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Wednesday, July 15, 2015 Vol. 126, No. 48 • Shell Lake, Wis.
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Spooner Rodeo highlights Pages 11-13
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STATEWIDE - Gov. Scott Walker vowed to fight for America’s interests abroad and for his conservative policies in Washington, D.C., in his announcement on Monday afternoon, July 13, that he was seeking the Republican nomination for president. The governor launched his 2016 Republican presidential bid by highlighting his clashes with labor unions as his campaign taunted his Democratic critics. The 47-year-old Walker embraced his “fighter” reputation as he formally declared his candidacy in Waukesha with his family at his side. “We are running to serve as your president of the United States of America,” Walker told the cheering crowd. Walker becomes the 15th high-profile Republican to enter the GOP presidential contest, but claims to occupy a unique space in the congested field. Walker said he not only fights for conservative principles, but also wins elections and policy debates in a state that typically supports Democrats. Through five years in office, Walker has enacted policies weakening organized labor’s political power and became the first governor in U.S. history to defeat a recall election. Protesters were gathered outside the convention hall as Walker made his announcement. Earlier on Monday, Walker released a video about
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Greg Hewitt helps Laura Iverson in the steer-roping event during the Exceptional Rodeo held Thursday, July 9, before the start of the 62nd-annual Spooner Heart of the North Rodeo held at the Washburn County Fairgrounds in Spooner. See more photos on page 11.- Photo by Larry Samson
Spooner School Board announces complaint investigation findings Danielle Danford | Staff writer SPOONER — The Spooner School Board announced in a news release Friday, July 10, that on Tuesday, July 7, the board of education personnel committee concluded their review of complaints that had been submitted about alleged harassment and found that the claims did not meet the standard of harassment and the district considers the matter closed. The following is the unedited news release from the Spooner School District on their finding: On Tuesday, July 7, the board of education personnel committee concluded their review of complaints that had been submitted about alleged harassment. With more than 15 hours of interviewing personnel, reviewing artifacts, and taking time for follow-up questions, the board took each claim seriously. Though most of the submitted claims were stated as bullying, the district’s 411 bullying policy is only related to students. The board’s 511 harassment policy was used as the criteria for evaluating whether any actions constituted harassment. After careful review of all the information, the personnel committee came to the conclusion that the claims did not constitute evidence of harassment. The personnel committee held meetings on June 23, 25 and 30. Members of the committee heard from the individuals that submitted complaints, reviewed pertinent documents or statements from witnesses, and interviewed the administration. The comprehensive process concluded with the claims not meeting the stan-
dard of harassment and the district considers the matter closed. “After many conversations, I am confident in our review of the facts,” said Randy McQuade, board personnel committee chair. “The 511 process is in place to protect all of our employees. Harassment is a serious claim and our review did not show evidence to support such mistreatment.” “We respect those who have used the 511 process,” said board member Christina Martin. “Now that the review is over, we look forward to once again focusing on growing the educational opportunities for our students while addressing our local fiscal challenges.” “After review, I can see where disagreements in approach have led to these claims,” said board member Clay Halverson. “However, I do not believe that any of the claims met the criteria of harassment. Through this process, we received a lot of information that will be very helpful moving forward.” “After completion of this process, the board recognizes a need for helping staff understand the guidelines and process regarding alleged harassment,” said board President John Hedlund. “There was confusion between “bullying” under Policy 411 and “harassment” under Policy 511. The board will find ways to ensure employees have more clarity about board policies in the future.” This story was published on Friday, July 10, on the Washburn County Register’s website , wcregisteronline.com.
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Heart of the North Rodeo mutton bustin’ LEFT: Wisconsin River Rodeo Queen Morgan Zernicke holds and comforts a young rider after he fell off his ewe. While he was not hurt in the fall, his pride took a little beating.
RIGHT: Five-year-old Brede Daniels shoots out of the chute under the watchful eye of his mother and one of the cowboys helping out in the event. Brede is from Spooner and has grown up wanting to do this.
Photos by Larry Samson
Allie Robel, two-time mutton bustin’ champion, is being interviewed by Kelly Kenny at the end of the Saturday night, July 11, performance. Kenny asked her what she wanted to be when she grew up. Allie did not hesitate when she said that she wanted to be a veterinarian. She rode her ewe from one end of the arena to the other for her second consecutive win.
Shell Lake’s Trey Kast takes a spill from the ewe that he was riding in the Heart of the North Rodeo mutton bustin’ event during the Thursday, July 8, rodeo held at the Washburn County Fairgrounds in Spooner.
STORM TOPPLES HISTORIC MAPLE
A historic maple tree at the Red Barn Campground in Shell Lake blew down during the Sunday evening, July 12, thunderstorm. The tree is probably at least 125 years old as it had inside of it, grown around, a carbide pipe that was next to the tree as part of the carbide lighting system used when the house, a Sears kit house, was built in 1917. It has been an important part of the Red Barn scene and pictures for many years. Unfortunately, a truck belonging to Red Barn owner, Lee Swan, was under the tree and received some damage. “We are very grateful it didn’t come down this past weekend as we could have had some camper damage on a site by the tree,” stated Swan. — Photo submitted
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New curbs now in place Construction on Hwy. 63 in Shell Lake is moving along. New curbs are now in place. — Photo by Larry Samson
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Washburn County accident reports Monday, June 29
At approximately 3:20 p.m., Jonathan Schmitz, 38, Shell Lake, was westbound on Hwy. 48 driving a 1985 Western Star dump truck when he slowed down to turn onto Balsam Lake Road. Morgan Myer, 19, New Richmond, was driving a 2003 Saturn Ion behind Schmitz and didn’t slow down, and crashing into the rear of the dump truck. No one was injured in the accident but Myer’s vehicle sustained damage to the front end and was towed.
Saturday, July 4
At approximately 3:54 p.m., Lori Olson, 52, Portage, was westbound on Nice Lake
oaters and swimmers should take notice that as the B temperature increases, so does the chance of getting swimmer’s itch. Swimmer’s itch is a skin rash caused by parasites from birds in the water and it can last up to a week or more. It can be best avoided by toweling off extra well after getting out of the
Road in the Town of Birchwood when an English bulldog ran into the roadway. Olson hit the dog, causing the 2002 Harley-Davidson motorcycle she was driving to crash. Olson was transported by ambulance for treatment of her injuries. The dog was killed and the motorcycle sustained minor damage.
Tuesday, July 7
At approximately 1:55 p.m., Nicholas Mueller, 27, Rice Lake, was westbound on CTH F in the Town of Brooklyn where the Wild Rivers Trail intersects the roadway while Garold Koel, 82, Birchwood, was southbound on the Wild Rivers Trail.
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The number of annual and daily permits sold in the past two weeks was very good. We sold 79 annual permits for a total of $1,580, and we sold 133 daily permits for a total of $665, with a grand total of $2,245 made in the last two weeks.
Boat inspection report
Tanner Williams, AIS coordinator
Mueller was driving a 2008 GMC Sierra truck pulling a trailer when Koel, driving a 2012 Polaris UTV, crossed CTH F in front of Mueller and the two collided. After crashing into Koel’s vehicle, Mueller veered off the road and hit a tree. The trailer attached to the truck broke free and came to rest against the truck. Koel’s vehicle and the UTV traveled about 50 feet off the roadway, rolled and came to rest on the driver side. Koel suffered incapacitating injuries and was medically transported via helicopter. Mueller may have been injured but was not medically transported. The truck he was driving was totaled and
towed. The UTV sustained moderate damage and was also towed.
Thursday, July 9
At approximately 5:05 p.m., Thomas Draghi, 46, Ladysmith, was eastbound on Hwy. 70 a half mile east of CTH M when he hit a deer. The accident report didn’t state if Draghi had been injured or the extent of the damage to the 2006 Dodge Durango he was driving. — Danielle Danford with information from Washburn County Sheriff’s Office
Breakers/from page 1
what he said are his “big, bold ideas from outside Washington,” a likely reference to his efforts to weaken unions through a state law that strips them of bargaining rights. The governor talked about “fresh leadership” and promotes himself as a “reformer, fighter and winner.” He also tweeted early Monday “I’m in,” foreshadowing the announcement he made official later in the day. Democrats respond to Walker’s candidacy As Walker officially announced his presidential campaign, Democratic National Committee members criticized the governor for what they said are an unpromising economic record and a divisive leadership approach.
R.T. Rybak, the DNC’s vice chair, said instead of moving forward and united, Wisconsin under Walker has become “one of the most divided states in the country.” “And I suppose if a restaurant had about half of the customers saying they got a good meal and about half saying they got food poisoning, I guess they can call them a good success. But politically, that is not the way to run a state,” he said. Rybak also said Walker has flip-flopped on issues including same-sex marriage, abortion and immigration reform, saying different things in different states as he enters the 2016 presidential race. - from WPR
Remember these musicians?
The Spooner Alumni Band had only one day to practice together after working for months on their own on the two songs that they would be playing, “Spooner Spirit Cheer” and “On Wisconsin.” The 60-plus-member band, sporting their new shirts, won the appreciation of the crowd. See more parade photos on page 14. - Photo by Larry Samson
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Letters to the editor Lyme disease and Wisconsin ticks I work with Coppe Laboratories, a specialized medical diagnostic reference laboratory located in Waukesha. For the past several years, Coppe has been working on a tick-borne illness project. With generous contributions from the Wisconsin DNR and private citizens, over 2,000 ticks were collected. The aim of the research was focused not only on determining what percentage of ticks carry the bacteria causing Lyme disease, but also what other organisms might be present. The testing revealed that not only the Borrelia bacteria was present in many of the ticks, but the Powassan/deer tick virus
infected some as well. Of special note, in certain hyper-endemic regions of northwestern Wisconsin, over half the ticks were infected with Borrelia and co-infection with Powassan was present in a large number. There were also a minor number of ticks with the protozoan infection Babesia. Wisconsin has the highest incidence of tick-borne diseases in the Midwest. The Northeast Region of the United States ranks highest overall. “Results of this study show that the ticks across Wisconsin have the potential for transmitting multiple infectious agents in a single
bite,” said Dr. Konstance Knox, CEO of Coppe Labs. “The Powassan virus is an emerging tick-borne illness in the United States, but its cousin, the tick-borne encephalitis virus, has long been recognized to cause significant illness in Europe.” Powassan virus can infect within 15 minutes of the tick bite. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services reports over 1,700 cases of confirmed Lyme disease in 2013 and estimates that the actual number of cases is closer to 4,000. It is the highest reported tick-borne disease in Wisconsin, with more than 23,000 cases reported between
1980 and 2010. The highest number of cases is seen in the north and northwestern regions. According to the Coppe Labs study, the ticks carrying diseases are seen in almost every county in Wisconsin. For additional information, please feel free to contact me at mjahn@coppehealth.com or 262574-0726. Marsha Jahn, BSMT (ASCP), MS, MBA director Coppe Laboratories®, W229N1870 Westwood Drive, Waukesha, WI 53186. Marsha Jahn Waukesha
Rice Lake Area Free Clinic open for business The Rice Lake Area Free Clinic has been open since June of 2010 serving those with health-care needs they were unable to afford. With our over 150 volunteers we provide physician visits, medications and other services at no cost to the patient as we are funded by donations, foundation grants and cooperative agreements with our five local hospital systems. We see people who either have no health insurance or have out-of-pocket expenses beyond their means and have a family income of less
than 200 percent of the Federal Poverty Guidelines. We provide some medications through our medication room and apply for the patient assistance programs provided by the pharmaceutical companies to get more expensive medications such as insulin for our patients. In addition to doctor visits, we also provide labs, limited X-ray services, physical therapy, Spanish interpretation, diabetic and diet education and are able to refer out to some limited specialties.
