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VOL. 131 NO. 19 www.moraminn.com $1.00 EDITOR@THEAMERYFREEPRESS.COM This could be called a clear story of coming full circle. 1994 Amery High School graduate Josh Gould has been named principal of the building where he once roamed the halls as a student. A May 17 social media release by the school district shared the news and quoted Administrator Dr. Shawn Doerfler as saying, “We are delighted that Gould Josh Gould will be leading Amery High School. He brings seasoned leadership, a strong work ethic and a

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Members of Amery’s American Legion and V.F.W. gather to place flags for veterans at area cemeteries in the weeks leading up to Memorial Day. Shown at the Amery Cemetery are L-R: Dan Gillespie, Gary Hover, Eldon Sanders, Don Fansler, Dave Porter, Bill Hegg and Dick Pelc.

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is a place where lives are commemorated, deaths are recorded and families are reunited. Pride and remembrance are cast in stone to pay warm tribute to the life of a loved one.

The cemetery is a homeland for memorials that are a sustaining source of comfort to the living. It is a history of people, a perpetual record of yesterday. A cemetery

exists because life is worth loving and remembering. A cemetery also exists because of the caring hands of those who tend to it.

“The cemetery is a history book of Amery and the surrounding communities. There is so much information out there. The look of the cemetery is important, but what the area truly contains

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With Memorial Day approaching, extra traffic passes through area cemeteries. During moments spent there, it is important to acknowledge the effort that is put into these sanctuaries of peace and comfort.

It has been said that a cemetery

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Giving group is an asset to Amery

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of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Auxiliary set out to serve the veterans of this country and communities in honor of the sacrifices and commitment of every man and woman who has served in uniform. The V.F.W. Auxiliary is one of the nation’s oldest veterans’ service organizations and its members are the relatives of those who have served in overseas combat.

More than 475,000 members in nearly 3,900 Auxiliaries nationwide volunteer millions of hours and fundraise millions of dollars for charitable projects that benefit veterans, military service personnel and their families, all while spreading patriotism nationwide.

Amery’s Auxiliary to V.F.W. Post 7929 was charted in 1948.

THE SUN “I think we are one of the best kept secrets in town,” said Marjorie Hover when talking about the work of the Amery Auxiliary to V.F.W. Post 7929. She is one of 54 current members of the Auxiliary, a group that works hard for a number of causes in the area.

Established in 1914, members

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The program begins at the Central Avenue Bridge at 10:45 a.m. honoring those veterans lost at sea.

Placing of Wreaths Auxiliary members: Judy Sanders & Shirley Thompson.

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AUXILIARY: Group promotes patriotism, flag education and local charities FROM PAGE ONE

Myrtle Marshal was the charter member. She was a member for over 60 years.

What used to be referred to as the “Ladies Auxiliary” has dropped the word “ladies” from their title. As of 2016, men became eligible to join.

In fact, Amery’s group has two male members. Amery is part of District 10 in the state of Wisconsin Auxiliaries.

Their main goal is to offer support to the Post Veterans and help in any way they can to make it a viable organization to help all Veterans and their families.

Many of the group’s missions are a partnership between the Auxiliary and the V.F.W. Some of the V.F.W. members became involved with the group immediately after returning home from wars, just as their parents had.

For others, especially those returning from Vietnam, it took some time as they experienced a mixture of receptions upon returning back to the United States. The ladies enjoy being a part of a group that supports the continuance of comradeship their spouses had while active in the military. Hover said membership in the groups is comforting because you are around people who have experienced many of the same things.

“My husband Dan was a V.F.W. and it was a natural fit for me to join the Auxiliary.

I enjoy being a part of the group because we celebrate a love of country and a love of our veterans. It feels good to give back to people that have given so much for our coun-

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Auxiliary members enjoyed surprising one of their “Sisters” on her 100th birthday. They recognized her years of contribution to the Auxiliary and presented her with a Certificate of Recognition, flowers and a gift card. Shown L-R: Shirley Thompson, Judy Sanders, Dorothy Mueller, Peggy Gillespie, Bobbi Starsky and Connie Johnson.

try,” said Auxiliary President Peggy Gillespie.

Judy Sanders shared that her husband, Eldon, has been passionate about the V.F.W. for many years. Others in the group largely credit both Eldon and Judy for reviving membership of the V.F.W. and Auxiliary. Millie Roberts said, “I really thought our group would totally die out until they came along.”

Auxiliary participants strive to be good community members and pour their hearts into outreach programs to benefit the area.

Some of the programs they participate in include: Buddy Poppy Distribution, the Fifth grade Flag Education Program, Patriot’s Pen and

Voice of Democracy essay programs, Operation Christmas, Toys for Tots, Interfaith Caregivers and local food banks.

They work tirelessly not only helping Veterans and their families in times of need, but they also donate to the FCCLA sending care packages to troops, they give two $500 scholarships a year, join the Post in supporting a baseball team, and donate to the Amery School Nutrition Program, the Fireman Calendar and Amery K-9 Association.

On Veterans Day they provide a luncheon for Veterans and their families. For Memorial Day, they participate in the ceremonies along with the

Post. A few days before, they recognize their “Sisters and Brothers” who have passed by visiting each cemetery and conducting a small service at each, laying a white carnation at each grave. They also plan and coordinate the decorating of the Post and luncheon that follows the Memorial Day ceremony at the Amery Cemetery.

The group is like a closeknit family and they respect what each of their members brings to the table. Gillespie said, “Shirley Thompson is an amazing treasurer, and has impeccable record keeping skills.” They are fortune to have a talented current group, yet they will never forget the efforts of the women

before them. Something many members found joy in over the past year, was a project the group took on honoring 12 “Sisters” over the past year. Two were still active members and the others are unable to attend most functions. They surprised the 12, with Certificates of Recognition, a bouquet of flowers and a gift card. They found joy seeing the happiness in the eyes of the receiving, knowing the group still remembers them and acknowledged their importance to the Auxiliary.

A 92-year-old they visited invited them to stay for coffee and cookies. She still plays piano at the group’s Flag Education Program and they had a delightful afternoon sharing stories with her. Another recipient of the surprise visit was honored on her 100th birthday. One member of the Auxiliary said, “It’s funny how we went to brighten their day, but we were the ones blessed by them. As Mother Theresa said, ‘Every time you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift t that person, a beautiful thing,’ and we received 12 beautiful gifts to tuck into our hearts.”

The desire to give back and support the community to prominent when around members of Amery’s Auxiliary to Post 7929. If you are interested in joining the group, spouses/parents/children/ siblings/widowers/widows/ grandparents and grandchildren who were or are eligible for membership in the V.F.W. of the United States, makes you eligible to join the Auxiliary. You can call the Amery V.F.W. 715-268-8393 for more information.

GOULD: Earned principal certification in 2004, served as Athletic Director FROM PAGE ONE

passion for the education of Amery students.”

Gould grew up in Amery and has fond memories of his early years in 54001. “I loved riding my bike and meeting up with kids at the little league field, public library, beach, fishing hot spots, and parks. I loved that I had twenty 268 numbers memorized and I could always find someone to do something fun with,” he said.

Gould feels that his years at Amery schools really helped shape who he has become in life. When speaking about his experience as a student he said, “I had tremendous teachers all the way through my entire life. I really looked up to the staff and definitely tried to follow in some of their footsteps. Many of them were mentors who really helped me make critical decisions about my future. I was able to participate in so many different

activities from various sports teams, music, clubs and had a great group of friends.”

Wabasha-Kellogg High School in South East Minnesota. He taught U.S. History, Geogra-

‘I love the feeling of pride I feel whenever an Amery student does something outstanding.

I love watching former students of mine coming back and paying it forward for another generation and I love the family atmosphere which pulled me back here twenty years ago.’

Josh Gould New Amery High School Principal After receiving his diploma in Amery, Gould Graduated from UW Eau Claire in May 1999 with a degree in Broadfield Social Studies with a history emphasis. He earned his Masters Degree from a joint program between UW River Falls and St.Thomas where he also earned his principal license in 2004.

His first teaching job was in

phy, Psychology and World History. In 2000 Gould began teaching Psychology and AP US Government in Amery.

16 years later, he added the role of Athletic Director, and in 2017 he added the title of Assistant Principal.

“I love the feeling of pride I feel whenever an Amery student does something outstanding. I love watching for-

mer students of mine coming back and paying it forward for another generation and I love the family atmosphere which pulled me back here twenty years ago,” said Gould.

When discussing his goals as principal he said, ”My hope is that we continue to improve on the great things we are currently doing at AHS. I am really excited to get back into more of the academic side of things where I spent so many years as a teacher. Our goal is always about growth, academically and emotionally; hopefully we can have that with both students and staff.”

He shared his biggest challenge will be learning all those little things that you only learn by doing the job yourself. “I’ve gone through that before as a teacher, as an Athletic Director and Assistant Principal,” he said.

Gould is definitely up for the challenge and said, “I really hope to help inspire the next

generation of kids to reach their potential.”

Gould and his wife Kim live in Amery with their three daughters; Ninth grader Ella, Sixth grader Anna and Fourth grade student Addie.

Outside of the hallways of Amery High, Gould said he is a seasonal guy, who loves the different opportunities our Wisconsin weather provides.

He said, “Of course #1 for me is attending concerts and sporting events for my kids, followed by my love for the Green Bay Packers. In the summers I love being on the lake, golfing, walking. In the fall I enjoy the peacefulness of my bow stand -rarely do I shoot anything. In the winter I love Cross Country skiing and I take pride in making one of the best snow tubing hills around. In the spring I love getting the family together to make maple syrup.”

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MAY 27 Pancake Extravaganza Lake Wapogasset Lutheran Bible Camp hosts their annual Memorial Day Pancake Extravaganza Monday, May 27 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at camp.

Enjoy buttermilk, Finnish, oven and “Cook’s Choice” pancakes. Load up with toppings, real maple syrup, sausage, fresh fruit and beverages. Free will donation for camper.

Join us for Worship at the Wapo Beach Sundays, May 26-September 1 at 9:20 a.m.

Memorial Day Dinner Join us at East Immanuel Lutheran Church on Monday, May 27 from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. for a Memorial Day Dinner. Serving a ham dinner with salads and homemade pies. Free will offering. Take outs available. Come check out our new building! 207 120th St, Amery. 715-268-2143 Eastimmanuel-lutheran.org.

Amery Memorial Day Program A Salute to Veterans will take place Monday, May 27.

The parade will form at the Central Avenue Bridge at 10 a.m. All Legionnaires, V.F.W. Post & Auxiliary Units, Veterans of all conflicts, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, Fraternal and Civic Bodies, Cadet Band Members and all other units will meet as per above.

The program begins at the Central Avenue Bridge at 10:45 a.m. honoring those veterans lost at sea.

All post members will meet at the American Legion Hall at 6 p.m. on Friday, May 24, for visiting cemeteries in the Amery area. Military Honors will be conducted at each cemetery to Honor our departed comrades.

MAY 31 A Musical Tribute to Patsy Cline Help Save Amery’s Theatre!

Join us for a Musical Tribute to Patsy Cline featuring Colleen Raye Friday, May 31 at 7 p.m. in the Amery High School Auditorium.

Advance tickets available at WPCA Monday-Friday 7 a.m. to 11 a.m., The Cut Above or ameryartsalliance.org. 715268-2219 or 715-268-9722.

MAY 31 & JUNE 1 24th Annual Amery Trail Days Friday, May 31: Weekend Community-Wide Garage Sales. Check next week’s issue for ads. To be included on the map, contact Pam at 715-2688101 by May 22.

Saturday, June 1: 7-11am Fly In/Drive In Pancake Breakfast at Amery Airport, 10am-2pm at Cattail Trail Head Petting Zoo, Free Fishing Day (Sponsored by Polk County Sportsmen’s Club), Free Ice Cream Cones, Free

Blood Pressure Checks and information by Amery EMS, View Amery Fire Department Fire Trucks, 2pm Bike Ride on Stower Trail to Wanderoos Roundtrip 14 miles. Stop at UW Wanderoos optional, 3-6pm Taco Dinner at Amery Ambulance Garage with silent auction/raffle.

Sponsored by the Amery Community Club and Amery Free Press.

Free State Trail Pass Saturday & Sunday, June 1 & 2.

JUNE 1 Minglewood Robotic Milking Barn Tour The Polk County Historical Society will host a tour of Minglewood Robotic Milking Barn in Deer Park on Saturday, June 1 from 10 to 11 a.m.

The Clear Lake Museum will also be open for visitors.

There is no fee for the tour; transportation is on your own.

Tour space is limited. If you are planning on attending, please register. Email polkcountymuseum@lakeland.ws or call 715-485-9269.

Love your Pup at Lampert Lumber Join us at our pet-friendly location Saturday, June 1 from 10 a.m. to Noon for Love Your Pup at Lampert Lumber in Amery.

Casey McGee and Claire Scriba will be on site to answer your dog training questions. Get advice on Force Free dog training. Special harnesses for sale. Find out about local animals available for adoption. Register to win a free adoption kit. Get information on Amery’s new Dog Park. Donations welcome.

Taco Dinner Amery Area EMS 977 Fundraiser Taco Dinner Saturday, June 1 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Amery Ambulance Station, 150 Snow Street, Amery.

All-You-Can-Eat Tacos, silent auction, raffles, grand prize drawing at 6 p.m. Free will donations. All proceeds used for new equipment.

JUNE 3 BIG PLANT SALE On Monday, June 3rd from 11 am to 6 pm the Polk County Master Gardener Volunteers will have a plant sale at the Soo Line Park in Amery.

Perennials, vegetables, herbs, annuals, and shrubs will all be available and just in time for spring/summer planting.

Come select your favorite plants and support the educational and volunteer work done by your local master gardener program. Any questions, please call Sally at 2682926 or Jackie at 268-8786.

JUNE 6 Health Reimagined

Hosted by Mitzi Anderson and Meredith Oman — linking arms with special guests and notable leaders from across the country — this evening of Health & Hope is open to everyone. One of the most powerful realizations we can make is to know that our life path is not fi xed. With practice and support, we can become the dominant force making choices that create health in our lives.

Join us Thursday, June 6, 6-7:30 pm at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Amery for stories of transformation— ordinary people rewriting their lives, one healthy habit at a time. Enjoy healthy eats and share in conversations about what’s possible when we shift our focus from managing disease to creating vibrant health.

JUNE 6-8 Book and Plant Sale 18th Annual Friends of the Clear Lake Public Library Book and Plant Sale.

Thurs., June 6, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Fri., June 7, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Sat., June 8, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

JUNE 7 Salvation Army Backpack Program Fundraiser Help feed hungry kids on Friday, June 7 at the Amery Fire Hall from 4 to 8 p.m.

BBQ/hot dog fundraiser meal, silent auction, live music (4 to 5 p.m. Jim Armstrong & Rex Cactus, 5 to 8 p.m. Cattail Moon Band), jump house, bake sale, dunk tank, and more!

Free will offering. All proceeds will go to support the Polk County Salvation Army Backpack Program that helps feed families in need during the school year.

Sponsored by the Amery Fire Department.

JUNE 9-12 Shipwrecked - Rescued by Jesus Vacation Bible School Clear Lake Community Vacation Bible School (Shipwrecked-Rescued by Jesus) will be Sunday, June 9 through Wednesday, June 12 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at United Covenant Church, 348 5th Street NW, Clear Lake. Ages Pre-K through Grade 5 (completed) welcome. Register online at tinyurl.com/clvbs2019.

and dementia.

Open to all ages. Provided to you in partnership with Alzheimer’s Association and ADRC of Northwest Wisconsin.

For more information and to register, contact the Alzheimer’s Association at 1-800-2723900.

JUNE 13 Writers Group The Osceola Writers Group will meet at the Discovery Center, Room 105 (3rd Ave. entrance). 5-7 p.m. Everyone welcome. For more information contact barbaraywetzel@ gmail.com.

JUNE 14 Returning Home: Rural Landscapes | Artists’ Opening Reception Frida, June 14 – 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM, Farm Table, 110 Keller Ave. N., Amery Featuring the impressionistic photography and handmade art frames of Tin Cat Studio & the watercolor landscape paintings of Deborah Stull-Kinsley.

Randy’s photographic interests include old barns, trees, rusty cars, abandoned farms, and windmills. Lisa captures nature’s beauty through macro-photography; she finds the tiny details in the world around us fascinating and a source of joy: great beauty found in a little space. Deborah Stull-Kinsley is a watercolor artist inspired by the energy, light, and shadows found in the landscapes around her—the farms, prairies, and open spaces in this region, to the beautiful landscapes of the Northwoods.

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JUNE 15 Amery Art and Craft Fair The 42nd Annual Amery Art and Craft Fair will take place Saturday, June 15 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at North Park in Amery. All proceeds are given to women as scholarships at Amery High School or Non-Traditional students living or working in Amery returning to school to further their education. Please join us for a wonderful art and craft sale with over 80 vendors including food vendors and cookie sales. Vendors are always welcome! Contact Julie Andersen at 715-268-2136.

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Healthy Living for Your Brain and Body

Cheeseheads: The Documentary

Join us Wednesday, June 12 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Amery Area Community Center to learn from local experts about what you can do now to age well and delay or prevent the onset of many different chronic health issues including cognitive decline

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Filmmaker, John Mitchell will present his fi lm "Cheeseheads: the Documentary" at the Clear Lake Historical Museum.

2pm - Meet & Greet w/snacks 2:30pm - Movie Showing 4:30pm - Q & A Also showing never before seen Wisconsin military foot-

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Don’t shoot grandma

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udging by the headline, one could believe that I am a supporter of our senior citizens.

A controversial viewpoint like saving a grandmother is about as hot button as saying one believes kittens and puppies are good — who is going to argue?

No, gentle reader, I come not to save grandma, but to tell a Memorial Day story.

All over our state and the nation, volunteers are working to Publisher make cemeteries look spectacular. Grass is being trimmed and Tom Stangl flowers of all kinds from fresh to artificial are being placed in remembrance of loved ones.

Dedicated members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and American Legion, as well as their auxiliary units, are getting the flags out of storage, researching and finalizing lists of deceased and finalizing the numerous details of the programs. Uniforms are being checked and cleaned, speeches are being written and rehearsed and rifles are being cleaned for the ceremonies at the cemeteries.

Band students have been rehearsing songs and the trumpet players that will be selected to perform “Taps” are making sure they don’t miss a note. The location and acoustics of the “echo” player are being determined as well.

Memorial Day is a big deal. Every detail needs to be just so. The holiday dates back to the Civil War, when the custom of putting fresh flowers on the graves of the fallen began in America.

This custom, decorating the graves of fallen warriors, dates back over 2,500 years to ancient Greece.

In my hometown, I performed in marching band and participated in many Memorial Day ceremonies. I even had the honor of reciting the Gettysburg Address when I was a junior. I remember struggling with the inflections to give the proper emphasis in one of the most famous speeches of all time.

But just because Memorial Day involves a great deal of solemn observances doesn’t necessarily mean that it can’t be funny.

I know it is disrespectful to laugh at inopportune times, but hear me out. And yes, we are finally to the place in the column where we can talk about grandma.

A co-worker early in my newspaper career returned from Memorial Day weekend with a story that we all had to stop what we were doing to hear. This is a true story.

A friend of hers had taken the entire family to the cemetery for Memorial Day observances.

The friend, her husband, their four year old son and grandma (the friend’s mother) found a spot to watch the ceremonies.

Grandma had come with a folding cane chair.

The folding cane chair is just what it sounds like, a three legged stool that folds into a cane that can be used for support. Grandma had difficulties standing for extended periods of time and getting up from sitting on the ground.

They found a spot and settled in for the ceremonies. When it came time for the gun volleys that are fired out of respect to the dead, grandma became startled. Sitting on an unstable folding cane chair, she quickly lost her balance and fell to the ground.

Her grandson shouted “The sons of bitches shot grandma!”

Grandma was fine. The rest became legend.

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

Are baby books really necessary?

BY APRIL ZIEMER EDITOR@THEAMERYFREEPRESS.COM

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ast week my husband and I attended 4K Orientation. I guess you could call it “the last of the firsts” for us. It was the last time we will accompany a child to their first glimpse of school.

Maverick is our youngest child.

This year will be filled with firsts for him. He will put on his brightly Editor colored nametag and take his first April Ziemer big step onto the bus. He will navigate his way through a chaos filled hallway and settle into Mr. Bauermeister’s classroom. I would like to say that I will be there with a camera in his face for every single move, but I am afraid that might end up being a lie.

When my oldest child was born, I video recorded every coo she made. I stared at her, cloth in hand to catch any bit of drool that left her precious little mouth. Oh boy did I ever take pictures! I snapped every little moment and printed 10 copies of each image. I cried when she stepped on the school bus and was beside myself when she entered the doors of Lien Elementary where I was hiding around the corner. Every inch of her baby book is filled. People warned me the years would fly by, and I would kindly nod and smile.

Child number two was born

three months early. The first part of Reagan’s life was spent in the NICU just trying to get that little 1 lb. 3 oz. miracle ready to come home. I took a fair share of photos of her, and did some writing in her baby book, but spent a good amount of my time thanking God she was a healthy little girl. I enjoyed her milestones, but I certainly wasn’t the high-strung mother I had been with her older sister.

Like 52% of American households, we are what people call a blended family. Within the walls of our home we are not step or half, we are just simply a family.

Child number three, moved into my home at age two. When she has important events take place in her life they are just as meaningful to me as the celebrations of the older two. We have some photos of her early years, but not tons. I was unsure if you start a “baby book” for a two-year-old. My first years with her were really spent securing our bond.

Just when Josh and I were content living life with our three beauties, life threw us a curve ball. We were surprised, nervous, and eventually elated to find out that we were meant to be a family of six. Child number four entered the world and has been keeping us on our toes ever since. There are times that I snap a cute picture of him on my cell phone. I probably wasn’t always the quickest at wiping the drool from his chin, or the spit-up off of myself. I may have watched him eat dirt, but that is what boys do, right? Baby book-

what baby book?

It is hard to say if this is just how it goes as you become more settled into parenthood. I was in my mid-twenties when I had my first child and I was full of energy.

When sitting at 4K Orientation last week, I scanned the crowd and realized that somewhere along the line, we have turned into the “old parents.” I didn’t survey the other parents to ask ages, but it was quite clear that if adult beverages were sold there, I was definitely one of the moms who would not get carded.

I may not have the same amount of energy as I did with my first, but I really do have the same amount of excitement with my fourth, as he enters the start of a new chapter. I don’t dare blink, because I realized everyone was right about just how quickly time passes. My first baby, that little curly haired girl who was the subject of so many photo shoots started high school last year. Josh and I are facing another set of “last firsts” with her. In a few years, her grad party will be filled with photos galore. When our last child grabs his diploma with the rest of the class of 2033, his elderly parents will be sitting in the crowd just as proud as they were for his older three sisters.

I enjoy sharing my thoughts with you and look forward to readers sharing their thoughts in return.

Feel free to email me at editor@ theameryfreepress.com, write me at P.O. Box 424, Amery WI. 54001 or I can be reached by phone at 715-268-8101.

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Polk County arrest report Sara Ann Schaar, 35, Osceola, was arrested May 6 for possession of methamphetamine paraphernalia.

Blake Daniel Rust, 25, St. Croix Falls, was arrested May 7 for domestic battery, domestic strangulation and domestic disorderly conduct.

Victoria Grace Brown, 17, Amery, was arrested May 4 for operating a motor vehicle without consent.

Stacey Lynn Lottman, 50, Luck, was arrested May 7 for domestic battery, possession of THC (2nd) felony and possession of drug paraphernalia.

David J. Groszewski, 26, Luck, was arrested May 8 for possession of THC with intent.

Karena Francis Kapol-Chavez, 41, Minneapolis, MN, was arrested May 8 for possession of drug paraphernalia.

Ashley N. Barney, 24, Luck, was arrested May 8 for possession of THC with intent.

Brian James Briese, 44, Cumberland, was arrested May 9 for battery, false imprisonment and misdemeanor bail jumping.

Brady Ryan Anderson, 25, Menomonie, was arrested May 10 for disorderly conduct and resisting an officer.

Heather Rose Jacobson, 30, Somerset, was arrested May 10 for battery.

Jennie Lynne Sowers, 45, Zimmerman, MN, was arrested May 12 for disorderly conduct.

Ashley Marie Gorman, 29, Rush City, MN, was arrested May 13 for possession of methamphetamine with intent, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of marijuana.

Jacob Alexandro Frascone, 22, was arrested May 13 for possession of methamphetamine with intent, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of marijuana.

Zachary Robert Larson, 23, Forest Lake, was arrested May 13 for possession of methamphetamine with intent, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of marijuana.

Kenneth Dean Schulte, 55, St. Croix Falls, was arrested May 7 for OWI (2nd), possession of schedule II narcotics, intent to distribute THC and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Brittani Marie Martinez, 32, Osceola, was arrested May 10 for OWI. Jordan G. Hughes, 24, Luck, was arrested May 11 for OWI (2nd) and prohibited alcohol con-

tent (2nd).

John Elmer Holmes, 60, Amery, was arrested May 11 for OWI (2nd) and resisting an officer.

Jessica Lynn Hoggarth, 35, Dresser, was arrested May 12 for OWI (2nd) and possession of methamphetamine.

Joshua Ray Campbell, 20, Clear Lake, was arrested May 12 for OWI (1st).

Gabriel Lee Hornstein, 29, Centuria, was arrested May 8 for a Polk County warrant.

Ky D. Larson, 29, Milltown, was arrested May 8 for a probation hold.

Christopher Michael Kuettel, 45, Amery, was arrested May 8 for a probation hold.

Jesse J. Scheel, 33, Amery, was arrested May 9 for a probation hold.

Ridge Donavan Mosay, 29, Balsam Lake, was arrested May 9 for a Pine County Warrant.

Sherri D. Bokenyi, 50, Ashland, was arrested May 10 for an Ashland Body Only warrant.

Andrew Warren Peterson, 24, Frederic, was arrested May 11 for failure to appear.

Jonathan David McNeil, 42, Osceola, was arrested May 11 for a failure to appear warrant and resisting an officer.

Polk County Marriage Licenses Cory Jacques Boissy and Kelsey Jo Faschingbauer of Alden are to be married June 8, 2019.

