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There were 880 unemployed in the county in September, the lowest number in September since 2001.

Unemployment rates dropped in neighboring counties as well.

In St. Croix County, the rate fell to 3.0 percent. Barron County’s unemployment rate dropped to 3.7 percent. In Pierce County, the jobless rate dropped to 3.0 percent.

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Unemployment rate drops again Continuing a trend from last few months, the unemployment rate in Polk County dropped in September to 3.6 percent, down from August’s 3.7 percent. This is the lowest September unemployment rate in the county since 1998, when the rate was 3.3 percent.

According to Wisconsin’s WorkNet, 23,344 people were working in the county in September. This is the highest number of employed people in the county in September

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture forecasts record soybean production in Minnesota and Wisconsin, and record corn production in Minnesota. Wisconsin’s corn production is expected to be 3 percent higher than last year.

The USDA also forecasts record yields for corn in Minnesota and Wisconsin, and for soybeans in Minnesota. Wisconsin’s soybean yield would be the second-highest on record.

The forecasts are based on Oct. 1 conditions.

Brad Sirianni, farm business production management instructor at Western Technical College, said favorable weather was the big difference for crop yields this year.

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Jerry Clark with the University of Wisconsin-Extension told the Chippewa Herald that this year’s corn harvest in Chippewa County looks to be 10 percent higher than the normal yield.

Lisa Behnken of the University of Minnesota Extension said soybean yields coming into the regional office in Rochester are exceeding expectations.

“We have seen a lot of solid yields,” she said.

“That’s very good when you go across your farms.”

Prices for corn and beans in Minnesota and

ployment rate drop to 5.2 percent.

Dane County continued to have the lowest unemployment rate at 2.7 percent. Menominee County continues to have the highest unemployment rate in the state at 7.6 percent. Wisconsin’s non seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell as well to 3.6 percent, below the national unemployment rate of 4.9 percent.

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The Amery Community Club is sponsoring several events on Saturday, Oct. 31 designed for Halloween fun.

The Amery High School Auditorium is opening their doors at 10:30am to host the annual Costume Contest and Halloween Movie. At the conclusion of the movie from 1p.m.-3p.m., the kids are invited to hit the streets of Amery to trick-or-treat at local businesses displaying an orange pumpkin on their door.

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Wisconsin utilities project lower heating costs this winter MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin utilities predict residential heating costs will be around 20 percent lower than last year, thanks to lower natural gas costs and a warmer winter forecast.

Xcel Energy, which serves parts of western and northern Wisconsin, is predicting heating costs this winter will

be 20 to 25 percent lower than last winter. Spokeswoman Liz Wolf Green told Wisconsin Public Radio that during the last heating season, the average residential customer paid around $665 for heat.

“This year, with normal weather, we would expect to pay about $500 for the fivemonth heating season,” she

said.

Wisconsin Public Service, which serves northeastern Wisconsin, estimates heating costs will be 18 percent lower for its customers.

“The combination of warmer temperatures and lower gas prices is good news for customers,” spokesman Kerry Spees said.

We Energies in southeastern Wisconsin also predicts heating costs to be down 18 percent this winter.

The U.S. Energy Department earlier this month predicted lower heating bills nationwide. It projected a 25 percent drop for homes hearing with oil, an 18 percent drop for homes using propane and

about 10 percent for homes using natural gas. The outlook was based on a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration forecast that calls for warmer weather across most of the country.

Trick or Trot raises over $7,200 The morning of Saturday, October 24th, may have started out rainy and dreary in North Park, but when over 300 Trick or Trot participants hit the streets of Amery, supporting the Amery Food Pantry and Backpack Program, the rain rolled away and smiles were everywhere!

With the help of family volunteers, the Amery Police Department, and Amery Fire Department, the costumed runners navigated the streets of Amery enjoying the cool weather, beautiful leaves, and the good deed they all were joining together to do.

Over $7,200 was raised to be split between the two worthy organizations! This money will help families during the upcoming holiday season and will, hopefully, continue to brighten their days in the year ahead. Thank you to all participants, sponsors, and volunteers for your help in making this a great success!

This was a community effort and shows the large impact that can be made when we all come together for a good cause. The 2016 Trick or Trot is tentatively scheduled for October 22.

Visit our website for more information: amerytrickortrot.com

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Wisconsin are the lowest in five years, according to USDA National Agriculture Statistics Service data.

It will take time, Siranni said, for the effects of price and supply changes to trickle down to consumers.

With corn prices low, Winona County Farm Bureau president Glen Groth said farmers need to be careful with capital purchases.

“You can’t get away with being reckless,” Groth said. “You have to be more careful with your operation.”

Turn clocks back Saturday Daylight Saving Time ends early Sunday morning, Nov. 1, so before retiring for bed on Saturday night, Oct. 31, set your clocks BACK one hour.

Remember the old saying, “fall back, spring forward.”

Clear Lake interviews superintendent candidates this week The Clear Lake School Board chose last week to narrow the field for the successor to Superintendent Brad Ayer from the 14 applicants they received to six, that

will be interviewed this week.

Roger Foegen of the Wisconsin Association of School Boards, the firm hired by the Clear Lake School Board, reports that

three interviews will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 28 and Friday, Oct. 30.

Executive Director of Northern Waters Learning retires

The Board of Directors of Northern Waters Learning announced today that executive director Jill Leahy will retire this month. The NWL board will announce a successor to Leahy later this month. Under Leahy’s leadership, organizations within Polk County have increasingly worked together to address critical issues including child and adult literacy, student tutoring and preschool learning.

“Jill has provided leadership for the past seven years for Northern Waters Learning, helping to empower people of all ages to improve their lives through education,” said Lynda Flores, NWL Board president. “She has consistently sought to find ways to directly impact the quality

of life of those in Polk County through learning.”

“Jill understood the need for this county to better prepare all students in order to improve their quality of life. She had the distinct leadership ability to bring that to life through our programing and inter-organizational collaboration,” said Flores.

When asked for comment about her time at NWL, Leahy said, “My experience at NWL has been one of great challenge and great reward, both personally and professionally. I have always enjoyed connecting people to help them solve problems and make life a little easier.”

She added, “NWL has always been a place to connect and, more importantly, to impact lives. I

am so grateful for the relationships, discussions, and events I experienced. I was blessed by community and school support, a forward thinking board, and incredible employees and partners. I am forever changed by the testimonies of learners who have reached goals and their tutors who led them. I look forward to seeing the future impact of NWL and learning about the lives changed.”

Northern Waters Learning NWL is a 501 3 (c) charitable organization that serves Polk County and nearby communities in Wisconsin. NWL serves learners across Polk County, WI, looking to improve their lives through education, parenting, and/or work.

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OCTOBER 28 Faith Fall Dinner Faith Lutheran Church, Clayton, will be holding their Fall Dinner on Wednesday, Oct. 28. Serving is from 4:30 to 7 p.m.

On the menu is roast pork loin, mashed potatoes and gravy, corn, squash, cole slaw, cranberry relish, dessert and beverage.

Tuesday, November 3, at 7 p.m. at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church on Deronda Street in Amery.

Dr. Bruce Hansen, a club member, will present selected topics about the history of Sweden.

Further information at www. foreverswedish.net.

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OCTOBER 31 Halloween fun in Amery The Amery Community Club is sponsoring several events on Saturday, Oct. 31 designed for Halloween fun.

The Amery High School Auditorium is opening their doors at 10:30am to host the annual Costume Contest and Halloween Movie. At the conclusion of the movie from 1p.m.-3p.m., the kids are invited to hit the streets of Amery to trick-ortreat at local businesses displaying an orange pumpkin on their door.

First Lutheran Church, 240 Elm St. West, in Amery, is hosting a Meatball Dinner on Thursday, Nov. 5, from 4:30-7 p.m. with take out available.

The menu includes homemade meatballs and gravy, mashed potatoes, green beans, coleslaw, dessert and beverage, with a free will offering.

The dinner is a fundraiser for 16 members of First Lutheran who will be traveling to Jamaica Dec. 27 to Jan. 6 where the team will be at Sunbeam Boys Home. They will be working and playing with the 30 boys who call Sunbeam home.

Set clocks back Daylight Saving Time ends at 2:00 a.m. Sunday morning, Nov. 1. Before retiring for bed on Saturday night, set clocks BACK one hour.

NOVEMBER 1 Chili Feed The 15th Annual Chili Feed to benefit Northwoods Homeless Shelters in Amery and Luck will be held Sunday, Nov. 1.

Serving is from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Amery.

There is also a raffle for a full size quilt.

NOVEMBER 7 Roast Beef Dinner East Immanuel Lutheran church will be hosting their annual Roast Beef Dinner on Saturday, Nov. 7, serving from 4-7 p.m.

On the menu is roast beef, real mashed potatoes and gravy, rutabagas, salad, rolls, pie and a beverage. Take-outs are available.

A bake sale will also be held.

East Immanuel is located 5 miles south of Amery on Hwy. 46, then west on 20th Ave. 1 mile to 120th St.

KAP 9 pin tournament The 1st Annual KAP (Kevin Adam Prindle) 9 Pin Bowling Tournament will be held on Saturday, Nov. 7, at Club 53 in Amery. The tournament will continue on Sunday, Nov. 8.

Sign up in advance at 715-2688921.

Prizes will be awarded and many on-site raffles will be available all day long with a silent auction, 50/50 raffles and food available.

All proceeds go to Mental Health Task Force of Polk County for suicide prevention.

Bazaar at Trinity Trinity Lutheran Church is holding their annual Bazaar on Saturday, Nov. 7, from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The church is located at 1578 85th Ave./CTH F, 6 miles west of Amery. A bake sale, crafts and lunch are available.

Complimentary coffee will be served all during the event.

A lunch special of barbecue or stacked ham sandwich plate, along with lefse, rommegrot, fruit soup and pie is available.

A large selection of baked goods including Norwegian delicacies rosettes, krumkaka, sandbakkels and lefse are for sale along with a good variety of pies, cookies, candy, muffins and breads.

Many gift baskets will be featured.

Woman’s Club Wine and Beer Tasting Looking for a fun night out?

The Amery Woman’s Club is having their Wine and Beer Tasting Fundraiser. The date is November 7th at the Amery Golf Course from 6-8 p.m. All proceeds go to the Amery Food Pantry and the Polk County

Salvation Army.

There will be music, “heavy” hor d’oeuvres, a silent auction with many items, wine and beer tasting, and of course fun!

Tickets can be purchased from the following ladies Joyce Schaefer 715-268 -8133, Cheryl Bowman 715-268-2062, Nell Anderson 715-573-4697.

Hope to see you there!

NOVEMBER 14 Because You Eat! The next Ruby’s Pantry is set for Saturday, Nov. 14, at the Congregational Church in Amery. Food distribution begins at 9 a.m.

They are looking forward to seeing and to serving you.

Make it a fun event and bring friends and other family members along with you. Also bring boxes or other carrying containers.

Don’t be late as there is a free drawing for those registered before 8:45 a.m.

A portion of donations go to provide assistance to those in need in our local area through the Car Care and Car Grant ministries.

NOVEMBER 17 Friends of Amery Dog Park Now that the City of Amery has generously set aside 13 acres of land adjacent to the Amery Airport for a dog park, the FAADP are going ahead with site development and fundraising. If you’d like to help create this new community resource, join us on the third Tuesday of each month at 5:30 p.m. at the Amery Library.

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NOVEMBER 2 Amery Woman’s Club The Amery Woman’s Club will meet on Monday November 2nd at Shoreview Supper Club. Social time begins at 5 p.m. followed by dinner at 6 p.m. This month’s program will support the Northwood’s Homeless Shelter.

The evening will feature Ginny Ormsby of Northwood’s Homeless Shelter speaking about the shelter and its ongoing needs.

Guests are asked to bring family DVD’s, popcorn and snacks as a special treat for those at the shelter.

Dinner will consist of Lasagna, salad bar and a small dessert at a cost of $12.00 per person.

Dinner reservations must be made in advance no later than October 23rd.

Please call Betty Buck at 715268-7568 for reservations.

Guests are always welcome!

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Trick or Trot raises over $7,200 The second annual Trick or Trot 5k Run/Walk raised $7,246 for the Amery Food Pantry and the Salvation Army’s Backpack program. Presenting and accepting the check are, from left: Lisa (Kuhl) Danielson, Shirley Klopotek of the Amery Area Food Pantry, Betty Collins of the Salvation Army Backpack Program, Brian and Keagan Kuhl.

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OCTOBER 27, 2015

BY TOM STANGL FROM THE PUBLISHER’S DESK

Happy Halloween to you all. With the holiday falling on Saturday night, I imagine it will be quite a sight. Remember, moderation is the best policy and your children will notice if too much candy goes missing, no matter how you try to frame the discussion that it is “for their own good.”

Remember to turn your clocks back one hour before going to bed on Halloween because Standard Time returns, bringing the scary cover of darkness.

We will continue losing chunks of daylight through Publisher Dec. 22, the first day of winter Tom Stangl and the shortest day of the year.

The long, slow crawl back to more daylight begins on Dec. 23.

I believe that the whole Standard Time – Daylight Saving Time changes need to come to an end. The rationale behind the change is outdated, and I believe the adjustment to the time change is unhealthy for all involved.

I usually rant about this topic twice a year, so I apologize in advance.

In doing some research for the column, I learned that Daylight Saving Time was implemented during World War I, primarily to save fuel by reducing the need to use artificial lighting. Although some states and communities observed daylight saving time between the wars, it was not observed nationally again until World War II. I understand saving energy in times of national emergency. I do. But it doesn’t always turn out that way.

In 1973, during the Arab Oil Embargo, yearround daylight time was tried. It was repealed then next year. One reason it was repealed was because of an increased number of school bus accidents in the morning.

Accidents usually rise when the clocks are moved. Some observers attribute the huge spike in accidents on the first Monday of DST to the sudden change in the amount of light during driving times. Others attribute the accidents to groggy drivers who are still adjusting to new sleeping patterns.

Congress appears to have felt we were not having enough of a difficult time so in 2007 they passed a law starting Daylight Savings time three weeks earlier and ending it one week later. This cost US companies billions to reset automated equipment, put us further out of sync with Asia and Africa time-wise, inconvenienced most of the country, all in the name of unproven studies that claim we save energy.

It also forever changed Halloween, making a generation of children trick or treat in the daylight. Again, I understand safety, but part of the fun of Halloween is running around in the dark and getting candy.

So, enjoy your last few days of Daylight Saving Time. Savor the extra hour of sleep that you have been trying to catch for nearly half a year and get ready for the darkness.

We are losing daylight in chunks until the first day of Winter on Dec. 22. We won’t start climbing back out of the abyss until Dec. 23, and it will be just a few seconds at a time.

Unfortunately, no clock can make that time pass more quickly.

As always, I welcome your comments. You can reach me by email at tstangl@theameryfreepress.com, telephone 715-268-8101 or write me at P.O. Box 424, Amery, WI, 54001.

Thanks for reading. I’ll keep in touch. Feel free to do the same.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Jarchow and Republicans Vote for Unlimited and Secret Corruption To the editor: Three bills designed to severely limit the ability to investigate political corruption, dissolve the Government Accountability Board, and dismantle many of the current campaign finance laws are rapidly making their way through the Republican-controlled legislature.

A law that has already been passed in both houses and signed

by Governor Walker bars investigators from using the “John Doe” law on politicians or public officials suspected of bribery, corruption, or other political misconduct.

The John Doe law is a powerful tool used to conduct criminal investigations in secret, and was used to convict four Walker aides and investigate the governor for illegal coordination with conservative groups during the 2012 recall election. Senator Harsdorf voted for this bill.

In addition, the Assembly has voted to dissolve the nonpartisan Gov-

ernment Accountability Board, replacing it with two boards filled with equal numbers of Democratic and Republican appointees. This change will result in conflicts of interest on both sides and for continuous gridlock and inaction.

Perhaps the most consequential bill is a campaign finance bill that vastly expands the power of wealthy donors and weakens disclosure laws. The bill doubles the amount of money a donor can give directly to a candidate, and more importantly allows individuals to spend unlimited amounts of money on elections without disclosing their identity. Also, corporations would be able to donate unlimited amounts directly to political parties.

Representative Jarchow voted for all of these bills. Governor Walker is expected to sign the two remaining bills should they reach his desk. All votes for these bills were split on party lines, with all nearly

all Republicans voting in favor and all Democrats opposed or recusing.

Honest and representative government is a value shared by everyone across the political spectrum.

So my question to voters is this: Should we be willing to sacrifice our collective belief in open, clean government in order to advance our ideology, or should we be willing to temper our ideology in order to protect the democratic ideals we all share? These three bills, as well as the gerrymandering and voter suppression of recent years, make it clear that the campaign to weaken our democracy belongs entirely to Republicans. How could anyone, then, regardless of political beliefs, continue to elect them? When you vote next November, you are not just voting for a political party, you are deciding whether or not you want an open, representative government for all.

Evan Wright Dresser WI

Grateful for help of ‘Trick or Trot’ event To the editor: A HUGE thank you to the Kuhl family for sponsoring their 2nd annual “Trick or Trot” 5K run/ walk with all proceeds being donated to The Amery Area Food Pantry and the Salvation Army Backpack Program. We are very thankful that they chose to gift us with this donation. Our half will be a tremendous help to fund our November and De-

cember groceries for the more than 170 families that we will be serving.

I would also like to thank all the businesses that donated towards this awesome event, and to all the individuals that ran or walked this past Saturday. Many people gave very generous donations towards this endeavor.

The Kuhl family has gone “the extra mile” by organizing and

working this fun and worthwhile event. They were the guiding force to bring our whole community together once again to show the kindness and generosity that exists in Amery to help make a difference in the lives of our own who may need a helping hand.

With Sincere Gratitude, Shirley Klopotek, Co-Executive Director, Amery Area Food Pantry

Political Parties. Start a program called Occupy A Voting Booth Election.

Employees from every line of work could start right now by getting involved with every one you come in contact with. Fact: 70% of employees have not gotten a raise in twelve years.

Challenge Complainers – Start Now. Pose these two questions to anyone they know, family or work with, that complains they haven’t had a raise or even had cuts in

their wages and health care benefits or other work place injustices.

Question one. Do you inform yourself and vote in every election?

(If they say no. Tell them, you’re getting what you deserve.) Question two. If you voted, did you vote Republican? (If they say yes. Tell them, you’re getting what you voted for). It’s that simple. If you do any valid research/not Fox news/ it’s quite clear.

Denis Klinkhamer Amery

Occupy Wall Street? No! To the editor: In the year 2011, there was a movement by college kids called Occupy Wall Street.

It was a valiant effort but poorly timed. What they should have done it put their efforts toward educating the young people and older disillusioned Americans. There are very smart young people out there that with all the new technologies they cold organize a mass Political Employee Voting Block that would scare the hell out of both Major

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Pair arrested on drug charges in Clear Lake Maranda Sirek, 28, and Andrew In a bedside table, a soft case was pipe and a gem baggie containing Swanson, 31, where arrested Oct. found, containing a baggie with white powder residue.

A search of Swanson’s vehicle 22 on drug charges after a search green plant material that had the warrant was executed at 213 Oak appearance of marijuana. A glass revealed a red metal box with a pipe with white residue was found lock. Inside the box was a digital St. in Clear Lake. scale with white powder in the wastebasAccording to the probresidue on it that tested ket. Sireke told able cause report, Sirek positive for methamphetthe officers she and Swanson were locatamine. had licked the ed in a bedroom in the Sirek was arrested scale and showed home for nearly a half on three warrants, posit to Swanson. hour before law enforcesession of methamphetSwanson was ment arrived. amine, possession of THC found in an adSirek admitted to law Sirek Swanson and bail jumping. Swanjoining bathroom. enforcement that she had son was arrested for posOfficers found a been using the bedroom glass bubble pipe with white res- session of methamphetamine and for several days.

Officers found a digital scale idue on top of the toilet tank. Hid- possession of methamphetamine with a white residue that tested den under a rug in front of the toi- paraphernalia. positive for methamphetamine. let, officers located another glass

Strange bathroom behavior leads to arrest Michael Semingson, 51, of Eau Claire, was arrested Oct. 23 in Osceola and charged with possession of meth and disorderly conduct following a bizarre trip to Osceola Stop.

According to the probable cause report, Osceola Police reSemingson sponded to a call Friday afternoon at the Osceola Stop regarding a male in the bathroom that refused to come out.

When the officer arrived on scene, he found a shirtless Semingson walking around the store.

He told the officer that he was waiting for a ride and that he had lost his shirt. The officer detained

Semingson in order to talk with witnesses.

A clerk in the store told the officer that she “had never felt more threatened in her life.” Semingson came into the store asking directions to 94. The clerk explained the directions and showed him a map. Semingson asked for paper and pen and began writing before going to the bathroom.

According to the report, after a while, Semingson asked the clerk to bring quarters to the bathroom.

He was told that he would need to come to the counter for change.

Semingson got his change and returned to the bathroom.

He came back out later with his pants open and underwear down, but did not expose his groin. He bought lotion and returned to the

bathroom, periodically peeking out of the door.

The officer found a white muscle shirt in the newspaper rack rolled up with a brown paper towel rolled up inside of the shirt. A syringe partially full of a brownish liquid was found inside the paper towel. There was also a plastic jem pack with white residue and some other folded paper. The clerk identified the shirt as belonging to Semingson. The white substance tested positive for methamphetamine.

Semingson was arrested for possession of methamphetamine, possession of methamphetamine paraphernalia, disorderly conduct and probation hold.

Reports in Support of Probable Cause Polk County Sheriff’s Department Monday, October 26 Aarol L. Karl, 48, Frederic was arrested October 19 for warrant arrest.

Andrew H. Langevin, 37, Eau Claire was arrested October 13 for failure to appear.

Daniel James Payson, 35, White Bear Lake, MN was arrested October 21 for MN doc warrant.

Ronald W. Olson, 49, New Richmond was arrested October 25 for speed 70/55, OWI 1st and PAC .10.

John C. Volkert, 51, Amery was arrested October 22 for OWI 1st and PAC 1st.

Owen Fitzpatrick Brown, 25, Osceola was arrested October 20 for battery.

Nicholas John Lysdahl, 22, Milltown was arrested October 20 for mistreating animals.

Brent J. Strege, 37, Luck was arrested October 21 for meth posses-

sion felony, drug paraphernalia possession and drug paraphernalia possession.

Maranda Lynn Sirek, 28, homeless was arrested October 22 for warrant X 3, possession of methamphetamine, possession THC and bail jumping.

Andrew Lester Swanson, 31, homeless was arrested October 22 for possession methamphetamine and possession of paraphernalia.

Gabriel W. Wright, 35, St. Croix Falls was arrested October 23 for OAR, warrant and probation hold.

Michael Duane Semingson, 51, Eau Claire was arrested October 23 for possession of methamphetamine, possession of methamphetamine paraphernalia, disorderly conduct and probation hold.

Derrik Ray Kriesel, 30, Clear Lake was arrested October 24 for possession of drug paraphernalia.

Sara Ann Rozen, 32, Clear Lake

was arrested October 24 for possession of drug paraphernalia and possession THC. Jessie Eugene Fender, 30, Luck was arrested October 25 for disorderly conduct.

Nicholas R. Campbell, 24, St. Croix Falls was arrested October 25 for disorderly conduct.

Marianne Ruth Walters, 35, Luck was arrested October 25 for trespassing.

Amber Marie Berrard, 34, East Farmington was arrested October 25 for disorderly conduct – domestic.

Marianne Ruth Walters, 35, Luck was arrested October 25 for trespassing.

Michael John Ellis, 26, Luck was arrested October 25 for trespassing, resisting an officer, disorderly conduct and bail jumping felony.

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Dog dumping lands Milltown man in jail Nicholas Lysdahl, 22, of Milltown was arrested on Oct. 21, charged with mistreating animals after allegedly taking two pitbull/ hounds from the Amery area and dumping one on 205th Street.

According to the probable cause report, officers from the Polk County Sheriff’s Department were dispatched following calls of possible stolen dogs on Facebook.

Lysdahl Lysdahl took a male and a female pitbull/hound mix from a property on 75th Street in Amery on Oct. 20. At around 4:15, drivers observed Lysdahl’s gold SUV dropping off the male puppy and driving away.

According to the report, a driver who witnessed the incident was able to capture the dog before it could be injured.

During an interview with officers on Oct. 21, Lysdahl admitted to picking up the dogs, claiming that he did not steal them. He told officers that he let the male out on the highway because it wasn’t fitting with his family. The female was given to Barron County.

Lysdahl was told that he should have surrendered the dog to a shelter instead of dumping it on the highway. He was arrested for mistreating animals.

Amery Police Department Incident Report 10/17/2015-10/23/2015 Incidents: 10/23/15, 8:32PM- Amery Police assisted Polk County with a drug investigation.

10/23/15, 6:48PM- Police responded to check the welfare and investigate a harassment complaint.

10/23/15, 3:11PM- Police responded to the Lien Elementary School to assist with a juvenile matter.

10/23/15, 12:10PM- Police responded to the Amery Middle School for a disorderly student.

10/22/15, 9:35PM- Police responded to the odor of gas in the area of Meadow Ln. 10/22/15, 2:32PM- Police responded to the area of Save a Lot for a disorderly incident.

10/22/15, 9:57AM- Police investigated a theft and fraud complaint.

10/22/15, 9:18PM- Police responded to a juvenile runaway complaint. Both juveniles were located.

10/21/15, 4:38PM- Police responded to ARMC for a mental health evaluation.

10/21/15, 3:11PM- Police received a complaint of an attempted theft in the area of Broadway St. and Lexington Ave. 10/20/15, 2:45PM- Police responded to a report of a suspicious person in the area of Arch St. 10/19/15, 10:13AM- Police responded to a suspicious item found.

10/18/15, 1:25PM- Police responded to a damage to property and theft complaint at the car wash on Birch St. E.

Arrests: 10/18/15- Scott Dellios, Amery, was arrested for Operating After Revocation.

Osceola man killed in one car accident Jordan Cloutier, 24, of Osceola was killed Saturday night in a one car accident in St. Croix County.

A 2005 Dodge Durango, being operated by Bailey Shayne

Martin, age 25 from New Richmond WI, was eastbound on STH 64 about ½ mile west of 85th St. in Somerset Township.

Martin lost control on the roadway and entered the ditch, roll-

ing the Durango. The vehicle came to rest south of the frontage road (Hillcrest Dr.).

A passenger in the Durango, Jordon M. Cloutier, age 24 from Osceola, WI, was ejected

from the Durango and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Martin was wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash.

Cloutier was not wearing a seatbelt. Bailey Martin was arrest-

ed for Homicide by Intoxicated use of a Motor Vehicle and is currently being held in the St. Croix County Jail pending formal charges from the St. Croix County District Attorney.

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50 Years Ago November 4, 1965

Another Farmers & Merchants Bank Feature The Farmers & Merchants State Bank will inaugurate a welcome feature and something that will meet with the approval of the public and receive their unanimous commendation when, the beautiful rest room in the large hall over the billiard parlor is in readiness for occupancy.

The room which is 40 by 80 is being partitioned off so that the ladies will have a separate room in which to rest and care for their children when in town trading and the men will have a room in which to talk over personal and business matters.

Each room will be accessible to sanitary drinking fountains, lavatories, water closets etc., and the rooms will be fitted up with writing tables and chairs, in fact every possible convenience will be furnished to the out of town guests who come to Amery, absolutely free, and you are not only invited to make use of it but you are urged to do so.

90 Years Ago November 12, 1925 Child Caught in Wringer Badly Injured Lucian, the 4-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bibeau got his hand caught in the wringer of an electric washing machine at their home in this city last Wednesday and before the power could be shut off his arm was in up to the elbow.

Medical attention was given at once and an X-Ray revealed no broken bones but a badly bruised arm.

Car Gets Worst of Collision With Light Post A Ford Sedan driven by Peder Pederson of New Richmond hit a white way post in this city Sunday evening and it was necessary to tow the car to the garage. It was later taken to New Richmond by a B. & W. trouble car.

Miss Grace Ryder of this city who was an occupant of the car was slightly injured and the impact broke the globe surmounting the iron light post.

85 Years Ago November 13, 1930 Barn and Contents Burned Last Wednesday The barn on the R. W. Klein farm was burned to the ground Nov. 5th together with about 100 tons of hay, straw and feed.

The cattle and other stock were taken out in time to save them.

The fire was discovered about noon, by the hired man who called for help and notified members of the family who then called for the Amery Fire Department. Mr. Klein was at Clayton on business at the time.

The Amery company responded and but for their prompt action all the farm buildings would have been burned.

New Dairy Queen Now Being Built

Randall Barbershop in 1949 Here are the clipped and the clipper back in 1949. Pictured in the Randall Barbershop in Amery are Obby Berget, a farmer in the Wanderoos community and barbershop owner, W. B. “Tib” Randall of Amery.

changed to snowy, winter coat conditions by Saturday.

Precipitation for October was .99 inches above the norm of 2.04 inches. It totaled 3.03 in. for the month.

The snowfall to date totals 4.5 inches. That, of course, is not the wet value of the white stuff…that measured .33 in.

large number continuing both Tuesday and Wednesday.

Mr. Clark is the son of C. C. Clark of Clear Lake and Mr. Rogers is partner in the Lagoon on Deer Lake and other enterprises with his brothers Ray and Lee.

Infantile Paralysis Victims Are Reported

Two Men Missing in Phantom Lake

Two infantile paralysis sufferers in this area were reported last week by Dr. W. B. Cornwall. They are the children, a boy and a girl, of Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Anderson, living near Deer Lake.

