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Sheriff’s office ﬁnally fully staffed JONATHAN RICHIE EDITOR@BURNETTCOUNTYSENTINEL.COM

It may seem like an ordinary statement or possibly obvious, however, Sheriff Tracy Finch was very proud to report that her department is fully staffed. “It’s the first time in many years,” Finch said at the public safety committee meeting this month. Finch also introduced the newest deputy from her department to the committee before the meeting. Bailey Mangen, formerly of the Grantsburg and Siren Police Departments, has started working for Tracy Finch them after about Burnett County a year with local Sheriff police departments. He is a Siren graduate and Finch is happy to welcome him to the department. Finch reported that they still have two deputies in training, but that is specific Burnett County training. Wiltrout said they have already gone through the police acade-

‘It’s the ﬁrst time in many years.’

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Noon Years celebrated by many (L-R) Delila Kammeyer and sisters Leilani Fares and Aminata Faye were just three of the many students who came to the Grantsburg Library on Dec. 31 to celebrate the countdown to Noon Years. See more photos on page 24.

my around 720 hours’ worth of training. He added the training is more robust than it used to be . When Finch was at the academy it was much less than that about 400 hours. Finch added the jail is also fully staffed. DISCUSSION ON RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA As of Jan. 1, 2020, Illinois law HB1438 went into effect and allowed adults, over 21, to purchase marijuana for recreational purposes. It makes Illinois the 11th state to allow sale of marijuana for recreational purposes. Last year, Minnesota began preparing plans for legalization of recreational weed. The committee did have a few questions for the law enforcement representatives at the meeting about the new Illinois law. Medical marijuana is available in Minnesota, as one of 33 states with medical marijuana available to qualifying patients. In Wisconsin,

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35 different birds ID’d at Crex JONATHAN RICHIE EDITOR@BURNETTCOUNTYSENTINEL.COM

A group of birdwatchers identified 35 different species of birds at Crex Meadows Wildlife Area and a total of 1360 different birds were spotted even in the cold of December in Wisconsin. Friends of Crex Meadows along with the National Audubon Society held their annual Christmas count in December at Crex Mead-

ows just north of Grantsburg. Seven teams of birders went through Crex Meadows in cars and on foot. The goal of the count is to gather data of the health of bird population during the winter months. Of the 35 species the most populace is the blue jay with 200 being spotted with every team seeing at least 10. They also spotted two species of hawk, red tailed and rough legged.

There were 28 bald eagles spotted during the count with all but one being an adult. Groups also spotted 55 wild turkey across Crex Meadows. Lauren Finch, natural resources educator at Crex, noted there were a few birds that did not show up in the preliminary count that are usually in the area this time of year. She said those birds SEE BIRDS, PAGE 2

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Blue jays were the most populated bird species counted during the Crex Meadows Wildlife bird count.

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‘Sometimes it’s just pain, pain, pain’ Inside a rural Wisconsin doctor’s ﬁght to manage opioid use BRAM SABLE-SMITH WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO/ WISCONSIN WATCH

Dr. Angela Gatzke-Plamann didn’t grasp the full extent of her community’s opioid crisis until one desperate patient called on a Friday afternoon in 2016. “He was in complete crisis because he was admitting to me that he had lost control of his use of opioids,” recalls Gatzke-Plamann, 40, the only full-time family physician in the central Wisconsin village of Necedah, population 916, nestled among bluffs and pines. The patient had used opioids for several years for what Gatzke-Plamann calls “a very painful condition.” But a urine screening one week earlier had revealed heroin and morphine in his system as well. He denied any misuse that day. Now he was not only admitting it, but asking for help. But Gatzke-Plamann had no resources to offer. Both she and the patient started searching the internet while still on the phone, trying to find somewhere nearby that could help. No luck. Here was a patient with a family and job who spiraled into addiction due to doctor-prescribed pain pills, yet the community’s barebones health system left him on his

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Catina Stoflet prepares to take one of two daily doses of Suboxone at her home in Wisconsin Rapids, on Dec. 3, 2019. Stoflet takes the Suboxone film twice a day by placing it under her tongue, while simultaneously sucking on a Jolly Rancher candy to mask the taste.

own to find treatment — which he later did, 65 miles away. If that situation was going to change in Necedah, it was up to Gatzke-Plamann to change it. “That weekend I went home and I said, ‘I’ve got to do something different,’ ” Gatzke-Plamann recalls. In many ways, rural communities like Necedah have become the face of the nation’s opioid epidemic. Drug overdose deaths are more common in rural areas than in urban ones. And rural doctors prescribe opioids more often by far, despite a nationwide decline in prescribing rates since

2012. Meanwhile, rural Americans have fewer alternatives to treat their very real pain, and they disproportionately lack access to effective addiction treatment like the medication buprenorphine. For rural physicians like Gatzke-Plamann, the burden of responding to the opioid epidemic falls on their already-loaded shoulders. RURAL RESIDENTS REPORT MORE PAIN One reason there are more opioid prescriptions in the rural United States: Those residents report more chronic pain. For one, rural communities skew older, meaning

they disproportionately deal with painful conditions related to aging, such as arthritis. Injuries also appear to be more common among communities more dependent on jobs that call for physical labor, such as mining and logging. For 62-year-old Necedah resident Michael Kruchten, the chronic pain stems from chemotherapy and radiation therapy treatments he received for lung cancer back in 2011. Kruchten is cancer free now, but the treatments left him with neuropathy — permanent and severe nerve damage — in his hands and feet. “It’s very hard to explain,” Kruchten says of the pain caused by his neuropathy. “Sometimes it’s a burning — a continuous burning. Sometimes it’s just like a sharp jolt of pain. And then sometimes it’s just pain, pain, pain.” The pain forced him to stop working at the ethanol plant in Necedah. Daily chores like chopping wood for his furnace or even carrying a plate of food became challenging. And maybe worst of all, the pain would keep him awake a night. “A lot of nights I pounded the pillow trying to get to sleep, I’d get so frustrated and restless,” Kruchten says. Gatzke-Plamann tries to avoid prescribing opioids when she can, but alternatives are limited around Necedah. The

BIRDS: Count helps study health and status of birds CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

include Common Redpoll, Golden Eagle and some different Crossbills. Dennis Allaman told the Sentinel that Grantsburg has been involved in this Christmas Bird Count every year since the 1970s and there is some information from the 1960s. He cited the Audubon Society when asked about the importance of the annual count. “The data collected by observers over the past century allow Audubon researchers, conservation biologists, wildlife agencies and other interested individuals to study the long-term health and status of bird populations across North America. When combined with other surveys such as the Breeding Bird Survey, it provides a picture of how the continent's bird populations have changed in time and space over the past hundred years. “The long term perspective is vital for conservationists. It informs strategies to protect birds and their habitat and helps identify environmental issues with implications for people as well.” Allaman added that the count took place over a 15 mile radius in Grantsburg with the intersection of State Highway 70 and State Highway 87.

nearest physical therapy is in Mauston, a 17-mile drive south. Other treatments such as cognitive therapy for pain require an even further drive to Madison, Marshfield or La Crosse, each at least an hour away. She first tried prescribing Kruchten gabapentin and then duloxetine, two non-opioid medicines for treating pain. Neither helped enough. Eventually she prescribed the opioid hydrocodone, two pills before bed in the evening. That finally gave Kruchten enough relief to sleep. “Without the sleep I was a couch potato,” Kruchten says. “Once I started to get to sleep (at night), I got rid of my TV and the couch and started becoming more active.” Doctor launches multipronged effort Necedah is not exactly at the center of the opioid epidemic, but it is not far from it either. The overdose death rate in Juneau County — home to Necedah — tracks with the state average, which itself is about average in the United States. But Juneau County shares a border with Adams County, which has one of the highest overdose death rates in the state. When Gatzke-Plamann came to Necedah in 2010, U.S. opioid SEE OPIOIDS, PAGE 8

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Chickadees were number four among the top six most populated birds counted at Crex Meadows. Chickadees love to eat insects, seeds, berries and nuts if you are looking to attract them to your own backyard.

Most populated birds at Crex Meadows

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132

Blue Jay

Black-capped Chickadee

168

129

European Starling

Rock Pigeon

156

104

American Crow

Canadian Goose

recreational marijuana is illegal and there are very stringent laws on medical marijuana. Supervisor Gene Olson noted that a number of people who visit during the summer are from Illinois. He asked about jurisdiction with the new Illinois law. “If they get pulled over for a moving violation and there’s marijuana in the car can you still ticket them?” Olson asked. Absolutely, was the response from Finch and Chief Deputy Jameson Wiltrout. They added just because they have an Illinois license plate does not mean they can possess marijuana in Wisconsin. “If they’re in our state they follow our laws, and, in this state, marijuana is still illegal,” Wiltrout stated.

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GRANTSBURG— 6 – 8 p.m. The Chenal boys, John and Leo, who play for the Wisconsin Badgers will be at the Grantsburg American Legion. Come and hang out with them- they will be signing autographs. There will also be a meat raffle and free root beer floats. All proceeds from the meat raffle will benefit the Grantsburg Football team.

SIREN— 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Free soup will be served beginning at 11 a.m. at the VFW Hall in Siren. The sponsors of this event are Trinity Lutheran Church of Falun and Burnett County VFW Post 1256.

Youth Connection Movie Night GRANTSBURG— 6 – 7:30 p.m. Grace Youth Ministry is hosting a youth connection movie night. All youth are welcome to join them for movie night as they start watching “The Chosen.” Bring a friend(s) and they will provide the popcorn and the soda.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 9 Listening Session GRANTSBURG— 6 – 7 p.m. Senator Patty Schachtner will be at the Grantsburg Public Library for her next listening session in Burnett County. Bring your questions and ideas to share with the Senator and listen to her updates from the State Capitol. Everybody is welcome to attend.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 11 Art at the Winery ST. CROIX FALLS— 1 – 3:30 p.m. The Dancing Dragonfly Winery is hosting Art at the Winery. The instructor will lead you to create a personal and unique expression in creating a vision board. Vision boards have been used as a fun and creative way to visualize your dreams. Creating a vision board helps you to get clear about what you want and reminds you of what you are working towards.

Barrel House 1st Ice Fishing Tournament FREDERIC— 5 – 7 p.m. The Barrel House is hosting an ice fishing tournament. You can fish any lake and there is a $5 entry fee. Your fish that you catch must be weighed in by 5 p.m. at the Barrel House. Awards will be at 5:30 p.m. There will be prizes for northern, bass, crappie, sunfish and walleye.

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WEBSTER— 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. St. Croix Regional Wellness is hosting a simple cooking with your crockpot event. Join them as they prepare you for a week of crockpot cooking. They will educate you on how to improve your quality of life with some DASH diet tips. You will prep three meals and get recipes for the weeks to come. Register by Jan. 9.

Zoo Cupcake Class GRANTSBURG— 12 – 3 p.m. Grantsburg Community Education will be holding a Zoo Cupcake Class at the Grantsburg High School in the FACE room. Learn to make your favorite zoo animals on cupcakes that will thrill and amaze your kids at their next party. The class is designed for

beginners and experienced decorators. Bring a dozen cupcakes in your favorite flavor and a carrier to bring them home in. All supplies will be provided in class. The price is $15 per person.

MEETINGS SECOND WEDNESDAY Village of Webster

Winter Potluck Dinner

6 p.m.

GRANTSBURG— 3:30 – 6:30 p.m. The American Legion in Grantsburg is holding a winter potluck dinner. All of the public is invited, bring your favorite dish to share with others and visit with some veterans. There will also be a meat raffle at 6:30 p.m. from Block & Cleaver Meats.

Town of Wood River

SUNDAY, JANUARY 12 Paint Party GRANTSBURG— 3 – 6 p.m. Brickfield Brewery is hosting a paint party. Wood paint parties are an easy and fun way to get a new decoration in your house. Everything is prepared for you ahead of time and you paint with a stencil. Grab a friend and go enjoy some beer while painting some new home décor.

Dinner Church CUSHING— 5:30 – 7 p.m. First Lutheran and Laketown Lutheran Church is hosting a worship and dinner event. Join them for worship and a meal at the Laketown Lutheran Parish Hall. Dinner will be sloppy joes and salad. Everybody is invited to attend.

Bingo GRANTSBURG— 2 – 4 p.m. The Grantsburg American Legion is holding Bingo the second and fourth Sundays of each month. It is a progressive jackpot, and everybody is invited to join in on the fun.

6:30 p.m.

Town of Lincoln 7 p.m.

Burnett County VFW 7:30 p.m.

SECOND THURSDAY Town of Trade Lake 6 p.m.

Town of West Marshland 6 p.m.

Town of Siren 6:45 p.m.

Town of Oakland 7 p.m.

THIRD MONDAY Webster School Board 6 p.m.

THIRD WEDNESDAY Town of Union 5 p.m. (Dec-Mar meetings at Webster Fire Hall)

Webb Lake American Legion 7 p.m.

THIRD THURSDAY Lund-Brown American Legion Post 132 Auxiliary 2 p.m.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 14

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Stories at the Meadows GRANTSBURG— 1 – 2 p.m. Come and join Crex Meadows at the visitor center for wildlife stories and activities. Bring outdoor clothing as there may be an outdoor activity. This is for ages 2-6.

5:30 p.m. No meetings December, January, July.

Lund-Brown American Legion Post 132 7 p.m.

FOURTH MONDAY

ONGOING

Grantsburg School Board

EVERY SUNDAY AA Meetings • 9 a.m. New Beginnings Club, Siren. 715-349-2588 • 1 p.m. Lakeview Methodist Church, Hertel. 715-468-7228 • 1 p.m. Dewey Town Hall, Hertel

Wellbriety Meeting 6 p.m. at 30335 W. Minerva Dam Road, Danbury Contact Shara’lanee’ Skinaway, 715-645-9515

EVERY MONDAY

5 p.m.

AA and Al-Anon Meetings

Wellbriety Meeting

7 p.m. Lakeside Community Lutheran Church, A & H. Both meetings held at church, different rooms.

5 p.m. at Round Lake Community Centerer, Luck. Contact Charity R. 715-371-1418

Grief Support Group 6:30 p.m., St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, Frederic Contact Margaret McAbee 715-653-4270

EVERY THURSDAY

Grantsburg Area Food Shelf

6 p.m., Adventure Church, Siren Contact Pastor Carolyn, 715-349-5750

To qualifying residents of Grantsburg School District 9:30–11:30 a.m., 320 S. Brad St., Grantsburg 12 p.m. The Pour House, Siren

1ST & 2ND TUESDAY

6 p.m. Faith Community Church, Danbury. Contact Crystal 715-919-1811.

10 a.m.–2 p.m. 24534 St. Rd. 35/70, Siren

Talking Circle

Narcotics Anonymous

AA Meetings

7 p.m., Sand Lake Elder Nutrition Site. Contact Mark Stoner 715-416-2667

7 p.m. New Beginnings Club, Siren. 715-349-2588

Adult Day Care Burnett Cty. Family Resource Ctr. Playgroup 10–11:30 a.m. at 24062 St. Rd. 35/70, Siren

Ruby’s Siren Food Shelf

• 7 p.m. Senior Citizens Center, Webster • 7 p.m. Pilgrim Lutheran Church, Frederic

Divorce Care Recovery and Support Group 7 p.m. First Baptist Church, Osceola 715-294-4222 or 651-214-5251 (after 5 p.m.)

