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Prep sports coverage

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SPOONER — The Department of Natural Resources will again conduct aerial surveys for deer in the Shell Lake area of Washburn County where a doe tested in 2011 was found to have chronic wasting disease. The surveys will be conducted during the months of February and March as weather conditions permit. The surveys will focus on a 36-square-mile area surrounding the location of the 2011 CWD-positive deer that was harvested during the nine-day gun deer season that fall. To date, no other deer have tested positive for CWD in the area. Three additional deer that biologists suspected of having CWD because they were sickly looking or acting abnormally all had CWD tests come back as negative. CWD, a contagious and fatal neurological condition, affects deer, elk and moose. The survey will help wildlife managers estimate the deer population in the area and help identify high concentrations of deer. High concentrations increase the

Judy Schnacky, story hour volunteer of Lakeland Family Resource Center, follows along as Curtis Stone, 2, points out objects from a Shell Lake Library picture book. Story hour is held each Thursday from 10:30-11:15 a.m., at the Shell Lake Public Library. — File photo by Danielle Moe

Local libraries named in statewide project

See Survey, page 3 SPOONER - The Palace Project, a fundraiser to raise $60,000 to convert the movie projection equipment from analog to digital at the Palace Theatre in downtown Spooner, has now exceeded $38,000, with approximately three weeks to go. “It’s so exciting!” noted theater owner/director JoEllen Weathers, who developed the fundraising campaign using the online service Kickstarter. The future of the 74-year-old movie theater relies on reaching the set goal. To donate, go to kickstarter.com/projects/788447619/ the-palace-project. - with submitted information

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Danielle Moe |Staff writer SHELL LAKE — Two local libraries are among approximately 350 libraries from 17 Wisconsin library systems that have been selected to participate in a statewide project to increase their Internet connections.

“I think it is fantastic, we definitely need faster, more reliable broadband,” said Amy Stormberg, director of the Shell Lake Public Library. The Shell Lake Public Library and the Spooner Memorial Library, both part of the Northern Waters Library system, were named in the broadband expansion project.

The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction announced the expansion project in a news release on Tuesday, Feb. 4. Planning for the project began back in mid-2013 in an effort to improve the state’s BadgerNet broadband network.

“Our circulation system runs off of it (the Internet connection) too, and it is really frustrating sometimes, in the summertime when the use is heavy and it starts to lag, and you will have to stand and wait to check out items at the library, and this way it will just go smoother,”

said Jane Frankiewicz, director of the Spooner Memorial Library.

The increased Internet connect is expected to benefit patrons, library staff and the community. A recent study done by the Pew Research Center on how Americans value public libraries in their communities found that 56 percent of Internet users without home access say using the Internet, computers or printers at a public library is “very important” to them and their family, and 77 percent said it is important overall.

“Many of our libraries are the only public Internet access in their small, rural communities. Our libraries provide online education resources for students of all ages, including BadgerLink, services for job seekers and information on government services, so this upgrade of Internet connectivity will be a welcome improvement across the state,” said Tony Evers, state superintendent of public instruction in the news release.

Michael Sauvola, network systems administrator for NWLS, explained in an email to See Libraries, page 3

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Ninth-annual Valentine Vignette event held Kevin McMullin leads the Spooner String Ensemble at the ninth-annual Faith In Action Valentine Vignette held at the Spooner Wesleyan Church on Sunday, Feb. 9. The show is a fundraiser for Washburn County Faith In Action. The mission of Faith In Action is to provide supportive services to older and disabled neighbors through trained, caring volunteers and a network of support.

The Trinity Singers sang an inspirational, “Amazing Grace, My Chains are Gone.”

The Spooner High School barbershop quartet, The Distractions, performed “Good Night Ladies” and two Christmas songs that were still in the spirit, given the current weather.

The group is made up of Spencer Peck, Keith Richardson, Levi Hanson and Gavin Anderson.

Gloria Thue and Joe Weiss entertained the audience with “High Hopes,” the song about an ant who thought he could move a rubber tree plant.

Willow, Catriona and Bridget Stroede are three of the five Stroedes that play in the Spooner String Ensemble. The ensemble has over 12 members.

Two-year-old Jenni Dalen enjoyed the music from the Sunshine Singers so much that she decided to conduct the song.

Spooner High School freshman Tansy Pocernich and 1-yearold Molly were one of 15 acts entertaining the audience. Molly’s message to the audience was, “I love you.”

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Propane customers say suppliers are backing out of contracts

DATCP reports suppliers may be voiding prepaid, locked-price contracts

Richard Kremer | WPR STATEWIDE - A growing number of propane customers are filing formal complaints with the state claiming their suppliers are backing out of contracts.

Around 70 people have contacted the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection in the last two weeks saying their propane suppliers aren’t delivering on promises. Sandy Chalmers, DATCP’s administrator of consumer protection, said the main issue is propane suppliers voiding prepay or price-lock contracts.

“We’re hearing from consumers who

have either prepaid for a season’s worth of propane deliveries or who had had a locked-in price,” said Chalmers. “What we’re advising them to do is look at the contract you signed and see whether it gives your supplier an out from the contract – the ability to void the contract in certain situations.”

She said if the fine print doesn’t have that language, suppliers could be violating the law. In that case, Chalmers said companies could be referred to the Department of Justice for prosecution. She said the propane shortage has been a difficult situation for customers and suppliers, and that DATCP may need to look into new rules for the industry.

Wisconsin’s propane shortage has posed a major problem for rural low-income residents trying to stay warm during a brutally cold winter. - Photo by Drew Dornkus

Spring elections review

Danielle Moe| Staff writer SHELL LAKE — The ballots for the April 1 election are complete. Countywide there will be too few contests with a majority of noncontested races.

At the Washburn County Board level only one seat of 21 supervisory seats are contested. The municipality election scene is sparse with three contests in five municipalities. At the school board level three of the four school boards will have contested elections.

The Washburn County Board of Supervisors has a small spring election. The only seat with a race is to represent the northwest side of the city of Spooner, District 16. New candidate Paul Johnson and incumbent James Dohm will vie for the position. The contest to win the seat representing the east side of the City of Shell Lake, District 20, took an interesting turn. Duplicate signatures on challenger Sue Hansen’s and incumbent candidate Andrew Eiche’s nomination papers led to Eiche’s disqualification for being listed on the ballot. Eiche still intends to run as a write-in. The remaining 19 seats have their incumbent representatives running unopposed for their previous positions.

The municipal election scene has races in Spooner and the Town of Minong. There is one contest in Ward 1 for the city of Spooner. The candidates on the ballot are incumbent representative Richard Coquillette and Jocelyn Ford.

The Town of Minong has two contests for two seats. For seat number three, the race is between incumbent Linda Featherly and Max Ericson Sr. The contest for seat number four is between two new candidates after the incumbent Tom Havlicek was defeated at their caucus. The two new candidates are David Conaway and James

W. Smit. The city of Shell Lake has a write-in contest for a seat on the council in Ward 2. The six other seats, including the mayoral seat, have incumbent representatives on the ballot. The Town of Birchwood has no election this year.

The school board election scene gets more interesting with contests in three of the four school districts in the county. Spooner has four candidates on the ballot for three seats. The candidates on the ballot are incumbent Paul Goellner, new candidates Ed Morgan, Cathy Mass and Randy McQuade. The race for the Hayward School Board has four candidates on the ballot for two seats. The candidates are incumbents Doug Mrotek and Harry Malcom, new candidates Derek Hand and Trina Starr.

The Rice Lake School Board has three seats up for election, but two of the seats are uncontested races with the remaining seat a write-in contest. The Shell Lake School Board has two seats up for election with two candidates. Incumbent Mary Ann Swan and new candidate Nicole Tims are on the ballot for the positions.

The map displays the district boundaries for the Washburn County board and municipalities. — Map from Washburn County Government

New poverty guidelines affect BadgerCare Plus recipients SHELL LAKE — Until recently Heather, her husband and their two children have been enrolled in BadgerCare Plus, a Forward Health program through the state.

“We just found out for sure when we went in for our benefits coverage meeting through the government center that the kids were still covered, we were losing ours,” said Heather. Come April 1, the couple, along with other Wisconsin residents, will be dropped from the BadgerCare Plus program due to the new income thresholds set by the Affordable Care Act. “We were denied coverage because of our income, because we are over the 100 percent,” said Heather. The 100 percent Heather refers to is the maximum percentage of the 2013 federal poverty guidelines, based off income, that determines an individual or families eligibility. The couple’s children, however, are still eli-

gible for BadgerCare Plus coverage.

“The income levels are different, so children and families with incomes up to 300 percent of the federal poverty level are eligible for BadgerCare,” explained Tasha Hagberg ACA navigator with CEP, Inc. in Spooner. For a family of four the federal poverty guideline at 100 percent is an income up to $23,550, while the poverty guideline at 300 percent is an income up to $70,650.

The previous deadline for program recipients was Dec. 31, 2013, but a letter mailed to BadgerCare Plus members from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services in December 2013 stated that due to difficulties with HealthCare.gov the new BadgerCare Plus income limits will not be effective until April 1. Members that meet the program rules will have their coverage continue through March 31.

Those BadgerCare Plus program members that have received the letters that state their ineligibility should now sign up for health insurance through HealthCare.gov. It is not too late to get health insurance, and navigators like Hagberg are available to those to sign up for health insurance on HealthCare.gov. Those that are unsure if they are eligible can contact the Spooner CEP Inc. office at 715-6352175 and set up an appointment, or go online to HealthCare.gov and utilize the “see plans before I apply” option.

Stormberg that NWLS member libraries will have their bandwidth upgraded from the current 3Mbps to 10Mbps, more than tripling their speed. Only 8.5 percent of the state’s libraries have Internet connection speeds above 10Mbps.

The increased bandwidth will come at no extra cost when before it would have meant an increase of $150. The cost to member libraries currently is $100.

The project is funded by $4.2 million from the federal E-rate program. The

Department of Administration’s Technology Educational Achievement Program received the funding to support broadband and Internet connectivity. The DPI worked with the DOA, telecommunication carriers and state libraries to make

risk of disease transmission and spread.

Transects will be flown one-quarter mile apart, at a low level, to total 144 linear miles. Two DNR observers and a pilot with extensive aerial survey experience will conduct the surveillance. The city of

Shell Lake is within the survey area. DNR biologists caution that fixed-wing aerial surveys do not provide a complete count of deer. Observations can be hindered by many factors including weather, terrain, snow cover, snow in trees, conifer cover

and the height and speed of the aircraft.

If weather conditions are not suitable for observing deer, flights will not be conducted that day.

Fixed-wing surveys are a standard tool used by wildlife managers to estimate

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Tasha Hagberg, Affordable Care Act navigator with CEP Inc. in Spooner, explains about the Affordable Care Act and the health-care Marketplace to those assembled at an informational meeting on the Affordable Care Act in Webster on Wednesday, Jan. 29. — Photo by Danielle Moe

the project possible.

Installation of the broadband fiber will begin this April with project completion expected in November. Libraries were selected for broadband upgrades based on need.

populations of various wildlife species, including deer, beaver, otters, ducks, eagles, ospreys and trumpeter swans.

— from WDNR

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Foreign landowner notification

SPOONER — Evie Moore, county executive director of the Washburn/Burnett County Farm Service Agency informs foreign investors who buy, sell or hold a direct or indirect interest in agricultural lands in the United States that they are required under the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act to report their holdings and transactions to the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture.

The Agricultural Foreign Investment Act became effective Feb. 2, 1979, and requires any foreign person who acquires or transfers any interest other than a security interest in agricultural land to report the transaction to FSA within 90 days of the sale or purchase.

The Secretary of Agriculture designated the Farm Service Agency to collect the reports, which are to be submitted on form FSA-153, Agricultural Foreign Investment

Disclosure Act Report. The completed form must be filed at the FSA county office where the land is located.

“Failure to submit an accurate or timely FSA-153 could result in civil penalties of up to 25 percent of the fair market value of the property,” said Moore.

County government offices, bankers, realtors, attorneys and others involved in real estate transactions are encouraged to notify foreign investors of these reporting requirements. It is the foreign landowner’s responsibility to report the land transaction.

An FSA-153 form can be obtained from the Washburn/Burnett County FSA office or downloaded from: forms.sc.egov.usda. gov/efcommon/eFileServices/eFormsAdmin/FSA0153_101013V01.pdf. — from FSA

Health Insurance Marketplace presentation to be held at Shell Lake Public Library SHELL LAKE — A free enrollment event for Health Insurance Marketplace is set for Tuesday, Feb. 25, 1 p.m., at the Shell Lake Public Library. The library is located in the city hall building at 501 1st St. Attendees will have the opportunity to talk with a CEP Inc. licensed ACA navigator to get answers and also be able to

enroll. People are encouraged to bring a Social Security card for everyone on the application; income information for everyone in the household; and current insurance information including costs for insurance offered through an employer.

— from CEP

Register by Feb. 14 for Leopold bench building session SARONA — Hunt Hill Audubon Sanctuary in Sarona invites families to celebrate Aldo Leopold weekend by building their very own Leopold bench. Registration and payment are required by Friday, Feb. 14, so materials can be ordered and prepared. The event takes place Saturday, March 1, from 9 a.m. to noon.

Hunt Hill will have a brief presentation on the life and works of Aldo Leopold, highlighting his most famous publication, “A Sand County Almanac.” Following the

presentation, participants will receive presawn lumber and will get individualized help to assemble their very own bench.

No woodworking experience needed and minimal tools required: screwdriver, hammer and wrench. Guests can bring their bench home or donate it back to Hunt Hill, for a tax deduction. Register online at hunthill.org, email info@hunthill.org or call 715-635-6543. — from Hunt Hill

Gov. Walker approves pavement and building project at Shell Lake Airport SHELL LAKE — Gov. Scott Walker announced Wednesday, Feb. 5, a $440,420 project for pavement improvements and construction of a new building for equipment storage at the Shell Lake Municipal Airport.

David Montesinos, airport project engineer with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, said cracks will be filled on the runway, taxiway and apron pavements and then seal coated. This project also includes the design and construction of a new storage building for the airport’s

snow removal equipment.

The funding breakdown is $15,177 from the state; $15,178 city of Shell Lake; and $410,065 Federal Aviation Administration.

The project is expected to be completed by the fall of 2014.

Shell Lake Municipal Airport is one of 98 facilities included in the Wisconsin State Airport System Plan, which makes it eligible for state and federal funding.

Airport improvement projects are administered through WisDOT’s Bureau of Aeronautics. — from WisDOT

Ventures receives state award The Ventures Unlimited crew in Shell Lake recently won a statewide award for their work on the Washburn County wayside. Shown (L to R): Tom Packard; Andy Zematis, Ventures worker; Mike Olsen, Ventures supervisor; Chris Potter, Ventures worker; Kristin Frane, Ventures CEO; and Bob Marschke from Rehabilitation for Wisconsin, presenting the award. — Photo submitted

Bill Buchholtz to be guest performer at Celebrate Wisconsin Snowmobiling Shell Lake Cabaret Sport Show to be held in Trego

SHELL LAKE — This year’s guest performer at the 2014 Cabaret will be Bill Buchholtz, a distinguished music educator and performer for over 30 years who has playing credits including Tanya Tucker, Roy Clark, The Statler Brothers, Mel Torme, Bob Hope and many more.

Buchholtz was the elementary and junior high instrumental music director at Chetek Public Schools for 28 years and taught at the Shell Lake Arts Center for 30 years. In 1980, he was selected as the Middle School Teacher of the Year for the state of Wisconsin.

In addition to being an excellent educator, Buchholtz has also performed as lead trumpet with the Water Street Big Band, Conrad John’s Big Band and Gerry Way Orchestra. He currently performs with The La Crosse Jazz Orchestra, The Nuto Dixieland Swing Band, as well as 3 Bucks & Change.

The Shell Lake Music Department invites everyone to this year’s Cabaret, which will be held Saturday, Feb. 22, at 7 p.m. in the Shell Lake High School gym.

— from SLMD

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TREGO — Snowmobile enthusiasts, club volunteers, state officials and even the Association of Wisconsin’s Snowmobile Club’s Miss Snowflake will be gathering at Heartwood Conference Center & Retreat on Thursday, Feb. 20, from 5 to 9 p.m. The first-annual AWSC Celebrate Wisconsin Snowmobiling Sport Show is being held that evening and will bring many great displays for snowmobile enthusiasts to enjoy. Displays will include destination booths, local snowmobile club booths, safety displays and learn to ride area, vintage snowmobile and race displays, and local grooming equipment.

