BURNETT COUNTY
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 2016 VOL. 54 NO. 39 www.burnettcountysentinel.com $1.00
STATE BOUND: Grantsburg fastpitch softball headed back to Madison. P13
New Fourwinds Market is Phase 1 St. Croix Tribe pumping $30 million into local economy BY TODD BECKMANN SENTINEL
SIREN—The St. Croix Chippewa Tribe is hoping the old adage made famous in the movies “Build it and they will come,” will come true when it opens its new 23,000-square-foot Fourwinds Market later this year. The tribe conducted the historic groundbreaking L i T l Lewis Taylor ceremony on the site of the new facility last Thursday. “We are investing in our community,” Tribal Council Chairman Lewis Taylor told the dozens of well-wishers in attendance. “The $30 million we are investing in our economic development plan is a huge investment for us, but we are a progressive people.” He said the new market, along with the new casino in Hertel, are of mutual benefit — a benefit to the tribe, to the county and to the townships surrounding the new ventures. “Jobs creation is our number one priority,” Taylor declared. “This store (thumbing over his shoulder at the building site) will be second-tonone.” The construction of the new store will mean local jobs, plus once the store is open, Fourwinds is anticipating doubling its workforce from 40 to 80. In fact, the tribe had an initial job fair last SEE FOURWINDS, PAGE 6
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Junior firefighters Eli, Branden and Brett Olson of Siren, formerly of Grantsburg, donned their junior firefighters’ hats at the firemen’s pancake breakfast Saturday morning during Grantsburg’s Big Gust Days. More photos on page 12.
Buying at Bergy’s Bulk early March, the idea is older than that. “Rick and I started toying with the idea of this kind of store about five years ago,” Berglund reported. “But, it has really started coming together in January and then we opened in March.” She wants people to realize eating healthy or eating gluten-free does not have to break the bank. “One of our goals is to offer affordable, gluten-free, organic and specialty items,” Berglund pointed out. And, there are plenty of options for shoppers in the small shop — everything from organic apple
BY TODD BECKMANN SENTINEL
GRANTSBURG—The first question after happening across a bulk food store in rural Burnett County — miles from any town, is “Why?” “There’s a need,” Maddie Berglund explained. Maddie, along with husband Rick, are proprietors of the new shop. “There were no health food shops or specialty food stores in Burnett County — if I needed something, I’d have to go to Duluth or the Twin Cities.” So why was she looking? “My daughter is gluten-free and I’m gluten-intolerant,” she continued. Even though the shop opened in
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NWE, Centuria Electric Utility sign preliminary purchase BY STEVE BRIGGS SENTINEL
GRANTSBURG—Northwestern Wisconsin Electric of Grantsburg (NWE) and Centuria Municipal Electric Utility have signed a preliminary agreement in which NWE would purchase Centuria’s electrical utility.
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