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Quarry manager returns to work by Gregg Westigard BALSAM LAKE – Merril Nehring, manager of the Polk County Lime Quarry, returned to work today, Wednesday, July 30, after being placed on paid administrative leave earlier in the month. The action to cease his leave was taken by the lime quarry committee after it held a hearing Monday, July 28. That hearing was held to consider employee disciplinary actions against Nehring. He spoke on his own behalf in the open session of that hearing before the committee went into closed session to discuss the matter. Nehring had been charged with criminal theft on two counts involving taking gasoline and a gate from the lime quarry. Information on any change in those charges was not available at press time. Polk County Corporation Counsel Jeff Fuge said a statement may be coming from the lime quarry committee. Watch www.the-leader.net for updates.
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This alpaca squeezed under the bottom rung of a fence at the Polk County Fair on Sunday in an apparent attempt to get closer to the breeze from a nearby fan. Summer temperatures greeted thousands of fair-goers at St. Croix Falls during the four-day event. More fair photos and results in Currents section. - Photo by Gary King
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Bill Norine ready to serve as new district attorney by Priscilla Bauer GRANTSBURG – Sitting comfortably in the living room of the house where he grew up, Burnett County’s new district attorney, Bill Norine, has found you can indeed go home again. Norine, who was just appointed by Gov. Doyle to fill the district attorney vacancy left by Ken Kutz, (who was appointed to the bench by Doyle earlier this month) was born and raised in Burnett County. After graduating from Grantsburg High School in 1971, Norine attended the University of Minnesota, earning a bachelor’s degree in music education. His interest in music then took him even farther from his Wisconsin roots to Boston, where he received a master’s degree from the New England Conservatory. Norine spend the next six years teaching at Boston’s prestigious Berkley School of Music. During
Bill Norine was appointed last week by Gov. Jim Doyle to become Burnett County’s new district attorney. - Photo by See Norine, page 2 Priscilla Bauer
Greta Nelson was crowned Fairest of the Fair at the Polk County Fair at St. Croix Falls on Sunday. Greta is the daughter of Glen and Lois Nelson of Milltown. More photos in Currents section. - Photo by Gary King
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McAbee overseeing 35W bridge victims memorial RURAL FREDERIC Margaret McAbee of rural Frederic is working with families of the 13 victims of the 35W bridge collapse to design a memorial in honor of those who lost their lives. McAbee runs a bridge victims support group called Survivor Resources. She told KSTP-TV that a permanent memorial should be somewhere near the bridge and near the water, but not on it. That would be too painful for the victims’ families, she said. McAbee said the memorial would most likely be a sculpture inscribed with the names of those who died. "It's important that it be reverent, but not sad...quiet, peaceful, positive, serene," said McAbee. The city of Minneapolis will choose the location. The memorial most likely won't be done until next year and will be paid for by private donations. McAbee has been counseling grief survivors for years. After the murder of her husband in 1985, she lobbied to support the victim-witness program in Polk County and elsewhere, which ensures a
voice for victims in the court process. And she joined a grief group for support. She became a trained facilitator and, for eight years, facilitated grief support groups while earning Margaret McAbee her Bachelor of Arts in psychology. McAbee went on to found the group, Adult Survivors of Homicide. The Saint Paul Police recognized the need for support for survivors and a task force was formed of which McAbee was a member. In 1995, the Victim Intervention Project became a reality at the request of Lt. Joe Corcoran, retired Commander of the St. Paul Police Homicide Unit, with McAbee as the director. Corcoran recognized that families of homicide victims didn’t get help until their case was charged, and that some
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Norine/from page 1 this time he also pursued his own musical career, performing with noted jazz musicians and making several jazz percussion albums. While Norine never lost his love of music - still performing on occasion with friends - he found another passion, the law. Norine embarked on a new career path and graduated cum laude (with honors) in 1986 from Boston College Law School. During his time in law school, Norine gained valuable experience acting as a teaching assistant in constitutional law and later after graduating clerked at the New Hampshire Supreme Court and worked closely with now United States Supreme Court Justice David Souter. Norine also received a diploma from the National Institute for Trial Advocacy. A job with a Wall Street law firm in New York City followed and then four years later, Norine found himself headed back towards home. Norine took a position doing trial work for a large Minneapolis law firm, but his love of Wisconsin and his hometown brought him back to Grantsburg in 1996 to open his own private practice. Throughout his time away from Burnett County, Norine says he has always remained deeply committed to his hometown of Grantsburg and to the Burnett County area. Over the years
Norine stayed connected to his family and friends and made frequent trips back to visit his parents and the area. Norine is also an accomplished poet and has written four collections of poetry with many of his poems reflecting his Wisconsin experiences. “I have happily remained here ever since my move back,” Norine said of coming home to live and work in Grantsburg. An avid bike rider, he can sometimes be seen happily riding around the county. “I really enjoy biking, and it’s a great way to see the area.” Norine says he tries to do at least eight miles a day and on a really good day can do 20. Speaking of his new position, Norine said knows he has very large shoes to fill. “I have the deepest respect for Judge Kutz. The thought of stepping in where Ken left off has been the most daunting part of this process for me.” Norine believes strongly the office of district attorney is an important and serious one and deserving of a long-standing commitment to the county and its people and says he intends to make that commitment. “Burnett County is, after all, where I was born and where I grew up. I have practiced law as a trial lawyer for the last 12 years. I am ready to serve and will serve well.”
cases are never charged, so those families never get the help. Corcoran challenged the St. Paul Police Chaplains to develop a program that would respond to the needs of these people. McAbee was interviewed in Frederic by KSTP earlier this week for a story on the memorial that aired Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning. - Gary King with information from KSTP and Victim Intervention Project web site
Norine gets nod from governor for DA position BURNETT COUNTY - Grantsburg attorney William Norine has been appointed the new district attorney for Burnett County by Gov. Jim Doyle. Norine will fill the vacancy created by the appointment of Kenneth Kutz to the Burnett County Circuit Court. He is expected to begin duties Aug. 15 and will serve a term ending Jan. 5, 2009. "William Norine is a qualified and experienced professional who will be an excellent district attorney,” Doyle said. “His vast experience and commitment to justice make him an asset to Burnett County.” “I am honored by this appointment, and am grateful to Governor Doyle for acting promptly and decisively on behalf of our county in filling the vacancy at the district attorney’s office,” Norine said. “I look forward to working with our brave law enforcement officers, our new judge, and all my friends and colleagues at the Government Center. It is my pledge that Burnett County and the system of justice will be well served.” Born and raised in Burnett County, Norine is currently a private practice attorney in Grantsburg. His experience also includes work with firms in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Minneapolis. William earned a Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Minnesota, a Master of Music Degree from the New England Conservatory of Music, and his law degree from Boston College Law School in 1986. He has been a Rotarian, is a former member of the board of directors of Luther Point, and is a former councilman of Faith Lutheran Church in Grantsburg, where he remains an active member. Norine has filled in for Kutz at the district attorney position in the past. He was the only one to file papers to get his name on the ballot for district attorney in the fall election. - Gary King with information from Gov. Doyle’s office
Fi l li ng i n t he po o l Members of the Grantsburg High School football team worked most of Monday filling in the Grantsburg Fitness Center pool with red sand. The center was recently purchased by Bont Chiropractic, and Dr. Bont asked the team’s help filling in the pool before it was covered with concrete. Bont will be using the area for excercise equipment at the center. Bont said he was giving the team the opportunity to raise some funds for the upcoming season. Bont will be moving his chiropractic office to the center later this fall. – Photo by Priscilla Bauer
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Briefly So how about that Brett Favre? Talk on Main Street has switched from the cost of gas to what will happen with the Hall of Fame quarterback, who wants to come back and play football...somewhere. It’s great entertainment that should come to some kind of finale this week, to the relief of some who are growing a bit wary of the headlines and drama. ••• GRANTSBURG - The family of Keith Kennedy and the Trade Lake Camp are inviting the public and others who helped search for and find Keith to a communitywide celebration this Saturday, Aug. 2, from 4 to 11 p.m. at Crex Meadows. There will be music and door prizes. Kennedy was lost for seven days in the Burnett County wilderness after walking away from the Trade Lake Camp south of Grantsburg. He was found alive just an hour before officials had planned to scale down the search. ••• SPOONER - The 16th-annual Jack Pine Savage Days begins this weekend with live music Thursday night by the NielsenWhite Band, Friday night by 32 Below and Saturday night by Hairball. There’s a carnival, arts and crafts fair, farmers market, car show, outdoor sports show and more. The celebration wraps up Sunday with a firefighter’s pancake breakfast. - with submitted information ••• CUSHING - Even though the goal of 40 units of blood was not met, the 35 people who came to donate blood were greatly appreciated. A total of 31 units were collected and a fun time was had by all, according to a report from the recent Cushing blood drive. Marcia Marquardt, the Sterling Homemakers, Sam and Charlotte Gudmunson, Betty Wilson and Sharon Lofgren were credited for the good food. The site was donated by the Cushing Community Center and set up and taken down by the Cushing Fire Department. The next blood drive for Cushing is set for Oct. 22. - with submitted information ••• NORTHWEST WISCONSIN - Ruby’s Pantry, the ministry-based group that distributes free food to families in need throughout the region, recently distributed four semi loads of milk and cream about 20,000 gallons worth. The group spent $2,500 for trucking costs alone - and needed a “milk hotline” to coordinate the distribution. Donations to the ministry can be made with information at www.homeandawayminitistries.org ••• LUCK - United Pioneer Home of Luck received My InnerView’s Excellence in Action award in June, a national honor recognizing exemplary nursing home quality care and service. The award, which is presented annually, recognizes those nursing homes that have made a commitment to continuous quality improvement and have successfully made quality a priority to better serve their residents and families needs. “This is an exceptional group of providers and their efforts should be recognized,” said Brad Shiverick, chief quality officer for My InnerView. - with information from My InnerView ••• ST. CROIX FALLS/TAYLORS FALLS Reminder - MnDOT will be overseeing a culvert/retaining wall project this summer between Hwys. 95 and 8 between Aug. 11 and 29. In order to complete repairs as quickly as possible, they are planning for a detour of Hwy. 8. Traffic will be detoured to Hwy. 243 in Osceola during that time so the adjacent roadway systems and crossings will experience higher traffic volumes. - from Mn/DOT ••• MCKINLEY - Funeral services will be Friday for Charlie Peper, 69, of Georgetown, who died Monday night, July 28. Services are at 11 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in McKinley. Visitation is Thursday from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Williamson/White Funeral Home in Amery. - submitted
Chief Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court Shirley Abrahamson was given a tour the Polk County Justice Center by Judge Robert Rasmussen Thursday, July 24. - Photo by Gregg Westigard
Chief Justice Abrahamson praises county programs Visits Justice Center staff, views facilities BALSAM LAKE – “You are doing phenomenally well,” said Shirley Abrahamson, chief justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court. “I did not except to hear all this. I will tell other counties what Polk is doing. We learn from each other and borrow from other programs. I like to see what works.” Abrahamson was responding to a presentation on restorative justice programs that are working in Polk County. She was meeting with the public at the Polk County Justice Center last Thursday, July 24, after completing a tour of the court’s offices and visits with Justice Center staff. The chief justice visits each county to discuss local matters relating to the courts system. The Polk County visit was her 63rd county visit. Among the Polk County programs presented was an explanation of the Girls Group, a program started by Brooke Whitley and the Human Services Department to work with adolescent females in the justice system. “We meet the girls where they are today,” Whitley said. “We found that the justice programs were designed for young male offenders. Young women have different needs. We work with them on relationships and connections, prime issues for young women.” Whitley said her program introduces the participants to basic skills and crafts including cooking, art visits and things as common as using the library. She said that the Girls Group allows the young women to take a break from their lives for a while. Another human service program, the Positive Peer Group, was explained by Kurt Stonesifer, juvenile justice supervisor. He said the 13-year-old program is focused on adolescents under court supervision and focuses on life issues ranging from respect and anger management to job applications and money management. The county is running an active team court as an alternative to the circuit court for some types of youth offensives. Based at Unity School and involving the Frederic and Luck school districts, it lets a group of four students listen to a case and apply sanctions. Circuit Court Judge Robert Rasmussen said he was a skeptic about the idea when it was proposed four years ago but now is convinced the idea works. Duana Bremer told about Serenity Home, the new transitional living facility soon to be opened in the former jail in Balsam Lake. It will provide a home for people on probation and others, a place for restarting their lives in a safe place where they can get help and encouragement. District Attorney Dan Steffen told of
a drug program focused on some of the people in jail who have failed in other programs. He said there are six people in this “last ditch” program, which he said is not another hand-holding program. Steffen said that after six months of active work, five of the six are ready to move on. Abrahamson said the purpose of the court system is public safety. Part of that is helping people change behavior. She said that programs like these help people return to society successfully. Justice Center visit Before her meeting with the public, Abrahamson, along with Benjamin Proctor, chief judge of District 10 that includes Polk County, and Scott Johnson, court administrator for the district, toured the Justice Center offices with host Circuit Court Judge Robert Rasmussen. The visitors noted how important it is for the courts to have secure holding rooms for inmates awaiting court appearances and a secure passageway from the jail to the court rooms. Proctor said that in some counties, prisoners must still mingle with the public, a situation that formerly existed in Polk County. Before the new Justice Center opened, prisoners shared the hallways and elevators with the public in the government center. Steffen said the work for his office has doubled in recent years. He said that the office gets behind with both courts running, a situation that will ease a bit when a second assistant district attorney is hired in January. “There is a shortage of over 100 DA positions in the state,” Abrahamson said. “We can’t run the courts without district attorneys.” [District attorneys are state employees whose positions are approved and wages are paid by the state.] Clerk of court Lois Hoff said that her office can not keep up with the increasing court activity without more staff, but limits on county funds keep her from increasing her staff. She noted that there has been a large increase in family violence, with more demand for injunctions. And in a visit to the child support office, Abrahamson heard that the state of the economy makes it hard for parents to find work, increasing the problems with collecting child support money. “The economy in Polk County is not as rosy as some people think,” Rasmussen told the visitors. There are no jobs for work-release inmates. The high cost of fuel for those who must travel to the Twin Cities makes the problem more difficult.” Abrahamson has been on the Wisconsin Supreme Court for 30 years, the last 12 years as chief justice. - Gregg Westigard
Arrest at demo derby leads to stack of cash, pot POLK COUNTY - A 24-year-old North Branch, Minn., man was found with two pounds of marijuana and more than $2,000 in cash following an arrest at the Polk County Fairgrounds in St. Croix Falls, Sunday evening. Marcus V. Loger faces charges of possessing marijuana, possessing drug paraphernalia and possession of marijuana with intent to deliver. Loger was stopped by a police officer who, according to a criminal complaint, saw him walking with a beer in his hand near the demo derby event. Alcohol is prohibited at the fairgrounds. When the officer asked for ID, Loger appeared “very nervous,” and mistakenly handed the officer a one dollar bill instead of a driver’s license. The officer noticed there was a “large stack” of money in Loger’s wallet. The officer asked Loger if he had more beer in his vehicle, and Loger answered yes, the complaint states. When the officer asked if they could go to Loger’s vehicle and pour out the rest, Loger agreed and also agreed to a search of his vehicle. Loger emptied his pockets, also, removing a marijuana pipe from his pants pocket. Inside the car the officer found a black laptop case with three marijuana pipes in it and a white garbage bag with a Dremel tool cardboard box. In the box was a freezer bag that had two pounds of marijuana in it. Another three grams of marijuana was found in his watch pocket, the complaint states. He also had $1,475 in cash in his wallet and $74 in cash in his pocket. - Gary King with information from Polk County Sheriff’s Dept.
Three cases involve alleged assaults of children
FBI involved in one case POLK COUNTY – Three separate cases involving alleged sexual assault of a child were forwarded to the district attorney’s office during the past two weeks. Rogelio Torres, 34, Luck, faces charges of repeated sexual assault of a child and sexual assault of a child under 13 years of age. The alleged victim told authorities Torres had sexual contact with her 20 to 30 times over the past five years or so. Torres Torres was arrested Saturday, July 26, at a bar in Luck by a Polk County Sheriff’s deputy. Officers chased him down and caught him behind a Dumpster. Torres was wanted by the FBI on a warrant for sexual assault of a child and unlawful flight to avoid prosecution. Kenneth W. Golden, 68, rural Amery, faces charges of sexual assault of a child and repeated sexual assault of same child. A criminal complaint states Golden began sexually touching an underage female two years ago. The charges, filed July 15, stem from testimony given authorities by the alleged victim who was under the age of 13 when the alleged assaults began. Wayne E. Neely, 58, rural Luck, faces charges of first-degree child sexual assault, repeated sexual assault of a child and first-degree sexual assault. The alleged female victim told authorities the assaults began more than 10 years ago when she was 3 or 4 years old. The alleged assaults included physical violence and the alleged victim said she was afraid of telling anyone because of threats Neely made. Neely was charged immediately following the interview with the alleged victim. - Gary King with information from Polk County Sheriff’s Dept.
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SCF officially passes WWTP plan Council updated by tourism coordinator by Tammi Milberg ST. CROIX FALLS – The city of St. Croix Falls held a public meeting prior to the city council meeting for the wastewater treatment facility upgrade. The upgrade process has been going on for a number of years and for several mayoral terms of office. Mayor Darrell Anderson indicated that while he cannot vote on the issue, his working with it and previously reviewing plans for six years on the city council, led him to believe that it is the best plan financially and logistically for the city. The public hearing was attended by the Army Corps of Engineers, MSA Associates, fish hatchery personnel, and residents. Anderson indicated there were some comments on both sides of the issue, but he felt the plan is sound and should move forward. The plan is to upgrade the existing site creating a capacity expected to handle 20 years of growth. Other locations
Melanie Nelson is pictured explaining her efforts as the tourism coordinator for the city at the city council meeting in St. Croix Falls Monday, July 28. – Photo by Tammi Milberg and plans have been presented and discussed over the past several years, until
this final plan was investigated and determined the to be city’s best option. During the council meeting an item was on the agenda to consider the adoption of the wastewater treatment plant facility plan. Before the vote to move the plan forward, councilman Brian Blesi asked about the construction and how things were going to go, when the same site is being used. Dan Grevy from MSA indicated that the plant would be operational during construction indicating one clarifier may be shut down for part of the time. He said the existing facility would still function until the new facility is online. Anderson indicated that the city growth has slowed and while he hoped it picks up, he is confident this design will take the city out 20 years. “We’ve only issued one building permit in 2008,” he said. The council took a roll call vote on the adoption of the plan with all in favor. In other business, the council heard an update from the new city tourism coordinator, Melanie Nelson. Nelson said she is interviewing people and has close to 60 on her list, as well as other parties who she would like to include in the
process who aren’t on her list. She said she is interviewing mostly business people to understand what they want and their vision for the community to better help market St. Croix Falls to tourists. She said many of the people she interviewed indicate the problem is the city “does not have an identity.” “People tell me we don’t know who we are as a city, and when I ask them who do you think we are or what should be the identity, everyone clams up and has no idea.” Nelson said she is working to get a unified slogan so that the whole city can get behind it and have an identity with a brand or logo to help market St. Croix Falls, and people outside will recognize St. Croix Falls and its uniformity. She said that is the process right now and that there are so many different markets the city could brand, such as retirees, youth, artists, bicyclists. The goal is to find one unified brand to promote all of the markets the city has to offer and get businesses to work together. There was no action on the issue. The council thanked Nelson for the update.
Street vacation, gambling permit approved Bids begin for water main project by Tammi Milberg TAYLORS FALLS, Minn. – The city council for Taylors Falls held two public hearings Monday, July 28. Both hearings involved street vacation issues. The first hearing was to vacate a 20-foot alley on part of Block 105. There were no public comments in favor or against the vacation of the street and the hearing was closed. The second hearing was the vacation of a portion Plateau Street. There were one comment in favor and no comments against the vacation and that hearing was closed. The property on Plateau Street was destroyed in an arson fire on Feb. 16. The home and two accessory buildings were destroyed by the fire and demolished. However, the setbacks in the
city’s zoning regulations did not work with the narrow width of the existing lot. In order to make the lot buildable and conform to zoning, either a variance for the setback would need to be obtained or the street in that area, which serves no public use, could be vacated. The city had determined to hold a public hearing to vacate the street as the best solution to the issue. Councilman John Tangen abstained from the discussion and vote because he is a neighbor of the property and felt it would be a conflict of interest. The two items were on the agenda later in the meeting and both passed individually by the council, with Tangen abstaining on the Plateau Street parcel. In other business The council also approved a gambling premise permit for Jerr’s Border Bar & Grill for pull tabs, tip boards, paddle-
wheels and raffles. The money would go to the Shafer/Franconia Volunteer Firemen’s Benefit Fund which donates money to the community and to the elementary school of Taylors Falls. Lynn Longnecker, former Taylors Falls mayor, spoke up for the fire department, indicating that the charitable fund from which the fire department gives out is running low and the gambling permit would allow them to be able to keep the cycle of donating to the area going and provide them with a better charitable base. • The council also authorized the bidding process for the water main project coming from well No. 3. The project to be bid is a 2,300 lineal foot, 12” dip trunk water main to be installed, with bids opening Aug. 22 and to be considered by the council Aug. 25. Vice Mayor Ross Rivard stated that the water main improvement is something that has been looked at as a long-range plan and
solution for the city’s water in the area by well No. 3. He indicated the 6-inch pipe there now is clogged with manganese and has only a 4- or 5-inch opening, and it needs a new line and a larger one for the future. The council approved the bid authorization and specifications. • The council approved an air conditioning unit for the well No. 3 radiocontrol-system building. The pump for the well is a variable-speed drive pump and gets quite hot when operating. It was noted that such high temperatures could damage or affect the efficiency of the radio control and that an air conditioner is needed in that building to keep the operation cooler and functional. A proposal from Bryant Heating and Air Conditioning from St. Croix Falls was accepted for $1,602 for the purchase and installation of the air conditioner at well house No. 3 with the dollars to come from the water fund.
State representative disappoint in MNDOT communication Veterans focus of passed legislation by Tammi Milberg TAYLORS FALLS, Minn. – Minnesota State Sen. Rick Olseen and Minnesota State Rep. Jeremy Kalin were guests at the Taylors Falls City Council meeting July 28. They both briefly addressed the council with updates and issues. Kalin indicated he was disappointed in lack of communication between MNDOT and the city and other interested parties regarding the Hwys. 8/95 construction that begins Aug. 11. Kalin said that normally the area has good communication with MNDOT when it comes to updating on projects and holding meetings well in advance of start dates, and he said this time MINDOT dropped the ball. Mayor Michael Buchite chimed in saying it was a good thing he had a friend in the city government of Shafer, Minn. ,because that is how he found out about the Aug. 11 construction date for the city. Kalin added that he was informed that Osceola is doing some repaving on Hwy. 243, and he said that the communication hopefully has gone through so both projects are not happening at the same time, since Hwy. 243 is the detour MNDOT is using. Kalin indicated he
was frustrated at the poor communication by the DOT. A meeting is taking place next Monday, and Kalin said he is going to leverage that MNDOT be responsible for putting up signs and the cost of those signs to detour the traffic, rather than having Taylors Falls or Chisago County shoulder that responsibility. “I’m not going to leave that issue dangle out there,” he assured the council. Comments during that report and discussion also noted that CTH 21 and CTH 37 could be used as a way to get downtown and that businesses are likely going to be concerned about revenue with the highways being shut off. Buchite stated the city is putting together a newsletter for its residents. He suggested placing proper signage in those areas should be encouraged as well. The council conversation also indicated there is a sign in Wisconsin on Hwy. 8 indicating the construction project, but that there are no Minnesota signs posted as of yet. Buchite said he has been in constant contact with the DOT since finding out about this project schedule and the detour from the Shafer Township. It seems MNDOT is attempting to be accommodating and he said while he was surprised by the way he found out about the construction, he doesn’t anticipate any problems with the DOT from this point forward.
The purpose for the project, according to Kalin is to help remedy the culverts under Hwy. 95 and Hwy. 8 and near the Interstate Park entrance. The plan is to fix those culverts, but the area of road construction will continue up to the top of the hill at Hwy. 8. Kalin said the project is needed, but that things need to be done to ensure better communication with MNDOT for future roadwork. On that related note about roads and construction, Olseen indicated that the budgeting session wrapped up including $15 million in the transportation budget for Chisago County roads over a 10-year period. He also added that he has worked on legislation that has passed to provide property tax exemptions to permanently disabled veterans
for up to $300,000 in equity, and exemptions for other disabled veterans, up to $150,000 in equity. “We see more soldiers coming from Iraq with disabilities and we want to do more to help our veterans,” Olseen said. “We don’t want to see them lose their home because they have brain damage or have lost limbs.” Kalin added that he helped get a bill passed to allow absentee ballots for Minnesota troops overseas to vote in elections. He said it took over a year and-a-half to pass. “It met opposition for reasons I don’t yet understand,” he said. “But I think it is a worthwhile and right thing to do and it will work well.” The council thanked both legislators for attending the meeting and updating the council on their efforts and findings.
Chief justice prepares for 2009 MADISON - Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson raised more than $250,000 for her reelection campaign during the first half of this year. Abrahamson reported raising more than $234,000 by the end of June. That includes more than $22,000 she gave her own campaign. After expenses, she had roughly $205,000 on hand for her April 2009 re-election bid. So far, nobody has publicly
announced plans to challenge Abrahamson, who has served on the court for more than three decades, including 12 years as chief justice. A report released yesterday by the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign shows that outside groups spent $4.8 million in this year’s Supreme Court contest between outgoing Justice Louis Butler and Justice-elect Michael Gableman. Wisconsin Public Radio (Shawn Johnson)
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Burnett County Medical Examiner speaks out by Nancy Jappe SIREN – A letter to the editor in the July 16 issue of the Inter-County Leader calls in question actions taken in handling the cremation of a Trade Lake woman who was under hospice care at the time of her death. Acting on a need to make sure that people understand what happened in this situation, and will happen only in hospice situations where cremation is chosen, Burnett County Medical Examiner Mike Maloney asked that a formal article, rather than a return letter, be written. “I am willing to do anything I can to help people understand,” Maloney commented. He is a man who is wellacquainted with cancer deaths, having lost his fiancée and 28-year-old son to the disease within the past three years. Maloney explained that a medical examiner is only involved in the death of a person under hospice care when the deceased person is being cremated. “State law requires a photo be taken of the body and a cremation form filled out and signed by both the medical examiner and the funeral director,” Maloney said, adding, “The body cannot be removed from the county of death (before this is done).” In the case in question, Maloney did give permission for the body to be moved from the place of death to a nearby funeral home only six miles away in another county. He said that medical
Mike Maloney has been the Burnett County Medical Examiner since 2006, and a deputy medical examiner since 2003. He gives out his personal and cell phone numbers for use at any time by people who need help with or have questions about death situations. Maloney has experienced death, by cancer, of two important persons in his life within the past three years, his fiancée and, just a couple weeks ago, his 28-year-old son, Josh. – Photo by Nancy Jappe examiners have leeway in deciding to do this. However, it would be a different situation if a body was going to
Green Bay in Brown County. “That would not be possible, but for six miles, let us use some common sense,” he said. “We have the authority to do that.” There is a 48-hour required waiting period from the time of death until cremation can be done. During that time, the medical examiner can stop cremation to do an investigation of the death, if there is a reason to do so. According to Maloney, in the incident described in the man’s letter to the editor, a deputy medical examiner was on duty at the time of the death. Medical examiner shifts run from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 6 a.m., 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. A monthly schedule is prepared, and Maloney or one of his deputy medical examiners is assigned to each of the shifts. The medical examiner or deputy has an hour response time from the time they get the call, per a county requirement. Maloney said that the hospice nurse who pronounced the death in question here called him on a cell phone on her way home from the scene of death. She had already notified the funeral home. Maloney then called the deputy who was on duty, found out there was going to be a little delay in getting to the place of death and authorized the release of the body to the funeral home. The deputy medical examiner went to the funeral home to take the required photo and to sign the release for crema-
tion on the day in which the death occurred. “The deputy medical examiner responded appropriately under the circumstances,” Maloney said. Maloney became a deputy medical examiner in 2003, and took over the medical examiner position at the end of 2006. Before moving to Burnett County, he served for 30 years as a police officer in St. Paul, Minn. “I have been working so hard to do everything right and according to the law,” Maloney commented. “People all over the county have been so pleased, and have been thanking me for being there when they needed me. When something like this happens, it is just a communication problem. “From the bottom of my heart, my heartfelt loss and sympathy go out (to the writer of the letter to the editor). God bless him,” Maloney said. “I go to church every Sunday and pray for everybody who has died and for their families. That is the kind of person that I am, and that my office in Burnett County demands.” Maloney urges people with any questions regarding death situations to call him. He wishes the letter writer would have done this. Mike Maloney can be reached at 715259-7638 (home) or via cell phone at 612-269-4074 anytime. The e-mail address for the medical examiner’s office is medicalexaminer@burnettcounty.org.
Resignation and four hires approved at meeting by Nancy Jappe SIREN – With the start of the 20082009 school year just around the corner, the Siren School Board approved three staff resignations and four hires in open session following closed-session discussion Monday, July 28. Resignations came from fourth-grade teacher Wendy Marek, high school special education teacher Nate Wilson and
at-risk resource teacher Carol Kline. Approved hirings involved the new high school special education teacher Franklin Nau, fourth-grade teacher Tina Rudiger, social worker Kelly Pearson, at-risk resource teacher/director of student affairs Drew Abrahamson and a half-time SAGE aide position. District Administrator Scott Johnson reported that a long-standing teacher grievance involving past employment Siren School staff member Kathy Koball called the attention of Siren School Board members to four new wooden bookcases built for the library by Andrew Meier and friends as his Eagle Scout project. Meier also arranged to get books to fill the shelves. Koball is on the school library committee, a group that raised over $3,000 during the past year for the library, and arranged for receipt of over $10,000 in free materials (an entire warehouse) from DEMCO, a library and office supply company in Madison plus free trucking from Vasatka Systems, Siren. – Photo by Nancy Jappe
benefits for retired teachers has been denied, and the district was awarded the judgment on arbitration. During the proceeding regular monthly meeting, the board: 1) Ratified the elementary handbook. 2) Ratified the two-year support staff contract. 3) Approved the 2008-2009 budget which will be presented at the budget hearing/district annual meeting Aug. 25. 4) Authorized a feasibility study for an Ojibwe Culture and Language class to be taught starting in the 2009-2010 school year. 5) Approved the first reading of Graduation Policy #832. 6) Increased the community education budget by $1,500 for the coming year only. 7) Approved the 2008-2010 contract with Siren Bus Company, with the fuel price to be negotiated each year. The Siren and Webster school districts yearly contribute $15,000 to
Communities United in Education, a combined community-education program. This year CUE plans to raise $10,000 to bring Big Top Chataqua to the community. The $1,500 extra funding from the schools will help in that cause. “It’s like putting seed money in,” Dave McGrane commented. The district meeting calendar for August is as follows: Budget and finance – Tuesday, Aug. 19, 5 p.m. Personnel and negotiations – Aug. 19, 6:30 p.m. Policy, planning and curriculum – Aug. 19, 7:30 p.m. Building and grounds – Wednesday, Aug. 20, 6 p.m. The August meeting of the school board will be held at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 25. The budget hearing and district annual meeting will follow, starting at 8 p.m.
State budgets suffer across the nation NATIONWIDE - Wisconsin’s not going to be alone next year when it’s forced to balance a state budget already hundreds of millions of dollars in the red. The National Conference of State Legislatures reports that states face a collective deficit of more than $40 million in the current budget year – three times the cumulative shortfall from the previous year. The shortfall is the largest since the recession brought on by the dot-com boom earlier this decade, although in this case it’s generally being from a drop in income and sales tax revenues across the board. NCSL Fiscal Program Director Corina Eckl says it may get worse for states before it gets better. “We don’t know where we are at this point in the current downturn,” says Eckl. “Will things start to stabilize in the
next six to 12 months? We simply don’t know. And as we talk to states about their concern, they do point to 2010 as being a year of additional problems. We just had a discussion among many Legislative fiscal directors, and several indicated they have not yet hit bottom. And obviously you have to get to the bottom before you can start building yourself back up again.” By NCSL’s measure, Wisconsin’s budget faces a gap of more than $330 million in the current budget, although lawmakers and Gov. Doyle largely pushed those expenses off until the next budget. Compared to other states, Wisconsin’s budget troubles are meager. California faces a budget deficit of $15-billion, while Arizona’s budget gap is around $2 billion. – Wisconsin Public Radio (Shawn Johnson)
Sixteen-year-old Andrew Meier, a member of Boy Scout Troop 297 from Roseville Lutheran Church, Roseville, Minn., along with helpers Mike Belsito, 15, Suyog Dahal, 15, and Tony Belsito, 14, built four bookshelves for the Siren School library. They are shown with the shelves and Siren School Board President Dayton Daniels. The work was done as Meier’s Eagle Scout project. In addition, he collected more than 600 books, for preschool through high school, to go into the shelves. Meier knew of the need for these items through former Frederic resident Colleen Geisen. – Photo submitted
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Ammend selected president of Friends of the Pool committee FREDERIC - Friends of the Pool committee met twice in the last two weeks to elect officers and continue planning for the Saturday, Sept. 6 fundraiser kickoff event. The group, headed by newly selected President Maria Ammend, is working hard to raise money to build a new pool. Other officers now include Vice President Anna Antonich, secretary Erin Hansford and treasurer Kristi Swenson. Friends of the Pool would like to share their answers to some frequently asked questions. Why does Frederic need a pool? A pool is a vital part of a community in the summertime. It provides children and families a place to socialize, get exercise and cool down. Even more importantly, a pool in our community promotes water safety by offering the opportunity to have swimming lessons. It’s an asset that is part of the life of the community. When people look for communities in which to settle, they look for signs of strength. Along with schools, jobs, and housing, access to varied activities is a sign of a strong community. Since the summer of 1958, the Frederic pool has been a place for kids to learn water safety, for families to gather at day’s end, and for people of all ages to cool down, shape up and have all
opens doors in applying for grants and in offering tax breaks to those who donate. A couple of local lawyers and accountants have agreed to lend their valuable expertise to this project by donating their time to assist with the application. Why can’t they fix the pool we have? While many things grow better with age, pools do not. Their current pool, built in 1957 and opened in 1958, has provided many people with joy and safe fun, but now, it is operating out of compliance with many safety regulations. There are plumbing, mechanical and water management issues which multiply each year. Repairs are costly and only a temporary fix. Officers of the Friends of the Pool committee (L to R): Erin Hansford, secretary; Anna Antonich, vice president; Maria Ammend, president; Kristi Swenson, treasurer. – Photo submitted around fun! Who are the Friends of the Pool? The Friends of the Pool is made up of volunteer community members who have come together to raise funds to build a new outdoor community pool in Frederic. (Not using paid consultants
means they can keep the costs down.) The people in this group are energized by this project and they know they can make this happen. It is an open group and anyone can join at any time and at any level of commitment. The group is pursuing an application for official tax-exempt status. This status
How much money do they need to raise? While the final numbers depend on design, their goal is to raise at least $1 million. If you would like to be a part of this e-mail them at group, fredericpool@yahoo.com. Come learn more about their efforts, ask questions and enjoy an assortment of entertaining events on Sept. 6, at the Frederic Coon Lake Park. Watch for more information to come. - submitted
Man serving time for arson denied early release by Regan Kohler SHELL LAKE – Judge Eugene Harrington denied a request for release by Brian R. Mundt, a Spooner man serving institution time for arson, at the Washburn County courthouse Tuesday, July 29. Mundt, 42, was found guilty but not guilty, due to mental disease, last year,
for eight counts of arson and three counts of burglary. These fires and burglary occurred around Spooner in February 2007, one building being the Evergreen Town Hall. Mundt was sentenced to over 200 years, or life, in a mental health facility, in December 2007. Tuesday afternoon, a petition for a conditional release, in which Mundt
would be monitored outside of the facility. His attorney, Gerald Wright, said he’d received individual evaluations along with the petition, from doctors who worked with Mundt. Mundt appeared via television monitor from Mendota, and agreed that though he was not ready for release that exact day, he was doing well and “fine-
tuning” himself, and felt he’d be ready soon. Harrington reviewed the petition and determined that Mundt still had to complete certain aspects of his treatment, and that his release would pose a risk. He denied the petition. Mundt has a chance to petition for release every six months.
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OMC announces open house OSCEOLA – Osceola Medical Center has announced an open house for its new facility Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 16 and 17. The communitywide open house will showcase the new, 75,000 square foot hospital and clinic. “This is an exciting time for our community with a new, larger facility that can better provide for the needs of our residents,” said Dr. Rob Dybvig, chief medical officer at OMC. “Improved patient privacy, more clinic rooms and expanded services are just some of the benefits,” he said. “Even though it’s a new house,” according to surgery manager Ceil Lutz, RN, “it’s the same home with the same great people.” The open house will feature guided tours of the new facility. Tours will run, rain or shine, that Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. The Osceola Ambulance Service, as well as North Memorial Air Care and LifeLink III air ambulances will also be on hand. The new building replaces an existing facility that has become insufficient for the area’s growth and needs. Located just south of Osceola, the new building rests on 134 acres. The current building is landlocked in a downtown neighborhood. The new medical center will also be
able to pull all of its services back under one roof. Its rehabilitation services department, now housed two blocks away because of space constraints, will get a prime location just off the main lobby. In addition to its physical therapy, occupational therapy and massage services, rehab is growing to also include HeartCare, pulmonology and a sleep study center. Also off the main entry will be the facility’s expanded clinic, a new chapel, retail pharmacy and a new gift shop. The gift shop is the result of efforts by the Partners of Osceola Medical Center, a group of community members that raise money to support OMC activities and provide for health care scholarships. Construction continues on the facility’s first addition, a kitchen. Originally part of a nursing home section that was pulled from the project late in the process, the kitchen is being fast-tracked in hopes of opening along with the new facility in the fall, according to Jeff Meyer, OMC CEO. “We expect the facility to be showcased the entire first year it’s open,” Meyer said, “but our plans for an open house this fall is a small token of thanks for everyone in our community who has supported us – and put up with all of the construction.” - submitted
bioBlitz in SCF Aug. 9 ST. CROIX FALLS – A bioBlitz is planned for Saturday, Aug. 9, at Wert Family Nature Preserve, just north of St. Croix Falls. The free, naturefocused event will have something for all ages. The event will celebrate the plant and animal diversity of the preserve and the 20th anniversary of West Wisconsin Land Trust. You can find out more information about the land trust at www.wwlt.org. The event will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and will include species identification – tag-along with a scientist; exploration of the Ice Age Trail, which runs through the property; an educational tent with a variety of hands-on activities such as make your own bug catching nets and plant presses; an opportunity for kids to earn a Junior Ranger badge; free lunch; and door prizes. People can come to spend the entire day or just drop in for a few
hours. The event will conclude with a closing ceremony at 4:30 p.m., where the bioBlitz teams will share what they have found in the preserve during their morning and afternoon hikes through the property. The base camp will be at Lions Park. The Wert Family Nature Preserve, which is just across the road from Lions Park, is over 400 acres of natural area open to the public. West Wisconsin Land Trust worked with the city of St. Croix Falls and the DNR to conserve the property, which offers a rich variety of landscapes, trails, wildlife, and plants. For more information contact: Jane Tappen, member and communications assistant, West Wisconsin Land Trust, 715-235-8850, jtappen@wwlt.org, or www.wwlt.org. – submitted
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Total votes: 30
Gas prices by the end of the year:
50% 17% 23% 10%
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Will remain under $4/gallon Will exceed $4/gallon Will exceed $4.50/gallon Will top $5/gallon
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Save school costs by: 1. Less sports and/or travel 2. Sharing administration 3. More alternative energy (solar, etc.) 4. Consolidation of districts 5. All of the above
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ranks 10th (tied with North Dakota) out of 50 states in volunW isconsin teerism. Overall, more than one-third of us (35 percent) said we volun-
teered for some kind of community service in 2007. That doesn’t surprise many of us here in Burnett and Polk counties. It seems like a good portion of projects that get done around here get done via sheer willpower and donated time. Big projects like swimming pools and golf courses - the 1957 community projects in Frederic, for example - will never happen with mostly volunteer labor again due to state codes. But the fundraising for large-scale projects can still be - and probably always will be - volunteer-driven. The volunteerism list - compiled by the Corporation for National and Community Service using a random survey and census data - doesn’t provide clear answers as to why some areas of the country produce more volunteerism than others. The top 10 are: 1. Utah (43.9); 2. Nebraska (39.8); 3. Minnesota (39.7); 4. Alaska (38.6); 5. Montana (38); 6. Iowa (37.3); 7. South Dakota (37.1); 8. Vermont (37); 9. Kansas (36.8); 10. North Dakota and Wisconsin (35.6). Minneapolis-St. Paul, Salt Lake City and Portland, Ore., were the highestranked big cities, while Miami, New York City and Las Vegas were the lowestranked. Utah’s top ranking, some say, is due to civic-mindedness among the state’s many Mormons. In Miami - the city with the fewest volunteers - there’s a slightly higher poverty rate and lower rankings in home ownership and education level. Commute times are longer. There’s the allure of the beach. The study notes that Miami's poverty rate and average commute times are slightly higher than the national average, while other factors influencing volunteerism — home ownership and education level — are slightly lower. The economy may be impacting volunteerism as people choose paid work instead. And on the surface, these survey results might make us analyze how busy people from the top 10 states might be compared to people in Miami or New York City. But how many times have you asked, “How does that person find time to volunteer so much?”