Admission to the event is free and the public is encouraged to stop out and see all of the great displays and talk with fel-

low snowmobile enthusiasts as well as members of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Wisconsin Department of Tourism, Association of Wisconsin Snowmobile Clubs and many others.

This event is being held in conjunction with the first-annual AWSC Celebrate Wisconsin Snowmobiling VIP Ride and is hosted by AWSC, Wisconsin Department of Tourism, Washburn County, Burnett County and the sponsors. The event will bring snowmobile enthusiasts and leaders together for an enjoyable event and ride to celebrate the sport of snowmobiling.

For more information on the sport show or to reserve a booth, call Michelle at 800-367-3306. — submitted

Quarters for Levi Cooper fundraiser planned SPOONER — On Saturday, Feb. 22, from 10 a.m.-10 p.m., all quarters played in arcade games at Quarter’s Arcade will go directly to Levi Cooper. Levi is a fourth-grade Spooner student who is currently on kidney dialysis awaiting a new

kidney.

Quarter’s Arcade is located at 111 Elm St., Spooner. — with submitted information

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Opportunity to get behind the community wheel for the Winston Project SHELL LAKE – The Winston Project was recently launched, and already 10 sterilization surgeries have been scheduled to take place at Northern Lakes Veterinary Clinic, in Shell Lake.

This is testimony to the need for an effective low-cost spay/neuter program in Washburn County, and also testimony to a community that both recognizes this need and supports this important community endeavor.

Gratitude is extended to the businesses and private citizens who helped to complete the first community wheel. With accumulated funds of over $450, four female cats and one male cat will receive a physical examination, a rabies vaccination and a sterilization surgery on Thursday, Feb. 13. In addition, with a $450 donation, a local resident will be assisted with five sterilizations on Friday, Feb. 14.

These friendly kittens/cats will then be available to good homes. Call The Winston Project for more information.

Organizers are pleased that they can be of service to community pet owners and hope to continue this service with a firstyear goal of sterilizing 200 cats. Please consider assisting your fellow residents, who oftentimes can’t afford the costs associated with the spay/neuter of their

Fire chief reminds residents of the importance of smoke detectors

SHELL LAKE — “We have responded to an unusually high number of house fires during the past six weeks,” stated Shell Lake Fire Chief Keith Dahlstrom, “and I would like to remind everyone of the importance of having working smoke detectors in their homes.” Smoke detectors give early warning of a fire in a home all hours of the day and night, making

Rep. Smith to hold listening session in Birchwood

companion animals.

A third community wheel has been started. By working together, supporters can reduce the number of kittens being born and assist our local shelter.

The Winston Project is a nonprofit 501c3 organization. All tax-deductible donations can be sent to The Winston Project, 312 Ellwood Beach Road, Shell Lake, WI 54871.

For more information call 715-468-7727 or email: thewinstonproject@yahoo.com.

MADISON – Rep. Stephen Smith, DShell Lake, will hold a listening session – known as one of his Kitchen Table Talks – on Saturday, Feb. 15, at the Birchwood Café. The event will start at 10:30 a.m. and go until noon.

Kitchen Table Talks are an ongoing effort by Smith to gather input directly from middle-class families in northwestern Wisconsin. Smith will be holding these sessions – large and small – to ensure the voices and values of the 75th Assembly District are heard during the remainder of the 2013-2014 legislative session. Smith will have Blue Books, highway maps and legislative contact cards available for his constituents. — from the office of Rep. Smith

sure the occupants get the warning they need to get out safely. Everyone should check their smoke detectors on a regular basis to ensure they are in good operating condition At 7:20 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 4, the local fire department responded to a structure fire on 4th Avenue in the city of Shell Lake. Upon arrival, firefighters found a two-story home that was showing heavy fire from several windows on the upper level. Firefighters entered the home and were able to contain the fire’s spread to the upper level. The fire displaced two adult occupants. No one was injured and firefighters were on-scene for over two hours working on the fire. Cause of the fire is under investigation. Also responding to this fire were North Ambulance, Shell Lake Police Department and the Washburn County Sheriff’s Office.

Firefighters responded to a fire at the home of Ernie Hill on 8th Avenue on Dec. 28 and the home of the Billy Allen family, Sand Road, on Jan. 6. — with information from the SLFD

Correction

SHELL LAKE — All fathers and daughters are invited to attend a father-daughter ball on Friday, Feb. 21. The ball will be held at the Shell Lake Community Center at 6 p.m. There is no charge for the event, but reservations must be made by Saturday, Feb. 15, by calling 715-766-2010. — WCR

Area news at a glance CUMBERLAND — Beginning Sunday, Feb. 16, Northern Lakes Community Church, 825 8th Ave., Cumberland, will host a series of classes aimed at helping to equip people to get rid of debt, manage their money, and spend and save wisely. The well-known Financial Peace University program was developed by best-selling author, syndicated radio host and financial expert Dave Ramsey. The nine-week course will be held from 6-8 p.m. every Sunday night at NLCC, Feb. 16 to April 13, and is open to everybody, not just attendees of NLCC. There is a cost for a materials packet, which can be shared by a couple. Those interested in attending should contact the church office at 715-822-5502 to register. The course will

Shell Lake Lions Calendar Winners Feb. 3 - $30 Steve Lundeen, Barronett Feb. 4 - $30 Annie Dunham, Shell Lake Feb. 5 - $30 Sara Mathison, Cumberland Feb. 6 - $30 Andy/Sarah Oman, Bloomington, Minn.

Feb. 7 - $30 Pat Mrotek, Cadott

GTC Auto Parts Winners also announced on WJMC FM Radio

Temperatures recorded at Spooner Ag Research Station 2013 High Low Precip.

Feb. 3 9 -10 .5” snow Feb. 4 13 -13 Feb. 5 18 -11 1.2” snow Feb. 6 23 -8 Feb. 7 22 -3 2.4” snow Feb. 8 25 2 Feb. 9 28 4 Precip.

liminary investigation shows that the victim seems to have wandered away on foot from the hotel during the early-morning hours and may have suffered hypothermia and confusion. Police do not suspect foul play, but the investigation continues.

— from the Barron News-Shield ••• RICE LAKE — A local curling team will be one of three representing the United States at the World Rotary Curling Competition in Aberdeen, Scotland,

Register Memories 1954 - 60 years ago

• Officers of the seventh-grade class in Shell Lake were Caren Morey, president; Marlene Parker, vice president; Joan Leitritz, secretary; and Patsy Neuman, treasurer.

• Nancy Welter, kindergarten student at Shell Lake, returned to school after having her tonsils removed.

• Shell Lake Boy Scouts receiving awards and recognition at the annual Court of Honor were Keith Schultz, Bob Jacobs and Jaye DesJardins, Star Awards; Merlin Jacobs Jr., Arthur Wigchers and Glen Parker, became new Tenderfeet; and Bob Jacobs, Jaye DesJardins and Bill Bohn received merit badges in cooking.

• Winter specials at Cramer Cleaners were ladies suits and plain dresses, 98 cents; spring coats, 98 cents; and plain slacks and skirts, 48 cents. Men’s prices were suits and topcoats, 98 cents; hats, 98 cents; and pants, 48 cents. Two rug mats up to 3x5 were 98 cents.

1964 - 50 years ago

Temps

2014 High Low Feb. 3 11 -19 Feb. 4 16 -20 Feb. 5 13 -17 Feb. 6 3 -14 Feb. 7 2 -14 Feb. 8 11 -14 Feb. 9 17 -13

be hosted at NLCC by Jeff and Rebecca Walsh and Kirk and Jennifer Hyatt. For more information, visit northernlakeschurch.com. — from NLCC ••• RICE LAKE — A 45-year-old Illinois woman remains hospitalized in Eau Claire suffering from the effects of prolonged exposure after she was found lying in the parking lot of a Rice Lake motel early Sunday, Feb. 2, according to the Rice Lake Police Department. A pre-

• Businessman Charles Lutz announced his candidacy for state Assembly and would run on the Democratic ticket in the September Primary Election.

He was a graduate of Barron County Teachers College and a WWII veteran.

Married and the father of three children, he was the proprietor of the Lutz Surplus and Sporting Goods Store in Shell Lake.

• The Brownie Scouts and their leaders, Mrs. Dale Moen, Mrs. Vern Parker, Mrs. Jim Rohlik and Mrs. Warren Winton, were guests of the Tuesday Club at the home of Mrs. John McNabb. They entertained the club with a short program.

• Officers of the Shell Lake High School Home Ec Club were Mary Lou Anderson, president; Diane Anderson, vice president; Linda Mallo, secretary; and Delores Thompson, treasurer.

• Specials at the IGA store were three

in March. The team, which curls at Rice Lake, earned the spot by qualifying at the Rotary Can-Am games held near Toronto, Ontario. Three teams were also selected at the same completion to represent Canada at the world competition. Those from the area are Andrew Morrison, Cumberland; Don Drost, Cameron; Tony Davis, Rice Lake; Jason Saffert, Rice Lake; and Dean Springer, Barron. — from the Rice Lake Chronotype •••

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dozen eggs for $1; Betty Crocker Angel Food cake mix, 39 cents; ground beef, 49 cents/lb.; 42-ounce can of Spry vegetable shortening for 69 cents; and a 32-ounce IGA Tablerite Salad Dressing for 29 cents.

1974 - 40 years ago

• Kenneth Garnhart, Shell Lake, was hospitalized at Indianhead Memorial Hospital with facial cuts and bruises after his tractor rolled over. Garnhart was attempting to start his tractor. The vehicle was being pulled by William Hebert when the tractor started to fishtail and then rolled over.

• Clinton Carlaw, owner of Shell Lake Liquors, was awarded first place in the Shell Lake Tuesday Club’s Business for Beauty Contest. Northern States Power was judged the runner-up.

• Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Pederson received the Loyal Laker Fan Award during the basketball teams Parents Night.

• Mrs. Alf Peterson wrote in the Heart Lake News, “About the nicest thing to say about February is that it only hurts for a little while!”

1984 - 30 years ago

• Shell Lake Appliance would go out of business on March 1. Clyde Tomczik, storeowner, said he would continue to do service work but new appliance sales did not warrant keeping the store open. Silver Shears Salon would move into the building located on Lewis Street.

• Heavyweight Dan Slater was the second Shell Lake High School wrestler to win a sectional tournament championship. This earned him a berth in state tournament competition at Madison.

• Shell Lake High School’s boys basketball team won its first outright Lakeland Conference championship in 21 years.

• Shell Lake High School FFA officers were David Kempin, president; Darrel Crosby, vice president; Mark Knoop,

treasurer; Debby Volkmann, secretary; Richard Roe, chaplain; David Lawrence, parliamentarian; Chris Hopke, reporter; and Mark Melton, sentinel. Adviser was Phil Lindeman. Junior officers were Todd Ullom, Dan Kempin, Kent Peterson, Janell Anderson and Shawn Haseleu.

1994 - 20 years ago

• The Shell Lake Lions Club held a Casino Night at the Shell Lake Community Center. Funds raised at this event were used to build a new patio at Terraceview Living Center.

• Leading the cheers for the Shell Lake wrestling team were Misti Anderson, Sarah Ullom, Denise Farley and Alana Petz.

• The Shell Lake wrestling team were the Lakeland Conference champions.

Team members were Steve Naglosky, Adam Erickson, Andrew Melton, Jared Forseth, Brian Kidder, Dustin Petz, Paul King, Corey Mortensen, Travis Bergeron, Tom Rice, Jared Kidder, Caleb Melton, Jeff Naglosky, Tanner Hall and Dan Burns.

Statisticians were Dawn Albee and Stacey Williams. Coaching staff included Jim Campbell, head coach, assisted by Art Berlin and Paul Naglosky.

• Roger and Mavis Flach were awarded the Wrestling Fans of the Year Award.

2004 - 10 years ago

• Due to a fire, the Town of Bashaw election would be held at the Beaver Brook Town Hall.

• Eydie Marker Farrow, family nurse practitioner, joined the staff at the Shell Lake Clinic.

• The Shell Lake wrestling team earned the conference tournament championship.

• Individual Shell Lake wrestlers named all-conference were Kip Reynolds, Max Smith, Garrett Knoop, Trent Vanderhoof, John Berlin and Andrew Berlin.

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Apostle Islands ice caves are drawing 4,000 tourists each weekend Area sees major economic boost as sight-seers pour in Mike Simonson | Wisconsin Public Radio

BAYFIELD - Instead of a gold rush, there’s an ice rush in the otherwise hibernating villages of Cornucopia and Bayfield; 4,000 sight-seers are trekking to the Apostle Islands mainland ice caves each weekend and bringing a lot of business to the area.

Usually Ehler’s General Store in Cornucopia is closed until April. But Mike Upthegrove says they’re opening up on Saturday because the ice-cavers need hot drinks and brats.

“It’s more than phenomenal,” said Upthegrove. “That’s all I’ve got to say.”

Just down the road is the Village Inn. Cheryl O’Bryon says the inn is full, and the restaurant is busy during a time when the sidewalks are usually rolled up for winter.

“The last three weekends have been like nothing we’ve seen before,” said O’Bryon. “It is definitely an economic miracle, there’s no doubt about that. I’m staffed right now like I would be on the Fourth of July weekend. It’s incredible.”

“It’s got to be social media, all those beautiful pictures on Facebook I think,” she added.

She said they’ve had customers from as far away as Japan, China and Australia.

The crush of visitors to the Apostle Islands sea caves has turned Hwy. 13 into a parking lot for as far as three miles in ei-

Ehler’s General Store in Cornucopia is usually closed during the winter, but thanks to the increased tourism activity it will open on Saturday, Feb. 15. - Photo by Royalbroll

ther direction of the sea caves entrance at Meyer’s Beach, making things potentially dangerous for hikers.

Bay Area Rural Transit Authority General Manager Tom Waby said they’ll address the problem by running a 27-passenger shuttle bus continuously from Ehler’s Store and a plowed farm field-turned parking lot at Happy Hollow Road and Hwy. 13 to Meyer’s Beach Road.

“Of course the scary part for us is, what do you do when you have a 27-passenger bus and you pull up and you have 120 people standing there?” said Waby.

The shuttle will run from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and charge $2 each way.

Approximately 4,000 sight-seers are trekking to the Apostle Islands mainland ice caves each weekend and bringing a lot of business to the area. - Photo by Eugene Sikorski

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Thursday, Feb. 13 • The Shell Lake Lions Club meeting, 6:30 p.m., Shell Lake Community Center.

Friday, Feb. 14 • Valentine bake/book sale 8:30 a.m.- noon in the lobby of Indianhead Medical Center, Shell Lake. Raising funds for Relay For Life.

Saturday, Feb. 15 • Crochet Tunisian Blocks class, 1-4 p.m., Northwind Book & Fiber, Spooner. Registration required. Call 715-635-6811.

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Saturday, Feb. 22 • The Art of Film presentation of Trip to Oscar Showcase or “Up in the Air,” at Shell Lake Arts Center, 7 p.m.

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

• Cabaret, 7 p.m., Shell Lake 3-12 building.

• Northern Wisconsin Ice Racing Club race at the Shell Lake beachfront. Practice and registration 10-11:30 a.m. Races start at noon.

• Quarters for Levi Cooper fundraiser, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. at Quarter’s Arcade, 111 Elm St., Spooner. Levi is waiting for a new kidney.

• Indianhead Writers meeting, Northwind Book and Fiber bookstore downtown Spooner, 1:30 p.m. Anyone interested in writing is welcome to attend.

Tuesday, Feb. 25 • Health Insurance Marketplace meeting, 1 p.m., Shell Lake Public Library, 501 1st St. Wednesday, Feb. 26 • Free community supper, 4-6 p.m., St. Alban Episcopal Church, 220 Elm St., Spooner.

• Barronett Civic Club pancake supper at the community center.

Thursday, Feb. 27 • 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.

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• Northern Lights Camera Club, 7 p.m., Trinity Lutheran Church, 1790 Scribner St., Spooner.

• Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Support Group, 5 p.m. group activity, 5:30 p.m. dinner, 6-7 p.m. meeting, Lakeland Family Resource Center, 314 Elm St., Spooner, 715-635-4669.

Tuesday, Feb. 18 • Shell Lake/Spooner Masonic Lodge 221 meeting, 7 p.m., at the lodge.

Wednesday, Feb. 19 • Games and activities, 1 p.m., Shell Lake Senior Center.

• Shell Lake Public Library Board of Trustees meeting, 5 p.m., at the library. The public is welcome.

Thursday, Feb. 20 • Shell Lake PTA meeting, 6:30 p.m., in the 3-12 school library.

