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rocking the bowling lanes.

Since Kevin’s passing in 2015, his family has hosted a number of events that not only bring his family and friends together to honor Kevin; the events also raise funds for a scholarship given out in his name.

Last week was the third annual Kevin Prindle Memorial Scholarship golf tournament.

Polk County’s Economic Development Corporation is testing the waters to see if area municipalities might be willing to help fund a county-wide housing study.

The idea came from a series of meetings the EDC held with local elected representatives, business people, bankers, developers and realtors.

At the meetings, Vince Netherland, executive director of the Polk County EDC, heard the same message again and again: The county needs more housing.

THURSDAY, 33,housing,” 2222 “There’s a bigSEPTEMBER demand for he told the VOL. 131Village NO. 19 www.moraminn.com Dresser Board August$1.00 6. “Different kinds of housing. Senior housing. Apartments for young people who maybe just got their first job or maybe got married and have one child. Single family homes. Downsizing homes and apartments.”

Despite the apparent demand, there has not been a corresponding surge in construction, according to Netherland, who thinks a housing study might be the first step toward inviting development.

“What this does is look at the county as a whole, and also individual villages or cities that participate, and ask, ‘What are the demographics? What are the trends? What are the business needs?’” he explained. “And they will identify what type of housing would fit here, or is most needed here.”

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Randy Olson receives suggestions from teammates on the best strategies while using a flamingo putter during the 3rd annual Kevin Prindle Memorial Golf Tournament.

Remembering a friend with laughter

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A day full of sunshine, golf, and laughs was a perfect way to make new memories, and spend some time cherishing old memories as well.

Kevin Prindle was very happy spending time with family and friends doing a variety of things. His brother Scott

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Prindle shared, “He was always willing to help out any friend.

He could always cheer you up and provide a good laugh.”

He was an all-around athlete that gave 100% to being the best he could be at everything he tried. Kevin’s drive towards athletic success started with his high school wrestling career and carried through into adulthood while playing softball and

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Elmer retires after 46 years with newspaper Rice Lake and wasn’t really sure what she wanted to do as a career.

Nearly 46 years later, Bette is retiring after spending her entire working career as a typesetter with the Amery Free Press.

An open house will be held Thursday, Aug. Elmer 30 from 2 – 4 p.m. at the

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Amery Free Press office to honor Bette. Friends, family and coworkers are invited to celebrate a career that saw many changes in technology over four decades.

When Bette Hong started with the newspaper on Nov. 5, 1972, her mother, Juna, was employed as one of three typesetters employed by the Sondreal family. Juna had worked

THE SUN Bette Elmer wasn’t looking for a job when her mother told her to come in to set type at the Amery Free Press. In 1972, she had graduated from the clerk typist program at WITI at

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at the Barron News-Shield before the family relocated to Amery in 1971 after Bette had graduated from high school in Barron.

“One of the typesetters quit and Palmer told my mom to have me come in,” she recalls.

There was no job interview, she simply began typing and proofreading and soon she was doing ads as well.

Bette worked with her mother at the Free Press until Juna retired in 1990.

In the 1970s, type was set using machines made by the Compugraphic and AM/ Varityper Corporations.

“Cold type” was set using a machine that exposed letters on fi lm which was run out of a processor in long galleys.

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ELMER: Numerous technological advances changed paper preparation FROM PAGE ONE

After this fi lm had dried, it was cut and wax applied on the back to be manually laid out on pages or in ad layouts. To change the font in use, strips that contained a negative of the letters and characters in the alphabet were replaced inside the machine.

“Cold type” came into use at the same time that offset printing became popular. Offset printing is the way that newspapers and other printed materials are produced today.

Before the advent of cold type, type was set using Linotype machines, which physically placed metal type forms (not unlike those found within manual typewriters) in line to form the headlines and text of their subjects. This was known as “hot type.”

“In those days we had 20 fonts,” Elmer said. “Now with desktop publishing on computers, we have hundreds of choices for fonts and don’t need to change a thing.”

While the phototypesetting equipment was a large advance in technology, the newspaper and job printing business at the Free Press required four typesetters. Bette recalls typing

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Bette Elmer with a typesetting machines she worked on at the Amery Free Press. Many machines would not allow users to see what they had typed until the film was processed.

the tax rolls for townships at the end of the year as a particularly demanding job that needed to be accurate and had a tight deadline.

When mistakes were found, replace-

ment letters, words or lines were typed and then placed on the pages.

As careful as she was, Bette did make mistakes. Her most notorious?

“I was typing about the Little Britch-

es event at the Polk County Fair and I forgot the ‘r’,” she said with a smile.

“They haven’t let me forget that.”

As technology advanced, Bette learned new ways to set type. The advent of desktop publishing in the 1980s with Apple’s Macintosh and laser printers eventually put fi lm typesetting out of business. Elmer learned how to use PageMaker and then InDesign, the program she currently uses.

Deadlines were common and plentiful at the paper. Bette admits that she likes deadlines, a sentiment not often shared by others in the business.

“You can’t put things off when you have a deadline,” she said. “It’s nice to know what has to be done and when you have to have the job done.”

Bette married Mike Elmer in 1976.

The couple have two sons: Scott and his wife, Laura and Chad and his wife, Amy and grandchildren Brady and Avah.

The secret to her longevity? Bette says that back when she took the job, she simply stuck with it. She adds that it has been a “wonderful place” to work.

BENEFIT: Golf tournament raises funds for scholarship in Prindle’s name FROM PAGE ONE

The event was a great success because of help from generous sponsors and the participation of 14 teams that were not afraid to have a good time. You could hear the roar of laughter coming across the entire course and every cart that whizzed by contained golfers sporting contagious smiles.

This was not your average golf tournament; when teams hit the course to raise money, they had to face a few more obstacles than one would encounter on an average day on the greens. There was a hole where you had to tee off while blindfolded. At other holes you may have to swing a miniature club, or try to

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Brian Swanson, Phil Russo, Jason Voelker, and David Russo enjoy a day of golfing and reminiscing about good times with their friend Kevin Prindle.

swing wearing welding gloves. A hole where you

were expected to sing television theme songs,

and one in which you putted your ball into

the hole with a plastic flamingo, especially provided non-stop giggles.

Even though none of the players scored a hole in one, which would have provided them with a brand new Chevy truck, all had a fantastic day.

The family has been fortunate enough to raise enough funds from golfing and bowling events to give out scholarships to every person who has applied for the Kevin Prindle Memorial Scholarship in the past two years. Last years recipients were Alex Thomsen and James Baillargeon.

Scott Prindle said, “We hope that next year even more people will come out and enjoy themselves. This is not just a normal golf tournament. This

is something you will remember year after year because there is nothing else like it. We change things up every year and if anyone has ideas on new fun things to do, we would love to try it.”

The activities that took place at last week’s golfing event were exactly the kind of antics that Kevin would love. The fact that these antics helped raise money towards the education of young wrestlers who put their heart and soul into the sport that Kevin was so passionate about, is something he would love even more.

HOUSING: County group seeks to coordinate options on housing FROM PAGE ONE

According to Netherland, even among people who agree that more housing is needed, there is often disagreement as to what kind.

At one of the EDC’s meetings, Netherland recalled, “One guy raised his hand and said, ‘Why do we need a study? I know what we need. Senior housing.’ And the guy next to him said, ‘No we don’t. We need apartments for young people.’ Then the

next person said, ‘We need single family homes.’”

Such a study could also help municipalities coordinate plans, reducing the risk for developers.

“If Balsam Lake put in a big senior housing development, then St. Croix Falls did the same thing right behind the grocery store and near the hospital, what do you think is going to happen to that development in Balsam Lake?” Netherland asked. “Those are the types of [recommendations] this

study will provide.”

If fees for the study are offset by a grant, Netherland guessed the cost for a village might be $3,000 to $4,000, based on a similar study happening in Barron County. Netherland is not asking for commitments yet, but has been seeking reactions from village representatives.

If enough municipalities show interest, Netherland will ask the regional planning commission to look more seriously at estimating costs.

Ultimately, he believes the housing study could help attract workers and, eventually, businesses.

“We’re going to put a lot more emphasis on recruiting workers,” he said. “I have businesses telling me not to bring other businesses into this area because they’ll take the workers.

So we have to get workers. And then when they come we’ll entice them with homes, we hope. […] We know people are wanting to move here. How can we help them?”

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AUGUST 23 Grief Recovery Support Group GriefShare a nondenominational grief recovery and support group will begin their next session Thursday, August 23, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Amery from 6:30 to 8 p.m.

The video seminars are combined with group discussion and workbook exercises to cause pause and reflection in the healing of loss of a loved one. You may join the group anytime during the 13 week session. For more information call our church office at 715-2687717.

Apple River Fire & Rescue will hold their annual Pancake Breakfast on Saturday, Aug. 25 from 6-11 a.m. at the Fire Hall in Range.

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Grand opening of Hbeauty Bar Members of the Amery Community Club welcomed the new owners of Hbeauty Bar during their Grand Opening Aug. 17. From left: Shari Overby, Matt Johnson, Cheryl Meyer, Harlee Schuldt, Jake Bracht, Ed White and Ed Flanum.

United Methodist Church Holy Trinity United Methodist Church, between Balsam Lake and Centuria, will hold their annual Pig (and Turkey) Roast on Sunday Sept. 2, serving is from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

On the menu is pork or turkey, corn on the cob, coleslaw, baked beans, homemade bars and lemonade or coffee.

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Apple River Knights of Columbus will sponsor an Outdoor Mass - Sweet Corn Fest on Sunday, Aug. 26, in Michael Park, Amery.

Mass starts at 10:30 am. with Fr. Gene Murphy of St. Joseph Catholic Church. There will be back to school blessing of backpacks and car keys. Bring a lawn chair.

The Sweet Corn Fest begins at 11:30 a.m. with pulled pork, beans, beverages and a dessert along with faith formation student registration and games and youth activities.

JC Rock (members Amy Jo Most, Tom Pechacek, Trudy Vien, Bruce Fielder, Patty Most) will be playing music for listening enjoyment.

The Amery Woman’s Club will meet Tuesday, September 4th at the Lake Wapogasset Bible Camp. Social hour begins at 5P with dinner following at 6P. The menu consists of salad bar, baked chicken, rice pilaf, bread sticks and dessert. Cost is $14.00.

The agenda will include a fun mixer and focus groups pertaining to our projects plus a short business meeting. Guests are welcome. Call 715-268-2136 for a reservation.

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Pat Donohue, guitarist at Amery Classic Theatre

Pancake Breakfast at Apple River Fall Hall

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AUGUST 25 Amery Arts Alliance presents Patrick Donohue is an American fingerstyle guitarist. He is a Grammy winning, national fingerpicking guitar champion songwriter. He performed on a Prairie Home Companion for several years, both as a member of the house band and as a featured artist.

The show is at 7 p.m. at the Amery Classic Theatre.

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SEPTEMBER 8 Amery Area Historical Society The Amery Area Public Library will present Chad Lewis: Wisconsin’s Gangster Past in the Burman Room. Following this event, the Amery Area Historical Society (AAHS) will hold an open house from 1-2

p.m. in the lower level of the library.

SEPTEMBER 14 Amery Area Historical Society The Amery Area Historical Society will present: The Early Years of the Amery Fall Festival from 2-3 p.m. in the Burman Room of the Amery Area Public Library. From 3-4 p.m. an open house will be held after the presentation in the lower level of the library.

The reprint of the Amery Centennial 1887-1987 book will be available for purchase after the presentation and at the open house.

SEPTEMBER 13-16 Amery Fall Festival Amery’s annual festival starts off on Thursday with Earl’s Rides near the Big Bobber from 4-9 p.m.

Friday, Earl’s Rides again will be going plus Music by Groovin’ 60’s under the tent with the beer tent open. The Pie Bake Off is in Soo Line Park and the Bean Bag Tournament begins under the Soo Line Park Pavilion at 7 p.m.

Saturday the Kidz Race starts out along with the 5K Walk/Run. The Apple River Quilt Guild show will be at St. Joseph Catholic Church and the

Fine Arts Show will be held at Northern Lakes Center for the Arts. The Arts and Crafts is in Michael Park along side the food stands. The Grand Parade starts at 10:30 a.m. Jim Armstrong will entertain in the tent along with Karjackers. Amery Fire Dept. will hold a Water Fight on Harriman Ave. and the Kidde Tractor Pull will be held on Center Street. The Bean Bag Tournament continues.

The Apple River Race will be held this year on Saturday at 3 p.m. on Bridge Street.

The Fall Festival Queen Coronation and Little Miss Amery is at the AHS Gymnasium at 7 p.m. with Music under the tent

by Pop Rocks.

Sunday is the annual Pancake Breakfast at Amery Community Center and the Amery FFA Alumni Toy Tractor Show at the Middle School gymnasium. The Quilt Show continues.

Amery Lion’s Club Classic Car and Motorcycle show will be on Sunday and the Beer tent will be open.

Amery Classic Theater will show “Unbroken Circle” at 2 p.m.

2018 Fall Festival Medallion hunt is underway It’s that time of year again!

The Fall Festival Medallion has been hidden in a public place in the city limits of Amery additional clues will appear each week until it is found.

The medallion is hidden in sight. Seekers should not have to dig or break anything to find it.

The person that finds the medallion should come to the Free Press to get their photo taken. They will

also receive $50 in Amery scrip money.

Good luck and remember to respect property while hunting!

Clue # 1

You don’t want to be left in the lurch, I’m hidden now, begin the search!

In hot pursuit look here and there, Why not look just everywhere?

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BY TOM STANGL FROM THE PUBLISHER’S DESK

“I don’t want to talk about it.”

That’s the tact I have taken over the past few months whenever the topic of longtime Free Press employee Bette Elmer’s retirement has arisen. I simply did not want to deal with the reality of the situation. How could we cope without the calm, steady presence of Bette Elmer, who has worked for the Free Press since 1972?

The reality of the situation is that no one is irreplaceable. The daily grind goes on and the paper comes out each week, just like it has nearly 2,400 times during Bette’s tenure at the paper. Nicole Gagner Cathy Nelson have been Publisher and hired to take care of Bette’s Tom Stangl design and layout duties, as well as the design and layout of the Burnett County Sentinel, Baldwin Bulletin and Bargain Bulletin, which are all done in our offices in Amery.

These publications will come out each week on time. Things may look slightly different, but rest assured, it will get done. It’s what we do.

I have known Bette just over six years, which means that I have met just over 300 of those paper deadlines with her. Deadlines are the lone constant in our lives at the newspaper, set markers in time that must be met. Bette told me when I interviewed her for an article on her career at the paper that she liked deadlines because they meant that there was no avoiding, no postponing of work.

She’s like that, someone who wants to know what needs to be done and then quietly goes about getting the job completed on time.

Bette puts together ads, lays out pages and posts some of the items to our website. The technology that is used to accomplish these tasks has changed a great deal since 1972, but the job hasn’t.

Each week, the names need to be spelled right, the right photos with cutlines need to be published and the ads have to be right. The devil is in the thousands of details each week and folks like Bette quietly and calmly put the pieces of the jigsaw puzzle together each week.

The people who have worked with Bette and those who are frequent contributors to the paper know that when they tell Bette something, it will be done properly, accurately and on time.

When Diane and I picked up and moved to Amery in 2012, Bette and Pam Humpal were there to help us get acclimated and make us feel welcome. They were going through a stressful time as well but were so welcoming and friendly, something I will never forget.

Working the Holiday Stroll, Cattail Trail Days and the Spring Show with Bette has been fun. She is a consummate team player and has a dry and shy sense of humor. Work wasn’t so bad with Bette.

Please come join us Thursday, Aug. 30 from 2 – 4 p.m. at the Free Press office for an open house in Bette’s honor. There will be cake, refreshments and lots of fun.

I feel a bit better now that I have talked about Bette’s leaving, but I know that my work has been more pleasant because she was a member of the team. I guess the best tribute I can give is to say simply and with great sincerity — “Thanks, Bette.”

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.

Letting my inner teenager shine

BY APRIL ZIEMER EDITOR@THEAMERYFREEPRESS.COM

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t seems impossible that it is already time to go back to school.

This fall tugs at my heartstrings more than the average year, as I think, “How am I old enough to have a high schooler?”

My brain knows that I am in fact plenty old enough to have a child entering high Editor school. I have classmates whose April Ziemer children are long graduated from high school. Some of my classmates are even grandparents.

It is my heart that isn’t catching onto the fact that it is my daughter Rylee’s turn to experience the glory days that I feel like my friends and I were just enjoying yesterday.

I can remember my first day of high school very distinctly. A friend called that morning with a frantically filled voice asking, “Are we pinning our pants or rolling them?” You would have to be a child of the late eighties or early nineties to understand the huge decision that was weighing so heavily on our shoulders. Together we planned to roll the bottoms of our Girbaud jeans, but to have safety pins with just incase the upperclassmen were pinning the

ankles of their pants.

When I shut my eyes to reminisce, I see a girl with her hair ratted high, wearing blue eyeliner and big hoop earrings. This girl is smacking on her Bubbalicious gum while folding her note to pass in class later. The young lady is racking her brains to come up with a perfect excuse to give principal Wyatt of why she must run uptown for something, and why her friends must assist her.

The biggest dilemma of this girl’s day is whether to start cruising main street from Hardees or “the tracks” on Friday night.

The reality I face when looking into the rear view mirror of my mini-van, is that I have more gray hairs popping up daily. I am not wearing eyeliner. There wasn’t any time for make-up this morning, as I was too consumed by my kids nagging me to sign permission slips that were due last week.

Most of the time, you are more likely to see me lifting caffeine to my lips rather than bubble gum. My boss Mr. Stangl hears my excuses these days, instead of Principal Wyatt who left Amery years ago. I never get a chance to aimlessly drive up and down Keller Avenue. I am busy picking up kids from football games, golf practice, and music lessons.

On the plus side, I do not have to take the time to pin or roll my yoga pants. Something I have wondered though, is it still acceptable to

call them yoga pants if you never have any intention of doing yoga?

I think that may be a topic for another column in the future.

Tom Boddett speaks on television commercials. He is famous for saying, “I’m Tom Bodett for Motel 6, and we’ll leave the light on for you.” Another line of his is, “In school, you’re taught a lesson and then given a test. In life, you’re given a test that teaches you a lesson.” Maybe the test of everyday life has taught me the lesson to cut loose and let my free-spirited inner eighties child shine through from time to time.

As I drop off Rylee in front of Amery High School, I hope she creates her own fond memories.

When I pull away, Footloose comes on the radio. I crank it up and start bopping up and down in my seat.

While doing so, I roll down my window to scream, “Goodbye, have a great day, and I love you” to the embarrassed teen with her head down. This time when I look in the rear view mirror, I see the big hair and don’t care beauty staring back at me and I think to myself, “Oh yaaaa, I’ve still got it.”

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 224, Amery WI. 54001 or I can be reached by phone at 715268-8101

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We reserve the right to edit for accuracy, clarity, libel, and civility.

General letters to the editor are limited to 400 words or less. Readers may submit one letter for consideration every 30 days.

Letters must include the writer’s full name, address, and phone number (address and phone number will not be printed). Anonymous letters will not be published.

Only letters originating from writers who live, have lived or work in the Amery

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Special rules apply to election-related letters.

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Expand, don’t restrict, voters’ access to the polls

BY LEE H. HAMILTON COMMENTS ON CONGRESS

There are times when I’m convinced the progress of this country can be measured through our ballot laws. Think about it. Over the course of our history, we’ve expanded the franchise from the sole preserve of white male property ownComments ers to most on Congress all citizens 18 and older — Lee Hamilton regardless of race, gender, or wealth.

Yet despite this steady march, we remain embroiled in debate over who gets to vote.

Mostly this is carried on in the states, with Republicans often favoring limits on access to the polls, and Democrats usually hoping to expand access.

The chief argument for moves to restrict access focuses on ballot integrity: protecting against fraud. We know that fraud happens: a voter showing up at the polls pretending to be someone else, or non-citizens trying to vote. But this is rare. After looking over

1800 files collected by President Trump’s now-defunct Voter Integrity Commission, Maine’s secretary of state wrote, “the Commission documents made available to me…do not contain evidence of widespread voter fraud. Indeed…the sections on evidence of voter fraud are glaringly empty.”

More pointedly, a few years ago Judge Richard Posner, a widely respected Republican appointee to a federal appeals court, raised eyebrows when he declared that he’d been wrong in 2007 when he’d voted to uphold an Indiana law strengthening voter ID requirements. That law, he wrote, is of a type “now widely regarded as a means of voter suppression rather than of fraud prevention.”

Of course, you don’t need voter ID laws to make it harder to vote. You can cut the hours when the polls are open. You can reduce the number of voting places. You can cut funding for efforts to encourage voting or help voters get to the polls.

You can make voting itself difficult — by limiting the number of booths, for example, so that long lines form. You can excessively purge the voter rolls. Creative minds have come up with all kinds of de-

vices to make it more difficult to vote.

I don’t mean to dismiss the idea that we need to protect

Voting is our most basic right as a citizen. It’s how we make ourselves heard and felt. Our elected representatives respond to what voters consider the most important issues and how to decide them. Our whole political system depends on it, and erodes if voting turnout falls. the integrity of the ballot and ensure that people who vote are entitled to do so. We do.

But I believe representative democracy is strengthened by expanded voting through public marketing campaigns, registration drives and even automatic registration when

you get a driver’s license, through longer hours, early voting or voting by mail.

Voting is our most basic right as a citizen. It’s how we make ourselves heard and felt.

Our elected representatives respond to what voters consider the most important issues and how to decide them. Our whole political system depends on it, and erodes if voting turnout falls.

So the impact of voting is huge. The results that flow from voting in a representative democracy can determine the availability of guns, which health-care proposals move forward, the quality of governance you have, the economic policies that shape your life.

Ask yourself why it is that the federal government spends a lot more money on programs for older people than for young people. Is it because older people are simply more deserving of public spending? Of course not. The reason is that politicians know older people vote at far higher rates than younger people do. The laws reflect members of Congress’ sensitivity to that simple fact.

As a politician, I kept track of the reasons people gave me for not voting. Often it was just plain apathy, inconvenience,

or a sense of powerlessness.

Transportation could be bad.

Older people were intimidated by the hoopla that surrounds the voting place, what with politicians out there shaking hands and people carrying signs. As a result, I understood their reasons for not voting, and could work to correct their legitimate concerns and make our democracy stronger.

We need to do everything we can to lift voter turnout, not suppress it. The more people who vote, the more nearly our democracy will reflect the views of “the people,” not just the people who had the wherewithal to have the right ID or a ride to the polling place. And the more the polls reflect the communities we live in, the healthier and more legitimate our democracy will be.

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

Editorial roundup: Tariffs hit farmers hard Leader-Telegram, Aug. 9 An Eau Galle soybean farmer says a bushel of his product currently would sell for less than it costs to produce.

“Regardless of when this trade issue is resolved, this is not something that is remedied overnight,” Tony Mellenthin, who also is president of the Wisconsin Soybean Association, said in a Leader-Telegram story by Erica Jones. “This has long, long-lasting consequences.”

Mellenthin and others adversely affected by trade wars participated Tuesday in a discussion with U.S. Rep. Ron Kind, D-La Crosse. Tariffs implemented by President Trump have fueled retaliatory tariffs by other nations.

On Tuesday, the Treasury Department announced 25 percent tariffs on $16 billion worth of Chinese goods that would go into effect Aug. 23. Initial

tariffs on $34 billion worth of products from China began in early July. China has threatened $60 billion in tariffs on U.S. goods in response.

Price increases from steel tariffs have affected business at Realityworks, an Eau Claire-based producer of educational materials.

“These are not minor price changes. ... These changes have had a really phenomenal impact,” Timm Boettcher, CEO of Realityworks, said in Jones’ story. “I don’t want to pass those prices along to educational programs, but I don’t have a choice.”

The U.S. trade deficit actually rose 7 percent in June, and news of the escalating trade war came on the heels of a discouraging report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

The study found that the average Wisconsin farm spent more than $168,000

on production in 2017, a 6 percent annual increase. According to The Associated Press, expense increases were high for trucks, tractors and other farm machinery.

