The Burnett County Sentinel 06-26-2019

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Officials hear from public on meth and addiction JONATHAN RICHIE SENTINEL EDITOR

A conversation that began with nuisance property transformed into how to help the issue of addiction in the community.

The Grantsburg Public Library was packed to standing-room only

status for a listening session on the effects of methamphetamine use on the community. It began with concerned citizens bringing up a property in the village they had concerns about being a suspected drug house.

However, the conversation quickly transformed into how to

get more resources into the county for addicts and the overall effect of addiction on a small community.

The entire Grantsburg Village Board sat in the front of the packed community room along with local and state officials. Among those JONATHAN RICHIE | SENTINEL

SEE METH FORUM, PAGE 2

Local officials made up the panel at the listening session.

Airshow shares big plans for Gandy Dancer Fly-In JONATHAN RICHIE SENTINEL EDITOR

allow a mother and her pups to go back and forth in the kennel without issue. They also have special locks on them because as one worker put it, “I’ve seen dogs open up these doors without issue after a while.”

The dog side of the building also has special epoxy floor that allows staff to power wash the floor for

Last year’s Gandy Dancer Fly-in brought in almost 4,000 people to the Burnett County Airport.

This year’s fly-in, held on July 20, organizers hope to have even more.

Fly-In coordinator Dave Basten sat down with the Sentinel to give an overview of what to expect this year.

The day will start with the Ag Club wild rice pancake breakfast at 7 a.m. The Lions Club will be selling brats at the fly-in and there will also be tacos and sandwiches available for purchase later in the day.

Then the planes start coming in.

Pilots will be arriving the week leading up to the fly-in, but Basten has planned a number of special fly-in attendees before the airshow starts at noon.

Some of those specialty planes are the T6 - a World War II plane, the Skyraider - a plane used in the Korean and Vietnam wars.

Basten said the Skyraider has a large engine that is sure to produce a lot of noise.

Another big draw is the Howard planes. These aircrafts were built in the 1930s and 1940s.

“They are big, loud and just beautiful planes,” Basten said.

He promised that the F16 flyover is going to be special.

After the flyover there will be sky divers and

SEE HSBC, PAGE 14

SEE AIR SHOW, PAGE 2

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Hugh Schilling (center with check) was overjoyed when he arrived at the Peggy Schilling Animal Adoption and Education Center open house on Sunday. He was surrounded by his family and members of the Humane Society of Burnett County Board.

All four-legged friends successfully moved in JONATHAN RICHIE SENTINEL EDITOR

The Humane Society of Burnett County has officially moved from Midtown Road to County Road D. The new facility was full of community members stopping by to check out where the county’s four-footed friends will now reside.

The Peggy Schilling Animal Adoption and Education Center held their grand opening on Sun-

day. It has almost twice as much space as their former location.

Meaning they have the ability to take in many more stray, stranded or abandoned dogs or cats.

Hugh Schilling arrived on Sunday to great fanfare. Schilling was a major donor to the project and had a giant smile on his face as he walked into the new facility.

The kennels have special doors between them that can open to

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METH FORUM: Conversation shifts from addicts to issue of addiction

officials were Sheriff Tracy Finch, Burnett County Judge Melissia Mogen and District Attorney Joe Schieffer.

U.S. Senator Ron Johnson and Congressman Sean Duffy sent representatives Jason Church and Jesse Garza respectively. State representatives Patty Schachtner and Gae Magnafici were unable to attend the listening session. Kim Butler was in attendance as Schachtner’s in-district representative.

“Meth is a drug of despair,” Butler said.

Garza explained Duffy’s office gets calls about methamphetamine all the time. Duffy’s district covers 26 counties in Northwest Wisconsin and substance abuse is an issue facing the entire region.

“We’re not going to jail our way out of this problem,” Schieffer said.

Someone in the crowd took that idea a step further.

“You can’t arrest, convict, jail or counsel your way out of this problem.”

Judge Melissia Mogen explained that this issue has two sides to it. The first is crime and meth, the second is meth and addiction.

“We need money, treatment and programming,” Mogen stressed. She added her eyes were opened when she became the head of drug court, a program that only has funding for 10 participants.

Mogen also pointed out that Burnett County’s meth diversion program is number one in the state, it is also the first in the state. However, the program only has funding for eight spots.

The diverse crowd was there for different reasons. Some community members wanted to know what could be done to stop suspected drug houses from operating in their neighborhoods.

Others at the library wanted to get the word out that words like “tweakers” are derogatory and that addicts are people too.

Mark Stoner of New Beginnings spoke about helping the community.

New Beginnings has two centers in Siren and Hertel and they are a place

where addicts can do sober activities.

“How can I help the community,” Stoner said. “I see the ripple effect my actions had on this community.”

There was a brief discussion about bringing a transition home for addicts into the community.

NORTH OF HIGHWAY 8 Many of the community members agreed with Natalie Finch when she brought up the popular joke about nobody in Madison caring about people living north of Highway 8.

Finch said Burnett County has more addicts than Eau Claire per population density.

Garza and Church both said they would take what they heard that evening and relay the information and the stories to the representatives.

There was a discussion about bringing a workshop to the area for writing grants to help fund treatment and other

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Mark Stoner adressed the crowd and explained Grantsburg could be helped by a New Beginnings facility, where people working on their sobriety can meet others with the same goal.

programming.

Garza urged the people in attendance to continue sending letters, emails and calling their offices, “because that is

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then the air show begins.

Pilots from the air show include Susan Dacy, Dave Scott, Grant Nielson, Craig Gifford and the Vanguard Squadron.

The airshow received a grant from the Burnett County Tourism Coalition along with a check from the Siren Chamber of Commerce. With the help of that money and local sponsors the event is free to attend with no one having to pay for parking.

Basten expects up to 100 local businesses to sponsor the event.

He added that all the volunteers “It’s a full day of good family entertainment,” Basten said.

“This event shows the value of the airport. There will be a mechanic there to answer anyone’s questions about the planes.

There will also be plenty of

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Supervisor Gene Olson asked the panel to bring more money up to Burnett County. The consensus in the room was that the community needs more resources to fight the problem of methamphetamine.

pilots there.”

Basten said people will be able to go up in the plane with one of the pilots for a fee.

“Lots of people work very hard throughout the year,” Basten said. “We really want it to be a great event for the whole county to enjoy.”

Schedule Ag Club Pancake Breakfast starts at 7 a.m.

T6 Aircraft landing at 8 a.m.

Skyraider landing at 9 a.m.

Howard planes leave at 11 a.m.

Rescue helicopter demo by North Memorial at 10 a.m.

F16 Flyover at 12 p.m.

Sky Divers arrive around 12:15 p.m.

Air Show begins after the sky divers land.

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Natalie Finch is part of the concerned citizens group that has been trying to get Grantsburg to do something about a nuisance property in the village.

how things get done.”

“Our office represents the entire state and we get calls about the opioid and meth epidemics all day long,” Church

said. “The best thing you can do is use your influence and make your voice heard.”

Sheriff reflects on listening session The Sentinel reached out to a number of officials present at the listening session on June 20 and gave them the opportunity to speak directly to the community on the issue of drugs and addiction in our community.

TRACY FINCH I was very impressed with the attendance of the listening session. I am glad to see there are so many members of our community that are interested in learning about and willing to fight the battle against methamphetamine.

Methamphetamine has been in our community since the 1990s. It has impacted our county in many negative ways. The addiction rate is extremely high. That addiction leads to several other crimes including thefts, burglaries and violent crimes. Burnett County has made positive strides in the past few years to address this problem. Drug Court and the Meth Diversion Program are active and having positive results. Individuals in the recovery community are becoming more active to try and assist with this problem.

As one of the people in recovery said at the session, we “can’t arrest our way out of this problem.” I do believe that drug dealers need to be incarcerated for an extended period of

time. I believe that all people who commit crimes need to be held accountable. The users also need to be held accountable but should be offered opportunities to start down the path of recovery.

One of my main goals is to get the drug problem in Burnett County under control.

I have taken steps toward that goal. I have appointed a detective to work mainly drug cases. Our department has been working closely with the police departments in the Tracy Finch county along with other counties to pursue drug dealers and get the drugs off the street.

We have also been working closely with the District Attorney to come up with more creative ways to attack this problem.

My main takeaway from the listening session was hope. We heard from concerned members of the community. We also heard from several people in recovery. The legislators will be getting the information from the session. I have hope that together we can fight this battle effectively.

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THURSDAY, JUNE 27 Lake Country Pedalers

Lake Country Pedalers

WEBSTER—11:30 a.m. The Lake Country Pedalers are going to be having a bike ride for casual bikers and seniors. The Webster to 10th Hole and Back ride will begin and end at Cog and Sprocket in Webster. Round trip is approximately 10 miles. For route maps and schedules, please visit lakecountrypedalers.com.

DANBURY—9 a.m. The Lake Country Pedalers are going to be having a bike ride for casual bikers and seniors. The Chain of Lakes ride begins and ends at Blueberry Junction Park in Danbury. The ride is approximately 16.5 miles long and Gandy Dancer trail passes are required. For route maps and schedules, please visit lakecountrypedalers.com.

Nature Storytime

Lydia’s Fundraiser

ST. CROIX FALLS—10 – 11 a.m. This children’s program will be held at Interstate Park. Preschoolers and their caregivers are welcome to join in for a nature story, activity and snack. Meet at the Ice Age Center and be ready to have some fun with your little ones. A daily or yearly park pass is required for admission into the park.

GRANTSBURG—3 - 8 p.m. The American Legion in Grantsburg is holding a fundraiser dinner for Lydia to support her journey to America’s Little Miss National Pageant.

She was crowned Little Miss Wisconsin Princess and earned a full tuition paid entry into the Nationals in Orlando, Florida. The fundraiser will help pay for travel expenses, lodging and additional pageant fees. There will be a spaghetti dinner, raffles and live music.

FRIDAY, JUNE 28 The Great Bonfire SIREN—7 – 10 p.m. The Adventure Church in Siren is holding The Great Bonfire. There will be smores, snacks, yard games and great people. Bring your friends and your family, childcare is provided.

Brat Sale DANBURY—11 a.m. - 3 p.m. A brat sale is being held at Wayne’s Foods in Danbury to benefit Interfaith Care Givers of Burnett County. Come enjoy a brat, small bag of chips and a pop for $4.50 to help out the ICGBC.

SATURDAY, JUNE 29 Customer Appreciation SIREN—11 a.m. – 3 p.m. The Siren Pet Store is holding their customer appreciation day outside of their building. Go and check out their pony rides, wagon rides, petting zoo, farm, feral and stray, and so much more. Lunch is also provided free of charge.

Geo Nature Hunt ST. CROIX FALLS—11 a.m. – 4 p.m. This event is being held at Interstate Park and is designed to highlight areas along the trail that are otherwise overlooked. The Geo Nature Hunt incorporates nature, tracking and park history. Bring a GPS or smartphone, grab coordinates at the Ice Age Center and start hunting. All events at Wisconsin Interstate Park require a daily or yearly state park sticker.

SUNDAY, JUNE 30 Skonewood Musical Program CUSHING—6:30 p.m. Skonewood will be holding a musical program beginning at 6:30 p.m. A congregational hymn sing will begin at 6:15 p.m. with Ann Bell at the piano. The Blessing Trio will be performing.

The event will be held at the Skonewood Christian Retreat Center.

Ice Cream Social GRANTSBURG—1 - 4 p.m. The Grantsburg Area Historical Society invites you and your family and friends to join them for an ice cream social. Join them at ‘Emma’s House’ just north of the Museum on Oak Street. You can visit the new Grantsburg Veterans display at the museum, enjoy the live music and eat up some delicious ice cream.

TUESDAY, JULY 2

WEDNESDAY, JULY 3 Preschool Storytime with Officer Klatt GRANTSBURG—10:30 a.m. Preschoolers and their caregivers are invited to join the Grantsburg Library and Officer Joel Klatt of the Grantsburg Police Department for a fun and educational storytime.

Street Dance SIREN—8 p.m. – 12 a.m. Siren will be having a street dance on July 3 beginning at 8 p.m. The band performing will be the DBoys Band. Admission is free and Economic Development raffle tickets will be sold. In case of rain, concert will be held at Northwoods Crossing Event Center.

THURSDAY, JULY 4 Freedom 5K SIREN—8 – 10 a.m. The 39th Annual Freedom 5K Road Race and Freedom Five Mini Road Race is being held in Siren. The race will begin on Main Street and end at Crooked Lake Park. Pre-registration packets can be picked up at the Siren School on July 3 from 4-6 p.m. and July 4 from 6:30-7:45 a.m. You can also register online at visitsiren.com/5-k-race-old. All race participants will receive a t-shirt and snacks. For more information, contact chamber@visitsiren. com or freedomfive@visitsiren.com.

Pancake Breakfast SIREN—8 – 11 a.m. The Annual Pancake Breakfast to support the Blizzard youth hockey team will be held at the pavilion at Crooked Lake Park. Association volunteers will be flipping pancakes and frying sausage. It is a free will offering pancake breakfast.

Bed Races & Parade SIREN—10 a.m. The Annual 4th of July Bed Races will be held on Main Street in Siren beginning at 10 a.m. After the Bed Races, the 4th of July parade will begin at 11:30 a.m.

Portable Starlab

Fireworks

GRANTSBURG—1:30 – 2:15 p.m. The Grantsburg Public Library is holding an event for ages 7-13. Paul Kinzer is bringing a giant portable Starlab to explore the night sky. Space is limited, so pre-registration is required. You can register online at www. grantsburglibrary.org.

SIREN—Dusk. The 4th of July Fireworks Show is being sponsored by the Siren Lion’s Club and will be held at Crooked Lake Park. The fireworks will begin at dusk.

MEETINGS FIRST MONDAY Town of Webb Lake 6 p.m.

FIRST TUESDAY Otis Taylor American Legion Post 96 7 p.m.

FIRST THURSDAY Webb Lake Men’s Club 3:30 p.m.

Village of Siren first Thursday after the first Monday, 2 p.m.

SECOND MONDAY Grantsburg School Board 5 p.m.

Town of Grantsburg 5:30 p.m.

Village of Grantsburg 6 p.m.

Disabled American Vets Chapter 66 6:30 p.m.

Town of Jackson 7 p.m.

Town of Meenon 7 p.m.

Town of Sand Lake 7 p.m.

Town of Scott 7 p.m.

Town of LaFollette 7:30 p.m.

SECOND TUESDAY Webb Lake Comm. Club 1 p.m.

Grantsburg American Legion Auxiliary 5 p.m.

Town of Blaine 6 p.m.

Town of Anderson 7 p.m.

Town of Daniels 7 p.m.

Town of Roosevelt 7 p.m.

Parade

Town of Swiss

WEBSTER—1:30 p.m. A 4th of July parade will be held in Webster on Main Street along with a brat sale. The brat sale will begin at 11 a.m.

Grantsburg American Legion Post 185

7 p.m.

7 p.m.

Northland Beekeepers

ONGOING EVERY SUNDAY

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AA Meetings

Adult Day Care

Adult Day Care

• 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

9 a.m. –3 p.m., Birchwood Manor, Siren

9 a.m.–3 p.m. Birchwood Manor, Siren

Wellbriety Meeting 6 p.m. at St. Croix Tribal Hall, Danbury Contact Shara’lanee’ Skinaway, 715-645-9515

Grantsburg Rotary Meeting

Grantsburg Area Food Shelf

12 p.m., T-Dawgs, Grantsburg

To qualifying residents of Grantsburg School District 9:30–11:30 a.m., 320 S. Brad St., Grantsburg

Alanon Meeting 7 p.m. Lakeside Community Lutheran Church, A & H

Siren/Webster Rotary Meeting

Grief Support Group

12 p.m. The Pour House, Siren

EVERY MONDAY

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

Celebrate Recovery (12 step Bible-based AA group)

Adult Day Care

Celebrate Recovery

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

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

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

6 p.m. Faith Community Church, Danbury.

Contact Crystal 715-919-1811.

Narcotics Anonymous 7 p.m. New Beginnings Club, Siren.

715-349-2588

Ruby’s Siren Food Shelf

EVERY WEDNESDAY

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

Forts Folle Avoine History Library

AA Meetings

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

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

Ruby’s Siren Food Shelf

AA Meetings

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

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

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

Divorce Care Recovery and Support Group

Pre-School Story Hour

7 p.m. First Baptist Church, Osceola 715-294-4222 or 651-214-5251 (after 5 p.m.)

10:30 a.m., Grantsburg Public Library

Overeaters Anonymous 7 p.m., New Beginnings Club, Siren.

715-349-2588

• 1 p.m. Dewey Town Hall, Hertel • 7 p.m. New Beginnings Club, Siren.

715-349-2588

EVERY FRIDAY

Lions Bingo

‘Lost Voice Club’ meeting

7 p.m. Webster Community Center

7 p.m. Moose Lodge Meeting Room, Siren.

715-866-7585

9 a.m. until gone, Trinity Lutheran Church, Falun. 715-689-2271

AA Meetings

Free Bread Friday

7 p.m.

Siren Government Center, Room 165

Town of Dewey 8 p.m.

MS Self-Help Group 6 p.m.

Larsen Family Library

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THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK:

“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.”

- C.S. Lewis

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The view from the ‘news desert’

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t’s already the last week of June and I have yet to install my in-window AC units. Part of that is because I am lazy and another part is because it has not been that hot out.

Obviously by saying that it is going to be hot and humid the day after this goes to print. That’s the editor’s curse for ya, point out the obvious and watch it get thrown in your face soon after finishing the sentence.

I have used this space in the past to explain my theory on hot versus cold. I can continue piling on jackets, sweatpants and blankets to stay warm in the winter, but I could have no clothes on and still be unbearably hot in the summer.

That’s not what I want to talk about and I’m certain you don’t Sentinel want to hear about that.

I want to know what the public Editor thought about the MethamphetJonathan Richie amine listening session that was held in Grantsburg last week.

Did you attend? Did you watch the live stream online? What are your thoughts on the methamphetamine issue in this community?

There was a lot of talk leading up to it about the nuisance property, but that didn’t really come up at all. The conversation quickly shifted to the overall picture of addiction and how it affects every aspect of the community.

Before I moved up here, I spent a day in Burnett County and then drove back home after my interview. During that interview, I was told about how meth is all over this community. Like an idiot, I responded, “Like people are smoking meth out here on the corner?”

The response was an obvious no and met with a look of “what has this guy seen?”

Coming from a larger community, I have seen people shooting up heroin on the streets. I have seen drug deals out in the open. I have seen people smoking crack at a bus stop in the rain. I worked with a guy that had track marks all over his arms.

I don’t know much about drugs, but I have seen how it can take over a person and then their community.

One of the representatives defined this area as a news desert and then told the crowd to read the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. I saw many in the audience roll their eyes at this notion. People have told me, “Nobody up here cares about what’s going on in Milwaukee or Madison.” Others made it much more local, “We don’t even watch the news out of Eau Claire.”

I am not certain if that is true, but I do my best to make sure the readers of the Sentinel get the best newspaper we can deliver.

What type of coverage do you want to see on this seemingly never-ending topic? Arrests? Drug court graduates? What the politicians are planning?

The Sentinel wants to hear from you.

Feel free to give me a call at the office, 715-4632341 or send me an email at editor@burnettcountysentinel.com.

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The sparklers’ red glare

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s depressing as it is to acknowledge in print, the halfway mark of summer happens next week when we observe Independence Day. I know, I agree if you believe it is going too fast.

I have been enjoying the beautiful June weather.

Sunny, temperate days and cool evenings have been From the Publisher’s heavenly.

I noted this year Desk that next year I really need to take Tom Stangl a vacation during h first half h lf off J the June 2020. After enduring nearly a half year of winter, it is a sin to waste the beauty of a mild June. I would be in favor of allowing everyone to have the entire month of June off, if I were king.

But alas, I am not king, nor have I won the lottery, so I am working and enjoying as much of June as I am able. Just being able to grill supper in my backyard and not be eaten alive by bugs is a treat.

So, what do you have planned for the Fourth of July? With it falling on a Thursday this year, I anticipate many folks will be taking an extended weekend. The Fourth of July is a great time to get together

with family, have a picnic (complete with lots of fresh food), play some games and at the end of the day enjoy some fireworks.

We take community fireworks for granted on the Fourth of July, but they can be very labor intensive and expensive undertakings for communities. Some places have gone high tech with the rockets being choreographed and set off by computers, others rely on volunteers. We all should be grateful they happen at all.

