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Golden Age Manor sale blocked Special county board meeting Sept. 30 to look at next options PAGE 2

Final settlement of Taxdahl/Hoff suit announced

9 / 1 1 t r i b u te

$220,000 split between Taxdahl and attorney; all claims against Hoff and county dropped PAGE 3

Health referendum on for November election

Is spending $3,000 to hold referendum money well spent?

Supervisors weigh in PAGE 3

Crematorium plan approved Webster Village Board hears concerns; gives approval PAGE 4

Kids at the Frederic Elementary School showed their support of the United States by dressing up in red, white and blue from head to toe on Patriot Day, Sept. 11. Will Underwood had patriotism written all over his face. More photos in Currents section. - Photo by Brenda Sommerfeld

CUR RE NTS

Milltown residents tired of juveniles behavior

Repentant youngster appears before board, praised by trustees PAGE 7

Tr a ge d y a v er t e d on 9/ 11 Webster teacher Mindy Widiker saves student’s life

Luck’s new library/museum opens

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Frederic’s female kicker takes field

Mindy Widiker

by Sherill Summer WEBSTER - A potentially tragic story had a happy ending last Thursday, Sept. 11, at the Webster 5-12 school, when Mindy Widiker, a health and physical education teacher, saved the life of a fifth-grade student who was choking.

Widiker was on lunchroom duty when a student came up to her, telling her that someone was choking.

Acting as quickly as possible, Widiker rushed over and performed the Heimlich maneuver on the student, freeing up a piece of cheese that was lodged in his throat.

“It just happened so fast,” Widiker commented. “I really didn’t have time to think. Thankfully it turned out in a positive way.”

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A 19-year-old Shell Lake man was airlifted to Regions Hospital in St. Paul last Friday, Sept. 12, after the vehicle he was driving ran into the back end of a Chevy Tahoe on CTH M near the entrance to Krooked Kreek Golf Course at Osceola.

Kyle J. Vanderhoof was driving west on M when his Ford Escort station wagon slammed into the back of the Tahoe when the Tahoe’s driver, Liz Danielson, 47, Osceola, was turning left into the golf course parking lot. Danielson was only slightly injured. Traffic was diverted from the scene for approximately two hours.

The accident remains under investigation by the Polk County Sheriff’s Department.

Vanderhoof is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Vanderhoof of rural Shell Lake. - Photos courtesy Polk County Sheriff’s Dept.

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GAM sale blocked Special county board meeting to look at next options

by Gregg Westigard BALSAM LAKE – The sale of Golden Age Manor, the Polk County nursing home in Amery, has been blocked by a court of appeals ruling. The decision issued Tuesday, Sept. 16, overturns a judgment by Circuit Court Judge Eugene Harrington on March 26 upholding the sale. The county board will hold a special meeting Tuesday, Sept. 30, to act on the court’s decision and look at its next options.

The decision was based on a ruling that the land for GAM was donated to the county for the construction of a nursing home. The sale, by a government body, of donated land must be approved by a two-thirds vote. The county board, on Jan. 22, voted to sell GAM by a vote of 12 to 11, a simple majority.

The January county board action was appealed immediately by three parties, GAM board member Eugene Sollman, GAM employee Marion Posey, and GAM resident Anne Nykreim. They cited the donation issue, an argument that had been raised earlier by James Drabek, an interested county resident. Their point was that the seller of the property for the nursing home, Annie Sullivan, received far less than the land was worth when she sold it in 1957, and that she was making a donation. The county had argued that the deed for the property only stated that construction of a nursing home needed to be started within two years and that condition had been met.

The county now faces a number of issues that may be addressed at the Sept. 30 meeting. The $2.5 million sale price of the home included money to pay off a $1 million bond held by the county and money to cover the unbudgeted GAM deficit for 2007. The county must now look at how to cover that loss plus legal expenses relating to the sale of the property and to defending that sale. It may also need to reassess the GAM proposed budget for 2009 and how that budget fits into the 2009 Polk County budget now being prepared.

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W o ma n r e c o ve r i n g f o l l o w i n g c ar - b i c y c l e c o l l i si o n A 35-year-old Osceola woman suffered serious injuries when the bicycle she was riding was struck from behind by a car last Thursday, Sept. 11, at approximately 4:30 p.m. A Polk County Sheriff’s report states that Jennifer Lehman was riding her bike east on CTH M when a Pontiac Grand Prix driven by Janeen M. Benoy, 39, Baldwin, came up behind and attempted to pass. The report states that as Benoy pulled out to pass the bicyclist, the bicyclist moved left at the same time, and Benoy struck the left side of the bike. Lehman was taken to Regions Hospital in St. Paul by ambulance as weather did not allow for an air ambulance to be dispatched. She was wearing a helmet at the time of the accident but sustained several pelvic fractures with no surgery was required. Sheriff Tim Moore said that Lehman returned home from the hospital Tuesday and is faced with a fairly long recovery. Lehman is the wife of Osceola Police Officer Eric Lehman. - with information from Polk County Sheriff’s Dept.

Despite some very summerlike temperatures this week, the landscape is changing colors, reminding us that fall is just around the corner. - Photo by Gary King

Briefly SIREN - Anthony J. DiLoreto, 18, Minnetonka, Minn., appeared briefly at the Burnett County Courthouse with his attorney, Eric Nelson, on Friday, Sept. 12, for his initial court appearance. DiLoreto is charged with robbery of a financial institution and possession of a short barrel shotgun or rifle. He was the driver of the getaway car in a botched armed robbery of Bremer Bank in Danbury, Aug. 16. The juvenile that entered the bank was apprehended a short time later walking along Hwy. 77, west of Danbury. He has also appeared in juvenile court, but there is no information on his proceedings. DiLoreto waived formal reading of the charges against him and stated that he understood the charges. His next appearance will be the preliminary hearing that is scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 16.

••• ST. PAUL - Call it the ripple effect.

Hurricane damage throughout Texas, flooding in Illinois and damaging winds throughout Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio have caused a growing number of blood drives to be cancelled, according to the American Red Cross. Local blood donation opportunities have been scheduled at Frederic Thursday, Sept. 18, 1 to 7 p.m. and Friday, Sept. 19, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, and at Centuria Sept. 24 from noon to 6 p.m. at Fristad Lutheran Church. - from the Red Cross ••• MCALLEN, Texas - Attention, snowbirds. A Polk-Barron reunion will be held in McAllen, Texas, on Feb. 16 at 11 a.m. at Mr. Gettie’s. Further information may be obtained by e-mailing Elenore Kern at elliek@chibardun.net or calling 715-9862341. - with submitted information ••• CORRECTION: A story on an armed robbery at the St. Croix Falls Subway which appeared in last week’s Leader, incorrectly stated the time of the robbery as being 11 a.m. It was 11 p.m.

••• BALSAM LAKE The annual Alzheimer’s Association Memory Walk will be held Saturday, Sept. 20, at the D.D. Kennedy Mill Park. Registration is at 9 a.m. and the walk begins at 10 a.m. To start a team or walk as an individual contact Denise Olson at 715-268-9949. - with submitted information ••• CUSHING - The George W. Sornson farm near Cushing was recently honored at the 2008 Wisconsin State Fair for being a Century Farm. On Aug. 5, Wisconsin State Fair, Hillshire Farm recognized 99 Century Farm and Home families. More than 8,000 have been recognized since 1948. - with information from the Wisconsin State Fair ••• MINNEAPOLIS – Gov. Tim Pawlenty and Mayor R.T. Rybak Tuesday announced details of a Remembrance Garden which will serve as a memorial to the victims, survivors, family members and others whose lives were affected by the tragic collapse of the I-35W bridge on Aug. 1, 2007. The memorial will be located in Minneapolis’ Gold Medal Park, just west of the I-35W bridge. The park was a gathering place for many Minnesotans in the hours and days following the bridge collapse. The Remembrance Garden will include 13 upright metal I-beams surrounded by an 81-foot rock square. Within the square will be a 65-foot wide circle plaza surrounding a 13-foot wide black granite round table fountain. Thirteen stainless steel bands will emanate from the center of the fountain, each ending at the base of an individual I-beam. With the design and location of the memorial now determined, funding is required to make the Remembrance Garden a reality. Those interested in learning more about the I35W Bridge Remembrance Garden, viewing images of the design, or making a contribution can go visit the Web site: www.35WRemembranceGarden.org. An artist’s rendition of the memorial can be found on page 8. - wth information from the office of Mayor R.T. Rybak

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Final settlement in Taxdah/Hoff suit

$220,000 split between Taxdahl and attorney; all claims against Hoff and county dropped

by Gregg Westigard BALSAM LAKE – A final settlement of a lawsuit filed by Diane Taxdahl against Lois Hoff and Polk County has been reached. Taxdahl and her attorneys will receive a total of $219,972.

Taxdahl agrees to drop all claims and the county agrees to settle without admitting any guilt. A federal lawsuit filled by Taxdahl in July 2007 was terminated on Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008.

The settlement agreement and details of a June 17 closed session of the Polk County Board relating to the suit have just been obtained by the Leader in response to an open records request.

The settlement gives Taxdahl $109,972. That includes back pay for an unpaid leave of absence, which has been rescinded, from April 8 through Dec. 9, 2007, as well as a restoration of her vacation and sick leave balances.

She will also receive the difference in wages, from Dec. 10, 2007, through July 26, 2008, between her former position as deputy clerk of court and her

current position with the county. She retains her union seniority rights of almost 21 years to bump into a new position if she is laid off in the future.

Taxdahl waives all claims and charges against Hoff and the county relating to all issues arising from her employment with the county and her campaigns against Hoff for the office of clerk of court. She also agrees to dismiss her federal lawsuit.

The settlement is not an admission by the county and Hoff of any of the charges and liabilities but results from a desire of the parties to resolve the dispute. The county denies all allegations against it and denies that Taxdahl suffered any compensable damages.

Taxdahl acknowledges that statement.

In addition to the amount Taxdahl will receive, her attorneys will receive $110,000. The county’s insurance company will pay $120,000 of the total and the county will cover $99,972 of the costs.

County board closed session The Polk County Board authorized a settlement authority to its attorneys during a closed session on the case at its June 17 board meeting. A closedsession resolution adopted by the board, and now made public, states

that the county wishes to pursue settlement of the issue for reasons of fiscal and operational concerns. It authorized a settlement, not to exceed $100,000 in county funds, to be paid from the contingency fund. The resolution was adopted by unanimous voice vote.

End of a long story!

The settlement brings a long story to an end. The story started in 2004 when clerk of court Mel Madsen announced that he would not seek re-election to his office. Two employees in his office, Lois Hoff and Diane Taxdahl, ran for the open position. Hoff was elected to a two-year term. The two faced each other again in the 2006 election where Hoff was re-elected, this time to a fouryear term. Taxdahl continued to work in the clerk of court office until she transferred to another county job in December 2007. During part of that time, from April 2007, Taxdahl was on a leave of absence. On July 30, 2007, Taxdahl filed a suit against Hoff and Polk County in federal court, charging a number of grievances. As part of the settlement agreement, Taxdahl is dismissing all the charges.

Health care referendum on for November election

by Mary Stirrat BALSAM LAKE — Polk County voters should be allowed their say, even if it costs a little bit of money.

That was the gist of a 13-10 vote at Tuesday’s meeting of the Polk County Board of Supervisors.

The vote upheld an August decision by the board to hold an advisory referendum on health care reform legislation at the Nov. 4 election.

The board on Tuesday night, Sept.

16, considered a resolution that would have rescinded the decision to hold an advisory referendum. Instead, the board would send a statement to state legislators indicating support for health care reform.

The reasoning for the proposed switch was to save the $3,000-plus it would cost to hold the referendum.

“If it’s just a resolution (from the board),” commented supervisor Diane Stoneking in opposition to the idea, “no offense to us, but it doesn’t mean very much.” Holding a referendum and allowing all the people of the county to have a say would send a stronger message, she reasoned.

“We’re talking about pennies to send the message,” she said, referring to the cost per resident for the referendum.

Health care, said supervisor Kathy Kienholz, is an issue close to the top of people’s lists of priorities. “A referendum carries a lot more weight,” she said.

Another problem with issuing a statement from the board, said chairman Bryan Beseler, is that it might not accurately reflect what the voters of Polk County want.

The referendum, said supervisor Keith Rediske, allows people to have a say but does not determine a solution.

“It’s not at all prescriptive,” he said.

The $3,000 cost for the referendum is not in the budget, said county clerk Cathy Albrecht, and the money would need to come from the contingency fund. Supervisor Joan Peterson felt the referendum should not be held, saving the $3,000, because people can contact their legislators to express their views.

The 13-10 vote allows the referendum vote to move forward. The question on the ballot will read, “Shall the next Wisconsin state Legislature enact health care reform legislation by December 31, 2009, that guarantees health care coverage to every Wisconsin resident?”

Beseler called for a ballot vote rather than a roll call vote. Voting to move forward with the November referendum vote were supervisors Bob Dueholm, Dean Johansen, Kienholz, Rediske, Ken Sample, Pat Messicci, Russ Arcand, Mick Larsen, Jay Luke, Diane Stoneking, Larry Jepsen, Gary Bergstrom, and chairman Beseler.

Supervisors voting to send a statement from the board rather than hold the referendum vote were Peterson, Patricia Schmidt, Herschel Brown, Marvin Caspersen, Jim Edgell, Brian Masters, Kim O’Connell, Neil Johnson, Art Gamache and Gerald Newville.

Agreement with tribe, Burnett County To save money and to better disseminate information regarding services available to the elderly and disabled, Polk County will be joining Burnett County and the St. Croix Tribe to create and operate an Aging and Disabilities Resources Center.

The state of Wisconsin is recommending that counties with smaller populations band together to improve efficiency, consistency, and quality of services, and is providing a $40,000 bonus each to Burnett County and the tribe if they enter into a joint ADRC. This move will allow the group to move forward with establishing a managed care organization, which it hopes to have operational by April 2009.

The long-term goal is to reduce demand for public funding of longterm care options such as nursing homes by having a centralized location for coordinating information on other community resources.

The only cost to Polk County will be the shift of one elder benefit specialist worker to the new agency. Salary for the position is $28,000 in state funding and $30,000 from county tax dollars.

According to Rich Kammerud, director of Polk County Human Services, the board of the ADRC will consist of 12 people. Three will be from Polk County, two from Burnett, one from the St. Croix Chippewa, and six citizens who are consumers of the ADRC services. He said that it is unknown at this time where the agency will be located, but Polk County will be the fiscal agent.

Other business • The board approved a request from Dan Douglass of the town of Balsam Lake to rezone a portion of land from wetland to general purpose, allowing him to remove a road and fill a 40-x15-foot area of wetland for possible future development.

• A change in the memorandum of agreement between the county and state for the Amery to Dresser Trail was amended to indicate that no county tax dollars would be spent on the trail.

• The board approved charging a flat fee rather than a per-page fee for recording real estate transactions and documents. It is estimated that the change will bring in an additional $95,000 in recording fees.

• The board voted to submit an application for an aquatic invasive species control grant from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. The county will fund $22,488, or 25 percent, of the project and the grant will fund the remaining 75 percent.

• A resolution to stop paying per diems to the county’s renewable energy ad hoc committee failed. The resolution was submitted as an effort to save county dollars. “I’m concerned about the message it sends about how we value that committee,” said supervisor Messicci. Per diems for the committee have amounted to $1,733 so far.

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Village approves conditional use permit for crematory

Tentatively ready for use by Dec. 1

by Sherill Summer WEBSTER – The Swedberg-Taylor Funeral Home in Webster will be building an addition later this fall, now that the village board has granted owner Pat Taylor a conditional use permit to install a crematory.

A condition was added that the crematory must be inspected annually.

Taylor answered questions from both village trustees and concerned residents at the village hall on Wednesday, Sept.

10. He assured them there would be no smoke or odor from the crematory. The unit will be placed in an addition behind the funeral home, and from the exterior, it will look like a garage with a chimney.

Prior to the meeting, the village trustees went to Superior to look at a crematory that was similar to the one Taylor plans to install, and they too, said that there was no smoke or odor coming from the crematory, just heat vapors rising from a wide chimney.

The village president added that there was no indication that it was there from the outside and that the interior room housing the unit was very clean and not at all dusty.

Speaking on behalf of her mother, Eldora Brown, Renelle Sears – a neighbor to the funeral home – voiced some concerns. She said you can’t see chemicals, and that heat vapors are still chemicals, and potentially dangerous chemicals that could affect the environment.

Although Sears readily admits that there is no consensus among the scientific community on the health risks posed by chemicals emitted from crematories, she was able find reputable

Lisa Johnson of Restorative Justice highlighted benefits Restorative Justice programs bring to the community.

Pat Taylor, owner of SwedbergTaylor Funeral Home, appeared before the village board and many residents to talk about the crematory he would like to place in the funeral home in Webster. studies pointing out the dangers of methyl mercury. Mercury is a component of amalgam, used as dental fillings.

When the fillings are burned, the mercury turns to vapor and enters the environment and is absorbed, forming methyl mercury. One pound, approximately two tablespoons, of this substance is enough to contaminate two million pounds of fish, according to statistics Sears presented to the board.

Earlier, Taylor presented different statistics on the dangers of mercury emissions from crematories, published by the EPA, which recommends no regulations for emissions from crematories.

Taylor pointed out that he, too, is a resident of Webster and is concerned about the environment, and he is willing to follow all regulations on crematories as they develop.

Taylor also spoke about the growth of cremation and the added inconvenience to families by not having a crematory nearby, stating “Whether we like it or not, cremation is here to stay.”

Prior to approving the permit, the village trustees asked Brown and others in the audience if they were reassured with what they heard about the crematory. All were, and with that, the board approved the permit.

Restorative Justice Lisa Johnson, director of the Restorative Justice program in Burnett County, made a presentation to the board highlighting the benefits the program brings to the village and the coun-

The village board had numerous residents sitting in as Pat Taylor sought a conditional use permit to place a crematory in the village of Webster. ty as a whole.

The community service program, in particular, has been beneficial to the village, as it is a frequent user of the service. Johnson points out that other services that may not be as visible also make a difference. Finally, Johnson informed the board that Restorative Justice is a nonprofit organization, doesn’t receive county funds and is always looking for support from the community. Without support, all of the services may not continue, she noted.

Sewer rate increase The board has tentatively agreed to increase the sewer rates after auditors recommended the village increase its sewer fund. The board decided to raise the usage rate by 3 percent for three years, beginning in 2009. The base rate would remain the same. Currently the rate is $1.59 per 1,000 gallons. The first increase would bump the cost to $1.64 per thousand. After the final increase in 2011, the rate would be $1.74 per thousand gallons.

A referendum is needed to change the rate, and this referendum will be on the agenda next month.

Smith Pines The Smith Pines development will again be on the market as the village entered a contract with Masterjohn Realty, and the covenants for the development were changed slightly by reducing the required square footage of any development and rewording the ban on junk vehicles to a ban on unlicensed vehicles.

Renelle Sears (right), speaking on behalf of her mother, Eldora Brown (left), raised some concerns about the crematorium’s affect on Webster.

Community center stove A used electric stove was purchased for the community center for $1,000 and $750 was approved for the electrical work needed to install the stove.

In other action • Some changes to the ordinance against loitering that are recommended by village police Officer Bridget Getts, were considered. The idea was tabled.

• About 7-1/2 blocks of village streets will be resurfaced yet this year. The project will cost $97,430.

• Motion carried allowing village employees to enter the Wisconsin Deferred Compensation Plan.

• A bid for a computer and technical support from Northern Computer Tech was approved.

• A bid for a plow hitch and hydraulic tank was approved for $9,555.

First Baptist Church in Webster hires full-time youth pastor

by Sherill Summer WEBSTER – Jerry Scheumann has been the parttime youth pastor at First Baptist Church in Webster this summer, and, despite the short summer, has managed to organize two canoe trips, three game nights, a

This sign, created by those Jerry Scheumann has already touched, says it all.

youth rally and much more, with the church’s youth.

Despite the recreational bent of Scheumann’s activities, he claims that he is not a “glorified baby sitter.”

Instead, he is building relationships with the area’s youth, and his work did not go unnoticed.

Pastor Merrill Olson liked what he saw and considered Scheumann an excellent youth leader and, with the congregation’s blessing, offered a permanent, fulltime position to him.

After some soul searching and prayer, Scheumann decided to postpone finishing seminary school so that he can stay in Webster and build on his summer’s work.

Besides leading the praise portion of the worship service and leading the youth Bible study/S.I.G.N. program, Scheumann meets individually with three or four youths who are excited to learn more about Christ at least once a week, and he would like to expand this network. Another goal in his ministry is to help youth feel connected with the adults in the church so that they can tap into the life experiences and wisdom that come with age.

Naturally, there will be additional canoe trips, game nights and youth rallies to organize as well.

Jerry Scheumann will remain at First Baptist Church in Webster, now a fulltime youth pastor.

For more information about the S.I.G.N. program and other youth activities, contact First Baptist Church at 715-866-4111.

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Lakeshore rentals cause controversy County board hears both sides, changes regulations

by Mary Stirrat BALSAM LAKE — Last month’s 1310 vote by the Polk County Board of Supervisors to define and regulate tourist rooming houses was revisited Tuesday night, and after more than an hour of public comments and further discussion by the board, changes were made that provide for smaller setbacks and a tighter definition.

Regulations for tourist rooming houses were added to the Polk County Shoreland Ordinance earlier this year.

They are defined in the ordinance as any lodging place, including cabins and cottages but not including hotels, motels, bed and breakfasts, or private boarding houses, that offer sleeping accommodations for pay. In general, they refer to homes, particularly lake homes, which are rented out by the week. There are an estimated 200 such units in Polk County.

The 13-10 vote in August limited the number of guests allowed at a tourist rooming house to two per bedroom plus two, up to a maximum of eight people. At the same time, an attempt to reduce the setback between a TRH and a neighboring residence from 100 feet to 50 feet was struck down.

This month, the definition was further narrowed down to indicate that a tourist rooming house is a single-family unit, and the setback was reduced to either 10, 15, or 25 feet, depending on the classification of the lake on which it is located. The setbacks are consistent with those of a single-family dwelling.

There are about 200 tourist rooming houses in Polk County. Until recently, they went relatively unnoticed, but the

Sue Mathews, director of the Polk County Information Center, told the board that the trend has been more requests for lake-home rentals.

There are fewer resorts now, she pointed out, creating a higher demand for tourist rooming houses.

Sara McCurdy and environmental health specialist Brian Hobbs outlined the new permit process for TRH. In order to rent as a TRH, said McCurdy, a conditional use permit must be obtained from the county. Cost for the permit is $350, plus $500 for a required public hearing, she said. If setbacks cannot be met and a variance is needed, another $500 is required to hold a public hearing for the variance.

“The setbacks are the guts of this matter,” she said. Obtaining a variance is unlikely, she added, because the petitioner would need to prove hardship.

She indicated that the state does not consider financial hardship.

Hobbs told the board that he will be responsible for inspecting and licensing TRH, with a one-time $150 fee and an additional annual fee of $143. He said that 42 have already been licensed.

Board discussion A motion to return the ordinance to the land information committee for further consideration was defeated on a 203 vote. “We’ve already hashed it out,” said committee member Pat Messicci, Polk County Land Information Director Sara McCurdy explains the history “and we brought back our recommenof regulating resorts and tourist rooming houses in the county. – Photos by dations for dealing with these conMary Stirrat cerns.”

Supervisor Ken Sample introduced Internet has brought them more into the and several indicated that they use a amendments to the ordinance that limelight. strict screening process to select those who will occupy their home. Some would add to the definition that tourist For larger setbacks made note of the fact that the neighbors rooming houses are single-family Among the two dozen or so people appreciate the renters, either by making dwellings and put the setback at 10, 15 who spoke to the board Tuesday night friends with them or by having a job or 25 feet.

In discussing the smaller setbacks were some who were opposed to any cleaning the cabin. setback less than 100 feet. Among the One said that she wasn’t notified with regard to noise issues, Sample said, reasons given for their opposition were when changes to the ordinance were “It’s not an issue of distance, in my noise, trespassing and protection of pending, adding that the “vast majori- mind. It’s an issue of behavior.”

Opposed to the amendments was property values. ty” of lakeshore owners in Polk County One member of the audience with are nonresidents. “It doesn’t seem the supervisor Art Gamache, who said that property on Balsam Lake said that lake impact on the property owners was con- the ordinance would basically allow a business in a residential area. homes are being constructed in a way sidered as it should be,” she said.

“People are buying property that is that increases property values and Others made the point that the issue therefore benefits the entire county due isn’t just tourist rooming houses but the zoned residential,” he said. “We try to to increased tax revenue. Tourist room- behavior of individual people. Year- separate businesses from residences. ing houses, he said, reduce property round residents on the lakes sometimes These lakes were built up over the years values and compromise licensed busi- cause the same problems as vacationers. not as businesses. They were built up as nesses, like bed and breakfasts and “There is no evidence or study that residences or cottages.”

Gamache also warned that, while motels. renter noise is any greater than owner many people are struggling financially, Another person in close proximity to noise,” said one individual. a TRH said that property owners form a Several of the TRH owners said that there are some that aren’t. The ordicommunity with a common bond, but they rent their home out several weeks nance would allow someone with the bringing temporary renters into the mix during the summer to help make ends means to purchase a lot of lakeshore removes the “civil regard” for each meet. Taxes are increasing, they said, property and turn the residences into other. The renters are paying for their and the rental income pays some of the tourist rooming houses.

“One of the issues is equal access to stay and intend to get all the enjoyment bills. all,” commented supervisor Keith out of it that they can, squeezing too In response, one of those who are Rediske.

“Polk County isn’t just resimany people into the cabin and on a opposed to more lenient restrictions pontoon boat. said, “If you can’t afford to purchase, dential. It’s for people who visit here.

It’s for people who are seasonal. It’s for “The appeal of lakes is high,” said yet don’t buy it.” another audience member. Many canThe two sides had differing ideas on all people.”

The changes proposed by Sample not afford to buy, so renting is a good the economic impact of the units. Some alternative. But, he said, it also raises said that the guests spend money at the were approved by a vote of 17-6. In were supervisors Robert safety concerns, adding that renters do local grocery stores shops, and gas sta- favor Dueholm, Joan Peterson, Dean not always manage garbage, practice tions, while others said that they come Johansen, Herschel Brown, Kathy water safety or properly handle camp in carrying grocery bags from Cub fires like the property owner would. Foods, which is not a local store. One Kienholz, Keith Rediske, Brian Masters, Disregard for these matters, as well as said she rented her home to someone Sample, Messicci, Russ Arcand, Mick disregard for property lines, he said, who was holding their wedding at Larsen, Jay Luke, Diane Stoneking, will lead to increasing need for law Paradise Supper Club by Balsam Lake. Larry Jepsen, Kim O’Connell, Gary enforcement, which in turn will mean The 150-guest wedding, she said, Bergstrand and Jerry Newville.

Opposed were Patricia Schmidt, higher taxes. brought $20,000 to Paradise.

Marvin Caspersen, Jim Edgell, Neil Johnson, Gamache and board Chairman For smaller setbacks Permits A number of TRH owners were also As the board began discussion on the Bryan Beseler. among those who spoke to the board, ordinance, land information director

Milltown skate park on hold until spring

by Mary Stirrat MILLTOWN — Hopes of pouring concrete yet this fall at Milltown’s future skate park came to an end Monday night, Sept. 15, when the board accepted neither of the two bids received for the project.

Trustee Ben Wheeler, who is heading up the skateboard project, opened bids from Jim Ince Masonry, Almena, and Concrete Concepts and Designs, Osceola, for two different park plans.

The bids were very different from each

other, leading the board to seek additional information.

Getting the additional information, however, will take some time. Since the concrete needs to be poured before the weather gets too much colder, the board agreed to wait until spring to pursue the project, acknowledging that costs will most likely be higher then.

“Spending this kind of money,” said Wheeler, “we want to know what we’re jumping into.”

