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Dancers with Julie’s Touch of Silver Dance Studio perform during the 44th Annual Downtown Appleton Christmas Parade on Tuesday in Appleton.
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MillerCoors employees get a preview Thursday of the company’s Holiday Lites display. More than 300,000 LED lights synchronized to holiday music light up the area around the company at 4251 W. State St. There will not be fireworks at the public programs, which are Friday and Saturday and Dec. 12, 13, 19 and 20. Public tours begin every 20 minutes from 4:40 to 8 p.m. Visitors to Holiday Lites receive a free brewery minitour.
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Madison — Wisconsin wildlife officials planned to shut down this season’s wolf hunt on Friday after allowing hunters to exceed their kill limit for a third straight year, giving rise to complaints that the agency had violated the public’s trust in how the hunt would be conducted. State law allows the hunt to run from Oct. 15 through the last day of February or until hunters reach the statewide kill limit. Hunters had killed 151 wolves as of Thursday, one more than the statewide limit, prompting the state De-
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partment of Natural Resources to announce it would end the season at noon Friday. That raised the possibility that hunters could further exceed the quota. DNR spokesman Bill Cosh had no immediate comment when asked why the agency didn’t make this year’s closure announcements early enough to ensure that hunters wouldn’t exceed the limit. Jodi Habush Sinykin, an attorney for a coalition of humane societies that opposes hunting wolves with dogs, said the DNR is failing to enforce its own quotas and violating the public’s trust to maintain a sustainable wolf population. “It really indicates a lack of
accountability and control by the DNR and a commitment to a sustainable wolf harvest,” Habush Sinykin said. “They chose not to be conservative. This is not how Wisconsin has managed other harvests.” The wolf season has been one of the most contentious hunting issues in Wisconsin in recent years. Wolf advocates maintain that the population is too fragile to support hunting; farmers counter that something must be done to curb wolf attacks on their livestock. Hunters began this season on a torrid pace, killing nearly 70% of the state’s 150-wolf limit by the end of October and prompting the DNR to
close four of the state’s six hunting zones where hunters were approaching or had reached or exceeded the zonespecific harvest limits. The pace slowed considerably in November. As of last week, though, hunters had killed 146 wolves. State statutes require the DNR to give the public 24 hours’ notice before closing zones; agency officials said they were monitoring the pace of the hunt, but they didn’t issue any closure notices. As of Thursday, hunters had killed 151 wolves, according to DNR data. Agency officials then announced they would close Zone 6, which includes the southern twothirds of the state, early Fri-
property. Of the planned 48 niches 24 are already sold, he said, and
and passers-by — people out drinking, kids on skateboards — who might not dis-
umbarium couldn’t8,be built December 2014 5:21 and pm / there’s another one in inside the church, according Brookfield, in a residential to minutes of the meeting. neighborhood, without a
day morning and close Zone 3, a narrow swath of northwestern Wisconsin, at noon Friday. That means hunters in Zone 6 could continue hunting Thursday afternoon and hunters in Zone 3 had all Thursday afternoon and Friday morning to stay in the woods. Hunters have gone over their limit in each of the last two seasons as well. In 2013, they killed 257 wolves, six more than they were allowed. In 2012, they killed 116 wolves, one more than the limit. The DNR’s latest estimates put the wolf population at somewhere between 660 and 689 animals. The agency’s goal is 350 wolves.
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Spectators gather to watch Okauchee’s annual community tree lighting event in front of Bergmann & Hohm Dental Group on Thursday, Dec. 4. See more photos on Page 12.
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grown into such an impressive tennis player that she could hold her own against most boys his team goes against. Vraney said she’s coached
Past winner 2013: Lexi Keberle, West Bend East deserving (of the honors), but nobody has accomplished what Lexi has accomplished,” Vraney said. “(Given her talent), I don’t think people will be surprised.” Most opponents walked on the court outmatched by Keberle. She faced better 1, competition at/ state, December 2014 9:29 pm but her consistency was unmatched by anyone else. Her
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THINGS TO DO Hales Corners plans tree-lighting event
with the children’s One-Room Christmas program at 3 p.m., also includes three nondenominational Christmas services — at 4 p.m., 5:30 p.m., and 7 p.m. Snacks and refreshments will be served in the Old Town Hall after each service. Visitors will also be able to tour the Franklin’s six historical buildings, preserved by the society. For more information about the historical society, visit www.FranklinHistory.net.
Hales Corners — The Annual Village Tree Lighting Ceremony will take place at 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6. Festivities start in the Hales Corners Library’s lower level parking lot with a performance by the Whitnall Middle School Band, Santa’s arrival by fire truck, and the tree lighting. At 6:30 p.m., the event continues in the library’s Hunt Room for holiday stories with Youth Services librarian Patrick Lodge, a visit with Santa and refreshments.
