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President Obama sharesYoung’s story with the nation

by Mary StirratLeader staff writer

FREDERIC – Across the nation, peo-ple are still reeling from the shooting inan Aurora, Colo., theater that left adozen dead and nearly five dozenwounded. For one Frederic couple,however, the story has a happier end-ing.

Allie Young, the 19-year-old niece ofJack and Deb Route of Frederic, wasshot in the neck during the rampage,

but should be released from the hospi-tal this week, her aunt said.

“I’m glad we have a happy ending,”said Deb. “Things look good. Sheshould recover fully.”

Young will go home with 30 pelletsstill in her body, but they apparentlywon’t cause any problems, Deb added.The 19-year-old is the daughter ofDeb’s brother, Steve Young, and hiswife, Kathy.

Young drew national attention whenPresident Barack Obama told her storyat the end of his July 22 speech at theUniversity of Colorado Hospital, where

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There was no shortage of fun for these three girls as they enjoyed a carnival ride dur-ing Lucky Days on Saturday, July 21. More photos in Currents section. – Photo by MartySeeger

Colorado shooting victim Allie Young, niece of Jack and Deb Route of Frederic, metPresident Barack Obama as the President visited the hospital where the injured weretaken. At right is Allie’s friend, Stephanie Davies, who stayed with Allie after she wasshot, putting pressure on the wound and calling 911. — Photo submitted

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MINNEAPOLIS -Local comedian JoeRoberts, author of theLeader’s weekly Justfor Laughs column,landed a gig recentlyas the sound man in avideo produced to pro-mote The Great Hen-nepin County RecycleHalf project. Roberts,of Luck, has per-formed on stage as astandup comedian around the country and manages a comedy clubin St. Croix Falls. Earlier this year, he acted in a television seriespilot. In the recycling video, Roberts has no lines but says it all withexpressions as he and another man undertake an “ambush inter-view” on a resident who is in the process of taking out the garbage.The message conveys Hennepin County’s program that allows res-idents to recycle up to half their waste. The video can be viewed onYouTube by using the keywords “Recyle Half 90.” - with submittedinformation

VOYAGER VILLAGE - Thestage is set for the Thursday,July 26, opening night perform-ance of the Village Players Play-ers Community Theatreproduction of “Steel Magno-lias.” The comedy/drama byRobert Harling, set in aLouisiana beauty shop, followsof a group of close friendsthrough good times and bad.Performances run Thursdays,Fridays and Saturdays, July 26-28, and Aug. 2-4 at 7 p.m. andSundays July 29 and Aug. 5, at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are still availableand can purchased at villageplayerscommunitytheatre.com or call715-259-3982. PHOTO: In the opening scene of “Steel Magnolias,”beautician Truvy Jones, played by Lee Gillis, wants to hear all aboutthe wedding plans of Shelby Eatenton-Latcherie, played by OliviaMain, as she works her hairdo magic making the bride-to-besooooooo beautiful for her big day. - Priscilla Bauer

WEBSTER - Fresh Start Coffee Roasters in Webster hosts an openhouse and artists’ reception tonight, Wednesday, July 25, from 4-6p.m. showcasing FredericArts 2012 Art Medley ex-hibit. The public is invited;there is no charge. Four ofthe six Burnett Countyartists whose works are in-cluded in the Art Medleywill be on hand to meetand greet, Marge and JimSpringett and Harriet Riceof Webster and ChuckAwe of Siren. Two otherartists, Jill Norman ofDanbury and Laura Tiedeof Grantsburg, were notable to attend. The three-panel exhibit consists of 96 frames each 6inches square filled with artists creative expression. It was on dis-play at the ArtZ Gallery in Amery before the Frederic Arts teammoved it to Webster on July 23. The exhibit will remain at FreshStart Coffee Roasters until Sunday, Aug. 5. Hours are Mondaythrough Saturday 7 a.m. – 5 p.m., Sunday 7 a.m. – 2 p.m. PHOTO:A seascape by Marge Springett is one of 96 6-inch square artworksin the Art Medley at Webster’s Fresh Start Coffee Roasters on MainStreet. - submitted

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Shooting/from page 1many of the shooting victimswere recovering.

He used the story to point outthe strength and courage found inmany of America’s young people,noting the heroic efforts of Allie’sbest friend in stopping the flow ofblood, calling 911, and helping toget Allie to the ambulance.

Stephanie Davies, 21, and Alliewere in the Aurora theater watch-ing the movie when the gunmanentered and threw a gas canister,which landed just feet away fromthe two. Allie stood to give warn-ing but was immediately shot.

As she went down to the floorher friend, Stephanie, went downwith her, pulling her from theaisle and applying pressure to thewound. Allie told her to run, but

instead Stephanie used her cellphone to call 911, even as the gun-man continued shooting. Shelater helped carry Allie to a wait-ing ambulance.

On Sunday President Obamavisited the hospital, talking witheach of the survivors and thefriends and family that were withthem.

In his address to the nation aftervisiting the victims, the Presidenttold Allie and Stephanie’s story.“I don’t know how many peopleat any age,” he said, “would havethe presence of mind thatStephanie did, or the courage thatAllie showed.

“And so, as tragic as the cir-cumstances of what we’ve seentoday are, as heartbreaking as it is

for the families, it is worth spend-ing most of our time reflecting onyoung Americans like Allie andStephanie, because they representwhat’s best in us, and they assureus that out of this darkness abrighter day is going to come.”

Stephanie also used her cellphone to contact Allie’s parents,who were sleeping at the time.They then gave the news to Deband Jack.

Allie is doing well, according toDeb, who said, “She’s a prettystrong kid. She has a great familyand good support.”

Unique program offeredin two sessions at the

Lanesdale Schoolby Greg MarstenLeader staff writer

BALSAM LAKE – The PolkCounty Museum is offering threedays of Pioneer Schooling nextmonth, and applicants are encour-aged to sign up now for thisunique and memorable event,which is meant to show kids howeducation really was a centuryago.

The schooling takes place at thehistorically correct LanesdaleSchool in Balsam Lake, which ispart of the Polk County HistoricalSociety and has received a num-ber of recent improvements andupgrades.

The first session runs Tuesday,Aug. 14 through Aug. 16, from 10a.m. - 2 p.m. each day. The secondsession begins a week later, Tues-day, Aug. 21 and runs throughAug. 23, with the same start

times. Each three-day sessioncosts $45 per child.

This year the schooling is opento kids of all ages who are inter-ested in experiencing reading,writing and arithmetic lessons asthey were taught 100 years ago.The goal is to provide childrenwith an understanding of the his-tory of education in a true one-room schoolhouse, and of course,to have fun.

You can expect lots of games,stories music and activities justlike they were done at the turn ofthe century in rural Polk County.

Students are asked to dress thepart, and should dress as kids did

in the 1900s, with bib overalls,knickers and suspenders, if possi-ble for the boys. Girls shouldwear long dresses and bonnets.The PCHS does have historic out-fits to loan, if needed.

Pioneer school kids also need tobring period correct lunches ei-ther in pails, buckets or handker-chiefs, with their drinks in liddedglass jars. They ask them not tobring any soda, chips or packagedsnacks.

To sign up for the unique andinteresting blast from the past, callthe Polk County Museum at 715-485-9269.

Pioneer schooling isback at the LanesdaleSchool in Balsam Lake.This year it is open to kidsof all ages, but they mustdress in historically cor-rect outfits, which the PolkCounty Museum can pro-vide. - Photo by GregMarsten

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Woman’s brief chase yields third DUIStarts from no front

plate, ends with felonycharges

by Greg MarstenLeader staff writer

CENTURIA – Lack of a frontlicense plate on a passing vehi-cle led a Centuria Police officerto make a stop on the evening ofTuesday, July 17.

However, once the vehiclepulled over and came to a stop,the driver then waited until thepolice cruiser was pulled overbefore she pulled away at high

s p e e d ,f o r c i n gthe officerto oncea g a i np u r s u ethe car.T h ed r i v e re v e n t u -ally cameto a stopat a dead-

end near 173rd Street. The driver was identified as

Carmen Patterson, 51, Centuria,who is now facing numerouscharges.

In the probable cause reportfield with the Polk County Sher-iff’s Department, it was re-vealed that Patterson emitted astrong odor of intoxicants andcame back as positive for mari-juana. She also failed every por-tion of the field sobriety test andhad an open beer, marijuanabag and pipe in the vehicle.

She registered a blood alcoholconcentration level of .33 per-cent, which is over four timesthe legal state limit of .08 BAC.

Patterson was placed underarrest and taken into custody.She is now facing likely chargesof felony fleeing police, third

DUI, failure to install an ignitioninterlock device, as well as pos-sible drug possession after theincident.

According to online Wiscon-sin public court records, Patter-son was convicted of her secondDUI last year in MarathonCounty, where the court or-dered her to install an ignitioninterlock device on her vehicle.That has apparently not hap-pened, as she is facing possibleadditional charges for violationsof her bond.

Charges had yet to be filed atpress time.

Recovery from Siren School fire still dominates district’s timeby Jean Koelz

Leader staff writerSIREN - During his monthly

report to the school board, SirenSchool District AdministratorScott Johnson provided an up-date on all the repairs beingdone due to the fire that oc-curred at the end of the 2011-12academic year.

“The building project is con-suming 90 percent of our time,”Johnson said. “Progress mayappear slow, but we’re startingto take big steps forward.”

The painstakingly thoroughcleanup efforts are nearing com-pletion, and some of the morevisible projects are under way.For example, the flooring in thebig gym has been installed withone seal coat. The bleachershave been reinstalled, and thefloor is in the process of beingpainted and sealed with severalmore coats. Elsewhere in thebuilding, tiles are being rippedout and new ones being in-stalled.

A problem, though, is how tohandle the reconstruction of thesmall gym - ground zero for thefire, and therefore the mostdamaged area of the school. Atone point, there were highhopes regarding some redesignoptions that would make thegym much bigger. However,the process has been an educa-tion in and of itself, with schoolofficials learning about howvarious roof designs affect load

on the walls, along with thecosts involved to compensatefor such changes.

Another lesson learned is thatmore than a 30-percent changefrom the existing design meansthat different codes take effect.Most of the options, other thanstraight-up restoration of whatis already there, are too cost pro-hibitive. However, Johnson pre-sented a new idea for the roofthat could provide some extra

height over the court withoutincreasing load. Details are stillbeing worked out.

The school staff is movingfull-steam ahead to prepare forthe coming year, even with theadded work of cleanup. Princi-pal Peggy Ryan reported thatshe and three teachers attendeda weeklong grantsmanshipworkshop conducted by the St.Croix Tribe. Ryan thanked thetribe for the “incredibly valu-

able” experience. Ryan also re-ported that teachers have beenbusy creating their own pagesthat can be accessed through thedistrict Web site, and fall in-service days are already beingplanned.

In other business, the musicdepartment was given a greenlight to plan the choir/band tripto Disney World June 8-15,2013. The department antici-pates that 50-60 students willparticipate, many of whom arewell on their way to raising the$780 they need to cover trip ex-penses. The bread vendor forschool lunches was approved,and the price of school luncheswill increase by 10 cents in ac-cordance with a recommenda-tion from the WisconsinDepartment of Instruction.

The board approved a firstreading of the new graduationpolicy, which increased thecredits required in both mathand science. And the board ap-proved a preliminary budget forthe coming school year, withsome numbers serving as place-holders until more informationbecomes available. Even at thisstage, the budget could only bebalanced by making some harddecisions, such as eliminatingthe planned payroll positionand reducing the technology in-vestment.

There will be a special schoolboard meeting on Wednesday,Aug. 1, at 6 p.m.

Unprecedentedno increase for

health insuranceby Mary StirratLeader staff writer

LUCK — The list of facilityimprovement projects presentedby architects hired by the LuckSchool District has been pareddown by half to meet budget re-strictions, with preparationsunder way for a referendumvote Nov. 6.

The school board of educationmet Monday evening, July 23,and came up with a final figureof $983,283, not including archi-tectural or contingency fees.

Total cost is expected to beabout $1.2 million, but a firmfigure will be determined priorto the board’s next meeting,scheduled for Aug. 20. At thattime, the board will take actionon a resolution outlining theprojects and cost.

Items that the board identifiedas necessary at this time include$357,500 for plumbing-relatedwork to replace 60-year-old pip-ing and old fixtures. Electricalitems, primarily needed forsafety reasons, amount to$362,000 and include newwiring and circuits, a new pub-

lic address system and a newfire alarm system.

Sections of the roof over theelementary school and theboiler room need replacing, at$183,000, and replacement of acondensing unit at the elemen-tary school is projected at$75,000. Other items includeexterior tuckpointing and win-dow replacement.

“I really think that’s the bareminimum we can go with,” dis-trict Administrator Rick Palmertold the board.

“It looks like what we wantedto do last time,” said boardmember Daryl Bazey.

During the last referendum,Bazey said, voters indicatedthey would prefer smaller bor-rowings more often. By cuttingout half the projects, he felt, thevoters wishes will be met.

Payment of debt, if the refer-endum is approved this fall, willbegin in 2014. By that time, saidPalmer, the current debt will bepaid off and no additional taxdollars will be needed for thenew debt.

Palmer indicated that the listof projects and costs needed tobe trimmed even more than ex-pected due to a projected de-crease in state aid of $155,000 forthe 2012-13 school year. Taxpay-

ers will see a change in theirschool tax because of this, hesaid.

Insurance renewalNever before in 30 years of ex-

perience, said Pam Stratmoen ofThe RiverBank Insurance Cen-ter, has she been able to providean insurance renewal proposalwith no premium increase fromthe prior year.

But that’s what is happeningat Luck, she told the board Mon-day night. Both Stratmoen andPalmer credited the school’swellness program for the goodnews.

Stratmoen said that govern-mental regulations require ahigher deductible this year, forboth individual and family cov-erage. The individual de-ductible increased from $1,200to $1,250, and the family de-ductible increased from $2,400to $2,500. This resulted in aslight decrease in premiums, buta slight increase in the school’shealth savings account contribu-tion to help cover the employeesadditional deductible.

The school is responsible forpayments of $571 per month foreach of the 14 single premiumsand $1,286 for each of the 38family premiums. Total premi-

ums cost to the school is $56,900.The final numbers show a

total health-care increase to theschool of $107 for the year, withno increase for dental coverage.Annual cost for dental coverageis $48,718. Participants have amaximum deductible of $1,000per individual.

Last year, due to Walker’sbudget repair bill, the districtwas able to bid out health insur-ance and saved about $300,000.Of that amount, $100,000 wasset aside for an employee healthsavings account to help offsetadditional health-care costs foremployees.

Other business• The board approved the hir-

ing of Timothy Smyth as ele-mentary LD special educationteacher, at an annual salary of$37,770. Smyth has been work-ing in the Barron School District.

• The date of the school openhouse was changed from Thurs-day, Aug. 30, to Wednesday,Aug. 29, to accommodate thefootball schedule.

• To accommodate the legaldeadlines for a Nov. 6 referen-dum, the August meeting of theschool board was changed fromAug. 27 to Aug. 20, at 6 p.m.

Luck School plans $1.2 million referendum

CorrectionDon Langel’s name was incor-

rectly spelled in a story in the July 11issue of the Inter-County Leader ti-tled, ATV club working on networkof routes. We apologize for the error.

Services set forJoan Janzen

Joan Janzen, 82, Chaska, Minn.,died Tuesday, July 24, 2012.

Joan was born June 8, 1930, on afarm near St. Croix Falls to John andMabel Northquest.

Visitation with family will occurFriday, July 27, 6-8 p.m. at CrossviewCovenant Church, North Mankato,Minn. The memorial service will beheld 11 a.m. Saturday, July 28, at Ex-celsior Covenant Church in Excel-sior, Minn., with a time of visitingwith family one hour prior to theservice. Memorials preferred to theExcelsior Covenant Church andRiverview Home Care and Hospice.A complete obituary will be pub-lished at a later date.

Victim of ATVaccident identified

MINONG - The name of a manwho died in a single-vehicle ATV ac-cident Saturday, July 14, has been re-leased by the Department of NaturalResources.

Matthew H. Young, 50, Minong,lost his life when the ATV he was op-erating on Smith Bridge Road southof Minong left the road and strucktrees. He died at the scene, accordingto DNR Recreational Safety WardenMark Little.

Young apparently was traveling ata high rate of speed when he failedto negotiate a curve on the pavedtown road. He was not wearing a hel-met at the time of the accident. Testresults for alcohol and/or drugs arepending.

Law enforcement was notified at3:55 a.m. of the accident, which wasthe fifth ATV-related fatality in Wis-consin thus far in 2012.

A sixth ATV-related fatality oc-curred Sunday, July 22, in the Town ofAmnicon. David M. Smith, 23, Supe-rior, was driving an ATV on LacksonRoad, about two miles south of Hwy.2 when he met another vehicle travel-ing in the opposite direction andswerved off the road. He was thrownfrom the ATV and not wearing a hel-met. - Gary King with information fromDNR, Duluth News-Tribune

BURNETT COUNTY - Always anannual favorite hosted by the Bur-nett County Historical Society, theGarden Tea will again be held thisyear in August. The date is Thurs-day, Aug. 23, at Forts Folle AvoineHistorical Park in Danbury. Guestswill be treated to sweets and sa-vories which are served on MaryAnn Putzier’s handpainted china.Due to limited space and the event’spopularity, prepaid reservations arerequired by calling 715-866-8890.The cost is $15 per person. Visit theWeb site, theforts.org, for further in-formation. - submitted

•••WEBB LAKE - On Saturday, Aug.

11, there will be a carnival and ribtasting at the fire hall in Webb Lakefrom 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The carnival will include balloondarts, pony rides, golf and muchmore. There will be something foreveryone - children, teens andadults. Several Webb Lake restau-rants will be serving ribs. Other re-freshments will be available. Thedunk tank will be in operation. Theevent is sponsored by the WebbLake Area Men’s Club. For more in-formation call Bob Wirtz 715-259-7844 or Paul Cunliffe 715-259-7927. -submitted

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Peggy Moore from Siren VFW Post No. 1256 and the Ladies’ Auxiliarypresented Siren social studies teacher Rick Larson with the District 10Teacher of the Year award at the Mon., July 23 school board meeting. –Photo by Jean Koelz


by Gregg WestigardLeader staff writer

FREDERIC – Come and see what Frederic has was thetheme of the Frederic School Board meeting Monday, July23.

Josh Robinson, in his first meeting with the board assuperintendent, and new assistant Principal RyanFitzgerald presented a range of programs and ideas thatshould expand the learning opportunities for the Fred-eric students and open up the Frederic Schools to morestudents in the community, including home-schoolers.And while much of the meeting focused on these newideas, Robinson reported that the district had a better fi-nancial year than budgeted, summer school is going welland new hiring for the coming year is on schedule.

One idea is an alternative learning hybrid model thatcould reach out to nontraditional students, such as areahome-schoolers. A room in the high school is being setup as a special learning space. New software will allowthe school to offer educational programs it cannot offerwith existing staff. This hybrid program would be forpresent students and others.

“This is a blended school with better results than a vir-tual school,” Fitzgerald told the board. “This offers op-portunities for students now outside the district.Home-schoolers could come to Frederic part of the day,use the programs, and have access to our school pro-grams and counselors. This will be a flexible program,outside the box.”

The district is also starting an alternative diploma pro-gram to give a chance for a group of students who needan opportunity. Robinson said there are students who,for a variety of reasons, cannot reach the credit levelneeded for graduation. He said this special population ofstudents has many unique issues, from health problemsto transfers. The alternative diploma will exceed the Wis-consin minimum credit requirements.

“We want to offer these students something,” Robin-son said. “We don’t want some 18 year-olds to just leavewith nothing. This can be a way to keep some kids in atraditional program as long as possible. The alternativediploma can open further opportunities.”

“We don’t want to lower our standards for kids whocan make it,” board member Troy Engen said. “We don’twant to offer an easy way out for those who don’t needit. All students should be as well-prepared as possiblewhen they leave Frederic.”

Robinson said the alternative diploma will be a tool touse to meet some needs. And Fitzgerald said this won’tshut the door on these students, saying they still need adiploma.

These are some of the ideas in Frederic’s future. In part,it involves new technology and new ways to use thattechnology, all of this based on a good faculty and staff inplace to integrate new tools into their teaching. The newtechnology and programs, much of it in place and beingused this past year, has names like Moodle, Odyssey andExplore in addition to Kindles, iPads and SMART Boards.

Distance-learning equipment allows students in class-rooms in several districts to learn together, seeing eachother on large screens and sharing a teacher. A small dis-trict can have access to live science demonstrations fromanywhere in the country.

The district will have an open house in late August topresent the new programs to the community, includinghome-schooled students.

Other businessRobinson said the audit is finished, and the district

ended with a fund balance of $700,000. This is almost$300,000 better than the budgeted fund balance of$413,000 for the 2011-12 school year that ended June 30,but $200,000 lower than the starting balance of $917,000.Robinson said the balance is pleasing news and addedthat Larry Stotz, the auditor, said he was very pleasedwith what he found and complimented the school fi-nance manager, Bonnie Wicklund.

The elementary summer school was reported to begoing well, and the high school program is just startingwith 15 students, called a good turnout. The high schoolprogram is an optional one for remedial credits.

New teacher contracts are being signed. While the listof new teachers is not completed, one teacher back onboard is Ethan Bergstrom, one of those laid off in Febru-ary. He had been a half-time history teacher but will nowbe full time, with half his time in leading the new alter-nate hybrid program in the mornings.

Frederic Schools reaching out to community

by Sherill SummerLeader staff writer

WEBSTER – The Webster Village Board decreased theprice of a Smith Pines lot at the Webster Village Boardmeeting held Wednesday, July 18. Water and sewer wereextended to the Smith Pines development just prior to thehousing slump. Lots at the ill-timed development werepriced at $19,900 then, but now they are priced at $10,000.

At the same time, the one-year contract with ColdwellBanker was renewed.

It has been so hot as of late, it is hard to remember thatwater freezes to ice in the winter. For a couple of years, thevillage maintained an ice rink next to the ball field in thefairgrounds. The village also owned a Zamboni, whichwas potentially useful to maintain the ice rink. Unfortu-nately, the ice rink was not used very much, and last win-ter the village did not maintain an ice rink at all.

Without an ice rink, the Zamboni was both not usefuland taking up space in a storage shed. It was decided atthe July meeting to sell the gas-fueled Zamboni at auction.If it did not sell at auction, it would be scrapped.

Gandy Dancer DaysThe Webster Gandy Dancer Days is coming up Friday

through Sunday, Aug. 10-12. There were a couple of itemson the agenda to prepare for the event. The village boarddonated $100 toward the annual bike rodeo held duringGandy Dancer Days. This year’s rodeo will be held at thefire hall, Saturday, Aug. 11, starting at 10 a.m.

Muskey Avenue between the library and the communitycenter will be closed to make room for a Lions craft fairscheduled for Saturday, Aug. 11.

Other businessThe village board accepted a bid from Taylor Paving to

pave Industrial Avenue, Bluegill Avenue, Ash Street andOak Street.

Update of Family DollarFamily Dollar still plans to expand to Webster, but the

project is still in the permit process.

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A positive outlook ondoing more with less

by Gregg WestigardLeader staff writer

BALSAM LAKE – “When people needhelp, the public expects human services toprovide assistance,” Gene Phillips, PolkCounty Human Services director, told thehuman service board Tuesday, July 24, atthe board’s monthly meeting. He said thatneeds are up while funding is down. Theboard looked at the varied programs oper-ating within the department, including apresentation on the juvenile justice pro-gram that deals with troubled youth andteens. A common theme was prevention,including early intervention and educa-tion, to get better outcomes at a lower cost.

“We should develop a positive out-look,” George Stroebel, chair of thehuman services board. “We are con-

fronted with an increase in issues and ashortage of funds. We can look for agreater coordination of our resources aswe come together to deal with the prob-lems.”

The issues the human services boardhas looked at is varied. The board has seta priority on getting more child protectionworkers to deal with an increased in childabuse in the county. An increase in eco-nomic support is not being matched by fi-nancial counseling to help people gain lifeskills. There is a shortage of foster homesfor teens. Underlying all of this is funding.

Phillips said the human services budgetfor 2013 will start out with a zero-percentincrease in local levy dollars. In addition,state and federal funds, the majority of thedepartment budget, are often being cut.For example, a state-directed reorganiza-tion of the economic support programs ata multicounty level has included a 17-per-cent cut in funding, while the caseload hasnot decreased. Phillips said the state has

no comprehensive approach to fundingprograms. The department staff needs todo more with less. Phillips said the publicexpects human services to be there butsome things won’t be done.

Board member Kris Kremer-Hartungsaid there needs to be a way to measurethe outcome of programs, the success ratein helping people. She said young familiesneed classes in financial management aswell as financial help so they can get ontheir feet and gain independence. She saidprograms must be result-oriented and thecounseling would be a benefit for all thepeople.

Financial counseling along with aid wasonce required, Phillips said, but the statemade the counseling voluntary and tookaway the funding for classes. He said thecounty must give out the support and can-not require recipients to get additional ed-ucation.

Locally based programs for youth introuble was mentioned as an example of

something that gets better results andcosts less but needs funding. Sending atroubled youth away to a treatment cen-ter costs $9,000 a month. Keeping theyouth in the community in a comprehen-sive program including enough casework-ers and foster homes gets better results ata lower cost.

Phillips said the philosophy behind ju-venile justice is keeping kids in theirhomes, their communities, their schools.He said, “We can’t lock them up forever”and said funding must be solved for thelocal option.

The board meeting wrapped up with areturn to the talk of prevention and com-munity involvement, including mentoringprograms such as Big Brothers/Big Sistersand Kinship. While it is hard to measurethe results, board members said that earlysupport saves people later and at a lowercost.

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Historic library in need of afew repairs


TAYLORS FALLS, Minn. – The TaylorsFalls City Council approved moving for-ward with a grant application to assistwith the costs of repairs to the TaylorsFalls Library, which is on the NationalRegister of Historic Places.

The application is through the Min-nesota Historical Society for a so-calledLegacy Grant, and with the approval, al-lows the Taylors Falls Library Board tomove ahead with the application.

The move came at the rather abbrevi-ated Monday, July 23, council meeting,and follows up on a preliminary grant ap-plication that encouraged the city to seekthe final grant.

“It would mainly be to help with a newroof and paint repairs,” stated MayorMike Buchite, who pointed out that thepaint costs would only be eligible as amatch, with the city assisting with thecosts.

The application deadline is at the end ofthe week, and the board already wentahead with a preapplication, which notedthat regular maintenance items, such aspainting, are not eligible, but can be ap-plied toward matching fund require-ments. The city can use their own costs ofpaint repairs as their end of a grantmatch.

They are seeking just over $18,000 in theapplication, with the city supplying $7,000in matching funds for painting.

The library building is 155 years old andwas last painted a decade ago. The roof isa cedar shake style and was last replacedalmost 40 years ago, using funding from asimilar grant. The rehabilitation projectwill also include window and storm doorrepairs.

The library rehab project is set to moveahead early summer 2013, with bids beingsought this coming winter.

In other council business: • The council also approved an increase

in pay for election workers, raising theirpay by 50 cents an hour from $9 an hour.

“It is within the budget,” Buchite said,noting that election worker pay would goup to $9.50 an hour, with the pay havingbeen static since 2008.

Buchite said they have had a difficulttime finding election workers, and theyare hoping to draw more workers to theduty.

“Maybe this pay increase will help? “Buchite joked.

• The council tabled a request to have afarmers market at the so-called MnDOTproperty on the city’s north side. The mar-ket would be run by the Mike Noyd farmand will be held weekly. It will be ad-dressed at a later date.

• Council member John Tangen said theTaylors Falls Fire Department was turneddown for a recent state grant, in part dueto the number of agencies applying.

“They just ran out of grant money,” Tan-gen said.

• Council member Ross Rivard said theTaylors Falls Plan Commission recentlyreviewed preliminary plans for Eric’s Ca-noes to purchase property near Merrill’sLanding for a possible canoe removal lo-cation.

“It would mainly be, in a sense, a park-ing lot,” Rivard said. “Mainly a spot totake out [canoes] so people can stop andshop in town.”

The council took no action.• The council reviewed some of the ac-

tivities associated with the Wannigan

Days activities, including the parade,which was not shared with St. Croix Falls,as in the past, due to Hwy. 8 bridge repairissues.

“I think the comments were very posi-tive, all around,” Buchite said, noting thatcity clerk Jo Everson deserved much of thepraise for organizing many of the eventsand the solo parade. “She really deserves

some thanks.”The accolades for Everson were unani-

mous, as were the comments thanking thecity workers, firefighters, Lions and othervolunteers, with several council memberssharing their own opinions of the events.

“They pulled it off and should beproud!” Buchite added.

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The Taylors Falls City Council met on Monday, July 23, and while they had little business at hand, they did review several pending projectsand issues, as well as review some of the Wannigan Days activities. – Photo by Greg Marsten

Two die in Minnesotaaccident

PINE CITY, Minn. – At approximately 5 p.m. on Mon-day, July 23, a two-vehicle accident on Minnesota’s Hwy.48, just across the Wisconsin state line, killed two and leftanother in critical condition.

The initial Pine County deputy investigation shows thatan eastbound vehicle driven by Alva L. Rankin, 61, LakeNebagamon, crossed the centerline and hit a westboundvehicle driven by Jonathan L. Timblin, 20, Rice Lake, headon. Both drivers died; Timblin was killed on impact, andRankin was airlifted to a Duluth, Minn., hospital and diedof injuries. A passenger of the westbound vehicle, Alexan-dria J. Lund, 18, Cameron, was also airlifted to a Duluth,Minn., hospital where she is in critical condition.

At this time, the cause of the accident is unknown. TheMinnesota State Patrol is investigating. - information fromthe Pine County Sheriff’s Department and the Minnesota StatePatrol

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Sydney, the Jack Russell terrier, wore her best dress to the carshow.

Gordy Nelson, of Dresser, tried to get a tan beside his beautifulHawaiian bronze colored 1938 Buick Straight 8 Special.

The all-new St. Croix Falls royalty stood beside the best-in-show winning Hudson belonging toPaul and Julie Sibole of Lindstrom, Minn. The vintage Hornet Special has quite the pedigree, asit formerly belonged to Paul’s late father, who had it 40 years earlier. Paul tracked it down in Mary-land and spent six years restoring it with his son, to whom he will pass it on later.

This stuffed animal made his mark on a Ford Crown Victoria. – Photos by Greg Marsten

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Taylors Falls firefighters and their families and friends pitched in to make the car show a winneron Friday, July 20, during Wannigan Days.

That cherry 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS belongs to Wally and Jenny Wegstrom (right) of CenterCity, Minn.

This 1964 Ford F-100 belongs to Carson Eng (center). He had a few fans in Brandon Fen-ner (left) and cousin Nick Eng (right).

R I G H T :This 1936Ford five-win-dow coupe isthe pride ofDon and KatePautz of Bal-sam Lake.

LEFT: Garyand MandellePeper, of Clay-ton, only re-cently picked upthis nearly per-fect 1963 ChevyImpala SS. –Photos by GregMarsten


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Michael Alsaker took third-place honors in Group Fourwith a John Prine tune.

ABOVE: Isabella Gatten and Brandy Eisen (L to R) took thirdplace in Group One with their tune Thursday night, July 19, atthe Wannigan Days talent show.

LEFT: Group Two winners Billie Webb, Megan Eighmy andMadison Smith took first, second and third place, respectively.

The Acro Supergirls of Riley, Alaina and Jenna, lit up the crowd with their gymnastics routine. The trio also took second-placehonors in the youngest age group during the Wannigan Days talent show. – Photos by Greg Marsten

The rock power trio called Water’s Edge took first-place honors in Group One. The band consists of Nolan, Callan and Joe (L toR). They performed “I Walk Alone.”

Clogger Alex Shaleen won Group Four with his dance rou-tine, which drew lots of applause.

The ballet prowess of Jessica Bjerke, 14, earned her afirst-place prize in Group Three.

Brothers Gabe and Seth Alsaker (L to R) took third place in GroupFour with their singing and guitar work.

RIGHT: MeganEighmy, 12, wasone of the showfavorites, as shesang “AmericanHoney,” andplaced second inthe Group Twocompetition.


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BARRON — The hard work of volunteers and emergency personnel brought homesafely an elderly Barron resident who walked away from Monroe Manor on Wednes-day, July 11. According to the Barron Police Department, the Barron County Sheriff’sDepartment received a call from Monroe Manor reporting that Vierlyn “Toot” Anderson,93, had walked away from the facility. There were more than 80 people and four K9sthat participated in the search for Anderson, who was located by a group searchingabout three blocks from Monroe Manor. Anderson was taken by ambulance to the MayoClinic Health System-Barron where she was treated for poison oak and some scrapesand cuts before being released and returned to Monroe Manor. — from the CumberlandAdvocate

•••CAMERON — The official cause of death was listed as heatstroke, although a death

certificate had yet to be received for Theresa (Heintz) Dole, 71, Cameron, on the Fourthof July. Tammy Roos, Amery, said both she and her sister tried to reach Dole by tele-phone, and after receiving no answer, went to check on her. Dole’s apartment was lockedand no one came to the door, so 911 was called. Dole was found dead inside the apart-ment. Dole’s is one of two heat-related deaths that were reported in Barron County bythe Wisconsin Department of Health Services during the heat wave of late June andearly July. — from the Barron News-Shield

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Serious respect for ATVsTwelve-year-old Maya Hoefle of Colorado was a lucky girl this week, surviv-

ing a plunge down a steep embankment after losing control of an ATV on a trail inGreen County southwest of Madison on Monday, July 23.

The ATV hit several trees and she was thrown off the machine. She was takento the hospital, surviving the ordeal well enough to talk with EMS personnel inthe emergency room. A link to the story was listed on wisconsinoutdoorfun.com.

That sounds ironic, but as most of us know, outdoor fun can get deadly seriousat times.

Much to its credit, the Web site not only offers good news about the sport, it car-ries news of accidents, also. That’s not fear mongering but simple information toremind us to respect all the machines that we use for work and play - machinesthat aren’t always going to respond like we want them to.

Two fatalities involving ATVs have occurred in Wisconsin this month, both innorthwestern Wisconsin. A few Saturdays ago, a Minong man lost his life afterfailing to negotiate a curve on a town road north of Trego - and this past weekend,a young man from Superior lost his life when he apparently swerved after meet-ing another vehicle. Whether the wearing of protective headgear would havesaved either man is not known - and will never be known.

Those deaths put Wisconsin’s ATV fatalities at six for 2012, with another solidmonth of summer - a time when ATV use skyrockets - to go.

Reasons for fatalities vary. They include the unusual, such as a basketball beingwedged between the operator’s leg and throttle, to daredevil stunts, to alcoholand speed. Collisions with fixed objects seem to rank near the top as the commondenominator in many fatal crashes. Equipment failure is rare, but it happens.

Groups like the Wisconsin ATV Association have worked hard to promote safeuse of one of the most popular vehicles of the past two or three decades. It has ac-knowledged the role alcohol plays in fatalities, backing legislation that ATVS andboats be linked so that a conviction on one vehicle would affect the ability to driveanother vehicle. They asked lawmakers to make sure that a second drunken driv-ing conviction on recreational vehicles would affect motor vehicle licenses.

Wisconsin is hopefully on track to see fewer fatalities and serious injuries re-lated to ATV use this year - far fewer than the record 24 deaths in 2007 - but thereneeds to be serious respect paid to the utility and recreational vehicles that havedeclined in numbers in recent years - according to registration numbers - but re-main just as popular - and just as potentially dangerous.

Use your head - protect your head - when on board ATVs.

GAB informsWisconsin’s Government Accountability Board, which became more familiar to

voters - perhaps nationwide - in the wake of the governor’s showdown with theunions and the attempts to recall him from office as well as the Supreme Courtdramas, is feeling comfortable in the limelight these days.

And that’s good.The GAB issues news releases are likely more noticed these days. This week

their statement on the August primary serves not only to remind voters that wehave a primary vote in August (less than three weeks away) but also that it’s thefirst time we’ve held a partisan primary vote that early since World War II.

As the Leader reported back in June, three Republicans are running in the Au-gust primary to gain a spot on the fall ballot for the U.S. Senate seat being vacatedby Herb Kohl. Upcoming articles in the Leader will be previewing not only theprimary but the new boundaries for legislative districts and the potentially inter-esting fall matchups which involve our state and federal representatives.

The GAB is predicting up to 20 percent of the voting age population will turnout to vote in the partisan primary. Wisconsin’s 2012 voting age populationstands at 4.3 million.

Kevin Kennedy, the GAB’s director and general counsel, reminds voters that be-cause the Aug. 14 primary is a partisan primary, they can only vote for candidatesfrom one party. Voters do not declare a party in Wisconsin’s open primary sys-tem, but they may only vote for one party’s candidates.

For the record, the GAB is “responsible for administration and enforcement ofcampaign finance, elections ethics and lobbying laws in Wisconsin.” It consists ofsix nonpartisan, former judges and is supported by an agency of nonpartisan staffmembers.

The GAB is providing information during one of Wisconsin’s most interestingpolitical years on record.

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I just wanted to express to the city ofSt.Croix Falls how sad I am.

Every year my husband and I head upto our cabin and make the rounds of thetown festivals. Last year we went to Wan-nigan Days just to see Louie Anderson atthe historic theater right in town. Thatyear everything was great. This year wehad high hopes. Thursday started outgreat. We attended the talent show andwere impressed with all the young people.We were also pleasantly surprised to seecomedian Joe Roberts as the emcee.

The last time we saw him was at Run-ning Aces in Forest Lake when he was theopening act for Louie Anderson.

As always, he did a fantastic job. Andbest of all ... the beer was cold.

However ... after the talent show thingswent downhill fast. The band wasmediocre at best. We also saw a lot of un-derage drinking and little or no security.

But we went back to the cabin with highhopes for Friday.

We found out from a poster that come-dian Wild Bill Bauer was going to appear.My husband is a huge fan of Bill. So wecalled a few couples we know andplanned on meeting for the show.

Friday night came and we were told Billhad been canceled for some unknown rea-son. First we felt cheated. Then we felt em-barassed. We had talked four couples intocoming up from the Cities to see Wild Bill.Can you say false advertising? So wemade the best of it and went into TaylorsFalls for dinner, after which three of thecouples went home.

Four of us returned to the performancetent. And while the band was OK, it justwasn’t up to our expectations. Saturdaywe decided to do anything but go to Wan-nigan Days. It was sad. So my question is,“What happened between last year andthis year?”