I spent nearly all of my life in Iowa where a series of devastating community fires in 1936 led to the outlawing of all but a few fireworks. If you were a fan of the sparkler, Iowa was a great place to be a kid. If you had the gunpowder fever that could only be sated by cherry bombs and Black Cat firecrackers, you headed to South Dakota, Missouri or Wisconsin where all manner of fireworks was legal to make come clandestine purchases and return home, hopefully to stay away from Johnny Law. I can vividly recall one year when we were enjoying running around with sparklers in the front yard, trying to enjoy the holiday when we inadvertently created a situation that would end badly.

Even though sparkers were legal, they still burned at temperatures

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as high as 1000º Fahrenheit. They were just pieces of wire, after all.

When they burnt out, we placed them in a pile on a rock near the edge of our front porch. The rock was there to disperse water from a downspout and seemed to be a safe spot.

It wasn’t.

My older sister, too old to be running around with sparklers, came outside barefoot to see what was going on and stepped on the pile, burning her feet and causing a rapid end to our celebration of American independence.

Some cold compresses and merthiolate were applied and we went to the airport to watch the “real” fireworks. The rockets bursting in air did little to alleviate my sister’s suffering. Being six years her junior, I was less than sympathetic, something I regret now.

So when you celebrate next week, remember to be safe.

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Why I intend to vote in favor of the biennial budget REP. GAE MAGNAFICI

Over the past few months, the Wisconsin legislature’s budget writing committee has been busy assembling a draft of the state’s upcoming biennial budget. On June 13, the Committee passed the final draft of the budget, which will now go to the Assembly and Senate to be voted on. Once both houses pass the budget, it will go to Governor Evers where he can pass, veto entirely

budget motion that adds $90 million to Wisconsin’s Local Road Improvement Program. This money will be used to improve deteriorating county, town, village and city roads. I’m very happy that existing money has been allocated to this program for local and rural roads, instead of further mega-projects in Madison and Milwaukee, and I look forward to working with local county and municipal governments to ensure that this money is used to improve the

‘As a life-long conservative, I have always fought for responsible government spending and lower taxes. I support this budget because the additional spending addresses key issues in Wisconsin, and more importantly, in Polk, Burnett and St. Croix counties.’ or partially veto the budget. When the budget reaches the Assembly floor, I intend to vote for it because it is a good budget for northwest Wisconsin with responsible levels of spending.

• This budget will help fix our roads.

Earlier this month, I submitted a

roads in my district.

• Long-term care facilities will also see more funding. The budget provides $74 million to nursing homes and invests over $150 million in caregiver wages to ensure our elderly receive the care they deserve as northwest Wiscon-

sin faces a workforce shortage. Additionally, this budget does not expand welfare in Wisconsin. Even at a time of record low unemployment in Wisconsin, one in five people in the state are currently enrolled on Medicaid, with only two people working for every one person on Medicaid. The costs of Medicaid expansion would be paid by residents with private insurance, as healthcare providers are forced to accept lower reimbursement for the additional Medicaid patients they would serve.

• This budget also includes a middle-class tax cut that will target low and middle income earners. With the state’s recent surplus revenues, I feel it is only fair that this surplus money be returned to the taxpayers that are responsible for it. Although Governor Evers vetoed a tax cut earlier this session, I hope he sees the value in this tax cut and keeps it in the budget.

• Finally, our public schools will receive the largest total funding in state history. Schools will see a $604 increase in per-pupil aid over the biennium, and rural low-revenue school districts will see their spending caps rise to $10,000

by the second year of the biennium.

This budget also increases funding for special education and mental health services and helps rural school districts by increasing funding for high-cost transportation.

• As a life-long conservative, I have always fought for responsible government spending and Gae lower taxes. I support Magnafici this budget because the additional spendDistrict 28 ing addresses key Representative issues in Wisconsin, and more importantly, in Polk, Burnett and St. Croix counties. All of this has been done with no state level tax increases, minimal fee increases, doubling the state’s rainy day fund, and far less spending and tax hikes than what was proposed by Governor Evers. This is a good budget for Wisconsin, I look forward to voting in favor of it, and I hope the Governor will join me in supporting the entire budget as well.

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Gae Magnafici’s listening session

Dear Editor: I attended one of Rep. Gae Magnafici’s recent listening sessions. It was a sobering and depressing experience.

In Magnafici’s campaign literature she promised to ‘protect and strengthen’ rural schools. Now that she is in office, Gae supports diverting money from rural schools to pay for vouchers. Despite multiple constituents stating that they did NOT want their tax dollars diverted to vouchers, Rep. Magnafici refused to even consider it.

When citizens expressed extreme concern about CAFOs (factory farms) including massive manure spills that have already devastated parts of Wisconsin, Magnafici mumbled, “I heard something about that,” and then sought to divert the conversation elsewhere.

At the meeting, a self-proclaimed conservative said he hoped that Gae would not work to strip local municipalities of power/control and give it to Madison like her predecessor, Adam Jarchow, did. However, this is exactly what Gae is doing. Magnafici co-authored AB-277 that shifts even more control from local governments to Madison (a move that both The Wisconsin Counties Association and the League of WI Municipalities are against, but not Gae).

I am an independent voter who votes for the best candidate regardless of party. Next time around, I hope others will join me. We deserve better.

Laura Tiede Cushing, WI

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CAFO job claims a lot of hog manure!

Dear Editor: I recently attended two different township meetings, Sterling and Laketown, where the issue of giant hog factories coming into Polk County was discussed. The proponents pushed the idea that they should be judged by the creation of good jobs.

If one examines the facts of agriculture jobs, we see they are low paying, dangerous, dirty as well as being primarily done by foreign born workers, of which the majority of those are here illegally.

Some proponents state that the “average wage” is good. That may be true – a full time veterinary gets $200,000 per year and 10 workers $20,000 per year giving an average wage of $36,363. The median agriculture job in the U.S. pays $12/hour.

The most recent National Agricultural Workers Survey reports 78 percent of all agricultural employees are foreign born. Estimates are that 50-70 percent of the foreign born workers are here without legal documents. Another 6 percent of hired farm labor are children 14-18 years old and mostly paid minimum wage.

Are farmers and farm organizations in favor of foreign workers? YES! The U.S. pork industry needs access to a legal and productive workforce,” said National Pork Producers Council President Jim Heimerl. “And skilled and unskilled foreign workers have been crucial to maintaining and growing the workforce... We need more of them, not less.”

Will clamping down on immigration create more jobs for Americans? NO! U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service: “a reduction in the foreign-born workforce – prompted by a change in immigration policy – would not be offset by native-born workers and permanent residents. Instead, the tighter supply of foreign-born workers would reduce overall demand for workers as production costs increase and would decrease agricultural output as farmers abandon labor-intensive operations.” We see that in the move to robotic and automated agriculture over human workers.

Should farmers follow the rules against hiring undocumented workers?

NO! If you listen to their organizations, “The Farm Bureau, as one of the larg-

est voices for agriculture, understands that hiring immigrants is essential to fill the critical workforce demands of agriculture. The official Farm Bureau policy opposes using E-Verify.”

Can we believe promises by the proponents of local hires and high paying jobs? NO! As in all agribusiness, labor is a cost line item to be minimized.

Owners who are states away are concerned with maximizing profits.

They see the somewhat unregulated NW Wisconsin area as an opportunity to move in with a minimum of regulations to follow, and possibly hope they can get cheap local labor, but we can be sure they will look for the lowest cost workers available.

There are jobs that fit into a community, good jobs, safe jobs, high paying jobs; jobs that hire local folks. But, sadly folks, big animal operations, as we already know from the few in our area, look for cheap foreign labor that bring a whole new set of challenges and changes.

Russell B Hanson Cushing, WI

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Drivers airlifted from scene following two-vehicle crash JONATHAN RICHIE, SENTINEL EDITOR

SIREN––There was a two-vehicle crash on State Highway 70 at the intersection of County Highway H Wednesday morning. Both drivers were airlifted to Minnesota following the accident for injuries sustained in the accident.

Jonathan M. Schmitz, 43, Shell Lake, was operating 1994 GMC dump truck northbound on County Highway H. Richard F. Stelling, 56, Spooner, was operating a 2007 Peterbilt well drilling truck, westbound on State Highway 70.

According to the sheriff’s office, Schmitz failed to yield to traffic while entering State Highway 70 and was struck by Stelling. Stelling’s vehicle flipped onto the passenger side blocking most of State Highway 70.

Deputies from the Burnett County Sheriff’s Office, Washburn County Sheriff’s Office, the Wisconsin State Patrol, Spooner Fire Department, St. Croix Hertel Fire Department and the Burnett County Highway Department responded.

North Ambulance Service, North Memorial Health Air Care Helicopter and Life Link Emergency Air Ambulance responded to the scene. Both vehicle operators were transported, via helicopter, to hospitals in Minnesota for treatment of their injuries. At the

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Authorities spent most of June 19 clearing the scene of two-vehicle accident on Highway 70. The accident is still under investigation by the Burnett County Sheriff’s Office and the Wisconsin State Patrol.

time of this release, no information on the condition of either driver is available.

Anderson Towing of Grantsburg with assistance from S and R towing of Cameron assisted in removing the wreckage and debris from the highway.

The accident remains under investigation by the Burnett County Sheriff’s Office and the Wisconsin State Patrol.

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Northland Lakefront Rentals welcomed by Siren Chamber SIREN–– On June 19, Northland Lakefront Rentals was welcomed by the Siren Chamber of Commerce as their newest member in a ribbon cutting ceremony. Northland Lakefront Rentals is located on Clam Lake in Siren.

Owners Kellen and Courtney Swanson became aware of the opportunity last summer, “it sparked our attention that this old resort was selling off their cabin rentals, as were a lot of resorts in the area. There were over 27 resorts on Clam Lake at one point and only a few remain. We knew that we wanted the same opportunities for our kids and other families to be able to rent and experience the enjoyment year-round and that’s when the purchase happened,” said Courtney.

Northland Lakefront Rentals offers four cabins for rent, available all four seasons. Although it is not considered a resort any longer, the association grounds include a shallow swimming area with a swimming dock, playground, fish house, community fire pits, kayak, paddle boat, and dock space for your boat during your stay.

“Although the scene of “resorts” is starting to disappear, it doesn’t mean that families still can’t experience that great opportunity to spend time together at the lake!” The Swanson’s even named each of their cabins after their kids and their name meanings because they are dedicated to

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Sentinel says goodbye to Skifstad

Glen Skifstad has retired twice and judging by how active he remains he may retire a few more times before he’s truly done.

Speaking with people in the community one finds out that Skifstad means many things to different people. Some remember him as their teacher and others know him as the Burnett County sports guy who is always near the action with a pen and paper along with his camera.

Last week Skifstad said goodbye to the Sentinel offices after announcing his retirement back in April. That decision ended a sturdy 18-year relationship with the newspaper.

Skifstad stopped teaching after 21 years when he began having trouble with his hearing. He taught in Hayward at first, then was asked by former Grantsburg Principal Byron Kopp to teach in Grantsburg.

“The last 17 years I spent teaching in Grantsburg,” he said. “I started here in the fall of 1982. Those kids have kids now. I taught a few of those families where I taught the parents and their kids. Never happened with they’re grandkids, but it is now getting close.”

It was a difficult decision to part with teaching as well as the Sentinel.

“It became an issue when I had two hearing aids and still was having trouble hearing the kids,” he said. “So, Byron Higgin started me out as a courier (in 2001) and later was working in production.”

Higgin was the editor of the Sentinel until 2008 and brought on Skifstad and taught him the basics of the newspaper industry. Skifstad started out with the

paper working on the production of the paper.

“One of my first jobs was Monday, now this was back before digital photographs, I would take all the film from the reporters and drive it to a one-hour photo place in Pine City,” he remembered. “During that hour I would work on my production work and proofread while I waited for the film to get developed for that week’s paper.”

He has numerous memories from over the years working in the Sentinel office and in the community.

“One time as a courier, I was driving east of the Wood River and the back wheel of my truck went off and into a ditch while driving,” he recalled. “It was one of the hottest days of the summer.”

Skifstad was able to call his wife Terri and she brought a van and trailer. He moved the newspapers into the van and finished his route.

Glen and Terri Skifstad raised four daughters in Grantsburg. Terri is an elementary school teacher in Webster. She grew up in Siren and Glen was raised in Star Prairie. He went to a two-room school for grade school. They are both very proud of their daughters.

“They are all doing what they want to do,” he stated. “All the girls went further into education and they are all doing well.”

Skifstad decided it was time to retire again from the Sentinel after learning he was going to become a grandfather for the fourth time.

Tom Stangl is the publisher of the Sentinel along with a number of other newspapers. He defines Skifstad as the ultimate team player.

Board approves football field plans JONATHAN RICHIE SENTINEL EDITOR

Siren athletic director Ryan Karsten came up with a solution, so football can be played in Siren this upcoming season.

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Siren athletic director Ryan Karsten

Karsten contacted two local contractors about getting a hole on the Siren football field fixed.

There is currently a hole in the football field about 15 feet by 20 feet.

“This is what needs to be done in the next 60 days so we can play football here,” Karsten told the Siren school board Monday evening.

Nate D’Jock will take

care of the field and they will donate 100 percent of their time and machinery. D’Jock asked the school to cover the cost of materials, which was estimated to cost $5,800.

“They will repair an area 70 feet by 30 feet so it will be six times larger than the area of the current hole,” Karsten said.

“It’s a better solution than going out there with a pale of sand and filling the hole.”

Karsten also spoke with Mike Swanson of Jenneman’s Hardware Hank in Siren. He said he would donate 100 percent of labor costs as well to get a sprinkler system set up on the field because the newly planted seed will need to be watered.

The total cost of the system will be about $1600.

It will include sand point well pump, irrigation hose, fittings and everything else.

“I don’t think we’re going to find a better price,” Karsten said.

“I don’t have another solution,” Karsten admitted. There was an idea of

moving the field to run east/west and Karsten said he would need 70 days to complete that project. “With the time table we have it is not feasible.”

School board president Peggy Moore wanted to keep the village up to date on what they were doing. Karsten added they are not creating anything and should not have any issues with the village, but added he would connect with Siren’s public works director Jim Jaskolka to make sure the village knows.

The first game scheduled for the field is August 23, which means they only have about 60 days.

Duane Emery made the point that this is only a “temporary solution, this is not a permanent fix.”

Karsten will be holding an informational meeting July 1 at 6 p.m. in the Siren commons. He said anyone with thoughts or ideas for the future of the football field should attend.

“I have found that Glen does a fine job working with Sentinel staff, coaches and student-athletes,” Stangl said. “He is very good at highlighting the accomplishments of others.”

Stangl told Skifstad at his retirement party he expected him to have one or two more retirements in his future.

After 18 years, he certainly had an abundance of memories from working at the Sentinel.

He recalled a time at the Sentinel when the comradery in the office at that time between Stacy Coy, Terry Nordrum and Todd Beckman was incredibly strong.

“Stacy, Terry, Todd and I depended on each other to get the paper done. We worked so hard to make sure everything was done on time,” Skifstad said. “One time, Stacy and I even stayed until 4:30 in the morning to finish sports. In those days, we would cover the games Tuesday night and come back here to get them into the paper for Wednesday.”

He added at the time he was covering Siren, Webster, Frederic and Luck sports teams, all by himself.

Skifstad worked with Sentinel editor Jonathan Richie on a pair of stories that he is very proud of.

“We went to Siren School and spoke with Gage Holmes and interviewed him, that was a highlight,” he said.

Holmes was a sophomore at the time and playing with the Siren Football team. He has two cochlear implants and Skifstad very much enjoyed the interview and being involved in the process.

“There was the other story we did with the young hunter,” Skifstad said of Hunter Tiedt, the Webster kinder-

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Glen holds up the cake that he shared with the community, and his family and friends during his open house last Monday.

gartener who killed his first buck last year with a bow his great-grandfather gave him. Tiedt also has two cochlear implants.

“Those were two stories that I was very proud to be a part of,” Skifstad said.

Skifstad’s plans for his second retirement include some woodworking and a lot of time with his grandkids.

“I feel it’s time to step down and I want to visit the grandkids more,” Skifstad explained. “I want to get to their music programs and see them play sports.”

Motorcycle ride for recovery The second annual Anishinaabe Values Awareness Motorcycle Ride for Recovery is on July 6. The ride is to raise awareness of the Anishinaabe values in the community.

There will be three registration points and riders are encouraged to join at any of the registration points. The first registration point is The Mille Lacs Community Center at 43408 Oodena Drive in Onamia, Minn. across the street from the Grand Casino Mille Lacs with the ride starting around 10 a.m. and is

scheduled to end at 4:30 p.m. at the St. Croix Danbury Tribal Hall.

There will be a wellbriety feast in Danbury followed by a presentation.

“We will speak about the seven teachings - honesty, truth, humility, love, wisdom, courage, respect - at each registration point as there will be a wellbriety event at each registration point.”

This is a drug and alcohol-free event.

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Grantsburg School Board discusses the AGR program KAYLA CASEY NEWS@BURNETTCOUNTYSENTINEL.COM

For the last four years, the Grantsburg Primary and Elementary Schools have been using the Achievement Gap Reduction program, or, AGR. The goal is to try and increase the average RIT scores so that they are above the national average. At the Grantsburg School Board meeting on Monday, Ibby Olson, the Nelson Primary School principal, was in charge of reporting to the school board how the grades did with their goals and what strategies were being used to meet these goals.

Olson started off by saying that all of the scores for kindergarten through third grade are above the national average.

For the kindergarteners, they succeeded and went beyond their goals in reading and math. The strategies that have been implemented to reach these educational goals is small class sizes and one-on-one (1:1) tutoring.

The first-graders were just shy of reaching their educational goals, but Olson stated that they are still significantly above the national average for other first-graders. The strategies they are implementing in first grade is continuing to keep the small class sizes and 1:1 tutoring.

The second-graders met their ed-

ucational goals, but the class sizes were a little larger than they would have liked. The other grades averaged having 18 children per class while the second-graders had approximately 20 per class. They did exceptionally well in the math portion of the goals. Olson went on to say, “I think in second grade, something like 75 percent of our students are in that top 20 percent in the nation for math.�

The third grade was just a few points shy of meeting their goal. They are still above the national average, but couldn’t quite reach the goal, though the bar was set high. Again, the smaller class sizes and 1:1 tutoring is the strategies being used to help reach these goals.

When Olson was done reporting on the goals, Dave Dahlberg asked what exactly the achievement reduction gap was. Olson responded with, “We are trying to figure out how to close that gap in achievement.

The gap between what we are focused on as our socioeconomic status, so those students that are economically disadvantaged are what we are trying to close the gap on.� Olson also went on to say that even though that is what the state is looking for, they are also looking to make sure that there is equity between all of the groups. They take their data and still look at gender, students with disabilities and race. She wants to make sure that they are providing the best for all students.

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After a very heartfelt speech, Dave Dahlberg awarded Dr. Joni Burgin with a plaque to commemorate her dedicated service to the school district for 25 years.

Olson continued to explain that even though the socioeconomic group is what the state is looking for, the reports that Olson gave the school board were median scores for all of the students together in their grades to see if they grew from the beginning of the year.

The state had OK’d the idea that they have goals that address the whole grade versus just the economically disadvantaged students.

The schools receive a significant amount of state revenue to operate the AGR program. The funding received for the 18/19 school year was $63,330 for Nelson Primary and $218,137 for the Elementary School. This funding helps support the tutoring, small classes sizes and instructional coaching.

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Christensen’s postconviction relief motion denied, appeal ďŹ led

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“You don’t negotiate the sentence with the judge.�

Judge Eugene Harrington read that quote from Darryl Christensen’s former defense attorney during his ruling June 19 where Harrington ruled on a motion seeking to vacate Christensen’s November 30, 2015 guilty plea to five counts of second-degree sexual assault by correctional staff. Harrington denied the motion and Christensen’s attorney has filed an appeal of Harrington’s ruling with the Court of Appeals.

In a 15-minute ruling conducted by telephone from Harrington’s courtroom in Shell Lake, the judge, who passed the sentence February 1, 2016, explained the case as well as his reasons for denying the motion.

The quote about the judge’s Christensen role in sentence encapsulates the crux of the issue. Christensen’s attorney cited a 2004 case, State of Wisconsin vs. Hampton, which in essence required that the trial court advise a defendant that the court is not bound by the plea agreement and to ascertain the defendant’s understanding of that warning as the basis of the motion to vacate the guilty plea.