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President George Bush 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Washington, D.C. 20500 president@whitehouse.gov
Governor Jim Doyle 115 East, State Capitol Bldg. Mailing address: P.O. Box 7863 Madison, WI 53707 wisgov@mail.state.wi.us Congressman David Obey 7th Congressional District 2462 Rayburn Office Bldg. Washington, D.C. 20515 or Wisconsin office: Federal Building Wausau, WI 54401 (715) 842-5606 Rep. Ann Hraychuck 28th Assembly District State Capitol, P.O. Box 8942 Madison, WI 53708 Phone: 608-267-2365 Toll free: 888-529-0028 In-District 715-485-3362 rep.hraychuck@legis.state.wi.us
Rep. Frank Boyle 73rd Assembly District Room 221 North State Capitol P.O. Box 8952 Madison 53708 E-mail: Rep.Boyle@legis.state.wi.us
Senator Sheila Harsdorf 10th Senate District State Capitol, P.O. Box 7882 Madison, WI 53707 (608) 266-7745 • (715) 2321390 Toll-free - 1-800-862-1092 sen.harsdorf@legis.state.wi.us
Rep. Mary Hubler 75th Assembly District Room 7 North, State Capitol P.O. Box 8952 Madison, WI 53708 or 1966 21-7/8 St. (Hawthorne Lane), Rice Lake 54868 (715) 234-7421• (608) 266-2519 rep.hubler@legis.state.wi.us
U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold SDB 40, Rm. 1 Washington, D.C. 20510 or 1600 Aspen Commons Middleton, WI 53562-4716 (608) 828-1200 senator@feingold.senate.gov
Senator Robert Jauch 25th Senate District Room 19 South State Capitol P.O. Box 7882 Madison, WI 53707 E-mail: Sen.Jauch@legis.state.wi.us
U.S. Senator Herb Kohl 330 Hart Senate Office Bldg. Washington, D.C. 20510 senator_kohl@kohl.senate.gov Congressman Ron Kind 3rd Congressional District 1713 Longwirth Office Bdg. Washington, D.C. 20515 202-225-5506 888-442-8040 (toll-free) ron.kind@mail.house.gov
Since Centuria, Milltown and Balsam Lake schools were united to make Unity School District some decades ago, there have been just a handful of serious school consolidation “episodes,” one reaching the referendum stage five or six years ago in Burnett County (Siren-Webster). Today the state now allows for an “adjustment” in aid for districts suffering a decline in enrollment - but it doesn’t keep up with rising costs. School officials have noted for some time they have been consolidating services, sharing teachers and transportation services and offering more through two-way interactive classroom technology. Virtual education applies an entirely new slant to the issue, unique unto itself. Obviously, the sharing of campuses and administration is the last-ditch effort to help offset public school costs. At least 100 school districts across the county have adopted a four-day school week, a bold, if not radical idea compared to consolidation. A longer school day compensates for a three-day weekend. Three days affects student retention, some say. Others say it makes for too long a day, with students on long bus routes getting up earlier and getting home later. How about a longer school year? A Tomah Journal editorial this week stated “One can legitimately argue whether $17,000-a-year health insurance policies for school district staff or a pension system that allows teachers to retire at age 55 really quality as ‘investments’ in education (as opposed to the power of the public employee unions), but a shorter school day and longer school year are investments that would almost certainly pay off.” And sports is always a fair target in tough times. Should districts be bussing kids 90 miles to play another team? School boards control a small percentage of the annual budget, most of which is dictated by salary negotiations and mandates from the state. Local school districts have done a commendable job in keeping the school doors open in recent years, considering rising costs, declining enrollment and now, a harsh economy. But what happens if the current economic trend continues? Can exhausted issues be revived?
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t. Croix Falls is having an interesting summer, in terms of celebrations. The city’s 50th Wannigan Days celebration, with sister city Taylors Falls, was an impressive event, well-coordinated and well-attended. On Aug. 8, the city gets to boast a little bit, honoring one of its own who made it all the way to this summer’s Olympic games in China. Megan Kalmoe Day will cap off the summer nicely for the city - and for the region. Our sports pages have offered ongoing coverage of Kalmoe’s accomplishments and experiences as a world-class rower. Ironically, Kalmoe grew up along the scenic St. Croix River, but she didn’t begin rowing until her sophomore year of college at the University of Washington in Seattle, where she says the summers are beautiful - 70 degrees and sunny most days from May to September - but the winter months are mostly cloudy. An interesting trade off with Wisconsin, where the sun makes a few more appearances in the winter - even on subzero days. Kalmoe will also be the special guest at the St. Croix Falls Autumn Festival Sept. 27 and 28. You can check out a story on the celebrations marking her accomplishments, published elsewhere in this issue. NBC’s coverage of Olympic rowing begins Saturday, Aug. 9. You can see a video interview with Kalmoe at www.usrowing.org/News_Media. Click on “Athlete bios.”
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One-man board? It appears we have a one-man board. At the July meeting, we not only saw the Midtown Tavern owner dealt with in a very rude manner, but the chairman, Larry Johnson, was asked two very civil questions: 1. Why was the Meenon truck and workers patching holes in the Webster village on the parking lot of the J.B. Tap? 2. Why is our nearly new truck not parked inside the Meenon town building for many days in a row but parked behind the building at Larry’s L.P.? Chairman Larry Johnson overreacted and ordered two people to leave the building and also called the sheriff to respond. A man in the audience told him to put down the cell phone, but once again, he wouldn’t listen. The pace of building roads has slowed the past two years partly due to not ordering permits in ample time. Shouldering roads has been done in a sloppy manner inviting erosion and the breaking of the edge off the blacktop. Patching of roads has been delayed much later than normal this year. What happened to the free helpers from the government center? Why are we paying top wages to inexperienced help? Mansfield Road was rebuilt with inadequate ditches and preparation. Building roads is very expensive. Timely repairs will extend their life considerably. The board talks about some roads will eventually be turned back to gravel. Are we ready for that? Taxpayers: You need to come to the meeting. Previous board members: Harold Larson, 27 years Darrel Rachner, 12 years Town of Meenon
Energy policy Sen. John McCain is calling for an energy policy right out of an industry textbook from the 1970s: more offshore oil drilling and more nuclear power. Offshore oil drilling, while posing a clear threat to our beaches and coastlines, wouldn’t produce any oil for 20 years, would be the proverbial drop-inthe-bucket given rising world oil demand, and would do nothing to help us meet current high prices at the gas pump. A more far-reaching oil policy would be to accelerate and strengthen new vehicle mileage standards. Since burning oil is a chief cause of the climate crisis, this would be a two-fer: less demand means we’d be paying less at the pump and also spewing less carbon into our atmosphere. Sen. Barack Obama has said that nuclear power should be considered as a means of getting through the chaos of the ongoing climate disruption. But he’s taken about $270,000 from the nuclear industry, which has more power reactors in his home state of Illinois than any other state in the union. Because of nuclear’s skyrocketing costs, by the time any new atomic reactors could be built, solar power will be cheaper than nuclear. Wind power already is cheaper—and is the fastestgrowing energy source in the world. Combine those with geothermal, energy-efficiency technologies, smart electrical grids and distributed generation–none of which produce radioactive waste or offer the threat of atomic meltdown or terrorist attack–and you get a 21st century energy policy that will provide us with safer, cleaner and cheaper electricity, without carbon emissions, than nuclear power like the May 5, 2006, radioactive gas leak at Prairie Island, Minn., where 100 workers inhaled iodine-131 which can cause thyroid can-
cer. Going back to the 1970s might be a nostalgia trip for some. As an energy policy, the days of oil spills and nuclear accidents should be left behind for good. John LaForge Rural Luck
Friends to foe In the 1980s, the CIA sent millions of dollars in weapons and ammunition to two warlords, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar and Jalaluddin Haqqani to help them fight the Soviet Army during its occupation of Afghanistan. These warloads were on the payroll of the CIA Hekmatyar was then considered to be a reliable anti-Soviet rebel. He was even flown to the U.S. by the CIA in 1985. Rep. Charlie Wilson directed U.S. military aid to the Afghan warlords. Today, U.S. military officials are not sure that Haqqani is active. But Sirajuddin Haqqani, the 34-year-old son, is now driving the recent rise in violence in Eastern Afghanistan against U.S. troops. For the second month in a row, U.S. and coalition troop deaths in Afghanistan have surpassed casualties in Iraq. On July 13, Taliban fighters swarmed over a American Base in Afghanistan killing nine U.S. troops and wounding many others. U.S. troops are aware that they are now facing an increasingly strong enemy here and what military officers call a syndicate, composed of Taliban fighters and powerful warlords. Hekmatyar has called on Pakistani militants to attack U.S. targets. Haqqani network is blamed for vehicle bombings and also the recent rise in violence in Eastern Afghanistan. We, like the Russians were, are now considered occupiers of Afghanistan. Adm. Mike Mullen, chairmen of the Chiefs of Staff told reporters we need more troops over there. More troops means more American blood spilled over there. For what? Let us all do what is necessary to get all our troops back to the states to their families and loved ones. Now. Jack Rued Amery P.S. Yes, I am back to sending letters to the editor. Itchy fingers got the best of me.
Who’s who? At a few recent parades I have overheard some confusion about which candidates are running for which offices in our area. I want to clear up this confusion so everyone can be assured that they don’t have to choose between two great candidates! In Wisconsin, each state Senate district is comprised of three state Assembly districts, so that every individual is represented by one state senator and one state Assembly representative. In the 28th Assembly District, we are so lucky to have Rep. Ann Hraychuck as our voice in the state capitol.
Hraychuck has served our district with courage and integrity over the past two years and has made many accomplishments for our region in the Legislature. Being in the Legislature is no easy job, and we are very grateful that Hraychuck is running for re-election. In the 10th Senate District, which is comprised of the 28th, 29th and 30th Assembly Districts, a candidate named Alison Page is running. Page is not running against Rep. Hraychuck, so those who live in Hraychuck’s district can also vote for Page (as our next senator in the 10th District). Page is a lifelong health care professional – she has worked as both a registered nurse and a health systems administrator – and her knowledge of the health care system will be an enormous asset in the state Senate. Not only that, but as a native of River Falls, Page understands our way of life in Northwestern Wisconsin, and she will be a strong advocate for our region in the state Senate. I hope this letter clears up the confusion that I’ve been hearing, and I hope that these two great candidates will earn your support on Nov. 4.
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Neighborhood Watch In last week’s Leader, there was an article that caused me some concern. It was regarding the increase of theft and vandal incidents that are occurring in the village of Frederic. When R.J. Severude brought this problem to the attention of the board, Jamie Worthington suggested a Community Watch program. I found that to be very interesting, as when R.J. first came to our town, he and I met at my home. One of the items that was discussed was my heading another Community Watch program. Well, that has been well over a year ago and there has been nothing else mentioned about it. In fact, I did question R.J. once more regarding this program and have heard nothing more. He had suggested that I would be working with another officer to get this program off the ground. When Dave Hraychuck was chief I went to him with the idea of a Community Watch program, and we had one started, but unfortunately, it was allowed to fall by the wayside. I guess my concern is, just how serious is our chief, really, to get another program started, when it has been well over a year since we discussed this matter. Is there something going on that we (the community) are unaware of? A Community Watch program is very important to the village of Frederic. And what happened to the dog and the money for the dog? Eleanore Carlson Frederic
A front page article in August of 1933 informed the local area that the last local veteran of the Civil War had died. William Banner died at his home in Lewis at the age of 86. He was “highly regarded” in the Lewis area, the article noted. The InterCounty Leader is marking its 75th year of reporting local news of Burnett and Polk counties.
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season is heating up, T hewithelection back-to-back conventions
approaching — the Democrats in Denver followed by the Republicans in St. Paul, Minn. The conventions have become elaborate, expensive marketing events, where the party’s “presumptive” nominee has a coronation with much fanfare, confetti and wall-to-wall media coverage. What people don’t know is the extent to which major corporations fund the conventions, pouring tens of millions of dollars into a little-known loophole in the campaign-finance system. Stephen Weissman of the nonpartisan Campaign Finance Institute explains the unconventional funding: “It’s totally prohibited to give unlimited contributions to political parties. It’s totally prohibited for a corporation or a union to just go right into its treasury and give money to political parties. Yet, under an exemption that was created by the Federal Election Commission, which essentially is made up of representatives of the two major parties, all of this money can be given if it’s given through a host committee under the pretense that it’s merely to promote the convention city.” According to CFI’s new report, “Analysis of Convention Donors,”
since the last presidential election, the corporations funding the conventions have spent more than $1.1 billion lobbying the federal government. Add to it the millions they pour into the conventions. Says Weissman: “In return for this money, the parties, through the host committees, offer access to top politicians, to the president, the future president, vice president, cabinet officials, senators, congressmen. They promise these companies who are giving that they will be able to not only get close to these people by hosting receptions, by access to VIP areas, but they’ll actually have meetings with them.” Disclosure of what corporations are giving is not required until 60 days after each convention, which is essentially Election Day, so there is no time to challenge a candidate on particular corporate donors. Weissman reports that most of the corporations that are giving to the convention “host committees” also have serious business before the federal government. Take AT&T, for Glenn Greenwald of example. Salon.com recently pointed out that the Democratic conventioneers and registered media in attendance will receive a tote bag prominently emblazoned with the AT&T logo. It’s a perfect metaphor for a much larger gift, the one Democrats and Republicans just gave
F O R U M AT&T and other telecoms: retroactive immunity for spying on U.S. citizens. While Sens. Russ Feingold and Chris Dodd fought the bill, Sen. Barack Obama, until recently a staunch opponent of telecom immunity, reversed his position and supported it, reneging on a pledge to filibuster. Perfect timing. The conventions are also training grounds for the next generation of elected officials. Many state legislators attend the conventions as delegates, where they marinate in the ways of bigmoney politics. From the corporate parties to the hospitality suites, they learn that there is nothing to be gained by challenging the status quo. Obama has sworn off special-interest and lobbying money for his campaign, and he made historic strides in using the Internet to marshal millions of small donors and amass a campaign war chest with $72 million cash on hand at the end of June. Yet the Denver convention is looking more and more like business as usual. Weissman writes in his report, “Lavish conventions with million-dollar podiums, fancy skybox-
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es and Broadway production teams are not necessary to the democratic process.” What is necessary, Weissman says, is stripping soft money out of the convention process: “Congress should pass a law that says no more soft money for these conventions, no corporate treasury, union treasury, no unlimited individual money. Instead, the parties — let’s discard this host-committee fiction — can go out there and ask people to help the convention, but with the same limits where they’re asking people to help them normally.” “Deep Throat” is said to have told Bob Woodward during Watergate to “follow the money.” It looks like this summer, you need only go to the Democratic and Republican national conventions. It’s time to close this loophole. *** Amy Goodman is the host of “Democracy Now!,” a daily international TV/radio news hour airing on more than 700 stations in North America. Her column’s appearance in the Leader is sponsored by the local group, The Gathering, an informal group of people of diverse ages, experience, and philosophies who meet every other week at a member's home for silent meditation and lively discussions about peace, justice, spirituality, religion, politics, environment, global cultures and humanity.
A re a n e w s a t a g l a n c e Free concerts
CUMBERLAND - What happens when a 59-year-old, a 46-year-old, an 18-yearold, and a 17 year-old come together on a stage to create music together? The generation gap disappears, and before an audience stands the Pipe Dream Blues Machine. Manfred Schonauer (59), Steve Vogt (46), Dustin DeGolier (17), and Travis Thorp (18) have been sharing their musical talents with the area for approximately four years, appearing at weddings and parties, at the Pipe Dream Center, and at various community functions throughout the area. Manfred and his wife, Truan, have operated the Pipe Dream Center, located in the former Pipe Lake School in Polk County on CTH G, for the past 21 years. The Pipe Dream Center is a smokefree, drug-free, and alcohol-free facility where once a month (twice in the summer), musicians and music lovers gather to experience Boogie Night. On these nights, Manfred’s students, as well as guest musicians, perform a variety of music from the ‘50s, rock, blues, jazz, funk, reggae and motown. DeGolier and Thorp, who also have a band of their own, Trees on the Moon, have a repartee Vogt calls “extensive,” ranging from Miles Davis and Monk to Jerry Lee, Duke Ellington and U2. Both 2008 graduates of Cumberland High School, the young men both have plans for college in the fall, and plan to major in the arts. DeGolier, who will be attending UW-Duluth in the fall plans to study music, and has won the Louis Armstrong Jazz Award, the Director’s Award for Choir and several scholarships. As the younger pair begins a new chapter in their lives with the move to college, the foursome will become two again, but not without one last show. This past weekend they provided a free outdoor concert. For more information on the group go to www.manfredsmusic.com. Cumberland Advocate
Harley rider dies after striking deer
LADYSMITH - A 56-year-old Harley rider who sustained severe head injuries when his cycle struck a deer shortly after 1 p.m. Friday on a Rusk County road died Monday morning, according to the Rusk County Sheriff’s Department. The department reported that Randall M. Merkt, New Richmond, was eastbound on CTH D when a deer ran onto the road from the south ditch. The rider was thrown from his 2001 Harley-Davidson motorcycle. A
New Auburn Fire Rescue crew reported the victim, who was not wearing a helmet, had severe head trauma and a possible punctured lung and asked that a helicopter be dispatched. Chetek Ambulance also was dispatched, and at 2:22 p.m. a Mayo helicopter was on the ground at the scene. The accident had been reported at 1:45 p.m. Merkt was taken from the scene via helicopter to Luther Hospital, Eau Claire. He was later transferred to a Twin Cities hospital, where he was pronounced dead on Monday morning. This was the fourth traffic fatality in Rusk County in 2008, according to the sheriff’s department. Ladysmith News
Breaks through squad window
HUDSON - A Hudson woman almost landed on the pavement after she attempted to escape from a moving North Hudson police car early Tuesday morning. Jessica Ann King, 25, was arrested and jailed following an incident that began at Mudds and Sudds, a bar at 726 Sixth St. N. She is being charged with disorderly conduct, criminal damage to property, battery to a police officer and obstructing. According to the police report, the incident started with King at the bar drinking with a friend. At around 9 p.m., the bartender told King he would not serve her anymore because she was intoxicated. King remained at the bar and eventually became verbally abusive to the bartender and to the manager, Lisa Difronzo, and refused when she was asked to leave the premises. Around midnight, as the bar was preparing to close, King’s friend did get her outside. But within minutes, King was banging on a door and then allegedly threw a rock through a side-door window. The police were called, and when they arrived they found King being restrained by the bartender. Police handcuffed King and placed her into the back of the squad car. However, she worked her hands free of the handcuffs and police had to restrain her again. Once back in the squad car, she began banging her head on the divider between the front and back seat. She also began kicking at a door window, eventually breaking it and then started working her way out of the opening. Police pulled over immediately, fearing that King would fall from the vehicle. Once stopped, they found King almost entirely out of the window, just inches from the pavement. As they pulled her from the vehicle, she began kicking at officers and struck one of
them in the side of the face. King was seen by EMTs to check for any injuries before being booked into St. Croix County Jail. Her court appearance is set for next month. - rivertowns.net
Two explosions at Turtle Lake
TURTLE LAKE - No injuries have been reported in an explosion July 24 that destroyed a residence at 1519 2-1/2 St. in the town of Almena. A news release from the Barron County Sheriff’s Department states that reports of the explosion began coming in at 9:15 p.m. Officers of the Turtle Lake Police Department, Barron County Sheriff’s Department, Cumberland Ambulance and Almena Fire Department were dispatched. It is believed that the residence was unoccupied at the time of the explosion. Several residences in the immediate area were damaged. Agents from the Wisconsin Department of Criminal InvestigationState Fire Marshal’s Office were requested to assist in the investigation. Authorities were also dispatched late Sunday night to a report of a camper explosion at the St. Croix Casino RV Campground on Tamarak Street in the village of Turtle Lake, the second explosion in Barron County in three days. Lying outside next to the camper was Ward E. Tigner, 73, of Alamo, Texas, who suffered severe burns to most of his body. He was airlifted to a Twin Cities hospital. Tigner’s wife was in the camper at the time of the explosion but was not injured. A preliminary investigation revealed that the explosion appeared to be caused by a propane tank inside the camper that was leaking gas. chronotype.com
Fire downtown Hayward
HAYWARD - A fire which was reported at 4:06 p.m. Saturday, July 19, gutted a rental apartment above the Abundant Life store at 15076 Main Street in Hayward, and there was heavy smoke and water damage to the store. The apartment was rented by Jenny Pierce, who was not home at the time. A passerby noticed smoke coming from the second-story apartment, and notified building owner Andrea Menunier, who was in the store. She called 911. Responding to the fire were the city of Hayward Fire Department with 15 personnel, town of Hayward Fire Department with 16 personnel, and approximately five people from the town of Bass Lake and four people from the Stone Lake fire
departments. The second block of Main was blocked off to traffic. Firefighters achieved a quick knockdown and were on the scene until 6:49 p.m. Assistant fire Chief Mike Herrmann said the kitchen area and adjacent rooms upstairs were pretty much gutted and fire’s cause is undetermined. - Sawyer County Record Assault charges dropped RUSH CITY, Minn. - A Rush City teacher may get his job back, after being cleared of sexual assault. The Chisago County Attorney’s Office said it dropped all charges against 39-year-old Timothy Bowland. Bowland was a teacher and coach at Rush City High School. He was arrested in January and accused of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl. Prosecutors said there is not enough evidence to move the case forward. Bowland remains on administrative leave. – kstp.com
Man dies after baler incident
NORTH BRANCH, Minn. - A 31-yearold Pine City man died after being caught in a hay baler on Thursday, July 24. Jerrad Steven Wiener was found to have been pulled into a large round hay baler shortly before 10 p.m. along 400th Street near Iris Avenue, according to a release from the North Branch Police Department. North Branch Police Chief Stephen Forner said it appeared Wiener had tried to fix something inside the baler while performing farm work in a field. He said Wiener had placed a call to his wife, Steph Leach, telling her something was wrong with the piece of machinery. Wiener was working alone at the time of the incident. Wiener’s tractor was still running when the man was discovered by his foster son, Cody, and cousin, Jacob. The two were there to pick up Wiener for the evening, Forner said. Forner said it was an accident but added the likely culprit was a baler left running while being worked on. Because of this, he said to exercise caution when being around farm equipment. He also said he feels for Wiener’s family, and offered them his condolences. Wiener and Leach own Stan’s Radiator Service, an outdoor equipment retailer and service center in Pine City. Wiener’s aunt, Hiedi Cornelius, said Wiener had recently gone into a new farming venture - Kanabec County Times
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Mission Possible Kids starts chapter in Osceola Chance for kids to make a difference by Tammi Milberg OSCEOLA – Peer mentoring, community service, having fun and making a difference: these are all characteristics Carolyn Germaine says makes up Mission Possible Kids. Mission Possible Kids is a nonprofit national organization designed to help young people get hands-on opportunities to make a difference in the world. These young mission members are in first through fifth grade. Their peer mentors are trained high school students in the same district. Germaine said she has been involved in youth ministry and has been an educator in churches for 20 years, and has never seen anything more positive than the Mission Possible Kids organization. She said that is because it gets young kids involved and gets the older kids involved as peer mentors. It’s a wellrounded youth program for firstCarolyn Germaine is pictured with the Mission Possible Kids banner. A kickthrough 12th-grade students and it off event for Osceola youth in grades one through five to join this national brings out such a community spirit. organization, about kids making a difference and working with other kids, is She started Wisconsin’s first chapter planned for Friday and Saturday, Aug. 1 and 2. – Photo by Tammi Milberg in River Falls in April and is helping Osceola begin their own chapter as Wisconsin’s second existing chapter 306 River Street, and begins at 5:30 p.m. is national headquarters. They break out into groups and work with a big kickoff sign-up event this and runs until 8 p.m. on Aug. 1. On weekend, for all Osceola area first- Aug. 2, there is another chance to sign on their mission projects, which are up, and activities from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 always a surprise. Germaine said the through fifth-graders. Germaine said there is a one-time reg- p.m. This kickoff weekend includes a mission is never known until they are at istration fee of $15, but that the Osceola Friday night supper and a Saturday pic- the meeting and there is no indication of Methodist Church women’s group has nic meal. Then, one Friday a month, the what the next mission will be when offered to pay the fee for all students, no students will meet as a group from 6 to they leave, so there is an anticipation for 7:30 p.m. and work on a special mission the kids. matter how many sign up. Some of the missions include making “While it’s being held at the United for that evening. This event is free and Methodist Church,” said Germaine, students will get a free Mission Possible things better for the environment, making a project for area hospitalized chil“We want everyone to know this is an T-shirt. dren, projects to help homebound elderorganization meant for all Osceola area ly adults, teaming up with specialyouth, and we welcome everyone in the What happens at Mission Possible? Germaine said many positive things needs kids around the world and more. area who is in first through fifth grade.” happen. She said that she has trained Parents reading this are encouraged to her staff, who are high school mentors, keep the potential list of missions a Kickoff event The kickoff event this weekend, Aug. and she said parents can help or they secret to your children if you are plan1 and 2, will be the first Friday meeting, can stay and leave during the regular ning on enrolling them. “Children see the issues in our world with an extension into Saturday in one-Friday-a-month activities. The stuorder to provide enough opportunities dents come in with a password and spy- and think they are too small to help or for everyone who is interested in join- glasses and congregate in a group as make a difference, but Mission Possible special agents and get their “top secret gives them that chance, to see their own ing to do so. It will be at the Methodist Church, at mission” from Mission Control, which work doing good,” said Germaine.
After the mission work for the night is complete, students get a snack break and get to play games and interact with the peer mentors for social time. Then they regroup in a circle to close before they are picked up by their parents. “It’s a nice retreat and purposeful time for them once a month and it gives parents a little break too,” said Germaine. Students are encouraged to wear their Mission Possible T-shirts outside of the meetings as well to raise awareness of the group. Students can join at any time, if they are unable to attend the kickoff event this weekend. They are also going to march in their T-shirts in the Osceola Wheels and Wings Parade. History of the organization Mission Possible started in Plano, Texas. There are 100 chapters in the United States. The youth advisors are trained and there are no advisors and students working one-on-one. Germaine said safety is a big issue and the organization is reputable. Parents are welcome at any and all events, but are not required to attend. There are permission slips and forms parents fill out during the kickoff event that provide contact and other important information about the students attending the Mission Possible events. “We invite students to come this weekend and check things out and invite their friends along,” said Germain. “We have seven youth and adult leaders currently in place. Other parents or volunteers interested in helping can inquire at the kickoff event.” The organization has a Web site that parents can check out for more information about the national organization : www.missionpossiblekids.org. For more detailed registration information contact Carolyn Germaine at oumc@centurytel.net, or be at the event this weekend. Preregistrations can be made by calling 715-755-2275. “With the national organization behind us, this is an organization we anticipate to be long-standing in the community,” concluded Germaine.
Tourism Secretary Kelli A. Trumble tours Polk County Makes stops at Interstate Park, Chateau St. Croix Winery, St. Croix National Scenic Headquarters and Paradise Landing BALSAM LAKE - On Tuesday, July 22, Wisconsin Tourism Secretary Kelli A. Trumble made stops at several of Polk County’s tourism businesses to experience firsthand all that Polk County has to offer. “The key to marketing is to know your product, and to know that product is to have experienced it fully,” Trumble said. “It is imperative for the Department of Tourism to have current, firsthand familiarity with Wisconsin’s travel destinations. It’s that face-to-face meeting with tourism businesses and owners that provide us with important insight that help guide our marketing efforts.” The tour of Interstate Park included a guided tour by Julie Fox and Kurt Dreger as well as a hike on the Pothole Trail which overlooks the St. Croix River. Other highlights of the tour included the Chateau St. Croix Winery and the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway Headquarters. Sue Mathews, director of the Polk County Information Center, coordinated the trip. “We were delighted to acquaint both Secretary Trumble and
(L to R): Sarah Pischer, Sue Mathews, Secretary Trumble, Rep. Hraychuck, William Johnson (back) and Stephanie Hilton. Sarah Pischer, the tourism development specialist for our region, with what Polk County has to offer. Hopefully there will be several more visits as there is much more to cover, and I look forward to working with the secretary and Rep. Hraychuck on many issues involving the importance of tourism not only to Polk County, but to the state of Wisconsin.” Tourism brings in $75 million annually into Polk County’s economy. “Secretary Trumble recognizes how important tourism is to our economy up here—this is the second time she has visited this year. She is an enthusiastic advocate for our area, and I’m excited to be working with her to make sure that the people in Madison know how
important Polk County is to Wisconsin’s economy,” said Rep. Hraychuck. Trumble attended the Wisconsin
Governor’s Fishing Opener held on Lake Wapogasset in Polk County in May. Trumble concluded her day with dinner at Paradise Landing. Hraychuck’s parents and grandparents used to own and manage the popular restaurant back in the 1960s. Before sitting down to eat, Paradise Landing’s manager, David Gericke, gave the group a behind-the-scenes tour of the restaurant. “Polk County has the right combination of natural resources, culinary treasures, authenticity and fun combined with the close proximity to the Minneapolis-St. Paul market that gives this area a tremendous opportunity for continued economic growth and development through tourism,” Trumble said. P a r a d i s e Landing’s manager, David Gericke, explains to the group what Paradise has to offer both travelers and local residents (L to R): David Gericke, Rep. Hraychuck, Sarah Pischer (back), Secretary Trumble. – Photos submitted
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Bear visits home on Pike Lake
by Sherill Summer WEBSTER – For the third time this year, bears have visited the Allan and Carla Phillips home on Pike Lake. Disruptive guests that they are, they rearrange bird feeders and the like each time they come. The last two times, the same mama and cub have even entered the screened porch, ripping the screen in the process. Carla says that they have made adjustments to their home to make it less bear-friendly after each visit. So while they had bird feed stored in the screened porch the first time the bears entered, nothing was there for them the second time, and all feeders are brought in at night. Despite their efforts, the bears simply find and consume something new. This time, three decorative turtles are gone, presumably eaten, and an empty bird nesting box was destroyed. Carla figures that the bears had caused $180 in damage in the first two A bench was thrown from the porch the last time bears visited the Phillips visits, and now there is the latest visit to home. – submitted add to the total. Despite all of this, A mama bear and Carla still likes bears. entered a cub Allan, however, would screened porch even prefer visits of a differthough there was nothent sort. ing to eat there. The Phillips had eaten supFive turtles figper in the porch the urines were thrown night before so it is from this little raft by possible that the scent a bear Monday night. of food lingered. – Three of the turtles Photos by Sherill are nowhere to be Summer unless noted found, and it is suspected they were eaten.
A handpainted bird nesting box was torn from the tree.
Obey backs regulatory relief for recreational boaters WASHINGTON, D.C. – Seventh District Congressman Dave Obey, DWis., supported the passage of the Clean Boating Act to protect recreational boaters from tough new regulations on discharges that could expose boat operators to fines of up to $32,500 per day. Since passage of the Clean Water Act in 1973, recreational vessels and smaller commercial boats have been exempt from regulation by the Environmental Protection Agency. However, a California court ruling in 2006 required that the EPA include all waterborne craft under the regulations by Sept. 30. That means all boat owners would be required to get a permit to operate and be subject to severe restrictions on inci-
dental discharges such as rainwater runoff, engine cooling water discharge, and bilgewater. The Clean Boating Act overturns the court ruling and maintains the long-standing exemption for recreational vessels from pollution-permitting requirements for discharges that are incidental to the normal operation of the boat. “We should be increasing our efforts to protect our waterways,” said Obey, “but the Clean Water Act was intended to apply to ballast and other discharges from large commercial vessels, not to the incidental runoff from pontoon boats. If the California court ruling is allowed to stand then millions of recreational boaters will find that they can’t even clean their boats without facing a
huge fine. That makes no sense.” Noting that “invasive species and pollution are a growing threat to the Great Lakes and other waterways,” Obey said he has been helping get federal support for the Great Ships Initiative, a state-of-the-art facility on the shore of Lake Superior which is testing ballast water treatment technology and helping to find a solution to the problem of invasive species, without ruining the shipping industry or placing the jobs of thousands of maritime and shore-based workers at risk. “We must maintain those efforts and Congress is trying to enact ballast water standards that will toughen regulation of the oceangoing vessels that bring the invasive species into the Great Lakes.
However, this is not about ballast water or invasive species. It’s about adopting a commonsense policy that will ensure that more than 13 million recreational boaters across the country and 620,000 boaters in Wisconsin can continue to enjoy their boats.” According to the National Marine Manufacturers Association, the East North Central region, including the states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin, has more recreational boaters than anywhere else in the nation, with Michigan in the No. 1 spot and Wisconsin is ranked sixth and growing rapidly. – from the office of Congressman Obey
Pottery and tile tour sweeps through northwestern Wisconsin This display at Cabin Fever Pottery reflects additional pottery and art inside the gallery. Photos by S h e r i l l Summer
BURNETT COUNTY – Visitors flocked to five studios during the sixth-annual pottery and tile tour held in northwestern Wisconsin this past weekend, July 25-27. Many of the studios are not open to the public except during the tour, making it a good opportunity to meet the artists and see where the pottery and tiles are made. – Sherill Summer
A blackware tile created by Laura McCaul was displayed at Earth, Wood and Fire studio on Ham Lake during the sixth-annual Northwestern Wisconsin Pottery and Tile Tour this past weekend. The annual pottery and tile tour is one of only two shows of the unique tiles open to the public.
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Judge talks about his six years in Burnett County by Nancy Jappe SIREN – “One of the biggest blessings of my experience here has been all the good people of different backgrounds I have met and who have become good friends with me. There are several who stand out, i.e. Charlie and Eunice Tolander and Mark and Maude Dahlberg, who took me into their homes. Our feelings are mutual,” said Burnett Circuit Court Judge Mike Gableman in a recent interview. On Friday, Aug. 1, Judge Gableman will be sworn in as a Wisconsin Supreme Court justice. The ceremony will take place on the front lawn of the Burnett County Government Center from noon to 12:45 p.m., with Supreme Court Justice N. Patrick Crooks doing the installing. The judge is moving to Madison where he plans to share living quarters with a longtime college friend until he has time to make a decision on buying his first house there. “Every day I think about Charlie (Tollander) and what he has done for me and Burnett County,” the judge commented as he thought about the people who have made life so meaningful for him. He mentioned Vernon Peterson, whom he called “one of the most fascinating people I know and one of the smartest.” “It wouldn’t be most people’s first thought that someone as knowledgeable and brilliant about fossils and ancient life would be here in Burnett County. He is such a good person,” Gableman said. The dedicated people in county law enforcement came next – the deputies, the people in the sheriff’s office, the “riot” team. “They seem to share a common desire to do things the right way,” the judge said. “In my experience and observation, when they have made a mistake, there are no more harsh critics than themselves.” He went on to commend members of the bar, the attorneys and Polk County public defenders who have appeared in his courtroom. “They all work very hard and are dedicated to their respective causes.” The circuit court staff got a big plug from their boss, people like court reporter Roberta Bitler and register in probate/juvenile clerk Jackie Baasch. “There is no one I have worked more closely with than (judicial assistant) Mary Hinrichs, who has been an absolute blessing in my life. She makes me look better than I look on a daily basis. What more could you asked of someone you work with?” Gableman
These six years have been the best experience in my life. – Judge Mike Gableman
Burnett County Circuit Court Judge Mike Gableman will soon be moving to Madison to assume his new position as a justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court. He took time recently to review the six years he spent on the bench in Siren and the people who have impacted his life, people like his judicial assistant Mary Hinrichs, shown with him here in the courtroom. – Photo by Nancy Jappe said, with a big smile on his face. The justice-elect has already secured two members of his new staff in Madison, law clerk Nels Bjerkquist, and justice assistant Marjorie Kittleson. “I think we are building a very good team in Madison. I have found people who share the same vision as people in Burnett County,”Gableman said. He talked about the need to build your own community wherever you live, be a small community like in Burnett County or in a larger city on a larger scale. He grew up in suburban Milwaukee, and went to school, Hamline University, and worked in the U. S. Attorney’s office in Minneapolis, Minn., finding people who shared his vision wherever he went. “I have been privileged to have the flexibility and accessibility to meet with people in the right positions in order to make changes or adjustments in the system to address the real-world needs of the people we serve,” he commented. Finding the right people in Burnett County resulted in the establishment, during his time on the bench, of Truancy Court, Drug and Alcohol Court and Restorative Justice, which is implementing the very beneficial inmate com-
munity service program. The judge has been getting two to three letters a week from inmates who are eager to work on community-service projects, giving them something to do while they are serving their time in jail and allowing them to work off some of their jail time. Truancy Court started four years ago with approval of a county ordinance prohibiting truancy. Under this program, the judge meets once a month with every student who is truant from school, their parents and a school representative. It’s an informal hearing that allows the judge to find out what has been going on in the student’s life and why the truancy is happening. This provides an immediate consequence and vigilance in guarding against repeat of the truancy. Restorative Justice and Drug and Alcohol Court have received newspaper publicity during the past years to help people understand the value of these programs. “The people of Burnett County trusted me to try to help establish programs and trusted that I would try to do it right. When mistakes occurred, they trusted me to correct what happened.
That has been a blessing of living in this community. People want to see progress, and they have given me the latitude to try to perceive it,” Gableman commented. Throughout his six years in Burnett County, Gableman has carried the attitude of learning as he went along. When he left the county to preside in other county courts, he made note of what things were done there, finding that the procedures done in his own court system were at least as good, if not better, than that being done in other counties. “I have grown on the job. I have learned so much about the law, something I hope will continue for the rest of my life,” he said. “It is a good thing to never stop learning, about people and myself, about skills in trying to work with other people, which is a very real part of leadership,” he said. Gableman will find himself with a very different working situation in Madison. He will be going from hearing as many as 30 cases in a 7-1/2-hour day on the bench to doing legal research and legal writing. The state Supreme Court meets every month except July. The first legal arguments are presented in October, giving him time to prepare for the coming year. This will be the same type of work the judge did as law clerk for three college years, after class, in the Twin Cities. “It will be exciting in a different way,” he said. One closing thought the judge made was in regard to the two Burnett County newspapers and the attempts of the editors to be fair and present both sides of an issue. “This is something I appreciate, even when I have disagreed with certain of their decisions. I still have the impression, to a general degree, of the fairness they have shown. We are so well served by editors who try to present both sides. We are blessed in the county to have two papers who try very hard to do that,” he concluded.
Girl Scouts bound for Savannah, Ga. GRANTSBURG – Girl Scouts from Cadette troop 53511 left for a nine-day journey to Savannah, Ga. They will be visiting the birthplace of Daisy (Juliette Gordon) Low, who started the first Girl Scouts in the U.S. at her home in 1912. The home is furnished as it was in 1886. Also on the itinerary while in Georgia will be a visit to the Girl Scout National Center and playing with the dolphins on Tybee Island, exploring the World of Coca Cola museum, a visit to CNN building – watch for them on the CNN news, and lunch at Hard Rock Café. The trip will begin in Rochester, Minn., and they will also visit the Hawthorne Girl Scout Camp in Indiana, the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington Ky., and the Yorktown aircraft carrier in Yorktown, S.C.
