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Former Amery resident Martin Moioffer is shown outside of the Danvers Massachetts home where he saved lives as a result of his fast thinking and calm reaction when fire erupted last week.

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A hockey player with roots in Amery has recently proven he thinks just as fast during a fire as he does on the ice. His speedy

reaction during a recent tragedy prevented a terrible situation from being much worse.

Martin Moioffer shared he started playing hockey at a pretty young age. He said, “My father was the assistant coach for the

Amery high school team so I was pretty much born into it.” He greatly enjoys the game and said, “I love being able to compete and better myself but I also like to be part of a team that can work

Dr. Terry Christopherson did not always know that he was meant to be an optometrist.

“Dr. Jack Larsen started this practice in 1949 and I fell in love with his daughter,” he said. The rest, as they say, is history.

Christopherson was born in Grantsburg and moved to Amery as a freshman in High School. He graduated in 1969.

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He attended the University of Wisconsin at Eau Claire for three years before heading off to the Illinois College of Optometry (ICO) in Chicago, graduating in 1976 with honors.

Christopherson said, “The competition to get into Optometry school was pretty stiff. There were 2500 applications for 155 positions. The first year was torture. There were 155 incoming freshman, but only seating for 130 for the second year. So they were going to flunk out at least 25 people.” He shared that he was the first person from Amery to attend ICO. After that, he mentored several young people in the community and wrote them Letters of Recommendation. “We have had at least seven people from the small town of Amery go on to become

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A weekend full of celebrations: Clear Lake, Deer Park and Wanderoos

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There is no excuse for anyone in the area to utter the words, “I’m bored, there is nothing to do,” this upcoming weekend. Three local villages are providing a variety of activities during their annual

celebrations.

Clear Lake, Deer Park and Wanderoos each are having a party - and you are invited!

Clear Lake is hosting Heritage Days June 27-30. The festivities kick off Thursday with the fi lm ‘Cheeseheads’ being presented at 2:30 p.m. at the Clear Lake Museum.

There will be an Open House hosted at Jarchow Law and Industrial Safety from 4-7p.m. and a wristband special at the carnival from 5-8p.m. The Covenant Church Worship Band will preform a free live concert at 6p.m. in the Heritage Days tent.

June Dairy Month activities

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begin at 11 a.m. Friday. The wristband special will run at the carnival from 1-5p.m. The Fantasy Corral Petting Zoo will be open from 5-8p.m. and a balloon artist will preform at 5p.m. Registration for the Pedal Tractor Pull begins at 5:30 p.m. Local favorites, The Git Backs will take the stage

in the Heritage Days Tent at 7p.m.

Saturday starts off with the Fastbreak 5K Run/Walk at 8a.m. Clear Lake’s Grand Parade featuring a 1950’s theme will begin at 11 a.m. The 46th Annual Demolition Derby starts at 2p.m. and the SEE CELEBRATIONS ON PAGE 2

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CELEBRATIONS: Fireworks Friday in Deer Park, Saturday in Wanderoos FROM PAGE ONE

Clear Lake Football Big Cup 9 Hole Fundraiser will begin at 4p.m. That evening be sure to watch the crowning of “Miss Clear Lake” at the 7p.m. Coronation, followed by the music of The Compromise at the Heritage Days Tent at 8p.m.

Sunday the 14th Annual Car, Truck, Motorcycle, ATV/ UTV and Tractor Show will

start taking registrants at 10a.m. The show will run from 11a.m.-2p.m.

All weekend long, the Clear Lake Museum will be open for spectators; a Village Medallion Hunt will take place with clues available at Nilssen’s and Associated Bank. The Beer Garden and Food Stands will be available throughout the celebration as well.

Deer Park is hosting fes-

tivities June 28th and 29th.

Friday’s activities include a Grilled Chicken Dinner at 5p.m. and a “Luck of the Draw” bean bag tournament with sign-up from 4-5p.m.

There will be a fireworks display at dusk with music and food until Midnight.

Saturday the 4th Annual Deer Park Antique Parade starts at 10:30 a.m. 4H root beer floats and deep fried

handmade cheese curds are a bonus to visiting the village that day.

Wanderoos is observing their 52nd Annual Independence Day Celebration on Saturday June 29. The bash begins with their 3rd Annual 5K Run/Walk. The Queen’s Tea starts at 9 a.m. in the Fire Hall. The Kiddie Parade kicks off at 10:45 with the Grand Parade at 11a.m. Following

the parades; kid games and a sawdust pile will be featured. The day also includes food and refreshments at the park, with fast pitch games, horseshoe and bean bag tournaments. Fireworks will light up the sky after dusk and music by Sunday’s Regret will keep celebrators dancing from 8 p.m.-12 a.m.

HOCKEY: Quick action by Moloffer saves host mother, family dog FROM PAGE ONE

together to accomplish great things.”

Moiffer’s hockey dreams led him away from Amery after sixth grade. Eventually he went on to live and play hockey in Des Moines, IA, Sioux Falls, SD and currently Danvers, MA. He has been in Danvers for the past yearand-a-half, living with his host mother, Robin Kellow and host brothers; fellow East Coast Spartan hockey players, Trey Stober, Colin Stewart and Alex Sedillo.

June 18, Moioffer was the only hockey player home when he smelled fire while playing video games upstairs.

“I ran downstairs and noticed that half of one of our couches was on fire. I immediately ran back upstairs to my room to grab a towel and then ran to the bathroom where my host mother, Robin, was taking a shower. I yelled that the house was on fire and that she need-

ed to get out,” said Moioffer.

Next, he wet the towel from his room’s bathroom sink.

The smoke was filling the entire house and it was getting really difficult for him to see.

He said, “I ran downstairs with the towel to try to put out the fire. I threw the wet towel over the top of the fire and it extinguished part, but not all of it. I then began to fill a laundry bin with water in the sink. The smoke was choking and black. I remembered Robin upstairs and ran to help her. She was telling me that she couldn’t see and that she needed help. I listened for her voice but couldn’t find her. I turned my phone light on and she found me.”

Moioffer then led her outside of the house. She yelled and asked where the family’s dog, Sparky, was. “I dialed 911 and handed her the phone. I then ran back inside and upstairs to search for the dog. I quickly found him and picked him up. I ran back downstairs

and out of the house where I set the dog down. I ran back inside to where I had been filling the laundry basket and picked it up to try to put the fire out again. I tossed the water on top of it but it was too late. I evacuated the house and got Robin away from the building as we waited for the firemen to come,” said Moioffer.

The fire department arrived 10 minutes after the call. It took less than 30 minutes to completely extinguish the fire. The cause of the fire seems to be a candle. The fire damage included the kitchen, living room and dining room. The smoke damage has affected the entire house.

Moioffer said, “I lost all my clothes and items to smoke damage. I tried to salvage my more sentimental items from family and loved ones and will attempt to restore them as best as I can.”

He shared that during the fire he doesn’t remember

doing much thinking. “Whatever ran through my mind, I did. I knew I needed to make sure everyone in the house was OK and that I needed to try and put the fire out to save the house. I did my best to remain calm and act quickly,” said Moioffer. Danvers Deputy fire Chief Robert Amerault believes with confidence Moioffer saved his host mother’s life. Because of saving both her life and the family dog, his host mother considers him a hero.

His Amery family includes his parents, Mark and Deb, and brothers Case and Calvin.

His parents and older brother had just visited him in Danvers the week before for his high school graduation. They had left just days before the fire occurred.

Moioffer really enjoys living out East. He said, “I love the rivalry I have with my sports teams, the Packers, Brewers and Bucks, against the sports teams of Boston. I

also like the teammates and new friends and family that I have made out here.” There are times though that he does long for his home of Amery. “I miss my family. I miss being able to do fun things with my mom, dad and brothers. I also miss all of my old friends that I lost touch with when I started moving around for hockey.

I still keep in contact with a few that I am really close with but not nearly as many as when I lived in Amery,” he said.

At the end of the summer, he will leave Massachusetts and head to Maine where he will play with his new team, the Twin City Thunder to continue his hockey career. Until then, Moioffer’s plans are to be there for his host mother as she begins the process of rebuilding.

One dead in fire following camper crash

BY APRIL ZIEMER EDITOR@THEAMERYFREEPRESS.COM

One person is dead following a camper RV crashing and catching fire in the Village of Dresser.

The Polk County Sheriff’s Dispatch Office received a report at 4:37 p.m. Saturday, June 22, of a camper on fire in the south ditch off of Ravine Drive approximately two miles east of Dresser.

Firefighters from the Allied Department arrived and extinguished the blaze before finding that one person inside the vehicle had died.

An investigation revealed that the camper was going eastbound on Ravine Drive when it left the roadway to the right, entering into the south ditch where it hit several trees, came to rest and ignited.

The victim’s identity has not been released and the crash remains under investigation by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.

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One person perished in a Saturday fire caused when a camper left the road east of Dresser. The identity of the victim has not been released.

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JUNE 27 Cheeseheads: The Documentary 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 footage.

JUNE 27-30 Clear Lake Heritage Days Thursday: 6 p.m. Free Live Concert in Heritage Days tent, Wristband Special at Carnival 5-8 p.m.

Friday: 1-5 p.m. Wristband Special at Carnival, 5-8 p.m.

Petting Zoo, 6 p.m. Pedal Tractor Pull, 7 p.m. Live Music: The Git Backs.

Saturday: 11 a.m. Grand Parade, 2 p.m. 46th Annual Demolition Derby at Clear Lake Park Chalet with music from 2-7 p.m., 7 p.m. Coronation at Clear Lake HS Gym, 8 p.m.

Live Music: The Compromise.

Sunday: 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. 14th Annual Car, Truck, Motorcycle, ATV/UTV & Tractor Show. Registration 10 a.m.

Music by Rockman.

For more events and information, see the front page of the TAB or visit www.clearlakewi.com.

JUNE 28 Amery Community Blood Drive Without A, B and O, we can’t save anybody. Give blood at the Amery Community Blood Drive located at Bremer Bank in the American Red Cross Bus on Friday, June 28, 2019 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Please call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit RedCrossBlood.org and enter: Bremer to schedule an appointment.

JUNE 28-29 Deer Park Days Held at Deer Park Village Park.

Food, dance and Bean Bag Tournament on Friday. Dance to Fogpilot. Grilled chicken, coleslaw and chips served 5 p.m. Hot dogs, brats and beverages Friday and Saturday evenings. 4-H rootbeer floats and deep fried handmade cheesecurds. Luck of the Draw Bean Bag Tournament.

4th Annual Deer Park Antique Parade on Saturday (sponsored by the Deer Park Lions Club). Contact Jerry Croes 715-269-5201 for details.

JUNE 29 Craft, Vendor & Bake Sale The Amery Area Community Center is hosting their annual Craft, Vendor & Bake Sale on June 29th from 9am-

2pm. Do you like to bake but don’t like to eat all of your creations? We have the solution for you; we are looking for people to donate baked goods for the sale. We are also going to have a baking day at the center, if you want to donate some baking items or help with baking. All baked good proceeds go to help support our Non-profit Center. Open to the public! Crafters & Vendors welcome! Contact Jen at 715268-6605 or aaccjen@outlook. com.

Wanderoos Independence Day Celebration The Wanderoos 52nd Annual Independence Day Celebration is Saturday, June 29, 2019.

Queen’s Tea is at 9 a.m., Kiddie Parade at 10:45 a.m., Grand Parade at 11 a.m. There will be a chicken dinner, 3rd Annual 5K Run/Walk, Fastpitch Games, Horseshoe Tournament/Bean Bag Tournament, Kids Games, Sawdust Pile, Food/Refreshments, Fireworks after Dusk and an Evening Street Dance.

For more information: www. wanderoos.org.

JUNE 30 Outdoor Mass – Brat Fest All are welcome to join the Apple River Knights of Columbus for an Outdoor Mass–Brat Fest at Michael Park on Sunday, June 30, 2019. Mass starts at 10:30 a.m. Celebrated by Fr. Gene Murphy from St. Joseph Catholic Church and assisted

by Deacon Larry Amell.

Bring a lawn chair. Special blessing for all live pets and stuffed animals present. Petting zoo for all ages.

Brat fest starting at 11:30 a.m.

JULY 2019 America’s Wolves Exhibit On loan from the PALY Foundation, Scottsdale, Arizona, is the traveling exhibit America’s Wolves at the Polk County Museum for the month of July. Discover America’s wolves: the Red Wolf, the Gray Wolf, the Mexican Wolf and the Eastern Wolf. The exhibit features content that is educational and thought-provoking.

JULY 4 Annual North Twin – Pike Lake Boat Parade Thursday, July 4th at 11:00.

Meet on North Twin Lake.

JULY 6 Historical Society Open House The Amery Area Historical Society (AAHS) invites you to an Open House from 10 a.m. to noon on July 6, 2019. Individuals and families are welcome to view artifacts, photographs, and historical books and publications from Amery’s

past. The Historical Society’s room is located in the lower level of the Amery Area Public Library.

JULY 6 & 7 Root Beer Floats Please join us at the Polk County Museum for Root Beer Floats ($1 each) Saturday and Sunday, July 6 and 7 from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. as we participate in the Balsam Lake Freedom Fest.

JULY 12 Wildly Successful Farming: A Reading & Conversation with Author Brian DeVore Friday, July 12 – 7:00 p.m.

- 8:30 p.m., Farm Table, 110 Keller Ave. N., Amery Join Brian DeVore for a fascinating evening based on his recent book, Wildly Succssful Farming: Sustainability and the New Agricultural Land Ethic. His book tells the stories of farmers across the Midwest who are balancing profitability and food production with environmental sustainability and a passion for all things wild. DeVore will read from his book and lead a discussion about how wildly successful farming ideas and techniques can help conventional agriculture become more economically and agronomically resilient when everything from the weather to the marketplace is increasingly volatile. Come early for dinner or stay after for drinks and dessert at our local food restaurant!

JULY 13 Wildlife Science Center Presentation Please plan to attend our Wildlife Science Center presentation on Saturday, July 13 at 1 p.m. at the Polk County Museum. A wildlife education specialist will present a program including a variety of hands-on props and activities that make this program a complete educational experience.

JULY 18 Amery Community Blood Drive Without A, B and O, we can’t save anybody. Give blood at the Amery Community Blood Drive located at St. Joseph Catholic Church on Thursday, July 18, 2019 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Please call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit RedCrossBlood.org and enter: Bremer to schedule an appointment.

JULY 19 Music on the River Join us starting at 5 p.m. at Michael Park in Amery for Music on the River. The Git Backs play from 5 to 7 p.m.

with Lamont Cranston following. Great food, beer and wine and a cruise-in car show!

JULY 21 Chicken Dinner Little Falls Lutheran Church’s annual Chicken Dinner will be Sunday, July 21 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 1271 44th Avenue, Amery. On the menu: 1/4 grilled chicken, potato salad, sweet corn, rolls, bars, lemonade, milk, water and coffee. Free will donation.

10% of proceeds will go to Northwoods Homeless Shelter, Amery. Take-Outs available 715-268-9409. Join us for worship at 9:30 a.m.

AUGUST 16 Music on the River Join us starting at 5 p.m. at Michael Park in Amery for Music on the River. Nici Peper plays from 5 to 7 p.m. with GB Leighton following. Great food, beer and wine and a cruise-in car show!

ONGOING Ruby’s Pantry Held the 2nd Saturday of each month at the Congregational Church in Amery.

Doors open at 7:30, food distribution from 9-10:30.

Amery Farmers’ Market Saturdays starting June 8 through October from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. in Soo Line Park.

Mondays starting June 10 through October from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. in Soo Line Park.

Memory Café Do you or your loved one have memory concerns or early signs of dementia? Stay connected at the Amery Memory Café the 3rd Thursday of each month 1-2:30p.m. at the Amery Area Community Center. Please RSVP to Barb at the ADRC of Northwest Wisconsin at 877-485-2372.

Indianhead Barbershop Chorus The Indianhead Barbershop Chorus meets at 7 p.m. each Monday at the Government Center on the N.E. side of Hwy I and Hwy 46 in Balsam Lake.

All men who love to sing are welcome. For more information call 715-483-9202.

St. Croix Valley Spinners and Fiber Arts Guild Meet the third Wednesday of each month from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., often at the Amery Library. We spin, knit, weave, anything fiber arts related, and we welcome new members.

For more information call Julie 715-268-7546 or Karen 715-268-6955.

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s depressing as it is to acknowledge in print, the half way mark of summer happens next week when we observe Independence Day. I know, I agree if you believe it is going too fast.

I have been enjoying the beautiful June weather. Sunny, temperate days and cool evenings have been heavenly.

I noted this year that next year I really need to take a vacation Publisher during the first half of June 2020. After enduring nearly a Tom Stangl half year of winter, it is a sin to waste the beauty of a mild June.

I would be in favor of allowing everyone to have the entire month of June off, if I were king.

But alas, I am not king, nor have I won the lottery, so I am working and enjoying as much of June as I am able. Just being able to grill supper in my back yard and not be eaten alive by bugs is a treat.

So, what do you have planned for the Fourth of July? With it falling on a Thursday this year, I anticipate many folks will be taking an extended weekend. The Fourth of July is a great time to get together with family, have a picnic (complete with lots of fresh food), play some games and at the end of the day enjoy some fireworks.

We take community fireworks for granted on the Fourth of July, but they can be very labor intensive and expensive undertakings. Some places have gone high tech with the rockets being choreographed and set off by computers, others rely on volunteers. We all should be grateful they happen at all.

I spent nearly all of my life in Iowa where a series of devastating community fires in 1936 led to the outlawing of all but a few fireworks. If you were a fan of the sparkler, Iowa was a great place to be a kid. If you had the gunpowder fever that could only be sated by cherry bombs and Black Cat firecrackers, you headed to South Dakota, Missouri or Wisconsin where all manner of fireworks are legal to make some clandestine purchases and return home, hopefully to stay away from Johnny Law. I can vividly recall one year when we were enjoying running around with sparklers in front yard, trying to enjoy the holiday when we inadvertently created a situation that would end badly.

Even though sparkers were legal, they still burned at temperatures as high as 1000º Fahrenheit. They were just pieces of wire, after all.

When they burnt out, we placed them in a pile on a rock near the edge of our front porch. The rock was there to disperse water from a downspout and seemed to be a safe spot.

It wasn’t.

My older sister, too old to be running around with sparklers, came outside barefoot to see what was going on and stepped on the pile, burning her feet and causing a rapid end to our celebration of American independence.

Some cold compresses and merthiolate were applied and we went to the airport to watch the “real” fireworks. The rockets bursting in air did little to alleviate my sister’s suffering. Being six years her junior, I was less than sympathetic, something I regret now. So when you celebrate next week, remember to be safe.

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

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

What a difference a year makes

BY APRIL ZIEMER EDITOR@THEAMERYFREEPRESS.COM

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f the old saying, “Time flies when you’re having fun” is true, then the past 365 days must have truly been a blast.

It is hard to believe that I have been at the Free Press for a year now.

I would like to take this opportunity to say thank you to the readers of the Amery Free Press.

The past year has been quite the ride. Like many things in life, you never quite know for sure what you are signing up for.

Editor The stresses of April Ziemer meetings, research and deadlines have been far overshadowed by celebrating the accomplishments of those who make Amery what it is. My absolute favorite part of this job has been the opportunity it has provided me to get to know more community members.

I recently saw a sign in a home décor store that read, “All love stories are great, but ours is my favorite.” I have decided I can also apply that to the special place in my heart I have for the City of Amery and the people who live here.

I am sure that all small towns can be great, but Amery is by far my favorite.

Some will call it corny, but just like people get into the backgrounds of characters in their favorite books or movies, I find

fascination in the backgrounds of the interesting characters that call Amery home.

I think we live in a town where people have done some really cool things. I also think that we live in a town where sometimes things have gone terribly wrong.

I feel like that is what has kept my career interesting over the past twelve months. When someone has done something worth celebrating, I have had the chance to broadcast it to a range of people. Not all news has to be bad news.

On the other hand, when there are unpleasant things to cover, I have decided to take it as an opportunity to make readers aware of situations. When people are aware, they can voice concern, take action and contribute to a solution. Over the past year I have faced both praise and criticism for things that have been in the paper, and for things that have not.

Being a small town newspaper editor has had its moments of joy and a few moments of absurdity.

I vividly remember my first day on the job. The phone rang and we were told there was a motorcycle group traveling through town that needed to immediately be interviewed before they left. I tracked them down and tried to quickly spout out questions.

Afterwards, the interviewee expressed he thought Amery was a great town and I must be proud to be the editor here. He asked me how long it took me to write stories for the Free Press. I replied, “I will let you know after I write yours. It is my first.”

Also during the first week I remember leaving a meeting with my tape recorder in hand, and my boss (who after a year I now sometimes endearingly call Dad) kindly telling me that the recorder works better when it has been turned on.

This job offers variety and adventure, along with the stress and frustration that comes with any career.

I face the weekly grind to get stories in by deadline, the fear that some stories are trivial and the eagerness of wanting to perfect the craft, all while trying not to tick too many people off.

Though it’s certainly not for the faint of heart, newspaper reporting has been some of the funniest, most interesting, enlightening, and rewarding work I’ve ever done. There’s never a dull day as a newspaper editor.

For those who say, “Print is dead” and wonder if my job as a small town newspaper editor will disappear, my response is a loud, “NO WAY!” I firmly believe people value the news they can only get locally. I hope to be here until retirement, recorder in hand (turned on) to provide that to you.

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 715268-8101.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR CAFO Job Claims a lot of Hog Manure!

To the editor: I recently attended two different township meetings, Sterling and Laketown, where the issue of giant hog factories coming into Polk County was discussed. The proponents pushed the idea that they should be judged by the creation of good jobs.

If one examines the facts of agriculture jobs, we see they are low paying, dangerous, dirty as well as being primarily done by foreign born workers, of which the majority of those are here illegally.

Some proponents state that the “average wage” is good.

That may be true – a full time veterinary gets $200,000 per year and 10 workers $20,000 per year giving an average

wage of $36,363. The median agriculture job in the US pays $12/hour.

