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The Shell Lake Primary students stood quietly as Hans Cathers posted the colors. The Shell Lake Honor Guard was performing in a special ceremony for Capt. Pete Hopke on Friday, Jan. 24. Hopke is leaving the school temporarily on his third deployment for the National Guard. More photos on page 2. - Photo by Larry Samson

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WASHBURN COUNTY - The Washburn County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a theft of cash from the Lakes Community Co-op in Stone Lake on Jan. 26 at approximately 2 to 3 p.m. Help is needed in identifying persons of interest. One is shown at right. Anyone having information please call investigator Will Fisher at 715-468-4707 or you may call their TIP Line, 715-468-2720.

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Jason Roy of WK Appliance and Propane hooks their fueling truck up to the propane holding tanks that can hold up to 100,000 gallons of propane. On Friday, Jan. 24, the tanks held 3,000 gallons. — Photo by Danielle Moe

SHELL LAKE — The Northern Wisconsin Ice Racing Club is bringing ice racing to the Shell Lake area again this year. Local sponsor is Klopps 5th Avenue Bar. There will be two ice races this season on Shell Lake, just down from the beach. The first race is Saturday, Feb. 1, and the second is Saturday, Feb. 22. Get your sport quads, three-wheelers, and dirt bikes ready. There will be rubber and studded classes C, B and A. All age groups can participate, from the little guy or gal on up to seniors. Each year, the group has seen growth and there are more racers in each class and new classes have been formed. If you are interested in knowing more about ice racing, feel free to come and watch or bring your machine. Race day registration and practice is from 10-11:30 a.m. Racing starts at noon or just after the drivers meeting. There is no admission for spectators. The Northern Wisconsin Ice Racing Club plans to make this a fun and exciting event for everyone and they look forward to seeing you on the ice. They also encourage any comments and suggestions.

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Danielle Moe | Staff writer SPOONER — “This is about the third time that I can remember, but not this bad, where it is the middle of winter and you just cannot get gas, I cannot get gas,” said Bill Knutson, owner of WK Appliance and Propane in Spooner.

Knutson has been in the propane business since 1965 and remembers shortages in the last 40 years, but nothing this extreme.

The Wisconsin State Energy Office attributes the shortage of propane supplies in the Midwest and Wisconsin to five factors. An increase in the amount of propane used to dry corn due to a late crop harvest coinciding with heavy rains depleted supplies last fall. The office of Gov. Walker said that from Nov. 28 to Dec. 18 a major pipeline supplying propane to Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa was temporarily closed for maintenance. Colder-than-normal winter temperatures, an increase in exports of propane and constrained rail service all factored into the shortage.

As of Tuesday, Jan. 21, the state energy office had the average winter price on a gallon of LP gas, from October to March, at $1.95. The current-year price average is at $2.41, a 30.60-percent increase, but according to Knutson the situation has gotten a lot worse.

“Right now at Pine Bend to get gas it is $5 a gallon, for us as a wholesale price, and now they said we can only get so much gas, like one

or two loads a week,” said Knutson. Pine Bend is the nearest petroleum terminal, located on the south side of St. Paul, Minn. In a news release on Saturday, Jan. 25, Walker declared a state of emergency in response to the propane shortage and severe cold weather. “State petroleum terminals have not been able to meet the demands of their customers and are currently on a propane rationing system,” said the release.

On Jan. 3, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation and the Department of Administration authorized a weight limit relief order to increase the amount of propane a truck can contain to get to customers in need. On Jan. 19, the Wisconsin DOT and the U.S. Department of Transportation issued a Midwest regional declaration of emergency extending state emergency declarations to extend the time limit on service hours for fuel transporters.

For Knutson prices started increasing in the beginning of December, and now he is required to prepay. The prepay requirement has made the cost to distributors like Knutson prohibitive, let alone their customers. On Friday, Jan. 24, by an emergency management team out of Siren to inform Knutson that the state is working on providing emergency fuel loans for businesses to purchase LP. The same day Walker instructed the Department of Administration’s Division of Energy Services to release $1.5 mil-

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Goodbye Mr. Hopke, good luck Capt. Hopke

Bonnie Reno, and Danette and Pete Hopke stand quietly in reflection as Washburn County Veterans Service Officer Carl Krantz leads the school in a prayer for Hopke’s safe return and for his family.

ABOVE: Putting on a brave faces, Lilly Rau and Delayna York stayed after the program to give their favorite teacher their personal message.

Photos by Larry Samson

ABOVE: Lindsey Schultz and Mirisa Green pay their respects as the American flag passes by.

LEFT: Zoie Richards salutes as her classmates, Jordin Klobertanz, MaKenzie Moravec and Norman Olson, cover their heart as the flag goes by. They do not know Mr. Hopke and are too young to know what is going on, but they understand the importance of his leaving.

There were very few dry eyes as Mr. Hopke said goodbye to the students, staff and friends in a special surprise going-away rally for him on Friday, Jan. 24. For the next 18 months he will be known as Capt. Hopke.

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Danielle Moe | Staff writer WASHBURN COUNTY — Schools are thought of as a place for children to learn in a safe environment. Maintaining that standard of thought is a top priority for school districts nationally, statewide and locally.

Four weeks into 2014, three school shootings have already occurred, but with every crisis situation more is learned and this has led to increased safety measures.

At the local level Spooner, Shell Lake and Birchwood school districts have crisis response plans.

According to Shell Lake Schools Superintendent Jim Connell, the school district has had a crisis response plan in place since 2008. This plan is constantly reviewed for improvements by a safety committee that meets regularly to develop and improve policies and procedures. “We have done one drill and plan

Nationwide there have been three school shootings so far in 2014, but local administrators have a plan.

Preparing for the unthinkable on another one next month,” stated Connell in an email.

The Spooner Area School District has had a crisis management plan in place for the last 17 years. “We did a major update of the plan in 2010, and have updated it each year since to keep it current,” Dr. Don Haack, school superintendent, wrote in an email.

“Basically it is you have to keep changing what you are doing,” said Frank Helquist, superintendent at Birchwood School District. The Birchwood School District has had a crisis plan for three years and the school does at least two crisis-situation drills a year. According to Helquist the district is constantly improving safety procedures to eliminate crisis situations and to increase the best response for staff and law enforcement during a crisis situation.

In May of 2010, the state of Wisconsin passed 2009 Wisconsin Act 309. This piece of legislation amended and created several state statutes that relate to school safety plans, pupil records and school bullying. In the law school districts are required to administer two spontaneous drills for all students following a crisis plan in case of a school safety incident.

The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, the state masthead of the public school system, provides resources and recommendations for school districts to implement safety plans. Recommended components for a school crisis plan include having crisis teams, emergency supplies, labeling entrances, lock-down levels, specific procedures for different crisis situations and aftermath procedures.

Both staff and students at Shell Lake, Spooner and Birchwood schools have received training on what to do during an active shooter incident. Spooner schools’ training is renewed each fall with staff, and drills are performed during the school year with students. Each of these districts has partnered with local law enforcement agencies to practice emergency response procedures.

“We work with city, highway patrol and county officers. The Washburn County

Shell Lake, Spooner and Birchwood school districts have crisis response plans that are practiced with staff and students each year. — Photos by Danielle Moe schools have worked to be as consistent as possible in terms of procedures and wording of policy in order to help law enforcement,” said Connell.

The Spooner School District has also partnered with the Washburn County Sheriff’s Department and the Spooner Police Department. “They are very responsive to our questions and have made great recommendations for our emergency plans,” said Haack.

The Birchwood and Town of Clear Lake police departments are a part of Birchwood School’s crisis plans in addition to the Washburn County Sheriff’s Department.

Tragedies that occur in schools around the nation can seem far away for those living in rural Wisconsin. Instead of shrugging off these attacks with complacency, action has been taken to protect the innocent, from the state level down to the

From the ashes

Danielle Moe | Staff writer SHELL LAKE — Winter weather in Northwest Wisconsin can be cold, harsh and dangerous. The winter season can harbor dangers equally as life threatening but more unpredictable than the weather.

“The house we were in burned down,” said William Allen of Shell Lake. William and Deanna Allen and their three boys lost their home and everything within on Monday, Jan. 6, to a house fire. The fire is now known to have been caused by bad electrical wiring, and started in the attic.

For the interim, the family is staying with William’s aunt, Tammy Fulton and Tom Schultz.

The Allens were in the process of buying the home as their own, but those plans became ashes after the fire. Not hours following the tragedy, the Allens experienced an outpouring of support from the community. The first day after the fire the family received so many clothes that Fulton’s basement became full.

“It is overwhelming, I did not know that there are so many caring people out

there that would come together to help,” said Deanna. The giving came from people states away, and not just clothes. “We have gotten checks from people in Iowa, and we do not even know who they are,” said Deanna.

One particular donation struck a chord, from two sisters ages 10 and 7. The letter that came with the check said that the girls had sold their toys in a garage sale this past summer, and they wanted to give half their profits to somebody who needed it. “We teared up over that one,”

Alleged priest sex abuse case has local connection WASHBURN COUNTY - According to a story published this week in the Duluth News Tribune, documents from the Archdiocese of Chicago may prompt the reopening of a three-decade-old sex abuse case involving a former Chicago-area priest and a Catholic school principal. The documents contain allegations that former priest James Steel and Principal Donald Ryniecki sexually abused Robert Brancato during trips to Long Lake in Washburn County in 1982 and 1983.

Five years ago, Brancato received an undisclosed settlement from the Archdiocese of Chicago after the diocese found his allegations credible. Neither Steel

nor Ryniecki ever received any criminal charges after Brancato filed a police report in 2004 and Washburn County and Wheeling law enforcement authorities investigated the allegations. By 2004, the statute of limitations had run out in Illinois. Wisconsin allows tolling, or stopping the clock on the statute of limitations while suspects live out of jurisdiction.

Will Fisher, a Washburn County Sheriff’s Department investigator, told the News Tribune that if Steel and Ryniecki lived out of state the case could be reopened.

Fisher said he would inform Washburn County’s newly appointed District Attorney Thomas Frost about the documents.

Robert Brancato, 45, of Rapid City, S.D., filed a police report in 2004 alleging a Chicago-area priest and Catholic school principal sexually abused him. –Duluth News Tribune

local level.

Last month the anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Conn., occurred. Labeled as the second most fatal school shooting to happen in U.S. history, the Newtown shooting brought the issues of mental illness and access to guns into the national focus.

A week ago on Wednesday, Jan. 22, the Wisconsin Legislature passed a series of bills designed to improve mental health services in the state. One of the bills will provide grant funding to encourage psychiatrists and doctors to work in underserved areas and the other will create special crisis response teams. Gov. Scott Walker has yet to sign these bills into law.

The bills would spend $4 billion by mid2015 in addition to the $29 million already allocated toward mental health services in the state budget passed last year.

said Deanna. A Facebook post led Deanna to discover who the family is, and that the money would not be accepted back.

A benefit for the Allen family is planned for Saturday, Feb. 8, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Shell Lake Community Center. All the money raised at this benefit will go toward the down payment on the house that the Allens are going to purchase.

The benefit will include a bake sale, Chinese raffle, paddle raffle, spaghetti feed and musical entertainment from the Those Guys band. Terri Johnson and Billie Rezarch, friends of Deanna, are organizing the benefit for the family. “This benefit is for a really wonderful family,” said Rezarch.

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Theatre fundraiser nearly third of way to goal; Pose project set SPOONER- Three weeks into the Palace Theatre’s Kickstarter fundraiser, nearly a third of the funds to keep Spooner’s movie theater open has been raised, but more help is needed.

The 75-year-old movie theater is in danger of becoming obsolete when major film companies discontinue making movies on 35 mm film. The Palace has two 35 mm film projectors, but not enough revenue to foot the $60,000 bill to convert to digital cinema.

Om Sweet Om Yoga of Spooner has created their own fundraising event to help the

theater. On Saturday, Feb. 1, at 9:30 a.m., everyone is invited to Pose for the Palace, an introduction to core strength Vinyasa Yoga class. The class is geared to people who have never attempted yoga and would like to see and experience it for themselves.

On Saturday, Feb. 8, at 9:30 a.m., everyone is invited back for an all-levels core strength Vinyasa Yoga class. This class will utilize what was learned the week before. Both classes are offered on donation with profits given to the Palace Theatre for the conversion to digital film. - Danielle Moe

Om Sweet Om Yoga of Spooner has created their own fundraising event to help the theater. - Special photo

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VOICES

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Congressman Duffy’s visit During Congressman Duffy’s recent visit to Spooner, he was confrontational from the start. Rather than apologizing to this large group and raising his voice when a person said they could not hear him, he quickly responded that if the man has a hearing problem he can move to the front. Most of us in the middle or back could not hear the questions being asked, and often could not hear his response so the rude comment to the man was unwarranted.

While defending his recent cuts to retired veterans benefits, unemployment benefits, and reduction of the food stamp program, Duffy cited the debt as his motivation, as well as the need for these people to get better jobs. He was quick to state that President Obama lied to the American people, but quickly corrected himself when this group caught him making untrue statements. Not one word was mentioned of the two unfunded wars.

Questioned about how some received personal invitations to this town hall event while others did not, Duffy was quick to point out that the media outlets were informed and over 400 invitations were sent. We learned that our local media was actually not notified, and they learned from a citizen who contacted them.

Duffy does not represent all of the people of the 7th Congressional District but a select few, which is why he has been labeled as one of the most vulnerable. His vulnerability will result in record amounts of outside financial influence trying to defend his Tea Party views.

Let’s hope Duffy can put some of that outside money into his mailing budget so his constituents will know when he is in town and take advantage of his invitation to have a conversation.

Paul Johnson Spooner

WCAHS will always strive to do its very best This letter is in response to the article submitted by Tanya Borg that ran in the Jan. 15 edition of the Register. It is WCAHS’s hope it will be the last.

By now it is probably quite clear that Washburn County Area Humane Society and Tanya Borg do not see eye to eye on numerous issues. However, we have always wished her the best with her projects. WCAHS has never, at any time, made an attempt to discredit Tanya or her feral trap and release project. We have only pointed out why WCAHS does not agree with the trap and release of feral cats. Borg can submit as many articles as she wishes promoting her programs, but she needs to focus solely on those programs and not on trying to find fault with WCAHS, its board and manager.

For Borg to say the WCAHS does not “effectively educate people who are most responsible for allowing their cats to reproduce and that we have ignored this problem for years” is simply untrue. For Borg to say that we “admit cats into our shelter and kill them because Ms. Dunn and the WCAHS Board of Directors believe they are better off dead” is a lie. Neither a board member nor I has ever made that comment and it should not be submitted as a quote. To believe that a feral cat who is sick, injured or suffering is better off humanely euthanized, is completely different than wanting them dead when compared to the cruel suffering caused by disease or being killed by predators.

For Borg to suggest that “Washburn County replaces its ineffective humane society manager with an administrator that is capable and willing to implement programs for our free roaming cats or they will continue to waste lives, time and money” clearly shows she has no understanding of the work we do at WCAHS. It costs under 80 cents to humanely euthanize an adult cat. Donations are made to house, feed, vaccinate, spay/ neuter and care for all animals, whatever their needs may be. That is exactly the reason WCAHS is here. How can we be

“the problem” as she states?

If any time has been wasted as suggested by Borg, it has been the time spent defending an organization that has nothing to defend. I have spent weeks bottlefeeding and caring for kittens brought to the shelter that were just days old. Two kittens out of a group of four I had last summer had to be euthanized after contracting an upper respiratory infection.

I cared for and loved these two kittens from 4 days old until they were about 10 weeks old when they just could not fight this virus any longer. They had seen a veterinarian and were given medication that was sadly, in their case, ineffective. It was if I had euthanize one of my own pets.

Is this an example of “time and money wasted” according to Borg, and if so, why would I agonize over these two kittens and lay awake at night worrying about so many others if I were an uncaring person just “wasting lives.”

It is time for the WCAHS to move forward and concentrate on the good work we do and not the criticisms of others. If you have questions about our policies, programs, community involvement or any other concerns related to Washburn County Area Humane Society we encourage you to contact us or stop by. We appreciate and thank both the newspapers and you, the community, for your continued support. WCAHS will always strive to do its very best for the animals and people in our area that depend on us.

Penny Dunn WCAHS Manager

Northern legislators congratulate Cable In a few weeks, the world’s attention will be focused on the Russian community of Sochi as they host the 2014 Winter Olympics. In 2015, the northern Wisconsin community of Cable will host a pretty significant international winter sporting event as well.