The troop would like to extend gratitude to all who helped make the trip possible. - submitted
Girls scouts of Cadette troop 53511 (L to R) Jenna Michel, Tiffany Moyer, Lea Chute, Brandy Vollmer and Angela Heinecke. Not pictured are Scout leaders Diane Barton and Terri Anderson. – submitted
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Clear Lake man pleads guilty to charges in well pump installation cases Worked without a license, failed to conduct water safety tests BARRON – A Clear Lake man who installed well pumps without the required license and failed to have the water tested afterward to ensure it was safe for people to drink has reached a settlement with the Department of Justice. Scott M. Nordby of Clear Lake agreed to plead
guilty to 10 criminal misdemeanor charges in connection with pump installation or repairs he performed in Barron, Dunn, Polk, St. Croix and Washburn counties, according to the settlement filed in Barron County Circuit Court. As part of the settlement, Nordby must obtain a pump installer’s license and notify the DNR before working on any well for 36 months after he obtains the pump installer’s license. He also was required to collect 80 water samples from the private wells of customers where he performed work, and agreed to pay a $1,000 fine and costs totaling $2,209.
“Following proper pump installation practices and collecting a water sample afterward is essential to ensuring that runoff, dirt, insects or other contaminants have not entered the well and that the well owner is in fact consuming safe water,” says Mark Putra, who leads the Department of Natural Resources private water section. The case revolved around pump installation or repairs performed by Nordby in the five counties while his pump installer’s license was revoked. - submitted
Stoner pleads no contest by Regan Kohler SHELL LAKE – Michael E. Stoner Jr., 27, Spooner, pled no contest Monday, July 28, to two charges, one of them amended, that he faced in the matter of alleged child abuse. Stoner has been in custody since last August, after his fiancee’s 2-year-old daughter was taken to a Minnesota hospital for severe brain trauma. Stoner had testified to authorities that he was alone with the child that August day when she was injured from a fall down a flight of stairs. The complaint said there were conflicting stories given as to the events, and medical staff who attended to the child said in the
complaint that the severity of the child’s injuries and nature of some wouldn’t have solely occurred from a fall. Stoner originally faced three counts: first-degree reckless endangerment, child abuse recklessly causing great harm and resisting or obstructing an officer. The latter charged stemmed from Stoner allegedly fleeing the officers during an attempt to apprehend him. A jury trial was originally set to commence Monday, but Stoner reached a plea agreement with his attorney, Jay Heit, instead. Monday morning, District Attorney J. Michael Bitney told Judge Scott Needham that Stoner withdrew his original not-guilty plea, and
instead agreed to plead to two charges. The charge of child abuse was lowered to second-degree reckless injury, a felony, and Stoner agreed to plead to this and the misdemeanor charge of resisting an officer. Needham dismissed the charge of first-degree reckless endangerment. Needham asked Stoner if he had felt forced into any part of the agreement. Stoner replied that he hadn’t exactly felt forced or threatened, but that he was caught “between a rock and a hard place,” feeling that things hadn’t exactly been done fairly. However, Stoner said his choice was to proceed with the plea agreement. Stoner pled no contest to the two counts, which Needham said is the same as a guilty plea. Needham also ordered a presentence investigation, to be held over the next 4560 days, before Stoner is sentenced. Needham said this investigation studies Stoner’s background before a sentence is recommended. Stoner could face up to 12-1/2 years of imprisonment and a $25,000 fine if convicted of reckless endangerment. For the misdemeanor count, he could face a $10,000 fine and nine months in jail. The date of sentencing has yet to be determined. Stoner was remanded to the Washburn County Jail, with bail revoked. There has been no word since May on the child’s condition, but at that time she had been released from the hospital to her mother. Stoner’s fiancée was comforted by both her own family and her fiance’s after the trial, following an emotional and profane outburst.
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Junior reporter gets blessing from Dalai Lama by Wayne Anderson MADISON—“You can’t always get what you want, but if you try sometime you find, you get what you need.” His Holiness the Dalai Lama may well agree with the Rolling Stones on this point. It proved true last week for junior reporter Isabelle Maslow, 8, of Grantsburg. She traveled to the capital to interview the 14th Dalai Lama. She did not get what she went for, but she got something she never expected—perhaps something better.
Isabelle Maslow adorns her blessed scarf, with Dalai Lama in the background on Thursday, July 24.
Junior reporter Isabelle Maslow with AP photographer Morry Gash the in media area. A few weeks ago Isabelle applied and was granted full-press credentials to cover the Tenshug, a Tibetan long-life ceremony. The event, attended by some 5,000 people, was held for the acknowledged spiritual and political leader of Tibet at the Alliant Energy Center. But when she arrived last Thursday, July 24, with her three questions ready in hand, it was revealed the international press conference was cancelled. In fact, the Dalai Lama was not talking to any reporters during his stop in Wisconsin on his U.S. tour. Victoria Chertok, global reporter with C-NEWS, said she waited and petitioned for six days for any word from him. But she was sent back to Vermont with the sound of silence. What young Isabelle did get, which no other reporter got, was a personal blessing from His Holiness—a unique and rare event.
Isabelle Maslow photographs the Tenshug, long-life event from the media gallery. Certain selected individuals are permitted to present scarves to the Dalai Lama. And on occasion, he will touch the scarf and bless it. A scarf was personally presented to the Buddhist leader on behalf of the young girl. And he graciously took the scarf into his hand and blessed it for her. Upon receiving the scarf, she smiled wide as her eyes filled with tears. “He did it!” she exclaimed. She did not get what she went for, but she got something she will always treasure. “Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.” - Dalai Lama
Isabelle Maslow at a biker rally the night before the Buddhist ceremony in Madison.
A woman in Tibetan traditional dress with a scarf to be blessed. His Holiness the Dalai Lama arrives at the Alliant Energy Center.
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Young killdeer huddle together, hiding their faces as if to hide themselves. — Photo by K. Fornengo
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Youth take part in Burnett County 4-H summer camp SIREN – Over 30 youth took part in the Burnett County 4-H summer camp held July 16-18, at Lake 26 Youth Camp. The theme, Water Works Wonders, provided many opportunities for youth to learn about the St. Croix Watershed. They made posters for public display about the watershed and created waterrelated crafts. Guest speakers included Joan Jacobowski of the National Park Service, who showed the film, “The St. Croix: A Northwoods Journey” and told about the wildlife of the Namekagon and St. Croix Rivers. In addition, campers spent time swimming and canoeing, playing games and enjoying the outdoors. 4-H summer camp was a coordinated effort between many volunteer planners. The 4-H teens who served as camp counselors attended over 15 hours of training, as well as helping to plan and direct specific activities. Those counselors were Jacob Stiemann, Derek Stevens, Kaylynn Anderson, Jillian Schinzing, Rose and Sam Kopecky, Michael Wampfler, Jared Anderson and Alan Strabel. Kelley Wampfler served as assistant camp director and Jamie
Burnett County 4-H summer camp attendees pose for a group photo. – Photos s ubmitted Kopecky was head counselor. Deb Wampfler volunteered as camp director, while Becky Strabel, Amy Kopecky and Charlie Rae King volunteered to plan and cook the meals served at camp.
Grantsburg Historical Society Ice-Cream Social
Amanda Cook served as camp nurse, and Jim Shives was the lifeguard. For more information on 4-H in Burnett County, contact Mary Pardee at 715-349-2151 or mary.pardee@ces. uwex.edu. - submitted
Alexi Gloodt of the Wood Creek 4-H Club shows off the fish print T-shirt that he made at camp.
Sarah Morley, Grantsburg, gets ready to take a bite of cake before getting a scoop of ice cream at the Grantsburg Historical Society’s annual ice-cream social Thursday evening.
Joe Lener played guitar and sang some favorite old ballads during the Grantsburg Historical Society’s icecream social last Thursday night, July 24. This year’s annual event was held at the historic Reed School located on the Grantsburg Schools grounds on Hwy. 70.
Grachia Solie serves fellow Grantsburg Historical Society member Gail Potvin a scoop of ice cream at the organization’s annual ice-cream social. The Thursday, evening event held at the Reed School also included a silent auction and music by local singer and guitarist Joe Lener. - Photos submitted
Members of the Namekagon cabin raise the flag at the Burnett County 4H camp.
Chuck Pardun “catches a dream” FREDERIC - On Friday, July 18, Chuck Pardun of Frederic got to meet Willie Nelson. If you know anything about Nelson, you know security at his concerts is high. No one gets backstage. No one. So how did this 50-year-old Frederic man get behind all the fences and security guards? Pardun is a patient of the Spooner/Grantsburg branch of Regional Hospice. A Regional Hospice coordinator speaks to every hospice patient about the Catch a Dream program. Under this program, special funds are available to help fulfill patients’ dreams. When Kathy Hansen, Regional Hospice volunteer coordinator, spoke to Pardun, he expressed a desire to go to a Willie Nelson concert and, if possible, to meet Nelson. Hansen took it from there. For two months she worked with public relations at the Grand Casino Hinckley to get tickets to the concert, a hotel room and arrange a meet-andgreet with Nelson. Up until the very night of the concert, the meet-and-greet was unconfirmed. It all came together that night when Pardun and his partner, Arlene, were invited backstage after the concert to meet the star. “Regional Hospice staff members always say we get more from our patients than they get from us. Tonight I feel that this definitely happened,”
Chuck Pardun meets Willie Nelson backstage on Friday, July 18. – Special photo says Hansen, who accompanied Pardun and Arlene. “It is so fulfilling for me to help make people’s wishes come true. It’s the prayers, wishes and work of many people who made this happen.” Pardun was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer in February. His CaringBridge site can be found at www.caringbridge.org/visit/chuckpardun. For more information about the Regional Hospice Catch a Dream program, call 715-635-9077. — submitted
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OAKDALE, Minn. – Michelle Lund and the Forest Lake, U16 team finished eighth out of the 25 teams from six states and Canada who competed in the American Fast-pitch Association National Tournament in Oakdale, Minn., July 23-27. The highlight of the tournament for Lund and the team was their defeat of the 2008 MMFL state champion SW Area Patriots out of Chaska, Minn. Lund game highlights: Utah Extreme (Salt Lake City) 8, Forest Lake 0. Three strikeouts New Prague, Minn. 1 Forest Lake 0. Nine strikeouts Forest Lake 16, Winona Winstars 1. Seven strikeouts and 3-3 with a walk at the plate Forest Lake 4, Minnesota Sting 3. Eight strikeouts, two RBIs in the bottom of Michelle Lund the seventh and scored the tying run. Forest Lake 5, SW Area Patriots 2. Nine strikeouts Chicago Fireworks 3, Forest Lake 2. Four strikeouts St. Peter, Minn., 1, Forest Lake 0. Three strikeouts Lund pitched all seven games the Forest Lake team appeared in, which totaled 44 innings. She struck out 42 batters, allowed six walks and had an ERA of 1.91. She had a .273 batting average, scored four runs and had three RBIs. “At Nationals there is great competition, with disciplined hitters and tight strike zones, to test what you have as a pitcher,” said Brian Lund. “The number
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Grantsburg's Michelle Lund connects with the ball in one of seven games during the AFA Nationals tournament. Lund plays for the Forest Lake U16 team. - Photo submitted of games in a short amount of time forces you to think how you can get the batters to swing and miss or hit weak balls to your fielders when you are tired. This experience will definitely help Michelle with the development of the courage, confidence and stamina she needs in softball.” For the summer fast-pitch season that started on June 2, Lund has played in 49 games and had 126 at bats. She led her team with the best batting average, .397, slugging percentage, .500, RBIs, 26, and had an on-base percentage of .444.
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She pitched in 33 games, which amounted to 179 innings. She struck out 231 batters, allowed 40 walks, and her ERA was 1.84. In combining Lund’s total strikeouts from her summer season with Forest Lake, and her spring season with the Grantsburg High School team, she’s struck out a total of 380 batters. - submitted
Rain, rain go away ST. CROIX FALLS – After running just its eighth race program of the season on Friday, July 18, Mother Nature evened the score on Friday, July 25, socking Kopellah Speedway with its eighth cancellation of the season. Steady morning showers soaked the facility and a brief, but extremely heavy, early-afternoon cloudburst were more than the track could handle, forcing racers and fans to travel to neighboring race tracks, or take yet another night off. Regularly scheduled racing resumes next week, Aug. 1, at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 1 is also Kids Night at Kopellah Speedway with various activities and giveaways scheduled for the younger crowd. As always, kids 12 years of age and under will be admitted free of charge. For more information on the speedway, please visit the track’s Web site at www.kopellahspeedway.net. - submitted
••• BEIJING, CHINA – The U.S. Olympic rowing team arrived in Beijing, China, last Sunday afternoon, July 27, along with St. Croix Falls native Megan Kalmoe. According to her mother, Mary Martin, the team spent Saturday in San Jose, Calif., prior to leaving. While there, they spent time gathering more gear and visas for travel. "Apparently Gov. A r n o l d Schwartzenegger was on hand to meet and greet the Megan Kalmoe athletes," Martin said. Currently the team is on a media blackout and cannot be reached, but Martin says Kalmoe's trip thus far has been great. "The smog was bad when they arrived, but has improved, and she (Kalmoe) says the rowing course is spectacularly beautiful," Martin said. - Marty Seeger with information from Mary Martin ••• STEVENS POINT – The 44thAnnual WIAA summer baseball state championships are beginning July, 30-31 at Bukolt Park in Stevens Point. Teams include: West Bend West, Kettle Moraine, Brown Deer, Menomonee Falls, New Holstein, Marquette, West Salem and Oak Creek. Results of the games can be found on the WIAA Web site at www.wiaawi.org. - Marty Seeger with submitted information ••• MILWAUKEE – Milwaukee Brewers games featured on WXCE 1260 can be heard on the following dates: The July 31 Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee game begins at 1 p.m. The Milwaukee at Atlanta games on Aug. 1, 2 and 3 begin at 6 p.m., 3 p.m. and noon respectively. The Aug. 4, 5 and 6 Milwaukee at Cincinatti games can be heard at 6 p.m., 6 p.m., and 11:30 a.m. respectively. ••• MINNEAPOLIS – Minnesota Twins games featured on WLMX 104.9 FM can be heard on the following dates: The July 31 Chicago White Sox at Twins game can be heard at 7 p.m. The Aug. 1, 2 and 3 Cleveland at Twins game can be heard at 7 p.m., 3 p.m., and 1 p.m. respectively. The Aug 4, 5, and 6 Twins at Seattle games begin at 9 p.m., 9 p.m., and 3:30 p.m. respectively. ••• LEADER LAND – Local sports tidbits to share? Please contact the Leader by 4 p.m. on Tuesdays to go in Extra Points! – Marty Seeger and Brenda Sommerfeld ••• LEADER LAND – Leader Sports strives to follow the college careers of area athletes. If you know of an athlete who will be playing collegiate sports in 2008 and hasn’t been mentioned, send us an e-mail and we’ll take it from there. – Marty Seeger and Brenda Sommerfeld
SPORTS RESULTS DEADLINES: WEDNESDAY - MONDAY: 1 p.m. the following business day. TUESDAY: 10 p.m. Missed deadlines mean no coverage that week! S P O R T S N E W S O R S C O R E S T O R E P O R T ? • P H O N E : 7 1 5 - 3 2 7 - 4 2 3 6 • FA X : 7 1 5 - 3 2 7 - 4 1 1 7 • E - M A I L : m s e e g e r @ c e n t u r y t e l . n e t o r b r e n d a l s @ c e n t u r y t e l . n e t
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Willow awarded second place in trick skiing Qualifies for nationals Aug. 12 ALMA CENTER – Kelsey Willow of St. Croix Falls earned a silver medal at the Midwest Regional barefoot tournament held in Alma Center recently. Willow will be a junior this fall at St. Croix Falls High School. Participants are scored in three different barefoot water skiing events including slalom, tricks and jumps. Willow participated in the slalom and tricks events, and took second place in trick skiing. In the slalom runs, the skiers are judged on the number of passes a barefooter makes across the boat’s wake, while going both forward and backward. Trick skiing is judged on style and performance. With her secondplace finish, Willow qualified for the national event, which will be taking place on Aug. 12 in Alma Center. Marty Seeger with submitted information
Kelsey Willow also skis for the Chetek Hydroflites Water-Ski Show Team, which performs throughout the summer. Photo submitted
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Golf outing takes a swing at breast cancer at Grantsburg Golf Course GRANTSBURG – Serious golfers as well as the weekend duffers are teaming up to participate in the Burnett County American Cancer Society Annual Grantsburg Pink Ball Golf Tournament. This great event offers women golfers an opportunity to “chip” in and be a part of the fight against breast cancer. Don’t miss your chance to get involved in this event, which dedicates all proceeds to American Cancer Society breast cancer research. Breast cancer is the most common cancer among American women, except for skin cancer. Teams of enthusiastic golfers will tee off on Monday, Aug. 18, at the Grantsburg Golf Course. This fun event begins with check-in at 3:30, a 4 p.m. tee-time, and follows with a salad supper and door prize giveaways. There are games and prizes on every hole, and the public is invited to attend. “The funds raised will provide an opportunity for friends, families and businesses to rally together to enable us to continue our investment in the fight against breast cancer through research,” said Schary Shouse,
American Cancer Society, community relations. “The money raised by the tournament goes directly to the American Cancer Society research program.” Entry fees are $15 per person plus green fees. Register as a team or as individuals and be placed with other golfers. Golfers are encouraged to wear pink. Pink is the color often used to symbolize breast cancer awareness. An prize will be given for the best getup! For information and reservations call the clubhouse at 715-463-2300 or Dorothy Dahlberg at 715-463-2264. The American Cancer Society is the nationwide, community-based, volunteer health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem, by preventing cancer, saving lives and diminishing suffering from cancer through research, education, advocacy and service. You can contact your American Cancer Society help desk 24 hours a day, seven days a week at 800-227-2345, or though the Web site at www.cancer.org. Your local ACS staff partner, Schary Shouse, can be reached at 800-947-0487 or schary.shouse@cancer.org. - submitted
25-under-par wins eighth-annual men’s member-guest tournament at Luck Golf Course LUCK – Gratitude is extended to all who played in the July 14 men’s member-guest event. A unique scoring system that combined the two best net of four individual scores to make their team total produced some amazingly low numbers in relation to par. LGC men’s member-guest results At 25-under-par Jim McNaughton, Jacob Brookshaw, Jason Brookshaw and Jeff Brookshaw At 24-under-par Kyle Johanson, Eric Dueholm, Mike Broten and Ryan Benson At 22-under-par Roger Lehman, Les Small, Eiler Ravenholt and Jerry Edgell Twenty-three four-man teams participated, three skins were won; paying $125 each. Gratitude is also extended to
Johnson Motors of St. Croix Falls for their sponsorship and the chance to win Buick with a hole-in-one on the ninth hole. Unfortunately, nobody won the car. The players would also like to extend gratitude to: 1. Seth Petersen, Luck’s GCSAA superintendent, and his grounds staff for the superb course conditions. 2. The staff and management of the Luck Golf Course for their exceptional customer service. 3. Beth Lemieux and her catering crew for a great lunch and dinner. The ninth-annual member-guest will be held on Monday, July 13, 2009. – submitted
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A picturesque view of the Luck Golf Course. - submitted file photo
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Siren Ballpark Women’s League Team Chell Trucking/The Beehive Skol Bar Wizards Coyland Creek Smith Family Eye Care H Town Girls Mauer Construction
Overall 8-0 6-3 5-3 4-5 5-4 1-7 1-7
Scores Wednesday, July 23 Smith Family Eye Care 28, Coyland Creek 4 Chell Trucking/The Beehive 12, Skol Bar 7 Wizards 22, Mauer Construction 8
Falun Church League Team Falun Churches Calvary Covenant Siren Assembly Siren Covenant/Bethany Webster Baptist Trade Lake Baptist West Sweden/Zion Lutheran Living Hope/Grace Faith Lutheran Trade River Free Frederic Free
Overall 7-1 7-2 6-1 6-2 6-2 5-2 2-5 2-6 2-6 2-8 1-7
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Deanna Adolfson of Grantsburg was the winner of the Ski-Doo remotecontrolled snowmobile given away at Grantsburg Watercross held July 18-20. Shown is Todd Main from The Main Store (R) presenting her the prize. - Photo submitted
Thursday, July 24 Trade River Free 10, Living Hope/Grace 9 Calvary Covenant 12, Webster Baptist 7 Friday, July 25 Falun Churches 19, Siren Covenant/Bethany 11 Trade River Free 27, Frederic Free 9
Siren Ballpark Men’s League Team Sundown Chell Well Church League Team Hole in the Wall Fur, Fins & Feathers Pour House 1 Century 21 Pour House 2 Gjonnes Construction Da Crew
Overall 11-0 9-2 6-5 7-4 5-6 6-3 5-6 3-7 1-9 0-11
Scores Wednesday, July 23 Pour House (1) 14, Fur, Fins & Feathers 13 Pour House (2) 14, Church League Team 2 Chell Well 18, Hole in the Wall 10 Century 21 16, Da Crew 1 Sundown 30, Gjonnes Construction 9 Hole in the Wall 25, Da Crew 13 (Makeup game)
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Minnesota resident fined for killing bear Trophy bear killed illegally in Wisconsin; weighs 550 pounds SPOONER – Because he provided false information to a federal agent, a Minnesota man now has a felony conviction on his record. Walt Palmer of Eden Prairie was sentenced in federal court last week for his involvement in killing a 550-pound black bear in Price County. Palmer who was a client on a guided bear hunt, also paid a $3,038 fine along with Chad Barth and Trent Waggoner who were charged with misdemeanors and fined $305 each. The men were part of group of about 10 hunters using dogs that harvested the bear about 70 miles outside of their authorized hunting zone during the fall of 2006. According to Brian Knepper, the Department of Natural Resources Conservation Warden who investigated the case, the group conspired to use a story that the bear was shot in Washburn County where the bear permit would have been valid. Knepper said the case was sent to
federal court in Madison because Palmer knew the bear was harvested illegally and took it across state lines from Wisconsin to Minnesota. Bringing animals harvested illegally across state lines is a violation of the Lacey Act, a federal offense. Warden Knepper and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Agent Gary Jagodzinski were the lead investigators in the case and received assistance from other Wisconsin wardens, a Minnesota warden and an Iowa Warden. Knepper learned of the activity through a confidential tip. “We all have made poor decisions in our lives no matter how big or small, but the true lesson in all of this is to tell the truth and take responsibilities for your own actions,” Knepper said. This concludes a case Knepper has worked on for nearly two years prior to his leaving his post at Spooner. He was recently promoted to an environmental warden working out of the Eau Claire office. The bear is considered a trophy animal and will be mounted and displayed at the Spooner DNR service center. – from the DNR
Warden Paul Hanneman and Warden Brian Knepper with the 550-pound bear skin to be mounted and displayed in the new Spooner Service Center. — Photo submitted
Hunter education course set for South Fork LEWIS – The South Fork Sporting Club is offering a hunter’s education class beginning Monday, Aug. 11, in Lewis. Other class dates are set for
Tuesday, Aug. 12, Wednesday, Aug. 13, Saturday Aug. 16, Monday, Aug. 18, Tuesday, Aug. 19 and Wednesday, Aug. 20. The final class date is set for
Pike of a lifetime!
Saturday, Aug. 23, but some dates may change or be cancelled depending on the progress of the class. All evening classes begin at 6:30 p.m.
For more information contact Tom Lemieux at 715-653-4253. - Marty Seeger with submitted information
Rick Rosen named St. Croix team warden supervisor SPOONER – Conservation Warden Rick Rosen has been named warden supervisor of the Department of Natural Resource’s Northern Region Spooner Team, according to regional director John Gozdzialski. Rosen replaces Dave Zebro who was promoted to regional law enforcement leader this past year. Rosen will supervise 10 wardens in Barron, Polk, Sawyer, Washburn and Burnett counties. The state’s chief warden, Randy Stark, said Rosen’s nearly 10 years of service brings a wealth of experience, training and leadership abilities to his new position. He served the majority of his career as a field warden stationed in Hudson. “Rick has excelled in our strategic
areas of enforcement, education, community wardening and developing the human resource potential of the current and future warden service,” Stark said. Among some of his accomplishments, Rosen has received awards for lifesaving and overall service to the public in the department’s West Central Region. He also serves as a background investigator, field training officer and future’s committee member. Rosen will be working out of the Spooner DNR Service Center. – from the DNR Rick Rosen (R) replaces Dave Zebro as the new warden supervisor — Photo submitted
Trapper education course offered at Spooner
Donna Beecroft caught this 36-1/2inch northern pike on a beetle spin while fishing on an undisclosed lake in the greater Frederic area. The fish weighed about 14 pounds, and it was the largest fish Beecroft has ever caught. – Photo submitted
SPOONER – A trapper education workshop will be held at the Tommy G. Thompson Fish Hatchery on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 23 and 24, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. This is a great opportunity for first time trappers to complete Wisconsin’s required trapper education course before buying a trapping license. The workshop is sponsored and taught by the Department of Natural Resources and the Wisconsin Trappers Association. It is open to all
persons, regardless of age. Cost of the course is $12 and includes a manual, 2008 trapping license and lunch. The fee does not include tags for otter, fisher or bobcat. Novice trappers will learn humane and efficient methods of trapping, exposure to and training with equipment, information on furbearers, preparing and handling furs, history of the fur trade, and trapping rules and regulations. Students will also get field experience learning how to
set traps and proper equipment care. Because of space limitations, preregistration is required. To register and receive more information about the course contact: Dave or Carol Swanson 715-466-5358. The hatchery is along Hwy. 70 west of Spooner. Attendees should park in the visitor lot, walk across the bridge, and go to the meeting room next to the reception area. Attendees should bring hip boots or waders. – from the DNR
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Feeder frenzy You could call me old-fashioned, or just plain old, but I’ve come to enjoy the frequent visitors at the bird feeder. There have been plenty of summer evenings Marty where simply sitting Seeger in the backyard to watch the birds frenzy to my feeder is the The sole entertainment. Perhaps I should find Bottom Line something a little more constructive to do, but it also give me a reason to wake up in the morning, and I’ve come into the delightful habit of checking the feeder each day for a different species that might have found a new place to eat. Since placing the feeder in the lawn about four months ago, there have been several birds that have chosen my feeder as one of their daily gatherings. A family of blue jays that started out as two has slowly grown into a small flock of five, and although my wife and I both agree that their song is unpleasant in the wee hours of the morning, they’re still fun to watch. Other visitors include the seemingly skittish rose-breasted grosbeak, as well as a pair of male and female Cardinals
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that flutter in from time to time. There are also a heap of sparrows, finchs, Eastern bluebirds and the occasional nuthatch from time to time. I’m not all that clear on where they’ve gone lately. It has been sometime since I’ve seen one in the area, but I expect they’ll frequent the feeder more often as the winter months approach. The number of species that visit surpass a baker's dozen, yet lately it seems as though creatures of the nonfeathered kind have been emptying the feeders overnight, and I have yet to narrow it down. Bear have been all but ruled out, simply because the job has been far too neat and clean. The culprit seems to have a completely silent vacuum cleaner that is able to suck out the various seeds and corn kernels that are provided. The next morning, it is as if the feeder hasn’t moved. There’s barely even a single seed left on the ground after the animal leaves the scene of the crime. I’ve thought about placing my trail camera out in the yard to capture the seed stealer, but instead I threw a little dirt under the feeder in the hopes to capture the prints. Bear hunters do this to check the size of the bear tracks left after they've visited the bait pile, so why not do the same under the bird feeder? After filling the area under the feeder with dirt, I emptied the last of the seed, and anxiously waiting for morning. It rained throughout much of the
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night, and as usual it was dead silent with exception of the rain, but looking out from the bedroom window, I instantly knew something had emptied the feeders for the third night in a row. There was little to be seen once I arrived. It had rained pretty hard a few different times, but still, if something had climbed up to chow on the seed they should have left something. A hair, some scat or even a faint track would have been nice, but nothing. I opted out of placing more seed in the feeder on the fourth night, and on the next morning, the visitors had again showed up sometime in the night for the easy meal. While it looks like a set of raccoon tracks, I’m not ruling out the possibility of it being an opossum. It was difficult to pin down any sort of a track due to the fact that they trampled and dug up the dirt in order to get to the seeds that were buried underneath the dirt. Whatever rodent has taken up the habit of visiting the feeders in the middle of the night, they’ll need to find a spot to eat elsewhere. I’m having too much fun feeding the birds, and feeding furry critters as well might get a little spendy. Perhaps you’ve been having a similar problem. If they came in the daylight I might not mind so much. Bullets are cheap and arrows can be reusable, but it’s not like they’re invading my home. It’s just a bird feeder, and they’ve stumbled upon an easy meal. Perhaps I’ll take the feeders down in
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Another empty feeder after a night full of critter activity, yet the feeders look untouched. - Photo by Marty Seeger the evening, and place them out again in the morning. That shouldn’t be too difficult. That way the birds are happy, and I can continue to enjoy the birds throughout the day.
Wolves kill hounds being trained to pursue bear Two separate incidents in Northern Wisconsin PARK FALLS - Wolves killed two dogs and injured another last week in the first occurrence of attacks during the current bear hound training period. The incidents were confirmed by investigators from the United States Department of Agriculture - Wildlife Services and
took place northwest of Rhinelander in Oneida County and southwest of Clam Lake in Sawyer County. Adrian Wydeven, Department of Natural Resources mammalian ecologist, said that wolves have pups in rendezvous sites at this time of the year, and it is probable that they were protecting their young. “We ask bear hunters to exercise greater caution in these areas if they plan to train or hunt near them,” Wydeven said.
In Oneida County, a new caution area has been set up with CTH K on the south, Hwy. 51 on the West, CTH D on the north and Hwy. 47 on the east. In Sawyer County, the caution area extends along Hwy. 77 and Forest Service Roads FR 174 on the north, CTH GG on the east, the east branch of the Chippewa River and CTH B on the south and CTH A on the west. Maps of the caution areas are shown on the DNR wolf Web site: http://dnr.wi.gov/org/land/er/mam-
mals/wolf/dogdepred.htm. The owners of the dogs will be provided compensation from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources for the losses. Hunters may train dogs by perusing bear from July 1 to Aug. 31 of each year. No more than six dogs may be used in any one training exercise and the dogs cannot kill any bear or other animals during the pursuit. – from the DNR
Waterfowl information meeting and rule hearing set SPOONER — Waterfowl hunters across the north are reminded of several waterfowl information meetings in northern Wisconsin. The Mississippi Flyway Council will meet to advise the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on waterfowl conditions before the federal agency establishes a framework under which states and provinces can set waterfowl hunting seasons. Following the flyway council meeting and after the USFWS sets a season
framework, public hearings on Wisconsin’s proposed waterfowl seasons will be held in August. The final Wisconsin seasons will be set by the state Natural Resource Board at its Wednesday, Aug. 13, meeting. The Mississippi Flyway Council is made up of waterfowl specialists from the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee
and Wisconsin, and the provinces of Manitoba, Ontario, and Saskatchewan of Canada within the Mississippi Waterfowl Flyway. The DNR’s proposed waterfowl seasons will be available on the Waterfowl in Wisconsin page of the DNR Web site line in late July. A 2008 waterfowl rule public hearing, will be held Tuesday, Aug. 5, Rice Lake, 7 p.m. in Room 241, at WITC, 1900 College Dr.
In addition, written comments on the proposal will be accepted through Thursday, Aug. 7, and may be mailed to James Christopoulos, migratory game bird assistant, Bureau of Wildlife Management, Wisconsin DNR, P.O. Box 7921, Madison WI 53707-7921 or by email at [james.christopoulos@wisconsin.gov]. — from the DNR
Use caution at beaches and avoid blue-green algae blooms STATEWIDE – Warming water conditions and runoff from recent rains can result in the growth of blue-green algae. State health officials want Wisconsin residents to safely enjoy beaches, lakes and rivers by avoiding algae blooms. “Coming in contact with or swallowing water with high levels of blue-green algae poses a health risk and can make you sick,” said Dr. Henry Anderson, state health officer. “People and pets should avoid swimming in a body of water with a lot of blue-green algae.”
Algae blooms can look like green paint or pea soup, can form thick, foulsmelling layers on the surface of water and range in color from bluish-green to red. Most adults will avoid entering water with an algae bloom, but kids and pets can be hard to keep out of the water, no matter how it looks or smells. If an individual comes in contact with blue-green algae, they may experience eye, ear or skin irritation and gastrointestinal problems, such as vomiting or diarrhea. Symptoms can appear
between a few hours and several days after exposure. Contact a physician if you experience muscle cramps, respiratory difficulties, nausea or vomiting following swimming in a lake or river. Individuals can protect themselves, their families and pets by avoiding contact with water containing blue-green algae. It is a good idea to wash off after playing or swimming in any lake or river, and especially important to wash hands before eating. Although there is no requirement for
local health departments or physicians to report illnesses related to blue-green algae, each year the Department of Health Services receives several reports of dog deaths and people with symptoms associated with blue-green algae. For more information about bluegreen algae, visit the CDCs Web site at www.cdc.gov/hab/cyanobacteria/defa ult.htm. – Stephanie Marquis, Wisconsin Department of Health Services
Hunters, trappers and spearers remember the Aug. 1 permit deadlines
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HomeField Advantage teams swing into action FREDERIC - Youth from the Frederic area are going out into the community this week as part of HomeField Advantage. In all, 24 youth and 10 adult leaders are participating in HomeField Advantage, a program sponsored by Frederic area churches that has as its goal “making a difference, starting at home.” Each day participants are divided into four work teams, with each team
The team assembled for a quick picture before heading out on July 29.
