Burnett County Sentinel September 23, 2020 by Burnett County Sentinel

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What you need to know for Absentee voting JONATHAN RICHIE EDITOR@BURNETTCOUNTYSENTINEL.COM

2020 has been a year full of surprises. One of those surprises is many people for the first time will be voting by absentee ballot instead of going to the polls to cast their ballot on election day. This is not just a national trend; Clerks in Burnett County are mailing out more absentee ballots than ever before. In Webster, village clerk/ treasurer Debra Doriott-Kuhnly received about five to seven absentee ballots to mail out. For the November election, she sent out 59 ballots, almost twice as many that were mailed for the presidential election in 2016. To vote absentee you need to be registered to vote first and then can request an absentee ballot. Registered voters need to request a ballot before Oct. 29, which is the last day ballots will be mailed out. Siren Village Clerk/Treasurer Ann Peterson has received 81 requests for absentee ballots. They received a total of 39 absentee ballots in 2016. In Grantsburg, Village Clerk Sheila Meyer has sent out more than triple the amount sent out in 2016. So far this year they have sent out 152 ballots and in 2016 they mailed 49 ballots. SEE ABSENTEE, PAGE 2

Schools dealing with COVID JONATHAN RICHIE SENTINEL EDITOR

Grantsburg and Siren school districts are now handling COVID-19 cases inside the school. Burnett County Public Health has informed both districts of presumed positive cases of the coronavirus linked to individuals at the school. Both districts sent emails to parents and posted on their respective Face-

book pages on Monday. In Grantsburg, students and staff members who were in close contact with the individuals were contacted, and they will be “excluded from school for 14 days from their last date of exposure” with the individuals. The two individuals will be “excluded from school until they have been determined to be no longer infectious.” The SEE SCHOOLS, PAGE 2

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Siren administrators notiﬁed families of COVID on Sunday.

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Plenty of ﬁne cars on display at Siren Nationals The Burnett County Airport inﬁeld was packed on Saturday for Siren Nationals. There were plenty of cars on display at the car show while other cars were participating in the radar run. More photos from Saturday on page 10.

County exceeds 100 cases JONATHAN RICHIE SENTINEL EDITOR

Burnett County Public Health confirmed this week the number of positive cases of the coronavirus has passed 100. On Monday, the department reported 143 positive cases amongst Burnett County

residents. It is another milestone that didn’t seem possible when the pandemic started. The first case in Burnett County was reported in May and since then the number has been slowly rising. Throughout the summer there was no big rise in cases. Then August

came, summer was ending and people started moving again. The number of cases in mid-August was 30 and by mid-September it had tripled to over 90 cases. The Wisconsin Department of Health (DHS) has reported a big SEE CASES, PAGE 2

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What you need to know now about mail-in voting in Wisconsin

Fraud is NOT likely to be a major issue, but there is a reasonable chance your ballot could be rejected if you do not carefully follow instructions. Make sure that you and your witness sign the envelope and that the witness includes their address.

Request your ballot now at MyVote.wi.gov, and return it quickly if you plan to mail it. Clerks will mail ballots out by Sept. 17 to those who have requests on ﬁle. Do not wait until the ﬁnal deadline, Oct. 29, to request a ballot.

This fall, many Wisconsinites will be able to track their ballots online as they make their way through the postal system, which recommends that ballots be mailed back at least one week before the election.

If you prefer to return your ballot in person rather than by mail, you can drop it off at a secure drop box (if available), polling place, clerk’s office or central counting location. Check with your clerk for details.

You can also vote early in person or go to the polls on Election Day. If so, wear a mask and practice social distancing. Long lines should not be a signiﬁcant issue.

Detailed information from the Elections Commission on mail-in voting and key dates can be found on the commission’s website, elections. wi.gov. Information from Wisconsinwatch.org

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Wisconsin Watch has reported, Wisconsin has already lowered the barriers to casting a mail-in ballot in some ways: the state offers no-excuse voting by mail and provides a wide window of opportunity to register and request a ballot. However, strict voter ID laws and problems during the April primary, which included thousands of rejected ballots, have sparked calls for Wisconsin to do better. Wisconsin election officials are working to avoid a repeat of the state’s chaotic presidential primary and ensure a smooth, largely mail-in voting process in November. Still, big challenges remain, especially when it comes to minimizing disenfranchisement and counting votes quickly. The Wisconsin Elections Commission — the bipartisan state agency responsible for administering Wisconsin’s elections — is deploying new strategies to facilitate participation and improve voter confidence. That includes sending absentee voting guidelines and applications to 2.6 million registered voters and implementing intelligent mail barcodes to track ballot envelopes through the postal system. Meanwhile, municipal clerks are scaling up staffing at offices and polling places, installing drop boxes and providing safe in-person ballot-casting options to move the election forward despite the COVID-19 pandemic. But experts and advocates say Wisconsin could go further to improve or expand absentee balloting, including by allowing clerks to process absentee ballots before Election Day; requiring them to notify voters about rejected ballots and allowing voters to “cure” them; extending the deadline for clerks to receive absentee ballots at their offices; and ending witness requirements. Some of those steps are the subject of ongoing lawsuits.

“I think the Legislature is going to do nothing before Election Day,” says Barry Burden, a University of Wisconsin-Madison professor who runs the Elections Research Center. “There’s really not been interest in getting a legislative fix. So if anything happens between now and November, it will come through the courts.” Back in Burnett County, none of the clerks reported issues with absentee ballots. However, four people cancelled their absentee ballots due to concerns with the postal service in Webster and Grantsburg received ballots after the election and were not counted. Some voters do not trust the Postal Service will be able to get their ballots to the clerks on time. There’s a solution to that. All three villages have a secure drop box at their office where voters can drop off their ballots instead of mailing them. “There is a secure drop box outside the village office. Or, they can hand deliver their ballot to me and I will place it in a secure ballot box inside the office,” Doriott-Kuhnly said. “I would also encourage those able to drop their completed ballot envelope in the Village's secure dropbox located at the front entrance to the office,” Meyer added. Peterson said the Siren drop box is located right of the main doors of the Village Hall. Wisconsin is also one of many states where voters can track their absentee ballot. Once your ballot is mailed you can check it’s status at myvote.wi.gov/enUS/MyVoterInfo. Voters not using absentee ballots can still vote on Nov. 3 at designated polling places from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. and municipalities will start early voting on Oct. 20 during normal office hours.

SCHOOLS: Siren High closed, Grantsburg open CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

letter said this was the guidance from Burnett County Public Health. Siren High School will be closed for two weeks as part of their COVID response. Middle school students were not in the building on Monday but were returned to school on Tuesday. The elementary students did not miss any time in the classroom. The district explained on Facebook the positive tests came from a family member of a student and a non-staff coach. All high school students will do

remote learning until Oct. 5. when they return to school. “This closure will include all activities, practices, and events for high school students,” the letter stated. Siren Superintendent Kevin Shetler signed it along with the principals Carrie Herman, Darrell Imhoff and Wayne Koball. Shetler told the Sentinel the school is disinfected and cleaned every night. As for high school students and staff members, they will be building from what they learned in the spring. “The staff has taken the lessons learned during the spring closure and improved the delivery of re-

mote learning,” Shetler said. “The education of the students will not be lessened by having to move to remote learning.” He confirmed that all high school activities are on hold until Oct. 3. Webster school district also dealt with a positive case earlier in the school year. The letter sent to families stated there was a positive case of COVID-19 in the Middle/ High School building, however there were no identified close contacts with the individual. The Sentinel reached out to Grantsburg Superintendent Josh Watt about clarifications and received no response.

CASES: virus cases continue to rise in rural Wisconsin CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

spike in cases among people in the 18-24 age group. There is a link between that spike and college students getting back on campus, but all of Wisconsin is seeing a rise in cases. The state saw a new record-setting day on Sept. 13 with 1,582 more cases. Wisconsin DHS still classifies Burnett County as high activity level county and the Northwest Region, which includes Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Chippewa, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Rusk, Sawyer, St. Croix and Washburn counties, is classified as high for

COVID-19 activity level. Each of the seven regions that make up Wisconsin are at high activity level. All but one of the states 72 counties has high level of COVID activity, Price County is the only county falling into the medium activity level. Across the state there have been over 100,000 positive cases. Wisconsin DHS has reported that over 85,000 of those cases have recovered leaving a little over 14,000 cases (14% of the total number of cases) are still active. Approximately 1% have died from COVID-19.

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t was a beautiful day for Siren Nationals. The cars were loud and fast and the sun was shining on Saturday. After being inside for the majority of the last six months, it was just lovely. The quarantine taught us a lot about ourselves. Well some of us found that. Others just drank because Gov. Evers did not dare close liquor stores. During quarantine, I kept busy with work and when not working, I spent time reading. I’ve read quite a few books, some of which I’d like to tell you about in the coming weeks. The book for this week is Jon Meachum’s Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power. First off, Jon Meachum is one of these guys that is hard to trust, not because he’s on MSNBC all the time. It’s because he’s a Jon, not John or Jonathan. Jons are tough for me to trust. Anyway, Meachum has written about George Washington, AnSentinel drew Jackson and even Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston ChurEditor chill’s relationship. Jonathan Richie He knows his stuff and covers Jefferson’s life from being born into a well-to-do family. He was elected to public office, writing the Declaration of Independence. In 1776, Jefferson wrote the first draft of the document that created the United States of America. He had the help of John Adams and Benjamin Franklin. He then became the first Governor of Virginia, Ambassador to France, first Secretary of State, and third POTUS. Jefferson famously said, “The earth belongs always to the living generation.” He thought it was ridiculous to pass down the same laws from one generation to the next. “We might as well require a man to wear still the coat which fitted him when a boy, as a civilized society to remain ever under the regimen of their barbarous ancestors.” Then we get to slavery. Thomas Jefferson is a human being, not god-like as some of the founding fathers are depicted. Jefferson opposed slavery but owned over 600 slaves during his life. Approximately 150 enslaved people were inherited from family and he purchased about 20 enslaved people throughout his life. This means that Jefferson oversaw the birth of 450 slaves. He wanted to end slavery but profited from it his whole life and still died in massive debt. Then Meachum introduces Sally Hemmings. Meachum does not hold punches, does not beat around the bush when stating Jefferson had at least four children with Hemmings. This is different from the Benjamin Franklin book by Walter Isaacson where he skirts around Franklin’s questionable treatment of women throughout the 1700s. I find it fascinating to read these accounts of the lives of famous people. It shouldn’t come as a shock that our leaders are people, just like us with human faults and foibles. I hope you are finding time for reading more than the paper each week. (And thanks for reading the paper each week.)

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must admit, in my spare time, I’m a fan of a good laugh. At the end of a day of work, I enjoy a good meal and a hearty laugh. I have found in my nearly sixty years of life that a good laugh can erase the memory of many trials and travails of the day. Robert Benchley I try not to be too picky or high-brow in my humor and I find myself looking to the past to find new ways to laugh. Regular readers of this column know of my penchant for Turner Classic Movies (TCM), the commercial free cable television service that runs movies from the MGM, Warner Brothers and RKO studios. Last week they ran a series of short films that I thoroughly enjoyed because I got to see a few more of the films of Robert Benchley. Benchley died in 1945 age 56. He made a series of short films from 1935 to 1944. Benchley wrote essays in Vanity Fair and the New Yorker and appeared in several movies. He had a very dry wit and sense of humor that holds up very well over 80 years later. Many of his short films, shown as part of a movie billing that included From the Publisher’s previews, a cartoon, newsreel and the feature movie, usually centered Desk on the average man’s struggle with a wide variety of things from getting a Tom Stangl good night’s sleep to training a dog to doing your income tax. Benchley was a consummate straight man to the madness of the world around him. I realize I am showing my age here, but one of the comedians who was influenced by Benchley was Bob Newhart. If you know Newhart, you know Benchley. Benchley had

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a small moustache and an air of sophistication, but beyond that, they’re the same guy. “How to Sleep,” Benchley’s first short, won an Academy Award for Best Short Subject. In the film he tries to get asleep but is interrupted by everything from window blinds hitting the window frame in the breeze to a mosquito to noisy neighbors. I laughed out loud for minutes. “A Night at the Movies” has Benchley and his wife trying to find a seat at a crowded theater and dealing with all sorts of rude people. One of my favorites is “How to Figure Income Tax” where Benchley confidently begins the film explaining how easy it is to do your taxes, using enlarged forms that are on boards that he can flip between. Like the rest of us, he is soon deep in the weeds trying to understand the vernacular of the government. Benchley’s essays are often quoted as well. Among some of my favorite quotes: “I have tried to know absolutely nothing about a great many things, and I have succeeded fairly well.” “Drawing on my fine command of the English language, I said nothing.” “There are two kinds of people in the world, those who believe there are two kinds of people in the world and those who don’t.” And finally: “The surest way to make a monkey of a man is to quote him.” Whenever I get a chance to see his sly, sardonic wit I make a point of doing so. There’s art in making a person laugh without being mean or vulgar and Benchley was a true artist. As always, I welcome your comments. You can reach me by email at tstangl@theameryfreepress. com, telephone 715-268-8101 or write me at P.O. Box 424, Amery, WI, 54001. Thanks for reading I’ll keep in touch. Feel free to do the same.