“It may be the case that some of that equipment simply can’t be fixed anymore,” said Mark Stephenson of UW-Madison’s Center for Dairy Profitability in a Wisconsin Public Radio story. “Any one or two years, you can get by not replacing it. But four years?

Some equipment is going to have to be replaced.”

Sherry Wuebben of St. Joseph Equipment, which has a location in La Crosse, said in the AP story that sales could go down even more.

“After years of not having any significant price increases, because of the tariffs on steel, (buyers) are going to start seeing some price increases,”

Wuebben said.

The federal government is allocating $12 billion in emergency aid to farmers that are expected to begin being distributed next month.

Krista Swanson, a fifth-generation farmer in Illinois, said in a Huffington Post piece Tuesday that the $12 billion, if distributed evenly, equates to less than $6,000 per farmer.

“So if I’m negative $20,000, the $6,000 helps,” she said, “but it’s not fixing the issue at hand.”

And the effects are likely to be long term. “We start to lose more and more market share all the time,” Kind said.

“The longer this goes on, the more difficult it will make it for us to resume our relationships with our customers,” said Stephanie Nadeau, a U.S. food distributor, in a CBS News story.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Concerned about safety

Keep People Safe To the editor: I was reading in the Free Press about the meeting on the Stower Trail again.

My opinion is: why is it so hard for people to understand that it’s a good thing to have a trail that doesn’t have motorized vehicles. I think it’s VERY selfish and greedy to want to bring motorized vehicles on

this trail.

The motorized vehicles can go on streets and on town roads, plus the trails.

Does someone have to get hurt or killed before the light comes on for you people to understand why. No motor vehicles on Stower Trail.

Sincerely, Martha Heiden Amery

To the editor: My views on the bike lane on Keller Ave. are mixed. I’m all for the safety of our bike riders, especially children. But children are not always thoughtful – they are “indestructible.” With the large number of cars (and semis) passing through town on a state highway, adding encouraged bike-use seems

to me to be a recipe for accidents.

Secondly: will bike riders be required to carry insurance to cover their responsibility in an accident? Or is the auto-driver automatically assumed to be at fault?

Can’t help being concerned.

Marie Johnson Amery

WE LUV G.A.M To the editor: On behalf of Marcella Stepan (Stephan) family, we want to thank all of the caregivers at Judys cottage and Golden Age Manor. This is an amazing group of people who cared for our mother for the last six years. They always treated her with professionalism and the utmost passion. She was treated like family and they were ever so patient with her. These awesome people deserve huge amounts of praise for the loving and hard work they do. Much love and thanks to all of you!

Her daughters, Valerie Engebretson, Faye Mester, Cheryl Paulson and Karen Spangenberg

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RECORDS

AUGUST 21, 2018

Polk County Arrests Justin L. Tretsven, 22, Dresser, was arrested on Aug. 12 for failure to install interlock.

Kevin M. Green, 35, New Richmond, was arrested on Aug. 11 for probation hold, felony bond violation, OAR (operating after revocation) OWI related, and operate without IID (ignition interlock device) in vehicle.

Lexi J. Benjamin, 21, Luck, was arrested on Aug. 11.

Anthony T. Wall, 36, Amery, was arrested on Aug. 10 for possess with intent to deliver, possess morphine and probation hold.

Julie A. Winning, 46, Luck, was arrested on Aug. 10 for disorderly conduct.

Bethany E. Fisher, 21, homeless,

was arrested on Aug. 10 for possess marijuana, possess with intent to deliver, possess paraphernalia, and possess controlled substance on certain places.

Duane A. Iverson, 37, Luck, was arrested on Aug. 9 for domestic disorderly conduct.

Steven K. Halvorsen, 46, Grantsburg, was arrested on Aug. 9 for domestic battery, domestic disorderly conduct, lewd and lascivious behavior, and probation hold.

Molly A. Ahern, 42, Milltown, was arrested on Aug. 8 for possession of meth, possession of drug paraphernalia and probation hold.

Terrance D. Newcomb, 48, Elk Mound, was arrested on Aug. 7 for disorderly conduct and a probation

hold.

Zacarias G. Tehuintle, 26, Osceola, was arrested on Aug. 11 for OWI 1st offense and OWI with PAB (prohibited alcohol content) at or over .15%.

Alan C. Woodrich, 62, Frederic, was arrested on Aug. 6 for OWI 3rd.

Ethan D. Gustafson, 37, Frederic, was arrested on Aug. 10 for a probation hold.

Andrew J. Otis, 20, Milltown, was arrested on Aug. 9 for a probation hold.

Zackery R. Tohm, 22, Centuria, was arrested on Aug. 8 for probation warrant/hold.

Michael J. Frank, 20, Frederic, was arrested on Aug. 8 for two county of felony fail to appear.

2 found guilty in North Woods homicide MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A jury in Iron County has convicted two men in a Lac du Flambeau tribal member’s death last year.

The jury found Joseph Lussier and Richard Allen guilty of first-degree homicide and hiding a corpse on Monday.

Prosecutors say Lussier, Allen and three other men drove 25-year-old Wayne Valliere Jr. to a secluded spot in the community of Mercer on Dec. 21. According to court documents, the men beat Valliere and shot him because they thought he was a police informant.

Online court records show homicide charges are still pending against Curtis Wolfe and Evan Oungst. The fifth man, James Lussier, pleaded guilty earlier this month to reduced counts of felony murder and aiding a felon. His sentencing is set for Nov. 5.

Former boyfriend to be charged with killing La Crosse woman LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) — Prosecutors say they plan to charge a former boyfriend with the death of a woman whose body was found in a Vernon County lake.

The man is currently being held in the La Crosse County Jail in an unrelated sexual assault case.

He’s expected to appear in La Crosse County court later Thursday.

The body of Erin Somvilai, also known as Erin Bushek, was found in Runge Hollow Lake.

Police say Somvilai’s body had been weighted with concrete blocks. A fisher-

Wisconsin appeals court rejects frack sand lawsuit MADISON, Wis. (AP) — An appeals court has rejected efforts by a group of landowners to block a proposed frack sand operation in western Wisconsin, but the ruling could allow future legal challenges based on damages that haven’t yet occurred.

An appeals court ruled last week that Jackson County landowners didn’t provide enough evidence to show they would be harmed by AllEnergy Hixton’s proposed $130 million project, the Wisconsin State Journal reported. Three families in Hixton had appealed the dismissal of their 2016 lawsuit against the Iowa-based company.

The court also ruled that the landowners’ legal strategy known as “anticipated private nuisance” is recognized under Wisconsin law.

“Anticipated private nuisance” means landowners can’t use their land in a way that may someday harm neighboring property owners. The case is the first in the state to apply the legal theory to the frack sand industry,

which supplies sand for use in oil and gas wells.

The landowners’ attorney Tim Jacobson called the ruling “a huge victory for private property rights” that will allow similar claims to move forward.

“It’s a bump in the road,” Jacobson said.

AllEnergy argued that it’s impossible to prove harm from something that doesn’t yet exist.

AllEnergy President Dean Sukowatey called the case “another travesty” for his company, which lost a state Supreme Court case last year over a denied permit for a separate project in Trempealeau County.

The company’s investors are unwilling to move forward while legal challenges are pending, he said.

Jacobson said his clients haven’t decided whether they’ll appeal to the Supreme Court or file a new complaint with more specific allegations.

man discovered her body June 17. Her family had reported the 35-year-old La Crosse woman missing June 4.

Amery Police Report 08/10/18-08/16/18 08/10/18, 12:35p.m., Assist other agency 08/10/18, 03:38p.m., Business alarm 08/10/18, 04:12p.m., Vandalism report 08/10/18, 06:15p.m., Traffic stop 08/10/18, 07:14p.m., Traffic stop 08/10/18, 08:00p.m., Noise complaint 08/10/18, 08:11p.m., Mental health call 08/10/18, 08:11p.m., Traffic stop 08/10/18, 08:20p.m., Residential alarm 08/10/18, 11:52p.m., Suspicious activity 08/11/18, 12:00a.m., Battery/assault call 08/11/18, 12:00a.m., Noise complaint 08/11/18, 05:55a.m., Assist business 08/11/18, 08:49a.m., Assist citizen 08/11/18, 05:00p.m., Suspicious activity 08/11/18, 05:30p.m., Suspicious activity 08/11/18, 06:09p.m., Assist citizen with property exchange 08/11/18, 07:43p.m., Traffic complaint 08/11/18, 07:47p.m., Traffic assist 08/11/18, 08:39p.m., Traffic stop 08/11/18, 09:30p.m., Traffic stop 08/12/18, 12:01a.m., Traffic stop 08/12/18, 01:48p.m., Motor vehicle accident 08/12/18, 02:15p.m., Mental health call 08/12/18, 02:50p.m., Juvenile call 08/12/18, 08:10p.m., Mental health call 08/13/18, 12:46a.m., Traffic stop 08/13/18, 05:28a.m., Assist citizen 08/13/18, 09:03a.m., Traffic stop 08/13/18, 10:03a.m., Assist EMS 08/13/18, 08:56p.m., Assist EMS 08/14/18, 12:12a.m., Noise complaint 08/14/18, 11:46a.m., Traffic complaint 08/14/18, 02:00p.m., Theft from yard 08/14/18, 02:29p.m., Animal control call 08/14/18, 05:37p.m., Assist EMS 08/14/18, 05:48p.m., Assist citizen 08/14/18, 06:00p.m., Welfare check 08/14/18, 08:30p.m., Vandalism 08/15/18, 12:25a.m., Juvenile call 08/15/18, 04:31a.m., Suspicious activity 08/15/18, 12:40p.m., Welfare check 08/15/18, 02:30p.m., Juvenile call 08/16/18, 08:36p.m., Vehicle lock out 08/16/18, 11:28p.m., Mental health issue Arrest: No Arrests this week

Conservative Hagedorn joins Wisconsin Supreme Court race

BY SCOTT BAUER ASSOCIATED PRESS

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Conservative state appeals court Judge Brian Hagedorn, the former chief legal counsel for Republican Gov. Scott Walker, launched his candidacy for Wisconsin Supreme Court on Thursday, setting up a contest with liberal-backed chief Appeals Court Judge Lisa Neubauer.

Hagedorn is looking to increase conservative control of the court, which currently sits at 4-3. The election in April is to replace retiring liberal Justice Shirley Abrahamson.

Hagedorn, who had been weighing a run for months, serves on the same 2nd District appeals court as Neubauer. Walker appointed Hagedorn to the bench in 2015. Neubauer was appointed by then-Gov. Jim Doyle in 2007.

Hagedorn, in a statement announcing his candidacy, said voters want a justice who will “defend the rule of law, uphold the constitution, and

protect the public.” He said that “personal political values” have no place on the Supreme Court.

Races for the court have become increasingly partisan over the last decade, including the race this year won by Rebecca Dallet, who ran a campaign ad criticizing President Donald Trump. Another liberal candidate in that primary, Tim Burns, took stands on partisan issues, pushing the boundaries of what’s acceptable in a judicial race even further.

Hagedorn, 40, of Oconomowoc, said he’s been endorsed by current Supreme Court Justices Rebecca Bradley and Dan Kelly, both conservatives, as well as recently retired Justice Michael Gableman. Hagedorn applied to Walker for a vacancy on the Supreme Court in 2016 but Walker appointed Kelly instead.

Neubauer raised more than $100,000 in June and loaned her campaign $250,000 of her own money. As of June 30, Hagedorn had just $500 cash on hand.

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90 Years Ago August 9, 1928

Elderly Lady Drowns In North Twin Lake

Amery to Have New School Building The adjourned session of the annual school meeting of Joint Dist. No. 5 (Twp. of Lincoln and City of Amery) held Monday evening, was one of the most representative gatherings ever assembled in this city, and the vote of 167 to 80 showed a decided sentiment in favor of erecting a new school building.

The matter of deciding the site caused some discussion but it is gratifying to those in favor of a new school that the leaders of site discussion were at heart in favor of the new building.

The voting to erect a new building and some improvements on the old buildings are responsible for a special permit from the state department, which will allow Amery schools to take in all the tuition pupils who wish to attend our schools.

Lincoln Cash Stores Enlarge A large new addition has just been completed at the rear of the Lincoln Cash Stores, Inc., which will be used as a warehouse for the storage of the large stocks of goods being continually received by this busy and rapidly growYesterday’s ing store.

Other imNews provements Diane Stangl and changes have been made to facilitate the handling of the business and later in the year, we are informed, the Lincoln Cash Store will take over the rooms now occupied by the Granum Insurance Agency.

This is not only proof of the growth of the Lincoln Cash Store, but of the increasing popularity of Amery as “The Market Center of Polk County.”

Catches Finger in Gun Raymond Smiley, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Smiley, nearly severed a finger when it became caught between the hammer and firing pin of a gun with which he was playing.

Medical attention was called and it is thought the member will be saved.

Aged Clear Lake Woman Lost Police were asked to hunt for Mrs. Henry Swoentoel of Clear Lake, following her disappearance Sunday afternoon from the Union Station where she had been taken after being discharged from the Miller hospital to await a train to her home.

Leaving her grip with a porter, Mrs. Swoentoel, who is 65 years old, walked out of the station and was last seen at Broadway and Fourth Street.

She was wearing a grey coat and bedroom slippers and was described as being short and stout.

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Art Kjeseth retrieved the body of Mrs. Rose Fischer, 85, from the north shore of North Twin Lake Sunday evening about 7 p.m.

Mother of Dr. H. H. Fischer, 333 So. Arlington Blvd., she appeared to have stumbled into the lake from the bank near her son’s home with whom she was staying. Her cane was found on the lake bank.

40 Years Ago July 25, 1978 Burglars Steal $2,500 in Cash From Woman

“Old Timey” wagon in Fall Festival parade These beasts of burden pulled an old time wagon during the Fall Festival parade in September of 1974. An early pioneer wagon is pictured above as it passes Soo Line Park and the Amery Hotel.

70 Years Ago August 12, 1948 Slugged – Robbed in Daylight Assault It doesn’t pay to take a “constitutional” these days – at least not judging from the experience of Marinus Knutson of Amery.

He was just doing that thing early Sunday afternoon when a model A Ford car stopped in front of him out on county trunk “F” a short ways from the city limits.

“Can you borrow us a dollar for gas?” inquired one member of the car.

“I don’t know you, but I’ll give you a dollar for gas,” replied Marinus and did so.

Whereupon the two men called attention to the fact that he had more money in his billfold they could use very nicely. Marinus objected and a scuffle ensued with one of the individuals clipping him behind the ear.

Upon coming to, Marinus discovered that he had been robbed of $20 and hurried to summon the Sheriff.

Through a faulty description of the car, the fugitives eluded the Sheriff’s attention on his drive to Amery but on further investigation he called his office and summoned Traffic Officer Beedle by radiophone.

They were found with some of the loot and lodged in jail for arraignment.

August 19, 1948 Injured in Fall From Pole Recovering this week in the Amery Hospital is Glenn Griffin of the Amery Telephone Company who was tossed about 20 feet in the air from a phone pole Thursday.

The accident occurred when a brace pole gave way while Glenn was removing a guy wire to facilitate the moving of a house from Deronda to Amery. Scene of the mishap was just a short ways west from the railroad tracks on county highway “F.” The brace pole was permanently placed but apparently

the strain was too great and it gave way. Glenn landed some 40 feet from the accident spot with the pole and cable alighting on top of him.

He sustained three fractured ribs, fractured vertebrae and other cuts and bruises. He is reported as doing nicely at this time.

60 Years Ago August 14, 1958 Woman Lost in Woods for 7 Hours A 75-year-old Clam Falls woman wandered through woods and swamp in the town of Lorain for seven hours before searchers found her about a half-mile from her home – in a swamp. Louise Ferguson was suffering from exhaustion when found by a search party that numbered 40-50 police and volunteers.

Rescuers had to carry the woman out of the swamp, a task that required another hour and a half.

Louise Ferguson left home about 6:30 p.m. to bring the cows back to the barn for milking and became lost. The sheriff’s office, firemen and neighbors were called to organize a search for the missing woman.

Sheriff Moore said she suffered no injuries but was “extremely exhausted.”

Thief Ignores Money, Takes Only Clothing A wardrobe-short person or persons invaded the Lester Sjobeck home Sunday and walked off with only ladies’ clothes, belonging to Mrs. Sjobeck.

Discovery of the loss was made on Monday and it presumably occurred while the Sjobecks’ spent Sunday in the Twin Cities.

By the nature of the burglary, a new pattern for house break-ins was set. Nothing else was taken despite convenient “piggy” banks near the closet, cameras and other valuables within easy reach.

Admittance came apparently from a key, which was missed on Wednesday or Thursday

at the Sjobeck household. The thief was neat and orderly, even re-hanging garments that were not desired.

Taken were two new Pendleton wool skirts (dark grey and a plaid rust and green), two cotton summer skirts, three summer dresses and three cotton blouses. The colors on the latter were predominantly yellow.

Authorities are investigating the break-ins, the first of this nature in the community for a number of years.

50 Years Ago August 15, 1968 Area Soldier Cited For Bravery Army Sp-4 James A. Sigsworth, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Sigsworth, route three, Amery, received the Bronze Star Medal Sunday, July 24, in Vietnam.

Spec. Sigsworth received the award for heroism while serving as grenadier with Company C, 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry, 4th Infantry Division.

Part of the actual text of Spec. Sigsworth’s citation reads: “Private First Class Sigsworth was operating with the lead element of his company when it became engaged by an estimated company-size enemy force. Immediately, a heavy volume of enemy fire was directed at the company’s front and flanks, immobilizing it.

“With complete disregard for his own safety, Private First Class Sigsworth exposed himself to the intense enemy fire while moving to a position where he could better observe the enemy movement. With amazing accuracy, he began firing his M-79 grenade launcher into cleverly camouflaged and heavily fortified enemy position. The brave action shown

by Private First Class Sigsworth undoubtedly saved the lives of many of his comrades and contributed immensely to his company’s mission.”

The 21-year-old soldier graduated from Amery High School in 1964.

Police Chief Mike Holmes reported this week that $2,500 in cash was stolen on Thursday, July 13, from the William Grewe residence, 205 Dickey Ave., Amery.

Mrs. Grewe left the house between 11 a.m. and noon and discovered the theft about 8:30 p.m. The house was locked and there was no evidence of forced entry.

On Friday, July 14, Simon Volgren, 257 Arlington Dr., Amery, told officers that his strong box had been pried open but nothing taken. He also reported that two women came to his house saying they were new neighbors. According to the Amery police chief, Volgren said the women spoke broken English.

Volgren became suspicious when he asked the women if they lived near the Hank Leisz residence at 234 Arlington Dr. and one of the women responded that she was Hank Leisz’s wife.

Police Chief Mike Holmes stated that three women also lured Mr. and Mrs. Martin Knutson, 13 Central St., from their home before being scared off by a suspicious Amery optometrist.

Holmes said that two dark haired women described as being short and heavy and a red haired woman stopped at the Knutson home and told the couple they should come outside because it was too hot inside the house.

Dr. Jack Larsen was delivering prescription eyeglasses in the area and became suspicious. He questioned the women and was told they were new neighbors of the Knutsons.

However, the women suddenly fled the location in a medium blue car described as being similar to a Ford Granada.

Holmes urged persons to be alert for suspicious activities in their neighborhoods and to notify authorities about strange cars parked in neighborhoods particularly those with out-of-state license plates.

The chief also warned persons about keeping large sums of money in their homes. “It appears these persons are only interested in taking cash,” said the chief. “They are very professional and seem to know all the likely hiding places for money in a home.”

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Primary results pave way to November election

BY APRIL ZIEMER EDITOR@THEAMERYFREEPRESS.COM

After votes were tallied from the primary election on August 14th, Brent Waak inched out Tony Grimm for Polk County Sheriff. Waak received 194 more votes than Grimm. The final count was Waak 2,003, Grimm 1,809.

Also receiving votes was Democrat Patrick McLafferty. The write-in candidate received 73 votes.

In the clerk of court race, Republican Joan Ritten received 3,375 votes and Democrat Jackie Patterson, 2,366.

At the state level, Tony Evers won the Democratic primary in the Governor’s race. He is the state’s superintendent of public instruction and has held the office since 2009. Evers came out on top out of eight candidates with 41.75 percent of votes and will be taking on incumbent Gov. Scott Walker in November.

Walker, seeking his third term, easily defeated challenger Robert Meyer in the Republican primary earning 91.59 percent of the votes compared to Meyer’s 8.41 percent.

In the race for Lieutenant Governor, Mandela Barnes

who won 68 percent of votes, will represent the Democratic Party against Republican Rebecca Kleefisch who is running unopposed.

In the U.S. Senate primary, Leah Vukmir, defeated former marine Kevin Nicholson, earning 49.04 percent of the votes. After being declared the winner Vukmir stated, “I am the fighter Wisconsin needs. I’m a middle-class nurse and mom-with-a-cause who is here because of circumstance, not ambition.”

She will face Senator Tammy Baldwin who ran unopposed in the Democratic primary.

Margaret Engebretson beat Brian Ewert in the Democratic primary for U.S. Congress in the 7th District. Engebretson who said, “The people of northern, western, and central Wisconsin deserve a representative who will fight for them”, will be taking on Republican incumbent Sean Duffy in the general election.

In the State Assembly races, Kim Butler (D) will face former Amery resident Gae Magnafici (R) in the District 28 State Assembly race.

Winning 65.9 percent of votes, Democrat Doug La Follette will face off against

Republican Jay Schroeder in the race for Secretary of State. Schroeder won the Republican bid with 71.3 percent of votes.

Lastly, it will be Travis Hartwig running against Sarah Godlewski for the position of State Treasurer. Hartwig won the Republican bid with 72.3 percent of the vote while Godlewski won a tighter race for Democratic bid. Out of the three candidates, she won with 43.5 percent of votes.

Cushman Club cruises through Amery, seeks new members

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Members of the Cushman Club paid a visit to Amery on Aug. 17.

BY APRIL ZIEMER EDITOR@THEAMERYFREEPRESS.COM

Last Friday a group of Cushman enthusiasts zoomed their way into the city limits to enjoy recreation in Amery.

What exactly is a Cushman, and who are the riders that are so passionate about their wheels?

The Cushman Company in Lincoln, Nebraska produced Cushman motor scooters from 1936-1965. Manufacture

of the scooters ended due to the influx of Japanese built motorcycles.

Cushman scooters were used at airfields during WWII. A model called the Airborne was dropped by parachute behind enemy tines.

A soldier, also parachuting in, would use a scooter for messenger service and to get around installing radio communications.

Cushman had many scooter models: 20 Series, 30 Series,

Autogtide, Military Airborne, Civilian Airborne, 50 Series, Sears Allstate, 60 Series, Highlander, Pacemaker, Roadking, Trailster, Barrel Spring Eagle, Springer Eagie, Cast iron Eagle, Silver Eagle, Shriner Silver Eagle and the Super Silver Eagle.

Cushman scooters travel an average of 45 mph. The two-speed cast iron engine produces a full 8 horsepower, capable of speeds around 55 mph. Some models are

outfitted with aluminum nine horsepower motors. The Cushman Eagle was the most popular series produced 19501965. It also included the Silver and Super Silver Eagles produced 1961-1965.

Bought new the cost for a Cushman was around $200.00 -$400.00, now some are worth $5,000.00-$6,000.00.

Originally in 1985 Richard Veness of Two Harbors, Minnesota set up a meeting at Fort Snelling State Park in St. Paul to establish the Minnesota Cushman Club and discuss ideas. A year later, in Richfield Minnesota, the idea took off and Veness, along with his wife Betty, scheduled the first ride for September 20, 1986 at Sturgeon Lake, MN. It was a cold, damp day but that didn’t stop the hardy riders from getting their Cushmans unloaded and doing a short ride. That was just the beginning of many rides to come.

In the spring of 1990 Richard Veness contacted Don Swenson, Jr. about taking over the operation of the

Minnesota Cushman Club as it was getting to be too much for him. Not wanting the club to fall apart, Don Swenson, Jr. and Joan decided to take over the operation. Sadly on November 28, 1990 Richard Veness passed away from a heart attack at the age of 56.