Previously the clinic was restricted to people from Barron, Rusk and Washburn counties. As of this June, the clinic board has decided to drop that requirement and open up the clinic to all regardless of county of residence as we now have the capacity to serve them. We are located in the Medical Arts Building on the far north end of Main Street in Rice Lake. Our entrance is on the ground floor on the lake side of the building. We open every Tuesday evening at 5 p.m. We do not take appoint-
ments. We generally see our returning patients first and new patients on a firstcome, first-served basis. For more information, we encourage people to call 715-736-3733. Someone is generally in the clinic between 9:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. each weekday. A message may be left and the call will be answered as soon as possible. Mike Farrell, RN Clinic director
Rep. Quinn votes yes on budget Bill includes historic low borrowing, fiscal responsibility to support key goals
MADISON – Rep. Romaine Quinn, RRice Lake, voted on Wednesday, July 8, to approve the proposed 2015-17 state budget. “I am proud of the budget we passed last night,” said Quinn. “Although there are some items that I do not completely support in the budget, this legislation will protect education, limit borrowing and allow Wisconsin to continue to grow economically. We have done all of this without raising taxes, fines or fees: no gas tax increases, no property tax increases, no income tax increases. Indeed, we have
fixed an outdated and costly prevailing wage system and supported middle-class families by ending the marriage penalty.” The nearly $73 billion budget was heavily edited by the Legislature before its passage. “The governor’s budget, once reformed by the Republican Legislature, includes many items that are sure to sit well with both Democrats and Republicans,” said Quinn. These include increased spending for K-12 schools, saving SeniorCare and continuing support for ADRCs, the expansion of Family Care and IRIS statewide, and increasing the funding of health-care services for the poor by nearly $1 billion. Quinn was particularly proud to say that his action contributed to an important win in K-12 education, by shoring up funding for the Chetek-Weyerhaeuser and Chequamegon consolidated school districts. Each of these districts was facing
the potential for severe staff cutbacks due to the loss of consolidation aid money. Quinn’s budget motion allows these school districts to raise money to fill that gap. Quinn also noted that he was able to help spearhead a movement to protect two-year and extension schools in the University of Wisconsin System, along with Reps. Ed Brooks and David Heaton. The budget restored $50 million to those UW campuses, which are least able to handle any cuts, and would not have been included in the budget without his action. The budget bucked the governor on a number of other issues, including the amount of borrowing in the transportation fund. “The amount of borrowing the governor proposed was simply unsustainable,” said Quinn. The updated budget cuts borrowing by roughly $450 million, lowering the state’s borrowing to
its lowest point since the 1980s. The Legislature also separated a deal on the Bucks arena from the budget. “This important issue deserves to be discussed on its own merits. Although many in the southeastern corner of the state support spending taxpayer money on a Milwaukee stadium, the economic benefits to the North Woods is questionable at best,” said Quinn. “That debate needs to be had separately, and on its own merits – not as part of the budget process.” “After months of receiving input from constituents across the district, my office has worked very hard to make this budget work for the 75th Assembly District and for the state. I truly believe we have accomplished that task,” he said. — from the Office of Rep. Quinn
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pets per household. The food will not be given to owners using cats or dogs for hunting or breeding purposes. — from the Rice Lake Chronotype •••
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LONG LAKE — The charred remains of two barges were all that was left of the platform used for a private fireworks display on Long Lake on Friday, July 3. According to several people who witnessed the show staged by Dan Whitney, aka Larry the Cable Guy, the barges caught fire several minutes into the annual event. Apparently the fire touched off the remaining fireworks sending them all into the air in a thunderous, granderthan-planned and early grand finale. There were no reports of injuries. — from the Rice Lake Chronotype ••• BIRCHWOOD — The Paws and Claws Pet Pantry is open to all who live within a 30-mile radius of Birchwood. The nonprofit business offers free pet food to families in need on the first Monday of each month at the Birchwood Senior Center. The pet pantry offers regu-
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Don Johnson Motors celebrates 100th anniversary
Community celebration scheduled for July 31
RICE LAKE — The Don Johnson Auto Group is excited to announce its centennial anniversary celebration scheduled for Friday, July 31, from 4-9 p.m., at Don Johnson Motors in Rice Lake. The familyfriendly event includes live music from Paisan, free food and beverages, a beanbag tournament, bounce house, dunk tank, car show, vehicle lease giveaway, door prizes and much, much more. The company will also be recognizing and presenting awards to 100 area volunteers for their contributions to the local community. The event is complimentary to the public as a thank-you for the decades of partnership and all are welcome. “We’re honored to be celebrating our 100th anniversary and want to take this opportunity to thank the community for making it possible, “ stated Don Johnson, dealer Don Johnson Motors’ history dates back to 1915 when John Peter “JP” Johnson opened a gas station and automobile dealership in Star Prairie, selling Studebakers and Maxwells, where he employed his sons, Oliver and Joye. After years of
SUPERIOR — Bonnie Brandt, Town of Bashaw, was awarded the Wisconsin State Garden Club’s Carol Hoppe Media Award on May 30 from the Wisconsin Garden Club Federation’s state convention in Superior for her book, “Spooner Garden Club, 80 years of History, 19322012.” Brandt joined the Spooner Garden Club in 2002 and is the club’s archivist and co-photographer. The history book has 104 photos and information of past and present members, memorabilia of past meetings, awards won, flower shows, poems, gardening hints and much more. Brandt not only compiled the information but also designed the format, retouched photos, printed, bound and published the book herself. The Spooner Garden Club began in 1932. Today its 30 members reside not
Temps
Temperatures recorded at Spooner Ag Research Station 2014 High Low Precip. July 6 81 67 .06” rain July 7 87 61 July 8 80 59 .12” rain July 9 72 50 .27” rain July 10 76 55 July 11 80 63 .58” rain July 12 75 63 2015 High Low Precip. July 6 82 66 1.10” rain July 7 69 50 .29” rain July 8 72 48 July 9 71 51 July 10 79 61 July 11 84 65 July 12 81 67 Lake level Monday, July 14, 2014: 1,218.68’ MSL Monday, July 13, 2015: 1,218.51’ MSL
Shell Lake Lions Calendar Winners July 6 - $35 Jay Millin, Fennimore July 7 - $35 Danielle Slinker, Shell Lake July 8 - $35 Erica/Scott Hanson, Hermantown, Minn. July 9 - $35 Sue Carlson, Janesville July 10 - $35 Zach Boland, Shell Lake
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working in the business, each decided to follow in their father’s footsteps and open dealerships elsewhere throughout the state. In the late summer of 1935, Oliver relocated his family from Star Prairie to Rice Lake, with hopes of purchasing the town’s fledgling Chevrolet dealership, Johnson Chevrolet Company. After several months, Oliver finally achieved his dream and acquired the business. He renamed it Oliver Chevrolet, a moniker it retained for the next 40 years. Around the same time Oliver was developing Oliver Chevrolet in Rice Lake, Joye was busy building another General Motors dealership 60 miles west in New Richmond. With an emphasis on hard work and customer service, the dealership became a success and, although no longer family-owned, retains the Johnson name today. In 1936, Oliver acquired the Buick franchise in Rice Lake and successfully operated the Chevrolet, Buick dealership through the Great Depression until the end of World War II, when his sons returned from serving overseas. Following the war, two of Oliver’s sons, Harold and John, took over the family business while a third, Dwight, went to work directly for
General Motors. Harold and John operated the dealership until 1977 when they sold it to Harold’s son, Don, and John’s son-in-law, John Gerber, who renamed the business Johnson & Gerber Motors. Later that year, Don and John built a new facility and moved the dealership to its present location at the intersection of Hwys. 48 and 53. After the partners acquired Skrupky Olds Cadillac in 1982, Oldsmobile and Cadillac were also added to the new location. In 1992, after 15 years in the business, John decided to pursue other ventures, selling his shares of Johnson & Gerber Motors back to Don, who renamed the dealership Don Johnson Motors. For the next four years, Don worked on expanding the dealership into Hayward, with the acquisition of Hayward Motors, a Chevrolet, Buick and Oldsmobile dealer. This location is now known as Don Johnson’s Hayward Motors. In 2003, Oliver’s great-grandson, Josh, began working at Don Johnson Motors in Rice Lake. Soon after, the dealership acquired the Pontiac and GMC franchises, adding them to the store’s growing vehicle portfolio. Josh went on to graduate from the National Automobile Dealers Association Dealer Academy and attained
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Don Johnson’s Hayward Motors, making him one of the youngest automobile dealers in the country. Five years later, Don Johnson Motors bought William G. Talbot & Sons in Cumberland. The company chose to consolidate the Chevrolet and Buick operations into their Rice Lake dealership. That same year, Don Johnson Motors & Marine was opened in Cumberland, expanding the company’s portfolio beyond automobiles. The Cumberland location proudly offers Berkshire pontoons and Mercury outboard motors in addition to performing automobile and marine service. The Don Johnson Auto Group is proud to celebrate five generations and 100 years of serving Rice Lake, Hayward, Cumberland and the surrounding areas, making it one of the longest standing dealer groups in the entire country. Through the years they’ve experienced everything from oil embargoes to economic depressions and world wars. They recognize that the only reason they’ve survived those challenging times is because of loyal customers. The centennial celebration is just a small token of their appreciation for making it all possible. — from Don Johnson Motors Inc.
only in Spooner, but in Trego, Webster, Minong, Shell Lake and surrounding areas. Many beautiful gardens in Spooner are maintained by the Spooner Garden Club, including the ones at city hall, Triangle Park on CTH K, the library, Centennial Park in downtown Spooner, and the Veterans Memorial Cemetery on Hwy. 53. The club holds spring and fall plant sales, which help to sponsor scholarships for the Spooner and Shell Lake high schools and donations to the food pantry. The club participates in the Washburn County Fair, and co-sponsors a garden seminar in Minong and other civic programs. — submitted
Bonnie Brandt (center) received the Wisconsin State Garden Club’s Carol Hoppe Media Award on May 30. President of the Wisconsin Garden Club Federation, Sylvia Lowell (left), presented the award with Karmyn Brown, director of the Indianhead District of Garden Clubs. — Photo by Diane Hagler
Register Memories 1955 – 60 Years Ago
• Shirley Hawkinson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Hawkinson, Shell Lake, was chosen the new Indian Head Princess at the rodeo held in Spooner. As Indian Head Princess she would serve as goodwill ambassador for the Lake Region of Northwest Wisconsin. She made her first public appearance at the Northland Mardi Gras in Ladysmith. • Dahlstrom’s Clover Leaf Store in Shell Lake was closed for three days for the final work on a remodeling job. Dahlstrom’s was the first 100-percent self-service store in Washburn County. A new front was added with a two-door entrance and there was a new checkout counter in front with new shelves down the middle and on the side. In the rear was an enclosed meat-packing room. • Barry Larson, 22, son of Mr. and Mrs. C.T. Larson, suffered a serious injury at the Shell Lake beach when he struck the raft when he dived off the diving tower. He had three fractured vertebrae in his neck and his jaw was fractured in two places. After striking the platform, Larson was rescued by his brother, Ray, and others that pulled the unconscious youth from the water. • The Shell Lake Chamber of Commerce float committee thanked the following people: Carl Fritschler for his help in the construction and painting; Cleve Benson for contributing signs; Leonard Johnson, Nancy and Joe Rounce, Art Nelson, Don Balser and Mr. Geiger; and Harry Dixon for loaning the stuffed animals and birds.
1965 – 50 Years Ago
• Serving started at 5 p.m. for the Shell Lake Methodist buffet supper. Cost was $1.25 for adults and 75¢ for children under 12. • The South Dewey 4-H Club celebrated its 25th anniversary with a party at the Bashaw School.
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• Specials at Evans Drugs in Shell Lake were Off! insect repellent, 83¢; Prell liquid shampoo, 7-oz. bottle, 77¢; April Showers dusting powder, 77¢; Polaroid slip-on sunglasses, $1.97; and Ray-O-Vac 9-volt transistor batteries, 44¢. • Shell Lake Apparel was selling dresses and sports suits for $3.99.
1975 – 40 Years Ago
• Phil Lindeman, vocational agriculture instructor at Shell Lake High School, attended the annual summer conference for instructors in agribusiness at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. • Lenore Swan entertained her sisters, Agnes Griffin, Delores Trainer, Darlyne Jacobson and Ruby Erickson, at lunch. Later they visited Mrs. Zimbeck who was making her home with the Eugene Gronnings. They also visited Nellie Rockway. • Cyrus Atkinson was in the Shell Lake hospital after taking a fall. • Richard Quinten, Dorland Knoop and Mrs. Josephene Behnke, of the McCarty community, all returned home from the Shell Lake hospital. H.P. McCarty was still a patient.
1985 – 30 Years Ago
• Ruth Farlow, third-grade teacher and member of the Shell Lake faculty for 26 years, gave her resignation to the Shell Lake School Board. • Donna Barnes-Haesemeyer, member of the Shell Lake City Council, resigned as Fourth Ward alderwoman. She served one term as council president. In a letter to Mayor Bill Richie, she explained she was unable to fulfill her terms of office due to her need to devote more time to her family and to her business, Rice Lake Travel Agency. • Doris Duch was organizing a flea market and craft sale at the Washburn County Fairgrounds. • The eldest person attending the Dewey community old-timers picnic was
Theresa Bernecker. The youngest was Darren Gehling, who was 8 days old.
1995 – 20 Years Ago
• Glen and Lorraine Crosby celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house at the Indian Creek Hall. • Dorothy Rydberg was Shell Lake State Bank’s personal economics program volunteer. • Jerid Pederson was playing pitcher and right field for the Spooner all-star baseball team. His grandfather, Floyd, said this was the only time he ever pulled for Spooner. • Art and Lenore Swan took a sevenday bus tour of the Black Hills. The trip was a 45th wedding anniversary gift from Mike and Vickie Swan, and Joel and Lana Johnson and their families.
2005 – 10 Years Ago
• A group of 121 riders rode their horses through Shell Lake on their way to attend the rodeo in Spooner. • Klopp’s Fifth Avenue Bar celebrated its 40th anniversary. Howard Klopp purchased the bar from Danny Dahl who had operated the bar since 1933 until July 1965 when Klopp became the new owner. • The Shell Lake White Sox team was the Little League Majors champions. Rick Livingston and Pat Kraetke coached the team. Teammates were Marlo Fields, Garrett Ceaglske, Brian Marschall, Mitch Kraetke, Tyler Anderson, Brandon Anderson, A.J. Denotter, Garth Richter, Sammy Livingston, Nick Urban, Brian Bearhart and B.J. Burton. • Members of the Shell Lake Babe Ruth team coached by Ben Foss and Justin O’Keefe were Evan Fox, Drew Knoop, Dillon Melton, Luke Gronning, Brady Marschall, Tony Mikula, Justin Hemshrot, Gabe Skulzacek, Michael Johnson and Jake McQuade.
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Spooner Health System welcomes new orthopedic surgeon
Big truck day at the library Dr. Glen Rudolph. — Photo submitted Orthopedic Surgeons. If you have orthopedic concerns and want more information or to schedule an appointment with Dr. Rudolph, please call 715-236-0702. — from SHS
Thursday, July 16 • Growin’ Garden Day Camp at Hunt Hill, 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. 715-635-6543 or hunthill.org. • Shell Lake PTA meeting, 6:30 p.m., in the 3-12 school library. Baby-sitting available. Friday, July 17 • Fishing Day Camp at Hunt Hill, 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. 715635-6543 or hunthill.org. Saturday, July 18 • Cakes at the Lake, Hunt Hill, Sarona. Breakfast 8-9:45 a.m. Program 10-11 a.m. Northwoods Niche featuring live animals with the Audubon Center of the North Woods, 715-635-6543 or hunthill.org. Monday, July 20 • Northern Lights Camera Club, 7 p.m., Trinity Lutheran Church, 1790 Scribner St., Spooner. • Music by Jason Rabuck and Eric Schobring at the Shell Lake lakeside pavilion, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 21 • Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Support Group, 8-9:30 a.m., Lakeland Family Resource Center, 314 Elm St., Spooner, 715-635-4669. Meet over breakfast. Children are welcome to attend and play. • Shell Lake/Spooner Masonic Lodge 221 meeting, 7 p.m., at the lodge. Thursday-Sunday, July 23-26 • Washburn County Fair at the fairgrounds in Spooner. Thursday, July 23 • Master rock band, Potter’s Shed, 7 p.m.
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• The Shell Lake American Legion meeting, 6:30 p.m., Shell Lake Veterans Hall, 408 1st St. • Shell Lake VFW meeting, 7 p.m., Shell Lake Veterans Hall, 408 1st St. Friday, July 24 • Military Appreciation Day at the Washburn County Fair. Military salute at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, July 25 • Shell Lake Triathlon. • Free community breakfast, 7-10 a.m., First United Pentecostal Church, 337 Greenwood Ave., Spooner. All welcome. Donations accepted. • Duck for the Oyster Barn Dance, Hunt Hill, Sarona. For more info, call 715-635-6543 or hunthill.org. Sunday-Friday, July 26-31 • Adult Spanish Immersion Camp, Hunt Hill, Sarona. For more info, call 715-635-6543 or hunthill.org. Sunday, July 26 • Master saxophone recital, Darrell Aderman Auditorium, 7 p.m. Monday, July 27 • “Ghost Visit 2015,” 7 p.m., at the UW-Ag Research Station, Hwy. 70, Spooner. Sponsored by the Washburn County Historical Society. Tuesday, July 28 • Master saxophone recital, Darrell Aderman Auditorium, 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 29 • Free community supper, 4-6 p.m., St. Alban Episcopal Church, 220 Elm St., Spooner.
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SHELL LAKE — Thursday, July 23, 2 p.m., is the day to climb inside the grader, loader, dump truck and street sweeper in the parking lot near the Shell Lake Public Library. Big Truck Day is part of the children’s summer reading program. The event is free and all ages welcome.
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SPOONER — In honor of their service, all armed forces personnel – Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, Reserves, National Guard members and veterans – and their immediate family members, will receive free admission to the Washburn County Fair in Spooner on Military Appreciation Day, which is Friday, July 24. Proper military identification will be necessary to receive free admission, such as armed forces ID, Veterans Administration hospital ID card or a copy of separation discharge papers.
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Judy Pieper, author of Barronett news Danielle Danford | Staff writer SHELL LAKE — Publishing timely, localized and interesting information for Washburn County Register readers is important but getting that information is another story. In this, and upcoming editions, readers Judy Pieper will get to know a few of the people that get local town news published. This week, Register town correspondent Judy Pieper, of Barronett, is featured. “People are nice, they are concerned,
they care about you … I like living in Barronett,” said Pieper. Pieper has been writing the Barronett news for 12 years and has lived Barronett since 1989. She got her start writing the town’s weekly report after writing up a fake newsletter containing the goings-on in Barronett for her husband, Duane Pieper, to read. “He read it and said ‘Oh, they will run you out of town!’” Pieper said, laughing. It wasn’t until Mrs. Loverrood, who was the Barronett news correspondent at that time, decided to step down from the position that Pieper took up the pen. “The biggest problem with writing the news is getting people to say ‘Yeah, that’s OK to put that,” said Pieper. Besides writing about events she knows about, Pieper also relies on other people to submit information. She explained that when others are willing to share their stories and events it makes the newsletter more varied and interesting. While not a lot has changed since she started writing the town news report, she said people are more willing to let her publish information about them, which is an encouraging
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change. Looking back, Pieper credits her third-grade teacher, Eva Rose Burington, for sparking her interest in writing as she encouraged all students to write. “I loved that woman, she was the nicest person,” said Pieper. After being encouraged to write, Pieper wrote a story about her dog that won first place in a storywriting contest. “I got to go on the radio and read that story, which was neat, I was 8,” said Pieper. Time passed but Pieper continued to write, in the form of letters to friends and family. Now as a town news correspondent, Pieper utilizes the letterto-a-friend format in her weekly updates on Barronett life. In her free time Pieper enjoys cooking, baking, gardening, playing Cribbage, and is active member of the Barronett Lutheran Church. She has also loved horses all her life and used to ride. At age 45, Pieper adopted a wild horse and trained it herself; not something she does anymore. These days she still gets in the saddle if her granddaughter, Miriah Lehmann, has a docile horse for her to ride. Some may recognize the name, as Miriah was
crowned Miss Rodeo Wisconsin 2014. Weekdays, Pieper and her daughter, Lynn, own and operate Oakview Adult Family Homes south of Spooner. Pieper keeps the books, but not long ago she and her husband had a trucking company, which they operated for 22 years. “We were in every state in the truck, in the continental United States, except Delaware and Rhode Island, those were the only two we didn’t get into,” said Pieper. The couple also drove in Canada but not Mexico. Pieper is also the mother of four children, has 11 grandchildren and four greatgrandchildren. “Our favorite holiday is Labor Day because everybody gets together up at Treelands in Hayward,” she said. The family has celebrated this annual holiday the same way for the past 19 years and it is a relaxing family vacation they all look forward to.