EVERY WEDNESDAY Forts Folle Avoine History Library

Siren/Webster Rotary Meeting Celebrate Recovery (12 step Bible-based AA group)

New Life Recovery Program 7 p.m. Wood River Christian Fellowship, Grantsburg 715-463-3941

10 a.m.–4 p.m. Other days by appointment

AA Meetings

Ruby’s Siren Food Shelf

• 12 p.m. United Methodist Church, Danbury • 7 p.m. Crossroads Church, Webster

Lions Bingo 7 p.m. Webster Community Center

10 a.m.–4 p.m. 24534 St. Rd. 35/70, Siren

EVERY TUESDAY

10:30 a.m., Grantsburg Public Library

Adult Day Care

AA Meetings

9 a.m. –3 p.m., Birchwood Manor, Siren Grantsburg Rotary Meeting 12 p.m., T-Dawgs, Grantsburg

• 1 p.m. Dewey Town Hall, Hertel • 7 p.m. New Beginnings Club, Siren. 715-349-2588

Pre-School Story Hour

‘Lost Voice Club’ meeting 7 p.m. Moose Lodge Meeting Room, Siren. 715-866-7585

FOURTH TUESDAY

Burnett County Repub. Party 7p.m.

9 a.m.–3 p.m. Birchwood Manor, Siren

6 p.m. at Maple Plain Community Center, Cumberland. Contact Hazel H. 715-822-822-3562 or Andrea H. 715-642-4403

9 a.m.–3 p.m., Crexway Court, Grantsburg.

5 p.m.

Adult Day Care

Celebrate Recovery

Wellbriety Meeting

Siren School Board

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care deeply about newspapers. It’s the main reason I moved here–to work for a newspaper, one of the most historic and important American institutions. I’m a millennial, so I also care a lot about myself. Here is an excerpt of a Peggy Noonan column that appeared in the Wall Street Journal over the holidays that got my blood boiling. In the last two years I have been moving more toward the center with my politics because both sides are insane and out for blood right now. “The left-wing millennials will rise because the young always do. It’s tempting to compare the rise of the left in the party now with the 1970s and the rise of the old New Left. Boomer leftists then were mad at American over the war, and some of them had read Marx for the first time. But they loved America, and they went on to show that love as the work Sentinel horses they were–the first to put the lights on in the office or the instituEditor tion in the morning, the last to put Jonathan Richie them off at night. “The rising millennial left seems to love high abstractions-economic justice, global movements for change. But they weren’t raised in a patriotic age, they weren’t taught what in America is admirable, even noble. Do they love America? Do they love this thing we have and are part of in the same moist-eyed way Americans have in the past? It’s unclear. But if they don’t, when they triumph we’re in trouble.” Noonan is correct on that last point, when we rise to power the older generation is in trouble. I take offense to many of the things in those two paragraphs. My biggest issue with this Washington elitist columnist – “Do they love America?” Does she not realize we were in school when 9/11 happened. We saw more patriotic images than almost anyone at the most impressionable age. I also saw patriotism in my grandfather, Leroy Schannauer, who served this country during the Korean War and my Uncle Barry who served in Korea and Vietnam. They have both passed away now, but they knew how much I loved this country. I saw the love of this country in middle and high school when I marched with the school band in the Memorial Day parade. We would turn onto the route beginning on Appleton Avenue and march a few odd miles with the streets flooded with American flags. Then we found out, although the terrorist attack was a tragedy, the war this country went to in the Middle East was based on BS intel and in 2003 former National Security adviser Colin Powell lied to the United Nations about the threat of Iraq and “weapons of mass destruction.” My generation does not like being lied to. Especially by the government. In that respect we are like the young people of the 1970s, mainly following the release of the Pentagon Papers which reported few people if any, in the government, thought victory could be attained in Vietnam. So maybe we are not so different? And maybe our country is going in a giant circle.

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appy 2020 to you all! Have you stopped writing 2019 on checks (if you still write those) and other documents? It always takes me a while to catch up with the new year. As we start 2020, it’s been interesting to me to read and listen to stories about the past decade as well as predictions about the future. Over the New Year’s holiday, I watched a couple of science fiction movies from the 1950s about astronauts being thrust into the “distant future” of the 2020s. More often than not, some apocalypse had occurred, altering the development of society. Usually a nuclear war, which was on From the Publisher’s the top of many minds in the 1950s. I read an interesting story in USA Desk Today that examined 20 predictions about the future made as long ago as Tom Stangl 1968. As you can imagine, some are t th come close to the mark. outrageous, other Futurist Ray Kurzweil predicted in 1999 that life expectancy would rise to over 100 by 2019. “Computerized health monitors built into watches, jewelry, and clothing which diagnose both acute and chronic health conditions are widely used. In addition to diagnosis, these monitors provide a range of remedial recommendations and interventions,” he wrote in “The Age of Spiritual Machines.” Close, but no cigar. In 2019, the average life expectancy of the global population was 72.6 years, according to the United Nations. That average is slightly higher in the USA, at 78.6 years in 2017, according to a report in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Kurzweil also predicted “invisible” computers. “Computers are now largely invisible. They are embedded everywhere – in walls, tables, chairs, desks, clothing, jewelry and bodies. People routinely use three-dimensional displays built into their glasses or contact lenses. ... This display technology projects

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images directly into the human retina,” he wrote. Very close. We have “smart” homes, smart tables, smart chairs and speakers. Kurzweil predicted that privacy would be a huge political and social issue and that “each individual’s practically every move (will be) stored in a database somewhere.” Depending on who you believe, he was right. Those same smart appliances are listening to you all the time. The article’s author says “your web browser traces your digital trail. In an era when some populations worldwide live under 24/7 high-tech surveillance, most U.S. adults say they do not think it is possible to go through daily life without having data collected about them by companies or the government, according to a survey of U.S. adults by Pew Research Center.” Kurzweil predicted self driving cars, predicting they would be implemented on major highways “during the first decade of the twenty-first century.” While they remain a hot topic and are being experimented with now, experts say we may be decades away from a car that can drive anywhere it pleases. And finally, a personal favorite of mine: flying. In 1968, mathematician and scientist D.G. Brennan predicted that antigravity belts would “revolutionize the tactics of land warfare,” writing that “even if the antigravity mechanism did not itself provide horizontal propulsion, relatively modest sources of thrust could easily be provided.” He suspected that by 2018, humans would have antigravity cars and jetpacks capable of operating for 30 minutes. Alas, this has not come to pass, unless you are the title character in the Disney+ show “The Mandalorian.” I’m still hoping I will get to ride in a flying car before I die… 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. Thanks for reading I’ll keep in touch. Feel free to do the same. Guarding Your Right To Know Since 1875

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Senate Minority Leader: GOP has failed to lead on homelessness, other issues

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Senate Minority Leader Jennifer Shilling said Republican lawmakers have failed to lead on issues such as helping the middle class and addressing homelessness, because they’ve been unable to agree with each other and focused on opposing Democratic Gov. Tony Evers. The La Crosse Democrat told WisPolitics.com in early December her caucus stands ready with packages to address childcare costs impacting middle-class families, retirement security, global climate change and chronic wasting disease. They hope to push the ideas in the waning days of the twoyear session next year. Shilling also hoped GOP legislative leaders would be willing to work with Evers on his call to address mental health in the wake of two incidents at Wisconsin high schools involving safety officers and students who brought weapons to school. “I just don’t see those ideas coming from the Republicans,” Shilling said in the year-end interview. “They really have been the party of no and obstruction this year with the governor in an effort to really minimize him and to minimize the success the governor could have.” Shilling acknowledged “communication goes both ways” and said there have been growing pains for the governor’s staff, like she said there are for any new administration. Still, she said efforts by Evers to improve relations have received a cold reception from GOP leaders. “There just has been a level of pettiness that we have seen toward him and the admin-

istration, and it’s difficult,” Shilling said. “We can do better. I think Wisconsin deserves better.” Looking to the 2020 elections, Shilling said Democrats can’t just play defense if they want to someday win back the majority. Republicans now enjoy a 19-14 majority, and Shilling is one of three GOP targets next fall after she narrowly won re-election in 2016 over former state Sen. Dan Kapanke, R-La Crosse. Republicans are also targeting Sen. Patty Schachtner, D-Somerset, after she won a seat in a 2018 special election that President Trump won by 17 points in 2016 and state Sen. Dave Hansen, D-Green Bay. Hansen won re-election in 2016 even as Trump won his district. Shilling said she hasn’t had a conversation yet with Hansen on whether he’s running again, saying she typically does that in the spring. Still, she said he was working on legislation when she ran into him earlier this week in Madison before he hustled back to the district for events. She predicted her GOP colleagues would have to answer “for their inaction” over the past several years on issues important to voters. Shilling also predicted there would be “buyers’ remorse” for voters who had backed Trump in 2016 only to be turned off by his governing style. In her own race, Kapanke hasn’t publicly indicated his plans for 2020. But Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, told a WisPolitics. com luncheon earlier this year he expected Kapanke to run. Kapanke hasn’t returned re-

peated calls from WisPolitics. com in recent months. Shilling beat him in a 2011 recall election before her narrow win in 2012. She finished with a 61-vote win after a recount. “I still look around a room, and I’ll count to 61,” Shilling said. “That’s never lost on me, and I never take anything for granted.”‘ Shilling also predicted a different dynamic in the GOP Senate caucus if Fitzgerald is successful in his bid for the 5th Congressional District. Fitzgerald is currently unopposed for the GOP nomination in the heavily Republican seat and a strong favorite to succeed U.S. Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner, R-Menomonee Falls, barring a significant change in the field. Shilling said Fitzgerald has been “skilled at threading the needle” with a GOP caucus that has a broad spectrum of viewpoints that she said has moved farther to the right overall. “Whoever is the next leader will have their hands full,” Shilling said. She also needled Fitzgerald, 56, over his congressional bid, cracking, “He’s never too old to be a freshman.” The Capitol Report is written by editorial staff at WisPolitics. com, a nonpartisan, Madisonbased news service that specializes in coverage of government and politics, and is distributed for publication by members of the Wisconsin Newspaper Association. Copyright © WisPolitics.com.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Letter of concern to the Grantsburg School Board Hi, Dave Dahlberg, President of our Grantsburg School District Board. We need your help in understanding how and why we have this massive increase in property tax for our school district. 1. School Property tax increase 35.8%. Why? 2. Social security increase 1.6%. 3. WI Social security income per month $1,443 4. Percent in poverty 24.8%. Revenue by Source Federal:

$838,000

$593

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$7,733,000

$5,477

53%

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$6,010,000

$4,256

41%

Instead of taxing us more locally, where is the action to demand more from the State? Local should be 41% and our State 53%. Local is more frugal and accountable and the State is less frugal and less accountable. When we moved here in 2001, we came to do two projects close to our hearts. Instead, we were drafted by widows to help keep them in their homes until leaving earth. Why can’t you speak up? The widows do not feel free in sharing their concerns locally. That is why we

became advocates for them. Why do taxes go up greater than the COLA? Where is the accountability? Can the powers that are; identify with our neighbors whom needs they serve? Our district office team has a bright staff of five women who should be able to tell us what and how to change our local share to less and the State to give back more of what they have taken from us taxpayers. At next year’s annual school board meeting, we suggest that the mill rate increase also have the percent tax increase released also. The mill rate is not a direct cost to us to see what we are going to be billed. Now we need to find more monies based on the 35.8% to pay our first half in 30 days. It is very difficult for most of the taxpayers to understand the impact of a 35.8% increase based on the mill rate only. Please remember 55% of taxpayers are non-residents who may become residents as we have, and this action does not convey good management practices. We await your feedback and answers to our questions. Rich Hess, Trade Lake

The word Hygge originated in the early 1800s in Norway and Denmark, according to several sources. The definition is a little vague and hard to explain, but it means the way you feel when you are cozy and happy or a feeling of genWild Chow eral well-being, typically Lisa Erickson during the cold winter months. It means the feeling of contentment or the mood you feel when you enjoy simple things, like sitting in front of a fire on a snowy day. I am always telling people how much I love winter. It’s not about the snow or sub-zero temps. It’s the way I feel when I’m cooking or baking on a cold winter day—it’s even better when it’s snowing outside. The feelings of contentment and thankfulness are powerful. I like things that are simple and uncomplicated, most of the time. Dinners of warm cheesy potato soup and freshly baked wheat bread are about as basic as it can get. Baking and cooking simple things are the perfect way to add to your Hygge.

Pull a comfy chair up to a window, grab a warm blanket, your bowl of warm soup, and think about all the things you’re thankful for. Then, look outside—that’s Hygge. The cheddar cheese is the superstar of this soup. Buy the best quality you can or are willing to afford. Hygge Potato and Cheese Soup 8 strips bacon, chopped 1 onion, minced 6-7 large baking potatoes, peeled and cut into bite-size pieces 5 cups low sodium chicken broth 2 cup cheddar cheese, grated ½ cup sour cream In a large saucepan, cook the bacon over medium-high heat until crispy. Drain bacon on a paper towel. Set aside. Add the onion to the bacon drippings and cook until onion is tender; about 5 minutes. Add potatoes and chicken broth. Simmer until potatoes are tender, 15-20 minutes. Carefully pour half the hot soup into a blender and blend until smooth. Return to saucepan. Add cheese and stir to combine. Top with bacon and sour cream. Serve immediately with bread and butter for a perfect winter meal.

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“It was just terrifying, horrible.” That is how Sheriff Tracy Finch described the scene on State Highway 70 on the afternoon of Dec. 28 after a semi-truck collided with a Honda Accord that left two people dead. Tracy Finch “It was a mess out there,” Chief Deputy Sheriff Jameson Wiltrout said of the accident. “The car broke into three pieces.” Micaela Schneider, 22, Plover and Olivia Johnson, 22, St. Paul, Minn. were traveling westbound in a 2004 Honda Accord around 3 p.m. The preliminary investigation states the driver, Schneider, lost control of the vehicle and entered the path of the semi, which was traveling eastbound on Highway 70. According to the sheriff’s office the accident was caused by icy roads.

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Former members of the Burnett Dairy Cooperative have filed a civil lawsuit against the co-op, citing violation of due process when terminating their membership. The suit was filed in Burnett County with the clerk of courts office in December. The 89-page complaint outlines alleged violations and other acts by cooperative chief executive officer (CEO) Dan Dowling and the co-op’s board of d directors. D Dowling, a along with tthe Burnett D Dairy Coope erative and a all seven m members of tthe co-op’s b board were n named as d defendants in tthe case. Four Cubs SENTINEL PHOTO Farm, LLC, Co-op CEO Dan Dowling along with Four Cubs CEO Gary Peterson and Nicki Peterson, who is married to Four Cubs chief operating officer (COO) Ben Peterson, are named as plaintiffs in the case. The plaintiffs are seeking damages of at least $50,000 and a judgement saying the Four Cubs termination from the cooperative is invalid. The suit alleges Four Cubs Farm had their memberships terminated without evidence and without due process. It outlines nine counts including: Breach of contract, breach of implied duty of good faith and fair dealing and breach of fiduciary duties. The other counts involve an alleged agreement between Dowling and Nicki Peterson. In October, Four Cubs and other cooperative members sent a notice to review the cooperative’s financial records. Four Cubs and other co-op members learned about a potential purchase of a bankrupt brewery in New York state after an article was published outlining

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The Burnett Dairy Cooperative was formed in 1966 as a membership co-op with the primary focus of serving the dairy farmers in and around Burnett County.

the proposed sale in September. Dowling owned a beef farm, “located directly across the street” from Empire Farmstead and allegedly did not inform the board he owned the beef farm and planned to spend a majority of his time in New York. The complaint also alleges there was a deal in place where the brewery’s spent grain went to the beef farm and in return 95% of the farm’s beef went to the brewery. The article continued to spread on social media and later that month the co-op sent a letter to its members saying the co-op had entered into a preliminary Asset Purchase Agreement (APA) with the brewery, however, the letter did not disclose the amount the co-op was set to purchase the brewery for, which was $3.25 million. According to an article on Syracuse. com, the co-op was outbid for the brewery by Feldmeier Equipment Co., a company based in Dewitt, N.Y., at a bankruptcy auction in October 2019. Their bid was for $3.44 million. The complaint alleges, “Cooperative members were shocked and concerned that the Cooperative planned to invest $3.25 million in a bankrupt New York brewery.” “Four Cubs, along with 12 other Cooperative members, sent the Cooperative a notice and Demand to Inspect Financial Books and Records, pursuant