The children are confined to their beds and little as yet can be ascertained as to the seriousness of the attack.

Dragging operations are continuing in an attempt to recover the second body of a dual duck hunting tragedy, which occurred last Saturday.

Yesterday’s The body of News Hugh Rogers, 38, St. Croix Diane Stangl Falls, was recovered from 5½ feet of water in Phantom Lake about 3:30 p.m. Tuesday afternoon.

Still missing is the body of Douglas Clark, 34, of New Richmond, the other duck hunter, who with Rogers, was hunting on the backwater lake about four miles north of Grantsburg Saturday. Dragging operations have been hindered by the slough-like nature of the lake created during the past several years by flooding marsh and scrub timberland.

“It’s just the Everglades of Florida,” commented Sheriff James Moore who has been aiding in the arduous chore to retrieve the victims.

Families of the two men, brother-in-laws, became alarmed on Saturday evening when the two failed to return from a duck hunting expedition. Sunday morning their abandoned car, an overturned duck boat and a stranded Chesapeake hunting dog all indicated a tragedy.

The dog was in a partially submerged tree about three blocks from shore, exhausted and unable to swim the remaining distance. A hunting cap and cigarette case were also found near the scene.

About 50 boats were engaged in the search Monday with a

Three small boys, the oldest being seven years old, go into the dynamite house of Jorstad’s store at the edge of Dallas and had themselves a good time, but their parents and authorities are sweating, thinking of what could have happened to the youngsters.

The trio hauled out three cases of dynamite. They left two cases outside the house, but emptied the third, carrying the sticks to the nearby bank of a field where they piled on a covering of dirt.

Undersheriff Jim O’Brien, commenting on the incident, said, “It should serve as a warning to parents to tell their children to stay away from dynamite.” He said if the children had found percussion caps with the dynamite, the results would have been tragic.

The loss will be a heavy one for Mr. Klein and especially so at this time of the year when he had everything in readiness for winter feeding and caring of his livestock.

75 Years Ago October 31, 1940

Rain Breaks Long Drought in District The rainfall measured over an inch, which drenched the ground and started farmers plowing this week, and broke a dry spell of nearly two months in the Amery community Monday night and Tuesday morning.

The last good rain here was on the night of July 31 and the day of August 1 when 2½ inches fell.

Crops had been well enough along so that the subsequent dry spell was not fatal to them.

In September only .24 of an inch fell during the entire month.

Polk, St. Croix and Barron counties were the driest in the state in September. The month likewise was the second driest September since weather bureau records were kept in Wisconsin, and the driest since 1891.

60 Years Ago November 3, 1955 Winter Climate Arrives Friday Temperatures ran the gauntlet from a high of 71 to a low of 30 within a brief six-day period of extreme “summer” and “winter” weather.

Last Thursday, October 27, featured balmy, shirtsleeve weather but that quickly

Three Boys Break Into Dallas Dynamite House

55 Years Ago November 3, 1960 Resident Drives Away From Wife Many yarns have been spun about absent-minded professors and their antics. This does not concern such an individual…rather it is a true-to-life story about a local resident who could qualify for the college post.

In this particular real-life drama the husband stopped in a Menomonie gasoline station Sunday in order to complete the trip home. During this process, the dish-staff side of the household wandered off.

You guessed it…the gent stepped into the family jitney, slipped it into gear and started off for home. How far did he drive before missing his wife?

This is for Ripley…not until he arrived in Amery!

O. F. Anderson & Son are building a new style Dairy Queen on the corner of Central and Keller in the city, just across from the Iverson Implement & Motor Co. Plans call for the demolition of their present Dairy Queen in front of the Super Valu Store.

The new Amery Meat Market is also being erected on Central Avenue just east of Iverson Implement & Motor Company.

Harrison “Bub” Maxon, owner, is planning to move his business from its present location to a steel building to be erected on the site directly to the east of the Anderson’s new Dairy Queen which is now taking shape.

40 Years Ago October 28, 1975 No spanking at Amery Schools Supt. Robert Froehlich of Amery schools says he anticipates no changes in the method of disciplining pupils despite a U. S. Supreme Court decision last week, which permits “spanking” in certain circumstances.

“We feel that spanking is a punishment which should be administered by parents,” declared the superintendent.

The Supreme Court ruled on Monday, Oct. 20, that youngsters may be spanked against the wishes of their parents as long as pupils are informed before hand what specific offenses might result in a spanking.

The court also said that spanking should be avoided unless other means of discipline had failed and that a second school officer must witness the punishment.

November 4, 1975 Fabri-Tek to Close M. P. “Mike” Mickelson, Fabri-Tek, Inc., chairman of the board, advised the Amery Industrial Development Corporation Wednesday that the Amery plant would be phased out within 60 days.

Established 15 years ago, the Amery branch of the electronic firm has been dwindling in employment in the past several years. From the peak of 1200, the 75,000 sq. ft. plant has about 80 persons employed at the present time.

Announcement of the decision was made to the employees at the plant the same day.

Continued economic pressures were cited by Chairman Mickelson in discussing the closing. He emphasized that every effort would be made to lease or sell the plant.

The Amery closing conforms with the firm’s consolidation of plants during the past few years with several other units having been terminated.

About 24,000 sq. ft. of the original plant is now occupied by the Diamond Playing Cards Company, which is leasing the area from Fabri-Tek.

OCTOBER 27, 2015

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Polk County praised for citizens’ budget guide

BY SUZANNE LINDGREN EDITOR@OSCEOLASUN.COM

Holing up on a Saturday afternoon to parse a government budget might not be everyone’s idea of a good time, but a lack of motivation to inspect page upon page of spreadsheet data doesn’t mean citizens aren’t interested in what happens to tax dollars.

Enter the citizens’ budget guide. The report breaks down lists of figures into graphs, charts and infographics, making the numbers meaningful to the average citizen. For those who’d like to keep tabs on local government spending, it’s a solid starting point.

In late September, the Association of Government Accountants awarded Polk County a certificate of excellence for its 2015 “Citizen’s Guide to the Polk County Budget.”

In minutes, the four-page overview conveys the basics of the county’s revenue and spending, with clearly labeled information on planned spending, percentage of county revenue generated by property taxes, and the county’s goals and challenges.

Where detail is sacrificed, efforts are made to shed light on specifics. For instance, a short list clarifies what might be included under broad terms such as “fi xed charges” (insurance premiums) and “capital outlay” (buying a road grader for the highway department).

The guide also gives glimpses into what the county does

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“Where your tax dollar goes,” an infographic from the guide to the 2015 budget.

for its citizens, serving some 27,000 meals to elderly or disabled residents protecting the rights of victims and witnesses.

The budget overview is the result of a lot of legwork, much

of it done by the county’s administration department.

“We take a look at the budget information and get ideas of performance measures from different departments,” said Polk County Adminis-

Clubhouse numbers higher than expected

BY TOM STANGL TSTANGL@THEAMERYFREEPRESS.COM

The expansion of the Clubhouse Child Care Center, the daycare and before and after school programs at Amery Schools, is doing well. Very well.

Clubhouse Director Nina Hutton reported the current numbers to the school board at their meeting Monday night.

The Clubhouse began offering care for infants this year, and currently have seven infants with seven babies on a waiting list that are already enrolled when they are born.

The center has 13 toddlers, with three drop ins, 21 three year olds, 77 elementary students, 36 intermediate children. The average daily after school attendance is 70, up nearly double from last year’s average of 40.

The Clubhouse is using Life Cubby, a free app for parents to stay connected with their children and the teacher. Amery is a Case Study site for the Department of Education. The D.O.E. is looking at the district’s communication with parents, student assessments, and documentation.

The hope is that through using this system parents will feel more

engaged with the school. As children move into the school system the district will have digital documentation of their progress which will then be shared with their teachers.

The app allows parents access to a wealth of information from daily lesson plans, newsletters and photos of their children, with notifications delivered in real time.

The Clubhouse has several challenges in the coming years, according to Hutton. They will need more playground equipment, as well as shade – which is a mandate for the program.

School board notes The board gave approval for a trip to Italy to be lead by Lisa Ruehlow. The trip, which will be in June of 2017, is being marketed to current sophomores and juniors. The trip will go to Venice, Florence, Rome and Sorento. It will cost students $3,540 or $182 a month for 19 months. Adults will pay $3,875 or $199 a month for 19 months.

The board heard the first reading of 11 board policies. The majority of the policies arose after an audit of policies by the Wisconsin Association of School Boards.

There will be more policies updated in the coming months.

The board approved the annual request for a $2 million line of credit from Bremer Bank for short term borrowing. Business Manager Twila Sikkink explained that the interest rate is 3.25%, and very little, if any, borrowing is

done. The district paid $0 in interest last year.

The Halloween Parades at the elementary and the intermediate schools will be held on Friday.

The intermediate school parade begins at 1:45 p.m. The parade at Lien will begin at 2:15 p.m.

Levy and mill rates were approved by the board. Both numbers fell this year. The 2015-16 levy is $9,354,718, down $126,663 or 1.335 percent from last year. The mill rate is 0.011292, a decrease of .0006307 from last year.

The board is proceeding on examining the district’s strategic plan. Supt. Kuchta and Interim Administrator Chris Stratton will chair a committee that will examine the current plan and develop a method to survey staff, administration and the community.

“We need to step back before we can move forward,” Kuchta said.

At a board retreat on Oct. 19, the board approved Kuchta’s 100 day entry plan, which he is halfway through. It will also be used as an evaluation tool for the Superintendent.

In personnel action, the board accepted the resignations of Kevin Smith as Middle School Football Coach and Michele Bleskacek and School Nutrition Food Server.

Zoe Thouin-Rochester gave notice of retirement. Contracts were issued to Jessica D’Ambrosio as 4K instructor, Taylor Kahler as MS Volleyball Coach, Heidi Clausen as HS FFA Volunteer Advisor/ Van Driver and Dave Clausen as HS FFA Volunteer Advisor/Van Driver.

trator Dana Frey. “Then we have some discussions about what to include, and write the guide. … It’s a lot of time, but I think it’s time well spent. The more people who understand budgeting and county finances, the better. All government financing, really. It’s their money after all.”

But making the information interesting and comprehensive is a design challenge that requires its own research. An infographic included in the 2015 guide, for instance, depicts where a hypothetical tax dollar goes. It was inspired, said Frey, by another chart – one that broke down spending for an English five-pound note.

“Budgets are complicated and boring,” he said. “But they’re important, so you want something that’s easy for people to look at and understand.”

A citizens’ guide to the 2016 budget will be out early next year, according to Frey. For now, find the 2015 guide online at bit.ly/1jE7QxS.

Amery enrollment has small drop

BY TOM STANGL TSTANGL@THEAMERYFREEPRESS.COM

Amery’s official third Friday enrollment count fell by seven full time equivalent students compared to last year. This year’s total is 1598, down from last year’s 1605.

While a decrease in enrollment is not good news, the count was received by the school board Monday night as great news. A decrease of 30 students had been forecasted, so the board was pleased.

Superintendent James Kuchta told the board that enrollment was up at all four of the buildings in the district. Kuchta explained that the count includes all students in the district and kindergartners count as .6 equivalent.

Remember Project Oct. 27 The Amery Hospital and Clinic in partnership with The St. Croix Valley Foundation are pleased to announce the second performance of The Remember Project – Riding the Waves. The performance will be free of charge and will take place on October 27 at 6:30 PM at St. Joseph’s Parish.

The Remember Project is a pilot program intended to stimulate a community conversation around dementia and the most well-known form of memory loss, Alzheimer’s disease. The idea stems from a book of three one-act plays titled The MemoryCare Plays (compiled and edited by Dr. Margaret A. Noel) and from the recognition that the arts are a powerful tool for inviting deep and meaningful conversation.

Amery will host two more events - each will start with a different short play performed by a professional, traveling cast. Audience members will watch the play and participate in a facilitated conversation.

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KINDNESS: Workshop the start of leadership for fifth graders

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group participation retreats for several different grade levels for schools throughout Minnesota and Wisconsin.

These retreats focus on different aspects of community building based on the ages of the students. Youth Frontiers “works to build, create and inspire connection and communities in schools, believing that in community, people hold themselves and others accountable for behaviors and feel more connected to one another.” The group offers five different retreats for student’s age’s 4th – 12th grades and three retreats geared toward educators. Each retreat offers a current, high energy, day of large and small groups designed to have the greatest impact on participants.

Cory Schnieder, the Amery Intermediate School guidance counselor, was instrumental in bringing the Youth Frontiers experience to the fi fth grade class. “When I was interning in Bloomer, I had the opportunity to observe

a retreat and was really impressed with the message of the retreat, the quality and follow up of the program, so when I came here a year ago, I was interested to see if we could bring a retreat here.”

Schnieder stressed that the retreat would not have been possible if not for the Amery community’s generous donations.

“Chet Johnson’s, Amery Hospital and Clinic, Cardinal LG, Bremer Bank, and Brenda Olson with Adornable U all made donations to help bring the Youth Frontiers program here. Our Saviors Lutheran Church donated their space as well. Almost half the cost came from community help and half from the district. It was such a wonderful thing to see our community so invested in our kids.”

The Youth Frontiers organization provided all the printed materials needed to get the program started, as well as materials to be used as follow up after the retreat was over. Three presenters from Youth Frontiers also met with and trained 21 Amery High

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Members of the Students Teaching and Reaching Students (STARS) program at the retreat were: front Row from left to right- Hannah Zinn (seated), Jillian Jensen, Sam Otis, Alicia Monson Row two- Madelyn Granica , Abby Schmidt (, Greta Eggert (green shirt), Kelli Kjeseth, Brittany Estes. Row three- James Baillargeon, Allison Oman, Rachel Ganje, Brett Forrest, Parker Griffin, Kassi Swiontek, Hannah Julson, Nate Thompson, CJ Springett, Hunter Marko. Row four- Eli Newton, Michael Smith, Bennett Paulson, Andrew Smith

School students from the Students Teaching and Reaching Students (STARS) program to help facilitate the day’s activities.

The retreat began with a high energy opening with music and interactive games designed to help break the ice and build a sense of community among the students.

The activities were all part of building trust in the presenters and the facilitators to get the most out of the day. Retreat staff then gave the first of two large group talks about how bullying hurts and how kindness can make a difference.

Students were introduced to a metaphor called the Kindness Boomerang, which encouraged students to understand that if they wanted to catch kindness, they needed to first throw it out there, and like a

boomerang, and it will come back to them. The second large group talk centered on being a hero for their classmates and to stand up for others. Three other small group activities were facilitated by the high school STARS students, allowing for participants talk more in depth about types of bullying the students witnessed at school, and how to make their school a kinder, safer place for everyone. The day concluded with students sharing with each other in the large group what they learned, and how they were feeling. Each student then committed to being a better person by fi lling out a Boomerang Card, naming specific ways they would show more kindness to their classmates and teachers.

“One of the reasons I was so excited to see the Kindness

Retreat come here this fall is that at the beginning of the fi fth grade year these kids have such potential to be a changing force for their school for the rest of the school year,” stated Schnieder. “It also carries with them to the middle school, and the middle school programs carry with them to the high school. It all works together really well.”

According to teacher and student feedback, the interaction with the high school STARS and the opportunity to share their feelings were the most impactful parts of the day. “To hear those kid’s hearts and the things that they wanted to change was awesome. They were full of such hope and great ideas; it was really powerful,” said Schnieder

Afternoon musical performance will benefit the Back Pack Program The Salvation Army’s Back Pack Program for the current school year is in full swing.

The first order of food has been shipped to districts and many children and families are benefiting from this resource as a way to help fi ll plates on the weekends. The program helps families who struggle financially, so they can help their children return to school Monday morning without rumbling tummies.

The Back Pack Program has a proven success record in helping children through the weekends. Many of our local districts have reported seeing

less hunger in children since the implementation of The Salvation Army program.

The cost to run the program can be expensive but many help with donations, food drives and hosting fundraisers to help offset the costs.

November 8th at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Amery, Jim Blaha will perform along with Karar Dance Academy and Ruben Johnson on piano, all of this followed by a Spaghetti Dinner/Silent Auction.

Featured performer Jim Blaha is a local artist, author and fantastic musician having

written 3 symphonies, 2 piano concertos, an orchestral work entitled Variations on the Human Spirit, 32 piano pieces, and 15 choral works. He has given piano recitals in Iowa, Wisconsin, and Minnesota and soloed with the St. Paul Civic Symphony in his two concertos and in works by Leonard Bernstein and Rachmaninoff. Along with Jim, local dance academy Karar will perform a ballet performance focusing on life’s journeys.

Karar invites you to journey with them through mountains and valleys. Individual songs and dances, laced together

with narration. The performance will celebrate the joys of Christ’s love, tremble at the Holiness of our Creator God, grieve over the pains caused by our sin and look up again to His power and protection.

And, as if these two great performances wouldn’t be enough, Ruben Johnson will entertain guests as they arrive for the evening with more beautiful piano music. All of this of course followed by a delicious spaghetti dinner and silent auction.

Tickets for this event are available at The Cut Above Hair Studio in Amery, WPCA

Studios in Amery, Serenity Home Shelter in Balsam Lake or at the door at Our Saviors Lutheran on November 8th.

The event begins at 4:00pm, doors will open at 3:00pm.

Plan to attend, support The Salvation Army and be entertained by the amazing, accomplished artists. Tickets for this fantastic event are $12 for adults, $6 for 10 and under.

For questions regarding this event please call Betty at The Cut Above 715-268-2275. For information regarding the Back Pack program, please call The Salvation Army at 715-497-4438.

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Know your treatment options for diabetic foot ulcers November is Diabetes Awareness Month, a time to examine our health and work to avoid diabetes, one of the fastest growing chronic illnesses in the nation.

Did you know, within a 30 mile radius of Amery, there are 21,256 diabetics? It is estimated that one in four diabetics will develop a foot ulcer and 15 percent will experience an amputation.

Awareness is key, according to Lynne Wollenberg, Program Director of the Wound Healing Center in Amery. There are many treatment options to help diabetics with foot ulcers.

The Wound Healing Center is a resource for persons with diabetic foot ulcers which have not responded to standard treatments within four weeks.

One great Wound Healing Center success story is that of a 75 year old grandfather from Hayward. He was a diabetic and was facing amputation below his knee due to two severe wounds on his foot. Using weekly wound care visits, along with advanced treatments like hyperbaric oxygen therapy and bio-engineered skin substitutes, the Wound Healing Center was able to completely heal his wound within a year.

“Instead of learning to live with an amputation this summer, I went back to golfing,” the patient said.

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How does the Wound Healing Center accomplish this remarkable result? The center has five physicians specially trained to find the underlying causes that prevent the body from healing and correct that problem. They partner with Healogics, the nation's largest provider of outpatient wound care with over 800 centers. The firm maintains a national database that is available to physicians at the center to assist with healing chronic and difficult to heal wounds. They also use advanced treatment options like Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy whereby the patient breathes 100% oxygen at increased atmospheric pressure to promote healing. This treatment is indicated for 10-15% of wound care patients at the center.

Do you wonder about diabetes and if you are at risk of developing a chronic wound because of this disease? Then join Amery Hospital & Clinic and the Amery Lions Club. They are hosting a community event Thursday, Nov. 12 at Chet Johnson Drug in Amery from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. The free event will allow people to determine their risks for developing type 2 diabetes, strategies to reduce risks of developing diabetes, nutrition and physical activity tips as well as services and resources that are available in the community.

There is no reason to live with in fear of diabetes or with the limitations and pain of chronic wounds. Amery Hospital and Clinic and the Wound Healing Center can help. Call the Wound Healing Center at 715-268-0175 to learn about your options. No physician referral is necessary.

May 19 - Golden Age Manor May 26 - Apple River TV & Appliance June 16 - Amery Discount Liquor June 23 - Riverbend Assisted Living July 7 - Amery Chevrolet July 21 - Slumberland Aug. 4 - Novitzke, Gust, Sempf, Whitley & Bergmanis Law Office

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Aug. 18 - The Law Firm of Williams & Davis Sept. 8 - Erspamer Law Office Sept. 29 - Amery Hospital & Clinic Oct. 13 - Toftness Chiropractic Office Nov. 3 - Painted Sky Veterinary Service Dec. 8 - Willow Ridge Healthcare

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AREA CHURCHES AMERY FREE LUTHERAN, 1 mile west of golf course on CTH F, Eric Christenson, pastor www.ameryflc.org Every Sunday: 9 a.m. Sunday school for ages 3-103; 10:15 a.m. Worship Service.

Every Wednesday: 7 p.m. Youth Group.

Small Group Bible Studies: Several opportunities. Call office at 715-268-9218.

APPLE RIVER COMMUNITY, 942 Hwy. 8, Amery Justin Hosking, pastor Wednesday: 5:30 p.m. Youth One-Way Club; 8 p.m. Bible Study and Prayer Meeting.

Thursday: 9:15 a.m. Women’s Bible Study on Heaven.

Sunday: 9:30 a.m. Sunday school for all ages; 10:15 a.m.

Coffee & Fellowship; 10:30 a.m. Worship/Children’s Church.

BALSAM LUTHERAN, 1115 Mains Crossing, Amery Matt Saarem, pastor Wednesday, Oct. 28: 9 a.m. Breakfast Club Bible Study; 6:30 p.m. Confirmation Class.

Thursday, Oct. 29: Conference Assembly.

Sunday, Nov. 1: 8:30 a.m. Sunday school; 8:30 a.m. Adult Class; 9:30 a.m. Fellowship Time; 10:15 am. Worship with Holy Communion.

Tuesday, Nov. 3: 8:30 a.m. Quilting at Elim; 9 a.m. Pack backpacks.

CENTERPOINT, 740 Maple Drive, St. Croix Falls (High school) Dick Enerson, pastor Sunday: 10-11:15 a.m. Worship celebration; Children’s church (SuperKidz) age 4-5th grade; Nursery (KidzKorner) birth-3 years.

Cell Groups (small group Bible studies) offered throughout the week.

CHURCH OF CHRIST, St. Croix Falls Jack Philips, evangelist Sunday: 9:30 a.m. Bible Study; 10:45 a.m. Worship.

Wednesday: 7 p.m. Bible Study and Devotions.

CLEAR LAKE UNITED METHODIST, John Hazen, pastor Sunday: 11 a.m. Worship.

Wednesday: 5:30 p.m. Meal for all; 6 p.m. Church school.

CONGREGATIONAL, 201 N. Harriman Ave., Amery Barry Schaefer, pastor Wednesday, Oct. 28: 6:30 p.m. ‘The Story’ (Children, Youth, Adults); 7:15 p.m. Choir.

Thursday, Oct. 29: 5:30 p.m. Women’s Bible Study; 7 p.m.

Money Management Class.

Sunday, Nov. 1: 8:30 a.m. ‘The Story’ (Children, Youth, Adults); 8:30 a.m. Nursery; 10 a.m. Worship/Communion; 11 a.m. Christian Ed meeting.

Tuesday, Nov. 3: 6:30 a.m. Men’s Bible Study; 10 a.m. ‘The Story - Adults; 3:30 p.m. Tuesday’s At Ellie’s.

DEER PARK UNITED METHODIST, John Hazen, pastor Sunday: 9:45 a.m. Worship.

DERONDA LUTHERAN, 1239 65th Ave., Amery 715-268-2098 Wednesday, Oct. 28: 6 p.m. JAM and Confirmation at Trinity.

Thursday, Oct. 29: 9 a.m. Quilting.

Saturday, Oct. 31: 6 p.m. Truck or Treat at East Immanuel.

Sunday, Nov. 1: Worship service 9:30 a.m.; Coffee and Fellowship 10:30 a.m.

See our website for up-to-date scheduling www.deronda church.net EAST BALSAM BAPTIST, 1816 108th St./CTH I, Balsam Lake, Gabriel Brennan, pastor www.eastbalsam.org 715-857-5411 Sunday: 9 a.m. Worship service; 10:30 a.m. Sunday school.

Tuesday: Women’s Ministry; 9 a.m. Bible Study.

EAST IMMANUEL LUTHERAN, south of Amery on Hwy. 46 then west on 20th Ave., Kathy Pennington, pastor Wednesday, Oct. 28: 6 p.m. Confirmation.

Thursday, Oct. 29: 6:30 p.m. Holding Your Family Together; 6:30 p.m. Apple River Conference Assembly in Dresser.

Friday, Oct. 30: 9 p.m. Youth Lock-In. Saturday, Oct. 31: 6 p.m. Truck-or-Treat.

Sunday, Nov. 1: 9:30 a.m. GIFT; 10:30 a.m. Worship.

Tuesday, Nov. 3: 9 a.m. Quilting; 7 p.m. Choir.

EAST LINCOLN ALLIANCE, 735 70th Ave., Amery 715-268-2350 www.eastlincolnalliance.com Eric Danielson and Randy Schussman, pastors Sunday: 8:30 a.m. Prayer Meeting; 9:15 a.m. Sunday school and Adult Bible Studies; 10:30 a.m. Worship service.

Child Care and Children’s church are provided during worshp service.

Wednesday: 6-8 p.m. Youth Group meets (6th-12th grade) Small groups meet throughout the week. Contact the church office for further details.

EL SALEM BAPTIST/TWIN FALLS CHRISTIAN CENTER, Dresser, Darryl R. Olson, pastor Sunday 9:30 a.m. Sunday school; 10:35 a.m. Worship; 6 p.m. Sunday evening.

Wednesday: 7 p.m. Bible Study.

ELIM LUTHERAN, Range, Matt Saarem, pastor Sunday: 8:30 a.m. Worship.

Holy Communion 1st and 3rd Sundays.

FAITH LUTHERAN (ELCA), 301 1st Ave. East, Balsam Lake , Diane Norstad, pastor Sunday: 9:30 a.m. Sunday worship; 10:40 a.m. Sunday school.

Wednesday evening Confirmation classes.

FAITH LUTHERAN (ELCA), 134 Prentice St. S, Clayton Margaret Grant, pastor Sunday: 9:45 a.m. Worship; 10:45 a.m. Fellowship.

Wednesday: 6 p.m. Church School.

Men’s Bible Study 2nd Sunday 6 p.m.

Mission Quilting Tuesdays 9 a.m.

FIRST BAPTIST, 131 Broadway St., Amery Charlie Butt, lead pastor, Nick Buda, associate pastor churchoffice@fbcamery.org Sunday: One service 9-10:15 a.m. Nursery is available for ages 0-3; 10:30-11:30 a.m. All Ages Sunday School (nursery available for ages 0-3).

Monday: 1:30-2:30 Moms in Prayer Group (until end of school year).

Saturday: 7-8 a.m. Men’s Bible Study at Ida Mae’s.

FIRST LUTHERAN, 240 Elm St., Amery Tim Bjorge, pastor Wednesday, Oct. 28: 5:15 p.m. Supper; 6 p.m. Friends in Faith, Confirmation; 7 p.m. Hi League.

Thursday, Oct. 29: 8 a.m. Bible Study at Ida’s; 8:30 a.m.

Quilters; 7 p.m. Al Anon.

Sunday, Nov. 1: 9 a.m. Worship; 10:15 a.m. Sunday School, Choir; New Member, Bible Study.

Tuesday, Nov. 3: 6:30 a.m. Women’s Bible Study; 9 a.m.

Make meatballs at Wapo; 9 am.-6 p.m. WIC. FIRST LUTHERAN (LCMC), 811 South Ave. W, Clear Lake www.firstluthclearlake.com Bryan S. Anderson, pastor Wednesday, Oct. 28: 6:15 p.m. 7th and 8th grade Confirmation; 7:30 p.m. 9th grade Confirmation.

Sunday, Nov. 1: All Saint’s Sunday; 8:30 a.m. Contemporary Worship w/Communion; 9 a.m. Choir Practice; 9:30 a.m.

Fellowship; 9:40 a.m. Sunday School; 10 a.m. Traditional Worship w/Communion; 11 a.m. Fellowship; 4-6 p.m. Girl Scouts; 6 p.m. Knotty Pine 4-H meeting.

Monday, Nov. 2: 7 p.m. Compassionate Friends meeting.

Tuesday, Nov. 3: 9 a.m. Lefse making for Smorgasbord.

FIRST PRESYTERIAN, 719 Nevada St., St. Croix Falls Barbara Anne Keely, pastor Sunday: 10:15 a.m. Coffee and Fellowship; 11 a.m. Worship.

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FOREST UNITED METHODIST, John Hazen, pastor Sunday: 8:30 a.m. Worship.

FULL GOSPEL LIGHTHOUSE, Graytown Merlin Burton, pastor Sunday: 10:30 a.m. Sunday school; 11 a.m. Worship.

GEORGETOWN LUTHERAN-ELCA, 877 190th Ave. Co. Rd. G, Balsam Lake (Fox Creek) 715-857-5580 serving@georgetownlutheran.net Interim Pastor Paul Settergren Sunday: 9:15 a.m. Sunday school; 10:30 a.m. Worship; Communion 1st and 3rd Sunday.

GRACE LUTHERAN - WELS, 460 4th St., Clear Lake, 715-263-2164 Ellery W. Groth, pastor Sunday service 10:15 a.m. (November-March); 9 a.m. Sunday school Bible Class Thursday morning 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. Thursday evening.

Ladies Aid 2nd Thursday of month 2:30 p.m.

Wednesday Confirmation instruction 5:30 p.m.

HOLY TRINITY ORTHODOX, 511 1st St., Clayton, 715-948-2493 htoc@amerytel.net Chris Wojcik, pastor Sundays: 9:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy.