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Above: Mountain climber Andy Land, 52, drags a vehicle tire up a slope at Buttermilk Park in Fond du Lac on Nov. 13 while training for his most ambitious trek yet: an attempt to reach the summit of Mt. Everest in the spring of 2015. Land, a hospice nurse for nearly 15 years, has raised $75,000 but would like to hit $1 million in his Climbing for Hospice campaign for the Hospice Organization & Palliative Experts (HOPE) of Wisconsin, a membership organization for all hospice and palliative care programs in the state. Below: The full-body down parka Land will wear while attempting to reach the summit of Mt. Everest hangs in the basement of his Fond du Lac home. his guide service, International Mountain Guides based in Ashford, Washington, has never lost a client on Everest. If Land makes the summit, he would join an elite group of about 5,000 people in the world and 500 from the U.S. to make it to the top and survive. Land knows of only four others from Wisconsin to have accomplished the feat. ‘‘You’re going to die of something, not that I want to die on that mountain, but I want to live my life,’’ Land said. ‘‘Tomorrow is promised to no one,’’ he said. ‘‘If anything, you learn in hospice that you need to go and live as well as you can every single day. I’ve never had anyone (in hospice) tell me they wished they had made more money in their life.’’ Land trains twice a day, seven days a week. Jeff One of Land’s patients vations before an attempt ‘‘Will I be scared? No Barnes, an athletic trainer was at8,the summit. December 2014 6:12 pm / and certified strength and question about it,’’ Land was Susan Ahern, who He likens mountaineerconditioning specialist, said of his Everest climb. diagnosed with cancer in ‘‘I’ll turn around if I need December 2012. She spent ing to what a patient and
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called smog standard is necessary to protect Americans from air pollution. However, Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce quickly dubbed the proposal a Thanksgiving turkey. If the rule is formalized, groundlevel ozone would be restricted to a range of 65 to 70 parts per billion (ppb). The agency also will take comments on the possibility of tightening the standard even more, to 60 ppb. The new standard is not irrelevant to the Northwoods. Under the current allowable level of 75 ppb, the Northwoods is considered safely smog-free. However, if the standard is lowered to
By Richard Moore of The Lakeland Times
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Finding a solution to a potentially problematic bridge will likely be expensive and a headache, town of Minocqua Chairperson Mark Hartzheim said last week. So he’s calling in the lawyers. In an interview, Hartzheim said he See ROAD . . . page 23
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SIGHTING IN THE DEER RIFLE AT IRPC BEFORE SATURDAY’S HUNT
The traditional nine-day Wisconsin gun deer hunting season gets underway on Saturday, Nov. 22, and all across the Northland deer hunters have been sighting in their rifles this week, making sure they fire straight and accurately. At Indianhead Rifle & Pistol Club in Spooner on Saturday, Nov. 15, Kevin Johnson, under the watchful eye of IRPC member Dan Makosky on the spotting scope, had little trouble putting the bullet where it needed to be. The IRPC shooting range will be open to hunters wanting to sight in this week from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, November 19-21. A hot soup lunch will be available on the grounds to help hunters cut the November chill. IRPC members will be on hand to help shooters. Photo by Bill Thornley
Gun deer hunt starts on Saturday; ‘Bucks Only’ in North BY BILL THORNLEY SPOONER– Deer hunting is a part of the Wisconsin lifestyle, a tradition as old as the hills themselves, passed down from generation to generation to generation. In recent years, many hunters in the Northwest have been unhappy with the hunt, saying that the deer numbers were low and the animals were not being seen. But on Saturday morning, Nov. 22, when the 2014 gun deer season opens, more than 60,000 are expected to head out into the high hills and secluded swamps once again. Deer hunters in Wisconsin killed 229,890 deer in the 2013 gun deer season. That is a decline of 7 percent from the year before. Hunters registered 96,172 bucks and 132,090 antlerless deer during the 2013 season. Approximately 1,600 registration stubs did not specify the sex of the deer. Some rule changes have been enacted for this year.
The DNR has a new slogan: “The rules have changed, but the tradition remains the same.” The big change in Washburn, Burnett, and other Northern Forest counties is the implementation of a “Bucks Only” season, in part brought on by the extremely severe winter of 2013-14 that took a toll on a deer herd that already was experiencing low numbers. Nineteen counties in Northern Wisconsin – including Washburn and Burnett – will be “Bucks Only” this season in an effort to let the deer herd rebuild. Among other rule changes that hunters should be aware of this season – deer management units have been set up to follow county boundaries. Hunters need to be certain which county they are hunting in. All white and albino deer are protected statewide, including Chronic Wasting Disease-affected areas such as Washburn County where a CWD-positive deer was dis-
covered near Shell Lake. No CWD-pos have been found in the area since, but a baiting and feeding ban remains in affect throughout the four counties within 10 miles of where the deer was found. Reports from Minnesota indicate that the gun deer season there has gotten off to a slow start. Minnesota began its gun deer hunt on November 8. Through the first three days hunters had registered about 30,000 fewer than in 2013, according to the Minnesota DNR. Like Wisconsin, Minnesota has reduced antlerless tags in several areas. Many areas in that state, like Northern Wisconsin, are Bucks Only in 2014. What can hunters in this area expect? Early weather forecasts call for temperatures near 31 degrees. Heavy snow may make some areas tough to get to, but as always a hunter that puts in the effort may just be rewarded. Some good bucks are still out there in the North. ■
Washburn County Deer Advisory Council votes to ‘Maintain’ deer herd at current population; other CDAC groups vote to ‘Increase’ BY BILL THORNLEY SPOONER– Despite low deer numbers and hunter unrest during recent gun hunting seasons, members of the Washburn County Deer Advisory Council voted to “Maintain” the county deer herd at current levels during a meeting held at Spooner High School on October 29. Other choices would have been to “Decrease” or “Increase” the deer herd. Following discussion the council came to a decision. “The majority here is to
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Manawa Natives Complete EAGALA Certification MANAWA - From October 23rd – 25th, Vicki Bartelt and daughter, Tory Suehs, Manawa natives, along with Troy Kuntz, Marshfield, attended and completed an EAGALA part II Certification program in Minnesota. Not all therapy using horses involves riding. Un-
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Santa Claus waves to the crowd at the end of the 2014 Milwaukee Holiday Parade on Saturday. Since 1927, the parade has been a holiday tradition featuring about 100 units including marching bands, floats, giant helium balloons, local personalities, costumed characters, live animals, specialty vehicles and, of course, Santa Claus. To see a photo gallery, go to jsonline.com.photos.
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Callie Ardnet, 3, of Millburn School in Wadsworth, Ill., gets help from Callie Hiett with picking out a pumpkin at Jerry Smith Pumpkin Farm on Tuesday.