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Shell Lake family receives national recognition Danielle Moe |Staff writer SHELL LAKE — There are 110 Holstein dairy cows, 200 head of Holstein steers, 600 acres of corn, 400 acres of soybeans and 300 acres of hay. For many people the dairy cows would be enough work, but for one Shell Lake family this is their way of life.

“They are always involved, you do not even have to ask them … they just step up to the plate to do it,” said Paul Olson, president of the National Farmers Organization. Last month at the National Farmers Organization Convention in the Wisconsin Dells, the family of Garry Crosby Sr. was honored for their commitment and involvement in the NFO. The NFO is a nationwide organization that works to collectively bargain for their members production in livestock, dairy and grain.

“We are extremely humbled and honored to receive it, appreciate everything that NFO has done for us,” said Tom Crosby. Garry Sr. and his wife, Beth, farm in partnership with their sons, Tom and Garry Jr. Honored with the President’s Award, the first in its class, the entire Crosby family was recognized.

Garry Sr. has been active in the NFO since 1968 at the local, state and national levels. The Crosby brothers joined the NFO in 1999 and have not slowed down since. The Crosby family began farming in the Shell Lake area in 1929 after their great-grandfather moved from Montana to the land that has been farmed by Cros-

The Crosby family of Shell Lake was honored last month for their years of hard work and dedication to the National Farmers Organization. Front row (L to R): Chase and Isaac. Back row: Chad, Ashley holding Morgan, Sunshine holding Alycia, Garry, Beth and Tom holding Josie. Not pictured are Garry Jr., Melissa, Tyler and Katie. — Photo submitted bys ever since.

In addition to receiving the award, Tom was elected to chairman of the NFO dairy committee. The committee plays an advisory role for statewide dairy issues to the

NFO board. The committee is made of 20 members with representatives from each state.

“They have worked very hard for the advancement of the organization to help

farmers and to try and keep farm prices at an adequate level for America’s farmers so they certainly deserve it,” said Olson.

Chippewa Valley Council named No. 1 Boy Scout Council in the nation EAU CLAIRE — Journey to Excellence is the Boy Scouts of America’s performance recognition program designed to encourage and reward success and measure the performance of Boy Scout units, districts and councils across the country.

The Chippewa Valley Council is based in Eau Claire and serves over 4,600 youth

in a 10-county area including Barron, Chippewa, Clark, Dunn, Eau Claire, Pepin, Rusk, Sawyer, Taylor and Washburn.

The Chippewa Valley Council has ranked in the top five councils since the inception of the Journey to Excellence program. In 2013, the Chippewa Valley

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Journey to Excellence.

In addition, the Blue Hills District, which covers Washburn, Sawyer, Rusk and Barron counties, also received Gold Status for the third year in a row. — from CVC

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Friday & Saturday: Washburn County Genealogy Room, 106-1/2 2nd Ave., Museum Hewitt Building, Shell Lake, closed for the winter.

Appointments during winter, weather permitting. Call 715-635-7937.

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or some Feb. 14 may be just a date on the calendar. For others it is a day to show someone how special they are to you. Last year, I was touched by how much Valentine’s Day excited my granddaughter, Adalyn.

The days leading up to the holiday were exciting for her as she prepared valentines to give to her preschool classmates. She was excited for her dance class, as students were to dress festively that Wednesday morning. She awoke extra early on Feb. 14, excited to get on with the day. Adalyn’s mother, Amanda, served her breakfast on a special red heart-shaped plate.

Coming in the door after preschool, Adalyn was excited to sit and open her carefully crafted special bag created in

class to hold the valentines that were handed out. When she talked to me on the phone that evening, I wasn’t able to understand all the excited words that came forth but I did catch the important words, valentines and candy. Adalyn’s exposure to candy is very limited, so this was truly a big deal. She divided the candy into piles as to what was for her and what was for her daddy. What topped off this exciting day for this excited then 3-year-old was when her daddy brought her a bouquet of flowers. A little girl’s first prince is her daddy.

At this same time last year, a friend in Oshkosh posted on Facebook a photo of her little

girl all dressed in her special dress with her hair curled and pulled back with a large bow. With a wrist corsage in place, she beamingly stood beside her daddy dressed in a suit ready to take her to the Girl Scouts Dad and Daughter dance.

This year, on Saturday, Jan. 25, a Princess Gala was held for men and the girl in their lives, whether she was a daughter, granddaughter or perhaps a niece. The Shell Lake Full Gospel Church hosted this special evening at the Shell Lake Arts Center.

The gala was an opportunity to show a young lady how valued and special she is. If you missed this event, a similar event is set for Friday, Feb.

21, at the Shell Lake Community Center.

This ball is sponsored by the Lake Park Alliance Church and Hope Fellowship Church.

Valentine’s Day began as a humble day of remembrance. It doesn’t have to be a day centered on a meal at a five-star restaurant where diamond-studded jewelry is presented in a heart-shaped box among a bouquet of red long-stemmed roses. It shouldn’t be a day to overwhelm you. It can be a time to concentrate on the person you are with. Since actions speak louder than words, go out of your way to do little things to show your appreciation for the special people in your life this Valentine’s Day.

Beyond the office door • Suzanne Johnson Area writers corner The loves and likes of our lives

by Mary B. Olsen he day is upon us, when all our world joins hands and hearts. It’s called Valentine’s Day. We may express our feelings for each other freely at this time as at no other. This is a wonderful time for those of us shy ones who feel awkward about telling someone of our love. Pick up a simple gift, maybe a single rose, or a box of chocolates, for your special person. Then that person knows he or she is loved.

My favorite gift to give or to receive is a valentine. It is just a little card with some kind of picture on it and a verse that in some way says I love you. These sweet messages of love have been sent and received for years past. Ever since St. Valentine, in prison, sent written messages, words of encouragement, to his friends by way of little birds. At least that’s how the story goes. However it started, it has gone through many twists and turns over the years and continues.

As a child, I treasured those simple cartoon cardboard valentines, each with a bit of a theme. They were cute and sweet. You might have a cute little

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puppy, and the message could be about puppy love. Sometimes I wonder if these inexpensive little cards weren’t worth their weight in gold. There was not a lot of love expressed in everyday life. This day with spring on the horizon and with it hope for better times certainly brightened the lives of children. Growing up in Depression years and war years with so many problems, we rejoiced and welcomed these tangible tokens of love.

Many of the valentines were not really love notes. If they were you couldn’t send one to friends, only those you loved. That would be embarrassing.

They were “I Like You” valentines.

There might be humor embedded in the message, and even a little insult.

For a time, when I was in grade school, there were some really mean-spirited insult valentines available. This caused anger and hurt feelings, with kids crushing theirs into a ball and throwing them down and stomping on them. That coward didn’t sign his or her name. I never did find out who gave out those mean valentines. If I ever do, I still feel like that person needs to be literally crushed and stomped on.

Real humor valentines are OK with me. Comical teddy bears or kittens, or little kids with balloons, and cute sayings. They all said the key word, love.

Every valentine has a poem or some kind of message of love. It may be a simple “Be My Valentine!” or it may be an artistic bouquet of posies, complete with ribbons. We welcome anything with hearts and flowers.

Other cultures may think that a person’s liver is the place where love lives in us. Not us Americans. We believe the heart is the place where love is inside us.

Sometimes we may be cold-hearted, but usually our hearts are warm.

It is my hope that everyone gets a valentine. I know the emails and Facebook have taken over where the postal service once prevailed. Many of us will get these electronic messages. They are not the same as a valentine you can hold in your hand, and perhaps place among the special things we will never discard.

For those of you who need a message of love, I found some little pieces of poems for you that you can read and enjoy as your valentine.

From the master of messages of love, William Shakespeare:

Young Love Tell me where is fancy bred, Or in the heart, or in the head?

How begot, how nourished?

Reply, reply.

It is engender’d in the eyes; With gazing fed; and Fancy dies In the cradle where it lies; Let us all ring Fancy’s knell; I’ll begin it, Ding, dong, bell.

Ding, dong, bell.

Another poem by A. C. Swinburne:

A Ballad of Dreamland I hid my heart in a nest of roses, Out of the sun’s way, hidden apart; In a softer bed than the soft white snow is, Under the roses I hid my heart.

Why would it sleep not? Why should it start, Whenever a leaf of the rose-tree stirred?

What made sleep flutter his wings and part?

Only the song of a secret bird …

In the world of dreams I have chosen my part.

To sleep for a season and hear no word Of true love’s truth or of light love’s art, Only the song of a secret bird.

May a little bird bring you a happy Valentine’s Day.

Schafer of Spooner Health System makes list of 50 Rural Hosptial CEOs to Know SPOONER — Mike Schafer, CEO of Spooner Health System for 23 years, has been named to the list of 50 Rural Hospital CEOs to Know. Becker’s Hospital Review published this list online Jan. 30.

“It’s truly an honor to be recognized alongside peers, some whom I know have had great success as well,” says Schafer. He says that a real pivotal point in his leadership and for SHS was when they partnered with Studer Group and embarked on their Commitment to Excellence journey nearly five years ago.

Studer Group helps organizations achieve and sustain exceptional clinical, operational and financial outcomes

through the implementation of evidencebased tactics. While working with Studer Group, SHS saw their scores measuring employee satisfaction and engagement move from the 12th percentile to the 98th percentile in just four years. “We not only strive to be a great place to work,” says Schafer, “but we are also committed to being a great place for patients to receive care.”

“We wouldn’t be where we’re at today without all of our great employees and the tremendous leadership team we have in place,” adds Schafer. “They’ve stepped up to the challenge of improving our patient experience.” SHS has been very in-

tentional about implementing tactics that would ensure excellent service to their patients. For example, 2013 results from a national survey show 91.5 percent of SHS patients responded that nurses “always” treated them with courtesy and respect.

This equates to the 87th percentile nationally.

Schafer has also been very involved with the Wisconsin Hospital Association, having served on its board for 14 years, including a year as its chairperson, and is currently WHA’s delegate to the American Hospital Association Regional Policy Board, a post he will hold through 2014. Schafer is also active in the Spooner Mike Schafer, CEO of Spooner Health System, was recently named to the 50 Rural Hospital CEOs to Know list.

— Photo submitted community, including having served as chair of the Spooner Area Chamber of Commerce, board member of Leadership Washburn County and board member and coach of many of his children’s youth sports teams.

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The Burnett County Historical Society is pleased to announce that the Grammy-winning Okee Dokee Brothers will appear at the second-annual Yellow River Folk Music Festival on Saturday, June 28. The music festival will also include popular groups Monroe Crossing and Duck for the Oyster, as well as arts and crafts exhibitors and a variety of food vendors. For more information or to assist with the event, see theforts.org or call 715-866-8890. — Photo submitted Dr. Lee

College Goal Wisconsin event set RICE LAKE — College Goal Wisconsin is a free event for parents and prospective college students to learn all of the particulars about completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. This event, which is co-sponsored by UW-Barron County and Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College, will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 26, at 6 p.m., in the WITC Conference Center, Rice Lake.

Completing the FAFSA is the first and most important step in qualifying for student financial aid. The goal of this event is to provide free information and assistance to families who are filling out the FAFSA, which is the federally required form for students seeking financial aid such as grants and loans.

At this event, participants will receive a quick overview of the financial aid process, then have the opportunity to complete the FAFSA online. Many financial aid staff volunteers will be present to as-

sist participants. Those attending should bring their 2013 tax information.

Students should attend with a parent or guardian, if possible. If parents are unable to attend, students may attend alone.

Students age 24 and above typically do not need to provide parent financial information. Participants should bring the following documents to the event: Social Security numbers; 2013 federal tax returns (2012 federal tax returns, if 2013 returns are not complete); 2013 untaxed income records (SS, TANF, welfare, veterans benefits); W-2s; 2013 bank statements; 2013 business and investment mortgage information, business and farm records, and stock, bond, and other investment records; alien registration card (if not a U.S. citizen).

For more information, contact Cheryl Pich at WITC at 715-234-7082, ext. 5395; or Jaci Sacco at UW-Barron County at 715-234-8176, ext. 5464. — from UWBC

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Aspen Institute names WITC among top 150 U.S. community colleges Chosen from more than 1,000 community colleges SHELL LAKE — Highlighting the critical importance of improving student success in America’s community colleges, the Aspen Institute College Excellence Program recently named Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College among the nation’s top 150 community colleges eligible to compete for the 2015 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence and $1 million in prize funds.

“We are extremely proud to be included in the Aspen Institute’s top 150 community colleges,” said WITC President Bob Meyer. “This ranking recognizes the dedicated efforts of WITC’s entire staff and its continued focus on excellence and serving our students in order to make their experience both outstanding and rewarding.”

The prize, awarded every two years, is the nation’s signature recognition of high achievement and performance among America’s community colleges and recognizes institutions for exceptional student outcomes in four areas: student learning, certificate and degree completion, employment and earnings, and high levels of access and success for minority and low-income students.

The 150 community colleges announced recently were selected from a national pool of more than 1,000 public two-year colleges using publicly available data on student outcomes. To ensure full representation of the range and diversity of the sector, adjustments were applied with respect to mission, size and minority representation.

Ten finalists will be named in fall 2014.

The Aspen Institute will then conduct site visits to each of the finalists and collect additional quantitative data, including employment and earnings data from states and transfer data from the National Student Clearinghouse. A distinguished prize jury will select a grand prizewinner and a few finalists with distinction in early 2015.

Ranked fourth best two-year college in the nation by Washington Monthly magazine, WITC serves the educational and career needs of more than 25,000 residents of northwestern Wisconsin each year. With multiple campuses, WITC offers career-focused associate degree programs, technical diplomas, short-term certificates, customized business training and a wide array of courses for personal or career enrichment. WITC is a member of Wisconsin Technical College System.

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Second term A honor roll Seniors Eric Anderson, Gavin Anderson, Kaelan Anderson, Brenan Austing, Aaron Breitenfeld, Spencer Carson, Sarah Dettle, Jason Dewey, Caitlin Fielding, Joseph Fraatz, Allison Gosney, Andrew Graham, Levi Hansen, Alexandria Hotchkiss, Zachary Jenson, Taylor Johnson, Hannah Kaefer, Mikhaila Lampert, Hannah Langhammer, Cole Lucius, Kayla MarglChastek, Ashtin Markgren, Lucas Meaux, Tyler Merchant, Drew Miller, Yara Mintjes, Michelle Richardson, Mariah Schultz, Brooke Schumacher, Willow Shell, Zachariah Shutt, Derek Swan, Sara Taylor, Julie Trcka and Alex Wulf.

Juniors Dana Danger, James DePolis, Brett Gauger, Hannah Gostonczik, Johanna Grumpelt, Miranda Haack, Catherine Harris, Katelyn Heino, Christina Jensen, Becker Lindner, Rylee Nelson, Adriana

Oakland, Spencer Peck, Annabelle Revak, Alexandra Ripley, Larissa Schmock, Jadin Schwartz and Kallie Thompson.

Sophomores Benjamin Caithamer, Dillion Ferguson, Desmond Fielding, Chad Lenser, McKayla Mathiesen, Aaron McNitt, Cheyenne Nowaczyk, Daniel Pederson, Tanner Schafer, Soeren Schuettrup, Marshall Seas and Aftyn Tellefson.

Freshmen Keenan Adams, Audrey Blonk, Sydney Busch, Samuel Dettle, Danielle DeWitt, Anna Emerson, Gracia Gormong, Grace Haakenson, Amanda Heino, Ally Jacoby, Rachel Johnson, Abhinab KC, Sophia Meaux, Rachel Medley, Abigail Melton, Mark Nauertz, Tansy Pocernich and Tyler Revak.

B honor roll Seniors Tessa Anderson, Alexander Colbert, Rachel Eytcheson, Katrina Fulton,

Halie Gerovac, Casey Holland, Denessa Knutson, Michael Melendez, Nicholas Minerva, Faith O’Donnell, William Otto, Richard Quinton, Keith Richardson, Brittany Rothstein, Bryce Sohn, Ashley Surdey, Tanner Vik and Kimberly Voight.

Juniors Noah Anonich, Erica Bauer, Alexis Berg, Julianne Bray, Kori Cahill, Andrew Emerson, Katie Gobel, Jonathan Gunderson, Makenzie Hanson, Joakim Jarvis, Logan Johnson, Philipp Kainzberger, Darrian King, Richard Lauterbach, Alex MacDonell, Alex Mason, Riley McShane, Timothy Ritchie, Kyle Sada, Dylan Sahr, Ryan Silvis, Dylan Simpson, Matthew Slaminski, Julia Vogel, Tabitha Weideman and Abigail Zehm.

