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After 32 years, Amery’s annual Holiday Stroll event has become a much-loved holiday tradition for the whole community. The Amery Free Press invites you once again to plan a fun-fi lled afternoon in Amery.

Fill up on free hot dogs and hot chocolate in Amery’s Soo Line Park from noon-4, and then start ‘strolling’ to look for businesses with the big red bow. That’s your cue to come inside for a special treat and holiday deals happening this Saturday only.

As usual, Stalheim’s Clydesdales will offer free horse-drawn wagon rides all afternoon. Carolers and bell ringers will also fi ll the air with music for the event.

And Santa will be strolling Amery too! Make sure to stop and tell him what you’d like for Christmas.

Bring your extra hats and mittens, the ‘Mitten Tree’ will be up in Soo Line Park to help warm little hands and heads in need.

New this year, top off your holiday-fi lled afternoon with a free movie for the whole family at Amery Classic Theatre. The holiday classic ‘Silver Bells’ will begin at 4 p.m.

Public assistance needed in Monday-evening vandalism spree

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As of Tuesday morning, the department took at least 50 reports of vehicles that were hit Monday evening, many in the windshield. The damage was widespread throughout Amery, and included Amery Chevrolet, Cardinal Glass, and areas

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COUNTY ST Thanks to mild weather, Amery has been graced with a rash of spectacular sunsets this November. Pat Parson captured this beautiful image of North Twin this week layered with holiday lights that were ceremoniously lit this week. More photos of the annual lighting festivities and parade on page 36A.

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The Department of Natural Resources reports that hunters in Polk County bagged a total of 3,153 deer in the opening weekend, down from 4,018 in 2016. There were 1,544 antlered and 1,609 antlerless deer taken in the opening weekend this year compared to 1,800 antlered and 2,218 antlerless deer last year.

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One of the final discussion items during the November meeting of the Amery School Board brought about contention and ultimately a split vote approving a wording change to language designed to protect support staff.

At issue is a paragraph under ‘Workplace Protections’ on page 14 of the Support Staff Handbook, which reads: “An employee who has a harassment, discrimination or retaliation complaint should immediately report it to his/her immediate supervisor. The report may be made verbally or in writing. The allegations should provide sufficient information and detail so that the supervisor

can thoroughly investigate the complaint. If the supervisor is the object of the complaint, then the employee should report directly to the District Administrator. If the District Administrator is the object of the complaint, then the employee should report directly to the Board of Education.”

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has to be illegal, it can’t just be ‘he’s mean.’”

Van Blaricom later told the Free Press that if the complaint were truly of an illegal nature that he would hope the employee would contact police, not the board.

James Kuchta later clarified that the handbook language change had been

‘It limits the options for our employees. We’re not protecting them.’

Keith Anderson School Board Member under consideration for several years, according to what Van Blaricom had told him, and that it had nothing to do with nationwide news, but rather specific protocol for harassment and retaliation concerns.

“It just gives further clarification,” said Kuchta.

Lynn Blomstrand reiterated that the change merely implied a position, not a specific person.

“But it becomes a specific person

when you put that on there,” replied Keith Anderson. “If for whatever reason they don’t want to come to Darren, we’ve squelched them coming to the board, which is a violation of the harassment proceedings. They should be able to come to anybody.”

The group later ammended the motion to add additional language after ‘President’ that would say, “…who will bring the matter to the attention of the full board.”

Anderson didn’t see the need for the change, pointing out the board’s obligation to act as a group, regardless.

“I still don’t like it,” said Anderson.

“It limits the options for our employees. We’re not protecting them. They should be free and open to go to anyone.”

“I disagree,” said Van Blaricom.

“They don’t work for us, they work for the district.”

Anderson replied, “Which we represent.”

Anderson cast the lone dissenting vote against the change.

The move comes just one month after the board terminated the employment of Dena Babcock, who served as Superintendent Kuchta’s Adminstrative Assistant. During same meeting in which Babcock was terminated, Kori Nelson, who served in the same posi-

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near Nextgen and Bremer Bank.

Officer Carlson says they are looking for information on anyone who may have appeared suspicious during that time, likely on foot or bicycle. The gun may have been some type of air-pistol or pellet gun.

The Amery Police Department will continue to collect damage reports. Anyone with suspected damage should take photos, and call the Amery Police Department at 268-7411. Chief Tom Marson says that because these events sometimes go in streaks, the public should be aware of any suspicious activity in the near future, and park vehicles indoors if possible.

DEER: Statewide numbers down nearly 12 percent FROM PAGE 1A

of 2,163 deer were taken this year: 1,115 antlered and 1,048 antlerless compared to 1,972 in 2016: 1,206 antlered and 766 antlerless.

Opening weekend numbers were down in St. Croix County. A total of 1,113 deer were harvested this year: 531 antlered and 582 antlerless. In 2016, 1,230 deer were shot: 563 antlered and 667 antlerless.

The deer count was nearly even in Burnett County with 1,897 bagged in the opening weekend: 1,149 antlered and 748 antlerless. In 2016, the total for the same weekend was 1,919: 1,209 antlered and 710 antlerless.

Hunters in Pierce County got 242 less deer in the opening weekend this year, compared to 2016. This year, 1,412 deer were harvested: 632 antlered and 780 antlerless. In 2016, 1,654 deer were taken: 729 antlered and 925 antlerless.

Statewide there were 13,712 fewer deer taken in the opening weekend. There were 59,142 antlered and 43,761 antlerless deer harvested this year – a total of 102,903. In 2016, a total of 116,615 were taken – 64,828 antlered and 51,787 antlerless.

tion prior to Babcock, spoke publicly at the meeting citing language that outlines the board’s legal responsibilities.

In summary, she said, “Right is right, and wrong is wrong. And there is never an excuse for repeated wrongs.” Nelson later elaborated that she retired because of what she saw as unethical behavior and a hostile work environment where numerous employees were fearful of retaliation. She reports having brought this and other matters to the board’s attention on multiple occasions with no action taken.

Per the school’s grievance policies discussed at the meeting, the board is to have a third party investigate such claims. Van Blaricom said that the claims had been investigated, but when asked by whom, he declined to elaborate, only saying that the matter was discussed by the board in closed session.

In response to the claims, Kuchta referred to both of his prior administrative assistants as ‘disgruntled employees,’ but insisted the timing of the change coming after Babcock’s termination was only coincidental.

“It probably was bad timing because it had nothing to do with the other actions that the board took,” he said.

Van Blaricom later told the Free Press that Nelson’s accusations were

the words of a disgruntled employee, and that this whole thing was a case of few people responding negatively to a new boss.

“What do you do if you don’t like your boss?” he asked hypothetically.

“You have to decide if you want to keep working for them.”

‘What do you do if you don’t like your boss?’ he asked hypothetically. ‘You have to decide if you want to keep working for them.’

Darren Van Blaricom Amery School Board President

When asked why the change was initiated, Kuchta replied, “The why isn’t important, it’s the what. It’s something that the board initiated. There was one dissenting vote, and sometimes there is.”

Icy Whitetail Rescue Amery Fire put its airboat to use on Thanksgiving Day when they were called to assist Milltown and Balsam Fire in rescuing two whitetail deer that had fallen through the ice near Reed’s Sunnyside Marina. Using the airboat, five Amery firefighters were able to rescue one of the deer from what would have been an icy death. Amery Fire Chief Dale Koehler says that Amery was called for mutual aid at the scene, and it was not Amery’s decision to make the rescue. Koehler says that in Amery, these

rescue decisions are made on a case-by -case basis. Amery was there to assist the firefighters who were already attempting the

rescue, and in the end, the situation provided a good training exercise.

First Buck Left, 13-year-old Fletcher Anderson of Mound, Minn. made hunting memories in Amery when he shot his first buck on Nov. 19. The eight-point buck was shot outside of Deronda. Photo submitted by Greg Anderson.

Correction District 10 Wisconsin state Senate candidate John Calabrese will run as a Democrat, not an Independent, as previously reported. A primary election will be held December 19.

A full review of candidates will be published prior to the primary date. The Amery Free Press regrets any confusion or inconvenience this may have caused.

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DECEMBER 1-2 Photos with Santa

Bremer Bank will be the location for Photos with Santa on Friday, Dec. 1, from 3-6 p.m. and Saturday Dec. 2, from 9-11 a.m. The 4x6 photo is free with donation for Operation Christmas or 2 non-perishable food shelf items.

DECEMBER 1 East Immanuel Bake Sale Bremer Bank will be the site for East Immanuel Lutheran church’s Holiday Bake Sale on Friday, Dec. 1, at 9 a.m.

Clear Lake Earth Day Fundraiser A Fundraiser Dinner for the Clear Lake Earth Day Celebration 2018 will be from 4:30 to 8 p.m. at the Clear Lake Area Community Center dining room on Friday, Dec. 1.

On the menu is appetizers, salad, garlic bread, spaghetti with meat sauce or lasagna and dessert.

DECEMBER 2 Bake Sale & Bazaar at Deronda Deronda Lutheran Church will hold their Bake Sale and Bazaar on Saturday, Dec. 2, beginning at 11 a.m. They will have basket drawing, baked goods, crafts and lunch.

Amery’s 32nd Holiday Stroll The Holiday Stroll is a day to drop by participating Amery businesses for a little Christmas friendliness and gift preview. You’ll find free hot dogs and hot chocolate in Soo Line Park, horse and wagon rides, movie “Silver Bells” at the Amery Classic Theatre, Carolers and, of course, Santa Claus.

Craft & Bake Sale St. John’s Catholic Church, Clear Lake, is having their annual Craft & Bake Sale on Saturday, Dec. 2 from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Parish Center.

Bread, jams, cookies, candy and crafts are available and soup, rolls and coffee will be served.

Deer Park Holiday Fair The Deer Park Holiday Fair will be at the Deer Park Community Center on Saturday Dec. 2, from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Santa will be there from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Children’s store, Fish Pond, Vendors, Crafts, Baked Goods and lunch is served all day.

Clear Lake Progressive Holiday Stroll The 12th Annual Clear Lake Progressive Holiday Stroll is set for Saturday, Dec. 2, from 9 a.m.-noon. Enter for a chance to win $15 in Community Club Holiday Bucks at each participating location. Participating businesses will display red and green balloons.

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St. Croix Valley Orchestra Winter Concerts Get in the holiday spirit with some great music! Saturday, Dec. 2, 7 p.m. at Unity High School Auditorium and Sunday, Dec. 3, 3 p.m. at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Amery.

Featuring a new work by Iris Ceulemans, an overture by Rossini, selections from West Side Story, a suite from the Nutcracker Ballet, and more Christmas music.

DECEMBER 3 Little Falls Love Lite Tree Anyone wanting to have an ornament on the Love Lite Tree in Honor of or in memory of a loved one should send names with a free will donation to Little Falls Cemetery Association, c/o Oliver Aune, 538 75th Ave., Clear Lake, or Tom Overby, 571 130th St., Amery, by Nov. 26. Reading of Memorial and Honorary names will be Sunday, Dec. 3. With 6 p.m. Soup and Sandwich, 7 p.m. Music by Jim Haugerud and Pastor Lori Peper at Little Falls Lutheran Church, 1272 44th Ave., Amery.

Funds used for cemetery upkeep.

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PJ Storytime with Santa Deer Park Public Library, 112 Front St. W, is holding a PJ Storytime with Santa on Friday, Dec. 8, from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Wear your pj’s and listen to stories with Santa. Fun for all ages.

DECEMBER 8-9 Christmas Dessert Theatre at United Covenant Church Christmas is just around the corner and there’s no better way to kick off the season than attending the 6th annual Christmas Dessert Theatre performance Friday, Dec. 8, and Saturday, Dec. 9, in Clear Lake.

The festive and family-friendly event will include entertainment, traditional Christmas carols, special choir numbers, door prizes and much more.

The evening festivities will begin at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, and will start at 4 p.m. on Saturday with decadent, homemade desserts following each performance.

For more information about the event, contact the United Covenant Church office at 715263-2665.

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Get in the holiday spirit with some great music by the St. Croix Valley Orchestra.

The winter concert schedule includes Our Savior’s Lutheran church on Sunday Dec. 3, at 3 p.m. featuring a new work by Iris Ceulemans, an overture by Rossini, selections from West Side Story, a suite from the Nutcracker Ballet and more Christmas music.

Amery Community Club is sponsoring a Visit with Santa on Saturday, Dec. 9, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Worn Again.

DECEMBER 4 Amery Woman’s Club meeting The Amery Woman’s Club meeting is Monday, Dec. 4 at Shoreview Supper Club, with social hour at 5 and dinner to follow. Fried chicken, potatoes, salad bar, dessert and coffee are inclided for $14. Should you have any special dietary restrictions, please let organizers know when you RSVP (by Nov. 26). To make a dinner reservation, or for information, call Julie at 715-268-2136. Guests are always welcome.

DECEMBER 7 We Are Clayton Community Tree The Village of Clayton and the Clayton School District are holding the 2nd Annual Community Christmas Tree Lighting at 4:45 p.m. by the football field. The tree is a symbol of enduring strength and hope for one another! Clayton Students will make ornaments and include special ones that support a cause/person as a sign of love and encouragement. The community is invited to do the same and bring an ornament to place on the tree.

Our Savior’s Scandinavian Bazaar Jul Fest Scandinavian Bazaar will be at Our Savior’s Lutheran church, Amery, on Saturday Dec. 9, beginning at 10:30 a.m.

You’ll find a Craft Shop, Trim the Tree, Baked Goods, Quilts, Candy Shop, Norwegian Goodies and as always a Scandinavian luncheon will be served.

DECEMBER 9-10 Winter Craft & Vendor Fair The Clear Lake Community Center and the Clear Lake Area Girl Scouts present Winter Craft & Vendor Fair Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 9 and 10, from 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Clear Lake Community Center, 560 5th St., Clear Lake

DECEMBER 14 Love Light Tree Ceremony Amery Hospital & Clinic will hold the outdoor Love Light Tree Ceremony on Thursday, Dec. 14 at 6 p.m. Each light on the tree signifies someone special - a loved one honored or a loved one remembered. Entertainment and a Christmas sing-a-long are planned along with refreshments served.

local churches will be selling bowls along with a soup dinner as a reminder to the public just how many bowls in our small commnity do go empty.

DECEMBER 16 Visit with Santa Amery Community Club is sponsoring a Visit with Santa on Saturday, Dec. 16, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at WESTconsin Credit Union.

ONGOING Group Crosswords Riverbend Assisted Living and Willow Ridge Healthcare along with the Amery Public Library invite you to an hour of fun. Come challenge your mind with a crossword puzzle. They meet in the Burman Room at at the Amery Public Library at 10:30 a.m. on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays. 50 and older are welcome with refreshments provided. Call Amanda at Riverbend 715-268-9949 with questions.

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.

Power Up Open Gym for Families on Sundays Amery School District and PowerUp are partnering to offer a fun and free way to PowerUp regardless of the weather. Open gyms are a chance to bounce a ball, shoot some hoops, play catch or just run around and be active. The Amery Intermediate School will have equipment available, or you can bring your own. Sundays 1:30-3:30 p.m. on Nov. 19, Dec. 3, Dec. 17, Jan. 7, Jan. 21, Feb. 4, Feb. 18 and March 4.

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‘Circles of Light’ artZ’s 10th annual Fall Salon Art Exhibit features ‘Circles of Light.’ Artwork will be on display through Nov. 30 at artZ Gallery, downtown Amery.

Song Cirde Song Circle meets the second Sunday of every month at the St. Croix Falls Public Library (230 S. Washington, St. Croix Falls, Wis.) from 3 to 5 p.m.

Questions? Call Lia Falls, 715-501-4487. (November and December times will switch to 4 to 6 p.m.)

Pickleball Indoors Play pickleball on Wednesday evenings in the Amery High School gym from 5:45-8 pm.

Just show up. Bring paddles if you have them. Bring a friend!

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I’ve been thinking about the incidents of sexual harassment that have been coming to light on a seemingly daily basis.

From Hollywood to news outlets to the halls of power in government, it seems that the floodgates have opened and victims who felt powerless in the past are now coming forward to confront their attackers.

I feel the need to disclose that I am a man, have always been a man and have some inherit biases. I’m a husband and father of two daughters and two granddaughters, so I have opinions about how females of all ages deserve to be treated. That being I have a few thoughts on Publisher said, this topic.

Tom Stangl First and foremost, it is healthy for our society to be having a discussion about this issue. Persons in positions of authority and power have a great responsibility to always do the right thing and should never be allowed to use this power to abuse others.

People have a right and an expectation to be treated with respect and dignity, two of what I believe are our most basic of human rights.

But somehow, somewhere many have lost their way.

This is not a new problem, nor is it one that will be solved quickly or easily.

Changes in morality have obviously led some to believe that truly anything goes and even an emphatic refusal by the person being victimized no longer matters.

When my wife and I were raising our daughters, I tried to make the rules of acceptable behavior as straight forward as possible. There was one basic rule, which I believe if everyone followed, everything else would fall in line.

This magical rule? It’s a “golden” one: treat others as you would like to be treated.

It worked out fairly well with our children. Not sharing toys? How would you like it if someone wouldn’t let you play with that toy? You wouldn’t? So why is it OK for you to be doing it?

It’s not? OK then, let’s start sharing.

I honestly believe if people would follow this one simple rule, things in the world would be much better. Of course, it doesn’t hurt to have an authority figure come and remind you about doing the right thing every now and then.

But part of the problem today is that we don’t have that authority figure to remind us when we have lost our way. Some of the very people who are in trouble are people who should know better and model better behavior.

There have been sexual scandals at nearly every level of our society, at institutions that we have trusted and relied upon for guidance and protection. So where do we turn?

I believe we need to look to ourselves.

By changing our own behavior and not accepting bad behavior, we will begin to make a difference. These types of activities have been going on for centuries and we only gave it a name and passed legislation to protect persons from harassment less than 50 years ago.

If we were to all truly adopt and live the “golden rule,” many of these problems would go away.

Simple? Yes. Impossible? No. Only by seeking better behavior and giving better behavior will we ever be able to change things.

The past few weeks have given us a perfect chance to begin.

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

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR School board indifferent toward employee concerns?

To the Editor, Residents of the School District of Amery have much of which to be proud. Our staff, students, and their respective achievements are second to none.

Over the past 25 years I’ve had the pleasure of working with many conscientious and community-minded School Board members. However, I am saddened to say that most of the members of today’s Board of Education are making choices that are contrary to Amery’s history of policy enforcement, public transparency and decision-making that is supportive of the long-term goals of the District.

I chose to retire from my position as the Administrative Assistant to the Board and the District Administrator due to what I deemed unhealthy and hostile working conditions. I reported my concerns to the members of the Board, but have yet to be contacted by the Board President. I now seem to have been deemed a disgruntled employee and a troublemaker.

Nothing could be further from the truth. I am simply an experienced school retiree who is shocked at the manner in which the concerns of school staff, current and former, are unsupported by the majority of the Board.

From my observation, the atmosphere endured

Taxes, citizenship, and voting To the Editor, Whew! The votes the last few days on the tax bill have been depressing. The poor and middle class are on the verge of taking a hit.

Presuming the Senate of the United States passes the bill, people like you and I are in a bad way. Hopefully, someone is on the streets opposing this bill. It is clearly not written up for the benefit of the poor and middle classes as the Republicans would have us believe.

If you make less than $75,000 a year, you will play much more taxes than you do now, and your other benefits will gradually diminish. If you make billions, you will make millions of dollars in tax money.

It appears that, first of all, this is a Republican payback to the rich who financially supported their elections, and, second of all, it appears to be a guarantee that these rich people will continue to pay to get

consistently by Principals and Supervisors is beyond unprofessional and at times unethical, yet they are compelled to remain silent because of the Board’s refusal to hear their concerns and the very real threat of retaliation. If the Board chooses not to hear these concerns, to whom can they turn?

I don’t want to give the impression that our Board consists of disinterested or narrow-minded individuals. I have worked with each and found them to be good people with integrity and a solid commitment to the District. However, what I’m seeing now are board members who are choosing to look the other way when serious issues are brought to their attention.

At the risk of receiving further negative actions, I encourage employees of the District to talk to your colleagues. You may be relieved to hear you are not alone in your experiences over the past two years.

You may find the risk of retaliation is lessened by your numbers. I urge you to contact the Board of Education with your thoughts and observations and I once again urge the Board to hear what is being said, in the schools and in our community.

Respectfully and most sincerely, Kori Nelson Amery, Wis.

them elected in the future.

The House of Representatives just passed the bill.

All the Democrats and only a few Republicans voted against it. All the rest of the Republicans voted for it.

Yesterday the Senate finance committee voted on the bill. All 14 Republicans voted for it. All 12 Democrats voted against it. Of course, that means that it passed.

After Thanksgiving, barring people’s resistance or a miracle, the Republican Senate will pass the bill.

Then our rich President will greedily sign it into law.

It all started out with the unbelievable decision of the Supreme Court that was improperly called “Citizens United.” It stated, in effect, that corporations are persons, so they can contribute as much money as they wish to a political campaign. Since then, our democracy has taken a hit.

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them corporate, or they are individuals who are very rich because of their relationship with corporations.

The Republicans are eager to reward them — even at the expense of the rest of us, even at the expense of the nation.

Let’s face it. Being a good citizen is not only standing at the national anthem at a football game. It is paying a fair share to keep our nation going. Our rich do not need to receive welfare checks from the government.

If your habit is to go into the polling booth, pull the Republican handle, and consider that you have done your duty to the nation, you might think twice. The Republicans are not doing the nation many favors.

Thomas Kessler Amery, Wisconsin

Buyer’s Remorse?

To the Editor, Yes folks, there is starting to be signs of remorse of working class voters who fell for Trump’s pledge to replace the Affordable Care Act with a healthcare system that would be better for everyone!

Well, the failed healthcare plan that the Republicans presented and approved by Trump would have caused an estimated 24 Million Americans to lose their Healthcare. It barely failed, thanks to the Democrats and John McCain it did fail. One thing that the failed plan did was expose the complete hypocrisy of the Republican Senators and Congressman who refused to even study the bill to see what was in it.

Trump and the Republican leadership obsessed with giving billionaires another giant windfall at the expense of millions of Americans that would lose their Healthcare. We have already gone through this with the George Bush Giant Tax Cuts that did absolutely nothing for the vast majority of Americans.

One must remember that with the tax shelters, tax havens, deductions, and other tax schemas available to the wealthy, virtually none of them pay the full tax.

Why do you think Trump didn’t reveal what he paid in Taxes? Ask yourself that. Remember this if people don’t have access to healthcare it is a virtual death sentence or an early death for percentage of them.

Classic lesson learned, inform yourself before you vote don’t listen to what they say but look at what they do. In Trump’s case it was all there in spades.

Dennis Klinkhamer Clear Lake, Wis.

Clean air under attack To the Editor, As if the Trump administration’s attacks on public health and the environment weren’t enough, Wisconsin Public Radio reported on November 21 that the Wisconsin State Assembly is considering a bill to eliminate all of our state’s air quality regulations by the end of next year.

Wisconsin regulates 293 pollutants not covered by federal law, including 94 which have been found in Wisconsin¹s environment. Our legislators argue that the DNR can reintroduce regulations subject to approval by the legislature. Rep. Jimmy Anderson of Fitchburg objects, “It seems that we’re sweeping away the entirety of the regulations that are above the federal level and asking the DNR to re-do the work.”

Sarah Barry of Clean Wisconsin explains that the extra regulations are especially important in protecting Wisconsin residents from the emissions of smaller plants not regulated by the federal government, which may have the most damaging effects on health and the environment.

This irresponsible move on the part of the Assembly may reflect an alarming trend toward what some call “air pollution denialism” now influencing government policy. Professor Robert Phalen at the University of California at Irvine has mind-bogglingly claims that “Modern air is a little too clean for optimum health.” He asserts that a certain level of pollution somehow immunizes us against dirty air. This man is a current nominee for science advisor at the Environmental Protection Agency.

Meanwhile, the American Lung Association has joined with other organizations to sue the EPA for

delaying the implementation of smog standards. The EPA’s manifest neglect of its mission blows holes in any argument for trusting the agency to enforce even its minimal standards.

It appears that any policy in which Wisconsin has proudly led the nation is now threatened by powerful moneyed interests with a stake in undoing our laws.

Thomas R. Smith River Falls, Wis.

Two good candidates To the Editor, I’ve known both Adam Jarchow and Shannon Zimmerman for a long time. I’ve worked with each in a variety of different ways and hold each in the highest regard.

What I know about each of them, that they both share equally, is this: Each is highly successful in their chosen profession. Each is dedicated to public service, not for personal gain or notoriety, but because of their desire to make things better for people.

Each has a history of volunteering and contributing to their communities. Each cherishes their family and makes sure they devote themselves to that part of their life. Each has extensive experience in both small and large businesses. Each has had the fiscal responsibility for an income statement and the impact that it has on families. Each has collaborated in ways that bridge the differences between us instead of deepening the differences that divide us.

Adam has served as my personal attorney and as council for companies that I’ve been involved with.

His advice has always been clear, straightforward, and ethical.

Shannon and I have served on the chancellor’s advisory committee at the UWRF for many years. His passion for education has been clear from our first introduction.

Both Adam and Shannon have reached out to better understand my view on the education and the workforce landscape in Wisconsin and the impacts on students and employers.

These two gentlemen are very similar in their character, selflessness, and passion for improving the lives of the people around them. That being said, they differ in where they chose to focus their efforts on legislative issues. I view both as active legislators, meaning they get stuff done as opposed to just voting on what someone else proposes.

Respectfully submitted, S. Mark Tyler President, OEM Woodville, Wis.

Adam Jarchow for Senator To the Editor, I was disappointed to hear that our State Senator, Shelia Harsdorf, was resigning her seat to become the DATCP secretary. She has served our district well for quite some time and deserves our thanks.

However, I am encouraged to hear that Adam Jarchow was throwing his hat in the ring to replace her.

I believe Adam would do a great job as our next State Senator.

Adam is a hardworking family-man that has done a great job representing our area in the State Assembly.

He is truly a citizen legislator who is able to balance his duties as a State Representative while staying grounded in the “real world” running a small business and working as an attorney.

Somehow, Adam is able to balance his work in the “real world” and still deliver results for western Wisconsin. It’s remarkable how many times I’ve seen Adam’s picture in the paper over the last three years due to a bill he’s authored being signed into law. Even if you stand on the other side of the aisle from Adam, you have to admire his ability to get things done.

He is rock-solid on protecting sportsmen, small business owners, farmers, and property owners from the long arm of government overstep. I know, if elected, Adam will continue to deliver results for the people of the 10th Senate District and everyone in western Wisconsin. On December 19th I will be voting Adam Jarchow for State Senate.

R J Hartung Amery, Wis.

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Unsatisfied with Internet service To the Editor, Recently we experienced a loss of Internet for 2 weeks with CenturyLink. It would have been longer had I not made an angry phone call to the district manager of Century, Tom Braml. This phone call was made after trying customer service for help. I needed a service person and scheduled a visit from Century.

Two visits were cancelled and another was scheduled.

At 4:45, on the day of the last scheduled visit, I called to find out where the service person was and was told that they would not be out for another 2 weeks. It was then that Mr. Braml helped me by sending out a technician who quickly and efficiently solved the problem.

On various websites that rate service providers, Century is the worst of the major providers. I contacted Senator Harsdorf’s office and quickly got a reply.

(Adam Jarchow’s office has not replied). Century has received a large monetary grant called “Connect America Fund” to improve rural service. I was also told that her office would investigate.

Lastly, it was suggested that I contact the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin and complain. In order to add weight to that complaint, I should encourage other customers who have complaints about Century’s poor service. I would like to urge others to contact the Public Service Commission to voice their complaints so that Century can start acting more responsibly. Complaints can be filed online to the Public Service Commission by logging on to “DATCP Home File a Consumer Complaint.

Arnold Potek Dresser, Wis.

‘Footloose’ —well done!

To the Editor, It’s been a couple weeks since the H.S. play ‘FOOTLOOSE’ was presented and I still hear people talking about it. Everyone thought it was great. Forty plus students were involved and they did a great job All are to be congratulated for the work they did. And I’m sure they had fun too. Special “kudos “Laura Badman, Kari Moskal and Heather Eggert for the direction and music. I enjoyed it all!

Lou John Amery, Wis.

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Hunters discover body near Interstate Park

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The Polk County Sheriff’s Department has identified the body of a male found deceased near Interstate Park on Tuesday, Nov. 21 as 49-yearold Vue Her of Oakdale, Minn. Her was reported missing in July of this year.

According to information released Wednesday by the Department, on

Tuesday Nov. 21 at 10:39 a.m. the Polk County authorities received a call of what appeared to be a deceased person near the St Croix River bottoms of the Interstate State Park off of County Road S, North of 113th Ave. Upon arrival, Polk County Sheriff’s Department Deputies and Investigators learned that 2 hunters were walking along the river bottoms hunting on the public State of Wisconsin property. While hunt-

Evasive shoplifter ordered to ground in Wal-Mart parking lot

BY JESSICA DE LA CRUZ EDITOR@THEAMERYFREERPESS.COM

A Siren man on probation for making school-related threats in Burnett County earlier this year was reported stealing cold medicine from the St. Croix Falls Wal-Mart on Nov. 14.

Jacob A. Wicklund, 19, was reported as having left the store Wicklund with unpaid medication. An officer drove up to Wicklund in a remote part of the parking lot, and ordered him to stop several times before getting out of his squad and watching him throw some-

thing under a parked car.

Wicklund pulled away from the officer, who eventually ordered Wicklund to the ground. Two bystanders stepped in to assist the officer, one of which reported being a retired Alaska State Trooper.

The officer recovered a box of Delsym cough syrup in Wicklund’s back pocket, and a box of Coricidin HBP that had been thrown under a car. When asked why he stole the items, Wicklund told officers that he was homeless and used the cold medicine to get high.

Wicklund was arrested for violating his probation, and was subsequently charged with misdemeanor retail theft and resisting an officer.

ing, they observed what appeared to be a person, deceased.

The Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office in Anoka County Minnesota assisted Polk County in identifying the remains.

Her was reported missing July 12, and was last seen Kayaking on the St. Croix. The manner of death is still pending at this time.

Flat tire busts bond violator

BY JESSICA DE LA CRUZ EDITOR@THEAMERYFREEPRESS.COM

An Amery man, 18-year-old Brandon L. Hart, who is currently released on bond, was arrested on additional charges Nov. 17 when authorities were called to assist two possibly intoxicated men changing a flat tire.

Hart is one of three Hart individuals charged in connection with a burglary and check-cashing scheme in 2016. He remains free on bond awaiting further court proceedings.

Hart admitted to officers that he didn’t have a license, and that he and his passenger had consumed two bot-

tles of wine before driving the vehicle to an area near Polk Co. Park on 125th Ave. Hart told officers he drove through the park, and intentionally hit a sign with his vehicle. In a report of the incident, the officer noted fresh damage on the front of the vehicle.

In addition to the ongoing burglary, theft, concealing stolen property and identity theft, Hart now also faces an additional felony bail jumping charge, in addition to the misdemeanor charge of criminal damage to property, and an OWI (first) citation.

A $500 cash bond was set by Judge Daniel Tolan on Nov. 20. Hart remains in custody until such time that bond is posted.

Polk County Circuit Court Appearance date: Nov 14, 2017 Billie J. Bastil, 39, Cumberland, speeding in 55 mph zone (11-15 mph), $175.30.

Mary B. Bawek, 75, Osseo, MN, speeding in 55 mph zone (11-15 mph), $175.30.

Kenneth D. Beach, 75, Turtle Lake, speeding in 55 mph zone (16-19 mph) $200.50.

Kathleen M. Beery, 63, Minneapolis, MN, operate motorboat within 100 ft. of dock, $232.

Joseph A. Bergstrom, 33, Adams, MN, speeding in 55 mph zone (16-19 mph) $200.50.

Steven A. Bidgood, 48, Savage, MN, speeding in 55 mph zone (16-19 mph) $200.50.

Gregory G. Bougie, 35, West St. Paul, MN, vehicle operator fail to wear seat belt, $10.

Kiana S. Brandt, 17, Clear Lake, speeding in 55 mph zone (11-15 mph), $175.30.

Riley J. Carnes, 22, Centuria, non-registration of vehicle – auto <10,000 lbs., $175.30.

Gage M. Cuper, 17, Turtle Lake, speeding in 55 mph zone (1-10 mph), $175.30.

Justin L. Davis, 34, Rice Lake, exceeding speed zones (11-15 mph), $175.30.

Patrick M. Demars, 65, Anoka, MN, operating boat towing skier after dark, $232.

Kenneth J. Deutsch, 61, Cushing, speeding in 55 mph zone (11-15 mph), $175.30.

Michael E. Ellingworth, 45, Dresser, use automated or elevated feeders, $343.50.

Brett C. Forrest, 16, Amery, inattentive driving, $187.90.

Tyler J. Free, 24, Barron, operate without valid license (1st violation), $200.50.

Benjamin E. Gauthler, 21, Rhinelander, trespass, $200.

Charles H. Greydanus, 61, Osceola, speeding in 55 mph zone (11-15 mph),

$175.30.

Lee M. J. Harry, 29, Centuria, improper stop at stop sign-clear line, $175.30.

Michelle L. Hollister, 46, Clear Lake, speeding in 55 mph zone (11-15 mph), $175.30.

James A. Hreha, 52, Minneapolis, MN, speeding in 55 mph zone (11-15 mph), $175.30.

Nathan S.P. Jacobson, 38, Scandia, MN, operating boat towing skier after dark, $232.

John M. King, 34, White Bear Lake, MN, speeding in 55 mph zone (11-15 mph), $175.30.

Shannon I. Kirchner, 19, Clayton, exceeding speed zones (30-34 mph), $295.