Despite a few scars, pumpkins look good Farm-grown pumpkin patches ■ Jerry Smith Pumpkin Farm, 7150 18th St. (highways L and EA), 262-859-2645, www.smithpumpkinfarm.com ■ Meyer Family Farms, 22201 Highway 50 in Salem, 262-620-1039, https://www.facebook. com/MeyerFamilyFarmsVegetableStand ■ Happ’s Pumpkin Patch, 24142 Wilmot Road in Trevor (one block west of Highway 83). 262-862-6515 ■ Thompson Strawberry Farm, 14000 75th St. in Bristol, 262-857-2353, http:// www.thompsonstrawberryfarm.com
BY JILL TATGE-ROZELL “There are some that do have some jrozell@kenoshanews.com character to them,” Meyer said, referring to the scars. The faces of a few of this year’s Joe Smith, of Jerry Smith Pumpkin jack-o’-lanterns may have more scars, Farm, 7150 18th St., said the novelty carved by heavy rains early in the ornamentals, gourds and squash also season that damaged the flesh of the took a beating early in the season. pumpkins. “The cold, wet spring was a probHowever, Kenosha County growers lem,” he said. “We don’t have a lot of say seeds winter squash or gourds.” planted later More photos But, he reported the shape and size in the seaof the regular pumpkin crop is better son enjoyed KenoshaNews.com/Photos than average. better condi“Usually you have too many small tions, resulting in a good yield. “The overall crop is pretty decent,” ones,” Smith said. “This year the pumpkins have good shape and a said Jimmy Meyer, of Meyer Family good size to them.” Farms Vegetable Stand on Highway The 25 acres of pumpkins planted 50 just east of Paddock Lake. at Thompson Strawberry Farm, 14000 According to statewide reports, 75th St., are also reportedly a good Illinois, which grows nearly half of the country’s pumpkins, and Wiscon- size this year. “We don’t grow really huge ones here,” Marcia Thompson sin are both yielding a slightly better said. “They are a good than average crop. Ohio, on the otherDecember 8, 2014 6:45 pm / carving size. It hand, is experiencing a bumper crop. is a pretty good year.” At Thompson’s, which is strictly a Meyer said the seeds that went in
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Wisconsin has joined 16 other states in a joint lawsuit seeking to block President Barack Obama’s executive action on immigration. The 17-state coalition led by Texas is suing over Obama’s recently announced executive actions on immigration, arguing in a lawsuit filed Wednesday that the move “tramples” key portions of the U.S. Constitution. Many top Republicans have denounced Obama’s unilateral move, which was designed to spare as many as 5 million people living illegally in the United States from deportation. Gov. Scott Walker, a Republican mulling a 2016 presidential run, requested that Republican Attorney General J.B. Van
collaborative federal action. Texas Gov.-elect Gregg Abbott filed the formal legal challenge in federal court in the Southern District of Texas. His state is joined by other mostly conservative ones, largely in the South and Midwest — Alabama, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, South Dakota, Utah, West Virginia and the Carolinas. They aren’t seeking monetary damages, but instead want the courts to block Obama’s actions. While Abbott had pledged for weeks that his state would sue, the span of the coalition Texas put together surprised both proponents and opponents of the executive order. Announced Nov. 20, Obama’s
and to hundreds of thousands deportation matters, and dozens of legal scholars have already more young people. The lawsuit raises two major written in support of Obama’s objections: that Obama violated executive actions on the issue. Republican presidents, includthe “Take Care Clause” of the U.S. Constitution — which Abbott ing Ronald Reagan, issued execusaid limits the scope of presiden- tive orders pertaining to immigratial power — and that the order tion, but Abbott said those were in will “exacerbate the humanitarian response to actions by Congress crisis along the southern border, and maintained that high-court which will affect increased state precedent would show Obama is investment in law enforcement, abusing his power. “We joined this lawsuit to stand health care and education.” Abbott said it’s up to the presi- up once again with other state dent to “execute the law, not de attorneys general and governors against an out-of-control execufacto make law.” White House spokeswoman tive branch,” West Virginia AttorBrandi Hoffine repeated the ney General Patrick Morrisey said administration’s response to other in a statement. Meanwhile, the executive criticisms to Obama’s executive order: The president is not out director of a Hispanic engagement nonprofit of legal bounds. “The Supreme December 9, 2014 3:27 pmsaid / the states involved Court and Congress have made with the lawsuit “have listened to clear that federal officials can set a right-wing, xenophobic faction
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By Eric Johnson About a dozen members Prescott EMS showed up the Dec. 2 Clifton To Board meeting to voice co cerns about the merging Prescott’s EMS with that the city of River Falls. Those speaking said decision was made with their knowledge. “There’s a lot of hurt fe ings,” said Donna Duffy, pa time EMT from Prescott. Prescott Fire and EM Association Board Chairm Joe Rohl – who also served Clifton’s Town Board — s that the merger issue was co ered in an inter-governmen meeting and that “there w not one word against what were doing.” Rohl added that based information from an All study, “…we have a terri service that ran very well” that it wasn’t necessarily s tainable. Prescott EMT Ken McN said that funding has been over the years, making it h for the service in Prescott
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Early-risers on Saturday witnessed what Native Americans called the Full Cold Moon or Long Nights Moon, marking the start of a time when winter cold fastens its grip and the nights become long and dark, according to the Old Farmer’s Almanac. While stubble indicates this corn field was picked, some producers in Pierce County used Saturday’s cold day to harvest corn left stranded by November’s early snowfall. This scene was along CTH T in St. Croix County. (Photo by Steve Dzubay)
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Here’s a look at some of the fascinating ways that Wisconsin wildlife species manage to make it through the coldest time of the year.
Reptiles and amphibians Wisconsin’s many native reptiles and amphibians survive the winter months in a number of ways. Some species of snakes move to crevices in rocky ledges or outcroppings where they spend the winter in relatively stable conditions below ground. Frogs, toads, salamanders and turtles may be either terrestrial or aquatic hibernators, depending upon the species. Larger turtles, like the common snapping turtle and painted turtle, spend the winter burrowed into mud and sand wherever possible. Aquatic hibernating frogs, such as the green frog and leopard frog, do the same. In seasons where ice cover becomes too thick for too long a period, especially in smaller ponds, oxygen loss can suffocate populations of these animals as they hibernate over the season. Several salamanders, some species of frogs and American toads hibernate on land as terrestrial dwellers, burrowing into forest litter, beneath stumps and logs and other debris to escape the cold.
Chipmunks and squirrels In general, most ground squirrels, including chipmunks, woodchucks or groundhogs, hibernate for all or most of the winter. Tree squirrels, including gray squirrels, flying squirrels and red squirrels, remain active for the majority of the season. During periods of extreme cold, red squir-
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The red squirrel is one of the most familiar species of wildlife encountered in winter, remaining active throughout the season, especially in pine and boreal forests.