Kelsie Gerovac, Matthew Haynes, Jon Johnson, Kayla Kielkucki, Devan Miller, Madison Mitchell, Matthew Mustafa, MacKenzie Paffel, Cassidy Quinton, Katelynn Retzlaff, Brady Schumacher, Connor Seckora, Mitchell Shellito, Ryan Shutt, Adrian Spores, Karly Swan and Kyra Thornley.

Sophomores Hayley Anderson, Alyssa Babich, Russell Bacon, Alison Barnes, Nathan Chastek, Sebastian Couillard, Chase Davies, Aaron Durand, Hannah Ford,

Freshmen Ryan Anderson, Colton Andrea, Tiana Barrett, Emmie Bassett, Jasmine Beebe, Emily Beehler, Sophia Del Fiacco, Kyra Dodge, Chloe Englund, Ceann Erickson, Sarah Eytcheson, Christopher Gale, Adam Groenheim, Brenden Hanson, Drew Hasbrouck, Gavin Hochstetler, Logan Johnson, Scott Lindenberger, Brena Lock, Thomas Markgren, Levi Neubich, Adeline Paffel, Emily Peoples, Alexis Pfaff, Kathryn Rosenbush, Angelica Scribner, Buki Shabani, Kaytlin Totten and Emmanuel Vives. — from SASD

St. Francis de Sales School honor roll Second quarter A honor roll Fifth grade Noah Olson and Anna Silvis

Seventh grade John Nauertz and Alexander Heino

Sixth grade Spence Hoellen and Tiffany Romportl

Fifth grade Tiffany Bartle, Liam Brierton and

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Seventh grade AJ Buchman, Spencer Blonk and Evelyn Paffel

Michael DelFiacco

Sixth grade Aaron Sacco

Eighth grade John Hoellen and Laura Medley. submitted

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Spooner JV player Brant Osterhues leads Elisabeth Meister, Sydney Greenfield and the other Little Dribblers around the gym at the halftime of the Spooner Rails and Glenwood City Hilltopper game held Tuesday, Feb. 7.

Kendra Korasick and Alyssa Bambenek enjoyed practicing and participating in the Little Dribbler demonstration at halftime; besides, they got to hang out with their friends.

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National FFA Week is sponsored by Tractor Supply Co. as a special project of the National FFA Foundation and annually encompasses Feb. 22, George Washington’s birthday.

Shell Lake FFA would like to recognize our seniors with their SAE projects.

Rachel Mechtel: Rachel has served as an officer for two years (historian and president). Her SAE (supervised agricultural experience) is Agricultural Education where she has helped out with numerous programs throughout her years in FFA. In addition, Rachel has attended many leadership development opportunities such as: Sectional Leadership workshop, 212 Conference, Half-Time Conference, state convention and national convention. Her highest honors include being recognized as 2013 Three Star Leader and earning her State Degree this year.

Ryan Melton: Ryan has served as an officer for two years (sentinel and vice president). His SAE area is Diversified Horticulture Production. In Ryan’s FFA career he has helped out with many programs such as Food for America, Animal Safety Day, camping trip, fruit sale, blood drive and livestock judging. He also participated in leadership activities such as Sectional Leadership workshop training, state convention and national convention. His highest honor was earning a Gold Rating for his SAE program.

Beau Skluzacek: Beau is serving as our chapter treasurer this year. His SAE is dairy production. Beau has participated in FFA events such as dairy judging, Animal Safety Day, camping trip and blood drive. He also participated in leadership activities such as Sectional Leadership workshop training and national FFA convention. His highest honor consists of being one of the 4 team members that qualified for National Land Judging and receiving a $1,000 SAE grant.

National Land Judging Team: FIRST TIME EVER a land judging team qualified for national soil judging.

This contest will take place in Oklahoma on May 2.

Land judging consists of determining soil qualities such as texture, structure, drainage and favorable root depth for plants. In addition, students have to give conservation practices recommendation, determine if a basement or road could be built as well as determining ability to have a septic tank.

Back row: Beau Skluzacek, Noah Skluzacek, Trevor Anderson and Amber Anderson.

Front row: Christian Monson, Jordyn Monson, Kaelin Laub and Marty Anderson.

Speaking Contest: We have two junior high quiz bowl teams made up of 10 students. Both teams ended up completing in the champion round to finish first and second. The seventh-graders took second with team members Breeana Monson, Krista Parker, Sydney Schunck, Lainy Hutton, Gene Quam and alternate Carter Lawrence. The eighth-grade team took first with team members Clare Walker, Katie Crosby, Emme Schaffer, Austin Schultz and Maddie Hopke.

They compete at sectionals in early March where only one team makes it on to state.

Good luck, quiz bowl teams.

The Shell Lake FFA assisted with the annual kiddy tractor pull during Shell Lake’s Town and Country Days celebration held Labor Day weekend.

State FFA Convention: Kaelin Laub, Jordyn Monson, Wyatt Bauch, Taylor Bauch, Rachel Mechtel, Christian Monson and Marty Anderson attended state convention last June. Honors were received by Taylor Bauch who earned her State Degree, the second highest honor for an FFA member. In addition, Rachel Mechtel was named Three Star Leader for all of her participation in the variety of FFA events through the year. At state convention members attended many sessions, a career show and tours, and we even went the the Capitol. At the Capitol, students learned about how to properly contact their legislators, and they even met with Rep. Jauch.

State Dairy Judging Team: For the past two years, we have had a team of boys that do a phenomenal job at dairy cattle judging. It is a lot more than just looking at animals. Students take a written test, fill out a linear score for two cows and give oral reasons for placing four different classes of dairy cows. Congratulations go to Trevor Anderson, Tyler Crosby, Noah Skluzacek and Bryan Knoop for qualifying for state competition two years in a row. Good luck this coming year.

Back row: Lilly Nyreen, Katrina Nyreen, Beau Skluzacek, Daniel Shutrop, Jeff Shutrop and Ryan Melton.

Front row: Katie Parker, Bryan Knoop, Noah Skluzacek, Trevor Anderson, Tyler Crosby and Taylor Bauch.

FFA WEEK

Elementary Dress-Up Days:

Tuesday - Farmer/Flannel Wednesday - Wisconsin Themed - Packers (>50% green) or Badgers (>50% red), or Camo Thursday - Multiple Day (dress alike) Friday - Blue and Gold and/or FFA - Points will be given to the class for each student that dresses up. Points will be added to the Ag Olympic competition on Friday.

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Food For America Program: FFA students take pride in teaching the fourth-graders correct portion sizes and to make good choices every year. This program is a part of our chapter development, and we take pride in educating younger students to make smart healthy choices. Left to right: Courtney Melton, Jerney Meister and Caitlyn Schaefer.

EDGE: This is a workshop geared toward seventh- and eighth-graders.This year’s EDGE Conference is all about goals. How do I set a great goal? How do I most effectively work to achieve my goals? How does the FFA help members with their goals? This content and more will be covered in a high-energy, hands-on style under the direction of two professional speakers/ trainers who know FFA, student success and how to engage an audience. We took eight junior high members to this workshop last year.

Back row: Jordyn Monson, Austin Schultz, Dominic Hopke and Stephanie Tinsley.

Front row: Katie Crosby, Clare Walker, Marty Anderson and Christian Monson.

Washburn County Fair: Every year we have FFA members show animals and exhibits at the fair. This year we had Courtney Melton, Lilly Nyreen, Breanna Nyreen, Breeana Monson, Jordan Monson, Christian Monson, Katie Parker, Andi Bauch and Ryan Melton.

This is a great learning opportunity for students to celebrate their accomplishment in properly raising animals and learning many other talents.

Left to right: Daniel Shutrop, Bryan Knoop, Amber Anderson and Courtney Melton.

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Today, there are 557,318 FFA members in grade local FFA chapters throughout the U.S., Puerto R FFA members are in grades seven-12 and are c bers live in rural and farm areas, 19% live in sm areas.

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The agricultural education program provides through three components: Classroom education and FFA, which provides leadership opportuniti

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Teacher/Staff/Administration, School Board and FFA Alumni Breakfast: Wednesday, February 19 Pancakes (blueberry, chocolate chip, plain) Muffins (blueberry, lemon poppy seed, apple cinnamon)

Blood Drive: FFA members take pride in putting on a blood drive each year. Through American Red Cross, seniors earn a scholarship after a total number of pints are donated. We want to thank all of the community members and students who donated this year.

The proceeds of this program are twofold. We are providing valuable blood for those in need plus earning funds for scholarship for our seniors.

Our next blood drive will be March 6.

Shown is Beau Skluzacek.

Animal Safety Program: Shell Lake FFA takes pride in teaching students how to be safe around animals and farm machinery. Members bring in their own animals and show how they care for their pets at home. We hope that this program provides knowledge to students who would like to own animals and work with them.

FFA Emblem Hunt Clues: Starts Tuesday, February 18

1. Provided Tues., Feb.18 2. Provided Wed., Feb. 19 3. Provided Thurs., Feb. 20 $25 to the winner Will be hidden in the community.

3rd- to 6th-Grade Humane Society Drive:

- Will be taking donations for Washburn County Humane Society as a class competition for the 3rd- through 6thgraders. The class with the most prizes earns a 50-point lead in the Ag Olympic games on Friday.

National FFA Convention: This year Jerney Meister, Wyatt Bauch, Jordyn Monson, Christian Monson, Rachel Mechtel and Jen Bos attended national convention in Louisville, Ky. Members went to multiple sessions and heard many inspirational speakers, along with participating in many tours such as the Louisville Slugger Museum and Fair Oaks Farm. They heard Dierks Bentley and Jana Kramer in concert, and also attended a rodeo. This was a great way for FFA members to come together and see how strong our program is.

Left to right: Jerney Meister, Wyatt Bauch, Jordyn Monson, Christian Monson, Rachel Mechtel, and adviser Mrs. Bos.

Humane Society Donations: Every year during National FFA Week, FFA members put on a food drive.

Elementary students bring in items to donate to the local humane society while earning points for their grade. FFA wants to thank all of the students who bring in items and their parents who make this possible. If you would like to donate to the humane society this year you can drop off your donations at the Shell Lake School District.

Left to right: Jordyn Monson, Katie Crosby, Clare Walker and Kaelin Laub.

FFA Camping: Every organization needs to relax and enjoy. For the past five years, FFA has been participating in a camping trip. This past year we went to Copper Harbor and really enjoyed the sights as well as pontooning on Lake Superior. Each FFA member takes a turn with KP duty and cooking over a campfire.

Thanks to Boyd Anderson for chaperoning and providing the pontoon.

Left to right: Trevor Anderson, Tyler Crosby and Beau Skluzacek.

REPARATION

a well-rounded, practical approach to learning n, hands-on supervised agricultural experiences ies and tests students agricultural skills.

The FFA Mission: FFA makes a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education.

The National FFA Organization is an integral part of agricultural education by helping make classroom instruction come to life through realistic hands-on applications. FFA members embrace concepts taught in agricultural science classrooms nationwide, build valuable skills through hands-on experiential learning and each year demonstrate their proficiency in competitions based on real-world agricultural skills. FFA makes a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education.

Junior Soil Judging Team: Shell Lake FFA went down to Farm Technology Days this past July and competed in the state land judging contest. We were able to take two teams, our senior team, that qualified for national competition, and a junior team.

We would like to acknowledge Boyd Anderson, Forest Anderson and Tom Frederickson for working with the soil/land judging teams and training them for such a great performance.

Left to right: Christian Monson, Kaelin Laub, Jordyn Monson, Marty Anderson and Amber Anderson.

The Shell Lake FFA would like to thank the following businesses for sponsoring our chapter in 2013.

AAA Sports, Bear Paw, Wal-Mart, Lakeside Market, Shell Lake State Bank, Stellrecht’s Tractor Repair, Country Pride Co-op, Louie’s Finer Meats, Shell Lake Marine, Ace Hardware, Spooner Outlet, Potter’s Shed, Subway, Becky’s, Shell Lake Woodcrafters, Wolverine Tire and Auto, Lamperts, Nielsen’s Construction, Kwik Trip, Peggy’s Place, Dave and Walley’s, Spooner Laundry, Spooner Bakery, Lee’s Construction and Fox Creations.

In addition, we would like to thank all staff members, community members and parents for helping our chapter succeed.

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3rd- to 6th-Grade Ag Olympics, Friday, February 21, starting at 1 p.m. in the gym

Sectional Leadership Workshop: Officers traveled to Clear Lake and learned about their officer positions and how to provide a positive attitude to their chapter. In addition, we had junior high members participate to learn about FFA opportunities. It is important to our chapter that our members and officers participate in leadership development.

Back row: Wyatt Bauch, Rachel Mechtel, Bryan Knoop, Noah Skluzacek and Beau Skluzacek.

Front row: Madeline Hopke, Breanna Monson, Cassie Skindzelewski, Ryan Melton and Trevor Anderson.

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Lakers upset Clayton

Larry Samson |Staff writer SHELL LAKE — The 2-7 Shell Lake Lakers upset the 7-2 Clayton Bears in a home game on Friday, Feb. 7. “We put together a complete game, they played their best game of the season,” coach Dave Bouchard said of his players after their stunning win.

While the Bears are not the same team that made it to the sectional finals in the last two years, only to be beaten by the Drummond Lumberjacks, they still are a formable team. Back in December they beat the undefeated Cameron Comets, Cameron’s only loss. The Lakers have a talented squad, but they lack the bench when the game goes into the third and fourth quarter.

In Friday’s game, Shell Lake took an early 14-7 lead and outplayed the Bears in all but the fourth quarter where the Bears were able to only close the

gap by two points. The Bears intentionally fouled the Lakers to send them to the free-throw line in the last minutes of the game, but the Lakers were hitting the free throws. The Bears defense put two players on the Lakers high scorer David Brereton and held him to eight points, but Curtis Parker and Adam Hungerbuhler played the game of their careers as they each put 12 points, on the scoreboard. Going into the fourth quarter, the Lakers did not fade as they put up 17 points to Clayton’s 20 points.

Shell Lake will host Clear Lake on Friday, Feb. 14, and Siren on Monday, Feb. 17. Clear Lake is 1-8 in the Lakeland Central Conference while Siren is 5-5 in the Lakeland West Conference. Siren is coming off a 61-47 win over Northwood.

SPORTS

Adam Hungerbuhler pumps a jump shot for two points as the Clayton fans watch in disbelief. The Lakers beat the Bears 49-38 in a home game on Friday, Feb. 7. It has been many years since Shell Lake has had a victory against Clayton.

Photos by Larry Samson Curtis Parker drives the baseline taking the ball in for two points. Shooting 75 percent from the floor, Parker helped carry Shell Lake to victory with 12 points.

LEFT: Dylan Sandwick with a fast-break layup. Shell Lake used their speed to break the Bear s full-court press.

Spooner loses in a barn burner

Sophomore Chase Davies goes up for a layup.

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Todd Peterson of Glenwood City tries to block Keith Richardson’s jump shot but fouls him instead.

Levi Hanson goes between two Glenwood City defenders for this layup. He was the high scorer for Spooner with 18 points.

Spooner lost the Tuesday, Feb. 4, home game 48-47.

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Shell Lake boys youth tournament The Shell Lake fifthgrade basketball team is back row (L to R): Coach Steines, Matthew Steines, Brody Heckel, Sawyer Schultz, Jackson Schaffer, Nicholas Eiche and coach Schaffer.

Front: William Fisher, Cade Hanson, Jacob McNulty, Jared Egbert and Daniel Melton.

Jacob McNulty puts the brakes on as he is defended by Spooner’s Tommy Peoples and Christian Beach-Mattson.

Photos by Larry Samson unless otherwise noted

The Shell Lake sixthgrade basketball team shown (L to R) back row: Coach David Bouchard, Christian Johnson, Nick Kraetke, Ben McNulty, Isaiah Johnson and coach Pat Kraetke. Front: Tyler Green, John Kidder, Jasper McCracken and Jeremy Bouchard. — Photo by Elise Bouchard The Spooner fifth-grade team shown (L to R) is back row: Coach Anderson, Logan Gibson, AJ Hotchkiss, Liam Corbin, Garrett Van Dervrede, Jackson Bassett and coach Gibson. Front: Jakob Murden, Caden Anderson, Christian Beach-Mattson, Chase Shegstad and Tommy Peoples.

The Spooner sixthgrade team shown (L to R) back row: Coach Todd Anderson, Evan Knutson, Gatlin Swan, Dominick Sondreal and Ryan Lampert. Front: Carter Bell, Devyn Pfaff, Max Anderson and Colton Anderson.

