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Sept. 17, 2014

Wednesday, September 17, 2014 Vol. 126, No. 5 • Shell Lake, Wis.

We e ke nd w atch • Colorfest @ Barronett • Sheep to Shawl Expo @ Spooner • Adventurer to speak @ canoe museum See calendar on page 6 for details

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It’s all fun at the end of the day

Raising funds for Alzheimer’s Page 2

The students from the Shell Lake after-school program had the opportunity to burn off some energy after a day of being cooped up in the school. It is all fun on the monkey bars. — Photo by Larry Samson

A mini way of life Back page

Plans to reopen sports complex move forward

A great day for cross country

Closed since April, the multiuse sports complex in downtown Spooner could be saved by investor’s plans Page 3

SL School Board member resigns

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BREAKERS

New group forms to focus on school curriculum to meet needs of local employers Page 7 Got an idea for a story?

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SPOONER — Fall in Northwest Wisconsin is a beautiful time as green leaves make way for the yellows, oranges and reds of Mother Nature’s autumn color palette. To celebrate the changing seasons, the Tourism Advisory Committee of the International Trade, Business and Economic Development Council of Northwest Wisconsin has launched a fall colors photo contest. People can upload their fall color photos using the contest app on the group’s Facebook page. Photos must be taken in Ashland, Barron, Burnett, Chippewa, Douglas, Iron, Price, Rusk, Sawyer or Washburn counties in northwestern Wisconsin. Once uploaded to the contest, Facebook users have the chance to vote on the photo that they like best. The photo with the most votes at the end of the contest period on Saturday, Nov. 15, wins. A $250 cash card is up for grabs for the winning photographer. More details, along with the contest entry instructions and official rules, can be viewed at woobox.com/7qmxkn or on the group’s Facebook page at facebook.com/TravelNorthwestWisconsin The Northwest Wisconsin ITBEC Tourism Advisory Committee is a group of tourism professionals from each of the participating counties in northwestern Wisconsin: Ashland, Barron, Burnett, Chippewa, Douglas, Iron, Price, Rusk, Sawyer and Washburn. The group works to promote northwestern Wisconsin as a great vacation destination through a variety of publications, a website, advertising and more. Visit northwestwisconsin.com for more information. — from NWTAC

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Oak wilt confirmed in county Grants may be available to combat deadly oak disease Page 15

Founder of Shell Lake Boat Company tours museum

Walter Ek founded and managed the Shell Lake Boat Company. His children and grandchildren took a special tour of the Shell Lake Boats that are on display at the Washburn County Historical Society Museum in Shell Lake on Saturday, Sept. 13. Shown (L to R): Rodney Ripley who gave the tour, Paul Ek, Mike Ek, Karen and Bill Ek. Bill worked at the boat company in high school and while in college. He had a distinguished career in the boat industry and retired as vice president at the Outboard Marine Company. — Photo by Larry Samson

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Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s

14 teams, 95 participants raise an estimated $19,000

Walk participants hold up flowers that represent those lost to Alzheimer’s disease. Other flower colors represented those that care for someone with Alzheimer’s, someone living with the disease and those that support the cause against it.

Ruby the dachshund is escorted by her owner, Andrea Neuvich, and friend Jerry Fabert. They walked in the Alzheimer’s Association’s Walk to End Alzheimer’s on the Shell Lake State Bank team on Saturday, Sept. 13.

Elizabeth Fogelberg places a flower in the promise garden for someone caring for a person with Alzheimer’s. Fogelberg is a seventh-grader at Shell Lake and walked with the Terraceview Living Center team.

Cora and her brother, Jax, enjoy the walkin their stylish rides with their mom, Sadie Foss.

Photos by Danielle H. Moe

Dr. Jon Bowman places participants’ flowers in the promise garden for display. Bowman is a support-group facilitator at the Spooner hospital.

Friends Mo More, Kris Bennett and Barb Behan are happy to help the Alzheimer’s Association in their mission to provide innovations in care, support and research of the disease.

RIGHT: Participants in the Alzheimer’s Association’s Walk to End Alzheimer’s line the sidewalk on Hwy. 63 in Spooner on Saturday, Sept. 13.

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A citizen’s guide to school annual meetings Many meetings next week; Have a voice in your school district

Gregg Westigard | Staff writer

WASHBURN COUNTY AREA – The annual round of school district annual meetings has started, with the Shell Lake, Spooner, Hayward and Northwood meetings coming next week. This is the time when voters can question their school boards and administrators about their school districts. In addition, they can review the proposed 2014-15 budgets and tax levies, and determine the salaries of school board members. The districts prepare very complete presentations about school finance, goals and achievements. Residents can learn about reserve fund balances, enrollment trends and the direction their district is going. And they can have a dialogue with their school board members. The Shell Lake, Hayward and Northwood meetings are Monday, Sept. 22. Spooner is the following night, Tuesday, Sept. 23. Cumberland and Rice Lake hold their district meetings in late October, and the Birchwood has already been held. All district residents and taxpayers can take part in these meetings. Many of the meetings start at 7 p.m. at the schools, but residents should check with their district for the exact time. Wisconsin statutes require that each school district holds a budget hearing and annual meeting sometime between midJuly and late October. Every voter has the right to participate in the meeting of the

district they live in. You do not need to have children in school. The meetings are usually held in September or October to allow the school boards to get the most current budget information on enrollment and state aid. Very few people take advantage of this chance to talk to the people who make the decisions affecting their schools. This is a brief guide to the meetings and how residents can take part.

Budget hearing The first part of the meeting is a budget hearing. This is a meeting of the school board, with the board president chairing the meeting. The proposed budget for next year is presented and explained by the superintendent. All electors in attendance can ask questions and make suggestions to the board. This is a chance for a wide-open discussion on any topic relating to the school and education. People can talk about enrollment, curriculum, salaries, buildings, state aid, testing and taxes. When discussion ends, the board closes this part of the meeting. Annual meeting The second part of the evening belongs to the voters. The board often moves to the side or into the audience. Everyone is equal during the meeting. The first order of business is election of a chairperson for the meeting. Any district resident can be nominated to preside. The chair of the annual meeting is usually not a board member. Minutes of the previous annual meeting and treasurer’s and auditor’s reports

are presented. These documents are often presented in writing to everyone attending the meeting. It is proper, and saves time, for someone to move to accept each report as written, before the reports are read. The voters next are presented with a series of resolutions regarding school operations that must be approved annually by the electorate under state law. Some are very basic and include authorization to transport students, operate a school lunch program and furnish textbooks. These resolutions are presented in writing as part of the meeting packet. The chair can refer to the item number and title and ask for approval without reading the entire resolution. There are two resolutions regarding spending and taxes. One supports the budget that was presented at the hearing. The other provides for the tax levy. The school board still has the power to make changes to these items before a final date in October, but the numbers approved basically determine what you will pay in property taxes to your school district next year. The electors present also set the salary of the school board members. This figure cannot be changed until the next annual meeting. Electors can also authorize a sinking or reserve fund for future building needs. This is not a standard resolution but part of “other business” on the agenda. This type of resolution sets an additional amount on the tax statement that is held in a reserve fund for future specific needs. The Frederic School District once drew 300 to 400 people to each annual meeting when this was being considered.

The date of the next annual meeting is also set. There are three options. The electors can call for the meeting to be held on a specific date. They can authorize the school board to set the date. They can take no action, in which case state law requires that the annual meeting is to be held on the third Monday in July. Some people favor a late date for the meeting to allow for completion of the annual audit and information on state aid. School annual meetings are the only chance for district members to discuss school issues in an open forum, but very few people attend these meetings or are even aware of them. Yet annual meetings are an additional democratic right in addition to voting in Wisconsin. Dates of the coming school district annual meetings Contact the district office for time and location Monday, Sept. 22 Shell Lake Hayward Northwood Tuesday, Sept. 23 Spooner Tuesday, Oct. 21 Cumberland Monday, Oct. 27 Rice Lake The Birchwood meeting has already been held.

National Guard member loses life in car-pedestrian accident Danielle H. Moe | Staff writer TREGO — A 27-year-old National Guard member lost his life in a fatal accident on Friday, Sept. 5. According to the Washburn County Sheriff’s Office, they received a call from an employee of the Trego Travel Center at approximately 1:17 a.m. saying that a man had entered the store stating he had struck an individual on Hwy. 53. William Johnson, Minong, was southbound on Hwy. 53 near the intersection of CTH E when he observed a male subject running directly at his vehicle. Johnson

attempted to stop the vehicle but could not stop quickly enough and struck David Talford, 27, Mondovi. Talford and Benjamin Berger, Menomonie, had been in the Hayward area to attend the funeral of fellow National Guard member Patrick Mullally, of the 128th Menomonie Alpha Company National Guard Unit, on Thursday, Sept. 4. It was reported that after the funeral the pair went out for drinks in Hayward, then traveled to Looker’s Bar in Trego where they consumed more alcoholic beverages. Berger told deputies that Talford was

driving but decided to park at the Trego Travel Center because he felt he was too intoxicated to drive back to Menomonie that evening. The Wisconsin State Patrol has been requested to reconstruct the accident by the Washburn County Sheriff’s Office. “This is a truly unfortunate accident and circumstance, Mr. Talford has served his country overseas and in the National Guard 128th Menomonie Alpha Company. Mr. Talford’s death and the circumstances surrounding the cause of his death should be considered unacceptable by so-

ciety. Alcohol was a contributing factor in Mr. Talford’s death; we should not be losing our young citizens to alcohol-related deaths. Our sympathies, thoughts, and concerns are with the family of Mr. Talford and also, Mr. Johnson. Mr. Johnson is certainly experiencing some difficulties of his own and we sincerely hope that he is able to recover from this tragic event,” said Washburn County Sheriff Terry Dryden.

Plans to reopen sports complex move forward Danielle H. Moe | Staff writer SPOONER — The Spooner Civic Center, formerly the Icehouse, is another step closer to reopening. The multiuse sports complex in downtown Spooner has been closed since April, but several last-minute meetings of local government and governmental agencies have preserved plans to save the facility. “We don’t have the driving force, and we’re to a point now to where we’re coming up to the 15th deadline, which is to get all the information in for the grant with the state,” said Wayne Poteet. The Poteets and the city were up against the looming deadline to get the Community Development Investment Grant application to the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation by Monday, Sept. 15, as the lease and developers agreements are requirements of the application. As a result, a special joint meeting of the Spooner City Council and the Spooner Redevelopment Authority was made for Thursday, Sept. 11, to review the lease and developers agreements in closed session. After reconvening in open session, the Spooner City Council approved a recommendation that the work-in-progress lease and developer agreements be used in the WEDC grant application. The SRA did not have a quorum to vote on the recommendation, but Rick Coquillette, chair of the SRA, stated it was not necessary for the organization to approve the documents in order for them to be submitted with the grant application. “What I feel is that we are moving forward. I think there are a lot of reasons to believe that this thing can still get done,” said Gary Cuskey, city of Spooner mayor. Following the approval, Cuskey

The Spooner Civic Center, built primarily to provide an indoor facility for the successful Spooner youth hockey teams of the 1980s, is facing a new potential chapter in ownership and use. - File photo explained that the documents would be sent to the Poteets and on to the grant writer, Amy Kelsey, to be submitted with the grant application. Surrounding the plans details are the questions of who is paying for what. Coquillette explained that, “The purchase price is $365,000, and Mr. Poteet is putting in $290,000, so the city’s portion of the purchase price is $75,000.” The purchase price has been agreed upon by all the parties involved in the deal — the seller, Butch Johnson; the purchasers, the Poteets; and the city. In the current agreed-upon deal the city will also pay for the cost of the grant writing work at about $5,000, the engineering study at an estimated $15,000, the delinquent real estate taxes and the outstanding utility bill. According to county real estate records the property has about $48,000 in delinquent real estate taxes from 2012 and 2013. “Those (liens) will all be taken care of before he (Poteet) occupies the building.

So the county will be made whole for their tax liens and the city will get paid for their utilities,” said Coquillette. The city council will convene next week to work out the details of making those liens whole, but that meeting has yet to be scheduled. “People ask us why are we doing this, well honestly, we are looking for a challenge, and we have been looking to invest in a business up here for the last two years,” said Poteet. The Poteets met with the public in forums organized by the Spooner Area Chamber of Commerce to discuss their plan for the facility. In those forums they explained that they plan to reinvest all funds the facility makes in the first two or three years after opening in order to complete the amount of work that needs to be done. “I know the history, I understand the history, and I understand the risk and what everybody is feeling, but I can only look right now going forward. We are outsiders looking at this building seeing

the potential of this building. Yes, it is a business investment, without a doubt,” said Poteet. While the Poteets recognize the building’s potential profitability, they know it is going to take significant financial backing from area businesses and individuals. On Tuesday, Sept. 9, the SRA approved opening a bank account to be used as the fund to handle donations for the facilities renovations. Poteet reported that businesses have already donated to the project and plan to donate in the future including Spooner Health System and the Best Western. Those that donate have the option to receive in-kind gifts in recognition of their financial pledge. “People have been through three or four of these. They are tired and wore out and have heard the song and dance before, that’s why we have to get everyone involved,” said Poteet.

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Letters to the editor Open letter to the sheriff’s office The following information was written in an email to the Washburn County Sheriff’s Office thanking one of its deputies for a job well done. “We do receive these types of thanks on occasion and we certainly appreciate the effort on the part of the authors. We take great pride in providing law enforcement services to the public and it shows. Good job Bart. (Deputy Jason Bartholomew),” stated Sheriff Terry Dryden. To protect his identity, the last name and address have been removed from the letter.

My name is David, and back on Feb. 8, I was severely injured in an automobile accident at the intersection of Hwy. 53 and CTH E in the Town of Trego. And from what I’m hearing that intersection is very notorious for accidents. My email to you today is to finally be able to speak out and give appreciation to a job well done by one of your deputies, and that is Deputy Jason Bartholomew. He was the deputy that responded to the accident that night. He displayed professionalism and concern that night at the

scene, and while I was in the emergency room at Spooner Health Systems prior to my transport to Eau Claire Luther Hospital. He had also called my hospital room to check on me and to do a few follow-up questions that he had to do, and even in the few months after the collision that he had to contact me at home, he was professional and showed concern, and I appreciated every bit of it. Unfortunately, we live in a day and age now where the law enforcement community too often gets a bad image, so I just

wanted to let you know that the folks that make up the Washburn County Sheriff’s Department (in my opinion) have set the excellence bar high for the other 71 counties in Wisconsin to follow! I just wish I could have written the email letter earlier, but opted to keep silent until the case has closed, which it did this past Friday. In your busy day, if you could take a moment to reach out to Jason, and thank him on my behalf for a job well done, I would appreciate it. Thank you, Dave

Supports Democratic party Every two years it seems we can count on Republican candidates for political office to lay claim to be the “protector of values.” But whose values do they protect once in office? Yours? Mine? We all have our own values. My values include clean water, clean air and a healthy environment. I value good public schools and affordable public colleges that give everyone, regardless of wealth, a chance to succeed. I value affordable health care available for everyone, for unless everyone is covered, health care will never be affordable because those of us with health care will pay for those without through higher rates. I value equal rights and freedoms for all, including the

Letters policy

freedom of expression. I value workers rights to a living wage and to organize for the benefit of all. I believe that many in Northwest Wisconsin share most, if not all of these values. There is currently a local legislator who shares the same values. I have known many politicians in over 40 years of being politically aware, and 75th District Rep. Stephen Smith is, without exaggeration, the most honest and forthright, and most genuinely caring representative of people in his district that I have ever met. Smith is a longtime resident and businessman in the 75th Assembly District. He knows the district and its residents inside and out. Now, once in office what does the cur-

rent Republican party value? The common Republican call is for is “smaller government,” meaning deregulation. But the deregulation they seek is targeted. Republican government wants to deregulate the banking industry and corporations. Republicans want to deregulate political spending, environmental protection, and the use of our lands and water. At the same time, Republicans want selective government regulation of who can vote and when. They took away freedom of expression by closing the state Capitol to groups who assembled to express themselves and their frustration with government. Republicans want to regulate our health-care decisions, particularly

for women. Republicans have regulated public school spending while deregulating private, for-profit charter schools so they can choose who their students are and how they are educated without having to meet minimum standards demanded of public schools. Republicans want further regulation on workers rights to organize for mutual benefit of all and a voice in their working conditions. Perhaps hypocrisy is the real value Republicans want to protect. Tim Schultz Rice Lake

In general the Register welcomes letters to the editor but reserves the right to edit or to reject letters for any reason. Letters should be no longer than 400 words in length and contain the signature, address and telephone number of the author. All letter writers will be limited to one published letter per 30 days, with the exception of rebuttals. The number of exchanges between letter writers will be decided by the editor. Thank-you letters are most appropriately published in specially designed box ads. Vulgarity, racial slurs and other mean-spirited, insulting terms are not allowed. Complaints about businesses and individuals involving private matters will not be published. Letter writers should provide sources when citing facts. Opinions expressed in letters are not those of the newspaper but rather those of the individual, who is solely responsible for the letter’s content. Emailed letters are preferred. Letters may be emailed to news@wcregisternewsroom.com or mailed to Washburn County Register, P.O. Box 455, Shell Lake, WI 54871

Shell Lake landmark comes down Randy Mancl Excavation of Haugen did the demolition of the building.