The tiny black-capped chickadee, along with other small winter birds, are well adapted at surviving winter. As you have probably witnessed in your own backyard, chickadees are classic hoarders, spending hours each day through much of the year sneaking seeds from feeders and storing them in bark crevices for future use. They also feed heavily on tiny insects and cocoons found in bark. In addition, and even more fascinating, chickadees and other small birds are able to go into a controlled state of hypothermia on cold winter nights, allowing them to conserve vast amounts of energy and to experience a significant drop in body temperature each night. The tiny birds, which weigh about as much as a paper clip, feast on seeds and other items during the day, then use stored up fat to shiver at night to regulate their body temperature.
Learning from wild bears The winter activities of bears are extremely intriguing to researchers in that the bodily functions and metabolism of bears in winter torpor potentially offer hope to kidney patients and other human health conditions. Studies of denning bears in winter show the ROB ZIMMER/POST-CRESCENT MEDIA animals are able to survive Many species of snakes, small mammals, insects and with no significant kidney amphibians winter among the cracks and crevices in rocky damage, loss of muscle bluffs, ledges and hillsides. tone or bone density and mass during several months of inactivity. Bears live entirely off While chipmunks are escapes our winters by usually not seen during pushing south, several fat reserves built up durthe peak of the winter species of Wisconsin ing the months and weeks season, they are often butterflies survive the leading up to entering the active below ground, winter as adults in a type den. With no requirement to feeding on stored food of cold storage in crevand periodically entering ices in bark, branches, drink or urinate during torpor. buildings and other shelthe entire winter season, Interestingly, flying tered areas. research continues into squirrels do not store Warm days, even in exactly what this could food, hibernate or even midwinter, can often lure potentially mean for dialDecemberysis 9, 2014 / and10:17 otherpm kidney fatten up for winter, but species such as mourning are simply adapted to the cloaks, Milbert’s tortoisepatients.
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Four-year-old Beckett Roerdink of Greenville checks out the view of downtown Milwaukee. Beckett was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2013 and met Jonathan Lucroy as part of the Catch a Star program.
CATCHING UP WITH A STAR Four-year-old Beckett Roerdink of
Greenville met up with Milwaukee Brewers catcher Jonathan Lucroy last month in Milwaukee. Beckett, who was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2013, has made great strides since his two surgeries and continues to have testing and therapy. “There’s a lot of kids out there that are sick, that are hurting,” Lucroy said. “... Especially with kids, they don’t understand what they’re going through and what they’re having to deal with.”
With the help of his father, Kevin, Beckett Roerdink steps out of a limousine after arriving in downtown Milwaukee to meet Milwaukee Brewers catcher Jonathan Lucroy.
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Walker signs Potawatomi casino amendment Tribe would be compensated from competing Kenosha facility MADISON (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker and the Forest County Potawatomi have signed a compact amendment that would formally require the state to ensure the tribe receives payments for any losses its Milwaukee casino might suffer if the Menominee Nation opens a competing facility in Kenosha. A trio of arbitrators
of Administration and the tribe. The governor stressed in a Nov. 25 letter alerting the federal Bureau of Indian Affairs about the agreement that the deal doesn’t indicate whether he supports or opposes the Kenosha project. The bureau has 45 days to accept the amendment, reject it or take no action, which would in effect amount to approval. Walker has said the Kenosha casino could cost the state hundreds of millions of dollars over multiple years. R. Lance Boldrey, an attorney Walker’s administration hired to handle the dispute, said in
may violate Wisconsin’s linked to Kenosha. The tribe has refused to make constitution. The Menominee has its $25 million annual paybeen pushing to open an off- ment to the state out of conreservation casino for more cerns Wisconsin will end than 20 years, saying it up owing the tribe if Walkwould help pull the tribe er approves the Kenosha out of poverty. Last year, casino. The Potawatomi the Bureau of Indiana has argued the compact Affairs granted the tribe also requires the state to permission to build a casi- refund as much as $100 milno in Kenosha, but Walker lion to the tribe if the govhas the final say as gover- ernor gives the Kenosha project the green light. nor. The deal requires both Walker, who has until Feb. 19 to make a decision, sides to enter arbitration to has said he won’t approve determine the state and the project unless the tribe’s rights and obligastate’s 11 other tribes sign tions. The compact amendoff. The Potawatomi has ment the arbitrators ap4, 2014 on 4:54Nov. pm /21 requires been fiercely opposed December to the proved the state to fully reimburse idea.
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In the wake of an investigation into sexting among Rhinelander High School students, the School District of Rhinelander, in conjunction with the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office, Oneida County Social Services Department and Tri-County Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, Inc., welcomed guest speaker Eric Szatkowski Wednesday to discuss what he calls the “dark side of digital technology.” In a joint press release issued last month, the district and the sheriff’s office
Office are partnering to take an educational approach to this issue for our community,” the release states. Szatkowski spoke to all students in grades four through 12 during daytime sessions and held a special presentation for almost 100 adults in the evening. He has worked as special agent with the Wisconsin Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation for 23 years and is currently assigned to the state’s Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force in Milwaukee. He routinely works undercover to arrest sexual predators and
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With a variety of weather conditions experienced throughout the 2014 gun deer season that concluded Sunday, preliminary counts show the statewide harvest decreased 15.5% from a year ago. Preliminary figures show the buck kill was down 8% while the antlerless kill was down 21%. Some of the reason for the low antlerless kill was new regulations and limited permits in an attempt to increase the deer population in certain areas. Many hunters reported seeing fewer deer this year, a trend that
and 3575 antlerless. The Northern Counties, as a Polk County was the only whole, saw a decrease of 39%, 18% county in the Northern Counties to decrease in bucks registered and experience an increase in harvest 58% decrease in antlerless deer regnumbers. Hunters registered 2302 istered. The Northern Counties inbucks and 3477 antlerless, com- cludes the counties of Ashland, pared to 1930 bucks and 3338 Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, antlerless a year ago. County-wide, Florence, Forest, Iron, Langlade, preliminary numbers show a 19% Lincoln, Oneida, Polk, Price, Rusk, increase in buck harvest and a 4% Sawyer, Taylor, Vilas and Washincrease in antlerless harvest, burn. Rusk County saw a 51% deadding up to a 10% increase in total crease, Sawyer County experienced December 5, 2014 4:06 pm / continued on page 6 harvest.