Christensen is currently serving a 30-year sentence. He pleaded guilty to having sex with five inmates of the Polk County Jail, where he worked as a jailer. A Department of Justice investigation into allegations against Christensen concluded that over a three year period he had groped, assaulted and had sexual intercourse with five victims in areas of the jail not covered by security cameras. At his sentencing, the defense and prosecution presented a plea agreement where Christensen would serve eight and a half years in prison.

Harrington explained that the maximum sentence he could have imposed was 40 years per count and a total fine of $100,000. “There is no doubt that court did not personally advise the defendant that the court was not bound by the plea arrangement. That is conceded,� Harrington said.

The judge said that he believed it was “important to revisit the conclusion of Hampton.

The Supreme Court concluded in Hampton ‘today we have affirmed that where the

court is aware of a plea agreement the court must advise the defendant personally that the court is not bound by the terms of that agreement and ascertain that the defendant understands this information.’�

Harrington outlined the ways that Christensen was informed that the judge was not bound to the plea agreement.

The 2016 plea hearing started with the judge addressing the defendant about the plea agreement. Christensen was asked what his understanding was of the plea agreement. His response was “plead guilty to all five counts.� “It is significant the defendant had the opportunity to tell me what he thought the maximum of eight and a half years was and he did not,� Harrington said.

Harrington cited the plea questionnaire that said at sentencing both parties will recommend eight and a half years of initial confinement in prison plus lots of extended supervision. There was language about an agreement that Christensen not go to jail and his bail not be revoked. “The record is clear that when I took his plea, I deviated from that agreement immediately. I remanded Mr. Christensen to jail,�

Harrington said. “The agreement was that both party’s lawyers would recommend eight and half years.

The word ‘recommend’ presupposes that a judge is not bound by any such agreement.

Its insertion suggests the plea agreement was not binding on the court,� Harrington said.

Harrington cited testimony given May 28 by Aaron Nelson, Christensen’s defense attorney at the time. Nelson testified about his usual practice of reading the recommendations to his client. Nelson would check off the items as he read them. He could not specifically remember his conversation with Christensen, but he outlined the process he would follow and said he probably did tell the defendant that the judge was not bound by the plea agreement.

Christensen’s testimony at the hearing was the opposite.

Harrington concluded that Nelson informed Christensen that the court was not bound by the plea agreement. “Christensen was informed, albeit not by the judge, he was informed by his counsel and I am satisfied that he understood,�

Harrington concluded before denying the motion.

2019 Landing Blitz, July 3-7!

Wisconsin visitors and residents alike know that the 4th of July is Wisconsin’s busiest and best boating holiday. It’s also a great time to remember that whether you’re paddling, fishing, jet skiing or boating, you can help protect lakes and rivers from aquatic invasive species. During the annual Clean Boats, Clean Waters Landing Blitz, July 3 – July 7, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, volunteers, and regional Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) partners will be stationed at boat launches statewide. This immense statewide effort is to remind you that the power to protect our water resources is shared by all of us who love Wisconsin’s waters.

Aquatic invasive species, such as zebra mussels, pose great risks to the health of our waters and fisheries. Often there are not any known control options to get rid of AIS once they become established in a lake or river. Prevention is an utmost priority, and it’s in the hands of visitors as well as full time Wisconsin residents.

More organizations than ever are participating in 2019 with their inspectors giving away Stop Aquatic Hitchhikers boat towels. “This campaign has become a mainstay of our prevention efforts, since the holiday draws both frequent and infrequent boaters to the water, allowing us to empower a lot of people,� says Bob Wakeman, Statewide Aquatic Invasive Species Coordinator for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.

Volunteers, AIS partners such as Burnett County, and the WDNR will be stationed at landings around the state to demonstrate the necessary prevention steps and answer questions about invasive species.

Their efforts will build on the success of last year’s campaign, when volunteers inspected over 9,000 boats and spoke with over 18,000 people. “One of the most exciting things about this campaign is the strong volunteer effort. Every year hundreds of concerned

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For those who use social media, you can help spread the word about the importance of aquatic invasive species prevention by posting photos and messages using #CleanBoatsCleanWaters.

Invasive plants and animals, like Eurasian watermilfoil, spiny water fleas and zebra mussels, can spread easily by hitching a ride on boats and other equipment, including trailers. They can also hide in water within livewells, bait and fish buckets, and motors. Because of this, it is important to drain everything that may contain water on your watercraft.

Because many invasive species can also be hidden in mud, it’s vital to clean off anchors and ropes.

Always take the following simple steps before leaving a boat landing: • Inspect boats, trailers and equipment for attached aquatic plants or animals. • Remove all attached plants or animals. • Drain all water from boats, motors, livewells and other equipment. • Never move live fish away from a waterbody. • Dispose of unwanted bait in the trash. • Buy minnows from a Wisconsin bait dealer. • Only use leftover minnows when either 1) fishing with them on the same body of water or 2) on other waters if no lake/ river water or other fish have been added to the container.

Following these steps also helps boaters comply with Wisconsin state law, which prohibits the transport of aquatic invasive species.

To learn more about invasive species and their impacts to Wisconsin’s waters and economy, contact the Burnett County Aquatic Invasive Species Coordinator, Tom Boisvert at tboisvert@burnettcounty.org or 715.349.2109.

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Evers administration proposing new Henry, Olivia most popular baby names in Wisconsin groundwater quality standards MADISON— Gov. Tony Evers’ administration is proposing new groundwater quality standard recommendations for 27 substances determined to be a threat to public health, including compounds known as PFAS. The proposed limits announced Friday marks the first time in a decade

that the state’s groundwater standards have been updated.

The recommended enforcement standard for PFAS is below the federal advisory and the same as one in place in Vermont.

The public will have a chance to comment on the newly proposed standards in the coming months

MADISON— Move over, Oliver.

Henry has overtaken you as the most popular baby name in Wisconsin.

The latest report from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services released Tuesday shows that Henry was the most popular name for boys born in 2017, the most recent year available. Henry has slowly climbed in popularity in recent years, from fourth most popular in 2015 to second in 2016 before becoming most popular

before the Department of Natural Resources proposes rules to incorporate them. That process is expected to take two and a half years, but administration officials could seek an emergency rule to enact them sooner.

Evers declared 2019 the “Year of Clean Drinking Water.”

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For girls, Olivia remained the most popular for the second year in a row.

It was also the most popular in 2014, with Emma having the title in both 2013 and 2015.

Emma was the second most popular in 2017, followed by Evelyn and Charlotte. For boys, Oliver was second most popular followed by William and Liam.

At least 1 dead after semi explodes on I-94 in Wisconsin July 11, 12, 13, 14 Washburn County Fairgrounds

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Racine County Medical Examiner Michael Payne told WTMJ-TV that one person died in the crash on I-94 Wednesday morning.

The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports the accident happened near Mount Pleasant, about 24 miles south of Milwaukee.

The county sheriff told The Journal Times that several people are hurt but has provided no details.

A WTMJ-TV photographer who witnessed the crash says the semi jumped the median on I-94 about 11 a.m., caught fire and exploded. The photographer says at least two other vehicles were set on fire.

All lanes of the interstate are closed. A Flight for Life helicopter has been called to the scene.

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COVER TO COVER - Grantsburg Public Library Preschool storytime Preschoolers and their caregivers are invited to join Officer Joel Klatt of the Grantsburg Police Department for a fun and educational story time at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, July 3.

Books One Good Deed by David Baldacci, The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna by Juliet Grames, The Mother-in-Law by Sally Hepworth, Summer of '69 by Elin Hilderbrand, Tiny Homes on the Move by Lloyd Kahn, This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger, Deception Cove by Owen Laukkanen, 61 Gems on Highway 61 by William Mayo, Throw Me to the Wolves

by Patrick McGuinness, The Inn by James Patterson, Normal People by Sally Rooney, Get It Together! by Orlando Soria, Mrs. Everything by Jennifer Weiner, Skin Game by Stuart Woods

A book club in a pub Join Books on Tap, a book discussion group that will meet at Brickfield Brewing, downtown Grantsburg. Come, grab a drink, discuss books and meet new people! Copies of the selected book are available for check out at the Grantsburg Public Library. Books on Tap will be held Thursday, Aug. 1 at 7 p.m., Brickfield Brewing 130 W. Olson Drive, Grantsburg. Call the library to register (715) 463-2244.

Youth books Bear Out There by Jacob Grant, Hold Hands by Sara Varon, The Little Book of Big What-Ifs by Renata Liwska, All the Greys on Greene Street by Laura Tucker, Front Desk by Kelly Yang, Meg, Jo, Beth & Amy by Rey Terciero, Beau & Bett by Kathryn Berta, The Rest of the Story by Sarah Dessen, This is Not a Love Scene

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Read to win program You can win great prizes as part of this summer when you read! This summer every time you checkout books or attend a program at our library, you get a chance to win Amazon gift cards and free passes to Grantsburg Golf Course, Fawn-Doe-Rosa, Wild Mountain Waterpark, or win a canoe trip with Wild River Outfitters.

Save the date for these summer programs!

• 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, June 25, Stomp Rockets: Create and launch your own stomp rockets with Craig Bowman of the Western Wisconsin Association of Rocketry!

• 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, July 2, Starlab with Paul Kinzer: Explore the night sky in the giant portable Starlab! Space is limited. Register at grantsburglibrary.org • 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, July 9, Outer Space Challenge: Do you have what it takes to be an astronaut? Join us for several minute to win it challenges—space style!

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Author and illustrator of the wildly popular CatStronauts graphic novels, Drew Brockington comes to the library! Bring your sketch book for a creative “handson” visit!

Audio books Mrs. Everything by Jennifer Weiner, One Good Deed

by David Baldacci Movies The Upside, After, Shazam!, Aftermath, The, Hale County This Morning, This Evening, Long Shot Library hours and information 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday; Noon to 8 p.m. Thursday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Phone number 715-463-2244. Website: grantsburglibrary.org. To find out about the latest library events, follow us on Facebook.

COVER TO COVER - Larsen Family Public Library Friends of the Library Upcoming Events: • Wanted: The Friends of the Library could use some help with book sale set-up on Friday, July 12 at 9 a.m. and on Thursday, August 8 at 12:15 p.m. If you can help, please either come to the library on those dates/times, or contact the library at 715-866-7697.

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• Mark your calendars! Lorna Landvik is coming September 28 to entertain at our annual chili feed fundraiser at the Community Center across the street from the library.

• Second Saturday Used Book Sale: Our next sale is Saturday, July 13 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

• “Nature’s Gifts: Wild Rice and Berries form the Folle Avoine” fund-raising cookbooks are $6 at the library circulation desk.

2nd Annual Larsen Family Public Library 50/50 Raffle The drawing will be held at noon on September 3, 2019 at the library – you do not have to be present to win. This is our second annual raffle fund-raising event, whose purpose is to help reduce our library building renovation debt. We still owe around $75,000. Tickets are $50 per ticket and are available at the circulation desk. This raffle is limited to 100 tickets. 50 percent of the sales will go toward our library mortgage, and the prizes are: 1st $1200 2nd $600 3rd $400 4th $200 5th $100. There is a 1 in 20 chance to double your money back or more.

Childrens Summer Reading Program “A Universe of Stories” will run from Wednesday, June 12 through Wednesday, July 17 (from 12:30 p.m. to 2

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We have thousands of books from the preschool to the adult level to spark everyone’s interest.

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p.m.). The program is designed for children aged 3 years through 10.

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Book Club Our book club meets at 10 a.m. on the fourth Tuesday of each month. The July 23 title is “This is How it Always Is” by Laurie Frankel. Copies of the book are available at the circulation desk.

Our Pre-school Story Time meets every Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. for pre-school children, from infants to children ready for kindergarten and their caregivers or parents. Our goal is to provide a setting that will en-courage children to become life-long learners.

Everyone is welcome.

Newly Acquired Materials Adult • “The Spies of Shilling Lane” by Jennifer Ryan • “The Book of Supremacy” by Kate Carlisle • “Death in Kew Gardens” by Jennifer Ashley • “Whiskers in the Dark” by Rita Mae Brown • “Mrs. Everything” by Jennifer Weiner • “Summer of ‘69” by Elin Hilderbrand • “Time After Time” by Lisa Grunwald • “The Reluctant Bride” by Jody Hedlund • “The Number of Love” by Roseanna M. White • “Enemy Contact” by Tom Clancy • “Aunt Dimity and the Heart of Gold” by Nancy Atherton

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Lumberjack Logan was the first to be taken down by Lumberjack Nick in the log rolling competition. They played three rounds and Logan ultimately took the win, knocking Nick down the next two rounds.

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Lumberjack Logan carved up a beautiful little rabbit for the crowd to enjoy as they all snickered and laughed at the outcome.

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The lumberjacks competed in a competition of axe throwing. Lumberjack Logan missed the target on one of his throws, creating a lead, and ultimately a win, for Lumberjack Nick.

Lumberjack Logan was in the lead as he was on his way back down the pole to claim the win for this lumberjack game.

These Stihl ‘trees’ were 45 feet tall and this lumberjack game consisted of both of the lumberjacks racing to the top and back down. They were to use their ropes to hit the orange line at the top of the poles and race back down.

Expanding Prenatal Services Burnett Medical Center is partnering with obstetric services at Fairview Health Services. Burnett Medical Center is pleased to further serve expecting mothers with labor and delivery services close to home.

Burnett Medical Center’s highly qualified providers for prenatal services include Deb Hammer, Certified Nurse Midwife, and Dr. Timothy Novick, MD; who will provide your prenatal care in partnership with Fairview’s OB/ GYN physicians. This partnership allows you to continue your prenatal care close to home and deliver your baby at Fairview Lakes Medical Center in Wyoming, MN. Once your baby is delivered, you can return to any one of Burnett Medical Center’s primary care providers for all your follow-up care. Burnett Medical Center’s providers have

access to view Fairview’s electronic medical records and share information with Fairview OB/GYN’s, providing continuity of care for you and your family.

Fairview offers: • Physicians who are recognized as some of the nation’s best for treating routine and high-risk pregnancies.

• A variety of amenities and services at The Birthplace, including: - Therapeutic labor techniques and support tools - Latest options for pain relief, including nitrous oxide - Lactation support – We are a designated Baby-Friendly® Hospital. Certified, caring lactation consultants are on hand to assist and support you for successful breastfeeding. All registered nurses in The Birthplace have had at least 20 hours of education about

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- Private rooms with refrigerators, web-enabled televisions and free Wifi so you can immediately announce your baby news.

- Access to specialists at University of Minnesota Health Maternal-Fetal Medicine Centers who provide care for pregnant women who are — or who have a high risk of — experiencing a medically complicated pregnancy.

Should your baby arrive early, Fairview providers are able to consult with neonatologists at University of Minnesota Masonic Children's Hospital. If your baby should need more advanced care, he or she can be transported to the Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at University of Minnesota Masonic Children’s Hospital in Minneapolis.

“The Forts” Wild Rice Pancake Breakfast Your 4th of July celebration would not be complete without a hearty, wild rice pancake breakfast at Forts Folle Avoine on Sunday, July 7. The kitchen crew will serve from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The menu includes

pancakes, sausage, eggs and beverage, with the adult price of $8, children are less. Consider a tour of the park after breakfast. The self-guided and guided tours bring The Forts to life. See you at The Forts!

For most people, car safety means seat belts and airbags. But there’s another important way to stay out of harm’s way on the road, and that’s by protecting your skin from the sun. Millions of Americans receive a large portion of their sun exposure when they don’t even realize it — in their cars.

For years, dermatologists have observed that patients in the US often have more sun damage (which can lead to wrinkles, leathering, sagging, brown “age” spots and even skin cancers) on the left side of their faces than on the right. Why? Research increasingly points to ultraviolet A (UVA) radiation penetrating through car windows.

Research has proven that skin exposed to the sun shining through car windows, even in the office, can lead to significant skin damage over time. The UV exposure we receive driving especially adds up. UV radiation from the sun is associated with about 90 percent of all skin cancers.

There are several ways to protect yourself in a car. The first is to apply a broad-spectrum sunscreen with an SPF (sun protection factor) of 15 or higher to your face, arms, neck and hands, about half an hour before you go driving. Because UVA passes through the window glass, make sure your sunscreen contains some combination of UVA-shielding ingredients. Be sure to reapply after two hours, or after sweating heavily.

Protective clothing, such as long-sleeved shirts, long pants, UV-blocking sunglasses, and hats with a brim of at least 3 inches all around also help shield against the sun’s radiation. Hats are particularly important for men who have thinning hair and are at risk for developing skin cancer on top of their heads.

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HSBC goes back to their incorporation in 2000 in a residential trailer on Midtown Road in Siren.

Since then they have averaged sheltering 280 animals each year. The majority of those animals are strays.

Peggy Tolbert, HSBC Treasurer, explained to the Sentinel last year that their facilities are deteriorating.

The renovations of the former Baker building, on County Road D, were designed by Derrick Capra, Legends Architecture LLC from Hayward and the construction manager was Berghammer Builders from Cumberland.

Several local subcontractors worked on the project.

The Peggy Schilling Animal Adoption and Education Center is located at 7410 County Road D, Webster WI 54893.

Mailing address is PO Box 621, Webster, WI 54893. The phone number at the Center is 715-349-2368. Email is rescue. hsbc@gmail.com and website address is https://hsburnettcty.org. Regular hours will resume Tuesday, June 25, 2019. Office hours are Tuesday – Friday noon to 5 p.m. and Saturday 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.

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The cats seem to enjoy their new space on County Road D. HSBC did all of it’s moving last week.

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Familes got a first look at the new dog kennels at the Peggy Schilling Animal Adoption and Education Center. They also got to check out all the dogs availble for adoption.

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Board members and staff were at the open house to tell the public about the new facility.

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Dogs looking to be adopted will now have a lot of great space to run around and play in.

Siren 4th of July celebration SIREN–– 4th of July in Siren includes races, parades, great food, music and fireworks. The fun begins with the July 3 street dance and to head things up on the 4th, Peggy Strabel will be officiating as Grand Marshall of Siren's Grand Parade.

The D'Boys Band will be returning for the July 3 street dance. 8 p.m. to 12 a.m. on Main Street in Siren, this year's dance is free! Admission has been waived in lieu of Siren area business sponsorships for the 2019 gig. Raffle tickets for the Siren Economic Development initiative will be for sale at the dance.

Refreshments will be provided by various food and beverage vendors. If rain, the concert will be moved to the Northwoods Crossing Event Center.

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also held for the younger participants with an 8:30 a.m. start at the Siren School. There's still time to register either Sunday, July 3, between 4 to 6 p.m. or on race day from 6:30 to 7:45 a.m. at the Siren School.

The next race for the day is the Bed Race. Registrations have already begun for this hilarious activity to vie for the 'best time' and 'best dressed bed.' Onlookers cheer on their favorite team while participants are challenged to not only race their beds down and back on Main Street but also complete the 'special designated task for 2019' designed by Peggy Strabel, Bed Race director, and never known until that morning.

Immediately following the bed races, the parades begin. First is the Kiddie Parade where all children get the opportunity to join in. The Grand Parade starts immediately after. In commemoration of their 34th business anniversary in 2019 and Peggy’s retirement, Peggy & Ken Strabel, will be serving as the Grand Marshall. This year's parade theme is ‘Show Your Freedom Flare.' The St. Paul Winter Carnival Vulcans and their spouses will also be in Siren for this year's 4th of July parade, having already made one appearance earlier in 2019 for the St. Patrick's Day Parade.

Great food marks every day of the holiday festivities. The Burnett Youth Hockey Association invites you to join them for a pancake breakfast starting at 8 a.m. on the 4th in Crooked Lake Park. If you like homemade pie and homemade ice cream, the Siren United Methodist Church Women's Group is holding their annual social from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. And beginning at 3 p.m., the Siren Lions Club has their cookout, with pulled pork sandwiches, brats and hot dogs, at Crooked Lake Park along with refreshments for the music concert and fireworks later in the evening.

A special holiday Music in the Park performance features the annual Siren Community Band concert starting at 8 p.m. at the Crooked Lake Park bandshell.

To complete the perfect day, at dusk are the Siren Lions Club fireworks at Crooked Lake Park.

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This is what was left of a camper that caught fire in Dresser.

Fatal fire The Polk County Sheriff’s Department Dispatch Center received a report of a camper that was on fire and sitting in the south ditch off of Ravine Drive, approximately 2 miles east of the Village of Dresser Saturday June 22, 2019 at 4:37 p.m.