WITC names Siegler divisional dean of Allied Health Working from the back, the backhoe works to tear down the building with the least amount of damage to the surrounding area. — Photos by Larry Samson

The Marshall Poquette building on Main Street Shell Lake has stood the test of time. It came down on Monday, Sept. 15. The building that was once a farm equipment dealer, cafe and furniture store was showing its age and came down within a couple of hours. Shell Lake State Bank more recently owned the building and hasn’t commented on what the bank is going to do with the lot. To see a video of the building being torn down, go to wcregisteronline.com

SHELL LAKE — Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College has recently promoted Kate Siegler to divisional dean of Allied Health. Siegler had previously served as academic dean and had been acting as the interim divisional dean of Allied Health for the college. “This past year all of WITC’s Allied Health programs have undergone accreditation site visits,” said Siegler. “It was quite a year having them all fall so close together. Now that that is over, we get to do other creative projects that we didn’t have time for when we were preparing for accreditation.” “Kate Siegler has the background in health care and education to lead these programs,” said Bonny Copenhaver, vice president, academic affairs and WITC-Superior Campus administrator. “She is an advocate for health-care education, and she is capable of handling the diversity of programs in this new division.” This change marks a restructuring of WITC’s allied health programs, which will now include occupational therapy assistant, dental assistant, heath information technology and medical assisting. Siegler will act as the divisional dean for the area. Associate degree nursing and personal care worker/certified nursing assistant will be grouped together under a divisional dean of nursing. The search for that position is in progress. “This reorganization allows us to be more efficient and allows Ms. Siegler to focus on the unique needs of each program,” said Copenhaver. “Each program

in Ms. Siegler’s division is accredited or in the process of receiving initial accreditation. She will be able to work on new program development as well as assist the faculty in these programs to maintain Kate Siegler was recently the high level promoted to divisional dean of quality proof Allied Health at Wiscon- gramming that sin Indianhead Technical is a hallmark of College. – Photo submitted WITC.” “I love the challenge of leading a variety of Allied Health programs,” said Siegler. “I am lucky that I have a great team of program directors who are knowledgeable, passionate about their fields, and just plain fun to work with.” In her new role, Siegler is looking forward to growing WITC’s course offerings. “One of the things I am most excited about is developing a new gerontology program,” said Siegler. “I think that meeting the health and human service needs of our elderly population is a challenge in this area and it will be exciting developing a new program to help meet those needs.” — from WITC

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Deer advisory council to discuss three-year deer population

SPOONER — Deer population objectives that will be used to help formulate hunting opportunities over the next three years will be the topic of discussion at the Spooner High School auditorium on Tuesday, Sept. 23, starting at 7 p.m. While this is a working meeting of the Washburn County Deer Advisory Council, the public is encouraged to attend and will have an opportunity to discuss issues and provide comment. County deer advisory councils are a newly formed body as part of an effort to provide more public input on deer management issues and give stakeholders a

greater responsibility in managing local deer numbers. Councils will also meet in October and December as they develop a recommendation to the DNR as to how many deer they would like in their respective counties. Council meetings will develop recommendations to the DNR regarding deer population objectives in their county, antlerless quotas and season structure options. Through their participation, CDAC members and meeting participants will be given a direct stake in managing Wisconsin’s deer herd. Three meetings will be held this fall, as

will happen every three years, to develop deer herd population objective recommendations to the department. Councils will meet each spring to develop antlerless deer harvest quotas for deer hunting seasons and consider various strategies to meet population objectives. Local department staff will be on hand to present information, answer any questions and discuss possible strategies for managing the local deer herd. Anyone interested in making a statement at the meeting must preregister by contacting Joe Weiss, Washburn County CDAC chair, at 715-520-0517. In order

to accommodate all who wish to speak, statements will be limited to three minutes. Those unable to attend a local meeting will be able to view meeting agendas and minutes on the department’s website. Deer hunters and those interested in helping manage their local deer herd are encouraged to check out the frequently asked questions document featured on the department’s CDAC page for any questions regarding councils. To view a more general FAQ page, visit dnr.wi.gov and search keyword deer. — from WCDAC

Town of Barronett receives $87,000 loan MADISON – The Board of Commissioners of Public Lands approved a state trust fund loan totaling $87,000 to the Town of Barronett to finance road projects. With income generated by state trust fund loans, and not a single taxpayer dol-

lar, the BCPL provides all of the state’s financial aid to public elementary, middle and high school libraries; $30.2 million in 2014, alone. A complete list of the 2014 library aid distribution by school district will be found at bcpl.wisconsin.gov/

docview.asp?docid=25610&locid=145. State trust fund loan monies come from the principal of the state’s Common School Fund, which is enhanced by revenues generated by fees, fines, forfeitures, unclaimed property and timber sales. Established by

the state Constitution, the BCPL consists of the Secretary of State Doug La Follette, Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen and state Treasurer Kurt Schuller. To learn more about the agency, visit bcpl.wisconsin.gov. — from BCPL

Area news at a glance MADISON — Carla Kuffel, a prealgebra and algebra, precalculus and accelerated math teacher at Cameron High School, was named High School Teacher of the Year from a pool of public school Kohl Teacher Fellows. She received $3,000 from the Herb Kohl Education Foundation, which supports the Teacher of the Year program. Kuffel holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and psychology education from UW-Eau Claire and a master’s degree in education leadership from Fielding Graduate University in Santa Barbara, Calif., and is a National Board Certified Teacher since 2012. She has been with the Cameron School District since 2000. She was one of four to receiving the award this year. — from WDPI ••• RICE LAKE — Gov. Scott Walker spoke with nearly 300 Rice Lake Weighing System employees during his visit to the Rice Lake plant on Friday, Sept. 5. Prior to touring the plant with company President Mark Johnson Jr., the governor sat down with members of the firm’s management team, Rice Lake Schools Superintendent Larry Brown, Principal Kurt Pacholke

Shell Lake Lions Calendar Winners Sept. 8 - $30 Bethany Stellrecht, Shell Lake Sept. 9 - $30 Rog and Sue Mroszak, Hertel Sept. 10 - $30 Rita Wuebben, Spooner Sept. 11 - $30 Brian Shover, Eagan, Minn. Sept. 12 - $30 Larry Samson, Shell Lake.

Gordy’s County Market Winners also announced on WJMC FM Radio

Temps

Temperatures recorded at Spooner Ag Research Station 2013 High Low Precip. Sept. 8 90 56 Sept. 9 70 58 .11” rain Sept. 10 83 66 Sept. 11 82 57 Sept. 12 82 51 Sept. 13 69 39 Sept. 14 68 41 2014 High Low Precip. Sept. 8 74 50 Sept. 9 68 58 .02” rain Sept. 10 73 48 1.47” rain Sept. 11 48 40 .06” rain Sept. 12 56 36 Sept. 13 52 33 Sept. 14 57 33

Lake level Monday, Sept. 16, 2013: 1,216.81’ MSL Monday, Sept. 15, 2014: 1,218.70’ MSL

and Vice Principal Steve Salisbury. Others in the roundtable meeting were Barron County Economic Development director Dave Armstrong and Northwest buildings owner Chris Mlejnek, whose company is building a nearly 80,000-square-foot addition on Rice Lake Weighing Systems facility on Coleman Street. Walker congratulated school officials for their Pathway Program, which is a public/ private partnership between Rice Lake High School and Rice Lake Weighing Systems. — from the Rice Lake Chronotype ••• ASHLAND — Have you ever wondered what it’s like in a big rig? Ever thought about a career in truck driving? Truck drivers are in demand and companies are paying top wages and great benefits to today’s drivers. Northwest Wisconsin Concentrated Employment Program is bringing a fun, interactive look at these high-wage jobs to the Red Clay Classic at the ABC Raceway in Ashland on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 26-27. Industry partners, Halvor Lines and Sue Vinje Trucking, will bring their brand-new trucks that you and your family can climb in and see the modern and comfortable office that these trucks have become. The High-Wage Highway Exhibit is a new twist on a job fair for the trucking industry. By

bringing information about the industry to the public instead of the public seeking out trucking companies at a job fair, it provides these companies the opportunity to educate the public about how the industry has changed. Trucking companies today offer high wages, full benefits and provide modern rigs. Representatives from CEP Inc., Halvor Lines and Sue Vinje Trucking will be present and can answer questions about schooling, pay, benefits and more. This is the second year this exhibit has hit the road. Other regional events the exhibit has participated in include the Flambeau Rama, Jack Pine Savage Days and Rusk County Fair. Funding for the exhibit at the Red Clay Classic is through a Skills Wisconsin Industry Partnership grant received by the Northwest Wisconsin Workforce Investment Board. For more information about this exhibit, please contact Tasha Hagberg, employer resource consultant, at 715-635-2175 or thagberg@ nwcep.org. — from CEP Inc. ••• LUCK — A 30-year-old Luck man is facing multiple felony charges, including strangulation, false imprisonment and being a felon in possession of a firearm, on top of two misdemeanors, for allegedly holding a woman against her will for several days. Judge Molly GaleWyrick

• The Shell Lake Fire Department was called to the Josie Carlson farm in the Town of Bashaw. Although no one was living on the farm at the time, the house containing considerable furniture belonging to the Francis Carlson family burned to the ground. • James R. Scharhag, Shell Lake, and Roger W. “Paddy” Ryan of Spooner would face each other in the November election for the office of sheriff of Washburn County. Scharhag won the Republican nomination defeating Marshall C. Poquette, also of Shell Lake, and Robert H. Willis, Spooner. Ryan won the Democratic nomination in a race with Siguard C. Gullickson, Shell Lake. • There were over 100 students out for band at Shell Lake Schools, 75 from the elementary grades alone. Darrell Aderman, music instructor, issued an appeal to former students or their parents who might still have a band instrument stored away in their homes, to contact him. The school wished to buy a number of the instruments to enable more students to participate in the band. • “A” team cheerleaders were Joan Masterjohn, Carol Krantz, JoAnne Brown and Karen Swan. “B” team cheerleaders were Judy Henderson, Sharon Todd, Gayle Swan and Sandra Stegeman.

1964 – 50 Years Ago

• During the grand opening of the Dennis Standard Station, Harvey Johnson, Shell Lake superintendent of schools, was the lucky winner of a set of mud and snow tires. • Harvey Wallace, Barronett, was a patient at the Spooner hospital with a broken wrist. • Mrs. Henry Mangelsen attended a prenuptial shower for Diana Johnson and

bound over Adonis I. Mosay Jr. for trial after a Monday, Sept. 8, preliminary hearing in Polk County Circuit Court. The alleged incidents occurred over a threeday period, going back to late August and early September, according to a probable cause report filed by the Polk County Sheriff’s Department, as well as testimony from a St. Croix Tribal Police officer during the preliminary hearing. In the report, it was alleged that Mosay and the victim, a female with whom he had a previous relationship, had tried to “get back together,” but the woman said it quickly went bad, according to Polk County prosecutors. The victim alleges that Mosay said he would shoot her if she attempted to leave, and the woman noted that he had a loaded, bolt-action rifle between his bed and the wall, beside him as he slept. Other allegations against Mosay include that he repeatedly punched her with a closed fist, leaving bruises, and he attempted to strangle her, enough that she lost consciousness. Authorities allege that she was restrained and beaten over and over during a number of days. The woman was apparently able to escape and called 911 and reported the situation. — from the Inter-County Leader

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John Mangelsen. • Shell Lake Boats Inc. was among some 425 boating firms displaying their offerings for the next boating season at the Marine Trades Exhibit and Conference in Chicago.

1974 – 40 Years Ago

• David and Paul Moen, sons of Dr. and Mrs. Moen, Shell Lake, were both winners of match play tournaments for youth held at Voyager Village Country Club. David was the winner of the boys 10-14 years old, and Paul won in the finals in the 15to 17-year-old age group. • Mrs. and Mrs. Ernie Lauritsen celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary at an open house held at the Timberland Lutheran Church. • New teachers joining the staff at Shell Lake Schools were Sally Sunde, Nancy Atkinson, Mary Schwenfeier and Bill Hrudka. • Members of the International Fellowship Committee were Mrs. Duane Flogstad, Joe Rounce, Bill Holmson, John Schnell and Roland Erickson coordinator.

1984 – 30 Years Ago

• Sandee Pease was recovering at home after being a kidney donor for her sister, Terry Nelson. • Camel rides were a highlight for area residents as the Shriners gave a parade in Shell Lake. • Fifth-graders coached by Paul Naglosky and Dave Ekern played flag football at halftime for the Shell Lake-Minong football game. • V. Eric Jensen, Shell Lake, enlisted in the U.S. Air Force. He was taking basic training at Lackland Air Force Base.

1994 – 20 Years Ago

• Gov. Tommy Thompson was in

Spooner to participate in the groundbreaking ceremonies for the expansion of the Wisconsin State Patrol District 7 headquarters. • The Washburn County Wisconsin Conservation Corps had a weeklong job of clearing a navigable canoe route along the Totogatic River from Douglas CTH G to Hwy. 53 in Washburn County. Their crew leader was Gene Parker. • Frank and Cindy Melton, Sarona, were hired by the Shell Lake City Council to be new managers of the city’s campground. • Heading up Town and Country Days were chairmen Laurie Stellrecht and Karen Quam, secretary Mary Mortensen and treasurer Jene Morey.

2004 – 10 Years Ago

• Indianhead Arts and Education Center’s Board of Directors announced the appointment of Jill Johnson to the position of IAEC center coordinator and Howard Lehman to the position of IAEC interim director. • Desirae Karich and Claudia Berlin, sophomores at Shell Lake High School, were selected by ESP Production to attend the New Year’s Day football game in Florida and to perform, along with other cheerleaders from around the nation, as part of the halftime show. • Winners in the annual Lake Run were Audi Griffith, two-mile predictor; Sue Holmbeck, 5K women; Phil Holman, 5K men; Peggy Kohler, 15K women; and Kevin Rogers, 15K men. • Honored for their years of service as hunter safety instructors were Gary Dunsmoore, 20 years; Paul Naglosky, 15 years; Rick Coquillette, 15 years; and Carl Soelle, 10 years.

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Operation Christmas Child speaker Vladimir “Ted” Foreman coming to Siren Covenant Church SIREN – On Sunday, Sept. 28, 5 p.m., Vladimir “Ted” Foreman, a Russian orphan now living in the U.S., will be coming to Siren to tell his story of how a shoe box he received changed his life completely. Plan to come and meet Foreman and learn how to get groups started in packing their own boxes and sending them on to change lives for children just like Foreman who will have their own stories to tell someday. Come also to meet volunteers from Burnett, Polk, Washburn and Barron counties. Churches, community clubs and school groups can share tips of how they have been blessed by working together at a

relay center, or collection center or packing parties, to send even more boxes from this area this year. Meet area team members, Gayle Nielsen and Laurie Reimer on the prayer team, Doug and Zoe McBain with church relations, Cathy Hinze in community relations and Joyce Highstrom as media person, who will be contacting groups and churches to help them get started with a box to send. Barbecue sandwiches and drinks will be served at this supper meeting. RSVP appreciated as the group plans for this event. Call 651-765-4447 or email mcbai001@umn.edu. National Collection Week is Nov. 17-24 this year, and boxes can be dropped off

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Thursday, Sept. 25 • First Year Parenting class, 5-8:30 p.m., Spooner Annex Building, UW-Extension conference room. Call Deb Meyer at 715-635-4444 or deb.meyer@ces.uwex.edu. • The Shell Lake American Legion meeting, 6:30 p.m., Friendship Commons. • Shell Lake VFW meeting, 7 p.m., Friendship Commons. Friday, Sept. 26-Sunday, Sept. 28 • Fall Splendor Art Meander, 1-6 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Local businesses include Northwind Book and Fiber, Arts in Hand Gallery and Purple Pelican Gallery in Spooner; The Potter’s Shed, Shell Lake; and Brickyard Pottery, Barronett. Saturday, Sept. 27 • Free community breakfast, 7-10 a.m., First United Pentecostal Church, 337 Greenwood Ave., Spooner. All welcome. Donations accepted. • Living My Dream conference, 9 a.m.-noon, Spooner High School. ADRC in partnership with Washburn County Human Services Department and area providers are presenting the conference. This conference will help you and your disabled child plan for their adult life. For more information, call 715-635-4460. • Learn entrelac knitting basics, 9:30 a.m., at Northwind Book & Fiber, Spooner. Call 715-635-6811 or visit northwindbook.com. Preregistration request. • Inaugural Northwest Icemen Scramble, Spooner Golf Course, 3 p.m. Funds raised to support high school hockey program. For more information, contact Dave Zebro at 715-520-4383. Sunday, Sept. 28 • Spooner Area Schools PTO to sponsor worldfamous Harlem Wizards entertainment basketball team at Spooner High School for a community event/ fundraiser. Wizards will be playing against a team made up of Spooner School District teachers, staff, principals and community members.

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Danielle H. Moe | Staff writer SHELL LAKE - The Shell Lake School Board accepted the resignation of a fellow board member at their regular monthly meeting in Monday, Sept. 14. In a letter to the board, Mary Ann Swan cited a recent move out of the school district for her need to step down. District records list Swan as a voting member of

Shell Lake School Board member resigns the board since April of 2008. During that time she has served as the board’s vice president, chair of the strategic planning committee, AODA representative and served on the curriculum and policy committees.

New group forms Jim Connell, superintendent, reported

to the board a new group looking at the future of Washburn County is in the formation process. At its helm is Mike Spafford, executive director of the Washburn County Economic Development Corporation. Connell explained that the work group that will include WITC, Washburn County school districts and employers. The hope is to get these entities to

come together to discuss what Washburn County businesses and employers need in terms of skills that schools and technical schools should be teaching students. “I think it has a lot of really neat potential to go places and do some things,” said Connell. The first meeting will take place at the Shell Lake High School on Friday, Oct. 3.

Washburn County accident report Saturday, Aug. 30 At approximately 3:41 a.m., Tyler Vanbuskirk, 23, Glen Flora, was southbound on CTH K in the Town of Spooner, about a mile from CTH E, driving a 2005 Suzuki XL7, when he went off the roadway and hit a tree. Vanbuskirk was not at the vehicle when Deputy Josh Christman arrived on the scene but his passenger Otto Froemel, 16, Hayward, was sitting on the side of the road. Froemel stated that Vanbuskirk had run after the accident because he was on probation. Vanbuskirk was later found at 111 Summit St., where Christman found him with a large gash to his face that was bleeding. Vanbuskirk and Froemel were taken to the Spooner emergency room. Froemel did not suffer any serious injuries in the accident but Vanbuskirk possibly broke his jaw and a rib. Vanbuskirk stated he had been drinking that night and submitted to a blood draw. Vanbuskirk was cited for operating while intoxicated and operating while revoked. At approximately 11:05 a.m., Michael Seidling, 29, Bloomer, was driving his ATV near the intersection of Dalen Road and 30th Avenue in the Town of Birchwood when Cody Falkner, 26,

Colfax, stopped to make a turn and Seidling hit him from behind. Seidling was ejected from his ATV and was knocked unconscious when his helmet came off on impact. Seidling suffered road rash to his face but denied medical treatment. Neither of the ATVs sustained damage. At approximately 6:12 p.m., Bonita Schultz, 82, Sarona, was eastbound, driving a 2014 Ford Escape on CTH B in the Town of Beaverbrook as Devon Pfaff, 23, Big Lake, Minn., was southbound driving a 2009 Kia four-door on Hwy. 53. Schultz failed to yield from the stop sign at the intersection of CTH B and Hwy. 53. Pfaff swerved into the passing lane to avoid Schultz but Schultz collided with Pfaff. Pfaff crashed into a yield sign in the median crossing as Schultz spun into the northbound lane of traffic. Both Pfaff and Schultz suffered nonincapacitating injuries. Schultz was cited for failure to yield at a stop sign.