Since not all states have clubs established, the Minnesota club also has members from Iowa, Wisconsin, South Dakota and New Mexico. The group has been able to conduct Minnesota Club Meets in neighboring states along with all the rides taking place in Minnesota. In 2017 the Minnesota Cushman Club had 80 members. The Minnesota Cushman Club is always looking for new members.

Membership allows you to participate in a winter gathering, spring, summer, and fall rides, as well as additional activities sponsored by the club.

If you are interested in more information about Cushman cycles and joining the club, you can contact Elaine Anderson at elainejander@gmail. com.

Amery School Board hears plans for gearing up for another year

BY APRIL ZIEMER EDITOR@THEAMERYFREEPRESS.COM

Administrative reports from the district’s schools relayed a common theme at the regular meeting on August 20th. School will be back in session in one week; staff, parents, and students alike will be prepping over the upcoming days for a successful 2018-2019 school year.

Open houses for families will take place at Lien Elementary on August 22nd at 3 p.m. Principal Cheryl Meyer also gave a presentation on the expansion of the Montessori program at Lien Elementary.

Amery Intermediate will host families from 3:30-5:00 p.m. on August 22; AIM student and parent orientation will be held from 6:00-7:30 p.m.

Sixth grade orientation at the middle school will be on August 21 at 4:30, along with seventh and eighth grade

Open House. Principal Tom Benson invited the public to attend the September 11th presentation that takes place at the middle school to honor the lives lost on that day in 2001, and also to thank current fire, police, and E.M.T. workers for their dedication.

High School Principal Shawn Doerfler said that Amery High School homecoming would be held the week of Monday, September 10th. The week will culminate with the homecoming football game versus Osceola on Friday, September 14th. The homecoming dance will be held that night as well.

A presentation was given at the meeting from Brad Baumgartner, Director of Pupil Services and Special Education, of the Seclusion and Restraint Annual Report.

He relayed that members of the staff attended Non-violent Crisis Prevention Intervention Training. Approximately 40 Special Education Staff, 3

General Educators and new Student Success Coordinators were trained in NCI on August 13th and August 16th.

The Trauma Sensitive Schools Project training with Amery Student Success Coordinators, Counselors and Administrator took place on August 16th.

He also shared that special education student enrollment is currently at 214 students. Baumgartner said, “It is expected that there will be additional enrollments and services associated with therapeutic settings such as Positive Alternatives in the coming month.”

Other business at Monday’s meeting included Lisa Voisin of Baird Financial giving a District Finance Presentation, and the approval of the Transgendered Policy.

Personnel action was approved during meetings on August 15th and 20th were as follows: Resignations from Darian Eital, Middle School

Para educator; Ashley Hanson, Elementary Academic and Behavior Interventionist; and Carrie Schuh, second grade. Leave Request from Meredith Oman, Elementary Reading Specialist. New Employee/Athletic Contracts to Carrie Schuh, Reading Specialist/Title 1 Elementary; Ashley Fyle, 8th Grade Assistant Volleyball Coach; Mary Ziegler, Clubhouse Aide; Heidi Bloomer, Van Driver; Linnea Seaman, Van Driver; Todd Christianson, Skills USA Co-Advisor; Larry Oft, Bus Driver, Jonathon Bratt, Bus Driver, Danielle Macholl, Volleyball Coach C Team; Jenny Benysek, 4K Teacher; Nichole Salewski; 4K Para educator; Ashley Hanson, 4K Para educator; and Allen Carlson and Shayne Curtis, Co-Destination Imagination Coordinators.

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Quilt Guild Fall Festival Show celebrates 28th year The colorful display of quilts at St. Joseph’s Church in Amery during Fall Festival is, extensive and varied, reflecting the personalities and interests of the members of the Apple River Quilt Guild.

It also represents hours and hours of work, cutting, sewing, ironing, and finally, hanging the quilts for display.

Why do they do it?

Raffle quilt co-chairs Denise Hutter and Connie Ferris, reflected on their guild experiences as they finished up this year’s raffle quilt at their annual quilt retreat at Lake Wapogasset Lutheran Bible Camp in January.

“Socializing, camaraderie, creative activities,” said Ferris. “It gets me out in the community.” Both mentioned the feelings of accomplishment, as, like many quilters, they do many of their quilts to give away. “I feel like I’m giving back,” Ferris said.

Working together, the guild members make comfort quilts for fire victims or others in need, Quilts of Valor for veterans and quilts for Habitat for Humanity families. Proceeds from an annual sale of quilted items at the show go to the Northwoods Homeless Shelter along with handmade pillowcases.

So how did Denise and Connie get drafted to do the extra work to make the raffle quilt?

“We volunteered!” Connie said.

“We looked for ideas at the Minnesota Quilt Show” Denise added. They found a design they liked, the “cactus blossom” motif, took it home and created the design on Electric Quilter, a computer program that allows you to

design your own quilt.

Two other members of the guild, Deb Manlove from Spooner, and Chris Sagness of Star Prairie, along with Denise and Connie, shopped at Pins and Needles in St. Croix Falls for the fabric. This committee cut out the fabric and made packets for any member who wanted to sew a block.

“We wanted to make sure everyone could participate by making blocks,” Denise said.

When guild members returned the finished blocks, the queen size quilt was assembled over several months of sewing at the monthly open sewing day at the Amery

Community Center.

“Our goal was to make a queen size quilt, 92 by 110 inches,” Denise said. The green, red and black log cabin variation is loosely based on a quilt featured in Front Porch Quilts five years ago. It has 80 ten-inch blocks and about 1,000 pieces. Guild member and long-arm quilter Cindy Meservey finished the quilt with custom quilting to enhance the design.

After the first prize quilt was done, the remaining fabrics were used to make the second and third prize. “We do try to use up scraps from the first prize quilt,” Denise

said.

“We plan on getting the quilt done by summer for display in the community” said Denise. “This is the main fund raiser for our guild. The proceeds from the show and raffle support speakers, workshops and supplies for charity projects. “So a planning process that began in April 2017, got members sewing by June 2017 and was completed

by June 2018.”

After 28 years, the Guild continues to provide its members with a supportive place for their “expensive and

addicting hobby,” as Connie and Denise agreed.

Raffle tickets for the quilts are on sale from guild members or at Bremer Bank in Amery where the quilt is on display. Tickets are $1 each or six for $5 and will be sold at the show September 15th and 16th with the drawing September 17th.

The Apple River Quilt Guild meets monthly on the third Monday 7:00 pm at the First Lutheran Church Amery.

Visitors and new members are welcome.

Girl Scouts ready for new year

Amery Girl Scouts met on Saturday, August 18th for games, a craft, and archery fun at Anchor Point Archery. The ambulance garage also graciously allowed the Girl Scouts to use their indoor and outdoor space for the event. Amery Girl Scouts will be holding an ice cream social on Thursday, September 6th at 6:30 - 7:30 pm at the Lien Elementary cafeteria for those interested in joining a troop this year.

Left: Anna Williamson and Alex Edwards get dressed up as part of a relay game.

The older girls get a turn at shooting bows at Anchor Point Archery.

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Mission trip to Brazil: Visiting our missionaries and a former Amery Exchange Student

BY TAMMY VUKONICH

This summer, Amery Free Lutheran sent nine members on a short-term missions trip to Brazil, along with seven from Beulah, ND and a few from the Twin Cities, MN, 26 in all (including 3 toddlers).

Among us, a family of 4 (soon to be 5) was moving to Brazil to begin their full-term mission work.

For three weeks in June and July, being in the southern hemisphere, it was the midst of winter. They admitted it was unseasonably warm weather for that time of year.

The coldest was about 45o F in the morning, and the highest was between 70 to 80o F by mid-day.

We first landed in Sao Paulo, and then flew to Iguazu City. Flying takes under 2 hours, but it would have taken over 13 hours by car.

Although we expected to be doing a lot of work at our mission sites, our missionaries were very gracious in also making sure we saw some of the other popular tourist sites.

We saw the Landmark of the Three Frontiers, where Brazil, Argentina & Paraguay meet at Iguazu.

The Iguazu National Park covers 660 square miles, where we met some cute, friendly little animals. Quatis are animals that look much like a raccoon with a badger’s face. However, as we walked along, we discovered they were not so cute after all.

They like to steal food from people, especially from baby strollers.

Upstream, we visited the Itaipu Hydroelectric Dam, which produces 95% of the electrical energy in Paraguay and 28% of the energy for Brazil. In 1994, it was named as one of the seven modern Wonders of the World.

We also toured a Bird Park sanctuary nearby, Parque das Aves.

From Iguazu, we drove 5 hours by bus, northeast to Campo Mourao.

The Miriam Children’s Home is a place near Campo Mourau where infants to 18 year olds stay at the request of the government, due to difficult or dangerous circumstances at home. Boys usually move out at age 12, to a boy’s home. At the same campus, there is a Seminary and Bible School for college students.

We slept in the dormitories there. We enjoyed interacting with the students, as much as possible, with the language barrier. A couple of nights, we had a joint campfire, singing with guitar and talking.

Some of the work we did there was yardwork, cutting down dead trees, painting window trim, painting playground equipment, and help-

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A group of nine people from Amery Free Lutheran visited Brazil during a recent missions trip. Left to Right: Lois Van Someren, Molly Stewart, Hannah Bottolfson, Josh Stewart, Becky Kjeseth, Roger Van Someren, Tammy Vukonich, Nick Stewart, and Brittany Stewart.

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Molly Stewart celebrates the Soccer World Cup with some tiny fans while visiting the Miriam Children’s Home.

ing care for the children at the Miriam Children’s Home.

We did staining and other maintenance off campus on a place they call “the farm”.

It was fun to experience many new foods. Rice and black beans were a tasty staple at every noon and supper meal, but always served with other foods as well. I never knew before how many different ways you could serve corn and sliced hotdogs. We even tried corn popsicles. Another ubiquitous staple was tapioca

flour, which is made from the manioc or cassava root (in English it is called yucca).

Sugar cane juice was also a very refreshing drink served at the markets. They crush the sugar cane in a handcranked press, and surprisingly not overly sweet.

At a Brazilian Pizzeria, we learned that there is NOTHING that can’t be served on a pizza. Some of the most interesting pizza toppings: tuna, olive oil with garlic, broccoli, chicken or chicken hearts,

cream cheese and corn, and of course chocolate/fruit pizza, all on the same type of pizza crust. At the pizzeria, they continually brought out a variety of pizzas, offering us a narrow slice if we wanted to taste one.

When speaking with the rural Brazilians, most adults do not speak any English, or are very shy to speak English, even if they may understand some of it when listening.

The youth have learned some English in school, but in the rural areas and marketplaces, they are not very fluent.

Some children attend English schools, where they are immersed in the language. We visited one of these schools, operated by our missionary’s daughter, and they practiced their English with us.

During our stay, the World Cup (soccer) was taking place.

The World Cup is enthusiastically followed in Brazil. It is not uncommon for some businesses to close, so they can go home and watch the World Cup on television.

From Campo Mourao, we traveled 7 hours south by bus to Bateais, a suburb of Curitiba.

In Bateais, they have a Bible camp called the ARCA. I never realized before that it is more like a little village there. Several little houses are also on the property.

Their well furnishes 100 people there with fresh water.

Ten of us women slept in a small, simply quaint cabin in the woods.

While at the ARCA, we

painted a house for a recent widow in the church, and replaced her fence gate. We also helped prepare decorations and crafts for their children’s camp, which was planned to begin the day after we left.

While in Curitiba, I was able to visit the home of my exchange student, Thalita.

Perhaps you remember her, she attended Amery High School in 2009-2010, and lived at our house during the school year. They were a wonderful family. Her parents weren’t fluent in English, but all the rest of the family spoke English flawlessly. Thalita also made sure I saw all the major sites in Curitiba, a beautiful city.

Each of us stayed with a Brazilian family for an evening, having the opportunity for us to practice our language skills. Often we had to resort to “charades” to act out what we meant, or sometimes speaking Spanish, which is a little similar to Portuguese, but is not a primary language for either of us. So we had a lot of friendly laughter, trying to understand each other.

Probably the most memorable part of the trip was the people. Brazilians are typically very friendly and hospitable. We learned that everyone gets hugged, strangers and friends alike. Through all the challenges of work and the fun experiences, this trip will be one that none of us will ever forget.

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AREA CHURCHES AMERY FREE LUTHERAN, 1 mile west of golf course on CTH F, Eric Christenson, pastor www.ameryflc.org Every Sunday: 9:15 a.m. Worship Service.

Call the church office for details 715-268-9218 APPLE RIVER COMMUNITY, 942 Hwy. 8, Amery Justin Hosking, pastor Sunday: 9:30 a.m. Sunday School for all ages; 10:15 a.m.

Coffee & Fellowship; 10:30 a.m. Morning Worship; 7 p.m.

Sunday Night Live!

Tuesday: 6:30 p.m. Women’s Bible Study.

Wednesday: 10 a.m. Men’s Bible Study.

BALSAM LUTHERAN, 1115 Mains Crossing, Amery, Dan Watland, pastor Wednesday, Aug. 22: 1 p.m. Prayer Ministry and AE Committee, h/Ruth; 5:30 p.m. Prayer Partner event.

Sunday, Aug. 26: 9:30 a.m. Fellowship time; 10:15 a.m.

Holy Worship in the park; 11:30 a.m. Annual Church Picnic.

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

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

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

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

CLEAR LAKE UNITED METHODIST, John Hazen, pastor Sunday: 9:45 a.m. Worship.

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

CONGREGATIONAL, 201 N. Harriman Ave., Amery Barry Schaefer, pastor Wednesday, Aug. 22: 7 p.m. Money Management.

Thursday, Aug. 23: 9:30 a.m Senior Dining Hall opens; 5 p.m. Women’s Bible Study; 6 p.m. Situation Awareness and Active Threat Training at Congo church.

Friday, Aug. 24: 9 a.m. Pastoral Leaders; 9:30 a.m. Senior Dining Hall open; 10 a.m. Youth Brat Stand and Bell Ringing at Dick’s.

Sunday, Aug. 26: 10 a.m. Worship/Blessing of the Backpacks; 11:15 a.m. Missions and Social Concerns.

Monday, Aug. 27: 9:30 a.m. Senior Dining Hall open; 7 p.m.

Boy Scouts.

Tuesday, Aug. 28: 6:30 a.m. Men’s Bible Study; 9:30 a.m.

Senior Dining Hall open; 10 a.m. Bible Study.

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

DERONDA LUTHERAN, 1239 65th Ave., Amery Lori Peper, pastor 715-268-9577 Saturday, Aug. 25: 8-10 a.m. Men in Mission at Little Falls; 2 p.m. New Bishop Installation.

Sunday, Aug. 26: 8 a.m. Deronda worship; 9:30 am. Little Falls worship; 11 a.m. Trinity worship.

Tuesday, Aug. 28: 10 a.m. Staff meeting at Trinity; 5-7 p.m.

Gather Meal at Deronda.

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

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

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

Monday, Aug. 27: 9 a.m. Weeding at Labyrinth.

Tuesday, Aug. 28: 9 a.m. Quilting.

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

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

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

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

Wednesday: 7 p.m. Bible Study.

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

Holy Communion 2nd and 3rd Sundays.

Council 3rd Tuesday at 6 p.m.

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

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

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

Men’s Bible Study 2nd Sunday 6 p.m.

Mission Quilting Tuesdays 9 a.m.

Wednesday evening service 7:15-7:45 p.m.

FIRST LUTHERAN, 240 Elm St., Amery Tim Bjorge, pastor Wednesday, Aug. 22: 5:30-9 p.m. Youth at Mary’s home.

Thursday, Aug. 23: 8 a.m. Bible Study here; 8:30 a.m.

Quilters; 7 p.m. Al Anon.

Sunday, Aug. 26: 9 a.m. Worship.

FIRST LUTHERAN (LCMC), 811 South Ave. W, Clear Lake www.firstluthclearlake.com Bryan S. Anderson, pastor Friday, Aug. 24: 6 p.m. Wedding Rehearsal.

Saturday, Aug. 25: 3 p.m. Michelle Sullwold and Zak Kuehndorf wedding.

Sunday, Aug. 26: 10 a.m. Centennial Celebration; 11 a.m.

Centennial Dinner.

Monday, Aug. 27: 7 p.m. Evening Grace Circle at church.

Tuesday, Aug. 28: 9 a.m. Quilting; 1 p.m. Prayer Shawl meeting.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

JOURNEY CHURCH, 131 Broadway St., Amery Derek Downs, Lead Pastor 715-268-2223 www.journeychurch.city Sundays: Worship service 9 a.m.; All Ages Sunday school beginning Sept. 9 from 10:30-11:30 a.m.

Mondays: Moms In Prayer 1:30-2:30 p.m. at Journey Church; Moms who gather together each week to pray for our schools and children.

Wednesdays (when school is in session) beginning Sept.

5: Free Family Meal from 5:45-6:15 p.m., Kids Club 6:15-7:30 p.m. Kids Club is a place where you get to experience the excitement of worshipping God with songs, games and a Bible study with your friends!; DW Youth Group 6:15-7:30 p.m. meets in the Teen Center Building. For students in grades 6th-12th. Real life topics ... real life answers! Invite your friends!

Every other Thursday: Journey Women 6:30 p.m. at Journey Church; Real Women-Real Faith.

Saturdays: Men’s Bible Study meets at 7 a.m. in the Teen Center.

LITTLE FALLS LUTHERAN, 1272 44th Ave., Amery Lori Peper, pastor 715-268-9577 Thursday, Aug. 23: 9 a.m. Little Falls Quilting.

Saturday, Aug. 25: 8-10 a.m. Men in Mission at Little Falls; 2 p.m. New Bishop Installation.

Sunday, Aug. 26: 8 a.m. Deronda worship; 9:30 am. Little Falls worship; 11 a.m. Trinity worship.

Tuesday, Aug. 28: 10 a.m. Staff meeting at Trinity; 5-7 p.m.

Gather Meal at Deronda.

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

These weekly church messages are contributed by the following:

Be Happy at Work We all know that work can sometimes be mind-numbingly boring, difficult to the point of frustration, and stifling to the soul. But, it can also be exciting, provide a sense of accomplishment, and allow us to serve God by serving our fellow man. So, how do we ensure that we have more of the latter and less of the former? There is considerable evidence that what makes workers happy is a sense of agency, the sense that they are effective at what they are doing and that it is worthwhile work. What this really boils down to is doing something that you are good at. So, if you're in a job or career that you don't feel particularly suited to, you're probably not feeling great about your work. In that case, you should probably either retrain for a different job or work on the skills that will make you more effective in your current job. God has given all of us specific talents, and if we can incorporate those into our work we are bound to be happier and more effective. But, even if you aren't particularly good at what you do or happy where you work, do your best to put on a happy face each day at work. Sometimes happiness at work, like happiness in life, is just a choice that we make.

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LIVING WORD CHAPEL, Hwy 64 at Forest Randy Dean, pastor Sunday: 8:45-9:45 a.m. Sunday school; 10 am. Main service.

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

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

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

Men’s Bible Study 2nd Sunday 6 p.m.

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

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

Tuesday: 6:30 p.m. Prayer.

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

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

Wednesday Night Prayer.

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

OUR SAVIOR’S LUTHERAN, 217 Deronda St., Amery Keith Ruehlow, pastor Wednesday, Aug. 22: 12 p.m. Table Talk; 5:30 p.m. End of Summer Celebration; 6:15 p.m. Evening Prayer.

Thursday, Aug. 23: 8:30 a.m. Bible Study; Lyme Edu & Support.

Saturday, Aug. 25: 7 p.m. AA meeting.

Sunday, Aug. 26: 9:20 a.m. Our Savior’s Service at Wapo.

Tuesday, Aug. 28: 1 p.m. Quilting.

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

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

REDEEMER LUTHERAN, 600 S. Keller Ave., Amery Tom Hahn, pastor Sunday, Aug. 26: 9:30 a.m. Worship; 10:30 a.m. Fellowship.

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

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

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

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

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

Morning Prayer 2nd and 4th Sunday at 10:15 ST. CROIX UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP, 201 N. Adams, St. Croix Falls www.scuuf.org Sunday: 10 a.m. First three Sundays.

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

Mass: 8 a.m. Thursday.

Mass: 8:30 a.m. Sunday.

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ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC, 1050 Keller Ave. N, Amery Father Eugene Murphy 715-268-7717 www.stjosephamery.org Weekly Mass, Communion service schedule: Saturday 4 p.m. Mass.

Sunday 10:30 a.m. Mass.

Tuesday 9 a.m. Communion Service.

Wednesday 9 a.m. Mass.

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

Friday 9 a.m. Communion Service.

Special events: Wednesday, Aug. 22: Stump the Chump after 9 a.m. Mass, 7 p.m. Spiritual Life and Worship meeting; Thursday, Aug. 23: 6:30 p.m. GriefShare meeting; Sunday, Aug. 26: 10:30 a.m. Outdoor Mass and Festival at Michael Park in Amery, No Mass at SJ, Faith Formation Registration for SJ at Ourdoor Mass.

ST. JOHN LUTHERAN, Forest, John Wilman, pastor Sunday, Aug. 26: 8 a.m. Worship; 9 a.m. Fellowship.

Tuesday, Aug. 28: 1 p.m. Bible Study.

ST. PAUL LUTHERAN, Deer Park, John Wilman, pastor Sunday, Aug. 26: 9 a.m. Fellowship; 9:30 a.m. Worship; 10:30 a.m. Confirmation.

Tuesday, Aug. 28: 6:30 p.m. Bible Study.

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

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

THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS (Mormons), 644 S. 6th St., Barron Chapel 715-537-3679 Bishop Kenneth Konesky 715-7190283 Sunday: Sacrament 10 a.m.; Sunday School/Primary 11:20 a.m.; Priesthood/Relief Society 12:10 p.m.

TRINITY LUTHERAN of Garfield, 1578 85th Ave., Amery Lori Peper, pastor 715-268-9577 Saturday, Aug. 25: 8-10 a.m Men in Mission at Little Falls; 2 p.m. New Bishop Installation.

Sunday, Aug. 26: 8 a.m. Deronda worship; 9:30 am. Little Falls worship; 11 a.m. Trinity worship.

Tuesday, Aug. 28: 10 a.m. Staff meeting at Trinity; 5-7 p.m.

Gather Meal at Deronda.

See our website for up-to-date scheduling www.trinity lutheranchurchofamery.com UNITED COVENANT, 348 5th St. NW, Clear Lake Dan Pearson, pastor Sunday, Aug. 26: 9 a.m. Youth Worship service; 10 a.m.

Worship service.

Tuesday, Aug. 28: 8 am. Sweet Hour of Prayer.

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

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

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

WEST IMMANUEL LUTHERAN, ELCA, 447 180th St., Osceola, Rexford D. Brandt, pastor Wednesday, Aug. 22: 9 a.m. Men’s Work Group, Quilters.

Saturday, Aug. 25: 2 p.m. Bishop Installation in Hudson.

Sunday, Aug. 26L 9 a.m. Outdoor worship service with the Camp Dawg’s, followed by coffee fellowship.

Tuesday, Aug. 21: 7 p.m. Church Council meeting.

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

Worship.

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

Wednesday: 7 p.m. Adult Bible Study.

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Marcella Stephan, 93, Amery, died Thursday, Aug. 16, at Golden Age Manor in Amery.

Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 1, from Immanuel Lutheran Church in rural Clayton. Visitation will be for 1 hour prior to services at the church.

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

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

A complete obituary will follow.

Donald R. Anderson, 85, Amery, died Saturday, Aug. 18, at Willow Ridge in Amery.

A private family burial will be at the Amery Cemetery at a later date.

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

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

Bus driver comforts child who had wandered off from home MILWAUKEE (AP) — A bus driver took action when she saw a little girl standing in the street in a T-shirt and underwear.

Diana Serrano was beginning her route for the Milwaukee County Transit System on Aug. 4 when a motorist in front of the bus stopped to help the girl and carried her to the side of the road.

Security video shows

Serrano then brought the 2-year-old girl onto the bus and showed her cellphone photos of puppies while waiting for police. The girl's mother arrived and explained that the child had left their home while everyone was asleep.