Thanks for listening.

Jenn WeirmanBloomington, Minn.

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was so awesome I scheduled my entireweekend around it whenever I could getthe time off work. It typically coincideswith my birthday, so it was always impor-tant to our family.

I noticed a decline over the last coupleof years, but this year was the worst yet.

The turnout for the bed races was verylow compared to previous years. Afterdinner, the crowd in town amounted tomaybe half of what I am used to navigat-ing on the Friday night. The Northern wasthe only bar that was really hopping, andeven there we were able to find seats. Wewere in all four places at least twice, andnone were hopping like they used to. AmI the only one who remembers when youcouldn’t even get in the doors for themobs of people in the bars, never mindfinding a seat?

Losing the street dance is huge. It keptpeople going bar to bar, having fun, meet-ing up with people and all the bars bene-fited. It also gave the young people ofLuck a way to hang out with their friendsduring the summer. That matters, with somany living outside of town.

The parade was pretty good, consider-ing the low turnout. What used to be

packed from building to street with peo-ple certainly was not.

But what completely ended my love af-fair with Lucky Days was this: there wasno flag presentation by our veterans. Justa big truck from the VFW full of youngpeople throwing candy – not one veteranin uniform. I asked the village presidentabout it, and he said none of the veteranscould walk anymore. When I asked whythey weren’t on the truck, I was told theywere supposed to be. I happen to knowveterans in Luck who can still walk, buteven if they couldn’t, they should havebeen on the back of that truck, in uniform,holding the flags in an American parade.That is a complete disgrace, and I cannotsupport it.

If Lucky Days has become too muchtrouble for the community club to handle,it’s time to call it off. For us, we’ll be cele-brating my 48th birthday in St. Croix Falls.

Kristine EmersonLuck

HHeellpp!!We’ve been feeding the street cats of

Frederic because they are there, seem touse our yard as a pathway, and they needhelp. Our garage is turning into arefuge/nursery, with a young mother catand her kitten from a first litter. Adorable,small, black and white, box-trained,mother and child need a home we can’tprovide because three years ago we tookin a pregnant stray and our house belongsto the five members of that family already.The new ones could use vet services butare healthy.

Tammi’s Wildlife Refuge, although avery welcome addition to the community,actually offers regular veterinarian serv-ices with fees. They don’t take in straysand don’t find housing for the homeless.Since the feed mill came down a few yearsago, scores of cats have made their homesin the abandoned houses, sewers, streetsand woods of Frederic, and no program,money or animal workers are in place todo something about this situation.

So, if you know any cat lovers, or areone yourself, we’ve got a cute pair foryou. Give us a call.

Kelly Green and Win Herberg715-327-8181Frederic

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We live in such a pristine part of Amer-ica here in the northwoods of Wisconsin.The scenic beauty of the lakes and riversalong with the spectacular abundance ofwildlife make it not only a tourist destina-tion, but a wonderful place to live year-round.

I always get a good feeling that comesover me when I see an American baldeagle soaring free across our north-woodssky, the symbol of our great nation. It was-n’t too long ago when that symbol wasthreatened to the point of extinction byman and the use of the chemicaldichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane as an in-secticide. This chemical affected the repro-ductive system of the bald eagle, and itspopulation declined dramatically, to thepoint of being put on the U.S. federal gov-ernment’s list of endangered species.

Thanks to concerned citizens and ourelected officials, the use of DDT was

banned. The threat to the American baldeagle was eliminated and its populationrecovered, it has sinse been removed fromthe endangered species list.

But now we have a new threat to ourbeautiful north woods of Wisconsin. It’scalled taconite mining. Digging ore inopen pits and then grinding the ore dur-ing processing of taconite pellets increasesrelease of three known heavy metals intothe environment: arsenic, lead and mer-cury. Research it for yourself folks. Websearch it or go to your local library. Now,I’m not a chemist or even a rocket scien-tist, on that my friends would agree, but Ido know these three elements are notgood for our north-woods environment.Mine tailings and dust can find their wayinto our water and air. Thus contaminat-ing our water sheds, drinking water andthe very air we breathe. Sometimes I liketo eat the fish I catch, “mercury free.”

Our Wisconsin state Senate just voteddown Assembly Bill 426 last March 2012.AB 426 was created to change some of ourmining laws here in Wisconsin. It was de-feated by only one vote in our Senate. IfAB 426 would have passed, the big min-ing company would be strip miningtaconite in our pristine north woods ofWisconsin, poisoning us and the environ-ment. Is it worth the jobs? The big miningcompanies aren’t going to give up thateasy, they’ll be back with their big moneyand lobbyist. These mining laws shouldbe on the “minds” of us voters here innorthwestern Wisconsin. I want to knowwhere our candidates for Wisconsin stateSenate and state Assembly stand on min-ing issues. Is it better to create a few jobsor poison our water?

Sincerely worried,Jessee MattocksBalsam Lake

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Miller did at last week’s meeting aboutBurnett County’s communication system.For over two years, I’ve been watching thedrama that the hired consultant has ledthe county into. Back in early 2010, I wasdiscussing towers with then emergencymanager Bobbi Sichta, and the tentativeplan was to build a new 300-foot tower onPenta Hill along with putting antennas ona handful of structures throughout thecounty that would either be rented or pro-vided free of charge from other towerowners. By the end of 2010, the consult-ant had convinced the county that theyneeded to build and own all of the struc-tures because renting would be “puttingthe county in a bad position” despite thecounty having an ordinance requiring thatany new antennas be co-located on exist-ing towers wherever possible beforebuilding new towers is allowed.

Fast forward another 18 months and his“new plan” is virtually back to wherethings were two years ago, with the pri-mary exception being that the 300-footPenta Hill tower now has to be relocatedto Karlsborg hill due to new FAA restric-tions. Keep in mind that these restrictionswouldn’t have been a problem two yearsago before the FAA changed the height re-strictions on Penta due to the airport’srunway expansion, but will now end upcosting the county more time and moremoney. The county will also get free colo-cation for antennas on a new Mosaictower on Penta hill, which raises the ques-tion, why does the county need to build a

huge and expensive tower just a few milesaway from one they can use for free? Andwhy does the county need to spend moremoney building a new tower at the gov-ernment center when the existing onewould work fine, not to mention the factthat towers at both Karlsborg and Pentahill would be clearly visible from the roof,making a tower there completely unnec-essary in the first place.

As a business owner who uses towersand wireless communications as part ofmy profession, I know how much com-munication consultants charge, and as ataxpayer, I’m concerned with how muchmoney has been wasted running in circles.I understand that issues arise and projectsget delayed, but this whole project hasbeen a mess since the beginning and has“government work” written all over it be-cause of the lack of productivity and thewasted taxpayer money. Had the consult-ant not led the county down an expensiveand wasteful path which turned into adead-end, this project should have beenunder construction a year ago and beingfinished this summer.

Maybe I should become a consultant.I’d probably make a lot more money forgetting a lot less done.

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I read that Concerned Women forAmerica, a so-called “Christian” politicalgroup, spent $1.2 million on political adson Wisconsin TV stations last month; theads claim that ObamaCare will end pa-tients’ ability to choose their own doctor.Good grief!

I am used to trash-talking politiciansand their activists telling lies about Oba-maCare. It seems normal in our currentstyle of winner-take-all-truth-be-damnedpolitics; it reminds me of middle-schooldebate without adult supervision. But liesin the name of Jesus are damned lies andsuggest the tellers are mentally or morallychallenged.

This claim is totally false; these womenare doing the devil’s work and may bene-fit from confession or exorcism.

ObamaCare Web site says, “The Afford-able Care Act helps preserve your choiceof doctors by guaranteeing that you canchoose the primary care doctor or pedia-trician you want from your health plan’sprovider network. It guarantees that youcan see an OB-GYN doctor without need-ing a referral from another doctor. The lawalso ensures that you can seek emergencycare at a hospital outside your plan’s net-work without prior approval from yourhealth plan.” See health-care.gov/law/features/rights/doctor-choice/index.html/

Read the law itself atg p o . g o v / f d s y s / p k g / B I L L S -1 1 1 h r 3 5 9 0 e n r / p d f / B I L L S -111hr3590enr.pdf/or a digest athealthcare.gov/law/index.html/.

Give the law a chance. The SupremeCourt did. Like Social Security, it’s notperfect and needs improvements. Keepan open mind. I predict you’ll like whatit does for America.

Norman Jensen, MDMadison and Siren

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Assembly candidate issues statement on frac sand miningBALSAM LAKE - 28th Assembly Dis-

trict candidate Adam Bever has issued thefollowing statement on frac sand miningin northwestern Wisconsin:

“With the boom in domestic oil and nat-ural gas production through a processcalled hydrofracking, parts of Wisconsinare experiencing a ‘sand rush.’ With mil-lions of dollars at stake, companies fromaround the country are competing to se-cure reserves of the unique silica sands re-quired for fracking operations. While weappreciate the jobs it creates, frac sand

mining has some serious downsides thatwe need to be aware of.

“Even though most zoning laws treatthem the same, a 100-acre frac sand minediffers in many respects from a 10-acregravel pit. Local units of government needtime to adjust their ordinances to take intoaccount higher volumes of truck traffic,the health threats posed by fine particlesof silica dust, the use of large quantities ofwater for washing sand and the safe con-tainment or disposal of that water.

“Permits issued by state and local gov-

ernments should be enforced with steepfines and the threat of revocation if, as ina recent case in Burnett County, miningcompanies fail to comply with the condi-tions of those permits. Our surface watersmust not be allowed to suffer harm be-cause a mine owner decides to take short-cuts.

“Finally, the citizens of Wisconsinshould share in the huge profits beingmade by sand mining companies. Withfrac sand selling for upward of $100 a ton,and mines capable of producing hundreds

of thousands of tons per year, a vastamount of wealth is leaving our state. Asa state legislator I would advocate for aproduction tax on frac sand so that all myconstituents can benefit from this wealth.”

Bever, a Democrat, is challenging first-term incumbent Erik Severson in the Nov.6 general election. He is from BalsamLake. - from the campaign of 28th AssemblyDistrict candidate Adam Bever


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Steven R. Thorud, Amery,operating while suspended,$200.50.

Pamela J. Tobritzhofer, Cot-tage Grove, Minn., speeding,$175.30.

Adrian J. Tuynman, Frederic,operate after rev./susp. of regis-tration, not guilty plea.

Michael J. Utecht, New Rich-mond, speeding, $175.30.

Nick J. Videen, Amery,speeding, $200.50.

Wayne E. Voght, Amery,speeding, $175.30.

Bryan D. Voss, Balsam Lake,speeding, $175.30.

Kayla M. Waalen, Osceola,operating motor vehicle w/o in-surance, $200.50.

Kevin S. Walker, Amery, fishwithout license, $192.70.

Mark D. Wallschlaeger,Woodruff, speeding, $175.30.

Isaac R. Ward, Amery, speed-ing, $200.50.

Jerome V. Webber, TurtleLake, speeding, $175.30.

Shawn M. Weishalla, SaukRapids, Minn., speeding,$225.70.

Janet G. Wenig, Minneapolis,Minn., speeding, $175.30.

John D. Wheeler, Lakeland,Minn., nonregistration of auto,not guilty plea.

Jonathon B. Will, Amery,speeding, $175.30.

Carlee J. Williams, ForestLake, Minn., operating motor ve-hicle w/o proof of insurance,$10.00.

Joel E. Wilson, BrooklynCenter, Minn., speeding,$225.70.

Cliff M. Akins, Edina, Minn.,jet ski – violate slow-no-wake re-quirement, $187.90.

Ira R. Allen, Osceola, jet ski –violate slow-no-wake require-ment, $187.90.

Rebecca Brooks Amund-son, Minneapolis, Minn., speed-ing, $175.30.

Sharon L. Belt, Appleton, jetski – violate slow-no-wake re-quirement, not guilty plea.

Susan Freeman Borenstein,Minnetonka, Minn., jet ski – vio-late slow-no-wake requirement,not guilty plea.

Kyle R. Bottolfson, Luck, op-erating a motor vehicle withoutinsurance, $200.50; operatingwhile suspended, $200.50.

Michael J. Buck, Ridgeland,speeding, $200.50.

Dwight L. Carlson, Stillwater,Minn., speeding, $200.50.

Kristi J. Denver, Milltown, failto stop at stop sign, $175.30.

Margaret R. Durand, TurtleLake, speeding, $200.50.

Laura F. Ebensperer, BalsamLake, inattentive driving, notguilty plea.

Avery L. Fagerberg, Grants-burg, fail to stop at stop sign,$175.30.

John A. Gad Bois, Mah-tomedi, Minn., jet ski – violateslow-no-wake requirement,$187.90.

Matthew A. Goulet, RiceLake, fail to stop at stop sign,$175.30.

Jolene M. Holcombe, EastBethel, Minn., speeding,$175.30.

Daniel M. Holey, Neenah,speeding, $175.30.

Daniel P. Hutton, Cumber-land, operating while revoked,$200.50.

Desirae E. Hutton, BalsamLake, OU, $269.50.

Drew T. Johnson, MapleGrove, Minn., speeding,$200.50.

Curtis M. Jones, Centuria, il-legal use of fireworks, not guiltyplea.

Thomas C. Kelly, MendotaHeights, Minn., riding on boatdecks/gunwales, $175.30.

Tristan T. Kittilson,Boyceville, speeding, $200.50.

Peter L. Kolesari, Elm Grove,speeding, $200.50.

Scott C. Leis, Shakopee,Minn., jet ski – illegal towing,$175.30.

Steven J. Leisch, Osceola,disorderly conduct, $263.50.

McCall M. Lemmons, ForestLake, Minn., speeding, not guiltyplea.

Debra S. Lindsey, Hender-son, Ariz., possession of THC,$269.50.

Leo S. Martell, Milltown, litter-ing unlawful use of dumpster,$187.90.

Eric A. Miller, Luck, disorderlyconduct, $263.50.

Jerry A. Miller, Pine City,Minn., speeding, $225.70.

Jason F. Nelson, Frederic,operating motor vehicle withoutproof of insurance, $10.00.

Sonja K. Nelson, Frederic,OWI, $817.50; operating withPAC >.15, $817.50; operatingwhile suspended, $200.50.

Deanna K. Newman, Min-neapolis, speeding, $175.30.

Tiffany R. Oft, Amery, operat-ing motor vehicle without proof ofinsurance, $10.00.

Michael E. Oldenburg,Blaine, Minn., speeding,$200.50.

Amanda J. Olson, Cameron,speeding, $175.30.

Adam I. Paleafei, Eagan,Minn., load boat above safe car-rying capacity, $175.30.

Ross M. Perry, Zimmerman,Minn., fail to stop/improper stopat stop sign, $175.30.

Stephen R. Plahuta, Ram-sey, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Scott A. Provost, Portage,speeding, $295.00.

Daniel E. Ratiff, Farmersville,Ohio, speeding, $200.50.

Sadie E. Rogers, Hertel, op-erating while suspended,$200.50.

Cecile L. Shula, ArlingtonHeights, Ill., speeding, $225.70.

Karry Simpson, Frederic, ob-struct justice, $235.00.

Michael J. Skow Jr., Luck,speeding, $263.50.

Brian L. Smith, Minneapolis,Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Keith M. Swanson, BalsamLake, speeding, $200.50.

Timothy O. Swanson, Cen-turia, speeding, $200.50.

Wendy M. Thames, MendotaHeights, Minn., operate boatwithout valid cert. number,$200.50.

Gary A. Therens, NewBrighton, Minn., operate motorboat within 100 feet of dock,$187.50.

Mark T. Tinucci, CottageGrove, Minn., operate boatgreater than slow-no-wakespeed, $162.70.

Lisa M. Vang, St. Paul, Minn.,speeding, $200.50.

David H. Welsh, Minnetonka,Minn., improper display of li-cense plates/tags, $150.10.

Marilyn J. Wilcosky, Luck,OU, $269.50.

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(June 20, 27, July 4, 11, 18, 25) STATE OF WISCONSIN

CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY

Royal Credit Union, a federal credit union, 200 Riverfront Terrace Eau Claire, Wisconsin 54703,

Plaintiff, vs.

Arvid A. Nelson 1767 235th Street St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin 54024, Bonnie K. Nelson 1767 235th Street St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin 54024, Central Bank, a Minnesota banking corporation, 2104 Hastings Avenue Newport, Minnesota 55055, John Doe, Mary Roe and XYZ corporation,

Defendants. Case Type: 30404 Case No. 12CV74

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that by virtue of that certain Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, Order for Judgment, and Judg- ment entered and filed in the above-entitled action on April 27, 2012, the Sheriff of Polk County, Wisconsin, will sell the following described real property at public auction as follows: DAY/DATE/TIME: Thursday, Au-

gust 2, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. TERMS: 10% of successful bid

must be paid to Sheriff at sale in certified funds, with the bal - ance due and owing on the date of confirmation of the sale by the Court.

PLACE: Lobby of the Polk County Justice Center, 1005 W. Main Street , Balsam Lake, WI 54810.

LEGAL DESCRIPTION: THAT PART OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF NORTHWEST QUARTER (SE 1/4 OF NW 1/4), SECTION SIX (6) TOWNSHIP THIRTY-FOUR (34) NORTH OF RANGE EIGHTEEN (18) WEST WHICH LIES NORTHEAST- ERLY OF STATE TRUNK HIGHWAY NO. 87 RIGHT-OF- WAY AS PRESENTLY LAID OUT; ST. CROIX FALLS TOWNSHIP IN POLK COUNTY, WISCONSIN. (FOR INFORMATIONAL PUR- POSES ONLY: Plaintiff believes that the property address is 1767 235th Street, St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin). Dated this 14th day of June,

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Defendant(s) Case No: 11 CV 2

NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that

by virtue of a judgment of fore - closure entered on March 31, 2011, in the amount of $199,175.68, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: August 14, 2012, at 10:00

a.m. TERMS:

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

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

PLACE: Polk County Justice Center at 1005 W. Main St., Balsam Lake, Wisconsin

DESCRIPTION: Lot 12, of the Plat of Rolling Hills First Addition, a “County Plat” being a division of Lot 4 of Certified Survey Map No. 4588 recorded in Volume 20 of Certified Survey Maps on Page 140, as Document No. 685791, located in the Northwest 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4, Section 13, Township 33 North, Range 18 West, Garfield Township, Polk County, Wisconsin.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 1881 98th Ave., Dresser, WI 54009.

TAX KEY NO.: 024-01300-1200. Dated this 3rd day of July,

2012. /s/Sheriff Peter M. Johnson Polk County Sheriff Scott D. Nabke Blommer Peterman, S.C. State Bar No. 1037979 165 Bishops Way, Suite 100 Brookfield, WI 53005 262-790-5719

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Bank of America, N.A., as successor by merger to BAC Home Loans Servicing, L.P. as servicer for U.S. Bank, National Association, As Trustee for the Holders of the Specialty Underwriting and Residential Finance Trust, Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2006-AB1

Plaintiff vs.

BRIAN ROUX, et al Defendant(s)

Case No: 11 CV 620 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that

by virtue of a judgment of fore - closure entered on December 21, 2011, in the amount of $118,857.63, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: August 14, 2012, at 10

a.m. TERMS:


2.) Sold “as is” and subject to all legal liens and encum - brances.

PLACE: Polk County Justice Center at 1005 W. Main St., Balsam Lake, Wisconsin.

DESCRIPTION: Lot One (1) and Two (2) and the West half (W 1/2) of Lot Three (3) except the South 20 feet thereof, Block 36, City of St. Croix Falls, Polk County, Wisconsin , and, the E ast half (E 1/2) of vacated J efferson Street on the West side of the premises.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 303 East Louisiana Street, St. Croix Falls, WI 54024. TAX KEY NO.: 281-00660-

0000. Dated this 4th day of June,

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Defendants. Case Type: 30404

Case No. 12 CV 123 NOTICE OF

FORECLOSURE SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that

by virtue of that certain Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, Order for Judgment, and Judg- ment entered and filed in the above-entitled action on May 7, 2012, the Sheriff of Polk County, Wisconsin, will sell the following described real property at public auction as follows: DATE/TIME: August 8, 2012, at

10:00 a.m. TERMS: 10% of successful bid


PLACE: Polk County Justice Center, 1005 West Main Street, Balsam Lake, WI 54810.

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Peter Johnson Sheriff of Polk County,

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22001122Wannigan Days parade

These jokesters turned the tables on the Cushing Fire Departmenttruck.

No word on what it cost to bring the Tooth Fairy tothe parade, and her agent wasn’t talking.

The girls from Motivational Moves Fitness went to new heights in the parade.

The National Park Service, and the river, were well-repre-sented in the St. Croix Falls parade. But the fish stories got a lit-tle tall ...

During the Wannigan Days parade Saturday, July 21, St.Croix Falls grand marshals Dan and Susie Jasperson drewlarge rounds of applause for all of their community involve-ment over the years. This Johnson Motors unit had a few good smiles to share.

Norman Sanger’s bike is a challenge to ride but funto see.

LEFT: Some kids got pretty good at wrangling in theparade goodies.

There was plenty of candy to go around.

The St. Croix Falls High School marching band en-dured the sticky weather and sounded great.

Hockey players from the River Valley Hockey Association skatedand sprayed water on the crowd.

Photos by Greg Marsten


22001122Wannigan Days queen pageant

The latest Little Miss contestants lined up after their introductions.

For two decades, the St. Croix Falls queen’s pageant has been the pride andjoy of co-chairs Susie Jasperson (left) and Connie Talmadge. The duo haveworked to make the annual event special, fun and exciting. They were honoredFriday, July 20, for their many years of work at the pageant.

Jessica Rademacher was crowned the new Miss St. Croix Falls by 2011 Queen Autumn Erickson.

The new royalty in their first photo together. Pictured (L to R) : Second Princess McKayla Swanson, MissCongeniality and Queen Jessica Rademacher and First Princess Hayley Cermin.

New Miss St. Croix Falls Jessica Rademachertakes her first stroll down the runway.

The new little princess court make their debut, with Second Princess Emily Hahn, First Princess CaitlinTollefson and new Little Miss Megan Hendrickson.

The 11 ladies vying for the title of Miss St. Croix Falls did a dance routine withthe outgoing royalty, kicking off the show on Friday, July 20.

The outgoing royalty says their goodbyes. Pictured (L to R): Queen Autumn Erick-son, First Princess Brittani Krych, Second Princess Samantha O’Brien and MissCongeniality Taylor Orton.



22001122Wannigan Days

Percussionist Don Karsky tried to drum up some businessat the craft show Saturday, July 21, in St. Croix Falls.

Bella, 2, Dresser, found the toy she wanted her mom to buy at thecraft show.

Levi Grant, 4, shot the fire hose with St. Croix Fallsfirefighter Brandon Whittaker at his side.

The high-performance chain saws made quite the racket,with lumberjack John Wells giving a demonstration onspeed cutting.

Log-rolling brothers Travis and John Wells (L to R) made some waves with their skills on Saturday, July21.

Lumberjack Travis Wells (right) had some sawing help from guest cutter SteveKlos.

Laila Sand-mann, 2, St. CroixFalls, waits forthe parade tostart, with a milkshake to keepcool.

Surf music seemed like a great way toenjoy the big tent on Saturday, July 21, atthe Overlook Deck.



World ChampionshipSnowmobile

Watercross wows bigcrowds in Grantsburg

by Kerri HarterSpecial to the Leader

GRANTSBURG – The 36th-annualWorld Championship Snowmobile Water-cross took place last weekend in Grants-burg, July 20-22, without any majorincidents, according to watercross direc-tor, Rick Quimby.

“All in all, the weekend was a great suc-cess,” said Quimby. “We had a record at-tendance on Friday, and basically all ournumbers throughout the weekend wereup from last year, including the number ofracers.”

Saturday evening fireworks drew alarge crowd and, according to Quimby,the grand finale was the largest they’vehad since taking over the event from theLions Club.

Although high temperatures during theweekend inspired people to seek shadewhere they could, there were no issues re-lated to weather such as rain or storm de-lays during the event.

This year, an increase in major sponsor-ships and an unexpected visit from KARE11’s Perk at Play added to the ever-grow-ing venues of promoting this event andhopefully an increase in future spectator-ship.

“The Hockey Association realizes thesupport of the community and area busi-nesses are a huge part of the success ofthis event,” said Quimby. “Without that,we would not be able to put this eventon.”

600 Drags: Mike Simmons, SuperiorNo. 121 Ski-Doo

Mike Simmons has been racing snocrossand hillcross for years so it’s no surprisehe was also drawn to watercross.

“The first time I ever raced watercross

was at Moose Lake this year,” said Sim-mons. And what a start he had, takingfirsts in all his qualifying heats and end-ing the weekend with the title.

The second race this season, in Brainerd,didn’t end so well for Simmons. “I hadsome technical problems with my sled,”he explained, “and didn’t make the fi-nals.”

Not to be discouraged, Simmons cameto Grantsburg ready to compete and tookthe world championship with a cleansweep of firsts all the way to the title,though not without some trepidation “Ihad some clutching issues during theweekend,” said Simmons. “All I thoughtof during the finals was I hoped I would-n’t blow a belt!”

Unlike the other racing venues Sim-mons is accustomed to, the three-day for-mat of watercross took a little getting usedto. “It forces you to stay focused if youwant to get to the finals,” he said.

Although Simmons credits many peo-

ple for helping him get started in water-cross, he gives special thanks to Dale Coenand KMA Racing.

Simmons also races in the semipro stockovals and earned a fifth in Moose Lake butdid not make the finals in Brainerd orGrantsburg.

800 Drags and Mod Drags: David Fis-cher, Eagan, Minn.

No. 36 Ski-Doo (800 Drags and Ovals);Yamaha (Mod Drags)

David Fischer, age 19, double crownedat the world championship race last week-end. In the 800 drags he took all firsts onSunday and in the mod drags he had aclean sweep of firsts all weekend, includ-ing a win against his dad, pro racer JeffFischer, in a Friday qualifying heat.

Young Fischer not only raced three dif-ferent sleds over the weekend, he also hadthe most track time of any racer, compet-

Maki, Fischer double crown in world championships

David Fischer (left) and Chad Maki both double-crown at the world championship watercrossraces held in Grantsburg on Saturday and Sunday, July 21-22. – Photos by Kerri Harter

Extra Points• • •

MADISON – 4 Winds ChristianAthletics, a world-class track and fieldministry, recently completed a 10-dayministry outreach at the USA Olympictrack and field trials in Eugene, Ore.The Olympic track and field team iswell represented by a good core ofChristian athletes who are ready to tellthe world about their Christian faith.USA track and field has a goal of win-ning 30 medals at the London OlympicGames. The track and field portion ofthe Olympics will begin on Friday,Aug. 3, and end on Sunday, Aug. 12. 4Winds President Steve McConkey isasking Christians to pray for the USAOlympic track and field team. Mc-Conkey is a Webster graduate andgrew up in Danbury. "Since 1981, wehave seen a good core of Christians onthe USA teams. We are asking Chris-tians everywhere to pray for theOlympic athletes. Pray for protection,peace, strength, and boldness. "Dur-ing the ten days of the Olympic trials,4 Winds had the opportunity to minis-ter to the athletes. Private ministrymeetings were held with many whomade the Olympic team. The gospelwas shared and testimonies were col-lected. McConkey is the President of 4Winds Christian Athletics. He and hiswife Liz have been in world-class trackand field ministries since 1981. From1982 through 1992, McConkey was adirector/coach of elite Christian trackand field teams. In 1992, 4 Windsstarted working with athletes on allteams. At the 2008 Beijing Olympics,4 Winds distributed testimoniesthroughout the world, including in theunderground Chinese church, esti-mated to be 100 million people. Thefour Olympic athletes whose testi-monies were distributed were sup-posed to win two medals. The athleteswon three golds and two silvers. Aftertheir victories, the athletes were able totell the world about their Christianfaith and carried the USA flag aroundthe Beijing track. Also, 4 Winds pro-vides a Web site, TrackandField-Report.com, that provides updatednews in track and field. This site keepsathletes, coaches, and fans informed inthe world of track and field. Throughthe year, McConkey and his wife, Liz,keep in contact with the athletes. 4Winds provides apologetic articlesevery month to give spiritual direction.4 Winds Christian Athletics is a 501c3non-profit organization that wasformed in 1988. The current headquar-ters is in Madison. For more informa-tion, contact 4 Winds ChristianAthletics, 608-469-7956. – from press re-lease

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SPORTS RESULTS DEADLINES: WEDNESDAY - MONDAY: 1 p.m. the following business day. TUESDAY: 7 a.m. on Wednesday. Missed deadlines mean no coverage that week!

by Marty Seeger Leader staff writer

LONDON – St. Croix Falls nativeMegan Kalmoe and the rest of the U.S.Olympic rowing team is arriving in Lon-don and awaiting the start of the SummerOlympic Games, which officially beginthis Friday, July 27, with the opening cer-emonies.

Kalmoe is competing in the quadruplesculls event, and boats will have a chanceto qualify to the next round on Saturday,July 28, during the opening heats that areset to begin at 9:50 a.m. in London. U.S.Central Time is 3:50 a.m. If her boat doesnot automatically qualify from the heats,

they will get asecond chance toqualify in what isknown as ther e p e c h a g eround, held onMonday, July 30.The finals are setfor Wednesday,Aug. 1, and allevents are heldat the Eton Dor-ney RowingCentre at DorneyLake, a champi-onship course 25

miles west of London.The Olympic quad scullers include

Kalmoe, Natalie Dell, Adrienne Martelliand Kara Kohler. You can follow Kalmoeon her blog at megankalmoe.com. Hermother, Mary Martin, also has a blog andwill be attending the Olympic gamesalong with husband Dean Kalmoe. OnMonday, July 23, Martin posted thatMegan and the quad team are being fea-tured in the most recent edition of TIMEMagazine. They have also been picked bySports Illustrated to bring home a silvermedal. You can follow Martin’s blog onolympicmom.com.

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Megan Kalmoe getting set to race in London


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the most track time of any racer, com-peting in two drag and two semipro ovalclasses.

“One thing that is a bit of a challengewhen switching sleds,” said Fischer, “isthat they all handle differently. Techniqueused to turn one sled is not necessarilygoing to work on another one because ofthe chassis and how it’s set up.” Thenwith his quick sense of humor, added,“When you’re out there just trying to winthe race, it’s sometimes easy to forgetwhat sled you’re on!”

Quite remarkably with all that watertime, Fischer stayed dry the entire week-end, although he had a near sink in thesemipro stock final. Coming into Grants-burg’s big race, Fischer was an obvious fa-vorite in this class, boasting a clean sweepof firsts all season. With a three-way tie forlane one going into the finals, Fischer hadto draw for his lane, and drew a three.Early in the race, after his sled took onwater from another racer’s spray, Fischervoluntarily left the course. “I knew thesled wasn’t going to keep going and that Ineeded to pull out before I sank.” With asixth-place ending and an easygoing atti-tude, Fischer smiled and said, “Yeah, it’s alittle disappointing, but it happens.”

In the semipro open, Fischer found him-self in a like situation, sweeping the entireweekend with firsts, and then having todraw for lane one in the finals with twoother racers. This time he drew lane two.Leading the race until the second-to-lastlap, Fischer took the EQ and lost the leadto Nick Gustafson who came underneathand eventually took the win. Fischer camein second.

Semipro Stock: Travis Audorff,Chippewa Falls

No. 454 Arctic Cat Travis Audorff has been attending wa-

tercross races for the past few years, butdid not start competing until the end oflast year.

“My first race was the end of last seasonin Wausau where I took 12th place in thesemipro stock,” said Audorff.

Eager to jump back in this year, he hitthe water at Moose Lake, the first race ofthe 2012 circuit. He competed in both thesemipro stock and semi-pro open andended fourth in both classes. Staying con-

sistent in the semipro stock class, he wenton to earn yet another fourth in Brainerd,but he did not make the finals in the semi-pro open.

“I’m having a lot of fun,” said Audorff.“The racers and their families are a greatgroup of people. I’m impressed by the ca-maraderie and how close-knit they are.It’s great to be a part of it.”

After competing in only three water-cross races, Audorff then came to Grants-burg to take the world championship titlein this class.

One of three racers that tied for lane onein the final, Audorff had to draw for hislane and drew lane two. He took the leadfrom the start and led the entire race to thecheckered flag.

“It feels great!” said Audorff. “It’s inde-scribable to win the world champi-onship.”

Semipro Open: Nick Gustafson,Roseau, Minn.No. 724 Polaris

It’s no secret most watercross racersshare a love for motor sports of all kinds.Nick Gustafson is no exception. His pre-cursor to watercross racing was dirt bik-ing. However, a rather interesting tidbitabout this rookie watercross racer is thathe broke both legs in a dirt bike accidentin 2005, and that still didn’t seem to curehim of his need for speed or the adrena-line rush of competing.

“I guess I got bored in the summersafter my dirt-biking days were over,” saidGustafson. “I needed something to do.”So he built a watercross sled.

Gustafson’s first experience with water-cross was in 2002 when the circuit in-cluded a race in Michigan and he attendedthe event. This is now his third year of rac-ing, and his second world championshiprace. “I’ve really enjoyed getting to knowthe other racers and spending time withthem,” said Gustafson.

Taking a fifth in Moose Lake and a firstin Brainerd, Gustafson was ready for theworld championship race. Taking firsts inall his heats all weekend, Gustafson tiedwith two others for lane one in the finaland had to draw for his lane. He drewlane three.

“I took the EQ right away,” saidGustafson, “and stayed in second place

until David (Fischer) took the EQ.” At thatpoint in the race, Gustafson was able tocome underneath and take the lead for thewin.

“The weekend was great and just a lotof fun,” said Gustafson. “And the weatherwas great too, as long as you stayed hy-drated!”

Pro Stock and Pro Open: Chad Maki,Inver Grove Heights, Minn.

No. 413 Ski-Doo It would be a surprise to most if Chad

Maki didn’t end up somewhere in thewinner’s circle at the end of the worldchampionship weekend. This year, how-ever, he claims not one, but both pro titles.

Pro Stock: As predicted going into theweekend, a tough battle between Makiand fellow pro racer Dale Lindbeck, No.29, in the pro stock class kept fans unsureof who would seal the deal at the end. Aquarter-final heat, with both Maki andLindbeck, got the show started with aclose-finish win in Lindbeck’s favor.

In a tight finals race, with Lindbeck inlane one and Maki in lane two, Makibarely took the win. In fact, Lindbeck ledthe race for 7-1/2 laps with Maki pushinghard right behind him.

“Dale’s by far my toughest competitionin this class. Our lap times have to bewithin a tenth of a second,” said Maki. “Itgot real tiring following him the entirerace waiting to make my move. I knew hestill had the EQ to take so in the last cornerI was able to cut underneath and finallytake the lead.”

Maki goes down in the record book nowwith five consecutive pro stock worldchampionship titles.

Pro Open: Maki came into the weekendwith two pro open wins to his credit so farthis season, and continued that trendthroughout the weekend taking firsts inall his heats, earning him lane one in thefinal. The ever-present Lindbeck was inlane two, just opposite of the pro stockfinal lineup.

Maki got the hole shot out of the gateand led the race from flag to flag.

“I was pretty confident all weekend inthe open class,” said Maki, although he ac-knowledged that two big threats wereeliminated with fellow pro racers BrianMcCurdy Jr. and Shawn Zurn out with in-juries.

Lindbeck ended the race in third place,though was in second place until the lastlap when he took the EQ. In spite of thefact Lindbeck races his stock sled againstthe mods, his trademark tight corners cou-pled with his more than a few years of rac-ing experience continue to qualify him asa valid threat in this class.

“My sled ran good all weekend. I feel

pretty good that I can race my stock sledagainst the mods and still make a state-ment,” laughed Lindbeck. “It’s kind oflike bringing a knife to a gunfight!”

Pit Crew Challenge Race: JasonMcPheeters, No. 7

Big Industries Racing teamA vital, but often unnoticed, part of a

racer’s success is his pit crew. These indi-viduals work nonstop during the race andtheir primary purpose is to keep theirracer’s sled performing at its best. If theirracer goes down in a race, it’s not onlytheir job to get the sled dried out andready for competition again, but also toget the sled to the starting line in time forthe next heat.

The pit crew challenge race gives the pitcrew a chance to show off their skills andefficiency. In this race, the racers go out onthe water and intentionally sink. When allthe sleds are back on shore, the pit crewsget the signal to begin working theirmagic and get their racer’s sled runningagain. The first racer to get back on thewater and complete a full lap wins.

Jason McPheeters, No. 7, and his pitcrew, Justin Gully, No. 116, and WadeLund, No. 42, took this year’s trophy.

Dale Lindbeck led the pro stock final race until the last lap. Maki took the win.

Watercross continued

2012 winners include, from (L to R): TravisAudorff, Mike Simmons and Nick Gustafson.

Travis Audorff takes his victory lap in thesemipro stock race. – Photos by Kerri Harter

Jason McPheeters and his pit crew won the pit crew challenge.

Chad Maki takes his pro open victory lap.

David Fischer (front) led the semipro open final until Gustafson, No. 724, took the lead forthe win in the last lap.



Nana’s PuppiesAn all-cousin softball team


CENTURIA – The recent Memory Dayssoftball tournament had an unusual soft-ball squad in the playoff bracket, Nana’sPuppies, a team where every member car-ried a common bond, or several of them, itseemed.

“They were all cousins!” stated NancyJohnson of Centuria. Her son, Nick John-son of Milltown, was the oldest of thecousins, or make that “puppies.”

It seems the Puppies tradition goes backmany years and started with DavidTschida, who is Marjorie Tschida’s oldestson. He began to play in the Centuriatourney.

“We’ve been coming up here for years.He [David] played the first 16 years,”Marjorie Tschida said from her home inVadnais Heights, Minn. “Then my son-in-law played, and they called them the ‘ThePuppies.’ Then it kind of took off.’’

As the family grew older, and the kidskept coming, so, too, did the potential

softball team.“It was something we always wanted to

do, and this year they were all finally oldenough,” Nancy Johnson said. She is Mar-jorie’s daughter and was one of the manyPuppies fans on the sidelines.

This year’s incarnation of Nana’s Pup-pies was the squad that achieved the feat.

“The youngest just turned 16. We had towait until he was old enough,” Marjoriesaid with pride. “Ten grandsons; one ismarried to a granddaughter, a boyfriend

and also a sort of adopted grandkid.”Most of the players were from the Twin

Cities, but with lots of local connections,the Puppies proved to be a popular squad,even though some of the players wereonly occasional softball players.

“One grandson was petrified!” Marjorieadmitted. “He hadn’t played since T-ball.But I think they all had a great time.”