Sunday, Aug. 31 At approximately 11:43 a.m., Charles Heidenreich, 56, Sarona, was northbound on CTH M in the Town of Long Lake driving a 1999 Buick LeSabre when he

lost control on the shoulder and traveled into a cluster of trees and swamp. Heidenreich fled the scene of the accident but sheriff’s deputies located Heidenreich the following day. Heidenreich suffered no apparent injuries in the crash but the vehicle received water damage and minor physical damage to the front and front driver side. Heidenreich was cited for operating while revoked, operating without insurance and failure to report an accident.

Tuesday, Sept. 2 At approximately 11:07 a.m., Dylan Stuns, 23, Duluth, Minn., was southbound, driving a 1994 GM Sierra on Hwy. 53, one mile from Brooklyn Road in the Town of Brooklyn. Witness Julie Swonger, Spooner, stated that Stuns was swerving in his lane, then left the roadway, causing the vehicle to roll. Stuns sustained nonincapacitating injuries in the accident but the truck was totaled.

the Town of Bass Lake during heavy rains and left the roadway, traveled down an embankment and rolled the vehicle approximately three times. Teegarden suffered possible injury as did her passenger, Diane Teegarden, 60, Trego. The vehicle was totaled and towed from the scene.

Friday, Sept. 5 At approximately 2:05 p.m., Edward Ludwig, 83, Trego, was backing a 2012 Ford Focus in a parking lot in the village of Minong when he stopped to secure his seat belt. Priscilla Gilbert, 75, Duluth, Minn., then backed her 2002 GMC Yukon into the passenger door of Ludwig’s vehicle. Neither driver suffered injuries but Ludwig’s vehicle sustained minor damage to the passenger side door. Gilbert’s vehicle sustained minor damage to the rear. — Danielle H. Moe with information from the Washburn County Sheriff’s Office

Thursday, Sept. 4 At approximately 9 a.m., Helen Teegarden, 25, Trego, was northbound, driving a Ford Explorer on Hwy. 63 in

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ecently my neighbor’s children held a sale to clean out her house, as she is now a resident of a care facility. For three days a yard sale was in progress. In the final minutes of the sale, the family started moving things that hadn’t sold back into her garage. It almost appeared as if they didn’t sell anything, which wasn’t true. There just was a variety of stuff that needed to find new homes. After rummaging through the household items, I made my purchases and headed home. It was then that I looked around my home and viewed all my

things with a different eye. Why do I have so much stuff? I asked myself, are there still items lurking in my kitchen cupboards that I should get rid of? It wasn’t until I was baking my greatgrandmother’s spice cake recipe that I realized I need all the different cake pans I have. For instance, when I make the spice cake I have a special 11”-by-16”

pan that I use because the batter is too much for my 9”-by-13” pan. I have a 9”by-9” pan for when I make my mom’s Johnnycake recipe. Some may call this cornbread. Then there is the angel food cake pan, the pan for making a Bundt cake, and don’t forget about the cupcakes or the pans so you can make a round layer cake. I would venture to say that a lot of bakers have more than one 9”-by-13” cake pan. One is used for everyday use and one for when you are making a cake to take to a potluck. Some even have gone on to purchase a cake pan that has

a fancy lid that has, “From the kitchen of …” etched into it. So yes, I guess it is just as important for a baker to have all the correct pans for the type of cake they wish to make. I even have an answer for the day Milt questions why I have so many items in my kitchen cabinets. I will say, “It is no different than a person having several kinds of saws. After all, you wouldn’t use a chain saw to do trim work.” At least I don’t think you should.

Beyond the office door • Suzanne Johnson Area writers corner Something new by Mary B. Olsen he search for a perfect birthday card for my daughter was fun. After discarding several might-be-allright cards, I settled on one featuring an old-time theme. The verse was a bit flowery, but lent that special something. I told myself she likes old things. We like wheelbarrows, roses and hollyhocks, old-time fruit jars, and baskets of tomatoes and apples. Then I hesitated, thinking maybe these are things I like. I found a more modern card with an artistic theme, with a simple verse. This brought back memories of how things have changed since she was an infant. The evening before she was born I finished reading an Earl Stanley Gardner mystery. They are still around. Other things disappeared. Why? It’s no mystery. Better things came along. They were time- and laborsaving new things. Babies still need diapers. We had cloth diapers that I washed and hung up to dry, sometimes indoors, and they lasted more than two years. There were no clothes dryers or automatic washers. We

had a nice backyard where I could hang up my washing with clothespins and take them down when they were dried by the fresh air. There were no frozen foods. Most foods had to be purchased in a local store and many of these were locally grown. There might be bananas and oranges, but most foods were brought in from nearby farms. We bought milk from the local dairy, delivered to our home. We had gardens. We put up vegetables in fruit jars. I remember showing friends the lines of jars of fruits and vegetables on the shelves in my basement. I was proud of the results of my hard work. How did we live without air conditioning and central heat? We were too cold or too hot. In those days we spent more evenings as a family. We listened to radio programs and music, popular and the big bands. Timesharing didn’t mean buying condos in high-rise buildings. It meant being home with your family. We sat down every evening at the supper table together. This changed after television became our new kind of entertainment. This meant the family ate TV dinners in front of the television set. A dishwasher was considered a child’s

duty, it was not an appliance. We began to throw away the wrappings of our TV dinners. We needed storage units and landfills. New needs. We had the 5- and 10-cent store. We could sit on a stool and drink a fountain soda. We could buy little things for little money. There was a shopping mall built a couple of years after my daughter was born. It went bankrupt. Two years later a larger shopping mall only a block away began to thrive and it grew and prospered. We had several small restaurants, more like diners, and a couple of steakhouses for fine dining. That gave way to McDonald’s and other franchised restaurants. Families began to eat out more often. Another thing that came along was credit cards. In earlier times we might run a tab at the local store where they would wait until the end of the week for the payment. They knew you would pay them; you were a neighbor. There was a local bank. You might get a loan. When ballpoint pens came along the banks did not accept them. You had to sign a check with an ink pen. I don’t know why, but soon they changed and

accepted the new-style pen. When banks went national the personal touch was gone. In those days you had to save money for a long time to have a down payment for the purchase of a home. Having your own home, that was the goal for many families. Health care changed. We got penicillin and polio shots, and laser surgery. You didn’t go to a doctor for many things in the old days. If a child cut herself you made a bandage. You cleaned her cut with water. You put Mercurochrome on the cut and laid some gauze over it, and wrapped it up neatly with the cloth. You dried her tears. There were so many innovations, and we benefit from these new things. We didn’t have counselors. We had the Ten Commandments, and we taught our children courtesy and tried to teach them the difference between right and wrong. All of these new things came along after my daughter was born. Can you guess what year she was born? It was 1954. She was a baby boomer. She is 60 years old now.

Antique appraisal event at the library in Spooner SPOONER — The Spooner Memorial Library will be hosting its third-annual Antiques and Collectibles Appraisal Event featuring author and antiques expert Mark F. Moran of Iola. The event is set for Saturday, Sept. 27, 1-4 p.m. Individuals wishing to have their family heirlooms, treasures and lucky finds appraised need to contact the library and sign up for a spot on the roster. Signup can be done by calling the library at 715-635-2792 or in person at the library, located at 421 High St. There is no limit on the number of items an individual can bring. However the cost is $10 per item, not per person. Appraisal fees must be paid before the event. Categories of objects for appraisal may include: Fine art, including paintings, drawings, prints and statuary; furniture,

usually smaller pieces are best; ceramics, including figural pottery, vases, dishes, kitchenware and stoneware; glassware, including lighting, marbles and souvenir items; vintage photographs, including tintypes, ambrotypes and daguerreotypes; advertising, including posters, lithographed tin, paper and figural objects; folk art, including carvings, quilts, weather vanes, windmill weights and outsider art; assorted toys, including dolls, bisque, composition and plastic, windups and mechanical banks; metalware, including iron, bronze, brass, pot metal, silver, silver plate; clocks, including mantel, hanging and figural; and costume jewelry, including brooches, bracelets, earrings. Excluded items: All weapons, including knives, though folding knives with advertising are accepted; fine jewelry, including

precious gems, pocket and wristwatches; and musical instruments, including violins and wind/reed instruments, though some acoustic and early electric guitars are accepted. Questions about objects not covered here can be submitted to Moran in advance to determine if they are appropriate. When in doubt, email inquiry can often address this. Please email mo-

ranm1953@gmail.com Visit Moran’s site @mark-moran.blogspot.com/. Opinions of value are informal, and may not be used for insurance or charitable donations, which require a certified appraisal. For more information, contact Spooner Memorial Library at 715-635-2792. — from SML

Janty wins Megawatt Community Service Award

Mark F. Moran will be doing appraisals at the Spooner Memorial Library on Saturday, Sept. 27, 1-4 p.m. – Photo submitted

Clare Janty is Barron Electric’s Megawatt Community Service Award winner. She is currently serving on the board of directors for the Barron County Sunrise Rotary Club, and has also served as past president. Rotary members are dedicated to ending polio and have helped to eradicate polio in all but three countries worldwide including Nigeria, Pakistan and Afghanistan. Janty traveled to both Africa and India to administer oral polio vaccines. She remarked, “When the planet is polio-free, I can say that I was a part of that.” Through Pink Ribbon Advocacy, she serves as a medical adviser to assist women in making choices regarding breast cancer. She commented that Barron County has a low mammogram rate with less than 50 percent of women having mammograms. “I hope that I can find ways to help increase that rate, as early detection is very important.” She also serves as president of the board for the Rice Lake Free Clinic and helps bring awareness to the Be Well Barron County Program. Janty is shown giving an oral polio vaccine to a child in Togo, Africa. She is a physician assistant for the Mayo Clinic Health System. — Photo submitted

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Shell Lake car show donates to veterans group Shell Lake car show Chairman Adam Lundberg presented Shell Lake American Legion Commander Ken Wabrowetz with a check for $1,139 at a specal meeting of the Shell Lake veterans on Wednesday, Sept. 10. Special fundraisers were held at the Town and Country Days Car Show to earn the money. In the background are Jim Lewis, Larry Kibler, Byron Wickman, Lisa Powers, Ernie Cathers, Bill Frahman, Elmer Anderson and Sonny Jacobs. – Photo by Larry Samson

Last Cakes at the Lake presentation given for this season Mike Bartz gave a presentation on the history and significance of wild rice in Wisconsin and Minnesota. The Saturday, Sept. 13, program wraps up a very successful series of Cakes at the Lake. The monthly events are sponsored by the Long Lake Preservation Association and Friends of Hunt Hill. The history of wild rice is a history of the Ojibwe people and their dependence on this food staple. For hundreds of years the Ojibwe have taken to their canoes to gather and then parch the wild rice. — Photos by Larry Samson

It was a bittersweet time for Storme Nelson as he introduced new Hunt Hill Executive Director Nikki Janisin. He will be stepping down from his duties at Hunt Hill Audubon Sanctuary near Sarona in October. He said he was happy to retire at this time, knowing that the Hill was in capable hands.

Sustainable Living Community Garden maintained in Hertel

Janine McNulty | LCOOCC St. Croix TRIO advisor/ assistant program coordinator HERTEL — Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe Community College at the St. Croix Outreach in Hertel has had a Sustainable Living Community Garden program in place since the summer of 2011. The gardens have expanded to four gardens at the Hertel site, a garden in the Maple Plain and Round Lake communities, a garden at the St. Croix Clinic and raised beds at the St. Croix Head Start planted and harvested by their students. The garden program got its start from a grant by the North Country Master Gardeners, and along with the UW Ag Extension Agency, they have continued to support the LCOOCC St. Croix Sustainable Living Community Gardens. Three Sisters is a traditional Native American garden that is corn, beans and squash representing the three sisters. Each sister has a role. The corn helps the beans climb, the beans give nitrogen to the soil, and the squash covers the ground to keep the weeds out and little feet from entering, as raccoons don’t like the prickles. The research garden began two summers ago through a research project of an LCOOCC student. LCOOCC College has outreach sites at the Lac Du Flambeau, Red Cliff, Bad River and St. Croix reservations as well as their own gardens at the main campus at Lac Courte Oreilles in Hayward. Each reservation was given vegetable seedlings and seeds to be planted in a garden in the same pattern at each location. Then at the end of the summer, the produce documentation would reveal which reservation grows which vegetable the best, someday hopefully leading to an intertribal agriculture trade. The Elder Nutrition Site has a garden raised tall enough for the elders to walk around without bending over. Native flowers and grasses, along with benches, surround the raised beds of produce, providing an area for sitting. St. Croix also has a vegetable garden in the Round Lake community near Turtle Lake and a garden in the Maple Plain community near Cumberland, and the original garden in Hertel. The St. Croix Clinic has started a garden this summer behind their building in which the clinic and LCOOCC have shared resources and community education programs. Head Start has gardens and plans to expand them into their playground with tasteable herb gardens. All of these gardens are taken care of by LCOOCC student interns, members of the communities, high school participants in the Summer Youth Enrichment Scholarship program, and Barron and Cumberland schools community outreach. The produce may be given away, used by the Elder Nutrition Site for elder lunch, preserved during college classes teaching traditional food gathering or cooked up for feasts at LCOOCC St. Croix. Last week’s hail brought the beautiful tobacco plants down, so they were harvested and with the help of the LCOOCC Ethnobotany class, they will properly hang the leaves to dry and learn about sacred use of tobacco at the same time. This year the college was able to help community members dig home gardens by use of the college’s tiller as well as providing seeds to start personal gardens given by the UW Ag Extension Agency in Spooner and the St. Croix Clinic. The goal is to provide healthy food for people and encourage eating healthy meals like those the Ojibwe have traditionally eaten. People who gather

Shown at the Maple Plain garden are (L to R): Willie Williams, John Bearhart and Scott Burhop. – Photos submitted and care about their food will care about what goes into their bodies. People need better access to healthy foods and LCOOCC and St. Croix clinic are determined to break the barriers that keep people from healthy foods. J. Willie Williams is the community outreach worker at Barron and Cumberland school districts and the the Barron County Restorative Justice Program. He has been growing a community garden in the Maple Plain community. LCOOCC connected with him and collaborated on their gardening projects. He commented, “The garden produced quite well with neighbors dropping in to harvest produce for themselves. It had lettuce and radishes and peas in spring and now has broccoli, corn, tomatoes, peppers, squash, onions, potatoes, brussels sprouts and tobacco. The fence may not be the sturdiest — a deer hoof could easily tear it — but it may be just enough to make it more than a deer or other vermin will want to mess with. It also is a statement to residents that this little plot is valued. John Bearhart deserves all the credit for getting the fence and making sure it got done even when we ran out of materials. Scott Burhop, who is an LCOOCC student intern, is the key to the weed-free, happy plants. He is there every Wednesday and has paid for at least one truckload of mulch. The garden has twice been a worksite for the Tribe’s YES workers at Maple Plain. The gardening work is part of my ongoing interest in working with parents and youth on the reservation, which has included field trips and twice-a-week rides to the Boys and Girls Club in Cumberland. Most of the transplants were donated by Sue and Al of Good Root Growers in Prairie Farm.” This is a good scenario of all of the gardens around the St. Croix reservation. People are excited to see the gardens grow and produce. Just like gardens everywhere, it brings people close to the earth, creates a sense of community and is funded on a shoestring budget. Look what happens when a few people start a project, connect together, and create a healthier community for all.

Scott Burhop, an LCOOCC student intern, is shown at the Hertel garden.

Native plants provide the landscaping at the community gardens.