The transit system says this was the eighth lost or missing child found by its drivers in less than two years.

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Earl J. “Dick” Spaulding

Emma Joy O’Connell

Miles H. Sorensen

Earl J. “Dick” Spaulding, 92, passed away Friday, August 10, 2018 at Golden Age Manor in Amery, WI with loved ones by his side.

He was born May 20, 1926 in St. Paul, MN to Earl M. and Mabel Spaulding. When Earl was ten years old the family moved to their farm in Grantsburg, WI. In May of 1944 he graduated from Grantsburg High School where he was active in varsity basketball and football. On July 1, 1944 he enlisted in the U.S. Navy, serving at Great Lakes Training Center in Chicago, IL. Later he served on a destroyer in the Philippine Islands. He was honorably discharged in July 4, 1946.

On March 15, 1947 he was married to Arlene Wiberg of Siren, WI. They moved to River Falls, WI, where Earl continued his college education. In 1949, they moved to Spring Lake Park, MN where Earl was employed by the Cornelius Co. in Anoka. In 1956 Earl began working for Honeywell, Inc. at the Twin Cities Arsenal in their Metrology Laboratory. There he met Les Becker who became like a brother to him. Earl worked at Honeywell until his accident in November of 1978. In 1962, with their three children Richard, Pamela and David, they moved to Centuria, WI to “live in the country”.

Earl enjoyed deer hunting with his dad and sons in the Grantsburg area. He was an avid reader of books and the Minneapolis Star and Tribune newspaper, especially Sid Hartmans column. He was a fan of the Minnesota Vikings and the Twins. For twenty years he and his wife enjoyed the winter in the warm sunshine of Arizona and the many friends they made there.

Earl was preceded in death by his parents, son, Richard, son-in-law, Jerry Hallberg, brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Vernon and Dorothy Stream, brother-in-law, Howard Anderson.

Earl is survived by his wife of 71 years, Arlene, daughter, Pamela Hallberg, son, David Spaulding, granddaughter, Jamie Hallberg, “special kid”, Dale (Jan) Brainard, cousins Margaret (Ken) Waldhauser and Marlene (Harlan) Downing, brother-in-law and sister-in-law DuWayne and Rose Wiberg and many other family and friends.

A Celebration of Life for Earl was held on Saturday, August 18, 2018 at 3:00 P.M. at Holy Trinity United Methodist Church rural Centuria. Military Honors were accorded following the service outside the church.

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

Emma Joy O’Connell, Age 4 weeks, of South St. Paul, passed away surrounded by family on August 10, 2018 at Minneapolis Children’s Hospital.

She is survived by loving parents, Matthew and Jessica; grandparents, Doug & Gina Danner, Paul & Penny O’Connell; uncles & aunt, Jeremy Danner (Emily Morisset) & Eric O’Connell; 4 great-grandparents, many extended family & friends.

Emma graced our lives with so much love and joy. Visitation 5-8 PM Thursday, August 16th, at Roberts Funeral Home, Inver Grove Heights. Funeral Service 11 AM Friday, August 17th, at Hope Community Church East, Minneapolis. In lieu of flowers, memorials to Children’s Minnesota or Ronald McDonald House requested. www.robertsfuneralandcremation.com

Miles Herbert Sorensen was born in Milwaukee, WI on September 27, 1946 to Herbert F. and Katherine Sorensen. He lived in Milwaukee until the family moved to rural Amery in 1950. Miles attended the Wagon Landing School through 8th grade and high school at the Amery Public High School. He was confirmed at East Immanuel Lutheran Church.

Miles was a lover of tools and engines. As a little guy, he was always taking things apart. All the door knobs in the house were off at one point in his early career with tools.

High school classes were a struggle. Much of his time was spent in the shed working on cars with his fellow car enthusiasts, not studying high school text books.

He came close to not graduating because he had failed a history class. The school allowed him to take an automotive correspondence course instead. He aced that class and received his diploma.

In 1965 he married ViAnn Erickson. Together they had 2 sons: Lawrence (Larry) and Christopher. For a time he worked with his Dad learning the bricklaying trade, but his heart wasn’t in it. The marriage ended and Miles eventually moved to Phoenix, AZ. He married Sherri Engebretson. They were together in Phoenix until the marriage came to an end.

Miles was passionate about engines and speed and that passion continued throughout his life. He immersed himself in the drag racing world in Phoenix.

He raced his way into the top standings in his class.

He worked for several companies that built precision racing engines. He built several of his own drag racing cars and spent most weekends at the race tracks in Phoenix and California. After a bout with valley fever, his racing career slowed. He took up golf and spent hours working at the golf course, playing golf, and practicing golf. He enjoyed local tournaments and the golf community.

The love affair with cars never ended. Miles did side jobs for people and worked on his own vehicles. He was in the process of restoring a 2004 Corvette when he was diagnosed with cancer in July 2018. He died on August 9, 2018 while hospitalized in Phoenix, AZ. Miles was preceded in death by his parents, Herbert and Katherine, grandparents, several sisters- and brothers-in-law, and a nephew.

He is survived by his sons, Larry and Chris; grandchildren, Jamie and Zachary; brothers, Bruce, Dale and Jerome; sisters, Kathy, Janet and Cinthia; and many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

God speed in your ‘RACE’ to Heaven Miles.

Ila Rose Bridgman Ila Rose Bridgman, age 88 of Balsam Lake, Wisconsin passed away on Tuesday, August 14, 2018 at the St. Croix Regional Medical Center in St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin.

She was born on June 16, 1930 to John and Irma (Woelk) Burns in Great Bend, Kansas.

Ila is preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth; her parents, a son, Randall Soldanels; brothers, Butch and Elbert Burnes.

She is survived by 4 daughters, Elizabeth (Gary) Stoffer, Gloria Wilson, Sandra Arnold, Marguerite (Mark) Bridgman; 9 grandchildren, Cindy (Brandon) Wackerly, Kimberly (Don) Kirchoff, Andrew Arnold, Randall Stoffer, Joseph (Mandy) Arnold, David (Andi) Wilson, Ashley (Brandon) Bridgman, Christopher Bridgman and Sarah Bridgman; 12 great- Grandchildren, Bryan (Britteny) Arnold, Donovan Keehner, Jacob Backes, Brittney Backes, Beth Ann Wackerly, Brandon Wackerly, Jodie Wilson, Alexis Fouts, Theodore Arnold, Maddex Fouts, Wyatt Arnold and Ryder Fouts; 1 Great-great Granddaughter, Karissa Keehner.

Private Family Services will be held at a later date.

In Lieu of Flowers memorials to the family would be appreciated.

Arrangements were entrusted to the WilliamsonWhite Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 222 Harriman Avenue North, Amery, Wisconsin 54001.

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Svend V. Jensen

Michelle M. Magnuson

Theodore B. “Ted” Zasada, age 68, passed away August 14, 2018.

Preceded in death by parents John & Vernajean; brother John; uncle Jerry Nelson.

Survived by loving wife Connie; children Jon, Laurie (John) Ryan, Becky (Ken) Sobasky, Courtney Martin, Melanie (Joe Farley) Andren, Allison (Mike) Abrami & TJ; 22 grandchildren; 1 great grandchild; sisters Janice Renfro, Connie Lockwood, Roseanne (Mark) Lyczak; many nieces & nephews.

Retired Army after 20 years, E-7/SFC. Loved woodworking and fishing.

Funeral Service Thursday, August 23, 2018, 11:00 a.m. at Sandberg Funeral Home, 2593 E. 7th Ave., North St. Paul. Interment Fort Snelling National Cemetery. Visitation Wednesday 4-8 p.m., and one hour prior to Service.

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Svend Verner Jensen was born on March 24, 1925, at Milltown, with a twin sister Elsa, to Marius and Johanna Jensen. Svend and Elsa were baptized in their home soon after they were born. He grew up in the Milltown area. Svend was confirmed in the Milltown area. He attended Sunnyview and Pleasant Valley Elementary school and graduated from Milltown high school in Milltown, WI. After graduation he worked as a farm hand for 3 years and tested milk for DHIA for two years.

Svend was drafted into the Army during the Korean War November 1950 to October 1952. After he was discharged he again tested milk until the spring of 1955. During that time he met HelenNetta Monson at a dance and later she became his wife on September 16, 1955.

After marriage they lived in New Richmond for 4 months. They lived in Amery for the remainder of his life. During his married life he worked at hauling can milk, driving school bus and doing construction for Joyle Anderson, was a volunteer fireman and drove bulk petroleum truck which he retired from. After retiring he worked part-time maintenance at the Bremer Bank. He wintered in Arizona for 11 winters.

Svend was a member of the Swedish Congregational Church, Clear Lake, and later was a member of Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Amery for 35 years.

He enjoyed camping, playing golf, DRINKING COFFEE, sports, dancing until health problems occurred and he loved his family and his grandchildren.

On Friday, August 17, 2018, Svend passed away at the age of 93 years and 5 months at the Golden Age Manor where he had been living for the past 4 years.

He is preceded in death by his mother, Johanna; father, Marius; brother, Einer; twin sister, Elsa; sister, Inger; and daughter-in-law, Debbie.

He will be missed by his wife, HelenNetta; daughter, Alane (Clifford) Kurowski; son, Paul Jensen; grandchildren, Alex Kurowski, April (John) Einseg, Joshua Jensen, Felicia Jensen and Olivia Jensen; and great grandson, Corbin Einseg.

Visitation will be held from 4-7 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 24, at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Amery. The Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, Aug. 25, at 11 a.m.

Private interment will be at the Swedish Congregational Church Cemetery in Clear Lake.

Michelle M. Magnuson, age 50, of Turtle Lake, WI died unexpectedly at Regions Hospital surrounded by family on Thursday, August 16th due to health complications.

Michelle was born December 21, 1967 in Amery, WI. She attended elementary school in Joliet, IL then returned to Amery for High School graduating in 1986. She attended college at UW Menomonie and the College of St. Catherine’s.

Michelle loved music and dancing and loved spending time with her nieces, nephews and their pets.

She enjoyed watching the Chicago Bears, playing pool and decorating for Christmas. She could spend hours looking through magazines at kitchen gadgets, finding out about the newest Camaro and reading recipes. Some of her favorite things to make were potato salad and hamburger goulash.

She is survived by her mom Rose (Kip) Schroeder of Amery, WI; dad Mike (Sherrie) Magnuson of Shorewood, IL; brother Mike (Terri) Magnuson of Clayton, WI; sisters; Celeste (Josh) Osborne of Joliet, IL; and Collete Magnuson of Shorewood, IL; her nieces and nephews; Mitchell, Alexandra, Isabelle and (MJ) Magnuson as well as many aunts, uncles and cousins.

She was preceded in death by Grandparents Mary Jane and Grant Holstein, Clarence Huebner and Ellsworth Magnuson; uncles Darrel Magnuson, Curtis Magnuson and Harvey Huebner along with her beloved pets, Papa Bear and Smacky.

Funeral Services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, August 23rd at Williamson - White Funeral Home of Amery with Pastor Ron Brist officiating. Visitation will be from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. A private family interment will be held at a later date.

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

Patricia M. Mudgett Patricia M. Mudgett, 80, Clayton, died Aug 13, 2018, in Grand Forks, N.D. She was born in Goodhue, MN, to Marshall and Jeanette Peterson.

Survived by her husband, Melvin Mudgett of Clayton; two sons, Paul and Randy (Ruth) Mudgett; numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren; three brothers, Marshall, Gary and Jerry Peterson.

Visitation will be 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 25 at 123 Prentice St., Clayton.

Burial at Clayton Cemetery at 12:30 with lunch to follow.

Also deceased daughters, Cindy and Susan will be laid to rest with their mother.

Museum collects immigrant stories from Wisconsin's past

BY BARRY ADAMS WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL

EAGLE, Wis. (AP) — Civil discourse has returned to Harmony Town Hall.

The wood-framed structure with a pot-bellied stove, six windows, hardwood floors and stone foundation is where residents between Janesville and Milton gathered more than 140 years ago to vote, hold meetings and debate the issues of the day.

The simple building was constructed in 1876, moved to Old World Wisconsin 100 years later and has served as an example of rural government at the state-owned outdoor museum in this southwestern corner of Waukesha County.

Today at Old World, live chickens roam farmsteads, baseball is played without gloves, heirloom gardens are tended sans power tools and Valentine, a very pregnant

milking shorthorn cow, is about to give birth.

But for a few weeks this fall, Harmony Town Hall, located in Old World Wisconsin's Crossroads Village, will come alive with talk about one of the most polarizing issues of the day: immigration.

The discussions stem from “The Wisconsin Journey,” an interactive and immersive tour designed to help visitors understand the real-life travels of immigrants who came to Wisconsin from Sweden in the 1840s. And although their experiences are generations removed from the tourists who come here carrying cellphones and wearing fanny packs and sneakers, the program that started last fall has resonated with guests.

Their last stop on the 90-minute tour is at the town hall, where visitors sit on wooden benches and talk about the

immigrants of the 1800s and reflect on their own heritages with the help of trained tour guides. It's not uncommon for current events to enter the conversations.

“You don't have to do anything but turn on the television or open up a newspaper and you're going to see something about immigration,” Dan Freas, Old World Wisconsin's director, told the Wisconsin State Journal . “It's very timely. And people bring that with them.”

Immigrants have always been central to Old World Wisconsin since it was established in 1976. The state historic site is home to more than 60 historic structures that have been moved to the 600-acre property from around the state. They include Norwegian, Finnish, Danish and German farm buildings, Polish, Yankee and Irish homes, a blacksmith

shop, general store and St. Peter's Catholic Church, built in 1839 in Milwaukee on land donated by Solomon Juneau.

The nation's current political climate has brought a spotlight on immigration, which was central to Donald Trump's presidential campaign two years ago and continues to be a driver of his administration.

The issues include funding for a border wall, eliminating Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, banning entry to the U.S. from those coming from certain Muslim-majority nations and separating children from their parents at the Mexican border.

In 1990, Wisconsin was home to 121,147 foreign-born residents. By 2016 that number had more than doubled to 288,544 foreign born residents, about 5 percent of the state's population, according to data from MPI, an independent,

nonpartisan, nonprofit think tank in Washington, D.C., that studies the movement of people worldwide.

Of the foreign-born residents in Wisconsin in 2016, 38.4 percent were born in Latin American countries while 37 percent were born in Asia, MPI said.

The Wisconsin Journey tour makes stops at two farmsteads, winds up at the Harmony Town Hall and concludes with a debriefing and guided discussion modeled after similar tours at the Tenement Museum in New York City and at museums and sites operated by the National Parks Service.

The tour follows a group of real immigrants — researched by the Wisconsin Historical Society — as they depart Stockholm, Sweden, headed for the Port of New York.

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Clear Lake defense scores eight in win over Cameron

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Amery built a 34-0 lead over visiting Barron in the season opener Friday night.

Amery football dominates Barron

BY BRETT HART CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Amery football fans couldn’t have asked for much more out of their Warriors on Friday night as they opened the season with a 47-16 victory over Barron after building a 34-0 halftime lead.

While Amery had a 20-yard advantage in passing yardage, it was on the ground where the Warriors did the majority of the damage. Brett Forrest averaged 18 yards per carry, tallying 90 yards, two touchdowns, and a two point

conversion on five attempts. He also returned two punts for a total of 105 yards and two touchdowns.

Lance Waalen added 109 yards and a touchdown on 10 carries to lead the Warriors’ 331-yard, 5-touchown rushing attack. He also returned a kick 65 yards and was 3-for-5 on extra point kicks.

Also scoring rushing touchdowns were Ryan Luchtenburg and Dalton Johnson. Six of Amery’s nine ball carriers averaged at least 4 yards per touch and as a team, the Warriors averaged 8.3 yards per carry.

Pacing the Amery defense with 5 tackles each were Grady Martin, Forrest, Waalen, Mason Goulet and Hunter Jenderny. Goulet racked up a team high two sacks while Dalton Johnson had one sack and forced a fumble.

Also earning one sack each were Kale Hopke, Mitchel Gamache, and Martin. Mike Smith and Casey Anderson each were credited with half a sack.

Barron 0 0 16 0 - 16 Amery 13 21 13 0 - 47

Clear Lake’s football team got off to a fast start on Friday, earning a 16-6 road victory over Cameron.

It was a big night for Drew Niles, who scored the game’s first touchdown on a six yard run with 9:08 left in the first quarter. Nick Sempf ran in the twopoint conversion.

Niles also forced a third quarter Cameron fumble that resulted in the game’s last touchdown. Marshall Cain recovered the fumble and took it 48 yards for the score with 8:54 on the clock.

Clear Lake’s first quarter lead was extended to 10 points when Cameron botched a punt at the 6:47 mark and ended up with a safety.

The home squad’s lone score came 7:17 before halftime on a 14 yard touchdown pass.

Clear Lake averaged 4.7 yards per play and finished with 261 total yards, compared to just 122 yards of offense for Cameron. All positive yardage for the Warriors came via the rush. The game featured five turnovers as each team lost two fumbles and Clear Lake threw one interception.

Clear Lake quarterback Kincaid Hughes completed 1 of 7 pass attempts for -6 yards (to Niles) and a interception. He also ran for 55 yards on six carries.

Sempf racked up 113 rushing yards on 23 attempts. Also having success carrying the rock were Ivan Ruble and Niles who each had nine rushes. Ruble finished with 50 yards and Niles, 46 yards.

Korey Catts led the Warrior defense with four tackles, includig 1.5 for losses. Joe Espeseth finished with two tackles for losses, including one sack. Jackson Stenberger also earned a sack while Ruble tallied 3.5 tackles.

Clear Lake 10 0 6 0 - 16 Cameron 0 6 0 0 - 6

This week’s sports Amery Cross Country 8-24 @ Eau Claire Invite

Amery Football 8-24 @ Glenwood City

Amery Girls Golf 8-22 MBC @ Hammond 8-23 Invite @ Chippewa Falls 8-28 MBC @ Somerset

Amery Soccer 8-21 Triangular @ Amery 8-23 vs. Somerset 8-28 @ Baldwin-Woodville

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Warrior fans in the student section had lots to cheer about.

Amery Volleyball 8-23 Triangular @ Hayward

8-27 vs. Glenwood City 8-28 vs. Spooner

Clayton Football 8-24 @ Winter/Birchwood

Clayton Volleyball 8-24 @ UW – Stout 8-28 @ Northwood

Clear Lake Cross Country 8-23 @Boyceville Invite 8-28 Lakeland @ Frederic

Clear Lake Football 8-24 vs. Boyceville

Clear Lake Volleyball 8-22 @ Onalaska Invite 8-23 @ Onalaska Invite

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Back Row Left to Right: Mikayla Peterson, Olivia Peterson, Sophie Whitley, Addie Tollakson, Autumn Rivard, and Hannah Bottolfson. Front Row Left to Right: Hannah Zinn, Grace Springett, Allison Oman, Essie Whitehead, and Olivia Braaten.

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Hanna Zinn placed secons at No. 1 singles.

Amery dominates Osceola tennis tourney

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The Amery Warrior girls’ tennis program kicked off its 2018 season on Aug. 15 at the flighted Osceola Tournament where it placed first of eight teams. Each of Amery’s competitors earned at least a second place finish en route to the team victory.

Placing first at No. 2 singles was Autumn Rivard. Rivard advanced to the finals with wins over Osceola’s Amber Newman, 6-2, 6-3, and River Falls’ Kalea Lemke, 4-6, 6-2, 10-8.

“It took her a set to figure out her opponent from River Falls and then came back strong in the second set before winning

a close 3rd set tie breaker,” said Amery Coach Tanya Julson.

“She does a nice job finding her opponents weakness.”

At No. 4 singles, Addie Tollakson, put together three strong and confident performances to earn the top spot.

Tollakson defeated Osceola’s Paige Haberle, 6-0, 6-1, River Falls’ Lindsey Myhre, 6-4, 6-2 and Superior’s Maddie Sislo, 6-1, 6-0.

Olivia Braaten and Allison Oman put excellent teamwork on display and used their experience to pull out a No. 1 doubles title. The duo topped Superior’s Kaylee Yliniemi and Rose Ion, 6-2, 6-2, Rice Lake’s Alicia Kinzinger and Claire Dennis, 7-6, 6-2, and Barron’s Jada Brunkow and Phoebe

Jerome 6-2, 6-1.

Mikayla and Olivia Peterson gave Amery its fourth individual 1st-place finish by winning the No. 3 doubles bracket. They opened with a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Superior’s Julia Heytens and Alissa Notenburg and followed with a 6-1, 6-1 win against River Falls’ Julia Paschke and Julia Boissonneault before claiming the title with a 6-1, 6-3 triumph over Osceola’s Jam Dannenmueller and Maddie Jensen. “(They’re) doing a great job early in the season with focus and concentration,” Coach Julson said.

Placing second at No. 1 singles was Hanna Zinn “She was down early in her match against Rice Lake but

was able to to turn it around, catch up, and win a close match,” Coach Julson said.

Sophie Whitley added a runner up finish at No. 3 singles, quickly beating her opponents in the first two rounds before coming up against a tough player from River Falls.

“Sophie is young and is learning how to compete quickly,” Julson said.

Essie Whitehead and Grace Springett topped some solid competition before losing a close match in a 3rd set tie breaker to Osceola in the No. 2 doubles final.

Competing as part of a multi-school blended team to fill in for a missing squad from Phillips, Amery’s Hannah Bottolfson placed second at No. 2

singles to Rivard after retiring in the second set due to illness with the score sitting at 6-3, 2-0 in favor of Rivard. “(Bottolfson) is a young and athletic player that is coming out and surprising everyone with her talent,” Julson said.

“She was randomly drawn into the 2nd singles bracket and did a fantastic job in a difficult position. She beat a very good player from Superior to get into the finals.”

Team Scores Amery 24, Superior 12, River Falls 11, Osceola 8, Rice Lake 5, Team Asterisk/Star 5, Barron 3, Ellsworth 1

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Bailey Johnson performed a lyrical dance to the song “Turning Tables” by Adele.

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Brandi Swager gave a vocal performance of “Nothing” by Whitney Houston.

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Mackenzie Mike recited an original poem entitled, “She Is Somebody”.

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The top three photos will be published in the newspaper. Submit photos to foundation@amerymedical.com or at the Information Desk at Amery Hospital & Clinic by September 15.

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Emma Wolf had the helping hands of Lydia Monson hidden behind her during her original skit, “Not My Hand Challenge”.

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Hailey Clausen acted out a comical skit called, “And That’s The Truth!” by Lily Tomlin.

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Jasmine Quarberg recited a poem entitled, “Nature”.

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Laura Kastanek opened her performance with a recorder routine, followed by a ballet dance.

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CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank all the people who sent cards, flowers and condolences in response to the death of our mother. Special thank you to the ladies at St. Ann’s Church for a wonderful luncheon. To the neighbors at Water’s Edge for being so kind. Adoray Home/Hospice Care and Williamson White Funeral Home, you all made a very sad time a little easier for us. Thanks so much1 The family of Norma Petersen

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The family of Geraldine Olin wish to express our sincere appreciation for your kind expressions of sympathy, thoughts and prayers during the recent passing of our wonderful mom, grandma, and great grandma. We especially want to thank the caring staff of Willow Ridge Nursing Home, Amery Hospital & Clinic, and Tyler of Williamson-White Funeral Home. We are truly grateful to have you in our lives during this time of grief.

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LEGAL NOTICE Publication Summons and Notice (Small Claims) Case No. 18SC424 STATE OF WISCONSIN, CIRCUIT COURT, POLK COUNTY Plaintiffs AMERY TELCOM/ LAKEVIEW DENTAL c/o Credit Service International 512 2nd Street, Suite 6 Hudson, WI 54016 -vsRONALD & KIM SLATER 125 Eisenhower Ave. Lot 26 Clayton, WI 54004 Publication Summons and Notice of Filing TO THE PERSONS NAMED ABOVE AS DEFENDANTS: You are being sued by the persons named above as Plaintiffs. A copy of the claim has been sent to you at your address as stated in the caption above.