Charles Robert Burger and Samantha Marie Larson of Clayton are to be married June 1, 2019.

Trent Samuel Dado of Amery and MyKayla Anne Getschel of Osceola are to be married May 25, 2019.

Zachary Michael Hines and Jordan Danielle Stuart of Amery are to be married June 8, 2019.

Adam Carl Huntley St. Paul and Samantha Marie Hanegraaf of Faribaut are to be married June 1, 2019.

Hans Gordon Johnson of Grantsburg and Leann Shirley

Claude of Centuria are to be married June 7, 2019.

Leon Clarence Kist and Monica Marie Langermann of Dresser are to be married June 1, 2019.

Robert John Lambert and Kimberly Joyce Lamusga of Alden are to be married May 24, 2019.

Dustin James Lang of Silver Lake and Hannah Kristine Nolan of Columbus are to be married May 25, 2019.

Michael James Monahan and Jamie Renee Sila of Luck are to be married June 1, 2019.

Matthew Joel Nelson and Leah Nicole Hause of Osceola are to be married June 1, 2019.

Kody Austin Novinska and

Abby Jo Demorett of Osceola are to be married June 1, 2019.

Daniel Robert Ricci and Milana Lynn Hallen of Osceola are to be married June 8, 2019.

Lee Michael Sexton and Kristen Leigh Mollet of St. Paul are to be married June 1, 2019.

Andrew Jordan Stender of Lincoln and Amy Joy Johnson of Alden are to be married May 23, 2019.

Logan Robert Swenson and Courtney Jean Larson of Garfield are to be married June 1, 2019.

Douglas Eugene Weller of Centuria and Stacy Irene Morgenstern of Eureka are to be married June 1, 2019.

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Amery Police Report 05/10/19-05/16/19 05/10/19, 04:39 a.m., Assist other agency 05/10/19, 11:59 a.m., Assist citizen 05/10/19, 12:12 p.m., 911 hang up 05/10/19, 12:27 p.m., Animal complaint 05/10/19, 02:23 p.m., Vehicle lockout 05/10/19, 06:14 p.m., Vehicle lockout 05/10/19, 06:41 p.m., Suspicious activity 05/10/19, 08:05 p.m., Assist citizen 05/10/19, 11:31 p.m., Suspicious activity 05/11/19, 08:40 p.m., Assist other agency 05/11/19, 09:10 p.m., Disturbance 05/11/19, 09:43 p.m., Vehicle lockout 05/11/19, 11:17 p.m., Suspicious activity 05/12/19, 10:47 a.m., Vehicle lockout 05/12/19, 03:23 p.m., Animal control call 05/13/19, 08:39 a.m., Animal control call 05/13/19, 10:40 a.m., Vehicle lockout 05/13/19, 12:35 p.m., Juvenile call 05/13/19, 01:10 p.m., Mental health call 05/13/19, 03:41 p.m., Report of restraining order violation 05/13/19, 04:21 p.m., Gas drive off 05/13/19, 09:17 p.m., Animal control call 05/14/19, 01:05 p.m., Juvenile call 05/14/19, 03 p.m., Motor vehicle accident 05/14/19, 03:47 p.m., Warrant arrest 05/14/19, 04:43 p.m., Welfare check 05/14/19, 07:36 p.m., Mental health call 05/15/19, 04:59 p.m., Assist other agency 05/15/19, 06:40 p.m., Officer Zacharias presents Kops and Kids Scholarship to Ridge Sigsworth 05/15/19, 07:29 p.m., Animal control call 05/15/19, 11:04 p.m., Mental health call 05/16/19, 07:30 a.m., Mental health call 05/16/19, 04:22 p.m., Theft report 05/16/19, 04:50 p.m., Disturbance 05/16/19, 08:16 p.m., Juvenile call 05/16/19, 08:48 p.m., Juvenile call 05/16/19, 10:26 p.m., Assist other agency 05/16/19, 11:37 p.m., Assist in a civil matter

ARRESTS Sherri D Bokenyi, 50 of Ashland, WI. Warrant out of Ashland County Dylan Parris, 23 of Amery. Warrant for Probation Violation

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Fines from cases heard in Polk County Circuit Court Appearance Date: April 9, 2019 Christopher J. Krumrie, 25, Milltown, non-registration of vehicle, $175.30.

Sarah E. Kukuch, 34, Bruce, speeding in 55 mph zone (20-24 mph), $225.70.

Erik Joseph Lavalla, 40, Wakefield, MI, non-registration of vehicle, $175.30.

Ashanti John Letch, 31, Frederic, operating left of center line, $213.10.

Jeffrey Andrew Luoma, 48, Clayton, speeding in 55 mph zone (11-15 mph), $175.30.

Michelle Dawn Mahler, 48, Osceola, operating motor vehicle without proof of insurance, $10.

Chad M. McNitt, 39, Dresser, inattentive driving, $187.90.

Robert Joseph Moore, 64, St. Croix Falls, exceeding speed zones (20-24

mph), $225.70.

Danelle Ann Mortenson, 44, Osceola, failure to keep vehicle under control, $213.10.

Dylan J. Nyholm, 19, Centuria, failure to keep vehicle under control, $213.10.

Harvest Joy Ostrum, 36, Hudson, speeding in 55 mph zone (16-19 mph), $200.50.

Kara Jean Potvin, 19, New Richmond, failure to keep vehicle under control, $213.10.

Ryan Daniel Rosback, 25, Frederic, speeding in 55 mph zone (25-29 mph), $250.90; operating motor vehicle without insurance, $200.50.

Ethan M. Sandstrom, 26, White, SD, operating snowmobile without trail sticker, $232.

Jeramiah David Sanford, 20, Grantsburg, driving too fast for conditions,

$213.10.

Mark Daniel Scanton, 29, Hugo, MN, operating snowmobile without trail sticker, $232.

Kelly Lynn Schmidt, 51, Cushing, speeding in 55 mph zone (11-15 mph), $175.30.

Jamie Richard Schmidt, 27, Osceola, operating motor vehicle without proof of insurance, $10.

Victor Steven Schmidt, 65, St. Cloud, MN, speeding in 55 mph zone (16-19 mph), $200.50.

Chad Allen Tate, 48, New Richmond, operate snowmobile without trail sticker, $232.

Matthew David Vogel, 34, Chisago City, MN, speeding in 55 mph zone (110 mph), $175.30.

Anthony Tyler Wall, 36, Amery, non-registration of vehicle, $175.30.

Krystalaina Raye Weiss, 19, Amery,

speeding in 55 mph zone (16-19 mph), $200.50.

Brayden Allen Wienke, 27, Clear Lake, operating snowmobile at unreasonable speed, $232; failure to transfer snowmobile registration, $232.

Gwendolyn K. Wright, 48, Osceola, operating motor vehicle without proof of insurance, $10.

Tyler D. Zemke, 41, Amery, vehicle operator failure to wear seat belt, $10.

Appearance Date: April 16, 2019 Mary J. Asp, 46, Milltown, operating motor vehicle without proof of insurance, $10.

Joel Anton Boston, 49, Frederic, public nuisances - breeding ground for vermin, $235.

Timothy John Cash Jr., 19, White Bear Lake, MN, possession of drug paraphernalia (forfeiture), $100.

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YESTERDAY’S NEWS

MAY 21, 2019

105 Years Ago May 21, 1914

horny teeth.

How even this one eel found its way into this area remains a mystery. Only possible explanation is that it was possibly transplanted along with minnows since it hardly seems possible that it could make its way into waters so far removed from the head of the lakes.

Fire Loss at Clayton Fire, which was discovered about three o’clock Saturday morning in the basement of the large two-story brick building owned by the Sperry Realty Co. of St. Paul, wiped out the two principle stores at Clayton and damaged other property, entailing a loss totaling about $30,000, which was fairly well insured.

There is some mystery about the origin of the fi re owing to the fact that there was no heating plan in operation in the building, nor any live electric wires.

May Increase Beer Age

95 Years Ago May 22, 1924

Amery downtown back in the 1920’s

“Water Wagon” Nicked A car driven by two young women crashed into the Street Sprinkler last Thursday afternoon on main street. What might have been a serious accident was averted when Mr. Young succeeded in Yesterday’s guiding his horses against News a tree until Diane Stangl help arrived.

One of the horses was injured but is now able to be driven again.

Peoples Band to Reopen The Peoples Bank of Clear Lake, which was closed on May 16th by the State Banking Department because of an overload of frozen assets, and which has been undergoing a thorough examination during the past two weeks, is expected to be reopened for business some time during the coming month.

P. C. Amundson of this city met with the bank examiners at their request on the 22nd, and has been assisting in the reviewing and appraising of the collateral. He, with the department representatives, will meet with the depositors next Tuesday and shortly thereafter an official statement of the condition, procedure and the date of reopening will be issued.

Fine Road Work Work on Highway 46 under direction of Supt. Lundmark and Co. Highway Commissioner C. M. Nystorm is progressing rapidly and the work is being carried on in an able manner and with the least possible obstruction of traffic.

The elimination of the “hogsbacks”, hollows and turns will be welcomed by the travelling public, and when the new surface is completed, No. 46 will be one of the finest highways in Northern Wisconsin.

85 Years Ago May 17,1934 Crow Shoot to be Held

This is a view of downtown Amery before streets were paved and there were still electric poles and center street lights. On the right was the Weaver gas station where the Pennington Ice Cream plant and locker were later located and now is the Amery Fire Station. The car in the gas station appears to be a new vintage car of 1926 or so.

At the recent conference of the Game Commission with the Conservation Commission at Phillips, considerable time and discussion was given to the destructiveness of the crow to game birds.

Last year the heads of the crows were saved, but this year the crow’s legs will be kept and counted. Each leg and each egg will count as one point apiece. Hawk legs will also be counted as one point each.

Last year Clayton won the contest by a wide margin. Mr. Wetterlin of Clayton counted 190 crows alone, and was crowned the champion crow hunter of Polk County.

70 Years Ago May 12, 1949 Two School Students Brutally Beaten Still at large is the man who brutally beat two Amery high school girls shortly after they alighted from the school bus returning from the music contest at River Falls Saturday evening.

Veloyce Espe, 15, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Espe, and Janet Thode, also 15, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dick Thode, were the victims of the slugging attack, which occurred in the driveway to the Espe home a short distance north of Deer Park on highway “46.” (At what used to be called the “cellar hole” on highway “46.”)

Most seriously injured was Veloyce Espe who is recovering in the Amery Hospital with a fractured skull. She was struck four severe blows to the forehead, top of the head, left cheek and jaw. Her condition is described as “coming along fine” by Dr. V. C. Kremser.

Both girls are members of the Amery high school choir and participated in a concert held at the district contest Saturday evening. The school bus, driven by Donald Thompson, left River Falls about

10:20 p.m. and arrived at the Espe driveway about 11:30.

The bus stopped to let the girls out when a car passed the bus as they slowed down and drove up to the driveway to the Boe farm where it proceeded to turn around. As the bus started towards Amery, the car headed back south and entered the Espe driveway, driving past the girls as they walked down the road.

Jerry Anderson, accompanied by a carload of other students, observed the other car and its actions for he had followed the bus from the junction of “46” and “64” and noticed it passed as he slowed down with the bus.

The driveway between two and three blocks in length is a private road into the Espe farm home.

As the assailant passed the girls in the lane he tooted his horn and drove a little farther on before he executed a turn and started back.

At this point, Janet Thode, who was walking in the inside lane, told her partner that she was frightened so she changed lanes.

As near as can be determined the maniac stopped the car and jumped out grabbing Miss Thode in a forearm lock and hit her with his fist, knocking her down. In his other hand he held a hammer with which he struck Miss Espe a blow on top of the head.

In the excitement Miss Thode got up and started running for the home as did Miss Espe, but the assailant caught Veloyce and struck her several more times.

At this point, a fortunate thing happened. The head came off the hammer from the force of the blows so that the remainder of the blows were struck with the handle, which fact probably saved her life. Both pieces were found on the scene and fingerprinted.

As the hysterical girl dashed to the house, Mrs. Espe, thinking that it was

her younger daughter being brought home from a 4H meeting, turned on the yard light, which frightened the culprit who jumped in his car and headed south.

Mr. Espe, in his pajamas, dashed out of the house into the family car with Janet and Mrs. Espe and started down the road with one thought in mind that he had abducted Veloyce. They failed to notice Veloyce alongside the road and drove to the Johnny Peterson farm home.

After a few minutes, Mr. Espe returned to the house for clothing and found Veloyce, who had made it to the home by herself, washing in the sink.

Despite the blows, Veloyce never lost consciousness and heard her assailant say, “You are not dead yet!” and she sought to feign death.

65 Years Ago May 27, 1954 Clayton Angler Lands Trout with Deadly Eel First evidence of what could develop into a serious threat to game fish in local waters was discovered by Arnold Voigt, of Clayton when he caught a trout with a Lamprey eel attached.

The trout was snared in Turtle Creek, town of Turtle Lake.

Eels in small streams in this area are very rare. The Lamprey eel is more commonly found in Lake Superior.

The eel measured approximately eight inches. Those found in Lake Superior range in size from 10 to 15 inches.

“I haven’t heard of eels attacking trout in this area yet,” Game Warden Robert Ward said. “However, there was one attached to a walleye caught in the St. Croix River recently.

The possibility that eels have infested local streams and rivers, is recognized by Ward as serious since “they ruined the trout fishing in Lake Superior.”

The Lamprey eel feeds by attaching itself to fishes, rasping off the flesh by means of its

When the prohibition amendment was repealed 21 years ago, the state of Wisconsin and all the other states wrote new laws to govern the sale of intoxicants. The basic law governing the age at which persons could legally buy stimulants has been unchanged since that time. The Wisconsin law has been typical of that of the other parts of the country.

A person must be 21 years of age, have attained his majority - to buy liquor, or even to enter a place where liquor is sold.

But at the age of 18 a person may buy beer, in a place where beer only is sold.

To some persons, however, it appears that the law ought to be more restrictive. Some law enforcement officers and some child welfare workers lately have talked about asking the 1955 legislature to increase the legal age for beer buying to 21 years.

40 Years Ago May 22, 1979 Holiday Village to Open Thursday After nearly 11 months of planning and construction, Holiday Village will open at 8 a.m. on Thursday, May 24.

About two-thirds of the store is devoted to grocery items.

The remainder will hold general merchandise, baked goods and a delicatessen.

Community Club Debates Ducks Some 50 Amery Community Club members heard reports on Jaycee activities, highways and the athletic banquet at their final meeting before taking a summer break.

The session was held in the Camelot Supper Club Monday night.

However, it was discussion about ducks, which drew the most comment.

Tom Nygaard, representing the parks, lakes and recreation committee, said that the committee had some concern about the duck population in Amery.

He pointed out that last year between $400-450 was paid out to feed ducks before the club dropped the program.

Jim Adams said that the only way ducks get by is with winter feeding.

He suggested that state and federal authorities be contacted to suggest a humane method of moving the ducks. Adams reminded the club that it started the duck project about 10 years ago.

“The only way to get rid of the ducks is to stop feeding them,” said Dr. Don Nelson.

The club unanimously endorsed a “let the ducks fend for themselves” motion.

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CEMETERY: Care of Amery cemetery shared by multiple groups, generations FROM PAGE ONE

is something else,” said Amery Cemetery Association President Jim Leadholm.

Preparation for Memorial Day starts months before the day itself. The Amery Cemetery Association, members of the Amery American Legion, Amery V.F.W. and Auxiliary, the city’s Public Works Department, and countless volunteers keep the cemetery looking in tip top shape, not only for Memorial Day, but every other day of the year too.

Both Leadholm and volunteer Chuck Williamson have a history with the cemetery.

Their fathers were long time board members for the cemetery. It seems to be a theme with the current board, as the association’s Secretary, Karen Christopherson’s father Jack Larsen was also a cemetery board member.

“The three of us have memories of working at the cemetery. When I remember back about placing the urns out, we as kids of board members were probably enticed with candy bars to drag those pots around to their spots,” said Leadholm.

Williamson replied, “No. I was just told to do it.” Leadholm added, “We have served on the cemetery board a long time, but we have actually worked much, much longer.”

The importance of giving back to the community as trickled down into further generations as now their children and grandchildren lend a helping hand at the cemetery.

In mid February, urns are brought to Dragonfly Gardens, where the flower planting process begins. Depending on

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In February plants for urns are started at Dragonfly Gardens. The week before Memorial Day, students from Amery High School will help place the urns in their spots at the Amery Cemetery.

the length of winter, lawn care starts as early as April. All of the sticks and winter debris that blew into the cemetery during the blustery months must be picked up. There are 180 trees to be trimmed, holes to be filled and grass seed to be planted. After the heavy clean up lawn mowing and weed whipping can start around 3000 headstones can begin.

Leadholm said for many years Danny Sigsworth cared for the cemetery as if it were his own lawn. “He wanted it pristine for Memorial Day and would start six weeks before the holiday.” Williamson shared that Sigsworth would even stop into the cemetery on weekends and pull any dandelions that had sprouted up.

“We have been blessed with phenomenal caretakers for a number of years. Before Danny it was Rick Rehm, Roger Knutson and Gordy Madsen. Going way way back it was Alfred Hanson and Paul Maxon,” said Williamson.

They say many hands make light work. A variety of volunteers throughout the years have assisted in making the 12 sections of the cemetery a place that the City of Amery can be proud of. “I remember one time as a kid, the cemetery only had one riding lawn mower, an old Jacobsen that had broken down 10 days before Memorial Day. It was not an easy fix and they didn’t want to borrow one because of the abuse it would take

mowing the cemetery. My boy scout troop mowed that entire place with push mowers and we hand clipped grass around every monument, there was no such thing as a weed whip back then,” said Williamson.

It takes four hours to water plants at the cemetery. Families that have paid a perpetual flower fee can be assured that plants honoring their loved ones will be sprayed for bugs and watered throughout the summer. A 40-gallon tank is pulled behind a lawn tractor and refilled 10 times in order to care for the thirsty plants.

Leadholm shared that Amery Schools have been a great support in helping with things at the cemetery. Steve Bielmeier’s Weight Lifting

class will assist with moving 458 urns from Dragonfly to the cemetery a few days before Memorial Day. “The kids really enjoy helping. Last year when we were done putting out flower pots, five kids came up and said, ‘Thank You for letting me help with this.’ I think that part of it was they were able to put flowers on a grave of someone meaningful to them.

The younger generation gets misinterpreted about a lot of things. They really do get some of these important things,” said Williamson.

The American Legion and V.F.W. make sure that all flags are put in place; the Amery Woman’s Club and Worn Again have donated money for flowers and assist with planting. Betty Tomasek deadheaded flowers for years, as has Gretchen Bader with the help of her family. If these and other kind volunteers did not take on this task, the flowers would quit blooming throughout the summer. The Cemetery Association is thankful for neighbors that they know have helped keep the cemetery in beautiful condition and appreciate the countless others who lend their efforts.

“The beauty of this is that all of the people involved with Memorial Day have worked so well together for such a long time. I give Chuck a lot of credit, he knows who does what, when and where. Between him, the American Legion and V.F.W., schools and kind volunteers, everything runs very smoothly,” said Leadholm.

No changes in Amery School Board leadership after election

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A unanimous vote by current school board members saw Chelsea Whitley keeping her seat as President of the Amery School Board. The vote took place at the beginning of May’s regular meeting. Unanimous votes also placed Keith Anderson as the

board’s Vice President, Dale Johnson as Secretary and Char Glenna has the board’s Treasurer.

The board thanked Doug Rinehart and Amery Express for an Angel Fund donation of $749.39. The money was a donation from the Warrior Pride Gas Pumps located at the station.

The approved purchases

for playground materials and math curriculum for grades 4K-5.

Eleven students open enrolling into the School District of Amery for the 2019/2020 school year were approved.

27 students open enrolling out of the district were also approved.

Personnel action taken during the later part of the

meeting had new contracts approved for Joshua Gould, High School Principal; Shannin Henningsgard, Elementary Music Teacher and High School Choir Director; Hope Larson Grades 3-5 Music Teacher and Grade 6 Band Teacher and Brittney Miller, Grade 2 Teacher.

A non-renewed contract was approved for Grade 2 Teacher,

Ashley Hutton.

Resignations were approved for Meredith Enjaian as Middle School Student Council Advisor and Megan Peterson, High School/Intermediate School Art. Retirements announced were Suzi Gehrman, a Van and Bus Driver and Tammy Wassberg, Title I Paraeducator.

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State Representative Placing of Crosses V.F.W. Auxiliary – Alice Golden & Bobbi Starsky Reading of Veterans names deceased from Polk Co. last year Aux. Debra Handy “Salute to Freedom” Cadet Band, Meredith Enjaian, Director Rifle Squad V.F.W. & American Legion

Taps Cadet Band Members: Tia Lochner & Kobe Stinson Raising of the Flag Benediction Pastor Tim Bjorge Following Memorial Day Services, all veterans and their families are invited for appetizers and refreshments at the VFW Hall, 730 North Wisconsin Ave., Amery.

MEMORIAL OBSERVANCES To the memory of its deceased veterans, Amery will humbly pay tribute Friday, May 24, and Monday, May 27,

in exercises to be conducted by the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7929 and Auxiliary, Larson Torgerson Post 169 American Legion.

AMERY AREA CEMETERY SCHEDULES:

All post members will meet at the American Legion hall at 6 p.m. Friday, May 24, for visiting cemeteries in the Amery area. Wear your Post cap, white shirt, dark pants, Black Scarf & Braids. Military Honors will be conducted at each cemetery to Honor our departed comrades. Taps played by

Cadet Band members David Williamson & Navaeha Zacharias.

Please note times for each cemetery South Detail: East Lincoln 6:30 p.m.; Maplehill 6:50 pm, East Immanuel Lutheran 7:10 pm, Wagon Landing 7:25 pm, Little Falls 7:45 pm, Deronda 8:00 pm, Garfield (Trinity) 8:20pm.

North Detail: Apple River Free Mission 6:30 pm, St. Mary’s Range 6:55 pm, Elim-Range 7:15 pm, Shiloh 7:35 pm, Balsam Lutheran 8:00 pm, Volga 8:20 pm, and Fox 8:30 pm.

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Middle school students shine in Genius Hour The Second Annual Genius Hour Community Expo provided students the opportunity to showcase their Project Based Learning presentations to the public. “We gave the kids an hour a week to do a research project about anything they were passionate about and just got out of their way. We led them through guiding activities but we let them choose what they were going to research and how they were going to present it. We gave them voice in choice,” said Middle School Principal Tom Bensen.

The event was a success with approximately 300 people attending and interacting with the students who were excited to show off their hard work.

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Les and Eileen Markee receive information from Nick Silvas on his project.

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Maren Dodge was able to have her pet, a Cockatiel named Elvis with her as she presented, “How Do Cockatiels Express Their Emotions and Why Do Their Bodies React a Certain Way?”

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Lexis Konecny, Taylor Bush and Kailey Nelson had some help from their furry friends while presenting information on hunting dogs.

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Tianna Lochner, Shyan Taylor and Addison Allee teamed up to present information on the dangers of smoking.

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Raising awareness of suicide, one step at a time

BY APRIL ZIEMER EDITOR@THEAMERYFREEPRESS.COM

Editor’s Note: Some names in this article have been changed to protect the identity of a person who committed suicide and their spouse.

On such a damp and blustery morning it was hard to tell if it was rain or tears that slid down the cheeks of some that were gathered for the Fourth Annual Polk County Suicide Awareness Walk/Run. One thing that was not in question was the passion the crowd had to raise money for mental health awareness and services.

Organized and operated by community volunteers, the Polk County Suicide Awareness Walk was started in 2016, and in the first three years raised $100,000 for suicide prevention in area communities.

This year efforts were once again successful, with their walk enabling $40,000 to be contributed to the cause.

After her son Jordan died by suicide on August 19th, 2015, Tristan Divine decided to create a fundraising team in memory of Jordan and participate in the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s Out of the Darkness Walk, held in September 2015, at the Mall of America.

Divine’s team raised almost $7,000 in just three weeks.

She decided after that walk to keep the money they raised for suicide prevention, in Jordan’s memory, local. Divine, leading a group of volunteers, decided to start a walk in Polk County. Her goal is to help bring awareness to our own community and bring awareness into our schools and give the kids an outlet to encourage positive emotional health.

Executive Director for the Mental Health Task Force of Polk County, Tom Brock, said despite the weather they still had approximately 500 people attend the walk. “It is a meaningful statement regarding the support this event experiences,” he said.

Polk County Sheriff Brent Waak spoke before the walk/ run. He said, “It was an honor to speak at such a great community event about an issue that needs so much support and attention.” Waak said

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Following behind those walking to raise awareness about suicide prevention May 18, was a man who carried a large and heavy cross for the entire 3.10 miles.

mental health is a priority for his administration. He shared he had met with the Attorney General Josh Kahl three weeks ago and with legislative officials in Madison to address the lack of local beds for mental health situations. He said often times his team must go over four hours away to Winnebago Mental Health when dealing with someone in crisis.

He explained the process; how they first spend hours at a local hospital, then get shuffled out of the region with the person needing help. During his time onstage Saturday, Waak asked for a round of applause for Amery behavioral health in their efforts to have beds available, they are the only hospital in the region with that initiative. He shared his concern for the high suicide rate with law enforcement. “Very few

departments have a prevention program. We are starting peer support and Chaplin for our employees. We are trying to get rid of the Stigma with mental health so everyone feels they can seek help if needed,” said Waak. He said that suicide exceeds line of duty deaths.

Amery Hospital and Clinic offered their support at the event as part of Health Partner’s “Make It OK” campaign.

Their mission is to reduce the stigma of mental illnesses and to change hearts and minds about the misperceptions of mental illnesses by encouraging open conversations and education on the topic.

Jane Smith shared that she has shown up at the Polk County Walk for the past few years and thinks of it as therapy. She feels like it is the one time of year where she can look into

the eyes of others who have felt some of the same pain that she has experienced. “Everyone deals with it differently. There isn’t anyone who has felt the exact feelings that I have, but I think it is likely that there are others at the walk who can relate,” said Jane.

Jane’s husband committed suicide a decade ago. He left her with two young children.