We want to take this opportunity to congratulate the citizens of the Cable area on the recent news that the 2015 International Paralympics Committee Nordic Skiing World Championship will be held in Cable. The chamber of commerce, along with a number of local and statewide partners, has been working hard to make Cable a destination venue for these types of events. This news is more proof that their work, and the work of their local and statewide partners, is paying off.

This is the latest in a series of prominent ICP events held in Cable over the last few years. Cable hosted International Paralympics Committee Nordic Skiing World Cup events in 2012 and 2013. Clearly, the successes of those events, along with the

American Birkebeiner’s 40-year history, have put Cable on the map as a premier venue for international skiing events.

The World Championships take this up to an entirely different level. With 200 athletes coming from 25 different countries, and hundreds of U.S. and international media covering the event, the entire region will feel the effects. Beyond the obvious retail benefits, our region will be in the spotlight. It’s the kind of broad, international promotion that will result in increased tourism and recognition.

The entire community deserves credit for their hard work and determination, especially the chamber. Everyone involved should be very proud of this accomplishment. We applaud them for their efforts, congratulate them on bringing such a significant international event to Northern Wisconsin and look forward to celebrating with them in 2015.

Sen. Bob Jauch, Poplar Rep. Janet Bewley, Ashland

Knuckle-dragging support Self-described, “knuckle-dragging Neanderthal,” Tea Party Rep. Sean Duffy visited Spooner on Friday for his annual Washburn County Town Hall Meeting. Once again, he did not inform the local press.

I brought up the do-nothing Congress.

The Tea-Publican arm of the House, which includes Duffy, once again does nothing. They don’t bring up jobs, they don’t justify the cuts they’ve made to veterans retirement benefits or the cuts they’ve made to food stamp recipients, or vote to help people with expired unemployment benefits.

I find it hypocritical that Duffy not only came out in opposition to the president’s Veterans Jobs Bill, he also voted to reduce veterans retirement checks, all the while pretending to be such a great supporter of veterans. Then, on Dec. 17, 2013, during a national MSNBC-TV interview, he referred to his own supporters, which include many veterans, as “knuckledragging Neanderthals.” This shows how two-faced Duffy is regarding communica-

tion with voters in his district.

My question to Duffy is this: On a national TV interview, where the host of the show talked about Republicans needing to learn to “temper the message,” you included yourself as one of the Tea Party types and slipped in a statement about the extremists from your own district, saying, and this is an exact quote, “From my perspective, um, and I come from a 50-50 district in central and northern Wisconsin, um, we do have people that have, on our side of the aisle, that have a really abrasive tone. Um, we can come ‘acrosst’ as knuckle-dragging Neanderthals ... on occasion.”

I suppose you need to distance yourself from your roots to appeal to a larger audience and were relatively safe on the liberal station, but how do you explain this to your local “knuckle-dragging Neanderthal” supporters?

Susan Hansen Shell Lake

Duffy holds town hall meeting Danielle Moe | Staff writer SPOONER — The Spooner American Legion Hall was packed with citizens from across the 7th District of Wisconsin to voice their concerns to their representative, Congressman Sean Duffy. About 20 voices brought up issues from veterans benefits to the environmental impacts of mining on the morning of Wednesday, Jan. 22.

Frank, of Minong, voiced his concerns about the fast-tracking taking place in Washington on a trade agreement called the Trans-Pacific Partnership. “I think this is a very dangerous situation, installing the TPP would be terrible but fast tracking it is craziness,” said Frank. The office of the United States Trade Representative calls the TPP “a broad, free trade agreement” between the U.S. and 11 other countries. The TPP has been in the works by these countries since 2009. Duffy said that the concept of free, open trade that would be established by the TPP has him leaning in favor of the agreement.

Frank also spoke against amnesty in regard to immigration. Rod Ripley, Spooner, also spoke about immigration but specifically in regard to the traditional citizenship process that all potential Americans should have to complete just like his ancestors did. Duffy conceded the need to stop illegal immigration, but pointed out that immigrant workers are a large part of today’s labor markets, legal or not.

“Retired veterans are losing at least 1 percent of their pay, or cost of living, and quite frankly it is not much money they get in the first place,” said Jocelyn Ford of Spooner. The reductions to veterans’ retirement benefits was a part of the recently passed state budget, one that Duffy voted for. Ford, a veteran herself, said that veterans receive half of their base pay when they retire. “Had I not voted for it what I would have got was, ‘Why did you vote to shut down the government?’” Duffy said in his rebuttal.

Jack, from Sarona, voiced his opposition to Congress’s cuts to the food stamp program. In December Congress separated the food stamp program from the farm bill in an effort to pass the farm bill that has been on the table for two years. House Republicans originally wanted to cut $40 billion from the food stamp program over the next 10 years. An alternative bipar-

tisan bill from the Senate would have potentially cut $4 billion over the same period. A compromise is expected to cut $9 billion from food stamps over 10 years, but specific cuts have yet to be voted on.

Duffy said the proposed cuts would only affect people that don’t meet specific criteria to be eligible for food stamps. “What you have to do to get food stamps is one of three things, you have to get a job, you have to go to school to get a job, or you have to volunteer,” said Duffy.

Sue Hansen, Shell Lake, opined that the meeting was not adequately advertised. “I am wondering why all of us are not noticed when you are coming to town, why the newspaper is not told,” said Hansen. Duffy said postcards were sent out last week, and that he is only allowed to send out about 450 each day. Upon questioning by Duffy about the Spooner Advocate’s notice on the meeting, Frank Zufall, Advocate reporter, stated the newspaper was not notified of the meeting by Duffy but by a community member.

Caryl Ligler, Trego, an AARP advocate, spoke out against a proposed change from the consumer price index to a chained consumer price index. The CPI is a formula that demonstrates the changes in prices of goods over time. According to AARP, chained CPI accounts for when the price on one good goes up so people buy a similar good but at a cheaper price. Ultimately the chained CPI measures cost-ofliving-adjustments lower than the regular CPI. Opponents, like AARP, say the problem lies with the compounded loss of Social Security benefits people would lose if chained CPI is implemented. “Any of the reforms to these programs, I have not supported a chained CPI change because it would go against what I have told you,” stated Duffy. The chained CPI came out of President Obama’s budget proposal last spring.

Bill, of Madge, questioned Duffy on the impact of the proposed mine in the Penokee Hills of Ashland County, specifically job creation and environmental impacts.

Duffy said he would support the mine if studies determined that the environment would be unharmed. “If we do it and it is going to have some damage to our economy, or our lake or our watershed, I would say it is not worth it,” Duffy stated.

Congressman Sean Duffy, representative of Wisconsin’s 7th District, speaks to questions asked by community members on Wednesday, Jan. 22, at the Spooner American Legion. Thomas Mackie, Washburn County Board District 5 supervisor, stands in the background. – Photo by Danielle Moe

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Three hires approves, board members recognized Danielle Moe | Staff writer SHELL LAKE - Among several agenda items, a longtime school board member was recognized in addition to approving three staff hires during the regular monthly meeting of the Shell Lake School District Board of Education on Monday, Jan. 20.

Determinations Three new staff members were approved by the board for hiring. Sandra Radtke was hired as a long-term substitute for Pete Hopke. Hopke serves the district as a special education teacher in grades 7 through 12. Veronica McCracken was hired into a half-time special education aide position. Josiah Hodgett was hired to assist the district’s current IT director with computer and network issues.

In other personnel matters the board also accepted the resignation of staff member Shannon Wendel. Wendel serves the district as a special education teacher in grades 7 through 12. Wendel will remain with the district until the end of this school year.

Jeri Bitney was presented with a plaque from the board in recognition of the 20 years she has served on the school board.

“I love being on the school board and people who are not willing to try it are really missing out,” said Bitney, in response to her service. With the exception of one year, Bitney has served all 20 years consecutively.

The purchase of a new van for the school was approved by the board. According to Jim Connell, superintendent, the district received three bids on vans.

The lowest bid for a 2014 van came from Swant Graber Auto Group at $17,678.

“It is very, very similar to the one that we currently have in terms of model, design and options,” said Connell. The

know if the district could place the bus back on their fleet insurance for the threeday trip to Mexico. In an email to the Register, Connell said he thought the arrangement would work.

Shell Lake School Board member Jeri Bitney was recognized with a plaque presented by Superintendent Jim Connell in recognition of her 20 years of service on the school board. – Photo by Danielle Moe

board approved the purchase of this van for $17,977. The additional $300 will be used to install a remote start on the vehicle. “It transports kids to and from school every day,” Connell added.

Last week’s prolonged frigid temperatures prompted Connell to bring to the board a recommendation to change existing policy language in the employee handbook requiring staff to return to work after three canceled school days.

“If it is not safe for kids, it is not safe for employees,” said Connell. A unanimous voice vote determined district staff would no longer be required to return to work on the third consecutive day that school should be canceled.

Coming out of the closed session meeting, the board voted to extend family and medical leave to Carrie Stearns until the end of the school year. The school website lists Stearns as a first-grade teacher with the district. The board also voted to nonrenew the contract of Don Peterson, high school principal, for the purpose of renegotiating compliance with the Affordable Care Act. Connell explained to the Register in an email that the nonrenewal decision was not performance related.

In unfinished business the board adopted two updated policies. The first policy deals with food service account collection. The second was to update the job descriptions policy.

Requests Connell presented two requests from outside agencies for the board to consider.

The first request was from the Shell Lake Fire Department to use a school bus as a warming house for the volunteer firefighters during cold weather. The second request came from the Wisconsin Lions organization who purchased one of the district’s school buses.

According to Connell the Lions Club was planning to drive the bus to Mexico on Wednesday, Jan. 22. The trip will take three days, but the club has been unable to insure the bus for the trip. Bill Taubman with the Shell Lake Lions club explained to the Register that the bus will be donated to a school in Miguel Aleman, Mexico, in addition to schol supplies, medical equipment and firefighting department equipment that is packed into the bus and trailer. The club wanted to

Administrator reports The start of a pilot apprenticeship program in the high school was the highlight of high school Principal Don Peterson’s report to the board. Peterson explained that the program would fit into state Superintendent Tony Evers’ college and career readiness plan.

“The student has to be in some kind of class that relates to wherever they are being placed, it also has to be paid in some way,” said Peterson. For now the pilot program is set up for one student in Jenifer Bos’ general science class. The apprenticeship will take place at a dog grooming business.

“I know Amery has like 40 kids that are participating in a similar program,” stated Peterson. He also observed the program would be an excellent way to get kids into the workforce, possibly opening the door to future careers.

Laura Stunkel, elementary school principal, observed the amazing success and efforts of the “Pinocchio” play that was performed on Jan. 18 and 19 at the Shell Lake Arts Center.

“There was a lot of community effort in that and a lot of the parents kicked in and helped out with donating food,” said Stunkel. According to Stunkel 450 people attended the two performances over the weekend. Sixty-four students grades three through 12 were involved in the production in addition to 35 parent volunteers. The parent teacher organization coordinated the dinner that was provided during the Saturday night performance.

Rep. Smith to hold listening session in Clear Lake MADISON – Rep. Stephen Smith, DShell Lake, will hold a listening session – known as one of his Kitchen Table Talks – on Thursday, Jan. 30, from 10 a.m.-noon, at Lucky’s Banquet Hall in Clear Lake.

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Shell Lake Lions Calendar Winners Jan. 21 - $30 Jay Hanson, Spooner Jan. 22 - $30 David and Karen Holmertz, Rockford, Ill. Jan. 23 - $30 Brenda Promersberger, Andover, Minn.

Jan. 24 - $30 Meredith Johnson, Poplar

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

Jan. 20 34 -6 .2” snow Jan. 21 3 -14 Jan. 22 -7 -19 Jan. 23 2 -16 Jan. 24 10 -16 trace snow Jan. 25 12 -13 1.6” snow Jan. 26 17 -12 trace snow Precip. .4” snow 1.8” snow .8” snow .6” snow 4” snow

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

Register Memories 1954 - 60 years ago

• John Schullo, injured when he fell while ski jumping at Lockhaven, was making satisfactory progress at St. Mary’s Hospital in Duluth, Minn. A vertebra was damaged and eight ribs broken.

• The Sunshine 4-H Club held its first meeting at the Ardith Zillmer home. Officers elected were Judy Dorothy, president; LaVonne Schuster, vice president; Ardith Zillmer, secretary; Evelyn Schuster, treasurer; Verna Hollman, recreation; Elizabeth Schuster and Donna Zillmer, singing leaders.

• The following officers were elected to the West Sarona 4-H Club: Aage Duch, president; Bob Krueger, vice president; Rosalie Krueger, secretary-treasurer; and Norma Drake, reporter.

• The Selective Service reported that Ronnie Masterjohn and John Plahn would leave for physicals on Feb. 1. Harry Langland, Sarona, and Paul Snell, Spooner, would be inducted on the same day.

1964 - 50 years ago

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2014 High Low Jan. 20 30 11 Jan. 21 11 -25 Jan. 22 1 -21 Jan. 23 1 -19 Jan. 24 14 -18 Jan. 25 26 -2 Jan. 26 5 -3

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

• Mr. and Mrs. P.E. Clanton, of the Allen Gas & Oil Company in Shell Lake, were honored for 35 years of friendly business association with Shell at a dinner for Shell Oil Company Jobbers in Minneapolis.

• Mr. Davenport, Mrs. Lemke, Mrs. Livingston and Mr. Biss attended the N.W. Wisconsin Society of Math & Science Teachers meeting at the Elks Club in Rice Lake.

• Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Meister, Shell Lake, announced the engagement of their daughter, Pauline Ann, to Richard A. Lawrence, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Lawrence, Shell Lake.

• Mr. and Mrs. Roger Flach were married at the Heart Lake Lutheran Church.

1974 - 40 years ago

• In memory of their son, Robert, the Robert Mercier family donated two large additions for the present trophy case in the Shell Lake School gym. The original

his constituents. — from the office of Rep. Smith

Compiled by Suzanne Johnson

trophy case had been donated by the Herring family in memory of Dr. Herring, and it was erected in the old gym in 1955. When the new gym was built, the case was moved. It had grown too small to house the trophies won by the athletic teams.

• Newly installed Indianhead Memorial Hospital Auxiliary members were Yvonne Allner, president; Dolores Stewart, first vice president; Pearl Rolph, second vice president; Mae Heino, secretary; Diane Loomis, treasurer.

• Carrie Marie was born to Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Wickman. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Wickman and Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Wolford.

• The Washburn County Board had never had a woman on its board of supervisors. Whether one had run before wasn’t known. But Jane Olmstead, Birchwood, filed in District 13 and would face Leonard Haynie, incumbent, for election.

1984 - 30 years ago

• Prizewinners at the Country Neighbors 4-H ice-fishing contest held on Bashaw Lake were Richard Lawrence, .22 Ruger rifle; Myron Bolterman, ice auger; Dorothy Rydberg, $50 gift certificate; and Bob Smith, radio tape player.

• Shell Lake High School wrestlers finished second to a powerful Clear Lake team in Lakeland Conference tournament action. Two Laker wrestlers, Brad Draves, 105 pounds, and Dave Thomas at 185 pounds, won conference titles.

• Members of the Shell Lake girls junior varsity basketball team were sophomores Elaine Thannum, Chris Milton, Tammy Levy and Cindy Pratt along with freshmen Tara Burns and Rebecca Quam.

• Jay and Ann Okonek, Sarona, were the proud parents of a 10-pound baby boy, John David, born at the Shell Lake hospital.

1994 - 20 years ago

• Miss Shell Lake Jessica Knutson was

among the visiting royalty at the St. Paul Winter Carnival.

• Dawn Bernecker, daughter of Jim and Esther Bernecker, Shell Lake, was named to the dean’s list at Vermilion Community College in Ely, Minn.

• Kate Stell, librarian at Shell Lake Schools, was named Shell Lake School District Employee of the Month.

• The Washburn County Register, owned by Marc and Connie Parenteau, relocated to the former Medicine Chest building on 5th Avenue, in downtown Shell Lake. The building housed the newspaper and Shell Lake Video and Tropical Tanning.

2004 - 10 years ago

• The first baby born at Indianhead Medical Center was Mia Rose Madsen on Jan. 20 to Misty Matrious and Mike Madsen, Danbury. Becky Lawrence, representing the Shell Lake Chamber of Commerce, presented flowers and a gift certificate to the new baby. Mia also received a basket of goodies from the IMC and the Washburn County Homemakers.

• The Shell Lake Junior High Quiz Bowl team took first place in competition.

Members of the team were Justin Hemshrot, Brady Marschall, Gabe Skluzacek, Samantha Mechtel, Kenna Organ, Tony Mikula and Ted Mentele.

