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Wanderoos Ball Park former players pictured with their daughters, who currently play softball at the park.

Back row Left to Right: Bub Maxon, Rod Thompson, Chris Martinson, Chuck Stuntz, Craig Christenson, Larry Chelberg, and Doug Emerson. Front Row Left to Right: Teri Thompson, Heather Thompson, Alyssa Martinson, Kristy Martinson, Autumn Stuntz, Mandy Brotzel, Melanie Peterson, Alicia Strilzuk, Ellie Emerson. Missing: Lee Jones and Erika Emerson.

It’s a family tradition Families from Wanderoos and surrounding areas have spent decades at the local ballpark.

In between games of tag and stunts on play sets, children have taken in glimpses of their parents running the bases of the softball field. As time passed these kids grew up to be watched as they slid home by new sets of young admiring eyes.

This family friendly park has

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A popular song once said, “Mamas don’t let your babies grow up to be cowboys.”

Luckily for the mothers of some Wanderoos athletes, it wasn’t cowboys, but instead “Ball Girls” their babies became as they grew, just like their Daddies had in the generation before.

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hosted generations of players and spectators because of the hard work of a local group of guys who had a blast playing the game.

In 1959 the Wanderoos Ball Park started becoming a reality for area softball players who had been participating in games in local pastures for years. Land was purchased from Elton Taylor who sold

VOL. 131 NO. 19 www.moraminn.com $1.00 Upcoming increases to Wisconsin’s childcare subsidy program will impact Polk County families, helping those who receive it afford care. The increase could also entice childcare providers to expand services or inspire would-be caregivers to open new centers.

Beginning October 1, targeted rate increases to the Wisconsin Shares Child Care Subsidy will pump an additional $10 million to families statewide. The increases are directed at care for infants and toddlers, the most expensive phases for THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 33, 2222 childcare.

VOL.increase 131 NO. 19 lifts www.moraminn.com $1.00 The maxiJoe Scialfa mum rates for infants and Department of Children and Families toddlers by 5 percent and institutes a new $5 floor for infant care.

Polk County will benefit greatly from the increases, according to Joe Scialfa, communications director for Wisconsin’s Department of Children and Families.

“Especially in rural area it can be expensive for parents to find affordable care,” he said. “The childcare subsidy helps low income parents who are working, or trying to gain skills or looking for a job, afford childcare so they can find a job, advance in their career or continue to work to support their

‘Especially in rural area it can be expensive for parents to find affordable care.’

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memories to add to the city’s history book, just like the previous 68 years of celebration.

On the evening of May 26th 1949, around 25 men gathered at the Amery Legion hall to discuss proposals for a fall community affair.

Allen Kinney was the president of the Amery Community Club. He assembled the group who decided to adopt a

plan prepared by G.E. Niccum. The men decided on the name “Fall Festival” and seven directors were elected to manage the festival and funds.

The seven men; G.E. Niccum, Palmer Sondreal, R.M. Houger, J. Edson Davis, Ralph Pennington, Rueben Christensen and William Burman, carefully planned the fi rst

THE SUN Bring in the marching bands and food stands.

The upcoming Fall Festival is bound to be grand.

In a little over a week the 69th annual Amery Fall Festival will take place. By the end of the weekend it will be another page of community

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annual Amery Fall Festival which held its first day of events on Friday, September 23rd, 1949. Inaugural events included a Doll Buggy Parade and a Noon-time broadcast of a KSTP radio show at Soldier’s Field.

The following year in 1950, the very first Miss Amery was chosen when Kay Olson was crowned queen. Other

highlights of the 1950s included; a realistic war which was staged on Soldier’s Field by U.S. Marines in 1954 while Dr. Fred Whitlark acted as General Chairman of the festival, and in 1959 nationally known acrobatic dancers performing along side Spec Thomas on his unicycle.

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WANDEROOS: Volunteers built ballpark, began traditions FROM PAGE ONE

to community members at the price of $30 a year, for 99 years. Locals pitched in to pick rocks, shovel, grade and rake. After finishing, students from the Wanderoos grade school and area 4H participants were proud to have a nice ball field in which to play.

The first men’s fast pitch tournament took place in 1964. It took two weekends to complete the competition, as the field did not have any lights. Regardless of the lack of illumination, teams came back year after year.

The lighting installed in 1976 helped turn the park

into a ballplayer’s paradise.

A handful of men worked tirelessly from dawn until dusk digging in the poles and wiring. Women from the community brought food to help the worker’s keep their energy high and on May 20 the lights were flicked on.

The park hosted their first famous July 4 celebration in 1977. Along with ballgames, there was a parade, chicken dinner, and a dance for families to spend time with each other and their neighbors.

Within years the park had various teams: slow pitch, big ball and three fast pitches.

Wanderoos women’s league ran from 1981 to 1989. In 1990 there was not a women’s

league. So many area women loved to play ball, partially because of watching their fathers play for so many years.

A women’s slow pitch league was reformed in Wanderoos in 1991. There were only five teams to start, but at times there have been up to nine teams in the league.

Many of the ladies who play on the current U.W. Wanderoos team grew up watching their dads play ball under the bright lights of nighttime summer skies. Some of these players owe their place in the world to the fact that their parents met and fell in love at the Wanderoos Ball Park.

A few of these girls have also met their companions at the

field.

Heather Thompson, a member of the team, is a fourth generation ballplayer, and a handful of her teammates are third generation players. The latest generation of athletes shared memories of growing up at the field.

They described how they fluttered around the park area as their parents played ball or spectated the sport.

After games were finished, parents chatted around picnic tables.

The field lights would be kept on so the children could chase each other around bases or participate in their own games of kickball.

Now they are the ones catch-

FAMILIES: State hopes increase will spur more child care FROM PAGE ONE

families.”

Families are eligible at 185 percent of poverty level. To put that in context, a Wisconsin couple with one child making less than $38,443 combined should be eligible for the subsidy. The program is mostly funded through a federal childcare and development block grant, according to Scialfa.

“For parents having a hard time affording care, we’re talking about $37 per week or $147 per month,” Scialfa said.

“And for a licensed family

center [subsidized at a lower rate than group centers but subject to the same new $5 floor] it would be $50 a week, or $200 a month.

“That’s real money in the pockets of working families,” he continued. “Now there’s less they have to come up with, making it easier for them to keep working, keep advancing and get their feet under them.”

According to Scialfa, the rate increase is the fourth approved by Governor Scott Walker during his tenure.

Parents receive the subsidy via electronic benefit transfer

cards, magnetically encoded payment cards specific to each child and that child’s care center.

Staff at the Department of Children and Families are hopeful that the increase will expand business interest in childcare. Currently, Polk County has seven licensed group centers and 14 licensed family centers.

“When you look at a place like Polk County, there just aren’t a lot of childcare providers,” Scialfa said. “We believe a rising tide raises all boats. Since the state is paying more for parents, that

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should encourage centers to expand their capacity or encourage people to open a childcare center.”

The state also offers help with childcare licensing and business planning processes.

Scialfa was optimistic that the increases to Wisconsin Shares would be good not just for parents, but the county as a whole.

“Overall we think it will be good for Polk County,” he said, “because in order to have workers, those workers need to have childcare.”

Once again, thank you to Bette for being a part of the Amery Free Press Family for 46 years! Enjoy your retirement!

Correction In the Amery Free Press released on August 28th 2018, an article entitled “Dr. James Wallace-A Man of Vision” was incorrectly listed as written by Karen Odegard. It was submitted

by Odegard, but written

by JoAnn Hallquist of the Amery Area Historical Society. We regret the error and any apologize for any confusion or inconvenience it may have caused.

NeuroScience announces new ownership

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Pictured are: April, Nicole, Diane, Bette, Tom, Pam, Cathy and Jamie.

ing line drives, and some of the ladies have their own little ones roaming around the grounds of the park.

A couple of the women have had their own children play softball on the field already.

The park has not only hosted softball games; but also reunions, graduations, receptions, benefits and birthday parties. A few people have been hit by foul balls, and apparently a few have been hit by cupid’s arrow. For all though, the Wanderoos softball park is a place where good sportsmanship and a love of the game have been instilled in park visitors decade after decade.

An Osceola-based nutritional supplement manufacturer, NeuroScience, announced new ownership and corporate officers in June.

A group of individual investors bought the company, according to a notice on its website. Bill Sevold, the company’s president since 2017, led the group in the purchase.

Sevold joined NeuroScience in 2016 as vice president of sales and marketing and was promoted to president in 2017. With the recent purchase, he was appointed chief executive officer and president.

Abigail Marinack was appointed Chief Commercial Officer. Marinack joined NeuroScience in 2014 and served as Clinical Support Manager and Director of Marketing.

Brent Bublitz was reappointed Chief Financial Officer. He joined NeuroScience in 2007 as Finance Manager and was promoted to Chief Financial Officer in 2013.

The change follows a turbulent

era for the company whose founder, Gottfried Kellermann, pleaded guilty in October 2016 to violating clinical laboratory regulations. The Department of Justice had accused Kellerman of manipulating the results of patients’ neurotransmitter tests, narrowing the range of ‘normal’ results and recommending nutritional supplements to patients outside of that range.

Kellermann told the judge his testing technology was ahead of its time and should not be subject to regulations designed for standard technology.

Kellermann’s long history of community service and involvement was not forgotten by Osceola residents, several of whom supported him in letters to the court.

Still, at his March 2017 sentencing, a judge barred Kellermann from working at his companies, Pharmasan Labs and NeuroScience, for five years.

NeuroScience did not immediately reply to a request from the Sun for comment on the sale and new ownership.

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SEPTEMBER 8 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 Noon2 p.m. in the lower level of the library.

Pizza, plates, utensils and drinks will be provided. Please bring potluck for salads and desserts.

Children and Grandchildren are invited also, bring swim suits for heated outdoor pool.

Questions contact alankentwalker@gmail.com 515-708-2120 Directions call Erik Severson 715-417-1596

Wapogasset/Bear Trap Fall Social/Recognition Dinner

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The Wapogasset/Bear Trap Lake Improvement Association will honor three people who are recipients of the Association Outstanding Volunteer Award following the dinner at the YMCA Camp on September 8.

Anyone wishing to attend and celebrate can contact Karen Ohm at 715-268-5735 by September 4th. The dinner is $12.00 and Coffee, tea, cider, and milk will be provided. Attendees are welcome to bring other beverages if they wish.

SEPTEMBER 13 American Red Cross Blood Donation The American Red Cross is coming to the Apple River Community Church Thursday, September 13th from 12:00 t0 6:00 pm. Downloead the American Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS to make an appointment or for more information.

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.

Republican Party General Informational Meeting and Pizza Party Hosted by the Republican Party of Polk County, they invite the public to an Out Door Oven Pizza Party and informational meeting on Friday, Sept. 14, from 5:30-8 p.m. at the Erik and Katie Severson home, 2147 45th Ave., Star Prairie.

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.

Out Door Oven Pizza Party Join the Republican Party of Polk County at an Out Door Oven Pizza Party and General Informational Meeting Friday September 14, 2018 5:30 - 8:00

PM at Erik and Katie Severson’s Home, 2147 45th Avenue, Star Prairie, WI Pizza, plates, utensils and drinks will be provided.

Please bring potluck for salads and deserts.

Image result for pizza images Children and Grandchildren are invited also, bring swim suits for heated outdoor pool Questions: alankentwalker@ gmail.com 515-708-2120. Directions: Erik Severson 715-4171596.

SEPTEMBER 16 FFA Alumni Farm Toy Show and FFA Tractor Show The 6th annual Amery FFA Alumni Farm Toy Show and 4th annual FFA Tractor Show will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 16, at the Amery Middle School as part of the Amery Fall Festival weekend.

A silent auction and farm toy display contest with prizes will again be part of the event.

The toy show will feature vendors and exhibitors of toy farm tractors and implements, die-cast cars and vintage farm memorabilia. No fee will be charged to farm toy display exhibitors.

For more information or to inquire about exhibiting, contact Dave Clausen at 715-268-7454 or clausen@amerytel.net.

Holy Orthodox Church Harvest Festival Holy Orthodox Church’s Annual Harvest Festival will be Sunday, September 16, 2018. with Divine Liturgy at 9:30 am followed by dinner serving from 11:30 am to 2:00 pm.

The menu will include cabbage rolls, ham, mashed potatoes and gravy, vegetables, cheese, homemade pies, coffee and milk. Also featuring a bake and craft sale, produce, raffle, children’s games and face painting.

The dinner is $12.00 for adults, $6.00 for children (5-16) and ages 4 and under are free.

Holy Orthodox Church is located at 523 1st Street in Clayton.

SEPTEMBER 20 Garden Club Meeting The Garden Club will meet.

Program to be announced later.

Society will hold a membership meeting beginning at 5pm in the lower level of the Amery Area Public Library. Guests are always welcome.

SEPTEMBER 22 40 Year Class Reunion Amery High School Class of 1978 will hold their 40th year reunion on Saturday, Sept. 22, at the Amery Golf Club.

Contact Kay 715-781-3768 or jacobsenfarm@netscape.net for details.

OCTOBER 5 Apple River Opry lights up the night in Amery The Amery Classic Theatre came alive on Friday night with the music of The Hunyuks and The Becky Schlegal Duo. We were promised classic country music with cowboy chuckles and personality, and the Hunyuks did not disappoint.

Without a doubt, Becky Schlegel has the vloice of an angel.

Her husband Heath’s banjo picking is an incredible backdrop for such a talent. Together they brought the house down with their original songs and gospel music.

This dynamic duo, along with the Hunyuks, will be returning to the Theatre on October 5th.

You really don’t want to miss this!

ONGOING Ruby’s Pantry Held the 2nd Saturday of each month at the Congregational Church in Amery. Doors open at 7:30, food distribution from 9-10:30.

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

For more information call Julie 715-268-7546 or Karen 715268-6955.

2018 Fall Festival Medallion hunt is underway Good luck and remember to respect property while hunting!

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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.

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It’s that time of year again!

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Older folks remember Bob Nolan’s song.

Come on, kids, let’s sing along!

“All day I face the barren waste without the taste of water.

Cool, clear water...

The shadows sway and seem to say tonight we pray for water. Cool, clear water...”

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BY TOM STANGL FROM THE PUBLISHER’S DESK

Ah, the first day of school. Time to make new friends, get back in touch with old friends and settle into the rhythms of life. Oh, and the kids get to go back to school, too.

All seriousness aside, this time of year brings back a flood of memories, many good, some not so good. When you are a child entering or returning to school, the first day, in many ways, sets the tone for the year.

Perhaps that’s why many obsess over wearing the right Publisher clothes and making sure they Tom Stangl sit at the right table at lunchtime. Boil everything down in our society, and it all comes back to tribal loyalties — who gets to sit at the ‘popular’ table.

As many of you with school age children read this, your child is now working into new routines, making new friends and learning new things. It’s a very exciting time.

When my daughters were in school, I got to take them in the morning and pick them up in the afternoon. I called these times my “kid runs,” and I still value the precious 15 minutes when my daughters would spill their guts about what happened during their day.

When they do this spouting off, you can learn a great deal about how things are going and where and when you might want to offer advice or intercede on their behalf. (Hint: it works so much better when you are asked in.)

I know that each and every one of you can point to a year in your education that changed your life. Perhaps a teacher made a difference and got through to you. Maybe a new friend stood up for you at recess, or chose you during a pickup game. Let’s not forget the ‘unsung heroes’ of the schools, who have helped countless students: secretaries and support staff, janitors and bus drivers.

All of these people played a role in making you the person you are today, whether you realize it or not.

I can recall going to school for the first time in Kindergarten. In my school, many years ago and even more miles away, they sorted the incoming classes to tables, identified with animals.

I was at the bear table, and for the first week we all wore the obligatory ‘Hello, my name is’ nametags, complete with a sticker of a bear (just in case we forgot what table we were supposed to be at).

Back in those days Kindergarten was all about learning letters, coloring, cutting and pasting, afternoon naps, morning and afternoon milk breaks and, of course, recess.

The other aspect of Kindergarten that I really didn’t care for was afternoon naptime. I had a chocolate brown rug that I was supposed to lie down on and fall asleep. A concrete tile floor isn’t conducive to sleep at any age.

Perhaps the largest change I saw going from student to a parent was the change in level of preparedness for school before starting Kindergarten. Nearly every child today knows more that I did when I started school. I suppose the same was true of my parents when I began school.

I hope everyone has a great first day and a good school year.

As always, I welcome your input. Please feel free to call me at 715-268-8101, write me at P.O. Box 424, Amery, WI, 54001 or email me at tstangl@theameryfreepress.com.

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

Here’s to some pretty classy ladies

BY APRIL ZIEMER EDITOR@THEAMERYFREEPRESS.COM

This week has been an interesting time of reflection. I have spent an extraordinary amount of time looking back on my previous working years as well as thinking about the next 25 that lie ahead of me.

I say 25 years, but I am not sure if I will ever really stop coming to work. Some of my Editor dearest friends have been acApril Ziemer quired at my places of employment.

I enjoy going to work everyday and hearing the current tales of my co-workers families who I also grow to feel attached. I love the way my teammates in various careers have brought giggles into my hours and joy into my life. In turn, I absolutely love inserting a little comical sarcasm into the days of my teammates and being able to observe them cracking a smile.

It has hit me that many women in my life have inspired me to have a strong work ethic, but events taking place this past week have shed light on two great ones.

I learned last week of the passing of Rose Maus. Rose and her husband, Dave, were my very first bosses. When I was fifteen, the dy-

namic husband and wife duo hired me to work at their grocery store, Maus’ IGA. It was a little terrifying at first to step up to the responsibility plate and try my hand at my first job.