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Nelson to retire from Hunt Hill SARONA — Hunt Hill Audubon Sanctuary sits a few miles east of Sarona. Some folks visit almost daily for a walk in its 400-plus acres of old-growth forest, bog and prairie. Newcomers get out of their car at the quaint farmstead at its center, look around and typically wonder, “What is this place?” Storme Nelson, its executive director, was likely there to respond with, “Where do you come from?” If both the question and the response seem puzzling, knowing a bit more about Hunt Hill and Nelson solves it. Hunt Hill is a nature sanctuary given to the National Audubon Society in 1954 by Francis Andrews. It is thriving now, but that has not always been the case. Nelson worked in industry and the professional ranks of the Boy Scouts of America before, by chance, the camp and the professional camper it needed found each other in 2002. Nelson is retiring in October and the Friends of Hunt Hill Audubon Sanctuary will be honoring his accomplishments at Greener’s Reel ‘Em Inn on Long Lake Saturday, Oct. 11. Friends, campers and colleagues are invited to attend. It is from 1 to 4 p.m. with a brief program at 2:30 p.m. Nelson’s initial career plan, like most Wisconsin boys of that era, was to be a Green Bay Packer. A big kid, he scored three touchdowns his freshman year at Chippewa Falls High School, and expected to succeed Packers fullback Jim Taylor. However, his family moved to Augusta and then Ashland and while football didn’t advance in those moves, his place in Boy Scouts did. He cites an Augusta Scout leader as both inspirational and supportive in his achieving Eagle rank. When he graduated from UW-Eau Claire in 1972, he was interested in a career in professional Boy Scouting, but was concerned by callous management techniques, reported recruiting irregularities and the Scouts’ insensitive practice of moving its professional staff without consultation. Satisfied the management practices were being addressed and that he could stay in northern Wisconsin, he joined. After nine years of success in the Wausau Council, the Scouts still told him that if he wanted to advance, he had to move to a large inner-city neighborhood in Chicago or Detroit. Instead he went to work for Marathon Rubber Products, a manufacturer of all manner of rubberized canvas products near Wausau. From sportsmen’s hip boots to industrial protective gear, he was the national sales manager of a company that saw considerable growth from his efforts. He outfitted some celebrities with gear and gained an understanding of working with people and managing money

Nikki Janisin will be replacing retiring Storme Nelson as executive director at Hunt Hill. — Photo submitted that have been hallmarks of his success at Hunt Hill. When Marathon’s management foundered, and his promised pay with it, he looked elsewhere, working a few years as a manufacturers’ representative. It was successful, but there was constant travel and he returned to the Scouts’ executive ranks at the St. Paul Council, managing camps. He was on a pretty good trajectory, promoted back to director of camping back in Wausau when their first grandchild was going to be born in Spooner; and his wife, Dawn, said, “We need to move closer to help with the grandbaby and be with the family.” Nelson agreed, gave notice to the Scouts, and started looking for a job – in that order – in the Spooner area. While methodical and thorough in his plans, there is a spontaneity and sense of direction that friends and colleagues know and appreciate. His 2002 job search coincided with Hunt Hill’s nationwide search for a new executive director. Just as Nelson did not end up with the Packers, the original plan for Hunt Hill had changed. The National Audubon Society had opened it as a residential camp and environmental center in 1956 and saw considerable success at it for several years. Other such camps at the seashore and the mountains grew more rapidly, however, and the organization lost interest in promoting the forest and wetlands of Wisconsin. In 1986, after several unprofitable seasons, it closed the camp and intended to sell the property. There were several camp supporters and

alumni, however, who said “not so fast.” They formed a nonprofit, Friends of Hunt Hill Audubon Sanctuary, and convinced Audubon to let them run the place, operating the camp from the revenues it generated locally. There was some initial success in this but also several years when expenses exceeded revenues. The executive director resigned and FOHHAS looked nationally for a replacement. The final candidate had been offered a contract just a few days before Nelson responded to the positionopen ad that he saw. However, in one of those curious twists of fate, the final candidate changed his mind. The board interviewed Nelson, and they quickly agreed it was – and has remained – a great fit. He has recruited and inspired staff, volunteers and campers – young and old, Hunt Hill has programs for all ages. Among the inspired staff is program director Nikki Janisin. She has been effective at broadening the program offerings and, in particular, getting school groups to send whole classes to Hunt Hill for education and experience that satisfies state standards. “Storme has been incredible to work for. He is encouraging and supportive of the staff. Regardless of what he has going on, he has always been willing to drop everything to give a tour to new visitors, have coffee with a member, move picnic tables or listen to the ideas of an employee with honest interest and support.” With Nelson’s retirement, Janisin was an obvious candidate, but not a shoein, to succeed him. The board conducted a nationwide search and interviewed finalists from around the country, to learn that the best fit was also closest. She will become the executive director and her position of program director will soon be advertised. Nelson’s time is spent, as the FOHHAS board intends, managing the camp and its staff. However, when it is time for a break he looks up the maintenance crew to see if he can “get dirty” as he puts it. For instance, this past August it was time to pull the dock from the lake and the deepest leg was stuck. Nelson dove in, literally, to solve that problem. Carolyn Cleveland is a past president of the board and a current board member. She and her husband, David, are Twin Cities transplants who have put down deep roots as Long Lake residents. They met Nelson at a fundraiser. Carolyn says, “He spoke with such compassion, sincerity and enthusiasm that I called the next day to ask if I could be – not just a member – but a board member. He inspired me to want to learn all I could about my surroundings that Dave and I had just moved to.”

Nelson calls it a “secret to success” that he listens to people to find meaningful work for them, whether they are volunteers or staff. He is right about the success, he fools no one by calling it a secret. It is obvious talking with him that he is listening. Intently. Current board President Gary Davis, also of Long Lake, cites the same communication strength in working with a major donor from California. “While the donor has not visited in several years, Storme keeps her informed and keeps her trust that we are doing our work here. This past year FOHHAS acquired some neighboring property. The negotiations were not contentious but they took a lot of time, and Storme kept the lines of communication open and positive.” Janisin recalls this summer there was a kids’ day camp about weather and climate called Storm Chasers. As a joke the educators told the students that it was this guy Storme they should watch for and actually chase. The kids warned him that they were going to chase him – he played hard to find – and they all enjoyed the joke through the day. Nelson does keep it light, but he understands that it is serious business at hand. FOHHAS carries a legacy left by Francis Andrews, expressed in its mission statement: Hunt Hill is a wildlife preserve and learning center, open to all, dedicated to fostering understanding, appreciation and protection of the environment. “We have a long-range planning committee looking at just how to carry this into the future,” he explains, recognizing the complexity of both preserving nature and bringing more and more visitors to it, all on a budget. “We bring them here so that Francis will have ambassadors to the future, connecting people to this place, connecting them with nature. There are,” he explains, “so many ways that you can connect with nature here. Maybe you like birds, maybe you like history, maybe just someplace that is quiet.” Nelson never met Andrews, none of the staff, board or campers today did; she died in 1961. Yet the power of the vision she communicated, and the legacy she left, would give the impression – if you spent a day at Hunt Hill – that she had just gone to town and was expected for dinner. So when you ask Nelson, “What is this place?” he, who listens well, needs to know where you come from, which of course leads to where you are going, so that he can explain not just what this place is, but why you’ll want to spend a little more time here. Puzzle solved. — from Hunt Hill

Arts center receives milk reimbursement

SHELL LAKE — The Shell Lake Arts Center participates in the Special Milk Program through the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. The Special Milk Program provides milk to children in schools, child-care institutions and

summer camps that do not participate in other federal child nutrition meal service programs. The program reimburses sponsors for the milk they serve. Begun in 1955, the Special Milk Program is administered at the federal level by the U.S.

Department of Agriculture through its food and consumer service. The Shell Lake Arts Center is a nonprofit summer camp for young musicians and artists. It serves nearly 600 campers each summer, three meals a day for eight

weeks. This program helps with some of the expenses it takes to keep the camp running. This year marks its 47th camp season. — from SLAC

Red Cedar Symphony Orchestra seeks string musicians RICE LAKE — Red Cedar Symphony Orchestra invites area string musicians to rehearsals for its upcoming fall concerts. Rehearsals begin on Sunday, Sept. 28, at the UW-Barron County Fine Arts Building. Concerts will be presented on Saturday, Nov. 15, at 7 p.m., at the Shell Lake Arts Center and Sunday, Nov. 16, at 4 p.m., at UW-Barron County Fine Arts Theatre. Kevin Peters will conduct

a program featuring works by Bach, Beethoven, Schubert, Mussorgsky and Gershwin. Peters is a graduate of Lawrence University in Appleton, and holds a Master of Music degree in instrumental conducting from Ithaca College in New York. He has extensive experience conducting community and college ensembles, as well as pit orchestras for theater produc-

tions. In August, Peters conducted the Red Cedar Symphony at the Music in the Park concert series in Rice Lake. Peters concurrently serves as artist and business manager for Dallas Brass Quintet. Red Cedar Symphony Orchestra is a community orchestra of volunteers from a 50-mile radius of Rice Lake. Auditions are not necessary, but a minimal string proficiency equivalent to Suzuki Book 4

is suggested. String musicians may contact redcedarsymphony.org or call 715-790-2434 for more information. A limited number of openings for woodwinds, brass and percussion may be available also. — from RCSO

Fifth-annual Fall Splendor Art Meander to be held NORTHWEST WISCONSIN — From Spooner south to Chippewa Falls, bright yellow signs will lead the way to over a dozen sites of the fifth-annual Fall Splendor Art Meander. On Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 26-28, galleries and art studios will open their doors to visitors

looking for unique artworks and experiences. Hours on Friday are 1-6 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Each gallery will feature something different … art demonstrations, studio tours, refreshments, etc. In the northern section of the meander,

participating galleries include Northwind Book and Fiber, Arts in Hand Gallery and Purple Pelican Gallery in Spooner, The Potter’s Shed in Shell Lake and Brickyard Pottery just north of Barronett. The Meander continues south and east to include galleries in Rice Lake, Cameron, Chetek,

New Auburn and Chippewa Falls. A map and additional information are available online at art-meander.com. — from Fall Splendor Art Meandor

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Seventh-annual Knitting and Crocheting Extravaganza

Roxanne Melton, Shell Lake, was a first-time vendor at the extravaganza. Melton teaches basket-weaving classes through area community ed programs.

Carmella Crandell, Shear Luck Farm, Shell Lake, also represented Wisconsinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Northwest Heritage Passage Inc. and Arts in Hand Gallery of Spooner at the extravaganza. A Sheep to Shawl Expo will be held Saturday, Sept. 20, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., at the Arts in Hand.

Jennifer Kunselman, Shell Lake, spoke to the 150 knitters and crocheters that attended the extravaganza held Saturday, Sept. 13, at Frederic. Kunselman spoke on Building Your Knitting Legacy.

Jennifer Kunselman demonstrated magic hoop knitting. A multitalented crafter, Kunselman also had hand-stamped greeting cards and goat-milk soap available for attendees to purchase.

Five-month-old Charlotte McGrane, shown with her mom, Amanda, was the youngest model during the extravaganzaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s style show. She modeled a knit jumper made by her great-aunt, Konnie Didlo.

Photos by Emily Didlo Vicky Olson, Frederic, assisted her sister-in-law, Sharon Jensen, Frederic, as Jensen spoke of the challenges she faces after having her arm amputated past the shoulder in 2011 due to necrotizing fasciitis. Being a knitter and crocheter since her youth, Jensen has found ways to make it possible to continue doing her craft.

Lisa Mikula of Northwind Book and Fiber of Spooner was a vendor at the Knitting and Crochet Extravaganza organized by Konnie Didlo and sponsored by Frederic Community Ed. This is the seventh year the event has been held.

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SPORTS

Shell Lake bumps Clear Lake

Larry Samson | Staff writer SHELL LAKE — The Shell Lake volleyball team started the week out going up against a strong Clayton team. Shell Lake lost 0-3 against a potent Clayton offense that just kept coming at them. “Clayton is a very experienced and scrappy volleyball team. When playing them you have to minimize your errors if you are to be competitive,” coach Jessica Furchtenicht said, praising the Clayton team. In that way the Lakers did help Clayton, as they made numerous errors, not playing the game to their ability. The Thursday, Sept. 11, matchup with

Clear Lake was a different story as Shell Lake defeated Clear Lake 25-18, 18-25, 25-18, 25-18 in four games. “Not because of the winning outcome, but because the girls showed up with confidence, aggressiveness and a desire to finally showcase their strengths,” Furchtenicht said of her team’s playing. “Clear Lake is a very good defensive team and many of the volleys went on and on.” The Shell Lake team was able to get their offense going for the first time in a conference match. “Offensively we are attacking the ball better. We just need to get the kill-to-attack ratio higher,” stated the coach. Sheri Clark had 37 assists for the night. The Lakers were serving with confidence on Thursday night. They were able to place the ball where Coach Furchtenicht wanted them to. Four players had a very good night on the line. Amanda Brereton was 11 of 11, Katie Slater 12 of 12, Caitlin Brereton was 15/16 and Kaylea Kidder 12 of 13. On Thursday, Sept. 18, the Lakers will travel the back roads to Prairie Farm for a conference match. Shell Lake is 1-1 in the Central Lakeland Conference, tied with Prairie Farm. Sheri Clark uses her ability to block this spike at the net. Controlling the net helped Shell Lake defeat Clear Lake 3-1 in their home court matchup on Thursday, Sept. 11.

Photos by Larry Samson LEFT: Tia Carlson on the dig as teammate Amanda Brereton watches and anticipates. The Lakers are developing a strong defense. Kaylea Kidder on the attack at the net.

Savannah Soltis takes the ball to the Clear Lake defense on this attack.

Shell Lake loses to Flambeau LEFT: Shell Lake defender Noah Skluzacek goes in to finish off Flambeau running back Shannon Fry as his teammates, Christian Monson and Ben Frey, come in to help.

RIGHT: The Shell Lake line has had a tough job this year, and yet they play every game to the best of their ability. The Laker fans greet them as they leave the field knowing that they appreciate the players and their efforts.

Dylan Sandwick on the kickoff return. The special team has been one of the few things working well for the Shell Lake team. Shell Lake will be hosting Turtle Lake on Friday, Sept. 19.

Quarterback Zach Melton was taken down after a 7-yard run. Shell Lake lost 0-51 to their Lakeland Conference rivals, Flambeau Falcons, in a home game on Friday, Sept. 14.

Photos by Larry Samson

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SPORTS

Great day for cross country despite the rain

WEBSTER — With a little bit of rain, the Shell Lake cross-country teams had a great day in Webster on Tuesday, Sept. 9. “I was very impressed that every high school student ran their best race of the season, and for the middle school, Madeline Naglosky and Alecia Knoop were also able to improve their times regardless of the wet and somewhat slippery grass they were running on,” stated coach Katrina Granzin. The cross-country team ran Tuesday, Sept. 16, in Rice Lake. They will host a run on Thursday, Sept. 18, starting at 4:30 p.m. — with submitted information

Results Sept. 9 High school girls Meredith Kevan, 23:35, fifth Emily Parish, 24:21, eighth Clare Walker, 25:34, 13th

Ashlea Meister, 25:48, 14th Lauren Osborn, 26:2, 16th Sabrina Skindzelewski, 29:33, 26th Lindsey Martin, 29:50, 27th Emma Crosby, 30:14, 28th Dakota Robinson, 31:02, 29th

High school boys Daniel Parish, 21:12, 23rd Linden Nelson, 23:24, 39th Nathaniel Swan, 23:34, 41st Marty Anderson, 23:36, 42nd Phabian Sturtze, 28:46, 52nd Middle school Frances Kevan, 11:53, ninth Brittany Clark, 12:33, 12th Brooke Lehnherr, 12:44, 14th Luke Savas, 13:32, 29th Alecia Knoop, 13:33, 21st Madeline Naglosky, 14:22, 26th Anna Klassa, 19:42, 36th Freshman Clare Walker is having a good year running on the varsity team. She placed 13th with a time of 25:34.

Emily Parish has found her groove running in her first year in cross country. The sophomore spent her freshman year on the volleyball court. She finished eighth with a time of 24:31.

Nathaniel Swan and Marty Anderson ran in the Webster Invitational on Tuesday, Sept. 9, in Webster. Swan had a time of 23:34, and Anderson finished two seconds behind him with a time of 23:36.

Shell Lake Middle School team at the start of their race. Shown (L to R) Alicia Knoop, Anna Klassa, Madeline Naglosky, Brittany Clark, Frances Kevan, Luke Savas and Brooke Lehnherr. The middle school team is made up of runners from the fifth grade up to eighth grade.

Photos by Kim Martin

Big win over Cumberland for the Rails Larry Samson | Staff writer CUMBERLAND – The Spooner Rails football team found their game in a 52-14 rout over a Heart O’ North Conference rival, the Cumberland Beavers, on Saturday, Sept. 13. This was the Rails first visit to Cumberland’s state-of-the-art football stadium and the Rails liked it. The game started out with the Beavers moving the ball downfield on the Rails defense until Spooner defender Tim Meister intercepted the ball on the 35-yard line. Spooner moved the ball downfield but stalled on the 19-yard line. Fourth and 11, quarterback Matt Slaminski connected to Brett Gauge for a touchdown and Spooner took a 6-0 lead. Cumberland came right back down to the 22-yard line where the Spooner defense stopped them and took over on downs. On the first play of that series, running back Gavin Hochstetler broke through the line and ran for a 54-yard gain. Spooner moved the ball down to the 1-yard line where Slaminski took it over on a quarterback sneak. Cumberland came back and scored to make it 12-7. Spooner then fumbled on the 33-yard line, giving the Beavers a chance to tie

it up or take the lead. Cumberland quarterback AJ Becker threw a perfect pass to the wide receiver but Meister stepped in front of it for the interception. Desi Fielding took the handoff and ran for 93 yards for a touchdown that took the wind out of the Beavers, and the Rails never looked back. A Riley McShane sack set up a fourth and long for Cumberland, forcing Cumberland to punt. Slaminski connected to Jordan Melton for a 33 -yard pass and touchdown and it was 24-7. Cumberland came back with a touchdown to make it 24-14. Then Spooner took the ball down to the 13-yard line where Slaminski connected with Josiah Melton for a touchdown. Spooner went into halftime with a 31-14 lead. In the second half, Spooner received the kickoff and took possession near midfield. Fielding broke though for a 55-yard touchdown run and it was 3814. Spooner finished the game with another Fielding touchdown and a touchdown from backup quarterDesi Fielding pops through the Cumberland line to cap off the Spooner back Tanner Schafer. The game ended with a 52-14 drive. Spooner went on to defeat Cumberland 52-14 in Cumberland on win over the Cumberland Beavers. Saturday, Sept. 13.

LEFT: Jordan Melton stiffs-arms the only Cumberland defender between him and the end zone.

RIGHT: Gavin Hochstetler runs 54 yards to help set up the second touchdown to give Spooner a 12-point lead in the first quarter.

Photos by Larry Samson

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Spooner/Shell Lake 3-1 over Hayward The lone Shell Lake player, AJ Christner, and the Hayward midfielder are battling for the ball.

Goalkeeper Jake Sacco eyes up the shot as he springs into action. The Spooner junior had a good night keeping the ball out of the net.

Photos by Larry Samson

Miguel Barrett with a well-placed kick. While only a freshman, Barrett has made a place for himself on the team.

Midfielder John Hoellen stops the kick to bring the ball back down to the Hayward goal.

Kierra Harrington advances to nationals in pedal pull

Leon Armbruster on the attack as the fans and teammates look on. With two goals, he helped the Spooner/Shell Lake Rails defeat their conference rival, Hayward, 3-1 in a home game on Tuesday, Sept. 9. Armbruster is a sophomore exchange student from Germany.

