June 27, 2012

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 2012

Vilas rejects Phelps ATV plan Supervisors vote 12-8 against using Highway A ___________

BY KEN ANDERSON NEWS CORRESPONDENT

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After two hours of discussion on allowing all-terrain vehicles (ATV) on 6.3 miles of county Highway A in the town of Phelps to establish a connection with Forest County ATV routes, the Vilas County Board voted 12-8 last week against the proposal.

A 2004 countywide advisory referendum rejected ATVs on county land and safety concerns of riding on a paved road outweighed the potential economic boost that could be provided by ATV enthusiasts.

“I’ve been on the fence for months and I’m coming off the fence and decided to vote no,” said county board Chairman Steve Favorite, who referred, as did many supervisors, to the 2004 advisory referendum on ATVs and the follow-up county board resolution not allowing their use on county lands.

“I respect that vote,” Favorite continued. “The state forest decided not to have an ATV trail, as did the county. The U.S. Forest Service could possibly work.

ATVs belong on a trail and not on pavement.”

Supervisor Sig Hjemvick, who represents part of the

town of Phelps and part of the town of Conover, said businesses in Phelps are struggling and need any help they could get.

“We’re losing our nursing home,” Hjemvick started out saying. “We’re looking for ways to improve economic opportunities and we talk about that a lot. They don’t have a choice; we need routes to develop trails. Phelps doesn’t have an option; they’re asking for a chance, an opportunity and they should be given that opportunity.

Our backs are against the wall, economically.”

Supervisor Loren Johnson, who represents another

part of Phelps and was elected to the county board and Phelps Town Board last April, cited a number of reasons not to allow ATVs on the county highway.

“We are divided and I would question Phelps people being for this,” Johnson said.

“The 2004 referendum had all 15 county municipalities against them (ATVs). In Phelps, the vote was 303-270.

I disagree with this whole process for, if the county felt they needed to make a change, they could have had another (countywide) vote.”

Johnson said there would be an economic loss, not a To ATV, Pg. 2A

Parades, fireworks scheduled BOULDER JUNCTION Parade - 12:15 p.m., followed by activities at airport Fireworks - dusk at airport

PHELPS Parade - 3 p.m., followed by picnic at town park Fireworks - at lakefront at dusk SAYNER Parade - 3 p.m. preceded by annual barbecue at park Fireworks - dusk at soccer fields

CONOVER Parade - 1 p.m. followed by picnic at park EAGLE RIVER Parade - 11 a.m.

Fireworks - dusk at Hi-Pines Campground

ST. GERMAIN Parade (July 1) 1 p.m., followed by craft fair at park Fireworks - dusk at park

LAND O’ LAKES Fireworks (July 3) - dusk at airport Parade (July 4) - noon, followed by picnic at park

THREE LAKES Parade - 9 a.m., followed by picnic at park Fireworks - dusk at recreation park

All activities July 4, unless noted.

Goetsch charged in student taping ___________

BY NEWS-REVIEW STAFF

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An 81year-old Three Lakes man was charged last Thursday for allegedly videotaping at least one college student in the GOETSCH nude who was staying at his home while interning with the Clean Boats, Clean Lakes program.

Elmer A. Goetsch, a wellknown retired veteran in Three Lakes and a member of the Oneida County Board of Adjustment, faces two felony counts of capturing an image of nudity without consent and reproducing a representation of nudity without consent in Oneida County Circuit Court.

NATION’S BIRD — As the country prepares to celebrate Independence Day, it’s a fitting time to run a photo of the American

bald eagle, a symbol of freedom and power that graces the skies of northern Wisconsin.

—Staff Photo By KURT KRUEGER

Goetsch is alleged to have secretly videotaped at least one college student who was staying at his house while working on the local lake project at area boat landings to

prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species.

According to the complaint, a 21-year-old UWOshkosh student staying at Goetsch’s home found a hidden camera in his bedroom between a sink and mirror.

The camera was connected to a television in Goetsch’s bedroom.

The student then found a four-channel switch near a television and VCR that resulted in the student finding additional cameras in the bathroom and in the bedroom where another 21-year-old intern was staying.

After a search warrant was obtained, authorities located a CD in Goetsch’s bedroom that detectives believe show one of the interns with his genitals and buttocks exposed.

The young men told authorities they never gave Goetsch permission to record them in the nude.

When authorities spoke with Goetsch at his home, he To GOETSCH, Pg. 2A

Vietnam Wall set to visit Eagle River ___________

BY NEWS-REVIEW STAFF

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The Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall, a three-fifths scale of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., will make a stop in Eagle River this week.

The traveling memorial will be open to the public S a t u r d a y, June 30, through We d n e s day, July 4, at the Eagle River Derby Track from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily.

Opening ceremonies will be held daily at 9 a.m., except for June 30 when they will be held at 6 p.m. and July 4 when they will be held at 1:30 p.m. following the Fourth of July parade.

The Eagle River Fourth of July parade theme this year

will honor Vietnam veterans and the parade marshal will be Gold Star Mother June Marheine.

The closing ceremony at the traveling memorial will be after the fireworks display on the Fourth of July.

T h e Vietnam Traveling Memorial W a l l stands 6 feet tall at the center and covers almost 300 feet from end to end, according to Todd Achterberg, a member of the committee that was instrumental in bringing the wall here.

“This traveling memorial stands as a reminder of the To VIETNAM WALL, Pg. 7A

INSIDE THIS ISSUE Trout angler heads to stream n Take a visit to an area trout stream and get fishing tips from George Langley.

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SHOOT-OUT — A big crowd turned out for the Three Lakes Fire Department’s fifth annual Radar Run and Fly-In Saturday.

Above, spectators watched from the pier on Big Stone Lake as racers topped 100 mph in their high-powered boats on a 1,000-foot course. At left, Fire Chief Herb Stuckart sold a roasted ear of corn to a spectator. See more Shoot-Out and Fly-In photos on Page 7A. —Staff Photos By GARY RIDDERBUSCH

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 2012

VILAS COUNTY NEWS-REVIEW/THE THREE LAKES NEWS

WEATHER CORNER

NEWS

Note: Precipitation amounts are recorded at 8 a.m. for the previous 24 hours.

LAST SEVEN DAYS Hi Wed., June 20 ...........85 Thurs., June 21 .........75 Fri., June 22 ..............70 Sat., June 23.............72 Sun., June 24............71 Mon., June 25 ...........75 Tues., June 26...........78

Lo 64 58 50 50 59 43 49

Prec. .19R 1.25R None None .34R None None

ONE YEAR AGO Hi Mon., June 20 ...........68 Tues., June 21...........62 Wed., June 22 ...........61 Thurs., June 23 .........58 Fri., June 24 ..............68 Sat., June 25.............84 Sun., June 26............80

Lo 52 53 54 51 50 44 50

Prec. .51R None 1.28R .76R .09R None None

LAST YEAR

The average daily high at this time last year for the next seven days was 84, while the average overnight low was 56. There was rain on three days totaling .27 of an inch.

COMPARISON

Days precipitation recorded since April 1, 2012, 39 days; 2011, 43 days.

Average high of past 30 days, 2012, 75; 2011, 73. Average low of past 30 days, 2012, 52; 2011, 50.

FOREST CONDITIONS

With about 2 inches of rain the past week, the forest remains green and lush. White-tailed deer fawns are scampering through the forest on their new legs.

STREAMS AND LAKES

Anglers are finding good numbers of panfish in shallow weeds and muskie hunters are locating fish with a few reports of large muskies being caught.

OUTLOOK

Wednesday will be partly cloudy, hot and humid, with a high of 88 and a low of 54. Thursday will be very hot with afternoon storms possible, with a low of 90 and a low of 70. Friday should be less humid and continued warm, with a high of 84 and a low of 58. Saturday late afternoon thunderstorms are in the forecast, with a high of 83 and a low of 57. Sunday scattered morning showers are expected with a nice afternoon, with a high of 81 and a low of 62.

A standing-room-only crowd of all-terrain vehicle (ATV) supporters and opponents listened and watched as the Vilas County Board last week voted 12-8 to reject use of Highway A in the town of Phelps for an ATV route for a two-year trial period. A 2004

ATV: 2004 vote, safety the issues FROM PAGE 1A

(PORTIONS OF THE WEATHER CORNER ARE THROUGH THE COURTESY OF KEVIN BREWSTER, EAGLE RIVER and NEWSWATCH 12 METEOROLOGIST.)

Goetsch: said he didn’t understand why the young men didn’t come to him before going to the authorities. When he was further questioned, he told investigaors he would probably need an attorney and shouldn’t answer any more questions.

It was at that point that Goetsch was arrested and transported to the Oneida County Jail.

Goetsch is free on a $10,000 signature bond and a preliminary hearing has been set for July 16 at 11:30

county advisory referendum that rejected the use of ATVs on county land in all 15 municipalities was cited as one reason for the rejection, along with the precedent of allowing ATV use on county highways.

—Photo by Ken Anderson

FROM PAGE 1A a.m. in Branch II of Oneida County Circuit Court in Rhinelander. Each of the two charges carries a maximum penalty of three years, six months in prison and $10,000 in fines.

Goetsch has been a longtime promoter of the annual Memorial Day and Veterans Day services in Three Lakes and often spoke at the events. He also is secretary for the Oneida County Board of Adjustment, a quasi-judicial body that handles appeals of zoning decisions.

benefit, if ATVs were approved. He said he believed it already has hurt Phelps, as some property owners indicated snowmobile trails on their private properties would be closed.

But Hjemvick countered that saying state tourism spending rose in 2011 compared to 2010, but Vilas County tourism went down.

Supervisor Ron DeBruyne of Arbor Vitae said when he worked for a telephone company and serviced Phelps in the late 1960s, businesses were booming.

“Phelps was popping,” he said. “It troubles me to watch Phelps dying on the vine, not having the benefits of other communities. Eighty-five jobs will be gone when the nursing home closes; they need a chance.”

Ned Pierce of Boulder Junction noted that only 25% of eligible voters cast ballots in the 2004 referendum on ATVs. Supervisor Charles Hayes of Presque Isle predicted a domino effect should the ATV route system be approved.

“It’s not just 6.3 miles,” Hayes said. “An affirmative vote will result in more roads, more trails. They say this is a local issue; I disagree. All sections of the county have a responsibility on all county roads. Opening this small section will just encourage other towns to capitulate to pressure.

“The county felt it necessary in 2004 to seek public opinion; why not now?” Hayes asked. “You will evaluate it after two years, but how do we measure success? The resolution is silent on that. An economic benefit? I don’t have any information on surround-

ing counties doing so much better than we do because of ATVs. I will vote no.”

Phelps Town Chairman Colin Snook admitted this was a polarizing issue.

“I don’t see people thinking about compromise. There are extreme feelings on both sides,” Snook said. “This is a town-by-town issue. Towns are different, especially geographically. We connect with Forest County and with Michigan.

“Let the community make the decision,” Snook pleaded.

“If we have a good system in Phelps, it will be looked at by other communities. What if this turns out to be a success and we all benefit?”

Supervisor Kathleen Rushlow of Eagle River reminded the board the ATV route would only be on pavement for two years and then would be off pavement should

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it continue.

“We need data to work with; that’s why the two-year proposal,” Rushlow said. “This (argument) is exactly what happened when snowmobiling started. I would be interested in seeing where ATVs take us.”

Supervisor Dennis Nielsen of Sayner said he “could never support a 12-year-old to drive a vehicle on our county roads.”

Supervisor Emil Bakka endorsed the domino effect, saying, “If it happens in Phelps, where will it stop?”

Supervisor Ralph Sitzberger, who admitted he was on the fence until he received calls from persons living on Highway A, said he would not support the resolution.

Supervisors Mark Rogacki said he “supported a stepping up in the economy” ; Supervisor Mary Black supported the resolution for the two- year trial period.

“We allow boating and WaveRunners; that’s what we have here” Black said. “If individual towns don’t want it, they don’t have to.”

The result of the 2004 referendum was the reason Supervisors Erv Teichmiller and Gary Peske were opposed to the proposal.

“If we’re going to change, we ought to go back to the electorate again,” both stated.

Favorite allowed three persons from Phelps to address the board: business owner Dan Swiecichowski, Rollie Auger and Cheryl Sturtevant.

Swiecichowski, owner of Sand Lake Pub, indicated his business dropped 20% in the last four years and he was struggling.

“Phelps had two surveys that included property owners, not just voters,” he said.

“There were 224 in favor and 166 against. At an ATV forum in Phelps, there were 309 in favor, 219 against and 12 undecided. We need some help in Phelps.”

Auger disagreed that it was a Phelps issue and not a county issue. The town of Washington is the only town in Vilas County with a county highway running through part of its borders.

“It is a county highway built and maintained by the county tax dollars. It has a countywide impact,” Auger said. “There are no evaluation criteria. The 2004 vote in Phelps was 53% to 47% against and this resolution goes against the 2004 vote.”

Sturtevant, a trustee of two Phelps properties and who drove from Florida to attend the meeting, indicated “ATVs want trails, not roads; and property values will go down.”

Following the vote, Snook indicated he was disappointed after a year of working on the proposal.

“Now I think there are other things that need our attention,” said Snook.

The ATV vote The roll call vote recorded 12 supervisors against and eight in favor, thereby defeating the resolution. Supervisor Ed Bluthardt was absent.

Supervisors voting in favor were Black, DeBruyne, Hjemvick, Mayer, Rayala, Rogacki, Rushlow and Thorpe.

Supervisors voting against were Favorite, Bakka, Bauman, Behling, Bedish, Hayes, Johnson, Kukanich, Nielsen, Peske, Sitzberger and Teichmiller.

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 2012

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NEW LIBRARY DONATION — River Valley Bank in Eagle River recently donated $10,000 as a building pledge for a new library in Eagle River. Taking part in the check presentation were, Nancy

Schuller, vice president/bank manager, and Phill Jensen, general co-chairman of the Olson Library campaign committee which is raising $3.26 million for the library.

—STAFF PHOTO

State recognizes smoke-free law Wisconsin will observe the second anniversary of its Smoke-Free Workplace Law Thursday, July 5, as Vilas County residents are pleased with the new regulation, according to Vilas County Health Department officer Gina Egan.

She said 86% of patrons find bars and restaurants nicer and more enjoyable because of the smoke-free environment.

“People can take their families out to eat without worrying about second hand smoke,” she said.

The state’s restaurants, bars and other businesses have reported that less than 1% of establishments have

had compliance issues in the last two years, according to Egan.

“The law was put into place in order to protect the health of workers,” said Egan, adding that 89% of Wisconsinites agree that smoke-free restaurants and bars are healthier for employees and customers.

Air quality in restaurants and bars showed an improvement after the law took effect, according to a University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center indoor air quality study. A report by the UW-Milwaukee Center for Urban Initiatives and Research found that Wisconsin bartenders saw a signifi-

Manitowish Waters receives tourism grant for new event The Manitowish Waters Chamber of Commerce recently announced it received a Ready, Set, Go! grant through the Wisconsin Department of Tourism.

The grant will be used to fund a new Labor Day weekend event called Northwoods Bad-Dash, sponsored by the Manitowish Waters Chamber of Commerce and the North

cant drop in respiratory health symptoms following the law’s implementation.

“The Wisconsin smokefree law has been a success in our community,” said Egan.

“And the law has made us all

healthier.”

For more information on smoke-free laws in Wisconsin, contact Nicole Kostrova at the Northwoods TobaccoFree Coalition at nkostrova@co.oneida.wi.us.

