Trees Retreat 2012 News Clips

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2006

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Chief's Suspension Testimony Concludes Review Board Hearing Continues for Suspended Chief Sheridan's Testimony Contradicted, Closing Arguments Thursday

By Ron Cipriano and Paul Seeling Gateway Publishing/Woodville Leader

WOODVILLE-The case against suspended Woodville Police Chief Kevin Sheridan continued to build last Thursday as testimony at the evidentiary hearing concluded after another full evening of testimony.

Witnesses questioned included the Chiefs of Police for Hammond and Baldwin, as well as Woodville Village Board Members Barry Ketchum and Tom Solum, Village Clerk Jan Nelson, former Village Attorney Tim Scott. Also offering up testimony were officers Laurie Hetfeld and Steve Robinson, who both gave contradictory testimony to Sheridan's earlier testimony concerning the training of Officer

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In last week's Woodville Leader story Sheridan testified that he had Officer Robinson ride along with him on numerous occasions, but according to testimony from Robinson, Chief Sheridan never rode along or helped train him in.

"I did ride-alongs with Officers Hetfeld and Brorson for about five days," Robinson said. Robinson and Hetfeld also admitted to smoking in the police department office in the Pioneer building but both said that they stopped when Village Board President Tom Vandeberg told the officers to.

(There was a presentation of the State of Wisconsin Statutes pertaining to smoking).

Officers Robinson and Officer Hetfeld also testified that Sheridan told them to ticket anything onemile over the speed limit after the July 11 meeting.

Officer Hetfeld testified that she conducted five or six ridealongs with Officer Robiflfcon and informed the Chief that he lacked radio skills and was horrible with handling the phonetical code.

Hetfeld has been the acting

against marking the police vehicle and making the Chief wear a uniform on July 11. Solum didn't find any of the comments that Sheridan made at the July 11th Village Board meeting, disrespectful, charging it to being "Human."

When asked about the vehicle being marked the way it was the next day, Solum testified that: 'There wasn't any graffiti on it. It was what the board wanted - not the whole board. As far as I was concerned, he could mark the car."

"It's been a roller coaster of emotions since this The Hammond and Baldwin Chiefs both testified that blame-game has been going on," Offker Hetfeld Police they would not openly voice their opinions or publicly disagree at testified. <(It has been very tense.'9 Board Meetings like Sheridan did.

Rick Coltrane, Hammond Chief most of it was in a joking tone, but Robinson, Sheridan could have of Police, does not wear a uniform that exchange was not. Hetfeld ordered uniforms anytime because and drives an unmarked vehicle. also testified that she would resign it's an operating issue. She has He does wear a uniform when also witnessed Sheridan smoking doing parade duty. During his tesif he wasn't terminated.

"It's been a roller coaster of in the office "As often as he is timony, he was wearing a golf emotions since this blame-game there." Nelson also noted that she shirt clearly marked with an has been going on," she testified. believes the Pioneer Building embroidered badge on the chest (Village Offices) is a smoke-free and police markings on the collars "It has been very tense."

Scott, the former Village building according to state and sleeves.

Coltrane considered the markAttorney, also provided some statutes.

In his testimony, Village Board ings that Sheridan put on the vehidamning testimony when he verified the threat that Sheridan made Member Tom Solum came to the cle to be unprofessional. Baldwin defense of Sheridan. Solum voted Police Chief James Widker wears to Board Member Craig Mohn.

chief in Sheridan's suspension.

She was responsible for having the unmarked vehicle marked in the correct way, but according to her testimony, Sheridan was quite unhappy with her for doing it.

"He said he didn't like it," Officer Hetfeld said. "He called me a bitch for getting it done."

Hetfeld added that there was always banter back and forth, but

Mitchell Erickson Wins State 4-H Tractor Contest Mitchell Erickson, a member of Beaver Valley 4-H Club, won the State 4-H Tractor Safety Contest held in Beaver Dam, WI on August 24. The State 4-H Tractor Operators Contest is designed to test the ability of 4-H members to drive tractors safely and properly.

