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Awards and scholarships 2009: Grantsburg GRANTSBURG – The following awards and scolarships were handed out on May 11, at Grantsburg High School: Allied Waste Services, $500, Dylan Longhenry, Tyler Myers American Legion Auxiliary – Edna McCann, $500, Keegan Marek, Kaitlin Unbehaun American Legion Brask-Fossum-Janke Post 185, $500, Jonathan DeRocker, Kirsten Kaiser Anonymous Science Scholarship, $300, Nicole Davis, Tyler Myers Bernick’s Pepsi-Cola, $500, Lydia Benge Briggs, Ben Cole Brenda Fallstrom Memorial, $500, Mitchell Evenson Buccaneers Club, $150, Trent Bonneville, Connar Goetz, Tyler Myers Burnett Dairy Co-op, $750, Keegan Marek Burnett Dairy Co-op II, $1,000, Jennifer Lisiecki
Grantsburg seniors receiving Dollars for Scholars Scholarships posed with their awards after the scholarship and awards ceremony held at the high school on May 11. Forty-four students were awarded DFS scholarships totaling $26,400. – Photos by Priscilla Bauer
Tyler Myers smiles after receiving a scholarship from E&M Machine Engineering at the scholarship and awards ceremony Monday evening at Grantsburg High School. The award was all the more special to the Grantsburg High School senior as his father, Michael Myers, presented it to him. Burnett Dairy Co-op III, $1,250, Lydia Benge Briggs, Mitchell Evenson, Nathan McConnell, Tyler Myers Burnett Medical Center, $500, Tina Zimmermann, Mitchell Evenson Burnett Medical Hospital Auxiliary, $250, Lauren Leonard Carlyle and Darlene Sherstad, $250, Megan Finch, Jason Jensen
Caspers Scholarship, $500, Gretchen Hedlund, Kathleen Preissing Claire Erickson, Farmer’s Ind. Phone Co., $1,000, Jonathan DeRocker, Thane Larson, Samantha Oman Community Bank Business Scholarship, $500, Trent Bonneville Dale Chell Memorial (Whitetails Unlimited), $250, Thane Larson DFS Foundation, $500, Justine Diffee, Jessica Moyer DFS Foundation Academic Excellence, $500, Nicole Davis DFS Student Teaching Scholarship, $500, Kathleen Preissing Dick Peper Memorial, $200, Jake Ryan E & M Machine Engineering Scholarship, $500, Tyler Myers E & M Machine Engineering Scholarship, $200, Kyle Heinecke George Carpenter Memorial Scholarship, $500, Justine Diffee Glenn Nelson Memorial Scholarship, $400, Ben Larson Grantsburg Fire Association, $225, Jonathan DeRocker Grantsburg Rod & Gun, $500, Ben Cole, Dylan Longhenry Grantsburg Women Work Together, $500, Jessica Moyer Indianhead Credit Union, $200, Samantha Oman Inter-County Cooperative Publishing Association, $750, Jennifer Lisiecki LaVonne Seeman Nursing Scholarship, $2,000, Lauren Stavne, Abbey Vaksdal Lions Schinzing Memorial, $500, Brad Berner
Lions Scholarship, $500, Nicole Davis, Justine Diffee Loyle Erickson Memorial, $100, Jonathan DeRocker Lynn Ryan Memorial Scholarship, $250, Ben Cole Mabel Thor Scholarship, $1,000, Gretchen Hedlund Mary Ann Erickson Memorial, $1,000, Nathan McConnell, Lauren Stavne Masons Scholarship, $300, Kevin Berry McNally Industries, $500, Jonathan DeRocker, Connar Goetz, Kyle Heinecke Nick Karels Scholarship, Kyle Heinecke NUE Grantsburg Unit College, $300, Keegan Marek NUE Grantsburg Unit Education, $300, Jake Ryan NUE Grantsburg Unit Technical, $300, Nathan Anderson Outstanding Science Student, $500, Nicole Davis, Tyler Myers Polk Burnett Cooperative Citizen Scholarship, $750, Jennifer Lisiecki, Lauren Stavne Rotary: In honor of Merlin Johnson, $500, Tyler Myers Squirrels Unlimited Brad Oman Memorial, $500, Jonathan DeRocker Squirrels Unlimited Loraine Rainy Paquette Memorial, $500, Samantha Oman St. Croix Regional Medical Center, $1,000, Nicole Davis, Tyler Myers U.S. Bank, $500, Nathan McConnell, Samantha Oman Walter & Marion Jensen Memorial, $1,000, Mitchell Evenson, Connar Goetz, Samantha Oman