Upon arrival on scene, the Allied Fire Department from Dresser did extinguish the fire and discovered that the vehicle was occupied and the occupant had succumbed to the fire. Upon members of the Polk County Sheriff’s Office arrival on scene, evidence showed that the camper had been traveling east bound on Ravine Drive. The vehicle left the roadway to the right and entered the south ditch. After traveling several feet in the ditch the camper struck several trees.

After the camper came to rest the vehicle ignited.

This matter is under investigation by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office at this time. The Sheriff’s Office would like to thank the following agencies for their assistance: The Allied Fire Department and First responders, and the Polk County Medical Examiner’s Office.

The name of the occupant will be released at a later time.

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Washburn named top senior pitcher Webster’s Jack Washburn was awarded with the top senior pitcher award by the Wisconsin Sports Network.

Washburn ended his high school baseball career on the ultimate high note with helping the Webster Tigers winning back-to-back state championships. He struck out 12 Mineral Point Pointers in the Division 4 WIAA championship came June 13.

This season Washburn struck out 123 batters in 63 innings of work. He went 12-0 on the bump and allowed just two earned runs for an ERA of just 0.22.

Washburn had a hand in five no-hitters this season, including three solo no-hitters as the Webster Tigers went 30-0. He threw five no-hit innings in the regional and sectional games. He also hit six homeruns this year with 46 RBI and a 1.477 OPS. Washburn went out in style as a senior, helping the Tigers to a second straight state championship, pitching a complete game shutout in the state championship game, striking out 12 in the 11-1 victory. He also posted a save in the team's state semi-final win over Athens.

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Webster’s Jack Washburn won Wisconsin Sports Networks Senior Pitcher of the year award for this season. Washburn went 12-0 as the Tigers repeated as state champions this year.

The Wisconsin Fastpitch Softball Coaches Association held their annual Senior All Star Series June 17-18 in Wisconsin Dells.

Rylee Hoffman of Grantsburg High School was named to the Division 4/5 Gray Team as a pitcher.

Susan Roberts of Grantsburg High School was named to the Division 4/5 Gray Team as an outfielder.

Players are nominated for this recognition by their head coach and then selected by the Wisconsin Fastpitch Softball Coaches Association.

Head coaches must be current members of the association to nominate players.

A total of 226 seniors were named to 18 different teams. Division 1 had 6 teams- Red, White, Gray, Black, Blue and Green. Division 2/3 had 6 teams- Red, White, Gray, Black, Blue and Green.

Divisions 4/5 had 6 teams- Red, White, Gray, Black, Blue and Green. Teams consisted of 12 players and each team played two games.

Players met their coaches and had a practice during the morning on June 17. In the evening they were recognized at a banquet with their families. All games were played June 18.

For additional details and results of the games, go to: www.wfsca.org.

Washburn was a finalist along with teammate Hunter Rosenbaum and Trey Krause of Burlington, Connor Langreder of West De Pere and Connor Prielipp of Tomah.

Amery hosts the Stower 7 Lakes Triathlon AMERY—The Stower 7 Lakes Adventure Triathlon, sponsored by the Friends of the Stower 7 Lakes Trail, brought racers to Amery from Wisconsin, Minnesota and Illinois for a 16 mile bike ride, a half mile lake paddle, and a 5K run on the Stower 7 Lakes State Recreation Trail.

Perfect summer weather made for a great day of family recreation in Amery.

Full results are available at: www.peformancetiming.com.

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Top–Start of the 16-mile biking portion of the race.

Bottom–Kayaks wait patiently at Transition 1 for the racers to arrive.

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Coach Don Bjelland stands proudly with Rylee Hoffman (left) and Susan Roberts (right), the two high school senior softball players who were elected to play in the Senior All Star Series on the Division 4/5 Gray Team in Wisconsin Dells.

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Wisconsin’s SeniorCare Program extended for 10 years GWAAR LEGAL SERVICES TEAM

On April 12, 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) granted the Department of Health Services (DHS) a 10-year extension for the SeniorCare Prescription Drug Assistance Program.

This program is utilized by nearly 50,000 seniors in Wisconsin. Those who use or are planning to use the program now have peace of mind knowing their prescription drug benefit will continue for the long term.

Since it began on Sept. 1, 2002, the SeniorCare program has successfully delivered comprehensive outpatient drug benefits to more than 310,000 seniors in the state. SeniorCare covers most generic and brand name prescription medications and over-the-counter insulin. It has a simplified enrollment process, $30 annual enrollment fee, income-based deductibles and copayments of $5 for generic drugs and $15 for brand-name drugs.

The previous 3-year extension expired in December 2018, and the state had been operating on one-month extensions for January, February and March of this year. With the 10-year extension, SeniorCare members will continue to have affordable access to prescription drugs for years to come!

Many seniors will be unable to afford housing and health care by 2029 GWAAR LEGAL SERVICES TEAM

More than half of U.S. seniors considered “middle income” will be unable to afford needed assisted living and other forms of senior housing a decade from now. This is according to new research published in the May issue of the Health Affairs journal. The authors define middle-income seniors as people unlikely to qualify for Medicaid long-term care without first spending down their assets, but unable to afford the current housing product offerings for seniors. The study shows a critical void in future U.S. housing needs for seniors at a time when more than 10,000 baby boomers are turning 65 each day.

Over the past four decades the market for senior housing and care has greatly expanded. This was done to accommodate people with more complex health needs.

Unfortunately, the cost of these housing options is often out of reach for this country’s 8 million middle-income seniors. The private senior housing industry generally focused on higher-income people instead.

This problem will likely only increase as the number of middle-income seniors is projected to nearly double to 14.4 million by 2029. Sixty percent of this group is projected to have mobility limitations and 20 percent will have high health care and functional needs. As a result, many of these seniors will likely need the level of care provided in senior housing, such as assisted living and independent living communities, but the study projects about 54 percent of middle-class seniors will be unable to afford the type of senior housing they may need.

To date, resources have been focused on groups other than middle-class seniors. Private senior housing developers have built ritzy complexes aimed at high-income people with high rents to match said lead researcher Caroline Pearson. Meanwhile, for lower-income people, government provides housing and care services but solely via means-tested programs such as Medicaid. Neither the private sector nor government programs have addressed the needs of those seniors who lack enough saved for a deluxe retirement home but have saved enough that they do not qualify for Medicaid, the experts explained. “Many of these folks are stuck in that gap in the middle, and right now the only answer for many of them will be to spend

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down as fast as you can to qualify for Medicaid,” said Robert Kramer. He is the founder and strategic adviser of the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing and Care, the group that helped fund the study.

At the same time, if all middle-income seniors qualified for Medicaid, it would severely strain the resources of the program. If future middle-income seniors avail themselves of the Medicaid program, it would blow a financial hole in the Medicaid program, Pearson said. “You could explode the cost of Medicaid by having lots more people enroll” she added.

The report recommends that alternative solutions are needed to serve the millions of middle-income seniors.

The report highlights that innovations from policy makers and private-sector housing operators and their investors will be required to serve middle-income seniors.

The report provides a whole list of possible innovations, such as expanding subsidies or voucher programs to allow more seniors to access senior housing or new incentives to encourage long-term care financial planning.

The study is available at the following link https://www. healthaffairs.org/doi/full/10.1377/hlthaff.2018.05233.

1 in 4 older adults falls each year—don’t be one of them!

WEBSTER— One in four people age 65 or older has a fall each year.

Don’t be one of them and take the Stepping On, a fall prevention workshop taking place Thursdays

from 9 – 11 a.m., August 15 - September 26, 2019 at the Grace United Methodist Church in Webster.

Stepping On can help you avoid a dangerous and costly fall so you

You don’t have to travel far for specialized medical care. Burnett Medical Center’s Specialty Clinic brings in the region’s best physicians and specialists, offering experts g areas: in the following

Acupuncture Cardiology Cataract Surgery/ Ophthalmology Clinical Psychology Ear, Nose & Throat General Surgery OB/GYN

Orthopedics & Orthopedic Surgery Pain Management Podiatry Pulmonology Speech Therapy Spine Specialist

To view our calendar of specialists, please visit www.burnettmedicalcenter.com.

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can keep doing the things you love to do. In fact, this program is researched and proven to reduce falls by 30 percent! In just seven weeks, you’ll learn: • To identify and remove or avoid fall hazards both inside and outside your home • How vision, hearing, medication and footwear affect your risk of falling • Strength and balance exercises you can adapt to your individual level • To get back on your feet the right way if you do fall.

Previous participants comment: • “I am now more aware of my surroundings.

• “This class helped me develop healthy habits—I now make exercise part of my daily routine.”

• “I learned about a new tool, walking sticks, which will help me on my daily walks.”

The suggested donation of this 7-week workshop is just $10 per person. For more information or to sign up for the class, contact Carrie Myers at the Aging & Disability Resource Center of Northwest Wisconsin, ADRC of NW WI, at 877-485-2372.

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ABLE accounts’ impact on HUD housing GWAAR LEGAL SERVICES TEAM

In December 2014, President Obama signed into law the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act. The ABLE Act allows eligible individuals with disabilities and their families to establish ABLE savings accounts that will largely not affect their eligibility for various public benefits. The ABLE Act resulted from nearly a decade-long grassroots effort that originated with a group of parents of children with Down syndrome. These parents recognized the unfairness of not being able to save funds in their child’s name for fear of losing needed government benefits.

Multiple advocacy groups have heralded this law as the most significant disability law since the Americans with Disabilities Act. An ABLE account is a tax-advantaged savings account that qualified individuals with disabilities may open.

The designated beneficiary must be a person with disabilities, whose disability began before the individual’s 26th birthday and who meets the other statutory eligibility requirements.

Any person (the account beneficiary, an employer, family and friends) may contribute to the account. Individu-

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als contribute on an after-tax basis.

Earnings from ABLE funds grow tax-deferred and are tax-free if used for qualified disability-related expenses.

The ABLE Act promotes the quality of life of individuals with disabilities.

Language within the ABLE Act established that ABLE accounts would not impact eligibility for Social Security and Medicaid. In contrast, the ABLE Act did not explicitly address how other means-tested programs should treat the income in ABLE accounts. Rather the law simply has a general catch

all language that provides that other mean-tested programs should not count income in ABLE accounts.

Many people with disabilities rely on assistance received from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). This assistance from HUD can make a significant impact in preventing individuals with disabilities from being homeless. Generally, HUD rules base eligibility on an individual’s annual gross income. HUD program rules do not have an asset test, but HUD’s definition of income includes

income derived from assets. Moreover, if an applicant’s net assets are greater than $5,000, a housing authority will impute income to the applicant even if the assets do not provide actual income to the applicant.

HUD has not updated its handbook since November 2013, which was before the passage of the ABLE Act. So, some housing authorities have continued to include the assets in ABLE accounts to determine an applicant’s income.

In the past two months, HUD released guidance for the treatment of ABLE accounts. The guidance clarified that housing authorities should disregard amounts held in ABLE accounts. This means housing authorities should not count actual or imputed interest from an ABLE account as income. Further, housing authorities should not treat distributions from the ABLE account as income. The guidance did place some limits on the favorable treatment of ABLE accounts. The guidance provides that housing authorities should continue to treat all wage income received as income, regardless of whether the income goes into an ABLE account.

The guidance is available at https:// www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/OCHCO/ documents/2019-09pihn.pdf.

Burnett County

SENIOR DINING MENU July 2019

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MONDAY

TUESDAY

Pork chop in mushroom sauce Stuffing Buttered cabbage Rye bread and butter Cook’s choice fruit

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Beef taco salad with black beans, fresh vegetables and salsa Corn bread muffin Cook’s choice fruit

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2 Spaghetti with meat sauce Garlic bread Side salad with dark greens Fruit in gelatin

Chicken apple salad sandwich Potato salad Fresh carrots Whipped gelatin fruit salad

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WEDNESDAY

Beef stroganoff 29 with noodles California blend vegetables Whole wheat bread Cheesecake with fruit topping

Salisbury steak with gravy Mashed potatoes Steamed corn Rye bread and butter Cherry crisp with topping

Roast pork loin 16 Gravy Oven roasted potatoes Steamed tomatoes Buttered roll Strawberry shortcake

Meal Sites Closed

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Meal sites closed.

A&H Meal Site Evening Meal. Call meal site for details

Meatloaf Mashed potatoes Mixed vegetables Whole wheat bread Cook’s choice fruit

Cook’s choice

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BBQ chicken Scalloped potatoes Baked/calico beans Whole wheat bread Cook’s choice fruit Grantsburg Meal Site Evening Meal. Call meal site for details

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Tuna salad on whole wheat Marinated vegetable and pasta salad Cook’s choice fruit

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Baked breaded cod Hash brown casserole Broccoli and pea salad Buttered bread Cook’s choice fruit

26 Sloppy joe on a bun Baked beans Broccoli slaw Cook’s choice fruit

A&H Sr. Center 28315 County Road H Webster

Porcupine meatballs 12 with cream sauce Mashed potatoes Steamed broccoli Whole wheat bread Blueberry delight

25 Lasagna with spinach Tossed romaine salad Garlic bread Cook’s choice fruit

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FRIDAY

Meal sites closed in observance of Independence Day

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Romaine chef salad with ham, turkey, and egg Buttered roll Strawberry rhubarb crisp with topping

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Ham Sweet potato Steamed spinach with bacon WW bread Cook’s choice fruit

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THURSDAY

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Grantsburg Sr. Center 118 Madison Avenue W Grantsburg

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Webster Sr. Center

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7421 West Apple Street Webster

Suggested Donation $4. Menu subject to change without notice. Please call 24 hours in advance to reserve a meal. Congregate Diners and Home Deliver Meal participants, please contact your meal site with meal reservations or cancellations. Congregate Dining Meal Serving Times: Mon., Tues., Wed. & Thurs. 11:30am

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Wisconsin Top 10 consumer complaints of 2018 GWAAR LEGAL SERVICES TEAM

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) recently released the top 10 consumer complaints of 2018, and telemarketing complaints are at the top of the list yet again. In 2018, DATCP received 4,860 telemarketing complaints, which represents a 17 percent increase from 2017. More than two out of every five complaints received by the agency in 2018 were about calls from unknown numbers, unwanted sales calls or scam calls.

DATCP received 1,188 landlord/tenant complaints in 2018, putting those complaints in the second spot on the list. Most of these complaints were about security deposits, with tenants claiming that landlords were

withholding inappropriate amounts or failing to return security deposits after the tenant moved out. Many complaints also mentioned evictions and unauthorized entry.

Complaints about telecommunications providers put that category in the No. 3 spot on the list. This includes providers of mobile phone service, home internet service and cable/satellite television packages. In 2018, DATCP received 681 complaints about billing disputes, misleading representations, unauthorized charges and performance issues.

DATCP received 489 complaints about home improvement services in 2018, an increase of over 20 percent from 2017. Consumers told the agency that contractors failed to provide the services they promised

Here is the full top 10 list: Written Complaints

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Product / Service

1

Telemarketing (Do Not Call)

4,860

2

Landlord/Tenant

1,188

3

Telecommunications

681

4

Home Improvement

489

5

Medical Services

255

6

Identity Theft

250

7

Motor Vehicle Repair

196

8

Gas Pumps

169

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Motor Vehicle Sales (Used & New)

155

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Fuel Quality

119

in the contract, charged for services or repairs that were not performed, failed to honor warranties, or provided unsatisfactory workmanship.

In only its second year as a formal complaint category, complaints about medical services jumped to the fifth spot on this list. DATCP received 255 complaints in 2018, an increase of more than 30 percent from 2017. These complaints were about services related to clinics, hospitals, and other professional services in the medical field.

Most of them were about billing disputes, misrepresentations and unauthorized charges.

This category does not include complaints about health care providers, procedures, or medical devices and other products.

DATCP received a total of 10,756 consumer complaints in 2018. In addition, the agency was able to return more than $4.6 million to Wisconsin, most of it going to consumers in the form of refunds, negotiated settlements, or restitution ordered by a court.

For additional information or to file a complaint, visit the Consumer Protection Bureau at https://datcp.wi.gov, call the Consumer Protection Hotline at 800-422-7128, or send an email to datcphotline@wi.gov. You can also connect with the agency on Facebook at www.facebook. com/wiconsumer or on Twitter: @wiconsumer.

ADRC annual centenarian search!

Do you know someone who was born in or before 1919?

Each year the Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC) of Northwest Wisconsin recognizes and celebrates Polk and Burnett County Centenarians—individuals who are 100 years of age and older. Last year we recognized 26

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centenarians total!

All centenarians are recognized at the Polk and Burnett County Centenarian Celebrations, and featured in The Voice, in the local newspapers and at all of the Polk and Burnett County fairs. Stay tuned for the date, time and location of this year’s third annual Burnett County Centenarian Celebration!

Please contact Carrie at the ADRC of Northwest Wisconsin at 877-485-2372 if you know someone who was born in 1919 or before and would like to be recognized and celebrated.

AREA SENIOR CENTER’S ACTIVITY CALENDAR A&H

WEBSTER Mondays:

9 a.m.

7 p.m. AA meeting

Tuesdays:

9 a.m. Coffee, snacks and pool

Wednesdays: 9 a.m.

12:30 p.m. Dime Bingo Thursdays:

9 a.m. Coffee, snacks, pool & cards 7-9:00 p.m. Seniors pool and cards

3rd Thurs:

7-9:00 p.m. Pool only

Fridays:

9 a.m. Coffee, snacks and pool

Center Opens 9 a.m.

Call before 1 p.m. to register for the following day’s meal.

The Center is closed if Webster School is closed for snow.

Phone 715-866-5300

Located on Cty. H one block south of A & H corner Monthly menus are available at the Center.

Call 24 hours in advance to reserve your noon meal. Leave a message. Home delivery is available. Call the Center for more information.

“SPECIALS”

• “500” cards are played 12:30 p.m.

Tuesday and Friday.

• Business meeting is the second Tuesday of each month at 12:30 p.m. with birthday celebrations following the meeting.

• An evening meal is served the third Wednesday of each month at 5 p.m. A reservation is needed.

The Center is open 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday.

Phone: 715-635-7199

SIREN

GRANTSBURG Mondays • 9-11:00 a.m.

Open for coffee and snacks.

Tuesdays • 9-11:00 a.m.

Open for coffee and snacks;

Wednesdays • 9-11:00 a.m.

Open for coffee and snacks.

Thursdays • 9-11:00 a.m.

Open for coffee and snacks.

Fridays • 9-11:00 a.m.

Open for coffee and snacks.

Billiards Available Every A.M. Meal by Reservation Each Noon.

Phone 715-463-2940 No membership fee required.

Contact Senior Center for other activities

Center is open 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Mon.-Fri. Feel free to come and join us for the activities or just come & visit.

Be sure to visit our Library.

Monday: 12:30 p.m. Mahjong Tuesday: 9 a.m. Wii Bowling 1 p.m. Dime Bingo

Wednesday:

9:30 a.m. Exercise for Balance 1 p.m. “500” cards

Thursday: Pool Friday: 1 p.m. Spades POTLUCK 2ND WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH AT 11:30 A.M. Everyone welcome, bring a dish to pass SENIOR MEETING IS THE 3RD THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH STARTING AT 9:30 A.M.

Nutrition phone 715-349-2845 Senior Center 715-349-7810

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Mental health—how to be a good ally GWAAR LEGAL SERVICES TEAM

Mental health includes our emotional, psychological and social well-being.

It affects how we think, feel and act. It also helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others and make choices. Positive mental health allows people to realize their full potential, cope with the stresses of life, work productively, and make meaningful contributions to their communities.

When it comes to mental health and others, what we say and how we listen matters. Here is some advice on how to help someone open up about their mental health:

what’s going on by offering caring statements like: “You seem to be a bit quiet these days. What’s been on your mind?” or “You don’t seem like yourself lately. Is anything going on?”

DON’T ASSUME OR MAKE JUDGMENTS. Opening up and reaching out for help can be difficult. If you make assumptions and judgments in response, it can make it even harder for people

to express themselves. Don’t assume how a person feels, what they need, or what’s going on with them. Instead, ask gently for clarification when you need some. If your friend or loved one tells you things that make you uneasy, or that you might not agree with, do your best to set aside all judgment. Expressing warm-hearted concern and offering support should always be the goal.