Jane has spent countless days struggling with the battle between trying to forget that day all together and trying to recall each and every minute that she had with Jon that day before she received the call that forever changed her life.

“It was a hectic morning, I was shuffling the kids out the door and heading to work. I swiftly said goodbye to Jon. I have wondered since if he knew that was the last time he

would kiss me. I’ve wondered if I would have hugged him tighter or longer if it would have made a difference. I wondered if he stood at the window and stared at our children one last time, but these are things I will never know.”

Jane said she was never aware of her husband having any issues with depression or mental illness of any sort. She is unsure if Jon would have admitted feelings of sadness to her. “I just wish he would have talked to someone-anyone.” She said the couple were having financial difficulties, which had put a strain on things at home. “He had joked one time that he was probably worth more dead than alive, but there is no way to know whether he was seriously thinking about ending his life at that time.” She shared she wishes that he knew that ending his life would not end all of the family’s difficulties saying, “It was the start of a different set of difficulties. Our finances could have changed over time, but the new set of difficulties that started after he was gone will never go away.”

Jane said she struggled with feelings of embarrassment and wondered if people blamed her.

She was really angry at first, next she was sad and then she felt guilty over being angry with Jon and sad in front of her children. “I have spent every single day since living in fear. I am so damn scared that one of my kids will follow in their dad’s footsteps. I cannot go through this again.” She shared that she tries very hard to have open dialogue with her children about how Jon’s suicide has affected all of them.

“It has changed my relationship with Jon’s family and the dynamic between myself and our friends. At first I thought about moving far away, but I would harbor the feelings I have no matter where we lived and didn’t want to put my kids through more change. There are many days that I put on a brave face, but the walk is the one day that I feel I do not need to,” she said.

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500 participants braved the cold and damp weather to participate in the Suicide Awareness Walk. The group walked to raise money to benefit the Mental Health Task Force of Polk County and their work to raise awareness for mental health and services in area communities.

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AREA CHURCHES AMERY CONGREGATIONAL, 201 N. Harriman Ave. Barry Schaefer, pastor Wednesday, May 22: 3:30 pm Homework & Hangout; 4:30 pm Confo Class; 5:45 pm Family Meal; 6:30 pm Service Night Yard Clean Up. Thursday, May 23: 9:30 am Senior Dining Hall Open; 5:30 pm Women’s Bible Study; 7 pm Money Management.

Friday, May 24: 9:30 am Senior Dining Hall Open.

Saturday, May 25: 8 am Youth Rummage Sale.

Sunday, May 26: 10 am Worship/Memorial Recognition; 11:15 am Missions & Social Concerns Meeting.

Monday, May 27: Memorial Day. Tuesday, May 28: 6:30 am Men’s Bible Study; 9:30 am Senior Dining Hall Open; 10 am Bible Study.

AMERY FREE LUTHERAN, 1 mile west of golf course on CTH F, Eric Christenson, pastor, www.ameryflc.org Every Sunday: 9 am Sunday School for ages 3-103; 10:15 am Worship Service; 6 pm Small Group Bible Studies in homes.

Wednesdays: 9:30 am Small Group Women’s Bible Study in home; 7 pm Youth Group and Small Group Bible Studies in homes.

Call the church office for details 715-268-9218.

APPLE RIVER COMMUNITY, 942 US Hwy. 8, Amery Justin Hosking, pastor Sunday: 9:30 am Sunday School for All Ages; 10:15 am Coffee and Fellowship; 10:30 am Morning Worship.

Monday: 6:30 pm Women’s Bible Study.

Wednesday: 10 am Men’s Bible Study; 6 pm Women’s White Cross.

BALSAM LUTHERAN, 1115 Mains Crossing, Amery, Dan Watland, pastor 507-459-1141, Church 715-2689291, www.balsamlutheranchurch.org.

Sunday worship 10:15 am. Holy Communion 2nd & 3rd Sundays.

Sunday, May 26: Elim 8:30 am Holy Worship; 9:30 am Fellowship Time; 10:15 am Holy Worship.

Tuesday, May 28: 8:30 am Quilting at Elim.

Sunday, June 16: Outdoor Service with Blessings of Animals.

CENTERPOINT, 740 Maple Drive, St. Croix Falls (High school) Dick Enerson, pastor Sunday: 10-11:15 am 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, New Richmond Jack Philips, Evangelist, 715-497-7596 Sunday: 9 am Bible Study; 10 am Worship.

Wednesday: 6:30 pm Bible Study and Devotions.

CLEAR LAKE UNITED METHODIST, John Hazen, pastor Sunday: 11:00 am Worship.

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

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

DERONDA LUTHERAN, 1239 65th Ave., Amery Lori Peper, pastor 715-268-9577 Wednesday, May 22: 1 pm Parish Staff Meeting at Trinity; 6:30 pm Bell Tower Committee Meets at Deronda; 7:30 pm NUIC Choir Rehearsal at Deronda.

Thursday, May 23: 8:30 am - 1 pm Pastor Lori & Debbie Teig at Safety & Security Event in Burnsville; 9 am Deronda Quilting, Little Falls Quilting.

Sunday, May 26: HS Senior Recognition; 8 am Deronda Worship; 9:30 am Little Falls Worship; 11 am Trinity Worship.

Monday, May 27: Memorial Day; 8 am - Noon Pancake Extravaganza at Wapo Bible Camp.

Tuesday, May 28: 9 am Parish Staff Meeting at Trinity; 5-7 pm Gather Meal at Deronda.

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

EAST BALSAM BAPTIST, 1816 108th St./CTH I, Balsam Lake, Gabriel Brennan, pastor www.eastbalsam.org 715-857-5411 Sunday: 9 am Worship service; 10:30 am Sunday school.

Tuesday: Women’s Ministry; 9 am Bible Study.

EAST IMMANUEL LUTHERAN, south of Amery on Hwy. 46 then west on 20th Ave., Kathy Pennington, pastor Sunday, May 26: 10:30 am Worship.

Monday, May 27: 11 am Memorial Day Dinner.

Tuesday, May 28: 6 pm Anniversary Committee.

EAST LINCOLN ALLIANCE, 735 70th Ave., Amery 715-268-2350 www.eastlincolnalliance.com Eric Danielson and Randy Schussman, pastors Sunday: 8:45 am Prayer Meeting; 9 am Coffee and Fellowship; 9:30 am 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 pm every Wednesday.

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

Wednesday: 7 pm Bible Study.

ELIM LUTHERAN, Range, Dan Watland, pastor Sunday: 8:30 am Worship.

Holy Communion 2nd and 3rd Sundays.

Council 3rd Tuesday at 6 pm 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 am Sunday worship; Communion first and last Sunday.

Wednesday: 6:30 pm J.A.M. (Jesus & Me).

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

Men’s Bible Study 2nd Sunday 6 pm Mission Quilting Tuesdays 9 am Wednesday evening service 7:15-7:45 pm FIRST LUTHERAN, 240 Elm St., Amery Tim Bjorge, pastor Wednesday, May 22: Hi League.

Thursday, May 23: 8 am Bible Study; 8:30 am Quilters; 7 pm Al Anon.

Sunday, May 26: 9 am Worship.

FIRST LUTHERAN (LCMC), 811 South Ave. W, Clear Lake www.firstluthclearlake.com, Bryan S. Anderson, pastor Wednesday, May 22: 6:15 pm 7th & 8th Grade Confirmation; 7:30 pm 9th Grade Confirmation.

Sunday, May 26: 8:30 am Contemporary Worship; 9:30 am Fellowship; 10 am Traditional Worship; 11 am Fellowship.

Monday, May 27: Memorial Day; Church Office Closed.

Tuesday, May 28: 9 am Quilting; 10 am & 7 pm Bible Marathon Class; 1 pm Prayer Shawl Meeting.

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

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

FULL GOSPEL LIGHTHOUSE, Graytown Merlin Burton, pastor Sunday: 10:30 am Sunday school; 11 am 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 am Sunday school; 10:30 am Worship; Communion 1st and 3rd Sunday.

GRACE LUTHERAN - WELS, 460 4th St., Clear Lake, Ellery W. Groth, pastor 715-491-4330 Sunday: 10:15 am Worship.

HOLY TRINITY ORTHODOX, 511 1st St., Clayton, 715948-2493, htoc@amerytel.net, Chris Wojcik, pastor Sundays: 9:30 am Divine Liturgy.

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

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

Wednesday: 6:30 pm Family Christian Education; 7:30 pm Confirmation.

IMMANUEL LUTHERAN, 65th Ave., rural Clayton, Margaret Grant, pastor Sunday: 8:30 am Worship.

Wednesday: 6:30 pm Family Christian Education; 7:30 pm Confirmation.

JOURNEY CHURCH, 131 Broadway St., Amery, Derek Downs, Lead Pastor, 715-268-2223, www.journeychurch.city Every Sunday: 9 am Worship Service; 10:30-11:30 am All Ages Sunday School.

2nd Sunday of the Month: 6-7 pm Praise and Prayer Night.

Mondays: 1:30-2:30 pm Moms in Prayer (Moms who gather together each week to pray for our schools and children).

Wednesdays (when school is in session): 5:45-6:15 pm Free Family Meal; 6:15-7:30 pm Kids Club (Kids Club is a place where you get to experience the excitement of worshiping God with songs, games and a Bible study with your friends!); 6:15-7:30 pm DW Youth Group (Meets in the Teen Center Building. For students in grades 6-12. Real life topics–real life answers! Invite your friends!)

Saturdays: 7 am Men’s Bible Study (Meets in the Teen Center).

LITTLE FALLS LUTHERAN, 1272 44th Ave., Amery, Lori Peper, pastor 715-268-9577 Wednesday, May 22: 1 pm Parish Staff Meeting at Trinity; 6:30 pm Bell Tower Committee Meets at Deronda; 7:30 pm NUIC Choir Rehearsal at Deronda.

Thursday, May 23: 8:30 am - 1 pm Pastor Lori & Debbie Teig at Safety & Security Event in Burnsville; 9 am Deronda Quilting, Little Falls Quilting.

Sunday, May 26: HS Senior Recognition; 8 am Deronda Worship; 9:30 am Little Falls Worship; 11 am Trinity Worship.

Monday, May 27: Memorial Day; 8 am - Noon Pancake Extravaganza at Wapo Bible Camp.

Tuesday, May 28: 9 am Parish Staff Meeting at Trinity; 5-7 pm Gather Meal at Deronda.

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

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eing proactive entails creating or controlling a situation by causing something to happen rather than waiting for it to happen and then reacting to it. In this context, “proactive” is usually contrasted with “reactive,” and we are often open to the criticism that we should be more proactive. Knowing that your car is having problems, the proactive response would be to make the repairs ahead of time rather than waiting for your car to break down on the side of the road. When thinking about the future, it is common for us to worry about events that may or may not happen, and thus we are often “pro-anxious,” when we might be proactive. Anxiety can serve a useful purpose in our lives; it has been aptly described as an alarm which warns us of danger. When we have legitimate anxieties, it is like the

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Amery Free Press smoke alarm telling us that something is burning, but when we have anxiety over nothing, that is like the false alarm when nothing is on fire. When the anxieties are real, it is best to be proactive. When there is nothing we can do about the situation, the biblical advice to “not worry about tomorrow” is appropriate.

When there is something we can and should do, we should follow the advice given in Proverbs, and be like the ant who stores up its food for the winter.

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LIVING WORD CHAPEL, 2746 Hwy 64, Forest, Senior Leaders Sean & Libby Higgins, 715-265-4810, we.are. living.word@gmail.com, www.livingwordchapel.com Sunday: 9 am Breakfast and Fellowship; 10:15 am Service; Nursery and Children’s Church Available.

Wednesdays: 6 pm The Study; 7 pm Prayer.

Weekly Local Home Groups MENNONITE CHURCH, 1681 6 1/2 St., Co. Hwy. P North, Almena, 715-357-3321 Sunday: 10 am Sunday school, all ages; 10:45 am Sunday worship service; 7:30 am Sunday evening service.

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

Men’s Bible Study 2nd Sunday 6 pm.

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

NEW LIFE COMMUNITY, Amery, Craig Jorgenson, pastor Sunday: 10 am Worship.

Tuesday: 6:30 pm Prayer.

Wednesday: 6:30 pm Youth.

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

Wednesday Night Prayer.

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

OUR SAVIOR’S LUTHERAN, 217 Deronda St., Amery Keith Ruehlow, pastor Wednesday, May 22: 12 pm Table Talk Men; 6:15 pm Evening Prayer; 6:30 pm Youth Group; 7 pm Choir Practice.

Thursday, May 23: 8:30 am Bible Study; 7 pm Lyme Edu. Saturday, May 25: 7 pm AA Meeting.

Sunday, May 26: 9 am Worship with Holy Communion.

Tuesday, May 28: 1 pm Quilting.

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

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

REDEEMER LUTHERAN, 600 S. Keller Ave., Amery, Tom Hahn, pastor Wednesday, May 22: 5:30 pm Confirmation; 7:15 pm Choir Practice.

Sunday, May 26: 9:30 am Worship, Sunday School; 10:30 am Fellowship.

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

Wednesday nights: 6:30-7:30 pm 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 am Sunday school; 10:15 am Worship.

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

Morning Prayer 2nd and 4th Sunday at 10:15 am.

ST. CROIX UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP, 201 N. Adams, St. Croix Falls www.scuuf.org Sunday: 10 am First three Sundays.

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

Mass: 8 am Thursday.

Mass: 10:30 am Sunday.

ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC, 1050 Keller Ave. N, Amery, Father Eugene Murphy • 715-268-7717 • stjosephamery. org Wednesday, May 22: 9 am Mass; Stump the Chump after 9 am Mass; 4 pm Long Range Planning Meeting; 6 pm Stanton

Cemetery Clean Up. Thursday, May 23: 6 pm Faith Formation Committee Meeting; 6:30 pm GriefShare Meeting.

Friday, May 24: 9 am Communion Service.

Saturday, May 25: 4 pm Mass.

Sunday, May 26: 10:30 am Mass.

Monday, May 27: Memorial Day; Offices Closed.

Tuesday, May 28: 9 am Communion Service.

ST. JOHN LUTHERAN, Forest, John Wilman, pastor Friday, May 24-Saturday, May 25: Pastor’s Day Off. Sunday, May 26: 8 am Worship; 9 am Fellowship.

Monday, May 27: Memorial Day. Tuesday, May 28: 1 pm Bible Study.

ST. PAUL LUTHERAN, Deer Park, John Wilman, pastor Friday, May 24-Saturday, May 25: Pastor’s Day Off. Sunday, May 26: 9 am Fellowship; 9:30 am Worship.

Monday, May 27: Memorial Day. Tuesday, May 28: 6:30 pm Bible Study.

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 am; Church 11 am Midweek Service: Wednesday 7 pm Call Head Elder for location in winter months.

THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS (Mormons), 644 S. 6th St., Barron, Chapel 715-537-3679 Bishop Kenneth Konesky 715-719-0283 Sunday: Sacrament 10 am; Sunday School/Primary 11:20 am; Priesthood/Relief Society 12:10 pm TRINITY LUTHERAN of Garfield, 1578 85th Ave., Amery Lori Peper, pastor 715-268-9577 Wednesday, May 22: 1 pm Parish Staff Meeting at Trinity; 6:30 pm Bell Tower Committee Meets at Deronda; 7:30 pm NUIC Choir Rehearsal at Deronda.

Thursday, May 23: 8:30 am - 1 pm Pastor Lori & Debbie Teig at Safety & Security Event in Burnsville; 9 am Deronda Quilting, Little Falls Quilting.

Sunday, May 26: HS Senior Recognition; 8 am Deronda Worship; 9:30 am Little Falls Worship; 11 am Trinity Worship.

Monday, May 27: Memorial Day; 8 am - Noon Pancake Extravaganza at Wapo Bible Camp.

Tuesday, May 28: 9 am Parish Staff Meeting at Trinity; 5-7 pm Gather Meal at Deronda.

See our website for up-to-date scheduling www.trinitylutheranchurchofamery.com.

UNITED COVENANT, 348 5th St. NW, Clear Lake, Dan Pearson, pastor Wednesday, May 22: 6 pm CREW (last day of CREW until September).

Sunday, May 26: 9 am Youth Worship Team; 10 am Worship Service (No Sunday School or Confirmation until September).

Monday, May 27: Memorial Day. Tuesday, May 28: 8 am Sweet Hour of Prayer; 7 pm HEARTS Support Group.

UNITED METHODIST, GLENHILLS PARISH Marybeth Scow, pastor Emerald UMC: 8:30 am Worship with Sunday School.

Glenwood City UMC: 9:45 am Worship with Sunday School.

Downing UMC: 11 am Worship with Sunday School.

WEST IMMANUEL LUTHERAN, ELCA, 447 180th St., Osceola, Pastor Rexford Brandt/Pastor Matt Saarem, Bridge Pastor Wednesday, May 22: 9 am Good Enough Construction Crew, Quilters.

Sunday, May 26: 9 am Coffee Fellowship; 10:30 am Worship.

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

Tuesday: 9 am Healing Rooms by appointment.

Wednesday: 7 pm Adult Bible Study.

Call Nicole at 715-268-8101 or email ngagner@theameryfreepress.com with corrections or additions to the church pages.

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Jeffrey S. Rundquist, Jr

Corinne Ardyce Littlefield

Bonnie Raye Murray

Jeffrey S. Rundquist, Jr., age 33 of Clear Lake, WI died unexpectedly on Friday, May 17, 2019 at United Hospital in St. Paul, MN. Jeffrey Scott Rundquist was born on March 7, 1986 iin Amery, WI the son of J Jeffrey & Marlene (Egerer) R Rundquist. He grew up iin Clear Lake, WI, was b baptized and confirmed a at First Lutheran Church tthere, and graduated from C Clear Lake High School in 22004. Jeff went to work as a an Auto Detailer and spent 6 years at Ken Vance Auto iin Eau Claire, WI. He later w worked as a detailer around Clear Lake, Clayton, and Amery before settling in at St. Croix Harley Davidson in New Richmond, WI. Jeff enjoyed riding and repairing motorcycles and 4 wheelers and was an avid fisherman. He especially enjoyed spending time with his step grandchildren and taking care of his trusty Boston Terrier, Libby.

Jeff will be sorely missed by his fiance’, family and many friends.

He is preceded in death by his grandparents, Donald Rundquist, Ruth & Elroy Egerer.

He is survived by parents Marlene Rundquist - Clear Lake, WI, Jeffery Rundquist (Bonnie Niggemeier) - Minong, WI; brother Josh Rundquist (Lynn Strege) - Burnsville, MN; sisters Carol Daley - Owatonna, MN, Julie (Kevin) Shetler - Webster, WI; grandmother Marie Rundquist - Clear Lake, WI; fianceé Denyelle Denver - Amery, WI; Denyelle’s family and many aunts, uncles, relatives and friends.

Funeral Services at Scheuermann Funeral Home of Clear Lake, WI on Thursday, May 23, 2019 at 7 pm with Pastor Bryan Anderson. Visitation is Thursday, May 23, 2019 at the funeral home from 5 - 7 pm.

Honorary CasketBearers - Jeremy Stephen, Fonzy Swager, Chris Cox, Bill Lobert, Hilly Hillebrandt, Dallas Mante, & Dan Mason Scheuermann Funeral Home of Clear Lake, WI handled the arrangements. www.clearlakefuneralhome. com.

Corinne Ardyce Littlefield age 89 of Amery, Wisconsin formerly of Turtle Lake passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 6, 2019 at Willow Ridge Healthcare.

Corinne was born on Septtember 18, 1929 in Laketown T Township to Arthur and V Violet (Callin) Hallberg. She w was united in marriage to L Lawrence Littlefield on Septtember 20, 1957. They lived iin Roseville, Minnesota for 228 years and later moved tto Amery. After Lawrence d died she moved to Turtle L Lake and lived in her apartm ment for 21 years. Corinne was baptized and confirmed at the Atlas Methodist Church. She was a proud member of the Amery United Congregational Church of Christ. In her free time she enjoyed playing cards, puzzles, going to garage sales, gardening and crocheting baby caps.

She is survived by her daughter, Wendy Vink of Loudon, TN; a grandson, Brandon Vink, 2 greatgrand daughters, Amber Clift and Danielle Vink. She is preceded in death by her husband, Lawrence in 1985; a sister Dorothy Anderson in 2006; a daughter, Shawn Littlefield in 2015 and her parents.

Funeral Services will be held 2 PM on Thursday, May 23, 2019 at the Williamson-White Funeral Home, 222 Harriman Avenue North Amery, Wisconsin with Pastor Barry Schaefer officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.

Interment will take place immediately following the service at the East Lincoln Cemetery. A Luncheon will be provided after the interment at Elim Lutheran Church in Range.

To sign an online guest book and view a video tribute please visit www.williamsonwhite.com Arrangements were entrusted to the Williamson-White Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 222 Harriman Avenue North Amery, Wisconsin 54001.

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Bonnie Raye Murray (nee Cilek), age 75 of Clear Lake, WI, died on Friday, May 10, 2019 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. She passed away in her home in the arms of family.

Bonnie was born the d daughter of Ray and Ann ((Mehle) Cilek on May 26, 11943 in Chicago, IL. She g graduated from Washiington High School in St. P Paul, MN with the class of 11961. That same year, she m married Kenneth Wesenb berg. During his military sservice, she and Ken lived iin Missouri, Washington D D.C., and Germany. Bonnie married Donald Elmore Murray in St. Paul, MN on December 31, 1977. She and Don moved to Amery/ Clear Lake, WI to raise their family in the wide-open country. She worked as a bookkeeper and owner of Ecology Products/EP Baler, a recycling and baler manufacturing business started in the mid-80s with her husband Don. Bonnie loved happy-go-lucky gatherings with friends and family where she was renowned for often enjoying her champagne straight from the bottle. In her later years, she took great pride in tending her landscaped yard and orchard. She shared endless laughs with her loved ones and never tired of shenanigans.

Bonnie is preceded in death by her grandparents; mother, Ann (Mehle) Cilek; father, Ray Cilek; sister Janet Cilek; brother, Fred Cilek; ex-husband, Ken Wesenberg; husband, Don Murray; son, Clint Wesenberg. She is survived by her daughter, Dawn Murray; daughter-in-law, Lynette (Compton Peterson) Wesenberg; grandchildren, Ciara Wesenberg, Christopher Wesenberg, Cayel Wesenberg; step-grandchildren, Ryan Peterson and Amanda Peterson; sister, Jeanne (Cilek) Sherman; and her honorary daughters, Lynn (Marier) Weirauch (niece) and Purdy the cat; and many nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.

A memorial service will be held Friday, May 24, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at Bakken-Young Funeral & Cremation Services (728 S. Knowles Avenue, New Richmond, WI 54017) with a visitation starting one hour prior to the service.

Arrangements are with Bakken-Young Funeral & Cremation Services.

Obituaries are posted online each week

Amery Hospital & Clinic launches educational wine series to raise money for Behavioral Health Center Amery, Wis. – After a successful pilot event last year, Amery Hospital & Clinic Foundation will host a Wonderful World of Wine fundraiser Friday, May 31. The event will take place at Farm Table Foundation Restaurant in Amery from 6 to 9 p.m.

The foundation aims to raise $10,000 for the hospital’s Behavioral Health Center, which provides patients experiencing mental health conditions with a comfortable, healing and caring environment.

The Behavioral Health Center provides four primary services: an inpatient short-stay program; structured outpatient program; outpatient counseling for ages 5 and older; and an outpatient program for people with alcohol and other substance abuse conditions.

“We are so grateful for the support from the community for the Behavioral Health Center,” said Joanne Jackson, executive director of Amery Hospital & Clinic Foundation. “Attendees at the fundraiser will provide vital financial

resources to ensure we continue to provide high-quality services and equipment to meet the needs of patients and their families in the community.”

The May 31 event is the first in a series of educational wine tastings the foundation is planning, and it features spring Chardonnays from France and California. A second wine event is planned for September.

The evening also includes dinner, a program and opportunity to bid on silent auction items including: • Two tickets to a Lambeau Field Packer game with personal roundtrip air flight • One-week stay in a private Arizona condo • Wine basket • Event-featured wine and decanter • Select brand name purses • Dinner for two with two glasses of wine at Domacin Winebar, Stillwater The Farm Table Foundation Restaurant in downtown Amery, the site of the event, works to bring

local farm produce and proteins direct to consumers. Farm Table features craft cooking, using in-season ingredients from the local community.

Tickets to Wonderful World of Wine are $100 and available until May 17 by calling (715) 268-0319, emailing foundation@amerymedical.com or registering online at amerymedicalcenter.org/foundation.

ABOUT AMERY HOSPITAL & CLINIC Amery Hospital & Clinic is part of HealthPartners, the largest consumer-governed, non-profit health care organization in the nation with a mission to improve health and well-being in partnership with members, patients and the community. Amery Hospital & Clinic is a non-profit critical access health care facility, with additional clinic locations in Clear Lake, Luck and Turtle Lake, Wis. offering primary, acute, emergency, outpatient and specialty health care services.

For more information, visit amerymedicalcenter.org.

DEATH NOTICE

John D. Grund John D. Grund, age 83, of Amery died on Tuesday, May 21, 2019 at Golden Age Manor in Amery.

Funeral arrangements are being made with the Williamson-White Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Amery. www.williamsonwhite.com

That’s Righteous Order Do what Lord expects in life overcoming for you Does mean to be all done in him As see now Lord looks out always for one too By not leaving any person in a lonely place The intentions is of love his and being good Therefore you do have much to rely upon Beith in full right guaranteed as world Keeping all promises by wisdom and blessings.

Please remember now that’s righteous order all ways Dependable with diligence and of powers For this is our divine Savior for all days In him we do honor, praise and worship.

Considering as he knows our hearts and soul Being the greatest doctor spiritually to know An doing all things unlimited is his goal Do take a hold and be with King of all Kings.

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This recipe makes a large pan dessert with just a few apples and other ingredients.

APPLE BARS Combine in large bowl: 1 c. flour 1 c. sugar 1/2 tsp. salt 1/4 tsp. baking powder Add and combine well: 2 eggs, well beaten 1/4 c. melted butter (1/2 stick) 1 c. finely chopped 1/3 c. raisins 1 c. chopped walnuts (optional) Put batter into a greased/sprayed 9x13” baking pan.