The lawsuit will be heard in the following small claims court: Polk County Courthouse, telephone number of clerk of court 715485-9299, 1005 W. Main St. #300, Balsam Lake, WI 54810 on the following date and time: September 10, 2018, at 1:30 p.m.

If you do not attend the hearing, the court may enter a judgment against you in favor of the persons suing you.

A copy of the claim has been sent to you at your address as stated in the caption above. A judgment may be enforced as provided by law. A judgment awarding money may become a lien against any real estate (property) you own now or in the future, and may also be enforced by garnishment or seizure of property.

You may have the option to Answer without appearing in court on the court date by filing a written Answer with the clerk of court before the court date. You must send a copy of your Answer to the Plaintiffs named above at their address. You may contact the clerk of court at the telephone number above to determine if there are other methods to answer a Small Claims complaint in that county.

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LEGAL NOTICE STATE OF WISCONSIN, CIRCUIT COURT, POLK COUNTY In the Matter of the Estate of Benjamin N. Bridges Notice to Creditors (Informal Administration) Case No. 18PR62 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: 1. An application for informal administration was filed.

2. The decedent, with date of birth January 13, 1951 and date of death July 2, 2018 was domiciled in Polk County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of 2103 10th Ave., New Richmond, WI 54017.

3. All interested persons waived notice.

4. The deadline for filing a claim against the decedent’s estate is November 23, 2018.

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

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“Class B” BEER & Class “C” WINE Application: Candice Moen, President/Agent for Lake Magnor Restaurant, located at 764 Hwy 63, Clayton, WI. This license application will be presented to the Clayton Town Board at the September 13, 2018, board meeting at 7:00 p.m.

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August 27, 2018 Meeting Agenda A quorum of the Town Board may be present The Plan Commission for the Town of Lincoln will hold their monthly meeting on Monday, August 27, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. at the Lincoln Town Hall -- 661 85th Street.

1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Verify Meeting Notice 4. Approve Agenda 5. Approve Previous Minutes 6. Public Comments 7. Reports of Chair/Commission Members 8. Steven Howell 9. Fire District Discussion 10. Set Date & Agenda for Next Meeting 11. Adjourn Note: Agenda items may not be taken up in this order.

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Notice is hereby given to qualified electors of the School District of Clear Lake, that the annual meeting of said district for the transaction of business, will be held in the Library of the Clear Lake High School, on Monday, August 27, 2018, at 7:00 PM. Nettie Groat, District Clerk

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Notice is hereby given to qualified electors of the School District of Clear Lake that the budget hearing will be held at the Clear Lake Jr/Sr High School, on August 27, 2018, at 7:00 PM. The summary of the budget was printed in the Aug. 14, 2018 issue of the Amery Free Press. Detailed copies of the budget are available for inspection in the District Office at 1101 3rd Street SW Clear Lake, WI 54005.

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Notice is hereby given that the BOARD OF REVIEW for the Town of Lincoln shall meet on Friday, September 14, 2018 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 Noon at the Lincoln Town Hall, 661 85th Street, Amery, WI. If necessary, additional dates will be used to reconvene said meeting, as determined by the Board.

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

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

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

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

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THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF AMERY (“SDA”) POLICIES, PROCEDURES AND ANNUAL NOTICES FOR STUDENTS, PARENTS, STAFF AND THE COMMUNITY EQUAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES The School District of Amery (SDA) is committed to providing equal educational opportunities for all students in the SDA. Therefore, no person, on the basis of sex, race, color, national origin, ancestry, creed, religion, economic status, pregnancy, marital, familial or parental status, sexual orientation, genetic information, handicap or physical, mental, emotional or learning disability may be denied admission to any SDA school or be denied the benefits of, or be discriminated against in any curricular, extracurricular, student services, recreational or other program oractivity.

Students who have been identified as having a handicap or disability, under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act or the Americans with Disabilities Act, shall be provided with reasonable accommodations in educational services or programs. Students may be considered handicapped or disabled under this policy even if they are not covered under the SDA's special education policies and procedures.

It shall be the responsibility of the District Administrator to examine existing policies and develop new policies where needed to ensure that the SDA does not discriminate pursuant to state and federal law. The district administrator shall ensure that an employee is designated annually to receive complaints filed alleging violation of this policy. That employee shall ensure adoption of a complaint procedure to resolve complaints alleging violation of this policy and ensure that an evaluation of the SDA's compliance with this policy is completed every five years.

DISCRIMINATION COMPLAINT PROCEDURES The SDA shall not discriminate against students on the basis of sex, race, color, national origin, ancestry, creed, religion, economic status, pregnancy, marital, familial or parental status, sexual orientation, genetic information, handicap or physical, mental, emotional or learning disability.

The SDA encourages informal resolution of a complaint under this policy. If any person believes that the SDA or any part of the school organization has failed to follow this policy or in some way discriminated against students on the bases listed above, he/she may bring or send a complaint to the following address: SDA Administrator, 543 Minneapolis Avenue, Amery, WI 54001.

If a complaint is not resolved informally, the complainant may initiate formal procedures according to the steps listed below.

STEP 1: A written statement of the complaint shall be prepared by the complainant and signed. This complaint shall be presented to the SDA administrator. He/she shall send written acknowledgement of receipt of the complaint within 45 days.

STEP 2: the Board shall make a written determination of the complaint within 90 days of receipt of the complaint unless the parties agree to an extension of time.

STEP 3: If the complainant wishes to appeal a negative determination by the Board, he/she has the right to appeal the decision to the State Superintendent of Public Instruction within 30 days of the Board's decision. In addition, the complainant may file an appeal directly to the State Superintendent of Public Instruction if the Board has not provided written acknowledgement within 45 days of receipt of the written complaint. Appeals should be addressed to: State Superintendent of Public Instruction Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction 125 South Webster St., P.O. Box 7841 Madison, WI 53707-7841 STEP 4: Discrimination complaints on some of the above bases may also be filed with the federal government at the Office of Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education, 300 South Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606.

Grievance Procedure Relating to Special Education Discrimination complaints relating to the identification, evaluation, educational placement or the provision of a free appropriate public education of a child with an exceptional educational need (EEN) shall be resolved in accordance with established appeal procedures outlined in the SDA's special education handbook.

Grievance Procedure Relating to Federal Programs Complaints that the SDA is violating a federal statute or regulation that applies to a federal program shall be referred directly to the State Superintendent of Public Instruction.

The SDA shall not discriminate against students on the basis of sex, race, color, national origin, ancestry, creed, religion, economic status, pregnancy, marital, familial or parental status, sexual orientation, genetic information, handicap or physical, mental, emotional or learning disability. Discrimination complaints shall be processes in accordance with the following procedures: Informal Grievance Procedure The SDA encourages informal resolution of a complaint under the Boards' equal education opportunities policy. If any person believes that the SDA or any part of the school organization has failed to follow the Board's equal education opportunities policy or in some way discriminates against students on the bases listed above, he/she may bring or send a complaint to the following address: District Administrator, 543

Minneapolis Avenue, Amery, WI 54001.

ASBESTOS NOTIFICATION In compliance with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA), this is notice that the SDA has an Asbestos Management Plan at the school administrative office. The plan is available for inspection by the public, parents, and SDA employees. For more information please contact the District office.

NOTIFICATION OF RIGHTS UNDER FERPA The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) affords parents and students over 18 years of age ("eligible students") certain rights with respect to the student's education records. These rights are: (1)The right to inspect and review the student's education records within 45 days of the day the School receives a request for access.

Parents or eligible students should submit to the School principal a written request that identifies the record(s) they wish to inspect.

The School official will make arrangements for access and notify the parent or eligible student of the time and place where the records may be inspected.

(2) The right to request the amendment of the student’s education records that the parent or eligible student believes are inaccurate, misleading, or otherwise in violation of the student’s privacy rights under FERPA. Parents or eligible students who wish to ask the School to amend a record should write to a School Principal, clearly identify the part of the record they want changed, and specify why it should be changed. If the School decides not to amend the record as requested by the parent or eligible student, the School will notify the parent or eligible student of the decision and advise them of their right to a hearing regarding the request for amendment. Additional information regarding the hearing procedures will be provided to the parent or eligible student when notified of the right to a hearing.

(3) The right to privacy of personally identifiable information in the student’s education records, except to the extent that FERPA authorizes disclosure without consent. One exception, which permits disclosure without consent, is disclosure to school officials with legitimate educational interests. A school official is a person employed by the School as an administrator, supervisor, instructor, or support staff member (including health or medical staff and law enforcement unit personnel); a person serving on the School Board; a person or company with whom the School has outsourced services or functions it would otherwise use its own employees to perform (such as an attorney, auditor, medical consultant, or therapist); a parent or student serving on an official committee, such as a disciplinary or grievance committee; or a parent, student, or other volunteer assisting another school official in performing his or her tasks. A school official has a legitimate educational interest if the official needs to review an education record in order to fulfill his or her professional responsibility. Upon request, the School discloses education records without consent to officials of another school SDA in which a student seeks or intends to enroll, or is already enrolled if the disclosure is for purposes of the student’s enrollment or transfer.

(4) The right to file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education concerning alleged failures by the School to comply with the requirements of FERPA. The name and address of the Office that administers FERPA are: Family Policy Compliance Office U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20202-8520 EDUCATION OF HOMELESS CHILDREN AND YOUTHS Children of homeless individuals and unaccompanied homeless youth (youth not in the physical custody of a parent/guardian) residing in the SDA shall have equal access to the same free, appropriate public education as provided to other children and youths who reside in the SDA. They shall be provided services comparable to services offered other children attending SDA schools, including transportation services, educational services for which the children/youths meet eligibility criteria (e.g., special education, Title I programming, gifted and talented programming), vocational and technical education programs, and school nutrition programs. No homeless child or youth shall be required to attend a separate school or program for homeless children and shall not be stigmatized by school personnel. Please contact the SDA Homeless Liaison at 715-268-9771, ext. 266 if you have questions or are in need of services.

NOTICE FOR DIRECTORY INFORMATION The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), a Federal law, requires that the SDA, with certain exceptions, obtain your written

consent prior to the disclosure of personally identifiable information from your child's education records. However, the SDA may disclose appropriately designated "directory data" without written consent, unless you have advised the SDA to the contrary in accordance with SDA procedures. The primary purpose of directory data is to allow the SDA to include this type of information from your child's education records in certain school publications. Examples include: • A playbill, showing your student's role in a drama production; • The annual yearbook; • Honor roll or other recognition lists; • Graduation programs; and • Sports activity sheets, such as for wrestling, showing weight and height of team members.

Directory data, which is information that is generally not considered harmful or an invasion of privacy if released, can also be disclosed to outside organizations without a parent's prior written consent. Outside organizations include, but are not limited to, companies that manufacture class rings or publish yearbooks. In addition, two federal laws require local educational agencies (LEAs) receiving assistance under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to provide military recruiters, upon request, with three directory information categories - names, addresses and telephone listings - unless parents have advised the LEA that they do not want their student's information disclosed without their prior written consent.

The SDA has designated the following information as directory information: • Student's name, Address and Telephone listing • Parent(s) or Guardian(s), Date and place of birth • Participation in officially recognized activities and sports • Weight and height of members of athletic teams • Electronic mail address • Photograph • Degrees, honors and awards received • Major field of study • Dates of attendance • Grade level • The most recent educational agency or institution attended If you do not want the SDA to disclose directory information from your child's education records without your prior written consent, you must notify the SDA in writing within fourteen (14) days of the first day of school, or fourteen (14) days following a student enrollment that takes place during the school year. The request must indicate the name of the child, the school the child is attending and indicate who is making the request.

If no formal written request to withhold this information is received within fourteen (14) days after the first day of school, or fourteen (14) days following a student enrollment that takes place during the school year, the informational items outlined above will be considered “Directory Data” and may be released to individuals as authorized by state statute without parental consent.

NOTICE OF CHILD FIND ACTIVITY The SDA must locate, identify, and evaluate all children with disabilities, including children with disabilities attending private schools in the District, regardless of the severity of their disabilities. The SDA has a special education screening program to locate and screen all children with suspected disabilities who have not graduated from high school.

Upon request, the SDA will screen a child who has not graduated high school to determine whether a special education referral is appropriate.

A request may be made by contacting the SDA’s Director of Special Education, School District of Amery, at (715) 268-9771, or by writing to 543 Minneapolis Ave S, Amery, WI 54001.

Annually, the SDA conducts developmental screening of preschool children. Each child's motor, communication, and social skills are observed at various play areas. Each child is weighed and measured, and the child's hearing and vision is checked. The information is used to provide the parent with a profile of their child's current development and to provide suggestions for follow-up activities. Parents learn about community services available to them and speak with representatives of agencies serving families. The information from screening is also used to determine whether a child should be evaluated for a suspected disability. When school staff reasonably believes a child is a child with a disability, they refer the child for evaluation by a District Individualized Education Program (IEP) team. Developmental screening will be part of the kindergarten screening. Watch for the dates in the SDA mailings.

A physician, nurse, psychologist, social worker or administrator of a social agency who reasonably believes a child brought to him or her for services is a child with a disability has a legal duty to report the child to the school district in which the child resides. If the child attends a private school in another school district, the child should be reported to the district where the child attends school. Before referring the child, the person making the referral must inform the child's parent that the refer-

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POLICIES, PROCEDURES AND ANNUAL NOTICES continued ral will be made. The referral must be in writing and include the reason why the person believes the child is a child with a disability. Others who reasonably believe a child is a child with a disability may also refer the child. A referral for the SDA may be sent to the address listed above.

The SDA maintains pupil records, including information from screening and special education referral. All records directly related to a student and maintained by the SDA are pupil records. They include records maintained in any way including, but not limited to, computer storage media, video and audiotape, film, microfilm, and microfiche. Records maintained for personal use by a teacher and not available to others and records available only to persons involved in the psychological treatment of a child are not pupil records.

The SDA maintains several classes of pupil records. "Progress records" include grades, courses the child has taken, the child's attendance record, immunization records, required lead screening records, and records of school extra- curricular activities. Progress records must be maintained for at least five years after the child ceases to be enrolled.

"Behavioral records" include such records as psychological tests, personality evaluations, records of conversations, written statements relating specifically to the pupil's behavior, tests relating specifically to achievement or measurement of ability, physical health records other than immunization and lead screening records, law enforcement officers' records, and other pupil records that are not "progress records."

Law enforcement officers' records are maintained separately from other pupil records. Behavioral records may be maintained for no longer than one year after the child graduates or otherwise ceases to be enrolled, unless the parent specifies in writing that the records may be maintained for a longer period of time. The SDA informs parents when pupil records are no longer needed to provide special education. At the request of the child's parents, the SDA destroys the information that is no longer needed.

"Directory data" includes the student's name, address, telephone listing, date and place of birth, major field of study, participation in officially recognized activities and sports, weight and height of members of athletic teams, dates of attendance, photographs, degrees and awards received, and the name of the school most recently previously attended by the student.

"Pupil physical health records" include basic health information about a pupil, including the pupil's immunization records, an emergency medical card, a log of first aid and medicine administered to the pupil, an athletic permit card, a record concerning the pupil's ability to participate in an education program, any required lead screening records, the results of any routine screening test, such as for hearing, vision or scoliosis, and any follow-up to the test, and any other basic health information, as determined by the state superintendent. Any pupil record relating to a pupil's physical health that is not a pupil physical health record is treated as a patient health care record under sections 146.81 to 146.84, Wisconsin Statutes. Any pupil record concerning HIV testing is treated as provided under section 252.15, Wisconsin Statutes.

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), and section 118.125, Wisconsin Statutes, afford parents and students over 18 years of age ("eligible students") the following rights with respect to education records: • The right to inspect and review the student's education records within 45 days of receipt of the request. Parents or eligible students should submit to the school principal a written request that identifies the records(s) they wish to inspect. The principal will make arrangements for access and notify the parent or eligible student of the time and place where the records may be inspected. The SDA will comply with the request without unnecessary delay and before any meeting about an individualized education program, or any due process hearing, and in no case more than 45 days after the request has been made. If any record includes information on more than one child, the parents of those children have the right to inspect and review only the information about their child or to be informed of that specific information. Upon request, the SDA will give a parent or eligible student a copy of the progress records and a copy of the behavioral records. Upon request, the SDA will give the parent or eligible student a list of the types and locations of education records collected, maintained, or used by the SDA for special education. The SDA will respond to reasonable requests for explanations and interpretations of the records. A representative of the parent may inspect and review the records.

• The right to request the amendment of the student's education records that the parent or eligible student believes is inaccurate or misleading. Parents or eligible students may ask the SDA to amend a record that they believe is inaccurate or misleading. They should write the school principal, clearly identify the part of the record they want changed, and specify why it is inaccurate or misleading. If the SDA decides not to amend the record, the SDA will notify the parent or eligible student of the decision and the right to a hearing regarding the request for amendment. Additional information regarding the hearing procedures will be provided to the parent or eligible student when notified of the right to a hearing.

• The right to consent to disclosures of personally identifiable information in the student's education records, except to the extent that federal and state law authorizes disclosure without consent. The exceptions are stated in 34 CFR 99.31, Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act regulations; Sec. 9528, PL107-110, No Child Left Behind Act of 2001; and section 118.125(2)(a) to (m) and sub. (2m), Wis. Statutes. One exception that permits disclosure without consent is disclosures to school officials with legitimate educational interests. A

school official is a person employed by the SDA as an administrator, supervisor, instructor, or support staff member (including health or medical staff and law enforcement unit personnel); a person serving on the school board; a person or company with whom the SDA has contracted to perform a special task (such as an attorney, auditor, medical consultant, or therapist); or a parent or student serving on an official committee, such as a disciplinary or grievance committee, or assisting another school official in performing his or her tasks. A school official has a legitimate educational interest if the official needs to review an education record in order to fulfill his or her professional responsibility. Upon request, the SDA discloses education records without consent to officials of another school district in which a student seeks or intends to enroll. Also the SDA discloses "directory data" without consent, unless the parent notifies the SDA that it may not be released without prior parental consent.

• The right to file a complaint with the U. S. Department of Education concerning alleged failures by the SDA to comply with the requirements of FERPA. The name and address of the Office that administers FERPA is: Family Policy Compliance Office, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, DC 20202- 4605.

BLOODBORNE PATHOGEN COMPLIANCE PLAN In accordance with the blood borne pathogen standard (1916.1030), the SDMA hereby serves notice to all interested parties that the SDA compliance and control plan for blood borne pathogens is available for inspection and review at the District Office during regular business hours (8 am – 4 pm).

DRUG FREE SCHOOLS The SDA will comply with all provisions and federal requirements as outlined in the Drug Free Schools and Communities Act Amendments of 1989. The SDA’s program provides for a developmentally-based drug and alcohol education and prevention program for students enrolled in all grades of the school SDA from early childhood level and continuing through the twelfth grade. The program addresses the social and health consequences of drug and alcohol use, as well as the legal ramifications of such use, and provides age appropriate and effective techniques for resisting peer pressure to use illegal drugs and/or alcohol.

Information provided to students shall communicate that the use of illegal drugs and the unlawful possession and use of alcohol is illegal and harmful to one’s health.

Students and employees of the SDA are hereby notified that the unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensing, possession of or use of a controlled substance, or the use of alcohol on school SDA property, including all SDA-owned vehicles, is prohibited at all times. These same provisions shall be in effect at all school-sponsored events or extracurricular activities while off school premises.

Students or employees who violate the provisions of the SDA’s Drug Free Schools policies will be subject to disciplinary action, including suspension or expulsion for students, and suspension and/or termination of employment for SDA employees. In addition, referral for prosecution will be imposed on students and employees who violate the standards of the SDA’s policies. Information regarding drug and alcohol counseling and rehabilitation programs will be made available to students and employees of the school SDA. Information regarding such programs is available in the District office or by contacting Pupil Services at 715268- 9771, ext. 337.

NCLB (TITLE) PROGRAMS – TITLE I The SDA will provide Title I programs in accordance with State and Federal guidelines and regulations to ensure that parents of the children being served in the Title I programs have an adequate opportunity to participate in the design and implementation of the SDA’s Title I program.

The following procedures have been developed to ensure that parents of the children being served in the Title I programs have an adequate opportunity to participate in the design and implementation of the School SDA of Amery’s Title I program.

• Parents of a child selected to participate in the Title I program will be notified of the same and informed as to why and how their child was selected for placement in the Title I program.

• Parent/Teacher conferences will be held at least twice a year with the parents of each participating child to discuss the child’s placement and progress. Discussion will include helpful ideas parents can use to compliment the child’s instruction.

• Amery’s Title I program personnel will be accessible to meet with parents during regular school hours or by appointment. School telephone numbers and email addresses will be widely published.

• Parents of participating children are encouraged to observe all Title I program activities. These times can be scheduled to accommodate parents or to provide an orientation before observation is scheduled.

Information regarding the Title I activities for parents who cannot participate will be disseminated through letter, telephone or conference.

• Parents may be invited to two annual meetings: a fall meeting to disseminate Title I program information and a spring meeting to review the composition and goals of the program, assess the needs and desires of the parents, revise procedures as warranted and evaluate the program. Minutes will be kept on record.

• Parents will be informed of timely information by letter, telephone, newsletter or conference. Parent/School compacts have been developed to better serve the child.

• Parents of Title I children will be kept informed of parental involvement requirements such as Book Bags, Parent/School Compacts, conferences and other relevant provisions of the Title I program.

• Information, programs and activities for parents will be provided in a language and form that can be easily understood.

• Parents wishing to express a complaint about aspects of parental involvement in the Title I program may follow complaint procedures established by the SDA. ACCESS TO RECORDS The SDA Board of Education shall allow persons to have access to SDA records in accordance with this policy and in accordance with state and federal law.

The District Administrator and Director of Finances shall be designated as the legal custodians of records for the District. The legal custodians shall keep and preserve records of the authority and shall have full legal power to render decisions and carry out duties related to records maintained by any SDA authority. The legal custodians may deny access to records only in accordance with the law.

The public may obtain information and access to public records, make requests for public records or obtain copies of public records in custody of the District during regular District Office hours. The District Office is located at 543 Minneapolis Avenue, Amery, WI 54001.

The SDA is authorized to impose a fee on the requester, which does not exceed the actual, necessary and direct cost of reproduction and time for the search, compilation and reproduction of requested materials.

YOUTH OPTIONS PROGRAM Youth Options Program information is provided to all high school students annually prior to March 1 for the fall semester and October 1 for the spring semester. Wisconsin’s Youth Options Program allows juniors and seniors in the SDA who meet eligibility requirements to be able to take post- secondary courses at a University of Wisconsin institution or Wisconsin technical college. Board-approved courses may count toward high school graduation as well as for college credit. If a student reaches “Senior Status,” they are eligible to take two semesters of Youth Options; however, the total credits allowed per student may not exceed 18 credits. Please contact the high school guidance office at 715-2689771. ext. 253 for information regarding this program.

STUDENT USE AND POSSESSION OF ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT The SDA allows students to possess electronic equipment, including, but not limited to, pagers, cellular telephones, games and personal handheld computers, during the school day on school premises and at school-sponsored activities under the following conditions: 1. Students who bring electronic equipment to school are responsible for keeping it turned off and out of sight during the school day, which includes the full period of time between the beginning of the first class and the end of the last class of the school day, unless there is an emergency situation that jeopardizes the safety of students or staff. Each building Principal will establish regulations governing use in the school buildings and on the school grounds.

2. Students shall not use electronic equipment while being transported to and from school or school-sponsored activities or trips, unless they receive permission from the supervising teacher, coach or bus driver, or if there is an emergency situation that jeopardizes the safety of students, chaperones or staff.

3. Students shall not turn on or use electronic equipment while on school-sponsored activities or trips, unless they receive permission from the supervising teacher, coach or bus driver, or if there is an emergency situation that jeopardizes the safety of students, chaperones or staff.

4. Any parent or guardian who wants to have his/her student use electronic equipment at an unauthorized time may submit a request in writing to the student’s building Principal, fully explaining the reasons for the use. The Principal’s decision shall be final.

