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BURNETT COUNTY

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2015 VOL. 53 NO. 51 www.burnettcountysentinel.com $1.00

HOLMQUIST: Fallen Marine to be honored at new memorial. P27

Dealing with nuisance bears

“These are our bears. They weren’t chased here by hunters— they were born here,” Glenn Rolloff pointed out. “Our ultimate goal is to train these bears — to not be so comfortable around people. We want the bears to go where there are no humans” That’s going to be harder than it sounds. “I found seven bear baiting sites within a mile of the village,” Melissa Smith, executive director of Friends of the Wisconsin Wolf, who was lending her wildlife experience

BY TODD BECKMANN SENTINEL

GRANTSBURG—Nuisance bears in Grantsburg, like the bears themselves, continue to be a growing problem. Just ask Alycia Dickensen. “We don’t even go outside — they come within 10-feet of the house,” she told members of the Grantsburg Village Board Monday night. “Our three year old daughter is terrified of them.” The board addressed the issue at its regular August meeting but so much furor came on the heels of that meeting that the village president called

Alycia Dickensen

Monday’s special meeting to further address the issue.

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Time trials at airport OK’d BY TODD BECKMANN SENTINEL

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For the fun of it Nick Binversie of Luck, with a full pull of 31-feet, was the winner in the 4-and-under division of the pedal tractor pull competition which kicked off Cushing Fun Day on Saturday. Other events included the kiddie parade, frog jumping, turtle races and the fan-favorite, adult soap box derby races, down Main Street.

SIREN—Considering the inaugural event to be a “dress rehearsal,” the Burnett County Board of Supervisors voted Thursday to allow the county airport to be used as the site for the Automobile Adventures time trials Sept. 19. “I see it as another PR opportunity for the airport,” Jeremy Sickler, airport manager, said of the event. “It’s another purpose to get people out to the airport who normally wouldn’t go.” Like Sickler told the public safety committee, which recommended approval of the event to the entire board, “we have to do it once and see how

Jeremy Sickler

it goes.” Rick Anderson, public safety committee member, agreed. “Other communities do it — our thought was we could try it here,” he offered.

The 6-hour event is slated to begin at 10 a.m. and is expected to attract between 70 and 100 time trial participants. Sickler said he expects maybe as many as 300 spectators. The event will operate on Runway 05/23, the NE/SW runway, with the cars beginning at the northeast end of the runway and racing 800 yards to southwest. Orange water barrels will outline the end of the use area. “The Siren Lions will be providing a food booth and the organizers are taking care of all the signage, roping off the runway the cars will be using, and provide time trial vehicle inspections. “We’ll be checking for workSEE AIRPORT, PAGE 6

Three new retailers ready to shine in Siren’s Outpost Mall once again made the mall, tucked away on the east side of Hwy. 35 on Crooked Lake’s north side, worthy of a look-see.

BY TODD BECKMANN SENTINEL

SIREN—Three new retailers have opened their doors this summer and have made the Outpost Mall on Siren’s north side a must-see destination. Joining Fat Daddy Pizza, the three new businesses — Siren Pawn and Variety, Better than New and North Star Antiques — have put the customer back into customer service and have

Siren Pawn and Variety The sign on the door says Siren Pawn and Variety but owner Tom Varcato admits the business is really about 75 percent variety and 25 percent pawn. “A lot of people in the area told us Siren needed a shop like this,” he continued. “And since we have been open, we

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have heard a lot of ‘Thank-you’s.’” The shop opened in the Outpost Mall on Siren’s north side in late June. And Varcato, who is extremely personable, is the perfect guy to be running a retail store. “I find it’s easier to just get along with everyone rather than have hard feelings,” he observed. “The better you treat people, the better they treat you.” Between Tom and Kathy, the Varcato’s have been in the pawn business for

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about 14 years, the last five at a shop in Cumberland. “Like any other business, it has its ups and downs,” Varcato quipped. “Sometimes, we don’t know where the next $20 is coming from.” So why Siren? “We’ve been coming here since 2001 — we helped out in the aftermath of the tornado,” he explained. “We really like

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