Bake at 350˚ for 40-50 minutes or until edges are golden. Hint: Sprinkle with powdered sugar when serving or top with whipped cream/topping, if desired.

Perhaps you would like to make your own taco seasoning. This recipe might be the taste you’re looking for.

This recipe will double, triple or even quadruple well so if you like the taste, make larger batches for later use.

TACO SEASONING Combine well: 1 T. New Mexico chili powder 1/2 tsp. garlic powder 1/4 tsp. onion powder 1/4 tsp. red pepper flakes 1/4 tsp. oregano 1/2 tsp. paprika 2 tsp. cumin 1 tsp. salt (kosher) 1 tsp. black pepper Store in a tight container. Use the same amount that is in packages from the store, to season your recipes.

Make these muffins for any meal or for lunch boxes, too.

1 can (20 oz.) fruit cocktail, undrained 1 can (12 oz.) thawed lemonade concentrate 1 can (12 oz.) thawed orange juice concentrate 6 medium firm bananas, cubed Put the mixture into 10 foil cupcake liners put in muffin cups or put in individual plastic beverage glasses. Freeze until solid. When ready to serve, thaw for about 30-45 minutes before serving. Serves 10.

Rhubarb is up and looking good in gardens. Make this dessert for friends or family.

HONEY-RHUBARB CRUMBLE Combine and toss well to coat: 5-1/2 c. sliced into 1/2 “ pieces rhubarb (about 1-1/2 pounds) 1/4 c. honey 1 tsp. grated lime rind Spoon into a greased/sprayed eight inch square baking pan.

Put in food processor and pulse 2-3 times: 1/3 regular oats 1/3 c. flour 1/4 c. brown sugar Add and pulse until mixture resembles coarse meal: 3 T. cold butter, cut into small pieces Sprinkle the topping on top of the rhubarb mixture.

Bake at 375˚ for 40 minutes or until rhubarb is tender.

Hint: Serve with dollop of ice cream or frozen yogurt.

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This pie is so easy, looks luscious and is luscious. It takes only a few minutes to make, too. Make it ahead because it needs to be refrigerated.

HAWAIIAN PIE You will need 1- 9” shortbread pie crust (or graham cracker crust).

Combine and mix until combined well: 1 can (30 oz.) crushed pineapple with the syrup 1 pkg. (6 serving size) instant vanilla pudding and pie filling 1 container (8 oz.) sour cream Spoon above mixture into the crust.

Put on top: 1 can (8 oz.) sliced pineapple, drained and halved.

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Then add and combine well: 1 egg 1/2 c. brown sugar Combine in medium bowl: 1 c. flour 1 tsp. baking powder 1/2 tsp. soda 1/2 tsp. salt Add and stir to combine: 1/2 c. melted butter Add and combine: 1/2 to 3/4 c. raisins (or currents or craisins) Add the oat mixture and combine until just mixed.

Divide the batter into 12 medium muffin cup liners or 6 Texas size muffin liners. Bake at 400˚ for 15-20 minutes or until done (toothpick test) .

Hints: If you don’t have buttermilk, use 1/2 c. milk and 1/2 c. sour cream. You can also use 1/2 c. yogurt for the sour cream. To plump raisins, soak about 15 minutes in hot water or use add hot water in MW safe bowl and microwave for 30 seconds.

Let drain well.

Put the rounded side of the pineapple toward the crust.

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Tourism in Wisconsin tops $21.6 Billion in 2018 Polk County Visitor Spending at $91.7 Million; 5.06% increase from 2017!

St. Croix Falls, WI. May 6, 2019 The Wisconsin Department of Tourism today announced tourism’s impact on the state’s economy reached $21.6 billion in 2018. The findings are a part of a study conducted by Tourism Economics highlighting continued growth across the state’s tourism industry. Last year, tourism supported over 199,000 jobs and visitor trips topped 112 million visits.

The announcement comes as Wisconsin’s tourism industry celebrates this year’s National Travel &Tourism Week (May 5-11).

Locally, travelers to Polk County spent $91.7 million in 2018. The close position of Polk County to the metro area of Minneapolis/St. Paul increased the visitor spending, as well as the wealth of natural resources; two state parks, state trails and abundant lakes that attract visitors to our area. The Polk County Tourism and Promotional Council has promoted the area by offering annually a Tourism Conference each fall that features local businesses, marketing experts and Julie Fox the Regional Tourism Specialist. Recently, the Information Center has become part of the Spring Arts Tour featuring local artists during the three-day weekend art event. “Tourism plays a critical role in our community and continues to grow, and from an economic standpoint, the numbers reflect that we are pleased to

see that the visitor spending went up 5.07% increase from the previous year,� said William Johnson, chairman of the Polk County Tourism and Promotional Council. “Last year’s numbers are very encouraging and we hope to capitalize on this momentum in the coming summer season.�

Statewide, traveler spending generated $1.5 billion in state and local revenue and $1.2 billion in federal taxes. and visitors generated $1.6 billion in state and local revenue and $1.2 billion in federal taxes, saving Wisconsin taxpayers $680 per household. Last year, tourism achieved a Return on Investment of 7 to 1: $7 in tax revenue per $1 promotional spend. Additional economic impact findings, including individual county figures are also available at industry. travelwisconsin.com/research/economic-impact. “Tourism in Wisconsin continues to see steady economic growth thanks to all the individuals who work hard to advance the industry,� said Tourism Secretary-designee Meaney. “We also see tremendous growth opportunities that will help us tell the story of Wisconsin and attract new travelers to explore some of our most unique offerings.�

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Front Row: Colleen Gifford Foxwell (director) Mary Hannahan (Eco Fire Bars).

AMERY AREA COMMUNITY CENTER ATTENTION MEMBERS!!! Do you like to bake but don’t want to eat all of your creations?? I have the solution for you! Our annual Vendor and Bake sale is coming up on June 29th! We are looking for members to bake some yummy treats and donate them to the sale. Please email Jen at aaccjen@outlook.com or call to let us know if you can bake something. Are you not so much of a baker? Still want to donate? We are also going to have a baking day at the center, so, if you want to donate some baking items such as four, sugar, butter, eggs, oil, cake or brownie mix, we would love that, too! • Do you volunteer around our community? Did you know that by telling us your volunteer hours it helps gain grant dollars by showing how active our members are? Please email Jen at aaccjen@ outlook.com or call 715-268-6605 with your hours each month, thank you! • Circuit Breaker Members, every month you pay your $10 you will get a punch on our new card and after you have paid for 5 months you get 1 month FREE! That means you will receive 2 FREE months per year! This is our way of saying your health is important to us!

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Forty Friends

BY CARRIE CLASSON

The truth is, I don’t actually have forty friends in my immediate community.

I only recently moved to town when I married Peter. So, I just went around town and invited every person I recognized and, somehow, ended up inviting forty people to my patio this past Monday evening to celebrate the release of my book.

I invited all the neighbors, and a guy I met on the trail, some writers, and a librarian, and a woman I occasionally see walking her dog—sometimes with her friend, Georgina. The dog-walking woman was recently divorced so I told her, “Invite your friend Georgina!” And she did.

My husband, Peter, was worried because I had invited forty people to the party and there was no possible way forty people would fit in our little house. We were counting on good weather and fitting forty people on our patio. Unfortunately, the weather was looking anything but good.

A nasty weather system came in

and stayed. It rained for three days.

Then, briefly, it turned to snow. Postponing the party was not an option.

My sister-in-law, Shelley, was flying in from Havre, Montana.

Shelley is more fun than anyone I know and her visit was one of the reasons we had to celebrate.

“The weather looks terrible!” Peter said, flipping from one dire Carrie Classon weather forecast to the next.

On Friday I started to look for an indoor venue for our party and discovered that Monday was the night everyone in town went dancing. Every venue was filled with Scottish or salsa or ballroom dancers. I had no idea so many people danced.

On Saturday I said to Peter, “Let’s not worry about it today. We can start worrying again first thing tomorrow morning.”

So, we did our best not to worry. Shelley came in from Havre and, of course,

we had a wonderful time. Then Sunday morning dawned and… the weather changed. The sun shone and the mud dried up. By evening there was no sign of the storm system on any of Peter’s weather channels.

Peter was still worried about whether—even outdoors—we actually had room for forty people. But I cooked lasagna and bought a huge cake and strung lights and Peter mowed and wacked weeds and bought lots of ice and, by Monday night, our little place looked quite festive.

Thirty-six people showed up, and when Georgina showed up she got quite a reception because everyone (everyone but me!) knew her. She was old friends with Peter’s sister in town and knew all the neighbors and even Peter remembered he’d been to her house for a Christmas party before he met me.

We fed everyone lasagna and I read a little bit from my book and I completely forgot about the cake.

“Wasn’t there supposed to be cake?!” one of the younger partygoers finally complained.

“Ack!” I yelled and ran into the kitchen and we served the cake—a little late.

Everyone seemed to have a good time, especially Georgina who, it turned out, was a psychologist.

“Well!” Georgina said, as she left, “now I know quite a bit about you.” (I don’t know what she meant by that.)

“It was a great party,” Peter said, after all of Georgina’s friends had gone.

And it was. It was wonderful to celebrate, wonderful to meet the neighbors.

I realized I had friends all around me, just waiting to be invited in.

“But maybe next time we should only invite twenty,” Peter added.

“Yes,” I said, “I think twenty would be fine—as long as we invite Georgina.”

Till next time, Carrie Carrie Classon’s memoir, “Blue Yarn: A Memoir About Loss, Letting Go, & What Happens Next,” was just released.

It is available at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and other fine stores. Learn more at CarrieClasson.com.

SELF HELP GROUPS Ad Advance Directive Di ti W Workshop. k h Who Wh would ld make k 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., Thursday 7 p.m., Friday 7 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m., Sunday 7 p.m. at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, 217 Deronda St., Amery. 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 Monday at noon B.B., 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 information call Pat Skinner at

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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.

Cancer Support Group meets the second Tuesday of the month at the Amery Public Library at 6 p.m.

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 - S.T.A.R.S. (Surviving Trauma Advocacy Resource Group) Monday 4-5 p.m. in Amery, Tuesday 6-7 p.m. in Osceola, Wednesday 2-3 p.m. in Milltown and Thursday 6-7 p.m. in Milltown. Domestic Violence Education Class every other Wednesday from 10-noon in Milltown.

Burnett County - Monday 4-5 p.m. 715-349-7272. Barron County - Thursday 5:30-6:30 p.m. 715-651-4969.

For more information call CRA 715-825-4414 or the 24 hour crisis line 1-800-261-7233. All groups are held every week unless noted. Child care is available with some groups. Ask your facilitator prior to the group meeting.

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 Professionals 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.

Families and Parenting. Milltown Parenting Group meets Wednesdays from 1-2 p.m., Milltown Family Group has dinner from 5-5:30 p.m. and F.U.N. from 5-6 p.m. on Thursdays. For more information call CRA 715-825-4414. All groups are held every week unless noted. Child care is available with some groups. Ask your facilitator prior to the group meeting.

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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.

GriefShare, a non-denominational special help seminar and support group for people experiencing the loss of a loved one is being held at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Amery on Thursdays from 6:30 to 8 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 715-268-7717.

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.

Memory Cafe. Do you or your loved one have memory concerns or early signs of dementia? Join us at the Amery Memory Cafe where individuals with memory concerns and their care partners, family and friends can laugh, learn and stay connected in a safe atmosphere.

The Memory Cafe meets at the Amery Area Community Center the 3rd Thursday of each month from 1-2:30 p.m. Please RSVP to Barb at the ADRC of NW WI at 877-485-2372. Memory Cafe is free to attend, and coffee and snacks are provided.

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. (only meets during the school year.)

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

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

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Wi i W 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.

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 Y12SR is a 12 step based discussion and yoga practice that is open to anyone and everyone dealing with their own addictive behavior or affected by the addictive behavior of others. All A's are welcome. Great Blue Yoga, 113 Keller Ave N 54001, 6:45 p.m., Tuesdays.

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LUNCH MENUS

AMERY SCHOOLS Wednesday, May 22– K-5 Breakfast: Breakfast Egg Wrap, Yogurt Parfait, Cereal, Grahams, Fruit Choices.

6-12 Breakfast: Breakfast Egg Wrap, Yogurt Parfait, Cereal, Cheerio Bar-HS Only, Grahams, Fruit Choices.

Elementary School Lunch: Chicken Nuggets, Brown Rice, Coleslaw, Fruit Choices, Garden Bar, Turkey Sandwich with Cheese.

Intermediate School Lunch: Chicken Nuggets, Brown Rice, BBQ Pork Sanddwich, Coleslaw, Fruit Choices, Garden Bar, Turkey Sandwich with Cheese, Chef Salad.

Middle School Lunch: Annual School Cookout!

Warrior Burger, Beef Hot Dog on a Bun, Baked Chips, Coleslaw, Watermelon, Garden Bar, Yogurt Lunch.

High School Lunch: Chicken Nuggets, Brown Rice, BBQ Pork Sandwich, Coleslaw, Pineapple Chunks, Garden Bar, Peanut Butter & Grape Jelly Sandwich, Yogurt Lunch, Chef Salad.

Thursday, May 23– K-5 Breakfast: Cinnamon Waffles, Warrior Sandwich, Cereal, String Cheese, Fruit Choices.

6-12 Breakfast: Cinnamon Waffles, Warrior Sandwich, Cereal, Cheerio Bar-HS Only, String Cheese, Fruit Choices.

Elementary School Lunch: Homemade Spaghetti, Garlic Toast, Green Beans, Fruit Choices, Garden Bar, Yogurt Lunch.

6-12 Breakfast: Honey Wheat Bagel, Cream Cheese, Lumberjack, Cereal, Cheerio BarHS Only, String Cheese, Fruit Choices.

Elementary School Lunch: Chicken Patty on a Bun, Ranch Wedges, Fruit Choices, Garden Bar, Yogurt Lunch.

Intermediate School Lunch: Chicken ‘n’ Waffles, Mini Corn Dogs, Baked Beans, Berries & Cream, Fruit Choices, Garden Bar, Yogurt Lunch,

Intermediate School Lunch: Homemade Spaghetti, Garlic Toast, Green Beans, Fruit Choices, Garden Bar, Yogurt Lunch, Chef Salad.

Middle School Lunch: Homemade Spaghetti, Garlic Toast, Green Beans, Fruit Choices, Garden Bar. High School Lunch: Homemade Spaghetti, Garlic Toast, Green Beans, Peaches, Garden Bar, Peanut Butter & Grape Jelly Sandwich, Yogurt Lunch, Chef Salad.

Friday, May 24– K-5 Breakfast: Mini French Toast, UBR, Cereal, Grahams, Fruit Choices.

6-12 Breakfast: Mini French Toast, UBR, Lemon Blueberry Brekkie, Cereal, Cheerio Bar-HS Only, Grahams, Fruit Choices.

Elementary School Lunch: Pizza, Corn, Garden Bar, Fruit Choices, Turkey Sandwich with Cheese.

Intermediate School Lunch: Pizza, Fish Fillet Sandwich, Corn, Garden Bar, Turkey Sandwich with Cheese, Chef Salad.

Middle School Lunch: Cheese Pizza, Pepperoni Pizza, Fish Fillet Sandwich, Corn, Garden Bar, Holiday Cookies, Turkey Sandwich with Cheese.

High School Lunch: Pepperoni Pizza, Cheese Pizza, Fish Fillet Sandwich, Corn, Mixed Fruit, Garden Bar, Yogurt Lunch, Peanut Butter & Grape Jelly Sandwich, Chef Salad.

Monday, May 27– No School Tuesday, May 28– K-5 Breakfast: Honey Wheat Bagel, Cream Cheese, Lumberjack, Cereal, String Cheese, Fruit Choices.

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Middle School Lunch: Chicken ‘n’ Waffles, Corn Dog, Baked Beans, Berries & Cream, Fruit Choices, Garden Bar, Peanut Butter & Grape Jelly Sandwich, Yogurt Lunch.

High School Lunch: Turkey Bacon Wrap with Chipotle Herb Dip, Chicken Patty on a Bun, Spicy Chicken Patty on a Bun, Waffle Fries, Pear Slices, Garden Bar, Peanut Butter & Grape Jelly Sandwich, Yogurt Lunch, Cook’s Choice Salad.

CLEAR LAKE SCHOOLS Wednesday, May 22– Elementary breakfast: Breakfast Cereal & Yogurt Or Peanut Butter & Jelly “Uncrustable”, Fruit Juice, Fruit, Milk Choice.

Elementary lunch: “Oodles of Noodles” with Meat Sauce Or Chicken Alfredo, Breadstick, Garden Salad Bar, Sliced Peaches, Milk.

High school breakfast: Cereal, Zee Zee Bar, Muffin, Yogurt, Canadian Bacon, Egg, and Cheese Sandwich*, “Gripz” Graham Crackers.

High school lunch: Penne Pasta with Meat Sauce or Chicken Alfredo, Breadstick, Caesar Salad, Steamed Broccoli, Slushie Fruit Cup, Sliced Apples, Milk.

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Elementary breakfast: Breakfast Cereal or Oatmeal, Cereal Bar, Fruit Juice, Fruit, Milk Choice.

Elementary lunch: Mandarin Orange Chicken or Popcorn Chicken, Chow Mein Noodles, Rice, Green Beans, Carrots with Dip, Pineapple, Fruit Juice, Fortune Cookie, Milk.

High school breakfast: Cereal, Cheese Omelet, Muffin, Pancakes, Nutri Grain Bar, Yogurt Parfait.

High school lunch: Mandarin Orange Chicken or Chicken Smackers, Chow Mein Noodles, Rice, Green Beans, Carrots with Dip, Applesauce, Pineapple, Fortune Cookie, Milk.

Friday, May 24– Elementary breakfast: Breakfast Cereal or Cinnamon Roll, Hard Cooked Egg, Fruit Juice, Fruit, Milk Choice.

Elementary lunch: Ham & Cheese Sub or PB & J “Uncrustable”, Fresh Vegetables, Chips, Blueberries, Mandarin Oranges, Milk Choice.

High school breakfast: Cereal, Yogurt, “Gripz” Graham Crackers, Cinnamon Roll, Pop Tart, Sausage Links.

High school lunch: Ham & Cheese or Grilled Chicken Sub, Fresh Vegetables, Tangy Broccoli Salad, Grapes Craisins, Chips, Milk Choice.

Monday, May 27–No School Tuesday, May 28– Elementary breakfast: Breakfast Cereal or Donut Holes, Scrambled Eggs, Fruit Juice, Fruit, Milk Choice.

Elementary lunch: Chicken Fajita Wrap or Yogurt, Cheese Stick & Muffin, Carrots with Dip, Black Beans, Rice, Pineapple, Orange Smiles, Milk Choice.

High school breakfast: Cereal, Cheese Stick, “Gripz” Graham Crackers, Biscuits and Gravy*, Nutri Grain Bar, Muffin, Sausage Links.

High school lunch: Chicken Fajita, Chicken Strips, Chicken Caesar Salad or PB & J “Uncrustable”, Vegetables with Dip, Rice, Black Beans, Milk, Applesauce, Pineapple.

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Learn to Golf! Adult course. After just 6 hours you’ll have the tools necessary to step onto the course and play with confidence. Class is designed to help novices get over their fear and get on the course in a low-pressure environment. We will cover rules, etiquette, and swing fundamentals and have clubs available if you don’t have your own. For men, women or youth ages 14+. Under age 14 welcome with a registered parent/guardian. Four Tuesdays in June from 5-6:30 p. Fee $44 includes one 9-hole weekday pass to the Amery Golf Club. Pre-register with Community Ed. Supply fee: $6 to pay at first class.

SUMMER FOR YOUTH in Amery. Complete details available through Community Ed. Hunter Education – Three classes available: June 17-21 from 8:30-11:30 am; June 17-21 from 12:30-3:30 pm; June 24-28 from 8:30-11:30 am. $10, pre-register through Community Ed. Junior Golf for boys & girls completing grades K-9 – Lessons and course time on Mondays in June & July and Jr. Tournament August 4. $40, pre-register through Community Ed.

11:30 am. $35, pre-register through Community Ed. Tennis League for High School boys & girls – Tuesdays, June 11-July 9 from 6-7 p. $15, pre-register through Community Ed. Tennis League for Youth completing grades 5-8 – Mondays, June 10-July 8 from 6-7 pm. $30, pre-register through Community Ed. Softball Skills & Drills Camp for girls completing grades 4-8. June 17-20 from 1-4 pm. $55, pre-register through Community Ed. Basketball Skills & Drills Camp for boys & girls completing grades 3-8. July 15-18. Girls 8:3011:30 am. Boys 1:30-4:30 pm. $75, pre-register through Community Ed. Volleyball 1on1 Camp at AHS for girls completing grades 5-11. Completing grades 8-11 on July 8, 9 & 10 from 8 a - 6 p; $180 for Amery players or $220 for non-Amery. Completing grades 5-7 on July 8 & 10 from 6:30-8 pm; $25. Register online https://tshq. bluesombrero.com/ameryvolleyball. Do not register through Community Ed.

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Prescott upsets Amery in 11 innings

BY BRETT HART CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Amery’s softball team suffered a tough 4-5 road loss to Prescott on May 10 when it was outhit 10-8 by the Cardinals.

Included among Amery’s hits was a solo home run by Ally Dahlberg. Ella Schmidt was the only Warrior to

record multiple hits as she went 2-for-5.

Recording one base hit each were Madelyn Granica, Abby Schmidt, Drew Granica, Julia Englebretson and Mariah Waalen.

Madelyn Granica, Drew Granica, Englebretson and Dahlberg each scored one run.

Taking the loss after

11 innings on the mound was Madelyn Granica, who struck out seven batters. (The Warriors struck out just four times.)

Prescott’s record sits at 15-9 overall while the Cardinals are fourth place in the Middle Border Conference. Amery (12-5) is currently in third place.

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Amery’s baseball team rallied hard on May 14, but its losing streak extended to seven games with a 7-8 home loss to Ellsworth.

After giving up four runs in the first inning, the Warriors answered with four of their own in the fourth with bases-loaded singles by Kale Hopke, Pake Brown and Jeremiah Sillman, followed

by Bryn Gouker being hit by a pitch to drive in the tying run.

The Warriors found themselves facing another four-run deficit with bases loaded the bottom of the seventh inning. Grady Martin responded with another RBI single. Hopke was walked with one out, driving in Max Kempf.

Then Brown grounded into a fielder’s choice that allowed Martin to score.

With runners on second and third base, and two outs, the pressure was on Sillman, who facing a full count, hit a fly ball to left field, ending the game.

Ellsworth outhit Amery 6-5.

Brett Forrest hit the game’s only double in a 1-for-4 outing at the plate.

Martin, Hopke, Brown and Sillman each finished with a single. Kempf and Martin scored two runs apiece while Forrest, Alec Stern and Hopke each scored once.

Hopke and Brown tallied two RBI each. Martin, Sillman and Gouker each notched one RBI. Three Warriors split time on the mound with Martin taking the loss.

Martin pitched just 2/3 inning, striking out one batter, walking four and giving up three hits and four earned runs.

Forrest pitched 5 1/3 innings, striking out three batters, walking five and allowing three hits and four runs.

Kempf pitched one no-hit inning that included one strikeout.

Ellsworth and Amery sit seventh and eighth, respectively, in the Middle Border Conference standings.

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Dietrich, Boys 4x100 team win MBC titles

BY BRETT HART CONTRIBUTIN G WRITER

Amery’s track and field teams began their postseason on May 13 at the Middle Border Conference Meet hosted by St. Croix Central, and the Warriors placed third in the boys’ team standings while the girls’ squad finished sixth.

Earning conference titles for the Warriors were Marlee Dietrich in the girls 300-meter hurdles (47.79 seconds) and the boys 4x100-meter relay team of Galen Coy, Dalton Johnson, Lance Waalen and Tyler Riechert (44.91 seconds).

Amery also had five runner up finishes. Ella Williamson, Amanda Edwards, Lydia Monson and Jaidyn McAlpine teamed up for a second-place performance in the girls 4x400-meter relay (4:20.40).

Coy, Riechert, Casey Anderson and Dylan Thomsen were runner up in the boys 4x200 (1:34.88).

Johnson also placed second in the 100-meter dash ( 11.56 seconds) while Lance Waalen did the same in the 200-meter dash (23.53 seconds).

Mason Bosley was second in the 300-meter hurdles (42.34 seconds).

Securing third place in the girls 4x100-meter relay (53.59 seconds) were Edwards, Madilyn Heinn, Emma Wolf and Edwards. Dietrich was third in the long jump (15-05).

Bosley, Mason Goulet, Gus Wentz and Alexis Castorena earned third place in the boys 4x400 (3:36.17) while Wentz was third, individually, in the 100-meter dash (11.65 seconds). Coy snagged third in the high jump (6-00), as did Johnson in the long jump (20.00.50).

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Lance Waalen-Dalton Johnson, members of the first place 4x100 relay ALLEN CARLSON’

Marlee Dietrich - Long Jump 3rd place

Team Scores Girls Osceola 145, St. Croix Central 118, New Richmond 114.50, Prescott 109, Ellsworth 59, Amery 55.5, Baldwin-Woodville 53, Somerset 48

Boys

Osceola 189.5, New Richmond 151, Amery 112, Somerset 86, St. Croix Central 78.5, Prescott 35, Baldwin-Woodville 31, Ellsworth 17 ALLEN CARLSON

Tyler Reichert-Galen Coy 4x200 2nd place.

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Amanda Edwards Alexis Werle 4x100 3rd place.

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Emma Wolf Madilyn Heinn 4x100 3rd place.

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Warriors win Middle Border Conference Tennis Title

BY BRETT HART CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Amery High School put together a stellar day of boys’ tennis on May 14 at the Middle Border Conference tournament in New Richmond.

Riding high with confidence after three wins the week before, the Warriors (6-3-1, 4-2 MBC) crowned two individual conference champions on the way to claiming the team title as well.