Shell Lake Arts Center presents master rock band faculty benefit concert at The Potter’s Shed SHELL LAKE — The Shell Lake Arts Center and The Potter’s Shed are pleased to present a rock band concert at 7 p.m., on Thursday, July 23, at The Potter’s Shed in Shell Lake. Performing original tunes and classic favorites, the band is sure to please every audience member! Come for an evening in the garden of The Shed and enjoy great music, food, beverages and the company of friends. Other upcoming free concerts include performances at the Lakefront pavilion in Shell Lake by show choir campers on July 23 at 6:30 p.m., and a rock band camper performance on Friday, July 24, at 2 p.m.
In case of rain, pavilion performances will be held in the arts center’s Aderman Auditorium. There will be a show choir camper performance at 7 p.m. in the Aderman Auditorium on July 24. To learn more about these events, or any of the camps at the arts center, please contact the Shell Lake Arts Center at 715-468-2414, email at info@shelllakeartscenter.org, or visit theirwebsite at shelllakeartscenter.org. — from SLAC A rock band concert will be held in The Potter’s Shed garden on Thursday, July 23. — Photo submitted
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• Library Fun For Little Ones, 10:30-11:15 a.m. Shell Lake Public Library. Stories, craft and a snack. No age minimum or maximum for participants. Thursday & Monday: Washburn County Alzheimer’s Day Respite Program, see listing above. • The Washburn County Geneaology Society Research Room, at 106-1/2 2nd Ave., in the museum’s Hewitt Building, Shell Lake, will be open from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. through Labor Day. Volunteers will be available to help patrons. Please call 715-635-7937 for more information. Friday: Washburn County Historical Museum in Springbrook open 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Labor Day. Friday & Saturday: Washburn County Historical Museum, 102 W. 2nd Ave., Shell Lake, open 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., through Labor Day. • Washburn County Research Room at the historical museum, Shell Lake, open 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., or by appointment. Call 715-731-0021 or 715-635-2319. Domestic abuse and sexual assault are crimes. Time-Out provides free, confidential victim support, call 800-924-0556. •••
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Benson family gathers for reunion RICE LAKE — Rice Lake was the gathering place last week for a family reunion of the great-grandchildren of early Barron County residents Harney Benson, 18481906, and his wife, Julia Sutherland Benson, 1855-1924. The couple is buried together in the family plot of Nora Cemetery with two of their sons, Grover Cleveland “Cleve” Benson, owner of the former Shell Lake Boat Company that was one of the last manufacturers of wooden boats, and George A. Benson, one of the proprietors of the former Benson Bros. Mercantile of Rice Lake, and his wife, Katie, along with their sons Raymond and infant Maurice. The reunion attracted participants from seven states and was organized through the collective efforts of Judith Rodine, Terra Verde, Fla., and St. Paul, Minn.; Linda Dudzic, Petaluma, Calif.; Ray Pardo, Port Orchard, Wash; and George J. Benson, Great Meadows, N.J. One of the highlights of the reunion was a picnic at the Shell Lake beach, a longtime favorite swimming location for many of the attendees. Maija Liisa, deli manager at Gordy’s, catered the picnic. Dinners were held
at Adventures Restaurant and Lehman’s Supper Club in Rice Lake, Tower House in Cumberland, and Currier’s Lakeside Lodge in Rice Lake, where most of the relatives found comfortable lodging and the warm hospitality of Brad Buchmann and his staff during their stay. Representing the branch of Harney and Julia’s eldest of 10 children, George A. Benson, were Beverly Benson Linklater, daughter of Raymond, of Whittier, Calif.; Susan Hinz, daughter of Kathryn Benson Hanney, Eagle River; and George J. Benson, son of George A. Benson Jr. Representing the branch of Guy Benson, co-proprietor of the former Benson Bros. Mercantile and founder of Spooner Mercantile, were Frank Benson’s children Barbara Benson and Barry Benson and wife Mary, current owners of Spooner Mercantile, celebrating the 100th anniversary of its continuous operation, all of Spooner; David Emerson Benson and wife Kim, Neenah; and Helen Benson Evans’ children, Gene Evans and wife Judy, Cottonwood, Calf.; Guy Evans and wife Jeanne, Visalia, Calif.; and Patty Evans Peterson and husband Paul, Rio Vista, Calif. Attending in honor of Fannie Benson Pardo, eldest
daughter of Harney and Julia, were Ray Benson Pardo’s son, O. Ray Pardo and wife Yoli, Port Orchard, Wash. Attending in honor of LeRoy “Roy” Benson were DuWayne Benson’s son, James L. “Jim” Benson, Evergreen, Colo., and his sister, Judith Benson Rodine, with daughter Barbara Halbrehder and husband Bill, Houlton and Shell Lake. Attending in honor of Harney Sutherland Benson were Julia Benson Anderson’s son, Hayward Anderson and wife Barbara, Marinette, and his brother, Hans Christian Anderson and wife Linda, Bloomington, Minn.; Bertha Benson Williamson’s daughter, Caroline Williamson Nelson and her son, Eric Nelson, Boca Raton, Fla., and her sister, Laura Williamson Coble, and their brother, Alex Williams, both of Cannon Falls, Minn. Attending in honor of the Eliza Benson Kelty branch were Philip Kelty’s daughter, Linda Dudzic and husband Richard, Petaluma, Calif. Also attending were a Benson cousin, Fred “Butch” Sutherland Jr. and wife, Valerie, of Cumberland. — submitted
Horticultural therapy training for volunteers and caregivers offered HAYWARD — Horticulture is increasingly being incorporated into a wide range of therapeutic and healing practices, for physical, mental and social conditions. Incorporating horticulture and gardening in a structured way to help patients with physical and cognitive impairments can supplement more traditional treatment approaches. To help local volunteers and caregivers gain a better understanding of horticulture therapy the University of Wisconsin - Extension is offering an all-day training on Wednesday, July 29, at the senior resource center in Hayward. Mike Maddox, director of the UW-Extension Master Gardener program, will facilitate an intensive study of horticultural therapy practices and theory through a mix of lecture, discussion and participant activity. The train-
ing starts at 8:30 a.m. and concludes at 4 p.m. Cost is $15 and includes lunch and all materials. This training is offered in conjunction with the Sawyer County Senior Resource Center and the UW-Extension North Country Master Gardener Volunteer Association of Burnett, Washburn and Sawyer counties. According to Kevin Schoessow, area agriculture development educator for UW-Extension and adviser to the NCMGVA, the goal of this training is to increase the awareness of the principles and practices of horticulture therapy for volunteers and caregivers and to demonstrate skills needed to garden with differently abled individuals. The training will include lectures interspersed with discussions and hands-on activities, role-play gardening with sensory, physical and cognitive limitations, and
using adaptive gardening tools and structures. The recently renovated entrance at the Hayward Senior Center, with its handicap-accessible raised-bed gardens and benches, will serve as an outdoor classroom. For more information, visit spooner.ars.wisc.edu/events/. This training is open to Master Gardener Volunteers, caregivers and other volunteers interested in learning more about horticulture therapy. For those interested continued education units through UW-Extension continued education are available. To register, contact the Spooner Area UW-Extension office at 800-528-1914 or 715-6353506. Space is limited. Registration deadline is Monday, July 27. —from UWEX
Be aware of swimmer’s itch when in freshwater bodies of water SHELL LAKE — As the temperature on the thermometer rises, so does the attendance at local beaches. Swimmers at local lakes should use precautions to avoid contracting swimmer’s itch. Swimmer’s itch is a skin rash caused by parasites, schistosomes, that ordinarily infect birds, semiaquatic mammals and snails. Common grackles, red-winged blackbirds, ducks, geese, swans, muskrats and moles have been found to carry the parasite. As part of their developmental life cycle, these parasites are released from infected snails, migrate through the water, and are capable of penetrating human skin. After penetration, these parasites remain in the skin and die, but can cause an allergic reaction in some people. The parasite does not mature, reproduce or cause any permanent infection in humans. Only about one-third of the people who come in contact with the parasite develop swimmer’s itch. People
who swim or wade in infested water may experience this itchy rash. All age groups and both sexes can be involved, but children are most often infected due to their habits of swimming or wading in shallow water and playing on the beach as the water evaporates from the skin. An individual may get the infection by swimming or wading in infested water and then allowing water to evaporate off the skin rather than drying the skin with a towel. Person-to-person spread does not occur. Whenever infested water is allowed to evaporate off the skin, an initial tingling sensation may be felt associated with the penetration of the parasite into the skin. The irritated spot reaches its maximum size after about 24 hours; the itching may continue for several days. The symptoms should disappear within a week. A person’s first exposure to infested water may not result in the itchy rash. Repeated exposure increases a person’s allergic sensitivity to the parasite and increases
the likelihood of rash development. Symptoms may appear within one to two hours of exposure. There is no treatment necessary for swimmer’s itch. Some people may get relief from the itching by applying skin lotions or creams to the infected site. What can be done to reduce the chances of getting swimmer’s itch? • Toweling off immediately after swimming or wading in infested water can be very helpful in preventing rash development. • Swim in water away from the shore. • Avoid swimming in areas where snails have accumulated. • Don’t encourage birds to stay near swimming areas by feeding them. — with information from the Washburn County Health Department
ReFresh English and Writing course offered at UWBC center. This class will prepare the participant to produce college-level writing. This condensed four-hour ReFresh class offers an overview and clarification of the writing skills needed to succeed in Composition I. This includes organization skills, logical reasoning, grammar, proper paper format and use of the writing process.
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ROSHOLT — On Wednesday, July 1, six Shell Lake Lions Club members toured the Wisconsin Lions Camp in Rosholt, about 15 minutes from Stevens Point. The camp is specially designed and set up to provide a true summer camp experience at no cost to the camper for children through age 17 who are blind or visually impaired, young adults 18-25 who are blind or visually impaired, children who are deaf or hard of hearing, children with diabetes, children through age 17 with mild cognitive disabilities and young adults 18-25 with mild cognitive disabilities. The camp is a 440-acre facility and has a 45-acre private lake, 11 year-round cabins, a dining hall, administrative offices, a larger building for conferences, and a recycling center for used eyeglasses that sends 800,000 to a million pairs each year all over the world wherever they are needed. All facilities are handicapped accessible and built with the special young camper in mind – a camper who would otherwise not get to have a normal camping experience because of special needs or situation. The goals and objectives of the Wisconsin Lions Camp reflect a true commitment to excellence. The camp’s primary objective is to provide a fun, safe and memorable camping experience that will have a positive impact on the camper’s life.
Cabins at Wisconsin Lions Camp in Rosholt can house up to 20 campers. — Photos submitted This is accomplished through a carefully designed program which focuses on each camper’s individual needs. A dedicated camp staff plays a key role in achieving these goals for the campers, ensuring that each child will have a very special and memorable experience at the Wisconsin Lions Camp. “Blind kids can’t go to outdoor camps and stuff like that …” This remark by a blind teenager started it all nearly 50 years ago. That chance comment, overheard
by a Wisconsin Lions Club member, has turned dreams into reality for thousands of children and adults with disabilities throughout Wisconsin. Typical camp activities are like those at any other summer camp and include nature hikes, campfires, games and skillbuilding activities like the climbing wall, archery course and ropes courses, but here program activities are targeted to each child’s abilities and are paced accordingly to provide each camper with a memorable experience. Since its beginning in 1956, the Wisconsin Lions Camp has been dedicated to providing a quality camping experience, free of charge, to Wisconsin residents with disabilities or persons attending schools within the state. Nonresidents may apply, but will be accepted only on a space-available basis and are charged a minimal fee. In addition, the camp’s Environmental
This photo shows the inside of a Wisconsin Lions Camp cabin. Education, Retreat and Conference Center and team-building programs provide an opportunity for personal development in a safe, accessible environment. While it costs approximately $650 for each camper per week, families pay nothing. Everything is covered by donations from Wisconsin Lions and other caring individuals who want to ensure every challenged child has the opportunity for a camping experience if they want it. There is also a Lions Pride endowment program funded by tax-deductible donations with the goal of keeping the camp operational for many years to come. If you are interested in helping with this effort, or if you know any young person who would like a wonderful camp experience, contact a local Lions Club member. More information about the Lions Camp is available at wisconsinlionscamp. com. — from Shell Lake Lions
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I am goatless
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am goatless. This is not a misprint. I didn’t mean to type gutless, even though at times I wish I had more courage than I do. Yes, hubby Milt has closed yet another chapter in our lives that has anything to do with farming. Remember when we raised chickens? That chapter came to an end. Then we became owners of three female pygmy goats, referred to as “the girls” by Milt. Smiley, Blackie and Moosey provided us with hours of enjoyment. Loud noises were tough for these backyard pets, especially noises generated by firecrackers and fireworks. Each year, in the days leading up to the Fourth of July, our girls were in turmoil. A year ago, in anticipation of the Fourth of July, Milt contacted a local hobby farmer to see if the goats could visit for a couple of days. The visit extended into several days as Milt and I were out of town due to our son-in-law having a jet-ski accident. This year, as the days drew closer to July and a noisy holiday, Milt raised the question
about the goats. Should we find a baby sitter once again or perhaps it was time to find a new home for them. Milt decided to place an ad in the Advertisers, the yellow paper, to see if we would get any response from people looking for goats. Most people typically get the Advertisers in their mailbox on Saturday. By the time I arrived home from work on a Friday, our voicemail contained eight calls from people wanting our goats. By Saturday morning, I changed the message on our voicemail to say, “If you are calling about the goats, they have already been sold,” thereby eliminating messages being given and the need for me to return calls. I didn’t realize our girls would be so popular. From the picture I have included with this column, my maternal grandmother, Virginia Long Nelson, must have had a pet goat at one time, too. I have been asked if I miss the girls. Yes. It is different to walk outside the house and not hear them calling me, “Maaaa. Maaaa.” I still find myself saving scraps of carrots and lettuce to feed them, only to have to discard the items in the compost pile. Inquiring friends have asked what Milt’s next hobby will be. I don’t have a clue at this time. I guess you will
In this photo from 1920, a goat is pulling the cart while Virginia Long takes a ride. In 1960, Virginia became the grandmother to Suzanne Johnson. — Photo submitted have to keep tabs on this column to find out.