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Preparation for voting GENE JOHNSON, PUBLISHER EMERITUS PRESS PUBLICATIONS, WHITE BEAR LAKE, MN

YOUR VOTING DECISIONS in the presidential election on November 3 will be important if you haven’t already voted in absentia. I’m not endorsing any candidate, but I read some helpful information by Peter Adams, head of the education team at the News Literacy Project. In part, what he suggests is to understand what the most important issues in this campaign are to you and then determine which policies and political candidates are best suited to address those concerns. Gene Johnson You may have to make a list of those important issues. My list includes a successful vaccine to control the virus and/or therapies to assist; a strong economy that provides employment, which in part means policies that will bring manufacturing jobs back to the U.S.; national health care available to everyone that allows private insurance options; a foreign policy that brings nations together to avoid wars and economic disturbances; and racial equity with freedoms and justice for all as provided by our Constitution. Now let’s look at what Peter Adams suggests. 1. Keep an eye on your emotions. Be rational with

the information you receive. Be sure there is credible evidence that backs up the information. 2. Don’t share information if you have only read the headlines and be skeptical of what you read. 3. Learn to spot misinformation patterns. Remember, elections inspire all kinds of rumors, hoaxes and misleading memes. You can spot misinformation by following fact-checking organizations. 4. Don’t fall for deepfakes or cheapfakes. We used to be able to trust what we saw with our own eyes. No more. Artificial intelligence is now capable of producing incredibly lifelike fabrications, whether it is images of people or videos. 5. Be skeptical, not cynical. With so much misinformation circulating, it’s tempting to give in to cynicism and confusion and to embrace the belief the other political party can’t be trusted and nothing you see on line is credible. Therefore, there is no sense in paying attention to any of it. If you see something fake, false or misleading, do something. Share it with fact-checkers and news outlets. Warn others with a comment or a reply. Post accurate information and report false content and malicious accounts when they violate platforms and community standards. Democracy requires nothing less. I think Adams makes some important points as we prepare how we will vote in the coming election. There are other important topics which need consid-

eration. They are abortion, climate change, criminal justice, education, gun policies, immigration and appointing judges. ON THE EDUCATION front we are seeing some families grouping to be able to hire a qualified teacher for their children. This is coming out of fear of the pandemic in situations where both parents work and must make a choice whether to send their kids to school or not. By eliminating day care, hiring a teacher or tutor may be able to make the numbers work. FROM THE MAIL to TV ads, it’s clear that on November 3 we have the presidential election along with a host of other political candidates seeking national and state positions. I’ve never seen so many requests for political assessments which seem to me are often just political donation requests. Our newspapers we are presenting Voters’ Guides and hope they are helpful in understanding the local candidates who will be on your respective ballots. Keep the letters to the editor coming. Carefully write your opinions on the critical issues our country, state and local communities are facing. We have had to start charging a nominal fee for letters about political topics during election season, so that our editorial pages don’t become overrun with propaganda written by campaign staff and volunteers. Gene Johnson can be contacted at ppinfo@ presspubs.com.

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Trek’s John Burke turns attention to presidential campaign with new book The year 2020 started out precariously for Waterloo-based Trek Bicycle Co. But things turned prosperous for the company in early summer, as many people began buying bikes as a healthy way to exercise and enjoy the outdoors. Yet John Burke, president of privately held Trek, has more on his mind these days than soaring bicycle sales, which he predicted will broach $1 billion this year — a new record. “It’s been an amazing year for Trek,” noted Burke in a recent interview with WisBusiness.com. But Burke is worried about the direction of the country and especially concerned about the fate of the planet. Burke said he strongly considered running for president as an independent, but abandoned that plan after determining he had little chance of winning. In the run-up, though, he penned the book, “Presidential Playbook 2020: 16 Nonpartisan Solutions to Save America.” The book would have been his campaign platform. Published by Little Creek Press, it is available for purchase online or as a free PDF download. He wrote a similar book in 2016, dubbed “12 Simple Solutions to Save

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America.” And in 2012, he authored “One Last Great Thing : A Story of a Father and a Son, a Story of a Life and a Legacy” about his father, Trek co-founder Richard Burke, who died in 2008. Burke also served as chairman of President George W. Bush’s President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports and is a founding member of PeopleForBikes. His sister, Mary Burke — a former state Commerce Secretary under Gov. Jim Doyle — ran for governor in 2014 against Scott Walker. An avid cyclist, Burke rode more than 1,000 miles on his bicycle in August, often pedaling 100 miles on weekend jaunts with his wife, Tania Burke, who heads Trek Travel, an independent bike touring company. “I wrote this new book because I believe we need a bipartisan plan to move the United States forward,” Burke said in a recent interview. “And in many cases, save this country. From what I can see, we are sadly lacking in leadership at the federal level. “If you watched the conventions, you heard a lot of generalities and few specifics about what the candidates would do about gun violence, the nuclear threat, poverty in America and climate change. There was little talk about sacrifice.”

Burke declined to specifically criticize either President Trump or his opponent, former Vice President Joe Biden. But he said Trump had thrown Trek, which makes some of its bicycles in China, “a number of curve balls” by imposing tariffs on imports from China. “The economic cold war with China affects us, just like it does other companies, like Apple,” he explained, declining to say what percentage of Trek’s bicycles are made in China. “We source them all over the world. We build bikes here in Waterloo, in Taiwan, in Europe, in China and other countries in Southeast Asia.” The suggestions in Burke’s new book range across the political map, though most could be described as progressive. On the conservative side, he would do away with federal government employee unions. But he’d ban all assault rifles, impose universal background checks on all gun sales and mandate gun licenses for owners. He’d also cut military spending, raise taxes to keep Social Security solvent, take steps to fight climate change and provide government health care for those who want it. “You might describe my proposals as liberal or conservative, but I think they’re all nonpartisan because they

are based on facts,” he said. “The way I framed the book was: ‘Here are 16 of our biggest issues, here are the facts that can’t be argued and here are the solutions,’ which I think are common-sensical.” Burke said he views global warming as the most-pressing problem facing the United States and the globe. “The lack of urgency that this country has shown in dealing with it is almost criminal,” he said. “People 30 years from now will look back and say ‘I can’t believe that generation had their heads so buried in the sand. “If you think that COVID-19 is bad, climate change will be 100 times worse,” he said. “It’s just happening over a long period of time. The planet is clearly sick. Look at the pollution, the wildfires in California and the West, the ice caps melting and flooding along the eastern seaboard. It’s real.” The Trek president said he also believes politicians underestimate the threat of nuclear war. “Nobody is taking it seriously,” he said. “One group of atomic scientists estimate that we are 30 seconds to midnight in terms of starting a nuclear war. SEE CAPITOL REPORT, PAGE 18

REWARD

CHRISTMAS FOR KIDS is coming fast!

Reward for information leading to the arrest of the cowardly perpetrator who attacked a person from behind and applied choke hold. The person passed out immediately. He came to on the floor with a kind nurse that was talking to and checking on him–a person we would like to talk to and thank. This happened on Saturday night, August 22 at The Cabaret, Webb Lake. No fault on The Cabaret. Sadly, the victim has had little to no support from people that had witnessed all or part of the assault. Sign of our times. Our family is having a hard time with this. Any information or assistance will be rewarded and appreciated from the family. If you have any information, please call Burnett County, WI/Siren Police at 715-349-2121, Case Number 20-5623 or call Ron at 612-723-1323. All information is in strict confidence. I have set aside $1000 for the arrest of this perpetrator.

Christmas for kids WISH LISTS will be available on October 1st. Just call 715-656-7051 and one will be sent to you. It must be returned as fast as possible. We will have gifts for children 14 and under. The kids must be living with a parent or legal guardian, and live in Burnett County. The only way you can get a list is to call, 715-656-7051. Any Questions, call Barb at 715-733-0422. Tell your friends and neighbors so their children won't be left out. Those who apply to Interfaith Caregivers Christmas for Kids may not apply at any other gift-giving organization.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

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Monthly youth writing submissions are back

If you live in the Village of Grantsburg, you’re going to want to check your next water bill. Village officials decided to put information regarding the airport referendum in residents’ water bill instead of an informational meeting. Village President Mike Longhenry said there was no need for an informational meeting and the rest of the board didn’t seem to find it important. “If they don’t read it, it’s their fault,” Trustee Diane Barton said. The board spent time across the summer talking about the need for a referendum. They discussed simply letting the runway go back to a grass runway and lease agreements with hangar occupants. The explanation for the project states the blacktop runway is over 30 years old, has a large crack and is deteriorating. At one point during the discussions stretched across multiple meetings Trustee Joe Sturdevant said the question on the ballot should be fund the airport or let the airport fall into disrepair. Other board members disagreed and the discussions continued. The explanation for the referendum does make it clear the closing of the airport is not being considered. The Village is asking the taxpayers to fund a portion of the project

With school back in full swing, the Sentinel would like to invite the students of Burnett County to continue to participate in our monthly writing opportunities for a chance to be featured in the paper. Children in the county between the ages of 7 and 18 are eligible to submit a response to our monthly writing prompt which will be posted in the paper each month. There will be two different prompts for the different age groups (7-12 and 13-18), however, if you are 11 or 12 and feel you would do better with the other prompt, you are more than welcome to try the older age’s prompt. Responses should be 200 words, and a photo submission is required with your submission. Depending on the number of submissions received, a select few will be chosen each month to be placed in the paper and the other submissions will be placed on burnettcountysentinel.com. Remember to include your name, age and town you are from in your submission. Articles can be submitted a few different ways. You can drop them off at the Sentinel office, mail them to P.O. box 397, Grantsburg WI, 54840 or send them via email to news@burnettcountysentinel.com. The prompts for the month of October are: 7-12: Imagine you are so small that little rocks look like mountains and you could use flowers as beds. Write about an adventure you’d have outside. Draw/ color a picture of your adventure and send it in with your story. 13-18: “If you could even begin to comprehend where I’ve come from, you would be terrified of me.” Judging from this line, write about where this character came from- who is this person? What’s their backstory? Please submit a picture of yourself to be placed with your response or create a depiction of your character through drawing. The response to these prompts needs to be submitted no later than noon on Oct. 19.

Grantsburg airport will be on Nov. ballot

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The Village of Grantsburg voted over the summer to put a runway, taxiway and lighting project to referendum. It will be on the November ballot with no public informational meeting, prior to the election, for village officials to explain the project.

that will include reconstructing the blacktop runway, taxiways and updating the runway lighting. With the help of federal and state funds the taxpayers only need to pay about $55,000. The total for the project is $75,000 but they plan on using $20,000 from the WI CARES Act. The question for the referendum is, “Shall the Village of Grantsburg agree to accept approximately $1,425,000.00 in Federal and State financial assistance, to reconstruct the blacktop runway, taxiways and update the runway lighting at the Grantsburg Municipal Airport at a total estimated cost to the Village taxpayers of approximately $55,000.00 ($75,000.00

less $20,000.00 WI CARES Act funding)? The explanation of the referendum concludes with these four sentences. “If this referendum passes and the Village Board votes to move forward with the Reconstruction Project, the work would be performed in 2022. If this referendum does not pass, the Village Board will explore other options for repairing the existing blacktop runway. Closing the airport is not being considered! For clarification or more detailed information, please call or stop at the Village Office.”