Dallas Pulver, a former Three Lakes High School student, has been named the summer intern at the Vilas County News-Review and The Three Lakes News.

The UW-Madison graduate, with a major in Spanish and a minor in business management, is writing articles and taking photographs for local businesses featured in the newspaper’s summer tourism guide, Vacation Week.

Pulver will attend the University of Southern California in Los Angeles this fall to study for her master’s degree in strategic public relations.

“This job provides me with a great opportunity to tie a background in communications and business to a future in public relations,” said Pulver.

Pulver’s diverse interests range from photography and reading to rugby, snowboarding and international travel.

She has lived in Argentina and stayed in Costa Rica and Mexico, and hopes to visit Europe soon.

News-Review Editor Gary Ridderbusch said Pulver is gaining valuable photography and writing experience in the newsroom and in the field, working on both Vacation Week and the weekly newspaper.

“Dallas has the educational background and personality that it takes in the communications field,” said Ridderbusch. “She is an asset to our team, helping businesses with their marketing and promotion this summer through the 12-issue Vaca-

DALLAS PULVER tion Week.”

When she’s not in the newsroom, Pulver can be found outdoors on the water, fishing an area lake, horseback riding or playing horseshoes on Thursday nights.

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OBITUARIES Eugene ‘Gene’ F. Fischer Eugene F. Fischer, 73, of Cheyenne, Wyo., died June 10, 2012, at his home. He was 73.

He was born July 30, 1938, in Chicago, Ill., the son of Ervin and Marie Fischer.

Mr. Fischer graduated from Eagle River High School in 1956 and served in the U.S. Air Force from 1957 until 1977.

He married Audrey Wolford Sept. 17, 1960. He was employed at Hartsook as a certified underground tank tester for more than 10 years.

Mr. Fischer was a member of the Rocky Mountain Motorcoach Association, Cheyenne Jackalope Red Dale Club, VFW, Rocky Mountain Snowmobile Club and the Retired Non-Commissioned Officers Club.

His interests included hunting, fishing and winter camping.

Mr. Fischer was preceded in death by his parents; and a sister, Diane Ross.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by four daughters, Terri (Richard) Carter of Longview, Texas, Tammi (Michael) Brown and Penni (Mike) Straw, both of Cheyenne, and Natalie (John) Sepulveda of Centennial, Colo.; one brother, Gerald (Elaine) Fischer of Hartford; two sisters, Paulette (Dave) Gacke of Eagle River and Virginia Peterson of Hartford; 14 grandchildren and four greatgrandchildren.

A funeral service was held at Wiederspahn-Radomsky Chapel and cremation followed at Cheyenne Memorial Gardens.

Memorials may be given to the Disabled American Vets association. Online condolences may be left at wrcfuneral.com.

Joan E. Flint Joan E. Flint of Woodruff died Sunday, June 17, 2012, at Avanti Health and Rehabilitation Center in Minocqua. She was 82.

Ms. Flint is survived by relatives and friends.

A Mass in her memory

will be celebrated at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Sayner at a later date.

Burial will be in the Sayner Cemetery.

Condolences may be given at bolgerfuneral.com.

Harold C. Koehler Harold C. Koehler, 81, Wausau, died June 22, 2012, at Aspirus Wausau Hospital.

Harold was born March 7, 1931, to the late Arthur and Helen (Ruff) Koehler in Bloomer, Wis. He married Berdene Pecha on Nov. 25, 1952, at St. Paul Catholic Church in Bloomer.

Harold served his country honorably in the U.S. Army.

Harold was a man who worked hard with his hands, working in construction as a cement mason, retiring in 1983.

He loved the outdoors, and enjoyed fishing and hunting with his sons, and playing Euchre.

Survivors include his wife, Berdene; three sons, Steven (Nancy) Koehler, Waterford, Jeff (Sherry) Koehler, Land O’ Lakes, and Mark (fiancée Shirley Younger) Koehler, Wausau; two daughters, Lea (Gary) Rohloff, Wausau, and Theresa (Joseph Pigeon) Koehler, Rothschild; seven grandchildren, Gary, Travis, Justine (Andrew) Flory, Julia, Jamie, Ryan and Sarah; a great-granddaughter, Erin; and two sisters, Ann Tabat and Marian Igl, both of Dousman.

Harold also was preceded in death by a brother, George;

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Helen J. Webb HAROLD C. KOEHLER

a sister, Genevieve; and an infant brother and sister.

Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, June 27, 2012, at Our Savior National Catholic Church, 804 Jackson St., Mosinee, with the Rev. Marion Talaga officiating. Burial will be in Saint Catherine Catholic Cemetery in Bloomer.

Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until the time of service at the church.

Brainard Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.

A special thanks to Dr. Johnston and the staff at Aspirus Hospital and Kronenwetter Clinic for the wonderful care of Harold during his illness.

Online condolences may be given at www.brainardfuneral.com.

PAID OBITUARY

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one brother, Andy.

Mr. Norton is survived by his mother, Dorothy of Phelps; one son, Daniel of Phelps; one daughter, Melissa of Eagle River; four brothers, James (Sue), John, Jesse and Norm; and three grandchildren.

A memorial service will be held at a later date.

Cecile Otterpohl Cecile Otterpohl of Land O’Lakes died Tuesday, June 19, 2012, at her home. She was 85.

Mrs. Otterpohl was born May 16, 1927, in Holyoke, Mass., the daughter of Andre and Cordelia LaBelle.

She served in the U.S. Army as a registered nurse during World War II. She and her husband, Bernie, owned and operated Otterpohl’s Resort on the Cisco Chain in Land O’ Lakes from 1948 to 1972.

Mrs. Otterpohl was an active member of the Altar Society and the choir at St. Albert’s Catholic Church in Land O’Lakes.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 58 years Oct. 22, 2005, and an infant son, Donald.

Michael D. Sutton, 44, entered into rest on Friday, June 22, 2012.

Michael was born on Dec. 9, 1967, in Milwaukee, Wis. A 1986 graduate of SUTTON Three Lakes High School, Michael graduated and went on to serve his country in the U.S. Air Force and was a veteran of the Gulf War. He continued work at Robins Air Force Base as a Civil Servant firefighter.

His memory will forever be treasured by his wife of 21 years, Tonya Sutton, Perry, Ga.; father- and mother-inlaw, James and Bobbye Schmitz, Bervard, N.C.; brother, Scott Sutton, Tennessee; sister, Carri Barry, Wisconsin; and mother, Sandra Witter.

A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, June 27, 2012, in the chapel of McCullough Funeral Home. Interment will be private.

Memorials may be given to the Friends of Perry Animal Shelter, P.O. Box 2001, Perry, GA 31069.

Go to www.mcculloughfh. com to sign the online registry for the family.

McCullough Funeral Home and Crematory is in charge of arrangements.

PAID OBITUARY

Jerry L. Norton Jerry L. Norton of Phelps died Friday, June 22, 2012, at his home. He was 50.

Mr. Norton was born March 28, 1962, in Rhinelander.

A stone mason by trade, his interests included hunting, fishing, archery and bow hunting.

He is preceded in death by

Michael D. Sutton

Mrs. Otterpohl is survived by four daughters, Yvonne of Kingman, Ariz., Louise (Mack) Johnson of Knoxville, Tenn., Annette (Earl) Sorensen of Minocqua, and Laura (Brad) Rux of Port Wing; six sons, James, Daniel, Sam (Mary Ellen), William (Lynette) and Peter Otterpohl, all of Land O’Lakes, and Bernie (Valerie) of Arizona City, Ariz.; two sisters, Olive Stroobants of Green Bay and Evelyn Bey of Georgia; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Visitation will be held Wednesday, June 27, from 9 to 11 a.m. with a funeral service at 11 a.m. at St. Albert’s Catholic Church in Land O’ Lakes.

A memorial will be established in Mrs. Otterpohl’s name.

A legacy for future generations…

Special thank-you to Mary Lewandowski, Rhinelander, for her perpetual land protection agreement on Soo Lake.

Northwoods Land Trust P.O. Box 321 Eagle River, WI 54521 www.northwoodslandtrust.org

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Helen J. Webb of Eagle River died Sunday June 24, 2012, at her home. She was 82.

Mrs. Webb was born June 12, 1930, in Crandon to John and Myrtle Weber. She graduated from Crandon High School.

Her interests included fishing, flower gardening, playing cards and traveling to Phoenix and Hawaii.

She was preceded in death by two husbands, Haskel L. Parker and Drexell Webb; one brother, Kenny; one sister, Dorothy Harbin; and one grandson, Andrew Parker.

Mrs. Webb is survived by seven daughters, Deborah Parker and Barbara Gardner, both of Phoenix, Ariz., Sandra Estes of Maui, Hawaii, Rebecca (Tony) Rescigno of Mechanicsville, Va., Kimberly (Rick) Watkins of Hermitage, Tenn., and Cynthia Parker and Anna Smith, both of Eagle River; four sons, Haskel W. (Barb) Parker of Eagle River, Russell (Jill) Parker of Kenosha, Stevie (Tara) Webb of Shelbyville, Tenn., and Scott (Rhonda) Webb of Kenosha; one sister, Rita Luchinbill of Jacksonville, Fla.; one brother, John (Brenda) Weber of Golden, Miss.; 21 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and 1 great-great-grandson.

A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, June 29, at Gaffney-Busha Funeral Home in Eagle River. Visitation will be held at the funeral home one hour prior to the service.

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STATE AWARDS — The Vilas County child support services office was honored with two state awards for exceeding federal standards for paternity establishment and for a reduction in unproductive arrearage cases. Support spe-

cialists Margaret Garsow, left, and Marcie Farness, right, accept the Outstanding Achievement awards on behalf of the agency. Vilas County ranked third in the state for court order establishment at 94.96%.

—Photo by Ken Anderson

Psychotherapist to lead talk PUBLIC MEETINGS Oneida County Labor Relations & Employee Services Committee — Thursday, June 28, 10 a.m., Oneida County Courthouse.

Agenda: Discuss open positions and create three environmental technician positions.

Vilas County Commission on Aging — Thursday, June 28, 11 a.m., Commission on Aging/Aging and Disability Resource Center building. Agenda: Discussion on adding days to the nutrition program.

Eagle River Housing Committee — Thursday, June 28, 4:45 p.m., city hall.

Agenda: Approval of housing project 123, 124 and 125.

Psychotherapist and Zen meditation teacher Kathleen Mitchell of Lake Tomahawk will lead a talk, questionand-answer and practice session this Sunday, July 1, at 6:30 p.m. at Many Ways of Peace in downtown Eagle River.

Mitchell, who has been a psychotherapist for more than 35 years, says that Zen Buddhism has become the foundation of her life and work.

“The blend of meditation, the principals of mindfulness

and psychotherapy grounded in these traditions offer the opportunity for profound personal growth and societal change, and I am internally grateful for the opportunity to live and teach these practices,” said Mitchell.

This program is open to people with all experience levels.

Many Ways of Peace is located at 217 S. Main Street in downtown Eagle River.

For more information, phone (715) 480-4697 or visit manywaysofpeace.org.

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PAYING CASH FOR THE FOLLOWING: Crocks, jugs, earthenware bowls & pitchers; art pottery, Roseville, Hull, etc.; cookie jars; hand-decorated china; glassware before WWII; patchwork quilts & fancywork; Oriental rugs; picture frames; clocks, watches & fobs; jewelry; oil lamps; elec. lamps w/glass shades; old advertising items, signs, posters, containers, boxes, mixing bowls, etc., especially from Eagle River; coin-operated machines, slots, peanut, etc.; shotguns, rifles & handguns; hunting knives; wooden duck & fish decoys; old tackle boxes & lures; rods, reels & creels; glass minnow traps; old tools; toys of all kinds, trains, trucks, tractors, tin wind-ups, games, dolls, etc.; enamelware, especially bright colors; old photos of interiors & outdoor activities; all magazines before WWII; postcards (pre-1920); coin & stamp collections; old wood carvings of animals, etc. Check with me before you sell.

She made a difference…

Our sympathies and thanks to the family and friends of Marion Schoofs of Eagle River. Marion was a stalwart supporter and volunteer of the Northwoods Land Trust.

She will be greatly missed!

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TWO INJURED — Two people were injured in a two-vehicle crash on Highway 45 just north of Eagle River last Tuesday about 4 p.m. According to the Vilas County Sheriff’s Department, Joseph Kuczala, 45, of Eagle River was northbound waiting to turn left onto Logger’s Run Road when his pick-up truck was

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struck in the rear end by a car driven by William Rose, 84, of Land O’ Lakes. Both men were transported to Ministry Eagle River Memorial Hospital. The Rose vehicle, above, which ended up in the east ditch, sustained heavy front-end damage.

—Staff Photo By GARY RIDDERBUSCH

Vilas County Court report

Green Bay man gets prison with burglary in Arbor Vitae A 25-year-old Green Bay man, who entered a plea of no contest and was found guilty of burglary of an Arbor Vitae storage unit facility, was sentenced to seven years, six months in the Wisconsin Prison System in Vilas County Circuit Court last week.

Joseph R. Hiland must serve two years, six months of confinement, with five years of extended supervision.

As part of the plea agreement, charges of theft of movable property and two counts of criminal damage to property were dismissed.

Hiland also entered a plea of no contest and was found guilty to a charge of attempted burglary of a home in Arbor Vitae. He was sentenced to five years in the Wisconsin Prison System on that conviction, with two years, six months of confinement and two years, six months of extended supervision. The sentence runs concurrent to a present sentence he is now serving.

Judge Neal A. Nielsen III ordered that other conditions of Hiland’s sentence include: restitution totaling $17,356.60 (can be revised in the next 30 days); written apology to victims; and psychological assessing and counseling as deemed necessary by the agent.

According to the complaint, Hiland took items from a storage unit facility at 1493 S. Farming Road in Arbor Vitae July 27, 2011. He also took a safe from a house at 1488 S. Farming Road.

In other felony cases, Garit W. Mendez, 26, of Lac du Flambeau, entered no-contest pleas to charges of burglary of St. Germain Pharmacy Feb. 1, and criminal

Peoples Bank buys Marathon Peter Knitt, president and CEO of Peoples State Bank Holdings Inc. (PSBH) and Peoples State Bank (PSB), recently announced that PSBH has completed its acquisition of Marathon State Bank, which holds $106 million in total assets and is located in the village of Marathon City.

In accordance with the agreement, PSBH purchased Marathon State Bank for $5.5 million in cash and will merge the bank with PSBH’s primary subsidiary, PSB. The merger of Marathon operations into PSB operations is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2012. The merger will allow the Marathon City area continued easy access to banking services and expanded access to investment and lending services.

The $106 million assets deal marks the first acquisition by PSBH.

damage to property in a plea agreement. Charges of theft of movable property attempt of uttering a forgery were dismissed but will be read in at sentencing. Eight convictions of uttering a forgery and misdemeanor theft in Oneida County will be considered in the sentencing, which was set for Aug. 20 at 11 a.m. A presentence investigation was ordered.

Kimberly Sue Rhodes White, 41, of Land O’ Lakes, who agreed to a deferred entry of judgment (DEJ) Oct. 11, 2010, to an amended charge of misdemeanor theft, has breached the DEJ for not making restitution payments and a new agreement was reached with the court.

She must now pay $214.76 each month, compared to the original payment of $156.51 per month that started Nov. 1, 2011. Rhodes White was convicted of depositing a fraudulant $3,987.85 check Nicolet Credit Union Feb. 7, 2008, in Eagle River and withdrew $3,500 Feb. 11. She then attempted to withdraw $350 Feb. 12 and was turned over to authorities.