HOLY TRINITY UNITED METHODIST, 1606 165th Ave., Centuria, on CTH I between Balsam Lake and Centuria Freddie Kirk, pastor Sunday: 8:30 a.m. Worship.

IMMANUEL EV. LUTHERAN (LCMS), 124 E. Church St., Clayton ImmLCLCMS@centurytel.net 715-541-2955 Gregory Becker, pastor Sunday: 9 a.m. Divine Worship.

Wednesday: 6:30 p.m. Family Christian Education.

IMMANUEL LUTHERAN, 65th Ave., rural Clayton Margaret Grant, pastor Immanuel: 8:30 a.m. Worship.

LITTLE FALLS LUTHERAN, 1272 44th Ave., Amery 715-268-9409 Wednesday, Oct. 28: JAM and Confirmation at Trinity.

Thursday, Oct. 29: 9 a.m. Quilting.

Saturday, Oct. 31: 6 p.m. Truck-or-Treat at East Immanuel.

Sunday, Nov. 1: Coffee and Fellowship 10 a.m.; Worship service at 11 a.m.

See our website for up-to-date scheduling www.little fallschurch.net LIVING WORD CHAPEL, Hwy 64 at Forest Randy Dean, pastor Sunday: 8:45-9:45 a.m. Sunday school; 10 am. Main service.

Wednesday: 7:30 pm. Adults and Teen Ministry.

MENNONITE CHURCH, 1681 6 1/2 St., Co. Hwy. P North, Almena, 715-357-3321 Sunday: 10 a.m. Sunday school, all ages; 10:45 a.m. Sunday worship service; 7:45 p.m. Sunday evening service.

The Altruistic Brain “Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn.”

—Romans 12: 15 NIV

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urrent brain imaging technology reveals that people who are extremely altruistic have amygdalas which are extremely sensitive to the plight of others, becoming active when they see someone in distress. The amygdala operates as a kind of “emotional radar,” warning us to pay attention when there is a potential emergency and prodding us to act.

Altruists, it turns out, are naturally empathetic. The world is a better place because some people have an emotional radar system for the plight of others.

These are the folks who will automatically run up to the child who has fallen off of her bike to see if she is alright, or who will stop when they see a car wreck to render assistance, and these people are even more sensitive to others’ facial expressions. Psychopaths, on the other hand, react to others’ distress with relative calm, and research has shown that their amygdalas are smaller and less active in situations which call for empathy. Perhaps we will soon find out whether it is possible to inculcate more altruistic behavior through early learning, because the world certainly needs more altruists and fewer psychopaths. – Christopher Simon

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AREA CHURCHES continued MOE LUTHERAN (ELCA), 451 30th St., Clear Lake Sunday: 10 a.m. Fellowship; 11 a.m. Worship; Potluck lunch 2nd Sunday.

Men’s Bible Study 2nd Sunday 6 p.m.

Women’s Bible Study 2nd Thursday 1:30 p.m.

NEW LIFE COMMUNITY, Amery Craig Jorgenson, interim pastor Sunday: 10 a.m. Worship.

Tuesday: 6:30 p.m. Prayer.

Wednesday: 6:30 p.m. Youth; 7 p.m. Adult Bible.

OTTERCREEK CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP, Glenwood City Civic Center, Jason Taylor, pastor Sunday: 10:30 a.m. Worship; Children’s church, childcare provided.

Wednesday Night Prayer.

OUR LADY OF THE LAKES CATHOLIC, Balsam Lake Father Eugene Murphy, pastor Masses: Saturday 6 p.m., Sunday 8:30 a.m.

OUR SAVIOR’S LUTHERAN, 217 Deronda St., Amery Keith Ruehlow, pastor Wednesday, Oct. 28: 8:45 a.m. Bible Study; 12 p.m. Men’s Table Talk; 5 p.m. Confirmation Cafe; 5:30 p.m. Confirmation classes; 6:15 p.m. Evening Prayer; 6:30 p.m. Mentor Night.

Thursday, Oct. 29: 8:15 a.m. Tops Club; 8:30 a.m. Bible Study; 6:30 p.m. Apple River Conference Assembly at Peace Lutheran in Dresser.

Friday, Oct. 30: 3:30-5:30 p.m. Holy Bash 3rd-5th Grade.

Saturday, Oct. 31: 7-10 p.m. AA Group meeting.

Sunday, Nov. 1: 9 a.m. Worship service with Holy Commuion; 10:15 a.m. Sunday school.

Tuesday, Nov. 3: 1 p.m. Quilting.

PRAIRIEVIEW COVENANT, 1396 210th Ave. (2 miles north of New Richmond on 65) Joe Sir, pastor Sunday: 9 a.m. Sunday school, nursery care; 10 a.m. Worship service, nursery care.

Wednesday: 6 p.m. Family Night Supper; 6:30 p.m. Teaching activities for all ages; nursery care.

Women’s Bible Studies.

REDEEMER LUTHERAN, 600 S. Keller Ave., Amery Tom Hahn, pastor Wednesday, Oct. 28: 7:15 p.m. Choir practice.

Thursday, Oct. 29: 1-5 p.m. Rummage Sale.

Friday, Oct. 30: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Rummage Sale.

Sunday, Nov. 1: 9:30 a.m. Worship w/HC and Sunday school; 10:30 a.m. Fellowship.

REEVE EVANGELICAL FREE, Jct. Barron CTH K & A, Clear Lake, www.reevechurch.org Sunday: 9 am. Worship service; 10:15 a.m. Fellowship Time; 10:30 a.m. Sunday school for all ages; 6:30 p.m. Jr. and Sr. High Youth Group (Sept.-May).

Wednesday nights: 6:30-7:30 p.m. Adult Bible Study and Prayer; Kids club (Sept.-May).

ST. BARNABAS EPISCOPAL, Clear Lake, Rev. Bob Lyga Sunday: 9:15 a.m. Sunday school; 10:15 a.m. Worship.

ST. CROIX UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP, 201 N. Adams, St. Croix Falls 715-483-1113 Sunday: 10 a.m. First, second and third Sunday, 715-5533386.

ST. JOHN’S CATHOLIC, Clear Lake, Fr. John Long, pastor Mass: 8 a.m. Wednesday.

Mass: 8 a.m. Thursday.

Mass: 8:30 a.m. Sunday.

ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC, 1050 Keller Ave. N, Amery Father Eugene Murphy Weekly Mass and Communion service schedule: Saturday 4 p.m. Mass.

Sunday 10:30 a.m. Mass.

Monday 9 a.m. Communion Service.

Tuesday 9 a.m. Communion Service.

Wednesday: 9 a.m. Mass.

Thursday: 1st and 2nd Thursdays, Mass is held at local nursing homes; Other Thursdays 9 a.m. Mass at St. Joseph.

Friday: 9 a.m. Communion Service.

Bible Study Schedule: Tuesday, Nov. 3, 9:45 a.m.

Special events: Sunday, Nov. 1, All Saints Day, No Donut Sunday, Northwoods Homeless Shelter Chili Feed; Wednesday, Nov. 4, Stump Chump after 9 a.m Mass; Thursday, Nov. 5, 6:30 p.m. Ice Fishing Meeting Pizza Social; Sunday, Nov. 8, Youth Choir/Mass; Saturday, Nov. 14, Holiday Bazaar 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

ST. JOHN LUTHERAN, Forest, John Wilman, pastor Thursday, Oct. 29: 7 p.m. Bible Study.

Sunday, Nov. 1: 8 a.m. Worship; 9 a.m. Coffee Fellowship.

ST. PAUL LUTHERAN, Deer Park, John Wilman, pastor Wednesday, Oct. 28: 7 p.m. Bible Study; 7:30 p.m. Youth Group.

Sunday, Nov. 1: 8:45 a.m. Sunday school; 9 a.m. Coffee Fellowship; 9:30 a.m. Worship.

Monday, Nov. 2: Pastor visiting shut-ins.

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Amery Lions Club and Amery Hospital & Clinic to hold diabetes education event at Chet’s Did you know that diabetes takes a life every 7 seconds?

Did you know that nearly 10% of Wisconsin adults have diabetes?

Did you know that diabetes is the leading cause of blindness among people between the ages of 20 a 73?

Did you know that teenagers can have undetected diabetes that could be treated early to help prevent the worst consequences?

Did you know that a little information about diabetes can often lead people to seek consultation that can help prevent the worst complications?

Did you know that Amery Lions and Amery Hospital & Clinic will provide this information and, as a bonus, the opportunity to win door prizes, at Chet Johnson’s Drug Store, Thursday, November 12th from 10 am to 4 pm.

November is Lions Diabetes Education month, a program introduced in 1984. Lions became involved in diabetes education because diabetes diabetic retinopathy is the leading cause of

blindness among people between the ages of 20 and 73. Nearly one-half of people with known diabetes have some degree of diabetic retinopathy. The Lions are known for their commitment to help those with sight impairment, being the “Knights of the Blind”. Since diabetes is a major cause, it is a natural target in the educational program for the organization.

In 1999, The Wisconsin Lions Foundation and the Wisconsin Diabetes Prevention and Control Program partnered to increase diabetes awareness programming for the citizens of Wisconsin. The goal is to make Wisconsin aware of the importance of knowing the risk for developing diabetes and how managing diabetes can help prevent complications. The partnership continues to grow.

Today, people with diabetes have more power to control their condition than ever before. If you are at risk, healthy lifestyle changes can delay or prevent a diagnosis. If you already have

SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST, 76 20th Ave., Clear Lake John Redlich, pastor Saturday: 9:30 a.m. Bible Study; 11 a.m. Worship service; Head Elder David Scott 715-263-3367.

Mid-week service: Wednesday 7 p.m.

THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS (Mormons), 644 S. 6th St., Barron Bishop Patrick F. Roper Sunday: Sacrament 10 a.m.; Sunday School/Primary 11:20 a.m.; Priesthood/Relief Society 12:10 p.m.

TRINITY LUTHERAN of Garfield, 1578 85th Ave., Amery 715-268-9577 Wednesday, Oct. 28: 6 p.m. JAM and Confirmation.

Saturday, Oct. 31: 6 p.m. Truck-or-Treat at East Immanuel.

Sunday, Nov. 1: 8 a.m. Worship Service; 9 a.m. Coffee and Fellowship.

See our website for up-to-date scheduling www.trinity lutheranchurchofamery.com UNITED COVENANT, 348 5th St. NW, Clear Lake Dan Pearson, pastor Wednesday, Oct. 28: 6 p.m Worship Team 1; 6:30 p.m. Kids, Youth, Adult, Men’s Fraternity.

Friday, Oct. 31: Deadline for Operation Christmas Child at UCC. Sunday, Oct. 31: 8:30 a.m. Mighty OAKS, Confirmation Classes, Youth; 8:45 a.m. Adult Classes; 10 a.m. Worship service.

Tuesday, Nov. 3: 8 a.m. Sweet Hour of Prayer.

UNITED METHODIST, GLENHILLS PARISH Marybeth Scow, pastor Emerald UMC: 8:30 a.m. Worship with Sunday school.

Glenwood City UMC: 9:45 a.m. Worship with Sunday school.

Downing UMC: 11 a.m. Worship with Sunday school.

WEST IMMANUEL LUTHERAN, ELCA, 447 180th St., Osceola, Rexford D. Brandt, pastor Sunday: 8 a.m. Sunday worship service; 9 a.m. Coffee Fellowship; 9:15 a.m. Sunday school; 10:30 a.m. Sunday worship service; Holy Communion 1st and 3rd Sunday.

Wednesday: 9 a.m. Good Enough Construction Crew; 6:15 p.m. Confirmation Dinner; 7 p.m. Confirmation classes; 7 p.m.

High School Youth Group.

WORD OF LIFE FELLOWSHIP, Clear Lake Patricia and Harlen Wienke, pastors Sunday: 10 a.m. Worship.

Tuesday: 9 a.m. Healing Rooms by appointment.

Wednesday: 7 p.m. Adult Bible Study.

it, there are many management strategies that can help you live a long healthy life minimizing your chance of developing complications.

Lion Clubs are encouraged to partner with a local medical facility to present the program.

The local clubs receive great educational information; however, they do not have medical staff.

Medical staff needs to be present to answer questions and respond to medical questions.

Amery Lions Club and Amery Hospital and Clinic have educational information available and staff to answer questions on November 12th, from 10 am until 4 pm at Chet Johnson’s Drug Store.

We have the most current information to share. In addition, there will be a few door prizes (need not be present to win as drawing will be at the end of the day).

Any questions about this program, contact Lion Gail at 715 268 6570.

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OBITUARIES

Carol Johnson

Delores M. Davis-Loomis

Carol Johnson, 87, of St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin passed away on Tuesday, October 20, 2015 at the Good Samaritan Home in St. Croix Falls with her loving family at her side. Carol was born on December 9, 1927 in Garfield Township, Polk County, Wisconsin the daughter of J. Arthur and Annie Jeanette Johnson.

Carol graduated from the Balsam Lake High School in 1945. She married Harold Johnson in June of 1950. Together they owned and operated several businesses in the local area. She was a member of the Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church in St. Croix Falls and an active member of the Ladies Guild. She was a long time volunteer at the Good Samaritan Home in St. Croix Falls and her family’s historian. She enjoyed cooking, baking and loved spending time with her grandchildren. She will be dearly missed.

Carol leaves to celebrate her memory: her husband, Harold Johnson of St. Croix Falls, daughters, Dawn (Roger) Peterson of Blooming Prairie, MN and LuAnn (Larry) Chelberg of St. Croix Falls, WI; grandchildren: Landon (Kelly) Peterson, Christopher (Emily) Chelberg, Laura Peterson, Ryan (Eimile) Chelberg, Michael Chelberg and Alicia Chelberg, great grandchildren: Landon Zaiser, Ethan Chelberg, Kelsey Chelberg, Oliver Chelberg and Dahlia Chelberg; brothers, Merlin (Sally) Johnson and Gerald (Virginia) Johnson, sister-in-law, JoAnne Larson and many other loving family and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents and brothers, Dale (Lorraine) Johnson and Vernal Johnson.

A Christian Funeral Service was held on Sunday, October 25, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. at the Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church. Visitation was at the church on Sunday from 2:00 p.m. until the time of service. She was laid to rest at the St. Croix Falls Cemetery following the service. Pallbearers were her grandchildren: Landon Peterson, Christopher Chelberg, Laura Peterson, Ryan Chelberg, Michael Chelberg and Alicia Chelberg.

The Kolstad Family Funeral Home of Centuria has been entrusted with arrangements.

Delores M. Davis-Loomis, age 87, of Amery, WI passed away on Sunday, October 18, 2015 at Regions Hospital in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Delores was born on October 25, 1927 in Superior, Wisconsin to Joseph and Elizabeth (Kieffer) Kimmes. She attended public school in Superior, Wisconsin and the College of St. Scholastica in Duluth, Minnesota. Delores married her sweetheart, Joseph Davis in 1947 and together they had five children: Richard, Kenneth, Nancy, Robert and Cari. Delores lost her husband in 1987. In 1988, she married James Loomis.

Delores grew up on a family farm and lived on farms with her husband Joe and she was the owner and manager of mobile home parks in Denver, Colorado where they lived in addition to Amery, Wisconsin.

She also assisted her husband Joe with their real estate business. Delores loved the outdoors and in her later years she did quite a bit of traveling with her husband Jim. She loved to go fishing and be around the water. One of her visible hobbies was her gardening expertise. She had quite the green thumb. She was also very active in the Catholic Church and was a lay minister.

Delores is survived by her brother Raymond Kimmes, sister-in-law Ruth, a sister, Lavonne Sekulich; her children, Richard (Ann) Davis, Kenneth (Julia) Davis, Nancy (Victor) Jones, Robert (Susan) Davis and Cari Swan. She is also survived by 10 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph and Elizabeth, her stepmother, Katherine, brothers; Arnold, Wilfred and Joseph; her husband Joseph Davis and husband James Loomis; son in law Tom Swan; a great-grandson, Brandon Jabbari.

Funeral Services were held at 11 a.m. on Friday, October 23, 2015 at the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Amery with Father Gene Murphy officiating. Visitation was from 4 to 7 p.m. on Thursday at the Williamson-White Funeral Home, 222 Harriman Avenue North, Amery, WI 54001.

To view an online guest book and video tribute please visit www.williamsonwhite.com The Williamson-White Funeral Home and Cremation Services assisted the family.

Shawn Marie Littlefield Shawn Marie Littlefield, age 51, of Clear Lake, Iowa passed away on Tuesday, October 13, 2015 at Muse Noris Nursing Home in Mason City, Iowa.

Shawn was born on September 22, 1964 to Lawrence and Corinne (Halberg) Littlefield in St. Paul, Minnesota. She attended school in Roseville, Minnesota and later graduated from Kellogg High School in 1983. She moved to Iowa with some of her friends in school and lived in Pine Island before recently moving to Clear Lake where she passed away. Shawn enjoyed Iowa and lived in various towns there over the years. She worked various jobs but was placed on disability at a young age.

Shawn is survived by her mother, Corinne; a sister, Wendy Vink; a nephew, Brandon Vink and other family and friends. She is preceded in death by her father, Lawrence.

Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. on Thursday, October 29, 2015 at the Williamson-White Funeral Home with Pastor Randy Schussman officiating.

Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the Williamson-White Funeral Home, 222 Harriman Avenue North Amery, WI 54001.

Burial will be held at the East Lincoln Cemetery following the service.

Arrangements have been entrusted to the Williamson-White Funeral Home and Cremation Services.

To sign an online guest book please visit www.williamsonwhite.com

Keith A. Rosen

Keith A. Rosen, age 26 of Venice, FL, formerly of Clear Lake, WI, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, October 18, 2015.

Keith Allan Rosen was born on February 24, 1989 at the Mountain Home Air Force Base near Mountain Home, Idaho, the son of Terry and Hope (Wurtinger-Swagger) Rosen. He lived in Mountain Home and Clovis, New Mexico before moving with his family to Clear Lake, WI at the age of six years old.

Keith graduated from Clear Lake High School in 2007 and worked in the Clear Lake area for a short time as a laborer.

Keith had a strong passion to serve his country, and in 2009 he joined the Wisconsin National Guard in Ashland, WI and was later transferred to Charlie Battery, 3rd Battalion, 265th Air Defense Artillery in Sarasota, FL. He served as Specialist with the Avenger Air Defense System and was an expert marksman. While in Florida, Keith worked in maintenance at the Sunset Lake Health & Rehabilitation Center in Venice, FL. He had a great love for the outdoors, whether it was hunting, fishing, or just spending time with friends and family.

With his contagious smile and warm hugs, Keith could brighten a hard day and if that didn’t work, he always had a funny story that made you laugh. He will be sorely missed by all who knew him.

Keith is proceeded in death by his grand-parents, Kenneth and Yvonne Wurtinger and Walter Rosen; and step-father, Steve Swagger.

Survived by mother, Hope Swagger; father, Terry (Cheri) Rosen; grandmother, JoAnn Rosen; brothers and sisters, Danielle (Nathan) Rudeen, Jordan Swagger, Courtney Swagger, Jeffrey Schlosser and Marian Schlosser; nephews, Ashton Rudeen anbd Aiden Rudeen; many other family members and friends.

Funeral service was on Saturday, October 24, 2015 at 11 a.m. from the United Covenant Church in Clear Lake with Rev. Todd Groth officiating. Music was provided by Margaret Peterson and Randy Knaack.

Visitation was Friday, October 23, 2015 at the United Covenant Church from 4 - 8 pm and one hour before the service at the church on Saturday.

Pallbearers were Maurice Hansen, Nate Rudeen, Jeffrey Schlosser, Jordan Swagger, Brian Stetler, Brian Sunday, and William Polk.

Interment was in Reeve Cemetery in Vance Creek Township, WI with full military honors.

Scheuermann Funeral Home and Cremation Services are handling the arrangements. www.clearlakefuneralhome.com

Surviving the Holidays The leaves have fallen off the trees and the frost is becoming a regular occurrence on the ground. The holidays are right around the corner. Soon, families will be gathering over turkey and ham. Children will be laughing and adults will be enjoying themselves. Yet, as beautiful as this time of year can be, there are many people who experience pain and loneliness too.

Every holiday is different from the previous one; we can’t expect them all to be the same. However, when we experience the loss of a loved one, these differences are so pronounced it makes the idea of even surviving that holiday seem impossible. Some of us have lost loved ones to Jesus… others of us have lost loved ones to poor choices. Either way,

rather than being fi lled with joy over this season, you may be facing dread, fear, anger or even depression.

Still, others have a different pain during the holidays. We may be facing split families and having to balance the pressures to be at two places at one time. It can be difficult to model Christ’s life in the middle of these burdened relationships. You may feel resentment, frustration, envy or bitterness.

There is nothing wrong with these feelings. What is wrong is to lash out at others based upon these feelings, but it is alright to feel this way. Often these feelings arise out of a desire for justice. We see that things are not right and we don’t like it.

We don’t like losing people to death. It hurts. We don’t like it

when people choose to leave us.

It hurts. We don’t like it when people treat each other unfairly and hurts, both us and others.

That isn’t the way things are supposed to be.

I’d like to say, “Things are going to be ok.” But, sometimes they won’t be “ok.” So, I’ll offer this hope. On November 18, 2015 at 8:00, Apple River Community Church will host a seminar called “Surviving the Holidays.”

It will deal with the pain of loss and the difficulty of relationships as we enter this holiday season.

In the meantime, I will be praying that God comforts you

by His presence. He knows what loss is, He watched His Son die on a cross for you and me.

Pastor Justin

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DEATH NOTICES

Ethel Yeske Ethel Yeske, 94, of Turtle Lake died Sunday, October 25, 2015 at Comforts of Home, St. Croix Falls. She was born December 26, 1920 in White Bear Lake, MN to Nicholas and Mary (Fenton) Gille. Ethel was married in Center City, MN on November 24, 1937 to Raymond Yeske who preceded her in death on March 2, 1990. In this union, together they raised 4 sons.

She worked at Montgomery Wards in St. Paul for a time, Fabritek in Amery for 15 years and also farmed with her husband.

Ethel is survived by her son, Davie Yeske of Turtle Lake; daughters-inlaw, Carol Yeske of Turtle Lake and Sandy Yeske of Turtle Lake; 14 grandchildren; 30 great grandchildren and 10 great great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, sons, Allen, Roger and Kenny Yeske, grandson, Aaron Yeske, 1 great grandson, Riley Yeske, brothers, Joseph and Harold Gille, sisters, Elizabeth Rose Yeske and Mary Buchholz and daughters-in-law, JoAnn Yeske and Kathy Bird.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, October 30, 2015 at East Lincoln Church, Amery, WI with Rev Randy Schussman officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Hope Cemetery, Turtle Lake, WI. Honorary pallbearers are her grandsons, James Yeske, Ethan Yeske, Davie II Yeske, Shawn Yeske, Troy Yeske, Jason Yeske, Jared Yeske and Joshua Yeske. Visitation will be from 4:00-7:00 p.m. on Thursday at Skinner Funeral Home, Turtle Lake and one hour prior to services on Friday at the church.

Skinner Funeral Home of Turtle Lake is serving the family.

Dorothy L. Olsen

Dorothy L. (Hammelman) Olsen, age 91, passed away peacefully on October 14, 2015, in Janesville, WI. Preceded in death by parents, Arthur and Laura Hammelman of Deer Park, WI; three brothers, Bernard, Raymond and Richard.

Survived by two children, David Olsen of Evansville, WI and Mary Olsen of Janesville, WI; sister, Louella (Perry) Biederman and sister-in-law, Lois Hammelman.

Visitation and services were in Janesville, WI.

Viola Albertson

Viola Albertson, age 88, of Amery, WI passed away on Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at the Golden Age Manor in Amery.

Viola was born on January 4, 1927 to Martin and Emma (Ross) Johnson in Apple River Township.

She attended grade school at the Apple River Park thru 8th grade and then attended Amery High School for 3.5 years until she was needed to stay home and help on the folks farm. Viola picked pickles and beans as well as babysat until she went to Doughboy Rations where she packed the meal rations for the service men until they closed. After working at Doughboy, she worked at various places which included Delhers cafe, Neilson's grocery store, and Christiansons Variety store. Viola worked at Fabri Tek for seventeen years until it closed. She started at Golden Age Manor as a full time housekeeper, and ended up as Head of housekeeping until her retirement in 1992 after seventeen years.

On September 27, 1947 she married Vernon Harry Albertson at Balsam Lutheran Church. Vi was also a member of Our Saviors Lutheran church for many years. When Vi was not spending time with her family members, she enjoyed time with her many close friends going out for lunch, dinners, or just going for a drive.

Viola is survived by a son, Donald (Marie) Albertson; a grandson, Troy Busick, of Sarona, WI; two brothers, Alan and Ansel Johnson of Amery and sister Joann Johnson (Larry) of Prairie Du Sac, WI and many nieces and nephews.

She is preceeded in death by her husband, Vernon; parents, brothers, Martin and Virgil Johnson; sisters, Eleanore Buhr and June Peterson.

Funeral Services were held at 11 a.m. Monday, October 26, 2015 at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Amery with Pastor Keith Ruehlow officiating. A visitation was held from 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, October 25, 2015 at the Williamson~White Funeral Home in Amery. Interment was held after the service at the Amery Cemetery.

To view an online guest book and video tribute please visit www.williamsonwhite.com Arrangements have been entrusted to the Williamson~White Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 222 Harriman Avenue North, Amery, WI 54001.

Shawn Marie Littlefield, 51, Clear Lake, Iowa, died Tuesday, Oct. 13, at Muse Noris Nursing Home in Iowa.

Memorial services will be at 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, from Williamson-White Funeral Home in Amery.

Burial will be at the East Lincoln Cemetery.

Visitation will be the hour prior to services at the funeral home.

For further information and to sign online guest book please visit www.williamsonwhite.com.

Arrangements are being made with the Williamson-White Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Amery.

Richard Dean Lee, age 79, of Amery, Wisconsin passed away on Saturday, October 24, 2015 at the Amery Regional Medical Center.

Private Family Services will be held at a later date.

For further information and to sign online guest book please visit www.williamsonwhite.com.

Arrangements are being made with the Williamson-White Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Amery.

Ruth Johnson, 94, Amery, died Friday, Oct. 23, at Amery Hospital & Clinic in Amery.

Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 7, from Williamson-White Funeral home in Amery. Burial will be at the Lakeside Cemetery in Chetek.

Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 6, at the Williamson-White Funeral Home in Amery.

For further information and to sign online guest book please visit www.williamsonwhite.com.

Arrangements are being made with the Williamson-White Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Amery.

The Polk County Platbook is available at the Amery Free Press

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PUBLIC NOTICES

OCTOBER 27, 2015

LEGAL NOTICE STATE OF WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES PUBLIC NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF A NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT PLAN AND INTENT TO REISSUE A WISCONSIN POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (WPDES) PERMIT No. WI-0059366-04-0 Permittee: Arcand Poultry Farm, Inc., 809 5th Ave., Clear Lake, WI 54005 Facility Where Discharge Occurs: Arcand Poultry Farm, Inc., SEQ NEQ Sec 34 T32N R16W, Town of Blackbrook, Polk County, Wisconsin Receiving Water and Location: Surface water and groundwater within the Upper Willow River Watershed Brief Facility Description: Arcand Poultry Farm, Inc. is a proposed Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) owned and operated by Peter Arcand.

It currently has 1,152 animal units. Arcand Poultry Farm, Inc. has a total of 1,100 acres available for land application of manure and process wastewater. Of this acreage, 650 acres are owned and 449 acres are rented.

The Department has tentatively decided that the above specified WPDES permit should be reissued.

Permit Drafter: Stacy Martin, DNR, 5301 Rib Mountain Drive, Wausau, WI 54401, (715) 241-7504, Stacy.

Martin@wisconsin.gov

DENTAL ARTS, S.C. Family Dentistry Members American Dental Association

D. P. Doroff, D.D.S. R. A. Johansen, D.D.S. J. J. Lampi, D.D.S. T. P. VanSomeren, D.D.S. 404 Wisconsin Ave. Amery, Wis. Phone 715-268-7177

River Place Dental

FAMILY DENTISTRY Rollyn P. Lee, D.D.S. Heather Marks, D.D.S.

1030 River Place Drive, Amery Ph. 715-268-2103

Persons wishing to comment on or object to the proposed permit action, the terms of the nutrient management plan, or the application, or to request a public informational hearing may write to the Department of Natural Resources at the permit drafter’s address. All comments or suggestions received no later than 30 days after the publication date of this public notice will be considered along with other information on file in making a final decision regarding the permit. Anyone providing comments in response to this public notice will receive a notification of the Department’s final decision when the permit is re-issued. Where designated as a reviewable surface water discharge permit, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is allowed up to 90 days to submit comments or objections regarding this permit determination. If no comments are received on the proposed permit from anyone, including U.S. EPA, the permit will be re-issued as proposed.

The Department may schedule a public informational hearing if within 30 days of the public date of this notice, a request for a hearing is filed by any person. The Department shall schedule a public informational hearing if a petition requesting a hearing is received from USEPA or from 5 or more persons or if the Department determines there is significant public interest.

Requests for a public in-

formational hearing shall state the following: the name and address of the person(s) requesting the hearing; the interest in the proposed permit of the person(s) requesting the hearing; the reasons for the request; and the issues proposed to be considered at the hearing.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC BUDGET HEARING FOR TOWN OF CLAYTON

Notice is hereby given that on Thursday, November 12, 2015, at 7:45 p.m. at the Town of Clayton Town Hall the Town Board will hold a public hearing on the proposed budget for 2016. The following is a summary of the proposed 2016 budget. A detailed account of the 2016 proposed budget is on file with the Town Clerk and can be obtained by contacting the clerk at 715-948-2564.