LISTEN ATTENTIVELY. Listening attentively involves your full focus and consideration. Listen for what the person is telling you, but also what their body language might be telling you. If you are able to refer back to something they said later on, it not only shows you were listening, but that you care about the person and what they’ve shared with you. Make sure to put away all distractions (phone, games, etc.) and face the person you’re speaking with. Look at them as they talk to you.

Nod your head in understanding when appropriate, and gently inquire about something they brought up.

SOME TIPS FOR SUPPORTING POSITIVE MENTAL HEALTH INCLUDE: · Connecting with others · Staying positive · Getting physically active · Helping others · Getting enough sleep · Eating healthy foods · Developing coping skills · Getting professional help if you need it

ASK OPEN-ENDED QUESTIONS. Make sure the conversation is not full of questions the other person can answer with a simple yes or no. Instead, open up a space for understanding by asking open-ended questions like: “How have you been feeling lately?

What have you been doing to cope?

What do you want to do about that?”

You can also express your concern and encourage the person to talk about

Full article, as well as information on how to become a “Safe Person” available at: https://www.dhs.wisconsin. gov/mh/phlmhindex.htm.

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Dementia friendly choir forming in Polk and Burnett Counties

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Join the Polk & Burnett County Dementia Coalition and take part in a choir for EVERYONE! We know music can enrich the lives of people living with Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia—let’s come together, connect and sing for all to hear! This choir is open to all—caregivers, family members, individuals with dementia, community members—anyone that supports a dementia friendly community and likes to sing! Learn more about the dementia friendly choir by attending one of our upcoming informational meetings.

Hospice care provides compassion and support at a time when it’s needed the most.

INFORMATIONAL MEETINGS: Wednesday, August 7, 1 p.m. at the Grantsburg Public Library Thursday, August 8, 5 p.m. at the Burnett County Government Center, Siren Contact Carrie at the Aging and Disability Resource Center of Northwest Wisconsin at 877-485-2372 for more information about the Dementia Friendly Choir or if you would like to be involved but can’t make it to the informational meetings.

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FIND A WAY TO HELP OR GET HELP. Sometimes, you might be able to directly help the person you’re concerned about. Maybe all they needed was to vent or have someone to talk to and help sort out their feelings. For some people, it might be helpful to send them positive text messages throughout the week or make a brief telephone call whenever you get the chance.

However, there are some cases in which the ways you can help are limited. If a person is suicidal, for example, then you need to get help from those more equipped to handle the situation.

Ask your friend or loved one if they want to get help, and offer them the resources to do so. Assure them there’s nothing wrong with getting the help they need and that by doing so, they’ve taken the first step to feeling better.

Sometimes, just hearing this will help lift some weight off their shoulders.

Offering to take your friend loved one to these helpful spaces, or to find the proper assistance, can go a long way.

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OBITUARIES

Caleb Nelson

Helmi Lillian Larson

George Monroe Doriott

Caleb R. Nelson, age 43, o of Eagle River and formerly o of Hayward, passed away S Saturday, June 15, 2019.

Caleb Ryan Nelson was b born Jan. 21, 1976 the son of M Mitchell and Janine Nelson.

H He was raised in Hayward a and graduated from high sschool there in 1994. Caleb b began work in construction rright after high school and a after a few years started Nelson Construction. In his free time, Caleb began boxing professionally which led him into Mixed Martial Arts Fighting. As an MMA fighter, Caleb rose to the No. 1 ranked fighter in the state of Wisconsin and was the State Light Heavy Weight Champion in 2010.

Caleb purchased Complete Welding Company in Hayward, which he operated alongside his construction business for 13 years. Another side business Caleb operated was Complete Cages, in which he constructed and sold MMA fighting cages. After selling the welding business, he continued with his construction business as NelCo. Caleb enjoyed working on and riding motorcycles and also enjoyed ice fishing.

Caleb was preceded in death by his mother; maternal grandfather, Russell Louden; and paternal grandfather, LeRoy Nelson.

Caleb is survived by his four children, Lexington (Jacob) Nelson of Minot, ND, Logan Nelson of Minneapolis, Minn., Olivea Nelson of Hayward, Elliot Nelson of Hayward; the mother of his children, Keeley Nelson; two grandchildren, Abel and Oliver Dotterweich; one sister, Erin (Kevin) Metcalf of Hayward; fiancé, Sally Gobler; one nephew, Riley; two nieces, Farrah and Ivey; maternal grandmother, Lola Louden; and paternal grandmother, Lona (Charlie) Haskins.

A time of gathering in remembrance of Caleb was held from noon until 3 p.m. on Friday, June 21, at the Hayward Funeral Home.

Online condolences may be left at www.bratleynelsonchapels.com

On Saturday, June 15, 2019, Helmi Lillian Larson, nee Mattson, passed away at the age of 102. Helmi was born March 18, 1917, in Crosby, Minn., to John and Helja Mattson. The summer after she graduated from Grand Rapids High School in 1935, she met Leonard Larson. They were married May 23, 1936, in Bemidji, Minnesota.

During the Great Depression and while Leonard served in the Army overseas, Helmi worked a variety of jobs, including cooking for a sawmill and cleaning houses. She also graduated from Business College.

When the war ended, Helmi and Leonard lived in many locales due to his work transfers, including California; Fargo, ND; Billings, MT; Bemidji, Minn.; and finally, Siren. Throughout their travels, she worked in men`s apparel, catering, as a sales clerk, and as a bookkeeper and credit manager for the Bemidji Coca Cola Bottling Company. When Helmi and Leonard settled in Siren, Helmi opened her own upholstery shop where she worked for 25 years until she retired.

During those years, Helmi also was a championship bowler and held a place on the Board of Seniors for Burnett County for 15 years. She enjoyed sewing, crocheting, the Thimble Nimble ladies sewing group, and dining out.

Helmi was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Leonard, her three brothers and sister. She is survived by several nieces and nephews. According to Helmi`s wishes, there will be no memorial service.

Cremation was entrusted to Swedberg – Taylor Funeral Home, Webster. Interment will be with Leonard at Ft. Snelling National Cemetery. The family would like to thank the staff at Maple Ridge Care Center, all of whom worked hard to care for Helmi. Memorials may be sent to Siren Senior Center, Siren or Maple Ridge Care Center, Spooner.

George Monroe Doriott “Tiny”, age 94, passed away on December 4, 2018. Military honors will be conducted at Mudhen Lakeview Cemetery in Daniels Township on Saturday, July 6, 2019, at 1 p.m. Arrangements have been entrusted to Swedberg-Taylor Funeral Home in Webster. Online condolences may be expressed at www.swedberg-taylor.com.

RECENT BIRTHS Wade Elliot Hermansen Lakeysha Schallenberger announces the birth of her son, Wade Elliot Hermansen, 6 pounds, 14 ounces, born May 25, 2019 at St. Croix Regional Medical Center in St. Croix Falls.

Keith Eugene Mason Amber Clark and Perry Mason Jr. of Grantsburg announce the birth of their son, Keith Eugene Mason, 5 pounds, 13 ounces, born May 30, 2019 at St. Croix Regional Medical Center in St. Croix Falls.

Lucille Marie Ford Trisha and Justin Ford of Siren announce the birth of their daughter, Lucille Marie Ford, 6 pounds, 10 ounces, born May 31, 2019 at St. Croix Regional Medical Center in St. Croix Falls.

Blayze Christopher Allan Virkus Katie Virkus of Grantsburg announce the birth of her son Blayze Christopher Allan Virkus, 7 pounds, 9 ounces, born June 2, 2019 at St. Croix Regional Medical Center in St. Croix Falls.

Conner DuWayne Chapman Allexiya Noll and Dalton Chapman of Shell Lake/Siren announce the birth of their son, Conner DuWayne Chapman, 8 pounds, 8 ounces, born June 3, 2019 at St. Croix Regional Medical Center in St. Croix Falls.

Athena Reign Massey Jetisha Eckstrom and Johnny Massey of Grantsburg announce the birth of their daughter, Athena Reign Massey, 7 pounds, 8 ounces, born June 13, 2019 at St. Croix Regional Medical Center in St. Croix Falls.

Irvin Lee Slipher Irvin Lee Slipher 100, of Spooner, passed away on Friday June 21, 2019.

Funeral services will be held at Swedberg - Taylor Funeral Home in Webster on Thursday June 27, 2019 with visitation from 10 – 11 a.m. and funeral service at 11 a.m. followed by burial at Hillcrest Cemetery in Danbury, WI.

Violet Mae Fossum Violet Mae Fossum 85, of Frederic passed away on Sunday June 23, 2019.

A funeral service will be held Friday June 28, 2019 at Swedberg - Taylor Funeral Home in Webster at 11 a.m. with visitation from 10 – 11 a.m.

RECENT DEATHS June 11, 2019, Judith Ann Reese, 73, Union.

June 21, 2019, Irvin Lee Slipher, 100, Spooner.

June 23, 2019, Violet Mae Fossum, 85, Frederic.

CRIMINAL COURT Speeding · Nickolas B. Langley, 28, Barron, pleaded no contest and was fined $183.30. · Edlyn D. Lowe, 74, pleaded no contest and was fined $175.30. · Joseph L. Matrious, 38, Danbury, pleaded no contest and was fined $225.70. · George M. Morrow, 43, Hayward, pleaded no contest and was fined $200.50. · Misty S. Weaver, 45, Webster, pleaded no contest and was fined $175.30.

Interstate record of duty status · Jamal A. Ali, 42, Rochester, Minn., pleaded no contest and was fined $263.50.

Operating w/o valid license · Jamal A. Ali, 42, Rochester, Minn., pleaded no contest and was fined $200.50. · Elijah Benjamin, 41, Danbury, pleaded guilty and was fined $330.50.

Theft · John R. Anderson, 42, Stone Lake, charge was dismissed on court’s own motion. · James D. Keller, 24, Siren, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 6 months jail and was fined $1,412.25.

Burning w/o a permit · Richard C. Anderson, 56, Siren, pleaded no contest and was fined $175.30.

· Clinton J. Brooks, 49, Lakeville, Minn., pleaded no contest and was fined $175.30. · John L. Lindberg, 66, pleaded no contest and was fined $175.30. · Michael D. Mabry, 60, Milltown, pleaded no contest and was fined $175.30. · Travis W. G. Morse, 19, Siren, pleaded no contest and was fined $175.30. · John F. Nelson, 75, Spooner, pleaded no contest and was fined $175.30. · Mark C. Omer, 62, Grantsburg, pleaded no contest and was fined $175.30. · Daniel B. Songetay, 40, Danbury, pleaded no contest and was fined $175.30. · Joseph M. Trenter, 31, Webster, pleaded no contest and was fined $175.30.

Operating w/o carrying license · Benjamin G. Anderson, 32, Siren, pleaded guilty and was fined $217.10.

Operating while suspended · Matthew R. Bambery, 29, Siren, pleaded no contest and was fined $200.50. · Natasha M. Blankenship, 25, Siren, pleaded no contest and was fined $200.50. · Dwight M. Kraemer, 54, Webster, pleaded no contest and was fined

$200.50. · Ralph D. Kraft, 54, Holcombe, pleaded not guilty and the charge was dismissed but read in. · Mitchell W. LaSarge, 32, Webster, pleaded no contest and was fined $200.50. · Spring M. B. Lasieur, 38, Radisson, pleaded no contest and was fined $200.50. · Joseph L. Matrious, 38, Danbury, pleaded no contest and was fined $200.50. · Dalton R. Paulson, 25, Siren, pleaded no contest and was fined $200.50. · Ryan D. Rosback, 25, Frederic, pleaded no contest and was fined $200.50. · Trent D. Sutherland, 26, Grantsburg, pleaded no contest and was fined $200.50.

Operating while revoked · Tasha L. Carlson, 31, Hertel, pleaded not guilty and the charge was dismissed but read in. · James D. Keller, 24, Siren, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 3 months of jail, 1 year of probation and was fined $443. · Brent E. Reynolds, 35, Webster, pleaded not guilty and the charge was dismissed but read in. · Brent E. Reynolds, 35, Webster, pleaded guilty

and was sentenced to 3 months in county jail, 2 years of probation and was fined $443. · Tina C. Salley, 43, Webster, pleaded guilty and was fined $443.

Operating a MV w/o insurance · Matthew R. Bambery, 29, Siren, pleaded no contest and was fined $200.50. · Jolene M. Bildeau, 34, Webster, pleaded no contest and was fined $200.50. · Andreka D. Brown, 26, Grantsburg, pleaded no contest and was fined $200.50. · Justin A. Elkins, 30, Danbury, pleaded no contest ant was fined $200.50. · Kyle K. Fagnan, 20, Grantsburg, pleaded no contest and was fined $200.50. · Gerald R. Hadlock, 57, Webster, pleaded no contest and was fined $200.50. · Jesse M. Westling, 37, Grantsburg, pleaded no contest and was fined $200.50.

Operating a MV w/o proof of insurance · Ryan D. Rosback, 25, Frederic, pleaded no contest and was fined $10.

Possession of open intoxicants in MV-passenger · Diana M. Belisle, 53, Webster, pleaded guilty and was fined $200.50.

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Possession of open intoxicants in MV-passenger ¡ Trevor D. Posta, 23, Gordon, pleaded no contest and was fined $200.50. ¡ Roy A. Shabaiash, 41, Sandstone, Minn., pleaded no contest and was fined $200.50.

Grading within the vegetative buffer zone ¡ Aleksandr Belous, Corcoran, Minn., pleaded no contest and was fined $389.50.

Battery ¡ Dennis J. Bistram, 74, Grantsburg, pleaded guilty and the charge was dismissed on prosecutor’s motion. ¡ James D. Keller, 24, Siren, charges were dismissed but read in.

Disorderly conduct ¡ Dennis J. Bistram, 74, Grantsburg, pleaded guilty and the charge was dismissed on prosecutor’s motion. ¡ Dyamon C. Brown, 70, Siren, charge was dismissed on prosecutor’s motion. ¡ Billie D. Constable, 63, Clinton, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 90 days imposed and stayed jail, 1 year probation and was fined $443. ¡ Keegan D. Constable, 19, Clinton, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 6 months imposed and stayed jail, 1 year of probation and was fined $443. ¡ James D. Keller, 24, Siren, pleaded guilty and was sen-

tenced to 90 days of jail, 1 year of probation and was fined $543. ¡ Adam D. Kemp, 39, Shell Lake, pleaded guilty and was fined $330.50. ¡ Russell Merrill, 70, Siren, pleaded no contest and was fined $330.50. ¡ Joyce M. Potvin, 50, Siren, pleaded guilty and the charge was dismissed on prosecutor’s motion.

Possession of meth ¡ Linda A. Blair, 51, Spooner, pleaded not guilty and the charge was dismissed but read in. ¡ Jacob R. Lewis, 32, Balsam Lake, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 1 year in the county jail, 2 years of probation and was fined $518.

Possession of THC ¡ Linda A. Blair, 51, Spooner, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 140 days of jail and was fined $228. ¡ Jerome H. Colburn, 63, Turtle Lake, pleaded guilty and was fined $330.50.

Possession of drug paraphernalia ¡ Linda A. Blair, 51, Spooner, pleaded not guilty and charge was dismissed but read in. ¡ Jodi L. Hageman, 48, Grantsburg, pleaded no contest and was fined $185. ¡ James D. Keller, 24, Siren, pleaded not guilty and the charge was dismissed but read in. ¡ Jacob R. Lewis, 32, Balsam Lake, pleaded guilty and was

sentenced to 30 days in county jail and was fined $443. ¡ Robert E. Phernetton, 33, Webster, pleaded guilty and was fined $500. ¡ Brent E. Reynolds, 35, Webster, pleaded not guilty and the charge was dismissed but read in.

ATV- violate noise limits ¡ Eric W. Borders, 40, Elk River, Minn., pleaded no contest and was fined $232.

Non-registration of vehicle ¡ Andreka D. Brown, 26, Grantsburg, pleaded no contest and was fined $175.30. ¡ Gregory W. Nelson, 35, Siren, pleaded no contest and was fined $175.30. ¡ Dalton R. Paulson, 25, Siren, pleaded no contest and was fined $175.30. ¡ Dana C. Peterson, 48, Siren, pleaded no contest and was fined $175.30. ¡ Jesse M. Westling, 37, Grantsburg, pleaded no contest and was fined $175.30.

Trespass to land ¡ Dyamon C. Brown, 70, Siren, pleaded not guilty and the charge was dismissed on prosecutor’s motion.

Strangulation and suffocation ¡ Dyamon C. Brown, 70, Siren, charge was dismissed on prosecutor’s motion.

Ignition interlock device tampering ¡ Tasha L. Carlson, 31, Hertel, pleaded not guilty and

the charge was dismissed but read in.

2nd degree recklessly endangering safety ¡ Billie D. Constable, 63, Clinton, charge was dismissed but read in. ¡ Keegan D. Constable, 19, Clinton, charge was dismissed but read in.

Bail jumping-felony ¡ Billie D. Constable, 63, Clinton, charge was dismissed but read in. ¡ Jacob R. Lewis, 32, Balsam Lake, two charges were dismissed but read in.

Bail jumping-misdemeanor ¡ Keegan D. Constable, 19, Clinton, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 2 months imposed and stayed jail, 1 year of probation and was fined $200. ¡ James D. Keller, 24, Siren, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 9 months imposed jail, 1 year of probation and was fined $443.

Construct a sign w/o a permit ¡ David D’Jock, Siren, pleaded no contest and was fined $389.50.

Equip MV with illegal muffler ¡ Kyle K. Fagnan, 20, Grantsburg, pleaded no contest and was fined $200.50.

Vehicle operator fail to wear seatbelt ¡ Reid J. Hopkins, 45, Webster, pleaded no contest and

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was fined $10. ¡ Nathan R. Stadler, 17, Webster, pleaded no contest and was fined $10.

Vehicle passenger fail to wear seatbelt ¡ Alexander K. Merrifield, 30, Frederic, pleaded no contest and was fined $10.

Careless operation of snowmobile ¡ Michael J. Jorissen, 59, Webster, pleaded no contest and was fined $157.50.

Operating a snowmobile w/o trail sticker ¡ Chad A. Lucas, 31, Danbury, pleaded no contest and was fined $114.50.

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Notice Wanted: CLERK/TREASURER The Town of Grantsburg, Burnett County, WI, is seeking applicants to fill the position of Town Clerk/ Treasurer. The position is part-time with attendance at monthly meetings, and responsibilities to include, but are not limited to, all duties per Wisconsin State of Statutes of a municipal Clerk and Treasurer. Please contact the Town Office at 715-463-5600 for additional information.

Interested candidates should submit a resume and three references

by July 10, 2019, to Town of Grantsburg, 216 S Oak St, P.O. Box 642, Grantsburg, WI 54840.

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SCREEN PRINTER Pay BOE Level starts at $11.03/hour Shift is early am: 5:30am to 4:00pm Monday thru Thursday.

Four 10 hour days. Previous machine operation experience a plus. Reliatrace will train this position. Seeking candidates that are self starters and have the ability to work on own and in teams. Good attendance is a must.

Send resume to cheri.richards@reliatrace.com 715-268-6495 709 Keller Avenue S Amery, Wisconsin 54001

Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College Ashland Campus

Applications are being accepted from qualified candidates for a part-time Outreach Center Technician at our Balsam Lake Outreach Center. This 1,400 hour position will be responsible to provide high quality customer service and share out information about all WITC programs as well as courses. Additionally, this position will foster relationships, coordinate campus events, provide hospitality services for groups at the outreach center and maintain accurate financial records. This position averages 26 hours per week annually, but actual weekly hours may vary due to supervisor expectations. This position is located at our Balsam Lake campus and is an extension of the New Richmond campus.

WITC is accepting applications for a full-time faculty position at our Ashland campus. The Instructor/ Program Director for the Occupational Therapy Assistant Program (OTA) is responsible for the management and administration of the OTA program. This position reports to the Dean, Allied Health, EMS, and Nursing. This is a full time faculty position where 8 of the 22 instructional workload hours are devoted to Program Director responsibilities.

Should the above workload hours not be appropriate, the OTA Program Director and Dean will collaborate to determine that sufficient release time is meeting the needs of the OTA program.

For a complete job description, list of qualifications, and to apply: Visit our website at: https://www.witc.edu/about-witc/employment

For a complete job description, list of qualifications, and to apply: Visit our website at: https://www.witc.edu/about-witc/employment

Deadline to apply: July 7, 2019

Deadline to apply: July 12, 2019

WITC is an Equal Opportunity/Access/ Affirmative Action/Veterans/Disability Employer and Educator

WITC is an Equal Opportunity/Access/ Affirmative Action/Veterans/Disability Employer and Educator

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Do you enjoy sports?