County 4-H Programs offer FREE hands-on/virtual events during 4-H Week National 4-H week is celebrated during the first full week in October as a kick-off to the new 4-H year. This year, 4-H programs in Burnett, Washburn, Sawyer, Barron and Rusk counties are sharing a Project Showcase from Sunday, Oct. 4 through Saturday, Oct. 10. During this time youth and families can “try on” 4-H projects. They don’t even have to be enrolled in 4-H! During this week, the top 5 project areas in the local area will be featured. This includes hands-on and virtual events/activities in photography, livestock, woodworking/arts, STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, math), and Leadership. Registration can be found online at bit.ly/area2showcase or on your county Extension website. Event information can be found below: ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS: USING 4-H IN REAL LIFE Sunday, Oct. 4 7:00-8:15 p.m. via Zoom - In 4-H, the critical components of a successful learning experience are a sense of Mastery, Generosity, Independence and Belonging. Not only do these elements make for a successful learning experience but, they are also a big part of everyday life of a 4-Her. Please join us in this session on learning how to apply the essential elements. Recommended Ages: MS/HS/Adults PHOTOGRAPHY All week: Photography Tips, Tricks and Sharing Your Work - Kick off Monday, October 7 p.m.-8 p.m. via Zoom. In

this action packed photo scavenger hunt, youth can put their photography skills to the test. Each challenge will require youth to take photos using a different set of skills related to photography. Whether you know nothing or you know everything, join us for the fun (Don’t worry, we will include links to examples and tutorials)! Enter as an individual or with a group of up to 3 people (only one photo per category will be entered). Youth 13 and under must sign up with a parent on their team (parents do not need to take photos, they just need to sign up for the app and enter the photos). Register early to receive valuable information about accessing the game on the app. COST: FREE Recommended Ages: All Ages 4-H TOWN HALL Tuesday, Oct. 6, at 7 p.m. via Zoom 4-H Town Hall: Learn about current and exciting new events and happenings in Wisconsin 4-H. The new Wisconsin 4-H Movement will be introduced with a fun challenge taking place during the month of October. Recommended Ages: Adults/Volunteers STRING ART Wednesday, Oct. 7 at 6:30 p.m. via Zoom Supplies Cost: $5 | Shipping Fee: $15 (if shipping needed) Kits can be picked up to waive the shipping cost. String Art: Participants will learn a new art technique and create a masterpiece they can enter in a 4-H Cultural Arts Fest, County Fair or give as a gift. This ses-

sion involves pounding nails into a piece of wood using a pattern then stringing yarn, hemp, or string to connect the nails and create a 4-H clover design. All supplies, including patterns, wood, nails and string, will be packaged and available for pick up or can be mailed for a small fee. Supply your own hammer, scissors, and ear protection for yourself and others in your vicinity! Limited to 50 participants | Zoom not required. Recommended Ages: All STEM BUILDING CHALLENGE Thursday, Oct. 8 at 5 p.m. via Zoom, STEM Building Challenge!: In this challenge, participants will be asked to use items from home to complete a task. Sounds fun, doesn’t it?! Here’s the surprise though, all participants will receive a top secret envelope with the details. We can’t wait to see what you come up with! You will have the opportunity to share your product at a live Zoom Thursday, Oct. 8 at 5 p.m. Recommended Ages: All LIVESTOCK Want to learn more about livestock species? You have come to the right place! In this session Bernie O’Rourke, Extension’s Livestock Specialist will be talking about the basics of each livestock species, which include beef, goats, sheep and swine. This will be a great opportunity to learn about these species on how to own and care for a livestock animal. This session will also offer an opportunity for youth to expand and

share the knowledge they already have about livestock and a chance to ask questions. Recommended Ages 3rd grade and up; Thursday, Oct. 8 at 7 p.m. via Zoom SERVICE SATURDAY Every day, 4-H’ers pledge their hands to larger service. And every day, 4-H’ers are rolling up their sleeves and putting this part of the pledge into action – leading positive change that empowers their peers and their communities. Do something for others following social distancing guidelines and submit a picture. Ideas of service projects include: writing a letter to someone in a nursing home telling them about National 4-H Week and what you participated in, submit pictures or story to the newspaper about your 4-H experience this week, clean something outside such as Adopt-a-Highway, rake leaves for an elderly neighbor, carve a pumpkin that will make someone smile, make a treat and door drop it to someone you can’t hang out with right now. Take Pictures of your work and share online. Please contact your University of Wisconsin - Madison, Division of Extension - 4-H educator with questions. Barron County: Sara Waldron (sara.waldron@ wisc.edu), Washburn County: Anna DeMers (anna.demers@wisc.edu), Rusk County: Breanne Meyer (breanne.meyer@wisc.edu), Sawyer County: Sky Holt (sky.holt@wisc.edu), or Burnett County: Beth Rank (beth.rank@wisc.edu).

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WEEKLY WAG News and Updates from the Humane Society of Burnett County

Many people have taken advantage of the HSBC cat special, providing homes for loads of feline residents this past week. If you have been slow to decide, don’t worry! There are still sseveral cats and kittens of all sizes, colors, and o ttemperaments to choose ffrom! Two-year-old Cheeto iis all about the loving! H He is an orange tabby sshorthair cat with green e eyes and a cute spray of ffreckles across his nose. C Cheeto is a laid back, m medium-sized, friendly Cheeto guy who is not above showing off to bring all eyes on him! He is good with other cats and humans of all ages and would enjoy a place to play and purr. Rory is a beautiful two-month-old who is nearly a mini-me to her mom, Lorelai, also an available pet. While Lorelai has gold eyes, Rory’s are grey with hints of blue. Rory is an inky-black ball of fluff right now, very sweet-tempered, who would appreciate someone to love and teach her everything she needs to know. HSBC is looking for a few volunteer cat cuddlers to help socialize our kittens and give our older residents some muchneeded affection. As you can imagine, being closed to the public has been hard on HSBC’s felines. They have not been getting all the attention they need to stay happy and calm in a shelter environment. Rory If you can spare two hours a week between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. to love on our feline residents, HSBC would be happy to have you. Cat cuddlers under 18 years of age will need a parental release form on file, and volunteers under 16 need to be accompanied by a parent/guardian at all times. Both volunteers and parents/guardians must also have a volunteer app on file. Volunteer applications are available for download on the HSBC website or call or message them on their Facebook page. Your playdate awaits! HSBC information—7410 County Road D, PO Box 621, Webster, WI 54873. Telephone: 715-3492368. Email: rescue.hsbc@gmail.com. Website: www.hsburnettcty.org. Facebook: www.facebook. com/humanesocietyburnettcounty. Public hours: Tuesday - Friday, 12 -5 p.m. and Saturday, 11 a.m. 3 p.m. by appointment.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

The hunt begins AN OUTDOORSMAN’S JOURNAL MARK WALTERS

Hello friends, This week I am writing to you about an adventure that I took with my golden retriever Ruby. It was kind of a waterfowl hunt, somewhat fishing, while sleeping in my boat trip. Most of this trip took place on Whalen’s Grade which is a backwater of the Wisconsin River in Columbia County. Monday, August 31 High 78, low 53 You can look at it as good or bad when you get to a boat landing and realize your transom saver has been dragging for the last 70-miles and now is much shorter than it used to be. That is how this hunt began and would end. Nothing could alter my positive mood as I was about to build a quick duck blind for my canoe, sleep in my boat, hunt teal and geese at sunrise, fish walleye during the middle of the day, hunt again, repeat the process the next day and then go home for the start of bear hunting season. My plan was to trail my canoe behind my 18.6 War Eagle, find a place to base the boat, paddle the canoe to a pretty good hunting spot, and prepare for the hunt. I did just that on a body of water that I ice fished religiously from about 1970 to 1975. My dad, the late Robert Walters, had my brothers Tom, Mike, and I out here at least a dozen times each winter before it was light out. We tip up fished for northern pike, had an ice-skating

rink shoveled off the entire winter, and enjoyed those very simple experiences. Whalen’s Grade is being slowly but steadily filled in by Rowan Creek and simply is not deep enough for steady fishing. The bonus is that there is wild rice, waterfowl, good trapping and whitetail deer to hunt. I took a picture while I was cooking supper in my boat of a full moon and it was not even dark out. At dark I tried to sleep on the floor of my boat with a get up at 2:30 a.m. plan. I was restless and heard the first approaching mud motor at 2:15 and thus began paddling my canoe to my blind to claim my turf. Today would be my 49th opening of waterfowl season. Mud motors have changed waterfowl hunting a lot. Everyone is in a race to get to “their” spot and many have a throttle instead of a paddle. The race starts five hours before daylight, then there is the noise, every bird in the marsh has been flushed before a shot has been fired. So I sat in my canoe for exactly four hours before shooting began and when it did there was a very dense fog and the only birds that you could see, you had to hear first, and pick the tiny opening in the fog when they flew through it. Thank God geese have to talk when they fly, I had a flock approach and when I saw them in an opening in the air fired three shots, and low and behold I got one. Ruby was rather rusty on her retrieve but got the job done. A bit later a teal flew by and I

dumped it with my first shot, next I missed bunny shots on both teal and geese and my morning hunt ended with me dusting a goose that crashed out of sight in the wild rice and Ruby made an excellent retrieve and was now totally into the game. Next, I paddled back to my boat, cooked up some bacon and eggs and headed the War Eagle out to the main river to fish walleye. Three hours before dark and no walleye for my efforts I headed back to my canoe for an evening of hunting and sleeping in the boat. Some bad luck came my way when I reached the canoe and went to trim my motor up and I had no power trim. Next, I tried starting my 90 hsp Etec and had no juice but still had other electronics. A major executive decision was made. I was going to attempt to paddle my canoe from the weeds in Whalen’s Grade and tow the Sherman Tank that I call my boat. Complete focus and an “I can do this attitude” got me out of the muck onto Lake Wisconsin and eventually to the boat landing. When I reached my truck, I felt like a hero until I backed my truck to the water and my door latch broke. In the end Ruby and I made it home and to my dying day I will say this, I hate anything with electronics or a gas engine. Sunset. P.S. To start this adventure I realized that a mouse had ate a hole in my waders when I jumped in the water to build my blind.

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OBITUARIES

Jeanne Shirley Patterson Patterson, Jeanne Shirley passed away Sept. 5, at the age of 88. Jeanne was born Oct. 14, 1931 in Grantsburg to Herbert and Luella Lundberg, the second of four siblings. She was a remarkable woman, devoted wife, and mother; a and her passing leaves an enorm mous void in the lives of her h husband and two daughters. H Her daughter would say, “She c could turn sadness into tears o of joy.” She graduated from Grantsb burg High School and attended T The University of Wisconsin, M Madison. She left the Universsity after one year and went to w work at Honeywell’s Aeronauttical Division where she met her husband. At Honeywell she worked in the spare parts department of the Aeronautical Division; and among her responsibilities was chairing parts provisioning conferences with the Air Force. When the meetings broke down because the participants could not reach a decision on the quantity of some trivial item she gently reminded them that they could err by a factor of ten on this item and not waste as much money as the conference was costing. She loved to play the piano and served as accompanist for soloists who studied under Oksana Bryn at the MacPhail School of Music. She worked with the Jewish Community Center to welcome Russian musicians to the United States, and arranged concerts for soloists to be introduced to the Twin City music audience. In 1998 she received the Minneapolis Award in recognition of her Civic activities. Her favorite activity was as Managing Director for the Plymouth Music Series, now VocalEssence, which she held from its inception until 1989. This position gave her the opportunity to come in contact with many celebrities including Aaron Copland and Jehan Sadat, first lady of Egypt. Jeanne was preceded in death by her parents, and her sisters Elaine and Carol. She is survived by her husband Richard Patterson, daughters Christa and Courtney, daughter-in-law Cheryl Henley, her brother Herbert Lundberg, sister-in-law Corrine Lundberg, and numerous nephews, nieces, and friends. A special word of thanks is in order to the men and women of Sunrise of Golden Valley and Brighton Hospice who provided such outstanding care to Jeanne in the late stage of her life. It is hard to believe that such a large number of kind compassionate, caring people could be assembled for a common purpose as was represented by this group. Those wishing to do so, may make Memorial contributions in Jeanne’s name to VocalEssence 1900 Nicollet Avenue Minneapolis, MN 55403. A celebration of her life will be held at Plymouth Congregational Church 1900 Nicollet Avenue South on a date to be determined. Washburn-McReavy Edina Chapel 952-920-3996.

Susan Bohn Susan Bohn, age 83, of Grantsburg passed away on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020 in Frederic. Susan has always been a kind, loving person who gave of herself to make sure that people felt loved, valued, and cared for. She would not want people to take risks on her behalf but also knows the value of community. If you would like to join the family in remembering Susan, there will be a visitation at the Trade Lake Swedish Mission Church from 1 -3 p.m. on Saturday, September 26 with a brief service and sing-along at 3 pm with burial to follow. We just ask to please keep hugs to a minimum and masks to a maximum to help keep everyone safe and healthy. A full obituary will follow. Arrangements were entrusted to Swedberg-Taylor Funeral Home, Webster. Online condolences can be made at www.swedberg-taylor.com

Mary L. Sicard

Mary L. Sicard, age 77, a resident of Webster passed away on Sept. 19, 2020. A visitation for family and friends will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020 from 2-4 p.m. at Swedberg-Taylor Funeral Home, Webster. A full obituary will follow. Arrangements were entrusted to SwedbergTaylor Funeral Home, Webster. Online condolences can be made at www.swedberg-taylor.com.