Kelly J. Kobs, 29, Clayton, operating a motor vehicle without insurance, $200.50.

Ruth A. Kocurek, 57, Centuria, operating motor vehicle without proof of insurance, $10; vehicle operator fail to wear seat belt, $10; operator fail to have passenger seat belted, $10.

Michael W. Koser, 34, St. Croix Falls, operating while suspended, $200.50.

Danielle E. Labarre-Burstad, 21, Amery, speeding in 55 mph zone (20-24 mph), $225.70.

Sara A. Larsen, 20, Delano, MN, waterfowl gun capable/more than 3 shells, $182.70.

Larsin and Son Tree Service, Harris, MN, violate regulations for unified carrier registration system, $200.50; operate vehicle without stopping lights, $162.70.

Jared A. Lewis, 32, Centuria, operating boat towing skier after dark, $232.

Peter J Loomis, 54, Clayton, speeding in 55 mph zone (11-15 mph), $175.30.

Arik M. Mahler, 21, Osceola, operate motor vehicle without adequate muffler, $175.30.

Russell G. Matson, 36, Chetek, oper-

ating motor vehicle without proof of insurance, $10.

Laura N. McCurdy, 32, Luck, speeding in 55 mph zone (20-24 mph) $225.70.

Sean D. McIntyre, 35, Luck, inattentive driving, $187.90.

Ryan R. McNeil, 34, Dodge Center, MN, speeding in 55 mph zone (11-15 mph), $183.30.

Jordyn M. Molenaar, 23, Baldwin, speeding in 55 mph zone (11-15 mph), $175.30.

Devon R. Nelson, 25, Clayton, fish without license – R, $190.70.

Joshua S. Niederhauser, 36, Almena, using telephone while driving – commercial vehicle (1st offense), $175.30.

James J. Olson, 52, Hastings, MN, vehicle operator fail to wear seat belt, $10.

Alyssa R. Owens, 22, Barron, fail to yield right of way from stop sign, $175.30.

Lindsey M. Pearson, 17, Balsam Lake, exceeding speed zones (25-29 mph), $250.90.

Kristopher R. Pittman, 26, Hudson, operating while suspended, $200.50; non-registration of vehicle – auto <10,000 lbs., $175.30.

Rachel A. Plourde, 20, Somerset, speeding in 55 mph zone (16-19 mph), $200.50.

Heather M. Pommerening, 31, Deer Park, unreasonable and imprudent speed, $213.10; inattentive driving, $187.90.

Cassandra A. Rasmussen, 23, St. Croix Falls, operating motor vehicle without proof of insurance, $10.

Joseph S. Rotering, 24, Amery, vehicle operator fail to wear seat belt, $10.

Travis D. Roth, 40, Clayton, vehicle tires with less than 2/32 tread, $175.30; operating a motor vehicle without insurance, $200.50.

Jennifere L. Sandell, 35, Little Canada, MN, speeding in 55 mph zone (16-19

mph), $200.50.

Hannah E. Schaffner, 37, St. Croix Falls, speeding in 55 mph zone (16-19 mph), $200.50.

Ashley J. Schmidt, 31, Amery, non-registration of vehicle – auto <10,000 lbs., $175.30.

Jade M. Schrock, 24, Luck, exceeding speed zones (1-10 mph), $175.30.

Wayne D. Schultz, 71, Siren, operating left of center line, $213.10; unreasonable and imprudent speed, $213.10; failure to keep vehicle under control, $213.10.

Victoria S. Sebranek, 43, La Crosse, speeding in 55 mph zone (11-15 mph), $175.30.

James A. Siedhoff, 62, Frederic, automobile following too closely, $200.50.

Emery B. Skinaway, 46, Luck, operate without valid license (1st violation), $200.50; inattentive driving, $187.90.

Matthew L. Steele, 47, St. Croix Falls, failure to obey traffic officer/signal, $175.30.

Ryan J. Sullivan, 30, Maplewood, MN, speeding in 55 mph zone (16-19 mph), $200.50; inattentive driving, $187.90.

Jason T. Tyler, 36, Frederic, hunt game birds/game/closed season (except deer, bear, elk), $382.05.

Ronnette P. Walters, 47, Luck, speeding in 55 mph zone (11-15 mph), $175.30.

Zachary N. Walton, 22, Clayton, speeding in 55 mph zone (16-19 mph), $200.50.

Kenneth L. Wikre, 46, Brooklyn Park, MN operating while suspended, $200.50.

Kay R. Wille, 83, Rice Lake, exceeding speed zones (16-19 mph), $200.50.

Jordan W. Witthoft, 30, Clear Lake, vehicle operator fail to wear seat belt, $10.

Kayla M. Skow Woody, 34, Grantsburg, exceeding speed zones (11-15 mph), $175.30.

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Polk County Arrest Reports Monday, Nov. 20, 2017 Ryan A. Olson, 33, Clayton, was arrested on Nov. 17, 2017, for a probation/ parole violation hold.

Maranda L. Sirek, 30, St. Croix Falls, was arrested on Nov. 15 on a warrant, probation hold.

Jennifer A. Dye, 43, Dresser, was arrested on Nov. 15 on a probation hold.

Adam J. Reed, 45, St. Croix Falls, was arrested on Nov. 15 on a warrant for failure to appear and a probation hold.

Eileen E. Ruskanen, 27, Webster, was arrested on Nov. 13 on a St. Croix Falls

municipal warrant.

Lauren M. Domagala, 23, Frederic, was arrested on Nov. 17 for OWI (1st) and operating w/PAC >=0.15 (1st).

Brandon L. Hart, 19, Amery, was arrested on Nov. 17 for OWI 1st, PAC 1st, probation hold, and damage to property.

Matthew J. Hultman, 35, Taylors Falls, MN, was arrested on Nov. 15 for OMVWI (2nd) and BAC. Codie W. Erickson, 25, Amery, was arrested on Nov. 16 for domestic disorderly conduct and a probation hold.

Dawn M. Rasmussen, 34, Amery, was

arrested on Nov. 17 for domestic disorderly conduct.

Gram C. Rasmussen, 40, Amery, was arrested on Nov. 17 for domestic disorderly conduct.

Jacob A. Wicklund, 19, Siren, was arrested on Nov. 14 for retail theft, resisting an officer, and a probation hold.

Bethany A. Ekstrand, 31, Osceola, was arrested on Nov. 14 for domestic disorderly conduct.

Jonathan R. Ekstrand, 32, Osceola, was arrested on Nov. 14 for domestic disorderly conduct and domestic battery.

Amery Area Municipal Court Amery Area Municipal Court was held in Amery on Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2017.

The following cases were heard: City of Amery— Dustin G. Adams, 40, Amery, operator fail to have passenger seat belted, $10; operate without valid license, $124.

Kahlen J. Albee, 19, Amery, operate without valid license, $124; no tail lamp/ defective tail lamp/night, $86.20.

Gregory B. Cain, 37, Amery, exceeding speed zones (11-15 mph), $98.80.

Koy E. Carlson, 43, Amery, non-registration of auto, $98.80; operating after suspension, $124.

Jacob S. Hanacek, 30, Amery, operate motor vehicle without proof of insurance, $10.

Sherry L. Hanson, 67, Osceola, exceeding speed zones (11-15 mph), $98.80.

Michael P. Hoey, 48, Osceola, operate motor vehicle without proof of insurance, $10.

Kyle J Kasdorf, 23, Amery, possess open intoxicants in MV-driver, $187.

Gail R. Mussehl, 53, Cameron, exceeding speed zones (11-15 mph), $98.80.

Ryan A. Olson, 33, Clayton, operate motor vehicle without proof of insurance,

$10.

Matthew E. Petzel, 21, Knapp, violate red traffic signal, $98.80.

Deven L. Sigsworth, 30, Balsam Lake, operate motor vehicle without insurance, $124.

16, Amery, operate without carrying license, $73.60.

William L. Wickline, 75, Deer Park, inattentive driving, $111.40.

Julie A. Zinn, 54, Amery, exceeding speed zones (1-10 mph), $98.80.

A Plea of Not Guilty was entered by the following: Amery juvenile, OWI, fail to keep vehicle under control, possession of controlled substances and paraphernalia.

Lisa S. Frank, speeding (10 over).

Lyle Benish, speeding (12 over).

Amery juvenile, speeding (12 over).

Fredrick Tourville, non-registration, operate without insurance and improper registration plate.

Amery juvenile, truancy.

Amery juvenile, disorderly conduct.

JUVENILES: 14, Amery, truancy, $92.50.

Barbara E. Dougard, 33, Clayton, was arrested on Nov. 13 for operating in violation of IID restriction.

These entries are based on information provided in a Probable Cause Report (facts reported by the officer at time of arrest). These alleged incidents are not a reflection of the information brought forth in a formal criminal complaint. As always, an arrested person is presumed innocent until convicted by a judge or jury.

Trial date set for Dresser village president

BY SUZANNE LINDGREN EDITOR@OSCEOLASUN.COM

The Polk County court has set a jury trial date for Bryan Beseler, Dresser’s village president. Beseler was charged last May with two counts of child abuse, one intentional and one reckless, after a four-year-old boy sustained a traumatic brain injury, allegedly while under Beseler’s watch.

Beseler pled not guilty to the charges in July and his attorney, Mark Biller, has called the case “a medical Beseler mystery and nothing more.”

The trial is set for the week of May 7, 2018, under Judge Daniel Tolan.

Polk County Marriage Licenses Casey J. French and Tianna D. Anderson were issued a marriage license on Nov. 9, 2017.

Joel Castanon and Bonnie M. Wyttenbach were issued a marriage license on Nov. 15, 2017.

Marcus D. Rickeard and Jennifer H. Hacker were issued a marriage license on Nov. 23, 2017.

Kyle J. Walton and Michelle L. Fingerholz were issued a marriage license on Nov. 23, 2017.

Three Sentenced in Cyber Fraud Schemes Involving More Than $17 Million MADISON, WIS. – Jeffrey M. Anderson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that three individuals involved in an international romance fraud scheme were sentenced this week.

Richard Ugbah, 36, a Nigerian citizen living in Atlanta, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 12 years in federal prison for his role the scheme. Ugbah pleaded guilty on March 15, 2017 to wire fraud. Ugbah was also ordered to forfeit a Mercedes Benz automobile and two bank accounts.

Michael Adegoke, 34, a Nigerian citizen living in Chicago, was sentenced today by Judge Peterson to 12 years in federal prison for his role in the scheme.

Adegoke pleaded guilty on March 3, 2017 to conspiracy to commit wire fraud.

Jon Whipple, 60, St. Petersburg, Fla., was sentenced to five years of probation for his role in the scheme, which was limited to uttering counterfeit checks.

Whipple was initially a victim of a similar romance fraud scheme, but later participated in the scheme by disseminating counterfeit checks in exchange for small amounts of money. Whipple pleaded guilty on February 16, 2017, to uttering a counterfeit security.

Judge Peterson sentenced co-defendant Sally Iriri to 10 years in federal prison for her role in the scheme on November 20, 2015. She pleaded guilty to wire fraud on September 20, 2015.

The defendants were also ordered to pay restitution to the victims, although it is unlikely victims will be repaid because most of the fraud proceeds

were either spent on luxury goods or directed to individuals and accounts overseas.

From approximately October 2013 to August 2015, the defendants participated in a scheme to defraud victims in the United States and Canada out of more than $12.9 million. Co-schemers targeted victims by creating fake profi les on internet dating services.

Once they gained the victims’ trust, co-schemers got victims to pay so-called “inheritance taxes” on non-existent inheritances, and to send money in exchange for checks that turned out to be fraudulent.

Although Judge Peterson found that the intended loss in the romance fraud scheme was $12.9 million, he noted that the amount was likely understated given the scope of the scheme and the number of victims.

In a related case, Judge Peterson also sentenced Ugbah to 12 years in prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud, in connection with his role in a business email compromise (“BEC”) scheme. Judge Peterson ordered that the sentence was to be served concurrently with his sentence in the romance fraud case.

The BEC case was originally fi led by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles, but transferred to the Western District of Wisconsin for the guilty plea and sentencing.

In the BEC scheme, co-conspirators sent “spoofed” emails that appeared to come from company owners or employees and asked other employees to wire transfer money into bank accounts, purportedly for company business. The wire transfers went into accounts belonging to romance fraud victims who had been tricked into acting as unwitting money laun-

derers. As part of the scheme, the online suitors directed the romance fraud victims to Ugbah, who admitted posing as a financial advisor who used the name “David Sanders” and obtained the victims’ bank account information and instructed those victims to forward the money to other accounts controlled by co-conspirators. This conspiracy targeted at least 53 businesses across the United States, and the businesses cumulatively suffered losses of just over $1.5 million, with an intended loss of more than $4 million. Ugbah communicated with more than 100 romance fraud victims in connection with the BEC case.

The romance fraud charges against Ugbah, Adegoke, Whipple, and Iriri were the result of an investigation conducted by U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations in Milwaukee, and the Price County Sheriff’s Department and District Attorney’s Office, with assistance from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and numerous law enforcement agencies in California, Indiana, Arizona, New Jersey, and Iowa. The prosecution of the case has been handled by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Meredith P. Duchemin and Antonio M. Trillo.

The BEC fraud charges against Ugbah were the result of an investigation conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Los Angeles. The prosecution of the case has been handled by Assistant U.S. Attorney Lisa Feldman in California, and by Assistant U.S. Attorney Duchemin in Wisconsin.

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to gather in Georgetown.

Glen shot into some brush at a squirrel and the bullet ricocheted off the pile and into the chest of James. Fortunately, the bullet struck the breastbone a glancing blow and lodged in the chest wall.

“I’ve been shot,” declared James after the incident, but Glen didn’t believe him for a minute because it didn’t seem possible. James expects to be discharged Thursday.

P.S. – They didn’t get the squirrel.

Turkey Thieves

Mrs. R. K. Bodenner of East Lincoln had the misfortune last week to have eleven fine large turkeys stolen. The turkeys were roosting in trees near the house, as was their usual habit. Hearing a noise about four o’clock in the morning, members of the family rushed to find the cause of the confusion, only to see a car being rapidly driven eastward.

No trace of the thieves has been found.

Suffers Broken Neck in Fall

Boy Chokes The little son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Route choked on a piece of candy at school Monday and it was necessary to take him to the Polk County Hospital for medical attention. He still has a very sore throat but is now out of danger.

November 30, 1922

Plant Tree on “46” This photo shows a group of ambitious Amery young people after just completing a project of planting 1000 Norway pine trees along highway 46 south through Amery, a gift from the 8th grade class. Leaders of the group are Alfred Granum, Insurance Agent, and Francis Fogerty, a grade school instructor.

Auto Mystery Last Sunday morning the young sons of Albert Mickleson of Deronda were strolling across the fields on what is known as the Hill farm when they unexpectedly came upon a large new Chandler touring car, which had been driven into a clump of brush and burned.

Yesterday’s When it was driven there, News or by whom, Diane Stangl is a mystery.

Different ones who remember an explosion a few days before but who thought at the time that it was someone blasting rocks, are of the opinion now that it was the explosion of the gas tank.

Just what was the object or who is the owner is a matter of conjecture. Deputy Sheriff Chris Petersen was notified and he with other officials are trying to clear up the mystery.

Another abandoned car, a Mitchell, was found in the same vicinity under similar circumstances a few weeks ago.

More Chicken Thieves Chicken thieves made a visit at the home of Martin Olson near Deronda last Thursday night and made a getaway with thirty-three of their fine blooded Plymouth Rock chickens.

The coops were near the house, but so quietly did they do their work that none of the family was disturbed.

Bandits at Baldwin Mr. and Mrs. H. Webster and Mrs. Monroe were guests of relatives at Hammond over Sunday. They reported that hold-up men visited the home of their relatives who live a mile out of Baldwin at about seven o’clock in the evening, Nov. 24th and took possession of the home, demanding money at the point of drawn revolvers.

There were five men in the gang. No trace of them has

been found. The cutting of telephone wires stopped the victims from heading them off in time to accomplish their capture.

90 Years Ago November 10, 1927 Jaroski Gets $500 Fine and Six Months Al. Jaroski of Dresser Jct. formerly a barber in this city was arrested at that place last week on a moonshine possession charge and taken before Justice Knowles at St. Croix Falls, where he plead not guilty. He later pled guilty to a charge of possession, before County Judge Lynn and was sentenced to six months in this county jail, and to pay a fine of $500. In case of non-payment, five months will be added to his jail term.

This is Jaroski’s third offense and the cause of the stiff sentence meted out to him.

Aged Woman Terribly Burned in Explosion Mrs. Christine Jonson, aged 90 years, mother of Martin and Charles Jonson of Apple River, was terribly burned last Sunday evening at the Martin Jonson home, and is not expected to recover.

Mr. and Mrs. Jonson had gone to the barn to milk and the mother was left in the house with the baby and although Mrs. Jonson came to the house at intervals to see that things were alright the elder Mrs. Jonson tried to start a fire with kerosene and an explosion ensued, burning her terribly from the waist down.

The baby was unhurt, and the damage to the house was slight.

Dedicate – Lay Corner Stone The climax of the very profitable meetings in Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church of this city came Sunday, when the cornerstone was laid and the church dedicated. The following books and documents were deposit-

ed in the cornerstone: a copy of the Bible, a copy of Martin Luther’s small Catechism, a copy of Folkibladet, a copy of The Lutheran Free Church Messenger, a copy of the constitution of the church, a copy of the Amery Free Press and the American Flag and a copy of the history of the church will also be deposited in the cornerstone before Mr. Melvin Framstad seals it.

A sumptuous dinner was served in the new church basement, with ninety-five people being seated at the same time.

November 17 Amery to have New Dentist Dr. P. L. Satterlund of St. Paul was here the first of the week and closed a deal to take over the practice, good will and equipment of Dr. Weiher in the Harkinson block.

Dr. Satterlund comes with the highest of recommendations and will be permanently established in his offices beginning next Tuesday, Nov. 22.

He will move his family to this city in a short time.

Car Crashes into Show Window A car occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Anton Larsen of Luck and driven by Mrs. Larsen crashed into one of L. Michael’s show windows last Friday.

Mrs. Larsen lost control of her car in making the turn from parking position in the center of the street.

75 Years Ago November 26, 1942 Some More Big Eggs at Luck One of Odin Soffe’s pullets has decided that if big eggs can be laid, she can lay them too and to prove it she laid one this week, which really looked more like one laid by a goose.

It measured 8½ inches around the long way and 6 and threefourths inches around the other.

70 Years Ago November 27, 1947 Inquest Fails to Reveal Identity of Baby Remains Little additional light was thrown on the mystery of the remains of a baby found in a Wanderoos home in September at the inquest held in Amery City Hall Thursday afternoon.

The remains were found when the Wanderoos home was being insulated this fall. It was discovered in a small closed off space at the rear end of the closet, the only entrance to which was a hole about one foot square, which was used to reach a fuse box.

Nothing remained of the baby but dried bones wrapped in old detachable collared shirts and a skirt of a style worn years ago.

University of Minnesota specialists viewed the findings and stated that the baby was more than two and less than five years old. However, other authorities doubted these findings of the condition of the remains.

Dr. K. K. Ford of Amery was called to the stand and he was of the opinion that the baby was premature and stated that an odor would be present from decaying tissue. However, he also stated that inasmuch as it was in the attic he doubted that it would be very noticeable throughout the house.

65 Years Ago November 27, 1952 Shot Lodges in Chest Wall James Bibeau, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. Adlore Bibeau, of Georgetown, is looking forward to hunting deer this Friday as he marks time in the Amery Hospital suffering from a gunshot wound in the chest.

“Purely accidental,” commented Deputy Sheriff Carl Burman after he investigated the incident, which occurred on Saturday morning when James and Glen Dowd, 16, waited for their deer hunting party

Sol Williams of Frederic is a patient in the Frederic hospital well on the road to recovery from a broken neck suffered in a fall while at work at the Consolidated Lumber Co. Sol was sorting molding in the yard downtown, which is located in the upper portion of the south shed. He had just completed the sorting of one pile and stepped back on the catwalk to get a tag to place in the pile as the yard was in process of taking inventory, when he lost his footing and fell underneath the railing to the ground.

He was immediately taken to the Frederic hospital where x-rays showed that he had fractured the sixth vertebrae at the base of the neck. He now has a cast over his head and down his shoulders with only his eyes, nose, mouth and ears showing.

He calls himself the man from Mars. He is able to be up and around and is expected to return to his home soon although he will have to remain in the cast for at least six months.

40 Years Ago November 17, 1977 Urges Lost Hunters to Stop, Build Fire A veteran Amery hunter gave a suggestion this week to persons who become lost in the woods.

Harry Adams said that the best thing a person can do is build a fire and sit still.

“I have helped find six or seven lost hunters and in each case they were near the point of exhaustion from thrashing around in the woods,” he declared.

County Snowmobile Trails Still Not Open Local and county snowmobile trails are not yet open, cautioned Cliff Fredrickson, Polk County Safety Director.

Gates are still in place and snowmobilers were warned against removing them. Some markings are not installed and other work remains undone, according to Fredrickson.

Most lakes are not safe, according to Fredrickson, who asked snowmobilers to take extra precaution where they ride in the early part of the season.

“It is possible that some trails will be open by the weekend,” he said in asking all operators to observe the regulations.

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Amery grad lives global musical life

BY TOM STANGL TSTANGL@THEAMERYFREEPRESS.COM

When she was playing the piano as a child and waking her older sisters up, Iris Ceulemans couldn’t have imagined that someday her music would be performed by an orchestra.

The St. Croix Valley Orchestra will perform an original composition, “The River Tejo,” composed

by Ceulemans, when the group performs their final two winter concerts this weekend.

The orchestra will perform this Saturday, Dec. 2 at 7 p.m. at the Unity School Auditorium in Balsam Lake and Sunday, Dec. 3 at 3 p.m. at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Amery. Concerts are open to the public and a free will donation is accepted as admittance.

Ceulemans is a 2008 Amery High School graduate and the daughter of Donna Mumm and Gerard Ceulemans. At the age of three, when her sisters were taking violin lessons from Janette Cysewski, Iris wanted to take lessons as well, because her sisters were having lessons.

In fi fth grade, she took up the trombone, studying with Kim Johns and Bill Baldwin, before attending the University of Wisconsin – Madison.

Originally a biology major, Ceulemans took up music as a trombone major, auditioning into the program. “I took some composition lessons to see if it was more than a childhood fantasy,” she said. Iris would graduate in 2013 with a degree in composition.

After a summer studying abroad in Florence, Italy, Ceulemans decided that she would travel and play music before continuing her education.

In 2014, she moved to Brazil, where she played in three bands and “saw and heard a lot of amazing music.”

Santiago, Chile was the next place Iris lived, studying and taking jazz lessons, teaching trombone and English to earn a living.

Ceulemans moved to Spain and now lives in Lisbon, Portugal where the Tejo River, the inspiration for her first commissioned orchestral composition, is located. Iris explains that Lisbon is near the sea, but the Tejo River flows into the Atlantic, dividing the region.

A large suspension bridge of similar construction

to San Francisco’s Golden Gate bridge, spans the river.

In college, Ceulemans did a lot of composition in her program, writing for orchestra. Most of the compositions she wrote before this piece were for small ensembles — this is her first commissioned piece for orchestra.

“It’s a big deal,” she said. “It’s exciting to work with so many people and have them all want to play something I wrote.”

Iris composed the piece on a small keyboard in her pajamas in her living room. She says since she has moved around so much, she tends to anchor herself to physical things in the places where she lives. The river and the suspension bridge is a part of her daily life, and the composition will give listeners an impression of the river.

“It’s a cool feeling to hear it,” she said. “Before work or when I had some time, I would write. It always felt informal. It was an idea that I was cultivating in my head. But was it a good idea? When you hear it in person, it’s big. The oboes are here, the violins are here,” she explains.

Of the piece, she says “it’s a lot bigger with more spatial awareness that I imagined with all the colors that I can imagine in my head. It’s a cool feeling imagining something and then seeing it come together.”

“It’s cool to think that I did it all in Portugal in my pajamas and send it via email and I come and there are 40 some people putting the time in to learn the music and trying to make it sound good,” she said.

“It’s very flattering that they would do that. I’m honored to be a part of it.”

With her travels around the world, Iris has come to appreciate something she took for granted when she lived in the United States: the music program in the public schools.

“In every country I’ve lived in, none of them have a public music program,” Ceulemans said.

“Lots of people want to play music and put the work in. Unless their parents think that music is important and have the money to pay for lessons and buy a guitar, it doesn’t happen.”

“I had violin lessons, everything else was in the public music program,” she said.

“Even if it isn’t extremely extensive, you can still

Wisconsin may allow first responders to aid pets MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Some Wisconsin lawmakers are pushing to change state law and allow first responders to treat pets when responding to an emergency.

Wisconsin’s veterinarian practice act only allows for veterinarians to give animals aid, WDJT-TV reported .

Two bills are in committee in the state Legislature that would give first responders immunity for treating animals during an emergency call.

It would also protect responders who don’t aid animals.

Milwaukee, Waukesha, Racine and Kenosha’s fire departments have specialized equipment to aid animals.

“It’s in our nature to try to help people and I think a lot of us are animal lovers,” said Kira Benkert, a Waukesha firefighter.

But the departments don’t receive special training for handling animals nor do they have a written protocol for saving animals. All the departments prioritize saving human

life first.

Jared Mickler was watching a football game in September when he started to smell fire. Mickler was able to get most of his dogs out of the house before the fire department arrived.

But 9-year-old Mizu, a miniature-pinscher-mix, was still in the house.

“I called for her and could hear her crying. So I tried to go in. I tried twice and I just couldn’t do it,” said Mickler.

The fire department was able to rescue Mizu from the home and treated her with an oxygen mask at the scene. A veterinarian then cared for the dog’s burnt paws and cough that was caused by the smoke. Benkert also cared for Mickler’s four cats.

“I would want someone to save my pet so we did what we thought would be right for them,” said Benkert.

Twenty-two other states in the U.S. allow first responders to provide animals with care.

Iris Ceulemans, a graduate of Amery High School, composed several works that will be performed by the St. Croix Valley Orchestra this winter.

pass someone on the street and they know how to read music and they played an instrument and we have choirs and people can sing. That’s not a thing that other countries have, and that’s really cool.”

Ceulemans says “I like composing, but it’s a very introverted activity. I like performing, but it is stressful playing.” By doing both, she explains, she can find a happy medium She sees herself helping people bring their ideas to life in music.

Four city seats up for re-election, candidates sought this December

BY JESSICA DE LA CRUZ EDITOR@THEAMERYFREEPRESS.COM

Anyone who’s ever had an opinion about Amery’s City politics will have a chance to run for office themselves— starting December 1.

Interested parties will have one month to collect and fi le signatures to run for one of four seats at the council table this April. Those seats include Alderman 1 currently held by Rick Davis, Alderman 2 currently held by Julie Riemenschneider, the Alderman-at-large position currently held

by Sharon Paulson, and the position of Mayor currently held by Kay Erickson. The mayoral position is a twoyear seat, and each of the alderman positions are held for four years.

Clerk/Treasurer Fran Duncanson says that those interested in being on the April 3 ballot, and beginning their term on April 17, should contact her to pick up an election packet. Signatures must be turned in by January 2 or 5 depending on incumbents fi ling for of-

fice. Mayor and at-large seats require 50-100 signatures, and ward-specific seats require 20-40 signatures.

If more than two individuals fi le candidacy for any one seat, the February 20 primary will narrow the field.

Candidates interested in running should be prepared to serve on at least one of many citywide committees and attend several weeknight meetings per month, but they will be compensated for their service.

To date, Duncanson says that no incumbent candidates have fi led the appropriate notice of non-candidacy paperwork. They have until December 22 to do so.

Mayor Kay Erickson and Alderman Rick Davis have publicly said they do not intend to run for another term.

With several more weeks to decide and no firm commitments, Julie Riemenschneider told the Free Press that she is leaning toward running again, while Sharon Paulson is undecided but says that she is leaning against.

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Reeve youngster gets surprise of a lifetime Eight year old Niklas Salewski of Reeve has battled Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy all of his life. Thanks to Wishes and More, a Twin Cities-based wish granting organization for kids with life-threatening conditions, Niklas and his parents, Nichole and Andy Salewski, will travel to DisneyWorld this December 8.

The surprise was delivered by members of the Clayton Fire Department on Nov. 17.

Firefighters presented Niklas and his family with plane tickets, itinerary, spending cash and more for their once-in-a-lifetime

adventure.

The delivery ended up being quite the spectacle, with four big trucks pulling into the family’s driveway with lights and sirens blazing. Neighbors called with concern, but were thrilled to here the real reason for the visit. Niklas also got to tour the trucks and meet each of the local firefighters.

Pictured: Niklas Salewski of Reeve was surprised by members of the Clayton Fire Department, who hand delivered tickets for a trip to Disneyland for his family.

Lights on for SunTuria Solar array

BY SUZANNE LINDGREN EDITOR@OSCEOLASUN.COM

Farms, homes and businesses powered by Polk-Burnett Electric Co-operative are now drawing electricity from a solar array tucked between cornfields behind the co-op’s Centuria office.

“As far as we know it’s the first utility-scale solar project in our service territory of Polk and Burnett counties,” said Steve Stroshane, general manager of Polk-Burnett Electric Co-op, at the ribbon-cutting celebration last week.

Dubbed “SunTuria Solar,” the 1.25-megawatt array is expected to produce 2.3 million kilowatt hours of electricity annually, enough to power about 200 homes.

The 4,800-panel array is owned and operated by solar

developer SoCore Enegry. SoCore is leasing the 10 acres on which the array sits from Polk-Burnett Electric Cooperative. In turn, Polk-Burnett

“This is an opportunity to provide clean, local, renewable energy at a long-term, stable rate.”

Steve Stroshane General Manager, Polk-Burnett Electric Co-op

and its wholesale power provider, Dairyland Power Co-operative, will purchase the array’s output from SoCore.

“SoCore is in charge of the ownership, operation and

maintenance,” explained Stroshane. “Our responsibility is purchasing what’s produced and getting it back on the system to distribute to our members.”

Polk-Burnett and Dairyland have no initial investment in the $2-million project, but have signed a contract with SoCore to buy the array’s output at a fi xed rate for 25 years.

“This is an opportunity to provide clean, local, renewable energy at a long-term, stable rate for all Polk-Burnett members,” Stroshane said.

The electricity will flow to the Sand Lake substation south of Highway 8 on County Road Y in Garfield Township.

From there, it will be distributed to co-op members as usual.

SoCore has partnered with Prairie Restorations to plant

Polk-Burnett and Dairyland have no initial investment in the $2-million project, but have signed a contract with SoCore to buy the array’s output at a fixed rate for 25 years.

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Dubbed “SunTuria Solar,” the 1.25-megawatt array is expected to produce 2.3 million kilowatt hours of electricity annually, enough to power about 200 homes.

native vegetation beneath the solar panels, increasing habitat for pollinators and minimizing erosion and runoff from the site.

Why solar?

“I get asked, ‘Why solar?’” said Craig Harmes, manager of business development at Dairyland Power, who has partnered with SoCore to install 13 solar arrays in western Wisconsin. “First, this diversifies Dairyland’s generation portfolio. We’re real blessed here in the Midwest because we’re able to get renewable energy from a number of sources. We have wind, hydro, bio-gas and solar.

“That complements our coal and natural gas facilities,” he continued, “(…) Those renewable sources are intermittent, as the wind comes up and goes

down. With solar, of course, clouds come.

“And then there’s this thing called winter,” he smiled.

“But most importantly, your members want solar,” Harmes said. “They’re very interested in solar and excited about it. As co-ops, we listen to our members and provide them what they want, what they need.”

Dairyland will purchase 1 megawatt of output from the system and Polk Burnett will purchase .25 megawatts. According to information from Polk-Burnett, the local co-op expanded the size of Dairyland’s original 1 megawatt project, taking advantage of cost savings in coordinating with the larger project.

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AREA CHURCHES AMERY FREE LUTHERAN, 1 mile west of golf course on CTH F, Eric Christenson, pastor www.ameryflc.org Every Sunday: 9 a.m. Sunday School for ages 3-103; 10:15 a.m. Worship Service.

Many small group Bible Studies are held during the week.

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

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

Wednesday: 10 a.m. Men’s Bible Study.

BALSAM LUTHERAN, 1115 Mains Crossing, Amery Wednesday, Nov. 29: 9 a.m. Bible Study; 6 p.m. Confirmation class.

Sunday, Dec. 3: 8:30 a.m. Youth Sessions; 10:15 a.m. Worship with Holy Communion; 11:30 a.m. WELCA Christmas Brunch; 11:30 a.m. Stewardship Committee; 12 p.m. Prayer Partner Activity.

Monday, Dec. 4: 8:30 a.m. Prayer Ministery and AE Committee, h/Bonnie.

Tuesday, Dec. 5: 8:30 a.m. Quilting at Elim.

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

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

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

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

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

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

CONGREGATIONAL, 201 N. Harriman Ave., Amery Barry Schaefer, pastor Wednesday, Nov. 29: 3:30 p.m. Homework & Hangout; 4:30 pm. Confirmation Level 2 class; 6 p.m. Family Dinner; 6:30 p.m. WOW/Youth Group; 7 p.m. Money Management.

Thursday, Nov. 30: 9:30 a.m. Senior Dining Hall opens; 5:30 p.m. Women’s Bible Study.

Friday, Dec. 1: 8:30 a.m. Distant Communions; 9:30 a.m.

Senior Dining.

Sunday, Dec. 3: 10 a.m. Worship/Communion; 11:15 a.m.

Christian Education meeting; 11:30 a.m. Diaconate meeting; 2 p.m. Cub Scouts.

Monday, Dec. 4: 9:30 a.m. Senior Dining hall opens; 7 p.m.

Boy Scouts.

