BURNETT COUNTY
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 2019 VOL. 57 NO. 19 www.burnettcountysentinel.com $1.00
WAYNE’S FOOD PLUS SOLD: The grocery store chain has officially changed owners P7
Sheriff’s K-9 staying busy throughout County JONATHAN RICHIE EDITOR@BURNETTCOUNTYSENTINEL.COM
BURNETT COUNTY––The Burnett County Sheriff’s office did a number of drug searches with the K-9 unit throughout the county in February, according to Detective Jameson Wiltrout. “Everyone else is sick, so you get me today to give the report,” Wiltrout told the Public Safety committee last week. County Administrator Nate Ehalt said a number of departments had people out sick last week, therefore, there were a number of departments, including the district attorney and clerk of courts’ offices, that were not in attendance at the meeting. Wiltrout said the department’s K-9 Tracker was very busy in February. The deployment report SEE PUBLIC SAFETY, PAGE 6
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Sybers knighted as part of Siren’s St. Patrick’s Day Celebration Miss Siren, Karlee Sybers, was officially knighted by the Vulcans as the St. Patrick’s Day Parade wrapped up on Saturday. More photos from Siren’s St. Patrick’s Day festivities on pages 13 and 14.
Student art show held in Siren
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“This show, well, it’s a dream come true for me,” Tom Scott of Burnett Area Arts Group said at the second annual art show. “We had such a great turnout last year, our inaugural show, we decided we would come back and have another show again this year.” Scott, a former teacher, said he has always wanted to be able to showcase students’ artwork and this show, which was held last weekend at Northwoods Crossing Event Center in Siren, is something he has always wanted to do. The show also lines up with March being Youth Art Month.
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Venom by Siren’s Grace Schultz was featured at the art show last weekend.
The Burnett Area Arts Group (BAAG) will be celebrating its 15th anniversary this year and Scott said this show “legitimizes
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the students’ work” especially because there are no other SEE ART SHOW, PAGE 2
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Public meeting held next week for summer construction GRANTSBURG––Next Monday engineers will explain to local businesses located in downtown Grantsburg the scope of their revitalization project. The meeting will be at 6 p.m. in the Village Board room. The Village was awarded a Community Development Block Grant for Public Facilities (CDBG-PF.) The 50/50 grant will be used to fund several projects to re-invigorate downtown Grantsburg and Madison Avenue. The CDBG-PF is a program sponsored by the Federal government and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) with the money being dispersed by the Wisconsin Department of Administration. The project is estimated to cost $760,000, Grantsburg has been awarded $380,000 and the other half will come from the village and may include in-kind donations. Public Works Director Chris Bartlett will not be able to attend the meeting, but he did explain the SEE PUBLIC MEETING, PAGE 2
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