The contest includes a written exam, practical exam on maintenance and safety, parts identification, and two-wheel and fourwheel driving events. Mitchell advanced to the state competition upon taking first place in the St. Croix County Tractor Driving Contest in June.

Mitchell is eligible to compete in the National 4-H Engineering, Science and Leadership Event that will be held September 24 - 26 at Purdue University, West La Fayette, Indiana. Mitchell is the son of Mark and Tammy Erickson, Wilson, WI. He also won the District and State FFA Safe Operator Tractor Driving Contest this year.

Left: Mitchell from Wilson is pictured with his ribbons and trophy.

"He violated his (Mohn's) personal space. He used an aggressive raised voice," Scott said under oath. "It was very inappropriate. I don't know why he was allowed to speak in that matter to his employers."

Village clerk Jan Nelson testified, that even though the budget for uniforms was already over budget due to the hiring of

Hello Woodville!

This weekend we had a Labor Day parade in Ridgeland. Because it was a last minute parade, Dannel and Cheyanne could not make it.

We would have gotten to the Queen's tea sooner if only the keys had not gotten locked inside the truck. Luckily, we were still on time. Although not all of our friends were there we still got to hang out with our good friends from Glenwood City and Hammond. The parade was great and afterwards we went down to the festivities for some burgers and cotton candy. This weekend we are all hoping to attend the Glenwood City pageant on Saturday night. We will also all be attending four separate parades.

Until next week, this is your 2006-2007 Syttnende Mai court: Cheyanne, Brittany, Dannel, and Michelle.

Officer Hetfeld testified during this week's session. File photo CONTINUED ON PAGE 4

Former Woodville Resident, John Gardner, Represents Family at WNA Memorial

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Pictured at the WNA Memorial Grove and "30" Pylon sign is the family of Bob Gardner former editor of the Central St Croix News. Bob was memorialized along with nine other publisher members this year at the "IVees for Tomorrow" educational workshop and Memorial Pylon Ceremony held annually in Eagle River.

Standing left to right is Bob's son John Gardner (New Richmond), Bob's widow Barb Gardner (Port Wing), his daughter Jeanne Gardner (Menomonie), other daughter Dawn Mohn (Hammond) and Bob's granddaughter and John's daughter Mindy Gardner (New Richmond). Photo by Paul J. Seeling

By Paul Seeling Gateway PublishingAVoodville Leader

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his uniform "95% of the time" and has both a marked and unmarked vehicle. He also felt that Sheridan's reactions at the board meeting were unprofessional, and the way the vehicle was marked wouldn't be acceptable in his village.

The Wisconsin Newspaper Association (WNA) during its annual Trees for Tomorrow educational workshop saw members take time out of the seminar to continue a memorial tradition. The WNA annually remembers those publisher members who have passed away during the past year. The 'Trees" workshop was held on Friday, Aug. 25, at the Trees for Tomorrow campus that is nestled among the pines on 30 wooded acres in the City of Eagle River.

Ten publishers were honored with invited family and guests for the "Memorial Pylon Ceremony."

Among those remembered was the former publisher of the Central St. Croix News, Robert "Bob" Gardner, 71, of Port Wing, and formerly of Hammond/Baldwin, who died on Aug. 24, 2005, following a courageous battle with cancer.

Quoting from the "Memorial Pylon Ceremony" program: Bob was born on August 8, 1934, in West Chicago, Illinois, and attended school in Sumner, Wisconsin. Following this, he enlisted in the United States Air force.

On October 12, 1957, he married Barbara Bulter. He worked for Zillmann Chevrolet in Baldwin for many years before working for Deiss (Baldwin) Motors and Martini Pontiac (Woodville).

During these years, he also farmed when he wasn't at "work." He and Barb founded the Central St. Croix News in Hammond in 1973. They published the newspaper until 1998 when they sold the paper.

"Bob and I started the newspaper on a shoestring and with no experience, so it was a 'live and learn' type of existence for many years," recalled his wife. Eleven years ago, they stated another newspaper business-the Connection in Port Wing, which the family owns and operates to this day.

