WED., JULY 23, 2014 • VOLUME 81 • NO. 49 • 2 SECTIONS
Rewards of an outstanding year
Lucky Days Currents
Leader
Festival’s fall lineup
Currents, feature
State patrol officers practice for the unthinkable
Currents, page 18
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Trial averted as parents of Reena Mae Williams enter pleas of no contest Page 11
WEEKEND watch • Circus @ Siren • Fur trade rendezvous at Danbury • Music on the Overlook @ St. Croix Falls • Gem and mineral show @ Frederic • Movie under the stars @ Osceola • Air show at Siren • Family Dance Party @ St. Croix Falls • “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forumâ€? @ St. Croix Falls • Swedish Mission Church service @ Trade Lake • Church festival @ Frederic See coming events for more times, etc.
Hertel tower is off the table
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Cell tower permit denied
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No charges in Centuria boy’s death but lessons were learned Page 3
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UP FRONT POLK COUNTY - On Tuesday, July 10, a burglary was reported in Milltown, a second on Hwy. 63 near Clayton and a third in Amery on Hwy. 46. In all three instances elderly victims were approached while in their yards by two males driving a silver or tan-colored, newer model pickup, possibly with a topper. One of the males would talk to the victim, tellLQJ WKHP WKH\ ZHUH IURP D URRĂ€QJ FRPSDQ\ DQG FRXOG Ă€[ WKHLU URRI IRU IUHH ZKLOH WKH RWKHU would go into the home and take jewelry/coins, cash and other property. The two males were described as: No. 1 - A very short white male in his 20s, with thin, short, brown hair and very bad/rotting teeth. No. 2 - A dark-skinned, white male in his 40s, 5’ 1â€? to 6’ fall; short brown hair, possibly has a mustache, and has a muscular build with broad shoulders. If anyone has information about these burglaries or the people responsible for them, please contact either the Amery Police Department at 715-268-7411 or the Polk County Sheriff’s OfĂ€FH DW &DOOHUV PD\ UHPDLQ DQRQ\PRXV E\ UHTXHVW from Polk County Sheriff’s Dept. ••• OSCEOLA - Airmen from across the country will gather at the former site of the Osceola Air Force Base this fall, to celebrate the base’s 64-year history. The base opened in 1950 and closed in 1975 and many airmen regard the site as one of their best memories, both on and off the site. Airmen and their families will converge on the area Oct. 3 and 4 with early DUULYDOV PHHWLQJ DW WKH $PHULFDQ /HJLRQ 3RVW LQ 6W &URL[ )DOOV DIWHU S P 7KH QH[W GD\ the base will open for a tour thanks to ARC. Airmen will be given the chance to march off the base together one last time, with a full color guard unit provided by Post 143 and/or the Somerset Legion post, including U.S. Naval cadets from Blaine, Minn. Later in the evening WKH\ ZLOO FRQYHQH RQFH DJDLQ DW 3RVW KHDGTXDUWHUV ,W ZLOO EH ´D WULEXWH WR RQH DQRWKHU their base and the community of Osceola, which opened up its hearts and homes to more than 2,000 airmen.â€? - with submitted information ••• STATEWIDE - Every year “Discover Wisconsinâ€? produces a calendar featuring some of the best places in our state to visit. Last year they decided to have viewers and fans be featured through the lenses of their cameras. This year, they have decided to let the fans be seen once again for the upcoming 2015 calendar. Photographers are encouraged to submit photos of their area for a chance to have their destination be featured in the calendar. The goal is to get all 72 counties to participate with photos from all counties. Submissions are EHLQJ DFFHSWHG WKURXJK :HGQHVGD\ $XJ RQ WKHLU )DFHERRN SDJH 6HH IXOO VWRU\ LQ &XUrents section— from Discover Wisconsin
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Keith C. Nelson Rita Elaine Smith Eleanor Bonneville Joan Marvel Cockerham Charles Ford See Currents, pages 19
INSIDE Letters 6A Sports 13-18A Outdoors 19A Town Talk 6-8B Coming events Back of B Letters from home 3B Cold turkey 3B On the edge of common sense 4B
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