“It was an exciting start to the tournament with everyone winning their first round of play,” said Amery Coach Tanya Julson, noting that with all of her singles players having No. 1 seeds, their first round victories sent them straight to the finals.

Winning the No. 2 singles conference title was Luke Julson, who according to Coach Julson, “played a strong, confident tournament. He dominated both of his matches.”

Luke shut out Ellsworth’s Liam Moore in the semifinals and topped Regis’ Keaton Comero, 6-1, 6-1 in the finals.

At No. 4 singles, Dayne Gehrman also claimed the championship with a full day of solid tennis. “He served well and is always working hard and hustling,” said Coach Julson.

Gehrman picked up a 6-0, 7-5 victory over Altoona’s Ryan Chmeli in the semifinals and blasted New Richmond’s Tyler Dennis, 6-1, 6-1 in the finals.

Claiming second place were Daniel Marquand (No. 3 singles) and Noah Rademaker (No. 1 singles).

Rademaker won his semifinal match 6-3, 6-2 over Baldwin-Woodville’s Dawson Lee and fought a tough battle in the finals against New Richmond’s Trent Ziebol before falling 3-6, 6-7.

“These two players have been the best in the conference for two years,” Coach Julson said. “They have played many close matches that go to either player. Every time they play, it comes down to whoever can get a couple important points at the right time.”

Marquand made the comeback from an injury that had him sidelined the week before to put together a strong tournament. He opened with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Altoona’s Noah Kaiser before losing 4-6, 1-6 to Regis’ Jack Merrick.

Amery’s No. 2 doubles team of Jacob Oman and Joseph Wentz improved throughout the tournament and finished in third place. Oman and Wentz defeated New Richmond 3-6, 6-4, 10-7 in the first round and lost, 1-6, 5-7 to Altoona in the second round. They finished with a 7-5, 6-4, victory over Regis.

“They did a great job of getting both players to the net and finding the open court to put their volley away,” Coach Julson said. “Their effort was

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Back row L-R: Assistant Coach Levi Busse, Simon Panek, Ethan Mork, Jacob Oman, Irving Sanchez, Luke Julson, Coach Tanya Julson and Kenny Lepak.

Front Row L-R: Dayne Gehrman, Daniel Marquand, J.C. Wentz and Noah Rademaker.

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Individual tennis medal winners L-R: Second Place Daniel Marquand #3 Singles, Conference Champion Dayne Gehrman #4 Singles, Third Place Jacob Oman and J.C. Wentz #2 Doubles, Second Place Noah Rademaker #1 Singles and Conference Champion Luke Julson #2 Singles.

amazing.”

Placing fourth were the No. 1 and No. 3 doubles teams.

Ethan Mork and Kenny Lepak played at No 1 doubles where they opened with a 6-0, 6-2 victory over Osceola and followed with a 1-6, 2-6 loss to Altoona and a 2-6, 4-6 loss to Baldwin-Woodville.

“Kenny was patient from the back court, getting many balls in play and setting up his partner,” Coach Julson said.

“Ethan did an amazing job of serving and poaching volleys at the net for winners.”

Simon Panek and Irving

Sanchez each played their role as well in the No. 3 doubles bracket.

“Simon was a great distractor at the net,” said Coach Julson. “Irving does a nice job getting his service returns in play and keeping the point going.”

The duo opened with a 3-6, 6-4, 10-7 win over Osceola and followed with a 4-6, 7-6, 9-11 loss to Baldwin-Woodville. Then they finished with a 3-6, 4-6 loss to New Richmond.

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Amery crushes 3 home runs in blowout of Luck/Frederic

BY BRETT HART CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Amery’s baseball team (5-11) earned a six-inning 18-7 road victory over Luck/Frederic on May 17, recording numerous big hits along the way.

Mac Smith, who 3-for-5 at the plate smashed two home runs, helping him to a four-run, four-RBI night. His other hit was a double.

Pake Brown also had a home run

and a double while hitting 3-for-4 with four RBI and one run scored.

Others contributing doubles included Lance Hiltner, Kale Hopke, Mike Kurschinski and Alec Stern.

Stern finished 2-for-3 and scored one run. Keaton Tollakson tallied two RBI as the Warriors racked up 15 RBI and 13 hits on the evening.

They struck out just one time and were walked seven times.

Defensively, the Warriors gave up 14 hits, with winning pitcher

Jeremiah Sillman scattering 11 of them. He also struck out three batters, walked three and allowed six earned runs in 3 2/3 innings.

Smith pitched 2 1/3 innings, allowing three hits, one earned run and one walk while striking out one batter.

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New Richmond remains undefeated in MBC with shutout of Amery

BY BRETT HART CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Coming off a five-run loss to Rice Lake in the morning, Amery’s baseball team found itself in an unfortunate repeat of events on the evening of May 11 when it fell 0-5 to Middle Border Conference leader New Richmond.

The Tigers hit two triples and a double off the Warriors while holding an 8-6 hit advantage.

Mac Smith recorded a double for the Warriors while going 1-for-4 at the plate. Earning one base hit each for Amery were Brett Forrest, Grady Martin, Pake Brown, Max Kempf and Kale Hopke.

Hopke took the loss on the

mound despite striking out six batters in 3 2/3 innings. He also gave up seven hits, three earned runs and three walks. Forrest gave up just one hit and struck out five batters in 2 1/2 innings.

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Amery’s baseball team kicked off a two-game Saturday on May 11 with a 1-6 loss to Rice Lake in a 10 a.m. game.

After falling behind 0-6, the Amery Warriors finally broke into

the scoring column in the bottom of the sixth inning on a ground ball single by Grady Martin. Martin drove in Lance Hiltner.

Overall, the Rice Lake Warriors outhit Amery, 14-4, with just one multi-base hit - a double. Collecting a single each for Amery were Brett Forrest, Mac Smith, Pake Brown

and Martin.

Alec Stern took the loss, pitching 3 1/3 innings while scattering four hits, two walks, a strikeout and three earned runs. Max Kempf pitched 3 2/3 innings, giving up 10 hits, two walks and three earned runs while striking out one batter.

Panthers pounce on Amery baseball

BY BRETT HART CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Things just kept getting harder for the Amery baseball team on May 16 when St. Croix Central extended the Warriors’ losing streak to eight games in a five-inning, 10-0, contest.

SCC (11-8) outhit Amery, 11-2,

and maintained its No. 2 position in the Middle Border Conference standings.

Brett Forrest and Alec Stern both hit 1-for-2 for the Warriors (4-11).

Kale Hopke took the loss after allowing six hits and five runs in 1 1/3 innings. He also struck out three batters and walked five.

Max Kempf allowed four hits and four runs in 2 1/3 innings while striking out one batter and walking one. Grady Martin pitched 2/3 inning, scattering one hit, one run, one strikeout and three walks.

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Warriors give Ellsworth first MBC loss with 2-1 upset

BY BRETT HART CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Coming off a disappointing 11-inning loss to fourth-place Prescott three days earlier, the third-place Amery softball team returned to Middle Border Conference play on May 13 and handed the conference leader, Ellsworth, its first MBC loss of the season, 2-1, in Amery.

Critical to the win was the effort of Madelyn Granica, who struck out 14 batters and scattered three

hits and three walks in seven innings on the mound. She also recorded the team’s only multi-

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Peterson places 11th at Conference Championships

BY BRETT HART CONTRIBUTING WRITER

The Middle Border Conference Golf Championships were held at Osceola’s Krooked Kreek on May 15 where Amery placed fifth as a team. Individually, the Warriors were led by Tyler Peterson, who placed just out of the points in 11th place with a score of 88. Peterson finished 10th in the conference for the season, earning him a spot on the MBC all-conference second team.

Noah Ward shot an 89. Jackson Henningsgard finished in 91 strokes. Parker Griffin recorded a 93, and Fletcher Kjeseth notched a 105. Griffin earned all-conference honorable mention with the 12thbest season score.

With the performance, Amery slipped into a tie for fourth place with Baldwin-Woodville in the final conference team standings.

Team Scores Osecola 334, St. Croix Central 336, New Richmond 343, Baldwin-Woodville 350, Amery 361, Prescott 407, Somerset 444, Ellsworth 464

Final MBC Team Standings

Rice Lake baseball defeats Amery 6-1

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ple-base hit - a double - to finish 1-for-3 at the plate with one run.

Drew Granica scored Amery’s other run and was also 1-for-3.

Driving in both runs was Abby Schmidt, who hit 1-for-2.

With the win, Amery improved to 13-5 overall and 9-5 in the Middle Border Conference. Ellsworth fell to 20-2 with a 13-1 league record. When the teams previously met on April 23, Ellsworth claimed a 3-1 home victory.

New Richmond 70, St. Croix Central 67, Osceola 65, Amery 50, Baldwin-Woodville 50, Prescott 28, Somerset 21, Ellsworth 11

Hendrickson, Rivard win JV conference titles

BY BRETT HART CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Amery’s junior varsity track and field athletes wrapped up their 2019 season on May 16 at Baldwin-Woodville High School at the Middle Border Conference JV Championships.

Earning first place finishes were Jenna Hendrickson in the girls shot put (31-11) and Alaina Rivard in the girls discus throw (101-04).

Jaidyn McAlpine placed second in the girls 800-meter run (2:45.23) while Grant Hoff was runner up in the boys’ 2-mile run (11:58.17).

The Amery boys 4x100-meter relay team also placed second with a time of 49.20 seconds. It was comprised of Jason Oft, Jonathan Lorsung, Wyatt Luchtenbug and Gavin Melberg.

Placing third were Crystal Livingston (girls 300 hurdles, 1:00.53) and Luchtenbug (boys triple jump, 35-00).

Team Scores Girls New Richmond 187.50, Somerset 110, Baldwin-Woodville 83.5, Amery 59, Prescott 52, Ellsworth 38, St. Croix Central 21, Osceola 18

Boys New Richmond 269, Osceola 125, Baldwin-Woodville 52, Somerset 49.5, Amery 45, Ellsworth 36, St. Croix Central 22, Prescott 11.5

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Clear Lake 4x800 sets conference record

BY BRETT HART CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Senior Isaac Pearson finishes the 3200-meter run, placing first.

Brooklyn Tolzman anchors the girls 400-meter relay team.

Clear Lake’s boys 4x800-meter relay team kicked off its postseason in style when it won its West Lakeland Conference title with a conference record-setting time of 8:23.07 on May 14 at the conference meet in Frederic. Making up the record-setting squad was Kincaid Hughes, Isaac Pearson, Colton Stahl and Adam Loenser.

Pearson also won the 3,200-meter run in 10:40.88 and placed sixth in the pole vault (10-00). He and Stahl placed second and third, respectively, in the 400-meter dash with times of 52.24 seconds and 52.96 seconds. And Stahl was second in the 300-meter hurdles (43.73 seconds).

Riley Peterson finished second in the high jump, clearing 5-08, and fourth in the long jump with a leap of 18-06.25.

Joe Espeseth wrapped up third place in the discus throw with a toss of 124-04.75.

Loenser added a fourth-place fin-

ish in the 1,600-meter run (5:02.27) and a fifth in the 800-meter run (2:15.42). Kincaid Hughes, Croix Hughes, Ed Garcia and Brandtsen Laursen were fourth in the 4x400 (3:45.86).

Ivan Ruble placed fifth in the 100-meter dash (12.07 seconds), sixth in the triple jump (36-04.50) and eighth in the 200 (24.99 seconds). He was also a member of the fifth-place 4x200 team along with Peterson, Gavin Monson and Trent Avery.

Garcia was fifth in the 400-meter dash (54.13 seconds) and sixth in the 200-meter dash (24.53 seconds).

John Pearson placed sixth in the 1,600-meter run (5:05.94) and eighth in the 3,200 (11:45.83).

The boys’ 4x100 meter team of Avery, Blake Espeseth, Monson and Austin Moll finished fifth (52.32 seconds).

Overall, the boys placed third of eight teams in the final point standings.

Girls

Petersen, Lizzie Rosen and Brooklyn Tolzman placed second in a time of 54.85 seconds. The same four girls also placed second in the 4x200 with a time of 1:59.13.

Rachel Sanftner finished fourth in the 100 hurdles (19.39 seconds) and fifth in the pole vault (7-00).

Tolzman wrapped up fifth place in the 200-meter dash (28.34 seconds) Rosen placed sixth in the 100 (13.91 seconds) and long jump (13-09.50). Peterson was seventh in the long jump (13-07.25) and triple jump (29-03).

Team Scores Girls St. Croix Falls 194, Grantsburg 105, Webster 94, Siren 68, Turtle Lake/Clayton 63, Unity 62, Frederic/Luck 59, Clear Lake 39

Boys

St. Croix Falls 196, Unity 112.5, Clear Lake 104, Webster 92, Grantsburg 83.5, Frederic/Luck 37, Siren 29, Turtle Lake/Clayton 28

In girls’ action, the 4x100-meter relay team of Abby Keller, Molly

Members of the Conference Champion 3200 meter relay team: Kincaid Hughes, Isaac Pearson, Colton Stahl, and Adam Loenser

Liz Rosen passes the baton to Molly Petersen in the 800 meter relay.

Alix Logan competes in the shot put for the Warriors.

Rachel Sanftner competes in the 100-meter hurdles for the Warriors.

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Clear Lake boys clean house at Larry Zirgibel Invite

BY BRETT HART CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Clear Lake’s boys’ track and field team won the Larry Z Invitational in Boyceville on May 9.

Earning individual titles were Isaac Pearson in the 400-meter dash (53.86 seconds) and 3,200-meter run (10:05.47), Adam Loenser in the 1,600-meter run (5:07.44), Colton Stahl in the 300-meter hurdles (44.91 seconds) and Joe Espeseth in the shot put (39-01). Kincaid

Hughes, Croix Hughes, Ed Garcia and Brandtsen Laursen claimed the 4x400-meter relay title (3:49.84), and winning the 4x800 with a time of 9:03.95 were Kincaid Hughes, Loenser, Pearson and Stahl.

Garcia was runner up in the 400-meter dash (54.76 seconds) as was John Pearson in the 3,200-meter run (11:57.69). The 4x200-meter relay team of Ivan Rubel, Riley Peterson, Trent Avery and Gavin Monson also placed second (1:45.92).

Peterson earned second place

Pearson leads Clear Lake track in Colfax

in the high jump (5-06). Rubel snagged second in the triple jump (36-11.50) and Espeseth was runner up in the discus throw (128-05).

Placing third were Rubel (100, 12.39 seconds), Stahl (200, 24.57 seconds), John Pearson (1,600, 5:15.63), and Peterson (triple jump, 35-10.50).

On the girls’ side, the 4x100-meter relay team of Abby Keller, Lizzie Rosen, Aubree Schramski and Brooklyn Tolzman recorded a winning time of 56.19 seconds, and Jazz-

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Clear Lake’s track and field teams took a trip to Dunn County on May 7 to participate in the 17-team Colfax Invite and earned third place in the boys division and 13th in the girls division.

The Warriors blew away the competition in the boys’ 4x800-meter relay with a winning time of 8:33.08. Isaac Pearson added an individual victory in the boys 3,200-meter run, defeating his nearest competitor by about 19 seconds with a time of 10:36.51.

Ed Garcia was runner up in the 400-meter dash (54.52 seconds).

Sophomore Adam Loenser added a third-place finish in the 1,600-meter run (5:02.91), and Colton Stahl was second runner up in the 300-meter hurdles (44.04 seconds).

Jazzy Christianson led the girls team with a second-place discus throw of 115-03.

The Turtle Lake/Clayton girls track and field team placed third at the Larry Z Invitational in Boyceville on May 9.

Sophomore Alexandra Simeon won the 400-meter dash (1:02.84) and picked up a pair of runner up finishes - in the 100-meter dash (13.90 seconds) and 200-meter dash (28.12 seconds).

Alison Johnson added an 800-meter run victory with a time of 2:37.76, and Abigail Russell won the 3,200-meter run (18:01.03).

Northwestern 106, Ladysmith 87, Colfax 73, Glenwood City 67, Cumberland 65, Prairie Farm 51, Barron 45, Frederic/Luck 36, Turtle Lake/Clayton 34, Lake Holcombe/Cornell 33, Spring Valley 25, Thorp 18, Elmwood/Plum City 16, Cadott 16, Clear Lake 16, Elk Mound 8, Winter 3

Boys

Northwestern 109, Barron 73, Clear Lake 67, Colfax 56.5, Spring Valley 55.5, Glenwood City 54, Ladysmith 54, Cumberland 50, Cadott 46.5, Elk Mound 43.5, Frederic/Luck 42, Turtle Lake/Clayton 19, Lake Holcombe/Cornell 13, New Auburn 6, Winter 6, Thorp 6, Prairie Farm 1

Simeon, Hoffman shine in Colfax

Prairie Farm 104, Spring Valley 91.50, Turtle Lake/Clayton 90, Cadott 75, Clear Lake 68, Lake Holcombe/Cornell, Boyceville 55.5, Elmwood/ Plum City 22

Boys

Clear Lake 180, Spring Valley 154, Cadott 67, Turtle Lake/ Clayton 52, Elmwood/Plum City 51, Boyceville 39, Prairie Farm 25, Lake Holcombe/Cornell 23

The 4x400 team of Victoria Jansen, Johnson, MaraJade Stoll and Tierra Vance earned second place with a time of 5:14.98. Falecia Monio was second in the discus throw (91-01) and third in the shot put (29-07.50).

Placing third in the 4x100 with time of 59.42 second were Anna Jenkinson, Destiny Greeley, Kaylynn Jobe and Russell.

In boys’ action, Dustin Vanda claimed second place in the 110-meter hurdles (22.09 seconds) while Brett Juleff was runner up in the shot put (38-09).

Thomas Hoffman secured third

place in the 400-meter dash (55.19 seconds) and long jump (18-04).

Team Scores Girls Prairie Farm 104, Spring Valley 91.50, Turtle Lake/Clayton 90, Cadott 75, Clear Lake 68, Lake Holcombe/Cornell, Boyceville 55.5, Elmwood/Plum City 22

Boys

Clear Lake 180, Spring Valley 154, Cadott 67, Turtle Lake/Clayton 52, Elmwood/Plum City 51, Boyceville 39, Prairie Farm 25, Lake Holcombe/Cornell 23

Simeon wins two conference track titles

BY BRETT HART CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Turtle Lake/Clayton sophomore Alexandra Simeon earned conference titles in the girls’ 200-meter and 400-meter dashes with times of 27.48 seconds and 1:01.96, respectively, on May 14 at the West Lakeland Conference meet in Frederic. She also had a second-place finish in the girls 100-meter dash (13.34 seconds) and was third in the high jump (4-08).

Alison Johnson was third in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:35.74. Falecia Monio was third is the discus throw (94-06.50) and eighth in the shot put (29-04.50).

Destiny Greeley took sixth in the 100-meter hurdles (20.29

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The Turtle Lake/Clayton track and field teams took on 16 other schools on May 7 at the Colfax Invitational and earned ninth place in the girls team standings while claiming 12th among the boys teams.

Leading the girls’ team was sophomore Alexandra Simeon, who won the 25-person 400-meter dash in a time of 1:02.95. She also finished second in the high jump, matching the winner’s height of 5-00.

Thomas Hoffman was the fastest of 22 boys in the 400-meter dash, recording a winning time of 53.76 seconds. He also placed third in the 800-meter run (2:11.32).

Team Scores Girls

Simeon Johnson, Russell win big in Boyceville

BY BRETT HART CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Team Scores Girls

ie Christiansen won the discus throw with a toss of 114-07.

Keller, Rosen, Tolzman and Molly Petersen were runners up in the 4x200-meter relay (2:03.07). Rosen and Petersen also claimed third and fourth, respectively, in the long jump with marks of 14-03.5 and 14-03.25. Taking second in the triple jump with a distance of 29-08 was Petersen.

Rachel Sanftner placed second in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of19.57 seconds.

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seconds).

Victoria Jansen added an eighth-place time of 1:12.30 in the 400-meter dash.

In relay action, the 4x100 team of Anna Jenkinson, Greeley, Abigail Russell and Kaylynn Jobe placed sixth (59.20 seconds).

The 4x200 squad of Jenkinson, Savanna Wahlstrom, Greeley and Johnson was fifth (2:07.10). Jansen, MaraJade Stoll, Tierra Vance and Johnson added a fourth-place finish in the 4x400 (5:02.98).

Boys Thomas Hoffman picked up a second-place finish in the boys 800-meter run (2:11.05) and fourthplace finish in the 400-meter dash (53.74 seconds). He was also fifth in the long jump (18-03).

Brock Johnson was fourth

in the 300-meter hurdles (46.65 seconds).

Dustin Vanda placed seventh in the 110-meter hurdles and eighth in the 300 hurdles (58.01 seconds).

Making up the sixth-place 4x200-meter relay team (1:58.44) were Shane Bittorf, Braedon Schallock, Vanda and Colton Zacharias.

Team Scores Girls

St. Croix Falls 194, Grantsburg 105, Webster 94, Siren 68, Turtle Lake/Clayton 63, Unity 62, Frederic/Luck 59, Clear Lake 39

Boys

St. Croix Falls 196, Unity 112.5, Clear Lake 104, Webster 92, Grantsburg 83.5, Frederic/Luck 37, Siren 29, Turtle Lake/Clayton 28

This week’s sports

5-21 @ Barron 5-23 WIAA Regional @ Rice Lake

Amery Golf 5-21 WIAA Regional @ Somerset

Amery Soccer 5-23 @ Hayward

Amery Softball 5-23 WIAA Regional TBD 5-28 WIAA Sectional TBD

Amery Tennis 5-22 WIAA Regional @ Regis

Amery Track 5-23 WIAA Sectional @ Mosinee

Clayton/Turtle Lake Baseball 5-21 @ Pepin/Alma 5-23 WIAA Regional @ St. Croix Falls

Clayton/Turtle Lake Softball 5-21 WIAA Regional vs. Cor-

nell/Lake Holcombe @ Clayton

Clayton/Turtle Lake Track 5-23 WIAA Regional @ Cameron

Clear Lake Baseball 5-23 WIAA Regional @ Alma

Clear Lake Softball 5-21 WIAA Regional @ Mondovi

Clear Lake Track 5-223 WIAA Sectional @ Cameron

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AMERY AREA PUBLIC LIBRARY Summer Reading Is Coming!

Registration for this summer's reading program, A Universe of Stories, begins Monday, June 10. Read or listen to books this summer and track your time to earn prizes and a free book!

Family Performance Series: Get ready for some fun and exciting family shows this summer! The library will be hosting lots of great performers: Wildlife Science Center, Rocket Into Reading (The Magic of Isaiah), The LEGO Guy, ScienceTellers, PowerUp, Launch & Light, and COMPAS Teaching Artist Afoutayi.

Check our website or program guide for more information. Some performances require registration. Check our program guide or website for more information, including dates, times, location, and registration info.

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Author Visit: Micheal Tideman: Friday, June 7th, 3-5 PM at the Amery Area Public Library.

Join us as author Micheal Tideman discusses his book, Letters From Elk City. The novel is a historical romance based on the Oregon Coast and in the American South.

Summer Learning Program for Adults: Registration for the Adult Summer Reading Program opens on June 10th! Sign up at the Circulation Desk or on our website, and enter to win prizes all summer long. All entries are eligible for a Grand Prize.

The Amery Area Public Library is also hosting three stellar programs related to this year's theme: A Universe of Stories! All are FREE EVENTS with NO REGISTRATION required.

Pipsqueak Plutos Storytime: Babies & Toddlers (Mondays 10:30). Starting June 10. Stories, fingerplays, rhymes, and songs for babies & toddlers. Weather permitting, storytime will be outside on the grassy area behind the library.

In inclement weather, we'll be in the storytime room.

Tuesday, June 18th @ 5:30 PM: Chad Lewis: UFO Wisconsin Each year hundreds of people witness something in the sky they can't explain. This program looks at some of the most amazing UFO encounters WI has to offer.

Summer Feeding Program: Kids & Teens (Mondays). Enjoy a free picnic lunch at the library! More details coming soon! This program is made possible by the Amery School District.

Wednesday, July 31st @ 5:30 PM: The Man Who Painted the Universe Follow the story of Frank A. Kovac, Jr. from his childhood fascination with stargazing to repeated attempts to build his own planetarium in the North Woods of Wisconsin.

Yoga for Kids: All ages (Wednesdays 9:30). Starting June 19. Stretch your muscles and calm your mind with yoga for ids. Yoga mats provided by the library for use during the program.

Mini Martians Storytime: Ages 3-6 (Wednesdays 10:30). Starting June 12. Let your imagination soar with stories, rhymes, songs, and a fun, space-themed craft.

Big Dipper Game Day: Board Games: All ages (Thursday, June 13, 10 am). A variety of board games will be available for you to play. We'll have board games for toddlers up through teens.

Space Bingo: All ages (Some Fridays 10 am). Try your luck at Space Bingo for your chance to win prizes. Check program guide or website for dates.

Teen Movies & Pizza: Teens Grades 6-12 (Some Fridays 3 pm). Hang out, eat pizza, and watch a movie! Check our program guide or website for dates & movie info.

Registration required. Register on our website amerylibrary.org/teens.

1,000 Books Before Kindergarten and Baby Book Bees These ongoing early literacy initiatives encourage families to establish a strong foundation of reading in young children. Visit the library to sign up for the program that is right for your child.

Books & Brews: Thursday, June 6th, 6 PM at Amery Ale Works: Join us for a great book discussion! This month we're reading Visiting Tom by Michael Perry. Copies available at the

Thursday, August 8th @ 5:30 PM, Women Who Stargaze: Be inspired by the women who persisted as astronomers and how they shaped our view of the Cosmos.

Book discussion group The Friends of the Library Book Discussion Group meets on the third Monday of the month at 1:30 PM. The title for June is Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper by Phaedra Patrick.

Meet Leon. He is an Adventure Dog in Training. Leon likes to be active and will gladly join you in any adventure you want to take with him. He’s open to Hiking, Frisbee, Agility, Marathon Training, Flyball and keeping you in shape.

Leon is a quick learner and loves to be engaged mentally. His roots are Border Collie and that means he is ready to rock and roll. This handsome boy is Black and White, a coat with fringe, one ear up, one ear down. Take an adventure with Leon. He will be your partner, enjoying the great outdoors together.