“We want to make sure we have it

done right,” agreed trustee Paul Brooks.

Other business • The board voted to accept a bid of $1.45 per pound of sealant to crack seal Industrial Avenue. A total of $3,500 pounds will be needed, at a cost of just under $5,000, to complete the half-mile road • Considering a request from residents on Stokley Road, the board voted to check on the cost of installing and operating a streetlight at the corner of

Stokley and Plover Street.

• Estimated cost to reroof the leaking community center roof came in at $9,500, not including labor, reported village President LuAnn White. It was agreed that the community club and the American Legion, who use the building, will be asked to help with the cost. It was also discussed that the rooftop air conditioning units should be removed in the process.

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Frederic Schools awarded $13,000 fresh food grant District’s annual meeting is Monday

by Gary King FREDERIC - Food service director Judy Shafer presented a report to school board members Monday evening informing them the school district has received a $13,610 grant from the Department of Public Instruction for fresh fruits and vegetables in the K-6 school.

Shafer applied for the grant before school was out last spring and said Frederic was one of only 25 schools statewide to receive the grant.

“The teachers are all really excited about this,” Shafer noted. “I am working on ways to spend it already. We think we may use some of the money to purchase apple trees. Also, I might come up with a snack menu for the teachers to follow, since so many of them are interested in having snacks.”

Shafer’s news was one of several topics discussed at Monday’s meeting, according to Superintendent Jerry Tischer, who said the school board approved administrative contracts for principals, district office staff, food service personnel and community ed and addressed issues of the need for creating a bus garage out of the red building near the pool, enrollment numbers as well as hearing administrative reports.

Tischer also noted the district’s annu-

al meeting and budget hearing, with opportunity for citizens to ask questions about the proposed 2008-09 school budget, will be held Monday, Sept. 22, beginning at 6:30 p.m. in the high school commons area. (See separate story).

Enrollment drop Frederic’s overall enrollment numbers have dropped by a projected 45 students from last year, according to Tischer, representing an approximately 8-percent decline, one of the steepest yearly declines the district has experienced in recent years. The district will receive sparsity aid from the state which softens any dramatic drop in aid due to a loss of students, Tischer noted. The state also determines enrollment on a three-year average. The official student census count has yet to be taken, and is set for the third Friday in September.

Bus garage Tischer noted the school board has discussed ways to lengthen the life span of its buses, and storing buses inside is one goal on the school board’s list.

Head custodian Warren Peterson said he located the blueprints of the red building next to the elementary school, which has been used for some bus storage, tech ed classes and temporarily for kindergarten classes in the past, and investigated the possibility of taking out the middle wall for the purpose of more bus storage.

Peterson noted that he consulted with Scott Holmberg of Durand Builders who said the wall is a load-bearing wall and some architectural and/or engineering studies would need to be done in order to take out the middle wall.

Holmberg also advised that a renovation could make other upgrades necessary, such as increasing snow load rating.

“I believe we will have to talk to an architect if we decide to pursue this further,” Holmberg noted.

Elementary Principal Kelly Steen, in her report, noted that if all busses could be housed in the garage, routes could be run from the elementary and that could help save on fuel. It would also be good to have all the busses at the school “in case something comes up,” she noted.

Principal’s report High school Principal Ray Draxler reported on several issues, including a proposed music trip, homecoming week, foreign exchange students, contracts and ACT scores.

Draxler noted that music teachers Greg Heine and Patty Burns will present a report to the school board in October concerning a possible spring trip to Florida. Draxler said he would discuss in closed session some concerns he had regarding personnel and how it relates to the trip.

Draxler noted that Burns will be out on medical leave for much of September

and October and noted the district has hired Jordan Swiontek, a native of Osceola and graduate of Southwest Minnesota State, to fill in for Burns.

The district will have three foreign exchange students this year, Draxler noted. Alex is from China, saying with the Richter family, and Manuel is staying with Don and Raelynn Johnson.

The district is anticipating a second student with the Richter family, a boy from Germany, scheduled to arrive later this week.

Draxler said he feels good about the new teachers hired by the district his year. “They appear to be good assets for the school district,” he told the board.

Energy savings Tischer noted that high school custodian Steve Tometz, asked him about planting a windbreak around the school. A DNR forester will be here next week for an initial review of the proposal.

Peterson, in his report, noted his department is also looking into the reduction of energy costs. Geothermal heating/cooling, he noted, utilizes the Earth’s constant temperature at a given depth to extract heat in the winter and cool in the summer.

“We have plenty of open area around our schools to bury piping, and with new and better technology coming out this may become a viable opportunity,” he noted.

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Milltown residents tired of juveniles behavior

by Mary Stirrat MILLTOWN — A repentant Milltown youngster was a bright shining star at the Monday, Sept. 15, meeting of the Milltown Village Board, setting an example for other area youth who are causing trouble in the community.

The boy, accompanied by his dad, came to the board to offer an apology for vandalism committed at a building by the ballpark.

“I’m sorry for breaking the windows in the pump house,” the tearful boy told the board.

His father added his apologies, saying he would be willing to help pay for new windows and would help install them.

Village President LuAnn White directed him to Les Sloper, who will be handling the repairs.

White also said that the youth will be completing some community service hours to make up for the damage.

Board members told the boy they appreciated his courage in admitting his wrong, and advised him to, in the future, leave the scene when his friends were doing something they shouldn’t.

“You’re a good little guy,” said White, “and you don’t deserve trouble.”

Marilyn Peterson, who was in attendance to discuss problems she and others have been having with juveniles, also applauded the boy.

“I wish there would be more who would come in and admit wrong,” she said.

Peterson, along with Lois and Henry Nick, spoke to the board about the underage drinking, speeding, theft, disrespect and other issues with the local youth.

Lois Nick asked for more police coverage in her area of town, saying that children were in danger because of the way some of the youth are driving.

“We’ve got a lot of problems over there,” she said.

“It’s a problem, we’re aware of it, and we’re doing everything we can to enforce it,” said police Chief Andy Anderson. “This isn’t exclusively happening to us. It’s all over.”

He said that, unlike when he was a

Young vandals recently broke the windows at the pump house near the ballfield in Milltown. One of the juveniles came to the Sept. 15 meeting of the village board to make apologies for the damage. – Photo by Mary Stirrat youth, kids who have been caught in wrongdoing will no longer admit to it.

“We find them telling us flat-out lies,” he said. He gave an example of underage drinkers providing officers with false information about how they obtained the alcohol, causing the investigation to be prolonged while the police sought the correct information.

He added that lying to a police officer can be cited as obstructing an officer.

Several board members said that, as children, this would have earned them worse consequences than the original wrong actions.

According to Anderson and White, the problem often goes back to the parents, who defend their underage children when confronted with their wrong behavior.

“Not only do the children lie,” said White, “the parents lie to stick up for them. When the parents won’t be honest, it’s pretty hard for the kids to be honest.”

In contrast, noted trustee Dawn Ferguson, the village needs more parents like the father of the boy who came to apologize for breaking the pump house windows. “What great followthrough for the parents,” she said of

that particular situation.

Peterson bought up the fact that the juveniles have called her names and refuse to move off the street when she drives by. Until now, she said, she has not been willing to speak against them, but now feels things have gone too far.

Carol Pool of Unity Ambulance Service added that they do not even move off for the ambulance.

These safety issues brought Bob Nasvik to the meeting. He acknowledged that as youngsters, most people have made some bad judgment calls

that have, or could have, caused serious injury.

“I’m here more as a point of prevention,” he said. “I don’t want anyone injured.”

The board discussed the possibility of forming a citizen’s watch in Milltown.

This has been said to be very effective in Centuria, noted Peterson.

In addition, Anderson said that the police department is becoming more aggressive in issuing curfew violation citations and following up on youth who are not in school during school hours. He said that some of the youth causing trouble are suspended from school, going to school part time, or are home-schooled.

“We just go out there every day and try to win,” he said. “A lot of the problem is that we don’t hear about it until two or three days later. The biggest help you can give us is to call when you see something.”

The police department, added White, will do what it can to respond to specific issues as they occur.

“It doesn’t mean you guys are doing a bad job,” she said to Anderson. “I just means we’ve got some pretty cagey kids.”

“I’d appreciate what you guys can do,” said Peterson.

Woman faces felony theft charge POLK COUNTY - A 31-year-old Hudson woman faces a felony theft charge after being accused by her employer, Core Products of Osceola, of diverting two company checks, one for $9,000 and one for $8,550, to her personal account.

Rebecca Ann Denn admitted to making two fraudulent wire transfers. The $9,000 transaction was stopped before it was deposited but the $8,550 transaction had posted on Aug. 20, according

to a Polk County Sheriff’s report.

In a noncustodial interview, Denn said she had made the transactions and knew it was a crime to do so. She was arrested Sept. 11 and transported to the Polk County Jail. Authorities found several debit cards in Denn’s possession which matched the account numbers where the fraudulent transactions were deposited. - with information from Polk County Sheriff’s Dept.

Motorcycle season winds down

The season for motorocycle riders is winding down with fall approaching. This summer has seen an increase in the number of motorcycle accidents, particularly those involving deer-motorcycle collisions. Polk County has recorded one motorcycle-deer crash fatality and several serious motorcycle accidents involving the airlifting of drivers to Twin Cities hospitals. - Photo by Gary King

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Solar. Geothermal. Wind power. It’s exciting to hear these terms in the context of local news and not just the buzz on the national level.

Frederic’s school board took a giant leap awhile ago with rewiring of its lighting throughout the school, saving thousands of dollars each year.

Now it’s talking geothermal energy and windbreaks. And cutting down on the miles traveled on daily bus routes.

From high tech to grounded logic. It’s a nice mix.

The design of the St. Croix Falls High School was a bit ahead of its time several years ago when it incorporated solar into its design with large windows using the sun’s free energy to help heat the building in the winter months.

Two families near Frederic put their silos to work supporting wind turbines this summer. When the wind blows, their electric bill goes down - and if it blows constant, they can actually sell the electricity they produce back to the electric company.

At Osceola recently, Aveda founder Horst Rechelbacher went public with his plans to construct three 155-foot wind energy conversion towers on his property in Osceola, another step in his quest to become energy efficient, according to osceolasun.com.

The village OK’d the towers and because its zoning laws don’t fall under Polk County’s, the towers can exceed the 75-foot limit imposed by the county on any wind energy systems within two miles of the St. Croix River. But the project won’t affect the “viewshed” from the river. It will create a “scenic intrusion,” for others, one village council member noted.

And compromises will become more of an issue as new technology evolves.

But the issue of scenic intrusion in itself is also exciting if you view it as part of the overall challenge.

And who says you can’t learn to see a wind turbine as a work of art?

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We are getting better at remembering. Honoring.

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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

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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

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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

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If you have visited or seen photos of the recently completed Sept. 11 Memorial at the Pentagon - in honor of those who lost their lives in one of three history-making plane crashes that day - you know that the 184 benchlike structures - each dedicated to a victim - is abstract, yet clear in its powerful tribute.

Underscoring its power is the fact the memorial is built in the path of Flight 77 which plowed into the west wall of the Pentagon.

Temporary tributes have been established at the site where United Flight 93 crashed after passengers stormed the cockpit in an attempt to wrestle away control of the plane from its hijackers. The National Park Service is still buying land for a 2,200-acre permanent memorial to the 40 crewmembers and passengers.

And at Ground Zero, it may be 2011 before a planned memorial is constructed where the Twin Towers once stood.

In Minneapolis this week, they are talking about the new I-35 bridge - and about the memorial to those who lost their lives when the old bridge collapsed just over a year ago.

We all remember the days on which those tragedies took place - and our memories were shaped by national media coverage.

But helping to bring the reality home are local connections.

One of the benches at the Pentagon Sept. 11 memorial has the name LTC Dean Mattson engraved on it. Mattson, a Luck graduate, was at his desk at the Pentagon on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001.

The design of the I-35 And, as told several times here, one of the men bridge memorial. - special who stormed the cockpit on Flight 93, Tom photo Burnett Jr., had been in Siren and Frederic two days prior to Sept. 11, he and his father preparing for hunting season at their cabin.

Two Frederic graduates, Jim McDonough and Kristina Moats, helped victims of the I-35 bridge collapse in their roles as EMS personnel for Twin Cities hospitals. A troubled Shell Lake couple, on their way to a Twin Cities hospital to visit their daughter, were spilled into the Mississippi River when the bridge collapsed.

There were 13 who lost their lives and 145 who were injured. And Frederic native Margaret McAbee, who oversees a bridge victims support group called Survivor Resources, has shown utmost respect and patience in her line of work. An advocate for victims of crime and tragedy, her own story is one to inspire. As she worked with bridge survivors to help design the memorial, she noted it was important the memorial be near the new brige, near the river, but not on it. That would have been too painful, she noted in a recent newspaper article.

Local connections with these and other national memorials and news events remind us in a good way how important it is that we support each other as we remember and honor sacrifices everywhere. We can’t help but be proud of some of our homegrown and adopted citizens - and in these instances inspired.

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Not the answer The U.S. has 2.2 percent of the world’s known reserves – we use 7.5 billion barrels a year. Pumping all of the oil from ANWR would give us 10.4 billion barrels. Placing walls of oil wells on every beach of our coasts and pulling up all of that oil would supply us for another two years. Bush’s energy commission has reported that this amount of oil would have an insignificant effect on gas prices.

Even if additional offshore drilling were to be authorized yet this year, it would take 20 years to flow into the market. ANWR oil wouldn’t be seen until 2018.

Exxon and others are global companies that sell on the open market to the highest bidder. The big new oil buyers are China and India. Oil pumped from our public land could very well go elsewhere.

There is no guarantee that the offshore leases would not be won by a forA 1997 agreement eign country. between the U.S. and China allows Chinese companies to bid on mineral leases on the U.S. continental shelf.

They could drill, ship the crude to China, and then sell it back to us! A mandate from Congress reserving the oil for domestic use has been opposed

by Sen. McCain.

Why don’t the oil companies drill on the 68 million acres of federal property they already hold and are sitting on?

Big oil (Exxon Mobil, Chevron Texaco, Conoco Phillips, BP and Shell) don’t really want more crude coming to market. They want the ANWR and offshore leases to lock up and stockpile the oil, but they want to keep supplies tight to extend the life of their exorbitant profits. Exxon Mobil’s profit was 32 percent last year. While it spent $4.3 billion in exploration and refining, it spent $40 billion buying back its own stock.

Four times this summer, the Senate oil bloc (with McCain’s support) voted to deny $18 billion in tax credits for renewable-energy entrepreneurs.

Let’s not go along with the oildrenched leaders. Get behind national, state, and local policies that embrace and invest in green technologies. Take back America!

Kathy Videen Eureka Township

First things first The McCain-Palin slogan is: “Country First.” I agree. Country is right there at the top, but first things first.

When our country first formed, the founders demonstrated their first preference for Christianity. George Washington: “You do well to learn our arts and ways of life, and above all, the religion of Jesus Christ…Congress will do everything they can to assist you in this wise intention.” Benjamin Franklin: “History will also afford frequent opportunities of showing the necessity of a public religion…and the excellency of the Christian religion above all others, ancient or modern.” John Q. Adams: “The principles on which the fathers achieved independence were…(those) of Christianity.” John Witherspoon, signer of the Declaration: “The Christian religion is superior to all others.” Noah Webster: “The Christian religion, in its purity, is the basis, or rather the source, of all genuine freedom in government…and I am persuaded that no civil government of a republican form can exist and be durable in which the principles of that religion have no controlling influence.”

“All the miseries and evils which men suffer from vice, crime, ambition, injustice, oppression, slavery and war, proceed from their despising or neglecting

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the precepts contained in the Bible.”

Who! There are tons of other quotes.

An early house judiciary committee affirmed the intent of the founders: “Christianity was the religion of the founders of the republic, and they expected it to remain the religion of their descendents.”

Argue if you will, but there is no doubt that it was Christianity first, when our country first formed. The founders did respect other religion, but the form of government and the founding documents entrusted to us by them were based on Christianity: The First Amendment was meant to protect, first and foremost, the Christian religion and its influence on the county. The individual had the right and freedom to profess and practice the religion or denomination desired. There would be no established state church. However, Christian principles would be paramount for the nation, such as: accountability to a creator, the God-given value of life, marriage, family, godly morals, Ten Commandments and many other easily understood truths as taught in the Bible.

The founders believed our country would answer to God for these.

Now, it is quite obvious that elite liberals despise our country’s foundation.

They cry, “separation of church and state.” Go ahead. Be religious, even Christian. But if you profess and practice Biblical Christianity, you are no longer mainstream, but a right wing, dreaded conservative. You will not be tolerated, but attacked.

Take vice president candidate Sarah Palin, for example. She is slammed for her Christian views on issues such as life beginning at conception, abortion, standing up for real marriage – not for gay marriage, traditional family, allowing the teaching creation in schools and more. As a woman, she does not fit the mold of liberal feminists. Why do Hollywood and the media try to smear her? Why do they go overboard for, and give tons of money to liberal candidates? Why? It is not just over the war in Iraq; not just over environmental and economic issues. Why? Because first and foremost, they despise Biblical Christianity and its views. For them, its liberalism first, change first or environment, economics, education first, or some other first.

There is a great divide in our country.

There are those who put Christian values first, and those who have no problem with pagan views. Why do Biblebased Christians tend to vote for one particular party? Well, take a look at the two-party platforms on the issues. Why do many in Minnesota and Wisconsin vote for candidates with liberal views?

Well, take a look at their individual beliefs, and the churches they may be affiliated with, many quite liberal. Quite a few churches and pastors no longer teach the truths of Christianity. They either remain silent or promote unscriptural views. I challenge pastors and people in Polk and Burnett counties to examine what they believe and teach.

If the ways, apart from Christianity, are so much better, then why isn’t the country better? Want real change? Here is where change begins…return to our first foundation. Pray that God would give us courage to speak up for our country’s Christian heritage. I encourage fellow citizens to vote for those who hold to the founding values of our country.

Yes, country and Christianity first.

God will bless America!

Pastor Mark K. Schoen, Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church St. Croix Falls

Big faulty brother

I’m a writer collaborating with two others on a performance piece, a political satire inspired by our less-than-adequate choices in the upcoming election.

I get to play the far left character who wants to shut down the Department of Defense and use its budget for education and health care, close all Army bases, declare religion illegal and so on, ideas spanning the spectrum from the obvious to the ridiculous. It’s called satire, or humor.

When I attempted to e-mail my part to the others, the “server” (what a name for it, who’s really serving who here?) of two e-mail addresses kicked back the message, wouldn’t let it be received, labeled it “suspect.” Political satire is not suspect. It is political satire. It is free speech. It is democracy in action.

John McCain and Barack Obama seem to think that the government, in league with the telecommunications corporations, should control what we say to each other in our e-mails.

Even the most right wing fanatic out there doesn’t wish to be spied upon, but big faulty brother is watching you, too.

Kelly Green Frederic

Community organizers In most communities, “community organizers” build the libraries, swimming pools, historical societies, man the food shelves and do tremendous good.

Community organizing in Chicago might involve bussing drunks, transients, winos, and illegal aliens from polling place to polling place so they can vote several times every election day. In Chicago, the community organizer by day may be the same guy that drags cousin Guido into an alley at night and breaks his legs for being late on payments to his bookie. It is impossible to rise to prominence in the Chicago/Cook County democrat machine without the blessing of the mob/party machine. The Democrat Party in Chicago and the mob have run Chicago since the days of Al Capone and the politicians, police, and judges he bought and sold. Obama is a product of this corrupt system. His commitment to his Muslim brothers—as described in his book, his disdain for our flag, and the Pledge of Allegiance to that Flag and – by extension – his disdain for “the Republic for which it stands” make him an extremely dangerous choice. He was introduced to the people of Illinois by unrepentant domestic terrorists—Bill Ayres and Bernadine Dohrn, leaders of the Weather Underground of the ‘70s that blew up buildings and tried to murder government employees when they declared themselves to be at war with America. They have stated that their only regret is not having done more to “change America.” These are the philosophical love children of Hanoi Jane Fonda, Tom Hayden, Angela Davis, the Chicago Seven, The Symbionese Liberation Army and the Unibomber, all of whom were trying to “fundamentally change” America.

How is it two people born of humble means can earn Harvard law degrees, live in a mansion, earn a combined seven-digit income and then complain that the country that gave them these opportunities needs to be “fundamentally changed”?

The changes desired by Obama and McCain will yield vastly different outcomes for The United States. McCain loves the America created by our forefathers, the promises and assumptions of the Declaration of Independence and the guarantees of the Constitution that

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spell out the limits of federal government. He believes that we need to clean out the corruption in government. We need to rid Washington of the self-serving political hacks – like our own poster child for what’s wrong with Congress— the face of the lowest approval ratings in the history of Congress – our own 40year fossil – David Obey. McCain believes in the private sector, and Obama clearly does not. If Obama gets his way, the private sector will continue to be demonized and driven out of business, along with the jobs they provide, by higher taxes. Obama described higher taxes to Bill O’Reilly as “being neighborly.” How much “governmental neighborliness” can we afford? I don’t see how anyone who believes in the greatness of the United States could support Obama who clearly does not appreciate the greatness of the United States and promises to “fundamentally change” it.

Robert A. Blake Frederic

FOC Act The U. S. Senate convenes shortly. The F.O.C.A. legislation, Freedom of Choice Act, has been introduced by Sen. Barbara Boxer, Calif., to repeal: The ban on partial-birth abortion.

This abortion is never medically necessary and is usually performed after the baby/fetus is 6 months along!

Also, this repeal takes away the parents right to know regarding on abortion performed on daughters, 16 years and younger.

Also, all abortions will be paid for with our tax dollars.

If you are against this repeal of partial-birth abortion, which is known as the Freedom of Choice Act, please call our senators, Feingold and Kohl, at the Washington, D.C., Senate Building, 202228-3121, and tell them to vote against the Freedom of Choice Act. Respect life, please.

Bernadette L. Volan Luck

Marxist vs. Socialist It would appear that the Democratic Party has made up its mind. They offer us a choice of a Marxist for president and a Liberal Socialist for vice president. This type of leadership may work for fools and parasites, but what does it do for freedom thinkers, people who believe in our constitution and its amendments, and our industrious lawabiding citizens?

For the folks who don’t want to do their homework and find out who they are really voting for, Gus Hall, the union leader, vowed communist and a democratic leader, may make a point. Vote without thinking. I recall a TV program called “Bay Watch,” and made comment that it was so shallow you couldn’t get your feet wet. I believe this is true of the Democratic Party and those that vote without questioning.

Marxism didn’t work very well for the Soviet Union, and won’t work without fear and violence.

Bruce Muehlhauser Cushing

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Area news at a glance

DPI denies license for ousted teacher

SUPERIOR - Brian G. MacDonnell was denied a teaching license by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction on Monday, Sept. 8. The former Superior Middle School teacher had applied for the license June 23. His license was denied due to immoral conduct, said Patrick Gasper, Department of Public Instruction communications director. MacDonnell was accused of inappropriate conduct by an 18-year-old student in May 2006 and placed on administrative leave. He was officially terminated by the school district of Superior board in September 2006. The teacher’s license expired, and the DPI finished its investigation when he applied this spring. - Superior Daily Telegram

County grapples with projected deficit

BARRON - At a Thursday, Sept. 4, executive committee meeting, Barron County Administrator Duane Hebert said the deficit in next year’s budget, as it stands now, appears to be $558,697.

That figure is down from a projection earlier this spring that anticipated nearly a $1.8 million shortfall. Further budget work over the summer then dropped deficit projections to around $808,000.

Despite the apparent progress in balancing the revenues and expenditures, county officials have identified some factors that will continue to make the budgeting process tricky business. For one, Hebert said that the latest property valuations aren’t helping. “We were the only county in the state to have a decrease in valuation,” he said. The slight drop came in at 0.3 percent. Many other counties realized gains, albeit very minor ones. Pair that with the state-imposed

allowable levy increase of approximately 2 percent and the result will be a higher mill rate, the county administrator said. Another factor weighing on the county’s budget is the cost of health insurance, Hebert said. The 2008 contingency budget was approximately $720,000, but the proposed 2009 budget raises the contingency allotment to just over $1 million. “That is because of an email from our health insurance consultant,” the county administrator said.

“One of the large providers (Humana), with our request for proposals, basically said they are not going to bid because of our claims experience here in the past eight months. “They didn’t like the fact that right now we have four claims over $100,000, three over $200,000 ... all within the last nine months.” - Barron NewsShield

ATV trail would boost business, says supporters Knife thrown at LADYSMITH - A proposed new ATV trail through the city of Ladysmith duct-taped wedding guest

would boost business and tourism in Ladysmith. City aldermen supported the proposal at a recent council meeting.

They said other cities are benefitting financially from ATV tourism, and so should Ladysmith. ATV trails currently dead-end at the city limits. Last month, the council approved allowing ATV riders coming from the west to cross Hwy. 27 at Flambeau Avenue to reach the Best Western El Rancho Motel, and work with area riders to develop new on-road ATV routes through the city. Some aldermen were surprised the matter had been fast-tracked in only one month’s time to a request for approval of a new ATV route through the city to a portion of the city’s commercial district. Alderman Mike Hraban said, “I find it difficult to OK it all the way down into the town

Feingold pushes to fully fund low-income energy assistance Feingold works to help low-income families afford to heat their homes WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wis., is urging Senate appropriators to fully fund the Low Income Housing and Energy Assistance Program. As Wisconsin prepares for the approaching fall and winter months, Feingold joined 47 other senators in requesting an additional $2.5 billion for LIHEAP, which currently only serves 15 percent of eligible families. With soaring home energy costs, fewer families will be assisted if additional funds are not provided. The funding would help those in need cope with high energy bills by improving energy efficiency in their homes or providing them with emergency grants during waves of extreme cold or hot weather.

“While LIHEAP continues to go underfunded, many low-income people

too.” The proposed new ordinance calls for a 10-mph ATV speed limit. It also allows for their use only from sunrise to sunset. Ray Carlson spoke against the proposed route. “I am not for it. I can see where there are going to be problems for the city in the future,” Carlson said.

Alderman Fred Love said his informal poll showed 13 residents against and five residents in favor of the proposal.

“One man said he doesn’t want that ‘blank’ noise on his road,” Love said.

Aldermen spoke enviously about other communities like Hayward where downtown businesses are packed nearly every day and especially on weekends.

They wanted to tap into another tourism market to stimulate the local economy. “I think every tourist dollar we can stop here keeps it from being spent someplace else,” Alderman Ken Brown said.

It was a hearing only. No action was taken. - Sawyer County Record

in Wisconsin are paying the price,” Feingold said. “We need to make sure families are safe and warm in the often harsh Wisconsin winters. Providing energy assistance for families in need will help them avoid having to decide between heating their home and paying for prescriptions, groceries or other essentials.”

Feingold has been a longtime champion for fully funding LIHEAP. Since 2005, Feingold has supported efforts that have led to $328 million in LIHEAP funding coming to Wisconsin.

Currently for fiscal year 2008, Wisconsin will receive $17,916,977 of emergency contingency funding from LIHEAP, in addition to $69.7 million in regular funding. As the Energy Information Administration estimates electricity prices are expected to rise, the need for low-income home energy assistance is even greater than usual. – from the office of Sen. Feingold

CHIPPEWA FALLS - A Chippewa Falls man was due in court this week for allegedly throwing a knife at his own wedding reception and hurting a man wrapped in duct tape. Matthew Willi, 46, is charged with felony reckless endangerment and misdemeanor endangerment. According to Chippewa County prosecutors, a 17-year-old friend wrapped the upper body of the young male victim in duct tape and someone said he looked like a pinata. Authorities said Willi wanted to hit the victim with a wooden sword, but others at the wedding party wouldn’t let him. So he allegedly grabbed a handful of knives, and one of them hit the victim in the chest. The charges were filed last Thursday. - rivertowns.net

Wrongful death trial gets under way

wrongful death lawsuit against school bus drivers Robert Wellsandt and Richard Timblin and S & J Bus Service in the death of 10-year-old Austin Gagner.