When Bob wasn't working, he loved tinkering with his or his kids' cars. He also enjoyed fishing with grandchildren and an occasional deer hunt. Bob was an unselfish man who never complained and was always thinking of others and was the first to offer his help.

WNA Board of Director member Mike Mathes who chaired this year's 'Trees" committee and host

of the "Memorial Pylon Ceremony" program introduced the inducted publishers to the gathering of thirty-five family members, friends and industry attendees.

"These ten people (nine men and one woman) were stewards of the communities they served. The Wisconsin Newspaper Association Memorial Grove Pylon with "30" at the top is the symbol used to signify the end of the story. It stands here with the names of all the member publishers inducted over the previous years, but it is not the end of the story.

"These pillars in their communities are the ones who helped those communities know themselves?

The newspaper is an important part of the fabric of a*community," Mathes said prior to making the first induction.

Receiving the WNA memorial plaque for the Bob Gardner Family was his son John (formerly of Woodville and now New Richmond).

"He always bailed us out. He was a great father and businessman, and we want to thank the WNA for honoring him," John Gardner said.

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Tri-County News, Kiel: August 30, 2012 -Page 30 Kiel, WI

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Our demise is greatly exaggerated What do Mark Twain, a Spanish dictator and news- the country to hundreds if not thousands of newspapapers have in common? per personnel, and 99-plus percent check the "other" In 1897 a journalist was sent to report on Twain's box. In the blank line after that box, they often write health as there were rumors he was near death. It things such as, "My newspaper will definitely outlive was, in fact, his cousin who was very ill, but the inci- me" or, as one person succinctly put it, "No and hell dent prompted Twain to write his famous line, "The no." report of my death was an exaggeration."

So if newspaper owners, publishers, editors and People about my age who grew up with a new advertising managers themselves have no plans to Saturday night phenomobserve the deaths of their enon known as Saturday newspapers, from where do Night Live might remember such reports come? Good Chevy Chase's ongoing gag question...but a good detecwhen he read the "news" tive would start looking at about how Spanish dictator other mediums which stand Francisco Franco was "still to gain if newspapers dedead." The joke poked fun cline. at network news anchors Have the combination of who for weeks earlier had rapidly developing technolBy Mark Sherry reported on almost a daily ogy and the challenging basis that Franco was near economy of the past few death but still alive. years affected newspapers My bias on the topic of the future of newspapers is and changed the way some things are done? There is obvious, but I think reports of their demise have been no doubt about that. Now here is my list of industries as silly as those of Twain and Franco. and professions which have not been impacted (posiThe strange thing is nobody quite knows where tively and/or negatively) by either or both technology these reports started but they have been repeated and the economy.... enough times—including sometimes by newspapers Nobody knows what the future might bring—not themselves—that a lot of people believe them to be just in the newspaper industry, but in everything. true.

What I do know is we have never been busier Kevin Slimp is a nationally known media guru here at the Tri-County News, especially with people who is a big fan of the printed newspaper but also flooding us with news they want to see in the newshas been on the cutting edge of new media. He was, paper. I say it every week around here, but the biggest in fact, one of the developers of the PDF method of challenge we face is trying to get everything in the sharing and printing documents which so many of us newspaper in a reasonably prompt time frame. We take for granted these days. are very pleased with our subscription numbers— At a session of Slimp's I attended last Friday durover the past year, the past couple years, and really ing our annual newspaper pilgrimage to Eagle River, since the News began in 2001. he provided the publishers and editors in the room Some people question whether or not the younger with a simple three-question survey. generation looks at the printed newspaper, but I know One of the questions asked, "If you still publish a my 19 and 25-year-old do. I also have had contact printed edition, when do you plan to move to online with numerous young people in just the past few only?" One of the five answers provided said, "We months inquiring about items on the Blotter page, the do not plan to quit publishing a printed edition." That weddings, etc. page, or other areas of the newspaper. was the answer checked by everyone in the room.