The dog kennels are full of wonderful pups. In addition to Leon, the Arnell Designer Mixes come in all sizes. Sterling is a wiry Benji Terrier Mix. He is medium size, has lived with children, cats and played with other dogs. Loree is a sweet Brindle Terrier Mix, two years old. She is so sweet, you just want to give her a big hug every time you see her.

Dude and Oscar are also Medium size. Dude is a Designer Mix Mix – that’s double the Mix for your pleasure. For the most part he is Corgi. Add to that Springer Spaniel and/or Border Collie, maybe some Shepherd. Dude is low to the ground with a massive head and enormous upright ears. He is an independent, outgoing ball of enthusiasm.

Oscar is Black Pit Bull Terrier Mix on the slender frame of a Border Collie Mix. Again, a Mix Mix. Oscar is a happy camper. He loves to go for walks to take in the sights and sounds. He has a wiggle-butt that won’t quit.

Shamrock is a Brown Fawn Lab-Beagle-Terrier Mix. His face tells it all (check him out on our Website). He is loving and sweet. He likes to cuddle and share the day. Shamrock will be a great companion dog; he is ready to be your friend.

Larger dogs are: Doogie and Kermit. Doogie is a year old Tri-Color Great Swiss Mountain Dog Mix. He is bold and handsome. Doogie is learning to harness his considerable size to the occasion. He is still very puppy like and will easily

Leon

become a great family dog. Doogie likes to have fun. Kermit is all about it. He is a very large, Diluted Liver and White American Bulldog Mix. Kermit never stops smiling and his tail never stops wagging. He is so happy to see you and wants to be sure you know it. These two dogs are similar in size and enthusiasm.

Max is our smallest dog. He is a rotund Tri-Color Senior Beagle. Max is all Beagle. He likes to sing for his supper, he has a nose for things on the ground and he has those large brown eyes that suck you in. Max is eight years old or so. He is slowing down some but he is still full of the dickens. Typical for a Beagle, Max enjoys his treats and a good night’s rest after a day of tracking chipmunks.

All of our adoptable pets can be found with photos and brief description on our website: ARNELLHUMANE. ORG. Our list of available pets is updated quickly after adoption. New pets are added every week as they become available. Check out their faces on the website, but come to the shelter to meet your new best friend. Adoption is a great option.

Book sales The Friends of the Library Book Sale will be held on Thursday, May 30th from 4:00-7:00 PM. “Friends of the Library” may shop early (from 3-4). The Book Sale will also be held Saturday, June 1st from 9:00 AM 2:00 PM. Friends The Friends of the Amery Area Public Library Foundation meets on the third Monday of the month at 4:30 PM. Meetings are open to all members and to the public.

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.

Check out the website Check out the library website at amerylibrary.org, or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/amerylibrary.

Hours Library hours are Monday through Thursday 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM, Friday 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM, and Saturday 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM

With Memorial Day being celebrated on Monday, May 27, deadlines for the May 28 issue will be:

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Play examines dementia’s impact on family An increasing number of families are facing the impact of dementia, and as with most difficult journeys, the first steps are the hardest.

The play “In the Garden� examines one family’s experience on that journey as they confront their father’s dementia. It will be presented free of charge at WITC-New Richmond, 1910 S. Knowles Ave, on Tuesday, May 21 from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

The event is presented in partnership with the St. Croix Valley Foundation, the New Richmond Dementia Friendly Coalition and WITC-New Richmond.

The story focuses on the interactions between Arthur Monsetin and his three grown children in their family home and beloved garden. Arthur shares his insight as his disease progresses, all the while his children search for ways to support him.

The event includes lunch and pre-registration is required by Friday, May 17. To attend, contact the Aging and Disabilities Resource Center of St. Croix County at 715-381-4360 or 800-372-2333.

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Amery Memorial Day Program

Girl Scouts make the world a better place Amery Girl Scouts took some time on Saturday, May 4th to clean up trash in Michael and Bobber Parks. Part of the Girl Scout law is to “make the world a better place� - and our girls did just that!

A Salute to Veterans

Monday, May 27, 2019 The Parade will form at the Central Avenue Bridge at 10:00 a.m. All Legionnaires, V.F.W. Post & Auxiliary Units, Veterans of all conflicts, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, Fraternal and Civic Bodies, Band Members and all other units will meet as per above.

The program begins at the Central Avenue Bridge at 10:45 a.m. honoring those veterans lost at sea.

Placing of Wreaths Auxiliary members: Judy Sanders & Shirley Thompson.

AT THE CEMETERY 11 A.M. Master of Ceremonies ........................... D. Gilliespie & B. Hegg Invocation ........................................................ Pastor Tim Bjorge “Star Spangled Banner�............................................ Cadet Band, Meredith Enjaian, Director Pledge of Allegiance ................. Boy Scouts – Scout, Zach Silfic “Armed Forces on Parade�....................................... Cadet Band, Meredith Enjaian, Director Address ..........Gae Magnafici, Wisconsin State Representative Placing of Crosses ........................................... V.F.W. Auxiliary – Alice Golden & Bobbi Starsky Reading of Veterans names deceased from Polk Co. last year..................................Aux. Debra Handy “Salute to Freedom� .................................................. Cadet Band, Meredith Enjaian, Director Rifle Squad........................................ V.F.W. & American Legion Taps ...........................................................Cadet Band Members: Tia Lochner & Kobe Stinson Raising of the Flag Benediction ..................................................... Pastor Tim Bjorge Following Memorial Day Services, all veterans and their families are invited for appetizers and refreshments at the VFW Hall, 730 North Wisconsin Ave., Amery.

MEMORIAL OBSERVANCES To the memory of its deceased veterans, Amery will humbly pay tribute Friday, May 24, and Monday, May 27, in exercises to be conducted by the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7929 and Auxiliary, Larson Torgerson Post 169 American Legion.

AMERY AREA CEMETERY SCHEDULES: All post members will meet at the American Legion hall at 6 p.m. Friday, May 24, for visiting cemeteries in the Amery area. Wear your Post cap, white shirt, dark pants, Black Scarf & Braids. Military Honors will be conducted at each cemetery to Honor our departed comrades. Taps played

by Cadet Band members David Williamson & Navaeha Zacharias.

Please note times for each cemetery South Detail: East Lincoln 6:30 p.m.; Maplehill 6:50 pm, East Immanuel Lutheran 7:10 pm, Wagon Landing 7:25 pm, Little Falls 7:45 pm, Deronda 8:00 pm, Garfield (Trinity) 8:20pm.

North Detail: Apple River Free Mission 6:30 pm, St. Mary’s Range 6:55 pm, Elim-Range 7:15 pm, Shiloh 7:35 pm, Balsam Lutheran 8:00 pm, Volga 8:20 pm, and Fox 8:30 pm.

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These 2nd grade Girl Scouts - and a furry friend - joined their leader Jana Kastanek in an act of service as they cleaned up Amery parks.

Amery Police Department to mobilize for Click It or Ticket safety belt enforcement from May 20 to June 2 Amery Police Department will join hundreds of law enforcement agencies throughout Wisconsin for the annual Click It or Ticket safety belt enforcement campaign from May 20 to June 2. “As we enter another major travel season, we’re reminding motorists that wearing a safety belt is the single most effective way to protect themselves and prevent needless tragedies along our roadways,� said Chief Tom Marson.

Currently, Wisconsin’s seat belt use rate stands at 89 percent, behind our neighboring states of Minnesota and Michigan that are both over 90 percent. Last year, about half of the car and truck occupants killed in Wisconsin traffic crashes were not buckled up.

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“Our goal is voluntary compliance with traffic laws, not to write citations,� Chief Tom Marson said. “But given a choice, we’d much rather write a ticket than have to knock on someone’s door and inform them that a loved one has been killed or seriously injured in a crash. So we’re reminding all motorists to buckle up, every seat, every trip �

This year marks the 10-year anniversary of Wisconsin’s primary seat belt law that allows law enforcement to stop and cite motorists for failing to wear a safety belt. In addition, drivers can be cited for every unbuckled passenger in their vehicle. Last year in Wisconsin, there were 50,875 traffic convictions for failure to fasten seat belts.

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GARDEN VARIETY

Help I’m being bit

BY JULIE KUEHL

The upside is that we are finally starting to get warmer weather. The downside is that with those rays of sunshine come those pesky mosquitoes.

This is a battle that rages every summer between humans and nature. Here Garden are few things to Variety help lessen Julie Kuehl, this battle and help Polk County you enjoy Master Gardener being outside.

Make sure that you do not have stagnant standing water.

This makes the perfect breeding ground for these pests. Mosquitoes 7-12 days to lay eggs and will not breed in moving water.

Don’t have tires or miscellaneous containers sitting around collecting rain water. If you have a rain barrel it might help to keep a cover on it. If you have bird baths, keep cleaning the water. The birds will be happier and you won’t have a breeding place for mosquitoes. If you have ponds submerge barley straw in mesh bags into the pond before algae forms. The wet barley straw will release an enzyme that helps control algae. You put in now and again in the fall. It will last about six months.

On my patio I use a variety of plants to help deter mosquitoes. Some work well and others help some but are pretty or smell really good. I use combinations of containers with lavender, mints, lemon balm and lemon grass. I don’t like using sprays, but will use citronella.

Hopefully these ideas will help you win the battle against mosquitoes this summer.

Don’t forget that the Polk County Master Gardeners will be having their annual plant sale at Soo Line Park Pavilion in Amery from 11-6 (or until sold out). Stop by and check out the array of plants and get to know some the Master Gardeners.

Any questions or suggestions for what you’d like to know about contact me at gardenvarietycolumn@ gmail.com Until next time keep your shovel in the dirt.

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Penny Wars Recently, Amery Middle School students celebrated their 20th Annual Spring Fling Week. As part of Spring Fling, the 3 grades complete against each other in “Penny Wars” to raise money for charity. During Penny Wars, each grade can bring in pennies that will give your grade points and silver coins that will count against the grade of your choice. This year’s overall winner of Penny Wars was the 7th grade, but the true winner was the Middle School Angel Fund. A total of $788.22 was raised by the students for the Angel Fund. Thank you to all who participated!

May is Mental Health Awareness Month The Mental Health Task Force of Polk County, Polk County Behavioral Health and The Polk County Health Department want to remind the community that May is Mental Health Awareness Month. This month is dedicated to raising awareness about mental health conditions and the importance of focusing on improving mental health for everyone.

When you or someone you love is dealing with a mental health concern, sometimes it’s a lot to handle. It’s important to remember that mental health is essential to everyone’s overall health and well-being, and mental illnesses are com-

mon and treatable. A healthy lifestyle can help to prevent the onset or worsening of mental health conditions, as well as chronic conditions like heart disease, diabetes, and obesity.

It can also help people recover from these conditions.

If you or someone you know may be experiencing mental illness here are some things you can do. Ask for help from a trusted friend/professional, learn the warning signs/symptoms of mental illness, know it is ok to talk about it, see a therapist and or doctor.

“It is important to really look at your overall health, both physically and mentally, to achieve wellness,” said Mary

Boe, Health Educator Polk County Health Department.

“Finding a reason to laugh, going for a walk with a friend, meditating, playing with a pet, or working from home once a week can go a long way in making you both physically and mentally healthy – it’s all about finding the right balance to benefit both the mind and body.”

“We know that living a healthy lifestyle is not always easy, but it can be achieved by gradually making small changes and building on those successes,” concluded Boe. “Finding the balance between work and play, the ups and downs of life, physical health

and mental health, can help you on the path towards focusing on both positive physical and mental health.

Local Resources: • Polk County Behavioral Health: https://www.polkcountybehavioralhealthdept.org/ • Mental Health Task Force of Polk County http://mentalhealthpolk.org/ • Northwest Connections Crisis Line 888-552-6642 • National Alliance on Mental Illness https://www.nami. org/ For more information on May is Mental Health Month, visit MHA’s website at www. mentalhealthamerica.net/may.

Interfaith Caregivers celebrates Older Americans Month: Connect, create, contribute SUBMITTED BY KAREN KRUPA INTERFAITH CAREGIVERS OF POLK COUNTY KAREN@INTERFAITHPOLK.ORG

Each year, more and more older adults are making a positive impact in and around Polk County. As volunteers, employees, employers, educators, mentors, advocates, and more, they offer insight and experience that benefit the entire community. That’s why Older Americans Month has been recognizing the contributions of this growing population for many years.

Each May, the Administration for Community Living, provides resources to help older Americans stay healthy and inde-

pendent, and resources to help communities support and celebrate their diversity.

This year’s Older Americans Month theme, Connect, Create, Contribute, encourages older adults and their communities to: • Connect with friends, family, and local services and resources.

• Create through activities that promote learning, health, and personal enrichment.

• Contribute time, talent, and life experience to benefit others.

Interfaith Caregivers wants to inspire community members of all ages can take part in helping Polk County thrive. We encourage you to:

Connect: Contact Interfaith Caregivers at 715-825-9500. Visit our website at www. interfaithpolk.org to learn more.

Create: Make your community a place where you want to age.

Contribute: Become a Volunteer! Interfaith Caregivers always needs more volunteers to provide rides, companionship, and help around the house. We encourage people of all ages to get involved through volunteering.

Communities that support and recognize older adults are stronger! Join us in strengthening our communities in Polk County – this May and throughout the year!

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Wound Healing Center of Amery Hospital & Clinic recognized with national award for excellence Amery, Wisc. – National wound healing experts Healogics gave an award for wound healing excellence to the Wound Healing Center of Amery Hospital & Clinic on May 14, 2019. It’s the second straight year that the Center has received the Robert A. Warriner III, M.D., Center of Excellence award.

Wound Healing Center (WHC) physicians and colleagues gathered on May 14 to celebrate the Robert A. Warriner III, M.D., Center of Excellence award. Healogics, the nation's largest provider of advanced wound care services, presented WHC with the award. The award is named for Dr. Robert A. Warriner III, a pioneer in wound care and the former Chief Medical Officer of Healogics.

Amery Hospital & Clinic’s Wound Healing Center Medical Director Michael Melby, MD, said: “We heal patients who’ve had chronic wound problems for months and even years. Many times the patient stops doing activities they love because of the wound. Seeing a patient heal completely and knowing we helped is truly a rewarding experience. I’m

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Physicians, staff and leaders were presented with the Robert A. Warriner III, M.D., Center of Excellence award on May 14, 2019.

honored to be a part of such a highly skilled team of wound care experts.”

To earn the Center of Excellence award, centers must achieve patient satisfaction rates of more than 92 percent and a healing rate of at least 91 percent in less than 30 days, for at least two years in a row. The Wound Healing Center sur-

passed those qualifications by achieving a 97 percent patient satisfaction and a 96 percent healing rate in 28 days on average.

Dr. Melby added that the strong partnerships between the Wound Healing Center, Amery Hospital & Clinic and Healogics lead to successful patient outcomes because they

share a common goal – healing chronic wounds. “Working together – primary care and specialty physicians, patients, family members and clinicians – and using leading edge treatments are why our patients heal.”

The Wound Healing Center is a member of the Healogics network. This includes nearly

700 Wound Care Centers®, with access to data and proven experience treating approximately 2.5 million chronic wounds. The Wound Healing Center offers specialized wound care to patients suffering from diabetic ulcers, pressure ulcers, infections and other chronic wounds which have not healed in a reasonable amount of time. Leading edge treatments at WHC include negative pressure wound therapy, bio-engineered tissues, biosynthetic dressings and growth factor therapies. The Center also offers hyperbaric oxygen therapy, which works by surrounding the patient with 100 percent oxygen to help progress the wound healing.

HealthPartners recognized among top 10 in eight categories of sustainability National awards honor commitment to a cleaner community BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (May 13, 2019) – In recognition for outstanding accomplishments in sustainability, HealthPartners received 17 Circle of Excellence Awards in eight different categories from Practice Greenhealth, the nation’s leading organization dedicated to environmental sustainability in health care. The awards are presented each year to honor environmental achievements in health care.

The Circle of Excellence Awards honor hospitals and organizations for outstanding performance in one specific area. Six HealthPartners hospitals won Circles of Excellence Awards. Winning categories included Climate, Energy, Food, Greening the OR, Leadership, Waste, Water and Environmentally Preferable Purchasing (EPP). These awards highlight hospitals that are driving innovation in sustainability performance. There can be up to 10 designees selected for each Circle of Excellence category.

“The Circles of Excellence awards are recognition of the high level of performance we have reached with our green teams,” said Dana Slade, Director, Sustainability Programs. “The variety of awards we won in 2019 reflects the comprehensive nature of our program and the dedication of our teams. We continue to raise the bar for our organization while improving the health and well-being of the community we serve.”

HealthPartners received 29 Practice

HealthPartners, the largest consumer-governed, non-profit health care organization in the nation with a mission to improve health and well-being in partnership with members, patients and the community. Amery Hospital & Clinic is a non-profit critical access health care facility, with additional clinic locations in Clear Lake, Luck and Turtle Lake, Wis. offering primary, acute, emergency, outpatient and specialty health care services. For more information, visit amerymedicalcenter. org.

Greenhealth awards, including 17 Circles of Excellence: • Amery Hospital & Clinic: Emerald Award; Greening the OR Recognition; Circles of Excellence for Leadership and Water • Hudson Hospital & Clinic: Top 25 Environmental Excellence Award; Greening the OR Recognition; Circles of Excellence for Leadership and Waste • Lakeview Hospital: Top 25 Environmental Excellence Award; Greening the OR Recognition; Circles of Excellence for Leadership, Environmentally Preferable Purchasing (EPP), Energy and Water • Methodist Hospital: Top 25 Environmental Excellence Award; Circles of Excellence for Leadership and Waste

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Regions Hospital: Top 25 Environmental Excellence Award; Circles of Excellence for Leadership, Food, Greening the OR, Energy, Climate and Waste • Westfields Hospital & Clinic: Top 25 Environmental Excellence Award; Greening the OR Recognition; Circles of Excellence Award for Leadership • HealthPartners: System For Change Award • Barbara Tretheway: Visionary Leader Award The awards were presented May 9, at the Practice Greenhealth Environmental Excellence Awards Gala, in Nashville at the conclusion of the CleanMed Conference & Exhibition.

ABOUT AMERY HOSPITAL & CLINIC Amery Hospital & Clinic is part of

ABOUT HEALTHPARTNERS HealthPartners is the largest consumer-governed, non-profit health care organization in the nation with a mission to improve health and well-being in partnership with members, patients and the community. For more information, visit healthpartners.com.

ABOUT PRACTICE GREENHEALTH Practice Greenhealth is the nation’s leading health care community dedicated to transforming health care worldwide so that it reduces its environmental footprint, becomes a community anchor for sustainability and a leader in the global movement for environmental health and justice. To learn more about Practice Greenhealth visit practicegreenhealth.org.

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2019 PowerUp 2K Race results 5

Overall Bib

Name

Age

78

Brock Hosking

12

47

Alex Siebenaler

84

Mira Joo

8

F

Bayport

MN

0:20:20

16:23 min/mile

Ages 11-14

City

State

Gun Elapsed

Pace

56

Kaden Clark

14

M

AMERY

WI

0:23:41

19:05 min/mile

M

Amery

WI

0:09:35

07:43 min/mile

64

Alessandra Hayes

12

F

Amery

WI

0:12:37

10:10 min/mile

9

M

Clear Lake

WI

0:10:00

08:03 min/mile

Ages 15 - 19

Caleb Danielson

12

M

Amery

WI

0:10:13

08:14 min/mile

81

15

F

Amery

WI

0:15:26

12:26 min/mile

52

Rylee Reese

9

F

Turtle Lake

WI

0:12:12

09:50 min/mile

Ages 20 - 29

83

Ayla Daneilson

6

F

Amery

WI

0:12:16

09:53 min/mile

73

Jordan Rice

25

M

Turtle Lake

WI

0:18:08

14:37 min/mile

93

Signe Halverson

7

F

Amery

WI

0:12:23

09:59 min/mile

107

Luke Lee

28

M

Amery

WI

0:18:32

14:56 min/mile

31

Samuel Greeley

29

M

Amery

WI

0:27:13

21:56 min/mile

Ages 1-2

Joelle Hosking

38

Harvey Greeson

2

M

Deer Park

WI

0:20:46

16:44 min/mile

72

Saige Russell

25

F

Turtle Lake

WI

0:18:15

14:43 min/mile

43

Zeke Warner

2

M

Amery

WI

0:26:55

21:42 min/mile

108

Jen Lee

28

F

Amery

WI

0:19:56

16:04 min/mile

111

Julia Lee

1

F

Amery

WI

0:19:58

16:06 min/mile

45

Jade Miller

29

F

0:23:18

18:47 min/mile

Norah Eskro

2

F

Amery

WI

0:26:10

21:06 min/mile

New Richmond

WI

29 54

Jordie Reese

1

F

Turtle Lake

WI

0:26:52

21:40 min/mile

Ages 30 - 39

104

Ida MontgomeryRiess

2

F

Amery

WI

0:27:13

21:56 min/mile

9

Luke Wittkop

35

M

Deer Park

WI

0:12:18

09:55 min/mile

75

Nate Oldenkamp

39

M

Fergus Falls

MN

0:12:24

10:00 min/mile

Amelia Ellefson

2

F

Dresser

WI

0:31:36

25:29 min/mile

67

Adam Morris

34

M

Amery

WI

0:14:07

11:23 min/mile

2

Ages 3-4

7

Jerry Joo

39

M

Bayport

MN

0:16:16

13:07 min/mile

50

Sam Siebenaler

4

M

Clear Lake

WI

0:14:26

11:38 min/mile

24

Mark Eskro

32

M

Amery

WI

0:21:56

17:41 min/mile

74

Norah Oldenkamp

4

F

Fergus Falls

MN

0:15:07

12:11 min/mile

101

Kristin Hanson

37

F

Amery

WI

0:13:45

11:05 min/mile

110

Mary Lee

3

F

Amery

WI

0:18:33

14:57 min/mile

94

Deana Zemke

31

F

Clayton

WI

0:14:21

11:34 min/mile

109

Alice Lee

4

F

Amery

WI

0:19:13

15:29 min/mile

68

Rachel Elbing

33

F

Amery

WI

0:14:26

11:38 min/mile

28

Beatrice Eskro

4

F

Amery

WI

0:21:55

17:40 min/mile

39

F

Turtle Lake

WI

0:14:34

11:44 min/mile

Violet Densow

4

F

Amery

WI

0:21:59

17:43 min/mile

Lindsey Klingelhoets

31

17

85

Clare Halverson

39

F

Amery

WI

0:15:07

12:11 min/mile

Ages 5-7 77

Caleb Oldenkamp

7

M

Fergus Falls

MN

0:12:16

09:53 min/mile

Ages 40 - 49

11

Aaron Wittkop

7

M

Deer Park

WI

0:12:17

09:54 min/mile

103

Nate Webb

41

M

Amery

wi

0:17:50

14:22 min/mile

106

Jason MontgomeryRiess

41

M

Amery

WI

0:27:07

21:52 min/mile

87

Erin Hosking

41

F

Amery

WI

0:19:58

16:06 min/mile

3

Krystal Joo

45

F

Bayport

MN

0:20:20

16:23 min/mile

63

Crystal Nelson

47

F

Inver Grove Heights

MN

0:21:53

17:38 min/mile

115

Kris Chew

42

F

Amery

WI

0:28:18

22:49 min/mile

113

Becky Schmidt

47

F

Somerset

WI

0:38:02

30:40 min/mile

34

Raymond Sullivan

7

M

Amery

WI

0:12:42

10:14 min/mile

100

Owen Hanson

6

M

Amery

WI

0:13:45

11:05 min/mile

69

Evan Bray

7

M

Amery

Wi

0:14:06

11:22 min/mile

97

Remi Moggo

7

F

Clear Lake

WI

0:15:08

12:12 min/mile

27

Hazel Eskro

6

F

Amery

WI

0:15:25

12:25 min/mile

19

Lievie Dando

7

F

Roberts

WI

0:16:01

12:55 min/mile

71

Adeline JohnsonRussell

5

F

Turtle Lake

WI

0:16:30

13:18 min/mile

37

Edith Greeson

5

F

Deer Park

WI

0:17:30

14:06 min/mile

Ages 8-10 65

Niko Hayes

8

M

Amery

WI

0:10:35

08:32 min/mile

99

Anstin Hanson

10

M

Amery

WI

0:10:36

08:32 min/mile

76

Jonah Oldenkamp

9

M

Fergus Falls

MN

0:11:41

09:25 min/mile

79

Weston Hosking

10

M

Amery

WI

0:13:07

10:34 min/mile

62

Isaiah Saeed

9

M

Inver Grove Heights

MN

0:17:08

13:49 min/mile

92

Faith Halverson

9

F

Amery

WI

0:15:07

12:11 min/mile

48

Olivia Siebenaler

8

F

Clear Lake

WI

0:16:27

13:15 min/mile

26

Violet Eskro

8

F

Amery

WI

0:16:27

13:15 min/mile

4

Alyson Joo

10

F

Bayport

MN

0:17:12

13:52 min/mile

Ages 50 - 59 88

David Goodrich

54

M

Deer Park

WI

0:15:52

12:47 min/mile

13

James Eisenman

58

M

Amery

WI

0:23:37

19:02 min/mile

86

Michelle Rice

50

F

Somerset

WI

0:18:09

14:38 min/mile

14

Mikki Valona

56

F

Amery

WI

0:23:38

19:03 min/mile

63

F

Amery

WI

0:26:35

21:26 min/mile

79

F

Amery

WI

0:18:07

14:36 min/mile

99

M

Amery

WI

0:27:43

22:21 min/mile

Ages 60 - 69 112

Deb Kickerd

Ages 70 - 98 95

Elsie La Brecke

Age Unknown 114

Ed Chew

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USDA Reopens Continuous CRP Signup Extensions also available to Many Expiring Contracts WASHINGTON, May 15, 2019 – USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) will accept applications beginning June 3, 2019, for certain practices under the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) continuous signup and will offer extensions for expiring CRP contracts. The 2018 Farm Bill reauthorized CRP, one of the country’s largest conservation programs.

