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BURNETT COUNTY

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2018 VOL. 56 NO. 14 www.burnettcountysentinel.com $1.00

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County seizes $15,000 $20,000 in meth JONATHAN RICHIE EDITOR@BURNETTCOUNTYSENTINEL.COM

BURNETT COUNTY–– The Burnett County Sheriff’s Department executed a search warrant on a 2001 Chevrolet Silverado on Jan. 18. The vehicle had been occupied by Diego Garza, 44, just before his arrest for a probation Diego Garza violation two days earlier. Inside the vehicle was a locked safe with a container that had 172.7 grams of methamphetamine along with an additional 25.03 grams in other containers.

The street value for this quantity of methamphetamine is estimated to be $15,000-$20,000. Deputies on the scene also seized a scale, plastic gem bags and other paraphernalia consistent with methamphetamine distribution and usage. During his arrest, Garza was violently resistant and attempted to escape. This resulted in two deputies being injured. Both deputies were treated and released from local hospitals and have returned to duty. In Wisconsin, possession of over 50 grams of meth is a class C felony. If convicted Garza faces up to 40 years in prison and a fine up to $100,000, or both. Garza remains in custody at the Burnett County Jail.

Costa Rican students experience snow and rural Wisconsin all in one trip

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Kendall Murillo shows students a traditional Costa Rican dance. JONATHAN RICHIE EDITOR@BURNETTCOUNTYSENTINEL.COM

GRANTSBURG–– If you were to drive approximately 3,600 miles south, you would eventually end up in the center of Costa Rica in the San Jose province. After about 71 hours and

crossing four national borders. Sixteen Costa Rican students were in Grantsburg for 12 days and left on Monday. They attend Santa Ana High School just outside San Jose, the capital of Costa Rica. The students range in age from 16 to 19, and all admitted they had never seen

snow before. “We’ve never seen anything like it before, and it was great,” said Maria Paula. “People up here told us that the winters up here last six months. That’s crazy.” The students explained that cold in Costa Rica means about 15 degrees Celsius, about 59 degrees Fahrenheit. That’s known as a cold day for these kids and they explained it was a fun surprise seeing snow. “On Monday during the storm we were outside playing in it; it was a lot of fun” said Sofia González. “We even got to go tubing the other day.” González added that the students went ice fishing on Little Wood Lake earlier in their visit. They caught two small fish, but she said it was better than nothing. “We’re from a tropical country,” Ivan Vastilla explained. “We will never see weather like this in our country.” SEE COSTA RICANS, PAGE 2

Northwest Passage plans gallery expansion JONATHAN RICHIE EDITOR@BURNETTCOUNTYSENTINEL.COM

BURNETT COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT

The Burnett County Sheriff’s Department seized almost 200 grams of methamphetamine with a single search warrant.

WEBSTER–– Northwest Passage has a cozy and moderately sized art gallery. It houses photography from places all over the county and even some from National Parks, like Yosemite. They are in the process of expanding their gallery to create an entire corridor of the work of the at-risk youth who provide the artwork.

Later this year they will celebrate their 40th anniversary in Burnett County. For the gallery it began in 2012 with an Otto Bremer grant that allowed the purchase of the building at the corner of Highway 35 and North Bass Lake Road in Webster. Their 2018 calendars are out and this year, they have the kids’ photograph on top with their reflection underneath. “Their reflection is them explaining what the piece means

to them,” said Development Director, Chanda Elliott. The month of January is a photograph of ice titled, “Pieces of Us” by Alexis. The reflection reads in part , “We are all missing parts. So how do we complete ourselves? We don’t, we cover up the pieces we are missing. Soon we make a puzzle, a beautiful puzzle.” It’s all part of the process at SEE NORTHWEST PASSAGE, PAGE 2

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