2015 Budgeted

2016 Proposed

$275,951 914 140,430 750 40 1,560

$276,776 914 140,634 700 40 6,500

419,645

425,564

57,939 58,309 298,397 3,000 0 2,000

53,989 59,256 358,960 3,000 0 1,200

419,645

476,405

Excess of Revenues Over (Under) Expenditures 0

(50,841)

FUND BALANCE JANUARY 1

151,540

148,612

61,100 90,440

5,000 91,671

Total Fund Balance December 31 $151,540

$97,771

All Governmental Fund Types

Information on file for this permit action, including the draft permit and fact sheet (if required), the operation’s nutrient management plan and application may be inspected and copied at the permit drafter’s office, Monday through Friday (except holidays), between 9:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Please call the permit drafter for directions to their office location, if necessary.

Information on this permit action may also be obtained by calling the permit drafter at (715) 241-7504 or by writing to the Department. Reasonable costs (usually 20 cents per page) will be charged for copies of information in the file other than the public notice and fact sheet. Permit information is also available on the internet at: http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/wastewater/PublicNotices.html. Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, reasonable accommodation, including the provision of informational material in an alternative format, will be made to qualified individuals upon request.

REVENUES: Taxes: General Property Taxes Other Intergovernmental Licenses and Permits Public Charges for Services Miscellaneous Total Revenue EXPENDITURES: General Government Public Safety Public Works Health and Human Services Culture, Education and Recreation Conservation and Development Total Expenditures

FUND BALANCE DECEMBER 31: Assigned Unassigned/Working Capital

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0.30%

13.53%

The 2016 proposed budget does not contain the addition of any newly provided services or the deletion of any currently provided services.

NOTICE OF SPECIAL TOWN MEETING FOR THE TOWN OF CLAYTON

Notice is hereby given that on Thursday, November 12, 2015, immediately following the completion of the Public Budget Hearing, which begins at 7:45 pm at the Town of Clayton Town Hall, a Special Town Meeting of the electors is called pursuant to Sec. 60.12 (1) (c) of Wisconsin Statutes by the Town Board for the following purposes: 1. To approve the total 2016 highway expenditures pursuant to Sec. 82.03 (2) of Wis. Statutes.

2. To adopt the Town tax levy to be paid in 2016 pursuant to Sec. 60.10 (1) (a) of Wis. Statutes WNAXLP

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MONTHLY MEETING

To be held November 9, 2015, at 7 p.m. at the District Office located at 777 South Shore Drive.

AGENDA 1. Monthly officers report 2. Old business 3. New business: Harvester purchase 4. Any other business that may be brought before the board.

Paul Elbing, Secretary WNAXLP

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LEGAL NOTICE

STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT, POLK COUNTY Order and Notice of Hearing Petition of Summary Assignment (Formal Administration) Case No. 2015PR000074 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF Willis Irvin Burleigh A petition for summary assignment was filed.

THE COURT FINDS: 1. The decedent, with date of birth April 3,1923, and date of death May 12, 2014 was domiciled in Polk County, State of Wisconsin, with an address of Golden Age Manor, 220 Scholl Court, Amery, WI 54001.

2. Creditors may bring an action by A. filing a claim in the Polk County Circuit Court before the property is assigned.

B. bringing a suit against the assignee(s) after the property is assigned. The right of a creditor to bring an action terminates three months after the date of publication of this order.

3. The property may be assigned to the creditors and interested persons after 30 days have elapsed following the first publication of this notice.

THE COURT ORDERS: 1. The petition be heard and heirship be determined at the Polk County Courthouse, 1005 West Main Street, Balsam Lake, Wisconsin, Br. 1, before Molly E. GaleWyrick, Court Official, on Nov. 19, 2015 at 11 a.m.

2. Publication of this notice is notice to any persons whose names or addresses are unknown.

BY THE COURT: Molly E. GaleWyrick Circuit Court Judge October 6, 2015 Jennifer A. O’Neill, O’Neill Elder Law 900 Crest View Drive, Suite 220 Hudson, WI 54016 715-808-0610 Bar Number 102289

STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT, POLK COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF Annabelle C. Tulgren Notice Setting Time to Hear Application and Deadline for Filing Claims (Informal Administration) Case No. 15 PR 72 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: 1. An application for informal administration was filed.

2. The decedent, with date of birth September 4, 1921 and date of death July 23, 2015, was domiciled in Polk County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of 1335 30th Avenue, Amery, WI 54001.

3. The application will be heard at the Polk County Courthouse, 1005 W. Main St., Balsam Lake, Wisconsin, Room 500, before Jenell L. Anderson, Probate Registrar, on November

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IN MEMORIAM

In Loving Memory

Ermagene Kuhl

Born Nov. 1, 1923 Died Dec. 2, 2008

18, 2015 at 1:00 p.m.

4. The deadline for filing a claim against the decedent’s estate is January 15, 2016.

5. A claim may be filed at the Polk County Courthouse, Balsam Lake, Wisconsin, Room 500.

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

The names or addresses of the following interested persons are not known or reasonably ascertainable: Tina Tulgree, Jesse V. Tulgren descendants, Ryan G. Tulgren, Matthew Tulgren, Brady Tulgren.

Jenell L. Anderson Probate Registrar October 5, 2015 Jennifer A. O’Neill, O’Neill Elder Law 900 Crest View Drive, Suite 220 Hudson, WI 54016 715-808-0610 Bar Number 1022896

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NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING MEETING Town of Garfield

Notice is hereby given that on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015, at 7 p.m. at the Garfield Town Hall a PUBLIC HEARING on the PROPOSED 2016 BUDGET for the Town of Garfield in Polk County will be held. The proposed budget in detail is available for inspection at the town clerk’s office. The following is a summary of the proposed 2016 Budget.

Budget Comparison - 2015/2016 RECEIPTS Cash on Hand - Beginning of year Town Tax Levy Intergovernment Revenue Licenses & Permits Impact Fees Park Income Charge for Services Miscellaneous Revenue & Interest TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS General Government Public Works Public Safety Parks Culture Impact Fees Balance at End of Year TOTAL

2015 10,000 468,701 143,438 11,888 9,064 17,500 1,577 200 $664,368

2016 10,000 475,802 143,776 11,850 9,064 17,500 1,000 200 $669,192

96,626 414,009 110,356 23,063 1,250 9,064 10,000 $664,368

99,655 406,346 113,877 29,000 1,250 9,064 10,000 $669,192

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NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING The regular scheduled monthly meeting of the Town of Garfield will be held following the budget meeting.

Sue Knutson, Clerk

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NOTICE is hereby given by the Polk County Land and Water Resources Department, Polk County, Wisconsin, that it will receive sealed bids for the purpose of supplying equipment and materials for the closure of an existing manure storage facility.

Bid acceptance will begin on October 21, 2015.

All bids will be received for the project until 1:00 PM local time on November 5th, 2015 at the Polk County Land and Water Resources Department, 100 Polk County Plaza-Suite 120, Balsam Lake, WI 54810.

A non-mandatory site showing will be held on October 28th, 2015 for prospective bidders to view the project. The showing will be at 10 am at Jordon Hibbs Farm, 2796 60th Street (CTH-O), Town of McKinley.

Bids will be publicly opened and read at the Polk County Land and Water Resources Office in Room 120, on November 5th, 2015 at 1:00 PM. Bids must be sealed and date stamped by the soliciting purchasing agent on or before the date that the bid is due. Bids date stamped in another office will be rejected. If bids are mailed, it’s very important to indicate on the exterior of the envelope, the project name, and that you are sending a sealed bid.

Estimates of material quantities, installation specifications, and site showing information can be obtained by contacting Scott Geddes, Project Manager at (715) 485-8638 or Eric Wojchik (715)485-8644 at the above listed address.

The Polk County Land and Water Resources Department reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive any technicality in any bid submitted.

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In Loving Memory of Joe Drinkman who left us on 11/1/2014 Still missing you.

Love, Carolyn & family

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NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING MEETING TOWN OF CLEAR LAKE

Notice is hereby given that on Monday, November 9, 2015, at 7:00 P.M. at the Clear Lake Town Hall, a PUBLIC HEARING on the PROPOSED 2016 BUDGET for the Town of Clear Lake in Polk County will be held. The proposed budget in detail is available for inspection at the town clerk’s office, Monday through Friday. The following is a summary of the proposed 2016 Budget: 2016 PROPOSED BUDGET RECEIPTS: Cash year beginning Town Tax Levy Intergovernmental Revenues License TOTAL

2015 $ 20,000.00 $323,724.00 $ 213,885.00 150.00 $557,759.00

2016 $ 20,000.00 349,242.00 208,881.00 150.00 $578.273.00

DISBURSEMENTS: General Governmental Public Safety Public Works Health & Human Services Debt Service Cash year ending TOTAL

$ 51,296.00 58,715.00 396,040.00 650.00 31,058.00 20,000.00 $557,759.00

54,163.00 57,000.00 422.410.00 700.00 24,000.00 20,000.00 $578.273.00

% Change 8% -2%

Notice is hereby given that on Monday, November 9, 2015 immediately following completion of the Public Hearing on the proposed budget which begins at 7:00 p.m. at the Town of Clear Lake Hall a special town meeting of the electors called pursuant to Section 60.12 (1) (c ) of Wisconsin Statutes by the Town Board for following purposes will be held: 1. To approve the total 2016 highway expenditures pursuant to Section 81.01 (3) of Wisconsin Status.

2. To adopt the town tax levy to be paid in 2016 pursuant to Section 60.10 (1) (a) of Wisconsin Status.

Dated this 16th day of October, 2015

NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING

The regular scheduled monthly meeting of the Town of Clear Lake board will be held following the budget meeting.

Janelle M. Johnson, Clerk TOWN OF CLEAR LAKE

Phone: 715-948-2189

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EXHIBIT C* NOTICE OF REFERENDUM UNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT NOVEMBER 3, 2015

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that at an election to be held in the Unity School District on November 3, 2015, the following proposed Initial Resolution of the School Board will be submitted to a vote of the people: INITIAL RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $17,495,000 BE IT RESOLVED by the School Board of the Unity School District, Polk County, Wisconsin that there shall be issued pursuant to Chapter 67 of the Wisconsin Statutes, general obligation bonds in an amount not to exceed $17,495,000 for the public purpose of paying the cost of renovating and replacing mechanical and infrastructure in the school buildings; constructing science classrooms addition; remodeling and updating existing buildings, including secure entrances; constructing an auditorium and gymnasium addition; improvements to the grounds, including a new bus drop-off and parking lot; and acquiring related fixtures, furnishings and equipment.

The question will appear on the ballot as follows: "Shall the Unity School District, Polk County, Wisconsin be authorized to issue pursuant to Chapter 67 of the Wisconsin Statutes, general obligation bonds in an amount not to exceed $17,495,000 for the public purpose of paying the cost of renovating and replacing mechanical and infrastructure in the school buildings; constructing science classrooms addition; remodeling and updating existing buildings, including secure entrances; constructing an auditorium and gymnasium addition; improvements to the grounds, including a new bus drop-off and parking lot; and acquiring related fixtures, furnishings and equipment?"

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT AND EFFECT OF VOTE The special election ballot will ask District electors to vote "yes" or "no" on the special election question as set forth above.

A "yes" vote on the question is in favor of the Initial Resolution and is a vote to approve the borrowing of $17,495,000 by the Unity School District through the issuance of general obligation bonds for the purpose of paying the cost of renovating and replacing mechanical and infrastructure in the school buildings; constructing science classrooms addition; remodeling and updating existing buildings, including secure entrances; constructing an auditorium and gymnasium addition; improvements to the grounds, including a new bus drop-off and parking lot; and acquiring related fixtures, furnishings and equipment.

A "no" vote on the question is opposed to the Initial Resolution set forth above and is a vote to deny the Unity School District the authority to borrow $17,495,000 through the issuance of general obligation bonds for the purpose of paying the cost of renovating and replacing mechanical and infrastructure in the school buildings; constructing science classrooms addition; remodeling and updating existing buildings, including secure entrances; constructing an auditorium and gymnasium addition; improvements to the grounds, including a new bus drop-off and parking lot; and acquiring related fixtures, furnishings and equipment.

In the event a majority of the electors voting vote "yes" on the question set forth above, the District will be authorized to undertake the school improvement program described above and borrow not in excess of $17,495,000 therefor; if a majority vote "no" on the question set forth above, the District will not be so authorized.

LOCATION AND HOURS OF POLLING PLACES Information as to the location of the polling places is available in the District Office at 1908 150th Street, Highway 46 North, Balsam Lake, Wisconsin 54810.

ALL POLLING PLACES WILL BE OPEN AT 7:00 A.M. AND WILL CLOSE AT 8:00 P.M. If you have any questions concerning your polling place, contact the municipal clerk at the address below.

Town of Apple River Town of Johnstown Town of St. Croix Falls Lisa Carlson, Clerk Deanne Moravitz Janet Krueger, Clerk 715-768-5002 715-497-3043 715-483-1851 Apple River Town Hall 1925 Long Lake Lane 1305 200th St. 612 US Hwy 8 Comstock WI. 54826 St. Croix Falls WI 54024 Amery WI 54001 Mon.-Fri. 8 AM to 5 PM Mon., Tues., Thurs., Fri. From By appointment ddmorv@gmail.com 8 AM- 1 PM Village of Balsam Lake Town of Balsam Lake Town of Laketown Lori Duncan Brian Masters, Clerk Patsy Gustafson, Clerk 715-485-3424 715-554-2091 715-648-5569 PO Box 506 1574 State Hwy. 46 2773 230th St. Balsam Lake WI 54810 Balsam Lake WI 54810 Cushing WI 54006 Mon.-Fri. 8 AM to 4:30 PM By apt. Mon.-Thurs. 9 AM to Contact clerk for appointment 4 PM between 3-5 PM weekdays.

Village of Centuria Judith Jepsen Town of Eureka Town of Milltown 715-646-2300 Deb Dibble, , Clerk Virgil Hansen, Clerk PO Box 280 715-483-9899 715-825-2494 Centuria WI 54824 2395 210th Ave. PO Box 100 Mon.-Fri. 7 AM to 5 PM St. Croix Falls WI 54024 Milltown WI 54858 Fridays 8 AM to 12 PM By apt. Mon.- Fri. 9 AM to 3 Village of Milltown PM Amy Albrecht Town of Georgetown 715-825-3258 Kristine Lindgren, Clerk 89 Main Street West 715-857-5788 Milltown WI 54858 1913 W. Bone Lake Drive Mon. – Fri. 8 AM to 4:30 PM Balsam Lake WI 54810 Mon.-Wed. 9 AM to 12 PM All polling places are accessible to elderly and disabled voters.

OCTOBER 27, 2015

NOTICE OF MEETING OF THE LOCAL BOARD OF CANVASSERS At the close of voting on Election Day, pursuant to the provisions of Wis. Stat. § 19.84, the Election Inspectors at each polling place will convene as the Local Canvassing Board for the purpose of conducting the local canvass pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 7.51. This meeting will be open to the public pursuant to Wis. Stat. §§ 19.81-89.

INFORMATION TO ELECTORS Upon entering the polling place, an elector shall state his or her name and address, show an acceptable form of photo identification and sign the poll book before being permitted to vote. If an elector is not registered to vote, an elector may register to vote at the polling place serving his or her residence, if the elector presents proof of residence in a form specified by law. Where ballots are distributed to electors, the initials of two inspectors must appear on the ballot. Upon being permitted to vote, the elector shall retire alone to a voting booth and cast his or her ballot except that an elector who is a parent or guardian may be accompanied by the elector's minor child or minor ward. An election official may inform the elector of the proper manner for casting a vote, but the official may not in any manner advise or indicate a particular voting choice.

On referendum questions, where paper ballots are used, the elector shall make a mark (X) in the square next to "yes" if in favor of the question, or the elector shall make a cross (X) in the square next to "no" if opposed to the question.

When using a tactile ballot marking device (Vote-PAD) to mark a paper ballot, the elector shall obtain from the inspectors, the assistive device and any audio or dexterity aids if required.

On referendum questions, the elector shall fill in the oval or connect the arrow next to "yes" if in favor of the question, or the elector shall fill in the oval or connect the arrow next to "no" if opposed to the question.

On referendum questions, where optical scan voting systems are used, the elector shall fill in the oval or connect the arrow next to "yes" if in favor of the question, or the elector shall fill in the oval or connect the arrow next to "no" if opposed to the question.

When using an electronic ballot marking device ("Automark") to mark an optical scan ballot, the elector shall touch the screen at "yes" if in favor of the question, or the elector shall touch the screen at "no" if opposed to the question.

On referendum questions, where touch screen voting systems are used, the elector shall touch the screen next to "yes" if in favor of the question, or the elector shall touch the screen next to "no" if opposed to the question.

The vote should not be cast in any other manner. Not more than five minutes time shall be allowed inside a voting booth or machine. Sample ballots or other materials to assist the elector in casting his or her vote may be taken into the booth and copied. The sample ballot shall not be shown to anyone so as to reveal how the ballot is marked.

If the elector spoils a paper or optical scan ballot, he or she shall return it to an election official who shall issue another ballot in its place, but not more than three ballots shall be issued to any one elector. If the ballot has not been initialed by two inspectors or is defective in any other way, the elector shall return it to the election official, who shall issue a proper ballot in its place.

The elector may spoil a touch screen ballot at the voting station before the ballot is cast.

After an official paper ballot is marked, it shall be folded so the inside marks do not show, but so the printed endorsements and inspectors' initials on the outside do show. The elector shall leave the booth, deposit the ballot in the ballot box, or deliver the ballot to an inspector for deposit, and shall leave the polling place promptly.

After an official optical scan ballot is marked, it shall be inserted in the security sleeve so the marks do not show. After casting his or her vote, the elector shall leave the booth, insert the ballot in the voting device and discard the sleeve, or deliver the ballot to an inspector for deposit. If a central count system is used, the elector shall insert the ballot in the ballot box and discard the sleeve, or deliver the ballot to an inspector for deposit. The elector shall leave the polling place promptly.

After an official touch screen ballot is cast, the elector shall leave the polling place promptly.

An elector may select an individual to assist in casting his or her vote if the elector declares to the presiding official that he or she is unable to read, has difficulty reading, writing or understanding English or that due to disability is unable to cast his or her ballot. The selected individual rendering assistance may not be the elector's employer or an agent of that employer or an officer or agent of a labor organization which represents the elector.

The following is a sample of the official ballot: OFFICIAL REFERENDUM BALLOT November 3, 2015 NOTICE TO ELECTORS: THIS BALLOT MAY BE INVALID UNLESS INITIALED BY TWO (2) ELECTION INSPECTORS. IF CAST AS AN ABSENTEE BALLOT, THE BALLOT MUST BEAR THE INITIALS OF THE MUNICIPAL CLERK OR DEPUTY CLERK. If you desire to vote on the question, make a cross (X) in the square at the RIGHT of "YES" if in favor of the question or make a cross (X) in the square at the RIGHT of "NO" if opposed to the question. _______________________________________________________________ Shall the Unity School District, Polk County, Wisconsin be authorized to issue pursuant to Chapter 67 of the Wisconsin Statutes, general obligation bonds in an amount not to exceed $17,495,000 for the public purpose of paying the cost of renovating and replacing mechanical and infrastructure in the school buildings; constructing science classrooms addition; remodeling and updating existing buildings, including secure entrances; constructing an auditorium and gymnasium addition; improvements to the grounds, including a new bus dropoff and parking lot; and acquiring related fixtures, furnishings and equipment?

YES NO Persons with questions regarding the special election should contact Brandon Robinson, District Administrator.

Done in the Unity School District on October 29, 2015 Patricia Kastens District Clerk

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LEGAL NOTICE STATE OF WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES PUBLIC NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF A NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT PLAN AND INTENT TO REISSUE A WISCONSIN POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (WPDES) PERMIT No. WI-0059358-04-0 Permittee: Minglewood, Inc., 60 105th St., Deer Park, WI 54007 Facility Where Discharge Occurs: Minglewood, Inc., SWQ NEQ Sec 32 T32N R16W, Town of Blackbrook, Polk County, Wisconsin Receiving Water and Location: Surface water and groundwater within the Upper Willow River Watershed Brief Facility Description: Minglewood, Inc. is a proposed Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) owned and operated by Kevin Solum. It currently has 1,172 animal units.

Construction schedules have been included in the operation’s nutrient management plan for issues/structures outlined below.

Minglewood, Inc. has a total of 2,500 acres available for land application of manure and process wastewater. Of this acreage, 1,050 acres are owned and 1,565 acres are rented.

The Department has tentatively decided that the above specified WPDES permit should be reissued.

Permit Drafter: Stacy Martin, DNR, 5301 Rib Mountain Drive, Wausau, WI 54401, (715) 241-7504, Stacy.

Martin@wisconsin.gov Persons wishing to comment on or object to the proposed permit action, the terms of the nutrient management plan, or the application, or to request a public informational hearing may write to the Department of Natural Resources at the permit drafter’s address. All comments or suggestions received no later than 30 days after the publication date of this public notice will be considered along with other information on file in making a final decision regarding the permit. Anyone providing comments in response to this public notice will receive a notification of the Department’s final decision when the permit is re-issued. Where designated as a reviewable surface water discharge permit, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is allowed up to 90 days to submit comments or objections regarding this permit determination. If no

comments are received on the proposed permit from anyone, including U.S. EPA, the permit will be re-issued as proposed.

The Department may schedule a public informational hearing if within 30 days of the public date of this notice, a request for a hearing is filed by any person. The Department shall schedule a public informational hearing if a petition requesting a hearing is received from USEPA or from 5 or more persons or if the Department determines there is significant public interest.

Requests for a public informational hearing shall state the following: the name and address of the person(s) requesting the hearing; the interest in the proposed permit of the person(s) requesting the hearing; the reasons for the request; and the issues proposed to be considered at the hearing.

Information on file for this permit action, including the draft permit and fact sheet (if required),

the operation’s nutrient management plan and application may be inspected and copied at the permit drafter’s office, Monday through Friday (except holidays), between 9:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Please call the permit drafter for directions to their office location, if necessary.

Information on this permit action may also be obtained by calling the permit drafter at (715) 241-7504 or by writing to the Department. Reasonable costs (usually 20 cents per page) will be charged for copies of information in the file other than the public notice and fact sheet. Permit information is also available on the internet at: http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/wastewater/PublicNotices.html. Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, reasonable accommodation, including the provision of informational material in an alternative format, will be made to qualified individuals upon request.

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NOTICE OF ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS CITY OF AMERY

The Zoning Board of Appeals of the City of Amery will meet on Thursday November 5, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. in Conference Room One of Amery City Hall located at 118 Center St., Amery, WI. The Board will consider the following: Consideration of an application from Amery Housing Authority to request a variance for reduced R-1 front and side-yard setback to the lot line to construct a new set of garages for Evergreen Village, 611 Harriman S. This property is described as follows: LOT 1 V6 CSM P 151 LOC IN GOV LOT 2 V551/461 .S, City of Amery, Polk County, WI Darcy Long, Zoning Administrator

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PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the town board of the Town of Lincoln will consider the adoption of a partial code of ordinances entitled, "Town of Lincoln Code of Ordinances relating to Plan Commission (Chapter 1) Amended at 7p.m. on November 12, 2015, at the town hall, 661 85th Street, Amery.

You are further notified that a copy of the proposed new partial code will be on file and open for public inspection in the office of the town clerk for a period of two weeks commencing October 28, 2015, in accordance with s. 66.0103, Wis. stats.

PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a public hearing will be held on Thursday, November 12, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. at the Lincoln Town Hall regarding the adoption of Chapter 1 of the Code of Ordinances, Plan Commission (Amended). This precedes the Monthly Meeting.

Stephanie Marciniak, Clerk 715-268-4747 Published October 27, 2015 – Amery Free Press

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NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR CLASS A LIQUOR LICENSE The following have a Class “A” Liquor license application on file with the City Clerk and will be presented to the Amery City Council at the November 4th, 2015 meeting at 5:00 p.m.

Class A Liquor License: Alysia M. Lyon, Agent, Freedom Valu Center, Inc. located at 237 Keller Ave. So. City of Amery, Polk County, Wisconsin. This Freedom Valu location currently holds a Class “A” Beer & Fermented Malt Beverage license.

Frances Duncanson City Clerk-Treasurer

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TOWN OF LINCOLN POLK COUNTY *NOTICE OF PUBLIC BUDGET HEARING *NOTICE OF SPECIAL TOWN MEETING OF THE ELECTORS OF THE TOWN OF LINCOLN *NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE ADOPTION OF THE AMENDED PLAN COMMISSION ORDINANCE *NOTICE OF TOWN BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MONTHLY MEETING PUBLIC BUDGET HEARING Notice is hereby given that on Thursday, November 12, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. at the Lincoln Town Hall, a PUBLIC HEARING on the PROPOSED 2016 BUDGET for the Town of Lincoln, Polk County will be held. The proposed budget in detail is available for public inspection at the Town Clerk’s office Tuesdays & Fridays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. or by appointment. A copy is also posted in the Town Hall entry. The following is a summary of the proposed 2016 Budget.

REVENUES General Property Taxes Intergov. Revenues Licenses & Permits Public Chrg. Services Intergov. Chrg. Services Total Revenues

2015

2016

% Change

461,684 172,935 1,200 3,040 400 639,259

465,775 173,106 1,200 2,040 900 643,021

.89%

EXPENDITURES General Government Public Works Culture Public Safety Health & Human Services Conservation & Develop.

Reserve Capital Purchase Reserve Bldg Fund Total Expenses

102,996 369,567 7,000 154,196 3,000 2,500 0 0 639,259

109,396 279,625 7,000 192,000 3,000 2,000 25,000 25,000 643,021

.59%

.59%

NOTICE OF SPECIAL TOWN MEETING OF THE ELECTORS OF THE TOWN OF LINCOLN, POLK COUNTY Notice is hereby given that on Thursday, November 12, 2015, immediately following completion of the Public Hearing on the Proposed 2016 Budget, a Special Town Meeting of the Electors is called pursuant to Section 60.12(1)( c ) of Wisconsin Statutes by the Town Board for the following purposes will be held: 1. To adopt the town tax levy to be paid in 2016 pursuant to section 60.10(1) (a) of Wisconsin Statutes.

Dated this 27th day of October, 2015 PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a public hearing will be held on Thursday, November 12, 2015, immediately following the Special Town Meeting of the Electors at the Lincoln Town Hall regarding the adoption of Chapter 1 of the Code of Ordinances, Plan Commission (Amended). This precedes the Monthly Meeting.

NOTICE OF TOWN BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MONTHLY MEETING Notice is further given that the Town Board of Supervisors Monthly Meeting will be held immediately following the public hearings and the special town meeting of the electors.

Stephanie Marciniak, Clerk Town of Lincoln - 661 85th Street 715-268-4747 Published October 27, 2015 - Amery Free Press

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SPORTS AND OUTDOORS

AMERY FREE PRESS

OCTOBER 27, 2015

Wisconsin regroups, welcomes newcomers after 2 Final Fours

BY GENARO C. ARMAS AP SPORTS WRITER

JAY MONSON JAY MONSON

Alicia Monson won the Sectional Meet Friday in Rice Lake.

She enters the State Meet as a favorite.

Amery Senior Matt Goodrum placed seventh at the Sectional Meet Oct. 23 in Rice Lake, earning a trip to the State Meet in Wisconsin Rapids.

Monson wins sectional title, a favorite heading into state meet

Goodrum earns individual state bid

BY BRETT HART CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Amery’s boys’ cross country team put together a seventh-place team effort at the Oct. 23 Division 2 sectional meet in Rice Lake, led by a seventh-place individual finish by senior Matt Goodrum. Goodrum finished the race in 17:07 to claim the fourth of five individual state qualifying spots.

Backing up Goodrum in the seventh-place team effort was sophomore Jude Ingham, who took 22nd overall with a time of 18:04. Freshman Elias Boe-Parish stopped the clock at 18:54 in 46th place. Noah Zinn finished 53rd (19:02), Ryan Heiss, 54th (19:03) and Sam Shakin, 68th (19:44) of 99 runners.

Spooner senior Daniel Pederson claimed the individual gold with a winning time of 15:56.36, while Northwestern posted a winning team score of 65.

Goodrum will participate in the 103rd running of the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Boys Cross Country Championships on Saturday, Oct. 31 at The Ridges Golf Course in Wisconsin Rapids. The Division 2 Boys race takes place at 2:35 p.m. The top six teams from last year’s state meet return to battle for the team title, including two-time defending state champion Wisconsin Lutheran. Pewaukee senior Robert Wagner is among the favorites to win the individual title after placing fourth last season. Pederson placed seventh a year ago.

Amery senior Alicia Monson punched her ticket to the 2015 WIAA Division 2 State Cross Country Championships by winning her sectional meet in Rice Lake on Oct. 23 with a time of 18:03. Monson’s closest competitor was Somerset sophomore Anya Swanson, who finished in a time of 19:48.57.

Amery teammate, Liz Monette, finished her junior season with 12th place sectional time of 20:54. Ending her high school career with a 26th place sectional finish was senior Hannah Roe, who stopped the clock at 21:59. Also wrapping up their 2015 seasons were freshman Grace Springett (63rd, 24:24), junior Olivia Jensen (69th, 24:49), freshman Natasha Heiss (70th, 24:53) and freshman Essie Whitehead (82nd, 26:02).

Overall, the Warriors placed seventh of 14 teams in the girls division.