Does our business face challenges? Of course it Another question asked, "When will your newsdoes. Once again I share my list of businesses which paper cease to exist?" The answers provided were face no challenges.... "within the next year," "between now and 2017," Sure, I'm biased when it comes to the future of "between 2017 and 2020" and "other." newspapers, but I firmly believe reports of our deSlimp has given this survey or a form of it all over mise are greatly exaggerated.

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For more than a decade This year, I was most it has been my privilege to fascinated by the story of Dan Satran, former longpreside over a ceremonial

By Mike Mathes observance called the time writer and publisher WNA pylon ceremony. for the Vilas County News It's an opportunity whereby Review. Satran's great love we pause to remember the careers of those publishers for the Wisconsin outdoors caused him to champion who have been recently deceased, sharing stories the establishment of nature preservation of some of their contributions to both the industry and their of Wisconsin's most pristine forests in northern communities.

Wisconsin. He also led the fight against the Exxon This year would have been the year that the name mining proposition and Project Sanguine, both felt to of David Cooley was added to the pylon, were it not be threats to the northwoods. for an oversight by those who compile the lists. Dave It was protectors like Satran and others who have will be added to the memorial next year, giving his preserved the great corners of Wisconsin's northern family and friends an opportunity to take part in the highlands. Oddly enough, as my wife and I biked memorial if they choose. This weekend, the former along the paved trails near Boulder Junction at the New Holstein Reporter publisher will be remembered conference's close, an eerie sense of appreciation crept as his family dedicates playground equipment in his over me. It was, in fact, the leadership of a journalist name at one of New Holstein's parks. We are grateful who helped spearhead efforts to preserve and protect to have known and worked with Dave and his wife this beauty for all to enjoy. No small treasure indeed!

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For more than a decade This year, I was most it has been my privilege to fascinated by the story of Dan Satran, former longpreside over a ceremonial

By Mike Mathes observance called the time writer and publisher WNA pylon ceremony. for the Vilas County News It's an opportunity whereby Review. Satran's great love we pause to remember the careers of those publishers for the Wisconsin outdoors caused him to champion who have been recently deceased, sharing stories the establishment of nature preservation of some of their contributions to both the industry and their of Wisconsin's most pristine forests in northern communities.

Wisconsin. He also led the fight against the Exxon This year would have been the year that the name mining proposition and Project Sanguine, both felt to of David Cooley was added to the pylon, were it not be threats to the northwoods. for an oversight by those who compile the lists. Dave It was protectors like Satran and others who have will be added to the memorial next year, giving his preserved the great corners of Wisconsin's northern family and friends an opportunity to take part in the highlands. Oddly enough, as my wife and I biked memorial if they choose. This weekend, the former along the paved trails near Boulder Junction at the New Holstein Reporter publisher will be remembered conference's close, an eerie sense of appreciation crept as his family dedicates playground equipment in his over me. It was, in fact, the leadership of a journalist name at one of New Holstein's parks. We are grateful who helped spearhead efforts to preserve and protect to have known and worked with Dave and his wife this beauty for all to enjoy. No small treasure indeed!

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NEW RICHMOND, WI â&#x20AC;&#x201C;You're teaching responsibility (September 27). invited 200 students have indicated their desire to Spring Valley Sun-Elmwood Argus (Sun-Argus): -Page to attend the RibbonAugust Cutting29, 2012 In addition to parents, grandparents, Ceremony and Open House for the be contacted ifa master's degree is offered.

3 childcare providers, teachers, school new addition and remodeling project It is projected that the program will have Springworkers, Valley, WI counselors, social school at the WITC New Richmond campus.

146 students enrolled after five years. administrators and other family service

Reunited with my WNA Family After three days away from this keyboard, and a five and a half hour road-trip back home to Spring Valley on Saturday, the van is unloaded, the suitcase is unpacked with the toothbrush back in its holder and the dirty laundry is piled up; it is nice to be home.

But the long trip northeast lastThursday afternoon to Eagle River, Wisconsin, for the 65th Annual Wisconsin Newspaper Association (WNA) Foundation "Trees Retreat" was worth the lengthy drive. It has become a yearly reunion with my WNA family.

