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Interstate Park Naturalist programs at Wisconsin Interstate Park
Friday, Sept. 3 A Billion Years on the Pothole Trail, 3 p.m., at the Pothole Trail sign. Join naturalist Barb Walker and hike back in time to see the geological wonders created over the last billion years. Saturday, Sept. 4 Ancient Abandoned Riverbeds, 1 p.m., at the Meadow Valley Trail sign near the beach parking lot. Come with naturalist Barb Walker for a beautiful hike up the valley to Horizon Rock and learn about some of the ancient geology that makes the area look like it does today. Wildlife and What They Wear, 4 p.m., at the grassy area in the center of the North Campground. Stop by and visit with naturalist Nancy Frank and get a chance to feel the varied “critter coverings” of our woodland friends. In case of inclement weather it will be held at the Ice Age Center. Owls: Silent Hunters of the Night, 7 p.m., at the Ice Age Center. Owls are among the most successful predators of the night because of their wonderful adaptations. Learn all about them with Walker and enjoy a close encounter with Aztec, her South American spectacled owl. Sunday, Sept. 5 Catch and Tag a Monarch Butterfly! 1 to 3 p.m., starting at the Ice Age Center. Once again local naturalist Randy Korb will share his vast knowledge of this royal butterfly and give participants an opportunity to net and tag monarch butterflies themselves. The fee is $3 for Friends of Interstate Park and $5 for nonmembers. For registration and information call 715483-3747. The Secrets of Eagle Peak, 4 p.m., at the Eagle Peak Trail sign in the Pines Group Camp. Join naturalist Nancy Frank for a hike up the trail to learn the secrets of the peak and see a beautiful view of the St. Croix River Valley. Hiking the Ice Age Trail, 7 p.m., at the Pothole Trail sign. The Pothole Trail is the western terminus of the 1,200-mile-long Ice Age Trail that spans the state of Wisconsin. Come with naturalist Barb Walker to learn about the unique geology of Interstate Park, a unit of the Ice Age National Scientific Reserve. Monday, Sept. 6 – Labor Day Hike to the Summit, 10 a.m., at the Summit Rock Trail sign. Join naturalist Barb Walker for a relaxing hike up to the summit and learn fascinating facts about the history and geology of the area and see spectacular views of the St. Croix River. Watchable Wildlife Around Lake O’ the Dalles, 1 p.m., at the lake side of the Beach House. Join the naturalist for a leisurely one-mile walk around Lake O’ the Dalles. Discover what makes the lake unique and watch for signs of wildlife that live there. Saturday, Sept. 11 Incredible Edible Mushrooms! 1 to 3:30 p.m., at the Ice Age Center. Join Leslie Jo Meyerhoff and learn all about our local wild mushrooms. Given in two parts, the first hour will focus on identification and habitats, the second hour more on the variety of edibles as well as health benefits, cultivation, preparation and preserving your harvest. The fee for each class will be $3 for Friends of Interstate Park and $5 for nonmembers. For registration and information call 715-4833747. Interstate Park is located in St. Croix Falls, on Hwy. 35 just one-half mile south of Hwy. 8. For more information call Fox or Walker at 715-483-3747. Programs are free of charge, but a Wisconsin state park sticker is required to enter the park. Annual passes for 2010 are $25 for Wisconsin residents or $35 for nonresidents. Daily passes are $7 for residents or $10 for nonresidents.
News from the Service William S. Geiger, son of Pamela and Steve Geiger, completed basic training Aug. 12. He will return after graduation, at which time he will go active.
Dewey - LaFollette Congratulations to Chad and Ashley Crosby on the birth of their daughter, Morgan Louise. She was born Aug. 27, weighed 8 pounds and 11 ounces and was 20-1/2 inches long. Big brother is Chase. Maternal grandparents are Doug and Laura Coyour and paternal grandparents are Garry and Beth Crosby. Welcome to the new little lady. Jake, Hannah and Grace Mangelsen visited Karen and Hank Mangelsen Wednesday. Chris and Chad Harrison were Thursday visitors of Nina and Lawrence Hines. Hank and Karen Mangelsen visited Dave, April, Patty and Mandy Close at their home Friday evening. Dave’s birthday was celebrated. Lawrence, Brian and Justin Hines participated in
a golf tournament at the Frederic Golf Course over the weekend. Justin was the winner of the second flight. Karen and Hank Mangelsen went to Pattison State Park Saturday and spent the day with Larry, Heidi, Celie and Baxter Mangelsen, who were camping there for a few days. Saturday evening visitors of Ronda and Maynard Mangelsen were Daya, Jordan and Cora Lawrence, Rob, Andrea and Michael Williamson, and Ken and Tyann Otis. Cora, Jordan and Daya stayed overnight. Marvin and Gladys Knoop visited Sue and Roger Mroszak Sunday evening.