Monson will compete at the 43rd annual Girls Cross Country Championships on Oct. 31 at the Ridges Golf Course in Wisconsin Rapids. The Division 2 race begins at 12:40 p.m. Monson will have her work cut out for her as she will be facing 2013 state champion and 2014 state runner up Morgan Florsheim of Shorewood. Monson, who placed third at the big show last season, recorded the top sectional time in the state this season, which was more than a minute faster than that posted by Florsheim.

BY BRETT HART CONTRIBUTING WRITER

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin coach Bo Ryan groaned when he thought back to passing drills on the first day of preseason practice.

So many new faces, so many mistakes.

“I was afraid someone was going to get hurt,” Ryan said at the team’s media day Thursday.

“There were five or six guys out there that hadn’t been in the drills that hadn’t seen them.”

There is quite a different dynamic from last season’s veteran, fun-loving squad.

The trusted senior backcourt of Josh Gasser and Traevon Jackson is gone. Sam Dekker is in the NBA after being drafted in the first round by the Houston Rockets.

And no more Frank Kaminsky, the 7-foot ringleader, anchoring the middle. The Wooden Award winner as the top college player was drafted by Charlotte.

They were the four leaders of teams that went to back-to-back Final Fours, and had a school-record 36 wins last season.

This new group is still getting used to each to other.

“It was weird, man,” said forward Vitto Brown, recounting the first day that the Badgers gathered as a team. The nameplates on the lockers belonging to the storied departing class were empty.

“Now that they’re gone, it was like, `Who’s there?”” Brown recalled.

Well, Ryan, for starters. Given another opportunity to talk about his future after this season, Ryan passed.

He had announced in June that he planned to retire at the end of the season. Two months later, Ryan left open the possibility of staying beyond this season.

Last week at Big Ten media day, Ryan didn’t rule out coaching beyond this season.

On Thursday, his focus was trained on the immediate future.

“I don’t know what else he would do besides coach,” forward Nigel Hayes said.

The junior with the affinity for NCAA tournament stenographers is the leading returning scorer after averaging 12.4 points. Hayes said he has worked on all facets of his game this offseason. Ryan wants Hayes to get to the foul line more and to be more assertive.

It’s a role that Hayes has already relished, Ryan said. Another junior, lightning-quick point guard Bronson Koenig (8.7 points), is the other returning starter who will be counted on to set the tone for the youthful roster.

Brown and Zak Showalter, two juniors who had moments coming off the bench, are also back.

They’ll assume more responsibility this year.

And that’s it from last year’s nine-deep rotation, which means a lot more teachable moments for newcomers. That means some growing pains for Wisconsin at the season’s outset.

The starting lineup isn’t already set, unlike last year’s star-studded group. Beyond Hayes and Koenig, and Brown and Showalter to a lesser extent, there will be jostling for roles on the depth chart.

“I’m not Santa Claus with a bag of minutes over my shoulder, ready to give them out,” Ryan said gruffly. “I don’t give them out — they’re earned.”

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Amery playoff run ends in overtime loss

KEVIN LUKE

Braden Rimestad looks to get some distance between himself and a defender.

BY BRETT HART CONTRIBUTING WRITER

A stellar 2015 boys’ soccer season came to a heartbreaking conclusion for the Amery Warriors on Saturday afternoon as they lost as 2-1 overtime decision to McDonell Central/Regis in a WIAA Division 4 sectional semifinal. The Warriors finished the year with a 20-3 overall record, Middle Border Conference Title and a trip to the regional championship game.

Saturday’s loss was especially painful for the Warriors as they had spent all season building their way up to a No.

5 state ranking in the Wisconsin Soccer Coaches Association poll with part of that process including a 9-0 season-opening win against the very same team that knocked them out of the playoffs.

“The 2-1 loss to McDonnell/ Regis (15-4-4) in overtime was as tough as it gets when you think about the agony of defeat,” said Amery Coach Flint Karis. “We knew that McDonnell was not even close to the same team that we defeated early in the season as they won their conference with an undefeated record and tied a very good Division 1 Stevens Point team late in the season.”

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Sabin Coy, Johnny Beneitez, Alex Thomsen and David Olson in action against McDonnell/ Regis

The teams were evenly matched throughout Saturday’s showdown with Amery being the primary aggressor, outshooting McDonell/Regis 9-6 and holding a 10-3 corner kick advantage. Nevertheless, the game remained scoreless until the 67th minute when Amery’s Braeden Rimestad broke through for a goal off an assist from Max Goulet.

The Warrior lead lasted about 15 minutes until McDonell/ Regis countered with the game-tying goal.

“They switched the point of attack on a long ball across the field that caught our defense in an unbalanced shape,”

Karis said.

McDonell/Regis’ leading scorer fired a hard shot on the ground that got just inside the far post to send the game into overtime,which by new WIAA rules requires two full 10 minute periods instead of the past sudden death overtime.

McDonell/Regis was awarded a penalty kick in the ninth minute of the first overtime period and capitalized on the opportunity to score what proved to be the game winner. That penalty kick was the only shot on goal allowed by the Warriors in overtime.

“Our guys mounted a furious effort in the second over-

time period with four shots on goal and two corner kicks that we just could not finish with a goal,” Karis said. “McDonell had a swarming defense all over the field, and we had difficulty maintaining possession in the attacking third as a result. … We clearly had opportunities to win this game. It was a carbon copy of our conference title game with New Richmond but in reverse.”

Bennett Paulson finished with four saves including one the best one handed saves Coach Karis has ever seen.

Volleyball season ends in first round

BY BRETT HART CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Amery’s volleyball team saw its season come to a close on Oct. 20 with a three-game loss to Barron in the first round of the WIAA playoffs, 12-25, 12-25, 21-25.

“The team came in with a lot of excitement and focus for putting together a game for an upset,” said Amery Coach Lisa Markee. “However, we had a hard time getting our offense to connect on all fronts all night. We tallied the lowest number of total attack attempts, lowest number of kills, our highest block errors, and our lowest serving aces we had all season. And when all of those hit on the same night, it is tough to win the game.”

Amery built lead an early in each of the first two games – 5-4 in Game One and 4-2 in Game Two. Barron was able to keep multiple servers at the line for consistent runs and managed to pull away for the wins.

In Game Three, the Warriors got a huge spark from senior Katlyn Fouks, who went on a 10-0 serving run to start the game. Team defense and kills

from Abby Schmidt and Samantha Otis, along with two service aces by Fouks contributed to the run. Another kill

by Schmidt got the serve back for the Warriors who claimed a 13-3 advantage. Barron fought back to tie the game at 21-21 and kept rolling for the victory. Amery had chances for offensive attacks at the end, but wasn’t able to get the side out.

“Barron played a good game and fought back,” Markee said.

“Good luck to them in the tournaments.”

Madelyn Granica led the Warrior offense with five kills while Schmidt finished with four. Granica also added a team-high three solo blocks and three assisted blocks while Schmidt pitched in two solo blocks and one assisted block. Fouks and Ashley VanSomeren tallied three assisted blocks each.

Kate Forrest racked up a team-high six digs followed

by Kaylie Johnson with three.

Keeley Brown led the team in assists with seven. Fouks had three service aces and Esmee Luchtnburg contributed two aces.

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OCTOBER 27, 2015

Clear Lake sets levy for energy efficiency projects When the Clear Lake School District passed a referendum to remodel the elementary school

and do some finishing work at the high school, one of the funding mechanisms they used was

the energy efficiency revenue limit exemption.

At their board meeting

Oct. 12, the school board approved a schedule of payments from the levy to amortize the debt on

the project. Supt. Brad Ayer explained that the legislature had changed the law so the district

could make one resolution instead of doing it each year.

The board approved payments for the 2015-16 school year and 20 years of debt for the term of the bond.

Ayer explained that the amount levied this year will be $220,500.

When the debt on the high school is retired next year, the amount of the energy efficiency levy will increase to $522,450. Taxpayers will not see a noticeable change on their bill because the program was designed from the start to keep the tax bill level for property owners in the district.

The amortization on the energy efficiency levy will extend to the 2032-33 school year.

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Louis Rapalo III runs through a shin kick in the first half of Tuesday’s win over Cumberland

Warriors shut out Cumberland in regional semifinal

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With a 10-0 win over Cumberland on Tuesday, the fi fthranked Division 4 Amery boys’ soccer team claimed a regional semifinal win and earned the right to host fourth-seeded Chippewa Falls McDonell Central/Eau Claire Regis (144-4) in Saturday’s final.

The Warriors (20-2) wasted little time establishing dominance in Tuesday’s showdown as Amery pounded the Cumberland (0-14-1) goal keeper

with shots and broke through for the game’s first goal in less than 3 minutes.

“The best part of the win was eight different players scoring goals in this game,” said Amery Coach Flint Karis.

“We moved the ball well and did a great job of attacking space behind Cumberland’s defense. We had many break away opportunities against Cumberland’s goalkeeper who did a great job of coming off his line and cutting down our shooting angles.”

When all was said and done,

the Cumberland goalie saved 17 of Amery’s 27 shots on goal.

“Our best goal scoring opportunities came when we got the ball to the end line and played cut back passes in front of the net to player’s running on,” Karis said.

A perfect example of that was on the game’s opening goal at the 2:44 mark when Cody Thomsen got the ball to the end line and then played the ball back to Johnny Benitez running in from the top of the penalty box. Benitez struck a hard shot into the

back of the net and the race was on as the Warriors scored five more goals in the first half to make it 6-0 at intermission.

“Cumberland’s goalkeeper frustrated our guys some as he made save after save and it took nearly 15 minutes into the second half before going ahead 7-0,” Karis said.

Over the next 13 minutes, however, the Warriors tacked on three more goals to end the game at the 72:09 mark.

Scoring two goals each were Braeden Rimestad and Dylan Eiynck. Benitez, Thomsen,

Ryan Van Blaricom, Luis Rapalo, Galen Coy and Max Goulet each scored one goal.

Thomsen and Rimestad each finished with two assists. Coy, David Olson, Noah Rademaker and Tommy Oman notched one assist apiece.

The Warriors held Cumberland to 0 shots on goal and 0 corner kicks. Amery finished with 13 corner kicks.

Clayton VB two games away from State

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Recap of Trick or Trot, Halloween this Saturday

Our “Kuhl” family

Thank You, Thank You! On behalf of the Kuhl Family, I would like to send a huge thank you to everyone who contributed to the success of the 2nd Annual Amery Trick Pounding or Trot held last Saturday. The support the of the Amery and Pavement surrounding area businesses was outPam Humpal standing! With various happenings and events with our family over the years, we have said many times that being from a small community is awesome, and this event was once again proof of that! And thank you to all the walkers/runners who braved the chilly weather conditions and joined the fun…all the costumes were great. We had Bacon & Eggs, Mickey & Minnie, Batman, Superman, Gingerbread boy, Witches, Pumpkins, even the dogs were dressed for the occasion. We also had a special appearance by a “colony” of penguins…did you know that a group of penguins is called a colony, a

Winners of the 2nd Annual Trick or Trot 5K Run were Cameron Fouks and Emma Bartz.

Our very own colony of penguins.

rookery, or a Waddle for penguins on land but a group of penguins floating in the ocean is called a raft. (Just a bit of useful information for you.)

With the support of everyone involved in the Trick or Trot, we were able to present a check totaling $7,246 to the Amery School Backpack Program and to the Amery Area Food Pantry. Once again, thank you very much for your overwhelming support. The Kuhl Family-which I am very proud to be a part of, is already making plans for next year. Mark your calendars…the tentative date is Saturday, October 22, 2016.

Happy Halloween! This Saturday, October 31, the Amery Community Club invite you to the 16th Annual Halloween Costume Contest and FREE Movie at the Amery High School Auditorium. The doors will open at 10:30am, with costume judging for kids up to 12 years old at 11am.

The movie “Alvin & The Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein” will follow the judging. Various Amery Businesses welcome trick or treaters to stop by on Saturday from 1-3pm. Participating businesses can be identified by a big orange pumpkin on the door. Have a fun Halloween and be safe!

“Meet Your Amery Business”… this week’s featured business is AMERY HOSPITAL & CLINIC THE WOUND HEALING CENTER. November is Diabetes Awareness Month, a time to examine our health and work to avoid diabetes which can cause complications. The Wound Healing Center is a wonderful facility for individuals who are dealing with chronic pain from wounds that will not heal. For more information please call 715-268-0175.

Congratulations to this week’s AFP Football Contest winner, Conner Satterlund, with all 9 correct. For your chance to be our next winner, simply pick the winning teams, fi ll out your entry and drop it off at the AFP office…it’s that easy!

Keeping with Sports… *Congratulations to Alicia Monson and Matt Goodrum for earning their way to the WIAA State Cross Country Meet this weekend. By the way, Alicia was the Sectional Champion. Good Luck at Wisconsin Rapids! *Volleyball-Clayton vs Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran at Clear Lake on October 29 in tournament play. *Football-Clayton at Spring Valley in playoffs on October 30. *Football-Luck vs Abundant Life/ Country Day/St Ambrose in Schofield for the 8-Player Jamboree on October 31. Our son, Ryan, is an assistant coach for Luck.

Good Luck to all tournament participants!

Redeemer Lutheran Church is hosting their annual FALL RUMMAGE SALE on Thursday, October 29, from 1-5pm, and also on Friday, October 30, from 9am-4pm. They are serving homemade pie, BBQ and potato salad on Friday. Redeemer Lutheran Church is located at 600 Keller Ave South in Amery.

ATTENTION…the other day while trying to call the Amery Police Department non-emergency phone number I found out that the number in the new book is incorrect. The lady I dialed was very nice about explaining to me what was going on. Please grab your phone book right now and change the Amery Police Department non-emergency number to 715-2687411. The nice lady with the incorrect number would appreciate it.

call today at 715-268-8101. Advertising deadline is Friday, October 30.

Also included in the AFP Holiday Shopping Directory will be our Favorite Holiday Recipe Contest sponsored by the Amery Free Press. We encourage our readers to share their recipes for a chance to win $25 Amery Scrip Money. Three winners will be chosen.

Recipes should be dropped off at the Amery Free Press office by Friday, October 30. A limit of 5 recipes per entrant please. Thank you in advance for sharing your recipes with your fellow AFP readers.

Just a note to remember to change your clocks on Saturday night, October 31, before you go to bed…Fall Behind!

I saved a very important part of my column for last this week but the real reason I talked about everything else first is that I have been at a lose for words, and as you all know, I am very seldom speechless. So here goes…

Last Saturday our family and friends organized a benefit for my husband, Dave, who was recently diagnosed with ALS. Oh my gosh, it was totally overwhelming! Dave, myself and our family sends a sincere thank you to all of our family and friends who helped, businesses and individuals who donated items, and also to those who joined the party on Saturday. Someone made the comment during the benefit that you could definitely feel the love and support throughout the crowd, and they were right. Once again, it shows how small towns come together. We have the best family and friends ever…we are truly blessed! Thank you very much for everything!

On Tuesday, November 10, the Amery Free Press will publish the annual HOLIDAY SHOPPING DIRECTORY featuring decorating, gifting and entertaining ideas.

Area businesses wishing to be a part of the Holiday Shopping Directory should please give me a The Humpal Family - Graeme, Ariel, Matt, me with Gavin, Dave, Ryan, Bentley and Rachel.

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PENNE AND CHEESES Cook according to directions and drained: 1 box penne pasta In large pot, sauté until fragrant: 3 cloves garlic, minced Add and bring to a simmer: 4 c. tomato sauce 2 c. Alfredo sauce Mix in and stir until melted: 1/2 c. ricotta cheese 1/4 c. mozzarella cheese, shredded 1/4 c. Asiago cheese, shredded 1/4 c. Fontina cheese Remove from heat and mix in and toss until coated: The cooked penne pasta Sprinkle with some Parmesan cheese and serve.

Serves 4-6 If you like sweet potatoes, this might be something you’d like to try.

SWEET POTATOES MAC AND CHEESE Cook according to directions and drain: 2 c. (8 oz.) whole wheat macaroni Cook, steam or bake and then mash: 1 (8 oz.) sweet potato, peeled Combine to make sauce, sauté: 1 T. butter 1 small onion, chopped Stir in and mix well: 1 T. flour Add and stir often, cooking until sauce thickens: 1/2 c. milk Add and stir: 8 oz. shredded cheese (your choice of mozzarella or cheddar) 1 T Dijon mustard (optional) a pinch of nutmeg white pepper to taste salt to taste Stir in the mashed sweet potatoes and boiled and drained pasta. Put into baking dish and bake at 350° for 30 minutes. Serves 4-6.

Maybe you’d like to make an apple cake. This recipe is for an upside-down apple cake.

UPSIDE-DOWN APPLE CAKE Combine for topping and set aside.

In sauce pan, combine and heat until sugar dissolves, stirring as needed: 3/4 c. sugar 1/4 c. water Cook for 4 minutes or until golden and do not stir during this time. Quickly pour into a well sprayed 9” baking pan. Move pan around to make sure bottom is well covered.

Sprinkle with: 1/4 c. chopped walnuts Spread over the above: 3 c. apples, peeled, sliced thinly (about 2 large apples) Make cake by beating together until light and fluffy: 3 T. butter, softened 2/3 c. sugar Add and beat until just combined: 3 large egg yolks 1 tsp. vanilla Combine and add, alternating with 1/2 c. milk: 1-1/3 c. flour 1-1/2 tsp. baking powder 1/4 tsp. salt Beat until stiff peaks form and fold into the batter: 3 large egg whites Pour the batter over the apples. Bake at 350° for 35 minutes or until done (toothpick test). Cool pan on wire rack for 5 minutes, then loosen edges with knife and invert cake onto a serving plate. Serve warm or room temp. if you’d like, add a dollop of whipped cream/topping or a scoop of ice cream. Tip: Use Rome, Pink Lady, Honeycrisp, Jonagold or simlar apple for this recipe.

CARAMEL PECAN MONKEY BREAD Cut each biscuit into 6 pieces and place into a bowl: 1 can (16.3 oz.) refrigerated buttermilk biscuits 1 can (4.5 oz.) refrigerated buttermilk biscuits Coat a bundt pan with cooking spray.

Sprinkle in bottom of pan: 1/2 c. chopped pecans Melt in MW safe measuring cup: 1-1/2 sticks butter Drizzle the biscuit pieces with 1/4 c. melted butter.

Combine and sprinkle over the above and toss gently until coated: 1 tsp. cinnamon 1/2 c. sugar In medium saucepan, bring to a boil, then cook 3 minutes until thick and bubbly: The rest of the melted butter 1 c. brown sugar 1/2 c. heavy cream Pour half of this caramel sauce over the pecans in the bottom of the bundt pan. Arrange half of the biscuits in the bunt pan over the caramel sauce.

Sprinkle another 1/2 c. chopped pecans on biscuits.

Arrange the rest of the biscuits in the bunt pan and drizzle the rest of the caramel sauce over the biscuits.

Bake at 350° for 45-50 minutes or until golden brown. Put pan on wire rack and cool in pan for 10 minutes. Invert the pan onto a platter/plate and let pan sit upside-down for a 2-3 minutes then slowly remove the pan so the sauce comes out of the pan over the monkey bread. Serve warm and enjoy.

Tip: Make your own Pumpkin Pie spice by combining 1 tsp. cinnamon, 1/4 tsp. nutmeg, 1/4 tsp. ginger and 1/8 tsp. cloves. Store in airtight container if not using it right away.

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With colder temps, soup is welcome for meals.

This recipe is made with prepared chicken broth so it won’t take hours to make and yet tastes like an old-fashioned recipe.

OLD-FASHIONED CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP Combine in saucepan, bring to a boil and then put on simmer: 4 c. chicken broth 1 medium carrot, peeled and sliced 1 stalk celery, diced black pepper to taste Add and simmer until noodles are done, about 10 minutes: 3/4 c. uncooked medium egg noodles 1 c. shredded or diced cooked chicken or turkey Sprinkle with some fresh parsley, sprinkled on top, when serving, if desired. Serves 2-3. This recipe is easily doubled. Serve with your favorite crackers, bread/toast, or bread sticks. Tip: If you wish, you can put in frozen mixed vegetables instead of the carrot using the amount you want.

This gooey monkey bread will make family and friends asking for more. It begins with refrigerated buttermilk biscuits.

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Amery Girl Scouts share weekend at Elk River The Amery Girl Scouts celebrated fall at their All Amery Encampment at the Elk River Girl Scout Camp in Minnesota. Girls and their leaders came together for a weekend of sharing adventures and growing friendships. Troops joined together for activities including a talent show, tie dying these t-shirts, meals, campfire, singing and never-ending gaga ball. The theme of their weekend was “Let your vibe attract your tribe!”

Senator Sheila Harsdorf Named 2015 'WCA Friend of County Government' The Wisconsin Counties Association has named Senator Sheila Harsdorf as the 2015 recipient of their “Friend of County Government.”

This is the highest honor given by the Association to an individual who has performed outstanding service to county government in their official capacity. Senator Harsdorf (R-¬ River Falls) was honored at the WCA Annual Conference in La Crosse County recently.

“Senator Harsdorf has been instrumental in addressing county issues during the state budget process, as she sits on the powerful budget writing committee, the Joint Committee on Finance,” said WCA Executive Director Mark D. O’Connell.

Often recognized for her advocacy on agriculture and higher education issues, Senator Harsdorf has championed many county issues over the years. In 2014, WCA provided her with an ‘Outstanding Legislator Award’ for her work.”

According to O’Connell, most recently Senator Harsdorf supported legislation aimed at providing grants to counties for emergency services training and equipment upgrades. She also successfully championed additional funding for county conservation efforts, as well as protected local transportation programs in the midst of significant spending reductions.

“Senator Harsdorf has repeatedly responded to the concerns of county government, whether it be her legislative amendment to reduce the burden of DNA collection on county law enforcement or her opposition to the preemption of local control,” said O’Connell. “We here at the Wisconsin Counties Association and all of Wisconsin’s 72 counties thank Senator Harsdorf for her work in Madison that has benefitted all of the state.”

First elected to the state Assembly in 1988, Senator Harsdorf represented the 30th Assembly District before being elected to the Wisconsin State Senate in 2000. The Wisconsin Counties Association began the Friend of County Government Award in 1990.

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AMERY AREA COMMUNITY CENTER Thanks to those of you who showed up at Cricket’s for our Annual Oktoberfest fundraiser. There was great food, drinks and music!

We would also like to thank the vendors, Cattail Moon, Jambo Joe Bones, as well as our wonderful and generous sponsors: PLATINUMADRC, Amtec, Cricket’s Bar & Grill, Dick’s Fresh Market, Riverbend, Turtle Lake Casino; GOLD- Amery Hospital & Clinic, Bremer Bank, Cardinal Glass, Chet Johnson Drug, Milt Johnson, Williamson-White Funeral Home; SILVER- American Family, Amery Free Press, Century 21, Connecting Point, Evergreen Village, Forrest Inn, Brenda Olson, Park Lakes & Land Realty, Shoreline Specialists, Westconsin Credit Union.

Our Grief Support Group started up again on Monday, October 12th. This is a Christian-based non-denominational grief support group that meets on Mondays at 1pm. There is no charge and you do not have to be a member of the Center to attend.

Join us on Thursday November 5th at 2pm for a free seminar on pre-planning and funding your final expenses.

Local funeral director Ed White will be here to speak on what you may need to do to prepare and will also bring a specialist to talk about insurance you may need to help with these expenses. This seminar is free of charge and open to the public.

We still have vendor spaces available for our Annual Fall Bazaar & Bake Sale which takes place on Saturday, November 21st from 9am2pm. This is always a well- attended event and table rentals are only $20.

Feeling lucky? We are sponsoring a trip to Treasure Island Resort & Casino on November 18th.

The bus leaves Amery Community Center at 10am and returns at 5pm. The cost is $25 for members and $45 for non-members {the extra $20 goes towards your 2016 membership}. Each guest will receive $15 on your players card, $5 off Bingo, and a $3 food voucher. Stop by the Amery Community Cen-

ter to sign up and pay by November 11th.

Don’t forget that we take rummage sale items all year long. They don’t have to be priced, but if they are just leave the tags on them. We don’t take old electronics, clothing or large furniture. Items can be dropped off at the Center during normal office hours.

The winners of the Tuesday pool players were Gary Snelling in first place, Carl Johnson in second, Val Hansen took third and Paul Seidel placed fourth.

Thursday pool winners were Gary Snelling in first, Paul Seidel in second, and Mary Fisher took third place.

The Wii bowling winners were Dave Olson in first place, Mary Fisher in second, Sandy White in third and Jim Woodcock in fourth place.

The Wednesday bridge winners were Judy Strobush in first, Pat Christensen in second, and Ruth Ann Riley in third.

Congratulations to all!

Have a safe and wonderful week…..Susan Shachtman, Assistant Director

Wisconsin company seeking submissions for National Award Contests

MILLTOWN, WI – Wisconsin-based national specialty flooring industry leader Greatmats will be naming a series of national awards for aerobic and dance instructors as well as dog and horse trainers and trade show participants. The national awards are designed to honor those instructors, trainers and participants in the USA that have made a difference in the lives of their students and community by utilizing Greatmats' top three virtues – service, integrity and quality.

Awards National Aerobics Instructor of the Year National Dance Instructor of the Year National Dog Trainer of the Year National Horse Trainer of the Year National Trade Show Participant of the Year This series of national awards is the first of its kind to recognize such a diverse group of individuals for both their positive professional and community influence.

Greatmats is currently accepting nominations for for all five awards.

The deadline for submissions is Nov. 1 for the National Aerobics Instructor of the Year Award and Nov. 7, 2015 for each of the other four awards.

To nominate a person for any of these awards, email the following informa-

tion to brett@greatmats.com before Nov. 1, 2015: 1. Nominee's Name 2. Name and location of the nominee's business (Must be located in the USA.) 3. A brief description of why you are nominating this person For contest details, visit https:// www.facebook.com/Greatmats where voting will also take place from Nov. 16 through Nov. 30, 2015.

Winners will be named on January 4, 2016.

Greatmats is a national specialty flooring industry leader based in Milltown, Wisconsin, since 1999. Identified as one of the top 3,000 fastest growing companies in the USA three times since 2008, Greatmats has earned an A+ Better Business Bureau rating and 9.5 TrustPilot rating through its Golden Rule customer service practices.

Greatmats gives back to its local community by donating 5% of its annual profits to local non-profit organizations. It also supports green initiatives through the use of solar energy at its Wisconsin headquarters and by offering a large variety of products made from recycled and renewable resources. Find out more about Greatmats at www.greatmats.com or by visiting Greatmats on Facebook.

Amery Pickleball has indoor winter schedule Pickleball is the fastest growing sport in the nation. This mini-tennis game is a combination of Ping-Pong, Tennis, Racketball and Badminton, played with wood, composite and graphite paddles and unique plastic balls.

It is easy to learn, provides plenty of exercise, and is played on a court much smaller than a tennis court. A competitive game for beginners and experienced players.

You don’t have to be strong, don’t have to be quick, don’t have to be athletic or good at other sports. You don’t need a powerful stroke because this game is not about power but of shot

placement and accuracy.

The game got its name from the inventor’s family dog, Pickles, who would chase after the errant balls off the court.

2015-2016 Winter Indoor schedule: Beginning Nov. 4, Wednesdays 5:45 p.m. Amery high school 2016 Summer Outdoor schedule: Monday/Wednesday 3 p.m., Fridays 9 a.m. South Twin Park Contact Bob Whitley 715-268-7789 for more information.

Sure, you feel like a kid, but you’re old enough for Medicare.

Medicare open enrollment has begun and lasts through December 7.

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Amery Noah Insurance Group 234 Keller Ave S November 4, 10:00 AM November 18, 10:00 AM

©2015 Medica. A salesperson will be present with information and applications. For accommodation of persons with special needs at meetings, call Medica at 1-855-400-9650. TTY: 711 Medica is a Cost plan with a Medicare contract. Enrollment in Medica depends on a contract renewal.

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SCHOOL LUNCH MENUS AMERY Monday, Nov. 2— ES & MS breakfast: Scrambled egg/English muffi n or mini lumberjack (mini pancakes and sausage) or cold cereal choices, grahams, fruit choice and fruit juice.

MS & HS morning nutrition break: Scrambled egg/ English muffi n or lumberjack (pancakes/sausage on a stick) or frudel or cold cereal choices, grahams, fruit choice and fruit juice.

Elementary lunch: Macaroni & cheese, breadstick, broccoli, garden bar, fruit choices or box lunch.

IS/MS lunch: Macaroni & cheese, chicken alfredo, box lunch, breadstick, broccoli.

HS lunch: Macaroni & cheese, chicken alfredo, uncrustable, box lunch, breadstick, broccoli.

Tuesday, Nov. 3— ES & IS breakfast: Assorted breads or Mini blueberry waffles or Cold cereal choices, cheese stick, fruit choice and fruit juice.

CLEAR LAKE Monday, Nov. 2— Elementary breakfast: Breakfast cereal, chocolate chip “Ultimate Breakfast Round.”

Elementary lunch: Rotini pasta with meat sauce or chicken alfredo, breadstick, salad bar, peaches.

High school breakfast: Entree options: Cereal, yogurt, cereal bar, Pop Tart, sausage pizza, banana bread.

High school lunch: Rotini pasta with meat sauce or chicken alfredo, breadstick, caesar salad, carrots with dip, sliced apples, slushie fruit cup.

Tuesday, Nov. 3— Elementary breakfast: Breakfast cereal and cheese stick or ham & cheese bagel sandwich.