2014 Inaugural Northwest Icemen Scramble set

ABOVE: Kierra Harrington qualified for national competition in the state pedal pull held in Ladysmith. She pulled in a pull-off for third place in a class of 25-30 participants. LEFT: Kierra Harrington, 5-yearold daughter of Jack and Jolene Harrington, Shell Lake, is shown with her third-place trophy from the state pedal pull held Saturday, Sept. 13, in Ladysmith. Harrington advanced to state competition after competing at Shell Lake’s Town and Country Days pull held Labor Day weekend. She qualified for nationals, which will be held Saturday, Sept. 20, in Mitchell, S.D. — Photos submitted

SPOONER — Golfing enthusiasts are encouraged to support your Spooner/ Barron/Cumberland High School Hockey Team by participating in the inaugural Northwest Icemen Scramble. The Spooner Golf Course will be hosting this nine-hole best-ball scramble on Saturday, Sept. 27, at 3 p.m. For a $25 fee per player, each golfer will be provided an exciting golfing experience on one of the nicest courses in Northwest Wisconsin plus a cart. Each team can consist of

FALL sports

schedule Cross country Thursday, Sept. 18: At Shell Lake, 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 23: At Barron, 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 25: At Unity, 4:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 29: At Cumberland, 4 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 7: At Hayward, 4:15 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 14: Conference meet at Grantsburg, 4 p.m.

Football Friday, Sept. 19: Turtle Lake at Shell Lake, 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 26: At Lake Holcombe, 7 p.m.

no more than four players. Anyone interested in supporting the high school hockey team is encouraged to contact Dave Zebro at 715-520-4383 or send team players and fees to N. 4405 Forest Creek Drive, Shell Lake, WI 54871. Any business interested in supporting the team can do so by becoming a hole sponsor for only $50 per hole. Funds generated will be used to support the high school hockey program. — from HSHP Friday, Oct. 3: At Alma, 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 10: Homecoming versus Clear Lake, 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 17: At Clayton, 7 p.m.

Volleyball JV2 at 4:30 p.m.; JV1 at 6 p.m.; Varsity 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 18: At Prairie Farm Tuesday, Sept. 23: Cameron at Shell Lake Thursday, Sept. 25: Turtle Lake at Shell Lake Thursday, Oct. 2: At Clayton Tuesday, Oct. 7: At Clear Lake Thursday, Oct. 9: At Northwood Tuesday, Oct. 14: Prairie Farm at Shell Lake Thursday, Oct. 16: At Cameron Saturday, Oct. 18: Tournament at Shell Lake, 9 a.m.

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Master Gardener Volunteer training to be held SPOONER — Garden enthusiasts interested in learning more about horticulture and who have an interest in volunteering in their local communities can now register for the UW-Extension Master Gardener Volunteer training program. The first session is scheduled to begin Saturday, Sept. 27, from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m., at the Spooner Agricultural Research Station. The training format will utilize selfstudy and the online learning in combination with face-to-face, hands-on activities including field trips and guest speakers,

labs and learning activities, and student discussions. Sessions will be offered in both the Grantsburg and Spooner area. Training will be scheduled on approximately one Tuesday and one Saturday per month, September-October 2014 and March - July 2015. Tuesday sessions will be 6-8:30 p.m. and Saturday sessions 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Cost of the course is $120 and includes access to online lectures and instructional material, the UW-Extension Master Gardener Manual: Foundations in Horticulture, a one-year membership to the

Wisconsin Master Gardener Association and speaker costs. Registration deadline in Friday, Sept. 26. Participants will receive a minimum of 36 hours of in-depth training and on topics that include botany, soil, composting, weeds and pest management, insects, plant diseases, fruits, vegetables, general gardening practices, landscaping, turf, ornamental plants and backyard wildlife. The purpose of this program is to train volunteers to assist UW-Extension with community projects related to horticulture, gardening and nutrition. To become

a certified UW-Extension Master Gardener Volunteer participants must complete 36 hours of training, pass a written exam and complete 24 hours of volunteer service per year. The Spooner Area UW-Extension is sponsoring the Master Gardener Volunteer training. There is a minimum enrollment required for sessions to be held. For more information and to register, contact Lorraine Toman, Spooner Area UW-Extension at 800-528-1914 or 715-635-3506. — from UWEX

Oak wilt confirmed in Washburn County

SPOONER — Oak wilt, a deadly fungal disease of oak trees, has been confirmed for the first time in Washburn County. The Department of Natural Resources forest health lab confirmed the find in wood samples from a red oak tree in the city of Spooner. “This find is particularly concerning considering the rarity of the disease in this part of the state,” said Paul Cigan, DNR forest health specialist. Oak wilt is commonly found in the southern two-thirds of the state and has been creeping north. Although the disease is well known and has been in the state for a long time, it is still important to prevent further spread.

Symptoms - what it looks like “Symptoms of oak wilt are branches with wilted leaves and leaves on the ground in summer when you wouldn’t expect to see that,” said Kyoko Scanlon, a DNR forest pathologist. “These are not the brown, dry leaves you see in autumn. These are partially green to bronze-green and are not completely dry.” Once symptoms are visible, a tree loses most of its leaves and dies within a few weeks because the tree can’t move water and nutrients up from the roots,” said Scanlon.

Identification - is it really oak wilt? “Property owners with an oak tree that is rapidly losing its leaves may wish to have the tree examined for oak wilt infection by a certified arborist or forester, or may send in a wood sample for a laboratory test,” said Cigan. “Take immediate steps to protect nearby oaks if you value those trees.”

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The University of Wisconsin’s Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic can help verify the presence of oak wilt. A sample must be sent to the clinic, and a small fee is charged for the service. Reach the clinic at 608-262-2863 or online: plantpath.wisc. edu/pddc.

Prevent the spread of oak wilt to healthy trees Oak wilt spores are most frequently brought to new areas in firewood from oaks killed the previous summer. Spores are then spread by insects that are attracted to the sap from tree wounds. To prevent this, do not prune or wound oak trees from April through July. Urban landowners may choose to take a more cautious approach by avoiding pruning until October. If oaks are removed, pruned or damaged between April and October, seal the wounds with a water-based, latex paint. Once a tree is infected, oak wilt spreads from one oak to another through root grafts – connected roots between neighboring trees. Forest health experts recom-

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mend cutting through root grafts prior to removal of diseased trees. Contact an urban forestry consultant for advice on successful root graft barriers. “Fungicide treatment can keep an oak alive in some cases, but repeated fungicide applications are necessary,” Cigan said.

Help may be available Wisconsin communities may be eligible to participate in a cost-sharing program to help combat oak wilt. The Urban Forestry Grant Program is not available to individual property owners, but property owners with oak wilt are encouraged to contact their municipal forester or other local official to pursue a grant. Applications for the program are due by Wednesday, Oct. 1. Communities interested in applying for a grant should contact the local Wisconsin DNR urban forestry coordinator. Additional information about oak wilt is online: dnr.wi.gov, keyword oak wilt. — from WDNR

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FALL ELECTION

Gubernatorial candidates break mold in newly launched ads

Walker speaks to voters from bottom of a hole, while Burke praises Reagan for expanding EITC

Shawn Johnson |WPR News STATEWIDE – Gov. Scott Walker and Democratic challenger Mary Burke both released ads that broke the usual mold on Thursday, Sept. 11, with Burke praising Ronald Reagan and Walker literally climbing out of a hole in the ground. The actual message in Walker’s ad is pretty close to what he’s said this entire campaign: that Mary Burke has supported policies that raised taxes, led to a deficit and cost the state jobs. Instead of telling this to viewers from a typical campaign setting like a factory, a farm or a TV set, Walker is looking up at the camera from the bottom of a hole in the ground. “It’s a lot easier to dig a hole than to get

Gov. Scott Walker and Democratic challenger Mary Burke both released ads that broke the usual mold on Thurday, with Burke praising Ronald Reagan and Walker literally climbing out of a hole in the ground. – Photos taken from respective ads out of one. The policies my opponent supports — well, they got us in a pretty big hole,” says Walker in the ad. Walker eventually climbs a ladder as he tells viewers that his policies got Wiscon-

sin out of the hole. In contrast, Burke’s commercial has the visuals you’d expect from a campaign ad, with Burke talking to viewers from a sunny sidewalk. What makes her adver-

tisement unique is the message: “You know who had a really good idea about taxes? Ronald Reagan. Surprised you, didn’t I?” she says. Burke is talking about Reagan’s support of the Earned Income Tax Credit, which as she told reporters in Milwaukee, Walker reduced in his first budget as governor. “Ronald Reagan actually expanded the Earned Income Tax Credit, and this is in stark contrast to Governor Walker actually cutting it,” she said. Burke has refused to comment on Walker’s ad, though she did say that Wisconsin lagging other states in job growth is a hole Walker has dug for himself. Walker’s campaign issued a statement that did not mention his decision to scale back the EITC, but instead highlighted his tax cuts, including for Wisconsin’s lowest income tax bracket. You can watch Burke’s advertisement on the WPR website, and Walker’s on YouTube.

Political groups’ mailings often mislead, confuse voters Some fliers tell voters they aren’t registered, when they actually are Gilman Halsted | WPR News STATEWIDE – State election officials are warning voters to be skeptical of mailings from political action organizations that include instructions about where and when to vote that are sometimes inaccurate. The slick mailings, often with partisan messages about whom to vote for, show up in people’s mailboxes every year, according to Reid Magney at the Government

Political mailings are appearing in mailboxs around the state. – Photo by Bogdan Suditu Accountability Board. Magney said there’s

nothing illegal about them, but they can be misleading when the letter appears to be coming from a city clerk’s office. “Very often people read this and they’ll call the clerk and say, ‘Why are you sending out this information? Why are you working with these people?’ And the clerk isn’t working with them (and) did not send it out. But the way the flier is put together, they misunderstand them,” said Magney. Magney said that some of the fliers tell voters they’re not registered when they actually are, or give them the wrong address to obtain an absentee ballot. “Our municipal clerks are really diligent and try to make sure things get to the right

place, if they get something from someone who isn’t one of their voters,” said Magney. “But that could cause someone to not be registered or to not get their absentee ballot.” Magney said the Milwaukee Election Commission has already received more than 100 complaints, mostly from elderly voters, about a mailing from the nonpartisan Voter Participation Center telling them they may not be registered to vote when they actually are. Magney said there’s no evidence the mailings are malicious efforts to confuse voters, but he encourages voters to call their local city clerks or go to the GAB website to get accurate information.

Start Right: Motivation, Metacognition and Successful Study RICE LAKE — The public is invited to attend a special presentation by educator, author and international presenter Dr. Regan A. R. Gurung titled Start Right: Motivation, Metacognition, and Successful Study Behaviors. The presentation will be on Monday, Sept. 22, from 12:30–1:20 p.m., in the Blue Hills Lecture Hall at UW-Barron County in Rice Lake. Gurung is a Ben J. and Joyce Rosenberg Professor of Human Development and Psychology at UW-Green Bay. Born and raised in Bombay, India, Gurung received a Bachelor of Arts in psychology at Carleton College, Minn., and a masters and Ph.D. in social and personality psychol-

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AREA CHURCHES Episcopal

53 3rd St., Shell Lake 715-468-2734 Rev. John Sahlstrom, Rev. John Hendry Sunday School 9 a.m.; Sunday Worship Service 10 a.m., Nursery Provided; Faith & Friends, K - 6th grades, Wednesdays 3:30 - 5:15 p.m.; Youth Group, 7th - 12th grades, Wednesdays 7 - 8:30 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

Northwoods Baptist

W6268 Cranberry Dr., Shell Lake; 1 mile north of CTH B on U.S. 253 Pastor Adam Dunshee 715-468-2177 Sunday School: 10 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. Sunday service: 6 p.m. Wednesday service: 7 p.m.

Spooner Baptist

W7135 Green Valley Rd. (Green Valley Rd. and Hwy. 63) Pastor Darrel Flaming 715-635-2277 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

Full Gospel Shell Lake Full Gospel

293 S. Hwy. 63, Shell Lake Pastor Virgil Amundson 715-468-2895 Sunday School & Adult Education Classes: 9 a.m. Celebration worship 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.;

Lutheran

Barronett Lutheran 776 Prospect Ave., Barronett Pastor Todd Ahneman 715-671-3197 (cell) Sunday Worship: 9 a.m. The Spirit Connection Youth Group will meet the first Wednesday of the month at 6 p.m.

Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church

(WELS) Hwy. 70 at Hwy. 53, Spooner Pastor Gene E. Jahnke 715-635-7672, Home: 715-354-7787 Sunday Worship: 9:30 a.m. Sunday School and Bible class: 10:45 a.m.

Faith Lutheran

Nazarene

Long Lake Lutheran Church

(Missouri Synod) South of Spooner off Hwy. 63 W7148 Luther Rd. Pastor Brent Berkesch 715-635-8167 Sunday Worship, 8 a.m. with Holy Communion 2nd, 4th and 5th Sunday. Praise worship: 10:30 a.m. with Holy Communion 1st, 3rd and 5th Sunday. Sunday school: 9:15 a.m. Lutheran Hour on WJMC 96.1 FM Radio at 9 a.m. Sundays

W3114 Church Rd., Sarona Pastor Mary Strom Sunday worship 9 a.m. Sunday School 9 a.m.

Salem Lutheran, ELCA

803 Second St., Shell Lake 715-468-7718 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.

Church of the Nazarene

Hwy. 253 S, Spooner Rev. David Frazer 715-635-3496 Sunday Worship: 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Sunday School: 9:45 a.m.; Wednesday adult, youth and children ministries: 6:30 p.m.

Wesleyan

Spooner Wesleyan

Hwy. 70 W, Spooner spoonerwesleyan.org 715-635-2768 Senior Pastor Ron Gormong; Pastor Brian Scramlin, Assistant Pastor; Pastor Patrick Cooper, Student Ministries; Pastor LeRoy Drake, Pastoral Care; 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

1790 Scribner St., Spooner Pastor Russ Leeper 715-635-3603 Sunday Worship: 8:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. School School, 9:15 a.m. Office hours: Monday Thursday 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Methodist

United Methodist

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.

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Cornerstone Christian

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.

Luke 16:1-13 Jeremiah 8:18-9:1

1 Timothy 2:1-7

Psalm 16:1-9

Sunday, September 22, 2013 Eighteenth Sunday After Pentecost

t takes the darkness of the night to bring out the brilliance and beauty of the stars. When we face the fear of the unknown, however, we often find the grace of God. “Though I walk through,” David said, “the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil because you are with me!” We are all joyfully aware of God’s presence when days are filled with sunshine and warmth. All of us, however, have at one time or another, entered into valleys that are filled with ill-defined shadows that we find frightening and foreboding. We look for a light to shine over the rim of the mountain to give us the assurance that there is hope. Yet it is because of those days of sunshine and warmth that David reminds us to remember that God is also with us when all is not well and the light that faithfully guided us fades. There are times when our valley may take the form of suffering. When it does, we must not forget that Jesus also suffered and understands our times of suffering. And when we feel abandoned and alone, we must not forget that those whom he spent three years training to be his disciples forsook him. And when he was laid to rest it was in someone else’s tomb. Our Savior has walked through every dark valley that we will ever face. He understands our grief. Now, he is in heaven with his father, and when we go to him in prayer with our needs, we have the assurance that he understands our needs. He was there before us.

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ADOPTABLE PETS OF THE WEEK Sweet little Cooper, yes he’s here again, For some silly reason he didn’t fit in. He’s such a good boy, home’s where he wants to be, He say’s no more fosters, there’s been about three. He likes everyone; other dogs are OK, But he wants you to know if he had his own way. He’d rather have grown-ups, older kids, fine, But being an only dog would be divine. Because he’s part poodle and some Yorkie, too, He’ll need his hair trimmed once a month, maybe two. No puppies for you, Cooper must be the one, ‘Cause he is 5 years old and is still lots of fun! Dogs for adoption: 3-year-old neutered brown/ white Staffordshire terrier mix; 2-year-old neutered white shepherd mix; 5-year-old neutered poodle/Yorkie mix; 1-1/2-year-old spayed black boxer/Lab mix; 1-1/2-year-old male black/white pit bull; 6-1/2-yearold neutered white Chihuahua; 6-year-old spayed brown Chihuahua; 5-year-old neutered tan/white Chihuahua; 1-1/2-year-old male black Lab mix; 3-yearold brown/black male longhair dachshund mix and a 3-1/2-year-old neutered pit bull mix. Cats for adoption: 1-year-old spayed black/brown shorthair tiger; 2-year-old neutered black/white shorthair; 2-year-old neutered black medium-hair; 11-weekold black shorthair; 7-week-old white/brown/black medium-hair; 7-week-old shorthair tortie; 2-yearold male gray/white shorthair w/frostbitten ears; 12-week-old shorthair orange tiger; 9-month-old shorthair calico; 3-year-old neutered tan longhair; 4-year-old neutered brown/black shorthair tiger and 1-year-old neutered orange/white medium-hair tabby. Strays include: Adult female tortie and her two kittens, one orange, one tortie, that were left in a crate at the shelter and an adult male gray/white shorthair found on Todd Road in Sarona. Please visit our website at wcahs.com and remember to spay and neuter your pets. If you need assistance, ask about our low-income spay/neuter program.