Awards and scholarships 2009: Unity The following awards and scolarships were handed out on May 5, at Unity High School: Adolph Timm American Legion Post No. 346/Auxiliary Scholarship, $200, Rebecca Milligan Amery Farmers Union Co-op, $1,000, Johanna Alling Amery Luck Regional Medical Center, $500, Erin Owens Balsam Lake Ellis Hagler American Legion and Auxiliary Unit No. 278, $300, Rebecca Pollock Balsam Lake Community Club, $250, Johanna Alling, Julia Larsen Balsam Lake Rod & Gun Club, $500, Johanna Alling, Andy Kruse Burnett Dairy Co-op Scholarship, $1,250, Cailin Turner Calvin Anderson, $500, Spencer Severson Centuria Women’s Club, $250, Hannah Zahler Class of ’65, $500, Cailin Turner Countryside Co-op, Johanna Alling, Julia Larsen Inter-County Publishing Association, $750, Hannah Zahler Herb Kohl Initiative Scholarship, $1,000, Jake Davison John Peper Memorial Scholarship, $500, Abby Schlechter Kolstad Family Funeral Home Scholarship, $500, Julia Larsen Margie Bangle, $1,000, Brittany Peters Mark Palmberg, $1,000, Abby Schlechter Milltown CC, $500, Rebecca Pollock American Legion George Melby Post No. 254 Milltown,
American Legion George Melby Post No. 254 presented scholarships to: Johanna Alling, Julia Larsen, Cailin Turner and Becca Pollock (not pictured).
Unity scholarship recipients recognized for a variety of honors included front: Stephanie Kothlow, Amanda Kuske, Ashley Elfers, Jenny Gorne, Cailin Turner and Elizabeth Ebensperger. Second row: Julia Larsen, Abby Schlecter, Johanna Alling and Becca Pollock. Third row: Becca Milligan, Brittany Peters, Amber Christensen and Cody Suckow. Back row: Seth McKenzie, Spencer Severson, Sam Bengtson, Dennis McKinney, Andy Kruse and Anthony Larson. – Photos by Jeanne Alling $500, Rebecca Pollock, Johanna Alling, Julia Larsen, Cailin Turner National Mutual Benefit, $1,000, Rebecca Pollock National Honor Society, $100, Jennifer Gorne Norma Thompson, $500, Cola Hickethier, Todd Nutter, Dr. Paul A. Hauge, $500, Rebecca Pollock Polk Burnett, $750, Hannah Zahler Polk County Roundabouts, $50, Johanna Alling, Sadie Bengtson, Julia Larsen Randy Walker Memorial Scholarship, $500, Dennis McKinney Richard O. Klatt Scholarship, $500, Cailin Turner River Valley Physicians, $1,000, Jennifer Gorne SCRMC Health Care Scholarship, $1,000, Elizabeth Ebensperger, Rebecca Milligan Unity Student Council Spirit Scholarship, $400, Ashley Elfers, Erica Gurtner, Seth McKenzie. Terry Schmidt Memorial Scholarship, $2,500, Cailin Turner Unity Education Scholarship Foundation, $750, Sam Bengt-
son, Elizabeth Ebensperger, Ashley Elfers, Jennifer Gorne, Steph Kothlow, Amanda Kuske, Rebecca Pollock Unity Education Association $400, Seth McKenzie, Johanna Alling Unity Leos Club, $500, Julia Larsen Unity Lions Club, $500, Amanda Kuske Valedictorian – Academic Excellence, $9,000, Elizabeth Ebensperger VFW United Post No. 6856 Milltown, $500, Spencer Severson Ladies Auxiliary VFW United Post No. 6856 Milltown, $500, Cailin Turner Other awards/recognition Adolph Timm American Legion Post Citizenship Award, certificate, Seth McKenzie, Elizabeth Ebensperger Badger Girls State Representatives, Brittany Petznick, Laura Kruger NUE Outstanding Student, Cailin Turner