• Students of the Month at Shell Lake Schools were Jarrod Balser, senior; Kip Reynolds, junior; Alyssa Degner, sophomore; Kelli Marlow, freshman; Anne Keefe, eighth grade; and Annie Dunham, seventh grade.

• The Shell Lake Area Fire Department was called to the scene of a car fire at the Jack and Kathy Peterson residence west of Shell Lake. The fire was quickly put out, but the car, belonging to Karen Rivard, was a total loss. No one was hurt. The car had been running unoccupied when the fire started.

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Rep. Smith’s response to State of the State Address

Officials meets to discuss hospital critical access

U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy, left, and Steve Brenton, president of the Wisconsin Hospital Association, right, talked with close to 50 federal officials and representatives from 12 hospitals from throughout northwestern Wisconsin Tuesday, Jan. 21, at Osceola Medical Center. The group gathered to discuss the importance of Critical Access Hospital designation, a federal program that helps keep access to health care available in many small, rural communities. Some discussions in Washington, D.C., are targeting the CAH program, prompting this meeting. According to Brenton, “proposals offered in D.C. have gone as far as suggesting the elimination of CAH designation for the majority of Wisconsin’s CAHs.” Attending from Shell Lake’s Indianhead Medical Center were Paul Naglosky, administrator; Mike Elliot, controller; and Doris Laursen, director of nursing.

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MADISON – Stephen Smith, D–Shell Lake, issued the following response to Gov. Scott Walker’s State of the State speech, which took place within the Assembly chambers on Wednesday night, Jan. 22.

“Tonight the governor said some very good things about cutting property and income taxes for Wisconsin’s families, however, I believe that there is more to do.

Even though we are approaching the end of our legislative floor period, I believe we still have a chance to do what is right for the middle-class families of rural Wisconsin and focus on meaningful legislation that will help enable job creation, focus our efforts on worker training, and come together to discuss redistricting reform,” stated Smith.

Walker’s speech focused on an income tax cut that will save an average Wisconsin family roughly $150 this year in lower property and income taxes under the governor’s proposal. It is still unclear if the Senate and Assembly majority are willing to work with the governor and the rest of the Legislature regarding this tax plan.

“Now is the time to focus on help for the hardworking Wisconsin families of the 75th Assembly District. We need action for balanced, targeted tax relief for the middle class and those working to join the middle class. We do not need anymore

talk and rhetoric,” said Smith.

One item missing from the governor’s speech was redistricting reform. Majority leaders in both houses and Assembly and Senate committee chairs have stated repeatedly that they are unwilling to allow reform proposals even to be discussed.

However, Walker could urge both houses to at least hold public hearings on such proposals before the legislative session concludes later this year.

“It is evident that the public wants to have a better process in place when it comes to redistricting, their voices were heard loud and clear when we held public hearings earlier this month on such redistricting reform. If the governor wanted to, he could force the subject and bring this critical issue to the forefront of the Legislature,” stated Smith.

Smith is hopeful that the majority party as well as the governor will continue to have an agenda that is best for all of Wisconsin before this legislative session ends.

This includes: redistricting reform, providing fair funding for all of Wisconsin’s schools, focusing on higher education and technical college job training initiatives, and accepting federal funding to provide better health-care access and save taxpayers money. — from the office of Rep. Smith

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Tuesday, Feb. 11 • Moms Club meets at Faith Lutheran, Spooner, 10 a.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 12 • Free community meal, 4-6 p.m., United Methodist Church, 135 Reinhart Dr., Shell Lake. All welcome.

Donations accepted.

• The board of directors for the Railroad Memories Museum meeting, 1 p.m., Spooner City Hall. All volunteers welcome.

• The Book Chat will meet at 3:30 p.m. at Faith Lutheran Church. Group to discuss “Zeitoun” by Dave Eggers. All are welcome to join in the discussion of this book.

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

Saturday, Feb. 15 • Crochet Tunisian Blocks class, 1-4 p.m., Northwind Book & Fiber, Spooner. Registration required. Call 715635-6811.

Monday, Feb. 17 • No Needles or Hooks! class, 5:30-7:30 p.m., try the new arm-knitting technique or finger crocheting and make a scarf in less than an hour, at Northwind Book & Fiber, Spooner. Registration required. Call 715-635-6811.

• 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.

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Wednesday, Feb. 5 • Unit on Aging, 1 p.m., Shell Lake Senior Center.

• Free soup and sandwiches, Church of the Nazarene, Spooner, 5:30 p.m. Call 715-635-3496 to confirm. All welcome. Donations accepted.

Thursday, Feb. 6 • Aphasia Group, 10-11:30 a.m., Trinity Lutheran Church, Spooner. Call 715-520-7999.

• Northwest Wisconsin Parkinson’s Disease Support Group, 1 p.m., lower level at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Shell Lake.

• Free community meal, St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church, 409 Summit, Spooner, 4-6 p.m. All welcome.

Donations accepted.

Saturday, Feb. 8 • All-Levels (beginner and experienced) Core Strength Vinyasa Yoga class at Om Sweet Om Yoga, 110 Walnut St., Spooner, 9:30 a.m. This class is by donation with all profits given to the Palace Theatre in Spooner. Please contact Lorrie at 715-645-2543 or omsweetomyoga@live. com with questions.

• The Art of Film presentation of “Pan’s Labyrinth,” at Shell Lake Arts Center, 7 p.m.

• Triple Treat Saturday, Earl Church, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., soup, pies, flea market and silent auctions.

• Allen Family Fire Benefit, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., Shell Lake Community Center.

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Saturday, Feb. 1 • Long Lake Chamber of Commerce’s Winter Kite Festival show, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., on the ice on the south end of Long Lake. Show will feature fliers from around the Midwest.

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

Races start at noon.

• Introduction to Core Strength Vinyasa Yoga class at Om Sweet Om Yoga, 110 Walnut St., Spooner, 9:30 a.m.

This class is by donation with all profits given to the Palace Theatre in Spooner. Please contact Lorrie at 715645-2543 or omsweetomyoga@live.com with questions.

Monday, Feb. 3 • Knit a Chunky Hat class, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., at Northwind Book & Fiber, Spooner. Registration required. Call 715635-6811.

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Friday, Jan. 31 • Washburn County Genealogical Society meeting, 1:30 p.m., city hall meeting room, 501 1st St., Shell Lake. The program at the end of the meeting will be My Genealogy Resolutions for the coming year. The public is welcome to attend.

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Shortage/from page 1 lion in additional Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program Crisis Benefit dollars to the 49 counties and tribes that have a high percentage of propane households. Washburn, Polk and Burnett counties participate in the Wisconsin Home

Energy Assistance program that is funded through the LIHEA program.

The shortage has also spurred WK to inform their seasonal accounts that they cannot fill a tank at an empty residence.

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has to last,” Knutson stated.

The state energy office recommends that propane consumers only contact their fuel company when their tank reaches 30 percent and to conserve the propane they have by making reasonable adjustments to thermostats. The use of wood or pellet stoves is encouraged, but the state cautions the public on the use of electronic heaters.

Customers should not expect a complete fill after informing their propane

The Winston Project SPOONER – Liane Wilkinson, DVM, of Creatures Great and Small in Spooner, donated four spay/neuters to help launch a program that is intended to reduce the number of kittens being born in Washburn County. She stated, during a recent interview by a local paper, “I did this to help get this thing up and running.” She also stated, “I want to let people know there are too many unaltered cats out there that need to be attended to, and that we must address this overpopulation problem.”

This donation, along with a donation by Eric Stone, DVM, of Northern Lakes Veterinary Clinic, in Shell Lake, reflects the opinion of

both veterinarians, that an effective spay/neuter program is needed in our county.

The program they are referring to is The Winston Project. This project is a community-based endeavor that asks the entire community to become involved in solving a community problem. Both veterinarians have agreed to work with The Winston Project organization and hope that the community joins their efforts.

The Winston Project volunteers are grateful to have these dedicated veterinarians on board.

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company their tank is low. Knutson said his accounts are only getting 100 gallons at the most and only getting a fill when their tanks reach 15 percent. The picture is grim, but the scope of the shortage extends far beyond our area, as 24 other states are experiencing the same crisis. In the state of Wisconsin 250,000 people use propane to heat their home or business.

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Vet tech Rhiannon Oehlke, left, and Dr. Liane Wilkinson, owner of Creatures Great and Small in Spooner, hold two of the four cats the clinic donated to spay and neuter, along with rabies vaccinations, as part of The Winston Project. — Photo submitted

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

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• First Friends Playgroup open to all children, 10 a.m.-noon. Focus on infants and caregivers with sensory stimulation and movement experiences. Art project materials provided, closes with circle music time and instrument exploration. Lakeland Family Resource Center, 314 Elm St., Spooner.

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Tuesday: Women Healing Women support group, every other Tuesday, 4-5:30 p.m. Contact Time-Out Family Abuse Shelter Outreach office at 103 Oak St., Spooner, WI 54801.

Wednesday: Lakeland Family Resource Center, 314 Elm St., Spooner, open from noon-3 p.m. Kidstime-Parentime 10 a.m.-noon.

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Preselected art or play materials available for children of all ages. Last Wednesday of the month, potluck at 11:15 a.m.

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received two new kitchen appliances as gifts. Appliances that I didn’t even know I needed. I am a person that doesn’t like clutter on my countertops. Now I am faced with cleaning out the cupboard to give me space to store my new mixing machine as well as the new machine to pulverize my fruits and vegetables making it possible for me to drink a salad.

I have to admit, these two machines intimidated me. As I was making a batch of oatmeal bread one cold Saturday morning, Milt walked into the

kitchen and asked why I was not using the new aid in my kitchen. I commented that I preferred to mix the dough by hand. After his question, I found myself giving the bread dough an extra amount of pressure during the kneading process.

As I am an early riser, the next morning before the news program was to be aired on the television, I saw a paid program about the revolutionary new system that worked like magic to extract nutrients

out of food, giving a person a new way to become healthier. After seeing the infomercial, I became inspired to give my new gadget a try. Rather than using leafy greens, fruits, nuts and water, I decided to try the machine using the ingredients to make a chocolate malt.

This new piece of equipment works just great for that. After a couple of days I did prepare a drink using the suggested ingredients that included spinach, kale, a banana and pine-

apple. Although drinking something green didn’t seem too appealing to me, it did taste OK. This may be a better way to get the necessary nutrients a person needs, but there still is something about chewing that I still enjoy.

So do you think it would be OK to drink all my daily required nutrients while enjoying a chocolate-chip cookie or maybe a brownie? Since the functions of both of my new appliances would be performing tasks they were made to do, I would be putting them both to good use, right?

Beyond the office door • Suzanne Johnson Area writers corner Riding shotgun

by Mary B. Olsen ur popular culture gave young people in earlier times heroes of many kinds, some taken from our actual history, and others from the realm of fantasy. The radio, movies and the funny papers featured characters like the Lone Ranger and other cowboys. Gene Autry and Roy Rogers fought the bad guys and won and we cheered. Our boys and girls thrived in this culture. We probably had a lopsided view of history. The movies made the past come to life and we almost felt like we had lived through the early days of our nation. We could observe the world as if we were aboard a stagecoach alongside the driver holding the reins.

We rode shotgun.

There were many movie and radio heroes who belonged to that era, actual men who played the part of the partner

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to the great hero. These are the folks we remember as the true friends of heroes.

A list of these would include Smiley Burnett, George “Gabby” Hayes, Pat Buttram, Ken Curtis and many more, but a favorite of mine is Andy Devine.

He was everything a real-life hero should be. Andy Devine was born in 1905, in Flagstaff, Ariz. He grew up and attended school in Kingman. He went on to college in Santa Clara in Arizona.

He played football. This led to a part in the movie “The Spirit of Notre Dame.”

In 1931, he decided to make acting his profession and he moved to California and became a lifeguard, and in 1933, he married Dorothy. They had five children.

They remained married. Imagine that, in among the actors in films.

His acting career continued to blossom. He was in “Stagecoach,” which starred John Wayne. He was Cookie, in several moves starring Roy Rogers. He played Guy Madison’s sidekick in “The

Long Lake Winter Kite Festival set SARONA — The Long Lake Chamber of Commerce is giving the public the opportunity to marvel at the giant inflatable show kites, precision stunt kite flying, artistic designer kites and to see a spectacular and colorful ground display at the Long Lake Winter Kite Festival. The festival is set for Saturday, Feb. 1, 11 a.m.- 4 p.m.

A free children’s kite making, spon-

sored by Dairy State Bank, is from 9-10:30 a.m. in the dining room at Prop’s Sport’s Bar & Grill. At the end of the day, there will be a mass ascension of sky lanterns at approximately 4:30 p.m. or dusk. This is sponsored by Northwest Land and Recreation. Kites will be available for sale as well as food and refreshments. — from Long Lake Chamber of Commerce

Sunday Fun Days offered in Shell Lake SHELL LAKE — February Sunday Fun Days are set for every Sunday in February from 1-3 p.m., at the Shell Lake 3-12 School gym.

Supervision is provided for open gym.

Good behavior is expected and gym shoes are required. Adults and parents welcome, too. — from Shell Lake Community Ed

February is Food and Supplies for Fines Month at the library SHELL LAKE — The Shell Lake Public Library will be hosting Food and Supplies For Fines the entire month of February.

Bring in a nonperishable, not expired food or supply (personal hygiene) item and receive $1 off your fine for every item

Adventures of Wild Bill Hickock.” He played a lot of sidekicks, and a variety of characters.

Andy had a very distinctive voice. He sounded like someone who had a frog in his throat. This nasal quality most likely proved to be the reason he had success.

He was tall and nice looking, but Hollywood was full of these types. This set him apart.

The way he told it, his voice was affected by an accident when he was a boy.

He was running and carrying a curtain rod and fell, with the end of the rod damaging his throat. He also said that the injury may not have caused the nasal tone of his voice. He had vocal nodes in his throat, at times, just as many singers have experienced.

Andy acted in some 60 films. He was on Jack Benny’s radio show 75 times, from 1936 to 1942. Jack Benny called him the “Mayor of Van Nuys.” He did guest appearances on many television shows,

as well. He played Santa Claus, just a cameo role, in one of the shows in the “Batman” television series.

Andy was the voice of Cornelius the Rooster for the Kellogg’s Corn Flakes television commercials. He was the voice of Friar Tuck in the Disney animated version of “Robin Hood.”

Looking back on his career and his contribution to the film industry from the seat next to the driver where I ride shotgun, he was someone our youngsters can look up to as a real hero, not just a sidekick. He did comedy and drama and added his own personal touch.

Andy Devine passed away from leukemia in 1977. The Main Street in Kingman was renamed, Andy Devine Avenue, and there is a museum there featuring memorabilia of those years when he was growing up.

National Take Your Child to the Library Day is Feb. 1 SHELL LAKE — The Shell Lake Public Library will be participating in National Take Your Child to the Library Day on Saturday, Feb. 1.

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on that day from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. to enjoy a treat and receive a free book for your child to keep. “There is no substitute for books in the life of a child.” – Mary Ellen Chase — from the SLPL

Story hour to begin at Spooner Memorial Library SPOONER — Spooner Memorial Library Preschool Story Hour starts Wednesday, Feb. 5. The morning session runs from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. The after-

noon session runs from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.

Stop in or call the library at 715-6352792 to enroll your 3-, 4- or 5-year-old in this free 10-week program. — from SML

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donated. Donations will be given to the Washburn County Food Pantry. Items of interest include toilet tissue, paper towels, soap, shampoo, toothpaste, dish detergent and diapers. — from the SLPL

Strengthening families program to be offered SPOONER — Strengthening Families Program for Parents and Youth 10-14 will be offered on Tuesday evenings starting March 4 in Spooner.

This seven-week series helps caregivers — parents, grandparents, other adult relatives, or guardians — build on their strengths, show love and set limits. Youth, ages 10-14, will develop skills in resisting negative peer pressure and building a positive future. Sessions include interactive games and activities.

Classes run from 5-7:30 p.m. on Tuesdays March 4-April 15 at Spooner Middle School. A free supper will be provided each week. Child care will also be available for families with younger children.

Preregistration is required by Monday, Feb. 24. Please call Lakeland Family Resource Center at 715-635-4669. There is no cost for the program.

Program sponsors are UW-Extension, Lakeland Family Resource Center, Washburn County Human Services and Spooner School District. The University of Wisconsin-Extension provides equal opportunities in employment and programming, including Title IX and ADA. To ensure equal access to this program, please make requests for reasonable accommodations as soon as possible by contacting the Washburn County Extension Office so proper arrangements can be made. — from LFRC

Sunday, Jan. 26, Trinity Lutheran Church on CTH K, Spooner, held its first Super Jell-O Bowl.