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Northwest Passage has new bike shelter Thanks to funding from the Northwest Alliance Community Foundation (NACF), Northwest Passage recently installed a bicycle shelter on their Riverside campus to protect their bicycles for years to come. Residents Kyler and Kaden (pictured) helped with assembling the new shelter.

Statewide deer hunter diary study to be conducted this fall WISCONSIN DNR

This fall, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is launching its largest ever survey of deer hunters to better understand which harvest opportunities hunters decide to take. Participating hunters will use an online diary to record the number of hours they spend hunting, deer sightings and observations related to buck age and harvest selectivity. The aim of this study is to gain more information about statewide hunter success and selectivity when deer hunting. The deer hunter diary will start with the beginning of the bow season on Sept. 12 and will run until the end of the nine-day gun season on Nov. 29. The department plans to contact more than 130,000 licensed hunters by email asking them to participate in the diary survey. The DNR will randomly select hunters to participate in three days of online diary entries to record their experiences deer hunting. Examples of the types of questions asked within the diary include: How many hours were spent hunting, how many deer were seen, how many deer the hunter had an opportunity to harvest and how many deer were harvested. “This study allows for a unique opportunity for hunters to have direct involvement in citizen science and deer management in Wisconsin,” said Robert Holsman, DNR resource sociologist. “This is the first time we are conducting the deer hunter diary at the statewide level, and we are looking forward to hearing directly from deer hunters about their observations of deer and experiences while hunting.” “We test piloted this study in Bayfield and Iowa counties last fall, and we are hoping to build off of our findings to figure out how often hunters are

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The WDNR is asking hunters to parcipitate in a study that will show the hunting experience across the state.

passing bucks they consider to be too small,” said Meghan Pluemer, DNR resource sociologist. With the 2020 Wisconsin bow season fast approaching, the department asks that hunters participating in the bow season keep an eye on their email starting Sept. 12 as they may be selected to respond to the deer hunter diary. Groups of deer hunters will be sampled continually throughout the deer seasons this fall, so hunters may be selected to participate at any time throughout the bow and nine-day firearm season. Participation in the diary survey is optional, and the department strongly encourages everyone selected to take part. For the diaries to reflect hunter experiences statewide, it is important that hunters respond if they are selected to participate.

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Upper St. Croix Parish United Methodist held Conﬁrmation Service The Parish held a Confirmation Service Sunday, September 13. It was a great and joyful service for their parish. They have four youth kids, Olivia McNally (Grantsburg), Cole Steffen

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(Atlas), Taryn Gaffey(Atlas) and Renee Tooze(Atlas), who were confirmed in faith. They had in-door service at Central-Grantsburg UMC, and then an outdoor service at Atlas Park.

At Siren Nationals everyone is trying to capture that perfect picture of video of their favorite cars as they sprint down the runway and see their max speed.

The Siren Lions were selling hotdogs and other concessions.

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This year was the ﬁrst time the radar run was on the newly reconstructed runway at the Burnett County Airport.

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The $90 Merganser BY C.L. SILL

“Mallards,” came the reply.

Three chocolate doughnuts bobbed back and forth in ankle deep muck around the boots of my waders.

I looked up just in time to see Ɠve greenheads dive bomb through the draw to our left and land 30 yards beyond our decoys. We peered through the burlap, telepathically willing them to come closer. Another pair landed to our right about 40 seconds later.

Casualties of stiff Ɠngers and poor blind placement, half of my only snack had gone to waste on what was already an uncomfortable morning. Of all the hardships endured by duck hunters, sitting in water is by far the most disheartening.

“What do we do?” “Patience,” again was the answer, but even the most disciplined duck hunter can only wait so long.

I hadn’t been in a duck blind for nearly Ɠve years. In fact I’d stopped hunting altogether for most of that time. I’d done a little pheasant and quail hunting since then but this was my Ɠrst time wading back into the marsh.

Eventually our fuses ran out and the order came down. “Ah hell, lets just shoot ‘em.”

My brother Dan sat to my left on a mostly submerged 5-gallon bucket. We were scrunched together in a half circle blind made of fence posts and camo burlap on the south side of a very forgettable lake near Lincoln, Neb. Dan was an obsessive duck hunter, but as the condition of our blind made clear, we were both still learning on the job. “Jesus, this is boring,” I said, hoping to get a rise out of Dan. He knew my game too well and said nothing, breaking his gaze across the water temporarily to Ɠll his lip with what I thought was an ungodly amount of Copenhagen snuff. His brown spit hit the water at our feet and mixed in with my doughnuts.

Before we’d even stood up the mallards reared their wings and bolted off to the left, gone forever. But almost instantly there was hope, as two new birds came screaming in from the right, directly at the blind. “Kill ‘em,” Dan said, the stealth removed from his voice. “Just be patient,” he said. I quickly decided the hell with that, leaned my head against the closest fence post and closed my eyes. Dan’s greeting call brought me out of my trance a few minutes later. I opened my eyes and said way too loudly, “what’s going on?”

I stood up, leveled my shotgun on the front duck and pulled the trigger. The rear duck tumbled into the water. I emptied the remaining two rounds into the bird before it stopped thrashing, but instead of the green head I expected to see Ŵoating in the SEE MERGANSER, PAGE 3

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*All dates are subject to change through a rule making or legislative process. Visit dnr.wi.gov for updates. **Hunting protected species is prohibited, such as badger, jackrabbit, moose, Ŵying squirrel.

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Archery & Crossbow Sept. 12 – Jan. 3, 2021 Youth Deer Hunt Oct. 10 & 11 Gun Deer Hunt for Hunters with Disabilities Oct. 3 – 11* Gun Nov. 21 – 29 Muzzleloader Nov. 30 – Dec. 9 Statewide Anterless Hunt Dec. 10 – 13 Antlerless-only Holiday Hunt Dec. 24 – Jan. 1, 2021*

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Pheasant Oct. 17 (9 a.m.) – Jan. 3, 2021 Bobwhite Quail Oct. 17 (9 a.m.) – Dec. 9 Hungarian Partridge Oct. 17 (9 a.m.) – Jan. 3, 2021 Ruffed Grouse Zone A: Sept. 12 – Jan. 3, 2021 Zone B: Oct. 17 – Dec. 8 Sharp-tailed Grouse Season is under review. Visit dnr.wi.gov for updates. Crow Sept. 12 – Nov. 19 Jan. 25 – Mar. 20, 2021

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Cottontail Rabbit Northern Zone: Sept. 12 – Feb. 28, 2021 Southern Zone: Oct. 17 (9 a.m.) – Feb. 28, 2021 Squirrels (gray and fox) Sept. 12 – Jan. 31, 2021

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Youth Turkey Hunt: April 11 – 12 Open Zones - Spring Period A: April 15 – 21 Period B April 22 - 28 Period C: April 29 – May 5 Period D: May 6 - 12 Period E: May 13 - 19 Period F: May 20 - 26 Open Zones - Fall Zones 1–5: Sept. 12 – Jan. 3 Zones 6–7: Sept. 12 – Nov. 20

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water I saw nothing but black and white. Confused, I uttered what must be the worst of the seven deadly sins of duck hunting. “What is it?” “That’s a merganser,” came Dan’s dejected reply. I could’ve cared less, and honestly at the time I wasn’t quite sure what the hell a merganser was. It was the Ɠrst duck I’d killed since I was 19-yearsold and I was proud of my mediocre accomplishment. Since I was wearing a pair of my dad’s old hip boots that were at least three sizes too big, Dan set off to retrieve my trophy. Five yards from shore he was at his wader’s capacity and turned around.

account, so what the hell. I realized in the moment how ridiculous this was. Buying a kayak to retrieve one duck was near lunacy, even for me. But I’d decided to let the obsession take full control. Looking back, it’s obvious that I was so adamant about getting this bird because in the last Ɠve years I’d become a bad hunter — or maybe I’d always been a bad hunter. I’d told myself all my life I was an “outdoorsman,” and this merganser was proving me wildly wrong. I was harboring major insecurities about my lack of knowledge as a hunter, while at the same time propping up the idea that I knew what I was doing. We’re never really as good

out the back and drove to the lake in silence, trying to convince myself I hadn’t completely lost my mind. I drug the boat the quarter mile to our blind from the parking lot. Just as I got close, I stepped in a knee-high hole and went face Ɠrst into black mud. This was the breaking point for Dan, whose laughter had only been held back up to this point by what I presumed was respect for my dedication to the absurd. He bent over and clutched his knees, cackling wildly. “You’ve got to be kidding me.” I replied with more conƓdence than I should’ve ever been able to muster at that point.

pounds over the limit. Half way across I tried to turn my head to look at Dan, the boat started to Ŵip and I just barely righted myself with the paddle before going under. I took a deep breath and kept going, knowing full well I was way too old to be doing something this stupid. Twenty minutes later the bird sat between my legs as I rowed back to the blind. My desire for the duck had completely evaporated and all I wanted to do was get the hell out of the water. As I got close to the blind, I could see Dan’s hands were hidden beneath the edge of the burlap, holding something. “I’ve got bad news,” he said as I Ɠnally

“No way I can get out there,” he said. We were equally as boat-less as we were dog-less, so the conversation quickly turned creative. “Get a stick.” “No that’s no good, its too far.” “I’ve got a Ŵy rod in the car, maybe I can cast to it.” Just before I suggested shedding my hip boots and swimming out to get the bird, I noticed the wind was not in our favor. The bird was now 40 yards from shore in at least ten feet of water. At this point my quest for this bird became an obsession. For whatever ridiculous reason, I decided I must have this duck in my hands whatever the cost. “I’m going back to the car,” I said, with an idea starting to percolate. “I’ll Ɠgure this out.” A half hour later I was in the checkout line at a Lincoln Wal-Mart, black camo paint all over my face, with a neon green, youth kayak under my arm. It was only really a kayak in theory. The thing was actually somewhere between a paddleboard and a pool Ŵoaty. “$92.25,” said the checkout kid. I knew I had at least $105 in my bank

at anything as we think we are, and realizing how much we don’t know is oftentimes hard to swallow. In the six years since the merganser incident, I’ve worked very hard to stop believing that I knew anything about the outdoors just because I’d grown up in a small town with a shotgun in my hand. There’s not a direct line between the amount of time you’ve spent hunting and any kind of expertise on the subject. I was a perfect candidate for that Maclean quote, “nobody who does not know how to catch a Ɠsh should be able to disgrace a Ɠsh by catching him.” I most certainly did not deserve to kill that merganser. I stuffed the green monster into the trunk of my car with half of it hanging

“Help me get it in the water,” I said. However unstable I thought the boat was going to be, it was worse. As I sat down into the kayak and Dan handed me the paddle, I looked across the lake and saw a tiny black dot Ŵoating near the opposite bank — My prize awaited. As I paddled into open water my senses quickly returned. Most of the lake ran around 15 feet deep and I was still strapped into my hip boots. It was 40 degrees and beginning to rain, I had no life jacket and there was around 4 inches of neon green plastic between the water and the top of the kayak. The sticker on the inside of the boat said “maximum weight 105 pounds.” I’d never weighed an ounce over 135 but that was still 20

docked the kayak. He lifted up his arms, in each Ɠst a drake mallard he’d stashed away until the opportune moment. “They came in ten minutes after you’d walked back to the car. I didn’t want to say anything, but you’d have found out eventually anyway.” We walked back to the parking lot in silence, kayak in tow. The neon green was now covered in scratches and caked in mud, all hopes of returning it for a refund had disappeared. I hefted my new toy into the back of the car and sat on the tailgate, munching on my last doughnut and vowing to never shoot another merganser for as long as I lived. C.L. Sill can be reached at thewingbeat@gmail.com or on Instagram @ thewingbeat.

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Grantsburg stays undefeated JONATHAN RICHIE SPORTS@BURNETTCOUNTYSENTINEL.COM

“We are grateful to simply have the chance to compete, so we accepted the good with the bad in our season opener.” That is how Grantsburg volleyball coach Deb Allaman-Johnson describes the team’s first game against Siren. She said the good news was the win and the bad was that masks are difficult to communicate in. “Siren came to play!” Allaman-Johnson wrote. “They had outstanding scrappy play, picking up a lot of hard hits and tricky tips.” She said the team is in a rebuilding year after losing over a dozen all-conference caliber players over the last two years. But that didn’t stop them from also defeating Frederic in three straight games. “Their program is really getting back on track. They had some great blocking and digging that kept us mixing it up and getting several hitters opportunities. We lost focus in the third set as the Vikings turned up the energy and intensity, but we kept our cool and hung on for the win,” Allaman-Johnson said after the game. Junior Hanne Johnson leads the team with 22 kills. Junior Cate Lee led the team with 10 aces and 23 assists. Grantsburg went to Luck Monday night and won 3-1. The 3-0 Pirates will face Webster Tuesday night and

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Cate Lee sets the ball to set up her teammate for a spike.

