BURNETT COUNTY
WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 2016 VOL. 54 NO. 43 www.burnettcountysentinel.com $1.00
FATALITY: Balsam Lake man dies in two-car crash near St. Croix Falls. P6
Childcare to merge under one roof BY TODD BECKMANN SENTINEL
SIREN—With the current Kid City childcare in Siren bursting at the seams and the limited hours of Kid Country childcare in Webster, owner Chris Phernetton is happy to announce a future home for both. Because of the success of the Early Head Start program, Phernetton said current enrollments have outgrown the Webster and Siren sites and after looking at moving to a new site, she settled on the Lakeview Event Center. “It has always been my dream to combine the two centers so we can offer expanded hours to both communities,” she explained. “Many parents work evenings and weekends and are in need of childcare for those hours.” With the purchase of the Lakeview Event Center, that dream can now be realized. While the current Siren site is open from 5:30 a.m. to 12:30 a.m. seven days a week, the Webster site is only open 5:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. “If there is a school-aged child enrolled in our Webster center, even though they get bused there after school, that child needs to be picked up at 6:30 p.m.,” Phernetton remarked. “If the folks are working, it presents a problem.” The new center will adopt the Siren center’s hours and she said both Siren and Webster Schools will transport kids who are enrolled in the program to the new center after school. Phernetton said only half the space will be utilized for childcare. “We knew the building was much larger than what we needed for our childcare center,” she pointed out. She began reaching out to other community agencies to see if there was an interest in combining into one location. “Currently, the Burnett County Family Resource Center, Community Referral Agency and Indianhead Community Action Agency (ICAA) are planning to join us,” Phernetton described. “We will be known as the Community Resource and Learning Center.” The purchase of the building will be complete in October. SEE CHILDCARE, PAGE 6
TODD BECKMANN | SENTINEL
Where’s my candy? Abbygale Gappa, whose family journeyed all the way from Cannon Falls, MN, for Monday’s Fourth of July Parade in Webster, awaits her share of the candy. More photos on pages 14 and 15.
Suspect still at large A&H—A beating at McKenzie Landing late Saturday night/early Sunday morning, which sent two men to the hospital, is leaving Burnett County authorities searching for the suspect. “The incident is under investigation,” Burnett County Sheriff’s Department Chief Deputy Scott Burns stated. “We are in the process of interviewing witnesses
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and trying to establish a positive identification on the suspect.” Burns said the two men were taken to the hospital following the 1:30 a.m. altercation, where they were treated for their injuries. Burns said one of the two has been released, and if the other hasn’t been released, he soon will be. by Todd Beckmann, Sentinel
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