Wcr | aug 27 | 2014

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Aug. 27, 2014

Wednesday, August 27, 2014 Vol. 126, No. 2 • Shell Lake, Wis.

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•Benefit for Adam Parker @ Spooner • Shell Lake’s Town and Country Days • Theatre in the Woods @ Shell Lake • Chocolate Festival @ Shell Lake • Sailboat regatta on Shell Lake • See calendar on page 6 for details

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Let’s read

Master Gardeners gather Page 2

Emmaville Beyond the office door

Page 8 One-year-old Iva Kubista picks out the book that she wants her mother to read to her. The library is as important in a child’s life and development as it has ever been. – Photo by Larry Samson

Spooner Health Systems recognized for top patient care

No referendum

Majority of supervisors in favor of expanded Medicaid funds

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Tough start to season for Lakers Page 17

BREAKERS

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NORTHWEST WISCONSIN - As you look to cool off in the heat of summer, remember to keep an eye out for blue-green algae blooms which often flourish in July or August. “August has typically been when we receive the most bloom reports because the water is usually the warmest and conditions most conducive to fueling algae growth,” says Gina LaLiberte, Department of Natural Resources research scientist and statewide blue-green algae coordinator. Some algal species produce toxins that, when ingested or inhaled, can make people, pets, livestock and wildlife sick. See full story on page 7.

Early deadline 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

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Danielle H. Moe | Staff writer SHELL LAKE — Washburn County residents will not have the opportunity to voice their opinion on the November election ballots on whether the state should accept federal funding for the state’s Medicaid/BadgerCare program. The Washburn County Board voted out an advisory referendum question on accepting

federal funding for the state’s Medicaid/BadgerCare program to be placed on the November election ballots but approved an amended version stating the board’s support of accepting federal funding for expanded health-care coverage at the regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 19. The original resolution brought before the board was to place the question: “Shall the next state Legislature accept available federal funds for BadgerCare to ensure thousands of Wisconsin citizens have access to quality and affordSee County board, page 3

Mustang for a cure Danielle H. Moe | Staff writer SPOONER — “In the beginning it’s pretty western,” said Sid Zacharias, laughing, “they are pretty silly.” Zacharias trains horses at Rockin’ Z Ranch but has been using his free time training Durango the Kid, formerly a wild mustang. “You do it because you like it and because you can help a horse out,” said Zacharias. Durango is being trained as part of the Extreme Mustang Makeover competition that will showcase the abilities of mustangs trained in less than 100 days by horse trainers from around the United States on Sept. 18. The competitive event has a grand prize but Zacharias competes to help wild mustangs, a growing problem for western states. The competition is organized with the Bureau of Land Management to successfully train wild mustangs to become adoptable companions. “What I got in store is, we are going to be trick riding, we are shooting guns off of him, we are lying down, he’s jumping over picnic tables,” explained Zacharias. On Saturday, Aug. 30, everyone is invited to the Washburn County Fairgrounds in Spooner to view Durango’s performances that will be shown at the mustang competition in Fort Worth, Texas. The Spooner event, Mustang 6.0, is being organized to help Stephanie Gramberg, Spooner, with her battle against stage-four breast cancer. Gramberg is a jailer at the Washburn County Sheriff’s Office and an See Mustang, page 3

Sid Zacharias and Durango the Kid will showcase a performance featuring horse tricks, and training information on Saturday, Aug. 30, at the Washburn County Fairgrounds. — Photo by Danielle H. Moe

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