year the HomeField This Advantage team is giving the Frederic Depot a much-needed facelift. — Photos submitted
being assigned to a project for the day. At the end of the day, all teams come together at a Frederic area church for dinner. HomeField Advantage serves especially the elderly, disabled or otherwise disadvantaged. The program also seeks to serve the greater community in some
Northwest Cleansweep to be held in Siren Sat., Aug. 9 SIREN - The Northwest Cleansweep hazardous waste collection program, a Northwest Regional Planning Commission division that provides collection events to 10counties in northwestern Wisconsin, will be accepting unwanted or unused medications (free) from household residents along with hazardous wastes and electronics (for a fee) at all of its ten-county Saturday collection events this summer. This program is being made possible through a grant provided by the Rural Utilities Service of the Rural Development Administration, a United States Department of Agriculture unit. The counties served include Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Iron, Price, Rusk, Sawyer, Taylor and Washburn. All prescription collections will take place at the Saturday Northwest Cleansweep hazardous waste collections in each county. Iron County will not be hosting a hazardous waste collection in 2008, so a separate date for a prescription collection in Iron County will be determined. Burnett County’s scheduled Saturday hazardous waste collection for 2008 will be on Saturday, Aug. 9, in Siren at the county highway shop on Hwy. 70 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Prescription medications and electronics will be collected along with hazardous wastes at this Saturday collection. There are several important reasons to bring medications into collection events. Up until now, most people have either thrown medications in the trash, flushed them down the toilet, or burned them with their trash in a burn barrel. Utilizing these options present several environmental problems. Flushing of medications into the wastewater system means that ultimately these drugs will find their way into the lakes, rivers, streams and drinking water. Many medications, when introduced into the natural waters, can lead to reproductive and developmental problems in fish and other aquatic wildlife. Studies have been done confirming these results. Burning medications is illegal according to state law, because of the chemical pollutants that can be emitted from burning. Trashing medications can also ultimately result in water contamination because the chemicals break down
when water (rain) percolates through the landfill layers. This liquid, called leachate, is typically pumped out of landfills at some point and treated at wastewater treatment plants. The chemicals often make it through these wastewater plants and then find their way back into our natural waters. Besides the environmental effects of improper medication disposal, having these unused or expired medications at home can be a source of accidental ingestion, particularly for kids and pets, who are more susceptible to poisoning. If they are thrown in the trash, there is also the potential that persons may see discarded containers in your trash and use the medications for illegal purposes. If you can’t bring the medications into the collection, the second best option would be to grind up the pills into a powder and mix it with some coffee grounds or something of that nature. This makes the medication unusable and then it can be thrown into your trash. However the best option still remains dropping it off at a collection where the medications will be handled in a safe and environmentally conscious manner where it will not be reintroduced into our natural environment. Household pharmaceuticals accepted at the collection events include prescription and over-the-counter medications such as: pills, capsules, ointments, liquids, sprays, creams, inhalers, vials, and drops. Please note that no radioactive or chemotherapy medications will be accepted. Also, they cannot accept sharps, syringes, IV bags or tubing. Please contact your health provider for disposal options for those materials. Please leave the medications in their original containers so that they can be identified. If you have privacy concerns, simply blacken out your personal information on the container – please leave the drug name on the bottle so it can be properly inventoried. They don’t need your name or other personal information. Northwest Cleansweep invites all 10county residents to check out your medicine cabinets and drawers and rid your home of old medications. Please call Rick Schneider or Jen Barton with questions on this program at 715-635-2197. submitted
way. This year the HomeField Advantage team is giving the Frederic Depot a much-needed facelift, in addition to approximately 20 other service projects they are involved in. At the conclusion of the week, HomeField Advantage is holding a block party at Coon Lake Park to which the entire community is invited. The block party is Sunday, Aug. 3, beginning
at 4 p.m. There will be free food, games, face painting, a bounce house for the children and a free concert by Nashville Gospel quartet Ernie Couch and Revival. If you would like to follow the progress of HomeField Advantage or see more pictures, check out their blog at http://hfa2008.org. - submitted
Harsdorf announces campaign focused on family pocketbook issues
Jim Harsdorf introduces Sheila Harsdorf to a gathering of friends and family. She highlighted her pocketbook agenda focused on lowering taxes, working for affordable health care and building family supporting jobs. - Photo submitted RIVER FALLS - Surrounded by friends and family at her River Falls Township home, state Sen. Sheila Harsdorf announced the kickoff to her re-election campaign. Harsdorf cited her accomplishments in the state Senate and independent reform agenda as the type of voice northwestern Wisconsin needs in Madison. “Together, we have accomplished much. Whether it was the enactment of the Crackdown on Meth Act, enabling the creation of health-care cooperatives, or banning the infamous Frankenstein Veto, the trust voters gave me to bring about these changes was instrumental,” said Harsdorf. “The Crackdown on Meth Act has reversed the growth in meth labs in our communities; healthcare cooperatives are poised to help provide families and small employers more affordable health-care choices; and the ban of the Frankenstein Veto restored tax-and-spend accountability to our state government.” Harsdorf stated that her campaign is focusing on pocketbook issues critical to
working Wisconsin families. She has presented the most extensive issues paper of any state candidate as part of her Blueprint for Prosperity agenda. These can be found online at www.harsdorf.com. “There is more work to do. Wisconsin working families are challenged by a slowing national economy. Yet some are still pushing plans that would double our tax burden, limit health-care choices, and impose new government programs our economy cannot afford,” said Harsdorf. “We need to bring about changes that put working families first. These include fighting for family supporting jobs, lower taxes and affordable health care.” Harsdorf has received bipartisan praise for her legislative work and “common sense” on issues ranging from health care to budget reform. Harsdorf has served in the Senate since 2001, beforehand being a partner on her family’s dairy farm in rural River Falls. - from the office of Sen. Harsdorf
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Burnett County Circuit Julie J. Ablan, Overland Park, Kan., speeding, $160.80. Ahmad S. Abuzzahab, Minneapolis, Minn., speeding, $160.80. Bryan K. Ambelang, Grantsburg, litter/deposit debris on state property, $186.00. David W. Anderson, White Bear Town, Minn., speeding, $160.80. Gabriel P. Anderson, Shoreview, Minn., speeding, $160.80. Nicholas B. Arcand, Dresser, speeding, $160.80; operating while suspended, $186.00; seat belt violation, $10.00; nonregistration of auto, etc., $160.80. Gail M. Asper, Cumberland, operating while under influence, operating with PAC >= .08 < .10, OAR, fail./stop at stop sign, not guilty pleas. Lisa M. Baier, Webster, seat belt violation, $10.00. Linda J. Baker Lottie, Grantsburg, speeding, $211.20. Eric C. Bakken, Hudson, speeding, $211.20. Timothy F. Baxter, Shell Lake, speeding, not guilty plea. Ronald J. Bearhart, Danbury, operating while revoked, not guilty plea. Mary K. Bell, Turtle Lake, speeding, $211.20. Billie J. Benjamin, Sandstone, Minn., violation of child safety restraint requirement, child under 4 yrs. of age, $160.80. Jon O. Benson, Rochester, Minn., fish w/o license, NR, $192.20. Kristofor J. Benson, River Falls, speeding, $160.80; seat belt violation, $10.00. Melanie L. Benson, Danbury, speeding, $160.80. Jesse E.V. Bentley, Webster, underage drinking, possess, attend alcohol class, $249.00. Kevin A. Billiet, Vadnais Heights, Minn., burning w/o a permit, intensive area, $160.80. Lance T. Boatman, Rosemont, Minn., speeding, not guilty plea. Todd C. Bork, Hinckley, Minn., speeding, $160.80. Nicole M. Bowen, Spooner, speeding, $186.00. Angela R. Bram, St. Croix Falls, speeding, $186.00. Amy F. Brandl, Minneapolis, Minn., speeding, $160.80. Thomas M. Brudvig, Eagan, Minn., speeding, $160.80. Cowan J. Bruss, Webster, operating while suspended, not guilty plea. Judith R. Budd, Houghton, Mich., speeding, $160.80; inattentive driving, $173.40. Scott M. Bunting, Grantsburg, speeding, $160.80. Corey W. Buttke, Spring Valley, ATV operation on roadway, not guilty plea. Diane F. Campbell, Webster, operating w/PAC .10 or more, license revoked eight months, alcohol assessment, $803.00. Robert L. Carlson, Buffalo, Minn., ATV operation on highways, $186.00. Patti K. Carpenter, Danbury, unreasonable and imprudent speed, operating while under influence, operating with PAC .10 or more, not guilty pleas. Laura K. Clark, Farmington, Minn., speeding, $160.80. Richard L. Cook, Frederic, speeding, not guilty plea. Anne N. Cremons, North Oaks, Minn., speeding, $160.80. Zachary S. Crocker, Grantsburg, underage drinking, possess, attend alcohol class, $249.00. Tracey L. Crue, Minneapolis, Minn., speeding, $160.80. Catherine M. Cunningham, Austin, Texas, speeding, $160.80. Nicholas A. Daniels, Brooklyn Park, Minn., speeding, $160.80. Michelle L. Davidsavor, Grantsburg, speeding, $186.00. Tina M. Davison-Berglund, Grantsburg, speeding, $211.20; seat belt violation, $10.00. Jeffrey A. Diamond, Minnetonka, Minn., speeding, $160.80. Norma B. Diver, Sandstone, Minn., speeding, $160.80; seat belt violation, $10.00. Gary J. Dorsey, Grantsburg, keep open intoxicants in MV,
driver, $249.00. Daniel P. Douville, Eagan, Minn., speeding, $186.00. Joseph D. Downing, Turtle Lake, speeding, $160.80. Mikel Duncan, Frederic, fail to obtain dog license, $113.00. Justin E. Dux, St. Paul, Minn., fish w/o license, NR, $192.20. Kari A. Eberly, Webster, underage drinking, possess, attend alcohol class, $249.00. Jamie L. Eckstrom, Danbury, speeding, $160.80. Jed C. Eichel, Luck, operate vehicle w/o stopping lights, $148.20. Gregory J. Einberger, Grantsburg, burning w/o a permit, intensive area, $160.80. Joseph L. Emer, Siren, speeding, $160.80. Kurt M. Engelmeier, St. Paul, Minn., speeding, $160.80. Carl P. Erb Jr., Mapelwood, Minn., speeding, $160.80. Shawn D. Ergen, Monticello, Minn., ATV operation on roadway, $186.00. Jay T. Erickson, Prior Lake, Minn., speeding, $160.80. Karen L. Erickson, Edina, Minn., speeding, $160.00. Ken Erickson, Siren, fail to obtain dog license, $113.00. Adam M. Evans, Webster, underage drinking, possess, attend alcohol class, $249.00. Christopher B. Everett, Minneapolis, Minn., speeding, $186.00. Lazlo Fabian, Portage, Ind., operating boat towing skier w/o observer, not guilty plea. Danelle E. Faust, Hastings, Minn., fish w/o license, NR, $192.20. John P. Fenning, North Oaks, Minn., speeding, $160.80. Jason M. Flagstad, East Bethel, Minn., speeding, $160.80. Brian K. Ford, Webster, seat belt violation, $10.00. Cole J. Fornengo, Danbury, speeding, $160.80. Sharon L. Fossum, Grantsburg, operating while under influence, operating with PAC .10 or more, not guilty pleas. Susan A. Foxx, Grantsburg, speeding, not guilty plea. Kelly F. Gallagher, St. Louis Park, Minn., speeding, $160.80. Kyle M. Gallahue, South St. Paul, Minn., fail/have cert. number on boat, $148.20. Dave J. Gaynor, Siren, drink open intoxicants in MV, $186.00. Meredith J. Geske, Siren, dog causing injury, after notice, twice; dog at large, twice; not guilty pleas. Michael J. Givens, Hudson, speeding, $160.80. Michael J. Glienke, Sandstone, Minn., drink open intoxicants in MV, operate after rev./susp. of registration, not guilty pleas. Joel Glover, Grantsburg, fail to obtain dog license, $138.00. Jonlee J. Goers, South St. Paul, Minn., fraud in obtaining a license, twice, not guilty pleas. Paul D. Goulette, Bayport, Minn., operating while suspended, inattentive driving, not guilty pleas. Timothy G. Graca, Burnsville, Minn., speeding, $211.20. Holly M. Graves, New Richmond, reckless driving, endanger safety, $375.00. Adam J. Gustafson, Baldwin, seat belt violation, $10.00. Cori B. Gustafson, Grantsburg, operate w/o valid license, $186.00. Linda D. Hahn, Plymouth, Minn., speeding, $160.80. Jennifer D. Hansen, Grantsburg, speeding, $160.80. Kevin M. Hansen, Lakeville, Minn., permit operation or motorboat or personal watercraft by underage person, $148.20. Ralph W. Hanson, Spooner, speeding, $211.20. Sharmin Hanson, Webster, fail to obtain dog license, not guilty plea. Joseph A. Harris, Hastings, Minn., speeding, $160.80. James B. Hartigan, Minneapolis, Minn., speeding, $160.80. William P. Harvey, Lake Nebagamon, speeding, not guilty plea. Elijah A. Hayes, Siren,
speeding, $160.80. Nora L. Helf, Minneapolis, Minn., speeding, not guilty plea. Jordan J. Hengtgen, Hugo, Minn., present another’s ID card as own card, not guilty plea. Scott S. Henkel, Lake Elmo, Minn., speeding, $211.20. Kenneth J. Hoefs, Osceola, passing in no-passing zone, $198.60. Cynthia J. Holahan, Waukesha, speeding, $211.20. Shirley M. Holmes, Danbury, unsafe backing of vehicle, $160.80. Christopher D. Holmquist, Grantsburg, operating while suspended, $186.00. Barbara C. Housley, Inver Grove Heights, Minn., speeding, $160.80. Isaiah L. Houston, St. Paul, Minn., auto following too closely, $186.00; operate w/o valid license, $186.00. Paul R. Hubbard, Spooner, seat belt violation, $10.00. Lloyd J. Huberty, Danbury, seat belt violation, $10.00. Cynthia A. Hussain, Grantsburg, speeding, not guilty plea. Michael M. Isaksen, North Oaks, Minn., speeding, $160.80. Cassandra R. Isker, St. Paul, Minn., underage drinking, possess, not guilty plea. Jon G. Isker, Grantsburg, OAR, nonregistration of auto, etc., display unauth. veh. registration plate, not guilty pleas. John G. Jacobs, Webster, speeding, $160.80; seat belt violation, $10.00. Nason A. James, Rose Hill, Kan., speeding, $211.20. Stephanie E. Jensen, Grantsburg, speeding, $186.00. Christopher L. Johanns, Minneapolis, Minn., fish w/o license, NR, $192.40. Jeremy J. Johnson, Webster, hit and run, property damage, hit and run, property adjacent to highway, not guilty pleas. Patricia L. Johnson, Wyoming, Minn., fish w/o license, NR, $192.20. Philip R. Johnson, Brooklyn Park, Minn., speeding, license suspended 15 days, $280.50. Ryan C. Johnson, Webb Lake, speeding, not guilty plea. Steven C. Johnson, Danbury, nonregistrtion of vehicle <=10,000 lbs., $160.80. Steven J. Johnson, Hertel, speeding, $186.00. Thomas E. Johnson, Webster, seat belt violation, $10.00. Jessica A. Jones, Webster, inattentive driving, $173.40; failure to notify police of accident, $249.00. Dezmond P. Juan, Cumberland, speeding, $160.80. Richard A. Judge, Columbia Heights, Minn., speeding, $160.80. McKenzie S. Kane, Rosemount, Minn., fish w/o license, NR, $192.20. Angela T. Kara, Fort Myers, Fla., speeding, $160.80. Donald P. Kasprzak, Oakdale, Minn., operate ATV off of ATV trail, $186.00. Robert E. Keillor, Minneapolis, Minn., speeding, $211.20. James M. Keller, Waterville, Minn., speeding, $160.80. David L. Kislenger, Danbury, speeding, $211.20. Joshua R. Klar, Hinckley, Minn., ATV operation adjacent to roadway, $186.00. Michelle M. Knutson, Colfax, possess open intoxicants in MV, $186.00. Tricia L. Koehnen, Chanhassen, Minn., speeding, $160.80. Michael A. Kopesky, Roseville, Minn., speeding, $160.80. Michales E. Kravil, Eagan, Minn., ATV operation on highways, $186.00. Nick D. Krisak, Superior, inattentive driving, $173.40. Robert T. Kugler, Woodbury, Minn., operating boat towing skier w/o observer, $160.80. Ronald W. Labo, Ashland, operating while suspended, $186.00; seat belt violation, $10.00. Kelly E. Lamb, Plymouth, Minn., speeding, license sus-
pended 15 days, $280.50. Michael L. Lamirande, St. Croix Falls, underage drinking, possess 17-20, attend alcohol class, $249.00. Jeffrey C. Lamson, Eau Claire, seat belt violation, $10.00. Bradley W. Larson, Edina, Minn., speeding, $160.80. Donald R. Larson, Grantsburg, seat belt violation, $10.00. Gregory E. Larson, Eden Prairie, Minn., speeding, $160.80. Kathleen J. Larson, Grantsburg, fail/yield while making left turn, $160.80. Joan M. Latour, Wyoming, Minn., speeding, $186.00. James J. Lee, North Oaks, Minn., operate ATV without NR trail pass, $186.00. Robert H. Lewis, Minnetonka, Minn., speeding, $160.80. Michael L. Lind, Burnsville, Minn., speeding, $198.60. Theresa M. Lubich, Webster, fail/stop at stop sign, $160.80. Ronald L. Lynner, Cottage Grove, Minn., speeding, $186.00. Tanya L. Mack, Grantsburg, nonregistration of auto, $160.80; operate w/o valid license, $186.00. Donna Mangelsen, Webster, fail to obtain dog license four times, not guilty pleas. Cheryl A. Mann, Lakeville, Minn., speeding, $160.80. Lorna C. Margenau, Spooner, speeding, $160.80. Richard D. Mark, Hugo, Minn., ATV operation on roadway, $186.00. Jessica M. Martinson, Menomonie, ATV operation on roadway, not guilty plea. John A. McCain, Webster, seat belt violation, $10.00. David M. Meizo, Harris, Minn., operating under influence; operating with PAC .08 or more; drink open intoxicants in vehicle, not guilty pleas. Larry R. Melton, Hertel, speeding, $186.00. Paul L. Metzger, Hudson, seat belt violation, $10.00. Travis J. Michaelson, St. Paul, Minn., fish without license, NR, $192.20. Renee J. Michaud, Lakeville, Minn., speeding, $186.00. Christopher L. Moench, Duluth, Minn., speeding, $186.00; operate w/o valid license, $186.00. Christopher J. Mogel, Los Angeles, Calif., speeding, $211.20. Gregory J. Mortenson, Eden Prairie, Minn., speeding, $186.00. Jeffrey M. Moser, St. Croix Falls, speeding, $186.00; seat belt violation, $10.00. Paul E. Moyer, Grantsburg, set fire w/o extinguishing fire, $160.80. Denise I. Myren, Siren, nonregistration of auto, not guilty plea. Griffin E. Myslivecek, Edina, Minn., speeding, $160.80. Robert G. Nagel, Rosemount, Minn., speeding, not guilty plea. Chad A. Nelson, Anoka, Minn., speeding, $186.00. Courtney M. Nelson, Grantsburg, speeding, $211.20. Kay L. Nelson, Grantsburg, construct building w/o permit, $248.00. Robert E. Nelson, San Jose, Calif., speeding, $160.80. Shelly Nelson, Grantsburg, fail to obtain dog license, three counts, $138.00 three times. Susan M. Nelson, Andover, Minn., passing in no-passing zone, $198.60. Timothy J. Newton, Hudson, speeding, $160.80. Todd B. Norman, Maplewood, Minn., fail/carry boat floatation devices, $148.20. Daniel J. Novak, Bridgeview, Ill., speeding, $160.80. Sandra J. Nyberg, Sartell, Minn., speeding, $160.80. Benjamin T. O’Brien, Webster, operating while under influence; violate absolute sobriety law; passing in no-passing zone; possess open intoxicants in vehicle, not guilty pleas. Howard V. O’Connell, Vadnais Heights, Minn., fail/stop
at stop sign, not guilty plea. Kevin L. O’Gara, Frederic, nonregistration of auto, not guilty plea. John N. Olsen, Wyoming, Minn., speeding, $160.00. Cassandra M. Olson, Webster, underage drinking, $249.00, alcohol assessment, attend alcohol class. Paul N. Olson, Elk River, Minn., speeding, $160.00. Deborah J. Oneill, St. Paul, Minn., speeding, $160.80. Arthur L. Ortiz, So. St. Paul, Minn., speeding, $160.80. Patrick R. Osmonson, Bloomington, Minn., ATV on BCF Apr. 1 – Fri. of Memorial, $186.00. Jeffrey S. Paar, Centerville, Minn., speeding, not guilty plea. Keith M. Paaso, Largo, Fla., speeding, $186.00. Johnathon J. Packard, Webster, speeding, not guilty plea. Jeremy M. Pardun, Danbury, speeding, $211.20. Gene G. Partlow, Washington, D.C., speeding, $186.00. Pam Paulson, Shell Lake, fail to obtain dog license, $138.00. David J. Peavey, seat belt violation, $10.00. Anthony J. Petersen, speeding, $160.80; seat belt violation, $10.00. Tracie M. Peterson, Webster, fail/stop at stop sign, $160.80. George E. Phelps, Webster, OAR; fail/yield to stop for emergency vehicle; speeding; seat belt violation, not guilty pleas. Michael J. Philbrook, Andover, Minn., speeding, $160.80. Mark W. Plait, Lakeville, Minn., unsafe lane deviation, $160.80. Todd A. Plaster, Webster, operating while under influence; operating with PAC .10 or more, not guilty pleas. Kenneth L. Prior, Isanti, Minn., speeding, $160.80. Amanda M. Quigley, Danbury, speeding, $160.80. Rachel A. Quistad, North St. Paul, Minn., speeding, $160.80. Ashley D. Rechtzigel, Rosemount, Minn., speeding, not guilty plea. Bradley J. Redman, Apple Valley, Minn., speeding, not guilty plea. John C. Redpath, Dellwood, Minn., speeding, not guilty plea. Stephen J. Regnier, Minneapolis, Minn., speeding, $186.00. Kayla J. Reh, Webster, speeding, $160.80. Jean Ritchie, Pine City, Minn., operating while under influence, $740.00, license revoked seven months, alcohol assessment. John C. Robichaud, Arden Hills, Minn., passing in no-passing zone, not guilty plea. Anthony R. Rodriquez, W. St. Paul, Minn., speeding, $186.00. Bradley R. Rogers, Luck, drink open intoxicants in motor vehicle, not guilty plea. Jordan M. Rogers, Webster, underage drinking, $249.00, alcohol assessment – attend alcohol class. Andrew J. Root, Orono, Minn., speeding, $186.00. Dennis M. Ryan, Danbury, speeding, $422.40. Windy D. Salmon, Shell Lake, OAR, not guilty plea. Carlos Sanchez, Itasca, Ill., speeding, $160.80. Deann K. Sandberg, Blaine, Minn., speeding, $160.80. Marianne J. Santele, Mora, Minn., ATV – operate without headgear, $135.60. Aida Sarr, Blaine, Minn., passing into oncoming traffic, $312.00. Alersandr K. Savkumbekov, Apple Valley, Minn., fish without license, NR, not guilty plea. Marat Savkumbekov, Farmington, Minn., fish without license, NR, not guilty plea. Nurdin Savkumbekov, Apple Valley, Minn., fish without license, NR, not guilty plea. Milton J. Sawyer, Danbury, speeding, $186.00. Timothy P. Scanlon, Hudson, speeding, $160.80. Jennifer A. Schiefelbein, Sun Prairie, speeding, $160.80.
Jeffrey W. Schmitz, Eden Prairie, Minn., speeding, not guilty plea. Donald B. Schnotala, Burnsville, Minn., speeding, $160.80. John W. Seeger, Grantsburg, violate conditional permitted use in residential zoning district, not guilty plea. John R. Skeie, White Bear Lake, Minn., operating while under influence; operating with PAC .10 or more; operating left of centerline, not guilty pleas. Bradman P. Smith, St. Paul, Minn., speeding, $186.00. Carri J. Smith, Woodville, Minn., ATV operation on roadway, not guilty plea. Shawn M. Songetay, Danbury, nonregistration of auto two counts, not guilty pleas. Jeremy E. Spring, Farmington, Minn., fail/carry boat floatation devices, $148.20. Sherry C. Staffrude, Lake Nebagamon, speeding, $160.80. William E. Stafki, St. Paul, Minn., speeding, $186.00. Richard I. Staloch, Stillwater, Minn., speeding, $160.80. Benjamin R. Steward, Siren, speeding, not guilty plea. David E. Stickland, Webster, speeding, $186.00. Julie C. Stramer, Burnsville, Minn., speeding, $160.80; opearate w/o valid license, $186.00. Aaron W. Struck, Siren, speeding, $186.00. Dennis S. St. Sauver, Woodbury, Minn., speeding, $160.80. Jesse C. Stumm, Wyoming, Minn., speeding, $186.00. Rebecca S. Syring, Webster, seat belt violation, $10.00. Jonathan P. Tauschelk, Richfield, Minn., fish without license, NR, $192.40. Lois M. Tayler, Webster, speeding, $186.00. Sherri A. Taylor, Danbury, seat belt violation, $10.00. Mary P. Taylor-McElroy, Golden Valley, Minn., speeding, $160.80. William M. Temme, So. St. Paul, Minn., operating while suspended, $186.00. Katie L. Thill, Webster, seat belt violation, $10.00. Luke M. Thoreson, Grantsburg, seat belt violation, $10.00. Nikolai M. Tiegen, Minneapolis, Minn., speeding, $160.80. Joshua J. Tober, Grantsburg, failure to notify police of accident, $249.00; inattentive driving, $173.40; seat belt violation, $10.00. Paul C. Veches, Annandale, Minn., ATV operation on roadway, $186.00. Daniel R. Volden, Roscoe, Ill., speeding, $160.80. Robert H. Wagner, Burnsville, Minn., speeding, $160.80. Curtis F. Wahl, Danbury, speeding, $160.80. David G. Wardean, Webster, speeding, not guilty plea. Thomas P. Webb, Washington, Ill., seat belt violation, $10.00. Kevin L. Webeck, Onamia, Minn., ATV operation on highways, $186.00. Darlene R. Weller, Webster, speeding, $160.80. Alan J. Wernke, Hopkins, Minn., ATV on BCF Apr. 1 – Fri. of Memorial. Thomas S. Widmyer, Hudson, operate after rev./susp. of registration, not guilty plea. Jack L. Winslow, Webster, seat belt violation, $10.00. David W. Winter, Cottage Grove, Minn., seat belt violation, $10.00. Debra J. Wright, Minneapolis, Minn., speeding, $160.80. Richard A. Wycoski, Grantsburg, failure to notify police of accident; hit and run – property adjacent to highway, not guilty pleas. Christopher R. Zack, Pine City, Minn., speeding, $160.80. Matthew B. Zoidis, Hopkins, Minn., speeding, $211.20. Monica L. Zopp, Hayward, speeding, $160.80.
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Polk County Tavern League donates to Special Olympics Polk County Tavern League members present a check in the amount of $1,900 to LeAnn Richter, agency manager, and Kelly Larson, treasurer/coach, of the Polk County Special Olympics. Money was raised by patrons voting for their favorite bartender. This year’s winner was the Dugout Bar and Grill of Cushing with Spare Time Bowl a close second. The Wisconsin Tavern League Foundation will match up to $1,500. – Photo submitted
Polk County sheriff’s report Accidents July 10, West Sweden Twp., 175th Street, .5 mi. N. of 340th Avenue, a vehicle owned by Peter J. Johnson, Grantsburg, was traveling southbound on 175th Street when it went off the left shoulder of the road. The vehicle came to rest on its side, facing north. The vehicle was reported stolen shortly after the crash. The operator left on foot. July 17, 3:25 p.m., Alden Twp., 192nd Street, .25 mi. N. of CTH M/202nd Street, Brian W. Volkert, 20, New Richmond, was northbound on 192nd Street from CTH M. Unit 1 was pulling a horse trailer. Driver of unit 1 reportedly fell asleep. Unit 1 drove off the west side of a curve, entering the north ditch and striking two trees. The driver received a minor injury, wearing seat belt/no EMS. The driver received a citation for inattentive driving. His passenger, Thomas J. Volkert, 18, New Richmond, also received a minor injury, wearing seat belt/no EMS. July 18, 2:28 p.m., Balsam
Lake Twp., 160th Street, 200’ N. of S. Loveless Lake Lane, David J. Gunem, 55, St. Croix Falls, was operating a motorcycle northbound on 160th Street. A noncontact police car passed the motorcycle with emergency lights and siren activated. As pass was completed, the motorcycle moved to the right side of the lane. The front tire of the motorcycle caught loose gravel. The rider lost control. The motorcycle tipped onto its left side and the rider was ejected into the ditch. The rider was not wearing a helmet, sustained injuries, not transported by EMS. July 19, 10:06 a.m., Milltown Twp., 240th Avenue, .5 mi. W. of 170th Street, Cody L. Hetrick, 20, Milltown, was eastbound on 240th Avenue, and was driving recklessly back and forth from north to south on an east/west road and struck a tree. Both the operator and his passenger, Brandon P. Brenholt, 20, Milltown, hit the windshield of the vehicle and sustained minor
injuries. Neither subject was wearing a seat belt, and they were transported by EMS. Driver was cited for operating while suspended. July 24, 9:50 p.m., Balsam Lake Twp., CTH I, .5 mi. S. of CTH G, Gretchen L. Thompson, 20, Lafayette, Ind., was northbound on CTH I, at which time her vehicle drifted off the road on the east side. Vehicle rode the ditch, and then crossed back over the road. Vehicle overturned, ending up in the west ditch. Driver sustained a minor injury, wearing seat belt/no EMS. Other incidents July 14, Karen Lieder, RR Osceola, reported an attempted burglary to her residence. July 16, Michael Elman, Osceola, reported a burglary had occurred to his residence that evening. Taken were a generator, reciprocating saw, two Skil-brand chain saws, two gas cans, motor oil, a square, jigsaw blades and staples. July 19, Gabriel Osten, St.
Burnett County criminal court Shayne T. Dalbec, 33, Mora, Minn., vehicle equipment violations, $154.50. Catherine M. Peick, 48, Mendota Heights, Minn., mandatory seat belt violation, $160.80. Vincent E. Hassel, 38, Johnston, Iowa, passing in nopassing zone, $148.20. Darran L. Johnson, 47, Grantsburg, disorderly conduct, $185.00. John A. Harty, 49, Danbury, speedometer violations, $160.80. John C. Redpath, 28, Dellwood, Minn., speeding, $160.80. Wendy M. Field, 37, Osceola, speeding, $160.80. Brian L. Sullivan, 27, Stillwater, Minn., speeding, $113.00. April L. Rothgeb, 34, Brooklyn Park, Minn., speeding, $160.80. Jay S. Strasser, 33, St. Croix Falls, speeding, $160.80 Jose L. Chavarria, 17, Webster, underage drinking, $249.00, 60-day license suspension. Stephanie A. Costello, 19, Trego, OWI, $667.00, license revoked six months, alcohol
assessment. Jenny A. Johnson, 35, Brooklyn Park, Minn., worthless checks – four counts, sevenmonth jail sentence each count, may serve jail sentence in Douglas County, no Huber release granted in Burnett County, Huber release for employment only in Douglas County, eligible for community service work, all sentences concurrent to other sentences, $284.23; OAR, seven-month jail sentence, same conditions as above, concurrent with other sentences; manufacture or deliver amphetamine, party to a crime, three-year probation, license revoked six months, alcohol assessment, $113.00. James F. Wagner, 53, Hayward, theft – false representation, two-year probation, $405.00 restitution, may not write any further checks without approval of probation agent, $176.00. Nathan A. Belland, 26, Grantsburg, operate without valid license, $186.00. Shawn R. Blake, 43, Coon Rapids, Minn., criminal damage to property, one-year probation, alcohol treatment, $88.00; battery, eight-month jail sentence,
Polk County deaths Herman T. Aeziman, June 17, 85, Amery Norma L. McClanhan, June 23, 76, Amery Viola S.M. Peterson, June 25, 90, Luck Kathleen R. ShanksAnderson, June 26, 52, Laketown Township Marion K. Luke, June 29, 94, Amery Eugene L. Carlson, June 30, 81, Apple River Township Ione M. Martin, 86, July 2, St. Croix Falls Albert J. Jirovec, July 2, 83, Maplewood, Minn. Steven S. Salmon, July 3, 49, Eureka Township Mary E. Fahland, July 4, 87, Clam Falls Township Betty J. M. Holmes, July 4, 82, Taylors Falls, Minn. Lloyd D. Steeg, July 4, 96, Oakland Township Adolph Johnson, July 5, 84, Amery
Gertrude Nesgoda, July 6, 90, St. Croix Falls Leon P. Viebrock, July 6, 46, Osceola Township Myron L. Daellenbach, July 8, 95, St. Croix Falls Leroy S. Bauer, 64, July 9, Clayton Mary E. Anderson, July 10, 92, Shafer, Minn. Helen C. Lloyd, 87, July 12, Amery Elizabeth E. Ripley, July 13, 70, Clam Falls Township Hazel E. C. Drinkwine, 91, July 15, Amery Randy A. Kosnopfal, 59, July 15, Balsam Lake Lillian D. Jacobsen, 93, July 16, Frederic Eugene H. Johnson, 79, July 17, Osceola Ronald R. Grambow, 73, July 18, Amery Donald A. Appleby, 84, July 21, Osceola Ramona A. Hochstetler, July 10, 77, Luck
Wanda L. Matrious, 35, Danbury, OWI, eight-month jail sentence, Huber privileges granted, owned fine $4,032.27. Bruce A. Martin, 56, Minneapolis, Minn., OWI, $1,219.00, two-year probation, license revoked 27 months, 60day jail sentence, Huber release granted, alcohol assessment. Matthew R. Bambery, 18, Webster, theft of movable property - five counts, three-year probation for each sentence to run concurrently, restitution amount to be determined, sixmonth jail sentence, Huber privileges granted, $440.00.
Croix Falls, reported a vehicle had caused damage to his airstrip. July 20, a gas drive-off theft was reported by an employee of the Super Stop, located on Hwy.
46, north of Amery. July 21, Nicholas Rommel, RR Frederic, reported a burglary to his residence sometime in the daytime hours. Miscellaneous change was stolen.
July 25, Jack Gutzmer, Luck, reported a vehicle that was parked on his business property, Country Carpet, Hwy. 35, S. of Luck, had been vandalized.
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Burnett County sheriff’s report Accidents Town of Meenon, July 4: Crystal M. Wetterling, 28, Forest Lake, Minn., was westbound on Hwy. 70, stopped to make a left-hand turn onto Herman Johnson Road. Jeffrey J. Doehling, 39, Rosemount, Minn., was behind her on a motorcycle and hit the stopped
car. He was thrown from the motorcycle and was transported to the hospital for his injuries. Town of Jackson, July 4: Dennis J. Hagen, 62, Minneapolis, Minn., was northbound on Kilkare Road when he drove off the road, striking a tree. Reportedly the driver was multitasking at the time of the accident. No injuries were reported. Town of Rusk, July 5: Cory M. Cook, 18, Spooner, was on County Line Road when he swerved to miss a deer, lost control of the vehicle, left the roadway and overturned. There were no reported injuries. The vehicle was towed. Town of LaFollette, July 5:
Erika J. Reynolds, 21, Webster, was eastbound on Hwy. 70 when she lost control of the vehicle, left the roadway and hit a tree. Reportedly she was fighting with the passenger, Jellisa A. Reynolds, Shell Lake. The passenger was taken to Burnett Medical Center by ambulance for her injuries. The vehicle was towed. Town of Trade Lake, July 22: Cara L. Downard, 16, Grantsburg, was northbound on Agate Road when she lost control and crashed into a ditch. An injury was reported. Town of Meenon, July 24: Ronald L. Ritchey, 18, Webster, was spinning tires on the gravel on Mansfield Road
Michael Beyerlein, 51, Spring Grove, Ill., warrant – failure to appear, July 23. Eric E. Hamer, 21, Shell Lake, warrant – failure to appear, July 24.
Kevin H. Hass, 44, Siren, arrest warrant – complaint, July 23. Ruben Morales, 52, Hayward, arrest warrant - complaint, July 21.
when he lost control and entered the ditch. He was issued a citation for OAR and failure to wear a seat belt. Town of Grantsburg, July 25: Gregory S. Dorweiler, 41, Shell Lake, was westbound on Hwy. 70 when a vehicle driven by Sean M. Kutz, 18, Grantburg, made a wide right-hand turn onto Hwy. 70. Kutz crossed the centerline and struck the mirror of the Dorwelier vehicle. No injuries were reported. Kutz was issued two citations. Other incidents Town of Jackson, July 20: Five vehicles parked in a Jackson Township driveway were damaged by a sharp object that cause narrow
scrapes in the paint. The incident is under investigation. Town of Jackson, July 21: Terry M. Larson, Danbury, reported his mailbox damaged. It reportedly appeared that a smoke bomb cause damage. Mail was in the box at the time damage occurred. The incident is under investigation. Town of Scott, July 21: Larry J. Bauer, Spooner, reported a fou-wheeler, utility trailer, two bikes, two chain saws, generator, telescope, air conditioner, circular saw and drill taken from a pole shed. One bike, the trailer and four wheeler were recovered on neighboring property.
Burnett County warrants
Burnett Co. deaths Arthur H. Steffen, 72, Swiss, July 14. Jay R. Falardeaux, 71, Grantsburg Village, July 17.
Randi L. Songetay, 25, Danbury, arrest warrant – complaint, July 23. Gary M. Thomas, 47, Danbury, arrest warrant – complaint, July 23. Michelle L. Thomas, 20, Plymouth, Minn., warrant – failure to appear, July 23.
Matthew W. Thompson, 46, Siren, warrant – failure to appear, July 23. Russell E. Towle, 49, Hinckley, Minn., warrant – failure to appear, July 21. Sheila A. Tucker, 42, Webster, warrant – failure to appear, July 23.
Burnett Co. civil court
Burnett Co. marriage licenses
GE Money Bank vs. Nancy Weller, Grantsburg, $982.67. Gary Kaefer vs. Donna Ritter, Spooner, $1,635.89.
James A. Melin, Trade Lake, and Patricia M. Hansen, Trade Lake, July 25. Gene F. Hoefs, Siren, and Jennifer A. Drury, Roseville, Minn., July 25.
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Siren police report July 14: Eviction notice papers were served on town of Siren residents Keith and Denise Fern that they were released from the lease on the mobile home in which they were living to vacate by Aug. 31. July 19: The Siren officer found a white truck parked in a no-parking zone approximately
five feet from a sign stating No Parking This Side of Street on Parks West Street and First Avenue. The truckâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s owner, William J. Becka, paid a $25 parking-violation fee. July 22: Curt M. Rand, 34, Webster, was cited for failure to stop at a stop sign on South Shore Drive and Fourth Avenue
at 5:53 p.m. A letter was sent to Anthony Reynolds, Siren, regarding movies he had not returned to Siren Auto Stop. Reynolds has until Aug. 1 to return the movies or be charged with theft. The project manager for Staab Construction reported that a welder/generator had
Polk County criminal court Robert L. Cook, 36, Dresser. Failure to report to county jail. Cash bond set, $1,000. Final pretrial Aug. 22. Eric S. Morrissey, 26, Amery. Disorderly conduct. Cash bond set, $150. Final pretrial on Aug. 22 Richard T. Kuschel, 40, Lindstrom, Minn. Possession of THC. Cash bond set, $750. Final pretrial on Aug. 22.
Bruce S. Carr, 37, Turtle Lake. Disorderly conduct. Signature bond set, $1,000. Final pretrial Sept. 12. Marcia L. Olson-McKenzie, 51, Luck. Resisting or obstructing an officer. Cash bond set, $300. Motion hearing on Sept. 16. Tiffany I. Cragin, 29, Duluth, Minn. Disorderly conduct. Cash bond set $150. Final pretrial Sept. 19.
George A. Wagner, 45, Osceola. Battery, domestic abuse. Signature bond set, $1,000. Final pretrial on Sept.19. Stacy M. Crombie, 36, Somerset. Operating while revoked. Cash bond set. $250. Final pretrial on Nov. 7. Lee D. Skelton, 27, Milltown. OWI. Cash bond set, $500. Final pretrial Aug. 22.
Polk County civil court Wilmington Trust Company, as successor to JP Morgan State Bank vs. Ronald C. Beckwith and Tammy M. Beckwith, Centuria. Foreclosure of mortgage, $114,726.00. Ball Seed Company vs. St. Croix Floral Company, Inc., St. Croix Falls. Defendant, St. Croix Floral, has refused and failed to pay $15,339.48.
Eagle Mortgage and Loan LLC. Vs. Dawn R. Houliston, St. Croix Falls. Foreclosure of mortgage, $129,488.61. Deutsche Bank National Trust Company vs. Dale Rowell and Laura Rowell, Frederic. Foreclosure of mortgage, $129,392.05. Citi Mortgage, Inc. vs. Robert A. Johnson, and Denise M. Johnson, Amery,
Village of Frederic, GE Money Bank, Citi Bank, Chase Bank USA and CACH. Foreclosure of mortgage, $142,505.42. Werner Electric Supply Company and Werner Electronic Ventures, L.L.C vs. A.A. Hanson Electric, Inc., Osceola. Money judgment, $152,378.78.
been stolen from a site on Nyberg Road. No suspects listed. July 23: A report came in of a 6-year-old girl who had been left unsupervised at the swimming beach on Clear Lake for more than an hour. At 6:34 p.m., the Siren officer picked the girl up and took her to her nearby residence, releasing her to her father. July 24: At 3:42 a.m. and again at 4:40 a.m., a Siren resident reported that someone had been trying to open the door of her camper/residence. She saw someone or thing running away
that was about six feet tall and in black. It turned out that bear were in her yard. A report came in from Jill Tinman, Siren, regarding damage that had been done to her vehicle. According to the report, Mike from the USDA determined that the damage was not been done by a bear, as suspected, but by a dog because of the paw prints and incisor size of the bite marks. No idea who the dog belongs to. July 27: At 6:50 p.m., Calliegh Anne Sullivan, 23, Maple Grove, Minn., was cited for speeding on Hwy. 35/70 and
South Shore Drive. At 8 p.m., Faith Johnson, 38, Siren, was booked at Burnett County Jail and released (per the district attorney) after being cited at a Siren residence for violation of a restraining order.
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Polk County divorces Divorces granted Harold J. Peterson and Patricia A. Peterson, married 1997. No minor children. Michael W. Wear and Lori K. Wear, married 1998. No minor children. James L. Mahoney and
Kristi L. Mahoney, married 2005. One minor child. Paul J. McKella and Cheryl L. McKella, married 1995. No minor children. Larry A. Pederson and Kathryn M. Pederson, married 1981. No minor children
Divorces filed Brandy M. Swanson, Milltown, and Ernie E. Swanson, Siren. Married 2002, two minor children. Donna M. Hunt, Amery, and William A. Hunt, Brillion. Married 2004, one minor child.
Matthew M. Blackwood, Balsam Lake, and Keri M. Blackwood. Married 2006, no minor children. Thomas G. Taylor, Cushing, and Carol L. Taylor, Eau Claire. Married 1997, no minor children.
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Burnett County Airport comes alive
A group of six Howard airplanes, carrying members of the Howard Aircraft Foundation from all over the country, presented a colorful touch when they landed at Burnett County Airport Saturday, July 26. Howard planes, with rotary motors on the front, were built between 1940 and 1944. “They are, without a doubt, the best way to travel out there, like riding in your personal DC-3,” one of the members commented. Pilot Ernie Swanson, who owns a cabin on Crooked Lake, Siren, built this Kit Fox experimental plane in 1991. He keeps the plane in a hangar at Burnett County Airport, and belongs to Chapter 237 of the Anoka County (Minnesota) Experimental Aircraft Association. “Jeremy (Sickler, the airport manager) is promoting the airfield. That is what we need. If we are going to have an airfield here, we have to make the best of it,” Swanson commented.
Anyone who passed the entrance road to Burnett County Airport Saturday, July 26, may have been surprised to see a dairy breakfast sign there. The sign was advertising the pancake breakfast served by members of the Siren Area Ag Club during the airport’s fly-in or drive-in breakfast and lunch.
Burnett County Airport Manager Jeremy Sickler was grateful for all the help he received Saturday, July 26, from members of the BC Hangar Owners Association, who were on hand to marshal incoming and outgoing planes, to fill gas tanks and answer questions. “Their participation was appreciated,” Sickler said.
This plane, one of the many that landed at Burnett County Airport Saturday, is a 2006 RV-9A Aero Sport, owned by Patrick Halama of Whitehall. The plane cruises at 170 mph. The airport came alive that morning, with 33 planes and a helicopter having been on the ground by 9:30 a.m., bringing people from all over the country to see what the airport has to offer and to enjoy the breakfast or lunch that was waiting for them.
Breakfast during the fly-in or drive-in breakfast and lunch at Burnett County Airport Saturday, July 26, was served by members of the Siren Ag Association from 7-11 a.m. A brat lunch followed from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. sponsored by the Crex Meadows Volleyball Club. Airport manager Jeremy Sickler was surprised at the success of the fly-in/drive-in breakfast and lunch, for its first time (in the last five years). “The weather was obviously a key ingredient to its success,” he said.
A group of preschoolers sent this note to Burnett County Airport Manager Jeremy Sickler after they had toured the airport. Sickler is going all-out in making the airport a welcome place for the public to visit.
Photos by Nancy Jappe
Whip and buggy competition
A Sunday trip to Spooner earned Marilyn Blake a second place at the whip and buggy competition at the Washburn County Junior Fair Sunday, July 27.
Larry Peterson of Frederic competed in the whip and buggy competition at the Washburn County Junior Fair Sunday, July 27. – Photos by Larry Samson
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Webster queen pageant set for Aug. 9
by Jeanne Daniels WEBSTER - On Saturday, Aug. 9, the 2008 Miss Webster Coronation and Little Miss Webster Pageant will be held at the Webster Middle/High School cafetorium. The show, which is a song and dance tribute to America, will begin at 6 p.m. with seven little girls vying for the title of Little Miss Webster opening the show. Before coronation of the sole Miss Webster candidate commences, the audience will be entertained with a variety of acts, and the winners of the Faces and Places photo contest will be announced. Admission is just $3 per person. Children 5 and under are admitted for free to this Gandy Dancer Days event. The Miss Webster Pageant program is sponsored by the Webster Area Chamber of Commerce and many local businesses. The show is directed by Jeanne Daniels and Brenda Rachner, both of Webster. The following information was provided by the contestants.
Taylor Rae Fiddle-Bremer is the daughter of Andrea Fiddle and Nick Bremer. She enjoys swimming, jumping rope, drawing and reading. Her favorite color is pink, and she would like to be a police officer when she grows up.