Scott A. Smith Jr., 19, of Lac du Flambeau, had his sentence withheld and was placed on probation for 24 months after entering a nocontest plea to a charge of uttering a forgery and two counts of misdemeanor theft.

Two other counts of uttering a forgery and one count of misdemeanor theft were dismissed.

Smith was found guilty of altering scale slips at Scharf Automotive in the town of Lincoln in July of 2011. He was selling metals at the recycling center.

Conditions of Smith’s probation include: restitution of $2,917.18 to Scharf Automo-

tive; restorative justice if victim agrees; letter of apology to victim; court costs; and 30 days in the Vilas County Jail to start Aug. 20, with workrelease privileges. He will receive credit for one day served.

Jeffrey J. Bauman Jr., 17, of Lac du Flambeau, was bound over on charges of second-degree reckless endangerment, party to a crime, attempted battery of a peace officer, attempted criminal damage to property and obstructing an officer. His arraignment is set for June 27 at 1:30 p.m.

According to the complaint, Bauman and Wesley Brisk, 20, and Brian Wolfe, 21, both of Lac du Flambeau, allegedly were involved in shooting a high-powered air gun at the back of a Lac du Flambeau Police Department squad car June 4 in Lac du Flambeau. The suspects ran from the scene, but Bauman fell and was apprehended. A motion to modify his $2,500 cash bail was denied. He told the officer Brisk and Wolfe were involved in the incident.

Brisk faces the same charges as Bauman, along with felony bail jumping and misdemeanior bail jumping.

A motion to dismiss was denied and probable cause was found he had committed a crime. His arraignment was set for June 27 at 9:30 a.m.

Wolfe faces the same four charges as Bauman and Brick, along with one felony bail jumping, repeater charge. Wolfe’s arraignment was set for 2:30 p.m. June 25.

Andrew C. Meshigaud, 26, of Lac du Flambeau, charged with strangulation and suffocation, and felony bail jumping, entered a not-guilty plea

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and a pretrial conference was set for July 17 at 11:15 a.m.

His $1,000 cash bail was continued, with the conditions that he have no contact with the victim and he not possess or consume intoxicants.

Meshigaud is accused of grabbing a woman by the throat April 30 in Lac du Flambeau.

Jeffrey E. Kulik, 28, of Lac du Flambeau, charged with two counts of physical abuse of a child, had a jury trial set for Dec. 12-14, starting at 8:30 a.m. According to the complaint, Kulik was taking care of his girlfriend’s children, ages 3 and 4, and allegedly placed them in a bathtub of hot water. Both children sustained burns and bruising on their bodies.

Joseph R. Miller, 19, of Lac du Flambeau, pleaded guilty to an amended charge of misdemeanor operating a motor vehicle without the owner’s consent, passenger, June 17, 2010, and was sentenced to 45 days in the county jail. In addition, a charge of felony bail jumping Oct. 14, 2010, was dismissed and he was found guilty of obstructing an officer, for which he was sentenced to 15 days in the county jail to run consecutive to the previous sentence. He received credit for 11 days served.

Vilas County Sheriff A total of 345 complaints were entered by Vilas County Sheriff’s Department dispatchers last week.

In addition to those with sufficient detail to report below, a review shows at least 21 vehicle accidents, six requests for agency assistance, two ambulance requests, nine animal problems, three attempts to locate, one report of battery, 13 burglar alarms, 10 requests for citizen assistance, six reports of criminal damage to property, six disturbances, two fires, two reports of harassment, 11 reports of hazardous conditions, two hit-and-runs, one juvenile problem/runaway, one report of lost property, six reports of suspicious circumstances, five thefts, 25 traffic violations, three vacation checks, three welfare checks, 28 911 hang-ups, one parking problem, utility problem, two lifeline alarms and one drug problem.

At least 26 calls were referred to the Eagle River Police Department and there were at least 18 informational or procedural entries.

In the past week, at least 15 people were booked at the Vilas County Jail, including eight for probation violation, three for disorderly conduct, two for failure to appear, one for failure to pay and two for resisting arrest or obstructing justice.

During the week, the inmate population ranged from 49 to 60. As of June 25, there were 60 inmates.

Wednesday, June 20 - 7:52 a.m. - A car vs. deer collision was reported on Highway 70 near Sunset Road in the town of Cloverland involving Michael D. Hencke of Eagle River.

Tuesday, June 19 - 10:30 a.m. - A one-vehicle accident was reported on East Big Portage Lake Road near Big Portage Lake Road in Land O’ Lakes involving Diana M. Stefan, whose vehicle left the road and struck a tree.

- 4 p.m. - A two-vehicle accident was reported at the intersection of Highway 45 and Logger’s Run in the town of Washington involving William A. Rose of Land O’ Lakes and Joseph Kuczala of Eagle River. Rose was cited with inattentive driving after rear-ending Kuczala on Highway 45, who was paused to make a left-hand turn.

Eagle River Police Among the calls received

by Vilas County dispatchers were at least 34 calls for the Eagle River Police. These included one 911 hang-up, one car vs. deer accident, one nonreportable traffic accident, three accidents causing property damage, one burglar alarm, one request for an ambulance, one report of child abuse/neglect, three requests for citizen assistance, one custodial interference, one message delivery, one disturbance, one drug problem, one report of found property, one juvenile problem, one report of littering, two parking problems, one vacation check, one request for officer assistance, two suicide attempts, two reports of suspicious circumstances, two thefts, two traffic violations, one utility problem and one welfare check.

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University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers dive into the depths of Crystal Lake near Sayner to make rainbow smelt

observations and take water temperatures readings during the lake-mixing project.

—Contributed Photos

Lake mixing started at Crystal in experiment to eradicate smelt SAYNER — In a revolutionary experiment to eradicate invasive rainbow smelt from Crystal Lake, UW-Madison researchers are in their first official year of mixing the lake.

During the summer, adult rainbow smelt live in cold water near the bottom of Crystal Lake, according to Zach Lawwon of the research team Using engineered equipment called a Gradual Entrainment Lake Inverter (GELI), scientists can pull cold water from depths to be warmed at the surface, thereby warming the lake temperature and eliminating the cold-water habitat smelt need to survive.

Rainbow smelt are expected to lose weight as the temperatures increase in Crystal Lake.

Lake temperature has almost reached 60˚F, which is the upper limit of the smelt’s thermal habitat.

After reaching this point, scientists expect to see thermally-induced stress impacts on the invasive fish population.

Crystal Lake has been chosen as a test lake for this project because of the risk of rainbow smelt spreading — nearby Big Musky, Allequash and Trout lakes can be easily connected in high water years. Furthermore, if successful, this technology may be used to remove rainbow smelt from other invaded lakes.

The Crystal Lake mixing research team is based out of UW-Madison’s Center for Limnology-Trout Lakes Station near Boulder Junction and is led by Lawson and Colin Smith.

Summer 2011 was spent designing, constructing, installing and testing the mixing system in prepara-

Gradual Entrainment Lake Inverters (GELI) pull the cold water from the depths of Crystal Lake to the surface.

tion for a full season mixing the following year.

To date, the 2012 field season is on course for having a successful manipulation, according to Lawson.

The project is expected to extend into the summer of 2014 in order to eliminate any juvenile smelt that survive mixing from the previous years.

Besides maintaining the mixing equipment, the group will be continuously

collecting data on the fish community, water clarity, plants and aquatic insects.

The mixing equipment has been enclosed by buoys and ropes are marked “No Entry” for swimmer safety.

Information sessions for the Crystal Lake mixing project are held weekly on Thursdays at 6 p.m. from June 14 to Aug. 23 at the Crystal Lake Nature Center, just west of Sayner off County Highway N.

Parades, fireworks set for Fourth Communities across the North Woods will celebrate Independence Day with parades, picnics and fireworks.

The following is a rundown of celebrations planned for Independence Day. While most events will be July 4, a few communities have selected other days for their festivities. A special fireworks display will be held in Land O’ Lakes Tuesday, July 3. St. Germain will have its celebration Sunday, July 1.

People should call local chambers of commerce to confirm dates and times of parades and fireworks.

St. Germain — St. Germain will have its Independence Day Celebration Sunday, July 1, with a crafts fair, rides and games at the St. Germain Community Park.

There will be a parade at 1 p.m. through downtown, followed by fireworks at dusk.

Three Lakes — The Three Lakes Lions Club will kick off the town’s celebration with a pancake breakfast Wednesday, July 4, at 7 a.m. in the Three Lakes School cafeteria, followed by a parade through downtown at 9 a.m. There will be activities in Don Burnside Recreation Park following the parade. Fireworks will be held at the park at dusk.

Eagle River — The Eagle River Area Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Center will host its annual Fourth of July parade down Wall Street at 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 4. Fireworks are planned at Hi-Pines Campground north of Eagle River at dusk.

Land O’ Lakes — There will be fireworks at the airport at 10:15 p.m. Tuesday, July 3, billed as “The best fireworks display in the North Woods.” A parade through downtown will be held at noon Wednesday, July 4. There will be a picnic at Memorial Park starting at 1 p.m. with prizes, games, food, refreshments and live music.

Conover — The Conover celebration will begin Wednesday, July 4, with a parade

planned for 1 p.m. traveling down Town Road to the park on East Highway K, where the Lions Club will host a picnic throughout the afternoon.

Phelps — The community will have a parade at 3 p.m.

Wednesday, July 4. After the parade, there will be live music, carnival games, inflatables, and beer downtown, followed by fireworks at dusk over North Twin Lake.

Sayner — The SaynerStar Lake area will celebrate Independence Day with a downtown parade Wednesday, July 4, at 3 p.m., coordinated by the chamber. There also will be food, games and a trout pond in the park from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Festivities also will include the Firemen’s Barbecue from noon to 5 p.m. There will be a Plum Lake Ski-ters water-ski show on Plum Lake at 7 p.m. followed by fireworks at dusk.

Minocqua — A full day of activities Wednesday, July 4, will include old-fashioned family games from noon to 2 p.m. in the park, a downtown parade at 4 p.m., a concert in

the park at 5:30 p.m., waterski show at 7 p.m. at the Aqua Bowl and fireworks over Lake Minocqua at dusk.

Boulder Junction — Activities Wednesday, July 4, will highlight the area’s extensive biking opportunities, as the theme of this year’s parade will be “Red, Bike and Blue.” Festivities will begin at noon with a Legion Post 451 gun salute at Veterans Memorial Triangle, followed by the parade. Starting at 6:30 p.m. at the airport, attendees can enjoy pre-fireworks activities, including food, music and an interactive dance party from 8 to 9 p.m.; fireworks display at dusk.

Manitowish Waters — The chamber of commerce will sponsor activities at the Manitowish Waters Community Center from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., including arts and crafts, food, beverages, live music by Brett & Frisk, raffles, trout pond and game tent. The parade will be downtown at 1 p.m. with a vintage plane flyover at 1:20 p.m. Fireworks will be at 9:45 p.m. at the community

center.

Lac du Flambeau — The celebration Wednesday, July 4, will include food and crafts vendors downtown from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and souvenir items available at the chamber booth. There will be a parade at noon featuring a World War II airplane flyover.

Presque Isle — The celebration Wednesday, July 4, will include a bike-and-buggy parade held on Main Street at 6:30 p.m. Food booths sponsored by area businesses will open at 5:30 p.m. There will be fireworks at dusk in the downtown area.

Winchester — The chamber of commerce will sponsor a picnic in the park Wednesday, July 4, from noon to 5 p.m. with raffles, food, games, music, volleyball and the famous bobber race.

Lake Tomahawk — The Lions Club will present its annual Fourth of July parade in the afternoon. There will be snowshoe baseball after the parade and fireworks at dusk.

Food and beverages will be available.

Nelson’s Ace names tool chest winner Nelson’s Ace Hardware recently announced that Jeffery Sowl of Eagle River has been selected as a winner of the Craftsman® Father’s Day Tool Chest Giveaway, an instore promotion.

The prize, a Craftsman® eight-drawer tool chest and cabinet, is designed with steel drawers, full-width drawer pulls, a bulk storage panel and durable casters that can carry up to 500 pounds.

“We’re pleased to recognize an area homeowner with this quality Craftsman® tool storage combo. It’s a great way to help keep organized, so he can find what he needs and get back to enjoying the summer;” said Tina Crane, store manager of Nelson’s Ace Hardware.

“And remember, great tools make great gifts.”

Nelson’s Ace Hardware store manager Tina Crane (left) recently presented a Craftsman tool box to Father’s Day Tool Chest Giveaway winner Jeffery Sowl of Eagle River.

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NEWS Vietnam Wall: FROM PAGE 1A great sacrifices made during the Vietnam War,” he said. “It was made for the purpose of helping heal and rekindle friendships and to allow people the opportunity to visit loved ones in their hometown who otherwise may not be able to make the trip to Washington, D.C.” The traveling wall will be escorted to Eagle River from Sugar Camp Thursday, June 28, at 12:30 p.m. The wall will travel via Highway 17, making a right turn on Highway 70, traveling to Guides Choice Pro Shop and finally turning on to Wall Street in

Eagle River, making its way through downtown and on to the Derby Track.

Donations for the Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall can be made at Peoples State Bank in Eagle River, and the Eagle River Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Center.

Any donations offset the cost of transportation and display expenses. Any excess funds will be donated to the Wounded Warriors in America project.

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SHOOT-OUT — The fifth annual Three Lakes Shoot-Out Radar Run and Fly-In were held Saturday, with a variety of activities for all ages.

The event was a fundraiser for the Three Lakes Fire Department, which is starting construction of Fire Station No. 2 this year. Some of the scenes from Saturday included: Above: A snowmobiler pulls a wakeboarder on Big Stone Lake during a break in the Shoot-Out. Right: Volunteer Debbie Riddle shows a ShootOut T-shirt to Brevin Rach, 8, of Monroe.

Below: Visitors viewed a variety of airplanes at the fly-in, ranging from a Light Sport to an amphibious aircraft.

—Staff Photos By GARY RIDDERBUSCH

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Three Lakes School Board increases school lunch price ___________

BY ANTHONY DREW NEWS-REVIEW ASST. EDITOR

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The Three Lakes School Board approved a 5-cent hike in school lunch prices and heard a review of the district’s Wisconsin Knowledge Concepts Examination (WKCE) test scores.

District Administrator George Karling advised the board to increase the price of school lunches, arguing that the student body is too small to sustain lunches at the current price.

“It’s hard to compete with Rhinelander or Northland Pines because they serve more meals,” he said. “If we could serve another 500 meals per day, that would obviously cut our costs

down.”

To keep pace with inflation and rising costs, Karling said the school has to increase the school lunch cost by approximately one nickel per year.

Although the board approved the 5-cent raise in all three lunch lines, they opted to maintain the current cost of breakfast at the school.

Meanwhile, the board heard a review of WKCE test scores from Dean of Students Gene Welhoefer.

“Our performance is fairly steady through the past 10 years,” he said. “Even though our enrollment has been shrinking, our performance is at the same level.

“If you look at the breakdown of individual test

scores, we’re above the state average,” said Welhoefer.

Three Lakes High School sophomores were the fourthhighest scoring out of the school districts in the Cooperative Educational Service Agency No. 9 (CESA 9) on the test.

Three Lakes fourthgraders scored sixth overall out of schools in CESA 9. The eighth-graders scored 10th.

“We’re holding steady,” said Welhoefer. “When you look at our students, we’re talking about six or seven students in each grade level who aren’t scoring proficient and advanced. We’ve identified them and are working hard to get them up to that level.”