Austin of Rice Lake, was a fourth-grade student at Hilltop Elementary School when he was fatally struck by a school bus driven by Wellsandt, 54, of Rice Lake June 2, 2006. The civil suit was filed in Barron County Circuit Court by Austin’s parents, Kevin Gagner of Sarona and Jennifer Parker of Chetek and Austin’s brother, Tanner Gagner of Sarona. Nearly a full day of testimony was given by witnesses for the plaintiffs.

The trial is expected to end Wednesday. Rice Lake Chronotype

Man dies of accidental gunshot

HAYWARD - A 40-year-old Geneva, Ill., man, James A. Hall, died Friday, Sept. 12, of an accidental gunshot wound in Sawyer County. The Sawyer County Sheriff’s Department received a call at 6:30 p.m. Friday of an accidental gunshot wound to the 40-year-old male.

It was also learned that the victim was being transported to the Hayward Area Memorial Hospital by friends. Hall was pronounced dead at the hospital at approximately 7:15 p.m. by Sawyer County Coroner Dr. John Ryan. Chief Deputy Tim Zeigle said the preliminary investigation and witness statements revealed that three men from Illinois, including Hall, were at a cottage on Meadowlark Lane, approximately 15 miles east of Hayward in the town of Round Lake. The men had been attempting to load and fire a black-powder musket. Hall took control of the musket and attempted to fire it. It exploded and shrapnel from the musket struck Hall in the thigh area. Preliminary reports indicate that Hall may have suffered a lacerated femoral artery. An autopsy will be conducted, Zeigle said. - Sawyer County Record

RICE LAKE - Opening statements were made Monday in the jury trial of a

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Obey now accepting student applications for military academies for the 2009 academic year WASHINGTON, D.C. – Seventh District Congressman Dave Obey, DWis., announced recently that he is now accepting applications from those interested in competing for a nomination to one of the United States military academies for the class of 2013. The deadline for applying is Nov. 15, 2008.

Those interested in being considered for an academy nomination must be between the ages of 17 and 23 at the start of the academic year (July 1, 2009).

They must also be unmarried, have no

dependents and meet physical, medical and scholastic standards as required by the academies.

For further information, interested parties are encouraged to talk to their high school guidance counselor or contact Congressman Obey’s office in person or by mail at 401 5th Street, Suite 406A, Wausau, WI 54403 or by phone at 715-842-5606, at their earliest possible convenience. – from the office of Congressman Obey

Wisconsin agriculture exports offer growth and opportunities

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The importance of Wisconsin’s agricultural economy can often be overlooked, even as it is all around us in rural Northwest Wisconsin. Dairy farming has been part a big part of my life, but it is more than just personal to me – it is about building a strong economy for

the many farm families and small rural businesses that prosper when agriculture succeeds.

While the national economy is struggling, Wisconsin has made gains by finding new markets for our agricultural goods.

According to the governor’s office, Wisconsin’s agricultural exports have increased 14 percent in the first six months of 2007, resulting in a record $975 million in new exports. Dairy exports were especially strong during these months, increasing 59 percent.

Agriculture generates billions of dol-

lars every year and provides employment for one out of seven Wisconsin workers. A vibrant agricultural sector is important for the economic wellbeing of Wisconsin’s rural communities. Wisconsin has over 77,000 farms, and approximately half a million people are involved in Wisconsin’s agriculture industry. Over 99 percent of these farms are family owned.

The recent increases we have seen highlight the importance of exports to Wisconsin’s agriculture industry.

Agricultural exports account for approximately 20 percent of Wisconsin

farm income. Growing demand for agricultural products in countries like China, Mexico and Japan points to good things on the horizon for Wisconsin farmers, especially since much of this demand increase is focused on cheese, whey, butter and other dairy products.

Agriculture is a bedrock of our state’s economy. As a global economy emerges into our daily lives, Wisconsin needs to develop ties to new markets and build on this growth.

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Stolen property recovered

A rural St. Croix Falls man admitted to police he stole property from homes in Sterling Township and took it to a home in North Branch, Minn., in order to sell it and use the money for drugs. Christopher W. Johnson, 20, faces charges of four counts of burglary, felony theft, damage to property and operating a motor vehicle without the owner’s consent. The Polk County Sheriff’s Department received information of a burglary and auto theft on Aug. 29 from a person who said Johnson used to work for him and was allowed to stay at a cabin on his property. He said his 1986 Chevy El Camino and a Yamaha dirt bike had been taken. Police also spoke to a woman who owns a nearby cabin who said someone had broken a rear window on her cabin and crawled in. The person ate some food, drank some liquor, and showered and then took miscellaneous items from the cabin. Property found at the cabin where Johnson was allowed to stay was connected to a burglary in Burnett County. On Sept. 8, police were advised that the stolen vehicle was located unoccupied at a home a couple of miles outside North Branch, Minn. The homeowner was cooperative with police and stated Johnson had arrived at his home driving a white El Camino with a Yamaha dirt bike and other property in the back. - Photos from Polk County Sheriff’s Dept.

Frederic School annual meeting Monday

Residents have chance to discuss district issues

by Gregg Westigard FREDERIC – Frederic School District residents will have a chance to discuss the district’s finances, plans for the future, and other issues of interest next Monday night, when the district holds its annual meeting and budget hearing.

The 6:30 p.m. meeting at the high school is open to the public.

The meeting includes reports from the administration and board on how the Frederic District is doing performancewise and monetarily. The public will have the opportunity to ask the administrators and board questions about the district. A preliminary budget will be presented for discussion. The board can make adjustments to that budget until October.

The district is proposing a 2008-2009

budget, covering the present fiscal year which started July 1, which is basically balanced. Total revenues for the year are up $75,000 to a total of $5,682,650. Total expenses are up $492,000. The general fund balance will be reduced $282,000 to a total reserve of $762,341 to cover part of that gap.

The total school levy (property taxes) for the coming year will increase $24,000. That includes an increase of $97,000 for general expenses which is partially offset by a decrease of $88,000

in debt service costs. The mill rate will be almost the same as the previous year, 9.574 instead of 9.504.

School annual meetings are a chance for the public, the school board and the administration to talk about the Frederic School District. The school district annual meeting often draws new faces and has been the scene for discussions about the future of the district.

St. Croix Casino Turtle Cup tees off against diabetes

TURTLE LAKE – The St. Croix Casino and Hotel’s annual Turtle Cup charitable golf outing is a long, straight drive down the fairway in the fight against diabetes. Diabetes presents a significant health risk to all Americans – about 8 percent of the population has the disease. For Native Americans, the statistics are far more sobering – in 2007, 16.5 percent of Native Americans 20 years of age or older had diabetes. That’s more than double the national average. “It’s important that we do what we can to fight diabetes,” said Dino Oustigoff, St. Croix Casino and Hotel general manager. “Thanks to everyone’s efforts in the annual Turtle Cup, we’re able to do just that.”

This year’s Turtle Cup, the 14th-annual, was held at the Cumberland Golf Club. Thirty-one teams enjoyed a perfect day of golf. When all of the pars, birdies—and more than a few bogeys— were tallied up, the annual Turtle Cup had raised $5,000 for the American Diabetes Association.

The $5,000 donation from at the Turtle Cup was presented to Susan Klimek of the ADA’s Minnesota affiliate.

Susan Klimek, ADA, accepts the $5,000 Turtle Cup donation from St. Croix Casino and Hotel general manager Dino Oustigoff. – Photo submitted “Diabetes is at epidemic proportions,” Klimek said. “The latest statistics show that 23.6 million Americans, have diabetes.

“Thank you for your generous donation and your ongoing support,” Klimek added. “Your help is invaluable to the ADA’s efforts of providing dia-

betes treatment and research.”

The Turtle Cup is an invitation-only event. St. Croix Casino and Hotel vendors are invited to golf, sponsor a hole, or donate prizes for the golf outing’s fundraising raffle. During the postTurtle Cup dinner, held at the St. Croix Casino, general manager Oustigoff thanked the vendors for their ongoing support. “We wouldn’t be able to do the Turtle Cup without the vendors who come out,” he said. “On behalf of the St. Croix Tribe, thank you for coming, and thank you for the donations you make for the Turtle Cup raffle and dinner.”

Top finishers in this year’s Turtle Cup were Upper Lakes Distributing. first place, and Ameripride Linen, second place. As winners, they received trophies and cash prizes. But the real winners were diabetes patients, who will benefit from the ADA programs that the Turtle Cup will help to fund. Over its 14-year history, the Turtle Cup has raised $70,000 for the ADA. And there will be more to come – plans are already being made for next year’s Turtle Cup. submitted

A record year for state’s SafeRide Program

MADISON – The number of SafeRides given to patrons exceeded 45,000 last year. “That’s an increase of 22 percent,” said Pete Madland, executive director of the Tavern League of Wisconsin. “It is the premier program in the country and we are very proud to be a part of it.”

There were 45,562 rides given to people who may have felt impaired. The total cost of the rides was $370,908, which meant an average of $8.14. Forty-

six counties now participate in the program. The total cost of the program last year was $492,307. Funding for the program comes from a surcharge on all OWI convictions. The Department of Transportation distributes the funds and the Tavern League of Wisconsin administers the program for its members. Local Tavern Leagues must match the funds, it receives from the state, dollar for dollar.

“Our members believe in the pro-

gram and work hard to support it.”

Local leagues conduct various fundraisers throughout the year to raise money for the SafeRide Program. “We feel it is money well spent,” said Madland.

To use the program, people who feel they are impaired can contact the bartender and request a ride. If the tavern is a participating member, a taxicab will be called to provide a free ride home. In areas where a cab service is not available, “Good Samaritan” drivers will

provide transportation.

While the number of rides increased, the total cost of implementation dropped from $530,153 to $492,307.

“We have been able to get more efficient on how to run our programs, while also eliminating abuses.”

Rob Swearingen, president of the Tavern League of Wisconsin, says “This is a program that prevents accidents and saves lives, and we encourage anyone feeling impaired to use the program

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The Frederic Area Community Association welcomed new businesses to Frederic recently with special plaques of appreciation. Shown (clockwise) are Heather Wendt of Beauty Ever After; Mike Route of Red Iron Studios, Larry Johnson of Heat-N-Cool Services and Jennifer Johnson of the Johnson Insurance Agency. Wendt, a registered nurse, offers permanent cosmetics and specializes in massage, aromatherapy and Reiki and is located above the St. Croix Regional Medical Center Clinic downtown (715-554-1577); Route builds custom ironwork including wall pieces, lights, signs and tables and is located across from Bremer Bank (715-371-0034); Larry Johnson offers heating, air conditioning, fireplaces, air duct cleaning and outdoor wood furnaces (715-327-8797) and his wife, Jennifer, offers auto, home, business and life insurance (715-327-4334). The Johnsons operate both of their businesses out of the former Lucky Party Rental store on the west side of Hwy. 35. - Special photos

Attorney general submits budget request aimed at protecting kids; supporting cops and crime victims MADISON – Protecting Wisconsin’s kids from online sex predators, targeting illegal aliens engaged in criminal gang activity, enhancing assistance to Wisconsin’s law enforcement agencies, and providing resources to victims of crime are among the top initiatives in Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen 2009-2011 Department of Justice budget request, which was submitted to Gov. Jim Doyle.

Van Hollen’s priorities lie in three major areas: Additional law enforcement staff to target online sex predators and illegal aliens engaged in criminal gang activity. Van Hollen is requesting nine additional law enforcement staff for the Division of Criminal Investigation. Five of these positions will increase their ability to protect Wisconsin’s children from sex predators who utilize the Internet to prey on kids. Two special agents will partner with Immigration and Customs Enforcement to focus on criminal gang activity involving illegal aliens. Two positions will partially replace narcotics enforcement positions previously funded through a Federal grant.

Enhance assistance to Wisconsin law enforcement agencies. The Department of Justice is proposing an update of critical electronic law enforcement support systems for both the automated fingerprint identification system and the criminal history records system.

Fingerprints left at crime scenes are compared with the million plus fingerprints records stored on AFIS. These upgrades will increase efficiency and ultimately improve public safety throughout Wisconsin. In addition, Van Hollen is proposing a Wisconsin Crime Alert Network, which will electronically connect law enforcement with participating individuals and businesses, providing them with information relating to criminal activity and missing persons.

Resources for crime victims. Van Hollen is also requesting additional resources to meet the state’s obligation to crime victims through the Crime Victim Compensation Fund and to assist counties with reimbursement for services provided to crime victims and witnesses, including witness protection.

“Public safety is state government’s top priority,” said Van Hollen. “Budgets should reflect this priority. My proposed budget targets specific areas where we can do the most to protect public safety. Though public safety should have the first claim to the public treasury, I am mindful of the difficult fiscal condition the state is in,” said Van Hollen. “That is why I have limited my requests and returned $1 million to the general fund last fiscal year. I will continue to search for efficiencies throughout the department.

“On behalf of law enforcement officers, crime victims, and the citizens of Wisconsin I am proud to submit a budget that will enhance public safety throughout the state,” said Van Hollen. - from the office of Attorney General Van Hollen

Spooner Health System named 2008 most wired hospital in the nation SPOONER – Recently Hospitals & Health Networks Magazine has named Spooner Health System as one of the 100 most technologically advanced health care facilities in the United

States. Although the annual competition has a special category for Most Wired Small and Rural health care organizations, Spooner Health Systems high scores took them out of that cate-

Pharmacy technician Rachel Rogowski demonstrates Spooner Health System’s new Omnicell Pharmacy System which ensures patient safety. – Photos submitted

gory and put them in the company of much larger hospitals. The information technology director Mike DiPasquale accepted the award in San Diego, Calif.

“It was a huge honor,” says DiPasquale, “to be recognized next to very large and well-known health systems such as facilities in Boston, New York City, Dallas, Detroit, Chicago, Philadelphia, Houston, and Charlotte, N.C. We may be a small rural hospital, but this award proves that we are not just keeping up with the big facilities in the large cities, but even surpassing many!” After receiving the award, DiPasquale was personally commended by speaker Bob Schieffer from CBS “Face the Nation.”

Schieffer recognized that this is really quite an accomplishment and an honor for a facility the size of Spooner.

Information technology manager Mike DiPasquale received the award on behalf of Spooner Health System in San Diego, Calif.

For more information about the survey and to find a list of the 2008 winners, go to the following Web site: http://www.hhnmag.com/2008MW. submitted

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Local business burglarized Hotliqs store manager Don Murtaugh stands by the glass front door that was smashed by thieves to get in and steal $500 in cash. - Photo

by Wayne Anderson

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by Wayne M. Anderson FREDERIC – A local business was burglarized over the weekend losing $500 in cash.

A perpetrator smashed the window in the front door of Hotliqs, a downtown business. The business was entered and $500 stolen from the cash register, said Don Murtaugh, store manager.

The theft took place sometime between Sunday and Monday. Sept. 14 and 15, Frederic police arrived at the scene at 8:45 a.m. on Monday.

“I think it was a really quick thing,” said Murtaugh. He said nothing else was taken or disturbed in the store.

Police found blood on some shattered glass by the front door. They took the evidence for a possible DNA match in the criminal data files, said Stephanie Warner, Frederic Police spokesperson.

She said this incident reveals a pattern and police have “some suspects in mind.”

Hotliqs has been in business for two years.

After the first year and a half with no incidents, they thought it was safe not to hide the money that was left in the cash register overnight.

Hotliqs sells furniture and items that hotels in the Twin Cities liquidate when they remodel.

Man arrested for lewd behavior

POLK COUNTY - A Turtle Lake man who was charged in July with lewd and lascivious behavior in Barron County now faces the same charge in Polk County stemming from a separate incident.

Charles J. Lemke, 61, was literally caught with his pants down by a charge nurse at Golden Age Manor on Monday, Sept. 8, at approximately 5 p.m., according to a Polk County Sheriff’s report. Lemke was reportedly at the nursing home to visit his wife who resides there. When he left the nursing home, his wife allegedly asked the nurse to find him and send him

back inside so she could be with him.

The nurse said when she went out to the man’s van to deliver the message, she saw he had his pants down around his ankles and he jumped when he saw her.

Lemke told a responding officer that he had his pants down because he was hot. When asked if he had ever done this before, he said he has been charged in Barron County. Lemke, the report stated, has not been convicted in Barron County of that charge and was cooperative during his arrest in Polk County. with information from Polk County Sheriff’s Dept.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Seventh District Congressman Dave Obey, DWI, voted this week to approve a comprehensive energy bill that allows for additional oil exploration, leasing and drilling, strengthened conservation efforts, and most crucially for the longterm, greatly expanded research efforts into alternative energy development, including wind, solar and biofuels.

“This is the first step to correct the mistakes that were made by previous administrations and congresses. For eight years, this administration has slowly but surely eroded our national security by gutting energy research and increasing our reliance on foreign oil,” Obey said. “This bill is not a single magic bullet that will erase our energy problems – it’s a comprehensive first step to deal with it from all sides, and in both the long and short term.”

Obey noted that the energy package: • Allows for increased domestic oil production by opening 319 million acres offshore to drilling, and giving the states the option of opening another 85 million acres.

• Expands federal investment into

research and development of alternative energy sources, including wind, solar and biofuels.

• Provides short-term relief to help the market deal with supply issues that have resulted from the hurricane season by swapping oil from the strategic petroleum reserve.

• Ends subsidies to big oil companies by eliminating a tax loophole that would provide $19 billion in corporate welfare to big oil; while preserving benefits for small, independent American producers.

• Increases energy relief for lowincome families by dedicating a portion of new royalties to the low income heating and energy assistance and weatherization programs.

“It’s important to note that this bill allows the moratorium on offshore leasing to be lifted not unilaterally by a federal bureaucrat in a way that runs roughshod over local people, but in a way that gives the people a voice on what would impact them directly,” Obey added, noting that under the bill, impacted states would have a significant say over energy development.

“Local people have the right to have a say about what will be done in their neighborhoods – that’s what democracy is all about.” – from the office of Congressman Obey

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Alert firefighters help catch alleged arsonists

Tourism center moved The Burnett County Tourism Center, now housed at the Best Western in Siren, will be moved to The Lodge at Crooked Lake, as of Jan. 1, 2009. The tourism committee accepted the Lodge’s bid of $16,000 a year with a two-year contract and a potential one-year extension. Funding for the center will come from the Siren Tourism Commission and Burnett County the Tourism Department. Last year the county paid $11,000. Besides housing the tourism brochures and pamphlets, the tourism center personnel field phone calls, answer emails and mail information about Burnett County to those interested in learning more about the area. One requirement of the tourism center is that it be staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week. – Photo by Sherill Summer

The photos show the damage that was done to the Sterling Settller’s Church. – Photos submitted POLK COUNTY - Observant firefighters helped the Polk County Sheriff’s Department apprehend two individuals who are facing criminal charges for shooting at a parked vehicle and setting the Sterling Settler’s Church on fire.

The sheriff’s department received a call at approximately 2:45 a.m. Friday, Sept. 12, from a person saying his vehicle was shot while it was parked on River Road north of St. Croix Falls near Spengler’s Landing.

One of the shots had gone through the windshield of the vehicle.

While deputies were on their way to the scene, the Cushing Fire Department was dispatched to the old Sterling Settler’s Cemetery on Evergreen Avenue in the town of Sterling.

Firefighters arrived at the scene to find a fire had burned through the interior wall of the old church to the exterior wall and appeared to have been purposely set.

While on the scene, firefighters had observed a vehicle driving around the area and recognized the passenger as being from Frederic.

Deputies followed through on the tip and visited the Frederic residence of Dustin Wheeler, 23. While walking up to the house, deputies observed a handgun lying inside a vehicle that was reg-

istered to Wheeler.

The caliber appeared to match a bullet that was retrieved from the vehicle that was shot on River Road.

When questioned, Wheeler initially stated he was in the Grantsburg area and not in Sterling Township. He later changed his story, admitting he was driving around Sterling Township. He said he and Brian Jones, 23, of Siren were driving home from a bar in the St. Croix Falls area and were traveling on River Road when they came upon a car.

They proceeded to shoot the vehicle with a .38-caliber revolver.

After shooting the car, they proceeded to the church on Evergreen Avenue.

They used an old Bible to start the fire.

When Jones was questioned by authorities he said he was so intoxicated when he left the tavern, he did not remember anything after that. His PBT scored .06.

Both men face charges of criminal damage to property and arson.

Jones was arrested at 7:30 a.m. Friday at his home near Siren. - Gary King with information from Polk County Sheriff’s Department

Writing your will workshop to be held in Rice Lake RICE LAKE — The old adage “There’s no time like the present...” is never more appropriate than when it comes to writing a will. Thinking about the day when we are no longer around to enjoy life isn’t pleasant for anyone, but we all do eventually pass on.

The question at hand is, will we leave our affairs in order, or leave behind a mess for our loved ones and the state to untangle? Planning and writing a will is something you can do now to show your care for your family when you’re no longer here to help sort things out.

There are several ways to write your last will and testament.

• You can hand write your will yourself.

• You can use a will writing kit to do the job yourself.

• You can hire a competent attorney well-versed in the probate laws of your state to help you write your will or attend this workshop.

Working with an attorney is perhaps the best route to take. An attorney will know exactly how to write a will that will stand up in court, and will almost certainly have the expertise to advise you on every aspect of dispersing your estate.

Irene Asp, retired family law attorney, will be presenting this free, informative presentation, Considerations In Writing Your Will Workshop, on Sunday, Sept. 21, at 1 p.m., at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Hall at 230 W. Messenger Street in Rice Lake. All interested persons are invited to attend. — submitted

Police highlight need for communication in rural areas

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STATEWIDE The Wisconsin Troopers Association is warning that public safety could be jeopardized if there is not adequate funding for a program that ensures affordable telephone service in rural areas.

As every cell phone user knows, there are dead spots: places where there’s no reception. For someone in an emergency, or an officer whose police radio won’t work, that can present a problem.

Casey Perry heads the Wisconsin Troopers Association, which wants more cell phone towers in rural areas.

“A lot of people are under the impression that law enforcement can do everything by their radio or in-car computers it just doesn’t work that way, said Perry. The association wants more cell phone towers in rural areas,

and to make sure the towers continue to be built at their current rate.

Perry says this is more likely to happen if the Universal Service Fund gets enough money. It helps wireless carriers pay for new cell towers in underserved areas.

The Federal Communications Commission adopted a temporary cap on the fund this spring.

Opposition to the fund came from anti-tax groups which object to phone taxes. There’s also concern about poor management of the fund, outlined in a critical report done by the general accounting office. Perry predicts rural Wisconsin would get 50 percent fewer cell phone towers if additional FCC regulations are enacted. - Wisconsin Public Radio (Shamane Mills)

Polk Co. deaths Gordon W. Rydeen, 76, died Aug. 21, 2008, Scandia, Minn.

David R. Pennington, 61, died Aug. 22, 2008, Milltown.

Margaret Karamanski, 84, died Aug. 25, 2008, Clear Lake.

Glenn L. Peters, 64, died Aug. 29, Georgetown.

Warren A. Hanson, 88, died Sept. 1, 2008, Clear Lake.

Irving Y. Gerr, 79, died Sept. 2, 2008, Amery.

David W. Orris, 51, died Sept. 2, 2008, Alden.

Mildred W. Baukol, 91, died Sept. 5, 2008, Vance Creek.

Grace B. Ruck, 97, died Sept. 5, 2008, St. Croix Falls.

Amery Fall Festival

Thanks to the Amery Fire Department and their huge ladder truck, John Reed was able to shoot some unique photos of the Fall Fest parade from directly over the centerline and 40-ft. above the parade route. Shown are the Amery High School Marching Band (above) and parade Marshals Ted and Shirley Zinn, a longtime Amery business couple formerly of the Frederic area (photo at right). - Photos by John Reed

Early prostate cancer detection can save lives STATEWIDE – State health officials are urging men age 50 and older to discuss prostate cancer with their doctor. Three of the four main risk factors for prostate cancer are not preventable (age, race, family history), so early detection through screening provides the best opportunity to ensure high survival. The most recent state report, Wisconsin Cancer Incidence and Mortality, 2000-2004, shows that more than threefourths of prostate cancers were detected early.

“Cancer touches everyone’s lives. Most of us have known someone who’s been diagnosed with cancer,” said secretary Karen Timberlake. “The main risk factor for prostate cancer is age. Therefore, all men age 50 and older should discuss screening options with their doctor. Early detection has the potential to increase survival and treatment options.”

Men at high risk of prostate cancer should start discussing the benefits of testing with their doctor at age 45. Those who are at high risk include African American men and men who have a first-degree relative – father, brother, or son – diagnosed with prostate cancer at an early age (younger than age 65).

In 2004, approximately 3,900 Wisconsin men were diagnosed with prostate cancer and more than 650 died from the disease.

Nationally, prostate cancer is the secondleading cause of cancer death in men and it’s expected that more than 230,000 new cases of prostate cancer will be diagnosed this year alone. There is often no way to detect prostate cancer in its early stages except through a prostate specific antigen blood test and a digital rectal exam done by a trained professional.

Other types of cancer are also detectable at an early stage by screening tests. The Wisconsin Cancer Incidence and Mortality, 20002004, also showed: • Only 37 percent of colorectal cancers were detected early (at a localized stage) • 62 percent of breast cancers were detected early

• Approximately half of invasive cervical cancers were detected early • Only 20 percent of lung cancers were detected early Breast cancer. The majority of breast cancers can be treated successfully if detected early. An annual mammogram from age 40 and older, is the most effective way to detect breast cancer at an early, curable stage. Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in Wisconsin, regardless of race. Breast cancer accounts for nearly one-third of all cancers diagnosed in women. Early detection through mammography screening provides the best chance of discovering breast cancer at an early stage and increasing survival. The national fiveyear relative survival rate for women diagnosed with breast cancer at the local stage was 98 percent in 1996-2002.

Lung cancer. More people die from lung cancer than from breast, prostate and colorectal cancers combined. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths among both males and females in Wisconsin, but is most often diagnosed at a later stage.

Survival is highest if lung cancer is diagnosed early, with a 49-percent five-year survival rate for lung cancers diagnosed at the local stage. However, only 21 percent of lung cancers in Wisconsin were diagnosed at this stage in 2003.

Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable deaths in Wisconsin and the United States. The best way to avoid lung cancer is to not start using tobacco or to quit if you do use it. If you smoke, your doctor can suggest ways to help you kick the habit or you can call the Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line, 1-800-QUIT-NOW, for information on treatments that can help you quit.

For more information about cancer, go to: • Wisconsin Cancer Incidence and Mortality, 2000-2004 http://dhs.wisconsin.gov/wcrs/pubs.htm • American Cancer Society: Wisconsin Cancer Facts and Figures, 2007. - submitted

Fiddle contest coming

The ninth-annual Northern Heritage Fiddle Contest, Northwest Wisconsin’s only fiddle contest, will take place this year on Saturday, Nov. 1, at the Shell Lake Arts Center in Shell Lake. The contest was started in 1999. This will be its second year at the Shell Lake Arts Center. Contestants can enter beforehand by contacting the arts center at 715-468-2414 or they can also enter at the door. Registration closes at 2 p.m. on the day of the contest when drawing for performance slots takes place. Cost of registration is $5. Fiddle contestants are eligible to attend a fiddle workshop at 10 a.m. on the morning of the contest. This year the workshop will be conducted by Grey Larson and Cindy Kallet. This year the contest is starting at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 1. You can get more information and find out about sponsoring the contest by calling the Shell Lake Arts Center or visiting the Web site: www.shelllakeartcenter.org. - Special photo

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APARTMENTS FOR RENT FOR RENT Two-BR Apartments Downtown St. Croix Falls Available Now

Downtown St. Croix Falls & Centuria $ 475 - $500 per month

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Available Now Water, sewer and garbage included.

On-site laundry (St. Croix Falls only), some pets some units.

Background check. First month’s rent and damage deposit.