The Grantsburg boys cross country team has gotten off to a hot start winning two meets as a team. New cross country coach Natalie Doornink said the strong start is thanks to their off season training. Junior Will Gerber achieved a career personal record at Webster. He finished the James Muus Invite first overall with a time of 16:36. Junior Chase Doornink is back on the team after a stress fracture cut last season short. He finished

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The Webster Volleyball has started their season 2-0 as they go to Grantsburg to face the Pirates Tuesday night. “I've been impressed with the leadership displayed by our senior captains Torrance Wols, Hannah Janssen, and Brooke Hetfeld, but all of the players have taken the initiative to lead in different ways using their individual strengths,” Stefanie Janssen said. Janssen is started another year at the helm of

the team. Their first game was a 3-0 against Frederic. The Tigers didn’t allow any aces. Senior Brooke Hetfeld led the team with 11 kills. Senior Kelsey Kidder and junior Lilly Chenal both had five digs in the game. With freshman Lauren Hetfeld leading with six aces and Hannah Janssen racked up 19 assists. The team had to work hard in their second game to come back down two games to win 3-2. Torrance Wols, senior, got SEE WEBSTER, PAGE 22

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Grantsburg’s Will Gerber has started the season strong.

third at Webster with a time of 17:05. Brody Bongaarts, Junior, finished in ninth. The boys had five other runners compete at Webster. At the Bruce Invite in August the individual results were similar. Gerber took first, Doornink came in third and Brody Bongaarts finished in ninth. When the team raced at home in Grantsburg they finished first, fourth and eighth. Doornink is enjoying her first year as the coach. She told the Sentinel, “As a coach, I most enjoy seeing each athlete improve and watching the camaraderie and trust that comes from the sport of cross country.” GIRLS CC Doornink said the girls team is young and also started the season strong. They placed third at the Grantsburg Sherstad Invitational, second at Bruce and third at the Webster Invite. “Ayla Meyer and Alexis Slater are leading the girls team with Hailea Rombach joining the pack,” Doornink said. Meyer is a sophomore and Rombach and Slater are juniors. At the Grantsburg Invite Meyer and Rombach finished fourth and fifth. At Bruce, Meyer finished third, Slater got fifth and Rombach finished sixth. When the team went to Webster the results were the same. Meyer in third, Slater and Rombach placed fifth and sixth. Doornink concluded, “The girls team shows grit and continue to overcome together.”

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CRIMINAL Bail jumping- felony • Jeffery C. Husnick, 45, Woodbury, Minn., the charge was dismissed but read in. • James H. Bibeau, 62, Frederic, plead guilty and was sentenced to 3 months of probation with a withheld sentence and was fined $518.

Battery • Cassandra A. Abrego, 33, Manitowac, plead not guilty and the charge was dismissed on prosecutor’s motion. • Jerry R. Haselbauer, 79, Danbury, plead guilty and was fined $500. • Bradley R. Reinhardt,

40, Webster, plead guilty and the charge was dismissed on prosecutor’s motion. • Rosetta J. Garbow, 54, Webster, the charge was dismissed on prosecutor’s motion. • Austin L. Johnson, 21, Grantsburg, plead guilty and was sentenced to 9 months in local jail and was fined $443.

Battery by prisoners • Shaleah F. Reynolds, 32, Webster, plead guilty and was sentenced to 30 days in local jail and was fined $518.

Camping and campgrounds ordinance

Criminal damage to property • Bradley R. Reinhardt, 40, Webster, plead guilty and the charge was dismissed on prosecutor’s motion.

Neglecting a child • Randy A. Lindberg, 51, Grantsburg, plead not guilty and the charge was dismissed but read in.

• Sept. 12, Dennis J. Lasarge, 40, Webster, was arrested for failure to appear. • Sept. 14, Brian M. Law, 55, Minneapolis, Minn., was arrested for disorderly conduct and domestic abuse. • Sept. 15, William H. King Jr., 36, Minneapolis, Minn., was arrested for strangulation and suffocation, battery and domestic abuse. • Noah R. Tijerina, 43, Webster, was arrested for misdemeanor bail jumping.

Background check: 1 Disturbance: 2 Juvenile matter: 1 Theft: 2 Traffic stop: 6

WARRANTS 26; William J. Bressette, 39; Scott G. Buskirk, 40; Sean P. Flaherty, 49; Luke A. Hansen, 34; Lorne C. Johnson, 59; Shawn T. Lauterbach, 27; Desmond Mosay, 54; Clinton J. Nichols, 45; Dallas J. Roseland, 21.

Operating ATV or UTV while intoxicated

Operating a motor vehicle w/o insurance

Operating while revoked

Fraud on gas station • Jeffery C. Husnick, 45, Woodbury, Minn., plead not guilty to five counts and the charges were dismissed but read in.

Illegal loaded ﬁrearm • Brett D. Johnson, 20,

OWI • Katie M. Schwoerer, 26, Eau Claire, plead no contest and had DOT license revoked for 6 months and was fined $937.50. • Richard C. Engelstad, 51. Golden Valley, Minn., plead guilty and had DOT license revoked for 7 months, ignition interlock device and was fined $924.50. • Paula R. Hanley, 67, Siren, plead no contest and had DOT license revoked for 6 months and was fined $937.50. • Chad J. Roberts, 50, Hinckley, Minn., plead guilty and had DOT license revoked for 6 months, ignition interlock device and was fined $937.50.

• David R. Sweeny, 73, Danbury, plead no contest and was fined $452.50. • Lorne J. Jackson, 30, Luck, plead guilty and was fined $500. • Gary N. Fetzich, 71, Webster, plead not guilty and the charge was dismissed on prosecutor’s motion. • Duane R. Hochstetler, 67, Webster, plead guilty and was fined $500. • Jack R. Garcia, 46, Bloomer, plead not guilty and the charge was dismissed on prosecutor’s motion.

Operating while suspended

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• Robert W. Proulx, 59, Luck, plead no contest and was fined $200.50. • Shean N. Frisbee, 34, Frederic, plead no contest and was fined $200.50. • Josiah M. Gander, 19,

• Bruce A. Frommader, 54, Grantsburg, plead no contest and was fined $326.50. SEE CRIMINAL, PAGE 17

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• Dallas J. Roseland, 21, Sandstone, Minn., plead not guilty and the charge was dismissed on prosecutor’s motion.

• Adrian W. Belisle, 19, Shell Lake, plead no contest and was fined $200.50. • Trista R. Dahlberg, 42, Grantsburg, plead no contest and was fined $200.50. • Rindy M. Erickson, 36, Webster, plead no contest and was fined $200.50. • Kevin J. Holmes, 46, Danbury, plead no contest and was fined $0. • Angela L. Johnson, 39, Shell Lake, plead no contest and was fined $200.50. • Andrew E. Jorgensen, 27, Danbury, plead no contest and was fined $200.50. • Skye A. Nelson, 31, Cloquet, Minn., plead no contest and was fined $200.50.

• Jeffery C. Husnick, 45, Woodbury, Minn., the charge was dismissed but read in.

• Richard C. Engelstad, 51, Golden Valley, Minn., plead not guilty and the charge was dismissed on prosecutor’s motion. • Paula R. Hanley, 67, Siren, plead not guilty and the charge was dismissed but read in.

• Cody W. Westlund, 20, Drummond, plead not guilty and the charge was dismissed but read in.

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• Joseph A. Schwartzbauer, 58, Grantsburg, the charge was dismissed but read in.

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Fire vehicle: 1 Found property: 2 Fraud: 1 Harassment: 5 Juvenile matter: 6 Littering: 1 Medical: 8 Noise complaint: 3 Ordinance: 2 Property damage: 3 Suicidal: 3 Suspicious activity: 28 Theft: 12 Traffic hazard: 3 Traffic stop: 27 Transport: 2 Trespassing: 5 Violation of order: 1 Welfare check: 9

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• Cassandra L. Hochule Martin, 33, Grantsburg, plead guilty and was fined $330.50. • Bradley R. Reinhardt, 40, Webster, plead guilty and the charge was dismissed on prosecutor’s motion. • Rosetta J. Garbow, 54, Webster, plead guilty and was fined $330.50. • Cindy R. Patraw, 50, Grantsburg, the charge was dismissed on prosecutor’s motion. • Joseph A. Schwartzbauer, 58, Grantsburg, plead no contest and was fined $330.50.

Forgery

• Bryan L. Belisle, 34; Jade E. Carrasco, 33; Brandonn R. Chapman, 23; Michael J. Glienke, 41; Martin N. Johnson III, 49; Melissa R. Lyons, 40; Louis R. Oiyotte Jr., 37; Danielle D. Rodriguez, 31; Brandon L. Schumann,

• James H. Bibeau, 62, Frederic, plead not guilty and the charge was dismissed but read in. • Randy A. Lindberg, 51, Grantsburg, plead not guilty and the charge was dismissed but read in.

• Tammy L. Blomberg, 49, Grantsburg, plead no contest and was fined $123.98.

Sept. 14 – Sept. 20

Total calls for service: 15 Assist agency: 2 Assist citizen: 1

Manufacture/deliver amphetamine

County retail theft

• Jeffrey Pavelka, Webster, plead no contest and was fined $389.50.

Sept. 13 – Sept. 19

• Angela J. Wolfe, 43, Hayward, the charge was dismissed on prosecutor’s motion.

• Veronica Mollinedo, 39, Pine City, Minn., plead no contest and was fined $317.70.

Barron, plead no contest and was fined $200.50. • Robert W. Proulx, 59, Luck, plead no contest and was fined $200.50. • Sheldon J. Thayer, 26, Danbury, plead no contest and was fined $200.50. • Dennis W. Young, 57, Danbury, plead no contest and was fined $200.50. • Charles R. Bentley, 29, Siren, plead no contest and was fined $200.50. • Dustin C. White, 22, Luck, plead no contest and was fined $200.50.

• Allexiya M. Noll, 18, Hertel, plead no contest and was fined $200.50. • Robert W. Proulx, 59, Luck, plead no contest and was fined $200.50. • Joshua C. Sahr, 44, Grantsburg, plead no contest and was fined $200.50. • Bridgette M. Smith, 35, Webster, plead no contest and was fined $200.50. • Kenneth R. Starks, 54, Grantsburg, plead not guilty and the charge was dismissed on prosecutor’s motion. • Nicholas W. Sterry, 33, Bloomington, Minn., plead no contest and was fined $200.50. • Thomas A. Fuller, 56, Grantsburg, plead no contest and was fined $200.50.

Issue of worthless checks

County/municipality worthless checks

BURNETT COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT Total calls for service: 237 911 hang-up: 14 Accident: 11 Alarm: 18 Animal complaint: 8 Arrest: 3 Assist agency: 11 Assist citizen: 6 ATV complaint: 1 Background: 1 Burglary: 4 Civil: 18 Death: 1 Disturbance: 9 Domestic: 2 Drug complaint: 1 Erratic driver: 7

Danbury, plead no contest and was fined $182.70.

Disorderly conduct

INCIDENTS • Sept. 7, Sheldon J. Thayer, 26, Danbury, was arrested for disorderly conduct, domestic abuse and a probation violation. • Sept. 8, Andrew E. Jorgensen, 27, Danbury, was arrested for disorderly conduct and domestic abuse. • Sept. 9, Vincent E. Stennett, 55, Siren, was arrested for failure to appear. • Sept. 10, Benjamin P. Flanery, 25, Grantsburg, was arrested for possess of drug paraphernalia and carrying a concealed weapon.

• James W. Johnson, Roseville, Minn., plead no contest and was fined $389.50.

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BURNETT COUNTY EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY PAYROLL & BENEFIT SPECIALIST - $23.79 $25.07/HOUR - DOQ Burnett County is accepting applications for a full-time Payroll & Benefit Specialist. This is a confidential position that provides support to the County Administration & Human Resources Department by managing the County Payroll and Benefits program, along with some HR functions. Application materials accepted until Monday, September 28, 2020.

COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY SERVICES FACILITATOR – $23.79/HOUR Burnett County is accepting applications for a full-time case management position that will provide services in the Health & Human Services Department - Behavioral Health Unit. Please visit the Burnett County website for additional details and required application. Application materials accepted through Friday, October 2, 2020.