The board also heard correspondence from three

coaches who resigned from their respective positions in the district.

Allison Dickman resigned from her position as a volleyball coach, Brian Fritz tendered his resignation as coach of junior varsity basketball and Tyler Maney submitted a resignation from his position as assistant high school football coach.

Fritz added that he looks forward to continuing to serve the district as high school football coach.

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June Marheine named marshal for Eagle River 4th of July parade ___________

Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C., about seven years ago.

“It was quite emotional for everyone,” she said. “I’m looking forward to visiting the Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall in Eagle River next week.”

BY GARY RIDDERBUSCH NEWS-REVIEW EDITOR

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June Marheine, a Gold Star Mother who lives in St. Germain, has been named the parade marshal for the Eagle River Fourth of July parade.

The parade is scheduled for downtown Eagle River Wednesday, July 4, starting at 11 a.m. This year’s parade theme is “Honoring Our Vietnam Veterans.”

The theme has been chosen to coincide with the Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall, which will be on display and open to the public at the Eagle River Derby Track from June 30 through July 4. The display will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily.

Marheine, who moved to St. Germain six years ago, had two sons, Ron and Richard Kitzke, who served at the same time in the Vietnam War. Ron Kitzke, a 20-yearold U.S. Marine, was just one month away from being shipped back to the United States when he was killed in Vietnam Dec. 27, 1967.

“He was a pointman sniper scout and was on patrol. He stood up and the Viet Cong pinpointed him and thwarted an ambush on his nine-man patrol,” said Marheine.

Richard Kitzke died in January of 2011 at the age of 66, collapsing while visiting a travel agency. His mother said he was 100% disabled from Agent Orange, the code name for one of the herbicides and defoliants used by the U.S. military as part of its herbicidal warfare program Operation Ranch Hand during the Vietnam War from 1961 to 1971.

Marheine said she was honored to be named parade marshal, though she was a little apprehensive when she first learned of the honor.

“Well, I am very honored.

I was just really quite surprised,” she said. “I didn’t

June Marheine, the Eagle River Fouth of July parade marshal, holds a photograph of her son, Ron Kitzke, who was killed in Vietnam.

—STAFF PHOTO

want to do it, but my children talked me into it. They said, ‘Mom, you have to do it.’ And so now I feel that I’m not only doing it because of Ronny and my son Richard, but I’m doing it for all the 58,000 moms and dads who couldn’t be here to honor their sons.”

Marheine said she will be joined in the Fourth of July parade with her daughter, Rochelle Urness, who lives in Minnesota, and her granddaughter. She has one other son, Randy Kitzke, who lives in Eagle River. He served with the U.S. Marines. The Gold Star Mother has eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Membership in the Gold Star Mothers is open to any American woman who has lost a son or daughter in service to the United States. On the last Sunday in September, Gold Star Mother's Day is observed in the United States in their honor.

Marheine grew up in a

military family. Her first husband, Ralph J. Kitzke, served with the U.S. Army in World War II. He died in 1972 from service-related injuries. Her brother was a colonel in the U.S. Army, serving for 33 years.

After raising her children to school age, Marheine worked in the admitting office at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Milwaukee for 18 years before retiring to St. Germain. It was in St. Germain that she met and married Alreigh “Fritz” Marheine, who also was in the U.S. Marines for 22 years. He died Oct. 31, 2011.

Marheine said she’s happy to see Eagle River recognizing Vietnam veterans.

“I was able to see some of the ceremonies for soldiers returning from the war in Afghanistan and I think, ‘Why couldn’t it have been that way for the Vietnam vets?’ she said. ‘It’s so wonderful.’ ” Marheine said she visited the actual Vietnam

Bob Jensen named marshal for Three Lakes parade Three Lakes Lions Club Parade Chairman and First Vice president Don Sidlowski recently announced that Lion Bob Jensen has been named grand marshal for this year’s 60th annual Fourth of July parade.

Jensen has been a Lion since June of 1976. He’s been a strong supporter of the Three Lakes Community and the Three Lakes Lions Club, according to Sidlowski.

“Lion Bob ran the Three Lakes Lions Club Fourth of July parade for two years, lined up the cars at the parade for five years and has worked on many projects including painting of the boathouse and representing the Three Lakes Lions Club at the Lions convention,” he said.

Jensen moved to Three Lakes from Gurney, Ill., 36 years ago. He and his wife Charlotte Jensen, have two daughters, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren who all live in the North Woods.

His daughters live in Elcho and manage a store there.

Jensen said he enjoys golf and working in his woodshop.

BOB JENSEN

The 60th annual parade will begin Wednesday, July 4, at the Three Lakes High School.

Staging will begin at 8 a.m. and the parade will start at 9

The parade While a jet flyover by the 148th Fighter Wing of the Duluth-based Air National Guard has been approved for the Eagle River parade, Kim Emerson, chamber of commerce events coordinator, said the chamber has not received the final confirmation for the flyover.

The flyover, usually with two F-16 jets, has been a highlight for many spectators of past Eagle River Fourth of July parades.

The chamber is encouraging everyone — families, businesses and organizations — to put together a parade float or themed display for the parade. There is no cost to be in the parade, and entrants are judged on originality, charm and theme.

“The Eagle River Fourth of July parade is a total volunteer parade and, without you, there would be no parade,” said Emerson.

For more information or to register a unit for the parade, contact the Eagle River Area Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Center at (715) 479-6400.

Parade registrations and check-ins and lineup assignment information will be available starting at 10 a.m. July 4 in front of the Eagle River City Hall, located at 525 E. Maple St. Stepoff of the first parade unit will be at 11 a.m.

The parade route will start on Silver Lake Road and continue down Wall Street, with parade units dispersing behind the old train depot on Railroad Street.

“Let’s show visitors our hometown spirit by participating in this year’s Fourth of July parade celebration,” said Emerson.

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Gold Star Mother reflects on visit to Vietnam Wall Editor’s note: With the Traveling Vietnam Memorial Wall coming to Eagle River June 30 to July 4, Gold Star Mother June Kitzke Marheine of St. Germain gave her personal reflections on visiting the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. She will be the Eagle River Fourth of July parade marshal.

One night shortly after the dedication of the Vietnam Memorial, I asked my oldest son, Richard, to place a pair of cowboy boots at the base of the gleaming black marble slab. They had not been polished or worn for a long time. They belonged to my second son, U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Ron Kitzke, who lost his life Dec. 27, 1967.

The cowboy boots, a 1966 Christmas present from Ron’s father and me, were the last gift we were able to give him. We sent them to Vietnam where he asked for them. They were among the first of his personal belongings that were returned to us after his death.

I read about visitors coming to the wall and leaving mementos of their loved ones. I guess it was a way of bringing something personal to the wall. Most parents felt that keeping memorabilia in a cardboard box just wasn’t right.

It may look and seem eerie to some visitors, but to parents who brought treasured possessions it had great meaning. It was our way of saying goodbye, something you are denied when war takes your child from you.

As I walked outside a few weeks ago to lower our flag in honor of Memorial Day, I thought about the wall. To show support for our troops, we fly our flag day and night, illuminated at night

by a large floodlight.

I thought of the young men and women who fought and lost their lives in the Persian Gulf, Iraq and Afghanistan.

Will we ever have a new wall where thousands of moms and dads will make an annual trek to place treasured possessions beneath the name of a son or daughter? Will the Gold Star Mothers now have more new members — something we hoped we would never have again? Will more tearstained letters, Purple Hearts, childhood teddy bears and plastic roses find their way to a new wall?

Those who fought and came home and those still in the fields of battle are in my thoughts every hour of every day. I hope they will all return safely and return soon.

The memorial wall evokes more tears and emotions than any other visited monument in Washington, D.C. Your escort, usually a Vietnam veteran, will take you to the spot where you will find the name of your loved one. You walk as though on hallowed ground. It is hard to realize that no one is really buried here — we stop, we find the place. I touch the wall and it seems my heart stops. I find it hard, too hard, to breathe.

I kiss Ron’s name as a thousand wonderful memories come flooding past and also one bad nightmarish night in December of 1967 when I opened our door to find two Marines in dress blues standing there to inform me of life’s greatest tragedy.

It was spring when we visited the wall. I was so cold when I touched Ron’s name my teeth chattered. It hurts, oh Lord, how it hurts!

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a.m. The parade route will travel north to Huron Street, and proceed east to Forest Street, north again to Superior Street, and finally will turn west through the heart of town before ending with a left turn onto Gogebic Street.

Grand Marshal Lion Bob Jensen will lead the way in an open touring car, accompanied by family members.

Sidlowski said all parade entries must be in place at the high school no later than 8:45 a.m. in order to participate, also asking that candy and other parade tokens not be thrown directly from floats, but passed out by side walkers for safety reasons.

“Passing out candy and prizes is welcomed as always and is a highlight of the parade for many children in attendance,” he said.

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VILAS COUNTY NEWS-REVIEW/THE THREE LAKES NEWS

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 2012

REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS

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VALUES BUS TOUR — The public policy organizations known as Family Research Council and The Heritage Foundation co-sponsored a Values Bus Tour rally at the Cranberry Products Inc. parking lot in Eagle River last Friday. Republican supporters gathered (left) as speakers encouraged the public to vote and oppose gay marriage and abortion (above). The bus tour gave attendees an opportunity to register for voting, while the sponsors provided pamphlet materials. Meanwhile, protesters congregated on the sidewalk of Highway 45 in protest of the rally’s messages.

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Vilas taps general fund for $520,000 to bankroll 3 non-budgeted projects ___________

BY KEN ANDERSON NEWS CORRESPONDENT

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The Vilas County Board approved tapping into the general fund for nearly $520,000 to pay for three projects not included in the original 2012 budget.

The new projects — totaling $519,778 — include an upgraded fire and emergency services communication system, a time clock system for employees and a router for Social Services and Child Support.

Finance Director Jason Hilger told the board, “We have a very healthy fund balance,” and it was his professional opinion to spend the money in the bank.

Hilger did not say how much money was in the general fund during the meeting, but Finance Committee Chairman Chris Mayer came to the media table and said it was more than $7 million.

The largest chunk of general fund money was to supplement the $1,236,709 fire and emergency simulcast communications project to be paid for in three payments of $412,237 each, with one payment this year and like amounts in 2013 and 2014.

Supervisors voted 16-2 to take the project cost from the general fund for 2012 and to budget the remaining $824,472 in 2013 and 2014.

Negative votes were cast by supervisors Erv Teichmiller and Mark Rogacki.

Officials say the project will improve emergency communication throughout the county and cover many of the “dead zones” fire and ambulance personnel now experience. The county Finance Committee considered bonding for the project or leasing the equipment, but chose to use the general fund, according to committee Chairman Chris Mayer.

“We will create a capital fund and budget the same

Jason Hilger is the new Vilas County Finance Manager. Hilger, from Antigo, has degrees in accounting and finance from UWOshkosh and is a CPA. —Photo by Ken Anderson

amount in 2013 and 2014,” Mayer told the board. “It doesn’t make sense to borrow the money when we have the money.”

Teichmiller said the cost should have been added to the refinancing bonding approved previously in the meeting, with a 1.4% interest rate.

“There will be cutbacks in other departments,” Teichmiller said, referring to finding those second and third payments in the next two years. “There are other needs that will suffer in doing this (payment schedule).”

Supervisor Ron DeBruyne also suggested long-term bonding should have been used to fund the $1.2 million project.

“I kind of feel I’m being held to the gun,” DeBruyne said. “This was to be financed by bonding. The system will be used over a long period of time and should be bonded over a long period of time.”

Supervisor Gary Peske,

who had been instrumental in developing better communications between the county dispatch center and community responders when he was in the sheriff’s department, had not changed his mind sitting as an elected official.

“This is a needed project, but now I’m looking at it from the other side of the table,” Peske told the board. “This project is needed.”

Favorite said the county’s financing will improve, without saying how.

“I can’t advocate kicking the can down the road, but we’ve got relief in a couple of years,” said Favorite.

Automated timers Saying there is a need to automate employee timekeeping functions to increase efficiency and accuracy of payroll processing and time-off management, the county board voted 15-5 to implement an automatic timekeeping system and taking $105,146 from

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the general fund to pay for it.

“We need efficiency and accountability and this tool performs both,” declared Mayer. “It now takes us three days to complete payrolls and this will take one person one day for a $23,000 savings in labor costs.”

The system is called Kronos and the information supplied to supervisors makes a “conservative” claim it will save the county $90,000 annually.

The system claims to eliminate “payroll inflation” which occurs either when employees round their time to the nearest 15-minute increment on their time sheet or employ the “buddy system” when an employee punches in for another who may not be there already. This is eliminated with finger scans unique to each employee.

Teichmiller found it distasteful to not trust county staff.

“I find it offensive having employees described as being abusive,” he said. “What about competitive bidding? Come back in September in the county budget and not the general fund. This is not budgeted and is not a wise decision.”

Delaying the project was echoed by supervisors Ralph Sitzberger and Rogacki, who wanted to wait a couple of months for the regular budget process. Concerning the lack of a bid process, county corporation counsel Martha Milanowski noted there “are times when we go with one vendor.”

Rogacki objected to the “constant flow” of unbudgeted expenses with Hilger responding that waiting for the budget process “will probably increase the cost and you’ll approve it anyway.”

Finally, the board approved taking $2,395 from the general fund for a host-on-demand router for use by Social Services and child support departments.

The real estate transactions listed below are being published at the request of many of our readers. The information is public record and reflects an index of each week’s transactions.

Property transactions exceeding $10,000 recorded at the Vilas County Courthouse the past week and the transfer fee: June 11, 2012 Headwaters State Bank to Benson Builders LLC, prt NW NE in 14-42-10, $86.70 Ellen Neese to Joseph F. Donlin, prt SE SE in 26-41-5, gov lot 7, $81 River Valley Bank to Hartlind Outdoor LLC, lots 147 of plat 874 in Birch Lake Estates Condominium, $1,200 Gehrke Family Trust 8/15/06 to David Mauk, prt NE NE in 25-40-6, $114 Joseph J. Fortmann to Dawn M. Stauffacher, prt NE SE in 29-40-10, $285 D.H. & D.M. Arnett Marital Trust to Bennett P. Berray and wife, prt NE NW, prt NW NW in 34-40-6, $2,100 June 12, 2012 Frederick W. Ovans to Mark Siegworth et al and Jill LeCloux et al, prt SW NE in 33-43-10, gov lot 8, $78 Richard S. Vollmer and wife to Thomas D. Rager Jr. and wife, lots 41 and 42 of plat 163 in Keystone Park, $907.50 Sean Drendel and wife to Joel J. Ceille and wife, lot 3 of plat 823 in Rest Lake Lodges Condominiums, lots 33, 34, 35, 36 of plat 263 in Rest Lake, prt NE NW in 9-42-5, gov lot 2, $1,305 June 13, 2012 Dennis A. Porter Trust #8947 to Thomas L. Williams and wife, prt NE NW in 1342-10, $112.50 David C. Hall and wife to Marc A. Wicklund and wife, prt NE NE in 17-40-9, gov lot 1, prt SW SW in 9-40-9, prt NW NW in 16-40-9, gov lot 1, $645 Wolf River Community Bank to Eugene A. Bauer and wife, prt SE SE in 25-40-9, $615 June 15, 2012 Judson P. Cuttino to Matthew T. Regan and wife and Julie-An Marie Talano and husband, prt SE SE in 541-12, gov lot 3, plat 663 omitted lands in 5-41-12, prt NW NE in 4-41-12, gov lot 1, prt SW NW in 4-41-12, gov lot 3, prt NW SW in 4-41-12, gov lot 4, prt SW SW, prt NW NW, prt NE NW in 4-41-12, omitted lands in 4-41-12, prt NE SE in 5-41-12, gov lot 2, prt SE SW in 33-42-12, gov lot 6, prt SW SE in 33-42-12, gov lot 7, prt SE SE in 33-42-12, gov lot 8, plat 656 of omitted lands in 33-42-12, prt SW SW in 3442-12, gov lot 4, prt NW SW in 34-42-12, gov lot 5, plat 662 of omitted lands in 34-42-12, $1,800 Potts Family Trust 12/17 /92 to Matthew T. Regan and wife and Julie-An Marie Talano and husband, prt SE SE in 5-41-12, gov lot 3, plat 663 omitted lands in 5-41-12, prt NW NE in 4-41-12, gov lot 1, prt SW NW in 4-41-12, gov lot 3, prt NW SW in 4-41-12, gov lot 4, prt SW SW, prt NW

NW, prt NE NW, plat 661 omitted lands 4-41-12, prt NE SE in 5-41-12, gov lot 2, prt SE SW in 33-42-12, gov lot 6, prt SW SE in 33-42-12, gov lot 7, prt SE SE in 33-42-12, gov lot 8, plat 656 of omitted lands in 33-42-12, prt SW SW in 3442-12, gov lot 4, prt NW SW in 34-42-12, gov lot 5, plat 662 of omitted lands in 34-42-12, $1,800 Shawn D. Jones and spouse to Richard P. Hefner and wife, prt SW SW in 26-406, $528 Brentlinger Family Trust 4/6/93 to James I. Boldebuck and wife, lot 29 of plat 201 in Morey’s plat GL 3, 5, 6, lot 10 of plat 202 in Morey’s subd.

