BURNETT COUNTY
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2016 VOL. 55 NO. 13 www.burnettcountysentinel.com $1.00
SANTA LETTERS: Area second graders pen wish lists to Santa. P. 23-31
Embezzler ordered to repay funds BY TODD BECKMANN SENTINEL
TODD BECKMANN | SENTINEL
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SIREN—A Grantsburg woman will be on probation for three years and will be required to repay the $83,000 she stole from Bethany Lutheran Church of rural Grantsburg following her plea and sentencing in Burnett County Circuit Court last week. Dorothy A. White, 61, was earlier charged with three counts of theft of more than $10,000 from a business setting after embezzling more than $83,000 from the church coffers over the last three years. She had been employed as treasurer at the church. In a plea agreement, White pleaded no contest to one count, while the other two counts were read into the record for sentencing purposes and then dismissed. “This crime has broken trust among our congregation,” Pastor Jay Ticknor lamented during his
A pole barn on the Don Chell farm outside of Grantsburg went up in flames Thursday morning. The exact cause is undetermined, but Grantsburg Fire Chief Derek Zeiler said it was nothing suspicious. The department responded to the blaze after a passerby called it in. “When we got on scene, the building was totally engulfed and partially collapsed,” Zeiler said. “About all we could do was keep it from spreading.” Even though there were no injuries, Chell lost his combine, a boat, a motorhome, a truck, some tractors and other valuables. Mutual aid was provided by both the Siren and Webster Fire Departments.
SEE CHURCH, PAGE 6
On the way to razing an eyesore BY TODD BECKMANN SENTINEL
WEBSTER—The next hurdle in the path of St. Croix Regional Medical Center (SCRMC) opening a satellite clinic in Webster was cleared earlier this year when the
late Wayne King and his wife, Christa, gave the old high school building to the village. When the Webster Grades 5-12 Building opened 14 years ago, the Kings bought the former high school. SEE DONATION, PAGE 7
Fourwinds complex to open Thursday SIREN—It was a mere six months ago that ground was broken for the new Fourwinds Market. Tomorrow (Dec. 15), the St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin are pleased to announce the opening of their new complex. In addition to the grocery store, which will double the size from the previous Fourwinds Market, the complex will also include a high-end bottle shop, a gas sta-
tion/convenience store, car wash and fast food restaurant with a drive-through. Mini-storage will also be available onsite. The new retail complex will be open for business at 9 a.m. December 15. A ribbon-cutting ceremony begins at 11 a.m. and will include brief remarks from members of the St. Croix Tribal Council followed by the actual ribbon-cutting at 11:30 a.m. by Todd Beckmann, Sentinel
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‘What I want for Christmas’ Justice Munson visits with Santa during Santa Day at the Connections and More store in Webster. More photos on Page 36.
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