The team also had unique T-shirts toidentify them, with numbers showingtheir place in the Tschida order.

‘The numbers showed where they werein line as grandkids,” Marjorie said.“Mine just said ‘Nana!’”

While the cousins as a softball team wassupposed to be a one-time event, severalof those involved admitted it was evenmore fun that they hoped, and yes, theteam actually won a game and got to playseveral times that weekend.

“It was quite an honor,” Marjorie said,adding that the cousin team concept haseven more potential in the future. “I alsohave nine granddaughters who werethere.”

That’s quite a litter of pups.

Nana’s Puppies was a softball team made up entirely of cousins. They played at this year’sMemory Days softball tourney in Centuria. Every member of the team is part of the “litter” ofMarjorie Tschida, or “Nana.” – Photo submitted

600 DragsPlace Name City Make1 Mike Simmons Superior Ski-Doo2 Krystle Kulenkamp Mora, Minn. Ski-Doo3 John Dube Woodbury, Minn. Polaris4 Laura Henderson Fond du Lac Ski-Doo5 Gina Lamb Isanti, Minn. Ski-Doo6 Josh Nestrud Grasston, Minn. Polaris

800 DragsPlace Name City Make1 David Fischer Eagan, Minn. Ski-Doo2 Krista Maki-Zurn Ely, Minn. Ski-Doo3 Charlie Fleck Green Bay Ski-Doo4 Blake Pendzimas Isanti, Minn. Ski-Doo5 Jonathon Holmes Grantsburg Ski-Doo6 Robert Henderson Fond du Lac Ski-Doo

Mod DragsPlace Name City Make1 David Fischer Eagan, Minn. Ski-Doo2 Darby Fowler Roseau, Minn. Polaris3 Ryan Desjardins Port Mcnicoll, Ontario Ski-Doo4 Sal Mancuso Hicksville, N.Y. Ski-Doo5 Dan Roth Chaska, Minn. Ski-Doo6 Josh Johnson Cambridge, Minn. Polaris

Pro OpenPlace Name City Make1 Chad Maki Inver Grove Heights, Minn. Ski-Doo

2 Kyle Carpenter Stacy, Minn. Ski-Doo3 Dale Lindbeck Chisago City, Minn. Arctic Cat4 Andy Busse Berlin Ski-Doo5 Jason Mcpheeters Zimmerman, Minn. Polaris6 Joey Strub Bayport, Minn. Ski-Doo7 Chris Nordang Ski-Doo8 Howie Steenberg Inver Grove Heights, Minn. Ski-Doo9 Shawn Zurn Downing Ski-Doo10 Matthew Podgorski Merrill Yamaha11 Jeff Fischer Eagan, Minn. Ski-Doo12 Clint Fjosne Willow River, Minn. Ski-Doo

Pro StockPlace Name City Make1 Chad Maki Inver Grove Heights, Minn. Ski-Doo2 Dale Lindbeck Chisago City, Minn. Arctic Cat3 Howie Steenberg Inver Grove Heights, Minn. Ski-Doo4 Ryan Desjardins Port Mcnicoll, Ontario Polaris5 Andy Busse Berlin Ski-Doo6 Ole Baillargeon Luck Polaris7 Jason Guy Delhi, N.Y. Polaris8 Daryl Orlieb Boonville, N.Y. Polaris9 Arthur Coen Clayton Ski-Doo10 Matt Ledin Osceola Polaris11 Ben Grandprey North Branch, Minn.12 Kyle Carpenter Stacy, Minn. Ski-Doo

Semi-Pro OpenPlace Name City Make1 Nick Gustafson Roseau, Minn. Polaris

2 David Fischer Eagan, Minn. Ski-Doo3 Zachary Carpenter Isanti, Minn. Ski-Doo4 Cole Engstrand Luck Polaris5 Bob Gysbers Shafer, Minn. Ski-Doo6 Ryan Keith Siren Polaris7 Justin Gully Zimmerman, Minn. Polaris8 Cody Engstrand Luck Polaris9 Dan Roth Chaska, Minn. Ski-Doo10 Josh Anderson Eau Claire Polaris11 Trevor Fjosne Willow River, Minn. Ski-Doo12 Dan Hanson Cedar, Minn. Polaris

Semi-Pro StockPlace Name City Make1 Travis Audorff Chippewa Falls Arctic Cat2 Cole Engstrand Luck Polaris3 Zachary Bruce Ramsey, Minn. Yamaha4 Marvin Podgorski Jr. Merrill Yamaha5 Trevor Fjosne Willow River, Minn. Ski-Doo6 David Fischer Eagan, Minn. Ski-Doo7 Matt Gregor Redgranite Ski-Doo8 Matt Toth St. Francis, Minn. Ski-Doo9 Eric Keith Siren Polaris10 Joe Swanson Ely, Minn. Polaris11 Mike Simmons Superior Ski-Doo12 Brandon Kulenkamp Hinckley, Minn. Polaris

For all results visit iwausa.org/resultsgrantsburg.htm

36th-annual World Championship Watercross results

More scenes from World Championship Watercross

Seven-year-old Alexis Kison was havingfun doing high jumps in the children’s funarea at Grantsburg watercross Saturday after-noon, July 21.

Spectators lined up for photos and auto-graphs from KQRS radio personality BrianZepp, including Leader reporter Cilla Bauer,during the KQ crew’s appearance at theGrantsburg Watercross last Saturday after-noon.

The World Championship Watercross drew a huge crowd at Memory Lake in Grantsburg thispast weekend, July 21-22. – Photos by Priscilla Bauer

Grantsburg’s Shaun Lindus squared offagainst Tony Dayton of St. Francis, Minn., inthe arm-wrestling competiton, one of manyfun activities held during watercross week-end.

A group of young race fans try to stay coolunder a tent.

Lemonade was a popular and refreshingtreat during Grantsburg watercross.

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by Josh Lehnertz and Terry Lehnertz St. Croix Valley Raceway

CENTURIA – A midweek drenching leftthe grounds at St. Croix Valley Racewaysoggy, and the racetrack extremely fast.On the night of the track’s Valley 500 free-food promotion, mostly familiar faces vis-ited victory lane. Jason Havel, GregGunderson, Oliver Swanson, Johnny Par-sons III and Justin Oestreich scored theevening’s feature wins.

The first feature on the track was thepure stock main event. Early on, the No. 4of Tony DuBois and No. 118 of GregHallin were battling for the lead but by lapthree, Jason Havel had caught them. Onthe fourth circuit, Havel shot to the point

and started to check out, leaving DuBoisand Hallin to battle with Jay Folz and BenKaphing. Deeper in the field, the 11th-starting Jake Silbernagel was findingspeed and gaining positions. On lap nineof the 15-lap feature, Silbernagel was bat-tling for fifth with Kyle Hallin. Contactbetween the two resulted in Hallin veer-ing hard into the turn-four wall, endinghis night. In the end it was Jason Havelwinning his seventh consecutive, andhanding out SCVR T-shirts and treats forthe fans after the win. The rest of the topfive consisted of Folz, Greg Hallin, Silber-nagel and Jon Wigchers.

Five UMSS micro sprints were on handfor their feature, with four-time winner

Gunderson taking the lead in the first cor-ner after starting fourth. On lap two, the14k of Allison Berger was battling for sec-ond with Ty Sampair when she tipped onher side, bringing out the event’s onlycaution. Once Berger’s car was righted,she was able to continue, but only for an-other lap before she had to retire for thenight. On the restart the No. 3 PurpleCommunications micro driven by Parsonstook third from the No. 77 of Tony Duran.At the double checkers, it was “SilentThunder” Gunderson claiming his fifthconsecutive victory at SCVR by a widemargin over Sampair, Parsons and Duran.

In the North Branch Shooting Range fu-ture four main event, Dylan Roberts andOliver Swanson paced the field to green,with Swanson holding the point early. Be-hind Swanson, Kyle Dahlheimer, Roberts,and Derek Reding were battling for posi-tion. On lap six, Dahlheimer brought outthe yellow as his hot rod stalled just beforethe pit entrance. On the restart, it wasthree wide in turn two for second betweenReding, Chris Rick and Roberts as Swan-son still held the lead. On lap nine of 15Roberts had suspension problems andstopped on the front stretch, bringing outanother caution. On the restart the battlefor second was between Rick, Reding andNicki DuBois. At the final checkers it wasSwanson, Rick, Reding, Dubois and AlexHallin in the top five.

The fourth feature of the night was theSterling Bank UMSS traditional sprints.On the first lap of 20, the new and still un-lettered No. 78 of Rob Caho Jr. and the No.12 of Parsons battled for the lead. On laptwo, Jack Clark got into the Olympic spiritby triple-flipping his car in turn four.While Clark was all right, his ride was not,and required a tow back to his hauler. Onthe restart, Caho and Parsons were bat-tling again but this time “the Rocket Man”Kevin Bradwell joined the fight after pass-ing Denny Stordahl. After Parsons pulledaway a little with seven laps to go, Brad-well passed Caho and started to reel inParsons in lapped traffic. As the doublecheckered flags waved, it was Parsonsfirst across the line, followed by Bradwell,Caho, Stordahl and Jimmy Kouba.

The WISSOTA Midwest modifieds werethe last feature of the night with KevinMarlett and Tyler English pacing the 14-

car field. Fifth-starting Grant Southworthled in the early going before first-heat racewinner Oestreich took over the point onlap four. Behind Oestreich, Southworth,Marlett, Josh Bazey and Tony Schill bat-tled for position. As the laps ticked off,Oestreich, Southworth and Bazey settledinto the top three spots, with a lot of activ-ity and hard charging deeper in the field.After starting last, John Remmington wasflirting with a top-five spot prior tohalfway while Corey Fogleson was work-ing his way up as well. With all 20 laps inthe books, Oestreich made it a cleansweep in front of Southworth, Bazey,Remmington, Schill and Fogleson.

St. Croix Valley Raceway closes out themonth on Friday night, July 27,with Thun-der in the Valley No. 3, featuring theBumper-to-Bumper IRA Outlaw sprint se-ries. Joining the IRA will be the UMSS tra-ditional sprints, WISSOTA Midwestmodifieds and the SCVR future fours.Additional details for these or any otherfuture events at St. Croix Valley Racewaycan be found on the track’s Web site,scvraceway.com.

Race summary: WISSOTA Midwest modifieds feature:

Justin Oestreich, Grant Southworth, JoshBazey, John Remmington, Tony Schill,Cory Fogleson, Kevin Marlett, Greg Arnt,Doug Toepper, Jacob Toepper, MikeHalvorsen, Elizabeth Toepper, MikeHaseltine and Tyler English. UMSS tradi-tional sprints feature: Johnny Parsons III,Kevin Bradwell, Rob Caho Jr., Denny Stor-dahl, Jimmy Kouba, Katrina Sautbine,Adam Taubert, Tom Porter, Mike Hues-mann and Jack Clark. UMSS micro sprintsfeature: Greg Gunderson, Ty Sampair,Johnny Parsons III, Tony Duran and Alli-son Berger. Pure stocks feature: JasonHavel, Jay Folz, Greg Hallin, Jake Silber-nagel, Jon Wigchers, Justin Rick, BenKaphing, Mike Olsen, Dennis Stordahl,Tony DuBois, Mason McEvers, KyleHallin and Brandon Davis. Future foursfeature: Oliver Swanson, Chris Rick,Derek Reding, Nicki DuBois, Alex Hallin,Payton English, Chris Arnett, DylanRoberts and Kyle Dahlheimer.


FALUN CHURCH SOFTBALL LEAGUEStandings

Team OverallSiren Assembly 8-1Calvary Covenant 5-2Webster Baptist 5-3Faith Lutheran 5-3Falun Churches 5-3Frederic Free 5-4Trade Lake Baptist 4-5Siren Covenant/Bethany 3-4New Hope Lutheran 3-5W.Sweden/Zion Lutheran 1-8Trade River Free 0-8

ScoresThursday, July 19Falun Churches 12, Calvary Covenant 3New Hope Lutheran 20, W.Sweden/Zion Lutheran 14Siren Assembly 16, Trade River Free 7Friday, July 20Siren Covenant/Bethany 15, Webster Baptist 7Frederic Free 10, Trade Lake Baptist 7

SIREN MEN’S SLOW-PITCH LEAGUEStandings

Team OverallBon Ton 9-2Chell Well 9-2Edina Realty 9-2Pour House 7-4St. Croix 4-6Wayne’s 3-8Lake Lena 3-8True Quality Auto Body 3-9Sundown 3-9

ScoresWednesday, July 18St. Croix 9, True Quality Auto Body 8Bon Ton 17, Sundown 15Chell Well 19, Sundown 14Edina Realty 14, Pour House 13Lake Lena 17, Wayne’s 10

SIREN WOMEN’S SLOW-PITCH LEAGUEStandings

Team OverallCoyland Creek 8-3Beehive 9-1Smith Family Eye Care 7-2Kris’ Pheasant Inn 5-5Trap Rock 3-1Top Spot Tavern 4-3Maurer Construction 2-7Big Butz BBQ 2-8Best Western 1-9

ScoresMonday, July 23Kris’ Pheasant Inn 14, Coyland Creek 12Top Spot Tavern 21, Maurer Construction 9Beehive 16, Smith Family Eye Care 15Smith Family Eye Care 23, Big Butz BBQ 5Beehive 29, Best Western 4

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Havel, Gunderson continue streaks

In and out of Luck race continues to grow

The In and Out of Luck 5K race held during Lucky Days festivities on the morning of Saturday, July 21, had 98 entrants this year. The event continues to grow, having 52 entrants last year,which was the first time in about 10 years the event has been held during Lucky Days. – Photos by Marty Seeger

LEFT: Jacob Ohnstad,16, of Grantsburg, wasthe first-place finisher inthe male division duringthe In and Out of LuckRace. Ohnstad was morethan two minutes aheadof the nearest competi-tor. The second-placemale was Jes Pedersen,and coming in third placewas Tevin Anderson.Both boys are 15 yearsold.

RIGHT: Taylor Rambo,17, was the first-place fe-male finisher during the Inand Out of Luck race heldSaturday, July 21. Can-dace Jacobs, 31, came insecond place, and ValerieJorgenson, 46, was thirdoverall.

There were certainly no age restrictionsduring the successful In and Out of Luck 5K,and everyone, including this young competi-tor, seemed to enjoy every minute of the


Kiddie tractor pull resultsAge Winner City4 Grayson Hendricks Luck5 Hunter Stordahl Centuria6 Kasey Johnson Cushing7 Samantha Mondor Star Prairie8 Cameron Johnson Luck9 Dakota Minor Clear Lake10 Tate Ovik Frederic11 Austyn Morse Spooner12 Ari Parker Webster

Lawn mower races resultsClass Winner0-12 HP Matt Despiegelaere13-17 HP Tyler Anderson18+ HP Rick BoenPowder Puff Kiara SwansonPure Stock Jaden Schurr

Timber Swindler 5K raceST. CROIX FALLS – The Timber

Swindler 5K race Saturday, July 21, dur-ing Wannigan Days is the revival, after177 years, of a race in Sweden. Then, lum-berjacks in steel-toed boots and red-and-black checkered flannel shirts wouldhoust logs on their shoulders and run, car-rying the logs, stolen, to buyers of theirtimber.

Much has changed now. There were nolumberjacks Saturday, just runners of allages set for a tough run through citystreets. The race started almost immedi-ately with a steep climb up woodedMaple Street to the school. In places, therunners had to dodge people and cars.The race was followed by a 1K for the veryyoung. The Timber Swindler 5K wassponsored by Cyclova XC, Snap Fitnessand The IT Guys, with help from the IceAge Trail Alliance. – Gregg Westigard The contestants are ready for the start of the Timber Swindler 5K race held Saturday, July 21, during Wannigan Days. – Photos by Gregg Wes-

tigard

The Timber Swindler 5K race proved to bea race the whole family could participate in.

Participants were cheered on as theyneared the finish line.

The participants of the 1K race begin their journey to the finish line.

A 5K runner rests whileher little sister gets readyfor the 1K.


Kiddie tractor pull in Luck

A young boy gives it all he has during akiddie tractor pull held during Lucky Days inLuck on Sunday, July 22. – Photos by GreggWestigaard

A look of determination and joy during thekiddie tractor pull.

Another young man determined to finishstrong at the kiddie tractor pull.

Luck Days softball tournamentLEFT: Ali Lehmann

hits the ball for theMaxwell Heatingteam during theLucky Days co-edsoftball tournamentlast weekend, July21-22. RIGHT: A tag isput down at homeplate, and below, TheScoop team poseswith their second-place trophy. GrossTrucking took firstoverall, followed bythe Scoop, BottleShop and Denucci'sin fourth. – Photos byJenna Clemenson


There are so manytimes throughout thesummer when fishingjust doesn’t sound likethat much fun. Itsounds crazy, sure, butwhen it’s pushing 90-plus degrees on a calmSaturday afternoon,and the jet skiers, wakeboarders, pontoon en-thusiasts and kids andgrown-ups alike arepiling off floating raftsalong the lakeshore,fishing seems kind ofpointless. In otherwords, crowds aren’tthat much fun to fisharound, but whenyou’ve got that tinywindow of opportunity even when thelakes are churning gray from all the boatand community traffic, I’ve learned todeal with it and take advantage of anytime I can spend on the water. Even if itwas only the fifth time I’d been on thelake to fish all summer, it proved to beworth every minute.

It took a conscious push to get me outon the water even just for a few hours, es-pecially since my three-hour windowhappened to be between 1 and 4 p.m. It’snot known to be the best time of day forcatching fish, especially when tempera-tures exceed 90 degrees, but I’ve been

proven wrong on several occasions, andthis outing was no exception. Keeping thefishing simple, I brought a cooler of ice, abait-caster and a few crank baits. This tripwas intended to be catch and release only,but I’ve never been one to throw back asurprise pike, walleye or even a bass, so Ibrought some ice just in case.

Living near Balsam Lake is a significantadvantage when it comes to finding bass.There’s plenty of good water that sur-rounds it too. Loveless has always toppedmy list because of its solitude, but LongLake, Half Moon and even Wild Goosecan be good too, and they’re all within a10- or 15-minute drive. On just about anylake in Polk or Burnett county, there’s noshortage of bass it seems, and in just mysecond hour of fishing I probably boated10 bass on the same crankbait I’ve beenusing for years. Only the hooks have beenchanged on this lure over time as they be-came rusty, and the overall look is a bitshabby. Perhaps the chips and rust stainsare its main attraction, or the rattle inside.I have no clue who made the lure, orwhat kind it is, but I do know it worksnearly every time, and I pray that some-day, a stump or slinky pike doesn’t take itaway.

There were several sublegal basscaught during my short outing, but atleast four fish were well over the legal 14-inch size limit, including one that waspushing 22 inches. The fish probablyweighed close to 5 pounds or maybemore and quickly went back to the water.But seeing as how I had packed a coolerof ice, and the fishing was so darn good,the next legal bass wasn’t so lucky. I keptthe next fish measuring about 15 inches

and made a few more casts before head-ing for home.

Since I’d be eating alone the next day, Isaved the bass for brunch, and the onefish proved to be more than enough forone person. It was also nice having justone fish to clean, as opposed to a mess of15 or 20 bluegills.

My last attempt at frying bass wasmixed. I tried baking them on the grillwith butter and aluminum foil but some-thing was missing. Frying them like anynormal fish in a beer batter or dry mix hasalways been a tasty way to eat any fish,including bass, but I wanted to try some-thing a little different. To my surprise, itactually worked and almost seemed toosimple. A short search on the Internetturned up this tasty recipe, and I’d en-courage anyone who wants to try some-

thing a little different to do so. You mightbe shocked at how tasty a bass can taste,if prepared correctly. This recipe wasposted by Jill Novatt, on foodnet-work.com, and titled pan-fried large-mouth bass with lemon garlic herb buttersauce. You can tone down the ingredientsas I did to make it work for one bass. Ialso didn’t have any chervil or lemonjuice available, but it still tasted delicious.

Ingredients• 4 largemouth bass fillets, skin re-

moved• Salt• Pepper• 1 cup flour• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter• 1 tablespoon garlic, sliced thin• 1/4-cup mild fresh herbs such as

basil, parsley, chervil, oregano• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

DirectionsSeason the fillets with salt and pepper.

Heat a saute pan on top of the grill. Whenthe pan is hot, add 2 tablespoons of theolive oil and heat. Dredge the bass filletsin the flour and shake off any excess.Place the fillets in the pan and pan fryabout three minutes per side, until goldenbrown. Remove the fish from the pan.Add the rest of the butter to the pan andmelt. When the butter is hot, add thesliced garlic. Fry the garlic until it just be-gins to turn light golden brown. Add theherbs and remove from the heat. Care-fully, add the lemon juice. Season withsalt and pepper. To serve, place a fillet ona plate and spoon some of the lemon gar-lic herb butter over the fish.

Where legal, keeping smaller bass can bea great way to feed your need for a tasty fishfry. But the bigger can taste just as good,especially those between 14 and 16 inches.–Photo by Marty Seeger

It’s time for a mealof largemouth bass

MartySeeger

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Baiting and feeding ban remains in effect

ATVs • BIRDING • BOATING • CAMPING • FISHING • HIKING • HUNTING • RECREATIONAL VEHICLES

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Barron, Burnett, Polk and

Washburn counties included in ban

SPOONER – A ban on baiting and feed-ing white-tailed deer in Barron, Burnett,Polk and Washburn counties, which wasimplemented May 10 due to the discoveryof chronic wasting disease in a wild white-tailed deer on private land in WashburnCounty, will be strictly enforced by Wis-consin conservation wardens.

Both state and federal veterinary labo-ratories confirmed the finding. Later DNAtesting confirmed that the deer is from thearea.

Barron, Burnett and Polk counties arewithin a 10-mile radius of the location of

the Washburn County property on whichthis CWD-positive deer was found. Statelaw requires that counties or portions ofcounties within a 10-mile radius of a gamefarm or free-ranging CWD-positive are in-cluded in the baiting and feeding prohibi-tion. With the addition of these fourcounties, baiting and feeding of deer isbanned in 32 Wisconsin counties.

“We know hunters want to do whatthey can to assure health of the deer herd.These baiting and feeding regulations areaimed at just that and enforcing them willbe a priority for wardens,” said regionalconservation Warden David Zebro. “Weplan to work with the public for voluntarycompliance with the ban, but are preparedto issue citations to people flaunting theban.”

No changes are planned for the 2012deer hunting season rules in the affectedcounties other than the ban on baiting and

feeding, said Tom Hauge, director of theDNR Bureau of Wildlife Management.

Hunters will be asked to provide tissuesamples from deer killed within a 10-mileradius of the CWD-positive doe for fur-ther surveillance testing. Details of thesampling and testing program will beshared in subsequent news releases andon the DNR Web site dnr.wil.gov keywordCWD.

“Baiting and feeding of deer unneces-sarily increases the risk of spreading CWDand other diseases,” Hauge said. “Animalhealth is important to preserving our greathunting tradition and is a foundation oftourism and vital to local businesses.”

Baiting and feeding increase risks ofspreading communicable diseases, likeCWD, by concentrating deer in one spot.Deer using one spot are more at risk forspreading a disease.

Individuals can still feed birds and

small mammals provided the feeding de-vices are at a sufficient height or design toprevent access by deer and the feeding de-vice is within 50 yards of a humandwelling. This ban does not affect the useof bait for hunting bear or training beardogs.

“Warden typically respond to violationsof law based on citizen complaints. OurDepartment is also planning to use aerialenforcement to assure the legal hunter isnot disadvantaged by a person baitingdeer,” said Zebro.

The fine for illegal baiting ranges from$343.50 - $745.50 depending on how muchbait is illegally placed. The fine for feed-ing contrary to the ban is $343.50.

Learn more about CWD at know-cwd.com (exit DNR) or go to the DNRWeb site and search CWD. – from the DNR

Standings1. Long/Nelson, 68 lbs., 1 oz.2. Main Dish, 66 lbs., 10 oz.3. 46 Store, 65 lbs., 3 oz.4. Bon Ton, 61 lbs., 15 oz.5. Luck Sport Marine, 61 lbs., 7 oz.6.Milltown Dock, 56 lbs., 10 oz.7. Laqua/Allee, 50 lbs., 13 oz.8. Northern Bar, 49 lbs., 10 oz.

9. Jim Duncan, 48 lbs., 9 oz.10. Air World 43 lbs., 6 oz.11. Dockmasters, 37 lbs., 8 oz.12. Dairy Queen 36 lbs., 9 oz.13. Brad/Cody, 36 lbs., 0 oz.14. Hack’s Pub, 35 lbs., 9 oz.15. GNO, 34 lbs., 9 oz.16. Subway, 33 lbs., 9 oz.17. Mosseys, 32 lbs., 10 oz.

18. Cory/Jamie, 28 lbs., 2 oz.19.Ones/Roberts, 21 lbs., 10 oz.

Big bass/Big bag weekly winner:Big Bass:

Dairy Queen, 3 lbs., 5 oz.Big Bag:

Jim Duncan, 8 lbs., 10 oz.

Great Northern Outdoors Bass Fishing League Standings Week 10Co-sponsored by BLC Well Drilling in Milltown

OUTDOORS

GRANTSBURG – A trapper educationworkshop will be held at the Departmentof Natural Resources Crex Meadowsheadquarters north of Grantsburg on Sat-urday and Sunday, Aug. 18 and 19. First-time trappers are reminded that they arerequired to complete a trapper educationcourse before buying a trapping or pa-tron’s license.

Anyone planning on trapping otter orfisher are reminded that the deadline is

Wednesday, Aug. 1, and permits can beapplied for before they take the class.

On Saturday, the course runs from 8:30a.m. to 5 p.m. with an evening meal andSunday from 6:30 a.m. until 3 p.m. with abreakfast and lunch.

The workshop is sponsored and taughtby the DNR and the Wisconsin TrappersAssociation. It is open to all persons re-gardless of age. Cost of the course in-cludes a manual, 2012 trapping license

and three meals. Novice trappers will learn humane and

efficient methods of trapping, exposure toand training with equipment, informationon furbearers, preparing and handlingfurs, history of the fur trade and trappingrules and regulations. Students will alsoget field experience setting traps andproper equipment care.

Because of space limitations and mealcounts, preregistration is required. To reg-

ister and receive more information aboutthe course contact Steve Hoffman or PaulPetersen at 715-463-2896 at the CrexMeadows headquarters or 715-566-3121after 5 p.m.

Lodging at the Meadows bunkhouse isalso available for those needing to spendthe night. Check with Petersen about thesleeping accommodations. – Marty Seegerwith submitted information

Trapper education workshop offered at Crex in August

SPOONER – Wednesday, Aug. 1, is thedeadline to apply for harvest permit ap-plications for a number of species. Appli-cations are due for the following seasons:Fall wild turkey, Canada geese in theHoricon Zone, sharp-tailed grouse, bob-cat, fisher and otter. Any fall turkey per-

mits remaining after the initial drawingwill go on sale beginning at 10 a.m. on Sat-urday, Aug. 25, a departure from previousyears when sales didn’t start until noon.Leftover fall turkey permits will be soldby zone until sold out or the season ends.– with information from the DNR

Aug. 1 permit deadline looms


(July 4, 11, 18, 25, Aug. 1, 8) STATE OF WISCONSIN


Central Bank, a Minnesota banking corporation 304 Cascade Street Osceola, Wisconsin 54020,

Plaintiff, vs.

Glen Johnson Construction, Inc., a Minnesota corporation 118 East Chestnut Street, #1 Stillwater, Minnesota 55082, Glen E. Johnson 433 County Road A Hudson, Wisconsin 54016, Citizens State Bank, a Wisconsin state bank 375 Stageline Road P.O. Box 247 Hudson, Wisconsin 54016 John Doe, Mary Roe, and XYZ corporation,



PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that by virtue of that certain Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, Order for Judgment, and Judg- ment entered and filed in the above-entitled action on June 15, 2012, the Sheriff of Polk County, Wisconsin, will sell the following described real property at public auction as follows: DAY/DATE/TIME: Thursday,

August 16, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. TERMS: 10% of successful bid


PLACE: Lobby of the Polk County Justice Center, 1005 W. Main Street, Balsam Lake, WI 54810.

LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Lot 2 of Certified Survey Map No. 106 filed in Volume “1” of Certified Survey Maps, page 107, being part of Lot 8 of Warren Park Addition to the Town of Alden, Polk County, Wisconsin. (FOR INFORMATIONAL PUR- POSES ONLY: Plaintiff believes that the property PID is 002-02112-0000). Dated this 25th day of June,

2012. Peter Johnson Sheriff of Polk County, Wis. THIS INSTRUMENT WAS DRAFTED BY: ANASTASI & ASSOCIATES,

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(July 11, 18, 25) STATE OF WISCONSIN


Central Bank, a Minnesota banking corporation, 304 Cascade Street P.O. Box 188 Osceola, Wisconsin 54020,

Plaintiff, vs.

Brian R. Winges 4721 Fable Hill Parkway North Hugo, Minnesota 55038, TOTI Holdings, LLC, a Minnesota limited liability company 1245 Gun Club Road White Bear Lake, Minnesota 55110,


PUBLICATION SUMMONS THE STATE OF WISCONSIN TO BRIAN R. WINGES AND TOTI HOLDINGS, LLC, A MINNESOTA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY; CARE OF ITS MANAGER, BRIAN WINGES:

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTI- FIED that Plaintiff, Central Bank, a Minnesota banking corpora - tion, has filed a lawsuit or other legal action against you.

WITHIN forty (40) days after July 11, 2012, you must respond with a written demand for a copy of the Complaint. The demand must be sent or delivered to the Polk County Clerk of Court, Polk County Justice Center, whose address is 1005 West Main Street, Suite 300, Balsam Lake, Wisconsin 54810, and to Plain- tiff’s attorneys, Anastasi & Associates, P.A., whose address is 14985 60th Street North, Stillwater, Minnesota 55082. You may have an attorney help or represent you.

If you do not demand a copy of the Complaint within forty (40) days, the Court may grant judg - ment against you for the award of money or other legal action requested in the Complaint. A judgment may be enforced as provided by law. A judgment awarding money may become a lien against any real estate you own now or may in the future, and may also be enforced or garnishment or seizure of prop - erty.

Dated: June 27, 2012 ANASTASI & ASSOCIATES,

P.A. Garth G. Gavenda, #1079588 David C. Anastasia, #1027144 14985 60th Street North Stillwater, MN 55082 Telephone: 651-439-2951 Attorneys for Plaintiff #16092 56

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Central Bank, a Minnesota banking corporation, 304 Cascade Street P.O. Box 188 Osceola, Wisconsin 54020,

Plaintiff, vs.

St. Croix Falls 30 Acres, LLC, a Minnesota limited liability company 1245 Gun Club Road White Bear Lake, Minnesota 55110, John Doe, Mary Roe, and XYZ corporation


PUBLICATION SUMMONS THE STATE OF WISCONSIN TO ST. CROIX FALLS 30 ACRES, LLC, A MINNESOTA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY; CARE OF ITS MANAGER, BRIAN WINGES:

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTI- FIED that Plaintiff, Central Bank, a Minnesota banking corpora - tion, has filed a lawsuit or other legal action against you.

WITHIN forty (40) days after July 11, 2012, you must respond with a written demand for a copy of the Complaint. The demand must be sent or delivered to the Polk County Clerk of Court, Polk County Justice Center, whose address is 1005 West Main Street, Suite 300, Balsam Lake, Wisconsin 54810, and to Plain- tiff’s attorneys, Anastasi & Associates, P.A., whose address is 14985 60th Street North, Stillwater, Minnesota 55082. You may have an attorney help or represent you.

If you do not demand a copy of the Complaint within forty (40) days, The Court may grant judg - ment against you for the award of money or other legal action requested in the Complaint, and you may lose your right to object to anything that is or may be incorrect in the Complaint. A judgment may be enforced as provided by law. A judgment awarding money may become a lien against any real estate you own now or may in the future, and may also be enforced or garnishment or seizure of prop - erty.

Dated: June 27, 2012. ANASTASI & ASSOCIATES,

P.A. Garth G. Gavenda, #1079588 David C. Anastasi, #1027144 14985 60th Street North Stillwater, MN 55082 Telephone: 651-439-2951 Attorneys for Plaintiff #16092 56

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We are looking for reliable, honest, dedicated people to care for clients in their home.

CNA/HHA/PCW We have an immediate need in the Luck & Amery area and many more.

• Paid Vacation • Direct Deposit • Competitive Pay • Flexible Scheduling For more information, please call Brenda or Lea.

Hudson 715-377-9617 565161 37-38a,dp 48-49Lp

PUBLIC NOTICE SCHOOL BOARD VACANCY The Siren Board of Education is seeking applicants

for the completion of Molly Bentley’s three-year term. The effective date of this office would be mid- August, 2012 until April of 2015.

District residents interested in this position should pick up an application at the District Office of the Siren Schools.

Application Deadline: August 10, 2012, 4 p.m. 565304 48-50L

BIDS WANTED Town of Anderson • Burnett County, Wisconsin The Town of Anderson is seeking sealed bids for a new skid steer loader,

70 net horse power minimum. Contact Randy Schadow for specifics of bid. Sealed bids can be sent to: Town of Anderson, Attn.: Randy Schadow,

13808 Anderson Road, Grantsburg, WI 54840 and should be marked “Skid Steer Bid.” Bids are to be received no later than August 6, 2012, at noon. All bids will be opened and reviewed August 7, 2012, at the Town of Anderson Board of Supervisors meeting located at the town hall.

The board reserves the right to reject any and all bids. For questions on the bid or specifications contact: Randy Schadow, 715-

488-2911. Jessica King, Clerk 565710 38a 49L WNAXLP

ORDINANCE #1-2012 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 167-15 –

CLOSING HOURS Effective August 15, 2012, revise the following sections of the Code or Ordinances of the Village of Webster by amending Ordinance 167-15 – Closing Hours to read as follows:

Class “A” and “Class A” licenses. “Class A” liquor licensed premises may remain open for the conduct of their regular business daily between the hours of 6 a.m. and 9 p.m., and Class “A” fermented malt beverage licensed premises between the hours of 6 a.m. and midnight.

Respectfully submitted, Patrice Bjorklund, Clerk Village of Webster 565868 49-50L WNAXLP

(July 25, Aug. 1, 8) STATE OF WISCONSIN

CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY CIVIL DIVISION

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A Plaintiff

vs. LURA E. YOUNG; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF LURA E. YOUNG; CURRENT OCCUPANTS OF 2453 STATE ROAD 35, LUCK, WI 54853;

Defendant NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE

Case No. 11 CV 626 Case Code No. 30404

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of fore - closure entered on May 4, 2012, in the amount of $112,666.28, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: August 14, 2012, at 10:00

a.m. TERMS:

1. 10% down in cash or money order at the time of sale; bal - ance due within 10 days of confirmation of sale; failure to pay balance due will result in forfeit of deposit to plain - tiff.

2. Sold “as is” and subject to all legal liens and encum - brances.

3. Buyer to pay applicable Wisconsin Real Estate Transfer Tax from the pro - ceeds of the sale upon con - firmation of the court.

PLACE: L obby of the Polk County Justice Center, 1005 West Main Street , Balsam Lake , WI 54810.

PROPERTY DESCRIPTION: L ot 1 of Certified Survey Map No . 607 recorded in V olume 3 of Certified Survey Maps on P age 99 as D ocument N o. 391515, being located in the S outheast Q uarter of the N ortheast Q uarter (SE 1/4 of NE 1/4) of Section Thirty-Two (32), Township Thirty-Six (36) North, Range Seventeen (17) West , T own of Luck, Polk County, Wisconsin .

TAX KEY NO .: 0036-00752- 0000.

PROPERTY ADDRESS : 2453 State Rd. 35, Luck, Wisconsin 54853.

Adam C. Lueck State Bar No. 1081386 Attorney for Plaintiff 230 W. Monroe St., Chicago, IL 60606 Phone: 312-541-9710

Johnson, Blumberg & Associ- ates, LLC, is the creditor’s attor - ney and is attempting to collect a debt on its behalf. Any infor - mation obtained will be used for that purpose. 565885 WNAXLP

HELP WANTED CNA/PCW

Polk County Full Time & Part Time • Various Shifts

Indianhead Personal Care Agency Siren, WI

715-866-5440 We are an equal opportunity employer, operating under an approved

Affirmative Action Plan. As an equal opportunity employer, we encourage women, minorities and persons with disabilities to apply.

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SECTION 00100 - ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Shingle Roof Replacement Burnett County Housing Authority Webster, Wisconsin 54893 Project Address: Cedarwood Manor West Apartments

7354 E. Main Street Webster, Wisconsin 54893

DESCRIPTION OF WORK Bids will be received by the Burnett County Housing

Authority for a single prime contract that includes removal of existing roof materials, installation of new roof materials and related work on the Cedarwood Manor West Apartment building. Proposals are to be in the form of a single lump sum price and submitted on the bid form provided. COMPLETION SCHEDULE

The project will be awarded by the end of August. Substantial completion of the project is to be within 60 days from the date indicated in the notice to proceed. DOCUMENTS

Bid documents may be obtained from the Architect upon payment of $20 for each set. Checks are to be written to the Burnett County Housing Authority. Bidders returning com - plete bid documents in good condition within twenty-one (21) days of the bid award and Contractors awarded the Project will be refunded their deposit. No refunds will be made after 21 days.

Electronic bid documents (PDF files) are available from the Architect at no cost. BID SECURITY

Each bidder must provide a bid security with their bid in the amount of 5% of their bid. The bid security is to be a bid bond; a cashier’s check is not acceptable as a bid security. PREBID CONFERENCE

A Prebid Conference will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, August 8, 2012 , at Burnett County Housing Authority’s main office at 7350 East Main Street, Webster, Wisconsin 54893. The meeting will include discussion of the Bid Documents, scope of the work and bid requirements. All bidding contrac - tors are encouraged to attend the Prebid Conference. TIME AND DATE OF BID

Submit sealed bid no later than 2 p.m. Wednesday, August 15, 2012 , to the Owner at 7350 East Main Street, P.O. Box 41, Webster, Wisconsin 54893. Bids received will then be opened publicly and read aloud.

Each bidder shall submit their bid on the approved Bid Form and include with their bid related information. Bids will not be accepted by fax or telephone. Bids received after the date and hour listed will be returned unopened. No bidder may withdraw his/her bid within sixty (60) days after date of bid opening.