GL 4, $510 Jeffrey L. Pinno and wife to Jeffrey D. Bolander, lot 3 of plat 781 in Lake Content Resort Condo, $495 William Priko and wife to Todd B. Brinkman and wife, prt SW NE in 16-40-9, gov lot 3, $390 Jack F. DeFaut and wife to Mary E. McLain, prt NE NW in 3-39-10, $234 Paul L. Hennes and wife to Stephen J. Skotzke, prt NW SE in 12-40-10, gov lot 8, $39 June 18, 2012 Richard Wiegand et al to Todd Wiegand, prt NW NE in 28-43-6, $234 John G. Sorenson to Julie Sorenson Welsh et al, Sue Sorenson Bechtel et al and Thomas G. Sorenson et al, lot 5 of plat 54 in Clear View Shores, $207 J&D Johnstone Revocable Trust to Michael W. Aubin and wife, lot 5 of plat 96 in Forest Acres, $87 Joseph T. Kneip et al and Debora J. Horzewski et al to James M. Wheat and wife, prt SE NW in 11-39-10, $234 June 19, 2012 Mark D. Burish to Peter D. Holzwarth and wife, lots 9 and 10 of block 14 of plat 355 in Turtle Lake Resort plat H, $210 Patten Industries Inc. to Harlan J. Accola and wife, prt NE NE in 30-43-6, gov lot 2, $1,050 June 20, 2012 Westby Irrevocable Family Trust to John G. Sorenson and wife, lot 4 of plat 54 in Clear View Shores, $1,035 James E. Steffen and wife to Kelch Declaration of Trust et al, lot 3 of plat 711 in Sunrise Shores Condominium, $417 William N. Olson and wife to AVC Campgrounds LLC, prt NE SE in 30-40-7, gov lot 4, prt SE SE in 30-40-7, $3,600 June 21, 2012 David J. Rehme and wife to Joseph F. DeBartelo Jr. and wife, prt SW SE in 13-41-10, $540 June 22, 2012 Mary Martens to Thomas E. Martens et al, prt SW SW in 27-40-8, $270 John M. Dougherty and wife to Ruschmeyers & Bugarski LLC, lot 9 of plat 348 in Turtle Lake Lumber Co., $75 Charles E. Bell Jr. and wife to John M. Boknecht, lots 1, 3, 9 and 10 of plat 119 in Big Portage Lake Estates, $1,290

Thank You The American Legion Auxiliary would like to thank the members and visitors of this community for their generous support of our annual Poppy Drive. Your donations were distributed to seven of the Auxiliary programs providing assistance to our veterans.

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VILAS COUNTY NEWS-REVIEW/THE THREE LAKES NEWS

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 2012

OUTDOORS The trout stream: a great place to escape I DROPPED a chunk of crawler into the current and let it float toward an undercut bank. A moment later, line peeled briefly from my reel to signal that a trout had taken the bait.

It was the crack of dawn on the Deerskin River, and I was fishing a stretch along the Blackjack Springs Wilderness Area. There was a slight corner in the stream and the fast-moving water was cutting hard beneath the bank.

You could call the outing an escape from lakes that are getting mighty busy as summer officially arrived last week — a time to get away from boat waves, engines and the congestion of a new vacation season.

All I could hear on this peaceful morning were the calls of a pileated woodpecker in the distance, a deer snorting over the scent of human presence, and the gurgling waters of a gin-clear river.

Wading in current was a welcome break from sitting in a boat seat on open water. Every year I get the urge to return to some of the wildest fishing country left anywhere in Wisconsin — the trout stream.

There is something about trout country that can soothe a soul in need of escape from the rat race of everyday life.

I waited briefly after my first hit of the morning and set the hook. My rod bent around an alder branch that had been hiding my rather tall frame. It felt heavy and the head chugs were solid, indicating a decent-sized fish.

Hoping for the best, I broke cover and got out into the stream for the fight. The fish was still deep in the hole when I emerged, but soon I got my first glimpse of what appeared to be a fat, feisty brook trout.

The fish was all over the place,

In the Outdoors By Kurt Krueger in and out of the undercut bank several times. But it never got my 4-pound test line hung up on the brush, and eventually I slid a net under the fish in heavy current.

What a beauty. An 11-inch brookie was flopping in the net. I went to shore to do the unhooking, mostly because I’ve lost nice fish before, trying to unhook them and put them into a creel in midstream. These trout have a lot of muscle for their size, and their slimy skin makes gripping them mighty difficult.

I took a couple of photos and just admired the beauty of my prize catch. God took some extra time when he created the brook trout. Their sides are a mix of green and silver, decorated with little red dots inside blue dots, a green camouflage back, an orange belly and fins you’d expect on a saltwater fish — deep orange offset by black-and-white striping.

I prefer the Deerskin for my trout forays because it is close, clean of weeds and offers a sand/gravel mixture that allows for wading downstream without kicking up a bunch of mud.

It is unusually wild for being only a 12-minute drive from my office. I’ve seen deer fawns frolicking in the water, black bear cruising the clearings, grouse drumming on their favorite log, beaver dining on the bulbs of some vegetation, and mink hunting in bank holes. Blue herons and kingfishers are common visitors, as are ducks.

Water rushing over gravel, trout taking flies from the surface and the music of songbirds are about the only detectable sounds heard between high ridges that guard the river valley from outside noise.

My first brookie was joined by several smaller trout before it was time to call it a trip. There’s not a fish I’ve ever tasted that beats the brook trout, coated with seasoned flour and just fried in a pan of butter.

Sometimes the adventure is the howl of a coyote in the distance. And when you see the fresh track of a black bear, in the mud of a small trail used as a shortcut between river bends, it can be quite exhilarating.

Best of all, it is a quiet and tranquil place in which to escape all those things and places that are part of the noisy, congested routine we call daily life.

With a congressionally designated wilderness area fronting a long stretch of its east bank, the Deerskin is a wild place. I haven’t seen a bear in a couple of years, but it’s the kind of terrain they prefer.

Like an old friend, the river’s sights and sounds bring back memories that were long forgotten. After many years, it seems there is a story to tell and a fish to remember from just about every bank and corner.

I can still tell where the beaver dams were located 20 years ago, when stretches were flooded and embankments from the days of the Civilian Conservation Corps were lost. Many of them have been restored.

There’s no better place to spend some quality time, catch a few fish and just take in whatever Mother Nature has to offer.

They do great battle in small streams but once netted, the brook trout is an incredible sight — one of God’s best creations. —Photo By The Author

Fishing with the Guides

By George Langley

Most fish species in summer pattern

The top three teams at this year’s Eagle River PMTT event included, front row from left, Rick Cummings and James Reiter of Chicago, Ill. (first place); back row, Jason Baratka of Phillips and

Markus Malyuk of Marshfield (third place); and Keith Krejci and Ken Krejci of Wausau (second place). There were 180 professional muskie anglers in the 2012 event.

—Contributed Photo

Numerous records broken at Eagle River PMTT event The Eagle River Area Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Center, along with local Professional Musky Tournament Trail (PMTT) sponsors, welcomed 180 professional muskie anglers to the Eagle River area over the weekend.

Sponsoring the event were Eagle River Inn & Resort, Eagle Sports Center, Eagle Waters Resort, Bayside Motor Lodge, Best Western Derby Inn, Bridgewater Inn, Hiawatha Lodge and Inn, Peoples State Bank of Eagle River, Trig’s and Wild Eagle Lodge.

The participating teams represented muskie anglers from throughout the United States and Canada.

The PMTT anglers started on Eagle Lake at 7 a.m. Saturday morning, where they fished the 10 lakes on the Eagle River side of the Eagle River Chain for the entire tournament.

Fishing hours Saturday were from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Fifty-seven muskies of 30 inches or greater were registered Saturday, setting an alltime record for muskies caught and released in a single day, according to event organizers.

On Sunday, anglers caught and released 30 muskies of 30 inches or greater, setting an all-time, 14-year PMTT record number of muskies caught and released for a two-day total.

Along with those two records was a record number of total fish caught and released by the top 10 placing teams — 35 muskies.

There were 10 teams that placed in the tournament with fish registering at 30 inches and up to 473⁄4 inches.

There also were many smaller muskies caught throughout the tournament as well several muskies going after the bait but not making the bite.

“Eagle River continues to be a great muskie fishery as shown by the number of fish

caught during this year’s ideal fishing conditions,” said Tim Widlacki, president and tournament director of the PMTT. The PMTT tournament is a catch-and-release tournament. Fishing conditions for this year’s tournament were ideal for muskie fishing for both days of the tournament.

The largest fish of the event was caught and released Sunday on a rubber bait and measured 473⁄4 inches by the team of Keith Krejci and Ken Krejci, both of Wausau.

The duo placed second in the tournament after adding 41½-inch and 363⁄4-inch muskies.

The largest fish caught and released Saturday measured 47 inches by Jason Baratka of Phillips and Markus Malyuk of Marshfield.

Each team received $500 for catching and releasing the largest fish of the day.

First place in the PMTT went to James Reiter and Ric

Cummings, both of Chicago, Ill. They won the tournament after catching six muskies — 43¾ inches, 42 inches, 36½ inches, 34 inches, 33½ inches and 33 inches — all on the Rizzo Riz. With their win in the Eagle River PMTT tournament, they took home $12,500 in cash and two trophies.

Second place went to Keith Krejci and Ken Krejci, both of Wausau, who caught a triple of 47¾ inches, 41½ inches and 36¾ inches to win second place using rubber baits.

Third place went to Jason Baratka of Phillips and Markus Malyuk of Marshfield. They caught and released a quad of 47 inches, 36¼ inches, 33½ inches and 33 inches.

Other local anglers placing in the top 10 teams were Matt Raley and Jeff Remortel, both of Minocqua.

For more information on the PMTT, visit promusky. com.

As anglers enter the midsummer period, things look pretty good for some nice fishing in general out there. The weeds are now growing to the surface in many places and providing nice cover for fish, not to mention feeding points for the bigger predator fish.

Water temperatures are in the 70s for the most part, just becoming comfortable for swimmers. The North Woods has received a lot of rain lately, so some of the lake levels are on the rise. Expect a mosquito hatch because of the rain, and take some repellent along. Lake flies also have been present.

If you are going fishing during the daytime, expect a lot of boat traffic as it is now the heart of the tourist season and there will be a lot of activity on the water.

Walleye fishing has improved as the mayfly hatch has started to come to an end. The fish are now hitting minnows or leeches and crawlers equally. They are moving back to weeds and brush piles and are holding in those areas during the daytime. The fishing is the best each evening, so get out there and enjoy those quieter times on the water. One-sixteenth- or oneeighth-ounce jigs work best with spin rods, or use slip bobbers over those weeds or piles.

Bass fishing is in a strong summer pattern now, with the largemouths in the shallow weeds and feeding with abandon. They’ll even be as shallow as 2 feet on some lakes, especially in bullrushes. Crawlers or plastics are working well for these fish, but also try some spinner baits and surface baits for them. Smallies are on the rocks, feeding on crayfish now. Any red, orange or brown crankbait will work well for these fish. They’ll be in 5 to 15 feet of water, depending on the amount of light each day. Leeches work best as live bait.

Northerns continue to provide great action throughout the area. They will hit any flashy bait thrown into the weeds. Look for the best weed cover on a lake to provide good action for these fish.

Muskie action is good, with the fish spread all over lakes now. The fish are in the weeds, out over mud flats, suspended or working cover. All bait types work well now, including surface baits. The PMTT muskie anglers saw a lot of action on the Eagle River Chain of Lakes last weekend. They caught and released 57 muskies of 30 inches or greater Saturday and 30 muskies of 30 inches or greater Sunday. While Wisconsin has a new 40-inch muskie size limit, the PMTT had registration boats on the water to measure and release fish.

Panfish are hitting in the weeds. Bluegills are still along shorelines on many lakes, and will hits worms or wax worms very well. Try some poppers in the afternoons or evenings. Crappies have moved deeper and are utilizing cover from 8 to 15 feet, usually brush piles of some sort. Perch are in the deeper weeds, acting like small walleyes.

All in all, it’s a great time to fish for all species.

Good luck and good fishin’.

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Local conservation warden Patrick Novesky works with the Catch a Dream Foundation to provide a dream bear hunt to a terminally ill child, but this year Novesky has a problem.

Catch a Dream has a child selected to go on the bear hunt this fall in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest east of Eagle River and Three Lakes. “However, we have no tag available and no prospects on the horizon to get one. I am hoping that somebody would be willing to sign their tag over to one of these kids,� said Novesky. “Because of the nature of Wisconsin bear hunting and tags being issued on the lottery system, it has become very hard to get tags.

In fact, all our tags to date have been donated by people from around the state.�

Novesky noted the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) does not provide tags for these types of hunts. “Of the hunts we have done in past years, two of the tags were donated locally, one from myself and the other from Richard Stoegbauer,� said Novesky.

The warden said the youths, usually age 15 to 17, come from all over the country to participate in these hunts. The program is in its fifth year here. “Many of them go through intense treatments that allow them to participate in the hunts for those few days,� said Novesky. “In at least one case, we have had to notify local hospitals and have them on standby should something go wrong due to the health problems of one child. But it doesn’t stop

A happy young hunter from a previous Catch a Dream program hunt posed with his bear. Organizers are looking for a tag for this year’s hunter. —Contributed Photo

them from their dream bear hunt.�

The Catch a Dream Foundation uses donations to fly the youth and family to the North Woods for about a fiveday period. “We have a place for them to stay that allows the family use of various facilities so that they can spend time together outside of the hunt,� said Novesky. “The child then has the opportunity to hunt bear with the aid of dogs and sitting over bait. We utilize both public and private lands, and have a nice blind set up for the sitter hunt that allows a guide and parent to participate.

To date, Novesky and his volunteers have had 100% success in harvesting a bear.