Not present for the game, coach Tony Bell, Noah Christiansen and Brandon Nelson.

Spooner defender Gatlin Swan comes down with the rebound as he and Christian Johnson go up for the ball.

Tough week for Spooner boys basketball team Larry Samson | Staff writer SPOONER/BALDWIN-WOODVILLE — It was a tough week for the Spooner boys basketball team as they lost three games. On Tuesday, Feb. 4, they hosted Glenwood City and lost in a close 48-47 game. In a home game on Thursday, Feb. 6, they lost a Heart O’ North Conference game 40-30 to Bloomer. Traveling to Bald-

win they lost 57-41 in a nonconference game.

Spooner and Glenwood City played a very close game, going into the half with a 21-21 score. Spooner came out and took a lead but they could not hold on to it in the final seconds of the game. Spooner trailed by two points, 45-47, with seconds left in the game. With 35 seconds left on the clock, Keith Richardson forced a turn-

over and coach Marcus Helland called a time-out to set a play. Spooner put the ball up several times but no basket. With only 19 seconds left in the game, Spooner got the ball in position. Anderson put in a two-pointer to tie the game, 47-47. With nine seconds Glenwood City went to the free-throw line and sunk one to take the lead. Spooner then got the opportunity to win the game when Anderson almost hit

a basket from the top of the key. The ball tipped up and then swirled around the rim but did not drop. In the end it was a 47-45 loss in a hard-fought game.

Spooner will face the 10-1 Barron Bears in a home game on Thursday, Feb. 13, and will travel to Cumberland on the following day. On Monday, Feb. 17, they will host Somerset in a nonconference game.

Wilderness hockey plays three games in three days Sean Solveson | Contributing writer SPOONER — This past weekend the Wisconsin Wilderness, the Junior A hockey team, was busy playing three games in three days. This Friday and Saturday, Feb. 14 and 15, the Wilderness will play at the Spooner Ice House against the Dryden Ice Dogs.

On Friday, Feb. 7, the Wilderness hosted the Minnesota Iron Rangers and battled strong for two periods until the third where the Iron Rangers pulled away with the 6-3 victory. On Saturday, Feb. 8, the Wilderness hit the road and traveled up to Thunder Bay to face off against the

dominant North Stars. The North Stars have recently slipped slightly from their overall ranking of 12th down to 16th in the Canadian Junior Hockey League, but still hold an impressive ranking within the 128 teams that exist within the league.

Zann Anderson, Barron/Chetek native, took to goal and kept the Wilderness in the game by stopping 26 shots on goal on 30 attempts. The North Stars asserted their dominance, though, as they took the contest 4-2.

The Wilderness then came back to the Spooner Ice House to play a rare Sunday evening game against the North Stars, but

saw a respectable crowd nonetheless. The North Stars traded blows with the Wilderness for two periods before pulling away in the third for a 7-3 victory while getting showered with fish thrown by the fans at the end of the game. The North Star coaching staff conveyed their opinion that many teams in the league will have to be careful to not overlook the Wilderness as they progressively get better.

Coach Adduono of the North Stars was complimentary of the team’s progression as an expansion franchise. Adduano also talked about the Superior International Junior Hockey League, and the fact that

the two top teams, the Fort Francis Lakers and his own Thunder Bay North Stars, are very well-respected in the overall rankings, making the SIJHL a very formidable league.

The Wilderness travel up to battle the Minnesota Iron Rangers on Wednesday, Feb. 12, and then return to the Spooner Ice House on Friday night and Saturday night as they host the Dryden Ice Dogs.

The Wilderness look to build some sort of confidence and momentum as they make the swing down the stretch of the season toward the playoffs.

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One win, one loss

Larry Samson | Staff writer SHELL LAKE/FREDERIC — Shell Lake defeated Grantsburg 34-33 in a home game on Monday, Feb. 3, and went on the road to Frederic where they lost 47-37 to the Vikings. Both were nonconference games against two Lakeland West Conference teams. Grantsburg is 3-6 in their conference while Frederic is 3-3.

Shell Lake took an early lead against Grantsburg, leading 18-13 in the half. The Lakers held on to win the game in a barn burner. Playing without two senior starters who might return for the season, Shell Lake had to rely on the other players to step up their game, and they did just that.

Shania Pokorny was the top scorer with 15 points followed by Sheri Clark with six and Jen Connell with five.

Shell Lake came out slow in the first

quarter with Frederic trailing by five points going into the second quarter where they played Frederic point for point. Trailing 23-18 at the half, Frederic added five points to their lead and easily won 47-37.

The Viking defense held Pokorny to eight points for the game.

Shell Lake will host Clear Lake on Friday, Feb. 14, in a Valentine’s Day game.

The team will travel to Webster for a nonconference game on Tuesday, Feb. 18.

Clear Lake is 0-7 in conference play, and they are coming off a 71-27 loss to the 9-0 Cameron Comets. Webster is 0-8 in the Lakeland West Conference, and they are coming off a 55-40 loss to Siren.

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Makenzie Olson with a two-point shot in the third quarter to keep Shell Lake in the game. In a onepoint game, every point matters.

Photos by Larry Samson

Sheri Clark with a jump shot. She had six points in the 34-33 Shell Lake win over Grantsburg in a nonconference game hosted by Shell Lake on Monday, Feb. 3.

Amanda Brereton tries to dribble past her Grantsburg opponent.

Spooner team wrestles final dual of the season

Final score Spooner 56, Bloomer 20

BLOOMER/NORTHWESTERN — On Tuesday night, Feb. 4, the Spooner Rails wrestling team traveled to Bloomer to wrestle their last conference dual of the season.

The evening started out with some JV matches. At 138 Hunter Peterson picked up a win with a pin in the first period.

At 152 Josiah Melton also pinned his opponent in the first period. At 152 Dustin Metzig wrestled well and pinned his opponent in the second period. After the dual, Spooner did not do as well on the JV matchups. Peterson and Melton both lost their second matches of the evening.

During the varsity dual the team started at the 170-pound weight class. Joe Vande Vrede took care of business right away and pinned his opponent. At 182 Lucas Hagberg added to the lead with a pin in the first period. At 195 it did not take long for Jared Quenette to pin his opponent. Bloomer forfeited to Zach Shutt at the 220-pound weight class. Brad Baker gave the team a 30-0 lead after adding six team points with a pin in the first period.

At 106 Bloomer scored their first team points with a 6-1 victory over Blake Larson. At 113 Tre Lawrence wrestled well and won by a score of 16-0. At 126 Jadin Schwartz was pinned during his match against a very good opponent. At 132 Brandon Jepson was able to add six more team points with a pin in the first period.

At 138 Mitch Shellito lost 18-2 but made his coaches proud that he would not give up a pin. At 145 Patrick Baker won with a pin. At 152 Dylan Sahr fell behind 5-0 after the first period. Dylan would not

give up and he eventually pinned his opponent. At 160 Richard Lauterbach won a close match by the score of 8-6. This made the final team score Spooner 56 and Bloomer 20.

Spooner finished the conference dual season 7-1, which was a huge improvement from the past. Now their only hope for being conference champions is beating Cumberland and placing first at the conference tournament.

On Saturday, Feb. 8, the Rails traveled to Northwestern in order to compete in the Heart ‘O North Conference Tournament. At 106 Larson struggled a little bit but still was able to place fifth and score six team points. Lawrence wrestled well and placed second at the 113-pound weight class. In the semifinal match Lawrence was able to dominate his Cumberland opponent. It was a huge team victory when Lawrence pinned him in the third period. Lawrence lost his final match to Superior by a score of 7-2. Lawrence earned 20 team points throughout the day. Once again the Rails were not able to have anyone compete at the 120pound weight class. At 126 Schwartz had a very tough bracket but was able to fight his way back to a fifth-place finish. His pin in the final match of the day earned him fifth place and seven team points on the day. At 132 Brandon Jepson wrestled well but was very disappointed after losing in the semifinals. Jepson scored big team points as he kept his head held high and won his next two matches by pins.

This earned him third place and 18 team points. At 138 RJ Anderson was able to win his first match but was outmatched in his second two matches. Anderson was not able to place but he gained some very good experience that hopefully he will use to help him in the future. At 145

Patrick Baker was fired up to win his third conference title in the past three years.

Baker wrestled extremely well and was able to pin Bucky Nelson from Chetek in the semifinals after losing to him earlier in the year. Unfortunately Baker came one match short of his goal, losing his final match of the day. His huge victory in the semifinals helped him earn 20 team points and a second-place finish. At 152 Sahr battled hard all day and picked up a couple of wins with pins, earning fifth place and 11 team points. At 160 Lauterbach also battled hard all day. He pinned two of his opponents and lost in overtime in his other two matches. “When you wrestle in such close matches all day like that, it really takes a toll on your body. I was proud of Richard for how hard he had to go all day long,” stated head coach Andrew Melton. Lauterbach earned 14 team points and fourth place overall. At 170 Vande Vrede wrestled extremely well and really proved that with his victory in the semifinals. Vande Vrede had just lost to Bo Balko from Ladysmith the previous Saturday. This time Vande Vrede wrestled well and controlled the entire match. He won 9-2 in order to advance to the finals. He lost in the finals to Chetek but still earned second place and 18 team points. At 182 Hagberg was able to pin his way to the finals and picked up some big team points. Hagberg once again had to wrestle Jaylen Lansin from Cumberland. Hagberg wrestled much better this time against him but still lost by a score of 8-2. Hagberg earned second place and 20 team points. At 195 Quenette dominated his weight class and pinned all of his opponents, earning the most points possible on the day. Quenette earned his first conference title and 26 team points.

At 220 Shutt pinned his way to the finals

before being matched up with Ben Stone of Cumberland. The previous week Shutt was able to pull out the victory against Stone and this time Stone got the better of Shutt, they are one and one against each other this year. Shutt still placed second and earned 20 team points. At 285 Brad Baker wrestled well throughout the day.

He was able to pin his first opponent and then lost 9-5 to Taylor Pease from Cumberland in the semifinals. Baker battled back to pin his next two opponents in order to place third and gain 18 more team points. “With only one champion on the day most people thought we had no chance of winning the tournament. As a team all week we talked about how it would take a total team effort and how each guy had to pick up extra points by pins and major decisions. We could not be satisfied with just wining our matches.

I believe this paid off as we pinned 21 of our opponents throughout the day and Cumberland only had 14,” commented Melton. The final team score was Spooner 198 and Cumberland 180.5.

“Congratulations to all of the wrestlers for their conference championship. This includes all of the wrestlers, not just the ones that wrestled that day. It takes everyone working hard all year in order to win a championship like this,” praised Melton.

Spooner 198 Cumberland 180.5 Ladysmith 168.5 Chetek-Weyerhaeuser-Prairie Farm 164.5 Bloomer/Colfax 118 Superior 113.5 Barron 102.5 Hayward 80 Northwestern 78

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CAMERON — The Shell Lake Lakers wrestling team traveled to Cameron on Saturday, Feb. 8, to compete in the 2014 Lakeland Conference Tournament.

Competing in the 106-pound weight class, Jack Skluzacek, 15-17, placed sixth and scored six team points.

In both the championship round one and consolation round he received a bye. In the quarterfinal Peyton Bowe, 19-15, Cornell/Gilman/Lake Holcombe, won by a fall in 3:35 over Skluzacek. In consolation round two, George Paulzine, Clear Lake, 16-17, won by fall over Skluzacek, 2:06. Bowe won by a fall over Skluzacek, 2:59, in the fifth-place match.

Christian Monson, 2-6, place unknown, didn’t score any team points. He received a bye in the championship round. In the quarterfinal, Tucker Olson, Unity, 23-10, won over Monson in a fall, 1:22. Consolation round one saw Spencer Gibson, Cornell/Gilman/ Lake Holcombe, 14-13, win by fall over Monson, 1:20.

In consolation round two, Brody Waggoner, Northwood/Solon Springs, 5-16, won by fall over Monson, 1:52.

At 138, Dominic Hopke, 30-9, placed third and scored 25 team points. In the championship round he received a bye while in the quarterfinal he won by a Northwood wrestler Ethan Luedtke took second place in the Lakeland Conference Tournament at Cameron on Saturday, Feb. 8. He lost to Donny Ralston of Bruce in the championship match.

fall over Kris Nagel, Bruce, 10-22, 1:31. In the semifinal, Alex Colbeth, Clear Lake, 29-7, won by major decision, 11-2. In consolation round two, Hopke won by decision, 9-3, over Damon Bearhart, Unity, 16-18.

For the third-place match, Hopke won by decision, 6-3, over Lucas Morgan, Cameron, 23-14.

Noah Skluzacek, 152, 23-16, placed sixth and scored 12 team points. He received a bye in the championship round. In the quarterfinal Skluzacek won by a decision, 9-2, over Micah Raatz, 5-10, Cornell/Gilman/ Lake Holcombe. In the semifinal, Tevin Anderson, Unity, 34-5, won by major decision, 9-0, over Skluzacek. Consolation round two saw Tim Lund, Luck/ Frederic/Grantsburg, 18-9, win by a 4-0 decision over Skluzacek. For the fifth-place match, Kyle Levra, Clear Lake, 11-14, won by decision, 6-0, over Skluzacek.

At 160, Beau Skluzacek, 27-13, placed second and scored 30 team points. He received a bye in the championship round. In the quarterfinal he won by a fall over Kevin Prinsen, 3-13, Turtle Lake/Clayton, in 1:20. In the semifinal Skluzacek won by 11-5 decision over Brian Gilbert, St. Croix Falls. For the first-place match Tony Britton, Luck/Frederic/Grantsburg, 35-2, Beau Skluzacek of Shell Lake and Tony Britton of Luck/Grantsburg/ won by 8-2 decision over Skluzacek.

Ben Frey, 14-20, in the 170-pound weight class, Frederic met in the final match in the 160-pound weight class. Skluplaced eighth and scored seven team points. In the zacek earned second place after losing in an 8-2 decision. championship round, Steven Holdt, 6-8, Luck/Frederic/Grantsburg, won by a fall over Frey, 4:40. Frey had a bye in the first consolation round and won by a fall, in 1:30, over Hunter Hanson, St. Croix Falls, in consolation round two. Frey was up against Holdt again for the seventh-place match. Holdt won by a 6-2 decision over Frey.

Competing at 220, Leo Carrillo, 25-15, placed fourth and scored 23 team points. He received a bye in the championship round. He won by a fall, 4:59, over Marcus Bronstad, Cameron, in the quarterfinal. In the semifinal, Mitch Lien, Clear Lake, 28-6, won by fall, 0:16, over Carrillo. In consolation round two, Carrillo won by a fall in 2:46, over Ryan Fenton, St. Croix Falls, 10-8. For the third-place match, Erik Swenson, Turtle Lake/Clayton, 13-10, won by fall, 0:19, over Carrillo.

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Photos by Larry Samson

Ben Frey pinned St. Croix Falls opponent Hunter Hanson in the 170pound weight class.

Dominic Hopke with a two-point takedown of Cameron opponent Lucas Morgan in the third-place match. Hopke went on to win a 6-3 decision to earn third place in the 138-pound weight class.

Leo Carrillo, wrestling in the 220-pound weight class, pinned St. Croix Falls wrestler Ryan Fenton in a consolation round. Carrillo took fourth place in the conference meet.

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AREA CHURCHES Alliance

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 3:15 - 5 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.

Lake Park Alliance

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

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

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

Sunday Mass: 10 a.m.

Nazarene

Long Lake Lutheran Church

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

Sunday school 9:15 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.

Trinity Lutheran

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; Joel Simpson, Worship Arts Director 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.

1790 Scribner St., Spooner Pastor Russ Leeper 715-635-3603 Sunday Worship: 8 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.

Sunday Schools 9:15 a.m.

Office hours: Monday Thursday 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Other

Cornerstone Christian

Pastor Tom Kelby 106 Balsam St., Spooner 715-635-9222 cornerstonechurch spooner.com Sunday Worship: 10 a.m.

Wed. Prayer: 6:30 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

(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, 10:30 a.m. Praise worship 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

Church of the Nazarene

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.

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.

Lord Kelvin is recognized as one of the greatest Scottish engineers, mathematicians and physicists of his day. He had a profound influence on the scientific thought of his generation.

On one occasion, while he was conducting an experiment with his students, it turned into a disaster. Looking at each of them he said, “Gentlemen, when you are face to face with a difficulty, you are up against a discovery.”