Tuesday, Dec. 5: 6:30 a.m. Men’s Bible Study; 9:30 a.m.

Senior Dining Hall opens.

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

DERONDA LUTHERAN, 1239 65th Ave., Amery Lori Peper, pastor 715-268-9577 Wednesday, Nov. 29: 6 p.m. Confirmation at Deronda; 6 p.m. Adult Bible Study at Deronda; 6 p.m Jesus & Me (JAM) at Trinity.

Thursday, Nov. 30: 9 a.m. Deronda Quilting; 5 p.m. Befrienders at Village Pizzeria in Amery.

Saturday, Dec. 2: 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Deronda Bazaar & Bake Sale.

Sunday, Dec. 3: 9:30 a.m. Worship at Deronda.

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

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

EAST IMMANUEL LUTHERAN, south of Amery on Hwy. 46 then west on 20th Ave., Kathy Pennington, pastor Sunday, Sept. 24: 10 a.m. Worship.

Tuesday, Sept. 26: 9 a.m. Quilting.

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

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

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

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

Wednesday: 7 p.m. Bible Study.

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

Holy Communion 1st and 3rd Sundays.

Giving Thanks T

“Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever.”

—1 Chronicles 16:34 NIV

hanksgiving is many people’s favorite holiday, and with good reason. People of all faiths, and even non-believers, can all genuinely enjoy this holiday. And Thanksgiving isn’t just a holiday, but a state of mind that can improve our well-being any time of year. There is ample evidence from countless studies that taking time to give thanks and counting our blessings on a regular basis makes us happier. It is good that we officially take time out to do this once a year, and especially that we call to mind those New England Pilgrims who celebrated the first Thanksgiving, despite their heavy losses the previous year, but we would all do well to keep giving thanks every day. In fact, it’s a great way to start and end each day, for instance, by thanking God for another day each morning as we awake, and thanking Him each night as we lay down to sleep for what went well. Thank God also for the chance to learn and improve from what didn’t go well. Perhaps the Thanksgiving holiday is a good time to take the long view, and to think over the past year and what you should be thankful for concerning your whole life. But always remember to be thankful for the small blessings too.

– Christopher Simon

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

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

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

Men’s Bible Study 2nd Sunday 6 p.m.

Mission Quilting Tuesdays 9 a.m.

FIRST LUTHERAN, 240 Elm St., Amery Tim Bjorge, pastor Wednesday, Nov. 29: 5:15 p.m. Supper; 6 p.m. Worship service; 6:30 p.m. Break out sessions.

Sunday, Dec. 3: 9 a.m. Worship; 10:15 a.m Sunday school, Choir; treats by Mission Jamaica.

Tuesday, Dec. 5: 7:30 a.m. Women’s Bible Study; 11 a.m.

Pastor at Evergreen; 6 p.m. Men in Mission.

FIRST LUTHERAN (LCMC), 811 South Ave. W, Clear Lake www.firstluthclearlake.com Bryan S. Anderson, pastor Wednesday, Nov. 29: 6:15 p.m. 7th and 8th grade Confirmation; 7:30 p.m. 9th grade Confirmation.

Saturday, Dec. 2: 7 a.m. Men’s Bible Study.

Sunday, Dec. 3: 8:30 a.m. Contemporary Worship with Communion; 9:30 a.m. Fellowship; 9:40 a.m. Sunday school; 10 a.m. Traditional Worship with Communion; 11 a.m.

Fellowship; 11 a.m. New Memb er Class; 7 p.m. Choir practice.

Tuesday, Dec. 5: 9 a.m. Quilting.

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

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

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

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

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

Advent Services Dec. 6, 13 and 20, Supper 5 p.m., Church service at 6 p.m.

Bible Class Thursday morning 10 a.m.

Ladies Aid 2nd Thursday of month 2:30 p.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 Wednesday Advent Services 5 p.m.

Sunday: 9 a.m. Divine Worship.

Sunday, Dec. 24, Worship with Children’s Program 9 a.m.

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

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

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

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

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

LITTLE FALLS LUTHERAN, 1272 44th Ave., Amery Lori Peper, pastor 715-268-9577 Wednesday, Nov. 29: 6 p.m. Confirmation at Deronda; 6 p.m. Adult Bible Study at Deronda; 6 p.m. Jesus & Me (JAM) at Trinity.

Thursday Dec. 30: 9 a.m. Little Falls Quilting; 5 p.m.

Befrienders at Village Pizzeria in Amery.

Sunday, Dec. 3: 11 a.m. Little Falls Worship; 6 p.m. Little Falls Love Light Tree.

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

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

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

MENNONITE CHURCH, 1681 6 1/2 St., Co. Hwy. P North, Almena, 715-357-3321 Sunday: 10 a.m. Sunday school, all ages; 10:45 a.m. Sunday worship service; 7:45 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, Nov. 29: 12 p.m. Table Talk Men; 5 p.m. Confirmation Cafe; 5:30 p.m. Confirmation class 7 & 8; 6:15 p.m.

Evening Prayer; 6:30 p.m Youth BRB; 7 p.m. Choir practice.

Thursday, Nov. 30: 8:30 a.m. Bible Study.

Sunday, Dec. 3: 9 a.m. Worship with Holy Communion; 10:15 a.m. Sunday school/Practice: Christmas program; 3 p.m. Saint Croix Valley Orchestra.

Tuesday, Dec. 5: 1 p.m. Quilting.

PRAIRIEVIEW COVENANT, 1396 210th Ave. (2 miles north of New Richmond on 65) Joe Sir, pastor www.prairieviewchurch.net Sunday: 9 a.m. Sunday school, nursery care; 10 a.m. Worship service, nursery care.

REDEEMER LUTHERAN, 600 S. Keller Ave., Amery Tom Hahn, pastor Wednesday, Nov. 29: 4 p.m. Church Decorating; 5:30 p.m.

Soup/Sandwich Supper; 7 p.m. Advent Worship; 7:45 p.m.

Choir.

Sunday, Dec. 3: 9:30 a.m. Worship w/HC; 9:30 a.m.

Sunday school; 10:30 a.m. Fellowship/Outdoor Church Decorating.

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

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

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

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

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

Morning Prayer 2nd and 4th Sunday at 10:15 ST. CROIX UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP, 201 N. Adams, St. Croix Falls 715-483-1113 Sunday: 10 a.m. First, second and third Sunday, 715-5533386.

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

Mass: 8 a.m. Thursday.

Mass: 8:30 a.m. Sunday.

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

Sunday 10:30 a.m. Mass.

Tuesday 9 a.m. Communion Service.

Wednesday 9 a.m. Mass.

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

Friday 9 a.m. Communion Service.

Special events: Wednesday, Nov. 29: No 9 a.m. Mass, Pivotal Players Video Series 6:45 p.m., Spiritual Life & Worship Meeting 7 p.m.; Sunday, Dec. 3: Tuba Quartet during 10:30 a.m. Mass, St Nick Event 6 p.m.; Tuesday, Dec. 5: Parish Council meeting 7 p.m.

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ST. JOHN LUTHERAN, Forest, John Wilman, pastor Sunday, Dec. 3: 8 a.m. Worship; 9 a.m. Fellowship.

ST. PAUL LUTHERAN, Deer Park, John Wilman, pastor Sunday, Dec. 3: 9 a.m. Sunday school; 9 a.m. Fellowship; 9:30 a.m. Worship; 10:30 a.m. Confirmation.

Tuesday, Dec. 5: 6:30 p.m. Bible Study.

SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST, 76 20th Ave., Clear Lake John Redlich, pastor Saturday: 9:30 a.m. Bible Study; 11 a.m. Worship service; Head Elder David Scott 715-263-3367.

Mid-week service: Wednesday 7 p.m.

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, Nov. 29: 6 p.m. Confirmation at Deronda; 6 p.m. Adult Bible Study at Deronda; 6 p.m. Jesus & Me (JAM) at Trinity.

Thursday, Nov. 30: 5 p.m. Befrienders at Village Pizzeria, Amery.

Sunday, Dec. 3: 8 a.m. Worship.

See our website for up-to-date scheduling www.trinity lutheranchurchofamery.com UNITED COVENANT, 348 5th St. NW, Clear Lake Dan Pearson, pastor Wednesday, Nov. 29: 6 p.m Dessert Theatre All Skits Rehearsal; No Wednesday Night activities.

Sunday, Dec. 3: 8:45 a.m. Sunday school/Confirmation; 9:30 a.m. Worship Team 1 practice; 10 a.m. Worship Service; Choir practice.

Tuesday, Dec. 5: 8 a.m. Sweet Hour of Prayer; 1 p.m. Ridgeview Small Group.

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

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

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

WEST IMMANUEL LUTHERAN, ELCA, 447 180th St., Osceola, Rexford D. Brandt, pastor Wednesday, Nov. 29: 9 a.m. Men’s Work Group; 9 a.m.

Quilters; 6 p.m. Confirmation meal; 7 p.m. Confirmation.

Sunday, Dec. 3: 8 a.m. Worship; 9 a.m. Coffee Fellowship; 9:15 a.m. Sunday Spark, Club 7/8; 10:30 a.m. Worship.

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.

Join us for these special holiday services Advent Services Wednesdays, Nov. 29, Dec. 6, 13 & 20 Soup & Sandwich 5:30 p.m.

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Worship Services Sundays, Dec. 3, 10, 17 & 24

Wisconsin woman’s charity nears 10,000 solider care packages HARTFORD, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin woman’s charity organization is close to sending its 10,000th care package to U.S. military personnel serving overseas.

LeAnn Boudwine started Support The Troops 11 years ago, The Daily News reported. Boudwine had been sending care packages to her sons until she learned that some of their fellow soldiers weren’t receiving any gifts. She began sending troops packages from her home with the help of her friends.

The operation eventually expanded and now operates out of donated space in the basement of a local business.

“It started small, but the more we heard how much it meant to these heroes to know that people back home had not forgotten about them, the more it keep growing and growing,” Boudwine said. “We never thought we’d still be doing it, but there are so few groups like ours that it would break our hearts to stop.”

Volunteers from around the area help

Boudwine assemble the packages.

“The community support throughout the year has been overwhelming,” she said.

Packages are filled with donated items such as candy, nonperishable food, activity books, DVDs, personal care items, clothing and holiday items.

“When people ask what we need, I say that they need all of those little things that we take for granted in our daily lives,” Boudwine said.

Boudwine hopes to send the charity’s 10,000th care package by the end of the year.

“When I say that number, I have a hard time believing it,” she said.

While the group sends out many packages during the holidays, packages are also sent throughout the year, Boudwine said.

“Why do we do this?

Because of the letters we get,” she said. “Soldiers tell us how good it makes them feel to know that we are thinking about them.

I get teary just thinking about it.”

Wisconsin health officials look at preventing elderly falls MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin health officials say falls among the elderly are taking a financial and physical toll on a state that is older than most.

Wisconsin Public Radio reports that the state ranks second in fall-related deaths in the U.S. among those 65 and older, with a rate that’s twice the nationwide average.

University of Wisconsin-Madison geriatrics professor Jane Mahoney says the fatality rate for falls has risen over the last two decades. She says one reason is the sheer numbers related to the aging of the population.

Estimates show that by 2030, as many as a quarter of the state’s residents will be elderly, with fewer younger people to care for them.

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David Lee Fish Dave Fish, age 74, of Amery, WI, passed away peacefully at his home on Monday, November 20, 2017, with his wife, pastors and family members at his side.

Dave was born January 15, 1943, in Cloquet, MN. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps at age 18, and he served in Vietnam during the war. After returning home from Vietnam, he married Renee, with whom he raised two step-children and one daughter. Following his divorce, he met Kathy, and the two were married on October 16, 1983.

Dave enjoyed a variety of occupations over his lifetime, including chef, maintenance engineer, salesman, bus driver, and transportation supervisor, a position he held until his retirement in 2005. After his retirement, Dave and Kathy spent a year doing missionary work in Peru, returning home to settle in Amery in 2006. His hobbies included fishing, hunting, woodworking, gardening, raising chickens, and spoiling his beloved dogs.

Dave loved the Lord. He credited his faith to his Grandma Fish’s ceaseless prayers for his salvation and to his continuous study of God’s word. His commitment to his faith and to his church were readily apparent through his work with the East Lincoln Alliance Missions Committee and their Benevolent Fund, through his leadership of a small group at his church, and through his volunteer efforts for the local food shelf. He saw it as his duty to make everyone in his church community, both long-time members and newcomers, feel welcome and appreciated.

Dave is survived by his wife, Kathy, his brothers, Daniel and Dayle, his step-children, Bradley, David, and Tina, and his grandson, Joshua. Dave was preceded in death by his parents, his brother, Doug, his daughter, Wendy, and his step-daughter, Brenda.

A memorial service to celebrate Dave’s life was at East Lincoln Alliance Church, 735 70th Avenue Co. Rd J, Amery, WI on Friday, November 24, at 11:00 a.m. with visitation starting at 10:00 a.m. prior to the service. Interment followed at the East Lincoln Cemetery.

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

Raymond Hansen Jr. Raymond Hansen Jr. age 78, of Amery, Wisconsin passed away on Wednesday, November 22, 2017 at his home in Amery, Wisconsin.

Raymond was born on September 19, 1939 in Lavern, Minnesota to Raymond and Talea (Boelman) Hansen. Raymond entered the United States Army at the age of 17 and was later honorably discharged. In September of 1962 he married Betty Mattson and to this union 2 children were born. In his free time Raymond loved shooting trap, hunting, collecting coins and fixing lawn mowers.

Raymond is survived by his loving wife, Betty; 2 daughters, Consuela Hansen and Corrina Allen; 2 grandchildren, Ashley (Steve) and Serena (Anthony); 6 great-grandchildren, Alyssa, Brody, Cadence, Davis, Kayli and Bellamy; 2 brothers, Roger (Margie) Hansen and Randy (Shelley) Hansen; a sister, Berna Hunsley and other relatives and friends.

Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, December 2, 2017 at the East Lincoln Alliance Church with Pastor Dan Pearson officiating. Visitation will be held for one hour prior to the service at the Church.

Interment will be held at the East Lincoln Cemetery where Military Rites will be accorded by the Amery American Legion and the Amery VFW. To sign an online guest book and view a video tribute please visit www.williamsonwhite.com Arrangements were entrusted to the WilliamsonWhite Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 222 Harriman Avenue North Amery, Wisconsin 54001.

John A Babcock August 1, 1949 – November 22, 2017

Clement Fall Clement Fall, 87, of Clayton was called to eternal rest peacefully at his home on November 26, 2017, after a brief battle with leukemia.

Clem was born in Vance Creek on April 03, 1930 to Elias and Aniela (Gocek) Fall and was a lifelong resident of Clayton, graduating from Clayton High School in 1948. He met his future wife, MaryAnn Krecker of Turtle Lake roller skating at Avalon (Upper Turtle Lake), and they were married on May 12, 1951. They were married for sixty two years until her passing in September, 2013.

Clem was a lifelong member of the Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church, where he held various council positions and sang tenor in the choir for his entire adult life. He also served the community with several terms on the Clayton School Board, the AMPI Board, and the Barron County ASCS Committee.

After high school, Clem worked as a hired hand for three years on the farm he would eventually purchase, before buying his first small herd and renting two different farms near Twin Town and Arland. He milked cows and worked construction for three years, wheeling hundreds of yards of concrete, before moving to the home farm, which he rented for three more years before purchasing it in 1959. He milked cows for over forty five years before selling his herd in September, 1997. He always took on the toughest part of a job and instilled a work ethic in his children that will last a lifetime. After retirement, he cash cropped and raised a small herd of beef cattle for the next twenty years. He had a group of loyal customers and friends who purchased baled hay and homegrown beef.

Clem was fiercely proud that his five children were all UW-Eau Claire college graduates and took great joy in the academic, athletic, and professional accomplishments of his children and grandchildren. He and MaryAnn were fixtures at Clayton athletic events for many years. He was also an avid and intense card player. He played thousands of card games with MaryAnn and many neighbors, later with his group of birthday friends, and with family. No family gathering or holiday was safe from a card game breaking out in the basement, back corner, or garage.

Clem is survived by and will be greatly missed by four sons - David (Pamela) of Clayton, Douglas (Judith) of Clear Lake, James (Kimberly) of Pine Island, MN and Kevin (Tracey) of Clayton, and daughter Lori Pickard of Amery; twelve grandchildren - Elizabeth (Robert) Harrop, Jennifer (Chad) Herman, Marissa (Chris) Theorin, and Ashley (Josh) Balts; Stephanie, Amanda, and Denise Fall; Derek and Nicole Fall; and Samantha, Mackinzie and Kiana Fall; eight great-grandchildren; sister Sophie Dennis of Clayton and brother Eugene (RoyAnn) Fall of Amery. He was preceded in death by his wife MaryAnn. Funeral services for Clement Fall will be held on Friday, December 1st at 11:00 a.m. at Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church, Clayton, WI. Visitation will be Thursday, November 30th from 4:00 until 8:00 p.m. at Williamson-White Funeral Home in Amery, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 33, 2222 on$1.00Friday at the church for one hour before VOL. 131 NO. 19 and www.moraminn.com the service. There will also be a prayer service on Thursday evening at 7:30 pm at the Williamson-White Funeral Home. Interment will be at the Holy Trinity Orthodox Cemetery.

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With heavy hearts the family announces the passing of John Babcock, age 68 of Clear Lake Wisconsin.

John is survived by his children, Rosemary (Albert) Fex of Oxdrift, Ontario, John (Deena) Babcock of Clear Lake, Wisconsin, Barb (Luc) Ducas of Dryden, Ontario. Grandchildren Danielle (Robert), Leandra (Sean), Tessa, Emma-Leigh, Orren, Aviana, Evelyn, Justus and Emelia. Great Grandchildren, Troy and Jaime.

Siblings: Shirley (Don) Henry, Walt Babcock, Don (Ruby) Babcock, Yvonne Winter, Alice (John) Paepke, Phyllis (Willard) Pfaff, Susie North, Margie Mischley, Dorothy (Larry) Boehm, Mary McGillis, Charlie Babcock, Ruthie (Doug) Billsby. Many nieces and nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.

John was predeceased by his parents Avery and Rosemary Babcock. Sister Elizabeth (Pat) Babcock.

Brothers-in-law Roland (Rip) Reynolds, Rollo (Jack) McGillis, Joe Mischley, Grover North, and Ben Winter. Niece Marsha Babcock and Nephews Joseph Reynolds, Jeffrey North and Matthew Babcock.

John was born August 1, 1949 in West Branch, Michigan to Avery and Rosemary (nee Pauly) Babcock.

John lived in Roscommon Michigan, Eton Rugby Ontario, Minnitaki Ontario, Osceola Wisconsin and Clear Lake Wisconsin.

John was a very active man whose passions were family, farming, John Deere tractors and the Lord.

He wore many hats, farmer, mechanic, electrician, carpenter, welder, and working in the forest industry.

A personal hat he wore was sitting as a board member of the churches he worshiped at. He had a great love for his family and took pride in their many accomplishments.

John had a very brief battle with cancer and he passed peacefully with his children near by at the Amery Hospital on the morning of November 22, 2017.

Visitation will be held Wednesday, November 29, 2017 from 6:00– 8:00pm at Scheuermann-Hammer Funeral Home, 342 Fifth Street, Clear Lake, WI. A memorial service to celebrate John’s life will be held Thursday November 30, 2017 at 10:00 am at East Lincoln Alliance Church in Amery, WI with Pastor Randy Schussman officiating. A luncheon will follow the service.

A memorial service will be held Thursday December 28, 2017 at 10:00am at the Free Methodist Church in Dryden, Ontario with Brian Eschbach officiating with luncheon to follow. An interment of ashes will follow at a later date in Rock Cemetery, Crawford County, Michigan.

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One posting on Gokee’s Facebook page says Jason Pero was “murdered by police.”

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The Wisconsin Department of Justice says Pero refused commands to drop a butcher knife before he was shot.

Gokee is on paid administrative leave. The Board of Education will consider the suspension.

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NOTICE OF SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION School District of Clear Lake April 3, 2018

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that at an election to be held in the School District of Clear Lake on Tuesday, April 3, 2018. The following offices are to be elected to succeed the present incumbents listed. The term of office for school board member is three years beginning on Monday, April 23, 2018.

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NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that a Campaign Registration Statement and a Declaration of Candidacy, must be filed no later than 5:00 p.m., on Tuesday, January 2, 2018, in the Business Office of the school district located at 1101 3rd ST., SW, Clear Lake, WI. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that if a primary is necessary, the primary will be held on Tuesday, February 20, 2018.

A description of the school district boundaries can be obtained from the school district office.

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PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that Polk County will sell the following Real Properties by Public Auction to be held online at www.wisconsinsurplus.com, Auction #171033.

The Public Auction will begin on Monday, November 20, 2017 at 10:01am CDT and end on Monday, December 4, 2017, starting at 10:00 am CDT. All bids must be submitted through the auction site. No other bids will be accepted.

VACANT LOTS FOR SALE: ST. CROIX FALLS & TURTLE LAKE DEVELOPMENTS

(Bidders are not responsible for paying any unpaid taxes) Preview information and property listings can be viewed at www.co.polk.wi.us/Tax Delinquent Real Estate. www.wisconsinsurplus.com is a public on-line bidding auction. The properties will be sold “As Is” to the highest bidder. Polk County makes no representation or guarantee with respect to the use or condition of the properties.

The public sale will be conducted by those terms of sale articulated on the online auction service. In the event the highest bidder fails to close the transaction within the days specified in the terms of sale, the County, pursuant to Section 75.69(1), may accept as the final bid the bid that is most advantageous to the County.

Dated November 8, 2017. Polk County Buildings For Questions email polk.recreation@co.polk.wi.us or call 715-485-9294

A COUNTY SUPERVISOR for each county supervisory district, for a term of two years, to succeed the present incumbent listed, whose term will expire on April 16, 2018: District 1 – Brad Olson District 2 – Doug Route District 3 – Dean K. Johansen District 4 – Chris Nelson District 5 – Tracy LaBlanc District 6 – Brian Masters District 7 – Michael Prichard District 8 – James S. Edgell District 9 – Kim O’ Connell District 10 – Larry Jepsen District 11 – Jay Luke District 12 – Kate Isakson District 13 – Russell E. Arcand District 14 – John Bonneprise District 15 – Joe Demulling Information concerning county supervisory district boundaries may be obtained from Sharon Jorgenson, Polk County Clerk, 100 Polk County Plaza, Suite 110, Balsam Lake, Wisconsin.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that the first day to circulate nomination papers is December 1, 2017, and the final day for filing nomination papers is 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 2, 2018. Judicial Office candidates (except multi-jurisdictional municipal judges) file with the Wisconsin Elections Commission.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that if a primary is necessary, the primary will be held on Tuesday, February 20, 2018.

Acceptable Photo ID will be required to vote at this election. If you do not have a photo ID you may obtain a free ID for voting from the Division of Motor Vehicles.

DONE in the Village of Balsam Lake, this 14th day of November, 2017.

Sharon E. Jorgenson, Polk County Clerk 100 Polk County Plaza, Suite 110 Balsam Lake, WI 54810 715-485-9226

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NOTICE OF HOSPITAL RATE INCREASE FOR Amery Regional Medical Center dba Amery Hospital & Clinic 265 Griffin St. E, Amery, WI 54001

Fiscal year begins January 1 and ends December 31 Charge Element Previous New $ Increase Percent Room - Semi Private 1,609.00 1,657.00 48.00 2.98% Obstetrics 1,697.00 1,748.00 51.00 3.01% Nursery - Newborn 906.00 933.00 27.00 2.98% Coronary/Intensive Care 3,700.00 3,811.00 111.00 3.00% Mammography-Digital Screening 269.00 277.00 8.00 2.97% Emergency Room Level 3 404.00 416.00 12.00 2.97% Delivery 1,615.00 1,633.00 48.00 2.97% Circumcision 194.00 200.00 6.00 3.09% Annual percentage increase in total patient revenue: 3.00% Effective Date: January 1, 2018 Effective Date of last increase: January 1, 2017 @ 3.5% The medical center finds it necessary to increase prices in order to continue its commitment to the community to provide quality care with modern equipment and technology, to provide competitive salaries, and to keep pace with the increasing costs of providing care.

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NOTICE OF SPRING ELECTION TOWN OF CLAYTON April 3, 2018

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that at an election to be held in the Town of Clayton on Tuesday, April 3, 2018, the following offices are to be elected to succeed the present incumbents listed. All terms are for two years beginning on April 17, 2018.

OFFICE Town Board Supervisor Town Board Supervisor

INCUMBENT Jake Balog Scott Gilbertson

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that a Town Caucus for the purpose of nominating candidates to appear on the spring election ballot for the above listed offices will be scheduled in the month of January 2018. The caucus will be held on a date not sooner than January 5, 2018 and not later than January 26, 2018. Notice of the scheduled date of the caucus will be given at least five (5) days before the caucus.

Done in the Town of Clayton on November 28, 2017.

Tracy LaBlanc, Clerk WNAXLP

NOTICE OF SPRING ELECTION VILLAGE OF CLAYTON State of Wisconsin Polk County April 3, 2018

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that at an election to be held in the Village of Clayton on Tuesday, April 3, 2018, the following offices are to be elected to succeed the present incumbents listed. All terms are for two years beginning on April 17, 2018.

OFFICE Village Trustee Village Trustee Village Trustee

INCUMBENT Doug Anderson Jonathan Bartz Scott Donath

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that a village caucus for the purpose of nominating candidates to appear on the spring election ballot for the above listed offices will be scheduled during the month of January. The caucus will be held on a date not sooner than January 5, 2018 and not later than January 26, 2018. Notice of the scheduled date of the caucus will be given at least five days before the caucus.

Acceptable Photo ID will be required to vote at this election. If you do not have a photo ID you may obtain a free ID for voting from the Division of Motor Vehicles.

Done in the Village of Clayton, On this 28th day of November, 2017.

David Fall – Village Clerk-Treasurer WNAXLP

NOTICE OF SPRING ELECTION TOWN OF ALDEN POLK COUNTY, WISCONSIN April 3, 2018

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that at an election to be held in the Town of Alden, on Tuesday, April 3, 2018, the following offices are to be elected to succeed the present incumbents listed. All terms are for two years beginning on April 10, 2018.

OFFICE Town Board Supervisor Town Board Supervisor

INCUMBENT Barry Ausen Gary Dado

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that a town caucus for the purpose of nominating candidates to appear on the spring election ballot for the above listed offices will be scheduled during the month of December. The caucus will be held on a date not sooner than Tuesday, January 2, 2018 and not later than Tuesday, January 30, 2018. Notice of the scheduled date of the caucus will be given at least five days before the caucus.

Done in the Town of Alden this 27th day of November 2017 Wanda Heffron, Alden Town Clerk

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SSI recipients can expect cost-of-living increase in 2018 Wisconsin’s Department of Health Services says monthly Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits will have a cost-of-living increase of 2 percent in 2018.

The cost-of-living increase is set by the federal government and will result in changes to the income

levels, allowances, and deductions for members enrolled in Medicaid for the elderly, blind, or disabled.

The changes will be processed in December 2017 and impact February 2018 benefits.

For more information, see the Social Security Administration’s 2018 Social Security Changes

fact sheet and the Cost-of-Living Adjustment Information for 2018 webpage. Information about specific income levels, allowance, and deductions can be found in Operations Memo 17-56, titled "2018 Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) for Medicaid for the Elderly, Blind, or Disabled."

VOTING BY ABSENTEE BALLOT Special Primary Election December 19, 2017

Any qualified elector who is unable or unwilling to appear at the polling place on Election Day may request to vote an absentee ballot. A qualified elector is any U.S. citizen, who will be 18 years of age or older on Election Day, who has resided in the ward or municipality where he or she wishes to vote for at least 28 consecutive days before the election. The elector must also be registered in order to receive an absentee ballot. Proof of identification must be provided before an absentee ballot may be issued.

You must make a request for an absentee ballot in writing.

Contact your municipal clerk and request that an application for an absentee ballot be sent to you for the primary or election or both. You may also submit a written request in the form of a letter.

Your written request must list your voting address within the municipality where you wish to vote, the address where the absentee ballot should be sent, if different, and your signature. You may make application for an absentee ballot by mail, email or in person.

Making application to receive an absentee ballot by mail The deadline for making application to receive an absentee by mail is: 5 pm on the fifth day before the election, December 14, 2017.

Note: Special absentee voting application provisions apply to electors who are indefinitely confined to home or a care facility, in the military, hospitalized, or serving as a sequestered juror. If this applies to you, contact the municipal clerk regarding deadlines for requesting and submitting an absentee ballot.

Voting an absentee ballot in person You may also request and vote an absentee ballot in the clerk's office or other specified location during the days and hours specified for casting an absentee ballot in person.

CITY OF AMERY Fran Duncanson, Clerk 120 Center St. Amery, WI 54001 Phone 715-268-7486 In person absentee voting by appointment during specified hours Mon.-Fri. 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

TOWN OF ALDEN Wanda Heffron, Clerk 183 155th St. Star Prairie, WI 54026 Phone 715-248-7859 715-755-3140 In person absentee voting by appointment during specified hours Mon. & Thurs. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

TOWN OF APPLE RIVER Arlen Peterson, Clerk 612 US Hwy. 8 Amery, WI 54001 Phone 715-554-0441 In person absentee voting by appointment

TOWN OF BEAVER Wendy Coleman, Clerk 1541 Cty. Hwy. T Turtle Lake, WI 54889 Phone 715-986-4725 In person absentee voting by appointment TOWN OF BLACK BROOK Sally Pickard, Clerk 858 60th Ave. Amery, WI 54001 Phone 715-268-2926 In person absentee voting by appointment during specified hours Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

TOWN OF CLAYTON Tracy LaBlanc, Clerk 164 70th Ave. Clayton, WI 54004 Phone 715-948-2564 In person absentee voting by appointment during specified hours Mon.-Thurs. 8:15 a.m.-2 p.m.

TOWN OF GARFIELD Sue Knutson, Clerk 690 Minneapolis St. Amery, WI 54001 Phone 715-268-4414 In person absentee voting by appointment during specified hours Mon.-Fri. 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

TOWN OF LINCOLN Stephanie Marciniak, Clerk 661 85th St. Amery, WI 54001 Phone 715-268-4747 In-person absentee voting will take place Tuesdays & Fridays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and by appointment Monday-Friday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.

VILLAGE OF CLAYTON Dave Fall, Clerk PO Box 63 Clayton, WI 54004 Phone 715-948-2460 In person absentee voting during all office hours Mon.-Thurs. 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Fri. 8:30 a.m.-Noon or by appointment

The first day to vote an absentee ballot in the clerk’s office is: November 29, 2017 The last day to vote an absentee ballot in the clerk's office: December 15, 2017 No in-person absentee voting may occur on the day before the election.

The municipal clerk will deliver voted ballots returned on or before Election Day to the proper polling place or counting location before the polls close on December 19, 2017. Any ballots received after the polls close will not be counted.

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Congratulations

AMERY HIGH SCHOOL National Honor Society

Induction Ceremony Monday, Nov. 27, 2017

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Sophomores

Sophomores

Sophomores inducted into the National Honor Society are left to right, Jens Bjorge, Elizabeth Braaten, Andrew Carlson, Hailey Clausen, Nicholas Erickson and Laura Kastanek.

Sophomores inducted into the National Honor Society are left to right, Drew Meyer, Lydia Monson, Andrew Prindle, Ayla Russell, Ella Schmidt, Annika Schwartz, McAdam Smith.

Pledge

I pledge to maintain my high scholastic standing, To hold as fundamental and worthy An untarnished character To endeavcor intelligently and courageously To be a leader And to give of myself in service to others In so doing, I shall prove myself worthy Of a place in the National Honor Society

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Warrior hockey falls to Menomonie

BY BRETT HART CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Amery’s boys’ hockey team opened its 2017-18 season on Friday, Nov. 24 by hosting Menomonie at the Amery Ice Arena and was caught off-guard by the Mustangs, who handed the Warriors a 3-5 loss.

The Mustangs scored the only goal of the first period as Zach Demarce netted an even strength goal at the 13:22 mark.

“We did not play our best in this game,” said Amery Coach Tim Henningsgard. “We were a little surprised by the game speed from the first period and couldn’t ever recover.”

Amery’s Jackson Henningsgard responded 7:04 into the second period with an even strength goal of his own. He was assisted by Grady Martin and Ryan Van Blaricom.

The see-saw battle continued a Demarce gave Menomonie a 2-1 advantage four and a half minutes later.

Martin knotted things up again 1:11 into the third period, taking advantage of assists by Jackson Henningsgard and Van Blaricom, but the Warriors were never able to claim the lead.

Menomonie scored a pair of unassisted goals within 32 seconds of each other to take the lead for good, despite Martin tallying his second goal at the 8:58 mark of the final period. Martin was again assisted by Van Blaricom and Jackson Henningsgard.

The Mustangs put the scoring to rest with a shorthanded, empty net goal by Cole Mensing at the 16:58 mark.

“Our gold line of Ryan Van Blaricom, Jackson Henningsgard and Grady Martin played very well tonight,” said Coach Henningsgard. Going forward, when they score three goals, we are going to win.”

The two teams combined for five minor penalties while Menomonie outshot Amery, 37-20. Amery goalkeeper Ethan Mork finished with 32 saves.

“The good news is that we didn’t play our best and had a shot to beat a much-improved Menomonie team,” Coach Henningsgard said.

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Top: Parker Griffin takes a shot on goal as Bennett Hellie is in position for the rebound shot.

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Left: Deer hunting fever spilled over to the ice as zamboni driver Kevin Smith got into the spirit of the season.

Warriors open with win over Barron

BY BRETT HART CONTRIBUTING WRITER

With 48-38 victory over Barron on Nov. 16, the Amery girls’ basketball team opened its 2017-18 season on a high note.