The Owner shall have the right to reject any or all Bids, to waive informalities or irregularities in a Bid received, and to accept the Bid which, in the Owner’s judgment, is in the Owner’s best interest. Date: July 23, 2012 Owner: Burnett County Housing Authority

Mark Olsen - Executive Director 7350 East Main Street P.O. Box 41 Webster, Wisconsin 54893 715-866-8231

Architect: Craig Selander, Architect, LLC 216 South Oak Street Grantsburg, Wisconsin 54840 715-463-3151

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BIDS WANTED The Frederic School District, Frederic, WI, will accept bids for the 2012 - 2013 school year on the following:

1. Gasoline and Diesel (diesel mix can be 80 - 20 except from November 1 - March 31 when the blend must be 70 - 30).

2. Snow removal (call 715-327-5630 for bid specifications).

Further details may be obtained by calling Josh Robinson, District Administrator, at 715-327-5630. All bids are due by 2 p.m., Aug. 10, 2012. The Board of Education reserves the right to reject any or all bids.

Burnett and Polk County deathsBurnett County

Dennis N. Below, 58, Town ofScott, died July 4, 2012.

Polk CountyLarry J. Thaemert, 67, Luck,

died July 4, 2012.John M. Nasseff Jr., 68, Oak-

dale, Minn., died July 7, 2012.

Lonnie R. Walker, 76, Townof Georgetown, died July 8,2012.

Alan Jones, 58, Town of Ster-ling, died July 10, 2012.

Nancy J. Fenton, 65, Town ofEureka, died July 13, 2012.

Polk County marriage licensesJennifer K. Toepper, Town-

ship of Lent, Minn., and PhillipE. DeBilzan, Township of Lent,Minn., issued July 15, 2012.

Tamera M. Cone, Clayton,and Chadwick T. Hanks, Clay-ton, issued July 18, 2012.

Nelisena T. Johnson, Osce-ola, and Jacob P. Landahl,

Osceola, issued July 19, 2012.Shelby L. Turner, Blooming-

ton, Minn., and Zachary H. Bas-tian, Bloomington, Minn., issuedJuly 19, 2012.

Suzannah K. Clark, Town ofSterling, and Joseph M. Pruski,Town of Sterling, issued July 21,2012.

Burnett County warrantsCharles A. Antill, 53, Spooner,

warrant – failure to appear, July11.

Krystal A. Berrard, 28, Siren,warrant – failure to appear, July13.

Kyle Berschneider, 32, Hau-gen, warrant – failure to appear,July 13.

Trenton J. Cairns, 18, Web-ster, failure to pay fines, July 13.

Larry A. Graf, 33, Shell Lake,arrest warrant – complaint, July 9.

Lois A. Keenan, 24, Bloomer,warrant – failure to appear, July11.

Matthew C. Matrious, 23,Danbury, warrant – failure to ap-pear, July 11.

Kyle D. Rufsholm, 25, Siren,arrest warrant – complaint, July11.

Jon D. Songetay, 24, Dan-bury, warrant – failure to appear,July 11.

Burnett County marriage licensesMatthew C. Daniels, Brook-

lyn Park, Minn., and Casey J.Emery, Town of Meenon, issuedJuly 16, 2012.

Dale E. Petersen, Town ofScott, and Dawn M. Simonson,Town of Scott, issued July 18,2012.


PUBLIC NOTICE BURNETT COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Public input is being sought for the 2013 Department of

Health & Human Services Plan and Budget. The public is invited to attend two meetings to provide input. We are seeking comments from clients, providers, interested citi - zens and community agencies as to the adequacy and need for services in such areas as services to juveniles, child protective services, services to the elderly and handi - capped, mental health services, substance abuse services, services to the developmentally disabled and any other services being or needing to be provided in the community.

The first meeting was held on Tuesday, July 17, 2012, at 1:30 p.m., in Room 165 of the Burnett County Government Center, 7410 County Road K, Siren, WI 54872.

The second meeting will be held on Tuesday, August 7, 2012, at 1:30 p.m., in Room 165 of the Burnett County Government Center, 7410 County Road K, Siren, WI 54872.

Written comments may also be submitted prior to 4:30 p.m. on Friday, July 27, 2012, addressed to:

Burnett County Department of Health & Human Services Attn.: Katherine Peterson, Director

7410 County Road K #280 Siren, WI 54872

The meeting site is accessible to the physically disabled.

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NOTICE OF BOARD OF REVIEW TOWN OF OAKLAND

OPEN BOOK Will be held Sunday, August 26, 2012

From Noon - 2 p.m. At The Webster Fire Hall 7420 Main St. W., Webster WI

BOARD OF REVIEW W ill Follow Open Book

Starting Sunday, August 26, 2012, 2 - 4 p.m. Also At The Fire Hall

No person shall be allowed to appear before the board of review, to testify to the board by telephone or to contest the amount of any assessment of real or personal property if the person has refused a reasonable written request by certified mail of the assessor to view such property.

After the first meeting of the board of review and before the board’s final adjournment, no person who is scheduled to appear before the board of review may contact, or provide information to, a member of the board about that person’s objection except at a session of the board.

No person may appear before the board of review, testify to the board by telephone or contest the amount of any assessment unless, at least 48 hrs. before the first meeting of the board or at least 48 hrs. before the objection is heard if the objection if allowed under sub. (3) (a), that person provides to the clerk of the board of review notice as to whether the person will ask for removal under sub. (6m), and if so, which member will be removed and the person’s reasonable estimate of the length of time that the hearing will take.

When appearing before the board, the person shall specify, in writing, the person’s estimate of the value of the land and of the improvements that are the subject of the person’s objection and specify the information that the person used to arrive at that estimate.

No person may appear before the board of review, testify to the board by telephone or object to a valuation; if that valuation was made by the assessor or the objector using the income method; unless the person supplies to the assessor all of the information about income and expenses, as specified in the manual under s.73.03 (2a), that the assessor requests. The municipality or county shall provide by ordinance for the confidentiality of information about income and expenses that is provided to the assessor under this paragraph and shall provide exceptions for persons using the information in the discharge of duties imposed by law or of the duties of their office or by order of a court. The information that is provided under this paragraph, unless a court determines that it is inaccurate, is not subject to the right of inspection and coping under s.19.35(1).

Respectfully Submitted, Deanna J Krause, Clerk 565696 49L 39a WNAXLP

NOTICE OF OPEN BOOK AND THE BOARD OF REVIEW FOR

THE TOWN OF LUCK Notice is hereby given that Open Book for the Town of Luck

will be July 26, 2012, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. and the Board of Review for the Town of Luck, Polk County, shall hold its first meeting on the 26th day of July, 2012, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Luck Town Hall.

Please be advised of the following requirements to appear before the Board of Review and procedural requirements if appearing before the Board:

No person shall be allowed to appear before the Board of Review, to testify to the Board by telephone or to contest the amount of any assessment of real or personal property if the person has refused a reasonable written request by certified mail of the assessor to view such property.

After the first meeting of the Board of Review and before the Board’s final adjournment, no person who is scheduled to appear before the Board of Review may contact or provide information to a member of the Board about the person’s objection except at a session of the Board.

No person may appear before the Board of Review, testify to the Board by telephone or contest the amount of the assess - ment unless, at least 48 hours before the first meeting of the Board or at least 48 hours before the objection is heard if the objection is allowed because the person has been granted a waiver of the 48-hour notice of an intent to file a written objec - tion by appearing before the Board during the first two hours of the meeting and showing good cause for failure to meet the 48-hour notice requirement and files a written objection, that the person provides to the clerk of the Board of Review notice as to whether the person will ask for removal of any Board members and, if so, which member will be removed and the person’s reasonable estimate of the length of time that the hearing will take.

When appearing before the Board of Review, the person shall specify in writing the person’s estimate of the value of the land and of the improvements that are the subject of the person’s objection and specify the information that the person used to arrive at that estimate.

No person may appear before the Board of Review, testify to the Board by telephone or object to a valuation; if that valua - tion was made by the Assessor or the Objector using the income method of valuation; unless the person supplies the Assessor all the information about income and expenses, as specified in the Assessor’s manual under Sec. 73.03 (2a) of Wis. Statutes that the Assessor requests. The Town of Luck has an ordinance for the confidentiality of information about income and expenses that is provided to the Assessor under this paragraph which provides exceptions for persons using information in the discharge of duties imposed by law or the duties of their office or by order of a court. The information that is provided under this paragraph, unless a court determined that it is inaccurate, is not subject to the right of inspection and copying under Sec. 19.35 (1) of Wis. Statutes.

The Board shall hear upon oath, by telephone, all ill or dis - abled persons who present to the Board a letter from a phy - sician, surgeon or osteopath that confirms their illness or dis - ability. No other persons may testify by telephone.

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First State Bank and Trust, Plaintiff,

vs. Larry Wayne Tjaden and Eileen Farrell-Tjaden,

Defendants. Case Code: 30404


Case No. 11 CV 794 Hon. Molly E. GaleWyrick

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of fore - closure entered on the 8th day of February, 2012, the Sheriff of Polk County will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: DATE/TIME: August 16, 2012, at

10:00 a.m. TERMS: 10% of successful bid

must be paid to the Sheriff at sale in cash or by certified check. Balance due within 10 days of court approval. Pur- chaser is responsible for pay - ment of all transfer taxes and recording fees. Sale is AS IS in all respects.

PLACE: Front Entrance of the Polk County Justice Center, 1005 West Main Street, Bal- sam Lake, WI 54810.

DESCRIPTION: Parcel 1: A parcel of land located in the Southwest Quar- ter of the Southeast Quarter and the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Sec- tion 27, Township 34 North, Range 17 West, Town of Bal- sam Lake, Polk County, Wis- consin described as follows: Commencing at the Southeast Corner of Section 27; thence North 01º39’41” West 1,287.34 feet to the Southeast Corner of the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter; thence South 88º43’04” West 1,316.32 feet to the Southwest Corner of the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter; thence South 01º42’17” East 1,072.31 feet along the East line of the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter being the point of beginning; thence South 01º42’17” East 94.00 feet along said East line to a point on the northerly right-of- way line of U.S. Highway 8;

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PROPERTY ADDRESS: 1435F U.S. Hwy. 8, Amery. WI.

Peter Johnson Sheriff of Polk County Stein & Moore, P.A. Attorneys for Plaintiff 332 Minnesota St., Ste. W-1650 St. Paul, MN 55101 651-224-9683

NOTICE OF THE BOARD OF REVIEW TOWN OF LaFOLLETTE

BURNETT COUNTY NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Review for the

Town of LaFollette of Burnett County shall hold its first meeting on the 11th day of August, 2012, from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., at the LaFollette Town Hall.

Please be advised of the following requirements to appear before the Board of Review and procedural requirements if appearing before the Board:

No person shall be allowed to appear before the Board of Review, to testify to the Board by telephone or to contest the amount of any assessment of real property if the person has refused a reasonable written request by certified mail of the assessor to view such property.

After the first meeting of the Board of Review and before the Board’s final adjournment, no person who is scheduled to appear before the Board of Review may contact or provide information to a member of the Board about the person’s objection except at a session of the Board.

No person may appear before the Board of Review, testify to the Board by telephone or contest the amount of the assess - ment unless, at least 48 hours before the first meeting of the Board or at least 48 hours before the objection is heard if the objection is allowed because the person has been granted a waiver of the 48-hour notice of intent to file a written objection by appearing before the Board during the first two hours of the meeting and showing good cause for the failure to meet the 48- hour notice requirement and files a written objection that the person provides to the clerk of the Board of Review notice as to whether the person will ask for removal of any board mem - bers and, if so, which member will be removed and the person’s reasonable estimate of the length of time that the hearing will take.

When appearing before the Board of Review the person shall specify, in writing, the person’s estimate value of the land and of the improvements that are subject of the person’s objection and specify the information that the person used to arrive at that estimate.

No person may appear before the Board of Review, testify to the board by telephone or subject or object to a valuation; if that valuation was made by the Assessor or the Objector using the income method of valuation; unless the person supplies the Assessor all the information about income and expenses, as specified in the Assessor’s manual under Sec. 73-03(2a) of WI Statutes, that the Assessor requests. The Town of LaFollette has an ordinance for the confidentiality of information about income and expense that is provided to the Assessor under the paragraph which provides exceptions to persons using infor - mation in the discharge of duties imposed by law or the duties of their office or by order of a court. The information that is pro - vided under this paragraph, unless a court determined that it is inaccurate, is not subject to the right of inspection and copying under Sec. 19.35 (1) WI Statutes.

The Board shall hear upon oath, by telephone, all ill or dis - abled persons who present to the Board a letter from a phy - sician, surgeon or osteopath that confirms their illness or dis - ability. No other persons may testify by telephone. Respectfully Submitted, Town of LaFollette Linda Terrian, Clerk

STATE OF WISCONSIN TOWN OF L a FOLLETTE

BURNETT COUNTY Pursuant to s.70.45 Wis. Stats., the Town of LaFollette as-

sessment roll will be open for examination on the 11th day of August, 2012, at the LaFollette Town Hall, from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Instructional material about the assessment, how to file an objection and Board of Review procedures under Wisconsin law will be available at that time.

Notice is hereby given this 25th day of July, 2012. Linda Terrian, Clerk

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WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE

GENERAL STUDIES - HEALTH SCIENCES INSTRUCTOR -

ADJUNCT FACULTY Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College

All Locations WITC is seeking candidates for a part-time Health Sciences Instructor at any of the WITC Campus locations. Teaching responsibilities may include general anatomy and physiology, advanced anatomy and physiology, microbiology, chemistry, pathophysiology and natural sciences.

Deadline to apply: August 15, 2012

For a complete list of qualifications and to apply, visit our Web site at www.witc.edu/employ. TTY 711

WITC is an equal opportunity/access/employer and educator.

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NOTICE OF POSITION OPENING HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH

LANGUAGE ARTS TEACHER Position: One .6 position serving grade 9, beginning with 2012 - 13 school year. Coaching and/or advisory positions may also be available. Unity High School was recently selected as one of the top 25 high schools in the state of Wisconsin by U.S. News and World Report.

Qualifications Necessary: Qualified applicants of high character should possess a high level of content knowledge; believe all students can learn and that teachers play an active role in the learning process; display strong communication, leadership and organizational skills; enjoy working with teenagers; be willing to collaborate with colleagues; have strong technology skills as Unity High Schools beginning a 1:1 iPad initiative; and be dedicated individuals who exhibit a strong desire to improve student learning.

Requirements: Applicants must have appropriate DPI licensure (300) or be eligible for such licensure. Additional licenses preferred.

How to Apply: Qualified, interested persons should apply by sending a letter of application, district application (available at www.unity.k12.wi.us ), resume, and copy of license or evidence of license eligibility, transcripts and three (3) letters of recommendation to:

Brandon W. Robinson, District Administrator Unity School District 1908 150th Street, Hwy. 46 North Balsam Lake, WI 54810-7267

Deadline: August 3, 2012

E.O.E . Unity School District does not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, race, color, national origin, religion, ancestry, creed, pregnancy, marital or parental status, sexual orientation, or physical, mental, emotional or learning disability.

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Frandsen Bank & Trust, Plaintiff,

vs. Jamie S. Fjorden,

and Bayfield Financial, LLC

Defendants. Case No. 11 CV 803 Case Code: 30404

Foreclosure of Mortgage NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE By virtue of and pursuant to a

judgment of foreclosure entered in the above-entitled action on the 17th day of February, 2012, I will sell at public auction at the Polk County Justice Center, 1005 West Main Street, Balsam Lake, Polk County, Wisconsin, on the 21st day of August, 2012, at 10:00 a.m., all of the following described mortgaged premises, to-wit:

Part of the SE 1/4 of the NE 1/4, Section 17-35N-17W, Vil- lage of Milltown, Polk County, Wisconsin, described as fol - lows: Commencing at the SE corner of the SE 1/4 of the NE 1/4, Section 17-35N-17W; thence North 330.0 feet; thence West 660.0 feet, thence South 330.0 feet, thence East 660.0 feet to the point of beginning.

PROPERTY ADDRESS : 514 160th St., Milltown, WI.

TERMS OF SALE: Cash due upon confirmation of sale.

DOWN PAYMENT: Ten percent (10%) of amount bid by cer - tified check due at time of sale. Dated at Balsam Lake, Wis.,

this 1st day of June, 2012. Peter M. Johnson, Sheriff Polk County, Wisconsin GRINDELL LAW OFFICES,

S.C. P.O. Box 585 Frederic, WI 54837 715-327-5561 Plaintiff’s Attorney 56

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IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF

HARLEY RICHARD DLOUHY Notice Setting Time to Hear Application and Deadline for

Filing Claims (Informal Administration)

Case No. 12 PR 27R PLEASE TAKE NOTICE:

1. An application for informal administration was filed.

2. The decedent, with date of birth December 30, 1931, and date of death March 27, 2012, was domiciled in Polk County, State of Wisconsin, with a mail - ing address of 420 Pine Court, St. Croix Falls, WI.

3. The application will be heard at the Polk County Court- house, Balsam Lake, Wisconsin, Room 1034/Ste. 500, before Jenell Anderson. Probate Regis- trar, on August 14, 2012, at 9:00 a.m.

You do not need to appear unless you object. The appli - cation may be granted if there is no objection.

4. The deadline for filing a claim against the decedent’s estate is October 19, 2012.

5. A claim may be filed at the Polk County Courthouse, Bal- sam Lake, Wis., Room 500.

6. This publication is notice to any persons whose names or address are unknown.

If you require reasonable accommodations due to a disabil - ity to participate in the court process, please call 715-485- 9299 at least 10 working days prior to the scheduled court date. Please note that the court does not provide transportation. Jenell L. Anderson Probate Registrar July 9, 2012 Timothy J. Laux Laux Law Firm, LLC P.O. Box 456 Osceola, WI 54020 715-294-4161 Bar Number: 1006593 56

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U.S. Bank National Association Plaintiff

vs. CASSIE J. SCHROCK F/K/A CASSIE J. MOLINE, et al

Defendant(s) Case No: 11 CV 628

NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that

by virtue of a judgment of fore - closure entered on January 24, 2012, in the amount of $213,196.83, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: August 14, 2012, at 10

a.m. TERMS:



PLACE: Polk County Justice Center at 1005 W. Main St., Balsam Lake, Wisconsin.

DESCRIPTION: Parcel 1: Lot 18 of Certified Survey Map No. 3576 recorded in Volume 16 of Certified Survey Maps, page 89 as Document No. 625668 located in part of the South- west 1/4 of the Northeast 1/4, Section 28, Township 35 North, Range 18 West, Town of Eureka, Polk County, Wis- consin. Parcel 2: The 66-foot wide private ingress-egress easement as indicated on: Certified Survey Map No. 3482 recorded in Volume 15, page 249 as Document No. 619359, Certified Survey Map No. 3513 recorded in Volume 16, page 26 as Document No. 621054, Certified Survey Map No. 3505 recorded in Volume 16, page 18 as Document No. 620136, Certified Survey Map No. 3575 recorded in Volume 16, page 88 as Document No. 625667, Certified Survey Map No. 3574 recorded in Volume 16, page 87 as Document No. 625666, Certified Survey Map No. 3576 recorded in Volume 16, page 89 as Document No. 625668.

PROPER TY ADDRESS: 2137 192nd Avenue, Centuria, WI 54824.


2012. /s/ Sheriff Peter M. Johnson Polk County Sheriff Scott D. Nabke Blommer Peterman, S.C. State Bar No. 1037979 165 Bishops Way, Suite 100 Brookfield, WI 53005 262-790-5719


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Bank of America, N.A., as successor by merger to BAC Home Loans Servicing, L.P. as servicer for The Bank of New York Mellon fka The Bank of New York, as Successor Trustee to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Trustee for the Holders of the MLMI Surf Trust, Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2005-BC4

Plaintiff vs.

SHIRLEY J. GUMKE, et al. Defendant(s)

Case No: 11 CV 813 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that

by virtue of a judgment of fore - closure entered on April 27, 2012, in the amount of $102,384.27, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: August 14, 2012, at 10:00

a.m. TERMS:



PLACE: Polk County Justice Center at 1005 W. Main Street, Balsam Lake, Wiscon- sin.

DESCRIPTION: Lot 11, Block 2, Pla t of Baker’s Riverside Ad- d ition, City of Amery, Polk County, Wisconsin . - A nd - P art of L ot 10, Block 2, Baker’s Riverside Addition, City of Amery, Polk County, Wisconsin, described as follows : B eginning at the NW C orner of said Lo t 10, thence E ast along the N orth side of said L ot 10, thence S outh- westerly to a point on the Apple River 20 Feet SE of the SE C orner of L ot 11 of Baker’s Riverside Addition , thence NW to said SE Corner of said L ot 11, thence NE along the East Line of said L ot 11 to the place of beginning.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 294 Howard Avenue, Amery, WI 54001.


2012. /s/Sheriff Peter M. Johnson Polk County Sheriff Scott D. Nabke Blommer Peterman, S.C. State Bar No. 1037979 165 Bishops Way, Suite 100 Brookfield, WI 53005 262-790-5719


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IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF

DONALD D. SCHROCK Notice to Creditors

(Informal Administration) Case No. 12 PR 31

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: 1. An application for informal

administration was filed. 2. The decedent, with date of

birth May 15, 1937, and date of death April 17, 2012, was domi - ciled in Polk County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of 221 S. East Ave., Dresser, WI 54009.

3. All interested persons waived notice.

4. The deadline for filing claim against the decedent’s estate is October 19, 2012.

5. A claim may be filed at the Polk County Courthouse, Bal- sam Lake, Wisconsin, Room 500. Jenell L. Anderson Probate Registrar July 9, 2012 Bridget M. Finke - Bakke

Norman, S.C. 2919 Schneider Ave., Box 280 Menomonie, WI 54751 715-235-9016 Bar Number: 1039842

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NOTICE - SIREN SANITARY DISTRICT TOWN OF SIREN BOARD MEETINGS

The Siren Sanitary District will hold their monthly Board Meeting on Thurs., August 9, 2012, at 6:30 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Siren Town Hall. Immediately following the Sanitary District Meeting, the Town of Siren will hold their monthly Board Meeting at approximately 6:45 p.m. The agenda will be posted. If you wish to be on the agenda, please call Mary Hunter, Clerk.

Mary Hunter, Clerk, 715-349-5119 565689 49-50L WNAXLP

INVITATION TO COMMENT ON A PROPOSED COMMUNICATIONS FACILITY

This notice is to serve as an opportunity for members of the public and permitting agencies to comment on a telecommuni - cations tower with regards to effects on historic properties within one-half of a mile of the proposed site. All interested persons are invited to comment on any potential effect that may be cause to historic properties, if any such properties are or may be located at or near the site, from a proposed 180-foot (199 feet overall) monopole telecommunications tower with associated equipment to be located near the base of the tower. The proposed tower will be located near 2326 10th Street in Luck, Polk County, Wisconsin (approx. 45-32- 41.32N, 92-22-31.39W). Comments regarding historic prop - erties may be submitted to the following contact as follows: Tracy L. Drunasky, Edge Consulting Engineers, Inc., 624 Water Street, Prairie du Sac, WI 53578, Phone: 608-644-1449, E-mail: [email protected]. This notice is provided in accordance with the regulations of the Federal Communica- tions Commission, 47 C.F.R. Part 1, Appendices B and C.

All interested persons are invited to review and request fur - ther environmental processing of an FCC application proposing the telecommunications antenna structure. The application may be reviewed by entering the 854 file number A0780134 at this Web site: www.fcc.gov/asr/applications. Interested persons may raise environmental concerns by filing a “Request for Environmental Review” with the FCC between July 26, 2012, and August 26, 2012. The structure will be unlit. Instructions for filing requests are contained on the following Web site: www.fcc.gov/asr/environmentalrequest. The FCC strongly encourages requests to be filed online; however, written requests may also be sent by mail to the following address: FCC Requests for Environmental Review, Attn: Ramon Williams, 445 12th Street SE, Washington, D.C. 20554. 565692 49Lp WNAXLP

NOTICE OF EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

GRANTSBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT Job Title: Science Teacher (6th-12th) Online School H.R. Contact Billy Beesley Contact Phone 715-463-2531 or 715-463-3108 Job Description: Forward is an online charter school of the leading

Grantsburg School District, serving students throughout the entire state of WI. iForward is seeking highly quali - fied instructors in Science 6th-12th grades to serve our program’s rigorous, interactive and personalized edu - cational program. The Online Instructor is responsible for all aspects of educating learners who have the oppor - tunity to fulfill their potential in an online environment. Instructors will organize and implement instructional practices with the end goal of student achievement and academic success in accordance with District and state policies and laws. Some of these responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Orientating students to the online coursework and communicate course require - ments. Use synchronous and asynchronous tools as part of the instruction. Maintain regular office hours to be reachable by students and parents. Track student progress providing individualization for successful com - pletion. Conference with parents of students by phone or online. Utilize program systems to grade, communicate and track progress. Communicate with teachers, admin - istrators and parents as needed. Respond to student messages and discussions per district and state policy.

Qualifications: Strong relational skills and a passion for student suc - cess in the nontraditional environment. Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution required. Preferred experience with online instruction. Appropriate state teaching certification. Meet highly qualified teacher requirements. High level of content and subject matter knowledge. Strong written and verbal communication skills. Organization and time management skills. Proficiency in Microsoft Office and other online tools. Willingness to maintain a flexible schedule. College Board qualified/approved if teaching AP courses. The School District of Grantsburg is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, national origin, sex, religion or handicap.

How to apply: Send resume, transcripts, letters of reference and cre - dentials to: iForward, Attn.: Executive Director, Grantsburg School District, 480 E. James Avenue, Grantsburg, WI 54840 or e-mail to: employment@ifor - wardwisconsin.com.

Employer: Grantsburg School District 480 E. James Ave. Grantsburg, WI 54840

Job Address: Same as the employer address. Web site: http://www.gk12.net. Description: The School District of Grantsburg is located primarily in

Burnett County with a small portion in Polk County in northwestern Wisconsin, just east of the Wisconsin/ Minnesota border and the St. Croix River. The District is headquartered in the Village of Grantsburg, approxi - mately 75 miles northeast of the Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota metropolitan area. The District operates two elementary schools, a middle school and a senior high school. The District incorporates approximately 278 square miles. The current District population is approxi - mately 5,000 with School District enrollment at 1,000. The area attracts many tourists and vacationers to its scenic and recreational areas. The St. Croix River National Scenic Parkway borders the District on the west, providing all types of water recreational sports, camping opportunities and hiking. The Village of Grantsburg serves as the gateway to the 30,000-acre Crex Meadows Wildlife Area. The Fish Lake Wildlife Area is also located in and around the District. The 11.5 kilo - meter Grantsburg Nordic Ski Trail is located in and around the Village of Grantsburg.

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Plaintiff vs.

Charles A. Otto 826 55th Street Clayton, Wisconsin 54004, Thomas L. Jonas 1913 Miller Street, Apt. 72 La Crosse, Wisconsin 54601, Tamara J. Jonas 1913 Miller Street, Apt. 72 La Crosse, Wisconsin 54601, John Doe, Mary Roe, and XYZ corporation,

Defendants Case Type: 30404 Case No: 12CV77


PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that by virtue of that certain Amended Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, Order for Judgment and Judgment entered and filed in the above-entitled action on July 11, 2012, the Sheriff of Polk County, Wiscon- sin, will sell the following described real property at public auction as follows: DATE/TIME: Thursday, August

16, 2012, at 10 a.m. TERMS: 10% of successful bid


PLACE: Lobby of the Polk County Justice Center, 1005 W. Main Street, Balsam Lake, WI 54810.

LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Lot 1 of Certified Survey Map No. 3191 recorded in Volume 14 of Certified Survey Maps, page 213, Document No. 603211, located in NW 1/4 of SE 1/4, Section 19, Township 33 North, Range 15 West, Town of Clayton, Polk County, Wis. (FOR INFORMATIONAL PUR-

POSES ONLY: Plaintiff believes that the property address is 826 55th Street, Clayton, Wiscon- sin.)

Dated this 19th day of July, 2012. Peter Johnson Sheriff of Polk County, Wis. THIS INSTRUMENT WAS DRAFTED BY: Anastasi & Associates, P.A. 14985 60th Street North Stillwater, MN 55082 651-439-2951 Garth G. Gavenda/#15957

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POLK COUNTY POSITION ANNOUNCEMENTS

Elder Benefit Specialist $24.17/hr. Aging & Disability Resource Center (ADRC) Full time 37.5 hr./week Deadline to apply: Aug. 6, 2012 Deputy Clerk of Circuit Court $18.34/hr. Full time 37.5 hr./week Deadline to apply: Aug. 6, 2012

YOU MUST COMPLETE A POLK CO. EMPLOYMENT APPLI- CATION TO BE ELIGIBLE. For application, complete position requirements and details, please visit our Web site at www.co.polk.wi.us, Employment Opportunities, or in person at 100 Polk Co. Plaza, #229, Balsam Lake or Golden Age Manor, Attn: Sue Reed, 220 Scholl Ct., Amery or by calling 715-485-9176. Please, no faxed applications. AA/EEOC

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LLooookkiinngg bbaacckk aatt tthhee lloonngg hhiissttoorryy ooff TTrraaddee LLaakkee SSwweeddiisshh MMiissssiioonn CChhuurrcchhChurch’s 126th-anniversarycelebration set for July 28

by Priscilla BauerLeader staff writer

TRADE LAKE - Sitting on a hill sur-rounded by beautiful woods, its easy to seewhy church founder Johan Olaf Forsbergchose this spot as the site of the Trade LakeMission Church, purchasing the land inOctober of 1886 from Gust Wedin for thehefty price of $15.

Walking through the cemetery on awarm summer afternoon with Forsberg’sgreat-granddaughter, Gail Potvin, thenames and dates on the stones tell the longhistory of this old country church.

“Every stone has a story,” remarkedPotvin, whose parents, both sets of grand-fathers and two sets of great-grandparentsare buried here, as she recalled coming tovisit the church cemetery as a young child.“I was always fascinated by the grave-stones of whole families buried together.”

Trade Lake resident Linda Mott lovinglytends the cemetery, planting flowers wher-ever and whenever she can. “I dream ofsomeday seeing a flower growing on everygrave,” said Mott, whose parents and otherrelatives are also buried in the cemetery.

Bob Anderson, who Potvin credits as thea driving force in the effort to restore thebuilding and grounds to its current condi-tion, comes often to the church to walkthrough the cemetery and visit the gravesof his parents.

“We all have family history here,” saidPotvin, who with Mott and Anderson arededicated to the church’s preservation andwant to share it with others.

The three have been busy organizing the126th-anniversary celebration of thechurch they all hold dear to their hearts.

The public is invited to come and helpcelebrate the church’s long-standing pres-ence in the Trade Lake community on Sat-urday, July 28, beginning with a worshipservice at 11 a.m. featuring Swedish hymnsfollowed by a lunch of Swedish favoritesincluding Swedish meatballs, rye breadand scalloped potatoes.

“There’s going to be a lot of white food,”laughed Potvin, of the running joke as tohow colorless Scandinavian food can be.

Ruth Anderson will treat visitors to ac-cordion music, and Lil Anderson willspeak on her memories of being a Swedishimmigrant. There will also be historical dis-plays with photos and artifacts of thechurch and the Trade Lake area.

The Mission Church’s history goes backto 1886 and the first organizational meet-ing held at the Forsberg home. It was thenthat Forsberg, Andrew Johnson, J.P.Gustafson and Gustaf Falk signed a docu-ment of incorporation for a religious soci-ety according to the laws of the state ofWisconsin before the justice of the peace,John E. Anderson.

Minutes from a 1895 congregation meet-ing noted Forsberg wrote to the AmericanCongregational Building Society in NewYork City asking to borrow $200 to be usedfor building the church with the money tobe paid back over a period of 20 years bytaking an annual collection. This was the

start of the plans for build-ing the church.

Forsberg was said to havecirculated a petition to get afew dollars to help the Mis-sionary Society pay theirdebt on the church build-ing.

After the church was con-structed in the mid-1890s,membership grew withnumbered cards being is-sued to the congregation.

Forsberg remained activein church affairs, especiallywith his Sunday school,known as the best in the set-tlement, until his death on

Jan. 30, 1903. While no records indicate the congrega-

tion met regularly, the church was used forspecial meetings, commemorative celebra-tions and funerals with the Rev. Carl Lindacting as church pastor in the beginningyears.

After the last church annual meeting washeld in 1923, the church began to fall intodisrepair.

“It had been deteriorating for a longtime,” commented Potvin.

“Back in the 1950s someone wanted tomake a repair shop out of the church,” re-called Anderson. “J.P. Gustafson said noway, and the people in Trade Lake got themoney together for a new roof.”

Fast forward to 1982 when some of theremaining members of the Mission Churchmet at Minnie Olson’s home in Grantsburg.

The group voted to void the old constitu-tion and change the name to the TradeLake Mission Church and Cemetery Asso-ciation. Later in 1983, the members votedto change the name yet again to the TradeLake Swedish Mission Church and Ceme-tery Association.

“I said, ‘What do you want to do withthis building?’” Anderson rememberedasking the group. “Wilmette Jensen spokeup and said don’t tear it down and thengave $20 as a start to repairing the church.”

The hat was then passed yielding $150,which Anderson said paid for a new out-door toilet.

“We put up the toilet and went home.The next day when we came back it wasgone,” laughed Anderson, going on withan amusing anecdote on how not to con-struct an outhouse. “We didn’t nail it downand it had blown down the hill.”

Repairs to the church and upkeep of thecemetery continued, and in 1986 a 100thanniversary was held at the church.

In 2001, Mott decided to revive the old-fashioned Sunday school program onceheld at the church enlisting children fromthe community to play parts and othercommunity members to help decorate thechurch and grounds with lights and gar-land. A large audience gathered to hear theChristmas story as it was told many yearsago and to enjoy refreshments. The pro-gram was such a success it has become an

annual event.“A lot of work has been done on the

church,” said Anderson as he sat lookingat the church walls adorned with photos offounder Johan Olaf Forsberg, the church’searly gatherings and Swedish folk art.

“Last year, the 125th anniversary gotright by us,” said Potvin with Andersonand Mott smiling and nodding in agree-ment. “We wanted to have a celebration sowhy not on the 126th anniversary. We al-ways have a picnic the last Sunday in July,but decided to have it on Saturday so peo-ple wouldn’t miss their own church serv-ices.”

“We have always had generous supportin keeping up the church and cemetery,”commented Anderson. “A lot of peoplehave been involved and have helped inmany ways, by donating money or theirtime and talents. Without all of them to-gether nothing would have been accom-plished.”

Anderson, Potvin and Mott say theydon’t know what to expect for Saturday’scelebration.

“I’m hoping it will be a great celebrationof Swedish heritage,” said Potvin. “That’swhy we are going with authentic food.Some of us plan to wear Swedish dress,too, and if others coming care to do so thatwould be great but certainly don’t haveto,” Potvin added.

Back outside Potvin, Anderson and Mottlingered awhile longer in the cemetery asthe evening shades began falling across thestones, pondering their family ties to thelong history of the Swedish Trade LakeMission Church.

Sitting on a hill surrounded by beautiful woods, it’s easy to see why church founder JohanOlaf Forsberg chose this spot as the site of the Trade Lake Mission Church, purchasing theland in October of 1886 from Gust Wedin for the hefty price of $15. – Photos by Priscilla Bauer

The TradeLake SwedishMission Churchlooked ready forvisitors comingto the 126th-an-niversary cele-bration onSaturday, July28.

ABOVE AND BELOW: The Mission Churchwalls are adorned with photos of founderJohan Olaf Forsberg, the church’s early gath-erings and with beautifully handcraftedSwedish folk art.

Gail Potvin, whose parents, both sets ofgrandfathers and two sets of great-grandpar-ents are buried here, recalled coming to visitthe church cemetery as a young child. “I wasalways fascinated by the gravestones ofwhole families buried together.”

“A lot of work has been done on thechurch,” said Anderson as he reminiscedabout the church’s restoration.

Bob Anderson, who Gail Potvin credits asthe a driving force in the effort to restore thebuilding and grounds to its current condition,comes often to the church to walk through thecemetery and visit the graves of his parents.


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gettingessential care

by Shamane MillsWisconsin Public RadioSTATEWIDE - A report

says 43 percent of U.S.women went withoutmedication or doctor’s vis-its in 2010 because theycouldn’t afford it. In Wis-consin, 90 percent ofwomen have insurance,but a women’s group sayssome still forego care.

A report by the Com-monwealth Fund com-pares women’s health-carecoverage in 11 industrial-ized countries. The U.S.has the highest rate ofwomen going withoutneeded care. Women in theU.S. pay more for coveragethen men because ofwhat’s called “gender rat-ing.” In Wisconsin, womenpay anywhere from 22 to42 percent more, accordingto the National Women’sLaw Center. Services likematernity coverage areextra. Federal rules on es-sential health benefits forinsurance plans on stateexchanges include mater-nity and newborn care.However, states are givenleeway in determininghow extensive coverage is.Sara Finger, with the Wis-consin Alliance forWomen’s Health, says,“There’s going to be a fed-eral base level and then it’sgoing to be up to Wiscon-sin to design those pack-ages. We have our workcut out for us to make thatargument, but there is anopportunity under the Af-fordable Care Act to pro-vide more maternitycoverage.”

Health reform will alsoaffect women who get carethrough Wisconsin’s Medi-caid program. TheSupreme Court said statescould not be penalized forfailing to expand coverage,and some states, likeMaine, are interpreting theruling to mean they can cutcoverage. Wisconsin’s gov-ernor has said no decisionwill be made until after theNovember election. Re-publicans are hoping forpolitical gains that willallow them to repeal fed-eral health reform.

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Gov. Scott Walker was in Danbury last Thursday, July 19, and had a chance to visit with Danbury Chamber of Commerce members, including members of Danbury’s Centennial Committeeand Little Miss Danbury, Aubree Hill. The governor is shown in photo at left with Judy Brickle, head of the 100th-anniversary Committee for Danbury In the center photo he’s with Danbury Lionsmember Klaus Nieder and Vicki Koenen, coordinator of the Danbury Historical Display, and in the photo at right he’s pictured with Matt and Jen Hill and daughter Aubree, Little Miss Danbury.A story on Danbury’s 100-year celebration can be found in the Currents section. - Special photos

Judy Brickle asked me to send you pictures of theGovernor’s visit to the Danbury Chamber, onThursday the 19th of July at the Log Cabin Store& Eatery Co.