The bear is transported to a taxidermist where the child can pick a rug or mount of their choice. “Due to the cost of ship-

ping meat, we usually get the bear processed and the meat donated locally,� said Novesky. “Once the hunt is complete, we have a final ceremony and dinner in which all participants as well as the child’s family get together and socialize at a restaurant that we have all to ourselves for the night.�

The local dream hunts started in 2008 with the donation of Stoegbauer’s tag and since then Novesky has been an outfitter for Catch a Dream. “We have had children from Georgia, Alabama, Texas and Missouri who have received tags donated by the public to accomplish these hunts,� said Novesky. “The tags came from all around the state through donations from other hunters, but without the donated tags, we would have no hunt.�

Novesky noted there is no cost to the donor or hunter’s family. “Through donations of goods and services as well as the Catch a Dream Foundation, these are all expensepaid hunts for not only the child, but the family as well,� he said. “Everything from air transportation, rental cars, lodging, meals, licenses, clothing, the hunt itself and taxidermy, guided fishing trips for the family when not hunting and Camp Luther allowing use of all their facilities for archery, kayak use etc., are all covered.�

A host spends the entire week with the family and does all the driving, cooking and other tasks for them. “It has really turned into a great family event for these folks in addition to the bear hunt,� said Novesky.

The guides for the hunt do this on their own time and use vacation from work to make the week come together.

Novesky notes he does not do this alone, getting help from Camp Luther for lodging and other activities; Forest Lake Country Store for the private dinner for hunter, guides and families; Dan Klessig, Jeff Reevs and Eric Adamovich, who help with baiting and hunting; Herbert Hoover and family, who provide the private land and stands for hunting; and Mitch Ellis of Three Lakes Whitetails taxidermy.

If anyone has a Zone B bear tag for this fall, they can contact Novesky at (715) 3658948. The warden noted the youth permit transfer application must be received at least 15 days prior to the start of the bear season. This year’s bear season starts Sept. 5.

For more information about the Catch a Dream Foundation, people can go to catchadream.org.

BIG BASS — Matthew Ayvazzadeh caught and released this 21-inch, five-pound bass on a Vilas County Lake during opening weekend of bass fishing. —Contributed Photo

Boating safety class planned July 9-11 The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will offer boating safety classes at Northland Pines Middle School July 9-11 for four hours each day between 8 a.m. and noon for a total of 12 hours.

The successful completion of this program will result in certification, allowing participants to operate a motorboat and personal watercraft upon reaching 12 years of age.

Anyone born on or after Jan. 1, 1989, must have a certificate to operate a motorized watercraft in Wisconsin waters.

The DNR’s required fee for the program is $10. For more information, contact Alex Anday at acanday@nnex.net or (715) 479-9686. Callers can leave a name and phone number so Anday can confirm enrollment.

Two paddling groups plan various outings Mercer has two paddle groups meeting weekly for trips on area lakes and rivers.

Participants can take boats, life jackets, paddles, water bottles and hats. To make a reservation, contact Kit Bogenschneider at (715) 476-3446.

The Loony Paddlers, for women, will paddle on the Turtle River from Echo Lake to Rugger’s Thursday, July 5.

On Thursday, July 12, the women will paddle on Crooked Lake in the Sylvania Wilderness Area of the Ottawa National Forest.

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a fee for cars and reservations are required for the trip.

The Mixed Paddlers will explore Lake Pokegama in Lac du Flambeau Tuesday, July 3, meeting at the boat landing at 8 a.m.

The group also will paddle down the Turtle River from Echo Lake to Rugger’s Tuesday, July 10.

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 2012

SPORTS Sports Sidelines

By Gary Ridderbusch

Moonshine Run set in Eagle River The YMCA of the Northwoods will host its fourth annual Midnight Moonshine 5K Fun Run Saturday, July 7, beginning at the intersection of Wall and Railroad streets in downtown Eagle River.

The run is one of two fundraisers for the YMCA Strong Kids Campaign, which provides youths and families with scholarships for YMCA programs and memberships.

Registration that day is set to begin at 9:30 p.m., with entertainment slated for 10 p.m. followed by the race at midnight. Yes, midnight!

Early registration for the race costs $25, but racers can register the day of the event for $35.

“I plan on a great race,” said YMCA Program Director Julia John. “It’s the weekend after the Fourth of July, and people are vacationing with family. What a great activity to do in the middle of the night with your friends and loved ones.”

The YMCA will coordinate the event with a variety of local businesses and organizations donating resources.

“The sponsorship for this annual event has been spectacular,” said John. “The children and families will truly benefit from the generosity of our local businesses and organizations. We’re still accepting donations and sponsorships.”

Volunteers are a large part of the event, according to volunteer coordinator Shayne Wilfer.

“Each year, over 50 volunteers come together to make this event a huge success,” he said. “We’re always happy to welcome new volunteers. It’s a great opportunity to give back to the community while participating in a high-energy Eagle River area event.”

For more information regarding the YMCA’s Moonshine Run, its Strong Kids Campaign or to volunteer, contact the YMCA office at (715) 479-9500 or ymcaof thenorthwoods.org.

And remember, all event proceeds will benefit the YMCA of the Northwoods Strong Kids Campaign.

SOFTBALL CLASSIC — A total of 19 teams competed in the 32nd annual Three Lakes Softball Classic played last Friday through Sunday. Bucketheads of Rhinelander went undefeated and won the championship, including a 17-16 victory in the first title game. Elite Extra of Osseo was second, followed by Ignite Softball of Appleton in third and Cross Country of Rhinelander in fourth. Some of the scenes from Sunday included: above, Zac Dunbar of Ignite hitting a homerun; pitcher Dallas Lasche of Riley’s Softball from Portage lofting the ball to home plate; and below, the Ignite shortstop making an off-balance throw to second base.

—Staff Photos By GARY RIDDERBUSCH

Thorn to play basketball for UW-Stevens Point T h r e e Lakes High School graduate Ross Thorn will play for the UW-Stevens Point Pointers basketball team in 2012-’13, THORN according to a statement issued by the college.

Thorn, a six-foot, eightinch forward, helped lead his team to a Northern Lakes Conference title, averaging 18 points, 12.1 rebounds and 2.9 blocks per game.

A two-time All-Conference performer, Thorn was named

the 2012 Northern Lakes Conference Player of the Year along with First Team AllState and a WBCA Division 4 All-Star.

In the classroom, Thorn was the school’s valedictorian and earned a Wisconsin Academic Excellence scholarship.

Thorn will join seven other recruits who intend to play for the Pointers in the upcoming season.

UW-Stevens Point made its sixth straight NCAA Tournament appearance in 2011’12 and finished the season with a 20-8 overall record, the sixth consecutive season with 20 or more wins.

Tennis program slated Wednesdays this summer

Action-packed night entertains at Three Lakes TNT Speedway ___________

BY JEREMY MAYO SPECIAL TO THE NEWS-REVIEW

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In one wild night of racing Saturday at TNT Speedway in Three Lakes, fans saw a feature winner cross the line sideways, two defending track champions have major problems that knocked them out of features, a one-car rollover, two cars catch fire, tempers flare among crew members, and rain.

Duane Dunbar of Marenisco, Mich., won the feature in the WISSOTA AMSOIL Dirt Track Series (WADTS) Midwest Modifieds, Tomahawk’s Derek Eberl won the WADTS Street Stock feature, John Johnson Sr. of Lac du Flambeau won his second consecutive TNT Pure Stock feature, Gleason’s Brandon Langbecker took first in the TNT Stinger feature and Birnam-

wood’s Sean Thayer continued his dominance in the TNT Trucks.

The finish in the WADTS Midwest Modified was the wildest of the night. Dunbar pushed up the track in turns three and four on the final lap, allowing Tomahawk’s C.J. Hedges Jr. to charge to the inside. The two came off turn four side by side, leaning against one another. Hedges hooked Dunbar down the front stretch, sending Dunbar’s car skidding backward across the finish line, but still in first place.

The finish summed up a crazy race that more closely resembled a Pure Stock main event. Six cautions flew over the duration of the 25-lap scheduled distance, which was cut to 23 laps after the 25-minute time limit elapsed.

Of the 14 cars that started the Midwest Modified fea-

ture, only six made it to the finish, leading to several minor altercations in the pits.

The disputes were quickly resolved and required no further disciplinary action from track officials.

One of the big losers on the night was defending track champ Bruce Belland, who fell out of the race following an incident on lap two. The 14th-place finish dropped him from second to fourth in the points, and from one point to 10 points behind Hedges.

Hedges opened up a six-point lead in the standings with a runner-up showing.

Three Lakes’ Stan Rychlock moved into a tie for second in the standings with a third-place finish. Eagle River’s Terry Stebbeds and Hurley’s John Kallas rounded out the top five.

Racing will continue Saturday, June 30, at Three

The Greater Eagle River Tennis Association in partnership with the United States Tennis Association’s (USTA) Midwest section has launched Start/ReStart Tennis, a low-cost tennis program for adults who are either new or returning to the sport of tennis.

The program will take place on the tennis courts located at the Vilas County Fairgrounds Wednesdays from June 27 to Aug. 1, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. The cost will be $35 per person.

Participants can register at StartPlayingTennis.com.

The Start/ReStart Tennis program provides adult beginners the opportunity to develop their tennis game in

a short amount of time using aspects of the QuickStart Tennis play format.

The program features modified courts and equipment that aim to help new players quickly develop basic tennis skills in a fun environment, according to the association.

This program is a low-cost entry to tennis for players who also want to get involved in playing tournaments and participating in the USTA league program.

Start/ReStart players receive a USTA membership, Tshirt and subscription to Tennis Magazine.

Visit startplayingtennis. com for more information.

Lakes TNT Speedway. The night will feature a special for the TNT Pure Stock class, with increased pay for the top five finishers.

All five classes will be on hand for the show, which will begin at 6:30 p.m. with hot laps. Racing will begin at 7:15 p.m.

Three Lakes track team awards athletes at banquet

Results Midwest Modifieds feature: First, Duane Dunbar; second, C.J. Hedges Jr.; third, Stan Rychlock.

Street Stocks feature: First, Derek Eberl; second, Jeff Mullins; third, Ben Pitlik.

TNT Pure Stocks feature: First, John Johnson Sr.; second, Dan Schultz; third, Jesse Dettman.

TNT Stingers feature: First, Brandon Langbecker; second, Rory Radtke; third, Charlie Gross.

TNT Trucks feature: First, Sean Thayer; second, Erik Kessen; third, Ed Andraschko.

The Three Lakes High School track team recently held its 2012 season awards banquet, highlighting awards that were handed out to four track team members.

Trenten Stefonek, the team’s lone senior, was singled out as the team overall Most Valuable Player.

Stefonek took home the most points from the season’s track meets and also served as the team captain.

Caitlin Vreeland-Griffin was named the girls Most Valuable Player and was the

leading point gainer for the girls.

Hunter Raatz was selected as the boys Most Valuable Player, as he anchored various relay teams.

The Most Improved team member was freshman Justin Ertz, who coaches expect will have a great future in the program.

Letters and participation awards were presented by coach John Priem assisted by assistant coach Tyler Christensen at a recent school assembly.

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 2012

SPORTS

GOLF EAGLE RIVER MONDAY MEN’S GOLF LEAGUE

LAKE FOREST THURSDAY NIGHT MEN’S GOLF

Results of 6/18/12 Early division First: Van Bree/Lewis 125.

Second: Erickson/Lochte 123.

Third: Behm/Zirzow 120.

Fourth: Hughes/Hughes 118.

Fifth: Heimerl/Carlton 115.

Results of 6/21/12 Low gross: Bob Richardson 38, Chuck Olsen 40, Terry Bingham 41.

Low net: Paul Smith 29, Tom Stuckart 32, Tom Beyer and Tom Dreger 33.

Flag event winners: Bob Richardson No. 1, Jack Risch No. 2, Terry Bingham No. 3, Pat Bickler No. 5, Chuck Olsen No. 8, Bert Rehberg No. 9.

Low putts: Bob Richardson 11.

Mid division First (tie): Meyer/Alger and Nickolaou/Pateris 124.

Third: Groth/Fox 117.

Fourth: White/Paez 116.

Fifth: Biegel/Okonek 114.

Late division First: Missling/Holtzmann 133.

Second: Sabrowsky/DeRuiter 117 Third: Stephenson/Anderson 116.

Fourth: Kauzlaric/Smith 116.

Fifth: Curtiss/Belcher 111.

LAKE FOREST MONDAY NIGHT MEN’S GOLF

The Northern Lakes Eagles team includes, front row from left, Chase Tupper (Crandon), Jake Schlitt (Eagle River), Hunter Mathison (Three Lakes), Dalton Tietsort (Three Lakes), Matt Wilkowski (Three Lakes), Brandon Wallace (Eagle River); back row, coach Brad Bisnette, T.J. Harsla (Eagle River), Alek Helgeson (Eagle River), Tanner Beaman (Eagle River), Emerson Hege-

man (Three Lakes), Brent LaDuke (Three Lakes) and coach Bob Harsla. Missing from the photo were Anthony Briggs (Three Lakes), Thomas Edwards (Three Lakes), Riley Liebscher (Three Lakes), Josh Boschke (Three Lakes), hitting coach Larry Jankowski and pitching coach Brian Jankowski.

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Northern Lakes Eagles go 2-1 in first three games The Eagle River-Three Lakes American Legion baseball team won two out of its first three games of the season, falling 6-5 to Tomahawk June 15 before defeating Lakeland 12-2 and 3-2 last Tuesday in a doubleheader.

The Northern Lakes Eagles got out to an early lead in game one against Lakeland, scoring eight runs in the first inning.

Tanner Beaman was 3-4 at the plate, while Hunter Mathison and Jake Schlitt each added two hits apiece.

Dalton Tietsort, Brent LaDuke, T.J. Harsla and

Mathison each scored two runs, and LaDuke added three RBIs. “All the offense was plenty behind a stellar pitching performance from Brandon Wallace,” said Eagles coach Bob Harsla.

Through four innings, he gave up just two runs on two hits, while striking out four and walking four. Beaman came in to strike out the side in the fifth and end the game.

The team stole a total of nine bases during the game.

In game two, Lakeland brought less offense, but the stellar pitching continued.

The Eagles scored three runs on five hits, sparked by a two-out, two-run single from Alek Helgeson in the third inning. LaDuke followed with a two-out, one-run single.

Three runs were enough for the Eagles to take the game though, as Lakeland could only muster two runs after three scoreless innings with LaDuke on the mound.

LaDuke allowed only three base runners with two hits and one walk.

Mathison pitched the final two innings, giving up two runs on two hits and two walks. He struck out four

Former track owner Don Scharf gets win at Eagle River Speedway The question of whether former Eagle River Speedway owner Don Scharf’s No. 1 car would ever take first place was answered last Tuesday, as Scharf won the Pure Stocks feature race.

For most of the feature, there was no one near Scharf.

However, a caution flag with three laps to go put the class’ No. 1 points driver Ryan Valeria right on Scharf ’s bumper.

Scharf did everything he could to hold Valeria off, and ended up winning the feature.

“We made tire changes to go with the conditions of the track,” said Scharf. “I really

have to give Fritz (Scharf) a lot of credit for his help. With the tires we had and the condition of the track, the car just handled great.”

While the Scharfs were working on winning in the Pure Stock class, Phillips’ Mickey Nosser was just working on finding someone to help him in the pits.

The help he found was from fellow Midwest Modifieds driver Duane Dunbar.