Males, females, young and old alike submitted 19 gelatin dishes of all colors and shapes for the taste-testing contest that was held in conjunction with the church’s annual meeting. The winner of the 2014 Jell-O Bowl Trophy was Ruth Skeie, left, for a creation named Orange Salad. Jo Ann Schmidt presented the trophy. This juried contest was judged by the Rev. Jon and Alice Simundson, the Rev. Kim Sundet, the Rev. Arvid Sundet, and the Rev. Rich and Dee Noeldner. — Photo submitted

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MADISON — After being contacted by several residents of the 73rd Assembly District regarding the shortage and rising cost of propane fuel, Rep. Nick Milroy, D-South Range, has proposed the state intervene to address the growing crisis.

Milroy met Thursday, Jan. 23, with Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and state Energy Director Kevin Vesperman about the urgency of the shortage. “I want to work as a team to get the message about the urgency of the propane shortage to the governor and work with him to initiate a short-term, low-interest loan program for propane distributors. This will help provide the capital needed to ensure that customers do not go without fuel,” Milroy said.

Supplies of propane have become a major issue in the Midwest due to the polar vortex and other contributing factors. The price of propane has been escalating at an unprecedented rate. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, the price of propane is up 17 percent from a year earlier.

“We need to find a way to ensure that retailers have access to propane to get it to their customers in a timely manner,” said Milroy. “The price of propane has rapidly increased, making it difficult for retailers to obtain the propane. Obviously, the end result is that rural residents throughout the state are suffering.

“Many customers cannot afford to fill their tanks with the rapidly increasing price of propane. We may need to look at increasing the eligibility requirements and reserves of the Wisconsin Home Energy Assistance Program.”

Milroy has also been working with the National Propane Gas Association and the Wisconsin Propane Association. — from the office of Rep. Milroy

The Shell Lake 7-12 tech ed class has the privilege for several weeks in the winter to hear directly from local business men and women about their professions without even leaving the school. — Photo by Diane Dryden

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with flight crew members, to loan officers, social workers, linemen who work for electric companies, journalists, game wardens, photo journalists, farmers, small business owners and pastors.

“I want to introduce these kids to the job possibilities in our own communities,” says Forsythe. “These are really bright kids with a lot to offer and I’d like to see them get their education and return home to work for one of the many local businesses, or even start their own. I encourage my students to get some higher education because even though they have a passion inside, it takes that piece of paper to open the door.”

Some speakers are decidedly more interesting to some of the students, law enforcement, for example. The Washburn County Sheriff’s Office and the local police departments are always a huge draw and some of the information that sounds mundane turns out to be truly interesting.

The questionnaire each speaker receives includes important facts about what they do, including the good, the bad and the ugly. It also asks how much education is needed for the position and the high and low pay expectations.

Each session offers the opportunity for students to ask questions and hopefully open up some career opportunities they never even considered. It will be years and years before many of these students

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Diane Dryden | Staff writer SHELL LAKE — If you’re familiar with the Shell Lake School’s teachers, you’ve already heard of Bob Forsythe. He’s been the 7-12 tech ed instructor for the past 19 years. Like many high school graduates, he didn’t have a clue what, if any, career he’d choose for his life’s work. He sampled many jobs but always felt there was something else in his life he should be doing. What did remain steadfast in his life was his love of teaching Sunday school. Soon he began to realize that what he really wanted to do was teach. He became a college student much later than most. With a wife and kids, it presented many challenges. Because he had a goal, they all made it through and he’s been teaching for 19 years and is very happy doing it.

For the past three years, this instructor has added something for his class of senior students. It’s called Work/Finance and it’s a peek for students into their world to come … real life. Some of this year’s class, 25 seniors, have made college or tech school plans, but some are still at sea as to what they’re going to do after graduation. Enter a week or two of speakers representing the world of commerce and industry.

During the past three years there have been speakers ranging from pilots who fly commercial, international flights, along

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Rep. Smith’s statement on propane shortage in Wisconsin

MADISON — Stephen Smith, D–Shell Lake, issued the following updated statement regarding the propane shortage that has affected countless residents in northwestern Wisconsin.

“After Gov. Walker declared a state of emergency this past Saturday in response to the propane shortage, he held a meeting Jan. 27 with representatives from the propane industry and state government officials to address this issue. From that meeting, he has instructed the following action items,” said Rep. Smith.

• The governor has directed the Department of Administration’s Division of Energy Services to release an additional $7 million in crisis benefits to counties and tribes that have households who use pro-

pane to heat their homes. The state will make funds available in anticipation of receiving additional federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program funds that were included in the recent federal omnibus budget bill. The $7 million released Monday is in addition to the $1.5 million that was released on Jan. 24.

• He has instructed the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation to move forward with a $5 million loan guarantee program. WEDC will provide loan guaranties to banks up to 80 percent for new or expanded lines of credit to propane dealers in Wisconsin. As wholesale prices rise in the Midwest, propane commercial retailers have exhausted their current lines of credit to meet their customers rising demand for

propane. This program will require WEDC Board approval. An emergency teleconference meeting of the board of directors was scheduled for 1:30 p.m. on Jan. 27.

• The governor has also directed the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority to proceed with a $3 million loan guarantee program. WHEDA will provide loan guaranties to banks of 50 percent of a total loan for dealers to purchase propane, but not to exceed $50,000 guarantee amount. This will require approval by WHEDA’s Members Loan Committee.

Smith urges residents to call toll-free: 866-HEATWIS (432-8947) for information about where residents can purchase propane within the 75th Assembly District or

to apply for assistance toward a propane heating bill. To apply for heating assistance through the WHEAP program, residents should go to homeenergyplus.wi.gov. A local agency will determine eligibility for heating benefits based upon household income, size and the home’s heating costs. If a resident is eligible, the WHEAP program will make a payment directly to one’s fuel supplier toward the cost of the propane.

These benefits are available through May 15. Local agencies will also determine if a resident is eligible for crisis benefits.

“As always, if you are having trouble connecting with any local or state agencies regarding this, don’t hesitate to contact my office directly at 888-534-0075,” said Smith.

Shell Lake Community Ed offers upcoming events SHELL LAKE — The following opportunities are offered through Shell Lake’s Community Ed program. Mail or drop off your registration form and payment to: Shell Lake School, 271 Hwy. 63, Shell Lake, WI 54871 or call the community Ed office at 715-468-7815, ext. 1337, for assistance.

Open gym basketball: Sunday Funday is every Sunday in February, 1-3 p.m., at the 3-12 gym. This is an adult/youth co-ed supervised open gym basketball. Gym shoes required. Dates are Feb. 2, 9, 16 and 23.

Parenting teens with love and logic: Is Mondays, Feb. 10, 17 and 24. This is a spe-

cial opportunity to sit back, listen, share and laugh about this job we all have in common: parenting teenagers. Deb Pawlak will facilitate this minisession focused on parenting teenagers. Parenting with Love and Logic focuses on giving kids a heavy dose of empathy or compassion before laying down punishment or logical consequences. This opens their minds and hearts to learn from their mistakes without blaming you. Love and Logic is designed to help parents raise responsible kids who are prepared to make smart choices about serious issues. Parents around the world are applying these practical strategies and

finding they sleep much easier at night.

You can too. Preregistration is required.

Expect a casual atmosphere, quite a few laughs, networking with others and a book to keep. All for free. Brought to you by funds from the CLC grant. Plan to attend all three sessions, 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Shell Lake High School.

Hip-hop cardio: Every Wednesday starting Feb. 12, 5:30-6:15 p.m. Want to learn a great dance style while getting an amazing workout? This class will teach the basics of hip-hop dancing, even some simple breakdancing moves, while incorporating great core workout for full-body impact. Ages 13

and up welcome. Cost: $3/day. Instructor: Regan Kohler Location: Shell Lake Primary School.

Cardio kickboxing: Every Thursday starting Feb. 20, 5:45-6:30 p.m. Learn the basics of mixed martial arts while getting a cardio workout and learning some self-defense skills. Boxing and kickboxing techniques (no contact) in a fast-paced, rhythmic style to high-energy music. Ages 13 and up welcome. Cost: $3/day. Instructor: Regan Kohler. Location: Shell Lake Primary School. — from SLCE

Public school open enrollment application period begins Feb. 3

MADISON — Wisconsin’s public school open enrollment application period runs from Monday, Feb. 3, to Wednesday, April 30, for the 2014-15 school year, allowing parents an opportunity to send their children to any public school district in the state.

Traditionally, children in Wisconsin are assigned to public school districts based on the location of their parents’ home. The open enrollment application period is the only tuition-free opportunity for most parents to apply for their children to attend a public school in a school district other than the one in which they live.

“Wisconsin is among a number of states nationwide that offer public school open enrollment across school districts. The state’s long-running program supports parental involvement and shared responsibility for educating children,” said state Superintendent Tony Evers.

The state’s open enrollment program is an interdistrict choice program that began in the 1998-99 school year. During the first years of the program, the application win-

dow was three weeks. With legislation adopted for the 2012-13 school year, the application window expanded to three months. According to the Education Commission of the States, Wisconsin is among 21 states with interdistrict open enrollment.

Under the full-time public school open enrollment program, parents must apply during the three-month application period to the school district they wish their children to attend. Online application is encouraged. Application deadlines are firm. Early and late applications are not accepted. Districts will notify parents by Friday, June 6, whether their open enrollment applications have been approved or denied.

Under the current open enrollment law, transportation, in most circumstances, is the responsibility of the parent. However, some school districts may provide partial transportation. The Department of Public Instruction provides the following guidance for parents who wish to apply for open enrollment.

• Parents are urged to apply online directly from the open enrollment website sms.dpi.wi.gov/sms_psctoc. The online application will be available from midnight Feb. 3 until 4 p.m. on April 30.

• Paper applications can be obtained from the DPI or any public school district.

Paper application forms must be received by the nonresident school district no earlier than Feb. 3 and no later than 4 p.m. on April 30. A postmark for paper forms will not meet the requirement.

• Parents may submit applications to up to three nonresident school districts for each child during the open enrollment application period.

• Forms must be filled out completely and accurately. Contact the local school district office or the DPI if assistance is needed in completing the application.

• Parents may request enrollment in a specific school or program in the nonresident school district; however, enrollment in the requested school or program is subject to space and other limitations and is not guaranteed.

• Most students who attended a nonresident school district under open enrollment last year are not required to reapply for the 2014-15 school year. However, if the student will be entering middle school, junior high school, or high school in the 2014-15 school year, parents should call the nonresident school district to find out if reapplication will be required.

• Parents may apply for their children to attend 4-year-old kindergarten under open enrollment only if the resident school district also offers a 4-year-old kindergarten program for which the child is eligible.

To assist parents in submitting open enrollment applications, a directory of public school districts is available on the DPI website at dpi.wi.gov/directories. More information is available from local school districts or from an open enrollment consultant at DPI, 888-245-2732 (toll-free), or openenrollment@dpi.wi.gov. — from WisDPI

Area news at a glance RICE LAKE — After serving the clothing and household needs of Barron County and surrounding areas for 97 years, the JCPenney store will close its doors at the Rice Lake Cedar Mall by May 3. With sales plummeting over the past two years, JCPenney, based in Plano, Texas, made the decision to close 33 stores nationwide thus eliminating about 2,000 jobs, 39 of them locally. Five of the store closures are in Wisconsin. Along with Rice Lake, JCPenney will close the doors of their stores in Fond du Lac, Janesville, Rhinelander and Wausau. Rice Lake Cedar Mall manager Greg Morgan said, “This wasn’t a local

issue, it was national in scope.” — from Rice Lake Chronotype ••• COMSTOCK — A Comstock resident will be competing in the 138th-annual Westminster Kennel Club All Breed Dog Show in New York City, on Monday and Tuesday, Feb. 10-11. Linda and Claude Matula and their German shorthaired pointer, Meme, will be among the nearly 3,000 dogs competing in 187 breeds and varieties in America’s Dog Show, the second longest continuously held sporting event, second only to the Kentucky Derby.

— from the Cumberland Advocate

••• BALSAM LAKE — The Polk County Board approved English as the official language of the county but rejected a resolution to outlaw the use of drones at their Jan. 21 board meeting. The English-only resolution states that English is the official language of Polk County, and that only English can be used for materials, signs and documents. Materials and signs in other languages that are presently in use shall not be discarded. People, including government employees and officials, may still use other languages in private communications and actions under the reso-

lution. The drone resolution would have declared Polk County a “drone-free zone” and would have prohibited any agency of department of the county from purchasing, leasing or borrowing a drone and from using data collected by drones. The prohibition on use of drone-gathered data would have extended to all Polk County officials and employees, and would have included data gathered by any third parties including other government agencies.

The drone resolution was defeated by a vote of 9 to 13. — from the Inter-County Leader

School counselors celebrate during National School Counseling Week MADISON — National School Counseling Week, sponsored by the American School Counselor Association, will be celebrated from Feb. 3–7, to focus public attention on the unique contribution of professional school counselors within U.S. school systems and how students are different as a result of what school counselors do. National School Counseling Week highlights the tremendous impact school counselors can have in helping students achieve school success and plan for a career.

The special week honoring school counselors provides recognition for school counselors who “implement comprehensive school counseling programs, a vital part of the educational process for all students as they meet the challenges of the

21st century,” according to Don Haack, superintendent of the Spooner Area School District.

Spooner Area School District counselors are known for being actively engaged in helping students examine their abilities, strengths, interests and talents; for working in a partnership with parents as they encounter the challenges of raising children in today’s world; for focusing on positive ways to enhance students social/personal, educational and career development; and working with teachers and other educators to provide an educational system where students can realize their potential and set healthy, realistic and optimistic aspirations for themselves. Professional school counselors are certified, experienced educators with a master’s degree in guidance and

counseling. The combination of their training and experience makes them an integral part of the total educational program.

“School counselors work with all students to remove barriers to learning by addressing students academic concerns, career awareness in postsecondary options and personal/social skills,” said Kwok-Sze Wong, Ed.D., ASCA executive director.

“Comprehensive school counseling programs help to increase student achievement and provide a much-needed resource for students, parents, teachers and administrators. School counselors are integral to student success.”

Parents or community members with specific questions or concerns about school counseling programs should contact the school counselors at the Spooner

Schools. More general information can also be found on ASCA’s website, schoolcounselor.org.

ASCA is a worldwide nonprofit organization based in Alexandria, Va. Founded in 1952, ASCA supports school counselors efforts to help students focus on academic, personal/social and career development so they not only achieve success in school but are prepared to lead fulfilling lives as responsible members of society. The association, which is the school counseling division of the American Counseling Association, provides professional development, publications and other resources, research and advocacy to more professional school counselors around the globe.

— from ASCA

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MADISON – On Tuesday, Jan. 21, Rep. Stephen Smith, D–Shell Lake, requested on the floor of the state Assembly that the Small Business Jobs Tax Credit Bill, Assembly Bill 538, be removed from the Assembly Committee on Small Business Development and be brought before the full state Assembly for a vote.

“We have an opportunity to do something that is helpful for our middle-class families who own small businesses in northwestern Wisconsin by passing this legislation. The time is now to pass this bill, send it to the Senate and have it signed into law by the governor,” said Smith.

Assembly Bill 538 is a bipartisan proposal which would allow small businesses to receive a tax credit of 15 percent of wages for hiring new employees and is specifically aimed at businesses that are independently owned and operated, and that employ 25 or fewer eligible employees. AB 538 was specifically drafted to help ma-andpa businesses throughout Wisconsin. The Small Business Administration has estimated that small businesses account for 98 percent of employers in Wisconsin and most have fewer than 20 employees, and the National Federation of Independent Business estimates 60 to 80 percent of all new jobs are created by small businesses.

“Even though we are on the brink of the conclusion of this legislative floor period, there is always time to do what is best for the hardworking families in the 75th Assembly District, and Assembly Bill 538 will incentivize meaningful job creation. My job is to advocate for ma-and-pa businesses and work on their behalf, and I drafted this bill with the main goal to focus on small establishments that are making an investment in our rural communities,” stated Smith.

Unfortunately, Assembly Bill 538 was voted down by a partisan vote of 59 to 39 Jan. 21 on the floor of the state Assembly. Even though this bill has bipartisan support and majority party members co-authored this legislation, the bill still sits in the Assembly Committee on Small Business Development where it has been referred since Dec. 6, 2013.

