The Burnett County Sentinel 10-31-2018

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BURNETT COUNTY

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2018 VOL. 56 NO. 52 www.burnettcountysentinel.com $1.00

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Sec. Klett speaks at tourism banquet JONATHAN RICHIE EDITOR@BURNETTCOUNTYSENTINEL.COM

LINDA LUHMAN | SENTINEL

Happy Halloween from Danbury!

DANBURY––Wisconsin Secretary of Tourism Stephanie Klett was encouraged by the work that the Burnett County Tourism Coalition (BCTC) has been doing, mostly without help from the government. “Why should you be proud of Burnett County? Last year you did $31 million in tourism,” Klett said. “That’s a big deal, because you’re competing with some counties that have budgets that are bigger than my state budget.” Monday evening, the BCTC held their fifth annual meeting and fundraiser in the convention center at the St. Croix Casino in Danbury. With about 60 people in attendance, Klett was the keynote speaker for the event. The banquet also included a buffet dinner and costume contest and was sponsored by 16 county-wide businesses. When she started work as the Secretary of Tourism and one of the first things Klett told people was “no more slogans.” Wisconsin has

Batman and Master Chief scope out their next targetat the Danbury Trunk or Treat, Saturday, Oct. 27. More photos on page 17.

SEE BCTC BANQUET, PAGE 2

What’s on the ballot for Nov. 6 SUZANNE LINDGREN AND JONATHAN RICHIE

Wisconsin voters will head to the polls Tuesday, Nov. 6, to decide some major local elections and statewide races. Burnett County will elect a new sheriff and across the state, the ballot will focus on the Governor’s race along with State Attorney General and Secretary of State. Find out more about the election, register to vote and see what’s on the ballot at https://myvote.wi.gov/en-us.

County Elections Burnett County Sheriff Tracy Finch, independent: Finch has 29 years of law enforcement experience, beginning with the jailer/dispatch position in 1989. She was promoted in 2000 to detective in the Sheriff’s Department.

BURNETT COUNTY—Remember to set your clocks back one hour before retiring Saturday evening, and enjoy an extra hour of sleep. Daylight Savings Time officially ends at 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 4. It is officially called “Daylight Saving Time,” though most people in the Midwest say “savings,” plural. Whichever you prefer, it always starts on the second Sunday in March and ends on the first Sunday in November, with the time change taking place at exactly 2 a.m. With a word play referring to seasons, clocks “spring forward, fall back” – that is, in springtime the clocks are moved forward from 2 a.m. to 3 a.m. and in fall they are moved back from 2 a.m. to 1 a.m. Daylight Saving Time goes back to 1918 and has been lengthened so it now lasts a total of 34 weeks (238 days) every year, about 65 percent of the year.

JONATHAN RICHIE | SENTINEL

Fire crews checking on the west side of the house. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

House fire at uninhabited Grantsburg home JONATHAN RICHIE EDITOR@BURNETTCOUNTYSENTINEL.COM

GRANTSBURG––Burnett County dispatch received a report of a structure fire in Grantsburg across the street from the Grantsburg Schools the

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SEE FIRE, PAGE 2

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