Rose always had a smile on her face. She made you feel at ease, and as an employee you wanted to do a good job and feel like Rose was proud of you. Like any place that has a handful of high school students working for them, the grocery store had its fair share of teenage hijinks especially with Lisa LaBathe-Duden and I working side by side, but when it came to our escapades, Rose would just shake her head and chuckle.

IGA closed during my senior year of high school. Whenever I would see Rose out and about as I became a “grown up,” she would always go out of her way to smile, wave, and say hello. In adulthood, although I didn’t see her often, she still had a way of making me feel at ease.

To put it simply, Rose Maus was a classy lady.

Also impacting the previous week was our farewell open house at the Amery Free Press for Bette Elmer. I actually only worked with Bette for two months, but she left an impression on this nervous new Editor.

Everyone at the Free Press has been warm and welcoming and already are quite dear to me, but

there is going to be a special place in my heart for Bette. There is just something about her. I remember stopping into the building to get my key before starting my new adventure. I was a bundle of emotions. I was sad to leave my previous employer, but beyond excited that I had been selected to work at the newspaper that I grew up reading. Bette offered words of encouragement and expressed that she was excited to have me join their Free Press family. During this discussion we got off topic, I know this probably seems super odd to those who know me best.

While chatting, Bette shared the story of meeting her husband Mike, at the Wanderoos Ball Park.

This story was just one spark of inspiration that led me to write the Wanderoos article that is located in this issue as well.

Bette was the perfect person to talk with that day; after all she had been an employee of the Amery Free Press for 46 years.

She was the face that people automatically associated with the company. It would have been like Ronald McDonald greeting me and calming my nerves while I picked up my keys to McDonalds. Sorry Bette, maybe that wasn’t the best comparison, but I bet I got a laugh out of you. 46 years is a long time to be dedicated day in and day out.

To put it simply, Bette Elmer is a classy Lady.

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GOP donors give big to party after state campaign finance changes

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Mike and Mary Sue Shannon each gave the maximum contribution to Gov. Scott Walker’s campaign in June 2017.

The same day Walker’s campaign reported the $20,000 donations from the Denver couple — both are UW-Madison graduates, and Mike Shannon went on to found a multibillion-dollar private equity firm — the state GOP registered $125,000 donations from each of them.

Those donations wouldn’t have been allowed under previous Wisconsin campaign finance laws that were first struck down by the courts and then affirmed by a GOP overhaul of the regulations.

The Denver couple wasn’t alone in taking advantage of the change.

A WisPolitics.com check of donations found 29 donors since Jan. 1, 2015, who contributed a combined $3.3 million

to the state GOP after maxing out to Walker. All but three of those contributions were at least $10,000, and more than half of the $3.3 million came from just three donors: Beloit businesswoman Diane Hendricks and Illinois business couple Dick and Elizabeth Uihlein.

Wisconsin didn’t previously cap contributions to state parties. But an old restriction limiting donors to an aggregate of $10,000 in contributions to campaigns and committees per year acted as a de facto cap.

That annual aggregate limit was thrown out by a federal court in September 2014; and when GOP lawmakers overhauled campaign finance laws a little more than a year later, they didn’t include any restrictions on the size of donations to political parties.

Matt Rothschild of the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, which lobbied against the GOP campaign finance bill, said

including a cap on donations to political parties of $10,000 would have reflected the intent of the old law. In failing to do so, he said, they made a “mockery” of trying to limit the influence of large donors.

The GOP package also doesn’t restrict how much parties or legislative campaigns can transfer to candidates, meaning the Republican Party could funnel those six-figure donations to Walker. Since Jan. 1, 2015, the party has given the governor $74,664, with the largest donation $10,000.

“By tearing down the ceiling on contributions to parties, they’ve opened the door to super-rich individuals having an inordinate influence on who gets elected here, what laws get passed here, what policies get pursued here. That’s not democracy,” Rothschild said.

Hendricks, who has become a major donor in Wisconsin politics, maxed out to Walker for the cycle in June 2017 then sent

donations of $500,000 to the state GOP later that month and again in April. Before hitting the $20,000 mark to Walker, she gave the party $700,000, pushing her overall contributions to the state GOP to $1.7 million since Jan. 1, 2015.

The Uihleins, meanwhile, maxed out to Walker in 2016.

Elizabeth Uihlein gave the party $500,000 after hitting the limit to Walker, while Dick Uihlein contributed $250,000 after maxing out. He gave the party another $200,000 before writing the $20,000 check to Walker, pushing the couple’s total contributions to the party to $950,000.

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, who spearheaded the rewrite of campaign finance laws, said he didn’t consider a cap on contributions to political parties in co-authoring the bill. The Rochester Republican contended the old system weakened parties, because it encouraged some donors

to turn to third-party groups instead.

Those third-party groups don’t disclose their donors, while political parties must.

He argued the new system strengthens political parties while adding transparency.

“Why wouldn’t we want more people to give to a political party, which is disclosable, as opposed to a shadowy, union-funded third-party group that just does attack ads?” Vos told WisPolitics.com in a report published Aug. 24.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Thinks reasoning for motorizing Stower is flawed To the editor: Have you heard of this unfair and rushed process to take away the only non-motorized rail trail in Polk County?

Below are the few unjustified reasons motor enthusiasts want the 14-mile trail: We pay taxes: Everyone pays taxes they will never benefit from. State taxes go to road construction we will never use, people pay school taxes with no kids and the list goes on.

The trail needs to be multi use, we need to share the trail: Snowmobiles have over 300 miles of trails in Polk County, including three of the four rail trails. With access to

the Stower they will have all four and non-motorized users none. At the open house I was told the snowmobilers lost a 60-acre parcel, so they need the Stower to connect their trails. This will eliminate cross-country skiing, winter biking, walking, and snowshoeing on a safe non-motorized trail. Is this sharing? Why don’t ATVs and snowmobilers share trails?

ATVs have 320 miles of county roads but still demand we “share” the Stower.

A simple analogy stated at the public hearing asked why can’t bicycles ride on freeways? The reason, it’s unsafe due to incompatibility. Just like it’s unsafe to have ATV/snowmobiles and families walking, running, biking or skiing on the same trail.

I asked a sub-committee member if he thought ATV and kids on bikes would be compatible. His response, he would rather get hit by an ATV going 10 MPH than a car doing 50 MPH. WOW, this person recommended the fate of the trail to the county.

ATV/snowmobiles have a larger economic impact: No data has been provided to verify this opinion. A study conducted by UW-Madison and Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies in 2010, states bicycling alone brings in $1.5 billion annually to the state of WI. What is truly needed now and trending forward?

The WI DNR has a study called the Recreational Opportunity Analysis,

and it identifies the 10 most needed recreation activities in the Great Northwest Region: 1 thru 3 are more walking, hiking, running and bicycle trails with bicycling broken down, paved and dirt trail.

9, 10 are more motorized and horseback trails respectively.

Rumor has it Polk County sent back money that was designated to originally pave the Stower. Who made this decision and why?

From my perspective there isn’t an argument yet to change the current beautiful 14-mile non-motorized trail that many people enjoy daily.

Rich Montana Amery , Wis.

Will they support freedom of religion (not from religion)? Will they support the traditional and biblical definition of marriage? Will they support the right to life for the unborn? Will they support the individual right to keep and bear arms? Will they support school security systems that would work such as those backed by the NRA? Will they support cleaning up corruption such as what we have seen in the FBI, CIA, DOJ, IRS etc. under the Obama administration, and to “drain the swamp”? Will they support property rights? Will they support common sense conservation and not

environmentalism? Will they support a strong southern border? Will they work to deal responsibly with illegal aliens, especially MS13, drug traffickers, human traffickers, and other criminals that are already here illegally? While doing your research, I suggest using the history or track record of the candidates, when available, and not just their campaign rhetoric.

Enjoy the fall.

Rod Cain Deer Park, Wis.

Summer is waning and fall is in the air...

To the editor: The lion’s share of our garden harvest is finished or will be finished soon.

Monarch butterflies are grouping, and I assume they are the generation that will be migrating to Mexico for the winter. We are hearing geese in the sky again. The whitetail deer will now be shedding the velvet from their antlers.

The dogwood, and sumac are showing some fall color. A bumper crop of white oak acorns has been dropping. By these and other changes we know that the first frost is not real far away, hunting seasons are near, and we should start

planning any winterizing around the home that we will want to do before snow flies.

Another task that these seasonal changes remind us of is to prepare for the fall election. We should learn what we need to know about the candidates running for office this fall so we will be informed enough to vote with confidence. The following are some questions we should try to have answered for the candidates seeking various government positions. Will they support free speech, including on the internet, and in our universities?

ELECTED OFFICIALS President Donald Trump 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.• Washington, D.C. 20500 Comments: (202) 456-1111 or http://www.whitehouse.gov/ contact/ Switchboard: (202) 456-1414 • Fax: (202) 456-2461

Congressman Sean Duffy

7th Congressional District 1208 Longworth HOB,

Washington, DC 20515 • (202) 225-3365 or 502 2nd St., Suite 202, Hudson, WI 54016 • (715) 808-8160 duffy.house.gov/

U.S. Senator Ronald H. Johnson

328 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20515 • (202) 224-5323 www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/

public/index.cfm/contact

U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin

717 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 • (202) 224-5653 www.baldwin.senate.gov/ contact

Governor Scott Walker

115 East, State Capitol Bldg.

Mailing address: P.O. Box 7863,

Madison, WI 53707 • (608) 2661212 • (608) 267-6790 (TTY) govgeneral@wisconsin.gov • www.wisgov.state.wi.us/

Rep. Adam Jarchow

28th Assembly District Room 19 North, State Capitol, P.O. Box 8952 • Madison, WI 53708 (608) 267-2365 or 1-888529-0028 • Fax (608) 282-3628 Rep.Jarchow@legis.wiscon-

sin.gov

Senator Patty Schachtner

10th Senate District Room 3 South • State Capitol • Madison, WI 5370-7882 (608) 266-7745 Sen.Schachtner@legis.wisconsin.gov

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Amery man facing multiple charges after Wanderoos fire

BY APRIL ZIEMER EDITOR@THEAMERYFREEPRESS.COM

A local man is facing six charges after an event which took place on August 19. Joshua J. Handrahan, 31, is being charged with two Arson charges, two Felony Criminal Damage to Property charges, and two counts of First Degree Recklessly Endangering Handrahan Safety, stemming from an incident at U.W. Wanderoos.

According to the criminal complaint, on August 19 law enforcement and fire were dispatched to the U.W. Wanderoos Bar for a report of a vehicle on fi re in the parking lot.

When officers arrived the vehicle was fully engulfed and due to the proximity of the vehicle to the bar, the establishment’s siding was melting. The vehicle owned by Andrew Martin was completely burnt. The Wanderoos Bar, owned by Gerald and Tammy Lyons, had damage to the building and parking lot.

Law enforcement was able to view security footage and speak with bar employees and owners.

The complaint states the video clearly shows a male, identified by employees as Joshua Handrahan, arrive at the bar on an ATV and stay until after bar closes.

Handrahan exists the bar a few minutes before bar closes and then the bartender closes the bar. Handrahan was lying down in a truck bed in the parking lot and appears shortly after the bartender leaves and meets with a few friends who show up at short time later. After the friends leave, Handrahan is the only person left on the property.

Handrahan removes a few items from the bed of Martin’s truck and spends some time under the truck with some sort of rope and is eventually seen throwing a flaming ball at the ground directly underneath the truck.

The complaint goes on to say that as the flames that Handrahan created started to die down, Handrahan approaches the flames and moves some items around on the ground creating a slightly larger fi re. A short time later, he approaches the other side of the truck that was out of camera’s view and moves items around as the truck begins to catch on fire underneath.

Handrahan is then seen running from the blaze and leaving on his ATV.

The complaint states that after Handrahan leaves, the truck rolls back a few feet but stops as it hits a golf bag that Handrahan threw out of the truck earlier and it is believed that had the truck not rolled back it may have been close enough to catch the building on fi re instead of just melting the siding. This would have endangered renters living in the apartments above the bar.

A Polk County Deputy made contact with Handrahan at this residence on August 21st.

According to the complaint, Handrahan admitted to being at the bar on the night of the incident and initially denied setting fi re to the truck, but eventually admitted that he consumed five beers and remembered being the last patron out of the bar.

Handrahan stated after the bartender left, a few friends showed up and after they left, he remembered finding a Styrofoam cup and a few rags, setting the combination on fi re and throwing it at the truck.

Handrahan was placed under arrest and transported to the Polk County Jail.

If convicted on all charges, Handrahan could face up to 45 years in prison and/or $130,000 in fines.

Polk County arrest report Steven C. Quenette, 46, Stanchfield, MN, was arrested Aug. 14 for failure to pay.

Kimberly A. Kuhn, 54, Eau Claire, was arrested Aug. 15 for a probation hold.

Jennie L. Carter, 55, Dresser, was arrested on Aug. 16 for two Polk county warrants.

Brook A. Willis, 25, Grantsburg, was arrested on Aug. 16 for a probation hold.

Zeronica D. Sjolie, 32, North Branch, MN, was arrested on Aug. 17 for a warrant.

Bret W. Frank Jr., 24, Siren, was arrested on Aug. 10 for FTA (failure to appear) warrant.

Robert W. Koser, 60, Amery, was arrested on Aug. 18 for a probation warrant.

Adonis I. Mosay Jr., 34, Luck, was arrested on Aug. 18 for a probation warrant.

Michael A.Horton, 31, Amery, was arrested on Aug. 19 for a probation warrant.

Heather A. Paulson, 31, North Branch, MN, was arrested on Aug. 19 for a hold for Chisago County, MN. Kerry D. Kvalevog, 56, Centuria, was arrested on Aug. 13 for OWI 1st and open intoxicant as driver.

Michelle D. Despiegelaer, 49, Milltown, was arrested on Aug. 15 for OWI 1st.

Daniel R. Burch, 33, Dresser, was arrested on Aug. 18 for OWI 3rd.

Shawn W. Peterson, 29, Siren, was arrested on Aug. 12 for felo-

ny bail jumping.

Rachel J. M. Bugg, 24, Luck, was arrested on Aug. 14 for felony bail jumping, misdemeanor bail jumping, OAR (operating after revocation) (alcohol/cont. substance refusal), and failure to install IID (ignition interlock device).

Rebecca A. Flink, 30, New Richmond, was arrested on Aug. 16 for possession of meth and meth paraphernalia, obstructing an officer and a probation hold/ warrant.

Eric T. Leintz, 31, Center City, MN, was arrested on Aug. 16 for possession of meth and drug paraphernalia, and obstructing an officer.

Joseph D. Warner, 32, St. Croix Falls, was arrested on Aug. 17 for domestic disorderly conduct.

Berwin K. Ross, 41, Hillsdale, was arrested on Aug. 18 for violation felony bond.

Gregory J.R. Kadrmas, 28, St. Croix Falls, was arrested on Aug. 18 for damage to property.

Micaela E. Eliason-Kurkowski, 19, Luck, was arrested on Aug. 18 for felony battery.

Randall J. Laduke, 40, Amery, was arrested Aug. 26 for mis. battery.

Brett Wayde Frank, Sr., 54, Frederic, was arrested Aug. 25 for OWI (3rd offense).

Joshua James Handrahan, 31, Amery, was arrested Aug. 21 for arson to property, and damage to property.

Nicholas Anthony Sroka, 34,

Clear Lake, was arrested Aug. 24 for hit and run (attended vehicle), and probation hold.

Robert Allen Deal, 62, Milltown, was arrested Aug. 24 for battery-substantial-to disabled person.

Scout Tyler Calabria, 27, Frederic, was arrested Aug. 20 for probation warrant.

Kevin Gerald Lundequam, 44, Danbury, was arrested Aug. 22 for a warrant.

Steven Allen Simpson, 56, Barron, was arrested Aug. 21 for municipal warrant (SCF).

Nicholaus David Tueffelm 36, St. Croix Falls, was arrested Aug. 29 for probation warrant.

Dallas Joe Larson, 35, Amery, was arrested Aug. 24 for failure to appear.

Michael James Wheeler, 47, Milltown, was arrested Aug. 23 for probation hold.

Jared Michael Webster, 31, Osceloa, was arrested Aug. 23 for OAR (2nd), oper. w/PAC >.02 (4th), FTA co. warrant, oper. w/o ignition interlock.

Sophia Ann Morelli, 30, Edina, MN, was arrested Aug. 26 for OWI. Lauren Grace Ancel, 17, Lakeville, MN, was arrested Aug. 26 for battery.

Garrett M. Lunsmann, 24, Luck, was arrested Aug. 26 for operate after revocation, knowing fleeing, and St. Croix County warrant.