CRIMINAL Place material- feed/ attract wild animals

and was sentenced to 1 year of probation with a withheld sentence and was fined $443.

• Marcia M. Wert, 66, Danbury, plead no contest and was fined $343.50.

Possess game ﬁsh during closed season, in excess of bag limit

Possess amphetamine/LSD/ Psilocin

• Devonte J. Morales, 27, Luck, plead no contest and was fined $263.10.

• Tami S. Zak, 52, Rush City, Minn., plead guilty and was fined $443. • Cody W. Westlund, 20, Drummond, plead guilty

Possess open intoxicants in MV- driver

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• Michael R. Linke, 24, Grantsburg, plead no contest and was fined $263.50.

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Possess open intoxicants in MV- passenger • Kaylee N. Jennissen, 29, Danbury, plead no contest and was fined $200.50.

Possess w/ intentamphetamine • Shaina M. Boswell, 19, Minneapolis, Minn., the charge was dismissed but read in. • Randy A. Lindberg, 51, Grantsburg, plead not guilty and the charge was dismissed but read in.

Possess w/ intentcocaine • Chelsea R. Lindmeier, 35, Danbury, the charge was dismissed on prosecutor’s motion.

Possession of drug paraphernalia • Joshua J. Bremer, 34, Cameron, plead not guilty and the charge was dismissed but read in. • Amanda K. Rogers, 32, Webster, the charge was dismissed but read in. • Kristin L. Beebe, 48, Webster, the charge was dismissed but read in. • Shaina M. Boswell, 19,

Minneapolis, Minn., the charge was dismissed but read in. • Chelsea R. Lindmeier, 35, Danbury, the charge was dismissed on prosecutor’s motion. • Joseph A. Stenbakken, 34, Hutto, TX, plead guilty and was fined $250. • Christopher C. Yauch, 36, Columbia Heights, Minn., the charge was dismissed but read in.

Possession of illegal size ﬁsh • Ian C. Newby, 34, Bloomington, Minn., plead no contest and was fined $222.90. • Jeffery C. Husnick, 45, Woodbury, Minn., the charge was dismissed but read in. • James H. Bibeau, 62, Frederic, plead not guilty and the charge was dismissed but read in. • Randy A. Lindberg, 51, Grantsburg, plead not guilty and the charge was dismissed but read in. SEE CRIMINAL, PAGE 18

Notiﬁcation of Employment Opportunity Grantsburg School District

Grantsburg Public Library is seeking applicants for a part-time Assistant Library Director and Marketing Specialist. We are seeking a friendly, outgoing individual with a passion for marketing, library services, community engagement and working with patrons of all ages.

Job Title: Full-time Educational Assistant Position

Job Title: Full-time Assistant Registrar Position

Classiﬁcations: Non-represented support staff

This is a part-time position. For a detailed job description and application information, please visit the Grantsburg Public Library website at www. grantsburglibrary.org.

Reports to: Principal

Length of Contract Year/Duty Day: 12 months/40 hours per week (8:00 am to 4:30 onsite in the Grantsburg School District)

Qualiﬁcations: • High school diploma required. • Two years of administrative support experience is preferred. • Interpersonal skills to deliver excellent student support. • Must possess professional communication skills. • Technology skills, or a willingness to learn technology skills, and the ability to apply the skills are necessary. • Positive attitude and optimistic outlook.

Qualiﬁcations: • High school diploma or equivalent education required. • Two years of administrative support experience is preferred. • Competent in the use of information systems • Interpersonal skills to deliver excellent student support • Must possess professional communication skills. • Technology skills, or a willingness to learn technology skills, and the ability to apply the skills are necessary.

Description of Duties: Assist with delivery, clean-up and serving lunch to students and staff.

Job Goal: This position provides student services, communications with students and parents, and assistance requiring occasional individual discretion and judgment. It also provides ofﬁce support by completing and ﬁling paperwork and completing reports.

Job Goal: This position provides student services, communications with students and parents, and assistance requiring occasional individual discretion and judgment.

Qualiﬁcations: • Good human relation skills when working with co-workers, staff, students and public. • Follow through on written and oral directions and requests in a positive and expedient manner. • Be able to communicate and show leadership skills. • Maintain a positive work attitude. • Demonstrate good work habits, punctuality, reliability, self-initiative and attendance. • Be ﬂexible to a changing work schedule with changing responsibilities and demands. • Be able to lift 50 pounds. • Possess a valid driver’s license.

Roles and Responsibilities: Performs diversiﬁed duties including: • Make and keep track of all purchase orders • Order all supplies for the ofﬁce, staff, and students • Align expenses with iForward Budget • Receive and record payments from students and teachers • Arrange travel reservations and expenses • Track staff leave days and submit substitute teacher pay • Copy workbooks for staff and students • Assist with board agenda and supplemental materials • Record iForward board meeting minutes • Answers phones, takes messages, and/or redirects calls. Responds to a wide range of inquiries. • Perform related duties as assigned

Closing Date for Application: When ﬁlled

To Apply: Application Closing Date is September 25, 2020, or until the position is ﬁlled. Send Letter of Interest, Resume, and three Letters of Reference to:

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Notiﬁcation of Employment Opportunity Grantsburg School District Job Title: Long term Substitute/ Cooks Helper Hours: 3 hours. Be available for extra hours when needed. Rate of Pay: Per contract schedule

Contact: Lara Lerud, Food Service Director Grantsburg High School 480 East James Ave., Grantsburg, WI 54840 715-463-4757 Or fill out an application at the district office The School District of Grantsburg is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, status as a parent, national origin, age, disability (physical or mental), family medical history or genetic information, political affiliation, military service, or other non-merit based factors.

Mrs. Constance Quade iForward Executive Director & Principal Direct Phone Line: 715-463-4901 constance.quade@iforwardwisconsin.com

Roles and Responsibilities: Performs diversified duties including: • Request/receive Transcripts for students • Check course descriptions and compare them to our class offerings • Confirm students registrations for classes requested by students and school guidance counselors and advisors • Comply with transcript request to students and other educational institutions • Respond to graduates’ transcript requests • Answers phones, takes messages, and/or redirects calls. Responds to a wide range of inquiries. • The ability to interact and be a contributing member of a talented and award-winning staff who actively works to create a positive work environment is desired • Perform other related duties as assigned To Apply: Application Closing Date is September 25, 2020, or until the position is filled. Send Letter of Interest, Resume, and three Letters of Reference to: Mrs. Constance Quade iForward Executive Director & Principal Direct Phone Line: 715-463-4901 constance.quade@iforwardwisconsin.com

“Students Matter at iForward!” “Students Matter at iForward!” The School District of Grantsburg is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, status as a parent, national origin, age, disability (physical or mental), family medical history or genetic information, political afﬁliation, military service, or other non-merit based factors.

The School District of Grantsburg is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, status as a parent, national origin, age, disability (physical or mental), family medical history or genetic information, political afﬁliation, military service, or other non-merit based factors.

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BURNETT COUNTY SENTINEL

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

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CRIMINAL

VOTING BY ABSENTEE BALLOT Partisan Election November 3, 2020

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Any quali¿ed elector who is unable or unwilling to appear at the polling place on Election Day may submit a request to vote an absentee ballot to their municipal clerk. A quali¿ed elector is any U.S. citizen, who will be 18 years of age or older on Election Day, who has resided in the ward or municipality where he or she wishes to vote for at least 10 consecutive days before the election. The elector must also be registered in order to receive an absentee ballot. Proof of identi¿cation must be provided before an absentee ballot may be issued. You must make a request for an absentee ballot in writing or online at MyVote.wi.gov. Contact your municipal clerk and request that an application for an absentee ballot be sent to you for the primary or election or both. You may also submit a written request in the form of a letter or you may apply for an absentee ballot online at MyVote.wi.gov. Your written request must list your voting address within the municipality where you wish to vote, the address where the absentee ballot should be sent, if different, and your signature. You may make application to your municipal clerk for an absentee ballot in person, by mail, by fax, by email or at MyVote.wi.gov.

Possession of illegal size ﬁsh • Juliana J. Nelson, 18, Shell Lake, plead not guilty and the charge was dismissed but read in. • Cody W. Westlund, 20, Drummond, plead not guilty and the charge was dismissed but read in.

Possession of marijuana • Kenneth R. Starks, 54, Grantsburg, plead not guilty and the charge was dismissed on prosecutor’s motion.

Possession of meth Making application to receive an absentee ballot by mail The deadline for making application to receive an absentee ballot by mail is: 5:00 p.m. on the ¿fth day before the election, Thursday, October 29, 2020. Note: Special absentee voting application provisions apply to electors who are inde¿nitely con¿ned to home or a care facility, in the military, hospitalized, or serving as a sequestered juror. If this applies to you, contact the municipal clerk regarding deadlines for requesting and submitting an absentee ballot. *Voting an absentee ballot in person You may also request and vote an absentee ballot in the clerk's of¿ce or other speci¿ed location during the days and hours speci¿ed for casting an absentee ballot in person. *The ¿rst day to vote an absentee ballot in the clerk’s of¿ce is: *Tuesday, October 20, 2020, (by appointment) *The last day to vote an absentee ballot in the clerk's of¿ce: *Sunday, November 1, 2020, (by appointment) TIMES AND DATES ARE BY APPOINTMENT ONLY WITH YOUR MUNICIPAL CLERK No in-person absentee voting may occur on the day before the election. The municipal clerk will deliver voted ballots returned on or before Election Day to the proper polling place or counting location before the polls close on November 3, 2020. Any ballots received after the polls close will not be counted. Town of Anderson Carmen Bouchie, Clerk 13808 Anderson Road Grantsburg, WI 54840 715-488-2339 Town of Blaine Charla Zaccardi, Clerk 34096 Lee Road Danbury, WI 54840 651-783-5641 Town of Daniels Liz Simonsen, Clerk 9697 Daniels 70 Siren, WI 54872 715-349-2291 Town of Dewey Pamela Brown, Clerk 24433 Town Hall Road Shell Lake, WI 54871 715-468-1207

Town of Meenon Suzanna M. Eytcheson, Clerk Town Hall 7396 Kruger Rd. Webster, WI 54893 715-866-4893 Town of Oakland Sherril Anderson, Clerk 7426 W. Main St. P.O. Box 675 Webster, WI 54893 715-866-8213 Town of Roosevelt Patricia Miner, Clerk 2997 County Road EE Shell Lake, WI 54871 715-468-2468 Town of Rusk Bonnie Harder, Clerk 26985 E. Benoit Lake Rd. Spooner, WI 54801 715-520-0560

Town of Grantsburg Toni Carter, Clerk-Treasurer 216 So. Oak St. Town of Sand Lake Peggy Tolbert, Clerk P.O. Box 642 Grantsburg, WI 54840 25862 Normans Landing Rd. 715-463-5600 P.O. Box 165 Webste, WI 54893 Town of Jackson 715-2229375 Lorraine Radke, Clerk Town Hall Town of Scott 4599 County Rd. A Ken Busby, Clerk Webster, WI 54893 Town Hall 28390 County Rd. H 715-866-8412 – Home Spooner, WI 54801 715-866-8404 - Of¿ce Of¿ce 75-635-2308 Town of LaFollette Town of Siren Linda Terrian, Clerk Mary Hunter, Clerk 23928 Malone Rd. 23340 Soderberg Rd. Siren, WI 54872 Siren, WI 54872 715-349-2531 715-349-5119 Town of Lincoln Town of Swiss Wanda Washkuhn, Clerk 25603 Ice House Bridge Rd.Judith Dykstra, Clerk 7551 Main St. P.O. Box 296 P.O. Box 157 Webster, WI 54893 Danbury, WI 54830 715-866-4201 715-656-3030

Town of Trade Lake Melissa McQuay, Clerk 13021 Bass Lake Road Grantsburg, WI 54840 715-220-9399 Town of Union Kim Johnson 8302 County Road U Danbury, WI 54830 715-866-7311 Town of Webb Lake Ken Busby, Clerk 31000 Namekagon Road Webb Lake, WI 54830 715-259-7139 Town of West Marshland Kerri Harter, Clerk 26087 County Rd. F Grantsburg, WI 54840 715-463-2461 Town of Wood River Marjean Legler, Clerk 23610 N. Alpha Dr. Grantsburg, WI 54840 715-327-4751 Village of Grantsburg Sheila Meyer, Clerk/ Treasurer 316 S. Brad St. Grantsburg, WI 54840 715-463-2405 Village of Siren Ann Peterson, ClerkTreasurer 24049 First Ave. P.O. Box 23 Siren, WI 54872 715-349-2273 Village of Webster Debra Doriott-Kuhnley, Clerk-Treasurer 7505 Main St. W. P.O. Box 25 Webster, WI 54893 715-866-4211 WNAXLP

• Joshua J. Bremer, 34, Cameron, plead guilty and was sentenced to 2 years of probation with a withheld sentence and was fined $518. • Amanda K. Rogers, 32, Webster, plead guilty and was sentenced to 1 year of local jail imposed and stayed, 2 years of probation and was fined $518. • Chelsea R. Lindmeier, 35, Danbury, the charge was dismissed on prosecutor’s motion. • Joseph A. Stenbakken, 34, Hutto, TX, plead not guilty and the charge was dismissed but read in. • Jeffery C. Husnick, 45, Woodbury, Minn., plead guilty and was sentenced to 2 years of probation with a withheld sentence and was fined $1,356.22. • James H. Bibeau, 62, Frederic, plead guilty and was sentenced to 3 years of probation with a withheld sentence and

was fined $518. • Justina L. Blackdeer, 29, Fond du Lac, plead guilty and was sentenced to 1 year and 6 months of state prison, 2 years extended supervision and was fined $518. • James M. Stariha, 32, Shell Lake, plead guilty and the charge was dismissed on prosecutor’s motion.

