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Amery’s community Easter Egg Hunt will be held this Saturday at 10 a.m. sharp at the Soo Line Park Pavilion in downtown Amery.

A total of 2,000 eggs, fi lled by members of the Amery Community Club, will be hidden in straw piles for children 10 years old and younger to find.

The Easter Bunny will be making an appearance and there will be drawings for special prizes.

Cahill Photography will be taking photos with the Easter Bunny from 9 – 11 a.m. A free 4x6 photo is available with two non-perishable food items for the Amery Area Food Pantry.

Picture packages will be available for purchase.

The Amery Fire Department will be hosting their annual Pancake Breakfast at the Fire Hall from 7 – 11 a.m.

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Clubhouse has strived to get children involved in education as early as possible.

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“Books are a uniquely portable magic.” — Stephen King Since its inception, the Amery School District’s daycare center, the

The Polk County Board has adopted litigation strategy for a lawsuit concerning the Stower Seven Lakes State Trail, Interim County Administrator Jeffrey Fuge announced last week.

The announcement came after the board met in closed session last Tuesday, March 20, to discuss the legal strategy.

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Henry contends that the board had not yet considered the potential costs associated with allowing motors on the trail, and should not have approved the agreement.

Last November, Fuge (speaking as the county’s legal counsel) argued that the partnership with the DNR was the first step toward investigating the financial implications of allowing motors on the trail.

A motion hearing regarding the case is scheduled for April 9.

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Clayton voters decide fate of $3 million referendum

THE SUN Voters in the Clayton School District will have a $3 million school referendum on the April 3 ballot.

The school is seeking voter approval to exceed the revenue limit for four years for non-recurring purposes consisting of operational expenses.

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allow the district to exceed the revenue limit by $700,000 for the 2018-19 school year, by $750,000 per year for the 2019-2020 school year and the 2020-2021 school year, and by $800,000 for the 2021-2022 school year for non-recurring purposes consisting of operational expenses.

the next four years. The district’s budget forecast model is projecting deficits totaling $2,955,776 in the next four years.

2018-2019 ($600,525) 2019-2020 ($674,560) 2020-2021 ($778,730) 2021-2022 ($901,961) Passage of the referendum will

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Election Tuesday Residents will elect town, village, city, school and county representatives, a Supreme Court justice and decide the fate of the Wisconsin Treasurer’s office in the spring election April 3.

In person absentee voting is taking place at the Amery City Hall from 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Monday – Friday now through March 30.

Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on April 3. Sample ballots appear in this

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READING: Second graders create ‘books’ for preschoolers than can be colored in FROM PAGE ONE

practice and provides inspiration for younger children to learn to read.

Once a week, 75 second graders go to the Clubhouse to read to three and four year olds. The second graders, taught by Mrs. Melberg, Mrs. Wentz, Mrs. Komanec, and Mrs. Cronk, work on fluency and expression as they share short picture books that they are comfortable reading to the younger students.

The Clubhouse teachers for the three year olds are Kathy Hyden and Rachel Peterson and Michelle Nelson is the Clubhouse teacher of the four year olds.

The program began during the 2015-16 school year, the first year the Clubhouse was open. Students in a few second grade classrooms Second graders Macie Boe and Leo Jensen read to their siblings Blake Boe and Henry Jensen. started reading to Travis

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Bauermeister’s Clubhouse class. Some of the activities the children enjoyed doing together were decorating gingerbread cookies, looking at chicks the second graders hatched and flying kites together. These activities connected to the stories that were read to the students.

Clubhouse Director Nina Hutton says that the weekly visits are an “Amazing literacy opportunity for all. The little ones role play reading after the big ones leave.”

Sometimes second graders will make a book and give the Clubhouse students a copy of the same book to “read” and color.

“The students like being a role model for the younger students and it makes them feel good about themselves,” said second grade teacher Mrs. Brenda Cronk.

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ning process for the Stower Seven Lakes and Cattail state trails.

A resolution approved last week (no. 28-18) renders null an earlier one (no. 43-17) to develop a multi-use, multi-season trail plan for the Stower.

The new resolution also amends the resolution that prompted Henry to fi le the lawsuit (no. 59-17). It was not immediately clear whether

the changes might affect the pending suit.

The resolution calls for the Environmental Services Committee to develop an advisory group to help with the comprehensive trail planning process. The committee will include one member of the Environmental Services Committee, at least one representative of the Friends of the Stower Seven Lakes State Trail, and others who are affected by the use of the trails.

Two dead in silo collapse A Barron county father and son were killed Saturday in a silo collapse.

Daniel Briel, 51 and his son, David Briel, 14 were killed when there was an internal collapse in the silo the pair was working in along with another man.

According to a press release issued by the Barron County Sheriff’s department, a 911 call was received on March 24 at 7:49 p.m. The call came from 671 17 ½ Street, south of Barron, stating two males were trapped in a silo that collapsed.

Deputies from the Barron County Sheriff’s Department along with the Dallas Ambulance, Gold Cross Ambulance, Barron Fire Department and two Like Link Helicopters were all dispatched to the scene.

Initial investigation shows three males were working inside a silo when there was an internal collapse of silage. One male escaped and called 911 with the other two males becoming trapped.

The fire department utilized thermal imaging devices and portable extrication equipment to free the victims and life saving efforts were attempted but both subjects were deceased at the scene.

Our thought and prayers go out to the Briel family and special thanks goes out to all the emergency responders, family and friends that came out to the scene to help and support each other.

Barron County Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald

The Environmental Services Committee will present the proposed comprehensive trail plans for public hearing before they are approved.

Other business • The board accepted the resignation of former county administrator Dana Frey and confirmed the appointment of Jeffrey Fuge as interim county administrator.

• Construction of the new Highway Department build-

ing continues on schedule and under budget. The board approved Bid Package #3 at the March 20 meeting.

• The board passed a resolution opposing proposed state legislation that would transfer county board powers to a county executive or administrator.

• The five-year appointments of Debra Peters and Wayne Tomfohrde to the Polk County Housing Authority were confirmed.

• Peter Ray’s appointment to the Health and Human Services Board was confirmed.

• The board authorized the staffing of three UW-Extension educators: a family educator, community development educator, and agriculture and natural resources program educator.

County board honors retiring Community Services director

BY SUZANNE LINDGREN EDITOR@OSCEOLASUN.COM

The Polk County Board last week honored the commitment and service of retiring Community Services Division Director Gretchen Sampson.

Sampson started in the county’s health department in 1977, became assistant health department director in 1981, director in 1996 and head of the community services division in 2015.

Board chair emeritus William Johnson noted that Sampson had represented the county on a national level through her involvement in some 20 professional organizations, publishing articles in professional journals, and garnering 10 state and national awards. “[Sampson’s] work has had a positive impact on probably tens of thousands of people in Polk County,” Johnson estimated.

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On behalf of the Polk County Board, former board chair William Johnson thanked Gretchen Sampson, retiring director of the county’s Community Services Division, for over forty years of service to county residents.

staff, her former supervisors and mentors.

“It’s hard to believe I’m standing here reflecting on a career that spans seven U.S. presidents and eight Wisconsin governors,” she said March 20. “[…] It has been a pleasure serving the cit-

izens of Polk County. I wish you all good health.”

In Sampson’s honor, the board designated the county’s fouryear-old Friend of Public Health Award the Gretchen Sampson Friend of Public Health Award.

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April 19th from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.

The church is located at 1050 Keller Ave N. GriefShare features nationally recognized experts on grief recovery topics. Seminar sessions include “Is This Normal?” “The Challenges of Grief,” “Grief and Your Relationships,” “Why?” and “Guilt and Anger.”

For more information call St Joseph Catholic Church at 715268-7717.

MARCH 28

Diabetes Alert Day at Dick’s Fresh Market Wanderoos Area Lions Club will hand out brochures with valuable information about diabetes at the Diabetes Alert Day event from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Dick’s Fresh Market in Amery.

Diabetes Alert Day, sponsored by the American Diabetes Assocation, is held every fourth Tuesday in March.

This one-day “wake-up call” is asking the public to take the Diabetes Risk Test to find out if they are at risk for developing type 2 diabetes.

Easter Cantata at Clear Lake Church The First Lutheran Community Choir from Clear Lake will perform the cantata “Come To The Cross” in concert on Wednesday, March 28, at Clear Lake First Evangelical Lutheran Church beginning at 7 p.m.

The cantata follows the events of Jesus Christ’s life during Holy Week.

There will be a time for refreshments and fellowship following the performance.

Come and celebrate the joy of the Resurrection.

MARCH 31 Easter Egg Hunt in Amery All children up to 10 years old are invited to the annual Easter Egg Hunt in Soo Line Park, downtown Amery. The hunt begins at 10 a.m. sharp. This event is sponsored by the Amery Community Club. Be sure to watch for the Easter Bunny!

Firemen’s Pancake Breakfast, hosted by AFD in the Fire Hall, will be held from 7 to 11 a.m. and is open to the public.

Easter Photos by Cahill Photography is from 9-11 a.m. at Soo Line Park. A free 4x6 photo (with 2 non-perishable food items for the Amery Food Shelf) is offered. Picture packages are also available for purchase.

APRIL 2 Amery Woman’s Club meet The Amery Woman’s Club will meet Monday, April 2 at the Village Pizzeria. Social time begins at 5 pm with dinner and meeting to follow. Salad, chicken strips and fettucini for $13. Dr. Jackie Peterson will speak about Women’s Health As We Age. Reservations with Joyce at 715-268-8133.

APRIL 6-7-8, 13-14-15 Clear Lake Community Theatre The Addams Family, a new musical comedy, will be at the Clear Lake Area Community Center Gymnasium Friday, Saturday and Sunday, April 6-78 and 13-14-15.

Based on characters created

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Checking the Maple Sap Three year old son of Tony and Jessica Bever of Prairie Farm.

by Charles Addams with music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa.

Fridays and Saturdays at 7 p.m. and Sunday matinee is at 2 p.m.

APRIL 7 Amery Spring Show Amery Free Press sponsored Amery Spring Show will be in in the Amery Ice Arena from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 7.

We’ll have displays of building suppliers, financial institutions, car dealerships, home furnishings, water conditioning, contractors, lawn mowers, landscaping, heating/air conditioning and more.

APRIL 9-13 Amery Meal Site Grand Re-Opening The Amery Congregational Church, the ADRC Nutrition Program and the staff at the Amery Meal Site would like to invite everyone to festivities being held in celebration of the Amery Meal Site Grand Re-Opening April 9-13.

The meals sites provide a congregate dining experience and home cooked, hot meals every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday for all individuals 60 years of age and older.

There is no charge for the meals but rather a suggested donation of $4/meal. The donations go right back into the Elderly Nutrition Program supporting day to day operations and helping aid in sustainability of the programs.

Please join us early for a home cooked meal by RSVP’ing to the Amery Meal Site at 715268-6818, 24 hours in advance.

APRIL 12 Pork Dinner at First Lutheran Men in Mission from First Lutheran Church in Amery invite you to their annual Pork Dinner with all the trimmings on Thursday, April 12. Serving

is from 4:30-6:30 p.m.

The church is at 240 Elm St. W in Amery.

APRIL 13-14 VFW Gun Show Buy, Sell or Trade during the Amery VFW Post 7929 annual Gun Show on Friday and Saturday, April 13-14 at the Amery Hockey Arena. Friday is from 3-9 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. A raffle will also be held.

APRIL 15 Deronda Lutheran Spring dinner Meatballs with mashed potatoes/gravy, vegetable medley, rolls, pie and beverage will be offered at the Deronda Lutheran Church’s Spring Dinner on Sunday, April 15, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

The church is just west of Amery at 1239 Cty. Rd. F.

APRIL 18 Kick Off meeting for Relay for Life American Cancer Society Relay for Life of Polk and Burnett counties will hold a Relay Kick Off meeting on Wednesday, April 18, at 6 p.m. at the St. Croix Falls Library.

Learn what’s new, Q&A, idea sharing, join a team, connect with other relayers.

APRIL 19 Amery Empty Bowls Empty Bowls will take place Thursday April 19th from 5-7pm at Amery High School.

Cost is $10 for soup and a homemade ceramic bowl. Proceeds will benefit local backpack program and hungry families.

GriefShare Seminar at St. Joseph Catholic Church GriefShare a special help seminar and support group for people experiencing the loss of a loved one will be held at St Joseph Catholic Church in Amery beginning Thursday,

Amery Area Community Center’s Annual Rummage Sale will take place on Thursday, April 19, from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on Friday, April 20, from 7:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.

The main hall will be filled with various treasures. Come check us out!

APRIL 23 Polk County Genealogy Society resumes for 2018 Programs relating to family research and county history are offered free each month from March through Decembrr at the Ravenholt Family Research Center in the Luck History Museum, next to the Luck Library.

2018 will be kicked off with Basic Genealogy April 23, at 1 p.m. at the Luck History Museum. Shirleen Hoffman, professional genealogy researcher, consultant and author will discuss: •Where do I begin?

•Research Basics •Building your family tree •Q & A and personal problem solving If you need help starting a family tree, join us for this seminar!

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APRIL 28 Amery High School Class of ‘73 Reunion Come and renew old friendships and share memories as the Amery High School Class of 1973 celebrates their 45th Reunion.

Classmates will gather at Cricket’s Bar and Grill, Hwy H north of Amery, on Saturday, April 28, 2018. There will be a casual social hour starting at 4:30pm. Crickets will have select dinner entrees to purchase following the social hour. If you have classmate addresses to share or need further information about the reunion, please contact: Judy Miller, PO Box 222, Trempealeau, WI 54661.

The evening will be informal and relaxing.

“A Past to Cherish. . . a Future to Fulfill”. . . 45 years later!

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Trade war casualty?

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For over two and a half years, candidate and now President Donald Trump has beat the drum of unfair trade. The president believes that our trading partners have taken away American jobs by unfair practices, making their products cheaper than the true cost of production.

While some have seen this as a negotiating tactic to redo free trade agreements, others believe the president will be able to bring back jobs by making imported goods more expensive and American produced goods seem more competitive.

Last week, tariffs were placed on $60 billion of goods, primarily steel and aluminum, from China by the president. There is talk of more taron the horizon and one looming Publisher iffs tariff has the potential to threaten Tom Stangl the business model of newspapers.

The paper that is used to produce the print editions of many newspapers, including this one, comes from Canada. This has been the case for decades.

Newsprint is still made in the United States, primarily in the Southern states and upper Northwest, using wood products from farmed conifers, like pine trees. These products are usually chips from logs that have been sawn for construction lumber.

Many newsprint mills in both countries either closed or converted to other paper products in the past decade as U.S. newspaper publishers cut demand.

In fact, the U.S. requires 75 percent less newsprint today than it did a decade ago.

A Washington State newsprint producer, North Pacific Paper Company or NORPAC has accused Canadian producers of violating trade laws in two ways. First, they were allegedly receiving government subsidies through such channels as government loan assistance and permission to harvest trees on government land. Second, they were selling paper in the U.S. too cheaply compared to prices for other nations. NORPAC said its paper mill was injured by these practices.

Preliminary duties against Canadian producers began in January in the range of about 6.5 percent to nearly 10 percent for the alleged subsidy violations.

Another set of duties began in March with a high assessment of 22 percent for alleged underpricing or “dumping.”

These duties will continue to be collected as the U.S. Department of Commerce and the International Trade Commission investigate these claims. Newsprint prices, responsible for up to 80 percent of printing costs, have begun to increase.

Canadian paper producers argue that market forces, not trade practice, are responsible for the harm to paper producers. Major U.S. daily newspapers have cut back, merged, closed or dropped publication days as digital commerce and competition have driven reductions in advertising and print readership.

Community newspaper publishers cannot support digital (internet or mobile) versions of their newspapers without a printed newspaper. The hard copy advertising and readership provides more than 90 percent of the revenue that enables the digital newspaper to exist. In other words, without print, there is no online news from the local newspaper.

Newspapers are going to have to find ways to absorb a daunting new cost. And who will pay? Everyone who relies on a newspaper to tell the local stories, cover elections, advertise sales, get pictures of the winning touchdown, and cheer the economic development people on in their work of creating new jobs.

That worries me. If it worries you, pay a visit to www.stopnewsprinttariffs.org and be informed.

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.

Turnover in the Legislature significant, but not unusual

BY WISPOLITICS.COM THE CAPITOL REPORT

Who needs term limits? With the two-year legislative session coming to a close, and elections looming, a host of familiar names are moving on to retirement, new jobs or bids for higher office.

In the 33-member state Senate, at least five senators who started the 2017-18 session will be gone from the roll call when a new two-year session starts in January.

And in the 99-member state Assembly, the count as of March 20 for state representatives who started the 2017-18 session but won’t be in the chamber come January stood at 11.

This kind of turnover, while significant, doesn’t come close to the numbers that usually occur in years when legislative district boundaries are redrawn.

The reasons are as varied as the individuals.

Some took a job in Gov. Scott Walker’s administration, some are seeking another office and some simply are ready to retire from the legislative grind.

Those who took a job in the Walker administration: three Republicans, led by former Sen. Sheila Harsdorf, who became

state agriculture secretary.

Former Sen. Frank Lasee and former Rep. Keith Ripp also left their posts to take administration jobs.

Those who are retiring included: Republican state Sen. Terry Moulton of Chippewa Falls. GOP Reps. Lee Nerison of Westby; Adam Jarchow of Balsam Lake; and Jesse Kremer, R-Kewaskum, plus Democratic Rep. Terese Berceau of Madison.

Those seeking another office included: state Sens. Leah Vukmir, R-Brookfield, running for the U.S. Senate; and Kathleen Vinehout, D-Alma, running for governor. Reps. Kathy Bernier, R-Lake Hallie, Andre Jacque, R-De Pere, and Dale Kooyenga, R-Brookfield, are leaving to run for the state Senate -- in order the seats of Moulton, Lasee and Vukmir. Rep. Dana Wachs, D-Eau Claire, is running for governor. Dem Rep. Eric Genrich is retiring ahead of a 2019 run for Green Bay mayor. And Rep. Cory Mason resigned in January after winning the Racine mayor’s race and was replaced by fellow Dem Greta Neubauer.

Since 2008, the fewest number of Assembly members to file notices of non-candidacy was nine in 2016. The most was 2012, when 33 filed. But part of that was

due to the re-write of legislative boundaries, and 15 of those who did not run for their offices ended up winning newly numbered districts in the Assembly.

Other members of the Assembly on the retirement watch list included: GOP Reps. Ed Brooks, of Reedsburg; and Tom Weatherston, of Caledonia.

Insiders note there’s also often a surprise each session – and some lawmakers who find other – and better paying – gigs to take them away from the Capitol.

Some also wonder if the GOP retirement ranks will swell considering the string of wins Dems have racked up in special elections around the country, signs to some of a coming blue wave.

Still, insiders also note that likely means GOP leaders will be putting pressure on members in swing districts to tough it out at least one more term to use the power of incumbency to help hold back any wave that could develop.

The Capitol Report is written by editorial staff at WisPolitics.com, a nonpartisan, Madison-based news service that specializes in coverage of government and politics, and is distributed for publication by members of the Wisconsin Newspaper Association.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Upset with letter changes

Retired Judge Endorses Dallet for Supreme Court To the editor: The April 3 election includes the election of a new Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice.

Given the recent politicized history of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, this election is additionally important. We need and deserve a new Justice who is truly non-partisan and who is not beholding to a political party or other partisan organization.

As a former Circuit Judge I

believe Judge Rebecca Dallet is the best qualified candidate. I know Rebecca to be an independent former prosecutor and most recently a non-partisan Circuit Court Judge. That experience has prepared Judge Dallet well for her work as a Supreme Court Justice.

Judge Dallet has consistently demonstrated her passion for the law and the issues that are most important to the people of Wisconsin. When elected Judge Dallet

will be an excellent Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice.

Please join me and my wife Sheri in voting for Judge Dallet for Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice on Tuesday, April 3.

Thank you.

Robert (Bob) Rasmussen Amery, WI Paid for and printed as submitted

is the heart and soul of our community. I’m asking for your vote so I can help make a difference!

I have been overwhelmed and humbled by the support many of you have shown to me. Many of you have helped me spread the word by talking to others or putting up yard signs to show your support. Many of you have had a lot of encouraging words. I appreciate it all, but if we don’t cast that vote on April 3rd it won’t make a

difference. Let’s make the difference in our community next week.

PLEASE write in Char Glenna and Keith Anderson to make that difference!

Thank you and I look forward to serving our school and community!

Sincerely, Char Glenna Amery, Wis. Paid for and printed as submitted

Please Vote April 3, 2018 To the editor: Just a reminder to everyone that voting in our local elections is just important as when we vote in a presidential election. I know our voter turnout is always high during those elections, but our local elected people make a huge impact on our day to day life in our communities.

I’m asking for your vote to help make that impact right here in our community in Amery. The school

Upset with lack of response from school To the editor: What is the job of a school principal? A school principal is someone who is the leader of an entire community within the schools.

He is responsible for managing the major administrative tasks and supervising all students and staff. A school principal is also in charge of discipline in their school, develop a system for consequences for misbehavior. Well watch out Clear Lake, WI schools because our principal do not do this by any

means!

They say they are cracking down on bullying which by far they are not! I had to pull my 10 year old daughter off the bus because a high school kid was bullying her!

Throwing cough drops, pencils, and whatever else he could find along with calling her names!

What did the Clear Lake school do?

Not a thing!

How many times did I have to call the school? Too many to count without a call back until 3 days

later! Still nothing, no punishment, no consequences, nothing happened to this high school kid for bullying my 10 year old!

I will keep fighting these Clear Lake principals both the high school and elementary! My child and no other child should be afraid to ride the bus because of this bullying! I will go above and beyond and keep fighting this because it is not right!

Bobbi Jo McCarty Clear Lake, Wis.

Congress tanks – But does it care?

BY LEE H. HAMILTON COMMENTS ON CONGRESS

We’re at a watershed moment in American political history. Our Congress — I’m talking about the people’s body, the institution created by our founders, and not just the men and women who currently inhabit it — is in deep trouble. And no one seems to be offering hope.

Its public standing is abysmal, occasionally dropping into the single digits in polling. Very few people seem to respect it, even on Capitol Hill. And just as worrisome, power is shifting decisively to the President. The “balance of power” you read about in 7thgrade civics? It’s a myth today. Coequal branches? Not any more.

Here’s what may be the most discouraging thing of all: there was a time when congressional leaders would forcefully defend the Congress. They don’t even bother to do that any more.

To ponder what we can do about it is to confront a long list of daunting challenges. For starters,

congressional leaders have abandoned two centuries of precedent, a traditional set of norms, customs and procedures that allowed a body representing the complexities of the entire country to arrive at policy solutions that by and large spoke to the public good.

We’re saddled with a Congress that affords special interest groups far too much power. Ordinary citizens have lost influence in the process. And the body itself has become polarized, which means that the decisions it makes are more extreme.

Congress has largely rejected its oversight responsibilities, which ought to carry a weight equal to legislating — and which put it on a par with the executive branch.

It uses the subpoena power rarely, grills administration and other witnesses only occasionally, and even more rarely holds the executive branch accountable.

You can take the agenda for reform from this depressing litany.

Congressional leaders need to stop manipulating the process and let

members vote on the tough issues of the day. Finding ways to stem the tidal wave of money and favors is crucial. So are ending gerrymandering and tamping down the politics of polarization. Congress needs to reassert the authority given it by the Constitution to serve as a check on executive overreach and misguided policy-making.

Americans have a right to be disappointed in the performance of the legislative branch. But they also have an obligation to speak up about it and demand action not just on a favored bill, but on improving the effectiveness of the Congress itself.