The most recent National Agricultural Workers Survey reports 78% of all agricultural employees are foreign born.

Estimates are that 50-70% of the foreign born workers are here without legal documents.

Another six percent of hired farm labor are children 14-18 years old and mostly paid minimum wage.

Are farmers and farm organizations in favor of foreign workers? YES! “The U.S. pork industry needs access to a legal and productive workforce,” said National Pork Producers Council President Jim Heimerl. “And skilled and unskilled foreign

workers have been crucial to maintaining and growing the workforce... We need more of them, not less.”

Will clamping down on immigration create more jobs for Americans? NO! U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service: “a reduction in the foreign-born workforce – prompted by a change in immigration policy – would not be offset by native-born workers and permanent residents. Instead, the tighter supply of foreign-born workers would reduce overall demand for workers as production costs increase and would decrease agricultural output as farmers abandon labor-intensive operations.” We see that in the move to robotic and

automated agriculture over human workers.

Should farmers follow the rules against hiring undocumented workers? NO! if you listen to their organizations. “The Farm Bureau, as one of the largest voices for agriculture, understands that hiring immigrants is essential to fill the critical workforce demands of agriculture. The official Farm Bureau policy opposes using E-Verify.”

Can we believe promises by the proponents of local hires and high paying jobs? NO! as in all agribusiness, labor is a cost line item to be minimized.

Owners who are states away are concerned with maximizing profits. They see the somewhat unregulated NW

Wisconsin area as an opportunity to move in with a minimum of regulations to follow, and possibly hope they can get cheap local labor, but we can be sure they will look for the lowest cost workers available.

There are jobs that fit into a community, good jobs, safe jobs, high paying jobs; jobs that hire local folks. But, sadly folks, big animal operations, as we already know from the few in our area, look for cheap foreign labor that bring a whole new set of challenges and changes.

Russell B Hanson Cushing, WI

Upset with Magnafici

Cultural Decay To the editor: Our culture has been declining for decades. Will we reach the tipping point when America’s greatness cannot be saved? The world will be the worse for it if we citizens are not up to the task of saving it. Liberalism is the disease and conservatives at least have some of the antidotes.

Conservative presidents like Reagan, or one that acts conservative while in office like Trump, give our culture a booster shot.

They strategically deregulate, they lead instead of follow on the world stage, they try to get taxes lowered, they recognize the intrinsic value in being a Christian based nation, they are pro-life, they support marriage between one man and one woman , they understand we have freedom OF religion and not freedom FROM religion, they support the second amendment as an individual right, they believe

in peace through strength and they appoint constitutional judges.

All this is good and yes, we know there are no perfect Republicans.

Christ was the only perfect person ever to walk the earth.

Liberal presidents like Clinton or Obama accelerate the cultural decay. They try to regulate everything like is typical for tyrannical socialist regimes, i.e. Nazi Germany, Communist Russia, Cuba and Venezuela etc., they increase taxes, they support marriage for all kinds of deviants, they ignore the first amendment when it comes to Christian or conservative speech in universities and public schools, but trot it out to support porn, deviant lifestyles and fake news, they see no value in the second amendment and lie about it’s true grammatical and intended meaning, their policies increase welfare rolls, they promote killing babies by supporting abortion mills like

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Planned Parenthood, they have no qualms about using our military yet have no interest in maintaining or improving it or seeing that their votes are counted and they appoint liberal activist judges.

Many Democrat voters, are fine people and have values not aligned with the party they unwittingly support. All Democrat voters still must accept their share of responsibility for nearly a million abortions per year, horrendous crimes like drug dealing and human trafficking by MS13 or other gangs from south of the border and the entire dark side of our cultural war.

“All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.” (Edmund Burke) Rod Cain Deer Park

Volunteers needed To the editor: To anyone who is inclined to do so, we are looking for a few people who would be willing to clip dead blossoms off the flowers at the Amery Cemetery. Removing the spent blossoms helps them keep blooming better. If you would be willing to spend some time, whenever convenient for you, please let me know. You can adopt a section or let me know what you are able to do. They need clipping every ten days to two weeks.

Thanks for your consideration. I can be reached at 715-554-0412.

Chuck Williamson Amery Cemetery Volunteer

To the editor: I attended one of Rep. Gae Magnafici’s recent listening sessions. It was a sobering and depressing experience.

In Magnafici’s campaign literature she promised to ‘protect and strengthen’ rural schools. Now that she is in office, Gae supports diverting money from rural schools to pay for vouchers. Despite multiple constituents stating that they did NOT want their tax dollars diverted to vouchers, Rep. Magnafici refused to even consider it.

When citizens expressed extreme concern about CAFOs (factory farms) including massive manure spills that have already devastated parts of Wisconsin.. Magnafici mumbled, ‘I heard something about that..’ and then sought to divert the conversation elsewhere.

At the meeting, a self-proclaimed conservative said he hoped that Gae would not work to strip local municipalities of power/control and give it to Madison like her predecessor, Adam Jarchow, did. However, that this is exactly what Gae is doing.

Magnafici co-authored AB-277 that shifts even more control from local governments to Madison (a move that both The Wisconsin Counties Association and the League of WI Municipalities are against, but not Gae.) I am an independent voter who votes for the best candidate regardless of party. Next time around, I hope others will join me. We deserve better.

Laura Tiede Cushing, WI

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Christensen’s post-conviction relief motion denied, appeal filed

BY TOM STANGL TSTANGL@THEAMERYFREEPRESS.COM

“You don’t negotiate the sentence with the judge.”

Judge Eugene Harrington read that quote from Darryl Christensen’s former defense attorney during his ruling June 19 where Harrington ruled on a motion seeking Christensen to vacate Christensen’s Nov. 30, 2015 guilty plea to five counts of second-degree sexual assault by correctional staff. Harrington denied the motion and Christensen’s attorney has fi led an appeal of Harrington’s ruling with the Court of Appeals.

In a 15-minute ruling conducted by telephone from Harrington’s courtroom in Shell Lake, the judge, who passed the sentence Feb. 1, 2016, explained the case as well as his reasons for denying the motion.

The quote about the judge’s role in sentence encapsulates the crux of the issue. Christensen’s attorney cited a 2004 case, State of Wisconsin vs. Hampton, which in essence required that the trial court advise a defendant that the court is not bound by the plea agreement and to ascertain the defendant’s understanding of that warning as the basis of the motion to vacate the guilty plea.

Christensen is currently serving a 30-year sentence. He pleaded guilty to having sex with five inmates of the Polk County Jail, where he worked as a jailer.

A Department of Justice inves-

tigation into allegations against Christensen concluded that over a three year period he had groped, assaulted and had sexual intercourse with five victims in areas of the jail not covered by security cameras. At his sentencing, the defense and prosecution presented a plea agreement where Christensen would serve eight and a half years in prison.

Harrington explained that the maximum sentence he could have imposed was 40 years per count and a total fine of $100,000.

“There is no doubt that court did not personally advise the defendant that the court was not bound by the plea arrangement.

That is conceded,” Harrington said.

The judge said that he believed it was “important to revisit the conclusion of Hampton. The Supreme Court concluded in Hampton ‘today we have affirmed that where the court is aware of a plea agreement the court must advise the defendant personally that the court is not bound by the terms of that agreement and ascertain that the defendant understands this information.’”

Harrington outlined the ways that Christensen was informed that the judge was not bound to the plea agreement.

The 2016 plea hearing started with the judge addressing the defendant about the plea agreement.

Christensen was asked what his understanding was of the plea agreement. His response was “plead guilty to all five counts.”

“It is significant the defendant had the opportunity to tell me what he thought the maximum of eight and a half years was and he did not,” Harrington said.

Harrington cited the plea questionnaire that said at sentencing both parties will recommend eight and a half years of initial confinement in prison plus lots of extended supervision. There was language about an agreement that Christensen not go to jail and his bail not be revoked.

“The record is clear that when I took his plea, I deviated from that agreement immediately. I remanded Mr. Christensen to jail,” Harrington said.

“The agreement was that both party’s lawyers would recommend eight and half years. The word ‘recommend’ presupposes that a judge is not bound by any such agreement. Its insertion suggests the plea agreement was not binding on the court,” Harrington said.

Harrington cited testimony given May 28 by Aaron Nelson, Christensen’s defense attorney at the time. Nelson testified about his usual practice of reading the recommendations to his client.

Nelson would check off the items as he read them. He could not specifically remember his conversation with Christensen, but he outlined the process he would follow and said he probably did tell the defendant that the judge was not bound by the plea agreement.

Christensen’s testimony at the hearing was the opposite.

Harrington concluded that Nelson informed Christensen that the court was not bound by the plea agreement.

“Christensen was informed, albeit not by the judge, he was informed by his counsel and I am satisfied that he understood,” Harrington concluded before denying the motion.

Amery Police Report 06/14/19-06/20/19 06/14/19, 02:15 a.m., Suspicious activity 06/14/19, 02:11 p.m., Noise complaint 06/14/19, 07:08 p.m., Assist citizen 06/14/19, 10:03 p.m., Assist other agency 06/14/19, 11:02 p.m., Mental health call 06/15/19, 03:54 a.m., Suspicious activity 06/15/19, 06:15 a.m., Assist other agency 06/15/19, 10:01 a.m., Animal control call 06/15/19, 02:15 p.m., Assist other agency

06/15/19, 06:27 p.m., Assist citizen 06/15/19, 07:40 p.m., Minor motor vehicle accident 06/15/19, 10:05 p.m., Assist other agency 06/16/19, 05:43 a.m., Assist other agency 06/16/19, 11:21 a.m., Animal control call 06/16/19, 12:06 p.m., Disturbance 06/16/19, 12:35 p.m., Welfare check 06/16/19, 03:15 p.m., Assist with property return 06/16/19, 07:09 p.m., Mental health call 06/17/19, 10:42 p.m., Assist other

agency 06/18/19, 03:22 a.m., Suspicious activity 06/18/19, 04:10 p.m., Assist citizen 06/18/19, 06:04 p.m., Disturbance 06/18/19, 06:55 p.m., Animal control call 06/18/19, 07:06 p.m., Suspicious activity 06/19/19, 03:52 p.m., Mental health call 06/19/19, 09:14 p.m., Assist other agency 06/20/19, 06:30 p.m., Assist citizen 06/20/19, 09 p.m., Assist in a civil matter

Bryan Douglas Hansen, 53, St. Croix Falls, was arrested June 16 for a failure to appear warrant.

Peter Lynn Bazille, 45, Dresser, was arrested June 12 for OWI (3rd) and operating with prohibited alcohol content (3rd).

Dylan Michael Jones, 20, Woodville, was arrested June 15 for OWI (1st), operating with prohibited alcohol content (1st) and a probation hold.

James Peter Belisle, 18, Somerset, was arrested June 16 for OWI (1st).

Jessamine Elizabeth Larson, 32, homeless, was arrested June 10 for domestic battery and domestic disorderly conduct.

Shannon M. Peck, 37, Amery, was arrested June 10 for felony bail jumping.

Lynn Tamara Osborne, 50, Balsam Lake, was arrested June 10 for disorderly conduct.

Jamie Lee Blakely, 38, Rockledge, FL, was arrested June 10 for a Florida failure to appear warrant, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of methamphetamine.

Joshua James Handrahan, 32, Amery, was arrested June 11 for bail jumping.

William J. Bressette, 38, Cumberland, was arrested June 11 for possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of a controlled substance (SCH 4) and possession of marijuana.

Austin Richard Winger, 26, Chetek, was arrested June 10 for operating vehicle without consent, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Nicole Rae Bearhart, 38, was arrested June 11 for possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of marijuana.

Rick J. Tourville, 49, Amery, was arrested June 12 for possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana, felony bail jumping and neglect of a child.

Wendy S. Tourville, 48, Amery, was arrested June 12 for possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, child neglect and possession of Schedule II narcotic.

Misty J. Posey-Nichols, 28, Amery, was arrested June 12 for possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia and child neglect.

Lamont Charles Belisle Douglas, 21, Cumberland, was arrested June 12 for domestic disorderly conduct, battery and criminal damage to property.

Richard Alan Johnson, 33, St. Croix Falls, was arrested June 12 for domestic disorderly conduct and a bail violation.

Joseph Allen Vendela, 30, Grantsburg, was arrested June 13 for theft.

Shannon Ray Stevens, 43, homeless, was arrested June 13 for possession of drug paraphernalia.

Timothy John Miramontes, 49, Amery, was arrested June 15 for misdemeanor bail jumping.

Jason Nemaire Hall, 23, Frederic, was arrested June 16 for battery and domestic disorderly conduct.

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Polk County Marriage Licenses granted last week Eric Joseph Germain and Susan Rae Vold of Dresser are to be married July 13, 2019.

Jason Roland Hall and Therese

Mary Parker of Milltown are to be married July 13, 2019.

Ryan Christian Hanestad of Luck and Hannah Marie Anderson of Mill-

town are to be married July 25, 2019.

Dallas Terry Mante and Shanell Marie Denver of Garfield were married June 22, 2019.

Robert Michael Zuniga and Raeann June Autz of Laketown are to be married June 29, 2019.

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110 Years Ago June 17, 1909

Burman Wins

The much talked of damage suit by which Wm. Kirby of St. Paul, sought to recover $25,000 damages for injuries sustained while operating a wood saw two years ago last January, owned by J. G. Burman of this village, the defendant in the case, was tried at Eau Claire last week and ended in a decisive victory for the defendant.

Kirby endeavored to prove among other things that he was in the employ of the defendant while running the sawing rig. Mr. Burman proved to the satisfaction of the court, jury and spectators that the plaintiff was operating the rig on his own hook and that he (Burman) was in no way responsible for the accident.

The suit lasted from Monday until Friday and at times was very amusing. The plaintiff and his brother, Frank Kirby, slipped and slid and ducked and dove from one statement to another until it was a question where they were standing or rather lying. It was evident to everyone that they Yesterday’s were making a grandstand News play for a Diane Stangl bunch of filthy luchre, but it was a flat failure.

The case came to a close Thursday afternoon when Judge Sanborn took the case away from the jury and threw it out of court, there being no cause for action.

A motion was entered by Kirby’s council for an appeal, but it is hardly probable that the case will ever come to trial again.

100 Years Ago June 12, 1919 Elaborate Improvements The Andersen Yards Company are making extensive improvements and when completed will have one of the finest and most extensive establishments of their kind in northern Wisconsin.

Large new sheds are under construction for lumber, lime and cement and manager C. Essen will be spared to make the Amery yard complete and modern in every detail.

Young Man Drowned Sunday Leonard Waleby, the 16-yearold son of Mr. and Mrs. Christ Waleby was drowned in a slough near the Waleby home in the town of Black Brook last Sunday. He, with a number of smaller boys had been playing in the water and Waleby tried to swim across. It was thought that he cramped and went down so quickly that the little fellows with him were unable to help him from the water.

About three quarters of an hour after he disappeared under the surface of the water Ass’t Cashier R. C. Winchester

Swimming beach at Bible Camp Since it’s now officially summer I thought it appropriate to run this great photo of kids having a good time frolicking on the beach and swimming with friends at the Lutheran Bible Camp.

of the Farmers & Merchants State Bank of Amery drove along the road and was called upon to help. He immediately plunged in and brought the body of the unfortunate young man to shore but he was past any human aid.

The father of the dead boy was in the Twin Cities on the day of the catastrophe.

This is the second son Mr. and Mrs. Waleby have lost in the last few months as most of you will remember that the Free Press chronicled the death of their oldest son who gave his life for his country in France.

80 Years Ago June 22, 1939 City Improving Amery Beaches The Amery Community Club met Monday evening at the Princess Confectionery and heard reports of its committee and was advised that the city council is doing a fine piece of work in fixing up Amery’s bathing beaches on North and South Twin Lakes. Wide benches have been installed, a slide put up, the raft rebuilt and diving board put on.

The beaches are now very attractive and inviting to swimmers from Amery and outside the city.

New Cooperative to Open Within a Week Word comes Wednesday that the new Amery Cooperative store will be open for business probably the first of the week, but the definite date awaits the arrival of several carloads of commodities for the new Amery store.

A Mr. Peterson from Mora, Minn., will be here this week to take over management of the store, which has been decorated and fitted up with modern fixtures. Local men will be employed by Mr. Peterson to help in the store.

The store at first will handle only groceries, later women’s apparel and men’s work clothes.

Train Wreck at Deer Park An Omaha railroad freight train wrecked about 3 a.m.

Sunday just west of the Deer Park depot. Sixteen cars were piled up in the wreck that is believed to have been caused by a dragging brake beam or draw bar. No one was hurt except a couple of tramps, who fled before trainmen arrived.

It took two days to clean up the wreck. The tracks were re-laid, the wreckage cleared, some of it burned, and train service was resumed over the line Monday afternoon.

Both the main track and the passing track were torn up for several hundred feet. Two wrecking crews were called to clear the lines. There were ice, coal, matches and other commodities in the cars. Fortunately, the matches did not light, despite the crash.

Scores of onlookers watched the wreckers at work. There were many from Amery went down Sunday afternoon but these had a hard time getting back home in the wind and driving rain.

burg failed to shed any new light on the case.

Police were still investigating the possibility of foul play this week in connection with the strange disappearance of the couple.

Although Minnesota and Wisconsin police are still hunting Harold Floyd Reff, following his daring escaped from the Barron County jail, nothing new has developed on the case.

Wanted on 13 counts of breaking and entering, Reff walked out of jail unchallenged while Barron County Sheriff O’Brien was busy answering a radio call, which came to his office.

A series of leads, which were all checked out by police, have failed to bring them any closer to Reff’s apprehension than they were a week ago.

65 Years Ago June 24, 1954

Soldiers’ Field will be the site for the annual FREE Fourth of July band concert and fireworks display.

The event will begin about 8 p.m. on Wednesday, July 3, with a concert by the Amery High School band.

Fireworks will follow the concert.

The Fireworks are donated by the Amery Community Club and assembled by the Amery Fire Department.

45 Years Ago June 27, 1974 Free Fireworks, Concert July 3

Woman Struck by Bolt of Lightning Mrs. James Wicklace is lucky to be alive following a freak accident in her home last Friday night.

A bolt of lightning struck a tweezers Mrs. Wicklace was holding as she plucked her eyebrows. The jolt knocked her out for several minutes and left her dazed for several hours.

She suffered eye burns but otherwise escaped unharmed from the freakish incident.

Police Baffled By Jail Break, Disappearance Police are still baffled by the mysterious disappearance of a man and woman from a Luck cabin, June 10. Nor have any new leads turned up on the whereabouts of Harold F. Reff, who broke out of the Barron County jail, June 13.

No new cues have turned up since a man and woman registered as Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Hightower, vanished, leaving all their personal possessions behind. An investigation of an abandoned car near Grants-

New Vet Hospital Dr. David Clausen and his son, Andy, broke ground on Tuesday for the new 40’x60’ veterinary hospital to be built at 741 S. Harriman. Completion is expected by Oct. 1.

Dr. Clausen will be joined by Dr. Gary Newman, now practicing in Arcadia, on Aug. 1.

The hospital will feature a complete small animal hospital, including X-ray, laboratory and surgery facilities.

Injuries Mar Water Skiing Two persons were hospitalized following a motorboat accident on North Twin Lake about 5:15 p.m. June 20.

According to Amery police,

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Wendell Howell, 49, route 3, Amery, was piloting a boat, which started to pull three water skiers from shore near West Commons in front of the Norval L. “Stub” Anderson home.

The boat hit a stump in the water slicing the hull in two and sending the driver and his passenger, Lori Fredrickson, 17, to the hospital.

Howell’s boat remained attached to the trunk of the stump. An Amery ambulance crew waded out to the craft and placed a splint on Howell’s ankle before removing him by portable stretcher.

He was rushed to a Twin Cities hospital for emergency treatment. A pilot for North Central airline, Howell is expected to be disabled for about six months.

Lori Frederickson was hospitalized at ARVM for treatment of bruises and lacerations.

Howell’s three sons, Dale, Steve and Mike were not injured.

The following recipes were submitted by kids, to “a woman’s world” with Mrs. Peg Wolden column, back in 1974. Their spelling has not been altered. Enjoy!

Steak and Smached Potaotoes and Pie For Steak 1 lb. steak (with red meat on it) 5 potatoes or 10 lbs.

10 inches of salt For Gravy A whole flour 6 inches of water For pie 10 inches of dough 3 apples 7 lbs of sugar Put the steak in a flat pan, and put it on the stove at 8 degrees (my mother says) or 10 degrees my father says and cook it for 4 hours. Cut up the potatoes and cook them in a big pot for the same time. Then put the dough in a flat silver thing and smash with a potato smasher and then put on some more dough. Put in the oven at 9 degrees for 5 mins.

Baskette with Macaronis and Noodles 1 whole pack of long sticks Orangy-red spicy stuf for topping (2 little kinds and 2 big kinds) ½ of a quarter water Many purple onions (with paper off) Use red meatballs and soapy kind of cheese that tastes rotten For cooking get stove and pots and bowls and spoons and gloves with pink flowers. Cook it all for quite a while the only thing when you have it your father has to stay home for the day because he takes the baskette out and squeeze all the water out of it.

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CHRISTOPHERSON: Open house June 28 for retirement, new owner FROM PAGE ONE

Optometrists which is unbelievable for a town our size,” he said.

After returning to Amery he began working with his father-in-law, Dr. Larsen who worked out of the Amery Clinic with Doctors Arneson, Ford and Mara. Christopherson bought the business in 1978 and spent decades in his building on Arlington Avenue. Eight years ago, he purchased the former Dental Arts building on Keller Avenue North and moved his practice there.

He feels that the patients have made it a very worthwhile career for the past 43 years. “I enjoy seeing the same people come back year after year. I have liked Christopherson getting to know each of them and their families,” he said. He takes pride in knowing that he may have saved a few lives during the years.

He has discovered some brain tumors and cancers during his examination of eyes.

