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Aug. 20, 2014
Wednesday, August 20, 2014 Vol. 126, No. 1 • Shell Lake, Wis.
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•The Grand Slambovians @ Shell Lake • Free community breakfast @ Spooner Horseshoes and Hand Grenades @ Shell Lake Railroad Memories Museum sale @ Spooner • St. Joseph’s bake sale @ Shell Lake • See calendar on page 6 for details
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Human sundae
Upper Great Lakes Canoe Assembly held Page 13
U.S. flag retirement ceremony Page 2
Celebrating the Shell Lake boatbuilding heritage
Most children get a cake for their birthday, but not Caleb Potaczek. His classmates from the St. Francis Totus Tuus class turned him into a human chocolate sundae on Friday, Aug. 8. — Photo by Larry Samson
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Season to start Friday Page 14
BREAKERS
Deployment
Spooner National Guard detachment called up Danielle H. Moe | Staff writer SPOONER - A diverse group of individuals leading everyday lives, from an electrician and a police officer to an engineer, have been called to service. On Wednesday, Aug. 13, the Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs an-
nounced that the 950th Engineer Company of the Army National Guard received orders for deployment to Afghanistan this fall. “The unit is ready, the guys are ready, because we are a route clearance company and See Deployment, page 3
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A soldier from the 950th Engineer Company tests the sensor on a mine-resistant vehicle called a Husky that is mounted with an IED detection system during a training exercise in June 2013 at Fort McCoy, Wis. The unit will deploy to Afghanistan this fall to conduct a route clearance mission. – Photos submitted by the Wisconsin National Guard
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SHELL LAKE — The 2014 Shell Lake Town and Country Days Committee is still in the need of volunteers. Dates for the events are Friday, Aug. 29, Saturday, Aug. 30, and Sunday, Aug. 31. Volunteers needed for: Food booth/beverage garden help Friday night, Saturday evening and Sunday during the day. Collecting admission for Friday evening, Saturday evening and Sunday during the day. Car show help on Sunday is also needed. If anyone is interested in volunteering please contact Tammy Fulton 715-296-6117, 715-468-7289, or Tammyfulton09@yahoo.com. — from T&C Days committee
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Town and Country Days gearing up
SHELL LAKE — The staff at the Washburn County Register would like to remind the public that the newspaper office will be closed Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 1. Deadline for all ads and news copy for the Wednesday, Sept. 3, edition of the Register is Friday, Aug. 29, at noon. — WCR
Some events are canceled
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Danielle H. Moe | Staff writer SHELL LAKE — Only two weekends of August remain, but everyone can enjoy the month’s final weekend by celebrating in Shell Lake. Over Labor Day weekend, a wealth of activities for all ages is available during Shell Lake’s 36th-annual Town and Country Days. The festivities kick off on Friday, Aug. 29, with the Shell Lake Lions Club cooking up a
Lake Superior whitefish fry from 4:30-7:30 p.m. At 7 p.m. one of the festivals most popular events, the truck pull, will take place. Saturday, Aug. 30, will begin bright and early with a drive-in fly-in breakfast at the Shell Lake Airport from 7:30-11:30 a.m. Fest-goers can work off the hearty breakfast at the runwalk and a tennis tournament, which start at 8
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See Town and Country Days, page 3