What made getting the help from Marenisco’s Dunbar special for Nosser was that, for the second week in a row, Dunbar went into the night tied for the lead in the points championship.

Going into the night, Dunbar and Jesse Aho of Twin Lakes, Mich., both sat at the top of the points race with 202 points. It would take the perfect alignment of the moon and stars for both drivers to go through heat and feature competition to remain tied for the third week in a row.

The moon and the stars were perfectly aligned Tuesday night.

Nosser won the heat race, while Dunbar took second and Aho third. Those results were repeated in the feature race, resulting in Dunbar and Aho remaining tied for Tuesday’s race.

Hot laps will start at 7 p.m., with racing to start at 7:30 p.m.

Results Midwest Modified feature: First, Mickey Nosser; second, Jesse Aho; third, Duane Dunbar.

Micro Sprint feature: First, Mike Hicks; second, Jered Cech; third, Jake Reif.

Street Stock feature: First, Jason Jenson; second, Ron Van Dussen; third, Jeff Walters.

Pure Stock feature: First, Don Scharf; second, Ryan Valeria; third, William Ebben.

Junior Sprint feature: First, Ty Springer; second, Parker Retzaff; third, A.J. Kreager.

Golf scramble slated July 20 The 12th annual Y Golf Scramble will take place Friday, July 20, at Pinewood Country Club in Harshaw, beginning with registration and lunch at 11 a.m.

There will be a shotgun start at noon and a dinner at 5:30 p.m.

There will be two flights with prizes for first, second and third places in each.

Golf ball drop tickets will cost $10 apiece and will give participants a shot at a $3,000 grand prize.

GOLF CAMP — Golf Pro Brad Missling instructed youth golfer Duke Carson of Eagle River during a recent golf camp at Eagle River Golf Course. —Staff Photo By ANTHONY DREW

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Lakeland batters, holding them off for the win.

In the loss against Tomahawk earlier in the month, the Eagles had 12 hits, led by Harsla and Schlitt, who were both 4-4.

Beaman drove in three runs on two hits, and also pitched five innings for the team. He gave up three runs on two hits and struck out six batters.

Harsla also pitched two innings, giving up three runs on two hits and striking out three.

“A few defensive errors cost the team in the end,” said coach Harsla.

Winners named in ‘shoe’ event More than 30 horseshoe players from across the state recently came to play at the Vilas County Fairgrounds in a Wisconsin Horseshoe Pitchers Association tournament.

It marked the 13th year that Eagle River has hosted the tournament.

The Class A winner was Ray Groskinsky of Friendship with six wins and one loss; the Class B winner was Jim O’Loughlin of Adams with six wins and one loss; the Class C winner was Bill Matey of Appleton with five wins and two losses; the Class D winner was Susie Erickson of Eagle River with five wins and no losses; and the Class E winner was Nick Warwick of Eagle River five and no losses.

Results of 6/18/12 Low gross: Todd Stanek 39, Bob Richardson 40, John Gabriel and Eric Helgeson 41.

Low net: Jack Seifert 31; Mike Apfelbeck and Tom Boettcher 32; Pat Bickler, Todd Stanek and John Gabriel 33.

Fewest putts: Todd Stanek 12.

Flag event winners: No. 1 and No. 6, Bob Richardson; No. 2, Tyler Powell; No. 3, Dennis Carter; No. 4 and No. 8, Jack Seifert; No. 5, Rod Montezon; No. 7, Gary Simac; No. 9, Steve Silber.

LAKE FOREST MORNING LADIES’ GOLF Results of 6/20/12 Event: Honest Abe Flight A: First, Jane Ellett; second, Sherry Augle.

Flight B: First, Sherrie Mondus; second, Barb Mattes.

Flight C: First, Sandy Berner; second, Jeanine Mathieu.

No. 2, closest to pin: Marge Greb.

No. 7, closest chip: Marge Greb.

No. 9, longest putt: Sandy Berner.

Low putts: Marge Greb.

Chip in: Marge Greb.

EAGLE RIVER SENIOR MEN’S GOLF LEAGUE Results of 6/21/12 Event: Shamble, individual low net.

First: Mike Schindler 25.

Second: Jerry Gifford 26.

Third (tie): Bill Lochte, Tom Heimerl and Bill Wood 28.

Sixth (tie): Dean Dobbe, Dave Roberts and Joe Turpin 29.

Ninth (tie): Larry Bickelhaupt, Marty Schmidt and John Leverenz 31.

STANDINGS HEADWATERS HORSESHOE LEAGUE Results of 6/14/12 Team results: Bucktale Inn II 6, Sweetwater I 3; Kathan Inn I 5, Sweetwater II 4; Club 45 5, Uncle Kent’s II 4; Uncle Kent’s I 5, Gordo’s 4; Bucktale Inn I 6, Kathan Inn II 3.

Top ringers: Joel Clure and Linda Schoenfeld 14, Nick Warwick and Rick Garrett 13, Tom Croker and Lisa Ayvazzadeh 12.

Six-packs: Jim Rogers and Michael Benzing Jr. 3.

Results of 6/21/12 Team results: Bucktale Inn II 7, Bucktale Inn I 2; Sweetwater II 5, Sweetwater I 4; Kathan Inn I 9, Kathan Inn II 0; Uncle Kent’s II 7, Uncle Kent’s I 2; Sportsmen’s Chalet 5, Club 45 4.

Top ringers: Jerry Seideman and Rick Garrett 16; Ron Small, Deb Major, Linda Schoenfeld and Susie Erickson 14.

Six-packs: Linda Schoenfeld 4 and Kent Zdroik 3.

STANDINGS A Division W L Kathan Inn I......................53 10 Sweetwater II ....................43 20

Bucktale Inn II ..................41 Sweetwater I......................36 Sportsmen’s Chalet ...........31 Uncle Kent’s II...................39 B Division Bucktale Inn I ....................38 Club 45 ...............................27 Gordo’s ................................16 Kathan Inn II.....................14 Uncle Kent’s I.....................22

Results of 6/20/12 STANDINGS W Brigg’s Bar I ........................28 Pitlik’s..................................22 Club DeNoyer......................20 Kathan Inn 1.......................19 MR Land..............................19 WP Service ..........................19 Kathan Inn 2.......................19 Schneider’s ..........................15 Pine Isle 2............................14 Holiday Lodge 1 ..................11 Pine Isle 1............................11 Holiday Lodge 2 ..................10 Sweetwater.......................... 9 Leinie’s................................. 4 Brigg’s Bar 2 ....................... 3 Hi Pines ............................... 2

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Our View Vilas made right choice in rejecting ATV route The Vilas County Board of Supervisors made the right decision last week, voting 12-8 to reject an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) route proposal in the town of Phelps that would have utilized a six-mile segment of Highway A. We see the vote as a responsible decision to avoid putting ATVs on a paved county highway where trucks and other vehicular traffic is moving at 55 mph. But the vote doesn’t mean county supervisors won’t consider alternative route and trail ideas, for even this plan was just a couple of votes away from passage.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 2012

OPINION/COMMENTARY

Costs rising during recession THE GREAT Recession has touched nearly all Americans in some way. We see and feel the effects every day. It started with the Housing Bubble crash and the ramifications have filtered through the economy. For most of us, our incomes have not kept up, we’ve not had adequate pay increases, we’ve lost jobs, had work hours reduced, taken pay cuts and had to explain to our families how this could happen in a great country like the United States. Two weeks ago, the Federal Reserve reported that in 2010 median family net worth was no more than it was in 1992, after adjusting for inflation. The figure declined from $126,400 in 2007 to $77,300 in 2010.

For this Fed report, net worth is the value of assets such as homes, bank accounts and stocks, minus debts such as mortgages and credit cards. This stagnation will be an important issue in the 2012 national general election.

Making it harder to understand is the knowledge that just about everything important in our lives has seen costs go up. We pay more for gasoline, utilities, food, health care, new autos, college tuitions, admission to entertainment venues, airline tickets and building materials.

With incomes declining, how have businesses and manufacturers been able to raise prices during the recession? Consumers have been

People Make the Difference

By Byron McNutt forced to tap their home equity, retirement funds and savings accounts to make ends meet.

Many economists say the recession is not over. With many families at or near rock bottom, a solution to this crisis is needed. Voters will be demanding action from governments at all levels.

We need an end to gridlock and partisanship.

The message that the current economic path is unsustainable has reached the majority of people, whether they are in the low, middle or upper-middle classes. Politicians better be listening. * * * SHORTLY AFTER meeting my wife, about 44 years ago, I was showing her a family album.

When I came to an old picture of me and several other young kids I pointed to one and said that was my cousin.

His name was Arson.

I said Arson was a real mean kid. Having said that, she couldn’t help but ask how this kid became known as Arson.

“We just called him that,” I said. “Once he set fire to our bathroom at 2 a.m.”

“Heavens,” she asked, “was anyone hurt in the fire?”

“No,” I replied, “the fire never reached the house.” * * * ISN’T IT amazing that society allows such bad behavior by fans at sporting events? Just because fans buy a ticket to attend the event, should that allow the fans to act in a rude, disrespectful and unsportsman-like manner?

Unfortunately, we see bad behavior at all levels of competition — at little league, high school, college and professional venues. What’s wrong with these people?

Last weekend was the U.S. Open for Golf, a major tournament. The fact it was a prestigious event didn’t stop the drunk rowdies from the usual shouts of “You’re the man” or “in the hole” after the tee shots of the golfers. And, from week to week, it sounds like the same voices.

I can’t believe these adult clowns think their antics are funny. Once, maybe, but not 50 times in a row. I don’t understand why event sponsors can’t police this better.

Course security could politely ask offenders to stop, or risk

Every time we hear or see an advertisement for ATVs, there is a safety disclaimer that proclaims these vehicles should not be operated on asphalt. Some ATV enthusiasts disagree with that assessment, but the question is why county supervisors even advocated a plan that flies in the face of something manufacturers see as a crucial product safety issue.

Opponents of the latest ATV route plan made some very good points to the county board. Opening up one county highway to ATV traffic could certainly set a precedent that forces the county to open other highways as neighboring towns seek to conveniently connect with Phelps and trails beyond, most of which are located in Michigan.

Don’t miss opportunity to see Memorial Wall We encourage our readers to take time in the next week to view the Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall, which will be at the Eagle River Derby Track from June 30 to July 4.

The wall is engraved with the names of 10s of thousands of brave soldiers who gave their lives in America’s name during that war.

It stands 6 feet tall at the center and covers almost 300 feet from end to end.

We thank the committee of volunteers who made this possible and the businesses and individuals who sponsored the cause.

Behind the editorial ‘we’ Members of the Vilas County NewsReview editorial board include Publisher Kurt Krueger, Editor Gary Ridderbusch and Assistant Editor Anthony Drew.

* * * IF YOUR life is all sunshine and rainbows, consider yourself lucky and blessed. As you go about your daily chores, make an extra effort to be aware of the feelings of the people you come into contact with as they may not be so fortunate. They may have untold burdens on their shoulders.

Chances are, a good number of the people you see today could be dealing with serious problems, such as a divorce; a child custody battle; a serious illness such as cancer, diabetes, heart disease, obesity or debilitating pain; or sorrow.

They might be facing bankruptcy, a foreclosure on their home or business. They could have a very sick child or spouse; maybe they just lost their job or their unemployment benefits have expired. They might be To McNUTT, Pg. 15A

Economy stuck in first gear

We have no reason to believe that county residents have collectively changed their minds on that issue. We also believe that historic vote remains the guiding force for county involvement in future ATV proposals, short of the county trying to change it through another referendum.

Our half-a-loaf idea hasn’t been embraced by any ATV group, and apparently there is no room for compromise on the subject. That being the case, it might be a long time before ATV trails and routes win public acceptance in Vilas County.

being forced to leave the event. Sunday, after the trophy presentation, while Open Champion Webb Simpson was being interviewed by NBC’s Bob Costas, Andrew Dudley, 40, of Wallasey, England, (aka Jungle Bird Man) decided it would be funny to disrupt the ceremony by doing bird calls in front of the cameras.

Officials said Dudley had had a little too much to drink.

Wearing a Union Jack hat, Dudley was then whisked away.

Robert Reich

It’s possible that a majority of supervisors simply remembered the 2004 countywide referendum on the use of county roads and land for ATV trails and routes — where county residents voted by a nearly 2-to-1 margin against the practice.

There is also some well-founded concern that ATV business in the heart of summer will distract from existing recreation, doing harm to other nonmotorized elements of the tourism industry. To prevent that, we’ve suggested that any ATV trail/route proposals specify use only in spring and fall — the fringe seasons when fewer people are here and the tourism industry really needs the extra help.

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Anxious anglers hit Eagle Chain

Anglers competing in the Professional Musky Tournament Trail converged on the Eagle River Chain of Lakes last Saturday and Sunday for a series qualifier. The professional muskie anglers, ready to start casting, lined up for opening ceremonies on Eagle Lake early Saturday.

—Staff Photo By GARY RIDDERBUSCH

It’s always good to get a U.P. fix EVERYTHING IS good with the world today. I have had my Upper Peninsula (U.P.) “fix,” and I am now ready to face the world once again.

OK, so it’s nothing as dramatic as that, but then again, a fix of the U.P. is always good no matter what ails you, even if nothing at all ails you.

No matter where a person lives, it’s always a good thing to occasionally wander afield to see something different.

The North Dakota prairie pothole hunter needs to hunt the flooded timbers of Arkansas every now and then; the Montana mountain man likes to see what the Louisiana bayou looks like now and then; and yes, the guy who’s lucky enough to live in the great North Woods of Wisconsin needs to spend a little time in the U.P. every now and then.

For me it’s a matter of seeing some different trees, some different lakes and streams and walking some different trails.

Truth is the U.P., for the most part, isn’t that much

Trails & Tales

By Will Maines different than Vilas County, except that there are bigger hills, a slightly larger lake — Lake Superior — and more distance in between people, which is the biggest reason I like to visit Da Yoopers.

I headed out Saturday for what was supposed to be a two-day excursion to the countryside north and east of Watersmeet, all the way up to Kenton. In that considerable expanse of Ottawa National Forest there is a bevy of small lakes, some of them reachable by not much more than goat paths, which are favorites of mine for fishing and just plain getting away from people.

The rain was threatening but hadn’t yet started as I pushed away from a rustic landing on one of my favorite

pike lakes somewhere out in the middle of the forest.

A fair breeze pushed me to the east end of the lake which fortuitously enough was where I wanted to go.

The last time I visited this lake, some four years ago, I landed a nice 32-inch pike off a big downed pine tree at the east end and, since he went back in the water to swim some more, I thought I’d go see if he was still there.

I trolled my favorite orange spoon as I rowed toward the pine tree, and wouldn’t you know it, rain started spitting before I got there, not like the cloudburst that had me looking like a drowned rat the day before on a small lake up in the Land O’ Lakes country, but heavy enough that I had to stop rowing long enough to pull on my rain suit.

Casting the shoreline for the last quarter mile to the lake’s end, I hit a hot spot with a follow, three hits and two pike in the boat. Neither pike was big, maybe 21 to 22 inches, and both went back in To MAINES, Pg. 15A

RARELY IN HISTORY has the cause of a major economic problem been so clear yet have so few been willing to see it.

The major reason this recovery has been so anemic is not Europe’s debt crisis.

It’s not, as right-wing economists tell us, because taxes are too high on corporations and the rich, safety nets are too generous to the needy, and regulations on business are too onerous. It’s not even, as some liberals contend, because the Obama administration hasn’t spent enough on a temporary Keynesian stimulus.