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Four Cubs Farm is a family-owned dairy farm that has been in operation in the Peterson family since 1877.

to Wis. Stat. § 185.47,” the complaint states. It goes on to outline five reasons for inspecting the records. • Four Cubs wanted to ensure the cooperative’s board of directors and officers were complying with their fiduciary and statutory duties owed to the cooperative and its members. • Very little information was disclosed about purchasing the bankrupt brewery. • The cooperative did not seek adequate input from cooperative members before entering the $3.25 million APA. • Dowling did not advise the cooperative members or the board he had a material conflict of interest and the potential for improper personal benefit due to his ownership of the wagyu beef farm, directly across the street from Empire; and • Dowling was wasting cooperative assets by using cooperative money to fund his improper workplace relationships. In response to the Dairy Cooperative severing memberships of cooperative members, the dairy stated three reasons why the memberships were terminated, in an email exchange between the two party’s lawyers from November 2019. “The Terminated Members have engaged in the following conduct detrimental to the Coop: 1. Maliciously defaming to Coop members and non-members the Coop, its board, and officers by making false statements about them that resulted in reputational damages; 2. Intentionally interfering with the bidding process of New York acquisition by contacting the Seller and disclosing the Coop’s bid strategy and threatening to enjoin the Coop from completing the acquisition; and 3. Disclosing confidential information about the Coop’s executive compensation program.” The plaintiffs argue against all three points and allege the members were terminated without a “reasonable basis, based on personal animus held by the Board and Dowling, and in retaliation

‘Cooperative members were shocked and concerned that the Cooperative planned to invest $3.25 million in a bankrupt New York brewery.’

for Four Cubs exercising its statutory right, as a member of the Cooperative, to inspect the Cooperative’s records to ensure that the Board, Dowling and others were complying with fiduciary and statutory obligations owed to the Cooperative and its members.” Since the termination of their membership Four Cubs has been forced to ship its milk to an alternative facility located about 65 miles farther than the cooperative. “The additional shipping costs and expenses incurred by Four Cubs as a result of the Defendants’ improper and illegal actions have cause, and will continue to cause, damages in excess of $180,000 per year.” Of the nine counts against the defendants, a number revolve around an alleged deal between Dowling and Nicki Peterson after she quit her job working for the cooperative’s marketing department. She quit in November 2016, but would continue to receive work for a new marketing company she recently started. Other allegations in the complaint involve relationships Dowling had with female employees, including Nicki Peterson. Bill Haase, who is named as a defendant in the lawsuit, is chairman on the Burnett Dairy Cooperative board of directors. He released a statement regarding the lawsuit filed in circuit court. “The lawsuit in question was filed by a former cooperative member who was terminated in early November for conduct that interfered with the business. Unfortunately, this former member has chosen to not only pursue unfounded legal actions relating to their terminated membership, but they also have chosen to make additional, sensational and unsubstantiated allegations. These efforts are meant to discredit the Board of Directors and management of the Cooperative and to distract people away from the facts of what ultimately lead to the membership termination in the first place. Due to this, the cooperative has already filed a legal motion to dismiss the lawsuit. We will present an aggressive and forceful defense based on both the facts and law, and we are optimistic that the court will rule in our favor after all the evidenced is presented.” According to online court records, plaintiffs in the case before the new year filed a jury demand for a six person jury and paid the fee that comes with the demand. There is no timetable set for when a jury trial may begin.

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Dairy Farmers Receive Burnett Dairy Milk Quality Award GRANTSBURG â€” Burnett Dairy Cooperative recently held its annual meeting of the members on Dec. 18, 2019 at the Crex Convention Center in Grantsburg. More than 100 members were in attendance to hear about the Cooperativeâ€™s status, elect three members to the board, and recognize five Alpha Award recipients. The Alpha Award is an annual milk quality award given to the top five dairy farms based on average somatic cell count (SCC) for the fiscal year, with the lowest SCC average receiving top honors. The award is earned and only five farms can receive it. â€œMilk quality is very important to Burnett Dairy as the highest quality

milk makes the highest quality cheese,â€? said Burnett Dairy Cooperative CEO Dan Dowling. â€œThe Alpha Award is another way to recognize our farmers for going above and beyond.â€? H&W Soldner Farm of Turtle Lake took top honors for the third year in a row, while Korhonen Brothers Partnership of Brule took second followed by Haase Dairy, Inc., of Somerset; Gehl Acres Farm, Inc. of Cameron; and Horse Creek Holsteins of Osceola. While the Alpha Award is a year-end recognition, Burnett Dairy also offers milk quality bonuses throughout the year to farmers achieving a monthly SCC average of 150,000 or less. â€œThe milk coming into our Grantsburg

and Wilson plants is at the highest level ever and we appreciate the hard work and dedication our farmers are putting into their operations on a daily basis to make this possible,â€? said Dowling. Board of director elections also took place during the meeting. Reelected to the board was incumbent director Ted Johnson of Osceola, and newly elected were Roy Grewe of Cumberland, and Brian Anderson of Ashland. â€œWe thank our out-going directors, Kevin Mathison and Mark Knoop, for their past nine years of service to the board,â€? said Burnett Dairy Cooperative Chairman Bill Haase. â€œTheir dedication and leadership to Burnett Dairy is valued and appreciated.â€?

This was the 52nd annual meeting of the members. To learn more about Burnett Dairy Cooperative and its products and services, please visit www. burnettdairy.com.

About Burnett Dairy Cooperative Burnett Dairy Cooperative is a farmer-owned cooperative headquartered near Grantsburg, Wis. Founded in 1896, itâ€™s a place where farm families work side-by-side with crop and dairy experts to produce the highest quality milk, from the ground up. With the guidance of Master Cheesemaker, Bruce Willis, its award-winning cheeses are Masterfully Madeâ„˘ with inventive flavors and inspired quality for retail, deli, foodservice and private label customers.

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The top ďŹ ve dairy farms, based on milk quality, received an Alpha Award during Burnett Dairyâ€™s annual meeting. Award recipients are (L-R): Luke, Simon, William and Henry Soldner, H&W Soldner Farm, of Turtle Lake; Seth and Don Korhonen, Korhonen Bros. Partnership, of Brule; Jason, Bill and Jered Haase, Haase Dairy, Inc., of Somerset; Richard and Kirsten Huth, Gehl Acres, of Cameron; and Hans, Catherine, Gretchen and Ted Johnson, Horse Creek Holsteins, of Osceola.

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The 2020 Burnett Dairy Cooperative Board of Directors paused for a photo during its annual meeting. Directors are (L-R): Greg Anderson of Frederic, Chairman Bill Haase of Somerset, Paul Willger of Rice Lake, reelected Vice Chairman Ted Johnson of Osceola, newly elected Brian Anderson of Ashland, Kyle Mathison of Cumberland, and newly elected Roy Grewe of Cumberland.

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OPIOIDS: Treating a crisis in rural Wisconsin while lacking resources and treatment so, Stoflet calls the long, frequent drives for recovery worthwhile.

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prescriptions were peaking. She estimates she inherited 25 to 30 patients with monthly opioid prescriptions. Soon she, just like her peers around the country, noticed a rise in opioid overdose and misuse. “We were seeing that some patients were losing control of their ability to use these. It became very problematic,” Gatzke-Plamann says. Today, Gatzke-Plamann’s affiliated hospital sends her a monthly report of how many of her patients have opioid prescriptions. It varies from month to month, she says, but it is usually between seven and 10. And that is after her concerted effort. Around 2012, she stopped taking on new patients using chronic opioid medications so she could focus on her current opioid patients. She weaned many of them off of opioids altogether and tracked how many individual pills she prescribed for acute pain. Instead of defaulting to a month’s worth of pills for a C-section patient, for example, she might only prescribe three to five pills. “Most of the time those patients really only have that much pain for a couple of days,” Gatzke-Plamann says. “We don’t need to have those pain medications sitting in their medicine cabinets.” Gatzke-Plamann helped shape her community’s wider discussion about opioids. That included joining the county’s substance abuse prevention coalition and addressing her peers about best prescription practices. AGREEMENTS HELP OPIOID USERS Around 2016, Mile Bluff Medical Center — the hospital in Mauston with which she is affiliated — established a standardized medication treatment agreement, contracts with patients laying out rules for opioid prescriptions. Patients such as Michael Kruchten must agree to a litany of stipulations before getting a new prescription. That includes getting pills from only one doctor and filling prescriptions at just one pharmacy. Patients must also submit to random pill counts and urine screenings. Kruchten is something of a model patient in that regard, according to Gatzke-Plamann. “You come in for appointments regularly and you’re always on time and you’re respectful with the staff,” she tells him as they review the contract at an appointment in November. Gatzke-Plamann can stop prescribing opioids to patients who violate the agreement. But the contracts aim less to punish than to keep communication open. Each time she reviews the contract with a patient — at least once a year for chronic opioid patients — it allows them to revisit the risks and warning signs of addiction. On his recent visit, Kruchten tells the doctor he only took one hydrocodone pill instead of his usual two the previous night, saying it was “satisfactory” in curbing the pain. “And that’s good that you don’t take it to just put yourself to sleep,” Gatzke-Plamann responds. “Because it’s not a sleep medicine. You understand that. We’ve talked about that one before.” “Yep,” Kruchten agrees. TREATMENT LACKING IN RURAL AREAS The Friday call for help in 2016 made Gatzke-Plamann realize Necedah was missing a crucial resource in solving the pain puzzle: addiction treatment. “We don’t have as many resources here,” Gatzke-Plamann says of Juneau County, one of the poorest and least healthy in the state. “When I see that there’s a need for something, it’s on me to do something about that.” She says that is what happened with buprenorphine.

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Dr. Angela Gatzke-Plamann visits with Jasmine Sparby on November 7, 2019, at the Mile Bluff Medical Center in Mauston, Wis. Dr. Gatzke-Plamann delivered Jasmine’s son, Andrew Sparby, on November 5, 2019, and was conducting a postpartum check-up.

Experts say buprenorphine effectively treats addiction, but the medicine is particularly scarce in rural communities. More than 10 million rural Americans — more than one-fifth of the country’s rural population — live in counties without a single clinician licensed to prescribe the drug. (The rural-urban disparity in access has, however, shrunk since 2017.) In Wisconsin, 18 of 72 counties lack a buprenorphine provider, and 14 of those unserved counties are rural, according to an analysis by Wisconsin Public Radio and Wisconsin Watch. Today Gatzke-Plamann is one of only two people in Juneau County licensed to prescribe buprenorphine. The other is a physician’s assistant she supervises. They treat about 10 patients in this small part of their practice that kicked off in October 2018. Adding addiction treatment to a family medicine practice that was “already at capacity” is not easy, Gatzke-Plamann says. But she took on the challenge, seeing the need in her community. “That’s sort of how it is with family medicine in a rural area,” she says. Catina Stoflet is among the buprenorphine patients who benefit. Stoflet, now 35, got hooked on prescription opioids as a 16-year-old in 2001, during the first wave of the nation’s opioid epidemic. She started getting kidney stones in high school. She has had more than 200 of the painful obstructions by her count, leading to many surgeries to remove them. That first prescription was for Tylenol 3, a combination of acetaminophen and the opioid codeine. But doctors soon escalated her to stronger drugs: vicodin, percocet, oxycodone. “It was right around the time that people didn’t know what (opioids were) doing to you,” Stoflet says. Stoflet says she spent years in recovery, including from about 2007 to 2014, and participated in Narcotics Anonymous. But she relapsed in 2014, progressing to harder drugs including heroin and methamphetamine. This year she decided to quit for good. Stoflet says her primary care doctor introduced her to Gatzke-Plamann, who had just recently begun prescribing buprenorphine. Just like Gatzke-Plamann’s opioid patients, her buprenorphine patients must sign contracts laying out terms of treatment, including agreeing to participate in a treatment program. Stoflet works with a counselor and community recovery specialist at the Roche-A-Cri Recovery Center in Friendship, Wisconsin, about 20 miles from Necedah. The center opened in September 2018. Without its additional resources, Gatzke-Plamann says she would not feel comfortable prescribing buprenorphine. “I am just one part of their treatment plan,” Gatzke-Plamann says. “I prescribe the medication but they need the counseling. They need the psycho-social support. They need the group meetings.” “All of that happens because the recovery center opened up.” Stoflet lives about 30 miles from Roche-A-Cri and 40 miles from Gatzke-Plamann’s clinic in Necedah. Even

‘IT MIGHT BE ROCKY’ At an appointment in early November, for example, Stoflet was nervous about an upcoming surgery that would require her to briefly pause her buprenorphine treatment and go back to opioids for pain. Her checkup allowed her to talk through the angst and walk through the steps with Gatzke-Plamann. “We would potentially take you off the buprenorphine and do short-acting pain medications around that time,” Gatzke-Plamann says. “The trouble is then, after your acute pain episode from the surgery is no longer as significant — then we need you to stop those pain medicines for at least 24 hours. And then you can start up on your regular buprenorphine dose.” “So I will be able to go right to the regular dose,” Stoflet says, “and I should be fine?” “Yes,” Gatzke-Plamann reassures, adding, “it might be rocky.” “I know it’s going to be —it’s no treat,” Stoflet replies. “...That’s really fine with me. I was just really worried about how we were going to do this.” Stoflet did end up on opioids briefly after her surgery in late November. Then she resumed her buprenorphine treatment, just like Gatkze-Plamann

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Dr. Angela Gatzke-Plamann is the only full-time family physician in Necedah, Wis., and the only physician in Juneau County, Wis., waived to prescribe buprenorphine. Her practice is based at the Necedah Family Medical Center in Necedah, Wis., where she is seen on Nov. 7, 2019.

said she would. December marks seven months on her medication-assisted treatment journey. The opioid epidemic is too complicated to boil down to grim statistics about overdose deaths or pills prescribed in any given county. Nor can the stories of one or two patients fully describe it. But the crisis is real across central Wisconsin and beyond. Dr. Angela Gatkze-Plamann knows that because she confronts it every day. “I couldn’t imagine not doing it, because — then who would?” This story comes from a partnership of Wisconsin Watch, Wisconsin Public Radio and NPR. Bram Sable-Smith is WPR’s Mike Simonson Memorial Investigative Fellow embedded in the newsroom of Wisconsin Watch (www.WisconsinWatch.org), which collaborates with WPR, PBS Wisconsin, other news media and the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication. All works created, published, posted or disseminated by Wisconsin Watch do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of UW-Madison or any of its affiliates.

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Reminder for youth writers in Burnett County The Sentinel would like to remind the young writers of Burnett County that the deadline for the January submission of youth writers in the Sentinel is coming up on Jan. 12. The deadline was pushed to a later date this month due to students’ winter break. Once a month, the Sentinel provides a writing prompt for two different age groups (7-12 and 13-18, if there is a 12-year old who would like to challenge themselves and choose the prompt for the older age group, that is acceptable for them to do). Those who submit an article on the writing prompt will then have the chance to have their writing featured in the newspaper. We are accepting photo submissions with articles as well. As a reminder, this month’s prompts were: 7-12: Make a snowman – out of snow, paper, cotton balls, or other materials you have at home. Give him a name and write a short story about him. Submit your story with a photo of you and your snowman. 13-18: Try your hand at poetry and write a poem about either winter or Christmas. Submit with a

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Monday: Hamburger with ﬁxings, vegetable beef soup/crack-

ers, mini carrots/dip, Monaco vegetables, mixed fruit. Tuesday: Porkchop, scalloped potatoes, dinner roll, green beans, pineapple tidbits. Wednesday: Pizza dippers, marinara sauce, baked rice, steamed broccoli, peas, fresh pear. Thursday: Tacos with ﬁxings, baked rice, refried beans, sliced carrots, banana. Friday: Chicken smackers, French fries, crackers, corn, applesauce.

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Monday: No school. Tuesday: Chicken nuggets, baby carrots, baked beans, bananas.

Wednesday: Dragon dunkers, romaine, assorted fruits. Thursday:Mini corn dogs, French fries, assorted fruits. Friday: Pizza, broccoli/cauliﬂower, apples.