Once again on the four-lane of Highway 51 now bearing south with the cruise-control activated, my brain began a replay of the many amazing events and interactions of the 2012 WNA "Trees" gathering. My mind also transported me back to my first "Trees" in late August of 2005 when I made the last minute decision to attend the WNA event for the regular educational component offered as part of the "Trees" retreat.

Heck, I didn't have any time for a retreat, and I didn't know any of the WNA members. Given that, I certainly wasn't all that interested in the social aspects that are also part of the schedule such as going out for dinner as a big group or the trip out to the Wisconsin Press Association Demonstration Forest that publishers started in 1958 or the annual Friday night steak fry. The Wisconsin Press Association the forerunner to the WNA. Nor did I have a clue what a "Memorial Pylon Ceremony" was.

That first year I didn't quite know what to think of the Trees for Tomorrow Camp (a private non-profit organization providing natural resources education) accommodations either, where you sacked out just like any other young camper on a bunk bed in one of the rustic cabins with shared communal bathroom facilities. Three of the meals were served in the pine-paneled Trees Dining Hall with 20 other Trees participants, WNA staffers and guest lecturers.

However the annual round of golf on Saturday morning piqued my interest somewhat. This is a fierce competition for a shot at getting immortalized; first place team members' names are engraved on the traveling well-worn "Presidents Cup" trophy. I was sure my game would never be good enough to be on the winning team, but I wanted to go out and play just to see and experience a new course, so I signed up for the golf outing as part of my first "Trees" adventure.

I laughed at myself on the way home this year as I recalled the tense drive up to Trees that first year. I could remember clearly how nerve wracking it was. I was going to arrive late to some place I had never been and stay for three days with a bunch of people I didn't know. Everyone would "goof off' for three days when we should all be back in our offices with our noses to the grindstone and our fingers on the pulses of our communities.

As it is with so many things, it is the fear of the unknown that creates needless internal anxiety for a person. This was certainly the case for me.

The Trees experience has become a priceless and rewarding annual experience that I now would not consider

missing. Yes, it a business retreat where there is invaluable education sessions and inestimable networking with industry peers. It is also a time and place to associate with those incredible people who are living and solving many of the challenges that I face daily at the SunArgus, Woodville Leader and even the Valley Values Shopper. It is where I make connections and receive advice.

It is where I was given the courage to pursue the development of our website MyGatewayNews .com It would be impossible to discount the business and industry rewards I have garnered at Trees, but that isn't the only bounty I have received.

From that very first session, my peers welcomed me as an equal even though their publications are generally larger or may have been in their families for a couple of generations. In sharing our brief time together in the informal setting of Trees, my respect for their dedication, their commitment to serving their respective communities with the highest professional standards and their personal sacrifices has grown immensely and given me a deep sense of unequaled pride for our industry.

This was the sixth Trees I have attended, and I believe many of the same folks have attended each of them as well; this has created strong bonds between us as we have shared not only our work experiences, but family and life experiences as well over good meals and bonfires. Trees gives us the opportunity to briefly unwind and communicate on a personal level that just wouldn't occur in a more formal setting like our annual convention or our educational seminars.

percent of participating schools saw a "significant" or "some" increase in the amount of materials their school recycled during the competition time frame.

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I feel like I am attending a reunion with my WNA friends, who now feel like my WNA family.

A lot is packed into the two nights and two days of the Annual WNA Trees retreat, and this year, because of my being the North West Region Representative on the WNA Board of Directors, there was even more. This year our WNA President Steve Dzubay, publisher of the Hudson Star-Observer, River Falls Journal & New Richmond News agreed to move the third quarter board meeting to Trees.

We met early on Friday morning before the educational sessions began.

The educational sessions featured presentations by Kevin Slimp who is best known for his pioneering work leading up to the development of the PDF remote printing method in the early 1990s. He is the director of the Institute of Newspaper Technology that is a continuing education program for newspaper publishers, designers and technical gurus. Slimp also writes a syndica eu column that is carried by more than 60 industry publications in the U.S., Canada, Asia and Australia.