Elementary lunch: Chicken nuggets, mashed pota-

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MS & HS morning break: Assorted breads or bacon egg scramble or mini blueberry waffles or cold cereal choices, cheese stick, fruit choice and fruit juice.

Elementary lunch: Taco salad, black beans, garden bar, fruit choices or box lunch.

IS/MS lunch: Taco salad, pork carnita sandwich, box lunch, black beans.

HS lunch: Taco salad, pork carnita sandwich, uncrustable, box lunch, black beans.

Wednesday, Nov. 4— ES & IS breakfast: Mini pancakes or bacon egg scramble or cold cereal choices, grahams, fruit choice and fruit juice.

MS & HS morning break: Mini pancakes or breakfast egg wrap or uncrustable or cold cereal choices, grahams, fruit choice and fruit juice.

Elementary lunch: Chicken nuggets, brown rice, carrots, garden bar, fruit choices or box lunch.

IS/MS lunch: Chicken nug-

toes with gravy, dinner roll, steamed corn, applesauce.

High school breakfast: Entree options: Cereal, Pop Tart, “UBR” (chocolate chip), sausage links, cereal bar, banana bread.

High school lunch: Chicken nuggets or salisbury steak, mashed potatoes/gravy, dinner roll, sweet potato souffle, applesauce, mixed fruit.

Wednesday, Nov. 4— Elementary breakfast: Breakfast cereal and “Scooby Bone” graham crackers or pancakes with syrup.

Elementary lunch: Cheese quesadilla or taco in a bag, fi xings, refried beans, mandarin oranges.

High school breakfast: Entree options: Cereal, muffi n, cream cheese bagel, mini cinni, yogurt, oatmeal.

High school lunch: Tacos with fi xings or ham & cheese sandwich, refried beans,

gets, mandarin chicken, box lunch, brown rice, carrots.

HS lunch: Chicken nuggets, mandarin chicken, uncrustrable, box lunch, brown rice, carrots.

Thursday, Nov. 5— ES & IS breakfast: Breakfast pizza or UBR (Ultimate Breakfast Round) or Cold cereal choices, cheese stick, fruit choice and fruit juice.

MS & HS morning break: Breakfast pizza or UBR (Ultimate Breakfast Round) or yogurt parfait or cold cereal choices, cheese stick, fruit choices and fruit juice.

Elementary lunch: Sloppy Joes, seasoned wedges, coleslaw, garden bar, fruit choices or box lunch.

IS/MS lunch: Sloppy Joes, fish sticks, box lunch, seasoend wedges, coleslaw.

HS lunch: Sloppy Joes, fish sticks, uncrustable, box lunch, seasoned potato wedges, coleslaw.

Friday, Nov. 6— No school.

pineapple chunks, mandarin oranges, sherbet.

Thursday, Nov. 5— Elementary breakfast: Breakfast cereal and yogurt or Long John.

Elementary lunch: Toasted cheese sandwich, tomato soup, crackers, carrots & broccoli/dip, strawberries, frozen yogurt.

High school breakfast: Entree options: Cereal, yogurt, graham crackers, cinnamon roll, cheese omelet, cereal bar.

High school lunch: Toasted cheese sandwich and tomato soup, crackers, or oriental chicken salad, vegetables with dip, strawberries, grapes.

Friday, Nov. 6— No school, Teacher Inservice.

POLK COUNTY SENIOR DINING MEAL SITES Everyone age 60 plus is invited for lunch. Meals are served Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

Check your site for specific serving time. Suggested donation is $4 per meal. Please call the meal site 24 hours in advance for a reservation.

Amery 715-268-6818.

Centuria 715-540-2022.

Frederic 715-327-8623.

Luck 715-472-8300.

Monday, Nov. 2— Swedish meatballs, mashed potatoes, steamed cabbage, bread or dinner roll, margarine, tropical fruit mix.

Tuesday, Nov. 3— Lasagna, California blend, mixed green salad, dressing, garlic toast, pudding.

Sites closed on Wednesday.

Thursday, Nov. 5— Chicken breast on a bun, vegetable soup, mandarin oranges, mayo, Rice Kripsy bar.

Friday, Nov. 6— Baked cod loin, sour cream potatoes, creamed peas, cornbread, margarine, pineapple tidbits.

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Jeffrey is a five month old soft brown Tabby. His coat is soft but so is his personality. Jeffrey is a gentle young fellow who appreciates the same. He plays hard with the rest of them, chasing, tumbling, skittering across the floor. But when it is time for a cuddle, Jeffrey is all about quiet time in your lap. Jeffrey came to the shelter with his brother, Ed. They were stray kittens on their own, lucky enough to find their way to Arnell. Ed has already found his forev-

er home. Jeffrey is ready to take the next step and transfer his love and devotion to an adoptive family.

A few weeks back, we mentioned a little kitty that was left on our doorstep with a hand written note, asking to be taken care of. Well, that short hair Classic Tabby with mittens became Omar. He came to the shelter with a nasal virus cold and spent the next two weeks in a foster home. There he received medication and loving attention until he recovered enough to be available for adoption.

Omar was added to our adoptable pet list on our web site and was adopted immediately. His new family knew he was the one for them. They spent an hour at the shelter, playing with and meeting Omar. This happy ending is exactly what we wanted for him – and all the cats in our adoptable cat room. Our adoptable cats remain available until they are adopted.

They are counting on you to consider adopting from the shelter when your home is

need of a feline friend.

In addition to Ed and Omar, Torbie coat Amber, Orange Tabby Jeremy and Tortie with mittens, Pumpkin, found new homes. Still waiting is Phyllis, the plump White and Grey, loving and playful girl from last week’s column. Olive, seal point Siamese mix and Sonya, short hair blue Grey and White. These two were abandoned in a rental home without food or water. They are now spayed and ready to leave that chapter behind.

Bernadette is a declawed, long hair who loves to play with other cats.

Bruce, Black and White, and Doyle, Orange Tabby, are playful full grown young cats. Inky and Allie are young females, Black and Black and White. Petunia is a sweet, mostly black Tortie with a medium coat, cute as can be. Orange Tabby Skeeter has also returned from foster care and is hoping to meet his new family this week. All need indoor homes to keep them safe and warm.

Our autumn fundraiser is a great deal. For the price of a raffle ticket, $5, or a book of five, $20, you can win tickets to the NFL Packer-Viking game at Lambeau Field in January or $500, $400, $300 in Cash! All prizes have been donated to the shelter and so every ticket purchased supports the Arnell Low Income Spay Neuter Program, the Lost and Found fi le, reuniting lost pets with loved ones, dog training classes that teach dog and human to communicate for a lifetime together and all of the stray, abandoned and unwanted pets that rely on our shelter for a second chance.

Purchase your tickets at the shelter in Amery, from local businesses or shelter Board Members. We need your help.

Arnell Memorial Humane Society, 185 Griffin St E, Amery 715 268-7387 (PETS), visit our web site at: ARNELLHUMANE. ORG and on Facebook.

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2015 Polk 4-H Awards Program Held in Amery on October 18 The 2015 Polk County 4-H Awards From Program held from 4-H was October 18, Chuck Prissel 2015 at 1:00 p.m. in the 4-H Youth Amery High Development School Auditorium. It is Agent at this time of year that we stop and reflect upon the accomplishments of the previous year. Polk County has an outstanding 4-H program, and one that members and leaders should be very proud of.

Many people were recognized in all aspects of 4-H participation.

National 4-H Week was October 4-10. Clubs participating were: Blue Ribbon Winners: Beaver Brook Badgers, Bone Lake Beavers, Cushing, Deronda Diplomats, Forest View, Indian Creek, Joel Jets, Jolly Milltown, Knotty Pine, Little Falls Livewires, Lucky Horseshoe, Northern Lights, Pleasant Lake, and West Sweden.

Club Activity Awards were given to club demonstrating Community Pride and Care in many areas. Club receiving certificates included: Beaver Brook Badgers – Citizenship, Community Service, Dairy Promotion, Environment, Inter-Generational, and Recreational Programs; Bone Lake Beavers – Beautification, Dairy Promotion, Health, and Intergenerational; Cushing – Community Service, Environment and Health; Deronda Diplomats – Beautification, Community Service, Consumer Education, Dairy Promotion, Intergenerational, and Recreational Programs; Eagle View – Beautification, Citizenship, Community Service, Intergenerational, and Recycling; Forest View – Beautification, Community Service, Dairy Promotion, and Inter-Generational; Joel Jets – Beautification, Dairy Promotion, Recreational Programs, and Recycling; Little Butternut – Environment, Intergenerational, Recreational Programs & Recycling; Little Falls Livewires – Beautification, Community Service, Dairy Promotion, Inter-Generational, and Recreational Programs; Lucky Horseshoe – Beautification, Citizenship, Community Service, Dairy Promotion, and Intergenerational; McKinley Vikings – Beautification, Recreational Programs & Recycling; Northern Lights – Community Service, Health, Historical Sign Maintenance, Inter-Gen-

erational, and Recreational Programs; Shooting Stars – Community Service, Conservation, Consumer Education, Dairy Promotion, Environment, Recreational Programs and Safety.

Polk County Fair Club Herdsmanship Awards were presented to the following clubs: Small Club Cattle – Pleasant Lake; Large Club Cattle – Eagle View; Swine – Pleasant Lake; Sheep – Northern Lights; Goat – Deronda Diplomats; and Horse – Little Falls Livewires.

The 2015 James W. Crowley County Dairy Leadership Award is recognizes youth who have excelled in their past year’s dairy project. This year’s recipient was: Chelsey Jensen, Deronda Diplomats 4-H Club.

Twenty-two Ambassadors were recognized. They included: Lexi Anderson, South Milltown; Emma Denotter, Joel Jets; Claire Eckert, Joel Jets; Andrew Hakel, Little Falls Livewires; Lilly Hakel, Little Falls Livewires; Jasimine Hase, Joel Jets; Wyatt Hase, Joel Jets; Jack Ince, Deronda Diplomats; Katelyn Juvrud, Little Falls Livewires; Anna Larsen, Green Acres; Victoria Long, Little Falls Livewires; Christopher Lorsung, Little Falls Livewires; Bethany Markham, Joel Jets; Joseph Novak, Little Falls Livewires; Julia Novak, Little Falls Livewires; Maria Novak, Little Falls Livewires; Jordan Sandberg, Little Falls Livewires; Laura Sandberg, Little Falls Livewires; Harvey Tallent, Little Falls Livewires; Lydia Tallent, Little Falls Livewires; Lydia Tallent, Little Falls Livewires; Linnaea Wallis, Pleasant Lake; and Sidney Wirth, Joel Jets.

Youth Leadership Awards were presented to youth in many categories. They included: Aerosapce - Walter Lenk, Shooting Stars; Cat – Victoria Long, Little Falls Livewires; Community Beautification – Harvey Tallent, Little Falls Livewires; Community Service – Victoria Long, Little Falls Livewires; Conservation/Wildlife – Lauren Frokjer, Shooting Stars; and Daniel Hasselquist, Shooting Stars; Dairy – Chelsey Jensen, Deronda Diplomats; Dairy Promotion – Lauren Frokjer, Shooting Stars; Dog – Chelsey Jensen, Deronda Diplomats; 4-H Promotion – Jack Ince, Deronda Diplomats; Arthur Long, Little Falls Livewires; Maria Novak, Little Falls Livewires; and Linnaea Wallis, Pleasant Lake; Horse – Katelyn Juvrud, Little Falls

Livewires; Madison Oachs, Cushing; Maria Oachs, Cushing; Jordan Sandberg, Little Falls Livewires; and Laura Sandberg, Little Falls Livewires; Inter-Generational – Kelly Catlin, Lucky Horseshoe; Llamas – Lexa Corrigan, Deronda Diplomats; Music – Maria Novak, Little Falls Livewires; Recreation – Kendra Bramsen, Shooting Stars; and Maria Novak, Little Falls Livewires; Safety – Emma Moore, Shooting Stars; Sheep – Nicole Dittbrenner, McKinley Vikings; and Visual Arts – Lauren Frokjer, Shooting Stars; Emma Moore, Shooting Stars; and Zenia Moore, Shooting Stars.

The prestigious Key Award, one of the highest honors a 4-H member can receive, honors a select group of 4-H participants annually. The youth receiving this award are ones who have demonstrated consistent growth in 4-H involvement, developed and applied their leadership skills, and actively participated in the functions of their club and their community.

2015 Key Award winners were: Cole Garvey, Shooting Stars; Jack Ince, Deronda Diplomats; Chelsey Jensen, Deronda Diplomats; Leslie Peterson, Shooting Stars; and Emily Thompson, Pleasant Lake.

Adult leaders were recognized for their years of valuable service and each received a pin and certificate sponsored in part by the Polk-Burnett Bankers Association.

Recognized for five years of adult leadership and receiving 5-year silver pins and certificates were: David Clausen, Beaver Brook Badgers; Amanda McKinney, Bone Lake Beavers; Mya Monteith, Bronco Busters; Shaila Johnson, Cushing; Tara Kolve, Cushing; Pamela Pearce, Deronda Diplomats; Megan Ritterpusch, Deronda Diplomats; Nancy Edgett-Tritt, Eagle View; Barb Hakel, Forest View; Timothy Hakel, Forest View; Robin Knudtson, Forest View; Noelle Krueger, Forest View; Karri Slate, Joel Jets; Susan Rogers, Knotty Pine; Rebecca Lorsung, Little Falls Livewires; Neil Jense, Lucky Horseshoe; Lynelle Mellum, Northern Lights; Peter Fehlen, Pleasant Lake; Shauna Fehlen, Pleasant Lake; Kelli Newman, Pleasant Lake; Julie Brenden, Shooting Stars; and Amy Eibs, Shooting Stars.

Recognized for ten years of adult leadership and receiving 10-year gold pins and certificates were: Keith Anderson, Beaver Brook Badgers; Alicia Johnson, Bone Lake

Beavers; Curtis Swanson, Bone Lake Beavers; Michelle Doolittle, Cushing; Cynthia Leonard, Cushing; Julie Neuman, Cushing; Melissa Swenson, Cushing; Holly Getschel, Forest View; Jon Christensen, Jolly Milltown; Dean Johnson, Little Butternut; David Dittbrenner, McKinley Vikings; Paula Moore, Shooting Stars; and Timothy Moore, Shooting Stars.

Recognized for 15 years of adult leadership and receiving 15-year pearl pins and certificates were: Julie Heiden, Eagle View; Pam Ince, Deronda Diplomats; Rodney Rivard, Forest View; Angie Denotter, Joel Jets; and Barbara Tallent, Little Falls Livewires.

Recognized for 20 years of adult leadership and receiving 20-year diamond pins and certificates were: Kirk Winkelman, Cascade Falls; Pamela Dittbrenner, McKinley Vikings; and Milda Gustafson, Pleasant Lake Recognized for 25 years of adult leadership and receiving 25-year emerald pins and certificates were: Pam Humpal, Beaver Brook Badgers; Carol Suckut, County-Wide; Kristin Klugow, Lucky Horseshoe; Dennis Swanson, Scenic View; and Sandy Swanson, Scenic View.

Twenty year leaders are also recognized with a 20-year plaque in appreciation of 20 years of valuable service to the 4-H program. This year’s recipients were: Kirk Winkelman, Cascade Falls; Pamela Dittbrenner, McKinley Vikings; and Milda Gustafson, Pleasant Lake.

The “I Dare You” Leadership Award is presented to individuals in recognition of personal integrity, balanced living, and motivation for leadership. 2014 “I Dare You” Leadership recipients were: Claire Eckert, Joel Jets; and Andrew Hakel, Forest View.

Graduates of the 2015 4-H year each received a framed certificate and an alumni pin.

Graduating members included: Kyle Anderson, Beaver Brook Badgers; Luke Christensen, Jolly Milltown; Marley Doolittle, Cushing; Mykayla Getschel, Forest View; Emily Gross, Balsam Evergreens; Kara Herr, Cushing; Laura Jensen, Lucky Horseshoe; Brandon Johnson, Little Falls Livewires; Tate Johnson, Pleasant Lake; Reese Johnston, Shooting Stars; Karen Klugow, Lucky Horseshoe; Sarah Lowe, Forest View; Leslie Peterson, Shooting Stars; Mercedes Swanson, Scenic View; Emily Thompson, Pleasant Lake; Todivonna Wendorf,

Cushing; and Sadie Woller, Northern Lights.

2015 Polk County 4-H Scholarship Recipients were: Luke Christensen, Jolly Milltown; Emily Gross, Balsam Evergreens; Tate Johnson, Forest View; Paul Lowe, Little Falls Livewires; Sarah Lowe, Little Falls Livewires; Emily Thompson, Pleasant Lake; and Sadie Woller, Northern Lights.

The John W. Kjar Scholarship is presented to a boy and a girl from the Unity School District. This year’s recipients are: Reese Johnston, Shooting Stars; and Leslie Peterson, Shooting Stars.

The Meritorious Service to 4-H Award goes to individual adults who have gone the “second mile” in providing time, talent, leadership, or funds to expand and promote projects and activities in the 4-H program in Polk County. 2015 Meritorious Service to 4-H Award plaques went to: Don Dipprey, Comstock; Kathy Johnson, Cushing; and Bob Rondeau, Osceola.

The “4-H Alumni Award” recognizes former 4-H members who in their adult life have made or are making major contributions to the betterment of business, family, community, county, state, national or international life.

This year’s recipient is: Karalyn Littlefield, Turtle Lake.

The Mark Peters Memorial Award is presented each year to the Champion Junior Beef Showman of the Polk County Fair. This year’s recipient was: Elizabeth Rosen, Knotty Pine 4-H Club.

Cloverbuds were recognized with certificates for their participation in the 2014 4-H year. Cloverbuds included: Balsam Evergreens – Timothy Wilson, Jr.; Beaver Brook Badgers – Christian Dueholm, and Siri Yuhas; Bone Lake Beavers – Brooke Aaron, Marlie Aaron, Lexi Brenizer, Teegan Brenizer, Eloise Crowe, Violet Greiner, Blake Johnson, Mikayla Johnson, Raleigh Johnson, Amelia Kelch, Ryan Olson, Hannah Scherff,and Jayden Ullman; Cushing –Tessa Becker, Jacob Binversie, Morgan Boettcher, Jonathan Johnson, Hailey Lundgren, Xavier Nadeau, Drake Petersen, Lydia Petersen, Gretchen Schaffer, Daxter Schultz, and Andrew Swanson; Deronda Diplomats – Ivy Hatch, Allyson Peterson, Avery Rasmussen, Tyler Rasmussen, and Nathan Wundrow; Eagle View – Dale Tritt; Forest View –Julia Bottolfsen, Tristan Campeau, Wyatt DeRosier, Isabel Ellefson, Peyton

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Polk County 4-H Awards continued Everson, Elinor Hagen, Michael Ilac, Sophia Ilac, Charles Luttinen, Opal McCracken, Henry Measner, Lucy Measner, Reecelyn Rada, Gavin Schmidt, Ana Ulrich, and Lauren Ulrich; Green Acres – Estella Meyer, and Weston Meyer; Joel Jets – Wyatt Bennett, Braden Curtis, Brody Curtis, Colten Ehman, Cooper Flanigan, Lilli Headley, Christine Picard, Lance Pickard, Caleb Scherff, Mason Scherff, Hannah Vanda, and Arianna Winger; Jolly Milltown – Samara Cox, Jordyn Hansen, Haze Larson, and Aidan Nagel; Knotty Pine – Alexis Buhr, Evan Cain, Kevin Heinbuch, Bradyn Keller, Emma Zauft, and Hailey Zauft; Little Butternut – Andrew Frendt, Micah Nwachukwu, and Navaeh Nwachukwu; Little Falls Livewires – Morgan Cordie, Claire Novak, Peter Novak, Connor Sandberg, and Mary Sandberg; Lucky Horseshoe – Bradyn Gehrman, Kooper Klugow, and Katelyn Roessler; McKinley Vikings – Grayson Hendricks Baxter, Mitchell Monchilovich, and Morgan Monchilovich; Northern Lights – Mara Germain, Emilie glenna, Rhetlynn Ha-

vens-Kalisch, Madi Johnson, Makenna Lunzer, and Peyton Wueller; Pleasant Lake – Lindsay Arvold, Jessica Carlson, Hunter Nelson, Foster Rosenow, Jack Ryan, and Allison Sagness; Shooting Stars – Madison Anderson, Marissa Anderson, and Jenna Babcock and Khloe Jensen; West Sweden – Brett Bartlett, and Neela Chadwick.

2015 Record Book Award winners included: Beaver Brook Badgers – Dylan Clausen, Hailey Clausen, Meikah Dado, Trent Dado, Sophia Egge, Claire Harlander, Madison Hollister, Joseph Kelling, Samuel Kelling, Tim Kelling, Emily Oman, and Kelsey Oman; Bone Lake Beavers – Maggie Brown, Tiffany Brown, Sophia Crowe, Alayna Johnson, Lilly Johnson, Jessica Mattson, Tyler Nelson, Madison Paulsen, Tyler Paulsen, Brett Strenke, Andrew Swanson, and JoAnne Swanson. Cushing – Marley Doolittle, Derek Fisk, Natalie Fisk, Evan Gudmunsen, Seth Gudmunsen, Josie Johnson, Macy Johnson, Kasey Maypark, Amber Mevissen, Amy Mevissen, Madison Oachs, Maria Oachs, Sadie Rau, Ash-

lin Waltz, Todivonna Wendorf, and Torihatta Wendorf; Deronda Diplomats –Thomas Christenson, Lexa Corrigan, Destiny DiCosimo, Elexis DiCosimo, Jack Ince, Chelsey Jensen, Kellie Kjeseth, Olivia Koeppen, Rayna Lee, Sean Ritterpusch, and Caitlin Ritterpusch; Eagle View – Sam Black, Rylee Black, Victoria Collins, Katherine Elwood, Tayler Elwood, and Erika Heiden; Forest View – Addison Anderson, Alyssa Anderson, Isaac Campeau, Jordan DeRosier, Paige Dvorak, Moriah Everson, Danica Gourley, Andrew Haase, Grace Haase, Marie Haase, Lillian Hakel, Jasmine Johnson, Tanner Johnson, Tate Johnson, Tyler Johnson, Ryan Knudtson, Kylie Krueger, Garrett Lee, Joseph Lehman, Ben Neumann, Gabbie Neumann, Hayley Palmsteen, Gavin Peterson, Gustav Peterson, and Renee Vorndran; Green Acres – Anna Larsen; Indian Creek – Leigha Priske-Olson, Carson Simon, Isaiah Simon, Heath Tietz, and Ted Tietz; Joel Jets – Brett Brabec, Gage Cuper, Blake Curtis, Emma Denotter, Claire Eckert, Jasimine Hase, Wyatt Hase, Erinn Slate,

Kaytlynn Vanda, and Sidney Wirth; Jolly Milltown – Anna Christensen, Katie Christensen, and Marissa Smith; Knotty Pine – William Fitzer, Calvin Rosen, and Maggie Rosen; Little Butternut – Autumn Hermansen, Haley Hermansen, Addie Thompson, and Ted Thompson; Little Falls Livewires –Katelyn Juvrud, Zach Juvrud, Arthur Long, Victoria Long, Christopher Lorsung, Joseph Novak, Julia Novak, Maria Novak, Michael Novak, Jordan Sandberg, and Laura Sandberg, Harvey Tallent, Lydia Tallent, and Ruby Tallent; Lucky Horseshoe – Kelly Catlin, Brooke Hadac, Emily Hadac, Jillian Jensen, Laura Jensen, Karen Klugow, Tristen Mortel, and Emily Roessler; McKinley Vikings – Nicole Dittbrenner, Britta Hibbs, Merlin Hibbs, Sophia Hendricks-Loehr, Madeline Monchilovich, Milan Monchilovich, Sara Sellent, and Sarah Whyte; Northern Lights – Alyson Frey, Morgan Gjovig, Grace Klein, Sophie Klein, Shelby Peltier, and Claire Scharfenberg; Pleasant Lake – Josie Carlson, Sarah Carlson, Hannah Germain, Matthew Germain, Lauren

Hefty, Sarah Hefty, Natalie Ryan, Zach Solsrud, Danny Wahlstrom, Lance Wallis, and Linnaea Wallis; Shooting Stars – Adelle Babcock, Kayla Bramsen, Maggie Conlan, Blake Frokjer, Lauren Frokjer, Nick Frokjer, Cole Garvey, Nate Garvey, Daniel Hasselquist, Gunner Hasselquist, Tia Jensen, Reese Johnston, Sam Lenk, Walter Lenk, Lucy Locke, Rachael Locke, Emma Moore, Zenia Moore, Leslie Peterson, Isaac Rau, and Zachary Rau. 2015 Polk County Fair Sign Contest Winners included: 1st Place –Northern Lights; 2nd Place Pleasant Lake; People’s Choice Award – Deronda Diplomats; and all other winners included: Beaver Brook Badgers, Bone Lake Beavers, Deronda Diplomats, Eagle View, Forest View, Green Acres, Indian Creek, Jolly Milltown, Knotty Pine, Little Butternut, Little Falls Livewires, Lucky Horseshoe, McKinley Vikings, Shooting Stars, and West Sweden.

Congratulations to everyone on a job well done.

SELF HELP GROUPS Advance Directive Workshop. Who would make your healthcare decisions in the event you are unable to? How would this person know what decisions you would want made? Learn more about Advance Directives and how to complete them. Free Advance Directive Workshop will be held the first Wednesday of the month from 10-11 a.m. Wisconsin and Minnesota Advance Directives will be available. Call St. Croix Regional Medical Education Services at 715-483-0431 or 800642-1336 ext. 2431 to register.

Alanon/Alateen (for family and friends of alcoholics) meets Thursday nights 7-8 p.m. at First Lutheran church, Amery. 715-268-8362.

Alcoholics Anonymous meets every Monday 7 p.m., Wednesday 10 a.m., 7 p.m., Thursday 7 p.m., Friday 8 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m., Sunday 7 p.m. at Amery Community Center, 608 Harriman Ave. S. 715-781-4380 Jason.

Alchololics Anonymous (AA) Tuesdays 7-8 p.m.

Reeve Evangelical Free church, 205 1 1/2 St., Clear Lake Cty. Rd. A & K. Contact David 715-948-4235.

Alcoholics Anonymous meets Thursdays 10 a.m. at Parkview Methodist church, Turtle Lake. Contact Mike 715-986-2457.

Alzheimer’s Support Group. First Wednesday of the month 10 a.m. at Amery Senior Center. Last Tuesday of month 1 p.m. at Good Sam Nursing Home. Sharlene Bellefaille 715-635-6601.

Baby & Me. Weekly play and discussion hour for parents and their infants (birth to 12 months). Wednesdays 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Amery Regional Medical Center, BirthDay Suites Waiting Room. Join at any time. No charge.

Breast Feeding Support Group. All nursing mothers and babies are invited to participate. Group meets the second Thursday of the month from 10-11:30 a.m. and the fourth Thursday of the month from 6:30-8 p.m. at St. Croix Regional Medical Center. An International Board Certified Lactation Consultant will facilitate the group. Call 715-483-0431 or 800-642-1336 ext. 2431. No charge.

C.H.A.D.D. (Children with Attention Deficit Disorder). Parent support group meets the fourth Monday of each month at Firstar Bank board room, Cumberland, 7 p.m. For info. call Pat Skinner at 715-822-8422 and leave message.

Caregiver Support Group meets the third Tuesday of every month from 2-3:30 p.m. at the Peace Lutheran Church in Dresser. Contact Barb at ADRC of NW WI at 877-485-2372 for more information.

Compassionate Friends, Tri- County Chapter meets the first Monday of each month at 7 p.m. First Lutheran church, Clear Lake. This group offers support and understanding to families who are grieving the death of a child of any age, from any cause. For more information call 715-263-2739 Domestic Violence (DV) and Sexual Assault (SA) Support Groups and Services. Polk County - domestic violence (DV), sexual assault (SA) and the children’s group are every Monday (DV) and Tuesday (SA) beginning at 6 p.m. Call CRA to find out more info and for the location. Burnett County call CRA for info (the day and time will be changing). For more information call CRA 715-825-4414 or the 24 hour crisis line 1-800-261-7233.

All groups and services are free of charge.

Early Stage Alzheimer Support Group. For the diagnosed person and their caregiver. Challenges in early-stage dementia will be discussed, along with therapeutic benefits of family involvement. Sponsored in part by the Amnerican Alzheimer’s Association. Meetings are free of charge and open to the public, held at the Amery Centennial Hall the first Wednesday of each month at 10 a.m. Call 715-268-6605 to register.

Epilepsy Foundation of Western Wisconsin. Call 1-800-924-2105.

Family Child Care Professonals Network. Meets the third Thursday of each month. Contact Beth Neely at 715-483-1482 for more information. All family child care providers are welcome.

Farm Crisis. Information on financial, mental health, legal, job retraining resources. Call 1-800-942-2474.

Golden Age Manor Family Council meets the first Saturday at 10 a.m. on the sunporch at GAM. Grief Share. Have you lost someone close? Grief Share is a Christian based, non-denominational seminar/support group program that will be meeting at Centennial Hall in Amery every Monday at 1 p.m. For information call Bruce 715-268-2176 or 715-268-8360.

Head Injury Support Group. Closed head injury, stroke, aneurism or traumatic brain injury which affects your daily living? Learn to cope with your disabilities, provide insight and camaraderie. Second Friday of each month 2-3:30 p.m. Frederic Public Library. Contact Julie Martin 715-327-4474.