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Fresh fruit always available. Monday: Lemongrass chicken, rice, oriental vegetables, WG bread, mandarin oranges. Tuesday: Tomato soup, grilled cheese, cheese stick, crackers, pineapple. Wednesday: Hot dog on a bun, Sunchips, baked beans, pears. Thursday: Pizza dippers, marinara, salad, peaches. Friday: Popcorn chicken, potato wedges, fresh vegetables.

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Riley Churchill is Siren’s student of the week this week. He is a senior this year and is the son of Jackie Churchill and Rick Daniels. Riley is a very respectful and friendly student who works very hard in his classes. When not in school, he is good at devoting time to his homework. His favorite class this year is Financial Accounting with Ms. P. Riley. Riley is involved in football, basketball, track and the juggling club. His role model is Steph Curry from the NBA. After graduating this year, he would like to attend a four-year college to obtain a bachelor’s degree in business.

Liesl Olson is Webster’s student of the week. She is a freshman this year and is the daughter of Heidi and Rob Sherrer. Liesl is a very smart and motivated student. She is not afraid to ask questions and actively participates during lessons and discussions. She is hardworking and always gets her work in on time. Liesl is very active in the band and music department and has been in three musicals while at Webster. She participates in volleyball, basketball, track and golf. Her other hobbies include music and writing. After graduating, Liesl would like to join the military. The trait she values most in herself is her charisma.

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GRANTSBURG SENIORS by Patzy Wenthe

E-cigarettes and vapes and JUULs, oh my! MARY BOE PROGRAM COORDINATOR FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN WORKING FOR TOBACCO FREE LIVING

Electronic cigarettes, also known as e-cigarettes, are a relatively new tobacco product that have been sold in the U.S. for about a decade. The e-cigarettes currently in the U.S. market have not been reviewed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to determine their impact on health. However, studies show that using e-cigarettes does cause health risks by containing and emitting a number of potentially toxic substances. E-cigarettes almost always contain harmful ingredients such as nicotine. Acrolein, another known ingredient of many e-cigarettes, causes irreversible lung damage. There is no difference between e-cigarettes and JUULs. JUULs are just a type of e-cigarette. E-cigarettes are battery powered and deliver nicotine through a liquid which turns into an aerosol. The e-liquids come in a variety of different flavors that appeal to youth. The most popular e-cigarette among teens is JUUL. JUUL is discrete, it contains nicotine salts that do not produce vapor or visible emissions when the device is used and looks like a USB drive while other e-cigarettes may look like phones. All JUULs contain some nicotine – something many youth don’t realize. One JUUL pod, the e-liquid cartridge, may contain as much nicotine as a pack of cigarettes making the product even more addictive. Youth who use e-cigarettes are especially at increased risk for asthma and life-long nicotine addiction. E-cigarette use is an epidemic. According to the 2018 National Youth Tobacco Survey, between 2017 and 2018, current e-cigarette use increased by 78 percent among high school students and by 48 percent among middle school students. In 2018, more than 3.6 million middle and high school students were e-cigarette users – an alarming increase of 1.5 million students in just one year. The increase in e-cigarette use has driven a 38 percent increase in use of any tobacco product among high school students. According to the FDA, no e-cigarette has been found to be safe and effective in helping smokers quit. If you need help quitting please talk to your local health care provider and/or call the Wisconsin Quitline at 1-800-QuitNow (800-784-8669). “Healthy Minute” is brought to you by healthyburnett.org

Well, we’re now in the New Year 2020! It seems like yesterday we were preparing for Y2K. Wow! Twenty years have passed. How’s your new year resolution coming? If my husband does quit, he’s binge baking soon. I’ll have made a record by gaining more weight the first week of the year! Need to get him one of those Paleo or Keto cookbooks right away. Hope you were safe at home during last week’s Saturday ice storm. It was a very sad afternoon with the car accident that took two lives on Highway 70. Our prayers and thoughts go out to the families and a huge thank you to our firemen, police and ambulance personal who spent endless hours at the scene. There was a wonderful steak and shrimp dinner offered on New Year’s Eve at the Legion! A great turn out and time by all who attended. And for many it was a chance to get out and be home early and off the roads. Now begins the infamous “Football Playoffs” as ev-

Sat, Jan 11 • 3:30-6:30 Grantsburg American Legion Hall PUBLIC INVITED

BRING YOUR FAVORITE DISH Come visit with our Veterans! Saturday Meat Rafﬂe at 6:30 pm (Block & Cleaver meats)

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Coming Events: • Business meeting the third Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. Everyone welcome! • Bingo at Legion Jan. 12 at 2 p.m. A progressive pot, too! • Senior Center Valentine Potluck – Wedn., Feb. 13 • Fun with friends, every day!

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We want to extend our deepest sympathy to the Jappe family on the death of Lou. He passed away Friday, Jan. 3 while in Arizona. Lou was very active in our Senior Center in the past. For all you Dime Bingo players, Lou is the one who brought this game from Arizona. He played the game out there and thought we might enjoy it, so he is the one who got us started playing Dime Bingo. Lou was also one of the drivers for the nutrition program. I hope things will start to settle down now that the holidays are

over. We hope to get days straightened out and be back to a normal schedule. Our center has been busy with rentals for Christmas parties and birthday celebrations. Remember we are available for renting the center for all kinds of gatherings. We will be having our monthly potluck on Wednesday, Jan. 8 at 11:30. We would love to have you join us. If you don’t bring anything to share, we do have a donation jar available. Our Spade winners for Dec. 27 were John LaFond, Susie Hughes,

Carl Link. Dewaine Bentley and Mary Langsfeld shared the 9 bid. The 500 winners for Jan. 1 who started the New Year out right were Susie Hughes, Mary Lengsfeld and Nona Severson. We did not have any 9 bids. Spade winners for Jan. 3 were Jim Anderson, Gerry Vogel and John LaFond. Shirley Doriott and Nona Severson split the 9 bid. Dates to Remember: Jan. 8 Pot Luck 11:30 Jan. 8 Executive meeting 10:45 Jan. 16 – Monthly meeting 9:30

Free sample yoga classes for stiff people Learn how to increase your flexibility and decrease pain and uncomfortable stiffness with easy and pleasant movements. Luck Community Education is pleased to continue working with Jane Meinz, a certified Kripalu Yoga teacher. Meinz explains, “Our bodies are designed to move so they stay fluid, flexible, and painfree. But when we don’t move enough in the right way, our poor little bodies get stiff, clumsy, and uncomfortable to live in. No yoga experience is required, and you don’t need to be in shape, thin, or own stretch pants to fully enjoy the benefits of this class... really, I mean that!” The beneficial “Yoga for Stiff People” classes began over a year ago, and their popularity continues to grow. Register for a free sample class to see for yourself; choices are Monday, Jan. 6, 10:30-11:45 a.m. or 12:30-1:45 p.m., or Thursday, Jan. 9, 10:30-11:45 a.m. Contact Luck Community Ed. at 715-472-3136 or amya@lucksd.k12. wi.us to add your name to a roster. Four separate class-

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eryone is preparing for the Super Bowl! But many of us had our eyes glued to the Rose Bowl Game on New Year’s Day! As we watched to see a couple of our own (the Chenal Brothers) were playing for the Badgers. Speaking of, the boys will be at the American Legion on Wednesday evening. We offer Wi-Fi, coffee and goodies, and check out the book nook. Questions on meal reservations, hall rentals, or other requests, call the center at 715-463-2940 or email us at: gburg118@gmail.com.

A special Thank You to all the 2019 Grantsburg Santa Day sponsors and volunteers! • Burnett County Family Resource Center • Burnett County Sentinel • Burnett Dairy Cheese Store • Community Bank • Four Cubs Farm • Grantsburg Area Chamber of Commerce • Grantsburg High School Honor Society Students (Santa Helpers) • Grantsburg Library staff • Grantsburg TELCOM • Indianhead Credit Union

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Thank you all for the great community support! We checked the list (of all our very nice sponsors/volunteers) twice, but if we missed you, we didn’t mean to be naughty, and we apologize) Kim Wheeler and Priscilla Bauer, 2019 Santa Day Coordinators

es are scheduled to be held on Mondays, Jan. 13-Feb. 24 (no class on Sept. 30) and Thursdays, Jan. 16-Feb. 27 from 10:00-11:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Ruby’s Retreat in Luck, with a minimum class size of eight, and maximum of 20. The cost for each 6-week session is $45.

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to the following businesses, organizations and individuals for supporting the 2019 Christmas Store. With your generous donations 90 children had a more meaningful Christmas. D.R. Tech Craig Selander, Architect Wood River Pharmacy/Chris and Melody Witzany Farmer’s Independent Telephone Company Shady Knoll Home Jensen Sundquist Insurance Agency Indianhead Credit Union Grantsburg Branch Todd Anderson, Attorney at Law/ Todd and Renee Anderson Grantsburg Animal Hospital/Greg and Kathy Palmquist Northside Electric Wood River Garden Store

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With Much Gratitude, The Christmas Store Committee

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How much fun can one man have? AN OUTDOORSMAN’S JOURNAL MARK WALTERS

Hello friends, Every year since I started writing this column back in 1989, I have wrote a column on the last years highlights. This allows me to take Christmas week off which is part of my annual plan each year to catch my breath and try to slow down a pace that very few people are aware of. Without a doubt one of my favorite ways to spend time is winter camping while ice fishing. I like to fish as many hours a day as possible. I do not like to go to town, and generally the best fishing of the day is the two prime times which are first light and sunset. Last winter I went on five, hardcore camping/fishing trips and I loved every minute of those adventures no matter what conditions are thrown at me. My favorite river is the Mississippi for ice fishing because of the quality of the fish, the variety of fish, almost two hundred miles of shoreline and a non-stop view. An annual journey that I am getting pretty good at is to the Fox River at Depere. I go there each March as soon as the river starts to open up and I paddle after dark while pulling two blue/chrome J7 Husky Jerk crankbaits while using a left and a right planer board. I wear chest waders; everything gets iced up and my goal is always to catch a 28-inch walleye which I do just about every year. I put a propane lantern in the front of my canoe and the thrill of seeing a rod start bending in those conditions is awesome. Catching a 28 plus makes me a superhero in my own mind. Another one of nature’s bounties that I really get a kick out of is fishing sumo bluegill both out of a canoe and a boat during the spawn in late May. I head over to see my

buddy Paul Bucher in Barron County where I camp, enjoy the campfire and we do really well on what I believe pound for pound is the best fighting/eating fish in North America. Last May my daughter Selina graduated from Necedah High School. Let me tell you I really never wanted that day to come. Selina and I honestly had a blast since the day she was born and to honor a great 18-years we threw a weekend long shindig that was a blast for one and all. About that same time, I also went to Canada with the group that I always hang out with. I was thinking of staying home but my “old buddy” Jeff Moll said, please Mr. Master Guide Extraordinaire come to Canada and teach me how to fish. Selina was my partner in the boat, and everyone was really happy when I won the big gator contest for the fourth year in a row. Last August I was running bear baits with my lifelong friend Doug Cibulka. Another memorable event was a very fun overnight bachelor party on the Wisconsin River for my stepson Joey Dushek’s. Big fish were caught and I pretended I was 16 while trying to play frisbee and we laughed a lot. To date I have helped six people harvest their first black bear. This year Doug Cibulka paid his dues with some physical, financial, and time-consuming baiting but on the

second night of the season he put a hurting on a 318-pound dressed sow that was just a great experience for a couple of old timers like Doug and me. Forty-eight years ago, I duck hunted while camping on an island on the Mississippi River for the first time. I wasn’t gonna go but Jeff Moll once again said Please Mr. Master Guide Extraordinaire teach me how to hunt ducks and so I made the personal sacrifice and embarked on the adventure. Selina joined us and folks I have to tell you, the long-term flooding is having very grave effects on the islands as the trees are dying and with the loss of the root structure the islands are literally washing away. My bow hunting season did not go as planned. I can’t hit the broad side of a barn. My friends say I stink and the deer know it. I think it’s time for a crossbow. Deer camp 2019 was, let’s put it, “sleepless!” As my old buddy Jeff Moll recently wrote, there is no energy on the planet like The Red Brush Gang’s deer camp. There are at least 30 other adventures I could write about but perhaps what I just touched on gives you an idea why I need a bit of a break. Thank your local newspaper owner, publisher, editor for running this column it really does help! Sunset.

WEEKLY WAG News and Updates from the Humane Society of Burnett County

Among the pets at HSBC who have had their adoption fees paid for by generous sponsors are two black and tan boys who are waiting for families to love them. Careful that Bandit doesn’t steal your heart! d This fluffy, long-haired T German Shepherd mix G w was surrendered when h his owner could no longer c care for him. Approxim mately 55 pounds, Bandit iis five years old and enjoys b being around humans. He iis already housetrained a and prefers to do anything Bandit that involves his people. Bandit would do best as a spoiled only pet, as he is particular about canine companions and is not a fan of cats. Rex is waiting to be king of a castle. He arrived at HSBC as a stray but is more than ready for a new home and all the new adventures that come with it. Rex is a happy-go-lucky one-year-old shepherd mix with a short coat and adorable ears that flop on the ends. He is a medium-sized boy, around 45 pounds, and is playful, active and curious. Rex is good with children and an absolute joy to spend time with. He is game for learning any number of activities and will keep you entertained for hours. For a current list of adoptable pets and their stories, head over to the HSBC website. While there, read about forRex mer pets on the Happy Tails Blog, check out the current wish list items on the Donate page, or learn how to make cat houses for outdoor feline friends from the Services- It’s a Cat-astrophe link. HSBC would like to share some numbers. The shelter took in 192 more pets in 2019 than in 2017— the majority being strays. Of these, 87 pets were returned to their owners, and no animals were euthanized. HSBC was able to rehome 186 more animals in 2019 than in 2017. And while the yearend total of pets in residence is double the number in 2017, this is due to more space to accept homeless pets. Thanks to the community for the support that made these increases possible—teamwork makes the dream work! HSBC information—7410 County Road D, Webster, WI 54873. Telephone: 715-349-2368. Email: rescue.hsbc@gmail.com. Website: www. hsburnettcty.org. Facebook: www.facebook.com/ humanesocietyburnettcounty. Public hours: Tuesday - Friday, 12 -5 p.m. and Saturday, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Peggy Schilling Animal Adoption & Education Center—Facebook: www.facebook.com/ peggyschillingadoptioncenter.

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FCCLA members give back HANNAH LEMIEUX, JAIDYN JEWELL AND BRACH CHRISTIANSON

This holiday season has been very busy for Siren FCCLA! Every year the chapter participates in Operation Christmas Child, an organization that sends shoe boxes full of toys and hygiene products to poverty-stricken countries. The FCCLA members were able to pack over 50 shoe boxes! They also had the opportunity to donate toys and winter gear to local families that needed a little extra help as well as participate in “Toys for Tots”. The members of FCCLA contributed to Toys for Tots by sorting and packaging the toys that would later be sent out to children and families in the Twin Cities. To conclude the holiday season, Siren FCCLA organized volunteer work for high school students. Blankets and freezer meals were made by the students and donated along with winter apparel to Burnett County Foster Closet. The chapter also donated three months’ worth of rent to the organization. The chapter was able to donate so much back to the community because of their annual Designer Purse Bingo. The members felt very thankful for the opportunity to give back. SUBMITTED

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NOW TAKING 2020 PLANNING SESSION APPOINTMENTS Businesses that would like to discuss results-oriented advertising and marketing for 2020, contact Roberta at 715-463-2341 or at marketing@burnettcountysentinel.com.