Lee Hamilton is a Senior Advisor for the Indiana University Center on Representative Government; a Distinguished Scholar, IU School of Global and International Studies; and a Professor of Practice, IU School of Public and Environmental Affairs. He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for 34 years.

To the editor: In my last letter to you there were two significant publishing changes which weakened the whole meaning of my letter.

First, at the beginning of the second paragraph, you changed my “it” to an “if,” (an essentially important typing mistake).

Second, your heading for the letter reads “Hoping Mueller finds something.” Maybe you feel that way, but I do not necessarily. Your heading does not do justice to the contents of my letter. A more appropriate heading would have been “Will Anyone in Authority Do Something?”

My letter never said anything about Mueller until the end, when it stated, in effect, that, if no one else was going to do anything significant, “Robert Mueller is our best hope. May he work judicially but quickly.” I lined up Mueller as a last resort after all the senators, congressmen and women, and the President failed to do their jobs, and I hoped that he would act quickly, but lawfully.

Thomas Kessler Amery, Wis.

Assault Weapons vs Defenses Weapons To the editor: Here is a Prime Example, January 8th 2011.

Gabby Gifford and 18 others were shot, six people were killed including United Sates District Judge for the State of Arizona, many others in the crowd are still alive because the man had a pistol, he was tackled by a bystander while changing the clip in his handgun. Many more people would have been killed if the gunman had an assault rifle with a high capacity clip or other such weapon.

Assault weapons with high capacity magazines make mass murders easier, kills more people faster, they were designed and made for War. Just that simple. In almost every situation when a shooter has an assault weapon he far more dangerous to the public and to our police officers and anyone else in his vicinity. The argument against banning or strict regulations on these weapons because it won’t stop mass murders is ludicrous, it’s like arguing that we should remove all speed limits on our roads because even with speed limits we have thousands of people killed every year. Yes but how many lives does it save by having speed regulations?

What if one of the lives save was your child, granddaughter or loved one?

Doing nothing is not an alternative and never should have been.

Dennis Klinkhamer Clear Lake, Wis.

Trump is good for Democrats To the editor: In my opinion, one of the best things the DEMOCRATIC party has got going for it now is President Donald J. Trump Keep up the good work Donnie!

John Salwei Amery, Wis.

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Charges filed in hit-and-run death The criminal complaint states that George struck Lisa Anne Allen at approximately 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 9 while she Charges have been fi led was crossing Keller in the accident that Ave. at Center St. resulted in the death of Allen died on Feb. a pedestrian in Amery 11 as a result of her on Feb. 9. injuries.

Michael S. George According to has been charged with witness accounts, striking a pedestrian George was travelresulting in death and ing southbound on failing to remain at the George Keller at approxscene of the accident. imately 30 m.p.h.

The felony charges carry a maximum fine of $100,000 when Allen walked into the street and was struck just off and up to 25 years in prison.

BY TOM STANGL TSTANGL@THEAMERYFREEPRESS.COM

the crosswalk, rolling onto the hood of George’s Saturn.

George continued to drive south on Keller, turning onto Bridge Street.

A witness followed George’s vehicle to Bridge Street, where he exited the vehicle, removed the pedestrian’s purse and scarf from his vehicle, handing them to the witness who had followed him. He assured the witness that he was returning to the scene of the accident.

George’s vehicle was located two and a half hours later by

Polk County Arrest Reports Robert J. Nelson, 35, Luck, was arrested on March 13 for possession of meth, paraphernalia and THC. Jacob J. Knutson, 29, Luck, was arrested on March 12 for domestic disorderly conduct.

Kevin L. Guns, 35, Star Prairie, was arrested on March 12 for felon in possession of a firearm.

Stephanie A. Belardi, 32, St. Paul, MN, was arrested on March 12 for FTA (failure to appear) on a Polk county warrant, misdemeanor bail jumping and felon in possession of a firearm.

Robert J. Nelson, 37, Osceola, was arrested on March 16 for possession of methamphetamine, THC, drug paraphernalia, OWI drug, probation violation, probation hold and obstruction.

Zachary E. Rogstad, 20, Andover, MN, was arrested on March 14 on two counts of felony retail theft.

Shawn L. Brown, 45, Amery, was arrested on

March 17 for possession of THC and drug paraphernalia.

Zachary J. Grunz, 35, Oakdale, MN, was arrested on March 18 for domestic battery and probation hold.

Matthew A. Duval, 36, Milltown, was arrested on March 18 for criminal damage to property.

Asa D. Merrill, 26, Balsam Lake, was arrested on March 18 for disorderly conduct.

Andrea R. Franco, 34, West St. Paul, MN, was arrested on March 18 for disorderly conduct.

Megan M. Lowe, 25, Luck, was arrested on March 14 for OWI (operating while intoxicated) 2nd, PAC (prohibited alcohol content) 2nd and OAR (operating after revocation) due to alcohol.

Gay F. Hennessey, 58, Luck, was arrested on March 15 for OWI 3rd and operating with PAC 3rd.

Patrick R. Murphy, 59, Balsam Lake, was arrested on March 16 for OWI 1st and

operate w/PAC 1st.

Timothy A. Gustafson, 53, Dresser, was arrested on March 16 for OMVWI 1st.

Cory J. Miller, 34, Minneapolis, MN, was arrested on March 16 for OMVWI 1st and PAC 1st.

David J. Lundgren, 21, Amery, was arrested on March 17 for OWI 2nd and operate w/PAC 2nd.

Clinton E. Hetchler, 54, Hudson, was arrested on March 17 for OWI 1st and PAC 1st.

Renee L. Nykanen, 46, Clayton, was arrested on March 13 for failure to appear in Polk county.

Nicole M. Nemetz/Kreger, 41, Hatley, was arrested on March 13 for failure to pay and failure to appear X2.

Sherry L. Youngmark, 45, Centuria, was arrested on March 18 for municipal warrants.

Cody D. Jantz, 30, Dresser, was arrested on March 18 for a warrant for disorderly conduct.

Bad muffler leads to drug arrest for Osceola man

BY TOM STANGL TSTANGL@THEAMERYFREEPRESS.COM

A routine traffic stop for a noisy car led to drug charges for an Osceola man.

Jason Nelson, 37, of Osceola is facing two felony and three misdemeanor charges following a March 16 traffic stop.

According to the police report, Nelson was driving a Honda Civic at the intersection of Nelson HWY 243 and Cascade St. in Osceola when his loud and defective muffler caught the attention of a Osceola Police officer. The officer noted in his report that he could hear the muffler from inside his

car with the windows up.

After pulling Nelson over, the officer noted a strong odor of burnt marijuana coming from the car. When asked if there was marijuana in the vehicle, Nelson told the officer that there wasn’t at first, but after being told he could face obstruction charges if he was lying told the officer there was marijuana in the car door.

A search of Nelson turned up more marijuana. A search of the vehicle revealed a sunglasses case with a pipe with a white substance and two baggies with a white substance that later tested positive as methamphetamine.

A pipe with burnt marijuana was located as well.

Nelson told the officer that he had smoked marijuana

two hours before the traffic stop. Nelson failed field sobriety tests and was arrested.

He has been charged with felony possession of methamphetamine, felony possession of drug paraphernalia to manufacture, compound, convert, produce or store methamphetamine, misdemeanor possession of THC and misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia. He was also charged with operating a motor vehicle without an adequate muffler.

Nelson was released on a $2,500 signature bond.

Nelson pled not guilty at his preliminary appearance on March 23. A pre-trial conference has been scheduled for May 25.

police in Woodville at a hotel off I-94.

Amery Police officers went to Woodville and interviewed George, who admitted to hitting a lady, claiming that she had jumped out in front of his vehicle. George told the officers that he stopped after driving around the block. He told the people who stopped behind him that he would need to follow them because he could not see through his windshield. George claimed the persons went the opposite way and that was why he

ended up in Woodville. He told the officers he planned on returning to Amery the following day.

George denied drinking before the accident and told officers he had two beers before they arrived. His preliminary breath test was .11.

A pre-trial conference is scheduled for March 29.

George remains in custody at the Polk County Jail.

Amery Area Municipal Court Amery Area Municipal Court was held in Amery on Wednesday, March 21, 2018.

The following cases were heard:

City of Amery— Adam J. Berglund, 28, Amery, vehicle operator fail to wear seat belt, $10.

Joel F. Castanon, 38, Amery, operating after suspension, $124.

Mason R. Gates, 19, Clayton, vehicle operator fail to wear seat belt, $10.

Lisa J. Handrahan, 49, Amery, operating while revoked (forfeiture), $124.

Duane H. Luehman, 83, Amery, unsafe backing of vehicle, $98.80.

Taylor J. Nelson, 28,

Amery, failure to yield right of way, $98.80.

Ashley J. Schick, 25, Prairie Farm, operating after suspension, $124.

Carol J. Smith, 69, Clear Lake, unsafe backing of vehicle, $98.80.

Christine M. Voght, 28, Amery, exceeding speed zones (11-15 mph), $98.80.

17 year old, Balsam Lake, truancy, $92.50.

JUVENILES: 14 year old, Amery, truancy – 2nd, $124.

16 year old, Amery, truancy, $92.50.

14 year old, Amery, disorderly conduct, $150.

15 year old, Amery, truancy, $92.50.

Unidentified bones update An initial report has been given to the Sheriffs Department from the University of North Texas Center for Human Identification Forensic Anthropology Unit in reference the bones recovered on December 3, 2017 south of Barron.

A profi le has been built and the bones are likely from a White or possibly Asian male between of the age of 35-55 about 5”8 + or- 4 inches. The subject also has a gunshot wound to the head area.

The next steps, over the next couple of months, will be to find and remove DNA and upload that information to the Unidentified Humans Remains Index and the COOlS Missing Person Data Base. This will be completed by this same unit in Texas.

At this time we have no missing person cases in the county and will wait for results to come back from the DNA analysis.

Chris Fitzgerald, Barron County Sheriff

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110 Years Ago March 26, 1908

all persons suspected of having measles to seek early treatment.

They called attention to the fact that gamma globulin, very effective in the treatment of severe measles cases, has been withdrawn by Federal authorities and is no longer available.

Reason for its withdrawal rests in the fact that it is also being used for treatment of polio and its accompanying paralysis.

Crazed by Grief

John Hougan, a brother of Jacob O. Hougan, who was found on the shore of Sucker Lake last week, was taken to the insane hospital at Mendota for treatment. The finding of the body of his dead brother caused him to lose his mind.

Poison in Hay A package of paris green in a bale of hay killed Game Warden DeLong’s valuable driving horse. Whether the package had been placed in the hay out of spite or had accidentally fallen into it is not known.

What Do You Know About Tuberculosis?

90 Years Ago April 5, 1928 New Building For Power Company The Union State Bank have entered into an agreement with the Wisconsin Hydro-Electric Company through Manager R. M. Houger and will erect a fine new store building to house that popular company’s retail division. The building will be 25’x65’ with full basement, set-in display front and modern in every particular.

The bank building will be remodeled throughout the interior and a twenty-four foot addition erected in the rear.

When completed both buildings will be among the finest in the city and will be a credit to the occupants and to the city.

The Wisconsin Hydro-Electric Company are to make a feature of their merchandising department and will carry a enormous stock of the very finest electrical equipment and accessories, selected by experts and sold at an exceptionally close margin.

The construction will be of high-grade brick throughout with the exception of the front, which will be of beautiful white stone. The stone front will be carried across the front of the bank building as well as that of the new structure.

Clayton Man Suicide Paris – Ernest Schricker of Clayton, Wis. a former American soldier, committed suicide in the American military cemetery at Belleau Wood.

Adolph Kaess, superintendent of the cemetery found the body beside a second division boulder, shot through the temple. A pistol was at his side.

Schricker left a letter to the Paris Post of the American Legion excusing himself for the act and asking that he be buried in French soil.

New Band Leader Here Chas. Unash of Iowa City, Ia., arrived last week to take charge of the organization of Amery’s band and other public musical organizations.

Mr. Unash is a man of long experience and is well equipped to handle all matters pertaining to his work. Besides leading the city band he will organize a junior band and is an experienced teacher on all

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1979 Warrior Wrestlers Members of the Amery tournament wrestling squad of 1979 taken at the end of the regular season are from left: Tom Novak, David Major, Lorne Brusletten, Chris French, Peter Novak, Duane Waterman, Glen Gorres, Dean Gehrman, Jim Leisz, Ron Luhman and Keith Gehrman.

reed and brass instruments.

The entire matter will be financed by public subscription.

85 Years Ago March 30, 1933

A warrant charging murder was issued for the arrest of Viola Hjort, a roomer at the Wallsteen place. She was arrested Tuesday morning by Sheriff Olson and brought to Balsam Lake.

First Train in Amery 46 Years Ago Miss Lucina Sylvester gave this office a fine bit of old time news Tuesday morning when she informed the Free Press that 46 years ago, March 28th, the first Soo Line train passed over the right-of-way, just completed, and stopped for dinner at the Sylvester homestead at Deronda.

There are still many Amery and Amery community residents living in the community who remember that momentous event in the history of northern Wisconsin, and have noted the rise and fall of railway traffic. The railways matched the growth and development of the north country to a traffic peak from the early nineties to the early 1900’s when the automotive industry began to cut into their business and has continued to do so until the railway business now is about on a par with the first few years of the Soo Line’s existence in this territory.

Week Old Infant Found Strangled in Suitcase The body of a fully developed child was found about six o’clock p.m. Monday, March 27, 1933, in a suitcase in the attic of the home of Edwin Wallsteen in the Town of Laketown.

The child had apparently been dead since Thursday, March 23. The Wallsteen family immediately called Ben Jorgenson, the town chairman who in turn called Sheriff Olson.

The body was brought to Balsam Lake where the District Attorney ordered a post mortem examination. Dr. W. A. Mielicke and Dr. Bjarne Pearson of St. Croix Falls performed the examination and found that the child had been alive at birth and had died from strangulation caused by the tying of a silk stocking around its neck.

BADGER TALES – published in the Amery Free Press in 1938 *The pioneers often saved the tails of beavers, and when the bones were removed and the flesh dried, it tasted like dried beef, only more tender. *Indians preserved wild rice by storing it in skins of animals such as the skin of the raccoon and the webbed feet of the duck. *Washington Island, off the point of Door County Wisconsin, was settled by Icelanders.

75 Years Ago April 1, 1943 Ridin! Ropin!

Buckin! (Well Almost) Those thar days of the old west were relived within the city limits of Amery last Tuesday night. Yes, pardner, we see’d with our own eyes.

The cowpokes came a ridin’ in (not on) a Ford V-8 a lookin’ for a heifer that had plumb near got away. The name of the truck, well I reckon it was O. J. Aune, but that thar don’t make no difference a’tall.

Crowds were gappin’ as the maverick tore down Arch Street headed straight for the river. Wal a funny thing happened. Yes sir, that thar heifer decided to go a skatin’, only the ice was all out in the middle and it ended up swimming.

But then them fellers in the truck come a runnin’ with ropes to lasso the wild maverick and get it back to good old dry land. And the ol’ timers shook their heads with disgust as the ropes went a swishin’ all around, but not over the cow’s head. But they finally nailed her and all her hundreds of points and loaded her up and carted her away again, and left the audience with a wistful look in their eyes, and that was all.

The Condensed Version – Or the Story of the Rescued Heifer – While unloading cattle at the Walter Dehler farm just north of Amery, one heifer ran away and was finally caught as it fell through the ice in the vicinity of Riverside Blvd. and Arch Street.

70 Years Ago April 1, 1948 Blaze Consumes Ice House Another historic, but not picturesque, landmark in this community was destroyed Monday evening when the old house was completely consumed by fire.

The blaze was discovered shortly before 8 p.m., however, it had gained such headway that no water was poured on the fast-consuming flames.

The icehouse has been in a rundown condition for the past several years and has detracted much from the appearance of the entire community when approaching from the north along the shores of North Twin Lake.

The recently enacted zoning ordinance limits construction in that area to residential building.

65 Years Ago March 19, 1953 Changes Plea to Guilty in Escapade Paul Helm, the 22-year-old Minneapolis man charged with statutory rape of a 16-year-old Barron County girl, plead guilty in a surprise move when arraigned in Circuit Court at Barron a week ago.

A pre-sentence investigation is now under way to ascertain his eligibility for parole. Conviction carries a maximum penalty of 35 years.

Helm was one of several Minneapolis youths involved in an escapade Sunday, March 1, when they picked up two Turtle Lake high school girls, 15 and 16, at Richardson Pavilion.

Measles Treatment Unavailable The Polk County Medical Association this week urged

1. Tuberculosis is caused by a germ.

2. Tuberculosis is “catching.”

3. You can’t inherit tuberculosis from your parents.

4. You can have tuberculosis without feeling sick, no matter what your age, sex or race.

5. The doctor can tell if you have tuberculosis by x-rays and other tests.

6. Tuberculosis usually can be cured if found early enough and treated properly.

Every case of tuberculosis comes from another case. No home is safe from tuberculosis until all homes are safe.

40 Years Ago March 28, 1978 Church Seeks Return of Documents Burglars made off with a 1,000-pound safe and irreplaceable records from East Immanuel Church last weekend.

Pastor Sue Carloss said she discovered the theft about 10:45 a.m. Saturday. The burglars apparently walked through the front door, which was not locked, and pried off a ventilation panel on the door to the church office.

After removing the panel, the burglars apparently reached inside and unlocked the door.

The safe, which had wheels, was pushed out the front door of the church and into a waiting vehicle.

“It’s a shame,” said Carloss, “The only thing the safe contained was church records.

There was no money.”

Included among the records were documents going back 107 years. Many are written in Norwegian.

“We have about one request a month for information contained in the records,” said the pastor. “The information we have on birth dates is considered a official record, and they are of no use to anyone, but church members.”

The church has offered a $25 reward for return of the safe and its contents.

Carloss said the board would meet tonight to consider raising the reward.

“I think when farmers start working in their fields we will find the safe,” said the pastor’s husband, Brad.

The safe was described as gray in color standing about three feet in height and weighing between 800-1,000 pounds.

The Polk County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the crime.

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ELECTION: All 15 seats on Polk County board are on April 3 ballot - no contested races FROM PAGE ONE

edition.

This week, the Free Press will have responses from candidates for the Polk County Board of Supervisors.

There are no contested races for the county board.

All candidates were asked to share their personal background, the two most important problems facing the community/district and their interest for serving and qualifications for the position.

Michael “Mick” Larsen Please share a little bit about your personal background.

I was born in Milltown. We moved to Amery while I was in second grade. Spent 4 years in the Navy. While there I met my wife and we have been married for 50 years. We have three children.

Spent 40 years as a barber Larson in Amery. We are members of First Lutheran Church.

I have been the custodian at the church for the last 24 years.

What are the two most important issues facing Polk County, and how will you work to address them?

With the retirement of Dana Frey trying to find a replacement will probably be one of the most pressing issues. If the board is satisfied with the County Administration position or going back to the administrative coordinator position, it should be a very interesting time to be on the board.

Secondly with the Stower Seven Lakes Trail in the hands of the board and the people that live along the

trail, there can and will be much conversation.

Why are you interested in serving and what are your qualifications for this seat?

After talking to Kate Isakson and hearing that she wasn’t going to run, I decided that someone needed to fi le rather than to have somebody be appointed. I served on the board for 5 terms from 2000 to 2010. It is still a learning experience no matter how many qualifications you may think that you have.

Tracy LaBlanc Please share a little bit about your personal background.

I am presently the Town of Clayton Clerk (since 2013)as well as Treasurer and Board Member for the Polk County Fair Society. I am also involved in the Marsh Lake Cemetery Assn as the Treasurer.

LaBlanc I was appointed to the County Board in 2017. As a County Board Supervisor I currently serve on the Environmental Services, West Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission (WCWRPC), Community Development Block Grant Consortium (CDBG) Committees, as well a board member on the Horseshoe Lake & Magnor Lake Districts Board of Commissioners. I truly enjoy all these opportunities.

What are the two most important issues facing Polk County, and how will you work to address them?

All issues are important and some require more time than others, to name a few issues the county is facing right now is the management of the

Stower 7 Lakes Trail and the infrastructures of the Polk County Highway Shop and the Fairgrounds Grandstand.

As for the management of the trail the number of emails, calls and those who have spoke during public comment at various board meetings about this issue certainly indicates the importance of this issue to the people of Polk County. The County Boards goal is to find the best possible solution for “ALL” who live in Polk County in regards to this trail. As for the infrastructures the County Hwy Shop and the Fairgrounds Grandstand have “BOTH” been on the forefront for a number of years, and the County Board has taken action to get these resolved. The County Hwy Shop is now under new construction with the demolition of the old building to come later. As for the Fairgrounds Grandstand the demolition project is about to be awarded to the winning bidder, with “salvage of materials” awarded to the Polk County Fair Society and the reconstruction process is soon to follow. The County budget is also an important priority and to have it balanced is even better, that means that we are spending/ living within our means.

Why are you interested in serving and what are your qualifications for this seat?

Since being appointed to the County Board I have learned a lot and have been involved in a lot of great committees I didn’t know even existed, and with the information I learn I’m able to bring that back to the Town Board level to better assist the board and the Town residents with their concerns/questions or steer them to the right connection at the county for help. I enjoy

being involved and like to see things through from start to finish. I am familiar with the workings of the County government and have established relationships with many County employees and their positions in the process, which helps me both on the Town and County Level. Election to the County Board is and continues to be a learning experience, join us at the County board meeting sometime and you’ll get a better understanding. I’m grateful for the opportunity to continue to serve those in District 5.

John Bonneprise Please share a little bit about your personal background.

I was born in Farmington, and was a farmer for most of my life. Now I work for a car dealership. … I started on the Farmington Town Board and moved to Alden in 1994.

I was on the board there.

In 1996 I was elected to the county board.

Bonneprise I was on for 10 years, off for eight years. Now I’ve been on for another four.

What are the two most important issues facing Polk County, and how have you been working to address them?

The biggest challenge is the security of employees and county residents. We don’t have any metal detectors in the courthouse or other buildings, like most counties do. And security is expensive.

That’s the next big challenge we have.

Our other is drugs and alcohol — our criminal system. It ties in with security, and our

juvenile court system is killing us. … There are way too many cases. We have two social workers who came to the board a few months ago. The room was full of 292 mementos. Each of those represented a case. We have 292 cases for two workers.

I’m chairman of the Board of Health. Our out-of-county placements are what really affects our budget. … We have so many right now.

We need more public awareness. Some people don’t think it’s a problem. If they look at the cost they’ll know in a hurry. We’re part of a trend where everything is on the rise. Accidents … criminal justice, juvenile system. We’re starting to try and work with school counselors and educators. Hopefully we can fight some of this through education on effects and costs. I think we’ll get that addressed.

Why are you interested in continued service on the board and what are your qualifications for this seat?

The big thing is to get things done in a fiscally responsible way. With all the building projects we’ve had, right now county is paying off the last bond issue.

We’re building this new Highway Building without a bond. We’re financing it through the Bremer Bank … and we’re building it without any increase in taxes. We’re the envy of the country, fiscally.

The purpose of my time on those boards is to do what had we had to do. We needed a jail … Now there’s a dire need for this Highway Building. As soon as we’re done with that, I think my time is up.

Unemployment rate rises in January The unemployment rate in Polk County rose in January to 4.4 percent, up from December’s rate of 3.2 percent.

According to Wisconsin’s Department of Workforce Development 23,989 people were working in the county in January.

There were 1,095 unemployed in the county in January. The county’s workforce is 25,084.

Unemployment varied in neighboring counties.