Exceptions to this policy may be made for students who have requested special permission and the building Principal has determined the electronic equipment will be used or possessed for medical, school, educational, vocational or other legitimate purposes. Violations of this policy shall result in disciplinary action in accordance with the parent/ student handbook in effect for the student’s school.

STUDENT LOCKERS Lockers shall be provided, when space is available, for each student in grades one through 12 for the storage and safety of personal possessions. School officials and/or their designee and the School Liaison Officer have the right of access to student lockers at all times since the lockers are SDA property. A locker deposit may be charged in accordance with established guidelines. Instead of storing valuables in their lockers, students may bring them to the office for safekeeping.

TOBACCO USE ON SCHOOL PREMISES No official or staff member shall take action that might encourage a student to smoke or otherwise use tobacco products. There shall be no smoking or other use of tobacco products in any school building or on school premises owned by, rented by or under the control of the Board.

This includes vehicles, offices, shops, warehouses or other enclosed structures at any time, day or night, and applies during non- school events as well as during school-sponsored events.

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POLICIES, PROCEDURES AND ANNUAL NOTICES continued COMPULSORY STUDENT ATTENDANCE AND TRUANCY The Board of Education recognizes the positive relationship between regular school attendance and success in school and employment. In accordance with state law, the Polk County Truancy Ordinance and the Amery Municipal Truancy Ordinance, all children between six (6) and eighteen (18) years of age must attend school full time until the end of the term, quarter or semester in which they become eighteen (18) years of age, unless they have a legal excuse, fall under one of the exceptions outlined in Wis. Stats. 118.15, or have graduated from high school.

Procedures shall be developed by the administration to enhance the full attendance requirement. These procedures shall be in accordance with state law, Polk County Ordinances and Amery Municipal Truancy Ordinance, and shall be approved by the Board of Education. The SDA shall not deny a student credit in a course or subject solely because of a student’s unexcused absences.

Enforcement of the student attendance and truancy policy and procedures shall be a shared responsibility between the schools, social service agencies, law enforcement officials, students, parents and the community at large.

BULL YING The School District of Amery strives to provide a safe, secure and respectful learning environment for all students in school buildings, on school grounds, and school buses and at school- sponsored activities.

Bullying has a harmful social, physical, psychological and academic impact on bullies, victims and bystanders. The school district consistently and vigorously addresses bullying so that there is no disruption to the learning environment and learning process.

Bullying is deliberate or intentional behavior using words or actions, intended to cause fear, intimidation or harm. Bullying may be repeated behavior and involves an imbalance of power. The behavior may be motivated by an actual or perceived distinguishing characteristic, such as, but not limited to: age, sex race, color, national origin, ancestry, creed, religion, economic status, pregnancy, marital, familial or parental status, sexual orientation, genetic information, handicap or physical, mental, emotional or learning disability or other protected status.

Bullying behavior can be Physical (e.g. assault, hitting or punching, kicking, theft, threatening behavior), Verbal (e.g. threatening or intimidating language, teasing or name-calling, racist remarks) or Indirect (e.g. spreading cruel rumors, intimidation through gestures, social exclusion and sending insulting messages or pictures by mobile phone or using the internet – also known as cyber bullying).

Bullying behavior is prohibited in all schools, buildings, property and educational environments, including any property or vehicle owned, leased or used by the school district. This includes public transportation regularly used by students to go to and from school. Educational environments include, but are not limited to, every activity under school supervision.

All school staff members and school officials who observe or become aware of acts of bullying are required to report these acts to their immediate Supervisor. Any other person, including a student who is either a victim of the bullying or is aware of the bullying or any other concerned individual is encouraged to report the conduct to their building Principal; Reports of bullying may be made verbally or in writing and may be made confidentially. All such reports, whether verbal or in writing, will be taken seriously and a clear account of the incident is to be documented.

NOTICE OF EDUCATIONAL OPTIONS FOR CHILDREN WHO RESIDE IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT The SDA offers students a variety of educational options to children who reside in the District. The District’s primary educational pathway and instructional program for students involves a progression from 4-year-old Kindergarten through 12th grade, leading to a high school diploma.

The District’s schools and each school’s most recent state- assigned performance category (if available), show that Lien Elementary School (Grades 4K-2), Amery Intermediate School (Grades 3-5) and Amery High School (Grades 9-12) meet the expectations set by the State and Amery Middle School (Grades 6-8) exceeds those expectations.

Some of the specific education programs offered to eligible students who are enrolled in and attending the District’s schools include the following: • Early childhood special education (for students who are at least 3 years old but not yet school-age) • Special education for students with disabilities • English language learner education • Gifted and talented education • Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs • Individualized program and curriculum modifications • Alternative education program(s) • At-risk education (e.g., for students identified as being at-risk of not graduating from high school) • Summer school programming The full version of the District’s most recent school and school district accountability report, as issued by the WI Department of Public Instruction under section 115.385 of the state statutes, can be accessed via the following page on the District’s website: https://apps2.dpi.wi.gov/ reportcards/ Educational options for students who are enrolled in the ASD that involve part-time attendance at an educational institution other than a

school of the ASD include the following: • The Course Options Program, which provides opportunities to apply for approval to take up to 2 courses at a time at another educational institution; is subject to state and local eligibility requirements, including the limitation that the courses must satisfy a high school graduation requirement; and includes certain District-approved dual credit opportunities that the District offers in conjunction with a partner institution of higher education.

• The Youth Options Program, which provides opportunities to apply for approval to take courses at certain institutions of higher education; and is available only to students who are enrolled in the 11th or 12th grade.

Additional educational options for children who reside in the District that involve full-time enrollment/attendance at a school, program, or other educational institution that is not a school or instrumentality of the ASD include the following: • High school students meeting certain age and other eligibility requirements may be permitted to attend a technical college or certain other programs for the purpose of completing a program leading to the student’s high school graduation or to a high school equivalency diploma.

• Full-time Open Enrollment involving physical attendance in a public school of a nonresident district or attendance through a virtual charter school that is associated with a nonresident schooldistrict.

• Beginning in the 2016-17 school year, a child with a disability who meets the program’s specific eligibility requirements may apply to attend an eligible, participating private school under a scholarship awarded through the state’s “Special Needs Scholarship Program,” as established under section 115.7915 of the state statutes.

• Enrollment in a private school of the family’s choosing (at the family’s own cost, as applicable).

• Enrollment in a home-based private educational program as provided under state law.

Educational options for children who reside in the ASD but who are enrolled in and attending a private school or home- based private educational program include the following: • Such students have the opportunity to attend summer school classes/ programs offered.

• Private school students in the high school grades have the opportunity to apply for approval to take up two courses per semester in a District school, pursuant to section 118.145(4) of the state statutes.

• Students who are enrolled in a home-based private educational program have the opportunity to: - Apply for approval to take up two courses per semester in public schools as provided under section 118.53.

- Participate in District interscholastic athletics as provided under section 118.133.

For more information about any of the educational options listed in this notice, please contact the School Principals, District Office or the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

ANNUAL SCHOOL PERFORMANCE REPORT The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction collects data related to school performance on an annual basis for every school district in the state, including the SDA. The most current information can be found at the Wisconsin School Performance Report (SPR) website: http://www2. dpi.state.wi.us/spr/. The SPR was created in 1991 with the passage of State Statute 115.38. It serves as the state's annual public school report card, and represents the department's most comprehensive resource for data on school performance and student achievement. Information in the School Performance Report comes from three sources: • Wisconsin’s 426 public school districts and its two state schools (Wisconsin School for the Deaf and Wisconsin School for the Visually Handicapped) •Private firms that administer assessments to Wisconsin’s students (ACT, AP, etc.)

•DPI data collections other than SPR (PI-1505 Annual Report, PI1202 Fall Staff Report, and PI-1215 Curriculum Report FACTS ABOUT MENINGOCOCCAL DISEASE: Attention Parents/Guardians of students enrolled in grades 6-12!

The SDA would like to inform you about the dangers of meningococcal disease, commonly known as bacterial meningitis, a rare but potentially fatal infection that can occur among teenagers and college students. While meningococcal disease is rare and difficult to contract, it is very serious. There is now a vaccine that may help to prevent this infection. Meningococcal bacteria can potentially be transmitted through close contact with an infected person through direct contact with respiratory and/or oral secretions from an infected person (for example, through sharing drinking containers or kissing). Teenagers and college students are at increased risk for meningococcal disease compared to the general population, accounting for nearly 30 percent of all U.S. cases every year. Meningococcal disease can be misdiagnosed as something less serious, because early symptoms like high fever, severe headache, nausea, vomiting and stiff neck, are similar to those of common viral illnesses. The disease can progress rapidly and can cause death or permanent disability within 48 hours of initial symptoms.

Up to 83 percent of all cases among teens and college students may potentially be prevented through immunization, the most effective way to prevent this disease. A meningococcal vaccine is available that protects against four out of five strains of bacterium that cause meningococcal disease in the U.S.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other leading medical organizations recommends that all 11- 12 years olds should be vaccinated with meningococcal conjugate vaccine (MCV4). A booster shot is recommended for teens at age 16 to continue providing protection when their risk for meningococcal disease is highest.

HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTRUCTION The SDA offers human growth and development curriculum for all students in an age-appropriate manner. Additional information is covered in elective courses such as Parenting. Outlines of what is covered in the curriculum are available from Oralee Schock, Director of Curriculum at 715- 268-9771, ext. 277. Parents or guardians may review the curriculum and instructional materials used by the District by contacting Ms. Schock.

No student may be require to take instruction in human growth and development generally or in specified subjects within the program if the parent files a written request that the student be exempted. A student exempted from such instruction will receive instruction in the subject areas described in sections 118.01(2)(d)2c and 8 of the state statutes.

Any questions should be directed to the Director of Curriculum, School District of Amery, 543 Minneapolis Ave S, Amery, WI 54001.

STUDENT ACADEMIC STANDARDS The SDA Board has a responsibility for maintaining a minimum program of instruction guaranteed by the state Statute 118.30(1g)(a) and for initiating improvements beyond that minimum. Professional staff, under the direction and supervision of the curriculum coordinator, are delegated the responsibility for developing curriculum changes and additions. The SDA School Board approves the adoption of curriculum standards on an annual basis. The SDA establishes their own standards and locally aligns their curriculum and instruction. SDA K-12 English Language Arts and mathematics are based upon the Common Core State Standards. All other program areas are based upon the most current Wisconsin Model Academic Standards as well as the National Standards.

VISITORS TO SCHOOLS The Board of Education encourages parents and citizens of the school district to visit our schools in accordance with reasonable procedures established by the administration. The intent of those procedures shall be to make the programs of the district open to the public, while at the same time providing security for students and staff and minimizing the disturbance and disruption of the educational process.

Access to school buildings will be limited to the main entrance when school is in session. All building visitors shall be required to register at the building office, state the purpose of the visit, and wear an ID badge when in the school. Visitors wishing to bring animals should contact the building Principal prior to the visit.

STUDENT ACCIDENT INSURANCE The SDA provides accident insurance for students while they are in school or playing in school-sponsored activities. The insurance provider, Student Assurance, works with the SDA to provide coverage that is to be used as a supplement to a family’s existing insurance coverage. A $250 deductible will be applied to claims submitted to Student Assurance for payment. Any injury that occurs at school should be immediately reported to a staff member. An injury report will be forwarded to the students’ parent or guardian, who will then submit any related medical bills to their own insurance company. They will then send a copy of the injury report, along with their insurance provider’s explanation of benefits, to Student Assurance. Medical costs that are not covered by insurance will be paid by Student Assurance, less the $250 deductible.

If you have any questions regarding this supplemental student accident insurance, please feel free to contact any of the school offices. We are looking forward to an exciting (and safe) school year!

SCHOOL WELLNESS POLICY School districts participating in federally subsidized child nutrition programs (e.g. National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, Wisconsin Morning Milk Program) were required to establish local school wellness policies by the beginning of the 2006/07 school year.

The policy was formally adopted by the Board of Education in December of 1995 at the December Board of Education meeting and was recently reviewed by the School Wellness Committee, as required by the policy.

(Board policy 672, also located on the school district website at: www. amerysd.k12.wi.us.)

UNPAID MEAL CHARGES School districts participating in federally subsidized nutrition programs (e.g. National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, Wisconsin Morning Milk Program) were required to establish an Unpaid Meal Charges policy. The policy was formally adopted by the Board of Education in May of 2017. This Board of Education shall establish and maintain a policy to maintain control over meal accounts which are not kept at a positive balance. (Board policy 760.1, also located on the school district website at: www.amerysd.k12.wi.us.)

Please direct any inquiries regarding these notices to: District Administrator, School District of Amery, 543 Minneapolis Ave S, Amery, WI 54001.

This document may also be found on the District’s website at www. amerysd.k12.wi.us Revised August 2018 WNAXLP

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AMERY MIDDLE SCHOOL Nina Hutton..................Clubhouse Director Deborah Anderson Reading Interventionist Andy Johnson...............Mechanic ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF Laura Badman Music Michelle Moore.............School Nutrition Secretary James Kuchta..............District Administrator Ann Behnke Special Education Stacy Nelson, RDN, CD..Director of School Nutrition Dr. Shawn Doerfler.....High School Principal Levi Busse Mathematics Tom Bensen................. Middle School Principal Tom Olson.....................Transp./Grounds Supervisor Allen Carlson Technology Education Oralee Schock..............Intermediate Principal Harley Peterson Computer Technician Cassie Castro Special Education Cheryl Meyer...............Elementary Principal Becky Schmidt.............Administrative Assistant Jennifer Chivers Speech/Language Clinician Brad Baumgartner.....Director of Pupil Services George Sigsworth........Facilities Director Annelise Collins Grade 6 Stacy Sigsworth...........Financial Secretary Myranda Geiger French DISTRICT-WIDE STAFF Susan Thayer................Student Enrollment Seceretary Meredith Enjaian Music Barb French*............... Physical Therapist Clint Waalen.................I/T Coordinator David Haakenson Spanish Josh Gould................... HS Associate Principal/ Melissa Hanson Physical Education

Athletic Director Bus Drivers: Ariel Humpal Science Deanna Johnson......... School Psychologist Elizabeth Bowman Sue Gehrman Matt Humpal Mathematics Katie Johnson.............. School Psychologist Dennis Brase Adam Geeson Anita Jalonack Language Arts Greta McCarty............ Tech Integrator Jonathan Bratt Mark Hatella Michael Kelly Alternative Education Sherry Monson*.......... Physical Therapy Assistant Josh Bump Jerol Johnson Cheri Lee Business Education Linnea Seaman........... School Nurse Allen Carlson Brian Johnson Lori Leitzke Grade 6 Brenna Sweeney*........ Occupational Therapist Mandy Cheney Larry Oft Danielle Macholl Grade 6 Emily Warren*............ Occupational Therapy Asst.

David Corbett Darci Waterman-Eckwall Media Specialist *Contracted Providers Greta McCarty Marcia Frisco Jenny Meixner Grade 6 Tammi Milberg Language Arts/Math LIEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Clubhouse Childcare: Juli Montgomery-Riess Student Success Coordinator Amanda Aizpurua...... Kindergarten Monica Aikin Ashley Lester Marya Oft Social Studies Renee' Anderson.......... Art Janice Arnold Michele Marquand Kevin Olson Art Travis Bauermeister.. 4K Marissa Arthur Anjanette Osero Shayne Curtis Grade 6 Lisa Bensen.................. Guidance Counselor Lori Becker Ashley Penard Mark Oman Science Heather Bjorne............ Special Education Michelle Fronczek Rachel Peterson Matt Pettersen Social Studies Annie Braaten............. Media Specialist Honesty Houle Tiffany Swager Kristin Scheldorf Language Arts/Math Brenda Cronk.............. Grade 2 Kathy Hyden Deb Wilder Justin Schuh Physical Education Jessica D’Ambrosio..... Grade 1 Amy LeTourneau Laura Sjogren Language Arts Whitney Feidt.............. Title I Jessica Smith Special Education Heather Hahn.............. Grade 1 LIEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Kathy Vincent Family/Consumer Education Teresa Haines.............. Early Childhood Secretary...........................Katie Elmer Kate Weisenbeck Guidance Counselor Lisa Hill........................ 4K/K Montessori Paraeducators Janice Jensen.............. Special Education Sue Baukol Louann Pechacek AMERY HIGH SCHOOL Jana Kastanek............. Grade 2 Heidi Bloomer Sue Spurrell Donna Anich................Mathematics Jennifer Kennedy....... Grade 2 Project Based Laurie Byrnes Sheila Wagner Renee Anderson..........Art Stacia Koerper............. Kindergarten Ashley Hanson Tammy Wassberg Laura Badman............Music Jennifer Komanec...... Grade 2 Jill Jackson Tammy Winchell Danielle Bebus.............English JoNell Leadholm......... Kindergarten Kari Kulzer Misty Wishard Steve Bielmeier............Physical Education Alexandria Lilienthal 4K Jana Oman Mary Ziegler Sam Bosley...................Mathematics/Physics Cathy Loverude........... Kindergarten Custodians Christopher Boyd........Band/Music Kristine Matthias....... Speech/Language Pathologist Bonnie Gehrman Greg Tilton Michael Buenzli..........English Jennifer Melberg......... Grade 2 Elizabeth O’Connell-Bengtson Lorna Coleman............English Trish Meyers............... 4K School Nutrition Paul Enslin..................Science Meredith Oman........... Title I/Reading Specialist Janice Berry Amy Corbett Joshua Ganje...............Technology Education Gwyn Otto.................... 4K/K Montessori Lisa Christen Liz Waltzer Karen Ganje.................Guidance Counselor Kathy Peters................ Grade 1 Montessori AMERY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL Myranda Geiger..........French Danielle Peterson........ Physical Education Secretary...........................Christy Mancl David Haakenson........Spanish Rebecca Radle.............. Student Success Coordinator Paraeducators Jennifer Helbig............Speech/Language Beth Schradle.............. Grade 1 Terri Cran Lori Pickard Cinthia Johnson..........Spanish Carrie Schuh............... Grade 2 Sandy Johnson Karen Schwerdtfeger Michael Kelly...............Alternative Education/Phy Ed Kari Moskal................. Music Erin Osero Kaye Swanson Yvonne Kurtzhals.......Guidance Counselor Lynnette Wentz........... 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COOKING WORLD Tomatoes are ripening and are available from gardens, at farmer’s markets, etc.

These are lovely to serve. Everyone will like them.

Tidbit: Believe you can and Carolyn Lumsden you’re halfway there. (Theodore Roosevelt) 715-483-9738

This strawberry dessert is pretty to serve and yummy to eat. You will need 1 baked angel food cake cut into bite-site cubes. Make it a bit ahead of when you need to serve this dessert.

STRAWBERRY TRIFLE Beat or whip together until thickened: 2 pkgs. (3.4 oz. each) instant vanilla pudding 4 cups cold milk Gently stir in: 2 cups frozen whipped topping, thawed Put the cubed angel food cake pieces in large bowl and drizzle with: 1/3 cup orange juice Toss to coat.

Wash and drain well and de-top enough strawberries to make 3 cups fresh sliced berries.

Grate: 5 oz. white chocolate Put half of the angel food cake pieces into a trifle bowl (or large clear bowl).

Put half of the pudding mixture on top of the cake cubes.

Put half of the chocolate grated pieces on top of the pudding.

Put half of the sliced berries over grated chocolate.

Repeat layers ending with strawberries on top.

Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes before serving.

Refrigerate any leftover trifle.

Hint: To grate the white chocolate, soften slightly in microwave, then remove and grate.

This bean salad is easy to make. Serve at home or take to any potluck, etc. This is another make ahead salad so it saves time when getting the rest of your meal, etc.

GARBANZO BEAN SALAD Whisk together in large bowl: Juice of 3 lemons 2 T. olive oil 1 T. minced garlic Add and stir to combine: 1 small chopped cucumber 1 cup cherry (or grape) tomatoes, cut in half 1 can (19 oz.) garbanzo beans (chick peas), rinsed and drained salt and pepper to taste Sprinkle on top: 4 T. chopped fresh parsley (or more to taste) Refrigerate for an hour prior to serving.

HASSELBACK TOMATOES Slice thinly almost all the way thru but leave some meat of the tomato on the bottom: 4 larger Roma tomatoes Cut into half: 1 pre-sliced log of mozzarella cheese Wedge the mozzarella slice between each slice of tomato.

Sprinkle on top of the tomato: 10 large basil leaves, torn into pieces Bring to a boil, cook until thick, about 4 minutes: 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar 1 T. extra-virgin olive oil Drizzle the hot vinegar mixture over the top of the stuffed tomatoes.

Sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste. Serve immediately. Serves 4.

This cake is so easy. It uses a cake mix and can of fruit cocktail.

FRUIT COCKTAIL CAKE Drain and save juice: 1 can (16 oz.) fruit cocktail Combine and beat for 2 minutes: 1 yellow cake mix (2 layer size) the saved fruit cocktail juice 2 eggs 1/4 cup veg. oil Add and combine: the drained fruit cocktail Put into greased/sprayed 9x13” baking pan.

Sprinkle with: 1/2 cup brown sugar Bake at 350º for 35-40 minutes or until done (toothpick test). Put onto wire rack to cool. You can frost or eat as is.

MEXICAN SPICY PASTA SALAD Combine dressing and set aside: 1/2 cup Italian dressing 1 tsp. ground cumin 1 tsp. salt 1/4 tsp. ground pepper Cook to al dente, according to directions and set aside: 1 cup rotino pasta While pasta is cooking, combine and set aside: 1 cup Hot, Thick and Chunky Salsa (your choice) 1 can (4 oz.) chopped green chilies 1 can (4 oz.) sliced black olives, drained 1 can (14 oz.) fire roasted tomatoes 1 can (14 oz.) red kidney beans, rinsed and drained 1/2 cup red bell pepper, seeded and diced 3/4 cup sweet corn (cooked, canned and drained, or frozen, thawed) 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro 2 green onions, sliced While pasta is hot, combine all the ingredients except the dressing.

Pour the dressing over all and toss to combine.

Serve hot or room temperature. Serves 4.

Tips: Remember to wash all fruits before serving.

That includes watermelons and all other melons, etc.

If serving vegetables raw, wash after cutting, slicing, etc. and drain well.

If plastic containers have taken on any odors, wash with a warm baking soda solution, rinse and wipe dry.

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state’s purchase of land MADISON, Wisconsin for recreational and park (August 15, 2018) The use, developed programs Wisconsin Foundation to clean up lakes and and Alumni Association streams, and helped to is celebrating the birthday create the slogan “We Like of UW–Madison grad and It Here,” which emphaformer governor Warren sized the quality of life in Knowles.

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The Saint Croix County Knowles drew national native loved to fish. The attention by calling out water and the quiet simWisconsin National Guard plicity of nature cleansed troops to control civhis soul. As Wisconsin’s il-rights and Vietnam War 37th governor, he couldn’t protests in Milwaukee and wait for the yearly tradiat his alma matter, the tion that he established University of Wisconsin– in 1968: the Governor’s PHOTO COURTESY OF WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES Madison.

The decision to Annual Fishing Opener, Governor Knowles trout fishing deploy troops took its toll the unofficial kickoff to on Knowles’s reputation and his well-being. “I was the Wisconsin summer-tourism season. tired and frustrated,” he said. “I told my assistant For Knowles, the environment, jobs, and quality [that] for the good of my own health and because of of life in Wisconsin were intertwined. Born in River frustration, I decided not to run for reelection.” He left Falls, Wisconsin, on August 19, 1908, he earned his office in 1971. law degree at the University of Wisconsin in 1933.

On May 1, 1993, Knowles grabbed his fishing gear After joining his uncle’s practice in New Richmond, for the 25th annual Governor’s Fishing Opener. He he ran for the Saint Croix County Board. Knowles passed away that afternoon as he brought in fish he’d later told a reporter, “From that time on, I had some caught on Lake Arbutus. “If he has to go, I’m sure this interest in politics.” is the way he would want to go,” said then-governor State Republicans convinced Knowles to run for Tommy Thompson. “He was an outstanding governor governor in 1964 — a bad year for Republicans. On and a perfect gentleman.” election night, his candidacy appeared doomed.