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Polk Burnett Farm Bureau offers scholarships to high school seniors Polk Burnett Farm Bureau is pleased to announce that they will be granting scholarships to graduating high school seniors in 2020. The scholarship will be awarded to graduating seniors who are enrolled in an accredited college, university, or technical college. The applicant or his/her parent must be a current Polk Burnett Farm Bureau member. All majors will be considered for this scholarship, but preference will be given to students pursuing a degree in the agriculture industry. This scholarship will be based on the student’s past school and community activities. An electronic version of the application can be found by visiting: https://wfbf.com/about/ counties/polk-burnett/ The deadline to apply for this scholarship is April 1, 2020. For more information, please contact Lisa Thomfohrda, Polk Burnett Farm Bureau at 715.485.3010.

Winter concert series at Forts Folle Avoine Well, Santa has come and gone, the Lutefisk is devoured, and the nights are dark and cold. But don’t lose heart because Forts Folle Avoine is once again sponsoring the winter concert series in our beautiful “Great Room.” The first concert will be held on Fri., Jan. 10 from 7 – 9 p.m. – featuring “Jacob Michael O’Shay and his Irish Clan”. The second concert takes place on Fri., Jan. 24 – with the band “Tangled Web” with its emphasis on folk and classic rock. Performing on Feb. 7 will be a new band – “Twin Sons From a Different Mother”. They play all original songs with a reverence for local history and exquisite story telling. On Feb. 21, the “The Kookies” will bring their eclectic style along with familiar standards. Our last of the winter concert series will feature the highly popular “High View Bluegrass” band. Forts Folle Avoine promised a wonderful evening of music to chase the winter blahs away. Concerts are from 7 – 9 p.m., with a $5 admission. Coffee and snacks will be offered for a nominal fee. So come in, enjoy the cozy ambience of our Great Room with its roaring fireplace and historic charm for an evening of delightful music.

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Gymnasts ﬁnish third in Rush City SPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL

RUSH CITY, Minn. – The schedule gets a bit busier next week for the Grantsburg co-op gymnastics team. This season the team has competed in just two events, separated by multiple weeks, but has two events in the span of five days next week. Grantsburg goes to Rice Lake on Tuesday and is in the River Falls Winter Wonderland Invitational on Jan. 18. The second of the two completed events was at Rush City on Saturday and Grantsburg finished third with 119.725 points, behind North Branch (127.875) and Rush City (127.1). “Overall, the team did pretty well coming back from break,” Grantsburg coach Kathy Lund said. Grantsburg’s had its best numbers in the vault, scoring 33.875 points. Jeni Petersen led the team with an 8.725 to place third while Rush City’s Livia Isackson-Rod was first with a 9.3. Allison Peterson (8.575) added a 4th-place finish for Grantsburg; Khylie Young-Garayt (8.375) was sixth and Amy Harmon (8.2) tied for 10th. Harmon (6.85) led Grantsburg with a 6th-place finish in the uneven parallel bars, won by Dakota Esget (8.6) of North Branch. Petersen (6.7)

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Khylie Young-Garayt strikes a pose on the ﬂoor.

eighth. Petersen was close to a win in the floor exercise, placing second with a 9.0 while Isackson-Rod was first with a 9.375. The finish boosted Petersen to a 3rd-place finish in the allaround with a 31.95; Peterson was sixth with a 29.575 and Young-Garayt was seventh with a 28.825.

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Jeni Peterson hits a Sissone jump on the beam.

was eighth for Grantsburg and Peterson (6.5) was ninth. Harmon also tied for sixth in

the balance beam with a 7.575; Petersen (7.525) was seventh and Young-Garayt (7.4) was

Quimby playing well despite team woes SPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL

HAYWARD – Emma Quimby seeks a fifth consecutive game with at least 20 saves for the Hayward co-op girls hockey team on Thursday. The Hurricanes and Grantsburg’s Quimby play at North Shore in hopes of ending a two-game losing streak despite getting big save numbers in both games. After posting a season-high 48 saves in a win at Fox Cities on Dec. 27, Quimby followed with 22 saves in a win the same day over Rock County and then made 33 saves in a loss to Eau Claire. On Saturday, Quimby had 29 saves for the Hurricanes but they still finished with a 4-1 loss to Cloquet-Esko-Carlton. The Lumberjacks scored the

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first four goals of the game while holding the Hurricanes scoreless

until the third period. They took a 1-0 lead in the first period with a goal on their lone power play of the game, then had a pair of goals at even strength in the second period. After Taylor Nelson scored her third goal of the game for the Lumberjacks and gave them a 4-0 lead, Hayward capitalized on its lone power play of the game. Riley Springer scored with just under seven minutes remaining in regulation, assisted by Lily Eytcheson and Kennedy Sprenger. The Lumberjacks finished with a 33-16 advantage in shots on goal and Hayward dropped to 4-7 overall on the season. Following their game at North Shore, the Hurricanes play at Northland Pines on Saturday and then host Duluth on Jan. 16.

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Allison Peterson performs a fullturn on the beam.

Dragons take on Tigers while on win streak SPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL

SIREN – It’s fitting for the Siren girls basketball team to have a matchup with Webster this Friday. The Dragons entered the week on a threegame win streak that continued last Friday with a rare scoring total not seen at Siren since a prior game against the Tigers, in 2013. The Dragons sank nine 3-pointers led by three from Morgan Shetler. It was their highest point total since they scored 80 against Webster seven years ago. “We’re starting to play really well and figuring-out how to play together,” Siren coach Ryan Karsten said. SEE GIRLS BASKETBALL, PAGE 15

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Badgers ﬁnish season with west coast loss SPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL

PASADENA, Calif. – The play didn’t need to be spotless, just a bit cleaner. The University of Wisconsin-Madison football team committed multiple turnovers in the Rose Bowl on Wednesday and was left a point shy of Oregon in a 28-27 decision to conclude the 20192020 season. The Badgers fumbled three times and threw an interception to negate the advantages they held in several statistical categories. “You can't expect a win (against) a burst team like Oregon, with turnovers, penalties (and) special teams issues,” Wisconsin running back Jonathan Taylor said. “I think that played a factor with everything – not playing clean Wisconsin football.” Despite the Ducks getting on the board first in the game, the Badgers managed to take a lead in the first half. Wisconsin followed Oregon’s game-opening touchdown with a 95-yard kickoff return for a touchdown from Aaron Cruickshank and later a 44-yard field goal from Collin Larsh. And when the Ducks answered with a touchdown late in the second quarter, the Badgers gathered a scoring drive that culminated with an 11-yard touchdown pass from Jack Coan to Quintez Cephus to take a 17-14 lead into halftime despite their two turnovers and a missed field goal attempt. However, a turnover to start the second half foreshadowed Wisconsin’s fortunes. Oregon recovered a fumble and returned it 31 yards for a touchdown to take a 21-17 lead with over 11 minutes remaining in the third quarter. The Badgers again were able to answer the score, but they also were unable to avoid turnovers. Mason Stokke capped a scoring drive with a 2-yard touchdown run to return a 24-21 lead to the Badgers and another Larsh field goal made it a 27-21 lead. But after forcing an Oregon punt, the Badgers again put the ball on the ground and it led to the game-winning score for the Ducks. “No matter what the defense is doing, if you're taking care of the football, then turnovers won't happen,” Taylor said. “So, (a) poor job of taking care of the football, fighting for extra yards.” Wisconsin still finished with advantages over Oregon in rushing yards (136-66), passing yards (186-138) and pass completions (23-14). But in addition to the final score, the Ducks held the upper hand in turnovers (4-1) and was called for just two offensive penalties totaling 20 yards while the Badgers were whistled nine times on offense for a total of 79 yards. Taylor, who entered rare company by rushing for over 6,000 yards in his first three seasons of college football, announced on Friday that he is foregoing his final season of eligibility to enter the NFL draft in April. Though he won’t be back for the Badgers, their pair of Grantsburg graduates will be. John Chenal finished his sophomore season with 18 carries for 65 yards and a touchdown along with three catches for 15 yards. Freshman Leo Chenal had 20 tackles and a sack for the Badgers.

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GRANTSBURG – An opportunity to climb the Lakeland West standings awaits the Grantsburg boys basketball team this Friday. The Pirates entered the week with a 2-1 in-conference record, trailing only St. Croix Falls (3-1) and conference leader Luck (3-0). They host the Cardinals for their first of two meetings this season and though the Pirates took a loss in their first game of 2020, it fortunately for them was a non-conference game. Somerset overcame a halftime deficit by sinking five second-half 3-pointers to take a 72-57 win at home last Friday. Ty Madden had a game-high 22 points with 17 coming in the second half; 12 of his second-half points were scored from 3-point range. The Spartans needed that second-half surge after Jared VanWatermeulen led the Pirates to the lead before halftime. He scored 13 of his team-high 17 points in the first half while Austin Wedin had eight points, including a pair of 3-pointers. Grantsburg took a 36-33 lead into the break and though three Pirates hit long-range shots in the second half, the Spartans had five between Madden and Melvin Ortiz. Somerset finished the game 8-for-15 from 3-point range. Wedin finished with 11 points for

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Owen Washburn with a Dunk in the ﬁrst half.

buckets,” Webster coach Rob Scherrer said. “This team seems hungry and they are showing their resolve.” Tanner Pardun added 15 points for the Tigers; Carsen Stenberg had 13 and Nathan Stadler had 11, including six of the team’s first nine points of the game. It was the second consecutive win for the Tigers after they went through a three-game skid in mid-December. They improved to 3-4 overall.

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Grantsburg; Zach Miller and Carson Knutson points each. It was just the second loss this season for the Pirates, who dropped to 5-2 overall. WEBSTER The Tigers seek to even their conference record at 2-2 this Friday at Siren after posting a season-high point total in a 79-33 win over Birchwood last Friday.

Tallon Parent and Owen Washburn led five Webster double-digit scorers with 16 points each; they also led the team to a 33-point firsthalf lead. The Tigers allowed just two makes from the floor in the first half and Birchwood scored more than half its points from the free throw line. “We got off to a great start led by creating turnovers on defense and converting them into easy

SIREN Nathan Kosloski scored a season-high 34 points for the Dragons on Friday but weren’t able to get a second consecutive win. Siren was coming off a win over Prairie Farm and Kosloski scored 17 first-half points against Bayfield and while the Dragons trailed 34-31 entering halftime, he helped them open a 10-point lead in the second half. “With three minutes to go we’re up by 10 (but) after two timeouts, we struggled to possess the ball,” Siren coach Rick Kosloski said. “We continue to get better but are still looking for a way to play a complete game.” Bayfield led by three in the final seconds and the Dragons got a final attempt to potentially force overtime, but the shot didn’t fall and Bayfield got the 62-59 win. Brady Kosloski had 10 points for Siren; Riley Churchill added eight. Siren dropped to 1-7 overall on the season and seeks its first in-conference win this Friday against Webster.

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Back Row (L to R): Coach Adam Imme, Coach James Anderson, Coach Nick Johnson. Middle Row (L to R): Taylor Anderson, Aiden Johnson, Dayne McKnight, Owen Douglas, Benett Ulmaniec, Matthew Smith, Gavyn Hill, Kelsey Belisle. Front Row (L to R): Carl Antonich, Mason Mattson, Grant Johnson, Leo Carlson, Levi Randt, Talon Imme, Kendall Johnson.

Blizzard Squirts win at home The Blizzard Squirts competed in the Battle in the Northwoods Tournament and took first place. This was the first home youth tournament that the Blizzard Squirts had won in the last five years. The tournament took place at

the Lodge Center Arena on Jan. 4 and 5 and had five teams competing for a win. The Squirts won their first three games against North Metro, Tomahawk and Viroqua and tied their last game against River Valley.

The final standings for the Battle in the Northwoods Tournament was the Blizzard Squirts in first, Viroqua in second, River Valley in third, Tomahawk in fourth and North Metro placing fifth.

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Lindsay Liljenberg scored 13 of her game-high 17 points in the first half and Shetler had nine of her 14 points in the second half for Siren. They allowed the Dragons to build a double-digit first-half lead and add to it in the second half. The win improved Siren’s overall record to 5-3 though it needs wins over Lakeland West foes like Webster to improve its in-conference mark. “We’re just 1-3 in the conference and this Friday will be our first time through,” Karsten said. “In the second half (of the season), if we can compete with teams like Frederic, Luck and Webster we’ll be right about where we should be.” Madison Thiex added 10 points for the Dragons, who outscored Solon Springs 43-28 in the second half. Liljenberg added 11 rebounds and Shetler had five steals. Webster, meanwhile, earned its second win of the season in its December finale and had nearly three weeks without play before facing Northwood earlier this week.

GRANTSBURG The Pirates are still a game away from playing at home in 2020. This Friday they play their third of three games on the road in January, going to Luck, before returning home on Tuesday to host Frederic. Grantsburg closed 2019 with a win over Spooner to stop a three-game skid and earned consecutive wins for the first time this season by opening the new year with a 42-26 win over Mellen on Friday. Brooke Quimby scored a game-high 15 points for the Pirates while Madison Schafer added nine and Olivia Ohnstad had eight. And holding the home team to 26 points helped create a double-digit advantage, Grantsburg’s coach said it could have been even more decisive. “Although we left lots of points on the floor, we had a good team effort from everyone,” Penny Curtin said. The Pirates improved to 3-4 overall on the season.

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EAGAN, Minn.—In their boisterous locker room in New Orleans after the overtime victory, the Minnesota Vikings roared in celebration when coach Mike Zimmer gave the game ball to quarterback Kirk Cousins. “How does it feel to win a playoff game?” Zimmer asked Cousins with a question that needed no answer following the 26-20 decision that ousted the favored Saints. Cousins did his part to diffuse the skepticism about his inability to deliver a winning performance in the clutch, with an intelligent, steady, turnover-free game that easily trumped his more-accomplished peer on the other side, Drew Brees. “With all the bad rhetoric that he gets all the time about this or that, I just felt like it was time to tell a lot of people that he’s our guy,” Zimmer said. With a third-down completion to Stefon Diggs, a deep connection to Adam Thielen and the end-zone winner to Kyle Rudolph, Cousins guided the Vikings into a divisional round game at San Francisco in his signature moment in Minnesota to date. “There’s a whole lot of reasons we won the game,” Cousins said. “Does the quarterback play a role in that? Yes, but it was a team win.” Starting with Zimmer, who had his own negative outside noise to drown out on Sunday with multiple national media reports during the week that an ugly defeat had the potential to prompt a firing or even a trade by the Vikings. The 63-year-old Zimmer, who raised his postseason record to 2-2 in six years with the team, couldn’t hold back his feelings in a postgame

NFL Network interview with his former pupil, Hall of Fame cornerback Deion Sanders. “Third-winningest coach in Vikings history, and I have to listen to this,” Zimmer said. Not only did Zimmer have his team fully prepared and confident to face the Saints, his defensive strategy for stopping the passing attack led by Brees and wide receiver Michael Thomas was superb. From double coverage on Thomas to frequently moving defensive ends Danielle Hunter and Everson Griffen inside to pass rush against the guards, Zimmer called one of the finest games of his career. The Vikings had two takeaways against a Saints team that set the NFL record for fewest turnovers in a season with eight. Now they’ll have to quickly regroup, with the top-seeded 49ers waiting on Saturday. “Hey, it’s playoff time,” Zimmer said. “It’s big-boy football now.” WHAT’S WORKING The return of running backs Dalvin Cook and Alexander Mattison went a long way toward this win, keeping Brees off the field, putting the Vikings in plenty of third-and-short situations and helping Cousins connect on the play-action passes he so often thrives on. The Vikings rushed for 136 yards, the fifth-highest total allowed by the Saints this season. WHAT NEEDS HELP The coverage units were up against an All-Pro in Deonte Harris, but the rookie had a 54-yard kickoff return and a 17-yard punt return in the game. STOCK UP Right tackle Brian O’Neill more than held his own against

five-time Pro Bowl defensive end Cameron Jordan, who finished with three tackles, one sack and one hit on Cousins. The sack was late in the fourth quarter on third-and-19, when Cousins smartly took the loss at his own 34 to keep the clock running rather than risk an incompletion or a turnover. On the pass to Thielen in overtime, O’Neill managed to steer a hard-charging Jordan away from Cousins without holding while nearly fully extending his body during the course of the block. O’Neill, the second-year player out of Pittsburgh, has been the team’s best lineman this season and ought to be a candidate to eventually replace Riley Reiff at left tackle. “He’s got a chance to be a really, really good player if he continues to improve, continues to get stronger and more physical, because he’s smart and he’s tough,” Zimmer said. STOCK DOWN Cornerback Xavier Rhodes has had a rough season, and he was primarily responsible for the only passing play by the Saints that covered more than 20 yards. NEXT STEPS After deftly managing the din at the Superdome and keeping mistakes to a minimum, Cousins and the offense must find a way to maintain the productive run-pass balance and avoid major setbacks created by San Francisco’s pressure. The 49ers were sixth in the NFL during the regular season with 27 takeaways and first in the league with an average allowance of 5.22 yards per pass play.