“USDA offers a variety of conservation programs to farmers and ranchers, and the Conservation Reserve Program is an important tool for private lands management,” said FSA Administrator Richard Fordyce. “CRP allows agricultural producers to set aside land to reduce soil erosion, improve water quality, provide habitat for wildlife and boost soil health.”

FSA stopped accepting applications last fall for the CRP continuous signup when 2014 Farm Bill authority expired. Since passage of the 2018 Farm Bill last December, Fordyce said FSA has carefully analyzed the language and determined that a limited signup prioritizing water-quality practices furthers conservation goals and makes sense for producers as FSA works to fully implement the program.

CONTINUOUS CRP SIGNUP This year’s signup will include

Tyke Hike LUCK--Help celebrate National Trails Day on June 1 with a Tyke Hike sponsored by the Indianhead chapter of the Ice Age Trail Alliance.

Hikers will meet at 6 p.m. at the Ice Age Trail parking lot on 280th Street just west of 130th Street, in Luck Township of Polk County. They will hike to the main parking lot of Straight Lake Wilderness State Park, a distance of 1.5 miles, and be shuttled back to the start.

This route features route outcroppings, a pine plantation, mixed hardwoods, a stepping stone crossing of the source of the Straight River, and potentially glimpses of trumpeter swans and bald eagles on Straight Lake All ages are welcome for this hike of about 1.5 miles. Bring water and bug dope. Light refreshments will be served at the end of the hike.

There will be free entrance to Wisconsin state parks and trails that Saturday and all weekend, so vehicle stickers will not be required to park at the parking lot.

For more information, contact Cheryl Whitman at cheryl_whitman@ yahoo.com

such practices as grassed waterways, filter strips, riparian buffers, wetland restoration and others.

View a full list of practices approved for this program.

Continuous signup enrollment contracts are 10 to 15 years in duration. Soil rental rates will be set at 90 percent of the existing rates. Incentive payments will not be offered for these contracts.

CONSERVATION RESERVE ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM SIGNUP FSA will also reopen signup for existing Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) agreements. Fact sheets on current CREP agreements are available on this webpage.

OTHER CRP SIGNUP OPTIONS Fordyce said FSA plans to open a CRP general signup in December 2019 and a CRP Grasslands signup later.

CRP CONTRACT EXTENSIONS A one-year extension will be offered to existing CRP participants who have expiring CRP contracts of 14 years or less. Producers eligible for an extension will receive a letter describing their options.

Alternatively, producers with expiring contracts may have the

option to enroll in the Transition Incentives Program, which provides two additional annual rental payments on the condition the land is sold or rented to a beginning farmer or rancher or a member of a socially disadvantaged group.

MORE INFORMATION On December 20, 2018, President Trump signed into law the 2018 Farm Bill, which provides support, certainty and stability to our nation’s farmers, ranchers and land stewards by enhancing farm support programs, improving crop insurance, maintaining disaster programs and promoting and supporting voluntary conservation. FSA is committed to implementing these changes as quickly and effectively as possible, and today’s updates are part of meeting that goal.

Producers interested in applying for CRP continuous practices, including those under existing CREP agreements, or who need an extension, should contact their USDA service center beginning June 3. To locate your local FSA office, visit www.farmers.gov. More information on CRP can be found at www.fsa. usda.gov/crp.

Software company wants $14.3M in Wisconsin contract fight

BY TODD RICHMOND ASSOCIATED PRESS

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A software company on Monday tried to persuade the Wisconsin Claims Board to hand over $14.3 million for extra work building a new system to track state employee retirement benefits.

The Department of Employee Trust Funds entered into a $27.1 million contract with Vitech Systems Group, Inc., in 2014, according to a summary of the company’s claim that board staff compiled. But the agency kept changing the system’s design after the contract was finalized.

The company stopped work in March 2018 and the agency terminated the contract with no notice a month later. The company argues that the department owes it $14.3 million for work to implement the changes.

Department officials say they paid Vitech $14.3 million between 2014 and 2018 for a system that is only 7 percent functional. They say Vitech wanted more pay for work outside the scope of the contract that it chose to undertake, and that it abandoned the project.

Vitech attorney Aaron Aizenberg told the board that the issue was that the department couldn’t commit to its own design conditions. The company kept incurring more costs as it tried to meet the agency’s demands, he said.

“The problem here was ETF frequent-

ly changed its mind and demanded changes to specifications on the program after work had commenced to the scope that had been agreed upon or after the work had been completed,” Aizenberg said. “We had to cut it off. We were losing money.”

Assistant Attorney General Brian Keenan argued that the agency agreed to pay Vitech an additional $4 million for changes and the company had no right to abandon the project. Taken with the $14.3 million claim, the company now wants to be paid more than what the parties originally agreed to for a project it didn’t deliver, Keenan said.

The state sued Vitech this past March in Dane County Circuit Court for breach of contract. Aizenberg suggested to the board that the company wants to file a countersuit but can’t do so until the board rejects its claim.

The board listened in silence. Republican state Sen. Luther Olsen was the only board member who commented, saying he’s seen projects get out of hand because too many people want different things. He asked Aizenberg what Vitech was supposed to do if department employees ask for changes, even without an official change order.

“We should have quit the project immediately,” Aizenberg said.

The board isn’t expected to issue a decision for several weeks.

Wisconsin Interstate Park Calendar of Events Friday, May 24 4:30pm—5:30pm Buzz Bird Visit the Ice Age Center to try a game of fun facts about backyard birds.

Saturday, May 25 10am—Noon Pet-A-Pelt Have you ever wanted to pet a fox or an otter? Now you can! Stop in at the front desk of the Ice Age Center to see and feel our many animal pelts.

Saturday, May 25 1pm—2:30pm Wild Food and Folk Medicine Discover a delightful variety of foods and folk medicine that can be gathered from the wild, and in your own backyard. Though we won’t be harvesting wild foods from the park, we’ll talk about safe harvesting practices and how you can pick and prepare wild foods at home. Meet at the Ice Age Center.

Sunday, May 26 9am—10am Pothole Trail Hike Meet at the Pothole Trail sign to take a hike along the bluffs with the park naturalist— and learn a little about the geology of this unique trail.

Sunday, May 26 1pm—3pm Tracks!

A family friendly activity that allows visitors to compare track sizes and match tracks of Wisconsin animals. Meet at the Ice Age Center.

Monday, May 27 10am—11am Star in a Skit All ages are welcome to join in acting out the story of a young tadpole. Hop on over to the Ice Age Center to begin your acting career.

Monday, May 27 Noon—2pm Wisconsin Symbols Did you know WI has a state dog? We have a state muffin too. Learn many interesting tidbits about the symbols of WI. Meet at the Ice Age Center.

Saturday & Sunday, June 1 & 2 Open House Stop in for a variety of activities and crafts during the FREE Open House weekend (no park sticker required).

Saturday, June 1 1pm—4pm Canoe Lessons Wisconsin Interstate Park and the St. Croix River Association are joining forces to promote safety on the water. Meet at the Beach House on Lake O’ the Dalles to experience this FREE canoeing opportunity.

Space is limited, so make sure to arrive early.

Canoes, paddles, and life jackets will all be provided.

Thursday, June 6 10am—11am Nature Storytime Preschoolers and their caregivers join us for a nature story, activity, and snack. Meet at the Ice Age Center to start out the very first of our ongoing weekly summer nature program!

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Clear Lake - 1st Place.

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St. Croix Central - 3rd Place.

Star Prairie Fish and Game High School Trap Shoot On Saturday, April 27, the Star Prairie Fish and Game (SPF&G) organized, sponsored and held a Trap Shoot at the Amery Sportsmans Club for area High School trap shooting teams. Although the temperatures were chilly, the participation and enthusiasm of the young

shooters was outstanding. Approximately 75 youth shooters from Amery, Clayton, Clear Lake, Osceola, St. Croix Central and St. Croix Falls participated. Clear Lake was the first place team with a combined 2 squad score of 421.

Amery came in a close second with

a combined 2 squad score of 420. St. Croix Central placed third at 412. Osceola 4th at 410, Clayton 5th at 319 and St. Croix Falls fielded 1 squad and placed 6th at 185. The Star Prairie Fish and Game made donations to the winning teams; 1st place - $1,000, 2nd place -

$500, 3rd place $250. SPF&G would like to thank all the teams for participating as well as the Amery Sportmans Club for hosting.

Happy Memorial Day to all!

I know, I think most of us have the same feeling…”What? This isn’t Memorial Day Weekend already is it?” But yes, I have checked the calendar a few times and it is Memorial Day Weekend!

Thank you to those who have served, and also to those who are presently serving, our country.

We salute the men and women who have given all of us our freedom. Take time Pounding to stroll through the area cemeteries and the remember those who Pavement have gone before us.

Several ceremonies Pam Humpal will be held this weekend around the area.

Please check elsewhere in this issue or with your community on specific times.

In observance of Memorial Day, the Amery Free Press office will be closed on Monday, May 27. Early deadlines for the issue of May 28 will be at noon on Thursday, May 23, for the Amery Free Press and The Tab. Thank you in advance for your cooperation with the early deadlines.

On Monday, May 27, the Wapogasset Bible Camp will hold their annual Pancake Extravaganza from 8am to noon.

You can enjoy a variety of pancakes, several toppings, real maple syrup, sausage, fresh fruit, and beverages. It is a free-will donation which will go towards the Summer campers.

The Amery Free Press issue of May 28 is our annual Lake Edition. That issue will be sent to our regular subscribers plus hand delivered around Lake Wapogasset, Bear Trap Lake, and Lake Magnor. The Lake Edition is a great opportunity for area businesses to inform the public of their services/products offered, location, hours, specials, etc.

Area businesses who would like to be a part of the AFP Lake Edition please give me a call today at 715-268-8101.

Matt, myself, Grandma Humpal and Ryan

Deadline is noon on Thursday, May 23.

The 24th Annual Amery Trail Days is set for Friday, May 31 and Saturday, June 1. The event kicks off on Friday with Community-wide Garage Sales.

In the AFP on May 28 we will have a special map with locations of sales. To be included on the map simply place a garage sale ad (a 1 col x 2 inch ad or larger). Deadline for the sale ads is Thursday, May 23, at noon.

On Saturday, June 1, the events include: *Fly In/Drive In Pancake Breakfast at the Amery Airport from 7-11am *Cattail Trailhead from 10am-2pm will be Petting Zoo, FREE Fishing Day, FREE Ice Cream Cones, FREE Blood Pressure Check, Amery Fire Department Trucks on display *Bike Ride On Stower Trail to Wanderoos at 2pm *Taco Dinner at Amery Ambulance Garage from 3-6pm Amery Trail Days is sponsored by the Amery Community Club and the Amery Free Press.

Recently we had the annual Amery Community Club Awards Banquet. It’s

always fun to get together and honor the individuals and businesses for their support of our wonderful community.

Congratulations to those who were awarded the various categories, and also Congratulations to everyone who had the honor of being nominated. And thank you to the Slumberland attendees for sharing their table with the Amery Free Press crew.

Last Wednesday night was the annual Senior Awards Night for the Amery Class of 2019 to receive awards and scholarships. Thank you to all the presenters for your generous support of our graduating class. Congratulations to all the students for your great accomplishments.

On Friday, May 31, at 7pm there will be a Musical Tribute to Patsy Cline featuring Colleen Raye at the Amery High School Auditorium. The event is a fundraiser to help save the Amery Classic Theatre. Advance tickets are $25 available at WPCA Mon-Fri 7-11am, at The Cut Above or ameryartsalliance. org…tickets at the door are $30. Get your tickets today for a great show!

Happy Birthday this week to my

n niece, Delilah, who w will be 6 years old on M May 22, and to my n nephew-in-law, Brian, o on May 27. Enjoy your sspecial days!

Also, a special H Happy Birthday to m my daughter-in-law, A Ariel, on May 28. Have a great day, and just Ariel remember Summer vacation is coming!

Here is the Sports Scene…Congratulations and good luck to the area high school athletes as they begin or advance in tournament play. The baseball brackets are as follows for Thursday, May 23 : *Amery at Rice Lake *Clayton/Turtle Lake at St Croix Falls *Clear Lake at Pepin/Alma This past Friday night was the Humpal brothers on the baseball field together. The Luck team which Ryan is the head coach hosted the Amery team which Matt is the assistant coach. I love watching the boys coach and both teams play but it makes it very difficult as a parent to watch them play each other. I told someone that in my heart I was hoping for a tie game…which I know couldn’t happen. I am very proud of Matt and Ryan as coaches, husbands, dads, teachers, and extremely honored to call them my sons!

May is National ALS Awareness Month. During the home baseball games at Luck we held a fundraiser with proceeds going to the ALS Association. Thank you to the Luck parents and businesses for donating prizes and baskets, and a huge thank you to all the Luck fans and also the visiting fans for your overwhelming support of our fundraiser. This year we raised over $1,200. The Humpal Family appreciates everyone’s kindness and support.

Have a fun and safe Memorial Day Weekend!

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HUGE GARAGE SALE

Wed. - Sat., May 22-25 Wed.-Fri 8-5, Sat. 8-12

Fishing, seasonal, furniture, crafts, clothes, hunting stuff, tool sets, tool boxes, lift chair, lots more!

476 80th Ave • Clayton

HUGE GARAGE & CRAFT SALE Friday, May 24 • 8-5 Saturday, May 25 • 8-?

Thank you for the 40 years of business at Kathy’s Krafts Sewing & Bridal. Hostas for sale.

805 Hawthorne St • Amery Across from McDonald’s

YOUTH GROUP FUNDRAISER RUMMAGE SALE Saturday, May 25 8am - 3pm Amery Congregational Church 201 Harriman Ave N. Amery, WI

FUNDRAISER 20 FAMILY GARAGE SALE Thurs., May 23 • 3-6 Fri., May 24 • 9-6 Sat., May 25 • 9-12

furniture, queen size bed with head and foot board, kitchen and household items, linens, canning jars, jewelry, knitting needles, baby and children’s items, birdhouses, men’s stuff, roof rake, horse tank, tools, sporting goods and lots more! Most items are half price on Saturday. No early sales.

735 70th Ave. Cty Rd J • Amery

2 miles east on County Rd F to J. Please park in church parking lot unless disabled.

GARAGE SALES EXCEPTIONAL SALE Fri., May 24 & Sat., May 25 • 8-4 Mens, camo and orange, hunting and fishing, clothes and equipment, tools, womens lg size clothes (tags still on some), kitchen, garden, office, Avon (all stock $1 each), crafts, books, oak headboard with 2 mirrors, window air conditioners, many collectibles and antiques (priced accordingly), no kids stuff.

1265 170th Ave. (Cty. Rd. I) • Balsam Lake 1 1/2 miles east of Balsam Lake

BIG RUMMAGE SALE

Thurs., May 23 & Fri., May 24 • 8am-6pm Saturday, May 25 • 8am-12pm Women’s clothes SM-LG (new and gently used), men’s clothes, household, decor, golf supplies, much miscellaneous. Everything priced to sell.

300A Staffenson • Amery, WI

East at Dairy Queen. Left on first street after bridge. Follow street along river all the way to the end of road. Twin home on right. Follow signs.

SALE

Wed., May 22 - Sat., May 25 • 8am-4pm

Ladies, mens, boys size 8 and up, tons of girls size 6x and up, electric range, day bed, lawn sweeper, hunting stands, table with 4 chairs, treadmill (like new), china hutch, flower pots, guitar, pictures, housewares, outside rocker glider, 2 girls bikes, much more. Don’t miss this one!

728 85th Street • Amery

ESTATE SALE

Fri. & Sat., May 24 & 25 8am - 5pm

Some collectibles, lots of household and garage stuff.

50 years worth of living in one house. Cash or checks.

No early sales.

1418 25th Ave • Amery

4 FAMILY GARAGE SALE Friday & Saturday May 24 & 25 • 8-6

Batting cage, pitching machine, Elvis memorabilia, clothing, household, misc.

209 Minneapolis, Amery 4 blocks east of Dairy Queen

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Clear Lake Women’s Golf League

9-Hole Amery Women’s Golf League

May 14, 2019

May 15, 2019

A Flight: Low Gross – Mary Schradle-Mau 50 Low Net – Cathy Lee 34 Low Putts – Lori Larson 17 Game – Mary Schradle-Mau

Division A: Low Gross – Katie Rinhart - 47 Low Net – Kathy McIntosh - 36 Low Putts – Gwen Wold - 14 Division B: Low Gross – Claire Halverson - 52 Low Net – Mandy Brotzel & Julie Schanon - 37 Low Putts – Mandy Brotzel - 17

B Flight: Low Gross – Rachel Hansen 48 Low Net – Jody Hadac, Mary Smith 34 Low Putts – Lorene Finch, Diane Schradle 16 Game – Rachel Hansen

Division C: Low Gross – Heather Thompson - 61 Low Net – Amanda Wold & Ore Schock - 39 Low Putts – Ore Schock - 15

C Flight: Low Gross – Amber Lindahl 54 Low Net – Sharon Fouks 34 Low Putts – Deb Hahn 17 Game – Sharon Fouks

Game of the Day winner: Katie Rinhart

18-Hole Amery Women’s Golf League

D Flight: Low Gross – Denise Severson 57 Low Net – Deanna Briesemeister 27 Low Putts – Camilla Pietz 15 Game – Camilla Pietz

May 15, 2019

Closest to the pin - #7 – Cheryl Bussewitz Closest to the pin - #3 – Carol Hougdahl Birdies: Cathy Lee Chip Ins: Sherri Munkelwitz, Cathy Lee, Barb Roy, Beth Schradle

Backwoods Hackers (3) defeat Slice Girls (0) Sharks (6) defeat Chipper Chicks (3) 7 Brothers Grip it and Sip it (3) defeat Golf Bags (3) Rowdy Rebels (6) defeat Goof Balls (3) Wild Whackers (3) defeat Party of Fore (0) Happy Hookers earn 0 points against their team handicap (0)

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Help Save Amery’s Theatre!

GUN SHOW Eagle River Ice Arena 4149 Hwy 70 East, Eagle River, WI Proceeds go to Take a Kid Hunting Foundation’s CAMP NEAL

May 24, 25, & 26, 2019 Fri 3-8pm, Sat 9am-5pm, Sun 9am-3pm $6 (14 & Under FREE) 608-752-6677 www.bobandrocco.com

A Flight: Low Gross – Jody Waterman - 95 Low Net – Gloria Lansin - 76 Low Putts – T. Anderson, G. Lansin, J. Waterman 32 Game of the Day – Sheryl Forshier - 11 B Flight: Low Gross – Dianne Berg - 106 Low Net – Sue Henningsgard - 77 Low Putts – Heidi Maupin - 31 Game of the Day – Shirley Schmidt - 11 C Flight: Low Gross – Barb Nelson - 121 Low Net – Vi Neilson - 80 Low Putts – Sandee Kjeseth - 32 Game of the Day – Barb Nelson - 9 Game of the Day winner: Katie Rinhart

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East Immanuel Lutheran Church

Memorial Day Dinner Monday, May 27th Serving 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

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Amery High School Auditorium

Ham Dinner with Salads & Homemade Pies

Short on time . . . You can do Take out Come check out our new building! 207 120th St., Amery

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STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT CIVIL DIVISION POLK COUNTY U.S. BANK NA, SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO BAK OF AMERICA, NA, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO LASALLE BANK NA, AS TRUSTEE, ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDERS OF THE WASHINGTON MUTUAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, WMALT SERIES 2007-2 Plaintiff, Travis W. Yager 220 Harriman Ave. S. Amery, WI 54001 Unknown Spouse of Travis W. Yager 220 Harriman Ave. S. Amery, WI 54001 Defendents.

Publication Summons Foreclosure of Mortgage Case No. 19 CV 000069 Case Code No. 30404 YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the plantiff named above has filed a lawsuit or other legal action against you.

Within 40 days after the date of this notice, May 3, 2019, you must respond with a written demand for a copy of the Complaint. The demand must be sent or delivered to the court, whose address is: Polk County Circuit Court 1005 West Main St. Suite 300 Balsam Lake, WI 54810 Michael Holsen Attorney for Plaintiff Marinosci Law Group, P.C. Chicago, Illinois 60602 Tel: (312) 940-8580 Fax: (401) 262-2114 E-mail: mlgil@clg-defaultlaw.com You may have an at-

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If you do not provide an Answer within forty (40) days, the Court may grant judgment by default against you for the award of money or other legal action requested in the Complaint, and you may lose your right to object to anything that is or may be incorrect in the Complaint. A judgment may be enforced as provided by the law.

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lien against any real estate you own now or in the future, and may also be enforced by garnishment or seizure of property.

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CARD OF THANKS Thank you to everyone who attended my 100th birthday party. Thanks to my family for throwing the party. It was nice to see friends and family.

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NOTICE OF 2019 Village of Clayton Budget Amendment Notice is hereby given that at its regular meeting on Monday, May 06, 2019 the Clayton Village Board of Trustees approved the following budget amendment.

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NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR FERMENTED MALT BEVERAGE AND LIQUOR LICENSES City of Amery Polk County, Wisconsin Pursuant to WI §125 the following have made application, and are on file with the Clerk to be presented to the Amery City Council on Wednesday, June 5th, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. for consideration of approval. All establishments are located in the City of Amery, Polk County, Wisconsin.

CLASS â&#x20AC;&#x153;Aâ&#x20AC;? FERMENTED MALT BEVERAGE AND â&#x20AC;&#x153;CLASS Aâ&#x20AC;? LIQUOR: James H. Stephenson, Agent, Amery Foods Inc. d/b/a Dickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fresh Market, located at 1050 River Place Drive.

Sharena Olson, Agent, Amery Express, Inc. located at 210 Keller Avenue South.

Jennifer L. Svela, Agent, Kwik Trip 595 located at 855 Keller Avenue South.

Kevin F. Smith, Agent, Smith Family Development LLC d/b/a Amery Discount Liquors located at 1020 River Place Drive.

Scott Schmid, Agent, Freedom Valu Center #31 located at 237 Keller Avenue South.

Laura Elmer, Agent, Countryside Cooperative, Inc., Amery Cenex C-Store located at 319 Keller Avenue South.

CLASS â&#x20AC;&#x153;Aâ&#x20AC;? FERMENTED MALT BEVERAGE AND â&#x20AC;&#x153;CLASS Aâ&#x20AC;? LIQUOR CIDER ONLY: Gayle E. Lunsmann, Agent, CAP Operations, Inc. d/b/a Holiday #56 located at 1000 River Place Drive.

CLASS â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bâ&#x20AC;? FERMENTED MALT BEVERAGE AND â&#x20AC;&#x153;CLASS Bâ&#x20AC;? LIQUOR: David P. Curtis, Agent, Act Three, Inc., d/b/a Birch Street Bar, located at 117 Birch Street East.

David P. Curtis, Agent, Tac Two, Inc., d/b/a Tac II Sports Bar & Grill located at 125 Keller Avenue North.

Christopher Sobottka, Agent, Club 53 Bar & Lanes, LLC located at 125 Keller Avenue North.

Russell A. Evenson, Agent, Postmark Grill, LLC, d/b/a Village Pizzeria, located at 325 Keller Avenue North.

Jesus Saavedra Sanchez, Agent, Garabaldiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s LLC, located at 337 Keller Avenue South.

Darcy Lorsung, Agent, Amery Golf Club Inc., located at 601 Deronda Street.

Naomi Werle, Agent, Alibi Bar LLC located at 109 Keller Avenue North.

Amber R. Evenson, Agent, Farm Table Foundation, Inc. located at 110 Keller Avenue North.

CLASS â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bâ&#x20AC;? BEER: James A Thompson, Jr. Agent, VFW Post #7929 located at 730 N. Wisconsin Ave. Amanda Fisk, Agent, Amery Area Senior Citizens, Inc., d/b/a Amery Area Community Center located at 608 Harriman Avenue South.

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Northwest Wisconsin Lakes Conference Returns to Hayward June 21 Plan to attend the upcoming 2019 Northwest Wisconsin Lakes Conference, which will return to Hayward this year and be held on Friday, June 21 at the Hayward Middle School. This popular regional event has become one of the state’s premier lake conferences. The all-day program will again be a great opportunity for lake enthusiasts, local government officials and others interested in protecting our water resources to take in a number of educational presentations, visit many informative exhibits and network with fellow conference attendees.

Erica LeMoine, LoonWatch and Citizen Science Coordinator at Northland College’s Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute, will be the conference’s keynote speaker. Erica works with more than 400 volunteers to coordinate the Annual Lakes Monitoring Program, a loon-monitoring program on hundreds of lakes throughout northern Wisconsin. She also coordinates the Wisconsin Loon Population Survey, Sigurd T. Olson Loon Research Award, LoonWatch Speaker’s

Bureau, Loon Appreciattion Week poster, and Get tthe Lead Out program.

H Her presentation will foc cus on loon conservation, a and the common loon’s b behavior, habitat, threats, rresearch and what you can d do to protect them.

Twelve different confference breakout sessions SUBMITTED will be featured covering Erica LeMoine, LoonWatch a wide variety of lake-reand Citizen Science Coordilated topics and issues, nator at Northland College’s including: current aquatic Sigurd Olson Environmental invasive species issues, Institute. wake boats, loon ecology, ground water hydrology, dealing with lake high water levels, algal blooms, fisheries 101, making healthy lakes, understanding soil

District two Spring meeting features awards and inspiration

BY MILT HELMER

The chilly light rain did nothing to dampen the spirits of the District 2 attendees.

Earl Gunderson and his team of Area Administrators packed the American Legion Club in Baldwin on Tuesday April 30th with 1470 brothers, wives and friends. Even brothers from the north paid the district a visit for an action packed session.

MC Earl Gunderson, the District 2 Deputy Grand Master, conduced fast paced meeting which featured several speakers and many awards.

In the audience were several new brothers, some of whom had just been raised at the Masonic Day of Light. The new MDoL members present were given the Bible lecture by Earl Gunderson and the apron lecture by James McFarlane.

Jon Beighley, the Junior Warden of Chippewa Falls Lodge outlined his years in DeMoley and expressed how that relationship had made him a better person as well as a better Mason.

Area Administrator Frank During gave an inspirational talk on the need for mentoring new

brothers by mentioning his early travels in the craft. His touching remarks grew a standing ovation.