Beyond the office door • Suzanne Johnson Area writers corner The Wish Book and how it grew by Mary B. Olsen here is a rumor going around that there may be a new Sears catalog that will arrive at your mailbox to accompany the litter of small specialty catalogs in among the letters of appeal for various charities. Wouldn’t that be wonderful? Whatever happened to the catalog we knew and loved in the old days? I tried to list all the uses for those heavy volumes that came in the mail each year, winter and summer. It is a long list. They were a burden for the railroad crews when they had to be loaded and shipped to all points in the country. The mailmen were loaded down with them when the volumes had to be delivered. They were greatly appreciated by the folks living in small towns and rural areas. The catalog changed lives for the better. As children, we made cutouts from their pages, and paper dolls, dressing our cutout models in the variety of costumes pictured in those pages. We decorated our rooms with them as well. We secretly got to see pictures of underwear! We found the catalog could prop up a table leg, or it could be placed on a chair
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so a small child could sit on it at the dinner table and be as tall as the adults. We could look at items we desired and know the going price, cheaper than the general store in the nearest town. We saw different kinds of cloth and sewing machines, hats and shoes, toys and tools, and all manner of modern conveniences right there pictured in our catalog. It was our entertainment. We could not buy everything we wanted, but we could dream about and wish for our desired items. I wrote about how the catalog began before, but it is a really good story worth repeating; unlike today. In the old days there were city people and there were country people. Most of the country people were farmers, and they were confined to their own community. Travel was time-consuming and costly. Farmers had needs for their families and for supplies. They depended on local general stores. Prices were negotiated, and often a farmer would trade his farm products to meet his needs. Back in the 1890s, a man named Richard Warren Sears was working as a railroad agent in North Redwood, Minn. One day a local merchant who had received a package came to him to return a package. The conversation went like this: “What is this? They send me all these watches? Do they not know my trade is with farm-
came out with the Christmas catalog in 1933, calling it a “Wish Book.” It truly was. Children cuddled into bed beside their Wish Books. They dreamed of dolls and sleds. Better than a bedtime story were the pictures of wonderful items. The Sears success led to other companies selling by catalog. Sears changed, too. They opened their first retail store in 1925. They sold appliances and sporting equipment and general merchandise. They became service centers for repairs. Many malls had Sears as anchor tenants. They were the largest retailer in the nation until 1989, when Walmart got ahead of them in sales. In 2005, Kmart bought Sears. They retained the Sears name. By October 2013, they were behind Walmart, Target, Best Buy and Home Depot, but still in there as the 12th largest retailer in the United States. They also operate stores in Canada and Mexico. Their location is Hoffman Estates, Ill. Mr. Sears was born Dec. 7, 1863, and passed away Sept. 28, 1914, in Lafayette, Ind. Mr. Roebuck was born Jan. 9,1864, and passed away June 18, 1948, in Chicago. Their catalogs brought changes that made our lives brighter. The Wish Books made their way into our homes and outhouses. Like the paper mills in Green Bay, they have served us well.
PACK 51 RAISES FLAG
Beef pasture walk at Holt farm WEYERHAEUSER — The Northwest Wisconsin Graziers Network invites you to attend a beef cow-calf pasture walk at the Bill Holt Farm on Wednesday, July 22, from 5-8 p.m., at N4569 CTH F just north of Weyerhaeuser in Rusk County. From Weyerhaeuser, take CTH F north two miles. Look for the farm on the left. From Birchwood take CTH F south about 17 miles. Watch for the signs The farm features 100 red Angus and black Angus cattle split into four to five
ers. A farmer does not need a watch. They get up at sunrise and go to bed at sunset. Send it back. Send the whole thing back!” The station agent looked at the package of watches. Perhaps an angel whispered into his ear, “This is a gift.” The wheels started turning in his head. He jumped at the opportunity. “I’ll take them off your hands. How much you want for them?” The agent got the lot for wholesale price and the shipping. The jeweler walked away satisfied. The agent peddled the watches among the many railroad employees who had to know the time of day. He ordered more watches that sold well at a profit. Richard Sears made a listing showing the watches and sent it to people. He learned that this was a good way to sell merchandise. He moved to Chicago where he met Alvah Curtis Roebuck and they formed a partnership. They sent out their first catalog in 1896. They became Sears, Roebuck & Company. The firm price, clearly stated, made a difference. It was soon regarded as a reference book to determine prices and to settle arguments. In 1893, they moved to the Sears Tower and in 1894, they offered 322 pages including bicycles and sewing machines. By 1895, they had 532 pages. By 1896, they were offering dolls, stoves and groceries. They
herds on over 200 acres of rotationally grazed pasture. Another 300-plus acres are cropped as corn, soybeans and oats. Holt supplements his cattle with corn silage and hay. He has a second smaller farm in Brill in Barron County. Daughters, Ellie, Abigail and Alyssa help with the operation. For more information, contact Randy Gilbertson, 715-520-2112, or Lynn Johnson, 715-268-8778, at NW Graziers. — from NWG
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Exceptional Rodeo rides again
McKayla Olson, the 2014 Spooner Rodeo queen, poses with Ethan Jacobson at the Exceptional Rodeo held Thursday, July 9, before the start of the 62nd-annual Spooner Heart of the North Rodeo held at the Washburn County Fairgrounds in Spooner.
Five-year-old Heidi Wagner, of Chetek, pets the bull she rode at the Exceptional Rodeo.
Dominik Michael is competing in the barrel race. Spooner Rodeo Princess Katie Foust is the barrel and the judge.
RIGHT: Trey Holst waves his hat in the bull-riding event. Committee members Jerry Smith and David Markgren are helping out in the event.
Photos by Larry Samson
LEFT: Dustan Jackson is riding tall in the saddle with the help of Katie Housel and Miss Rodeo Wisconsin Lydia Berg.
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62th-annual Heart of the North Rodeo highlights
Gary Olson, Shell Lake, is disappointed in the results of the steer-roping event but he knows that down the road it will be a different story. Gary and his son, Eric, team up together for this event. Gary has been competing longer in the Spooner Rodeo than any cowboy in the circuit.
Every night, the Barnes Riders carry the colors in the opening ceremony for the start of the Spooner Heart of the North Rodeo. They are an elite group of riders who have earned the right to carry the colors.
LEFT: The three most valuable people in the arena during a bareback or saddle bronc ride are the pickup men. Billy Joe Weegar matches his horse up to the speeding bronc as the bronc rider prepares to slide over to Weegar’s horse. Marty Barnes watches to determine what he must do. In working with horses anything can happen, and the pickup men use their experience and skills to safely get the riders off.
The Spooner Rodeo is a family tradition for the Smith family. Libby Nelson Smith was the princess in 1991 and queen in 1992. Six-yearold Ella is a mutton busting competitor. RIGHT: The broncs come out of the chute ready to give a show. The cowboy is judged by his ability and the ability of the horse to jump and buck. Rodeos were born from the skills cowboys needed to ride the range and tend to the cattle and horses.
Photos by Larry Samson
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Heart of the North Rodeo highlights
Trick rider Jessica Blair performs a very difficult stunt as she used her strength and athleticism to stay perpendicular with her horse. She grew up on a small farm in Tennessee and didn’t see her first stunt rider until she was in her teens; she knew then that she wanted to be a stunt rider.
Photos by Larry Samson
Lydia Berg is the reigning Miss Rodeo Wisconsin, and she made Spooner her honorary home as she worked three days to help make the 2015 Spooner Rodeo a success. She will be representing Wisconsin at the Miss Rodeo America competition in Las Vegas, Nev., in early December. RIGHT: Spooner 2015 Rodeo Queen Emily Foust is surrounded by her cousins who came to support her on Thursday, July 9. Her cousins and possible future Spooner Rodeo royalty are shown (L to R): Hope, Harmony, Hannah, Bella and Hailey Foust.
Bullfighter Miles Jones holds back the bull so the rider can get away safely. Rodeo clowns, also known as bullfighters, are responsible to not only see to the safety of the people in the arena but to the safety of the bull.
Seven-year-old Oralee Madison rides atop her horse as she circles the ring. She and her aunt, Jessica Blair, were the headliners for the 2015 Spooner Rodeo. Madison is a fourth-generation cowgirl. Her family owns the Lone Star Rodeo in Marfa, Texas. She started stunt riding at the age of 5 and does not know when she started riding horses.
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Spooner Rodeo parade a highlight for many rodeo fans
Why let the kids have all the fun is Margaretta Bulik’s motto as she drives one of the go-carts from Bulik’s Amusement Park.
New to the Saturday, July 11, rodeo parade was the Spooner Alumni Marching Band. The band was the brainchild of Amy Greenfield and Joe Fitzgerald. With 12 flag girls leading the band, the Spooner Alumni Marching Band made their debut.
Rowdy Housel rides tall as a Union cavalry officer as he rides in the parade with his family.
Photos by Larry Samson Markieth Phillippi shows his pride in his Chippewa heritage. He and his fellow dancers in the St. Croix Chippewa Trails Youth Dancers entertain and inform as they perform their tribal dances.
Members of Cub Scout Pack 62 and Boy Scout Troop 104 carried the colors in the parade.
Monique Clark rides on the Sherman tank as a memorial for Kevin Kronlund. Kronlund was an active member in the Spooner Military Vehicle Preservation Group for many years. It has only been a few years since he died in a tragic farm accident but his memory lives on.
RIGHT: The Spooner High School marching band, under the direction of Mark Aderman, marched in the The Spooner Area Honor Guard and Boy Scouts from Troop 104 led the Spooner Rodeo Spooner Rodeo parade, as they have for 62 years. parade as they do every year in this Americana slice of life in northern Wisconsin. Men, women and children stand in respect as the flag passes by.
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Ladies League July 7 Game: Flighted Skins and Beat the Pro 9-Hole League First flight skins: Mary Lou Barneson, 1, No. 2 and No. 4. Penny Cuskey, 2, No. 6. Second flight skins: JoAnn Warner, 3, No. 1; Jan Huse, 1, No. 2; Ann Ring, 4, No. 3; Nancy Erickson, 3, No. 5; JoAnn Warner, 1, No. 6; and Nancy Erickson, 2, No. 9. Beat the Pro: Penny Cuskey, Terri Trainor, Mary Lou Barneson, Myra Scherer, Mickey Lambert, Karen Pate, Nancy Erickson, Emily Durand, JoAnn Warner, Eva Brown and Jane Huse.
18-Hole League First flight skins: Terrie Storlie, 1, No. 4, 3, No. 5; LeeAnn Hartert, 3, No. 12 and No. 18; Mary Dahedl, 4, No. 13; Linda Nichols, 2, No. 14 and No. 16; Kathy DeBriyn, 2, No. 17. Second flight skins: Carol Fields, 1, No. 2, 3, No. 14; Shirley Gallop, 3, No. 5; Kathy Bagley, 3, No. 7; Betty Brost, 3, No. 8 and No. 18; Jan Pierson, 4, No. 10 and No. 13; Cheryl Duden, 3, No. 16. Beat the Pro: Pat Weiss, Barb Zielinski, Bobbi Zadra, Linda Nichols, Jane Blockhus, Mary Dahedl, Kathy DeBriyn, Jan Pierson, Patsy Quick, Carol Fields, Betty Brost and Kathy Bagley.
Fall sports meeting set for July 27 SHELL LAKE — A meeting for Shell Lake athletes planning to participate in fall sports is set for Monday, July 27. All sports teams will meet as a group in the 3-12 gym at 6 p.m. This meeting is for all athletes and parents or guardians. After the combined meeting, each team will meet with the coaches for their sport. Athletes will receive handouts, a practice schedule, game schedule, concussion awareness form and testing requirements, WIAA eligibility forms, athletic code information, danger awareness forms,
physical/alternate year cards that must be current and on file in the 3-6 office, expectations and handling parent/coaches concerns, as well as coaches phone and email contacts. Sports schedules are also posted on the website lakelandconference. org. There will be a question time from parents and athletes. Athletic fees will be collected in the commons area. A winter sports meeting is set for Monday, Nov. 2. — from the Shell Lake Athletic Department
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Spooner Golf Club records second hole-in-one of the year SPOONER — On Friday July 3, Spooner Golf Club recorded its second hole-in-one of the year. Member Randy Zanataa aced
the second hole, which measures at 148 yards, with a 7-iron. — from SGC
Butternut Hills Ladies Golf weekly winners Thursday, July 9 9-hole First flight Low gross: Mary McCall, 49 Low net: Bev Grocke, 33 Low putts: Midge Kincade, 13 Second flight Low gross: Karen Quam, 57 Low net: Jan Grilley, 35 Low putts: Karen Quam, 15 Third flight Low gross: Margie Reister, 68 Low net: Sue Bigelow, 36 Low putts: Jan Ogden, 15 Chip-in: Midge Kincade, No. 13
18-hole First flight Low gross: Barb Zielinski, 91 Low net: Jeanie Bednar, 66 Low putts: Phyllis Haugen, 27 Second flight Low gross: Judy Nelson, 110 Low net: Jan Sutherland, 73 Low putts: Jan Sutherland, 31 Third flight Low gross: Lil Bartholomew, 105 Low net: Debbie Johnson, 65 Low putts: Jane Johnson, 27 Chip-ins: Phyllis Haugen, No. 5; Kathy Hanson, No. 13; Lil Bartholomew, No. 3 and No. 10 Birdies: Mary Harrington, No. 6; and Patty Frankiewicz, No. 6
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Spooner Golf Invitational results SPOONER — The Spooner Golf Club 2015 Invitational was held Saturday, July 11, and Sunday, July 12. Brody Moreland received the championship
trophy with a score of 104. Runner-up was Gary Swanson, 109. Third place went to Zach Maanum, 112, with Ben Swanson receiving fourth with 113.
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Runner-up: Dave Cooperider Consolation: Andy Oster Fourth flight Champion: Frank Stocco Runner-up: Derek Farsund Consolation: Jerry Lucken Fifth flight Champion: Dennis Troy Runner-up: Chris Williams Consolation: Ron Hornbaker Sixth flight Champion: Lyle Kaehler Runner-up: Jared Tveitbakk Consolation: Joe Lucken Seventh flight Champion: Robert Schlitz Runner-up: Tom O’Brien Consolation: Al Polodchuk Eighth flight Champion: John Oster Runner-up: Rex Rewerts Consolation: Ernie Kaehler. – submitted
Fred Friedman, left, Spooner Golf Course golf pro, presented the championship trophy to Brody Moreland after the Spooner Golf Course Invitational held July 11-12. — Photo submitted
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Tourney results: Championship flight, 27 holes medal play; black tees Champion: Brody Moreland, 104 (6935) Runner-up: Gary Swanson, 109 Third place: Zach Maanum, 112 Fourth-place tie: Ben Swanson, Mark Spease and Steve Koepke, 113 First flight, 27 holes medal play; black tees Champion: Tom Harvey, 115 Runner-up: Matt Williams, 118 Third-place tie: Jeff Pederson and Jerry Bahrke, 120 Fourth place: Ben Polach, 122 Flights, 2-8, 9-hole match play Second flight Champion: Tom Ortleib Runner-up: Wayne Kaehler Consolation: Jason Leduc Third flight Champion: Brett Grabarek
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Arts in Hand Gallery open in new location
SPOONER - “We’re open for business, and are we excited!” the 13 northwest counties served by the Passage. “Now that we exclaim the tenants of Arts In Hand Gallery after nearly five have so much more space, we can expand our offerings, and we months of dedicated efforts by many workers and volunteers invite artists who are interested in selling their work to contact to relocate the 2-year-old gallery from one downtown Spooner us,” said Jean Speaker, the gallery’s curator and a board member. building to another. The WNHP is a member-supported, award-winning tax-exSeven artists representing Burnett, Polk and St. Croix counties are also happy. Their paintings, fiber art, pottery and jewempt nonprofit arts organization formed in 1999 with the exelry now have a larger, brighter and more accessible showcase. press purpose of educating the public to the presence and value Those artists are Jim Springett, Judy Hostvet-Paulsen, Harriet of the local creative economy as well as nurturing and encouraging local artists in these Northwest Wisconsin counties from the Rice, Kris Haugen, Greg Rochester, Kristan Martin and Bonnie Great Lake, Superior, to the Great River, Mississippi: Ashland, Kohl. Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Dunn, Douglas, Polk, Rusk, Sawyer, “We’re thrilled with our new location at the corner of Hwy. Washburn, St. Croix, Pepin and Pierce. 63 and Walnut Street,” said Ruth Skeie, Spooner-based quilter AIH Gallery is staffed by volunteers. It is funded by memberand treasurer for Wisconsin’s Northwest Heritage Passage, now ships, gallery income and private donations. Throughout the doing business as Arts in Hand. “I love the large front windows, Ceramic pendant necklaces by Win Herberg, of year, the gallery hosts artists demonstrations and participates more display space, the park next door and our exterior east Frederic, are available at Arts in Hand Gallery. - Pho- in special events such as the Fall Splendor Art Meander. Not wall with the mural.” only artists, but also anyone interested in supporting the arts in “Tony and Darin Baier, the owners of the building, worked tos by Harriet Rice. Northwest Wishard to transform a very-lived-in tavern to this stunning gallery,” noted Carmella Crandell, Shell Lake fiber artist and consin is inWNHP vice president. “We are so grateful for their understanding and generosity. Not vited to become a member. Find AIH Gallery at 210 Walnut St. only did they create a beautiful art space, but they’ve also made a great contribution to The hours are Monday through FriSpooner’s downtown attractiveness.” The vintage row of buildings was constructed around 1904 or 1905 after the great fire day, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., and Saturdays, 10 that destroyed much of Main Street Spooner. The corner site was a bank until 1932; the a.m.-4 p.m. Artists interested in having vault still exists. It was a men’s rest room as a succession of taverns occupied the space their work shown in the gallery can visit artsinhand.com, email winhp@ leaving behind layers of smoke and bar business residue. Underneath all those layers was revealed a spectacular tin ceiling, hardwood floor centurytel.net or call 715-635-9303. – and thick concrete walls that saved the building from destruction from another fire in submitted 1947. The tin ceiling is cleaned and painted a brilliant copper. The dark hardwood floor is stripped, sanded and refinished to show its oak luster. The concrete walls are cream colored with a splash of artsy turquoise. “The space itself is a work of art and worth visiting just to witness the transformation,” remarked Crandell, adding, “This is a very exciting time for the Arts in Hand – Heritage Passage organization. We have room for new artists and have new work from artists who exhibited in the old gallery.” The gallery features more than two dozen artists representing five of
Ruth Skeie, Spooner-based quilter, is happy to be in the new Arts in Hand Gallery.