Pictures are as follows: #2677 is of Judy Brickle,the Head of the Danbury 100th Anniversary

Committee greeting the Governor.#2685 is Danbury Lions

Member Klaus Nieder and Vicki Koenen Coordi-nator of the Danbury Historical Display with theGovernor

#2687 is Matt and JenHill with Daughter Little Miss Danbury Aubreeand the Governor

Touring theSt. Croix Falls

hydro damby Greg MarstenLeader staff writer

ST. CROIX FALLS – It’s all but impossibleto ignore the mighty dam.

For over a century it has stood like a sen-tinel to the Upper St. Croix River.

With its vintage design from another era,and maze of electronic spaghetti that runs inand out of the St. Croix Falls building likeblack spider webs, it both defines the twocities and dried up the “falls,” which were re-ally more like rapids.

The circa 1905 Xcel Energy St. Croix Fallshydroelectric dam, and its unique S-shapedspillway, are both a famous profile of the val-ley, and an engineering marvel that both har-nesses and alters the National ScenicRiverway unlike any other structure.

As it turns out, it’s also a pretty fascinatingpiece of engineering.

All alone on the riverWhile it creates a marvelous and unique

800-acre impoundment riverway above, italso acts as the only true barrier on the river,both good and bad. It is the only remaininghydroelectric dam on the St. Croix River, andit does produce steady, efficient and relativelycheap and green power, to the tune of up to26,000 kilowatts of electricity in one hour.

They could produce more juice, if pressed– reportedly up to 40,000 kwh - but thatwould move their regulatory headaches wellup the governmental ladder, under the strin-gent Federal Energy Regulation Commission.By limiting their power output and hence,river level fluctuations in a 2006 memoran-dum of understanding between Xcel and theWisconsin Department of Natural Resources,it keeps the rare dam’s operations out ofFERC’s strict stable and keeps it under theArmy Corps of Engineers’ umbrella. ThatMOU is meant to stabilize the river flowdownstream, after more than a decade of ne-gotiations.

But Mother Nature doesn’t always cooper-ate, as recent events have shown.

The principle of the damThere is a metal benchmark placed near the

point of the catwalk above the water up-stream. That medallion shows you are stand-ing at 760.62 feet above sea level and is thereason it makes juice.

The eight, massive turbine generators thatsit downstream, below and behind thatmedallion through giant intake tunnels, har-ness that height through the simple principleof falling water - pond versus tail - or the dif-ference in height between the ponded areaabove and the tailwater level below.

“The difference is called the head,” statedJeff Meister, one of the operators at the hydrodam, noting that the typical pond level is 755feet at the top of the flashboards – more aboutthem later – and that the typical tailrace is694.3 feet at discharge.

“More distance equals more power,” Meis-ter said, adding that there are a number ofother efficiency factors that also affect thepower output, but the simple truth is thatthey try to keep the pond level stable forrecreation and boaters.

However, recent storm events upstream,the same ones that devastated Duluth, left

large parts of the region flooded, and floodsalways take their toll eventually on the river-way, and of course, that also means it affectsthe mighty dam.

Flashboards explainedThat tamarack-stained water of the St.

Croix is not only lazy and powerful, it is awily and potentially destructive beast, as thefloods last month proved, resulting in one ofthe rarest of events at the dam, when ittripped the flashboards during the summer,forcing marina and boat owners to pull theirvessels out for safety concerns, to allow forrepairs.

“That was a rarity,” stated dam operatorBrian Franzmeier on the recent floods. “It’sthe first time we can ever remember theboards going out in June, or even during thesummer, for that matter. Haven’t seen that in

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Dam operator Eric Kramer looks over the master control computer, which monitors nearlyevery function of the dam.

Many miles of electronic spaghetti areneeded to turn falling water into electricity atthis substation beside the dam building.

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This full view of the tainter gate (left) shows the tiny leaks from around the boards that arecommon, but mean lost power potential. The leaks are normal. - Photos by Greg Marsten

An aerial view of the dam. - Special photo

This is a view of the dam building lower level, where the turbines are located. This area wasnearly swimming in water back in the spring of 2001, when the river reached near record lev-els. Pumps were used to keep the water from damaging the turbines.

at least three decades.”But what does it mean? In simple terms, the flashboards are

just that: Two sandwiched together, three-quarter-inch thick,5-foot by 12-foot pieces of untreated plywood. They are linedwith a membrane to seal most of the seams and are held atopthe spillway wall with massive metal poles, 1-3/4 inches indiameter, that fit into pockets on the top of the wall, much likea stake pocket on a pickup bed - only with about 4,200 cubicfeet/second of river pushing on that pickup bed.

In spite of the membrane, pressure, strength of the pins andwood, water is lazy, heavy and it finds breaches, which is whyyou’ll see streams of water rolling down the concrete spill-way walls on the downstream side.

If the water level gets too high and they cannot release orflush enough through the gates to adjust it in time, as it did inlast month’s floods, the water overtops the flashboards. Thatis something that usually happens only in the spring withsnow and ice melt.

“The flashboards typically go out twice every three years,”Franzmeier said. “Again, this was a rarity.”

It’s also a pain to fix.

Fixing the flashboardsThe flashboard system is designed to allow the water to

overtop the boards by over a foot, on occasion, but if the rivergets too high, those heavy-duty metal “pins” are designed sothat the pins holding the plywood flashboards will fold back,allowing more water to overtop, so it doesn’t damage the restof the structure, or chase around the sides of the dam.

“We really don’t want that!” Franzmeier said, outlininghow when the flashboards fold, they must then drop the riverlevel enough to allow teams of workers to use barges to pulland invert the metal pins and reapply the membrane and ply-wood, to do the process all over again, hopefully to last a cou-ple of years.

That lower river level means a less than the normal 64-foothead, meaning the loss of power production, and hence, rev-enue, on top of the several thousand dollars it costs to repairthe flashboard system.

“The last flood we were able to salvage most of the wood,”Franzmeier said. “But it’s still lost money and lost power forseveral weeks.”

It also reportedly cost some boat owners up to $350 each tohave the marina pull their houseboats with the unusually lowriver level during repairs.

But the good news is that someday, that system will be up-graded.

Fill ‘er up!The plywood and pin-based flashboard system works well,

but it’s archaic, almost planned obsolescence of the board sys-tem will someday be replaced with a state-of-the-art air blad-der system, instead, according to officials.

Many newer dams already use that system, which willallow flood events to be harnessed easier, and without con-stant destruction, using a system of air bags that would adjustthe flashboards with air pressure, tipping when the pond getstoo high by releasing pressure, and then allow them to just berefilled when the flood is over, possibly within days, insteadof weeks.

“It would give us better control of flooding,” stated opera-tor Meister. “Also, it means more generating capacity for theplant.”

But that air bladder system and subsequent upgrade is notcheap, and because of a desire for affordable and static elec-tric utility rates, governed by the state Public Service Com-mission, the upgrade is likely several years off, as it must bebudgeted for far in advance.

Until then, Xcel will continue to buy giant pallets of ply-wood and new metal rods, to repair the bent pins and woodsystem.

No more Enterprise bridgeThe dam is industrial looking, tall and often quite loud in-

side. With eight turbines spooling up all that juice, and the in-herent friction, inertia and noise of all that water rushingaround, and subsequent machinery turning it into electrons,there may be reason at times to wear earplugs.

But the interior of the structure has changed in the lastdecade, as it no longer has the impressive looking controlroom that seemed vaguely like the bridge of a spaceship.

Since 2005, the large banks of gauges, dials, controls, desks,stations and monitors have been retired and replaced withone massive box of unit control cabinets, with just a few dig-ital gauges, controls and buses.

It now looks more like a Hal 2000 than the Enterprise, andthe reason is simple.

“It’s all remote control now,” stated dam operator EricKramer. “It’s all on alarms and remotes, controlled [by XcelEnergy] at Lake Wissota.”

Yes, the truth is out, the dam functions, controls and mon-itoring is run almost 24/7 from a different dam. It is now con-trolled at Xcel’s Wissota Hydro facility on the ChippewaRiver, northeast of Chippewa Falls. That 1918 dam structureis where all of the remote operations can be easily tracked andadjusted, as well as any minute changes to the turbines, flowrates or efficiencies.

“We can do most of it from here, if we have to,” Kramersaid, showing the one simple master computer screen thatgives real-time monitoring. “We’re not always here, but thereis always somebody watching there [at Wissota]. And we’vegot people who live just a few minutes away if somethingcomes up.”

Kirk to Enterprise, no more.

The guts of the beastInside the dam it looks like a construction shop in places,

with elaborate, heavy-duty brakes, tools, gantry, cranes andpulley systems, as well as offices and typical maintenanceareas.

But going down below is a whole other world, as you crawldown steep stairways with very necessary handrails, takingyou deep into the bowels of the structure, where the air smellsof ozone, motor oil and electricity.

The steady throb of turbines is always there, like the soundsfrom inside an airport, with constant humming and the slightrumble of all that water pressing through those eight chan-nels into the propellerlike turbines that produce the juice.

But it is a comfortable sound, like progress or what the fu-ture would sound like on that spaceship.

Sadly, not all changes are progress, as almost all of the ele-gant, arched-top windows so prominent in the initial designover a century ago have all been filled in with concrete orblocks or some other odd masonry. But even so, the flavor ofthat timeless, sweeping architecture can’t be ruined that eas-ily, as the eyebrows and outlines of the windows still standout from the outside.

The machinery inside is also impressive, as it has swelledfrom the four original generators in the 1899 plans to six tur-bines shortly after construction, with two more added in 1923,bringing it up to eight turbine generators.

The turbines did face a challenge in the spring 2001 flood,the one that eventually claimed several dams on the AppleRiver. That flood was so strong and had so much water on thetail side of the dam that it had to be dried with bilge pumpsaround the clock for quite a while, to keep the water from lit-erally backing up into the dam and flooding the turbines, be-cause of all the water downstream on the river that hadnowhere else to go.

It survived just fine, and power was not interrupted, but itshowed that water is not only lazy, it sometimes bites you inthe tail.

The business endNot only has the inside been upgraded in the century since

it was completed, the spillway release gate has also been up-graded: the original bear-trap gate on the far end has been up-graded to a much more efficient and controllable radial armTainter gate, which can be operated by, surprise, remote con-trol.

Since Northern States Power, now Xcel Energy, took overoperations of the dam in 1956, they have also made somechanges and upgrades outside, including an elaborate and ef-fective “sweeping” system that cleans debris out of the tur-bine intakes. The sweepers run on hydraulic systems thatdeposit anything at the intake gills on the deck above thehead, where it is pushed back down the river by operatorsthrough a sluice gate.

It is mainly just leaves and branches, but they admit to the

occasional critter carcass or large fish, and the sad, morose re-ality of a corpse, which has occurred several times fromdeaths up river.

Franzmeier also said they still see some of the famous, cen-tury old logs of the past, such as those that led to the famouslog jams.

“Yeah, we still get some of those logs here. Some are over ahundred years old!” he said, adding that until about twodecades ago, they could still find some of the identifyingstamps that loggers placed on those log ends, so they knewwhere to send them. “They’re probably all rotted now,though.”

He also said that he has seen huge fish on both sides of thedam, especially downstream at the islands, where they havehuge sauger, walleye, sturgeon, catfish, carp and more, manyof them well past 20 pounds.

“Some of them are prehistoric looking!” he added with alaugh, noting that while they have seen the dinosaur-esquegar at the dam in the past, they haven’t seem them now inover 25 years. “They’re pretty wild looking, all right.”

He said the water in ponds downstream is a popular fish-ing spot, if you can get there, and that they contain numer-ous large fish, as does the 52-foot-deep pond above.

“But I’ve seen plenty of 50-pound carp, giant catfish, lotsof them, you name it. It’s all here in the river,” he said.

What if, well, you know …It is one of the real questions of reality at the dam: What if

you are on a boat and get caught without power and are stuckcoming into the dam?

In truth, there’s plenty of things to get in the way and stopyou from rolling into the turbines and becoming fish food,from the booms upstream, which are meant to capture andtangle trees and busted branches to keep them from beinghung up on the intakes, to the intake grills themselves, whichwill keep you from becoming eventual electricity.

Several operators even mentioned seeing muskrat swimright up to the intakes and then turn around and swim away,which means it is possible to avoid that scary turbine suction.

“That was pretty interesting to see,” Franzmeier said witha laugh. “But I wouldn’t suggest trying it!”

Water may be lazy, but apparently, muskrats are not.

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This vintage photo of the hydro dam shows what it lookedlike shortly after it was completed over a century ago. Notethe windows were functional, they have since been filled inwith brick and mortar. – Photos by Greg Marsten

This is the modernunit control cabinetsystem installed half adozen years ago. Itmakes all functions ofthe dam remote capa-ble and replaces theformer bank of gauges,screens, controls andmonitors.

The downstream side of the hydro dam has evidence of itsformer windows, which have since been filled in with brickand mortar.

This benchmarkmedallion sitshigh above thedam at 760.62 feetabove sea level.

Turbine No. 8 was not running at the time of this photo, giv-ing a rare view of the complicated and perfectly balanced sta-tors, magnets and engineering needed to produce electricity.

The elaborate sweeper system is used to clear debris likeleaves and dead critters from the intakes for the eight turbines.

Paris was everything it issupposed to be and a lot more.

Because I am visiting myfriend, Lanni, who lives in Paris,I expected that I would not do alot of the usual tourist things.But I certainly did not expect Iwould spend my first hours inParis in a Turkish bath being scrubbed with mud byenergetic middle-eastern women in a steam-filledroom that looked as if it had been lifted directly from“Arabian Nights.”

I had just landed in Paris, and this was a birthdaysurprise from my two good friends, Lanni and Nora.The hamam, as it is called, was occupied exclusivelyby women. We were slathered in mud, scrubbed withrough mittens, massaged with pungent oils, thenserved strong, sweet tea which we drank in a roomdecorated in ornate plaster and colorful tile, filledwith incense. A rousing chorus of “Happy Birthday”was performed in my honor by a roomful of womenin white bathrobes clapping their hands and swayingto the music. It was memorable.

I was then taken to eat at a lovely restaurant (stillsmelling of spicy oil) where we sat in the center of around room decorated with art deco garden nymphsand peacocks. “Happy Birthday” was sung again(this time by fully clothed singers). I sat between mytwo dear women friends and felt my cup overflow.

On the evening of the second day, Lanni presentedme with a final birthday present: a tour of Paris atnight— on motorcycle. Lanni’s friend, Bruno, arrivedon an enormous Honda cycle. We sped off and saw ahuge swathe of Paris: the Eiffel Tower covered intwinkling lights, the glass pyramid of the Louvre, theGrand Palais, Moulon Rouge and Notre Dame flewby in the night.

In the morning, Lanni asked if I would like to goon a road trip. Her 17-year-old son was attending a

celebration in Normandy, andshe thought we might as welldrop him off and see some coun-tryside on the way. She admon-ished him, “Just be sure we havean address and good directions.”When she returned with therental car, he had neither direc-

tions nor address. We hit the road. Before long, we were hopelessly lost in some of the

most beautiful country imaginable. We traveled fromtollway to country highway to single-track ruralroads. We passed farms and villages made of white-plastered stone with wooden shutters painted blueand bright purple. The more lost we became, themore picturesque the landscape.

After several more hours than would normally berequired, and a wonderful demonstration of mother-son conflict resolution, we arrived at an ancient coun-try home with stones spilling from the barn walls andteenagers from the front door. Lanni deposited herson with a hug and a kiss, and we headed out forseafood dinner.

Daniel joined us two days later, and we wanderedthe streets of Paris, touring tiny shops and brasseriesserving wine on the sidewalk. It was Bastille Day,and we joined thousands of Parisians and watchedopen-mouthed as fireworks exploded behind the Eif-fel Tower. On our last day in Paris, Daniel and Igaped at Notre Dame and bought souvenirs with therest of the tourists. The evening turned cool and thecobblestones were damp. We had a dinner of Swissfondue, then stopped into an Irish pub.

Inside a group of men were playing traditionalIrish music with a young man playing the pennywhistle as if his life depended on it.

I listened, astonished and happy.

Till next time, – Carrie

Letters fromhomeCarrie Classon

Yes, DearWith the recent completion of

our 35th anniversary, it is interest-ing to look back and see if therewas anything of value that I havelearned in the process. I would as-sume that my wife has alsolearned something in the process but you would haveto ask her personally. She would likely say she haslearned some of the same things I have but I can’t besure so I will cease to speculate further on her educa-tional process. I will say with confidence that I havelearned a great deal but passing that on is the difficultpart.

Marriage, like parenting, is something that you canprepare for but never really understand it until youhave been through the fire. There are myriads ofbooks, seminars, educational DVDs and counselorswho can help you to prepare for some of the monu-mental decisions of your life, but until you have thatfirst disagreement or that first difficult situation, itnever really hits home. You may have a PhD in familystudies but unless you have been married for a fewyears, spare me your advice. I would rather seek theadvice of uneducated people who have been married50 years rather than highly educated, well-meaningcounselors who have never argued about money, sexor whose turn it was to walk the dog. Marriage istruly on-the-job training; however, that doesn’t mean

that all advice beforehand is ob-solete. On the contrary, good ad-vice well heeded is like startingat the university with a semesterof credits already completed.You are ahead of the game.

Men, if your wife is trying anew recipe, be careful what you

say. I know of one newlywed couple that demon-strated the correct way to proceed. Planning forguests, she made a pan of bars. They looked great andsmelled wonderful as they came out of the oven.When they were finally cooled enough to try them,she tried to cut them into appropriate-sized pieces. Ei-ther due to wrong ingredients, wrong temperature orthe wrong baking time, the planned-for dessert hadbecome nothing less than a pan of concrete. She wasmoderately devastated but the husband, undaunted,vowed to support his young wife’s cooking. Chippingand chiseling each piece from the pan, he informedher that it was delicious and rather than discardingthe dish he would eat them. However, after severalbars had been removed, it was noticed that in theprocess of cutting the pieces he had cut through thealuminum cake pan. I don’t know how his teeth faredbut he sacrificed himself for his wife’s honor.

Secondly, if you must go shopping with your wife,be careful what you say. She can criticize you all shewants about your hunting, fishing or golf necessitiesbut you must be extremely cautious what you say

about her 57 pairs of shoes or that new dress. The realtest comes when she asks your advice. “I really likethis dress but I think it makes me look fat. What doyou think?” That is a landmine that needs to be han-dled very carefully. If you say no, she will be upset.“You’re just saying that because …” However, if yousay yes, your consequences will be much worse. If youare asked a question in this context, it is better to pre-tend you have chest pain or a pending seizure so youcan distract her and you can avoid answering thequestion.

Thirdly, if you want to do something with the boys,be careful what you say. I once heard a joke that illus-trates this concept. A boy wanted a bicycle and everynight he would get on his knees and pray for a bicy-cle. He begged and pleaded with God to give him abicycle but he never received one. After a particularlyenlightening day in Sunday school he learned thatGod doesn’t work that way. So he stole a bicycle andasked for forgiveness. Now, obviously, I am not rec-ommending anything immoral or illegal but in deal-ing with wives the process can be similar. I now liveby the idea that it is easier to ask for forgiveness thanit is to ask for permission, within reason, of course.

Condensing my marriage advice down to a few sim-ple words is relatively simple. Learn the appropriateresponse and you will live happily ever after. Practicesaying “Yes, Dear,” “I’m sorry” and own a goodcouch.

Cold turkeyJohn W. Ingalls MD

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GRANTSBURG – The Grantsburg Chorale will be per-forming on Sunday, July 29, at 3 p.m., in the GrantsburgHigh School auditorium. The singers are presenting a con-cert entitled “How Can I Keep From Singing?” which willinclude popular music and folk tunes that should be an en-joyable summer event. Approximately 30 adults and highschool students have been rehearsing since June under thedirection of Linda Benge, with Angela Bram at the piano.

In February of 2012, the chorale sang as part of a masterchoir at Carnegie Hall in New York City. After this concert,the audience is invited to stay for an ice-cream sundae ora root-beer float. Any financial donations made will be setaside to provide a partial scholarship for any high schoolstudents who are involved.

The singers have worked hard on music such as medleysof show tunes by Broadway team Lerner and Loewe, andGeorge M. Cohan, as well as folk songs and popular musicby composers such as Billy Joel. In addition, several singerswill perform solos or small ensembles.

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BURNETT COUNTY – The public is welcome to attenda pet CPR and first aid training seminar hosted by the Hu-mane Society of Burnett County. This seminar will be heldat the Webster High School cafetorium on Saturday, Aug. 4,from 10 a.m. - noon. There is no admission charge, but do-nations are welcome to offset the cost of the program. Ifyou have any questions or would like to attend, pleaseRSVP to [email protected] or call the Humane So-ciety, 715-866-4096. - submitted

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A farmer in thecountry had a wa-termelon patch, andupon inspection, hediscovered thatsome of the localkids had been help-ing themselves to afeast.

The farmer thought of ways to discourage this profit-eating situation. So he put up a sign that read, “Warn-ing! One of these watermelons contains cyanide.”

The farmer returned a week later to discover thatnone of the watermelons had been eaten, but found an-other sign that read, “Now there are two.”

•••A man was walking through a rather seedy section of

town, when a bum walked up to him and asked theman for $2.

The man asked, “Will you buy booze?”The bum replied, “No.”Then the man asked, “Will you gamble it away?”The bum said, “No.”Then the man asked the bum, “Will you come home

with me so my wife can see what happens to a manwho doesn’t drink or gamble?”

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Steel Magnolia rose to stardom after win-ning the television talent show “Can YouDuet” in 2009. Meghan Linsey, a native of Pon-chatoula, La., formed the duo with herboyfriend, Joshua Scott Jones, whom she metwhile serving as a karaoke host in a Nashvillebar. After their “Can You Duet” win, theysigned with Big Machine Records, which re-leased their debut single “Keep on Lovin’You” in August 2009. A second single, “Just byBeing You (Halo and Wings),” followed almosta year later in July 2010. In between the releaseof their first two singles, the duo released aself-titled EP early in 2010, followed by a num-ber of singles, including the digital download-only singles “Just By Being You,” “It’sChristmastime” and “Last Night Again.” OnJan. 4, 2011, Steel Magnolia was nominated foran Association of Country Music Award in theBest New Duo Or Group category.

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The benefits of confusion(and other emotions)

Confused by that headline? Great!I’ve got you right where I want you.

Usually, when we talk about the bestway to learn something, most peoplewould agree we should avoid confusionat all cost. This makes sense. The pur-pose of learning is to gain skills orknowledge. Emotion has nothing to dowith it.

Learning, especially new and complexconcepts, is hard work. We need to befocused, organized, and efficient. Forthe best results, learning should be assimple and straightforward as possible.Just the facts ma’am. Adding emotionsjust confuses things and makes learningmore difficult than it needs to be –right?

Wrong. According to recent research by Notre

Dame psychologist Sidney D’Mello,complex learning is almost always, “anemotionally charged experience.” Peo-ple routinely feel a wide range of emo-tions while learning. Only 25 percentof the time do learners feel “neutral.”The rest of the time, at least 75 percent,engaged learners feel a wide range ofemotions, including surprise, delight,confusion, boredom and frustration.

D’Mello is adding to a growing bodyof research that suggests negative emo-

tions, like frus-tration and con-fusion, mayactually play akey role in deeplearning, thetype needed toovercome stub-born ruts in ourthinking.

Seasons arecaused by theearth’s distancefrom the sun;motors and en-gines use up en-ergy; a heavierball falls fasterthan a lighterone are all ex-amples of folkscience and all completely false. Still,they persist to a surprising degree.

It’s not that we weren’t taught theseconcepts. The problem is that we didn’treally learn them. They didn’t stick. Doan Internet search for Harvard Gradu-ates Explain Seasons, for a great exam-ple of this phenomenon.

Why do these beliefs persist? A lackof deep learning. It turns out, we needa little frustrated confusion to free usfrom stubborn knowledge ruts – deepgrooves worn into our patterns of think-ing.

According to D’Mello, confusion is a

state of “cognitive disequilibrium” oc-curring when we encounter things thatdon’t make sense. Our thinking isthrown off balance. In order regain ourfooting, we are motivated to end theconfusion through reflection and theprocess of problem solving. Doing soresults in deeper learning, and we areable to break out of the rut and startnew trails of knowledge.

Effective learners repeatedly experi-ence “two-step episodes alternating be-tween confusion and insight,” writesD’Mello. Back and forth, like a ballrolling on a teeter-totter between per-plexity and understanding, the flusteredlearner engages and eventually deeplyunderstands new material.

Other researchers are confirmingD’Mello’s results. After finding hisstudy’s subjects were unable to graspnew concepts until they reached andthen overcame an intellectual “im-passe,” Arizona State researcher KurtVanlehn argues that without confusion,deep learning is unlikely to happen.Harvard physicist Eric Mazur found hisstudents only began to learn complexconcepts, not when they observed ademonstration or read information froma book, but only after they were askedto predict a demonstrations outcome.When wrong, these predictions trig-gered confusion, which then motivatedstudents to think more deeply until theyunderstood.

Counterintuitively, D’Mello, feels sostrongly about the benefits of confusionthat he says parents and teachers shouldactually do more to deliberately induceit.

All this comes with a hint of caution,however. While the benefits of confu-sion are clear, parents and teachersshould take care to understand the dif-ference between hopeless confusion andproductive confusion, writes D’Mello.Hopeless confusion occurs when “theimpasse cannot be resolved, the studentgets stuck, there is no available plan,and important goals are blocked.”

Parents and teachers can capitalize onproductive confusion, however, by help-ing students to see that there is waythrough it: focus, reflection and problemsolving. We can help coach learnerspast productive confusion, not byavoiding it, but by recognizing frustra-tion and suggesting appropriate prob-lem-solving strategies.

Doing so can help learners work theirway to a very different emotion. OneD’Mello calls “eureka!”

Founder of WeTeachWeLearn.org, ChrisWondra is just another Wisconsin publicschoolteacher. Find We Teach We Learn onFacebook and Twitter for daily tips on learn-ing, teaching and getting the most out ofyour brain.

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The Charlie BrownAdult Syndrome

I have grown up watching “CharlieBrown and the Great Pumpkin,”Thanksgiving and Christmas. I lovedthe Peanuts, and would laugh at Sally’sobsession with Linus, or Snoopy andWoodstock’s adventures, and I could al-ways relate with Frieda, because I toohave “naturally curly hair.” Now, forthose that are familiar with these charac-ters and movies, you would know thatnone of the adults actually talk and forsome reason, these kids can understandwhat they’re saying.

There is one scene that I remember –Sally and Linus are sitting in the class-room and you can hear the teacher’svoice. “Wahhh wah wah wah,” theteacher says. “Did you hear that!? Theteacher said my name! I think she reallylikes me!” Linus says. “Well of courseshe said your name. She’s taking rollcall,” Sally says back.

For those that don’t know, or even

care to know, I have a boyfriend that Ihave been dating seriously for abouttwo years now. He’s a wonderful guyand I am so lucky to have found him,but he has the Charlie Brown Adult Syn-drome, or CBAS. It’s a serious conditionwhere, especially while on the phone, Ican’t understand a thing he says. Myboyfriend is a mumbler. And CBAS getstwice as bad when he is really tired.

We live about two hours apart and hehas a full-time job, so the majority of ourconversations have been spent over thephone this summer. “How was yourday?” I said. “Wah wah wah,” he mum-bled. “What!?” I turned up the volumeon my phone, hoping it would help. “Isaid, wah wah wah,” he repeated.“WHAT!?” I questioned again. “Wah

Wah Wah!” he repeats one more time.“Oh,” I pretended I knew what he said.

For people who have to deal withthose with CBAS, there are three go-towords that you say when you give upand you still didn’t understand whatthey said: “Oh,” “Yeah,” or a combina-tion, “Oh, Okay.” Sometimes when itsounds like he asked a question, I justsay, “Sure,” hoping I didn’t answer aquestion like, “What did you do today?”or “Do you want to go golfing withme?”

Sometimes I’ll ask him about some-thing he just said and he tells me he justtold me five seconds ago. “Oh, oops,”and I quick ask about something else. “Ialso just said that,” he says. I quick graba Q-tip and swipe it in my ear to makesure I can hear as clear as possible be-cause the highest volume setting is fail-ing me. “Well it’s not my fault; I can’tunderstand what you’re saying.” So hechecks his phone and blames it on itslow quality. I roll my eyes, because nowhe’s in denial about CBAS.

One of the worst was when we were

about to hang up the phone and he said,“I love you,” but to me it sounded morelike, “Wah woah wah,” so all I said backis, “Sure,” hoping to God I chose thecorrect go-to word. It turns out I didn’t.

But I think he’s figuring out not onlythat he has CBAS, but how to use itagainst me, because a few weeks ago heasked if I want to start and join a fantasyfootball league. “Wah! Wah wah, wahwah wah wah,” translation:

“Hey! We should start a fantasy foot-ball league with your whole family thisyear.”

“Oh, OK. Sure,” I said. “Sweet! I’ll get it set up,” he said. “Wait, what? Get what set up!?” Now

the endless topic of choice is statistics,strategy and players I should know.

But two know how to play that game,I just say “What!?” so many times thathe just forgets about it and moves on tosomething else. Besides, he has no cluethat I have my roster carefully plannedand my backups if they get drafted. Thefamily champion trophy will be going tothe Lambeau Leapers this year.

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Wisconsin Public RadioSUPERIOR - One month after 10 inches

of rain flooded far northern Wisconsin,causing millions of dollars in damage,communities are rebuilding. Ironically, thearea could now use some rain.

In a June 20 interview, Superior MayorBruce Hagen couldn’t believe what hesaw. Parts of his city were underwater, “I

drove by several homes that I just can’t be-lieve that they’re not destroyed. And ifthere’s people in them, they probablycouldn’t even exit without assistance.”

Some 500 homes were damaged. UW-Superior’s repair costs continue to rise: Itmay take $20 million to fix that campus.But over the past month, the skies havebeen mostly clear. National Weather Serv-ice Meteorologist Carol Christenson says

temperatures this month are 5 degreesabove normal and rainfall is just about aninch so far. The normal amount is 4 inches.“So you can see that some places are 3inches below normal for the month of July.So it’s been dry.”

It has been a little too dry for farmers.Ashland/Bayfield County AgricultureAgent Jason Fischbach says the situationis good, “Um, lucky, to put it short. We

have actually had a decent growing sea-son, knock on wood. Things have comethrough OK. The blueberries and raspber-ries up in Bayfield look fantastic andthey’re picking right now. Apples aregoing to be a little light, especially in someorchards with the early frost that we had.”

Fischbach says corn, soybeans, all thecrops are doing fine, except now. Theycould use some rain.

Compiled by Sue Renno

Do you remember?

50 Years AgoThe second vacation issue was filled with articles

about farming, vacation planning, upcoming eventsin the region, such as the Polk County Fair, BurnettCounty Fair at Grantsburg and Wannigan Days in St.Croix Falls and Taylors Falls, Minn.; and the Wiscon-sin State Fair. There were also informative articles,such as, Are pencils really made from lead? This storyexplains that while people once wrote with lead pen-cils, they went out of style 1,500 years ago and pen-cils now have graphite, which is related to coal.-TheJournal of Burnett County, a 67-year-old weeklypaper being published in Grantsburg, ceased publi-cation, and subscribers would be receiving copies ofthe Inter-County Leader for the duration of their sub-scriptions. The Journal office would continue opera-tion, being a commercial printing plant.-Cold, wetweather was causing poor quality and quantity inbeans for Stokely’s.-Ground was broken for the fel-lowship lodge at the Methodist church camp onSpirit Lake and for the new Catholic church buildingin Frederic.-Jens Jensen purchased a 24-foot boat thathad been used for deep-sea fishing on Lake Superiorand had it transported to Luck by Royce Cummings.The boat could carry 10-12 passengers and was set tobe launched on Big Butternut Lake.

40 Years AgoHeavy rains during the week were a cause for con-

cern, and pictures on the front page of the Leadershowed high waters rushing over the dam in Atlasand a gaping hole in the town road east of CTH B be-tween Luck and Frederic where the culverts were notadequate to handle the force of the Trade River.-Mc-Nally Bros. Machine and Gear Co. became McNallyIndustries with the transfer of ownership to a newcorporation, and the new president was Al Sorensen.-Bernice Asper’s “musings” from Norway mentionedthat Norwegian people liked to talk politics withAmericans. Their sales tax was 16 percent, but theyhad “good pensions for old folks, health care foreveryone and a generous welfare system. Farmers arepaid for two or three weeks’ vacation each summer,and there are lots of other government ‘helps.’”-Dr.Mark R. Nelson joined Dr. J.B. Wilson at the MilltownVeterinary Clinic.-Family and friends of Fredericswimming class participants were invited to attendSummer Swim Games, a swimming school demon-stration/program which would be given twice onJuly 28.-Residents of the Cushing area attended theSt. Croix Falls School Board meeting to challenge theproposal that first-graders from the Cushing Schoolwould be bused to St. Croix Falls.

20 Years AgoTwo Army Reserve pilots flying a Cobra helicopter

back to St. Paul, Minn., after a training mission wereforced to land in a field south of Butternut Avenue inLuck when the chopper’s oil pressure began to drop.The pilots chatted with residents and explainedmany features of the aircraft while waiting for main-tenance personnel.-Temperatures in Leader Landwere averaging 10 degrees below normal, with thehigh and low temps in Luck for July 21 being 72 and47 degrees.-Jason Peppenger, 18, rural Luck, died ina tractor-rollover accident.-Irene and Joe Chasenskywere pictured standing proudly beside the Easter lilyin their yard which had 57 blossoms on it.-KerrieMelin Swenson, SCF, placed second in the Hoard’sDairyman Cow Judging Contest, among over 61,000entries.-Attendance records at Grantsburg’s 16th-an-nual World Championship Snowmobile Watercrosswere broken, with an estimated 17,000 spectators andracers coming from many states and three Canadianprovinces.-Retired Siren High School band directorWilliam Bittner announced his candidacy for U.S.Senate as a Libertarian.-The engagement of JillKopecky and Joel Glover was announced.-RichardCoen, Luck, won a gold and three silver medals inthe Senior Olympics trials in Duluth, Minn., in longjump and 50-, 100- and 200-meter dashes.

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culmination of years redesigning and improving, gar-dens are a treasure, and no two gardens are alike. Somegardeners began puttering in their yards years ago, andover time have learned what grows well in Wisconsinsoil and sand, what plants look good together and whatornamentation embellishes the natural beauty of flow-ers, trees and shrubs and adds fun to the space.

You may already know gardeners are a passionate lot.They are gamblers and optimists betting against weatherand time that their efforts will bear beauty and fruit.

Join them on Sunday, Aug. 5, to celebrate the persist-ence and hard work of just such a group of ardent gar-deners. Celebrate the hard work of local gardeners onthe Syren area Garden Club’s 2012 Garden Tour. Somehave created peaceful walkways amid towering trees.You will find flower-filled terraced leading down to thelake, with quiet places to rest along the way. Enjoy thefeeling of an “outdoor room,” while listening to the gen-tle sound of a nearby fountain. Perhaps you’d like to seewhat can be done gardening with rocks or herbs and

rocks in a design combination or water gently tumblingover rocks into a small garden pool. If you’ve ever beencurious about a solar-powered electric fence, here is achance to see one live and talk to the owner.

Twelve gardens will be open for viewing from noon-5p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 5. Visitors may start at any gardenlocation. On paying the admission fee you will receive astamp on your hand which will allow entrance to allother gardens (children 18 and under are free). All pro-ceeds from the tour are a donation used to enhance andmaintain the Syren Community Garden. Maps with di-rections to each garden can be obtained from the SirenChamber of Commerce Web site, visitsiren.com, click oncalendar and look for Summerfest Events. Copies of thegarden tour map are also available at AdventuresRestaurant, Bremer Bank and U.S. Bank in Siren, the li-brary in Frederic or by calling Carla Phillips at 715-349-8386 or Joan Jendro at 715-653-4242. Leave your nameand address and a map will be mailed to you. – submit-ted by Carla Phillips

SIREN – Once again a popu-lar group of young Swedishfiddlers will return for a per-formance in Siren. The Vikar-byns Lilla Spelmanslag willperform in concert on Sunday,Aug. 5, 6 p.m., at Siren UnitedMethodist Church. The concertwill feature folk music from allover Scandinavia.

The Vikarbyns Lilla Spel-manslag consists of fiddlers intheir midteens to early 20s whoattend a school devoted to thestudy of music in the provinceof Dalarna, Sweden. Several ofthem have previously visitedthis area.

Margaretha Mattsson, well-known throughout Sweden forher innovative techniques withyoung musicians, is their di-rector.

The fiddlers group was formed in 1996 and has sinceperformed in parts of Scandinavia as well as Ireland,England and the United States. Their music, both livelyand serene, is enhanced by their colorful Swedish cos-

tumes, and will appeal to audiences of all ages.There is no admission charge, but a freewill offering

will be taken. Siren United Methodist Church is locatedone block west and one block north of the town trafficlight. – submitted

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TOWN TALK/COUNTRY CHATTERHello fellow citizens, I hope everyone is well and

enjoying their summer. I sure do miss going forrides in the car, it really is disappointing to me butthen I know it’s for my own good as it’s been toohot. Mom loves and takes care of us and doesn’twant us to get hurt. I mean how can she talk aboutthe perils of leaving animals in a hot car if she doesit herself. But come fall, no more excuses and it isback to going along for the ride.

Eli has been chasing snakes in the long grass.He likes to chase and pounce but not get too closewhere they can touch him. Eli tends to be kind ofsilly at times but then turnabout is fair play. I wentover to check what he was looking at and didn’t seethe snake coiled until it struck out at me. Wow, didI jump in the air, much to the delight of the otherswatching. Talk about feeling like a twit.

Let me tell you about my young friend andnamesake Sadie, a 6-month-old fun-loving pup.This young black Lab cross loves to tease and playa game of tag and chase with you and then cooloff in the pool. She definitely loves the water! Sadiehas a very happy and loving disposition and getsalong with everyone, just wanting to play the dayaway. This exuberant teenager would likely bene-fit from a littletraining, but she’squick to catch onso it should be noproblem.

I think I’ll alsotell you about ourbeautiful Jasmine,a year-old blueheeler mix with aheart of gold and

gentle spirit. Jasmine is very sweet and her quietand amazing personality makes her a very specialgal. Why don’t you come see for yourself? I guar-antee you’ll fall in love with her.

There are more of my friends still waiting for thatspecial person to come along and say I want youto be mine: Fred, Leon and Buddy to name a few.Also lots of kitties with adoption fee still half off.

On Thursday, we took Sadie, Fred, Jasmine andKenzie to Music in the Park where we served bratsand hot dogs. All were exceptionally well-behavedand everyone could see what wonderful dogs eachof them are. Thank you to those that supported usby partaking in our food and drinks.