Madelyn Granica shot 11-for-19 from the field to tally a team-best 26 points while teammate Abby Schmidt shot a perfect 5-for-5 and finished with 12 points.

Granica also led the team in rebounds (nine) and steals (three) while pitching in three assists. Schmidt finished with six rebounds, a block, and one assist.

Cheyenne Edwards was the team assist leader, with four, and added three steals (also a team high) and five rebounds. Ella Schmidt contributed six points, one block, one steal and four rebounds. Ashley VanSomeren scored four points.

Overall, the Warriors shot 47 percent from the field, compared to 31 percent shooting by Barron. However, Amery did struggle at the free throw line, hitting just 7 of 21 attempts.

The Warriors outrebounded Barron 30-18 and finished with 10 steals while forcing a total of 22 turnovers. Amery gave up eight steals and 21 turnovers.

HEATHER GRANICA

Cheyenne Edwards taking a 3 point shot.

HEATHER GRANICA

Madelyn Granica posting up.

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Warriors nipped by Highland Park in final minute

BY BRETT HART CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Game two of the 2017-18 Amery boys’ hockey season may appear to have been very similar to the season opener played one day earlier - when looking at the score line. But despite suffering another two-goal loss, 2-4, the Warriors were much improved when facing St. Paul Highland Park.

“We played with much more enthusiasm tonight,” said Amery Coach Tim Henningsgard. “We discussed limiting mistakes and playing with energy, and I thought our boys did much better in these areas tonight.”

That being said, Highland Park (2-0) jumped out to a quick lead, scoring two even strength goals in the first 10 minutes.

However, Amery (0-2) rallied back with a goal by Jackson Henningsgard at the 11:02 mark of the opening period.

He was assisted by Grady Martin and Ryan Van Blaricom.

After a scoreless second period, the

Warriors continued their comeback as Fletcher Kjeseth scored 1:33 into the third period off an assist by Mac Smith.

Highland Park took advantage of a rare power play at the 16:03 mark to reclaim the lead. and then scored again 32 seconds later at even strength against an empty net.

“Giving up the game-winner in the last minute on the power play is a tough way to lose.,” Coach Henningsgard said. “Hopefully we will have the character to bounce back from this one on Tuesday.”

Amery outshot Highland Park, 25-20, while Amery goalkeeper Adam Doroff tallied 16 saves. Highland Park spent 10 minutes in the penalty box, committing five infractions while Amery committed just two penalties for 4 minutes.

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(Right) Goalie Adam Doroff makes a save against Highland Park. Doroff had 16 saves in the match.

Amery girls destroy Glenwood City, improve to 2-0

This week’s sports Amery Boys Basketball 11-28 @ Grantsburg 11-30 vs. Barron

BY BRETT HART CONTRIBUTING WRITER

HEATHER GRANICA

Amery Girls Basketball

The Amery girls’ basketball team brought plenty of firepower with it to Glenwood City on Nov. 21 as it picked up a big 71-32 victory to improve to 2-0 on the young 2017-18 season.

Overall, the Warriors shot 60 percent from the field and 59 percent from the free throw line. Madelyn Granica had the hot hand, picking up a game-high 27 points on 12-for17 shooting and added eight rebounds, four steals and a block.

Abby Schmidt contributed a solid 16 points, four rebounds, two steals, an assist and a block.

Dishing up the majority of assists was Lydia Monson, who finished with six. She also tallied three steals, a pair of rebounds and two points. Morgan Brothel was a defensive presence, grabbing four steals to go with her two rebounds, two assists and four points.

Also scoring were Ella Schmidt (six points), Julia Engebretson (five points), Alyssa Koehler (four points), Cheyenne Edwards (three points), Rachel Fouks (two points) and Ashley VanSomeren (two points).

Glenwood City outrebounded Amery, 23-21, but with Amery tallying 14 steals and give up just three, the possession battle belonged to the Warriors. Overall, the Hilltoppers committed 28 turnovers, compared to just 12 by the Warriors.

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Amery Hockey 11-28 vs. Spooner @ Cumberland 12-5 vs. Baldwin-Woodville

Amery Wrestling 11-30 @ Prescott 12-2 @ Chisago Lakes Invite

Clayton Boys Basketball 11-28 @ Elmwood 12-1 @ Birchwood

Clayton Girls Basketball 11-28 @ Elmwood 12-2 @ McDonell Central 12-4 @ Shell Lake

Clear Lake Boys Basketball 11-30 @ Spring Valley 12-4 @ Frederic

Clear Lake Girls Basketball 11-28 @ Boyceville 12-1 @ Frederic

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COOKING WORLD If you like apple pie, perhaps you might want to try these mini pies.

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Store any unused dressing in the refrigerator. To make it even healthier, use all organic ingredients.

This is an easy meal for almost any time. You will need 1-1/2 c. shredded cheese.

MONTE CRISTO BAKE Whisk together: 4 eggs 1-1/2 c. milk Add and stir to combine: 4 c. French bread cubes (1-1/2” cubes) 1 pkg. (7.5 oz.) slow cooked ham, chopped (or use your leftover ham, cut into cubes or bite-size pieces 3/4 c. shredded cheese (Swiss, cheddar or Mozzarella or your choice) Put the mixture into a greased/sprayed 9” square baking dish.

Sprinkle on top: 3/4 c. of shredded cheese - same kind you used above Bake at 350° for about 40 minutes or until set and top is golden.

Serves 4-6.

IMPOSSIBLE MINI APPLE PIES Put paper liners into 12 muffin cups and spray with non-stick cooking spray.

Combine in bowl and set aside: 1-1/2 c. Granny Smith apples, cored, peeled and diced 3/4 tsp. cinnamon 1/8 tsp. nutmeg Combine until blended: 1/2 c. baking mix (Original Bisquick) 1/3 c. sugar 1/3 c. milk 2 T. melted butter 1 egg Put 1 T. batter into each muffin liner.

Put on top of batter: 2 T. apple mixture Spoon on top of apples: 1 T. more batter (if more batter is left, divide between cups.)

Bake at 375° for about 15 minutes or until done – center is set and edges are browned.

Cool 5 minutes in muffin tin then remove to wire racks to cool.

To serve, put into small serving dish/bowl with paper on or off.

Whip enough cream to make about 3/4 to 1 c. sweetened whipping cream.

Put some whipped cream on top of each mini pie.

Add some caramel topping and sprinkle with some chopped pecans. You can sprinkle with a bit of salt, if desired. Makes 12 mini apple pies. Hint: Use prepared whipped cream/topping if you want to serve only a few, add the caramel sauce and sprinkle with pecans. If you’re going to serve them all, you can use the prepared whipped cream or whip your own.

With the holidays coming, these cookies will be a nice addition to any cookie plate, cookie exchange or gift for someone.

CHOCOLATE COCONUT MACAROONS Combine well in large bowl: 1/2 c. sugar 3/4 c. powdered sugar 3 T. cake flour 3 T. unsweetened cocoa powder Beat for 1 minute or until soft peaks form: 4 egg whites Reduce speed to low and add: 1 tsp. vanilla Add the flour and cocoa powder mixture, 1 T. at a time, mixing all the time.

Shut off mixer and fold in, 1 c. at a time: 2 c. sweetened flaked coconut Line 2 cookie pans with parchment paper. Drop the cookies by heaping tablespoonfuls onto the parchment, spacing about an inch apart. Bake at 325° for 22 minutes. Cool on the pan. When cool, remove from the parchment. Store in airtight containers until ready to serve or share. Makes about 40 cookies.

Tip: Whenever whipping egg whites, be sure your bowl and mixer blades are clean and dry.

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CREAMY CHICKEN CASSEROLE Cook according to directions: Enough long-grain white rice to make 2 c. cooked rice Cook 3 eggs to hard-cooked stage, peel and chop Combine: 2 c. cooked chicken, chopped (or use turkey) 2 c. cooked long-grain white rice 1 can (10-3/4 oz.) condensed cram of mushroom soup 1/3 c. real mayonnaise the chopped eggs 2 green onions, sliced thinly Put mixture into a sprayed/greased 1-1/2 qt. casserole dish.

Toss together and sprinkle on top of the casserole: 1 T. melted butter 1 c. corn flakes Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until hot.

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR

Community Center: 8 am Coffee Club, 9 am Low Impact Aerobics, 10 am AA, 12:30 pm Bridge, 7 pm AA

November 29 - December 9

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Community Center: 8 am Coffee Club, 9 am Pool, 9 am Circle of Sisters, 12:30 pm Hand & Foot, 6 pm Duplicate Bridge, 7 p AA 6:30 pm Bingo at Amery VFW 7:15 pm HS Boys Basketball vs. Barron Area schools, here

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FRIDAY

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Community Center: 8 am Coffee Club, 9 am Low Impact Aerobics, 9 am Mah Jong, 6 pm Lee Elmer, 6:30 pm AA 3-6 pm Photots with Santa at Bremer Bank 7:15 pm HS Girls Basketball at Baldwin-Woodville

SATURDAY

2 9-11 am Photos with Santa at Bremer Bank 9 am HS Wrestling at Chisago Lakes 10 am Golden Age Manor Family Council meets on the sun porch 11 am Deronda Lutheran Church Bazaar and Bake Sale NOON-4 PM AMERY HOLIDAY STROLL

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Community Center: 8 am Coffee Club, 9 am Low Impact Aerobics, 12:30 pm Bridge, 1 pm Grief Support, 7 pm AA

Community Center: 8 am Coffee Club, 9 am Pool, 9:30 am Quilting, 1 pm Wii games, 5 pm German Club Christmas Party 7 pm HS Hockey vs.

Baldwin-Woodville, here 7:15 pm HS Girls Basketball vs. Prescott, here

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Community Center: 8 am Coffee Club, 10 am Alzheimers Support, 10 am AA, 12:30 pm Bridge, 7 pm AA

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Community Center:8 am Coffee Club, 9 am Pool, 12:30 pm Hand & Foot, 6 pm Duplicate Bridge, 7 p AA 6:30 p.m. Bingo at the Amery VFW 7 pm HS Wrestling vs.

Ellsworth, here

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Community Center: 8 am Coffee Club, 9 am Low Impact Aerobics, 9:30 a.m.

Polish Poker, 12 pm Potluck, 1 pm Bingo, 6:30 pm AA 7:15 pm HS Girls Basketball at Ellsworth 7:15 pm HS Boys Basketball vs Somerset, here 7:15 pm HS Hockey vs. Central at Lax Green Island Ice Arena

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Beaver Brook Badgers donation Beaver Brook Badgers 4-H is donating to the area food shelf this holiday season.

Beaver Brook Badgers Meeting Minutes Our pledges where lead by Parys Ouelette, and Harlon Stone. Roll call was what is your favorite thanksgiving food. We started out with old business if you have not enrolled of re-enrolled in 4-H please do so by December 1st, also if you are a parent volunteer you also need to re-enroll. New Business volunteer preparation training days are at 6:30 on these days Thursday January 18th, Monday

February 26th, and Tuesday April 10th. If you are available to help serve cookies and hot beverages to people at Soo Line park. ME workshops are also coming up on November 20th, these are for high schoolers who want to go on 4-H trips. The Steer weigh-in is on December 2nd from 9am-12pm. Our December meeting is on the 10th at 5pm, there will be a potluck, games and a toy for toys for tots. The

meeting is also being hosted at the senior center. The meeting was adorned by Timmy and Samuel Kelling. After the meeting we had 7 demonstrations by Ella, Grace, and Anna Williamson; Seri, and Kruse Yuhas; and Lyla, and Harlon Stone. Have a great Thanksgiving -Beaver Brook Badgers reporter Andrew Carlson.

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Don't Let Charity Grinches Steal Your Holiday Goodwill MADISON – Many consumers open their hearts and wallets during the holiday season, donating generously to charities.

Unfortunately, the season of goodwill opens the market to scammers who use high-pressure pitches to gather funds through fake charities. Two state agencies ask consumers to do their research on charities before making a contribution this holiday season and to be leery of pushy phone- and internet-based requests for payments.

"If you enjoy making donations during the holidays, by all means, give generously…but donate wisely and with your eyes wide open," said Michelle Reinen, Director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection for the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP). "Be suspicious of aggressive, out-of-theblue requests for dona-

tions and always take the time to learn more about a charity before making a payment."

Before donating, check with DATCP about any consumer complaints on file against the organization and check to see if the charity is registered with the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI).

"When people are considering a donation, they want to make sure that their donation is being put to good use by the charity," said Mary Ann McCoshen, Administrator of the DFI's Division of Corporate and Consumer Services. "Potential donors can check out how charities are using donations by looking into their spending levels on the DFI website at www. wdfi.org/CharitableOrganizations."

DATCP and DFI offer these tips for donors considering a contribution to a charitable organiza-

tion: If contacted by phone, avoid being pressured to make an immediate donation. Don't hesitate to ask the caller to send you information about the organization and its programs.

Ask a solicitor to explain the purpose of the organization, what services are provided, how much of the donation goes to fund-raising expenses, whether the donation is tax-deductible, and whether you will be sent a receipt.

Donate to charities that you trust and are well-established.

Watch out for "lookalike" sites or imposter websites. Scammers will often use names and websites that are similar to those of better-known, reputable organizations.

Watch the spelling of the charity's name and web address (URL) closely.

Be wary of unsolicited requests for donations,

especially ones received by email or text.

Criminals know that many people make yearend charitable contributions for tax purposes, so they may take a tax-related angle in pitching their scam.

Never write out a check or give cash to an individual solicitor. Write out checks to the name of the organization or use a credit card.

For more information or to file a complaint, consumers may contact: DATCP on the web at datcp.wi.gov; by phone (Consumer Protection Hotline) at 800-422-7128; by e-mail at datcphotline@wisconsin.gov; or at www.facebook.com/ wiconsumer.

DFI on the web at www. wdfi.org/CharitableOrganizations; by phone at 800-452-3328; or by e-mail at DFISecretary@ wisconsin.gov.

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We look forward to the opportunities that lie ahead to build even closer relationships, stronger businesses and a healthier community for generations to come.

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Valley Clergy Unite “Evil must be stopped,” warns Pinrod

Every fifth Friday of the month, which generally comes around about four times most years, the clergy of the Valley would gather together for lunch. Over time, the gathering came to be known as the Ministerial Alliance of Lennox Valley.

To outsiders, meaning just about anyone who doesn’t work for one of the Valley churches, the words “Ministerial Alliance” bring thoughts of important discussions concerning major theological and ethical issues.

The pastors are careful to be sure the meeting is included in each of their respective church newsletters, and the good folks of the Baptist, Catholic, Lutheran and Methodist churches can feel relief that their shepherds are guarding against any corrupt influences that might infiltrate their community.

To the clergy of the Valley, however, the Ministerial Alliance basically means a chance to have lunch together and compare notes about what’s going on in their congregations.

So it was on July 31, 1998, the ecclesiastical leaders of the community gathered together for lunch. One danger of announcing the meeting so prominently was that members of the community often requested an opportunity to address the Alliance, usually to bring to their attention some moral concern requiring their collective wisdom and guidance.

It didn’t take long for the pastors to realize the necessity of planning a “business meeting” after lunch to allow members of the community to address the group.

Otherwise, the respected leaders would never be

able to discuss politics, sports or other matters of great importance.

This would be the first Alliance meeting for Sarah Hyden-Smith, and she approached the date with a combination of excitement and trepidation. After all, she was the first female to enter the all-male fraternity of ministers in Lennox Valley, and she was concerned she might not be welcomed with open arms.

Sarah was pleasantly surprised by her reception. All her colleagues, even those from churches that didn’t allow female

clergy, offered their sincere welcome and quickly made her feel at home.

She had considered bringing the subject of the annual Men’s Breakfast and Turkey Shoot at First Baptist Church to their attention, but thought better of the idea. After all, what concern of hers was it if men wanted to have a meal together and shoot paper plates? Maybe after a year, the time would be right to address such things before the group.

Father O’Reilly was the first to welcome Sarah as she entered Betsy’s Diner on Highway 11, just north of the VFW. The group usually lunched at Betsy’s, instead of the Haufbrau, to keep the Baptists and some Methodists from getting upset at their pastors for eating at an establishment that served beer.

Most of lunch was spent discussing the upcoming election, with Father O’Reilly taking a good bit

of ribbing for having the only church without a candidate on the ballot.

“Looking at the candidates,” quipped the good father, “I’m thinking I should round one up.”

Following lunch, the group began their business meeting in the “social room” at Betsy’s. The social room was a fancy name for four tables that could be separated from the rest of the diner with an accordian-style folding wall.

There was one item of business on the meeting schedule, a presentation from Vera Pinrod, representing the Auburn Hat Society.

“You might remember,” Pinrod began, “earlier this year I brought an item to your attention about a scandalous book being read by many of our children.”

Being new to the alliance, Sarah had no idea what book Vera was referring to.

“Harry Potter,” continued Pinrod, “might be the most dangerous element to prey upon our youth since Dungeons and Dragons was banned from official school activities in 1987.”

Being a fan of Harry Potter, Sarah almost giggled before catching herself.

Vera continued, “I have spoken to both Raymond Cooper and Mayor Bland, and both agree that something must be done about this menace. I’m sure you will give this issue the prayerful consideration it warrants.”

Lutheran Pastor Brother Jacob, sitting next to Sarah, leaned over and whispered, “Welcome to Lennox Valley.”

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Worn Again supports Food Pantry Kris Dodge (center) of Worn Again presented the Amery Area Food Pantry with over 150 items last week. Cheryl Bowman and Colleen Adams accepted the donation on behalf of the Food Pantry.

AMERY COMMUNITY EDUCATION If you did not receive a Community Education brochure in your mail, you can pick one up at any of the 4 schools or the public library. You can also view the entire brochure and register online through the Community Ed link on the Amery School website www.amerysd.k12.wi.us Pre-register for all classes and events by mail, in person, online (www.amerysd.k12.wi.us) or by phone. For more information call 715-268-9771 x220 or email commed@ amerysd.k12.wi.us.

Snowmobile Safety – DNR: Age 11 or older can take the class, but the certificate is not valid until the child reaches 12. All 3 classes required. Dec 4, 5 and 7 from 5:30-8:30 p. Fee $10, pre-register and pay in advance to Community Education Intro to Virtual Reality: Come experience the excitement for yourself. Participants will gain an understanding of the hardware, terminology, recent history, and extraordinary pace of current development in the phenomenal world of VR. You will get to use a state-of-the-art Oculus Rift VR system. Try it and discuss its implications. December 7 from 6 – 7:30 p. Fee $19. Pre-register with Community Education.

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Basketball Open Gym for Youth and Families on Sundays in the Middle School gym from 1:30-3:30 p until March 11. Use north doors. Bring your own BB. For boys and girls grades 4-12; younger welcome with an adult. (closed Dec 24 & 31) Open Gym for Families sponsored

by PowerUp for kids and families to bounce a ball, shoot some hoops, play catch or just run around and be active together. Parents/Guardians must stay in the gym with the children.

Sundays; Dec 3 & 17, Jan 7 & 21, Feb 4 & 18 and March 4 from 1:30-3:30 p in the Intermediate Gym. Use the doors facing the NORTH parking lot.

“It’s a Wonderful Life” (as a LIVE Radio Play)! In the Amery High School Auditorium for one night only.

Brought to you by St Croix Festival Theatre. A fun twist on the American standard: this adaptation of Frank Capra’s beloved holiday film presents the story as a live radio play, where the audience watches as a small ensemble of performers brings to life all the sights, sounds, and characters of this iconic Christmas story. Tuesday, Dec 12 at 7:30 pm. Tickets $26/adults or $13.50/youth ages 5-25. Tickets at the door or at www.festivaltheatre.org or call 715.483.3387.

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Amery High School Term 1 Honor Roll Grade 12

“A” Honor Roll: James Baillargeon, Alexis Beese, Katelin Bensen, Gracelyn Brown, Mackenzie Carlson, Myah Carlson, Autumn Cernohous, Dylan Clausen, Emma Curtis, Alexa Dieckman, Adrianna Dietrich, Sawyer Dodge, Adam Doroff, Cheyenne Edwards, Michaela Erickson, Samuel Fornengo, Rachel Fouks, Megan Garves, Madison Gates, Grace Grimm, Jenesis Gustafson, Isaac Hanson, Bennett Hellie, Alliana Hoyer, Job Hutchens, Jude Ingham, Maxwell Johnson, Sylvie Johnson, Shane Jonns, Mitchell Kastanek, Bergen Kjeseth, Alyssa Koehler, Madeline Luedtke, Jacob Mahoney, Myron Marko, Jack Martinson, Ryan McBrayer, Chase Measner, Deanna Meyer, Thomas Oman, Camden Smith, Duane Stine, Brett Swanson, Zachary Swenson, Ryan Van Blaricom, Ashley VanSomeren, Kallie Weisenbeck, Cameryn White.

“B” Honor Roll: Fiona Batschkus, Lexa Corrigan, Elexis DiCosimo, Brayden Dopkins, Conner Engebretson, Solomon Fredrick, David Garcia, Nathaniel Golden, Mason Henke, Krista Jensen, Brett Johnson, Gabriella Khazraeinazmpour, Luke Kjeseth, Allison Klitgard, Dawson Krarup, Hunter Kuhn, Brianne Lane, Meerit Lierse, Sanchia Linton, Annie Lorsung, Zoe Lyon, Bailey Markuson, Christopher McLeod, Paeden Mullen, Brett Peterson, David Peterson, Damion Posey, Harlie Posey-Larsen, Cassandra Pryor, Zoey Rocha Matthews, Alex Thomsen.

Grade 11 “A” Honor Roll: Rachel Anderson, Alyssa Antolak, Montana Bazille, Austin Becker, Joshua Bohn, Mason Bosley, Olivia Braaten, Gabrielle Brandt, Jonathon Byrnes, Victoria Carlson, Alexis Castorena Gonsalez, Amari Conner, Madison De Leon, Marlee Dietrich, Greta Eggert, Brett Forrest, Tristin Fredrick, McKenzie Gamache, Rachel Ganje, Dayne Gehrman, Sarah Gil-

bertson, Mason Goulet, Madelyn Granica, Maddisen Grimm, Lance Hiltner, Amber Hinz, Madisen Jackson, Hailie Jeska, Dalton Johnson, Mary Johnson, Kacey King, Matthew Krahulec, Abigayle Marko, Daniel Marquand, Katie Meck, Alison Meyer, Belle Meyer, Kelly Ness, Emma Novak, Allison Oman, Andrew Otto, Mikayla Peterson, Olivia Peterson, Tyler Peterson, Noah Rademaker, Jaden Ruud, Abigail Schmidt, Canyon Schwartz, Michael Smith, Grace Springett, Addison Tollakson, Nicholas Tryon, Essie Whitehead, Hannah Zinn.

“B” Honor Roll: Cameron Anderson, Casey Anderson, Galen Coy, Madison Dittman, Dylan Eiynck, Roy Hanson, Mason Helbig, Isobel Koenig, Reece Kulzer, Kali Laqua, Chyanne Lindner, Chase Martin, Kevin Medina, Casandra Moore, Shannon Olson, Sophia Porter, Megan Robertson, Ava Roe, Irving Saavedra Sanchez, Mitchell Sigsworth, Ridge Sigsworth, Laura Simonson, Ethan Smith, Natalie Spurrell, Adrian Troff, Kendra Tylee, Lance Waalen.

Grade 10 “A” Honor Roll: Trent Andren, Jordan Bader, Jens Bjorge, Caleb Bleskacek, Emma Bottolfson, Elizabeth Braaten, Morgan Brotzel, Pake Brown, Raymond Buenzli, Andrew Carlson, Hailey Clausen, Michael Collins, Halie DeRosier, Amanda Edwards, Julia Engebretson, Nicholas Erickson, Taylor Foeller, Cora Greene, Brennan Hansen, Bailey Johnson, Kelsey Johnson, Laura Kastanek, Chloe Keller, Matthew Knutson, Kenneth Lepak, Levi Lombardo, Grady Martin, Drew Meyer, Mackenzie Mike, Ellie Miller, Lydia Monson, Ethan Mork, Jackson Moulton, Dong Nguyen, Ayla Russell, Ella Schmidt, Annika Schwartz, McAdam Smith, Dylan Thomsen, Miles Troff, Dylan Wilcox.

“B” Honor Roll: Grace Belz, Abigail Braaten, Henry Budke, Samantha Cavaco, Samantha Crosby, Ariana Cruz, Allison Dahlberg,

Zachary de la Cruz, Brady Dosch, Gilberto Flores, Lauryn Frederick, Alexyss Gates, Jade Hacken, Martin Hellie, Jackson Henningsgard, Levi Ingham, Fletcher Kjeseth, Carmen Klugow, Rayna Lee, Christopher Lorsung, Megan Marquand, Coleton O’Brien, Chloe Olson, Bauer Panek, Olivia Pettersen, Gavin Phillips, Javin Plaski, Andrew Prindle, Jasmine Quarberg, Kyle Remackel, Tori Richards, Autumn Rivard, Matthew Setzer, Zachary Sobczak, Carli Vincent, August Wentz, Alexis Wilcox, Emma Wolf.

Grade 9 “A” Honor Roll: Mitchell Baillargeon, Sydney Bosley, Hannah Bottolfson, Lidia Curtis, Lucy Curtis, Allena de la Cruz, Kari Eggert, Hannah Elmer, Alexis Engelking, Jabin Friberg, Anna Ganje, Juliana Graff, Drew Granica, Nicholas Hahn, Brandyl Harlander, Madilyn Heinn, Jenna Hendrickson, Jana Hinz, Isabella Jicinsky, Chase Jonns, Emilie Koenig, Josie Krueger, Michael Kurschinski, Wyatt Luchtenburg, Tristen Madison, Alexis Madsen, Mary Mallum, Dezirae Mork, Megan Novak, Jason Oft, Jacob Oman, Kelsey Oman, Samuel Otto, Sydney Peterson, Derek Rademaker, Zachary Silvis, Jackson Spanyard, Allison Stauner, Lilly Streich, Keaton Tollakson, Paighton Tyman, Hannah VanSomeren, Sophia Whitley, Ella Williamson.

“B” Honor Roll: Jacob Bembenek, Joseph Bohn, Dakota Bricker, Nicolas Bush, Ty Carlson, Makaylaa Cassavant-Bloom, Gracie Cran, Michael Crosby, Jada Dunham, Katherine Elwood, Matilda Fox, Evan Friberg, Sarah Garves, Lexi Griffin, McKenna Hanson, Grant Hoff, Kailey Jacobsen, Luke Julson, Timothy Kelling, Riehle Kulzer, Blake Miller, Megan Osero, Daedyn Pearce, Tanner Rankin, Ashlyn Rens, Bailey Snyder, Jack Springett, Ruby Tallent, Mariah Waalen, Alexis Werle, Caleb Wilson, Cullen Wolf, Daniel Wolf, Makaylee Zezza.

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Dado Wins Minnesota Farm Bureau Collegiate Discussion Meet The Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation (MFBF) hosted the 13th annual Minnesota Collegiate Discussion Meet. The competition was held Saturday, November 18 as part of the 99th MFBF Annual Meeting at the DoubleTree Hotel in Bloomington.

This year’s winner was Trent Dado of Amery, WI attending the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities majoring in Animal Science. The runner-up was AJ Quade of Cottonwood County attending Ridgewater College majoring in Agribusiness with a Crops Emphasis.

“I am honored to be recognized,” said Dado. “I appreciate the goals of the contest and am thankful for those who made it possible.”

Dado and Quade receive an expense paid trip from the Minnesota Farm Bureau Foundation sponsored by Christensen Farms to the American Farm Bureau Federation’s (AFBF) Young Farmers & Ranchers (YF&R) Leadership Conference in Reno, NV February 16-19, 2017 to participate in the national competition.

The winner also receives $500 scholarship and the runner-up a $250 scholarship from the Minnesota Farm Bureau Foundation sponsored by Gislason & Hunter.

Amery Community Ed to host DNR Snowmobile Safety Class Amery Community Ed will be hosting a DNR Snowmobile Safety class in Amery on December 4, 5 and 7 from 5:30-8:30 pm. Any person born on or after 1/1/1985 and who has reached the age of 12, must have completed and received a snowmobile safety certificate in order to operate a snowmobile in Wisconsin. The certificate must be carried while operating the snowmobile and displayed to a law enforcement officer upon request.

Anyone 11 years of age or older is eligible to take the class and receive a safety education certificate; however, the certificate does not become valid until the child reaches 12 years of age. Participants must be present for all 3 classes to pass the course.

Cost is $10 and registrations are expected in advance through Amery Community Education, 715.268.9771 x220.

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Crafty cancer patient is making hats for other patients in need Ask JoAnna Keocher what she’s doing as she’s waiting for her chemotherapy treatments, and she’ll cheerfully tell you: “It’s a funny story. I belong to Team Yarn - Head Huggers, and I’m making hats for cancer patients!”

Yes, you heard that right. As she’s getting treated for her own leukemia at the University of Minnesota Cancer Care Center in Minneapolis, the North Branch woman is doing what she can to help others with cancer.

Keocher has been using a loom to make hats for several years, following the lead of her mother Bernice Foster of Amery, Wis. Both donate what they make to Team Yarn - Head Huggers, an organization begun in 2012 in honor of Koecher’s aunt, Cheryl Slater of Isanti, Minn., who died from a rare and agressive form of cancer.

The mission of Team Yarn is to provide the comfort of hats, scarves, shawls, lapghans, and other handmade items to people who are fighting cancer and other chronic illnesses. Items are all donated within the greater Twin Cities area. To date, the group has donated nearly 3,000 handmade items.

Since experiencing cancer firsthand, Keocher has begun making her hats a little differently. She’s found that she prefers hats to come down just to her ears, rather than to cover them, and so she’s started making her hats a bit shorter than before.

Keocher has been glad to have some-

thing to keep her hands busy while she’s in the hospital every few weeks for her chemotherapy treatments and recovering at home in between hospital stays.

“I have never made so many hats at one time,” she observed. “It gives me something to do. I don’t want to just sit.”

Several women from her workplace at Wyoming Machine in Stacy donated yarn for her to use, and she’s also used yarn donated directly to Team Yarn.

One day, a nurse observed her at work, and let her know she could donate her finished hats on the fifth floor of the hospital. A few weeks later, on Sept. 20, 2017, two representatives from Team Yarn dropped off 100 hats at the University’s Cancer Care Center in honor of Keocher. Of course, the donation boxes included some of the hats Keocher had made.

Discovering she had cancer came as a shock to Keocher, who went into the Wyoming Hospital on Aug. 14 because of pain in her chest, and was immediately transported to the University’s Cancer Care Center where she spent the next 24 days. She is expecting to be out of work for three to six months.

Recognizing the financial strain this is putting on the family, a friend started a Go Fund Me page. Donate at www.gofundme.com/jos-leukemia-fundraiser.

Team Yarn is always looking for more people to get involved. Drop off items during the monthly meet-up on the

third Sunday of every month, 1-3 p.m., at Silverwood Park in Minneapolis, Minn. or drop off donations at the Cambridge Century 21 office when open.

For more information or to send a

donation, email amyinthewind@gmail. com. Be sure to stay updated by browsing http://teamyarn.blogspot.com or visit the group’s Facebook page.

While waiting for her chemotherapy treatment at the University of Minnesota Cancer Care Center, North Branch resident JoAnna Keocher makes hats on a loom to donate to others who are battling cancer. Keocher is the daughter of Bernice Foster of Amery, and is a part of Team Yarn - Head Huggers, an organization dedicated to providing the comfort of hats, scarves, shawls, lapghans, and other handmade items to people who are fighting cancer and other chronic illnesses. More at http://teamyarn.blogspot.com.

BIRTHS Cumberland Hospital Brooke Nicole Hubert, 4 lbs. 13 ozs., was born on Sunday, Nov 19, to Kelly and Tanner Hubert of Luck.

Taylen Kason Anderson, 8 lbs. 7.4 ozs., was born on November 21 to Mindy Anderson and James Anderson of Rice Lake.

Snow

By: Larry Phillipson ©11-2-2017 We had some excitement the other day, Snow was forecast, coming our way.

For awhile the bushes were covered with white, It was piling up, a pretty sight.

It is too early for snow to be around, For awhile it was thick falling to the ground.

It was too warm for it to stay, Soon it was gone and melted away.

It is a fun event to see the first snow, Later it will get to be a drag when North winds blow, There will be a better and ample time, For snow to come and visit our clime.

It's fun to watch flakes fluttering down, As they fall whirling to the ground.

But it becomes a drudge as time lingers on, We wait for Spring when it will be gone.

Larry Phillipson is a poet laureate of Amery, Wisconsin

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SCHOOL LUNCH MENUS

AMERY SCHOOLS Thursday, Nov. 30— Breakfast in all buildings: Ultimate Breakfast Round or yogurt parfait or cereal & cheese stick, fruit choices, fruit juice.

Lien elementary lunch: Popcorn chicken, mashed potatoes & gravy, corn, garden bar, fruit choices.

Intermediate & Middle school lunch: Popcorn chicken, sliced bread, mashed potatoes & gravy, corn.

High school lunch: Popcorn chicken, sliced bread, mashed potatoes & gravy, corn.

Friday, Dec. 1— Breakfast in all buildings: Waffle sticks or Warrior sandwich or cereal & graham, fruit choices, fruit juice.

Lien elementary lunch: Sloppy Joes, broccoli w/ cheese, garden bar, fruit choices.

Intermediate & Middle school lunch: Sloppy Joe or build your own sand-

CLEAR LAKE SCHOOLS Thursday, Nov. 30— Elementary breakfast: Breakfast cereal and graham crackers or pancakes with syrup, fruit juice.

Elementary lunch: Chicken strips or teriyaki chicken, seasoned rice, green beans, vegetables with dip, sliced peaches.