FOR RENT 1-BR Apartment in Balsam Lake

Includes: Water, sewer, garbage pickup, coin laundry.

375/mo.

$

Plus deposit.

No pets

Parkway Apartments

715-485-3402

FOR RENT deposit

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490/mo. +

715-483-9386

SELLER FINANCING NO QUALIFYING 11- to 22-acre wooded/open lots near Webster/Siren.

Great location near many area lakes.

Starting At $

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CHOICE PROPERTIES

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All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin, or an intention, to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination.” Familial status includes children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians; pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18.

This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. To complain of discrimination call HUD toll-free at 1-800-6699777. The toll-free telephone number for the hearing impaired is 1800-927-9275.

Aaron G. Benjamin, 23, Danbury, warrant – failure to appear, Sept. 10.

Austin D. Buchanan, 17, Webster, warrant – failure to appear, Sept. 11.

Robert A. Carlson, 48, Frederic, failure to pay fines, Sept. 8.

Robert D. Coomer, 32, Turtle Lake, failure to pay fines, Sept.

Real Estate

FOR RENT 2-BR Apartment in St. Croix Falls.

Available Oct. 1.

490 /mo. + deposit

$

715-483-9386

General Contractor

FOR SALE

3-BR Home In Siren

Residential • Commercial Homes - Garages - Additions - Remodeling Business: 715-349-5652 23326 Woodcreek Road Cell: 715-205-7532 Siren, WI 54872 Fax: 715-483-9009 465836 42-45a,d 1-4L 715-349-2449

SECOND-FLOOR, 1-BR APT. IN FREDERIC Available Sept. 1. $

435/month

Call for special. Garage included. SECURED BLDG. No pets. No smoking.

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Call Carol at 715-472-8670

or 715-554-0009

CABIN FOR SALE

Close to school, attached garage, woodstove, gas backup.

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Candis F. Erickson, 23, Siren, warrant – failure to appear, Sept. 10.

Douglas J. Fontaine, 41, Grantsburg, failure to pay fines, Sept. 8.

Daniel R. Holmes, 22, Danbury, warrant – failure to appear, Sept. 10.

Edwin V. Hoyer, 44, Red Wing, Minn., warrant – failure to appear, Sept. 10.

Garage Sales

715-579-2732

Duane Hoefs

is under investigation.

Sept. 12: Kate Haaf, Danbury, reported being a victim of domestic disorderly conduct.

The incident is under investigation.

Sept. 12: Rodney M. Johnson, Siren, reported a hunting stand and game camera stolen from private property.

The incident is under investigation.

Sept. 12: William G. Slipher, Danbury, reported a utility trailer taken from his property. It was reportedly chained to a tree.

Both the chain and the padlock were also missing. The incident is under investigation.

Sept. 12: Steven L. Christensen, Webster, reported a boat trailer taken from his property.

The trailer was secured with a chain and padlock, which were also missing.

The incident is under investigation.

Sept. 13: Theft of scrap metal from cemetery. Cleonne J. Smith, Danbury, reported steel fence around her parents grave mark taken.

Burnett County warrants

2-BR apartment in St. Croix Falls.

Available Oct. 1. $

full of prescription medications and medical reports were taken from an unlocked car.

The incident is under investigation.

Sept. 8: A fight outside a bar in Danbury resulted in Mark Stoner, Hertel, going to the hospital with a severe cut to the ear and neck. Reportedly has was hit with a beer mug by Nickolas P. Lisdahl, Webster. The fighting stopped when bystanders noticed Stoner was bleeding badly.

Sept. 9: Patsy Tucker, Grantsburg, reported a missing briefcase that contained financial documents and checks for the town of Anderson.

The incident is under investigation.

Sept. 12: A vehicle was found in the woods of Grantsburg Township, off of Benson Road.

The description of the vehicle matched a vehicle that was reported stolen from Grantsburg on Tuesday, Sept. 9. The owner was notified and the vehicle was driven from the site where it was found. No damage to the vehicle was reported. The incident

Fri., Sat., & Sun., Sept. 19, 20 & 21

Ward Lake, west side.

2734B 80th St., Frederic, WI

Lots of house and garage items; electric start snowblower; sofa bed; large TV and misc.

GARAGE SALE 1124 Mulberry St. Taylors Falls, Minn.

Thurs., Fri. & Sat., Sept. 18, 19 & 20

9 a.m. - 2 p.m.

New cast-iron woodstove; antiques; microwave/stove combination; electric stove, good condition; bikes; exercise equip.; 9.9 h.p. outboard motor; lots more.

GARAGE SALE

2535 Round Lake Road • Luck, WI East on 48, cross bridge and right on Round Lake Rd., 2nd place on right.

8 a.m. - 4 p.m. (Rain Or Shine) Lots of glass; kitchenware; 2 punch bowl sets; some antiques; Christmas animated figures; lights; garland; ornaments; tools; lamps; books; knickknacks; chairs; pictures and too much to mention. Have to come and see.

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Wolf Creek Methodist Church

GARAGE SALE - BAKE SALE

90’ Lake Frontage

Lunch 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.

OFFERS TO BE REVIEWED Tues., September 30, 2008

Squash, Pumpkins, Indian Corn

RIVER ROAD RAMBLE

P.O. Box 305, Grantsburg, WI 54840 468321 4-5L Or call: 715-463-2233

Sat., Sept. 27, 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.

2417 River Road, Wolf Creek, Wis.

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BIG WOOD LAKE 22608 Assembly Road

Voyager Village Inc. vs. Kirk W. Berg, Bloomington, Minn., $1,192.86.

Vogager Village Inc. vs.

Douglas J. Lallas, Coon Rapids, Minn., $3,618.52.

Resurgence Financial LLC vs. Richard A. Grinstead, Siren, $2,002.25.

Capital One Bank vs. Susan

E. Clausen, Webster, $967.26.

Robert Steinke vs. Lisa Eichman, Grantsburg, $1,402.00.

Johnson Lumber Company vs. Ralph Elsing, Siren, $774.05.

Capital One Bank vs.

Joseph A. Schwartzbauer, Grantsburg, $1,335.86.

Burnett Co. deaths Donna M. Johnson, 80, Grantsburg Village, Aug. 25.

Robert C. Humphrey, 19, Swiss Township, Aug. 19.

Polk County marriage licenses Stacey L. Sorensen, city of Menomonie, and Brent A. Matson, Clear Lake, Sept. 8.

Chelsie L. Adams, Georgetown, and Dustin D. Kunze, Georgetown, Sept. 9.

Jessica L. Krueger, Richfield, Minn., and Michael R. Gessner, Richfield, Minn., Sept.

9.

Sondra D. Pranke, Amery, and Mariano L. Carreto, Amery, Sept. 11.

Beth A. Linden, city of White Bear Lake, Minn., and Stephen J. Anderson, White Bear Lake, Minn., Sept. 12.

Rachel L. Hallman, Garfield, and Mark C. Hansen, Garfield, Sept. 12.

Saturday & Sunday, September 20 & 21

Sandy Bartletts - Watch For Signs

Donald R. Osborne, no DOB given, Minneapolis, Minn., warrant – failure to appear, Sept. 10.

William D. Patraw, 43, Webster, warrant – failure to appear, Sept. 10.

Eric A. Pavlicek, 37, Siren, warrant – failure to appear, Sept.

10.

Jake G. Steiner, 19, Forest Lake, Minn., failure to pay fines, Sept. 8.

Burnett Co. civil court

MOVING SALE 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Chad A. Jones, 34, Hayward, failure to pay fines, Sept. 8.

Bradley J. Kane, 28, Superior, failure to pay fines, Sept. 8.

Joshua A. Krenzke, 27, Eau Claire, failure to pay fines, Sept.

8.

Claudette L. Matrious, 30, Danbury, warrant – failure to appear, Sept. 10.

Paul S. Maurice, 24, Hinckley, Minn., warrant – failure to appear, Sept. 11.

MOVING SALE Sat. & Sun., Sept. 20 & 21, 8 a.m. - ?

303 1st Ave. S. Frederic, Wis. Downsizing from home to apt.

All items must go.

Some collectibles.

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TWO-BR Apartments

612-280-7581

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FOR RENT

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Water, sewer and garbage included.

On-site laundry, some pets.

Background check. First month’s rent and damage deposit.

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The vehicle reportedly ran over a tree and entered the woods, deploying the passenger-side airbag, but not the driver-side airbag. Buck’s injuries were described as incapacitating.

There was also severe damage to the vehicle.

Sept. 14: Terrance R. Spears, 50, Danbury, hit a deer while riding a motorcycle on Hwy. 77.

No injuries were reported.

Arrests Sept. 6: Marty L. Crosby, 48, Stacy, Minn., was arrested on a Burnett County warrant.

Sept. 10: George W. Nutt, 57, Siren, was arrested for domestic disorderly conduct.

Sept. 12: Troy E. Roy, 35, Webster, was arrested on a Osceola Police warrant.

Sept. 13: Eric A. Pavlicek, 37, Siren, was arrested on a Burnett County warrant.

Sept. 14: Chelsea R. Lindmeier, 23, Danbury, was arrested on a probation violation.

Other incidents Sept. 8: Alicia A. Hall, Spooner, reported a duffle bag

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$

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Burnett County sheriff’s report Accidents Aug. 24: Robert N. VanSelus, 19, Shell Lake, was northbound on CTH H in Dewey Township when he lost control on loose gravel and hit a southbound vehicle driven by Leroy M. Jensen, 45, Frederic. No injuries were reported, although both vehicles were towed.

VanSelus received a citation for unreasonable and imprudent speed.

Aug. 26: Todd M. Gow, 46, Sauk Centre, Minn., reported severe damage to vehicle after hitting deer while on Hwy. 77.

No injuries were reported.

Sept. 12: Kenneth C. Schmitz, 62, Shell Lake, was southbound on CTH H when, as he was cresting a hill, met a northbound vehicle in the southbound lane. Schmitz swerved to avoid the other vehicle. He lost control and hit a fence post. The northbound vehicle did not stop.

There were no reported injuries.

Sept. 13: Candida C. Buck, 33, Taylors Falls, Minn., lost control of her vehicle when she swerved to miss a deer on West River Road..

Jobie J. Johnson, Milltown, and Paul T. Bainbridge, Milltown, Sept. 12.

Kari R. Christensen, Pine Island, Minn., and Joseph L. Sattre, Pine Island, Minn., Sept.

12.

Notice NOTICE

Town of Luck Plan Commission Meeting Tuesday, September 23, 2008, 7 p.m.

Luck Town Hall

AGENDA Call to order.

Minutes.

Public comments.

Comments by Timothy Anderson, new planner.

5. Next steps in process.

6. Discuss Iver’s Mountain quarry and effects on Luck.

7. Meetings with neighboring Plan Commission.

8. Member comments.

9. Future agenda items (including items we wish to explore).

10. Adjourn.

The meeting is open to the public.

Luck Town Hall 468335 4L Lloyd Nelson, Clerk 1.

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Golden Toe scores seven extra points for Vikes passes three times.

“Obviously seven turnovers is way too many against any team, especially Frederic,” Siren coach Brian Webster said. “We had a couple of chances to score and get back into the game, but turned the ball over.”

Vikings shut out Siren Dragons Frederic 61, Siren 0

by Brenda Sommerfeld SIREN – During Frederic’s shutout over Siren, the Vikings new lady kicker Adrianna Otte, daughter of Tim and Lu Ann Otte, scored seven extra points for the team. Frederic had nine touchdowns. Otte only missed two of the kicks.

“When I miss it's usually because I kick too low on the ball so doesn’t have it enough power to make it,” Otte explained.

Otte says she is hard on herself when Adrianna Otte she misses, but her team and coaches are very supportive of her no matter the outcome of each kick.

“I always think that it could have been the deciding factor (in the game) and I missed it,” Otte said.

The high school janitor, Kirk Miller, gave Otte the nickname of Golden Toe. Golden Toe is appropriate, as kicking is all that Otte does for the Viking football team. She feels she is not big enough to play any other position on the team.

Otte is not a stranger to playing on a mostly guys team, because for the last 13 years she has played on a U19 soccer team in Luck. She said there were probably only three other girls on the team this season. Soccer is also a very physical sport.

“I was excited that I got to wear pads this time,” Otte said.

Soccer and powder-puff football were factors in Otte’s decision to play on the football team this season. While in soccer, she has been learning the form of kicking, and over the years while playing powder-puff football in school events, everyone has thought she kicked really well.

At last year’s homecoming, Otte and her dad went and watched Ben Anderson kick. They discussed who would take over the next year.

Extra Points

Adrianna Otte went 7 for 9 in extra points against the Dragons last week. Photos by Brenda Sommerfeld “My dad told me I should kick for the Joel Anderson each scored one. football team,” Otte explained.

Calabria had 58 total rushing yards She was very surprised when he said for his two touchdowns in seven this, because a few years earlier when it attempts. Peterson racked up 98 yards was mentioned, he did not like the idea. in nine attempts. Erickson completed 69 Her mom is still struggling with it, yards in five tries, and Gehl went seven thinking she could end up getting hurt. yards for his touchdown. Anderson “She said she wasn’t going to come to made the last touchdown of the game any of my games,” Otte said. “So far with a 40-yard fumble return. she’s been at all of them.”

Quarterback Harlander scored a Otte thinks that her mom probably touchdown with a 78-yard interception covers her eyes whenever she takes the return. Ackerley and Kurkowski each field. received passes from Harlander to With the encouragement of all the score. coaches and football players including Defensively, Erickson had the most the other lady player, Candace Buck, tackles, with five solo, and Harlander Otte is now kicking every extra point and Peterson each had four. for the Vikings.

For Siren, Damian Hubbell had 21 “Its kind of funny that Miss Frederic rushing yards and five solo tackles and a Miss Frederic candidate are on the before walking off the field injured in football team,” Otte said. the second quarter. Vince Nasman had Otte does not know if she will ever 15 rushing yards in three attempts. kick for another football team, but she Tyler Johnson, Andrew Brown and would like to continue playing soccer.

Nasman were quarterback Christian The points that Otte scored during the Hall’s receivers. Johnson had two catchgame on Friday, Sept. 12, totaled seven es for 35 yards, Brown had two for 12 of the 61 in the shutout game. Tyler yards and Nasman had one for 22 yards.

Calabria scored two of the team’s touchAlong with Hubbell, Isaac Wegner downs, and David Harlander, Tony and Hall each had five solo tackles, and Peterson, Claire Erickson, Trae Gehl, Collin Tewalt and Nasman each had Ben Ackerley, Andrew Kurkowski and three.

Turnovers were a problem for Siren, having seven. Frederic received Siren’s four fumbles and intercepted Dragon

Tony Peterson breaks free from a Siren defender.

Frederic's Ben Nelson tackles Siren's Tyler Johnson.

••• SIREN – A punt, pass and kick contest is being held Saturday, Sept.

20, at the Siren Ballpark on the west and east fields, which is sponsored by the Frederic Council 6370 Knights of Columbus. Girls and boys ages 812 are invited to attend using their age as of Aug. 31, 2008. Warm-ups are from 12:15 to 12:55 p.m., with competition starting at 1 p.m. Girls will be on the east field and boys will compete on the west field. Contact Mike Murphy for more information at 715-349-5233. - Marty Seeger ••• LEADER LAND – High school football beginning at 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 19, will be broadcast on the following stations. The Prescott at Amery game is being broadcast on 1260 AM. The Osceola at Somerset game can be heard on 104.9 FM and the Luck at Grantsburg game is being broadcast on 105.7 FM. ••• DETROIT, Mich. – The Dallas Cowboys at Packers game can be heard Sept. 21 at 7:15 p.m. on 105.7 FM. ••• MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – The Carolina Panthers at Vikings game can be heard on 104.9 FM at noon on Sept. 21.

••• MILWAUKEE – Milwaukee Brewers games featured on WXCE 1260 AM can be heard on the following dates. The Brewers at Chicago Cubs game on Sept. 18, can be heard at 1:20 p.m. The Brewers at Cincinatti games on Sept. 20 and 21, can be heard at 6:10 p.m. and 12:15 p.m. respectively. The Pittsburg at Brewers games on Sept. 23 and 24, can begin at 7 p.m. both nights.

••• MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., – Minnesota Twins games featured on WLMX 104.9 FM can be heard on teh following dates. The Twins at Tampa Bay games on Sept. 18 and 19 begin at 6 p.m. both nights. The Sept.

23 and 24 Chicago White Sox at Twins games can be heard at 7 p.m. both nights.

••• 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!

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Vikes overpower Unity in four games

Grantsburg dismantles Webster Frederic 3, Unity 1

by Marty Seeger BALSAM LAKE – It was a back-andforth battle from the start Tuesday night as the Vikings overtook the Eagles in in the first two games (25-21, 25-23). But the Eagles came back in the third game with a 25-20 win. In the end, the Vikings took another big conference win this season over a tough Unity team that has recently started to gel. The Vikes won the fourth game 25-12.

Megan Anderson was a key component Tuesday with nine blocks. The team totaled 29 kills, 14 serving aces.

Chrissy Chenal led the team with nine kills, while Anderson and Krysta Laqua

had six apiece. Ana Miller had 14 set assists.

Grantsburg 3, Webster 0 WEBSTER – The Pirates dismantled Webster and continued their dominating ways in the conference with an easy 3-0 victory on Tuesday, Sept. 16 (25-6, 25-13 and 25-8).

The Tigers totaled 11 kills, two blocks and 15 digs.

Clayton 3, Siren 1 CLAYTON – The Dragons managed to get one game (27-25) in their first match of the night against the conference contending Bears, but Clayton bounced back quick in the following three (25-12, 25-13 and 25-9).

Janey Emery led the Dragons with 11 kills, and Katy Kelley had three digs.

Ashley Guevara had six blocks and Carley Emery added four blocks.

Frederic’s Corissa Schmidt goes up against two Unity players during their game on Tuesday, Sept. 16. – Photo by Brenda Sommerfeld

Webster’s Kara Gall hits one into Grantsburg’s Annie Palmquist and Lauren Romanowski. – Photo by Brenda Sommerfeld

Dragon Katy Kelley bumps a ball during a previous game this season. – File photo by Marty Seeger

Grantsburg Pirates win homeland tournament four solo blocks.

Morrin was digging for Grantsburg with 15 total, and 36 total serve receptions. Ingrid Ames had 14 digs and Emily Cole, Heather Davison and Tiffany Meyer each had 11.

Cole was the team’s main setter, putting up 29 assists. Larissa Wilhelm also contributed, with 19 assists.

Many of the Pirates showed excellent serving skills. The entire team only had 12 serving errors out of 197 they attempted to put over the net. Twentynine of them were unanswered serves.

Webster and Frederic each win one match

by Brenda Sommerfeld GRANTSBURG – Each team played four matches during the Grantsburghosted volleyball tournament on Saturday, Sept. 13. Teams from Grantsburg, Frederic, St. Croix Central, New Auburn, New Richmond, Weyerhaeuser and Webster that competed. Another team backed out at the last minute, and the Grantsburg junior varsity team filled the spot.

The Grantsburg varsity team took first place, winning all four matches in two games. The first team they played was New Auburn. The Pirates won 2510 and 25-7. St. Croix Central was next in line. Grantsburg took those two games, 25-5 and 25-10. Weyerhaeuser was beat by the Pirates, 25-2 and 25-15.

The championship game was played between Grantsburg and New Richmond. The Lady Pirates took it in two games, 25-11 and 25-16.

The Pirate power at the net came from Kortney Morrin with 40 total kills throughout the tournament. Annie Palmquist killed 18 into opponent territory and Lauren Romanowski had 13 kills.

Romanowski not only was killing them over, but she single-handedly blocked 14 opponent hits, Morrin had

Grantsburg’s Lauren Romanowski blocks a hit, putting it back on the opponents side of the net during hte tournament on Saturday. – Photo by Brenda Sommerfeld

Webster wins one The Tigers won their first match against Frederic during the Grantsburg tournament but lost their next three.

Against Frederic, Webster won in two games, 25-18 and 25-13. The next match was against Weyerhaeuser where they lost in two pretty close ones, 25-19 and 25-17. The Grantsburg JV was Webster’s next competition. The Tigers won the first, 25-15, but lost the next two, 25-16 and 15-6. Webster’s final opponent was New Richmond, who they lost to in two, 25-18 and 25-17.

Michelle Gibbs totaled 20 kills for her team throughout the four matches.

Loreto Stange had 15 kills overall, Kendra Spurgeon had 11 and Ally Rydel had 10.

Becca Schrooten had 24 assists for the Tiger team and Siiri Larsen had 17.

Rydel had 11 digs.

Frederic wins one GRANTSBURG – Frederic’s first match of the Grantsburg tournament on Saturday, Sept. 13, was against Webster.

After Webster’s loss to Frederic on Thursday, they came back to win the two tournament games, 25-18 and 2513.

The Pirates JV squad was the Vikings next competition. Frederic took them to three winning the first game 25-18.

Grantsburg won the next one 25-15, but Frederic got two above the Pirates in the last to win, 18-16.

New Richmond beat Frederic in their match in two games, 25-17 and 25-15.

Megan Anderson totaled 10 kills for the Vikings throughout the tournament.

Chrissy Chenal knocked eight kills in, Krysta Laqua and Cori Schmidt each had seven.

Becca Anderson and Ana Miller both were setters once again. Anderson totaled 19 assists and Miller with 13.

Anderson also had six ace serves.

Chenal showed power in the back with 28 digs, Megan Anderson had 21 total digs for the team. Anderson was also a power at the net with four solo blocks, Laqua blocked three kills.

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Saints take control over Eagles Get first conference win of the season St. Croix Falls 35, Unity 13

by Marty Seeger ST. CROIX FALLS – The Saints came out with a lot of steam against a young Eagles team from the start of their Friday night homecoming game.

Neither team did much offensively in the early half of the first quarter, but the Saints took advantage of great field position after taking over on the Eagles 36-yard line with 5:28 to go in the quarter. Then with 4:08 to go, Zach Foeller punched in the first touchdown of the game on a short run. It was the first example of many in which the Saints offensive line stepped up throughout the night.

“That’s the first game this year that I can remember that we made our ground inside the tackles,” said coach

Saints tailback Chase Bushweiler cuts to the outside against Unity during Friday night's homecoming game held Sept. 12. - Photos by Marty Seeger

Unity's Rush Hickethier breaks loose in a run against the saints

Rod Sempf.

Along with the solid team effort, as well as the solid effort from the Saints offensive line, their defense keyed in on the Eagles just as they’ve done in their past two games against Osceola and Lake Holcombe.

“Our defense is suited to their talent,” said Sempf of his teams’ defense. “And they love playing it.”

St. Croix Falls ended the first quarter with great field position and managed to add a 14-0 lead off a Chase Bushweiler run just seconds into the second quarter.

Unity moved the ball on their next possession with the help of Dustin McKinney and a 16-yard pass play. The Saints eventually held the Eagles on a

fourth-and-five. The Saints marched quickly down the field and Nick Johnson scored on a 2-yard run, giving the Saints a 21-0 lead. Johnson led the Saints with 135 yards on 23 carries.

With 2:08 left in the half, McKinney fumbled the Saints kickoff and St. Croix Falls recovered in Eagles territory. With 12 seconds to go, Johnson scored his second touchdown of the game and the Saints took a comfortable 28-0 lead into halftime.

“We made too many mistakes, which kept us out of the ball game,” said Unity coach Dave Anderson. “Penalties and turnovers really hurt us, but these are mistakes that can be corrected.”

It was a quiet third quarter with the exception of an interception by the

Zach Foeller put pressure on Unity quarterback Logan Hilleshiem to force an incomplete pass.

Saints cornerback, Sam Schmidt, who also kicks the teams extra points. Matt Vold scored the final Saints touchdown on a 5-yard quarterback keeper near the end of the third quarter.

Anderson hopes his younger players can learn from the game and improve as the season moves on.

“It is still early in the year, last year we started 0-3 and still made the playoffs, so we are not out of it yet,” Anderson said.

Unity was held to just 126 yards of total offense. Rush Hickethier and Sam Florer led the team in tackles with four apiece and two assisted tackles. Dustin Bazille led with eight assists and one solo tackle.

The Saints had 266 yards of total offense with 253 yards rushing.

Bushweiler was second in rushing behind Johnson, with 64 yards on eight carries. Aunie Seifert led the team with three tackles, five assists and one sack.

Ryan Larson had two tackles, two assists and one sack. Joe Raygor had two tackles, five assists and two tackles for loss.

Tigers claw through, remain undefeated Team plays like a football family Webster 53, Glenwood City 13

by Brenda Sommerfeld WEBSTER – The Webster Tigers played a running game against Glenwood City on Friday, Sept. 12, winning 53-13.

“We spend a lot of time talking about perseverance, playing with effort, and playing like a football family,” coach Jeromie Voeltz said. “They are doing all those things this year.”

Using these things, Webster held the Glenwood City team to only two touchdowns during the game, compared to their seven.

“Glenwood City was a good team, but I think we came out intense and surprised them a little,” Voeltz said. “We were able to create turnovers on the defensive side of the ball, and take those mistakes made by GC and turn them into points for us.”

Dan Pope scored two of the Tigers touchdowns. He scored with two field goals and kicked in five extra points, totaling 23 points. Pope completed 151 rushing yards in 20 attempts. He completed a 27-yard field goal in the first quarter and a 37-yard field goal in the

Webster won easily over Glenwood

by Raelynn Hunter second quarter and made all but two of the extra points. Pope also showed his talent on defense as he had eight solo tackles and three assists.

Many other team members have contributed to the continuation of an undefeated season. Zach Quigley scored two TDs for the team. Travis Moser had an

City on Friday night, and are off to their best starts in recent memory. - Photo 18-yard interception return for a touchdown. Brad Nutt and Chad French also completed a TD. Defensively, the team has Quigley and Nolan Kriegel who each had five solo tackles. Travis Moser had three solo and Nutt, French, Grant Hulter, Adam Eichman, and Garrett Eichman each

completed two solo tackles.

“This is a great run for our kids, fans and community,” Voeltz commented about the team being undefeated.

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Frederic cross-country improving steadily Meets held in Cameron, Glenwood City and Rice Lake

by Marty Seeger RICE LAKE – The Frederic girls crosscountry team has been steadily improving lately, and steadily running as of late, like many other area teams. On Thursday, Sept. 11, a meet was held in Cameron, followed by Glenwood City on Saturday, and a Tuesday evening stint in Rice Lake.

Glenwood City was one of the tougher courses in the last week, not only in difficulty but in the weather conditions.

“It’s a really tough course and there are a couple of monster hills,” said coach Nate Wilson, who was pleased with his girls for defeating the Grantsburg girls for the first time all season on Tuesday night.

Samantha Nelson and Sarah Knauber

The Webster boys won another meet when they visited Rice Lake on Tuesday, Sept. 16. – Photos by John Reed

Grantsburg’s Angela Gaffney finished fifth at the Rice Lake CrossCountry Invitational on Tuesday, Sept. 16.

have been finishing the strongest on the team so far, and Nelson has finished twice with times under 16 minutes.

“That’s a big accomplishment,” Wilson said.

In Glenwood City , six teams participated including Grantsburg and Frederic. Nelson and Knauber won first and second respectively, Grantsburg’s Michelle Lund, Angela Gaffney, Aimee Van Tatenhove, Jessica Banks and Leah Ticknor took fifth, sixth, 15th, 16th and 28th respectively. Frederic’s Calla Karl, Sage Karl and Tara Anderson took eighth, 21st and 38th respectively.

In Rice Lake the Frederic girls finished in third place, behind first-place Colfax and second-place Bruce.

Grantsburg took fifth behind Flambeau.

Webster girls took 10th, and St. Croix Falls finished 12th. This was the first time all year that the Frederic girls moved ahead of the Grantsburg team, and Wilson was pleased his girls have shown such great improvement.

The Webster boys dominated the Rice Lake meet with 26 points, with Flambeau taking second with a score of 106. Jack Taylor of Webster was the overall boys winner, and has continued to dominate the conference all seasonlong.