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Senator m constituen One Wisconsin senaA fire Friday destroyed a home on County Highway UU in the town of Parkland. tor is turning to social (Courtesy of the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office) media to communicate with his constituents. Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson plans to host a one-hour Facebook question and answer session starting at A fire destroyed a house in the town land and Poplar responded to fight the 2 p.m. Wednesday, Wisconsin time. of Parkland Friday afternoon. fire. This is the senator’s The fire was reported to Douglas Nobody was home at the time of the County 911 at 11:19 a.m. by a neigh- blaze and no injuries were reported. first Facebook Q&A. He bor who saw flames coming out of the The homeowner is listed as Michael said social media allows house at 6811E County Highway UU, Welch, and the occupant was reported him to stay connected with Wisconsinites according to a news release issued by as Lewis Welch. the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office. Cause of the fire is still under invesWhen deputies arrived 12 minutes after tigation but appears to have started the initial call the house was fully en- on the end of the house where a wood HAVE A NEWS TIP? gulfed. burning stove was located. CALL THE TELEGRAM Volunteer firefighters from several The structure was a total loss. area fire departments including ParkNEWSROOM Superior Telegram land, Amnicon, Lakeside, Maple, Oak-
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Snags hold up $1.1 trillion spending bill WASHINGTON (AP) — Ahead of Congress’ midnight Thursday deadline, snags caused by policy differences are holding up a $1.1 trillion, government-wide spending bill, including a provision that could lead to pension cuts for more than 1 million retirees and a plan to relax new regulations on some risky financial products. The massive measure is the main piece of unfinished business before the lame-duck Congress packs up for the holidays and Republicans take full control of Capitol Hill next month. GOP leaders want a clean slate to start next year and are eager for a deal. Democrats want a deal as well — while they retain power in the Senate. Money issues have been
pension issue, which involves politically tricky legislation to shore up economically distressed multiemployer pension plans by permitting a reduction of benefits for current retirees. The broader spending measure would fund the day-today operations of every federal agency, from the Pentagon to the Border Patrol to the agencies coordinating the government’s response to Ebola at home and abroad. Details were closely held but the parameters of the measure came into shape after lengthy negotiations last week and over the weekend. Top leaders had hoped to unveil the spending measure by Monday evening in anticipation of a House vote Wednesday, but working out the measure’s
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With winter arriving in full force the past week, small birds such as chickadees are making frequent visits to backyard feeders. The North Woods got 14 inches of snow last week, but much of that melted with Sunday’s rain. But another five inches of snow fell Monday. —Staff Photo By KURT KRUEGER
This story is a little thin AS STORIES GO, this one isn’t much. While deer season may have opened with a boom for some, for me it was a bust. Counting the number of shots within earshot of me opening morning, I suspect it was a bust for a lot of other hunters as well. I sat my stand until 11 Saturday morning, moving only once to see how my hunting partner was doing, and the number of deer I saw could be counted on one hand. Actually, the number of deer I saw could be counted with no hand at all. About
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were off limits this year, because even after Jim began talking to her — she did not talk back — she continued to stand there looking at him until deciding Jim was too boring and slowly shuffled off. Around 11 the first morning I decided a nap was in order and that a comfy recliner in my living room would serve the purpose much better than a folding chair in the woods. I had good intentions of heading back to the woods around 1 in the afternoon, but refreshed and clearheaded after a good nap I decided December 1, 2014 5:16 pm / it might be a good idea to stay in to watch the first
THE RICHEST Amer cans hold more of the nation’s wealth than the have in almost a century What do they spend it on you might expect, person jets, giant yachts, works art and luxury penthous And also on politics. I fact, their political spend has been growing faster their spending on anyth else. It’s been growing ev faster than their wealth According to new rese by Emmanuel Saez of th University of California Berkeley and Gabriel Zu man of the London Scho Economics, the richest o hundredth of 1% of Ame cans now hold more than 11% of the nation’s total wealth. That’s a higher s than the top .01% held i 1929, before the Great C We’re talking about 16,000 people, each wort least $110 million. One way to get your m around this is to compar their wealth to that of th average family. In 1978, typical wealth holder in top .01% was 220 times er than the average Ame can. By 2012, he or she w 1,120 times richer. It’s hard to spend this kind of money. The uber-rich are lini up for the new Aerion AS private jet, priced at mor than $100 million, that s 11 and includes a deluxe ing room and shower fac ties, and will be able to c the Atlantic in just four hours. And for duplexes in the air. The one atop M hattan’s newest “needle” er, the 90-story One57, ju went for $90 million. Why should we care? Because this explosio wealth at the top has be accompanied by an erosi
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Tenant found for former LEC Non-profit will rent office space from Marinette County By TIM GREENWOOD EagleHerald staff writer tgreenwood@eagleherald.com MARINETTE — The former Marinette County Law Enforcement Center (LEC) that has been mostly empty for the past decade is getting a tenant that will lease space for up to four offices. The County Board of Supervisors on Wednesday approved a five-year lease agreement with Forward Services Corporation for either two or four offices. Currently, one office on the first floor of the building on Ella Court Street is being leased by the Sexual Assault Center. Another portion of the first floor houses a wellness center for county employees. The second floor contains the cells from the jail that was abandoned when the county’s current much-more spacious LEC opened in 2004 on University Drive in Marinette.
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“It is minimum cost to the county. There’s very little that needs to be done to be able to utilize the space they want.” Gale Mattison corporation counsel for Marinette County Forward Services Corporation is a not-profit organization currently housed at the Wisconsin Jobs Center in Marinette that provides a wide array of employment training and support services. Supervisor Gilbert Engel asked why the county needs to lease space in the mostly-unused building. “We have looked at attempting to utilize the old law enforcement building,” explained Corporation Counsel
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Gale Mattison, a member of the county’s interim administrative team that also includes Finance Director Pat Kass and Human Services Director Jennifer Holtger. “We have been renting out space on one end of the building to a not-for-profit organization (Sexual Assault Center) for numerous years.” Mattison said Forward Services Corporation “does a lot of the same type of work our Health and Health Services Department does, only they’re an independent not-for-profit agency.” She stressed that leasing the space would cost the county very little. “It is minimum cost to the county,” Mattison explained. “There’s very little that needs to be done to be able to utilize the space they want. “We are paying to keep that building maintained, so it’s a use of the old law enforcement building and they are See TENANT, A3
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Parker Gloudemans of Little Chute brings the ball up the court while being pressed by Andrew Connelly of Freedom in an Eastern Valley Conference boys’ basketball game Tuesday in Little Chute.
