10 BURNETT COUNTY SENTINEL
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JULY 13, 2016
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Sterling Settler’s Picnic 2016
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Grantsburg native Michelle (Nordrum) Jerina and Wisconsin native Aaron Telitz posed for a photo after Telitz won the opening race at the Road America Race Track in Elkhart Lake, WI on June 25.
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CUSHING—More than 90 attended the 78th Sterling Settler’s Picnic at the Cushing Community Center on June 26, starting promptly at noon with a photo of the over-80 gang. Marcie Marquardt led us in the singing of the table prayer, followed with an abundance of mouth-watering food, and wonderful fellowship with friends. The program opened with the Pledge of Allegiance, and appreciation to all who help make this picnic a success, including board members, the terling Eureka Laketown Historical Society (SELHS) and the Cushing Bank for ice cream. The Cushing Bank just celebrated its 102nd year and has supplied the ice cream for the picnic for 50 years! Russ Hanson asked for moment to reflect on the loss of friends who have passed this past year. Especially hard this year was the loss of our board member, Mark Johnson. We lost last year’s oldest woman, Jennie Nelson, and also Leland Harris, Arlene Danielson, Maxine (Harriet) Ross and Shirley Erickson Simons. Kristen Hanson entertained us with her gifted voice for a couple of a capella songs. She was followed by the day’s speaker, author Lisa Doerr, who presented us with a brief overview of her book, “Eureka Valley, Grandfathers’ Grandfathers.” Everyone enjoyed the wonderful display from the SELHS museum. Many took advantage to join or renew their SELHS memberships and received a bottle of Hanson’s Maple Syrup. If interested in joining, contact Russ Hanson. Each year we give awards to the Oldest Woman, Oldest Man and the Longest-Married Couple. This year ribbons went to: Oldest Woman: a tie, but between Verle Bergstrom (87) won out over Geri Swenson also (87). Oldest Man was Orlow Widvey (93), one day short of
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his 94th. Longest-married couple was a tie too. Andy and Geri Swenson (68 yrs) won out over Myron and Verle Bergstrom (68 yrs). It came down to the month and day! As always we honor the “Over-80” Gang. Those in attendance this year included Lyle Jahn, Orlow Widvey, Ray Lundstrom, Loren Nelson, Beaulah Nelson, Gene Swenson, Eugene Swenson, Maurice Christianson, Willis Christianson, Myron Bergstrom, Andy Swenson, Marlys Hedberg, Bob Spangler, Marlyene Jahn, Shirley Mitchell, Mary Christianson, Mary Alma Johnson, Verle Bergstrom and Geri Swenson. Couples married over “40” years: Andy and Geri Swenson (68 years), Myron and Verle Bergstrom (68 years), Loren and Beulah Nelson (65 years), Verner and Vi Dahlberg (67 years), Lyle and Marlyene Jahn (60 years) and Russ and Margo Hanson (44 years). We hope you’ll join us next year. The picnic is held the Sunday after Father’s Day.
Wounded-Warrior fundraiser nets over $20,000 DANBURY—St. Croix Casino Danbury’s fourth annual fundraiser for Wounded Warriors in Action (WWIA) collected $21,936.23. The 2016 fundraiser’s success was the result of St. Croix Casino Danbury employees, area businesses and casino vendors working together on the following fund-raising activities over the span of four months: CANDY SALES: $13,660 Beginning in February 2016, St. Croix Casinos employees and 23 area businesses sold World’s Finest Chocolate to raise funds for WWIA. Employees competed for top sales honors, with ten employees receiving cash prizes. Viking Coca-Cola of Rice Lake, Wis. provided incentives for the employee contest. Area businesses that sold candy were Bush and Gilles Furniture, Car Quest of Frederic, Bill Chrastil, Coons Electric, Daeffler’s Meats, Denelie’s Pizza, Fourwinds Market, Frederic Hardware, Hauck Motor Sports, Inner Strength Martial Arts, Jack’s Place, Larsen Auto Center, Louie’s Finer Meats, McKenzie Landing, Miller Hill Mall, Moose Junction, Schmitz’s Economart, Skol Bar, Shawn’s Service, Sparkles Auto Salon, Stricker’s Lounge, the Trego Dinner Bell and Wild River Sport and Marine. WWIA T-SHIRT SALES: $3,000 WWIA T-shirts were sold at the casino for $10 each.
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St. Croix Casinos Director of Marketing Jeff Taylor, Jamie Buck, Marketing Manager John Peake Jr., Bill Peake, Bruce Taylor, Kellie Davis and Valerie Lindahl are pictured with the WWIA donation check.
T-shirts were donated by Gaming Capital, Inc. and Markit Smart, two of the casino’s vendors. EMPLOYEE DONATIONS: $3,545
Camp in the Community! August 8 - 12 • 9 am - 3 pm Siren United Methodist Church 24025 First Ave. • Siren, WI Singing - Games - Sports - Bible Study Other Special Events! Camp is open to all children who will be entering grades 1 thru 6. All are welcome! $10 per child for the week, with a maximum of $20 per family! Scholarships are available. This is a cooperative effort of the United Methodist Church and Wisconsin United Methodist Camps.
SURVIVORMAN LES STROUD CONCERT: $670 Half of the proceeds from a June 11 concert by Survivorman Les Stroud were donated to WWIA. CASH DONATION BOX: $1,061.23 In recognition of St. Croix Casino Danbury’s contribution, WWIA founder John McDaniel, Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) said, “The Wounded Warriors in Action Foundation is extremely humbled and honored by St. Croix Casinos’ generosity and philanthropic ways. Our nation’s combat-wounded Purple Heart recipients will be the direct benefactors of 100 percent of this
amazing donation. These proceeds will be applied to support our healing work in the great state of Wisconsin, specifically at our Healing Center located in the north woods. Our heroes and I would like to thank all the great patrons and employees who support the St. Croix Casinos and our war-wounded veterans — a big salute to all!” The first annual fundraiser, hosted by St. Croix Casino Danbury in June 2013, raised $9,925.55 for Wounded Warriors in Action and $7,345.55 for other veterans programs. The casino’s 2013 donation to WWIA was the largest single donation ever received by WWIA. The casino’s second annual fundraiser for WWIA collected $10,978.78, and the third in 2015 took in $11,967. The $21,936.23 raised during this year’s fundraiser brings the St. Croix Casino Danbury’s total contribution to WWIA since 2013 to $54,807.56.
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