He also serves as adjunct professor in the College of Communication

The 'Publishers', Paul Seeling, Gateway Publishing and Mike Mathes, Delta Publications win the WNA Trees 'Presidents Cup' for 2012. Photo by Ann Mathes

will also be provided online and through a registration toolkit Recycle-Bowl is sponsored by Nestle Waters North America.

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My head was aching from trying to absorb all of the good information Kevin shared with us, and his humorous stories kept us laughing as we learned.

After wrapping up the morning educational session, it was time for the deeply moving annual Memorial Pylon Ceremony.

Allow me to share information about the Trees Memorial Pylon with you. The original idea for the Memorial Pylon was to plant a tree as a tribute to each deceased Wisconsin newspaper publisher.

Within a short span of time, however, it became apparent that there would not be enough land to carry the project beyond a few years.

Therefore, a Memorial Pylon was erected in the grove area on the Trees for Tomorrow campus. The Pylon displays the name of each deceased publisherWNA member. Each year, the names of publishers who have died in the last year are read during a ceremony. This year there were nine inductees.

As is the custom for the Memorial Pylon Ceremony, the families of the publishers are invited to come to Trees for the ceremony where their loved one's life is briefly summarized orally and is included in the program. Anyone (family member, associate, friend or community member) wishing to share comments or stories about the inductee are encouraged and welcomed to do so.

I always am fascinated to hear about these amazing people who, like so many publishers, particularly of the small weekly newspapers, worked tirelessly to inform their communities, as well

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as being intensely involved in them. In most cases, they worked 52 weeks a year forgoing any vacations, had very few days off and continued their dedicated work for decades.

One such publisher who was inducted this year was Donald A. Halverson, of the Boyceville Press-Reporter whose daughter Judy Binkowski lives in Elmwood. When Don and his wife Bo sold the paper in 1975, it had been in the Halverson family for 63 years. Don passed away at age 94, on December 29, 2011.

An emotional Dick Satran spoke this year for his gathered family members in recognition of his father Daniel R. Satran Sr., publisher of the Vilas County NewsReview. He gazed with teary eyes at all of the pylon names, which also included his grandfather's and would now include his dad's. "Imagine all the ideas of all these people and the positive effect they had," he said.

The rules for inclusion on the Memorial Pylon state that a person is eligible for induction if he/she has been a Wisconsin Newspaper Association publisher for a minimum of five years. I am greatly honored to know that I have met that criteria, and someday my name will join those already memorialized on the pylon at Trees and once again it will be a reunion with my WNA family.

Pardon me for sharing one last Trees item. My name will now appear for the fourth time on the "Presidents Cup" as publisher Mike Mathes and I captured the cup at 2012 Trees Golf Outing. Yahoo!!

Thanks for reading and supporting your local newspapers and may all your news be good news!

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Satran, former News-Reviewpublisher, honored at WNApylon ceremony here tioned the World Champi* 10 onship Snowmobile Derby in Eagle River. ' The Satran brothers sold the newspaper in 1985 and Dan Satran worked for a • is, time as executive adminis,.,,. : trator for state Sen. Lloyd Kincaid (D-Crandon). He -returned to journalism, working for Green Bay's

• Brown County Newspapers , _ _ ,, and was editor in Algoma '---&, and Kewaunee. He contin4v. ued writing his column for the News-Review in Eagle ,1 River under the new owners, The Delphos Herald, until March of 2009. , , Satran enjoyed the outdoors with his wife of 62 ... years, Elizabeth "Betty" _____--Satran, and family of eight children.

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Daniel L. Satran, former publisher of the Vilas County News-Review and The Three Lakes News, was among nine Wisconsin newspaper publishers who were honored by the Wisconsin Newspaper Association Foundation (WNAF).

The WNAF placed the names of each publisher on its memorial pylon at a ceremony during the organization's annual Trees Retreat held last Friday at Trees For Tomorrow in Eagle River.

The pylon includes names of deceased Wisconsin publishers — dating back to 1958 — when the association purchased land in the Eagle River area to be used as a demonstration forest.