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This is an interior view of the newly relocated Arts in Hand Gallery in Spooner.
Scarves, hats and other handspun and handmade fiber are popular items at Arts In Hand Gallery.
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Had a drier spell of weather this past week so it gave farmers a chance to get hay baled. There wasn’t rain until during the night Sunday. I had three-fourths of an inch in my gauge. Luckily we didn’t have the winds and power outages here like they did in other counties. I’ve had one loon on the pond all summer that must have lost its mate or maybe just a lonely bachelor or old maid. I hear the lonesome cries several times a day. I hear loons mate for life and it doesn’t seem to have any loon friends. I feel so sad for it. Bonnie Helmer sent me a picture of that black bear that was sitting on her front step in midday last week. I stopped and watched a softshell turtle on the road by Bear Lake. Other nature things of interest are a pair of bluebirds that took up residency in the martin house. I’ve been enjoying them as there hasn’t been any martins for the last couple of years. There hasn’t been much for mosquitoes yet. Folks can live without them. The rodeo parade in Spooner was great. The streets were lined up on both sides all the way and the weather was great for it and the performances over the weekend. Karl and Krista Okonek and boys, Jaydon and Ryland, got home Thursday night from Japan for a month’s stay here. They are living in her mom, Marlene Hansen’s, camping trailer at the campground near Haugen while here. Welcome home, kids. Anton and Gloria Frey attended her Rice Lake Class of 1949 noon luncheon held at the Wagon Wheel in Brill on Monday with 31 attending. Gloria and Mavis Schlapper and I took in the monthly women’s breakfast at the Roost on Tuesday morning with 17 ladies there and a table of menfolks. Mavis Schlapper’s daughter, Pam, and son Rob, Elk Mound, came up Monday, bringing her a belated birthday cake. Rob mowed the lawn for her. Sympathy to the family of Skip Widdes, 83, Rice Lake, who died July 4. He was well known and well liked by all who knew him. He owned and operated A.C.W. Sand and Gravel and then Todd’s Redi Mix. Funeral was Friday at Appleyard’s in Rice Lake. Donna Lauterbach, 83, Rice Lake, passed away July 5 at Maple Ridge Care Center in Spooner. She was a nurse’s
aide in the Spooner hospital for many years. Her funeral was held last Wednesday with interment at the Earl Cemetery. Sympathy to her family. Margaret Russell, 93, Rice Lake, passed away July 3, at Our House in Rice Lake. She and her husband raised registered Holsteins in Barronett. She knew her cows. I remember back in the 1960s, she bid against me on a Holstein cow at the auction sale and she got it. Sympathy to sons Kenny and Donnie, their wives and family. Marilyn Zimmerman’s mom, Germaine Paulson, sisters Linda and Liza and nieces Brittney and Nicole went to Rice Lake garage sales on Friday and then ate out at China House to celebrate Linda Stodola’s birthday. Janet and Marilyn Zimmerman attended the benefit for Heather Tobias Stettler on Saturday night. Report it was a great turnout. Sam and Libbie DeTrent had little granddaughter Hazel from Chicago for two weeks. Hazel likes visiting in June because it is Dairy Month. Laura, Brian and Vivian Krumm came for a week, too. All enjoyed boating, fishing and lots of swimming. They visited the island on Bear Lake as Libbie’s grandfather had a summer home there in the 1920s. Dwight and Bonnie Smith and LeRoy and Virginia Sandridge attended the air show at the Eau Claire airport on July 5. It was a really nice show. Ken and Jean Hentsch attended a retirement party for Dale Minder on Sunday at Butternut Hills Golf Course. Ellen West Wagner spent a few day in Marinette attending a family reunion for her late husband Todd’s family. Mark West, along with several other guys, went fishing in Canada. The Pete Hubins have a new book out, the seventh book he’s had published. This one, “The Plume,” is a Civil War love story. I haven’t read it yet, but know it’ll be good, the other books are. The Spooner High School Class of 1950 got together at the Family Restaurant in Spooner on Wednesday noon. I and Mary Krantz missed it. We thought it was at 5 p.m., so we ate by ourselves. Hear they had about a dozen attend. Following the rodeo parade, about 15 of us got together
for a picnic in brother Don Shoquist’s yard. It was really nice. Mike and Marla Wilber, girls and a couple of friends from St. Paul were up, Karen Clyde, Jeff Wilber, sisters Sharon and Nell, Casey Furchtenicht and also Don’s neighbor, Larry, joined us. Nancy Furchtenicht’s uncle, Don, cousin Guy, wife Rebecca, and kids Alex and Sarah, from Missouri, were up this past week to visit family and friends in the area. They stayed at Don’s daughter, Darcy’s, home in Spooner. Don is Ralph VanMeter’s brother. All five siblings, Ralph and Arlene, Dorothy Woodward and husband Ron from Cumberland, Don and family, Carol Nesbit and husband from Eau Claire, daughter Juli and Jon; Steve and Sue VanMeter and Allen from Springbrook, Tooker and Sue Weathers, and Russ and Nancy Furchtenicht gathered at Riverside in Spooner and then toured Fuernot Farm. Friday noon, Mavis Schlapper, Joyce Wade, Elfreda West, Gloria Frey and Bonnie Helmer got together at my house for a belated get-together for Mavis, 86, and my belated birthday. Elfreda West and I took in her great-grands, five of them, Janet Donetell’s grands, Norah and Pierce Hastreiter and Rowlan, Colton and Reid Donetell’s birthday party held at the shelter house Sunday noon in Shell Lake. It was very nice. Then we were going to attend Dave and JoAnn Irvine’s 25th open house at the community center but found it canceled due to an unexpected death in the family. So we visited Avis Thorp and Naomi Beardsley at Glenview in Shell Lake. Birthday wishes this week go out to Lill Zahs, Tom Degner, Ken Zimmerman, July 18; Ken Smith, Brett Holman, Rachel Odden, July 19; Jason Thompson, Vonna Duch, Pete Hubin, Thorin Benham, Suzie Sundeen, Paul Donetell, July 20; Sue Heilborn, Meredith Hubin, July 21; and Butch Schaffer, Mark West, Sandi Bednar and Brad Drost, July 22; Have a happy one. Anniversary wishes to Tim and Jonell Ullom, Mike and Anna Durand, July 19; Willie and Glenda Haynes, July 21, and Brent and Amanda Konop, July 22. Now it is Washburn County Fair time coming soon. Folks are getting ready for that.
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Senior lunch menu
ADOPTABLE PETS OF THE WEEK Tucker and Charlotte were wee little kits, Somehow lost their mother, were frightened to bits. Too little to eat like a big kitten would, They needed a bottle and someone who’s good. These two little kits, though they yet did not know, Were brought to the best place two kittens could go. ‘Cause there was an angel just waiting for them, And that angel’s name sounds something like Kim. When we called for help she didn’t bat an eyelash, Our angel named Kim, she was here in a flash. She cared for them better than a mother cat, But knowing this angel, she’s all about that. They’re now back with us, you should come meet this pair, So sassy and playful, now here is my dare. I dare you to come and adopt only one, I bet you can’t do it ‘cause two are more fun. Cats for adoption: 2-1/2-year-old female black medium-hair; 2-year-old neutered black mediumhair; 3-year-old female medium-hair calico; 1-year-old spayed black/gray longhair tabby; three 3-1/2-monthold white/black kittens; 1-year-old female shorthair brown/black tiger; 2-1/2-year-old orange/black/white shorthair tiger; 9-month-old black/ brown female shorthair tiger; 9-weekold female orange/white shorthair; 9-week-old male black shorthair tiger; 1-year-old neutered orange shorthair tiger and a 1-year-old neutered white/gray shorthair. Dogs for adoption: 11-month-old neutered golden retriever/yellow Lab mix; 4-year-old female tricolored Walker hound; 3-year-old female black and tan hound and an 8-month-old neutered brindle boxer mix. WCAHS is accepting donations for our annual thrift sale that will be held from July 31-Aug. 1 at the Washburn County Fairgrounds in Spooner.
Located at 1400 Cottonwood Ave. in Spooner (Behind the county fairgrounds)
715-635-4720 wcahs.com
Monday, July 20: Sloppy joe on a bun, sweet potato chips, cucumber-onion salad, ice cream. Tuesday, July 21: Marinated no-peek chicken breast, rice, dinner salad, peach cobbler. Wednesday, July 22: Juicy pork cutlet, mashed potatoes, gravy, peas and carrots, rhubarb dessert. Thursday, July 23: Cook’s choice. Friday, July 24: Baked cod, parsley potatoes, creamy coleslaw, cantaloupe. Meal reservations must be made at least 24 hours in advance, call your senior center to confirm. Menu subject to change. All meals served with bread, butter, coffee, milk and water. Dining at 5 Spooner, Monday, July 20: Pulled-pork sandwich, baked beans, potato salad, full fresh salad bar, dessert. Call 715-635-8283 for reservations. Suggested donation $5. Birchwood, Friday, July 24: Oven-roasted chicken, mashed potatoes, gravy, salad bar, dessert and dinner roll. Call 715-354-3001, for reservations. Suggested donation $5.
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Vacation Bible school at Beautiful Savior SPOONER — Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church in Spooner, at Hwys. 70 and 53, will hold its vacation Bible school Monday-Thursday, July 27-31, from 9 a.m. to noon. All children ages 3-12 are welcome. The theme for this year’s VBS is Camp Discovery – Jesus at Work Through Us. Children are invited to a morning filled with Bible lessons, crafts, music, snacks, games and fun. There is no registration fee. Pre-enrollment is advised. For more information, or to register, call the office at 715635-7672. — from BSL
Monday Night Music Minute Troy Benham | Special to the Register SHELL LAKE — On Monday night, July 20, at 7:30 p.m., Jason Rabuck and Eric Schubring take to the stage at the Shell Lake pavilion with their vibrant and inspired blend of folk, blues, rock and original music. Like the heroic figure in Edward Abbey’s book, Brave Cowboy refuses to be labeled, branded or otherwise fenced in. Fresh originals and innovative interpretations of Americana keep everyone satisfied. Strong vocals and harmonics unite with Rabuck’s inventive leads on harp and guitar to counterpoint and complement Schubring’s driving, relentless finger-style guitar and banjo. This powerhouse duo truly packs a punch. So come out to Shell Lake’s band shell on Hwy. 63, Monday, July 20, to see this amazing duo knows as Brave Cowboy.
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Obituaries
Send death notices/obituaries to P.O. Box 455, Shell Lake, WI 54871 or email news@wcregisternewsroom.com
Douglas Arthur Van Sickle Douglas Arthur Van Sickle, 70, passed away June 11, 2015, after a five-year battle with cancer. Douglas was born April 24, 1945, in Minneapolis, Minn., to the late Arthur Leroy Van Sickle and Leora Julia (Hahn) Van Sickle. As a child, his family moved to Barronett, where he attended Shell Lake schools and graduated in 1963. He enjoyed Scouting and outdoor activities as a member of the Shell Lake Boy Scout Explorers. Douglas attended Wisconsin Technical College in Rice Lake.
In 1966, he joined the U.S. Naval Air Reserve and flew aboard a P36 sub chaser. In 1973, he received an AA degree from Orange Coast College in California. He moved to Princeton, Minn., to a country home in the pines and spent time outdoors farming the pines and hardwoods, bird-watching, discovering rare wildflowers and watching the migration of water birds from his deck beside the wetlands. Douglas was an expert marksman and an avid gun collector. For 30 years he worked as a printed-circuit-board designer. Douglas was a member of Minnesota Rovers Outdoor Club. He backpacked in the Pacific Northwest, Central America, Australia, New Zealand, Nepal and Southeast Asia.
He especially liked Thailand and had a winter home he shared with Aree Rak (Mam) near Chiang Mai for the last 14 years. Douglas is survived by his daughter, Barbara Jean (Justin Peterson), Rochester, Minn.; granddaughter, Frankie Jayden; sister, Delores (Steve) Bjerke; brother, William (Pam) Van Sickle; and close friends Nick Bizosky and Mike Smith. The family plans on gathering in Princeton, Minn., at a later time. He was cremated and will be interred in Fort Snelling National Cemetery. Donations may be made to the Nature Conservancy. The Bradshaw-Highland Funeral Home was entrusted with arrangements.
Joe Daniel Livingston Joe Daniel Livingston, 49, Corinth, Texas, passed away on July 1, 2015, in a tragic plane crash while accompanying a fellow pilot in Quinlan, Texas. The funeral service will be Saturday, July 18, 2 p.m., at Downs Funeral Home in Marshall, Texas. D.W. McLendon of Eastern Hills Church of Christ will be officiating. Visitation will be held from 6-8 p.m. on July 17 at Downs Funeral Home. Burial will follow at New Grover Cemetery. Joe was born in Waco, Texas, on Sept. 24, 1965. He graduated from Marshall High School in 1983 and continued on to receive a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from ETBU in 1989.
Joe was married to Angela Matthews Livingston on April 18, 2015, in a beautiful sunset wedding in Key West, Fla. Joe worked as a mechanical engineer, all of which he spent supporting DMOS5 Thin Film for Texas Instruments where he had been employed for over 11 years. As described by his co-workers, Joe was a respected member of the team, a great friend and will be greatly missed. Joe also owned a successful frozen drink machine rental business called Margarito Mojo. Joe loved the outdoors and spent much of his free time camping, boating, deep sea fishing, and was an accomplished bowler, winning many trophies and achieved a lifelong dream of bowling a perfect game of 300. Joe was a licensed pilot and his passion was flying his Cessna 172 on cross-country flights and sharing his love of the skies with friends and family. Joe was a people person who never met a stranger and was always willing to drop ev-
erything and help a friend or anyone in need. Joe is survived by his wife, Angela Matthews Livingston, Corinth, Texas; his father, Warren Livingston, Marshall, Texas; and mother-in-law, Joyce Matthews, also of Marshall; uncle Dan Livingston, Shell Lake; cousin Kevin Livingston and his wife, Diane, also of Shell Lake; and many lifelong friends. Joe was preceded in death by his mother, Marjorie; brother David Livingston; sister Kelley Livingston; and grandparents, Robert and Martha Livingston, Shell Lake, and Warren and Anna Rolin, Valley Falls, Kan. Pallbearers were Rod Hall, Steve Guinn, David McReynolds, Jay Brousseau, Daniel McCaig and Richard Cross. Honorary pallbearers were his fellow co-workers at Texas Instruments, fellow aviators, and friends on the Texas Fishing Forum. The Downs Funeral Home, Marshall, Texas, was entrusted with arrangements.