During his school years he worked as a lifeguard at the Amery city beach. “We had cheap sunglasses and sat out in the rays all day long. I got a great suntan, but I am probably paying for it now,” said Christopherson. He would like to stress the importance of wearing good sunglasses and protecting your eyes from the blue light of today’s common devices like computer

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Christopherson Eye Clinic has been an asset to Amery for 70 years. Dr. Terry Christopherson will be celebrating his retirement as well as passing the business down to the third generation, his son Dr. Bryce Christopherson, during an Open House Friday June 28, from Noon until 4:30 p.m.

and phone screens.

The torch that was handed to Christopherson by Larsen is now being passed down to a third generation. Christopherson’s son Bryce who came to work with him eight years ago is now purchasing the practice from his father.

Bryce said, “Growing up I got to see firsthand what the eye clinic was like. I thought it seemed like a pretty good job. It offered you the opportunity to work with people in the community, which I liked,” Bryce took a round about path, attending school, taking a break to work, then returning to school. “It all

worked out,” Bryce said. He has greatly enjoyed having patients in the eye clinic who were old friends of his grandparents and thinks it is fun to hear old stories about them. Bryce hopes to do a good job carrying on his dad’s legacy. He believes his father has taught him patience and that he has been a great role model.

Christopherson’s hard work did not stop when he left the doors of his eye clinic. He has tirelessly given his time and talents to organizations in the area. His interest in giving back started at an early age.

During his years in Eau

Claire, he was a member of Alpha Phi Omega service fraternity where he helped run blood drives and participated in the Big Brother program.

He was an Amery Boy Scout Merit Badge Counselor and Senior Patrol Advisor. Christopherson has coached Little League Baseball and football, as well as hockey. In 2014 Christopherson received the Knight of Sight Fellowship Award from the Amery Lion’s Club. He has put in considerable time over the years volunteering at First Lutheran Church. He has served on the boards of the Amery Foundation, Amery Jaycees,

Fall Festival, Alpha Optical and Amery Community Club (serving as President in 1989).

He served four years on Wisconsin’s Optometric Association Board of Directors and in September will receive Life Membership Honors.

Christopherson said he wishes he could work longer, but he has run into some health issues. He developed an eye disease a few years ago. He has battled Rocky Mountain spotted fever and at one point, Christopherson lost most of his voice and could only whisper for approximately three years due to Spastic Dysphonia.

When offering words of advice to his son Christopherson said, “Take care of things everyday. Do not let things slide. In our profession no guy knows everything, if you are unsure, refer it out.”

He is going to miss his patients as well as the staff he has been able to work with over the years. Kristi Larson was with him for approximately 27 years. He is leaving his present staff, Diana Cain-Peterson, Pamela Priebnow and Charissa Smith in the hands of Bryce. There will be an Open House to celebrate both the retirement and new ownership taking place at Christopherson Eye Clinic Friday, June 28, from Noon to 4:30 p.m.

In retirement Christopherson is looking forward to spending time with his grandchildren and checking off more parks on his list of visited National Parks.

Clear Lake’s Blanchard plays in WBCA All-Star Game Bailey Blanchard, a 2019 graduate of Clear Lake High School, recently concluded his high school basketball career in style. Blanchard was selected to play in the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association All Star Game at the JustAGame Fieldhouse in the Wisconsin Dells on June 15. The games pitted two teams from each of the WIAA’s five basketball enrollment divisions against one another. All players are 2019 graduates.

Proceeds from the WBCA Senior All-Star Games go to the Midwest Athletes Against Childhood Cancer (MACC Fund). This organization has directly helped in the funding of cancer research to increase success levels from 10 percent to over 80 percent. Since the start of the WBCA All-Star games, the WBCA has donated over $2.5 million to the MACC Fund. All players and coaches involved in the event are responsible for fundraising.

Blanchard played for the Division Four White Team which started the game strong, outscoring the Red Team 20-11.

The White Team also went on a 22-10 run in the third quarter to pull away from the Red Team. The final score was 82-66 in favor of the White Team.

Blanchard scored six points in the game and pulled down seven rebounds Blanchard commented on the experience, “I was truly honored to be chosen to play in this game. This past week in the Wisconsin Dells has been an amazing experience full of fun. I would also like to thank all those who donated money in my name to the MACC Fund to help fight childhood cancer.”

Blanchard will continue his education and basketball career at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls this fall.

KENT HUGHES

Bailey Blanchard makes a pass during the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association’s All-Star game.

Blanchard scored six points in the game.

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Author cites UFO sitings in Wisconsin during visit

BY APRIL ZIEMER EDITOR@THEAMERYFREEPRESS.COM

According to Chad Lewis, Wisconsin has a rich history of UFO and Alien encounters.

Each year hundreds of people witness something in the sky that they can’t explain. Even more bizarre are those who believe they have come face to face with extraterrestrial beings.

Paranormal researcher Chad Lewis explores some of the most bizarre UFO encounters Wisconsin has to offer.

His presentation to attendees at the Amery Public Library June 18 was fi lled with eyewitness encounters, historical sightings and on-site investigations.

Another story shared

by Lewis was that of William Bosak of Frederic. One foggy night in the winter of 1974, 68-year old William Bosak had what he called “a hairraising experience.”

Lewis explained to listeners encounters with UFOs have been categorized into five groups. He discussed groups one through four.

The groups are called close encounters. The first kind, are visual sightings of an unidentified flying object, seemingly less than 500 feet away.

The second kind is an UFO event where a physical effect is noticed. This can be interference in the functioning of a vehicle or electronic device, a physiological effect such as paralysis or heat and discomfort in the witness; or some physical trace like impres-

sions in the ground.

Close encounters of the third kind usually the presence of some sort of “being.”

Aliens, robots, or some sort of occupants of an UFO are witnessed.

The fourth kind is where a human claims to be abducted by an UFO or its occupants.

Three cities in Wisconsin claim to be the UFO Capitol. Elmwood, Dundee and Belleville all celebrate the strange happenings that have allegedly occurred in their ZIP codes. People in these areas have claimed to witness UFOs buzzing over crop circles, hovering crafts and even abduction by UFO pilots.

Another story shared by Lewis was that of William Bosak of Frederic. One foggy night in the winter of 1974, 68year old William Bosak had what he called “a hair-raising experience.”

He was driving slowly on his way home from a meeting that night when he spotted a strange object on the side of the road.

He slowly drove closer to it trying to see through the fog. But his headlights were so bright that he could only make out the top half of the object.

The “human” as Bosak told newspapers, was standing still inside a transparent glass compartment that was bullet-shaped and tapered toward the top. It was between eight and 10 feet tall and had its arms raised above its head.

The creature was wearing a skin-tight suit and had dark tan fur sticking out from the sides of its head. It also had a furry upper body and hairy pits. Its ears stuck out about 3 inches from his head.

As Bosak got close, fear overcame him and he decided to get the H outta dodge.

When he stepped on the ac-

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Wisconsin native Chad Lewis recently shared his intrigue with UFO sightings with listeners at the Amery Public Library.

celerator, the inside of his car got dark and he heard a noise like the engine was missing.

He also heard a soft whooshing sound like tree branches rubbing up against a car.

Field Investigator Everett E. Lightner, who was on the case reported that Bosak was very frightened at the time, but the look on the aliens face looked as scared as he was. He could tell by its large eyes protruding from his head.

“I was so darned scared I was afraid to go out at night for a few days,” Bosak told reporters.

He also said he felt he did the wrong thing by speeding away. “I should have stopped and tried to show it I was friendly.” He said, “I wish I could meet up with it again.”

Bosak actually kept his encounter a secret for almost a month. He didn’t even tell his own family. He said before his

experience, he was skeptical of UFO stories.

“And I’m sure a lot of people are going to be skeptical after hearing what happened to me. Bosak said. “But if people don’t believe me, I’ll take a lie detector test to prove this isn’t just something I made up.”

Lewis has heard numerous stories like Bosak’s. Lewis grew up near Eau Claire.

He has a master’s of science degree in applied psychology from the University of Stout and many years experience traveling the world in search of what he calls “unique and bizarre stories and history.”

For over two decades Lewis has traveled the back roads of the world in search of the strange and unusual. From tracking vampires in Transylvania and searching for the elusive monster of Loch Ness to trailing the dangerous Tata Duende through remote villages of Belize and searching for ghosts in Ireland’s haunted castles, Chad has scoured the earth in search of the paranormal.

Lewis has been featured on the Discovery Channel’s A Haunting, William Shatner’s Weird or What, ABC’s Scariest Places on Earth, Monsters and Mysteries in America along with being a frequent contributor on Ripley’s Believe it or Not Radio. With a master’s degree in Psychology, Lewis is the author of over 20 books on the supernatural, and extensively lectures on his fascinating findings.

The more bizarre the legend, the more likely it is that you will find Lewis there.

Farmers struggle with hemp grain, hang hopes on fiber, CBD VIROQUA, Wis. (AP) — Farmers are questioning whether growing hemp for grain will ever be profitable in Wisconsin, but they see the potential in the future of hemp fiber and CBD products.

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection has issued more than 1,300 licenses to grow industrial hemp in 2019— a 22% increase from last year, Wisconsin Public Radio reported .

But summer rains last year ruined about 20 Wisconsin farmers’ chances of producing salable hemp grain.

“It just couldn’t get dried out. It just rained a lot,” said LaVon Felton, a Viroqua farmer who owns an organic

farm. “So when we did get it harvested, we came up with a

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection has issued more than 1,300 licenses to grow industrial hemp in 2019— a 22% increase from last year good product. But it tested too high for mold spores in the grain.”

Felton said he didn’t sell any of the grain he harvested

in 2018 and that the endeavor cost him at least $20,000.

Even though hemp is a new crop to Wisconsin land, Felton noted he considered growing it because he thought it could help struggling farmers.

“The dairy industry is not what it was for many reasons.

And the tobacco industry, we lost that 10 years ago,” Felton said. “So for me this is a way to find another cash crop, another way for the farmers in this area to ... supplement their income.”

Agronomist Bryan Parr said Wisconsin’s climate might work better for farmers producing hemp fiber — once the market for it grows.

“If it’s not going to be con-

ducive in Wisconsin because of our changing climate, it may not be the best crop to be growing in Wisconsin for grain,” Parr said. “Or at least not until we have another market that doesn’t require such high quality, food-grade production.”

Hemp for CBD products could also prove lucrative, Parr added.

But farmers said the CBD market has its limitations.

Bob Pulvermacher, who farms part time near Lone Rock, planted 3 acres of hemp for CBD last year and harvested around 1,000 pounds of hemp buds with a fairly high percentage of CBD. “I’ve got a bunch of different shops that are buying it,

but they’re only a pound or 2 pounds at a time,” Pulvermacher said. “So it’s pretty slow. I mean it’s steady but it’s slow.”

He said sells 1 pound for nearly $450.

Pulvermacher noted the risks around the new crop are no different than the gamble every farmer takes when planting a field.

“This is just another facet of the business, you know, it’s another crop,” he said. “And hopefully this one works and the other ones will come around and one of those will work some other year.”

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AREA CHURCHES AMERY CONGREGATIONAL, 201 N. Harriman Ave. Barry Schaefer, pastor Wednesday, June 26: 12 pm Youth Afternoon Fun, Dinner, VBS. Thursday, June 27: 9:30 am Senior Dining Hall Open; 12 p.m.

Youth Afternoon Fun, Dinner, VBS; 5:30 pm Women’s Bible Study; 7 pm Money Management.

Friday, June 28: 9:30 am Senior Dining Hall Open.

Sunday, June 30: 10 am Joint Worship Service with New Life Church; 11:15 am Potluck at New Life Church.

Monday, July 1: 9:30 am Senior Dining Hall Open; 7 pm Boy Scouts.

Tuesday, July 2: 6:30 pm 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: 9:15 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.

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.

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.

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 Sunday, June 23-Thursday, June 27: 5:30-7:30 pm Amery VBS at Congo.

Wednesday, June 26: 9 am Parish Staff Meeting at Trinity.

Thursday, June 27: 9 am Little Falls Quilting.

Friday, June 28: 11 am Funeral for Clarence DeLawyer at Deronda, Streich/Erickson Wedding Rehearsal at Little Falls.

Saturday, June 29: Streich/Erickson Wedding at Little Falls.

Sunday, June 30: 8 am Trinity Worship with Holy Communion; 9:30 am Deronda Worship with Holy Communion; 11 am Little Falls Worship with Holy Communion.

Tuesday, July 2: 9 am Staff Meeting at Trinity.

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 Wednesday, June 26: 5:30 pm Community VBS. Thursday, June 27: 5:30 pm Community VBS. Sunday, June 30: 10 am Worship.

Monday, July 1: 9 am Labyrinth Maintenance.

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, 715-485-

3800, 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, June 26: Hi League; 5:30-7:30 pm Vacation Bible School at the Congregational Church.

Thursday, June 27: 8 am Bible Study; 8:30 am Quilters; 5:307:30 pm Vacation Bible School at the Congregational Church; 7 pm Al Anon.

Sunday, June 30: 9 am Worship.

FIRST LUTHERAN (LCMC), 811 South Ave. W, Clear Lake www.firstluthclearlake.com, Bryan S. Anderson, pastor Sunday, June 30: 8:30 am Contemporary Worship; 9:30 am Fellowship; 10 am Traditional Worship; 11 am Fellowship.

Monday, July 1: 7 pm Compassionate Friends Meeting.

Tuesday, July 2: 9 am Quilting.

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, office@journeychurch.city Every Sunday: 9 am Worship Service; Nursery for ages 0-3 is offered. Kids Zone Children’s Church ages preschool-4th grade will meet downstairs during the sermon! No Sunday School during the summer.

2nd Sunday of the Month: 6-7 pm Praise and Prayer Night (Except June 12 & July 10) Thursdays: 8:30 am Prayer Group. Open to anyone with a heart of prayer!

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 Sunday, June 23-Thursday, June 27: 5:30-7:30 pm Amery VBS at Congo.

Wednesday, June 26: 9 am Parish Staff Meeting at Trinity.

Thursday, June 27: 9 am Little Falls Quilting.

Friday, June 28: 11 am Funeral for Clarence DeLawyer at Deronda, Streich/Erickson Wedding Rehearsal at Little Falls.

Saturday, June 29: Streich/Erickson Wedding at Little Falls.

Sunday, June 30: 8 am Trinity Worship with Holy Communion; 9:30 am Deronda Worship with Holy Communion; 11 am Little Falls Worship with Holy Communion.

Tuesday, July 2: 9 am Staff Meeting at Trinity.

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

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

A Spirit of Abundance “Give generously to them and do so without a grudging heart; then because of this the Lord your God will bless you in all your work and in everything you put your hand to.”

Deuteronomy 15:10 NIV

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hile it is wise to save something for a rainy day, it is foolish to live poorly in order to die rich. Money is a means to an end, and not an end in itself. The value of money lies in what it can do to improve our lives and the lives of those around us, which is why people who live too frugally may regret not having spent more of their money on things which could have benefitted themselves and their loved ones. On the other hand, we will not regret having saved money for future needs; you rarely hear people say they wish they had saved less. But we can be frugal to the point of miserliness and miss out on opportunities to enjoy the use of our money. God wants us to work and be productive: “All hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty.” (Proverbs 14:23 NIV) There is much to be said for working hard, saving some money, and doing as much good as possible

Amery Free Press with what we have. But it is all too easy to fall into the trap of seeking monetary gain as an end in itself: “For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.” (1 Timothy 6:10 NIV) Reflect prayerfully on your habits concerning money. Are you working and saving enough to take care of yourself and your family? Are you also being generous with your money? Are you being frugal, but not miserly?

–Christopher Simon

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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, June 26: 12 pm Table Talk Men; 6:15 pm Evening Prayer; 6:30 pm Youth Group.

Thursday, June 27: 8:30 am Bible Study.

Sunday, June 30: 9 am Worship with Holy Communion.

Tuesday, July 2: 8:30 am Bible Study; 1 pm Quilting; 7 pm Swedish Club.

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 Friday, June 28: 5 pm Ribfest at the Koehlers.

Sunday, June 30: 9:30 am Worship; 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, June 26: 9 am Mass; Stump the Chump after Mass.

Thursday, June 27: 6:30 pm GriefShare Meeting.

Friday, June 28: 9 am Communion Service.

Saturday, June 29: 4 pm Mass.

Sunday, June 30: 10:30 am Outdoor Mass at Michael Park (No Mass at St. Joseph) Tuesday, July 2: 9 am Communion Service.

ST. JOHN LUTHERAN, Forest, John Wilman, pastor Friday, June 28-Saturday, June 29: Pastor’s Day Off. Sunday, June 30: Joint Worship in the Park at Deer Park; 10 am Worship; 11 am Picnic.

ST. PAUL LUTHERAN, Deer Park, John Wilman, pastor Friday, June 28-Saturday, June 29: Pastor’s Day Off. Sunday, June 30: Joint Worship in the Park at Deer Park; 10 am Worship; 11 am Picnic.

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, 644 S. 6th St., Barron, Chapel 715-537-3679 Bishop Kenneth Konesky 715-719-0283 Sunday: 10-11 am Sacrament Meeting; 11:10-Noon Priesthood, Relief Society, Primary, Sunday School.

TRINITY LUTHERAN of Garfield, 1578 85th Ave., Amery Lori Peper, pastor 715-268-9577 Sunday, June 23-Thursday, June 27: 5:30-7:30 pm Amery VBS at Congo.

Wednesday, June 26: 9 am Parish Staff Meeting at Trinity.

Thursday, June 27: 9 am Little Falls Quilting.

Friday, June 28: 11 am Funeral for Clarence DeLawyer at Deronda, Streich/Erickson Wedding Rehearsal at Little Falls.

Saturday, June 29: Streich/Erickson Wedding at Little Falls.

Sunday, June 30: 8 am Trinity Worship with Holy Communion;

OBITUARIES 9:30 am Deronda Worship with Holy Communion; 11 am Little Falls Worship with Holy Communion.

Tuesday, July 2: 9 am Staff Meeting at Trinity.

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

UNITED COVENANT, 348 5th St. NW, Clear Lake, Dan Pearson, pastor Wednesday, June 26: 4 pm Mission Stitchers at Church.

Thursday, June 27-Sunday, June 30: Clear Lake Days.

Thursday, June 27-Saturday, June 29: Covenant Annual Meeting.

Sunday, June 30: 9 am Worship Practice T-3; 10 am Worship Service.

Monday, July 1: LBBC Frontier Kids.

Tuesday, July 2: 8 am Prayer Time.

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, www.westimmanuel.org Sunday, June 30: 9 am Outdoor Worship; 10 am Coffee Fellowship.

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.

Kathleen (Kathy) Maxon Kathleen (Kathy) Maxon age 75, of Amery, Wisconsin passed away on Saturday, June 22, 2019 at her home with her family by her side after a yearlong battle with stage 4 cancer.

She was born on Decemb ber 29, 1943 in Crosby, Minn nesota to Lester and Lois G Gullickson. Her dad worked ffor Gambles hardware sstores in Minnesota, Dakottas and finally Amery, Wisc consin, moving here from N North St. Paul. They moved h here in 1959 and Kathy g graduated from Amery High S School in 1961. She went to c college in Eau Claire for one year and later to River Falls where she met Allan Runkle. They were married in 1964 and were blessed with 3 children, Jim, Jeff and Debbie. Allan passed away at the age of 26.

After his death Kathy moved back to Amery. She married Marv Maxon on December 4, 1971 and were blessed with two sons, Dan and Tom. Kathy was a talented woman with many hobbies and skills. She bowled and played tennis in the women’s league for many years. She was a very accomplished seamstress and crafts person. She eventually started her own business, Kathy’s Krafts & Bridal, which she operated for over 30 years. Kathy was very active in the First Lutheran Church Women’s groups, cub scouts, girl scouts and Amery Womens club. She loved her flower gardens and plants.

Kathy is preceded in death by her first husband, Allan Runkle, a daughter, Debra Kaye Runkle Maxon; parents, Les & Lois Gullickson; In-laws, Ardis & Gaylord Runkle and Paul & Marge Maxon; a brother, Keith Gullickson. She is survived by her husband of 48 years, Marvin Maxon; children, James (Jamie), Jeffrey (Susan), Dan (Katrina) and Thomas; 9 loving and adored grandchildren, Alex (Amanda), Rachel, Tyler Maxon, Michael, Ashley (Eric Ransom), Courtney, Drew, Jacob and Dani Maxon; sisters, Marilyn (Ted) Erkenbrack and Linda (Dave) Zick; a brother, Kerry (Trudy) Gullickson; In laws, Rhonda (Keith) Jeske and Nila (Darrel) Rothe, Jan (Reg) Draheim, Dr. Judith Runkle and Pat (Karen) Runkle, Lucille (Lester) Gehrman, Joan (Bub) Maxon as well as many nieces, nephews and friends.

Funeral Services will be held at 11 AM Friday, June 28, 2019 at the First Lutheran Church in Amery, Wisconsin with Pastor Tim Bjorge officiating. Visitation will be held from 4 – 7 PM on Thursday at the Williamson-White Funeral Home and one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will take place immediately following the service at the Amery Cemetery.

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.

Josephine Helen “Jo” Howard Josephine Helen “Jo” Howard, age 87, of Wautoma, passed away peacefully Tuesday evening, June 18, 2019 at the Homme Home in Wittenberg, WI. She was born July 12, 1931 in Chicago, IL the daughtter of Joseph and Rose ((Fiedorowicz) Gasior. She m married C. Robert “Bob” H Howard on May 25, 1957 a at Hope Lutheran Church iin Ladysmith and she is c currently a member of H Hope Lutheran Church in W Wautoma.

Jo attended Polish kinderg garten in Chicago. Later, sshe and her family moved tto a farm in rural Sheldon, WI where she learned to speak English in first grade at a country school. Jo graduated from high school in Hannibal, WI and Taylor County Normal School in Medford.

She and her husband resided in Wittenberg for several years before moving to Hartford and later Wisconsin Dells where they lived for 29 years and she belonged to Bethany Lutheran Church. Later, they moved to Amery and then to Wautoma.

