BURNETT COUNTY
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2016 VOL. 55 NO. 10 www.burnettcountysentinel.com $1.00
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Undesignated funds to go toward paying debt BY TODD BECKMANN SENTINEL
SIREN—One would think adopting a $28 million dollar budget would garner all the attention, but that proved not to be the case during last week’s Burnett County Board of Supervisor meeting. The sticking point was the county’s discretionary funds — roughly $288,000.
To clarify the issue, the supervisors voted last year that any general fund balance above 25 percent of the previous year’s expenditure go into three separate funds — 40 percent to the highway fund, 40 percent to the capital equipment fund, and 20 percent in the general Fund to be listed as discretionary — or undesignated. Following the completion of the
2015 audit, the dispersed amounts were $576,218, $576,218, and $288,109 respectively. Then, in November of each year, following the approval of the next year’s budget, the county board reviews that undesignated amount to determine if any of it should be used for non-budgeted requests. SEE FUNDING, PAGE 6
St. Croix Tribal adds second K-9 HERTEL—K-9 Reese, a golden retriever mix, became a member of the St. Croix Tribal Police department earlier in October. Trained by the Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport Police, the two-yearold dog was certified immediately after coming to the department and is assigned to officer Donnie Holmes. Reese is trained in the detection of marijuana, heroin, methamphetamine and other controlled substances. K-9 Reese is an exceptional dog,” Chief Frank Taylor stated. “She has high drive and since we put her on duty, she has already uncovered numerous amounts of meth and marijuana.” Her latest seizure was a soccer-ball sized amount of marijuana detected in a vehicle the department had stopped for a traffic infraction. “Officer Holmes is excited to be
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Officer Donnie Holmes and K-9 Reese.
part of the Tribal Police Depart-
ment’s K-9 program and along with our other dog, Auggie, we have put together a pretty good team of K-9’s,” Taylor said. “Each day, we should have on duty and that will help us tremendously.” “Officer Holmes has already established himself in the program by continuously making drug arrests with the assistance of Reese,” the chief continued. Taylor said the department’s K-9 officers, Holmes and Caryn Krupa, are available to speak at any organization or school function. “One of our goals is to educate people as to what our dogs can do and to bring awareness that Burnett County and the surrounding areas have seen an increase in drug activity,” Taylor noted. “We want to talk about what you can do to help us and what services we have in law enforcement which can help you identify and combat the drugs in this county.
Headed for transplant Bone marrow match found for Grantsburg’s Mike Myers. BY TODD BECKMANN SENTINEL
GRANTSBURG—It has been almost three months since Mike Myers’ diagnosis of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, but with a donor having been secured the family is moving forward. According to his wife, Lucy, Mike
has been home for most of the month of November. “Mike finished his latest chemotherapy treatment on Friday, Nov. 4,” Mike Myers she wrote in Myers’ Caring Bridge website. “After about a week, he had a bone marrow biopsy — the results of which showed a negative MRD.” That was good news.
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“This means he is ready for a bone marrow transplant!” Lucy exclaimed. And fortunately, a donor has been located. “Mike will be receiving donor cells from cord blood,” she continued. “He had several (15 to 20) non-related donor matches as well as at least that many cord blood matches.” SEE TRANSPLANT, PAGE 7
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How to cook a turkey BY TODD BECKMANN SENTINEL
GRANTSBURG—Some last minute turkey and trimming guidelines courtesy of the first graders in Ms. Nightengale’s class at Grantsburg Elementary School. First, go to the store and get some butter and get the turkey. Then hop in the car and drive home. Then, get the turkey in the oven. When it is done, put it on the table — make sure you put all of the food on the table. Then, when the guests come in, you sit at the table and then visit a little. When it’s time to eat you sit down and eat - Renae. First, go to the store. Next, go home. Next, cook it. Next, eat it. Last, go to bed - Landon. First, get the bread, peanut butter and jelly. Next, I shoot a turkey. Then, I get the turkey on the table. Last, eat the food - Wyatt. Get the turkey from the store. Next, go out of the store. Next, cook it. Next, eat it - Lane. First, go to the grocery store and get a turkey. Next, get the things you need then go home and unpack the groceries you got. Next, cook the turkey and last, get the table ready - Parker. First, go to the store and get a turkey. Second, cook the turkey. Third, eat the turkey - Ayden. First, we buy turkey. Second, we cook it. Third, we taste the turkey - Bentley. First, go to the store and get the ingredients and a turkey. Go home and put all your ingredients and turkey in the oven - Raini. First, you go to the store and get a turkey. Next you bake it and then you check it. Then put it back in the oven. Then have a good dinner - Tattianna. First, go to the store. Next, go home. Next, cook it, Next, eat it - James. First, kill a turkey. Second, gut the turkey and cook the turkey for 80 minutes. When it is done, you can eat it - Nathan.
Enjoy the holiday
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