This is not only true in learning, it is true in living. When David was face to face with a major difficulty, he made a discovery that lasted throughout his entire life. Faced with a dilemma, he cried to God, “Give me relief from my distress, be merciful to me and hear my prayer, O God.” If it had not been for the pain he experienced, we would not have his Psalms of praise. If he had not been tested and tried through his trials, we would not understand the triumphs he enjoyed. If he had not struggled to survive, we would not understand the strength he received from God. Joseph began his path to a palace from a prison. He became the prime minister of Egypt after he served a sentence as a prisoner. And remember Job’s boils? Ultimately, they became a blessing to him.

Whatever God brings into our lives is not to destroy or defeat us, but to develop our faith and to enable us to discover his goodness and grace.

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OBITUARIES

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ADOPTABLE PETS OF THE WEEK My name is Tiny, I’m not all that small, Remember my name when you stop or you call.

I’m such a nice boy, I’d say nice as they get, I’m sweet and I’m gentle, I’ll make a great pet.

I am part black Lab and around 3 years old, If you want me you can’t put me out in the cold.

Inside by you, that is where I should be, Loved, warm and safe, part of your family.

I’m here and I’m waiting for someone like you, To give me a home and make my dreams come true.

Dogs for adoption: 3-year-old male black Lab; 1-yearold brindle male Staffordshire terrier mix; 2-year-old male chocolate Lab mix and a 3-year-old brown/white male pit bull mix.

Cats for adoption: 4-month-old female black shorthair; 1-1/2-year-old neutered black/brown shorthair tiger; 1-1/2-year-old black/white female shorthair; 7-year-old neutered/declawed black medium-hair; 5-year-old neutered orange/white Maine coon mix; 1-year-old neutered black shorthair; 1-year-old female brown/black shorthair tiger; 1-year-old spayed black/ gray shorthair tabby; 5-month-old black/white female shorthair; 6-month-old female black/white shorthair; 6-month-old male orange/white medium-hair tiger; 2-year-old male gray/white shorthair tiger; 3-year-old spayed black/white shorthair and four senior altered/ declawed shorthair cats, two black, one tabby and one tortie.

Strays include: 3-1/2-month-old female black shepherd mix found near the trailer park/Hwy. 70 in Spooner and an adult female black/tan hound found on Hwy. 253 in Spooner.

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Gordon L. Holmstrom Gordon L. Holmstrom, 69, Shell Lake, died Friday, Feb. 7, 2014, at Burnett Medical Center in Grantsburg.

He was born July 20, 1944, in Rice Lake, to Leonard and Jeanette (Siewert) Holmstrom.

Gordy is survived by his siblings, Roger (Sari) Holmstrom, Rice Lake, Marlyce Schnider, Gordon, Warren Holmstrom, Canton, Russel (Betty) Holmstrom, Rice Lake, Donald Holmstrom, Rice Lake, Lois (Dale) Gabriel, Rice Lake, Shirley (Don) Swanson, Wyoming,

Minn., Jeffery (Kay Brower) Holmstrom, Rice Lake, and Larry (Linda) Holmstrom, Bloomfield, Ind.; special friends Dick and Marie King, Sarona; and many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Carol, and brother, Steven.

Funeral services were Feb. 12 at Northern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Spooner. Burial was in Northern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Spooner. Pallbearers were Ken Visocky, Dick King, Jay King, Mark Bachler, Gary Gramberg and Chris Borgen.

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

Neil Anderson Neil H. Anderson died Tuesday, January 28, 2014, at the Cumberland Memorial Hospital after losing a short, yet courageous battle to liver cancer.

Neil was born and raised in the Town of Barronett, the 3rd child of Harold and Eva (Hess) Anderson. The family rented various places in the town, some without electricity or indoor plumbing, and finally purchased the Pete Rydberg farm in 1948. Neil’s dad was town assessor and when he was out assessing, Neil and his brother Jerome (Bud), were left to do the chores. They had a tractor, but used the team to clean the barn by hand. Once, when Neil was in charge of this chore, the team took off for the pasture pulling the load and Neil behind, and he was unable to stop them. That was a scary happening for a 12 year old and he had a strong dislike of horses for the rest of his life.

Neil attended school in Shell Lake and graduated in 1956. He worked at various jobs in Minneapolis and in 1960 he went west to seek his fortune. Neil was in Oregon when he received his “call to arms”.

He proudly served his country in the Army from 1960 to 1962. Neil was in Korea when he received a hardship discharge to come home to Barronett to run the farm because his dad had been injured in a collapsed building accident. That’s when he met this city gal from Owen.

They were married in 1963 and raised their family of 2 sons and a daughter on the family farm.

For the next 33 years with the help of his family and his Oliver tractors, he was a successful dairy farmer.

Neil was an active member in NFO and strongly supported the Milk and Meat Holding actions of the 1960’s.

He firmly believed that agriculture IS the backbone of this country.

Neil was a Jacques seed corn dealer, served on the FHA Board and the Wisconsin Conservation Congress and received the County Conservation Award in 1995.

For 10 years he was the chairman of the Shell Lake Town and Country Days Tractor Pulling Contest. Neil was a member of the Shell Lake School Board and served 10 years as Chairman for the Town of Barronett. For 20 years he was a Town Mutual insurance agent. While Neil had outside interests, he always found time to help the kids with their 4H farm projects, especially in training a stubborn Holstein calf to lead.

Currently Neil was a Trustee of the Barronett Cemetery Association and a life member of the NRA.

He made several successful elk hunting trips to Montana and Colorado and was always ready for the local “hunt” with all the family hunters. Neil was as pleased as the shooter when the farm produced yet another wallhanger. He enjoyed trapping and was glad to see that the third generation shared his interest in this sport. Neil truly liked the out-of-doors.

He spent many hours operating and fixing on his Oliver tractors and one item that just had to be on them was a source of music. In fact, strains of ABBA, Johnny Cash and Neil Diamond could be heard coming from any building on the farm, especially from the barn while he milked the cows. And he and Janell maintained that the only way to have that music was loud!

The past few springs found the family involved in making maple syrup. Neil was always thinking of ways to make the process go smoother, but not cost any money!

His interest in any “old iron” found he and Aggie attending several national farm shows, especially when they featured Olivers. They traveled around the country to these events and even enjoyed visiting a few casinos along the way. But he was always happiest being home on the farm, his music playing and his family nearby.

He is survived by his wife, Agnes of Barronett; 1 daughter, Janell (Steven) Sacharski of Spooner; 2 sons, Forrest (Angie) Anderson and Boyd (Cheryl) Anderson, both of Shell Lake; 5 grandchildren, Ashley Anderson (Fiancee, Brady Marschall), Trevor Anderson, Amber Anderson, Marty Anderson and Megan Anderson; 2 sisters, Terry Sherar of Pacifica, CA and Gayle Anderson of Millbrae, CA; 1 sister-in-law, Joann Lahti of Ahmeek, MI and many nieces, nephews, cousins and other relatives.

Neil was preceded in death by his parents, a brother Jerome and his granddaughter, Kacie Anderson.

Funeral services were held at 11:00 AM Saturday, February 1, 2014 at Barronett Lutheran Church with Todd Ahneman officiating and military honors accorded by the Shell Lake Honor Guard. Burial of cremains were at LakeSide Cemetery, Barronett, WI. Pallbearers were Edwin “Corky” Straw, Dale Cass, Phil Lindemann, Dean Arnes, Bruce Elmberg, Frank Graf and Doug Sweet.

Honorary pallbearers were Ashley Anderson, Brady Marschall, Trevor Anderson, Amber Anderson, Marty Anderson and Megan Anderson. In lieu of flowers, memorial preferred.

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We wish to express our heartfelt appreciation to the many friends and neighbors in the Shell Lake community and surrounding area for the outpouring of love, generosity and kindness shown to our family at the death of our loved one, Patricia “Patti” Albright.

The true meaning of friendship and of a community of caring people could not have been more evident than when the news was shared that Patti was gone.

The visitation at the Skinner Funeral Home and the “Celebration of Patti’s Life” at Becky’s Food & Spirits were examples of how many lives she had touched.

Her boisterous laughter, like her Dad’s, will be greatly missed.

A special thank-you to Kim Mercier Coran who came to Patti’s hospital bed to say goodbye and assisted our family in so many ways, to her group of lifelong girlfriends for their support and help in remembering the good times in Patti’s life, to Mark Bachler for providing the beautiful handcrafted wooden urn, to all those that so generously brought food to Becky’s in addition to the donations made by the restaurant, to Danielle and her team that organized the Celebration of Patti’s Life at Becky’s, and lastly, to Les Olsen who was the love of her life. God’s blessings to all of you!

The Family of Patti Albright and Les Olsen

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Love, Jim & Pat Joan & Bob Tony & Sharon

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Barronett

by Judy Pieper

Lily Arnes, baby daughter of Rambo and Jennifer Arnes, was welcomed as a member of Barronett Lutheran through the rite of holy baptism on Sunday morning. Lily’s baptismal sponsors are Shari and Dave Jacoby.

Lily’s big brothers, Lucas and Logun, were very proud to be standing in front of the church with the family, witnessing her baptism. Lily was a perfect little angel during the ceremony, watching everything that was going on, and not making a sound even when the water was poured on her head. She had on a beautiful white baptismal gown with antique-style lace. I’m sure it will be used many times for future generations of Arnes children. We are all very happy and proud to welcome little Lily into our church family.

Have you noticed the bear standing by Hwy. 63 at Long Bow Taxidermy? Nick Ricci, who is one of the best taxidermists anywhere, put it out in his yard to advertise his craft. The bear is extremely lifelike, standing with its head turned slightly so it is looking out toward the highway. Some of the people who have seen it have told Nick that, until they realized it was a mounted bear, they thought they saw it move. Be sure to take a look at it the next time you go past Nick’s place. It’s located about halfway between Barronett and Cumberland on the west side of the road.

The members of the Barronett Civic Club will be hosting a pancake supper at the community center on Wednesday, Feb. 26. Please be sure to mark that on your calendar and plan to join us. I’ll give you more details about the supper next week.

The women of Barronett Lutheran got together last Thursday evening for their regular meeting and to make

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valentines. One of the things we decided on during the meeting was to give enough money to Smile Train for one child to have surgery to correct a cleft palate. We normally do that in March, but Geri Pittman found out that any money we give at this time will be tripled, so we decided to donate to that very worthy cause a little early.

We did get the required amount of valentines made.

Some of the women make such pretty - and some very funny - ones. Mine, as I’ve said before, are pretty plain.

I’m one of the least talented people around. But, I hope they brighten the day of someone anyway.

Pastor Todd told us that one of the stories about the origin of Valentine’s Day is that St. Valentine was a priest during the early years of Christianity in the Roman Empire. The Roman Emperor, Claudius II, needed soldiers, and he decided that unmarried men made better soldiers, so he made it illegal to perform marriages for young Christians. Valentine defied that order, was caught, and was executed. Before his death, he wrote a letter to his wife or sweetheart and signed it “from your Valentine.”

Then Hallmark caught on and the rest is history.

Two of Terry Goodrich’s friends, one from Spooner and one from Stillwater, have been traveling recently.

He got a call from them saying that they had just toured Fort Smith, Ark., were heading into Oklahoma, and saw a sign pointing to the Trail of Tears. They know what a history buff Terry is, and thought he would like to hear about some of the things they saw. Terry said that he has a book about the Trail of Tears that describes how approximately 60,000 Cherokees, Creeks, Choctaws, Chickasaws, and Seminoles were forced to abandon their homes in the early 1800s so that white settlers could

move in. I think Terry is going to have to visit all the historic places in the United States so that he can write a book. Bet it would be a good one.

And, of course, not a week goes by now without someone worrying about Terry being neglected and feeling guilty enough to bring him a pie. You know that Terry’s interpretation of the name “Vanek” is “good food.” Anyway, Rita’s daughter, Mary Dolan, was afraid Terry might starve to death and didn’t have time to make him a pie, so she bought him a mixed-berry pie, which he said was delicious. Hmmm. You know, ladies, this man is a real con artist. He gets more home-cooked food and baked goodies than anyone else around here. But don’t quit.

He has come to rely on it and probably would starve to death if left on his own.

OK, back to the writers in this area thing. Sharai Hefty came to visit on Sunday afternoon and asked me to read, and give her an opinion on, a short story she had written.

I’m telling you, that girl can write. I told her to send her story to a magazine, and then write some more. Don’t be surprised if you see her name as the author of a bestseller sometime soon.

Lynn Thon and Suzy Lehmann went to Clear Lake to see Dwight York perform on Saturday evening. Over the years Dwight has become a quite famous comedian, and Lynn and Suzy said they really enjoyed the evening. They knew Dwight in high school, and said that he hasn’t changed much, and that they had fun visiting with him during his breaks.

I guess that’s about all I know from Barronett this week. Remember, next week is the pancake supper at the community center. See you next time.

by Marian Furchtenicht

Our cold continues and there are no thawing temps yet in sight. We had no snowfalls all week, so snow shovels and plows took a break. Snowbanks are higher than they’ve been in recent years. We are feeling more strength in the sun on bright days, which gives one hope.

And this week we said goodbye to Jay Leno on the “Tonight Show.”

Jeff and Tammy Gagner returned recently from a trip to Las Vegas. A group of 21 folks went. Eight were camper friends and the rest family. They went to attend the wedding of Tammy’s brother, Randy Mancl. Report nice and warm there and all had a good time.

A wedding reception will be held for Randy and Tamera at Whitetail on Saturday, Feb. 15.

Sunday, Jan Cummings hosted the annual Duch family post-Christmas celebrations. In all 22 attended, including Jan and Dave Reddings, Chris, Jenna and Nathan Cummings of the Shoreview area; Bev and Mike Gallo, Stacy, Minn., along with daughters and families from suburbs of Minneapolis; Angie and Alex Ramirex-Mayorga and kids, Emma and Ruby; Becky and Doug Block and family, Ezra, Miles and Norah; Christine Gallo; and John and Jo Lechnir and son Reed and daughter Audrey Lechnir, Spooner area. They played inside games, a good choice in this cold weather. They had lots of fun, food and a great time.

There were nine ladies and nine guys at the Tuesday Katty Shack benefit group held at Peggy’s in Shell Lake.

I invited newcomer Vicki Gee-Treft from up by Harmon Lake to meet me there so she got to meet some area folks.

Dewey Country It’s cold again, as usual. Yes, everyone I talk to says the same thing, “When are we going to get warmer?” And yes, I say it too!

A very happy birthday to Billie Aderman on Feb. 13. Have a wonderful day, Billie.

A very happy birthday to Loretta VanSelus, Levi Meister, Bonnie Cook and to LuAnna LaVeau, all on Valentine’s Day. A very happy anniversary to Jim and Connie Quam as they enjoy their special day, Feb. 14, with many more to come.

Happy birthday to Rose Johnson, Colleen Jensen, and also to A.J. Denotter, all on Feb. 15. Have a wonderful day.

Feb. 17, a very happy birthday to Katie Ann Crosby and also to Gary Mackenzie, with many more to come.

Happy birthday to Paul Soelle as he enjoys his special day with many more to come on Feb. 18.

A very happy birthday to one who turns 91 years young on Feb. 19. Yes, Cecil Melton, we wish you many more.

Bethanna Petersen, a very happy birthday to you on Feb. 19, with lots more to come.

Talking with Diane Hulleman, we find her busy with Terraceview Living Center in Shell Lake where she has been making veggie pizza.

Diane tells us the residents were

It was nice to have Dick and Charlotte Shover come this time. Pat Chartier’s son was there. He is the new owner of the Katty Shack and will be open in April.

Elaine Ryan and I went with my brother, Don, to the Earl Church Triple Treat. Nancy Furchtenicht and her folks, Ralph and Arlene VanMeter, also attended. Good food and fellowship was enjoyed.

Sunday, grandkids Sara and Kyle Mathison, Cumberland, came and had breakfast with me. Then we went to her brother, Brian Marschall’s to see his new place. It is really nice.

Cindy Furchtenicht visited her dad, Paul Jachim, in the Rice Lake convalescent center on Saturday.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to Bill Pfluger who has been in the hospital. Also to Wanda Rux, former neighbor, living in an assisted living center in Mauston.

She fell recently and is in the hospital in Milwaukee near her daughter, Jackie. I will update on them next week.

Jo and Jon Leicher’s eldest son, Peter, recently moved to New York, accepting a job in the forestry field with the New York City Park Service. Wishing him the best.