Jo’s mission in life has been to keep in touch with family and friends with birthday, anniversary and Christmas cards. She loved people and took a deep interest in them. She and her husband spent 17 winters in Apache Junction, AZ. She loved to play cards and board games with family and friends, and attended all of her husband’s concerts.

She is survived by her husband, C. Robert “Bob” Howard, Wautoma; two sons, Russell A. (Teresa) Howard, Elderon and Ralph R. Howard, Random Lake; three grandchildren, Natalie Howard, Morgan Lockhart and Katie Howard; three brothers, Mathew (Trula) Gasior, Thorp, Zigmund Gasior, Hawkins, and Robert Gasior, Sheldon. She is further survived by nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends.

Services will be held Sunday, June 30, 2019 at 11:30 a.m. at Hope Lutheran Church in Wautoma with Rev. Paul Michael Thomas officiating. Burial will be at Bruce Cemetery, Bruce, WI at a later date.

Visitation will be held on Sunday at the Church from 10:30 a.m. until the time of services. In lieu of flowers, a memorial is being established for Hope Lutheran Church in Wautoma.

The Leikness Funeral Home of Wautoma is assisting the family with arrangements. wautomafuneralhome.com

Julie Ann (Adams) Cardinal Julie was born November 19, 1954 in Mankato, MN to Donald and Lorna Adams. She grew up on a farm outside of Minnesota Lake with her 7 brothers and sisters. Julie studied nursing in Rochester, MN. She m met Gerry Cardinal while tthey were working at St. M Mary’s Hospital. They were m married June 14, 1980, and m moved to Range, Wisconsin.

T They had 3 children: Craig, C Cary, and Casey. Julie was w wonderful mother, always a active at school functions.

S She had a passion for h helping people and growiing plants, and worked as a nurse, school lunch lady, garden center worker, home health aide, and church volunteer.

Julie died peacefully at home in Hastings, MN on June 14th. She is survived by her husband, Gerry Cardinal; children Craig (Eva Reinicke), Cary (Jackie Zimski), and Casey Cardinal (Shane Morris); mother Lorna Adams; siblings Chris Ziemke, Nick Adams, Bob (Karma) Adams, Wendy Adams, Betsy Adams, Matt (Lisa) Adams, and Jenny Adams; and many nieces and nephews who loved her dearly.

Julie wanted us to celebrate her life with a party.

We invite you to join us for lunch and a boat ride July 20th at 12:00 PM. Stillwater River Boat Company is located at 525 South Main Street, Stillwater MN. Please RSVP to Wendy Adams so we can confirm numbers with the boat crew. Contact information for Wendy is 612-719-2144 or wendy.adams@toro.com.

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Annette Claire Waggoner

Bette Jeanne Elmer

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Annette Claire Waggoner was born in Waukesha, Wisconsin on May 15, 1946. She was the oldest of three children of Dr. Donald and Virginia “Ginny” Nelson. She grew up in Amery attending Amery S Schools graduating from h high school in 1964. She a attended Cosmetology S School in Eau Claire, W Wisconsin graduating in 11965. She was certified as a Medical Technologist in 11966. She was united in m marriage to Al Weaver and ttogether they had two sons.

T They owned a Supper Club iin Galesville, Wisconsin ffor several years. Al then joined the Hospitality Division of Marriot and over the years they lived in many locations across the United States. In 1974 she received her Real Estate License. On February 22, 1986 she was united in marriage to Peter Waggoner. Shortly after marrying they moved to Alaska for two years before returning to Amery where they have resided since. Annette worked at the Amery Hospital, provided home health care, was manager at the Amery Golf Course, and most recently was employed by Chet Johnson Drug.

Over the years Annette enjoyed taking trips with friends. She enjoyed golfing and was a long time part of the women’s bowling league at Club 53 in Amery.

Annette died unexpectedly at her home on Friday, June 21, 2019 at the age of 73.

Annette was preceded in death by her father Dr. Don Nelson and step-son Steve Waggoner. Surviving family members include her husband Peter Waggoner; mother Ginny Nelson; sons: Bryce Weaver and Jay Weaver (fiancé Jill); step-son John (Sue) Waggoner; brother Douglas (Kori) Nelson; sister Rev Mary Ann (Greg) Bowman; 11 grandchildren; 3 great grandchildren as well other relatives and friends.

Memorial services will be held at the Congregational United Church of Christ on Thursday, June 27, 2019 at 10 a.m. with Pastor Barry Schaeffer officiating.

Visitation will be at the Williamson-White Funeral Home on Wednesday evening from 5 to 7 p.m. and for the hour prior to the service at the church. Private family interment will be at the Northern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Spooner, WI. You may sign and online guest book and view a video tribute at www.williamsonwhite.com. The Williamson-White Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Amery assisted the family.

On the evening of June 17, 2019, Bette Jeanne Elmer of Amery, WI, passed away peacefully at the age of 65 in the comfort of her home while surrounded by her closest family.

Bette was born August 223, 1953 in the parking lot o of the Rice Lake Hospital to N Norman and Juna (Hansson) Hong of Barron, WI a and baptized November 8, 11953 at the First Lutheran C Church of Barron. She was tthe third of five children g growing up in Barron.

She graduated from Barrron High School with the c class of 1971 then went on to vocational school in Rice Lake, WI for a year. Bette began her career with the Amery Free Press in 1972.

She took pride in her career and community work through the Amery Free Press and Trinity Lutheran Church and continued to do so until she retired on August 23, 2018.

On July 4, 1974, Bette met her future husband, Mike (Katt) Elmer, at the Wanderoos Ballpark. Their love brought them to marriage two years later as they married on October 9, 1976 and resided in Amery, WI. Bette and Mike’s relationship was nothing short of admirable. The extreme love Bette and Mike had for each other was evident throughout their almost 43 years of marriage, and they set an amazing example for anyone who had the privilege to know them as a couple.

In March of 1979, Bette and Mike welcomed their first child, Scott, and two years later they were blessed with their second child, Chad, in June of 1981. Bette was a devoted mother and took pride in watching her boys grow up. Scott and Chad played every sport imaginable and she loved cheering them on with her family and friends.

Bette loved golfing on Wednesday afternoons, bowling with the girls at the Club 53 and an occasional root beer. She had a special personality that brought everyone together, a smile that could light up a room and a giggle that was contagious to everyone. She treasured family get togethers, traveling with the girls, weekends at the cabin, and most importantly she loved her siblings.

In 2007 Bette enthusiastically entered the next chapter of her life when she became a grandma. Brady, Avah, Caleb and Everett are so lucky to have been blessed with such a loving, caring, fun, enthusiastic and devoted grandmother. Bette’s love, sharp card playing skills, and delicious cookies will be carried on.

Bette is preceded in death by her Mother, Juna (Hanson) Hong, her Father, Norman Hong, and her Grandson, Caleb Elmer. She is survived by her husband, Mike, her sons Scott (Laura) Elmer, and Chad (Amy) Elmer, her grandchildren, Brady, Avah and Everett. She is also survived by her siblings, Brenda (Craig) Christenson, Bonnie Hong, Bev (Lee) Gorres, and Jim (Beth) Hong as well as numerous nieces, nephews and God children.

A public service will be held at Trinity Lutheran Church in Amery, WI at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 25, 2019. A visitation will be held at Williamson White Funeral Home on Monday, June 24, 2019 between the hours of 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. and an hour prior to services at Trinity Lutheran Church.

Williamson White Funeral Home will be serving the family. To share a memory, please visit www. wiliamsonwhite.com

Clarence DeLawyer peacefully passed away on June 16 at his son, David’s home in Deer River, MN at the age of 98.

Clarence D. DeLawyer was born to John and Bertha D DeLawyer on March 9, 11921, in a rural farmhouse n near Grettinger, IA. He w was the first of their three c children. The family moved tto the Deronda area in 1932 d during the Great Depresssion. Clarence went to the ttwo-room schoolhouse iin Deronda which is still sstanding today. He attended a and graduated from Amery H High School. His first job was helping his folks run the Garfield Township Park on Lake Wapogasset where he and his father built 20 wooden rowboats by hand to rent for 50 cents per day. A tornado in the summer of 1942 destroyed everything in the park. So, in 1943, he and his mother bought the Deronda Store while his father was working on the Alaskan Highway.

He became one of the youngest Postmasters in Wisconsin at the age of 22. Not long after that, he enlisted in the Army to serve in WWII. With his Postmaster experience he was commissioned to become the company clerk, responsible to keep all records for 200 soldiers while serving in France and eventually Germany. In 1947, his best friend set him up on a blind date with a new school teacher at the Deronda School.

She was Bonnie Skidmore and became his loving wife on June 8, 1948. They were married for 63 wonderful years. Clarence took over the store when his father started the Deronda Auto Salvage and ran the store until his father retired in 1958 and Clarence then ran the Deronda Store and Deronda Auto Salvage and also built a new house doing almost everything by himself.

In 1962, he sold the store to his former grade school teacher and her husband, and also sold the Deronda Auto Salvage which became the Amery Auto Salvage.

He then took the Route 1 rural mail carrier job in Amery, WI. He carried mail until 1976 when he retired. But he was not going to take it easy though, because he had bought a 320-acre farm in 1972 near Hertel, WI which was very close to where his wife, Bonnie was born and raised. They decided they couldn’t part with their home in Deronda so they spent many years and miles of commuting between Deronda and the farm. When they could no longer make the numerous trips of keeping up both places, their oldest son, Tim, built his home on the farm.

Clarence loved baseball and he pitched his first high school baseball game in a pair of bib overalls because they couldn’t find a uniform big enough for his 6’4” frame. He not only pitched a shutout but a no hitter as the “farm boy”. He coached his sons’ 4-H softball team, the Little Falls Livewires for many successful years. He was a very active member of the Deronda Lutheran Church for many years, treasurer for the Deronda Cemetery, and mowed the Church grounds for many years. He was a life-long member of the Amery VFW and long-time member of the Wisconsin Rural Mail Carriers Association. He loved deer hunting and was featured in the Duluth News Tribune in 2014 for his 81 consecutive years of deer hunting in Wisconsin. In his retirement years his most beloved time was being on his farm and spending time with his family.

He is survived by his son, David of Deer River and his daughter-in-law, Trudy of Shell Lake. He has five grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren, who he loved with his whole heart. He is preceded in death by his wife, Bonnie; son, Tim; daughter-in-law, Charlene; brother, Robert and sister, Caroline.

A memorial service will be held on Friday June 28 at Deronda Lutheran Church. Visitation will be from 10 am – 11 am, one hour prior to the funeral at 11 am with a military burial following in the Deronda Cemetery, with lunch to follow. Arrangements by the Williamson-White Funeral Home of Amery.

All proceeds to the Clarence DeLawyer memorial will be donated to the Deronda Lutheran Church where Clarence was a member since 1934.

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Mildred Stewart Mildred Stewart, age 88, died Wednesday, June 19, 2019 at St. Croix Health Center in New Richmond.

Mildred (Millie) Delores Stewart was born on August 14th, 1930 in Barron County, WI – the 5th of 7 children born to James F Franklin Shafer and Gladys M Moriah Caswell-Shafer.

T Times were hard in the 330’s and the family moved sseveral times during her ado olescent years which caused h her to have to “catch up” a at some schools and “slow d down” at others depending o on the curriculums used iin each area. According to M Millie, she and her siblings always got picked on because they were the new kids – so she was very happy when she entered high school and they stayed in the Clear Lake area where she made some lifelong friends. Millie graduated from Clear Lake High School in 1948 – no one had big parties back then for graduation. Her comment was “after graduation we went home and we were happy and that was about it!”

She began her work career at a bank in Amery as secretary to the bank president and she loved that job.

She had begun dating Donnie Stewart in her senior year of high school but things didn’t look promising when her parents decided to move to Oregon and begin a new life. It was expected that she go, too.

However, they were back in 3 months and her position was filled by then so she had to look elsewhere for employment and found a good job at Northern Supply, a farm feed store. Donnie was glad she was back and presented her with a ring to seal the deal so she wouldn’t leave the area again – at least without him.

After they got married on April 6, 1950 Millie started her life as a wife and mother on the farm. 2 children were born – James Thomas on June 29, 1951 and Lynnette Marie on November 12, 1954. Since Don hated farming – she followed him into Clear Lake

where he took over the local milk delivery service and she worked as his bookkeeper along with some time spent as the office manager of the local veterinary clinic. It wasn’t too long and Don decided to go into the insurance business and Millie followed him as his office manager. In 1974 Don & Millie moved to Eau Claire as Don had been promoted to District Manager. You guessed it – Millie followed him as his office manager.

When the time came for retirement, Don wanted desperately to live in Arizona where his arthritis and knees felt so much better. They sold the house and moved in with Lynn and Chuck for summers and Millie followed Don to Arizona for the winters. The time came for their adventure to change in 2016 when the move was made back to Wisconsin. Health deteriorated and both Don and Millie moved to the St. Croix Health Center – first Don and then Millie followed 1 month later. Don passed away in 2017 and now, Millie has followed Don for the last time. We know they are together in heaven and we will see them again – when we follow them.

Millie was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Don Stewart; her parents, Jim and Gladys; her siblings, Dorothy, Bill, Joyce, Gordon, Jim and Vivian. She is survived by her son, Jim (Cheryl) Stewart and daughter, Lynn (Chuck) Munson; grandchildren, Jamie Rivera, Joe (Josie) Stewart, Andy (Mari) Munson, Amber (Wayne) Zach; great-grandchildren, Asia & Joshua Rivera (Jamie), Brandon & Gavin Stewart (Joe), Daisy, Veronica, Charlie, Sally, Mark, Travis, Nathan, Lila, Henry, Grace, Jordan & Zack Munson (Andy), and Connor & Brayden Zach (Amber) along with many nieces and nephews.

A Memorial Service will be held Monday, July 1, 2019 at 11:00 AM at Bakken-Young Funeral & Cremation Services (728 S. Knowles Ave, New Richmond, WI 54017) with a visitation one hour prior to the service.

Private family interment will be in Clear Lake Cemetery. Arrangements are with Bakken-Young Funeral & Cremation Services.

Paul W. Finken Paul W. Finken passed away at his home on April 8, 2019. He was preceded in death by his parents, Andrew and Eleanor Finken, and his sister, Mary Raduenz. Paul is survived by his children Deborah F Finken and John Finken; b brother Mark (Shaddon) F Finken; sister Colette ((Ernest) Preimesberger; ssix grandchildren, seven g great-grandchildren, three n nieces and a nephew; many c cousins and friends.

Paul was a proud memb ber of the US Navy and US A Air Force, from which he rretired in 1983. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War and a lifetime member of Amery VFW Post 7929.

His last employment was as a long-haul trucker, and his family will fondly remember the phone visits

they had with him as he traversed the country. Paul enjoyed anything motorized, be it cycle, car, tractor, four-wheeler, or boat, having an innate gift for anything mechanical. He loved animals, and had a special place in his heart for his three cats, Cuddles, Snoopy, and Dizzy. Paul had a ready smile and an enthusiasm which will be greatly missed, and he was rarely seen without his mug of coffee.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to the Amery VFW Post 7929 or the Polk County Sherriff’s Department Canine Unit.

A Celebration of Life time will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 29, 2019 at the Williamson-White Funeral Home in Amery, Wisconsin. A private family interment will take place at St. Michael’s Cemetery in Bayport, Minnesota. You may view an online video and sign a guest book at www.williamson-white.com. The Williamson-White Funeral Home in Amery, Wisconsin assisted the family with arrangements.

Henry, Olivia most popular baby names in Wisconsin MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Move over, Oliver. Henry has overtaken you as the most popular baby name in Wisconsin.

The latest report from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services released Tuesday shows that Henry was the most popular name for boys born in 2017, the

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For girls, Olivia remained the most popular for the second year in a row. It was also the most popu-

lar in 2014, with Emma having the title in both 2013 and 2015.

Emma was the second most popular in 2017, followed by Evelyn and Charlotte. For boys, Oliver was second most popular followed

by William and Liam.

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Music on the River drew in a large crowd Friday evening to partake in activities including music, classic cars, food and henna tattoos.

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The mother and son dancing duo of Betty Siegert and Jonah Lemke enjoyed some of the classic tunes provided by Kyle Tennis and the Riverside Hitmen.

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Community Club members, with assistance from the Amery Royalty, flung Music on the River t-shirts via slingshot into the crowd.

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Classic cars, classic tunes and friends gather at the river

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Friday night’s visitors were given the chance to chalk up the many reasons they like Amery.

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Jim Ganter checks out the clean engine under the hood of this classic car.

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Music on the River is just one of many events keeping the Amery Royalty girls busy this summer. L-R: Miss Amery and Miss Congeniality, Hailey Clausen; Second Princess, Claire Flanum; Third Princess Mackenzie Mike; Fourth Princess, Bailey Johnson and First Princess, Laura Kastanek.

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Good weather and great music provided for an enjoyable evening for the season’s first Music on the River of 2019.

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Strawberry season is here. This pie is so easy, you will enjoy making and serving it to family/friends.

SO EASY STRAWBERRY PIE You will need 1- 9” baked pie crust.

Wash, de-top and drain well: enough strawberries to make 5 cups of halved strawberries Bring to a boil, stirring until thickened: 1 c. sugar 1 c. water 3 T. cornstarch Stir in and stir until dissolved: 1/4 c. strawberry gelatin Remove from heat and let cool for 8-10 minutes.

Arrange the strawberries on top of the pie crust.

Pour the gelatin mixture over the strawberries. Cover and chill for at least 2 hours. When ready to serve, you could add whipped cream thawed frozen whipped topping, if desired.

1/2 tsp. ground cumin 1/4 tsp. ground white pepper 1 T. paprika Take out 1-1/2 T. and keep for the salad later.

Take 6 salmon fillets, (about 8 oz. ea.) and sprinkle with the above mixture.

Cover the salmon and refrigerate for 6 hours.

When ready to grill, lightly oil the grill rack and put heat to high. Brush the salmon with 1 T. oil for all of them. Grill for 8 minutes or until salmon flakes easily when tested with a fork.

Whisk to combine well: 1-1/2 c. V8 100% vegetable juice 1 T. cider vinegar 1 small tomato, chopped (about 1/2 c.)

4 T. oil the reserved seasoning from above that was set aside Put salad greens in bowl and toss with the dressing to coat. Divide the salad onto 6 plates and top with the grilled salmon fillets. Serves 6.

Biscuits and gravy are always good and can be for any meal. Buy your favorite sausage and make a meal.

You can easily double the recipe, too. You can serve it over biscuits, toast, noodles, or potatoes.

SAUSAGE GRAVY Maybe you’d like to make some strawberry freezer jam.

STRAWBERRY FREEZER JAM Remove tops of 2 pints of strawberries and wash well, then drain well.

Chop enough of the strawberries to make 2 full cups of chopped berries.

Put berries into a bowl and stir in: 4 c. sugar In smaller saucepan, combine, bring to a boil and continue to boil 1 minute, stirring constantly: 3/4 c. water 1 box Sure-Jell fruit pectin Stir the pectin into the strawberry mixture and continue to stir until sugar almost all dissolves. Pour into containers leaving 1/2” space on top for expansion when freezing. Cover containers and let set at room temperature for 24 hours or until set. Then refrigerate for 3 weeks or put into freezer. Jam will be good for a year if frozen. Hint: Be sure to measure accurately or it won’t turn out right. Also don’t double the recipe.

It does not double well.

Zucchini is in markets, soon in gardens and farmer markets. This is an easy recipe and a good way to make zucchini.

Cook in skillet until done, breaking into pieces and stirring frequently: 1 pkg. (8 oz.) sausage Remove meat from skillet and drain on paper towels. Remove the drippings from skillet but keep 1 T. Put drippings back into skillet.

Combine until smooth: 1/4 c. flour 2-1/3 c. milk Salt and pepper to taste Gradually stir the above into the meat and stir constantly for 1 minute. Then continue to stir until thickened, about 5-7 minutes. Add the drained meat in the middle of the cooking time to be sure it is hot.

Serve over biscuits, toast, noodles, or potatoes.

Makes about 2 cups.

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When cooking steaks, esp. grilling them, leave them out of the refrigerator so they are room temperature and then cook them. You’ll be surprised at the difference.

Do Clouds Speak Think now who maketh the clouds above Merrily yes so powerful one sees all For all does stand for Lords special love He remember has great patience what he does.

Is there some thoughts concerned in this light A clear day clouds do roll on by Passing along in space like untold speed of might Such a wonder for anyone to watch.

Be with open mind as a bird wise in the sky For the high rated bird could give a sign An say or let know stay their ask not why Many forms shapes and cloud styles do much.

Personally I say do clouds speak out to you Famous artists could yes they tell news Without a doubt it’s Godly truth all the way Making various weather changes here on earth.

Believe me clouds of different heights have names Over ten miles up man may not know true name.

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ZUCCHINI AND TOMATO BAKE Cut 3 zucchini into 1/4” slices, put into bowl and add, combining well: 1 can (28 oz.) diced tomatoes, drained 1 onion, thinly sliced 1 tsp. dried oregano 1/2 tsp. garlic powder 1/2 tsp. salt 1/4 tsp. pepper Put the mixture into s sprayed/greased 8” square baking dish.

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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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Third Thursday: Constellation String Art: Thursday, June 20th, 5:30 PM-7 PM at the Amery Area Public Library. This month we're making Constellation String Art! We'll paint and draw constellations on wood boards, and finish the project off with string art. The class is FREE but registration is required-go to our website to register.

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.

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.

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 July is Blue Labyrinth by Preston & Child.

Book sales The Friends of the Library Book Sale will be held on Saturday, July 6th from 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM. There will be no sale on Thursday (July 4th) due to the Independence Day Holiday.

Friends The Friends of the Amery Area Public Library Foundation meets on the third Monday of the month

Former Shrine Hospital patient addresses Shriners

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When she was born she had two club feet.

But thanks to her doctor being a Mason she was immediately referred to the Shriners Hospital for Children in the Twin Cities.

Betsy Vilz, who works at a waitress at Lake Magnor Lighthouse in Richardson, was the guest of the St. Croix Valley Shrine Club annual dinner to honor the ladies who support the charitable efforts of the Shriners. The dinner was held on Friday June 21st at the New Richmond American Legion club in New Richmond.