Alyssa Michelle Payson is the daughter of Anthony and Jodi Payson and is sponsored by Wayne’s Foods Plus and Mangelsen’s Satellite. Payson’s favorite subject in school is science and her extracurricular activities include cheerleading, A.O.D.A., choir, school plays and mentoring. She also enjoys reading, spending time with her family, horseback riding, swimming, roller-blading and fishing. She plans to attend college in the future to study psychology. Payson stated she loves living in Webster because everyone knows everyone. She enjoys the close-knit community, great educational system and the beauty of the area. She is eager to begin her role as Miss Webster 2008 and her goal for the year is to make a real difference in the community.
Photos by Jeanne Daniels
Amanda Suzanne Preston is the daughter of Missy Preston and the late Scott Preston. She enjoys reading, writing notes, riding her bike and scrapbooking. Her favorite color is pink, and she hopes to be a hairdresser when she grows up.
Bailey Jean Mitchell is the daughter of Tabatha and Theodore Mitchell. She enjoys coloring and jumping rope. Her favorite color is pink, and she would like to be a princess when she grows up.
Jenna Marie Ruiz is the daughter of Jamie and Ruben Ruiz. She enjoys singing and dancing. Her favorite color is pink, and she would like to be a hairstylist when she grows up.
Kaitlynn Rae Lee is the daughter of Kelly Rand and John Lee. She enjoys coloring, reading and watching television. Her favorite colors are pink and black, and she would like to be an artist and a gymnast when she grows up.
Morgan Lee Mulroy is the daughter of Brenda and John Mulroy. She enjoys playing with her dog and three kittens. Her favorite color is red, and she would like to be a doctor when she grows up.
Savanna Rose Bearhart is the daughter of Rachael and Gary Bearhart Jr. She enjoys singing, reading, riding her bike and her fourwheeler. Her favorite color is red, and she would like to be a pop star when she grows up.
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Changing a tragedy into something positive Heidi Viebrock hopes to change people’s minds about wearing helmets by Marty Seeger DRESSER – Heidi Viebrock has been recuperating from a wheelchair both physically and emotionally lately. She’s been in and out of the hospital after being airlifted from the site of a motorcycle-deer accident that occurred on Sunday, June 15, on 40th Street, just onethird mile north of Hwy. 48. But the emotional stress that she’s been experiencing lately, has only grown stronger due to the loss of her husband. Just three weeks to the day after being airlifted from the scene of her own accident, Heidi’s husband, Leon Viebrock, was killed in a motorcycle-deer accident. His accident occurred early Sunday morning, July 6, at approximately 2:30 a.m. Neither were wearing helmets, and that’s why Heidi hopes people will understand the importance of wearing them while riding motorcycle. “If I can turn things around and do something good out of Leon’s death, then that’s what I need to do,” Heidi said in a recent phone interview from her home in Dresser. Heidi believes that wearing helmets should be mandatory for all who ride motorcycle. Wisconsin laws do not require helmets, but Heidi believes her husband’s life may have been spared had he been wearing one. She said the medical examiner and funeral director ruled the cause of his death as blunt force trauma to the head. After receiving his clothing from the accident, Heidi said there were just a few holes in his jeans, and not a lot of road rash or scarring on his clothing. And it’s a miracle then, that she wasn’t killed in her accident, especially with the extent of her injuries. Doctors used 17 staples in her head. She suffered a fractured C-1 vertebrae in her neck, a dislocated left shoulder which tore the ACL completely through, a severely sprained left ankle, and a dislocated tibia from her ankle and knee on her right leg. She said they still don’t
Heidi and Leon Viebrock shared a lifelong dream of owning motorcycles and rode thousands of miles together. Here they are shown after a trip to Michigan last year. – Photos submitted know the full extent of damage to her right knee, because she’s just now starting to put weight on it. It was only recently that she was able to sleep an entire night without having to wake up to take pain medications. She’s had at least two surgeries since her accident to repair her shoulder and recently had surgery on her stomach for internal bleeding. The doctors aren’t sure if it was a bleeding ulcer as a result of the stress, or bleeding caused by the accident. The medical staff was amazed that Heidi was able to live through this type of accident, and they told her that it was nothing short of a miracle that she lived through it. Heidi recalled many of the details of her accident, but remembers most about the pain she felt just after striking the deer with her motorcycle. “It was the second most pain I have ever been through in my life, is feeling your head hit the pavement at 50 mph,” she said. But she added that the pain of losing her husband has been far more painful than anything she’s ever felt.
Heidi Viebrock, (L) her stepdaughter Nicole and Leon Viebrock in the most recent photo, shows them at Nicole’s graduation from Osceola High School last spring.
A lifelong dream Heidi and her husband, Leon, had a lifelong dream of owning motorcycles. Three years ago, she purchased hers and a year later her husband got his. It was something they shared together, and they put thousands of miles on their bikes without incident. Heidi even rode out to Sturgis, S.D., and back all by herself without any problems. While she was adamant about wearing a helmet prior to her accident, she started riding without it. She was on only her fifth ride without wearing one when her accident occurred. “I was gaining confidence in my riding,” Heidi said. She explained also that it was a hot day, and explained that it feels better not to wear a helmet on a hot sunny day. She cited other reasons that people opt out of wearing helmets. Some for comfort, some for style or image, but also for the passion bikers have for freedom and the sense of openness riding motorcycle provides. But Heidi says people still need to keep safety as a top priority, and it shouldn’t be about style or image. She says you can still get some pretty cool looking helmets out there, and they have vents that prevent them from getting so hot, but even she admits that she had the same attitudes as other riders about wearing helmets. “As a nurse, I’ve taken care of people in motorcycle accidents…I know what can happen, and I just wasn’t thinking that it was going to happen to me,” she said. She and her husband talked about that very same thing shortly after her accident, and Leon had even purchased a system that acts as warning device to alert the rider if a deer is crossing the road. She didn’t even know they had such a device. “He just really didn’t think it was going to happen again, but it did,” Heidi said. Although Heidi admits that a person can still get killed while wearing a helmet, she believes that you can increase your chances of survival much more just by having one on. As a result of her and her husbands accidents she said that two friends have
The 2001 Harley Sportster that Heidi Viebrock was driving after she collided with a deer on Sunday, June 15. Her husband Leon was killed just three weeks later after hitting a deer. The bottom photo shows the deer that ran in front of Heidi's Harley. Photos courtesy of the Polk County Sheriff's office decided to sell their bikes, and at least a dozen others have decided to never ride again without a helmet. The healing process While Heidi is coping with the loss of her husband, so are her three children between the ages of 12-18. She stressed the importance of having a will and having life insurance. Leon did not have either, and they will need to sell their home to pay off any debts. “I’m waking up to all the realizations of how one event, and one decision has resulted in everybody’s lives [being] turned upside down,” Heidi said. A benefit is currently in the works to help the Viebrock family, and an estate account has been set up in Leon’s name at the Rural American Bank in Dresser. Leon lived in the Dresser area for much of his life, and owned and operated Precision Paint Company for more than 20 years. He also has one of the largest families in the community. “He was just very well-known and would give the shirt off his back to anyone,” Heidi said. She added, “If I can do something to change somebody’s mind about wearing a helmet, then I think he would be proud of me for doing that.”
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41st-annual Gem and Mineral Show
Twin Cities dealer Bill Carpenter holds a piece of petrified wood from Brazil on which sat a marble and jasper eagle carved by German carver Peter Muller. The price for this item at the Gem and Mineral Show in Frederic was $110.
Gladis Weikert and her son, Daniel, from Weikert Rock Museum, Dresser, showed examples of ocean jasper from Madagascar during the Gem and Mineral Show in Frederic July 26 and 27. They pointed out the “eyes,” the signature of ocean jasper.
Roy Wickman, Almena, brought a dinosaur-bone-shaped display filled with agates to the Gem and Mineral Show this past weekend in Frederic. According to Wickman, the agates filled in the actual shape of the dinosaur bone. The bone weighs 85 pounds, and Wickman was offering to sell it for $20 a pound.
Eight-year-old Mason Henke from Deer Park shows a rock he picked from the kid’s pile of rocks outside Frederic High School Saturday, July 26. The annual Gem and Mineral Show was going on inside the school. The rock pile outside was designed to give the younger set something fun to do during the show.
Photos by Nancy Jappe
Linda Pederson, Frederic, shown with her husband, Dr. Larry watching, spun a dial to get a handful of stones to bring home from the Gem and Mineral Show for her grandchildren. The price was 10 cents a spin, and you could take whatever stones were at the spot where the spinner stopped.
Vern Peterson (R) took time to identify rocks brought to the Gem and Mineral Show in Frederic Saturday by Ken Chenal (holding 5-month-old granddaughter, Elle Anderson) and his wife, Bonnie, from Indian Creek. The Chenals said that they were teaching Elle to be a rock hunter, even at her young age.
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Getting The Car Washed by Gladys Frokjer My car was dirty with an accumulation of slush and salt. I was in the vicinity so I drove into the car wash line and deposited my money in the slot ($6) for a wash and rinse. A car was ahead of me so there would be a wait. As I waited, I thought what a wonderful convenience this was, no hose and pail and rags to contend with and no polishing by hand. Another example of modern technology made easier. After musing for some time, I thought it was taking an uncommonly long time for the car ahead but I continued to sit and wait. The outside “Enter” light never activated, nor did the door open. There was no attendant around, only a phone number listed, so I drove away in disgust, $6 poorer, and still with a dirty car. When I reached home, I called the car wash number and was asked to leave a message. So I related my tale of woe, told them they owed me $6, and left my name and number. My message was not returned for a week and I’d written it off as a lost cause. But then a message came and a cheerful feminine voice told me how sorry they were about my problems and that they
PoCo Penners The PoCo Penners meet the second Friday of the month at 2 p.m. at the county boardroom in the government center in Balsam Lake. Contact Brenda Mayer at 715-485-3571 or Iris Holm 715294-3174 for more information. - submitted
Writer’s Corner would refund my money, or, if I liked, she would give me a number to use which would entitle me to an $8 deluxe wash and wax. I thought that sounded good so she gave me the number. About a week later I had a doctor’s appointment and a number of other errands to run. I decided to stop at the car wash on my way to the doctor’s appointment. Making sure I had the number for my free washand-wax job, I entered the car wash area and punched in the numbers. I hadn’t driven close enough so I had to open the car door slightly and then lean through the open window to enter the numbers. As I completed this, the car wash door opened, but my foot had gotten stuck in the slightly open car door and it took me a little time to free myself, close my car door, and enter the car wash. The car wash doors closed and the washing mechanism started. The big arm with the jet spray came nearer and nearer and I panicked as I realized my car window was still open. It was dim inside and I couldn’t see or find the button to close the window. The big jet spray of water was relentlessly approaching and I was helpless as it sprayed soapy water all over my head and shoulders. The force of it almost took my breath away but I kept feeling for the button and then got the window closed before the enemy approached me again on the return journey.
I was a mess. My hair was dripping, my glasses were full of soapy water, my clothes were wet, and I was unhappy! I could only find some spare Kleenex and a few left-over McDonald’s napkins and these I used to dry myself. As the car wash finished, I thought, “I can’t go to the doctor looking like this!” But after driving across the highway to Wal-Mart, I furtively entered the store, hoping no one I knew would see me, and made a dash for the bathroom. With the aid of paper towels and the bathroom dryer I repaired some of the damage, but my hair was still matted and bedraggled. A search of my purse revealed no comb, so I made a quick trip to the cosmetic counter to find one. When I paid for the comb, the checkout girl looked at me rather strangely, but I just made a beeline for the bathroom again. After I got my hair under some semblance of control I thought, “I might as well go to the doctor’s now; he’s probably seen worse.” He had a good laugh when I told him about my experience. My clothes were still damp and uncomfortable, but the only real damage was to my vanity. Beware of the car wash!
Northwest Regional Writers The Northwest Regional Writers meet at 1 p.m. the second Friday of the month either in Frederic or Grantsburg. Each month we have a topic to write about and read to the group. The following writing was read at the last meeting. Call Mary Jacobson at 715-349-2761 for more information about the organization.
Submissions should be typed, double-spaced on one side only of 8 -1/2 x 11 white paper, leaving a minimum of 1-inch margins all around. Handwritten submissions will not be accepted. Submissions should be no more than 800 words. Submissions may be delivered to The Leader’s offices in Frederic or Siren, mailed to Box 490, Frederic, WI 54837 or e-mailed to the-leader@centurytel.net. We prefer e-mailed copy. If hand-delivered or mailed, please write "Writers’ Corner" somewhere on the front of the envelope. If e-mailed, please use "Writers’ Corner" as the subject and include the submission as body text of the e-mail. No attachments, please. Your submission to Writers’ Corner grants The Leader one-time rights to publish the item in the weekly newspaper. The author retains the copyright and all future publication rights. The Leader may edit submissions for grammar and punctuation, clarity and length. If you have any questions about this new feature, please contact us at the-leader@centurytel.net or call 715-327-4236. - Editor
Megan Kalmoe Day will be 08/08/08 at St. Croix Falls ST. CROIX FALLS - Native St. Croix Falls resident Megan Kalmoe is living her first Olympic experience, and her hometown community is standing behind her. Mayor Darrell Anderson is proclaiming 08/08/08 as Megan Kalmoe Day. And the city looks forward to welcoming her home for its Autumn Festival Sept. 27 and 28. Kalmoe graduated St. Croix Falls High School in 2000, growing up along the scenic St. Croix River, but she didn’t begin rowing until her sophomore year of college at the University of Washington in Seattle. She is a first-time senior national team member and Olympian. Kalmoe was a first-team selection to the Pac10 All-Academic team in 2004, 2005 and 2006; 2006 AllPac-10 Conference; 2006 All-Region (West); Academic All-American in 2005 and 2006; 2006 All-American; and 2006 University of Washington Team Captain and 101 Club Scholar Athlete. Her favorite Olympic moments
include Kerri Strug’s vault at the 1996 Olympic Games, and the Chinese figure skating pair of Zhang and Zhang in 2006, when they failed to land on their attempt at a quadruple salchow throw, a move never before completed in any competition, and came back to finish the program and win a silver medal. After finishing her rowing career, Kalmoe would like to attend to all of the world’s largest and most celebrated parties, including Carnival, Mardi Gras, New Year’s Eve on Times Square and Oktoberfest. She would also like to travel, and has a head start on her goal to visit all of the U.S. National Parks, as the longest and skinniest National Park, the St. Croix River, runs right through her hometown. In her free time she enjoys reading, writing, film, running, horseback riding, knitting and living green. Kalmoe will be the special guest at the St. Croix Falls Autumn Festival Sept. 27 and 28. Festivities begin with
an art fair at Gaylord Nelson Park and a local artisan’s exhibit at the Overlook Deck. Approximately a dozen artists will be on display, and include the creator of the spectacular River Spirit Sculpture, JulieAnn Stage. The full day of Saturday activities also includes a farmers marketing, music on the Overlook Deck, the unveiling of the River Spirit Plaque, the 170th-year celebration of the community, children’s events, community booths, a Franconia Sculpture exhibit, a buy-local forum, a sweet corn feed, a hoedown and a professional concert at Festival Theatre. The celebration continues Sunday with a Community Church potluck. For a complete list of St. Croix Falls Autumn Festival activities visit www.sfcw.org. To see an interview with Kalmoe visit www.usrowing.org/News_Media/AthleteBios/mkalmoe, and to check in with her blog go to rowcoachmedia.com. - from the city of St. Croix Falls
Franconia Hertiage Day community picnic set FRANCONIA – The Franconia Heritage Day Community Picnic is set for Saturday, Aug. 2, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. This year marks 150th anniversary since Ansell Smith recorded his plat of Franconia followed by the formal organization of the township. To commemorate this anniversary, a community picnic will be held on Saturday, Aug. 2 where friends and neighbors of the past and present will join together for a grand celebration. Pack your family’s favorite picnic lunch and head towards the Osceola Landing for an afternoon of friends, family and great fun! Park at Franconia’s Town Hall, hop on a free air-conditioned shuttle bus, and head to the landing where old-time activities and demonstrators will greet you upon your arrival. A bus will depart every 15-20 minutes from the town hall. While you await your ride view the photos on display or pick up a souvenir commemorating Franconia’s Sesquicentennial Anniversary. At the landing you’ll find Urban Boatbuilders youth and boat building instructors working on a 13’ tradi-
tionally built, lap strake solo canoe. They will answer your questions about wooden boat building while demonstrating traditional building techniques. You’ll see a copy of the U.S. government’s original survey map, early equipment that was used over 150 years ago and learn how chains and rods are used today to survey land. Local artisans will demonstrate and encourage you to join in woodworking, corn shucking and rope making in addition to other displays and activities. No picnic can be complete without a little competition, so be certain to wear comfortable shoes and a bring a belly full of laughter. This is a free event and open to the public. 11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. and 2– 4 p.m. - Activities and demonstrations 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. - Luncheon social (cake, soda and coffee provided) 12:45 p.m. - Presentation to the community 1 – 2 p.m. - Contests, all ages Franconia Town Hall is located on Hwy. 95 approximately two miles south of Chisago CTH 26 and five
ArtBarn Theatre continues run of "Gillygaloo" OSCEOLA – St. Croix ArtBarn continues the run of the original children’s play, “Gillygaloo,” Thursday through Saturday, July 31, Aug. 1 and Aug. 2 at 7 p.m. Inspired by true tales told by the loggers of pioneer days, audience members will be asked to let their creative minds and imaginations run free as they encounter these mythical creatures from the Northwoods
of 100 years ago. The 17-member cast represents six St. Croix Valley communities. For general admission tickets call 715-294-2787 or visit www.stcroixartbarn.com ArtBarn is located at 1040 Oak Ridge Drive, one block east of Hwy. 35, next to the Osceola middle and high schools. Tickets are $12 adults; $10, seniors; and $8 for children.- submitted
miles north of Hwy. 97. Osceola Landing is on the St. Croix River and is located on Hwy. 243 approximately seven miles north of the intersection of Hwy. 97 and Hwy. 95. Rain or shine, see you there! Questions: 612810-8581. – submitted
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Modern Woodmen of America by Stanley Selin The Modern Woodmen of America is a fraternal society founded in 1883. It is organized around camps which offer fellowship and community service opportunities for members. At the present time, there are over 2,300 camps nationwide. They offer disaster relief, college scholarships, tree planting and educational programs. Joseph Cullen Root founded the MWA on Jan. 5, 1883. Root was a business owner, sold insurance and real estate and practiced law. During a Sunday sermon in Lyons, Iowa, he heard the pastor tell a parable about the good that came from woodmen clearing away the forest to build homes. He adopted the term Woodmen, and added “Modern” which reflected the need to stay current and to change with the times. “Of America” was added to symbolize patriotism. Membership at first was limited to Midwestern white men between the ages of 18 and 45. The MWA has had a permanent office in
Collected by
Russ Hanson
River Road
Ramblings Rock Island, Ill., since 1897. The MWA was active in Trade Lake in the early 1900s. On one occasion, in particular, they provided timely help for Oscar Gustafson, who lived just west of the village. They cut and hauled a year’s supply of wood for Gustafson, since he was unable to work due to a heart condition. Gustafson died of heart failure a few months later at the age of 37. The MWA group from Trade Lake shown in front of Oscar Gustafson’s house west of the village in 1909. Original photo by David Peterson. Standing, (L to R): Eleanor Gustafson, Oscar Gustafson, Gust Melin, Richard Larson, Oscar Jackson, Theodore Gustafson, Willie Johnson, Miley Melin, unidentified, Pete Gustafson (by horses). Sitting, Howard Gustafson (little boy), Gust Carlson, Fred Gustafson, Fred Akerlind and Carl Franseen with daughter Rosella. The last two are unidentified. – Photos from Selin collection
The wood cutters had their photo taken on the Theodore Gustafson farm in Trade Lake. Note the axe handles are placed to spell “MWA.” The front row is identified as follows: Gust Gustafson, Clarence Swanberg, Gilbert Swanberg, Crawford Gustafson, Hjalmer Sundquist and Morris Gustafson. Ed Brattley, standing between the horses, was the teamster.
A postcard advertising the MWA encampment in June 1911. Copied from the original postcard courtesy of the late Lloyd Swanberg.
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Meeting Ernest Barber in the ’60s Years ago, Esther and Lloyd Schallenberger and I went to Danbury to meet Pastor Ernest Barber. He was the first Methodist minister at the Lewis church in 1918-1921 according to historical records. Abrahamzon The date we went to meet him was after Pastors Charles and Lourinda Sanford served our Grantsburg-Danbury-Lewis charge from 1964-1968, as they were visiting in Danbury the same time Pastor Barber was visiting there. It was the Sanfords’ wedding anniversary so there was a beautiful cake in their honor. The year was shortly after 1968, as the Sanfords had moved on to another church in another town. When Lourinda saw the anniversary cake, she said, “Oh, my land. This cake is bigger than our wedding cake!” Pastor Barber was a great storyteller. He told us how he and his wife slept in the choir pews along with their little son. Those pews had green cushions made to fit. The Barbers lived in the church, pumped their water at the pump in the front yard, cooked their meals on a kerosene stove in the church basement. One day, Mr. Lewis visited them, saw the way they lived and asked, “How would you like to have a proper parsonage?” The Barbers were thrilled at the prospect and said, “That would be grand.” Mr. Lewis went over to the Lewis State Bank and bought the banker’s house next door to the bank. That’s the house presently occupied
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by Mrs. LaVerne Leep. One of his funniest stories goes like this: Pastor Barber went out to Seven Pines Lodge on a Sunday afternoon to visit Mr. Lewis. He and his guests were sitting around the big living room table playing cards with stacks of poker chips. Charles E. Lewis had the grace to say, “Oh, well, we give all the money back at the end of the day.” The usual reply to this story is “Oh, sure they do!” It’s no secret that Mr. Lewis was not a particularly religious man. When he had the church built he had in mind a nondenominational church without creed or dogma. The first to serve the People’s Church was August Sommer with Lutheran roots. He was an itinerant preacher who walked the Soo Line tracks, going north, preaching along the way. Mr. Lewis offered him all kinds of incentives including his own vehicle with his name on the door. Pastor Sommer resigned in a short time, saying he could no longer serve a creedless church. The Methodists had long traveled the area and asked if they could serve the new church. The keys to the church were given to the district superintendent, J.R. Kundert, by a nephew of Mr. Lewis, by the name of Todd Lewis. Newcomers in our Lewis church have asked for the history of our church in Lewis. Most churches begin with a small group of dedicated believers gathering in private homes to study the Bible. It isn’t long before they want a meeting place of ther own and a church is established and a building is erected. That isn’t how the Lewis church began.
• Have lived in the Burnett or Polk county for at least one year • Willing to partner with Habitat for Humanity • Annual income requirement is based on family size but must be at least $1,500/month or $18,000/year. Call for an application, which must be completed by Aug. 11, 715-349-7477 or 715-349-7071. - from WRHH
Elmer to address WREA CENTURIA - Jane Elmer, executive director of the WREA, will address the Polk-Burnett Retired Educators’ Association at their Thursday, Aug. 14, meeting to be held at Fristad Lutheran Church in Centuria on Hwy. 35. Please register 15 minutes prior to the noon lunch meeting. This meeting is geared to WRS participants including teachers, administrators, support staff,
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50 Years Ago Siren schools were set to open August 25, 1958.Gordon Ackland established a greenhouse in rural Siren.-The Central Burnett County Fair at Webster would run August 28, 29 and 30.-Burnett County goal for the Kenny Foundation was set for $1,025.Anna Calek of Danbury died.-George Cameron was killed in an accident west of Milltown.-The movie “No Time for Sargeants” was playing at the SCF’s Auditorium Theater.-School shoes were on sale at Pagh’s Footwear, Luck.-Because of Labor Day, the Leader would be published a day late.-The hardware store at Clear Lake was robbed of merchandise including rifles, knives, wristwatches, etc.-A Tarzan film was playing at the Frederic theater.-The Frederic school was dedicated and principal R.P. Glynn was honored.-Special at Route’s Super Market, Frederic, included 3-lb. cans of Spry for 85¢, bananas at 2 lbs. for 29¢, red grapes at 2 lbs. for 39¢ and Jell-O at 2 pkgs. for 15¢.-Specials at the Frederic Farmers Coop Store included seedless grapes at 2 lbs. for 29¢, sliced bacon at 65¢ lb., 6 5¢ candy bars for 19¢ and coffee at 83¢ lb.-Dean Rybak II, won a Shetland pony.-Dairy farmers lost $58.4 million reported by Proxmire.
40 Years Ago
Habitat seeking family for home being built BURNETT/POLK COUNTIES - Wild Rivers Habitat for Humanity, which serves all of Burnett and Polk counties, is seeking a partner family for a home being built in Siren to be completed this fall. Eligibility requirements for Habitat Partner family: • Present home inadequate or substandard • Can’t obtain conventional home loan from another lender
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spouses and school personnel who are retired, or anticipating retirement. Important issues facing retirees will be addressed. Please notify your contact person by Monday, Aug. 11. Selma Christiansen, 715-472-2512, is in charge of arrangements. - submitted
Specials at Route’s Super Market, Frederic, included liver sausage at 37¢ lb., spare ribs at 35¢ lb., round steaks at 79¢ lb., 14-oz. catsup at 19¢, sugar at 10 lbs. for 98¢.-Nine candidates would compete for Miss Siren Area Queen, including Barbara Trott, Ilene Evenson, Judy Goodman, LouAnn Maier, Julie Henricks, Lorinda Raymer, Karen Ann Milligan, Katherine Pederson and Dandi Marek.-An old-time picnic was held at the Dongola School.-The Bloodmobile was in Burnett County July 22 – 23.-The new owners of the Black and Orange Café at Webster were Mr. and Mrs. Robert Olson. They purchased it from Mrs. Verna Swanson.-The annual rock and mineral show would be held in August.- Specials at the Frederic Clover Farm Store included margarine at two 1-lb. pounds at 89¢, white bread at 4 loaves for $1, seedless grapes at 29¢ lb., cucumbers at 5¢ each and 4 Betty Crocker cake mixes for $1.-Lucky Days ran July 12 – 13.-A dance was held at Joe’s Crossroads every Friday by Jackie Gleason and every Saturday by Glen Hunter. A dance was held July 13 at the Indian Creek Hall with music by the Peterson Brothers.-A Bronze Star was awarded for heroism to Paul Christian.
20 Years Ago Obituaries included Kenneth Palmquist, Charles Falkers, Ruth Hanson Holt, Wilford Anderson, Wilford Frokjar, Raymond Feldt, Loren Sikorski and Ella Leichner.-Reader of the week was Cassie Wondra of Frederic.-Playhouse 46 did a good job of enacting “Cheaper by the Dozen.”-First American Bank, Frederic/Siren/Danbury offered free checking with only $100 minimum balance.-Capeside Cove Good Samaritan Center in Siren was taking applications for nursing assistants.-Leonard and Malvina Sorenson celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house at Bone Lake Lutheran Church on June 25, 1988, followed by a dance at Wilkins Resort on Bone Lake.-Open house was held for the 80th birthday of Lois Eklund at the Sunrise Apartments family room, Frederic, on June 26 from 2 – 5 p.m.Eldo and Helen Bengtson celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on June 25 at Grace Lutheran Church, West Sweden.- An open house was held at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Centuria in honor of the 50th wedding anniversary of Henry and Fay Marxen and the 25th wedding anniversary of Wes and Donna Swenson from 2 – 5 p.m.
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TOWN TALK/COUNTRY CHATTER Hi, everyone! Blacky here from Humane Society of Burnett County. Last week I was telling you folks about how the deerflies were driving me crazy, and someone got me a new hat! What do you think, is it me? Boy, it sure is nice, and so was someone helping me out of my fly dilemma. That got me to thinking: I know somebody else who could use some help with a dilemma of her own my friend, Tulip. Tulip is a smooth-coated collie pup, and she came to us last week as a stray. She was having trouble walking, YAPpenings so we had her checked out at the vet. It turns out that little Tulip has a fractured hip! Ow! That has to hurt a lot! She can be fixed up with an operation, but we need to raise some money for her to pay for it. The surgery will be somewhere between $500 and $700, and I figure if I ask enough people for a little bit of money for Tulip, we can come up with enough to cover her costs. Can you help me get this sweet little girl on the road to recovery so she can be ready to run and play when she finds herself a new family? The shelter staff has been getting quite a lot of letters and e-mails, along with pictures, of some of my past pals who are all settled into their new homes. Their new families are thrilled with the new additions and enjoy telling stories about their funny antics as well as how much they’ve bonded. They also had a lot of nice things to say about the staff, in that they could tell their new pets were well cared for before they joined their new families. Heck, I’ve known that all along. I was one of them, remember? Anyway, it’s nice to get such nice letters and updates. It makes me a happy dog, and the staff is always tickled to learn that one of their former residents is leading a happy life. It’s especially cool when we get pictures of the
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once-puppies that are now grown up. This week I have two newcomers to tell you about. Charlie is a 2-1/2-year-old black Lab. He is a good guy with a great personality; however, he could use some help with his manners. I just know that with a little obedience training, Charlie could be transformed into a polite young man and a wonderful companion. Winnie is a poodle mix who came to us as a stray. Winnie falls into the senior category, and is black with light-brown eyebrows and muzzle. At the risk of sounding like a broken record, I want to remind all you pet owners out there, both dog and cat, how important it is your pets wear ID tags. If you had any idea how many stray animals come to the shelter, it would blow your mind. If you look at the Lost and Found section of our Web site, that is an eye-opener, too, and those are only within the last 60 days. Most of those animals listed are ones that have gone missing, are not at the shelter, and their owners are looking for them. It’s sad! So, please, put a tag on your pet, and get him microchipped, too, just in case. It’s not hard, and then if Fido jumps the fence and runs off, you’ll have a much better chance of being reunited with him. That’s about all the news I have this week. Now that I can comfortably be outside, I think I’m going to go help eat, errrr...I mean pick some blueberries. What are the odds that I will be the recipient of a piece of blueberry pie for my efforts? I know, I know about the same as my brother being picked up by those “flying saucers” he keeps barking at outside. Oh well, the sniffing them out is half the fun. Take care, everybody, and I’ll see you here next week! HSBC is saving lives, one at a time. www.hsburnettcty.org 715-866-4096.
Siren
My little black bear, Pee-Wee, showed up bright and early last Thursday morning about 5:30 a.m. She came into my birdyard checking for sunflower seeds or my grape jelly. Not finding any, and knowing I would be putting some out, she simply went into the cover of the woods and sat down to wait. When she saw me put the feeders out and return to the house, up she got and headed for the birdyard. From the patio door I gave a shout, and she took off. I’m sure, like my winter problems with the squirrels, she is going to find a way to get what she wants. Peggy Strabel out on Waldora Road has one that sleeps on her back porch from time to time. They say animals are dumb. Ya, right! Don’t forget Praise in the Park, Sunday, Aug. 3, at 2 p.m., at the Siren Crooked Lake Band Shell. Bring your own chairs and come for an afternoon of good entertainment. There will be refreshments and a freewill offering will be taken to cover expenses, with the leftover money going to the Siren Good Samaritan Fund. All you Daniels Township residents, there will be a committee selected for the development of the ATV ordinance at the Aug. 12 meeting. The meeting will be held at the Daniels Town Hall at 7:30 p.m. The Syren Area Garden Club will hold their third-annual
Bev Beckmark
Garden Tour on Sunday, Aug. 3, from noon to 4 p.m. For more info call 715-349-8386. Those of you who enjoy dancing, or just enjoy listening to old-time big band music, make it a point to come to the Siren Lakeview Event Center, north of Siren, on Saturday, Aug. 2, from 7 to 10:30 p.m. Tickets are just $10, and you can do two things: enjoy the entertainment, and help to send our WWII vets and their wives to Washington, D.C. Coming up Saturday, Aug. 2, at Crooked Lake Park, is the annual Siren Lions chicken and rib fest, from 11 a.m.7 p.m. Gals, get your hubbies to take you to this event, there’s lots of good food and no cleanup! The Fishbowl Wooden Nickel Coin Club is having a coin show on Saturday, Aug. 2, at the Siren Senior Center, from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. For more info, call John at 715-468-2012. There will be a Police/Community Partnership National Night Out on Tuesday, Aug. 5, from 5 p.m to whenever. This is an everyone-is-invited event, so come on and enjoy a free picnic meal and stay for the door prizes to be given away. Don’t forget, Thursday through Sunday, July 31 through Aug. 3, is Summerfest Days in Siren. Lots of things to do and see, so come on into Siren.
Get in on the fun of the Little Turtle Hertel Express 12th anniversary HERTEL — The Little Turtle Hertel Express in Hertel turns 12 in August, and they’re celebrating with a full day of fun, food and prize drawings on Saturday, Aug. 2. Anniversary celebration hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. What’s in store? Kids games, caricature artists, great food and the Bernick’s Pepsi wagon for starters. Plus 95 WGMO and FOX 99 will be on hand for live remotes. There will even be a dunk tank, with all proceeds going to charity.
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And you can win prizes. Hourly drawings will be held all day. Little Turtle Hertel Express retail customers can earn drawing slips until Aug. 2. Prizes will include overnight hotel stays, gift cards, rounds of golf and more. For more information, contact Kathryn Robert at 715-349-5658. — submitted
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Drury/Hoefs Jen Drury of Roseville, Minn., and Gene Hoefs of Siren, are pleased to announce their engagement. The couple currently splits their time between their homes in Roseville, and Siren. Jen is currently employed by Minnesota Vascular Surgery Center in New Brighton, Minn., as an ambulatory surgery coordinator, and Gene is currently employed by G.E. Money America in St. Paul, Minn., as a district sales manager. The couple is planning a Saturday, Aug. 16, wedding at Zion Lutheran Church of Trade Lake. – Photo submitted
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Karen Mangelsen
Sympathy is extended to Mark and Joey Pettis, Mark Petts Jr. and family and Mystie and Mikal Anton and family due to the death of Mark Sr.’s Dad, Luther Pettis of Osceola. Lute and his wife, Mayme, lived in Hertel for several years. Tuesday evening, Beth Crosby and Judy Albee visited Donna Crosby in Amery. Karen Mangelsen called on Harry Ferris and Dick Macho Tuesday afternoon. Sue Mroszak, Beth Crosby and Judy Albee attended the concert put on by the Kids from Wisconsin in Rice Lake Wednesday evening. Several from this area went to the pie and ice-cream social at the Spooner Nursing Home Friday afternoon. It was sponsored by the Spooner Health System Auxiliary. Hank and Karen Mangelsen were supper guests of Diana and John Mangelsen Friday. Lee and Carol Mangelsen came to visit there later. Saturday evening, Judy Albee and Don Schleiss visited Beverly Brunclik. Ron and Carol Grunewald were visiting there also. Nina Hines, Lida Nordquist and Karen Mangelsen attended a baby shower Sunday afternoon in Frederic. The guest of honor was Agustus John Vollmuth, infant son of Andy and Jodi (Pearson) Vollmuth. Jodi is a great-niece of Nina, Lida and Karen. Gus was born July 3, 2008. Don Schleiss and Judy Albee were supper guests of Roger and Sue Mroszak Sunday. Clam River Tuesday Club will meet Wednesday, Aug. 6, at 1:30 p.m., at the home of Patty Haglin.
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Wallin/Huffman Åndrea Wallin, daughter of Larry and Mary Wallin of Luck, and Danny Huffman, son of Natalie and Bob Worrall of Jeffersonville, Ind., and the late Jaime Huffman, exchanged their marriage vows on July 12, in Mansfield, Texas. Andrea is a 1995 graduate of Luck High School. She received her Bachelor of Science degree from Winona State University. She is a middle school teacher and coaches in the Mansfield School District. Danny is a 1990 graduate of Charleston High School. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from Ball State University and master’s degree from Lee University in Tennessee. He is a swim instructor and swim coach in the Mansfield School District. They make their home in Arlington, Texas.– submitted
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Lewis
Celebrating Christmas in July was held on Sunday at the Lewis Memorial United Methodist Church. The familiar words of the holy birth are welcome no matter when the Scripture is read or when the carols are sung. Sylvia Schaetzel, Dave Gorranson as reader of Scripture, and LouAnn and Ray Gackle finished out the month as pastor’s helpers with the service as ushers. Their help is much appreciated. The choir sang a favorite carol. Coffee cake was provided to go with coffee and juice provided by LaVonne Smith after the message. Pastor Tom’s wife, Jane, was welcomed as a visitor at the Lewis church. She had previously met many of the members at the cottage party held at the home of Robin and Randy Peterson. The design on the T-shirts for D.O.G.s was created by Linda Kettula Wells. Many years ago she created T-shirts for Charles E. Lewis Days and they were offered for sale. Her artistic talents are appreciated. Charles E. Lewis Days and the tent revival will be here before we realize it, the weekend of Aug. 8-9-10. Why is the church having several trees removed on the church lawn? Reportedly, the trees were damaged in storms and had some spots that posed the danger of falling. Church volunteers began on the clean-up on Monday as the tree roots need removing, too. The white pines are getting older and pose a real danger. It is hard to see them go, as white pines are fast disappearing. The monthly church board meeting will be held Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the fellowship hall following the fellowship potluck at 6 p.m. Welcome. A historical display will be set up inside the church for Charles E. Lewis Day. Does anyone have a green choir robe with white collar or a dark blue choir robe with gold stole? We understand there are Lewis baseball uniforms still around. What a welcome item that would be. We are fortunate to have an old-time Lewis Bank sign. The donors wanted the Lewis church to have it as a special historical piece. Have you seen it there? Grateful to have it. It’s anchored in cement. Want to set up for the flea market on the church grounds on Saturday or Sunday, Aug. 9 – 10? Contact Ethel Lane at Golden Oaks, only a small fee to set up.
Birth announcements Born at Burnett Medical Center:
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A boy, Camden Adam Goepfert, born July 22, 2008, to Dennis Goepfert Jr. and Brandi Java, Grantsburg. Camden weighed 8 lbs., 12 oz. and was 20 inches long. Camden’s big brother is Dennis Goepfert III. Grandparents are Mark and Tammy Java; Joann Java and Dennis and Kathy Goepfert. Great-grandparents are Rose Chute, Grantsburg, and Ken and Sonja Java, Frederic.
Born at University of Minnesota Fairview Riverside Children’s Hospital: A girl, Whitney Parker Rohde, was born July 10, 2008, to Steven and Crystal Rohde, Spooner. Whitney weighed 2 lbs., 8 oz., and was 16-3/8 inches long. Grandparents are Tom and Connie Schmidt of Webster and Gary and Helen Rohde of River Falls. Great-grandmother is Mary Ann Schmidt of Webster.
Wallin/Sikma Aaron Wallin, son of Larry and Mary Wallin of Luck, and Renee Sikma, daughter of Don and Barb Sikma of Oconto, exchanged their marriage vows on April 26, in Oconto. Aaron is a 1998 graduate of Luck High School and received associate degrees from WITC-New Richmond and WITC-Ashland. He is a marine mechanic for Shipyard Marine in Oshkosh. Renee is a 2000 graduate of Oconto High School and received her Bachelor of Science degree from UW-Green Bay and master’s degree from UW-Milwaukee. She is the library director of UW-extension of Washington County. They make their home in West Bend. - submitted
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Do you have a unit for the Charles E. Lewis Sunday parade? Contact Sundown on Hwy. 35. Ditto for Little Miss or Little Mr. Lewis. Ceremony will be held at church bell monument, same as always. Bring your own chair so you have a front-row seat for watching the parade. The Lewis Grand Marshals have already agreed to do it. A couple who have lived in Lewis for over 50 years and been a part of the community businesses. Very good selection. Any guesses as to the identity of this couple? Sheila Staples and Bernice Abrahamzon attended the weekend rock and mineral show, along with many, many others. Huge turnout this year. Vernon Peterson was there both days selling this personal book “Marriage on the Rocks.” (It’s a joke, not a reality title). Meanwhile get-well wishes to Gwen, Vernon’s wife. Pictures of her orchids and other flowers are also in the book. Lots of humor in memories, personal views, Siren history. It’s a good thing that Vernon wrote it. He did it longhand and received valuable help from Russ Hanson. Well worth the investment as it’s a real treasure. Bernice and Sheila enjoyed meeting and greeting so many friends. Bernice says the older she gets, the more hugs she receives. It’s almost unbelievable. Baseball games are also part of Charles E. Lewis Days near Sundown. The tent revival will add a whole new dimension with outside activities including inspiring messages, plus many music groups and exceptional talent in song and words. A silent auction will take place with beautiful items available, including items made by real craftsmen. An order has been placed for nice weather, no rain until the street dance is over, not too chilly, not too hot, but just right. Come to Lewis and enjoy small town pleasures. Renew old friendships. Reminisce and remember. A potluck picnic will be held Sunday, Aug. 10, at noon for former and present Leader employees. The place is Coon Lake Park, Frederic. Cutlery and beverages will be provided. Welcome. Open house will be held at Coon Lake Park to celebrate the 80th birthday of Carol Bohn. Did you see her picture as a little girl in the Indianhead yellow shopper?