Bertha A. Soelle Bertha A. Soelle, 95, Shell Lake, died Saturday, July 11, 2015, at her home. She was born Dec. 10, 1919, in a farmhouse in Gutherie County near Penora, Iowa, and was the daughter of Samuel Byron and Inez (Peterson) Boston. Bertha attended school at the Timberland School in the Town of Roosevelt, South Dewey School and Maple Grove School in the Town of Dewey and wrote her eighth-grade paper at the Timberland School.
She farmed with her brother, Claude, in the Town of Dewey. Bertha later worked at the Grantsburg Hospital and for Dr. Moen in Shell Lake. She was married in Shell Lake on June 1, 1951, to Carl Gustav Soelle who preceded her in death on Sept. 19, 1995. They farmed in the Town of Dewey and raised their three sons, Jack, Carl and Paul, on the farm. Bertha enjoyed working in the garden, cleaning her flower beds and mowing her lawn. She also enjoyed making quilts, knitting, crocheting and sewing. Bertha is survived by her sons, Jack Soelle, Shell Lake, Carl (Kathy) Soelle, Spooner, and Paul Soelle of Shell Lake; grandchildren, Nate, Beth, Carl S. (Marcy), Chris,
Erin (Jamie) and Eric (Lexi); and six great-grandchildren, Seth, Kyle, Logan, Stacey, Elena and Jenna. She was preceded in death by her husband, Carl; parents; infant sister, Mildred; brother, Claude; and two infant grandsons Funeral services were held July 15 at Spooner Wesleyan Church, Spooner, with the Rev. Ron Gormong officiating. Burial was in Shell Lake Cemetery. Pallbearers were Nate Soelle, Carl Soelle, Chris Soelle and Eric Bernecker. Skinner Funeral Home of Shell Lake is serving the family.
Geraldine “Gerry” M. Moore
Earl D. Personette
Tyler Groenheim
Earl D. Personette, 85, Rice Lake, and formerly of Spooner, died Monday, July 6, 2015, at Country Terrace in Rice Lake. He was born Feb. 6, 1930, in Plymouth, Ind., to Norman and Eva (Irwin) Personette. Earl served as a cook in the United States Army from 1948 to 1952 and passed on his cooking skills to his children. On May 24, 1952, he married (Mary) Helen Troyer in Grovertown, Ind. In 1960, Earl, Helen, and their son, Jerry, moved to Spooner and bought Rice Benoit Camp, which they owned until 1975. Earl had various jobs over the years. He loved the outdoors and went on frequent hunting, fishing and camping trips. Earl is survived by his wife, Helen, Cameron; his son, Jerry, and his children, Jerry, Kenny, Joey and Nikki; his daughter, Cathy (Gary) Roe, Cameron, and their children, Charissa and Geoffrey; 15 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; and six step-grandchildren and their families. He was preceded in death by his parents, four brothers and two sisters. Private family services with military honors will be held at the Northern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Spooner. The Skinner Funeral Home, Rice Lake, was entrusted with arrangements.
Tyler Groenheim, 18, Spooner, died unexpectedly on Saturday, July 11, 2015, in Spooner. Tyler was born Sept. 27, 1996, in Fridley, Minn., to parents Burt and Jill (Stellrecht) Groenheim. In June of 2001, he and his family moved to Spooner from Coon Rapids, Minn. Tyler graduated from the Spooner School District in 2015, where he loved playing percussion drums in band. Tyler had a gift for computers and technology, and enjoyed mentoring those that he could help by sharing this gift with them. He also loved listening to and playing music and had a goal of being more involved in graphic design. Tyler had spent the last two years working at Economart while finishing high school. Tyler was affiliated with the Spooner Wesleyan Church where he attended. Tyler is survived by his parents, Burt and Jill Groenheim, Spooner; brother, Adam Groenheim, Spooner; maternal grandparents, Dale and Lois Stellrecht, Spooner; paternal grandfather, Lou Groenheim, of California; aunts and uncles, JoAnn (David) Irvine, Spooner, Jodi (Kate Bixby) Stellrecht, Spooner, Dale (Kristina) Stellrecht Jr., Spooner, Steven Groenheim, of Germany, Russell (Kim) Groenheim, of California, David Groenheim, of Minnesota; and many cousins, extended family and friends. Tyler was preceded in death by his paternal grandmother, Marilyn Groenheim. Funeral services for will be held Thursday, July 16, at 10:30 a.m., at the Spooner Wesleyan Church with Pastor Ron Gormong officiating. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, July 15, from 4-8 p.m., at the Spooner Wesleyan Church and also on Thursday from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Interment will follow at the Northern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials to Tyler’s family would be greatly appreciated. Online condolences may be left at dahlfh.com. Dahl Funeral Home, Spooner, was entrusted with arrangements.
Geraldine “Gerry” M. Moore, 87, Spooner, passed away Friday, July 10, 2015, surrounded by her family at Country Terrace Assisted Living in Spooner. Gerry was born Feb. 4, 1928, to Oscar and Mayme (Marshall) Sundquist in Duluth, Minn. She married Carl Albert Moore on Aug. 27, 1949. They moved to Spooner in 1967. She worked as a registered nurse at the Spooner Nursing Home. She later became the director there for many years. Before her retirement, Gerry helped start the Washburn County Home Health Care Program. Gerry is survived by her three children, William (Maureen) Moore, Susan (Jeffrey) Burch, and Jeffry (Roxanne) Moore; eight grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Carl, in 2012. She is loved by all and will be greatly missed. A private family funeral service was held with a burial at the Northern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery. The Scalzo-Taylor Funeral Home, Spooner, was entrusted with arrangements.
Thank You
Sincerely, The Family Of Marvin Mortensen
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Perhaps you sent a lovely card, or sat upon a chair. Perhaps you sent us beautiful flowers. If so, we saw them there. Perhaps you spoke the kindest words that any friend could say. Perhaps you were not there at all, just thought of us that day. Whatever you did to console our hearts, we thank you so much, whatever your part. A special “thank-you” to all the doctors and staff at the Shell Lake Clinic and Indianhead Medical Center. We would like to especially thank the following: Dr. Allan Haesemeyer, Terry Winert, Judy Bolterman, Donna Ness, Jo Anderson and all your support during the difficult times was very much appreciated and of great comfort to all of the family. Thank you to all friends and family.
Thank You
The family of Joe Gargulak would like to express our gratitude for the kind expressions of sympathy in Joe’s death. We would especially like to thank North Memorial Ambulance Service, Spooner Hospital ER, Father Ed Anderson, St. Francis de Sales choir, Council of Catholic Women, Marcus Nelson of Scalzo-Taylor Funeral Home and our many wonderful friends and family for their overwhelming 630867 48rp support in our time of sadness.
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AREA CHURCHES Episcopal
53 3rd St., Shell Lake 715-468-2734 Rev. John Sahlstrom, Rev. John Hendry Sunday Worship Service 10 a.m., Nursery Provided; Youth Group, 7th - 12th grades, Wednesdays 6 - 8 p.m.
Corner of Elm and Summit St., Spooner 715-635-8475 Father Aaron Zook Holy Eucharist: Sunday at 10:30 a.m. Thursday morning prayer 8:15; Mass 9:30 a.m.
Baptist
Full Gospel
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.
293 S. Hwy. 63, Shell Lake Pastor Virgil Amundson 715-468-2895 Sunday School & Adult Education Classes: 9 a.m. Celebration worship 9 & 10:30 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.; Thursdays: Compassion Connection (Coed meetings) 7 p.m.;
Northwoods Baptist
Spooner Baptist
W7135 Green Valley Rd. (Green Valley Rd. and Hwy. 63) Pastor Darrel Flaming 715-635-2277 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
409 N. Summit St., Spooner Father Edwin Anderson 715-635-3105 Saturday Mass: 6 p.m. Sunday Mass: 10 a.m.
St. Alban’s
W3114 Church Rd., Sarona Pastor Mary Strom 8:30 a.m. Outdoor Worship Service, 9:30 a.m. Coffee and Fellowship, 10:15 Indoor Worship Service. Holy Communion: First and third Sundays and Festival Sundays.
Salem Lutheran, ELCA
Shell Lake Full Gospel
Lutheran
803 Second St., Shell Lake 715-468-7718 Pastor Sue Odegard shelllakesalem lutheran.org Worship 9 a.m. Sunday School 10:15 a.m..
Timberland Ringebu Free Lutheran
20805 CTH H, Barronett 715-468-4403 Pastor Al Bedard Sunday School 8:30 a.m. Family Worship 9:30 a.m. Fellowship follows worship Holy Communion first Sunday of the month Midweek Studies Mondays 2 p.m.
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.
1790 Scribner St., Spooner Pastor Russ Leeper 715-635-3603 Sunday Worship: 8 a.m. and 9:45 a.m. Office hours: Monday Thursday 8:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church
United Methodist
Methodist
(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. (Missouri Synod) South of Spooner off Hwy. 63 W7148 Luther Rd. Pastor Brent Berkesch 715-635-8167 Adult Bible study Sunday 8 a.m. Worship 9 a.m. with Holy Communion first and third Sunday. Praise Worship Thursday 6:30 p.m. Lutheran Hour on WJMC 96.1 FM Radio at 9 a.m. Sundays
Church of the Nazarene
Hwy. 253 S, Spooner Pastor David Frazer Pastor David Cash, associate pastor 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 spoonerwesleyan.org 715-635-2768 Senior Pastor Ron Gormong; Pastor Brian Scramlin, Assistant Pastor; Pastor Patrick Cooper, Student Ministries; Pastor LeRoy Drake, Pastoral Care; Pastor Kara Vincent, Worship Arts; 9 and 10:30 a.m. Sunday Worship and 9 a.m. Sunday School and ABF; 10 a.m. Third Place Cafe; 10:30 a.m. Worship; Wednesday - 6:30 p.m. Family night, kids, youth and adult programming, nursery provided.
Trinity Lutheran
Barronett Lutheran
Faith Lutheran
Nazarene
Long Lake Lutheran Church
135 Reinhart Dr., Shell Lake, 715-468-2405 Pastor Steve Miller Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m. Sunday School during worship time; webcast livestream.com/ slumc
Sarona Methodist Pastor Steve Miller Sunday Worship 9 a.m.
United Methodist
312 Elm St., Spooner 715-635-3227 Rev. Jack Starr Sunday Worship: 10:45 a.m.
Lakeview United Methodist Williams Road, Hertel 715-635-3227 Rev. Jack Starr Sunday Worship: 9 a.m.
TOMAH JOURNAL
Alliance
Lake Park Alliance
esus was the only one who could build a bridge for us back to God. We’d done the separating. We continue to separate ourselves from God. But the bridge is built. This week in church, cross the bridge to God that Jesus built for you.
Other
Ephesians 1:3-14
Cornerstone Christian
2 Samuel 6:1-5, 12b-19
Pastor Tom Kelby 106 Balsam St., Spooner 715-635-9222 cornerstonechurch spooner.com Sunday Worship: 10 a.m. Wednesday: Bible study and prayer, 6:30 p.m.
Trego Community Church
Pastor John Iaffaldano W5635 Park St. Trego, WI 54888, 715-635-8402 Sunday School 9:15 a.m. Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m. prayer meeting; Youth group, 6:30 p.m.; Kids program, AWANA, ages 4 - grade 6, 6:30 p.m.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Bishop Patrick F. Roper 715-719-0124 644 S. 6th Street, Barron 715-537-3679 Sunday: Sacrament 10 a.m., Sunday School/Primary 11:20 a.m., Priesthood/Relief Society 12:10 p.m.
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Psalm 24
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aiting on God to act visibly on our behalf does not mean we are to be idle and do nothing. In fact, Paul gave the Thessalonians a warning, warning them, “to stay from every brother who is idle and does not live according to his teachings.” Waiting on God is critical for the Christian because we learn to hope only in him, be loyal and obedient to him and have faith that he is working in our best interest. “I know the plans I have for you,” said the Lord through Jeremiah. “Plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Since these plans originate with the Lord, we are to place our lives in his hands and with hope wait only on him. It is unfortunate when we lose patience in him and move forward on our own and not really know where we are going. His plans are good plans, well designed and carefully thought out. So, we must wait before him in silent expectancy. But we must also keep his way - be obedient and loyal to him. While waiting we will surely be tempted to give up or give in and seek a shortcut that could lead to defeat and disaster. When we keep or walk in his way, we can be certain that we will end up where he wants us to be, not where we think he wants us to be. Finally, we must keep the faith. Perhaps the greatest enemy of faith is false success. Waiting and keeping the faith assures us that we are growing into the likeness of Christ and fulfilling his plan for us.