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in high school basketball is made for seniors. Freedom has a lot of them and showed Tuesday night that it knows how to use that experience by finishing games. The Irish made some key stops and nailed clutch free throws down the stretch to stay
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unbeaten with a hard-earned 4336 Eastern Valley Conference boys’ basketball road win over Little Chute. In snapping a five-game losing streak to Little Chute, Freedom (3-0, 2-0) held the Mustangs
scoreless the final 3:18 and drained four consecutive free throws in the final 26 seconds to nail down the victory. Freedom, considered to be a strong contender for the EVC title, has five senior starters and three of them, Collin Hofacker, Andy Connelly and Logan Maulick, were full-time starters last season. With the Irish clinging to a 3936 lead, Hofacker drilled two
pressure-packed free throws with 25.9 seconds remaining. Another senior, Brett Schommer, stepped to the line and sank two more with 10.6 seconds left to ice the Irish’s first win over Little Chute since February of 2012. Freedom lost three games last season to Little Chute, including a season-ending loss in See FREEDOM, Page D3
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Farmers: plan purchases Late tax code changes JAN SHEPEL Associate Editor WASHINGTON, D.C. As 2014 ground down into its final month, farmers and their tax preparers continued to wonder if Congress would act on the “Tax Extender” legislation — a bill that included many popular tax breaks for both businesses and individuals. Last week Congress passed the much anticipated tax legislation and President Obama signed it into law. The extensions were asked for by 42 agriculture groups and hundreds of other business associations because they provide tax advantages that had expired or had limits that had dropped to levels that made them virtually useless. The measures had been en-
acted in a variety of bills that were designed to stimulate the economy by encouraging businesses to invest in new equipment. Farm and business interests pushed Congress, saying the economy still isn’t where it needs to be and that the extensions would help. This bill only extends the provisions for the 2014 tax year, leaving farmers and other businesses only a week or two to make decisions that could affect their tax liabilities. Experts said the renewal of the tax code change is especially important for dairy farmers who had one of the best years ever as milk prices rose to historic levels. During the upturn in grain prices in the past few years, cash-grain operators had taken advantage of bonus depreciation and Section 179 tax code changes to purchase new equipment for their farms. For farmers the most important part of the newly signed
legislation alters Section 179 of the Internal Revenue Service code for expensing and bonus depreciation. The provision allows farmers and other businesses to write off capital purchases immediately instead of over longer periods of time. The new tax extension act allows a $500,000 Section 179 expensing limit on qualifying property, $2 million phase-out on purchases and 50 percent bonus depreciation deduction on qualifying new property. That means a farmer (or other business) can purchase new equipment for their business and utilize the tax code to take advantage of deductions in the year it is purchased. In this case that means 2014. The temporary extension provides a needed 2014 tax deduction for many farmers. Most farm groups, while happy that Congress got the extenDecember 29, 2014 / 5 Please see2:09 TAX,pm Page
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Melissa Kampka holds her son, Gabriel, during an appointment at American Family Children’s Hospital. After Gabriel was born with a distressed heart and a twisted bowel, the family learned he has cystic fibrosis.
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ful he’s alive to greet the new year. “It really puts a new perspective on life,” said Melissa Kampka, 36, Gabriel’s mother, who lives between Portage and Wyocena. “We’re celebrating today and taking advantage of each day.” Gabriel was among the first patients treated in the children’s hospital’s specialized neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), which opened in May. He was also among the first to use the hospital’s hybrid catheterization lab, which allows surgeries and imaging procedures to be done in the same place. The lab opened last January. The 14-bed NICU and the hybrid lab are part of a $45 million expansion completed last year at the hospital, which opened next to University Hospital in 2007. The specialized NICU, for babies with more significant surgical needs than those in the NICUs at Meriter and St. Mary’s Hospital, is able to treat children in Madison who previously had to be sent to Milwaukee or elsewhere. Melissa and Michael Kampka’s two other children, Sydney, 6, and Sam, 4, are healthy. Melissa’s pregnancy with Gabriel went smoothly until the end, when his movement slowed. “Something wasn’t quite right,”
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portion of bowel. It was swollen from thick, hard stool, a condition somewhat common among newborns with cystic fibrosis, Nichol said. “It looked like a snake that just DIGEST swallowed a lion,” he said. Dr. Luke Lamers did a catheterization to evaluate the heart. Professor is new Gabriel had congenital atresia of state poet laureate the left main coronary artery, a rare condition that sometimes A UW-Milwaukee English requires immediate repair. professor of Anishinaabe ancesIn Gabriel’s case, however, the try has been named Wisconsin’s coronary artery from the right new poet laureate. side of his heart was compensatKimberly Blaeser, of the town ing for his blocked left artery to of Lyons near Burlington, was provide adequate blood flow, said selected by the Dr. J. Carter Ralphe, a pediatric state’s Poet Laucardiologist. reate CommisMost of the cardiac distress sion to be Wiswas likely related to the twisted consin’s primary bowel, Ralphe said. ambassador for The blocked artery is “somepoetry in 2015-16, Blaeser thing we’re going to keep a close according to the eye on to determine if and when Wisconsin Acada repair will be needed,” Ralphe emy of Sciences, Arts & Letters. said. Blaeser, who spent her early Weeks after the emergency years living on the White Earth surgery, Nichol reconnected the Reservation in northwestern remaining portions of bowel. Minnesota, teaches creative Gabriel went home in October writing, Native American literawith a feeding tube, but he soon ture and American nature writstarted eating well on his own. ing at UW-Milwaukee. She has Good nutrition is key for cyspublished three collections of tic fibrosis patients because their poetry and currently is working digestive systems don’t properly on “Picto-Poems” that combine absorb some foods. wildlife and nature photograGabriel gets high-calorie feedphy with poetry to explore ideas ings at least seven times a day. about place, nature, preservation January 8, 2015 3:53 pm / Twice a day, his parents give him and spiritual sustenance, accordnebulizer treatments to open his ing to the academy.