In St. Croix County, the rate rose to 3.3 percent, up from the previous rate of 3.0 percent. Barron County’s unemployment rate rose to 4.0 percent, up from 3.1 percent in December. In Pierce County, the jobless rate climbed to 3.5 percent, up from December’s rate of 3.4percent. Burnett County’s unemployment rate increased to 5.3 percent from was 4.7 percent in December.

Dane County had bragging rights for the lowest unemployment rate at 2.2 percent. Iron County has the highest unemployment rate in the state at 6.0 percent. Wisconsin’s non-seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.1 percent, the up from December’s rate of 2.7. The national unemployment rate was 4.1 percent in January.

Harsdorf honored by Republicans An award from District 10 was presented to Sheila Harsdorf at the Lincoln Day Dinner for Polk and St Croix County Republicans in Somerset this month. The award was to recognize Senator Harsdorf’s service to District 10 from 2001 to 2017. Participating counties were Polk, St Croix, Burnett and Pierce. Pat Peterson is presenting the award, repre-

senting Polk County. The crystal Swarovski Cow speaks to the senator’s agriculture background and to her new post as Secretary of Agriculture.

The plaque reads: “ SENATOR SHEILA HARSDORF 20012017. With gratitude for outstanding service to the Great State of Wisconsin. Republicans of the 10th District”

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Wisconsin Lions raise $1,000,000 selling Deer Hides All Funds Used to Provide Free Camping for Wisconsin Children The Wisconsin Lions Foundation’s unique deer hide collection fundraiser reached the One Million Dollar mark this month in funds raised during its 30th year of collecting donated deer hides.

All funds raised are used to provide free Camping experiences to Wisconsin residents at the Lions Camp in Rosholt, Wisconsin.

The program, started in 1987 by Lion Bernie Stuttgen of Thorp, Wisconsin, collects, salts, prepares, and sells donated deer hides from throughout the State of Wisconsin. From 58 hides collected in the first year to over 10,000 hides collected this year, the proceeds are used entirely to benefit the Foundation’s largest project, The Wisconsin Lions Camp. Wisconsin Lions now collect deer hides in more than 200 locations throughout the State of Wisconsin.

Amery Lions Club’s Deer Hide Project Co-Chairs, Duane Riley

and Howard Stindle, reported collecting 220 hides in 2017 and 215 hides in 2016 in Amery. They invite area hunters to donate their deer hides beginning in November at the Club’s Collection Box located by Lampert’s Lumber.

The Wisconsin Lions Camp is a summer camp program that serves Wisconsin children and adults with special needs, freeof-charge. The current cost to provide a one-week camp experience is $750, which is covered by donations from Wisconsin Lions, Lioness, and Leo clubs, grants, corporate donations, and fund-raisers, in addition to the deer hide Sales.

Wisconsin Lions have been providing camping without charge to Wisconsin residents with disabilities at its Camp in Rosholt since1956. The primary objective is to provide a fun, safe, and memorable camping experience that will have a positive impact on the campers’ lives.

Wisconsin Lions Camp offers

one-week Camping without charge to Wisconsin residents or non-residents who are attending school in Wisconsin. Sessions are offered to Youth who are: Blind/Visually Impaired; Deaf/ Hard of Hearing; have Diabetes; or have Mild Cognitive Disabilities. Camping Sessions are also provided to Adults who are Blind/Visually Impaired or Deaf/Hard of Hearing.

In 2017, three youths attended the Camp from southern Polk County, including one from Amery. Applications for Summer 2018 are still being accepted except Youth with Diabetes (full sessions). Applications can be downloaded at: www.wisconsinlionscamp.com.

Readers who want more information on the free Lions Camp experience can also contact any Amery Lion or Amery Lions Treasurer Carl Glocke at nascar3carl@gmail.com.

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Haas will demolish grandstand

BY SUZANNE LINDGREN EDITOR@OSCEOLASUN.COM

Polk County has picked Thorpe, Wisconsin-based Haas Funds, Inc. to demolish the 110-year-old grandstand at the county fairgrounds.

The General Government Committee awarded the bid Monday, March 19, for $32,980.

The county hopes to have the grandstand demolished by the end of May. In its stead will sit temporary bleachers. The Polk County Board approved the $15,000 bleacher rental Tuesday, March 20.

Not everyone was happy about the rental.

District 4 representative Chris Nelson (Balsam Lake) lamented spending taxpayer funds on a temporary solution. But District 13 rep. Russell Arcand (Clear Lake) argued that fairgoers should not be punished for the board’s failure to find a permanent solution. He urged the board to act quickly so they do not find themselves in the same position next year.

A resident also asked the board for thoughtful but quick action.

“If we don’t do this right, the fair is going to go away,” said Rodney Rivard a 60-year resident of Polk County and at-large member of the fair’s board of directors. “We can’t put up a roof five years after the bleachers go in.”

Salaries set for sheriff, clerk of court

BY SUZANNE LINDGREN EDITOR@OSCEOLASUN.COM

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The Lakers are pictured with their 3rd place ribbons. Left to right: Charlie Casarez - New Richmond, Randy Anderson - Amery, Scott Cummings - Osceola, Chris Richter - Frederic, DJ King -Clear Lake, Steven Kicker - Osceola, Coach Pat Meier

Polk County Special Olympians place third at Sectionals CONTRIBUTED

The Cougars are also pictured with their 3rd place ribbons but due to being drawn out will continue competing at State.

Left to right: Back- Makinzie Miller - Osceola, Coach Dianne Miller Middle- Joe Stauner - Deer Park Jarvis Warwas - Frederic, Oscar Rausch - Osceola, Brianna Paulson - Clear Lake, Kelly McDaniel - Osceola Front- Dawn Hughes - Amery, Kayson Johnson - Clayton

The two Special Olympic Polk County Basketball teams who played in the Sectional Team competition in Stevens Point recently were the Lakers and the Cougars.

Both teams ended up with 3rd place in their division. When you get 3rd place they do a drawing to fi ll the remainder of spots open at State.

The Lakers did not get drawn so they are done for the season but the Cougars did get drawn out so they will continue competing at State Competition held in Oshkosh, WI April 7th and 8th.

The Polk County Board set future salaries for the county sheriff and clerk of circuit court last week.

The sheriff will earn $92,084 in 2019, $94,386 in 2020, $96,746 in 2021 and $99,165 in 2022.

The clerk of court will earn $65,555 in 2019, $67,194 in 2020, $68,874 in 2021 and $70, 596 in 2022.

The sheriff and clerk of court will be elected in November to four-year terms. The county board must set the annual compensation prior to the opening day for fi ling nomination papers for elective office. This year that’s April 15.

Snow forecast for month’s end

The month of March will be leaving like a cold lamb.

Snow is forecast for this weekend with high temperatures in the 30s. The forecast for the first week of April is for below average temperatures.

The average high temperatures for the first week of April are in the 50s.

The colder than normal temperatures are preserving the snow received in February and March. According to climate data for February, Amery received 14.9 inches of snow. Snows of over 4 inches were received on Feb. 23 when 4.9 inches of snow fell and Feb. 25 when 4.2 inches of snow was received. Snow fell seven of the 28 days in the month. Normal snowfall for Amery in February is 8.3 inches.

February was on average 6.6 degrees below normal with 23 of the 28 days in the month below normal. The coldest low was -15 degrees on February 2 and 7, two of a string of 13 days with overnight lows below zero.

The warmest day was Feb. 28 with a daytime high of 45 degrees.

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COOKING WORLD You’ll make this easy pie over and over. Use a prepared graham cracker crust. Make this ahead of the time you want to serve it.

Tidbit: If aliens visit us, the outcome would be much as when Columbus landed in America, which Carolyn Lumsden didn’t turn out well for Native Americans. (Stephen Hawking) 715-483-9738 Most of us like chicken. This combines chicken and vegetables for a good oven meal in less than 1-1/2 hours.

OVEN COOKED WHOLE CHICKEN AND VEGETABLES Take one whole chicken (about 3-1/2 pounds) and place breast side down on a cutting board. Using a heavy kitchen scissors or poultry shears, cut closely along one side of the backbone from thigh to neck. Repeat on the other side. Remove and discard backbone.

Turn chicken over so breast side is up and press down to flatten breast area (use the heel of your hand). Rub with 1 T. olive oil.

Put into a cast iron skillet, if you have one or use one that can be put into the oven. If you don’t have one, put chicken into any skillet.

Put 2 T. olive oil into skillet and add the chicken with breast side down.

Season with 1 T. chicken seasoning (Montreal brand or your choice).

Brown 5-7 minutes until golden brown. If not browning all over, put something heavy on top of the chicken to hold it down to the heat so it will brown all over. (You could add a heavy skillet or pan, etc.)

In medium bowl, toss together: 1-1/2 pounds baby potatoes, quartered 1 medium red onion, cut into wedges 1 T. chopped thyme leaves 2 T. olive oil sliced carrots or baby carrots, optional salt and pepper to taste If using an oven safe skillet, arrange vegetables around the chicken. if not, put the chicken, breast side up, into an oven proof casserole or baking pan and arrange the vegetables around chicken.

Sprinkle on top of all: 1 T. chicken seasoning Put into a 400° oven and bake for about 55 minutes or until juices run clear or meat is a minimum of 165°.

Cook more if vegetables are not tender and lightly browned. If chicken is well browned and done, reduce oven heat a bit and continue to bake until vegetables are tender. Serves 4-6.

SO SIMPLE COCONUT CREAM PIE Combine in larger bowl, whisking for 2 minutes: 2 pkgs. (3.4 oz. ea.) vanilla instant pudding mix 2 c. cold milk Stir in: 1 c. frozen whipped topping, thawed 3/4 c. coconut Put mixture into a prepared graham cracker crust.

Refrigerate for at least 4 hours.

Toast: 1 c. flaked coconut Top pie with: 1 c. frozen whipped topping, thawed Sprinkle with: The toasted coconut Serves 6-8. Refrigerate any leftovers.

Hint: To toast coconut, place onto shallow pan in 350° oven and bake 7-10 minutes, stirring often, until lightly browned.

A reader asked how to mash potatoes. This is a simple and good recipe to use.

MASHED POTATOES Cook 8 potatoes, quartered in salted water until done. Drain.

Mash the potatoes with a potato masher or ricer.

Mix in: 3 T. butter 1/2 c. milk or cream salt and pepper to taste.

Serve hot with gravy or butter. Serves 4-6.

MASHED POTATO PATTIES Combine and mix well: 2 c. mashed potatoes 1/4 c. chopped onion 3/4 c. shredded cheese 1 tsp. dill weed, (optional) salt and pepper to taste 1 egg Shape into 6 patties. Fry in 2 T. butter until golden, turning once.

Serves 3-6. If you don’t like cheese, make patties without the cheese.

If you like creamed vegetables, try this easy recipe.

CREAMY VEGETABLE MEDLEY Combine in saucepan and stir to combine: 1/2 c. milk 1 can (10-3/4 oz.) cream of celery soup Add and stir to combine: 2 c. broccoli florets 2 medium carrots, thinly sliced 1 c. cauliflower florets Bring to a boil, cover and simmer for about 15 minutes or done how you like your vegetables. Stir occasionally. Serves 4-6.

Tips: To keep veggies and salad greens fresh until ready to use, put a white paper towel in the bag/ container. It will absorb any moisture and keeps them crisp with the moisture in the paper towel.

To keep boxed cold cereal fresh, remove the cereal from the box. Put a larger plastic bag into the box and put the cereal back in. Fasten the bag with a clip/ twisty and cereal will stay crispy until all is eaten.

If cereal is in a plastic bag, use a clipper to fasten the bag. A black binder clip works well and they are available in various sizes to hold any bag together. It won’t slip as easily as some clips either.

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If you like to have a breakfast ready to be cooked, this recipe is for you. Make it the night before and then bake in less than an hour in the morning for a sumptuous breakfast no one can resist. Bake the bread the day before.

OVERNIGHT S’MORES FRENCH TOAST CASSEROLE Cut into 1/2" pieces: 1 can refrigerated French bread, baked as directed the day before. Combine and put into ungreased 3 quart casserole dish: the bread pieces 1/2 c. chocolate chips, your choice Combine well in larger bowl: 2 c. chocolate milk 4 eggs Pour over the bread combo. Cover and refrigerate overnight.

When ready to bake, sprinkle on top of casserole: 3/4 c. Golden Grahams cereal Bake at 350° for 50 minutes.

Remove from over and sprinkle on top: 1-1/2 c. mini marshmallows Return to oven and bake another 2-4 minutes or until marshmallows are puffed and lightly browned.

(Watch closely, the marshmallows brown quickly.)

Serve warm. Store any leftovers in refrigerator. Rewarm in microwave if desired. Serves 8-12.

Hint: If you prefer, you can use store-bought French bread.

If you have some leftover mashed potatoes, make Mashed Potato Patties.

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Community Center: 8 am Coffee Club, 9 am Low Impact Aerobics, 12:30 pm Bridge, 1 pm Cribbage 9 am-2 pm Diabetes Alert Day at Dick’s Fresh Market by the Wanderoos Area Lions Club 7 pm Easter Cantata at First Lutheran Church in Clear Lake

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Community Center: 8 am Coffee Club, 9 am Pool, 9 am Circle of Sisters, 12:30 pm Knitting & Crocheting, 12:30 pm Hand & Foot 6:30 p.m. Bingo at the Amery VFW

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7-11 am Firemen’s Pancake Breakfast in the Fire Hall 10 am Easter Egg Hunt in Soo Line Park

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Community Center: 8 am Coffee Club, 9 am Low Impact Aerobics, 12:30 pm Bridge, 1 pm Grief Support 5 pm Amery Woman’s Club meets at the Village Pizzeria

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Community Center: 8 am Coffee Club, 9 am Pool, 9:30 am Quilting, 1 pm Wii Games, 5:30 pm Stamping/Scrapping

Community Center: 8 am Coffee Club, 9 am Low Impact Aerobics, 10 am Alzheimers Support, 12:30 pm Bridge

Community Center: 8 am Coffee Club, 9 am Pool, 12:30 pm Knitting & Crochet, 12:30 pm Hand & Foot, 6 pm Duplicate Bridge 6:30 pm Bingo at Amery VFW

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AMERY SCHOOLS Thursday, March 29— Breakfast in all buildings: Waffle or Warrior sandwich or cereal & cheese stick, fruit choices, fruit juice.

Lien elementary lunch: Pizza, green beans, garden bar, fruit choices.

Intermediate & Middle school lunch: Pizza or fish sandwich, green beans.

High school lunch: Pizza or fish sandwich, green beans.

Friday, March 30— No school.

Monday, April 2— No school.

Tuesday, April 3— Breakfast in all buildings: Bagel and cream cheese or Lumberjack or cereal & cheese stick, fruit choices, fruit juice.

Lien elementary lunch: Warrior burg-

CLEAR LAKE SCHOOLS Thursday, March 29— No school. Easter break.

Friday, March 30— No school. Easter break.

Monday, April 2— No school. Easter break.

Tuesday, April 3— Elementary breakfast: Breakfast cereal or sausage pizza, graham crackers, fruit juice, fruit.

Elementary lunch: Cheese quesadilla or taco in a bag, fixings, refried beans, mandarin oranges, “Jonny Pop” fruit bar.

HS breakfast: Entree options: Cereal, oatmeal, sausage pizza, “Gripz” graham crackers, yogurt, Pop Tart,

er, sidewinders, baked beans, garden bar, fruit choices.

Intermediate & Middle school lunch: Warrior burger or hot dog, sidewinders, baked beans.

High school lunch: Warrior burger or hot dog, sidewinders, baked beans.

Wednesday, April 4— Breakfast in all buildings: Breakfast egg wrap or assorted bread or cereal & graham, fruit choices, fruit juice.

Lien elementary lunch: Sweet & sour chicken, brown rice, steamed carrots, garden bar, fruit choices.

Intermediate & Middle school lunch: Mandarin chicken or teriyaki chicken, egg roll, brown rice, steamed carrots.

High school lunch: Mandarin chicken or teriyaki chicken, egg roll, brown rice.

banana bread.

HS lunch: Deluxe nachos or quesadilla, fixings, refried beans, pineapple tidbits, “Jonny Pop” fruit bar, juice.

Wednesday, April 4— Elementary breakfast: Breakfast cereal or Little John donut, yogurt or yogurt parfait, fruit juice, fruit.

Elementary lunch: Barbeque riblet or chicken patty on a bun, potato smiles or au gratin potatoes, green beans, peaches.

HS breakfast: Entree options: Cereal, oatmeal, Mini Cinni, muffin, cream cheese bagel, yogurt.

HS lunch: Barbqeue riblet or chicken patty on a bun, baby red potatoes, green beans, mixed fruit, grapes.

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Amery Meal Site – Grand Re-opening The Amery Congregational Church, the ADRC Nutrition Program and the staff at the Amery Meal Site would like to invite everyone to festivities being held in celebration of the Amery Meal Site Grand Re-Opening—April 9th - 13th.

Activities for the week start with a Community Listening Session on Monday, April 9th at 12pm with the ADRC Director Laura Neve.

Anyone who would like to give input on current and future programs and services available in our communities that keep older people healthy and independent is invited to attend.

Please join us early for a home cooked meal by RSVP'ing to the Amery Meal Site at 715-268-6818, 24 hours in advance.

Also that week we will kick off a Sip & Swipe Café® workshop to be held before lunch from 10-11am on Tuesday, April 10th; and Thursday the 12th, Tuesday the 17th and Thursday the 19th. This 4 hour

workshop provides older adults a comfortable and welcoming opportunity to learn how to use a tablet computer at their own pace! Bring your own tablet or borrow one from the ADRC. Registration is required as space is limited. Call the ADRC for more details and to register at 877-485-2372.

Finally on Friday, April 13th during and following the meal, we will commence the week’s activities with music from local artists and games lead by the meal site staff. Friday’s meal, weather permitting, will be cooked outside on the grill!

Again, if you’ve never attended this (or any) meal site before, this would be a great week to start! Meet some new friends or catch up with old ones while enjoying a home cooked meal.

The Amery Meal Site is one of 6 meal sites within the ADRC Elderly Nutrition Program. These meals sites provide a congregate dining experience

and home cooked, hot meals every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday for all individuals 60 years of age and older. Getting out of the house, meeting new people and enjoying the company of old friends are a few good reasons to attend a meal site for the congregate dining meal! The ADRC Elderly Nutrition Program also delivers hot and frozen meals Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays to individuals who are 60 years of age or older and are limited in their ability to get to the grocery store (and congregate dining site) and prepare nutritious meals.

There is no charge for the meals but rather a suggested donation of $4/meal. The donations go right back into the Elderly Nutrition Program supporting day to day operations and helping aid in sustainability of the programs. All meals are home cooked and prepared by our talented meal site cooks and staff!

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We hope to see you there!

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AMERY AREA PUBLIC LIBRARY Storytime Join us for 30 minutes of interactive stories, songs, and more on Wednesdays at 10:00 AM. Each Storytime is followed by engaging early learning activities at 10:30 AM. No School Programs Monday April 2nd, 10:00 AM: Jack Sparrow Live!

Saturday family program Lego Mania Block Party, April 7th at 10:00 AM

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Hits 1,000 book milestone The Amery Area Public Library has another happy graduate of the 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program! Congratulations to Master Lennon Nelsen, and a big shout out to Lennon’s family for reading him 1,000+ books!

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Full-time students who earn a GPA of 3.0-3.9 are included on the Dean's List. Part-time students who are enrolled in 6-11 credits and have maintained a GPA of 3.5 are named to the Notable Achievement List.

Frederic, WI Amanda Larson, Notable Achievement Chad Splittstoesser, Notable Achievement Ruth Taylor, Dean's List Luck, WI Lena Ueke-Foster, Dean's List

Savannah Amada Juarez, 7 lbs. 7 ozs., born on March 21 to Laura and Juan Juarez of St. Croix Falls.

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Homeschool Club Second Friday of the month through April, 9:30 -11:30 AM Teen advisory board Open to 12-18 year olds, the Teen Advisory Board meets on the first Friday of each month, 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM, to plan events, talk about books and more.

Book discussion group The Friends of the Library Book Discussion Group meets on the third Monday of the month at 1:30 PM. The

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E-books, e-audiobooks and digital magazines Your MORE library card gives you access to the Overdrive collection of e-books, e-audiobooks, and streaming videos; the Freading collection of e-books; and the Flipster downloadable magazine collection.

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They are trying to steal my election!

The special edition of “Renderings with Raymond” took the Valley by surprise Monday morning. Most folks expected fireworks on the first show following Juliet Stoughton’s huge announcement on Friday, but even his most loyal followers didn’t expect their champion to begin three hours earlier than usual.

Following a rousing rendition of The Star Spangled Banner, recorded in 1983

by Tangi Blevins and the Heavenly Hosts, Raymond introduced Lutheran pastor Brother Jacob, who reluctantly offered a prayer to begin the show.

Inviting Brother Jacob was a tactical maneuver meant to sway any “fence sitting” Lutheran run-off voters to move into the Cooper camp before the Thursday vote.

Cooper thanked the young pastor, then added, “Surely the Lord is on our side,” turning down Jacob’s microphone before he had a chance to respond.

It had been a harried three days for much of the Valley as folks discussed the surprise announcement by mayoral candidate Juliet Stoughton on Friday evening. Citing a little-known passage in the Lennox Valley Election Code written in 1948, Juliet withdrew from the run-off election within 24 hours of the Thursday ballot count, allowing “Silver Tongue” Mayor Dick Bland to slide into her spot and run headto-head against Raymond Cooper six days later.

“I cannot believe” shouted Cooper as he began his show, “that woman thinks the good folks of Lennox Valley are naive enough to follow her orders and cast their votes for our so-called ‘mayor’ of the past four years!”

The phone lights were already blinking. Raymond had increased his phone lines from one to four during the campaign season to accommodate the increased traffic of callers. Marvin Walsh and Farley Puckett were helping out by manning the phones.

Although the youth were busy preparing their prized sheep and rabbits for the Spring County Fair set to begin the next day, and Valley women were testing their recipes one final time, the drama surrounding the upcoming vote kept most listeners glued to their radios.

Cooper was concerned. History is filled with politicians who kicked off loud, boisterous campaigns filled with grand ideas. Like many such campaigns, he had

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Realizing she had no chance to overtake Cooper in a run-off election, Juliet asked all her supporters to cast their ballots for Bland. She made a special plea to those who had voted for Mickey Mouse, Ima Goose and Ronald Reagan.

Cooper recited a laundry list of “powers and principalities” who were conspiring to take what was rightfully his. They included Iris Long and the rest of the elite media; the Federal Reserve System; Chief Dibble and his friends in Washington; Sarah HydenSmith, a newcomer who had come to town with her hyphenated name and dangerous new ideas; and Juliet Stoughton with her political machine.

He had a surprise of his own, however. Waiting on the line to speak with Raymond was none other than Tangi Blevins, who hadn’t heard the tirade preceding their conversation.

Raymond praised the gospel-singing celebrity scheduled to perform at the fair on Friday night, then followed with a question, “May I ask you something personal, Tangi?”

Not waiting for an answer, he continued. “Given the choice, would you vote for a puppet of the wealthy elite, hand-picked by the media and federal government,” pausing momentarily, “or would you vote for a God-fearing, humble servant of the people?”

“If those were my choices, I suppose I’d vote for the humble servant of the people.”

Quickly thanking Tangi before hanging up the phone, Raymond leaned into the microphone and softly said, “There you have it. Right from the mouth of America’s biggest gospel celebrity.”

Leaning over Cooper’s shoulder, toward the microphone, Marvin added, “I believe that’s our first endorsement of the day, Mayor!”