Profiles of Knowles and many other UW–Madison “I went to bed defeated and woke up as governor,” alumni who have changed the world are featured on Knowles said. Despite a Democratic landslide across UWScoop.com. You’ll also find more information on the country, he won. our vintage truck traveling the highways and biways Known for his sense of humor, Knowles was liked of Wisconsin, delivering free Babcock ice cream. by both Democrats and Republicans. He guided the

Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2 - 4 pm Beach House Fun Try your hand at hooking some fish in our Match Your Catch game, make “fish art”, or maybe you want to look for aquatic insects along the beach—all this (and more!) will be found at the Beach House by the Lake O’ the Dalles.

Thursday, Aug. 23, 9:30 - 10:30 am Nature Storytime Preschoolers and their caregivers join us for a nature story, activity, and snack. Meet at the Ice Age Center.

Friday, Aug. 24, 10 - 11 am Buzz Bird

Come to the Ice Age Center to try out a game that combines fun facts and fast fingers.

Saturday, Aug. 25, 10 am—Noon Eagle Activity Are bald eagles really bald? How did they come by such a name?

Stop in at the Ice Age Center to learn more about the eagles of the world.

Saturday, Aug. 25, 4 - 5 pm Animal Puppet Visit the Ice Age Center to learn about some of the many creatures that call Interstate Park their home—then make your very own animal puppet!

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By: Larry Phillipson 8-5-2018 It is hard to believe that August is here, That means Autumn is coming near.

Soon Wisconsin and Minnesota will have their fairs, All the displays will be shown there.

Popcorn and ice cream will be on sale, Hot dogs and bratwursts will be served without fail.

It is coming, but it'll be a while, Meanwhile We'll take each day with a smile.

August is the time of golden grain, Another year of harvest in refrain.

The corn is standing in the field, Soon farmers will reap their yield.

I remember when I was a boy of 18, To work in the harvest was a childhood dream.

In North Dakota 3 dollars a day was what we got, They had wheat shocking on a 90 acre field lot.

100 degrees in burning heat, At season's end the pay couldn't be beat.

I paid 12.95 for some Cavalier boots, For 23 dollars a beautiful suit.

When I got back home I bought a Model A Ford that ran, I sold it and joined the Marines when the war began.

You couldn't even buy a tire, So my dreams had gone up in fire.

Larry Phillipson is a poet laureate of Amery, Wisconsin

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Register for trip to experience “The Agitators” on Thursday, Oct. 4 Expand your knowledge and appreciation with the historical drama “The Agitators.” The League of Women Voters, Upper St. Croix Valley and Luck Community Education have teamed up to offer a day trip on Thursday, October 4. A motor coach bus will start in Siren with several pick-up locations along Wisconsin Hwy. 35 on the way to Park Square Theatre in St. Paul.

The 7:30 pm performance portrays Susan B. Anthony, a famed suffragette, and Frederick Douglass, a former slave who became a renowned civil rights leader. They were friends and allies ~ and sometimes, adversaries.

This is the story of their enduring and tempestuous 45-year friendship, from the Civil War through the changing of the Constitution. They agitated the

nation, they agitated each other, and today, they challenge and inspire us.

Prior to the performance at 6:30 pm, participants can attend an optional, free presentation entitled “Life, Love & Activism: America’s First Female Lawyers.” Attorney and law professor Leondra Hanson will focus on Myra Bradwell, a legal reformer and contemporary of Susan B. Anthony.

The cost for transportation and ticket is either $49 or $57, depending on selection of theatre seats.

Contact Amy Aguado at Luck Community Education by September 10 to PHOTO CREDIT GOAT FACTORY ENTERTAINMENT MEDIA register for the limited number of seats at 715-4722152 ext. 103 or amya@ lucksd.k12.wi.us. A meal before the performance will be pay-your-own at a nearby restaurant.

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Jim Chapin receives Meritorious Service Award Grand Commissionaire Intendant Pass’e Jim Chapin from St. Croix Falls was presented with the 2018 Harold Kahlert Meritorious Service Award for outstanding service and dedication to La Societe at the Grand Voiture de Wisconsin’s August 2018 Grand Promenade in Lake Mills.

Voyager Chapin is a member of Forty et Eight Polk-Burnet Voiture 236.

SELF HELP GROUPS Advance Directive Workshop. Who would make your healthcare decisions in the event you are unable to? How would this person know what decisions you would want made? Learn more about Advance Directives and how to complete them. Free Advance Directive Workshop will be held the first Wednesday of the month from 10-11 a.m. Wisconsin and Minnesota Advance Directives will be available. Call St. Croix Regional Medical Education Services at 715-483-0431 or 800-642-1336 ext. 2431 to register.

Alanon/Alateen (for family and friends of alcoholics) meets Thursday nights 7-8 p.m. at First Lutheran church, Amery. 715-268-8362.

Alcoholics Anonymous meets every Monday 7 p.m., Wednesday 10 a.m., Thursday 7 p.m., Friday 7 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m., Sunday 7 p.m. at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, 217 Deronda St., Amery. 715-781-4380 Jason.

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

Alcoholics Anonymous meets Thursdays 10 a.m. at Parkview Methodist church, Turtle Lake. Contact Mike 715-986-2457.

Alzheimer’s Support Group. First Wednesday of the month 10 a.m. at Amery Senior Center. Last Tuesday of month 1 p.m. at Good Sam Nursing Home. Sharlene Bellefaille 715-635-6601.

Baby & Me. Weekly play and discussion hour for parents and their infants (birth to 12 months).

Wednesdays 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Amery Hospital & Clinic, BirthDay Suites Waiting Room. Join at any time.

No charge.

The Baby Bistro: Breastfeeding Support Group.

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

Breast Feeding Support Group. All nursing mothers and babies are invited to participate. Group meets the second Thursday of the month from 10-11:30 a.m. and the fourth Thursday of the month from 6:30-8 p.m. at St. Croix Regional Medical Center. An International Board Certified Lactation Consultant will facilitate the group. Call 715-483-0431 or 800-642-1336 ext. 2431.

No charge.

C.H.A.D.D. (Children with Attention Deficit Disorder). Parent support group meets the fourth Monday of each month at Firstar Bank board room, Cumberland, 7 p.m. For info. call Pat Skinner at 715-822-8422 and leave message.

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

Caregiver Support Group meets the third Tuesday of every month from 2-3:30 p.m. at the Peace Lutheran Church in Dresser. Contact Barb at ADRC of NW WI at 877-485-2372 for more information.

Compassionate Friends, Tri- County Chapter meets the first Monday of each month at 7 p.m. First Lutheran church, Clear Lake. This group offers support and understanding to families who are grieving the death of a child of any age, from any cause. For more information call 715-263-2739 Domestic Violence (DV) and Sexual Assault (SA) Support Groups and Services. Polk County - domestic violence (DV), sexual assault (SA) and the children’s group are every Monday (DV) and Tuesday (SA) beginning at 6 p.m. Call CRA to find out more info and for the location. Burnett County call CRA for info (the day and time will be changing). For more information call CRA 715-825-4414 or the 24 hour crisis line 1-800-261-7233. All groups and services are free of charge.

Early Stage Alzheimer Support Group. For the diagnosed person and their caregiver. Challenges in early-stage dementia will be discussed, along with therapeutic benefits of family involvement. Sponsored in part by the American Alzheimer’s Association. Meetings are free of charge and open to the public, held at the Amery Centennial Hall the first Wednesday of each month at 10 a.m. Call 715-268-6605 to register.

Epilepsy Foundation of Western Wisconsin. Call 1-800-924-2105.

Family Child Care Professonals Network. Meets the third Thursday of each month. Contact Beth Neely at 715-483-1482 for more information. All family child care providers are welcome.

Farm Crisis. Information on financial, mental health, legal, job retraining resources. Call 1-800-942-2474.

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

Grief Share. Have you lost someone close? Grief Share is a Christian based, non-denominational seminar/support group program that will be meeting at Centennial Hall in Amery every Monday at 1 p.m. For information call Bruce 715-268-2176 or 715-268-8360.

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

The church is located at 1050 Keller Ave. N. GriefShare features nationally recognized experts on grief recovery topics. Seminar sessions include “Is This Normal?” “The Challenges of Grief,” “Grief and Your Relationships,” “Why?” and “Guilt and Anger.” For more information call St. Joseph Catholic church at 715-268-7717.

Head Injury Support Group. Closed head injury, stroke, aneurism or traumatic brain injury which affects your daily living? Learn to cope with your disabilities, provide insight and camaraderie. Second Friday of each month 2-3:30 p.m. Frederic Public Library. Contact Julie Martin 715-327-4474.

Moms in Prayer International. •Two or more women who meet regularly to pray for their children, their schools, their teachers and administrators. •Mothers, grandmothers or anyone who is willing to pray for a specific child and school. •We meet at the Journey Church, 131 Broadway St., Amery, Mondays from 1:302:30 p.m. Contact Jen at 715-268-2223 with questions. (only meets during the school year.)

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

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

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

Polk County Parent-To-Parent Coaliton, a network for parents of children from birth through adulthood who have disabilities or other special needs.

For more information about meetings and advocacy support, contact Lynne 715-472-2002.

PREGNANT. Need help? Our tests and help are free and confidential. 715-755-BABY (2229). Osceola Life Care Center.

Student Assistance Program is for students in the Amery school district who may be having personal or family problems. Strict confidentiality is followed except in cases of danger to self or others. Call 715-2680303 for middle school S.A.P. members or 715-2680214 for high school S.A.P. members.

TEENS—Talk before you run. Trained counselors will listen. 1-800-491-8336 or 715-235-8882.

TEENCARE. Where teens get help fast. 1-800-4918336.

TOPS Club meets Tuesdays 3:30-5 p.m. at the Balsam Lake Municipal Building (under the water tower), Balsam Lake. Contact Sheila 715-857-5892 or just come to a meeting. TOP’s mission is to support our members as they take off and keep off pounds sensibly.

Tutors: Free tutors are available to anyone who would like help studying for GED, English as a Second Language (ESL), or with basic skills in reading or math. Call 715-405-7323 to be matched with a local tutor.

Veteran’s Support Group. 1st Tuesday monthly 5:30-6:30 p.m. at Amery VFW, 130 Wisconsin Ave. Spouses/significant other also welcome and encouraged to attend. Contact Dan 715-768-0679, Amanda 715-429-0467 or Dianna 715-607-1898. Sponsored by Amery VFW Post 7929 and American Legion Post 169.

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

Western Wisconsin LYME Education and Support Group meets: fourth Thursday of the month (April through October) at 7 p.m. at Our Savior’s Lutheran church, 217 Deronda St., Amery. (No meetings November through March). Meetings are free of charge and open to the public. For info call Ann 715-268-2856, Paula 715-268-2035, Bonnie 715-268-9557, Sue 715268-6687.

Women’s Spiritual Growth Group meets each Thursday from 7-8 p.m. at 931 Pine St., St. Croix Falls.

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AMERY COMMUNITY EDUCATION The NEW Fall Amery Community Education brochures are currently online and registrations is open at www.amerysd. k12.wi.us. They will be in mailboxes by the end of August. Pre-register for all classes through Amery Community Ed by calling 715-268-9771 x220 or online unless the class description indicates otherwise.

TRIP: THE CHURCH BASEMENT LADIES in YOU SMELL BARN at the Ames Center Black Box Theatre in Burnsville. After the last of the hot dish is served, the coffee pot is emptied, and the Jell-O molds are put away, these steadfast, sturdy women head to their farms, peel off their good girdles, and get on with their daily chores. With plenty of crazy antics, loads of fresh laughs, and spanking new original songs, YOU SMELL BARN celebrates rural life in the 1950’s. And, at the center of it all, are your favorite Church Basement Ladies.

Wednesday, November 28; Lunch buffet beginning at 11:30 am; Show at 1:00 pm. Motorcoach departs Amery at 10:00 a. Fee $69 includes motor coach, buffet and show, Pre-register with Community Ed by October 31.

Play and Learn Parent-Child Group for children to interact with their parents and other children their age. Parents are led by a Parent Educator to discuss parenting strategies, dilemmas, and everyday happenings with other parents in similar situations.

Mondays, Sept 10 - Nov 12 from 10-11:30 a. No Fee. Pre-registration opens August 27 and is required by calling 715-684-4440. Do Not register through Amery Community Ed Easy Oil Painting "Sunflowers" with a certified Bob Ross instructor. For beginning and experienced painters. The “Joy of Painting” may be the highlight of your year! All supplies and materials provided.

Sept 10 from 5:30-9:30 p. Fee $59. Pre-register with Community Ed ZUMBA Fitness: Are you ready to party yourself into shape? It's an exhilarating, effective, easy-tofollow, Latin-inspired, calorie-burning dance fitness-party that has moved millions of people toward joy and health. If you can walk, you can Zumba®!

Session 1: Wednesdays, Sept 12 - Oct 17 from 6-7 p with Licensed Zumba® Instructor Michelle Flaherty. Fee $40, pre-register through Amery Comm Ed. Gymnastics – Recreational, fun classes at the elementary school on Tuesday & Thursday evenings for girls and boys ages 3 and up. Tumbling Warriors for ages 3-4 from 4-4:40 p. Beginners for ages 5+ from 4:30-5:15 p. Intermediate for ages 6+ from 5:15-6:15 p.

Fall session, September 13 – Oct 11. Fee: Tumbling $38; Beginners $41; Intermediate $47. Pre-register through Community Ed. Primitive Longbow Making: Learn the art of making a primitive and potentially functional long bow as well as a bow string, how to sand the bow, put a finish on the bow and how to store it correctly. Thursdays, Sept 13-Nov 15 from 6-9 p. Supply fee ranges from $35 to $100 depending on choice. WITC class fee $142.88 or Sr Fee (62+ as of 8/28/2018) $75.38 Pre-register with WITC: www.witc.edu or 1-800-2439482 ext 4221 or the WITC form in the printed catalog.

Do NOT register for this class through Community Ed. Hunter Education: DNR - Anyone born on or after 1/1/1973 must have completed a hunter ed course in WI. Youth do not need to complete this course to take part in the Mentored Hunting program. Ages 10+ are welcome to take the class although the certificate is not valid until the child reaches age 12. Pre-registration through Community Ed is required BEFORE the pre-class meeting on Sept 13 at 6:30 p. Five mandatory classes Sept 18, 20, 24, 25 & 27 from 5:30-8:30 p. Fee $10.

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Meet the Pets at Arnell Wyatt is an extra tall, 2 year old Plott Hound/Redbone Coonhound mix. He has a beautiful, shiny, brindle coat. This smart and loveable hound came to the shelter as a stray with house-dog manners.

He knows sit, stay, walks nicely at your side and is housetrained.

Wyatt loves to learn and is gaining new skills every day. He is great in the car, wonderful with children, other dogs, and even gets along well with cats. That said, he is a scent hound and will require an action plan for containment in the yard or on leash.

Watch a video of this boy in action at our website: ARNELLHUMANE.ORG Dogs that are afraid of people are often described as shy, nervous, or cautious. A fearful dog may hide under the bed, cower when approached, bark and/or growl. Shy dogs come in every size, shape, breed, or mix. Why are some dogs shy or afraid of people?

Popular sentiment holds that dogs who exhibit fear toward people must have suffered abuse or something very scary must have happened to them. While

this may be true in some instances, the combination of genetic predisposition and a lack of social experiences in early puppyhood probably play a much larger role.

Fear can show itself in a variety of other behaviors that include jumping up or seeking attention, panting, drooling, excessive shedding, cowering, submissive urination, and refusing to make eye contact. Growling, barking, and other aggressive actions can also be triggered by fear.

Most people who have lived with shy dogs never know the exact root cause. Fortunately, you don’t have to know why a dog is afraid to help him or her overcome those fears.

Management, simply put, is avoiding situations, people or things that trigger the problem by controlling the dog’s surroundings. Management alone won’t solve fears, but it can help prevent your dog’s fear response until he can become more comfortable around those people who scare him.

You might avoid crowded areas, use a leash, crate, or baby gate to prevent your dog from interacting with strangers in your home, prevent a stranger from approaching your dog. Once you have management in place and your dog’s overall stress levels go down, get ready to train, desensitize, and counter-condition!

Basic training is fun and builds your dog’s confidence. Teaching a dog a few simple behaviors such as sit, down, and stay can lay a good foundation for your dog to look to you for direction when he or she is uncertain. While all

positive training will help settle a fearful dog, with specific training exercises you can really pump up a scared dog’s confidence by: Asking politely for everything, Rewarding positive behaviors around people and Train for an alternative default when confronted with scary situations.

With these basic skills under your collar, Desensitization and Counter-conditioning are great ways to help a dog overcome their frightened emotional and physical response to people.

Desensitization is exposure to a fear-evoking stimulus, combined with Counter-conditioning by presenting a pleasant stimulus (such as roast beef or hot dogs) in the presence of a scary stimulus (such as a stranger). The goal is to use the pleasant stimulus to change the dog’s emotional and physiological response to the stranger from fearful to happy and relaxed.

If you would like to help your dog overcome his fears and this method makes sense to you but you aren’t quite sure how to do it, Arnell offers Basic Obedience Force-Free Training Classes and individual private lesson training.

Your dog needn’t be fearful to benefit from Force-Free Training.

All dogs and puppies are better companions with some understanding of your expectations for a happy life together. Contact our trainer Claire, 715 554-1490, to register or make an appointment.

Your dog will thank you and your bond will grow exponentially.

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The Amery Area Public Library has five happy graduates of the 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program!

Congratulations to Miss Alice Lee, and a big shout out to Alice’s family for reading her 1,000+ books!

Congratulations to Miss Loretta Langan, and a big shout out to Loretta’s family for reading her 1,000+ books!

Congratulations to Miss Lux Kiekhofer, and a big shout out to Lux’s family for reading her 1,000+ books!

Congratulations to Miss Macy Reese and a big shout out to Macy’s family for reading her 1,000+ books!

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Amery Area Public Library events continue Summer Reading is coming to an end!

The Children’s 2018 Summer Learning Program at the Amery Area Public Library "Libraries Rock!" will end September 10th.

Come to the library by September 10th to collect prizes and turn in raffle tickets. The raffle drawings will be held on Tuesday September 11th.

All Children’s Programs The Summer Session of Children’s programming has come to an end! Please see the library website for details regarding our fall sessions.

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.

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 September is This is the Story of a Happy Marriage

by Ann Patchett Adult Summer Reading Program wraps up!

Thanks to all 140 participants in our Adult Summer Reading Program-it was a great success!

Thousands of books were read, 10

Congratulations to Master Tristan Kiekhofer, and a big shout out to Tristan’s family for reading her 1,000+ books!

weekly prizes were given away and the Grand Prize was won by patron Barbara McGurran. Thanks to all who participated and we look forward to next year!

Human Trafficking in Wisconsin: Tuesday, September 4, 5:30-7.

Join us at the library as Rachel Monaco-Wilcox of LOTUS Legal Clinic gives a presentation on Human Trafficking, which happens not only in our state but also in Polk County. Rachel will share resources and ideas on how concerned citizens can help.

Books and Brews Meeting: Join us at Amery Ale Works, Thursday, September 6th from 6-8 pm to discuss our most recent book selections: either "No One is Coming to Save Us" by Stephanie Powell Watts or “The Mothers”

by Brit Bennett. We have a large group so we'll break into smaller subgroups and spend a lovely summer evening enjoying food, drink, and books!

Chad Lewis: Wisconsin's Gangster Past: Saturday, September 8th at noon.

Put on your zoot suit and follow in the footsteps of America's most infamous gangsters as they turn Wisconsin into their personal crime vacation land. Filled with deadly bank robberies, explosive shootouts, brutal murders, and daring kidnappings, this presenta-

tion lets the audience discover the grisly locations where the gangster history will never die.

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

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

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

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Caden Ray DuCharme, 8 lbs. 4 ozs., born on August 7 to Meggan and Brandon DuCharme of St. Croix Falls.

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Wisconsin unemployment under 3 percent for sixth month

Food Shelf Donation Amery Hospital & Clinic donated 160 pounds of brats to the Amery Area Food Shelf. The hospital purchased two pigs from the Polk County Fair Quality Meats Auction in July and the meat was then processed into brats. Co-director Shirley Klopotek Amery Area Food Shelf gladly accepts the donation from Amery Hospital & Clinic.

Wisconsin appeals court rejects frack sand lawsuit MADISON, Wis. (AP) — An appeals court has rejected efforts by a group of landowners to block a proposed frack sand operation in western Wisconsin, but the ruling could allow future legal challenges based on damages that haven't yet occurred.

An appeals court ruled last week that Jackson County landowners didn't provide enough evidence to show they would be harmed by AllEnergy Hixton's proposed $130 million project, the Wisconsin State Journal reported.

Three families in Hixton had appealed the dismissal of their 2016 lawsuit against the Iowa-based company.

The court also ruled that the landowners' legal strategy known as “anticipated private nuisance” is recognized under Wisconsin law. “Anticipated private nuisance” means landowners can't use their land in a way that may someday harm neighboring property owners. The case is the first in the state to apply the legal theory to the frack

sand industry, which supplies sand for use in oil and gas wells.

The landowners' attorney Tim Jacobson called the ruling “a huge victory for private property rights” that will allow similar claims to move forward.

“It's a bump in the road,” Jacobson said.

AllEnergy argued that it's impossible to prove harm from something that doesn't yet exist.

AllEnergy President Dean Sukowatey called the case “another travesty” for his company, which lost a state Supreme Court case last year over a denied permit for a separate project in Trempealeau County.

The company's investors are unwilling to move forward while legal challenges are pending, he said.

Jacobson said his clients haven't decided whether they'll appeal to the Supreme Court or file a new complaint with more specific allegations.

Thanks on Thursday Another August day has shown its face; God's in His Heaven; all's right with the world News is; a probe is en route into space, aimed to reveal more of creation now unfurled.

On this small patch of universe, choices are made, and we proceed with God and conscience's guide.

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's unemployment rate has been under 3 percent for the past six months, an indicator of economic health that Gov. Scott Walker has been touting on the campaign trail.

The state Department of Workforce Development reported Thursday

when it dipped to 2.8 percent.

Walker has pointed to the state's low unemployment as he makes the case for a third term. Having few people looking for work has also created a worker shortage problem for some businesses.

Turnout in Wisconsin primary highest since 2002 MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Turnout in Wisconsin's primary that saw hotly contested races among both Democrats and Republicans is the highest since 2002.

Based on official results, turnout in Tuesday's election was nearly 22.1 percent. That is the highest since 22.5 percent in 2002. That year featured a multi-candidate primary for governor on the Democratic side won by Jim Doyle, while then Gov. Scott McCallum faced nominal Republican opposition.

This year's primary had eight Democrats running for governor, the most in Wisconsin history. State Superintendent Tony Evers won by a wide margin.

There was also a Republican primary for U.S. Senate which state Sen. Leah Vukmir won by about 6 points over Kevin Nicholson.

In total, nearly 994,000 people voted in the primary out of roughly 4.5 million voting-age adults.

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Hot and fun vacation . . . Fall Sports Preview included in this issue of the Amery Free Press fill out your entry form, and drop it off at the Amery Free Press office. Entries need to be dropped off by Fridays at 4pm. The entry with the most correct predictions will win $25. Good Luck!

Thank you to the following businesses for participating in the 2018 AFP Football Contest…Dick’s Fresh Market, Slumberland, Amery Chevrolet, Nextgen Motorsports, Amery Hospital & Clinic, St Croix Casino, Clear Lake True Value, and Apple River TV & Appliance.

Vacations…aren’t they great! But then when you get home, you need some time off to rest up from the vacation. Last Wednesday we flew to Phoenix, Arizona. I bet you are wondering what kind of crazy people go to Arizona in August, well we wondered that too. Our reason to go was to surprise my best friend, Jonzie, her 60th birthday…and it was a Pounding on total surprise! Nine of us made the trip to help her celebrate this little the Pavement milestone.

Arizona in August is a little warm, or should I say down right Pam Humpal HOT! We had temperatures up to 108 with humidity. Don’t ever believe them when they tell you it is a dry heat. Someone in our group made the comment that it felt like a hairdryer was blowing on your face when we were out walking. Despite the heat, we had a wonderful trip!