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unique history of the publishers who are recognized at the WNA pylon at Trees For Tomorrow.

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children, Daniel R. Jr. (Leslie) of Madison, Jane (Michael) Gulden of Marshfield, Richard (Pamela) of Montclair, N.J., Jone Fulkerson of Hong Kong, China, John (Joy) of Madison, Tom (Carol) of Eagle River, Mary Elizabeth Oppenheim of Glastonbury, Conn., and Tim (Holly) of Fox Point; and 19 grandchildren.

The Wisconsin Newspaper Association, established in 1853, is among the world's oldest press associations. It serves 224 member newspapers. Supporting WNA goals is the WNA Foundation, a not-for-profit organization which works to improve the quality and future of Wisconsin's newspapers and the communities they serve.

addition to Satran, included: Marian Adams, The sity and veteran of the U.S. als advocated the establishment of wilderness areas in Recorder, Belleville; Robert Army.

Wisconsin and Satran started writing a northern Anderson, The Star News, weekly column in 1944 Upper Michigan.

He took on Medford; Laurence L. while in high school in Den incidents of racial discrimiArnold, Juneau County Star nation, the treatment of Times, Mauston; Marie Fly- mark.

With his father, Joseph, migrant workers and, with nn Berner, Antigo Daily and brother, Robert, he a special passion, the envi Journal; Donald A. Halvorbought the Vilas County ronmental threats to the

son, The Boyceville Press; News-Review in Eagle River lakes and forests of the

Paul Lange, The Chetek 1952, and the brothers North Woods. Some of his in Alert; Robert Richter, The co-editors and pub- work appeared in columns became Sheboygan Press; and he wrote for the Madison's Howard "Pork" Vezina, lishers.

Standard Press, St. Croix Over the next 57 years, Capital Times titled "News Falls.

Dan Satran wrote a weekly from the North Counties."

Satran was editor of the column "How About It," that He was editor and pubVilas County News-Review chronicled life in Eagle Riv- lisher of Ski Land, the offiand The Three Lakes News er, promoting the town's cial magazine of the United for more than three decades tourism industry with an States Ski Association's cenand spent a total of 57 years eye on protecting the lakes tral division and co-founder as a newspaper columnist. and forests that drew the and, for a time, president of He was a journalism gradu- visitors. the United States Snowmoate from Marquette UniverHis columns and editori- bile Association that sane-

Joseph Handrick, a former 34th District assemblyman and former town of Minocqua chairman, has been appointed a division administrator within the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, Secretary Reggie Newson announced last week.

Handrick, now of Port Washington, has been named administrator of the Equal Rights Division.

In addition, Robert Rodriguez of Sun Prairie was named administrator of the Unemployment Insurance Division.

"Robert Rodriguez and Joseph Handrick bring strong credentials in state government, public service and management to their new roles, and I am pleased they are joining our team," Newson said. "Their experience and talents will further strengthen both divisions and

The Vilas County Sheriff"s Department has received complaints involving possible fraudulent Craigslist postings for an apartment or housing for rent.

Lt. Mark Collins of the department said people responding to the advertisements have received emails from a person or persons purporting to be in the ministry and own local property and attempting to rent the property.

Through email correspondences, the suspects have prospective renters complete an online rental application including full name, address, date of birth, and so forth, according to Collins.

Further correspondences request that a security deposit be made in the form of a Moneygram or via Western Union to a fictitious name and forwarded to Nige-

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"Fortunately, reporting parties felt suspicious through corresponding emails and no money was exchanged or lost," said Collins.

"It is believed that information about property in the Vilas County area is being pulled from MLS Internet listings and fake Craigslist advertisements are then created using real property," said Collins.

Craigslist does warn users to avoid scams and fraud by dealing locally.

Collins said people should beware of any arrangement involving Western Union, Moneygram, wire transfer or a landlord/owner who is out of the country or who cannot meet a person locally.

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Handrick has an extensive background in public service, including work as an aide to former Gov. Tommy Thompson from 1987-'88 and a legislative assistant in the Wisconsin state Assembly from 1990-'93. He is a former member of the Oneida County Board of Supervisors (1994'95) and a former state representative from 1995-2001. He was the Minocqua town chairman from 2006-'10 and a member of the Lakeland High School Board of Education from 2008-'10.