High school breakfast: Entree options: Cereal, Pop Tart, smoothie, pancakes, muffin, sausage links.

High school lunch: Chicken nuggets or chicken teriyaki wrap, seasoned rice, green beans, vegetables with dip, sliced peaches, juice, milk.

Friday, Dec. 1— Elementary breakfast: Breakfast cereal or cinnamon roll, scrambled eggs.

Elementary lunch: Hot ham & cheese sandwich or Warrior burger, french fries, carrots with dip, applesauce, blueberries.

High school breakfast: Entree options: Cereal, cheese omelet, yogurt

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High school lunch: Sloppy Joes or build your own sandwich, broccoli w/cheese.

Monday, Dec. 4— Breakfast in all buildings: Mini cinnamon rolls or breakfast pizza or cereal & graham, fruit choices, fruit juice.

Lien elementary lunch: Hot dog on a bun, hash brown patty, baked beans, garden bar, fruit choices.

Intermediate & Middle school lunch: Hot dog on a bun or Warrior burger on a bun, sidewinders, baked beans.

High school lunch: Hot dog on a bun or Warrior burger on a bun, sidewinders, baked beans.

Tuesday, Dec. 5— Breakfast in all buildings: Bagel and cream cheese or Lumberjack or cereal & cheese stick, fruit choices, fruit juice.

Lien elementary lunch: Chicken patty on a bun, steamed carrot coins, garden bar, fruit choices.

Intermediate & Middle school lunch: Mandarin chicken or Teriyaki chicken, brown rice, steamed carrot coins.

High school lunch: Mandarin chicken or teriyaki chicken, brown rice, steamed carrot coins.

Wednesday, Dec. 6— Breakfast in all buildings: Breakfast egg wrap or assorted bread or cereal & graham, fruit choices, fruit juice.

Lien elementary lunch: Toasted cheese sandwich, tomato soup, broccoli cauliflower blend, garden bar, fruit choices.

Intermediate & Middle school lunch: Toasted cheese sandwich or turkey sandwich, tomato soup, broccoli cauliflower blend.

High school lunch: Toasted cheese sandwich or turkey sandwich, tomato soup, broccoli cauliflower blend.

parfait, cinnamon roll, blueberry lemon bites, cereal bar.

High school lunch: Hot ham & cheese sandwich or Warrior burger, potato wedges/cheese sauce, steamed broccoli, mandarin oranges, strawberries.

Monday, Dec. 4— Elementary breakfast: Breakfast cereal or sausage pizza, graham crackers.

Elementary lunch: PB&J “uncrustable” or goldfish & cheese stick, vegetables with dip, yogurt cup, crackers, chicken noodle soup, apples.

High school breakfast: Entree options: Cereal, yogurt, “Gripz” crackers, Pop Tart, sausage pizza, banana bread.

High school lunch: Garlic cheese french bread or peanut butter sandwich, chicken noodle soup, vegetables with dip, marinara sauce, applesauce, crackers, sliced peaches.

Tuesday, Dec. 5— Elementary breakfast: Breakfast cereal or oatmeal, chocolate chip “UBR”.

Elementary lunch:

“Brunch Lunch,” cheese omelet, sausage links, Dragon punch, hash browns, muffin, orange smiles.

High school breakfast: Entree options: Cereal, oatmeal, cream cheese bagel, mini cinni, muffin, yogurt.

High school lunch: Chicken Philly, turkey & cheese or barbeque chicken sub, fresh & roasted vegetables, Oriental slaw, craisins, mandarin oranges, chips.

Wednesday, Dec. 6— Elementary breakfast: Breakfast cereal and Nutri Grain bar or ham & cheese bagel.

Elementary lunch: Pizza sticks or Italian flatbread, spaghetti sauce, steamed corn, garden salad bar, grapes, cookie.

High school breakfast: Entree options: Cereal, muffin, cheese stick, Pop Tart, cereal bar, ham & cheese sandwich.

High school lunch: Pizza sticks or Italian flatbread or BBQ pork sandwich, steamed corn, garden salad, apples, cookie, mixed fruit.

Hootenanny proceeds The Amery Woman’s Club held the Harvest Moon Hootenanny October 27, 2017. Funds raised from ticket sales and silent auction baskets donated by the Amery Community were given to the School District of Amery for mini grants for teachers. Presenting a check for $2,900 to James Kuchta, Superintendent, are AWC Members; Sharon Paulson, Julie Andersen, and Colleen Adams.

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Weekly events at the Amery Public Library Storytime Join us for 30 minutes of interactive stories, songs, and more on Wednesdays at 10 a.m. Each storytime is followed by engaging early learning activities at 10:30 a.m.

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.

Teen advisory board Open to 12-18 year olds, the Teen Advisory Board meets on the first Friday of each month, 3:30 p.m.—4:30 p.m., to plan events, talk about books and more.

Book discussion group The Friends of the Library Book Discussion Group meets on the third Monday of the month at 1:30 p.m. The title for December is Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi.

Book sales The Friends of the Library Book

Sale is held on the first Saturday of the month, 9 a.m.—2 p.m., and on the Thursday evening prior to the Saturday sale, 4 p.m.—7 p.m.

Friends The Friends of the Amery Area Public Library Foundation meets on the third Monday of the month at 4:30 p.m. 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 www.amerylibrary.org, or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/amerylibrary.

Hours Library hours are Monday through Thursday 9 a.m.—7 p.m., Friday 9 a.m.—6 p.m., and Saturday 9 a.m.—2 p.m.

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Polk County and the Ice Age Trail Featured at Outdoor Expo POLK COUNTY—The National Scenic Ice Age Trail, that starts in Polk County’s Interstate Park, was featured at the 66th bi-annual Midwest Mountaineering Outdoor Adventure Expo held November 17-19 in Minneapolis, Minn.

Polk County Tourism Council members Roxanne White and William Johnson, both from Frederic, provided Expo visitors with information about the 1,100 mile hiking trail across Wisconsin that follows the southern edge of the glacier that covered a large portion of the state and then retreated, 10,000 years ago, leaving behind the geography of our state we enjoy today. They also distributed Polk County Visitor’s Guidebooks, maps, and area promotion information. Over 10,000 people attend the 3 day Expos, held in November and April each year.

The Ice Age Trail has over 1.2 million visitors a year, who bring $113 million to the state and local economies. Destination marketing is important to Polk County, where visitors spend over $86 million annually.

Polk County serves as the western terminus of the trail in Interstate Park and has many interesting segments, including the recently completed trail segment through Wisconsin’s newest State Park, Straight Lake, east of Luck.

The Ice Age Trail was started in 1958, and is a cooperative effort between the National Parks Service, landowners, local governments, and volunteer members of reginal chapters.

The Ice Age Trail Alliance, and the local Indianhead chapter, have hosted several Mobil Skills trail building events over the past three years to complete trail segments through Straight Lake State Park, and north of St. Croix Falls. Many interesting remnants of the glacier’s advance and retreat are easily seen in Straight Lake Park, east of Luck and Frederic.

For more information on the Ice Age Trail www.iceagetrail.org and other area trail opportunities www. polkcountytourism.com.

William Johnson, Polk County Tourism Council and member of the Indianhead Chapter of the Ice Age Trail Alliance, in the booth at the Outdoor Expo providing visitor information promoting Polk County and the National Scenic Ice Age Trail that goes across the State of Wisconsin.

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ARNELL MEMORIAL HUMANE SOCIETY Sylvia is a beautiful cat. She has a cascading medium length coat of Brown Tabby and White with a plume for a tail.

She also has large round eyes. She could be a Movie Star if she lived in Hollywood – think Bette Davis. Sylvia likes a one on one personal relationship with her person.

She has the Classic Cat attitude - "I don't need constant attention but will seek you out when I want it." She feels the same way about other cats. If you enjoy pampering a cat, Sylvia will be happy to join your team.

We were thankful for adopters during Thanksgiving week. Five dogs and five cats found new homes for the holidays.

Some of them even went home together.

Chocolate Lab mix Niko and young kitten Jonathan will be keeping each other company.

They both loved to play and chase. Putting all that energy together under one roof will hopefully prove to be

just the ticket. Niko and Jonathan will wear each other out and let their new family sleep through the night.

Kittens India and Alice put on quite a show on Friday. They played together while an adopter decided which kitten was the one for them. India went home on Friday and they returned for Alice on Saturday. Two much fun.

Extra-large Thomas the Tuxedo knew how to win hearts and went home with a couple in need of a lap cuddling cat. Orange Tabby kitten Russell didn’t need to do much to make his adoption final.

He just needed to be himself – cute and spunky.

Dog adoptions included Lucky the Corgi-Heeler mix, Baxter the Black and White Boxer mix, Fozzie the Yorkie mix and Hansel the Heinz 57 mix. A successful week for our pets.

Still available are several adult spayed or neutered adult cats, three small dogs, one medium and one large. Harley, Ellie and Cicely are shorthair Black cats. They all love attention and are good with other cats. Ida is a diminutive Orange Tabby and Chester is a robust Orange and White Tabby. Felix, Polly and Mikey are shorthair Black and White Tuxe-

dos with mittens. Felix is a large cat – 14 pounds and growing. He is an independent fellow who is pleasant and understated in his delivery. He is handsome to be around.

Polly is lovely and Mikey is a young spitfire.

Freddy, Drake and Peter are small dogs in waiting. They are all approximately 10 pounds.

They are Chihuahua-Rat Terrier-Dachshund mixes. They are super cute and friendly. Clive is a Border Collie-Australian Shepherd mix. He wears a white speckled coat with large Black spots.

Clive loves to play. Jack is our large dog. He is a Black curly coat Retriever mix. Jack is in heaven when you give him a back rub and thinks that the tall grass was made for him to roll in. These are two of his favorite things. Jack is four years old and very housetrained. He is excited for winter to get here.

Our adoptable pets are ready to meet you six days a week, Monday through Saturday. Visit them at the shelter 12 – 5 pm Monday through Friday and 12 – 4 pm on Saturday. Get a sneak peak of them on our website: ARNELLHUMANE.ORG or call for information about adoption. Arnell Memorial Humane Society, 715-268-7387.

Amery Hospital & Clinic receives national recognition for Performance Leadership in Quality Amery, Wisc. — Amery Hospital & Clinic was recognized by The Chartis Center for Rural Health/iVantage Health Analytics and the National Organization of State Office of Rural Health for overall excellence in quality, reflecting top quartile performance among all rural hospitals in the nation.

The rankings are determined each year using iVantage Health Analytics’ Hospital Strength INDEX®, the industry’s most comprehensive and objective assessment of rural hospital performance. The Hospital Strength INDEX captures performance metrics for all rural and Critical Access Hospitals. Leveraging data from public data sources, INDEX aggregates data from more than 50 individual metrics into three major

categories and eight pillars to derive a single strength overall rating for each facility.

“It’s great to recognize these top performers who are excelling in managing risk, achieving higher quality, securing better outcomes, increasing patient satisfaction, or operating at a lower cost than their peers,” said Michael Topchik, National Leader of the Chartis Center for Rural Health. “These leaders serve as a benchmark for other rural facilities as they strive to achieve similar results and provide a blueprint for how to successfully run a hospital and serve their communities amidst today’s uncertainty and mounting pressures.”

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Red Kettle bell ringers desperately needed With the holidays upon us, the Salvation Army Red Kettles should be ringing throughout the county. But with a serious shortage of volunteer ringers, some of those kettle sites are silent and that means this year’s campaign is coming up short.

Fundraising manager for the campaign Angela Moulton says volunteers are still needed for several of the sites around Polk County. They are listed below.

"Due to the increase in demand for our services, it is critical this year that folks ring the bell or send a donation" The population at our shelter Serenity Home remains high. We are seeing the number of homeless individuals needing shelter come through our doors at an alarming rate.,“ said Moulton.

“I would stress that bell ringing is the quickest way to help right now.

Donations are needed and without bell ringers, we do not have the donations coming in.

The sign up process is a bit different than in years past. The Salvation Army has moved to a

new system for online sign ups.

This year volunteers need to go to www.SAserenityhome.org to sign up for their bell ringing shift. Once on the site volunteers need to click on “sign up to ring bells” and then fill in an application and select the date, time and location they want to ring.

If people can't ring than they can send donations directly to: Polk County Salvation Army 200 Polk County Plaza Balsam Lake, WI 54810.

The Red Kettle Campaign is the most important fundraiser of the year for the Salvation Army programs in Polk County including Serenity Home, a shelter for homeless individuals. It is the number one way funds are raised for the shelter and to help people in need of emergency assistance across the county. The dollars raised in the campaign stay local to help local people. Being a bell ringer for the Red Kettle Campaign is the easiest way to be a part of that effort.

Bell Ringing shifts are two hours. Ringers can volunteer in-

dividually or with friends or part of a group. Moulton says when it comes to being a bell ringer, “the more the merrier.”

If anyone would like help signing up, contact the staff at Serenity Home for help at (715)485-1221.

There are several places to volunteer around the county. They include: —in St. Croix Falls, Walmart and Marketplace —in Osceola, Dick’s Fresh —Turtle Lake Austad’s, Clear Lake Nilssens, Luck Wayne’s and Amery Dick’s Fresh Market.

The Red Kettle Campaign runs through Dec. 30.

Moulton said, “Consider giving your time to those in need. Two hours really does change a person’s life” If you would like more information on how the Salvation Army is working in your community, visit them on Facebook at Polk County Salvation Army or log onto: www.saserenityhome.org or call the shelter at 715-485-1221.

Forecast Fickle Just a few short days ago, outlook for seventy brought glee.

Now, after a preview of winter, we cheer a forecast of forty-three.

A child here just over a week ago, an hour delayed, sliding snow was gone.

Now, no one is here for sledding, and--brrr--snow lingers on.

Scenes of sunny Florida, gleamed in my dear man's eyes; delaying ten day, and the forecast, says the temperature here will rise.

The shovel for the snow is brought out, should more snow now arrive.

Thanksgiving will come and go again; it may be for Christmas he will drive.

If autumn in Wisconsin, makes climate of tropics appeal, conditions will go up and down, no matter how we may feel.

Carol Morfitt Welch

SELF HELP GROUPS Advance Directive Workshop. Who would make your healthcare decisions in the event you are unable to? How would this person know what decisions you would want made? Learn more about Advance Directives and how to complete them. Free Advance Directive Workshop will be held the first Wednesday of the month from 10-11 a.m. Wisconsin and Minnesota Advance Directives will be available. Call St. Croix Regional Medical Education Services at 715-483-0431 or 800-642-1336 ext. 2431 to register.

Alanon/Alateen (for family and friends of alcoholics) meets Thursday nights 7-8 p.m. at First Lutheran church, Amery. 715-268-8362.

Alcoholics Anonymous meets every Monday 7 p.m., Wednesday 10 a.m., 7 p.m., Thursday 7 p.m., Friday 8 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m., Sunday 7 p.m. at Amery Community Center, 608 Harriman Ave. S. 715-781-4380 Jason.

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

Alcoholics Anonymous meets Thursdays 10 a.m. at Parkview Methodist church, Turtle Lake. Contact Mike 715-986-2457.

Alzheimer’s Support Group. First Wednesday of the month 10 a.m. at Amery Senior Center. Last Tuesday of month 1 p.m. at Good Sam Nursing Home. Sharlene Bellefaille 715-635-6601.

Baby & Me. Weekly play and discussion hour for parents and their infants (birth to 12 months).

Wednesdays 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Amery Hospital & Clinic, BirthDay Suites Waiting Room. Join at any time.

No charge.

The Baby Bistro: Breastfeeding Support Group.

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

Breast Feeding Support Group. All nursing mothers and babies are invited to participate. Group meets the second Thursday of the month from 10-11:30 a.m. and the fourth Thursday of the month from 6:30-8 p.m. at St. Croix Regional Medical Center. An International Board Certified Lactation Consultant will facilitate the group. Call 715-483-0431 or 800-642-1336 ext. 2431.

No charge.

C.H.A.D.D. (Children with Attention Deficit Disorder). Parent support group meets the fourth Monday of each month at Firstar Bank board room, Cumberland, 7 p.m. For info. call Pat Skinner at 715-822-8422 and leave message.

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

Caregiver Support Group meets the third Tuesday of every month from 2-3:30 p.m. at the Peace Lutheran Church in Dresser. Contact Barb at ADRC of NW WI at 877-485-2372 for more information.

Compassionate Friends, Tri- County Chapter meets the first Monday of each month at 7 p.m. First Lutheran church, Clear Lake. This group offers support and understanding to families who are grieving the death of a child of any age, from any cause. For more information call 715-263-2739 Domestic Violence (DV) and Sexual Assault (SA) Support Groups and Services. Polk County - domestic violence (DV), sexual assault (SA) and the children’s group are every Monday (DV) and Tuesday (SA) beginning at 6 p.m. Call CRA to find out more info and for the location. Burnett County call CRA for info (the day and time will be changing). For more information call CRA 715-825-4414 or the 24 hour crisis line 1-800-261-7233. All groups and services are free of charge.

Early Stage Alzheimer Support Group. For the diagnosed person and their caregiver. Challenges in early-stage dementia will be discussed, along with therapeutic benefits of family involvement. Sponsored in part by the American Alzheimer’s Association. Meetings are free of charge and open to the public, held at the Amery Centennial Hall the first Wednesday of each month at 10 a.m. Call 715-268-6605 to register.

Epilepsy Foundation of Western Wisconsin. Call 1-800-924-2105.

Family Child Care Professonals Network. Meets the third Thursday of each month. Contact Beth Neely at 715-483-1482 for more information. All family child care providers are welcome.

Farm Crisis. Information on financial, mental health, legal, job retraining resources. Call 1-800-942-2474.

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

Grief Share. Have you lost someone close? Grief Share is a Christian based, non-denominational seminar/support group program that will be meeting at Centennial Hall in Amery every Monday at 1 p.m. For information call Bruce 715-268-2176 or 715-268-8360.

Head Injury Support Group. Closed head injury, stroke, aneurism or traumatic brain injury which affects your daily living? Learn to cope with your disabilities, provide insight and camaraderie. Second Friday of each month 2-3:30 p.m. Frederic Public Library. Contact Julie Martin 715-327-4474.

Moms in Prayer International. •Two or more women who meet regularly to pray for their children, their schools, their teachers and administrators. •Mothers, grandmothers or anyone who is willing to pray for a specific child and school. •We meet at the Journey Church, 131 Broadway St., Amery, Mondays from 1:302:30 p.m. Contact Jen at 715-268-2223 with questions.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Polk County Parent-To-Parent Coaliton, a network for parents of children from birth through adulthood who have disabilities or other special needs.

For more information about meetings and advocacy support, contact Lynne 715-472-2002.

PREGNANT. Need help? Our tests and help are free and confidential. 715-755-BABY (2229). Osceola Life Care Center.

Student Assistance Program is for students in the Amery school district who may be having personal or family problems. Strict confidentiality is followed except in cases of danger to self or others. Call 715-2680303 for middle school S.A.P. members or 715-2680214 for high school S.A.P. members.

TEENS—Talk before you run. Trained counselors will listen. 1-800-491-8336 or 715-235-8882.

TEENCARE. Where teens get help fast. 1-800-4918336.

TOPS Club meets Tuesdays 3:30-5 p.m. at the Balsam Lake Municipal Building (under the water tower), Balsam Lake. Contact Sheila 715-857-5892 or just come to a meeting. TOP’s mission is to support our members as they take off and keep off pounds sensibly.

Tutors: Free tutors are available to anyone who would like help studying for GED, English as a Second Language (ESL), or with basic skills in reading or math. Call 715-405-7323 to be matched with a local tutor.

Veteran’s Support Group. 1st Tuesday monthly 5:30-6:30 p.m. at Amery VFW, 130 Wisconsin Ave. Spouses/significant other also welcome and encouraged to attend. Contact Dan 715-768-0679, Amanda 715-429-0467 or Dianna 715-607-1898. Sponsored by Amery VFW Post 7929 and American Legion Post 169.

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

Western Wisconsin LYME Education and Support Group meets: fourth Thursday of the month (April through October) at 7 p.m. at Our Savior’s Lutheran church, 217 Deronda St., Amery. (No meetings November through March). Meetings are free of charge and open to the public. For info call Ann 715-268-2856, Paula 715-268-2035, Bonnie 715-268-9557, Sue 715268-6687.

Women’s Spiritual Growth Group meets each Thursday from 7-8 p.m. at 931 Pine St., St. Croix Falls.

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

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Mountain Man Presents Alaskan Adventures can last for days at a time, which makes it difficult to most important in my life. When you spend so much Billy Molls, a farm boy from Turtle Lake, Wiscontime immersed in nature with just the bare essentials find game and impossible for bush pilots to fly. “After sin, distinctly remembers the moment he realized hiking nearly 90 miles, my first Dall sheep hunter and of existence you tend to better understand and apprehe wanted to live like a mountain man. “I was eight I never did see a mature ram. It took another 80 miles ciate the most basic blessings in all aspects of life.” years old. It was a sunny October Saturday mornwith my next client to harvest a trophy ram. After One of Molls’ most recent expeditions was plagued ing, and we had just finished milking the cows. My working that hard, and eating almost nothing but adversity. “From start to finish it was cold and wet,” dad and I loaded an old row bow in the back of our freeze-dried food, I had lost about 15 pounds. I couldn’t Molls recalls. “Putting on the same wet socks is farm truck. In it was a tangled mound of rusty #1½ wait to cook some sheep meat over a fire. We didn’t normal, but when your boots are frozen solid every Victor long spring traps and a bundle of eight-foot get back to camp ‘til dark, so we planned to have a morning for a couple straight weeks, it starts to wear long alder poles to use as trap stakes,” recalls Molls, feast the next morning. When I woke, slid my bare on a guy.” now 39. “We drove two miles to Lightning Creek. feet into my frozen boots, and climbed out of my ten, Not only does wet weather and cold temperatures The oars squeaked as my father rowed against the a grizzly bear zipped past me, no more than 30 yards make life uncomfortable in the wilderness, but sluggish current. As soon as we lost sight of the road away, with a meat-filled game bag bouncing from his it makes a guides job much more difficult: small all evidence of man disappeared; something sparked mouth! We tracked him like starved hound dogs until streams turn into raging, un-crossable torrents, fog inside me. Right there, my passion for adventure in he dropped the bag, but not before he ate the the wilderness was born.” tenderloins and most of one hindquarter.”

More than three decades later, The seasoned guide went on to say that the Billy is one of the most recognized bear came back and circled his camp relentbig game hunting guides in Alaslessly. “It was cold and there was a couple ka. He is also an author, freelance inches of snow on the ground. Winter was outdoor writer, renowned storycoming, and that bear knew it. Once he got a teller, and outdoor video producer. taste of that meat he wasn’t going to leave us With 14 DVDs in his Modern Day alone. You couldn’t blame him, but it wasn’t Mountain Man video series, Molls a good situation for any of us. Luckily it was focuses his productions on the flyable. I called the pilots on my satellite viewer/reader. “My goal is to show phone and they were able to come pick us up. those who have never experienced Even as we loaded the planes the bear just Alaska’s pristine wilderness what stood there and watched us.” it is truly like, and also bring Having countless other tales to tell, Billy people back to their own personal will be sharing some “campfire stories” experiences in nature.” in Balsam Lake’s Faith Lutheran Church, For the past 20 years this “Mod305 1st Ave east, Saturday, December 2 at ern Day Mountain Man” has spent 7 p.m. Come at 5:30 for a free will offering, at least 100 days of each year living chili feed, good conversation and great raffle out of a tent in various regions of prizes. Hunters and non-hunters of all ages the Last Frontier guiding huntare sure to enjoy Billy’s pictures, videos, and ers from all corners of the globe tales of charging grizzlies, airplane crashes, in pursuit of brown bear, grizzly as well as his personal journey in the land bear, Dall sheep, moose, caribou, that every outdoorsman dreams of experiand wolf. The father of three encing. daughters credits the eight years For more information about the event of his life spent living in a tent in contact and to reserve $15 tickets call Tim the wilderness for making him a at (715) 554-2174. Tickets also available at better husband and father. “Before the door. For more information about Billy I was married, I lived as many as Molls, his adventures, videos, and books, go 200 days of the year in the bush. to www.billymollasdventures.com Solitude, sacrifice, successes, and Billy’s client pauses his search for Dall sheep to appreciate the beauty of Alaska’s Brooks failures that come inherently in Range Mountains. wild places have taught me what is

Winter celebration to start soon at Titletown District ASHWAUBENON, Wis. (AP) — The Green Bay Packers say a winter jubilee celebration is set to start soon at the Titletown District near Lambeau Field.

The celebration’s first day is Thursday, Nov. 30.

It will include the debut of Titletown’s ice skating rink, the grand opening of a bistro and event space and the inaugural Winter Jubilee Light Show.

The light show will occur most Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights from Nov. 30 until Dec. 30. The show will be projected onto the outer west facade of Lambeau Field.

Kwik Trip plans $300 million capital investment LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) — Kwik Trip is planning to make a $300 million capital investment to support its convenience store chain.

Plans by the La Crosse-based retailer include a $113 million bakery plant, expanding its dairy manufacturing facility, kitchen operations and transportation fleet. The investment is expected to create more than 300 jobs in the La Crosse area over the next five years.

Construction of the new bakery is expected to be completed by late fall of 2018.

Gov. Scott Walker’s office says the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation has authorized up to $21 million in state income tax credits over the next five years for the expansion.

Kwik Trip owns and operates more than 600 retail convenience stores in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa. The company is building 56 new stores this year, including 36 in Wisconsin.

Republicans say Democratic governor could block Foxconn MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican state lawmakers are raising concerns that a Democratic governor could jeopardize a recently signed $3 billion deal with Foxconn Technology Group.

Chairmen of the Legislature’s jobs and economic development committees on Tuesday said in a statement that electing a Democrat as governor puts the Foxconn contract at risk.

Democratic candidates for governor have spoken out against the Foxconn deal, which Gov. Scott Walker signed with company officials earlier this month. Democrats have said the cost

is too high for taxpayers, and some candidates have said they want to redo it or block it.

Sen. Dan Feyen and Rep. Adam Neylon, both Republicans, say in the joint statement that “Democrats are so desperate to score a few cheap political points” they’re willing to undermine the deal.

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Come and enjoy the Holiday Stroll on Saturday I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday. The weather was perfect for those who had to travel in order to spend time with family and friends.

And the weather Pounding conditions were great this weekend the for finishing those Pavement outdoor Christmas decorations. But like Pam Humpal I said last week, at my house it is not “legal” to turn the Christmas lights on until after Thanksgiving. So I could hardly wait until Friday night to turn our decorations/lights on. Now we have them on in the morning before work, and at night until we go to bed…I love it!

Thank you to everyone who had a part in Amery’s annual Lighted Parade last Tuesday. It was a very cold night for the participants and the ones who watched along the parade route. Congratulations to the following floats for placing… *1st Place-Dynatronix *2nd Place-Congregational Church *3rd Place-Clear Lake Royalty *4th Place-St Croix Royalty *5th Place-KarJackers The Amery Free Press and participating businesses would like to invite everyone to the 32nd Annual Amery Holiday Stroll this Saturday, December 2, from noon to 4pm. It’s a wonderful chance for businesses to welcome strollers to stop by for a big open house around town, view gifting/decorating ideas, have refreshments & treats, and visit with family & friends. Look for the big red bow on the front door of businesses which signifies that they are participating in the Holiday Stroll.

Also during the Amery Holiday Stroll, strollers can enjoy…

*FREE hot dogs & hot chocolate served in Soo Line Park by the friendly Amery Free Press crew. A free-will donation will be accepted for the Amery Area Food Pantry. *FREE horse & wagon rides starting in Soo Line Park. The rides are provided by the beautiful horses from the Stalheim family. *Polk-Burnett Indianhead Chorus will be caroling around town. *Santa Claus as always will be checking to see if you have a clean room, or if you have been fighting with your sister/brother. *Handbells providing beautiful music in Soo Line Park. *Amery Woman’s Club hosting a Cookie Sale in Soo Line Park. *FREE “Silver Bells” movie at the Amery Classic Theatre at 4pm compliments of the Polk County Salvation Army. A free-will donation will be accepted. *Help decorate the Christmas tree at the hot dog stand in Soo Line Park with new mittens, gloves, hats, scarves, and coats for Polk County Operation Christmas.

The Amery Holiday Stroll is a funfilled day, and a wonderful tradition for many families. Please come join us on Saturday, December 2!

The Amery Christmas Punch promotion continues…while shopping in Amery, please have your punch card stamped for a chance to win $50 Amery Scrip money. For each $10 purchase you will receive a stamp on your card, up to 5 stamps per visit. Once your card is filled, please sign your name and number on it, and drop it off at Dick’s Fresh Market, Amery Free Press, PaperWorx or Chet Johnson Drug. Weekly drawings are held through December 18.

Good Luck!

Congratulations to this week’s Amery Christmas Punch winners… *Marcia Clark *Lucille Troff *Jerry Schultz

Kindergartener bags buck under Wisconsin’s new hunting rules

BY GRETCHEN EHLKE ASSOCIATED PRESS

MILWAUKEE (AP) — A Wisconsin kindergartener is among the first youngsters to bag a buck under a new law that eliminates the state’s minimum hunting age.

Lexie Harris, 6, is no stranger to the woods. Her dad, Tyler Harris, has taken her along on his hunts since she was 3. But, it wasn’t until Gov. Scott Walker signed the new law on Nov. 12 that Lexie could legally shoot a deer.

Until then, a state resident had to be 12 years old to purchase a hunting license or hunt with a gun. Children as young as 10 could participate in the mentored hunt program. The new law lets anyone of any age participate in a mentored hunt and the mentor and student are each allowed carry their own weapon.

Harris bought his daughter a youth rifle, which is easier for her to handle and less powerful and has taken her to the shooting range to practice. He also attached a smartphone to the gun scope to make it easier to train the firearm on her target.

On Sunday, Nov. 19, the two headed out to the woods near their rural Medford home in Taylor County, about 230 miles (370 kilometers) northwest of Milwaukee, where Harris has built a heated hunting enclosure. Harris carried his daughter’s gun. They saw several deer during their time in the wooded shelter, but waited for the one that would provide a good shot, Harris said.

Soon, a six-point buck strolled into their view. Harris helped his daughter set up for a shot.

“She was shaking,” Harris said.

He told her she could take a shot, but only if she wanted to. Lexie pulled the trigger and the buck was hit. The two tracked a blood trail to the carcass not far away. `"She looked at me right away and said, `I’m not gutting it because that’s gross,”’ Harris said. So, he field dressed the deer and hauled the carcass out of the woods.

Lexie’s grandmother, Karen Zubke, said she’s glad her son believes his child doesn’t have to be a boy to hunt.

“He beams,” Zubke said describing her son. “He’s so proud of her.”

*Ruth Graski *Elaine Ness The Amery Community Club is sponsoring Photos With Santa on Friday, December 1, from 3-6pm and also Saturday, December 2, 9-11am at Bremer Bank. Picture packages from Cahill Photography will be available. With a donation to Operation Christmas or 2 non-perishable food items, you will receive a FREE 4x6 photo.

Santa Claus will also be around town for kids to visit with on Saturday, December 9, 9am-1pm at Worn Again, and on Saturday, December 16, 9am-noon at WESTconsin Credit Union. Stop by and see Santa in Amery…it’s always fun talking to the big guy in red.

As I have said many times before, I love the beautiful holiday lights on homes as we drive around town and through the countryside. We make many trips around during the holidays to enjoy the lights. Thank you to everyone who takes the time to decorate their homes…we appreciate the effort!

For those of you who have lit up your home and yards for the holidays, please enter your name on the list for “A Small Town Christmas” Amery Area House Decorating Showcase. Please send your home address with directions in order to be on the showcase list. Addresses with a map will be posted in the Amery Free Press, on AFP website theameryfreepress.com and also on the Amery Community Club facebook page. Thank you in advance for joining the house decorating showcase.

Lampert Lumber in Amery is holding their annual Coat Drive now thru December 20. They are collecting hats, coats, gloves and blankets with all items donated to Polk County Salvation Army. As a thank you for the donation, each person will be entered in a drawing for a $100 gift certificate from Lampert Lumber.

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The Little Falls Lutheran Church and Cemetery Association invite you to their Love Lite Tree Ceremony on Sunday, December 3. Soup & sandwich will be served at 6pm with music by Jim Haugerud and Pastor Lori Peper at 7pm. Followed by reading of the memorial and honorary names of the Love Lite Tree.

The 12th Annual Clear Lake Progressive Holiday Stroll is set for Saturday, December 2, from 9am-noon. Participating businesses will display red and green balloons. Enter for a chance to win $15 in Community Club Holiday Bucks at each business, enjoy festive holiday treats, and pick up a coloring contest page for the kids. Clear Lake businesses say thank you, and stop in for in-house specials and promotions on Saturday morning.

Congratulations to the Amery High School students who were inducted into the National Honor Society on Monday night…Good Job! “Ask The Expert”…this month’s special page features experts on automobiles, taxes, finances, insurance, communication, dental, home improvement, and medical. Area businesses who would like to be a part of the monthly “Ask The Expert” page should please give me a call today at 715-2688101. Or if you have a question for our “experts” please send that to me too.

Happy Birthday wishes on December 4 to my niece, Ayla, who will turn 5 years old. Have fun on your special day!

I hope you have had a chance to view the beautiful sunrises and sunsets we have been blessed with the last few days. This weekend we have a full moon which is always another beautiful sight compliments of Mother Nature.

Have a great week, and we will see you at the 32nd Annual Amery Holiday Stroll on Saturday!

Amery’s 32nd Annual

Holiday Stroll

Saturday, Dec. 2 from 12 noon to 4 p.m.

Firms with a large RED BOW on their door are inviting people to drop in for a little Christmas friendliness and Gift Preview YOU’LL FIND . . .