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Amery Police Report 08/17/18-08/23/18 08/17/18, 02:10a.m., Disturbance 08/17/18, 06:20a.m., Assist with medical call 08/17/18, 04:03p.m., Craigslist fraud report 08/17/18, 04:54p.m., Assist citizen 08/17/18, 07:48p.m., Mental health call 08/17/18, 08:25p.m., Disturbance 08/17/18, 09:24p.m., Intoxicated person 08/17/18, 10:39p.m., Traffic complaint 08/18/18, 01:28a.m., Assist other agency 08/18/18, 03:54a.m., Traffic stop 08/18/18, 10:52a.m., Business alarm 08/18/18, 02:40p.m., Assist other agency 08/18/18, 02:55p.m., Assist motorist 08/18/18, 05:21p.m., Assist other agency 08/18/18, 08:45p.m., Traffic stop 08/18/18, 10:31p.m., Traffic complaint 08/18/18, 10:41p.m., Assist other agency 08/19/18, 10:03a.m., Welfare check 08/19/18, 04:00p.m., Harassment report 08/19/18, 04:31p.m., Animal control call 08/20/18, 01:03a.m., Suspicious activity 08/20/18, 09:58a.m., Traffic complaint 08/20/18, 12:13p.m., Juvenile call 08/20/18, 03:44p.m., Assist citizen 08/20/18, 03:45p.m., Mental health call 08/20/18, 04:40p.m., Traffic complaint 08/20/18, 04:54p.m., Juvenile call 08/20/18, 10:34p.m., Juvenile call 08/20/18, 11:36p.m., Suspicious activity 08/21/18, 10:25a.m., Juvenile call 08/21/18, 05:00p.m., Welfare check 08/21/18, 05:34p.m., Traffic stop 08/21/18, 06:38p.m., OWI arrest 08/21/18, 08:02p.m., Vehicle lock out 08/21/18, 08:25p.m., Suspicious activity 08/21/18, 08:35p.m., Assist motorist 08/21/18, 08:52p.m., Suspicious activity 08/21/18, 09:21p.m., Traffic stop 08/21/18, 11:54p.m., Suspicious activity 08/22/18, 12:53p.m., Juvenile call 08/22/18, 03:35p.m., Assist fire department 08/22/18, 05:00p.m., Vehicle lock out 08/22/18, 06:30p.m., Disturbance 08/22/18, 10:16p.m., Disturbance 08/22/18, 11:55p.m., Mental health call 08/23/18, 01:27a.m., Traffic stop 08/23/18, 06:50a.m., Suspicious activity 08/23/18, 09:50a.m., Juvenile call 08/23/18, 04:24p.m., Gas drive off 08/23/18, 04:37p.m., Traffic stop 08/23/18, 06:45p.m., Motor vehicle accident 08/23/18, 09:33p.m., Traffic stop

Arrest: Garrett D. Kapanen 22 of New Richmond. OWI 1st, Possession of Marijuana, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

Polk County Marriage Licenses Audie L. Christianson and Kayla Ann Wilson were issued a marriage license on Aug. 12, 2018.

Ryan Lee Steckman and Nicole Jo Trim were issued a license on Aug. 12.

William Charles Harper and Bethany Lynn Campion were issued a license on Aug. 12.

Blake Edward Benson and Allison Lea Teske were issued a license on Aug. 13.

Darren Michael Hose and Kristy Lee Echeverria were issued a license on Aug. 13.

Jared Allen Peper and Reide Taylor Bibeau were issued a license on Aug. 14.

Brandon Blake Johnson and Taylor Lynn Wahlquist were issued a license on Aug. 14.

Nicholas James Seipel and Leah Danielle Di Paola were issued a license on Aug. 14.

Dustin Reed Meyer and Elizabeth Cathrine Colton were issued a license on Aug. 15.

Kathleen Elizabeth Tarman and Racheal Leah St. John were issued a license on Aug. 16.

Nicholas Thomas Johnson and Brandi Elizabeth Lundin were issued a license on Aug. 16.

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105 Years Ago August 21, 1913

the teacher and another writer contending that it was opened in 1848 at St. Croix Falls with Bertha Tainter as the teacher.

Starts Damage Suit Geo. Kelly of New Richmond who was brought into justice court here last week charged with holding the road with a horse and buggy against Sam Rusk who was driving an automobile, won his case, and has started proceedings to recover $1200 damages to horse, buggy and for the humiliation of being placed under arrest.

W. T. Kennedy appeared for Rusk and Doar of New Richmond for Kelly.

45 Years Ago August 23, 1973 Residents Asked to Pull Window Shades Chief Richard Tolliver warned residents this week that a “peeping tom” is active in the community.

He advised persons to keep shades pulled at their residences.

“The man wants to be seen,” said the chief. “He stands in front of the window. If no one sees him, he will tap on the glass.”

In addition, many persons have received obscene phone calls in recent weeks.

History of Amery (Excerpts from Amery’s history published in 1933)

1890-1910

In the early fall of 1890 the first county fair was held in Amery. People from other towns flocked here for the big celebration. The country people drove in with their teams in the early morning and stayed all day. They brought in farm products for exhibit and some of the housewives brought quilts, fancy pillows and many other articles they made.

The next important feature that brought the people to Amery was the Democratic County Convention.

Yesterday’s This took place October News 3, 1890 in the Diane Stangl Shaffner Hall.

The purpose of this convention was to nominate candidates for different offices.

As Amery steadily grew and prospered the need of a school for the children was the problem facing the people. October 3, 1890 a building was erected for this purpose. This was one of the greatest improvements they made.

The Grammar Department had an enrollment of 27 pupils.

The daily attendance was approximately eighteen. The reason for this was because of the sickness at this time. Flu, scarlet fever and colds prevailed in almost every household.

The first teachers were Miss H. E. Cole, and Miss Sylvester.

The school report for 1891 was enrollment of 74 and an average of 47.

On July 4th, 1897 a celebration was held. The chief feature of this was the phonograph.

Many people had heard of it but it was new to about all of the people.

A newspaper called the “Amery Echo” was first published on July 30, 1889 by C. B. Dodge. On later years the name of the paper was changed to the “Amery Free Press” with M. A. Frissel as editor in 1892. Later he sold to Mr. J. Ginerson who sold to Harding.

B. R. Atwood in 1903.

There was little or no growth between 1893 and 1902. The reason for this was the scarcity of logs. In 1902 there were

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Children march prior to Fall Festival parade The three bears and Goldilocks captured first place in the Kiddie Parade in the TV-Cartoonland category during the 1983 fall festival. Pictured from left are Andy, Jeremy and Jamie Sigsworth (the three bears) and Amy Fredrickson (Goldilocks).

very few left. The population of Amery in 1900 was 900 inhabitants. It has increased to 1,315 at the present time (1933).

In 1902 electric lights were established. Only the richer class of people could afford to have them.

The Farmers and Merchants State Bank was organized in the year of 1906. Later a new stone and brick building was erected. The organizer was H. J. Soper, J. G. Burman and prominent businessmen of Amery. The bank was organized with a capitol of $15,000 and had paid annual dividends of 8 percent to its stockholders.

The State Bank of Amery started business May 15, 1893, as a charter state bank with $15,000 paid up capitol. The brick building was erected in 1902 at a cost of $4,000.

In 1919 Amery was granted a charter to become a city with P. C. Amundson as its first mayor and V. H. Christensen as clerk.

Pavement took the place of common dirt street in 1927.

In 1920 a fine new high school building was erected with a total enrollment of 229 pupils.

Amery is the one and only city in Polk County. It is a flourishing industrial center and the surrounding territory, is inhabited by progressive farmers.

Agriculture The main types of cattle are Guernseys, Jerseys, Holsteins, and Ayershires. Cattle owned by the first settlers were largely driven in droves from Indiana and Illinois and sold to settlers as work animals, meat, and for breeding purposes. Gradually the numbers increased and the local production made unnecessary the bringing in of many more cattle from other states. For the most part the stock grazed on unused land in the community.

The cattle from different farms mingled freely during the day.

Dairying among the early pioneers was not of much importance. Milk production

was confined largely to the spring and summer months and the outlet for dairy product was confined to the local markets. Butter was commonly exchanged at a grocery store for necessary commodities at a very low price, quotations from four to eight cents per pound being common.

Horses The horses were used as the beast of burden. The horses around Amery were mainly all workhorses. In early pioneer days oxen were also used to do the farm work. The horses and oxen received very little care in the early days. All the care given them was to be stabled and fed. The horse population increased steadily with the development of the community.

In 1915 when the coming of the motor power declined the population the amount had been great.

Grain Crop Oats, rye, barley and wheat are important grains raised around here. They were used in the pioneer days for human and animal food. In pioneer days rye was used mainly as a market crop but is gradually becoming a food for the livestock. Oats is a good grain crop because it has a short growing season and this is desirable in these regions.

Polk Co. Rises From Humble Beginnings (Article featured in the July 3, 1958 edition) Ninety-eight years ago, in 1958, all of Polk County couldn’t equal the population of the city of Amery. Only 1,400 souls occupied Polk County in 1860 - seven years after it received its charter.

Even more startling is the fact the county’s population is sliding from a 1940 high of 26,197. The latest 1950 census shows a population of 24,944. In 1870 the population was 3,422.

Jerusalem was the name of

the first farm in the county. Established in 1839, the farm was in the territory acquired by the United States by the Treaty of Paris, which was terminated following the American Revolution. The U.S. again acquired the region through a treaty with the Chippewa Indians, signed at Fort Snelling in 1837.

Named in honor of James K. Polk, the 11th president of the United States, Polk County was organized by an act of the 1853 legislature. The act provided for the election of town officers and a county judge in April 1853, and for the election of county officers in November 1853.

These are among the facts uncovered by V. A. Hansen, veteran county clerk.

The first county seat was at St. Croix Falls in March 1853.

But July 6, 1853, the citizens voted to move the county seat to Osceola. Another election held in November 1854, approved the Osceola location again.

In 1897, the county board of supervisors voted for a referendum on the question of moving the county seat to Balsam Lake. The measure passed and Balsam Lake has since been the county headquarters.

The Osceola seminary buildings, the Good Templars’ Lodge at Osceola and another building in Osceola served as the county’s courthouse and jail until 1898. Then the county board of supervisors voted to build a courthouse and jail.

The 1870 federal census revealed that there were nine manufacturing establishments employing 36 men and producing goods valued at $61,390.

The 1940 figures showed 59 manufacturers in the county with 292 persons on the payroll, producing goods valued at $3,598,723.

Just when the first school was established is not certain.

Two writers stating that it was opened in 1845 at Osceola with William A. Talboys as

Sentence Youths for Amery Thefts Nine Amery juveniles, ages 12-15, received six months probation in juvenile court for a series of burglaries and thefts in the city.

The group was apprehended at the Amery High School by the Amery police department after they were seen entering through a rear window.

Chief Richard Tolliver said the group entered the high school on three occasions smearing mustard on walls and textbooks and stealing athletic equipment.

In addition, they stole a “dune buggy” from Wayne Semple on Staffenson St. and clothing from the Lincoln stores crazy daze promotion.

Besides probation, the young men will be required to make restitution.

Capture Youth Near Amery A 13-year-old Apple Valley, Minn., youth was turned over to Barron County juvenile authorities by the Polk County Sheriff. The youth allegedly broke into the Turtle Lake Standard station early Sunday morning and stole $175 in cash.

Polk County authorities became involved about 6:30 a.m.

Sunday morning when Dale Bergstedt, route 1, Amery, noticed a car parked on highway 46 near Kingdom Hall north of Amery.

As he approached the car, the driver ran into a woodlot.

Bergstedt notified the Amery police department.

Checking with motor vehicle authorities, the Amery PD learned that the car had been stolen in Weyerhauser. Checks found in the car indicated that the driver had burglarized the Standard station in Turtle Lake.

Chief Richard Tolliver ordered Amery officers to the scene and Sheriff Merle Beedle arrived with his deputies.

A plane flown by Chief Tolliver was pressed into service while officers surrounded the 30-acre woodlot located between highway 46 and county road H. After four hours, the youth was captured.

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FALL FESTIVAL: Community celebration has evolved over 69 years

In 1974, Doll Buggy Parade entries included, left to right: Tammy and Troy Hanson, Jason and Michelle Hover, and Shannon O’Neil and Cary McLeod.

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Parade Marshals in 1960 were Harold “Bud” Porter and Outstanding FFA Farmer, Ronald Marshall.

Christine Meyer has her face painted in 1990.

interesting events including a milking contest between Daryl K. Lien and FFA queen Diane Mitchell in 1965. In 1968 Bob Williamson served as general chairman of the festival. In 1969 Terrie Newton was crowned Queen, her attendants were Gail Mickleson and Judy Foy. The 1970s started off with a bang with Bruce Johnson serving as Chairman. Barbara Corey was chosen as Queen, attended by Sheryl Van Gorkum and Joanne Sjobeck. In 1973, the fi rst Demolition Derby was held and in 1976 the festival’s dance was held at the airport.

1980 was the fi rst year Earl’s Rides made their appearance at the festival. This was also the fi rst year of the 10K run.

Emcees for the Queen Coronation were Dan and Margie Lien. They were dressed for the 1985 Amery Fall Festival theme, “Under the Big Top.”

In 1983 one of the main events was the demonstration of exercise to music. 1986 saw Amy Novitske being crowned as Miss Amery with attendants Tami Jo Hanson, and Dawn Evans. Teresa Wittstock was crowned Miss Congeniality. This was also the year that David and Judy Park served as Chairpersons.

During the 1990 Fall Festival Jessie Williams was crowned Miss Amery. Other members of her court were Rachelle Lee, Sherri Kennedy, and Shayne Gust. Parade Marshals were Elaine Meyer, Barb Sorenson, and Marla Sorenson from the Amery Public Library. A half pint rodeo entertained a crowd at

Olivia and Elijah Sjogren and Abby Hawkinson tied for first place in the “Things that Fly” category during the Kiddie Parade in 2000.

Sway Back Acres.

In 1997 Members of Experimental Aircraft Association gave 100 rides to youngsters.

The Lions Club hosted a Horseshoe tournament at North Park, and Rachel Mullendore was chosen as Little Miss Amery.

Riley Grasser-Hemer, Dann Grauman and Emily Northway won first place in the Wild West category of the Kiddie Parade in 2002. This was also the year Patti Johnson, Vanessa Donahue, and Geri Werle served as co-chairs of the festival.

2006 saw Zoe Lyon being crowned as Little Miss Amery. Wilfred and Ermagene Kuhl were honored as Parade Marshals and a crowd gathered in town on Sunday for a tailgating party to cheer on the Green Bay Packers.

Year after year it is fun to run into people that you haven’t seen in awhile and reminisce about the past.

The yearly changes are what make each festival unique. It will be interesting to see what direction Fall Festivals of the future take.

Forrest “Frosty” Hermann was chairman of the 1975 festival.

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Canning time? Can you top this?

Mary Cincotta packed 3,000 jars of pickles last year

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Mary Cincotta started her adult life as a geriatric nurse – a fairly natural course for the daughter of a 3M engineer with four brothers who are engineers.

Then she married a gardener and turned to pickles. And, actually, a whole lot more.

Mary Cincotta makes one of the more famous products to come out of St. Croix County, Wisconsin. And it’s not only her four varieties of pickles, but also Cincotta Family Farms plants, spaghetti sauces (from her mother’s secret recipe) and salsa that make her at least semi-famous in these parts.

“Last year we did more than 3,000 jars of pickles and we’re on course to beat that record this year,” Cincotta said.

Using the kitchen facilities at the Deer Park, Wisconsin, Community Center near her home, the processed pickles are sold at farmers’ markets in Bayport, Oakdale and Lake Elmo, Minnesota, and New Richmond. Another Cincotta Family Farms venture -- the production and sale of garden plants, however, might be on the downtrend with the increased competition from the many big-box stores in the area.

A change in the plan With the increased bigbox competition for plants, Cincotta has expanded her interests.

“We’ve become a year-round operation,” Cincotta said, as a result of her operation of three seasonal boutiques

Mary Cincotta ready to fill the jars with her famous pickles.

which she operates across the St. Croix River in Minnesota.

The boutiques sell not only her pickles and sauces but a variety of other products, including Christmas arrangements during the holiday season.

Pickles, however, are her mainstay.

“My husband was in the third generation of a wholesale gardening operation in the Twin Cities, selling to stores and in farmers’ markets. It was 21 years ago that James Cincotta’s energetic wife, Mary, began making pickles – a business than has grown about as fast as cucum-

bers as known to grow.

Her husband’s parents came to the United States from Italy where they met on a boat.

Years later, James Cincotta suggested to this wife that she try making pickles. Safe to say, he liked her product. Today, James Cincotta operates the greenhouse that produces their variety of plants and he is part of one of the most important aspects of the production – he picks the cucumbers that become pickles.

Louie might be her best salesman Mary Cincotta has another important partner in her

process although he hasn’t yet earned a salary.

Well-known Twin Cities-based comedian Louie Anderson got a taste of Cincotta pickles through a relationship he had with the operator of the Woodbury, Minnesota, seasonal boutique “Home Essentials” where Mary Cincotta also worked and still sells her products.

Ever since his first addiction to Cincotta pickles, Anderson has often made Cincotta pickles part of his act. After Anderson first mentioned how he was stuck on Cincotta pickles in his show, “the phone rang off the hook,” Mary Cincotta recalls.

“That’s when it really started,” she added.

Along the way, Cincotta has made a variety of pickles.

At one time, her late father suggested he would like her to duplicate a recipe his mother and grandmother had made back in North Dakota during the Depression. There was only a slight problem. Dad didn’t have a recipe for his favorite family pickles.

“He loved those pickles but he couldn’t tell me what was in them,” Cincotta said. “So I tried experimenting. None were like what he wanted.

He couldn’t tell me what needed to be changed or what was missing. He only said, ‘They’re not mom’s.’”

After about three years of attempts, and about to give up, Cincotta finally placed some onions on the bottom of the jar, and some onions at the top of the jar, and dad said, “That’s it, that’s it!”

Several years later, Cincotta discovered a family recipe

Exploration for oil, gas driving demand for silica sand MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Domestic oil exploration drilling is expected to cause “extreme” demand for frack sand in western Wisconsin in coming years, according to a new report.

The IHS Markit report indicated that the value of proppant sand, used to keep open cracks in rock formations deep underground, will exceed $4 billion this year and is expected to grow to nearly $6 billion over the next five years.

Wisconsin has historically produced about a third of the domestic supply of industrial sand, The Wisconsin State Journal reported. Continued exploration for oil, gas and the use of more sand per well are driving demand for silica sand,

according to the report.

Analyst Brandon Savisky authored the report. He said oil production in Texas’ Permian basin accounts for roughly 40 percent of the demand.