She was invited to the dinner when Past Potentate Larry Rie-

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

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Fourth of July Soft night has closed the curtain on the skies, and older folks look forward to the rest. children and teens, it seems to energize; fun starts when the bold sun sets in the west.

Activity a change in form begins to take; amorphous shapes upon the day are drawn, for children on their weekend at the lake, or hidden by the hedge in their back lawn.

While fingers of wispy mist thread through the damps, street lights in town ignite, dispel the dark.

Dew jewels blink, reflecting firefly lamps, and summer’s magic blankets field and park.

What’s that? It can’t be gunfire in the night!

Or thunder; for the starry skies are clear.

Then snapping pop and muffled boom dismiss the fright, observance begun before the day is here.

Observance of a sort, but what’s to come will make the sputtering previews seem a drop, when giggling kids tried out their sought-for prize, a sparkle, bang, a sizzle and a pop.

And now, the time has come to gather ‘round.

We celebrate the founding of our land.

Air fills with the familiar triumph sound: “Star Spangled Banner” plays, and for our flag we stand.

Where bowed head and courage hand in hand, trusted that the Father’s favor freedom grant, while lives were offered for a sovereign land, a nation under God, its hope to plant.

Excitement mounts as families find seating, innovative meeting plans are carried out, cell phones help, visibility fleeting, The first aerial burst of light stirs up a shout.

Recalling bombs that burst air long ago, with ambitious planning for the most exuberant exposition we can show, to our brave forefathers raise a visual toast.

How could we raise enough who faced the flames, brave men who held the flag, ready to die, or who risked all to boldly sign their names?

Their signature we emblazon on the sky.

Along the roadside foliage, mist reflects the light, of cars returning, safe with families, Enjoying the freedom won in fearsome fight, while children say, “Just one more sparkler, please. © Carol Morfitt Welch

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ARNELL MEMORIAL HUMANE SOCIETY The Annual Arnell Shelter Garage Sale was a huge success.

After watching the weather forecast all week (predicting scattered thunder storms), we were blessed with a flawless summer day offering plenty of sunshine.

Friends of Arnell were very generous this year. Donations of knick knacks, blankets, boats, grills, couches, dining room sets, pet supplies, flower pots and garden supplies, wrenches and electric screwdrivers, bikes of all sizes, dishes, pots and pans and yard ornaments, kept our crew hopping from 6 am to the opening bell at 9 am for set up. With limited indoor storage, all of the items must be stored inside and set out the morning of the sale.

The good weather brought out a crowd of shoppers who waited patiently until the stroke of nine to begin the treasure hunt. If you haven’t been to our sale, it is a sight to see. Shoppers bring armloads of items to a Lay Away Department in the front parking lot. Sections One to Ten are chalked onto the pavement for shoppers to reserve a pile of goods and continue shopping. This year, the sections needed to be doubled, front and back, as well as additional piles added to the lawn.

Amery Chevrolet lent us an enclosed trailer for storage, as the first trailer, the training room, garage space and kennels were filled to capacity. Tables for display are borrowed. Weeks of price marking, testing items to be sure they work, cleaning soiled items, checking prices of an item on the Internet, stacking boxes as high as we can reach, is an immense undertaking. It is a task our crew of seasoned Garage Sale experts take on every year. And it is a daily commitment for an entire month preceding the sale.

We simply cannot thank our crew enough. Pam Carson, Joyce Klinkhammer, Dorie Hofmeister, Kathy Snelling and Cathy Gille marked the multitude of donations and worked the day of the sale. Garage Sale Roadies included Board Members, Dog Walkers, Grandchildren, Husbands and shelter staff. Their hard work combined with the generous donors of “Garage Sale Items Needed�, raised $7,000 for Arnell Memorial Humane Society.

Thank you to everyone who donated to and shopped our Once a Year, One Day Only Sale. The commitment and caring was evident by everyone involved. We are humbled by your gifts.

Compared to the sale, life at the shelter has been quiet. Our big adoption news of the week is that Challa, our Leash Walking, High Fiving, Cat Puzzle Whiz, went home. After 114 days at the shelter, Feb 28 to June 22, he met the family that called his bluff and saw the beautiful boy he is. We can’t wait for updates on his adventures as a Real Boy. Our featured Pet of the Week, Dominic, is Orange Tabby with short hair and only half of a tail. Dominic is one of three cats currently at the shelter, that were abandoned before arriving at the shelter. Dominic was found in a zipped-up backpack at the end of a driveway. Despite his treatment, Dominic has the sweetest disposition. He is happy to accept any form of loving attention. Even talking to him makes him purr and do the "happy feet" dance. He is friendly to other cats and is accepting of gentle dogs. Dominic would be an excellent choice for a home with children of any age.

Elaine and Trista are look-alike Grey Tabby gals. They too were abandoned. Elaine was left on our doorstep in a crate and Trista was found in a crate on the side of the road. It is obvious that their abandonment was not due to their behavior; we are assuming their caregivers were in desperate need. Both of these girls are super friendly and sweet. Elaine has short hair and Trista has a medium length coat. As with Dominic, Elaine and Trista are good candidates in homes with children. They enjoy attention and play well with others. Visit all of our cats at the shelter. Arnell Memorial Humane Society, 715 268-7387; www. arnellhumane.org and Facebook.

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4-H clubs to create newest Cedar Crest ice cream avor Entries now being accepted Madison, WI — Cedar Crest Ice Cream, Cedarburg, Wisconsin, and the Wisconsin 4-H Foundation have teamed up again to present the “Cedar Crest Ice Cream 4-H Flavor Contestâ€? for Wisconsin 4-H clubs. More than 1600 clubs are eligible to create and submit a flavor ‘recipe’ with the top clubs named as finalists, and the top flavor produced for summer 2020.

According to Brenda Scheider, Executive Director of the Wisconsin 4-H Foundation, the contest is a great opportunity for 4-H youth to work together to develop and name their flavor. “The most exciting part of the contest is the winning flavor will be available through Cedar Crest beginning next June.� The annual contest has already yielded popular flavors including Deep Woods, created by the

Badger Boosters 4-H Club of West Bend and Deep Space, developed by the Baraboo Valley 4-H Club. The Springbrook 4-H Club of New Richmond created the 2018 winning entry named Wisconsin Campfire S’mores, which is vanilla ice cream with a toasted marshmallow swirl, Reese’sŠ cups, chocolate chunks and graham cracker crumbles, available now.

The winning flavors are introduced during June Dairy Month and available throughout the summer at ice cream parlors that serve Cedar Crest Ice Cream.

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AMERY SCHOOLS Summer Food Service Program Wednesday, June 26– Breakfast: Lumberjack, Cereal, String Cheese, Fresh Fruit, Juice-Variety, Milk Choice.

Lunch: Chicken Alfredo Bake, Garlic Breadstick, Corn, Garden Bar, Fresh Fruit, Orange Smiles, Milk Choice.

Thursday, June 27– Breakfast: Maple Pancake Coins, Banana Pancake Coins, Cereal, String Cheese, Fresh Fruit, Juice-Variety, Milk Choice.

Lunch: Brunch Lunch! Pancakes, Sausage Patty, Tri-Tator, Garden Bar, Fresh Fruit, Cantaloupe, Milk Choice.

Friday, June 28– Breakfast: Cheese Egg Bake with French Toast Sticks, Cereal, String Cheese, Fresh Fruit, Juice-Variety, Milk Choice.

Lunch: Chicken Nuggets, Buttered Noodles, Broccoli & Cauliflower, Garden Bar, Fresh Fruit, Sidekick Frozen Fruit, Milk Choice.

Our annual Vendor and Bake sale is this Saturday June 29th 9am-2pm! We have many crafters and vendors coming, stop by for some baked goods and see what else we have available. Please email Jen at aaccjen@outlook.com or call 7152668-6605 for more information. • 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! • Was it your goal to learn something new in 2019? We have the thing for you! MAH-JONG. We have a won-

derful group of ladies that play every Friday that are looking for some more people to play! They will teach as you play! Stop in and check it out on Friday at 9:00am!

Like us on Facebook! Share our postings the more people that know what activities we have happening the better! Search Amery Area Community/Senior Center Need a place to rent? Consider the Amery Area Community Center for that birthday, party, wedding, or anniversary celebration? We will also work with profit and nonprofit organizations to help with the perfect meeting place.

Want to get a complete workout in just 30 minutes? Do you enjoy walking on a treadmill? Get all of that for just $10/month if you are a member of the Amery Area Community Center. Our hours are 7am-4:30pm M-Th & 7am-3pm on Fridays. There are no contracts to lock into and no hidden fees. Come down and check us out!

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We always have people asking if there is anything we need here at the Center. We can always use things like stamps, cards, toilet paper, cleaning supplies & baking supplies.

We also take rummage sale items all year long. • Tuesday June 18th Pool winners were Gary Snelling in first, Dean Elken placed second, Loren Bavin took third, Mary Fisher placed fourth and Les Peterson with the consolation prize. • Wednesday June 19th Bridge winners are Steve Berestka in first, and Jim Rivard placed second Elsie Rivard and took third. • Thursday June 20th Pool winners are Gary Snelling placed first, Dean Elken took second, Carl Johnson placed third, Jean Frank placed fourth and Wendell Anderson with the consolation prize.

Congratulations to all!

Amanda Fisk, Director Jen Tyman, Assistant Director

Monday, July 1–No Summer Meals Tuesday, July 2–No Summer Meals

CLEAR LAKE SCHOOLS Summer Food Service Program Wednesday, June 26– Breakfast: Cook’s Choice, Sausage Links, Fruit Juice, Fruit, Milk Choice.

Lunch: Cheeseburger, Fixings, French Fries, Grapes, Milk Choice.

Thursday, June 27– Breakfast: Field Trip–Donut, Fruit Juice, Fruit, Milk Choice.

Lunch: PB&J Uncrustable, Cheese Stick, Applesauce Cup, Carrots, Cookie, Dragon Punch, Capri Sun Juice Pouch, Chips, Milk Choice.

Friday, June 28– Breakfast: Breakfast Cereal, Cook’s Choice, Fruit Juice, Fruit, Milk Choice.

Lunch: Popcorn Chicken, Seasoned Rice, Green Beans, Vegetables with Dip, Fruit (Cook’s Choice), Milk Choice.

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All of the kids from Camp Achieve assembled for a group photo with the Shriners from Zor and Zuhrah. The event was a success with the kids landing 330 trout on a beautiful sunny day in Star Prairie Wisconsin.

Shriners help kids at Camp Achieve outing

BY MILT HELMER

On Wednesday, June 19, 2019; 17patients from Shriners Healthcare for Children-Twin CitiesÂŽ spent a Camp AchieveDay at the Star Prairie Trout farm.The kids were guests of Shrine members of Zuhrah Shrine in Minneapolis and

Zor Shrine members of the St.Croix Valley Shrine Club.

Once off the bus from the Twin Cities the youngsters got right down to the business of fishing for trout. They were teamed up with Shriners who helped them land 330 large fighting trout before the day was over.

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The kids were guided on their fun trip with the help of Maureen Johnston,Camp Program/ Event Director at Shriners Healthcare for Children - Twin CitiesÂŽ.

Co-Coordinator for the event and Board of Governors member Bob Hering commented “With all of these kid’s challenges you never hear them complain about not being able to do anything�, adding “they just do with what they have and enjoy the day.�All the kids needed was a little help taking the fish off the hook and putting on more bait.

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They rest was up to them and they enjoyed every minute.

One young boy kept to himself when he first arrived at the Trout Farm, but before long he was talking up a storm and reeling in fish.

According to Hering, the day of fishing builds their confidence. In school, people with physical challenges are usually the first ones picked on by their classmates, but pulling in a fish with only your feet and never complaining gives kidsthe courage to stand their ground.

When the day was done, the kids and their 21 helpers consumed 12 pizzas and numerous ice cream cones.

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Polk County Health Departments receives National Reaccreditation Polk County Health Department (PCHD) proudly announces it has achieved national reaccreditation through the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB). PCHD initially received accreditation in 2013, one of the first 13 in the nation. Accreditation is granted for five years and at that time health departments can apply for reaccreditation. PCHD recently went through the reaccreditation process to ensure the services and care provided are meeting or exceeding national standards. The residents of Polk County can be assured that PCHD provides excellent service and care.

“We are pleased and excited to again be recognized for achieving national standards that foster effectiveness and promote continuous quality improvement,” said Brian Kaczmarski, Director of the Health Department. “The accreditation process helps to ensure that the programs and services we provide meet the needs of our community.”

Public health departments play a critical role in protecting and improving the health of people and communities. In cities, towns, and states across the nation, health departments provide a range of services aimed at promoting healthy behaviors preventing diseases and injuries; ensuring access to safe food, water, clean air, and life-saving immunizations; and preparing for and responding to public health emergencies. Polk County Health Department believes this accomplishment enhances its ability to work towards its mission.

“Whenever you see our

seal of accreditation, you will know that PCHD has been carefully examined and meets or exceeds national standards that promote continuous quality improvement for public health,” Kaczmarski said.

“By continuing to improve our services and performance, we can be sure we are meeting the public health needs of those we serve as effectively as possible.”

The Polk County Health Department operates under the Community Services Division which also houses the Department of Children and Families and Behavioral Health Department.

Together, the three distinct Departments provide much needed services to the citizens of Polk County.

“We like to think of our Public Health Department as the prevention expert within our Division,” said Tonya Eichelt, Community Services Division Director.

Mental Health and Substance Abuse are the top community health needs in Polk County. Behavioral Health focuses on mental health and addiction recovery, Department of Children and Families focuses on enforcement of keeping kids safe and the Health Department focuses on prevention and healthy living. “The Division model helps us to continuously improve services with each Department specializing in their area of expertise,” said Eichelt.

You can learn more about the Polk County Health Department by visiting our website at www.polkcountyhealthdept.org or liking us on Facebook.

CAHILL STUDIOS

Redeemer Lutheran Church Confirmation Sunday, June 2, Grant Cook and Bridgett Madison were confirmed. They are pictured here with Pastor Tom Hahn.

Why I intend to vote in favor of the Biennial Budget Over the past few months, the Wisconsin legislature’s budget writing committee has been busy assembling a draft of the state’s upcoming biennial budget. On June 13th, the Committee passed the final draft of the budget, which will now go to the Assembly and Senate to be voted on. Once both houses pass the budget, it will go to Governor Evers where he can pass, veto entirely, or partially veto the budget. When the budget reaches the Assembly floor, I intend to vote for it because it is a good budget for northwest Wisconsin with responsible levels of spending.

This budget will help fix our roads. Earlier this month, I submitted a budget motion that adds $90 million to Wisconsin’s Local Road Improvement Program. This money will be used to improve deteriorating county, town, village, and city roads. I’m very happy that existing money has been allocated to this program for local and rural roads, instead of further mega-projects in Madison and Milwaukee, and I look forward to working with local county and municipal governments to ensure that this money is used to improve the roads in my district.

Long-term care facilities will also see more funding. The budget provides $74 million to nursing homes and invests over $150 million in caregiver wages to ensure our elderly receive the care they deserve as northwest Wisconsin faces a workforce shortage. Additionally, this budget does not expand welfare in Wisconsin.

Even at a time of record low unemployment in Wisconsin, one in five people in the state

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are currently enrolled on Medicaid, with only two people working for every one person on Medicaid.

The costs of Medicaid expansion would be paid by residents with private insurance, as healthcare providers are forced to accept lower reimbursement for the additional Medicaid patients they would serve.

This budget also includes a middle class tax cut that will target low and middle income earners.

With the state’s recent surplus revenues, I feel it is only fair that this surplus money be returned to the taxpayers that are responsible for it. Although Governor Evers vetoed a tax cut earlier this session, I hope he sees the value in this tax cut and keeps it in the budget.

Finally, our public schools will receive the largest total funding in state history. Schools will see a $604 increase in per-pupil aid over the biennium, and rural low-revenue school districts will see their spending caps rise to $10,000 by the second year of the biennium. This budget also increases funding for special education and mental health services and helps rural school districts by increasing funding for high-cost transportation.

As a life-long conservative, I have always fought for responsible government spending and lower taxes. I support this budget because the additional spending addresses key issues in Wisconsin, and more importantly, in Polk, Burnett, and St. Croix counties. All of this has been done with no state level tax increases, minimal fee increases, doubling the state’s rainy day fund, and far less spending and tax hikes than what was proposed

by Governor Evers. This is a good budget for Wisconsin, I look forward to voting in favor of it, and I hope the Governor will join me in supporting the entire budget as well.

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First doctor embarks on the rural part of new rural residency program Amery, Wis. – In July, the inaugural physician in the new HealthPartners Western Wisconsin Rural Family Medicine Residency will start experiencing the rural side to the program.

Catherine Kress, DO, will split her time between Amery (Wisconsin) Hospital & Clinic and Westfields Hospital & Clinic (New Richmond, Wisconsin) when she starts on July 1. She spent the past year at another HealthPartners facility – Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park, Minnesota – where she was exposed to high volumes of patients, many of whom required complex care.

“I have learned a lot this last year at Methodist, including how to take on a role as a resident. I have gained a lot of experience throughout the year, in addition to learning on specific rotations,” said Dr. Kress.

Her professional interests include pediatrics, women’s health and sports medicine. She’s excited to get started on the final two years of her residency, in her home state (she grew up in Eau Claire, Wisconsin).

“I have always enjoyed my experiences in rural communities, and enjoy the variety of care options in rural communities,” said Dr. Kress. “I appreciate the broad spectrum of care that family prac-

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tice doctors have in rural settings, from working in the ER, inpatient medicine, to opportunities to perform procedures.”

HealthPartners launched the three-year Western Wisconsin Rural Family Medicine Residency in 2017 as a way to increase the number of primary care physicians who practice in rural and underserved areas of Wisconsin.

Amery and Westfields family medicine clinics are eager to welcome Dr. Kress to their campuses.

“This is the start of a new chap-

ter as a teaching facility for Amery and Westfields and the program brings many benefits for patients, colleagues and the community,” said David DeGear, MD, the Westfields family medicine physician who oversees the program onsite in western Wisconsin.

As teaching facilities, the goal of the hospitals is to: • Attract top physicians with the latest training at the forefront of medical research; • Demonstrate a commitment to the training and development of medical professionals for rural practice; • Plan for the community’s future health care needs by offering this training opportunity to some of the best graduating primary care physicians (Residents often locate in the same town where they complete a residency).

Also starting this summer will be the second cohort of residents in the program. Jaya Durvasula, MBBS, University of Minnesota Medical School and Andrea Knievel, MD, Tulane University School of Medicine, were named as the Rural Residency Class of 2022.

They’ll spend their first year at Methodist Hospital (2019-2020) and will move to Amery and Westfields in 2020.

BIRTHS

St. Croix Regional Medical Ctr. St. Croix Falls Liam Charles Johnson Liam Charles Johnson, baby boy, 10 lbs 5 oz, was born May 23 to Bryn Vollrath and Bryan Johnson of Milltown.

Kaylee Nicole Polichnia Kaylee Nicole Polichnia, baby girl, 6 lbs 12 oz, was born May 23 to Paige Vendela and Collin Polichnia of Cumberland.

Wade Elliot Hermansen Wade Elliot Hermansen, baby boy, 6 lbs 14 oz, was born May 25 to Lakeysha Schallenberger of Cushing.

Hazel Thompson Hazel Thompson, baby girl, 6 lbs 11 oz, was born May 27 to Jennifer Mueller and Thomas Thompson of Milltown.

Keith Eugene Mason Keith Eugene Mason, baby boy, 5 lbs 13 oz, was born May 30 to Amber Clark and Perry Mason Jr. of Grantsburg.

Kendall Lin Tacheny Kendall Lin Tacheny, baby girl, 9 lbs 3 oz, was born May 31 to Jennifer and Joshua Tacheny of Osceola.

Lucille Marie Ford Lucille Marie Ford, baby girl, 6 lbs 10 oz, was born May 31 to Trisha and Justin Ford of Siren.

Blayze Christopher Allan Virkus Blayze Christopher Allan Virkus, baby boy, 7 lbs 9 oz, was born June 2 to Katie Virkus or Grantsburg.

Conner DuWayne Chapman Conner DuWayne Chapman, baby boy, 8 lbs 8 oz, was born June 3 to Allexiya Noll and Dalton Chapman of Shell Lake/Siren.

Briggs Philip Haverland Briggs Philip Haverland, baby boy, 7 lbs 4 oz, was born June 5 to Carissa and Rick Haverland of New Richmond.

Athena Reign Massey Athena Reign Massey, baby girl, 7 lbs 8 oz, was born June 13 to Jetisha Eckstrom and Johnny Massey of Grantsburg.

Eleanor Lynn McCargo Eleanor Lynn McCargo, baby girl, 5 lbs 12 oz, was born June 19 to Lindsey and Jonathan McCargo of Luck.

Chase Riley Fox Chase Riley Fox, baby boy, 5 lbs 13.6 oz, was born June 19 to Terri and Nick Fox of Centuria.

GARDEN VARIETY

Time for a little maintenance

BY JULIE KUEHL

I like to encourage you to enjoy your gardens, but there are some early summer chores that still need to be done.

If you have planted a veggie garden there are some things that should be done. Thin vegetables to proper spacing (remember to check your seed packet for spacing info). By this point you should have planted any veggies (if you are a little behind it’s time to get busy and put them in the ground).

Tall crops such as runner beans, tomatoes and cucumbers should now have supports to help them Garden grow where you want. Control leaf blight on tomatoes by disposing Variety of diseased foliage or plants. If Julie Kuehl, you have asparagus, it is time to stop harvesting and weed the Polk County bed carefully to avoid damage to Master Gardener roots. Strawberry runners should be pinned down with garden pins (local nursery will have these).