Renee Zimmerman, along with aunts Linda and Lisa and families, went to Mahtomedi, Minn., to attend the wedding of their cousin Jenna Hrdlicka and Isaac Klaehn. Jenna’s grandparents are George and Karen Hrouda. Congrats to the newlyweds.

Saturday, Evelyn Schaffer met her sister, Mary Ann Prestrude, Prairie Farm, for lunch at Perkins for Evelyn’s birthday. Belated wishes Evelyn.

Granddaughter Taelor Schaffer and fiance Joey Mikula

visited Gramp and Gram, Butch and Evelyn, Sunday afternoon.

The Semm siblings, Rocky and Pat, Bradley, Sandi Chartrand, and Carol and Lee Johnson, got together at Pat and Doug Sweet’s in Barronett on Saturday and enjoyed playing cards.

Sue Krantz took in the seventh-grade girls basketball games twice last week to watch the grand girls. They lost both times. Ericka and Lance Parker and kids had lunch on Sunday at her folks. Sue sent lunch in for her folks, Hugh and Sue Smith.

Mavis Schlapper and Joyce Wade were in attendance at Jan Rath’s jewelry party that was held at Jerseys in Spooner on Thursday. Mavis was a coffee visitor at my house on Friday.

Happy birthday wishes to Darin Reynolds, Feb. 13; Amanda Hagan and Teagon Anderson, Feb. 14; Linda Tabor, Florence Millard and Samuel Armour, Feb. 15; Betty Hubin and Bonnie Smith, Feb. 16; Dave Stoner, Lois Donetell, Taylor Child, Kurt Meier and Bob Cernocky, Feb. 17; Bob Hall, Ryan Butterfield, David Stodola, Sue Wallace, Matt Stoner and John Flanagan, Feb. 18; and Ralph VanMeter, Dave Mortensen and Dorie Ann Seeley, Feb. 19.

Anniversary wishes to Harvey and Marian Stodola, Feb. 13; Steve and Laura Twining, Feb. 14; and Nate and Becky (Lawrence) Rudolph, Feb. 17.

Happy Valentine’s Day. That should warm our hearts.

by Pauline Lawrence

also able to have a piece. Diane will make 10 pounds of fudge for residents to give at their Valentine’s party. Diane visited the thrift shop in Barron and stopped at the Country Lane Pantry.

Friday morning, Chad Jensen was at Diane’s dropping off their dog as the Jensens spent the weekend at a water park in Eau Claire.

They came Sunday afternoon to get their dog.

Get-well wishes go out to Connie Quam who has the flu and it’s a hard one to get rid of, plus a very hard cold.

Sunday, Feb. 16, the Dave and Pam Dunns will have a barn dance at their farm. The band is Duck for the Oyster. The dance is from 2-5 p.m. Everyone is welcome. This is put on by the Lakeview Methodist Church. It’s yippee, yahoo time.

Those Asian beetles must think it’s spring. Yes, they’re out and crawling already.

This past week I watched a gardening show. Do you know how to keep the weeds down in your garden? Well it said to take a spray bottle and fill it with vinegar and spray the weeds. That sounds like a winner to me.

Sunday found Jerry and Gretchen Best headed for Menomonie for Jerry’s Aunt Mildred Grecian’s 90th birthday party, given by her children. Happy

birthday to Mildred.

Talking with Steve Knoop, he says his son, Garrett, Ashley and daughter moved to Fond du Lac around Jan. 10. Garrett is doing the same kind of work he did in Arizona. It’s great to be back in Wisconsin, isn’t it?

Saturday morning, Feb. 8, Butch and Loretta VanSelus went to Frederic for the haystack benefit breakfast. Butch said the food was very good. He also said the entire town of Frederic must have been there. Butch has been looking at the seed catalogs again. Yes, I think he’s dreaming of warmer weather and growing his garden.

Saturday, Feb. 15, Kara Spears will be getting married. Watch for this event in my next column.

Bev and Jarrett Casselious and son Erik spent the weekend with Bev’s parents, Carl and Betty Meister.

Our deepest sympathy to the family of Kathleen Hotchkiss who passed away Friday, Feb. 7.

Her kidneys shut down according to her son, Gene. She leaves to mourn her son and daughterin-law, Gene and Karen Hotchkiss and their family. A family prayer service was held on Wednesday at Dahl Funeral Home in Spooner.

Her funeral is Thursday at Lakeview Methodist Church in Dewey Country.

Jim Toll says his son Dave was up for the weekend. Saturday, Dave and his future stepson Turner cut up a lot of wood for Jim. Sunday the two went snowmobiling. Jim said on Sunday it was the first time he went to church for a month due to the cold and flu. Jim also tells us his son Kevin Toll, in Texas, went out to water his animals and found the water pump frozen. However he used a heater to thaw it out. So much easier to thaw out there than here in Wisconsin where it’s much easier to stay inside and forget about what’s going on outside. It’s about 39 more days until spring.

Whatever that is.

I see the town grader doesn’t get much rest this winter. Yes, Woody is out plowing one day and goes around doing the plowing the next day. However, our side roads remain slick so please take the time to go slower or you’ll end up in the ditch.

Mike and Buddy Quam cut wood for Warren and Marie’s house. Sunday, Rick and Jane Lauterbach and Ellianna and Grace were at the Quams. Janie made supper and a birthday cake for Mike’s birthday. They all enjoy Janie’s cooking.

Scatter sunshine!

Have a great week!

(Feb. 12) NOTICE IN REPLEVIN STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT WASHBURN COUNTY Case Code 31003 Case No. 14-SC-28 To: JOSHUA A. RUHL You are hereby notified that a summons and complaint has been issued to recover possession of the following described goods and chattels, to-wit: 2006 FORD RANGER, VIN: 1FTYR14D26PA08273 of which I, the plaintiff am entitled to the possession, and which you have unjustly taken and unlawfully detained from me.

NOW, THEREFORE, unless you shall appear in the Circuit Court of Washburn County, located in the Washburn County Courthouse in the City of Shell Lake, State of Wisconsin, on February 25, 2014, at 1:30 p.m. before the calendar judge or any other judge of said court to whom the said action may be assigned for trial, judgment will be rendered against you for the delivery of said property to the plaintiff and for damages for the detention thereof and for costs.

Dated at Milwaukee, WI, this 6th day of February, 2014.

SANTANDER CONSUMER USA, INC. Plaintiff By: Jerome C. Johnson, Attorney State Bar# 1016307 839 N. Jefferson St., #200 Milwaukee, WI 53202 Tele: 414-271-5400 P.O. No.: 1836.68 599999 WNAXLP

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Heart Lake

by Helen V. Pederson

We woke up to frigid weather again. Will it ever warm up? The sun was out on Monday as I wrote this and that will warm it up in our apartments.

Last Friday night, the Olympics began and it was very enjoyable. The USA is doing very well. We’re proud of them. Very tight security and attendance is down.

Jeff and I attended the funeral of my brother, Abner Odden, last Monday. Dale Jacobson sang, as well as the Men’s Chorus. Abner was a good tenor and he sang many years with them. Dale always does a good job. Burial was at the Timberland Cemetery where many relatives are buried as well as my mom and dad.

Arlys Santiago attended the funeral. Arlys also played Bingo at Butternut Hills on Sunday. They had a contest for chili makers and they enjoyed chili for lunch.

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and Patti Butterfield’s in Trego for about 30-plus people.

Louise Schade and Margaret Jones spent the weekend in Shell Lake. Sunday afternoon, Louise, Margaret, Florence Carlson, Frank Mortensen and Marvin Mortensen enjoyed visiting together at Lillian Ullom’s apartment, and were treated to pizza later.

John and Mary Marschall spent a week on South Padre Island. They said the last week it turned cold there too, like in the 30s and 40s. It seems this bad weather has affected people all over the U.S. Out East they had an ice storm so people were without electricity.

It’s hard to soar with eagles when you are surrounded by turkeys. Keep warm and happy!

by Mary Nilssen

I suppose everyone is watching the Olympics now that football is in the backseat. It always amazes me to watch all of the magnificent athletes we have in the United States.

Remember The Weiss Community Library will be having Forgive Your Fines Day on Friday, Feb. 14. Patrons can stop in the library and delete old overdue fines. The Hayward Library Foundation thought this would be the perfect opportunity to also hold a bake sale fundraising event. The sale will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the library. Please plan to stop and purchase baked goods for

Senior lunch menu

Monday, Feb. 17: No meals. Presidents Day. Tuesday, Feb. 18: Salisbury steak, baby red potatoes, stewed tomatoes, ice cream.

Wednesday, Feb. 19: Fish, baked potatoes, French-cut beans, strawberry rhubarb pie.

Thursday, Feb. 20: Beef tips with mushrooms over egg noodles, buttered carrots, fresh pear.

Friday, Feb. 21: Bean soup, cheese sandwich, crackers, fruit juice, pineapple chunks.

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.

NOTICE TO SHELL LAKE MUNICIPAL WATER UTILITY CUSTOMERS

Shell Lake Municipal Water Utility customers are asked to please run a pencil-sized stream of water from one tap until further notice. The utility will adjust your bill for the additional volume. If you have any questions, please call the City Administrator’s office at 715-468-7679, Mitch Brown, Public Works Director 600049 26-27r

JOB OPPORTUNITY The Shell Lake Housing Authority Is Seeking Applicants To Fill The

PART-TIME POSITION OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ASSISTANT

Interested parties should contact the Housing Authority at 715-468-2730. Application deadline is 599650 25-26r February 19, 2014, 3 p.m.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY CITY OF SHELL LAKE, WI

The City of Shell Lake is seeking applicants for the following two positions. It is anticipated the positions will start in April/May and end October 2014. Employees will work approximately 32 hours a week to include weekends and holidays. Ability to work with the public and knowledge of computers are key parts of both positions.

Invasive Species Coordinator: Primary responsibilities include but are not limited to: Supervising and scheduling both paid and volunteer boat inspectors, recruiting volunteers, training all workers to properly carry out their duties, inspect watercraft, manage the launch-permit system, prepare a biweekly report of all activities to be used for educational purposes, assure all workers maintain proper forms, maintain a computer spreadsheet which includes the DNR data base, etc. Salary is $11.24 per hour. Supervisory experience a plus. Some college classes in taxonomy preferred.

Invasive Species Inspectors: Primary responsibilities include: Inspecting watercraft at Shell Lake and Round Lake landings, removing and disposing of debris, collecting and recording information on an Ipod, educating the public and collecting the launch fee. Salary is $8.47 per hour. Some courses on aquatic invasive species preferred.

Physical requirements: Positions require stooping, bending and inspecting the underside of boats and trailers. Applications are available at City Hall or obtained by calling 715/468-7679. Applications must be submitted to the City Administrator’s Office, P.O. Box 520, 501 First Street, Shell Lake, WI 54871 by 4:30 p.m., Monday, February 24, 2014.

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Peder Pederson and friend Kathy Walsky attended church in the Anah district Sunday, and were invited to their luncheon.

I talked to my sister-in-law in Florida and she said they had rain for four days, which is unusual for Tampa.

We had a birthday cake for one of our tenants last week, Victor Fak. Birthday greetings, Victor.

Mavis and Roger Flach are taking their usual trips to Rice Lake and Eau Claire for Roger’s chemotherapy.

On Sunday, Kyler Schlapper was baptized at services at Salem. He is the son of Nancy Skow and Christopher Schlapper. Blessings to you, Kyler, and your parents.

Julie Butterfield of Florida is up visiting her mom, Donna Ness, and other relatives. Saturday, Lillian and her family enjoyed the annual sliding party at Dewey

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yourself and your loved ones. This is the opportunity to give back by helping the Hayward Library Foundation invest money for the future. If you have any questions, please call 715-634-2161.

On Saturday, March 1, the Stone Lake Pub will be donating 50 cents per drink sold from 6 p.m. to midnight, to the REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING CITY OF SHELL LAKE JANUARY 13, 2014

Mayor Peterson called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.

Council members present were Buckridge, Burns, Dryden, Edlin, Eiche and Harrington. Council members absent were Leckel and Shelton. Also present were Mitch Brown, Dave Wilson, Danielle Moe, Doug Ellanson, Jack Harrington, Adam Lundberg, Ken Schultz and Brad Pederson. The meeting was opened with the Pledge of Allegiance.

Eiche moved, seconded by Dryden, to approve the December 9, 2013, regular meeting minutes. The motion carried.

Alderperson Leckel arrived.

Doug Ellanson expressed concerns about the main boat launch, AIS inspectors, courtesy dock, swimmers by boat launch, wintertime parking off of Lake Drive and encouraged the City Council to consider allowing snowmobiles on Lake Drive. Mayor Peterson referred the lake-related concerns to the Parks and Recreation Committee and the snowmobile recommendation to the General Administration Committee.

Ken Schultz, representing the Washburn County Economic Development Corporation, explained they are in the process of recruiting a director and reviewed the director’s duties. Mr. Schultz asked those present if they know of someone that may be interested in the position to let them know.

EXECUTIVE/HUMAN RESOURCES: The January 6, 2014, and January 9, 2014, committee meeting minutes were reviewed. It was requested the 2014 water and sewer operator’s hourly wage be clarified. Dryden moved, seconded by Eiche, to clarify that the intent was to set the salary for the new operator at the former operator’s 2013 hourly wage plus the 1-1/2% increase granted to other full-time employees as of January 1, 2014. The motion carried 6-yes, Harrington-abstained.

Eiche moved, seconded by Buckridge, to go into a closed session pursuant to WI Stat. 19.85(1)(c) for the purpose of conducting interviews, formulating a recommendation for selection and hourly wage consideration to include the public works director and the ability to call in the chief of police and/or city administrator if needed. Upon a unanimous roll call vote the motion carried.

The City Council reconvened in open session. Eiche moved, seconded by Leckel, to hire Steven Rohow for the city crew position with Aaron Anderson named as first alternate and Branden Draves as second alternate. The motion carried 6-yes, Buckridge-present. Eiche moved, seconded by Leckel, to set the hourly wage for this position at $16.00. The motion carried. Eiche moved, seconded by Dryden, for this position to be subject to a six-month probationary period. The motion carried.

SHELL LAKE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE: The December 19, 2013, committee meeting minutes were reviewed.

Mitch Brown reported on the Public Works Department’s activities.

Dave Wilson reported on the Police Department’s activities.

Clint Stariha’s report on zoning activities was read.

PLAN COMMISSION: The January 6, 2014, commission meeting minutes were reviewed. It was reported a certified survey map was approved for Lester Hestad creating a lot approximately 100 ft. x 260 ft. out of Part of Lot 5, Nebel’s Acres.

SHELL LAKE AREA FIRE ASSOCIATION: The December 13, 2013, quarterly board meeting minutes were reviewed.

FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION: The January 13, 2014, committee meeting minutes were reviewed. Eiche moved, seconded

by Burns, to approve vouchers 1655-1831. The motion carried.

The Budget Status Report was reviewed.

NEW BUSINESS: A resignation from First Ward Alderperson Andy Eiche was read. Leckel moved, seconded by Edlin, to accept the resignation. The motion carried. 6-yes, Buckridgepresent.

As it is anticipated there will be no February regular council meeting, it was decided to hold a Special City Council meeting January 16, 2014, for the purpose of making committee appointments, considering whether or not to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Andy Eiche and electing a council president. Another special council meeting will need to be held late January for the purpose of hiring a new city administrator/clerktreasurer.

The General Administration Committee was directed to work on a draft hiring procedure.

It was decided, by consensus, to have the Chief of Police run background checks on all applicants for the City Administrator/ Clerk-Treasurer position.

Leckel moved, seconded by Burns, to adjourn at 10:20 p.m.

The motion carried.

Sally Peterson, Mayor Bradley Pederson, City Administrator

SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING CITY OF SHELL LAKE JANUARY 16, 2014

Mayor Peterson called the special meeting to order at 3:15 p.m.

Council members present were Burns, Edlin, Harrington, Leckel and Shelton. Council members Buckridge and Dryden were absent. Brad Pederson was also present.

It was questioned if a quorum was present. Brad Pederson reported City Attorney Kathy zumBrunnen contacted League of

Stone Lake Fire Department. This is the first of several upcoming events to help local charities and organizations.

If you have any news you would like to share with others, please call or email me. Have a good week and remember that special day on Friday. Mary Nilssen can be reached at 715-865-4008 or upnorthnils2@gmail.com.

Wisconsin Municipalities’ Attorney Dan Olson and as there is no case law or attorney general’s opinion on the subject, it is interpreted that vacancies in office reduce the number of council members required for a quorum. Therefore, two-thirds of the remaining members constitute a quorum.