Pirate runner Michelle Lund took 15th place at Rice Lake on Tuesday.

Lund finished fifth in Cameron on Thursday, Sept. 11.

Frederic’s Sage Karl contributed to her team’s winning third place overall standing in the Rice Lake meet.

Rice Lake Cross-Country Invitational - Tuesday, Sept. 16 Place

Boys Teams

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

Webster Flambeau Durand Cameron McDonell Central Colfax Grantsburg Chetek Bruce Cumberland Unity Gilman-Cornell St. Croix Falls Ladysmith

Boys Overall Individuals Place Finisher 1 4 5 6

Jack Taylor Quentin Johnson Nick Krinkie Bryan Krause

Time

17:00.8 17:37.9 17:41.5 17:46.4

Team

Webster Webster Webster Webster

10 12 18 22 27 36 42 47 50 51 53 57 60 65 66 68 71 72 74 77 83 85 93

Joey Erickson Chaz Heinz Steven McKinley Devin Greene Matt Emerson Nathan Graveson Dennis McKinney Mickey Mueller Paul Mueller Alex Frey Nick Lindgren John Schneider Daniel Biorn Connar Goetz Ben Anderson Rashaud Kelash Alec Larson Steven Krueger Tim Lusk Kyle Christensen Tyler Bublitz Connor Nelson Matt Hays

18:08.3 18:15.8 18:36.8 18:42.0 19:14.4 20:03.2 20:16.0 20:34.7 20:37.8 20:45.6 20:49.6 21:03.5 21:24.9 21:48.9 21:51.0 21:54.5 22:02.4 22:04.6 22:10.8 22:22.9 22:47.5 23:12.2 25:04.4

Webster Webster Grantsburg Webster Grantsburg St. Croix Falls Unity Unity Unity St. Croix Falls Grantsburg Grantsburg Grantsburg Grantsburg St. Croix Falls St. Croix Falls Unity Unity St. Croix Falls St. Croix Falls Unity St. Croix Falls Unity

Place

Girls Teams

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

Colfax Bruce Frederic Flambeau Grantsburg McDonell Central Durand Cameron Glenwood City Webster Cumberland St. Croix Falls Gilman-Cornell

Girls Overall Individuals Place Finisher 3 4 5 13 15

Samantha Nelson Sarah Knauber Angela Gaffney Calla Karl Michelle Lund

Time

15:56.1 16:11.8 16:15.7 17:09.6 17:22.2

Team

Frederic Frederic Grantsburg Frederic Grantsburg

23 30 31 32 33 34 40 44 45 56 59 61 62 69 71 73 76 77 80 82

Bailey Bergmann 17:51.5 Aimee Van Tatenhove 18:16.7 Sage Karl 18:25.0 Shaina Pardun 18:26.1 Kayce Rachner 18:28.9 Jessica Banks 18:29.9 Meghan Smith 19:39.4 Cherissa Vollendorf 19:46.6 Rachel Salas 19:54.4 Rose Kopecky 20:55.1 Leah Ticknor 21:16.8 Jessica Raboin 21:22.6 Kelsey Willow 21:25.2 Ashley Bollig 21:59.2 Brittany Bess 22:21.4 Tara Anderson 22:25.1 Tashina Martinson 23:19.6 Olivia Kopecky 23:35.7 Brittany Bublitz 24:29.1 Danielle Dyson 27:52.1

St. Croix Falls Grantsburg Frederic Webster Webster Grantsburg St. Croix Falls Grantsburg Webster Webster Grantsburg Unity St. Croix Falls St. Croix Falls St. Croix Falls Frederic St. Croix Falls Webster Unity Webster

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Saints grab another first place in Luck

Luck/Unity girls set back on home course

by Marty Seeger LUCK – The St. Croix Falls girls golf team finished in second place at New Richmond last Thursday, Sept. 11, behind the first place BaldwinWoodville team. The Saints finished with a score of 186 in comparison to Baldwin-Woodville’s 178, but they turned it around to take first on the following Monday at Luck with a firstplace finish. The score was 10 strokes ahead of the Baldwin team.

In New Richmond Marissa Campeau led with a 38, while Jenny Benoy shot 41. In Luck it was Campeau leading the team with an 81, and Benoy shooting 88.

Campeau placed second overall and Benoy took third overall.

Luck slips at home Last week’s competition in New Richmond was solid for Lindsey Stapel, who finished with her best-ever score of 47.

“I’m so proud of her,” said coach Ron Steen. “She was so excited. All of the girls have been improving.”

On the much tougher Luck Golf Course, however, the Luck/Unity team slipped about 30 strokes.

“Luck is a tough course for all teams we play,” said Steen. “The girls still have a positive attitude for golf.”

Stapel led the team in Luck with a 116.

Emily Stelling shot 131 and Johanna Alling shot 132.

ABOVE: Some of the best golfers of Northwest Wisconsin gathered at the Luck Golf Course Invite on Monday, Sept. 15.

RIGHT: Saints Marissa Campeau of shot a team leading total of 81 in Luck.

BELOW: Luck/Unity golfers chatted before taking off for their holes during the Luck Invitational on Monday.

Grantsburg boys and girls both take third in Cameron St. Croix Falls continues improving

by Brenda Sommerfeld CAMERON – Out of the seven teams that ran at the Cameron cross-country meet at Cameron on Thursday, Sept. 11, Grantsburg boys took third place and the Grantsburg girls took third place of the girls teams.

“They (the boys) are starting to learn how to push themselves and to ‘run through pain,’” Grantsburg coach Paul Huskamp said. “They are beginning to develop the mental toughness that it takes to be successful.”

Steven McKinley took fifth place on the course with a time of 18:12.3 and Matt Emerson took 11th running a time of 18:45.8.

“Their times have improved greatly and they are developing into team leaders,” Huskamp said about the two.

Seniors Ben Cole and Connar Goetz took 23rd and 26th respectively.

“They continue to improve their times and are getting the feel for what it takes to be competitive,” said Huskamp.

John Schneider took 28th which his coach says was a good race even though he wasn’t feeling well. Freshmen Daniel Biorn and Nick Lindgren have been steadily improving their times. Biorn took 31st and Lindgren got 40th.

“I am looking forward to seeing them develop their potential,” Huskamp said.

The Grantsburg girls ran a good race on the Cameron course, missing first place by only five points.

“I am very proud of the girls performance,” Huskamp stated. “We had a long talk this week what it would take to be successful and how they needed to learn to push themselves even when they were tired. They took it to hear today and the results were very gratifying.”

Angela Gaffney came in fourth and Michelle Lund in fifth.

“They ran the best they have for a long time,” said Huskamp.

Jessica Banks took 18th, Aimee Van Tatenhove took 23rd, Cherissa Vollendorf came in 28th, and Leah Ticknor got 30th.

“Jessica is coming along great and was more than a minute faster than her time a year ago,” Huskamp comment-

ed. “Its great to have Aimee back with us again. Her efforts and dedication are beginning to pay off. Cherissa Vollendorf was very happy with her time, as was Leah Ticknor. Both of them improved greatly.”

“I look forward to seeing what we can do as a team.”

Frederic girls Frederic girls took first and second place on the Cameron course. Samantha Nelson once again came in first. Nelson had a time of 15:50.6. Sarah Knauber was the next in line of the entire running group, coming in second at 16:06.0.

Calla Karl was 10th overall at 17:03.8, Sage Karl 25th and Tara Anderson took 55th.

St. Croix Falls boys and girls “Despite the girls seventh-place finish and the boys sixth-place finish, overall times for the running Saints are dropping,” coach Jennifer Clemins said. “It was tough competition in Cameron on Thursday night.”

Bailey Bergmann just missed medaling coming in 16th with a time of 17:03.8.

“After a broken leg just weeks after her state appearance last season, she’s finally getting back into her normal groove,” coach Clemins said. “Her competitive drive is getting stronger and stronger and each meet she creeps higher and higher into the standings.”

Meghan Smith came in 37th and Kelsey Willow 39th, both under 20 minute times. Brittany Bess had her personal best of 20:59.7.

“As for the boys, we saw the best pack running in a performance yet,” Clemins said.

Alex Frey and Nathan Gravesen came in within seconds of each other. Frey in 18th and Gravesen took 20th. Coach Clemins said her biggest surprise was with Rashaud Kelash took 32nd, Kyle Christensen followed right behind for 33rd and Tim Lusk came in 34th.

“These boys finally found out how to run consistantly with each other and I’m hoping they continue to push each other in our upcoming meets the same way,” said Clemins.

Ben Anderson, Connor Nelson and Christian Wolfe were not too far behind finishing 41st, 47th and 48th respectively.

Cameron Cross-Country Invitational - Thursday, Sept. 11 Place

Boys Teams

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Cameron Flambeau Grantsburg Boyceville Bruce St. Croix Falls Spooner

Boys Overall Individuals Place Finisher 5 11 18

Steven McKinley Matt Emerson Alex Frey

Time

18:12.3 18:45.8 19:52.6

Team

Grantsburg Grantsburg St. Croix Falls

20 23 26 28 31 32 33 34 40 41 47 48 55 58

Nathan Gravesen Ben Cole Connar Goetz John Schneider Daniel Biorn Rashaud Kelash Kyle Christensen Tim Lusk Nick Lindgren Ben Anderson Connor Nelson Christian Wolfe Alex Anderson Chris Eisen

19:59.0 20:21.5 20:52.6 21:01.6 21:05.0 21:20.8 21:23.3 21:23.7 21:38.0 21:39.1 22:56.1 23:11.1 23:34.5 24:25.2

St. Croix Falls Grantsburg Grantsburg Grantsburg Grantsburg St. Croix Falls St. Croix Falls St. Croix Falls Grantsburg St. Croix Falls St. Croix Falls St. Croix Falls St. Croix Falls St. Croix Falls

Place

Girls Teams

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Bruce Spooner Grantsburg Frederic Flambeau Cameron St. Croix Falls

Girls Overall Individuals Place Finisher 1 2 4

Samantha Nelson Sarah Knauber Angela Gaffney

Time

15:50.6 16:06.0 16:26.4

Team

Frederic Frederic Grantsburg

5 10 16 18 23 25 28 30 37 38 39 52 55 58 59

Michelle Lund 16:26.9 Calla Karl 17:03.8 Bailey Bergmann 17:31.0 Jessica Banks 17:46.9 Aimee Van Tatenhove 18:02.5 Sage Karl 18:22.1 Cherissa Vollendorf 18:51.8 Leah Ticknor 19:23.0 Meghan Smith 19:51.8 Tiffany Pokallus 19:55.0 Kelsey Willow 19:59.1 Brittany Bess 20:59.7 Tara Anderson 21:09.2 Ashley Bollig 21:45.5 Tashina Martinson 22:24.4

Grantsburg Frederic St. Croix Falls Grantsburg Grantsburg Frederic Grantsburg Grantsburg St. Croix Falls Cameron St. Croix Falls St. Croix Falls Frederic St. Croix Falls St. Croix Falls

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Eagles stay in to win roller coaster of a game Teamwork big part of team’s success Unity 3, Clear Lake 1

by Brenda Sommerfeld BALSAM LAKE – “The girls had some amazing digs, saves and passes, which keeps the tempo of this ‘roller coaster’ game,” Unity coach Kasee Hickok said about Unity’s win over Clear Lake. “They did a superb job and need to continue moving forward together as a team.”

The volleyball match started in Unity’s favor on Thursday, Sept. 11, as the Eagles won the first game, 25-21.

The second was a little shaky for Unity as Clear Lake rose above to win, 25-13.

The Eagles did come back in the last two games winning, 25-21 and 25-16.

“This is the most teamwork, class, positive attitude and enthusiasm I’ve ever seen out of a team,” Hickok stated.

“I think we’ve found what we need to do to win and/or play to our potential.”

According to Hickok, all 15 of her players contributed to the team’s win over the Clear Lake Lakers. She says with several girls competing for a spot, teamwork doesn’t happen overnight.

“Everyone has a role on the team, starter or not,” she said. “We need to continue to support each other, keep pushing each other to do better, and to

Unity’s Cailin Turner sets the ball for Cadi Harper to go in for the kill.

Unity Eagle Crystal Donahue tries to hit one past a Clear Lake blocker on Thursday, Sept. 11. – Photos by Brenda Sommerfeld stick together no matter what.”

The team had an overall total of 33 attack kills throughout the four games.

Sophomore player Crystal Donahue had 12 kills, junior Cadi Harper made

nine kills over the net and sophomore Marisa Hacker put over six kills.

Captains Amanda Kuske and Cailin Turner showed their leadership with many key saves, receives, kills and

assists. Kuske had 20 serve receive digs and many saves to bring her team to victory. Turner assisted in 13 points and made six kills of her own.

St. Croix Falls cruises over Siren Luck falls in Shell Lake St. Croix Falls 3, Siren 0

by Marty Seeger ST. CROIX FALLS – The Saints volleyball team shut down Siren on Thursday, Sept. 11, in three games, 25-6, 25-16 and 25-11.

In the first game the Saints took a 100 lead before Siren got on board. Then in the second game Siren capitalized by shutting down the Saints momentum, and took an 8-2 lead at one point. After coming back to tie the game at 10 however, the Saints controlled the rest of the game and the one to follow for the easy match win.

“The main thing we have been working on in the last few weeks is not shooting ourselves in the foot,” said Scott

Saints Gabby Nuckles sets the ball up for a teammate against the Dragons on Thursday, Sept. 11. – Photo by Marty Seeger

Petznick. “We have been trying to play within ourselves and not try to overdo it. With having some younger players in the game, they need to try to play under control and not push it. I have told the girls all year that we need to make good choices and live for another day rather then try to get that knockout punch.”

Brittany Petznick led the team with 13 kills, Amanda Larson had seven and Sarah Petznick added five, with a team leading five blocks. Gabby Nuckles had every assist, with 27 total.

“I stress the fundamentals a lot,” coach Petznick said. “If everyone does their job, we set ourselves up for a chance to win.”

For Siren it was Ashley Guevara who led with six kills. Carley Emery had five assists and Janey Emery had a pair of blocks.

Siren’s Ashley Guevara passes the ball during the Dragons match against St. Croix Falls Thursday. – Photo by Marty Seeger

Shell Lake 3, Luck 0 SHELL LAKE – The Cardinals volleyball team fell to the Lakers last Thursday, Sept. 11 25-15, 25-15 and 2517.

Morgan Denny and Aleah Lemieux each had four kills and Brittney Danielson had three kills. Ali Lehmann had seven sets on the night. The team totaled eight serving aces, and 13 digs.

Frederic 3, Webster 2 FREDERIC – The Frederic Vikings pulled off a close home match with the Webster Tigers, winning three of the five games on Thursday, Sept. 11.

The Tigers came out with strength in the first game, winning 25-14. Webster stayed close with the Vikings in the second, but Frederic took the victory, 25-23.

Webster won again in the third, 25-20, but Frederic took the last two, 25-22 and 15-12, winning them the match.

Cardinal Aleah Lemieux goes for a kill against during the team’s loss to Shell Lake. – Photo by Larry Samson

Frederic’s Megan Anderson had 11 total kills against Webster and Chrissy Chenal had six. Ana Miller and Becca Anderson split the setting duties. Miller had nine total assists and Anderson totaled seven assists. Kendra Wells made 19 digs, Megan Anderson 17 and Chenal had 11 for the night. Anderson also had two solo blocks. Alex Lonetti and Chenal each had three serving aces.

Webster’s Loreto Stange had 13 kills, Michelle Gibbs had 12 kills and Kendra Spurgeon made eight against the Vikings. Becca Schrooten and Siiri Larsen shared the setter spot. Schrooten totaled 15 assists and Larsen had 10.

Ally Rydel and Stange each had four ace serves. Spurgeon and Stange each had five digs and Rydel had three. – Brenda Sommerfeld

Frederic’s Chrissy Chenal extends her arm to kill the ball into Webster territory. – Photo by Brenda Sommerfeld

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Cardinals fall to Cameron in first loss this season Cards struggle to execute on offense and defense Cameron 29, Luck 19

by Marty Seeger LUCK – The Cardinals suffered their first loss of the season to the winless Comets on Friday night. It was the first conference game for both teams.

“Penalties were not a huge factor either way,” said Luck coach Josh Hetfeld. “Cameron played very well.

We did not execute very well in any aspect of the game.”

Cameron was the first to score in the first quarter to make it a 6-0 game. Then in the second quarter the Cardinals came back with two touchdowns, a oneyard run from Carson Giller and an 11yard run from Brandon Gutzmer.

“Cameron had a long drive in the second quarter to make it 13-12 Luck with two minutes left in the half,” Hetfeld said. The Cameron touchdown was scored on a 15-yard run from Derek Hom. Then in the third quarter the tables started to turn in Cameron’s

Luck’s Landen Strilzuk fights through a Cameron defender after a handoff from Nick Morgan No. 24. – Photo by Sue Tolan

favor.

Cameron’s Joey Spanel scored twice in the third quarter on a 10- and a 30yard run to make it a 27-13 game.

“We struggled with defense in the third,” Hetfeld said. “They intercepted a 30-yard pass from Giller to Cole Mortel in the end zone.”

Then in the fourth quarter, Giller was sacked for a safety, giving Cameron an extra two points on the board. Luck managed to recover an onside kick on the following kickoff and march down the field for a quick score on just three receptions, including a 43-yard catch from Giller to Landen Strilzuk, who eventually caught a 10-yard touchdown pass for six points.

The Cardinals again tried the onside kick, to get another shot at the end zone, but Cameron recovered the attempt.

Luck fumbled five times on the night and lost two. They were held to a total 82 yards on the ground and 94 passing yards.

Giller and Gutzmer had 34 yards rushing, and Strilzuk caught four passes for 69 yards. Nick Morgan caught one pass for 25 yards. Jeff Gackle recorded one sack on defense.

Mistakes bring Grantsburg down against Clear Lake Pirates offense is moving ball Clear Lake 46, Grantsburg 14

by Brenda Sommerfeld GRANTSBURG – “On the positive side our offense is moving the ball and defensively we are in the right positions. Now we need to convert yards into touchdowns, and being in the right position has to result in tackles being made,” Grantsburg coach Keith Lehne said after the Pirates 46-14 loss to the Clear Lake Lakers on Friday, Sept. 12.

The Pirates fumbling five times gave Clear Lake back the ball three times.

One of the fumbles was even on Grantsburg’s goal line as they were about to score.

Clear Lake intercepted two of the Pirates passes, returning one for a touchdown. The Lakers also returned an 87-yard kickoff for a touchdown and Grantsburg gave up a safety to them.

“We can be a good football team but we have to hold onto the ball and elim-

Clear Lake’s Jake Espeseth runs around Grantburg’s Tony Folk No. 15 and David Lasen No. 70. – Photo by Scott Hoffman

inate the mistakes,” Voeltz said. “The effort is there but we are not playing disciplined football. It is my responsibility to make sure that we correct the mistakes.”

Grantsburg’s two touchdowns were scored in the second quarter. Tony Folk received an 11-yard pass from Trent Bonneville for the first six points. The two-point conversion was, however, failed. Devin Trantanella ran in a 5-yard TD later, with Tyler Myers completing the two-point conversion, giving the team the final score of 14.

Trantanella had quite the night, with 119 rushing yards in 18 attempts. Derek Bertelsen completed 61 yards in 14 attempts and Brent Myers rushed 44 yards in nine attempts. Myers also took an interception for a return of 14 yards.

Of Bonneville’s 92 passing yards, Josh Phillipps caught three for 48 yards, Folk caught two for a total of 23 yards and Bertelsen caught one for 21 yards.

Phillipps had two tackles for losses.

Tyler Myers had six solo tackles on defense along with David Larsen and Thane Larson’s four and Brent Myers’ three.

Unity/Luck tennis team continues winning ways Close matches challenge players

by Brenda Sommerfeld BALSAM LAKE – “The girls played some really tough matches,” coach Sarah Schmidt said. “There were several close games and long points, but the girls persevered and finished strong.”

The team won the home court match, 6-1, against Bloomer on Tuesday, Sept.

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All singles players won their games.

No. 1 singles player Stephanie Kothlow beat Bloomer’s Brittney LaGesse in two sets, 6-1 and 6-2. No. 2 singles player Lexie Kothlow was victorious over her Bloomer opponent, 6-3 and 6-2. No. 3 singles player Christine Franzel closely won her first set, 7-5 and widened the gap in the second set, 6-4. No. 4 singles player Alex Davison defeated Bloomer’s Taylor Skaw in three sets,

winning the first 6-3, losing the second 7-5, but finishing with a win in the third 10-8.

The No. 1 and No. 3 doubles teams beat their opponents, close in the first, but kept a big lead in their second sets.

No. 1 double partners Alesa Paulsen and Elizabeth Ebensperger defeated the Bloomer team they were against, 6-4 and 6-2. No. 3 doubles team Maddie Anderson and Katie Petzel completed their sets, winning 6-4 and 6-1.

The No. 2 doubles team Katherine Ebensperger and Jessi Kutina fought hard through three matches but were defeated by their Bloomer opponents.

The Bloomer team won the first set 6-4, Ebensperger and Kutina won the second 6-4, but were overpowered in the last set, 5-10.

LEFT: No. 3 singles player Christine Franzel defeated her Bloomer opponent in two sets during the match Tuesday, Sept. 16. – Photo submitted

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Pushing 74, and still competing

Brad Ayers hopes to get more elderly involved in competitive, rigorous athletics

by Marty Seeger FREDERIC – At the age of 62, Frederic resident Brad Ayers set a record for the fastest one day ascent-descent of Mount Whitney in California, the highest peak in the continental United States. He conquered the 14,496-foot mountain in 14 hours, 40 minutes; while toting a 25pound daypack. But that was over 10 years ago.

Now, as Ayers approaches the age of 74, he continues to set high standards for himself, and continues to push it both physically and mentally by competing in rigorous recreational competition. Not bad for someone who’s rated by the VA as fully disabled due to orthopedic and other related injuries, and for someone who has a daily challenge with lyme disease. He’s also had surgeries on his back, shoulders and legs.

Despite his long list of physical setbacks, Ayers continues to compete, and has never dropped out of a single competition in his excess of over 500 races, spanning over 35 years.

“And a lot of that is stubbornness and pride,” Ayers admitted.

Ayers has already competed in several races this summer, including his 32nd Lumberjack Days race in Stillwater, Minn., and the Wheels and Wings race in Osceola recently, where he finished first in the over 70 age group. Ayers said that he was probably the eldest, if not the only runner in his age group during the Wings and Wheels event, which is something he’d like to see changed.

“For me, its very depressing to see people in their 60s, hugely overweight and basically throwing the towel in,” he said.

For Ayers, athletics are at the core of his beginnings. He lettered in three sports at Stillwater High School , including hockey, which he enjoyed competing in until at least the age of 50.

After high school, Ayers enlisted in the Army as a Ranger paratrooper and actively served for 12 years in special operations, where he gained extensive military training and background.

“By that time, I had developed a lifestyle built around rigorous athletics,” Ayers said. And he continues to push himself to his own personal limits.

Just one small example of the medals Brad Ayers has earned over the years. These are just a handful from his snowshoeing events. Photo by Marty Seeger push it as fast as I can, as hard as I can, and if it doesn’t work out the way I wanted it to do, there isn’t a whole heck of a lot you can do about it,” Ayers said.

He does however continue to be amazed by the few competitors who reach the age of 70 and are still just as fast. Coincidentally, some are struggling with lyme disease like he is.

Brad Ayers is shown here racing in the Gopher to Badger race held in Hudson earlier this year. - Photo courtesy of ProPix Imaging Although he admits that his sons think he should be playing golf somewhere in Florida, he’s comfortable with the lifestyle he’s chosen.

“Part of my pride in engaging in athletics is to get beyond what could easily become a disabling kind of lifestyle,” said Ayers. “So many people become injured in some way and now it becomes an excuse to stop engaging.”

Over the years Ayers said he’s developed a high pain threshold, which he calls “playing injured.”

“The deterioration of the body, and I recognize this in myself…there isn’t a thing you can do about it…it’s the aging process, and it’s beyond your control.

You can fight it mentally, physically, but it’s still happening.”

Ayers credits a lot of his physical toughness to his ability to focus intently on every race, and by putting life’s troubles aside. Competing, he says, “offers a sort of catharsis for some of the more difficult involvements in life.”

Over the years, Ayers has watched several of his older friends drop out of races simply because they can’t perform the way they used to. Rather than challenge themselves and just be satisfied with competing, they drop out completely. Ayers never approaches races like that because he understands the aging process, and is satisfied with just being able to continue running.

“I have good days and I have bad days, and when I go into a race I don’t go in with any expectations. I simply

Gaining recognition According to Ayers, many of the local races are structured primarily for younger age groups, and he says that he’d like to see more 65 and older age groups listed in the competitions.

“I feel strongly about recognition.

There should be some recognition for the elderly. And I’m not talking about 60, I’m talking about 65-plus,” said Ayers, who has a small bedroom in his cabin that is donned with medals he’s received in snowshoeing and road race competitions over the years. Ayers uses the display as a way to visualize and reflect on past races, and gain motivation to do it again in the future. Ayers says he’s an advocate of giving not only the elderly recognition, but even the youngest participants in each race.

“This is part of my mission in life, is to create an awareness of the importance of recognition for recreational and competitive sports,” he said.

There’s no doubt you’ll likely see Ayers at a local running or snowshoeing event in the future, and he shows no signs of stopping anytime soon.

“I feel very much alive for a couple of days after a good, hard race,” says Ayers. He hopes others will share those sentiments as well.

Player of the Year has a new points leader Anderson’s team claims Yellow Ball title in commanding fashion FREDERIC – Jon Anderson and his Yellow Ball teammates, Daryl Bazey, John Sorensen and Bob Sorensen, claimed the latest Player of the Year contest held Sunday at the Frederic Golf Course. The team did so in commanding fashion by posting a team total of 16-under-par 128.

The tournament featured another unique format and all of the players enjoyed the event despite the sometimes pressure-packed format. Each four-person team counted the best two net scores of the four, except that one of the scores must be the score of the player designated to play a specially marked yellow golf ball. The team chooses who

plays the yellow ball before the hole is started, and that player is required to finish and count the score regardless of the situation. In this event, there were multiple large numbers posted by those playing the special ball.

By winning the team event, Anderson overtook seasonlong leader Jason Pearson and now holds a slim, fourpoint lead in the season standings.

Pearson and his team earned points for finishing alone in third place, but this proved to be insufficient to hold off the surging Anderson. The tight battle for the Player of the Year title will be decided early in October when they battle the rest of the field in the Red Tee Open.

The RTO, as it is known, is an exciting event where everyone competes from the forward tees in an individual stroke play format. Scores tend to be very low for the season-ending event, as the winner is usually well under par for both gross and net score. The winner is awarded the coveted Red Jacket and

RTO trophy which they get to keep for the entire year before returning to defend the title.

The RTO is the last Player of the Year event, and is scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 5, at the Frederic Golf Course. Anyone interested in participating should contact the Frederic Golf Course at 71-3278250 for more information. – submitted

Player of the Year Standings Men

Points 142 138 122 107 107 104 96 93 92 83

Thru the Yellow Ball

Player Jon Anderson Jason Pearson Chuck Cogswell Thom Smith Daryl Bazey Brad Bulver John Sorenson Randy Antonich Ben Nelson John Anderson

80 74 71 66 64 61 60 60 55 55 37 20 15 10 10

Women Points 132 66 50

Charvey Spencer Trevor Cogswell Jeff Moats Jim Prodger Randy Reis Kyle Liljeberg Doug Panek Bruce Java Duane Wisse Colin O’Donovan Simon Nelson Ken Koehler Pat Decorah Don Taylor John Madden Player Joan Spencer Jeanne Taylor Ginny Clausen

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First-annual I Care Golf Classic sponsored by Interfaith Caregivers FREDERIC – Interfaith Caregivers is sponsoring its First-Annul I Care Golf Classic at the Frederic Golf Course on Friday, Sept. 26. The proceeds will be used to provide volunteers to help elderly and adults with disabilities remain independent.