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866-4334 Twenty-two diners on Monday, July 21, enjoyed Deb’s chicken fillet sandwiches topped with fresh leaf lettuce from Margel Ruck’s garden. Afterwards, 13 people attended our senior meeting, which has been the best attendance for quite some time. For dessert on Tuesday, Deb served homemade pie, with ice cream that was donated by Gene Johnson, to celebrate Carol Berglind’s birthday. She didn’t really think it was necessary to let everyone know it was her 70th, but I told her she should be proud to be that age and still looking so good! We had tacos on Wednesday with an array of toppings, and refried beans and rice pilaf. It makes me hungry just thinking about it. There were just 11 people playing dime Bingo in the afternoon but they still had a great time, and everyone enjoyed the yummy rhubarb cake and poppy seed bundt cake made by Jane Wardean. Thursday night pool players were Gene Johnson, Chuck Lehman, Ken Hayes, Harold Peterson, Pat O’Brien, Earl Boelter and Dave Wardean, and card players were Bernie Boelter, Theresa Gloege, Gladys Beers, Donna Lehman, Margel Ruck, Jane Wardean and Nancy O’Brien. I wasn’t there but I was told there was a whole lot of laughing going on and that I missed out on my humor fix.
I was one of the 23 diners who enjoyed the salmon patties with creamed potatoes and peas on Friday. I love salmon but at home I just open a can of it and eat it cold with a few saltine crackers. I miss the days of fishing for sunnies with Elden on the pontoon boat on Devils Lake where we could sit for hours in the sun with the gentle rocking of the waves. Tammy Hickey from the Burnett Community Health Department joined the diners for lunch and then passed out community health assessment surveys to the seniors. She left copies at the center for others to pick up and fill out. Senior center board members met with Heidi Ruppel of Blinds and More, Inc., Hayward, on Friday afternoon to order a “Sun Control” see-through shade for our new west window, which will be installed before our next evening meal. This is so diners won’t have the sun shining directly in their eyes during the evening meals. The next Dining at Five meal will be served at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 14, and Deb will be serving roast pork loin with stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy, broccoli cuts, baked dessert, rolls and milk. And, of course, coffee can be purchased for only 25 cents as it is not furnished by the nutrition program. Call 715-866-5300 to make your reservation.
Cloverton-Markville People came from far and wide on Monday, July 21, to pay their last respects to Emma Fornengo, who passed away in Superior on July 16. Emma was a quiet, lovely presence in our community, who centered her life around home and family. The daily or weekly visits of children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren brought constant joy to her life. In her younger years, she was an elementary school teacher. In addition to writing this column at one time, Emma was a member of the New Dosey Dosies, our homemakers club, a bookmobile patron right up to the end and a longtime member of the East Pine County Wanderers. She took an art class that Dave Baker taught in Cloverton back in the 1970s, and she served as an election judge for New Dosey Township for many years. She, along with her late husband, Peter, also belonged to the Seven County Senior Federation and the Zion Lutheran Church of Markville. It was her kind and generous nature that endeared her to all of us. Some people have class. Some people have style. Some people have neither. Emma Gene had both. Rest in peace, dear friend.
Mike Lilly and his entire family came up to spend a weekend with his mom, Clara, recently. When asked where they all sleep, Clara replied that she has two bedrooms, some bunkbeds and they always bring tents. Granddaughter Mitch and her boyfriend, Neil, went to see Willie Nelson at the Grand Casino, then the next day they went to Hinckley to see the Minnesota Vikings on motorcycles. What fun! Shirley and Jerry Blokzyl have been hanging out at home recently while he recuperates from knee surgery. It is going well, and they had the wonderful chance to see two fawns and their mom prancing around the yard one morning. Wayne Mishler, Two Harbors, Minn., stopped down for a nice visit with brother, Don and his wife, Marlene, the other day. Jan Streiff reports that the flower garden that specialist Betsy Danielson put in her yard is spectacular. The beatury and aroma are intoxicating. Jan says it reminds her of the time she spent in the South Pacific as an archaeolo-
Amery Senior Center by Susan Shachtman, assistant director For those of you who missed our potluck last Tuesday, you won’t want to miss our next one on Monday, Aug. 18, at noon. Following the meal we will be entertained by Jannette Cysewski and Friends and their string quartet. Please bring a dish to pass. Gratitude is extended to Lois Lovgren, Lois Lovegren, Judith Alles, and part of the Indianhead Chorus for making our July potluck an enjoyable event. Just a reminder that Larry and Linnea Phillipson and Mark Cilloti will be at Centennial Hall on Sunday, Aug. 3, for Amery’s Antique Road Show! The cost is $2 per person and it runs from 1-3:30 p.m. The limit is four items per person and coffee and cookies will be available. What a great way to find out the value of some of your most prized possessions! We’re very excited to announce that Lee Elmer and Friends will be reuniting at Centennial Hall on Thursday, Aug. 7, at 7 p.m. There will be a $1 cover charge and the public is welcome. Refreshments will be available. Our next birthday party will take place on Thursday, Aug. 7, at 11:45 a.m. It doesn’t have to be your birthday to attend. You can also get your blood pressure checked for free from 11 a.m. to noon that day. A seminar on “Partnering with your Doctor” will be given by Gloria Bauer following the meal at 12:30 p.m. Contact the senior center by Aug. 5, to make your reservation. Our Wii bowling tournaments have really taken off. Congratulations to last week’s winners: Paul Seidel in first place and Carl Johnson in second place. If you want to
have some fun and don’t want to lift a heavy bowling ball, come to the Center on Tuesdays at 1 p.m. The cost is $2 per person with prize money going to the top winners. Gratitude is extended to Wendell and Ginny Anderson for hosting our 500 card party on July 22 along with the help of Val Seidel, Paul Seidel and Frances Cotch. Bill Irig came in first place, Val Seidel came in second, and Wilma Bird and Richard Backes won door prizes. Congratulations to Carl Johnson who won first place in this week’s pool tournament. Wendell Anderson came in second, Paul Seidel came in third, and Paul Hartung placed fourth. Bea Gilbertson took first place in the Monday bridge group and Sydney Lund took second. The winners in the Wednesday bridge group were Sydney Lund in first, Dorothie Mueller in second, Deanne Sasselli in third, Judy Strobush in fourth and Connie Carlson in fifth place. Have a wonderful and safe week.
Mary Klar Gratitude is extended to Connie Dominas for donating 14 plastic trays to the nutrition program; Margel Ruck – lettuce; and Gene Johnson – ice cream. Our get-well wishes and prayers go to Antone and Jeremy Gronski, and Edna Haaf who is now a resident of BMC Continuing Care, Grantsburg. Our sympathy and prayers also go out to the family of Barbara (Garlie) Johnson-Ball in her recent passing; and to Mark Pettis and family in the loss of their father Luther (Lute) Pettis. Eric Clapton, who is a well-known guitarist from England, was grieving after his 4-year-old son Conor fell from an apartment window in 1991 and died, and out of his grief he wrote the song “Tears In Heaven.” Years later in a television interview he said that it was a song of belief, that there will be no more tears in heaven. Revelations 21:4 tells us that “God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying.” When God wipes our tears, sorrow will give way to eternal song. “What wonders await us in yonder fair land? The face of our Savior, the touch of His hand; no tears and no crying, no sighs or despair, for Jesus is waiting to welcome us there.” – Kerr. See you at the center!
Fran Levings gist. Last Sunday, Mary and Frank Schaaf journeyed up to Bayfield, to attend the 25th ordination celebration for their former pastor, Father Kevin Gordon. Father Gordon was once the pastor of St. Jude’s Catholic Church in Cozy Corner. Bob Brewster has been taking his Bumbleberry Farm raspberries over to the Sandstone Farmers Market on Saturdays. Darlene Merimonti attended a cousin’s reunion in White Bear Lake, Minn., recently. Over 100 people converged on Gluden’s Supper Club to enjoy the event. Darlene especially enjoyed catching up with a niece from Arizona. On the homefront, I drove over to Ashland to spend the day with my son, Chuck and his family. My husband, Dave Baker, is busy getting artwork ready for three art shows that are coming up. He is also working on the rockwork for the new pantry he is building. Pick those berries, wherever you are.
Academic news DULUTH, Minn. - The College of St. Scholastica has named 556 students to its spring semester 2008 dean’s list. Students named to the dean’s list are full-time undergraduates who have attained a grade-point average of 3.75 or higher on a 4.0 scale. Frederic Kristen Beecroft, senior, biology Grantsburg Amanda Lisiecki, sophomore, undeclared Osceola Amber Campeau, freshmen, management David Schwab, sophomore, management Webster Melissa Janssen, senior, nursing Katelyn Meger, sophomore, nursing Centuria Lindsay Turner, freshman, occupational therapy ••• Crystal Mattson of Luck, was recently named to the academic honorable mention list for the spring 2008 semester at Crown College in St. Bonifacius, Minn. Mattson is pursuing a degree in nursing, and was active at Crown as a resident assistant and an admissions ambassador. She is a 2004 graduate of Luck High School. Mattson is the daughter of Dale and Robin Mattson of Luck and Gary and Theresa Nelson of St. Croix Falls. - submitted ••• PLATTEVILLE—University of Wisconsin-Platteville student Jacob Friberg received the Mike P. Laughrin Memorial Scholarship. This scholarship is awarded to junior or senior students who are U.S. citizens. Friberg is currently a senior at UW-P majoring in civil engineering. He is a 2005 graduate of Frederic High School and the son of Kay and Joy Friberg of Frederic. - submitted •••
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Frederic Senior Center Spades was played July 24 at 1 p.m. The winners were: first place Hazel Hoffman, second place was Vi Luke and third place was Eleanor Bonneville. Tuesday Whist was played. Wednesday Pokeno group as always enjoyed being together. Thursday 500 cards was played at 6:30 p.m. and winners were: first place was Inez Pearson, second place was Willis Williams, third place was Nina Vold and fourth place was Don Weik.
Thursday, we took our display board to the Polk County Fair to the senior building. Friday, we hosted the senior building from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Pokeno was played on Friday. Saturday fellowship and cards was a special day. Willis Williams celebrated his 90th birthday. His family came and many relatives attended. We had a dinner together, visiting and reminiscing. We appreciate and extend gratitude to Sarah Knauber for making our display board and to Hazel Hoffman for cre-
Ardyce Knauber ating the wildflower container, each having the 2008 Polk County Fair theme Barn to be Wild. Our monthly meeting will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 1. Saturday there will be a potluck and we will celebrate the birthdays of August: Lillian Murphy on Aug. 2, Lola Hinschberger on Aug. 21, Eleanor Carlson on Aug. 22, Hazel Hoffman on Aug. 25 and Dave Peterson on Aug. 29. Remember memories bring the generations together.
St. Croix Valley Senior Center The Tuesday afternoon Domino winners were: Don Anderson in first place, Donna Schlosser in second place, Ione Meixner and Jean McIntyre tied for third place. 500 card winners were: Verne Lundstrom in first place, Marian Edler in second place, Dave Anderson in third place, Phil Mevissen in fourth place and Ellie Schmeckpeper in fifth place. Just for today, I will try to live through this day only, and
not tackle my whole life problems at once. I can do something for 12 hours that would appall me if I felt that I had to keep it up for a lifetime. Just for today, I will be happy. This assumes to be true when what Abraham Lincoln said, “Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be.” Bingo is played every first and third Friday of the month. Come and enjoy the fun of Bingo.
We had beautiful weather for the Polk County Fair. Lots of people. Thursday evening 500 winners were: Cliff Qualle in first place, Elroy Petzel in second place, Nina Hooverman in third place and JoAnn Gehrman in fourth place. Have a great week!
Interstate Park news Naturalist programs at Wisconsin Interstate Park Friday, Aug. 1 3 p.m. – The Secrets of Eagle Peak. Join naturalist Barb Walker for a short walk up Eagle Peak Trail. Learn the secrets of the peak and see a spectacular view of the St. Croix River Valley. Meet at the Eagle Peak Trail sign in the Pines Group Camp. Saturday, Aug. 2 2 p.m. – Meet a Snake. Stop by the Ice Age Center and visit with naturalist Barb Walker about Interstate Park’s two resident live snakes.
4 p.m. – Hiking the Ice Age Trail. The Pothole Trail is the western terminus of the 1,200-mile-long Ice Age Scenic Trail that spans the State of Wisconsin. Join the naturalist and learn about the unique geology of Interstate Park, a unit of the Ice Age National Scientific Reserve. Meet at the Pothole Trail sign. 7 p.m. – Wisconsin’s Logging Days. Join naturalist Julie Fox for a lively and informative program about some of the colorful people of our past that shaped this area’s future. An illustrated talk presented in the auditorium of the Ice Age Center. Also see and learn about the tools used by lumberjacks of long ago and give them a try yourself!
about the home, the habits and the adaptations of the beaver. Meet at the Camp Interstate Shelter across from the South Campground entrance. Thursday, Aug. 7 10 a.m. – Nature Story Time. Join naturalists Julie Fox or Barb Walker for a story and activity chosen especially for children pre-K through kindergarten and their parents. Check at the park office upon arrival for program location. Interstate Park is located in St. Croix Falls on Hwy. 35 just one-half mile south of Hwy. 8. For more information call Walker or Fox at 715-483-3747. – submitted
Wednesday, Aug. 6 10 a.m. – The Beaver: Nature’s Engineer. Learn
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POLK COUNTY LIBRARY NEWS Milltown Public Library Parenting discussion group The Milltown Library will host a weekly parenting discussion circle starting Tuesday, Aug. 5, at 6:30 p.m. Each week, this group’s discussions will relate to a different chapter from the book “Parenting for Peace and Justice,” by James and Kathleen McGinnis, published in 1990. This secular discussion circle is free and open to all parents. Free, on-site child care will be provided (although the baby sitters may appreciate a small tip!). The discussion circle will meet every Tuesday from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. for eight weeks, Aug. 5 through Sept. 30. Parents are encouraged to attend as many of the meetings as possible, but not required to attend every week; likewise, reading the book is encouraged but not required. Copies of the book will be available at the Milltown Public Library. Summer reading program Catch the reading buzz at the Milltown Public Library this summer. Kids 18 and under can win awesome prizes by registering for the summer reading program. The more you read, the more you can win. Every Friday we’ll give away valuable gift certificates to use at local businesses, and at the end of the summer, we’ll hold a grand prize drawing for an iPod and other exciting prizes to be announced later. Also, every participant who turns in 10 reading record sheets will get a cool T-shirt. There will also be a weekly contest called Who Wants to be the Next Entymologist? Summer reading program events: free admission • Saturday, Aug. 2, 1 p.m.: “A La
Carte” puppet show by Circus Minimus • Friday, Aug. 29, 5 p.m.: Grand prize iPod Touch drawing. Door prizes will be given to those present at the grand prize drawing! Gamers club Play with the new Wii until 7 p.m. on Thursdays. This is only open to high school and middle school teenagers who have a library card with under $10 in fines. During summer vacation, the Wii will be available from 3:30 until 7 p.m. every Thursday. The card is key Please bring your library card with you to the library. With it, you can log right on at one of our six fast computer stations without having to wait in line at the front desk. Our new computer login system will help us provide better service to everyone at the library. We greatly appreciate your patience with this new improvement to our computers. Story hour Milltown Public Library offers story time every Tuesday at 10 a.m. yearround. Story times are free and are designed for children under 6 and their caregivers. Each story time lasts 30 to 45 minutes and includes time to browse and check out books. Hours Library hours are Monday and Tuesday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., Thursday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Friday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and closed Sunday.
Clear Lake Public Library New young adult fiction arrivals: “Airhead,” by Meg Cabot “All We Know of Heaven,” by Jacquelyn Mitchard “City of Ashes,” sequel to “City of Bones”, by Cassandra Clare “City of Time,” sequel to “The Navigator”, by Eoin McNamee “How to Build a House,” by Dana Reinhardt “Rivers of Fire,” sequel to “House of Power”, by Patrick Carman “Runemarks,” by Joanne Harris “Séance,” by Lain Lawrence “Battle of the Labyrinth” (fourth in “Percy and the Olympians”), by Rick Riordan “Ever,” by Gail Carson Levine “Midnight Twins,” by Jacquelyn Mitchard “Superior Saturday” (sixth in “Keys to the Kingdom”), by Garth Nix “Time Paradox” (sixth in “Artemis Fowl”), by Eoin Colfer “Raven Rise” (ninth in “Pendragon”), by D. J. MacHale “Noman” (third in “The Noble Warriors”), by William Nicholson
New juvenile fiction arrivals: “Bird Lake Moon,” by Kevin Henkes “The Bronze Pen,” by Zilpha Snyder “The Clue at the Bottom of the Lake,” by Kristiana Gregory “The Penderwicks on Gardam Street,” by Jeanne Birdsall “Saving Mister Nibbles,” by Patrick Carman “The Secret of Robbers Cave,” by Kristiana Gregory “The Willoughbys,” by Lois Lowry “Juliet’s Moon,” by Ann Rinaldi “Tales from the Hood” (sixth in “Sisters Grimm”), by Michael Buckley “Spy Cat,” by Peg Kehret “Stranger Next Door,” by Peg Kehret “The Dragon’s Child,” by Jenny Nimmo Regular library hours Monday: Noon - 7 p.m.; Tuesday: noon - 6 p.m.; Wednesday: 3 - 9 p.m.; Thursday: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.; Friday: noon 5 p.m.; and Saturday: 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. We can be reached by phone at 715263-2802 or by e-mail at clearlakepl@ifls.lib.wi.us.
Centuria Public Library Reading Bingo continues The summer fun continues at the Centuria Public Library with many children playing Reading Bingo. There is only one week left to play the game, so hurry on into the library, pick up your Bingo cards, and start reading. The library has many good books to read for all ages. The summer reading prize winners for
week four are Gracie Peterson, Isaac Rau and Zachery Rau. Regular library hours Monday: Noon - 5 p.m.; Tuesday: noon - 7 p.m.; Wednesday: noon - 5 p.m.; Thursday: noon - 7 p.m.; Friday: closed; and Saturday: 10 a.m. - noon.
Polk County Library Federation Amery Public Library Library notes Catch the Reading Bug continues at the Amery Public Library. We loved The Caterpillar Hunter, Traveling Lantern Theatre’s take on our summer theme. We have 332 children participating in the summer reading program. Remember that story time on the road is continuing at 5 p.m. on Monday evenings under the big tree behind the Twin Pines Apartments on Minneapolis Avenue. Stop in for stories and crafts with Kaitlyn and Christinia. Otaku Club is meeting every Tuesday over the summer for teens and older who like manga and anime. Stop in and check it out if you are a teen.
Fundraiser T-shirts are for sale for $15 at the desk. They say The Amery Area Public Library - The Next Chapter. Proceeds go toward the library expansion. Look ahead to the Ameryopoly game, which is in production coming in the fall. Library hours Monday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Tuesday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Wednesday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Thursday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Friday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The Friends of the Polk County Libraries would like to extend gratitude to the following libraries and library supporters who worked at the Polk County Fair booth this year; Friends of the Polk County Libraries included: Dar Anderson, Betty Patterson, Peggy Farmer, Stephanie Fansler, Pat Schmidt and Kathy Kienholz. Representing the following libraries; Luck Public Library Director, Jill Glover; Centuria Public Library Director Lynne Schauls; Dresser Public Library Director Linda Ellefson; Osceola Public Library Director Nate Deprey; Clear Lake Public Library Director Cricket Lafond. Board of trustees included Polk County Library Federation Board and Polk
County Board of Supervisors, Gerald Newville, and Centuria Board of Trustees Tanna Worrell. Other volunteers included Allan Foxwell, Adam Nelson and Andrea Leis. Gratitude is extended to all who purchased books, stopped to chat and support the libraries in Polk County. For further information, contact the library at 715-485-8680. The director is Colleen Gifford, assistant director/youth services is Molly Kessler, and the library clerk is Stephanie Fansler. The Polk County Library Federation is open Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Nate Deprey, director, Osecola Public Library and Colleen Gifford, director, Polk County Library Federation. – Photo submitted
Dresser Public Library Dresser Public Library is located at 117 S. Central Ave., Dresser, WI 54009. Library hours Monday 9 a.m.–5 p.m., Tuesday 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Thursday 10 a.m.–noon and 1–7 p.m., and Saturday 9 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Contact the library at 715-755-2944 which is our telephone and fax number
or e-mail us at www.dresserpl@ifls.lib.wi.us. Our Web site, www.dresserpubliclibrary.org has information about story times, days closed, reference links, library policy and community information.
Osceola Public Library
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POLK COUNTY LIBRARY NEWS Luck Public Library Luck Library needs volunteers We are looking for volunteers for several different projects. As most know, we will be moving the library soon and are looking for help with that. We need at least six people who really know the Dewy Decimal system to take books off shelves and put them back up in the new library. We need many people with lots of energy to take items from one library to the next, and we need 10 or so people with tools to take things apart and load them into trucks to transport. Our moving date is Saturday, Sept. 6, so far but may be subject to change. We will start at 9 a.m. and work until it is done. If you have a truck, equipment dolley, muscles, and the desire to help, we need you. Please sign up for a team at the library so we know ahead of time how many volunteers we have and how to organize them. Please be aware that while we enjoy children at the library and certainly encourage their love of the library, due to liability issues, children under the age of 12 will not be allowed in the library work area while we are moving. Even though I hate to think about it,
the school year will soon be starting and we are looking for two or three volunteers to work with preschool aged children during Wednesday’s 10 a.m. preschool story hours times and Tuesday’s 9:30 a.m. Preschool Play and Learn Group. These programs focus on promoting early literacy and social skills as well as fostering a love of books and learning. Retired reading specialists, early childhood teachers, part-time aides or any energetic person who loves children and libraries – We need you. Please call the library if you are interested, 715-472-2770. Teens – we need your input. The Luck Library will be starting up a Teen Advisory Group beginning Thursday, Sept. 11. The purpose of this focus group will be to discuss teen issues, develop strategy to promote teens in the library and to become a teen help force in the library and the community. All youths 12 and up are invited to join. We need fun, creative and energetic people to help us plan our programs. See you at the library. Hours Monday 1-5 p.m., Tuesday 1-8 p.m., Wednesday 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Thursday 18 p.m., Friday 1-5 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m.-noon.
Osceola Public Library Book discussion “Fortress of Solitude,” by Jonathan Lethem, will be discussed on Tuesday, Aug. 26, 6 p.m. As Lethem follows the knitting and unraveling of a boyhood friendship, he creates an overwhelmingly rich and emotionally gripping canvas of race and class, superheroes, gentrification, funk, hip-hop, graffiti tagging, loyalty and memory. Summer reading program: Wednesday, Aug. 6 – 6 p.m.: Family story time: Bring on the Butterflies. Thursday, Aug. 7 – 3 p.m.: Frogs, Toads and Salamanders. Hold them, feed them, listen to them sing. Wednesday, Aug. 13 – 6 p.m.: Family story time: Wormy! With special guest hula-hooper Esther Welsh. Thursday, Aug. 14 – 3 p.m.: Hulahooping performance and workshop
Friday, Aug. 15 – 5 p.m.: Teen Bug video submission due. Hurry up, guys! The final due date is coming up! Turn in your bug video for changes to win cash prizes. Check the library for rules and details. Preschool story time Preschoolers and an accompanying adult are invited to join in the fun and stories every Thursday morning at 10:30 a.m.
Frederic Public Library Bee real at the library Everyone is invited to a special program on Thursday, July 31, at 6:30 p.m. at the library. Local beekeeper Wayne Anderson, and Molly Rushfeldt, Amery High School junior and Polk-Burnett County Beekeepers Association 2008 Honey Queen, will show us some beekeeping tools, honey frames, bees in a jar - and bring honey samples! Learn more about these fascinating insects by attending this entertaining program. We’re entering the home stretch The Frederic Library reading program has attracted kids and their families all summer, and we have planned a busy August – right up to when the program officially ends Aug. 30. There is still time for participants to fill out and turn in their activity lists, and those who return eight checklists will get a cool T-shirt. Please mark your calendars for the following programs, and plan to bring a kid to the library. Mondays, Aug. 4 – 25, movie time at 3 p.m.; Wednesdays, Aug. 6 – 27, story time at 10:30 a.m.; Thursdays, Aug. 14 and 28, Tweens book group. August special events Join us for any or all of the following events planned for August. The Tweens book group will perform several short puppet plays Tuesday, Aug. 12, at 3 p.m. The group’s July 24 debut was shown to a packed house, so come early to get a good seat on Aug. 12. Please register at the library and make plans to attend an evening of rock painting on Monday, Aug. 18, at 6:30 p.m. We will learn how to make ordinary rocks look like insects in an event that is open to kids 7 and up. Jason the Juggler will perform at the library on Saturday, Aug. 23, at 1 p.m. He is nationally known, and the whole family will be amazed by his talents. The
Tweens book group will meet Thursday, Aug. 28, at 3 p.m. to make cool greeting cards. What are the book groups reading in August? The Thursday Morning Book Group will meet Thursday, Aug. 21, at 10 a.m. to talk about “The Memory Keeper’s Daughter,” by Kim Edwards, the story of the separation of twins at birth and its impact on the family. The Evening Book Group will meet Thursday, Aug. 21, at 7 p.m. to discuss “One Thousand White Women: the Journals of May Dodd,” by Jim Fergus, historical fiction of the Wild West. Copies of both books are available at the library, and new members are always welcome. Can you Share the Bounty? If you picked up Share the Bounty seeds at the library this spring, or if you planted your own seeds and your garden is now overflowing with a bumper crop, please remember to bring some of your harvest to the library for the local food shelf. We will want to weigh and record your donation, and it will then be distributed at the food pantry. We are looking forward to seeing our first garden tomatoes! Free wireless access available The library offers free wireless Internet access for patrons who bring in their laptops installed with wireless cards - no more waiting to use the public access computers. Hours and information Frederic Public Library, 127 Oak Street West, 715-327-4979, e-mail fredericpl@ifls.lib.wi.us. Regular hours are Monday through Friday 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.; and Saturday 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Hours, contact Our hours are Monday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Friday noon to 5 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Our phone number is 715-294-2310, and our Web address is www.osceolapubliclibrary.org.
Balsam Lake Public Library Summer reading program: Catch the Reading Bug Join us from 9 - 10 a.m. on the third Saturday of every month for bugs and gardening fun. Please come to the library and get a brochure on all our summer activities or call 715-485-3215. Free wireless Internet access Find out what you need to know to connect. Story time Please join us for story time at 11 a.m. every Wednesday at the library. All ages are welcome to join us for stories, crafts, music and snacks. New books for August “Damage Control,” by Judith Jance, “Tribute,” by Nora Roberts, “Smoke Screen,” by Sandra Brown, “Devil Bones,” by Kathy Reichs, “Good-Bye and Amen,” by Beth Gutcheon, “Rough Justice,” by Jack Higgins. “Undiscovered Country,” by Lin Enger. Nonfiction: “Best of Covered Wagon Women,” by Kenneth L. Holmes, “Black Wave,” by John and Jean Silverwood.
The Frederic Library Tweens book group entertained an enthusiastic audience Thursday, July 24, by performing three short puppet plays. Another puppet play performance is scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 12, at 3 p.m. at the library, Book club August selection is “Double Bind” by and everyone is welcome. Chris Bohjalian. When Laurel Estabrook is attacked while riding her bicycle through Vermont’s back roads, her life is forever changed. Formerly outgoing, Laurel withdraws into her photography, Summer reading 2008 will take place on Monday, Aug. 4, 5:30 spending all her free time at a homeless Wednesday, Aug. 6, 6 p.m. – Spidery p.m. shelter. There she meets Bobbie Crocker, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 6 p.m. – a man with a history of mental illness Minibeasts Fest Technology and a box of photographs that he won’t Free wireless is available at the library. let anyone see. When Bobbie dies, Laurel Gratitude is extended to all who made Also, visit the library Web site discovers a deeply hidden secret–a story the book sale a big success! Together, the www.stcroixfallslibrary.org to get inforthat leads her far from her old life, and library raised about $930, which is dou- mation on the building project, prointo a cat-and-mouse game with purbled with the Otto Bremer Foundation grams at the library and much, much suers who claim they want to save her. In Matching Challenge Grant. more. a tale that travels between the Roaring ‘20s and the 21st century, between Jay One in a hundred – Your chance to Story hour Gatsby’s Long Island and rural New win two super day passes for the water Listen to stories, create great art and England, bestselling author Chris Bohpark and dry rides at Wild Mountain! have fun with other kids and parents jalian has written his most extraordinary Buy a ticket for a dollar. Only 100 tickets every Wednesday, 10:30 a.m. novel yet. Book club meets Wednesday, will be sold. Chances of winning are Aug. 20, at 3 p.m. Everyone is welcome. great. We hope to sell out each month Hours, contact Balsam Lake Public Library, (under the raising $100 for the new library. GratiThe library is open from 10 a.m. – 7 water tower) at 404 Main St., Balsam tude is extended to Wild Mountain for p.m. every day except Saturday 10 a.m. Lake. Hours are Monday 10 a.m.-8 p.m., donating the passes. – 1 p.m. Closed on Sunday, 715-483-1777. Tuesday 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Wednesday 10 Check out the library Web site and exa.m.-8 p.m., Friday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and How are we doing? What do we do plore the links – Go to www.stcroixfallSaturday 10 a.m.-2 p.m. E-mail: balsamnext? The August library board meeting slibrary.org lakepl@ifls.lib.wi.us, Web site: www.balsamlakepubliclibrary.org.
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Interfaith Caregivers needs drivers POLK COUNTY – Janet’s family has called for help in transporting their mother from Frederic to Adult Day Care in Siren on Tuesday and Webster on Thursday. Interfaith Caregivers is looking for several drivers who will alternate to take her. The hours of day care are from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (drivers do not need to stay with her). Will you make time to help provide transporta-
tion? Your gift of time and mileage will make a big difference to someone in need! Interfaith Caregivers also provides services such as friendly visits, phone calls, short-term respite care, shopping and errands, minor repairs, business help and more. There is no charge for their services. Donations are appreciated.
Interfaith Caregivers need more responsible volunteers to provide rides for the elderly and those living with disabilities in Polk County. Can you help them provide transportation in your community? If you are interested in volunteering, please call their office at 483-9263. – submitted
Olympic knitting challenge FREDERIC – Knitters are invited to participate in a personal Olympic Knitting Challenge. The challenge begins Friday, Aug. 8, the opening day of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and ends Sunday, Aug. 24, the day of the closing ceremonies. You have been training for this Olympics your whole knitting career. What will your Olympic challenge be?
To organize your stash? To knit a mate for that sock you knit last year? Visit those yarn stores you’ve been meaning to explore? Knit 17 dishcloths in 17 days? Knit a project bag? Browse through your five-year knitting magazine library, not missing an issue? Sign up for you knitting challenge Monday, Aug. 4, 6 p.m., at the Frederic Senior Center. As you watch the
Olympics, you can be working on your challenge. Share your Olympic journey Monday, Aug. 25. Knitters meet each Monday night from 6-8 p.m., at the Frederic Senior Center. There is no charge. Knitters of all ages are welcome. - submitted
POLK COUNTY FAIR • 2008 Some of the winners at the 2008 Polk County Fair were: Exceptional exhibits Shooting Sports Kaitlin Lutsey, Brianna Palmsteen, Justin Smith, J.T. Smith, Trent Dado, Weston Gray, Tate Johnson, Dakota Schultz, Tanner Johnson, Danielle Palmsteen, Mark Olson, Mitchell Dulon, Josh Kreft and Adam Offerdahl. Computer Revue Katie Petzel and Kevin Glunz. Music, Drama & Dance Revue Rebecca Gray, Tressie Lengyel, Cassidy Measner, Heather Elfers, Ashley Elfers and Savanna Pearson. Flowers & Houseplants Zach Rintoul, Amy Denver and Therese Anderson. Child Development Jennifer Pederson, Jessica Rivard and Michelle Jorgensen. Clothing Kaitlyn Krueger, Emma Wondra, Morgan Pullin, Kathleen Nelson, Elizabeth Novak, Amy Johnson, Jessica Raboin, Emily Byerly and Brenna Loen. Exploring Maria Novak, Alyssa Swenson, Hannah Germain, Ashley Manske, Tanner Johnson, Jordan Sandberg, Courtney Valleskey, Kaysha Hallquist Vinzant, Kyle Olson and Nikeisha Gillman. Photography Kaitlin Lutsey, Isaac Christenson, Michael Jenssen, Kolton Kjeseth Zinn, Katelyn Mewes (state photo winner), Heather Elfers, Ashley Elfers, Felicia Fisk (state photo winner), Hope Peterson, Dylan Fjorden and Christian Hoyer (state photo winner). Cultural Arts Hannah Ince, Stephanie Hunter, Amelia Fisk, Naomi Lowe, Grace Kirby, Janelle Meyer, Tressie Lengyl, Christina Letellier, Kelly Mitzel, Elizabeth Novak, Leah Lowe, Katherine Warner, Kaitlin Lutsey (grand champion – Class B), Alicia Sund, Stephanie Cran, Nicole Bystrom, Sophia Warner, Abigail Anderson, Jessica Golz, Kelsey Jensen, Kelly Mitzel, Aimee Ray (grand champion – Class A), Alyssa Hutton, Felicia Fisk, Laura Rassier and Jena Alling.
Reserve champion Agility - Allison Swenson, Cushing Champion agility - Nicole Webert, Lucky Horseshoe Reserve champion obedience - Dustin Krueger, Beaver Brook Badgers Champion obedience - Megan Swenson, Cushing Reserve champion showmanship Brooke Swenson, Cushing Champion showmanship - Stephanie Cran, Beaver Brook Badgers Reserve champion rally obedience Brenna Loen, Cushing Champion rally obedience - Kara Herr, Cushing Reserve grand champion of show Megan Swenson, Cushing Grand Champion of Show - Allison Swenson, Cushing Best groomed 8-12 - Kara Herr, Cushing Best groomed 13 & Over - Allison Swenson, Cushing. Junior Division Llama Reserve champion female - Kylee Olson, Beaver Brook Badgers Champion female - Kylee Olson, Beaver Brook Badgers Reserve champion male - Kolton Kjeseth Zinn, Deronda Diplomats Champion male - Cody Olson, Beaver Brook Badgers. Junior Division Cat The Polk County Fair Junior Cat Show was held on July 19 at the fairgrounds in St. Croix Falls. The cats were judged on grooming, health, physical condition and disposition. There was also a cage decoration competition that is voted on by the competitors. Grand champion - Emma Denotter, Joel Jets Reserve grand champion - Johanna Alling, South Milltown Best shorthair - Theresa Anderson, Shooting Stars Best longhair - Jessica Rivard, Deronda Diplomats Best groomed - Kailynn Ebert, Green Acres Best decorated cage - Brandy Turcotte, Jolly Milltown.
Woodworking Luke Krueger (reserve champion), Kolton Kjeseth Zinn, Christian Hoyer, Tim Reed, Danielle Palmsteen, Justin Moore (grand champion), Andrew Byerly and Brooke Draxler (reserve champion).
Junior Division Poultry Chickens Reserve champion American varieties Cody Larson, Northern Lights Champion American varieties - Austin Maassen, Lucky Horseshoe Reserve champion Mediterranean varieties - Austin Maassen, Lucky Horseshoe Champion Mediterranean varieties Austin Maassen, Lucky Horseshoe Reserve champion crossbred chicken Cody Larson, Northern Lights Champion crossbred chickens - Paul Lowe, Green Acres Reserve champion Asiatic varieties Bailee Hassen, Forest View Champion Asiatic varieties - Mitchell Dulon, Forest View Reserve champion English varieties Mitchell Dulon, Forest View Champion English varieties - Alyssa Hutton, Little Butternut Reserve champion miscellaneous varieties - Mitchell Dulon, Forest View Champion miscellaneous varieties Mitchell Dulon, Forest View Champion game varieties - Joshua Feyen, Lakeside Reserve champion bantams - Alyssa Hutton, Little Butternut Champion bantams - Lauren Szenay, Pleasant Lake.
Plant & Soil Science Vegetables Rebecca Garvey, Zachary Rintoul, Stephanie Cran, Sarah Lowe and Ben Nelson.
Ducks Reserve champion duck - Isaiah Tretsven, Cushing Champion duck - Jordan Feyen, Lakeside.
Field Crops Carl Benck, Sawyer Tietz and Zachary Tietz.
Geese Champion goose - Caleb Gearhart, Scouts.
Natural Sciences Heather Elfers, Sarah Lowe, Alex Frey and Sadie Woller.
Pigeons Reserve champion pigeon - Cody Larson, Northern Lights Champion pigeon - Cody Larson, Northern Lights Reserve grand champion of show Austin Maassen, Lucky Horseshoe Grand champion of show - Alyssa Huttson, Little Butternut.
Home Furnishings Laura Byl, Kaitlyn Krueger, Tony Nelson, Kara Herr, Cassandra Dulon, Mollina Stevens, Jessica Rivard, Rebecca Garvey and Shannon Krueger. Knitting & Crocheting Kathleen Nelson, Karleen Stevens and Hayley Cermin. Vet Science Stephanie Cran. Mechanical Sciences Jack Ince, Alex Frey, Christian Hoyer, Justin Moore, Karenna Boettcher and Damin DeRosier.