•Free Hot Dogs and Hot Chocolate stand in Soo Line Park (freewill donation for Amery Area Food Pantry) •Free Horse and Wagon Rides in Soo Line Park •Free Movie “Silver Bells” at the Amery Classic Theatre •Musical Handbells in Soo Line Park (weather permitting) •Refreshments and treats •Carolers •Santa Claus •Donate to Polk County Operation Christmas - help decorate the Christmas tree in Soo Line Park with “new” mittens, scarves, hats and coats •Just a good time!

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St. John’s Christmas Bake & Craft Sale

Deer Park HOLIDAY FAIR

Velkommen

Saturday, Dec. 2 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

Jul Fest

Saturday, Dec. 2 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Scandinavian Bazaar!

St. John’s Catholic church, Clear Lake Parish Center

Our Savior’s Lutheran Church

Handicapped Accessible

Bread * Jams * Cookies * Candy CRAFT ITEMS INCLUDE: • Nativity Sets • Pillows • Night Gowns • Wreaths • Wood Crafts • Winter Arrangements • Ornaments • Wall Hangings • Table Runners • Baby items • Potato Bags • One of a kind items • Hand Painted Items • Misc. Items

Deer Park Community Center

217 Deronda St., Amery

Saturday, Dec. 9 10:30 a.m.

Craft Shop • Trim the Tree • Baked Goods • Quilts • Candy Shop • Norwegian Goodies and as always a “Scandinavian Luncheon”

Soup, Rolls and Coffee will be served

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• All homeowners MUST register • Entry forms are available at Amery Free Press, Chet’s and WESTconsin Credit Union • Registration Deadline: NOON on Dec. Dec.9th.

2nd NOON on • Homes will be judged on curb appeal only; judges will not enter the property • One voting submission per person

• NOSTALGIC most old-fashioned, best reminds-me-of-my-childhood display • CLARK GRISWOLD excessive use of outdoor lighting and decoration • BEST CHRISTMAS TREE no specific theme, but WOW! • RELIGIOUS RElIGIOUS best religious theme theme best display display with with religious • CHRISTMAS ELEGANCE graceful stylishness and good taste in appearance • CHARLIE BROWNIEST Snoopy won first prize... best decorations on a doghouse, tool shed, barn, outhouse...anything but your homeome • MOST ANIMATION most lively display

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Send us your home address with directions in order to have your Sponsored by Amery Club and Amery Free Press YOUR VOTE AT Community FACEBOOK.COM/AMERY-COMMUNITY-CLUB homeCAST be part of theONLINE showcase.

Address with a map will be posted in the Amery Free Press, on AFP website theameryfreepress.com and also on Amery Community Club facebook page.

Ballots also available at Amery Free Press, Chet’s or Westconsin Credit Union. Sponsored by Amery Community Club and Amery Free Press.

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ALSO CHECK THE OUT & ABOUT PAGE FOR AREA EVENTS St Croix Valley Orchestra

“Alaskan Adventures” with Mountain Man

East Immanuel Lutheran Church

WINTER CONCERTS

Billy Molls, a farm boy from Turtle Lake, Wis.

Saturday, Dec. 2, 7 p.m.

FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH

Get in the holiday spirit with some great music!

305 1st Ave. E, Balsam Lake

5:30 p.m. - Freewill offering Chili Feed, good conversation and great raffle prizes

Saturday, Dec. 2, 7 p.m.

Unity High School Auditorium Sunday, Dec. 3, 3 p.m. at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Amery

For more info and to reserve $15 tickets call Tim 715-554-2174.

Tickets also available at the door.

Friday, Dec. 1, starting at 9 a.m.

Bremer Bank, Amery

Featuring a new work by Iris Ceulemans, an overture by Rossini, selections from West Side Story, a suite from the Nutcracker Ballet, and more Christmas music.

Join in Amery’s Christmas Punch!

Weekly Drawings - win Amery Scrip Money

Pick up your Christmas Punch Card at participating Amery businesses and you could be next week’s lucky winner!

Visit with Santa Sat., Dec. 9, 9 am-1 pm at Worn Again Sat., Dec. 16, 9 am-noon at WESTconsin Credit Union

Season’s Greetings from the Amery Community Club MONTHLY BOOK SALE

Thurs. Nov. 30, 4-7 Sat. Dec. 2, 9-2

AMERY AREA PUBLIC LIBRARY 225 Scholl Ct. (lower level) BOOKS MAKE GREAT GIFTS

Recent Addition: Comic Books and Vintage JFK magazines Your donations of clean, good condition books, DVDs and CDs gratefully accepted (no textbooks, Readers Digest, encyclopedias, VHS please)

Amery Holiday Stroll Saturday, Dec. 2 Noon-4 p.m.

PHOTOS WITH SANTA

Picture packages available by Cahill Photography

Friday, Dec. 1, 3-6p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 2, 9-11 a.m. at Bremer Bank, Amery FREE 4x6 photo with donation for Operation Christmas or 2 non-perishable food shelf items

Join us in a family tradition of cutting your own tree! s Saw ed id prov

FREE HAYRIDES, SHAKING AND HOT APPLE CIDER.

From Turtle Lake take Hwy. 8 west for 3 miles. Take Cty. Rd. V north for 4 miles.

Open Nov. 24, 25 & 26, and December weekends 9 a.m. till dusk

Love Light Tree Ceremony DECEMBER 14

 6 PM Amery Hospital & Clinic - 265 Griffin Street E The Volunteer Partners invite you to the lighting of the outdoor Love Light Tree on Thursday, December 14 at 6 p.m. Each light on the tree signifies someone special - a loved one honored or a loved one remembered. Red Bows are in honor of or in memory of those who serve or have served in the Armed Forces. All proceeds support the Volunteer Partner’s healthcare related scholarship program for high school students.

Entertainment & Christmas Sing-A-Long: Led by the Apple River Ensemble Refreshments: Served immediately following the ceremony A minimum donation of $5 per light/bow is requested; however, larger gifts are welcomed. To purchase a love light or red bow, please fill out the form below and return, along with your donation, to: Patti Johnson, 510 95th Str., Amery, WI 54001. Please make checks payable to AHC Volunteer Partners.

Deadline is 12/8/17.

LOVE LIGHTS Name: _____________________________________________ In Honor In Memory Name: _____________________________________________ In Honor In Memory RED BOWS Name: _______________________________________________ In Honor In Memory Name: _______________________________________________ In Honor In Memory Donated By:________________________________________ Address: ___________________________________________ City:____________________State: ______ Zip: ___________ Donation Total: $_______________________

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Amery VFW

Fundraiser Dinner

730 N. Wisconsin Ave., Amery

for the Clear Lake Earth Day Celebration 2018

December 1, 2017 4:30 to 8:00 p.m.

CLEAR LAKE AREA COMMUNITY CENTER, DINING ROOM Suggested minimum donation - Adults $10 per person; 10 years and under $7 per person

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ge of Clayton and the Clayton School District would like to invite you and your family to the ual Community Tree Lighting, which will be held on Thursday, December 7 at 4:45 p.m. by the ield.

Appetizers, Salad, Garlic Bread, Spaghetti with Meat Sauce or Lasgana, and Dessert

BINGO Every Thursday 6:30 p.m.

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Bar Open 4 p.m.-? Thursdays & Fridays HAPPY HOUR 4-6 p.m.

Only $1.50 beer during Happy Hour (Reg. $2.25)

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Swedish Meatballs or Lutefisk Dinner Serving Dec. 1-3, 8-10, and 16-18

Friday & Saturday 11 a.m.-8 p.m.

Sunday 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

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munity tree is a symbol of our enduring strength and hope for one another! Clayton students ake ornaments for the tree and will include special ones that support a cause/person as a sign of Beverages are included encouragement. We are inviting community members to do the same and to bring your Spaghetti - gluten free option to place on the tree.

- vegetarian option Refreshments will be oping you will join us in startingLasagna this new tradition for our community!

The Village of Clayton and the Clayton School District would like to invite you and your family to the 2nd Annual Community Tree Lighting, which will be held on Thursday, December 7, at 4:45 p.m. by the football field.

Clayton students plan to make ornaments for the tree and will include special ones that support a cause/ person as a sign of love and encouragement. We are inviting community members to do the same and to bring your ornament to place on the tree.

This community tree is a symbol of our enduring strength and hope for one another!

We are hoping you will join us in starting this new tradition for our community!

AREA BOWLING SCORES Club 53 Bar & Lanes, Amery MONDAY NIGHT MEN Division 1 Amery True Value .........................146.0 Tac Two .............................................127.0 Division 2 Dick’s Fresh Market ........................ 117.5 Shoreview .........................................89.5 High games: Rick Trauley 219, Chris Wolter 239, Todd Zemke 204257, Robert Albee 210, Jim Swanson 216-220.

High series: Chris Wolter 560, Todd Zemke 640, Jim Swanson 629.

Spare Time Bowling, Turtle Lake M0NDAY NIGHT LADIES Spare Time Bowl...........................160.5 Bowlin’ Buddies.............................144.5 Becker’s Trucking ..........................140.0 Austad’s Super Valu..................... 135.0 No Wicks Moravitz ........................ 133.0 Countyline Dairy..............................131.5 Clear Lake Auto .............................. 110.5 High games: Connie Graber 233186-172, Laurel Cap 237-190, Lori Larson 203-178-175, Brenda Levine 192, Judy Ullom 191, Rita Andersen 191, Karen DeGolier 183.

500 series: Connie Graber 591, Laurel Cap 563, Lori Larson 556, Brenda Levine 523, Judy Ullom 508, Geri Christensen 504.

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DECEMBER EVENTS SATURDAY, DEC. 2nd: Jukebox Live 8 pm-12 am SATURDAY, DEC. 9th: Northland Entertainment DJ & Karaoke 8 pm-12 am

SATURDAY, DEC. 16th: Open Jukebox 8 pm-12 am SATURDAY, DEC. 23rd: Black Sheep Band 8 pm-12 am

SUNDAY, DEC. 31: New Year’s Eve Party with Wayne & the Boys 8 pm-12 am

Join Lampert Lumber in helping those in need in your community.

Drop off your new or gently used donations at Amery’s Lampert Lumber between Friday, Nov. 24th and Wednesday, Dec. 20th.

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To pose a question for one of our experts, send a letter to: The Amery Free Press, PO Box 424, Amery, WI 54001 or email Pam at phumpal@theameryfreepress.com

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directly into our jaws, they are suspended in the bone by little ligament fibers. These ligaments tell the brain how hard we are biting down and act as protection so we don’t crack our teeth on hard foods by biting too hard. When we clench and grind, the ligaments get irritated from the excessive force. This can result in extreme sensitivity to hot, cold, chewing pressure, mild to severe pain and even fracturing of the teeth. If you are experiencing sore teeth and think you are grinding your teeth, come see us at River Place Dental. We look forward to meeting you and helping to prevent damage to your teeth!

in the house to renovate. What are some things that I need to think about before remodeling my kitchen?

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You probably already know about Black Friday and Cyber Monday - the two biggest shopping days that follow Thanksgiving. But did you know that Giving Tuesday is observed on Nov. 28?

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You can always give cash to a charitable organization. If the group has received tax-exempt status, your gift can offer you a tax deduction too.

If you have stocks that have grown significantly in value, you may want to donate them to a charitable group. You will be allowed a charitable deduction for your gift, and you’ll avoid capital gains taxes you’d have to pay if you sold the stocks, provided you’ve held them for at least a year.

You can also extend your gift-giving to your children or grandchildren by contributing to a 529 college savings plan, which offers high contribution limits and potential tax advantages.

Through your gifts to charitable groups and your family members, you can take the spirit of Giving Day and extend it throughout the holiday season and even beyond.

This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones Financial Advisor.

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System (TPMS) in your vehicle is to warn you that at least one or more tires are significantly under-inflated, possibly creating unsafe driving conditions. Many factors can cause your tires to lose pressure. During these frigid months, the culprit is often temperature. For each 10°F of temperature change, tire pressures will change about 2%, or about 1 psi.

Since our vehicles are constantly vigilant of tire pressure, subtle changes in that pressure can trigger the TPMS. However, don’t assume this as the only reason for your dash light to come on.

You may be experiencing pressure loss for a completely different reason. From nails to electronic components, the world of TPMS can get a little overwhelming. Not to worry! Give me a call at 715-268-7676 call here or drive in. I’m happy to help you get back on the road quickly and safely.

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Think About the Layout. More than any room in the house, the kitchen needs to be practical and functional. So think about how you use it and communicate a plan with your designer what will suit your needs.

Kitchen Space Planning. A professional kitchen designer will make sure things are laid out to ensure proper safety, but it’s up to you to plan for convenience. Communicate with the designer how many people are usually in the kitchen at the same time, annoyances with your current kitchen, and the type of cooking or baking that you do.

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This young man gave Santa an earful.

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Light up the Town!

Amery’s annual Light up the Town and Parade of LIghts was held on Tuesday, Nov. 21, in conjunction with the Fire Department’s Chili Feed. Winning first place was the Disney-themed float by Dynatronix, in memory of the later Jim Osero. Second place went to Congregational Church, third to Clear Lake royalty, fourth to St. Croix royalty, and fifth to KarJackers Entertainment. Photos by Jessica de la Cruz.

First place in the Parade of Lights went to the Disney-themed float by Dynatronix.

Third place in the Parade of Lights went to Clear Lake royalty.

Amery Fire Department fed hungry parade goers with their annual chili feed.

The Flag of Scotland in Amery’s Flag Park Editor’s Note: Lamoine MacLaughlin is one of many local individuals who sponsor a flag in the Rotary Club’s Flag Park in Amery. Here is what he shared about his sponsorship of the Scottish flag.

BY LAMOINE MACLAUGHLIN

I don’t really remember how far back I became interested in my heritage. I remember being told that my family’s ancestors came to the United States from Canada – Nova Scotia – and that they had fled to Canada from Northern Ireland when famine hit that country. Before that they had moved from Scotland to Northern Ireland in an attempt to convert the Irish to Protestantism, the religion of their Scottish homeland. I knew historically that they had fought on the side of Bonnie Prince Charlie and were nearly wiped out by the British. And long before that one of my ancestors was king of Scotland.

My name, MacLaughlin, actually has two parts: “mac” which means “decendant of” and “lachlan” which means “lake dweller.” All of this history inspired me to visit Scotland twice, where I found our ruined castle, Castle Lachlan, on the shores of Loch Fyne, and which had been devastated by the British.

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Family history is so important to all of us.

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Scotland has two flags that have been on display in Flag Park. The Saltire or St Andrew’s cross (white on blue) is the national flag, and the Lion Rampant (yellow and red) is the royal flag.

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My Favorite Holiday Sophia Trandum

Mrs. Julson’s class, Amery Back row, left to right: Hailie Anderson, GioVonnie Sowell, Ethan Flores, Westin Ingham, Austin Hanson, Savannah Stanisz, Brian Munson, Sophia Trandum. Middle row: Elijah Ivey, Mercades Blouin-Potvin, Sterling Graf, Brodie Bader, Wyatt Langness, Sophie Timm, Ashtyn Brusletten. Front row: Peyton Larson, Lillee Steen, Ethan Wojchik, Amelia Fronczek-Rude.

Christmas Day

Holiday Traditions

My family wakes up for Christmas so we can open our presents but we have to wait for grandma and grandpa to come.

Next we go to our other grandma and grandpa’s house so we can open more presents from Santa. Then go back home to drop off the presents from Santa. Then we go to the next grandma and grandpa’s to get more presents because we love presents. Then we go home and we go to sleep.

A long time ago we were playing with our presents and the lights went out. My two sisters, my baby brother, and I were scared. My dad came upstairs and he told us that the storm knocked out the electricity. So we had to go to my baby brother’s room because he only had one window.

It was warm in his room.

My favorite time of the year is Christmas. Every year we have a really good dinner. We have cinnamon in the rice.

Grandma hides a nut in the big bowl of rice.

Sometimes I put milk in my rice. Who ever gets the nut has to hide it in their mouth. The other people need to try and guess who has the nut.

At the end the person who has the nut gets a prize. One time my oldest cousin got the nut. He got an ornament to hang up.

I got the nut once and I got a light up snowman.

After the dinner we open up presents. We play fun games. Then grandpa reads the kids a story.

Then everybody goes home. My brother and I and some of my cousins might have a sleepover this year. If we do have a sleepover, we can play Minecraft in the morning.

Sophie Timm

Austin Hanson

Presents

Ethan Flores

My favorite holiday is Christmas. We decorate the Christmas tree. My parents hide the presents. When my parents are done we make a huge dinner. Then we put a movie on like the Grinch.

Then my parents get the presents. They put them under the Christmas tree. Finally we open the gifts.

Winter Activities Wyatt Langness

My favorite time of the year is winter. I go sledding and build snowforts.

I go to the field and tube with my brother.

We start the wood stove outside to stay warm, and my brother eats snow. When we are done playing outside, we take a bath. I use hot water.

The next day we plow snow with dad, mom, and Cooper. I love to plow snow every winter. It is the best. We have the best time in winter.

I Like Christmas Westin Ingham

My favorite time in the year is Christmas.

My brothers and I make big snowforts in the big snowpiles that my dad plows. My brother and I go ice fishing. We fish with tipups and sometimes if we are lucky we catch some big northern.

My brothers and I build forts. Then we load up with snowballs. Then we have a snowball fight.

Then we brake the snowforts. My dad pulls my brothers and me in the sled. We go over jumps.

We fall off sometimes. We try to hold on.

Every Christmas after church my whole family gets together at my grandma’s. We play a dice game and if you roll doubles you get to take a present. At the end of the game we play for another 2 minutes and we get to steal presents from other people. Then it’s over and we get to open our presents.

My favorite holiday is Christmas because my family loves to have big parties. When my family has a big Christmas party we invite all of our friends and family to our house to celebrate. When we celebrate we play games. One game we play every year is a gift game.

We wrap little, small toys in seran wrap. When we are done wrapping it we have everybody make a circle. The person who starts the game has to put on a Santa hat and oven mitts. Then they start unwrapping it. In order to get a turn to unwrap you have to roll a doubles number with the dice.

Another game we play is to put a present in a box. Then you wrap and tape, wrap and tape until you think you are done.

Then you will need to get a Santa hat, two dice, and oven mitts.

The first person to start has to put oven mitts and a Santa hat on. Then they start unwrapping it. In order to get a turn to unwrap it you have to roll a doubles number with the dice. Once you get to the present the person that gets to the present gets to keep the present. Then we all go outside and wait for dinner to be done.

While we are outside we get out the snow boards and sleds. We sled and snowboard down our big hill, and we play games in the fresh snow.

Another game we play is one person makes foot tracks in the fresh snow.

We have to stay on the trail and play tag. If you get tagged or you go out of the trail you have to stay standing and spread your legs apart. You have to wait until someone climbs under your legs in order for you to play again.

Then we hear our moms calling “It’s time for dinner! It’s time for dinner!” So we all go in and have our Christmas feast. Usually, there is a pork sandwich with mashed potatoes, broccoli salad, potato salad, vegetables, fruit, chips, and many other things.

We love to open our gifts from our famiy as we are eating. So we all sit on the ground in the living room and open our presents. I love Christmas!!

Winter Fun Peyton Larson

My favorite thing to do in winter is to make snow angels and a snow fort. They make me happy plus they’re my favorite things to do. Also another thing I like to do in winter is go sleding with my sister and dad.

Another thing is to go to Half Moon Lake so my dad, sister, and I can go ice fishing. I like to go fishing. It’s my favorite thing to do with my family. I love my family and I know they love me too.

One Christmas Day Lillee Steen

My family likes the winter because of Christmas. On Christmas morning we eat oatmeal for breakfast. After breakfast we open presdents. Then we invite our friends and cousins for a party. At the party we play games like Pin the Nose and unwrap the present. Then we make ginger bread house and Christmas trees out of ice cream cones. After that we have lunch. After lunch we make cookies. There are different shapes like candy canes, Christmas trees, Santas, and also stars. Then we let them dry. While they’re drying we went outside and sled, build snowmen and play. After we went to Trollhaugen.

Then we come home. We eat dinner and treats.

Eventually my friends and cousins leave. Then we watch a movie.

That is why my family likes Christmas!!!

Winter Family Sterling Graf

My family builds a snow man. My dad, Sean, and I build a snowman.

The first ball was big!

The second ball was sort of big. The third ball was medium. The fourth ball was small. It took five minutes to build the snowman. It was huge!

My family also goes sledding. My mom, Sean, and I are going sledding off a big hill. It is going to be fun. We are at the top.

I went down and my hat fell off. Last winter was a lot of fun!

I Like Thanksgiving Amelia Fronczek-Rude

I like Thanksgiving beause I eat turkey sandwiches. We have big meals. We have some friends come over. We play games. We play outside all day. We like to play hide and seek.

We play tag too. Every Thanksgiving we do fun stuff.

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Ice Fishing

Winter Fun

My Favorite Holiday

My favorite holiday is Christmas because we can go ice fishing, hunting and four-wheeler riding. I love ice fishing that is why I am going to write about it. First I was having supper and my dad was talking on the phone to one of my best friend’s dad, Tim Waterman. I really want to go ice fishing but my dad said I couldn’t go.

Later that night my dad said that Colton Waterman and Tim Waterman were going to go to the ice fishing contest so he said I could go with them. The next morning we had to get up at 4:00 a.m. We didn’t even eat breakfast because we had to get there in time. When we got there we set up the ice shack and drilled the holes. Then we started fishing. I caught a sunny, northern, and two large mouth bass. I took the sunny to the trailer to get some door prizes. I won a cup, Skittles and a free Subway. Then we stayed for the adult contest but my dad didn’t win anything. Then we loaded everything up and went home.

My favorite time of the year is winter. Most of the time my family goes hunting. The funny part is someone in my family always shoots a deer at least every year. A lot of my family goes rifle hunting in a deer stand.

Sometimes I go hunting with my dad.

Another thing my family likes to do is go ice fishing. We use tip-ups and jig poles. We pull a sled on the back of my grandpa’s four wheeler to get to the poles to each hole and set the tip-ups up. Then my dad and I fish with the jig poles.

We wait for the fish to bite on the tip-ups. Then a flag comes up when a fish bites and pulls a different way. A lot of the time my family asks my grandpa if we can use the four wheeler. My dad ties his sled to the back of the four wheeler. My dad pulls my cousins and me in the sled. He sometimes goes over holes that don’t have tip-ups in them.

I LOVE WINTER

My favorite holiday of the year is Christmas.

Every Christmas morning I pray to God to say happy birthday and that I love him. Then I go to wake the boys and mom up. Once the boys and mom are up we go in the dining room to eat breakfast. When everyone is finished we go in the living room and watch TV until 3:00 p.m. Then we get dressed. Then we start cooking dinner for everyone. At 4:00 p.m. that is when everyone shows up. We eat dinner at 5:00 p.m. Once everyone is done we go in the living room to open the presents. Then we eat some cake. Then we put a Christmas movie in the DVD player. Everyone starts leaving at 7:59. We go to bed at 8:30. Before we go to bed we pray to God to say that we hope he had a good day, sweet dreams and good night.

Ethan Wojchik

Christmas Eve Elijah Ivey

On Christmas Eve night my brother, Miles, and I kept asking, “Can we open presents yet?”

Then we open them and start to play with them.

We have so, so much fun.

Then we go to bed. Soon enough I am the first to wake up and then I wake up Miles. Then Miles wakes up Mom and then we open presents. Then we look in our stockings and we find candy.

The End

Winter Fun Brian Munson

My favorite holiday is Christmas. I always get really fun toys from my grandma and grandpa.

At Christmas I get to see my cousin, Logan, who was in the Army.

Last winter on my mom’s birthday my family got to go ride a sleigh that my grandpa’s horses pulled. I go to the church in the winter because there is a big hill there and all my friends go there. Then we all go sledding.

My family goes to the cabin for a weekend. The cabin is in Hayward.

Brodie Bader

Holidays

GioVonnie Sowell

On Christmas I go to my dad’s house. We go snowmobiling and sledding. I drink from my chocolate fountain. Then we open presents. Then I go to my mom’s and sleep.

On Thanksgiving we eat dinner with my grandma. We have a big meal. We color on paper, play, and do art.

We watch football on TV. Sometimes we read or draw pictures. I like Christmas the best because I open presents.

Family Christmas

Mercades Blouin-Potvin

My favorite time of the year is Christmas. My family gets up and we open our presents. We go to our cousin’s house.

Then we go to Nana and Papa’s house. Then we open more presents.

Then we go back to my house. Then we watch a movie. Then we eat dinner. Then we go to bed.

Savannah Stanisz

3rd Grade students contribute to Amery Holiday Stroll issue Third graders from Amery, Clayton and Clear Lake elementary schools contributed first-person stories to this annual edition announcing the Amery Holiday Stroll.

Students were asked to recall their favorite winter-time or Christmas holiday memory.

We think you will find the stories interesting, entertaining and heartwarming.

The Amery Free Press staff would like to thank the school administrators and the teachers for their cooperation with this project.

A special thanks to the many students who helped make this section so memorable.

Christmas Fun Ashtyn Brusletten

My favorite time of year is Christmas. Every year my brother and I make a snowman We always put waffles for eyes and a popsicle for a nose. It didn’t work out last year because it was too hot. Then my brother kicked the head off. I was so mad. Then grandma made cookies. Then after we played outside we all watched the Grinch.

Then when every body got to grandma’s house we opened presents. My brother and I got slime.

We got a board game.

Then we went back outside. Then we got to go snowmobiling. We went around the house so many times. About the tenth time it was Millie’s turn. She sat in a sled in the back. Then we all got in. We all put our hands in the snow while the snowmobile was going.

Then when it was 8 o’clock we went to bed. It was a fun day.

Christmas Day Hailie Anderson

This is what my family does on Christmas. First the person who wakes up has to help sort the presents. Next all the kids are up and in a little bit we all wake up the big kids. We all wake up our parents. Then we all sit and sort our presents from little to big. We go to my grandma’s. We bring a little present after the game. We eat dinner.

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Winter Property

My Christmas

On one winter day my family and I went to a town called Baraga. We drove to many places that were for sale. One piece of property I sunk in the snow! That day it snowed a lot! We went to one more and it was the one. The perfect one! We bought it and it was beautiful! If my parents said we’re going there in the winter I would say “Yesyes-yes!” It would be oh so fun if my friends came too. Sadly, we had to leave the beautiful place.

If we go there again, maybe, just maybe, it will be an adventure.

Let me tell you about my Christmas. When I got to my grandma’s I ran up to her and gave her a hug. Then I went inside.

We all said “Hi” to each other. Then Grandpa, Eli, and I went outside.

My grandpa and uncle started a fire in the fire pit. We stood around the fire. “Present time!” I ran inside. All the kids sat around the tree. We all had to find our names on the presents. If everyone had a present, we got to open it. I spent the night and went home in the morning. It was super fun.

How to Build a Snowman

Super Mega Sledding Hill Snow Fort

I am going to tell you how to build a snowman.

First, build three balls.

Then stack them on top of each other. Find a carrot and coal. That’s it!

Then stick it so it makes a face. Get a hat and a tie.

Then wrap the tie around the snowman’s neck. Put the hat on top. Last, get two sticks. Then stick it on the middele ball.

That is how you build a snowman.

Today I’m telling you about what I do in winter.

First, a build a snow fort. Get somebody to help you with this. My dad plowed a lot of snow against the fence. I shaped the snow in the shape of half a circle.

Next, I made my sledding hill. I grabbed the freezing snow off the ground and patted it into the fort until the trail was rectangular and smooth. Afterwards, I made the rooms. I made the kitchen, bathroom, living room, bedroom, dining room, and entryway. Later, I made food and dishes and went sledding. I made all sorts of snow foods dishes and silverware. Then I finally got to go sledding down my awesome sledding trail. It was awesome and super-duper fast. Last, I went inside and had hot cocoa. Of course it had baby marshmallows in it.

My body was freezing.

I have taught you everything about my super mega sledding hill snow fort. I hope you can make one too.

Deraius Greenebaum

Jered Hoke

Mrs. Severson’s class, Amery Back row, left to right: Evan Kaphing, Keaton Wollan, Easton Petter, Alex Swanson, Jered Hoke, Killian Deming, Chevelle Lee, Deraius Greenebaum. Middle row: Tanden Ideker, Addison Gould, Makayla Golden, Kate Moskal, Riley Woodbeck, Jolee Marquand, Brandon Teigen. Front row: Kemper Lundgren, Isaiah Rindal, Rylan Brown, Cody Hatch, Abby Cody, Ginger Livingston.

A Fun Christmas Rylan Brown

One snow month I went to my dad’s house on a Friday. I went sledding. After that, I ate supper and then I went to bed. When I got up I had breakfast then I got my hat, mittens, boots, jacket, and snow pants on. I got a sled and started sliding down the hill. When I got cold, I went inside and played.

On Saturday night our neighbor Tammy came over. We got an early present. It was a snowboard with a handle. It came in a box. The box was like two feet long.

It took a few minutes to open the box. I asked my dad if I could try it out outside. He let me for ten minutes. Then I went to bed. When I got up I ate breakfast. When everybody got up we opened the presents. Then my sister and I went home to Mom’s and we opened some more presents.

Snow Forts

Makayla Golden

My daddy is the snow fort maker because he is a good snow plow person.

First my dad plows the snow. He plows the snow really tall. Next we start digging holes. Then we make chairs and benches in the fort. After building the fort, we make a sliding hill and we slide. Finally, we throw snowballs. We have fun playing in the snow.

Sledding Abby Cody

My dad, Uncle Tim, Angelina, Robert, Carson, Zack, Conner and I went sledding and tubing at New Richmond school.

It was amazing. There was a big bump, it made you fly! Robert fell off his tube on the big bump.

He said “That hurt!” My dad took a video of me sledding on the big bump.

He took a video of Conner too. I had a blue and red tube. It popped. After, we went to the Next Door Cafe. We had cinnamon rolls and hot cocoa. I loved sledding and tubing with my family!

Snowboarding Killian Deming

Do you want to hear something funny? Read my article to find out! I got my first snowboard and I went outside and used it. First, I ducked down and went under a tree! I face planted in the snow. I was really cold.

I attempted to snowboard again. I fell off and it hurt. It was time to go inside. I drank hot chocolate. If you read my article you might try snowboarding. Have a happy winter!

Awesome Night Tubing

How to Build a Big Snow Fort

I am going to tell you about my awesome night tubing! First, my sister Ella went down the hill because she is the oldest so she got sent down first.

It did not go well at all!

She got a black eye. Then she started crying! Next we had a snowball fight!

Ella came back out even with a black eye but she did not blend in very well. Plus she had a glow in the dark spider on her coat. We dominated her.

She was okay with it because that was the point of the game. We also tried to make walls with the snow to protect ourselves from getting hit. Then we had a race in the snow. I fell lots and lots of times in the snow. It did not fall well at all. I was not happy! Also I did not win but I got second place. That was not the end of the world. Then we played in the snow fort that my dad, my sisters, and I made. It had tunnels and windows. We had a lot of fun playing in the snow and on the playset. On the playset we played pirates. Then we played more inside the snow fort. Finally, we went inside with our cold cheeks and wet socks from the snow. We told jokes and drank hot cocoa. We also settled down in our seats and watched TV. That was an exciting night. I hope you like my story.

Do you want to learn how to build a big snow fort? If you do then you should read my story.

First, roll big snowballs.

Here’s a tip, make a border in the snow. Then, roll the snow balls into the border. Here’s a tip, roll a snowball on the border where you want your fort to be. Next, put the first layer of big snowballs. Then, put on the second layer of snowballs. Make sure they’re not too heavy so you can lift them. Next, make sure you keep a little space just big enough so you can get in and out. Then, in one of the snowballs by the bottom of the door dig a hole down the middle of the snowballs for a mailbox.

Then, take sticky snow and fill in the cracks of the big snowballs. Next, make little snowballs for the bottom of the big snowballs. It makes the fort sturdy. Last, make a chair, it’s actually simple.

Here’s how to do it, roll another big snowball then dig a hole like the mailbox but not so deep make sure you sturdy your chair so you don’t fall over. And that’s all you are supposed to do.

Now my job is done. I hope you have fun in your new snow fort.

Addison Gould

Cody Hatch

Ice Skating Tanden Ideker

When it was winter on Friday’s my mom would sometimes take my sister and I to the ice skating place. I had to use the ice skating cane and my sister had to use the ice skating cane too. Next, I had to get on the ice and start to skate. My sister could skate better than I could. My mom would always invite her friend to go ice skating with us.

My mom and her friend could skate better than my sister and me. My sister got rid of her cane faster than I did. When I got rid of my cane I thought I could skate well. But I could not skate that well. Their food at the ice skating place was really delicious. In the end I had a lot of fun. I’m sad when it is not winter because the ice skating place is closed.

At My Dad’s Isaiah Rindal

One day I was with my dad! We had lots of fun together. Next we went for a bike ride. Then we went back home. And then we had fun at home.

Finally we watched TV. Then it was night time so we went to sleep. Dad and I had lots of fun together.

Evan Kaphing

Chevelle Lee

Attempting to Snowboard Virginia Livingston

Last year I attempted to snowboard but . . . it didn’t work. So I tried again and it still didn’t work! I tried, tried, tried, and tried but no matter how hard I tried nothing worked! So, I went inside for hot chocolate.

I had the biggest marshmallows ever! It was delicious. Now that I warmed up I was ready to snowboard! Although, I still wanted more hot chocolate, but I had one glass already so I was ready to snowboard. I . . . I did it I went down without falling! Well, I’m done now, hope you liked my story.

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The Big Hockey Game Kemper Lundgren

One day I had a big, big hockey game. I got on the ice doing my warm ups.