Your flower gardens should be starting to look lovely, but they need a little attention too. Now is the time to make sure you keep on top of the ever growing weeds. You should be deadheading any spent flowers (by now the spring bulbs should be done flowering – leave the green to die down naturally, but deadhead any flowers), irises should be deadheaded once they have bloomed (again leaving the leaves) and don’t forget to deadhead flowers in those lovely containers; finish planting any summer bulbs such as gladioli and dahlias. If you have mums it is good to pinch back to encourage branching.

This is the time to dig and divide any daffodils that aren’t blooming.

Remember to keep everything watered especially during periods with little rain and high temperatures. One thing to consider is to install a rain barrel to collect any excess rain water we receive.

A rain barrel will serve you well for watering when the rains don’t come. There are commercial rain barrels available, but if that doesn’t fit your budget you can create your own. Some of the local creameries or a water softener business will often have excess large containers or barrels that you can get relatively inexpensive. I have put these under my downspouts and simply use my watering can to dip out water as needed.

Now that you’ve completed those pesky garden chores, sit back and enjoy your hard work and reflect on how great life is in a garden.

If you have any questions, topics, concerns about your gardens contact me at gardenvarietycolumn@gmail.com Until the next time, keep playing in the dirt, it keeps you young and happy.

One thing to consider is to install a rain barrel to collect any excess rain water we receive.

Wisconsin is nine years smoke-free – let’s not take a step back Friday, July 5 is the 9th anniversary of Wisconsin’s Smoke-Free Air Law. It’s hard to believe the law was once thought of as controversial since today it is a basic expectation that businesses be smoke-free.

As great as Wisconsin’s smoke-free air law is, it’s not perfect. E-Cigarettes were not an issue when the law took effect, and as a result, weren’t included in the state’s Smoke-Free Air Law. Many Wisconsin communities are passing ordinances prohibiting the use of e-cigarettes in public places. Everyone should have

the same protection from the secondhand aerosol.

How do e-cigarettes give off aerosol? E-cigarettes heat and vaporize a solution that typically contains nicotine. The devices are metal or plastic tubes that contain a cartridge filled with a liquid that is vaporized by a battery-powered heating element. The aerosol is inhaled by the user when they draw on the device, as they would a regular tobacco cigarette, and the user exhales the aerosol into the environment.

“If you are around somebody who is using e-ciga-

rettes, you are breathing an aerosol of exhaled nicotine, ultra-fine particles, volatile organic compounds, and other toxins.” said Mary Boe of Western Wisconsin Working for Tobacco-Free Living.” Everyone has the right to breathe clean air, and that includes air free from e-cigarettes.”

We are thankful for Wisconsin’s Smoke-Free Air law, and it is time to also make businesses free of secondhand aerosol too.

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Goodbye...is the saddest word A week ago on Monday, June 17, we lost a very dear friend to cancer, but gained an angel to watch over all of us.

Bette Elmer will be remembered for her beautiful smile, fun personality, bowling/ golf abilities, fast typing fingers, collection of purses/hats/shoes, nice looking nails, and most importantly, her love for family and friends. She will be deeply missed…

Pounding Love you Bette!

Also last week, I the had one of those “Big” Pavement birthdays. Like I have said many times Pam Humpal before, I do not have just a birthday day.

It is a birthday week, and sometimes spills into more than that. My birthday week was jam packed with baseball games, ice cream at Ellie’s, a surprise early arrival from my wonderful friend Jonzie in Arizona, eating out, treats at work, Music On The River, golf outing, shed party, and celebrating it all with family and friends. Thank you to everyone who made my “Big” birthday a very special event…you guys are all awesome!

For those of you who know I am not a golfer, are you wondering about the golf outing? Yes Jonzie, who also has not really golfed, and I were talked into participating in the annual basketball booster golf tournament. What an adventure! I think our team won the award for laughing the most. Thank you to our team mates for putting up with your “ringers”. We did have a great time, but I can’t see either Jonzie or I being asked to join a golf tour in the future.

Congratulations to Christopherson Eye Clinic! They have a lot to celebrate. The business has been serving the community for 70 years. Dr. Terry Christopherson is retiring after 43 years. And now the third generation of optometrists, Dr. Bryce Christopherson will be the new owner. An Open House is planned for Friday, June 28, from noon-4:30pm. There will be refreshments, drawings, and giveaways. Please come celebrate with the Christopherson family and staff.

There are many events happening this weekend including… *Deer Park Days on Friday, June 28, with grilled chicken dinner, root beer floats, and deep fried hand made cheese curds served at 5pm at the park

My family – Graeme, Matt, Ariel, Finn, myself, Bentley, Gavin, Rachel and Ryan.

Bette Jeanne Elmer August 23, 1953 - June 17, 2019

Jonzie and I. Golf Team – Rose, Sid, myself and Jonzie.

along with a bean bag tournament.

Music will be by FogPilot with fireworks display at dusk. Saturday is the 4th Annual Antique Parade starting at 10:30am. To enter please call Jerry Croes 715-269-5201. *Clear Lake Heritage Days is on Thursday, June 27, thru Sunday, June 30. The events include live music each night, carnival rides, pedal tractor pull, petting zoo, 5K run/walk, parade on Saturday at 11am, demo derby, medallion hunt, car/truck/motorcycle/ATV/ UTV/tractor show. *Wanderoos 52nd Annual Independence Day Celebration is on Saturday, June 29. Activities are kiddie & grand parade starting at 10:45am, chicken dinners, 5K Run/Walk, classic fastpitch

games, horseshoe tournament, bean bag tournament, kids games, fireworks, and music by Sunday’s Regret.

Can you believe the end of June is approaching? Where did that month go? July 4th is right around the corner.

And speaking of that, the Amery Free Press office will be closed on Thursday, July 4, but open for business on Friday, July 5.

The Amery Community Club welcomes you to join the fun on Friday, July 5, for the annual Giant Ice Cream Sundae. The event will be held along the river at Danielson Stage with family games at 11am-1pm, and the 30 foot ice cream sundae can be enjoyed at noon. A free-will donation is accepted for the Polk County Salvation Army.

Here is the last of the June Dairy Month trivia tidbits for this year… *A cow spends about 6 hours eating and 8 hours chewing its cud every day. *A cow produces an average of 6.3 gallons of milk daily. *Americans eat more than 300,000 tons of yogurt per year.

Happy Anniversary to my sister-inlaw and brother-in-law, Elaine and Paul, on June 26. Enjoy your special day!

Happy Birthday to my niece, Cassidy, and sister-in-law, Peg, on June 28; to my nephew, Tyler, who will be 15 years old on June 30; and to my nephew, Mason, who will be 8 years old on July 1. Have fun everyone!

Have a great week, and enjoy all the activities around the area!

Pickleball season begins!

The City of Amery is excited to announce that the Pickleball Courts in South Twin Park have been newly resealed and new lines painted. Two additional courts have been added, for a total of six courts.

Pickleball is the fastest growing sport in America. And, no, it's not tennis or badminton, it's Pickleball! Yes, that’s Pickleball! It has had a 650 percent increase in numbers over the last six years, according USA Pickleball Association. The biggest subset of that growth is not in the over-60 crowd, but younger. When the sport first caught on in the sunbelt states around 2009, it was at 55-plus centers and RV communities. It has snowballed from there.

Pickleball is something of a mix between tennis, racquetball and ping pong. Players use special paddles and a wiffle type ball,

and games take place on tennis courts with specific pickleball lines. Nets and court sizes are smaller than their tennis counterparts and the most common game is doubles. It has its own set of quirky rules — for instance, try to stay out of the “kitchen”— but they’re easy to learn.

The game is also quick, making it a convenient way to get in some exercise. Games typically run only 15 minutes.

We have a great group of players at all levels that meet up on Monday, Wednesday and Fridays beginning at 9:00 a.m. The courts are always open to ALL and it’s FREE! A big thanks to the founders of the courts, Dennis John and Ron Skone for orchestrating the project with the City. Let’s Play Pickleball!!

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Thurs., June 27 • 2-5 Friday, June 28 • 8-5

Thursday, June 27 • 1-6 • Friday, June 18 • 8-5

Lots of household, new lamps, nice clothing, shoes, coats, Packers stuff, Black & Decker trimmer, compressor, grinder, jacks and more. Like new bathroom shower door.

Antique mirror dresser, 2 coffee tables, brown over-size chair, twin bed frame with box spring, 2-horse Craftsman air compressor & attachments, Rockwell impact wrench, battery operated, weed whacker, golf clubs, infant boy clothes newborn-3T, quality women’s clothing M-L, girls teen clothes S-M, glassware, some crafts, primitive decor, household and much, much miscellaneous.

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Brand new tools, women’s clothing, mini blinds, reclining chair, compost bins and more. Too much to add. Come take a look.

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Amery 9-Hole Women’s Golf League June 19, 2019 Division A: Low Gross – Tracy Anderson-Claussen 47 Low Net – Sue Wears 37 Low Putts – Gwen Wold 14 Game of the Day Winner – Kathy McIntosh Division B: Low Gross – Clare Halverson 49 Low Net – Heather Thompson 39 Low Putts – Mandy Brotzel 15 Game of the Day Winner – Sid Jones Division C: Low Gross – Sherri Berg 60 Low Net – Linda Mullendore 37 Low Putts – Tie: Brooke Wilcox and Jill Olson 18 Game of the Day Winner – Linda Mullendore Chip-In: Mandy Brotzel Hole #1

Amery 18-Hole Women’s Golf League

Tuesday Afternoon Winners

Chip Ins: Gloria Lansin #16 Birdies: Tracy Andersen #2

Clear Lake Women’s Golf League June 19, 2019 A Flight: Low Gross – Jessica Smith 25 Low Net – Cheryl Harshman 29 Low Putts – Cindy Lundmark 15 Game – Cheryl Harshman B Flight: Low Gross – Nancy Brase 49 Low Net – Diane Kuhl, Karrie Drinkman 29 Low Putts – Darlene Emerson, Jody Hadac, Trudie Steinberger 17 Game – Nancy Brase C Flight: Low Gross – Jan Bergren 58 Low Net – Cheryl Bussewitz 31 Low Putts – Deb Hahn 18 Game – Marva Perry D Flight: Low Gross –Beth Schradle 59 Low Net – Kristi Niles 22 Low Putts – Pat Marquand 16 Game – Beth Schradle Closest to the pin - #7 – Mary Smith Closest to the pin - #3 – Mary Smith Birdies: Marianne Lillie Chip Ins: Laurene Klatt Golf Bags (9) defeat Backwoods Hackers (3) Party of Fore (9) defeat Goof Balls (6) Wild Whackers (9) defeat Happy Hookers (6) Rowdy Rebels (15) defeat Slice Girls (3) 7 Brothers Grip it and Sip it (12) defeat Sharks (12) Chipper Chicks (9) dearn 0 points agains their team handicap

1st: Sydney Lund & Frank Segerstrom 2nd: Gene & Judy Collier 3rd: Paul & Shirley Satterlund

Thursday East-West Winners 1st: Janet Burke & Gail Tessman 2nd: Kathy & Jim Majka 3rd: Jeff Reardon & Pat Carlson

ENJOY CLEAR LAKE HERITAGE DAYS! June 27-30, 2019 Enjoy Clear Lake Heritage Days!

Stop in for advance Carnival Ride tickets (until Friday) and Medallion Clues

June 19, 2019 A Flight: Low Gross – Tie: Sheryl Forshier & Tracy Anderson 89 Low Net – Paula Fussy 71 Low Putts – Sheryl Forshier 29 Game of the Day – Jody Waterman B Flight: Low Gross – Tie: Heidi Maupin & Kathy McIntosh 97 Low Net – Lou John 67 Low Putts – Heidi Maupin 31 Game of the Day – Ione Gjerde C Flight: Low Gross – Jan Reichert 115 Low Net – Judy Park 73 Low Putts – Judy Park 36 Game of the Day – Judy Park

Thursday North-South Winners

1st: Lila Ward 2nd: 3-way tie–Denny Psick, Pat Carlson, Sydney Lund

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Don’t forget Nilssen’s Market makes a full line of smoked meat and sausage!

“Enjoy the Weekend” 10th Annual

City of Lakes Open Golf Tournament Sponsored by the Amery Lions Club

Monday, August 5, 2019 Amery Golf Club, Amery $100 includes 18 holes & 1/2 cart, box lunch Prize Registration 11:30-12:30 pm Hole-in-1 ery m Shotgun Start 12:30 pm A from t le ro v e h C AWARDS & DINNER TO FOLLOW Registration forms available at Amery Golf Club, amerylionsclub.org Amery Lions Club, P.O. Box 336, Amery, WI 54001 amerylionsclub@gmail.com

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Amery Middle School Quarter 4 Honor Roll Grade 8 A Honor Roll: Addison Amundsen, Blu Anderson, Hunter Beese, Ashley Benysek, Ethan Bottolfson, Mia Brotzel, Helen Buenzli, Dominic Byrnes, Caleb Carlson, Connor Carlson, Grace Carlson, Victor Cruz-Morales, Maya Curtis, Sophia Danielson, Mercedes Dravis, Anarene Evenson, Annabelle Fisk, Ella Fulton, Maverick Goulet, Connor Grimm, Veronica Gutierrez, Ryan Hanson, Grecia Hernandez Galan, Miguel Herrera, Eden Hose, Kaileigh Hosking, Emma Johnson, Hannah Justice, Emilie Krahulec, Tori LaPointe, Jens Lindquist, Zachary Long, Molly Lutz, Bridgett Madison, Madelyn Mike, Naomi Moore, Truc Nguyen, Carter Nielsen, Frank Novak, Emily Oman, Kaitlyn Peterson, Anna Powell, Brayden Prindle, Jaclyn Reed, Aurora Schwartz, Lauren Sobczak, Kobe Stinson, Roxanne Tritt, Kaylana Tryon, Garret Tyman, Abigael Webber, Desiree Wishard, Megan Wolf, Clara Wright, Annie Zinn.

B Honor Roll: Cole Andren, Gabriella Bowen, Tyler Burns, Faith Bydzovsky, Derrick Chute, Ethan Clark, Grant Cook, Logan Dockendorf, Amelia Foeller, Gavin Folkert, Veronica Fox, Zusette Frutos, Rachel Garves, Ulric Gatica, Gabriel Graski, Isabella Griffith, Ashleigh Holloman, Tyler Jackson, Victorria Jonns, Kaden Kobs, Landen Krueger, Lucy Kube, Aidan Leggett, Johnathan Mahoney, Rachel Mallum, Tyler Meier, Maxwell Mike, Joslyn Miller, Logan Osero, Osten Osero, Malone Plaski, Riley Pnewski, Rylee Rank, Amber Rens, Chad Sarsland, Jack Trandum.

Grade 7 A Honor Roll: Addison Allee, Russell Bagley, Emily Braaten, Kylie Burch, Summer Carlson, Philip Eaton, Nora Eggert, Sarek Eklund, Shannen Fredrickson, Wyatt Graff, Grace Grahovac, Zachary Hahn, McKenna Heinn, Trevor Hinz, Koy Hopke, Sarah Jensen, William Jensen, Joseph Kelling, Carter Kurtzahls, Benjamin Lorsung, Aaron Mork, Cassandra Nicholas, Henry Plummer, Liberty Posey, Haley Pulkrabek, Hannah Rust, Joshua Stauner, Shyan Taylor, Delaney Vold, Kaylee Waalen, Seth Waalen, Lily Weisenbeck, Kruse Yuhas, Grace Ziegler.

B Honor Roll: Jorja Ajer, Leif Anderson, Isabella Becker, Ava Belvedere, Taylor Bush, Aylen Castorena Gonsalez, Aleiya Christensen, Conner Cody, Aeron Davis, Jesse Dooner, Julie Gehl, Tyler

Wanderoos 52nd Anniversary INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION

Saturday, June 29 Queen’s Tea at 9 a.m. in the Fire Hall Kiddie Parade 10:45 a.m.

Grand Parade 11 a.m.

CHICKEN DINNERS include beans, potato salad, dinner roll, milk, coffee. Also available: pulled pork sandwiches, brats & hot dogs.

Golden, Sierra Gomoll, Vincent Greene, Claire Harlander, Fredrik Henningsgard, Wyatt Ingham, Kasidi Jenderny, Alexander Kegley, Mallory Kjeseth, Bailee Knapp, Lexis Konecny, Kylie Lindahl, Tianna Lochner, Damien Lyon, Davis Madsen, Sarah Meck, Cayden Meyer, Elizabeth Milliman, Dorian Nelson, Kailey Nelson, Tara Olson, Grayson Plaski, Sarah Poppe, Charlee Schroeder, Nicholas Silvis, Joel Springett, Veronica Stewart, Anthony Stoner Jr., Addison Thayer, LilyMae Thompson, Mason Viebrock, Scarlett Viebrock, Jayden Werle, Lewis Whitley, Jasmyn Wills, Navaeha Zacharias.

Grade 6 A Honor Roll: Luciana Aizpurua, Gabrielle Albee, Adeline Amans, Lane Andersen, Garrett Beauvais, Charli Benware, Marcus Bosley, Olivia Chaves, Caleb Danielson, Alexandra Edwards, Sean Evenson, Marissa Fisk, Anna Gould, Katelin Graski, Nathan Gullickson, Peyton Hanson, Alessandra Hayes, Alise Hoffman, Selene Ideker, Hadassah Ingham, Lily Kasper, Paige Komanec, Alex Lester, Katherine Lester, Sawyer Luedtke, Hailey Marciniak, Peter Markee, Alexis Miner, Sophie Morales, Ryan Moskal, Taylor Moulton, Kristy Nelson, Zachary Osero, Madera Peterson, Rachael Poppe, Elise Powell, Hannah Rosenberg, Lyla Stone, Natasha Tiry, Cora Waterman, Benito Widiker, Nelson Wilcox, David Williamson, Grace Williamson, Haylee Witt, Carter Wollan, Siri Yuhas.

B Honor Roll: Braxton Allee, Claire Ash, Isabella Bowen, Kylie Britt, Braidyn Brusletten, Kayle Burstad, Marley Cran, Maren Dodge, Alexander Drane, Tyler Ellefson, Kelly Fern, Luciana Fowler, Amelia Freeman, Lisa Gehl, Isabella Goldstein, Landon Gomoll, Sean Graf, Jason Hanson, Ryan Hodgson, Eli Hood, Brock Hosking, Isabella Iwaszko, Dawson Jensen, Jordan Johnson, Timothy Justice, Michael Kelly, Andre Koehler, Hayden Larson, Alexis Lyon, Hayden Madison, Griffin Marko, Julia Mortensen, Kya Nelson, Michael Otto, Quinnleigh Page, Allyson Peterson, Will Peterson, Tavis Phillips, Chase Pnewski, Jaden Presley, Damian Rank, Alexis Repka, Jaedyn Shenton, Samantha Sigsworth, Joseph Thorsheim, Dale Tritt, Anna Wagner, Annabelle Walker, Jason Walter, Taylor Will, Alexander Wills, Dustin Wishard.

Deer Park Village Park Friday, June 28 & Saturday, June 29, 2019 Food, Dance and Bean Bag Toss on Friday 4th Annual Deer Park Antique Parade on Saturday Parade sponsored by the Deer Park Lions Club!

Please contact Jerry Croes 715-269-5201 for entrance details.

Line up at 10am - Parade starts at 10:30am

Come Dance to

(All roads lead to Wanderoos 8-10 a.m.

Registration info on www.wanderoos.org)

Wanderoos Classic Fastpitch Games Horseshoe Tournament / Bean Bag Tournament Kid Games • Sawdust Pile after parade starting 1 p.m.

Grilled Chicken Dinner, Coleslaw & Chips Dinner served at 5pm Friday

Hot Dogs, Brats and Beverages Friday Evening and Saturday 4H Rootbeer Floats & Deep Fried Handmade Cheese Curds

Contact Heather at 715-222-3095

Food/Refreshments sold on grounds No carry-ons please

Fireworks after Dusk Ticket Raffle proceeds go to Fireworks

Fi Fireworks k Display Di l FFriday id at Dusk D k with Music and Food until Midnight

Evening Street Dance featuring

Sunday’s Regret 8pm - 12am Sponsored by Wanderoos Area Community Club

For more information visit www.wanderoos.org

Pre-register and learn more through Amery Community Ed online at www.amerysd.k12.wi.us or by calling 715-268-9771 x220.

Basketball Skills & Drills Camp for boys & girls completing grades 3-8. July 15-18. Girls 8:30-11:30 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 nonAmery. 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. Flag Football for youth from Amery and surrounding communities completing grades 1-3 in spring 2019.

First contact date August 10. Scrimmages Saturdays and halftime of a Friday night HS game. $50 includes a t-shirt. Register through Community Ed by July 1.

Rookie Tackle Football for youth from Amery and surrounding communities completing grades 4-5 in spring 2019. First contact date August 10. Practices twice per week beginning in mid-August with scrimmages Saturdays and halftime of a Friday night HS game. $125 includes a t-shirt & all equipment. Register through Community Ed by July 1.

Wrestling – Amery Intensive Camp for wrestlers completing grades 4-11 in spring 2019. Technical skills, live wrestling, drilling, running, weight lifting & cross training. July 16-17-18 from 6-8 p; $50.

Pre-register with Community Ed. Summer Weights & Training at the High School for Amery students completing grades 6-11. From 7-8:30 or 8-9:30 a., M-F. Free. Contact J. Rose at the High School.

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CHRISTOPHERSONS

RETIREMENT OPEN HOUSE Friday, June 28, 2019 12:00 pm - 4:30 pm Christopherson Eye Clinic Refreshments • Drawings • Giveaways

FUN FOR ALL AGES 3rd Annual 5K Run/Walk

AMERY COMMUNITY EDUCATION

“LUCK OF THE DRAW” BEAN BAG TOURNAMENT ON FRIDAY NIGHT

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Congratulations on celebrating 70 years of business!

Thank you Dr. Terry Christopherson for 43 years of commitment and dedication serving the community Welcome the 3rd generation of optometrists, new owner, Dr. Bryce Christopherson

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LEGAL NOTICES CITY OF AMERY CHANGE OF MEETING DATE The City of Amery Regular Council Meeting NOT meet on Wednesday, July 3, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. which is the 1st Wednesday of the month. The council will instead meet on: Wednesday, July 10, 2019 at 5:00 p.m.