Moms in Prayer International. •Two or more women who meet regularly to pray for their children, their schools, their teachers and administrators. •Mothers, grandmothers or anyone who is willing to pray for a specific child and school. We meet at the First Baptist church, Amery, Mondays from 1:30-2:30 p.m. Contact Jen at 715-268-5408 with questions.

MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) is a group for moms and their kids. Every mom who is pregnant or has children 5 years of age and under is welcomed, accepted, and challenged to meet her potential. Better moms make a better world! For more info go to clmops@hotmail.com and call 715-263-2665 for location/dates/ time.

NA meetings. There’s hope. Every Sunday 6 p.m. St. Croix Casino & Hotel, Turtle Lake. Hospitality Room.

Everyone welcome to attend. Info call Pat at 715-5532859.

Polk County Parent-To-Parent Coaliton, a network for parents of children from birth through adulthood who have disabilities or other special needs. For more information about meetings and advocacy support, contact Lynne 715-472-2002.

PREGNANT. Need help? Our tests and help are free and confidential. 715-755-BABY (2229). Osceola Life Care Center.

Student Assistance Program is for students in the Amery school district who may be having personal or family problems. Strict confidentiality is followed except in cases of danger to self or others. Call 715-2680303 for middle school S.A.P. members or 715-2680214 for high school S.A.P. members.

TEENS—Talk before you run. Trained counselors will listen. 1-800-491-8336 or 715-235-8882.

TEENCARE. Where teens get help fast. 1-800-4918336.

TOPS Club meets Thursdays 8-9 a.m. Our Savior’s Lutheran church, 217 Deronda St., Amery. Bonnie Timm 715-268-2980.

TOPS Club meets Tuesdays 3:30-5 p.m. at the Balsam Lake Municipal Building (under the water tower), Balsam Lake. Contact Nancy 715-646-1464 or just come to a meeting. TOP’s mission is to support our members as they take off and keep off pounds sensibly.

Tutors: Free tutors are available to anyone who would like help studying for GED, English as a Second Language (ESL), or with basic skills in reading or math. Call 715-405-7323 to be matched with a local tutor.

Veterans PTSD Support Group. 1st and 3rd Tuesday monthly 5:30-6:30 p.m. at Amery VFW, 130 Wisconsin Ave. Spouses/significant other also welcome and encouraged to attend. Contact Dan 715-768-0679, Amanda 715-429-0467 or Dianna 715-607-1898. Sponsored

by Amery VFW Post 7929 and American Legion Post 169.

Western Wisconsin LYME Education and Support Group meets: fourth Thursday of the month (March through October) at 7 p.m. at Our Savior’s Lutheran church, 217 Deronda St., Amery. (No meetings November through February). For info call Ann 715-268-2856, Paula 715-268-2035, Bonnie 715-268-9557, Sue 715268-6687.

Women’s Spiritual Growth Group meets each Thursday from 7-8 p.m. at 931 Pine St., St. Croix Falls..

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OCTOBER 27, 2015

INTERFAITH CAREGIVERS

DISCOMBOBULATION!!

BY MICHELE GULLICKSON

Ever since the Polk County fair – no, really even before that – everything has felt discombobulated. I’m a caregiver of a caregiver.

My mom has been taking care of my grampa for at least two full years now. He’d never admit how much help she’s had to provide to him until about three months ago. Two years ago, Grampa had a stroke and, typical of his generation, didn’t say anything for a day or two figuring it would all work out on its own. His eyesight was affected, along with his balance. Since he lived alone and across the driveway from me, I’d get a text from mom to go check on Grampa to see if he was o.k., since he wasn’t answering his cell phone.

It became my worst fear to be the one that would find him dead someday.

For the first part of my mom’s caregiving time, Grampa insisted that he was fine and could handle his daily affairs. Mom would do his grocery shopping, write out his checks for his bills and do the needed heavier housekeeping.

Very slowly, things worsened.

Eventually, she had to sign the checks, fi x small dishes he could microwave for his meals because cooking on the gas stove was too dangerous, sign him up for Meals On Wheels so he had at least one completely balanced meal, and make sure his household was clean, organized and set up for someone who’s blind.

As a result of the drugs used to ameliorate his stroke symptoms, Grampa got diabetes. And, since his eyesight was poor, mom did all the blood sugar testing. What a relief it was when it went from twice a day to only once! She took him to every doctor appointment – which seemed to be more and more frequent as his health deteriorated.

Because of his lack of eyesight, he’d call mom on speed dial in case of emergency.

He never learned to feel for the “9” button and hold it down. Nor would he push the button on his “necklace” – the thingamajig that would call 911 if he clicked the button when he fell.

The first bad fall (there had been several prior that caused big bruises and scrapes), he cut his head open. We piled into his house and called 911. Uff da, he was mad! He had to go to the ER to get checked out for concussion and it had to be by ambulance.

Then it happened. I got a frantic call from mom that grampa had fallen in the bathroom, she’d already called 911 and could I get over there to see if I could clear the way for the ambulance and help in any way. My fiancé and I ran over as fast as my short, middle-aged legs would carry me. Being ever the gentleman, my beloved looked in on Grampa first and found him laid out on the floor, legs splayed out – one at a very awkward angle.

My EMT brother showed up next and helped make him comfortable while we waited for transport.

One hip broken, it began the spiral: A hospital stay, rehabilitation at an eldercare facility, and then pneumonia and near-death, back to rehab and physical therapy.

Therapy that could never quite do enough to get him back on his feet and functioning. He kept insisting on going home. Finally, a social worker at the facility helped him realize that, while he was doing better, he wasn’t walking or toileting independently. Until he could do that, he couldn’t be alone.

He needed to be in a care facility that had 24/7, on call folks. So he agreed – as long as when he got better, he could move back home.

Now he won’t be going home.

Hospice was engaged two weeks ago and it’s just a matter of time.

As a result of my work, I have a lot of resources I can give my mom to help. But I’ve noticed a few things that don’t always get covered in those materials -- things the experts never talk about -even at Caregiver conferences: How people don’t talk to their kids about exactly what they want their kids to do for them, when they can’t be alone anymore. How angry you get with your elderly loved one when they seem to live in a world of denial about their own abilities and insist you do exactly what they want, ignoring your instinct to get more help.

And how anxious you feel because you haven’t got a social life anymore, because you can’t be a part of civic organizations and volunteering or go on a vacation longer than a couple of days -- your schedule changes on a dime and no one can rely on you. How, sometimes, someone else has to show you that you’re wrecking your own health trying to do everything you think your parent expects of you. How relieved you feel when the professional folks take over because it’s beyond your skill base (how do professional caregivers do it for THEIR loved ones?!?). How utter-

ly exhausting it is to wait for the inevitable.

Being a caregiver for someone you love is tough. Most people want to do the right thing for their parents and will take on more and more, so their parents can be as independent as possible. Because they love their parents and want the best for them, or because they’d would want the same for themselves someday. Lots of reasons. But not enough caregivers reach out for help. And there’s a whole network of help in Polk County. Help for not only your parent, but for YOU – the caregiver.

If I were to recommend one thing, though, it would be this: TALK about how you want your end of life transition to happen with whomever it is you will be relying on to care for you. Go through the “What If’s” and have a really in depth conversation about what you expect when you can no longer do for yourself. And there will be a time when you can no longer care for yourself. Be willing to hear that the loved one you pick to care for you isn’t at all prepared to take on such a huge responsibility and have a Plan B (and Plan C). Stop pushing off the topic till later and be realistic, so your caregiver doesn’t suffer.

What does a peaceful transition look like to you? How will everyone know you died well?

If you’re a family caregiver, there are resources available. In Polk County call the Aging and Disability Resource Center at 715485-8449 for support groups, DayFriends at 715-485-8762 for respite day care and Interfaith Caregivers for in-home respite volunteers.

On a completely different topic, Interfaith Caregivers is moving into a larger space! You may recall us rolling out a statistic put out by the National Center on Aging: In Polk County, we will move from 14% elderly population to 27%+ in less than 20 years! That means that service providers for the elderly need to begin to plan for a very busy future involving more people to help.

Our new street address will be 133 Eider Street in Milltown – we’re bunking with the EMT’s!

As with any move, things will be very DISCOMBOBULATED! But continue to use our existing phone 715-485-9500 and mailing address PO Box 426 Balsam Lake WI 54810 until we change it later.

(Go to www.interfaithpolk.org to keep up with the changes.)

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Clear Lake Youth Take Top Honors at Sectional Punt, Pass, and Kick Kennedi Brenne, an 8th grader at Clear Lake Junior High School, placed first in her division at the Sectional Punt, Pass and Kick Competition. The event was held in Eau Claire on Oct. 17. Her combined total distance of her punt, pass and kick was 273’9”. Her performance topped the girls 14-15 yearold division.

Also placing first was Max Everts, a 1st grader at Clear Lake Elementary school. He passed, punted and kicked for the high score in the boys 6-7 yearold division at the same sectional competition.

Based on how their scores stack up against division winners from other Wisconsin Sectionals, Brenne and Everts may qualify for the team championships to be held at Lambeau Field in Green Bay on Dec. 13.

Kennedi Brenne, of Clear Lake, took first place in the girls 14-15 age division of the NFL-sponsored Punt, Pass and Kick Sectional competition held in Eau Claire on Oct. 17.

Max Everts, a 1st grader at Clear Lake Elementary school, placed first in the boys 6-7 year old division of the NFL-sponsored Sectional Punt, Pass and Kick competition held in Eau Claire on Oct. 17.

Happy Time Change It's coming, "rolling around ", they say, that extra hour of sleep we've waited for.

Before we know it, the full light of day will be here when we venture out the door.

It comes on the weekend, how well planned, not late for church, perhaps an hour too soon.

With cause for smiles, outside we may stand, the watch not reset before last night's moon.

Speaking of moon, we shouldn't sense surprise, when this evening, at another hour, when we expected sun, the moon will rise.

We'll use Polk-Burnett or Excel power.

Monday, when the yellow bus arrives, daylight will be in force to the delight, kids who dread dark mornings all their lives, now will be shocked: at supper time it's night.

The older folks, --Who can they be?-- remark, "God's time,", standard always was ok.

Did they forget the evenings' delayed dark was pleasant? Oh, well, God rules night and day.

Happy CST Carol Morfitt Welch

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AMERY COMMUNITY EDUCATION

Sign up for Community Ed classes Fall 2015 catalogs are available at the Amery Area Public Library, all four school buildings, and online through the Amery School District website. Pre-register for all classes and events by mail, in person, online or by phone. For more information call 715-2689771 x220 or email hendricksont@amerysd.k12.wi.us.

Publishing Your First Book: Fred Brede, local author, will show you how to self-publish your own book using CreateSpace! In class you will learn how to open an account, create a book cover, download a document, edit and revise the document, order a proof, price the book, select distribution, market and promote the book. Oct 29 from 6-8 p. Fee $12, pre-register with Comm Ed. Avoiding the Diabetes Epidemic with Real Food: Are you diabetic, pre-diabetic, or concerned about your blood sugar? If so, you know high glucose levels can damage your health. Leave this class knowing how to eat to control your blood sugar. Instructors: Nutritional Weight & Wellness. Oct 29 from 6-8 p. Fee $24, pre-register with Commu-

nity Ed. MN UNITED SOCCER GAME at the National Sports Center in Blaine, MN & watch the AHS Band play! Saturday, Oct 31, 7 p kickoff. Tickets $14.

Transportation not included. Purchase tickets through Community Ed by Monday, October 26.

Basketball Winter Recreation for Youth and Families on Sundays in the Amery Middle School gym from1:30-3:30 p, November through March.

Open to boys and girls grades 4-12. Families are encouraged to participate together.

Younger children are welcome when accompanied by parents. Church groups welcome.

Bring your own basketball.

Enter through North doors.

No fee.

Adult Recreational Basketball for Men and Women in the Amery Middle School gym on Wednesday evenings from 6-9:30 pm, November 4 through March 30 (gym closed November 25, December 23 & 30). Come with your team early in the season to get on the schedule or come to join a team. Team fee. For more information call Steve 715.268.8229

CVTC Clinic offers free dental care for veterans The Dental Clinic at Chippewa Valley Technical College is offering a chance for veterans to receive free dental care.

The Give Vets a Smile event is set for Saturday, Nov. 14 from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at the clinic at the CVTC Health Education Center, 615 W. Clairemont Ave. in Eau Claire. Any veteran without other dental benefits who has a current military ID or is enrolled in VA Health Care is eligible to participate.

"It's our way of saying 'Thank you for serving our country,'" said Pam Entorf, CVTC Dental Hygienist program instructor and outreach coordinator of the clinic. "We are hoping this can become an annual event much like Give Kids a Smile Day is. Veterans do not receive are 100% percent disabled or suffered an oral injury related to their service."

Dental Hygiene services available include a medical history review, BP screening, oral assessment, patient education, dental cleaning, x-rays, dental exam and fluoride treatment.

Dental services available include fi llings, extractions, limited root-canal therapy, and limited denture services.

All work will be performed by dental hygiene students, dental assistant students, staff and licensed dental hygienists, licensed dentists and volunteers. The services are free of charge to veterans. The clinic may not be able to take care of all of a patient's dental needs during the visit, but will take care of the most urgent needs first.

Rumble Jumble Open Gym: Do you need a place for your toddlers and preschoolers to run, burn energy, and have fun? Open Gym is in the Intermediate School on Tuesday mornings for a full hour of “tire-them-out” fun! Balls, scooters, mats, and other fun gym equipment will be available for play. Parents/Guardians are expected to stay in the gym with the children and are encouraged to play as well.

Child care providers welcome.

No fee and no need to pre-register. Tues, Nov-March when school is in session from 10:4511:45 a.

Cell Phones, Tablets & iPads . . . Oh My!! This threenight course will help you see the differences between all the mobile devices available, learn about APPS, safety and security with your device, and some best practices for getting the most out of your mobile technology. Bring your own device or get an idea of what to look for this holiday shopping season. Nov 3, 5 & 10 from 5-7 p. WITC FEE: $30 or SR FEE (62+) $17.25. Course #66060 Catalog # 60-107-602. Pre-register through WITC: www. witc.edu or call 1-800-243-9482

x4221 Knitting: Mittens: Using double-pointed needles can be intimidating, but we will walk through it together and knit mittens. You will learn how to increase and decrease, and you will practice reading a pattern. Bring 1-2 skeins worsted-weight yarn, a set of size 5 double-pointed needles, and yarn needles. Tues & Thurs, Nov 3-19 from 6-8 p. Fee $39, pre-register with Community Ed. Holiday Health Challenge: This challenge is designed to set you up with the tools you need to succeed at being healthy and fit through the holiday season . . . and beyond. We will meet twice over the course of 5 weeks and you will receive guidance and many valuable resources. Nov 5 & Dec 10 from 6-7 p. Fee $49, pre-register with Comm Ed. Wisconsin Starwatch Party with Mike Lynch from WCCO: Make the stars your old friends as we watch the great celestial show in the skies over Amery. The night will begin with an indoor orientation followed by quality time outside under the heavens. Get to know the constel-

lations like The Big Bear, Cygnus the Swan, Pegasus the Winged Horse, and some of their great stories behind them. We’ll also use large reflecting telescopes, including two giant 20-inch reflectors that are among the biggest mobile telescopes in the Midwest. Tuesday, Nov 10 from 7-9 p. Fee age 17+ $14 or ages 16 and under $9. Pre-register with Community Ed. Windows 8.1 Beginner.

This three-night course will introduce you to Windows 8.1 and dive into some of the unique features it has to offer. Learn to navigate, explore interesting tips and discover special features. The course is designed for beginner-level experience with both Windows 8.1 and computers in general. Feel free to bring your own laptop or tablet or you can use the computers available in class. Nove 12, 17 & 19 from 5-7 p. WITC FEE: $30 or SR FEE (62+) $17.25. Course #65781 Catalog # 60-107-602. Pre-register through WITC: www. witc.edu or call 1-800-243-9482 x4221

AMERY AREA PUBLIC LIBRARY Harry Potter party— No school program Celebrate all things Potter on November 6 at 10:30 a.m. We'll have a sorting hat, potions class, wand-making, and more. No registration required.

Genealogy @ your library Interested in researching local or family history? Kathie Otto, head of University Archives at the University of Wisconsin River Falls, will discuss resources available through the University's Area Research Center, November 14, 10 a.m.—12 p.m. Mary Wickersham, professional genealogist with Midwest Ancestor Research, will talk about how to get started on genealogical research, November 21, 10 a.m.—12 p.m.. Members of the Polk County Genealogical Society will be on hand on both dates to provide individual assistance.

Lego club / Maker mind afternoons Up for a Lego chal-

lenge? Want to make a pipe cleaner ninja? After School Library Club meets on Thursdays, 3:30 p.m.—5 p.m. Bring a note from home to take bus #11 to the library.

Children under 8 years of age must be accompanied by a responsible adult.

Preschool storytime Preschool story time is held every Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. Interactive stories, songs and crafts are geared toward children aged 2-5 and a caregiver.

1,000 books before kindergarten and Baby book bees Start your children on the path to loving books and reading right from birth. These two reading initiatives offer a chance for families to bond and ensure school readiness by reading books and completing various activities. Each program offers prizes at different levels.

Teen advisory board Open to 12-18 year olds, the Teen Advisory Board meets on the first Friday of each month, 3:45 p.m.—5:15 p.m., to plan events, talk about books and more.

Book discussion The Friends of the Library book discussion group meets on the third Monday of the month at 1:30 p.m. The book selection for November is The Twelve Tribes of Hattie

by Ayana Mathis.

Tech help program Have questions about using your computer, tablet, or mobile device?

Need some help with Microsoft Word or Excel?

The library offers tech help on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 4 p.m.—7 p.m. No appointment necessary.

Book sales The Friends of the Library Book Sale is held on the first Saturday of the month, 9 a.m.—2 p.m., and on the Thursday evening prior to the Saturday sale, 4 p.m.—7

p.m.

Friends The Friends of the Amery Area Public Library Foundation, Inc. meets on the 3rd Monday of the month at 4:30 p.m.

Meetings are open to all members and to the public.

E-books and e-audiobooks Your MORE library card gives you access to the Overdrive collection of e-books, e-audiobooks, streaming videos, and digital magazines; and the Freading collection of e-books.

Check out the website Check out the library website at www.amerylibrary.org, or find us on Facebook at facebook. com/amerylibrary.

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St. Croix Tribe Joins National AmeriCorps Program Thanks to a grant from AmeriCorps, ten young people ages 16 to 24 will have an opportunity to learn skilled trades starting in 2016. The new partnership between the St. Croix tribe and AmeriCorps was unveiled at a special presentation and feast on October 20. Present at the event were three tribal council members, Program Coordinator Hazel Hindsley, several AmeriCorp team members from the St. Croix tribe, Program Consultant Judy Cutler, invited guests from the surrounding communities and interested tribal members.

Program Coordinator Hazel Hindsley announced that the AmeriCorps grant had been awarded to the tribe in July 2015. She explained how the program will benefit the tribe. “The tribe will recruit ten new Native AmeriCorps members between 16 and 24 years of age for the ‘St. Croix AmeriCorps Skill Seekers Program,’” she said. “Each member will commit to one year of volunteer service to gain beginner level skills in carpentry, plumbing, heating, masonry or other construction area skills as they volunteer to renovate homes for St. Croix seniors, veterans or others with physical challenges. They will also construct a ‘tiny home’ as a model for future economic development for the tribe.”

She added that each member can join AmeriCorps for up to three years and earn a volunteer stipend and up to a $5,000 education award for providing 1,700 hours of service to the tribe per year. “This is a great opportunity for the tribe to promote interest in education in the skilled trades. It’s also a wonderful opportunity for our tribal

members,” Hindsley said.

AmeriCorps Program Consultant Judy Cutler introduced other team members, Reuben Buck and Francis Songetay. “Reuben will help teach our AmeriCorps recruits skills through rehabbing houses, and Francis has extensive training and experience as a machinist and will consult in that field,” she said. Cutler also introduced a number of tribal support people including Mark Soulier of the Youth Program, Education Director Karen Washington and LCOOCC St. Croix Site Coordinator Kate Lechnir and her assistant Janine McNulty. “Mark is instrumental in developing the process to engage young people,” Cutler said.

“Thank you to Karen Washington for identifying the potential in our young people and working with them to fulfi ll their potential.”

Cutler added that she wants to work with LCO College to gain support for vocational programs to assist the unemployed and under-employed to train for jobs. “I also want to get young people excited about learning math as it relates to carpentry, electricity and construction,” she said. “And I’m working

with agencies and institutions in the surrounding communities to spur interest in our program. In addition to LCO College, Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College, U of M Extension, Wisconsin Workforce Development, the Northwest Wisconsin Workforce Investment Board and Burnett County are joining forces with the tribe to develop the program and support the AmeriCorps members. And, of course, the biggest supporter of our program is and will continue to be the St. Croix tribe. Thank you to them for all they have done and will do in the future to make this program succeed.”

Tribal Chairman Lewis Taylor accepted the AmeriCorps grant certificate from Program Coordinator Hazel Hindsley. Hindsley explained that the St. Croix tribe is one of only 19 tribes nationwide to receive a grant from AmeriCorps. “That’s significant when you consider that there are 500 tribes in the country,” she added.

Tribal Chairman Lewis Taylor remarked that Native Americans have come a long way in their quest for equality. “We are grateful for this grant,” Chairman Taylor said. “It will

help us prepare our young people for jobs in skilled trades, jobs that will lift some of them from the ranks of the unemployed or under-employed.”

Judy Cutler reminded everyone that much work still needs to be done. “We have a basic plan – to recruit 10 skill seekers,” she said. “But that’s just the first step.

We have to develop a recruitment process and we have to write an entire grant proposal within the next two months. We will know by mid-summer 2016 how large a grant we have to work with.” Cutler said that the next planning meeting for the AmeriCorps project is Wednesday, November 4 from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the Tribal Clinic Conference Room.

“Make sure you attend so that your opinions are heard and so that you can make it happen for 10 young people.”

AmeriCorps is administered by the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), the federal agency for service and volunteering. CNCS annually engages more than five million citizens in service at more than 60,000 locations in 8,500 cities across the country through AmeriCorps, Senior Corps and other programs. National service participants address the most pressing challenges facing our cities and nation, from educating students for the jobs of the 21st century and supporting veterans and military families to preserving the environment and helping communities recover from national disasters. For more information on AmeriCorps, visit americorps.gov.

Jensen Furniture expands with new showroom

BY TODD BECKMANN SENTINEL

LUCK—Over a year in the making, Jensen Furniture in Luck is unveiling its new showroom during Friday and Saturday’s grand opening.

“We wanted to improve our customer’s experience and at the same time serve them better,” Jake Jensen, part-owner, told the Sentinel.

To that end, in August 2014 Jensen Furniture created a new warehouse space and goods were relocated.

“It allowed us to refurbish the old warehouse into a showroom,” Jensen explained.

The showroom includes dining room displays as well as bedroom furniture but the highlight of the renovated space is the America’s Mattress Gallery display by Serta.

“We’ve always carried Serta but this is an exclusive display which isn’t available everywhere,” Jensen said. “It really expands our selection of bedding.”

Jensen is really excited about the new space.

“We are able to use that space in way it had never been used before,” he reasoned.

The company had to make several changes to alter the nature of the building from warehouse to show-

room, including adding insulation.

“The biggest difference is the lighting,” Jensen remarked. “Because we are using a softer, less harsh light, the furniture looks like what it would look like

Sonja Jensen (left), co-owner and Amanda Warner (in home designer) welcome customers to this weekend’s grand opening. Missing were co-owners Mark and Jake Jensen.here.

in your home.”

He said they are just putting the finishing touches, like new carpet, on the new showroom — just in time for Friday and Saturday’s Grand Opening.

The showroom is scheduled to be open regular business hours, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday and 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday.

“A set of bedding, pillows and a deep-tissue massage chair by La-Z-Boy are among the door prizes we are offering this weekend,” Jensen noted.

With all the emphasis on the new showroom, it may be easy to forget the main store on the corner.

“Our Main Street store is basically unchanged,” Jensen assured. “This new showroom just allows us to have more furniture offerings.”

And at the end of the day, that’s really what it’s all about.

“We feel fortunate to being able to offer more to our loyal customers,” he concluded. “We just want to continue serving them with a greater selection of furniture.”

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Polk County EDC Board of Directors tours Infinity Retails Services TURTLE LAKE – During their August board meeting, members of the Polk County Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors met with Infinity Retail Services founders and co-owners Kevin and Wendy Jansen.

Their company founded in 2007 specializes in the lean manufacturing of custom retail store displays at their new 60,000-square-foot facility located in Turtle Lake, Wisconsin. The company’s mission is simple: "To provide our customers with INFINITE solutions through innovation, leadership and performance excellence while maintaining a sustainable footprint."

A 50kw wind turbine currently provides a significant amount of the company’s electrical needs, off-setting more than 100,000 kg of carbon dioxide to date. In addition to their wind turbine the compa-

ny is adding a number of solar panels to further compliment their commitment to renewal energy. The solar arrays should be operational by yearend.

The facility utilizes motion sensors for lighting not only in the office, but in the shop as well. LED lighting has been installed in all exterior applications, including parking lot, building security, flag and sign areas. A combination of high efficiency furnaces and heat pumps are utilized to heat and cool the office. A wood waste pelletizing system to pelletize the wood waste from the company operating is under construction further reducing their dependence on commercial fossil fuels.

A newly implemented material handling system allows the company to produce its products more efficiently, decreasing machinery run time

and energy use. This also enables greater production in less space due to the elimination of significant forklift traf-

fic lanes.

For more information about economic development in Polk County, contact Polk County

L to R Steve Healy, Polk County EDC, John Richards, Northwest Wisconsin Electric Company, Brian Elwood, XCEL Energy, Tom Braml, CenturyLink, sitting, Bob Kazmierski, Village of Clayton, Josh Hallberg, Polk County Board of Supervisors, Pete Kling, Bremer Bank, Kari Uzpen, Central Bank, Eric Dueholm Terrace Group, LLC, Wendy Jansen, Infinity Retail Services, and Kevin Jansen, Infinity Retail Services.

Favorite impressions of Norway Note to the Amery Sons of Norway: In my disorganized presentation to the Sons of Norway a week ago, I neglected Growing Up to tell a few of my favorite stoin Amery ries from NorLoren Elkin way. Here are a few for you and for the readers of this newspaper.

The wedding of my Elkin Cousin Elin and her fiancé in September of 2011 became the highlight of our 2nd trip to Norway. (photo from the wedding) Held in an

800-year-old church, St. Nicholas, meant we’d watch a ceremony like no other. The couple marched in together, and since she was an older bride, she didn’t wear the fancy bride’s crown. We didn’t understand Norwegian, but the organ music, the happiness of the two,

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and the love of friends and family felt universal. A few came in bunads (the dresses of that area) and the rest came dressed formally.

St. Nicholas Church stood within 30 yards of the other church or kirke, St. Maria. These were called the Sisters’ Churches, the 2nd structure rumored to be built by an upset sister who didn’t want to attend church with her sibling.

Another memory on Fjellberg Island happened when my cousin Marianne and I walked the road from the harbor to the home farm.

This Nordhus family were Larson relatives, all descended from my Grandfather Ole Larson’s sister Helene. Marianne looked over the farm fields and the mountains on the surrounding island, telling me that life there was a blessing and a living dream.

At that same farm I saw a little living bundle of spikes walking along a barn wall. There it was, a hedgehog in the wild. To them, though, it is almost rat-like because of the germy places it gets into.

In Bergen my Cousin Bente and I stood on a hill above the city, viewing the harbor. She pointed out the location of a German supply ship that exploded during the German occupation. It turned out to be a terrible error, not sabotage, and the munitions that blew up the ship broke most of the windows in Bergen. The result was a large number of deaths and many others permanently blinded.

Walking on Karl Johann Way, the main street of Oslo, on Norwegian Independence Day became a

flurry of beautiful bunads, music, and happy crowds. Syttende Mai on the 17th of May was my reason for coming to Norway in May, and the sight of the King of Norway on the balcony added to the majesty.

The well-dressed and respectful crowds appeared proud and relaxed on their national day.

The smell and sight of the best fish market in Norway in downtown Hamar sticks with me. Unusual, it was not a coastal fish store but an inland market. Six different types of smoked salmon and any other imaginable seafood available. Also in Hamar stood the skating venue from the 1994 Olympics, built to look like an overturned Viking ship.

Eating fresh cod and crab on Fjellberg Island, caught that day, made me feel that I was tasting Norway. The food the Vikings and my ancestors ate gave me a sense of connection to Norway.

Thanks for the hospitality and welcome from the Sons of Norway, and special thanks to Pat and Jim Dierke for lodging, meals, and great conversation.

Loren Elkin writes fiction and non-fiction stories in an Amery setting. Email him at elkfarm@wctc. net for suggestions, questions, or comments. The life of John Starrett, the stooped over hermit living southeast of Amery, is coming together piece by piece. At the Balsam Lake Register of Deeds I located his death certificate.

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Signs of autumn are coming fast, Days of summer are now in the past.

The humming bird feeders look forlorn, Their attendees have deserted and flown.

To southern haunts where they wile away, Their time in winter until they return in May. Many changes are coming to be seen, Nature is about to shed her dress of green.

The geese will soon form a V in the sky, While scrambling and honking as they fly.

The crops are standing ripe in the field, Farmers are preparing to harvest their yield.

Fall festivals will soon be over and past, Preparing for the winter season is coming fast.

There’ll be home comings and football games, Also there will be lots of debates by political names.