The U.S. Energy Information Administration estimates that domestic crude oil production will reach record levels in 2018 and 2019. The EIA also forecasts U.S. natural gas production, consumption, and exports will grow through 2019.

In efforts to avoid transportation charges, which account for more than 65 percent of sand costs, oil producers are turning to lower-quality sand that can be mined near the well sites. Geologists are also looking into whether North Dakota

sand reserves could be used for fracking.

But Savisky said infrastructure challenges and the scarcity of water needed to wash the sand are hindering Texas sand, and many producers are sticking with the proven quality of “northern white” sand.

“There still are operators that are definitely demanding northern white, and that’s not going to go away,” he said.

Wisconsin sand is the most economical alternative for producers in Appalachia, North Dakota and Canada, where demand could still grow, said Kent Syverson, an industry consultant and chair of the geology department at UW-Eau Claire.

for that exact pickle in an old family cookbook. “And my father had nailed it,” she said.

“His taste buds new exactly what was in the recipe even though he couldn’t tell me. It was amazing.”

Today those pickles, labeled as “Pa’s Favorites,” – described by Cincotta as “a blend of sweet and sour” -- are Cincotta’s best seller. Her other varieties are dill, mild garlic, and a more full garlic.

The Cincottas have four children – three in Wisconsin and one “still in Stillwater” and nine grandchildren, 10 to one-and-a-half years. Mary Cincotta is a graduate of Stillwater High School and received her nursing education in a University of Minnesota program.

Cincotta’s products -- the pickles and all -- are at the famers’ market in Bayport on Mondays from 2:30 to 6:30 p.m. on main street; in Oakdale on Wednesdays from 2 to 6 p.m. near the city center; at New Richmond on Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the heritage center; and at the Lake Elmo elementary school also on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Her fall seasonal boutiques will be open in Edina, Ham Lake and New Brighton.

Until she’s able to pursue her dream of moving to the Tuscany region of Italy and finding a fi xer-upper in a small village, Mary Cincotta will be busy making pickles in a small village in Wisconsin. And mighty happy doing it.

Badger band director Leckrone stepping down after 50 years MADISON, Wis. (AP) — University of Wisconsin marching band director Michael Leckrone says he’s stepping down at the end of the school year.

The 82-year-old Leckrone has led the Badger Band since 1969. He made the announcement on Saturday.

Leckrone says he made his decision a few weeks ago but delayed sharing it publicly until he could meet with students.

Leckrone has not decided on future plans and says there is no significance to the timing of his 50th anniversary with the band.

The university will conduct a national search for a new director.

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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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For Construction at Amery Municipal Airport Amery, Wisconsin Project no. AIP 3-55-0097-06 Sealed proposals for the work described herein will be received until 2:00 p.m., local time, Thursday, September 20th, 2018, by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Bureau of Aeronautics, on behalf of the Secretary, authorized agent for City of Amery, in accordance with Wis. Stat. §114.32(3), at the office of the Bureau of Aeronautics, 4822 Madison Yards Way, 5th floor South, Madison, Wisconsin 53707; whereupon the sealed proposals received as provided above will be publicly opened and read.

Bidders wishing to submit their bid by mail may do so at their own risk. Bids received by the Bureau of Aeronautics later than the time set forth above will be returned unopened. The correct mailing address is: Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Bureau of Aeronautics, P.O. Box 7914, Madison, Wisconsin 53705-7914. The correct shipping address is: WI Department of Transportation, Bureau of Aeronautics, 4822 Madison Yards Way, 5th floor South, Madison, Wisconsin 53707. Sending bid documents by Priority Mail may not guarantee timely delivery to our office.

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Description of work: Replace and relocate airport rotating beacon.

Estimate of major quantities: Airport Rotating Beacon (1 each), 2 inch Schedule 80 PVC or HDPE Duct – Including Trench (480 lf), 600 Volt Cable – No. 8 (2,650 lf).

DBE Goal: None Assigned Contract Completion Time: 20 Working Days Proposals: Proposal forms are included with the plans and specifications, and are subject to the provisions of Wis. Stat. §66.0901(7).

Plans and specifications: A paper copy of the plans and specifications may be purchased at the office of SEH Inc., at 3535 Vadnais Center Drive, St. Paul, MN 55110, by payment of $100.00 or an electronic version of the plans and specifications on a CD may be purchased by payment of $20.00. Such payment shall be refunded to the purchaser if plans are returned to the seller within 10 calendar days after the closing of bids.

Plans and specifications which govern the work are on file and available for office examination at the office of SEH Inc, at 3535 Vadnais Center Drive, St. Paul, MN 55110-5196; the office of the Wisconsin Bureau of Aeronautics 4822 Madison Yards Way, 5th floor South,

Madison, Wisconsin 53707; the office of the Wisconsin Transportation Builders Association, 1 East Main Street, Suite 300, Madison, Wisconsin; and WisDOT Supportive Services, 6150 W. Fond du Lac Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Proposal Submittal: This contract is NOT electronically bid. A paper bid submittal is required. Contractors electing to obtain plans & specifications via CD are still required to submit a paper bid proposal. The CD will include a blank electronic spreadsheet that is available to be used to complete the schedule of prices. The CD will be accompanied by the appropriate paper forms that need to be included with the bid submittal. The specifications and CD “readme” files will contain specific instructions on how to complete the bid proposal.

Proposal guaranty: Each proposal must be accompanied by a bid bond, certificate of annual bid bond, a certified check, bank's draft, bank's check, or postal money order made payable to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation Secretary for 5% of the total amount bid. Certified checks may be drawn on the account of the bidder submitting the proposal.

Qualification of bidders: The Bureau of Aeronautics "Statement of Bidder's Qualifications and Experience" (short form) will apply, which can be found in the (pink) loose documents located inside the front cover of project documents or downloaded at: https://wisconsindot. gov/Pages/doing-bus/aeronautics/airports/arpt-prequal.aspx Bid proposals will be opened only from those who have established their qualifications for the work being bid upon.

If a prospective bidder has submitted a current statement and received approval from the department, a re-submittal for this project is not required. Any prospective bidder who has not previously established their qualifications must file a pre-qualification statement on the proper forms and be received by the department no later than 12:00 noon, local time, Friday, September 7th. Only prime or general contractors submitting the bid need to be prequalified; subcontractors do not need to be prequalified.

The qualification statement is a sworn statement and consist of information relating to financial ability, equipment, and experience in the work prescribed in this proposal. The statement shall be in writing on the proper standard form furnished by the department. The department will evaluate the statement and determine acceptability prior to bid allowance. Each bidder is required to submit a “Bidder's Request to Bid/Current Workload” form for this project, and it should be received by the bureau no later than 24 hours prior to the bid opening. Bidders are urged to submit this form as early as possible to determine eligibility prior to preparing the bidding proposal. Failure to submit the request to bid/current workload form may result in the rejection of the bid.

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Hours of labor and minimum wage rates: Pursuant to regulations provided by applicable federal and/or state laws, the hours of labor and minimum wage rates are set forth in the proposal.

Affirmative action: The department hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, sex, or national origin in consideration for an award.

Affidavit of non-collusion: A required affidavit of non-collusion will be incorporated as part of the proposal cover provided to each prospective bidder.

Failure to complete the sworn statement makes the bid non-responsive and ineligible for award consideration. By signing the proposal cover each bidder by or on behalf of the person, firm, association, or corporation submitting the bid, certifies that such person, firm, association, or corporation has not, either directly or indirectly, entered into agreement, participated in any collusion, or otherwise taken any action, in restraint of free competitive bidding in connection with the submitted bid. This sworn statement shall be executed and sworn to by the bidder before a person who is authorized by the laws of the state to administer oaths.

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Direct all questions to the engineer.

For further information, contact Tim Wegwerth at 651.490.2000, email twegwerth@sehinc.com, FAX 888.908.8166.

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Amery Lakes Protection and Rehabilitation Annual Meeting Notice THE PUBLIC IS WELCOME TO ATTEND Date: Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018 Time: 7:00 PM Location: Amery High School Media Center Agenda: I. Call to order II. Approval of 2017 annual meeting minutes III. Annual financial report/audit IV. Chairman’s report V. Public concerns VI. Public education VII. Grants Update VIII. Fisheries IX. AIS/EWM update and other plant mgt.

X. Water quality report XI. Boat landing development update XII. Annual budget XIII. Board Commissioner’s election three positions XIV. Adjournment

Amery Lakes Protection and Rehabilitation District Special Meeting Date: Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018 Time: Immediately following Annual Meeting Place: Amery High School Media Center Agenda: I. Call to order II. Election of officers for 2018/2019 III. Adjournment Steve Schieffer, Chairperson

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LEGAL NOTICE Publication Summons and Notice (Small Claims) Case No. 18-SC-650 STATE OF WISCONSIN, CIRCUIT COURT, POLK COUNTY Plaintiffs SANTANDER CONSUMER USA, INC. 5201 Rufe Snow Drive North Richland Hills, TX 76180 -vsJAMIE M. SCHULZ 372 10th Street Clear Lake, WI 54005 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 715485-9241, 1005 W. Main St. #300, Balsam Lake, WI 54810 on the following date and time: September 24, 2018, at 1:30 p.m.

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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.

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Wisconsin dairy farmers hopeful for US-Mexico trade deal MILWAUKEE (AP) — Wisconsin dairy farmers and cheesemakers remain hopeful that a new trade deal between the U.S. and Mexico will augment business in a key state export market.

The preliminary U.S.-Mexico deal announced Monday by President Donald Trump calls for zero tariffs on dairy and agricultural products, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported. Mexico also has agreed to not restrict market access for commonly named U.S. cheeses.

“We are very happy that this deal has been reached,” said Jeff Schwager, president of Sartori Cheese in Plymouth.

No other country imports more dairy products than Mexico, said Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative president Brody Stapel. He added that the potential loss of that market has caused anxiety for farmers over the past several months.

“Let’s face it. These are tough times for dairy farmers — tough enough even without all the uncertainty created by trade wars,” said Stapel. “So we should celebrate this for the major step forward that it is.”

Mexico and Canada are the state’s biggest trading partners.

Trump said the tentative trade agreement would replace the North American Free Trade Agreement , which he said had “bad connotations” for the U.S. Full details of the agreement haven’t yet been released.

“It’s a big day for trade,” the president said. “It’s a big day for our country.”

Trump said he intends to terminate NAFTA, and that the U.S. would immediately begin negotiations with Canada, the third party in the trilateral trade pact.

Amery Board of Education September 17, 2018 A Budget Hearing of the Amery Board of Education is scheduled for Monday, September 17, 2018, at 6:30 PM in the Board Room at the Amery Intermediate School, located at 543 Minneapolis Avenue in Amery, Wisconsin. Business under review will include: I. Call to Order II. 2018-19 Budget Hearing III. Adjournment DALE JOHNSON Clerk, Amery Board of Education In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the School District of Amery will provide reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities who wish to participate in public meetings.

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The Regular meeting of the Town of Clear Lake will be held at the Town Shop on Monday, September 10, 2018, at 7 p.m.

AGENDA: 1. Meeting called to order 2. Reading and approval of last meeting’s minutes 3. Treasurer’s Report 4. Chairman’s Report 5. Approve payment of monthly bills 6. Ordinance Commission Report 7. Old Business: Possible alarm system?

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Amery Board of Education September 17, 2018 The Annual Meeting of the Amery Board of Education is scheduled for Monday, September 17, 2018, at 6:40 PM in the Board Room at the Amery Intermediate School, located at 543 Minneapolis Avenue in Amery, Wisconsin. Business under review will include: I. Call to Order II. Appointment of Chairperson for Annual Meeting III. Appointment of Teller(s) IV. Consent Agenda Items A. Approval of Minutes B. Treasurer’s Report and Fund 73 Report C. 2017-18 Income and Expenditures V. Resolutions A. School Board Salaries B. Approval of Proposed 2018-19 Budget/ Tax Levy C. Short Term Loan Authorization D. Policy on the Disposal of Unwanted Equipment and Supplies E. Lease School Property F. Accidental Insurance for Students G. Transportation of Public or Private School Students H. Annual Meeting Date - September 16, 2019 VI. Other Business Legally Considered at the Annual Meeting VII. Adjournment DALE JOHNSON Clerk, Amery Board of Education In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the School District of Amery will provide reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities who wish to participate in public meetings.

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A Regular Board Meeting of the Amery Board of Education is scheduled for Monday, September 17, 2018, at 6:30 PM in the Board Room at the Amery Intermediate School, located at 543 Minneapolis Avenue in Amery, Wisconsin. Business under review will include: I. Call to Order (Meeting will start

immediately following the completion of the Annual Meeting or at 7:30 pm) II. Consent Agenda Items A. Agenda B. Minutes C. Financial/Budget Reports D. Board Vouchers III. Community Comments IV. Administrative/Committee/Department Reports A. Administrator Reports V. Informational Items VI. Action Items A. Montessori Program Expansion Cheryl Meyer VII. Closed Session A. Considering employment, promotion, compensation or performance evaluation data, of any public employee over which the governmental body has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility. In order to take Personnel Action pursuant to Wisconsin Statutes 19.85 (1)(c).

VIII. Open Session A. The Board may take action on personnel items that were discussed in closed session.

IX. Adjournment DALE JOHNSON Clerk, Amery Board of Education In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the School District of Amery will provide reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities who wish to participate in public meetings.

If you require an accommodation, please contact the District Office at (715) 268-9771 a minimum of 72 hours prior to the meeting.

The original agenda for this meeting was provided for publication more than one week prior to the meeting date. Due to this fact, the agenda published in the Amery Free Press may have been altered after publication. The final agenda is available on the District’s website: www.amerysd.k12.wi.us at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to the meeting.

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Notice of Budget Hearing Notice is hereby given to the qualified electors of the School District of Amery that the budget hearing will be held at the Amery Intermediate School, on the 17th day of September, 2018, at 6:30 p.m. o’clock. The summary of the budget is printed below. Detailed copies of the budget are available for inspection in the District’s office.

Dated this 1st day of September, 2018.

Dale Johnson, District Clerk

Notice for Annual District Meeting Notice is hereby given to qualified electors of the School District of Amery, that the annual meeting of said district for the transaction of business, will be held in the Board Room at Amery Intermediate School, on the 17th day of September, 2018, at 6:40 p.m. o’clock.

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Boy swept in sewer sticks ďŹ nger out of manhole and is saved

BY TODD RICHMOND ASSOCIATED PRESS

MADISON, Wis. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; An 11-yearold boy sucked into a flooded Wisconsin storm sewer was saved when an eagle-eyed firefighter saw the boyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fingers pop through an opening in a manhole cover.

The astonishing rescue Tuesday evening came as storms pounded the southern half of the state and southeastern Minnesota.

The Calumet County Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office said the boy was playing with friends in a flooded drainage ditch after the rains passed around 6 p.m. in the Village of Harrison. He disappeared under the water and didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t surface.

A dive team, sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s deputies and volunteer firefighters responded. Deputy Fire Chief Wesley Pompa said that when they arrived they found a bystander trying to hold onto the boy but he was sucked into a culvert that led to the storm sewer.

Pompa said the water was rushing so quickly it would have sucked a fullgrown man into the culvert.

The rescuers could do nothing except try to determine where the flow might take the boy. Pompa called the village road superintendent, Bob Kesler, to the scene to help map out the sewers.

Pompa and Kesler were standing on top of a manhole cover about 30 feet (9 meters) away from the ditch when Pompa saw the boyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fingers pop through an opening in the cover. The boy had found air pocket just beneath the manhole cover and was hanging onto a ladder leading up to the manhole.

The firefighters wrenched the cover open. Pompa and Kesler lifted the boy to safety. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He was hollering and talking to us and he was able to reach up for us,â&#x20AC;?

Pompa said.

The boy was taken to the hospital, and authorities said he was alert and conscious after his ordeal. Pompa said he never got the boyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I just thank God he was alive and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d made it that long,â&#x20AC;? Pompa said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It could have gone a million different ways but this one way it worked out for him.â&#x20AC;?

A string of storms began moving through the region last week, flooding streets and farm fields and cutting power. One man was killed in Madison as he tried to escape from a flooded ditch last week.

State emergency officials said 20 counties have been affected by flooding over the last 10 days. Gov. Scott Walker on Wednesday declared a statewide emergency, directing state agencies

and the Wisconsin National Guard to assist local authorities as needed. The declaration also is the first formal step toward requesting federal assistance.

Hardest hit has been Wisconsinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s southwestern corner. Up to 11 inches (28 centimeters) fell in the region Monday into Tuesday, forcing evacuations in La Crosse, Vernon and Monroe counties.

The area got another 1.3 inches of rain on Tuesday. The deluge stranded two Amtrak trains carrying about 400 passengers for hours because of flooding over the tracks. One train bound for Chicago was forced to stop near Tomah in western Wisconsin; another bound for St. Paul had to stop near Portage in south-central Wisconsin.

The trains sat on the tracks overnight. Amtrak spokesman Marc Magliari said passengers were given complementary food and water and the trains are designed to accommodate passengers overnight. Both trains had resumed their routes by midday Wednesday.

Parts of Interstate 90/94 were closed overnight due to standing water on the pavement and highways across southern Wisconsin have been rendered impassable. Emergency officials in Madison were still grappling with flooded streets on Wednesday morning and warned commuters to expect delays for days.

Several tornadoes were spotted Tuesday afternoon in Campbellsport, Lomira, Oakfield and Brandon, Wisconsin, according to the National Weather Service. The service has not confirmed that tornadoes hit in any of these locations. Possible tornadoes also demolished two barns in Fond du Lac County, killing about 100 cattle, Wisconsin Emergency Management spokeswoman Lori Getter said.

Some 12,000 We Energies customers were still without power Wednesday morning as utility crews worked overtime to restore service.