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Young dancers warm hearts with winter YMCA show It didn’t look like winter outside but it did inside the Feith Family Ozaukee YMCA gym during a Wednesday, Dec. 17, Christmas dance recital that featured Juliet Noegel (front), Payton Van Sluys (standing), Natalie Caravella, Kiala Gundrum and Lillian Stuelpner. The girls took part in the Saukville YMCA’s creative dance class for 2 and 3-year-olds, then showed their parents what they learned during the recital. Photo by Sam Arendt December 31, 2014 3:24 pm /
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Edgar seeks new remodel options The Edgar Board of Education on Monday sent engineers back to the drawing board after they presented plans for a $5.4 million school remodeling project. Board members said they were not discarding any options at this point, but wanted to see costs and an analysis of a significantly scaled-back project. The $5.4 million project was presented by Josh Cowdry, CTS, Minneapolis. Collaborating engineers Tom Tainter and Jim Bain, ICS, Minneapolis, were present to Josh quesCowdry answer tions. The recommended project included: Replacing a large section of the Edgar Public Schools roof system with a 60 mil membrane, $671,992. The cost includes replacing three library skylights. Replacing 26 windows, $112,414. Installing 31 new security cameras, $45,263. Replacing exterior doors, $110,997. Installing a security lobby in the high school entrance, $87,068. Renovating the existing school greenhouse, $50,457. Installing a rooftopmounted room ventilation and cooling system, $4,335,355. Board members Bill Ditt-
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Jingle Bell Jukebox Edgar Elementary School kindergartner Makita Ellenbecker dances to “Deck the Halls” during Thursday’s Jingle Bell Jukebox holiday concert held in the school auditorium. See page 8 for more holiday concert photographs.
A band of town of Rib Falls neighbors last week Wednesday at Marathon High School tried, once again, to stop “progress,” but they didn’t get very far. The residents objected to Wisconsin Department of Transportation plans to connect a County Materials pipe production plant to STH 107 with one of three service road alternaJed tives along 13th Ave. Pete DOT officials said they plan to advance the three options for an environmental review and final decision in early 2015. Construction of a chosen option is slated for 2017 with a programmed $2 million budget.
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Marathon offers Stettin one-year The Village Board of Marathon City on Monday voted 4-3 to offer the town of Stettin a one-year fire service contract. Voting for the contract were village president John Small and trustees Mark Ahrens, Craig Prihoda and Dave Belanger. Trustees Connie Ruplinger, Jim Lemanski and Lauren Knoeck voted no. The vote on the contract followed a onehour closed session of the board. Village administrator Andy Kurtz said
the village board dissenting minority wanted the town of Stettin to be presented with a multi-year contract. He said terms of the proposed contract would be nearly identical to the contract currently in place until Dec. 31. The only difference, said Kurtz, is that the village would provide the township with additional information about response times. Kurtz said communication with the
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Keeping Christ in Christmas Students at Most Precious Blood Catholic Elementary School presented the Christmas program “For the Glory of the King,” on Wednesday, Dec. 10. FRONT (L. to R.): Joseph Kurszewski as Joseph, Mariah Muskevitsch as Mary, BACK ROW (L. TO R.): Angels Jillian Glatczak, Ava Peters, Alex Lutz, and Analiese Kicherer. John Faucher photo
Parkview wins grand prize in “Piggly Wiggly Healthy Food Choice Challenge” Ten iPads delivered to school By John Faucher Reporter
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By Tom Collins Reporter On a night when wage scales, dumpsters and fats, oils and grease were the topics in two other Kaukauna board sessions, it was a closed session item in the third board session that may have been the biggest topic. The Kaukauna Public Protection and Safety Committee was asked to discuss fire protection for the Village of Sherwood. That simple line stands out because Sherwood recently approved a new fire protection agreement with its long-time partner, the Harrison Fire Department, at their Nov. 24 meeting. But since that time, including two Harrison meetings, they have heard nothing about the contract being approved nor even seen any mention of it on the Harrison meeting agendas. The waters began to become murky regarding the joint fire protection agreement in September when Harrison requested to renegotiate the contract. Sherwood officials expressed surprise at the sudden request but followed through with the negotiations. The Sherwood Village Board
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Steam rises off the Wisconsin River on Monday as the sun tries to break through the clouds. Temperatures were below zero and wind chills were in the double digits. Today’s forecast, according to the National Weather Service, calls for partly sunny skies and continued cold, with a high near 7. With predicted wind gusts of up to 22 mph, the wind chill could hit between 10 and 20 below zero. A 50 percent chance of snow is predicted for Thursday, with subzero temperatures expected to continue for several days.