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Larry Samson | Staff writer SHELL LAKE — Shell started out the week with a 41-35 loss to Prairie Farm on Tuesday, Jan. 21, and a 60-22 loss to Cameron on Friday, Jan. 24, at Cameron. The Lakers are 1-6 in the Lakeland Central Conference while Cameron and Prairie Farm are 7-1 and 6-1 respectively.

Shell Lake took an early 8-6 lead against Prairie Farm in the first quarter and trailed by only one point going into halftime. Shell Lake played a close game with the two big guys under the basket. David Brereton had 20 points, and Adam Hungerbuhler had eight points. Their usually dependable Jesse Sibert and Curtiss Parker were cold, putting up only two points together. For Shell Lake to win they need the help from these two big players.

Shell Lake went to Cameron hoping to better their 39-56 showing against Cameron back in

early December, but they went cold with only Dylan Sandwick, Parker and Brereton putting up points for Shell Lake. Cameron will bump up into the Division 4 playoffs where they will have to go up against schools more their own size. They are 1-3 in comparable-sized schools.

Shell Lake will travel to Turtle Lake on Friday, Jan. 31, to face the 6-1 Turtle Lake Lakers. They lost to Turtle Lake in their first matchup 81-45 back in December. Turtle Lake is coming off a 75-43 win over Clear Lake and a 74-56 win over Boyceville.

ABOVE: Curtis Parker with a jump shot as Adam Hungerbuhler boxes out for the rebound if needed.

Photos by Larry Samson Adam Hungerbuhler with a jump shot against Prairie Farm defender Thomas Sand.

LEFT: Dylan Sandwick with a jump shot.

A good week for Spooner Wrestling

ABOVE: Richard Lauterbach with a 14-7 decision over Devon Johnson of Spring Valley. Lauterbach finished fourth in the 160-pound weight class.

LEFT: Brandon Jepson, wrestling in the 132-pound weight class, took second place after losing to Logan Newton of Spring Valley.

Spooner finished second behind Spring Valley in the Shell Lake Wrestling Challenge held Saturday, Jan. 25.

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Patrick Baker with a takedown of his Hayward opponent Collin Maiwald. Baker took second place in the 145-pound weight class.

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Shell Lake hot and cold for the week

Larry Samson | Staff writer SHELL LAKE — The girls basketball team was hot against the Prairie Farm Panthers, beating them 51-28 on Tuesday, Jan. 21. They turned cold against the 7-0 Cameron Comets, losing 76-58 on Friday, Jan. 24.

Shell Lake took an early 11-6 lead against Prairie Farm in the first quarter and never looked back. They added to the lead in the second quarter by outscoring the Panthers 13-2. Shania Pokorny was the high scorer for Shell Lake with 16 points and Hannah Cassel followed with 10 points.

This was the Lakers second game with the Comets. They lost 90-61 in their first game of the season. The Lakers played a

much better game on Friday, trailing by only three points after the first quarter.

By the end of the half Cameron led by 10 points. In the third quarter, Cameron extended their lead but in the fourth quarter Shell Lake played them to a 15-15 draw.

Cameron has a good chance to make a state run in Division 4 with three outstanding junior players, Chloe Wanink, Hannah Bailey and Ashlee Bayer. In the first game Wanink scored 49 points against the Lakers. In the more recent game, Shell Lake held her to 24 points.

That was no small feat.

Shell Lake will travel to Turtle Lake on Friday, Jan. 31, and will host the Grantsburg Pirates in a nonconference game on Monday, Feb. 3.

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Kristen Kraetke eyes up her shot. Shell Lake beat Prairie Farm 51-28 in a home game on Tuesday, Jan. 21.

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schedule Boys varsity basketball Friday, Jan. 31: At Turtle Lake, doubleheader, 7:30 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 7: Vs. Clayton, 7:30 p.m.

Monday, Feb. 10: Vs. Lake Holcombe, 7:30 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 14: Vs. Clear Lake, 7:30 p.m.

Monday, Feb. 17: Vs. Siren, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 18: At Webster, 7:30 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 21: At Northwood, doubleheader, 5:45 p.m.

Girls varsity basketball

Makenzie Olson with a two-point shot against Prairie Farm defender Kathryn Bates. Olson had a personal best of six points for the game.

Friday, Jan. 31: At Turtle Lake, doubleheader, 5:45 p.m.

Monday, Feb. 3: Vs. Grantsburg, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 6: At Frederic, 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 11: Vs. Clayton, 7:30 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 14: Clear Lake, doubleheader, 5:45 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 18: At Webster, doubleheader, 5:45 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 21: At Northwood, doubleheader, 7:30 p.m.

Monday, Feb. 24: Vs. Siren, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 27: At Prairie Farm, 7:30 p.m.

Varsity wrestling Thursday, Jan. 30: At Northwood, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 8: Conference at Cameron, 9 a.m.

Girls varsity hockey (Hayward, Spooner, Northwestern, Ashland, Shell Lake) Thursday, Jan. 30: Vs. Siren, Hayward Sports Center, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 4: River Falls, Baldwin Civic Center, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 8: Eau Claire Area Stars, Hayward Sports Center, 4 p.m.

Boys varsity hockey (Spooner, Shell Lake, Barron, Cumberland) Friday, Jan. 31: At Siren, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 4: At Altoona, 7 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 7: At Black River Falls, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 11: At Cumberland, 7 p.m.

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Shell Lake Wrestling Challenge held Shell Lake wrestler Noah Skluzacek and Spooner wrestler Dylan Sahr wrestled in a very close, 10-9, match.

Skluzacek came out on top and finished fourth in the 152-pound weight class at the Shell Lake Wrestling Challenge held Saturday, Jan. 25.

Sahr finished in fifth place.

Photos by Larry Samson Jack Skluzacek faced one of his toughest oppoFreshman Dominic Hopke pins his Hayward opponent Collin Maiwald halfway through the third nents of the seaperiod. Hopke finished third in the 145-pound weight class. Shell Lake finished seventh out of 10 son. Zach Anglin teams with only a handful of wrestlers on the Laker team. is a quad amputee wrestler from Bayfield. Anglin has only been wrestling for a few years and has developed into an outstanding athSPOONER — Spooner will be hosting wrestling starts at 6 p.m. Spooner has a lete. its annual Spooner Youth Wrestling Tour- spacious facility and uses four full mats. nament on Friday, Jan. 31, for all pre-K to Wrestlers earn trophies for first place eighth-grade wrestlers. This is a prereg- and medals for second through fourth istration tournament where participants places. If you have questions you can conmust be registered online at trackwrestling. tact Jon Griffith at griffithj@spooner.k12. com by noon on Friday, Jan. 31. There are wi.us or evenings at 715-635-6101. — from no weigh-ins. The doors open at 4:30 and Spooner Wrestling

Spooner youth wrestling set for Jan. 31

Shell Lake wrestling dual with Cornell/Gilman/Lake Holcombe team SHELL LAKE — The Shell Lake wrestling team hosted Cornell/Gilman/Lake Holcombe on Thursday, Jan. 23. The visiting team scored 30.0 points to Shell Lake’s 22.0.

Lakers earning pins were Noah Sklu-

zacek, 152 pounds, when he pinned Micah Raatz, in 4:57. At 160 pounds, Beau Skluzacek pinned Tyrel Sikora, in 2:25.

Leo Carrillo, 285 pounds, pinned Takota Lee, 4:23.

At 145 pounds, Dominic Hopke, Shell

Lake, won by a major decision over Dusty Boehm, 13-2.

Also taking to the mat and seeing action that evening was Christian Monson, who was pinned in 1:44 by Spencer Gibson in the 138-pound weight class. At 170

pounds, Matt Kostka pinned Ben Frey, Shell Lake, 1:43. At 106 pounds, Peyton Bowe, pinned Shell Lake’s Jack Skluzacek, 1:48. — from Shell Lake Athletic Department

Rails take to the mats at Shell Lake tournament Defeat Superior Tuesday

had a very tough opponent, but was able to control the match and eventually pick SUPERIOR/SHELL LAKE — On up a pin. At 138 Mitch Shellito wrestled Thursday night, Jan. 23, the Spooner hard and lost, 0-9. At 145 Patrick Baker Rails wrestling team traveled to Superior looked very strong as he pinned his opto wrestle in their fifth conference dual of ponent in the second period. At 152 Dylan Sahr controlled the entire match as he the season.

Josiah Melton won the JV match by a won by a score of 12-0. At 160 Superior picked up their last team points after descore of 16-8.

The varsity dual started at the 170- feating Richard Lauterbach by a score of pound weight class. Joe VandeVrede gave 1-10. This gave Superior 11 team points Spooner the early lead with a pin in the and Spooner 64. “Once again I was very first period. At 182 Lucas Hagberg also proud of the effort all the wrestlers gave pinned his opponent in the first period. on Thursday night,” commented head At 195 Jared Quenette received a forfeit. coach Andrew Melton.

On Saturday, Jan. 25, Spooner competed At 220 Zach Shutt kept things going for Spooner as he pinned his opponent in the in the Shell Lake tournament. “With 10 first period. At 285 Brad Baker was in a teams competing, we knew this would dogfight as the score was 2-2 going into give our wrestlers some good experience the third period. Baker was able to turn throughout the day as they each would and pin his opponent to pick up six more get five matches if they had a full bracket,” team points. At 106 Brenden Hanson re- explained Melton. Spring Valley is ranked ceived a forfeit. The Rails then pumped No. 1 in the state right now in Division Blake Larson to 113 in order to fill all the III. They showed why on Saturday as weight classes. Larson wrestled really they dominated the tournament with 11 well and only lost by a score of 0-2. At champions out of the 14 weight classes.

120 Trey Lawrence was able to pin his op- Spooner also wrestled well and placed ponent right away. At 126 Jadin Schwartz second, having the other three champireceived a forfeit. At 132 Brandon Jepson ons out of the 14. At 106 Larson ran into some very good wrestlers and competed

hard in all of his matches. He placed fourth after losing his final two matches on the day. At 113 Lawrence also placed fourth after struggling against some very good wrestlers. At 126 Schwartz continues to improve and impress his coaches.

He looked good throughout the day and placed fourth. At 132 Jepson once again made it to the finals but lost to a very good opponent from Spring Valley. At 132 Ryan Shutt wrestled unattached in the tournament and placed seventh. At 138 RJ Anderson worked hard throughout the day and picked up three wins earning himself fifth place. At 145 Patrick Baker wrestled very well and made it to the finals before losing to Spring Valley.

Spooner also had three other wrestlers compete in this weight class wrestling as unattached — not scoring team points, but gaining varsity experience. Dustin Metzig looked very good as he placed fourth. Shellito placed seventh and Hunter Peterson placed eighth. At 152 Sahr picked up three wins with pins as he earned fifth place. Also wrestling 152 was Josiah Melton. He won his last match of the day, earning ninth place. At 160 Lauterbach won a couple of matches as he earned fourth place. At 170 VandeVrede

continues to look better every week as he nears the end of the season. He wrestled well and earned third place. At 182 Hagberg was the first champion of the day for Spooner as he won all five of his matches.

At 195 Jared Quenette pinned his way to the finals before losing the last match 0-7. At 220 Zach Shutt also won all five of his matches, earning a championship at the Shell Lake tournament. At 285 Baker wrestled extremely well. “If I had to give out an MVP of the tournament, I would have given it to Brad. In order to get to the finals Brad had to beat Northwood’s heavyweight who had beaten him twice earlier in the year. Brad went right after him and was able to pin him in the first period. Brad also beat a very good opponent in the finals in order to win his first tournament and to give Spooner their third champion of the day. All of the wrestlers did a great job throughout the day. I would especially like to praise the JV wrestlers for being willing to wrestle unattached in a varsity tournament in order to gain some experience,” praised Melton. — from the Spooner Athletic Department

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Young wrestlers compete in Brady Mortensen Memorial Youth Tournament

Jamison Lucas puts down the hammer on his opponent. The Shell Lake second-grader has been wrestling for five years.

Mark Skluzacek has his hands full as he tries to stay ahead of Noah Hile. The Brady Mortensen Youth Tournament was held Saturday, Jan. 25, at the Shell Lake 3-12 School. Young wrestlers came from as far as Ashland in the inclement weather to wrestle.

Photos by Larry Samson Jared Swan tries to turn his opponent. He is the youngest of three brothers. They plan to be a part of the future wrestling program.

Denver Quenette is the referee and a teacher as he works with Spenser Griffith and Evan Senst. Quenette had a four-hour drive after the tournament to get back to school at UW-La Crosse.

Shell Lake kindergarten student Ashlee Retzlaff won the first match in her weight class. She finished third in her weight class.

Jonah Trudell with a takedown of Caiden Johnson of Frederic. Former Laker wrestler Caleb Schmidt referees the match. Like many former wrestlers, Schmidt comes back to give back to the program that he loved as a student.

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DISPATCH

RAILS

Tough loss to conference rivals

Larry Samson | Staff writer SPOONER — With the 45-30 loss to Northwestern on Monday, Jan. 20, the Spooner Rails fall to 1-5 in the Heart O’ North Conference.

Northwestern had a one-point lead, 9-8, after the first quarter and a two-point lead, 23-21 at halftime as both teams played a back-and-forth game with neither team pulling ahead. At the end of the third quarter, Spooner trailed by four.

Coming out in the fourth quarter the Rails went cold, failing to convert even one

basket. Turnovers and fouls cost them the game. In the fourth quarter the Tigers went to the free-throw line where they made seven of the 11 points that quarter.

Sarah Taylor was the high scorer for the game with 17 points, Alex Hotchkiss followed with 8 points.

Spooner will host Chetek/Weyerhaeuser on Thursday, Jan. 30, and they will travel to Amery on Monday, Feb. 3.

The 1-7 Chetek/Weyerhaeuser Bulldogs are coming off a 56-24 loss to Bloomer.

Alex Hotchkiss with a jump shot.

She had eight points for the game.

Sarah Taylor with a fast-break layup against the Northwestern defenders. She put up 17 points for the game. Spooner lost 45-30 to Northwestern on Monday, Jan. 20, in a home game.

Kelsie Gerovac drives the basket for a layup.

Scouts participate in fishing contest on Yellow River Flowage

These Boy Scouts from Troop 104 Spooner attended the ice-fishing contest on the Yellow River Flowage on Sunday, Jan. 19. — Photos submitted

Shown are Pack 62 Cub Scouts at the ice-fishing contest on the Yellow River Flowage on Sunday, Jan. 19.

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Dewey Country Written for last week It’s chilly out today! I’m waiting for spring, which I don’t think will ever come.

A very happy anniversary to Mark and Dawn Meister as they celebrate their special day Jan. 24.

Happy birthday to Nolan Miller as he enjoys that special day Jan. 25.

A happy birthday to Rachael Mechtel and also to my granddaughter, Kenzie Cramer, Jan. 26.

A very happy birthday to Jeff Stellrecht as he enjoys that special day Jan. 27.

Jan. 28, birthday wishes go out to Tom Crosby as he enjoys his special day with lots more to come.

Happy anniversary to Bill and Sherry Forrestal as they celebrate their special day together.

Happy birthday to Donna Lawrence on her special day, Jan. 29. Also birthday wishes to Katie Stariha and Dustin Petz.

Monday, Diane Hulleman was at Terraceview Living Center to help make homemade noodles. Tuesday Diane worked at the free clinic at Lakeview Medical Center. Wednesday and Thursday she baby-sat for Charles Murphy.

Friday Diane took all of her Christmas decorations down. Sunday, Diane was on her way to see her great-grandson at Ginny Schnell’s. While driving past the former Carl Brandenberg home, four dogs came out and Diane clipped one, causing her to go into the ditch. Jack and Amanda took a snowmobile ride while Ginny Schnell baby-sat.

The flu seems to be getting everyone, including myself.

Burnett County Sheriff Dean Roland isn’t going to run for sheriff. He says he’s put in 38 years and 11 months and has other opportunities. Running for Burnett County sheriff are Chris Sybers, Siren Police chief, and Ron Willehm, Burnett County deputy.

Talking with Beth Crosby, we find Chad and Ashley Crosby, Chase and Morgan were home for the weekend. Saturday

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supper guests for a fish fry were Chad’s family, Shorty and Melissa Crosby, Tyler and Katie Ann, and Tom and son Isaac Crosby plus others. Sunshine Crosby cooked up a storm and had the families in for Josie’s fifth birthday on Sunday.

Happy birthday Josie.