Southeastern Minnesota has also been struggling with flooding over the last few days. Tuesday nightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s storms largely missed that area, passing to the south, although some spots got hit hard.

Houston County officials, for example, reported 7 inches of rain and had to evacuate a campground and a tornado came down in Goodhue County, Minnesota Emergency Management spokesowman Amber Schindeldecker said.

No evacuations have been reported to the state, she said.

Forecasts called for drier weather Wednesday and Thursday. More rain was expected Friday and Saturday.

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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 US 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.

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

Wednesday: 10 a.m. Men’s Bible Study.

Thursday: 9:30 a.m. Women’s White Cross BALSAM LUTHERAN, 1115 Mains Crossing, Amery, Dan Watland, pastor Wednesday, Sept. 5: 6 p.m. Confirmation Class.

Sunday, Sept. 9: 8:30 a.m. Elim Holy Worship; 9:30 a.m.

Fellowship Time, Finance Committee, Social Ministry Committee.

Tuesday, Sept. 11: 8:30 a.m. Quilting (at Elim); 1 p.m. Ruth Unit, h/Cookie; I/Peggy; 6:30 p.m. Balsam Church Council.

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

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

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

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

CLEAR LAKE UNITED METHODIST, John Hazen, pastor Sunday: 11:00 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, Sept. 5: 3:30 p.m. Homework and Hangout; 5:45 p.m. Family Dinner; 6:30 p.m. WOW/Youth Group; 7 p.m. Money Management.

Thursday, Sept. 6: 9:30 a.m. Local Communications & Senior Dining Hall Open; 5:00 p.m. Women’s Bible Study.

Friday, Sept. 7: 8:30 a.m. Distant Communions; 9:30 a.m.

Sinior Dining Hall Open.

Saturday, Sept. 8: 6 a.m. Food Set-Up for Ruby’s Pantry; 7:30 a.m. Registration Begins for Ruby’s Pantry; 8 a.m. Care Care; 9 a.m. Registration Ends, Food Distribution Begins Sunday, Sept. 9: 10 a.m. Worship/Sunday School Begins; 11:15 a.m. Confo. Meeting for Parents, Mentors/Mentees & Trustee Meeting.

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

DERONDA LUTHERAN, 1239 65th Ave., Amery Lori Peper, pastor 715-268-9577 Wednesday, Sept. 5: 8 p.m. NUIC Choir Rehearsal at Trinity.

Thursday, Sept. 6: 9 a.m. Quilting Sunday, Sept. 9: Rally Sunday 9:30 Combined Worship at Trinity.

Tuesday, Sept. 11: 7 p.m. Councils meet at Trinity.

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

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

EAST IMMANUEL LUTHERAN, south of Amery on Hwy. 46 then west on 20th Ave., Kathy Pennington, pastor Wednesday, Sept. 5: 6 p.m. Confirmation.

Thursday, Sept 6: 1:30 p.m. Women’s Meeting.

Sunday, Sept. 9: 10:30 a.m. Worship Tuesday, Sept. 11: 9 a.m. Quilting & Stephen Ministry.

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, Sept. 5: 6 p.m. Men in Mission Thursday, Sept. 6: 8 a.m. Bible Study; 8:30 a.m. Quilters; 7 p.m. Al Anon.

Saturday, Sept. 8: 8 a.m. Car Care.

Sunday, Sept. 9: 9 a.m. Worship; 10:15 a.m. Sunday School Rally Day, Choir.

Tuesday, Sept. 11: 7:30 am. Women’s Bible; 8:30 a.m.

Property; 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. WIC Clinic; 6:30 p.m. Worship.

FIRST LUTHERAN (LCMC), 811 South Ave. W, Clear Lake www.firstluthclearlake.com Bryan S. Anderson, pastor Wednesday, Sept. 5: 7 p.m. Confirmation Orientation Meeting.

Thursday, Sept. 6: 1 p.m. Afternoon Stars at Church.

Saturday, Sept. 8: 9 a.m. Youth Sunday Practice.

Sunday, Sept. 9: Rally Day 8:30 am. Youth Led Contemporary Worship; 9:30 a.m. Fellowship & Sunday School; 10 a.m. Youth Led Traditional Worship; 11 a.m. Chicken Barbecue Potluck; 6-8 p.m. Knotty Pine 4-H Meeting; 7 p.m. Choir Practice.

Monday, Sept. 10: 3 p.m. Service at Golden Age Manor.

Tuesday, Sept. 11: 9 a.m. Quilting & Pastor at Clergy 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: 8:30 a.m. Worship.

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

GEORGETOWN LUTHERAN-ELCA, 877 190th Ave. Co. Rd. G, Balsam Lake (Fox Creek) 715-857-5580 serving@georgetownlutheran.net 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 Wednesday, Sept. 5: 8 p.m. NUIC Choir Rehearsal at Trinity.

Thursday, Sept. 6: 9 a.m. Quilting Sunday, Sept. 9: Rally Sunday 9:30 Combined Worship at Trinity.

Tuesday, Sept. 11: 9 a.m. Quilting; 7 p.m. Councils meet at Trinity.

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

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“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build, a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance….”

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—Ecclesiastes 3:1-4 NIV

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ust as the tides ebb and flow, so too do our moods. The cycles of our moods can sometimes follow the path of the sun, rising in the morning and waning at night, or it can even follow the seasons, waxing as the days grow longer in the Spring, and waning as the days grow short in the Fall and Winter. Nature has an order, and even happiness and sadness seem to fit into nature’s cycles. When we realize this, it gives us hope that our sadness will pass. One of the problems with bad moods is that they narrow

our view, not allowing us to see beyond the current state we are in.

But trust that the disagreeable state you are in will change, as surely it will. Sometimes all it takes to turn things around is a good meal with friends or family or a good night’s sleep. And it’s always a good idea to turn our problems over to God. The solace of prayer is available anytime and anywhere. – Christopher Simon

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

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

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

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

Men’s Bible Study 2nd Sunday 6 p.m.

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

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

Tuesday: 6:30 p.m. Prayer.

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

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

Wednesday Night Prayer.

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

OUR SAVIOR’S LUTHERAN, 217 Deronda St., Amery Keith Ruehlow, pastor Wednesday, Sept. 5: 12 p.m. Table Talk; 6:15 p.m. Evening Prayer; 6:30 p.m. Youth Group.

Thursday, Sept. 6: 8:30 a.m. Bible Study Sunday, Sept. 9: 9 a.m. Worship with Holy Communion.

Tuesday, Sept. 11: 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 Wednesday, Sept. 5: 9:30 a.m. Ladies Aid; 7:15 Choir Practice.

Sunday, Sept. 9: 8:30 a.m. Lay Ministers; 9:30 a.m. Worship/Sunday School; 10:30 a.m. Fellowship. Lay Minister: Jerry Langland.

Monday, Sept. 10: Circuit Counselor Meeting @ Three Lakes Tuesday, Sept. 11: 7 p.m. Parish Planning.

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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Wednesday, Sept. 5: 9 a.m. Communion Service instead of Mass @ SJ; No Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick; 6:30 p.m. Catechist In-Service for the SJ Catechists.

Thursday, Sept. 6: 6:30 p.m. GriefShare Meeting.

Friday, Sept. 7: NO Communion Service.

Sept. 10 - Sept. 13: Fr. Gene gone on Priest Retreat.

Monday, Sept. 10: 12 p.m. Ladies Luncheon at Village Pizzeria; 7 p.m. KC Meeting.

ST. JOHN LUTHERAN, Forest, John Wilman, pastor Wednesday, Sept. 5: 7 p.m. St. John’s 5 year Plan Committee Meeting.

Thursday, Sept. 6: LWML Fall Retreat Camp Luther; 1 p.m.

Bible Study.

Friday, Sept. 7: Pastor’s Day Off; LWML Fall Retreat Saturday, Sept. 8: Pastor’s Day Off; LWML Fall Retreat Sunday, Sept. 9: 8 a.m. Worship; 9 a.m. Fellowship.

ST. PAUL LUTHERAN, Deer Park, John Wilman, pastor Wednesday, Sept. 5: 7 p.m. St. John’s 5 Year Planning Committee Meeting Thursday, Sept. 6: LWML Fall Retreat Camp Luther.

Friday, Sept. 7: Pastor’s Day Off; LWML Fall Retreat.

Saturday, Sept. 8: Pastor’s Day Off; LWML Fall Retreat.

Sunday, Sept. 9: 8:45 a.m. Sunday School; 9 a.m. Fellowship; 9:30 a.m. Worship; 10:30 a.m. Confirmation.

Monday, Sept. 10: Pastor Visiting Shut-Ins. Tuesday, Sept. 11: Pastor Visiting Shut-Ins; 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 Wednesday, Sept. 5: 8 p.m. NUIC Choir Rehearsal at Trinity.

Thursday, Sept. 6: 9 a.m. Staff Meeting Sunday, Sept. 9: Rally Sunday 9:30 Combined Worship at Trinity.

Tuesday, Sept. 11: 7 p.m. Councils meet at Trinity.

See our website for up-to-date scheduling www.trinity lutheranchurchofamery.com UNITED COVENANT, 348 5th St. NW, Clear Lake Dan Pearson, pastor Wednesday, Sept. 5: 6 p.m. CREW; 6:45 p.m. Women’s Bible Study @ Lynn Pickard’s; 7:00 p.m. Worship Practice T-2 Thursday, Sept. 6: 9:30 a.m. Mission Stitchers @ Ridgeview w/Potluck lunch.

Saturday, Sept. 8: 7:00 a.m. Men’s Prayer Breakfast at church.

Sunday, Sept. 9: Sunday School Kick-Off; 9:30 a.m. Worship Practice T-2; 10 a.m. Worship Service; Potluck following service.

Tuesday, Sept. 11: 8 a.m. Sweet Hour of Prayer; 6:30 p.m.

Leadership Team Meeting.

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

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

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

WEST IMMANUEL LUTHERAN, ELCA, 447 180th St.,

Osceola, Rexford D. Brandt, pastor Sunday, Sept. 9: 9 a.m. Worship followed by coffee fellowship.

Wednesday, Sept. 12: 9 a.m. Men’s work group; 6:15-7 p.m.

Confirmation supper; 7-8 p.m. Confirmation classes WORD OF LIFE FELLOWSHIP, Clear Lake Patricia and Harlen Wienke, pastors Sunday: 10 a.m. Worship.

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

Wednesday: 7 p.m. Adult Bible Study.

OBITUARIES

Rose Marie Maus Rose Marie Maus (Frank), April 14, 1945-August 27, 2018, passed away in her home after battling COPD for many years.

Rose was born in Maryland and graduated from Chestertown HS. She married Scott Kline and had one daughter, Carolyn. They moved to Minnesota sshortly after. In 1976 she married David Maus and m tthe family grew by attrition tto include Paul, Bradley, and Theresa. David and a Rose moved to Amery, WI R iin 1983 where they purchased the grocery store c tthat came to be known as Maus’ IGA. They lived and M worked together every day. w Rose had various careers in i her life. She was a bookkeeper for Standard Oil in Brooklyn Center, worked in the copy room at Henn. Co., in the business office at Henn. Co. Medical Center, Co-owner of IGA and The Heritage both in Amery. She enjoyed every new venture and made many friends along the way.

Rose was very involved with her church St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Amery where she faithfully served as Saturday Head Usher and Eucharistic Minister for many years until her health dictated she retire from these positions. But that didn’t stop her from helping in the background. She also was a member of the Amery Community Club and the Amery Foundation.

In her spare time she attended church retreats which strengthened her faith and helped her stay strong for her long battle. Rose also loved many dogs who shared her love of the outdoors with her and David. Card club was also one of her pastimes where many friendships flourished over the years.

Rose was proceeded in death by her parents, John and Marie Frank, and Son-in-Law David Fox. She is survived by her most loving husband, David; Brother John (Jackie) Frank; Children Paul (Tammy) Maus of OK, Carolyn Fox of MN, Brad Maus of IA, And Theresa (James) Wetterstrom of MN; Grandchildren Logan, Austin, Jacob, Grace, and Chandler Maus, Nathanial Fox, Hannah and Jack Maus, and Alex and Kerstin Wetterstrom; 4 great grandchildren and one great-great grandchild. She also leaves behind many dear friends, cousins, nieces and nephews.

There will be a visitation at the Williamson-White Funeral Home in Amery Thursday August 30th 4PM7PM. Funeral services are Friday August 31, 2018 11am at St Joseph’s Catholic Church in Amery, WI. There will be a viewing one hour before service.

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

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Brett Forrest runs downfield during Friday night’s game against Prescott

Amery downs Prescott, 34-14 Amery opened conference play with a win, defeating Prescott 34-14 at home.

The Warriors’ record improves to 2-1 on the season.

Stats were unavailable at press time.

Look for a complete story in next week’s Free Press.

New Richmond tennis tops Amery

BY BRETT HART CONTRIBUTING WRITER

The Amery girls’ tennis team suffered its first defeat of the 2018 season last week as it fell 1-6 to defending Middle Border Conference champion New Richmond in New Richmond.

“New Richmond has a strong team with depth,” said Amery Coach Tanya Julson. “They only lost three seniors from last year’s team. This season, they have already played many matches and tournaments against Division 1 teams, preparing for their tournament season when they move to Division 1 sub sectional/sectional play.”

Amery’s lone victory came at No. 3 doubles where Mikayla Peterson and Olivia Peterson defeated Sophie Fuchs and Brogan O’Flanagan, 7-5, 6-1.

“They had fantastic shots and communicated as a team,” Julson said of the Peterson girls.

“Each girl on the Amery team played excellent tennis,” she added. “They worked hard from the first to the final point of their match. The New Richmond players needed to work hard and play many long points, games and matches to beat us.”

Missing one of its top singles players with Hanna Zinn being injured, Amery’s singles lineup shifted into more challenging positions.

“Even with this change in our lineup, we were able to battle with and push New Richmond,” Julson said.

“I am very happy with the determination and effort the whole team put into their match.”

At. No. 4 singles, Addie Tollakson took Zoe Davis to three sets before falling, 2-6, 6-3, 4-6. Amery’s No. 1 doubles team of Allison Oman and Olivia were also very close to taking a set as they fell 6-7 (2-7), 4-6 to Anna Hop and Katey Eckloff.

In both matches, Julson said, “If a couple points went our way we would have won.”

At No. 3 singles, Sophia Whitely put up a strong, 4-6, 3-6 fight in a loss to Ari Devereux. Autumn Rivard was almost a close in her 3-6, 3-6, No. 2 singles loss to Teresa Tenner. Both of those matched featured many long rallies and deuce games.

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BY BRETT HART CONTRIBUTING WRITER

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Junior Dylan Thomsen takes the ball while Junior Kenny Lepak backs him up.

Amery’s boy’s soccer traveled to Baldwin on Tuesday, August 28, for a battle between Middle Border Conference powerhouses, and the game didn’t disappoint as the 10th-ranked Division 3 Warriors had to put together a late rally to finish in a 5-5 tie with the Blackhawks.

Warrior coach Flint Karis said Baldwin-Woodville “has an excellent chance of advancing to the State Tournament in Division 3 with last year’s Conference Player of the Year and All State player, Jacek Nikowski, returning for his senior season.”

Amery (3-0-1) struck 25 seconds into the game when Galen Coy converted a crossed ball by Dylan Eiynck into the goal, and the Warriors held the lead until the final 10 minutes of the half when B-W (3-0-1) piled in three goals to take a 3-1 halftime advantage.

That margin extended to 4-1 early in the second half, but Amery would not got down with out a fight. Coy notched his second goal of the game on a direct kick in the 55th minute and converted a pair of penalty kicks in the 82nd and 84th minutes, respectively, to knot the game at 4-4 and pick up his fourth hat trick of the early season.

Amery reclaimed the lead when Eiynck attacked the near post and crossed a ball that Coy put in with a one time shot in the 86th minute. However, Baldwin answered that with a direct kick in the 88th minute, leaving the game at a draw.

“It was fast-paced, back-and-forth game, and the Amery boys showed a lot of grit, determination and character to come back from a 4-1 deficit,” Coach Karis said.

The Warriors held a narrow 13-11 edge on shots on net, while Baldwin-Woodville had a 7-2 corner kick advantage.

Amery tennis sweeps Mondovi

BY BRETT HART CONTRIBUTING WRITER

The Amery Warriors continued their dominant ways in a Aug. 28 tennis match against Mondovi, earning a 7-0 victory in their first home match of the sea-

son.

“It is early in the season still, and the girls are looking strong and playing well,” said Amery Coach Tanya Julson. “We have a solid team with a lot of depth. It is a fun start to our season.”

Amery really shined

in singles play, giving up just 10 games in eight sets. Taking the No. 1 singles victory was Drew Meyer, who defeated Morgan Kacceves, 6-3, 6-2. In the No. 2 match, Autumn Rivard easily topped Grace Boley, 6-0, 6-1. Sophia Whitley had

the same success at No. 3 with a 6-0, 6-1 win over Shelley Reyes-Lueptow.

Addie Tollakson completed the singles sweep with a 6-3, 6-0 victory over Haley Glanzman in the No. 4 spot.

Although the doubles matches were closer,

Amery still managed to sweep all sets.

Allison Oman and Olivia Braaten earned a 6-2, 6-3, No. 1 doubles victory against Destiny Anderson and Brooklyn Howell. Essie Whitehead and Grace Springett added a 7-5, 6-1 win over Emilia

Radle and Marissa Pax in the No. 2 match. Olivia Peterson and Makayla Peterson finished off Courtney Brantner and Emily Dreyrey, 6-1, 6-2.

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Clear Lake football wins defensive battle with Saints

BY BRETT HART CONTRIBUTING WRITER

The Clear Lake football team (3-0) continued its fast start on Friday with a 14-0 win over St. Croix Falls (0-3).

