SENTINEL BURNETT COUNTY
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 2016
VOL. 54 NO. 30
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A done deal • Gov. Walker signs Carson Holmquist Memorial Highway bill into law BY TODD BECKMANN SENTINEL
GRANTSBURG—Less than nine months have passed since the idea of memorializing Marine Sergeant Carson Holmquist by renaming a state highway in his honor was an inkling of an idea, to Tuesday, when Gov. Scott Walker was in Grantsburg to sign the legislation into law. “By signing this law, we are paying a lasting tribute to a real hero,” Gov. Walker told those who crowded into the high school auditorium, including Carson’s family. Holmquist, a 2008 graduate of Grantsburg High School, is the Grantsburg Marine who lost his life in a suspected terrorist shooting in Chattanooga in July, 2015. “Carson was born in St. Croix Falls and raised in Grantsburg, and we feel it’s only fitting to make the highway connecting both cities a memorial highway in his honor,” Katie Clifford explained of a petition to get the grassroots effort underway. “There are a lot of us area and former Grantsburg residents trying to show our respect.” State Senator Sheila Harsdorf and Rep. Adam Jarchow created the bill, got it through their respective committees, got the bill signed and passed, and then forwarded it to the Governor.
TODD BECKMANN | SENTINEL
Gov. Scott Walker signs Senate Bill 447 into law Tuesday as distinguished guests and family members, including (kneeling at right) Sgt. Carson Holmquist’s widow Jasmine and kids Wrylin (being held by mom) and Wyatt, look on.
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Gronlund to take Honor Flight BY STEVE BRIGGS SENTINEL
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WWII veteran Gene Gronlund, wearing his wartime Navy cap and peacoat, pictured with daughter Janet (left) wearing her guardian tee shirt, and wife Marilyn. Gene, accompanied by Janet, will enjoy an Honor Flight April 16 to visit veterans memorials in Washington, DC.
BY TODD BECKMANN SENTINEL
GRANTSBURG–World War II veteran Gene Gronlund, 90, of Grantsburg will be among 77 veterans touring Washington D.C.’s national veterans memorials on Saturday, April 16. His daughter, Janet Hayne, will accompany him. The veterans are guests of Honor Flight, Minnesota chapter, and the Minnesota Vietnam Veterans Charity. This will be the 14th charter flight the Minnesota group has sponsored for veterans since September of 2008. The Minnesota chapter has flown 1,288 Minnesota area veterans on the one-day trip to see all the veterans’ memorials. In addition, veterans from seven other Honor Flight “hub cities” across the U.S. will arrive in Washington that day, so the nation’s capital will be host to about 500 mostly WWII vets.
SIREN—The State of Wisconsin lived up to its nickname of a “battleground” state in the 2016 battle for the White House on Tuesday. State-wide, close to 50 percent of eligible voters were projected to find their way to the polls to cast a ballot during the presidential primary. The last time turnout topped the 40 percent mark was in SEE ELECTION, PAGE 2
STEVE BRIGGS | SENTINEL
The Grantsburg Community Center was bustling early Tuesday with voters casting ballots in the Spring election and Presidential Primary election. Jared Woody (left) and Jon Hall (center) use the voter kiosks to cast their ballots as election official Linnea Seume observes and stands by to answer operational questions.
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