A resignation from First Ward Alderperson Josh Buckridge was read. Shelton moved, seconded by Harrington, to accept the resignation. The motion carried.

Mayor Peterson announced the appointment of Brent Edlin to chair the Financial Administration Committee. Leckel moved, seconded by Shelton, to concur with this appointment. The motion carried. It was noted Alderperson Edlin would also serve on the Executive/Human Resources Committee by virtue of being chair of a standing committee.

Nominations were opened for city council president. Leckel nominated Tara Burns, Shelton nominated Terry Leckel. Shelton moved, seconded by Harrington, to close the nominations. A ballot vote resulted in Terry Leckel be chosen as council president by a three to two vote.

The council decided, by consensus, to advertise the vacancy created by the resignation of Josh Buckridge as this term runs until April 2015. The council decided, by consensus, not to seek a replacement for the vacancy created by the resignation of Andy Eiche as this term is done April 2014.

Mayor Peterson announced a temporary appointment of Terry Leckel to the Public Works Committee as currently there would only be two members. Harrington moved, seconded by Edlin, to confirm the appointment. The motion carried.

Leckel moved, seconded by Harrington, to adjourn at 3:35 p.m.

The motion carried.

Sally Peterson, Mayor Bradley Pederson, City Administrator

SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING CITY OF SHELL LAKE JANUARY 30, 2014

Mayor Peterson called the special meeting to order at 6:05 p.m.

Council members present were Harrington, Edlin, Leckel and Shelton. Also present were Mike Andrews, Danielle Moe, David Haroldson, Ken Schultz, Anna DeMers and Brad Pederson.

An email from Mike Andrews, expressing his interest in filling the First Ward City Council vacancy caused by the resignation of Josh Buckridge, was read. This term ends April 21, 2015.

Shelton moved, seconded by Leckel, to appoint Mike Andrews to fill the First Ward vacancy. The motion carried. Brad Pederson administered the Oath of Office to Alderperson Andrews. Mayor Peterson appointed Alderperson Andrews to the Public Works Administration and Parks and Recreation Committees. Harrington moved, seconded by Shelton, to confirm the appointments.

The motion carried.

Shell Lake State Bank President/CEO David Haroldson presented an application to purchase the East 22 feet of Lot 9, Block 15, Original Plat (20 5th Ave.) from the City. Brad Pederson reviewed the procedures pertaining to the sale of city-owned property. Mr. Pederson also reminded the City Council he is a Shell Lake State Bank director and shareholder. Harrington moved, seconded by Andrews, to have Dave Masterjohn appraise the property and refer the application and appraisal to the Plan Commission for a recommendation to the City Council. The motion carried.

An application for Class A liquor and Class A beer licenses and supporting documentation for Gordy’s Shell Lake Foods, Inc., David Schafer, agent, were reviewed.

Shelton moved, seconded by Edlin, to grant the licenses. The motion carried.

A draft City Administrator/Clerk-Treasurer Job Description was reviewed and revised. Edlin moved, seconded by Harrington, to approve the Job Description as revised. The motion carried.

The January 27, 2014, Executive/Human Resources Committee meeting minutes were reviewed. Brad Pederson gave an overview of the process followed by the Executive/Human Resources Committee in formulating a recommendation for hiring a new City Administrator/Clerk-Treasurer. It was reported the committee is recommending Andrew Eiche be hired to fill the position.

Alderperson Edlin reported the professional references he contacted pertaining to Mr. Eiche resulted in favorable comments.

Leckel moved, seconded by Shelton, to hire Andrew Eiche for the position of City Administrator/Clerk-Treasurer at a starting salary of $55,000 annually pending successful completion of a sixmonth probationary period after which the annual salary would increase to $59,500 with the start date to be at Mr. Eiche’s earliest convenience. Upon a unanimous roll call vote the motion carried.

The Council decided, by consensus, to have the following item placed on the March agenda: consider recommendation to reduce number of council members from eight to six.

Leckel moved, seconded by Shelton, not to schedule a regular monthly meeting for February with the stipulation that a special meeting be called if necessary. The motion carried.

Edlin moved, seconded by Harrington, to adjourn at 6:55 p.m.

The motion carried.

Sally Peterson, Mayor Bradley Pederson, City Administrator 600018 26r WNAXLP

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ning at the Northwest Corner of said NE 1/4 of the SW 1/4, thence along the North Line of said NE 1/4 of the SW 1/4, South 89 Degrees 27’10” East 769.86 Feet to an iron pipe on the West right of way of CTH “I” thence along said right of way South 10 Degrees 02’10” West, 197.16 Feet to an iron pipe; thence North 89 Degrees 27’10” West 751.70 Feet to an iron pipe on the West Line of said NE 1/4 of the SW 1/4; thence along said West Line North 04 Degrees 45’50” East, 195.00 Feet to the point of beginning; And that part of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest 1/4, Section 13, Township 42 North Range 13 West, Washburn County, Wisconsin, described as follows: commencing at the Northwest Corner of said NE 1/4 of the SW 1/4, thence along the West Line of said NE 1/4 of SW 1/4, South 04 Degrees 45’50” West 195.00 Feet to an iron pipe being the point of beginning; thence South 89 Degrees 27’10” East, 751.70 Feet to an iron pipe on the West right of way of CTH “I” thence along said right of way South 10 Degrees 02’10” West, 104.99 Feet to an iron pipe; thence continuing along said right of way South 79 Degrees 57’50” East, 35.00 Feet to an iron pipe; thence continuing along said right of way on a 648.70-Foot radius curve to the left whose chord bears South 06 Degrees 05’15” West, 89.39 Feet to an iron pipe; thence North 89 Degrees 27’10” West 774.91 Feet to an iron pipe on the West Line of said NE 1/4 of the SW 1/4; thence along said West Line North 04 Degrees 45’50” East, 198.83 Feet to the point of beginning.

TAX KEY NO.: 65-030-2-42-1313-3-1-0030 PROPERTY ADDRESS: N13497 County Hwy. I, Minong, Wisconsin 54859.

Adam C. Lueck State Bar No. 1081386 Attorney for Plaintiff 230 W. Monroe St., Suite 1125 Chicago, IL 60606 Phone: 312-541-9710 Johnson, Blumberg & Associates, LLC, is the creditor’s attorney and is attempting to collect a debt on its behalf. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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(Jan. 29, Feb. 5, 12) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT WASHBURN COUNTY CIVIL DIVISION THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF THE CWABS, INC., ASSETBACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-11 Plaintiff vs.

MICHAEL L. TATE; TERRY L. TATE; JOHNSON BANK; STATE OF WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT; WASHBURN COUNTY CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT; MARSHFIELD CLINIC; NORTHWOODS PHYSICAL THERAPY; Defendants NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Case No. 11 CV 258 Case Code No. 30404 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on June 28, 2012, in the amount of $91,840.21, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: February 26, 2014, at 10:00 a.m.

TERMS: 1. 10% down in cash or money order at the time of sale; balance due within 10 days of confirmation of sale; failure to pay balance due will result in forfeit of deposit to plaintiff.

2. Sold “as is” and subject to all legal liens and encumbrances.

3. Buyer to pay applicable Wisconsin Real Estate Transfer Tax from the proceeds of the sale upon confirmation of the court.

PLACE: Washburn County Courthouse North Entrance (aka north steps) 10 4th Ave., Shell Lake, WI 54871.

PROPERTY DESCRIPTION: All that certain parcel of land situate in the County of Washburn and State of Wisconsin, being bounded and described as follows: A part of the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 13, Township 42 North, Range 13 West, Washburn County, Wisconsin, described as follows: begin-

Bachelor of Science degree in English; Courtney Novak, Sarona, received a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration; Christopher Langland, Shell Lake, received a Bachelor of Science degree in biology; Rhianna Leach, Spooner, received a Bachelor of Science degree in geography; and Brittany

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(Feb. 12, 19, 26) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT WASHBURN COUNTY CIVIL DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Plaintiff vs.

PAUL URBANO; CURRENT OCCUPANTS OF W7815 DUNN LAKE ROAD, CASEY, WI 54801; PERSEN’S DUNN LAKE CONDOMINIUM; Defendants NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Case No. 13 CV 000057 Case Code No. 30404 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on December 5, 2013, in the amount of $113,212.61, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: March 12, 2014, at 10:00 a.m.

TERMS: 1. 10% down in cash or money order at the time of sale; balance due within 10 days of confirmation of sale; failure to pay balance due will result in forfeit of deposit to plaintiff.

2. Sold “as is” and subject to all legal liens and encumbrances.

3. Buyer to pay applicable Wisconsin Real Estate Transfer Tax from the proceeds of the sale upon confirmation of the court.

PLACE: Washburn County Courthouse North Entrance (aka North Steps) 10 4th Avenue, Shell Lake, WI 54871 Property description: Unit No. 2 and so much of the undivided interest in the common areas and facilities appurtenant to such unit in the percentage specified and established in the hereinafter-mentioned declaration, in a condominium commonly known as Persen’s Dunn Lake Condominium, created under the Condominium Ownership Act Of The State Of Wisconsin by Declaration in the Office of The Register of Deeds for Washburn County, Wisconsin, as Document No. 289206, and by amendments thereto. The post office address of the above unit is W7815 Dunn Lake Road, Unit 2, Spooner Wisconsin.

TAX KEY NO.: 65-014-2-40-1326-5 16-961-600500.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: W7815 Dunn Lake Road, Casey, Wisconsin 54801.

Adam C. Lueck State Bar No. 1081386 Attorney for Plaintiff 230 W. Monroe St., Suite 1125 Chicago, IL 60606 Phone: 312-541-9710 Johnson, Blumberg & Associates, LLC, is the creditor’s attorney and is attempting to collect a debt on its behalf. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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715-419-1998 (Feb. 12, 19, 26) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT WASHBURN COUNTY Bank of America, N.A., as successor by merger to BAC Home Loans Servicing, L.P. Plaintiff vs.

MICHAEL A. HENDRICKS, et al.

Defendant(s) Case No: 11 CV 234 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on April 5, 2012, in the amount of $57,346.96, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: March 12, 2014, at 10:00 a.m.

TERMS: By bidding at the sheriff sale, prospective buyer is consenting to be bound by the following terms: 1.) 10% down in cash or money order at the time of sale; balance due within 10 days of confirmation of sale; failure to pay balance due will result in forfeit of deposit to plaintiff.

2.) Sold “as is” and subject to all legal liens and encumbrances.

3.) Plaintiff opens bidding on the property, either in person or via fax and as recited by the sheriff department in the event that no opening bid is offered, plaintiff retains the right to request the sale be declared as invalid as the sale is fatally defective.

PLACE: At the North entrance of Washburn County Courthouse located at 10 4th Avenue, Shell Lake, Wisconsin DESCRIPTION: The East 1/2 of Lots 9 and 10, Block “G,” Scribner’s Second Addition to the City of Spooner, Washburn County, Wisconsin.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 514 Rusk St., Spooner, WI 54801.

TAX KEY NO.: 65-281-2-39-1230-5-15-631-704500.

Dated this 10th day of January, 2014. /s/Sheriff Terry Dryden Washburn County Sheriff Dustin A. McMahon Blommer Peterman, S.C. State Bar No. 1086857 165 Bishops Way, Suite 100 Brookfield, WI 53005 262-790-5719 Please go to www.blommerpeterman.com to obtain the bid for this sale. Blommer Peterman, S.C., is the creditor’s attorney and is attempting to collect a debt on its behalf. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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Miss Shell Lake attends St. Paul Winter Carnival ST. PAUL, Minn. — From Jan. 23-26, Miss Shell Lake Dakota Robinson attended the 2014 St. Paul Winter Carnival’s visiting ambassadors weekend.

She and 85 other members of royalty and ambassadors from Minnesota and Wisconsin enjoyed the first weekend of the winter carnival together. They attended the Vulcans coming-out event, slid down the Vulcans snow slide, stayed at the Royal Holiday Inn, ate dinner with the royal family, and walked in the Moon Glow parade and King Boreas’ Grand Parade. They ate at the Royal McDonald’s with the Vulcans, skated in the park and toured the Landmark Museum, attended

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Shell Lake youth wrestle in Osceola for first place as a team

the royal coronation — after which 17 of them got stuck in an elevator for a while, and put on a variety show for the royal family, where Robinson read some of her personal poetry. Robinson was chosen to represent all the royalty and was knighted by the new king and queen.

The trip to the St. Paul Winter Carnival was provided from donations by Shell Lake businesses, community members and the Robinson family. Donations also provided items for the King Boreas and Queen of the Snows gift bags and help sponsor the Miss Shell Lake program.

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Dakota Robinson, Miss Shell Lake, is shown with the Vulcans at the St. Paul Winter Carnival. — Photos submitted

The Shell Lake Youth Wrestling team traveled to Osceola on Sunday, Feb. 9, and competed against teams from Amery, Boyceville, Glenwood City and St. Croix Falls. All competed hard and wrestled extremely well in capturing first place as a team. Those competing were back row: Coach Jamie Lucas, Jameson Lucas, Carter Lawrence, coach Byron Hopke, Kale Hopke and Koy Hopke.

Front: Brady Lehnherr, Ashley Retzlaff, Brooke Lehnherr and Kevin Retzlaff. — Photos submitted

Ashley Retzlaff provided invaluable team points in putting Shell Lake into first place as a team.

Miss Shell Lake Dakota Robinson, kneeling, was knighted during the St. Paul Winter Carnival.

Shell Lake School Menu Breakfast Monday, Feb. 17: Bagel or mini cinnamon roll.

Tuesday, Feb. 18: Pancake and sausage or 3-berry bar and cheese stick.

Wednesday, Feb. 19: Cereal and toast or ultimate breakfast round.

Thursday, Feb. 20: Waffle and strawberries or muffin.

Friday, Feb. 21: Cheddar omelet with toast 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.

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Brooke Lehnherr won an individual championship for the first time ever during competition at Osceola on Sunday, Feb. 9.

Lunch Monday, Feb. 17: Sloppy joes.

Tuesday, Feb. 18: Taco day.

Wednesday, Feb. 19: Chicken or cheese quesadilla.

Thursday, Feb. 20: Chicken wrap.

Friday, Feb. 21: Hot dog or brat.

Salad bar is served daily to all students.

They will 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, flavored cracker and cheese stick.

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Spooner Elementary Career Day held The kindergarten class at Spooner Elementary held Career Day on Friday, Feb. 7. Future professionals shown (L to R) are: Blake Engle, fireman; Corbin Johnson, fireman; Simon Hedlund, astronaut; Lilliana Rogers, veterinarian; Theo Kohl, painter; Mahalia Castleberg, rancher; David Solveson, detective; Arianna Daniels, veterinarian; Maddie Featherly, cowgirl princess; and Ryan Thummel, Green Bay Packer football player. — Photo submitted

Exchange students enjoy local attractions NORTHWEST WISCONSIN — Due in part to the generosity of host families and area businesses, exchange students living in the area during the school year were able to attend some special events.

Exchange students staying with host families in Polk, Barron, Barron, St. Croix, and Washburn counties were able to attend the Dickens play “A Christmas Carol.”

The Tribal Council at the St. Croix Casino in Turtle Lake made a donation of a bus and driver in December making it possible to attend the play at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis.

On Sunday, Jan. 26, the Rice Lake Curling Club opened 1/2 mile south of Shell Lake on Hwy. 63

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Area exchange students visited the Rice Lake Curling Club on Sunday, Jan. 26. — Photo submitted their facility to the Academic Year in America and PAX organizations. Through their generosity the exchange students and host families were able to experience the Olympic sport of curling, which will be played this February in the Winter Games in Sochi, Russia.

The following are host families for the 2013-2104 academic school year: Joelle and Steven Nielsen, Luck, are hosting Katja from Germany; Elizabeth and Richard Marcon, Cameron, are hosting Elin from Norway; Melissa and Shane Williams, Shell Lake, are hosting Alina from Germany; Doug and Kay Ferris, Cameron, are hosting Marcel from Brazil; Melissa and Gerald Trcka, Spooner, are hosting Johanna from Germany; Trudy and Michael Stachowiak, Turtle Lake, are hosting Nea from Finland; Becky and Doug Amundson, Frederic, are hosting Mellisa from Germany; Karen and Paul Pedersen, Luck, are hosting Kjerste from Norway; Laurine and Bob Forsythe, Shell Lake, are hosting Luise from Germany; Marie and

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On Tuesday, Feb. 4, this downy woodpecker was enjoying a suet ball at a residence on Little Ripley in Sarona. The red mesh bag highlights the woodpecker’s red cap. — Photo by Charlotte Shover