A big shout out to the Yellow River Saloon andEatery. We really appreciate their ongoing supportfor the shelter with proceeds from their Friday nightmeat raffle. Why don’t you stop by some Fridayand join in the fun and help a worthy cause? It’sjust one short mile north of Webster and the foodis awesome.

Planning stages have begun for our annual dogwalk on Harvestfest weekend in Siren. It’s alwaysa fun event so watch as we get closer for more in-formation. My friend Pam is organizing it againand she does a wonderful job. Hopefully we’ll geta big turnout as this is our second biggest

fundraiser of the year.A little fact for you!

Some people thinkthat the humane soci-ety receives financialassistance from thecounty. It would benice; however, wedon’t. We rely on do-nations, membershipand fundraising tokeep our shelter upand running. We re-

ally do appreciate all those that have supported usand continue to supports us. We wouldn’t be herewithout you. Don’t forget that donations of moneyor supplies are always tax deductible.

Did you know that 281 people like and follow uson our Facebook page? Why don’t you spread theword and maybe, just maybe we can reach 300.That would be spectacular.

Don’t forget the pet CPR and first aid trainingsession on Saturday, Aug. 4, from 10 a.m. to noonat Webster High School. You, too, could save alife.

“Dogs are the leaders of the planet. If you seetwo life forms, one of them is making a poop, theother one’s carrying it for him, who would you as-sume is in charge?” – Jerry Seinfeld

Have a great week, everyone. Licks and tailwags.

The Humane Society of Burnett County is sav-ing lives, one at a time; hsburnettcty.org, 715-866-4096, license No. 267335-DS. We’re on Facebooktoo, why don’t you like us there.

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Looks like this will be the year of record-breaking90-degree temps. I believe we have already beatenthe number of days, and the summer isn’t over by along shot. We can, and have, hit the 90-degreetemps way into September.

The orioles are now coming in for the grape jellyat a much slower pace. I’m betting it won’t be longand they will stop coming in all together. They surewere hard on my grape jelly as my supply is reallydepleted. I went through a dozen jars at a quarteach. The hummingbirds have also increased innumbers, about twofold this year. Guess most of lastyear’s youngsters made it through down south andreturned to their birthplace. The only bird that I did-n’t see in bear country this year was the redheaded

woodpecker, have heard they are getting ratherscarce, sure hope that isn’t true.

Breeding season for the black bears is coming toan end, or so the books say. They seem to be com-ing into bear country now at a slower pace. MissPrissy and her family are still regulars though, com-ing in every few days. Guess they are like all kidsand enjoy the pool. Then maybe it’s mom who wantsthem here because the pool is a good place to givethem a bath.

We are now down to four baby black tree rats.That is all that have been coming in the past fewdays.

Sympathy to the family of Thomas W. Lemieuxwho passed away July 9.

Derek Anderson of Monroe, N. C., spent a weekin the Twin Cities with friends. He arrived in SirenJuly 18 to spend a week in bear country with hisaunt and uncle, Bev and Art Beckmark. Bev’sbrother, Bob Martin of Duluth, came to see Derek onSunday before he returns to Monroe on Wednesdaymorning. While in Siren, Derek and Art went to thefly-in/drive-in breakfast on Saturday at the Siren air-port.

Despite the early-morning rain last Saturday, theannual Burnett County Fly-in/Drive-in breakfast hada great turnout. Planes from California, Nevada, Ari-zona, Arkansas, Tennessee and Minnesota were ondisplay.

Bev Beckmark

Siren SeniorCenter

Everywhere we go, people are talking about theweather. The weather is too hot or we need rain andthe corn is taking a beating without the rain. I hopeMother Nature can start giving us some rain and coolerweather. Heat and high humidity are not my favoritethings.

We had the monthly meeting and celebration of Julybirthdays. We will be having our county picnic at theSiren Senior Center on Wednesday, Aug. 8, at noon.Be sure to sign up for the picnic at your own center sowe have an idea how many will be coming. Since youwill already be at Siren Center, why don’t you plan tostay and play 500?

ARDC is a new organization for the elderly. Thisprogram is replacing the old Burnett County Aging pro-gram and will be for Polk, Burnett and Chippewa Indi-ans. The office is located at the government center.If transportation is needed for medical appointments,call 877-485-2372.

Monday, Aug. 13, the foot care person will be at thecenter. Call 715-349-7810 to set up appointments.

We will start to have our evening meals once amonth on Thursday, Sept. 6. This will also be the timewe will be honoring all the volunteers.

At the meeting, we presented Judy Johnson with agift certificate for all the things she does for the center.

The 500 winners were Shirley Doriott, DarleenGroves, Sue Newberger, Tom Knopik and DorothyBrown. I don’t have the winners for Spades as no onegave me a list of winners. Congratulations to all thewinners!

Stay cool and hope to see you at the center.

St. Croix ValleySenior Center

Tuesday started with exercise. We had our potlucklunch, followed by the monthly meeting. We have hadgreater participation since the meeting date waschanged to the third Tuesday. In the afternoon, weplayed games. Winners in Dominos were GladisWeikert, Martha Lundstrom and Doug Ortho. The win-ning team in Hand and Foot was Dottie Adams andRita Boyle. Pete Schlosser, Donna Lindh, MarianEdler and Joan Arnold were the winners in 500 cards.

Thursday afternoon, cribbage was played. In theevening, 500 cards were played.

Friday and Saturday were busy days at the center.Friday there was a garage sale and a bake sale andlunch was served. Saturday was Wannigan Days. Wehad our pork chops on a stick and other food served.We continued our bake and garage sale. We extendgratitude to all who stopped in and spent time with us.

Summer keeps coming. It was sure good to seesome rain come our way. Crops in our area are some-what better than other parts of the country.

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Our hot weather continues but we did get moremuch-needed rain.

The winners for Spades were Arvid Pearson,Joyce Thompson, Holly Stonesifer and Norma Nel-son.

The winners for 500 were Darleen Groves, RichHustad, Tim Abrahamzon and Susie Hughes. Therewas no 9 Bid reported.

We had a pool table donated to us by Clinton andSigrid Erickson of the Webb Lake area.

We now have it in use. Stop in and play a game ortwo and see how nice it is.

We donated the old pool table and piano to North-west Passage. I’m sure the kids will enjoy it.

Remember that we play Spades Monday at 1 p.m.,500 Thursday at 6:30 p.m., Pokeno at 1 p.m.Wednesday and Friday and Dime Bingo from 1 to 3p.m. on Saturday.

See you at the center.

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Clear Lake fourth-grader Molly Petersen organ-ized and ran a lemonade stand fundraiser for Ar-nell Humane Society. In two hours, she raised$6.75 and donated the funds personally. Welldone, Molly.

A number of kitten pairs have found homes.However, our two-for-one sale continues on kittensand two adult spayed females, Smore and Celia.Step right up and claim two for yourself for doublethe fun. Adoptable dogs come in large and small.Lincoln is a Great Dane/boxer mix, and Emma is apetite Jack Russell terrier. We have two Border col-lies, a wirehaired terrier named Duncan, a shih tzuand an extra large golden retriever/yellow Labnamed Houston.

With this intense heat, extra care should be

taken to ensure your pet’s health and safety. Dogowners should watch out for heatstroke in their ca-nine pals. There have been a number of reportedcases of heatstroke in our area already this sum-mer and even the death of a dog who got too hot.

Symptoms of heatstroke include drooling, fever,vomiting and collapse. If you think your dog mayhave heatstroke, get the vet ASAP — the conditioncan cause permanent organ damage and death.Breeds with shorter noses, such as pugs, shi tzus,Pekingese, bulldogs and boxers, as well as veryyoung and senior dogs are especially vulnerable.

Give your dog extra water. You will need to refillyour dog’s water bowl more often than usual onvery hot days.

Offer your dog several ways to cool off. Leave afan on in a place where your dog can sit in front ofit, add some ice cubes to his water or offer him acool treat. A Kong – a rubberized hollow toy fordogs - that’s stuffed with wet food or peanut butter,then frozen, is cooling and a great way to keep yourdog entertained.

Never leave your dog alone inside a car. Even

with the windows cracked, the inside of a car canheat up to 120 degrees in a matter of minutes on awarm day. And leaving the air conditioning on is noguarantee that your dog will be safe.

Take your walks in the morning or evening. Theintense heat of midday can overwhelm your dogduring a walk. Exercise your dog during the coolerhours and, if your dog is in the sun for an extendedperiod of time, apply doggie sunscreen.

Don’t leave your dog outside for more than a fewminutes. Even in the shade, a dog exposed to ex-treme heat and humidity is at risk for heatstroke.

Avoid hot sidewalks. Your dog’s paws can eas-ily become burned on hot surfaces, including pave-ment, blacktop and sand.

Brush your dog regularly. A clean, untangledcoat can help ward off summer skin problems andhelp your dog stay cool. If you want to give yourdog a haircut, and your vet thinks it will help himcope with the heat, keep his fur at least one inchlong to protect him from the sun. Shaving down tothe skin is not recommended.

Be alert for coolant leaking from your vehicle.Dogs are attracted to the sweet taste of coolant,and just a small amount can make your dog sick —or even cause death. If you believe your dog mayhave ingested coolant, take him to the vet rightaway. Overheating is a very real and dangerouscondition for your dog and should not be over-looked. A window air-conditioning unit is your dog’sbest friend during this incredible, record-breakingheat wave. It could just save his life.

Casey Sajna of Osceola held her fourth-annualwalk, run and fly dog walk on Sunday, July 8. Hergoal to raise $1,000 over the course of the fouryears was easily reached with the help of gener-ous donors to this year’s event. Casey raised$439.25 and a $25 Wal-Mart Gift Card for the shel-ter. Way to go, Casey. Gratitude is extended toeveryone who donated support for the event.

Mark your calendars for our next Friday nightmeat raffle for Arnell, Friday, Aug. 3, 6 p.m., atSue’s Bar and Grill in East Farmington. It’s fun andgets the weekend off to a good start, winning primecuts of meat and supporting the animals at theshelter. See you there.

Arnell Memorial Humane Society, 715-268-7387(PETS).

Happy Tails AwaitArnell Humane Society ofPolk County

Clear Lake fourth-grader Molly Petersenorganized and ran a lemonade standfundraiser for Arnell Humane Society.

Casey Sajna raised $439 and a $25 giftcard from Wal-Mart for Arnell Memorial Hu-mane Society at her fourth-annual walk, runor fly dog walk on Sunday, July 8.Sanja(left) presented the raised donationfunds to shelter manager Mary Bruckner. –Photo submitted

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Dewey - LaFolletteTuesday evening visitors of Maynard and Ronda

Mangelsen were Hank and Karen Mangelsen,Daniel, Daya, Jordan and Cora Lawrence, andDavid Lester. They all wished Maynard a happybirthday.

Bob and Pam Bentz and their granddaughters,Emily, Erika and Taylor, visited Karen and HankMangelsen Friday.

Brian and Jane Hines and family spent the week-end at their cabin on Pokegama Lake. They spentsome time visiting Donna and Gerry Hines.

Chad Harrison was a visitor of his grandparents,Lawrence and Nina Hines, on Saturday and Sun-day.

The Rev. Keith Trembath was the guest pastor atLakeview UM Church Sunday morning.

Sunday visitors of Gerry and Donna Hines wereNick and Esther Mangelsen, Barry and Josh Hinesand Maynard Mangelsen.

Randy and Arlene Schact called on Hank andKaren Mangelsen Sunday afternoon.

Lida Nordquist visited Marlene Swearingen Sun-day and had supper with her.

Clam River Tuesday Club will meet Aug. 1 at thehome of Trudy DeLawyer. The afternoon will startwith a potluck meal at 12:30 p.m.

Birth announcementsBorn at Amery Regional Medical Center:

A girl, Abigail Rose Effertz, born June 15, 2012, toCrystal and Ryan Effertz, Turtle Lake. Abigailweighed 7 lbs., 7 oz.

•••A boy, Carter John Lunsman, born June 16, 2012,

to Stephanie Roth and E. J. Lunsman, Turtle Lake.Carter weighed 6 lbs.

•••A boy, Ashtin Arthur Witscher, born June 20,

2012, to Stacy and Joseph Witscher, Almena. Ashtinweighed 6 lbs., 11 oz.

•••A boy, Xander James Simon, born June 24, 2012,

to Jessica Dodge and Anthony Simon, Star Prairie.Xander weighed 5 lbs., 14 oz.

•••A boy, Michael Scott Scheel, born June 30, 2012,

to Adair Flug and Derek Scheel, Amery. Michaelweighed 7 lbs., 8 oz.

•••A girl, Arianna Sophia Grace Galatowitsch, born

July 1, 2012, to Ashley Heacock and Jonathon Gala-towitsch, Amery. Arianna weighed 6 lbs., 5 oz.

•••A girl, Ava Marie Peters, born July 3, 2012, to Erin

and Brent Peters, Amery. Ava weighed 7 lbs., 4 oz.•••

A girl, Paige Katherine Schallock, born July 11,2012, to Katherine and Jerret Schallock, Turtle Lake.Paige weighed 7 lbs., 11 oz.

•••A girl, Kailey Lynn Butler, born July 12, 2012, to

Robyn Johnson and Steve Butler, Clayton. Kaileyweighed 5 lbs., 11.4 oz.

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A girl, Willow Ann Macholl, born July 14, 2012, toDanielle and Jacob Macholl, Clayton. Willowweighed 7 lbs., .5 oz.

•••A boy, Wyatt Lee Tourville, born July 14, 2012, to

Kristina Berry and Chris Tourville, Osceola. Wyattweighed 8 lbs., 14 oz.

•••A girl, Reagan Lynn Ludy, born July 14, 2012, to

Beth and Ryan Ludy, Turtle Lake. Reagan weighed8 lbs., 13 oz.

•••A boy, Leif F. Britz, born July 15, 2012, to Jill and

Andrew Britz, Menomonie. Leif weighed 8 lbs., 11oz.

•••A girl, Amelia Joy Kelly, born July 16, 2012, to

Debra and Ryan Kelly, New Richmond. Ameliaweighed 8 lbs., 13.8 oz.

•••A girl, Zoey Sue Zbleski, born July 17, 2012, to

Sheri Belisle and Aaron Zbleski, Milltown. Zoeyweighed 6 lbs., 11.6 oz.

•••A boy, Coltan Adam DeRosier, born July 18,

2012, to Rachel and Adam DeRosier, Webster.Coltan weighed 6 lbs., 9.5 oz.

•••Born at Burnett Medical Center:

A boy, Carter Joseph Johnson, born July 16,2012, to Jeremy and Samantha Johnson, Grants-burg. Carter weighed 8 lbs., 3.5 oz. and was 21inches long.

His sibling is Coltin Lee Johnson. Grandparentsinclude Paul and Tamara Johnson of Grantsburgand Melody Gillen of Pine City, Minn.

KarenMangelsen

Wisconsin Interstate ParkNaturalist programs

at WisconsinInterstate Park

Friday, July 27Hiking the Ice Age Trail, 3 p.m., at the Pothole Trail

sign. The Pothole Trail is the western terminus of the1,200-mile long Ice Age National Scenic Trail thatspans the state of Wisconsin. Join naturalist BarbWalker and learn about the unique geology of Inter-state Park, a unit of the Ice Age National Scenic Re-serve.

Saturday, July 28Family Fun: Dragons versus Damsels, 2 p.m., near

the Beach House at Lake O’ the Dalles. Learn aboutnature’s helicopters.

If the River Could Talk, 4 p.m., at the Summit RockTrail head. Hear some of the fascinating history ofthe St. Croix River Valley on this scenic hike to thesummit.

Wisconsin’s Logging Days, 7 p.m., at the Ice AgeCenter. Join naturalist Julie Fox for a lively and in-formative program about some of the colorful peopleof our past who shaped this area’s future, followedby a hands-on opportunity to use some logging toolsof yesteryear.

Sunday, July 29Family Play Day, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m., near the Ice Age

Center. A fun-filled event of drop-in activities tochoose from.The stations may include nature building, animal

tracks, an eco scavenger hunt, backyard bass cast-ing gun, Wisconsin wildcard games and more.Sound like fun? Bring your kids, the grandkids, theneighborhood kids. Family Play Days are part of theGet Outdoors! Wisconsin program.

Monday, July 30Hike to Horizon Rock, 10 a.m., at the Horizon Rock

Trail sign across from the Pothole Trail. Meet the nat-uralist for a short hike to Horizon Rock – appropri-ately named because of the incredible view.

Tuesday, July 31Family Fun: Quirky Corky Frogs, 10 a.m., near the

Beach House. Not all frogs say, “Rib bet, rabbet, rab-bet.” Learn about Wisconsin’s frogs and make-and-take home a frog of your own.

Thursday, August 2Nature story time, 10 a.m. Join the naturalist for a

story and activity chosen especially for young chil-dren and their parents. Check at the park office forthe program location within the park.

Interstate Park is located in St. Croix Falls on Hwy.35 just one-half mile south of Hwy. 8. For more infocheck out the Web site friendsofinterstatepark.organd “Like” us on Facebook or call Fox or Walker at715-483-3747.


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Grantsburg Public LibraryView award-winning exhibits

Local students have their National History Dayexhibits on display at the library this summer. Comein to view these outstanding examples of Grants-burg youths achievements.

Read for pizzaThe library is wrapping up a great season of sum-

mer reading program events, but youth reading in-centives will continue throughout the summerseason. The library has partnered with GrantsburgHoliday StationStore to offer children who read 20minutes a day, for seven days, a coupon for a freepersonal-size pizza. Children can participate bypicking up reading-incentive slips at the GrantsburgLibrary.

Book clubNew members are always welcome at the local

book clubs. The next third Thursday book club meet-ing will be held on Thursday, Aug. 16, at 1 p.m., atthe library. The Tuesday evening book club will meetnext on Tuesday, Aug. 7, at Faith Lutheran Churchin Grantsburg.

Free electronic library booksUsing your Grantsburg Library card to check out

free electronic books can be a great solution forthose who love to read on vacation. To browse theselection of available titles and check out books toyour electronic devices, visit the Wisconsin PublicLibrary Consortium Digital Download Center atdbooks.wplc.info.

TechnologyThe library can help you meet your technology

needs. There are seven Internet-ready computerstations, and the library offers a free Wi-Fi signal.

Library hours and informationMonday noon – 6 p.m.; Tuesday noon – 6 p.m.;

Wednesday 10:30 a.m. – 6 p.m.; Thursday noon –6 p.m.; Friday 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. The contact infor-mation for the library is 715-463-2244; Web site isgrantsburg.wislib.org and now you can follow the li-brary on Facebook.

Just a reminder to everyone that the annualMarkville potluck get-together will be held on Satur-day, Aug. 18, at the town hall in Markville, Minn. Thedoors will open at 11 a.m., and the potluck lunch willstart around noon. We hope to see you there.

Gene and Cheryl Wickham had a fun time at aone-man concert, where they saw longtime Nashvillestar Rex Allen Jr. give a great performance of oldcounty songs. Just his voice and guitar really enter-tained everyone. Maynard Monson and Clara Lillywere spotted recently steppin’ out and lookin’ good atthe Northland Community Center in Cozy Corner.Clara recently had her 90th birthday.

There will be a memorial service on Saturday, July28, at 1 p.m., at the Zion Lutheran Church inMarkville, for Maxine Holter, who died last Novemberin Apache Junction, Ariz. Maxine was the daughterof Lucille and Shorty Smythe of Markville, sister of

Ed (and Della) Smythe of Siren, wife to Ed Holter,and mother to Joyce, Shirley, and Kathy. Maxinewas born in Kingsdale, Minn., lived for a while inMarkville, then was off to St. Paul for many years be-fore retiring in Finlayson, Minn., where she workedfor the city and school district for several years.About five years ago she married A.J. Kaeder, andthen moved to Arizona. She was one month shy of84 years old when she died. Everyone is welcomefor the service.

Borderline news Bob Brewster

Becca Curtin, of Grantsburg, with her Na-tional History Day entry titled “Peace Corps.”Curtin competed at the national level at theUniversity of Maryland in June this year. –Photo submitted


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OrangeWednesday evening, Fran Krause and Amy

Kopecky attended the 4-H leaders World Cafe at thegovernment center.

Mark and Dee Krause tookDee’s neice back home to Iowaover the weekend.

Thursday, Fran and NancyKrause visited Nancy’s mother,Marge, at the Steve Ammendhome.

The Webster all-school reunionwas held at Ike Walton’s on Thurs-day.

Jack and LaVonne O’Brien wereshoppers in Superior on Wednes-day. In the evening, Jack attendedhis class reunion at the PourHouse.

Sunday visitors at Jack and LaVonne’s homewere Tom and Becky O’Brien.

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ST. CROIX FALLS –After reading lastweek about Jennie

Ward, guest artist director at FestivalTheatre since 2010, the Inter-CountyLeader is pleased to present an articleabout Festival Theatre’s newest director,Emily Gill, who takes on the lovely andheartwarming, “HONK!” Gill, originallyfrom Mendota Heights, Minn., is pleasedto have been spending the last few weeksdirecting nine area youth and seventeaching artists within the parameters ofthe second-annual Festival Theatre Con-servatory for Young Performers. Gill,like the young actors of her cast, beganacting as a youth while attending HenrySibley High School and as a member ofthe Fairmount Avenue United MethodistChurch in St. Paul, Minn. Having fallenin love with theater at a young age, Gillnow enjoys the opportunity to ignite asimilar passion in young people as a di-rector.

After high school and still in love withtheater art making, Gill received her un-dergraduate degree in theater and danceeducation from Gustavus Adolphus Col-lege in St. Peter, Minn. She also holds herMaster of Fine Arts in directing from Illi-nois State University in Normal, Ill. Thispast year she directed “The Women ofLockerbie,” completed her graduatestudies, graduated from ISU and had adirecting internship at the Guthrie The-atre in Minneapolis, Minn.

“Emily is an ideal candidate for work-ing with our Youth and Family Series,”said Danette Olsen, executive director ofSt. Croix Festival Theatre. “We needguest artists who are capable of workingwith youth, but also those who hold theentire team to the high standard of the-ater and arts education. Emily’s experi-ence working with a wide range of ages,her positive attitude, her commitment to

making hardwork fun andlively, and herability to workhard and fastmade her an assetto our summer.”

“We are soproud of theyouth and teach-ing artists of theFestival TheatreConservatory forYoung Performers

and of the work Emily (quote) brought tothe table,” added Jaclyn Johnson, pro-duction coordinator and associate artis-tic director of Festival Theatre. Johnsonwent on, “The youth loved working withher and the audiences are loving hershow!”

Having joined Festival for the firsttime, Gill was excited to have the chanceto work with some of Festival’s summerguest artists as well as their local youthfrom the surrounding areas. “I was mostlooking forward to working with this di-verse, gifted group of artists from all overthe country,” commented Gill. “That andthis delightful show! What a fun adapta-tion of a story that is a a beautiful re-minder that you, too, can ‘find in yourown way, you’re a swan.’”

When not busy working on shows, sheenjoys cooking. A self-proclaimed,“foodie,” she takes advantage of time toprepare meals for guests and for herself.If she is not in the kitchen whipping upsomething to eat, she is playing with orpetting one of her three “spoiled” cats.“HONK!” plays now through Sunday,Aug. 5, in repertory at Festival Theatre.You can reserve your tickets by callingthe box office at 715-483-3387, visitingfestivaltheatre.org, or by e-mailing [email protected]. - submitted

Emily Gill

Festival’s featuredartists - Emily Gill

Summertime has been a busy time forHCE members and will continue to bebusy throughout the coming year.That’s the way we like it. These are a fewof the activities coming up:

Sept. 27: Family agent Gail Peavey in-formed us that the final affairs seminarwill be held at Luck Lutheran Church.HCE members will be furnishing treats.This event is free and open to the public.Plan to attend.

The October Program will be SuzThompson talking about her experienceshelping guide a group up Mount Kili-manjaro. Watch for the date and time tobe announced in our next column.

Our booth at the Polk County Fair willbe in the 4-H building again this yearand we will be reading to fairgoing chil-dren. Check the hours at the main officebuilding or just stop by and check it out.We will have information about HCE atthe booth and you can find out how tobecome a member of HCE. We haveseveral different locations of clubsaround the county, there’s sure to be onein your area too.

We are looking for persons or busi-nesses to sponsor our bookworm pro-gram. Money is used to purchase booksfor reading to the Head Start classes inBalsam Lake.

If you are interested in helping us withthis program, please contact the familyliving agents office in Balsam Lake, 715-485-8600 or check out HCE Web site:uwex.edu/ces/cty/polk and look forthe logo roof over HCE.

Our historian, Gloria Larson, will beat the Red School House at the fair, sell-ing the Polk County School Book Mem-ories book again this year. Be sure tostop by and check it out.

The NE clubs are making blankets forthe Northland Ambulance Service.

We are anxiously waiting for the cul-tural arts blue ribbon winners to be en-tered at the state conference to be heldSept. 17-19. Several members will be at-tending and we know that our entrieswill be winners.

Remember the Christmas fair at UnitySchool. There will be many vendors,demonstrations, raffle and food court,etc., a fun afternoon for everyone, Satur-day, Nov. 3.

Hope to see you at the county fair andthe Christmas fair. – submitted by PatWillits, HCE publicity chair

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POLK COUNTY – The Polk CountyHealth Department is receiving a Trans-form Wisconsin impact grant that will beused to increase the number of smoke-freeapartments, town houses and other multi-unit housing in Polk County.

“It really seems like now is a great timeto start this conversation about smoke-free housing in Polk County,” saidGretchen Sampson, health officer, notingthat only a very small percentage of theavailable housing is smoke-free. “We’reexcited about providing greater access tosmoke-free housing and showing prop-erty managers the incredible economicopportunity that going smoke-free pro-vides.”

The $160,000 grant is one of 30 Trans-form Wisconsin grants awarded to com-munities around the state in an effort tocreate healthier places to live, work andplay. An investment of $6.6 million will bemade over the next 26 months with thegoal of creating healthier communitiesand reducing preventable chronic dis-eases. Transform Wisconsin is built on theidea that smoke-free air, fresh fruit andvegetables, and safe places to play shouldbe available to everybody. Eight commu-nities, including Polk County, are receiv-ing Transform Wisconsin grant funding topromote smoke-free multiunit housing.

Residents living in multiunit housingthat isn’t smoke-free can be exposed tosecondhand smoke through shared venti-lation systems, as well as air leaks in ceil-ings, floors and walls that allow smoke totravel through units.

“Offering smoke-free housing providesa strong market opportunity for propertymanagers,” said Sampson, adding that arecent study found that 72 percent ofrenters in buildings that allow smoking,

but keep their own personal living quar-ters smoke-free, would prefer 100-percentnonsmoking buildings.

In addition to attracting new residents,the policy also provides substantial sav-ings. On average, it costs 2-3 times moreto clean a unit that has been smoked incompared to one that hasn’t. Smoke-freehousing policies also lower the risk ofproperty damage as smoking-related res-idential fires average more than $20,000 inloss per fire.

Finally, the group also shared that en-acting smoke-free housing policies is al-ready legal. Property managers candesignate their entire property smoke-free, including apartment units and evenoutdoor spaces, if they so choose.

“This is a fantastic opportunity to cre-ate a healthier community,” said MaryBoe, coordinator for Western WisconsinWorking for Tobacco-Free Living. “It’salso a chance for property managers tonot only protect the health of their resi-dents, but also save money and maketheir properties more profitable in thelong run.”

For more information on smoke-freehousing, visit wismokefreehousing.com. If you are a property man-ager looking to go smoke-free, contact thePolk County Health Department at 715-485-8500.

The Transform Wisconsin project willdirectly reach over 2.6 million residents —about half the state’s population. Allacross the state, communities are buildingon local efforts to improve health by em-powering individuals to make healthierchoices and preventing chronic disease.Transform Wisconsin grants are adminis-tered by the Wisconsin Clearinghouse forPrevention Services and funded by a U.S.Centers for Disease Control and Preven-tion grant through the Prevention andPublic Health Fund.

For more information on TransformWisconsin grants and to sign up to volun-teer for this project, please visit trans-formwi.com. - submitted

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LIBRARY NEWSFrederic Public Library

Fire and Ice and animals of the jungleEveryone is invited to free family pro-

grams at the Frederic Library. Mad Sci-ence will make a return visit to Fredericwith Fire and Ice, on Wednesday, Aug. 1,at 3 p.m. This show will fire up children’simaginations with an exciting collectionof scientific demonstrations that willmake your brain sizzle! Nature’s Nicheof Stevens Point will bring us Remnantsof the Rainforest, on Thursday, Aug. 16, at2 p.m. Join us for a program includinglive animals such as arthropods, amphib-ians, birds, mammals, lizards, turtles andsnakes found in the rainforest.

The book groups have chosenThe Thursday morning group will meet

Aug. 16, at 10 a.m., to discuss “A Wizardof Earthsea,” by Ursula K. Le Guin. Thismodern classic is the first in the EarthseaCycle by a renowned author who has re-ceived every major fantasy fiction award.The evening book group will meet Aug.19, at 6:30 p.m., to talk about “State ofWonder,” by Ann Patchett. Amazon.comdescribes this book as “Dr. Marina Singh,a research scientist with a Minnesotapharmaceutical company, is sent to Brazilto track down her former mentor, Dr. An-nick Swenson, who seems to have all butdisappeared in the Amazon while work-ing on what is destined to be an extremelyvaluable new drug.” Copies are availableat the library, and new members are al-ways welcome at the book discussions.

There’s still time for summer reading funThe summer program continues at the

library through Aug. 17 with specialevents each week. The library offers a sec-ond- and third-grade book group; a

fourth- through sixth-grade book group;and a teen book group which continuethroughout the year. Family-friendlymovie time is Monday at 2 p.m.; craft timeis Tuesday at 2 p.m.; and imagination timeis Thursday at 2 p.m. It’s not too late tojoin the program and enter your name inthe drawings for some great prizes.

Story time Wednesday morning for all kidsStory time runs Wednesday mornings

at 10:30 a.m., with stories chosen forpreschoolers and young readers. Care-givers must accompany the children. Thissummer, we will also have a Big Kidsstory time at 10:30 a.m., for siblings whoare older than preschool age. If you areinterested in reading to the children thissummer, we welcome you. Please talk toa librarian to choose a date, and we willsupply the materials.

Computer questions? E-reader problems?Bring in your technology questions and

we will help you find the answers. Wecan also show you how to download freee-books. If you have questions about ter-minology, Internet, e-mail, Facebook oranything else computer-related, talk to us.

How to know what we knowFind us on Facebook at Frederic Public

Library. The Web site is fredericli-brary.org. E-mail us at [email protected]. Frederic PublicLibrary, 127 Oak St. W., 715-327-4979. Li-brary hours are Monday through Friday10 a.m. - 6 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. - 1p.m. Story time for preschoolers is heldevery Wednesday at 10:30 a.m.

St. Croix Falls Public LibrarySummer reading July events for kids

Monday, July 30, 6-8 p.m. Pajama AfterHours at the library. Read with SCF teach-ers, play games and make cool stuff.Wednesday, Aug. 1, 10:30 a.m. Conserva-tion story time with Katelin from theLand and Water Resources Department,Zebra mussels, spiny water fleas andEurasian water milfoil, Oh My! Wednes-day, Aug. 22, 2:30 p.m. Art Geeks, opencreativity time for kids. Wednesday, Aug.15, 7 p.m. Little Yoga at the Overlook, freesummertime yoga for children and care-givers with instructor Julie Karsky.Wednesday, Aug. 15, 10:30 a.m. Naturestory time with Jenni from Minnesota In-terstate Park. Look online for the full sum-mer reading schedule.

Summer reading at the library Dream Big,READ

Now through August, sign up at the li-brary for weekly prize drawings and ac-tivities. Pick up a schedule at the libraryor download a copy from the Web site.

Between the Covers – Summer reading foradults 18-plus

Discover – Read or listen to any three ti-tles of your choice to enter drawings forfabulous prizes. Connect – Help us buildour reading local list of titles. Use the li-brary Web site to share the great readsyou are enjoying over the summer, seewhat others are reading or listening to.Enjoy - Grand prize, Amazon Kindle, pluseach participant wins a library mug. Pickup forms at the library or download themfrom the Web site.

Book Sizzle! New on the Web siteCheck it out. Also sign up to get the li-

brary newsletter via e-mail.

Story hourListen to stories, create art and have fun

with other kids and parents every

Wednesday at 10:30 a.m.

Plant watchers with your host,botanist/ecologist Barb Delany

First Monday of each month at 6-7:45p.m. Information about native plants andnative habitats, lively observations andprotecting biodiversity. Program includesoutdoor hike from the library, 7 p.m.,Dates: Aug. 6 and Sept. 3.

Individual help for basic computer questionsMondays from 1-3 p.m., bring your

own laptop; check out a library laptop orworkstation. Call ahead to ensure avail-ability.

Play Wii at the libraryInquire at the circulation desk. A friend

of the library donated a brand-new Wii.Used games and accessory donations ingood condition are welcome.

Community meeting room is available foryour organization

Reserve the meeting room with our on-line form at stcroixfallslibrary.org.

Check out the Web siteIt has up-to-date information on what’s

happening at the library and other usefullibrary tools you can use at home, stcroix-fallslibrary.org. Look for us on Facebook.

TechnologyFree wireless and eight public comput-

ers are available at the library. Plus sixlaptops available for use in the library,must have a valid MORE library card ingood standing.

HoursThe library is open from 10 a.m. to 7

p.m. Monday through Friday and Satur-day, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. 715-483-1777. E-mail: [email protected]: stcroixfallslibrary.org.

Balsam Lake Public LibraryUpcoming event

Bill Jamerson will be at the Balsam LakePark on Monday, Aug. 13, 2 p.m.

Summer readingTheme is Dream Big – Read. Program-

ming information and dates.All programming is free. Read books, winprizes and have fun.

Aug. 1, Festival Theatre workshop, 11a.m.

Aug. 8, Therapy and service dogs withSunshine Kennels, at 11 a.m.

Aug. 15, final party, 11 a.m.

Computer classesClasses in July are held Tuesdays at 2

p.m. Sign up ahead because space is lim-ited. Call, stop in or e-mail to reserve yourplace.

July 31 – E-readers

New books in July“Back Fire,” by Catherine Coulter“Close Your Eyes,” by Iris Johansen“Next Best Thing,” by Jennifer Weiner“Where We Belong,” by Emily Griffin“I, Michael Bennett,” by James Patter-

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“Where the Bodies are Buried,” byChris Brookmyre

New DVDs“21 Jump Street”“The Artist”“American Reunion”“This Means War”“Act of Valor”“Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shad-

ows”“Journey 2: The Mysterious Island”

Book clubThird Wednesday of each month, 3 p.m.

The next book “Wingshooters,” by NinaRevoyr.

HoursBalsam Lake Library, (under the water

tower) at 404 Main St., Balsam Lake.Hours are Monday 10 a.m. – 8 p.m., Tues-day 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Wednesday 10 a.m. –8 p.m., Thursday 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Friday10 a.m. – 4 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. – 2p.m. E-mail: [email protected] site: balsamlakepubliclibrary.org.,715-485-3215. Like us on Facebook for up-dated information.

Milltown Public LibrarySummer reading program

The youth summer reading program iswell under way. There is still plenty oftime to join and win weekly prizes. Therewill be one grand prize winner of an iPodTouch at the end of the program on Thurs-day, Aug. 31. Visit the library for details.

Pajama story timeStory time is held in the evenings at

Milltown Public Library. Jump into yourpajamas, grab a guardian, you’ll needthem for a ride anyway, and join us for ahalf hour of fun, stories and a small craftevery Tuesday evening at 6 p.m. Pack insome fun before your day is done.

Computer basicsOpen lab for beginners is available on

Mondays at 1 and 2 p.m. Sign up for anhour-long session at the circulation deskor call 715-825-2313.

Upcoming eventsQuestion, Persuade, Refer. QPR, a sui-

cide prevention program, will be held onThursday, July 26, beginning at 6:30 p.m.Ask a question and save a life. Take theopportunity to make a difference. It’s easyto learn and just takes one hour. Spon-sored by the Mental Health Task Force ofPolk County with funding through theOsceola Community Health Foundation,Inc.

Milltown’s Outdoor MovieBring your own blanket, bug spray and

enjoy a free family-friendly movie underthe night sky. The next film will be shownFriday, Aug. 3, at dusk at the Half Moon

Lake Landing. Co-sponsor is River’sRally. More details at the library or on thelibrary Web site.

Join the Friends of the Milltown Public Li-brary

The next meeting will be held on Thurs-day, Aug. 9, at 6:30 p.m. Anyone can be amember and can help in many ways.

Did you know? Besides the myriad of books in all gen-

res and reading levels, the library also hasoodles of movies, books on audio, andeven e-books and e-audiobooks. Checkout our upcoming programming andwares anytime at milltownpublicli-brary.org or stop in to browse the collec-tions. You can also find the MilltownPublic Library on Facebook and Twitter.

Book Sizzle! and E-Newsletter“Your source for hot titles” is now avail-

able and you can join our virtual mailinglist by visiting the library’s Web site.

Play Wii at the libraryThe Wii room is open for business.

Games and select accessories are availablefor use within the library. Donations ofgames and accessories in good conditionare welcome.

Hours and informationPhone: 715-825-2313, open Monday

through Thursday 10 a.m-7 p.m, Friday 10a.m-5 p.m, and Saturday 10 a.m-2 p.m. E-mail [email protected]. Fresh coffee and fast Wi-Fi areserved every day.

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LIBRARY NEWSCenturia Public Library

Dream Big – Read! ExtravaganzaTuesday, July 31, the final li-

brary get-together will be held atthe Centuria Public Library.Come celebrate a month of read-ing and participating in fun ac-tivities with your friends. Prizeswill be presented and treats forall.

At the same time, be readingand participating in ReadingBingo. Pick up your ReadingBingo cards at the library, readthree books to get a Bingo andput them in the jar to win achance for an exciting prize.There are four grand prizes justwaiting to be won by July 31. Towin a grand prize, the partici-pate must attend at least two ofthe schedule programs and playReading Bingo. The more booksyou read, the greater yourchances are at winning a grandprize. All books must bechecked out of the Centuria Pub-lic Library in order to play Read-ing Bingo.

HoursMonday, noon – 5 p.m.; Tuesday, noon –

7 p.m.; Wednesday, noon – 5 p.m.; Thurs-

day, noon – 7 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. –noon. Contact information: 715-646-2630,[email protected] or centuriali-brary.org.