Would you like to write sports stories for the Burnett County Sentinel for some extra cash?

If you follow Burnett County sports as a fan or a parent and take photos, we would like your help.

We cannot be at all events, but want to share the success of our athletes with the community.

If you have a good camera and would like to help us with photos or stories, we want you!

Please contact: Jonathan Richie, Editor at editor@burnettcountysentinel.com

PHONE: 715-463-2341 | FAX: 715-463-5138

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Safety & Compliance Coordinator

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Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College Any Campus Location

Make A Difference! Be a part of a TEAM! Do you have excellent customer service skills along with a passion to help students succeed? How would you like to be a part of the WITC Student Services team? Applications are being accepted from qualified candidates for a fulltime (1950 hours/year) Student Services Assistant at WITC Superior Campus. Job duties include but are not limited to answering the phone, supporting student registration, making appointments for members of student services, testing, working with new and continuing students that walk into student services and othervaried duties.

Applications are being accepted from qualified candidates for a full time position of Safety and Compliance Coordinator. This position can be located at any WITC Campus or the Administrative Office – Shell Lake. The Safety & Compliance Coordinator is responsible for coordinating the development and implementation of a comprehensive safety and security program for the college and ensuring compliance with OHSA/NIOSH and other federal, state and local environmental health and safety regulations.

For a complete job description, list of qualifications, and to apply: Visit our website at: https://www.witc.edu/about-witc/employment

Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College Superior Campus

For a complete job description, list of qualifications, and to apply: Visit our website at: https://www.witc.edu/about-witc/employment

Deadline to apply: June 27, 2019

Deadline to apply: July 12, 2019

WITC is an Equal Opportunity/Access/ Affirmative Action/Veterans/Disability Employer and Educator

WITC is an Equal Opportunity/Access/ Affirmative Action/Veterans/Disability Employer and Educator

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NOW HIRING Store Manager & Asst. Manager Positions $10 - $20/hr. + bonus

Flexible Finance Loan Center St. Croix Falls Rates vary with experience. Health, dental and vision If interested, please send email to: gerri.richardson@phfsgroup.com or call 636-696-3281

Annual Giving Specialist Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College Any Campus Location Applications are being accepted from qualified candidates for a full time Annual Giving Specialist. This position can be located at any WITC campus location, but preference will be given to applicants at the Superior Campus and Ashland Campus locations. The Annual Giving Specialist is responsible for all aspects of the scholarship program; student assistance programs; ongoing donor communication, cultivation and stewardship. As technical staff to the WITC Foundation, this position serves as a liaison with all constituents for the purpose of fundraising, development and community relations.

Fire Instructors (Adjunct) Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College All WITC Campuses Make a Difference! WITC is seeking qualified applicants for the position of part-time Fire Instructor throughout Northwestern Wisconsin. An instructor’s primary purpose is to foster learner success, assess learner achievement, and continually improve learning opportunities.

Instructors also contribute to the college’s operational effectiveness by forming partnerships with learners, with co-workers, and with community stakeholders.

For a complete job description, list of qualifications, and to apply: Visit our website at: https://www.witc.edu/about-witc/employment

Deadline to apply: July 10, 2019

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WITC is an Equal Opportunity/Access/ Affirmative Action/Veterans/Disability Employer and Educator

Deadline to apply: July 15, 2019

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Notification of Employment Opportunity Grantsburg School District Job Title:

4th Grade Classroom Teacher

Description:

1.0 FTE

Thermal Plastic Design, Inc. A Precision Custom Injection Molding Company Specializing in Engineering Polymers seeking qualified candidate for positions of:

Qualifications: Candidates must have or be eligible for WI DPI certification in Elementary and/or Middle School Education Requirements: The ideal candidate will have a passion for teaching young children and the skills to guide them to success in their learning.

Candidates should also have experience with data-driven decision-making, differentiation, and a desire to work in a team of collaborative, progressive thinking educators focused on the development of the whole child. Candidate must have the ability to provide a safe and positive learning environment for all students. Technology literacy is also desired.

How to Apply: Applicants are encouraged to apply by using the Wisconsin Education Career Access Network (WECAN) site at https://wecan. education.wisc.edu/#/.

You may also send a letter of application, resume, credentials (3 current letters of recommendation and transcripts) and a copy of license to the address below. This posting will be open until filled.

Contact:

Lisa Danielson Grantsburg School District 500 E. James Ave. Grantsburg, WI 54840 Website: http://www.gk12.net

Description:

Grantsburg School District is a PK-12 School System of 1000 students that is located in NW Wisconsin. It is located just over an hour from the Twin Cities Metro area. Grantsburg is located on the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway and is the home of Crex Meadows Wildlife Center.

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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JUNE 26, 2019

STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT BURNETT COUNTY

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF Pauline A. Lawrence DOD: 2/24/2019 Notice Setting Time to Hear Application and Deadline for Filing Claims (Informal Administration) Case No. 19PR28 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: 1. An application for informal administration was filed.

2. The decedent, with date of birth March 25,1942 and date of death February 24, 2019 was domiciled in Burnett County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of 2543 Lake View Church Rd., Shell Lake, WI 54871.

3. The application will be heard at the Burnett County Courthouse, 7410 County Road K, Siren, WI 54872.

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 decedent’s estate is September 3, 2019.

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. /s/ Jennifer Faber Register in Probate June 7, 2019 Amanda L. Wieckowicz Wieckowicz Law Office, LLC PO Box 720 Chetek, WI 54728 715-924-4801 Bar Number 1046203 WNAXLP (June 12, 19, 26)

STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT BURNETT COUNTY

Nationstar Mortgage LLC d/b/a Mr. Cooper as successor by merger to Pacific Union Financial, LLC Plaintiff vs.

David R. Bresina Defendant Notice of Forclosure Sale Case N. 19-CV-000002 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of judgment of foreclosure entered on April 9, 2019 in the amount of $138,838.43 the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: July 23, 2019 at 10:00 a.m.

TERMS: Pursuant to said judgment, 10% of the successful bid must be paid to the sheriff at the sale in cash, cashier's check or certified funds, payable to the clerk of courts (personal checks cannot and will not be accepted). The balance of the successful bid must be paid to the clerk of courts in cash, cashier's check or certified funds no

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later than ten days after the court's confirmation of the sale or else the I 0% down payment is forfeited to the plaintiff. The property is sold 'as is' and subject to all liens and encumbrances.

PLACE: Burnett County Government Center DESCRIPTION: Parcel 1: Lots 3 and 4, Certified Survey Map No. 3186, recorded in Volume 15 of Certified Survey Maps, Page 56 as Document No. 295105; being a division of Lot 2 of Certified Survey Map No. 1276, recorded in Volume 12, Pages 154-155, located in Government Lot 4 of Section 35, Township 39 North, Range 16 West, Town of Meenon, Burnett County, Wisconsin.

Parcel 2: A non-exclusive easement for ingress and egress for the benefit of Parcel I over and access the 30 foot wide access easement to S.T.H. 70 as disclosed on subject Certified Survey Maps.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 25061 Clam Shell Ln Siren, WI 54872-9068 DATED: May 9, 2019 Gray & Associates, L.L.P. Attorneys for Plaintiff 16345 West Glendale Drive New Berlin, WI 53151-2841 (414) 224-8404 Please go to www.gray-law. com to obtain the bid for this sale.

Gray & Associates, L.L.P. is attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. If you have previously received a discharge in a chapter 7 bankruptcy case, this communication should not be construed as an attempt to hold you personally liable for the debt.

WNAXLP (June 19, 26, July 3)

BURNETT COUNTY ZONING ADMINISTRATION BURNETT COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER 7410 COUNTY ROAD K, #120 PHONE (715) 349-2109 SIREN, WISCONSIN 54872 EMAIL: landservices@burnettcounty.org NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice of Public Hearing, State of Wisconsin, County of Burnett, Thursday, July 11, 2019, at 9:30 a.m., at the Burnett County Government Center in Room 165, Town of Meenon, Siren, Wisconsin, regarding the following: BURNETT COUNTY LAND USE ORDINANCE 1. TEXT AMENDMENT #TXT-19-03 – BURNETT COUNTY LAND USE ORDINANCE CHAPTER 30 Public notice is hereby given to all persons in Burnett County, Wisconsin, that the Burnett County Natural Resources Committee is proposing to amend Burnett County Code of Ordinances – Chapter 30, to establish a moratorium on the licensing of new livestock facilities that will have 1,000 or more animal units or expanding an existing facility to 1,000 or more animal units.

Details of the proposed re-

visions are available at the Burnett County Land Services Department, the Burnett County Clerk’s Office, and on the Burnett County website at http://www.burnettcounty.com/index.aspx?nid=1108.

Burnett County Natural Resources Committee Siren, WI Dated this 17th day of June, 2019 WNAXLP (June 19, 26)

STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT BURNETT COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF Nancy J. Whitesell Notice to Creditors (Informal Administration) Case No. 19PR30 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: 1. An application for informal administration was filed.

2. The decedent, with date of birth November 20, 1958 and date of death April 27, 2019 was domiciled in Burnett County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of 23468 Nyberg Rd, Siren, WI 54872.

3. All interested persons waived notice.

4. The deadline for filing a claim against the decedent’s estate is September 24, 2019.

5. A claim may be filed at the Burnett County Courthouse, 7410 County Rd K, Siren, WI 54872, Probate Office. /s/ Jennifer Faber Register in Probate June 17, 2019 Andrew S. Lawton PO Box 119 Spooner, WI 54801 715-635-7525 Bar Number 1000824 WNAXLP (June 26, July 3, 10)

STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT BURNETT COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF Kenneth C. Kakac Notice Setting Time to Hear Application and Deadline for Filing Claims (Informal Administration) Case No. 19PR29 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE:

1. An application for informal administration was filed.

2. The decedent, with date of birth March 26,1929 and date of death April 9, 2019 was domiciled in Burnett County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of 21961 Spirit Lake Road West, Frederic, WI 54837.

3. The application will be heard at the Burnett County Courthouse, 7410 County Road K, Siren, WI 54872 before Jennifer Faber, Probate Registrar, on July 15, 2019 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 decedent’s estate is September 16, 2019.

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. /s/ Jennifer Faber Register in Probate June 17, 2019 Adam C. Benson Attorney at Law Benson Law Office, LTD. PO Box 370 Siren, WI 54872 715-349-5215 Bar Number 1032855 WNAXLP (June 26, July 3, 10)

STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT CHIPPEWA COUNTY AUTOVEST, L.L.C. 26261 Evergreen Rd Suite 350 Southfield, MI 48076 Plaintiff vs.

Ashley Amanda Barnes 24959 Kruger Rd Webster, WI 54893-8601 Defendant Small Claims Publication Summons and Notice Case No. 2019SC000631

PUBLIC NOTICE BURNETT COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Public input is being sought for the 2020 Department of Health & Human Services Plan and Budget. The public is invited to attend two Health & Human Services Board Meetings to provide input. We are seeking comments from clients, providers, interested citizens and community agencies as to the adequacy and need for services in such areas as services to juveniles, child protective services, services to the elderly and disabled, mental health services, substance abuse services, services to the developmentally disabled and any other services being or needing to be provided in the community.

The ¿rst meeting will be held on Tuesday, July 9, 2019 at 1:30 p.m. in Room 165 of the Burnett County Government Center, 7410 County Road K, Siren WI 54872.

The second meeting will be held on Tuesday, July 30, 2019 at 1:30 p.m. in Room 165 of the Burnett County Government Center, 7410 County Road K, Siren WI 54872.

Written comments may also be submitted prior to 4:30 p.m. on Friday, July 26, 2019 addressed to: Burnett County Department of Health & Human Services, Attn: Allison Fern, Director, 7410 County Road K #280, Siren, WI 54872 WNAXLP The meeting site is accessible to the physically disabled.

BURNETT COUNTY SENTINEL

Publication Summons and Notice of Filing TO THE PERSON(S) NAMED ABOVE AS DEFENDANT(S): You are being sued by the person(s) named above as Plantiff(s). A copy of the claim has been sent to you at your address as stated in the caption above.

The lawsuit will be heard in the following Small Claims court: Chippewa County Courthouse, 715-726-7758, 711 N Bridge Street, Room 207, Chippewa Falls, WI 54729 on the following date and time: July 22, 2019 at 1:00 p.m.

If you do not attend the hearing, the court may enter a judgment against you in favor of the person(s) suing you. A copy of the claim has been sent to you at your address as stated in the caption above.

A judgment may be enforced as provided by law. A judgment awarding money may become a lien against any real estate you own now or in the future, and may also be enforced by garnishment or seizure of property.

You may have the option to Answer without appearing in court on the court date by filing a written Answer with the clerk of court before the court date. You must send a copy of your Answer to the Plaintiff(s) named above at their address. You may contact the clerk of court at the telephone number above to determine if there are other methods to answer a Small Claims complaint in that county.

If you need help in this matter because of a disability, please call: 715726-7758.

Electronically signed by Meghan P. MacKelly June 21, 2019 Dobberstein Law Firm, LLC 225 S. Executive Dr. Suite 201 Brookfield, WI 53005 262-641-3715 Bar Number 1037746 WNAXLP (June 26)

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NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUE OF TAX DEED

STATE OF WISCONSIN BURNETT COUNTY TO: JAMES & BEVERLY S MCKIBBEN And/or Mortgagees, and/ or Occupants, and/or Lien-Holders, and/or Land Contract Vendors, their Heirs or Assigns, known or unknown, of the premises. You or each of you are hereby notified that Burnett County is the owner and holder of a tax certificate numbered ‘358’ dated 9/1/2016 issued for unpaid 2015 taxes of $10.83 on the following described real estate situated in said county and state to wit: TOWN OF JACKSON Tax ID: 6377 Acres: 0 PIN: 07-012-2-40-15-22-5 15-030-067000 22-40-15W ASPEN HILL ADD TO VOYAGER VILLAGE LOT 57 That such amounts will bear interest and related costs as provided by law.

FURTHER NOTICE is hereby given that after expiration of three months from the date of the completion of service of publication hereof upon you, Burnett County will apply for a tax deed on the above described real estate.

Dated at Siren, Wisconsin this June 18, 2019 Judith Dykstra, Burnett County Treasurer WNAXLP (June 26, July 3, 10)

The deadline for all ad copy is Monday at noon.

The Sentinel office will be closed Thursday, July 4

ANNUAL SCHOOL CENSUS Grantsburg School District will be conducting their annual school census starting July 1 thru July 31, 2019. School District Census Takers will be calling each family within the District that has children residing in the home. Children are counted on the census from birth through 19 years old.

The School District appreciates your cooperation with this census in order to maintain accurate records for our District. If you are not called by July 31st, and you live in the Grantsburg School District, please call the District Of¿ce at 715-463-5499 to give us your family information.

Joshua Watt, Superintendent

WNAXLP

PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE North Sand Lake Association (NSLA) will hold a Public Input Meeting for an Aquatic Plant Management Plan (APMP) Development on Saturday, June 29, 2019, at 9:00 AM at the Town of Jackson Town Hall, 4742 County Road A, Webster, WI 54893-883. The public meeting will be held to discuss the concerns of North Sand Lake, located in Burnett County, WI., as the primary focus of writing the Aquatic Plant Management Plan for North Sand Lake. The APMP plan will be compliant with Burnett County Land Service and the Wisconsin DNR. For further information, please contact Brian Hehn, NSLA Board Member and AIS Coordinator at 763.229.8882 or brianhehn@comcast.net.

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PUBLIC NOTICES

BURNETT COUNTY SENTINEL

JUNE 26, 2019

www.burnettcountysentinel.com

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUE OF TAX DEED

STATE OF WISCONSIN BURNETT COUNTY TO: NP PROPERTIES INC And/or Mortgagees, and/ or Occupants, and/or Lien-Holders, and/or Land Contract Vendors, their Heirs or Assigns, known or unknown, of the premises. You or each of you are hereby notified that Burnett County is the owner and holder of a tax certificate numbered ‘360’ dated 9/1/2016 issued for unpaid 2015 taxes of $16.25 on the following described real estate situated in said county and state to wit: TOWN OF JACKSON Tax ID: 6391 Acres: 0 PIN: 07-012-2-40-15-22-5 15-030-081000 22-40-15W ASPEN HILL ADD TO VOYAGER VILLAGE LOT 71 That such amounts will bear interest and related costs as provided by law.

FURTHER NOTICE is hereby given that after expiration of three months from the date of the completion of service of publication hereof upon you, Burnett County will apply for a tax deed on the above described real estate.

Dated at Siren, Wisconsin this June 18, 2019 Judith Dykstra, Burnett County Treasurer WNAXLP (June 26, July 3, 10)

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUE OF TAX DEED

STATE OF WISCONSIN, BURNETT COUNTY TO: WALTER WALKER And/or Mortgagees, and/ or Occupants, and/or Lien-Holders, and/or Land Contract Vendors, their Heirs or Assigns, known or unknown, of the premises. You or each of you are hereby notified that Burnett County is the owner and holder of a tax certificate numbered ‘236’ dated 9/1/2016 issued for unpaid 2015 taxes of $21.67 on the following described real estate situated in said county and state to wit: TOWN OF JACKSON Tax ID: 6826 Acres: 0 PIN: 07-012-2-40-15-10-5 15-128-143000 10-40-15W DEERPATH ADD TO VOYAGER VILLAGE LOT 134 That such amounts will bear interest and related costs as provided by law.

FURTHER NOTICE is hereby given that after expiration of three months from the date of the completion of service of publication hereof upon you, Burnett County will apply for a tax deed on the above described real estate.

Dated at Siren, Wisconsin this June 18, 2019 Judith Dykstra, Burnett County Treasurer WNAXLP (June 26, July 3, 10)

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUE OF TAX DEED STATE OF WISCONSIN,

BURNETT COUNTY TO: NANCY MAAS; JACKI BREMER And/or Mortgagees, and/ or Occupants, and/or Lien-Holders, and/or Land Contract Vendors, their Heirs or Assigns, known or unknown, of the premises. You or each of you are hereby notified that Burnett County is the owner and holder of a tax certificate numbered ‘281’ dated 9/1/2016 issued for unpaid 2015 taxes of $16.25 on the following described real estate situated in said county and state to wit: TOWN OF JACKSON Tax ID: 8526 Acres: 0 PIN: 07-012-2-40-15-11-5 15-725-055000 11-40-15W TALL MOON ADD TO VOYAGER VILLAGE LOT 45 That such amounts will bear interest and related costs as provided by law.

FURTHER NOTICE is hereby given that after expiration of three months from the date of the completion of service of publication hereof upon you, Burnett County will apply for a tax deed on the above described real estate.

Dated at Siren, Wisconsin this June 18, 2019 Judith Dykstra, Burnett County Treasurer WNAXLP (June 26, July 3, 10)

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUE OF TAX DEED STATE OF WISCONSIN, BURNETT COUNTY TO: NANCY MAAS; JACKI BREMER And/or Mortgagees, and/ or Occupants, and/or Lien-Holders, and/or Land Contract Vendors, their Heirs or Assigns, known or unknown, of the premises. You or each of you are hereby notified that Burnett County is the owner and holder of a tax certificate numbered ‘282’ dated 9/1/2016 issued for unpaid 2015 taxes of $16.25 on the following described real estate situated in said county and state to wit: TOWN OF JACKSON Tax ID: 8527 Acres: 0 PIN: 07-012-2-40-15-11-5 15-725-056000 11-40-15W TALL MOON ADD TO VOYAGER VILLAGE LOT 46 That such amounts will bear interest and related costs as provided by law.

FURTHER NOTICE is hereby given that after expiration of three months from the date of the completion of service of publication hereof upon you, Burnett County will apply for a tax deed on the above described real estate.

Dated at Siren, Wisconsin this June 18, 2019 Judith Dykstra, Burnett County Treasurer WNAXLP (June 26, July 3, 10)

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUE OF TAX DEED STATE OF WISCONSIN BURNETT COUNTY TO: NANCY MAAS; JACKI

BREMER And/or Mortgagees, and/ or Occupants, and/or Lien-Holders, and/or Land Contract Vendors, their Heirs or Assigns, known or unknown, of the premises. You or each of you are hereby notified that Burnett County is the owner and holder of a tax certificate numbered ‘283’ dated 9/1/2016 issued for unpaid 2015 taxes of $16.25 on the following described real estate situated in said county and state to wit: TOWN OF JACKSON Tax ID: 8528 Acres: 0 PIN: 07-012-2-40-15-11-5 15-725-057000 11-40-15W TALL MOON ADD TO VOYAGER VILLAGE LOT 47 That such amounts will bear interest and related costs as provided by law.

