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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 2019 VOL. 57 NO. 13 www.burnettcountysentinel.com $1.00
SIREN WEDDING FAIR: Photos from this annual wedding planning event. P18
‘It’s all so different, but I think that is why I enjoy it the most’ Costa Rican students enjoy winter and the Wisconsin experience KASSIE MULLINS SENTINEL STAFF
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And first prize for littlest fish goes to... Oliver Slather braced the cold on Saturday and won the grand prize for the smallest Sun Fish at the Burlingame Ice Fishing Contest in Danury.
GRANTSBURG–Twenty-two students from Santa Ana Technical High School traveled alongside their English teacher from their home country of Costa Rica to Grantsburg as part of their school’s annual student dual-exchange program earlier this month. They are currently staying with host families in and around Grantsburg while submersing their daily lives into American culture. They are here to learn more about the English language and to shadow students in class so they can see what it is like to go to school in the United States. They are also having fun helping out in the Spanish class. “I absolutely love it here! Everything is just so beautiful, and the people have been so kind to us. The best way to describe this place is marvelous,” said student Aylin Ferreto. The students are used to warmth, sunshine, and beaches which is the exact opposite of what you’ll find in Grantsburg during the month of January; however, they will be the first to tell you that the weather has been their favorite part of the
Schieffer takes over district attorney’s office “It’s going well so far,” Schieffer said sitting in his office on the second floor of the Government Center. “Y’know a lot of it is getting acclimated to the way things are done up here. I’ve worked in
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BURNETT COUNTY–– Joe Schieffer started his new job as Burnett County district attorney in December. He has worked in the Barron County district attorney’s office as an assistant district attorney and has also run a private firm based in Cumberland.
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experience so far. “The snow is amazing! We went tubing and ice fishing the other day, and it was such a cool experience! I’ve never experienced anything like it. We would never see anything like this in our country,” said student Gabriel “Cope” Guerrero. As if the weather wasn’t enough change; so are the food, the animals, the scenery, and just about everything else when it comes to the two very different places. “It is all so different, but I think that is what I enjoy the most. We are really getting to experience something that is the complete opposite than what we are used to. I do have to say that our host father is just like my father back home he just has an English accent,” said Guerrero. The students will return to Costa Rica Jan. 30 and then await the second part of the exchange program where a select few Grantsburg students will come to visit in March during spring break. During their stay they will go on scheduled field trips, visit the school, and spend time exploring the country with their new friends. ROTARY CLUB AND SCHOOL PRESENTATION The students had lunch with the SEE COSTA RICA, PAGE 2
Take Precautions Against Extreme Cold The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) wants everyone to take precautions as dangerously cold temperatures blanket the state. The National Weather Service is forecasting the coldest periods will begin late Thursday, January 24, and continue into Saturday morning, January 26. Wind chill readings of
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25 to 40 below zero will be possible each night. Wind chills of 20 to 25 below zero will be possible nearly every night into the middle of next week. “In the 2017-2018 winter season, 38 Wisconsin residents died from exposure to extreme cold,” said Chuck SEE BRRRRR, PAGE 6
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