Burnett County Sentinel 08-08-18

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BURNETT COUNTY

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8, 2018 VOL. 56 NO. 41 www.burnettcountysentinel.com $1.00

PARTISAN PRIMARY: Don’t forget to vote next week in the primary election on Aug. 14

Summerfest beleaguered by summer rain LINDA LUHMAN SENTINEL STAFF

SIREN—In every life, a little rain must fall. But it didn’t completely wash out the fun at Siren Summerfest. “Even though the weather was damp, it did not dampen the spirits of all those that came to Saturday’s Siren Summerfest to join in the fun!” said Chris Moeller, Executive Director of the Siren Chamber of Commerce. She also shared that although some activities got moved due to the weather, lots of fun was still had. Bethany Lutheran Church’s Pie and Ice Cream Social on Friday, Aug. 3 started Summerfest out on a high note. Unnamed sources close to the event shared that the Sunday church crowd was going to be unhappy at the lack of leftovers. Only three pies and a smattering of loose pieces were left when they cut off serving at 4 p.m. The chalk art competition was new this year and took a blow from the precipitation. Originally venued at the old Fourwinds parking lot, a last-minute move to the Crooked Lake Park Pavilion kept the event going. There were two stunning entries to the contest, so

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Karlee Sybers was crowned Miss Siren 2018 on Saturday, Aug. 4. More photos page 27.

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hopefully next year we can see some stiff competition. The flea market sought shelter from the rain at the Lodge Center Arena, which didn’t seem to suffer as much. Bargain hunters filled the parking lot to check out the jewelry, quilts, and other products offered for sale. A few blocks down, the sidewalk sales and car show had a fair number of browsers. Perhaps the biggest crowd was gathered around the Crooked Lake boat landing to watch the selection for the Siren/Webster Rotary Club’s Lucky Ducky Retrieve. It appeared most of the excitement was watching the retrievers-on-duty, Jimmer and Hootch, select and bring back rubber ducks. With around 50 prizes to give out, the dogs got a lot of encouragement from their young fans. Later Saturday evening, Siren crowned it’s newest royalty for the 2019 season. Karlee Sybers was crowned Miss Siren, with Hailie Hunter as Miss Siren Princess. Chloe Bergeron was named Junior Miss Siren. Alex Benson is Little Miss Siren for 2019, with Addy Bergeron serving as Little Miss Siren Princess. And rounding out the court is Siren Ambassador, Ben Lahmann.

Highway Commissioner explains the right of way

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SIREN —When you look at the SOFTEC site, it doesn’t seem like the place to go to learn about heavy equipment operation. But the former Swenson Land Surveying building north of the Burnett County Government Center is now home to a technical skills education center. The partnership between SOFTEC Education, Inc., Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College (WITC),

BURNETT COUNTY –– Election season is underway and part of the season means political signs in yards and on the side of the road. But do you know that a large chunk of those signs are placed illegally in the right of way? Highway Commissioner Michael Hoefs, explained at the latest Infrastructure committee meeting that these signs, along with garage and yard sale signs are also being placed illegally in the county. “There are people putting

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Senator Patty Schachtner receives instructions on operating an excavator from Lucas D’Jock, 12, of Siren as SOFTEC Executive Director Tim D’Jock looks on.

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their garage sale signs on the stop sign poles,” Hoefs said. “And that is illegal.” According to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (DOT), the initial fine for placing signs in the right of way is based on the seriousness of the offense and ranges from $10-$500, with the subsequent violations substantially higher. All public roads have a right of way, it is the land underneath and alongside the road. The maintaing authority holds the rights to so they can properly operate and maintain the road.

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