Time to spend with friends to visit and plan, For the upcoming holidays that are at hand.

Larry is a Poet Laurate of Amery, Wisconsin.

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“Boo!”

An evening of favorite scary stories and poems for Halloween read by members of the Northern Lakes Theater Guild.

Saturday, Oct. 31 - 7:30 p.m.

The Northern Lakes Center for the Arts 113 Elm St. - Amery, WI - (715) 268-6811 Admission: Adults, $5.00 - Children, $1.00

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Down 1 Crazy (over) 2 Eight in España 3 Rock's Kings of ___ 4 Golf pro Ernie 5 Seductive WWI spy 6 Actress Braga 7 "Shane" star 8 Physics unit 9 Give sudden release to, as laughter 10 Amiens is its capital 11 Late riser's "all right already!"

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25 Given to smooching 26 "Have another slice ___" 27 Control, symbolically 28 Light pastries 29 Salad oil holder 30 Prepare for winter takeoff 31 Procedures: Abbr.

33 Meat cuts 34 ___-cochere (carriage entrance) 36 Esau and Jacob, to Isaac

42 It may be pitched 43 Stray dog, often 45 Because of 46 Active 47 Lt. Kojak 48 Effortless 49 Open a bit 50 Soave, e.g.

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AREA BOWLING Club 53 Bar & Lanes, Amery MONDAY NIGHT MEN Division 1 Amery True Value ...............................78 Tac Two .................................................64 Division 2 Harper Realty Group ..........................77 Shoreview ............................................. 61 High games: Jim Swanson 265245, Brandon Anderson 255-219, Robert Albee 254-200, Hjalmer Gerloff 243-219, Gary Nottom 219, Bill Vierkandt 213, Bruce Hammer 204, Ken McIntosh 202.

High series: Jim Swanson 690, Robert Albee 648, Brandon Anderson 634, Hjalmer Gerloff 623, Bruce Hammer 576, Gary Nottom 569, Chris Wolter 551.

TUESDAY NIGHT MEN Division 1 Club 53 ................................................83.5 Waterside ..........................................82.5 Division 2 Chet Johnson Drug .........................82.5 Northwest Communications ....... 71.5 High games: Will Schaffer 244, Josh Gould 237-206, Joe Spanner 230, Bill Peterson 220-207, Kelly Fitzgerald 215, Bryan Melberg 203.

High series: Bill Peterson 615, Josh Gould 614, Bryan Melberg 595, Will Schaffer 595, Kelly Fitzgerald 564.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT MEN Division 1 Lamperts ...........................................89.5 Preferred Lawn................................75.0 Division 2 Club 53 ................................................85.5 Amery Fire Dept. .............................70.0 High games: Brandon Anderson 276-222-209, Beau Gorres 256-248203, Lee Jones 239-201, Dean Marinelli 228, Adam Witthoft 222, Jim Swanson 215-213, Denis Carteron 209, Justin Stalheim 207.

High series: Beau Gorres 707, Brandon Anderson 707, Lee Jones 630, Jim Swanson 619, Adam Witthoft 573, Denis Carteron 571, Jerod Wollan 557, Dave Fox 556.

THURSDAY-FRIDAY NIGHT WOMEN Division 1 Bremer ............................................... 96.5 Northwest Communications ..... 82.0 Amery Fire Dept. .............................73.0 Division 2 Club 53 ................................................83.0 Chet’s ................................................. 80.5 Amery Hospital & Clinic ............... 65.0 High games: Pat Marquand 185181, Arica Boudreau 166-159, Shelby Cockrell 164-162, Bette Elmer 163, Marcia Clark 156, Karen Gorres 155, Diane Lewis 152, Heather Russo 152, Kelsey Monteith 152.

High series: Pat Marquand 513, Arica Boudreau 442, Bette Elmer 441, Shelby Cockrell 440, Bev Gorres 432.

YOUTH LEAGUE Games over 125: Jacob Mahoney 129-137, Ryan Karpenske 135.

Series over 350: Jacob Mahoney 383.

Spare Time Bowl Bar & Grill, Turtle Lake SPARE TIME MEN’S Division 1 Spare Time...................................... 185.5 Elfers Resident................................173.5 7 Brothers ........................................ 145.5 Lefty’s Hookers..............................109.5 Division 2 Austad’s Super Valu......................172.5 Busy B’s ............................................149.0 Hoff’s Construct .............................147.0 Anderson Storage .........................119.0 Division 3 Hotel Bar & Grill ............................. 158.5 Floor’s & More ................................. 141.0 Seeger Synthetic...........................140.0 Danca’s Kar Korral ........................128.0 Division 4 Grosskruetz Crop...........................150.0 Sanmina ..........................................120.0 Perfect Image ................................ 103.5 Scheps Dairy ..................................... 97.5 High game: Rob Erickson 278, Randy Bremness 274, Anthony Mizer 266, Larry Larson 257, Richard Timm 244, Dean Munkelwitz 243, Brandon Kahl 240, Bag Grosskreutz 238, Craig Niemann 238, Tony Cifaldi 237, Chad Rondeau 237, Gary Nottom 235, Adam Zemke 235, John Anderson 235, Bob Albee 234, Larry Heinz 232, Tom Roessler 227, Alex Dix 227, Jim Glowe 226, Paul Groth 226, Wayne Ecklor 226, Scott Danca 225, Dan Lundgren 225, Ryan Monson 224, Mark Ullom 224.

High series: Anthony Mizer 738, Randy Bremness 733, Rob Erickson 725, Tony Cifaldi 677, John Anderson 660, Larry Heinz 651, Adam Zemke 648, Dean Munkelwitz 648, Gary Nottom 643, Tom Roessler 637, Sprout Molls 634, Ryan Monson 630, Craig Niemann 626, Mark Pickard 625, Chad Rondeau 624, Wayne Ecklor 624, Alex Dix 623, Mitch Dietrich 612, Brandon Kahl 601, Jim Becker 598, Jim Glowe 597, Mike Ellwood 596, Bill Pickard 590, Steve Baillargeon 590, Mark Ullom 590.

SENIOR’S Leinie Kats.........................................25.0 Handy Kats .......................................22.0 Old Kats...............................................18.5 Kool Kats ........................................... 18.0 Bad Kats..............................................15.5 Tom Kats.............................................14.0 Top Kats ..............................................14.0 Alley Kats............................................13.0 High game, men: Hjalmer Gerloff 215, Jim Glowe 204, Buzz Pich 203, Jim Buckman 190, Bill Gelting 180, Harvey Becker 179, Jerry Schmidt 174, Jerry Bennett 169, Ralph Kolstad 166, Howard Davis 163.

High game, women: Renee Glowe 215, Patty Talbot 164, Judy Benes 157.

High series, men: Hjalmer Gerloff 599, Jim Glowe 547, Buzz Pich 541, Harvey Becker 526, Jerry Schmidt 503, Howard Davis 488, Jim Buckman 482, Bill Gelting 468, Jerry Bennett 457, Ralph Kolstad 450.

High series, women: Renee Glowe 578, Patty Talbot 424, Judy Benes 401

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MONDAY NIGHT LADIES Division 1 Austad’s Super Valu.......................... 30 Clear Lake Auto .................................. 29 No Wicks Moravit .................................17 Bye ............................................................13 Division 2 Spare Time Bowl.................................43 Becker’s Truckin...................................37 Bowlin Buddies................................... 29 Countyline Dairy.................................. 18 High game: Gwen Johannsen 200, Deanne Moravitz 194, Connie Graber 194, Lori Larson 192, Polly Henke 192, Becca Zemke 191, Debbie Anderson 174, Virginia Carlson 170, Shannon Bents 170, Judy Ullom 168.

High series: Lori Larson 528, Becca Zemke 521, Deanne Moravitz 493, Virginia Carlson 490, Shannon Bents 479, Connie Graber 477, Debbie Anderson 474, Judy UIllom 471, Sheila LaBlanc 462, Gwen Johannsen 458.

TUESDAY NIGHT LADIES Division 1 Charlie’s Place ......................................35 Sexy Mama’s ....................................... 28 Nordquist Trucking.............................22 True Value..............................................22 Division 2 Red Cedar Accounting ...................... 34 The Dead End’s ................................... 34 Spare Time........................................... 29 Range Fire Dept. ................................. 20 High game: Renee Glowe 204, Sherri Munkelwitz 202, Sylvia Stelter 202, Lori Larson 194, Mary Mitchell 192, Lonnie Stowell 189, Laurel Cap 180, Kimberly Shafer 174, Debbie Tucker 167, Lorna Larson 167.

High series: Renee Glowe 590, Sylvia Stelter 584, Lonnie Stowell 523, Lori Larson 519, Sherri Munkelwitz 508, Laurel Cap 479, Debbie Tucker 473, Duffy Prusak 463, Heidi VanHeuklom 450, Mary Mitchell 430.

SUNDAY NIGHT MIXED COUPLES Division 1 Becker/Monson ...................................23 Anderson/Johnson .............................17 Lundgren/Kuhrt...................................15 Nottom/Zemke....................................13 Hegg/Carlson........................................13 Yeske/Nevin ...........................................9 Wick/Heintz ............................................1 Division 2 Off Constanty.......................................23

Becker ..................................................... 16 Brown/Everson ....................................15 BBT .......................................................... 14 Larson/Kern ..........................................13 Pabst/Graber ........................................12 High game, men: John Anderson 234, Mike Elwood 225, Jim Becker 225, Craig Nevin 218, Adam Zemke 214, Brad Graber 214, Ryan Monson 211, Hjalmer Gerloff 211, Gary Nottom 205, Pat Wick 192, Jordan Blomberg 192, Larry Larson 192.

High game, women: Connie Graber 255, Bekka Zemke 222, Trudi Pabst 197, Lori Larson 194, Oreen Nottom 172, Virginia Carlson 170, Emily Monson 169, Kim Shafer 169, Diane Nottom 158, Cherie Evenson 154.

High series, men: John Andersn 643, Hjalmer Gerloff 601, Adam Zemke 600, Gary Nottom 592, Ryan Monson 583, Craig Nevin 581, Mike Elwood 571, Jim Becker 569, Jordan Blomberg 537, Larry Larson 524.

High series, women: Connie Graber 587, Lori Larson 513, Bekka Zemke 479, Trudi Pabst 478, Oreen Nottom 478, Emily Monson 476, Kim Shafer 473, Virginia Carlson 455, Debbie Thill 438, Hannah Becker 426.

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F&A Dairy Products, Inc. 212 State Rd 35 S, Dresser WI, 54009 715-755-3485

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Quality Service and Installation on Forced Air & AC units Gas piping FREE ESTIMATES

Jeff Young, Amery 715-529-1419 cell 715-948-2229 fax

NOW HIRING

Deli/Cashier

Days, nights and every other weekend Must be able to deliver excellent customer service.

Come and work in a teamwork environment.

Apply in person at

Cenex/Countryside Cooperative 319 Keller Ave. S, Amery

POLK COUNTY OWNED REAL ESTATE FOR SALE SALE OF IN REM (TAX DEED) PROPERTIES (Wis. Stat. Section 75.69(3)

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that Polk County will sell the following Real Properties by Public Auction to be held online at www.wisconsinsurplus.com, Auction #15648.

The Public Auction will begin on Monday, November 9, 2015 at 12:01am CST and end on Monday, November 23, 2015, starting at 10:00 am CST. All bids must be submitted through the auction site. No other bids will be accepted.

XXX E. Forest Circle – Town of Balsam Lake – Pcl #006-01179-0000 Appraised Value Set by Committee: $1,500.00 / Minimum Bid: $1,500.00 -----------------------------------------------------XXX Little Falls Circle – Town of Black Brook – Pcl #010-00156-0400 Appraised Value Set by Committee: $9,000.00 / Minimum Bid: $9,000.00 -------------------------------------------------------641 Dresser St – Town of Clam Falls – Pcl #014-00945-0000, #014-00936-0000, #014-00937-0000, #014-00944-0000 Appraised Value Set by Committee: $3,500.00 / Minimum Bid: $3,500.00 -------------------------------------------------------XXX Glovers Lake Dr – Town of Johnstown – Pcl #028-00846-0500 Appraised Value Set by Committee: $12,500.00 / Minimum Bid: $12,500.00 -------------------------------------------------------XXX Driftwood Dr – Town of Lincoln – Pcl #032-00339-0200 Appraised Value Set by Committee: $7,000.00 / Minimum Bid: $7,000.00 -------------------------------------------------------XXX 80th Ave – Towns of Osceola – Pcl #042-01333-0500 Appraised Value Set by Committee: $5,500.00 / Minimum Bid: $5,500.00 -------------------------------------------------------314 Michigan Ave – Village of Centuria – Pcl #111-00184-0000 Appraised Value Set by Committee: $5,000.00 / Minimum Bid: $5,000.00 -------------------------------------------------------302 2nd Ave S – Village of Frederic – Pcl #126-00330-0000 & 126-00335-0000 Appraised Value Set by Committee: $1,650.00 / Minimum Bid: $1,650.00 -------------------------------------------------------XXX N Main St – Village of Luck – Pcl #146-00136-0000 & 146-00140-0000 Appraised Value Set by Committee: $5,000.00 / Minimum Bid: $5,000.00 -------------------------------------------------------813 E Park Ave – Village of Luck – Pcl #146-00266-0000 Appraised Value Set by Committee: $4,900.00 / Minimum Bid: $4,900.00 www.wisconsinsurplus.com is a public on-line bidding auction. The properties will be sold “As Is” to the highest bidder. Polk County makes no representation or guarantee with respect to the use or condition of the properties.

Dated this 7th of October, 2015.

Amanda Nissen, Polk County Treasurer For Questions Contact Sally Spanel: 715-485-9208

FOR SALE: 2 - One Story 4-plexes in Amery, WI Full occupancy. Excellent business opportunity Will consider trade of other houses and real estate SOME AGENT OWNERSHIP CARNINE REALTY Joe 715-222-1706 Cell 715-268-6336 Home

Nolato Contour is part of the medical division of Nolato which is a Swedish based company.

Nolato has more than 8000 employees and 17 worldwide facilities specializing in the manufacturing of medical products, including implantable devices, www.nolato.com. Nolato Contour located in Baldwin, WI currently has an opening for:

Automation Technician

HELP WANTED

Construction work, building pole sheds and steel buildings Call Charlie at Barney Barns 715-263-2177

This size ad in the Amery Free Press and The Tab is $20 per week

Responsible for development and maintenance of automation. Develop and implement manufacturing and automation equipment.

Improving manufacturing procedures in accordance with product specification and quality standards.

Associates degree in electro-mechanical technology; or equivalent mix of education and experience. Minimum of two years’ experience in PLC’s and robotic programming, systems integration and troubleshooting. Experience interfacing automation and robotics with various types of equipment. Experience with End of Arm Tooling fabrication and design including jigs and fixtures. Two years’ experience in preventative maintenance and CAD software preferred. Minimum of one year experience in injection molding.

If interested please send resume to: Nolato Contour Attn: Sue Miller – H.R. 660 VandeBerg Rd. Baldwin, WI 54002 Fax: 715-684-2705 Email: Sue.Miller@nolato.com

Tenere, Inc. is a Custom Integrator providing metal fabrication, assembly and engineering services to the High Tech Industry. Tenere is located in Dresser, WI, and Osceola, WI.

All Shifts – General Labor 1st Shift Brake Lead/Brake Press Operators/Turret Lead/Brake Set-up and Pemming Set-up 2nd Shift Brake Lead, Production Supervisor, Turret Lead, and Turret Tool Crib Attendant 3rd Shift Brake Lead, Turret Lead and Press Lead Rapid growing company with great benefits.

Nice clean environment.

Opportunity for growth and advancement.

MANY GREAT EMPLOYEE INCENTIVES! Please email resume to jennifer.johnson@tenere.com or apply in person at:

TENERE, INC.

700 Kelly Ave. • Dresser, WI 54009 100 Industrial Dr. • Osceola, WI 54020 715-294-1577, Ext. 303

OCTOBER 27, 2015

Also available attractive rural building sites.

Will consider trade of other houses and real estate SOME AGENT OWNERSHIP CARNINE REALTY Joe 715-222-1706 Cell 715-268-6336 Home

Stay warm this winter with all utilities included in rent!

Upstairs 1 BR unit. On-site laundry, community room, huge storage lockers, rent based on 30% of income!

For those 50+ or disabled of any age.

Clear Lake Apartments 1-800-944-4866 Ext. 125 Equal Housing Opportunity

FOR SALE

FOR RENT 2 BR apt. in newer duplex with fireplace, 1-1/2 bath, 2 car garage.

In Prairie Farm

Farmall 400 GAS with IH loader and snow plow

NO PETS

Will sell with or without loader

$650 deposit $650 rent

Excellent condition

715-419-3335

715-948-2140 22 AC HOBBY FARM Reduced to $249,900

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Wise Drivers Choose Wiseway!

Remodeled farmhouse, barn, pole bldgs. and separate bldg. for office or home schooling?

Currently hiring for Class A

Local, Regional and OTR Drivers Competitive wage, benefit & bonus pkg.

Must have 1 year recent trac/trlr exp, good MVR and stable work history.

Call Cyndee 800-876-1660 ext. 177

online at www.wiseway.com Preco is or a apply premier provider of solutions for material processing that is completely unique with the combination

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GWENN BAKER “Member President’s Circle”

Manufacturing Engineer Manufacturing Engineer

The Manufacturing Engineer is primarily responsible for The Manufacturing Engineer is primarily responsible for providing providing technical support to ensure products meet technical support to ensure products meet established specificaestablished specifications, achieve customer requirements, tions, customer requirements, andeffective are manufactured in a and achieve are manufactured in a cost and timely cost effective and timely manner.

Primary Responsibilities: develop manner. Primary Responsibilities: develop estimated costs estimated costs for projects; the develop the process concept,proposal, proposal, for projects; develop process concept, budget, and timeline; create and maintain engineering standards, budget, and timeline; create and maintain engineering design tooling/work etc. Hiringholding; Qualifications: year standards, designholding; tooling/work etc. Four Hiring engineering degree Four (ME preferred) or equivalent experience; Qualifications: year engineering degree mini(ME mum of 3 years experience. preferred) or industrial equivalent experience; minimum of 3 years industrial experience.

Now Hiring:

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package as well as ongoing opportunities for growth. For consideration, email your resume to hr@precoinc.com or mail your resume to: Preco Inc., Attn: HR, 500 Laser Drive, Somerset, WI 54025. Fax 715-247-5650. EOE.

Preco Inc.

www.precoinc.com

EOE

Looking for dependable individuals willing to learn how to complete finish work on aluminum parts.

Job entails repetitive hand work using various sanding & grinding tools, inspecting & packaging parts for shipping. Must have HS Diploma or GED & be able to lift up to 50 lbs.

Physical & drug test required Apply in person at: St. Croix Castings, Inc. 415 Best Rd. Woodville, WI 54028

CAMP WAPO RETREAT COORDINATOR/REGISTRAR Lake Wapogasset Bible Camp is now accepting resumes for a full time, year round, Retreat Coordinator/Registrar. Qualified applicants must have exemplary customer service skills, demonstrate a high level of computer/technology skills, be detailed oriented & able to multitask. Interested individuals can review the full job description at campwapo.org/news.

Please submit your resume to heathere@campwapo.org or mail to Camp Wapo, 738 Hickory Pt Ln, Amery WI 54001.

Attn: Heather Eggert

HANSEN’S LEARNING CENTER in New Richmond Has openings for a Child Care Teacher PT & FT 715-246-8000 Ask for Jackie

715-553-3223

Amery Memory Care is looking for multiple positions for multiple shifts.

RCC’s – PM, casual, and on call. Experience working with elderly desired, but not required. We welcome both men and women to apply. Competitive wages starting at $10.50 per hour.

215 Birch St. West, Amery, WI • 715-268-4800

Now Hiring: Now CNA,Hiring: LPN, RN, CNA, LPN, RN, Activities Assistant Dietary Aide Activities Assistant,

EastCounty County Highway B B 802802 East Highway Po Box 609 Shell WI54871 54871 ShellLake, Lake, WI

Mon.-Thurs. 1st Shift 6 am-4:30 pm

$425

Interested applicants please stop in to apply!

Dietary Aide Master Scheduling.

Competitive pay and benefits.

Full time of allservice. shifts Wagetime/Part based on years Contact: White, Director of Nursing ApplySandra by calling: 715/468-7292 x0at

Finishing Department

Heat and electric included

Life Enrichment Assistant- Part time, starting at $9.50/ hr.

RN,Shift FullCNA, TimeLPN, Night Activities RN & Assistant LPN

FULL TIME OPENINGS

Mallard Duck Decoys, Mac Jr. shot shell loader and rifle press, assorted ammo.

715-690-7285

Housekeeping- Part time, starting at $9.50/ hour.

Inventory Coordinator – PT (25 hours/week)

The Inventory Coordinator is responsible for accurately transacting inventory through receipts, issues, cycle counting and physical inInventory Coordinator PT (25and hours/week) ventories; Stocks and picks parts;–Identify document non-conforming product; Assists in cycle counting and physical inventories.

The Inventory Coordinator is responsible for accurately Hiring Qualifications: High school graduate or GED; 1-2 years experitransacting inventory through receipts, issues, cycle ence with computerized software must counting and physicalmanufacturing inventories; /inventory Stocks and picks aparts; and an aptitude for numbers.

Identify and document non-conforming product; Assists in cycle counting and physical inventories.

Hiring Welder Qualifications: High school graduate or GED; 1-2 years The Welder is with responsible for assembles/MIG/TIG weld/inventory assembly experience computerized manufacturing for laser welded components; excavate porosity and repair weld as software a must and an aptitude for numbers. necessary; measure, document, and ensure components meet cost, quality, and delivery. Qualifications include High school education or GED; significantService TIG and MIGTechnician welding experience; experience in Installfabrication CNC laserand/or systems and/or train customers onusing the metal finishing operations; experience operation and maintenance of ability the machine, travel to hand tools and air pneumatic tooling; to use and read precicustomer's to repair and install systems & test sion measuringlocations equipment. and repair parts sent in by customers. Minimum two year technical degree inService laser technology, electronics or electroTechnician mechanics, ability to communicate well and Install CNC laser systems and/or train customers on troubleshoot the operation overmaintenance the phone, experience and/or training locations for PC and of the machine, travel to customer's troubleshooting, to and travel frequently (US to repair and install willingness systems & test repair parts sent in by and cusInt’l.) &Minimum valid driver’s license and adegree good driving tomers. two year technical in laserrecord. technology, electronics or electro-mechanics, ability to communicate well and For complete jobphone, descriptions, please visitforour troubleshoot over the experience and/or training PC website at www.precoinc.com. troubleshooting, willingness to travel frequently (US and Int’l.) & valid driver’s license and a good driving record.

Your efforts will be rewarded with a competitive salary and For complete job descriptions, visitopportunities our website atfor benefits package as well as please ongoing www.precoinc.com. growth. For consideration, email your resume to hr@precoinc.com or mailwith youra competitive resume to: salary Precoand Inc., Attn: Your efforts will be rewarded benefits

FOR RENT 1 Bedroom Apt.

FOR SALE

Dietary staff- On Call/ Casual Cooks, weekdays and weekends- wages starting at $10.00/hour and Dietary Aides-6:30a.m.-2:00p.m., 1:00p.m.-7:00p.m., 4:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m., weekdays and weekends- starting at $9.50. We welcome high school students 17 years of age and older to apply.

cell 612-741-0153 gwennbaker@gmail.com www.gwennbaker.com

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Full time/Part time all shifts Full time/Park time all shifts Apply by calling: 715/468-7292 x0 Apply by calling 715-468-7292 x0 EOE

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Osceola 651-283-7020 St. Croix Falls 715-483-1760 Please apply online at www.spartanstaffing.com Email resume to 3434-br@spartanstaffing.com Turtle Lake 651-583-1753 Rice Lake 715-234-4889 Please apply online at www.spartanstaffing.com Email resume to 3434-br@spartanstaffing.com

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FOR SALE: 8 golf course lots located in Pondhurst, Amery, WI 54001

AMERY FREE PRESS

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AMERY FREE PRESS

OCTOBER 27, 2015

SUBSTITUTES WANTED

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• Now Hiring for 2nd & 3rd Shifts - Full-Time

The St. Croix Falls School District is seeking to hire substitutes in several areas of the school district.

Interested applicants must work well with children and be a positive representative of the St. Croix Falls School District.

All applicants must be able to pass a drug test and background check. Training for bus drivers will be provided in order to receive licensing from the state.

Positions looking for subs are:

• Starting Wage of $12.25 Per Hour

Come for the job...

• Raises: 90 days, 6 months, 1 year, 1 1/2 years & 2 years • Low-Premium, Comprehensive Health Coverage

Stay for the challenge.

• Health Savings Account • Dental Insurance • 401K • Company-Paid Life & Short Term Disability

• Teaching (minimum of Wisconsin Substitute teaching license required) • Certified Aide • Regular Aide • Bus Drivers (must have CDL with bus endorsement, but will train) • Custodians • Food Service

• $100 Per Month Perfect Attendance Incentive • Monthly Profit Sharing: Up to 52% Gross Monthly Earnings • $300 Referal Incentive for Referring New Hires •Internal Promotion & Advancement Opportunities •10 Paid Holidays Per Year

Interested applicants can apply by completing an application that can be found at www.scf.k12.wi.us and send it along with any certifications that pertain to this job to: St. Croix Falls School District, Attention Darci Krueger, Asst. Human Resource Manager, P.O. Box 130, St. Croix Falls, WI. 54024

Apply in person at: 250 Griffin Street East, Amery, WI or online at www.cardinalcorp.com

The School District of St. Croix Falls is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, national origin, sex, religion, ancestry, creed, pregnancy, marital or parental status, sexual orientation, handicap or physical, emotional or learning disability.

HELP WANTED

HELP WANTED Looking for a reliable and energetic candidate with great customer service skills. This part-time position would need a flexible person to work between our two locations in Amery and Luck.

Experienced Legal Secretary for work in Amery law firm

Looking for legal secretary to work full time in successful, friendly, trial law firm. Job involves handling files, dictation, preparing documents, customer service, typing 60 wpm, WordPerfect knowledge and ability to interact with clients. Please reply with cover letter and resume to Erspamer Law Office, 571 State Road 46, Amery, WI 54001.

FOR SALE

Yorkie pups 4 male Reg. w/extd. peds.

Vet checked, shots, wormed, health papers, care pkg. $600 cash 715-263-2894

FOR RENT

•3 bedroom apartment with view of Lake Magnor •Large yard, 2 car garage •Available Nov. 15th •No pets •No smoking •$775 per month includes garbage and sewer/water •Renter responsible for electricity. Electric heat.

CALL 715-948-2811 FOR APPLICATION

TO APPLY SEND RESUME TO: Family Eye Clinic 120 North Keller Ave. Amery, WI 54001 715-268-9010 or via email @ satteye@amerytel.net

FULL TIME OPENINGS

Aluminum Pourers

Mon.-Thurs.

1st & 2nd Shifts Starting Wage $15/hr.

Seeking dependable individuals willing to learn how to make aluminum castings. Job entails repetitive lifting/pouring of aluminum, operating molding machines and use of a bandsaw. Must have HS diploma or GED & be able to lift up to 50 lbs.

Physical & drug test required Apply in person at: St. Croix Castings, Inc. 415 Best Rd. Woodville, WI 54028

Dependable, quality, caring provider has openings available Nov. 1

FULL OR PART TIME Infants 6 weeks school age Call for interview 715-554-7466 Shelly

in Amery, WI would like you on our team!

Certified Nursing Assistant Afternoon & Overnight Positions available

Wage: $ 11.50+/hr (depending on experience) starting Plus shift differentials & Shift bonuses

BENEFIT ELIGIBLE including Paid Time Off, Retirement, Health Insurance, etc.

Hours: Afternoons: 2:30pm-10:30pm

Overnight: 10:30pm-6:30am

Deadline to Apply Online: open until filled

DEADLINE FOR THE CLASSIFIEDS PAGE IS FRIDAY AT NOON In-Home Child Care

Golden Age Manor

High School Dietary Aide After School/Weekend Hours

For students of Amery, Clear Lake & Clayton Schools Wage: $8.50/hr

Deadline to Apply Online: 11/6/15

You must complete an on-line application to be eligible. For complete job description, position requirements, application, and details please visit our website at www.co.polk.wi.us, Employment Opportunities. AA/EEOC

Are you into Heavy Metal?

Are You Looking For a Job That Rocks?

At Northern Metal Fab we consider our products professionally crafted by the skills of our talented employees. We are a custom job shop in Baldwin, Wisconsin, that takes customer from design to reality.

As we grow, we are currently searching for:

Welders

$14.25 to $21.00 DOQ Day and Night Shift (with premium) Immediate Openings!

Partnering with great companies near you!

All Shifts Available

Grantsburg, Luck, Frederic, Siren, Balsam Lake, Osceola, Amery, Turtle Lake, Somerset, Forest Lake, & North Branch

Machine Operators Plastic Injection Food Production Extrusion Clean Room Assembly Woodworkers

Call Now For More Details:

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In-House Job Fair!

October 28th 2015

10am – 4pm

815 US Hwy 8 St. Croix Falls, WI 54024

www.mastersonstaffing.com Masterson Staffing Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Blaster

$14.25 to $16.50 DOQ Evening Shift (with premium) We take pride in our team environment and offer solid wages and a highly competitive benefits package

Apply directly at our online NMF Career Center: nmfinc.com/jobs For more info. call our Jobs Hotline at 715-684-7430 or email at jobs@nmsinc.com