Kincaid Hughes got the Warriors on the board first with a one yard touchdown run with just 22 seconds remaining in the opening quarter.

Ivan Ruble doubled Clear Lake’s scoring with 50 ticks left on the third quarter clock as he ran the ball to pay dirt from four yards out. Nick Sempf made good on the

Catts to carry the bulk of the load as he tallied a team-high 7.5 tackles, including a sack and 1.5 tackles for losses. Catts also had one interception. Marshall Cain added two sacks of his own, finishing with four total tackles.

Three games into the season, the Warriors have outscored their opponents by a combined score of 72-6.

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two-point conversion run for the final points of the game.

It was a strong defensive effort by both teams are there was a total of just 303 yards of offense between both squads.

Clear Lake had a 196-107 yardage advantage, with all of its yardage coming on the ground.

Ruble finished with 86 rushing yards and a touchdown on 14 carries.

Sempf added 50 yards on 10 rushes, and Hughes had 30 yards and a touchdown on 10 carries.

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Coming off a tough 5-5 tie against Baldwin-Woodville two days earlier, Amery’s ‘ boys’ soccer team found itself with the same score when it traveled to perennenial Middle Border Conference power New Richmond on Thursday.

Amery coach Flint Karis noted that although Amery (3-0-2) holds the No. 10 ranking in the Wisconsin Soccer Coaches Association State rankings in Division 3, the Warriors have moved to Division 4 this year, and New Richmond (1-0-1) is favored to return for a third trip to the State Tournament in Division 2.

“They are big, fast and very physical,” he said of the Tigers.

Galen Coy worked his magic right away as he split two defenders on the dribble and beat the goalkeeper on the near post side to give the Warriors the early lead. Alexis Castorena Gonsalez crashed the net to put in a rebound for a 2-0 lead shortly, thereafter.

New Richmond, however, responded with three consecutive goals to take control, only to be answered by Amery’s Dylan Eiynck finishing a direct kick served by Coy. The goal left the halftime score at 3-3.

The Tigers claimed their second lead late in the second half with a goal on a long crossed ball to the far post.

The Warriors, showing their resilence under pressure, tied it back up what coach Karis called “the play of the game” when Andrew Prindle headed a ball back across the net on an overhit cross that Galen Coy finished with a volley shot.

Amery then took a 5-4 advantage as Eiynck scored his second goal of the game when he headed in a ball on a corner kick served in by Coy. The lead still wouldn’t hold, however, as New Richmond knotted the score for good by converting another long ball served to the far post by junior forward Andrew Johnson. Johnson, who scored 47 goals last season, also scored the Tigers’ first four goals in Thursday’s showdown.

Amery held an advantage in both shots on target (11-7) and corner kicks (6-4).

“The boys certainly showed a lot of toughness in both games to battle back when down and under a lot of pressure.” Coach Karis said after their second straigh tie. “ We just have to learn from both games and improve in all aspects of the game.”

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Belle Meyer goes for a dig with backup from Mariah Waalen (19) and Abby Schmidt (20).

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Hannah VanSomeren (10) sets up the ball for Jenna Hendrickson (12).

Warrior volleyball wins two The Amery volleyball team defeated Spooner and Prairie Farm last week winning both matches 3-0. Story in next week’s Free Press.

This week’s sports Amery Cross Country 9-6 @ Cameron Invite 9-11 @ UW Barron County

Amery Football 9-7 @ Ellsworth

Amery Girls Golf 9-5 MBC @ Prescott 9-7 MBC @ Hammond 9-11 MBC @ Amery

Amery Soccer 9-6 @ Unity 9-8 Triangular @ Rice Lake 9-10 @ Osceola

Amery Tennis 9-6 @ Osceola 9-8 @ Baldwin Invite 9-10 @ River Falls 9-11 @ Unity

Amery Volleyball 9-4 @ Barron 9-6 vs. Boyceville 9-11 @ Rice Lake

Clayton Football 9-7 vs. Menominee Indian

Clayton Volleyball 9-4 vs. Clear Lake 9-6 @ Turtle Lake 9-10 vs. Northwood

Clear Lake Cross Country 9-6 @ Cameron Invite

Clear Lake Football 9-7 @ Unity

Clear Lake Volleyball 9-4 @ Clayton 9-6 vs. Shell Lake 9-8 @ Cadott Invite 9-11 @ Northwood

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A business serving a community for 100 years is bound to leave a mark on a town, and that is exactly what Bremer Bank has done to the city of Amery.

The bank’s devotion to community wellness is made a reality by employees who stride to carry out the philosophy of a gentleman named Otto Bremer. “To serve our clients, we must also serve their community,” said Bremer.

Mr. Bremer came to Minnesota in 1886 as a German Immigrant. Speaking limited English, he obtained a job as a bookkeeper for the National German American Bank.

Over the next 36 years, he worked his way up to become the chairman of the American National Bank. He partnered with his brother Adolph in the ownership and management of the Jacob Schmidt Brewing Company, served as treasurer of the city of St. Paul for more than a decade, and became an adviser to Presidents Woodrow Wilson and Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Mr. Bremer’s connection to Amery started 100 years ago. In 1918 the Farmers and Merchants State Bank was

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Laurie Harris, Dan Lien, Mary Bleskacek, and Nancy Groth, are just a handful of employees that have dedicated years of service to Bremer Bank.

issued a charter by the state of Wisconsin. On July 3, the diverse group of men who were founders of the bank, John Burman, C.W. Stenberg, A.O. Dalberg, Nels Simley and Sander Larson opened the doors to the public with Vincent Christensen serving as cashier.

Christensen would later become president of the bank.

During this time the Bank was located on the corners of Keller Avenue and Birch Street

East, in 1930 they merged with Union State Bank and relocated to what is currently the Byrnes Law office.

Mr. Bremer was a minority stockholder in Union State Bank until the 1930s when he injected cash into the bank to prevent a bank failure during the Great Depression. In doing this, Bremer became the majority stockowner of Union State Bank and traveled to Amery for board meetings in the 1930s and 1940s.

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Bremer was a stockholder in a number of rural banks across the three states. During the Great Depression when many banks were failing, Bremer obtained $5 million in cash to recapitalize these banks and kept them afloat.

It was an amazing feat to come up with that amount of cash during the depression.

Over time he purchased all bank stock of many banks he had interest in to become the sole owner.

In 1943 he created a bank holding company.

In 1944, Bremer created the Otto Bremer Trust, a private charitable trust, making the Trust the majority owner of what is now known as Bremer Bank.

Throughout the years changes brought us to the Bremer Bank that we are familiar with today. In 1966, Union State Bank moved to newly constructed building which is the South portion of the current location. By 1983 the bank’s name had been changed to First American Bank and the two-story portion of the bank was added to the north end of the existing dwelling.

One thing that has remained a constant are the familiar faces that greet you in Bremer Bank. Current Bank President Jim Richison said, “Nearly 1/3 of our Amery staff has worked for Bremer 20 years or longer. Totaling 198 years of service within that elite group. I can’t be more proud to be working with such a dedicated staff and a company with such rich history serving the Amery and surrounding communities.”

Dan Draxler retired from Bremer Bank last year. He started with the bank in 1983.

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He worked as an Ag loan officer for 20 years and a market manager before spending his last 12 years as President/ CEO. Draxler said, “I never imagined when I started well over 30 years ago that I would be entering such a long standing career with the bank. The Otto Bremer Trust is a unique ownership organization. I was proud to spend my years working for an organization that provided a commitment of a local bank to the local community.”

Laurie Harris, Mary Bleskacek, and Nancy Groth have all worked at the bank for over 20 years. When asked about the best part of working for Bremer Bank, they unanimously agreed that hands down it was the fact that the company is so family friendly.

They shared that the company always understands when personal issues come up, and are very accommodating when time off is needed. It is one of the biggest reasons the three ladies have their long number of years with Bremer Bank.

Another employee who spent a great number of years with the bank is Mike Ginter.

He was employed there from 1987-2006. Ginter said, “Local decision making along with a

First American Bank circa 1987.

group of people who were committed both to community and customer service with community engaged leaders, made the bank a fun place to work.”

Usually the world of banking is a quite serious matter, but Dan Lien recently shared that some fun times were also had at the bank.

In 1981 Lien was living in Amery with his family and working as teacher in Stillwater when he was asked by his friend Duaine Espegard to write an employee manual for him while Lien was off work for the summer.

Espegard was the president

of the bank, and at the end of the summer he offered Lien an opportunity that he could not pass up. Lien’s friend offered him a job as a real estate lender at the bank. This would allow him to be within walking distance from work. Although Lien did not have any experience in the field, he moved up through the ranks during his 25 years there.

There were times that Lien drove his pontoon to work, docked it at North Twin, and gave rides to employees during lunch breaks. He reminisced about shenanigans that took place during coffee breaks

back in the day. There were times that Lien and others including Dennis John, Mike Hafele, Stewert Nelson, and Jim Ivy would congregate for coffee downstairs and their laughs would echo throughout the building. Lien even shared that one time an employee accidently started a file cabinet on fire, but cut the story short when pondering if it should be in the newspaper.

The company’s commitment to service extends beyond clients. The Bremer Trust in the last five years has awarded over $215 Million dollars to nonprofit organizations who

Otto Bremer

Congratulations and thank you, Bremer Bank for your 100 years of service in Amery.

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serve Amery and the communities Bremer Banks serve throughout Wisconsin, Minnesota, and North Dakota. As of today, 92 percent of the bankâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dividends go to the trust, which in turn makes grants in local Bremer communities.

Bremer Bank employees are deeply involved with projects in Amery and surrounding areas. The bank is proud to say that year after year, employees

volunteer many hours of their time on local committees, helping out at community charities, fundraising, and donating time at area events.

Mr. Bremerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s created legacy continues to provide a strong promise from the company.

The bank and its constant service to the community and residents has been a gem to the City of Amery for a little over 100 years now, and their commitment will continue to be an asset in the years to come.

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CONGRATULATIONS to Bremer Bank on celebrating 100 years!

CONGRATULATIONS Bremer Bank on your 100th Anniversary!

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Bake at 350˚ for 50 minutes. Let cool.

When serving, top with vanilla ice cream and a drizzle of salted caramel sauce, if desired. Serves up to 16 depending on size of pieces served.

This dessert is made ahead and refrigerated so allow time before you need to serve it. If you like peanut butter and chocolate, you're sure to enjoy this dessert.

This homemade BBQ sauce tastes like a famous chain BBQ.

Store in freezer bags and then remove what you need and put into your favorite soups, stews, etc.

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COPYCAT BLENDER BBQ SAUCE NO-BAKE CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER DESSERT Crush 20 Oreo cookies (or use a box of chocolate cookie crumbs).

Mix with: 2 T. butter, softened Press into a 9" square baking pan and set aside.

Beat together until smooth: 1 pkg. (8 oz.) cream cheese, softened 1/2 c. peanut butter 1 c. powdered sugar Fold in and spread over crust: 1/2 carton (16 oz.) whipped topping, thawed Chop and spread some over the whipped topping same rest for later: 20 mini peanut butter cups Beat together on low speed for 2 minutes: 1 c. milk 1 pkg. (3.9 oz.) instant chocolate pudding mix 1/2 c. powdered sugar Let set for 2 minutes.

Fold in the rest of the thawed frozen whipped topping and spread on top of the chopped peanut butter cups.

Sprinkle the remaining chopped peanut butter cups on top. Cover and refrigerate for at least 3 hours.

Serves 6-8.

This casserole has the taste of taco and uses ground beef.

Put into blender and puree until very smooth: 1 can (28 oz.) fire roasted diced tomatoes 1/2 c. molasses 1/4 c. honey 3 T. apple cider vinegar 1 T. chili powder 1 tsp. paprika 1 tsp. garlic powder 1 tsp. onion powder salt to taste

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ANGEL CHERRY DESSERT Cut 1/2" cubes to make enough for 8 c. of chunks from the baked angel food cake.

Place half for the cubes into a 9x9" baking pan.

Spoon over the top of the angel food cake cubes: 1 can cherry pie filling Put the rest of the angel food cake cubes on top.

Combine in bowl until smooth: 1-1/2 c. milk 1 pkg. (4 serving size) instant vanilla pudding mix 1 c. sour cream 1/2 tsp. almond flavoring Spoon over the cake cubes. Refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight. Cut into squares to serve. Cut into 9 pieces.

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BEEF, BEAN TACO CASSEROLE Brown in skillet until thoroughly cooked, 5-7 minutes: 1 pound lean ground beef Add and combine: 1 can (16 oz. refried beans 1 jar (16 oz.) thick and chunky salsa 1 pkg. (1 oz.) low-sodium taco seasoning mix Bring to boiling, stirring occasionally.

Put into ungreased 2 quart casserole: 2 c. broken tortilla chips Put the ground beef mixture on top of the chips.

Sprinkle on top: 1/2 medium green bell pepper, seeded and chopped 4 medium green onions, sliced 2 medium tomatoes, seeded and chopped 1 c. shredded cheddar or Monterey Jack cheese (4 oz.)

1/4 c. sliced ripe olives Bake, uncovered, at 350˚ for 20-30 minutes or until hot and bubbly and cheese is melted.

To serve, top servings with some shredded lettuce (about 1/2 c.) 1/2 c. chopped tomatoes and 1/2 c. broken tortilla chips. Serves 4.

Here is a recipe for an easy peach dump cake.

PEACH DUMP CAKE Mix in large bowl: 6-8 ripe peaches, pitted, peeled and sliced 1 can (12 oz.) evaporated milk 3 large eggs 1 c. sugar 3 tsp. cinnamon Spread mixture into a greased/sprayed 9x13" baking pan. (Mixture will be very wet.)

Sprinkle on top of the mixture: 1 box (18.25 oz.) unmixed super moist white cake mix Sprinkle on top of the cake mix: 1 c. sliced almonds, optional Pour evenly over top of the dry cake mix and almonds (if using): 3/4 c. melted butter

Tips: When buying chicken, cut into pieces (if a whole chicken) and coat with your favorite seasoning mix. Freeze pieces on cookie sheets then transfer to plastic freezer bags. When needed, remove as much as you need, let thaw in refrigerator and then bake.

Freeze fresh parsley in ice cube trays with water.

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Community Center: 8 am Coffee Club, 9 am Low Impact Aerobics, 10:30 am Alzheimers Support, 12:30 pm Bridge, 1 pm Cribbage 4 pm HS Girls Golf at Clifton Highland Golf 7 pm HS Volleyball at Barron Area Schools

Community Center: 8 am Coffee Club, 9 am Pool, 9 am Hand & Foot, 12:30 pm Knitting/Crochet, 6 pm Duplicate Bridge 4:15 pm HS Girls Tennis vs. Osceola, here 5 pm HS Boys Soccer at Unity 6:30 pm Bingo at Amery VFW 7 pm HS Volleyball vs.

Boyceville, here

Community Center: 8 am Coffee Club, 9 am Low Impact Aerobics, 9 am Mah Jong, 12 pm Bridge 1:30 pm HS Girls Golf at Pheasant Hills 7 pm HS Football at Ellsworth

-Saturdays on the Stower (this week Deronda) 9 am HS Girls Golf Invitational at B a l dw i n - Wo o d ville 10 am Golden Age Manor Family Council in the Sun Porch 5 & 7 pm HS Boys Soccer at Rice Lake

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4 pm HS Girls Golf vs.

Baldwin-Woodville, Colfax, Ellsworth, New Richmond, Oseola, Prescott, St. Croix Central, and Someret, here 4:15 pm HS Girls Tennis at Unity 7 pm Varsity Volleyball at Rice Lake

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Housing Authority Board Meeting 8:15 am at the Amery Housing Authority Office, 300 Harriman Ave. N. 4:15 pm HS Girls Tennis at Barron City Park 7pm at Baldwin-Woodville 4:30 pm Boys Varsity Soccer vs. Baldwin-Woodville here.

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1:30 pm HS Girls Golf at Pheasant Hills Golf Course 7 pm Varsity Football vs. Osceola here (Homecoming)

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Finding the right backpack for your student Tips to avoid neck and back pain from backpacks

BY: ANTHONY GOULD, PT, DPT PHYSICAL THERAPIST AND DIRECTOR OF REHABILITATION SERVICES, AMERY HOSPITAL & CLINIC

As a parent, I spend quite a bit of time in our area schools. I often observe things that remind me of my job as a physical therapist. In particular, I notice some students who struggle carrying overloaded backpacks. Some of the backpacks are casually slung over one shoulder, o Health causing stuc Matters dents to bend, d hunch or lean Anthony Gould, h iin ways that PT, DPT don’t appear d comfortable.

Physical Therapist and c As a physical Director of Rehabilitation A Services, Amery ttherapist, these observations Hospital & Clinic o make me think m of the extra strain and stress being applied to the spine and joints. But as a parent, I think about what I might be able to do to avoid seeing my children in a similar predicament.

Backpacks are full of heavy textbooks, notebooks and computers.

All this weight can lead to neck and back pain. To help prevent these issues, here’s four tips on how to avoid neck and back pain from backpacks: FIND THE RIGHT BACKPACK It’s important to know what to look for in a backpack that will help avoid neck and back pain.

Look for wide shoulder straps, which will better distribute the weight across your child’s body. It will also reduce pressure placed on sensitive areas.

PROPER POSITIONING The backpack shoulder straps should fit without excess slack.

The top of the backpack should rest just below the shoulders and the bottom should be above the belt line. Wear both straps and don’t sling the backpack over one shoulder.

LIGHTEN THE LOAD A backpack’s weight should only be a certain percentage of your child’s body weight. Elementary school students shouldn’t carry more than 10 percent of their body weight. A middle school student’s

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backpacks shouldn’t be more than 12 percent of their body weight.