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Barronett
by Judy Pieper
Summer is winding down. The Spooner Rodeo has come and gone, and the Barron County Fair will be going on this weekend. It won’t be long before farmers start combining oats. I love all the summer things, but it seems to go by faster every year. The Spooner Rodeo was, once again, fantastic. Kelly Kenny has to be one of the best announcers anywhere. He comes up with things to talk about between acts to keep everyone entertained. And the cowboys! They come from all over the country to compete, pay an entrance fee, are in the arena for about 10 seconds, get jostled around, sometimes kicked by a horse or trampled by a bull, and then get up, drive as fast as they can to the next rodeo and do it all over again. Doesn’t make any sense to me, but they certainly put on a good show. The rodeo clowns are great, too. They act silly and make people laugh, but they are really saving the bull riders from getting stomped on or gored by a bull. We went on Saturday night, and I don’t think there was an empty seat anywhere in the arena. Duane and I took Wrig Marsh with us to the rodeo, and the Lehmann family had Tru with them. The cutest thing at the rodeo every year is the mutton-busting contest. That’s when little kids try to stay on the back of a sheep. After the contest, Tru was all excited about signing up to be a mutton buster someday, and she naturally assumed that Wrig would sign up, too. He didn’t even answer, just looked at her as though she had lost her mind. He’s really not a cowboy kind of kid. In fact, on the way home, I asked him if he enjoyed the rodeo, and he said, “No.” He is only 4, and he wasn’t trying to be insulting to anyone, he was just stating a fact. Then we started talking about Wednesday when he and Tru would both be visiting me, and he said that maybe we could pick blueberries again, but “we won’t go to the radio, will we Grandma, because we already went there.” I guess once at the “radio” was enough for him for a lifetime. While we were at the Red Brick Café one morning this past week, we had a chance to talk to an athlete who had competed at the 2015 National Senior Games in Bloomington, Minn. His name is Jamey Willis, he’s from Colorado Springs, Colo., and he traveled from Colorado to Minnesota 17 hours on a motorcycle. He said that he drove straight through. Yikes. Anyway, he was happy he was able to compete, and he won a silver medal in archery. He was at the Red Brick with his son and daughter-in-law, Calloway and Alyssa Willis. Calloway and Alyssa bought Jamey’s parents cabin and moved here in March and said they really enjoy living in this area. And, Jamie said that he would ride 17 hours on a motorcycle just to come to the Red Brick for Deb’s french toast. He said that it’s the best in the world, and I’ll have to agree with him on that. Anyway, congratulations to Jamie on winning the silver and welcome, Calloway and Alyssa, to the neighborhood. And, speaking of Colorado, it seems as though Ray and Marilynn Shaurette, who are really Barronett residents, are in Colorado more than they are home lately. They returned a couple of weeks ago from a five-week
Dewey Country What wonderful weather we’ve had this past week. Yes, the sun was shining and we’ve had some good rains, too. It perks everyone up when we get those two things together. And July is almost half gone and the Fourth of July is also gone and it’s time to think about school, at least that’s the way I thought after the Fourth of July. A very happy anniversary to Travis and Jackie Lane on their special day July 16 with lots more to come. A very happy birthday to Mark Andrew and to Jenell Hotchkiss who turns 69 years young, both on July 18. May you have a wonderful day. A very happy anniversary to Bill and Dawn Kane on July 18 with lots more to come. A very happy birthday to Roxie Spaulding, to MaKenna Vanderhoof when she turn, 9, to Gretchen Gajewski who turns 7, all on July 19, with lots more to come. Happy birthday to Dale Johnson, Rick Petersen, Sherry Forrestal and to Marjean Fisher, all on July 20, with many more to each of you. A very happy anniversary to Gene and Karen Hotchkiss on July 22 when they celebrate 49 years together with many more wished. Happy birthday to Justin Richard Meister, son of Adam and Lorrie and the grandson of Paul Meister. Have a great day Justin. A very happy birthday to Dee Redding on July 22 with more to come. Plan to take in the Washburn County Fair July 26-29. There’s lots of things for you to do, from rides to seeing how hard the kids worked this past year. Plan to take in the talent show held Sunday. Get out there and sing or do what you’re good at. You never know, you might become a Hollywood star. Our sympathy to the family of Bertha Soelle who passed away July 12 at the age of 95. I guess it’s time for the Dewey Town Board to think about cutting roadsides. Yes, on the corners we find we can’t see if a car is coming or not until we get way out there. Sunday at Lyle Atkinson’s there was a family reunion. Yes, Lyle has had this reunion for years. Jim and Sandy
visit to Colorado. While they were there they stopped by Ouray, Colo., to visit with John Schmidt’s kids, Tony and Julie, and their families. They also went hiking a lot, went to the Royal Gorge, and did a lot of sightseeing and relaxing. Marilynn even went white-water rafting for the first time in her life. She said that she has always wanted to do it, and Ray told her to go for it. She said it was great. Hmmm. Sounds a little too scary for me. Ray and Marilynn seem to enjoy retirement more than almost anyone else I’ve ever met. When I asked her if she missed being Town of Lakeland clerk, she told me that she didn’t miss it even a little bit. She said that she enjoyed working with so many residents, but she doesn’t miss getting ready for meetings, getting reports ready or any of the stress. You go girl! It’s nice to see someone enjoying retirement. Duane and I took Wrig to the Brill Sportsmen’s Club pancake breakfast on Sunday morning. They were packed. I wonder how many breakfasts they served. There was a long line when we got there, and there was still a long line when we were leaving. They have a beautiful park with volleyball court, tennis court, horseshoes, a baseball diamond and lots of playground equipment. I was impressed. We were told that most of the playground equipment had been paid for with the money they made at their pancake breakfasts. We saw lots of people we knew there, some from Barronett and some from Our Savior’s Lutheran in Campia. The food was very good and we enjoyed our morning. Lynn Thon, Duane and I went to dinner at Bistro 63 on Thursday night, and I’m so glad we did. Besides the fact that Jeno makes the absolutely best pasta sauce in the world (someone told me that he has his Grandpa Louie’s recipe, but I don’t know if that’s true or not) Sharon told us about the Funky Junky yard sale over by Cumberland Golf Course that weekend. Anyway, we really enjoyed our meal. Someday I’m going to be smart, eat half of the food Jeno sends out and take half home so I have room for one of the desserts. By the time I polish off all that food there is no way I can eat dessert – I can barely waddle home. About that yard sale, I called Geri Pittman to see if she would like to go along, and she said she would so I told her I would pick her up at 7:30 Saturday morning. Well, on Saturday morning, Duane decided he would like to go too, so when we went to get Geri he got into the backseat so she could sit in front. We pulled up to the Pittman house, Geri came out, got in the car, said hello to me, and we pulled out of the driveway. I thought it was a little strange that she didn’t say hello to Duane, but thought she was probably a little distracted. Anyway, as we were driving along, I said something not so nice about Duane and from the backseat he said, “Yeah, right.” I thought Geri was going to jump through the window. She had no idea he was back there. We laughed so hard that I almost had to pull over because I could hardly see to drive. The Funky Junky yard sale was great. There are three or four women who get together to hold the sale, and they have some fantastic buys on very nice things. Duane picked up some tools and I got a few knickknack things.
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Dustin Danford and Danielle Moe, both residents of Shell Lake, were married Friday, July 10, 2015, at the Shell Lake beach. Dustin is the son of David Danford, Spooner, and Robin Hurt, Rice Lake. Danielle is the daughter of Dave and Kathy Moe, Hayward. Dustin is a woodworker at D.P. Juza Woods and Fixtures in Shell Lake. Danielle is a reporter for the Washburn County Register newspaper based out of Shell Lake. The couple plans to remain residents of Shell Lake and will honeymoon on Lake Superior before the end of summer. — Photo by Dave Moe There was one round oak dining room table, in excellent condition, for only $50 that I wanted so bad, but I have no place to put it. They suggested having someone cut it down and use it for a coffee table, but I really didn’t want to do that. It seems like that would ruin a perfectly good dining room table. I guess this is an annual thing, so we’re really looking forward to going again next year. But, if we do and Duane goes along, I’ll be sure to warn Geri that he’s back there. Jerry and Savanna Marsh stopped by for a visit on Sunday afternoon. While we were talking, I told Savanna that Duane and I were going to Belle Plain, Minn., next Saturday for their Barbeque Days. Duane’s nephew, Michael Pieper, invited us down to watch the parade and have a picnic at his place. Sounds exciting, right? I asked Savanna if she wanted to go with us, but she said that she has drill (Army Reserve) next weekend. Sounded like a good excuse to me, so I asked her if she didn’t have drill, would she go with us. She just smiled. I bet spending time with Grandpa and Grandma at a small-town festival is not one of the things a 19-year-old would choose to do on a weekend. I guess that’s about all I know from Barronett this week. Hope to see you this week at the Barron County Fair. Have a wonderful week.
by Pauline Lawrence Atkinson attended. Last week, Carl and Betty Meister attended Peter Johnson’s wedding in Glenwood City. Peter is the grandson of the late Bernie Johnson. Later the Meisters visited Betty’s aunt, Louise Ullom, who is in a nursing home in Glenwood City. Her husband, Bill, was a brother to Wesley Ullom from the area. Does anyone remember Rose Schumaker who was married to Elwood Schumaker? Well, Rose, 87, lives in Arizona and is now at an assisted living center. Hello Rose from all of us in Dewey Country. I see Lida Mangelsen has her beautiful home for sale. Chad and Colleen Jensen and their daughter, Izzy, stopped at Diane Hulleman’s to pick up their dog, Winnie. The Jensens went to South Dakota over the weekend. Nancy Murray and her daughter, Shannon, and her two daughters, Marlie and Gabby, and Jameson were at Diane’s this past week. Shannon has sold her house and is looking for another place to live. This week, Wally Dopp and his son from Kansas are coming to spend time with Diane. Wally is Diane’s brother. On Friday, Diane attended the dinner the parish nurses had in Spooner and then went to Rice Lake. Ann Johnson certainly hasn’t let those green thumbs rest. Yes, this week she’s having fresh beans, cukes, a ripe tomato and a head of cabbage. She says that’s due to getting the garden in very early. It’s wonderful that Evelyn Melton picked her husband, Cecil, up from the Shell Lake hospital Wednesday after he spent six days getting the fluid drained. Cecil was all smiles, Evelyn tells us. Now if Cecil would eat a little more, both of them would be smiling. Teresa, Vicki Trott’s daughter, from Tennessee, is up and getting to see the relatives. One day Teresa was over to Cecil’s and had a nice visit. Robin Melton took a few days off to visit Teresa as she was to go back Tuesday. She drove from Tennessee by herself, which Evelyn said took about 17 hours. From Friday through Monday, Jerry and Gretchen Best were at Gretchen’s mom, Lillian Strege’s, home in Luck. The gals enjoyed visiting. Phyllis Rath called and told me she had been on vaca-
tion June 3 to July 3. She was in southern Wisconsin and she stayed with her daughter, Vanessa, and says they did all kinds of fun things. Vanessa came and got her mom and took her down by her place to visit with her, Pete and Victoria. She said she had to come home to rest. Phyllis helps people in need, usually relatives and friends, during the year, which sounds like a good job. Phyllis says she had a great time with her daughters and friends. Garry and Beth Crosby enjoyed the picnic put on by Trudy DeLawyer on behalf of the Tuesday Club on Saturday. Beth tells us they all brought food and it was delicious. On Sunday evening, Beth and Garry had Shorty and Melissa Crosby, Tyler and Katie and Tom and Sunshine, Isaac, Josie and Alycia over for supper. They celebrated Shorty’s birthday, which was July 9. Butch and Loretta VanSelus took in the rodeo parade Saturday and said it was great. Saturday evening, Butch and Loretta took in the rodeo. Loretta hasn’t missed a rodeo forever. Butch went to Lindeman’s and picked four pails of strawberries. He said Loretta and he made freezer jam, which was delicious. Talking with my favorite sister, Marie Quam, she tells us the three boys have now finished with second-crop haying. They filled their big silo full and now have two big bags full, which is really great to hear. We had quite a storm Sunday evening. Yes, it rained also. On TV they tell us we’re to have rain every day this coming week. Diane Hulleman’s brother Wally Dopp and his son, Jeff, stopped for a quick visit before stopping to see Elaine O’Brien and her husband before leaving for home in Kansas. Robin, who is a friend of Duane’s, tells us her dad passed away Saturday night. Sympathy to the family. Diane received 1-8/10 inches of rain Sunday night. On Sunday the Lakeview Methodist Church had their picnic and a great crowd attended. Scatter sunshine. Have a great week.
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Stone Lake
by Mary Nilssen
Sorry my column didn’t appear in last week’s newspaper. There was a computer glitch and my news didn’t arrive at the newspaper’s email. The Fourth of July weekend was just wonderful in beautiful Wisconsin! I hope each of you made memories with family and friends. The Stone Lake Lions Club Fourth of July celebration was a great success again this year. The fireworks were fantastic and the softball tournament was entertaining and exciting. The Lions extend gratitude to each of the businesses and individuals who generously contributed to the fireworks and celebration. And, also to those that attended and shared in the food and beverages. The Lions are happy that the community and visitors are using the park and its facilities. Our members have been working very hard to provide clean and well-maintained facilities. Two months ago, the Lions Club installed a nice fire ring within one of the picnic table areas. A week ago Friday, some individuals decided to remove the ring from the park. This ring was purchased with money collected at the many fundraisers that the Lions Club has put on throughout the year. It would be greatly appreciated if those individuals would return the fire ring to the park, with no questions asked. Bingo On The Patio has started at the Red Schoolhouse Wine Shop. They will have this fun night every other Wednesday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. The dates include July 15, July 29, Aug. 12, with Aug. 20 being the last night. This week they will have a meat raffle. Come on out for some fun. The fundraiser held on Saturday, July 11, to benefit the Stone Lake Senior Center was very well attended. There was a pig roast, with lots of side dishes, meat raffle, wine tasting and pull tabs, held at the Red Schoolhouse Wine Shop. Plans are already being made for next year’s event. The Stone Lake Area Historical Society extends gratitude to the entire community for making this year’s pie and ice-cream social the best ever. With 28 pies being donated, only six pieces of pie remained at 3 p.m. People
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seemed to be enjoying their visit with others, and many still remained after 3 p.m. The music was wonderful as it always is, and we certainly want to acknowledge Carol Sheehan and her talented group, Good Medicine, for providing such great entertainment again. Gratitude is extended to the community for supporting the historical society and the museum. The meeting of the Stone Lake Area Historical Society will be held this Thursday, July 16, at 6 p.m., at the museum. This is a slight change in time and location, so please make a note of it. Everyone is welcome. The Stone Lake Area Historical Society is in need of help on their latest project, which is to locate the homestead of every Stone Lake pioneer. Can anyone help us get information on any of the Lampman family? There were Bernard, Archie, Dora, Stephan, Georgie, Charles, Jessie, D.E., Stella, Oscar, Lillie and Robert. They came to Stone Lake before 1891 and the children attended Lakeview School. What they know so far: Stephan is the only Civil War veteran buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Archie died in WWI, and Bernie was a mason. Any information will be appreciated. The historical society especially wants to know where they lived, what their occupations were, and possibly who they married. Please call Connie at 715-865-4940 with any information you have. The Stone Lake Area Historical Society has just had a great change in the lighting of all buildings in the museum complex. Thanks to a program for small businesses called Focus on Energy, all lights in the complex have been changed from incandescent lights to LED lights. A changeover that would have cost the historical society over $1,700 is being done for a total of $512. These LED lights are said to last for somewhere around 20 years, and burn with a brighter, whiter light with very little heat, no ultraviolet light, and the cost of electricity to run them is much, much less than the cost of incandescent bulbs. This will mean the museum now has much less damaging light for fabrics and photographs on display, which is a huge bonus to them. Please stop in and see if you notice
the difference. Did anyone leave some glasses, in a case, lying in the front room of the Stone Lake Historical Museum? They have been there for a couple of weeks and no one has claimed them. They can be picked up at the museum anytime they are open or call 715-865-5091 for other arrangements. A fundraiser for the Stone Lake Cemetery will be June 2016 in the form of a garage sale. If you have any items to donate for this, please contact Judy Paine at 715-8652546. The Habitat for Humanity of Sawyer County needs donated items for their upcoming annual 2015 Habitat garage sale. Items can be brought to the Sawyer County Fairgrounds on July 13, 14 and 15, 7:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., and July 16, 8 a.m.-noon. Donated items need to be clean, usable items in good condition. Call Diane at 715-5581212 if you have questions regarding the appropriateness of donated items. A presale, $5 admission per person for this sale only will be on Thursday, July 16, 4:30-7:30 p.m. Hours on Friday and Saturday, July 17 and 18, are 7:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. All items will be greatly discounted at noon on Saturday. Help Habitat build the next Habitat house in Sawyer County by joining us at this sale. Don’t forget the farmers market is open in downtown Stone Lake, behind Marie’s Hideaway, each Thursday from 2 to 6 p.m. until September. Vendors are welcome. For further information contact Teri at 715-558-1456 (cell) or teriheathrealtor@centurytel.net. Have a good week and be (July 1, 8, 15) safe. Mary Nilssen can be STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT reached at 715-865-4008 or WASHBURN COUNTY upnorthnils@gmail.com.
by Helen V. Pederson rodeo parade. It was very enjoyable, but hot. Saturday afternoon, Donna and Allen Sather visited me and we had a good visit. They are here for the summer from Kansas. Peder Pederson celebrated his 86th birthday on Saturday at his home. Birthday greetings! Our Swedish girls were here to make us Swedish pancakes Wednesday night. Thanks! Very good. Friday night and Saturday, Mavis Flach took in the baseball tournament in Shell Lake. She went to the benefit for Heather (Tobias) Stettler at the Gateway.
Monday afternoon Sue Winner, Jeff and I went to the Shell Lake Cemetery for the burial of Marian (Pederson) Smith. The service had been at the Methodist church in Rice Lake. Those attending were her daughter, Harriet, and Dale Larson, their daughter Donna, and son of Arizona, brother Karl and wife of Seattle, brother Arvid Smith of Arizona, grandson Ben and his wife of Madison and Severt and Caryl Olson of Barron. The pastor gave a short sermon and Donna sang. The children of Arvid and Helen had been at the service in Rice Lake. Saturday, a group from here went to the
Dewey-LaFollette Hank and Karen Mangelsen visited Nick and Esther Mangelsen at their daughter’s weekend place near Siren on Tuesday afternoon. On Wednesday, Donna Hines, Lida Nordquist and Marlene Swearingen called on Nick and Esther there. Baxter Mangelsen was a guest of his grandparents, Karen and Hank Mangelsen, for several days during the week. On Thursday, Hank and Karen treated Baxter and his cousins, Hannah Mangelsen and Patty and Mandy Close, to a round of minigolf at Moose Mulligan’s in Siren. Karen and Hank took Baxter
Louise and Margaret were up for the weekend visiting Lillian Ullom, their sister. Friday, Mary and John Marschall visited Ben and Karen Holzem and had an enjoyable pontoon ride with them. On Saturday, they attended a surprise 50th birthday party for James Berry. Sue and Larry Winner stopped here on the way home from a wedding in Eau Claire on Sunday evening. At my age I don’t care if my mind starts to wander – just as long as it comes back again.
by Karen Mangelsen
home to River Falls on Friday. Karen, Hank, and Baxter Mangelsen visited Ronda and Maynard Mangelsen on Wednesday evening. Lida Nordquist, Donna Hines and Marlene Swearingen went to Unity School on Saturday and attended a benefit for Randi Fisk, Lida’s granddaughter. Randi was injured in a car accident a year ago and has ongoing medical expenses not covered by insurance. Nina and Lawrence Hines went to Richfield, Minn., Saturday to attend the funeral of the mother of their son-in-law, Steve Hagen.