Reckless drivingendanger safety

Possession of narcotic drugs

Remove vegetation in the vegetative buffer zone

• Shaina M. Boswell, 19, Minneapolis, Minn., plead guilty and was sentenced to 3 years of probation with a withheld sentence and was fined $518.

Possession of THC • Kristin L. Beebe, 48, Webster, plead no contest and was fined $330.50. • Christopher C. Yauch, 36, Columbia Heights, Minn., plead no contest and was fined $200. • Tami S. Zak, 52, Rush City, Minn., plead guilty and was fined $443. • Jeffery C. Husnick, 45, Woodbury, Minn., the charge was dismissed but read in. • James H. Bibeau, 62, Frederic, plead not guilty and the charge was dismissed but read in. • Juliana J. Nelson, 18, Shell Lake, plead guilty and was fined $500.

Receiving or concealing stolen property • Jeffery C. Husnick, 45, Woodbury, Minn., the charge was dismissed but read in.

• Thomas R. Brown, 42, Webster, plead not guilty and the charge was dismissed but read in. • Lee R. Grandy, 17, Grantsburg, plead no contest and was fined $200.50. • Skye A. Nelson, 31, Cloquet, Minn., plead no contest and was fined $389.50.

• Kenneth H. Erickson, Webster, plead no contest and was fined $389.50.

Resisting/failing to stop • Thomas R. Brown, 42, Webster, plead guilty and was fined $500.

Resisting or obstructing an officer • Autumn R. Pewaush, 34, Webster, plead not guilty and the charge was dismissed but read in. • Christie D. Engebretson, 37, Pine City, Minn., plead guilty to two counts and was sentenced to 2 years of probation per count with a withheld sentence and was fined $443 per count. • Joseph A. Stenbakken, 34, Hutto, TX, plead guilty and was fined $250. • Rosetta J. Garbow, 54, Webster, plead not guilty and the charge was dismissed but read in. • Austin L. Johnson, 21, Grantsburg, plead guilty and was sentenced to 9 months in local jail and was fined $200.

CAPITOL REPORT: Trek president worried about direction of country CONTINUED FROM PAGE 5

On my first day as president, I’d cut the U.S nuclear arsenal from 6,815 to around 300.” Burke said another major issue for the country is the economic gap between the rich and the poor and Blacks and whites. “The inequality is stunning,” he said. “I’ve put together a plan called ‘Every Kid Has a Chance,’ that includes free education and healthcare until age 22, making sure children have access to three meals a day and reforming our schools, which would include turning the bottom 1 percent into the top percent.” Though some might consider his proposals a stretch, Burke said he’s not afraid to put his suggestions forward for review and even criticism. “If FDR were alive today, he’d have 38 different ideas,” he said. “I’m a super creative person, too. and I’ve got a lot of proposals. If they failed, I’d try something else. One of them even has a bit of humor in it. Until campaign financing can be changed to reduce the influence of corporations, political action committees and unions, he would require congress-

men and women to wear jackets — much like NASCAR drivers — showing who is sponsoring them. On a more serious side, Burke said he sees the country’s failure to adequately fund Social Security a huge problem. “That’s an issue that affects 100 million people,” he said. “I could fix that in less than one minute by raising the retirement age to 70. Currently, people’s incomes are taxed 6.2 percent to fund Social Security up to $130,900. That tax should be for whatever you make. It would also give you a pot full of money to address many other problems.” Social Security’s trust funds are expected to run out by 2035, if no changes are made. Then, benefit checks for retirees would be cut by about 20 percent across the board. Burke said he considers the country “bankrupt” when it comes to dealing with its problems. The Capitol Report is written by editorial staff at WisPolitics.com, a nonpartisan, Madison-based news service that specializes in coverage of government and politics, and is distributed for publication by members of the Wisconsin Newspaper Association. Copyright © WisPolitics.com.

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BUSINESS MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION SCHOOL DISTRICT OF GRANTSBURG Minutes from August 24, 2020

Vice-President Dan Ohnstad called the meeting to order. Present: Dan Ohnstad, Russ Erickson, Brian Handy, Renae Rombach and Chris Erickson. Absent: David Dahlberg and Jason Burkman. Agenda Revisions: None. Appearances: None. Motion C. Erickson/Handy to approve the School Board minutes from August 10, 2020. Motion carried 5-0. Received Reports Finance Committee to meet Monday, September 21 at 5 pm. There will be no School Board meeting Monday, November 23, 2020 unless there are emergent issues that need addressing. Summer Projects report received. Consent Items Motion C. Erickson/Handy to Approve Transportation Contract Cost of Living Increases for 2020-2021. Motion carried 5-0. Motion C. Erickson/Rombach to allow a policy vote on the first reading for the Policy 113 Non Discrimination in District Programs, Activities, and Operations and Policy 723.3 Emergency School Closings. Motion carried 5-0. Motion Rombach/R. Erickson to Approve the Policy 113 Non Discrimination in District Programs, Activities, and Operations and Policy 723.3 Emergency School Closings. Motion carried 5-0. Motion Rombach/R. Erickson to Approve Ken Bistram as GHS Head Custodian. Motion carried 5-0. Motion C. Erickson/Handy to Approve a Teaching Contract for Lindsey Kuennen iForward Art Teacher, Part-time. Motion carried 5-0. Motion Rombach/C. Erickson to Approve Expanding the iForward positions of Part-time Student Advisor and Open Enrollment Assistant to Full-time, 10-month positions. Motion carried 5-0. Motion C. Erickson/Rombach to Accept the Resignations of Catherine LaMere, iForward Administrative Assistant, Karen Paap, iForward Student Advisor and Meagan Gulak, iForward Teacher. Motion carried 5-0. Motion C. Erickson/Rombach to Award the Bid for iForward Student Laptops to Citon for $210,125.00. Motion carried 5-0. Motion C. Erickson/Handy to Adjourn. Motion carried 5-0. WNAXLP (September 23)

STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT BURNETT COUNTY

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF Christopher E. Fickbohm Order Setting Time to Hear Petition for Administration and Deadline for Filing Claims (Formal Administration) Case No. 20 PR 33 A Petition for Formal Administration was filed. THE COURT FINDS: The decedent, with date of birth May 22, 1972 and date of death May 13, 2020 was domiciled in Burnett County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of 13483 County Road F, Grantsburg, WI 54840. THE COURT ORDERS: 1. The Petition be heard at the Burnett County Courthouse, 7410 County Road K, Siren, Wisconsin, Room 220, before Circuit Court Judge Melissia R. Mogen, on September 30, 2020 at 3:30 p.m. You do not need to appear unless you object. The petition may be granted if there is no objection. 2. The deadline for filing a claim against the decedent’s estate is October 13, 2020. 3. A claim may be filed at the Burnett County Courthouse, 2410 County Road K, Siren, Wisconsin, Room 205. 4. Heirship will be determined at the hearing on petition for final judgment. 5. Publication of this notice is notice to any persons whose

names or addresses are unknown. The names and addresses of the following person is not known or reasonably ascertainable: Breanna Fickbohm. BY THE COURT: /s/ Melissia R. Mogen Circuit Court Judge September 1, 2020 Ryan M. Benson Benson Law Office, LTD. PO Box 370 Siren, WI 54872 715-349-5215 Bar Number 1036463 WNAXLP (September 9, 16, 23)

STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT BURNETT COUNTY ACUITY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY 2800 South Taylor Drive Sheboygan, WI 53081, Plaintiff, v. CHAD SHIRES 23950 Tollander Road, Apt 1 Siren, WI 54872, ROBERT GADWA 11475 Lundeen Road Frederic, WI 54837, and ABC INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendants. PUBLICATION SUMMONS Case No. 20-CV-70 Case Code: 30201 THE STATE OF WISCONSIN, To each person named above as a Defendant: You are hereby notified that the Plaintiff named above has filed a lawsuit or other legal action against you.

Within 40 days after September 9, 2020, you must respond with a written demand for a copy of the complaint. The demand must be sent or delivered to the court, whose address is: Burnett County Clerk of Court Burnett County Courthouse 7410 County Road K, Room #214 Siren, WI 54872 and to the Plaintiff’s attorneys: Ron Harmeyer Law Office, LLC 330 E Kilbourn Avenue, Suite 1070 Milwaukee, WI 53202 You may have an attorney help or represent you. If you do not demand a copy of the complaint within 40 days, the court may grant judgment against you for the award of money or other legal action requested in the complaint, and you may lose your right to object to anything that is or may be incorrect in the complaint. 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. Dated: September 2, 2020. RON HARMEYER LAW OFFICE LLC Attorneys for ACUITY, A Mutual Insurance Company Electronically signed Nicholas J. DeStefanis By: Nicholas J. DeStefanis SBN 1064766 330 E Kilbourn Avenue, Suite 1070 Milwaukee, WI 53202 Tel. (414) 316-2500 Fax (414) 755-7081 ndestefanis@ronharmeyerlaw.com WNAXLP (September 9, 16, 23)

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice of Public Hearing, State of Wisconsin, County of Burnett, Monday, October 5, 2020 at 7:00 p.m., at the Burnett County Government Center in Room 165, Town of Meenon, Siren, Wisconsin. 1. VARIANCE #VAR-20-06: MOHS Public notice is hereby given to all persons in the Town of Trade Lake, Burnett County, Wisconsin, that Karen Mohs has made application relative to a proposal to vary the terms of the Burnett County Land Use and Shoreland Protection Code of Ordinances as follows: To construct an accessory structure at a reduced lake setback and at a reduced road setback, located at 20985 Lakewood Dr, on Big Trade Lake, in the RR-2 zoning district, Lot 1 CSM Vol. 18 Pg. 69, in Government Lot 3, Section 21, T37N R18W. Board of Adjustment Siren, WI Dated this 10th day of September, 2020 WNAXLP (September 16, 23)

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice of Public Hearing, State of Wisconsin, County of Burnett, Tuesday, October 6, 2020, at 9:00 a.m., at the Burnett County Government Center in Room 165, Town of Meenon, Siren, Wisconsin, regarding the following: BURNETT COUNTY LAND USE/SHORELAND PROTECTION ORDINANCES 1. CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT #CUP-20-41 – RISTOW Public notice is hereby given to all persons in the Town of Daniels, Burnett County, Wisconsin, that Brian Ristow has made application for a conditional use permit per the terms of the Burnett County Land Use and Shoreland Protection Code of Ordinances to allow a camper year around for up to three years, located on Dunham Lake Rd, on Dunham Lake, in the RR-1 zoning district, Lot 4 CSM V. 1 Pg. 201, in Government Lot 4, Section 28, T38N R17W. 2. CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT #CUP-20-42 – LAHR Public notice is hereby given to all persons in the Town of Jackson, Burnett County, Wisconsin, that Louis and Toni Lahr have made application for a conditional use permit per the terms of the Burnett County Land Use and Shoreland Protection Code of Ordinances to allow a camper year around for up to three years, located on Loon Lake Rd, on an un-named pond, in the RR-2 zoning district, in Government Lot 2, Section 1, T40N R15W. 3. CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT #CUP-20-43 – VANGILDER Public notice is hereby given to all persons in the Town of Rusk, Burnett County, Wisconsin, that Amanda VanGilder has made application for a conditional use permit per the terms of the Burnett County Land Use Code of Ordinances to operate a home occupation nail salon business, located at 26904 County Rd H, in the RR-3 zoning district, in the NW ¼ of the SW ¼, Section 4, T39N R14W. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS MEETING: All attendees will go through a COVID-19 screening before entering the meeting area. Please arrive 15 minutes early to get through the screening process. If you wish to participate in the meeting you will need to attend in person. Written comments can be sent to the Burnett County Land Services Department. Real time audio will be available for listening only; see meeting agenda five days before the meeting for real time audio information. Burnett County Land Use and Information Committee Siren, WI Dated this 10th day of September, 2020 WNAXLP

BURNETT COUNTY SENTINEL

(September 16, 23)

STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT BURNETT COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF Steven F. Chisholm Notice to Creditors (Informal Administration) Case No. 20 PR 45 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: 1. An application for informal administration was filed. 2. The decedent, with date of birth September 7, 1943 and date of death August 11, 2020, was domiciled in Burnett County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of 7326 Fir Street East, Webster, WI 54893.