Yours Truly had quite a week. Monday I took my column to the Washburn County Register office and then attended my aunt’s funeral. Tuesday I took my two pups to Dog Patch Grooming, or tried to, when I found their driveway hadn’t been plowed and they had a good 6 inches of snow. Well I thought I could make it but a rut threw me to the left so I got out, wading in the snow but it was too deep so I got the two pups back into the car with myself. I started blowing on the car horn.

Well Emily heard it and came out in her vehicle and said she would have to get ahold of Mel’s to plow her driveway. Well he came very shortly and plowed but also got stuck. Somehow he did get out and shoveled and shoveled around my car and drove it out. He took the car to the road and Emily’s car got stuck up on a hill when she tried to back up and she had him pull her out too. Then he drove it to the end of the driveway and plowed. I don’t think I’m going anywhere now.

Friday evening Butch and Loretta VanSelus took in the waffle feed at the Shell Lake 3-12 school, reporting it was very good. Saturday the VanSeluses took in the Prairie Fire Threatre production, watching their granddaughter perform.

dear friend, Diane Hulleman, came down to visit on Jan. 17 and she had had the shot so she didn’t think she would catch it. Well lo and behold, she got it also. So now we’re both comparing notes to see how we feel.

A late but very happy birthday to Steve Hulleman on Jan. 16. Hope you had a wonderful day Steve.

Happy birthday wishes to Cody Knoop and also to Ruth Hopke as they enjoy that special day, Jan. 31, with lots more to come.

A very happy birthday to Cy Atkinson on his special day, Feb. 2. Have a wonderful day Cy. A very happy birthday to Haiden Stariha as he enjoys his special day Feb. 2.

Have a great day Haiden.

Feb. 3, happy birthday to Meghan Stone with lots more to come.

A very happy birthday to my brother, Carl Meister, as he enjoys that special day on Feb. 4.

Happy birthday wishes go out to Kyle Beaufeaux on Feb. 4 and also birthday wishes go out to Isaac Crosby who turns 8 years old. Where, oh where, did the time go?

A very happy anniversary to Curt and Paige Skluzacek as they celebrate 25 years

together Feb. 4.

You know I haven’t heard of any fishermen wetting those lines and hauling in a whopper. Must be the cold weather or else I’m getting old as I haven’t heard of any fishermen fishing.

Get-well wishes go out to Mike Roe who had problems with one of his feet.

We’re thinking about you Mike and hope you’re feeling much better now.

Well we have a new store coming to Shell Lake. Gordy’s bought Dahlstroms Lakeside Market. It will be interesting to watch and see how Gordy’s does.

You know my pup, Rammy, definitely has cabin fever. Yes and it’s about driving him crazy. He goes around the house half barking and whining and so frustrated. I keep telling him to be patient as spring will come. But after what I heard on the news that February is to be like January, maybe Rammy and I will have to go somewhere until February is over. But again, there’s March.

We find Karen Knoop is a patient at the Spooner nursing home. Her daughter, Bonnie Hubbell, said they all had the flu and colds over Christmas.

Stay warm. Spring is coming.

Scatter sunshine!

Have a great week!

Written for this week I didn’t have a column printed last week because I had that terrible flu and cold. I had gotten the flu and cold after Christmas and it only lasted a few days so I thought, That wasn’t too bad. Well, Jan. 17, once again I had the croup, along with the flu, and this time I got a whammy!

Yes, the first few days weren’t funny and I’m hoping that the worst is over with. My

Ice-fishing contest this weekend SPOONER — The sixth-annual Spooner/Trego Lions Club ice-fishing contest is set for Saturday, Feb. 1, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., on Spooner Lake.

There will be cash prizes for biggest fish and door prizes galore. — from STLC

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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

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

Sunday Mass: 10 a.m.

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

Sunday school 9:15 a.m.

Salem Lutheran, ELCA

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.

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

Church of the Nazarene

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

Wesleyan

Spooner Wesleyan

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

Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church

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

Sunday School and Bible class: 10:45 a.m.

Faith Lutheran

Nazarene

Long Lake Lutheran Church

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

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.

he word Selah appears 71 times in the Psalms T and three times in the book of Habakkuk. Its specific meaning is not known, but it implies that the

reader, or the one listening to one who is reading the Psalm, should pause, rest or stop and think of this or that, or whatever the writer was addressing. It is illuminating and inspiring when we actually apply it.

David was driven from his palace and people by his rebellious son, Absalom. When he saw his army and his advisers follow his son he wrote the third Psalm.

In his despair he wrote, “O Lord, how many are my foes! How many rise up against me. Many are saying of me, ‘God will not deliver him.’”

Then he paused, thought for a moment and said “Selah!” Which must have meant, “Wait a moment, David, and think of this.” Think of what, we might ask. Being betrayed? Being pursued? Being driven from family and friends?

Of course not. But, then, what is he to think of?

And he answers his own question: “You, oh Lord, are a shield around me, my glory, and the one who lifts my head high!”

David ran away from his son, Absalom. But in so doing, he ran into the arms of the Almighty God. He found in him his protection from persecution and his source of salvation. There is no one like the Lord. He is our comfort in times of conflict and protector when others pursue us.

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ADOPTABLE PETS OF THE WEEK

OBITUARIES

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Robert Wayne “Bob” Rose

I would like to tell you somethings about me, I am very happy as you can all see.

Sometimes I am silly but also I’m smart, I sit and I shake, I am such a sweetheart.

I am pretty young, they say I’m about 2, I have lots of energy, boy is that true.

Right now I am skinny so I like to eat, I’m gaining some weight with good food and some treats.

I might need some training, with manners and such, Remember I’m smart, so I shouldn’t need much.

Just ask to see Willy, I’m in kennel 10, Of course you will want me, I’ll be your best friend.

Dogs for adoption: 1-year-old female German shepherd mix; 1-year-old 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: 2-month-old male black shorthair; 1-1/2-year-old neutered black/brown shorthair tiger; 1-1/2-year-old black/white female shorthair; 4-year-old spayed shorthair tortie; 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 female black/gray shorthair tabby; 5-month-old black/ white female shorthair; 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.

Robert Wayne “Bob” Rose, 66, Glenwood City, died Monday, Jan. 20, 2014, at the American Heritage Care Center in Hammond following a courageous battle with dementia and Parkinson’s disease.

Bob was born May 23, 1947, in Chicago, Ill., the son of Albert and Dorothy Ann (Oul) Rose. He was raised in Chicago where he attended Corkery and Mark Twain Elementary Schools prior to attending Kelly High School and later earning his GED. In 1966, he was married to the former Linda Hanks to which sons Chris and Luke were born. This union would later end in divorce. As a young man, he enlisted in the Armed Forces where he proudly served in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War. Upon his honorable discharge and return, he furthered his education by learning avionics trade in Tulsa, Okla.

He loved the beauty of flight and the peace it brought.

Working by installing airplane instruments was a job he thoroughly enjoyed. He would return to the Midwest where he farmed, did carpenter work and even roofing when farming was quiet. Farming required long, tiring hours, but he loved every minute of it. Furthermore, he became an over-the-road truck driver. Although much different from his past experiences, he enjoyed the tranquility of driving highways and taking in its beauty. In 2000, he would meet the love of his life and soul mate, Jean Ann (Ross) Luepke. They fell in love and were married in September of 2002. They had a great connection and spent much time simply laughing and appreciating where they were in life.

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Fred Mininger, 91, Barron, died Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014, at Lakeview Medical Center.

He was born Aug. 31, 1922, in Grant Township, Mich., to William and Lizzie (Peters) Mininger. He was married in Ithaca, Mich., on July 2, 1951, to Barbara Bates. Fred and Barb resided in Michigan until they bought their farm in Barron in 1956. He enjoyed being outdoors hunting, fishing and working on the farm. Throughout their lives they loved and fostered many special-needs children. Fred loved his family and enjoyed having them around. He had a deep faith in God and loved to go to church.

Fred is survived by his wife, Barbara, Barron; his children, Jan (Fred) Williamson, Shell Lake, Jeffrey (Lorie) Mininger, Surprise, Ariz., Kimberly (Michael) Hagelberger, Barronett, Michael (Lavonne) Mininger, Detroit, Texas, and Douglas (Janie) Mininger, Barron; grandchildren, Patrick (Amanda) Williamson, Sara and Seth Mininger, Jessica (Joshua) Effertz, Justin Hagelberger, Julia (Cameron) Smith, Karen (Trevor) Smith, Andrea

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Patricia R. Albright Patricia R. Albright, 58, Timberland, died Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014, at Mayo Clinic Health System in Eau Claire.

A celebration of life will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 1, at Becky’s, Shell Lake.

(Jan. 15, 22, 29) Friends may call from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at Skinner FuSTATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT neral Home, Shell Lake.

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Plaintiff, vs.

ARTHUR H. HICKE; and KATHLEEN J. HICKE, Defendants.

Case No. 13-CV-094 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE By virtue of and pursuant to a Judgment of said Circuit Court in the above-entitled action which was entered on October 31, 2013, in the amount of $59,764.20, I shall expose for sale and sell at public auction at the North Entrance of the Washburn County Courthouse located at 110 West 4th Avenue, in the City of Shell Lake, Washburn County, Wisconsin, on the 12th day of February, 2014, at 10:00 a.m., the following described premises or so much thereof as may be sufficient as to raise the amount due to the plaintiff for principal, interest and costs, together with the disbursements of sale and solicitors’ fees, to-wit: Lot 4, Block 23, Third Addition to the City of Spooner, Washburn County, Wisconsin.

Parcel Number: 65-281-2-3912-31-5 15-040-707500 TERMS OF SALE: 10% down cash, money order or certified check. Balance due within ten days of confirmation of sale.

This property is being sold as is and subject to all liens and encumbrances.

Terrence C. Dryden, Sheriff Washburn County, Wisconsin Velnetske Law Offices, LLC Attorneys for Plaintiff 212 N. Green Bay Road Ste. 101 Thiensville, WI 53092 Phone: 262-241-9339 The above property is located at 110 Cedar Street, Spooner, Wisconsin. Velnetske Law Offices, LLC, is a law firm representing a creditor in the collection of a debt owed to such creditor, and any such information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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was a genuine person who cared deeply about his family and friends. He held a vast appreciation for the outdoors and nature. Deer hunting in Wisconsin, bird hunting in Illinois or running around the ice as a kid when his dad was ice fishing, always brought great memories. Moreover, he enjoyed traveling to air shows or model train shows, as he loved old steam engines.

Bob will forever remain in the hearts of his wife, Jean; sons, Chris Rose (Penny Nichols), Chippewa Falls and Luke Rose, Elk Mound; stepchildren, Ryan (Annie) Luepke, Glenwood City, Scott Luepke (Sara Kins), Eau Claire and Maria Luepke, Bloomington, Minn.; grandchildren, Bryan Rose and Alicia Rose; step-grandchildren, Faith Coone and Dominick Luepke; father, Albert Rose, Shell Lake; sister, Dawn Rose, Shell Lake; motherin-law, Lorraine Ross, Glenwood City; brothers and sisters-in-law, Tom (Mary Ann) Ross, Glenwood City, Bob (Sue) Ross, Hammond, Bill Ross, Menomonie, Joan Ross, Glenwood City, Judy (John) Ganong, Wheeler, Jim (Terri) Ross, Glenwood City and Lori (Dennis) Cress, Hammond; as well as several nieces, nephews and countless friends.

Bob was preceded in death by his mother, Dorothy Ann (Oul) Rose; and father-in-law, James Ross.

Funeral services were held Jan. 24 at Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Glenwood City. Burial will be in the Shell Lake Cemetery. To pay respect to his military service in the Air Force, full military honors will be provided. Casket bearers were Chris Rose, Luke Rose, Ryan Luepke, Scott Luepke, Jacob Ridgeway and Bryan Rose.

Honorary casket bearers were Robert Sanfilippo and Maria Luepke. Memorials are preferred.

The O’Connell Family Funeral Home, Baldwin, was entrusted with arrangements.

Fred Mininger and Jenifer Mininger, Reggie, Sallie, Jacey and Tylie Mininger; great-grandchildren, Nicholas, Morgan, Audrey, Kinsey, Owen, Triton, Oliver, Jamin, Saylor and Nora; brothers, William (LaFreda) Mininger, Barron, and Donald (Greta) Mininger, Ithaca, Mich.; and sisters, Dorothy Kuepfer, Ithaca, Mich., Elaine Mininger, Perrinton, Mich., Miny Wesenberg, Ithaca, Mich., and Ruthie (Vernon) Nichols, Montezuma, Kan. He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Carl Mininger; and sisters, Beulah Rowell and Irene Litwiller.

Funeral services were held Jan. 24 at Hillcrest Mennonite Church, Barron, with John Zimmerman and Don Bates officiating. Burial was in Hillcrest Mennonite Cemetery, Barron. Pallbearers were his grandsons, Josh Effertz, Justin Hagelberger, Cameron Smith, Patrick Williamson, Trevor Smith, Reggie, Jacey and Tylie Mininger.

The Skinner Funeral Home, Cumberland, was entrusted with arrangements.

Robert “Bob” C. Durand Robert (Bob) C. Durand, 80, Eagan, Minn., formerly of Spooner, died Jan. 25, 2014.

Bob was born in the Town of Scott, a graduate of Spooner High School and lived most of his life in the Spooner area. He briefly resided in Fond du Lac, River Falls and Roseburg, Ore. He owned D&R Rentals in the 1960s, and over the course of his life worked for Lord Brothers Construction, Spooner Block Plant, JCPenney, Gilbert Builders, Durand Construction Co. building several buildings in River Falls and finally Rawn Company, retiring in 1995.

In his earlier days, he liked to play baseball and fastpitch softball. Robert was a founding member of the Spooner Rodeo Committee, previous president of Jaycees in River Falls, a member of the Spooner Jaycees, the Spooner Pep Club, Heart of the North Saddle Club and a Dale Carnegie instructor. In his free time he enjoyed hunting, fishing trips to Canada, snowmobiling and ice fishing. Robert was a member of St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church. Bob was a very loving, caring and funloving man who always had a song to sing to his grandchildren or a trick to play on the little ones. He excelled in the art of teasing and loved to tell stories.

He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Shirley Pierce Durand; granddaughter, Kelly Killgallon; his parents, Gilbert Benjamin and Fern Agnes (Ridgeway) Durand; brothers, Ronnie and Jim. He is survived by his children, Russell (Mic) Durand, Gary (Sue) Durand, Connie Killgallon, Laurie (Tom) Hanford, Renee Pelton, Karen (Rick) Forster and Melissa Durand; siblings, Dick (Em) Durand, Joyce (Rod) Ripley, Joann Berres, Jean (George) Batte, Tom (Shari) Durand, Lynda Hammill, Deann (Mike) McLellan and Roger (Linda) Durand; his 15 grandchildren; 17 greatgrandchildren; along with many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Mass of Christian Burial was held Jan. 29 at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church in Spooner with Father Ed Anderson as celebrant. Music was provided by Sr. Dominia Effertz and the St. Francis Choir. Interment followed at Calvary Cemetery in Spooner. Pallbearers were CJ Killgallon, Tim Durand, Matt Forster, Jacob Hanford, Jeff Hammill and Kurt Meier. Honorary pallbearers were Rob Killgallon, Bob LeMoine, Joel Hammill, Jerry Thompson, Dick Byrkit and Howard Ullom.

Online condolences can be made at scalzo-taylor.com.

Memorials are preferred to the St. Francis School, 409 N. Summit St., Spooner, WI 54801.

The Taylor Family Funeral Home, Spooner, was entrusted with arrangements.

NOTICE - FIRST WARD VACANCY CITY OF SHELL LAKE

HELP WANTED

Anyone interested in filling the First Ward vacancy on the Shell Lake City Council until April 21, 2015, caused by the resignation of Josh Buckridge, is asked to submit their name and qualifications to City Administrator Brad Pederson, City Hall, 501 First Street, P.O. Box 520, Shell Lake, WI 54871, by 11 a.m., Thursday, January 30, 2014. Candidates must be at least 18 years old and a First Ward resident. For further information, call Sally Peterson or Brad Pederson at 715-468-7679 or email shelllakeadm@gmail.com. It is anticipated this appointment will be made by the Shell Lake City Council at a special meeting to be held January 30, 2014, at 6 p.m. in the Council Chambers, City Hall.

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Please send cover letter and resume to: Mrs. Kathy Kurkiewicz, Principal, 300 Oak Street, 599030 23-26r Spooner, WI 54801.