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A 25¢ sale was held Friday and Saturday in the yard of John Glockzin and Mickey in Frederic. Items for sale were from the rummage sale held in early August at the Lewis Church, and included clothes, books, dishes, knickknacks, etc. Shoppers seemed to enjoy it, and came with quarters in hand. They found many good bargains. Good thing, too, as an all-church picnic was held Sunday (at 12:30 p.m. and on) in the Glokzin yard. It was potluck with lots of food, sunshine, conversation and fun. The annual harvest supper will be held Saturday, Oct. 16, with Robin Peterson heading up the planning committee for that church event. Please mark your calendars. It just happens that Saturday, Oct. 16, is also the Barb Munger date of the all-day writers conference sponsored by the Indianhead Writers. It was held last year around delivering them on Monday. Congratulations ladies the same date at the usual place, the Ag building on for your efforts, which was for a very good cause. the sheep station in Spooner. Free registration, lunch We didn’t have our usual amount of participants at provided and a chance to win cash prizes. Particiour activities this past week; we figured that every pants are invited to bring a story to read aloud (limit one was getting ready for the big Labor Day week- is 1,500 words). The audience will vote to determine end. Winners at 500 were Arvid Pearson, Dale the winners. In last year’s contests, Mike Vieth and Sicard, Dorothy Brown, Dean Elken and Marge Ny- Mary Jacobsen, both of the Northwest Regional Writberg. Spades winners were Marie Van Guilder, Anke ers, were two of the selected winners. Also there from Olesen, Ann Smith, Nona Severson and Gerry the local club were Pat Solomonson and Bernice Vogel. Marge Nyberg and Barb Munger furnished Abrahamzon. treats for the cardplayers. Get-well wishes to Starr Warndahl, who underwent Our gratitude to Ruby’s Pantry for bread and half- microscopic surgery at the Amery Hospital. She went and-half cream, quilting supplies from Jim Pardun home the same day and is now recuperating at home. and cucumbers from Hazel Franseen and Virginia Wishing you well, Starr. Martin. The September church newsletter is in the works, Get-well wishes to Al Carlson and Ralph Sever- and will soon be in the mailboxes. son. Al was in and out of the hospital several times Nice to have fresh flowers on the church altar on last week and Ralph is mystifying the medical world Sundays. as they try to figure out why he is having pain in arm Have you noticed that the green lawns usually dry and hand. up in July and get all crispy? Not this year however, Birthdays for the month of September are Abby as the grass is still very green. Brand and Ann Agerbeck. As usual we will celebrate Last Thursday Sheila Staples and Rick Abrahamwith them after our monthly meeting on Tuesday, zon attended a Siren-Webster school picnic at the Sept. 21, with birthday cake. Siren Park. They then went to the Luck Museum-LiDining at Five will be held Thursday, Sept. 2, so if brary to hear Clayton Jorgenson speak on tractors. you haven’t called your reservation in do it now. He had some models with him. CeCe is planning on serving a roast beef dinner and The schedule of Sunday evening programs at your choice of lemon or apple pie. Skonewood is winding down with next Sunday’s proTo make reservations call either 715-349-2845 or gram being the last for this year. 715-349-7810. The monthly meeting of the Indianhead Gem and Mineral Society will be held Monday, Sept. 13, at 7:30 p.m., at the Luck Senior Citizen Center. Please note Bev Beckmark change in date due to Labor Day holiday. The program includes a silent auction, so it’s another chance to bid on treasures. Webster stopped in for coffee at the Beckmarks Enjoy each precious day! home in bear country. While there, they got a tour of the landscaping project going on in the backyard. The time has come people for the biggest and best annual yard sale to hit Siren. The Siren Lions/Lioness yard sale at the Crooked Lake Park starting Friday, Sept. 3, through Sunday. Now, if there ever was something you have wanted or needed, in all likelihood you can find it at this sale. Did you get the chance to take in the Annual Wild Rice Festival out in Hertel this year? If you have Marian Edler never gone to one you are really missing a great chance to see a tradition that has gone on for genAnother week gone and it sure feels like fall. One erations, when the Native Americans celebrate the morning I had only 48 degrees and the geese are harvest. In my book, the grand entry is the best part, flocking, getting ready to head south. but it seems to miss a little bit when two of the best, Tuesday was busy as usual. We exercised at 10 Stuart Decorah and Gene Taylor, are no longer here. a.m., then we played Skip-Bo