There was only eleven seconds on the clock till the bell rang. We were getting ready for the faceoff. After the faceoff, my team was so close to getting a goal. Sadly, we didn’t. When luck seemed small, Jaxon scored three goals! Then Jacob scored a goal! It was tied. During the last four minutes we were so close to winning the game. But the other team scored. Not much longer - they won.

Christmas Eve Jolee Marquand

It was Christmas Eve! Dad, Mom, Beth, Daniel, Lily and me went to our church after supper.

After singing songs we ate a little food. We had cookies and lemonade.

We left after we finished eating. We went home and opened our stockings. I got a Frozen glass, bowl and plates. It was fun. But, sadly it is only once a year.

Building a Snow Fort Kate Moskal

I built a snow fort. It was awesome! Digging the hole in the ground took some time. My dad and I dug the hole in the middle of the snowing mountain. That was the hardest part. I had a hard time getting in the snow fort because it fell a little! I sledded on top and knocked some snow down. I didn’t know it until I got in it. Then, my brother and I got in. It was fun because it was like my brother and I pretended we had a bedroom and a house. Then we went inside and cuddled.

The Slippery Test Easton Petter

In second grade it was recess and it was snowing out! My friends made a game called bing - bong - bounce. It’s where you balance on snowballs.

Alex tried, he lost! Evan tried, he lost! Then I tried, I won! The winner got an ice crown. Then I was the king of snow!

Sometimes I played tag in the snow with my friends Alex and Evan. It was cold and fun to trip over snow. Evan and I liked to play slide over the ice. It cracked and we slid across the ice. When Evan and I slid across the ice we thought we would fall through the cracks.

I had a very good time playing in the snow.

My Trip to Monster Jam Alex Swanson

On December 10th, 2016 we went to Monster Jam. First we checked the car. We blew the tires up. We put a lot of gas in the car. My aunt let me pick a friend. His name is Westin. We got in the car to go, my aunt let me bring my tablet. When we got half way there we had to go across the big Duluth Bridge. I was scared. But I was not too scared. I took pictures with my tablet. It was fun and scary going across the big Duluth Bridge.

When we got to Monster Jam we gave the person our tickets. Then we went through the scanner. I got scared because I did not want to get beeped at. We got in the stadium to look at the monster trucks. They stared, it was loud, it’s awesome.

My friend and I yell: “We want free style - we want free style.” My favorite truck won the free style but it did not win the wheelie competition.

The wheelie competition is the first event. The second competition is the jump event. Grave Digger won the jump event.

Free styole was the third competition. The ending was sad. I did not want to leave, but we had to. It was really late. My friend got to stay the night at my house. There was a lot of traffic on the way home. I asked: “Why do we have to go through a traffic jam? I thought we went to Monster Jam!” I was happy that Son of a Digger won because he is my favorite monster truck. My favorite event was free style. There were other events. I didn’t really like that we had to leave but we had to so we did.

Winter Fun

Brandon Teigen

Ice Skating

Keaton Wollan

Riley Woodbeck

One morning a couple days before Christmas, I woke up. There was snow on the ground. So I went to go watch TV. I looked in the room with the Christmas tree. There was my surprise! Do you want to know what it was? Okay, I’ll tell you.

I was going to Disney World! Then I went to go tell my family. So I woke them up. Then I started to look around and I saw a note. It was from Santa.

It said what we got to do there. And, there was still presents under the tree. There was some stuff for the airplane ride. And then . . . I saw a little box. I opened it.

There was my first Fitbit!

Then we went to Grandma’s house. We got into the car and I turned on my music. Meanwhile, I got bored. So I went to Netflix and watched movies on my phone. We got to the airport and we said goodbye to my grandma.

I was so excited! And hungry! Grrrrr. We found a Burger King. I got a huge cheeseburger!

It was so delicious! After that, we went to go find our section for the plane.

We got on the plane and it was going to be a long one. It’s about three hours long. I watched movies. One of the movies was Angry Birds.

When we got to the hotel it was about 2:00 in the morning! We unpacked and it was so boring. Plus I was really tired. So I went to sleep . . . Zzzzzzz.

The next morning I was still very tired. But it was the first day and I was going to make the best of it.

So we went to Disney Studios, Animal Kingdom, and Magic Kingdom.

I bought a baseball. It had cool photos on it. We went and got some food.

We just got some cheese curds. I had a favorite ride. It was called the . . . Tower of Terror! We skipped Epcot. Instead, we swam in the pools.

Then we watched the Vikings and Packers game.

The Packers won by a little bit! Soon our va-ca was over and we went on the airplane back home.

Uhhhh. After we were home, we had one day until our next surprise.

Our surprise was going to the Lodge. We swam a lot with my friends and family. I had a great time at my two surprises.

Thanks Santa!

I’m going to tell you about a time I went ice skating. I went with Kate and her mom. I walked in the door of the ice skating rink and then I got my skates from the stand.

I tied my laces tight so my skates wouldn’t fall off. I was getting on the ice and I fell again. Then I got back up! Then I got off the ice to go warm my hands. Then I went to the room to eat some food.

I picked a hot dog and it was very good! I had to go home after all of that. It was very fun and I hope I can do it again because it was so fun!

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One day it was snowing. Dad had an idea. We went to Trollhaugen with his crew. I saw the people who I knew. We played I Spy with My Little Eye. It was fun to play. I went to Trollhaugen with my dad and brother. I made two new friends. There was a black belt. It was cool.

We went to the little store and warmed up. Then we went out again. We had a snack. It was good. When we had to go, that wasn’t cool. I wanted to stay.

When we got home we went to sleep. The next day we went sledding.

My dad pushed us down a hill and threw me into snow. It was fun. When I was tired, I went to sleep.

It was fun when we went to Trollhaugen.

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Christmas

All About Thanksgiving

Tristan DeLeon

I like Christmas because of the snow. I also like having snowball fights. They are fun.

Sometimes I build a snow fort and a wall to protect myself from getting hit by the snowballs. I also make couches out of the snow. Then my sister, brother, and I sit on them. I also like Christmas because of Santa.

He brings presents so we can play with them! This makes me happy.

Christmas is really fun.

Jade Blouin-Potvin

I’m going to tell you about Thanksgiving. On every Thanksgiving all of my family comes together. We all eat turkey and we go together and are thankful. Then we all celebrate Thanksgiving.

But, that is not all. My grandma and grandpa come from Green Bay to see us. They usually spend one night at our house. Later that night we eat pumpkin pie. I love Thanksgiving.

Winter Fun

Ryann Mizejewski

Getting Ready for Christmas Chayce Dosch

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Christmas in Iowa

Winter is Fun

My favorite holiday is Christmas because my family and I go to Iowa to celebrate Christmas and other holidays. My mom was born in Iowa, so my Grandma and Grandpa, cousins, aunts, and uncles still live there. We get our presents at my Aunt’s house. Sometimes I get to wrap presents for my Grandma and Grandpa, aunts, uncles and cousins. Before we go to Iowa, my mom and dad give us a few presents.

We sleep at my Grandma and Grandpa’s house for one night and Aunt and Uncle’s house for 3 nights. We also help my Aunt set up decorations for Christmas. When we travel to Iowa, I bring my coloring book to color so I am not bored. I can’t wait to go to Iowa this year for Christmas.

Winter is my favorite season. We get to have snowball fights and build forts. I also love to go sledding and spend time with my family.

Sometimes after we go sledding, we have hot chocolate. I love to watch Christmas movies with my mom and dad. My cousins and I love to make snowmen. Once we made a really big one at my aunt’s house.

I also love to go snow tubing. Sometimes we go to Trollhaugen and go down the huge hills.

I like to put Christmas decorations around the house. My mom and I work very hard to make the house look nice. I ride my snowmobile at my house in the winter. My dad fixed my snowmobile so I can ride it.

Josie Maxon

Kennedy Miller

Today my mom and I are getting ready for Christmas. Mom loves Christmas. We love putting a tree in our living room. We decorate the tree and we also decorate the fireplace. We hang our socks up in front of the fireplace, then we wait for mom to make dinner for us. We love watching the fireplace.

When mom is done with the food, we eat and then we go to bed.

The end

Every year my Mom, Dad, and I go sledding. I love sledding. Sometimes if I want to go really fast my Dad will push me.

My Mom stays inside because she does not like winter. Once in awhile my brother comes out and he throws snowballs at me. Sometimes he hits my neck and I get cold!

This year I hope we get to go ice skating. I need to practice ice skating. I really want to get better.

I’m so thankful that I have this family.

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Thanksgiving

Winter

My Christmas Mallory Wade

Charles White

Jacob Stauner

Every year my family goes up to the cabin for rifle season. My dad, mom, grandpa, uncle, and sister go gun hunting while I stay at the cabin with my aunt Amy, my grandma, and my dogs. We play games and watch TV. The hunters come back for lunch and dinner. We get the dinner ready on Thanksgiving Day. This year we are going to have a turkey.

It’s going to be a feast.

In winter I like to go ice fishing, go to Trollhaugen, go skiing, and deer hunting. When I go to my grandma’s house, I like to play with her puppy and go snowmobiling. I also like to have snowball fights with my brother and ride my grandma’s Ranger. At home I like to play snowball catch with my dog and build forts in the snow. I build snowmen and hit them with a sled. I also build snowmen and shoot them with nerf bullets. Then I ran my sled into my brother’s sled. I love winter!

I love Christmas because we get presents. We get new, cool presents.

We get to play with my friends. When we set up the Christmas tree, I help with the tree. I do the bottom. My mom does the top. It is fun. When we go sledding my dog is tied up to a sled. We get in the sled and I throw the toy. Then my dog grabs it and runs back. He drops it and the sled keeps going. Later we all build a snowman. I make the snowman fun because I jumped on it!

The End.

My Winter

Snowmobiles

A few years ago I was making a snow fort with my mom, my dad, and my sister. The snow was pretty sticky so the fort was coming together pretty well. When we were half way done we went in for hot cocoa. That afternoon we watched some TV then we went back outside to finish the snow fort. Once we were done with the fort, we dug two holes through the walls as doors. Then my mom and dad went in to warm up. The next day my sister and I dug another fort in the snow.

It was right next to the other fort. Then we went in and drank some more hot cocoa. I can’t wait to make another snow fort this year! I hope there is enough snow!

My family has two snowmobiles. I get to ride both of them. My mom and dad each have one. My dad has a big snowmobile and my mom has a small snowmobile.

My dad got his from his friend. My mom got hers from my uncle. They are really fast. We ride them on the trails in our back yard. My dad’s snowmobile has hand warmers so you don’t get as cold.

My mom got hers on my birthday. My dad’s snowmobile is really hard to turn. But my mom’s is really easy to turn. The first day my mom got her snowmobile my dad and I went on the trails. You should always wear a helmet, some gloves, and bring an adult with you.

Snow Making

Riley Schultz

Snowmobiling TaeVion Allen

We go snowmobiling every year. We celebrate my brother’s birthday.

We pick up my brother’s friends and we go on my dad’s snowmobiles. We drive them all over our yard. We have a big yard.

Then we eat lunch. When we are done we play outside. After my brother’s friends leave, we go on the snowmobile trails.

They have lots of curves.

When we are done we go home to eat supper. We have fun on my brother’s birthday.

My Thanksgiving Ben Griepentrog

For Thanksgiving my family goes to my grandparent’s house First we cook the food, then set the table and wait for the guests to come. To pass the time, my brother and I go upstairs and play Legos. When our cousins arrive they also play Legos. But when everyone arrives, we all sit down and eat. For dessert we have ice cream cake.

After most people leave, my cousins and I go back upstairs and watch a movie until bedtime.

When it is bedtime we make up the pull-out and read a book until we fall asleep. I love Thanksgiving.

All About Christmas Kaleigh Wilson

I am going to talk about Christmas. Every year we wake up and eat breakfast and I watch TV. Then I eat lunch and my two brothers need to take a nap. After they wake up we open the presents!

Also, in the morning, we find our Elf on the Shelf.

Then we go to my Grandma Star’s house. We get to open presents there too. We also watch some Christmas movies. I love Christmas!

Axel Kusilek

Brady Johnson

I am going to write about making snow forts and snowball fights almost every day. We also sled down a big hill in our backyard. We go down our driveway too.

To have a snowball fight, you need to have a home base and less than twenty-one people. You also need teams in twenty-one forts. If you want to make a fort like our family does, follow these steps.

Have a snowball maker, a shovel, your hands, and some snow. First you take the snow and put it in the snowball maker and pack it up. Next, you take the snowball out and throw it. Thank you for reading my story.

Emmett Trudeau

Snow Tubing I really like snow tubing. I usually go to Trollhaugen to snow tube. The best time I ever went snow tubing was with my family and my 4-H group. My mom, dad, and I all hooked our tubes together. When we went down the hill, we hit the wall at the bottom of the hill and went different directions. It was fun and cool! There were a lot of bumps on the hill.

That made it more fun.

When I got cold I took a break and went inside. I had one to two hot dogs.

It was a lot of fun. I hope we are able to go again this year.

Christmas Time is Here

Sledding With My Family

Once every year as you know Christmas comes around. I am sure you all have a story like, “Santa came to my house!” But my story is when I was with my Dad, Laura, the twins, and Ceci. We were at the mall, but I’m not sure what the name was. Anyway, we were there to see Santa.

Before that I made our Elf on the Shelf, Chippy, a bead stocking. When I saw Santa, he told me that Chippy gave the stocking to Mrs. Claus!

Then she gave it to Santa!

Santa actually had it in his hand and showed me! I couldn’t believe it!

So, now when someone says they don’t believe in Santa, you have a story to tell them!

Last year I went sledding with my family. My dad built a snow ramp.

My mom took a video.

My sister Ava went under the ramp. I went over her and it was so fun! But, I landed on my face and it was so red. Then my sister did the same thing.

Then we went home and had some hot chocolate.

It was so good! It was the best day ever!!

Zoe Bymark

Amelia Pruitt

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Coyote Hunting Wyatt Hanson

All winter, in the mornings, we get our hound dogs loaded into the dog boxes and go hunting.

When we find a good spot we stop, then we put the collars on the dogs. Then we watch the GPS to see where the dogs are at.

Once the dogs find a coyote they will move really fast. They might cross some roads or trails.

Eventually the dogs will catch the coyote. When the hunt is finished we get the dogs loaded back up and start the hunt all over again.

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Th Friendly Snowmen Cassandra Tiry

Mrs. Schultz’s class, Amery Back row, left to right: Paige McLain, Zachary Curran, Mahiyah Whitetail, Mason Holte, Colton Waterman, Kailey Wilson, Mateo Fleischauer, Sam Trandum. Middle row: Brody Hood, Kash Dombrock, Carson Dimas, Kiyanna Lindner, Triston Bader, Kooper Klugow, Cassandra Tiry. Front row: Liam Zinn, Trystan Everson, Ryan Clark, Emmy Yeske.

The Snowman

Elf on the Shelf

Last winter my family and I built a huge snowman on Christmas Eve. First, we rolled up three balls. We used sticks for arms, buttons for eyes, and a carrot for her nose. When we put in the nose it fell out and left an orange spot.

Then we put coal in for the mouth. Next, we put a scarf around her neck.

The scarf kept blowing away so we made it stay by using snow. We put cooking gloves on the sticks for hands. When we put the gloves on we gave it a high five. We showed our snowman to Aunty April. We were so happy because our Aunty loved it so much!

We decided to make two more snowmen. We made one for mom and one for dad. They also had a carrot nose, button eyes, a scarf, a coal mouth, a hat, and sticks with cooking gloves. We added hair on the mom and put a fake flower in her hair.

Finally, we made two more snowmen for my brother and my sister. I loved my snowmen family so much! When we finished we went inside and drank hot cocoa. It was a fun day!

One day I noticed an elf on a shelf so I started throwing socks at him because he surprised me.

Then I left to go to my grandma and grandpas house. When I came back home he was not there, so I went looking for him.

Soon I found him at a different spot upstairs.

Then I went downstairs to eat. When I came back upstairs he disappeared again. I went searching for him. My arms were loaded with socks. When I saw him I ran toward him and started throwing socks at him. My parents told me to get ready for bed, so I did. I went back upstairs. The elf vanished. I turned around and there he was!

I had two socks left. I threw one but I missed.

Just as I was going to throw the last sock, my parents told me to go to bed.

The next day I looked everywhere in the house.

The elf was gone.

Kiyanna Lindner

Sam Trandum

Waking Up for Christmas

The Wonderful Christmas

Last Christmas I woke up early to check if there were presents under the tree and there were.

Then I woke up my sister.

We tried to guess what’s in each of our presents.

When it was morning we went and woke up mom and dad. Everyone opened their presents. I was hoping for an X box, but I didn’t get one.

Then we all went outside and played. My sister and I built a snowman. We didn’t have any carrots so we just used a rock.

After that we went inside to play with our toys. I really wanted to play with my scooter but it was winter. I tried to make a ramp for my toy car, but the car was too big so the ramp broke.

Next we all got in the car and went to my aunt’s house to open more presents. We also played with people there. My dad and I tossed a ball around.

Later, we went inside and ate cake. It was vanilla and chocolate. I love vanilla and chocolate cake. I had a pop, too.

Next, I went and played with my toys and on the swing set. My uncle was there. My sister was building a snowman again. I had a wonderful Christmas!

Every Christmas we wait until my brother, sister, mom, and dad get up to open presents.

While we open presents there’s a fire on the TV. My mom and I bake four cookies for Santa. Then in the afternoon I ride my four wheeler up and down my trail. After I get cold I go back inside to warm up. I have hot cocoa and watch holiday movies. I watched Donald Duck, Mickey Mouse, and Elsa. After that we play with our new toys.

Next, we put our toys away. Then we go to bed feeling tired and happy after a wonderful Christmas.

Mason Holte

Mateo Fleischauer

The Snow Person Mahiyah Whitetail

Last winter I was in my yard. There was a snowman and he had no arms, eyes, nose, or legs. My sister and I put eyes, nose, legs and arms on him.

We loved it! My whole family decided to build a snow family. We made grandma, Dave, and mom. When we finished building we went inside.

Dave told me to close my eyes and when I opened them there was a present.

I opened the present and inside there was a phone.

I was so happy it was the best day ever!

This is the story of the friendly snowmen. Every year two friendly snowmen come to our house.

Mom picks which snowman is for me and which one is for my sister. Then that snowman is ours for the rest of the winter.

Sometimes they give us presents on the first day!

One time they put ornaments out in the hallway! Another time they gave us gluten treats, but when we opened it a gluten free treat popped out! I was very impressed and amazingly happy at the same time!

Every night in winter they do something! It’s different every night.

They always have a note.

They look like something grandma made but written in mom’s handwriting! One time they hid from us, it was funny!

It took a while to find mine, but not Natasha’s.

For her it’s easy peasy lemon squeezy. I do want to know who does this but, at the same time I don’t! Besides, I might forget anyway. I bet there is going to be a third snowman one of these years. I really hope so.

Then we will not have to share with our little sister Sami.

I love the friendly snowmen. The friendly snowmen are just like Elf on the Shelf but you can touch them. The friendly snowmen are kind of breakable. We must be careful with them otherwise they might break. The friendly snowmen have been visiting our house for as long as I can remember.

We always have to put them back when we’re done playing with them otherwise we might lose them. They try their best to encourage us to do the right thing even when it’s hard. They usually do something funny!

Every night they write a note and hide or give us something!

They only come in winter so they don’t stay all year. Sadly, they go shortly after Christmas.

They leave after everyone is asleep. It’s very, very sad because they’re so much fun. Every year they surprise us even more! I love it! I hope you liked my story about the friendly snowmen!

Christmas Day Kash Dombrock

On Christmas day I get out of bed, go upstairs, and sit on the couch until my mom and dad wake up. Then my mom gets out the camera. Next, we open presents and have our grandparents, our auntie, and papa over. We get presents from them, too. After that, we eat.

Then we play some more.

We also play a game and we have a treat like candy or ice cream.

Next, we go outside and play for an hour. We usually make a snow fort or have a snowball fight. When we come in we drink hot chocolate and eat cookies. When we are done my family goes home. Then we go eat dinner at a restaurant.

When we get home it is time to go downstairs and watch a Christmas movie. Then we all get ready for bed. When I go to bed it takes me awhile to fall asleep because I want to play with my presents. So, I lay in bed for awhile until I finally fall asleep. That is my Christmas. This is what we do every Christmas day. My favorite part is when we open presents. I love Christmas!

My Snow Bank Tunnel Emmy Yeske

Last winter, a few days before Christmas my family decided to play outside with most of the girls in the family.

First, we had to choose what to do. We chose to make snowbank tunnels.

Second, we made a snow bank for the tunnel.

Third, we got a shovel. Fourth, we started digging tunnels in the snow bank. Finally, the tunnels were done and ready to use.

Suddenly, a Fed Ex truck pulled in my driveway. I was scared so I hid in one of the tunnels.

Then I saw the driver come out of the truck and I was even more scared until the driver popped back in her truck. After the Fed Ex truck disappeared I went inside for some hot cocoa to warm up of course.

Last that day, I went outside again and worked on a new tunnel. Even my sisters Katelyn and Charlotte Yeske came out, I’m amazed! We worked and worked on new tunnels until our mom called us in. We had a great time!

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Ice Skating

Trystan Everson

My uncle, his friends and I went ice skating.

I’m a better skater then my uncle’s friends. My uncle played hockey when he was young. I’m also playing hockey this year too. I like to skate and am really good at it. I have three hockey sticks and a pair of ice skates.

I also have a hockey net and a hockey puck. Last Christmas, my dad went ice skating with me.

Hockey runs through many generations in my family. I look up to Zack Parise. I also have a hockey game that I got last Christmas.

Christmas Shopping Kailey Wilson

Every Christmas Eve my mom and I go to Walmart. There is everything at Walmart. It is epic! I love getting pajamas, hats, mittens and socks. I love Walmart.

My favorite gift was my frozen yogurt gift card.

It is a place where you add your own toppings to frozen yogurt and ice cream. That is why I love Christmas shopping! It’s fun.

Elf on the Shelf Carson Dimas

Every Christmas my family has an Elf on the Shelf. It is a blast! He is a boy and his name is Darcy. We play hide and seek every morning.

Once he broke two of my ornaments. Each night he flies to the North Pole when I’m sleeping. My Elf on the Shelf is cool. I talk to him a lot. He has a red suit and hat. Once he was hiding in a bucket.

We watch movies together. He is so funny! I write him notes. Once he wrote me a note saying that I have to clean my room.

My Elf on the Shelf is nice. I can’t wait for him to come back this year.

Christmas with My Family Paige McLain

Last year I had an awesome Christmas celebration! First, I opened my presents. My favorite was an American Girl doll. Next, I went to my grandma’s and grandpa’s house.

After, I had a party. It was fun! Then I had a chocolate cake. The cake was so delicious! Last, I went home and watched some movies and I played with my toys. I had a fun Christmas. I can’t wait for Christmas this year to see what I will get.

The Day Before Christmas Triston Bader

Last winter, on the day before Christmas I woke up early and then I woke my sister. When we got up all of our snow stuff was lined up. My dad scared my sister because he was already awake.

We walked to get our winter clothes on. We made a snowman and colored it with yellow, green, red, and blue. The top was red, the second part was green, and the third part was blue. Then we went inside because it was freezing out. We had hot chocolate with marshmallows on top.

Then we watched a movie, it was awesome. I hope you liked my story.

The Big Snowman Kooper Klugow

It was five years ago when my family and I were making the first snowball for our snowman. It was taller than my dad and he is five feet ten inches tall! Next, we made the second snowball. When we finished making the snowball we asked my grandpa to lift it with the tractor. Then, we made the third snowball and again had my grandpa lift the snowball with his tractor. Last, we put on the buttons, carrot, hat, scarf and two sticks for arms. We finally finished our snowman.

It was a really fun and cold day!

Christmas Party Brody Hood

On Christmas morning I went downstairs and opened my presents from Santa. Then I went to my grandma’s house. We went outside and went sliding with my family.

My grandma has a really big hill. It is steep!

When we went inside we drank hot chocolate.

Then we prayed and ate our food. It was good food. Next, we opened gifts. Later, my cousins and I went back outside and had a snow war.

Then we went sliding again. After sliding we went inside and played hide and seek. I am good at it because I can hide in small places.

Later, we went home and played with my presents from Santa.

The games were fun. I got foosball but I lost all the time. My brother was the winner. Then I went downstairs to play with all my toys. It was fun!

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On Christmas Day

Christmas Day

Elf on the Shelf

On Christmas morning last year my sister woke me up to show me what Santa had got us but we didn’t wake mom and dad up. When mom and dad woke up we opened our stockings and our dog and cat had stockings too. When we were done opening our stockings my dad made us a yummy snack, cinnamon rolls. Then we opened up our presents and ate.

When we were done we played or just relaxed.

Later we went to our grandmas and opened up presents there with our cousins and other people.

After that I played. Then we left. When we got home my sister and I made snowmen. We had fun in the snow while building the snowmen.

Sometimes we help each other but we did not last year.

This is how I built my snowmen. First I roll a big snowball. Then I roll the center ball. Last but not least I roll the head.

Then I put on plastic pieces such as buttons, a pipe, rocks, and a carrot nose. Then we come in and play some more until it’s time for bed.

The next week I went fishing with my dad and his friend Aaron.

We brought an ice tent.

It was cold out there.

Suddenly a tip-up went up! I yelled that we had a fish. It took a long time but finally we got the fish in and it was huge. It was a northern pike that was 35 or 36 inches long. We got a picture of it in the Amery Free Press. The title was, The Snacks Weren’t Bad Either.

When we got home a lot of people came over to our house, we played and played until it was time to watch the New Year’s Eve count down.

Afterward we played some more until the last person left my house.

Then I said bye and I went to bed. I just can’t wait for next Christmas.

I hope you have a happy Christmas.

When I woke up on Christmas Day my brother Noah and my sister Annie were already downstairs. Then my mom and dad came down. Next, my sister Hannah came down.

Finally, we opened presents.

Afterward, we went outside, and went sledding. It was fun! We also had a snowball fight before we built a snow fort.

Then Noah and I went in and played with the family. We played with our toys. After that our family went ice skating!

We had a fun Christmas Day!

Each Christmas morning I wake up and we open presents! After we do that we have cookies and apple cider. Later we play with what we got. A few hours later we have a HUGE party! We play games and open a lot more presents! Later, the adults play card games and the kids just hang out and play some games. Once it’s night some people leave and others stay until midnight. We have a fire.

We also play Christmas music. Christmas is a special holiday for us. My favorite present I got is a slingshot set! I also open my stocking. My favorite thing from my stocking was Pokemon cards!

Last year, I went to my tree and took the elf off the tree.

Then I put it in a box and woke my mom up.

My grandpa came over to visit. He ate dinner with us and watched me sled.

We made cookies and we had some for dessert. Our family opened presents in the morning.

My favorite food is crispy chicken.

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My Christmas Memory Addyson King

Last year I checked our pond and I went on the ice and I fell through.

I got out of the ice then went home and took off my stuff, but I noticed my clothes were not wet.

It was strange. I told my mom and she said they were waterproof snowpants and jacket. But my hands and head were soaked with water and I took my snow stuff off outside. Then I watched TV and went outside again. My sister and brothers fell through the ice and their snow pants and jackets were waterproof too. But their hands and heads were soaked with water. They asked mom the same question I asked.

Christmas Morning Allen Boe

Ms. Luke’s class, Clayton Back row, left to right: Allen Boe, Cooper Flanigan, Addyson King, Evelyn Fall, Oscar Troff, Toby Adams. Front row: Brody Curtis, Owen Anderson, Kyleigh Luoma, Macy Grosskreutz, James Maynard, Tyler Thomas, Josie Tanner.

When I was at my Uncle Rory’s for Christmas Oscar Troff

When I got there we went inside and my grandma and grandpa were there. Most of my family was there. The boys chased the girls around, while shooting them with nerf guns and nerf sling shots. Then we ate supper and we had dessert. After that we opened presents. My favorite one I got was a remote control helicopter.

My most memorable one was the one I got from my grandma and grandpa.

Then we drove home.

My Christmas Evelyn Fall

I get up at 6:30 in the morning. I wake up my mom and dad, and then we look in our stockings.

Then we go to the Christmas tree and open up Christmas presents and say Merry Christmas!

The Christmas Party Kyleigh Luoma

Every year my family and I have a Christmas party on Christmas Eve. We play a game and it is really fun. Then we eat food and eat candy.

Sometimes we drink hot chocolate. My brother sometimes comes home from college. My mom and dad hide the presents then they give us clues.

We have to find the presents. Then we play with them.

Holiday Hunts Owen Anderson

Last year I was hunting with my mom when a big eight pointer came out right in front of us.

My mom shot it. Then this year my grandpa and I saw three bucks.

He didn’t shoot at them because they were all small.

My Favorite Christmas Toby Adams

I opened my presents and sometimes I get to shoot my sister if I get a nerf gun.

My Favorite Memory Tyler Thomas

I woke up at 10:14 and then I woke up Dan and Jon. Then I woke up mom and dad and went to open gifts on Christmas Day.

In the morning the presents are under the tree. Santa Claus is back at the North Pole.

I open the presents. In the presents are toys. My favorite toys are Legos and Transformer toys.

My family gets other presents. Last year I gave my teachers an ornament for their tree.

My Favorite Memory Macy Grosskreutz

I was sleepiong in my room and I woke up and jumped on my mom and dad. Then I opened our presents and then stockings and played with them. We went snowmobiling, sled riding, made a snowman, had a snowball fight and then went to enjoy the love of Christmas to everybody in the world with smiles and rainbows and even a big big bear hug! We had hot cocoa and watched movies and even had cookies with milk and some for Santa too! We even made treats for the reindeer.

My mom has a hair style shop and every year Santa and Miss Claus come and we take pictures and Miss Claus reads to us. She has good books and has stuffed animals. Santa says, “What do you want for Christmas?” and you answer and get to sit on his lap.

My grandma makes the best cookies and we have them at the shop with hot chocolate and coffee.

I enjoy it. It is so fun and I think it is fun for my mom too. The end, the best Christmas ever!

Cold Feet Josie Tanner

On Christmas we went to my cousins house.

She dared everyone to run around the house barefoot. Jack, Joe, and I stayed inside, then we locked the door before they got inside.

The Christmas Party Cooper Flanigan

At Christmas I like to have parties. I like to play with my cousin. We have a snowball fight and make forts. We make hot cocoa and creamer in the coffee. We play Xbox 360 and PS4. I even throw snowpies at my mom and dad. I love our Christmas parties.

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My Favorite Winter Memory Brody Curtis

I made the biggest snow family! My brothers and I went outside and had a snowball fight. We had a lot of fun. My brothers went inside. I made the bottom half of the dad of the snow family. My dad came outside with me and then we got done with the snow dad. My brothers came outside with us and we finished our snow family! Our winter was really fun!

Christmas Day James Maynard

Christmas is fun.

My mom and I put up a Christmas tree. Santa will deliver some presents. When I wake up there will be presents under the tree. My baby brother might get some new baby toys My mom might get some stuff. We watch Christmas shows on Christmas Day like Santa Paws and Santa Buddies. We have a big dinner, and then my mom washes dishes.

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On Christmas Eve

One Christmas Day

On Christmas Eve I go to my granny’s house and she gives us early Christmas presents. I get so excited and I can’t stop playing with my new toys. Then we go home and eat. When I go to bed I wish I could do it all over again!

My family went to my grandma’s house to open presents and we got candy too. We made snowmen and we had hot chocolate. We made cookies and we got to feed the goats! It was the most fun Christmas ever!

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My favorite memory was when me, Nate, mom and dad went sledding in Turtle Lake and I rolled over. Then Nate went so fast down the hill. It was cold that day Then we went home and I went to the kitchen and got hot chocolate and marshmallows. It was the best day ever!

Christmas Day Kaydence Simon

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Christmas at my Aunt’s Jordyn Amick

Every year I go to my aunt’s house and we celebrate Christmas. I have at least 12 cousins to play with. We play a game that you roll a dice and if you roll a 6 you get a present. If someone else rolls a 6 they can steal it from you! It’s the best Christmas ever!

One Christmas Eve Tanner Ash

I went and got a Christmas tree and we put it up in our living room. I went to bed and went to sleep. I woke up and woke my mom up too. We went to our living room and I saw a long box. I asked my mom if I could open it and she said I could.

Inside was my very own hunting rifle. It was the best present ever!

One Christmas Morning Hunter Beestman

We went to my grandma’s house at 3 in the morning. We ate and opened presents. It was the best day ever! I wish I could do it all over again!

Christmas

Every Christmas

My Favorite Season

On Christmas Eve we play games. Then we put up the tree and decorations. When we wake up in the morning, everyone is at our house. We open presents, eat and spend time together. Then everyone goes home. Then it’s time for the clean-up.

Every year my whole family comes to my house for Christmas. We go to Mall of America. It is so much fun! We also spend time together as a family!

My favorite season is winter because me, my mom and dad, and my two sisters go skiing. We go skiing at Trollhaugen. It is so fun and my cousins get to go skiing with us!

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Zach Newbauer

Every Christmas we take pictures of us with our Christmas presents.

Then we open them and we take another picture with our new toys. We eat cookies and spend time together. It’s the best time!

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Holiday Fun When my sister and I wake up we go outside and build snowmen.

Then we go inside. My grandma makes breakfast. When we are done with breakfast we open presents.

A Good Christmas Mason Zemke

I love Christmas. It is my favorite holiday. I love going to my grandma’s house. It’s really fun.

My favorite part is being there with my family and getting presents. I love my cousins and I only get to see them 5-6 times a year. We also frost cookies. It’s the best time of year.

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Every Holiday with my Dad Lilli Headley

We go to my grandma and grandpa’s house to open presents. Then we go to my uncle’s. Last, we go home and we play games for the rest of the day. We also open our presents! It’s my favorite!