Sitting by the radio in her rocker, Beatrice Justice whispered knowingly, “Proverbs 16:18.”

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Basic Genealogy Seminar opens Polk County Genealogy Society season Snow birds are returning, and the sun is shining longer these days which means Polk County Genealogy Society sabbatical is over and members are returning to the fourth Monday monthly activities and meetings.

Programs relating to family research and County history are offered FREE each month from March through December at the Ravenholt Family Research Center in the Luck History Museum, next to the Luck Library. Topics offer opportunities to learn more about our families with reference to: when they came to Polk County/where they settled/how they lived their lives/what they did for a living.

During 2017, members toured town historical societies and museums, learning about research materials available for personal use in tracking ancestors and family locations. Tours in Osceola, St. Croix Falls, Clear Lake, Clayton, and the Russian Orthodox Church were coordinated by members.

Plans are being formulated for additional museum and possibly county cemetery tours in upcoming months. PCGS also sponsors Open Help Sessions Monday afternoons for folks seeking individual assistance with their research and/or family history publication.

2018 will be kicked off with Basic Genealogy April 23, at 1 pm. at the Luck History Museum.

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Stop colon cancer in its tracks: Get checked this Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month Amery, Wis. – “The best way to deal with colon cancer is not to get it.”

That’s the view of Amery Hospital & Clinic surgeon Michael Schneider, MD, who is urging people to set aside fear of the colonoscopy this Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.

Colon cancer is highly treatable if discovered early.

In fact, small polyps in a person’s colon can turn cancerous over a period of 10 to 15 years – which means they can be detected and removed during a colonoscopy before they have the chance to turn into cancer.

And the colonoscopy of today, says Dr. Schneider, is a far cry from that of the past.

“We now use carbon dioxide gas to inflate the colon.

It’s rapidly absorbed and eliminated so there’s no lingering, gassy feeling,” said Dr. Schneider. “Advances in engineering, fiber optics and instrument technology have also made the procedure shorter and more comfortable.”

The American Cancer Society recommends people to get their first colonoscopy at age 50, if they’re at average risk of developing colon cancer.

Nancy Andersen, a Somerset Elementary School teacher of 24 years, had not yet reached that milestone

Nancy Andersen

birthday when she started to feel things were just not right.

Nancy learned she’d need a colonoscopy. The procedure confirmed: Nancy had a large, cancerous mass on her colon.

Less than a week later, Nancy had surgery to remove the mass. Before she even left Westfields, five days later, she got the great news that the surgery had been completely successful; she was cancer-free.

“It feels good to wake up and feel good again,” said Nancy. “Going through this, I think it makes you celebrate life and look at the positive. It’s a new perspective if you have a bad day.”

Amery Hospital & Clinic has joined Hudson Hospital & Clinic and Westfields Hospital & Clinic in lighting up blue for the month of March, to get people thinking about colon health and scheduling their preventative colonoscopy screening.

Nancy now talks with colleagues, friends and family about the importance of listening to your body and going for regular screenings.

And Dr. Schneider, who treated Nancy along with colleague Anthony Hecht, MD, of Westfields Hospital & Clinic, agrees. “Colonoscopy saves lives and has made the rate of colon cancer incidence decrease.”

Call Amery Hospital & Clinic at 715-268-8000 for an appointment or to talk about colonoscopy screening.

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 800-642-1336 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.

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) Tuesdays 7 p.m. at Clear Lake Community Center, VFW Room 123. Richard 715-554-7277, Teresa 612-636-3244.

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 Hospital & Clinic, BirthDay Suites Waiting Room. Join at any time.

No charge.

The Baby Bistro: Breastfeeding Support Group.

This free support group encourages, helps and supports women before, during and after breastfeeding. Led by a certified breastfeeding counselor, who is also a registered nurse and a mother of four, attendees learn from, share with, and support other mothers who are breastfeeding. Pregnant women who are considering breastfeeding are strongly encouraged to attend. Every Wednesday from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at Amery Hospital & Clinic, Boardroom, 2nd floor. No fee, no registration required, just stop by.

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.

Cancer, Grief & Depression Support Group. A support group to allow people to talk about their experiences with cancer, grief and depression as well as share mutual support to one another. Second Tuesday of every month at Amery Area Community Center at 1 p.m. You can join at any time and it is free and open to the public.

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 American 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 of the month at 10 a.m. in the east wing sunporch. GAM is Polk County’s longest operating longterm healthcare facility. The Family Council’s goal is to enhance the lives of the residents beyond what the staff normally does.

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 Journey Church, 131 Broadway St., Amery, Mondays from 1:302:30 p.m. Contact Jen at 715-268-2223 with questions.

•New MIP for women with college aged children meets Tuesdays at 11 a.m. Contact Lanni Meagher 715-2685270.

MOPS and MOMsnext (Mothers of Preschoolers) is a group for moms and their kids. Every mom who is pregnant or has a childat home is welcome, accepted, and challenged to meet her potential.

Better moms make a better world! For more info go to clmops@hotmail.com.

NA meetings. There’s hope. Every Saturday 6 p.m. St. Croix Casino & Hotel, Turtle Lake. Room 121. Everyone welcome to attend. Info call Pat at 715-553-2859.

Overeaters Anonymous Group. Monday evening 5:30 p.m. at the St. Croix Alano Club across from the clinic on Adams Street in St. Croix Falls. Questions call 715-825-3416.

PEPTalk - P(arents)E(ncouraging)P(arents)... exists to encourage, support, and build up a community of homeschool families in Polk County, Wisconsin. We welcome all types of homeschooling families to check us out! PEPTalk activities happen throughout the month. For more information contact Jenn Dueholm, jenndueholm@yahoo.com or Wendy Dietrich, thedietrichs@amerytel.net. Like us on Facebook under PEPTalk.

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 Tuesdays 3:30-5 p.m. at the Balsam Lake Municipal Building (under the water tower), Balsam Lake. Contact Sheila 715-857-5892 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.

Veteran’s Support Group. 1st 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.

Weight Loss Club meets Thursdays 8-9 a.m. Our Savior’s Lutheran church, 217 Deronda St., Amery. Bonnie Timm 715-268-2980.

Western Wisconsin LYME Education and Support Group meets: fourth Thursday of the month (April through October) at 7 p.m. at Our Savior’s Lutheran church, 217 Deronda St., Amery. (No meetings November through March). Meetings are free of charge and open to the public. 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.

Yoga for Addiction Recovery group on Wednesdays at 7 p.m. at Anderson Hall Chapel at the Wapogasset Lutheran Bible Camp. The class combines the somatic approach of yoga with the cognitive approach of the 12-steps. Y12SR is open to anyone and everyone dealing with their own addictive behavior or affected by the addictive behavior of others.

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For the month of April, artZ Gallery presents: “Spring Tide” featuring three regional guest artists has become the foundation for how Paul sees and approaches the visual arts in all mediums, in studio, plein air, and how he paints before live audiences.

Painting since he was ten years of age, Paul works full-time using his drawing, painting and teaching abilities to bring hope, inspiration, joy and value into the lives of people of all ages through his work and its creative process. Founder of Drawn to the Word in 2011, Paul paints large-scale canvases with high visual impact before audiences, creating stories that inspire and open eyes to visions of hope. Consulting with organizations worldwide, he paints their story and mission, creating uniquely memorable experiences. See Paul’s work at www.Paulomanefineart.com

Song Of The North by Paul Oman

Paul Oman shares his love of painting with people of all ages. A native of Amery, Wisconsin, Paul has been honored as a Bold Brush International Painting Competition finalist for his watercolors in 2010 and 2013, along with subsequent National and International Exhibitions and awards since then, including the 2017 National Watercolor Society’s 97th International Exhibition in San Pedro, California. Paul paints in watercolor, acrylic, and oil, inspired by what each me-

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Sheila Courts grew up in southern Minnesota and comes from a large family which allowed her the ability to explore creative self. Sometimes creativity is inspired by just plain fun. Part of her work of thirty years she trained and raised field English cockers. She was required to wear blaze orange men’s hunting attire that didn’t fit. “Orange was my Sheila Courts’ bracelets color”. The groundwork was laid for what would become ‘Orange Ladies Fun”. She has been designing her signature one-of a-kind leather bracelets, with precious and semi-precious gemstones, and jewelry that someone can cherish and have fun wearing. “Customers Sheila Courts’ jewelry come from near and far, but my favorite part is still when someone finds that perfect piece.” She’s learned Kumihimo, Viking knit, copper fold forming, enameling, silversmithing, and leather work. Sheila’s work can be currently found at artZ, Taylors Falls Bead store and various local art fairs.

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Celebrate Spring!

AMERY COMMUNITY EDUCATION If you did not receive a Community Education brochure in your mail, you can find a copy at all four schools, the public libraries, and online at www.amerysd.k12.wi.us. Pre-register for all classes through Amery Community Ed by calling 715-2689771 x220 or online (www.amerysd. k12.wi.us) unless the class description indicates otherwise.

Inspired Menopause! We’ll discuss foggy thinking, focus, clarity, creativity, and purpose. April 10 from 5-6 p. Fee $15. Pre-register with Community Ed. Play and Learn Parent-Child Group is an opportunity for children to interact with their parents and other children their age. Parents are led by a Parent Educator to discuss parenting strategies, dilemmas, and everyday happenings with other parents in similar situations. Mar 26 – May 21, Mondays from 10-11:30 a. No fee. Registration opens March 19 at 9 am by calling 715-684-4440.

Do Not register through Amery Community Ed. Gymnastics for ages 3+. New session of Tumbling Warriors, Beginners and Intermediate recreational classes begins on March 27. Classes are on Tuesday and Thursdays. Class times and prices vary. View the catalog online for full details.

Archery/Bowhunter Ed: DNR - While WI allows either a hunter or an archery ed certificate to hunt

with a bow, numerous other states and certain federal properties do require an archery ed certificate.

April 3, 5 & 9 from 5:30-8:30 p. Fee $10, register and pay by March 27 through Amery Community Education.

Photoshop Beginner: Learn the basic skills for correcting digital photos, restoring old family albums, and a look into photo editing. Familiarity with computer operations is required. April 3, 5 & 10 from 5:30-7:30 p. WITC Fee $24.33 or Sr Fee (62+ as of 12/26/2017) $4.50. Pre-register with WITC: www.witc.edu or 1-800-2439482 ext 4221. Class # 25503 4K/K Music FUNdamentals prepares 4K and K students for piano lessons by teaching basic music skills in a small group setting. Through singing, rhythm and movement games, the students experience steady beat, melody, phrasing, coordination and listening skills. Six Wed., April 11 - May 16 from 4:10-4:40 p. Fee $74.

WI 1900-1920 ”Grandpa's World Will Never be the Same": Come with questions and to learn more about unusual characters and surprising events during this historical time period. Lots of photos, maps, and charts will be available to see. April 16 from 6:30-8 p.

Fee $9 per person or $14 per family.

Pre-register with Community Ed. Video Editing with Adobe Premiere Pro: We’ll cover trimming video, visual effects, transitions, underlying music, and stacking multiple videos together. Familiarity with computer operations is required. April 17, 19 & 24 from 5:30-7:30 p. WITC Fee $24.33 or Sr Fee (62+ as of 12/26/2017) $4.50.

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Class # 25504 DIY Custom WELCOME Sign Workshop: Join us for this fun hands-on class to make a tall, 9x48, dark brown with white text WELCOME sign. The boards will be cut to length and a stencil will be ready when you arrive. You will stain, paint, finish, and go home with a finished sign for yourself or as a gift! April 17 at 5:30 p. Fee $55 Pre-register by April 10 through Community Ed. Tumbling Warriors II For 3-4 year old boys and girls who want to learn the basics of gymnastics and have fun doing it! Gymnasts must be potty trained and able to leave their parent at the door.

Class will focus on age-appropriate gymnastics/tumbling skills, following directions, taking turns and working independently at stations. April 19, 24, 26, May 1, 3 from 4-4:30 p. Fee $24.

Wild Mushrooms: Spring Edibles - Learn to identify, harvest and prepare wild morel mushrooms and all forms of true and false morels. We will also discuss Oyster and Pheasant's Back mushrooms and several edible spring plants. April 23 & 24 from 5:30-8:30 p. WITC Fee $24.33 or Sr Fee (62+ as of 12/26/2017) $4.50. Pre-register with WITC: www.witc.edu or 1-800243-9482 ext 4221. Class # 25493 Card Stamping Workshop: We will make six cards of 3 designs (graduation, humorous and mystery). Everything is designed and pre-cut; you get to stamp and assemble. April 24 from 6-8 p. Fee $9 to Community Ed. Supply Fee $12 to pay at class. Add'l cards $2 each. Adhesive for sale if you don't have your own.

Come to WI Interstate Park and take a walk!

Fun with Fungus! Growing Shiitake Mushrooms on Sunday, April 8th, 2018, 1:00 – 3:00 pm.

We will discover fascinating fungi facts, learn to propagate these log-grown beauties and inoculate a log of your own to take home. Cost: $10.00/ log.

Please call to reserve a log.

Volunteer Conservationist Leader Training – Invasive Plant Control on Sat. April 21, 9-11am. Call to sign-up! You are Needed!!!

Work-Play-Celebrate Earth Day Event on Sat., April 21, 1:00pm – later afternoon. Call to sign your group up!! No park entrance fee is required if you are coming to help!

Looking For Change By: Larry Phillipson ©3-16-18

It seems like March is staying cold, We are going back to the days of old.

Usually by this time the snow is gone, I don't remember a time so long.

Ice was a mile high in Wisconsin one time, A few million years ago a colder clime.

The Great Lakes came from melting snow, The Ice Age was a long time ago.

It won't change much while we are here, So don't worry and shed a tear.

We may run in a circle, get hot and cold, The Universe is too large to change the mold.

Larry Phillipson is a poet laureate of Amery, Wisconsin

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Heidi Clausen earns national writing awards The Country Today Editor Heidi Clausen has been named a winner in two categories of the 2018 North American Agricultural Journalists Writing Contest.

Entries were published during the 2017 calendar year.

Clausen received Honorable Mentions for editorials and for series. Her three-part editorials entry included opinion pieces titled “Pat on the back for Upper Midwest dairy industry,” “Action needed on wolf issue sooner rather than later” and “No time to waste in supporting young farmers.” Her entry in the series category consisted of several weeks of stories covering the ongoing dairy supply challenges and loss of milk markets some farmers faced last spring.

Awards will be presented April

9 at the NAAJ Awards Banquet at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. The banquet will be part of the 65th NAAJ annual

meeting, set for April 8-10.

Clausen, who lives near Clayton in Polk County, worked as a regional editor for The Country Today for 24 years before being promoted to the editor position earlier this year. She covers farm and rural news in northwestern Wisconsin and eastern Minnesota.

The NAAJ is a professional, international group of agricultural editors and writers with a membership spanning the U.S. and Canada. Formerly the Newspaper Farm Editors of America and then the National Association of Agricultural Journalists, it was organized in 1952 to promote the highest ideals of journalism and agricultural coverage.

— The Country Today

Wisconsin frack industry recovers, faces new competition LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) — A surge in domestic crude oil production has helped Wisconsin’s frack sand industry overcome a slump that idled mines two years ago, but it now faces new competition.

Producers and industry analysts expect demand for U.S. frack sand to grow this year after a strong 2017, the La Crosse Tribune reported . Frack sand is used in the hydraulic fracturing process to extract oil and

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natural gas from rock.

Falling oil prices in 2015 slowed drilling and caused many of Wisconsin’s sand mines to lay off workers. The industry rebounded after overall domestic crude production growth.

“We’re looking at a really good year,” said Rich Budinger, spokesman for the Wisconsin Industrial Sand Association.

Many idled mines are now ramping up produc-

tion, Budinger said.

“They can pretty much sell all the sand they want,” said Kent Syverson, an industry consultant and chair of the geology department at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.

Several new mines in Texas will begin operations this year, but experts don’t expect them to cut into the Wisconsin market because Texas’ finer grain sand is different from Wisconsin’s

northern white sand.

“The Texas sand is a definitely a big deal,” said Ryan Carbrey, senior vice president and analyst for Rystad Energy. “However, we think the demand is growing so much that there won’t be a negative impact on white sand.”

Demand is expected to increase the price of northern white sand by 10 to 12 percent this year, Carbrey said.

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Please reserve your meals at least 24 hours in advance. A&H 715-635-7199, Amery 715-268-6818, Grantsburg 715-463-2940, Milltown 715-825-5025, Siren 715-349-2845, Webster 715-866-5300 Meal sites are closed on Wednesdays unless otherwise specified. Menu subject to change without notice.

Bread and milk offered with all meals.

Monday, April 2: Lasagna and garlic bread, toss salad with dressing, brussels sprouts, fruit - cook’s choice.

Tuesday, April 3: Turkey roast, gravy, mashed potato, asparagus, bread & butter, fruit - cook’s choice.

Volunteers sought for Mad City Money Financial Literacy Simulation The Amery High School business department is seeking help with their annual financial literacy simulation, Mad City Money.

On Wednesday, April 25, the district will host the annual Mad City Money Financial Literacy Simulation with help from WESTconsin Credit Union for all Amery, Clear Lake, and Clayton High School Juniors in the high school gym.

The district is looking for volunteers to join the simulation for the morning (see the agenda below). A total of about 20-25 volunteers are needed.

Agenda: 7:45 a.m. Set up in gym/ check in for volunteers/ refreshments 8:15 a.m. Orientation for volunteers 8:30 a.m. All Juniors report to the auditorium for presentation 8:45 a.m. Begin Simulation 9:45 a.m. 15-20 minute breakfast break in the commons (refreshments for students will be provided) 10:45 a.m. Finish simulation and debrief 11:15 a.m. Juniors return to class Interested persons should contact Ramona Lockwood, lockwoodr@ amerysd.k12.wi.us

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Animals, Animal Rights and Pet Owner’s Rights have been in the national news lately with stories about a dog dying in overhead airplane bin, Trump’s reversal of a ban importing trophy elephants and the controversy surrounding the multitude of service pets of all species, on airplanes.

As the plight and status of animals in our modern society are made public, old guidelines and practices are called into question and new laws are written to protect them.

A recent push by Congress, urges the USDA to reinstate public access to inspection reports of animal breeders and other facilities after the agency rolled back access to the information.

Under the Animal Welfare Act, the USDA is required to conduct inspections of any individual or business that sells, transports, or works with animals, including zoos, animal breeders, and research facilities. In past years the agency has maintained a database of those inspection reports.

Last February, the USDA <http://abcnews. go.com/topics/lifestyle/ health/united-states-department-of-agriculture. htm> removed inspection reports from its’ public database. After a public outcry for access to the reports, they began posting heavily redacted inspection reports that make it difficult for the public to understand the content.

Animal advocacy groups and reporters say the agency is redacting virtually all useful information, including the address of the facility, date of the inspection, and the inspector's findings.

John Goodwin, senior director of the Humane Society's Stop Puppy Mills campaign, said that without access to these reports people can't find out more information about where puppies come from and makes it harder to enforce state or local laws that prohibit pet stores from selling puppies from facilities with violations. He said the only people who benefit from removing information from inspection reports are "those who put animals in harm's way, have gotten caught and don't want the general public to know.”

With Federal agencies overlooking Pet Owner and Animal Rights in acts such as this, it has fallen to the local governments to step up. Cali-

fornia has continually been a leader in Animal Rights issues.

California’s response to Puppy Mills came in October of last year when Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law bill A.B. 485, making it illegal for pet stores to sell dogs,

cats, and rabbits from any source other than a shelter or rescue group.

By removing the outlet for “Puppy and Pet Mills,” the California law is targeting those who “raise pets for profit” in unsafe, unsociable and unhealthy living conditions.

Even though private breeders can still sell animals independently, this law is not without opposition. The American Kennel Club directly opposes it, saying it interferes with individual freedoms and will not match pets to suitable homes, resulting in more animals in shelters.

Animal Rescue Foundation says that California is setting the standard and elevating the status of pets in society by targeting puppy mills and elevating shelter pets place in homes.

Another California law targets the sale of clothing with animal fur.

The San Francisco City Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to pass a measure that prohibits the sale of fur clothing, accessories and products in the city – an estimated $40 million business annually. The ban goes further to restrict the delivery of fur online by not allowing fur to be delivered to any San Francisco address.

The supervisor and author of the measure hopes it inspires other cities and the country to take action. “Certainly, we need better federal regulations on fur farming.” This action in CA, also targets the outlet that funds the practice of raising animals in unsafe, inhumane conditions for profit.

Animals are in the news and all around us.

It is thought provoking to take a look at the state of animal welfare around the world, in our nation and backyards. There is much to consider. The animals are counting on us.

Maple Farm Tour is a success Thanks to all people who participated in the first Maple Farm Tour! Z-Orchard had 175 participants and Kripple Kreek/ Westside Cafe reported ove r$1,000.00 raised for the Clear Lake Parks and the other Maple Farms reported a great turn out also! It was a great learning experience for young and old as they toured the sugar houses and sugar bushes to observe the varied processes to produce real Maple syrup.

Pictured, Bill Zager, Julie Fox Northwestern Wisconsin Tourism Specialist; Shelia Harsdorf Wisconsin Secretary of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection; Al Hines

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Holy Week activities, Spring Election and Amery Spring Show coming Happy Easter Everyone! It’s hard to realize that it is Easter with the large piles of snow in the yards yet. I always decorate the yard with Easter eggs hanging from the trees but this year would be a challenge to get that job accomplished. I will have to see how much melts in the couple of days.

Pounding next So here it is the end of March althe ready. The month came in Like a it go out Like a Lion?

Pavement Lamb…will That is what the forecast looks Pam Humpal like but just a reminder, they have been wrong before. I saw my first Robin of the year on Monday.

That is a great sign that Spring is at least thinking about coming. How many times is it that the Robin has to be snowed on before Winter is officially done?

It’s already been at least once.

Along with the start of Holy Week, on Sunday night we attended a wonderful service presented by the Silent Messengers, “Celebrating A Savior”. The cast, who are silent throughout the performance, did an outstanding and meaningful way portraying the life of Jesus. If you ever get a chance to see the Silent Messengers perform, please do so…it is awesome.

Congratulations to the winners of a delicious Easter ham from a drawing held at area businesses. A list of names can be found in this issue. Thank you to the participating businesses.

Hey Kids! Come join the fun at the Amery Community Club Easter Egg Hunt this Saturday, March 31, at 10am. Thousands of eggs will be hid in the straw at Soo Line Park in downtown Amery. Special drawings held after the hunt for wonderful prizes and baskets.

The Easter Egg Hunt is for children up to 10 years old.

The Easter Bunny will be there to greet the kids. Plus Cahill Photography will take photos from 9-11am. You can receive a FREE 4x6 photo with 2 non-perishable food items for the Amery Area Food Pantry. Picture packages also available for purchase. The Easter Egg Hunt is always a fun time for the kids…See you on Saturday!

The 15th Annual Amery Spring Show sponsored by the Amery Free Press is set for Saturday, April 7, from 9am to 4pm at the Amery Ice Arena. Area businesses set up will answer your questions on water conditioning, lawn mowers, painting, mattresses, landscaping, construction, remodeling, recreation, furniture, home decorating, bathworks, plumbing, heating, finances, health, vehicles, and much more.

The displays will offer specials, drawings and have give-aways to pick up.

There will also be various demonstrations including… *10am-Bill Zager with Friends of the State Parks/ Trails/Recreational Areas/Forestry *1pm-Larry Loverude with preparing Maple Syrup *3pm-Amery Hockey Association raffle drawing for cash prizes The Amery Hockey Association will have the concession stand open and serving pulled pork sandwiches, brats, hot dogs, chips, candy, etc.