High school students backpacks shouldn’t be more than 15 percent of their body weight.

One way to reduce the weight is to limit how many textbooks your child is carrying. If he or she can request a second textbook, they can leave one at school and one at home, reducing the weight they’re lugging around every day.

Remember, weight should not position your child out of their normal posture. If they are leaning backward or forward, their backpack is too heavy.

PACK SMARTER Load the backpack with heavier objects closer to your child’s body and lighter ones farther away. Use small, outer pockets for things like pens and calculators and put your books, folders, notebooks and computers in the main pocket.

If your child is having neck or back pain, talk to your doctor, provider or physical therapist. If you don’t have one, make an appointment at Amery Hospital & Clinic by calling 715-268-8000.

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I've known you for quite a while, So I don't have to put you on trial.

She had a lilt in her voice, a good way, To start at the beginning of the day.

I like you a lot.... I felt myself soar, At my age I don't hear that any more.

I am fortunate that I have lived this long, I guess it was wine, women and song.

When I was young, I tipped a few, What else was there to do?

One has to use temperance when using drinks, If not, you will go over the brink.

Gracia with her pretty face, Will know how to set her pace.

Larry Phillipson is a poet laureate of Amery, Wisconsin

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Polk-Burnett returns $1,057,342 in Capital Credits to co-op members CENTURIA – Polk-Burnett Electric Cooperative will return more than $1 million in Capital Credits this year, including $860,000 to co-op members who purchased electricity in 1996 and/or 2015, and $197,342 from our wholesale power provider, Dairyland Power Cooperative, to members who purchased power in 1990 and 1991.

“If you were a Polk-Burnett member those years, you will get money back,” announced General Manager Steve Stroshane.

“Capital Credits are distributed annually and are a direct benefit of cooperative membership.”

Capital credits will be distributed to 16,504 active members and 7,307 former members.

The amount of each distribution is based on how much electricity was purchased by the individual member during those years.

Active members will receive a credit on September electric bills; this is a change from past years when members received a Capital Credit check in the mail. Former members will be mailed a check of $10 or more; lesser amounts will be left to accrue for future payouts.

“As a member-owned, not-forprofit electric cooperative, Polk-Burnett operates at cost,” said

Stroshane. “Any revenue left after annual expenses is allocated and returned to members, according to our cooperative business principles.”

Polk-Burnett was established 80 years ago to provide reliable electricity with efficiency and extraordinary service to families, farms and businesses in the rural areas of northwestern Wisconsin that were not served by investor-owned utilities.

For more information about Polk-Burnett Electric Cooperative, Capital Credits and the benefits of cooperative membership, visit polkburnett.com or call 800-421-0283, ext. 335.

St. Croix Valley Foundation announces music education grants to schools St. Croix Valley Foundation (SCVF) is accepting applications for its music education competitive grant process. Music education grants support programs that enhance the quality of K-12 music in the St. Croix Valley.

Those eligible to apply for funding include public and private schools in Washington and Chisago counties in Minnesota and Burnett, Pierce, Polk and St. Croix Counties in Wisconsin. Grants range from $500 to $5,000 and are evaluated based on innovation, need, impact, goals, and budget. This year, St. Croix Valley Foundation plans to award an estimated $34,000 to music education programs throughout the valley.

The Music Education Valley Impact Fund of St. Croix Valley Foundation was established by Nyda Swanson, widow of former Andersen Corporation CEO Earl Swanson, in 2002. Nyda wanted to forever support the cause closest to her heart – music. St. Croix Valley Foundation helped Nyda establish an endowed fund that provides grants for music education in perpetuity.

Dr. Kris Tjornehoj, chair of SCVF’s music education grant panel, noted, “Since 2003, St. Croix Valley Foundation has offered a competitive grant program for music education. During that period

184 grants have been awarded totaling $445,000. Grants have provided dollars for instruments, sheet music, new compositions, clinicians, technology and joint school concerts among others. Some requests are innovative and others replace aging instruments that can no longer be repaired. We want music teachers to request money for things that will strengthen or improve their programs. Receiving a SCVF music education grant recognizes the commitment of that teacher and school to improve their music program. We have been told that grants help inspire both teachers and students to achieve more.”

The grant application form is available at www.scvfoundation.org. Proposals may be submitted until September 30, 2018.

Awards will be announced in December.

St. Croix Valley Foundation is a regional philanthropic organization established in 1996. It serves the region through ten affiliate foundations in Prescott, River Falls, Hudson, Somerset, New Richmond, Amery, the Northwest Alliance in Wisconsin, the Lower St. Croix Valley, Stillwater and the Chisago Lakes Area in Minnesota. SCVF and its affiliates help donors improve valley communities by matching philanthropic interests with area need. For more information: Angie Pilgrim, apilgrim@ scvfoundation.org or 715.386.9490.

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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SCHOOL LUNCH MENUS

CLEAR LAKE SCHOOLS Wednesday, Sept. 5â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Elementary breakfast: Breakfast cereal or oatmeal, Pop Tart, fruit juice, fruit, milk.

Elementary lunch: Pizza choices or cheese ravioli and breadstick, garden salad bar, grapes, craisins, milk.

High school breakfast: Cheese omelet, cereal, cheese stick, Zee Zee bar, muffin, Little John donut.

High school lunch: Barbeque riblet or chicken patty on a bun, baby red potatoes, green beans, mixed fruit, grapes, milk.

Thursday, Sept. 6â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Elementary breakfast: Breakfast cereal and graham crackers or pancakes with syrup, fruit juice, fruit, milk.

Elementary lunch: Cheese quesadilla or taco in a bag, fixings, refried beans, mandarin oranges, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jonny Popâ&#x20AC;? fruit bar, milk.

High school breakfast: Cereal, yogurt, Pop Tart, mini donuts, muffin, sausage links.

High school lunch: Deluxe nachos or quesadilla, fixings, refried beans, pineapple tidbits, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jonny Popâ&#x20AC;? fruit bar, juice, milk.

Friday, Sept. 7â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Elementary breakfast: Breakfast cereal or mini donuts, cheese omelet, fruit juice, fruit, milk.

Elementary lunch: Chicken nuggets, mashed potatoes/gravy, dinner roll, steamed corn, applesauce, mixed fruit, milk.

High school breakfast: Cereal, cheese omelet, oatmeal bar, cinnamon roll, cereal bar, yogurt parfait.

High school lunch: Chicken nuggets or salisbury steak, mashed potatoes/ gravy, dinner roll, milk, sweet potato souffle, applesauce, watermelon.

Monday, Sept. 10â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Elementary breakfast: Breakfast cereal or sausage pizza, graham crackers, fruit juice, fruit, milk choice.

Elementary lunch: Mini corn dogs or macaroni and cheese, potato wedges, steamed broccoli, cheese sauce, slices pears, milk.

High school breakfast: Cereal sausage pizza, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Gripzâ&#x20AC;? graham crackers, yogurt, Pop Tart, cheese stick.

High school lunch: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Brunch Lunchâ&#x20AC;?

Cheese omelet, sausage links, hash browns, oranges, donut, juice, salsa, milk (Grilled chicken salad option).

Tuesday, Sept. 11â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Elementary breakfast: Breakfast cereal or oatmeal, chocolate chip â&#x20AC;&#x153;UBRâ&#x20AC;?, fruit juice, fruit, milk choice.

Elementary lunch: Warrior burger or fish sticks, French fries, baked beans, applesauce, milk choice.

High school breakfast: Cereal, oatmeal, Mini Cinni, muffin, cream cheese bagel, yogurt.

High school lunch: Warrior burger or pulled pork sandwich, French fries, baked beans, mandarin oranges, sliced pears, milk choice.

AMERY SCHOOLS Wednesday, Sept. 5â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Breakfast in all buildings: Frittata wrap, yogurt parfait, cereal-variety, giant Goldfish graham cracker, canned sliced pears.

Lien elementary lunch: Grilled cheese, tomato soup, steamed broccoli, garden bar fresh fruit, peanut butter and jelly sandwich.

Intermediate lunch: Grilled cheese or ham sandwich, tomato soup, steamed broccoli, garden bar fresh fruit, peanut butter and jelly sandwich.

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Middle school lunch: Grilled cheese or ham sandwich, tomato soup, steamed broccoli, garden bar fresh fruit, peanut butter and jelly sandwich.

High school lunch: Grilled cheese or ham sandwich, tomato soup, steamed broccoli, garden bar fresh fruit.

Thursday, Sept. 6â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Breakfast in all buildings: Cinnamon waffles, Warrior sandwich, cereal-variety, string cheese-mozzarella, canned pineapple chunks.

Lien elementary lunch: Homemade spaghetti, garlic toast WG, green beans, garden bar fresh fruit, yogurt lunch 4oz.

Intermediate lunch: Homemade spaghetti, garlic toast WG, green beans, garden bar fresh fruit, yogurt lunch 4oz.

Middle school lunch: Homemade spaghetti, garlic toast WG, green beans, garden bar fresh fruit, yogurt lunch 4oz.

High school lunch: Homemade spaghetti, garlic toast WG, green beans, garden bar fresh fruit.

Friday, Sept. 7â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Breakfast in all buildings: Mini French toast, ultimate breakfast round, cereal-variety, giant Goldfish graham cracker, canned sliced peaches.

Lien elementary lunch: Pizza dippers with marinara, mixed veggies, garden bar fresh fruit, Sidekick frozen fruit cup, peanut butter and jelly sandwich.

Intermediate lunch: Pizza dippers with marinara or meatball sub, mixed veggies, garden bar fresh fruit, peanut butter and jelly sandwich.

Middle school lunch: Pizza dippers with marinara or meatball sub, mixed veggies, garden bar fresh fruit, peanut butter and jelly sandwich.

High school lunch: Pizza dippers with marinara or meatball sub, mixed veggies, garden bar fresh fruit, Jonny Pops.

Monday, Sept. 10â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Breakfast in all buildings: Mini Cinnis, breakfast pizza, cereal-variety, giant Goldfish graham cracker, unsweetened applesauce cups.

Lien elementary lunch: Chicken patty on a bun, potato wedges, canned mandarin oranges, garden bar fresh fruit, ham and cheese sandwich.

Intermediate lunch: Chicken patty on a bun or build your own sub, potato wedges, canned mandarin oranges, garden bar fresh fruit, ham and cheese sandwich.

Middle school lunch: Chicken patty on a bun or build your own sub, potato wedges, canned mandarin oranges, garden bar fresh fruit, ham and cheese sandwich.

High school lunch: Chicken patty on a bun or build your own sub, potato wedges, canned mandarin oranges, garden bar fresh fruit.

Tuesday, Sept. 11â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Breakfast in all buildings: Honey bagel WG, lumberjack, cereal-variety, string cheese-mozzarella, canned mandarin oranges.

Lien elementary lunch: Deluxe nacho - pork taco, black bean salad, garden bar fresh fruit, yogurt lunch 4oz.

Intermediate lunch: Deluxe nacho-pork taco or chicken fajitas, black bean salad, garden bar fresh fruit, yogurt lunch 4 oz.

Middle school lunch: Deluxe nacho-pork taco or chicken fajitas, black bean salad, garden bar fresh fruit, yogurt lunch 4 oz.

High school lunch: Your way tacos â&#x20AC;&#x201C; (Choose: nachos or tortilla), taco meat, chicken fajita or pork camita, black bean salad, garden bar fresh fruit.

Authorities charge Wisconsin couple accused of caging kids SPARTA, Wis. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A southwestern Wisconsin couple accused of keeping children in cages has been charged with reckless endangerment, child neglect and false imprisonment.

Monroe County authorities filed nine felony counts apiece against 46-year-old Travis Lanier Headrick and 39-year-old Amy Michelle Headrick on Monday.

Authorities arrested them Friday after receiving evidence that they were keeping children in makeshift cages at a home in the Village of Melvina. Authorities searched the home and found the children.

According to the complaint, a detective said five children were in the house â&#x20AC;&#x201D; four adopted and one biological. When authorities entered they found one child in a horse trough secured with zip-ties and another child in a locked cage.

Amy Headrick said the children were caged to protect themselves.

Bail was set at $20,000 apiece at their bond hearings Monday. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re due back in court Sept. 6.

Report: Dark store tax appeals rise across municipalities MADISON, Wis. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A new report shows more businesses are trying to lower their property taxes by making so-called dark store appeals.

Dark store appeals are arguments by retailers and other businesses that their property tax assessments should take into account values of similar vacant properties.

The nonpartisan research organization Wisconsin Policy Forum released a survey Tuesday of 215 communities that found 79 dark store appeals last year, up from 63 in 2016 and 66 in 2015. Sixty of the appeals involved municipalities with more than 15,000 residents.

The Legislature considered a bill this past session that would have prohibited assessors from comparing active storesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; property values to dark stores but the measure never got a floor vote in either the Assembly or Senate.

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AMERY AREA PUBLIC LIBRARY 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.

No School Programs Monday September 17th, 10:00 AM: Jack Sparrow Live!

Kid's Yoga: Starting September 26th!

Wednesdays, 10 AM Move your body in a fun, themed class with local instructor, Soon Guenther!

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 Human Trafficking in Wisconsin: Tuesday, September 4, 5:30-7.

Join us at the library as Rachel Monaco-Wilcox of LOTUS Legal

BIRTHS 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 presentation lets the audience discover the grisly locations where the gangster history will never die.

Amery Historical Society Fall Festival Programs: Join the Amery Historical Society on Friday, September 14th for an afternoon of programming!

From 2-3 PM will be a presentation on "The Early Years of the Amery Fall Festival", and from 3-4 PM the AHS will open the doors to their

museum, housed in the lower level of the Amery Area Public Library.

Highlights will include new acquisitions and the 2018 reprint of the Amery Centennial!

Book sales The Friends of the Library Book Sale will be held on Thursday, October 4th from 4:00-7:00 PM. “Friends of the Library” may shop early (from 3-4). The Book Sale will also be held Saturday, October 6th from 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM. Friends The Friends of the Amery Area Public Library Foundation meets on the third Monday of the month at 4:30 PM. Meetings are open to all members and to the public.

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

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

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

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Report: Wisconsin housing inventory up for 2nd month in row

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A recent report shows that Wisconsin’s tight housing market continues to show signs of improvement with housing inventory growing for the second consecutive month.

The Wisconsin Realtors Association recently released a report that found home inventory rose 3.4 percent last month compared to the same time last year, the Wisconsin Public Radio reported.

Two consecutive months of increases could hint at an easing of the state’s housing supply issues after more than a year of declining inventory, said David Clark of Marquette University.

“These are peak months for closing on homes,” Clark said. “To see some improvement in inventories, even in those high-volume months, is a suggestion that maybe we have turned the corner a little bit.”

The limited supply of homes for sale has been driving up prices, he said. The median price of a home in July was $192,900, up 7.5 percent from July 2017.

Homeowners can be motivated to sell by rising home prices, according to Clark.

“We’ve seen pretty consistent upward movement in prices, and the increase in prices has put some incentive for new sellers to list their homes,” Clark said.

Despite inventory rising last month, home sales dropped about 3 percent in July compared to July 2017. Home sales from January through July have declined about 3 percent from the same period last year.

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Harvesting from the Garden

BY JULIE KUEHL

Now that you are seeing the results of all your labor from your garden you may be questioning what to do with all those veggies and herbs. There are many options. Fresh veggies are a summer staple. Salads with fresh red tomatoes and bright green cucumbers are the great prize of summer gardens. If you want to save some of that produce for those long winter months but you’re not sure about doing actual canning like grandGarden ma, a simpler method is to freeze fruits and veggies.

Variety Crops that freeze well are Julie Kuehl, berries, broccoli, carrots, cauliflower, chard, collards, Polk County corn, eggplant, green beans, Master Gardener herbs, kale, kohlrabi, okra, peas, peppers, spinach, squash and tomatoes.

Freezing basics start with fruits and veggies that are in excellent condition and thoroughly cleaned. Most veggies need to be blanched for 2-5 minutes or until they are just done but not mushy. (Blanching is the process of heating veggies with boiling water and then immediately plunging them into iced water).

Once you have blanched the veggies and they have cooled they can be placed in ziploc bags, jars or other freezer safe containers. Blanched fruits and veggies can also be patted dry and then placed in single layers on a cookie sheet and frozen. Once frozen, they can be removed and placed in freezer containers. (This allows veggies to be frozen without them sticking together). Unless you are freezing liquids, you should remove as much air as possible from bags. (If you are one of the lucky ones that have a vacuum sealer this job will be much quicker). Most fruits and veggies will last 8-12 months in the freezer if processed properly.

Fresh herbs can be stored either by dehydrating them or freezing them with water or a chicken or beef broth in ice cube trays. If done in ice cube trays, they can later be used in soups and casseroles.

Do you like sun dried tomatoes but not the price. Simply wash and dry ripe tomatoes.

Regular tomatoes should be quartered, while paste tomatoes or cherry tomatoes can be cut in half. Arrange tomatoes uncovered, cut side up on baking sheets (with sides to collect liquid) in a 250 degree oven for one hour and then reduce heat to lowest temperature for approximately 2 more hours. You should sprinkle with sea salt. You may also season with fresh herbs and a light drizzle of olive oil.

Again, if you are fortunate to have a dehydrator you can have sun dried tomatoes by dehydrating according to your dehydrators specs.

Some tips: You can add blanched mild onions in frozen veggie combos; veggies can be mixed in combos when freezing; don’t include garlic, black pepper or other “seed” spices when freezing veggies as they tend to undergo unwanted flavor changes.

I have found that freezing is a quick way to save my produce. If you don’t have freezer space, perhaps you want to donate to the local food shelf or a neighbor who may not have a garden. Whatever you decide to do with your produce, remember that you grew it and be proud.