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Aurora Lemke

Fall is my favorite season. Sometimes my cousins come over and we climb trees and it’s so much fun. We draw on the sidewalk with chalk.

I love spending time with my family.

The Best Christmas Ever Jeremy Meyer

On Christmas we meet at my uncle’s house. Then we eat food and we open presents. I also get to play with all my cousins. It was the best Christmas ever!

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Winter Wonder Land Emma Zauft

One day me, my sister Hailey, and my dad were playing in the snow. My sister had a great idea.

She said, “Why don’t we go sledding behind the snowmobile.” “Sure” I said. So my dad took the snowmobile out of the shed and connected it to the hitch. We got in! He started the snowmobile slow at first and then suddenly WHOOSH! We went flying! My dad is a crazy driver! “Weeeee!!!” we both shouted. Then when we were done, we made snowmen. Dad made the bottom ball, Hailey made the middle ball and I made the head.

I told dad to go get some carrots from the house.

When he got back I took the carrots and plopped them in the head. My sister collected some rocks and plopped them in too!

When we were inside we had hot cocoa with marshmallows.

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The Awesome Christmas Brody Brown

First I went out to go sledding and then me and my brother went on one sled and then we were going so fast that I crashed into a tree. Then we went back inside and we had a cup of hot cocoa because I was freezing from going head first into the snow. Then we ate turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy. Then we opened presents.

Then me and my brother went outside again with my sister. And then I sled out of my four-wheeler.

Then me and my brother were on my family go-cart. We went back inside and went towards the fireplace. Then me, my dad and my sister and brother played four square. The day after Christmas we went and built a fort. Somehow it stayed really warm inside the fort. Then we went to bed after that Awesome Christmas!

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Tyler Rasmussen

My cousins and I go to my Gramma’s house every year. My little cousin chases me, my brother and my cousin. I hope my cousin doesn’t chase me this year.

My Favorite Winter Activity Tristan Greeley

My favorite winter activity is going ice fishing and snowmobiling. I go to Lake Magnor to fish. We catch lots of fish! We catch musky and northern. When I am ice fishing on Lake Magnor, I sit in the shack playing on my tablet waiting for fish to bite my hook. We even catch fish when it is cold. I dress warm when it is cold outside. The most fish I caught is 20 fish of all kinds.

My Family Memory Hunter Hesch

My family makes Christmas cookies with my Grandma. I help Grandma make chocolate chip cookies. We make a lot of cookies. I get to eat some of the cookies when we are done. The cookies taste delicious. We also sometimes make M&M cookies. I like making cookies with my Grandma.

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One Sledding Day

One Christmas morning I woke up. I peeked at my presents and then I woke up everybody else.

Then my dad started to make pancakes. Then we all ate. They were delicious. Then we all opened presents. We got an Xbox One. We plugged it into the wall and we tried to play it. It did not work! So then my mom went to the store and returned the Xbox One. She got an Xbox 360 instead.

I was so excited that I jumped up and down! My mom got about 7 video games with it. We got my favorite game, Minecraft.

Then I built a really big house in Minecraft.

So one day I was going to go outside. We had a snowball fight, had hot chocolate. We went back outside and we went sledding about three or two times. Then dad said, “one more time.” So we went one more time. So me and dad got on the sled. But the sled turned so my head crashed into the mailbox!!! I was crying a lot I was like screaming. So I went inside the house. And got an ice pack and laid on the couch with dad. And when I was done resting I went to my room to play with my Barbies.

And when I was playing with my Barbies my dad was cooking supper for us. And my mom came in my room to say “Are you OK” and I said kind of. And then mom said time to eat. So I went to go eat. And it was my favorite thing to eat and it was spaghetti. So I ate it super fast. Then I was better because I got medicine.

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The Best Christmas Ever Ayla Monson

One time I woke up and went out in the living room and saw presents under the tree. I read the name tags. I saw my present. I was so excited so I went to wake up my mom and dad. They were tired but they got up. Then I woke my sister and my brother up. Then we opened our presents. I got a Leappad. Then I went to daycare. It was fun. After daycare I went home and played on my Leappad.

Then I went to bed. When I woke up I played on my Leappad.

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Snow Fun

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Miles Johnson

One day me and my brothers went outside.

We built a snow fort.

We built a bunch of snowballs and we had a snowball fight and I won because I wrecked my brothers. My brothers chased me. Then my brother Gabe caught me.

He let me go because he is really nice. Then we went inside and had hot cocoa. Me, Griffin and Bennett went back outside and me and Griffin rode our snowmobiles.

Bennett rode on a sled hooked up to mine. Me and Griffin raced and I won but Bennett fell off and started crying. Then we brought him back.

My dad took care of him then we had hot cocoa and played with Gabe.

Me, Griffin and Bennett went back outside. Then our parents called us in. We opened presents.

We all got a lot of stuff.

Once we were done we played with our new toys.

Then we went to bed.

The next day we played with our toys and rode our snowmobiles and our brothers had snowball fights and I was the ref and Gabe won. And we went inside and played with our toys. We made Gabe mad but then he chased all of us. After we did that we all went back outside and came in and had some cookies and my other brother Alex and he played outside and we rode our snowboards and our sleds and raced.

It was really fun. But we fell off a lot and we had fun. We were all wet when we were done.

The End.

I was celebrating a peaceful Christmas, but after lunch my cousin challenged me to a snowball fight. I never lose snowball fights so I accepted the challenge.

It began. We got our gear and we went out. We got to build a base. I made mine a ten foot tunnel system and a square dome. He built a wall that was really thick.

When we were done we started to bomb each other with snowballs. My snowballs did not do any damage to his big wall so I packed rocks in my snowballs. They broke down his walls slowly.

But he started to break my roof off the snow. I went into a panic. But the rock snowballs broke his wall! So I went in to beat him. He started to run away I hit him once. He fell. I started to throw a lot and I won!!! We went inside. I made hot chocolate for both of us. Then we watched a movie. It was a nice movie. We got carried away. It was 3:00 o’clock we went back out and we fought my brother for a while. But we lost. It was very close though. Then we built giant snowballs and ran into each other with the snowballs. I knocked Will over and he knocked me over. We had so much fun! We went inside and finished our hot chocolate and we watched funny videos then we went on a snowboard ride.

The Best Christmas Jerret Case

I wake up my brother and sister and we open presents. Then we go ice fishing in New Richmond and I almost caught a bass. Then we went sledding at Cole and Kendra’s grandma’s house. Then I crashed into a tree. Then I went off the ramp off a hill. When I got home we put the lights up. Then Luke and Henry come out and Henry was stuck in the fish. It was funny and Luke helped him get out. Then I go to my bed and read before I go to bed. Then I wake up the next day and play with my tablet.

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My Christmas Ways Amelia Kirk

One Christmas morning I woke up my mom and dad by tapping them on the shoulder to tell them that there were presents. They said, “Go in the living room.” Then my brother Bryce woke up. We had to watch shows until my mom and dad woke up. Then they finally woke up and we opened presents. I got all the stuff I wanted.

My brother did too. I got lots of Trolls sets, I got some Palace Pets.

My brother got lots of Ninja Turtle stuff. Then we ate breakfast. Mom made French toast and scrambled eggs. We had some milk or Kool-Aid or something. Then got ready to go to Grandpa and Grandma Klinger’s house. Our aunts and our cousins were there before us. Then our other cousins came and then we hanged out. Then we ate again. We had mashed potatoes (my favorite), ham, and deviled eggs and lots of salad (the gross kind). Then we hang up a lot more until it got close to night time.

We went downstairs where the Christmas tree is and opened presents.

My brother got Trolls (I didn’t like that). I forgot what I got. Then we said our good-byes and my mom never stops talking!

When she stopped talking we finally got to go home in the car.

Then we went home and my dad was there. We watched Spongebob and then went to bed.

Seth Cain

Every Christmas my brothers, Evan and Haydin and my sister, Hazel and me make our own homemade pizza. It’s so fun but we eat it. Then Hazel cries because the pizza is gone. But she’s happy because tomorrow is Christmas. We have to make cookies and milk.

Then we put the cookies on a table for Santa.

Then we got to go to bed.

Two Christmases ago we woke up and we saw a stone, about the size of a softball, under the tree.

It said “For Hazel.” Then she cried and she thought it was real. But it was a present full of toys! She ran up the stairs 25 times because she was so excited. Then I opened my presents and there was dinosaurs in the present.

Evan opened his present.

He got a Lego Set and then we played with the Lego Set that Evan built.

Haydin got a teeny-tiny football that he can play with inside. Then he played football with me.

The Crazy Christmas Kennedy LaRose

One Christmas day my dad woke me, Van and CJ up. We went into the living room and we saw the presents. My head was like wow. Van got a TV, I got a scooter, CJ got a drifting bike. My mom was at work and I was sad because we can’t open presents at the time.

When my mom got home I was super happy so we can open presents. We all got sleeping bags. I admit I don’t know what my brothers got. But I got my favorite thing of all. A NOM NUMS LIP GLOSS TRUCK! I was super happy.

The Christmas Disaster

Christmas Presents

Sneaking Candy

I woke up. My alarm ringing loudly I shut it off and realized it was Christmas! I ran down the stairs not too fast to where I would fall or anything. Anyway I got downstairs to open presents. But then I realized my little brother got more presents than me! I was bummed that I didn’t get much presents. I did a quick count. Here’s about how many presents we got. My brother got about 20 gifts! When I didn’t even get 10.

After that we ate breakfast. I think we ate pancakes. Those pancakes were yummy but the syrup had a bunch of whiteish stuff in the brown syrup. That was weird. But things were about to get weirder.

And after that we went outside. I tried to build a snow fort but it fell down.

The snow fort toppled over. It was actually kind of cool.

The End

On the night before Christmas we always have a small party with the people on my step dad’s side. It’s cool the way they decorate. They decorate with a bunch of crafts. We also do games with cards. When we were done I went upstairs to play on the Wii. Then I went down the stairs, and I snuck a piece of candy and I just kept sneaking a bunch of candy until it was time to go home. Then my bag broke open. I was so embarassed. Then I saw the look on my grandpa’s face and I’m like uh-oh. I was so scared And then I breathed in for five seconds and out for five.

Aaaaaahhhhhh. And then we left and as we left I did not feel so happy. All I felt was scared.

The end!

Riley Gagner

Madelyn Dorsey

One morning, it was Christmas in Colorado.

I went to the living room to get presents. I got a baseball glove and ball.

Then with my sister and me go to the kitchen to eat breakfast, I had eggs, toast and milk. I went to my grandma’s house to go sledding with my sister, cousin and me.

My cousin got his sled.

We went to the hill. Our cousin put down the sled.

Me and my sister jumped on. We almost went down the hill like a speeding race car. We crashed at the middle of the hill.

I went face first in the snow. My grandpa ran to me and pulled me out of the snow. I went into the house to have hot cocoa.

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Celebrating Cody Eggen

In my family we celebrate with my Grandpa and Grandma and me and my 2 sisters and Mom and Dad. We decorate with rainbow lights. The activities we do is go sledding on a big hill, build snowmen, throw snowballs and drink hot cocoa. We like to eat cookies. We make chocolate chip cookies.

When the day is done we get to open presents.

First is Grandpa’s he gives us new books. Then Grandma’s she gives us new shoes.

A Very Cool Christmas Memory

My Christmas Memories

This year me and my brother were playing and then I had a great idea. I told my brother and then we finished it. It was a snowman. After that we played more, it was still fun. Next we go inside for hot chocolate and soup and then we play inside for a little bit. After, we get tucked in for bed and fall asleep. Before I went to bed I played a game.

It was called Shoots and Ladders and Sorry games. It was at Grandma’s house and I played with my cousins.

Every year on Christmas Eve we celebrate by playing a special game of cards. We get presents every time we win.

Christmas time really just gives me this feeling of joy. Christmas is really lovely. It’s my favorite time of year. On Christmas morning I go up to one of the living rooms and open the presents and we always have a little note. Oh yes, back on Christmas Eve we have a big feast! The food is like a really big chicken and stuffing, well I can’t really remember. The food is super, super good.

Hazel Cuper

Joshua Forsblade

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Elf on the Shelf

The Dog Scare

A Fun Christmas

One Christmas Eve day I was sledding on a hill on the side of my house.

I started to get cold so I went inside. Then I asked if I could have hot chocolate. My mom said “yes.”

Once I got done drinking her hot chocolate I waited for my Mom to say it was time to go to my grandma and grandpa’s house. She said two more hours. I HAD TO WAIT FOUR HOURS! My cousins were coming to my grandma and grandpa’s house for Christmas. My cousins Samantha and Cooper are from Atlanta, Georgia.

We finally went to my grandma’s house. My cousins were already there. We visited for a while. Then me and my cousins looked for their Elf on the Shelf, Charlie, who came all the way from Atlanta. We looked everywhere! We split up and looked. I was upstairs, everyone else was downstairs. I finally found him. Then we had Christmas dinner and cookies.

It was a snowy night at 3:00 a.m. and I was sleeping and my sister Ava was walking around in the house because she had a scary dream. And she was in the hallway and my dog Luke opened his eyes and wiggled his ears. And he woke up and started to barked so loud that I woke up and my sister yelled and screamed and my mom woke up and I heard the door open quick and I got out of my bed and grabbed my robe and she could so I gave my robe.

In my family we celebrate with my cousins and grandma and grandpa. I love to eat snowflakes. My family goes outside to sing. I play in the snow.

I go to my grandmas for Christmas. I like to eat the fluffy snowflakes the best. I like to eat snowflakes because they taste good. Snowflakes last a long time. I don’t just like snowflakes I love them. I like Christmas because I get presents. I love to sing at Christmas. I love Christmas. Do you love Christmas? I love the snowflakes. I love snow.

I love seeing snow. I love seeing snow because it is pretty.

Natalie Petersen

Laura Mattmiller

The Elf on the Shelf Madalyn Siler

On Christmas I put up my tree and then I left. I came back and an Elf on the Shelf was there. We named her Jingle. Then we brought Jingle to dinner. I eat mashed potatoes. It was good. Then I eat jelly. I sat in a hot tub. I can only touch her once every time I see her.

If you touch her she will lose her powers. I thought I will miss her when she goes. I had fun with her.

I got out of the hot tub and we opened presents. I got a blanket. It was soft.

Then I went home. I went to bed. I woke up and she was gone. But I was not sad. The end.

Jade Juedes

My Family Tradition Kayson Johnson

When I woke up I walked out of my bedroom and saw Christmas presents under the Christmas tree. My cousins and my mom and my dad and my grandma and grandpa Krohn, we decorated our Christmas tree. We color. We like to eat pizza. Then we go outside and my family has a snowball fight. My cousins and me were freezing so we went inside to warm up. We drank hot cocoa. Then we went outside again.

We went back to play in the snow. We joined our family and made a huge snowball. Then we went to bed.

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The Terrible Accident Brandon Madison

Me and my sister were playing in the snow, building a snow fort. I rolled a snowball, about the size of a beach ball to give to my sister for the fort. When I was walking, I took one more step and my leg got stuck in the snow! It went all the way up to my knee!

I yelled to my sister that I couldn’t move my leg.

My sister Brandee went inside to get help from my other sister, Kaylee.

Brandee dug me out with her hands and Kaylee dug me out with a shovel.

It took about an hour to get out! I was really cold.

It was like -15 degrees out that day. It took about an hour to dig me out. When they got me out, my foot was like ice! I had snow in my boot. It was not fun but it’s true.

The Ice Fishing Accident Jonathan Lawson

One normal winter day me and my family went ice fishing! It was amazing me, my little sister, big sister, big brother played on the playground. There was monkey bars, 8 slides, 2 wall climbers. We had so much fun! Then came the funnest part. It was time to unpack and get ready to go ice fishing.

When we got on the ice, it wasn’t very thick but we could still walk on it.

There was a bunch holes on the ice. One part was very thin so my stepdad told us not to go over there. Then me and my brother started walking around in the snow. My little sister was following us. When we were ice fishing my brother decided that he was going to give up because our little sister wanted to go and play. After awhile, I decided that I was going to go play with them too.

When we were going to go home, my little sister accidentally stepped in a hole in the ice and got her leg stuck! My mom and step-dad turned and lifted her foot and got her out. Then we walked to the truck and it was hard for her to get in the truck because her leg was soaking wet and frozen. My step dad lifted her into the truck. My sister was yelling the whole way home that she was cold.

Fun in Winter Johan Frausto

When I woke up on Christmas Day, we went outside and had a snowball fight! It was with my mom, my dad, and my brother. It was in the front yard. My dad made the best snowballs. He made them huge and he threw them at me. My mom made a medium sized snowball and my brother made little snowballs. I made snowballs the same as my mom’s.

My dog surprised my mom because it brought a rat inside the house. My mom hates rats and she screamed and made my dad get it out. My mom made a snowball and put it on my head.

Then we went inside and we played hide and seek. Then we went outside again and we saw a wolf. It was really a dog.

We had pizza and hot chocolate to eat. It was yummy! I love pizza!

We opened Christmas presents on Christmas Day. My dad surprised me because he said he was going to buy a car and then he really came home with a dog. My mom put a blindfold on me and told me to come this way. She took off the blindfold and it was my dog. She is a husky. Kiara is her name and she likes to play in the snow. She likes to sneak and come in the house sometimes too. She tries to hide from us and go slow in the house and then she sneaks in and licks my head. Then she has to go back outside right in the middle of the night.

I also got a nerf gun and I shot my brother with it. He wanted to shoot me so he got his gun and it hurts when he shoots it.

Playful Little Does Max Everts

I was playing in the snow with corn and my dump truck. There was a few deer that came and ate the corn. We were watching the deer eat the corn.

Me and my dad were going to shoot them. But they were too small to shoot. Then we were trying to think if we were going to shoot them.

Then we decided to not shoot them. I was only like 4. Then I went outside to play in the snow. I was going to go sledding down the hill. After the deer left, I was having fun.

Me and my sister were actually having fun for once. We had a really fun snow fort. And then we had a snowball fight.

Up North Christmas Charles Ernst

We go Up North to my Grandpa Ernst’s cabin every Christmas. I eat candy, bacon and mashed potatoes for Christmas.

My grandpa, my dad and me go ice fishing. Sometimes my brothers and sister go fishing too. It is so, so fun!!

We get a tree and we have rainbow lights and ornaments. We hang candy canes and more stuff on the tree.

I go down my grandpa’s hill on my snowboard. I hit a tree once. It didn’t really feel that bad because my snowboard drafted on the tree instead of me. I was flying!

It was awesome and great fun. I loved it! I play and I love cookies and meals. Christmas trees and ornaments and candy canes they’re so good, so tasty and tender. I like getting presents too!

It was the best!

My Favorite Family Memory Blake Hauck

My favorite memory is sledding in the snow. I like to snowmobile. I like to bake cookies with my Grandma. I like to sled because I love to race people. I like to bake cookies with Grandma because they are delicious. They taste like gingerbread.

The Snow Fall Gracie Hornick

One day me and my sister Kaylee were making a tunnel of snow! That’s when it happened. I went in my fort and my sister was on top. She jumped and she fell on my fort and it fell on me! She was trying to get me out but my foot was hard to get out to her. Then she got my foot out. Then we went inside. Kaylee made hot chocolate. When she was going to take a sip of hot chocolate she spilt it and it was all over her! It was funny!

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Winter Memories

James Benson

Devin Alvermann

My family celebrates Christmas every year.

I am from Mexico and Carlos and Victor and my mom. On Christmas Day me and my little sister open presents. On Christmas Eve my family and me go to my uncle’s house and open presents. Then we go to my grandma’s house to open presents. I think we ate chicken on Christmas Day. We also put up Christmas tree. I like Christmas because it’s a joyful time of year.

You know why? You get to open presents. Some people don’t like Christmas but I like Christmas.

In my family we celebrate with my mom, dad, sister, grandma, aunt, uncles, and me. Me and my sister built a snow fort and I was in it when my sister broke it on top of me!!! I was very mad at my sister. Me and my sister went to go sleding on the big hill next to my house and later that day me and my sister had a small snowball fight. I almost ran into my sister with my sled. I steered into a snow bank. My mom sometimes can’t put up the Christmas tree.

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The BEST Christmas

My Worst Christmas

It was Christmas and my family went to my grandma and grandpa’s house. And when we got there some of my cousins were already there. And we played and played and while we were playing my cousins came and came. My grandma has a video game. My cousin Tyler plays it and we kept walking in front of the screen and tripping over the cord and he got madder and madder.

We took the game about three times he got it took him awhile but it was all my cousins against him since my grandma had 4 kids there was a lot of bedrooms. Downstairs there are two, one is in the living room and one is down the hall. We hide the game in the bedroom down the hall. Three of us waited in the room.

We switched after a while. My sister and her friend always went first.

I like that because I like to stay in the room not out of the room. It was really tiring. I was realy sweating after I ran a lot.

I got the game back. Then we started chasing each other. We hopped on the pillows like frogs and played tag on the pillows too. Then we played real tag. I wouldn’t get it a lot because I was an older kid and we had to come and eat. There’s a lot of good food. I got stuff, I was the first one to finish my food. Then we played tag again and then a lot of us had to leave. I stayed with my other cousins. It was still fun. Four of my other cousins stayed at my grandma’s house to spend the night. I wanted to but my mom said no. I had a great day that day.

The next day I went to my grandma’s and I played with 4 cousins that stayed.

One Christmas me and my mom went sledding and she hit a snowbank of ice. We had to go to the hospital because she had bumped her head really hard and almost cut her head open. Then me and my mom went inside and go to eat supper. After supper me and mom and my brother and my sister went to go open presents.

I got a new girl’s toy. A few days after Christmas I realized it was my sister’s toy and I gave it back to her and she also got my toy. She gave it to me. But the day before that and also the day before Christmas I had been beaten upside the head 9 times by my big brother because I had upset him over a Lego Chopper.

Brooklin Tellijohn

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Front row: Sadie Rudi, Andy Buhr, Clint Stream, Kyle Daniels, Wyatt Lundgren, Riley Hawkins.

Missing was Aaron Tilseth.

Christmas Family Memory Andy Buhr

I like when my family decorates the Christmas tree. I have decorations I made at daycare that my mom likes. I get to put it on the tree every year.

We get a big tree. It is lots of fun when my whole family decorates the tree together.

Christmas at Grandma’s Alexis Rondeau

On Christmas my family came over to my grandma’s. We get to open presents. Then we get to eat some food. We talk while we eat. It was fun and we got to go outside and we play. When we were outside we made snowmen. It was fun. We came in to have hot cocoa. We went to the bigs room and we played in the bigs room. We played some board games. It was so much fun! I thought I was going to die.

My Sledding Story Kyle Daniels

When I was in Minnesota a few years ago we went sledding down a big hill. I was sledding on a box. Then some kids gave us sleds. I was sledding with my sisters. I had a whole lot of fun because the hill was big. It was a really cold day but we spent the whole day at the hill.

The Most Exciting Christmas

The Best Florida Christmas Ever

The Best Christmas Ever

Every year we go to our grandma and grandpas and we always have the most delicious dinner ever and then we always play until the dinner is ready and we always have chicken, corn, jello, stuffing, veggies and dip, all kinds of pie and my favorite pie is peanut butter pie and it is the best pie in the world in my opinion and we have hot dish, pork sandwiches, and sometimes cupcakes, and then when we are done we play again. But I play with my cousin Asher and Alora. And they are the best cousins in the world but Sophia is annoying at Easter.

We were giving pony rides and at the end of the driveway she screams. I want to get off right now.

And then my grandma hollers.

We always open one at a time and I was so excited that I peaked in my first present. And it was a total mystery. I was so excited that I almost blew up when I saw it and it was The Wheel of Fortune game. I wanted to open it right away and play it but I couldn’t because there was not enough time to talk and we had to carry all our toys from Christmas in a garbage bag because we had so much toys and we could not get it all in the back of the car.

My first time ever going to Florida was two Christmases ago. My favorite part of it was going to SeaWorld. Right when we got there we all decided to go swimming.

Then me and my mom went snorkeling. All the coral was so beautiful.

The coral shined when the sun went through the water. It was orange and teal. I was so lucky to be able to look underwater. I loved it so much when we got to the end. I found out that my dad had gotten an underwater camera so he took a picture of me and my mom underneath the water. After that we went over in the salt water. We swim with all the sea animals. We swam with fish, jellyfish (that had their stingers taken out), and stingrays.

I didn’t do it for very long though. My family went over to go swimming with the dolphins. But my dad did not want to.

So he just took pictures of us. We did so many other things on our trip.

I always thought that it was all the best but when I really think about it this was the best.

Every year I make a snowman and my brother kicks it every year and I have to make a new one. After I made a new one my brother kicked that one. So I gave up and made a snow couch and I went sledding and I hit a big pile of snow. It hit my face and it really hurt. I went inside and ate and had dinner. We had mashed potatoes and gravy and they were so yummy. I went back outside and we had a snowball fight and I had the best ball in the world. Me and my brother made a snow fort too. It was huge and it had tons tunnels.

It was the best fort ever!

After the snowball fight we went to open presents and I got a racing car set and so I went back outside. I heard my sister coming. So I went in and took out a snowball and I hit her. It was pretty funny. I went back inside and I played with all my new toys and I got a sweatshirt. It was the best present ever. It had a little badge on it, it was an American flag and a Green Bay symbol and I got a toy car.

Addison Kobernick

Alissa Burbach

Ben Laberee

The Horrible/Good Christmas Connor Monson

Last year we went to the hotel and it was in Wisconsin Dells. It was fun but we can’t go this year maybe because some kids are throwing fireworks into the forest so we might not be going. I think the kid got in trouble. I’m not for sure but we’re going to Wisconsin Dells. We’re probably going to a different place called Kalahari.

It’s probably going to be fun. I’m not for sure if it’s going to be fun at least we’re just going to go for Christmas and my birthday and my sister’s birthday.

CJ LaRose

The Worst Christmas Ever, Best Christmas Ever Aaron Tilseth

It is Christmas night and I did not have anything to do. It was the worst Christmas ever.

It was raining cats and dogs and it was the worst rainfall ever! I didn’t have any presents yet!

I didn’t have any sun for my plants. Finally I got my present from my mom and dad! It finally stopped raining and I was happy. It turned into the best Christmas ever.

We had snowball fights and it was the awesomest thing I’ve ever did. It truly was the best Christmas I’ve ever had. The snowball fight continued and I won. I sang with my parents and grandparents all day. It turned out to be the best Christmas.

I like Christmas Carol two. The best things I’ve ever done in my life is on Christmas night. I like Christmas more than any other holiday made.

We watch movies and everything. We had dinner with my grandparents and parents. We build a snowman. It was really fun. And we knocked the snowman down. Then we went inside and opened presents. My present was a toy boxing glove and my brothers toy was a toy helicopter. And then we played with him outside. It was cold so we came back up inside and had hot cocoa. Then we opened more presents and they were super cool.

I couldn’t tell what they were but then my mom told me and mine was a 3DS.

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The Best Christmas Clint Stream

In my family we celebrate with my ancestors.

We decorate with icicles on the house. We do no activities. We play on electronics. I always say I’m hungry and I’m thirsty. My mom let’s me get a can of Pepsi.

I like Pepsi and Sierra Mist. Then we say Merry Christmas and I love my presents. They are so fun to play with. I also play with Vinny. Then we go outside and play in the snow and I build a snowman. I love Christmas so much! I love opening presents. They are so cool and I like my presents.

My Mommy gets me the best presents and Santa Claus. I like Santa Claus because he’s been to our house. I sat on his lap and I told him what I wanted.

I wanted the indominus Rex Breakout. He said I could get that for you but he couldn’t get it because he didn’t have enough money and then my mommy got it for me and the T-Rex escape. I loved it so much that I hugged her and she hugged me back and it was the best Christmas ever. It was the best Christmas I ever had in my life!

Christmas at Grandma’s Kaylee Zemke

Every year we go to my grandma’s. She has like a gazillion sleds! Me and my cousin Gavin and my sister Lacey take turns playing on the sleds and my mom and dad sit on the couch and talk and drink coffee. Then we come inside. My other cousin shows up. Reese snuggles with me. It was so fun! Then my mom said it is time to eat.

Then we were sleeping on the couch and my dad woke us up. We ate then. We went outside again. We made a snowman. Then we went back inside. Then I was asleep again. My mom woke us up just before presents. I got a lot!

Sledding Down Mount Everest Lily Avery

Every year we go sledding after first snow.

There’s a kid sledding path and a grown up path. The kid path is about 40 ft. long and the grown up path is about 103 ft. long and it had lots of trees. I went down the kid path with my mom and I almost ran into the fire. Then I went ice skating and I fell a few times but then I got the hang of it. But my brother Trent instead of sledding or ice skating, he went down the grown up path with my dad and they almost hit a tree. When they got down I asked, “Did you hit a tree?” and they said “No, but we almost did!” We went home on a four-wheeler and went to my grandmas house and sat by the warmer. It felt so good and we had hot cocoa. My cousin almost burnt his tongue.

My Mary Christmas As a Kid Mercede Rudi

Every Christmas we play a game called Mary Christmas. It is where you get a word and if you get it right you open a present and at the end we open all of the rest of them. We make a circle around the tree and sing a song. After we put a star on the tree and make a picture of a tree. At the end of everything is the most exciting part! We have a Christmas cake and no dinner! It is fun.

We have a really good time. We like to watch a movie and get a lot of popcorn.

Family Christmas Nora Buhr

I would run downstairs and get my ornaments to decorate the tree. Then, I would run back upstairs.

My mom went to go get her and Dad’s ornaments Dad will lift up the tree and bring it inside. It was always big, so we make sure to decorate it with a lot of ornaments. Just add lights and we add the golden angel on the top. Me and my siblings help put on the white and red skirt on the bottom.

My siblings and I will go outside and go on the snow hill. My mom would make cookies for Santa. They would come in and warm up then all of us would sit on the couch and watch a movie.

We watched The Grinch.

It was pretty fun and funny! I love the whole movie. Then we walked upstairs and cuddled up in our beds. I had a great day.

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Best Christmas Riley Hawkins

Last year I went to my aunts and I played dice.

It was fun. We ate cake. It was good. I have driven the Gater. I tried to steal some cookies too. I ate the whole entire jar. And then it was present time and I got a Minecraft figure and a Transformer in Lego Marvel Superheroes. It was awesome and it was super fun to play and just amazing yeah I got a bow to a toy bow and super awesome night on flat screen TV. Kids love Christmas so much. It is so awesome.

I love Santa and presents and I got Bluetooth headphones to Indian army in a leapfrog in an Amazon Fire tablet and an ACER table. It was amazing. I got a Nerf gun ended toy machine gun in a knife and a pocket knife and yeah a small I got a knife it was awesome and super sharp machete. I also got a dancing Christmas tree, Five Nights at Freddy toys and I got a Minecraft story mode Jesse figure.

Also I got big big big big bigger my dog I also got the movie the same bold and just my brother just You’re Killin Me Smalls.

It was awesome. I got a baseball bat. It was the best Christmas in my entire life. I also got a big basketball hoop. And the basketball.

The Best/Worst Winter Ever Caleb Arcand

Last winter was the best winter ever because of one day. It was opening day for fishing and my dad and me took the canoe to Clear Lake. We started off right next to the dock and dad showed me how to use a new Shadow Rap lure when all of a sudden a northern jumped out right next to the boat! We thought the day was going to be good, but it wasn’t. We didn’t catch anything until we were over by the beach.

Then dad hooked a bass and let me reel it in. It was almost time to go. I made one more cast and thought I hooked a log, but dad said it was a fish!

When it got closer I saw it, it was huge! It was a 32 inch northern pike!

Dad took a picture, and we went to the dock, but somebody was there. So dad made another cast and we fell in! I was so scared because I could not see because my hat fell down. We swam to shore and dad called mom and she came and brought towels. The people that were there got our stuff and we were ok.

A Very Snowy Christmas Wyatt Lundgren

Last year I was sleding down this very big hill.

I tried to jump in a very big hole. It didn’t work as planned and I fell on an ice rock. I wasn’t bleeding but I was hurt. I went inside. I had an ice pack on my forehead. I felt better. After a little bit me and my dad went ice fishing. I don’t remember where we went, but I remember I caught a crappie. We went home.

After we got home we ate my fish. It was mmmm, mmmm, good. After that me and my mom baked cookies. We saved five for Santa. They’re different shapes and sizes. They are very scrumptious!

“Silver Bells” Movie

at Amery Classic Theatre SATURDAY DEC. 2 Doors open at 3:30 p.m.

MOVIE 4 P.M. Free-will donation to Red Kettle Campaign Sponsored by Polk County Salvation Army

Come join the fun at the 32nd Annual

Amery Holiday Stroll Saturday, Dec. 2 Noon-4 p.m.

Enjoy Delicious Refreshments

•Recliners •Sofas •Tables •Mattresses •Bedroom Sets and Much More!

Clearance Center 201 Keller Ave. N, Amery Phone 715-268-2131

HOURS: M-F 9-6, Sat. 9-5, Sun. 12-4

24B AMERY FREE PRESS

AMERY HOLIDAY STROLL

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

www.theameryfreepress.com

Businesses participating in the Amery Holiday Stroll are the following . . .

Amery Chevrolet Amery Discount Liquor Amery Express Amery Family Restaurant Amery Farm & Home Amery Free Press Apple River TV & Appliance Better Self Wellness, Thistle Dew Chet Johnson Drug Dick’s Fresh Market

Ellie’s Ice Cream & Coffee Freedom Valu Centers Indigo Iris J. Kessler Jeweler Kyuki-Do Martial Arts of Amery Slumberland Slumberland Clearance Center Stems From the Heart Village Pizzeria

Other sponsors of the Amery Holiday Stroll are: Bremer Bank Erspamer Law Office Northwest Communications Polk-Burnett Electric Cooperative Novitzke, Gust, Sempf, Whitley & Bergmanis, Attorney at Law