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Barronett

by Judy Pieper

The first thing I had better do this time is get the information about last week’s ice-fishing contest to you. Last week I told you that the largest game fish caught was a 12-pound, 14-ounce northern, and that it was caught

by John LaRue. Well, most of that is true, but like a lot of fishing stories the northern had gained a couple of pounds before the story ended. The fish was actually 10 pounds, 14 ounces, still pretty impressive, and still caught by John LaRue. Ben Heinecke was the runnerup, with a 5-pound northern. The largest panfish was caught by William Otto. The raffle winners were Ed Malakowsky, Deb Fox and Dean Potvin. And the most important person of the evening, that would be the man Luann and her Ice Mavens crowned king, was Pete Geisness. We’re sure he will do a great job this year carrying out his duties as king. I wonder if he knows that those duties involve representing Barronett by dressing up like Neptune and marching in all the area parades. Actually I just made that part up, but it would be fun to watch, wouldn’t it?

The annual meeting of the congregation of Barronett Lutheran, which was held Sunday morning, went very well. We voted to have tuck-pointing done to the church, which has been badly needed for a few years now. And, because we all enjoy outdoor services in the summertime, we voted to build a patio and do some landscaping so that there will be a more level place to sit. Well, I guess I shouldn’t say that we all enjoy outdoor services. Geri Pittman, our organist has to contend with the wind blowing the pages of her music book around while she’s trying to play. Maybe we’ll have to have a designated page holder for her on the windy days. Our council members are: Boyd Aarstad, president; Mike Forster, vice president; Cheryl Jaastad, secretary; Shirley Overvig, treasurer; Geri Pittman, Carol Socha and Devon Snowbank, deacons; LeRoy Orth, Dillon Snowbank and Duane Pieper, trustees; Peg Thompson is Sunday school

sure during the night that everything was full and looking good, And, sisters Sue and Kate, of the Spooner Rodeo, were absolutely great. They have supported Miriah all through her rodeo career, and were at the Legion hall early on Saturday evening to get the raffle and auction items ready. They got tables set up and let us know what we needed to keep everything moving along smoothly.

We couldn’t have done it without them.

There was one young (very young) lady there who will probably be a rodeo queen herself in a few years.

Cali Jo Forrest has been a rodeo fan all of her life, and is pretty sure she will be running for Spooner Rodeo queen soon. She was thrilled to be able to have pictures taken with Miriah before and after Miriah’s coronation. Cali Jo had bid on, and won, a beautiful cowgirl shirt at the silent auction, and, as soon as possible, she put it on. She looked so pretty in the shirt that Miriah insisted on one more picture with her. Maybe in 10 years or so, we’ll be attending Cali’s coronation party.

Miriah has been completely overwhelmed by the love and support of everyone who attended her party, and of well-wishers who couldn’t be there that evening. She will do her very best to represent our town and state as Miss Rodeo Wisconsin 2014.

The friendly neighborhood moocher was at the Legion, and reported that he has received two more pies.

So, don’t be feeling too sorry for him. I don’t think he has been losing too much weight.

Two of our friends from Barronett have been ill this past week and could use your prayers for healing. They are Dick Grover and Ed Norton. Please remember them when you are saying your prayers.

That’s about all I know from Barronett this week. Stay warm. See you next time.

by Marian Furchtenicht

Folks are just plain tired and getting depressed over this frigid air. Our town plow, operated by Cody Gagner, plowed out our roads late Saturday night and Sunday afternoon the blowing snow continued drifting them in again. Cold weather always causes so many problems.

They reported on the radio to turn your thermostat down to 60 degrees to conserve gas, both natural and propane.

There were many closures on Monday with the -22 degree temperature and a wind chill.

Take one day at a time. What did the folks do in years past? I remember water freezing in the teakettle on the woodstove in our kitchen at night. They didn’t have to deal with broken pipes because there was no indoor plumbing. We also didn’t have electricity in our country home until 1949. We are kind of spoiled in today’s world.

The February Katty Shack breakfast will be held Tuesday, Feb. 4, at Peggy’s Place in Shell Lake as the Katty Shack is closed at this time.

Son-in-law John Marschall brought his catch of panfish, cleaned them and we fried them up and had lunch together on Wednesday. Then he helped with some things on my to-do list. It was so nice of him.

Bob Krueger visited his uncle, Anton Frey, on Friday for Anton’s birthday.

Rocky Washkuhn, Spooner, and a friend from Iowa that grew up on a farm came down and visited at Fuernot Farms and to see the cows one day last week.

Saturday Elfreda West went with grandson Adam to Mark and Debbie West’s for a birthday party for Chase Noterman who turned 2 years old. The party was held when Shawn and Gina and children were up from Shakopee.

Sympathy to the family of Marlena Putman, Rice Lake, 62, who passed away Saturday. She is the niece of the late Amelia Zaloudek, Sarona, and a sister of Michelle Grady,

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head cook at the Indianhead Medical Center. Elaine Ryan and Rocky Furchtenicht attended her visitation at Skinner Funeral Home in Rice Lake on Thursday night.

Folks were saddened to hear of the death of Leona Giesdorf Hargreaves, Chetek. She grew up east of Sarona, the daughter of the late Orin and Leona Giesdorf.

She was only 50. Sympathy to her husband Tony, her children and siblings, Marcella, Fred, Dana and Orin, and their spouses and extended family.

Riley West, as a 12-year-old, has his snowmobile license so they have gone out riding a few times. Sunday he took a ride to Long Lake and stopped at Props for a snack and report the trails were nice and smooth.

Sympathy is extended to the family of Bob Durand, 80, Eagan, Minn., who grew up in the Spooner area. Funeral was held at the Catholic church in Spooner on Wednesday.

Following services on Sunday at the Sarona Methodist Church a delicious and pretty decorated cake, made

by Darlene Johnechek, was served. The occasion was helping Jan Witte celebrate her retirement as secretary of Shell Lake and Sarona Methodist churches. A happy retirement is wished for her.

Butch and Evelyn Schaffer attended Roger and Mavis Flach’s 50th wedding anniversary party that was held at the Shell Lake Community Center. It was a good turnout for some great folks. Many more are wished for them.

Jack and Judy Stodola, Onalaska, spent Thursday and Friday at his mom, Virginia’s. Dave and Cathy Stodola, Hudson, was up Saturday and Sunday.

Sympathy to Virginia’s daughter and son-in-law, Susan and John Thornburg, in Oklahoma, on the recent and sudden death of John’s mother.

Janet Donetell picked up her mom, Elfreda West, Sunday afternoon and they attended the play, “Alice in

by Mary Nilssen

What did you think of the one-day break from the minus-zero weather? Even though the cold is getting rather old, the beautiful snow has been wonderful for snowmobilers and cross-county skiers. Just think, the Birkie is just weeks away. It’s hard to believe how the time has been flying by.

Cross-country skiers who have lived in and visited the area for many years are very pleased with the excellent care and maintenance of trails at Nordic Woods this year and want to thank everyone responsible for the fantastic job they are doing. They groom quickly after a snow, which makes the trails wonderful to ski on. This will be helpful to many of our locals preparing for the Birkie this year.

Please mark Friday, Feb. 14, on your calendars. The Weiss Community Library will be holding Forgive Your Fines Day. 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.-4 p.m. in the library. Please plan to stop and purchase baked goods for yourself or a loved one. This is the opportunity to give back by helping the Hayward Library Foundation invest money for the future. If you have questions please call 715-634-2161.

If you have any news or special happenings you would

like to share with others, please call or email me.

Have a wonderful week and stay warm!

Mary Nilssen can be reached at 715-865-4008 or upnorthnils2@gmail.com.

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Wonderland” that Nora Hastreiter had a part in. She is Elfreda’s great-granddaughter. It was held at the Northern Star Theater Company in Rice Lake. They stopped at Heritage Manor and had a cup of coffee with Mike West and found him doing OK. He would like to be out of there.

Happy birthday to Tom Elliott, Bob Krueger, Susan Duch Herman, Judith Andrews, Cody Knoop, Donald Wise and Marla Backer, Jan. 30; Sharon Quinn, Julia Pokorny and Justis Knutson, Jan. 31; Tammy Gagner, Lil Aage Duch, Ericka Crosby, Sharon Krantz, Brett Saffert, Heidi Pfluger and Marilyn Lang, Feb. 1; Jonell Ullom, Feb. 2; Evelyn Schaffer, Mary Bos, John Cusick, Jeremiah Rux and Mary Schmitz, Feb. 3; Jeff Norton, Feb. 4; and Johnnie Okonek, Ashleigh Elliot and Cody Gagner, Feb. 5. Have a good one.

Happy anniversary to Lloyd and Arlene Cross on Jan. 30. They were at one time owners at the Narrow Gauge Inn.

Senior lunch menu

Monday, Feb. 3: Cook’s choice.

Tuesday, Feb. 4: Baked ham, au gratin potatoes, broccoli salad, brownie.

Wednesday, Feb. 5: Chicken, mashed sweet potatoes, baby peas with pearl onions, pear halves.

Thursday, Feb. 6: Salmon, wild rice blend, carrot salad, apple crisp.

Friday, Feb. 7: Pork chop, baby red potatoes, green beans, bread pudding.

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.

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superintendent/treasurer and youth leader; Sharai Hefty is usher chairperson; Dorothy Orth is reader chairperson; Geri Pittman is cleaning chairperson; and, last but not least, our Synod Assembly delegates are Tim and Becka Cusick. The members of Barronett Lutheran would like to thank everyone on the council for all the things they do to keep our little church heading in the right direction. And, on behalf of the congregation, I would like to invite you to join us on Sunday mornings at 9 for worship service. I think you would have a hard time finding a more welcoming group of people anywhere.

After the annual meeting, an absolutely delicious potluck dinner was served in the church basement. There is nothing better than to sit with a room full of friends, relaxing, visiting and enjoying good food. And, you know how much I hate to brag, but we do have the best cooks in the four-county area at Barronett Lutheran.

The coronation benefit party for Miss Rodeo Wisconsin 2014, Miriah Lehmann, which was held on Saturday evening at the Cumberland American Legion, was very well attended, and was fun for everyone. There were raffles, paddle raffles, a silent auction, a live auction, food and music. At 7:30 p.m., Travis Lehmann, Miriah’s cousin, escorted her to the front of the hall to receive her crown.

Laura Taysom, Miss Rodeo Wisconsin 2012, presented her with the crown. Dick Fankhauser, Spooner Rodeo Committee chairman, presented her the new MRW 2014 belt buckle. Spooner Rodeo Queen Savannah Quinn and Princess McKayla Olson were on hand to help set up and sell raffle tickets.

And, without the organizational skills of Sandy Piechel we would probably have had complete chaos. She went above and beyond what is normally expected of any friend. In the months previous to the coronation, she was out and about getting as many donations for Miriah as was humanly possible. And, on Saturday, she was at the Legion hall early to help set up the buffet line and made

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Heart Lake

by Helen V. Pederson

What a cold blast the country is having. It isn’t just the north that is experiencing it like usual, but it is going down south and east. We will stay inside and keep warm.

One of our tenants passed away recently. Margaret zum Brunnen, 96, passed away Jan. 14. Our sympathy to her family.

Our congratulations to Mitch Brown who is working for the city. His grandparents, Bud and Elaine Brown, lived in the Heart Lake area years ago, but are now deceased.

Congratulations to Mavis and Roger Flach who observed their 50th wedding anniversary Saturday with a party put on by their children, Wayne, Brad and Steve,

and families. About 150 people attended at the community center.

Mavis and Roger had company from North Carolina, Ron Erickson and family, for a few days last week.

Joni Parker returned after spending several days with her daughter, Sarah, and family out East.

Charlie and Amy and 5-1/2-month-old daughter Abigail of Garrison, N.D., were here to spend a few days with Amy’s folks, Jude and Myron Bolterman.

Peder Pederson says that the benefit for Dick Mains, 68, went really well at the community center a week ago.

Mike Okonek made large amounts of chili, which went over well.

Arlys Santiago joined Harley and Kathy Bergeron out to eat one evening. Arlys played Bingo at Butternut Hills, which they do every Thursday night.

Visiting Lillian Ullom over the weekend was Louise and Margaret from Minnesota. Marvin and Frank visited Lillian also.

Salem church had their annual meeting on Sunday, Jan. 26, with a catered dinner following.

Lillian Ullom visited at Terraceview Sunday afternoon visiting friends there.

There is a difference between keeping your chin up and sticking your neck out.

Have a good week and keep warm.

Highway crews apply science, salt to keep winter roadways open

For breaking local news go to: wcregisteronline.com (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-

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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Salt’s effectiveness against snow and ice declines as temperatures drop below 15 degrees. In lower temperatures, salt may be mixed with sand, calcium chloride or magnesium chloride to enhance effectiveness and provide additional traction. During subzero temperatures like Wisconsin has experienced this winter, the only practical snow removal technique is plowing. Prior to certain weather situations, highway crews sometimes do anti-icing – spraying bridge decks, curves, hills and other known trouble spots with a salt solution to prevent snow or ice from bonding to the pavement.

WisDOT oversees about 60 remote weather information stations along the state highway system that continually gather and transmit information on air and pavement temperatures, relative humidity, wind speed and direction, depth of precipitation on the roadway, and even salt concentrations. The comprehensive data helps highway departments know how and when to treat spe-

Births Sam and Larisa Smith announce the birth of their son, Alexander Henry Smith, in Carmel, Ind., on Oct. 29, 2013. Alex was 9 pounds, 1 ounce and was 21.5 inches.

His Indianapolis grandparents are Dan and Dzintra Wild and great-grandmother is Vija Veilands. His Shell Lake grandparents are Bill and Jackie Smith, and great-grandparents Hubert and Sue Smith. — submitted ••• Born at Indianhead Medical Center A boy, George David Tofte, was born Jan. 19, 2014, to Rachael and Cameron Tofte, Barronett.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY DEPUTY COUNTY TREASURER

Washburn County is accepting applications for the position of Deputy County Treasurer. The Deputy County Treasurer assists with the performance of duties in the County Treasurer and Land Records Offices. Principal duties include: account/recordkeeping, processing of tax collections, assisting the Real Property Lister in the development of the assessment process, property transactions, new ownership and address changes.

Additional duties include: assisting with the performance of duties in the Administration/Finance and Personnel office with Accounting/Bookkeeping tasks as needs.

Minimum Qualifications: Completion of a standard high school course or equivalent followed by a minimum of a two-year vocational or associate degree in accounting, business or related field followed by two years’ relevant experience, or any other combination of education and experience that provides equivalent knowledge, skills and abilities.

Starting salary $17.14 - $18.90/hour D.O.Q. and includes an excellent benefit package. Download an employment application from the County website at www.co.washburn.wi.us or contact the Washburn County Human Resource Department, P.O. Box 337, Shell Lake, WI 54871, Tel. 715-468-4624, Fax 715-468-4628.) Resumes will be accepted but will not take the place of a completed application. Applications must be received by 4:30 p.m., Friday, February 7, 2014. E.O.E. 599026 23-24r 13-14b

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY BIRTH-TO-THREE COORDINATOR/ EARLY INTERVENTIONIST

Washburn County is accepting applications for the position of Birth to Three Coordinator/Early Interventionist. The Birth to Three Coodinator/Early Interventionist provides service coordination, evaluation, intervention and ongoing assessment to assigned clients and their families, including children who are experiencing a developmental or physical disability or who are demonstrating atypical development.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Must have a degree, experience and/or licensure which meets the Birth - 3 and Family Support program requirements which may include a Bachelor’s Degree and licensure in Early Childhood Special Education (808/809 license) PT, SLP, OT or other interventionists as listed in HSF 90.10. Starting salary $24.09 - $26.56/ hour D.O.Q. and includes an excellent benefit package.

Download an employment application from the county website at www.co.washburn.wi.us or contact the Washburn County Human Resource Department, P.O. Box 337, Shell Lake, WI 54871 (Ph. 715-468-4624, fax 715-468-4628).

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cific highways.

Many county snowplows are equipped with automatic vehicle locators. The AVL systems use global positioning technology and help county highway superintendents know where plows are located, what routes have been covered, and how much deicing materials should be applied to roadways.

“County highway crews do an outstanding job keeping roadways open, but safe winter travel is really in the hands of individual motorists,” Sproul said. “State law requires drivers stay back at least 200 feet from an active snowplow. Prior to a trip, people can check road conditions using the 511 Travel Information System, 511wi. gov. When conditions get really bad, motorists should simply stay off the roads so snowplow operators can do their jobs. If you have to travel, buckle up, slow down, leave plenty of following distance and keep your cell phone handy in case you slide off the road. If that happens, call 911, stay in your vehicle, and wait for help to arrive.” — from WisDOT

GENERAL STUDIES – COMMUNICATIONS INSTRUCTOR WITC - Rice Lake Campus

Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College is seeking a learning-focused, creative and dynamic individual to teach Communication courses at the WITC Rice Lake Campus. Teaching responsibilities include written communication, oral/interpersonal, speech, prepatory writing and applied communications courses.