The answer is in front of our faces. It’s because American consumers, whose spending is 70% of economic activity, don’t have the dough to buy enough to boost the economy — and they can no longer borrow like they could before the crash of 2008.

If you have any doubt, just take a look at the Survey of Consumer Finances, released last week by the Federal Reserve. Median family income was $49,600 in 2007. By 2010 it was $45,800 — a drop of 7.7%.

All of the gains from economic growth have been going to the richest 1% — who, because they’re so rich, spend no more than half what they take in. They send the rest around the world wherever it can get the highest return.

Can I say this any more simply? The earnings of the great American middle class fueled the great American expansion for three decades after World War II. Their relative lack of earnings in more recent years set us up for the great American bust.

Starting around 1980, globalization and automation began exerting downward pressure on median wages.

Employers broke unions in order to make more profits.

And increasingly deregulated financial markets began taking over the real economy.

The result was painfully slow wage growth for most households. Women surged into paid work in order to prop up family incomes.

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OP-ED/READER OPINION

There’s no indication of teachers strike Dear Editor: As a public school educator, I would like to respond to the “Our View” editorial printed in the June 13 issue of your newspaper. I can’t agree more that Gov. Walker now must unite the citizens of our state and find ways to fix the damage that has been done by his legislation. I would, however, like to address a couple of points made in your editorial.

First, where have you heard that strikes are being considered by the teachers union? This is the first time I have heard the word used as a possible way to address the elimination of public employee unions. None of the publications I receive from the Wisconsin Education Association Council have even hinted at the use of strikes as a means of changing what Gov. Walker’s legislation has done to unions.

Your comments assume that strikes will happen. How can you be so sure?

I feel your statement only fuels the fire for the general public who generally has a negative view toward teachers. Your paper has already printed an editorial sent by Mr. Zimpelmann responding to the possibility of strikes in the future. How can promoting this negative opinion of teachers be good for education when it is crucial for schools, parents and communities to

work together to provide a quality education for our children?

The other reaction I had upon reading your editorial, and one I’ve had often over the last year, is that people seem to assume that all teachers are in agreement with all union views, and that we all have the same contracts. This couldn’t be farther from the truth. What is your definition of seniority?

I have been an educator for the same district for 28 years.

To my knowledge the district rarely, if ever, made a decision based on seniority, and we have never had tenure. I have spoken with citizens who are misinformed about the contracts, salaries and benefits their local teachers are receiving.

Teachers are not the only employees of a district. In many schools, they are not the only ones who were unionized.

I would encourage people to take advantage of the openrecords law. Be informed and make sure of the facts. Talk to teachers. Ask them questions.

Let them know that what they do matters. Our children’s education will benefit greatly from having supportive communities who value teachers as professionals and treat them as such.

Beth Jacobson Three Lakes

Maines FROM PAGE 14A the lake since I neither wanted to keep any fish nor could keep any pike less than 24 inches according to Michigan regulations.

The wind died to practically nothing as I approached my landmark pine tree, giving me time to hit the water around it with several casts. On the third one I had a good hit and for a brief second, I thought it might be my old friend.

Instead it was a fair-tomiddlin’ pike in the 26-inch range. He gave me a good tussle before he landed in the net, only to land back in the lake a few seconds later.

I worked the entire lake over the next two hours, sometimes with rain pelting

me, sometimes not. It was all good. Three hours on the lake and not another soul to be seen. There were no more pike willing to do battle, but that was OK. Three were enough.

From there it was on to an even smaller lake that is reached only via what can only be described as a true goat path. On Saturday, after a lot of rain had drenched it for several days, its two ruts of clay were slick and slimy.

I never needed four-wheel drive, but I probably needed my head examined for trying to navigate such a track on a rainy day in the U.P. With visions of walking a long way to civilization — there was no reception showing on my phone — I decided discretion was the better part of valor and turned around the first

chance I got. My trout lake will still be there the next time I visit the U.P. Undaunted by my slippery slide back to the main gravel road, I headed south to a lake where I have caught literally hundreds of bluegills and perch on previous expeditions, many of them in the upper reaches of keeper status.

This little lake actually has a pretty good gravel road leading to a rustic landing and in between rain showers, I spent an hour and a half catching a bunch of bluegills and maybe the prettiest sunfish I have ever seen.

Unfortunately the size was not what it usually is, so as I loaded up just as another heavy rain shower started, the lake’s fish population was the same as when I launched.

It was getting on toward evening then, and it was time to make a decision.

Should I camp at a national forest campground a few miles away or give in to the rain and head on home?

I opted for the latter. As I headed south I could feel the looseness in my muscles and my mind, the result of a day alone in the wilds of Michigan’s U.P. I would have liked to have spent the night there, with some more fishing and waterfall watching the next day, but it had been a good enough day as it was and, just as my little trout lake will still be there next time, so too will the waterfalls and fish I didn’t fish for this time.

Something tells me there will be at least one more U.P. expedition before this summer is over. Life is good.

Sign not on Derby property Letter to the Editor: This is an open letter to the foul-mouthed individual who called the Derby office Thursday morning and told me to “take down the (expletive) sign” and hung up.

Not only, sir, do you have a very limited vocabulary and no shadow of manners, you are also unable to identify

property lines. The Walker sign that I’m sure you were referring to is not on Derby property.

If you are typical of Walker detractors, I can see why Walker won.

Audrey Decker, old enough at 80 to remember more civil conduct Eagle River

Majority supported Walker Dear Editor: On June 5, 1,334,450 Wisconsin voters exercised their right to vote for Gov. Walker.

Each individual voter decided that voting for Gov. Walker was the right thing to do for the state.

The voters took Gov. Walker at his word -- that he will bring Wisconsin's deficit under control and lower unemployment. Wisconsin's unemployment is already down to 6.2%, well below the

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national average.

A clear majority of fairminded voters decided Gov. Walker should be allowed to serve out his term and prove himself.

Jack Colby, I know you'll be disappointed to hear this.

On June 5, it was a majority of Wisconsin voters who decided what was right for Wisconsin, not just three men.

Uno Bloom Eagle River

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months behind on car payments, credit card payments and might be facing substantial student loan obligations without any job prospects.

Do you know how it feels to wake up in the morning without food in the house, money for rent, utilities or lifesaving medicine? Maybe a

VOICES

close family member has drug or alcohol problems or anger management issues.

How about a co-worker who has a son or daughter stationed in a combat zone?

What you say or do for the next person you meet today may have a profound effect on them.

Make reunion reconnections at Northland Pines Letter to the Editor: If I am perfectly honest, class reunions have always sent my heart jumping and my stomach turning over in the dance of “what-ifs.” But, those who know me best know that I won’t back down from a challenge, and so I go.

The entrance is always the scariest part. Looking directly back into searching eyes that are looking me over, and my own studying back in panic, wondering, “Are you a classmate or a spouse that I just don’t recognize?” Eventually, I settle into a groove, finding someone I know who arrived before me and can give me the reintroductions that are inevitably needed.

Always there are classmates who have never been back before — they are the ones who are hardest to see inside their middle-aged selves, unless you look in the eyes and study the smile. For our bodies, our hair and our very personalities have changed much since those four

FROM ACROSS THE HEADWATERS REGION

Compiled by Jean Fitzpatrick

Question: What are your special plans for Fourth of July?

Kim Ward, 41 Mother Lake Forest, Ill. “We’ll be staying at the lake to wake surf, waterski and tube. We have a bunch of guests over and barbecue.”

Howard Metcalf, 24 Military supply manager Kirkland, Ill. “I’ll be up here for Grandpa Best’s 80th birthday in Phelps and we will be boating, seeing fireworks and doing typical holiday stuff.”

short years ever longer ago.

Our teenage experience is driven by a search: the search for relevance (why am I here?) and not just that, but for most of us, if we are completely honest, a search for popularity.

Lesser are the search for the right date, the search for academic or athletic success, and the search for perfection in our appearance — all secondary goals we told ourselves might get us to the big prize: acceptance.

Bullying is discussed often today and, truthfully, sounds like it has become even a worse problem than it was during our childhood.

It makes me wonder how many people have empowered their childhood bullies by never returning to a reunion, never returning to reconnect as adults with those who knew them in those moments when the search for acceptance was strongest.

At my last reunion, I ran into a girl who I had always disliked and who I thought always disliked me. She had stolen my first love, but now sought me out. She had not been to a reunion before and, strangely, I figured she must still harbor an old grudge, too.

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Grace Bowling, 10 Student Benton, Ark. “We will spend Fourth of July in Arkansas watching the fireworks display from our backyard.”

families went deep into debt, using the rising values of their homes as collateral.

Then the housing bubble popped.

The Fed’s latest report shows how loud that pop was.

Between 2007 and 2010 (the latest data available), American families’ median net worth fell almost 40% — down to levels last seen in 1992. The typical family’s wealth is their home, not their stock portfolio — and housing values have dropped by a third since 2006.

Bottom line: The American economy is still struggling because the vast American middle class can’t spend more to get it out of first gear.

What to do? There’s no simple answer in the short term except to hope we stay in first gear and don’t slide backward. Over the longer term, the answer is to make sure the middle class gets far

Smiling, she approached me and said, “I just have one question for you.”

“OK”, I said hesitantly.

With an intent look and a smile that lit up her whole face, she asked me, “What the hell were we thinking?”

I just fell apart. The laughter we shared slayed a dragon, a dragon of hard feelings established at the age of 15.

I wonder how many refuse to attend their reunions because, like me, they remember a decided lack of acceptance. Like me, they remember how desperately they wanted to be popular and fell short, no matter what they tried. How many do not return because they were teased about something less than perfect in them or maybe because they were the bully themselves and they fear payback would be unpleasant now that they are old, fat, bald, gay or ____(fill in the blank).

What seems more true once you get to the reunion is that everyone is so happy to learn each other’s story, to share a little time, and to laugh like crazy teens in older, possibly middle-aged, possibly elderly, and possibly grandma and grandpa bodies. For in

presenting our current selves, the celebration is about who we have become and never again are we judged by who we were or who others made us into for four short years.

Perhaps there is some grace to be given as adults that we could not even think of permitting during our teen years on the planet “Me.” Perhaps there is still healing when the dragons that yet torment us in memory are slayed.

The Eagle River Union/ Northland Pines High School All-Class Reunion is coming up this summer on Aug. 11. It is the perfect chance to see old friends, both from within your class and those who graduated all around you. Come with your siblings, spouse or, if you are like me, your parent.

Don’t miss the chance to find that moment of mixing memory and present into a new and rewarding re-establishment of the high school friendships that have had a role in who you have become.

For more information about the reunion, visit eagleriverallclassreunion.com.

Sue Wilsie Govier Northland Pines High School Class of ’78

more of the gains from economic growth.

How? We might learn something from history. During the 1920s, income concentrated at the top. By 1928, the top 1% was raking in an astounding 23.94% of the total (close to the 23.5% the top 1% got in 2007). At that point the bubble popped and we fell into the Great Depression.

But then came the Wagner Act, requiring employers to bargain in good faith with organized labor. Social Security and unemployment insurance. The Works Projects Administration and Civilian Conservation Corps. A national minimum wage. And to contain Wall Street, the Securities Act and GlassSteagall Act. In 1941, America went to war — a vast mobilization that employed every ablebodied adult American, and put money in their pockets.

And after the war, the GI Bill, sending millions of returning veterans to college.

A vast expansion of public

higher education. And huge infrastructure investments, such as the National Interstate and Defense Highways Act. Taxes on the rich remained at least 70% until 1981.

The result: By 1957, the top 1% of Americans raked in only 10.1% of total income.

Most of the rest went to a growing middle class — whose members fueled the greatest economic boom in the history of the world.

Get it? We won’t get out of first gear until the middle class regains the bargaining power it had in the first three decades after World War II to claim a much larger share of the gains from productivity growth.

Robert B. Reich, Chancellor’s Professor of Public Policy at the University of California and former U.S. Secretary of Labor, is the author of the newly released “Beyond Outrage: What has gone wrong with our economy and our democracy, and how to fix it,” a Knopf e-book original.

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READER OPINION

Great crew put together fly-in Letter to the Editor: Smoke and noise! The 22nd annual Eagle River Airport Fly-in and Air Show was a resounding success.

More than 1,000 people were on the ramp and parked along the adjacent roads, taking in the amazing performances of aerobatic aircraft, getting up close with some really cool airplanes, speaking with members of the 82nd Airborne All-American Freefall Demonstration Team, and watching the local radio-control model club show off their flying skills with some smaller-scaled performances.

Even the weather cooperated fully, dusting the crowd with a slight sprinkle as the last aerobat graced the Earth with his wheels at the very end of his performance.

The air show and fly-in would not have been possible without a great crew on the organizing committee, generous sponsors, the airport staff

and the multitude of volunteers who gave tirelessly of their time on a Father’s Day weekend. It was definitely a team effort.

As with every endeavor, there are a few key people who are relied upon during the course of an event and such was the case here. Special “Atta-Boys” are warranted for Jim McCusker, our air boss. He kept the skies clear and performers safe while they focused on putting on the show for us to watch.

Jim’s senior captain airline experience showed, and was appreciated by the pilots who flew for our event.

Vern Kramer and his family, Diane and Case, gave their time freely and were critically important in taking care of the logistics needed to support the food vendors, services and activities enjoyed by the air show attendees.

Jeff Clark was instrumental in securing the Trojan Horsemen T-28 team for our

show. In addition to being one of the pilots on the team, Jeff is also the air show director for the Waukesha Air Show, and I relied on his experience heavily.

Jim Gardner and family have earned a community wide “nice job.” Jim singlehandedly sponsored the 82nd Airborne All-American Freefall Demonstration Team — they put on quite a show, bringing tears to the eye of many a veteran in attendance.

Sgt. 1st Class Derrick Fischer told me that of all the demonstrations and air shows he had participated in, our community was the friendliest, most welcoming, appreciative and easiest to talk with — and they want to come back next year.

Thank you for all your efforts!

Robert Hom Airport manager Air show director

UW-Madison students, researchers to administer AIS surveys in area During the week of July 4, UW-Madison students and researchers will conduct boater surveys across the Northern Highland Lakes District, primarily within Vilas and Oneida counties.

Boaters who participate will be asked to take a fiveminute on-site interview, then to take a logbook to record boating trips in the region for the rest of the summer.

Through the information gained from these surveys, UW-Madison researchers aim to identify which lakes are most likely to be invaded by potentially harmful invasive species.

One aspect of aquatic invasive species (AIS) management is the role that humans play in their dispersal, according to researchers.

For the spread of AIS among inland lakes, the typical pathway for dispersal is through boaters moving from lake to lake. By understanding

which lake characteristics are most desirable for different types of boaters, researchers can identify lakes most likely to be invaded next, then prioritize efforts to prevent invasive species from entering new lakes.

Key AIS prevention is given to species like the Chinese mystery snail, rusty crayfish, and Eurasian water milfoil.

Now in its third year of data collection, surveyors are working daily to recruit boaters to participate in this study.

“So far, we’ve had a terrific response from boaters,” said Ben Beardmore, the postdoc leading the survey team. “It’s great to see boaters getting so involved.”

Other researchers working on this project are developing models to predict the effect of lake conditions on the viability of key invasive species.

Combined with the data provided by boaters, understanding the connection between natural and human systems will be important in creating effective management strategies.

This project is a joint effort of UW-Madison’s department of Agricultural and Applied Economics and Center for Limnology. The students conducting the surveys are based out of UW- Trout Lake Research Station in Boulder Junction, and the project is funded by the National Science Foundation.

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