Admission to the Amery Spring Show is a donation of $2 to the Amery Area Food Pantry or non-perishable food items. Last year’s showgoers donated over 30 boxes of food and almost $400 to the food pantry… thank you!

Please join us at the Amery Spring Show on Saturday, April 7!

Next Tuesday, April 3, is Election Day. This issue contains information on polling places and hours, and sample ballots. Vote April 3!

Mon.-Fri. 8 am-7 pm, Sat. 8 am-4 pm, Sun. 9 am-1 pm

Easter Sunday, April 1, hours Chet’s 10 a.m.-Noon Ellie’s Noon-5 p.m.

Upcoming Amery Free Press special sections… *Tuesday, April 10-Spring Sports section featuring high school athletes from Amery, Clayton and Clear Lake. Deadline is Wednesday, April 4. *Tuesday, April 17-Spring Section with area businesses assisting our readers with the change of season, and also ways to enjoy the upcoming months.

Deadline is Wednesday, April 11.

Happy Birthday this week to my youngest grandson, Finn, who will be 2 years old on March 29. He is a typical 2 year old…on the move! He loved seeing the baby chicks. Have a great birthday Finn…grandkids are the best!

Also Happy Birthday to my niece, Delaney, who will be a teenager(13) on March 28, and to my nephew-inlaws, Kody, on March 30, and Matt on April 1. Enjoy your special days!

Once again, have a very blessed Easter with family and friends!

Pick up your Last-Minute Easter Goodies at Chet’s

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Clayton has four on All-Conference squads

The Central Lakeland Conference champion Clayton girls basketball team has four players on the All-Conference teams and the Player of the Year.

Junior Allison Leslie was named Player of the Year and was one of two Bears on the first team. Fellow junior Kailey Ketz was also named to the first team.

Kailey Ketz was named to the second team and Kennedy Patrick received honorable mention.

1st Team

Amery has three State Champions at WWF Kids Folkstyle 2018 WWF Kids Folkstyle State Championships were held in Madison, Wis. at the Alliant Energy Center - Veterans Memorial Coliseum on Friday & Saturday March 23rd & 24th. The Amery Warriors sent 14 wrestlers, 8 of them placed.

Front row, from left: Brenden Burke - 3rd, Wyatt Ingham - 3rd, Bradyn Penard - 3rd. Back row, from left: Abby Bushinger 3rd, Kale Hopke - 3rd, Robert Beese - CHAMPION, Kole Marko - CHAMPION, Koy Hopke - CHAMPION.

Alison Leslie, Clayton, 11 Maddy Otto, Cameron, 12 Juliana Rosen, Clear Lake, 10 Maggie Rosen, Clear Lake, 10 Carli Wanink, Cameron, 12 Kailey Ketz, Clayton, 11

2nd Team

Ashlea Meister, Shell Lake, 12 Kiana Fall, Clayton, 11 Julia Manor, Northwood, 11 Cara Miller, Prairie Farm, 11 Maddie Zimmer, Clear Lake, 11 Morgan Warner, Cameron, 12

Honorable Mention

Hockey players get postseason honors Varsity Hockey All-State and All-Conference Players: pictured are Ethan Mork, All Conference; Ryan Van Blaircom, All Conference Honorable Mention; and Jackson Henningsgard All-State Honorable Mention and All-Conference.

Not pictured: Brett Forrest, All Conference Honorable Mention

Hannah Zimmerman, Cameron, 11 Kennedy Patrick, Clayton, 11 Jody Bates, Prairie Farm, 11 Jacqueline Manor, Northwood, 12 Julia Pokorny, Shell Lake, 12 Montana Niles, Clear Lake, 12 Player of the Year Allison Leslie--Clayton, 11

Clear Lake has five on All-Conference teams The Central Lakeland Conference champion Clear Lake Warriors boys basketball team has five members on the All-Conference squads.

Junior Bailey Blanchard and senior Daymond Bad Horse received first team honors. Junior Bryce Hacker and senior Austin Anderson were named to the second team. Junior Marshall Cain received honorable mention.

1st Team

Char Glenna

Write In Vote for

Gunner Wilder, Cameron, 12 Bailey Blanchard, Clear Lake, 11 Jonah Kahl, Turtle Lake, 12 Daymond Bad Horse, Clear Lake, 12 Hunter Phillips, Northwood, 11 Jarek Nelson, Prairie Farm, 11

2nd Team

Keith Anderson

Amery School Board Tuesday, April 3, 2018

Paid and Authorized by Char Glenna and Keith Anderson on their own behalf.

Carson Schneider, Turtle Lake, 12 Richie Murphy, Cameron, 9 Bryce Hacker, Clear Lake, 11 Caleb Dotseth, Clayton, 11 Caden Torgerson, Turtle Lake, 12 Austin Anderson, Clear Lake, 12

Honorable Mention

Austin Weis, Cameron, 9 Ian Payne, Cameron, 9 Christian Johnson, Shell Lake, 10 Collin Christenson, Prairie Farm, 11 Brandon Daleiden, Northwood, 12 Marshall Cain, Clear Lake, 11 Player of the year Gunner Wilder--Cameron, 12

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Amery, Clayton compete at Northern Badger

BY BRETT HART CONTRIBUTING WRITER

ALLEN CARLSON

Galen Coy placed sixth in the 800 meter run.

ALLEN CARLSON

Lydia Monson placed second in the 3,200 meter run.

ALLEN CARLSON

Mason Bosley runs in the 4x400 relay.

Amery’s team placed third.

ALLEN CARLSON

Ella Gould competes in the high jump.

Amery and Turtle Lake/Clayton’s track and field teams traveled to Menomonie’s UW-Stout Johnson Fieldhouse on March 24 to open their 2018 seasons at the Northern Badger Classic.

Amery sophomore Lydia Monson also had a strong showing, placing second in the girls’ 3,200 meter run with a time of 13:07.09 and sixth in the 1,600-meter run (6:02.45).

Amery freshman Ella Willianson claimed third place in the girls’ high jump (4-10) while classmate Alexis Werle placed eighth in the girls’ 55-meter dash at 8.05 seconds and moved up to sixth place in the 200-meter dash with a time of 29.44 seconds.

Amery senior Jenesis Gustafson pulled in an eighth-place finish in the girls’ shot put (31-04.50).

On the boys’ side, Amery’s 4x400-meter relay team of Mason Bosley, Galen Coy, Luis Rapalo, Dylan Thomsen earned a third-place finish with a time of 3:47.59.

TL/C junior Kent Nonemacher placed second in the 1600-meter run with a time of 4:50.05 while Amery junior Dylan Eiynck finished fifth (5:02.58).

Nonemacher was also second in the 3,200-meter run (10:45.03) while Eiynck was fifth again (11:27.84).

TL/C junior Thomas Hoffman placed fifth in the 400-meter dash (55.99 seconds) and third in the long jump.

Amery junior Galen Coy placed sixth in the 800-meter run (2:15.82).

Fellow Amery junior Mason Bosley claimed sixth place in the 55-meter hurdles (9.17 seconds) and TLC’s Caden Torgerson was seventh (9.37 seconds).

Torgerson was also second in the high jump, clearing 6 feet, and fifth in the long jump (18-01.75).

Overall, the Warriors placed 10th in both the boys’ and girls’ team standings while Turtle Lake/Clayton claimed fourth in the boys team standings.

Team Scores Girls St. Croix Falls 75, Byron 54.50, Shell Lake 40, Abbotsford 36, Cameron 35, Colby 35, Spencer 27.50, Arcadia 27, St. Charles 25, Amery 22, Ladysmith 20.50, Flambeau 20, Grantsburg 18, Athens 16, Somerset 15, Cadott 8, Boyceville 8, Prairie Farm 7, Glenwood City 6, Elk Mound 4, Cornell/Lake Holcombe 4, Colfax 3, Chetek-Weyerhaueser 0.50

Boys

Marathon 56, Grantsburg 44, Spencer 43, Turtle Lake/Clayton 40, Abbotsford 39, Elk Mound 36, St. Croix Falls 31, Arcadia 30, St. Charles 22, Amery 20, Athens 19, Augusta 16, Somerset 12, Cadott 11, Cornell/Lake Holcombe 11, Shell Lake 11, Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran 10, Chetek-Weyerhauser 10, Ladysmith 10, Glenwood City 10, Boyceville 8, Flambeau 8, Colfax 3, Cameron 3, Fall Creek 3.

As a kick-off to Spring High School Sports, the Amery Free Press will publish a special Spring Sports Section on Tuesday, April 10, featuring Amery, Clayton and Clear Lake teams.

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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.

Many small group Bible Studies are held during the week.

Call the church office for details 715-268-9218 APPLE RIVER COMMUNITY, 942 Hwy. 8, Amery Justin Hosking, pastor Sunday: 9:30 a.m. Sunday school for all ages; 10 a.m.

Coffee and Fellowship; 10:30 a.m. Morning Worship.

Tuesday: 9:30 a.m. Women’s Bible Study.

Wednesday: 10 a.m. Men’s Bible Study; 5:30 p.m. OneWay Club.

Friday: 7 p.m. Good Friday Service.

BALSAM LUTHERAN, 1115 Mains Crossing, Amery, Dan Watland, pastor Thursday, March 29: 7 p.m. Maundy Thursday Worship with communion at Elim.

Friday, March 30: Good Friday worship at Balsam.

Sunday, April 1: 8:30 a.m. Easter Worship service with communion at Elim; 9 a.m. Breakfast at Balsam; 10:15 a.m.

Easter Worship service with communion at Balsam.

Tuesday, April 3: 8:30 a.m. Quilting at Elim.

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: 9:45 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, March 28: 3:30 p.m. Homework & Hangout; 6 p.m. Soup Supper; 6:30 p.m. Youth Group Matzo Making; 7 p.m. Money Management.

Thursday, March 29: 9:30 a.m. Senior Dining Hall opens; 5:30 p.m. Women’s Bible Study; 6 p.m. Maundy Thursday Lamb Dinner.

Friday, March 30: 9 a.m. Pastoral Leaders; 9:30 a.m.

Senior Dining; 7 pm. Good Friday Service at Apple River Community Church.

Sunday, April 1: 8 a.m. Sonrise Service; 9 a.m. Easter Breakfast; 10 am. Worship/Communion.

Monday, April 2: 9:30 a.m. Senior Dining hall opens; 7 p.m.

Boy Scouts.

Tuesday, April 3: 6:30 a.m. Men’s Bible Study; 9:30 a.m.

Senior Dining Hall opens; 10 a.m. Bible Study - Death and Resurrection of the Messiah.

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

DERONDA LUTHERAN, 1239 65th Ave., Amery Lori Peper, pastor 715-268-9577 Wednesday, March 28: 6 p.m. Confirmation at Little Falls.

Thursday, March 29: 9 a.m. Deronda Quilting; 7 p.m. NUIC Maundy Thursday Worship at Little Falls.

Friday, March 30: 7 p.m. NUIC Good Friday worship at Deronda.

Sunday, April 1: 11 a.m. Deronda Easter worship.

See our website for up-to-date scheduling www.deronda church.net

Wednesday, March 28

Choral Cantata Concert at 7 p.m.

We invite you to worship with us during Holy Week

MAUNDY THURSDAY

March 29, 6:30 p.m. Service with Holy Communion

GOOD FRIDAY

March 30, 2 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.

EASTER SUNDAY

April 1 w/Holy Communion 7 a.m. Sunrise Easter Worship Service 8 a.m. Easter Breakfast 9:30 a.m. Easter Worship Service

Maundy Thursday, March 29

7 p.m. Holy Communion Service (First Communion for 5th grade)

Good Friday, March 30

7 p.m. Community Good Friday service at United Covenant Church

Easter Sunday, April 1 7 a.m. and 11 a.m.

Services with Holy Communion

EVERYONE WELCOME

Our Savior’s Lutheran Church 217 Deronda St., Amery Join us for regular worship Sundays 9 a.m.

Sunday School 10:15 a.m.

First Lutheran Church 811 South Ave. W Clear Lake

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 Thursday, March 29: 7 p.m. Maundy Thursday service.

Friday, March 30: 7 p.m. Good Friday service.

Sunday, April 1: 8:30 a.m. Easter Breakfast; 10:30 a.m.

Easter worship.

Tuesday, April 3: 9 am. Quilting.

EAST LINCOLN ALLIANCE, 735 70th Ave., Amery 715-268-2350 www.eastlincolnalliance.com Eric Danielson and Randy Schussman, pastors Sunday: 8:45 a.m. Prayer Meeting; 9 a.m. Coffee and Fellowship; 9:30 a.m. Worship service. Child Care and Discovery Land for children are provided during Worship service.

Small groups meet throughout the week. Contact the church office for further details.

Recharge for Middle and High School students, 6 p.m. every Wednesday.

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, Dan Watland, pastor Sunday: 8:30 a.m. Worship.

Holy Communion 2nd and 3rd Sundays.

Council 3rd Tuesday at 6 p.m.

Wednesday, March 21: 6 p.m. Soup Supper at Balsam; 7 p.m. Lenten worship at Balsam.

Good Friday Community Worship Service Friday, March 30, 7 p.m. at Apple River Community Church, Hwy. 8 & 46 south

Sunday, April 1, at 9:30 a.m.

East Lincoln Alliance Church 735 70th Ave, Amery

www.eastlincolnalliance.com 715-268-2350

From Amery, go east on Cty. Rd. F about 2 miles. Take a left on Cty. Rd. J. Church is at the bottom of the hill on your left.

Resurrection celebration!

UNITED COVENANT CHURCH Clear Lake

would like to invite you to our Holy Week services

HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE *Maundy Thursday, March 29: 6 p.m. Maundy Thursday Meal 6:30 p.m. Communion Service *Community Good Friday Friday, March 30: 7 p.m. at UCC Sunday, April 1: 8:30 a.m. Easter Brunch 10 a.m. Worship Service

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AREA CHURCHES CONTINUED . . .

FAITH LUTHERAN (ELCA), 301 1st Ave. East (across from public beach on Co. Rd. I)Balsam Lake, 715-4853800, Diane Norstad, pastor Sunday: 9:30 a.m. Sunday worship; Communion first and last Sunday.

Sunday school has changed to J.A.M. (Jesus & Me) Wednesday evenings at 6:30 p.m.

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

Men’s Bible Study 2nd Sunday 6 p.m.

Mission Quilting Tuesdays 9 a.m.

FIRST LUTHERAN, 240 Elm St., Amery Tim Bjorge, pastor Thursday, March 29: 8 a.m. Bible Study; 8:30 a.m. Quilters; 7 p.m. Al Anon; 7 pm. Maundy Thursday worship.

Friday, March 30: 1 p.m. Good Friday worship.

Sunday, April 1: 8 and 9:30 a.m. Festival Easter Worship with Holy Communion, (SS kids sing at 9:30).

Tuesday, April 3: 7:30 a.m. Women’s Bible Study.

FIRST LUTHERAN (LCMC), 811 South Ave. W, Clear Lake www.firstluthclearlake.com Bryan S. Anderson, pastor Wednesday, March 28: 7 p.m. Choral Cantata Concert.

Thursday, March 29: 7 p.m. Maundy Thursday Holy Communion service (first Communion for 5th grade).

Friday, March 30: 7 p.m. Community Good Friday service at United Covenant Church.

Sunday, April 1: 7 and 10 a.m. Easter worship with Holy Communion; 8-9:30 a.m. Easter Breakfast; No Sunday school or choir.

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

Tuesday, April 3: 9 a.m. Quilting.

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

FOREST UNITED METHODIST, John Hazen, pastor Sunday: 11 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 Pastor Diane House 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, Ellery W. Groth, pastor 715-491-4330 Sunday service 8:30 a.m.

Bible Class Thursday morning 10 a.m.

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

Wednesday: 5 p.m. Lenten supper; 5:45 p.m. Service.

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

Balsam Lutheran Church ELCA 1115 Mains Crossing, Amery

5 miles north of Amery just off Cty. Rd. H or just south of Hwy. 8 just off Cty. Rd. H.

Elim Lutheran Church, Range Join us for Worship during Holy Week and Easter

Maundy Thursday Worship with Communion March 29 at 7 p.m. Elim

Good Friday Worship March 30 at 7 p.m. Balsam

Easter April 1 Worship Services w/Communion

8:30 a.m. Service at Elim 9:00 a.m. Breakfast at Balsam 10:15 a.m. Service at Balsam

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 Maundy Thursday service 5 p.m.

Good Friday service 5 p.m.

Easter Sunday worship service 9 a.m.

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

JOURNEY CHURCH, 131 Broadway St., Amery Derek Downs, Lead Pastor 715-268-2223 www.journeychurch.city Sunday: Worship service 9-10:15 a.m.; SS for all ages from 10:30-11:30 a.m.

Monday: 1:30-2:30 p.m. Moms in Prayer.

Wednesday night programs; free family dinner begins at 5:45 p.m.; Kids Club (ages pre K-5th grade) and DW Youth Group (grades 6th-12th) follow from 6:15-7:30 p.m.

Saturday: 7-8 a.m. Men’s Bible Study at the Journey Church Teen Center.

LITTLE FALLS LUTHERAN, 1272 44th Ave., Amery Lori Peper, pastor 715-268-9577 Wednesday, March 28: 6 p.m. Confirmation at Little Falls.

Thursday, March 29: 9 a.m. LF Quilting; 7 p.m. NUIC Maundy Thursday worship at Little Falls.

Friday, March 30: 7 p.m. NUIC Good Friday worship at Deronda.

Sunday, April 1: 8 a.m. Easter worship.

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; 7:30 p.m. Sunday evening service.

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, 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, March 28: 12 p.m. Table Talk Men; 6:15 p.m.

Evening Prayer; 7:15 p.m. Youth BRB. Thursday, March 29: 8:30 a.m. Bible Study; 6:30 p.m.

Maundy Thursday service with Holy Communion.

Friday, March 30: 2 and 6:30 p.m Good Friday services.

Sunday, April 1: 7 a.m. Sunrise Easter worship with Holy Communion; 8 a.m. Easter Breakfast; 9:30 a.m. Easter Worship service with Holy Communion.

PRAIRIEVIEW COVENANT, 1396 210th Ave. (2 miles north of New Richmond on 65) Tim Coyer, pastor www.prairieviewchurch.net Sunday: Sunday School 9 a.m.; Worship 10 a.m., Nursery care available; Coffee/fellowship after worship service.

Wednesday: Family Night, Worship/Groups for all ages 6-7:30 p.m.

REDEEMER LUTHERAN, 600 S. Keller Ave., Amery Tom Hahn, pastor Wednesday, March 28: 5:30 p.m. Confirmation.

Thursday, March 29: 7 p.m. Holy Thursday worship with Holy Communion.

Friday, March 30: 7 p.m. Good Friday worship.

Sunday, April 1: 7 a.m. Sunrise service with Holy Communion; 8 a.m. Easter Breakfast; 9:30 a.m. Easter service with Holy Communion.

Holy Week at East Immanuel Lutheran Thursday, March 29, at 7 p.m.

Maundy Thursday Service with Holy Communion

Friday, March 30, 7 p.m.

Good Friday Tenebrae Service Sunday, April 1 Easter Breakfast begins at 8:30 a.m.

Easter Festival Worship at 10:30 a.m.

East Immanuel Lutheran Church 207 120th St., Amery 715-268-2143

Holy Week Worship Schedule Thursday, March 29, 7 p.m.

HOLY THURSDAY WORSHIP WITH HOLY COMMUNION

Friday, March 30, 1 p.m.

GOOD FRIDAY WORSHIP

Easter Sunday, April 1

FESTIVAL EASTER WORSHIP 8 and 9:30 a.m. with HOLY COMMUNION

First Lutheran Church 240 Elm St. West, Amery

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HOLY WEEK SERVICES at Deronda Lutheran Little Falls Lutheran Trinity Lutheran Pastor Lori Peper MAUNDY THURSDAY March 29 Combined Worship at Little Falls 7 p.m.

GOOD FRIDAY March 30 Combined Worship at Deronda 7 p.m.

EASTER SUNDAY April 1 8 a.m. Worship at Little Falls 9:30 a.m. Worship at Trinity 11 a.m. Worship at Deronda

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AREA CHURCHES CONTINUED . . .

REEVE EVANGELICAL FREE, Jct. Barron CTH K & A, Clear Lake, www.reevechurch.org Sunday: 9 am. Worship service; 10:15 a.m. Fellowship Time.

Wednesday nights: 6:30-7:30 p.m. Adult Bible Study and Prayer; Kids Club, Jr. & Sr. High Youth Group (Sept.-May).

A variety of small groups (AA, men’s & women’s) are also held throughout the week.

ST. BARNABAS EPISCOPAL, 365 5th St., Clear Lake, Rev. Geri E. Sola Sunday: 9:15 a.m. Sunday school; 10:15 a.m. Worship.

Holy Communion 1st and 3rd Sunday at 10:15 a.m.

Morning Prayer 2nd and 4th Sunday at 10:15 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 715-268-7717 www.stjosephamery.org Weekly Mass, Communion service schedule: Saturday 4 p.m. Mass.

Sunday 10:30 a.m. Mass.

Tuesday 9 a.m. Communion Service.

Wednesday 9 a.m. Mass.

Thursday: 1st, 2nd and 3rd Thursdays, Communion Service is held at local nursing homes.

Friday 9 a.m. Communion Service.

Special events: Wednesday, March 28: Stump the Chump after 9 a.m. Mass, 7 p.m. Spiritual Life & Worship Meeting; Thursday, March 29: 1 p.m. Church Decorating; 6:30 p.m. Holy Thursday Mass at OLL; Friday, March 30: Office closed, 12:30 p.m. Good Friday service at OLL; Saturday, March 31: 8 p.m. Holy Saturday Mass at OLL; Sunday, April 1: Easter Sunday Mass, 8:30 a.m. at OLL, 10:30 a.m. SJ; Tuesday, April 3: 6:15 p.m. Evangelization Committee meeting, 7 p.m.Parish Council meeting.

ST. JOHN LUTHERAN, Forest, John Wilman, pastor Thursday, March 29: No Bible Study; 7 p.m. Maundy Thursday worship with Holy Communion at St. John’s.

Friday, March 30: 7 p.m. Good Friday worship at St. John’s.

ST. PAUL LUTHERAN, Deer Park, John Wilman, pastor Thursday, March 29: 7 p.m. Maundy Thursday worship with Holy Communion at St. John’s.

Friday, March 30: 7 p.m. Good Friday worship at St. John’s.

SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST, 76 20th Ave., Clear Lake John Redlich, pastor 715-645-2230; Head Elder Paul Hasman 715-671-3697 Saturday Services: Adult and Children’s Bible Study 9:30 a.m.; Church 11 a.m.

Midweek Service: Wednesday 7 p.m. Call Head Elder for location in winter months.

Good Friday Community Worship Service Friday, March 30, at 7 p.m. at Apple River Community Church

Easter Breakfast Sunday, April 1

Sponsored by the Youth of Amery Free Lutheran

Pancakes and fruit Breakfast served 9 a.m.

Free will offering for our youth

Easter Celebration Service at 10:15 a.m.

Amery Free Lutheran Church

Located on Hwy. F 1 mile west of Amery Golf Course Pastor Eric Christenson

THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS (Mormons), 644 S. 6th St., Barron Chapel 715-537-3679 Bishop Kenneth Konesky 715-7190283 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 Lori Peper, pastor 715-268-9577 Wednesday, March 28: 6 p.m. Confirmation at Little Falls.

Thursday, March 29: 7 p.m. NUIC Maundy Thursday worship at Little Falls.