School Exhibits Tim Reed, Ashley Manske, Taylor Heatherman and Crystal Fougner. Aerospace Christian Hoyer and Nile Merton. Speaking/Demonstrations/Creative Writing Jennaye Brekke, Julia Larsen, Kayla Klugow, Bethany Dado and Jillian Jensen. Foods & Nutrition Joseph Novak, Leah Lowe, Jonathan Rice, Brandi Larson, Lindsay Turner, Megan Moore, Lynn Neidermire, Jessica Roos, Christian Hoyer, Karleen Stevens and Jill Jasperson. Youth Leadership/Self-Determined Kolton Kjeseth Zinn and Nicola Hickethier. Junior Division Junior Division Dog
Showmanship Senior showmanship, ages 15 and older - Jesse Tallent, Lakeside Intermediate showmanship, 12-14 years old - Mitchell Dulon, Forest View. Junior Division Swine Grand champion market hog (quality Meat) - Kari Anderson, Beaver Brook Badgers Reserve grand champion market hog program (QM) - Sarah Knauber, Frederic FFA Grand champion market hog (Non-Sale) - Hunter Dodds, West Sweden Reserve grand champion market hog (Non-Sale) - Casey Catlin, Lucky Horseshoe PB grand champion duroc - Amy VanDeBrake, Balsam Evergreens
PB grand champion Yorkshire - Amy VanDeBrake, Balsam Evergreens Gr./cross female reserve grand champion sow - Amy VanDeBrake, Balsam Evergreens Gr./cross female grand champion sow Samantha Peterson, Forest View Showmanship, senior – 18 and older Hans Johnson, Forest View Showmanship, senior – 16-17 - Leah Christenson, Deronda Diplomats Showmanship, intermediate – 14-15 Greg Neumann, FFA Showmanship, intermediate – 12-13 Reese Johnston, Shooting Stars Showmanship, junior – 8-11 - August Swenson, Beaver Brook Badgers. Junior Division Beef Beef breed champion market steer Ryan Peterson, Forest View Beef breed reserve champion market steer - Ryan Peterson, Forest View Beef-Dairy cross champion market steer - Natasha Berg, Beaver Brook Badgers Beef-Dairy cross reserve champion market steer - Emily Gross, Balsam Evergreens Dairy breed champion market steer Tyler Wirth, Knotty Pine Dairy breed reserve champion market steer - Katie Peper, Cushing Reserve grand champion market steer Ryan Peterson, Forest View Grand champion market steer - Ryan Peterson, Forest View Purebred junior champion male - Beau Helin, Deronda Diplomats Purebred junior reserve champion male - Colten Maasen, Lucky Horseshoe Purebred grand champion Belgian Beau Helin, Deronda Diplomats Purebred grand champion Charolais Brady Aasmundrud, Knotty Pine Purebred grand champion Hereford Josh Goglin, Deronda Diplomats Purebred grand champion Limousin Brandon Aasmundrud, Knotty Pine Purebred grand champion Shorthorn Megan McCune, Forest View Purebred grand champion Simmental Jennaye Brekke, Knotty Pine Purebred grand champion, any other breed - Colten Maassen, Lucky Horseshoe Purebred reserve grand champion, Hereford - Josh Goglin, Deronda Diplomats Purebred reserve grand champion, Limousin - Ryan Peterson, Forest View Purebred reserve grand champion, Shorthorn - Brittany Martell, FFA Purebred reserve grand champion, Simmental - Josh Goglin, Deronda Diplomats Grade junior champion female - Anna Larson, Northern Lights Grade senior champion female - Isaiah Tretsven, Cushing Grade grand champion, Angus - Anna Larsen, Northern Lights Grade grand champion, Hereford - Isaiah Tretsven, Cushing Grade grand champion, Limousin Ryan Peterson, Forest View Grade grand champion, any other breed - Colten Maassen, Lucky Horseshoe Grade reserve grand champion, Hereford - Josh Goglin, Deronda Diplomats Grade reserve grand champion, shorthorn - Beau Helin, Deronda Diplomats Grade reserve grand champion, crossbred - Jarret Davison, Balsam Evergreen Supreme reserve grand champion female - Ryan Peterson, Forest View Supreme grand champion female Colten Maassen, Lucky Horseshoe Supreme reserve Grand champion female overall - Colten Maassen, Lucky Horseshoe Supreme grand champion female, overall - Brandon Aasmundrud, Knotty Pine Senior division – ages 17 years and older - Jacob Loen, St. Croix Falls FFA Senior division – ages 15-16 - Ryan Peterson, Forest View Intermediate division – 13-14 years old - Brenna Loen, Cushing Intermediate division – 11-12 years old Shallena Davison, Balsam Evergreens. Junior Rabbits Reserve best of breed, American Sable - Katelyn Mewes, Lucky Horseshoe Best of breed, American Sable - Katelyn Mewes, Lucky Horseshoe Reserve best of breed, Dutch - Cassandra Dulon, Forest View Best of breed, Dutch - Dani Meyer, Deronda Diplomats Reserve best of breed, Lops, Mini - Kaitlyn Krueger, Eagle View Best of breed, Lops, Mini - Emily Byerly, Indian Creek Reserve best of breed, Mini Rex - Bryan Nord, Pleasant Lake Best of breed, Mini Rex - Samantha Ohmann, Beaver Brook Badgers Reserve best of Breed, Netherland Dwarf - Dakota Schultz, Cushing Best of breed, Netherland Dwarf Kaysha Hallquist (Vinzant), Knotty Pine Reserve best of breed, Polish - Jena Alling, South Milltown Best of breed, Polish - Jena Alling, South Milltown Reserve best of breed, Rex - Jena Alling, South Milltown Best of breed, Rex - Larsen, Northern Lights Reserve best of breed, Flemish Giants -
Anna Larsen, Northern Lights Best of breed, Flemish Giants - Mitchell Dulon, Forest View Reserve best of breed, Lops, French Zoey Carney, Cushing Best of breed, Lops, French - Brittani Hughes, Friendly Corners Reserve best of breed, New Zealand Emily Byerly, Indian Creek Best of breed, New Zealand - Andrew Byerly, Indian Creek Best of breed Florida white, Tatum Kline, Jolly Milltown Best of breed Harlequin - Megan Swenson, Cushing Best of breed Havana - Kayla Johnson, Jolly Milltown Best of breed, any other standard purebred - Sophia Warner, Knotty Pine Best of Breed, Satins- Jessica Golz, Girl Scouts Reserve grand champion of show Katelyn Mewes, Lucky Horseshoe Grand champion of show - Mitchell Dulon, Forest View. Showmanship Explorers, 8-9 years of age - RaeAnna Johnston, Shooting Stars Junior, 8-11 years of age - Leslie Peterson, Shooting Stars Intermediate, 12-14 years of age - Kaitlyn Krueger, Eagle View Senior, 15 years of age and over - Katelyn Mewes, Lucky Horseshoe. Junior Division Sheep Purebred champion male, Dorset Isaac Christenson, Deronda Diplomats Purebred champion male, Hampshire Isaac Christenson, Deronda Diplomats Purebred champion male, Suffolk Nicole Dittbrenner, McKinley Vikings Purebred champion male, any other breed - Ferneda Kratochvil, FFA Purebred reserve champion male, Suffolk - Kevin Glunz, Deronda Diplomats Purebred champion female, Dorset - Isaac Christenson, Deronda Diplomats Purebred champion female, Hampshire - Isaac Christenson, Deronda Diplomats Purebred champion female, Suffolk Kevin Glunz, Deronda Diplomats Purebred champion female, Targhee Shylie King, Indian Creek Purebred champion female, any other breed - Kylee Olson, Beaver Brook Badgers Purebred reserve champion female, Hampshire - Isaac Christenson, Deronda Diplomats Purebred reserve champion female, Suffolk - Kevin Glunz, Deronda Diplomats Purebred reserve champion female, Any Other Breed - Kylee Olson, Beaver Brook Badgers Grade champion female, Suffolk - Emily Petzel, Northern Lights Grade champion female, commercial breed - Emily Petzel, Northern Lights Grade champion female, wether-style breed - Jake Mullendore, Beaver Brook Badgers Grade reserve champion female, Suffolk - Maddie Smith, Knotty Pine Grade reserve champion female, commercial breed - Ferneda Kratochvil, FFA Grade reserve champion female, wether-style breed - Rachel Mullendore, Beaver Brook Badgers Grand champion – over all breeds (male) - Isaac Christenson, Deronda Diplomats Reserve grand champion – over all breeds (male) - Kevin Glunz, Deronda Diplomats Grand champion – over all breeds (female) - Jake Mullendore, Beaver Brook Badgers Reserve grand champion – over all breeds (female) - Kylee Olson, Beaver Brook Badgers. Quality Meats (Sheep) Grand champion market lamb (QM program) - Rachel Mullendore, Beaver Brook Badgers Reserve grand champion market lamb (QM program) - Isaac Christenson, Deronda Diplomats Grand champion market lamb (nonsale) - Jessica Heiden, Eagle View Reserve grand champion market lamb (non-sale) - Kevin Glunz, Deronda Diplomats Showmanship Senior, 15 years and over - Rachel Mullendore, Beaver Brook Badgers Intermediate, 13-14 years old - Jake Mullendore, Beaver Brook Badgers Junior, 9-12 years old - Nicole Dittbrenner, McKinley Vikings First year showmanship, 8-11 - August Swenson, Beaver Brook Badgers. Junior Division Goat Senior showmanship – 15 years and older - Grace Kirby, Green Acres Intermediate showmanship – 12-14 years old - Hannah Brackee, Joel Jets Junior showmanship, 8-11 years old Bailey Ebert, Green Acres. Junior Division Pygmy Goats Reserve champion pygmy goat - Jena Alling, South Milltown Champion pygmy goat - Stephanie Hunter, South Milltown.
Junior Division Horse Showmanship, Explorers 3rd/4th grade (1st year) - Valincya Andradie, Shooting Stars Showmanship, ages 18-19 - Jessica Fouks, Knotty Pine Showmanship, age 16 - Brittany Gray, Forest View Showmanship, age 14 - Terra Mitzel, Beaver Brook Badgers Showmanship, age 13 - Morgan Pullin, Little Butternut Showmanship, age 12 - Cheyanne Krueger, Beaver Brook Badgers Showmanship, ages 11 & under - Madeline Heilmann, Forest View Showmanship, open, horseless horse Brittany Thomfohrda, Shooting Stars Walk/Trot equitation, age 13 & under Bailey Hanson, Northern Lights Walk/Trot equitation, age 14 & over Carol Fougner, Lincoln Wildcats Hunt/Saddle seat, age 17-19 - Jessica Fouks, Knotty Pine Hunt/Saddle seat, age 14-16 - Abby Hansen, Forest View Hunt/Saddle seat, age 13 & Under Cheyanne Krueger, Beaver Brook Badgers Horsemanship/Equitation, Explorers, 3rd/4th grade - Valincya Andradie, Shooting Stars Western horsemanship, age 18-19 Hannah Carlson, Pleasant Lake Western horsemanship, age 17 - Tracey Lamusga, Deronda Diplomats Western horsemanship, age 16 - Brittany Gray, Forest View Western horsemanship, age 14 - Terra Mitzel, Beaver Brook Badgers Western horsemanship, age 13 - Jordan Johnson, Cushing Western horsemanship, age 12 Cheyanne Krueger, Beaver Brook Badgers Western horsemanship, ages 11 & Under - Emma Schreck, Forest View Hunt/Saddle seat pleasure, ages 17-19 - Jessica Fouks, Knotty Pine Hunt/Saddle seat pleasure, ages 14-16 - Abbey Hansen, Forest View Hunt/Saddle seat pleasure, ages 13 & Under - Cheyanne Krueger, Beaver Brook Badgers Western bridal path, open - Jessica Fouks, Knotty Pine Walk/Trot pleasure, ages 13 & Under Bailey Hansen, Northern Lights Walk/Trot pleasure, ages 14 & Over Crystal Fougner, Lincoln Wildcats Western pleasure/English Equitation, 3rd/4th grade - Ella Kerkow, Cushing Western pleasure, ages 18-19 - Sarah Volrath, Beaver Brook Badgers Western pleasure, age 17 - Tracey Lamusga, Deronda Diplomats Western pleasure, age 16 - Lauren Leonard, Cushing Western pleasure, age 14 - Abby Hansen, Forest View Western pleasure, age 13 - Jordan Johnson, Cushing Western pleasure, age 12 - Cheyanne Krueger, Beaver Brook Badgers Western pleasure, age 11 & Under Emma Schreck, Forest View Pleasure driving, open - Hannah Carlson, Pleasant Lake Reinmanship, open - Hannah Carlson, Pleasant Lake Advanced Western horsemanship - Jessica Fouks, Knotty Pine Trail, ages 14 & over - Abby Hansen, Forest View Trail, ages 13 & under - Cheyanne Krueger, Beaver Brook Badgers Cloverleaf barrel race, 12 & Under Hannah Ince, Deronda Diplomats Cloverleaf barrel race, 13-15 - Natalie Haugerud, Beaver Brook Badgers Cloverleaf barrel race, 16-19 - Jenni DeMenge, FFA Flag race, ages 12 & under - Morgan Graham, Forest View Flag race, ages 13-15 - Ashley Mork, Deronda Diplomats Flag race, ages 16-19 - Sara Jensen, Indian Creek Plug race, ages 12 & under - Hannah Ince, Deronda Diplomats Plug race, ages 13-15 - Ashley Mork, Deronda Diplomats Plug race, ages 16-19 - Cassandra Dulon, Forest View Lt. special, ages 12 & under - Hannah Schreck, Forest View Lt. special, ages 13-15 - Ashley Mork, Deronda Diplomats Lt. special, ages 16-19 - Samantha Ohmann, Beaver Brook Badgers Pole bending, ages 12 & under - Hannah Schreck, Forest View Pole bending, ages 13-15 - Ashley Mork, Deronda Diplomats Pole bending, ages 16-19 - Allison Peterson, Blake Badgers. Junior Division Dairy Purebred Division Holstein junior champion remale - Katie Peper, Cushing Holstein junior reserve champion Female - Justin Peper, Cushing Holstein senior champion female Bethany Dado, Beaver Brook Badgers Holstein senior reserve champion remale - Bobbi Christenson, Deronda Diplomats Holstein grand champion - Bethany Dado, Beaver Brook Badgers
See Results, page 14
POLK COUNTY FAIR • 2008 • RESULTS Johnson, Dresser Reserve champion bantam variety duck - Troy Johnson, Dresser Champion bantam variety duck Brandyl Harlander, Amery Champion medium variety goose - Patricia Kirby, Osceola Reserve champion pigeons - Andy Wortman, Cushing Champion pigeons - Andy Wortman, Cushing Champion guinea fowl - James Hill, Star Prairie Reserve grand champion of show-overall - Brandyl Harlander, Amery Grand champion of show – Overall Lexi Greener, Frederic Reserve champion egg - Milda Gustafson, Osceola Champion egg - Sally Christenson, Amery.
Results cont. from page 13 Holstein reserve grand champion Bobbi Christenson, Deronda Diplomats Supreme champion - Bethany Dado, Beaver Brook Badgers Best udder of show - Kristin Solum, Deronda Diplomats Guernsey junior champion female - Emilie Bremness, Beaver Brook Badgers Guernsey junior reserve champion female - Kayla Klugow, Beaver Brook Badgers Guernsey senior champion female Laura Jensen, Lucky Horseshoe Guernsey senior reserve champion remale - Kelly Mitzel, Beaver Brook Badgers Guernsey grand champion - Laura Jensen, Lucky Horseshoe Guernsey reserve grand champion Kelly Mitzel, Beaver Brook Badgers Jersey junior champion female - Julia Owens, Indian Creek Jersey junior reserve champion female - Michelle Owens, Indian Creek senior champion female Jersey Michelle Owens, Indian Creek Jersey senior reserve champion female - Amanda Haase, Forest View Jersey grand champion - Michelle Owens, Indian Creek Jersey reserve grand champion Amanda Haase, Forest View Brown Swiss junior champion female Hannah Johnson, Forest View Brown Swiss junior reserve champion remale - Hannah Johnson, Forest View Brown Swiss senior champion remale Hannah Johnson, Forest View Brown Swiss senior reserve champion remale - Hannah Johnson, Forest View Brown Swiss grand champion - Hannah Johnson, Forest View Brown Swiss reserve grand champion Hannah Johnson, Forest View Milking Shorthorn junior champion female - Lisa Rydeen, Forest View Milking Shorthorn junior reserve champion female - Katie Rydeen, Forest View Milking Shorthorn senior Champion female - Katie Rydeen, Forest View Milking Shorthorn senior reserve champion female - Kasey Johnson, Bone Lake Beavers Milking Shorthorn grand champion Katie Rydeen, Forest View Milking Shorthorn reserve grand champion - Lisa Rydeen, Forest View Ayrshire junior champion female - Summer Johnson, Bone Lake Beavers Ayrshire junior reserve champion female - Jimmy Corbett, Goose Lake Ayrshire grand champion - Summer Johnson, Bone Lake Beavers Ayrshire reserve grand champion Jimmy Corbett, Goose Lake. GRADES Holstein junior champion female - Paul Byl, Cushing Holstein junior reserve champion female - Jordan Johnson, Cushing Holstein senior champion female Kristin Solum, Deronda Diplomats Holstein senior reserve champion female - Hans Johnson, Forest View Holstein grand champion - Kristin Solum, Deronda Diplomats Holstein reserve grand champion - Hans Johnson, Forest View Guernsey junior champion female - Tess Hedrick, Jolly Milltown Guernsey junior reserve champion female - Lance Peper, FFA Guernsey senior champion female - Jordan Jensen, Beaver Brook Badgers Guernsey grand champion - Jordan Jensen, Beaver Brook Badgers Guernsey reserve grand champion Tess Hedrick, Jolly Milltown Jersey junior champion female - Ryan Wylie, West Sweden Jersey junior reserve champion female Amber Hase, FFA Jersey champion female - Ryan Wylie, West Sweden Jersey grand champion - Ryan Wylie, West Sweden Jersey reserve grand champion - Ryan Wylie, West Sweden Brown Swiss junior champion female Abby Culver, Balsam Evergreens Brown Swiss junior reserve champion female - Abby Culver, Balsam Evergreens Brown Swiss senior champion female Amanda Drinkman, FFA Brown Swiss grand champion - Amanda Drinkman, FFA Brown Swiss reserve grand champion Abby Culver, Balsam Evergreens Milking Shorthorn junior champion female - Adrian Spores, Bone Lake Beavers Milking Shorthorn Grand Champion Adrian Spores, Bone Lake Beavers Ayrshire junior champion female - Summer Johnson, Bone Lake Beavers Ayrshire senior champion female - Summer Johnson, Bone Lake Beavers Ayrshire grand champion - Summer Johnson, Bone Lake Beavers Ayrshire reserve grand champion Summer Johnson, Bone Lake Beavers.
Junior Division Dairy Showmanship
Fairs can be a lot of work for 4-H members, who tend to their animals over the four-day event. - Photo by Gary King Senior division – ages 18 and older as of 1/1 - Mary Johnson, Cushing Senior division – age 17 as of 1/1 Michelle Owens, Indian Creek Senior division – age 16 as of 1/1 - Hannah Johnson, Forest View Senior division – age 15 as of 1/1 - Katie Peper, Cushing Intermediate division – age 14 as of 1/1 - Lisa Rydeen, Forest View Intermediate division – age 13 as of 1/1 - Chris Rassier, Forest View Intermediate division – age 12 as of 1/1 - Hunter Dodds, West Sweden Intermediate division – age 11 as of 1/1 - Trent Dado, Beaver Brook Badgers Junior division – age 10 as of 1/1 Chelsey Jensen, Beaver Brook Badgers Junior division – age 9 and younger as of 1/1 - Jillian Jensen, Lucky Horseshoe Supreme dairy showmanship - Katie Peper, Cushing. Open Division Open Division Dairy Products Reserve grand champion dairy product - Connie Hanson, Cushing Grand champion dairy products Amanda Schulze, Milltown. Open Division Llama Grand champion female llama - Don Dipprey, Comstock Grand champion male llama - Don Dipprey, Comstock Reserve champion female llama - Lisa Dipprey, Comstock. Open Division Cultural Arts Champion watercolor painting - Vivian Byl, Luck Champion acrylic painting - Olivia Wilson, Osceola Champion oil painting - Marguerite Walsten, Cushing Champion pastel painting - Amy Klein, St. Croix Falls Champion sketch - Susan Welsch, Amery Champion holiday craft - Rebecca Lyman, Amery Champion doll and toy - Rebecca Lyman, Amery Champion fiber craft - Vivian Byl, Luck Champion craft - Julene Tew, Amery Reserve grand champion cultural arts exhibit - Olivia Wilson, Osceola Grand champion cultural arts exhibit Julene Tew, Amery. Open Knitting & Crocheting Champion knitting - Keldi Merton, Amery Champion crocheting - Chris Wood, Clear Lake Reserve grand champion knitting/crocheting - Chris Wood, Clear Lake Grand champion knitting/crocheting Keldi Merton, Amery. Open Natural Sciences Champion bees & honey exhibit Ronald Wilson, Balsam Lake Champion maple syrup exhibit - Vern Simon, Balsam Lake Reserve grand champion natural science exhibit - Margo Hanson, Cushing Grand champion natural science exhibit - Ronald Wilson, Balsam Lake.
Open Clothing Reserve grand champion clothing Mavis Offerdahl, Balsam Lake Grand champion clothing - Mavis Offerdahl, Balsam Lake. Open Home Furnishings Champion quilt - Bev Getschel, Amery Reserve grand champion home furnishings - Connie Ferris, Amery Grand champion home furnishings Bev Getschel, Amery. Open Foods & Nutrition Champion yeast bread - Linda Owens, Frederic Champion quick bread - Jackie Thompson, Luck Champion cake - Tamela Swanson, St. Croix Falls Champion decorated food - Cassandra Kalpin, St. Croix Falls Champion cookies - Dorene Hendrickson, Balsam Lake Champion pastry - Linda Owens, Frederic Champion candy - Donna Johnson, Luck Champion condiment - Olga Schwartz, Centuria Reserve grand champion food exhibit Tamela Swanson, St. Croix Falls Grand champion food exhibit - Linda Owens, Frederic Reserve grand champion food preservation exhibit - Patricia Peters, Luck Grand champion food preservation exhibit - Kristi Vorndran, Osceola. Open Photography Champion color exhibit - Lynn Schwiebert, Osceola Reserve champion color exhibit - Derek Anderson, Dresser Champion black & white exhibit - Chad Strege, Luck Reserve champion black & white exhibit - Lee Packer, Dresser Grand champion photography exhibit Lynn Schwiebert, Osceola Reserve grand champion photography exhibit - Chad Strege, Luck. Open Division Flowers & Houseplants Champion cut flower- Penny Christenson, Centuria Champion floral arrangement - Mark Hackett, Star Prairie Champion houseplants & containers Mavis Offerdahl, Balsam Lake Reserve grand champion flower/houseplant - Mavis Offerdahl, Balsam Lake Grand champion flower/houseplant Penny Christenson, Centuria. Open Division Antiques Champion colored glass - Paul Martinson, St. Croix Falls Champion clear glass - Jackie Ammermann, Osceola Champion stoneware & pottery - Mary Skaret, Balsam Lake Champion china - Betty Wilson, St. Croix Falls Champion paper articles - Judy Wester, Centuria Champion photography - Judy Wester, Centuria Champion home - Virginia Bergstrom,
Luck Champion handwork - Betty Wilson, St. Croix Falls Champion clothing & accessories - Gloria Larsen, Centuria Champion sports - Marigen Kastelle, Luck Champion miscellaneous - Chris Wilson, Balsam Lake Reserve grand champion antique - Marigen Kastelle, Luck Grand champion antique - Virginia Bergstrom, Luck. Open Division Farm Crops Champion threshed grains - Ercell Mesecher, Frederic Champion ripe grain Sheaf - Wilfred Owens, Frederic Champion hay sheaf - Larence Ploszay, Amery Champion ear corn exhibit - Wilfred Owens, Frederic Champion shelled corn exhibit - Wilfred Owens, Frederic Champion hay exhibit - Wilfred Owens, Frederic Reserve grand champion farm crop - Ercell Mesecher, Frederic Grand champion farm crop - Lawrence Ploszay, Amery. Open Division Woodworking Grand champion woodworking - Penny Christenson, Centuria. Open Division Fruits & Vegetables Champion potato - Karl Hackett, Star Prairie Champion standard cultivar - Dawn Erickson, Clayton Champion herb exhibit - Linda Cords, Star Prairie Reserve grand champion vegetable exhibit - Dawn Erickson, Clayton Grand champion vegetable exhibit Dawn Erickson, Clayton Grand champion vegetable box - Karl Hackett, Star Prairie Grand champion fruit exhibit - Rod Gardner, Frederic. Open Division Poultry & Eggs Reserve champion American class - Patricia Kirby, Osceola Champion American class - Lexi Greener, Frederic Reserve champion Mediterranean class - Lexi Greener, Frederic Champion Mediterranean class - Lexi Greener, Frederic Reserve champion Asiatic class Section - Brenda Dulon, Star Prairie Champion Asiatic class section - Lexi Greener, Frederic Reserve champion English class Section - James Hill, Star Prairie Champion English class section - Lexi Greener, Frederic Reserve champion miscellaneous section - Patricia Kirby, Osceola Champion miscellaneous section Brenda Dulon, Star Prairie Reserve champion bantam section Troy Johnson, Dresser Champion bantam section - James Hill, Star Prairie. Open Division Poultry & Eggs Champion medium variety duck - Amy
Open Division Rabbits Best of breed, Satin - Milda Gustafson, Osceola Best of breed, French Lop - Milda Gustafson, Osceola Best of breed, Dutch - Rebecca Larson, Star Prairie Best of breed, Mini Lop - Rebecca Larson, Star Prairie Best of breed, Mini Rex - Brenda Brandt, Osceola Best of breed, Netherland Dwarf Wayne Foltz, Frederic Best of breed, Rex - Stephanie Larsen, Centuria Best of breed, Flemish Giant Stephanie Larsen, Centuria Best of breed, New Zealand - Wayne Foltz, Frederic Reserve best of breed, Dutch - Wayne Foltz, Frederic Reserve best of breed, Mini Lops Brenda Brandt, Osceola Reserve best of breed, Mini Rex Wayne Foltz, Frederic Reserve best of breed, Netherland Dwarf – Wayne Foltz, Frederic Reserve best of breed, Flemish Giant Stephanie Larsen, Centuria Reserve best of breed, Satin - Milda Gustafson, Osceola Reserve grand champion of show Stephanie Larsen, Centuria Grand champion of show - Rebecca Larson, Star Prairie. Open Division Horse Show Grand champion PB stock type horse Morgan Pullin, Luck Res. Grand champion PB stock type horse - Pam Wiegand, Turtle Lake Grand champion PB pleasure horse Kristy Warndahl, River Falls Reserve grand champion PB pleasure horse - Jerry Hagstrom, St. Croix Falls. Senior Divison Senior Division Photography Reserve grand champion photography Audrey Ruck, Centuria Grand champion photography - Harvey Nelson, Luck. Senior Knitting & Crocheting Grand champion knitting & crocheting Julie Wassberg, Amery. Senior Division Cultural Arts Champion cultural arts - Mary Lou Porter, Clear Lake Reserve grand champion cultural arts Theodore Zinn, Amery Grand champion cultural arts - Mary Lou Porter, Clear Lake. Senior Division Home Furnishings Champion home furnishing - Gayle McKay, Amery Grand champion home furnishings Gayle McKay, Amery. Senior Division Antiques Reserve grand champion antiques Dahle Jenssen, Cumberland. Senior Division Flowers & Houseplants Champion cut flower - Sylvia Bracht, St. Croix Falls Champion houseplant - Roy Bracht, St. Croix Falls Champion arrangement - Hannah Zinn, Amery Reserve grand champion flower/houseplant - Roy Bracht, St. Croix Falls Grand champion flower/houseplant Sylvia Bracht, St. Croix Falls. Senior Division Plant & Soil Sciences Reserve grand champion plant & soil science - Mabel Jenssen, Cumberland Grand champion plant & soil science Mabel Jenssen, Cumberland. Senior Foods & Nutrition Reserve grand champion foods/nutrition - Golden Age Manor, Amery Grand champion foods/nutrition - Agnes Swanson, Centuria. Senior Woodworking Grand champion woodworking - John Bazey, Cumberland.
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POLK COUNTY FAIR • 2008
Artwork, photography and crafts by Polk County 4-H members are judged each year at the fair. The above painting is the work of Kelsey Jensen of Unity FFA. Below, Rambo, exhibited by Garrett Kerkow of Cushing 4-H, made an impression on fair-goers for his size. - Photos by Gary King
Jeff Johnson, Spring Valley, drives his team of horses in the Polk County Fair horse pull Thursday, July 24, held in the grandstand. The team is pictured pulling 3,500 pounds, and Johnson was the youngest driver in the event at age 16. – Photos by Tammi Milberg
The colors and sounds of the midway captivated many fairgoers again this year at the Polk County Fair, held at the county fairgrounds in St. Croix Falls. The fair runs for four days each year. - Photos by Tammi Milberg
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POLK COUNTY FAIR • 2008 G r et a N e ls o n c h o se n Fa i re st o f t h e Fa i r 2008
Greta Nelson (center) of Milltown was crowned Polk County’s Fairest of the Fair on Sunday at the Polk County Fair. She will spend the next year as an ambassodor for Polk County, representing the fair at other fairs, tourism-related and community events and be eligible to compete at the State Fairest of the Fair contest at the Wisconsin Association of Fairs convention in January. "It is an opportunity to provide something that is important to my community and the youth," she said. She is shown shortly after her crowning with (L to R) last year’s runner-up, Lisa Dipprey, Jessica Owens, runner-up of Frederic, last year’s Fairest of the Fair Carole Peper and current Wisconsin Fairest of the Fair Claire Carrol. - Photos by Gary King
LEFT: Vivian Byl, longtime member of the fair society board, presented roses to the candidates as they were introduced at the Fairest of the Fair Sid contest, Sunday. Bjorkman, longtime organizer of the event, was not present at the event due to illness.
RIGHT: Greta Nelson is crowned Fairest of the Fair by Carole Peper, last year’s Fairest.
4-H youth groom their cattle for judging, Sunday morning, at the fairgrounds in St. Croix Falls. A new milk house, milking facility and wash rack (photo at right) was dedicated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday. Located behind the barns the new facility will greatly eliminate manure that gets deposited in the walkways used by the public to access the barns. Runoff water from the wash rack will be contained in a collection area with a vegetative filter strip and be used as a demonstration area for barnyard runoff management. It was made possible by donations from Polk County businesses. At left, youth relax in one of the barns during the fourth and final day of the fair. - Photos by Gary King
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POLK COUNTY FAIR â&#x20AC;˘ 2008 Sunday morningâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s open horse show at the Polk County Fair gives area equestrians the opportunity to show off their best before judges and the public. Dozens of riders enter their horses into competition each year at the fair.
Photos by Gary King
Personalities of animals entered at the fair often prove to be entertaining. A goat (photo at right) found curtains hanging above its pen to be appetizing.
The cattle barn becomes quiet as judges make their round, and while 4-H members attempt to hold their animals still while waiting to be judged.
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POLK COUNTY FAIR â&#x20AC;˘ 2008
This driver from Osceola drove his Farmall M in the tractor pull at the Polk County Fair Saturday night pulling 111.5 feet at a whopping 1.3 miles per hour. This hobby stock tractor pulled over 300 feet and was the winner in its class for the evening with the longest pull. This boy, Austin, was one of the youngest at the tractor pull event.
Many 4-H model farm displays like this one were viewed at the fair.
This moth orchid was in perfect bloom for the fair.
Photos by Tammi Milberg
Many types of lilies were on display in the flower and plant building.
Many 4-H model farm and other displays were viewed at the fair.
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Farmers market
Syren Area Garden Club holds annual garden tour
Burnett County Board member Chuck Awe was so pleased with the response to Saturday’s farmers market in Siren that he asked that a photo be taken for the newspaper. The market is held every Saturday from 1-3 p.m. in the Siren Senior Center/Northwoods Crossing Center parking lot on Hwys. 35/70. A variety of goods are sold, from plants to fresh produce to honey. – Photos by Nancy Jappe
Joan Jendro, Julie Kannenberg, Annie Slater and Judy Trigg at the Lilac Community Garden discussing plans for the tour. – Photo submitted SIREN – The Syren Area Garden Club is holding its annual garden tour on Sunday, Aug. 3, from noon to 4 p.m. There will be nine gardens on the tour. There are many varieties of garden motifs, from cottage to water gardens and numerous perennials on display. The cost of $3 per person will allow entry to all nine gardens. All proceeds will be used to maintain and purchase more lilacs and perennials for the Lilac Community Garden in downtown Siren. The following gardeners will have their gardens on the tour; Shelly and Dean Roland, Susan Roy, Mike and
Ladonna Kelly, Barry and Mary Jane Stewart, Sherry and Richard Estensen, Bob and Trish Berquist, Greg Miller and Cindy Vilstrup, Joan and Dave Jendro and Steve and Ruth Anderson. Viewing these gardens and talking to their owners will give you many creative ideas for your own gardening endeavors. A free map and list of the gardens on display can be obtained from Adventures Restaurant and Timberland Gifts , and at the Siren Farmers Market on Saturday or by calling Joan Jendro at 715653-4242 or Carla Phillips at 715-349-8386. – submitted
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Mrs. Mary Sorenson, M.D., was Polk County physician Part II
How long Dr. Mary Sorenson maintained her Red Wing practice, some 75 miles distant from Polk County, is not know, but according to the Journal on July 6, 1882, she was moving again and “Sam Harvey has bought Mrs. Dr. Sorenson’s residence property in St. Croix Falls. He will improve it and move into the house about the first of August.” Apparently about this time she and her family moved to the Bering Mortenson farm near Milltown. The Polk County Press (Osceola) said on June 21, 1884, that “Martin Bering, father of Mrs. Dr. Sorenson, is to put up a larger frame building on his place. We wish the old man good luck.” And it was noted that “300 people have gathered to celebrate the birthday of their (Sorenson’s) only daughter, Nora S. of 13 summers. Speeches were made by the Rev. Norgaard and Mr. Madson, teacher of the high school. Good musicians were also playing and singing and all had a pleasant time.” On the same date the paper noted that “H.C. Jenson had his knee cut very bad with an ax, last Tuesday. Mrs. Dr. Sorenson dressed the wound. He is improving,” and: “Peter Nilson, of Laketown, has been very sick and was not expected to live, but is now improving under the homeopathic treatment of Mrs. Dr. Sorenson.” Although living at Milltown, Dr. Sorenson maintained an office in St. Croix Falls. The Press said: “Mrs. Dr. Sorenson makes regular visits to St. Croix Falls every Saturday and can be seen at the St. Croix House, from 1 to 4 p.m. Ladies treated specially.” The late Ed Husband recalled that the Sorensons kept two teams of horses, so that there would be a fresh team when it was needed for Dr. Mary’s house calls. He wrote: “One time she was summoned to a logging camp outside the county, many miles away to attend a man who had a broken leg. Her husband selected the best team to make the trip, and accompanied her as he always did when it was to be a long distance. It was wintertime, and a sled was used as a conveyance. “When night time fell upon them, they found themselves at an Indian village. The Indians blanketed and fed the horses and furnished a wigwam for Dr. Sorenson and her husband. With a wigwam fire they managed to keep warm over night. The trip was completed the next day, the fractured bone was set and the Sorensons began their long trip back home.” In the early years of her practice there were no telephones in Polk County and often people came to get her by buggy or lumber wagon or on horseback. Husband noted: “Dr. Sorenson was called into many homes where there were contagious diseases, but she never con-
tracted any of them. During the typhoid epidemic, she worked tirelessly, day and night. Her payment was anything from vegetables to furs. If she thought Rosemarie her patient couldn’t afford to pay, Vezina she would accept nothing.” After two terms as Polk County physician, Dr. Sorenson returned to Denmark for a Sponsored by p o s t - g r a d u a t e the St. Croix course “in medical Falls Historical science” at CopenSociety hagen. Her husband died in 1893, but she continued her practice until she was 65 in 1904. She spent her declining years on the Milltown homestead with her daughter and family, and remained vitally interested in what went on in the community. The Sorensons two sons followed in their mother’s footsteps. Martin, studying medicine at Hahnemann Medical College, died in 1889 when a senior student. Their son Seward graduated in medicine from the Chicago Medical College and practiced at Prentice. He died of tuberculosis in 1895. Nora, the Sorensons only daughter, graduated from the Chicago Conservatory of Music and Valparaiso University in Indiana. She taught in the public schools of Polk County and gave piano lessons for many years. She married Nels C. Nielsen, of Milltown, and the Nielsens two children, Clara and Seward, also taught school in Polk County. Seward lives a Elk Mound. Clara married Carl P. Sorenson, of Luck, by coincidence assuming the same surname as her grandmother. Interviewed in the summer of 1993, at the Pioneer Home in Luck, Clara remembered stories about her grandmother. “I was stillborn, but grandmother hung me upside down and spanked me until I cried. She saved my life.” She recalled that one of Dr. Mary’s favorite medications was arnica, a tincture of the flowers of Arnica, Montana, or mountain daisy, which she applied to sprains and bruises or dispensed as “little pink pills.” Clara said that her grandmother was a pioneer in her hairstyle. “She was probably the only woman with bobbed hair in this part of the country. That happened when she fell and broke her arm, and found it too difficult to put up her hair. She also found that a great timesaver when she was called out in a hurry to go to a patient.” Dr. Mary Sorenson died at age 87 on July 28, 1926, “loved and respected by all who knew her.” Her obituary tells of her last days: “She had been ailing for about a year and a half, but her condition shortly before her death was not at all serious. She had been staying at her home with her
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Crop reporting deadline extended MADISON — The Farm Service Agency is extending the deadline for reporting crop acreage at local offices to Friday, Aug. 15, due to widespread flooding in Wisconsin. “Producers are also reminded to report any prevented or failed acreage by the new Aug. 15 reporting deadline to their local FSA office,” stated Kathy Brihn, county executive director of FSA. “This will ensure compliance with current farm programs, and possible eligibility for future programs.” For crop losses on crops covered by the Noninsured Assistance Program producers must contact their local FSA office within 15 days of the occurrence of the disaster or when losses become apparent to file a notice of loss. Producers with crop insurance should contact their local agent when losses occur and before de-
stroying the crop. Acreage reports are required to participate in the 2008 Direct and Countercyclical Program, Conservation Reserve Program, Noninsured Assistance Program, and to receive loan deficiency payments or Marketing Assistance Loans. Acreage reporting may also be useful to track cropping history for future FSA program enrollment. After the Aug. 15 reporting deadline, producers will be charged a minimum late-filing fee of $46 per farm. Acreage reports may be revised at any time without a late-filing charge as long as the crop may be verified in the field. To avoid late-filing charges, please contact your local FSA today to make an appointment or to receive additional information. — from FSA
Jens P. Sorenson and Dr. Mary with two of their children. The undated photo was taken at Hartley’s Studio in Chicago, Ill. The original in the Polk County Historical Society Collections, Balsam Lake, is used by permission. daughter and they had been having company the last few days. On Sunday night, she was rather tired and had had a lunch in company with her daughter, Mrs. N.C. Nielsen, before going to bed. Mrs. Nielsen suggested that she stay downstairs with her for the night, but she insisted that she felt better than she did the night before. About 12:30 a.m., Monday morning she summoned her daughter and stated that she was not feeling well, and the doctor was at once called, but she had already passed to her reward when the doctor arrived. “Dr. Mary Sorenson was one of those patient characters who was responsible for the wonderful progress of Polk County. While being county nurse (a
later issue corrected this error) she had the responsibility of looking after the health of people. She will be missed by everyone, and of course, mostly by Mr. and Mrs. Nielsen and her two grandchildren.” Dr. Sorenson was a member of the Milltown Lutheran Church and is buried in the Milltown Cemetery. Clara Sorenson gave her grandmother’s medical box to the Polk County Historical Society, where it is on display in its museum in Balsam Lake, along with the hypodermic needle, scales, scissors, forceps, tweezers and a number of vials of her medicines.
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Familiar face suprises audiences ST. CROIX FALLS – When an actor hasn’t yet achieved household name status, it can be a big surprise for audiences to see a face and realize that they are very familiar with the person on stage. Such is the case with Patrick Thomas O’Brien, who is performing the role of William Fox in “Dates with a Nut” at St. Croix Festival Theatre. With acting credits that include major motion pictures, television series, commercials and the stage, O’Brien is the epitome of the working-class actor. He grew up in Eau Claire, where he also attended college and after founding Fanny Hill Dinner Theatre, O’Brien kept focusing on working hard and getting the next job lined up. After moving to Los Angeles in 1986, the television and movie jobs kept coming.