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woods by golfing, being a hole sponsor or donating a raffle item.

The format of the tournament will be a fun four-person scramble. There is no handicap limitation.

Winners of the tournament will be famous for a very short time with prizes for first, second, third and last.

The timetable for this event on Sept. 26 will be: noon registration, 1 p.m. shotgun start, and after golf there will be a brat and burger dinner, raffle and awards.

The cost per golfer of $50 includes 18 holes of golf with power cart and dinner.

The tournament is limited to 30 teams of four.

Reservations will be guaranteed with a $25 down payment per player or live dangerously and just show up on Friday. Questions and to sign up contact Interfaith Caregivers at 715-485-9500 or Muriel Pfeifer 715-2686578. Help them help neighbors in Polk County. - submitted

Blizzard super raffle winners announced SIREN – The Burnett Blizzard Hockey Association held its annual super raffle fundraiser. The super raffle is one of many fundraisers that the nonprofit BYHA holds throughout the year in order to support hockey for Burnett and Polk counties.

Mark Krause, John Klaas, Wayne Schickling and Gary Kaefer each won $150. The Billings boys, Ethel Daniels, Annie and Steve Billings and Greg and Sue Hunter won $200. Swedberg Inc., Chris Puchner and Laurel Kannenberg received $300 prizes, Felix Osmonsen got $500 and Kathy and Gerald Hansen won $1,000. Ryan Karsten was the grand-prize winner, receiving a total of $5,000. – submitted

RIGHT: Burnett Blizzard Hockey Association board member Rob Lillehaug (R) presented Ryan Karsten with his $5,000 winnings from the BYHA’s super raffle fundraiser. – Photo submitted

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A R E A Hacker’s Lanes

Sunday Afternoon Mixed Standings: Chippewa Checks 12, Sandbaggers 9, Mark’s Girls 9, Spare-Us 8, Gold Rush 7, Hole in the Wall 5, Hot Shots 4, The Gutter Busters 2.

Women’s games: Julie Chalupsky (HITW) 179, Gail Linke (Mark’s Girls) 178, Dorothy Barfknecht (Hot Shots) 169.

Women’s series: Gail Linke (Mark’s Girls) 497, Julie Chalupsky (HITW) 462, Edla Meyer (Sandbaggers) 441.

Men’s games: Jim Loomis (Spare-Us) 243, Scott Morrison (Gold Rush) 226, Rick Benjamin (Chippewa Checks) 218.

Men’s series: Scott Morrison (Gold Rush) 625, Rick Benjamin (Chippewa Checks) 592, Jim Loomis (Spare-Us) & Don Hughes (The Gutter Buster) 567.

Team games: Spare-Us 883, Hot Shots 870, Sandbaggers 836.

Team series: Spare-Us 2408, Sandbaggers 2381, Hot Shots 2377.

Consecutive strikes (5 or more): Jim Loomis (5); Mark Loomis (5).

Games 50 or more above average: Jim Loomis (+79).

Splits converted: 6-10: Amanda Peterson. 1-2-3-9: Jim Loomis.

Monday Afternoon Seniors Standings: Bears 3, Nite Hawks 3, Badgers 3, Cardinals 2, Eagles 1, Swans 1, Zebras 1, Bye 0.

Women’s games: Mary 215, Betty Anderson 174, Barb Austad 165.

Women’s series: Mary 495, Betty Anderson 444, Betty Schandorff 403.

Men’s games: Roger Messer 214, Jim Morten 180, Tom Funne 179.

Men’s series: Roger Messer 513, Tom Funne 511, Dennis Bohn 494.

Team games: Bears 612, Eagles 591, Nite Hawks 577.

Team series: Bears 1768, Eagles 1733, Nite Hawks 1638.

Monday Night Ladies Standings: Hacker’s Lanes 14, Miller’s Chicks 10, The Bottle Shop 9, House of Wood 7, Mane Attractions 5, AnchorBank 5, Thrivent Financial 4, Bye 2.

Individual games: Kathy Java (HL) 202, Nancy Anderson (HL) 200, Barb Morgan (TF) 188.

Individual series: Nancy Anderson (HL) 509, Sandy Hacker (HL) 494, Kathy Java (HL) 493.

Team games: Hacker’s Lanes 619, Mane Attractions 582, The Bottle Shop 562.

Team series: Hacker’s Lanes 1846, The Bottle Shop 1634, Mane Attractions 1605.

Tuesday Classic Standings: Olsen & Son 22.5, SCVH 20, Great Northern Outdoors 18, Bottle Shop 14, Hacker’s Lanes 12, Yellow Lake Lodge 8, Reliables 5, Pioneer Bar 4.5.

B O W L I N G Individual games: Don Hughes 258, Mike Sullivan 227, Brian McBroom 224.

Individual series: Don Hughes 710, Gene Ackland 646, Brian McBroom 646.

Team games: Yellow Lake Lodge 657, Hacker’s Lanes 648, Bottle Shop 613.

Team series: Hacker’s Lanes 1894, Yellow Lake Lodge 1850, Great Northern Outdoors 1765.

Games 50 or more above average: Don Hughes, 258 (+51).

Wednesday Nite Early Men’s Standings: Larsen Auto Center 6, Pioneer Bar 6, Skol Bar 4, Lewis Silo 3, A-1 Machine 3, Cummings Lumber 2, Four Seasons Wood Prod. 0, Parker 0.

Individual games: Curt Phelps (4S) 247, Curtis Renfroe (SB) 234, Mark Bohn (SB) 224.

Individual series: Gene Ackland (4S) 612, Curtis Renfroe (SB) 606, Don Swanson (CL) 593.

Team games: Skol Bar 1000, 4 Seasons Wood Prod. 941, Skol Bar 931.

Team series: Skol Bar 2808, 4 Seasons Wood Prod. 2787, A-1 Machine 2683.

Thursday Early 3-Man Standings: Full Timers 21, Wikstrom Construction 20, Fab Four 17, K-Wood 16, Hell Raisers 11.5, Grindell Law Offices 9, Frontier Trails 7.5, Bye 2.

Individual games: Mike Sullivan (WC) 244, Joshua Henry (FT) 239, Bryce Daeffler (KW) 232.

Individual series: Don Hughes (KW) 654, Bryce Daeffler (KW) 624, Ed Bitler (KW) 612.

Team games: K-Wood 664, Full Timers 596, Fab Four 533.

Team series: K-Wood 1890, Full Timers 1711, Frontier Trails 1526.

Consecutive strikes (5 or more): Don H. (224 – 5x); Bryce D. (223 – 5x); Ed. B. (217 – 6x).

Splits converted: 3-6-7-10: Jim W. 3-10: Mark B., Jason P., Ed B., Don H.; 5-10: John H. 2-5-7: Jason P. Thursday Late Men’s Standings: Hansen Farms Inc. 6, Stotz & Company 5, Hog Wild BBQ & Grill 4, Bazey Racing 4, Johnson Upholstery 3, Fisk Trucking 2.

Individual games: Ole Baillargeon 267, Gene Wynn Sr. 248, Dale Frandsen 235.

Individual series: Ole Baillargeon 671, Dave Gabrielson 616, Gene Wynn Jr. 616.

Team games: Stotz & Company 943, Hansen Farms Inc. 938, Fisk Trucking 832.

Team series: Hansen Farms Inc. 2709, Stotz & Company 2677, Bazey Racing 2469.

Friday Night Ladies Standings: Frederic Design & Promotion 11.5, Pioneer Bar 10, Skol Bar 9.5, The

Dozers 6, Meyers Plus 5.5, The Leader 5, Hole in the Wall 4.5, Junque Art 4.

Individual games: Karen Carlson 192, Cara Holicky 190, Jen Carlson & Betsy Poston 183.

Individual series: Karen Carlson 516, Cara Holicky 509, Missy Hernandez 503.

Team games: Skol Bar 688, Junque Art 654, Meyer’s Plus 625.

Team series: Skol Bar 1892, Junque Art 1871, Meyer’s Plus 1704.

McKenzie Lanes

Monday Night Ladies Standings: Metal Products 15, Milltown Appliance 13, McKenzie Lanes 12, Wolf Creek Log Furniture 11.5, Edina Divas 8.5, Frederic Truck & Tractor 8, Sam’s Carpentry 7, Bye 5.

Individual games: Shirley Wilson 201, Jane Smith 188, Dana Amundson 184.

Individual series: Dana Amundson 521, Shirley Wilson 513, Jane Smith 491.

Team games: (Handicap scores) Milltown Appliance 1016.

Team series: (Handicap scores) Milltown Appliance 2792.

Tuesday Women’s Day Standings: Custom Outfitter 28, Hauge Dental 24, Gutter Dusters 19, B & H Builders 18, Country Gals 16, Tomlinson Insurance 15, Kassel Tap 15, Bye 1.

Individual games: Kathy Braund 215, Judy Sturgul 185, Jane Smith 179.

Individual series: Kathy Braund 579, Denise F. Donaghue 494, Jane Smith 479.

Team games: (Handicap scores) B & H Builders 862, Custom Outfitter 817, Gutter Dusters 803.

Team series: (Handicap scores) Custom Outfitter 2413, B & H Builders 2392, Hauge Dental 2341.

Tuesday Night Men’s Standings: Greatland Trans. 26, Hack’s Pub 22, Steve’s Appliance 20, Dream Lawn 20, McKenzie Lanes 19, The Dugout 19, Nel-Lo-Hill Farm 19, Glass

R E S U L T S Bar 15.

Individual games: Bob Rettler 277, Tom McGough 268, Jeff Lehmann, Sam Leggitt and Roy P. Price 258.

Individual series: Norm Hansen 724, Roy P. Price 687, Bob Rettler 686.

Team games: (Handicap scores) Hack’s Pub 1267, Glass Bar 1257, Steve’s Appliance 1242.

Team series: (Handicap scores) Hack’s Pub 3627, Greatland Transportation 3527, Steve’s Appliance 3506.

Wednesday Night Men’s Standings: Davy’s Construction 16, Harvest Moon 16, Edina Realty 16, Tiger Express 14, Reed’s Marina 14, McKenzie Lanes 12, Hanjo Farms 4, Dalles Electricians 4.

Individual games: Darren McKenzie 268, Daryn Sylvester 258, Scott A. Anderson 250.

Individual series: Daryn Sylvester 701, Scott A. Anderson 690, Carl Hetfeld 688.

Team games: (Handicap scores) Tiger Express 1123, Reed’s Marina 1067.

Team series: (Handicap scores) Tiger Express 3273, Davy’s Construction 2989.

Thursday Night Ladies Standings: Hack’s Pub 26, Eagle Valley Bank 25.5, Bont Chiropractic 24.5, K.C. Electrical 23.5, Hauge Dental 18, Cutting Edge Pro Shop 15.5, Century 21 15, RiverBank 12.

Individual games: Norma Hauge 226, Brenda Lehmann 221, Lana McKenzie 202.

Individual series: Jen Whelan 555, Brenda Lehmann 529, Darla Bowers 528.

Team games: (Handicap scores) Hack’s Pub 1041, Bont Chiropractic 101, Cutting Edge Pro Shop 1002.

Team series: (Handicap scores) Hack’s Pub 3037, Bont Chiropractic 2876, K.C. Electrical 2874.

Saturday Night Mixed Standings: Fisk Trucking 10, Eureka Bombers 10, Pin Busters 9.5, Ten Pin Titans 9, Roller Coasters 8, Happy Campers 7.5, Tiger Express 7, The InLaws 7.

Team games: (Handicap scores) The InLaws 882, Fisk Trucking 872, Eureka Bombers 857.

Team series: (Handicap scores) Fisk Trucking 2514, Roller Coasters 2491, Tiger Express 2459.

Black & Orange

Early Birds Standings: Gandy 3-1, Black & Orange 2-2, 10th Hole 2-2, Log Cabin Store 1-3.

Individual games: Kay Casey (10th) 173, Michelle Lysdahl (10th) 163, Marcy

Viebrock (B&O) 156.

Individual series: Marcy Viebrock (B&O) 448, Kay Casey (10th) 446, Michelle Lysdahl (10th) 444.

Team games: Black & Orange 842, 10th Hole 828, Gandy 819.

Team series: Black & Orange 2396, 10th Hole 2395, Gandy 2345.

TNT Ladies Standings: Cashco 6-2, Larry’s LP 4-4, Wild Bill’s 3-5, Flower Power 3-5.

Individual games: Vicki Tollander (C) 195, Jayne Schwartz (C) 187, Cheryl Hansen (C) 181.

Individual series: Jayne Schwartz (C) 476, Jennifer Kern (L) 471, Val Fremont (WB) 461.

Team games: Cashco 966, Larry’s LP 839, Wild Bill’s 838.

Team series: Cashco 2667, Larry’s LP 2462, Wild Bill’s 2435.

Games 50 or more above average: Jayne Schwartz 187 (+62); Vicki Tollander 196 (+65).

Series 100 or more above average: Jayne Schwartz 467 (+101).

Splits converted: 6-7-10: Julie Remund.

Early Risers Standings: A+ Sanitation 7-1, Hole in the Wall 5-3, Gandy 2-6, 10th Hole 2-6.

Individual games: Kay Casey (HITW) 220, Dot Fouks (G) 171, Lucy Hansen (HITW) 156.

Individual series: Kay Casey (HITW) 509, Dot Fouks (G) 445, Cris Damman (10th) 433.

Team games: Hole in the Wall 747, A+ Sanitation 721, 10th Hole 676.

Team series: Hole in the Wall 2107, 10th Hole 1952, A+ Sanitation 1928.

Games 50 or more above average: Kay Casey 220 (+93).

Series 100 or more above average: Kay Casey 509 (+128).

Thursday Night Ladies Standings: Lip’s 3-1, Ben Ott Construction 3-1, Check Services 1-3, Pour House 1-3.

Individual games: Tooter Barnes (PH) 166, Angie Olson (CS) 162, Daphne Churchill (L) & Pam Ott (BOC) 147.

Individual series: Angie Olson (CS) 454, Pam Ott (BOC) 395, Jackie Churchill (L) 388.

Team games: Lip’s 685, Pour House 650, Check Services & Ben Ott Construction 636.

Team series: Lip’s 1905, Check Services 1895, Ben Ott Construction 1881.

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River Valley Hockey registration ST. CROIX FALLS – River Valley Hockey Association will hold a registration and information night on Tuesday, Sept. 23, from 6 - 7:30 p.m. in the St. Croix Falls Middle School commons.

Boys and girls from ages 4 to 18 are eligible for team participation at the following levels: atoms ages 4-7, mite, squirt, peewee, bantam and midget (WAHA affiliated play.)

An opportunity to meet with coaches will occur at 7:30 p.m. following registration. First-year registration fees are $50 and players signing up at this registration night will receive a discounted rate.

River Valley Hockey Association is a nonprofit, volunteer-operated organization dedicated to serving youth and families of River Valley communities

LEADER S P O R T S SCOREBOARD Siren Ballpark Men’s League

VOLLEYBALL

Final Standings Team Overall Sundown 17-1 Chell Well 13-4 Pour House 1 11-6 Hole in the Wall 11-7 Church League Team 10-7 Century 21 8-10 Fur, Fins & Feathers 9-9 Pour House 2 7-10 Gjonnes Construction 2-16 Da Crew 0-18

West Lakeland Conference

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Wednesday, Sept. 10 Pour House 1 28, Da Crew 17 Hole in the Wall 21, Pour House 2 16 Sundown 15, Century 21 13 Fur, Fins & Feathers 25, Gjonnes Construction 6

FOOTBALL

Large Lakeland Conference

Team St. Croix Falls Clear Lake Cameron Webster Luck Grantsburg Unity

Conf.

1-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-1

Overall 3-0 3-0 1-2 3-0 2-1 0-3 0-3

Team Shell Lake Flambeau Turtle Lake Frederic Bruce Northwood/Solon Springs Weyerhaeuser/Birchwood Winter Siren

Conf.

2-0 2-0 2-1 2-1 2-1 1-1 1-2 0-3 0-3

Overall 3-0 3-0 2-1 2-1 2-1 1-1 1-2 0-3 0-3

Small Lakeland Conference

Scores

Friday, Sept. 12 Clear Lake 46, Grantsburg 14 Cameron 29, Luck 19 St. Croix Falls 35, Unity 0 Webster 53, Glenwood City 13 Frederic 61, Siren 0

Upcoming

Friday, Sept. 19 7 p.m.

Frederic at Northwood Luck at Grantsburg St. Croix Falls at Boyceville Unity at Webster Siren at Turtle Lake

GIRLS GOLF Upcoming

Thursday, Sept. 18 4 p.m.

Luck/Unity at Hammond St. Croix Falls at Hammond Monday, Sept. 22 4 p.m.

Luck/Unity at B/W Pheasant Hills St. Croix Falls at B/W Pheasant Hills

TENNIS

Upcoming

Thursday, Sept. 18 4:15 p.m. Unity/Luck at Mondovi Tuesday, Sept. 23 4:15 p.m. Ellsworth at Unity

Team Grantsburg St. Croix Falls Frederic Siren Unity Shell Lake Turtle Lake Clear Lake Clayton Webster Luck

Scores

Conf.

3-0 3-0 3-0 1-3 1-2 1-2 1-1 1-1 1-0 0-3 0-3

Overall 5-0 3-0 4-1 1-5 3-3 1-2 1-1 1-1 1-0 3-3 0-6

Thursday, Sept. 11 Frederic 3, Webster 2 (14-25, 25-23, 20-25, 25-22, 25-23) St. Croix Falls 3, Siren 0 (25-6, 25-16, 25-11) Unity 3, Clear Lake 1 (25-21, 13-25, 25-21, 25-16) Shell Lake 3, Luck 0 (25-15, 25-15, 25-17) Saturday, Sept. 13 Grantsburg 2, New Auburn 0 (25-10, 25-7) Grantsburg 2, St. Croix Central (25-5, 25-10) Grantsburg 2, Weyerhaeuser 0 (25-2, 25-15) Grantsburg 2, New Richmond 0 (25-11, 25-16) Webster 2, Frederic 0 (25-18, 25-13) Weyerhaeuser 2, Webster 0 (25-19, 25-17) Grantsburg JV 2, Webster 1 (15-25, 25-16, 15-6) New Richmond 2, Webster 0 (25-18, 25-17) Frederic 2, Grantsburg JV 1 (25-18, 15-25, 18-16) New Richmond 2, Frederic 0 (25-17, 25-15) Tuesday, Sept. 16 Frederic 3, Unity 1 (25-21, 25-23, 20-25, 25-12) St. Croix Falls at Shell Lake Grantsburg 3, Webster 0 (25-6, 25-13, 25-8) Clayton 3, Siren 1 (25-27, 25-12, 25-13, 25-9)

Upcoming

Thursday, Sept. 18 7:30 p.m. Turtle Lake at Frederic Grantsburg at Unity Webster at Luck Clear Lake at Siren Saturday, Sept. 20 TBA Frederic at Osceola St. Croix Falls at Osceola Unity at Osceola Tuesday, Sept. 23 7:30 p.m. Frederic at Clear Lake Clayton at St. Croix Falls Unity at Siren Grantsburg at Luck Shell Lake at Webster

CROSS COUNTRY Upcoming

Thursday, Sept. 18 4:15 p.m. Frederic at Shell Lake St. Croix Falls at Shell Lake Luck/Unity at Shell Lake Webster at Shell Lake Saturday, Sept. 20 10 a.m.

Frederic at Osceola Luck/Unity at Osceola Grantsburg at Osceola

with lifetime recreation opportunities.

Now in its 13th season, RVHA provides approximately 100 players each season with fun and skill-building instruction at a reasonable rate.

New players are welcome. River Valley Hockey action is centered at a classic outdoor arena located in St. Croix Falls.

PREPS

Adult league pickup games, Friday night open skating and a groomed pleasure skating rink are open to the public throughout the winter season.

For more information or to get involved, contact Aaron Kuenkel at 715483-5881 or visit their Web site at www.usahockey.com/rivervalley – sumitted

OF THE

WEEK

NAME: Nick Johnson SCHOOL: St. Croix Falls YEAR: Sophomore COMMENTS: Nick Johnson is turning out to be one of the most solid tailbacks in Large Lakeland Conference.

Johnson had 135 yards on 23 carries against Unity last Friday with two touchdowns, and piled on 117 Nick Johnson yards on 14 carries the previous week against Lake Holcombe. He's also being used as a receiver this year, catching four passes for 33 yards against Osceola. – Marty

Seeger NAME: Megan Anderson SCHOOL: Frederic YEAR: Senior COMMENTS: Viking senior Megan Anderson was a force to be reckoned with in the team’s conference games against Unity on Tuesday, Sept.

12.

Anderson battered the Eagles with nine blocks in Megan Anderson the game to help give them an important edge. She also had six kills in the four games played. –Marty Seeger

“Embarrassing.”

“An amateurish performance.”

“The Prediction Queen.”

“Unbecoming of an Inter-County Leader prognosticator.”

their co-op program, but they’ll be no match for the Vikes.

Grantsburg 22, Luck 16 – I might be crazy to pick Grantsburg again, but I’ve gotta believe they’re due to cash in on the home-field advantage.

Those were some The of the Swami words readers used to describe The THE SWAMI Swami’s horrendous 2-5 performance in week three.

“I wonder if my self-imposed 365day layoff didn’t make me a little rusty,” he mused Saturday afternoon, while loading his table and a few bushel baskets of zucchini into his truck after netting $63 in profits at a local farmers market from his sale of zucchini and the last of the season’s green beans and sweet corn. “I still have a lot of zucchini left to sell,” he added.

The pathetic performance brings his season record to 12-8, or a paltry 60 percent. “But better days are ahead,” he asserted.

PREDICTS

Webster 40, Unity 6 – A case of conference championship/ playoff fever has invaded Tiger Town and the black and orange will emphatically restate their case this week.

Osceola 22, Somerset 20 – Things are growing desperate in Spartanville, as this loss will drop the longtime powerhouse to 0-4.

St. Croix Falls 26, Boyceville 6 – The Saints should heed the words of the Fleetwood Mac hit “Don’t Stop Thinkin’ About Tomorrow.” This will be an easy nonconference victory as Sempf and his minions look ahead to next week’s clash with Clear Lake.

Clear Lake 46, Cameron 6 – The stage is set for next week’s showdown.

Turtle Lake 55, Siren 6 – The Dragon Express encounters a few more bumps in the road.

This week’s games:

Washburn 42, Winter 6 – The Guards even their record at 2-2.

Frederic 48, Minong-Solon Springs 14 – The Eaglegreens aren’t the pushover they once were thanks to

The Swami answers all e-mails and can be reached at predictionking@yahoo.com

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They really do taste like chicken

Occasionally I’ll wander off the beaten path in search of a more unique outdoor experience that goes a little beyond the norm, but mostly, I’ll just stick to the Marty basics—deer hunting in the fall, a late Seeger October outing on the lake or even an occaThe sional dove hunt.

Sometimes though, a Bottom Line new experience finds me, and it’s always welcome.

On a routine scouting mission for deer about a week ago, I stumbled upon an interesting looking mushroom growing on a large, decaying oak stump. The blaze orange appearance of it was easy to spot, and was especially brilliant among the bright green backdrop of the early fall woods. I later identified it as the sulfur shelf mushroom, otherwise known as the chicken of the woods.

So many times before I had strolled past various mushroom specimens in the woods, but never really gave them much thought. Growing up with a mom who was allergic to them never really afforded me with the opportunity to eat any type of mushroom, or any wild kind of fungi for that matter. But lately, I’ve come to appreciate the variety and abundance of wild mushrooms

that can be found almost anywhere in Wisconsin. It began with the morel, followed by a taste of the giant puffball last year, and lately, I’ve come to find that the sulfur shelf mushrooms deserves a spot very close to the top of the list, right next to the morel mushroom–regarded as one of the best tasting mushrooms on the planet.

After keeping the sulfur shelf on my mind for about a week, I returned to the area to enjoy the bowhuntng opener, with the hopes of tagging out on a doe to fill the Earn-a-Buck requirements in one of the areas I hunt. After an unsuccessful morning in the woods, I returned to the same stump, which still displayed an elaborate coloring of orange and a yellow.

I’m unfamiliar with the bounty of mushrooms in the fall, and wouldn’t even consider myself an amateur mycologist, but the sulfur shelf is a good one to start with. It’s easy to identify, and comes out mostly in the fall, but it can be found in the spring and summer months as well.

I broke off a slab of the mushroom and took it back to the computer to do a little more research. I did manage to find a couple of areas that stated that a small number of people that eat this type of mushroom suffer a minor allergic reaction. The bottom line is that there is always a risk when digging into a wild mushroom, so exercise caution before eating, and only try a small quantity at first to see how it settles with your stomach. Or you could do like I did, and use your father-in-law as the guinea pig.

He didn’t know much about the sulfur shelf either, and probably instilled a

The sulfur shelf mushroom, otherwise known as the chicken of the woods, can be find in just about any nook of Wisconsin's woods. Just be sure to use caution before trying one. – Photo by Marty Seeger little too much trust in my research, but since he’s the one that introduced me to morels, why not. We were both a little hesitant at first, but after frying them in butter and lightly salting them, we found that we’ll probably be going back for seconds.

The texture, taste and even appearance have your mind thinking chicken at first bite. Preparing the mushroom was relatively easy, and we cut only the tender edges of the “petal” for frying.

The next batch harvested was cut right off the stump, in order to hopefully get another harvest in the coming weeks.

Although I’d rather fill my stomach with a genuine chicken dinner, this would make a great substitute for the real thing, and go well with steaks, soups or any other dish that calls for tasty mushrooms. Imagine yourself on a late fall canoe trip, and stumbling upon a sulfur shelf to mix in with a meatless stir-fry. What a treat.

Webster Lions Muskie Madness results WEBSTER – The Webster Lions held their 28th-annual Muskie Madness Tournament on Saturday, Sept. 13.

Fifty-one two-man teams competed on Yellow Lake in Burnett County for cash prizes and trophies. The weather was overcast with light winds and rain showers developing in the afternoon.

The tournament headquarters was at Ike Walton Resort.

The winning team was Rick Melby

and Russell Shilts from New Richmond.

They caught a 46-inch muskelunge to win first place. Their prize was $2,200.

Tim McNamara of Wilson and Leroy Martin of New Richmond took second place for catching a 40-inch musky.

Their winnings were $1,045.

Third place was won by Dan Bothman and Al Neuman of Forest Lake, Minn. They won $525 for catching a 34-1/8-inch musky.

Dave and Jeff Appel from St. Croix Falls caught a 34-inch musky for fourth place, worth $360.

Don and Julie Syring of Grantsburg caught and released the largest northern. Their fish was 34-1/2 inches long.

They won $510.

All the muskies were released unharmed. The Webster Lions Club holds this annual tournament as a fundraiser for scholarships to be given

DNR asks hunters assistance in deer herd health check SPOONER — The Department of Natural Resources wants to complete its Northern Wisconsin Deer Health Checkup this year and is asking for the help of all deer hunters by providing samples from deer they harvest.

Department wildlife biologists say that assisting the department will help ensure the quality of deer hunting in the north.

DNR Northern Region wildlife expert Mike Zeckmeister said it has been six years since the region has comprehensively tested the health of the deer herd in its 18 counties. “While our primary heath monitoring is for CWD and Bovine TB,” he says, “we will be looking for any health concerns and issues in our deer herd.”

The goal is to sample 500 adult deer per sampling unit with most sampling units equaling one county. “This means we need to sample 8,000 deer to have a statistically significant sample,” Zeckmeister said.

Hunters willing to help with this important project should drop off adult

deer heads (no fawns) at a DNR collection point. Zeckmeister says wildlife health specialists especially want heads during the early bow, youth deer hunt and October antlerless season in Herd Control Units.

Wildlife officials realize that there may be a lower level of concern about these diseases, like CWD, in northern Wisconsin and many hunters may not feel the need to have their deer tested.