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Ardyce O’Konski Ardyce O’Konski, age 89, died at her home in Danbury on Dec. 22, 2019. She was the daughter of Charles Delmar Boatman and Eldora Malcom. She was born on July 25, 1930, on a farm the family called “The Jones Place” in Douglas Township, Clay County, Iowa. They also lived north of Peterson Iowa and in Peterson before moving in the late 1930s to a farm about 2.5 miles east of Cushing in Polk County. Ardyce attended the Pleasant Valley grade school and graduated from Milltown High School in 1949. Ardyce and Myron Nelson of Trade River were married on Sept. 10, 1949, in Pine County Minn. Although later divorced, the four children of the marriage survived them. On May 6, 1967, she was married to John O’Konski in Hudson. She and John lived a few years in Prior Lake, Minn., but lived most of the time after that in Danbury. Ardyce, while raising her family, had a large garden and canned the produce from it as well as fruit bought from stores in the summer. She was especially known for her needlework and won many ribbons at the county fair. Starting in 1986, she began a 20 year responsibility of reporting the Danbury weather conditions to the National Weather Service. Ardyce is survived by her children: Mikkel Nelson of Madison, Lucille Nelson of Roseville, CA, Terry (Linda) Nelson of Danbury, Tony Nelson of Grantsburg, grandchildren: Marcus (Maria) Nelson of Spooner, Rindy (Aaron) Hughes of Minneapolis, Minn., great grandchildren Tristan and Gabriela Nelson of Spooner, and her brother Grant (Joyce) Boatman of Fairmont, Minn. She is also survived by John’s children: James O’Konski of Edwardsburg, MI, Randy (Sharon) O’Konski of Decatur, MI, Terry Fosdick of Cassopolis, MI, and Rick (Donna) O’Konski of Dowagiac, MI. No services are planned at this time. She has been cremated and will be placed with her husband John O’Konski in the spring. Online memories or condolences may be left at www.bratley-nelsonchapels.com.

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Check out our e-edition online at: burnettcountysentinel.com PUBLIC NOTICE STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT BURNETT COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF Lois R. Pardun Notice to Creditors (Informal Administration) Case No. 19 PR 56 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: 1. An application for informal administration was filed. 2. The decedent, with date of birth May 16, 1943 and date of death October 30, 2019, was domiciled in Burnett County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of 30245 Eliot Johnson Road, Danbury, WI 54872. 3. All interested persons

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First day hike at Straight Lake About 40 hikers greeted the New Year on Wednesday with a mile-long First Day hike at Straight Lake State Park. They were led by park Manager Matt Densow, who outlined the park’s glacial and natural features and its human uses. The walk was one of four First Day hikes in the area, with others at Interstate Park, Stower Seven Lakes State Trail and Standing Cedars Community Land Conservancy.

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Total incidents reported: 133 911 hang-up: 1 Abandoned vehicle: 2 Accident: 17 Alarm: 2 Animal complaint: 9 Arrest: 3 Assist citizen: 11 Background: 1 Civil: 16 Disturbance: 6 Domestic: 3 Erratic driver: 5 Fire Department: 1 Fire structure: 1 Follow-up: 1 Found property: 1 Harassment: 5 Juvenile matter: 2 Medical: 1 Property damage: 1 Suicidal: 1 Suspicious activity: 11 Theft: 4 Traffic stop: 14 Transport: 3 Trespassing: 1 Welfare check: 10

Total incidents reported: 153 911 hang-up: 6 Abandoned vehicle: 5 Abuse: 2 Accident: 5 Alarm: 8 Animal complaint: 10 Arrest: 1 Assist agency: 2 Assist citizen: 5 Civil: 18 Disturbance: 3 Domestic: 1 Erratic driver: 6 Escort: 1 Fire vehicle: 1 Follow-up: 1 Found property: 1 Fraud: 1 Juvenile matter: 10 Lockout: 1 Medical: 4 Probation violation: 2 Search warrant: 1 Suicidal: 1 Suspicious activity: 21 Theft: 4 Traffic hazard: 2 Traffic stop: 10 Transport: 3 Trespassing: 2 Wanted person: 1 Welfare check: 13

· Lexi J. Benjamin, 22, Milltown, plead not guilty and the charge was dismissed but read in. · Terry R. Fish, 27, Siren, plead guilty and was sentenced to 18 months of probation and was fined $518. · Linda F. Lightfeather, 59, Siren, the charge was dismissed but read in. · Jamie C. Murphy, 39, plead guilty and the charge was dismissed on court’s own motion.

INCIDENTS · Jan. 1, Katie M. Simpson, 24, Frederic, was arrested for failure to appear. · Jan. 2, Kacey L. Fischer, 30, Webster, was arrested for battery or threat to judge/prosecutor/law enforcement officer, resisting or obstructing an officer and criminal damage to property. · Jan. 3, Shannon L. Martin, 46, Hinckley, Minn., was arrested for operating without a valid license, contempt of court, failure to appear and a warrant offense. · Jan. 3, Brent S. Petersen, 35, Grantsburg, was arrested for a probation violation. · Jan. 3, Aaron G. Benjamin, 34, Danbury, was arrested for operating while intoxicated. · Jan. 3, Emma L. Cros-

by, 21, Shell Lake, was arrested for a probation violation. · Jan. 3, Matthew J. Fegraeus, 37, Webster, was arrested for a probation violation. · Jan. 4, Charles J. Cadotte Jr., 42, Webster, was arrested for failure to appear. · Jan. 4, Whitney L. Pfeifer, 32, St. Paul, Minn., was arrested for possession of meth. · Jan. 4, Brian K. Roseland Sr., 49, Hinckley, Minn., was arrested for possession of meth. · Jan. 4, Trayton T. Smith, 18, Sandstone, Minn., was arrested for possession of meth. Reports from police and sheriff agencies are simply arrest reports. At press time, no charges have been filed.

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South Range, plead no contest and was fined $330.50. · Jamie C. Murphy, 39, plead guilty and the charge was dismissed on court’s own motion. · Daniel C. Ramin, 30, Richfield, Minn., plead no contest and was sentenced to 30 days in local jail and was fined $443. · Michael S. Roatch, 56, Cushing, plead guilty and was fined $500. · Angel V. St. John, 23, Luck, plead not guilty and the charge was dismissed but read in. · Kevin D. Strenke, 36, Luck, plead not guilty and the charge was dismissed but read in.

Operating while suspended · William J. Holmes, 56, Danbury, plead no contest and was fined $200.50.

Operating w/ PAC · Brandon C. Winkler, 26, Bloomington, Minn., plead not guilty and the charge was dismissed but read in.

OWI · Austin J. Weeks, 24, Webster, plead not guilty and the charge was dismissed on prosecutor’s motion. · Brandon C. Winkler, 26, Bloomington, Minn., plead guilty and had DOT license revoked for 6 months and was fined $811.50.

Carry concealed weapon · Jamie C. Murphy, 39, plead guilty and the charge was dismissed on court’s own motion.

Disorderly conduct · Michelle A. McPhillips, 58, Webster, plead guilty and was fined $443. · Jacob A. Pardun, 35, Webster, plead guilty and was fined $600.

Operate ATV/UTV w/o registration plate attached as required · David E. Kislenger, 25, Danbury, plead guilty and was fined $150.10.

Operating a MV w/o insurance · William J. Holmes, 56, Danbury, plead no contest and was fined $200.50.

Operating a MV w/o proof of insurance · Linda F. Lightfeather, 59, Siren, plead not guilty and the charge was dismissed but read in.

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Resisting or obstructing an officer · Terry R. Fish, 27, Siren, plead not guilty and the charge was dismissed but read in. · Drake A. Hermann, 19, Minneapolis, Minn., plead guilty and was fined $330.50. · Ann M. Huettl, 55, Dresser, plead guilty and was fined $500. · Jamie C. Murphy, 39, plead guilty and the charge was dismissed on court’s own motion.

Speeding · Matthew A. Lawrence, 32, Danbury, plead no contest and was fined $175.30. · Linda F. Lightfeather, 59, Siren, plead not guilty and the charge was dismissed but read in.

WARRANTS · Chad J. Daly, 38.

· Russell A. Barron, 42, Danbury, plead no contest and was fined $330.50. · Lexi J. Benjamin, 22, Milltown, plead not guilty and the charge was dismissed but read in. · Keith W. Boutin, 53, Danbury, plead guilty and was fined $500. · Linda F. Lightfeather, 59, Siren, the charge was dismissed but read in. · Michelle A. McPhillips, 58, Webster, plead guilty and was fined $443. · Jamie C. Murphy, 39, plead guilty and the

· Lexi J. Benjamin, 22, Milltown, plead not guilty and the charge was dismissed but read in. · Terry R. Fish, 27, Siren, the charge was dismissed but read in. · Drake A. Hermann, 19, Minneapolis, Minn., plead not guilty and the charge was dismissed but read in. · Linda F. Lightfeather, 59, Siren, plead not guilty and the charge was dismissed but read in. · Terri L. Mahtala, 59,

· Charles F. Sprick, 48, Webster, plead guilty and was fined $500.

· Terry R. Fish, 27, Siren, the charge was dismissed but read in.

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· Lexi J. Benjamin, 22, Milltown, plead guilty and was sentenced to 1 year in local jail and was fined $518. · Linda F. Lightfeather, 59, Siren, plead not guilty and the charge was dismissed but read in. · Jamie C. Murphy, 39, plead guilty and the charge was dismissed on court’s own motion. · Kevin D. Strenke, 36, Luck, plead guilty and was fined $750.

· Daniel C. Ramin, 30, Richfield, Minn., plead no contest and was sentenced to 120 days in local jail and was fined $443. · Angel V. St. John, 23, Luck, plead guilty and was sentenced to 1 year of probation and was fined $443.

· Jeremy D. Thayer, 23, Balsam Lake, plead no contest and was fined $402.83.

charge was dismissed on court’s own motion. · Gerald J. Schumacher, 67, Pine City, Minn., plead no contest and was fined $330.50.

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NOW HIRING NOW HIRING MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN- DAY SHIFT MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN- DAY SHIFT Burnett Dairy Cooperative is looking to add a Full-Time member to its Maintenance team. This position performs maintenance for the cheese factory buildings, equipment, and some grounds work. Employees are required to perform welding, electrical, fabricating, and mechanical duties. Must be reliable and able to troubleshoot and work independently in a fast-paced working environment. This is for a day shift Maintenance Technician. Hours will vary, may include holidays, and weekends. The right person for this position has strong attention to detail, excellent problemsolving skills, and takes initiative to get things done. Experience in welding, electrical, fabrication, or mechanical troubleshooting is required, experience in all is preferred. If you are diligent and thorough in your work, able to work independently, are self-motivated, and have a positive attitude, please apply today!

Burnett Dairy Cooperative is looking to add a Full-Time member to its Maintenance team. This position performs maintenance for the cheese factory buildings, equipment, and some grounds work. Employees are required to perform welding, electrical, fabricating, and mechanical duties. Must be reliable and able to troubleshoot and work independently in a fast-paced working environment. This is for a day shift Maintenance Technician. Hours will vary, may include holidays, and weekends. The right person for this position has strong attention to detail, excellent problemsolving skills, and takes initiative to get things done. Experience in welding, electrical, fabrication, or mechanical troubleshooting is required, experience in all is preferred. If you are diligent and thorough in your work, able to work independently, are self-motivated, and have a positive attitude, please apply today!

DEMENTIA CARE SPECIALIST – $23.79 $25.07/HOUR DOQ

**Must be 18 years old to apply** All positions require drug screen and pre employment testing.

The Aging and Disability Resource Center of Northwest Wisconsin (ADRC) is currently accepting applications for a Dementia Care Specialist. This position provides support to people with dementia and their caregivers in order to ensure the highest quality of life possible while living at home. First review of Applications January 20th, 2020 – Open until ﬁlled.

Apply in person at the Burnett Dairy ofﬁce, 11631 State Road 70 Grantsburg, WI 54840

ECONOMIC SUPPORT SPECIALIST – $23.79 $25.07/HOUR DOQ

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BURNETT COUNTY EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY SERVICES FACILITATOR – $22.50 - $24.44/HOUR DOQ Burnett County is accepting applications for a Full-Time case management position that will provide services in the Health & Human Services Department - Behavioral Health Unit. Please visit the Burnett County website for additional details and required application. Application materials reviewed upon receipt – Open until ﬁlled.

The Burnett County Health & Human Services Department is currently accepting applications for an Economic Support Specialist. This position determines eligibility and provides ongoing case management for Burnett County/Great Rivers Income Maintenance Consortium in a timely and accurate manner for the following public assistance programs: Medical Assistance, BadgerCare Plus, Food Share/SNAP, Caretaker Supplement, and Wisconsin Shares Child Care subsidies. First review of Applications January 20th, 2020 – Open until ﬁlled.

INFORMATION & ASSISTANCE SPECIALIST $23.79 - 25.07/HOUR DOQ The Aging and Disability Resource Center of Northwest Wisconsin (ADRC) is currently accepting applications for an Information & Assistance Specialist. This position provides the public, particularly adults who are elderly or have a disability, with information and assistance to a wide range of community resources; informs and educates people about their options; and assists in connecting them to programs and services, which include public and privately funded options. First review of Applications January 13th, 2020 – Open until ﬁlled.

OFFICE SPECIALIST II – CLERK OF COURTS OFFICE – $17.24/HOUR Burnett County is currently accepting applications to perform a variety of routine and advanced clerical and administrative work in the Clerk of Courts’ Ofﬁce. More information can be found on the County’s website. Applications reviewed upon receipt – Open until ﬁlled.

REAL PROPERTY LISTER – $20.44 - $21.59/ HOUR DOQ The Burnett County Land Services Department is accepting applications for a Full-Time, beneﬁt eligible position responsible for maintaining an accurate and up to date listing with ownership information of all the taxable and exempt from tax land. More information can be found on the County’s website. Applications reviewed upon receipt – Open until ﬁlled.

SENIOR HUMAN RESOURCES – $27.98/HOUR Full-Time beneﬁt eligible position available with the Burnett County Administration Department. Please visit the Burnett County website for additional details and required application. Application period extended. Interested candidates are strongly encouraged to apply no later than January 13th, 2020 – Open until ﬁlled.