Though O’Brien made many single appearances on TV series such as “The West Wing,” “Home Improvement,” and “Malcolm in the Middle,” there are many examples of shows in which O’Brien performed in multiple episodes. Festival Theatre audiences seem to remember him most fondly in shows like “Saved by the Bell,” “Monk,” “Sabrina the Teenage Witch” and “E.R.” Perhaps it is seeing O’Brien’s face on the big screen that makes him so memorable. With roles in movies such as “Pleasantville” and “Catch Me if You Can,” there is no doubt that O’Brien has heard people claim dozens of times, “Yes, I’ve seen you before!” . . . or “You’re that guy, aren’t you!” Several years ago, an audience
Festival Theatre presents... ST. CROIX FALLS – If there is anyone at Festival Theatre who can truly say they’ve seen it all, it has to be Jason
Smith. As one of the original co-founders of the theater back in 1990, it was Smith’s duty to take care of all technical theater elements and oversee stage management much of the time as well. He was the theater’s first technical director and has designed dozens of sets, rounded up thousands of props and furniture pieces, and solved countless problems with lights, sound and scenery. In 2006, Smith co-produced “A Walk in the Woods” and for that show he designed marketing material, created a forest setting that would depict all four seasons of the year, and he constructed an unforgettable wooden bench that served as the single scenic element for the actors to sit upon and work around. It was also a poignant metaphor that reminded us all that we should take the time to sit down and talk through our issues. Now, Smith is preparing to enter uncharted territory, in his directing debut with “Sea Marks,” by Gardner McKay. He has assembled a “who’s who” of Festival Theatre alumni to make up his production team including Dane Johnson as lighting designer, Ross Jamison with set design, Mary Sicora will serve as costume designer and Marilyn Mays is
Patrick O’Brien (L) as Roy in the 1998 film “Pleasantville” talking with Big Bob played by J.T. Walsh. – Photo submitted
Jason Smith props master. Under Smith’s direction, “Sea Marks” will open on Thursday, Aug. 14, and run for two weekends only. Smith now runs his own business, Escena Productions, where he provides production leadership, advance logistics, stage management and a wide range of audio/visual services for corporate meetings and events worldwide. Festival Theatre is fortunate that Smith makes time for a few projects each season in St. Croix Falls. - submitted
member told O’Brien that he looked just like Wally Cox and worked physical comedy in a very similar manner. O’Brien made a point of watching some old movies that featured Cox and reported that it was a bit like looking in the mirror. After 22 years in Los Angeles, O’Brien and his family moved back to the Upper Midwest and are now settled in the Twin Cities. He relishes the opportunity to be working in live theatre again and has been having a great time in “Dates with a Nut” performing opposite the versatile and energetic Meg Merckens who has wowed theater-goers with her quick change tricks, moving through the physical and dialogue demands of five extremely different characters without missing a beat. “Dates with a Nut” is the story of a middle-aged widower, William Fox, who is convinced by co-workers to re-enter the world of dating by way of an Internet service. He proceeds to set up his initial “safe dates” at the local café where he is taken under wing by Dori, the longtime waitress and self-appointed dating coach. One disastrous date after another serves up nothing but “Nuts” with the only steady hand being the waitress pouring the coffee. “Dates with a Nut,” produced by the Iowa Theatre Artists Company and sponsored by the Bernick Companies, is the second play in the 2008 Theatre Series at
Festival Theatre and it runs on weekends through Aug. 10; later this summer “Sea Marks” opens on Aug. 14, with “Arsenic and Old Lace” opening on Oct. 9 and “A Christmas Story” opening on Nov. 29. The 2008 season also has seven concerts remaining and a variety of special events such as Leon Redbone in concert on Sept. 20. The remaining performances for “Dates with a Nut” are 2 p.m. Thursday matinees on July 31, and Aug. 7, along with Sunday matinees on Aug. 3 and 10. Evening shows are at 7:30 p.m. most Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays. Tickets for “Dates with a Nut” are $25 for adults and $12.50 for youth. Subscribers get a deep discount through the purchase of Flex Pass packages which are bundled with either six seats or 10 seats. Packages range in price from $105 to $185. To receive a 2008 season brochure, stop in at Festival Theatre or request one by phone or e-mail. Festival Theatre is located in downtown St. Croix Falls at 210 North Washington Street. For more information, to order tickets or join the Festival Theatre mailing list, call 715-483-3387 or 888-887-6002. You may also send an e-mail to info@festivaltheatre.org or use the theatre’s Web site www.festivaltheatre.org for tickets or additional information. - submitted
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Luck class of 1962 reunion held
Balsam Lake blood drive a huge success BALSAM LAKE – The St. Croix Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross would like to extend gratitude to all donors who showed up at our Balsam Lake Bloodmobile. There was a great turnout, as 57 donors entered the doors of Our Lady of the Lakes Church in Balsam Lake. Gratitude is extended to Our Lady of the Lakes Parish for allowing the use of their church and to the ladies who volunteered their time and made the treats for the donors. For more information or to make an appointment for a future blood drive, please call Terry at 715-485-3025. - submitted
Back row (L to R): Charlene Anderson Engstrand, Mary Baasch Mattson, Bruce Berklund, Bob Beyer, Jim Hochstetler and Duane Halvorson. Front row: LaVonne Hansen-Hanson, Cheryl Hendricks Fredlund, Sandy Hendrick Hibbs, Gordon Hibbs and Elaine Charbonneau Bush.
RIGHT: Diane Voltz started donating in 1972 when she was in college at Eau Claire. When asked why she started donating she said that she knew it was the right thing to do, she knew others needed blood, and being a healthy college student, “Why not?”
Back row (L to R): Cathy Holst Sandstrom, Randy Hostrup, Joanna Jackson Lizabeth, Bruce Kreutzian, Mike Murphy and Lyle Johnson. Front row: Mary Martin-Johnson, Elaine Miller-Holdt, Mary Lee Moslet Young and Leanne Johnson-Maart. Carol Foughner (left) and Suzanne Jensen (right). Foughner has donated 85 units. She started donating in Amery after she had children and donates four times a year at both the Balsam Lake and Centuria sites. Jensen has donated 131 units. She started donating in 1966 at Champion Aircraft in Osceola as a 17-year-old. She also follows the Bloodmobiles from town to town. – Photos submitted
Bremer Bank and the Otto Bremer Foundation raise combined $127,711 to fight hunger Back row (L to R): Dean Olson, Jean Olson Lewis, Harlan Petersen, Bruce Plomski and LeRoy Pomerleau. Front row: Sharon Rowe Pilsner, Jan Lee Shamblee Nelson, Russell Swanson, Sheryl Peterson Williams and Joe Yira. – Photos submitted
Frederic Class of 1937 celebrates
Members of the Frederic High School Class of 1937 met on Friday, July 18, at the Pour House in Siren, for lunch and celebration of their 71st graduation anniversary. They are (L to R): Irma Weinzierl Sundquist, George Daellenbach, Lucille Palmerton Busch, Sverre Kvenild, Bonnie Skidmore DeLawyer, Ken Nelson, Helen Danielson Bengston and Harold Owens. – Photo submitted
FREDERIC – Bremer Bank and the Otto Bremer Foundation successfully raised a combined $127,711 in the third-annual Make Change campaign with America’s Second Harvest Food Banks and local food shelves. Donations were made at Bremer Bank locations and through employee and client events held throughout the month of June 2008. Bremer raised the funds through multiple activities in its communities in Minnesota, North Dakota and Wisconsin, raising money and in some cases, food, for local food shelves. Some of the activities included silent auctions, hunger hikes and community cookouts. Partnerships were also formed with local food shelves in various Bremer Bank communities to raise funds and encourage local volunteerism. “Hunger is a critical issue in our communities and Bremer’s efforts in
the fight to end hunger are very important to our employees and clients,” said Glenn Meier, president of Bremer Bank in the Frederic, Siren and Danbury markets. “Our vision is to build healthy communities through partnerships and our Make Change campaign is a perfect example of how we work to achieve that vision.” Bremer Financial Corporation Bremer Financial Corporation is a privately held, regional, financial services company with $7.5 billion in assets, jointly owned by its employees and the Otto Bremer Foundation. This unique ownership structure is the only one of its kind in the nation. In 2007, more than $32 million in charitable donations were given across the Bremer footprint and employees donated nearly 92,900 volunteer hours to their communities. – from Bremer Bank
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Local nursing and rehab facility receives awards FREDERIC - MJ Care Inc., a national provider of health-care services and school-based Medicaid billing services, is proud to announce that the rehabilitation team at Frederic Nursing and Rehabilitation Community has received two agency Quality Improvement Awards. The rehabilitation team received a Quality Improvement Award. Members of the team are Laurie Breeden, PTA, rehab director; Peggy Blake-Vogt, SLP; Deb Irwin, COTA; Paula Johnson, COTA; Caryn Stanford, PT; and Ruth Taylor, rehab clerk. Taylor also received an individual Quality Improvement Award. Considerations for the award: Associate/facility demonstrates significant improvement in the quality of the service(s) delivered; participation in QA/QI activities; generation of ideas to improve existing systems, procedures
and methods. Associate/facility exhibits exemplary team effort and spirit. Also has a positive outlook, is cooperative, fosters harmony, is sensitive to others and is courteous. Associate/facility displays a high degree of integrity and professionalism. MJ Care, Inc., headquartered in Milwaukee, provides health-care staffing, management and consulting services for therapy departments across the country. Therapists work in a variety of government, private and public settings including hospital, skilled nursing and assisted living, clinic, correctional and community. The school’s division offers professional fee-for-service Medicaid billing programs and contract therapists to school districts nationwide. - submitted
Siren’s booming new thrift store welcomes store manager Lena Stevens The Pines Thrift Store in Siren was founded with the goal of helping the community and planet by recycling and giving back. Profits are used to brighten the lives of people in the community. The store is sending kids to summer camp who otherwise would not have the opportunity to go. The Pines is such a hit that Gina Marrs and original manager Lisa McCoy are opening another one. They have brought Lena Stevens on board to manage the Siren location. Stevens, a former dialysis nurse, brings her “patient care” philosophy to the thrift store. “She treats her customers with the extra attention and consideration her patients were accustomed to. It’s that true concern for each person that sets Lena apart,” says Marrs of her new manager. The Pines is located in the Outpost Mall next to the Pizza Place and Siren Dollar Store. It is open Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Donations are accepted all day or after hours in the store’s drop off shed. – Photo submitted
Give a helping hand
Pictured (L to R): Mary Van Lare, founder/CEO, MJ Care Inc.; Jane Stroede, PTA/regional director of operations, MJ Care Inc.; Laurie Breeden, PTA/rehab director, Frederic Nursing and Rehab (holding team Quality Improvement Award); Caryn Standford, PT, Frederic Nursing and Rehab; Ruth Taylor, rehab clerk, Frederic Nursing and Rehab (holding individual Quality Improvement Award); and Deb Irwin, COTA, Frederic Nursing and Rehab. Missing were Peggy Blake-Vot, SLP, Frederic Nursing and Rehab and Paula Johnson, COTA, Frederic Nursing and Rehab. – Photo submitted
POLK COUNTY – Interfaith Caregivers seeks caring individuals willing to share time helping with minor fix-it projects for seniors and adults living with disabilities in Polk County. They have received requests like the following from residents: • A lady moved into an apartment and needed someone to help put up pictures. • Marge in Milltown needed someone to install safety bars for her. • Ernestine needed someone to trim
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her lilac bushes after they finished blooming. • Nellie needed lightbulbs replaced and couldn’t reach them. One of their goals is to reach out to people in the communities that are homebound. Doing minor fix-it projects will give you great satisfaction and make your neighbor’s day! Please call Interfaith Caregivers at 715-483-9263 to volunteer if you can help out. - submitted
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CHURCH NEWS Walking with God
I’ve always enjoyed walking. As a kid living in Minneapolis, I walked to Minnehaha Falls and the Mississippi River caves. My teen years found me walking into the woods to pick berries and walking to and from the bean cannery where I worked. As a young adult, I joined a walking club. My son, Jarl, and I enjoyed walking part of the Gunflint Trail and other Canadian paths, as well as along his traplines in the winter. My husband, Don, and I hiked up Perspectives mountains and along lakeshores to fish and enjoy nature. Even today I walk a lot—sometimes only as far as the hoe, but gardening, too, requires walking. And my most memorable walks have been with a friend or loved one. During Bible times, walking was the primary mode of transportation for most people. The Bible speaks much about walking. We’re told that Enoch, one of the early patriarchs, “walked with God.” Abraham took several long journeys with God. When he became too old to walk, he told a servant to return to his former homeland and bring back a wife for his son, Isaac. When the servant asked how he would know which woman to bring, Abraham said, “The Lord, in Whose presence I walk (habitually) will send His Angel with you and prosper your way….” (Genesis 24:40) We’re told to walk in God’s presence. Rather than ask, “God, where are you?” when we feel abandoned or empty of heart, we can remember that he is always with us. We can say, instead, “Here I am, God,” as Abraham did when God called him. How do we walk in God’s presence? One way is to begin picturing Jesus walking beside us wherever we go. We don’t ever have to wait for him, but sometimes he has to wait for us. When we walk with him we are also abiding in him. “Whoever says he abides in Him ought as a personal debt to walk and conduct himself in the same way in which He walked and conducted Himself.” (1 John 2:6) Abiding means to cling to, adhere to, and rely on. Abiding with Jesus implies conversing with him, enjoying his presence no matter where life takes us. Whether on a smooth and easy path, on one that’s full of the ruts and rocks of life’s trials, or even while walking through the valley of the shadow of death—as Psalm 23 states—we can depend on his abiding presence. Lord, as we walk along life’s paths with you, help us remember to conduct ourselves in the same way Jesus conducted himself—faithful, loving, and humble. In Jesus’ name, amen. (Mrs. Bair may be reached at sallybair@gmail.com or http://bairbonesblog.blogspot.com.)
Sally Bair Eternal
Olympic theme at First Baptist VBS WEBSTER - Good News Games - Winning With God’s Team will be the theme of Vacation Bible School at First Baptist of Webster, Aug. 11-15, 6:30-9 p.m. Boys and girls from kindergarten to grade 6 are invited to this fun-filled week of Bible stories, songs, crafts, games, drama and snacks. There is no charge, but children are encouraged to bring money for a missionary. Children may also bring empty pop cans throughout the week. Interested parents may register their children by calling the church at 715-866-4111 or Jan Olson at 715-8668106. - submitted
Beach party is theme for this year's VBS SIREN – A Beach Party – Surfing Through the Scriptures is the theme for the Vacation Bible School that will be held at Siren United Methodist Church from Aug. 48. Vacation Bible School is open to preschoolers (age 4) through children who are going into sixth grade in September (basically ages 4-12). A program for family and friends will be held starting at 11:30 a.m. the last day, Friday, Aug. 8. “We’re still looking for teachers and helpers,” commented director Mary Yambrick. Anyone who is interested can call or leave a message for her at the church at 715-349-2204. – Information submitted
Successful living
“I’ve missed over 9,000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot...and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed“ (Michael Jordan). There are some days when I just don’t want to try anymore. I feel like I have given everything I have to give and there is nothing else I can do. Everything I try blows up in my face. Every step I take leads to a fall or a turned Preacher’s ankle. Sometimes, I just want to give up…but I can’t…and I won’t…besides, I am not alone. The apostle Peter is a good example of someone who went through many difficulties in life before he put it all together. In fact, he has been called the Impetuous Peter. According to Webster’s College Dictionary (4th edition), impetuous means “acting or done suddenly with little thought; rash; impulsive.” Peter’s rash behavior on several occasions led to rebuke and hurt feelings. I can just imagine that at times he wondered why he tried so hard and if he was ever going to get it right. I imagine that he even felt like giving up. When Jesus promised to build His church (Matthew 16:18), and then told the apostles that He would die (v.21), Peter pulled Jesus to the side and began to rebuke Him. Jesus said, “Get behind Me, Satan! You are an offense to Me, for you are not mindful of the things of God, but the things of men.” On the mount of transfiguration, Peter saw Moses and Elijah with Christ and said, Lord, it is good for us to be here; if You wish, let us make here three tabernacles: one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah” (Matthew 17:4). Then God said from heaven, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Hear Him!” Peter and the disciples fell on their faces afraid. In Luke 5:1-11, Jesus came to the disciples
Garret Derouin The Pen
and asked Peter to “Launch out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.” Peter stated, “Master, we have toiled all night and caught nothing;” (then I guess he thought better of it and said), “nevertheless at Your word I will let down the net.” Peter insisted, “Even if all are made to stumble because of You, I will never be made to stumble” (Matthew 26:33). As you know, Peter denied Christ and then went out and wept bitterly (v.75). Paul had to withstand Peter because of his hypocrisy (Galatians 2:11). How much can one man take before he gives up? Peter didn’t quit. His words are recorded for us in Acts 2, on the day of Pentecost when the church was established. He preached the first gospel sermon to the Gentiles (Acts 10, 11). His two books, 1 and 2 Peter are some of the richest words of encouragement in the New Testament. Peter encourages the reader to be strong and courageous even in the midst of persecution. These were not idle words. Peter lived them. Peter was discouraged on many occasions. He failed many times in the beginning. In the end, he was killed because of his faith and his continual stance for Jesus Christ. How many of us would have quit? How many of us let discouragement stand in our way of living successful lives, pleasing and acceptable to God? How many of us want to run and hide from our problems? Peter didn’t. He kept on trying until he succeeded. Like Peter, you can fail over and over again, but you are only beat, when you quit trying. Be strong and courageous, observe to do the will of God, don’t turn from it to the right hand or to the left, don’t let it depart from your mouth, meditate in it day and night, obey it, and in the end, you will have a successful life (Joshua 1:7-9). (Written by Denny Wilson) If readers have questions or simply wish to know more about the Church of Christ, we would like to invite them to call 715-866-7157 or stop by the church building at 7425 W. Birch St. in Webster. Sunday Bible class begins at 9:30 a.m. and worship begins at 10:30 a.m. We also meet Wednesday evenings at 7 p.m. Office hours are Tuesdays through Fridays, 9 a.m. noon.
Nashville gospel quartet performing at HomeField Advantage block party FREDERIC – Male gospel quartet, Ernie Couch and Revival, will be traveling from Nashville, Tenn., to perform at the HomeField Advantage block party on Sunday, Aug. 3, at Coon Lake Park in Frederic. Ernie Couch and Revival exemplifies what good gospel music is all about. This live band performs their music in a unique blend of styles to ensure everyone present enjoys the concert. EC&R is well-known across the United States and Canada for its high-energy brand of live music. Many describe the group as refreshingly different, and a lot of fun. Jason Couch, says, “We want folks to leave our concerts feeling better than when they arrived. We hope that they have not only been entertained, but that they go home in a better frame of mind and more focused on the one who makes life worth liv-
ing.” EC&R has traveled the road for more than a decade and will present a professional evening of music. The group strives to bring quality to their work worthy of the one they sing about. EC&R has recorded numerous projects on their own as well as recording with such greats as Jake Hess, George Jones, James Blackwood, Boots Randolph, George Beverly Shea, Petra, and others, just to name a few. You can visit the group’s Web site at www.erniecouchandrevival.com to learn more about this fantastic group. The HomeField Advantage block party begins at 4 p.m. with bounce houses for the children, dinner and lots of fun. EC&R will perform beginning at 6:30 p.m. Everything is free, and everyone is invited. - submitted
Walker receives prayer and blessing from pastor Nate Walker, of Bethany Lutheran Church in Grantsburg, receives a prayer and blessing from Pastor Jay Ticknor. Walker has entered The Youth and Family Institute program. "The goal is about church renewal," said Walker. "It is putting faith back in the home." The Institute program "follows a vision to strengthen congregations and families to nurture faith, pass on faith and live well in Christ," says its Web site. "The Institute offers coaching to energize church leaders. Our signature coaching process helps ensure that congregations realize their full potential for passing on faith." For more information on this program or Bethany, call 715-463-5746. – Photo by Wayne Anderson
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OBITUARIES Luella V. Guetschow
Lynn Anderson
Clarence Edward Griffith
Luella V. Guetschow, 96, died Sunday, July 20, 2008, at St. Mary’s Hospital of Superior with her family at her side, after a lengthy illness. She was born May 24, 1912, to Walter and Mary (Gneupel) Reese of Ada, Minn. She married Clarence Guetschow in 1930 and resided in Superior, and later moved to Danbury. She then moved back to Superior, where she lived with her daughter, Evelyn until the time of her death. Luella was a member of Bethel Lutheran Church, a past member of the Pansy Homemakers Club in Danbury. She was also president of the Aging Resources of Senior Citizens in Danbury and a former Sunday school teacher. Luella was a very talented artist with watercolor. Her paintings of wildlife and outdoor scenes were exhibited in several art shows. She was preceded in death by her parents, Walter and Mary Reese; her husband of 43 years, Clarence Guetschow; son-in-law, Robert Hagen; daughter-inlaw, Joyce Guetschow; brothers, Ralph and Ivan Reese; and sisters, Gladys Thompson and Betty Marcellus. She is survived by daughter, Evelyn Hagen of Superior; and one son, Walter Guetschow of Flagstaff, Ariz.; 10 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren, 17 great great grandchildren with one more expected in August; brother, Melvin (Carol) Reese; brother-in-law, Jim Marcellus of Iowa; sister-in-law, Ethel Reese of Iowa; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held at Bethel Lutheran Church in Superior on Friday, July 25, with Pastor Gary Garnatz officiating. Interment followed at Danbury Cemetery. Pallbearers were Neil, Jerry, and Mike Hagen, Duane and David Guetschow and Gary Hunter. The Swedberg-Taylor Funeral Home, Webster, was entrusted with arrangements. If friends so desire, memorials can be sent to Bethel Lutheran Church or St. Mary’s Hospital of SuperiorHospice Program.
Lynn E. Bean Anderson, 61, of Comstock passed away unexpectedly at her home on Monday, July 21, 2008. She was born Oct. 22, 1946, in Cumberland to Glenn and Helen (Odell) Bean. Lynn attended school at Pipe Lake School and Turtle Lake High School. She adored her grandchildren and cherished the time she spent with them. Lynn loved being outdoors working on her flower and vegetable gardens. She is survived by one daughter, Julie (Greg) Ries of Inver Grove Heights, Minn., three sons, Kevin (Dave) Anderson of Houston, Texas, Eric (Belinda) Anderson of Cottage Grove, Minn., and Tim Anderson of Siren; seven grandchildren, Tyler, Hailey, Kelsi, Sydney, Hayden, Bryson and Myles; three brothers, William (Deb) Bean of Hibbing, Minn., Jon (Betty) Bean of Pelican, Ark., and Allan (Betty) Bean of Roopville, Georgia, and one sister-in-law, Janis Bean, of Luck. She was preceded in death by her parents and sister, Marge. Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, July 28, 2008, at Trinity Lutheran Church, McKinley, with the Rev. Neal Weltzin officiating. Burial was in McKinley Cemetery. Pallbearers were Will Bean, Mike Naessen, Doug Rouzer, Sherri York, Roger Dutilly, Greg Ries and Dave Wheat. Honorary pallbearer was Tyler Berdal. In lieu of flowers, donations should be sent to American Cancer Society (www.cancer.org) or the Wisconsin Coalition Against Domestic Violence (wcadv.org/?go=home/donate). The Skinner Funeral Home, Cumberland, was entrusted with arrangements.
Clarence Edward Griffith, 96, of San Clemente, Calif., died July 26, 2008, surrounded by his family. He resided in San Clemente and passed away in Webb Lake, at his son Mike’s cabin. He was born on March 19, 1912, in St. Paul, Minn., to George Griffith and Ina Suthers Griffith and had older brothers George, Chuck and Paul. On June 7, 1941, he married the love of his life, Eleanor Ann Carse in Boulder City, Nev. He graduated from Los Angeles High School in the summer of 1930. He also attended the University of Southern California. Clarence served in the U.S. Army 1942-1946, finishing as a captain in the Army Infantry. He earned many decorations including two Bronze Stars with oak leaf cluster and the Purple Heart. He fought at the Battle of the Bulge and was a liberator at Dachau concentration camp. His oral history of the liberation of Dachau was videotaped in 1998 and is archived at the Shoah Foundation Institute at the University of Southern California. He worked for Texaco, Inc. from 1930 until his retirement in 1972 (42 Years). He started as a mail boy and retired as credit manager for the Western states. Upon retirement he remained active with the Texaco retirees and served as president in 1988. From 1912 to 1922, he resided in St. Paul. In 1922, moved with his family to Los Angeles. When he married Eleanor they moved to Alhambra (1941-1972) where he raised his family. Since 1972, he has been resident of San Clemente. As a young man he was an avid bowler. Upon retirement he took up golf and was as member of the San Clemente Men’s Golf Club, serving as president in 1976. Clarence was a lifelong Mason, he joined the Order of DeMolay in 1928. He was also a member of the VFW of San Clemente, American Legion of San Clemente the 42nd Rainbow Division Veterans and the 222 Infantry Veterans, where he served as president 1997-99. He was a member of Knox Presbyterian Church, St. Paul, Minn., West Adams Baptist Church, Los Angeles, Calif., Oneonta Congregational Church, South Pasadena, Palisades United Methodist, Capistrano Beach, Calif. He is survived by his daughter, Patricia Bailey of Escondido, Calif., and son, Mike (Debra) Griffith of Madison; grandchildren, Bryan (Carole) Verdekel, Steven (Edith) Verdekel, Michael Bailey, Christopher and Natasha Griffith; four great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Eleanor in 1988; and brothers, George, Chuck and Paul. The Swedberg-Taylor Funeral Home, Webster, was entrusted with local arrangements.
LeRoy Beckmark LeRoy Beckmark, 92, a resident of Siren, died July 26, 2008, at Indianhead Medical Center. Funeral services were held Wednesday, July 30, at Bethany Lutheran Church in Siren. A full obituary will follow in a later edition. The Swedberg-Taylor Funeral Home, Webster, was entrusted with arrangements.
Donald L. Shogren Donald L. Shogren, 88, a resident of Grantsburg, died July 18, 2008, at Burnett Medical Center CCC. Donald was born Nov. 13, 1919, in Randal, to Arthur and Christine Shogren. Donald served in the United States Army during World War II. Donald married Lois Lundberg on Jan. 26, 1951, in Minneapolis, Minn. Donald was known to be a “jack of all trades” in the world of plumbing and electric. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, gardening, traveling, playing cards and dancing. He was a member of the Grantsburg American Legion. Donald was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Wesley (Emma) Shogren; brothers-in-law, Willis Lundberg and Otis Lundberg. Donald is survived by his wife, Lois; sisters, Evelyn Shogren and Dorothy (Claire) Melin; sisters-in-law, Carol (John) Isaacson, Norma (Arnold) Lundberg, Darlene Lundberg and Joyce Lundberg; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Memorial services were held Friday, July 25, at Zion Lutheran Church with Pastor David Almlie officiating. Music was provided by Pat Taylor and Bonnie Wicklund. Interment was held at the Northern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Spooner, where full military honors were accorded by the state honor team. The Swedberg-Taylor Funeral Home, Webster, was entrusted with arrangements.
Mabel Thompson Streed Mabel Thompson Streed, Minneapolis, Minn., died Monday, July 21, 2008, at Presbyterian Homes of Arden Hills, Minn. She was 96 years old. She was born at home on a farm in the Bass Lake Community near Grantsburg on Oct. 5, 1911. She was baptized in 1912. She and her family attended Bethany Lutheran Church. She was confirmed on June 13, 1926. In 1925, Mabel graduated from Bass Lake School. After graduation, the young adults put on plays and programs to earn money to buy new things for the school. That’s where Mabel met her husband-to-be, Edward Streed. On July 4, 1933, during the Great Depression, she went to Minneapolis, Minn., to find work. She had housekeeping jobs until she got a job at Ruds Laboratories in the Northwest Terminal Building. On May 25, 1935, Mabel and Edward were married at Chisago Lakes Lutheran Church in Center City, Minn. To this untion were born two children, Janice and Tom. She was active at Gustavus Adolphus Lutheran Church, and at the schools the children attended. Edward died on July 13, 1984, after over 48 years of marriage. They enjoyed traveling and spent a lot of time with their parents, brothers and sisters in the Grantsburg and Frederic area. Later in life, they traveled by bus to Arizona and Florida in the winter. She was a members of the Gustavus Adolphus Lutheran Church for more than 50 years. She was preceded in death by her husband; parents, Martin and Amanda Thompson; sister, Hazel Larson; and brother Stanley Thompson. She is survived by her daughter, Janice (Keith) Olsen of Mounds View, Minn., and son, Tom (Andrea) Streed of Phoenix, Ariz.; sisters, Myrtle Streed, Violet Thompson, Muriel Petersen and Fern Thompson of Frederic; four grandchildren, Ross Olsen, Jennifer (Todd) Nordine, Beth (Chris) Wall, and Bill (Kristin) Streed; seven great-grandsons; nieces, nephews, and many friends. Funeral services were held Saturday, July 26, at Gustavus Adolphus Lutheran Church in Minneapolis. Pastor Stefen Rickman officiated. Music was provided by organist Phillip Holzman and soloist was Joseph Timmers. Interment was at Hillside Cemetery. Pallbearers were Ross Olsen, Chris Wall, Todd Nordine, Larry Petersen, Bryce Anderson, Dan Streed, Tyler Nordine and Adam Nordine. The Washburn-McReavy, Northeast Chapel, Minneapolis, was entrusted with arrangements.
Lowell Martin Lowell Martin, former Grantsburg High School music teacher, of Arroyo Grande, Calif., died at the Comforts of Home Care Center in St. Croix Falls on Friday, July 25, 2008, at the age of 93. Lowell was born Sept. 18, 1914, in Eureka, Winnebago Co. He was preceded in death by his parents, Henry and Maude; sister, Genevieve; and daughter, Kathleen Jewell. He is survived by his wife of 70 years, Doris; son, John “Jack” (Betty) Martin of Chisago City, Minn.; six grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren, and two greatgreat-grandsons. At his request no services will be held. The Grandstrand Funeral Home, Osceola, was entrusted with arrangements.
Kathyrn A. Robers Kathryn A. Robers, age 61, a resident of Dairyland died July 28, 2008. Funeral services will be Thursday, July 31, at 11 a.m. at the Swedberg-Taylor Funeral Home, Webster. A full obituary will follow in a later edition. The Swedberg-Taylor Funeral Home, Webster, was entrusted with arrangements.
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CHURCH NEWS Marriage built on commitment can weather storms of life Q: My uncle and aunt were happily married for nine years before a couple of terrible things happened. First, their youngest child drowned in a neighborhood pool, and then my uncle was injured in an automobile accident. Instead of bringing them together, these two events drove them apart. How could they have weathered the storms? How will my fiancée and I stay together through the difficult times in our lives? DR. DOBSON: Having served on a large medical school faculty for 14 years, I watched many families go through the kind of hardship your relatives suffered. All too commonly, I saw marital relationships succumb to the pressures of personal crises. Parents who produced a mentally retarded child, for example, often blamed one another for the tragedy that confronted them. Instead of clinging together in love and reassurance, they added to their sorrows by attacking each other. I didn't condemn them for this human failing, but I did pity them for it. A basic ingredient was lacking in their relationship which remained unrecognized until their world fell off its axis. That missing component is called commitment. I heard the late Dr. Francis Schaeffer speak to this issue some years ago. He described the bridges that were built in Europe by the Romans in the first and second centuries A.D. They are still standing today, despite the unreinforced brick and mortar with which they were made. Why haven't they collapsed in this modern era of heavy trucks and equipment? They remain intact because they are used for nothing but foot traffic. If an 18 wheeler were driven across the historic structures, they would crumble in a great cloud of dust
and debris. Marriages that lack an iron willed determination to hang together are like the fragile Roman bridges. They appear to be secure and may indeed remain upright...until they are put under heavy pressure. That's when the seams split and the foundation crumbles. It appears to me that many young couples today are in that precarious position. Their relationships are constructed of unreinforced mud, which will not withstand the weighty trials lying ahead. The determination to survive together is simply not there. It's not only the great tragedies of life but also the daily frustrations that wear and tear on a marriage. These minor irritants, when accumulated over time, may even be more threatening to a marriage than the catastrophic events that crash into our lives. And yes, there are times in every good marriage when a husband and wife don't like each other very much. There are occasions when they feel as though they will never be in love again. Emotions are like that. They flatten out occasionally like an automobile tire with a nail in the tread. Riding on the rim is a pretty bumpy experience for everyone on board. Let's return to your specific question. What will you do when unexpected tornadoes blow through your home or when the doldrums leave your sails sagging and silent? Will you pack it in and go home to Mama? Will you pout and cry and seek ways to strike back? Or will your commitment hold you steady? If you want your marriage to last a lifetime, you must set your jaw and clench your fists. Make up your mind
Dr. James
Dobson Focus on the Family
that nothing short of death will ever be permitted to come between the two of you. Nothing! ••• Q: What causes attention deficit disorder? DR. DOBSON: It is believed to be inherited. Russell Barkley of the Department of Psychiatry at the SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, N.Y., estimates that 40 percent of ADD kids have a parent with similar symptoms, and 35 percent have an affected sibling. If one identical twin is affected, the chances are between 80 and 92 percent that his or her sibling will be also. ADD is two to three times as likely to be diagnosed in boys as girls. The cause of ADD is unknown, but is probably associated with subtle differences in brain structure, its neural pathways, its chemistry, its blood supply or its electrical system. As of this writing some interesting hypotheses are emerging, although definitive conclusions can't yet be drawn. ••• Dr. Dobson is founder and chairman of the board of the nonprofit organization Focus on the Family, P.O. Box 444, Colorado Springs, CO. 80903; or www.family.org. Questions and answers are excerpted from "The Complete Marriage and Family Home Reference Guide" and "Bringing Up Boys," both published by Tyndale House. COPYRIGHT 2007 JAMES DOBSON INC., DISTRIBUTED BY UNIVERSAL PRESS SYNDICATE, 4520 Main St., Kansas City, Mo. 64111; 816-932 6600.
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All children pre-K through sixth grade are welcome, and new this year will be VBS for any age adults, young and old alike. Please call the church at 327-8012 to register so they will know how many students to plan supper for. - submitted
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Great Folle Avoine Fur Trade Rendezvous
The Great Fur Trade Rendezvous was held July 25 - 27 at Forts Folle Avoine. All campers and venders wore the traditional dress of the fur trade era. This photo shows the living quarters of the campers during the Rendezvous. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Photos by Raelynn Hunter
This solitary camper looked out over the fields, observing the events that were taking place.
Scenes like these could been seen throughout the Rendezvous. Many campfires were burning, with dinner cooking inside the kettles.
Many of the venders added their own flare to bring visitors in to see their merchandise. This vendor played music to pass the time between visitors.
ABOVE: These men readied the contestants (R) for the beginning of the foot race held on Saturday afternoon.
Hatchet-throwing was one of many events that campers and guests could do to pass the time.
Vendors sold many different kinds of items, such as the hides shown above, fudge, beadwork, pottery and much more.
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JULY
THUR.-SAT./ JULY 31 - AUG. 2 Osceola
• “Gillygaloo” at the ArtBarn, 7 p.m., 715-2942787, www.stcroixartbarn.com.
THUR.-SUN./ JULY 31 - AUG. 3
Coming events
MONDAY/4 Frederic
• Spades played at the senior center, 1 p.m. • The Indianhead Rock and Mineral Club will be holding their annual potluck at the Evie and Dan Beal home on Ward Lake.
St. Croix Falls • Art Group at the senior center, 9:30 a.m.noon.
Spooner
Siren
• Jack Pine Savage Days.
• Burnett Area Artists Guild meets at the Northwinds Art Gallery, 5 p.m., 715-349-8386.
THURSDAY/31
TUESDAY/5
Amery
• Visually Impaired Persons Support Group at the senior center, 1:30 p.m.
Clam Falls
• Coffee hour at Clam Falls Lutheran Church, 9 a.m.
Frederic • 500 cards at the senior center, 6:30 p.m. • Support group for people with bipolar disorder and depression at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, 7:30 p.m. Call 715-327-4436 for more info.
• Eastern Star meeting at 109 United Way, 7:30 p.m.
Voyager Village
• Music in the Park at Centennial Pavilion, Intensive Care, 6:30 p.m.
Frederic Luck
• “The Best Laid Plans” at Voyager Village Stables, 7 p.m., 715-259-7876.
AUGUST
FRI. & SAT./1 & 2
St. Croix Falls Polk County supports one of the largest populations of ring-necked pheasants in the state of Wisconsin. – Photo by John Reed
Siren
• Range Day at Coyland Creek, Fri. 4 p.m.-dark; Sat. 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 715-222-5000 or 715-6534273.
FRI. - SUN./1 - 3 Siren
• Summerfest Days, Crazy Days sales, Arts & Crafts in the Park, Softball Tournament.
SAT. & SUN./2 & 3 Amery
• Exercise, 10-11 a.m.; Skipbo, 11 a.m.-noon; 500 cards & Dominos, 12:30 p.m. at the senior center.
Siren • National Night Out Free Picnic at Crooked Lake Park, 5 p.m. • VFW Post 1256 monthly meeting at the hall, 7:30 p.m.
9996.
Atlas • United Methodist Church annual thrift & bake sale, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. • 4th-annual Kids Day at the Park, Medallion hunt at 12:15 p.m. sharp.
Clam Falls • Pancake breakfast at the Lutheran church, 7:30-10:30 a.m.
Dairyland
• Balsam Lutheran Church building dedication and 136th-anniversary celebration, 715268-9291.
• Cozy Corner Trails, Inc. meeting at Cozy Corner Inn, 9:30 a.m.
Grantsburg
Danbury
Siren • Annual Coin Show sponsored by Fishbowl Wooden Nickel Coin Club, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., at the senior citizens center. Contact John Biver, 715468-2012 for details. • Siren Lions Chicken & Rib Fest at the Crooked Lake Park, 11 a.m.-7 p.m., 715-3492400. • Fundraiser dance for WWII veterans trip to D.C. at the Lakeview Event Center, 7-10:30 p.m., 715-349-5168.
Amery
• The Forts BBQ Fest at Folle Avoine, 10 a.m.5 p.m. 715-866-8890.
Franconia
• Amery’s Antique Roadshow at the senior center, 1-3:30 p.m. Bring your valuables to be appraised.
Voyager Village
• Franconia Heritage Day Community Picnic at the Osceola Landing, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
Dresser
FRIDAY/1 Alpha
• Wildlife food plot day at Burnett Dairy, 2-7 p.m., 715-689-2467.
St. Croix Falls • Bingo at the senior center, 1 p.m. • James White country band on the Overlook, 6-7:30 p.m.
Siren • Swearing-in ceremony for Justice-elect Mike Gableman, noon-12:45 p.m. • 4th-annual Wine Tasting Event, A Taste of Summer, fundraiser for Burnett Youth Hockey at the Lodge at Crooked Lake, 6-9 p.m., 715-6532373.
SATURDAY/2 Amery
• “The Times That Try Men’s Souls” at The Northern Lakes Center for the Arts, 7:30 p.m.
Frederic • Potluck & birthday of the month at the senior center, noon.
Grantsburg • WELCA Women’s summer retreat at Luther Point Bible Camp, special speaker Sharry Waldriff, 8:30 a.m., 715-825-2239. • Celebration for those who participated in the rescue of Keith Kennedy at the Crex Convention Center, 4-11 p.m., 715-463-5165 ext. 160.
Milltown
• VFW Post #4186 All-you-can-eat breakfast at the hall, 8 a.m.-noon.
Frederic • HomeField Advantage block party at Coon Lake Park, beginning at 4 p.m. Ernie Couch and Revival performs at 6:30 p.m.
Luck • Neighborhood Mass, potluck meal at Jerry & Pat Spies’ residence, 6 p.m., 715-327-8119. • Good Samaritan Society, St. Croix Valley Auxiliary meets at the community room, 1:30 p.m.
THURSDAY/7 Amery
• Birthday party at the senior center, 11:45 a.m. Call 715-268-6605 to reserve a spot. • Lee Elmer & Friends Reunite at the senior center, 7 p.m.
Balsam Lake • Kinship Foundation Luau Fundraiser at Paradise Landing, 6 p.m., 715-268-7980.
Frederic
Luck • 55th-anniversary celebration United Pioneer Home pie & ice-cream social, 2-4 p.m., 715-472-2164.
Siren
• “A La Carte” puppet show by Circus Minimus at the library, 1 p.m.
• Syren Area Garden Club’s 3rd-annual garden tour noon-4 p.m., self-guided, 715-3498386.
St. Croix Falls
MON. - FRI./4 - 8
• Class of ‘88 20-year reunion, potluck at Interstate State Park for lunch, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Main event & DJ Saturday night, 7 p.m.-midnight. Mike Berg, 715-607-0021. • Benefit for Chris McIntyre to help with medical bills, at Kassel Tap Bar on Hwy. 8., noon to 4 p.m. Silent auction, music, more, 651-587-
Frederic
• Blood pressure screening at Bremer Bank, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. • Pokeno played, 1 p.m., at the senior center.
St. Croix Falls
SUNDAY/3
• Nature Photography Weekend at Crex Meadows, judging Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m., 715463-2739 or www.crexmeadows.org. • “The Best Laid Plans” at Voyager Village Stables, Sat. 7 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m., 715-259-7876.
WEDNESDAY/6
Siren
• A Beach Party – Surfing Throught the Scriptures, Vacation Bible School at the United Methodist Church, preschoolers through sixth grade. Program for family & friends on Friday, 11:30 a.m., 715-349-2204.
• 500 cards at the senior center, 6:30 p.m. • Support group for people with bipolar disorder and depression at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, 7:30 p.m. Call 715-327-4436 for more info.
Luck • Ice Age Trail work day at the Sand Creek segment, meet at the trailhead on CTH E, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Contact Dean at 715-472-2248 for more info.
Voyager Village • “The Best Laid Plans” at Voyager Village stables, 7 p.m., 715-259-7876
The wait A young man waits patiently for the midway rides to open at the Polk County Fair at St. Croix Falls this past weekend. Thousands visited the fair again this year during it’s four-day run. Photo by Gary King