Friday, March 30: 7 p.m. NUIC Good Friday worship at Deronda.

Sunday, April 1: 9:30 a.m. Trinity Easter worship.

See our website for up-to-date scheduling www.trinity lutheranchurchofamery.com UNITED COVENANT, 348 5th St. NW, Clear Lake Dan Pearson, pastor Wednesday, March 28: No Wednesday night meals/programs.

Thursday, March 29: 6 p.m. Maundy Thursday Meal; 6:30 p.m. Maundy Thursday service.

Friday, March 30: 7 p.m. Community Good Friday service.

Sunday, April 1: 8:30 a.m. Easter Brunch; 10 a.m. Worship service.

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 Wednesday, March 28: 9 a.m. Men’s Work Group, Quilters.

Thursday, March 29: 7 p.m. Maundy Thursday worship with Holy Communion.

Friday, March 30: 7 p.m. Good Friday worship.

Sunday, April 1: 7 a.m. Easter Sunrise Service with Holy Communion; 9:30 a.m. Easter worship service with Holy Communion.

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.

Holy Services HolyWeek Week Services at at RedeemerLutheran Lutheran Church Redeemer Church

Maundy Thursday March 29

7 p.m. Worship service with Holy Communion

Good Friday - March 30 7 p.m. Worship Service

Easter Sunday - April 1

7 a.m. Sunrise Worship Service with Holy communion 9:30 a.m. Worship Service with Holy Communion

West Immanuel Lutheran Church

PALM SUNDAY, April 13, Worship Service 9:30 a.m.

HOLY THURSDAY, March Holy Week Services MAUNDY THURSDAY, Aprilat1729 Service with Holy Communion at 7at p.m.

Service with Holy Communion 7 p.m.

Redeemer Lutheran Church GOOD FRIDAY, AprilService 18 PALM SUNDAY, 13, Worship GOODApril FRIDAY, March 309:30 a.m.

Service at 7 p.m.

MAUNDY THURSDAY, April 17 Service at 7 p.m.

SUNDAY, April at 207 p.m.

ServiceEASTER with Holy Communion 7 a.m.

Sunrise Service w/Holy Communion EASTER GOOD SUNDAY, FRIDAY, AprilApril 18 1 8 a.m.

EasterService Breakfastw/Holy - free-willCommunion donation 7 a.m.

Sunrise Service at 7 p.m.

9:30 a.m. Festival Service with Holy Communion 8 a.m. Easter Breakfast - free-will EASTER SUNDAY, April 20 donation 9:30 a.m.Service Easterw/Holy Service with 7 a.m.

Sunrise Communion 600 Keller Ave. S, Amery 715-268-7283 8 a.m. Easter Breakfast - free-will donation Holy Communion “Sharing God’s love through Jesus Christ” 9:30 a.m.

Festival Service with Holy Communion

Redeemer Lutheran Church Redeemer Lutheran Church 600 Keller Ave. S, Amery 715-268-7283 “Sharing God’s love through Jesus Christ”

447 180th St., Osceola 715-294-2936 www.westimmanuel.org Pastor Rexford Brandt

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St. Joseph Catholic Church, Amery, and Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church, Balsam Lake, extends an open invitation to all to attend

HOLY WEEK SERVICES

Holy Thursday - March 29 Mass 6:30 p.m. at Our Lady of the Lakes Good Friday - March 30 12:30 p.m. at Our Lady of the Lakes Holy Saturday - March 31 - Easter Vigil Mass 8 p.m. at Our Lady of the Lakes Easter Sunday - April 1 The Resurrection of the Lord 8:30 a.m. Mass at Our Lady of the Lakes 10:30 a.m. Mass at St. Joseph Catholic Rev. Gene Murphy and the Parish Community extend a blessed and joyful Easter season to all

Cometo to Worship Come Worship with us! with us!

Palm Sunday, 13 29 Maundy Thursday,April March 6 p.m. Re-enactment of the Procession the Palms10 a.m.

Last Supperofand Communion

Maundy Thursday, April 17 Good Friday Community

at Apple River UpperService Room Supper and Communion Community Church 6 p.m. Roast Lamb Dinner and March 30, 7 p.m. Open to all Communion Service Easter - Sunday, April 1 8 a.m. “Son” Rise Service followed by Easter Breakfast a.m. Easter “Son” Rise Service 108a.m.

Celebration Worship 8:45 a.m. Easter Breakfast

Easter - Sunday, April 20 10 a.m. Celebration Congregational ChurchChurch Congregational 201 Harriman Ave. North, Amery 201 Harriman Ave. North, Amery Information? Call 715-268-7390

Information? Call 715-268-7390

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Survey results show mixed picture for Wisconsin youth MADISON — Results from the 2017 Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) provide both promising and troubling news about the status of high school students in Wisconsin.

On one hand, the vast majority of students are passing their classes, feel they belong at their school, and have a supportive teacher or other adult that they can go to with problems. Rates of sexual activity; smoking; alcohol use, including binge drinking; and marijuana use are all in decline. However, students also sleep less, are on their devices more, and are more likely to feel sad or hopeless, and to consider and plan suicide.

Nearly 50 percent of girls and 30 percent of boys report anxiety. While students generally feel safer at school than in the past, there’s a small but growing group that rarely feels safe at school.

First-time questions show 11.6 percent of students are using e-cigarettes or other vapor products, whose long-term health effects are not known. And, 11.2 percent reported unauthorized use of prescription pain medicine, confirming that opioid abuse touches Wisconsin high schools.

The biennial Youth Risk Behavior Survey is anonymous and voluntary with 2,067 Wisconsin students in ninth through 12th grade taking the 2017 survey. Results are representative of all public high school students in the state. The 2015 survey lacked sufficient

participation to produce results so the 2017 survey provides long- awaited information on the health and behavior of Wisconsin youth.

“Youth Risk Behavior Survey results, some of which span more than two decades, give us important insights into the challenges our students face,” said State Superintendent Tony Evers. “Local communities can work with their schools to implement programming and policy changes that could make a world of difference for our kids’ safety and well-being.”

In a 6.4 percentage point drop from the 2013 survey, 55.4 percent of students said they are in good or excellent health. Another 12.8 percent of students say they have a physical disability or long-term health issue. Just over a quarter of students say they get adequate sleep (eight or more hours per night). The reasons for this sleep deprivation are not clear but increased time on social media and video games may be partly responsible. Smoking rates for cigarettes are down, 7.8 percent of students, from a high of 38.1 percent in 1999. Marijuana use is on a declining trend at 16 percent of students. The high was 25.1 percent in 2001. Alcohol use by Wisconsin teens, while high compared to the nation, is down. Twenty years ago, about half of students said they used alcohol; the 2017 survey reports less than one-third of students are under-age drinkers. Binge drinking,

Bible Study on The Holy Week & Easter Stories with Pastor Paul Oman Dates: Wednesdays, April 4 & 11, 2018 Time: 9:15am - 10:30am Location: Anderson Hall Conference Room, Lake Wapogasset Lutheran Bible Camp, 738 Hickory Point Lane, Amery, WI (Easy access, no steps) Join Pastor Paul Oman for this study of the events of Holy Week in the life of Jesus, and the Easter stories that follow, in the context of the Middle East.

You will gain insights otherwise overlooked in our Western culture, and better understand the meaning and message of Jesus as a result. Paul will incorporate his artistic abilities into this study. Everyone is welcome. No Bible experience necessary. Paul will not “put you on the spot” but will allow you to participate at your own comfort level. Bring a Bible, or one will be provided for you. No cost. No registration.

Just come and enjoy! The coffee pot will be on! Any questions, call Paul at 715-790-2029.

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five or more drinks in a row, is down to 16.4 percent of students, the lowest rate on record. The high was 34.4 percent of students in 1999.

About one-quarter of high-school students are sexually active, a drop of 8 percentage points over the decade.

Of those students, nearly 8 percent are not consistently using birth control, indicating that comprehensive health education that includes information on sexual health is still needed. More than 10 percent of students have experienced dating violence of a sexual nature.

Nearly one-quarter of students are bullied at school, 20 percent get into physical fights, and 5.2 percent carry a weapon on school property. While more than 70 percent of students say they feel they belong at school and nearly 72 percent say they have a trusted adult they can talk to at school, there are notable differences in belonging and mental health between groups of students. The most marginalized students include those who have a disability or health issue; report being bullied; are lesbian, bisexual, gay, or transgender (LGBT); experience homelessness; and are African American or multi-racial. Young women are also at a higher risk of anxiety or suicidal thoughts than their male counterparts. Distressed students say they are twice as likely to turn to a friend or sibling rather than parents, teachers, or other trusted adults when experiencing feelings of sadness,

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hopelessness, or anxiety. Expanding “Sources of Strength” training like that in Hortonville, which encourages peerto-peer mental health support, could teach students how to help each other in times of stress.

“Our kids, through their survey answers and current activism, are telling us what they need,” Evers said. “They want to feel safe, they want to belong, and feel as though their opinions and needs matter. And, though our kids are exercising some independence, they want and need adult guidance to chart their path to adulthood.”

The Youth Risk Behavior Survey is part of a national effort by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to monitor health risk behaviors of the nation’s high school students. The 99-item survey was administered in 43 Wisconsin public schools last spring.

Survey procedures protect the privacy of students. Local parent permission procedures were followed before administration, including informing parents that their child’s participation was voluntary. Only state-level results are available.

here is something in us which wants and needs to praise God. There are times when our spirit just seems to overflow with joy and we simply can’t help praising God. There are many ways that this can be done, and a variety of words which can express God’s praise, but this seems to be a near universal sentiment. Most of the Psalms are hymns of praise, and throughout the Bible we are told repeatedly to praise God, even being told the seemingly paradoxical advice to praise and thank Him in all circumstances (1 Thessalonians 5:18).

Psalm 150 exhorts everything which has breath to praise the Lord! And indeed, it sometimes seems that even the animals are praising the Lord. The animal kingdom seems to have something joyous imprinted in the very fiber of its being, for when we are moving and breathing and fulfilling our God-given functions there is something inherently joyful. So let all that you do be a praising of God, and remember that our primary purpose is to praise God. – Christopher Simon

“If anyone speaks, they should do so as one who speaks the very words of God. If anyone serves, they should do so with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ.”

—1 Peter 4:11 NIV

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Iris D. DeBoer

Iris D. DeBoer age 89 of Clear Lake, WI, passed away on Thursday, March 22, 2018 at the J. A. Wedum Hospice in Brooklyn Park, MN. Iris Darlene DeBoer was born on March 6, 1929 in Hawarden, Iowa the daughter of Millard and Grace (Hulleman) Richardson. As a child, she moved frequently with her family, living in Iowa, Missouri and eventually settling in Western Wisconsin.

Iris was married to Wilbur DeBoer on June 17, 1949 and to this union five children were born, Cynthia, Kevin, Vivian, Peggy and Michael. Together they farmed for many years in Forest Township and then moved to rural Clear Lake in 1972.

In addition to working on the farm, Iris enjoyed vegetable and flower gardening and raised chickens, pigs and beef. She also enjoyed sewing, crocheting, cooking and canning for her family. Iris was a member of the United Methodist Church in Clear Lake and will be sorely missed by her family and friends.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Wilbur DeBoer; daughters, Cindy Ketola and Vivian Leonard; son, Michael DeBoer; and parents Millard and Grace Richardson.

Survived by son, Kevin (Susan) DeBoer of Brooklyn Park, MN; daughter, Peggy (Dennis) Opitz of Blaine, MN; sons-in-law, Edwin Ketola of Milwaukee and Jim Leonard of Minneapolis, MN; grandchildren, Lauren DeBoer of Clear Lake, Barbara Ketola of West Allis, James Ketola (Roman Lopez) of Denver, CO, Benjamin (Sara) Opitz of Zimmerman, MN, Angela (Mike) Rehwaldt of Brooklyn Park, MN, Dr. Michelle Leonard of Ft. Collins, CO, and Shanna DeBoer of Brooklyn Park, MN; great grandchildren, Siobahn Bartz, Aaron Bartz, Logan Rehwaldt, and Alex Rehwaldt.

Funeral Service is at noon on Monday, April 2, 2018 at the Clear Lake United Methodist Church in Clear Lake, with Pastor John Hazen officiating. Music will be provided by Brian Wick. Visitation will be at the church beginning at 10:30 a.m.

Casket Bearers are Paul Davidson, Kevin DeBoer, Warren DeBoer, Steve Johnson, Ben Opitz and Dennis Opitz with interment in the Clear Lake Cemetery.

Scheuermann Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Clear Lake handled the arrangements. www.clearlakefuneralhome.com

Duaine A. Knopp

Duaine Arlen Knopp, 85, of Deer Park, WI peacefully passed away surrounded by his wife, son and daughter on March 25th, 2018 at Westfields Hospital in New Richmond, WI. Duaine was born December 2, 1932 in Renville County, MN to Joseph and Flora (Arends) Knopp. He graduated from Fergus Falls High School in 1951 where he was on the wrestling team and lettered in football. After serving his country as a cook in the U.S. Army, he was honorably discharged in 1955 with the rank of Sergeant 1st Class.

Duaine met his wife, Marlys, in his early twenties while working with food concessions selling hot dogs, ice cream, and cotton candy.

They married in 1958 at Trefoldighed Lutheran Church in Battle Lake, MN. After the wedding, they moved to California where Duaine obtained his degree as an Electronic Technician from Electronic Technical Institute in Inglewood, CA. Soon, they moved back to the midwest, settling in South Minneapolis, MN. He then worked as a hearing aid repair technician and eventually owned a business in that field.

While living in Richfield, MN, they became parents to Jon and Cindee. They moved to Deer Park, WI in 1969 where he continued his hearing aid repair business until transitioning into full time farming and dairying. As a replacement for dairying, he and his wife worked at UFE in River Falls for several years.

Over the years, Duaine was very active at church as Sunday School Superintendent and a Deacon at Bethany Lutheran Church during the mid-1970s. In his later years, he enjoyed gardening, several trips to Branson with his wife and friends, as well as involvement in Friendship Builders and various Bible studies at United Covenant Church in Clear Lake, WI. He was preceded in death by his parents, Joe and Flora Knopp.

He is survived by his wife, Marlys (Jensen) Knopp; children, Jon (Mary) Knopp and Cindee (Charlie) McBride; grandchildren, David (finance Emily) Knopp and Daniel (Colette) Knopp. Duaine is also survived by his siblings, Delores Confair and Daryl (Bonnie) Knopp, along with several nieces, nephews, grandnieces, and grandnephews.

A Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, March 31, 2018 at 2 p.m. at the United Covenant Church, 348 5th Street NW, Clear Lake, WI. Visitation will also be Saturday from 1-2 pm at the church.

Interment will be Monday, April 2, 2018 in the Northern Wisconsin Veteran's Memorial Cemetery in Spooner, WI with military honors.

Arrangements are with Bakken-Young Funeral & Cremation Services Beebe Chapel of New Richmond.

Verna J. Austad

Verna Joyce Austad, 87, of St. Croix Falls, WI died Tuesday, March 13, 2018 at Comforts of Home, where she was cared for with such love and tenderness. She was born June 7, 1930 in West Salem, WI to Arthur and Alma (Lee) Johnson. Verna graduated from Mindoro High School in 1948, then worked a short time for a pharmacy in La Crosse. She was married in Mindoro, WI on May 21, 1949 to Everett Amborn who preceded her in death on March 23, 1981. While raising her 6 children, Verna also worked many years at Metallics, Inc. in Onalaska. She was a loving and hardworking wife and mother. In 2014, she moved to Turtle Lake.

She is survived by children: Gail (George) Odenbreit, Karla (Fiancee, Bob) Amborn, Dennis (Jennifer) Amborn, Larry (Diane) Amborn, Gerald (Terri) Amborn and Lori (Randal) Wegner; 8 grandchildren; 10 great grandchildren; sister, Marlene (Allan) Hahn; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband, parents, brother, Selmer Johnson and sisters, Ragna Lee, Alva Allen and Doris Paisley.

A memorial service was held at 11:00 AM Thursday, March 22, 2018 at Faith Lutheran Church, Clayton with Pastor Margaret Grant officiating. A private graveside service was held in Farmington Cemetery, Mindoro, WI. Memorials are preferred to Adoray Hospice, 2231 Hwy 12 Suite 201, Baldwin WI 54002.

Skinner Funeral Home of Turtle Lake is serving the family.

DEATH NOTICES Daisie A. Hose, 90, Clear Lake, died Thursday, March 22, 2018, at Golden Age Manor in Amery.

Memorial service will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 14, at Grace Lutheran Church, Clear Lake, with a visitation an hour before the service at the church.

Scheuermann-Hammer Funeral Home, Clear Lake, is handling the arrangements.

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Margaret E. Nelson

Gloria M. Fougner Gloria Mae (Mealey) Fougner was born on January 22, 1937 to Raymond and Evelyn (Hawthorne) Mealey. She was born in St Paul, Minnesota and grew up on a small farm in Roseville.

She married Roger Smith in 1954 and raised their 4 children in Vadnais Heights where she was an active member of the city council and a Girl Scout leader for many years. As a family they enjoyed fishing, hunting and raising water fowl.

In 1976 Gloria became a member of the AA community and passed with 41 years of sobriety. She found her path as a Chemical Dependency Counselor and took great pride in finding her way into a professional career where she actively involved herself in helping young people recover from addiction. In her own growth, she found it very important to establish her religion and was baptized Lutheran at Christ Lutheran Church in Lake Elmo, MN. Gloria moved to the Amery area in 1992. She worked at DoBoy Industries in New Richmond before taking a job as the activity coordinator at the Amery Senior Center. She later worked as the church secretary at Balsam Lutheran Church. Gloria was a very active church member and served on several

committees throughout the years.

Gloria married Norman Fougner and together, they had endless adventures traveling and exploring. Every summer, they would enjoy taking a motorcycle trip to various parts of the United States; in the winter, they enjoyed snowmobiling to local destinations.

They did most of their traveling with a group of friends. They expanded on their love for adventure by purchasing a fifth-wheel trailer and spent many weekends camping together, along with Norman’s brother, Kendell.

Gloria passed away peacefully at Amery Hospital and Clinic on March 21, 2018.

She was preceded in death by her daughter Linda Manship, brother Raymond Mealey and sister June Nelson.

Gloria is survived by her husband, Norman; son, Roger “Spike” Smith; daughters, Therece “Sisy” Smith and Robin “Snooky” Smith; eight grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren; brother, Jerry (Lucille) Mealey and sister-in-law, LaVerne Mealey.

Funeral services were at Balsam Lutheran Church (1115 Mains Crossing Avenue, Amery WI) on Tuesday, March 27, 2018. Visitation was Monday, March 26, 2018 at the Williamson-White Funeral Home (222 Harriman Avenue North, Amery WI) and one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be at the Shilo Cemetery in rural Amery.

To sign an online guestbook and view a video tribute please visit www. williamsonwhite.com Arrangements were made with the Williamson- White Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Amery, Wisconsin.

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Margaret Elizabeth Nelson, age 86, of Amery, WI, passed away January 25th, 2018, at the Willow Ridge care facility in Amery. She had been in hospice care there since April 2017.

Margaret was born on September 16th, 1931, at her home near Amery.

She was the youngest of six children born to Henning and Elizabeth Johnson who immigrated from Sweden. She was orphaned at the age of five and adopted by Paul and Irene Remund of Amery.

Margaret graduated from Amery High School and continued her education at St. Olaf for two years, majoring in music and was a member of the St. Olaf Chapel Choir. She transferred to the University of Wisconsin at River Falls where she majored in education.

She graduated in 1953 and was elected Homecoming Queen her senior year.

Margaret started working in elementary education in Manitowoc, WI and Minneapolis. She also worked one summer in Colorado Springs' "Garden of the Gods".

On October 20th, 1956 Margaret Remund and Donald Nelson (also a graduate of UW-River Falls) were united in marriage at Amery, WI. They resided in Whitehall, WI, later moving to Spooner, WI, in 1960, where she taught piano in the school system there. She continued to teach piano in the Spooner area at her home for many years.

Margaret was also a soloist and accompanist at many weddings, funerals and

church services. She was a member of the Intermezzo Music Club and Christian Women's Club.

After retirement Margaret and Don enjoyed years of traveling in their motor-home and volunteering for Wytcliffe Bible Translators, Arizona. They moved to Florida in 1998 returning to Amery in 2007. Margaret was a gifted vocalist and musician. She played oboe, piano and composed several original hymns. She was also talented in creativity in the visual arts. She created, wrote and illustrated three faith-based children's books. She also designed and remodeled several homes and enjoyed creating architectural designs.

She was most recently a member of the Apple River Community Church, Amery, WI. Margaret was preceded in death by two brothers, Don and Vernon Johnson of Washington State and her sister Evelyn of Minneapolis.

She is survived by her husband Donald Nelson ofAmery, son Barry Nelson of Spooner, daughter Beth (Roy) Slater and granddaughter Candace of Amery.

Step-grandchildren Rachel and son Nash Slater of Spooner, Ben and Ashley Slater and daughters Katia, Gwyneth and Lexi of Elk River, MN She is also survived by her dear brothers Paul (Lorraine) Aune of Amery and Edwin (Laverne) Stone of Elk River, MN, and many nieces and nephews.

Friends and family are invited to a memorial service for Margaret, at 2 pm.

Saturday, April 7th, 2018, at the Apple River Community Church, 942 US Hwy 8, Amery, WI, 54001. Pastor and family friend Bruce Tanner officiating.

There will be an "ice cream social" following the service in honor of Margaret, to provide an opportunity to share our favorite memories and enjoy our time together.

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STATE OF WISCONSIN, CIRCUIT COURT, POLK COUNTY In the Matter of the Estate of Kathleen D. Lutz

STATE OF WISCONSIN, CIRCUIT COURT, POLK COUNTY In the Matter of the Estate of Beverly M. Posey DOD: February 23, 2018

STATE OF WISCONSIN, CIRCUIT COURT, POLK COUNTY In the Matter of the Estate of Edward A. Erickson Deceased

Notice to Creditors (Informal Administration) Case No. 18PR19

Notice to Creditors (Informal Administration) Case No. 18PR17

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: 1. An application for informal administration was filed.

2. The decedent, with date of birth April 24, 1933 and date of death February 23, 2018 was domiciled in Polk County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of 941 75th Street, Amery, WI 54001.

3. All interested persons waived notice.

4. The deadline for filing a claim against the decedent’s estate is June 27, 2018.

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

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: 1. An application for informal administration was filed.

2. The decedent, with date of birth November 23, 1920 and date of death June 23, 2017 was domiciled in Polk County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of 220 Scholl Ct., Amery, WI 54001.

3. All interested persons waived notice.

4. The deadline for filing a claim against the decedent’s estate is June 19, 2018.

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

Jenell L. Anderson Probate Registrar March 12, 2018

Jenell L. Anderson Probate Registrar March 7, 2018

Notice to Creditors (Informal Administration) Case No. 18 PR 21 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: 1. An application for informal administration was filed.

2. The decedent, with date of birth January 21, 1936 and date of death January 3, 2018 was domiciled in Polk County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of 292 Staffenson Street, Amery, WI 54001.

3. All interested persons waived notice.

4. The deadline for filing a claim against the decedent’s estate is June 22, 2018.

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

Jenell L. Anderson Probate Registrar March 12, 2018 Raymond D. Lutz 852 5th Ave. Clear Lake, WI 54005 715-491-1413 (March 20, 27, April 3)

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MEETING NOTICE The Amery Lakes Protection and Rehabilitation District Board will hold its quarterly meeting on April 10, 2018 in the Media Center (Library) of the Amery High School starting at 6:30 p.m.

