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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1, 2018 VOL. 56 NO. 40 www.burnettcountysentinel.com $1.00
METH BUST: State investigator works with Sheriff’s office in cases involving eight felony charges P6
Grantsburg graduate artwork to be featured at Lambeau Field throughout 2018 season JONATHAN RICHIE EDITOR@BURNETTCOUNTYSENTINEL.COM
GOVERNMENT CENTER—Keith Christenson, 54, Grantsburg plead no contest to one count of lewd and lascivious behavior in public, a misdemeanor, last week and avoided what could have been a traumatic jury trial. The 12-person jury trial for the felony case of Christenson was cancelled last week as his attorney and District Attorney Bill Norine reached an agreement. That agreement amended the initial charges of two felony counts of exposing genitals, pubic area or intimate parts to a child to the misdemeanor charge of lewd and lascivious behavior. Christenson “After going over the facts of the case
This year while the Packers attempt to make it to the Super Bowl there will be artwork hanging in the stadium by a Grantsburg alumni. She saw the post online and at first did not want to click on it to see more. “I kind of happened by happenstance,” Carolyn Meyers said. “The contest had been out for about three months and I had just seen that there was a week left before it was due.” Myers graduated from Grantsburg High School in 2015 and has since been working on getting her degree in Art Education at the University of Wisconsin - La Crosse. She did a watercolor painting titled, “Building the heart of Green Bay,” which shows the transformation of the Packers from the early days of Hagemeister Park to training camp bike rides at Lambeau Field now. Myers said she saw the contest on Facebook for an “artistic representation of 100 years of Packers Football.” She got to work and over the course of three days she got it done. “It took about 10 hours total, but that’s how I like to do my painting,” Myers said. “I just get in the zone. I just sat down and cranked it out. It was a really fun process.” There were three winners selected for the contest – one from a middle school student, one from a high school student and one from a university or technical college student. All of the artwork was submitted online, around 400 entries, and then was sent out to art teachers all across the state for judging. Winners were awarded a $5,000 donation to their school’s art program, their piece of artwork will be displayed throughout the entire 2018 season and were invited to Lambeau Field for the unveiling of the artwork. Myers and her family were invited to Lambeau Field on July 17 for the unveiling of her artwork. The Packers were holding
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Carolyn Myers and her family at the Lambeau Leap statue in Green Bay with the $5,000 check for the UW-La Crosse art department. Her family was invited to Lambeau Field. (from left) Carolyn’s father, Scott Peterson, her husband - Connor Myers, Carolyn, her brother Isaac Peterson and her mother, Debra Peterson
Primary election nears SUZANNE LINDGREN AND JONATHAN RICHIE
Wisconsin voters will choose from among party candidates Aug. 14. For Republicans, primary races with more than one candidate include governor, secretary of state, state treasurer, U.S. senate and Burnett County sheriff. Democrats will choose a winner in a crowded race for the gubernatorial candidacy. There are also races for lieutenant governor, secretary of state, state treasurer and the District 7 representative to Congress. Candidates running as independents are not on the ballot, even if there is more than one independent running for the same position. Winners of the various primary elections will face off again in the general election on Nov. 6. Find out more about the election, register to vote and see what’s on the ballot at https://myvote.wi.gov/en-us.
Grantsburg man avoids trial, pleads no contest to lesser charge JONATHAN RICHIE EDITOR@BURNETTCOUNTYSENTINEL.COM
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