If you are interested in becoming a Master Gardener, contact Diana Alfuth at 715-2736781 regarding training classes in Baldwin starting September 10. Until next time keep on playing in the dirt. Any questions send to gardenvarietycolumn@gmail.com

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International Grilling Series offered at UWEC-BC UW-Eau Claire – Barron County (UWEC-BC) Continuing Education department offers International Grilling, a hands-on course where participants will learn the grilling techniques and recipes of Mongolia, Argentina, southern US and other countries and regions. Classes are in the UWEC-BC Student Center at 1800 College Dr, Rice Lake on Wednesdays, September 12, 19 and 26 from 5:30 – 8:00 PM. Course instructor is Peter Kwong, a 30year veteran of the hospitality industry.

A native of Hong Kong, Chef Peter shares his positive worldview and gentle wisdom through his classes.

Registration for the series is $59 and is required by September 7. A material fee of $20 is payable to the instructor on the first night of class. For more information or to register, call Barb Ritzinger at 715788-6235, email barbara.ritzinger@uwc. edu or visit http://ce.uwc.edu/barron.

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Chef Peter Kwong, St. Croix Falls, shares his 30-years of hospitality industry experience as well as his positive worldview in International Grilling.

Wild Rice Festival set for September 8 & 9 The St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin will host their 45th annual Wild Rice Festival at the Makwode’ Arena at St. Croix Casino Turtle Lake September 8 and 9.

The St. Croix tribe’s history is intimately connected with the harvest of wild rice: Nearly 600 years ago, the St. Croix Chippewa Indians arrived in the northwestern Wisconsin area after being directed to move southward from Lake Superior to the “place where there is food upon the water.” So it was that unlike

other tribes whose main crop was corn, the St. Croix’s main crop was wild rice, which grew in the lakes of Wisconsin and surrounding areas.

It’s this age-old connection to wild rice that the tribe commemorates with this annual festival.

The centerpiece of the Wild Rice Festival is a two-day traditional pow-wow. Pow-wow grand entries will be held at at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Saturday, September 8 and at 1 p.m. on Sunday, September 9. Drummers, singers, and dancers from tribes all around the country travel to

attend the powwow, which typically attracts up to 2,000 visitors.

Along with the traditional powwow, the Wild Rice Festival features craft vendors’ booths, Native foods and prize drawings.

Admission to the pow-wow is $10 for the weekend. Tribal elders (55+) and children 10 and younger are admitted free.

For more information on the Wild Rice Festival, call Melissa Coon at 1-800-236-2195, ext. 5125.

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AMERY COMMUNITY EDUCATION The NEW Fall Amery Community Education brochures have arrived. If you did not receive one in the mail, they are available at the public library and all 4 schools. Pre-register for all classes through Amery Community Ed online at www. amerysd.k12.wi.us or by calling 715-268-9771 x220 unless the class description indicates otherwise.

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

artZ Gallery September Artists

For the Month of September, artZ Gallery presents: Dan Flory, Nancy Viebrock and the Artistic Innovations Group.

Of his art, Dan Florey states, “Working with wood has been something I have done throughout much of my life; my first recorded effort being at age 4. In recent years I have taken to turning wooden bowls especially bark-edged bowls. I find it a fascinating challenge to take what would otherwise be a piece of firewood and turn it into something of interest and beauty.” Contact Dan at dflory@centurytel.net for additional information.

Nancy Viebrock is a practicing artist living in the St Croix Valley. She studied art education at UW River Falls, and throughout her

Dan Flory

Chetek studio for 4-5 years, faithfully every other Tuesday. They have explored all media and experimented together on many things. Some of the artists are retired teachers who never had time to explore their love in art. They have bonded into a wonderful cohesive, imaginative group of women who create beautiful things.

Participating Members are Patricia Hamm, Judy Paulson, Carol Johnson, Karen Bejin, Mary Gladitsch, Ruth Lundblad, Kristine Crowe, Penny Lane, Judy Dekan and Mary Sauter. Contact Patricia at artinnov@charter. net for additional information. artz Gallery is an artist-owned and operated gallery with changing monthly exhibits featuring member and guest artists. Artists who are interested in exhibiting can pick up application information at the Gallery or visit the website: www.artzgallery.org artZ Gallery is located at 208 North Keller Ave. in Amery, Wisconsin. Regular hours are Monday through Saturday, 10 –5:00.

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-to-follow, 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 1-800-243-9482 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.

'SCREENAGERS' COMMUNITY SCREENING – This documentary reveals how tech time impacts kids’ development and offers solutions on how adults can empower kids (and themselves) to best navigate the digital world and find balance.

SCREENAGERS is all about bringing people together to experience the movie and have discussions afterwards. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion led by local education and mental health experts. All are welcome Monday, September 24 at 6:30 p in the Amery High School Auditorium. Free.

WILD MUSHROOMS 201: Discover the easily identified but lesser known edible mushrooms, accurate identification techniques and an accurate map of mushroom seasons. Recommended pre-requisite: Wild Mushrooms 101. September 26 & 27 from 5:30-8:30 p. WITC fee $24.63 or SR FEE (62+ as of 8/28/2018) $4.50.

Pre-register with WITC: www.witc.edu or 1-800-243-9482 ext 4221. Class #65314 GOT VENISON? LEARN TO MAKE SAUSAGE AND JERKY: Join Amery Community Ed and Farm Table to learn how to make your own sausage and jerky. It’ll be fun, it’ll be tasty, and it’ll be helpful! We’ll cover the basics and share our best tips. Sept 29 from 10 a to 1 p at Farm Table, 110 Keller Ave North. Fee $30, pre-register online using the link available at farmtablefoundation.org or from the Amery Community Ed website.

Karen Bejin

life has continued her interest in art by taking many workshops and classes from various art institutions and nationally recognized instructors. She also studied in an atelier setting with Mary Pettis for three years. Her training in classical realism eventually gave way to collage and then on to assemblage after taking several classes from J. Fred Woell, Richard Salley, and Michael DeMeng. “I like the variety of working with multiple medias, from metal and assemblage to mixed media acrylic painting. I find each media presents similar problems and solutions, and I like to play them off each other.

I might find an idea for a painting while working with assemblage, or use a mini painting in an assemblage piece. I love the surprise element of starting with various pieces or colors, and watching it emerge into something totally unexpected. Basically it is all about having fun!!” Contact Nancy at nancy@viebrock.us for additional information.

ARTISTIC INNOVATIONS GROUP Patricia Mayhew Hamm has been teaching classes in her studio for quite a few years. The artists represented in this show are the crème de la crème. Many have been coming to her

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Amery Fall Festival is right around the corner Here we are in the first full week of September. 2018 Labor Day Weekend is behind us. The new school year has begun or will begin today. Some of the trees are starting to turn color. You would think that we are heading into the Fall season…oh wait, WE ARE! Before I get too far into the upcoming events, let’s back up to Labor Day Weekend.

For about 40 years, our family and friends journeyed north to Pounding camp at Nelson Lake

by Hayward each the Labor Day. It was Pavement always a great time, and maybe I should Pam Humpal add, it usually was an adventure! With many changes in our group’s lives, camping at Nelson Lake did not happen this year but the adventure continued in a different way.

Saturday I headed up north with the Mullendore’s to stay overnight at the Christenson cabin by Earl-near Hayward. Good food, good friends, good bonfire.

Sunday I went to downtown Hayward which by the way was overflowing with people who were trying to find something to do and look at while the weather was deciding if the rain was done or not. Luckily Mother Nature figured out that we had enough rain for now and brought out the sun. I met up with the Jones’ and Brotzel’s and traveled out to their campsite east of Hayward. And the good food, good friends, and good bonfire continued another night. Plus I tried my luck(skill) at the game Kubb. It was a fun game…a little muddy but in the end I was proud to be on the champion side along with the Jones boys.

And now it is Tuesday morning, and back to work.

Mark your calendars for the annual Amery Fall Festival celebration on September 13-16.

The event kicks off next Thursday with Earl’s Rides near the Big Bobber.

Kubb champions – Lee, Pam, Jason

Advance tickets are available at Bremer Bank, Chet Johnson Drug and WESTconsin Credit Union.

Friday includes…Earl’s Rides, Pie Bake Off, Bean Bag Tournament, Music under the big tent by “Groovin’ 60’s” and “County Line”.

Activities on Saturday are…Kidz Race, 5K Walk/Run, Quilt Show, Arts & Crafts, Fine Arts Show, Grand Parade at 10:30am, delicious food stands, Earl’s

Rides, Fire Department Water Fight, Bean Bag Tournament, Apple River Race, Music under the big tent by “Jim Armstrong”, “Karjackers”, and “Pop Rocks. The Queen Coronation and Little Miss is at the high school at 7pm.

The celebration wraps up on Sunday with a Pancake Breakfast, Toy Tractor Show, Quilt Show, Classic Car & Motorcycle Show, and the “Unbroken Circle” playing at the Amery Classic Theater.

The Amery Fall Festival is a great time for our community to come together to celebrate with family and friends…have fun!

Along with the celebration, the Amery Community Club is having a Fall Festival Decorating Contest for the Amery Businesses. The judging is this week with winners announced next week. Thank you to all the businesses who took part in the decorating contest.

“Meet Your Amery Business”…this week’s featured business is North Ridge Hearing. Deirdre Worrell, owner, is ready to assist her customers to get the best fit and service from a hearing aid. Give her a call today for more information or stop by her office on the north end of downtown Amery.

Bremer Bank is celebrating 100 years of serving their customers in Amery and the surrounding area. They invite you to stop in for an Open House on Thursday, September 6, from 11am2pm. Elsewhere in this issue you will find a special story with history and details about the bank over the past 100 years. Thank you to Bremer Bank for your many years of service, and Congratulations on your success over the years.

And the AFP Football Contest continues…Congratulations to this week’s winner-Diane Magnuson of Clear Lake had 7 correct.

For your chance to be next week’s winner, simply pick the winning teams, fill out your entry form, and drop your entry off at the Amery Free Press office. The winner receives $25 Amery Scrip Money. Good Luck!

Happy Birthday this week to my nieces, Kinsley will be 7 years old on September 10, and also to Jeri on September 11. Happy Birthday to my nephew, Grant, who will be 14 years old on September 12. Enjoy your special days!

Happy 37th Anniversary to my brother and sister-in-law, John and Peg, on September 12. Enjoy!

Have a great week, and enjoy each and every day!

Aaron Rodgers gets his new deal: $134 million extension

BY GENARO ARMAS AP SPORTS WRITER

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Before he became the NFL’s highest-paid player again, Aaron Rodgers wore a denim suit and cowboy hat that made him look as if he were going to serve as a chaperone at a square dance.

For Rodgers, it’s kind of a big deal either way.

The two-time NFL MVP signed a four-year extension with the Green Bay Packers on Wednesday that would keep him under contract through the 2023 season.

The four-year deal is worth $134 million, with more than $100 million in guaranteed money. Rodgers’ former teammate, NFL Network analyst James Jones, first reported the agreement.

Rodgers’ new annual average salary of $33.5 million per year would eclipse Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan’s five-year extension worth $30 million a year.

“Looking forward to making some more memorable moments this year, and for years to come,” Rodgers posted on an Instagram in a thank you message to the

organization, teammates and fans.

Rodgers turns 35 in December. He signed his previous extension, a five-year deal worth $110 million, before the 2013 season.

Rodgers had fallen behind in the ever-escalating world of NFL salaries since then, making him a relative bargain. He never voiced concern about his compensation. Both general manager Brian Gutekunst and Rodgers had expressed confidence that a new deal would get done.

“I talk with my agent daily, so I’m aware of conversations,” Rodgers said when training camp opened last month. “But I’m really not too worried about it ... like I said, there’s more than mutual interest on both sides.”

Rodgers is healthy again after being limited to seven games last year because of a right collarbone injury. Green Bay flopped without him in 2017 and failed to make the playoffs.

Drafted in the first round by the Packers in the 2005 draft after falling to the 24th overall pick, Rodgers eventually succeeded Brett Favre as starter to give the franchise an unprecedented run of top-notch

quarterback play.

Like Favre, he led the Packers to a Super Bowl title, beating the Steelers after the 2010 season.

Among other numerous accomplishments, Rodgers is first in NFL history with a career passer rating of 103.8, and first in career interception rate (1.59 percent).

He is the only quarterback in league history to throw at least 40 touchdown passes with seven or fewer interceptions in a season, having done it in 2011 and 2016.

He is known for his intensity and preparation on the field. Off the field, he can display a sense of humor too.

Five minutes after thanking fans on Instagram, he posted another message that included a photo of him in a denim tux jacket that was a replica of one worn by actor Bing Crosby in 1951. Rodgers donned the outfit on Wednesday for the annual Packers Welcome Back Luncheon at Lambeau Field.

“Lastly, thanks to genetics that allow me to grow a mustache that even a hero of mine, (actor) Sam Elliott, might be proud of,” Rodgers wrote.

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Sept. 16, 2018 10 am-3 pm Admission $5.00 Under 16 Free

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Amery FFA Alumni Farm Toy Show and 4th Annual FFA Tractor Show Sunday, Sept. 16, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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BACK in 2018: Farm scene display contest with prizes

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The Amery Lions Club will sponsor/support over $22,000 to projects and programs in 2018!

A few of the Project Support Highlights for 2018 Handicap ramps Amery School District Salvation Army Back Pack Program Student Assistance Program Diabetes Awareness Amery “Child First” Adopt-A-Highway Toys for Tots Amery Food Pantry Student Scholarships Amery Community Center Vision Health Care Student Assistance Program Habitat for Humanity Interfaith Caregivers of Polk County Lions Hearing Aid Program Eyeglass Collection and Donations Youth Exchange Program For Membership information contact: Jeff Wydeven, Membership Director 608-575-4119 jtwydeven@gmail.com WEBSITE Amerylionsclub.org CONTACT US amerylionsclub@gmail.com FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK

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AMERY WOMEN’S GOLF End of Year Summary Ladies Golf League August 28th Fun Night - Playoff for 3rd Place - Fall Meeting & Dinner

Holes 1, 4, 8 – Wold Whackers vs. Happy Hookers (must mix it up) Hole 2 – Rowdy Rebels Hole 3 – Slice Girls, Backwoods Hackers

Hole 5 – Chipper Chicks Hole 6 – Golf Bags Hole 7 – Goof Balls Hole 8 – Sharks

Wisconsin church places restored bell on top of new tower

BY CHRISTENA O’BRIEN THE LEADER-TELEGRAM

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (AP) — An old bell has a new home.

This summer, St. Mark Lutheran Church in Eau Claire had a steel bell tower erected on its property at the intersection of Hamilton Avenue and State Street.

The 1,600-pound brass bell, which the congregation has owned since 1971, hangs near the top of the 22.5-foot tower.

“It’s such a beautiful bell,” said Pat Culver, a longtime member of the congregation who, along with husband Gary, worked on the project. “It deserves to be hanging — not sitting on the ground.”

The bell was cast in 1892 and used to belong to the former Olivet Evangelical United Brethren Church, which was located at Babcock and Beach streets.

Two congregations — Olivet and Aldersgate Methodist — voted in 1966 to come together, and ground was broken for a new church — Chapel Heights United Methodist Church — on April 23, 1967, according to a 1968 article in the Daily Telegram.

Luther Hospital, now Mayo Clinic Health System, bought the former Olivet church building and two adjacent lots in 1967, according to an article from July that year.

In a 1971 letter to the congregation, the St. Mark Church Council requests a congregational meeting after the May 9 service to discuss acquiring the bell, which is sitting next to the church.

“Luther Hospital owns the bell,” the letter reads. “It is the one that was salvaged when Olivet Church was destroyed for the enlarging of the hospital parking lot.”

The letter goes on to state that others, including college fraternities, are interested in the bell, but “the hospital would rather see a church obtain it for the use it was originally intended.”

The St. Mark congregation agreed to buy the bell for $400, much less than the $3,200 price tag, the letter said, for a new bell of that size.

Since buying the bell, St. Mark has used it to signal the start of services, said Tim Petermann, a longtime member of the congregation and the church historian.

“But, because of its weight, it was

mounted on the ground and rung manually by an usher,” said Petermann, one of the ushers tasked with the job. “It had a great sound.”

For St. Mark’s 35th anniversary, a committee started looking at erecting a bell tower, Culver said.

“We raised some money, and it sat there,” he said.

The bell tower was one of the projects undertaken by the congregation as part of its 50th anniversary last fall, Petermann said.

“The bell tower seemed like a good way to commemorate the anniversary,” said the Rev. Joel Naumann, one of St. Mark’s pastors.

In May, the bell was shipped off for restoration to Elderhorst Bells in Palm, Pennsylvania, which also restored a bell from Cameron, said James Murillo, who headed the group that got the project done.

The bell is no longer a swinging bell, Petermann said. Instead, it is rung electronically from inside the church, the Leader-Telegram reported.

“At first, I was afraid it wouldn’t sound the same,” he said. “But I like the sound of it.”

The bell was supposed to ring in early August for the first time to mark the beginning of the 8 a.m. service, but it didn’t go off, said Naumann, chuckling.

The bell had been programmed to ring before both Sunday services and at noon Monday through Friday, said Murillo, admitting he changed something, which might explain why the bell didn’t make its debut ring.

Snafu aside, “I think everyone is so excited about the project,” said Culver, noting some landscaping around the tower is planned for this fall. “It’s like `Wow, we finally got that bell up.”‘ Petermann is one of them.

“I know there are a lot of people who were hoping this would have happened sooner,” he said. “I’m just extremely happy to see the bell up there (in) the tower, operational.”

Murillo has recently relocated to the eastern part of Wisconsin, but he likely won’t forget St. Mark Lutheran or the bell project.

“It’s a fabulous feeling to know I was part of completing the members’ dream,” he said.

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