SOCIAL WORKER – ADULT PROTECTION – $4.44 - $25.72/HOUR DOQ Burnett County is accepting applications for a Full-Time Social Worker position that will provide services in the Health & Human Services Department - Behavioral Health Unit. Please visit the Burnett County website for additional details and required application. Application materials reviewed upon receipt – Open until ﬁlled. Burnett County Offers an Incredible Beneﬁt Package! Health, Dental, LTD, Flex Spending, Group and Supplemental Life Insurances, Paid Time Off, Holidays, Deferred Compensation Plans, Wisconsin Retirement, Employee Recognition Program, Employee Achievement Program, Telecommuting Options, Paid Maternity/Paternity Leave, Educational and Tuition Reimbursements, as well as a number of incentives offered through Group Health Trust. Contact Burnett County Human Resources at 715-349-2181 for more information or visit www.burnettcounty.com for position details and required application. Click on Employment Opportunities! Burnett County is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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Notification of Employment Opportunity Grantsburg School District Job Title: Full-time Administrative Assistant Position Job Description: This position is for a full-time Administrative Assistant to support the students and parents of iForward, the educational staff, administration and school district in general. This position provides student services, communications with students and parents, and requires individual discretion and judgment. It also provides office support by completing and filing paperwork and completing reports. This job is onsite and requires daily attendance at the Grantsburg School district between the hours of 8:00-4:30. Qualifications: Applicants must possess professional communication skills. They should be motivated and hard-working. The ability to interact and be a contributing member of a talented and award-winning staff who actively works to create a positive work environment is desired. Technology skills, or a willingness to learn technology skills, and the ability to apply the skills are necessary. Strong references for this position are essential. Requirements: High school diploma required and postsecondary training in office management or computer skills are preferred. Two years of administrative support experience is needed. Applicants must have a friendly but professional demeanor and should possess the skills necessary to communicate effectively. The ability to follow oral and written directions and a working knowledge of personal software packages to perform clerical and administrative functions (Google Docs, Microsoft Word, Excel, and G-Mail) is essential. Applicants are expected to have the ability to work well in a fast-paced environment and maintain a professional, positive manner. All applicants will need excellent discretion and knowledge of confidentiality and privacy laws. How to Apply: Application Closing Date is January 3, 2020, or until the position is filled. Send Letter of Interest, Resume, and 3 Letters of Recommendation. Contact: Mrs. Constance Quade iForward Executive Director & Principal 500 East James Ave Grantsburg, WI 54840 constance.quade@iforwardwisconsin.com The School District of Grantsburg is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, national origin, sex, religion or handicap.

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STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT BURNETT COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF Thomas R. Dobbert Notice to Creditors (Informal Administration) Case No. 19 PR 52 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: 1. An application for informal administration was filed. 2. The decedent, with date of birth June 16, 1947 and date of death January 31, 2019, was domiciled in Burnett County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of 26107 Dock Lake Road, Spooner, Wisconsin 54801. 3. All interested persons waived notice. 4. The deadline for filing a claim against the decedentâ€™s estate is March 16, 2020. 5. A claim may be filed at the Burnett County Courthouse, 7410 County Rd K, #110, Siren, WI. Adam C. Benson, Attorney at Law Benson Law Office, LTD. PO Box 370 Siren, WI 54872 715-349-5215 Bar Number 1032855 /s/ Jennifer Faber Register in Probate, Juvenile Clerk December 16, 2019 WNAXLP (Dec. 25, Jan. 1, 8)

STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT BURNETT COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF Anthony P. Klassa Notice to Creditors (Informal Administration) Case No. 19 PR 53 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: 1. An application for informal administration was filed. 2. The decedent, with date of birth March 18, 1976 and date of death December 5, 2019, was domiciled in Burnett County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of 22763 County Road H, Shell Lake, Wisconsin 54871. 3. All interested persons waived notice. 4. The deadline for filing a claim against the decedentâ€™s estate is March 16, 2020. 5. A claim may be filed at the Burnett County Courthouse, 7410 County Rd K, #110, Siren, WI. Ryan M. Benson, Attorney at Law Benson Law Office, LTD. PO Box 370 Siren, WI 54872

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STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT BURNETT COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF James H. Verdick Notice Setting Time to Hear Application and Deadline for Filing Claims (Informal Administration) Case No. 19 PR 54 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: 1. An application for informal administration was filed. 2. The decedent, with date of birth October 18, 1937 and date of death October 17, 2019, was domiciled in Burnett County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of 6617 Hideaway Road, Siren, WI 54872. 3. The application will be heard at the Burnett County Courthouse, Siren, Wisconsin, before Jennifer Faber, Probate Registrar, on January 10, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. You do not need to appear unless you object. The application may be granted if there is no objection. 4. The deadline for filing a claim against the decedentâ€™s estate is March 16, 2020. 5. A claim may be filed at the Burnett County Courthouse, 7410 County Rd K, #110, Siren, WI 54872. 6. This publication is notice to any persons whose names or address are unknown. If you require reasonable accommodations due to a disability to participate in the court process, please call (715) 349-2149 prior to the scheduled court date. Please note that the court does not provide transportation. Todd H. Anderson, Attorney at Law PO Box 507 Grantsburg, WI 54840 715-463-5365 Bar Number 1012132 /s/ Jennifer Faber Register in Probate, Juvenile Clerk December 17, 2019 WNAXLP (Dec. 25, Jan. 1, 8)

STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT BURNETT COUNTY Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC, Plaintiff, vs. Ella L. Fagnan; et al, Defendants. NOTICE OF SHERIFFâ€™S SALE Case Number: 19CV43 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on July 29, 2019, in the amount of $62,681.37, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: ORIGINAL TIME: February 11, 2020 at 10:00 AM TERMS: 1. 10% of the successful bid is due at the time of sale. Payment must be in

cash, certified check, or cashierâ€™s check, payable to the Burnett County Sheriff. The balance of the successful bid must be paid to the Clerk of Courts in cash, cashierâ€™s check or certified funds not later than ten days after the courtâ€™s confirmation of the sale; failure to pay balance due will result in forfeiture of deposit to Plaintiff. 2. The property is sold â€œas isâ€? and subject to all legal liens and encumbrances. 3. Upon confirmation of the court, buyer to pay applicable Wisconsin Real Estate Transfer Tax in addition to the purchase price. PLACE: Burnett County Government Center, 7410 County Rd K, Siren Wisconsin Property description: PARCEL 1: A parcel of land in the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (SEÂź SWÂź) of Section Eleven (11), Township Thirty-eight (38) North, Range Nineteen (19) West, Village of Grantsburg, Burnett County, Wisconsin, (hereinafter referred to as the forty), and described as follows: Commencing at the Southeast corner of said forty as the point of beginning of the parcel herein described, thence West along the South line of said forty a distance of 205 feet, thence at right angles North a distance of 9 rods, thence at right angles East to the East line of said forty, thence South along said East line to the point of beginning. PARCEL 2: A parcel of land in the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (SEÂź SWÂź) of Section Eleven (11), Township Thirty-eight (38) North, Range Nineteen (19) West, Village of Grantsburg, Burnett County, Wisconsin, described as follows: Commencing at the South Quarter corner of Section 11; thence North 89 degrees 44 minutes 28 seconds West 205.00 feet along the South line of Section 11; thence North 00 degrees 06 minutes 37 seconds East 148.50 feet to the Point of Beginning of the parcel herein conveyed; thence South 89 degrees 44 minutes 28 seconds East 205.00 feet to the North-South Quarter line of Section 11; thence North 00 degrees 06 minutes 37 seconds East 1.50 feet; thence North 89 degrees 44 minutes 28 seconds West 205 feet; thence South 00 degree 06 minutes 37 seconds West 1.50 feet to the Point of Beginning. Tax Key No: 07-131-2-3819-11-3 04-000-022000 Property Address: 104 W Benson Ave., Grantsburg, WI 54840 Randall S. Miller & Associates, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff 342 N. Water Street, Suite 613 Milwaukee, WI 53202 (414) 937-5992

Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (15 U.S.C. Section 1692), we are required to state that we may be attempting to collect a debt on our clientâ€™s behalf and any information we obtain may be used for that purpose. WNAXLP (Jan. 8, 15, 22)

STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT BURNETT COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF Raymond E. Livingston Notice to Creditors (Informal Administration) Case No. 19 PR 55 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: 1. An application for informal administration was filed. 2. The decedent, with date of birth April 25, 1951 and date of death November 1, 2019, was domiciled in Burnett County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of 8511 N Bass Lake Rd, Danbury, WI 54830. 3. All interested persons waived notice. 4. The deadline for filing a claim against the decedentâ€™s estate is March 19, 2020. 5. A claim may be filed at the Burnett County Courthouse, 7410 County Rd K, #110, Siren, WI. Joel D. Schlitz 110 Second Street PO Box 469 Hudson, WI 54016 715-386-3200 Bar Number 1050236 /s/ Jennifer Faber Register in Probate, Juvenile Clerk January 2, 2020 WNAXLP (Jan. 8, 15, 22)

STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT BURNETT COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF Donald J. Meizo Notice to Creditors (Informal Administration) Case No. 18 PR 53 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: 1. An application for informal administration was filed. 2. The decedent, with date of birth November 22, 1957 and date of death August 17, 2018, was domiciled in Burnett County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of 6915 County Road A, Webster, Wisconsin 54893. 3. All interested persons waived notice. 4. The deadline for filing a claim against the decedentâ€™s estate is February 7, 2020. 5. A claim may be filed at the Burnett County Courthouse, 7410 County Rd K, Room 205, Siren, WI 54872. Adam C. Benson, Attorney at Law Benson Law Office, LTD PO Box 370 Siren, WI 54872 715-349-5215 Bar Number 1032855 /s/ Jennifer Faber Register in Probate, Juvenile Clerk January 2, 2020 WNAXLP (Jan. 8, 15, 22)

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STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT BURNETT COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF Robert W. Gustafson Notice Setting Time to Hear Application and Deadline for Filing Claims (Informal Administration) Case No. 20 PR 01 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: 1. An application for informal administration was filed. 2. The decedent, with date of birth October 16, 1943 and date of death December 3, 2019, was domiciled in Burnett County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of 10360 Ridge Road, Danbury, WI 54830. 3. The application will be heard at the Burnett County Courthouse, Siren, Wisconsin, before Jennifer Faber, Probate Registrar, on February 2, 2020 at 8:30 a.m. You do not need to appear unless you object. The application may be granted if there is no objection. 4. The deadline for filing a claim against the decedentâ€™s estate is April 2, 2020. 5. A claim may be filed at the Burnett County Courthouse, 7410 County Rd K, #110, Siren, WI 54872. 6. This publication is notice to any persons whose names or address are unknown. If you require reasonable accommodations due to a disability to participate in the court process, please call (715) 349-2149 prior to the scheduled court date. Please note that the court does not provide transportation. Todd H. Anderson, Attorney at Law PO Box 507 Grantsburg, WI 54840 715-463-5365 Bar Number 1012132 /s/ Jennifer Faber Register in Probate, Juvenile Clerk January 3, 2020 WNAXLP (Jan. 8, 15, 22)

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice of Public Hearing, State of Wisconsin, County of Burnett, Tuesday, February 4, 2020, at 9:00 a.m., at the Burnett County Government Center in Room 165, Town of Meenon, Siren, Wisconsin, regarding the following: BURNETT COUNTY LAND USE/SHORELAND PROTECTION ORDINANCES 1. CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT #CUP-20-05 â€“ MALEC Public notice is hereby given to all persons in the Town of Scott, Burnett County, Wisconsin, that Marilee Malec has made application for a conditional use permit per the terms of the Burnett County Land Use and Shoreland Protection Code of Ordinances to allow a camper year around for up to three years, located at 1030 County Rd E, in the RR-3 zoning district, Lot 4 CSM V. 25 Pg. 207, in Government Lot 6, Section 24, T40N R14W.

Burnett County Land Use and Information Committee Siren, WI Dated this 6th day of January, 2020 WNAXLP (Jan. 8, 15)

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The Bank of New York Mellon, F/K/A The Bank of New York as trustee for registered Holders of CWABS, Inc., Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2005-1 Plaintiff, v. Sharon M. Gunderson, et al. Defendants. NOTICE OF SHERIFFâ€™S SALE Case No. 2018CV000048 By virtue of a judgment of foreclosure made in the above-entitled action on August 3, 2018 in the amount of $310,387.17, I will sell at public auction, in the main lobby of the Burnett County Government Center, located at 7410 County Road K, Siren, WI 54872, on January 28, 2020 At 10:00AM, all of the following described premises, to wit: CERTIFIED SURVEY MAP NO. 843, IN VOL. 4, PAGE 86, DOC. NO. 194095, FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR BURNETT COUNTY, WISCONSIN. SAID CERTIFIED SURVEY MAP BEING A PART OF GOVERNMENT LOT 8, SECTION 24, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 15 WEST, BURNETT COUNTY, WISCONSIN. Street Address: 3484 County Road A, Webster, WI 54893 Tax Key No. 07-012-2-4015-24-5 05-008-012000 THE PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD AS IS AND SUBJECT TO ANY AND ALL REAL ESTATE TAXES, SUPERIOR LIENS OR OTHER LEGAL ENCUMBRANCES. TERMS OF SALE: CASH, CASHIERâ€™S CHECK or CERTIFIED FUNDS, payable to the Clerk of Courts (10% down payment at sale, balance due within ten (10) days of Court approval; down payment to be forfeited if payment not received timely). Buyer must comply with minimum bidder qualifications as set forth in Wis. Stat. Â§ 846.155. Buyer to pay applicable Wisconsin Real Estate Transfer Tax in addition to the purchase price. Tracy Finch Sheriff of Burnett County, Wisconsin Codilis, Moody & Circelli, P.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff 50-18-00528 NOTE: This law firm is a debt collector. WNAXLP (Jan. 1, 8, 15)

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HEALTH EYE ASSOCIATES

St. Croix Falls - Frederic - Grantsburg Webster - Balsam Lake

Visit www.abc-clc.com or call (715) 689-3400 10350 State Road 70 • Siren, WI

Dolphin – Tran – Christopherson St. Croix Falls 715-483-3259 • Frederic 715-327-8239 Grantsburg 715-463-2370 • Webster 715-866-4700 Balsam Lake 715-485-3421

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FINANCIAL SERVICES

Stotz & Company Certified Public Accountants 715-463-5483 Grantsburg

Bass Lake Lumber 12469 State Rd. 48 Grantsburg, WI 54840 715-488-2471 Toll Free 1-877-488-2271 www.basslakelumber.com

Invisalign and Braces for Adults and Children Matthew M. Sievers, D.D.S., M.S. 140 Birch St. N., #106 • Cambridge, MN 55008 • (763) 689-3134 705 4th Ave. SW • Pine City, MN 55063 • (320) 629-9944 e-mail: cambridgeorthomn@msn.com www.cambridgeorthomn.com

SERVICES

TOURISM

Chell Well Drilling Co.

P.O. BOX 421 7716 MAIN ST. SIREN, WI

(715) 349-2581

Timothy L. Meister, E.A. enrolled to practice before the I.R.S.

Corey Arnold Insurance & Financial Services, Inc. Here to help life go right.™

Corey T. Arnold, Agent 107 Wisconsin Ave S Frederic, WI 54837 715-327-8076 corey.arnold.jytd@statefarm.com

Serving your well drilling and submersible pump repair needs since 1920 Frederic, WI (715) 327-8665

Siren Tourism Commission

PO Box 23, Siren, WI 54872 • 800.788.3164 www.visitsiren.com

(715) 463-2341 13 Week Minimum

SCHOOLS

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FURNISHINGS

SIREN SCHOOL DISTRICT Web: www.siren.k12.wi.us Facebook: School District of Siren Twitter: @SirenHigh

Hours: Mon. - Fri. 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.; Sat. 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.