The first summer activity was all about fish and aquariums. There was a great turnout andeach child went home with their very own goldfish and aquarium. – Photos submitted

A jig puzzlegame wasplayed witheveryone win-ning a fun prize.

On July 10, summer reading attendees built supersculptures and had fun making bubblers that producedmounds of bubbles. Lots of fun is being had at the Cen-turia Public Library. The library has hosted two summerreading activities in the month of July.

Super sculptures were made with rolled newspaper and painted glowing colors.

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ST. CROIX FALLS – Thefolks at Lamar have been put-ting together this music,dance, art, spoken-word festi-val for nine years, and whileit’s continued to grow, it main-tains a warm vibe and offersexceptional talent. It’s no ordi-nary festival.

“We bring talent to the festi-val and offer experiences thatare typically not available in arural area,” says fest ChairSteve Bont. “And in additionto all the great music and food,the fest offers a chance to trythings like drumming and dif-ferent kinds of movement.”

The headline act for thisyear’s Saturday, Aug. 4, fest is the BarleyJacks with high-energy danceable musicthat ranges from bluegrass to Celtic. Ledby virtuoso fiddler Brian Wicklund, theBarley Jacks meld their divergent back-grounds to make a little magic and a littledanger in every performance. Wicklundhas been integral to the national acousticmusic scene for decades. He has touredinternationally with Stoney Lonesome, Ju-dith Edelman, Kathy Kallick, Lorie Line,Chris Stuart Band and Brother Mule. Heis also a busy studio musician, teacherand author of the best-selling “AmericanFiddle Method.”

The Illumination Fire Troupe, the Mid-west’s premier fire performance troupe,comes to the fest for the first time with adazzling nighttime show that blends var-ious dance styles, acrobatic skills and vi-sionary choreography with the element offire sure to spark the imagination and ig-nite the spirit.

Another fresh new act at the fest thisyear is the big Brazilian percussion band,Batucada do Norte, which follows in thetradition of the great drum ensemblesparading every year during Carnivalthroughout Brazil.

Not only is the range of musical stylesthroughout the day as diverse as the peo-ple who love the area, it also includesmany distinguished local artists. Beatboxer Nick Wishard, from Somerset, whohas been a show stopper at the fest thepast two years, will be back. Wishard isconsidered one of the top-three beat box-ers in the country. Hip-hop artist Romes,from Osceola who founded the Eau ClaireHip-Hop Invasion, will be rapping alongwith well-known cohort DJ A-Scratch,who keeps the art of turntable-stylescratching alive.

Local fusion drum and dance troupe,Beyond the Rhythm, warms up the night

with drumming and dancing from a rangeof tribal traditions.

Two exciting new local bands will ap-pear this year. Trapeze Disaster promisesan eclectic mix of mellow music and vo-cals, while Sig Daddy and the DewDawgs put up a blues-based funkygroove-a-rama. The Wolf Creek LooseCannon Rhythm Section is back this yearwith its all-out big blues sound.

One of the goals of the festival is to nur-ture young artists. In keeping with thatgoal, the very accomplished Mandikatfrom Taylors Falls, Minn., returns to thefest while taking a break from her studiesat Iowa State that blend the worlds ofmusic and art.

The Pink Ladies Barbershop Quartetstarts out the fest at noon.

“Lots of our old-timers, includingalumni of the 1905 Lamar School, comeearly in the day,” says Bont. “It’s a greatchance to visit with people who have aliving history of Lamar School.” Afterthat, it’s the high-energy show of theRiver City Cloggers, under the directionof Sheryl Baker, who’ll be giving youngand old a chance to get on the dance floorand try some classic clogging moves. Inaddition, there’ll be participatory actinggames from by Festival Theatre, a drumcircle lead by Don Karsky and Dan Wor-rell, late-night Laser Zumba, and all kindsof good things on the side like poi spin-ning and hula hoop making, sustainabil-ity tours and art activities for all ages.

For the first time, festival admission isby donation. Gates open at noon and per-formances run until midnight. All theprofits from the event fund the historic1905 Lamar School and the organizationthat cares for it.

Lamar Community Center in located at1488 200th St. in rural St. Croix Falls. Forfurther information, visit lamarcommu-nity.org. - submitted

The Lamar Festival will offer hands-on activities including a drum circle.

The River City Cloggers will perform and offer the audience a chance to try a classic stepor two at the Lamar School.

Nationally acclaimed performer Brian Wicklund and theBarley Jacks headline the Lamar Festival Saturday, Aug. 4,with high musicianship from a range of traditions for danc-ing and listening. – Photos submitted


Only two dark shadow blue metallic specialservice Ford Mustangs exist, and one of thosecars was on display during the Lucky Days carand truck show Saturday, July 21. The 5.0 HO V8was one of 20 Minnesota State Patrol cars (twoeach of 10 different colors) that served from1989 to 1993. For more information about thecar, visit specialservicemustang.net or sspmus-tang.org.

A large crowd gathered on Main Street in Luck on Saturday, July 21, to see a huge selection ofvintage automobiles on display, as well as some antique tractors.

This 1965/2007Daytona Coupeowned by CurtHelin of Fredericwas one of themany showstop-pers at the LuckyDays car show.

The woodenspokes of a 1927Buick Coupe, aswell as the rest ofthe vintage vehi-cle owned by Gor-don Moore ofCenturia, was aspotless repre-sentation of itstime period.

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Not every ve-hicle had themeans to haulmultiple passen-gers at the LuckyDays car show.This NASCAR g-cart sponsoredby Van MetersMeats in Luckwas a nice addi-tion for thoselooking for a littlevariety.

Several antique tractors were shown during the FFA tractor pull during Lucky Days.

Several different makes and models competed during the truck pull at Luck during Lucky Days.

A nice-sized crowd was on hand to watch the truck pull in Luck on Saturday, July 21, during Lucky Days.

This John Deeremicro-mini B ownedby Bill Wahlberg ofLittle Canada, Minn.,was a unique pieceof machinery at theLuck FFA antiquetractor show. Thetractor was built in2008.

Photos byMarty Seeger


It’s not every day you see someone with a parrot out and about dur-ing carnivals and local festivals. This was quite a draw for the youngercrowd, as well as the grownup crowds during Lucky Days on Satur-day, July 21. – Photo by Marty Seeger

Several different kinds of rides gave kids an opportunity to havefun during Lucky Days in Luck on Saturday, July 21. – Photo byMarty Seeger

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The 2012 Lucky Days medallion was found Sun-day, July 22, by these two lucky medallion hunters,assisted by their two grandpas. Ethan Hanson, 9, atleft, and his brother Andrew, 6, of Houlton, will splitthe $100 cash prize. Their parents are Bruce andSarah Hanson. The medallion was found at the baseof a utility brace pole across the street from the LuckLions storage garage. Their grandfathers, the“Clues Guys,” Jon Erickson and Ron Hanson, bothof Luck, assisted the boys. The Clues Guys re-marked that there was an element of “luck” in find-ing the medallion, but clues mentioning “woods”and "mills" (as in Wood Goods and St. Croix ValleyHardwoods) were key to their brainstorming. Theyfirst had to shake the notion of looking for a cardinalon any surrounding structure, finding out later thatthe cardinal was on the medallion itself. — Photosubmitted

Six teams took part in the great Luck bedrace, run on a hot Friday afternoon, July 20. The Luck HighSchool Bed Racers (lower right), a new entrant, had the best time and took first place. The five teammembers are all Luck students and in great shape. The Bone Lake Greasers (above and left) andtheir back-to-the-'50s outfits won the best-dressed prize again. The other teams were sponsored byMaxwell Heating, the Luck Fire Department (top right), Ben’s Northern Bar and New York Life. The fire-fighters had been out on a call and almost missed the race. Fortunately, they got back in time, sincetheir generous spraying of the crowd with water kept many people cool. – Photos by Gregg Westigardand Luck Community Club


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Mustard, Hot Dogs and Ketchup from Jenell’s Main Dish are always popular.

Sometimes, you just need a spot of shade to watch a parade.

The Van Meter Meats Lucky Dog hot-dog-eating contest winners, first-place BlakeRust, (left), and second-place Tony Aguado, took the prizes.

The Red Hat Ladies joined the Lucky Days parade on Sunday afternoon, July 22.– Photo by Gregg Westigard

The Luck High School marching band led the way for the Lucky Days parade Sunday, July 22. – Photos byGreg Marsten unless otherwise noted

Luck Village President Peter Demydowich rode instyle.

This vintage Studebaker pickup had some wetkids in the back.

The Luck Senior Center was represented by thisfloat in the Lucky Days parade on Sunday afternoon.– Photo by Gregg Westigard

The Luck ATV Club had some smiling kid repre-sentatives.

These visit-ing queensearned extracredit for com-peting in thehot-dog-eat-ing contest.

This calfseemed toenjoy the rideon a hot after-noon.– Photoby Gregg Wes-tigard

Milltown Pump Service had an interesting work vehi-cle.


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Spectators gathered in Luck during Lucky Days on Saturday, July 21, for the annual tractor pull.

If there's one thing that can put a smile on just about anyone's face, it'sfresh fried cheese curds.

Lawn mower races were held on Main Street in Luck during the Lucky Days celebration last weekend.

It was a great afternoon to relax, or simply share an afternoon with friends,during the Lucky Days tractor pull on Saturday, July 21, in Luck.Photos by Luck

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IItt''ss ppaarrttyy ttiimmee!!Danbury set for centennial

celebration!by Carl Heidel

Leader staff writerDANBURY – After waiting 100 years

for an excuse to really party down, Dan-bury finally has one. After months ofevents and anticipation, the Danbury cen-tennial has finally arrived, and if that’snot an excuse for a party, nothing everwill be.

The big celebration runs from Saturday,Aug. 4, through Sunday, Aug. 5, and therewill be lots to enjoy in that short of timeperiod. Festivities kick off at 10 a.m. onSaturday, with an official Danbury histor-ical display at the Swiss Town Hall thatruns until 3 p.m.

At the same time, Main Street in Dan-bury will be buzzing with a craft fair, andthe post office will be issuing an officialDanbury postal cancellation stamp at theSwiss Town Hall.

And since the lumberjack era played abig part in Danbury’s history, there will bea lumberjack show running at 12:30, 2 and3:30 p.m. on Main Street. The Danbury

Lions will be serving food, and the Dan-bury Fire and Rescue will provide bever-ages.

The events of that first day will draw toa close a 7 p.m. with the 100th-anniver-sary dance featuring the Jim Post Bandand sponsored by the Fishbowl.

Sunday, Aug. 5, the actual anniversarydate, the fun resumes with an anniversarylunch at the fire station at 11 a.m. Andafter time to let the food settle, the partyresumes at 1 p.m. when Wayne’s FoodsPlus unveils a car show that will run until4 p.m. at Wayne’s store.

And as they say in all those TV ads try-ing to sell you something, “But wait!There’s more!” And there will be more,because the Siren Community Band willperform at the Swiss Town Hall from 1:30to 2 p.m.

Then comes that final event. From 2 to 3p.m. there will be the official anniversaryceremony with a proclamation, speakers,a cake-cutting ceremony and the an-nouncement of the raffle winners.

Quite a party! Plan now to attend be-cause if you miss this one ... well, you’llhave to wait 100 years for the next bigparty.

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tral Burnett County Fair in Webster July12-14, the Burnett County RepublicanParty offered fairgoers the opportunity toenter a drawing to win a U.S. flag. Thehigh-quality flag with sewn stripes andembroidered stars came with a certificateto authenticate that it had been flown overthe Wisconsin State Capitol on June 14,2012, Flag Day.

Following the dismantling of the fairbooth the day after the fair ended, Repub-lican volunteers conducted the drawing.Paul Riemer unsealed the container hold-ing the entries and Brian Langdon drewthe name of the lucky winner, RobertKrenzke of Webster. Volunteers Jan An-

derson and Sam Jones delivered the flagto Krenzke a few days later.

“We appreciate the enthusiasm of thepeople who stopped by our fair booth andtheir interest in participating in our draw-ing,” remarked Chairman Laurie Riemer.“We encourage people to fly the Americanflag and show their patriotism and loyaltyto our country.”

The Burnett County Republican Partyextends gratitude to the staff of state Sen.Sheila Harsdorf, who made the arrange-ments for the group to purchase the flag.They encourage fairgoers to stop by theirbooth at the Burnett County AgriculturalSociety Fair in Grantsburg Aug. 16-19 foranother chance to win a flag. - submitted

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STATEWIDE — Drought conditions insouthern Wisconsin and other parts of theMidwest have sent farmers looking forpurchased forages or greener pastures.

Farmers can list to buy or sell hay, cornand other forages through the Farmer toFarmer Corn and Forage Web site. Thesite is developed and supported by UW-Extension and can be found at farmerto-farmer.uwex.edu. Just follow theinstructions. The list is free of charge forboth buyers and sellers. Users can searchfor, or list for sale, high-moisture corn,corn grain, haylage, hay or straw. Buyerscan search for farmers in just one Wiscon-sin county or in any number of countiesat once.

The Farmer to Farmer list is free ofcharge to both buyers and sellers. UW-Ex-tension Cooperative Extension assumesno responsibility in the transaction of buy-ing or selling the items listed on this Website. All transactions and negotiations arehandled directly between buyers and sell-ers.

People who wish to use this service, but

do not have access to the Internet, can getaccess and assistance at their county UW-Extension office. Those located near or inMinnesota may also want to use theUpper Midwest Haylist athaylist.umn.edu hosted by the Universityof Minnesota.

For some producers, relocating live-stock might be an effective strategy.Farmers willing to move their animalscloser to hay supplies or better pasturesthrough lease arrangements can also usethe same Web site to search for or to offerpasture leases. Producers should consultwith their veterinarian, attorney and/oraccountant for more detailed informationabout appropriate biosecurity/animalhealth practices associated with movinganimals as well as fair and complete leaseagreements.

For more information, contact Otto Wie-gand or Kevin Schoessow at UW-Exten-sion at Spooner, 800-528-1914 or715-635-3506. — from UW-Extension

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Emily Petzel, Unity FFA member anddaughter of Mark and Debbie Petzel, Cen-turia, received special honors for her dis-play in the Hall of Stars during the stateFFA convention recently in Madison. Pet-zel was able to share her display with over3,000 FFA members and guests fromthroughout Wisconsin. She has her ownflock of high-quality sheep that she ex-hibits throughout the Midwest. Petzel wasalso a state gold medalist in the SheepProduction Proficiency Award Program.She was recognized as one of the top 10finalists in the Star Farmer competition atthe Wisconsin FFA Convention in Madi-son, which took place June 11-14. Theawards were sponsored by Animart.

Josh Kreft, Unity FFA member and sonof Joe Kreft and Bobbi Jo Babcock, Cen-turia, had his display in the Hall of Starsduring the Wisconsin FFA Convention re-cently in Madison. Kreft was able to sharehis supervised experience program withconvention-goers to see how he is a co-owner of land that he manages for wildlife.He placed fourth in the state in the Star inAgribusiness competition. There are over18,000 FFA members in Wisconsin. Kreftwas recognized as fourth in Wisconsin inthe Star in Agribusiness competition at thestate FFA convention in Madison, June 11-14. The awards were sponsored by Ani-mart. – Photos by Jeanne Alling

Milltown History Centerhours announced

MILLTOWN - The Milltown History Center is nowopen Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. or by appoint-ment by calling 715-554-7335.

The center is located on the side street by the parkand across from the bank (former Milltown TelephoneCo. building). - with submitted information

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Jimmy’s Drive In goes beyondburgers and fries


FREDERIC – He doesn’t wear the clownoutfit every day but, when things get a lit-tle slow, Jim Allen dons the rainbow-col-ored wig and jacket, red polka-dottedpants, and of course, the floppy red andyellow shoes. As people drive by, they’lleither laugh, smile and wave or quicklylook away as Jim raises a hand in hopes toget a reaction, or bring them into Jimmy’sDrive In, which has been open since lastspring and throughout the summer.

“He goes out there and makes a fool outof himself,” said Amy Walstrom, shakingher head. But that’s Allen, according toWalstrom, and nothing new. The couplehave been together for more than 20 yearsand aren’t exactly new to the area. About20 years ago, they owned and operatedthe Luck Bakery, as well as the Lucky Tav-ern. They eventually sold the bakery, andran the Lucky Tavern until 2004, beforemoving to Florida.

While in Florida, Walstrom owned andoperated a restaurant while Allen sold realestate, but because their restaurant inFlorida was seasonal, they hoped to find asimilar place in the area that was also sea-sonal. The vacant building just off of Hwy.35 seemed a perfect fit, especially since itused to be the Good Ol’ Drive Inn, and aDairy Queen at one time.

Walstrom hoped they could bring thename of their restaurant from Florida toFrederic, but with other establishmentswith the same name, they stuck with nam-ing it Jimmy’s Drive In, after Allen’s fa-vorite singer Jimmy Buffett, whose musicportrays the island lifestyle. Much of thedécor is from their former restaurant inFlorida, and carries a tropical theme, butit’s the food that will likely have people

coming back again and again.“I do the cooking and Jim does the front

part, wherever he’s needed,” said Wal-strom, who tries to keep much of theirfood fresh and local. The hamburgercomes from Daeffler’s Meats in Frederic,and Allen, who is a baker by trade, bakesthe buns fresh each morning. Walstrommakes a lot of different specialty sand-wiches, and they have a daily specialalong with homemade soups. There’s alsoReuben sandwiches, patty melts, shrimp,fish dinners and wraps, which Walstromsays are their most popular seller this

summer.They also have great burgers and the

typical drive-in table fare that people love,including Wisconsin cheese curds, CedarCrest ice cream, and shakes, but the DriveIn certainly has more of a restaurant feelto it.

“We’re a restaurant, drive-in style,” saidAllen, and Walstrom agreed.

“I love doing this, we thought maybewe’d retire after we sold the Lucky (bar)but I couldn’t do that,” Walstrom said.

“She’d get bored,” Allen said, addingthat the busier it is for Walstrom, the bet-

ter.The first day that they opened, the

Drive In was packed with customers non-stop. Walstrom said many have thankedthem for bringing the eatery back to Fred-eric, and they hope to stay open throughthe end of October. They hope to reopentheir doors again in late April or earlyMay.

Jimmy’s Drive In is closed on Mondaysbut open Tuesday through Sunday, from11 a.m. to 9 p.m.

“When we’re here, were open,” Wal-strom said. Or, you can simply look for theguy in front of the Drive In, wearing thefunny clown suit.

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Jimmy’s Drive In features great food with daily specials and soups, along with an array ofitems to choose from on the menu, including Reuben sandwiches, patty melts, shrimp, fishdinners and wraps, which have been very popular this summer. Shown outside the Drive In areJim Allen and Amy Walstrom. – Photos by Marty Seeger

Jim Allen tries to get a reaction out of thenext vehicle traveling on Hwy. 35 in Frederic.

EVERY MON. EVERY TUES. EVERY WED. EVERY THURS. EVERY FRI. EVERY SAT.

St. Croix Falls Senior Center

• Exercise, 10-11 a.m. • Skip-Bo, 11 a.m.-Noon • 500 Cards & Dominoes, 12:30-4 p.m.

•!Exercise, 10-11 a.m. •!Skip-Bo, 11 a.m.-Noon • 500, 6:30-10 p.m.

• Bridge, 10 a.m.-Noon • Bingo, 1st & 3rd Friday, 1-3 p.m.

Frederic Senior Center • Spades, 1 p.m. • Pokeno, 1 p.m. • 500, 6:30 p.m. •!Pokeno, 1 p.m. • Bingo, 1 p.m.

TOPS • Good Sam, St. Croix Falls, 5:45 p.m., 715-483-3666

•!First Baptist Church, Webster, 9:30 a.m., 715-349-2332

•!Luck Senior Center, 5:30 p.m., 715-472-2341

• Balsam Lake Municipal Building, 3:45 p.m., 715-485-3002

• Trinity Lutheran Church, Osceola, 8:30 a.m., 715-755-3123

•!Comforts of Home, Frederic, 5:30 p.m., 715-327-8063

•!Overeaters Anonymous, Amery Senior Center, 6:30 p.m., 715-268-6605

Food Shelf • Ruby’s, Siren, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. • SCF, 1-4 p.m., 715-483-2920

• Frederic, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., 715-327-4425 • SCF, 9 a.m.-Noon

• SCF, Noon-6 p.m. •!Ruby’s, Siren, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

• Frederic, 2-6 p.m. • SCF, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

•!Ruby’s, Siren, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. • Frederic, 9 a.m.-Noon

EVERY TUES. EVERY THURS. EVERY FRI. EVERY FRI. EVERY SAT. EVERY SUN.

Amery Senior Center • Wii golf, 9 a.m. • Overeaters Anonymous, 6:30 p.m., 715-268-6605

• Bingo Every 2nd & 4th Friday, 1 p.m.

Webster Senior Center 715-866-5300

• AA Meeting, 7 p.m. • Senior Monthly Meeting, 3rd Tues. • Dime Bingo, 12:30 p.m. • Cards & Pool, 7 p.m.

VFW Aux./Legion Aux. • Siren VFW Aux., 2nd Wed., the hall, 7:30 p.m.

• Frederic Legion Aux. 249 Every 3rd Thurs., Golden Oaks, 7 p.m.

Siren Senior Center 715-349-7810

• Dime Bingo, 1 p.m. • Monthly Senior Meeting, 3rd Tues.

• Cribbage, a.m. • 500 Cards, 1 p.m.,

• Dining at 5, Every 1st Thursday, no meal in April

• Spades, 1 p.m., Luck Senior Center • Open 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. • Open 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. • Open 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m.

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CLIP & SAVE

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EVERY MON. EVERY TUES. EVERY THURS. EVERY FRI. EVERY SAT. EVERY SUN. Farmers Markets • Amery Pavilion, 3-6 p.m. • Eureka Farmers Market,

2:30-6:30 p.m. • Balsam Lake Farmers Market,

3-5:30 p.m.

• Siren Senior Center, 1-3 p.m. • Milltown, Julia’s Java, 8 a.m.-Noon • St. Croix Falls, Library Plaza,

10 a.m.-1 p.m. • Frederic, Leader Parking Lot,

8 a.m.-Noon

Meat Raffles/Bingo

• Webster Lioness At Last Call, 6 p.m.

EVERY WED. • Webster Chamber At The Tap,

5:30 p.m. • Burnett VFW At Little Mexico, 6 p.m.

• Cushing Legion At Suzy Q’s, 6:30 p.m.

• Siren Lions At Midtown Tavern, 5 p.m.

• BYHA At Zia Louisa, 6 p.m.

• Fishbowl Sportsmen’s Club At Sweeny’s Bar, 5 p.m.

• Snowciables At Thirsty Otter, 6 p.m. • Grantsburg Legion, 6:30 p.m. • Humane Society, Yellow River

Saloon, 5 p.m. • Hockey Assoc., Dreamers, 6:30 p.m.

• Siren Lions At Jed’s Laker Lounge, 5 p.m.

• Lake Country Riders At The Pour House, 5:30 p.m.

• Webster Lions At Gandy Dancer Saloon, 4:30 p.m.

• S.N.O.W.S., Skol Bar, Frederic, 5:30 p.m.

• YLRA At Yellow Lake Lodge, Webster, 3-5 p.m.

• Siren Moose At Robert’s Road House, 4 p.m.

• Wild About Education At Wild Waters, Danbury, 5 p.m.

• Siren Lions At Whiskey Joe’s, 5 p.m. • BYHA at Frederic Golf Course,

5:30 p.m.

• Wonderland At Yellow Lake Golf Course, 4 p.m.

• VFW Meat Bingo At Lewis Hideaway, 3:30 p.m.

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western Wisconsin Pottery Tour will beheld Friday through Sunday, July 27-29,from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Marty Pearson will

host two other potters at his studio northof Danbury this tour which will make forfive potters showing work within easydriving distance.

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FREDERIC – Theresa Irmen-Dunn hadalways dreamed of owning her own craftshop and back in May that dream became areality when she purchased Mud Hut Giftsand Rubber Stamps in Frederic. Formerowners Joe and Joan Paar are currently en-joying retirement and coming and going asthey please to help Irmen-Dunn in her tran-sition of owning and operating the busi-ness. Not that she isn’t qualified, asIrmen-Dunn spent more than the past 10years as an office and customer servicemanager for a large franchise, but beingtied to a desk isn’t something that allowedher to express her creativity through artsand crafts.

“I sat at a desk for 10-plus years and youkind of lose your creativity when you’redoing the same thing all the time, and I justwanted to get back to being creative andhaving a little more fun with my time,” saidIrmen-Dunn, who had an early love forknitting at the age of 7, and about the ageof 9, found a hobby with crocheting. Shecredited both of her grandmothers for get-ting her interested in the crafting worldand, so far, she’s found the perfect niche atMud Hut Gifts.

Irmen-Dunn currently lives south of theTwin Cities and actually found out that thebusiness was for sale on Craigslist. She was hesitantabout the two-hour commute at first but as she wasgrowing up, her family spent a lot of time at their cabinin the A&H area, which made it not seem like such adaunting drive. Her three children are also older nowand out of the house, which freed up some time and al-

lowed her to be more flexible. She leaves for home onSunday evenings and comes back to the area on Tuesdaymornings. She said she will be closed on Mondays buthas expanded the business hours from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.,Tuesday through Friday, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., on Satur-day and Sunday.

There’s a little something for everybody at Mud Hut

Gifts but Irmen-Dunn said she’s addingsomething new every day and expandingthe amount of crafting items available andhoping to get others interested in crafting,especially kids. She said that she’d like tofocus on bringing out the artist in people,which is why she’s added more water col-ors, paints and other artist supplies and ma-terials.

“I’ve kind of been looking at all the differ-ent crafts that people can possibly do andkind of going from there, even stuff thatpeople don’t do anymore, but maybethey’ve thought of it,” she said.

Every Saturday, starting at 2 p.m., theMud Hut offers a class on a specific craft,and each week it’s something different.Starting this Thursday, July 26, they’ll alsobe starting a cake-decorating class, which isexpected to run for four weeks. But if some-one simply has a project they’re working on,and needs a little extra space to work, theycan come in at any time during businesshours and work on their project.

“People have projects, or they have kidsor pets that are always getting into what-ever they’re working on, so it’s a good spotjust to have a nice, peaceful little space towork,” she said.

The past few months have been quitebusy for Irmen-Dunn and she’s spent manylong nights getting products priced and out

on the shelves. Mud Hut Gifts still carries a huge selec-tion of rubber stamping as well as scrapbooking, bead-ing and yarns, and a large selection of greeting cards. Formore information on upcoming classes or suggestingone, call 715-327-8903.

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Theresa Irmen-Dunn is the new owner of Mud Hut Gifts and Rubber Stamps in Frederic, whichhas a little something for everyone, including a huge selection of items for the craft enthusiast.– Photo by Marty Seeger

FREDERIC – “Where is the most difficult place inthe whole world for us to do a mission project?” Thatis the question that was asked of the Crosswalk Com-munity Church youth group. After offering severalsuggestions ranging from the inner-city slums ofAmerica to the famine-stricken areas of Africa, a con-clusion was reached—the most difficult place in theentire world for the youth group to do missions isright here in Frederic.

With that awareness, youth from Frederic-areachurches will be joining together in what is beingcalled Home Field Advantage. Home Field Advan-tage is a youth mission project serving Frederic andthe surrounding area Sunday-Friday, July 29 - Aug. 3.The goal of this project is to share the love of God in

practical ways with people right here in the Fredericcommunity. Youth will help local residents with land-scaping, light construction, painting, and a variety ofother tasks. Special attention will be given to theneeds of the elderly, disabled or otherwise disadvan-taged.

To kick off Home Field Advantage, there will be apicnic supper beginning at 4:30 p.m., at Coon LakePark. The entire community is invited to attend. Abounce house will be available for the kids.

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DANBURY — What do justices fromthe Wisconsin Tribal Judges Associationdo when they take a breather from thebench? They become tourists like anyoneelse.

And on Thursday July 19, a group ofthem turned their tourist attention to theForts Folle Avoine Historical Park nearDanbury.

According to Justice Crystal PennyBearheart, spokesperson for the group, theassociation consists of judges from eachtribal court in Wisconsin, and every threemonths one of the tribes with a court hostsa gathering of the judges. This provides anopportunity for the judges to visit, discussissues of the courts and generally help oneanother.

This month it was the turn of theOjibwa Indians in Danbury to host thisevent that drew representatives fromtribes throughout Wisconsin. And sincethe tribal offices are so close to the fort, itwas just natural for the judges to visit oneof Burnett County’s prime tourist attrac-tions.

Several things appeared to impress thevisitors. First there were the authentic re-productions of the Indian village and thefort itself, but beyond that they were espe-cially interested in the sophisticated tech-nologies that the Indians were using in theearly 1800s.

Wigwams were built in such a way thata system of arches could carry heavysnow loads during the winter.And wigwam floors were covered with

stones that would radiate heat from thefire burning in the center of the wigwamout to the walls so that sleepers could reston a warm bed all nightlong.

Then there was the winter camp shelter

that directed the northwest winds in sucha way that they not only cleared thesmoke from the cooking and heating fire,but also blew warm air back into the shel-ter for the comfort of the inhabitants.Even in below-zero weather, the shelterwould be warm.

Over and over again the judges could beseen to shake their heads in wonder andadmiration of what they saw and whatthey learned about their ancestors. “It’s

wonderful,” they said. “It’s just too badthat all of the judges didn’t come outhere.”

Well, they will get another chance. Thenext time the association meeting is held

at Danbury, Bearheart plans to return.And, she said, she will be bringing theother judges with her.

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Framed by the entrance to the site of Forts Folle Avoine, visiting tribal judges received a brief description of the fort from director Steve Wier-schem. – Photos by Carl Heidel

A historical re-enactor explained the setting of the XY cabin to the visiting justices.

The justices examined a fire pit that was part of a sophisticated heating and cooking systemat the Indians’ winter camp.

The judges took a close look at the interior of a wigwam to see just how their ancestors livedmore than 200 years ago.

Justices from the Wisconsin Tribal JudgesAssociation enjoyed their visit to Forts FolleAvoine Historical Park.

A voyageur of the early 1800s describedhow the European and Indian peoples sharedtheir cultures, intermarried and lived togetherpeacefully during the fur trade era.


OBITUARIES

Glenn Eugene JohnsonGlenn Eugene Johnson, 88, St. Croix Falls and formerly

of Milltown and Balsam Lake, passed away on July 20,2012, at Regions Hospital in St. Paul,Minn.

Glenn was born Nov. 25, 1923, inKulm, N.D., the son of Signa and Lin-dor Johnson.

Glenn was married to Ruth Bautchon March 30, 1948. In 1969, Glennstarted American Metric Incorporatedin Bloomington, Minn. In 1976, he re-located the business to Milltown andrenamed it Milltown Machine andTool Inc. When he relocated the business, he and his wife,Ruth, enjoyed living in their lake home on Balsam Lake.After his retirement, the couple lived in Milltown. Laterin his retirement years, he enjoyed playing cards, partic-ularly Texas Hold’em, and he enjoyed watching the Min-nesota Twins, traveling and spending time with hisneighbors and his family. He was a lifelong Knights ofColumbus member and a member of the American Le-gion.

Glenn leaves to celebrate his memory, daughters, Cyn-thia (Jerry) Fagin of Valley Village, Calif., Nancy Johnsonof St. Croix Falls and Sally Johnson of St. Croix Falls; son,Tom (Wanda) Johnson of Luck; grandchildren, JoeHochstetler, Shawntelle Dawes, Jon Hochstetler andNicholas Johnson; several great-grandchildren; sister, Lil-lian (B.C.) Stevens; nephew, Mark Stevens; and other lov-ing family and friends. He was preceded in death by hisparents; his wife, Ruth in 2009; and sister, Dorothy Leat.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday,July 25, at Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church in Bal-sam Lake with Father John Drummy celebrating. Glennwas laid to rest alongside his wife, Ruth, at St. Patrick’sCatholic Cemetery in the Town of Milltown following theservice. Military honors will be accorded in Glenn’shonor at the cemetery. Casket bearers will be JoeHochstetler, Jon Hochstetler, Nicholas Johnson and Den-nis Gorghuber. The Kolstad Family Funeral Home ofCenturia has been entrusted with arrangements.

Betty Lou WoodruffBetty Lou Woodruff, 71, Killeen, Texas, passed away

peacefully at her home on July 7, 2012, surrounded by herfamily, after a courageous struggle with cancer.

Betty was born Oct. 14, 1940, in Grantsburg, to Oscarand Elvina (Carlson) Granquist. She was raised in theTrade River area and attended the rural one-room TradeRiver School. After graduating from Grantsburg HighSchool in 1958, she lived and worked in Minneapolis,Minn., for approximately four years.

On March 3, 1962, in a small Baptist church in Min-neapolis, Minn., in the middle of a blizzard, she marriedher lifelong partner, Herbert Wayne Woodruff. He hadcompleted his basic training and was being sent to Ger-many, and she joined him there later. After he was dis-charged from the Army, they lived in the Twin Cities fora few years and then moved to Atlanta, Ga. In 1970, theWoodruffs relocated to the Killeen area.

Betty was employed by Craig’s Record Shop for a fewyears. Following that she joined her husband in the own-ership of Bus Stop Records, a main contributor to themusic industry all across Texas. They enjoyed the timethey spent together serving the soldiers of Fort Hood andthe surrounding communities. They retired in 2002, sothat they could spend time enjoying family, especially thegrandchildren.

Betty was preceded in death by her husband, Wayne,on their 50th wedding anniversary, March 3, 2012. Shewas also preceded in death by her parents; and her sister,Barbara Haakenson.

She is survived by her son, David, and wife Regina ofKilleen, Texas; daughters, Carol Woodruff of Gatesville,Texas, and Linda Jensen and husband Chris of Killeen;three grandchildren, Kara Martinez and Jacob Woodruffof Austin, Texas, and Markus Jensen of Killeen; sister,Beverly Cambronne and husband Jerry; brothers, OrrenGranquist, Orville Granquist and wife Estelle, and Ray-mond Granquist, all of rural Grantsburg area; sisters-in-law, Bernadette Woodruff of Killeen, Texas, Anne Mathisand Betty Carver of Tennessee.

Funeral services were held on Thursday, July 12, atCrawford-Bowers Funeral Chapel in Killeen. Burial wasat Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery.

Marjorie OlsenMarjorie Olsen, 90, Grantsburg, died Tuesday, July 10,

2012, at the Burnett Medical Center in Grantsburg.Marjorie loved to travel and took many trips with fam-

ily and friends. In her younger years, she was a memberof a marching band that, at one point, was invited toWashington, D.C., to perform for the King and Queen ofEngland. It was one of the greatest highlights of heryouth.

In her later years, she was a member of the GrantsburgKitchen Band, which played for nursing homes, retire-ment home and various community events. She really en-joyed playing music, singing and was quiteaccomplished at both.

She is survived by one son, Jerry Hess; and grand-daughter, Tammy.

Funeral services were held Friday, July 13, at NewHope Lutheran Church in Grantsburg. Interment was atFt. Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis, Minn.

The Edling Funeral Home, Grantsburg, is entrustedwith arrangements.

Betty Lou (Erickson) ShetlerBetty Lou (Erickson) Shetler, 75, passed away on May

13, 2012, in Denver, Colo. She was born April 16, 1937, in Frederic, to Clifford and

Sarah Erickson. She married JerryShetler. They were longtime residentsof Battle Creek, Mich., before movingto Denver, Colo., in 1998.

Betty was preceded in death by herhusband of 49 years, who passed awayon June 17, 2011, and by her sister,Rene, who passed away on April 28,2012.

She is survived by daughter, KristinBridges (Tee) of Atlanta, Ga.; son, Kraig Shetler of BattleCreek, Mich.; and daughter, Karin Johnson (Derek) ofCentennial, Colo.; grandchildren, Erickson and StoneBridges, Konnor and Kassidy Shetler, and Elin and AnnaJohnson; sisters, Durae Kubat and Beverly (Onze) Chap-man; numerous extended family and by the countlessfriends she made everywhere she went.

She will be remembered for her unwavering commit-ment to her husband, for being an amazing mother andgrandmother, for her love of golf and tennis, cheering onher favorite sports teams with abounding enthusiasmand for always finding the best bargains.

A graveside service will be held at Maple Grove Ceme-tery in Frederic, on July 28, at 1 p.m., followed by a re-ception at the Frederic Golf Club from 2–4 p.m.

Rowe Funeral Home of Frederic, rowefh.com, assistedwith funeral arrangements.

William “Bill” JensenWilliam “Bill” Jensen, 82, Balsam Lake, passed away

on Monday, July 23, 2012, at his home with his lovingfamily at his side.

The funeral service for Bill will be held at FaithLutheran Church in Balsam Lake on Saturday, July 28, 11a.m. The family will greet visitors Friday at the KolstadFamily Funeral Home in Centuria from 4 to 7 p.m., andthen again on Saturday at the church from 10 to 11 a.m.

Bill will be laid to rest at the Balsam Lake Cemetery fol-lowing the service. The family would like to invite fam-ily and friends to join them for fellowship and lunch backat Faith Lutheran Church following the cemetery service.

A complete obituary will be published at a later date.The Kolstad Family Funeral Home of Centuria has

been entrusted with arrangements.

Dell Raymond RuedyDell Raymond Ruedy, 71, Webster, died July 20, 2012.A celebration of Dell’s life was held Wednesday, July

25, at Swedberg-Taylor Family Funeral Home, Webster. A full obituary will be published at a later date. Online

condolences can be made at swedberg-taylor.com.The Swedberg-Taylor Family Funeral Home, Webster,

was entrusted with arrangements.

Stan R. RheingansStan R. Rheingans, 65, Luck, passed away Sunday, July

15, 2012. Stanley was preceded in death by his parents, Jake and

Tena Rheingans.He is survived by his wife, Jean; stepchildren, Christo-

pher (Amy) Sasik, Gregory (Peggy) Sasik and Kimberly(Dan) Vick; grandchildren, Lisa, Emily, Ryan and AnnikaSasik; great-granddaughter, Jaelyn Sasik; brothers, Rick(Dianne) Rheingans, Greg (Marsha) Rheingans and BrianRheingans; sisters, Patricia (Jeff) Mitchell and Barbara(Del) Mitchell; and many nieces and nephews.

Memorial services were held at Luck Lutheran Church,Luck, on Wednesday, July 25. Online condolences may beleft at rowefh.com or wicremationcenter.com. Pleasecontinue to check these Web sites for updated informa-tion or call Bruce Rowe at 715-472-2444.