Thirty-one people gathered at the home of Trudy DeLawyer on Saturday afternoon for a neighborhood potluck picnic. It was a chance for some of the relative newcomers to the area to get acquainted with others who have lived here a longer time. The Clam River Tuesday Club organized the picnic. The annual Lakeview Church picnic was held Sunday afternoon. Gerry and Donna Hines spent Sunday afternoon visiting Lawrence and Nina Hines.
Academic news ST. JOSEPH, Minn. — Ellen Reidt, daughter of Brenda and Jim Reidt of Shell Lake, has earned the distinction of being named to the dean’s list for the 2015 spring semester at the College of Saint Benedict, St. Joseph, Minn. Reidt is a sophomore nursing and elementary education major at CSB. — from TheLink ••• MILWAUKEE — Madeline Kunkel, Spooner, graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in social welfare and justice from Marquette University in Milwaukee. — from TheLink ••• MENOMONIE — The following students
from the area received the chancellor’s award for the spring 2015 semester at UWStout: Birchwood: Cara Downard, Bachelor of Science, hotel, restaurant and tourism; Richard Zemaitis, Bachelor of Science, vocational rehabilitation; Shell Lake: Brett Holman, Bachelor of Science, engineering technology; Dillon Hopke, Bachelor of Science, engineering technology; Kristen Kraetke, Bachelor of Science, early childhood education; and Spooner: Deanna Abusara, Bachelor of Science, psychology; Elizabeth Baumgart, Bachelor of Science, business administration; and Joseph Buchman, Bachelor of Science, dietetics. — from TheLink
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••• LA CROSSE — The following students completed degree requirements at the University of Wisconsin - La Crosse in May. Hayley Hayes, Birchwood, Bachelor of Science, marketing major, honors; Patrick Swanson, Sarona, Bachelor of Science, mathematics education major, honors; and Angela Romportl, Spooner, Bachelor of Science, microbiology major: biomedical concentration, highest honors. — from TheLink
Birth A boy, Timothy James, was born July 1, 2015, to Barb and Mikie Clark, Spooner, at the Marshfield Hospital in Rice Lake. Grandparents are Deb and Charlie Allen, Spooner; Mike Clark, Brandenburg, Ky.; and Pat and Loretta Carlson, Springbrook.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ACTING THROUGH THE RURAL HOUSING SERVICE OR SUCCESSOR AGENCY, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, Plaintiff, vs. JOLEEN ANDERSON, et al., Defendants.
CASE NO.: 14-CV-137 FORECLOSURE CASE CODE-30404 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE By virtue of a Judgment of Foreclosure made in the above entitled action on February 6, 2015, in the amount of $64,468.93, I will sell at public auction at the North Entrance (aka) North Steps of the Washburn County Courthouse, 10 4th Avenue, Shell Lake, WI 54871, City of Shell Lake, County of Washburn, State of Wis., on August 12, 2015, at 10:00 a.m., all of the following described mortgaged premises, to wit: Lot Eight (8), Block Two (2), Donatell-Olson Assessor’s Plat to the City of Spooner, Washburn County, Wisconsin. The above property is located at: 711 Myra Street, Spooner, WI 54801 TAX KEY NO.: 65 281 2 39 12 30 5 15 244 616000. TERMS OF SALE: Cash, Cashier’s Check or Certified Check. DOWN PAYMENT: 10% of amount bid by Cash, Cashier’s Check or Certified Check due at time of sale. Balance of purchase price must be paid within ten (10) business days after confirmation of the sale. Failure to pay balance due will result in forfeit of deposit to plaintiff. This property is sold “as is” subject to all legal encumbrances and any outstanding and accruing real estate taxes, special assessments, and penalties and interest, if any. Upon confirmation of the sale by the Court, purchaser will be required to pay all recording fees and, if desired, the cost of title evidence. Dated this 24th day of June, 2015, at Shell Lake, Wisconsin. /s/Terry Dryden SHERIFF OF WASHBURN COUNTY, WI KOHNER, MANN & KAILAS, S.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff 4650 N. Port Washington Road Milwaukee, WI 53212 PH: (414) 962-5110 Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (15 U.S.C. Section 1692), we are required to state that we are attempting to collect a debt on our client’s behalf and any information we obtain will be used for that purpose. 630078 WNAXLP
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Kenneth J. Beaupre, Cumberland, operating without valid license, $200.50; speeding, $175.30. Jeffery A. Bowker, St. Paul, Minn., speeding, $175.30. Jessica L. Dolan, Spooner, nonregistration of vehicle, $175.30. Akemi W. Fischer, Spooner, speeding, $175.30. Eugene P. Francois, Minneapolis, Minn., speeding, $213.30. Robert J. Hall, Shell Lake, nonregistration of vehicle, $175.30. Alicia I. Johnson, Siren, speeding, $250.90. Brian L. Kamin, Trego, drink open intoxicants in motor vehicle, $263.50. Jared D. Kidder, Shell Lake, nonregistration of vehicle, $175.30.
Kris J. Krumenauer, Chippewa Falls, speeding, $200.50. James M. Larson, Fennimore, speeding, $175.30. Shaun E. Maldonado, Spooner, operating with restricted controlled substance, $887.50, license revoked 6 months, alcohol assessment. Jared V. Phernetton, Shell Lake, operating motor vehicle without insurance, $200.50; improper registration of other vehicle, $263.50. Beau P. Skluzacek, Shell Lake, speeding, $225.70. Joseph S. White, Granite Falls, N.C., speeding, $175.30. Laureen E. White, Bruce, nonregistration of vehicle, $175.30. Ryan C. Yeazle, Wonewoc, operating while revoked, $200.50.
Marriage licenses (July 15, 22, 29) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT WASHBURN COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF Nunzio Di Pasquale DOD: April 18, 2014 Notice to Creditors (Informal Administration) Case No. 15 PR 24 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: 1. An application for informal administration was filed. 2. The decedent, with date of birth May 21, 1931, and date of death April 18, 2014, was domiciled in Washburn County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of N12428 Eagle View Drive, Minong, WI 54859. 3. All interested persons waived notice. 4. The deadline for filing a claim against the decedent’s estate is September 27, 2015. 5. A claim may be filed at the Washburn County Courthouse, Shell Lake, Wisconsin, Room 2C. Shannon Anderson Probate Registrar June 29, 2015 Katherine M. Stewart P.O. Box 364 Spooner, WI 54801 715-635-9081 630886 Bar No.: 1005716 WNAXLP
Jason C. Diederich, Fridley, Minn., and Laureen A. Klimas, Wyoming, Minn. Derek P. Elliott, Spooner, and Cortney A. Mounsey, Spooner. David M. Hanson, Spooner, and Rachel A. Shipley, Spooner. Matthew L. Dahlman, Richfield, Minn., and Brittany A. Libbey, Minneapolis, Minn.
APPLICATION FOR LICENSE
State of Wisconsin County of Burnett Town of Roosevelt To the Town Board of the Town of Roosevelt: I, J. Randall Holm, agent for Timberland Pub LLC, herewith apply for a Class “B” fermented malt beverage and Class “C” wine license under Chapter 125.04 of the Wisconsin Statutes for the year ending June 30, 2016, of the following described premises, to-wit: 1-1/-2story vinyl-sided building, with storage upstairs and parking lot located at 20991 County Road 630567 H, Barronett, WI. 47-48r J. Randall Holm WNAXLP Application filed this 22nd day of June, 2015.
is seeking
FULL-TIME PACKAGING & COUNTER POSITION Louie’s Finer Meats is seeking one full-time Packaging and Counter position. Candidate must be able to demonstrate an aptitude for customer service, product quality, expense reduction, sanitation and must be able to work weekends. A wellgroomed appearance will be expected. Some lifting required. Competitive wages and benefit package available to fulltime personnel. Please send resume to:
Louie’s Finer Meats Packaging/Counter Position P.O. Box 134 Cumberland, WI 54829
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SHELL LAKE SELFSTORAGE: Convenient, 24-hour access. Special low-cost boat storage. Call 715-468-2910. 2rtfc SHARE EXPENSES IN MY HOME: All utilities included, $400 per month. Shell Lake, 715-4687562. 46-50rp
Edie E. Adams, Medford, OWI, $1,109.00, local jail, license revoked 12 months, ignition interlock, alcohol assessment. Cory J. Gustafson, Spooner, possession of THC, $243.00, probation, sent. withheld; disorderly conduct, $299.00 Robert J. Hayes, Hayward, OWI, $1,109.00, local jail, license revoked 1 year, ignition interlock, alcohol assessment. Sandra J. Puschnig, Spooner, OWI, $1,472.60, local jail, restitution, license revoked 24 months, alcohol assessment. Steven J. Ranta, Superior, disorderly conduct, $443.00, local jail; bail jumping, $443.00, local jail; criminal damage to property, $443.00, local jail.
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
EQUIPMENT OPERATOR
Washburn County is accepting applications for the Equipment Operator position with the Highway Department. This position is responsible for operating a variety of equipment and trucks utilized in snow removal operations, highway construction, highway maintenance and repair activities. Qualifications - High school diploma or equivalent; possession of a valid WI CDL with appropriate class and endorsement; knowledge of techniques utilized in shaping road ditches, installing drainage structures and excavation operations; and the abilities and skills required for effective operation and use of assigned vehicles, equipment, tools and materials. Starting salary range is $18.22-$20.25/hr. plus excellent benefits. For an application, contact the Washburn County Personnel Department at P.O. Box 337, Shell Lake, WI 54871, Ph.: 715-468-4624, Fax: 715-468-4628, email: adminper@co.washburn.wi.us, or download an application from our County website at www.co.washburn.wi.us. 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 31, 2015. EOE 630938 48-49r
Dustin M. Danford, Shell Lake, and Danielle H. Moe, Shell Lake. Damian A. Vraniak, Springbrook, and Christina C. Tripp, Springbrook. Jeffrey J. Powers, Spooner, and Nichole E. Polze, Spooner. Henry W. Hackman, Spooner, and Emily E. Flonnes, Spooner. Michael S. Kullman, Schererville, Ind., and Laurel C. Rapp, Schererville, Ind.
Daniel M. Gross, Minong, and Karla E. Gustafson, Minong. Bruce E. Ostrom, Minong, and Jacqueline R. Roy, Minong. Edward G. Donatell, Rolling Meadows, Ill., and Olivia C. Sliwa, Rolling Meadows, Ill. Joshua S. Waggoner, Minong, and Kristina D. Berg, Minong.
WASHBURN COUNTY LAND AUCTION
This is notification of a remaining Tax Deed Land Sale parcel which will be sold via online auction; information regarding this parcel is listed below. Please visit www.wisconsinsurplus.com for registration and bidding instructions. The auction will run from July 13 through July 24. Washburn County reserves the right to accept or decline all bids. For parcel details, please call Ron Bennis at 715-468-4696; the parcel can be viewed on the county website - www.washburn.wi.us - click on Land & Tax Info. and then Land Sale Information. 630741 48r WNAXLP Tract #200-15 - 5 acres - rural wooded parcel - Town of Chicog
MEETING NOTICE - TOWN OF BASHAW
Notice is hereby given that the Bashaw Town Board shall hold its monthly meeting on Tuesday, July 21, 2015, at 7 p.m. at the Bashaw Town Hall. Agenda: Call meeting to order; minutes from the June 9, 2015, town meeting; treasurer’s report; town website; public input; permits/applications; Resolution 2-2015 adopting the Washburn County all hazards mitigation plan update; truck/grader; set next meeting date; approve vouchers and adjourn meeting. A current agenda will also be posted at the following sites: Corner of Tozer Lake Road and Green Valley Road, corner of Sand Road and Sunset Road and N3410 Sawyer Creek Road, Shell Lake, WI 54871 (Town Hall). Lesa Dahlstrom, Clerk, Town of Bashaw 630679 48r WNAXLP
REQUEST FOR BIDS - CITY OF SHELL LAKE
The City of Shell Lake is seeking bids for crack fill and seal coat of approximately 1,486 feet of Laker Drive (35’ wide), and 1,280 feet of Reinhart Drive (35’ wide). Bid specifications are available at the City Administrator’s Office, City Hall, 501 First Street, P.O. Box 520, Shell Lake, WI 54871. Sealed bids must be submitted to the City Administrator’s Office by 1:30 p.m. Friday, July 24, 2015. For further information, contact Public Works Director Mitch Brown at 715-416-0547. The City reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids or to select the bid(s) most advantageous to the City. Shell Lake Public Works Committee 630585 47-48r WNAXLP
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
PART-TIME, EVENINGSHIFT CUSTODIAN
Washburn County is accepting applications for the Part-time, evening-shift Custodian position with the Maintenance Department. This position performs a variety of cleaning, housekeeping and maintenance tasks. Qualified candidates must have knowledge and experience in custodial and maintenance procedures, the use of janitorial supplies and equipment, and the use of lawn care and snow removal equipment; must have the ability to frequently lift and carry 50 lbs. High school diploma or equivalent is required. Must possess a valid Wisconsin driver’s license. Starting salary is $14.39-$16.00/hour and benefits. Download an employment application from the County website at: www.co.washburn.wi.us or contact the Washburn County Personnel 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 31, 2015. EOE. 630939 48-49r
JULY 15, 2015 - WASHBURN COUNTY REGISTER - PAGE 23
LAKER
TIMES
LEFT: Wild blueberries can be found in the bog. — Photo by Cadence Bush
Photography class captures bog beauty SHELL LAKE – These photos were taken by students in the science and photography class on Thursday, July 9, during Shell Lake summer school’s first session. - submitted
RIGHT: The pitcher plant has a bright yellow and orange flower that is tilted downward so as not to be exposed. — Photo by Spence Hoellen
Because there is no bacteria found in a bog and no way for material to break down, sundew, plants have adapted and get their nitrogen from consuming insects. The small dime-size flowers on the plant attract small insects and close on them like a Venus flytrap. — Photo by Isaiah Johnson
The pitcher plant flower has attracted two flies who themselves are reproducing. — Photo by Olivia Jury
The plants and insects found in a bog are beautiful and fascinating. Over time they have adapted to a harsh environment. The water and soil is very acidic. In the bog, plants have adapted to eating insects to acquire the nitrogen that all plants need to grow. The Shell Lake summer school science and photography class spent the morning on Thursday, July 9, studying this rich and very different ecosystem. — Photo by Skylar Leach
A slug is being slowly consumed by a pitcher plant. The sharp hairs on the leaves direct the insect deep into the base of the plant where the juices digest the insect. — Photo by Spence Hoellen This is the flower of a pitcher plant. The time that this beautiful plant flowers is very short, so very few people have seen this plant in all of its beauty. — Photo by Violet Nasman
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That was then this is now
The Heisterkamp General Merchandise Store was located across from the Shell Lake Clinic on First Street in Shell Lake. The store, owned by William Heisterkamp, sold merchandise to loggers and farmers. The exact years the store was open are not known, but it started in the 1890s and was closed down in the 1930s or possibly in the 1940s. — Photo submitted
The current buildings on the same lot are not the original buildings but have since been rebuilt. The larger building will be the home of Shell Lake’s newest business, Yoder’s Amish Bakery. Both Yoder’s Bakery and the Prudential building occupy the same lot. The old house on the corner is now an apartment house. Back in the day, it was where William Heisterkamp lived with his family. — Photo by Larry Samson
Rodeo rescue Bullfighters Miles Jones and Kris Furr close in on the bull as this rider’s hand is hung up. While Furr distracts the bull, Jones frees the rider.
Photo by Larry Samson
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