Qualifications include: Master’s degree in English, Communications, Journalism, or a related liberal arts discipline OR Master’s degree and 18 graduate credits in English, Communications, Journalism or a related liberal arts discipline, one year (2,000 hours) of occupational experience outside the field of education, experience with online delivery of instruction.

Note: In the assessment of credentials, a higher rating may be given for education/training, skills and experience beyond the minimum qualifications.

For a complete list of qualifications and to apply visit our website at www.witc.edu/employ.

TTY: Wisconsin Relay System - 711 Deadline to apply: Feb. 28, 2014

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MADISON — Winter in Wisconsin can bring any combination of snow, wind, ice and brutally cold temperatures. The tools and strategies county highway crews employ to battle winter storms include plow blades, prewetted salt, anti-icing and global positioning systems.

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation contracts with county highway departments to help keep state and federal highways clear of snow and ice. Currently, about 90 percent of counties prewet salt just before applying it to roadways. Prewetted salt adheres better to pavement, starts the melting process faster, and can save money by reducing overall salt usage by about 25 percent compared to dry salt. Prewetting using a salt brine or similar liquid can also help salt work better at lower temperatures.

“Plowing is still the workhorse when it comes to removing snow and ice from Wisconsin highways,” said WisDOT winter maintenance engineer Mike Sproul.

“Salt accelerates melting, but most importantly, salt keeps snow and ice workable so it can be removed by plowing.”

WITC is an Equal Opportunity/Access Employer and Educator.

PART-TIME RESPIRATORY THERAPIST

Enjoy the beautiful North Woods of Wisconsin where hiking, skiing and fishing abound. Spooner Health System (SHS) is looking for a motivated professional to become our Director of Respiratory Care and Safety Officer.

Individual must be able to work independently, will have experience and theoretical/technical competence in all present specialty areas serviced by the respiratory department, complete respiratory therapy department functions, perform a variety of skilled respiratory therapist duties involving assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating respiratory care provided to patients in our Emergency Department and patients admitted to SHS. SHS was recognized as one of the “Most Wired” hospitals in the U.S. This award recognizes the commitment we have in utilizing technology to improve quality and patient safety. We’ve partnered with StuderGroup and have made a “Commitment to Excellence” that has resulted in improved employee and patient satisfaction. Our goal is to make SHS a better place for patients to receive care, employees to work and physicians to practice medicine. If you share these principles, we encourage you to join our team. We are a 25-bed critical access hospital and provide home health services.

Completion of AMA-approved course for Respiratory Therapy Technician/Therapist. Associate Degree in Respiratory Care or Management preferred from an accredited college and/or equivalent combination of education and experience. Valid Wisconsin Respiratory Care Practitioner License.

Competitive salary commensurate with qualifications and excellent benefit package offered.

Please send resume and salary requirements to:

Human Resources

SPOONER HEALTH SYSTEM 819 Ash Street, Spooner, WI 54801 715-635-2111 or apply online at: www.spoonerhealthsystem.com EOE • F/M

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Plaintiff sewer, garbage pickup, snow 635-3511. 24rc vs. removal and lawn care included in rent. For more information, call 715- DENNIS R. KING, et al.

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Academic news HOUGHTON, Mich. — Scott Pederson, Spooner, has been named to the dean’s list at Michigan Technological University for fall semester 2013. – from Michigan Tech ••• DULUTH, Minn. — The following students have been named to the fall 2013 dean’s list at the College of St. Scholastica in Duluth, Minn.: Ryan Murphy, Sarona; Emily Duch, Spooner, and Katlyn Farrell, Trego. — from the College of Saint Scholastica ••• AMES, Iowa — Jacob Caithamer, software engineering, and Nathan Gobel, biology, both from Spooner, were recognized for outstanding academic achievement by being named to the 2013 fall semester dean’s list at Iowa

State University. — TheLink ••• MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.

— Nicole Slaminski, Spooner, was named to Dunwoody College of Technology’s fall semester dean’s list. — from ReadMedia ••• MADISON — The University of Wisconsin - Madison has recognized students named to the dean’s list for the fall semester of the 20132014 academic year. Local students recognized are Birchwood: Kevin Freitag, School of Education, dean’s list; Sarona: Emily Olund, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, dean’s list; Hannah Stellrecht, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, dean’s list; Shell Lake: Brandon Degner, College

of Engineering, dean’s honor list; Alexandra Mentele, School of Education, dean’s list; Spooner: Tyler Strickland, College of Engineering, dean’s honor list. — from TheLink ••• EAU CLAIRE — Local students named to the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire dean’s list for the 2013 fall semester are Birchwood: Jacob Deutsch, education and human sciences; Maxwell Loew, arts and sciences; Sarona: Lindsey Von Feldt, business; Shell Lake: Richard Feeney, business; Spooner: Nicole Danger, business; Callie Johnson, business; Kayla Krueger, education and human sciences; and Connor Schmidt, nursing and health sciences.

— from TheLink •••

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WANTED ADVERTISING SALES REPRESENTATIVE

For Wild Rivers North & Wild Rivers South Advertisers Sales area includes:

Rice Lake, Hayward, Minong, Trego, Shell Lake & Spooner We are seeking a self-motivated person to replace a retiring sales rep.

Duties include servicing existing accounts and prospective new accounts.

Applicant must possess strong communication and organizational skills.

Must have a valid driver’s license, dependable transportation, cell phone and computer with Internet service. Previous sales experience a plus.

Applications accepted through February 5, 2014.

Send resume to:

P.O. Box 490 • Frederic, WI 54837 Attn.: Human Resources Dept.

Fax 715-327-4870 • iccpaonline@centurytel.net

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Richard L. Carr, Cameron, place, possess, transport loaded firearm in vehicle, $258.10.

City of Spooner, Spooner, violate Class A highway weight limits, $977.50.

Harley R. Davis, Rice Lake, nonregistration of vehicle, $175.30.

Harley R. Davis, Hayward, operating motor vehicle without proof of insurance, $10.00.

DBS Residential Solutions Inc., Duluth, Minn., operating unregistered motor truck/tractor, $213.50.

Justin R. Dennis, Sarona, seat belt violation, $10.00; operating motor vehicle without proof of insurance, $10.00.

Nicholas W. Eytcheson, Hayward, passing in no-passing zone, $213.10.

Dana J. Johnson, Eau Claire, operating while suspended, $200.50.

Cody S. Jorgenson, Hayward, hunt deer in unauthorized quota area, $222.90.

Larry D. Larson, Cumberland, operating motor vehicle without proof of insurance, $10.00.

Fa C. Lee, Minneapolis, Minn., operating ATV or UTV without visible trail pass, $200.50.

Tammy L. Mandalke, Spooner, OWI, $887.50, license revoked 6 months, alcohol assessment.

Kenneth J. Mehsikomer, Spooner, OWI, $887.50, license revoked 6 months, alcohol assessment.

Amber M. Miller, Spooner, speeding, $200.50.

(Jan. 22, 29, Feb. 5) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT WASHBURN COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JOHN C. HANTKE Notice to Creditors (Informal Administration) Case No. 13 PR 53 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: 1. An application for informal administration was filed.

2. The decedent, with date of birth December 8, 1944, and date of death October 7, 2013, was domiciled in Washburn County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of 322 Boland Private Dr., Shell Lake, WI 54871.

3. All interested persons waived notice.

4. The deadline for filing a claim against the decedent’s estate is May 5, 2014.

5. A claim may be filed at the Washburn County Courthouse, Shell Lake, WI. Shannon Anderson Probate Registrar January 10, 2014 Thomas J. Bitney Bitney Law Firm Ltd. P.O. Box 488 Spooner, WI 54871 715-635-8741 598798 WNAXLP Bar No. 1002841

Tania J. Milton, Sarona, operating while suspended, $200.50.

Jessica M. Mireau, Rice Lake, speeding, $250.90.

Katherine L. Mustafa, Springbrook, dog owner failure to pay license, $154.10.

Frank J. Puschnig, Spooner, seat belt violation, $10.00; failure of operator to notify police of accident, $263.50; improper parking on roadway, $164.50.

Anthony E. Reynolds, Webster, operating motor vehicle without insurance, $200.50.

Clifford O. Sannes, Spooner, use or hunt over bait or feed, $343.50.

August C. Schmidt, Springbrook, trap without license, $263.10.

Elizabeth M. Staver, Spooner, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Justin L. Taylor, Trego, operating motor vehicle without proof of insurance, $10.00.

Ge Thao, La Crosse, failure to validate or attach deer carcass tag, $387.25.

Tony Thao, Ham Lake, Minn., failure to validate or attach deer carcass tag, $387.25.

Donald C. Trott, Spooner, dog owner failure to pay license, $114.50.

Robert A. Vandermoon, Spooner, operate with restricted controlled substance, $864.30, restitution, license revoked 6 months, alcohol assessment.

Patrick E. Vaughn, Minnesota City, Minn., OWI, $887.50, license revoked 6 months, alcohol assessment.

Anthony J. Woody, Minong, driving too fast for conditions, $213.10; operating motor vehicle without insurance, $200.50.

Shawn L. Young, Stone Lake, hit and run property adjacent to highway, $263.50; display unauthorized vehicle registration plate, $238.30.

Gregory A. Zellmer, Spooner, operating motor vehicle without insurance, $200.50.

Case No: 11 CV 151 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on December 19, 2011, in the amount of $101,225.76, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: February 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: Lot 10, Block 31, Fourth Addition to the City of Spooner, Washburn County, Wisconsin.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 313 Balsam Street, Spooner, WI 54801.

TAX KEY NO.: 65-281-2-39-1231-5-15-044-756500.

Dated this 31st day of December, 2013.

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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JOB OPPORTUNITY WASHBURN COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION DIRECTOR (WCEDC)

WCEDC, a nonprofit corporation, is seeking a proven selfstarting, results-oriented Director. The position is the contact person for WCEDC and Industrial Development Revolving Loan Fund. Candidates must have superior communication skills and ability to work effectively with business, government, funding agencies and others. Candidates must also have experience preparing business plans, assistance in completing financial statements, experience in business administration, public administration or marketing. Washburn County residency is preferred.

This position is subject to: a background check, drug & alcohol test, written and oral interview. Applications due by March 1, 2014, and shall include a detailed resume specifically citing pertinent experience, application & waiver form; incomplete applications will not be considered. WCEDC is an equal opportunity employer.

Position is salaried at 60% FTE of annual rate of $50,000.00 ($30,000) with Health Insurance Benefit at 60% of $10,000.00 ($6,000.00) on a reimbursement basis.

Interested applicants can request a complete job description and Employment Application Form and background check waiver (required) by contacting: WCEDC Margie K. Quinn 208 Vine St. Spooner, WI 54801 715-635-8242 mqeconomic@centurytel.net 598967 23-24r 13-14b

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Gold Olympiad team takes fourth place at River Falls RIVER FALLS — On Saturday, Jan. 25, three teams of 15 Shell Lake High School students competed at the UW-River Falls Border-Battle Science Olympiad Tournament. Shell Lake’s Gold Team received fourth place overall in Division 2 with 22 teams competing. There were 50 total teams at the tournament including very large schools from Minnesota.

The following Shell Lake High School students garnered 21 individual metals in 10 of the 28 possible events: second place in material science, Isaac Otterson and Tracy McMullin; second place in sustainability, Isaac Otterson and Calista Holman; second place in Boomilever, Marty

Anderson and Nathaniel Wingler; second place in mission possible, Keagan Blazer and Daniel Parish; third place in code busters, Kelsey Egbert and Calista Holman; fourth place in bungee drop, Keagan Blazer and Isaac Otterson; fourth place in experimental design, Tia Carlson, Shania Pokorny and Katie Slater; fourth place in geocaching, Keagan Blazer and Kelsey Egbert; fourth place in forensics, Kelsey Egbert and Katie Slater; fourth place in radio lab, Wyatt Bauch and Marty Anderson. The Shell Lake School teams tied for third place for the Spirit Award. — submitted

Kelsey Egbert, junior, and Keagan Blazer, sophomore, won fourth in geocaching finding their waypoints in the frigid, windy weather.

Shell Lake’s Gold Team received fourth place overall in Division 2 at the UW-River Falls BorderBattle Science Olympiad Tournament on Saturday, Jan. 25. Shown (L to R) back row: Sabrina Skindzelewski, Katie Slater, Calista Holman, Jenny Connell and Daniel Parish. Middle: Andrew Dahlstrom, Seth Olson, Dee Andrysiak, Tia Carlson, Amy Bouchard and Isaac Otterson. Front: Shania Pokorny, Kelsey Egbert, Keagan Blazer and Tracy McMullin.

Dee Andrysiak and Seth Olson, both juniors, flew their homemade elastic launch gliders.

Isaac Otterson, sophomore, and Tracy McMullin, senior, won second place in material science, a chemistry-related event.

Blue team members Marty Anderson, freshman, and Wyatt Bauch, junior, won fourth place in radio lab where they built a device to transmit a signal and took a test on the related physics. Anderson also won second place with Nathanial Wingler, sophomore, in the boomilever event, which is a homemade wooden structure built to hold weight.

Daniel Parish and Keagan Blazer, sophomores, built a device in the mission possible category. It is a Rube Goldberg device that allows marbles and paperclips to be separated followed by many energy transfers, which eventually turn on a light bulb at the end. They won a second-place medal during competition at UW-River Falls on Saturday, Jan. 25.

Shell Lake School Menu Breakfast Monday, Feb. 3: Bagel or mini cinnamon roll.

Tuesday, Feb. 4: Pancake and sausage or 3-berry bar and cheese stick.

Wednesday, Feb. 5: Cereal and toast or ultimate breakfast round.

Thursday, Feb. 6: Waffle and strawberries or muffin.

Friday, Feb. 7: 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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Lunch Monday, Feb. 3: Ham or turkey wrap.

Tuesday, Feb. 4: Nachos.

Wednesday, Feb. 5: Grilled chicken sandwich.

Thursday, Feb. 6: Primary school: Calzone or pizza stick. Quesadillas.

Friday, Feb. 7: Hot ham and cheese with soup.

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.

Youths invited to serve as representatives on county board SHELL LAKE — The Washburn County Board of Supervisors invites youth in grades 9, 10 and 11 who are residents of Washburn County to apply to serve as youth representatives on the county board. This initiative provides Washburn County youth an opportunity to play a valuable and active leadership role in the governance of the county while enhancing their interest in the operation of local government and civic participation.

Recruiting this year is for two one-year terms as a regular representative (April 2014 – April 2015) and up to three alternates to serve two-year terms: First year as alternates (April 2014 – April 2015)

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and second year as regular representatives (April 2015 – April 2016).

Youth who are currently serving in these roles have found their experience to be very valuable and educational.

County board supervisors have been very supportive of this initiative and recognize the value of having the voice of young people on the board. For application materials, visit washburn.uwex. edu/4-h-youth-development/community-youth-development/county-boardof-supervisors-youth-representatives/.

Deadline for submitting application materials is Friday, Feb. 28. — from UWEX

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Troop 104 tours jail

Washburn County Sheriff’s Deputy Don Esser helped the Boy Scouts from Spooner Troop 104 work on a couple of merit badges and gave them a tour of the jail on Monday, Jan. 20. The troop extends their gratitude to Officer Esser for taking extra time to help them.

Boy Scout Troop 104 of Spooner toured the Washburn County Sheriff’s Office on Monday, Jan. 20. Shown (L to R): Adam Meister, Justin Meister, Ethan Martin, Triston Ostrom, leader Kris Larsen, Andrew Tellefson, Officer Don Esser and Tristan Nelson. — Photo submitted

Theatre In the Woods presents Shine Shell Lake fifth-graders Julia Lyga and Olivia Jury perform a humorous skit, “That’s Me, Jill.”

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Monica Plesums, a Theatre In the Woods veteran, perform a modern skit about Twitter called “Hello Tweeter.” It is humorous look at a teenager’s addiction to the social network.

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Tiffany Romportl, a St. Francis de Sales sixthgrade student, performed “Fairy Tale Tomboy.”

Spooner High School student Zoe Smith performed “I Wouldn’t Mind” before a soldout audience at the Erika Quam Theatre on Saturday, Jan. 25, and on Sunday, Jan. 26.

The production of Shine! showcases the talent of young performers from Spooner, Siren and Shell Lake.