Handrick has been a government relations specialist at Renhart Boerner Van Deuren in Milwaukee since 2010. He earned a bachelor's degree in occupational therapy from UW-Madison.

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Mike Mathes publisher of the Kiel Tri-County Press shared a biography of Robert Anderson during a ceremony adding Anderson's name to those enshrined on the memorial pylons on the Trees for Tomorrow campus in Eagle River. Anderson died in July 2011 and was among the nine deceased publishers whose names were added to the pylon in an Aug. 24 ceremony.

The headline on the top of a sign on the Trees for Tomorrow campus in Eagle River reads "30."

The number is a reference to a newspaper tradition dating back to the Civil War of putting a 30 at the end of story so that printers would know there was nothing more coming.

The sign marks the Wisconsin Newspaper Association Memorial Grove and stands near a series of pylons. On the pylons are the names of deceased newspaper publishers. Each year, members of the Wisconsin Newspaper Association gather at Trees for Tomorrow for a ceremony enshrining the names of those publishers who have died in the past year. It is a time to remember the careers and contributions made by these men and women.

On Friday afternoon, Robert Anderson, former publisher and general manager of The Star News, was among the nine people whose names were added to the pylon this year.

Anderson died in July 2011 at the age of 88. He served as Star News publisher and general manager from 1975 to 1992. Although Bob retired in 1992, he continued to write his Common 'Tater column for the paper until 1997, "spurring controversy, debate and community awareness, all the things needed to make a healthy community" During the pylon ceremony, Anderson's son Tom spoke and shared his memories of his father. He recalled working at The Star News and writing his first controversial editorial and being nervous about what his father would say about it. His nerves were eased, however, when Robert Anderson's reaction was "You finally wrote something worth reading."

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School board looks at high school athletic budget expenses Continued from page 1 are tried. The board and administrator retain the ability to cancel the experiment at any time this school year.

"We're not all that excited about early release days, but it's always hard to find time to sit down with your colleagues," district administrator Pat Sullivan said.

The change passed the board on a voice vote with two no votes. The board questions centered around the ability of students to seek after school help and other end of the day responsibilities. Board members also asked if the early meetings would be a scheduling stumbling block for staff members.

"Let's raise the professional bar by trying this. I'll make the motion to give it our blessing," board member Paul Dixon said.

Sullivan said the hope is to keep the PLC meetings out of the after school time, so it doesn't conflict with other responsibilities staff members are required to handle.

Athletic budget The board also asked for more frequent review of the athletic budget by building administrators after the 2011-12 athletic budget came in higher than originally set. Building administrators at the high school and middle school will now review athletic expenditures with a monthly update.

In reviewing the 2011-12 athletic budget, part of the $37,000 overrun resulted from a $10,000 expenditure for an instructional mentor program which has been put in the athletic budget rather than the educational budget for several years.

New uniforms were another chunk of the overrun.

Athletic director Bob Wiinimaki said past budget cuts meant the school's uniform purchase rotation was dropped six years ago. He said support clubs for the teams have picked up many of those costs in recent years, but there was a need for the purchases. "I should have stuck to the pattern, but they needed it. When you

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"For 26 of 27 years, I've been right on my budget."

Wiinimaki said success on the athletic field added to the costs last year as tournament fees have gone up dramatically and more students qualified for state competition in the spring sports. "I should have monitored it better and we will keep a better eye on it, but you can't start saying no in April to the requests," he said. He cited as factors driving athletic budgets, an Oshkosh volleyball tournament where the entry fee has gone from $50 to $300 in recent years and the failure of WIAA to keep up with actual reimbursement costs.

"We have to look at the clubs and start looking for them to do more. The bottom line is it ends up on the parent's back," Wiinimaki said.

"The bottom line is the budget is the budget," board member Jeff Peterson said.

"I think we've made that clear to Bob," board member Dave Fleegel said.

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