Respectfully Submitted, Patty Bjorklund, WCMC/ CMC/CMTW City Clerk-Treasurer City of Amery Posted: Thursday, June 6, 2019 Published: Amery Free Press (Tuesday, June 25, 2019) (June 25)

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REZONING NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Common Council of the City of Amery, having before it for consideration, a petition for rezoning of property

and the City Planning Commission having reviewed such changes.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a public hearing will be held at the Amery City Hall at 118 Center Street West, Amery, Wisconsin, at 5:00 P.M. on August 7, 2019, before the Common Council, where opportunity will be afforded to all interested in being heard. Details are available for public inspection at the Amery City Clerk’s office.

First Baptist Church for property located at 131 Broadway Street. The portion of property which may be rezoned from R-1 Single-Family District to C-2 Central Business District and dedicate portions of property to the public. The property is described as: • A parcel of land located in part of the NE1/4 of the NW1/4 of Section 33, T33N, R16W, City of Amery, Polk County,

NOTICE OF MEETING to ADJOURN BOARD OF REVIEW to a LATER DATE TOWN OF ALDEN POLK COUNTY, WI The Board of Review for the Town of Alden will meet on Thursday, July 11 at 7 p.m. at the Alden Town Hall, 183 155th Street, Star Prairie, for the purpose of calling the Board of Review into session, pursuant to §70.47(1) of the Wis. Statutes.

Due to the fact that the assessment roll is not completed at this time, it is anticipated that the Board of Review will be adjourned until a later date. Further public notice will be given of this date and time.

Notice is hereby given this 25th day of June, 2019.

Christine Genung Clerk WNAXLP

Wisconsin.

Dated: June 25, 2019 Patty Bjorklund, WCMC/ CMC/CMTW City Clerk Class 2 Notice Publication Date: June 25, 2019 & July 2, 2019 Posted: Amery City Hall and Amery Public Library Website: www.amerywi. gov (June 25, July 2)

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REZONING NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Common Council of the City of Amery, having before it for consideration, a petition for rezoning of property and the City Planning Commission having reviewed such changes.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a public hearing will be held at the Amery City Hall at 118 Center Street West, Amery, Wisconsin, at 5:00 P.M. on August 7, 2019, before the Common Council, where opportunity will be

afforded to all interested in being heard. Details are available for public inspection at the Amery City Clerk’s office.

Michael LaForce for his property located at 329 Deronda Street.

The property which may be rezoned from R-1 Single-Family District to R-2 Residential Duplex Family Dwelling is described as: • A parcel of land located in Lot 9 Madsens First Twin Lakes Addition, Lot 9, Section Thirty Two (32), Township (33) North, Range (16) West, City of Amery, Polk County, Wisconsin.

Dated: June 25, 2019 Patty Bjorklund, WCMC/ CMC/CMTW City Clerk Class 2 Notice Publication Date: June 25, 2019 & July 2, 2019 Posted: Amery City Hall and Amery Public Library Website: www.amerywi. gov (June 25, July 2)

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BID WANTED TOWN OF CLEAR LAKE Blacktop 25th Avenue from 30th St. east to County Rd P. 2.5 inch track. 21 ft. wide. Approximately 1-1/4 miles.

For information: Art E. Bergman, 715-263-2418 Also parking lot at town shop and 300 yard road next to shop.

Bids due by July 6, 2019 WNAXLP

Celebrate summer with the St. Croix River Association St. Croix Falls, Wis. – Summer is short, but so very sweet in the St. Croix Valley with an incredible abundance of summer events, festivals and recreation. The St. Croix River Association has a myriad of outdoor events scheduled this summer to celebrate the great outdoors!

SCRA OUTSIDE EVENTS • June 29: Ahoy St. Croix! Lunch and Learn Paddle https://www.stcroixriverassociation.org/event/stcroix-ahoy-lunch-learn-paddle/ • July 6: Learn to Paddle - https://www.stcroixriverassociation.org/event/learn-to-paddle-2/ • July 10: Wednesday on the Water – Fish Hatchery Hike https://www.stcroixriverassociation.org/ event/fish-hatchery-hike/ • July 13: Woodlands from the Water Paddle https://www.stcroixriverassociation.org/event/ woodlands-from-the-water/ • July 17: Wednesday on the Water – Birds and Blooms Summer Stroll https://www.stcroixriverassociation.org/event/birds-and-blooms-summerstroll/ • July 19: Natural Connections on the Namekagon Paddle https://www.stcroixriverassociation.org/ event/natural-connections-on-the-namekagon/ • July 20: Saturday in the Slough - https://www. stcroixriverassociation.org/event/saturday-in-theslough/ • July 24: Wednesday on the Water – Learn to Paddle https://www.stcroixriverassociation.org/event/ learn-to-paddle-4/ • July 31: Wednesday on the Water – Ice Age Trail Walk

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PHONE: 715-268-8101 | FAX: 715-268-5300

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NOW HIRING Store Manager & Asst. Manager Positions $10 - $20/hr. + bonus

Flexible Finance Loan Center St. Croix Falls Rates vary with experience. Health, dental and vision If interested, please send email to: gerri.richardson@phfsgroup.com or call 636-696-3281

Safety & Compliance Coordinator Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College Any Campus Location Applications are being accepted from qualified candidates for a full time position of Safety and Compliance Coordinator. This position can be located at any WITC Campus or the Administrative Office – Shell Lake. The Safety & Compliance Coordinator is responsible for coordinating the development and implementation of a comprehensive safety and security program for the college and ensuring compliance with OHSA/NIOSH and other federal, state and local environmental health and safety regulations.

For a complete job description, list of qualifications, and to apply: Visit our website at: https://www.witc.edu/about-witc/employment

Deadline to apply: June 27, 2019

SCREEN PRINTER

WITC is an Equal Opportunity/Access/ Affirmative Action/Veterans/Disability Employer and Educator TTY 711

Pay BOE Level starts at $11.03/hour Shift is early am: 5:30am to 4:00pm Monday thru Thursday.

Four 10 hour days. Previous machine operation experience a plus. Reliatrace will train this position. Seeking candidates that are self starters and have the ability to work on own and in teams. Good attendance is a must.

Send resume to cheri.richards@reliatrace.com 715-268-6495 709 Keller Avenue S Amery, Wisconsin 54001

NOW HIRING PRODUCTION OPERATORS IN NEW RICHMOND, WI

Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College Any Campus Location Applications are being accepted from qualified candidates for a full time Annual Giving Specialist. This position can be located at any WITC campus location, but preference will be given to applicants at the Superior Campus and Ashland Campus locations. The Annual Giving Specialist is responsible for all aspects of the scholarship program; student assistance programs; ongoing donor communication, cultivation and stewardship. As technical staff to the WITC Foundation, this position serves as a liaison with all constituents for the purpose of fundraising, development and community relations.

$

14 00

JOB CODE:

7647A

715-245-9861 or 715-246-8803

Industrial Safety, Inc. in Clear Lake, Wisconsin is looking to fill a service technician position. This position will be approximately 30 hours per week and will conduct a variety of equipment and technical maintenance.

The ideal candidate must be mechanically inclined, have excellent communications skills, and have a high degree of mechanical aptitude.

The service technician services fire extinguishers, SCBAs, extrication tools, fire hose, gas monitors and more. Training, certification and travel expense will be provided. We offer competitive wages.

• •

• Must be able to follow detailed directions.

High school diploma and/or • Clean driving record. mechanical degree.

Knowledge in the fire industry is an • Valid driver’s license.

• Ability to drive a truck and enclosed extreme plus. trailer.

Proficient in verbal and written • CDL not required communication skills.

• Good attitude Excellent customer service skills • Willing to learn

Please submit a cover letter and resume to andrea@industrialsafetystore.com or drop off your resume by July 5, 2019 for consideration.

We also offer tuition reimbursement; life, health & dental insurance, ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan), 401k, vacation/holiday pay and more. We take pride in our employees and our customers.

If you are interested in working with us, apply in person or send resume to Core Products Int’l, Inc., Attn: Human Resources, 808 Prospect Ave., Osceola, WI. You may also email your resume to cpeltier@coreproducts.com.

Great People. Great Company

TTY 711

Clear Lake School District

Elementary Classroom Teacher Job Title

Elementary Classroom Teacher

H.R. Contact

Chris Petersen, Elementary Principal

Contact Info

715-263-2117, cpetersen@clwarriors.org

Work Schedule

100% FTE: Beginning August, 2019

Job Description

Anticipated to teach 2nd Grade for 201920 School Year. Must possess the ability to work collaboratively with educational colleagues, parents, and community to deliver high quality instruction and form positive relationships with students.

Service Technician

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Fun Working Environment Incentive Program Advancement Opportunities

WITC is an Equal Opportunity/Access/ Affirmative Action/Veterans/Disability Employer and Educator

/HR

Apply Online • Walk-Ins Welcome: M-F, 9AM-5PM 922 Wall Street • New Richmond, WI 54017

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Core Products International, Inc. in Osceola, WI is looking for GREAT people to be a part of our progressive company. We are a leading manufacturer of health care, orthopedic and comfort care products with sales worldwide.

We have immediate opportunities for full-time day shift production employees.

Pay starts at $13.00 per hour with the opportunity to earn incentive pay after 30 days of employment. We offer our employees:

Deadline to apply: July 10, 2019

STARTING PAY UP TO

• Sign-on & referral bonus program – up to $750 • 12-hour day and night shifts; Great team • Weekly paychecks; Benefits options available

QUALIFICATIONS:

Health Care Products Production

For a complete job description, list of qualifications, and to apply: Visit our website at: https://www.witc.edu/about-witc/employment

New Opportunities. New Jobs.

Our Team is Growing Everyday!

Full & Part-Time • All Shifts Available

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Annual Giving Specialist

HELP WANTED

Requirements

Must possess or have the ability to obtain appropriate DPI licensure to teach in the Elementary classroom setting. Clear Lake Elementary School contains grades 4K-6.

Interest and ability in athletic coaching or advising co-curricular groups is a plus.

How to Apply

Candidates may apply via WECAN at the following link: https://wecan.education. wisc.edu/#/

Deadline

Applications accepted until June 28, 2019 or until the position is filled. Please include cover letter, resume with references, letters of recommendation, and copies of license and transcripts.

Start Date

August, 2019

Employer

School District of Clear Lake 1101 3rd St. SW Clear Lake, WI 54005

Industrial Safety, Inc.

Website

360 4th St., Clear Lake, WI 54005

The Clear Lake School District prepares students, in an active partnership with families and the community, to become lifelong learners and responsible citizens.

www.clwarriors.org

Thermal Plastic Design, Inc. A Precision Custom Injection Molding Company Specializing in Engineering Polymers seeking qualified candidate for positions of:

MATERIAL HANDLER 2nd shift hours 3:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. & 3rd shift hours 11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.

MOLDING TECHNICIAN 2nd shift hours 3:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. & 3rd shift hours 11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.

OPERATOR/ASSEMBLERS 2nd shift hours 3:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. & 3rd shift hours 11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.

OPERATOR/BACK-UP QC 2nd shift hours 3:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.

T.D.I. offers Competitive wages and excellent benefits. View job descriptions on Facebook or on the website.

www.tdimolding.com Qualified applicants can apply in person or by sending a resume to: Thermal Plastic Design, Inc. 1116 East Pine Street • St Croix Falls WI. 54024 Attn: H.R. Manager • Email: hr@tdimolding.com or View us online: www.tdimolding.com

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Golden Age Manor

Outreach Center Technician

in Amery, WI would like you on our team!

Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College Balsam Lake Outreach Center

LPN - DAY SHIFT

Applications are being accepted from qualified candidates for a part-time Outreach Center Technician at our Balsam Lake Outreach Center. This 1,400 hour position will be responsible to provide high quality customer service and share out information about all WITC programs as well as courses. Additionally, this position will foster relationships, coordinate campus events, provide hospitality services for groups at the outreach center and maintain accurate financial records. This position averages 26 hours per week annually, but actual weekly hours may vary due to supervisor expectations. This position is located at our Balsam Lake campus and is an extension of the New Richmond campus.

6:30am-2:45pm

Starting Wage: $20.89+experience Part Time Benefit Eligible, including every other weekend.

6 shifts scheduled every two weeks

We welcome new graduates!

Deadline to Apply: 7/14/2019 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.

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Should the above workload hours not be appropriate, the OTA Program Director and Dean will collaborate to determine that sufficient release time is meeting the needs of the OTA program.

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MULTIMEDIA Advertising Consultant Sentinel Publications, publishers of the Amery Free Press, Baldwin Bulletin, Burnett County Sentinel, Country Messenger and Osceola Sun newspapers is expanding its sales force.

We are looking for an outgoing, responsible and well-spoken individual to work with small and medium businesses, assisting with their marketing and advertising needs.

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June 2019

Legacy River Coffee THE MEANING BEHIND THEIR JAVA BEAN

BY APRIL ZIEMER editor@theameryfreepress.com

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ost people sip their morning cup of coffee without a second thought about the caffeine courage that launches them towards conquering the day, but not Tyler McCarty of Amery, WI. He was greatly intrigued by the roasting process and where the coffee beans were coming from. He took interest in the farmers located in other countries who were growing coffee beans and how the importing process worked.

McCarty said he and his wife Greta have always loved coffee. “Even though we loved the atmosphere they provide, we knew we did not want to run a coffee shop,” McCarty said.

After some research, he decided to take roasting classes.

Two years ago, he reached out to some people who had experience in the coffee business and decided to attend Mill City Roasters who offered classes in the Twin Cities. “It was really accessible for someone who works nine to five as they offer night and weekend classes,” he said. After doing some hands on roasting for Mill City and doing some contract roasting, he had a thought, “Why am I driving to the Twin Cities when I can

start my own brand? That is what spurred Legacy River Coffee Roasters.”

The name Legacy River has a couple meaningful components for the McCartys. “The legacy piece of the name derived from being able to spend time together as a family in a kitchen, around a counter with coffee we have made,” said McCarty. He feels it also honors their grandparent’s legacy. He vividly remembers his grandmother always offering coffee to guests. He shared they are very

proud of the coffee they make and hope that it is a legacy to leave to their own children.

The river piece of the name comes from McCarty’s love for fly-fishing and being in the river. “I have always been drawn to rivers. I love the sound and everything about them,” he said.

McCarty said they connected those two pieces and Legacy River was born.

During classes McCarty was able to get a good feel of the type of roasting machine would work best for his con-

cept. “There are hobby size machines and there is the ultimate Big Daddy machine where you can roast 100 pounds of coffee at a time. We went middle of the road so that we could really focus on smaller batch roasting to specialize the taste for our customers,” he said.

McCarty can roast about ten pounds in an hour. That includes roasting from scratch and packaging.

“I can take the beans and roast them to the specifications of the customer.

A larger roaster has to do one large bulk batch. I can take an order for a two-pound roast for someone and make it exactly what they want. I take it from the actually green coffee bean, roast it and package it same day, so customers are getting truly fresh coffee,” said McCarty.

He has 18 foot by 8 foot enclosed trailer, heated and air conditioned, which allows him to roast coffee for customers throughout Wisconsin’s ever changing seasons. He does this on evenings and weekends and hopes to eventually take his trailer to events and roast coffee for people right on the spot.

The branding of Legacy River was also a learning process for the McCartys. The packaging itself took a SEE LEGACY RIVER, PAGE 3

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few trials. What customers see now is a stand up bag with a gusset valve in the back that releases the gas to keep the coffee beans fresh.

As far as the logo design on the bag, they decided to use a website called 99 designs.

The website conducts design contests for up and coming artists from around the world. An 18-year-old out of Indonesia ended up being their chosen designer.

Deciding on the actual beans to use was a very important step in the process for the McCartys. “We really wanted to find coffee bean farms that were micro-lots (smaller farms). That makes our coffee single origin, which means your coffee beans are coming from one place and not getting mixed beans from other places,” said McCarty. He shared they had a connection to the Costa Rica area, so the Costa Rican bean is their staple bean. He

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said, “That bean is known as elite in a lot of specialty coffees, so we really focused on that.” Throughout the entire process the McCartys have intended for this to be a family affair, so they along with their children, 9-year-old Myka and 6-year-old Levi, have visited the farm in Costa Rica where their product is grown.

Many times you get coffee drinkers that have two different palates. It’s like some people preferring Caribou or Starbucks. People have different tastes, so to offset the Costa Rican bean we offer a Brazilian bean which is more of an earthy organic bean.”

The third type added to Legacy River was a Columbian Decaf. It is a normal coffee bean put through a rigorous wash that actually washes the caffeine out before the bean is shipped to McCarty.

“Green coffee beans are shipped in nostalgic burlap sacks that are roughly 150 pounds. I probably go through about 200 pounds of beans a month at this point,” he said. This is a combination of online orders and the current retailers that carry Legacy River: Amery’s Family Restaurant, Great Blue Yoga, Community Center and New

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He shared that he and his wife want to be able to give back to the community.

“Maybe something can grow with this and we can make some jobs available. We would love to help our community,” he said. They have

already donated quite a bit of product to local fundraising efforts. McCarty said, “Ultimately my very large goal is that Legacy River will provide me to have more freedom to spend time with my family and to be an active part of the community.”

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June 2019

Buy Local. Eat Local. Why Local?

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rom taprooms to farmers markets, CSA boxes to restaurant menus, local wineries to pastured meats, everything that is “local” is hot and continues to grow and flourish and outflank every other retailing and restaurant trend in the United States.

According to Business Insider Magazine: Local food sales in the U.S. grew from $5 billion to $12 billion between 2008 and 2014. The same study predicted local food sales would jump to $20 billion in 2019, outpacing the growth of the country's total food and beverage sales. (Business Insider, April 25th, 2017) Twenty billion dollars equates to a lot more than browsing a farmers market and filling a cloth bag with salad fixings. In fact, local food processing facilities, distributer operations and breweries are highly complex, capital intensive businesses that are not anything like the “Mom and Pop” food outlets of decades past.

Here in western Wisconsin, a quick visit to a local winery like Dancing Dragonfly near St. Croix Falls, or a brew facility like Barley Johns in New Richmond, or even a local-food restaurant like Farm Table in Amery, reveals that the local food industry is “not in Kansas anymore”. It’s in western Wisconsin, it’s big league, and it’s attracting visitors and residents alike.

But, why is everything that is “local” around food blossoming?

Basically, American consumers have become much more savvy about food origins, overall food quality and their ability to identify what makes eating and drinking wholesome and authentic. And, crucially: they want food experiences that support their most cherished values.

Personal health concerns, previously relegated to making sure to get out for a walk or a bike ride, have expanded to include eating right. Simple but smart choices, like buying grass-fed beef for its balance of Omega 6s and 3s and its full-helping of conjugated linoleic acids, are becoming more common.

Americans are getting it that paying more on the front end for local “pastured” meats will pay-off big-time in terms of health over the course of many years. What was once seen as a potential health problem, red meat, can actually become a health asset when intelligently and locally sourced.

But, sourcing quality meat, as much as consumers want it, is an extreme challenge given industrial

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production practices, including antibiotics, overcrowded feedlots and grouping animals in cages, pens and barns. More and more, consumers are asking questions.

And, this also applies to fruits and vegetables, where unlawful labor practices, toxic sprays and foreign-sourcing have raised a host of concerns: fair wages, food-borne illness, potential carcinogens and a general lack of nutrition Building relationships with local food providers, particularly farmers, but also restaurants and retailers like food coops, allows consumers to ask questions, verify practices and make purchases with confidence.

People want to know, and want their children to understand, where food comes from, how to ensure it isn’t tainted or overly industrialized, and that, behind it all, are human beings who care about quality. Buying local and direct from a farm allows relationships to take root and grow.

The environment is another driver around eating local. America’s ‘salad bowl’, California, produces fully 60% of this country’s fruits and vegetables.

But, in the process, it is pumping watersheds dry, contaminating surrounding habitat and depleting soil-health valley-by-valley in what used to be an American paradise.

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And, of course, the local economy. Ever since John Maynard Keynes developed the economic “multiplier effect” based on government spending, there has been keen academic interest in how to make this work in the private sector.

The last several decades, many communities started “buy local” or “shop downtown” initiatives to stimulate economic activity at Christmas. It turns out, there is no better way to build the local economy than by purchasing local food — every day, year around. Dollars spent at the local farm boomerang back to town, creating sales, revenues and hiring.

And, not to forget, local food is invariably fresher, tastes delicious and loaded with minerals, enzymes and vitamins that food from distant parts just can’t match. When consumers reduce the “food miles” on their plates, they not only reduce energy expense and transportation pollution, they simultaneously increase the taste and health impact as well. That’s a win-win-win that makes it worth sourcing three times a day.

If someone said to an American shopper in a grocery store: “I can show you how to achieve better health outcomes, invest in quality habitat and cleaner water, grow local jobs, strengthen area farms, build important relationships that last for decades and, at the same time, improve the taste and experience of sitting down to eat” — what do you think that shopper would say?

They would ask, skeptically and incredulously: “How can I do all that?”

And the answer is increasingly: spend time finding great places to buy local food, whether at farms or markets or restaurants. Buying local is reshaping America’s landscape, literally, from farms to industrial parks, beer to pizza, food trucks to farmers markets — and it is happening in the most delicious way imaginable.

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Peterson Farms Adds Processing and Retail To Meat Demand

BY DAVE ANDERSON Contributing Writer

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hree years ago Andy Peterson, his wife Jenna and their newborn daughter were renting an apartment in Hudson while working on the Peterson family’s fifth generation farm on the Polk/ St. Croix County line road. More specifically, he, his parents Wayne and Christine and brother Ryan were working on the leading edge in growing and marketing clean, local beef and some pork.

Peterson beef became a high profile ingredient, by name, on the menus of a variety of Minnesota and Wisconsin restaurants, including Osceola’s Watershed Café. Now they are stepping further out in providing direct, personal service to their customers by adding animal processing and a public retail outlet in their home community of Osceola and in Weyerhaeuser, Wisconsin.