Walker lays out ‘grand vision for the future’ Governor uses inaugural address to highlight differences between his administration, federal government By Mary Spicuzza Wisconsin State Journal
MADISON — Gov. Scott Walker kicked off his second term Monday by drawing distinctions between his administration and the federal government as he touted the accomplishments of his first term — and laid out his vision for the next. “In contrast to the politicians along the Potomac, we get things done here in the Badger ANDY MANIS/AP state. There is a clear contrast between Wash- Gov. Scott Walker acknowledges the crowd after being ington and Wisconsin,” inaugurated for his second term Monday in Madison. Walker told the crowd in the state Capitol rotunda. “Now, we have a great state of Wiscon- run, used his inaugural
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Apparently, Bentley Matthew Sitz was determined to be the first baby born at Riverview Family Birthplace in 2015. He decided to make his debut a few weeks early — he was due Jan. 31. “He actually waited longer than that one did,” said Bentley’s mom, ShayMarie Sitz, 21, said with a gesture toward 14-monthold Brodi, Bentley’s brother. For the second year in a DEB CLEWORTH/DAILY TRIBUNE MEDIA row, two families shared the honor of having the ShayMarie and Rodney “RC” Sitz with their newborn son, first deliveries of the year Bentley, who, born Friday, was the first baby born at at Riverview Family Birth- Riverview Family Birthplace in 2015. place in Wisconsin Rapids. Unlike last year, when theJanuary 7, 2015 5:28 pm / babies both arrived on New ABOUT THE OTHER NEW ARRIVALS Year’s Day, the 2015 babies » Derek John Strasser, Ministry Saint Joseph’s Hospital, Marsh-
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Computer-related jobs are projected to expand for years to come, but only a small percentage of college graduates obtain a degree in the field. dle school. While some large districts already have computer electives at limited campuses, all are now pledging to make computer science a standard offering district-wide. The College Board, which runs the Advanced Placement program that allow high school students to obtain college credit for coursework, also introduced a new course called AP Computer Science Principles to start in fall
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n First-quarter blit in productive week By DEBBIE HAMM and STEVE OSTERMANN Ozaukee Press staff
A FIRM GRIP on the basketball by Cedar Grove-Belgium’s Justin Theune (left) didn’t keep Ozaukee’s Hunter Radtke from trying to gain possession during a Central Lakeshore Conference game Dec. 16. Ozaukee grabbed an early lead on the way to a 71-61 win. Photo by Sam Arendt
A first-quarter scoring blit Ozaukee boys’ basketball te Central Lakeshore Confere Kohler last Friday. Exploding for 32 points period, the Warriors coasted victory. “We came out with a lot o sively and were able to build Ozaukee coach Isaiah Kette team improved to 4-0 in CL overall. “Throughout the game, w score through our transition was very nice. “Defensively, I thought w too easy and gave up so because we just didn’t have there quick enough.” The Warriors held a 47-2 time and clamped down eve sively the rest of the way. “We focused on a few th did a nice job in the Ketterhagen said. “We held them to 10 poin I was very pleased with that. The Warriors were led by senior guard Owen Miller Ozaukee players to score in Miller had a trio of three-poi Junior forward Mike R points, and Nathan LeSag McConnell came off the benc career highs with 11 and 10, LeSage’s total included a point baskets. “Michael Richter did a g interior. He has been very con Ketterhagen said. “Owen was able to do wanted outside or inside.” Ozaukee will resume play 6, when it hosts Oostburg conference game. Ozaukee 71, Cedar Grove-Bel Are the Ozaukee Warrio
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A trio of top-six finishes gave the Port Washington High School wrestling team a lift at the annual Marty Loy Classic in Fond du Lac last Saturday. Zach Smith continued his impressive season by placing second for the Pirates in
n Smith, Masters, Makoutz secure top-six fin perennially tough meet; Grafton’s Duran wins title
with a 10-1 season record. Mukwonago’s “Preston wrestled very we Smith improved to 16-1. kid who’s getting better and b December 29, 2014 2:03 pm / Masters, a senior, enjoyed a taste of said. “He’s got a bright fu revenge. After being pinned by Wausau him.”
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Potential district maps of Washburn County under review Danielle H. Moe | Staff writer SHELL LAKE — Four preliminary maps for how the future 15 Washburn County supervisory districts could look have been created and are being reviewed. The ad hoc committee overseeing the redistricting of Washburn County from 21 to 15 supervisory districts met Wednesday, Dec. 10, to review those maps. Lolita Olson, Washburn County clerk, and Nathan Nelson, Washburn County GIS technician, have been doing the screen time creating those preliminary maps. “The eastern part of the county is really the only part we could mess around with and try different things,” said Nelson to committee members. A 2005 state law gives counties the authority to reduce the size of their boards of supervisors once between regular decennial redistricting. Last November, the Washburn County Board voted 14 to 7 to reduce the board from 21 district supervisors to 15. Since then the redistricting ad hoc committee has meet three times and includes Thomas Mackie, District 5 and chair, David Masterjohn, District 12, Romaine Quinn, District 15 and vice chair, Lolita Olson, Washburn County clerk, and Nathan Nelson,
Washburn County GIS technician, as committee members. “We have to stay within the wards, and usually one township is one ward. We can’t break up a ward to add or delete people from one or another,” said Olson, explaining the limitations to the number of possible maps they could create. The county board must follow several other guidelines in creating new supervisory districts. The new districts must be near equal in population following data from the most recent census. Following 2010 census data, the target population for the future 15 districts is 1,060 people, but deviation on either side of this number is passable. “Obviously there’s going to be six supervisors that are going to be out, and they may have to run against one another, there is just no way around it,” said Olson. In order to simplify the adoption of a staggered-term system among supervisors, the county board has the authority to change the expiration date of members terms to an earlier date. Of the four plans, the committee voted unani-
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West Bend East’s Carlitos Salazar raises his helmet in the air as he enjoys fireworks with Lexi Isaac, 16, on Oct. 3 in West Bend. East defeated West 41-6 to capture the “Battle for the Bucket” trophy.
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Ready to roll T-Dawgs employee Rachel Schulz is surrounded by some of the more than 70 stockings filled during the first annual Stockings for Soldiers event. T-Dawgs manager Val Fisk was not pleased her son-in-law and other soldiers are forced to eat rations at the Bagram Air Base and she set out to do something about it. Foodstuffs and other items were dropped off at a couple of sites around Grantsburg, the stockings were packed, complete with cards from local elementary students and the boxes were shipped to Afghanistan on Friday.
Seeing riverfront progress in 2015 BY STEVE BRIGGS SENTINEL
GRANTSBURG— Grantsburg Village Board members were delighted with “nothing but good news” in the environmental report they received Monday about the Kozak building beside the Wood River, north of Grantsburg Post Office. The building most recently housed D&J Machining, and before that, North Country Metals. Village Board President Glenn Rolloff said, “I can state with confidence
and would open the way to develop housing, business or recreation uses along the riverfront. The board was grateful that the building owner agreed to the inspection. From the Phase 1 Environmental Report, they learned he found containers of old paint and used oil, but nothing of a toxic nature that would require ground water or soil testing. That allows the village to move forward with tax deed action and eventually assume control of the property. December 15, 2014 4:08 pm / Board members are confident the property will be attractive to develop-