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onday, Sept. 8, the Turtle Lake Garden Club toured the Monarch Butterfly Habitat in Shell Lake. Ryan Conner, board member of Happy Tonics, was tour guide. Conner is an expert in native habitat and volunteers at the habitat in Shell Lake. Some of the women asked why there weren’t more flowers blooming. Conner explained that the habitat was a restored remnant native tallgrass prairie and the purpose was to encourage people to plant native wildflowers and grasses for butterflies, other pollinators, and wildlife. Fall wildflowers were in bloom, with asters and goldenrod being abundant. A leopard frog was seen in area one. This is the first report of amphibians living in the habitat. The site is near the lake and perhaps near enough for frogs to hop to. There is shelter for them in area one, with tall native grasses; area two also has abundant native tallgrasses that dragonflies and frogs can visit. They come to snack on flying and crawling insects. Early morning dew makes the habitat inviting for amphibians and dragonflies. Happy Tonics volunteers are seeing a restoration of an entire ecosystem now within the small half-acre habitat that is inclusive of other wildlife beyond the monarch butterfly. Another attendee asked who waters the plants? Conner explained there is no need to water plants. Native plant roots grow deep to reach water and are unlike alien ornamentals that have shallow roots. Native plants do not need to be watered after the first year. Native plants can go dormant in times of environmental stress and change. Considering climate change, it is interesting to observe wildlife in the field. We can learn how the habitat

This sky-blue aster was blooming in the Happy Tonics Monarch Butterfly Habitat in Shell Lake. — Photo submitted is affecting different species, beyond the threatened migrating monarch butterfly. In 2013, milkweed did not set seed at the habitat. What this means is that milkweed was not pollinated; at the same time, no monarchs were recorded at the habitat. In 2014 milkweed has seedpods. It is a good indication that monarch butterflies and other pollinators have visited the habitat, to feed on nectar of milkweed and pollinate milkweed at the same time. Climate change is also playing havoc on monarch migration. Xerces Society and Monarch Joint Venture have recently petitioned the secretary of the interior to reclassify the monarch butterfly as a threat-

ened species. The international migration is down to only a 10-percent survival rate. The threatened migration route is between Mexico, East Coast and Midwest of the United States, and Canada. The Turtle Lake Garden Club made a donation to the nonprofit 501(c)(3) environmental education organization and public charity, specifically for the Monarch Butterfly Habitat in Shell Lake. Happy Tonics is now located in three states: Wisconsin, Massachusetts and New York. For more information about the nonprofit public charity, visit their website at happytonics.com or contact them at maryellen@happytonics.net.

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SHELL LAKE — Faith and Friends Kids Club meets Wednesdays from 3:30-5:15 p.m. The club, for students kindergarten through sixth grade, meets at Lake Park Alliance Church near the Shell Lake Primary School. For more information, contact the church office at 715468-2734. – submitted

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28TH-ANNUAL BARRONETT FALL COLORFEST September 19 - 21, 2014

KICKOFF SPAGHETTI SUPPER (Hot & Spicy Or Mild) CAKE WALK & MEAT RAFFLES HAYRIDES - BINGO S’MORES AROUND THE BONFIRE 2-mile WALK/5.4-mile FUN-RUN (Registration begins at 8 a.m.) CRAFT FAIR AND FARMERS MARKET (Contact Sherry at 715-822-2118) MEN’S SLOW-PITCH SOFTBALL TOURNAMENTS (Contact Jim at 715-829-2603) PIE & ICE-CREAM SOCIAL Sponsored by Barronett Lutheran Church Women SUPERIOR LOBB CHAPTER ICE-AGE TRAIL HIKE (Contact Bob at 715-822-3428) DAIRYLAND GARDEN TRACTOR PULL “BARRONETT BRICK” SCAVENGER HUNT BEGINS (Clues every hour.) BRING A N BEANBAG TOURNEY BEGINS ($10 entry fee.) UNWRAPPE EW, CARNIVAL KIDS GAMES & ACTIVITIES UNDER THE TENT D FOR “TOYS TOY HOME-RUN TOURNAMENT FOR TOTS” AN FISH BOIL & MUSIC IN THE BACKYARD AT BISTRO 63 RECEIVE A D FREE BEVERAGE COMMUNITY CHURCH SERVICE OF YOUR SOFTBALL CONTINUES... CHOICE. FRESH CINNAMON ROLLS! OLD-TIME SUNDAY DINNER W/ALL THE TRIMMINGS PIE & ICE-CREAM SOCIAL Sponsored by Barronett Lutheran Church Women KIDDIE PARADE PRODUCE & FLOWER REGISTRATION Judging at 3 p.m. WISCONSIN STATE-SANCTIONED KIDS PEDAL TRACTOR PULL/ADULT PULL ALSO REGISTRATION FOR 11TH-ANNUAL “BARRONETT’S BEST COOKING” CONTEST 2014 will be featuring APPLES in the recipe. Please bring your recipe with your entry. Judging at 3:30 p.m. (1 entry per person, please.) REGISTRATION FOR 1ST-ANNUAL “UGLY PAN & TASTING CONTEST.” Apples will also be the featured ingredient in this contest. This contest is for “good old-fashiioned gut-packing food” as Bud Allen would say. (Call Terry Goodrich for details at 715-822-8825). LIVE MUSIC BY ROB KNOWLTON CUMBERLAND SNOWMOBILE & ATV CLUB DRAWING KIDS GAMES & ACTIVITIES IN THE BACKYARD WINE & CHEESE TASTING EVENT Sponsored in part by: Bistro 63, Norseland Inc. and the 20 Mile General Store KEG TOSS...BARRONETT BRICK BOUNCE HAYRIDES KUUB IN THE BACKYARD MAJOR RAFFLE PRIZES AWARDED (Times subject to change, due to softball games)

BOUNCY HOUSE AND BATTING CAGE ON-SITE ALL WEEKEND

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Faith and Friends Kids Club at Lake Park Alliance

Sponsored in part by: Cumberland Federal Bank, Shell Lake State Bank, Island City Branch Bank, U.S. Bank, Bank of the West, Ringa-Lea, Inc./Tynaka, LLC, Thompson Farms, Cumberland Tire, Norseland, Inc., General Beer NW, Bistro 63, 20 Mile General Store, Barronett Bar & Grill, Speedy’s C-Store, Wisconsin Structural Steel, Made For You Furniture, Red Brick Café and other local merchants.

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Dewey Country It’s certainly been chilly for September this past week. Yes it’s time to get out the soup kettle and make some of that oldfashioned soup to help take the chill off. I do see a few trees turned colors already. Do we really need to be reminded of the upcoming winter? Just think, Christmas is only 95 days away. I forgot an anniversary. It’s a very happy anniversary to Jerry and Gretchen Best on Sept. 4. Hope you had a wonderful day. Sept. 18, a very happy birthday to Alexa Dahlstrom as she enjoys her special day with lots more to come. A very happy birthday to Darrell Thomas Petz on his special day, Sept. 18. Have a great one. A very happy birthday to Mike Gableman on his special day, way down in Madison on Sept. 18. Have a great day, Mike. A very happy anniversary to Woody and Kathy Wooden who are celebrating 27 years together. Enjoy your special day on Sept. 19. A very happy anniversary to Don and Delores Christner as they enjoy their day together Sept. 19 with many more. Happy birthday to Brenda Albee, to Adam James Meister and to Jonathon Beecroft, all on Sept. 19. Have a wonderful day. A very happy birthday to Elliot Peterson, to Otto Weigand, and Jameson De-

by Pauline Lawrence

poliet, all on Sept. 20. Have a great day. Sept. 21, a very happy birthday to Alayna Harrington as she enjoys that special day with lots more to come. A very happy anniversary to Chad and Ashley Crosby as they enjoy their special day together Sept. 22 with more to come. Happy birthday to Kennedy Baumgart as she celebrates 15 years on Sept. 22 with many more to come. A very happy birthday to Kylie Kay Dahlstrom as she enjoys her special day Sept. 23, and to Jordan Lawrence, Aaron Mogenson, Abby Melton and Benny LaVeau. Have a great day, all of you. Happy birthday to Gladys Knoop and to Colin Mitchell as they enjoy their special day Sept. 24. Have a great day. Sept. 24, a very happy birthday to Nina Hines as she enjoys her special day. Have a wonderful day Nina. Are you a genius? Well if you are, take the following and see. What is the fourdigit numeral in which the first digit is one fifth of the last, and the second and third digits are the last digit multiplied by 3? Hint: The sum of all digits is 12. This is the first of 10 questions. I’ll put the other nine questions in as time goes on. I know one thing, I’m not a genius. Last Tuesday brought lots and lots of rain. I guess God sent it down to water all those beautiful yellow flowers. Saturday was Gordon Lauder’s funeral at Lakeview Methodist Church here in

Dewey Country. Diane Hulleman helped served lunch. This past week while in Spooner who should I see but Karen Melton and Sarah Chandler. Asking Karen if she’d had another checkup, she said, “Yes and it turned out great!” Sarah has a 19-month-old girl named Isabella. Karen calls her Izzy and Sarah says she calls her Bella. Zachariah was born July 16 to Jeff and Sarah, keeping this young family busy but loving it. Talking with Sandy Atkinson on Sunday, she told me Jim was home with four others. They threw down wood in the Atkinsons’ basement, which is a great job. Everett Lindstrom has rented his house out to Jonathan Knoop. Welcome to Dewey Country. Diane Hulleman was at Terraceview on Monday and made apple cinnamon bread and the people loved it. Wednesday Diane enjoyed supper out at Nick’s for those that were confirmed on Sunday. Diane sponsored Dakota Hendren. Connie Quam was the sponsor for Alecia Knoop, who was also confirmed. Congratulations to the girls and their sponsors. Thursday Diane had lunch with friends from Lakeview Medical Center in Rice Lake. Those girls certainly don’t forget Diane. Friday Diane had lunch with the parish nurses. On Tuesday Diane went to the town board meeting. Last Wednesday Karen Vanderhoof and her two grandkids, MaKenna and

Conner, went to Dave and Katie Kinde’s. Katie gave the two little ones tickets to a horse show and everyone attended. Doug’s sister was in the horse show. The three came back Sunday night after leaving Friday after school. Karen is so busy with canning and field work. She planned to get in the field to chop haylage but she said the fields are so wet from the rain she didn’t know if she’d chop or not. Sunday found Robin Melton home for the weekend playing cards with Vicki Trott and Cecil and Evelyn Melton. Jerry and Gretchen Best attended a party for Duke and Robyn Johnson at a cousin’s house as Duke and Robin are moving to Florida soon. A great lunch was enjoyed by all. Diane Hulleman tells us her son-in-law, Jack Schnell, and wife Ginny were in New Orleans for Jack’s convention and were taking in the sights. Saturday, Jerry and Robin Denver and Garry and Beth Crosby went to Black River Falls to see Beth and Jerry’s aunt, Gert Davis, and Karen Georgeson, who lives in Janesville. Sunday dinner guests at Garry and Beth’s were Preston and Pattie Haglin, Shorty and Melissa and Katie Ann Crosby, Tom and Sunshine Crosby, Isaac, Josie and Alycia and Glen and Lorraine Crosby. Scatter sunshine! Have a great week!

Spooner Junior Passers

Jenna Hiler and Mallory Bullion are learning the skills of volleyball while developing a love for the game.

Third-grader Emma Voeltz proudly wears the Junior Passers The Spooner School District Junior Passers Program brings third- through T-shirt that she earned by giving up her Saturday mornings and sixth-grade girls together for volleyball. Learning the skills today will help them practicing hard. — Photos by Larry Samson develop their full potential as high school players. Coach Melissa Smith, her coaching staff and players help the young players. The high school players are outstanding role models for the young players.

Senior lunch menu

Monday, Sept. 22: Tater-tot casserole, beets, mandarin oranges, cornmeal muffin. Tuesday, Sept. 23: Pork roast, gravy, dumplings, green bean almandine, applesauce, cookie. Wednesday, Sept. 24: Meat loaf, mashed potatoes, gravy, asparagus, lemon bars. Thursday, Sept. 25: Turkey and cheddar sandwich on croissant, creamy potato soup, crackers, V8 juice, fruit cocktail. Friday, Sept. 26: Baked chicken, mashed potatoes, gravy, peas, cookie. 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.

Spooner fourth-grader Justine Swanson is proud of her own volleyball that she brought to practice. She uses the ball a lot in her free time, playing volleyball with her friends. Volleyball, unlike some sports, is a lifelong sport.

Red Hat Zippity Do Dahs enjoy Scoop ‘N’ Brew As Gloria Elliott, Sarona, and Georgean Kruger, Shell Lake, with the Red Hat Zippity Do Dahs, made their way to Taylors Falls, Minn., Friday evening, Sept. 12, to take in a live Elvis Tribute musical performance on the Taylor Falls Scenic Boat Cruise, they also made an appearance at Scoop ‘N’ Brew, nestled on the corner of Shell Lake’s Main Street. “What better way to roll back the carpet and take in a nostalgic trip back to the ‘50s. The hot dogs are excellent and they serve the most delicious ice cream, shakes and malts. It has the decor of a classic ‘50s diner that sets a perfect ambience,” commented Kruger, about one of Shell Lake’s newest businesses. — Photo submitted

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Barronett

by Judy Pieper

Yea! Colorfest is finally here. Everything starts off with a spaghetti supper at 5 p.m. on Friday evening, Sept. 19. There will be lots of family activities that evening, cakewalks, Bingo, hayrides, a bonfire and meat raffles. On Saturday the registration for the walk/fun run starts at 8 a.m. There will be a craft fair and farmers market, men’s slow-pitch softball tournaments, an Ice Age Trail hike, Dairyland Garden Tractor Pull, a home-run tournament, a beanbag tourney, and lots of kids games. Of course the women of Barronett will be hosting a pie-and-ice-cream social on both Saturday and Sunday again this year. At 8 p.m. there will be a fish boil and live music in the backyard at Bistro 63. Barronett Lutheran’s worship service will be held at 9 a.m. at the Barronett Community Center. We will be singing all the old familiar hymns, and we hope to see a lot of our old friends – and meet some new ones – at the service. Immediately after the service, relax and enjoy some great conversation and delicious cinnamon rolls. The kids’ parade will start at 11:30 a.m. If you have youngsters at home, or if you have grandchildren or neighbor kids who would like to participate in the parade, please bring them by. They can ride bikes, pull wagons, play instruments, do cartwheels, wear costumes; whatever they think would be fun for a parade. If they are too little to march by themselves, someone a little older can push them in a stroller or pull them in a wagon or whatever. Just bring them in, they’ll love it. There will be an old-time Sunday dinner, produce and flower judging, a kid and adult pedal tractor pull, keg toss, raffle drawings, and live music by Rob Knowlton. Of course the wine-and-cheese-tasting event brings in folks with impeccable taste from all over the area. That starts at 2 p.m. And, something new this year, kuub in the backyard starts at 4 p.m. The required ingredient for the baking/ cooking contest this year is apples. You know, of course, that there will be two categories for the contest this year, the regular Barronett’s Best Cooking contest, and the Ugly Pan and Tasting contest. Terry Goodrich called to remind us that there will be extra points given for the ugliest pan used in the second category. Hint: Do you own an old cow drinking cup or anything like that? Anyway, Terry wants to remind everyone to have some fun with this one. Oh, and, if you bring in a new, unwrapped toy for Toys for Tots you will receive a free beverage of your choice. See, there really is something for everyone at the Colorfest. We hope that we’ll see a lot of our old friends – and make some new ones – this weekend. You probably already know that Cheryl Jaastad, who masterminds the Colorfest

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every year, has been very ill. Cheryl is still in the hospital as I’m writing this, but we hope that she will be out and able to come to Colorfest. This year, even though she is still the mastermind, she has been able to delegate the duties and responsibilities to others. Cheryl always acts like the Energizer bunny at this event, but this year we are going to insist that she sit, relax and enjoy watching others work. Pat Sweet and her three sisters, Carol Johnson of Rice Lake, Jan Sutherland of Shell Lake, and Sandy Chartrand of Rice Lake, celebrated their birthdays at Becky’s in Shell Lake last Friday evening. They had the delicious fish fry, opened presents, and had a lot of fun talking, eating and laughing. Barbara Morrow of Yonkers, N.Y., spent last Monday and Tuesday with Pat and Doug Sweet. Barbara, Pat and Doug went to supper at Lakeview in Shell Lake to celebrate Barbara’s birthday. Barbara left Barronett on Tuesday and traveled to Milwaukee. John Sweet is a very thoughtful guy. You probably know that already, but it’s worth repeating. He cleans carpets for Nancy Thompson, and she mentioned to him how much she enjoyed visiting the Sweet twins, Margaret and Mary, when they all went to school together in Cumberland. Well, John mentioned that to his mom, Pat, and said that it might be nice if Pat would invite Nancy over for lunch. Pat was happy to do that. She invited Nancy over and, without letting Nancy know, she also invited Margaret. Margaret Sweet Brown is Doug’s sister, she lives in Webster, and she and Nancy hadn’t seen each other for over 50 years. Nancy arrived first, and as she was asking about how the twins are doing now, Margaret walked in the door. Nancy was so happy and surprised. Pat said that they had so much fun visiting and catching up on all the happenings of the last 50 years. It was a great day. On Saturday, Jim and Summer Marsh and Duane and I took Wrig Marsh, Tru Lehmann and Parker Lehman to Elk River, Minn., for the Day of the Dozer. This is the second year for this event, where the owners of four or five construction companies take their heavy equipment to a gravel pit just outside of town and invite all the kids to come and, with the help of a heavy equipment operator, of course, operate the equipment. There is a small fee to get into the Day of the Dozer, and all the proceeds are donated to the children’s hospital in the Twin Cities. There were 50 machines there – backhoes, dozers, tractors, front-end loaders, etc. – and all the operators volunteered their time to make it a fun day for the little ones. They plan to hold the Day of the Dozer again next year, and, let me tell you, it’s well worth the trip to Elk River just to see how much the little ones enjoy it.