Rowe Funeral Home of Luck and the Northwest Wis-consin Cremation Center in Milltown have been en-trusted with funeral arrangements.

Michael G. MihnaMichael G. Mihna, 90, a resident of Frederic, died July

15, 2012, at Burnett Medical Center in Grantsburg.Michael was born Feb. 22, 1922, in Minneapolis, Minn.,

to Michael and Apolonia Mihna. Michael worked for the Soo Line Railroad for 30 years

as a carpenter/bridge builder. He enjoyed hunting andfishing, going to garage sales and thrift stores. To findgood cup of coffee and a bowl of homemade chicken noo-dle soup was by far his most enjoyable thing to do.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his brother,Joe; and brother-in-law, Edward.

He is survived by his longtime companion EuniceClark; his sisters, Mary Dalsveen and Sophie (Don)Slipher; brother, Steve (Joyce) Mihna; many nieces,nephews, other relatives and friends.

Funeral services were held Thursday, July 19, at theSwedberg-Taylor Family Funeral Home with Pastor SteveWard officiating. Interment followed at the River HillCemetery in Dairyland, Douglas County. Casket bearerswere Michael John Dalsveen, Gary Dalsveen, TonyDalsveen, Keith White, Ricky White and John Dalsveen.Honorary casket bearer was Geno Cook. Online condo-lences can be made at swedberg-taylor.com.

The Swedberg-Taylor Family Funeral Home, Webster,was entrusted with arrangements.

All of us experience times when we want to giveup on a task, a child’s misbehavior, or a particularlytrying situation. I go through an occasional downtimewhen it comes to writing my weekly devotionals. Mybrain tells me it’s time to give it up after nine years.Isn’t that long enough? Wouldn’t quitting take someof the pressure off trying to finish other writing proj-ects? They’re stacked up so high that it will take an-other century to make a dent!

No sooner do I ponder thoughts of quitting than Ireceive an e-mail telling me how last week’s columntouched a heart. Or someone will approach me with ahug and a message such as, “I clip all your articlesand reread them and share them with my family.”

At those times, I realize quitting is not an option.For some readers, perhaps my messages are the onlygospel they read. For others, they are encouragementto stretch their faith … or to keep on praying … or togive them hope. Their feedback encourages me tokeep on writing.

God uses people to encourage us when we mostneed them. He wants us to encourage others to keepgoing. God told Moses that he could not enter thepromised land before he died because he had dis-obeyed God. Instead, Moses was to “commandJoshua, and encourage him and strengthen him; forhe shall go over before this people, and he shall causethem to inherit the land which you will see.”(Deuteronomy 3:28)

I can imagine that Joshua needed all the encourage-ment he could get as he was about to lead more thana million people into an unknown country. He nodoubt was familiar with all the people-problemsMoses had faced during those 40 years in the wilder-ness. Such a daunting task would tax anyone’s pa-tience.

The apostle Paul also stresses the need for encour-agement. When separated from fellow believers whowere in spiritual need, he sent Timothy, “our brotherand minister of God, and our fellow laborer in thegospel of Christ, to establish you and encourage youconcerning your faith, that no one should be shaken….” (1 Thessalonians 3:2)

An encouraging word or gesture can mean the dif-ference between giving up and keeping on, betweenjoy and sorrow, between hope and despair.

Lord, we thank you for encouraging us—through yourWord and presence—to keep on keeping on. As we are en-couraged, help us to consider every opportunity as one tobring encouragement to others. In Jesus’ name, amen.

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CHURCH NEWSFinancial generosityshould come with no

strings attachedQ: Our daughter and her husband are

struggling financially. We’d like to helpthem out, but we don’t want to set anunhealthy precedent or violate the in-tegrity of their marriage. How shouldwe handle this?

Jim: Focus on the Family’s counselingteam deals with this question often. Theiradvice is that if you have the financialability and the desire, it’s actually morebeneficial to give to your children whileyou are alive than to leave them a largeinheritance – provided, of course, thatyou do it wisely and follow some basicguidelines:

• Give with no manipulative strings at-tached. If you’re trying to change anadult child’s behavior by what you do forthem financially, you’re being manipula-tive. This poses a challenge for some par-ents and grandparents. Instead of givingmoney freely, they may want somethingin return: phone calls, visits during theholidays, license to “meddle” in theirchildren’s marriages, etc. Such expecta-tions run contrary to the spirit of truegenerosity.

• Transfer wealth gradually, without

changing their lifestyle dramatically.Consider helping them out with the costof necessary items, such as appliances,rather than luxury items. If they’re buy-ing a home, you might also think aboutgiving them a monthly gift to help paydown the principal on their mortgage.

• Be sensitive to your son-in-law’s feel-ings and bear in mind the importance ofhis role as provider. Don’t give the youngcouple so much money that he feels heisn’t needed.

• Don’t rob your children of the abilityto learn valuable life lessons. It’s hard formore affluent parents to watch their kidsstruggle with problems that could besolved with a check. But it may not al-ways be healthy for you to intervene.Struggling through a “lean” season mayactually help them develop character andstrengthen their marriage.

•••Q: My husband just told me that he’s

been having an emotional affair with aco-worker. We’re trying to work things

out, but I’m confused and having a hardtime forgiving. Is an emotional affairjust as damaging as a physical affair?

Juli: In some ways, an emotional affairis even more difficult to deal with than aphysical affair because it is so ambigu-ous. Even the most basic question, “Whatdefines an emotional affair?” is not aneasy one to answer. While your husbanddid not share his body with anotherwoman, he shared thoughts and feelingsthat should be reserved only for you.That hurts and feels like a betrayal!

As difficult as it is to forgive your hus-band and move on, it is a good sign thathe confessed the affair to you. By doingso, he recognizes that he has crossedboundaries that he should not havecrossed. Instead of rationalizing his ac-tions, he is accepting responsibility.

To move forward, you need to followmany of the same steps involved in re-covering from a physical affair. Forgive-ness is certainly one of those steps. Toforgive your husband means to give upyour right to punish him for his pastchoices.

You also need to address the trust issuethat was broken between you. How canyou know that he will not continue in anemotional affair or begin another one?Together, you need to talk about bound-aries that will protect your marriage.

Reading Jerry Jenkins‘ book, “Hedges,”would be a great place to start.

Finally, work together as a team to besure that you are meeting each other’semotional and sexual needs within yourmarriage. Couples become more vulner-able to affairs when those needs are neg-lected.

•••Jim Daly is president of Focus on the Fam-

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to the scene at New Hope Lutheran Church last Sunday,July 22. But he was there not to enforce a noise viola-tion, but to raise his sonorous voice in song and praise,said Dr. Emory Johnson, pastor of New Hope. TheSinging Sheriff again blessed another congregation withhis beautiful vocal gift in singing songs of faith and love.The sheriff regularly donates his time and gift to the de-light of community churches of all denominations. Formore information call 715-463-5700. – Photo Wayne An-derson

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METHODIST ATLAS UNITED METHODIST Pastor Carolyn Saunders, 715-463-2624 Sunday School - 11 a.m.; Worship - 11 a.m. CENTRAL UNITED METHODIST - GRANTSBURG Pastor Carolyn Saunders, 715-463-2624 Worship - 9 a.m.; Sunday School - 10:30 a.m. DANBURY UNITED METHODIST Sr. Pastor Gil White; Assoc. Pastor Thomas Cook 715-866-8646 Sunday Worship - 9 a.m. GRACE UNITED - WEBSTER Sr. Pastor Gil White; Assoc. Pastor Thomas Cook 715-866-8646 Sunday Worship - 10:30 a.m. HOLY TRINITY UNITED METHODIST [email protected] 1606 165th Ave., CTH I, Centuria Pastor Freddie Kirk, 715-485-3363 Pastor Tammy Clausen Sunday Worship - 8:30 a.m. LAKEVIEW UNITED - HERTEL Pastor Jack Starr Wor. - 9 a.m.; Sun. Schl. - during worship hour LEWIS MEMORIAL UNITED METHODIST Sr. Pastor Gil White; Assoc. Pastor Thomas Cook Worship 8:45 a.m.; Sunday Schl. 10 a.m.

McKINLEY UNITED METHODIST Pastor Annie Tricker Sun. Worship 11 a.m.; Sun. School 11 a.m. Potluck dinner 1st Sunday OSCEOLA UNITED METHODIST [email protected] 306 River Street, Osceola, 715-755-2275 Pastor Mark Gilbert Adult Class - 8:30 a.m.; Sunday School 10 a.m. Sunday Worship - 10 a.m.; Holy Communion 1st Sunday ST. CROIX FALLS UNITED METHODIST Rev. Mike Weaver Sunday Worship Service - 10 a.m. Sunday School is at 9 a.m., Nursery available ST. LUKE UNITED - FREDERIC Pastor Arveda “Freddie” Kirk, 715-327-4436 Pastor Tammy Clausen Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m. SIREN UNITED METHODIST Sr. Pastor Gil White; Assoc. Pastor Thomas Cook Sunday School 9 a.m. Worship - 10:15 a.m. (Nursery available) TAYLORS FALLS UNITED METHODIST 290 W. Government Street, 715-294-4436 Reverend Dr. Rolland Robinson Sunday Service - 10 a.m. with nursery Sunday School - Sept. - May at 10 a.m. WOLF CREEK UNITED METHODIST Rev. Mike Weaver Sunday Worship - 8:15 a.m.

COVENANT

CALVARY COVENANT - ALPHA Pastor Scott Sagle, 715-689-2541 Sun. School 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Worship 10:30 p.m.; Elevator provided, welcome SIREN COVENANT Pastor Dave Guertin 7686 Lofty Pines Drive, Siren, 715-349-5601 Worship 10 a.m.; Sunday School 9 a.m. UNITED COVENANT - CLEAR LAKE Pastor Dan Pearson Sunday School 8:45 a.m.; Worship 10 a.m.

CATHOLIC

ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY Rev. Thomas E. Thompson, 715-247-3310 255 St. Hwy. 35, East Farmington Mass Friday 9 a.m.; Sacrament of Penance Sat. 3:30 p.m. CHURCH OF ST. JOSEPH Pastor - Father Frank Wampach 490 Bench St., Taylors Falls, 651-465-7345 Sat. Vigil 5:30 p.m.; Sun. 7:30 & 10:30 a.m. Tues. - Thurs. 7:30 a.m. OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP Danbury - 7586 St. Rd. 77, 715-866-7321 Pastor - Father Michael J. Tupa Mass - Sat. 4 p.m., Fri. 9 a.m. (Sept.-May). Reconciliation as per bulletin & by appt. O UR LADY OF THE LAKES Balsam Lake - Rev. John A. Drummy, Pastor - 405-2253 Mass: Sat. eves. 6 p.m.; Sun. 8:30 a.m.; Tues. 5:30 p.m.; Fri. 9 a.m.Sacrament of Reconciliation 7:30 a.m. Sun. or by appt. SACRED HEARTS OF JESUS & MARY Pastor Father Michael J. Tupa CTHs A & H - 715-866-7321 Crescent Lake Voyager Village area. Mass Sun. 8 a.m., Thurs. 9:30 a.m. Reconciliation as per bulletin and by appt. ST. DOMINIC - FREDERIC & IMMACULATE CONCEPTION - GRANTSBURG CATHOLIC MASS SCHEDULE Pastor: Rev. Dennis M. Mullen, 715-327-8119 St. Dominic: Sat. 4:30 p.m.; Sun. 10:30 a.m. Immaculate Conception: Sat. 6:30 p.m.; Sun. 8:30 a.m. Call the office for daily & holy day Mass times ST. ANNE PARISH Rev. Thomas E. Thompson, 715-247-3310 139 Church Hill Rd., Somerset Mass Sun. 8:30 a.m.; Wed. 9 a.m. Sacrament of Penance Sun. 8 a.m.

COVENANT

ADVENTIST

SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST - FREDERIC 609 Benson Road; Pastor Curtis Denney Sat. Worship 11 a.m.; Sabbath Schl. 9:30 a.m.

ALLIANCE

ALLIANCE CHURCH OF THE VALLEY 1259 Hwy. 35 S., St. Croix Falls Sunday Worship: 9 & 11 a.m.

BIBLE FELLOWSHIP WORD OF LIFE CHURCH Meeting in homes. Elder: Cliff Bjork, 715-755-3048 Sun. Fellowship - 10 a.m.; Wed. 7 p.m.

LUTHERAN BALSAM LUTHERAN CHURCH 1115 Mains Crossing, 1/2 Mile South Hwy. 8 On 110th St.; Sun. Worship 9 a.m.; Sun. School 10:15 a.m. BEAUTIFUL SAVIOR LUTHERAN (WELS) Gene E. Jahnke, Pastor, 715-635-7672, Hm. 715-354-7787, Hwy. 70 at 53, Spooner Sun. Wor. - 9:30 a.m.; Sun. School & Bible Classes For All - 10:45 a.m. BETHANY LUTHERAN - BRANSTAD Pastor Jay Ticknor, 715-463-5746 3 miles So. of Grantsburg on Hwy. 87 Sun. Schl. - 9:30 a.m.; Worship - 11 a.m. BETHANY LUTHERAN - SIREN Hwy. 35, 1/2 blk. N. Main St. Interim Pastor Andrew Hinwood Pastoral Serv. 715-349-5280 Sun. Worship - 8:30 a.m,; Sun. School 9:45 a.m. BETHESDA LUTHERAN - DRESSER (LCMC) www.bethesdalutheran.ws Pastor Peter Rimmereid, 715-755-2562 1947 110th Ave., Dresser Sunday Contemporary Service 8:30 a.m.; Sunday Traditional Service 10 a.m.; Outdoor Serv. 6/24, 7/29 & 8/26, 10 a.m. BONE LAKE LUTHERAN [email protected] Pastor Mary Ann Bowman, 5 mi. E. of Luck on Hwy. 48, 1/2 mi. S. on I; Office - 715-472-2535 Pastor - 715-472-8153, 8:30 a.m. Adult Bible Study; 9:30 a.m. Worship; 10:30 a.m. Fellowship Holy Communion 1st & 3rd Sundays CHRIST LUTHERAN (LCMS) Pipe Lake CTH G & T, 715-822-3096 Pastor Steve Miller Sun. Serv. 10:45 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 9:15 a.m. during schl. yr.; Holy Communion 1st & 3rd Sun. www.christlutheranpipelake.com CLAM FALLS LUTHERAN (AALC) Pastor Gary Rokenbrodt - 715-653-2630; 715-327-4461 www.clamfalls-zion-aalcparish.net Worship 10:15 a.m.; Sunday School 9 a.m. Communion 1st Sun. FAITH LUTHERAN - BALSAM LAKE [email protected] Pastor Diane Norstad 715-485-3800; CTH I & Mill Street Worship 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 10:40 a.m.; Holy Communion 1st & last Sundays FAITH LUTHERAN - GRANTSBURG Pastor Victor St. George, 715-463-5388 Worship 9:30 a.m.; Sun. School 10:45 a.m. FIRST EVAN. LUTHERAN 561 Chestnut St., Taylors Falls, MN 651-465-5265 Traditional Worship - 8:30 a.m.; Contemporary Worship - 11 a.m. FIRST LUTHERAN - CUSHING Pastor Dorothy Sandahl, 715-648-5323 or 715-648-5324 Sun. Wor. 9 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 9 a.m. FRISTAD LUTHERAN - CENTURIA ELCA - 501 Hwy. 35, 715-646-2357, Mel Rau, Pastor Sun. Wor. & Holy Communion - 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. - 10:40 a.m. GEORGETOWN LUTHERAN - ELCA Rt. 1, Balsam Lake, WI (Fox Creek) Pastor Neal Weltzen; GT Office - 715-857-5580, Parsonage - 715-822-3001, TR Office - 715-822-3001 Wor. Serv. 10:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 9:15 a.m.; Holy Communion - 1st Sun. of each month GRACE LUTHERAN - WEST SWEDEN Phone 715-327-4340, 715- 416-3086 , 715-327-8384 Pastor Theresa Riewestahl Worship 9:15 a.m.; Sun. School 10:30 a.m. Communion - 1st & 2nd Sundays IMMANUEL LUTHERAN - FREDERIC (Missouri Synod) Pastor Jody R. Walter - 715-327-8608 Sun. Schl. - 8:45 a.m.; Service - 10:30 a.m. Communion - 1st, 3rd & 5th Sun. LAKESIDE COMMUNITY LUTH. - ELCA CTH H, 1/2 mi. N. of CTH A & H on H Church Off. 715-635-7791 Pastor Bill Schroeder Sat. Worship 7 p.m.; Sun. Worship 9 a.m. LAKETOWN LUTHERAN - CUSHING Pastor Dorothy Sandahl Sun. Wor. 10:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 10:30 a.m. LUCK LUTHERAN Pastor Ralph Thompson - 715-472-8424; 510 Foster Ave. E.; Office 715-472-2605; www.lucklutheran.org (June- Aug.) Sun. Wor. 9 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 9 a.m. Mon. Wor. 6:30 p.m.

MILLTOWN LUTHERAN 113 W. Main St.. W., Phone 715-825-2453 Pastor Nanette Hagen-Hinck 9:30 a.m. Sunday Worship (begins May 27) NEW HOPE LUTHERAN CHURCH Pastor Emory Johnson, 715-463-5700 www.newhopelutheranchurch.org 685 W. State Road 70, Grantsburg Sun. Wor. Serv. 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 11 a.m. Communion 1st & 3rd Sundays NORTH VALLEY LUTHERAN Pastor Maggie Isaacson, 715-825-3559 3 mi. W. of Milltown on “G” Sun. Wor. - 9:15 a.m.; Wed. Wor. 6:30 p.m. Holy Communion 1st & 3rd Sundays OUR REDEEMER LUTHERAN, (LCMS) WEBSTER Pastor Gerald Heinecke Church Phone 715-866-7191 Sun. Schl. - 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Wor. - 10:30 a.m. Communion 1st & 3rd Sundays www.facebook/OurRedeemerWebster PEACE LUTHERAN - DRESSER (ELCA) 2355 Clark Road, Dresser, WI, 715-755-2515 Web site: plcdresser.org Pastor Wayne Deloach, Intern Melissa Carmack Sun. Wor. 9 a.m., Wed. Wor. 7 p.m. PILGRIM LUTHERAN - FREDERIC (ELCA) Interim Pastor Andrew Hinwood 507 Wisconsin Ave. N., 715-327-8012 Sun. Worship - 10:.30 a.m. Holy Communion 1st & 2nd Sundays www.pilgrimlutheranfrederic.org REDEEMER EV. LUTHERAN (Wisconsin Synod) Pastor Gene DeVries 200 N. Adams St., St. Croix Falls Sun. Wor. - 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. - 8:30 a.m. ST. JOHN’S EV. LUTHERAN (Wis. Synod) 350 Michigan Ave., Centuria Sun. Worship - 10:45 a.m.; Sun. School - 10 a.m. ST. PETER’S LUTHERAN - LCMC 1614 CTH B, North Luck, Pastor Rob Lubben Sunday Worship - 9 a.m. Contact Leslie Valentine, 715-646-2390; E-mail: [email protected] SHEPHERD OF THE VALLEY LUTHERAN (Missouri Synod) 140 Madison St. South, St. Croix Falls Pastor Mark K. Schoen Sun. Service - 9 a.m.; Sun.School - 10:30 a.m. TRINITY LUTHERAN - ELCA 10 mi. W. of Cumberland on Hwy. 48 (McKinley) Pastor Neal Weltzin GT Office 715-857-5580, Parsonage 715-822- 3001, TR Office - 715-822-3001 Wor. Serv. - 9 a.m.; Sun. Schl. - 10:15 a.m. Holy Communion - 1st Sunday TRINITY LUTHERAN LCMS, DANBURY Pastor Gerald Heinecke Home 715-327-8608; Church 715-866-7191 Sunday Worship Service - 8 a.m. Holy Communion 1st & 3rd Sundays TRINITY LUTHERAN - FALUN Hwy. 70 East, 715-689-2271, Pastor: Carl Heidel Worship 9 a.m.; Sunday School 10:15 a.m. Communion -Every Sunday TRINITY EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN - OSCEOLA 300 Seminole Ave. (CTH M) Mark Kock, Pastor, 715-294-2828 Sun. Wor. 8 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.; Summer, 9 a.m. WEST DENMARK LUTHERAN Pastors Mike & Linda Rozumalski 1 mi. west of Luck on N, 2478 170th St., Luck Sunday Worship 10 a.m.; Sunday School 9 a.m. Fellowship 11 a.m.

WEST IMMANUEL LUTHERAN - ELCA Rev. Rexford D. Brandt 447 180th St., Osceola, 715-294-2936 Sunday Worship 9 a.m.

YELLOW LAKE LUTHERAN 1/2 mi. W. of Hwy. 35 on U, 715-866-8281, Pastors Douglas Olson, Roger Kampstra, Myron Carlson and Danny Wheeler Services begin at 9:30 a.m.; Communion 1st & 3rd Sunday ZION LUTHERAN - BONE LAKE (LCMC) 5 miles E. of Frederic on W, 2 miles south on I; Church: 715-472-8660 Pastor Mike Fisk, 715-417-0692 Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; Worship 10:30 a.m. Communion - 1st Sunday ZION LUTHERAN - EAST FARMINGTON (WELS ) Pastor Martin Weigand - 715-294-3489 Sunday Worship 8 & 10 a.m.; Thursday Worship 7 p.m. Communion - 1st & Last Sunday

ZION LUTHERAN - MARKVILLE Pastor Tim Faust Worship - 11 a.m.; Sunday School - 10 a.m. Holy Communion - 1st & 3rd Sunday ZION LUTHERAN - TRADE LAKE Pastor Theresa Riewestahl 715-327-8384, 715-416-3086 Fellowship - 10:30 a.m., Sun. Schl. 9:45 a.m.; Worship 11 a.m., Communion - 1st & 2nd Sundays

PRESBYTERIAN

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN Rev. Bruce Brooks - 715-483-3550 719 Nevada St. , (between Simonson & Tower Roads) , St. Croix Falls Worship - 10 a.m. (Nursery provided) Sun. Schl. - Child.- 9 a.m.; Sun. Schl. - Adults - 8:45 a.m.; Communion 1st Sunday

ST. FRANCIS XAVIER Pastor Father Frank Wampach, 651-465-7345 25293 Redwing Ave., Shafer, MN Sunday 9 a.m. ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST Pastor Father Michael J. Tupa, 715-866-7321 Cedar & Muskey Ave. - Webster Mass Sun 10 a.m., Wed. 5:30 p.m. (Sept-May), Fri. 9 a.m. (Summer) ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC 1050 North Keller Ave., Amery, 715-268-7717 Father John Drummy, Pastor Sat. Mass 4 p.m., Sun. Mass 10:30 a.m. Mass Wed. & Thurs. 9 a.m. ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC Rev. Thomas E. Thompson, 255 E. 10th Ave., Osceola, 715-294-2243 Masses: Sun. 10:30 a.m., Tues. 5 p.m. Thurs. at 10 a.m. at Osc. Nursing Home

ASSEMBLY CENTURIA ASSEMBLY OF GOD Pastor Don Wiltshire, 715-640-6400 Centuria - Phone 715-646-2172 Sunday Service: 10 a.m. OSCEOLA COMMUNITY CHURCH Pastor Larry Mederich, 715-294-4332 www.occconnect.org Mtg. @ St. Croix Art Barn; Sun. Serv. - 9 a.m. Nursery and children church SIREN ASSEMBLY OF GOD Pastor Andrew Bollant Sun. Schl. - 9:15 a.m.; Morn. Serv. - 10:15 a.m.; Supervised Nursery; Wed. Evening - Worship Serv. 6:30 p.m.

EVANGELICAL APPLE RIVER COMMUNITY (EFCA) Pastor Bruce Tanner, 942 U.S. Hwy. 8, Amery, 715-268-2176 Sun. Schl. 9:30 a.m.; Worship 10:30 a.m. Wednesday Bible study 7 p.m. CROSSWALK COMMUNITY CHURCH Pastor Greg Lund, 715-327-8767 700 Churchwood Lane; 505 Old CTH W, Frederic Sun. Schl. - 9 a.m.; Morn. Worship - 10:15 a.m.; Nursery provided for all services Sat. Worship - 6 p.m., Luck Senior Center HOPE EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH Pastor Dave Williams 933 248th St., Osceola Morn. Wor. 10 a.m.; Sun. School Sept.-May 8:45 a.m. Children’s Church & Nursery provided

TRADE RIVER EVAN. FREE Pastor Dale VanDeusen, 715-488-2296 or 715-488-2653 20296 Hwy. 87, Grantsburg Morning Wor. 9:30 a.m.; Sunday Schl. 10:45 a.m.; Nursery provided for all services

BAPTIST

EAST BALSAM BAPTIST - BALSAM LK. 1816 108th St., CTH I Pastor Gabe Brennan, 715-857-5411 www.eastbalsam.org Wor. Service - 9 a.m.; Sun. School-10:30 a.m. EUREKA BAPTIST 2393 210th Ave., St. Croix Falls Pastor Willis Christenson, 715-483-9464 Sun. School - 10 a.m.; Wor. Service - 11 a.m. FAITH FELLOWSHIP Hwy. 35 and CTH N., Luck Bill McEachern Pastor, 715-485-3973 Sun. Bible study - 9 a.m.; Sun. Wor. - 10 a.m. FIRST BAPTIST - AMERY 131 Broadway St., 715-268-2223; www.fbcamery.org; E-mail: [email protected] Reg. office hours: Tues.-Thurs. 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. Pastor Charlie Butt, Lead Pastor; Nick Buda, Associate Pastor Sun. Serv.: 9 a.m.; All ages Sun. Schl. 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.; Nursery available FIRST BAPTIST - FALUN 715-689-2125 or 715-689-2156 Brian Krause, Lead Pastor Steve Ward, Assoc. Pastor of Visitation Tim Lindau, Youth Director Sun. School (all ages) 9:30 a.m.; Church Serv. 10:45 a.m.; Nursery provided

FIRST BAPTIST - MILLTOWN Pastor Marlon Mielke, 715-825-3186 Sunday Schl. 9:45 a.m.; Worship 11 a.m., 7 p.m.

FIRST BAPTIST - TAYLORS FALLS, MN Located across from elemen. school on West St., Pastor, Dr. Kevin Schumann; 651-465-7171 Sun. Morn. - Sun. School for all ages - 9 a.m. Morn. Worship - 10:15 a.m.; Nursery provided. FIRST BAPTIST - WEBSTER Church Phone 715-866-4111 Pastor Tim Quinn Sun. School 9:30 a.m.; Worship - 10:45 a.m (Nursery provided) GRACE CHURCH OF OSCEOLA “The Cure for the Common Church” 722 Seminole Ave., Osceola Pastor Dr. Kent Haralson; 715-294-4222 or 715-755-3454; [email protected] Sun.: Praise & Worship Serv. 9 am., Adult Bible Study 10:45 a.m., Children’s Sun. School 10:45 a.m.

GRACE BAPTIST - GRANTSBURG 716 S. Robert St., Grantsburg, 715-463-5699 Sr. Pastor Brad Moore David Ahlquist, Assoc. Pastor Sun. Worship 9:30 a.m.; Sun. School 11 a.m. LIVING HOPE CHURCH Pastor Doug McConnell Youth Pastor Chris Radtke At Grantsburg High School, 715-463-5794 Sun. Serv. 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 11 a.m. TRADE LAKE BAPTIST Pastor Merrill Olson, Interim Pastor 715-327-8402 Sun. Schl. - 9:15 a.m.; Wor. Serv. - 10:15 a.m.; Nursery provided.; www.tradelakebaptistchurch.org

CHURCH OF CHRIST

CHURCH OF CHRIST - WEBSTER Minister Garret Derouin, 715-866-7157 Musky & Birch St., Avail. in office 9 a.m. - noon, Tues.-Fri.; Sun. Bible Study 9:30 a.m. Worship 10:30 a.m.

WESLEYAN

WOODLAND WESLEYAN Dairyland - Rev. Andrea Wittwer 715-244-3649 Sunday School - 10 a.m.; Worship - 11 a.m.

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WOOD RIVER CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP Pastor Dan Slaikeu 4 mi. SE of Grantsburg on Williams Rd. Worship 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m. HOPE FELLOWSHIP OF SOMERSET 231 Bluff Drive, 715-247-2435 Services are Sundays at 10:30 a.m.

CHRISTIAN CENTER

EL SALEM/TWIN FALLS CHRISTIAN CENTER 1751 100th Ave., Dresser Sun. School 9:30 a.m.; Morning Wor. 10:30 a.m. Evening Services Sun. 6 p.m.; Wed. 7 p.m. Call Pastor Darryl Olson at 715-755-3133 for information and directions

CHRISTIAN ORTHODOX

HOLY TRINITY ORTHODOX 523 1st St., Clayton, 715-948-2493 Fr. Christopher Wojcik, Pastor Sat. Vespers - 5 p.m.; Sun. Liturgy - 9:30 a.m. HOLY CROSS ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN Meeting at Zion Lutheran Church, 28005 Old Towne Rd., Chisago City, MN, www.holyx.net Sunday Worship Service 9:30 a.m.

NAZARENE

CALVARY CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 510 S. Vincent, St. Croix Falls Pastor Tom Reaume, 715-483-3696 Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; Worship 10:45 a.m. & Wed. 6:30 p.m. FAITH COMMUNITY 7535 Peet St., Danbury, 715-656-4010 Adult Bible Serv. 9 a.m.; Services: Sun. 10 a.m.; Sunday School during church service.

NONDENOMINATIONAL

CROSSROADS CHRISTIAN CHURCH 2390 CTH A, 1/8 mi. east of A&H intersection Pastor Tryg Wistad, 715-635-9222 [email protected] Sunday Worship: 10 a.m. NEW LIFE COMMUNITY - AMERY Interim Pastor Craig Jorgenson Sunday Worship 10 a.m.; Children’s Church: K to 6th Grade NEW LIFE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY Meets at Dresser Elem. School, Dresser Pastor Tony Minell, 715-417-1982 Sunday Wor. 9:45 a.m.; Sunday Schl. 9:45 a.m. NEW WINE CHURCH - CENTURIA 309 5th Street, , 715-338-2751 Pastor Scott Petznick Sunday Worship 10 a.m.; Sunday School 9 a.m.

NORTHERN PINES FRIENDS WOR. GROUP 715-733-0481 or 715-733-0480 for time of meeting.

ST. CROIX UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP 1st, 2nd & 3rd Sunday, 10 a.m. in the St. Croix Falls Library community room.

INTERDENOMINATIONAL

RIVER VALLEY CHRISTIAN 1289 160th St. (Hwy. 65), St. Croix Falls, 715-483-5378 Senior Pastors Paul and Sonja Hanson Sunday Adult Bible Class 9 a.m. Worship and Children’s Sunday Schl. 10 a.m.

ST. PETER’S COMMUNITY CHURCH “Faith on Purpose” (Love God, Love People...period) faithonpurpose.org CTH F, Dresser, 715-483-2911 Pastor’s res./office Sunday Worship 10 a.m.

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22001122Burnett County's fly-in/drive-in air show

Pilot Don Larson is getting ready to start up his plane, which is a 1941 N3N-3 nicknamed Yellow Peril. It isone of 816 built. – Photos by Abby Ingalls

Brooke Wolfe, 4, wasthe youngest chef be-hind the griddle at Bur-nett County’s Fly-inBreakfast on Saturday,July 21. Dressed in thefinest of chef uniforms,Brooke was busy flip-ping pancakes for allwho came in that morn-ing.

This plane is getting ready to take off.

Photos by Abby Ingalls

A bird’s-eye view of Siren and Crooked Lake taken from a helicopter.

Picnic tables were full of people coming from both land and sky to enjoy a hot break-fast and conversation.

The morning begancloudy, but broke awayto sunny skies and amuggy morning. Herea plane takes off intothe sky.

ABOVE: Yellow Peril and Don Larson taking off into the air.

RIGHT: A group of onlookers watch with interest as planes take off into the sky.

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• Art Medley on display at the Fresh Start Coffee Roast-ers.

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• Methodist church Christmas in July basement bou-tique. Thurs. 3-8 p.m.; Fri. 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

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• Washburn County Fair, washburncountyfair.com, 715-469-3217.

St. Croix Falls• Polk County Fair, polkcountyfair.com, 715-483-0022.

Voyager Village• “Steel Magnolias” at the clubhouse. Thurs.-Sat. 7 p.m.;Sun. 2:30 p.m., villageplayerscommunitytheatre.com.

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• Lyme disease education and support at Our Savior’sLutheran Church, 7 p.m., 715-268-2856, 715-268-2035.

Centuria• Adult grief support group meeting at Holy TrinityChurch, 6:30 p.m., 715-483-3363.

Grantsburg• Parkinson’s support group meets at Burnett MedicalCenter, 2 p.m., 715-689-2163.

Milltown• QPR Gatekeeper suicide prevention training at the li-brary, 6:30 p.m., 715-553-2367.

Siren• Ruby’s Pantry at 24534 Hwy. 35/70. Open 1:30 p.m. Dis-tribution 2 p.m., $15 donation.• Burnett County Citizen Patrol meeting at the govern-ment center, jury room, 7 p.m.• Music in the Park, Harmonic Balance, at CrookedLake, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Webster• Memory loss support group speaker at the library, 1-3p.m., 715-349-5250.

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• Great Folle Avoine Fur Trade Rendezvous, demos,competitions & entertainment, 715-866-8890.

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• Range Day at St. Croix Outdoors, 3-9 p.m., 715-483-9515, stcroixoutdoors.com.

Webster• Kids Create free art classes at Larsen Family Library,10-11:30 a.m. Sign up by Wed. prior, 715-919-1943.

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• “Man of La Mancha” at Festival Theatre. Sat. 7:30 p.m.,Sun. 2 p.m., 715-483-3387, festivaltheatre.org.

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• Family Fun Day, sidewalk sales, Harley parade,powwow, pig roast, games, etc. 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

Frederic• Range Day at Coyland Creek, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., 715-653-4273, coyland.com.

Luck• Bryce Hacker Memorial Musky Tournament on BoneLake, 7 a.m.-3 p.m., 715-825-3314.

Siren• Drop-off day for Lions and Lioness yard sale dona-tions, 9 a.m.-noon, 715-349-2400.

St. Croix Falls• Class of 1982 reunion. Golf 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Dinner &gathering at the Legion, 6-11 p.m., Facebook.

Trade Lake• Swedish Mission Church’s 126th-anniversary cele-bration, 11 a.m.

Webster• High tea at Grace United Methodist Church, 1 p.m.

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• Music by Glory Train & Jerry Baxter at SkonewoodChristian Retreat Center, 6:30 p.m.• Drive-in worship service at Laketown Lutheran Church,10:30 a.m.

Danbury• Wild rice pancake breakfast at Forts Folle Avoine,8 a.m.-12:30 p.m., 715-866-8890.

Frederic• St. Dominic’s 50th Summer Festival, Mass 10:30 a.m.,chicken dinner 10:30 a.m. Medallion hunt, games, cashprizes, sawdust pile and silent auction.

Grantsburg• Historical society’s ice-cream social at the museum,Wisconsin Ave. and Oak St., 6:30 p.m.

Siren• Burnett GOP ice-cream social at The Lodge, 2 p.m.

St. Croix Falls• Family Play Day at Interstate Park, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., 715-483-3747.

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• Music by The Pipe Dream Blues Machine in TrianglePark, 6:30 p.m.

Siren• Food and Friends Community dinner will be held atthe Siren Covenant Church, 5-6 p.m.

St. Croix Falls• Alzheimer’s support group at the medical center,1-3 p.m., 715-483-0431.

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Frederic• Blood pressure screening at Bremer Bank, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

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• Siren Summerfest, sales, arts & crafts, pageant andcar show.

Voyager Village• “Steel Magnolias” at the clubhouse. Thurs.-Sat. 7 p.m.;Sun. 2:30 p.m., villageplayerscommunitytheatre.com.

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• Northwoods Flyers EEA Club meets at the BurnettCounty Government Center, Rm. 165, 7 p.m.• Music in the Park, Doug Crane & Al Parson, atCrooked Lake, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

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• Lamar Music Festival, 715-483-0022, 715-553-2116.

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• Book sale & pie & ice-cream social at BethanyLutheran, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Milltown• Library’s outdoor movie at Half Moon Lake Landing,dusk, 715-825-2313.

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• Anniversary celebration, sales, music, food & dance,discoverdanbury.com.

Frederic• Indianhead Gem and Mineral Show, Sat.10 a.m.-5p.m., Sun. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 715-349-2241.

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• Book sale at the library, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Cushing• Doc - Squirt Days, bike show & swap at Suzy Q’s,10 a.m.-3 p.m., 715-648-5223.

Danbury• Logging show downtown, 12:30, 2 & 3:30 p.m.

Grantsburg• Feed My Sheep at Grace Church in Grantsburg. Doorsopen 8 a.m., distribution 9 a.m., 715-463-5699.

Siren• Hazardous waste collection at the county highwayshop, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., 715-635-2197.• Lions Club BBQ and Rib Fest, at Crooked Lake Park,11 a.m.-?, 715-349-7399..• Coin show, sponsored by Fishbowl Wooden Nickel, atsenior center, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., 715-468-2012.• Arts Alive on 35 & bake sale at BAAG Art Center,10 a.m.-4 p.m.

St. Croix Falls• Lamar Festival at Lamar Community Center. Music,dance and art. lamarcommunity.org.

Webster• Pet CPR and first aid training session at the highschool, 10 a.m.-noon. RSVP 715-866-4096.

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Hannah Wondra represented the Leaning Pine Farm Toys float at the Wannigan Days paradeon Saturday afternoon, July 21. – Photo by Tammy Wondra

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Rain finally falls onSouthern Wisconsin

by Steve RoisumWisconsin Public Radio

Southern Wisconsin is get-ting some much needed rainover the next few days. This isgood news for corn farmers,but experts say it won't beenough to end the drought.

This week could bring themost rain seen in quite a whilefor some areas in southernWisconsin. Ed Townsend is ameteorologist with the Na-tional Weather Service in Sulli-van. He expects a mix of rainshowers and thunderstorms.But, Townsend says, it won’tbe enough for southern Wis-consin to climb out of thedrought. “Most likely we’ll bein a drought at least one, two,three months probablylonger.”

Due to the drought, agricul-ture officials say some cornfields are just beyond saving,but UW Extension Agricul-tural Climatologist Bill Blandsays this week's rain may helpsalvage some of the corn fieldsthat are still alive, where theplants have successfully polli-nated.

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