(715) 349-7392 • 24022 4th Ave, Siren, WI 54872

TAVERNS/BAR & GRILLS

RETAIL

Full Off-Sale Sports Bar On- & Off-Site Catering Open 7 Days a Week Family Dining

OAKLAND STORE Convenience & Selection Fishing & Hunting Licenses • Live Bait & Tackle Full Selection of Your Favorite Wines, Liquors & Beer Coffee Bistro Open at 7 AM, 7 Days a Week

24136 State Hwy. 35 • Siren, WI

7396 Co. Rd. U • Between Webster & Danbury

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715-866-7315

HEATING/AIR CONDITIONING

LAKE CONSTRUCTION New Homes - Remodeling Siding - Excavating - Cement Work

715-463-2848 Grantsburg, WI

PLUMBING/SEPTIC

GRANTSBURG SANITARY SERVICE

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Holding Tanks • Septic Tanks Septic Tanks Pumped Suzy & Maurice Johnson • Grantsburg, WI

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Service • Sales • Installation Max R. Littlefield, Pres. 27 First Ave., P.O. Box 238, Luck, WI 54853

715-472-8206 • 1-800-843-7658

Max Kiekhoefer | 715-760-0433 New & Existing Homes Staining • Varnishing • Painting 10% Senior Discount

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Every day has opportunities to make a difference Dear Friends in Christ, Happy New Year! What will this year bring? We live in a time that is filled with wonder and worry. Some of us may worry our life away. But there is a better way. God’s caring sustenance is everywhere at work in creation. Walter Brueggemann in his book entitled, “Mandate to Difference says, “As you know, we live in a fearful society that is devoured by anxiety. And we imagine in our anxiety that there are extreme “security” measures that will make us safe. But if this is God’s world and if the

rule of love is at work, then our mandate is not to draw into a cocoon of safety; rather, it is to go out and live in the world in concrete acts and policies whereby the fearful anxiety among us is dispatched and adversaries can be turned to allies and to friends.” Instead of worrying about the way things are we need to get out to do what is expected of us. We were made in God’s image to be just that, the image of God in the world. Jesus promised to be with us always to the end of the age. Our life is surrounded by awe and wonder of what God has made and continues

to make new. Each day is filled with God given opportunities to make a difference in the world. The church in this moment is called to proclaim the love of God in Christ Jesus. When all around we hear fearful talk of disaster and hard times coming we will make a difference in a world surrounded by hopelessness and fear. God cares about creation. “God looked over everything he had made; it was so good, so very good!” God loves you. In Christ’s love Pastor Danny Wheeler

Pastor Danny Wheeler

FIRST LUTHERAN

A&H

Pastor Marilyn Crossfield Worship: 9 am | Sun. School: 9 am (Sept. - May) Wheelchair Accessible

CROSSROADS CHRISTIAN CHURCH Pastor Tryg Wistad | 715-635-4816 28509 County Road H 1/8 mile north of A&H intersection crossroadschurch@gmail.com Sun. Worship: 10 am Thurs. Women’s Bible Study: 1:30 pm Sat. Men’s Bible Study: 8 am

DAIRYLAND (A Wesleyan Church) | Pastor Earl Leach 715-244-3649 | 33921 State Rd 35 Sunday Worship: 10:30 am Bible Study: 6:30 pm, Wed. with potluck

SACRED HEART OF JESUS & MARY CATHOLIC CHURCH

ALPHA CALVARY COVENANT Scott Sagle, Pastor | 715-689-2541 11530 St. Rd. 70, Grantsburg Sun. Worship: 10:30 am | Sun. School: 9:30 am Bible Study: Wed. 7:30 pm

ASKOV CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS Just west of Askov on Hwy. 23 Auxiliary Meetings start at 9:30 am Sacrament Meeting: 11:20 am

FAITH COMMUNITY CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 715-656-4010 | 7535 Peet St. fccndanbury@gmail.com www.facebook.com/groups/275805302451108/ Sunday Services: Bible Study 9 am Morning Service 10 am | Children’s Church 10:30 am

UNITED METHODIST

Rev. Randall Knauf, Pastor | 715-866-7321 Junction of Cty. Rds A & H Crescent Lake Voyager Village Area Mass: Thurs. 9:30 am | Sun. 8:00 am Reconciliation as per bulletin & by appointment

Rev. Eddie Crise, Sr. Pastor Rev. Thomas Cook, Assoc. Pastor 715-866-8646 | 7520 Water St. www.umc4pt.com | Sunday Worship: 8:45 am

OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP CATHOLIC CHURCH Rev. Randall Knauf, Pastor 715-866-7321 | 7586 St. Rd. 77 Mass: Fri. 9 am & Sat. 4 pm Reconciliation as per bulletin & by appointment

YELLOW LAKE LUTHERAN

Pastor Jenny Lee 2110 295th Ave. Cty. Rd. B Worship: 10:00 am | Sunday School: 10:15 am

CUSHING LAKETOWN LUTHERAN Pastor Marilyn Crossfield 2738 220th St. | Worship: 10:45 am Sun. School: 10:45 am (Sept. - May) Wheelchair Accessible

Doug McConnell, Senior Pastor Chris Radtke, Youth Pastor 715-463-5794 Worship: Sunday 9:30 am | Sun. School 11:30 am Held at Grantsburg HS Auditorium

CROSSWALK COMMUNITY CHURCH (EFCA)

FAITH LUTHERAN

Pastor Greg Lund | 715-327-8767 505 Old County Road W www.crosswalkcommunity.org Sunday School 9 am | Worship 10:15 am Look for us on Facebook

Bridge Pastor Dan Heath 715-463-5388 | www.myfaithlutheran.org Worship 9:30 am Service on WCMP Radio (100.9 FM) Communion on the 1st, 3rd, and 4th Sundays Christian Education - Wed. afternoon & evening

ST. LUKE’S UNITED METHODIST

GRACE BAPTIST

Pastor Yul Kwon Church: 715-327-4436 | Parsonage: 715-327-8383 Sunday Worship: 10:30 am | Fellowship following (No Wed. service) | Church Sch: Wed. 3:45 - 5 pm Wheelchair accessible | Childcare available

Rev. Brad Moore, Sr. Pastor George Selbher, Assoc. Pastor 715-463-5699 Sunday Worship 9 am | Wed. 5:30 pm Supper for all 6 pm All Stars, Youth Connection Grace Nursery Sch: Tues. & Thurs. 9 am

BETHANY LUTHERAN Pastor Jay Ticknor | 715-463-5746 Worship 11:00 am | Sunday School 9:30 am Nursery is available

WOOD RIVER CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

Pastor Mike Fisk | 715-472-8660 5 mi. E. of Frederic on W | 2 mi. S. on I Sun. School 9:15 am | Sun. Worship 10:30 am Communion 1st Sunday Contemporary Service 3rd Sunday

715-463-2792 Worship 10 am | Sun. School 10:30 am Mid-Week Bible Study | Call for info

EKDALL COMMUNITY CHURCH

ST. DOMINIC CATHOLIC CHURCH

TRINITY LUTHERAN Jay Ticknor, Pastor | 715-689-2271 Worship 9:00 am (Nursery prov.) 10 - 11 am coffee & fellowship 10:15 - 11 am Sunday School (Sept. - May) A class for all ages | Everyone welcome Communion Every Sunday | Everyone welcome

Fr. Joseph Madanu Mass: Sunday 8:30 am Saturday 6:30 pm (Memorial Day - Labor Day)

Minister: Guy McCarty, Gene Olson, Robert Rutherford 107 Elm St. | 715-327-8387 Sunday 9 am - 12 pm Worship & Study

ZION LUTHERAN - BONE LAKE

Mike Kleven, Pastor Sunday School for all ages: 9:30 am Church Service: 10:45 am Youth Ministries: 6:30 pm, Wed. Adult Bible Study: 2 pm, Thurs.

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CATHOLIC CHURCH

LIVING HOPE CHURCH

CHURCH OF CHRIST

Pastor John Peterson 1638 345th Ave. | 715-327-4340 Worship 9:15 am | Sunday School 10:30 am Communion 1st & 2nd Sunday

FIRST BAPTIST

ATLAS UNITED METHODIST UPPER ST. CROIX PARISH

Rev. Jenny Lee 715-463-2624 | Worship 11:30 am Christian Ed. Class (all grades) 11:45 am Nursery Available

WEST SWEDEN GRACE LUTHERAN

Pastors Douglas Olson, Myron Carlson. Danny Wheeler & Ralph Thompson 7615 County Rd. U | 715-349-8281 www.yellowlakelutheranchurch.org Sunday Worship Services: 9:30 am Communion: 1st & 3rd Sunday

FALUN

ATLAS

CENTRAL UNITED METHODIST UPPER ST. CROIX PARISH

Pastor Curtis Denney | 715-327-4956 Benson Rd. | Saturday Service Sabbath Sch. 9:30 am | Worship 11 am

Interim Pastor Roger Pittman | 715-327-8012 507 Wisconsin Ave. N. www.pilgrimlutheranfrederic.org Sunday Worship: 10:30 am Communion 1st & 2nd Sundays LWF3: 5-7 pm - 1st & 3rd Wed of month

DANBURY

Pastor Bill Schroeder | 715-635-7791 Cty Rd. H, 1/2 mile N. of Cty. A on H www.lakesidelutheranwi.com Sunday Worship: 9 am (June-Aug), 10 am (Sept-May) Sunday School: 9 am | All welcome Wednesday Outdoor Worship: 7 pm (June-Aug)

GRANTSBURG

SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST

PILGRIM LUTHERAN FREDERIC (ELCA)

THE WOODLAND CHURCH

LAKESIDE COMMUNITY LUTHERAN CHURCH, ELCA

FREDERIC

Fr. Joseph Madanu | 715-327-8119 Mass: Sat. 4:30 pm | Sun. 10:30 am

Dan Shadish, Pastor | 715-463-5408 8 mi. North on Cty. Rd. F, Fire #13295 Sunday Service 9 am | Potluck lunch 10 am Everyone welcome

IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH Pastor Jody Walter Office: 715-866-7191 | Home: 715-866-4622 10:45 am Church Service | 9 am Sunday School Communion 2nd, 4th & 5th Sunday

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NEW HOPE LUTHERAN Emory Johnson, Pastor 685 W. State Rd. 70 | 715-463-5700 www.newhopelutheranchurch.org Sunday Worship Service: 9:30 am Sun. School & Adult Bible Study: 11:15 am Watch live and recorded sermons on our website.

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BEAUTIFUL SAVIOR EV. LUTHERAN CHURCH (WELS)

GRACE UNITED METHODIST

Carl Heidel, Pastor 715-222-6712 | Council Chair: 715-244-3301 Worship: 11 am | Sunday School: 10 am

SIREN ADVENTURE CHURCH

LAKEVIEW UNITED METHODIST Ferdinand B. Serra, Pastor S. of Hertel | Worship & Sunday School: 9 am

LEWIS MEMORIAL UNITED METHODIST Rev. Eddie Crise, Sr. Pastor Rev. Thomas Cook, Assoc. Pastor 3482 115th St. | 715-866-8646 www.umc4pt.com Worship 8:45 am | UMM/UMW 6:30 pm, 3rd Wed.

LUCK LUCK LUTHERAN Gregory Ofsdahl, Pastor 5th St., 510 Foster Ave. East | 715-472-2605 Sunday Worship Service: 8 am (Sept-May) Sunday School: 9 am (Sept-May) Contemporary Communion Worship: 9:30 am (Sept-May) Sunday Worship Service: 9 am (June-Aug) Mon. Evening Cont. Worship: 6:30 pm (June-Aug)

ST. PETER’S LUTHERAN Roger Kastelle, Pastor Hwy. 35 & Cty. Rd. B | 715-472-8190 Sun. Worship Service: 9 am | Sun. School: 10 am

WEST DENMARK LUTHERAN Linda Rozumalski, Pastor | 715-472-2383 1 mi. west of Luck off Cty Rd N on 170th Worship: 10:00 am | Fellowship following Holy Communion: 1st & 3rd Sunday Bring for food shelf.

Lead Pastors: CJ and Cheryl Johnson Worship and Creative Pastors: Andrew and Becky Dawson Care Pastor: Carolyn Marquardt Children’s Pastor: Katie Allen 23811 State Rd. 35/PO Box 21 | 715-349-5750 adventurechurchsiren.com Sunday Worship: 9 & 10:30 am

David Warskow, Pastor Juct. Hwy 53 & 70 | 715-635-7672 Worship: 9:30 am Sunday/Bible Class: 10:45 am Sun. 7:40 am “Voice of Salvation” broadcast WJMC 96.1 FM

ST. ALBAN’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH Father David Bauer Corner of Elm & Summit Streets | 715-635-8475 Holy Eucharist: Sunday 10:30 am Holy Days as announced

TRADE LAKE ZION LUTHERAN

BETHANY LUTHERAN Interim Pastor Roger Pittman Worship: 8:30 am | Sunday School: 9:45 am Coffee Hour: 9:30 am | Nursery available

John Peterson, Pastor 11841 Cty. Rd. Z | 715-327-8384 Sun. School: 9:45 am | Sun. Worship: 11 am Communion: 1st & 2nd Sunday

SIREN UNITED METHODIST

TRADE LAKE BAPTIST

Rev. Eddie Crise, Sr. Pastor Rev. Thomas Cook, Assoc. Pastor 24025 1st Ave. S. | 715-866-8646 www.umc4pt.com Worship: 10:15 am | Sunday School: 9 am Nursery available | Youth Ministries: Wed., 6 pm UMW: 1st Wed., 12 pm | Bible Study: Wed., 9 am

SIREN COVENANT Brian Pardun, Pastor 7686 Lofty Pines Dr. | 715-349-5601 www.sirencovenantchurch.org Sunday School: 9 am | Worship: 10 am Fellowship follows | Wheelchair Accessible

JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES Sun. Public Talk: 10 am | Watch Tower: 10:40 am Cong. Bible Study: Tues. 7:00 pm Ministry School: 7:35 pm | Service Mtg.: 8:05 pm

David Prince, Pastor | 715-327-8402 20750 Cty. Rd. Z (Just South on Cty. Rd. Z off Hwy. 48) www.tradelakebaptistchurch.org Sunday Mornings – Something For Everyone Sunday School: 9:15 am | Worship: 10:15 am Wed. Eve.: 6:30 pm AWANA & Adult Bible study Everyone is Welcome! | Nursery is provided!

TRADE RIVER EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH Rev. Dale Van Deusen, Pastor 715-488-2296 9 miles So. of Grantsburg on Hwy. 87 www.traderiverefc.org Worship: 9:30 am | Sunday School: 10:45 am Wednesday Nights: 6:30 pm Adult Bible Study 6:30 pm Jr. & Sr. High Youth Group

Rev. Eddie Crise, Sr. Pastor Rev. Thomas Cook, Assoc. Pastor 26503 Muskey Ave. So. | 715-866-8646 www.umc4pt.com Sun. Worship: 10:30 am | Sun. School: 9:15 am Bible Study: 1 pm, Tues. | UMW 2:15 pm, 2nd Tues.

OUR REDEEMER LUTHERAN LCMS Jody Walter, Pastor Office: 715-866-7191 | Home: 715-866-4622 www.ourredeemerwebster.com www.facebook.com/OurRedeemerWebster Church Service: 9:30 am Communion: 1st & 3rd Sunday Sun. School & Choir Practice: 10:45 am Lenten Services (March 6 - April 10) at 7:00pm. Soup Supper at 6:00pm.

CHURCH OF CHRIST 7425 W. Birch | 715-866-7157 Sunday Bible Class: 9:30 am (all ages) Worship: 10:30 am | Bible Study: 7 pm, Wed. (all ages)

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF WEBSTER Jeff Jowers, Pastor Cell: 864-607-5605 | pastorjowers@gmail.com 7422 Kola Street | 715-866-4111 Sun. School: 9:30 am | Sun. Worship: 10:45 am Wed. 6:30 pm AWANA (Ages 3-6th Grade) & SIGN (Grades 7-12 Youth Group)

ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST CATHOLIC CHURCH Rev. Randall Knauf Cedar and Muskey Ave. | 715-866-7321 Fri. Mass: 9 am | Sun. Mass: 10 am Reconciliation as per bulletin & by appointment

DWELLING POINT CHURCH OF GOD Bryan Davis, Pastor 7697 Johnson St www.dwellingpointchurch.cc Worship: Sundays at 10 am | Nursery Available

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First baby of 2020 Congratulations to Justin and Galina on the birth of their beautiful daughter Alyena! The ﬁrst baby of 2020, born on 1/1/20 at 10:32 am, weighing 8 pounds, 2 ounces and 20 3/4 inches long. Alyena wanted to take after her dad, who was the ﬁrst baby of 1988 in Grantsburg. The individuals in the picture are nurse Jaici Espeseth, Justin, Galina and Alyena Werdier and Dr. Jeanine Brunclick. They live in Webster, WI.

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