There was never a dull moment. Our first stop was at the Casey Jones Green Bay Packer Bar, which is always fun, and then on to Topgolf in Scottsdale. It’s a

It’s hard for me to believe that school is about to

Me and Sid trying our luck at the Tropicana Casino.

the way, visiting with some local people, laughing A LOT, eating A LOT, and traveling up to Laughlin for a night. I had never been to Laughlin before so that was a fun stop too. How do you like our captain hats? It was for a promotion going on in one of the casinos. We did not win anything by wearing them but we sure looked good.

Just like any vacation, it was too short! And now it is time to get back to business.

Me and Jonzie in front of the Colorado Belle - on the river.

restaurant/bar that has a driving range for golfers to try their skill. As you can see from the picture, even non-golfers like me could give it a try. No I am not ready for the pro tour, but the place was very cool!

Other adventures we had on the trip included riding on the light rail, taking in a few establishments along

Included in this issue is a special Fall Sports Section featuring high school athletes from Amery, Clayton and Clear Lake. Thank you to the coaches, players, athletic directors, and school personnel for your assistance in getting the info for the section.

Good Luck to everyone in your Fall season!

And speaking of sports, the annual AFP Football Contest begins this week. For your chance to win, simply pick the winning team in each advertisement,

start for another year. I am one of those that always gets a little emotional when the kids and teachers have to head back to school. It means that Summer is coming to a close, and that time is going by way too fast! Good Luck to the parents, students, teachers, bus drivers, etc. as another year begins!

Happy Birthday this week to my niece, Kara, on August 25. Enjoy your special day!

Also, Happy Anniversary to my sister and brotherin-law, Joanne and Marv, 51 years on August 26, and to my nephew and niece-in-law, Tyler and Alli, 8 years on August 27. Enjoy!

Labor Day is sneaking up on us. In observance, the Amery Free Press office will be closed on Monday, September 3. Deadlines for the issue of Tuesday, September 4, will be on Thursday, August 30, at noon.

Thank you in advance for your cooperation with the early deadlines.

Mark your calendars for a Retirement Open House for Bette Elmer on Thursday, August 30, from 2-4pm at the Amery Free Press. Please stop by for cake and refreshments in celebration of Bette beginning a new chapter in her life.

Have a great week, and be kind to one another!

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RESULTS Backwoods Hackers (18) defeat Slice Girls (18) 7 Brothers Grip it and Sip it (27) defeat Chipper Chicks (21) Golf Bags (25.5) defeat Rowdy Rebels (19.5) Goof Balls (24) defeat Happy Hookers (24) Wild Whackers (24) defeat Sharks (24) STANDINGS 1st: 7 Brothers Grip it and Sip it 2nd: Golf Bags 3rd: Wild Whackers, Goof Balls, Happy Hookers, Sharks 7th: Chipper Chicks 8th: Rowdy Rebels 9th: Slice Girls, Backwoods Hackers

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Women’s Golf League Tuesday, Aug. 14 Results A Flight: Low gross: Barb Roy 44 Low net: Carol Hougdahl 32 Low putts: Cheri Lee 14 Game: Monica Eggert B Flight: Low gross: Andrea Legut 51 Low net: Darlene Emerson 33 Low putts: Diane Schradle 16 Game: Mary Schradle-Mau C Flight: Low gross: Amy Lundgren 50 Low net: Sheila LaBlanc 28 Low putts: Lori Peterson 16 Game: Diane Shafer D Flight: Low gross: Amber Lindahl 59 Low net: Lori Paulson 30 Low putts: Gretchen Demulling 17 Game: Lori Paulson Closest to pin #7: Amber Lindahl Closest in 2 #2: Barb Roy Chip ins: Carol Hougdahl, Rachel Lee Birdie: Carol Hougdahl

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A Flight: Low gross: Susan Olson 50 Low net: Gwen Wold 37 Low putts: Kathy McIntosh 19 B Flight: Low gross: Sue Wears 51 Low net: Julie Schanon 39 Low putts: Sid Jones 20 C Flight: Low gross: Bette Elmer 53 Low net: Sherri Berg 36 Low putts: Ore Schock 19 Chip in: Sherri Berg #15, Sid Jones #14 Game (low and high scores on even holes): Susan Olson and Ore Schock Wednesday, Aug. 15 results A Flight: Low gross: Susan Olson 47 Low net: Kathy McIntosh 41 Low putts: Gwne Wold 19 B Flight: Low gross: Sue Wears 49 Low net: Julie Schanon 40 Low putts: Sue Wears 14 C Flight: Low gross: Mandy Brotzel 54 Low net: Melinda Peterson 38 Low putts: Jill Olson 19 Chip in: Sherri Berg #15, Sid Jones #14 Game (Poker hand): Kathy McIntosh 6-6’s, Mandy Brotzel 5-9’s

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Wisconsin woman raises, releases monarch butterflies

BY ERICA JONES LEADER-TELEGRAM

ALTOONA, Wis. (AP) — What started as a joke has become a 10-year hobby for an Eau Claire woman.

“I made fun of a friend for doing this.

Ironically, I am now doing it,” Kris Gessert said of raising monarchs, as she released a butterfly out of the cage it was raised in and into the wider world.

About a decade ago, a friend of Gessert's had plucked a milkweed leaf off the plant Gessert had just planted at her home, and on the bottom was a monarch butterfly egg. When Gessert asked what she was supposed to do with it, her friend told her to raise it.

Since that day, Gessert estimated she has raised and released at least 800 butterflies. She finds them in their early stages — when they're still in eggs or when they're such small caterpillars they're barely visible — and raises them in small plastic cages.

The caterpillars survive by eating the milkweed leaves Gessert puts in the bottom of the cage, and they grow in size until they're ready to create chrysalides — the protective shells in which caterpillars turn into butterflies. They stay in these green homes for 10 to 14 days and hatch as full-grown monarchs. After all of that work, they typically live for only two to six weeks.

Unless, of course, they are migratory.

“These are like my babies now,” Gessert told the Leader-Telegram .

According to several studies, wild monarchs have a mortality rate of about 90 percent between their egg stage and adulthood. In Gessert's hands, however, that rate decreases drastically to about 8 percent, she said.

Monarch numbers are in decline in North America, and according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the species is being considered for endangered status.

Although she's told herself multiple

times she's not going to raise butterflies again, Gessert can't help but check milkweed plants for eggs as she walks by them at her home or in her neighborhood.

“It's a compulsion,” she said. “Monarchs are something I grew up with all over the place, and you just don't see them as much anymore, so it's kind of cool. It's the iconic insect of the United States.”

Over the years, she said she has learned and, in turn, taught much about monarchs, such as how to differentiate between males and females.

Gessert even brings the cages to work so she can release the butterflies when they're ready to fly. Her colleagues and patients at Northwoods Therapy Associates have enjoyed watching their growth and release.

Gessert's co-worker Sarah Zilk said having the cages in the office has been fun for everyone.

“We're always watching, and the therapists' aides come up and watch them too ... and sometimes we put them up where (the patients) can see them,” Zilk said.

As someone who has good personal memories of butterflies, as well as two butterfly tattoos, Zilk said having the chance to watch three get released this year was an experience that felt peaceful to her. Gessert herself said watching them take flight for the first time is “awe-inspiring.”

Another of Gessert's co-workers, Mary Jungbluth, said she knew nothing about butterflies before Gessert started bringing them into the office.

Part of her own enjoyment stems from seeing Gessert's happiness.

“Kris is just so passionate,” Jungbluth said. “It's so fun to watch her. She's got such a concern about their population, and she can tell us from start to end exactly what happens to them.”

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Amery Warrior Football Back row, left to right: Casey Anderson , Jason Oft, Mike Smith, Bauer Panek, Grady Martin, Tristan Trudeau, Lane Fredrick, Hunter Jenderny, Keaton Tollakson, Kale Hopke.

Fourth row: Robert Beese, Bryn Gouker, Asa Hoyer, Coach Jeremiah Fisk, Coach Chuck Wellman, Coach Brock Luehman, Matt Knutson, Zach Sobczak, Cody Schribner.

Third row: Wyatt Luchtenburg, Lance Waalen, Mason Goulet, Jeremiah Sillman, Coach Carl Granica, Coach Tony Gould, Dalton Johnson, Charlie Flanum, Brandt Gumbert, Mikey Kurschinski.

Second row: Gavin Melberg, Austin Schleusner, Brett Forrest, Chase Jonns, Head Coach Jesse Rose, Jeffery Setzer, Raymond Sowell, Ryan Davis, Tyler Reichtert.

Front row: Jamie Johnson, Mitchel Gamache, Mason Tylee, Cullen Wolf, Walker Ingham, Asher Page, Jackson Will, Chance Schroeder.

Amery football to lean on senior leadership

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2017 was a rough year for Amery's football program as it managed just one victory overall and finished 0-7 in the Middle Border Conference.

To top it off, the Warriors had to compete against state runner up St. Croix Central which will obviously be the team to beat in the conference this season.

"Our strength will be our speed at the skill

positions and strength up front," said Amery Coach Jesse Rose of his 2018 squad. "Our skill players on offense and linebackers and defensive backs on defense are mostly all seniors."

Both offensive and defensive lines for the Warriors will have size and strength to work with. Most of the team leadership comes from the senior class, but Coach Rose said, "We have a few juniors that I see taking on some of those leadership roles as well."

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Despite last year's struggles, Rose expects his squad to be competitive this season.

"The athletes are working very hard, and I am excited to see what we can do," he said.

"Making the playoffs is a very attainable goal for us. We play in a great conference so we will need to play well to do that, but I really believe in this group of young men. They will be fun to watch and make Amery proud."

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Amery Soccer Back row, left to right: Gus Wentz, Andrew Otto, Mason Helbig, Jonny Byrnes, Irving Saavedra Sanchez, Noah Rademaker, Dylan Thomsen, Mason Bosley, Dayton White.

Middle row: Justin Walter, Michael Lepak, Kenny Lepak, Canyon Schwartz, Devan Nelson, Galen Coy, Dylan Eiynck, Levin Ingham, Samuel Otto, Dong Nguyen, Nick Erickson.

Front row: Josiah Moore, Jack Smestad, Austin Deleon, Alexis Castorena Gonsalez, Andrew Prindle, JC Wentz, Logan Becker, Nick Bush, Caleb Wilson, Simon Panek, Otto Whitley.

Not pictured: Ridge Sigsworth, Jackson Mahoney, Joey Bohn, Bryce Gehrman.

Soccer team aiming for state title

BY BRETT HART CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Amery's boys' soccer team is riding high following its third consecutive Middle Border Conference Championship season.

While the roster is not yet set for the 2018 season, the goal for this talented team falls nothing short of a state championship.

Coach Flint Karis has a strong core group of senior leaders returning to the field this year and wants to make sure they don't fall into complacency due to the satisfaction of past successes.

Half of the starting lineup from the 2017 squad will need to be replaced and Karis feels those filling the vacant positions will be critical to the team's success.

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Amery Warrior Golf Team for 2018 Back row (in cart), left to right: Jada Dunham, Morgan Brotzel, Carli Vincent.

Front row: Alexis Werle, Rylee Thompson, Claire Flanum, Grace Belz, Maddie Heinn, Kaylee Yzermann.

Missing from photo: Abbie Marko, Sydney Peterson.

Amery golf gets fresh start with new coach

BY BRETT HART CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Amery's girls golf program will be under new leadership this season as Bill Peterson takes over as head coach.

Coach Peterson has set a goal of continued improvement from match to match,

which includes his own understanding of his players' strengths and weaknesses as he gets to know his new team.

Returning to help in that process are 2017 letter winners Carli Vincent, Morgan Brotzel and Grace Belz. Brotzel starts the season as the team leader with the low

qualifying score and the top performance at the season opening match in Osceola on Aug. 13.

The Middle Border Conference teams to beat are New Richmond and Ellsworth.

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Amery Warrior Tennis Team Back row, left to right: Addie Tollakson, Olivia Braaten, Allison Oman, Autumn Rivard, Mikayla Peterson, Olivia Peterson, Essie Whitehead, Ally de la Cruz, Alaina Rivard.

Middle row: Ella Gould, Lilly Marquand, Mary Mallum, Kira Anderson, Lexi Wilcox, Hailey Clausen, Reese Benware, Amari Conner.

Front row: Lidia Curtis, Hannah Zinn, Grace Springett, Sarah Gilbertson, Hannah Bottolfson, Rachel Anderson.

Missing: Hannah Elmer, Deidra Meyer, Drew Meyer, Sophia Whitley

Amery tennis still looking for more after landmark season

BY BRETT HART CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Amery's girls' tennis team has a lot to be proud of as it enters the 2018 season.

Coming off a 7-2 season where both losses came in conference play, the Warriors have defending Middle Border Conference Champion New Richmond in its sights as well as another strong postseason run.

Last season, the Warriors were subsectional and sectional champions, earning a spot at the Wisconsin Team State Tournament for the first time in school history.

The best part about all of that success is that Amery returns 9 of last year's 10 letterwinners for the 2018 season.

"The experience they have will be

very helpful to this season," says coach Tanya Julson. "This year, we will be working on consistency and patience on the court. The girls will be working on making fewer unforced errors and making their opponents hit more shots.

We don't want to give them any free points."

Returning from last year's landmark season are Allison Oman, Olivia Braaten, Grace Springett, Essie Whitehead, Hannah Zinn, Drew Meyer, Autumn Rivard, Olivia Peterson and Mikayla Peterson.

Oman and Braaten were conference runners up at No. 1 doubles last season and finished as sectional champions and state qualifiers where they knocked off the seventh-seeded team

from Catholic Memorial in the first round.

Whitehead and Springett took third place at the conference tournament at No. 2 doubles a year ago. Olivia and Mikayla Peterson had a strong run at No. 2 doubles last year, placing second at both conference and sectionals.

Meyer is coming off a No. 3 singles sectional championship season while Rivard had the same accomplishment at No. 4 singles a year ago.

"I want the girls to play smart tennis," Coach Julson says about this season, noting that having the players moving into the offensive zone at the correct time and controlling points will be critical components to that. "We will also be practicing different strategies to

help us win. Mental toughness helped us a great deal last year, and we will again be focusing on that aspect of the game."

Looking to fill the remaining varsity spots are Addie Tollakson, Sophie Whitley, Hailey Clausen, Hannah Bottolfson and Ally de la Cruz.

As for that target on New Richmond's back, Coach Julson says, "New Richmond is always a good bet to be conference champs. It will be tough to compete with New Richmond, but every year we win more games, matches and make them work harder to beat us."

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Amery Volleyball Team Back row, left to right: Rachel Locke, Maddie Thompson, Mykenzie Gumulauskas, Tori Green, Madison Will, Courtney Glenna, Raina Bryan, Kaylee Daeffler.

Third row: Sarah Garves, Olivia Szobody, Lilly Streich, Anna Ganje, Mariah Waalen, Hannah VanSomeren, Jenna Hendrickson, Drew Granica, Eliza Carlson.

Second row: Justice Lammers, Brandi Swager, Emma Wolf, Ella Schmidt, Kelsey Johnson, Alexyss Gates, Hailey DeRosier, Lexi Walbridge.

Front row: Abby Schmidt, Belle Meyer, Madelyn Granica, Mackenzie Gamache.

Amery volleyball plans to take their game to the next level

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Last season the Amery volleyball girls lost multiple games by only three to five points. This year they plan to convert those points and add more wins into their column, while having a great time

playing volleyball together.

While they are still a fairly young team, they have a solid group of returning players at the varsity level and that experience will be an asset to them.

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in Abby and Ella Schmidt, as well as their leading offensive player Madelyn Granica. Markee said, “I feel we are very well rounded this season across the court.”

A great group of seniors who have been a driving force in the program will be leading the team.

Markee shared, “All of our letter winners saw considerable court time last year. I expect to see them step into their leadership roles to head towards a successful season.”

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Amery Girls Cross Country Back row, left to right: McKenzie Enright, Ayla Russell, Lydia Monson, Sydney Bosley, Ella Williamson, Crystal Livingston, Megan Osero.

Front row: Jaidyn McAlpine, Juliana Graff, Libby Braaten, Mary Johnson, Abby Braaten, Annika Schwartz.

Amery cross country aiming to be in the top half of conference

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Amery Boys Cross Country

The Amery boys’ cross country team is growing, adding five new Freshman to their roster. This is a definite strength for the future of the team, which was sixth in the conference last year out of eight teams. The team lost only one Senior from last year.

The girls’ team didn’t graduate a single individual from last year, which is a strength. The girls finished fourth out of eight teams last year.

Coach Paul Enslin said their goals every season are to increase the size of their roster and the competitiveness of their teams.

Coach Paul Enslin expressed the New Richmond girl’s team and the Osceola boy’s team are favorites in the conference this year. He feels both teams are well coached and will be hard to beat.

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Fall Schedules for Amery Warriors

Amery Boys Soccer Tuesday, Aug. 21 10 a.m. Triangular in Amery vs.

McDonell Central and Unity Thursday, Aug. 23 4:30 p.m. Somerset in Amery Tuesday, Aug. 28 4:30 p.m. Amery at Baldwin-Woodville Thursday, Aug. 30 4:30 p.m. Amery at New Richmond Thursday, Sept. 6 5 p.m.

Amery at Unity Saturday, Sept. 8 5 p.m.

Amery at Triangular in Rice Lake

vs. Ashland and Rice Lake Monday, Sept. 10 4:30 p.m. Amery at Osceola Thursday, Sept. 13 4:30 p.m. Baldwin-Woodville at Amery Monday, Sept. 17 4:30 p.m. Amery at Barron Area Schools Thursday, Sept. 20 4:30 p.m. Cumberland at Amery Monday, Sept. 24 4:30 p.m. Amery at Hayward Thursday, Sept. 27 4:30 p.m. New Richmond at Amery Monday, Oct. 1 4:30 p.m. Osceola at Amery Thursday, Oct. 4 4:30 p.m. Amery at Somerset Monday, Oct. 8 4:30 p.m. Amery at Menomonie Thursday, Oct. 11 4:30 p.m. Amery at Spooner

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2018 Clayton Football Team Back row, left to right: Thomas Hoffman, Caleb Dotseth, Kenny Burtis, Brett Juleff, Austin Tilton, Ben Pietz, Gabe Rosen, CJ Manske, Brock Johnson.

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Third row from top: Brendan Swagger, Gunnar Lewis, Tyler Becker, Jonathon Thomas, Anthony Pulcynski, Dustin Vanda, Colton Flanigan, Joey Ryan, Logan Juleff.

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Clayton Volleyball Back row, left to right: Tierra Vance, Abbie Schradle, Alison Leslie, Selena Levendoski, Kailey Ketz, Kennedy Patrick, Isabelle Magnuson.

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Clayton's volleyball team has a lot to live up to after going undefeted in Central Lakeland Conference play last year and working its way to a WIAA Division 4 State championship with a 32-2 overall record.

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Tuesday, Sept. 18

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Friday, Sept. 21

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Tuesday, Sept. 25

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Saturday, Sept. 29 1 p.m. New Auburn at Clayton

Thursday, Sept. 27

7:15 p.m. Clayton at Clear Lake

Friday, Oct. 5

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Monday, Oct. 1

7:15 p.m. Turtle Lake at Clayton

Friday, Oct. 12

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Monday, Oct. 8

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Tuesday, Oct. 9

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Back row, left to right: Caleb Dotseth, Austin Tilton, Brett Juleff, CJ Manske, Brock Johnson.

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Clear Lake 2018 Dance/Cheer Team Back row, left to right: Teagan Everson, McKenna Christensen, Abby Warner, Brittany Avery, Sam Kelly.

Front row: Jazmine Koch, Mackenzie Ward, Taylor Atkins, Courtney Slobodian.

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Clear Lake Football team for 2018 On the roster for Clear Lake Football are Angel Guillen, Kincaid Hughes, Riley Peterson, Nick Sempf, Croix Hughes, Jarrett Marlett, Reece Atkins, Marshall Cain, Gavin Monson, Trent Avery, Ivan Ruble, Drew Niles, Cashton Henck, Jackson Fuller, Brett Benson, Will Fitzer, Eddie Monette, Christian Roth, Bryce Hacker, Jackson Steinberger, Tucker Bell, Ryan Hayden, Garret Andersen, Logan Reindahl, Brayden Christiansen, Lukas Becker, Ashton Duden, Nick Haley, Carter Lillie, Korey Catts, Joe Espeseth, Alix Logan, Jack Peper, Sam Dusek, Evan Rogers.

Clear Lake football preparing to hold their title

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Clear Lake football were undefeated conference champions during last year’s regular season.

They finished with a record of 11-1 after losing in level three of playoffs.

Despite losing 12 seniors, five of whom were all-conference, the team’s main goal is to com-

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Clear Lake’s Cross Country Team Back row, left to right: Alex Burbach, Isaac Pearson, Ed Garcia, Brandtsen Laursen.

Middle row: John Pearson, Shane Larson, Adam Loenser, Sean Ritterpusch, Colton Stahl.

Front row: Aubree Schramski, Abby Keller, Maddy Young, Natalie Kreier.

Season 2 looking promising for Clear Lake Cross Country

BY BRETT HART CONTRIBUTING WRITER

As Clear Lake's cross country team prepares for its second season, coach Kristen Niles says last year's inaugural campaign was "incredibly fulfilling" and the team is looking forward to seeing how much improvement it can make in year two.

"This group of athletes was competitive and showed significant improvements throughout their first running season," Coach Niles said. "We consistently finished in the top third of our meets, and I would like

to see us maintain that and even place in the top three spots in the majority of our meets."

Led by all-conference runner Natalie Kreier, the girls' squad is small with four runners, but Coach Niles has confidence in her runners, saying, "They are coachable, competitive and have a strong work ethic. This should be enough to encourage them to prove their toughness."

The boys' team, featuring all-conference runner Isaac Pearson, has already seen significant growth and is ready for action with 10 athletes on the roster.

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"I cannot wait to see where their hard work and dedication will take them this year," Coach Niles said.

Glenwood City and Shell Lake are the teams to beat in the girls arena while the boys will be chasing down St. Croix Falls.

"This is a great year to set big goals against these teams and earn a spot or two at the sectional meet," Coach Niles said, adding that one goal is to see more runners on the all-conference list this season.

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Clear Lake Volleyball Back row, left to right: Molly Petersen, Lydia Mara, Amelia Johnson, Rayne Vangsness, Julianna Rosen, Maggie Rosen, Maddie Rosen, Hannah Monson.

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Front row: Brooklyn Tolzman, Kaylee Sunday, Sam Haley, Brooke Hadac, Emily Roessler, Emily Hadac, Kallie Barthman, Brooke Cress.

Veteran Clear Lake volleyball team has big plans

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After a 25-10 season in 2017 that ended with a loss to Grantsburg in the regional finals, Clear Lake's volleyball team is looking forward to another competitive and successful season in 2018.

The Warriors return seven of

last year's letterwinners: Maggie Rosen, Julianna Rosen, Rayne Vangsness, Madison Zimmer, Gabby Loenser, Megan Zimmer and Lily Hacker. The only starter lost to graduation was Gina Strenke.

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Fall Schedules for Clear Lake Warriors Clear Lake Football Friday, Aug. 17 Friday, Aug. 24 Friday, Aug. 31 Friday, Sept. 7 Friday, Sept. 14 Friday, Sept. 28 Friday, Oct. 5 Friday, Oct. 12

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Back row, left to right: Kincaid Hughes, Sam Dusek, Bryce Hacker, Croix Hughes, Joe Espeseth. Center row: Tucker Bell, Marshall Cain.

Front row: Evan Rogers, Alix Logan, Jack Peper, Nick Sempf, Korey Catts.

Back row, left to right: Shane Larson, John Pearson, Alex Burbach, Adam Loenser, Natalie Kreier, Aubree Schramski. Front row: Ed Garcia, Isaac Pearson, Sean Ritterpusch.

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Dance/Cheer Team returning letterwinners

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Back row, left to right: Teagan Iverson, McKenna Christensen, Abby Warner, Brittany Avery, Sam Kelly. Front row: Mackenzie Ward, Taylor Atkins.

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