“Hunters are confident deer are healthy, and we want to keep it that way, so we need to do a checkup on our northern deer.”

Hunters can get the results on tests on their deer. They just need to provide their name and customer identification number in addition to the location of kill. They’ll get a postcard in the mail with the test results. The turnaround time for test results for samples collected in the early bow season will be six to eight weeks.

This is a deal for hunters, Zeckmeister says, because the testing is free.

Normally, it would cost a hunter nearly

$100 for testing.

If a hunter is not interested in the test results, they need only turn in the head after the deer is registered and processed. Simply attach the county and township/range of the kill location (or nearest crossroads) to the head and drop it off at one of their drop-off locations or DNR Service Centers in northern Wisconsin.

Zeckmeister hopes hunters will spread the word about the upcoming head collection with their network of friends, family and acquaintances.

“We need everyone to know about this and drop off deer heads, especially during the September-October seasons,” he says. To find the collection point nearest you call any DNR Service Center listed below: Cumberland, 715822-3590; Hayward, 715-634-2688; or Spooner, 715-635-2101. — from WDNR

to students from the Webster School District. Next year’s tournament will be held on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009.

Anyone interested in information on the 2008 tournament can contact the Webster Lions Club at Box 27, Webster, WI 54893. - submitted

Helping hunters get started

A 10-year award was given to Carl Ecklof at the South Fork Sporting Club recently for his dedicated service to the hunters education courses that are regularly held there. - Photo submitted

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Grueling 140.6-mile course features swimming, biking and running

by Marty Seeger MADISON – The sun was just coming up as the race began, and when it was finally over for Luck native Eric Olson, it was almost 9:30 p.m.

“You’ll never do anything in life telling yourself that you can’t do this, that’s the biggest part of an Ironman by far,” said Olson, who finished his first Ironman competition in Madison on Sunday, Sept. 7.

The 140.6-mile course begins with a 2.4-mile swim, followed by a 112-mile bike ride throughout the Madison area, and ends with a 26.2-mile marathon.

Olson finished the race with a time of 14:26.53, in 628th place out of 2,200 competitors.

The Ironman competitions got their start in 1978, with just 15 men in

Eric Olson cruises during his 112mile bike ride. – Photo by Jenna Clemenson

This photo shows the start of the ironman competition, which includes a 2.4-mile swim. – Photo by Sue Tolan Honolulu, Hawaii, to settle a bet. It has treaded water for about 15 minutes since grown to include more than 18,000 before the canon sounded off. Olson people in the nine events being featured described it as 2,200 people in one big throughout North America in 2008. herd, just like cattle.

Altogether there are 22 Ironman races “It was just chaotic,” Olson explained, held throughout the world with over but he added that it was his best event 30,000 competitors. of the day.

Olson signed up for the competition “The most intense moment, was that last year and spent the rest of that time first quarter mile, first half mile of the in training for his first-ever Ironman swim,” Olson said. “There was constant competition. One of the hardest things hitting, and kicking and getting pulled to do to get ready for the event was under and people swimming right over finding a balance in his nutrition. Olson the top of you.” said he ran the entire race on liquid After the swim, as Olson explained nutrition with the aid of a product you hop right on your bike and prepare called Power Gel. He compared it to a for the 112-mile bike ride through the high-tech Gatorade mix concentrated Madison area and countryside. It is one with tons of calories. He consumed 350 of the most demanding and hillier calories per hour during the race. courses of the Ironman competition. At Another interesting aspect about the one point he was following inches away training was learning how to swim from other bikers at speeds of up to 40 without the use of his legs. That’s mph. because he needed to conserve them for When the 112-mile bike ride was over, the 112-mile bike ride that followed. Olson said he could barely walk, but Interestingly enough, it was only within knew he still had just over 26.2 miles of the past year that he got interested in running to go. He ran most of the way, biking and swimming. with a few walking intervals, but he ran During the swimming event at the the entire final six miles of the course to start of the competition, Olson said he complete his first Ironman competition.

Youth gun deer hunt set for Oct. 11-12 MADISON – The seventh-annual Wisconsin Youth Gun Deer Hunt will be Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 11-12. This special hunt was established to get youth involved in hunting under conditions with low hunting pressure and in a safe and educational setting.

“In addition to giving youths their own opportunity to experience the traditions of deer hunting in Wisconsin, there is more time for the mentor to share skills and teach their charges how to hunt safely and ethically,” says Keith Warnke, deer and bear ecologist for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.

Youth hunters ages 12 to 15 who have successfully completed a hunter education program and possess a gun deer hunting license may participate in this hunt. Youths must be accompanied by an adult 18 years of age or older. Adult mentors may not gun hunt for deer and cannot accompany more than two youth hunters.

The hunt will be held in all deer management units statewide, except state parks and nonquota units.

In DMUs designated as Earn-a-Buck and in chronic wasting disease management units, youth hunters are exempt from the EAB requirements to tag one buck using their gun buck deer carcass tag during the youth gun deer hunt.

This exemption only applies to the twoday youth hunt. During all other deer hunting seasons, youth hunters are required to follow EAB requirements in DMUs designated as EAB or CWD. Qualified hunters may harvest one buck deer using their only gun buck deer carcass tag and additional antlerless deer with the appropriate carcass tag.

All deer, turkey and small game hunters, with the exception of waterfowl hunters, are required to meet blaze orange requirements on these two days.

For more information on the youth hunt, check the 2008 Wisconsin Deer Hunting Regulations pamphlet.

For more information contact Warnke at 608-264-6023. - from the DNR

Eric Olson crosses the finish line after a 26.2-mile run. – Photo by Jenna Clemenson Olson hopes to shave a good hour off his time when he competes in the Ironman race next year, and encourages anyone who is interested in competing, or just getting started in these types of competitions to give him a call at 715472-4044. He says it’s important to be part of a group that shares the same goals. He says he is part of a club in Hudson that provides him the opportunity to train with others that share similar interests.

“I’m going to continue to do this as long as my body allows me to,” Olson said.

For more information on the Ironman competitions go to ironman.com.

A fine first bear

Mitch Weinert, 16, took his first bruin with a bow on Wednesday, Sept.

3, on his first evening in the woods. His dad, Jerry Weinert, filmed this hunt, which took place southwest of Barron. The bear weighed 305 pounds and could possibly qualify for the Pope and Young record book.

- Photo submitted

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Burnett County criminal court Siren, battery, one-year probation, alcohol assessment, $88.00.

Shannon L. Staples, 24, Danbury, disorderly conduct, $249.00.

Mary J. Talbert, 50, Spooner, theft of movable property, oneyear probation, $235.00 restitu-

Burnett Co. marriage licenses Laverne L. Nack, Meenon, and Deborah D. Severson, Jackson, Sept. 9.

Mark V. Sazama, Robbinsdale, Minn., and Patricia J. Hanson, Robbinsdale, Minn., Sept. 15.

Jesse M. Westling, Portland, Ore., and Amanda M. Hill, Portland, Ore., Sept. 15.

465672

(Aug. 20, 27, Sept. 3, 10, 17, 24) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT BURNETT COUNTY MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. Plaintiff, vs.

ANTHONY D. SCHULTZ a/k/a Anthony Dale Schultz, and RHYAN HOPE SCHULTZ, husband and wife and JOHN DOE and/or JANE DOE, unknown tenants.

Defendant(s).

Case Number: 08-CV-32 Code No. 30404 Foreclosure of Mortgage Dollar Amount Greater Than $5,000.00 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on April 8, 2008, in the amount of $120,645.92 the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: October 9, 2008, at 10:00 o’clock a.m.

TERMS: 1. 10% down in cash or certified funds at the time of sale; balance due within 10 days of confirmation of sale; failure to pay balance due will result in forfeit of deposit to plaintiff.

2. Sold “as is” and subject to all legal liens and encumbrances.

3. Buyer to pay applicable Wisconsin Real Estate Transfer Tax. PLACE: Burnett County Government Center, located at 7410 County Road K, Siren, Wisconsin.

DESCRIPTION: That part of Government Lot 1, Section 4, Township 38 North, Range 16 West, Town of Siren, Burnett County, Wisconsin, described as follows: Commencing at the Northeast corner of above said Section 4; thence South along the Section line of above Section 4 a distance of 627.40 Feet; thence West a distance of 33 Feet to an iron monument being the point of beginning of the parcel herein described; thence West a distance of 420 Feet to an iron monument; thence North a distance of 210 Feet to an iron monument; thence East a distance of 420 Feet to an iron monument; thence South a distance of 210 Feet to the point of beginning.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 24771 Herman Johnson Road, Town of Siren.

TAX KEY NO.: 030230401600.

Dean Roland Sheriff of Burnett County, WI O’DESS AND ASSOCIATES, S.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff 1414 Underwood Avenue Suite 403 Wauwatosa, WI 53213 414-727-1591 O’Dess and Associates, S.C., is attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

If you have previously received a Chapter 7 Discharge in Bankruptcy, this correspondence should not be construed as an attempt to collect a debt.

Justin L. Reese, Manson, Iowa, and Dana M. Plath, Manson, Iowa, Sept. 15.

tion, alcohol treatment, no contact with the victims or their property, $101.50.

Veronica L. Songetay, 41, Danbury, disorderly conduct, 15day jail sentence, Huber release granted, $88.00.

William L. Jones, 36, Danbury, bail jumping, one-year probation, alcohol assessment, $88.00.

Samuel J. Carlson, 20, Grantsburg, resisting or obstructing an officer, one-year probation, obtain a GED, alcohol assessment, $88.00.

David G. St. John, 34, Webster, operate without a valid

(Sept. 17, 24, Oct. 1)

(Sept. 3, 10, 17)

STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY

STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF LYNN E. ANDERSON DOD: 7/21/2008

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DONNA M. THILL f/k/a DONNA M. SWENSON

Notice to Creditors (Informal Administration)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS (Informal Administration)

Case No. 08 PR 69

Case No. 08 PR 61

An application has been filed for informal administration of the estate of the decedent, whose date of birth was October 22, 1946, and date of death was July 21, 2008. The decedent died domiciled in Polk County, State of Wisconsin, with a post office address of 135 220th Avenue, Comstock, WI 54826.

All interested persons have waived notice.

Creditors’ claims must be filed with the probate registrar on or before December 22, 2008.

An application has been filed for informal administration of the estate of the decedent, whose date of birth was March 23, 1939, and date of death was April 23, 2008. The decedent died domiciled in Polk County, State of Wisconsin, with a post office address of: 132 Second Street East, Dresser, WI 54009.

All interested persons have waived notice.

Creditors’ claims must be filed with the probate registrar on or before November 28, 2008.

Jenell L. Anderson Probate Registrar September 9, 2008 Autumn L. Lindquist of Bakke Norman, S.C. 1200 Heritage Drive P.O. Box 54 New Richmond, WI 54017 715-246-3800 468284 (Sept. 3, 10, 17, 24, Oct. 1, 8) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY ANCHORBANK, FSB, Plaintiff, Vs. BRIAN P. O’SHAUGHNESSY and MARGARET M. O’SHAUGHNESSY, Husband and wife, and AFFINITY PLUS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, Defendants.

Case No. 08 CV 396 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE By virtue of and pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above-entitled action on August 14, 2008, I will sell at public auction at the Main Front Entrance of the Polk County Justice Center, 1005 West Main Street, in the Village of Balsam Lake, Polk County, Wisconsin on: Thursday, October 16, 2008, at 10:00 o’clock a.m., All of the following descried mortgaged premises, to-wit: The North 500 feet of the N1/2 of the NE1/4, Section 25-3518, Except the West and the West 1,815.00 feet and Except State Trunk Highway No. 35 Right of Way, Town of Eureka, Polk County, Wisconsin.

PIN: 120-00641-1000 Street Address: 1995 State Road 35, Centuria, Wisconsin TERMS OF SALE: Cash DOWN PAYMENT: 10% of amount bid by cash or certified check.

Dated at Balsam Lake, Wisconsin, this 21 day of August, 2008.

Timothy G. Moore, Sheriff Polk County, Wisconsin Steven J. Swanson Bar No. 1003029 Attorney at Law P.O. Box 609 105 South Washington Street St. Croix Falls, WI 54024 715-483-3787 467076

Jenell L. Anderson Probate Registrar August 20, 2008 Judith A. Remington Personal Representative/ Attorney Remington Law Offices, LLC 126 South Knowles Avenue New Richmond, WI 54017 715-246-3422 466945 (Aug. 27, Sept. 3, 10, 17, 24, Oct. 1) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY THE RIVERBANK, Plaintiff, Vs. JAMES P. KAPHINGST and JAYMI L. KAPHINGST, husband and wife, and U.S. FEDERAL CREDIT UNION 1400 Riverwood Drive Burnsville, MN 55447, Defendants.

Case No. 08 CV 20 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE By virtue of and pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above-entitled action on April 7, 2008, I will sell at public auction at the Main Front Entrance of the Polk County Justice Center, 1005 West Main Street, in the Village of Balsam Lake, Polk County, Wisconsin on: Thursday, Oct. 9, 2008, at 10 a.m., all of the following described mortgaged premises, to-wit: Lot 2 of Certified Survey Map No. 2554, recorded in Volume 12 of Certified Survey Maps, page 42, Document No. 573031, located in the SW1/4 of SW1/4, Section 13-36-16, Polk County, Wis., together with an easement for ingress and egress over Outlot 1 of said Certified Survey Map. PIN: 012-00254-0200 Street Address: 685A 270th Avenue, Frederic, Wisconsin TERMS OF SALE: Cash DOWN PAYMENT: 10% of amount bid by cash or certified check.

Dated at Balsam Lake, Wisconsin, this 19th day of August 2008.

Timothy G. Moore, Sheriff Polk County, Wisconsin Steven J. Swanson/No. 1003029 Attorney at Law P.O. Box 609 105 South Washington Street St. Croix Falls, WI 54024 715-483-3787 466532

license, $186.00.

Joseph A. Mulroy, 30, Webster, issue worthless check, $309.00.

Katherine M. Richardson, 51, Spooner, issue worthless check, $298.00.

Kevin B. Rand, 49, Webster, issue worthless check, $249.00.

Anthony M. Lamere II, 18, Grantsburg, underage drinking, $185.00.

(Sept. 17, 24, Oct. 1) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., as Trustee for the Certificateholders of Soundview Home Loan Trust 2007-OPT4, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007-OPT4, 6th Street and Marquette Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479, Plaintiff, vs.

LONNIE ALLAN HANSON and ANETTE N. HANSON, husband and wife, 1898 98th Avenue Dresser, WI 54009 and/or 23450 Saint Croix Trail Lane Scandia, MN 55073; and JANE DOE and/or JOHN DOE, unknown tenants, 1898 98th Avenue Dresser, WI 54009, Defendants.

Case No. 08-CV-554 Code No. 30404 Foreclosure of Mortgage Dollar Amount Greater Than $5,000 FORTY-DAY SUMMONS THE STATE OF WISCONSIN, TO: LONNIE ALLAN HANSON and ANETTE N. HANSON, husband and wife, 1898 98th Avenue Dresser, WI 54009 and/or 23450 Saint Croix Trail Lane Scandia, MN 55073 You are hereby notified that the plaintiff named above has filed a lawsuit or other legal action against you. The complaint, which is also served upon you, states the nature and basis of the legal action.

Within 40 days after September 17, 2008, you must respond with a written answer, as that term is used in Chapter 802 of the Wisconsin Statutes, to the complaint. The court may reject or disregard an answer that does not follow the requirements of the statutes. The answer must be sent or delivered to the court, whose address is: Clerk of Circuit Court Polk County Courthouse 1005 West Main Street Balsam Lake, WI 54810 and to O’Dess and Associates, S.C., Plaintiff’s attorneys, whose address is: O’Dess and Associates, S.C. 1414 Underwood Avenue Suite 403 Wauwatosa, Wisconsin 53213 You may have an attorney help or represent you.

If you do not provide a proper answer within 40 days, the court may grant judgment against you for the award of money or other legal action requested in the complaint, and you may lose your right to object to anything that is or may be incorrect in the complaint. A judgment may be enforced as provided by law. A judgment awarding money may become a lien against any real estate you own now or in the future, and may also be enforced by garnishment or seizure of property.

O’DESS AND ASSOCIATES, S.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff By: M. ABIGAIL O’DESS Bar Code No. 1017869 POST OFFICE ADDRESS: 1414 Underwood Avenue Suite 403 Wauwatosa, WI 53213 (414) 727-1591 O’Dess and Associates, S.C., is attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. If you have previously received a Chapter 7 Discharge in Bankruptcy, this correspondence should not be construed as an attempt to collect a debt. 468201

(Sept. 17, 24, Oct. 1) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, 1201 Third Avenue Seattle, Washington 98101 Plaintiff, vs.

JILEEN GLADYS MARQUARDT and JOHN DOE, unknown spouse of Jileen Gladys Marquardt, 8897 Ironwood Avenue S. Cottage Grove, MN 55016 and/or 7606 York Avenue S. Minneapolis, MN 55435; and JANE DOE and/or JOHN DOE, unknown tenants, 2156 Poplar Lane Dresser, WI 54009 Defendants.

Case No. 08-CV-561 Code No. 30404 Foreclosure of Mortgage Dollar Amount Greater Than $5,000.00 FORTY-DAY SUMMONS THE STATE OF WISCONSIN, TO: JILEEN GLADYS MARQUARDT and JOHN DOE, unknown spouse of Jileen Gladys Marquardt, 8897 Ironwood Avenue S. Cottage Grove, MN 55016 and/or 7606 York Avenue S. Minneapolis, MN 55435; and JANE DOE and/or JOHN DOE, unknown tenants, 2156 Poplar Lane Dresser, WI 54009 You are hereby notified that the plaintiff named above has filed a lawsuit or other legal action against you. The complaint, which is also served upon you, states the nature and basis of the legal action.

Within 40 days after September 18, 2008, you must respond with a written answer, as that term is used in Chapter 802 of the Wisconsin Statutes, to the complaint. The court may reject or disregard an answer that does not follow the requirements of the statutes. The answer must be sent or delivered to the court, whose address is: Clerk of Circuit Court Polk County Courthouse 1005 W. Main Street Balsam Lake, WI 54810 and to O’Dess and Associates, S.C., Plaintiff’s attorneys, whose address is: O’Dess and Associates, S.C. 1414 Underwood Avenue Suite 403 Wauwatosa, WI 53213 You may have an attorney help or represent you.

If you do not provide a proper answer within 40 days, the court may grant judgment against you for the award of money or other legal action requested in the complaint, and you may lose your right to object to anything that is or may be incorrect in the complaint. A judgment may be enforced as provided by law. A judgment awarding money may become a lien against any real estate you own now or in the future, and may also be enforced by garnishment or seizure of property.

O’DESS AND ASSOCIATES, S.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff By: M. ABIGAIL O’DESS Bar Code No. 1017869 POST OFFICE ADDRESS: 1414 Underwood Avenue Suite 403 Wauwatosa, WI 53213 414-727-1591 O’Dess and Associates, S.C., is attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

If you have previously received a Chapter 7 Discharge in Bankruptcy, this correspondence should not be construed as an attempt to collect a debt.

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Sadie E. Rogers, 21, Luck, bail jumping, 154-day jail sentence, $392.49 restitution, $179.49.

Michael J. Glienke, 29, Milltown, bail jumping, fivemonth jail sentence, Huber release granted, $88.00.

Charlene O. Sutherland, 31,

Notices (Sept. 3, 10, 17) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF Richard L. VanGundy Notice to Creditors (Informal Administration) Case No. 08 PR 66 An applications has been filed for informal administration of the estate of the decedent, whose date of birth was February 1, 1949 and date of death was May 5, 2008. The decedent died domiciled in Polk County, State of Wisconsin, with a post office address of: 520 East North Avenue, Luck, WI 548539049.

All interested persons have waived notice.

Creditors’ claims must be filed with the probate registrar on or before December 1, 2008.

Jenell L. Anderson Probate Registrar August 26, 2008 Charlaine D. Van Gundy 520 E. North Ave. Luck, WI 54853 715-472-2833 466649 (Aug. 20, 27, Sept. 3, 10, 17, 24) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, as Trustee, in trust for the Registered Holders of Ameriquest Mortgage Securities Inc., Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-R3 Plaintiff, vs.

KEVIN G. NICKEL and JANE DOE unknown spouse of Kevin G. Nickel and JANE DOE and/or JOHN DOE, unknown tenantas.

Defendant(s).

Case Number: 08-CV-128 Code No. 30404 Foreclosure of Mortgage Dollar Amount Greater Than $5,000.00 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on April 3, 2008, in the amount of $190,033.99 the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: October 7, 2008, at 10:00 o’clock a.m.

TERMS: 1. 10% down in cash or certified funds at the time of sale; balance due within 10 days of confirmation of sale; failure to pay balance due will result in forfeit of deposit to plaintiff.

2. Sold “as is” and subject to all legal liens and encumbrances.

3. Buyer to pay applicable Wisconsin Real Estate Transfer Tax. PLACE: Polk County Justice Center located at 1005 West Main Street, Balsam Lake, Wisconsin.

DESCRIPTION: Lot 1 of Certified Survey Map No. 3584 Recorded in Volume 16 of Certified Survey Maps, Page 97, Document No. 626332, located in the NE 1/4 of NE 1/4, Section 23, 32, 17, Polk County, Wisconsin.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 299 130th Street, Town of Alden.

TAX KEY NO.: 002-005850000.

Timothy G. Moore Sheriff of Polk County, WI O’DESS AND ASSOCIATES, S.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff 1414 Underwood Avenue Suite 403 Wauwatosa, WI 53213 414-727-1591 O’Dess and Associates, S.C., is attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

If you have previously received a Chapter 7 Discharge in Bankruptcy, this correspondence should not be construed as an attempt to collect a debt. 465671

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(Sept. 3, 10, 17, 24, Oct. 1, 8) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, as Trustee, for Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-WL2 Plaintiff, vs.

MELANIE A. BALFANZ, et al.

Defendant(s).

Case Number: 08 CV 425 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on August 8, 2008, in the amount of $140,049.03, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: October 9, 2008, 10:00 a.m.

TERMS: 1. 10% down in cash or money order at the time of sale; balance due within 10 days of confirmation of sale; failure to pay balance due will result in forfeit of deposit to plaintiff.

2. Sold “as is” and subject to all legal liens, encumbrances and applicable real estate transfer taxes.

PLACE: In the foyer of the Polk County Justice Center located at 1005 West Main Street, Balsam Lake, Wisconsin 54810.

DESCRIPTION: Lot 9, Plat of Wildt Addition, located in Lot 3, Block A, Park Addition to the Village of Balsam Lake, being a part of Government Lots 5 and 6, Section 2, Township 34, Range 17 West. Said land being in he Village of Balsam Lake, Polk County, State of Wisconsin.

ADDRESS: 136 James Court, Balsam Lake, WI 54810.

TAX KEY NO.: 106-006670900.

Dated this 27th day of August, 2008.

Timothy G. Moore Sheriff of Polk County, WI Cummisford, Acevedo & Associates, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff Mark R. Cummisford State Bar #1034906 6508 South 27th Street Suite #6 Oak Creek, WI 53154 Cummisford, Acevedo & Associates, LLC, is the creditors’ attorney and is attempting to collect a debt on its behalf.

Any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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If you are an experienced professional and are interested in working in a relaxing, positive atmosphere, please call us at:

715-349-5880

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COACHING OPPORTUNITIES

The Frederic School District is accepting applications for the following coaching positions:

Junior Varsity Boys Basketball Coach 7th- & 8th-Grade Boys Basketball Coach Send letter of application, resume and credentials to: Jeff Carley, Athletic Director, Frederic School District, 1437 Clam Falls Drive, Frederic, WI 54837. Telephone 715327-4223. Deadline for applications is September 30, 2008.

The Frederic School District is an Equal Opportunity 468400 4-5L Employer.

Must have excellent people skills and be detail-oriented. Retail experience preferred, but not required. Flexible schedule and benefits available. Add’l. $2.50 per hour for weekend hours.

Apply In Person At:

MENARDS

1285 208th Street St. Croix Falls, Wis.

(Aug. 27, Sept. 3, 10, 17, 24, Oct. 1) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE REGISTERED HOLDERS OF STRUCTURED ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION, STRUCTURED ASSET INVESTMENT LOAN TRUST, MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-1 Plaintiff vs.

KAYE M. LARSON, et al.

Defendants.

Case Number: 08 CV 244 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on July 10, 2008, in the amount of $94,417.21 the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction s follows: TIME: October 14, 2008, at 10 a.m.

TERMS: 1. 10% of successful bid must be paid to Sheriff at sale in cash or by certified Check. Balance to be paid upon confirmation.

PLACE: Front Entrance to the Polk County Justice Center located at 1005 W. Main St., Balsam Lake, Wisconsin.

DESCRIPTION: The East 770 feet of the North 275 feet of SE1/4, NW1/4, Section 35, Township 33 North, Range 16 West, Polk County, Wisconsin.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 758 68th Avenue, Amery, WI 54001 TAX KEY NO.: 032-1055-0000 Dated this 20th day of August, 2008 /s/Timothy G. Moore Sheriff of Polk County Deborah A. Blommer State Bar #1000749 Attorney for Plaintiff 13700 W. Greenfield Avenue Brookfield, WI 53005 262-790-5719 Blommer Peterman, S.C. is the creditor’s attorney and is attempting to collect a debt on its behalf.

Any information obtained will be used for the purpose. (123666) 466159

2002 Featherlite gooseneck horse trailer. 3-horse slant with front quarters.

Sold as is. We reserve the right to accept or reject any or all bids.

Call Shell Lake State Bank, 715-468-7858.

(Sept. 3, 10, 17, 24, Oct. 1, 8) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA, aka Chase Manhattan Bank, USA, NA, Plaintiff, vs.

David P. Jertson, unmarried, Defendant(s).

Case No. 07-CV-106 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE By virtue of a judgment of foreclosure made in the aboveentitled action on April 24, 2007, I will sell at public auction in the front entrance Justice Center, located at 1005 West Main, Balsam Lake, WI 54810, on October 28, 2008, at 10 a.m., all of the following described premises, to wit: That part of Lot 2 of CSM 11-9, Map No. 2302, of the NE 1/4 - NW 1/4 of Section 34, Township 34 North, Range 15 West (in the Township of Beaver) described as: Beginning at the Northwest corner of said Lot 2; thence N.88º27’41”E., 207.51 feet; thence S.00º23’39”E., 258.54 feet; thence S.75º34’38”W., 150.45 feet; thence N.40º40’18”W., 21.03 feet; thence N.31º21’12”E., 73.00 feet; thence N.07º28’21”W., 85.22 feet; thence N.42º41’45”W., 113.79 feet; thence N.00º00’46”W., 43.25 feet to the point of beginning; EXCEPT U.S. Highway 8 right of way conveyed by Records 835655, No. 605831. Tax Key No. 008-008844-0000.

THE PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD SUBJECT TO ALL LEGAL ENCUMBRANCES. TERMS OF SALE: CASH or CASHIER’S CHECK (10% down payment at sale, balance due within ten (10) days of Court approval.)

DATED at Balsam Lake, Wisconsin, on August 28, 2008. /s/ Timothy G. Moore Sheriff of Polk County, Wis. BASS & MOGLOWSKY, S.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff The above property is located at 256 U.S. Highway 8, Turtle Lake, WI 54889.

Bass & Moglowsky, S.C. is a law firm/debt collector representing a creditor in the collection of a debt that you owe to said creditor. We are attempting to collect such debt and any information obtained from you will be used for that purpose.

PUBLIC HEARING TOWN OF ST. CROIX FALLS PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Town Board of the Town of St. Croix Falls will meet at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, September 17, 2008, at the Town Hall located at 1305 200th Street & U.S. Hwy. 8, St. Croix Falls, Wiscosnin, for the purpose of holding a public hearing to consider: The proposed ATV Ordinance which identifies the portion of 170th Ave. which lies in the Town of St. Croix Falls as an ATV Route. Any and all public comment will be heard at this time.

