BURNETT COUNTY
WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 2019 VOL. 57 NO. 29 www.burnettcountysentinel.com $1.00
CONGRATULATIONS! See photos from area graduation ceremonies P17, 35 & 36
Double fatality in Town of Anderson
JONATHAN RICHIE | SENTINEL
(From left) Isabella Ward, Parker Gunderson, Ryker Stelsel, Natalie Pardun, Will Estridge, Soraya Kuzniecki holding the check from the State Treasurer’s office with Superintendent Jim Erickson, State Treasurer Godlewski, State Senator Patty Schachtner, Webster elementary school principal Martha Anderson and School board member Melanie Johnson.
Webster gets visit from State Senator The Webster Elementary School library has over 11,000 books and a brandnew computer system which allows students to find books themselves, this is all possible thanks to a fund beginning over 170 years ago. The school was awarded
over $25,000 last week from a pair of guests who were touring Burnett County for the day – State Treasurer Sarah Godlewski and State Senator Patty Schachtner. The money comes from the Common School Fund which was established by
the Wisconsin Constitution in 1848. Godlewski serves as chair to the Board of Commissioners of Public Lands (BCPL) which oversees the Common School Fund. The fund is the sole source of financial support for 92 per-
cent of Wisconsin’s school libraries. “Without this money, this library would have a lot less books,� Webster Elementary School Principal Martha Anderson said. SEE WEBSTER, PAGE 2
Authorities have released the names of two people killed in a headon collision on State Highway 87/48 in the Town of Anderson last week. The Burnett County Sheriff’s Office said the crash, reported at 5:00 p.m. May 16, occurred near Bucklund Road south of Grantsburg. Both drivers, Allan G. Hill, 73, Grantsburg, and Jody J. Quimby, 43, Grantsburg, were pronounced dead at the scene. A juvenile passenger was airlifted to Children’s Hospital with unknown injuries. The crash report states Hill’s vehicle was negotiating the curve when he failed to control his vehicle, failed to yield to right-of-way, and other contributing action. The crash remains under investigation by the Wisconsin State Patrol, the Burnett County Sheriff’s Office and the Burnett County Medical Examiner’s Office.
‘The crash report states Hill’s vehicle was negotiating the curve when he failed to control his vehicle.’
Petersons taking over car show and trying to expand Big Gust Days JONATHAN RICHIE SENTINEL EDITOR
When Jerry Fiedler announced Fiedler Ford was closing its doors earlier this year there were a lot of questions surrounding the announcement. One of the biggest was what will happen to the car
show Fiedler ran during Big Gust Days. Ben and Nicki Peterson have taken over the car show for this year’s Big Gust Days in Grantsburg. It will be held Saturday June, 1. The Peterson’s own and operate Brickfield Brewing and were discussing purchasing
the Fiedler building across the street from the brewery with Jerry. “We asked what their plan was for the future of the car show. It seemed the future was unknown at that time,� Nicki said. “Knowing how SEE BIG GUST, PAGE 2
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