FURTHER NOTICE is hereby given that after expiration of three months from the date of the completion of service of publication hereof upon you, Burnett County will apply for a tax deed on the above described real estate.

Dated at Siren, Wisconsin this June 18, 2019 Judith Dykstra, Burnett County Treasurer WNAXLP (June 26, July 3, 10)

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUE OF TAX DEED STATE OF WISCONSIN, BURNETT COUNTY TO: ALICE F WHELLER And/or Mortgagees, and/ or Occupants, and/or Lien-Holders, and/or Land Contract Vendors, their Heirs or Assigns, known or unknown, of the premises. You or each of you are hereby notified that Burnett County is the owner and holder of a tax certificate numbered ‘550’ dated 9/1/2016 issued for unpaid 2015 taxes of $177.47 on the following described real estate situated in said county and state to wit: TOWN OF LINCOLN Tax ID: 10551 Acres: 5 PIN: 07-016-2-39-17-12-2 02-000-012000 12-39-17W S1/2 NE1/4 NW NW That such amounts will bear interest and related costs as provided by law.

FURTHER NOTICE is hereby given that after expiration of three months from the date of the completion of service of publication hereof upon you, Burnett County will apply for a tax deed on the above described real estate.

Dated at Siren, Wisconsin this June 18, 2019 Judith Dykstra, Burnett County Treasurer WNAXLP (June 26, July 3, 10)

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUE OF TAX DEED STATE OF WISCONSIN, BURNETT COUNTY TO: LORI A RICHISON MOODY; LORI A RICHISON And/or Mortgagees, and/ or Occupants, and/or Lien-Holders, and/or Land Contract Vendors, their Heirs

or Assigns, known or unknown, of the premises. You or each of you are hereby notified that Burnett County is the owner and holder of a tax certificate numbered ‘1451’ dated 9/1/2016 issued for unpaid 2015 taxes of $121.66 on the following described real estate situated in said county and state to wit: VILLAGE OF SIREN Tax ID: 30595 Acres: 0.161 PIN: 07-181-2-38-16-08-5 15-659-085000 08-38-16W VILLAGE OF SIREN LOT 1, BLK 6 That such amounts will bear interest and related costs as provided by law.

FURTHER NOTICE is hereby given that after expiration of three months from the date of the completion of service of publication hereof upon you, Burnett County will apply for a tax deed on the above described real estate.

Dated at Siren, Wisconsin this June 18, 2019 Judith Dykstra, Burnett County Treasurer WNAXLP (June 26, July 3, 10)

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUE OF TAX DEED STATE OF WISCONSIN, BURNETT COUNTY TO: LORI A RICHISON MOODY; LORI A RICHISON And/or Mortgagees, and/ or Occupants, and/or Lien-Holders, and/or Land Contract Vendors, their Heirs or Assigns, known or unknown, of the premises. You or each of you are hereby notified that Burnett County is the owner and holder of a tax certificate numbered ‘1452’ dated 9/1/2016 issued for unpaid 2015 taxes of $1,574.29 on the following described real estate situated in said county and state to wit: VILLAGE OF SIREN Tax ID: 30596 Acres: 0.161 PIN: 07-181-2-38-16-08-5 15-659-086000 08-38-16W VILLAGE OF SIREN LOT 2, BLK 6 That such amounts will bear interest and related costs as provided by law.

FURTHER NOTICE is hereby given that after expiration of three months from the date of the completion of service of publication hereof upon you, Burnett County will apply for a tax deed on the above described real estate.

Dated at Siren, Wisconsin this June 18, 2019 Judith Dykstra, Burnett County Treasurer WNAXLP (June 26, July 3, 10)

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUE OF TAX DEED STATE OF WISCONSIN, BURNETT COUNTY TO: COLLEEN F O’MALLEY And/or Mortgagees, and/ or Occupants, and/or Lien-Holders, and/or Land Contract Vendors, their Heirs or Assigns, known or unknown, of the premises. You or each of you are hereby notified that Burnett County is the owner and holder of a tax certificate numbered

‘1476’ dated 9/1/2016 issued for unpaid 2015 taxes of $1,925.04 on the following described real estate situated in said county and state to wit: VILLAGE OF SIREN Tax ID: 31164 Acres: 1 PIN: 07-181-2-38-16-17-5 05-003-015000 17-38-16W VILLAGE OF SIREN SEC 17 PCL GOV LOT 3 And/or Mortgagees, and/ or Occupants, and/or Lien-Holders, That such amounts will bear interest and related costs as provided by law.

FURTHER NOTICE is hereby given that after expiration of three months from the date of the completion of service of publication hereof upon you, Burnett County will apply for a tax deed on the above described real estate.

Dated at Siren, Wisconsin this June 18, 2019 Judith Dykstra, Burnett County Treasurer WNAXLP (June 26, July 3, 10)

NOTICE OF PENDING APPLICATION FOR PROPOSED RIPRAP Gerald Pluard, 4 Bow Lane, Barrington, IL 60010 has applied to the Department of Natural Resources for a permit to install riprap on the banks of Loon Lake.

The project is located in the NE1/4 of the SW1/4 of Section 01, Township 40 North, Range 15 West, Town of Jackson, Burnett County.

The project will involve replacing existing riprap along about 60-feet of shoreline.

The Department will review the proposal provided by the applicant and any information from public comments and a public informational hearing, if requested.

The Department will determine whether the proposal complies with ss. 1.11 and 30.12(3m), Stats ., and ch.

NR 150, Wis. Adm. Code, and ensure that the required mitigation meets the standards ins. 281.36(3r), Stats. if the project impacts wetlands.

The Department has made a tentative determination that it will issue the permit or contract for the proposed activity.

If you would like to know more about this project or would like to see the appli-

cation and plans, please visit the Department’s permit tracking website at https://permits.dnr.wi.gov/ water/SitePages/Permit%20 Search.aspx and search for WP-IP-N0-2019-7-X0529T10-18-45.

Reasonable accommodation, including the provision of informational material in an alternative format, will be provided for qualified individuals with disabilities upon request.

Any person may submit comments and/or request a public informational hearing by emailing Dan.Harrington@ wisconsin.gov or writing to Dan Harrington, 810 West Maple Street, Spooner, WI 54801 by U.S. mail. If you are submitting general comments on the proposal, they must be emailed or postmarked within 30 days after the date this notice is published on the Department’s website. If you are requesting a public informational hearing, the request must be emailed or postmarked within 20 days after the date this notice is published on the Department’s website. A request for hearing must include the docket number or applicant name and specify the issues that the party desires to be addressed at the informational hearing.

If no hearing is requested, the Department may issue its decision without a hearing. If a public informational hearing is held, comments must be postmarked no later than 10 days following the date on which the hearing is completed.

The final decision may be appealed as indicated in the decision document.

Docket Number IPNO-2019-7-01661 Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources For the Secretary /s/ Dan Harrington Water Management Specialist June 17, 2019 WNAXLP (June 26)

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We appreciate our readers.

VILLAGE OF GRANTSBURG JOINT REVIEW BOARD MEETING JUNE 27, 2019 – 3:30 P. M. VILLAGE OF GRANTSBURG BOARD ROOM 316 S. BRAD STREET GRANTSBURG, WI 54840 Agenda: 1.

Call to Order

2.

Appoint Chairperson and Citizen Member to Village of Grantsburg Joint Review Board (Standing Joint Review Board).

3.

Review Annual Report for Tax Increment Financing District #3 for the Village of Grantsburg.

4.

Review Annual Report for Tax Increment Financing District #4 for the Village of Grantsburg.

5.

Review Annual Report for Tax Increment Financing District #5 for the Village of Grantsburg.

6.

Adjournment

Submitted by: Sheila Meyer, Village Clerk/Treasurer Posted June 20, 2019

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JUNE 26, 2019

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LOCAL BUSINESS DIRECTORY FINANCIAL SERVICES

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

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

HEALTH EYE ASSOCIATES

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

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

Clear vision begins with healthy eyes

SERVICES Invisalign and Braces for Adults and Children

Asphalt Paving, Patching, Sealcoating Commercial/Residential

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

Matthew M. Sievers, D.D.S., M.S.

(715) 349-2581

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

TOURISM

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RETAIL

Chell Well Drilling Co.

OAKLAND STORE

Serving your well drilling and submersible pump repair needs since 1920

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

Frederic, WI (715) 327-8665

Siren Tourism Commission

715-866-7315

SCHOOLS

CONSTRUCTION

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

BUILDING PRODUCTS

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

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

24136 State Hwy. 35 • Siren, WI

715-349-2954

HEATING/AIR CONDITIONING

WE L L X A M INC.

HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING

24683 State Rd 35/70 • Siren, WI 54872 715-349-2314 • Fax: 715-349-7333 earthenergy@sirentel.net

7396 Co. Rd. U • Between Webster & Danbury

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

Service • Sales • Installation Max R. Littlefield, Pres.

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

715-463-2848 Grantsburg, WI

PLUMBING/SEPTIC

GRANTSBURG SANITARY SERVICE

al Your Loc Pumper

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

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715-472-8206 • 1-800-843-7658

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What does it mean to fear God?

Ben McClellan First Baptist Church

Graduation season has me thinking, 13 years of schooling before graduation then off to college. All of it provides the opportunity to have a career. Education and knowledge are somewhat valuable pursuits in this life, those who have them seem to do well.

The problem is that 10 out of 10 humans die, and all our knowledge and education cannot stop death. So, what do we do? How are we supposed to go about our lives?

The Bible has three whole books dedicated to wisdom. They all take a different perspective on wisdom, yet they all come to a very similar conclusion of how we should live.

Proverbs 1:7 says “The fear of the Lord is the

beginning of knowledge.� Ecclesiastes 12:13 says “Fear God and keep His commandments, for this is the whole duty of man.�

Both books on wisdom give us a key picture into what true wisdom entails, fearing God. So, what does it mean to fear God? This isn’t a fear like some have of the dark or spiders. It is an acknowledgement that God is in control, and not only that He is in control but that He rules.

This is where we all fail. You see we want to rule our world. We want to be in control.

If God is in control, but we want control then we are not for God we are against Him. This

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 Kookho Kim & Pastor Ran Yoo 2110 295th Ave. Cty. Rd. B Worship: 11:00 am | Sunday School: 11:15 am

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

Pastor Kookho Kim & Pastor Ran Yoo 715-463-2624 | Worship 9 am | Fellowship 10 am Christian Ed. Class (all ages) 10:30 am Nursery Available

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

Interim Pastor Michael Peterson 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 Arveda “Freddie� Kirk Church: 715-327-4436 | Parsonage: 715-327-8383 Sunday Worship: 10:30 am | Fellowship following Wed. Service: 5:15 pm | 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

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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

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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

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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.

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

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

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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

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Interim Pastor Roger Pittman | 715-327-8012 507 Wisconsin Ave. N. www.pilgrimlutheranfrederic.org Sunday Worship: 8:30 am Communion 1st & 2nd Sundays LWF3: 5-7 pm - 1st & 3rd Wed of month

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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)

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is the sad reality for all humans, it is why we all face death; it is what God calls sin.

But that is not the end of the story.

Even though we are enemies of God by our own choices, He has made a way for us to be returned to Him, and once again fear Him. Christ died on the cross for our sins, so that we might be brought near to God. (1 Peter 3:18) He died the death that our treason deserved, so that we could have life in Him. Want to know more about this? Read the Bible (John is a good place to start), then find someone you can talk to.

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

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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: 10:30 am (Sept-May) Sunday School: 9 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.

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Gene E. Jahnke, 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

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BETHANY LUTHERAN Interim Pastor Roger Pittman Worship: 10:30 am | Sunday School: 9:30 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

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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.

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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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Left–Dave Huff and Roger Inouye were at the ready to ensure fresh, fried fish during the Grantsburg Rotary Annual Fish Fry at the Continuing Care Center.

Above– Myron Carlson, Stan Peer, Betty Peer, Brent Blomberg, Roger Inouye and Dave Huff volunteered their time and talent for the Grantsburg Rotary Annual Fish Fry at the Continuing Care Center.

Top Right– Elaine and Dick Michel of Grantsburg enjoy the “fruits” of the labor of love by local Rotarians, during the Grantsburg Rotary’s Annual Fish Fry at the Continuing Care Center.

Bottom Right– Brent Blomberg and Myron Carlson of the local Rotary Club in Grantsburg prepare fish for deep-frying during the Grantsburg Rotary Annual Fish Fry at the Continuing Care Center.

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Legacy River Coffee THE MEANING BEHIND THEIR JAVA BEAN

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ost people sip their morning cup of coffee without a second thought about the caffeine courage that launches them towards conquering the day, but not Tyler McCarty of Amery, WI. He was greatly intrigued by the roasting process and where the coffee beans were coming from. He took interest in the farmers located in other countries who were growing coffee beans and how the importing process worked.

McCarty said he and his wife Greta have always loved coffee. “Even though we loved the atmosphere they provide, we knew we did not want to run a coffee shop,” McCarty said.

After some research, he decided to take roasting classes.

Two years ago, he reached out to some people who had experience in the coffee business and decided to attend Mill City Roasters who offered classes in the Twin Cities. “It was really accessible for someone who works nine to five as they offer night and weekend classes,” he said. After doing some hands on roasting for Mill City and doing some contract roasting, he had a thought, “Why am I driving to the Twin Cities when I can

start my own brand? That is what spurred Legacy River Coffee Roasters.”

The name Legacy River has a couple meaningful components for the McCartys. “The legacy piece of the name derived from being able to spend time together as a family in a kitchen, around a counter with coffee we have made,” said McCarty. He feels it also honors their grandparent’s legacy. He vividly remembers his grandmother always offering coffee to guests. He shared they are very

proud of the coffee they make and hope that it is a legacy to leave to their own children.

The river piece of the name comes from McCarty’s love for fly-fishing and being in the river. “I have always been drawn to rivers. I love the sound and everything about them,” he said.

McCarty said they connected those two pieces and Legacy River was born.

During classes McCarty was able to get a good feel of the type of roasting machine would work best for his con-

cept. “There are hobby size machines and there is the ultimate Big Daddy machine where you can roast 100 pounds of coffee at a time. We went middle of the road so that we could really focus on smaller batch roasting to specialize the taste for our customers,” he said.

McCarty can roast about ten pounds in an hour. That includes roasting from scratch and packaging.

“I can take the beans and roast them to the specifications of the customer.

A larger roaster has to do one large bulk batch. I can take an order for a two-pound roast for someone and make it exactly what they want. I take it from the actually green coffee bean, roast it and package it same day, so customers are getting truly fresh coffee,” said McCarty.

He has 18 foot by 8 foot enclosed trailer, heated and air conditioned, which allows him to roast coffee for customers throughout Wisconsin’s ever changing seasons. He does this on evenings and weekends and hopes to eventually take his trailer to events and roast coffee for people right on the spot.

The branding of Legacy River was also a learning process for the McCartys. The packaging itself took a SEE LEGACY RIVER, PAGE 3

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few trials. What customers see now is a stand up bag with a gusset valve in the back that releases the gas to keep the coffee beans fresh.

As far as the logo design on the bag, they decided to use a website called 99 designs.

The website conducts design contests for up and coming artists from around the world. An 18-year-old out of Indonesia ended up being their chosen designer.

Deciding on the actual beans to use was a very important step in the process for the McCartys. “We really wanted to find coffee bean farms that were micro-lots (smaller farms). That makes our coffee single origin, which means your coffee beans are coming from one place and not getting mixed beans from other places,” said McCarty. He shared they had a connection to the Costa Rica area, so the Costa Rican bean is their staple bean. He

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said, “That bean is known as elite in a lot of specialty coffees, so we really focused on that.” Throughout the entire process the McCartys have intended for this to be a family affair, so they along with their children, 9-year-old Myka and 6-year-old Levi, have visited the farm in Costa Rica where their product is grown.

Many times you get coffee drinkers that have two different palates. It’s like some people preferring Caribou or Starbucks. People have different tastes, so to offset the Costa Rican bean we offer a Brazilian bean which is more of an earthy organic bean.”

The third type added to Legacy River was a Columbian Decaf. It is a normal coffee bean put through a rigorous wash that actually washes the caffeine out before the bean is shipped to McCarty.

“Green coffee beans are shipped in nostalgic burlap sacks that are roughly 150 pounds. I probably go through about 200 pounds of beans a month at this point,” he said. This is a combination of online orders and the current retailers that carry Legacy River: Amery’s Family Restaurant, Great Blue Yoga, Community Center and New

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He shared that he and his wife want to be able to give back to the community.

“Maybe something can grow with this and we can make some jobs available. We would love to help our community,” he said. They have

already donated quite a bit of product to local fundraising efforts. McCarty said, “Ultimately my very large goal is that Legacy River will provide me to have more freedom to spend time with my family and to be an active part of the community.”

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rom taprooms to farmers markets, CSA boxes to restaurant menus, local wineries to pastured meats, everything that is “local” is hot and continues to grow and flourish and outflank every other retailing and restaurant trend in the United States.

According to Business Insider Magazine: Local food sales in the U.S. grew from $5 billion to $12 billion between 2008 and 2014. The same study predicted local food sales would jump to $20 billion in 2019, outpacing the growth of the country's total food and beverage sales. (Business Insider, April 25th, 2017) Twenty billion dollars equates to a lot more than browsing a farmers market and filling a cloth bag with salad fixings. In fact, local food processing facilities, distributer operations and breweries are highly complex, capital intensive businesses that are not anything like the “Mom and Pop” food outlets of decades past.

Here in western Wisconsin, a quick visit to a local winery like Dancing Dragonfly near St. Croix Falls, or a brew facility like Barley Johns in New Richmond, or even a local-food restaurant like Farm Table in Amery, reveals that the local food industry is “not in Kansas anymore”. It’s in western Wisconsin, it’s big league, and it’s attracting visitors and residents alike.

But, why is everything that is “local” around food blossoming?

Basically, American consumers have become much more savvy about food origins, overall food quality and their ability to identify what makes eating and drinking wholesome and authentic. And, crucially: they want food experiences that support their most cherished values.

Personal health concerns, previously relegated to making sure to get out for a walk or a bike ride, have expanded to include eating right. Simple but smart choices, like buying grass-fed beef for its balance of Omega 6s and 3s and its full-helping of conjugated linoleic acids, are becoming more common.

Americans are getting it that paying more on the front end for local “pastured” meats will pay-off big-time in terms of health over the course of many years. What was once seen as a potential health problem, red meat, can actually become a health asset when intelligently and locally sourced.

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And, this also applies to fruits and vegetables, where unlawful labor practices, toxic sprays and foreign-sourcing have raised a host of concerns: fair wages, food-borne illness, potential carcinogens and a general lack of nutrition Building relationships with local food providers, particularly farmers, but also restaurants and retailers like food coops, allows consumers to ask questions, verify practices and make purchases with confidence.

People want to know, and want their children to understand, where food comes from, how to ensure it isn’t tainted or overly industrialized, and that, behind it all, are human beings who care about quality. Buying local and direct from a farm allows relationships to take root and grow.

The environment is another driver around eating local. America’s ‘salad bowl’, California, produces fully 60% of this country’s fruits and vegetables.

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And, of course, the local economy. Ever since John Maynard Keynes developed the economic “multiplier effect” based on government spending, there has been keen academic interest in how to make this work in the private sector.

The last several decades, many communities started “buy local” or “shop downtown” initiatives to stimulate economic activity at Christmas. It turns out, there is no better way to build the local economy than by purchasing local food — every day, year around. Dollars spent at the local farm boomerang back to town, creating sales, revenues and hiring.

And, not to forget, local food is invariably fresher, tastes delicious and loaded with minerals, enzymes and vitamins that food from distant parts just can’t match. When consumers reduce the “food miles” on their plates, they not only reduce energy expense and transportation pollution, they simultaneously increase the taste and health impact as well. That’s a win-win-win that makes it worth sourcing three times a day.

If someone said to an American shopper in a grocery store: “I can show you how to achieve better health outcomes, invest in quality habitat and cleaner water, grow local jobs, strengthen area farms, build important relationships that last for decades and, at the same time, improve the taste and experience of sitting down to eat” — what do you think that shopper would say?