at 11 a.m. In the afterThe young dancers are good though, as are the noon, 500 cards and Dominos were played. Winners drummers. One drummer I know, Jimmy Barker, in 500 cards were Dick Westerman, Audrey McNullen, well, was a wild child when he used to visit our home Elaine Edlund, Laurice Lambert and Roger Greenley. years ago, but he has grown up to be a very nice Winners of the 9-bid were Roger Greenley and Maryoung man. Many of our kids do if given half a ian Edler. Winners of Dominos were Jean McIntyre, chance. Gladis Weikert and George Meixner. We welcome Don’t forget school started Wednesday, Sept. 1, Ray Nelson as the new director for cards. and there will be lots of kids out and about, so drive Thursday morning we had exercise and then carefully, we would like to see a safe school year for played Skip-Bo. In the evening 500 cards were played them all. with the following winners: Roger Greenley, Shirley Sims, Darrell Lundgren and Bren Nel Ward. Friday mornings Bridge is played. On Friday, Sept. 2, at 1 p.m., Bingo will be played. Remember our facility is available for rent for your LaVonne O'Brien reunion or any special occasion. Call Joyce at 715483-3466 for information. Tom and Becky O’Brien had a family picnic at their home on Sunday, Aug. 29. Jack and LaVonne were among the guests. Visitors at Marvel Merriams were Dennis Gravesen on Saturday and Gary and Billie on Sunday evening. All K-12 schools are starting on Sept. 1.
Siren Senior Center Never underestimate the power of seniors. A call was received several weeks ago from the Nina Copeland Head Start Program inquiring if our seniors from the center would be interested in refurbishing some pillows that the kids from the Herzel Camp in Webster had made for their children. We thought maybe some quilting club might take the task in hand but when we found out that they were tied pillows that idea flew out the window. I mentioned the call to Elaine Lamson from Lilac Grove and she said maybe some of the gals over there would tackle the job. A trip was made to Head Start to see what the job consisted of and found out that the campers had their hearts in the right place, but the small children at Head Start couldn’t use the pillows as they were, as they were stuffed with synthetic filler and then tied. The teachers could easily see the children slowly unstuffing the pillows and who knows what they could do with it besides eating or redecorating the day care center. A van filled with 37 very large pillows were delivered to Lilac Grove on Monday and Tuesday, Elaine Lamson, Grace Imme and myself started to tackle the job and it wasn’t long before Paige Lamson, Cecelia Andrewson, Millie Hartshorn and Marge Nielson joined in. First we had to untie all of the knots in the pillows (hardest job), remove all of the stuffing and then Elaine Lamson sewed the inside of each pillow, the ladies restuffed them, sewed the opening and then retied them. The last pillow was finished on Sunday and they planned on
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Still no sightings of bears in bear country, but still they come under the cover of darkness. They do their dirty work of tipping birdbaths, pulling down feeder posts and just generally making a total mess out of the bird yard about once a week. They seemed to stay away for a little while when we started the landscaping project in the backyard and putting up the retaining wall. However, that didn’t keep them at bay for long. On one of our rainy nights, there were a total of three different bear tracks in the wet sand. One I’m sure was Miss Prissy and her yearling cub, but the big prints had to be one of the big ole boys as they were about the size of my hubby’s number 9s. Even the tree rats seem to be thinking of things besides the birdyard. You can see them scurry around in the trees and the acorns are starting to fall. Every once in a while late at night when all is quiet, you can hear them hit the roof. I think fall and winter are in the wings. All you Daniels township residents, big change in the September Daniels Town Board meeting, it will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 21, because of the elections. The time of 7 p.m. will remain the same. The Siren Methodist Church Congregation enjoyed three songs by the members of the Indianhead Choir during the service last Sunday. Last Thursday, Harold and Virginia Larson of
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The Harmony HCE club hosted their annual picnic at Cederwood Manor on Tuesday, Aug. 24, which was enjoyed by all. Several Orange 4-H’ers and adults exhibited at the Grantsburg Fair last weekend. The Harmony Club received first on their booth. Reeny Neinstadt spent last week at the Lamar Johnson home and will go back Tuesday, this week to help out.
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