Cindy Feuerhelm and her daughter Erica shared their experience with the Dyslexia Center. Cindy said she felt the 5,000 miles she traveled so that her daughter could go from struggling with learning to becoming a member of the honor roll was outstanding. The junior and senior wardens were invited to attend a dyslexia stimulation which would be an eye opener.

Once exposed to the wonderful job the dyslexia center are doing it will be a life changing experience, according to Scott Tillofson of Eau Claire. His wife Tammy is the director of the Eau Claire Northern Wisconsin Dyslexia Center.

Karen Gunderson announced that she and others will be repelling off a 6 story building in downtown Eau Claire as a fund raiser for the Dyslexia Center on May 11th. Several Masons and lodges have donated to this effort.

Rookie of the year Rodney Christensen of Clear Lake Lodge was named the Rookie of the Year for his work as secretary for his lodge and being willing to help out in many roles.

Mason of the Year

Memorial Day Cold north wind pierces when we looked for glow, soft; warmth of spring that brought the flowers bright; placed for dear ones we used to know, walk with, talk with, share the day and night.

Anticipate the honor and salute, to those who, willingly risked their lives, gather near the graves of those whose youth, was lost to shield children, homes, and wives.

Short holding on of winter's icy grip, while bravely bloom tulip and daffodil assured outset of summer's annual trip, crop in the field and picnic on the hill.

With signs of newness, then, anticipate, while recalling in honor lives now past, believing life goes on, appreciate, the message that life will forever last.

Oh, yes, cold winds will change once more to mild, new life will appear in woods, on farm.

Spotted babies, we may see in the wild, and will enjoy the sun and day that's warm. © Carol Morfitt Welch a poet laureate of Amery, Wisconsin

The Harold Christensen Mason of the Year award was given to Fred Benson, the Past Master and counselor of River Falls Lodge#109. Benson is always willing to travel to help out with degree work and the funeral lecture. This humble man has added a professional touch to degree work throughout the district for over 40 years.

Larry Ganske, who just completed a year as Grand Lecturer and continues to serve as Dist 2 Lecture was honored for his 50 years of service to DeMoley.

Larry received special honors for his long term commitment to the youth organization.

A special District Emeritus proficiency award was bestowed on H. Scott Paulson for his countless hours of helping lodges with their degrees. He is currently serving a Worshipful Master of St. Croix Lodge in Hudson.

Members of each area in District 2 were presented with their ritualist and proficiency cards as well.

The district is planning a baseball night on May 28th in the Twin Cities. It was also announced that Chippewa Lodge is planning a 150 year celebration on June 1st.

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR ALCOHOL BEVERAGE LICENSES Town of Clear Lake The following applications are now on file with the Clayton Town Clerk: Reserve “Class B” Alcohol & Class “B” Beer Application Christopher Schone, President Lake Magnor Inc., for the Lake Magnor Store, located at 762 US Hwy 63 Clayton, WI Class “B” Beer Application Dave Van Heuklom, Agent for Richardson Sportsman Club located at 853 20th Street Clayton, WI “Class B” Beer & “Class C” Wine Application Candice Moen, President/Agent for Lake Magnor Restaurant, located at 764 US Hwy 63 Clayton, WI. These license applications will be presented to the Clayton Town Board at the June 13, 2019, meeting at 7:00 p.m.

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function and erosion, lake management 102, green fire, and impacts of climate change on aquatic invasive species, fish and wildlife.

Numerous exhibitors, including lake and natural resource-related nonprofit organizations as well as private businesses which provide products and services for lakes, will have displays at the conference.

The registration fee is $45, which includes: admission, program materials, a continental breakfast and lunch. For high school and college students the fee is $10.

Register online at stcroixriverassociation.org/ events. For more information on registering for the conference, contact Monica Zachay at (715) 483-3300 or monicaz@scramail.com.

Notice that the Assessment Roll is Open for Examination and Open Book City of Amery, Polk County, Wisconsin Pursuant to s.70.45, Wis. Stats. the assessment roll for the 2019 assessment will be open for examination starting on the 20th day of June 2019 at 10:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Additionally, the assessor shall be available on the 19th day of June, 2019 at the Amery City Hall located at 118 Center Street West from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., and 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Instructional material will be provided at the open book to persons who wish to object to valuations under s.70.47, Wis. Stats.

The Open Book session provides property owners with the opportunity to informally discuss their assessments with the City Assessor.

Notice of Board of Review Meeting The Board of Review will meet on the 26th day of June, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. at Amery City Hall located at 118 Center Street West for the purpose of calling the Board of Review into session during the forty-five (45) day period beginning on the 4th Monday of April, pursuant to s. 70.47(1), Wis. Stats.

Pursuant to s.70.47 (2), Wis. Stats.: No person shall be allowed to appear before the Board of Review, to testify to the Board by telephone, or to contest the amount of any assessment of real or personal property if the person has refused a reasonable written request by certified mail of the Assessor to enter onto property to conduct an exterior view of such property being assessed.

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

No person may appear before the Board of Review, testify to the Board by telephone, or contest the amount of any assessment unless, at least 48 hours before the objection is heard if the objection is allowed under sec.

70.47under sec. 70.47(3) (a), that person provides to the Clerk of the Board of Review notice as to whether the person will ask for removal under sec. 70.47 (6m)(a) and if so which member will be removed and the person’s reasonable estimate of the length of time that the hearing will take.

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

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

Notice is hereby given this 4th day of June, 2019 by Patty Bjorklund, Clerk-Treasurer City of Amery WNAXLP

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Spanish Adjunct Instructor Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College ANY Campus Nicolet College, in partnership with Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College (WITC), is establishing a pool of qualified candidates to be considered when adjuncts or substitute instructors are needed to teach Spanish courses at WITC. Courses may be taught from any of the four campuses (New Richmond, Rice Lake, Superior, or Ashland).

For a complete job description, list of qualifications, and to apply: Visit our website at: https://www.witc.edu/about-witc/employment

WITC is an Equal Opportunity/Access/ Affirmative Action/Veterans/Disability Employer and Educator TTY 711

Benefits Available Great Kitchen Crew Stop in and ask Sarah for an application FARM TABLE RESTAURANT 110 Keller Avenue Amery, WI

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Local Finance Company St. Croix Falls Rates vary with experience Health, dental and vision Email resume/cover letter to gerri.richardson@phfsgroup.com

CALL US at 715-268-8101 or STOP IN to the office to renew Golden Age Manor in Amery, WI would like you on our team!

LPN - PM SHIFT 2:30pm-10:45pm

Starting Wage: $20.89+shift differential/experience Part Time Benefit Eligible, including every other weekend.

6 shifts scheduled every two weeks

We welcome new graduates!

Deadline to Apply: 6/2/2019 As a Polk County Employee these positions offer a comprehensive benefit package, including participation in the Wisconsin Retirement program for government employees and optional health, dental and vision insurance. Polk County promotes the health and well-being of their employees with opportunities to support your level of involvement in a Worksite Wellness Program.

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

WANTED PT Hydroelectric Plant Operator Amery, WI Qualifications for this position include: • Ability to work independently and with others • Self-motivated and responsible • Mechanically inclined • Must be on-call and maintain a flexible schedule • Must have computer skills

• Must be able to perform physically demanding indoor and outdoor tasks • Must be detail oriented and have excellent record keeping skills • Must be neat and organized • Must possess a valid driver’s license and have dependable transportation

Renewable World Energies will train the successful candidate.

Find the Free Press on Facebook Financial Aid Advisor/ Student Services Technician Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College Rice Lake Campus Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College is seeking qualified candidates for a full-time Financial Aid Advisor/Student Services Technician at the WITC Rice Lake Campus. Under the direction and supervision of the Director, Financial Aid, the Financial Aid Advisor/Student Services Technician contributes to the efficient and responsive operation of the WITC Financial Aid program and provides excellent customer service to internal and external customers. This position provides important processing, support, and student assistance with financial aid at the Rice Lake Campus and Collegewide support for processing functions. This position also provides employment services to include working with employers posting jobs in TechConnect, planning and execution of employment and recruitment related events and activities for students.

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Seasonal Laborer St. Croix Falls Recycling Center Immediate Opportunity, NonͲExempt PosiƟon

Work fullͲƟme, dayƟme hours Monday through Friday, performing general labor and skilled operaƟon of motorized equipment at our Recycling Center. This is a combinaƟon of common physical labor and some vehicle and equipment operaƟon.

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Polk County is seeking an individual with strong organizaƟonal leadership. This posiƟon manages and coordinates the daily operaƟons of the Department of Children and Families programs. Plans and organizes all child welfare funcƟons, including staĸng, staī development and budgeƟng. Interprets, assesses and recommends policies and procedures related to child welfare. Requires a Master’s Degree in Social Work or related Įeld and substanƟal administraƟve & supervisory experience; an equivalent combinaƟon may be considered. Qualifying candidates must be cerƟĮed Wisconsin Social Worker. or the ability to obtain within 2 years.

Deadline to apply: June 5, 2019 OperaƟons Lead Worker Community Services Division FullͲƟme/NonͲExempt PosiƟon

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Under supervision of the Business and OperaƟons Manager OperaƟons Lead Worker assists the Manager in the development, implementaƟon, administraƟon and support of the Community Services Division. Two year (A.A.) degree in AccounƟng or Business and three years experience, an equivalent combinaƟon may be considered. ExperiͲ ence in Human Services and/or Public Health Įelds are preferred.

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Senior Awards Night Wednesday, May 15, 2019

Summa Cum Laude Summa Cum Laude students are back row L-R: Mason Bosley, Madelyn Granica and Andrew Otto. Middle Row L-R: Rachel Ganje, Abigail Schmidt, Hannah Zinn, Addison Tollakson, Marlee Dietrich, Noah Rademaker and Allison Oman. Front row L-R: Daniel Marquand, Emma Novak, Mary Johnson and Belle Meyer.

CCum Laude L d Cum Laude students are back row L-R: Dalton Johnson, Kacey King, Dayne Gehrman and Canyon Schwartz. Front row L-R: Amari Conner, Abigayle Marko, Hailie Jeska and Olivia Peterson.

Missing from photo: Jonathon Byrnes.

Photos by April Ziemer

Magna CCum LLaude M d Magna Cum Laude students are back row L-R: Nicholas Tryon and Mason Goulet. Middle row L-R: Lance Hiltner, Essie Whitehead and Maddisen Grimm. Front row L-R: Alyssa Antolak, Mikayla Peterson, Greta Eggert and Olivia Braaten.

Citizenship Ci i hi AAwardd Citizenship Awards were presented to back row L-R: Mason Bosley, Andrew Otto, Noah Rademaker and Abigail Schmidt. Middle row L-R: Madelyn Granica, Hannah Zinn and Marlee Dietrich. Front row L-R: Rachel Ganje, Daniel Marquand, Mary Johnson and Allison Oman.

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AMERY SENIOR AWARDS NIGHT

MAY 21, 2019

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Scholarships given to Amery Seniors

Worn Again/STRIVE The Worn Again Scholarship was presented to Ridge Sigsworth by Jacki Marlett. They are pictured with Drew Johnson, Grace Long , Kaitlyn Bembenek and Tony Meyers who presented the Woodland Lakes Rotary Club STRIVE scholarships to the three young ladies.

Fall Festival Royalty The Fall Festival Royalty Scholarships were presented to Grace Springett, Rachel Ganje, Greta Eggert and Megan Robertson by Patti Johnson. Missing from photo: Sophie Porter.

Amery Hospital & Clinic Volunteer Partners

Scott Marko Memorial

The Amery Hospital and Clinic Volunteer Partners Scholarships were presented to Kacey King, Megan Robertson, Sarah Gilbertson, Canyon Schwartz. The awards were presented by Patti Johnson.

The Scott Marko Memorial Scholarships were presented by Paul Enslin and Cole Marko. Shown Back L-R: Michael Smith, Madelyn Granica, and Enslin. Middle Row L-R: Alexis Castorena Gonzales, Brett Forrest, and Lance Waalen. Front Row L-R: Belle Meyer, Abigayle Marko and Cole Marko.

Turek Serendipity

Palmer H. & Onilea Sondreal Memorial

The Turek Serendipity Scholarships were presented to Megan Robertson and Rachel Ganje by Bob Turek-Shay and Madisyn Heacock.

The Palmer H. and Onilea Sondreal Memorial Scholarships were presented to Belle Meyer and Noah Rademaker by Steve Sondreal.

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Senior Awards Night was Wednesday, May 15

Henry Yetter Wrestling The Henry Yetter Wrestling Scholarship was presented to Michael Smith by Char Yetter and Dean Gehrman.

Dick’s Fresh Market The Dick’s Fresh Market Scholarship was presented by Kelly Stephenson to Sarah Gilbertson.

Novitzke, Gust, Sempf, Whitley & Bergmanis The Novitzke, Gust, Sempf, Whitley and Bergmanis Scholarship was presented to Megan Robertson and the Polk County Historical Society Scholarship was presented to Ridge Sigsworth

by Jason Whitley.

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The Amery Free Press Spring Show Scholarship was presented to Greta Eggert by Tom Stangl.

Tony Meyers presented the Bremer Bank Scholarship to Mary Johnson.

Amery Lions Club The Amery Lions Club Scholarships were presented to Amari Conner, Alyssa Antolak, Essie Whitehead and Mikayla Peterson. The Byron Burman Memorial Lions Club Scholarship was presented to Olivia Peterson. Both Awards were presented by Dave Bowman.

Amery Telcom Inc. The Amery Telcom Inc. Scholarships were presented to Olivia Braaten and Maddisen Grimm.

Shown center is presenter Karen Gorres.

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AMERY SENIOR AWARDS NIGHT

MAY 21, 2019

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The Class of 2019 received scholarships

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7929 Rachel Ganje and Addison Tollakson received the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7929 Scholarships. They were presented by Eldon Sanders and Dan Gillespie. Ganje also received the Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 331 Scholarship.

Amery Police Dept Kops & Kids The Amery Police Department Kops and Kids Scholarship was presented to Ridge Sigsworth by Crystal Zacharias.

Honor Guard/Amery American Legion Post 169 Lance Hiltner and Mason Bosley received the Honor Guard Scholarships. Hiltner also received the Amery American Legion Post 169 Scholarship. The awards were presented by Victor Plozsay and Don Fansler.

Ranger Jerry Bird Memorial The Ranger Jeremy Bird Memorial Scholarship to Michael Smith by Dan Young.

Friends of the Library/Marlene Grasser Memorial The Amery Friends of the Library/Marlene Grasser Memorial Scholarship was presented to Olivia Braaten by Andrea and Siri Yuhas.

Byron Burman Masonic Memorial/School Store/Linda Behling Memorial/Ira and Mary Lindgren Masonic Scholarship Emerson Downs received the Byron Burman Masonic Memorial Scholarship. Laura Simonson, Kendra Tylee (not pictured) and Hailie Jeska received School Store Scholarships. Kaitlyn Bembenek received the Linda Behling Memorial Scholarship and Abigayle Marko received Ira and Mary Lindgren Masonic Scholarship. Awards were presented by Ramona Lockwood.

She also presented Tyler Peterson the Paul Roberts Memorial Scholarship.

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Thousands of dollars in scholarships awarded

Nursing 40 et 8 Addison Tollakson received the Nursing 40 et 8 Scholarship from Don Fansler and his son Jake.

Amery Auxiliary to VFW Post 7929 Grace Springett and Rachel Ganje received the Amery Auxiliary to VFW Post 7929 Scholarships. The awards were presented by Debra Handy and Alice Golden.

Amery Snowmobile Club The Amery Snowmobile Club Scholarships were presented to Isobel Koenig and Brett Forrest

by Chris Sorenson.

Stower Community Megan Robertson and Amari Conner were presented the Stower Community Scholarships by Kate Stower Schlosser and her daughters, Hazel and Hannah.

Dave Humpal Memorial The Dave Humpal Memorial Scholarships were presented to back row L-R: Mason Bosley, Noah Rademaker and Abigail Schmidt. Front row L-R: Presenter Jarret Dorenbush, recipient Brett Forrest, Pam Humpal and recipient Madelyn Granica.

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AMERY SENIOR AWARDS NIGHT

MAY 21, 2019

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Congratulations Class of 2019!

Chet Johnson Family Mason Helbig and Hailie Jeska received the Chet Johnson Family Scholarships. They were presented by Matt Johnson.

Michael Severson Memorial Tony Grimm presented the Michael Severson Memorial Scholarship to Rachel Ganje.

Kevin Prindle Memorial Michael Smith and Abigayle Marko were presented the Kevin Prindle Memorial Scholarships

by Dirk Prindle.

James & Felice Leadholm Memorial Greta Eggert was presented the James and Felice Leadholm Memorial Scholarship by Jim Leadholm.

Countryside Cooperative Madelyn Granica received the Countryside Cooperative Scholarship. It was presented by Tom Overby.

Bremer Bank congratulates the 2019 Graduates Best wishes to all this year’s graduates, from your friends at Bremer Bank!

Your hard work and dedication have been an inspiration to everyone in the comunity.

Special congratulations to the Bremer Bank scholarship Recipient, Mary Johnson.

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Polk Burnett Community Service Rachel Ganje, Grace Long, Mason Goulet and Emma Novak received the Polk Burnett Community Service Scholarships. They were present Deb Waalen.

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Farm Table Mission Prize in Ecology Allison Oman and Olivia Braaten received the Farm Table Mission Prize in Ecology-In Honor of Robert J. Bursik. It was presented by Jessica Bursik.

Sadie & John Burman Memorial Art Scholarship/ Boake Christensen Memorial/Dr. Valentine Kremser Memorial Sarah Flanum presented the Sadie and John Burman Memorial Art Scholarship to Joshua Bohn. Emma Novak received the Boake Christensen Memoriai Scholarship and Abigail Schmidt received the Dr. Valentine Kremser Memorial Scholarship.

Jim Osero Memorial Rachel Ganje received the Jim Osero Memorial Scholarship by Jarret Dorenbush and Anjanette Osero.

Eddie H. and Donald L. Olson Sarah Flanum presented the Eddie H. and Donald L. Olson Scholarships to Lance Hiltner, Madelyn Granica, Marlee Dietrich, Allison Oman and Mason Goulet.

Process Technology Dayne Gehrman was presented the Process Technology Scholarship by Kerry Bryan.

Gerald & Gulaine Elwood Memorial Pam Hartmann presented the Gerald and Gulaine Elwood Memorial Scholarship to Grace Springett.

Lakeside Foodsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Scholarship Recipient Amery graduate, Avery Landsperger, daughter of Erin and Angela Williams, is one of the most recent recipients of the Lakeside Foods, Inc. Scholarship Program. As a recipient of this program, Avery will receive a scholarship in the amount of $2500 payable over 4 years.

Lakeside Foods established its scholarship program in 1991 to encourage the children of Lakeside employees to further their education and assist with the financing.

Avery plans to pursue a Criminal Justice degree.

All of us at Lakeside Foods would like to extend our congratulations to Avery, and wish her well in her future endeavors!

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AMERY SENIOR AWARDS NIGHT

MAY 21, 2019

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2019 scholarship recipients

Amery Class of 1956

Amery Woman’s Club/GFWC Wisconsin Health

Sarah Flanum presented the Amery Class of 1956 Scholarships to Daniel Marquand, Rachel Ganje, Andrew Otto and Addison Tollakson.

Amery Technical Products Inc. Steve Osero presented the Amery Technical Products Inc. Scholarship to Nick Tryon.

Kate Meck received the Amery Woman’s Club Scholarship from Joyce Schaefer. She also presented the GFWC Wisconsin Health Scholarship to Amari Conner.

Deer Park Fire Department Jeff Croes presented Galen Coy with the Deer Park Fire Department Scholarship.

Bill Baldwin Band Booster Shayne Curtis presented Joshua Bohn the Bill Baldwin Band Booster Scholarship.

Wears Family & Friends/ Volga/Mooney Sarah Flanum presented Rachel Anderson the Wears Family and Friends Scholarship. McKenzie Gamache received the Volga Scholarship and Mason Bosley received the Mooney Scholarship.

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Class of 2019 received recognition

Bookworm/Friends of the Library Hannah Zinn and Olivia Peterson received the Bookworm Scholarships. Mason Bosley and Rachel Ganje received the Friends of the Library Scholarships presented by Elaine Meyer.

WESTconsin Credit Union Rachel Ganje received the WESTconsin Credit Union Scholarship, presented by Jody Faschingbauer.

Minglewood Inc. Roxann Solum presented the Minglewood Inc. Scholarship to Allison Oman.

Kelli Elmer Memorial RN Hailie Jeska and Addison Tollakson received the Kelli Elmer Memorial RN Scholarships from Tim Elmer.

Amery Hospital & Clinic Healthcare Belle Meyer received the Amery Hospital and Clinic Healthcare Scholarship that was presented by Julie Meyer.

Carlson Memorial Gail Peterson presented the Carlson Memorial Scholarship to Madisen Jackson.

Stone Creek Custom Interiors Inc. New Richmond Masonic Foundation Dena Cress presented the Stone Creek Custom Interiors Inc. Scholarship to Amber Hinz.

Drew Johnson received the New Richmond Masonic Foundation Scholarship from Barry Ausen.

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AMERY SENIOR AWARDS NIGHT

MAY 21, 2019

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Amery Fire Department Allison Oman received the Amery Fire Department Scholarship, presented by Dale Koehler.

Robert Moberg & Stuart Nelson Star Prairie Fish & Game Ridge Sigsworth was presented the Robert Moberg and Stuart Nelson-Star Prairie Fish and Game Scholarship by Jon Bush.

Warrior Warehouse/Amery Education Association/John Legut Memorial Jordan Clark and Lance Waalen received the Warrior Warehouse Scholarships from Jessica Smith. She also presented Dalton Johnson the Amery Education Association Scholarship and Ridge Sigsworth the John Legut Memorial Scholarship.

Arnold Olson Memorial Golden Age/ AnnMarie Foundation Hailie Jeska received the Arnold Olson Memorial Golden Age Scholarship and Hannah Zinn received the AnnMarie Foundation Scholarship.

Clayton Fire Department Hailie Jeska was presented the Clayton Fire Department Scholarship by Bill Vanda.

Matthew’s Fine Arts/Bernick Family Grace Springett received the Matthew’s Fine Arts Scholarship. Rachel Ganje, Allison Oman and Emma Novak received the Bernick Family Scholarships. They were presented

by Shawn Doerfler.

Amery High School Commencement Ceremony Sunday, June 2 2:00 pm AHS Gymnasium

Amery FCCLA Hannah Zinn received the Amery FCCLA Scholarship from Emily Larson.

MAY 21, 2019

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Patrick Hessler/Polk Burnett DHIA Ag Source/ Wisconsin Technical Excellence/LeRoy A. Peterson Memorial/Wisconsin Academic Excellence/ Amery FFA/Agricultural Academy/Amery Farmers Manufacturing Works/Herb Kohl Excellence/ Union Cooperative Marcia Pyle Memorial/Sid Bjorkman Memorial

Mitchell Sigsworth received the Patrick Hessler Memorial Scholarship. Essie Whitehead received the Polk Burnett DHIA AgSource Scholarship. Allison Oman received the Amery FFA Scholarship. Alyssa Antolak received Agriculture Academy Scholarship and McKenzie Gamache received the Amery Farmers Union Cooperative Scholarship. Awards were presented

by Derrick Meyer.

Ava Roe received the Wisconsin Technical Excellence Scholarship. Noah Rademaker received the LeRoy A. Peterson Memorial Scholarship and the Wisconsin Academic Excellence Scholarship. Daniel Marquand received the Manufacturing Works Scholarship. Hannah Zinn received Herb Kohl Excellence Scholarship and Marcia Pyle Memorial Scholarship. Madison De Leon received the Sid Bjorkman Memorial Scholarship.

Milton F. & Irene Simon/Mitchell/Matthew’s Brett Forrest and Laura Simonson received the Milton F. and Irene Simon Scholarships. Isobel Koenig and Cameron Anderson received the Mitchell Scholarships and Casey Anderson received the Matthew’s Scholarship. They were presented by Shawn Doerfler.

Wisconsin Bear Hunters Association McKenzie Gamache and Maddisen Grimm were presented the Wisconsin Bear Hunters Association Scholarships by Stephanie Hanson.

Sterbenz-Ryan Kate Meck, Lance hiltner, Montana Bazille and Dalton Johnson received the Sterbenz-Ryan Scholarships from Shawn Doerfler.

Scholar Athletes Noah Rademaker and Madelyn Granica received the WIAA Middle Border Scholar Athlete Awards. Granica also received the WIAA State Scholar Athlete Award.

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AMERY SENIOR AWARDS NIGHT

MAY 21, 2019

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Academic and Extra-Curricular Awards

Lance Hiltner and Dayne Gehrman received Chess Club Awards from Michael Buenzli. He also presented the Outstanding English Award to Emma Novak.

Shawn DoerďŹ&#x201A;er presented the Perfect Attendance Award to Noah Rademaker.

Mason Bosley received the National Merit Commended Student Award.

French awards were presented to Alyssa Antolak, Mason Goulet, Mary Johnson, Hannah Zinn and Marlee Dietrich by Myranda Geiger.

Joshua Bohn received the John Phillips Sousa Award and Amari Conner received the Louis Armstrong Jazz Award.

Grace Springett received the Peter Haugen Memorial Scholarship and the Choral Award.

WI Global Education Acheivement CertiďŹ cates were presented to Alyssa Antolak, Mason Goulet, Hannah Zinn and Mary Johnson by Myranda Geiger and Cinthia Johnson.

Band Band awards were presented to back row L-R: Amari Conner, Emerson Downs, Isobel Koenig and Lance Hiltner. Front row L-R: Joshua Bohn, Madison De Leon, Grace Springett, Olivia Peterson and Mikayla Peterson.

Spanish awards were presented to Emma Novak, Amari Conner, Daniel Marquand, Mason Bosley and Noah Rademaker by Cinthia Johnson.

Choir Choir awards were presented to back row L-R: Mason Goulet, Brett Forrest, Lance Waalen and Tyler Peterson. Middle row L-R: Megan Robertson, Kacey King, Drew Johnson and Olivia Peterson. Front row L-R: Madison De Leon, Madisen Jackson, Hannah Zinn and Mikayla Peterson.