They would ask, skeptically and incredulously: “How can I do all that?”

And the answer is increasingly: spend time finding great places to buy local food, whether at farms or markets or restaurants. Buying local is reshaping America’s landscape, literally, from farms to industrial parks, beer to pizza, food trucks to farmers markets — and it is happening in the most delicious way imaginable.

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Peterson Farms Adds Processing and Retail To Meat Demand

BY DAVE ANDERSON Contributing Writer

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hree years ago Andy Peterson, his wife Jenna and their newborn daughter were renting an apartment in Hudson while working on the Peterson family’s fifth generation farm on the Polk/ St. Croix County line road. More specifically, he, his parents Wayne and Christine and brother Ryan were working on the leading edge in growing and marketing clean, local beef and some pork.

Peterson beef became a high profile ingredient, by name, on the menus of a variety of Minnesota and Wisconsin restaurants, including Osceola’s Watershed Café. Now they are stepping further out in providing direct, personal service to their customers by adding animal processing and a public retail outlet in their home community of Osceola and in Weyerhaeuser, Wisconsin.

In July 2016 Andy and Jenna purchased the 29 acre former Boarding Kennel at Bluebird Farm (before that the old Felling farm) in East Farmington as their home, and for some of the needed expansion space to go beyond pasturing Limousin beef cattle to develop the new land and buildings into the finishing location for both beef and pigs.

However, the really adventurous

aspect of Andy’s and Jenna’s farm purchase are plans for on-farm meat processing and event space in the original, now refurbished Felling dairy barn. Plan details are not completely final and not something that will all be completed this year, but they hosted a pilot farm dinner prepared by Spoon and Stable restaurant in 2017 that was well attended, and renovations are well under way on the processing building.

As if all of these changes weren’t enough, Peterson Craftsman Meats (their marketing and distribution company) bought Barney’s Meats in Weyerhaeuser. Barney’s specializes in products like sausage, beef sticks and other smoked items. Barney’s has also opened a north woods retail market for Peterson’s meats and has helped develop wholesale relationships with resorts and restaurants in that region.

Even after the on-farm processing facility is operational, Peterson’s meat will continue to be processed and sold at Barney’s as the Highway 8 location is on a popular “up-north” route with vacationers planning a stop to buy brats, ground beef, smoked items and other popular grilling meats. Barney’s also does custom meat cutting for the public.

Peterson’s future on-farm processing will include a receiving room for the carcasses, cutting areas, a sausage making area and a smoking

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room. Part of the goal of the new processing ventures will be to promote lesser known cuts of meat such as San Antonio steaks (an extra tender portion of the top round) and pork brisket which are little known to the general public, but in demand by top chefs.

The Petersons, mostly known for beef, are not new to pigs as they raised them until 1999, but have different plans on how they are to be raised. The overall plan, consistent with Peterson’s soil stewardship and animal husbandry practices is to free-range the pigs in an expanded pen area. The pig plans include deep straw bedding in the building for bedding comfort in the winter, and when mixed with manure will provide pasture/crop fertilizer. Other priorities in their farming practices is to reduce stress when moving animals and allowing stressed pigs access to rest pens to get a break from the group and not be picked on by others.

The 20 acres of field will be a trisected rotation of oats/hay, turnips that the cattle will root out and eat.

Andy points out that rooting doesn’t sound like something cattle normally do, but they do. The cattle will also fall graze the turnip tops, extending their grazing season. Longer-term plans call for hazelnut and chestnut trees to be planted that will provide

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nuts for some of the pigs finishing calories. The Petersons also processes and markets lamb raised through arrangements with local farmers; many with relationships developed over the years in 4-H and FFA. The Petersons require that partner farms adhere to the same animal and soil management practices in place on their home farms. For cattle and lamb, both ruminants, providing the proper pasture mix is essential to maintaining the flora of microorganisms in the rumen (loosely described as one of the animal’s stomachs), which break down the plants for further digestion. The summary Andy provides for laymen is: “happy and healthy microorganisms, happy and healthy cows.” All Peterson pasture and grain crops are non-GMO (not genetically modified).

Once more of the renovations are finished and operational, Andy’s and Jenna’s new place will be open to the public to see the animals and the processing facility. Andy pointed out that it will primarily be a working farm, and any agritourism features will be secondary – more a public window to some of the operations.

For more information, check their website www.petersoncraftsmanmeats.com (includes a contact message page for interest in purchasing meat), or call Andy at 715-417-2253 or Ryan at 715-417-2884.

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Baldwin Farmers Market Bailey Park, 6th Ave & Main St, Baldwin, WI 715.684-3426 June – Oct. 11, Saturdays, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. www.villageofbaldwin.com

Balsam Lake Farmers Market Parking lot of LOL Catholic Church, Balsam Lake, WI 54810 715-268-8223 dickandesthernelson979@gmail.com Fridays 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., June 1 to Oct 11

Centuria Farmers Market Fristad Lutheran Church 715-646-22357 Fridays 5 – 7 p.m.

St Croix Falls Farmers Market

New Richmond Heritage Center Farmers Market

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Balsam Lake Brick Oven Breads 1305 160th St, St Croix Falls, WI 54024 715-483-1775 breadnews@balsamlakebreads.com balsamlakebreads.com

Bifrost Farms Creamery E2062 930th Ave., Boyceville, WI 54725 715-643-2208 Goat cheese and goat products bifrostfarms@gmail.com bifrostfarms.com

A Butchery Shoppe S422 McKay Ave., Spring Valley, WI 715-778-5016 Meats, deli, bakery, in-house canned products www.abutcheryshoppe.com

Burnett Dairy Co-op Cheese 11631 State Road 70, Grantsburg, WI 715-689-2468 www.burnettdairy.com

Cady Cheese 126 State Road 128 Wilson, WI 54027 715-772-4218 www.cadycheese.com

Fine Acres Market 102 S Washington St., St. Croix Falls, WI 715-483-9918 fineacres@hotmail.com www.fineacresmarket.com

Indigo Iris Natural Food Store 128 Keller Ave N., Amery, WI 54001 715-268-7052 indigoiris@amerytel.net facebook.com/Indigo-Iris-Natural-Food-Store

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Natural Alternative Food Co-op 241 Main St S, Luck, WI 54853 715-472-8084 nacoop@lakeland.ws nafoodcoop.com

Nilssen’s Foods 980 Cedar St., Baldwin, WI 715-684-3307 www.nilssensfoods.com

Nilssen’s Market 265 5th St NW, Clear Lake, WI 715-263-2513 www.nilssensfoods.com

Pure N Simple Farm House Foods 867 US Hwy 8, Amery, WI 54001 715-268-6800 purensimple.business@gmail.com purensimplefood.com

River Market Community Co-op 221 North Main Street, Stillwater, MN 651-439-0366 info@rivermarket.coop www.rivermarket.coop

Swank’s Meats 1980 US Hwy 8, St Croix Falls, WI 54024 715-483-3386 swanksmeats@centurylink.net swanksmeats.com

Local Food Restaurants

Farm Direct Sales, CSAs, Orchards

Cafe Wren

Unless identified by their name as raising a specialized crop or product, most of these farmers grow a variety of produce. It’s best to call ahead to check availability of produce.

Also, many of these farmers sell at Farmers Markets.

2596 State Hwy 35, Luck, WI 715-472-4700 info@cafewren.com www.cafewren.com

Eichten’s Market & Grill Bison, cheese and more 16440 Lake Blvd., Center City, MN 651.257.1566 www.eichtensmarket.com

Farm Table 110 Keller Ave. N, Amery, WI 54001 715-268-4500 fohmanager@farmtablefoundation farmtablefoundation.org

Table 65 729 North Knowles Ave., Amery, WI 877-938-6357 info@table65.com www.table65.com

The Watershed Café 99 Cascade St., Osceola, WI 715.294.2638 thewatershedcafe@gmail.com www.thewatershedcafe.com

Star Prairie Trout Farm 400 E. Hill St., Star Prairie, WI 715.248.3633 Check website for seasonal hours info@starprairietrout.com www.starprairietrout.com

Baker Orchard 1594 WI-35, Centuria, WI 54824 763-439-9535 jodi@bakerorchard.com bakerorchard.com

Bifrost Farms Creamery E2062 930th Ave, Boyceville, WI 54725 715-643-2208 bifrostfarms@gmail.com bifrostfarms.com

Big River Farms 14220B Ostlund Trl N., Marine on St. Croix, MN 55047 651-433-3676 laura@mnfoodassociation.org mnfoodassociation.org

Blackbrook Farm 1150 35th Ave, Amery, WI 54001 828-702-0444 blackbrook.farm.llc@gmail.com blackbrookfarmstead.com

Blueberry Fields of Stillwater 9450 Mendel Rd. N., Stillwater, MN 55082 651-351-0492 bev@blueberryfieldsofstillwater.com blueberryfieldsofstillwater.com

7 Bull Brook Keep 100% grass-fed beef 765 50th Ave., Clear Lake, WI 54005 651-238-8525 Sylvia@bullbrookkeep.com bullbrookkeep.com

Burning River Farm 1125 Clam Falls Drive, Frederic, WI 54837 715-653-2245 farmer@burningriverfarm.com burningriverfarm.com

Buttermilk Farm see Philadelphia Community Farm

Casey’s Berries Strawberries, vegetables 1578 WI-65, New Richmond, WI 54017 715-977-7929, caseysberries.com

Cherry Tree Mushroom House 827 15th St, Clayton, WI 54004 612-205-8599 cherrytreehousemushrooms@gmail.com cherrytreehousemushrooms.com

Chicken Creek Ranch Chickens and eggs 514 County Road AA, Ridgeland, WI 54763 715-949-1108 ty_martin@hotmail.com aapoultryprocessing.com

Clover Bee Farm 35145 Reed Ave, Shafer, MN 55074 952-261-3312 cloverbeefarm@gmail.com cloverbeefarm.com

Common Harvest Farms 212 280th St, Osceola, WI 54020 715-294-2831 commonharvestfarm@gmail.com commonharvestfarm.com

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Earthsong Orchard Farm

Kieckhofer Farms

Star Prairie Trout Farm

501 280th St., Osceola, WI 54020 715-294-3038 christine.elmquist@communityhomestead.org communityhomestead.org

Wool, lamb, apples 1782 40th Ave, Osceola, WI 54020 715-268-5298 esof@earthsongfibers.com earthsongorchard.com

943 170th Ave, New Richmond, WI 54017 651-303-4163 pdkieck@gmail.com farmfreshatlas.org/view/kieckhofer-farms

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Cosmic Wheel Creamery

Larsen’s Family Meats

Cheese 260 95th St., Clear Lake, WI 54005 715-268-9311 cosmicwheelcreamery@gmail.com cosmicwheelcreamery.com

Foxtail Farm

Crystal Ball Farms

Glenna Farms

Natural and non-GMO dairy 527 WI-35, Osceola, WI 54020 715-294-4090 crystalballfarms@yahoo.com facebook.com/Crystal Ball Farms Dairy

Maple syrup 1333 120th St, Amery, WI 54001 715-268-4702 info@glennafarms.com glennafarms.com

Deer Lake Gardens St. Croix Valley Hops

Johnson Family Pastures

124 280th St, Osceola, WI 54024 715-294-1762 farmers@foxtailcsa.com foxtailcsa.com

Que Serah Farm

1868 180th St., Centuria, WI 54824 715-825-2599 jerrylarsen60@gmail.com larsenfamilymeats.com

St. Croix Falls, WI Phone 651-253-0023 quesehra@gmail.com quesehrafarm.com

LoveTree Farmstead Cheese

Eric & Tammy Anderson 1804 US Hwy 8, St. Croix Falls, WI 54024 715-483-9429 www.st.croixvalleyhops.com

Pasture-raised chicken, pork, beef, lamb 2016 State Rd 35, Centuria, WI 262-354-5737 JohnsonFamilyPastures@gmail.com johnsonfamilypastures.org

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My Sister’s Garden 850 Kelly Rd, Hudson, WI 54016 715-386-4111 sistersinhudson@comcast.net mysistersgarden.net

Neumann Farm 2277 40th Ave, Osceola, WI 54020 715-294-3752 neumannfarms@gmail.com neumannfarms.com

Norris Farms 1512 Sunshine St., St. Croix Falls, WI 217.341-3899 facebook.com/norrisfarmswi

Pleasant Valley Orchard Strawberries, apples, pumpkins 17325 Pleasant Valley Road Shafer, MN 55074 651-257-9159 www.pleasantvalleyorchard.com

Red Clover Apothecary Farm Herbs, organically grown 1237 35th Ave, Amery, WI 54001 612-721-2682 redcloverherbal@gmail.com redcloverapothecary.com

Rocky Acres Angus N5131 CR-F, Weyerhaeuser, WI 715-577-8080 rockyacresangus@gmail.com facebook.com/RockeyAcresAngus

Philadelphia Community Farm 599 280th St., Osceola, WI 54020 715-294-4048 farm@buttermilkcsa.com buttermilkcsa.com

Pike Hole Family Farm 359 130th St., Amery, WI 54001 715-554-1034 val@pikeholefarm.com pikeholefarm.com

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Twin Pine Farm

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Steady Hand Farm

Whetstone Farm

1231 135th St. Amery, WI 54001 715-768-0719 steadyhandfarm.com

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Wineries and Breweries Barley John’s Brewing Company 1280 Madison Avenue, New Richmond, WI 715.246.HOPS (4677) info@barleyjohnsbrewery.com www.barleyjohnsbrewery.com

Chateau St Croix Winery

White Pine Berry Farm

1998 Highway 87, St Croix Falls, WI 54024 715-483-2556 info@chateaustcroix.com, chateaustcroix.com

1482 Oak Dr., River Falls, WI 54022 (715) 222-2946 whitepineberry@hotmail.com whitepineberryfarm.com

Dancing Dragonfly Winery

Threshing Table Farm

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2249 150th St., Star Prairie, WI 54026 715-248-7205 threshingtablefarm@gmail.com threshingtablefarm.org

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2013 120th Avenue, St Croix Falls, WI 715-483-WINE info@dancingdragonfly.com www.dancingdragonfly.com

Deer Lake Winery

Oliphant Brewing 350 Main St Suite #2, Somerset, WI 651-705-6070 info@oliphantbrewing.com www.oliphantbrewing.com

Traprock Brewery 520 N. Blanding Woods Road St. Croix Falls, WI 54024 651-269-6013 www.traprockbrewing.com

Uncommon Loon Brewery 10825 Lake Blvd.

Chisago City, MN 55013 651-321-4468 uncommonloonbrew@gmail.com www.uncommonloonbrewing.com

Wild Mountain Winery 16906 Wild Mountain Road Taylor Falls, MN 55084 651-583-3585 www.wildmountainwinery.com

1721 US Hwy 8, St. Croix Falls, WI 54024 715-222-1221 deerlakewinerydlw@gmail.com www.deerlakewinery.com

Northern Vineyards Winery 223 Main St N, Stillwater, MN 55082 651-430-1032, info@northernvineyards.com northernvineyards.com

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How To Get Your Local On

estern Wisconsin has an embarrassment of riches when it comes to local food — from exquisite farmstead artisanal cheese, to craft beer by one of America’s top brewmasters, to constantly changing seasonal dishes in a farm-to-table format.

With a plethora of farmer’s markets, a full roster of direct-sale farms and a large selection of CSA operations, western Wisconsin is a haven for both the curious and the committed locavore. A few terms to understand.

“Pastured” meat or eggs means that animals have access to Wisconsin’s greatest resource: grass.

That is the gold standard in healthy meat and egg production and regenerative farming. Animals contribute greatly to overall farm health, if allowed to, and, by being outdoors on grass their health profile increases exponentially.

Similarly, when it comes to beef, the gold standard is “100% grass fed” or “grass finished”. Every feeder-steer starts on grass for six months, and it is crucially important that they finish there — for the animal’s stomach, for meat quality, for the health of the consumer. A label can say “grass fed” and still include all kinds of hormones, antibiotics and indigestible GMO grain.

CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture, and it refers to farms that offer a weekly box of fresh

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local vegetables during the growing season.

The CSA box jump-started the local food movement back in the 1990s and is still going strong 30-years later. Subscribers are usually expected to pay in advance (@$600 or so) and then retrieve their box weekly from a nearby drop-site.

What’s in it is a constant surprise as the season rolls by — but the vegetables are always fresh and authentic to that week on the farm.

As in Europe, Americans are adopting the routine of shopping weekly at outdoor markets. With a three-hour time window, farmer’s markets allow a simpler, more laid back exploration of local food. The shopper can ask

important questions about growing practices — and they should as some growers use chemical fertilizers and herbicides — as well as select what and how much to buy.

Restaurants and retail food markets are making strides to include local food as part of their regular operations. Who doesn’t want a fresh tomato on their late summer sandwich?

In commercial venues, it is crucial to ask questions and let area retailers and restaurants know that buying from local producers is important — for you and for retaining your business.

Luckily, some restaurants, like Table 65 in New Richmond, Cafe

Wren in Luck and Farm Table in Amery have made commitments to local farms and incorporate seasonal Wisconsin products as much as possible. Fresh and Natural in Hudson, Fine Acres in St. Croix Falls and Natural Alternative Food Coop in Luck lead the way in retailing local food.

But probably the best and most eye-opening way to go local is to actually visit a farm. Many operations have their own on-farm store or roadside stand. It’s best to call in advance or visit their website to determine a good time to stop by. Always bring cash as most farms cannot process credit cards.

There is nothing better than seeing and being on the farm, examining products and asking questions faceto-face. And, you will learn a ton about the reality of farming in America in the 21st century. If you find that high quality protein, whether pork or beef or chicken, it’s best to buy a lot of it and fill the freezer.

Given the attached list of farms, producers and restaurants, it is not hard to understand why Polk County is rapidly developing as a go-to destination for finding seasonal, authentic and one- of-a-kind local food and drink. This area has a long and strong heritage in farming and is flush with great product during the growing season.

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We take pride in producing great tasting ales, stouts, porters and other specialty beers. Our taproom is simple but comfortable and continuing to evolve in features as well character. We are family and dog friendly. We do not prepare or serve food but you are welcome to bring your own or have it delivered by the many great local establishments. Watch our Events calendar on Facebook, Untappd and on our website for food trucks and vendors.

We hope to share a cold one with you soon!

Thursday ............................... 4:00 PM to 9:00 PM Friday .................................... 4:00 PM to 9:00 PM Saturday ............................ 12:00 PM to 10:00 PM Sunday .................................12:00 PM to 6:00 PM Summer Hours – check our Events Calendar Holidays – check our Events Calendar

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Pick Your Own Food

Visiting a farm to pick your own produce is a great way to get outside, get some exercise and get close to your food. Here are some tips to make your trip full of fun memories instead of trips to the doctor’s office.

FINDING A FARM

FARM ETIQUETTE

First off, you want to find a farm in your area that allows you to visit and pick produce.

Ask your local tourism bureau, chamber of commerce or ag extension for a list. Next, call the farm and make sure their produce is in season and that it’s safe to pick. Make sure to ask what you should bring with you, pricing and about parking.

Always follow all the rules posted by the farmers. This is their livelihood; it’s important to respect their property and their plants. PickYourOwn.org also suggests to be sure of charges for picking, including if there’s a minimum quantity requirement. Remember to put your trash in the trash can or pack it out with you and stay away from tractors and farm equipment. Never step on plants and be careful about stepping across rows.

WHAT TO BRING In addition to whatever the farmer suggests you bring, PickYourOwn.org suggests packing like you would for a day trip, including snacks, wipes and plenty to drink. Also bring containers for storing your fruit in the field and on the way home. Dress comfortably in close you can get dirty, and make sure to plan for the weather, including sun protection.

STORING YOUR HAUL When you’re planning your trip, remember that your newly picked produce will need to be kept cool and dry.

So no stopping by the museum afterwards on a hot day.

Once you get home, it’s important to immediately process your fruits and veggies into canned goods or bag them for the freezer. Date all food that will go into longterm storage. © ADOBE STOCK

510 S Vincent Street St Croix Falls, WI (715) 483-7054 www.3arrowscoffee.com

We serve and sell Organic Coffee and Beans

Specializing in locally made Honey, Jams and Jellys, Chuck’s BBQ in Marine, Door County Pickled Vegetables, Dips, Abdallah Candies, Nan’s Bloody Mary Mix, Fun Gourmet Treats, and more.

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