Beth Kujala and her dad were at the Red Brick Café on Sunday morning, enjoying a delicious breakfast before heading for River Falls. Beth was the 2012 Spooner Rodeo queen, and plans to compete in the Miss Rodeo Wisconsin contest next June. She is currently attending college in River Falls, and is studying animal science. She is participating in college rodeo, and will be barrel racing at the rodeo in North Platte, Neb., next week. We wish her the best of luck next week and next June. Wouldn’t it be great to have another Spooner Rodeo queen become Miss Rodeo Wisconsin? I forgot to mention last week that Jay Olson was up for a visit. He was really here to see his favorite auntie – that would be me – but, as long as he was already up here he thought he might as well go to Kenny Sparish’s retirement party, Aubrey Shay’s second birthday party in Taylors Falls, visit his nephew, Justin, at the Rolling Oaks, have ice cream in Shell Lake with his mom, and visit other family and friends. Good thing he came up to see me, isn’t it? Otherwise he would have missed all that other stuff. Oh, by the way, that ice-cream parlor finally has a name. It’s called the Scoop ‘N’ Brew now. Randy Lehmann was home for a visit

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this past weekend. On Saturday evening a bunch of the Lehmann family got together at the hunting shack to visit with Randy and enjoy some pizza. The family members who were there enjoying visiting with Randy and eating that great pizza were Don and Anitia, Gary and Cheryl, Craig and Deb, Ryan, Suzy and Tru, Aaron, Erin, Miles and Charlie and Dashaun and Heidi. It was a beautiful evening and the kids enjoyed playing outside. Tru was just overjoyed to be able to play with Dashaun. She loves her big cousin. On Sunday, Randy and Anitia drove up to Grand Marais to visit with Anitia’s sister, Jane. It was a beautiful day and they enjoyed the lovely flower garden and the view of the lake. Superior is very high right now, and when Jane, Anitia and Randy walked down to the lake they found two enormous trees that had washed up against the stairs. That should be fun to clean up. They went out to lunch together and just generally had a wonderful day. I guess that’s about all I know from Barronett this week. I hope you’ll be able to join us at the Colorfest this weekend. See you later.

by Mary Nilssen

First Lutheran Church of Stone Lake is sponsoring their annual pie and ice-cream social, baked-goods and handmade-quilt sale on Saturday, Oct. 4, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Proceeds from this event go to area organizations with supplemental funds provided by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. Many of you have heard that a film crew will be in Stone Lake during the Cranberry Festival shooting scenes for the movie “Cross Stitch.” First Lutheran Church is one of the filming sites selected and the crew will be shooting a scene in the sanctuary earlier in the week, as well as stopping by during the Cranberry Festival to film sale activity. The Stone Lake Wesleyan Church is collecting clean, gently used coats, hats, mittens and gloves for distribution to families, adults and children, in need in our community. The collection drive will run from September to Sunday, Oct. 19. Drop-off boxes are provided at three locations in Stone Lake: Shell Lake State Bank, Stone Lake Post Office and the Wesleyan Church. Cash donations are also welcome. For more information please contact the church office at 715-865-2861. Kids Klub has started up. Kids Klub is an after-school program offered by the Stone Lake Wesleyan Church for children kindergarten through sixth grade. This is a nondenominational program offering fun, games, crafts and learning. Klub

meets every other Monday at the Wesleyan Church starting Monday, Sept. 15, and runs from 4-5:30 p.m. Children with a permission slip can ride the No. 1 bus from school and will be dropped off at the church. For more information call the church office at 715-865-2861 or visit the website at stonelakewesleyan.org. The Stone Lake Pub is once again starting their monthly charity night on Saturday, Sept. 27. Every beverage sold between 6 p.m. and midnight will have 50 cents donated to the Evergreen Cemetery. On Thursday, Oct. 2, the 36th-annual Cranberry Festival will kick off with a dinner and dance. It will begin at 5:30 p.m. and dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. at the Stone Lake Lions Center. This dinner will take the place of the luncheon, which was held in previous years. Tickets for this event can be purchased at The Last Frontier and the Red School House Wine Shop. Mark Baumgartner, optician, has opened the Eyeglass Barn in Stone Lake. Mark has over 35 years’ experience. He is located in a building shared with Northwest Wisconsin Realty LLC in downtown Stone Lake. Have a good week and be safe! Mary Nilssen can be reached at 715-8654008 or upnorthnils2@gmail.com.

noticed it one day when going past to the cemetery. Elfreda West is a great again as Charlie and Sarah Stubfors, Twin Cities, became proud parents of twins Sam and Aurora last week. Congratulations to them. Don and Jennie Wise are returning to their winter home in Decatur, Ill. We will miss them at church. Phyllis Dennison, Long Lake, was put on our prayer list. Keep her in your thoughts and prayers. Rocky Furchtenicht and Elaine Ryan took in the Lumberjack Congress in Oshkosh last Saturday and visited her brother, Carl Weitzenkamp, in Neenah afterward. Butch and Evelyn Schaffer attended a Flanagan family get-together recently at her sister, Mary Ellen Prestrude’s, in Prairie Farm. Evelyn reports granddaughter Allie Hodgkins is back to St. Scholastica in Duluth for her second year. Granddaughter Taylor and husband Joey Mikula moved to Madison recently. Sue Krantz says she’s been putting her garden to bed and they have been getting up wood. The grandkids Lainey and

Christa and Gracie Christianson, were out to ride horses on Sunday. Russ Furchtenicht got home Sunday night from fishing in Canada. Reports a fun time and the fish bit well. A happy birthday is wished to Jake West, Kathy Wooden, Sally Ziemer and Jerry Ripley, Sept. 18; Gloria Frey, Brenda Albee, Shannon Sauer and Lin Weathers, Sept. 19; Brent Zaloudek and Maeve Wagner, Sept 20; Alyssa Degner, Sept. 21; Tim Frey, Becky Shell, Erin Drost and Teresa Dahlstrom, Sept, 22; Pat Frey, Sarah Knutson and Jackie Johnecheck, Sept. 23 and Payton Sando, Sept. 24. Couples with anniversaries are Gene and Darlene Johnecheck, Sept. 18; Anton and Gloria Frey, Sept. 19; Aaron and Karrie Sue Gamboni, Sept. 20; Joe and Jennie Hastrieter, Sept. 21; Dave and Connie Zaloudek, Dick and Charlotte Shover, Sept. 22; Merle and Sharon Wilber, Sept. 23; and John and Mary Marschall, Sept. 24. A happy one is wished for each. Highest level of criticism: “He is different.” “She is different.” “It is different.”

by Marian Furchtenicht

It sure has been feeling like fall, with cold temps and a light frost in the area on Friday night. Fall colors are starting to show. The chippies are busy working on the acorns. Doesn’t that mean a long winter ahead? Haven’t seen a hummer since last Wednesday, so they must have taken off. Soybean fields are taking on a ripening look. This damp late summer has produced a lot of cool fungus, mushrooms and toadstools in the woods and lawns lately. Some are so pretty, ruffled around the edges. I just look at them because I don’t know my mushrooms. Folks are getting up wood. These cooler temps makes one get the hint. Lots of hunters are out on the weekends. I can see cars parked along the roadways. I often see a big flock of turkeys along Schoolhouse Road. Some of the turkeys are quite small. They are feasting on the Haynes’ grain field. Virginia Stodola was saddened in the unexpected death of her niece, Joan Quick Plart, 67, Altoona. Virginia’s boys,

Dave and Cathy, Hudson; Jack and Judy, Onalaska; and Jim, Milwaukee; came and all attended the funeral in Altoona on Monday. Sympathy is extended. Marilyn, Renee and Janet Zimmerman have been going to ball games that their nieces, Brianne and Ashley, are in. Brianne plays for Rice Lake Weighing and her team is undefeated. The finals are coming up this week. Janet Zimmerman has been busy mowing at the Sarona Cemetery. It always looks so well-kept. There were 16 at our SHS Class of 1950 this month held Wednesday night at Greener’s on Long Lake with Carolyn West in charge. Food was very good. It was so nice of them to get the fire going in their wood fireplace for us old people on a damp and chilly night. Mavis Schlapper came over and had lunch with me and brought me a squash. Thursday, Bonnie Helmer stopped by on her way to Rice Lake and wanted me to go with. So we had a good visit and lunch together. Jake and Julie West have had a nice new addition built on their house recently. I

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Heart Lake

by Helen V. Pederson

As I write this it is Monday, Sept. 15, and we are having fall weather. The temps have been in the 40s in the morning but it does warm up in the daytime, especially if the sun is out. The weatherman promises temps going up to the 60s and maybe low 70s. We can expect these days as it is getting to be October. Sorry that I didn’t get the news in last week, but I woke with a dizzy spell and was unable to do it. I’m including last week’s news this week. Visitors at Judy and Myron Bolterman’s were Myron’s brother, Terry, and his grandson, 2-year-old Will of Whitehall. They enjoyed a good weekend together. Donna Ness and Debbie Donatell of Rice Lake visited with Lillian Ullom on Saturday, Sept. 13. ANNOUNCEMENT Visiting with Mavis and Wisconsin Indianhead Technical Roger Flach during the College wishes to announce that week were relatives from it will host a site review for conNorth Carolina, here for a tinuing accreditation of its Nursing-Associate Degree profamily reunion. gram by the Accreditation The Heisterkemp family Commission for Education in enjoyed a family reunion at Nursing (ACEN). the shelter house over the You are invited to meet the site weekend. Ronnie Erickson visit team and share your comof North Carolina was here ments about the program in perfor his 50th class reunion son or via ITV, at a meeting from Spooner held on Sat- scheduled on October 1, 2014, urday night and also the 4:30-5:30 p.m. Ashland Campus - Room 112 family reunion. (ITV) We welcome Myrna and New Richmond Campus - Room Bob Eichhorn of Spooner 416 (ITV) to Glenview. Glad to have Rice Lake Campus - Room 206B (ITV) you. Tooker and Sue Weathers Superior Campus – Room 216 28th-ANNUAL BARRONETT

FALL COLORFEST CRAFT SHOW Hwy. 63, Barronett, WI

Sat., Sept. 20, 2014 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The Barronett Civic Club would like to invite you to join us at our 28th-Annual Fall Colorfest Craft Show.

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(In person) Written comments are also welcome and should be submitted five days prior to the public meeting directly to: Dr. Sharon Tanner, Chief Executive Officer Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing 3343 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 850 614039 5r Atlanta, GA 30326 WNAXLP Or email: sjtanner@acenursing.org All written comments should be received by the ACEN by September 24, 2014.

GARAGE SALE HOBO’S HIDEOUT N1936 Cty. Hwy. M, Long Lake

Thurs., Fri. & Sat., Sept. 18, 19 & 20, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. and Thurs., Fri. & Sat., Sept. 25, 26 & 27, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Household items & some furniture; entertainment center; car stereo speaker system; holiday decorations; hunting clothes; Hamms & Miller mirrors; bar signs & misc. bar items; Packer pictures & mugs; golf clubs; Princess House crystal; snowblower; riding lawn mower & cart; Ducks Unlimited prints; Homer Laughlin; Crooksville & WS George china; 613801 turkey fryer; 26’ pontoon w/90 h.p. motor; other misc. items. 46-47bp 5rp

SENIOR HOUSING

The Lakeland Manor in Shell Lake offers the freedom seniors want and the conveniences you deserve. Our affordable apartments are especially designed for persons age 62+. For more information on the benefits of living at the Lakeland Manor, 614154 please call 715-468-2730. 5-8r 47-50b

RECYCLING DAY TOWN OF BASHAW

Notice is hereby given that the Bashaw Town Board shall hold a recycling day on Saturday, October 4, 2014, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at Northwest Regional Planning in Spooner, Wis. A current listing of acceptable items with no charge will be posted at the three official posting sites within the township: Corner of Tozer Lake Rd. & Green Valley Rd., Corner of Sand Rd. & Sunset Rd., and N3410 Sawyer Creek Rd., Shell Lake, WI 54871 (town hall). Each household will be asked to provide proof of residency. Lesa Dahlstrom, Clerk 614054 5r Town of Bashaw

BID NOTICE - CITY OF SHELL LAKE

The City of Shell Lake, WI, is seeking the services of a consulting firm to assist in developing a Comprehensive Physical Needs Assessment (PNA) for all city-owned facilities. Sealed bids must be submitted to the City of Shell Lake, 501 First Street, P.O. Box 520, Shell Lake, WI 54871 by 1:30 p.m., September 26, 2014. For a description of facilities and specific scope of work, please contact City Administrator Andrew Eiche, at 715-468-7679 or email cityadmin@shelllake.org. The City of Shell Lake reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids or to select the bid most advantageous to the city. Andrew Eiche, City Administrator 614157 5-6r WNAXLP

have returned from a warm vacation in Myrtle Beach. Arlys Santiago is nursing a cold so has been staying close to home. Last Wednesday evening, the Salem Singers of Salem Lutheran Church came to entertain us with religious and secular songs. Thank you. Sue and Larry Winner stopped by to see me on their way to attend the International Lions Convention in BID NOTICE - CITY OF SHELL LAKE

The City of Shell Lake/Airport Committee is seeking proposals for the leasing of approximately 48 acres of airport agricultural land. The city/airport is interested in leasing most of its nonpaved and nonwooded areas to an area farmer for the growing/harvesting of hay. Sealed bids must be submitted to the City of Shell Lake, 501 First Street, P.O. Box 520, Shell Lake, WI 54871 by 1:30 p.m., September 26, 2014. For further information and a detailed list of requirements/specifications, please contact City Administrator Andrew Eiche, at 715-4687679 or email cityadmin@shelllake.org. The City of Shell Lake reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids or to select the bid most advantageous to the city. Andrew Eiche, City Administrator 614158 5-6r WNAXLP

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING CITY OF SHELL LAKE AUGUST 11, 2014

Mayor Peterson called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Council members present were Edlin, Andrews, Harrington, Leckel, Burns and Schultz. Also present were Mitch Brown, Dave Wilson, Danielle Moe, Vern Redlich, Gerry Winch, Jeremy Vogler, Rebecca Vogler, Bill Clark, Tammy Fulton, Regan Myers, Chuck Adams, Renee Blazer, Joel Blazer, Steve Magnuson, Ericka Hutton Parker and Andy Eiche. The meeting was opened with the Pledge of Allegiance. Burns moved, seconded by Andrews, to approve the July 14, 2014, regular meeting minutes. The motion carried. Alderperson Chad Shelton arrived at 7:02 p.m. Public Comment: Mayor Peterson requested that the public limit their comments to three minutes. Motion was made by Schultz, seconded by Shelton, to amend the order of the agenda by addressing the Plan Commission recommendation first. Motion carried. Vern Redlich, Rebecca Vogler, Bill Clark spoke in opposition to the request. Rebecca Vogler presented the City Council and Mayor with a petition signed by 32 individuals opposed to the request. Regan Myers described the proposed use for the property and the intent to rent to elderly, low income individuals with a preference toward members of the Full Gospel Church. Public comment was closed. Harrington asked Chuck Adams if the church owned any other properties similar to this request. Mr. Adams replied no. Edlin asked Bill Clark to expand on his comment of how this request would hurt surrounding property values. Mr. Clark’s response was that he did not have any written documentation with him, but it is well documented that multifamily residential reduces the value of single-family residential. Andrews commented that seven of the current nearby residences are zoned multifamily residential. Harrington commented that 6 of the current homes in the immediate area are being used as rentals. Schultz expressed this is not spot zoning, and wanted to know how he could deny this request legally. Erica Parker asked if this issue could be tabled. Vern Redlich stated that a good number of City Council decisions are not based upon legal vs. illegal, but rather on use of best judgment. Regan Myers handed out a draft to the council of the proposed construction. Andrews moved, seconded by Schultz, to accept the recommendation by the Plan Commission. Question arose regarding the signed petition. Eiche read Article N of the City Ordinances, which, due to the petition, would require a 75% approval of the governing body in order for the motion to pass. Roll call vote was requested: Shelton - No, Andrews - Yes, Edlin - Yes, Harrington -– No, Burns - No, Schultz - Yes. Motion failed. Request denied. Mitch Brown gave the Public Works Director report. David Wilson gave the Police Chief report. Clint Stariha gave the Zoning Administrator report. Minutes from the Zoning Board of Appeals were reviewed. Gerry Winch presented the recommendation from the airport committee for the use of entitlement funds to repair the damaged portion of the runway, seal coat/crack fill/re-marking, supplemental wind cone and snowblower/broom attachments. Motion was made by Edlin, seconded by Andrews to approve the recommendation. Motion carried. Andrews presented the Community Center Committee minutes. Executive/HR Committee: Andrews moved, seconded by Harrington, to approve the Campground/Parks Manager Management Agreement. Motion carried. Schultz moved, seconded by Harrington, to approve the salary range for Campground/ Parks Manager positon. Motion carried. Harrington moved, seconded by Shelton, to approve the 6-month probation reviews for Andy Eiche and Steven Rohow. Motion carried. PUBLIC WORKS: Schultz presented the minutes. Schultz went on to explain the request for a Physical Needs Assessment. Motion was made by Schultz, seconded by Burns, to investigate the costs of a physical needs assessment of all Cityowned facilities. FINANCE: Burns moved, seconded by Andrews, to approve vouchers 858 - 1028. Schultz moved, seconded by Burns, to approve the Temporary Class “B” Retailer’s Licenses for Theatre in the Woods and Chamber of Commerce. Upon unanimous vote, the motion carried. Budget Status Report was presented. PARKS & REC: Harrington presented the minutes. Shelton moved, seconded by Andrews, to approve the new campground rates for the 2015 season. Motion carried. At 8:21 p.m., Burns left the meeting. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: Vacant Ward 1 Seat. NEW BUSINESS: Andrews presented a request for the purchase of several tables and chairs for the Community Center, as well as the purchase of floor care equipment. Harrington moved, seconded by Shelton, to approve the purchase and to utilize funds from the Community Center Fund. Motion carried. Mayor Report: Peterson informed the council of the Deputy Clerk’s retirement announcement. Peterson referred the matter to the Executive/HR Committee Harrington moved, seconded by Andrews, to adjourn at 8:38 p.m. The motion carried. Sally Peterson, Mayor 614156 5r WNAXLP Andrew Eiche, City Administrator

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NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING (Section 65.90{4})