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Town of Alden Tuesday, April 3, 2018 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. To vote for a person whose name is printed on the ballot, make a cross (X) in the square at the RIGHT of the name of the person for whom you desire to vote. To vote for a person whose name does not appear on the ballot, write the name in the blank space provided for that purpose.

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Notice of Spring Election and Sample Ballots April 3, 2018 OFFICE OF THE POLK COUNTY CLERK TO THE VOTERS OF POLK COUNTY: Notice is hereby given of a spring election to be held in Polk County on Tuesday, April 3, 2018, at which the officers named below shall be chosen. The names of the candidates for each office to be voted for, whose nominations have been certified to or filed in this office, are given under the title of the office, each in its proper column, together with the questions submitted to a vote, for a referendum, if any, in the sample ballot below.

INFORMATION TO VOTERS Upon entering the polling place, a voter 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 a voter is not registered to vote, a voter may register to vote at the polling place serving his or her residence, if the voter presents proof of residence in a form specified by law.

Where ballots are distributed to voters, the initials of two inspectors must appear on the ballot. Upon being permitted to vote, the voter shall retire alone to a voting booth and cast his or her ballot except that a voter who is a parent or guardian may be accompanied by the voter's minor child or minor ward. An election official may inform the voter of the proper manner for casting a vote, but the official may not in any manner advise or indicate a particular

voting choice.

Where Paper Ballots are Used The voter shall make a mark (X) in the square next to the name of the candidate of his or her choice for each office for which he or she intends to vote. To vote for a person whose name does not appear on the ballot, the voter shall write in the name of the person of his or her choice in the space provided for a write-in vote. On referendum questions, the voter shall make a mark (X) in the square next to "yes" if in favor of the question, or the voter shall make a mark (X) in the square next to "no" if opposed to the question.

Where Optical Scan Voting is Used The voter shall fill in the oval or connect the arrow next to the name of the candidate of his or her choice for each office for which he or she intends to vote.

To vote for a person whose name does not appear on the ballot, the voter shall write in the name of the person of his or her choice in the space provided for a write-in vote and fill in the oval or connect the arrow next to the write-in line. On referendum questions, the voter shall fill in the oval or connect the arrow next to "yes" if in favor of the question, or the voter shall fill in the oval or connect the arrow next to "no" if opposed to the question.

Where Touch Screen Voting is Used The voter shall touch the screen at the name of the candidate of his or her choice

for each office for which he or she intends to vote. To vote for a person whose name does not appear on the ballot, the voter shall type in the name of the person of his or her choice in the space provided for a write-in vote. On referendum questions, the voter shall touch the screen at "yes" if in favor of the question, or the voter shall touch the screen at "no" if opposed to the question.

The vote should not be cast in any other manner. Not more than five minutesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; time shall be allowed inside a voting booth or machine. Sample ballots or other materials to assist the voter 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 voter 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 voter.

If the ballot has not been initialed by two inspectors or is defective in any other way, the voter shall return it to the election official, who shall issue a proper ballot in its place.

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

ments and inspectors' initials on the outside do show. The voter 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 voter 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 voter shall insert the ballot in the ballot box and discard the sleeve, or deliver the ballot to an inspector for deposit. The voter shall leave the polling place promptly.

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

A voter may select an individual to assist in casting his or her vote if the voter 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 voter's employer or an agent of that employer or an officer or agent of a labor organization which represents the voter.

After Voting the Ballot After an official paper ballot is marked, it shall be folded so the inside marks do not show, but so the printed endorse-

The following is a sample of the official ballot: Sharon E. Jorgenson â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Polk County Clerk

Official Ballot Nonpartisan Office and Referendum Polk County, Wisconsin April 3, 2018 Judicial Justice of the Supreme Court Vote for 1

Michael Screnock Rebecca Dallet

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The sample ballot for County Board Supervisors is an example. Below are the remaining supervisory districts along with candidate names for each district: District 1: District 2: District 3: District 4: District 5: District 6: District 7: District 8: District 9: District 10: District 11: District 12: District 13: District 14: District 15:

Brad Olson Doug Route Dean K. Johansen Chris Nelson Tracy LaBlanc Brian R. Masters Mike Prichard James S. Edgell (Registered Write In) Larry Jepsen Jay Luke Michael Larsen Russell E. Arcand John Bonneprise Joe Demulling

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TOWN OF CLAYTON Official Ballot for Nonpartisan Office and Referendum Notice to voters: This ballot may be invalid unless initialed by 2 election inspectors. If cast as an absentee ballot, the ballot must bear the initials of the municipal clerk or deputy clerk.

Mistakes If you make a mistake or have a question, see an election inspector. (Absentee Voters: Contact your municipal clerk.)

Instructions to Voters To vote for a name on the ballot, make an “X” in the square at the LEFT of the name. To vote for a name that is not on the ballot, write the name on the line marked “write-in.”

MUNICIPAL Town Supervisor Vote for not more than 2

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Jason “Jake” Balog Scott D. Gilbertson

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City of Amery FACSIMILE BALLOT OFFICIAL BALLOT FOR

SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 2018

School District of Clear Lake: Village of Clear Lake, Towns of

NOTICE TO ELECTORS: THIS BALLOT IS INVALID UNLESS INITIALED BY TWO ELECTION INSPECTORS. IF CAST AS AN ABSENTEE BALLOT, THE BALLOT MUST BEAR THE INITIALS OF THE MUNICIPAL CLERK.

TO VOTE FOR A PERSON WHOSE NAME IS PRINTED ON THE BALLOT, MAKE A CROSS (X) IN THE SQUARE AFTER THE NAME OF THE PERSON FOR WHOM YOU DESIRE TO VOTE. TO VOTE FOR A PERSON WHOSE NAME IS NOT PRINTED ON THE BALLOT; WRITE IN THE BLANK SPACE PROVIDED FOR THAT PURPOSE.

School Board Members at Large

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Clear Lake, Clayton and Black Brook in Polk County; Towns of Forest and Cylon in St. Croix County; Town of Vance Creek in Barron County; Town of New Haven in Dunn County, Wisconsin.

TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 2018

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CHRISTY S KOBERNICK I certify that the within ballot was marked by me for an elector incapable under the law of marking his own ballot and as directed by the elector.

RYAN MONSON PETER WIECZOREK

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I certify that the within ballot was marked by me at the request of an absentee elector incapable under the law of marking his own ballot and as directed by the elector.

(Signature of Person Authorized to Administer Oath)

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Study: Helmets reduce neck injuries in motorcycle crashes MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A study of University of Wisconsin Hospital trauma patients found that motorcyclists who don’t wear helmets are twice as likely to suffer neck injuries in crashes compared to those who use helmets.

The study looked at more than 1,000 patients who’d been treated for motorcycle crashes from 201015, the Wisconsin State Journal reported . Almost 70 percent of patients hadn’t worn helmets.

More than 15 percent of those who hadn’t worn helmets suffered neck injuries, including almost 11 percent with spinal fractures.

Just over 7 percent of riders who

OFFICE OF THE AMERY SCHOOL DISTRICT CLERK TO THE ELECTORS OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF AMERY:

used helmets injured their necks, including almost 5 percent with spinal fractures.

“The helmet seems to be protective to these types of injuries,” said Dr. Nathanial Brooks, an associate professor of neurological surgery at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health and an author of the study.

The university’s study was published in the Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine this month.

The study counters laboratory research from 1986 and 2011 that argue that the weight of a helmet can make the neck more vulnerable to injuries.

“The goal of our study was to look at real-world situations, rather than the lab situations,” Brooks said.

Wisconsin only requires riders 17 and younger to wear helmets.

It’s one of 28 states that have partial motorcycle helmet laws, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.

A Wisconsin motorcycle rights group opposes the helmet requirement and argues that it should be an individual decision.

“It’s up to an adult to be able to choose,” said Dave Charlebois, executive director of ABATE of Wisconsin.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Village of Clayton Notice is hereby given that the Village of Clayton Board will conduct a Public Hearing on Thursday, April 5th, 2018 from 5:00 to 6:00 P.M. at the Village Municipal Building located at 133 Clayton Avenue East. The purpose of this hearing is to accept public oral and written testimony regarding its proposed sewer rate increase.

Village financial advisor Ehler’s, Inc. will be present to explain the justification for and the impact of the rate adjustment.

If approved, the proposed increase will be reflected on April 2018 billings for first quarter service.

David Fall, Village Clerk-Treasurer The meeting room is disabled and handicapped accessible. Persons needing additional accessibility accommodations should contact the Village of Clayton Clerk at (715) 948-2460.

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FACSIMILE BALLOT NOTICE OF SCHOOL DISTRICT ELECTION April 3, 2018

Notice is hereby given of an election to be held in the several municipalities of the School District of Amery, on the 3rd day of April, 2018, at which the officers named below shall be chosen.

The names of the candidates for each office to be voted for, whose nominations have been certified to or filed in this office, are given under the title of the office, each in its proper column, in the sample ballot below.

INFORMATION TO ELECTORS Upon entering the polling place, an elector shall give his or her name and address before being permitted to vote. 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 or machine 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.

At the school district election,

the elector shall make a cross (X) in the square at the right of or depress the button or lever next to the candidate's name for each office for whom he or she intends to vote, or insert or write in the name of the candidate of his or her choice in the space provided.

The vote should not be cast in any other manner. If the elector spoils a 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. Not

OFFICIAL SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION BALLOT School District of Amery, City of Amery and Towns of Alden, Apple River, Balsam Lake, Beaver, Black Brook, Clayton, Garfield and Lincoln, Polk County, and Village of Deer Park and Towns of Cylon and Stanton, St. Croix County, Wisconsin 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. To vote for a person whose name is printed on the ballot, mark a cross (X) in the square at the right of the name of the person for whom you desire to vote. To vote for a person whose name does not appear on the ballot, write the name in the blank space provided for the purpose.

School Board Members at Large

Vote for Not More Than TWO Candidates

Lynn Blomstrand..............................................

Darren Van Blaricom........................................

Douglas Nelson...............................................

more than five minutes' time shall be allowed inside a voting booth or machine. Unofficial ballots or a memorandum to assist the elector in marking his or her ballot 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.

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. After casting his or her vote, the elector shall leave the machine or booth, and where paper ballots are distributed to electors, deposit his or her folded ballots in the proper ballot boxes, or deliver the ballots

to an inspector for deposit. The unused ballots should be deposited in the blank ballot box, and 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 labor organization which represents the elector.

The following is a facsimile of the official ballot.

OFFICIAL SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION BALLOT School District of Amery, City of Amery and Towns of Alden, Apple River, Balsam Lake, Beaver, Black Brook, Clayton, Garfield and Lincoln, Polk County, and Village of Deer Park and Towns of Cylon and Stanton, St. Croix County, Wisconsin 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. To vote for a person whose name is printed on the ballot, mark a cross (X) in the square at the right of the name of the person for whom you desire to vote. To vote for a person whose name does not appear on the ballot, write the name in the blank space provided for the purpose.

School Board Members at Large

Vote for Not More Than TWO Candidates

Lynn Blomstrand ……………………………...………..

Darren Van Blaricom…….…………………………….

Douglas Nelson ……………………………………….

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Statewide ash borer quarantine MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin officials are imposing a statewide emerald ash borer quarantine.

The state Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection announced Wednesday that the statewide quarantine will go into effect on March 30.

All but two Wisconsin counties are either under quarantine or adjacent to a quarantined county in the state or a neighboring state. No one can move firewood out of a quarantined county to non-quarantined areas and business that handle ash wood must sign agreements with DATCP specifying how they’ll reduce the risk of moving the insect.

Movement of firewood from counties under gypsy moth quarantines will still be prohibited.

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LOCATION AND HOURS OF POLLING PLACES

At the election to be held on April 3, 2018 in Polk County, the following polling place locations will be used for the municipalities indicated: ALL POLLING PLACES OPEN AT 7:00 A.M. AND CLOSE AT 8:00 P.M. Voters must be registered before they may vote. You may already be registered.

If you have any questions concerning your polling place, contact the municipal clerk.

All polling places are accessible to elderly and disabled voters.

CITY OF AMERY Voting at: Amery City Hall 118 Center St. W, Amery Frances Duncanson, Clerk, 715-268-7486

TOWN OF CLEAR LAKE Voting at: Clear Lake Town Hall 375 46th St., Clear Lake Janelle Johnson, Clerk, 715-948-2189

TOWN OF ALDEN Voting at: Alden Town Hall 183 155th St., Star Prairie Wanda Heffron, Clerk, 715-248-7859

TOWN OF GARFIELD Voting at: Garfield Town Hall 690 Minneapolis St., Wanderoos Sue Knutson, Clerk, 715-268-4414

TOWN OF APPLE RIVER Voting at: Apple River Town Hall 612 US Hwy. 8, Range Arlen Peterson, Clerk, 715-768-5002

TOWN OF LINCOLN Voting at: Lincoln Town Hall 661 85th St., Amery Stephanie Marciniak, Clerk, 715-268-4747

TOWN OF BEAVER Voting at: Beaver Town Hall 1541 Cty. Hwy. T, Turtle Lake Wendy Coleman, Clerk, 715-986-4725

TOWN OF VANCE CREEK Voting at: Vance Creek Town Hall 174 2nd Ave., Cty. Hwy. A, Reeve Glennis Lynch, Clerk, 715-455-1432 Marge Marlett, Deputy Clerk, 715-948-2670

TOWN OF BLACK BROOK Voting at: Black Brook Town Hall 99 75th St., Clear Lake Sally Pickard, Clerk, 715-268-2926

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TOWN OF CLAYTON Voting at: Clayton Town Hall 462 105th Ave., Clayton Tracy LaBlanc, Clerk, 715-948-2564

VILLAGE OF CLAYTON Voting at: Municipal Building 133 Clayton Ave. East, Clayton Dave Fall, Clerk, 715-948-2460 VILLAGE OF CLEAR LAKE Voting at: Clear Lake Village Hall 350 4th Ave., Clear Lake Al Bannink, Clerk, 715-263-2157 WNAXLP

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Man ticketed for 36th revoked or suspended offense MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Authorities have cited a Baraboo man for his 36th operating after revocation or suspension offense.

A Dane County sheriff’s deputy enforcing seat belt use stopped 31-year-old Jacob Schonenberger in Madison Wednesday night.

After checking DOT records, the deputy found that the vehicle had the wrong license plate and that Schonenberger was driving with a license that had been expired since 2014.

Sheriff’s spokeswoman Elise Schaffer says Schonenberger has 35 previous operating after revocation or suspension convictions over the past five years.

The deputy cited Schonenberger for Operating After Revocation-36th offense, a registration violation, no seat belt and no insurance.

Schonenberger was able to call for a ride.

Operating while revoked in a non-OWI case is not a criminal offense in Wisconsin and results in only a money penalty.

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Study: High rate of Wisconsin fatal crashes involve elderly MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A study shows Wisconsin has the highest rate for fatal crashes involving elderly drivers in the country.

The study conducted by TRIP, a national transportation research group, found 26 percent of fatal crashes in Wisconsin in 2016 involved someone 65 years or older. That’s despite the state having a lower percentage of older drivers compared to many

states.

“A lot of Americans 65 and over are very active, they’re leading very mobile lives, and it’s critical they maintain that as long as they can safely do so.

But what we recognize at the same is a significant increase in the number of traffic fatalities that are occurring,” said Frank Moretti, TRIP director of policy and research.

David Pabst, safety director

for the state’s Department of Transportation, told Wisconsin Public Radio that it’s “an alarming statistic” and “a serious problem.”

But he said people ages 65 to70 generally have good driving skills and few accidents. They also travel fewer miles.

Elderly drivers’ health is more fragile so they’re more likely to have serious or fatal injuries in a crash. Pabst said

people should decide whether to continue driving based on their vision, muscle dexterity, reaction time and any medical conditions.

“We need to encourage people to get cars that work for them as they age,” said Pabst.

Nearly a quarter of Wisconsin’s population is estimated to be 65 or older by 2040.

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CLAYTON SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENDUM TO EXCEED REVENUE LIMIT

Due to these projected deficits, the Clayton School District must seek support and approval from the taxpayers to exceed the revenue limit by $700,000 for the 2018-19 school year, by $750,000 per year for the 2019-2020 school year and the 2020-2021 school year, and by $800,000 for the 2021-2022 school year for non-recurring purposes consisting of operational expenses.

In the following years, the Clayton District will experience significant deficits, which are a result of lowered revenue ceilings, less state aid and increased operational costs. The reality is that costs are going up and revenues are going down! According to the District’s budget forecast model, budget deficits will be as follows: 2018-2019 ($600,525) 2019-2020 ($674,560) 2020-2021 ($778,730) 2021-2022 ($901,961) How much is this going to cost?

Last year’s mill rate was $11.62 per $1,000 equalized valuation and this year it is $10.72 due to building debt being paid off. If passed, the first year mill rate is projected to be $11.85, the second year estimated rate is $11.98, the third year estimated rate will be $11.86 and the fourth year estimated rate will be $11.93 per $1,000 equalized valuation. This amounts to a difference of a $31.00 increase in property tax for each $100,000 of property value (from $11.62-$11.93).

What has the District done to reduce costs?

The District has reduced staff in the areas in both elementary and middle school education as well as in transportation. Building maintenance and upgrades continue to be postponed. District costs in health insurance continue to be adjusted in order to save money for the District, increasing the burden on staff members.

In addition, the District has entered into a partnership agreement with WITC to offer coursework and has established a long-term capital improvement fund for future building expenses.

What is a revenue limit override?

A revenue limit override is a tax or levy that is proposed out of necessity in order to narrow the gap between revenues and expenditures. Revenues have decreased because of the loss of state and federal funding and expenditures continue to increase, hence leaving the District no choice but to go to referendum.

When the referendum to exceed the revenue limit was discussed in 2015, the District informed all our stakeholders that unless our enrollment increased and the state aid formula changed dramatically, we would be back in 2018 for another non-recurring referendum for operational purposes. During the past three years, the Clayton School District has been frugal with their spending and carried out their promise of keeping to the approved levy. The Clayton School District Board and Administration have run an extremely “tight” ship, limiting spending to the minimum.

Please feel free to contact Cathy Shimon, District Administrator, at 715-948-2163, extension 201 or via email at shimonc@claytonsd.k12.wi.us for further clarification or additional information.

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Would you like to share your knowledge with others?

A. Call the Amery Free Press. You could

be one of next month’s experts. Look for our next page published in the April 24 newspaper.

To pose a question for one of our experts, send a letter to: The Amery Free Press, PO Box 424, Amery, WI 54001 or email Pam at phumpal@theameryfreepress.com

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Is Amery Chevrolet hosting its Ladies Night Out Event again?

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insurance pay for everything?

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tal insurance plans don’t cover as much as patients would hope. They really aren’t “insurance” at all, but only cover a certain dollar amount of dental work and preventive care each year.

To help keep dental care more affordable for our patients, as of April 1st, we will be “In Network” for all Delta Dental insurance plans. We also offer financing options to help you achieve your dental goals.

Give us a call to help us provide you with the smile you deserve!

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First, how soon can you start collecting? You can begin taking payments as early as age 62, but your Ryan Collins payments will be much bigger if you wait until your Financial Advisor full retirement age, which is likely between 66 and 67. Your checks will max out once you reach 70.

Second, if you’re working when you start taking Social Security, will your checks be reduced? Possibly - if you earn more than Social Security’s limits and you haven’t reached full retirement age. After that point, you can earn as much as you want without your benefits being reduced.

Third, will you be taxed on Social Security? Typically, Social Security benefits are taxable at any age.

These situations can be complex, so you’ll want to consult with your financial professional before deciding when to claim Social Security. Take the time you need to make the right choices.

This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones Financial Advisor.

over the winter and I am wondering when it will be buried?

child to the chiropractor?

David Klingelhoets

weather and what kind of spring we have. Once the snow is melted and the temperature has warmed up enough for the frost to be out of the ground we will be able to start digging. Starting construction too soon will cause yards to become extremely messy. If you have a temporary line and want to make sure you are on the list to be buried this spring/summer, please call our office 715-268-7101 or email at ameryplant@ amerytel.net. www.nwcomm.net

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Q. When is the best time to take your

A. Construction will completely depend on the

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our community; together we have been able to raise over $7,800 to help support those that need it the most at Northwood’s Homeless Shelter.

Every single dollar raised from vendor registration, silent auction items, cash donations, donated necessities brought in - ALL OF IT is 100% donated to Northwood’s.

Here is the information you need to know to come sip, shop and support such a great cause. The event will be held on Thursday, May 3th from 4:30-7:00pm at Amery Chevrolet on our show floor. If you own your own business and would like to rent a table for the event, it’s only $30 and it’s donated! If you have a Silent Auction item you’d like to donate, please bring that in to me too. You can contact me at 715-2687676 or email me at natalie@amerychev.com. Let’s all work together to help our community!

P.S. Men are welcome too! Mother’s Day is not long after, so come shop local and support a great cause while picking something up for Mom!

CHIROPRACTIC CARE

Q. I had a temporary line put in

116 Harriman Ave. N Amery, WI 54001 Phone 715-268-7101

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Jacqueline Peterson, D.C.

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Most people don’t visit a chiropractor until they are in their 30’s but the truth is the best time to start seeing a chiropractor is after birth. The trip through the birthing canal is traumatic and can often place extreme force on the baby’s neck and shoulders. Interventions such as c-section or the use of forceps or vacuum extraction further increases the stress placed on the neck. If your baby experiences symptoms such as colic, reflux, inability to turn their head, constipation, or problems with nursing/latching a chiropractor can safely and naturally help your child find relief. Call today to have your child checked 715-268-7500.

Toftness Chiropractic Move better. Feel better. Live better.

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TOM HARTMANN REALTOR®

301 Keller Ave. S Amery, WI 54001 Phone 715-268-7999

Office 715-268-7125 Cell 715-222-1752 Tom.Hartmann@Century21.com TomHartmannRealEstate.com

INSURANCE ADVICE

Q. What insurance risks come with the

Q. Does the length of time I’ve had

entity that is beneficial to many individuals Dirk Prindle and organizations that make money. How much money? Let’s discuss your threshold.

Can I change to an S-Corporation from my Schedule C’s?

Absolutely. Can I change from my Partnership or C-Corporation? Absolutely. But we will need to discuss how this occurs as each change is different.

Why would I want to be an S-Corporation? Do you hate paying Self-Employment taxes or do you hate paying the higher C-Corporation rates? These are just two reasons for us to sit down and discuss the opportunity an S-Corporation may provide to you! Please call CarlsonSV at 715-268-7999 for further details.

What are some important questions to ask your agent?

Qualifications are important. However, finding a solid, professional agent means getting beyond the resume, and into what makes an agent effective. Use the following questions as your starting point in hiring your licensed, professional Tom Hartmann real estate agent: REALTOR® 1. Why did you become a real estate agent?

2. Why should I work with you?

3. What do you do better than other real estate agents?

4. What process will you use to help me find the right home for my particular wants and needs?

5. What are the most common things that go wrong in a transaction and how would you handle them?

6. What are some mistakes that you think people make when buying their first home?

7. What other professionals do you suggest we work with and what are their credentials?

8. Can you provide me with references or testimonials from past clients?

Please call me for any advice...I am eager to help

MEDICAL ADVICE

Q. What is an S-Corporation?

A. An S-Corporation is a wonderful

Natalie Keller Marketing Coordinator

960 Elden Ave. Amery, WI 54001 Phone 715-268-4106

Member SIPC

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A. Yes! This event has been a huge success since it began 5 years ago! Thank you to all the members in

my wound make a difference in how quickly it will heal?