In July 2016 Andy and Jenna purchased the 29 acre former Boarding Kennel at Bluebird Farm (before that the old Felling farm) in East Farmington as their home, and for some of the needed expansion space to go beyond pasturing Limousin beef cattle to develop the new land and buildings into the finishing location for both beef and pigs.

However, the really adventurous

aspect of Andy’s and Jenna’s farm purchase are plans for on-farm meat processing and event space in the original, now refurbished Felling dairy barn. Plan details are not completely final and not something that will all be completed this year, but they hosted a pilot farm dinner prepared by Spoon and Stable restaurant in 2017 that was well attended, and renovations are well under way on the processing building.

As if all of these changes weren’t enough, Peterson Craftsman Meats (their marketing and distribution company) bought Barney’s Meats in Weyerhaeuser. Barney’s specializes in products like sausage, beef sticks and other smoked items. Barney’s has also opened a north woods retail market for Peterson’s meats and has helped develop wholesale relationships with resorts and restaurants in that region.

Even after the on-farm processing facility is operational, Peterson’s meat will continue to be processed and sold at Barney’s as the Highway 8 location is on a popular “up-north” route with vacationers planning a stop to buy brats, ground beef, smoked items and other popular grilling meats. Barney’s also does custom meat cutting for the public.

Peterson’s future on-farm processing will include a receiving room for the carcasses, cutting areas, a sausage making area and a smoking

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room. Part of the goal of the new processing ventures will be to promote lesser known cuts of meat such as San Antonio steaks (an extra tender portion of the top round) and pork brisket which are little known to the general public, but in demand by top chefs.

The Petersons, mostly known for beef, are not new to pigs as they raised them until 1999, but have different plans on how they are to be raised. The overall plan, consistent with Peterson’s soil stewardship and animal husbandry practices is to free-range the pigs in an expanded pen area. The pig plans include deep straw bedding in the building for bedding comfort in the winter, and when mixed with manure will provide pasture/crop fertilizer. Other priorities in their farming practices is to reduce stress when moving animals and allowing stressed pigs access to rest pens to get a break from the group and not be picked on by others.

The 20 acres of field will be a trisected rotation of oats/hay, turnips that the cattle will root out and eat.

Andy points out that rooting doesn’t sound like something cattle normally do, but they do. The cattle will also fall graze the turnip tops, extending their grazing season. Longer-term plans call for hazelnut and chestnut trees to be planted that will provide

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nuts for some of the pigs finishing calories. The Petersons also processes and markets lamb raised through arrangements with local farmers; many with relationships developed over the years in 4-H and FFA. The Petersons require that partner farms adhere to the same animal and soil management practices in place on their home farms. For cattle and lamb, both ruminants, providing the proper pasture mix is essential to maintaining the flora of microorganisms in the rumen (loosely described as one of the animal’s stomachs), which break down the plants for further digestion. The summary Andy provides for laymen is: “happy and healthy microorganisms, happy and healthy cows.” All Peterson pasture and grain crops are non-GMO (not genetically modified).

Once more of the renovations are finished and operational, Andy’s and Jenna’s new place will be open to the public to see the animals and the processing facility. Andy pointed out that it will primarily be a working farm, and any agritourism features will be secondary – more a public window to some of the operations.

For more information, check their website www.petersoncraftsmanmeats.com (includes a contact message page for interest in purchasing meat), or call Andy at 715-417-2253 or Ryan at 715-417-2884.

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Farmers Markets Alpha Farmers Market at Burnett County Dairy parking lot Hwy 70, Grantsburg, WI June – October, Thursdays 3 – 5 p.m.

Amery Farmers Market Soo Line Park, 105 WI 46, Amery, WI 715-554-1034 val@pikeholefarm.com www.amerywisconsin.org/318/FarmersMarket Day Mondays: 3 PM to 6 PM June 10 to Oct 28 Saturdays: 9 AM to 12 PM June 8-Oct. 26

Grantsburg Farmers Market

Siren Farmers Market

Mondays, noon – 2 p.m.

Village Hall/Library parking lot on Brad St. Fridays, 2-4 p.m.

Burnett Medical Center parking lot

Saturdays 1-3 p.m.

At Tesora Restaurant parking lot, one block south of stop lights on Hwy 35

Hudson Farmers Market

Star Prairie Farmers Market

777 Carmichael Rd, Hudson, WI 612-599-9570 facebook.com/Hudson-Farmers-Market-onCARMICHAEL Saturdays, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.

BP Station, Hwy 65, Star Prairie, WI Thursdays, 3-6 p.m. facebook.com/StarPrairieFarmersMarket

Marine on St. Croix Farmers Market Downtown Marine June-October, Saturday 9 -12

Baldwin Farmers Market Bailey Park, 6th Ave & Main St, Baldwin, WI 715.684-3426 June – Oct. 11, Saturdays, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. www.villageofbaldwin.com

Balsam Lake Farmers Market Parking lot of LOL Catholic Church, Balsam Lake, WI 54810 715-268-8223 dickandesthernelson979@gmail.com Fridays 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., June 1 to Oct 11

Centuria Farmers Market Fristad Lutheran Church 715-646-22357 Fridays 5 – 7 p.m.

St Croix Falls Farmers Market

New Richmond Heritage Center Farmers Market

Specialty producers and Markets with a storefront

1100 Heritage Drive, New Richmond, WI 715-246-3276 info@nrheritagecenter.org nrheritagecenter.org Saturdays 8 a.m.- 1 p.m., June-Oct

Scandia Farmers Market

Glenwood City Farmers Market 615 Maple St., Holy Cross Lutheran Church 715-977-7572 Saturdays, 8 a.m.- noon

3rd St. S. & Pine St. W., Stillwater, MN 651-704-9996 bfriendt@comcast.net facebook.com/Stillwater-Minnesota-FarmersMarket Saturdays, 7:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., June-Oct.

Wilson Ave., Menomonie, WI May – October, Saturdays 8 a.m.-1 p.m; Wednesdays 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Veronika: 715-641-0050 www.menomoniefam.org

Mill Pond Park 1st Ave, Osceola, WI 715-294-3038 bode0@umn.edu, vil.osceola.wi.us Fridays 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., June-Oct.

Inter-County Leader Parking lot on Highway 35 715-327-8842 Saturdays, 8 a.m.-noon

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Usually keep traditional business hours but call ahead if uncertain.

Amery Meat Market 116 Central St, Amery, WI 54001 715-268-7515 amerymeatmarket.com

Balsam Lake Brick Oven Breads 1305 160th St, St Croix Falls, WI 54024 715-483-1775 breadnews@balsamlakebreads.com balsamlakebreads.com

Bifrost Farms Creamery E2062 930th Ave., Boyceville, WI 54725 715-643-2208 Goat cheese and goat products bifrostfarms@gmail.com bifrostfarms.com

A Butchery Shoppe S422 McKay Ave., Spring Valley, WI 715-778-5016 Meats, deli, bakery, in-house canned products www.abutcheryshoppe.com

Burnett Dairy Co-op Cheese 11631 State Road 70, Grantsburg, WI 715-689-2468 www.burnettdairy.com

Cady Cheese 126 State Road 128 Wilson, WI 54027 715-772-4218 www.cadycheese.com

Fine Acres Market 102 S Washington St., St. Croix Falls, WI 715-483-9918 fineacres@hotmail.com www.fineacresmarket.com

Indigo Iris Natural Food Store 128 Keller Ave N., Amery, WI 54001 715-268-7052 indigoiris@amerytel.net facebook.com/Indigo-Iris-Natural-Food-Store

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Natural Alternative Food Co-op 241 Main St S, Luck, WI 54853 715-472-8084 nacoop@lakeland.ws nafoodcoop.com

Nilssen’s Foods 980 Cedar St., Baldwin, WI 715-684-3307 www.nilssensfoods.com

Nilssen’s Market 265 5th St NW, Clear Lake, WI 715-263-2513 www.nilssensfoods.com

Pure N Simple Farm House Foods 867 US Hwy 8, Amery, WI 54001 715-268-6800 purensimple.business@gmail.com purensimplefood.com

River Market Community Co-op 221 North Main Street, Stillwater, MN 651-439-0366 info@rivermarket.coop www.rivermarket.coop

Swank’s Meats 1980 US Hwy 8, St Croix Falls, WI 54024 715-483-3386 swanksmeats@centurylink.net swanksmeats.com

Local Food Restaurants

Farm Direct Sales, CSAs, Orchards

Cafe Wren

Unless identified by their name as raising a specialized crop or product, most of these farmers grow a variety of produce. It’s best to call ahead to check availability of produce.

Also, many of these farmers sell at Farmers Markets.

2596 State Hwy 35, Luck, WI 715-472-4700 info@cafewren.com www.cafewren.com

Eichten’s Market & Grill Bison, cheese and more 16440 Lake Blvd., Center City, MN 651.257.1566 www.eichtensmarket.com

Farm Table 110 Keller Ave. N, Amery, WI 54001 715-268-4500 fohmanager@farmtablefoundation farmtablefoundation.org

Table 65 729 North Knowles Ave., Amery, WI 877-938-6357 info@table65.com www.table65.com

The Watershed Café 99 Cascade St., Osceola, WI 715.294.2638 thewatershedcafe@gmail.com www.thewatershedcafe.com

Star Prairie Trout Farm 400 E. Hill St., Star Prairie, WI 715.248.3633 Check website for seasonal hours info@starprairietrout.com www.starprairietrout.com

Baker Orchard 1594 WI-35, Centuria, WI 54824 763-439-9535 jodi@bakerorchard.com bakerorchard.com

Bifrost Farms Creamery E2062 930th Ave, Boyceville, WI 54725 715-643-2208 bifrostfarms@gmail.com bifrostfarms.com

Big River Farms 14220B Ostlund Trl N., Marine on St. Croix, MN 55047 651-433-3676 laura@mnfoodassociation.org mnfoodassociation.org

Blackbrook Farm 1150 35th Ave, Amery, WI 54001 828-702-0444 blackbrook.farm.llc@gmail.com blackbrookfarmstead.com

Blueberry Fields of Stillwater 9450 Mendel Rd. N., Stillwater, MN 55082 651-351-0492 bev@blueberryfieldsofstillwater.com blueberryfieldsofstillwater.com

7 Bull Brook Keep 100% grass-fed beef 765 50th Ave., Clear Lake, WI 54005 651-238-8525 Sylvia@bullbrookkeep.com bullbrookkeep.com

Burning River Farm 1125 Clam Falls Drive, Frederic, WI 54837 715-653-2245 farmer@burningriverfarm.com burningriverfarm.com

Buttermilk Farm see Philadelphia Community Farm

Casey’s Berries Strawberries, vegetables 1578 WI-65, New Richmond, WI 54017 715-977-7929, caseysberries.com

Cherry Tree Mushroom House 827 15th St, Clayton, WI 54004 612-205-8599 cherrytreehousemushrooms@gmail.com cherrytreehousemushrooms.com

Chicken Creek Ranch Chickens and eggs 514 County Road AA, Ridgeland, WI 54763 715-949-1108 ty_martin@hotmail.com aapoultryprocessing.com

Clover Bee Farm 35145 Reed Ave, Shafer, MN 55074 952-261-3312 cloverbeefarm@gmail.com cloverbeefarm.com

Common Harvest Farms 212 280th St, Osceola, WI 54020 715-294-2831 commonharvestfarm@gmail.com commonharvestfarm.com

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Community Homestead

Earthsong Orchard Farm

Kieckhofer Farms

Star Prairie Trout Farm

501 280th St., Osceola, WI 54020 715-294-3038 christine.elmquist@communityhomestead.org communityhomestead.org

Wool, lamb, apples 1782 40th Ave, Osceola, WI 54020 715-268-5298 esof@earthsongfibers.com earthsongorchard.com

943 170th Ave, New Richmond, WI 54017 651-303-4163 pdkieck@gmail.com farmfreshatlas.org/view/kieckhofer-farms

400 E. Hill St., Star Prairie, WI 715-248-3633 Check website for seasonal hours. info@starprairietrout.com www.starprairietrout.com

Cosmic Wheel Creamery

Larsen’s Family Meats

Cheese 260 95th St., Clear Lake, WI 54005 715-268-9311 cosmicwheelcreamery@gmail.com cosmicwheelcreamery.com

Foxtail Farm

Crystal Ball Farms

Glenna Farms

Natural and non-GMO dairy 527 WI-35, Osceola, WI 54020 715-294-4090 crystalballfarms@yahoo.com facebook.com/Crystal Ball Farms Dairy

Maple syrup 1333 120th St, Amery, WI 54001 715-268-4702 info@glennafarms.com glennafarms.com

Deer Lake Gardens St. Croix Valley Hops

Johnson Family Pastures

124 280th St, Osceola, WI 54024 715-294-1762 farmers@foxtailcsa.com foxtailcsa.com

Que Serah Farm

1868 180th St., Centuria, WI 54824 715-825-2599 jerrylarsen60@gmail.com larsenfamilymeats.com

St. Croix Falls, WI Phone 651-253-0023 quesehra@gmail.com quesehrafarm.com

LoveTree Farmstead Cheese

Eric & Tammy Anderson 1804 US Hwy 8, St. Croix Falls, WI 54024 715-483-9429 www.st.croixvalleyhops.com

Pasture-raised chicken, pork, beef, lamb 2016 State Rd 35, Centuria, WI 262-354-5737 JohnsonFamilyPastures@gmail.com johnsonfamilypastures.org

Sheep cheese; lamb 12413 Cty Rd. Z, Grantsburg, WI 715-488-2966 lovetreefarmstead.com

My Sister’s Garden 850 Kelly Rd, Hudson, WI 54016 715-386-4111 sistersinhudson@comcast.net mysistersgarden.net

Neumann Farm 2277 40th Ave, Osceola, WI 54020 715-294-3752 neumannfarms@gmail.com neumannfarms.com

Norris Farms 1512 Sunshine St., St. Croix Falls, WI 217.341-3899 facebook.com/norrisfarmswi

Pleasant Valley Orchard Strawberries, apples, pumpkins 17325 Pleasant Valley Road Shafer, MN 55074 651-257-9159 www.pleasantvalleyorchard.com

Red Clover Apothecary Farm Herbs, organically grown 1237 35th Ave, Amery, WI 54001 612-721-2682 redcloverherbal@gmail.com redcloverapothecary.com

Rocky Acres Angus N5131 CR-F, Weyerhaeuser, WI 715-577-8080 rockyacresangus@gmail.com facebook.com/RockeyAcresAngus

Philadelphia Community Farm 599 280th St., Osceola, WI 54020 715-294-4048 farm@buttermilkcsa.com buttermilkcsa.com

Pike Hole Family Farm 359 130th St., Amery, WI 54001 715-554-1034 val@pikeholefarm.com pikeholefarm.com

Piney Hill Farm E623 County Rd X, Glenwood City, WI 715-265-4353 info@pineyhillfarm.com pineyhillfarm.com

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Twin Pine Farm

545-1 1/2 Ave, Prairie Farm, WI 54762 715-455-1319 springhill@chibardun.net springhillcommunityfarm.com

Flavored beekeeper honey Scandia, MN 651-433-4644 www.twinpinefarm.com

Steady Hand Farm

Whetstone Farm

1231 135th St. Amery, WI 54001 715-768-0719 steadyhandfarm.com

281 135th St, Amery, WI, 54001 612-354-6282 whetstonefarmers@gmail.com whetstonefarm.com

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Wineries and Breweries Barley John’s Brewing Company 1280 Madison Avenue, New Richmond, WI 715.246.HOPS (4677) info@barleyjohnsbrewery.com www.barleyjohnsbrewery.com

Chateau St Croix Winery

White Pine Berry Farm

1998 Highway 87, St Croix Falls, WI 54024 715-483-2556 info@chateaustcroix.com, chateaustcroix.com

1482 Oak Dr., River Falls, WI 54022 (715) 222-2946 whitepineberry@hotmail.com whitepineberryfarm.com

Dancing Dragonfly Winery

Threshing Table Farm

Women’s Environmental Institute

2249 150th St., Star Prairie, WI 54026 715-248-7205 threshingtablefarm@gmail.com threshingtablefarm.org

15715 River Rd., North Branch, MN 55056 (651) 583-0705 jz@w-e-i.org w-e-i.org

Turnip Rock Farm

Z-Orchard

260 95th St, Clear Lake, WI 54005 715-268-9311 turniprock@gmail.com turniprock.com

654 115th St, Amery, WI 54001 715-268-8650 bill@z-orchard.com z-orchard.com

2013 120th Avenue, St Croix Falls, WI 715-483-WINE info@dancingdragonfly.com www.dancingdragonfly.com

Deer Lake Winery

Oliphant Brewing 350 Main St Suite #2, Somerset, WI 651-705-6070 info@oliphantbrewing.com www.oliphantbrewing.com

Traprock Brewery 520 N. Blanding Woods Road St. Croix Falls, WI 54024 651-269-6013 www.traprockbrewing.com

Uncommon Loon Brewery 10825 Lake Blvd.

Chisago City, MN 55013 651-321-4468 uncommonloonbrew@gmail.com www.uncommonloonbrewing.com

Wild Mountain Winery 16906 Wild Mountain Road Taylor Falls, MN 55084 651-583-3585 www.wildmountainwinery.com

1721 US Hwy 8, St. Croix Falls, WI 54024 715-222-1221 deerlakewinerydlw@gmail.com www.deerlakewinery.com

Northern Vineyards Winery 223 Main St N, Stillwater, MN 55082 651-430-1032, info@northernvineyards.com northernvineyards.com

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How To Get Your Local On

estern Wisconsin has an embarrassment of riches when it comes to local food — from exquisite farmstead artisanal cheese, to craft beer by one of America’s top brewmasters, to constantly changing seasonal dishes in a farm-to-table format.

With a plethora of farmer’s markets, a full roster of direct-sale farms and a large selection of CSA operations, western Wisconsin is a haven for both the curious and the committed locavore. A few terms to understand.

“Pastured” meat or eggs means that animals have access to Wisconsin’s greatest resource: grass.

That is the gold standard in healthy meat and egg production and regenerative farming. Animals contribute greatly to overall farm health, if allowed to, and, by being outdoors on grass their health profile increases exponentially.

Similarly, when it comes to beef, the gold standard is “100% grass fed” or “grass finished”. Every feeder-steer starts on grass for six months, and it is crucially important that they finish there — for the animal’s stomach, for meat quality, for the health of the consumer. A label can say “grass fed” and still include all kinds of hormones, antibiotics and indigestible GMO grain.

CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture, and it refers to farms that offer a weekly box of fresh

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local vegetables during the growing season.

The CSA box jump-started the local food movement back in the 1990s and is still going strong 30-years later. Subscribers are usually expected to pay in advance (@$600 or so) and then retrieve their box weekly from a nearby drop-site.

What’s in it is a constant surprise as the season rolls by — but the vegetables are always fresh and authentic to that week on the farm.

As in Europe, Americans are adopting the routine of shopping weekly at outdoor markets. With a three-hour time window, farmer’s markets allow a simpler, more laid back exploration of local food. The shopper can ask

important questions about growing practices — and they should as some growers use chemical fertilizers and herbicides — as well as select what and how much to buy.

Restaurants and retail food markets are making strides to include local food as part of their regular operations. Who doesn’t want a fresh tomato on their late summer sandwich?

In commercial venues, it is crucial to ask questions and let area retailers and restaurants know that buying from local producers is important — for you and for retaining your business.

Luckily, some restaurants, like Table 65 in New Richmond, Cafe

Wren in Luck and Farm Table in Amery have made commitments to local farms and incorporate seasonal Wisconsin products as much as possible. Fresh and Natural in Hudson, Fine Acres in St. Croix Falls and Natural Alternative Food Coop in Luck lead the way in retailing local food.

But probably the best and most eye-opening way to go local is to actually visit a farm. Many operations have their own on-farm store or roadside stand. It’s best to call in advance or visit their website to determine a good time to stop by. Always bring cash as most farms cannot process credit cards.

There is nothing better than seeing and being on the farm, examining products and asking questions faceto-face. And, you will learn a ton about the reality of farming in America in the 21st century. If you find that high quality protein, whether pork or beef or chicken, it’s best to buy a lot of it and fill the freezer.

Given the attached list of farms, producers and restaurants, it is not hard to understand why Polk County is rapidly developing as a go-to destination for finding seasonal, authentic and one- of-a-kind local food and drink. This area has a long and strong heritage in farming and is flush with great product during the growing season.

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We take pride in producing great tasting ales, stouts, porters and other specialty beers. Our taproom is simple but comfortable and continuing to evolve in features as well character. We are family and dog friendly. We do not prepare or serve food but you are welcome to bring your own or have it delivered by the many great local establishments. Watch our Events calendar on Facebook, Untappd and on our website for food trucks and vendors.

We hope to share a cold one with you soon!

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Pick Your Own Food

Visiting a farm to pick your own produce is a great way to get outside, get some exercise and get close to your food. Here are some tips to make your trip full of fun memories instead of trips to the doctor’s office.

FINDING A FARM

FARM ETIQUETTE

First off, you want to find a farm in your area that allows you to visit and pick produce.

Ask your local tourism bureau, chamber of commerce or ag extension for a list. Next, call the farm and make sure their produce is in season and that it’s safe to pick. Make sure to ask what you should bring with you, pricing and about parking.

Always follow all the rules posted by the farmers. This is their livelihood; it’s important to respect their property and their plants. PickYourOwn.org also suggests to be sure of charges for picking, including if there’s a minimum quantity requirement. Remember to put your trash in the trash can or pack it out with you and stay away from tractors and farm equipment. Never step on plants and be careful about stepping across rows.

WHAT TO BRING In addition to whatever the farmer suggests you bring, PickYourOwn.org suggests packing like you would for a day trip, including snacks, wipes and plenty to drink. Also bring containers for storing your fruit in the field and on the way home. Dress comfortably in close you can get dirty, and make sure to plan for the weather, including sun protection.

STORING YOUR HAUL When you’re planning your trip, remember that your newly picked produce will need to be kept cool and dry.

So no stopping by the museum afterwards on a hot day.

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