Notice is hereby given to qualified electors of the School District of Shell Lake that the budget hearing will be held in the library of the 3-12 building, 271 Highway 63, Shell Lake, Wisconsin, on the 22nd day of September, 2014, at 7 p.m. The summary of the proposed budget is printed below. Detailed copies of the budget are available for inspection in the District Office at 271 Highway 63, Shell Lake, Wis. Dated this 9th day of September, 2014 Linda Nielsen, District Clerk AUDITED AUDITED BUDGET 2012 - 2013 2013 - 2014 2014 - 2015 GENERAL FUND Beginning Fund Balance 2,817,104.21 3,108,009.28 3,277,918.83 Ending Fund Balance 3,108,009.28 3,277,918.83 3,269,294.83 REVENUES & OTHER FINANCING SOURCES Transfers-In (Source 100) 0.00 0.00 0.00 Local Sources (Source 200) 3,883,523.45 3,821,303.49 3,297,307.00 Interdistrict Payments (Source 300 + 400) 431,448.80 453,014.04 454,000.00 Intermediate Sources (Source 500) 193.78 0.00 0.00 State Sources (Source 600) 3,258,038.51 3,383,923.73 3,718,446.00 Federal Sources (Source 700) 182,679.63 272,505.46 278,298.00 All Other Sources (Source 800 + 900) 271,156.73 20,336.68 9,300.00 TOTAL REVENUES & OTHER FINANCING SOURCES 8,027,040.90 7,951,083.40 7,757,351.00 EXPENDITURES & OTHER FINANCING USES Instruction (Function 100 000) 3,432,738.52 3,508,716.03 3,847,569.00 Support Services (Function 200 000) 3,385,539.69 3,296,837.09 2,874,073.00 Nonprogram Transactions (Function 400 000) 917,857.62 975,620.73 1,044,333.00 TOTAL EXPENDITURES & OTHER FINANCING USES 7,736,135.83 7,781,173.85 7,765,975.00 SPECIAL PROJECTS FUND Beginning Fund Balance 9,660.04 9,702.65 9,735.79 Ending Fund Balance 9,702.65 9,735.79 9,735.79 REVENUES & OTHER FINANCING SOURCES 1,101,055.09 1,171,436.68 1,271,255.00 EXPENDITURES & OTHER FINANCING USES 1,101,012.48 1,171,403.54 1,271,255.00 DEBT SERVICE FUND Beginning Fund Balance 0.00 0.00 0.00 Ending Fund Balance 0.00 0.00 0.00 REVENUES & OTHER FINANCING SOURCES 15,828.75 0.00 0.00 EXPENDITURES & OTHER FINANCING USES 15,828.75 0.00 0.00 CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND Beginning Fund Balance 209,675.53 240,615.43 24,525.52 Ending Fund Balance 240,615.43 24,525.52 54,525.52 REVENUES & OTHER FINANCING SOURCES 30,963.90 30,595.33 30,000.00 EXPENDITURES & OTHER FINANCING USES 0.00 246,685.24 0.00 FOOD SERVICE FUND Beginning Fund Balance 88,118.32 78,778.46 26,212.59 Ending Fund Balance 78,778.46 26,212.59 26,212.59 REVENUES & OTHER FINANCING SOURCES 344,608.47 361,486.89 358,285.00 EXPENDITURES & OTHER FINANCING USES 353,948.33 414,052.76 358,285.00 COMMUNITY SERVICE FUND Beginning Fund Balance 13,411.26 (38,462.63) (5,405.57) Ending Fund Balance (38,462.63) (5,405.57) 28,632.43 REVENUES & OTHER FINANCING SOURCES 151,279.59 155,058.23 101,300.00 EXPENDITURES & OTHER FINANCING USES 203,153.48 122,001.17 67,262.00 PACKAGE & COOPERATIVE PROGRAM FUND Beginning Fund Balance 0.00 0.00 0.00 Ending Fund Balance 0.00 0.00 0.00 REVENUES & OTHER FINANCING SOURCES 0.00 0.00 0.00 EXPENDITURES & OTHER FINANCING USES 0.00 0.00 0.00 TOTAL EXPENDITURES AND OTHER FINANCING USES ALL FUNDS GROSS TOTAL EXPENDITURES ALL FUNDS 9,410,078.87 9,735,316.56 9,462,777.00 Interfund Transfers (Source 100) All Funds 686,990.70 710,465.52 765,123.00 Refinancing Expenditures (FUND 30) 0.00 0.00 0.00 NET TOTAL EXPENDITURES ALL FUNDS 8,723,088.17 9,024,851.04 8,697,654.00 PERCENTAGE INCREASE NET TOTAL FUND EXPENDITURES FROM PRIOR YEAR 3.46% -3.63% PROPOSED PROPERTY TAX LEVY General Fund 3,791,212.00 3,743,914.00 3,250,807.00 Referendum Debt Service Fund 0.00 0.00 0.00 Nonreferendum Debt Service Fund 0.00 0.00 0.00 Capital Expansion Fund 30,000.00 30,000.00 30,000.00 Community Service Fund 86,000.00 86,000.00 86,000.00 TOTAL SCHOOL LEVY 3,907,212.00 3,859,914.00 3,366,807.00 PERCENTAGE INCREASE TOTAL LEVY FROM PRIOR YEAR -1.21% -12.78% The below-listed new or discontinued programs have a financial impact on the proposed 2014-15 budget: DISCONTINUED PROGRAMS FINANCIAL IMPACT Energy Exemption 250,000.00 NEW PROGRAMS New Staff Computer Science Additional Sage Staff Additional & New Special Educational Staff 614066 5r WNAXLP

FINANCIAL IMPACT 58,946.00 61,192.00 93,635.00

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(Sept. 17, 24, Oct. 1) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT WASHBURN COUNTY BANK MUTUAL, Plaintiff, vs. JOHN B. GREEN, SR. and JANE DOE unknown spouse of John B. Green Sr. and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA. and STATE OF WISCONSIN and WASHBURN COUNTY and COUNTRY PRIDE COOPERATIVE d/b/a Country Comfort, LLC Defendants. Case No. 14-CV-11 Code No. 30404 Foreclosure of Mortgage Dollar Amount Greater Than $5,000.00 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on April 7, 2014, in the amount of $67,167.75, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: October 15, 2014, at 10:00 o’clock a.m. TERMS: 1. 10% down in cash or certified funds at the time of sale; balance due within 10 days of confirmation of sale; failure to pay balance due will result in forfeit of deposit to plaintiff. 2. Sold “as is” and subject to all legal liens and encumbrances. 3. Buyer to pay applicable Wisconsin Real Estate Transfer Tax. PLACE: Washburn County Courthouse, located at Ten Fourth Ave., Shell Lake, Wis. DESCRIPTION: The Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter (NW1/4 - NW1/4 NE1/4), Section Twenty-eight (28), Township Thirty-nine (39) North, Range Eleven (11) West, Washburn County, Wisconsin. PROPERTY ADDRESS: W3891 1st Avenue, Town of Crystal. TAX KEY NO.: 65 018 2 39 11 28 1 2 0020. Terry C. Dryden Sheriff of Washburn County, WI O’DESS AND ASSOCIATES, S.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff 1414 Underwood Avenue Suite 403 Wauwatosa, WI 53213 414-727-1591 O’Dess and Associates, S.C., is attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. If you have previously received a Chapter 7 Discharge in Bankruptcy, this correspondence should not be construed as an attempt to collect a debt. 613856 WNAXLP

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NOTICE OF ANNUAL DISTRICT MEETING (Section 120.98 {1})

Notice is hereby given to qualified electors of the School District of Shell Lake that the annual meeting of said district for the transaction of business, will be held in the library of the 3-12 building, 271 Highway 63, Shell Lake, Wisconsin, on 22nd day of September, 2014, at 7 p.m. Linda Nielsen, District Clerk 613688 4-5r WASHBURN COUNTY REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

The Washburn County Sheriff’s Office will be reviewing price quotes on vehicles that meet certain bid specifications. Specifications may be obtained by contacting the Washburn County Sheriff’s Office at 715-468-4700. The Washburn County Sheriff’s Office will be purchasing vehicles from these quotes, to take delivery after January 1, 2015. Sealed bids must be received by 4:30 p.m. on Monday, November 10, 2014, at the Washburn County Clerk’s Office. Washburn County reserves the right to reject any and all bids and accept the bids most advantageous to the county. Please send sealed bids to: “Sheriff’s Vehicle Bid,” Attn: Lolita Olson, Washburn County Clerk, P.O. Box 639, Shell Lake, WI 54871. Any written or faxed requests for interpretation must be received seven days before the deadline date to be considered. Proposers are encouraged to promptly notify the Chief Deputy in writing with any apparent major inconsistencies, problems or ambiguities in the specifications. Address notifications to Chief Deputy Mike Richter, Washburn County Sheriff’s Office, P.O. Box 429, Shell Lake, WI 54871. 614110 5r

NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING

Notice is hereby given that the Washburn County Board of Adjustment will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, October 7, 2014, at 7 p.m., in the Washburn County Boardroom, Elliott Building, 110 Fourth Avenue West, Shell Lake, Wisconsin. MADGE Township: Debbie Esenther, La Grange, Illinois, and Mark Schneider, La Crosse, Wisconsin. A variance to have a road setback reduction of 24 feet from the centerline of Rockford Road (normally 75 feet centerline or 50 feet from right of way, whichever is greater) and navigable water setback request to be 27 feet from the ordinary high-water mark of Long Lake to raise cabin to allow for basement underneath existing to allow for four-season cabin with bedroom and mechanical room. CASEY Township: Daniel & Nancy Weber, Spooner, Wisconsin. To have a variance to have a road setback reduction of 17 feet from the centerline of County Hwy. E (normally 75 feet centerline or 50 feet from right of way, whichever is greater) and navigable water setback request to be 68 feet from the ordinary high-water mark of Bass Lake (normally 100 ft. from the ordinary high-water mark) to build a 34’x42’ storage shed. Location: Map #CA839/Record ID #9168, Government Lot 4, Section 32-40-13. Interested persons will be given the opportunity to be heard. The committee will deliberate in “Open Session.” This agenda and the subsequent meeting minutes are available in large type. If you need assistance, please call Lolita Olson at 715468-4600, prior to the meeting. Webster Macomber, Zoning Administrator 613855 5-6r WNAXLP

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Marriage licenses Dustin J. Salquist, Spooner, James J. Van Heel, Spooner, Grochowski, Stone Lake. and Krista L. Thompson, Spooner. and Katherine A. Dussl, Spooner. Christopher A.P. Deming, James L. Emerson, Shell Lake, Theodore A. Rayfield, Minneapolis, Minn., and Madelon and Savanah J. Oemig, Shell Lake. Stone Lake, and Christine L. M. Wills, Minneapolis, Minn.

Washburn County Court news Jeremy C. Englund, Spooner, operating without carrying license, $200.50; operating motor vehicle without insurance, $200.50. Donald W. Ferguson, Spooner, OWI, $1,694.00, local jail, license revoked two years, other sentence. Joseph L. Harvey, Spooner, disorderly conduct or resisting or obstructing an officer, $299.00.

Justin John E. Holmberg, Blaine, Minn., disorderly conduct or Farmington, resisting or obstructing an officer, $200.50. $200.50. Sheila M. Benning, Apple Valley, Minn., theft, $200.00.

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The Shell Lake Area Fire Association will hold their regular quarterly meeting Wednesday, September 24, 2014, at 7 p.m., at the Fire Hall, 400 6th Ave., Shell Lake, WI. Agenda: Approval of minutes; voucher list; treasurer’s report; fire chief’s report; unfinished business; new business: 2015 budget; set next meeting date. Bradley A. Pederson, Secretary/Treasurer 614065 5r WNAXLP

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This position will start November 1, 2014, and will go through December 23, 2014. Deadline for application: Until filled Successfull applicant must successfully complete a criminal background check, drug screen and medical exam. Candidate must hold a license to teach 4-year-old kindergarten. Please submit a letter of interest, resume, copy of license, three letters of recommendation and official school transcripts : Laura Stunkel, Elementary Principal Shell Lake School District 271 Hwy. 63 S., Shell Lake, WI 54871 715-468-7815 The Shell Lake School District is an Equal Opportunity employer and does not discriminate against applicants or employees based on race, age, sex or sexual orientation, creed or religion, color, handicap or disability, marital status, citizenship or veteran status, national origin or ancestry, arrest or conviction record, use or nonuse of lawful products off district premises during nonworking hours or any other characteristic protected by law. The District encourages applications from all segments of the population. Minorities are encouraged to apply. 614153 5-6r

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Washburn County is seeking applicants for a Social Worker in the Family Services Unit. This position provides services to families experiencing problems with child abuse and neglect, delinquency, parent-child conflict, alcohol and/or drug abuse, mental health and developmental disabilities. Considerable independent judgment and discretion are required in dealing with families, providers and community agencies. This position requires a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work OR Bachelor’s degree in related field plus three (3) years’ paid full-time experience in a social work position. Must possess and maintain State of Wisconsin Social Work Certification and valid WI driver’s license. Salary range is $23.10 - $25.47/hr. plus excellent benefits. For an application contact the Washburn County Personnel Department at P.O. Box 337, Shell Lake, WI 54871, phone: 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, October 3, 2014. E.O.E. 613882 5-6r

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(Sept. 3, 10, 17) NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE By virtue of and pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered on July 29, 2014, in the action of Peoples Bank of Midwest f/k/a Peoples Bank of Wisconsin vs. Estate of Dennis L. Perry, Washburn County Case No. 14CV49, I will sell at public auction at the North entrance of the Washburn County Courthouse, 10 4th Avenue, Shell Lake, Wisconsin, on September 24, 2014, at 10:00 a.m., the described premises below, located in Washburn County, Wisconsin: Lot 7, Link’s Estates, Town of Minong, Washburn County, Wisconsin. PROPERTY ADDRESS: N13068 Bresler Drive, Minong, Wisconsin 54859. PIN: 65-030-2-42-12-23-5 15422-503000. Notice is further given that the successful purchaser will be responsible for the lien of real estate taxes, for the municipal charges, if any, the Wisconsin real estate transfer fee, and is responsible for obtaining possession of the property, which is sold “as is.” TERMS OF SALE: Cash with 10% to be paid at time of sale. /s/Sheriff Terry Dryden Washburn County, Wisconsin Attorney James Flory Spangler Flory, LLP 613013 WNAXLP P.O. Box 1165 Eau Claire, WI 54702-1165 Phone: 715-830-9971

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Shell Lake Junior High football team sees action

ABOVE: Quarterback Nick Kraetke swings wide as he evades the Clear Lake defenders. BELOW: It takes two Clear Lake defenders to bring down Tyler Green on this run.

A Shell Lake eighth-grader goes up and over the Clear Lake defender for a touchdown in the end zone. The well-placed and perfectly timed pass from quarterback Nick Kraetke helped to keep the Lakers in the game. Shell Lake lost a close game to Clear Lake on Thursday, Sept. 11. Shell Lake’s Carter Lawrence and Christopher Lord stop the Clear Lake running back at the scrimmage line.

Photos by Larry Samson

Concession stand raises funds for FFA

Shell Lake FFA members run the concession stand at the football games. It is just one of many fundraisers for the Shell Lake Chapter. Shown (L to R): McLain Hutton, Sydney Shunck, Jerney Meister, Wyatt Bauch, Marty Anderson and Nick Udovich. — Photo by Larry Samson

Shell Lake School Menu Breakfast Monday, Sept. 22: Pop Tarts or mini cinnamon roll. Tuesday, Sept. 23: Waffles or Get Vertical Bar. Wednesday, Sept. 24: Cheddar egg sandwich or ultimate breakfast round. Thursday, Sept. 25: Fruit pocket or muffin. Friday, Sept. 26: Laker pizza or apple stick. Breakfast is served with a choice of juice/fruit and milk with their main item. Every day breakfast is free to all students.

Lunch Monday Sept. 22: Grilled cheese and tomato soup. Tuesday, Sept. 23: Quesadillas. Wednesday, Sept. 24: Spaghetti. Thursday, Sept. 25: Build a burger. Friday, Sept. 26: Crispy chicken sandwich. Salad bar is provided daily to all students. All students also have a daily alternate entrée choice of either sandwich pack: PB&J, flavored cracker and cheese stick or yogurt pack: Flavored fat-free yogurt with granola on side, flavored cracker and cheese stick.

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Danielle H. Moe | Staff writer STINNETT — You’ve never lived until you’ve glued four or five hundred shingles, turned a pillow an inch in diameter, painted cat food to look like goldfish or made a drum kit from ribbon rolls, but Nell Lee has. “It’s the greenhouse I wish I had,” said Lee as she gazed down at the beautiful miniature greenhouse she created, alive with blooms, a pond in the back garden, all surrounded by a white picket fence. Lee has been making miniatures for about six years in her Stinnett home. The lifelike miniatures vary in size and theme, with the biggest miniature too large for her to move on her own and the smallest at about the size of a coffee cup. “I use drinking straws, address labels, fingernail decals, anything you can imagine,” she said. Pizza toppers become tables. Cream cheese boxes are fashioned into four-poster beds. Lamps are made from beads and creamer containers covered in fabric. Towels make carpet and depending on the shade of green, a perfect lawn. “I could work on these 24/7. I sometimes work on them until three in the morning,” she said. Inspiration for the works of art come from her own whimsical imagination as her own brand of therapy for the arthritis that plagues her. “My trademark is a butterfly. You will find a butterfly in everything I do,” she

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Of these three miniatures, Nell Lee said that everyone most enjoys the safari house (far right). Each of her creations are more than meets the eye and a wonder to discover.

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said. Locating a butterfly in each miniature leads to more discoveries on how detailed her miniature making goes. Miniature bathrooms have rolls of toilet paper, doors have doorknobs, a desk looks as if someone just walked away in the middle of writing a letter, a holiday feast is laid out for the missing miniature family to devour. “On some of them I use colored drinking straws to cover the bulbs so it looks a little softer, more like track lighting,” she said. Most of her houses are wired with lighting, a feat on its own considering the scale of some of the miniatures. Remnant strings of Christmas lights are her go-to for lighting that is always strategically and in some cases, magically, hidden. Some of her miniatures are replicas of actual places. She made a miniature of a friend’s classroom that comes to life with the portraits of some of the students she taught. The board on which the portraits are featured is made with drink straws as is the classroom window that is an actual picture of the school’s parking lot. The miniature now has a special meaning to Lee, as a memorial to her friend’s memory. Lee explained that she most enjoys

The smallest of Nell Lee’s miniatures is this cottage-style house that is about the size of a coffee cup. making the miniature furniture but thinking of how different objects can be used to create something remarkable is part of the fun. Between the untold amount of time spent on her miniatures, Lee is equally involved in her family, which includes four children, 12 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Lee is also the Washburn County Board Supervisor for the towns of Stinnett and Bass Lake.

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