3. All interested persons waived notice. 4. The deadline for filing a claim against the decedent’s estate is December 14, 2020. 5. A claim may be filed at the Burnett County Courthouse, 7410 County Road K, Siren, Wisconsin, Room 214. /s/ Jacqueline Baasch Probate Registrar September 21, 2020 Jennifer A. O’Neill O’Neill Elder Law, LLC 1301 Gateway Circle, Suite 600 Hudson, WI 54016 715-808-0610 Bar Number 1022896 WNAXLP (Sept. 23, 30, Oct. 7)

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NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING AND ANNUAL MEETING PER SECTION 120.08(1) and 65.90(4) SCHOOL DISTRICT OF WEBSTER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the quali¿ed electors of the School District of Webster that the Budget Hearing and Annual Meeting of said district for the transaction of business will be held in the cafetorium of the 5-12 School, 7564 Alder Street West, Webster, Wisconsin on Monday, September 28, 2020. The Budget Hearing begins at 5:00 p.m. with the Annual Meeting immediately following. Detailed copies of the budget are available for inspection in the District Administration Of¿ce at 26428 Lakeland Avenue South, Webster, Wisconsin. Dated this 17th day of September, 2020. Wendy Larson, Board Clerk

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BURNETT COUNTY SENTINEL

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Forgiveness Pastor Kobi Phillipps New Hope

As I watch the news and listen to people it appears there is a growing inability to forgive in our culture. Along with a lack of forgiveness there is also a growing intolerance for anything less than perfect. There is condemnation for our Country, our founding fathers, for our law enforcement and the list goes on and on. This condemnation is based on the fact that throughout history and still today, we as human beings are incapable of being perfect. There has only been one perfect human being to walk the earth and that was Jesus,

the Son of God. 1 Peter 2:22 tells us, “He committed no sin, neither was deceit found in his mouth.” The amazing thing is that Jesus, who in his perfection could have directed condemnation at us due to our imperfection, didn’t, and instead he offered us forgiveness and eternal life. Romans 8:1 says, “There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.” You see as a culture we have it backwards. We who are all imperfect demand that others be perfect, and if they aren’t, refuse to forgive them. What we need to do is look to

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Jay Ticknor, Pastor | 715-689-2271

Mike Kleven, Pastor

Jesus and confess our own imperfections to him and accept him as our Lord and Savior. It is in him, and in him only, that we find no condemnation and receive complete forgiveness. It is in knowing him that we can begin to be able to forgive ourselves and others. John 3:16 tells us why Jesus, in complete perfection, was sent to earth to be crucified, “For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” You see, perfection came to forgive imperfection.

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five aces and Ava Washburn, senior, got 13 digs. “Torrance & Kels had a great night on serve receive taking 56 serves with only 3 errors,” Janseen said. Brooke Hetfeld led the team with 11 kills. While Hannah Janssen ended the game with an impressive 31 assists. The Tigers face Grantsburg at home on Tuesday night and Luck on Thursday.

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Knutson shoots ﬁrst bear at 17

Green wins ﬁrst progressive bingo pot

Jaegar Knutson shot his ﬁrst bear on Friday, September 11. The bear weighed in at 263 pounds dressed out. This was Jaegar‘s ﬁrst trip to Grantsburg from Wheeler, WI driving alone since he got his license. Jaegar is the Grandson of Cindy and Greg Peer. Grandpa Greg transferred his tag to Jaegar and was with him on the hunt. Great Grandparents Stan and Betty Peer and Grandma Cindy were able to see the bear and congratulate him on a job well done. The hunt lasted under an hour but the memory will last a lifetime.

Paula Green, Grantsburg Legion Auxiliary Bingo participant, won the ﬁrst progressive bingo pot at $773. Congratulations Paula! The Grantsburg American Legion Auxiliary hosts bingo the second and fourth Sundays of the month from 2 – 4 p.m. Next bingo event is September 27 with the progressive starting at $200 (must play the ﬁrst 15 games to be eligible to win the progressive pot).

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Changing lives, one shoebox gift at a time Yves Duchime was 11 years old, living with his Rwandan family as refugees in Togo, West Africa, when an anonymous gift, packed in a shoebox, changed his life. Speaking at Maranatha Evangelical Free Church in Rice Lake as part of the Operation Christmas Child National Project Leader Workshop, Duchime admitted that he had been full of anger and hate. His entire extended family, with the exception of one aunt, had been murdered in the 1994 Rwandan civil war. The 100-day war left one million Rwandans dead, out of a total population of five million. Duchime’s immediate family lost their home and escape to a refugee camp in Congo, where he was born soon after their arrival. Due to continued conflict, the family to fled to Kenya and eventually to Togo. Life didn’t make sense to the young boy. He couldn’t understand how his aunts, uncles, cousins and grandparents, plus one million others, could be brutally Hand-Written Note Inside Box murdered – in most cases by neighbors, acquaintances and even people who had been friends before the civil war – with no one from the outside willing to step in and help. Raised in a Christian family, with a Bible-believing pastor for a dad, Yves knew he was supposed to love his neighbor and his enemy. Yet he also knew there was no way he could do that, living in the aftermath of the violence created by those neighbors and enemies. He didn’t have much regard for Christianity, since the Christian community outside Rwanda hadn’t attempted to stop the violence in his country and against his family. But then, in 2005, Yves received his shoebox gift. Many children we know wouldn’t be too excited about the items in the box. School supplies. Toothbrush. Soap. But there was a Matchbox car, too, and a woolen scarf, although Togo’s temperature very rarely drops below 80 degrees. He approached the other children, trying to trade the scarf for something more fun or useful, but to no avail. There was also a hand-written note, and it was the note that reached Yves’ heart and changed his life. It said, “God loves you. Jesus Loves you. I love you.” This was a turning point, he told the group of nearly two dozen at the Maranatha Evangelical Free Church event. His heart began to make room for love rather than hate, and healing began. He started to wonder: If some kid in a Sunday school somewhere could love him, how much more does the God who created him? “That sticky note wrecked me,” Yves said. The box had ripple effects. In Togo, children cannot go to school if they don’t have their own school supplies because it would put too great a burden on the teacher, who is on a very limited income and would have to provide the needed items. Yves’ family was able to afford the materials, but his best friend’s family

‘God loves you. Jesus Loves you. I love you.’

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Yves Duschime, now 26, shares his story as a Rwandan refugee whose life was changed by an Operation Christmas Child shoebox gift 15 years ago.

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National collection week for Operation Christmas Child is Nov. 15-23, and Maranatha Evangelical Free Church of Rice Lake has information and supplies ready for the expected 5000-plus shoebox gifts that will be packed by the church.

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Wyman Johnson of Webster, church relations team member for northwest Wisconsin’s Operation Christmas Child team, speaks about the many resources available on the OCC website. OCC is a ministry of Samaritan’s Purse and OCC’s information can be found on the Samaritan’s Purse website.

could not. Because Yves shared his school supplies, his best friend was able to go to school. The young man is now a software engineer in Ghana, helping to fund clean water projects and helping to send other children to school. Operation Christmas Child’s presence in the community, distributing shoebox gifts and the Gospel message of Jesus’ love, had much bigger ripples in the area of Togo where the Duchimes were living. Witchcraft is very real, Yves Yves Duchime said, and witch doctors have a great deal of power over people. It was a frightening night, he said, when the local witch doctor came to his dad’s door, because the family knew that “death was knocking.” However, said Yves, the man had seen that people’s lives were being transformed by the gifts and the Gospel and he wanted to experience that same transformation. He gave his heart and life to Jesus and soon asked to be

‘It was a frightening night…when the local witch doctor came to his dad’s door, because the family knew that “death was knocking..’

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Cases of cardboard and plastic Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes were given out to OCC project leaders at a kick-off workshop held in Rice Lake last week.

baptized. When Yves’ dad went to baptize the gentleman in the river, there was a line of other men, women and children waiting to be baptized also, because the former witch doctor had shared the good new with them. “None of these people ever got shoeboxes,” Yves said. The story of Yves’ experience illustrates the focus of Operation Christmas Child. Through shoebox gifts people hear and respond to the Gospel message. Follow up teaching occurs, giving gift recipients and their families the tools to deepen and share their new faith. As lives are changed and people share the reason for the change, multiplication takes place as more people put their trust in Jesus. In 2008, three years after applying to the United Nation for refugee resettlement, the family was relocated to Buffalo, New York. He recalls getting off the plane in late October and, for the first time ever, feeling coolness on his skin. Not just coolness, actually. It was downright cold, for someone who never experienced air conditioning or a refrigerator, let alone autumn and winter. Yves recalled seeing his family members rubbing their arms to warm themselves and remembering the one item in his shoebox gift for which

he never had a use. He had kept it, however, and at that moment pulled his woolen scarf from his bag and draped it around his neck. God knew, he said, and put it into the heart of the child packing his gift that Yves would one day need warm things to wear. Three years after receiving it, the scarf was exactly what he needed. MAKE A DIFFERENCE Since its beginnings in 1993 Operation Christmas Child, a ministry of Samaritan’s Purse, has distributed 178 million shoebox gifts to children in more than 160 countries around the world. Last year more than 10.5 shoeboxes were collected, and individuals and churches in this area provided several thousand of them. For information on how to get involved, how to get a shoebox to fill or have your questions answered please contact Wyman Johnson, OCC’s liaison in northwest Wisconsin, at 715-791-4952 or wymarjohnson@gmail.com. A great deal of information, including what to pack or not to pack in a shoebox gift and a link to packing boxes online, can be found under the OCC link on the Samaritan’s Purse website at www. samaritanspurse.org.

SIREN HARVESTFEST

BURNETT COUNTY SENTINEL

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

www.burnettcountysentinel.com

Sandstone woman charged with murder in Lino Lakes STAFF REPORT NEWS@PINECOUNTYNEWS.COM

Melissa Madelyn Zielinski, 47, of Sandstone has been charged with second degree murder after an Aug. 27 shooting in Lino Lakes. According to the criminal complaint, the Lino Lakes Police Department and the Anoka County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a shooting on Shadow Lake Drive in Lino Lakes. Upon arrival they spoke with the homeowner who told them he had noticed an unfamiliar black SUV in the driveway. When he entered his home he encountered an unknown male and

female. He followed them outside and asked what they were doing. According to the homeowner, The male stated words to effect of “Your son stole on me” and “I’ll take you out, too.” They then got in the vehicle and drove away. The homeowner said he then went downstairs and found his son, Karl Henderson, deceased. A Hi-Point 9mm handgun was found on the floor near the body, the weapon was unknown to anyone in the house. A forensic lab tested the DNA from the grip of the handgun and developed a major male DNA profile that matched to Nicholas Walter Zielinski, 43. The homeowner positively identified

Nicholas as the man he saw leaving his home. After investigation, law enforcement believed the female was likely to be Nicholas’s sister Melissa. Officers then obtained cell phone tracking information on both Zielinski’s phones which put them at the scene of the murder. Text messages found on Melissa’s phone indicated that she and Nicholas were “going to collect some money that’s owed to me hopefully.” Further investigation revealed that a friend of Melissa’s was planning on purchasing the home where she lived in Sandstone. The friend told officers that the closing on that home was due to take place on Aug. 28. He then informed offi-

cers that just hours before the closing, he was told that approximately $4,000 was required as, “Cash needed to close.” The friend told officers that he supplied the money from his account, but that on the morning of the closing, Aug. 28, the defendant unexpectedly provided him with $3,000 in cash to offset the amount due. Melissa Zielinski has eight prior felony convictions including burglarizing the old school in Sandstone and injuring an officer while trying to escape a felony arrest. If convicted of second-degree murder Zielinski is facing three to 40 years in prison.

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