A. YES! Research has proven that

A.

Michael J. Melby – Wound Healing Center Medical Director

the longer you have a wound before seeking treatment, the more time it takes to heal once you do begin treatment. Our Wound Healing Center can help heal your wound regardless of how long they have existed. Call 715268-0175 if you are struggling with a wound that won’t heal. No referral is necessary.

230 Deronda Street Amery, WI 54001 Phone 715-268-0175

Spring thaw?

Water! Water damage affects thousands of Erik Hellie homes and properties each year. Not all water Insurance Agent damage is fully covered by regular homeowners insurance. Groundwater that seeps into your basement is not covered. Water which rises from a stream or lake that infiltrates your home is not covered UNLESS you have flood insurance.

Damage from sewers that back up is not covered unless an extra coverage is on the policy. If the exterior of your home allows rain water in or pipes or plumbing inside the home leak, insurance usually will repair or clean up the damage caused by water BUT not the cause of the leak (not going to pay for new roof, or to repair poor plumbing). There are too many scenarios to list relating to water, but best advice is to review your policy and ask a local trusted insurance agent for advice and options.

NOAH INSURANCE GROUP

234 Keller Ave. South Amery, WI 54001 Phone 715-268-6624

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M&M Barber Shop 126 Keller Ave. N, Amery 715-268-2225

Hwy. 46 and Griffin St. Amery, Wisconsin (Near River Place Mall) Phone 715-268-8149

265 Griffin St. E, Amery Phone 715-268-8000 www.amerymedicalcenter.org Back row, left to right: Cindy Lindner, Lea Lahti, Amanda Siefert, Don Long.

Front row: Kim Kirchoff, Kayla Bleskacek, Marlene Long.

North Ridge Hearing Company

Stop struggling with Hearing Loss.

•Free 60-Day Trial •Free 4-Year Warranty •Leasing Options Available

Quality Hearing Care from a state licensed Audiologist.

Deirdre Worrell, F-AAA / CCC-SLP 228 N. Keller Avenue, Amery, WI 54001 751-381-3111 www.NorthRidgeHearing.com

Novitzke, Gust, Sempf, Whitley and Bergmanis Attorneys-at-Law

DON PAUL NOVITZKE (1937-2004) GERALD N. GUST *TIMOTHY T. SEMPF JASON W. WHITLEY *ERIK M. BERGMANIS 314 Keller Ave. N, Suite 200, Amery, Wis. 54001 Phone 715-268-6130 *Licensed in Minnesota and Wisconsin

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Riverbend has Riverbend’s choir been part of the group, educaAmery Commutional lectures on nity since 2005, various topics, serving hundreds 475 Golfview and chair chi. of seniors and Lane their families As an active Amery, WI from Amery and participant in the 715-268-9949 the surrounding Amery Commuareas. Caring for nity, Riverbend is you or your loved proud to support Redefined Senior Living one is our specialall of our Amery ty and what we pride throughout love to do. Walkthe year. Each ing into Riverbend you can sense someyear we participate in thing different here. We are proud of what Fall Festival activities, sponsor Communiwe do and it shows. At Riverbend, person- ty events, and give back to our al care is given with heartfelt appreciation staff through tuition reimbursement. In and love for our residents. This kind of the past few years we have also joined othcare sets us apart from other assisted liver local businesses in sponsoring Memory ing providers. Our personalized services Café. We are proud to host The Longest and amenities are qualities residents and Day event at Riverbend on June 21st each family members appreciate. Riverbend year, which raises money and awareness is a partner with both Amery Hospital for Alzheimer’s. We partner with local and Clinics and Willow Ridge Healthcare, businesses to service our building and resproviding our residents trust and support idents. Chet Johnson Drugs, Stems from within their independent setting. the Heart, and Amery Farm & Home are invaluable to our operations (along with Our small Memory Care Unit- Quiet many other local businesses!).

Pines- is specialized in the offerings for your loved one experiencing memory loss. Please come visit us anytime as we’d love Our apartment setting allows residents to to show you around! For questions reclaim a space as simply theirs, giving them garding rates and services at Riverbend, freedom and pride. Quiet Pines staff are contact Kayla Bleskacek at 715.268.9949, here to care for your loved one along all or email at kbleskacek@rphfcorp.com. parts of the memory loss spectrum, giving Our website has photos and information them individual attention and a sense of at www.riverbend-seniorliving.com. You belonging. can also follow us on Facebook, at Riverbend Assisted Living. We are honored Riverbend provides a variety of activities recipients of the 2016 AHCA (American to ensure our Residents’ psychosocial Health Care Association) Bronze Quality needs are met. Some of our wonderful Award. activities include weekly church services,

Willow Ridge Healthcare 400 Deronda St. Amery 715-268-8171

Toftness Chiropractic 102 Keller Ave. S Amery 715-268-7500 toftnesschiro.com Jacqueline Peterson, DC

Move better. Feel better. Live better.

Erspamer Law Office 571 State Rd. 46 Amery 715-268-2550

Golden Age Manor 220 Scholl Ct., Amery, WI Phone 715-268-7107

Dena Cress and Darren Booth

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NOW HIRING!

HELP NEEDED

MRL Manufacturing is a precision metal machine shop located in Amery, WI.

We currently have a need for experienced CNC Programmers/Setup.

1st & 3rd Shift Janitorial Positions Available

Competitive wage based on experience.

Competitive Starting Wage Excellent Benefits: Medical, Dental, Life Ins., Meal Allotment & Paid Breaks Requires a responsible person with strong work ethics

Home Construction —FULL TIME— No Experience Needed

Lake Country Builders Amery, WI 715-781-1872

Fast-paced, high energy work environment! Fun and friendly staff! Must be available nights and weekends.

APPLY WITHIN: ASK FOR NICKI OR LORI

Please apply at or send resume to: 465 Griffin Blvd., Amery, WI 54001.

Apply: -In store at McDonald’s of Amery -Online at: mcdonalds.com/careers -Text: APPLY34311 to 36453

HELP WANTED

We are now hiring experienced cooks!

Email: mrlmfginc@gmail.com

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Excellent Benefits Apply or find out more at: www.nmfinc.com/jobs 715-684-7430 • jobs@nmfinc.com

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NOTICE OF POSITION OPENING UNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

MIDDLE SCHOOL SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER Full Time Teaching Position Position: Seeking a special education teacher to begin in August of the 2018-2019 school year at Unity Middle School. The ideal candidate will have strong character and a solid understanding of developmentally appropriate teaching practices, including curriculum relevant to student learning and inclusion of students with special needs.

Knowledge of effective classroom management is essential. Strong technology skills and a willingness to work in a collegial environment, as a team member, is a must.

Qualifications Necessary: Must be kind, caring, ethical, self motivated, and have a deep understanding of child development. Candidates must hold Wisconsin licensure 801. Additional licenses includes: 810, 811, 830, and 777 preferred.

How to Apply: Qualified, interested persons should apply by sending a letter of interest and resume to Amanda Warner via email at awarner@ unity.k12.wi.us or by completing a WECAN Application online at https://wecan.education.wisc. edu/#/.

FOR SALE

2008 Chrysler Town & Country Mobility Conversion Van with fold-up ramp Silver. Clean.

FWD. 115,000 miles

The Amery Free Press is seeking a writer to tell compelling stories about our community. The editor is the primary generator of news for our print and online editions. If you can see beyond the obvious, spot the little things that make our community special and share them with our readers, we may have the ideal job for you.

Interested candidates should demonstrate strong writing and editing skills, enthusiasm for the news and an eye for detail and design. Familiarity with AP style, Adobe InDesign and Photoshop and photography are preferred for this position, which includes some night and weekend work.

Benefits package includes paid time off; health, vision, dental, disability insurance and 401k.

Send resume and clips to Tom Stangl Amery Free Press P.O. Box 424 Amery, WI 54001 tstangl@theameryfreepress.com

Call 715-222-5098

Hospitality Foundation Instructor Adjunct Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College New Richmond Campus

BE A PART OF THE TEAM!

WITC is seeking a learning-focused, creative and dyamic individual to teach the new, innovated Hospitality Foundations program. The design of the program focuses on performance-based curriculum for students with disabilities interested in seeking entry-level hospitality careers. This is a two-year, grant-funded position supporting the hire of two instructors who will collectively teach up to 174 hours per semester. Hours will vary based on the instruction needs. Classes will be scheduled Monday-Thursday between 8:30 am and 4:30 pm.

For a complete job description, list of qualifications, and to apply visit our website at: https://www.witc.edu/ aboutwitc/employment

Deadline to apply: April 20, 2018 WITC is an Equal Opportunity/Access/Affirmative Action/Veterans/Disability Employer and Educator TTY 711

Is your future Foremost?

We are seeking Maintenance Technicians at our award winning cheese facility in Clayton, WI. This plant produces quality provolone cheese and value-added whey products for customers around the world.

Foremost Farms USA in Clayton, WI

Production Associates Starting Pay: $17.35/hr.

A variety of jobs and work schedules make up our 24 hours per day 7 days per week cheese plant.

Foremost Farms offers: Company Paid Insurance Benefits Outstanding 401(k) and Pension Predictive Scheduling Great Work Environment

Please apply online at: www.foremostfarms.com

Application Deadline: April 2, 2018 EOE

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

Editor

Foremost Farms USA is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Vets/Disabled Successful passage of drug test & crminal record check required

HELP WANTED

Maintenance Mechanic

Core Products International, Inc. in Osceola, Wisconsin, is a leader in the manufacture of health care, orthopedic, comfort care and massage products. Our product line includes back cushions, cervical pillows, ankle braces and back supports.

We currently have a position open for a Maintenance Mechanic.

Responsibilities include performing sewing machine repairs and fiber blower repairs as well as general plant maintenance within accepted safety practices. Performing preventative maintenance as scheduled. Performing mechanical and electrical troubleshooting and repair, hydraulic and pneumatic troubleshooting and repair. Welding and metal fabrication, installation of new equipment. Performing changeovers on manufacturing lines as needed. Communicate repeated problems on the production lines in a professional manner. Utilizes fundamental shop tools to make necessary repairs (drill press, minor welding, band saw, belt sander, etc.). Troubleshoot general electric issues. Follows accepted safety practices. Performs general housekeeping.

Pay range $13 to $18 per hour will vary depending on qualifications and experience Qualifications: 2 - 5 years’ production and maintenance experience, industrial maintenance, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, 3 phase AC & DC repair and troubleshooting preferred but not required. Must be able to lift 50 lbs. Must be able to work weekends and overtime if required. Must be able to travel to our other facility in Chetek, Wisconsin.

Must have good communication skills, detail oriented, enthusiastic attitude, organizational skills, self-motivation and a willingness to learn along with being a team player.

We offer a great working environment, incentive program, paid tuition reimbursement, life, health & dental insurance, 401(k), vacation/holiday pay and more. We take pride in our employees and our customers.

If you are interested in working with us, please apply in person or send resume to

Core Products Int’l.

Attn.: Human Resources 808 Prospect Ave Osceola WI 54020 You may also email your resume to cchute@coreproducts.com.

Great People. Great Company.

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Job Coach

Monday-Friday, day hours. PT (~20 hrs. week). HS diploma or GED, clean driving record, must pass background test and drug screen. $11.50/hr.

Call Andrea at 651-342-4474 or email astang@esrworks.org.

CARF accredited, AA/EOE

FOR SALE

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FOR RENT AVAILABLE NOW

2 BR

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$515/month includes garbage, lawn, snow.

W&D in unit.

Lease dep.

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715-832-0133

Sacia Rentals.com

Help Wanted

Join Our Team!

LINE COOK 4 - 10 hour days

Amery Memory Care is looking for

-PT Afternoon Housekeeper -PT Dietary Aide -FT Cook -PT PM and NOC shift Resident Caregivers

Please stop in to apply and get more information!

215 Birch St. W, Amery

Golden Age Manor in Amery, WI would like you on our team!

Transportation Aide

Part Time Approximately 16 hours per week driving nursing home residents to and from appointments with the facility vehicle. No special training required.

Hours: Monday & Wednesday 8am-2:30pm

Friday 8am-Noon

Deadline to Apply: 4/11/2018 Call with any questions 715-268-7107 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

HELP WANTED Full-Time Health Care Products Production Core Products International, Inc. in Osceola, WI is looking for GREAT people to be a part of our progressive company. We are a leading manufacturer of health care, orthopedic and comfort care products with sales worldwide.

We have immediate opportunities for fulltime production employees. The hours are 6:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Pay starts at $13.00 per hour with the opportunity to earn incentive pay after 30 days of employment. We offer our employees: Fun Working Environment Incentive Program Advancement Opportunities We also offer tuition reimbursement; life, health & dental insurance, Employee Stock Ownership Plan, 401k, vacation/ holiday pay and more. We take pride in our employees and our customers. If you are interested in working with us, apply in person or send resume to Core Products Int’l, Inc., Attn: Human Resources, 808 Prospect Ave. Osceola, WI 54020. You may also email your resume to cchute@coreproducts.com.

Great People. Great Company

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Sunday off $16/hour

APPLY AT

Village Pizzeria AMERY

Work w/Adults with Disabilities

Direct Support Professional/Driver

Monday-Friday, day hours. FT and benefit eligible.

HS diploma or GED, clean driving record, must pass background test and drug screen. $11.50/hr.

Call Andrea at 651-342-4474 or email astang@esrworks.org.

CARF accredited, AA/EOE

Positions Available SCHOOL DISTRICT OF AMERY

Clubhouse Childcare Assistant Teachers and Substitutes No experience needed. Will train.

Only requirement is the love for children

For further information on all of the positions listed above, go to WECAN https://services.education.wisc.edu/wecan/ and create an account.

We are growing!

JOIN OUR TEAM! Quanex Building Products, a leading manufacturer in the building products industry, is seeking quality conscious, self-motivated, production associates to join our 1st and 2nd shift team at the Luck, WI location.

CURRENT OPENINGS:

Two 1st shift - Monday through Thursday 5 am-3:30 pm (overtime as required) 2nd shift - Monday through Thursday 3:30 pm-2:00 am (overtime as required) We offer a competitive wage starting at $12.50$13.00 depending on experience, plus a shift incentive, a complete benefit package including paid vacation, holidays, 401(k) and pension along with a progressive work environment.

Don’t miss out on a great opportunity to be part of a dynamic growth oriented company!

Please send your resume or apply in person to complete an application at:

Quanex Building Products Corporation Attn: Human Resources 501 Main Street S Luck, WI 54853 Quanex is an EEO employer. We maintain a smoke free, drug free work environment.

DEADLINE: Until filled The School District of Amery is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, and where applicable, sex, marital status, familial status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, political beliefs, reprisal, or because all or part of an individual’s income is derived from any public assistant program.

Is your future Foremost?

We are seeking Maintenance Technicians at our award winning cheese facility in Clayton, WI. This plant produces quality provolone cheese and value-added whey products for customers around the world.

Foremost Farms USA in Clayton, WI

Maintenance Technicians Starting Pay: $20.31/hr.

Polk County offers careers that Matter Join us to make a difference, together we will strengthen our community!

We cannot function without great employees - talented, caring professionals are rewarded with a great, competitive total rewards package.

Forestry Administrator/Parks Assistant Full-time - Exempt position Wage-DOQ Responsible for develpment, enforcement, management and maintenance of the County forest programs and assist with maintenance and management of the County parks system, recreational trails and perform related work as needed.

Requires a bachelor's degree in Forestry or related field, and 2 years forestry management and supervisory experience.

Deadline to apply: April 16, 2018 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

Shift premium is an additional $.30/hour - 6 PM to 6 AM

Available Shifts: 2nd Shift - 3 PM to 11 PM 3rd Shift - 11 PM to 7 AM

Some weekend and holiday work is required.

Foremost Farms offers: Company Supplied Uniforms & Tools Company Paid Training Company Paid Insurance Benefits Outstanding 401(k) Predictive Scheduling & Great Work Environmment

Please apply online at: www.foremostfarms.com

Foremost Farms USA is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Vets/Disabled Successful passage of drug test & crminal record check required

Willow Ridge Healthcare has the following opening:

Housekeeping Cook To apply please call or email Melissa 715-268-8171 mmcardle@rphfcorp.com

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AMERY SPRING SHOW PARTICIPANT

Amery Area EMS is looking forward to visiting with you at the Amery Spring Show!

VISIT OUR BOOTH AND RECEIVE A FREE BOBBER

*Tour the Ambulance *FREE Blood Pressure Check

*Mark your calendars for our Taco Feed fundraiser on Saturday, June 2

Plus “Spin To Win” fun prizes

Visit with local Community Club Members!

Register for Grill Package drawing - worth over $400

AREA BOWLING SCORES Club 53 Bar & Lanes, Amery MONDAY NIGHT MEN Division 1 Tac Two ............................................129.0 Gary’s Electric................................. 126.5 Division 2 Dick’s Fresh Market ....................... 121.0 Shoreview ....................................... 103.5 High games: Curt Wears 232, Rico Lopez 216, Jim Swanson 259, Rick Trauly 212-231, Gary Nottom 203-201.

High series: Curt Wears 559, Rico Lopez 592, Jim Swanson 628, Rick Trauley 638, Gary Nottom 553.

TUESDAY NIGHT MEN Division 1 Waterside .........................................127.0 Northwest Communications ..... 101.5 Division 2 Chet Johnson Drug ....................... 126.5 Club 53 .............................................. 125.0 High games: Chuck Wellman 212, Gabe Brotzel 202, Josh Gould 209225, Bob Oulette 235, Will Schaffer 219, Kelly Fitzgerald 213, Wade Prindle 212-257.

High series: Chuck Wellman 551, Josh Gould 579, Bob Oulette 608, Will Schaffer 605, Kelly Fitzgerald 566, Wade Prindle 661.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT MEN Division 1 Lamperts ...........................................121.5 Preferred Lawn..............................103.0 Division 2 Club 53 ...............................................125.5 Amery Fire Dept. ............................119.0 High games: Jim Swanson 226, Jim Knutson 222, Billy Vierkandt 202, Adam Witthoft 224, Beau Gorres 225-247-210, Jerod Wollan 204.

High series: Jim Knutson 581, Billy Vierkandt 560, Adam Witthoft

577, Beau Gorres 682, Jerod Wollan 590.

THURSDAY-FRIDAY NIGHT WOMEN Division 1 Club 53 ...............................................133.5 Bremer ..............................................129.0 Amery Fire ........................................118.0 Division 2 Chet’s .................................................122.5 Amery Hospital .............................. 112.0 Northwest Communications ....105.0 High games: Alyssa Slocum 211, Patty Talbot 197-190-155, Gail Peterson 176, Janet Martinson 174-162, Sherry Martin 173-150, April Boe 172, Pam Humpal 169, Diane Lewis 168162, Sid Jones 153.

High series: Patty Talbot 542, Sherry Martin 471, Janet Martinson 465, Diane Lewis 461, Alyssa Slocum 446, Pam Humpal 439, Karen Gorres 438, Gail Peterson 432, April Boe 428.

Spare Time Bowling, Turtle Lake M0NDAY NIGHT LADIES Week 26 Clear Lake Auto ............................. 155.0 Spare Time Bowl...........................134.0 Bowlin Buddies.............................. 124.0 Becker’s Trucking ...........................114.0 Austad’s Super Valu.....................108.5 No Wicks Moravitz ........................ 102.5 Little Debbie’s ................................. 99.0 Countyline Dairy..............................87.0 High games: Connie Graber 195, Lori Larson 182, Amy Anderson 179, Judy Ullom 183-207, Laurel Cap 217, Deanne Moravitz 179.

High series: Amy Anderson 501, Judy Ullom 537, Laurel Cap 535.

Congratulations to the winners of the Amery Free Press Easter Ham Drawing Wolter’s Shoreview ............................................ Phil Olson Amery Auto Supply ........................................... Wealthy Marshall Garibaldi’s ........................................................... Helen Beestman Lampert Lumber................................................ Josh Goglin Amery Farm & Home ....................................... Don Tarnowski Amery Free Press ............................................... Lou Ann Schock River Place Dental ............................................. Kris Munson Amery Discount Liquor ................................... Megan Oliver Freedom Value Center ...................................... Matt Butzer Apple River TV & Appliance ........................... Phyllis Humpal Amery Family Restaurant ................................ Bones McCarty Leadholm Insurance ......................................... Dorie Peters Bremer ................................................................ Jim Anderson Dick’s Fresh Market ........................................... Ruth Severson Amery Chevrolet ............................................... Ron Boe Nilssen’s Market ................................................. Jim Morelock Chet Johnson Drug ........................................... Mick Larsen Slumberland ....................................................... Shirley Schulte Super America ................................................... Jan Tietyen Clayton Amoco .................................................. Glen Wright Berghammer Builders ....................................... Judy Beestman Amery Chiropractic .......................................... Kathy Sirjord Clear Lake True Value ....................................... Jerry Langland Slumberland Clearance Center ........................ Larry Henck Amery Express ................................................... Ruth Hillestad Village Pizzeria................................................... Jodi Peters Nextgen Motorsports ........................................ Keith Martell Nextgen Powersports ........................................ Kim Rosen

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The only locally owned and operated radio station in Polk County

AMERY ARTS ALLIANCE operating the Amery Classic Theatre with monthly shows

Tuesday, April 17, the Amery Free Press will publish the annual KANABEC COUNTY

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Anyone interested in advertising in this special PINE CITY edition please give Pam a call at 715-268-8101 or email phumpal@theameryfreepress.com Advertising deadline is Wednesday, April 11

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The Brewers say they will invest about $60 million in the construction phase of the program, and will assume operation and maintenance of the facility after the end of this year’s spring training.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers have broken ground on the renovation project for their spring training home in Phoenix.

The upgrades to Maryvale Baseball Park are part of a plan that will keep the club at their Arizona home through at least 2042. That would be the second-longest commitment in the Cactus League.

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“We had a blast doing it,” said catcher Stephen Vogt, who played the role of the portly Hamilton “Ham” Porter. “It’s pretty cool to hear from people that they enjoyed it, and that’s kind of why we did it, was to make people smile and make people laugh.”

Caitlin Moyer, the Brewers’ director of new media, said Vogt helped direct.

“He really took ownership of it,” Moyer said. “He was that passionate about the movie.”

Outfielder Christian Yelich, acquired from Miami during the offseason, played the true baseball talent in the movie, Benny “The Jet” Rodriguez.

Other Brewers in the video included outfielder Brett Phillips, pitchers Chase Anderson, Josh Hader and Jeremy Jeffress, catcher Jett Bandy and utility player Hernan Perez.

“Obviously remembering the lines was pretty hard at the time. It makes you appreciate actors,” Yelich said. “Acting is hard, I don’t think our acting was great but we had a lot of fun with it.”

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PHOENIX (AP) — Even before the start of the season, the Milwaukee Brewers have their first hit.

Milwaukee released a 2-minute, 35-second video celebrating the 25th anniversary of the movie “The Sandlot” last weekend, featuring Brewers players dressed as characters from the film reciting the movie’s lines.

Hank, the dog who is Milwaukee’s mascot, played The Beast — a ferocious dog in the movie that the kids were frightened of when they went to retrieve home run balls. Hank is a cuddly white mixed-breed whom the Brewers adopted as a pup during spring training in 2014.

“It’s probably my all-time favorite baseball movie,” said infielder Eric Sogard, who with the spectacles he often wears was asked to play the role of Michael “Squints” Palledorous. “Anytime that movie’s on, I love watching it.

Squints, man, I play wearing glasses, so I feel like that nickname has been thrown around at me every once in a while.”

“The Sandlot” is about an adult reminiscing on his younger days playing ball with his friends in an empty lot and the

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