WED., MAY 7, 2014 • VOLUME 81 • NO. 38 • 2 SECTIONS
Currents, page 3
Leader
CURRENTS, page 8
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Healthy Burnett awarded $10,000 grant
Local ACS walk/run events Saturday
National Nurses Week
Outside the square
Honorary chairs share their stories Page 13 and CURRENTS, page 1
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State’s leader drops a line
Committee role in Polk County is setting policy, determining priorities Page 4
Polk zoning ordinance comparison online
Proposed ordinance goes to public review this summer Page 4
SPORTS SCF, S/W baseball heating up See
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Money comes from Security Health Plan and will address top health need in county Page 3
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UP FRONT GRANTSBURG – Crex Meadows Wildlife was in the national spotlight this week with the spotting of a garganey, a Eurasian species of duck rarely found in 1RUWK $PHULFD 7KH GXFN ZDV ÀUVW VSRWted at Crex on April 25 and could still be seen there as of Monday, May 5. It’s rare to see birds from Eurasia so far inland, Ryan Brady of the DNR told the St. Paul Pioneer Press. Even for the lower 48 states as a whole, a garganey sighting is a rarity, he added. Birders are coming to Crex from miles away, realizing this is a bird they may never see again in their lifetime. - with information from St. Paul Pioneer Press ••• MADISON – )DOOHQ ODZ HQIRUFHPHQW RIÀFHV ZLOO EH honored this Friday, May 9, at the 24th-annual Wisconsin Law Enforcement Memorial ceremony, in Madison. Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen also will deliver remarks. The ceremony will take place at WKH PHPRULDO VLWH RQ WKH VWDWH &DSLWRO JURXQGV FRUQHU RI 3LQFNQH\ DQG 0LIà LQ VWUHHWV at noon. The name of Polk County Deputy Mike Seversen, who passed away last month from injuries sustained in a 1991 shooting in Webster, will be added to the state memorial in the coming years. This year, National Police Week is Sunday, May 11, WKURXJK 6DWXUGD\ 0D\ 7KH 1DWLRQDO /DZ (QIRUFHPHQW 2IÀFHUV 0HPRULDO )XQG UHSRUWV RQ DYHUDJH DQ RIÀFHU LV NLOOHG LQ WKH OLQH RI GXW\ LQ WKH 8QLWHG 6WDWHV HYHU\ KRXUV 2QH KXQGUHG RIÀFHUV ZHUH NLOOHG ODVW \HDU )RU PRUH LQIRUPDWLRQ DERXW WKH PHmorial fund in Washington, D.C., visit its website at nleomf.org. - with information from RIÀFH RI $WWRUQH\ *HQHUDO 9DQ +ROOHQ ••• WEBSTER – May is National Bike Month. There are so many reasons to ride a bike. It is fun. It is healthy. You can ride bike with children or ride bike well into your retirement years. And if you ride bike in May, you are riding bike with millions of other Americans during National Bike Month. If you want to take a family ride with inexperienced riders or if you simply want to ride where WKHUH LV QR WUDIÀF FRQVLGHU ULGLQJ WKH *DQG\ 'DQFHU Trail. For those who wish to venture on roads, here are some basic tips: Wear bright clothing and wear a helmet. Follow the same rules as motorists. Ride in the VDPH GLUHFWLRQ DV WUDIÀF DQG VWRS DW VWRS VLJQV 5LGH RQ the right, but give yourself enough room on your right to maneuver in an emergency. Use hand signals when WXUQLQJ DQG WU\ WR DQWLFLSDWH ZKDW RWKHU WUDIÀF PLJKW GR It is important to stay predictable so ride in a straight line. Consider riding bicycle with others. It is more enjoyable and a group of bikers is more visible to motorists. National Bike Month is sponsored by the League of American Bicyclists. Their website at bikeleague.org has more safe biking tips, tips on bike commuting and plenty of reasons to make biking a regular part of life. - with submitted information
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• American Cancer Society Walk/Run fundraisers @ Luck and Frederic • Morning bird walk @ Interstate Park, St. Croix Falls • Used book sale @ Webster • “Broadway’s Bestâ€? @ St. Croix Falls See Coming events
LIVES LIVED Brennen Bearheart (p. 3) Michael R. Daulton (p. 3) Lenora Mary (Eick) Lee Lysdahl Kristian (Kris) Frede Henriksen Arthur L. “Moe� Anderson Beverly Ann Huberty John James Erickson Francis Clark “Bud� Danielson Irene Daniels Tina Marie Pullin See Obituaries, 18-19B
INSIDE Letters 8A Sports 16-21A Outdoors 14-15A Town Talk 6-7B Coming events Back of B Letters from home 3B Outside the square 3B On the edge of common sense 4B
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