BURNETT COUNTY
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 2020 VOL. 58 NO. 23 www.burnettcountysentinel.com $1.00
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Precautions taken by election officials JONATHAN RICHIE EDITOR@BURNETTCOUNTYSENTINEL.COM
Individual pens, hand sanitizer and plexiglass dividers are just some of the things that local election officials stocked up on in preparation for the Spring election held on Tuesday. There was a lot of uncertainty leading up to the April 7 election. Politicians in Madison went back and forth on in-person voting, mail-in ballots, extending registration and absentee ballots. However, local officials are the ones on the front lines dealing with the direct consequences of these decisions being made about 250 miles south (as the crow flies) of Burnett County. Municipalities were sent a box of supplies including sanitizer, dry cloth, disposable gloves, pens and signage imploring social distancing. This election has added stress and pressure to municipalities on top of their normal daily duties. In Siren, Village Clerk/Treasurer Ann Peterson will have spaces marked six feet apart. They will only be allowing two voters in the poll room at once. The village will have a table in Village Hall that has hand sanitizer that voters will be able to use
‘Because there was a need’ JONATHAN RICHIE EDITOR@BURNETTCOUNTYSENTINEL.COM
Laura Fairchild of Cushing has been busy for a few days now. She has been at home sewing masks and so far, has donated almost 2,000 masks to people who need them. She told the Sentinel that the masks have gone to Pioneer Home in Luck, two facilities in Maple Grove and has sent boxes of masks to California and
Colorado. Fairchild began making the masks in March and has been posting updates on the masks and donations on her Facebook page. Over the last month, she has driven SEE MASKS, PAGE 2 SUBMITTED
Making masks for those who need them has become an all day task for Fairchild.
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No fear of the virus here A group of swans and Canadian geese enjoyed some of the nice weather we’ve been having over the weekend on Memory Lake.
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Timber bids will continue (sort of) as usual Timber sales in Burnett County are very important. This year is no different, except that the meeting is not taking place as usual, but the bids will be opened. Burnett County has canceled SENTINEL PHOTO
Timber collected on the side of the road near Crex Meadows last year.
all committee meetings so far this month and that includes the monthly Natural Resources committee meeting. This meeting is one of the more popular meetings throughout the year, as it is when Timber bids are opened. Logging contractors and timber sale bidders pack into the
committee room and listen with anticipation as the Forest and Parks Department open and read off the various bids for tracts of county forest. Instead of having a public meeting, Forest Administrator Jake SEE TIMBER, PAGE 3
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