Copies of the proposed ATV Ordinance are available at the Town Hall as well as the Town’s Web site: www.townofstcroixfalls.org.

Janet Krueger, Town Clerk 467667 3-4L

NOTICE

THE TOWN OF TRADE LAKE Will Hold Their First Comprehensive Planning Commission Meeting On Tuesday, September 23, 2008, at 7 p.m.

At The Trade Lake Town Hall

Agenda: Elect Chair; Elect 1st and 2nd Ex Officio Members.

Everyone is encouraged to attend this meeting.

Deborah L. Christian, Clerk 468280 4L 46a www.tradelakewi.net

(Aug. 27, Sept. 3, 10, 17,24, Oct. 1) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., Plaintiff, vs.

STEVEN R. JOHNSON and JANE DOE, unknown spouse of Steven R. Johnson, and JOHN DOE and/or JANE DOE, unknown tenants, Defendants.

Case No. 08-CV-351 Code No. 30404 Foreclosure of Mortgage Dollar Amount Greater Than $5,000.00 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on July 8, 2008, in the amount of $142,672.01 the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: October 14, 2008, at 10 a.m.

TERMS: 1. 10% down in cash or certified funds at the time of sale; balance due within 10 days of confirmation of sale; failure to pay balance due will result in forfeit of deposit to plaintiff.

2. Sold “as is” and subject to all legal liens and encumbrances.

3. Buyer to pay applicable Wisconsin Real Estate Transfer Tax. PLACE: Polk County Justice Center located at 1005 West Main Street, Balsam Lake, Wisconsin.

DESCRIPTION: The South 1/2 of Lot 13 and all of Lot 14, Knollwood Addition to the City of Amery, Polk County, Wisconsin.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 603 Riverside Blvd., City of Amery.

TAX KEY NO.: 201-002870000 Timothy G. Moore Sheriff of Polk County, Wis. O’DESS AND ASSOCIATES, S.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff 1414 Underwood Avenue Suite 403 Wauwatosa, WI 53213 414-727-1591 O’Dess and Associates, S.C., is attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

If you have previously received a Chapter 7 Discharge in Bankruptcy, this correspondence should not be construed as an attempt to collect a debt.

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Cashier, Sales and Yard Shipping/ Receiving

Accepting open bids until 3:00 p.m., October 1, 2008: 468358 4-5L 46-47a-e 5r

Plan Commission Meeting Wed., Sept. 24, 2008, 7 p.m.

Eureka Town Hall

PART-TIME POSITIONS AVAILABLE

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(Sept. 10, 17, 24, Oct. 1, 8, 15) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR RESMAE MORTGAGE CORPORATION, Plaintiff vs.

BRIAN J. HENTON, a single person, Defendant.

Case No. 07-CV-690 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE (Foreclosure of Mortgage30404) By virtue of and pursuant to a Judgment of said Circuit Court in the above-entitled action which was entered on December 20, 2007, in the amount of $303,863.29, I shall expose for sale and sell at public auction in the Foyer of the Polk County Justice Center located at 1005 W. Main Street, in the Village of Balsam Lake, Polk County, Wisconsin, on the 16th day of October, 2008, at 10:00 a.m., the following described premises or so much thereof as may be sufficient as to raise the amount due to the plaintiff for principal, interest and costs, together with the disbursements of sale and solicitors’ fees, to-wit: Exhibit A Lot 6 of Certified Survey Map No. 2828 recorded in Volume 13 of Certified Survey Maps, page 82, Document No. 586948, located in the Northwest One-quarter of the Southwest One-quarter (NW 1/4 of SW 1/4), Section 17, Township 36 North, Range 19 West.

AND A 66’ wide Private Driveway Easement as shown on subject Certified Survey Map No. 2828 recorded in Volume 13 of Certified Survey Maps, page 82 as Document No. 586948, located in part of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (NW 1/4 of SW 1/4), Section 17, Township 36 North, Range 19 West, Town of Sterling, Polk County, Wisconsin.

Tax Key No.: 046-00384-0600 TERMS OF SALE: 10% DOWN CASH, MONEY ORDER OR CERTIFIED CHECK. BALANCE DUE WITHIN TEN DAYS OF CONFIRMATION OF SALE. Dated at Balsam Lake, Wisconsin this 10th day of September, 2008. /s/ Timothy G. Moore, Sheriff Polk County, Wisconsin Hersh Law Offices, LLC 10555 N. Pork Washington Rd. Mequon, WI 53092 262-241-9339 State Bar No. 1016890 Velnetske The above property is located at 2726 290th St., St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin.

Hersh Law Offices, LLC, is a law firm representing a creditor in the collection of a debt owed to such creditor, and any such information obtained will be used for that purpose.

NOTICE TOWN OF MILLTOWN

Plan Committee Meeting Thursday, Sept. 25, at 7 p.m.

Milltown Fire Hall Virgil Hansen, Clerk 467405 3-4L 45-46a,d

(Sept. 3, 10, 17, 24, Oct. 1, 8) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY COUNTRYWIDE BANK, FSB Plaintiff vs.

JASON M. SCHILL, et al.

Defendants.

Case Number: 08 CV 171 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on April 17, 2008, in the amount of $262,582.71 the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: October 21, 2008, at 10 a.m.

TERMS: 1. 10% of successful bid must be paid to Sheriff at sale in cash or by Certified Check. Balance to be paid upon confirmation.

PLACE: Front Entrance to the Polk County Justice Center located at 1005 W. Main Street, Balsam Lake, Wisconsin.

DESCRIPTION: The North 300 feet of the North half of Northeast Quarter (N 1/2 of NE 1/4), Section Twenty-Four (24), Township Thirty-Three (33) North, Range Eighteen (18) West, lying West of the town road, Polk County, Wisconsin.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 899 180th Street, Dresser, WI 54009 TAX KEY NO.: 024-008450000.

Dated this 26th day of August 2008. /s/ Timothy G. Moore Sheriff of Polk County Deborah A. Blommer State Bar #1000749 Attorney for Plaintiff 13700 W. Greenfield Avenue Brookfield, WI 53005 262-790-5719 Blommer Peterman, S.C. is the creditor’s attorney and is attempting to collect a debt on its behalf. Any information obtained will be used for the purpose. (124241) 466629

NOTICE OF ANNUAL DISTRICT MEETING & BUDGET HEARING - SCHOOL DISTRICT OF WEBSTER (Section 120.08(1)) (Section 65.90(4)) Notice is hereby given to the qualified electors of the School District of Webster that the Annual Meeting of said district for the transaction of business, and the budget hearing, will be held in the Cafetorium of the Webster 5-12 School on the 22nd day of September, 2008, at 7 p.m.

Dated this 12th day of September, 2008.

Scott Treichel, District Clerk 468299 4L

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

CHIEF DEPUTY

Burnett County Sheriff’s Department This full-time (sworn/management) position will perform complex administrative and supervisory work managing a comprehensive public safety program.

For further information and application material, www.burnettcounty.com.

Deadline: Friday, Oct. 10, 2008.

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NOTICE FOR ANNUAL DISTRICT MEETING LUCK SCHOOL DISTRICT (Section 120.08 (1))

Notice is hereby given to qualified electors of the Luck School District, that the annual meeting of said district for the transaction of business will be held at the Luck schools in the elementary gym, on the 22nd day of September, 2008, at 8 p.m.

467740 3-4L LeRoy Buck, Clerk

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Notices / Employment BurnettNOTICE Co. marriage licenses OF

POSITION OPENING X

EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANT EARLY CHILDHOOD

NOTICE - VILLAGE OF SIREN

COACHING POSITIONS AVAILABLE SIREN SCHOOL DISTRICT

Special education teacher assistant in Early Childhood, to work Monday-Friday, 4 hours/day from 8 a.m. - Noon. Applicant must be eligible for licensure as handicapped aide by Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction and must be able to lift 50 pounds.

Qualified, interested persons should apply by submitting letter of application, resume, district application and reference letters to:

Brandon Robinson, District Administrator Unity School District 1908 150th St./Hwy. 46 North P.O. Box 307 Balsam Lake, WI 54810

Junior Varsity Boys Basketball Coach for the 2008-2009 Season Junior Varsity Girls Basketball Coach for the 2008-2009 Season

The SIREN ASSESSOR’S PLAT NO. 4 of the Village of Siren will be on file in the Village Office, 24049 First Avenue, phone 715-349-2273, for a period of 30 days commencing Sept. 17, 2008, for public inspection in accordance with Section 70.27, Wis. Stats. The SIREN ASSESSOR’S PLAT NO. 4 of the Village of Siren is located in the Northwest 1/4 and the Southwest 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4, Section 17, Township 38 North, Range 16 West, Burnett County, Wis., including Lots 1 and 2 of Burnett County Certified Survey Map No. 2280, Volume 12, Pages 152-153. This area is on the west side of Hwy. 35, south of Anderson Street. Persons interested in inspecting this plat may do so Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., after which it will be offered to the Village Board for approval at its November 6, 2008, meeting.

Randy Surbaugh, Administrator 468199 4-6L

Send letter of application and resume to:

Siren School District Attn: Ryan Karsten, Athletic Director P.O. Box 29 Siren, WI 54872

By September 26, 2008

Deadline for application: September 23, 2008.

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POLK COUNTY POSITION ANNOUNCEMENTS Polk County is accepting applications for the following positions:

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Golden Age Manor** RN - Full Time, 2:30-10:45 p.m. $24.00/hr. *Wage DOQ, Charge Nurse +$1.00/hr.

CNAs - Part Time/All Shifts $11.82/hr.

Deadline to apply: Open Until Filled Questions Regarding Shifts Please Call Jean Poppe, 715-268-7107 JOB DESCRIPTIONS AND APPLICATIONS CAN BE OBTAINED FROM POLK COUNTY’S WEB SITE AT: www.co.polk.wi.us, or Polk County Department of Employee Relations, 100 Polk County Plaza, #229, Balsam Lake, WI 54810, 715-485-9176 or Golden Age Manor, 220 Scholl Ct., Amery, WI, 715-268-7107. AA/EEOC **PLEASE SUBMIT APPLICATIONS FOR GOLDEN AGE MANOR POSITIONS DIRECTLY TO GAM**

OFFICIAL NOTICE ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS BURNETT COUNTY LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION DEPT. NOTICE is hereby given by the Burnett County Land and Water Conservation Department, Burnett County, Wisconsin, that it will receive sealed bids for the purpose of supplying materials and installing a Shoreline Stabilization Project on Mud Hen Lake, located in Burnett County. The Project consists of approximately 50 feet of loose rock riprap and twenty native shrub plantings. All bids will be received for the project until 4:00 p.m. local time on September 26, 2008, at the Burnett County Land and Water Conservation Department, 7410 County Rd. K, #109, Siren, WI 54872. Bids will be publicly opened and read at the Burnett County Land and Water Conservation Office in Room 180, on September 29, 2008, at 10 a.m.

Bids must be date stamped by the soliciting purchasing agent on or before the date that the bid is due. Bids date stamped in another office will be rejected. If bids are mailed, it’s very important to indicate on the exterior of the envelope that you are sending a bid for the “Mud Hen Lake Shoreline Project.”

Estimates of material quantities and installation specifications can be obtained by contacting Paul Cook, Project Manager at (715) 349-2186 or at the above listed address. All bidders are encouraged to review the site prior to submitting a bid. You may contact the Project Manager to schedule a site showing.

The Burnett County Land and Water Conservation Department reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive any technicality in any bid submitted.

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PUBLIC NOTICE

The Polk County Land Information Committee will hold a Public Hearing on Wednesday, October 1, 2008, at 8 a.m. in the Government Center (2nd Floor, East Conference Room), Balsam Lake, Wisconsin.

The Committee will recess at 8:15 a.m. to view the site and will reconvene again at 10 a.m. at the Government Center in Balsam Lake, Wisconsin, to consider the following and other agenda items: HANSON MANAGEMENT requests a Special Exception from Article 8D1 or alternate 8D6 of the Polk Shoreland Protection Zoning Ordinance to construct an independent recreational condominium community that converts to assisted living for 50+ age group, consisting of 8 units in 8 PODs (Planned Organizational Dwellings) for a total of 64 units or the alternate to operate a mobile home park.

Property affected is: Pt of SE1/4, SW1/4, desc in V496/989; pt of pcl desc in Gov’t Lot 4, 496/989; Lot 3+4, CSM #2830, V13/Pg 84, located in Gov’t Lot 4, a resurvey of Lot 3+4, CSM V4/Pg 8 & Lot 3 CSM V7/Pg 199; Pt of Gov’t Lot 1, V496/989; located in Sec 12+13/ T34N/R15W, Town of Beaver, Horseshoe Lake and pond.

Polk County Land Information Committee.

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NOTICE OF HEARING

The Polk County Board of Adjustment will hold a public hearing at 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 30, 2008, at the Government Center in Balsam Lake, Wisconsin. The Board will recess at 12:15 p.m. to view each site and will reconvene at 2:15 p.m. at the Government Center in Balsam Lake, Wisconsin. At that time each applicant will inform the Board of their request. The Board may go into closed session under Wisconsin State Statutes, s.19.85(1)(a)(g), deliberating concerning a case which was the subject of any judicial or quasijudicial trial or hearing before that governmental body.

(THE APPLICANT MUST APPEAR AT 2:15 P.M. WHEN THE BOARD RECONVENES AT THE GOVERNMENT CENTER.) CLIFTON & DEBRA WILSON request a variance from Article 11E3, 11C Table 1 and 11F2(b)(1)+(2) of the Polk County Shoreland Protection Zoning Ordinance to add an attached garage to existing dwelling which will be closer than 63’ from centerline of a town road, closer than 10’ from the side property line, exceed the 1,100-sq.-ft. footprint and addition will be to the side of dwelling. Property affected is: 41 S Horseshoe Lake Dr., Lot 21, Wycoff Sandy Point, Sec. 13/T34N/R15W, Town of Beaver, Horseshoe Lake.

STEVEN & LAURIE NADEAU request a variance from Article 11E3 of the Polk County Shoreland Protection Zoning Ordinance to build a garage closer than 63’ from centerline of a town road.

Property affected is: 1080 40th Av, E 409.8 ft. of Part of NW1/4, NW1/4, north of river, Sec. 17/T32N/R16W, Town of Black Brook, Black Brook flowage.

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LUCK SCHOOL DISTRICT ANNUAL MEETING

Spooner Health System FULL-TIME LICENSED PHARMACIST

Hospital seeks LICENSED PHARMACIST for a full-time position in a Northwest Wisconsin Rural Community.

Spooner Health System has been named to the nation’s list of “100 Most Wired Hospitals.” Work for a facility that is committed to investing in technology that can assist you in providing high-quality care to our patients and residents. Work with experienced and competent pharmacy staff. Spend time predominately devoted to clinical services. Enjoy a great rapport with nursing staff and physicians.

Spooner, Wisconsin is well known for its outstanding outdoor recreational opportunities and as a safe, friendly community.

Hospital experience preferred, but recent graduates welcome.

Please contact Bruce Laird, Pharmacy Director at 715-635-1247 to discuss hours and schedule. Send resume, salary requirements and references to: Human Resource Director, Spooner Health System, 819 Ash Street, Spooner, WI 54801, or fax to 715-635-6846.

E-mail: crouzer@spoonerhealthsystem.com 467975 www.spoonerhealthsystem.com 45-46a-e E.O.E.

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NOTICE FOR ANNUAL DISTRICT MEETING FREDERIC SCHOOL DISTRICT [Section 120.08(1)]

Notice is hereby given to qualified electors of the Frederic School District that the annual meeting of said district for the transaction of business, will be held in the 7-12 School Commons, on the 22nd day of September, 2008, at 6:30 p.m.

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Notice of meeting read by clerk.

Budget hearing chaired by the president.

Explanation of budget by superintendent.

Opportunity for budget recommendation by electors in attendance.

Adjourn budget hearing.

Annual meeting called to order by the president.

Election of chairperson for annual meeting.

Reading of minutes by the clerk.

Reading of treasurer’s report by the treasurer.

Reading of the auditor’s report by the treasurer.

Resolutions A. Transportation.

B. Accident insurance coverage.

C. Food service program.

D. Sale of property.

E. Textbooks.

F. Board salaries.

G. Budget.

H. Tax levy.

Motion to set annual meeting date.

Other business.

A. Sale of land parcel.

467758 3-4L Adjournment of meeting.

September 22, 2008, 8 p.m.

Small Gym

AGENDA: 1. Call meeting to order - Board President - Robert Clifton.

2. Nomination and election of chairman for annual meeting Robert Clifton.

3. Reading of the minutes of the last annual meeting - Clerk LeRoy Buck.

4. Summary of the Auditor’s report - Jody Seck.

5. Presentation of the budget and levy recommendation (tentative) for 2008 - 09 - Rick Palmer, District Administrator.

6. Resolution to authorize salaries and the payment of actual and necessary expenses of School Board members in performance of their duties.

7. Resolution to authorize the School Board to make temporary loans to meet current obligations.

8. Resolution to provide school lunches to children at the rate fixed by the Board.

9. Resolution to authorize the board to secure legal counsel when deemed necessary.

10. Resolution to authorize the Board to continue a pupil transportation program.

11. Resolution to authorize sale of fixed assets.

12. Resolution to set Annual Meeting for September 28, 2009.

13. Community Education report - Amy Aguado.

14. Other business allowed by Wisconsin Statutes.

467741 3-4L 15. Adjourn.

Bella Salon and Day Spa is seeking an experienced COSMETOLOGIST to take advantage of a prime opportunity in Luck, Wis. Join our friendly & talented staff that offers a full line of salon & day spa services.

Aveda color knowledge & product training is preferred, but not required.

We offer a competitive compensation package based on experience.

Please send a resume with references to:

Bella Salon and Day Spa Attn.: Heather Johansen P.O. Box 317, Luck, WI 54853

715-472-4222

468409 4L

PRESCRIPTION DRUG COLLECTION

Reduce pollution, prevent childhood poisoning and reduce substance abuse by properly disposing of your unwanted and expired medications.

Bring all unwanted prescription and over-the-counter medications in the original packages or bottle, if possible, to the Polk County Recycling Center for safe and proper disposal.

ONE DAY ONLY SATURDAY, SEPT. 27, 2008 9 a.m. - Noon

• Accepting: Prescription, over-the-counter and pet medications. Please bring medications in original containers with personal information blacked out.

• Not accepting: Needles or other medical waste.

This collection event is being held in conjunction with the Polk County Ag and Household Clean Sweep at the Recycling Center, staff from several departments and other qualified individuals will be present to ensure the medications are properly disposed.

For more information contact the Polk County Solid Waste/Recycling Center at 468151 4-5L, 715-483-1088 or 715-485-9294.

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(Section 65.90)

Notice is hereby given to the qualified electors of the Frederic School District that the budget hearing will be held at the 7 - 12 School Commons on the 22nd day of September, 2008, at sixthirty o’clock p.m. A summary of the budget is printed below.

Detailed copies of the budget are available for inspection in the district’s office at 1437 Clam Falls Drive, Frederic, WI 54837.

Dated this 9th day of September, 2007.

Rebecca Amundson, Clerk

PROPOSED BUDGET FOR 2008 - 2009

REVENUES & OTHER FINANCING SOURCES Local Sources Interdistrict Payments Intermediates Sources State Sources Federal Sources All Other Sources TOTAL REVENUES & OTHER FINANCING SOURCES EXPENDITURES & OTHER FINANCING USES Instruction Support Services Nonprogram Transactions TOTAL EXPENDITURES & OTHER FINANCING USES

2,119,905 109,237 5,130 3,129,577 127,817 13,397

1,878,112 80,753 10,251 3,429,466 190,102 19,557

1,958,067 31,910 14,000 3,466,473 193,200 19,000

5,505,063

5,608,241

5,682,650

2,986,345 1,880,629 725,215

3,045,274 1,879,580 546,720

3,122,725 2,107,661 733,676

More details on our Web site: www.scrmc.org; click on Employment. An application can be downloaded. Send application to:

5,592,189

5,471,574

5,964,062

St. Croix Regional Medical Center

0 0

0 16,483

0

16,483

0

0

0 0

0 0

0 0

739,037

593,729

651,834

FUND 30 - DEBT SERVICE FUND Beginning Fund Balance Ending Fund Balance REVENUES OTHER FINANCING SOURCES EXPENDITURES OTHER FINANCING USES

190,658 173,462 1,172,704 0 1,189,900 0

173,462 173,929 1,207,704 0 1,207,237 0

173,929 174,767 1,133,579 0 1,132,751 0

-26,438 14,762

14,762 0

105,000

0

63,800

14,762

0 0

0 0

0 0

302,711

324,426

323,717

302,711

324,426

323,717

73,653 73,653

91,616 91,616

75,133 75,133

18,818 18,555

18,555 15,749

15,749 13,999

1,573

1,233

1,093

1,836

4,039

2,843

12,543 24,502

24,502 43,065

43,065 47,246

57,061

61,376

59,999

45,102

42,813

55,418

76,110

74,294

81,799

76,110

74,294

81,799

8,171,560 481,201 38,055

7,779,755 313,376 37,132

8,227,186 330,000 40,488

7,652,304

7,429,247

7,856,698

4.67%

-2.91%

5.75%

PROPOSED PROPERTY TAX LEVY 2,007,227 1,776,375

1,873,167

FUND 49 - CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND Beginning Fund Balance 0 Ending Fund Balance -26,438 REVENUES & OTHER FINANCING SOURCES 168,259 EXPENDITURES & OTHER FINANCING USES 197,697

GROSS TOTAL EXPENDITURES ALL FUNDS Interfund Transfers - All Funds Interfund Payments - All Funds NET TOTAL EXPENDITURES ALL FUNDS PERCENTAGE INCREASE NET TOTAL FUND EXPENDITURES FROM PRIOR YEAR

Agenda Topics

1,043,753 762,341

651,834

FUND 90 - PACKAGE & COOPERATIVE PROGRAM FUND REVENUES & OTHER FINANCING SOURCES EXPENDITURES & OTHER FINANCING USES

Expand Your Horizons!

907,086 1,043,753

593,729

FUND 80 - COMMUNITY SERVICE FUND Beginning Fund Balance Ending Fund Balance REVENUES & OTHER FINANCING SOURCES EXPENDITURES & OTHER FINANCING USES

7 p.m.

994,212 907,086

739,037

FUND 71 - EXPENDABLE TRUST FUND Beginning Fund Balance Ending Fund Balance REVENUES & OTHER FINANCING SOURCES EXPENDITURES & OTHER FINANCING USES

GREAT OPPORTUNITIES!

AUDITED 2007 - 2008

FUND 27 - SPECIAL PROGRAM CATEGORICAL AID FUND Beginning Fund Balance Ending Fund Balance REVENUES & OTHER FINANCING SOURCES EXPENDITURES & OTHER FINANCING USES

FUND 60 - AGENCY FUND Assets Liabilities

NWebster oMonday, t i c e5s-September / E m p l 22, o y2008 ment 12 School Cafetorium

AUDITED 2006 - 2007 (Adjusted)

FUND 21 - SPECIAL REVENUE TRUST FUND Beginning Fund Balance 0 Ending Fund Balance 0 REVENUES & OTHER FINANCING SOURCES 0 EXPENDITURES & OTHER FINANCING USES 0

FUND 50 - FOOD SERVICE FUND Beginning Fund Balance Ending Fund Balance REVENUES & OTHER FINANCING SOURCES EXPENDITURES & OTHER FINANCING USES

SCHOOL DISTRICT OF WEBSTER ANNUAL MEETING/BUDGET HEARING

General Fund Debt Service Fund Fund 30 1,071,005 Fund 38 100,783 Fund 80 - Community Service 43,080 Prior Year Chargeback TOTAL SCHOOL LEVY 3,222,095 PERCENTAGE CHANGE TOTAL LEVY FROM PRIOR YEAR 0.130 PROPOSED MILL RATE 10.59 467759 3-4L

1,092,951 114,104 43,830 3,027,260

1,005,291 127,460 43,750 1,440 3,051,108

-0.060 9.504

0.008 9.574

Registered Nurse: SCRMC is seeking experienced RNs. We have vacancies in Med/Surg., Emergency Department, Surgical Services, with a variety of shifts.

New wage ranges are in effect.

MLT or Med Technologist: Full-time, day/early evening shifts and every third weekend 3 - 11 shift. No call hours.

Coding Specialist: Part-time day position. Must be trained Coding Specialist or have equivalent experience, with medical office experience. See specialized qualifications at Web site.

Pharmacist: Cardinal Health is seeking staff Pharmacist to work at St. Croix Regional Medical Center. 20 hrs. per week with benefits. Wage commensurate with experience. Day hours with rotating weekends.

Human Resources

235 State Street • St. Croix Falls, WI 54024 Call: 800-642-1336, ext. 2565 Fax: 715-483-0508 hr@scrmc.org EOE 468303 4L

1. President Calls Meeting To Order.

2. Clerk Reads Notice Of Annual Meeting.

3. Budget Hearing To Precede Annual Meeting.

President Of Board To Act As Chairman.

4. Budget Review By Board Treasurer, District Accountant & District Administrator.

5. Discussion Of Budget For 2008 - 2009 School Year.

6. Adjourn Budget Meeting.

7. Annual Meeting Called To Order By President.

8. Election Of Chairman For Annual Meeting.

9. Reading Of Minutes Of Last Annual Meeting.

10. Treasurers Report.

11. Resolutions: A. Resolution Providing For Tax Levy For The Tax Year 2009.

B. Resolution Authorizing Accident Insurance Coverage.

C. Resolution Authorizing The School Board To Operate A Food Service Program.

D. Resolution Authorizing Sale Of Personal Property Of School District No Long Needed.

E. Resolution As To Textbooks.

F. Resolution For Short-Term Borrowing.

G. Resolution To Establish Salaries For The Board Of Education.

12. Miscellaneous Business.

13. Set Date For 2009 Annual Meeting.

468300 4L 14. Adjournment Of Meeting.

SCHOOL DISTRICT OF LUCK REGULAR BOARD MEETING Monday, September 22, 2008, 6 p.m.

Boardroom

Safety/HR Coordinator

Burnett Dairy Cooperative has a full-time position available for a Safety/HR Coordinator. The Safety/HR Coordinator will develop, monitor, and implement the safety programs for Burnett Dairy Cooperative (BDC) in accordance to OSHA regulations and BDC policies and procedures. They will also coordinate the Workers Compensation and Return to Work programs and assist with other HR/office duties as assigned. The Safety/HR Coordinator must exercise confidentiality and discretion and be able to work independently and as a team player.

Qualifications: High school diploma or equivalent required, prefer a bachelor’s degree or certification in a Safety or HR related field. Two years of Safety/HR experience required, preferably in a manufacturing or agricultural setting.

Applicants must have the ability to work with minimum direction, be proficient with Microsoft office programs and posses excellent communication skills with an ability to encourage and motivate staff towards a safe and healthy work environment.

Applications for this position will be accepted 9/11/08 through 9/25/08. Please e-mail resume and salary requirements to karah@burnettdairy.com, or stop by the Cheese Division Office of Burnett Dairy for an application.

E.O.E/AA/M/F/D/V 468379 4L 46a,d

468405 4-5L 46-47a-e

FUND 10 - GENERAL FUND Beginning Fund Balance Ending Fund Balance

BUDGET 2008 - 2009

Notices / Employment

Agenda: 1. Call to order and seek approval of the agenda - Robert Clifton.

2. Consideration of previous minutes- LeRoy Buck.

3. Presentation of vouchers - Jody Seck.

4. Treasurer’s report - Jody Seck.

5. Recognition of guests or delegates.

6. Administrative Reports.

A. Mr. Palmer B. Mr. Nichols C. Mr. Gobler 7. Old Business A. Second reading of Policy #446.3 “Access to Locker Rooms.”

8. New Business A. Recommendation for a 1-year, 50% band and general music position.

B. 1st reading of Board Policy #825 “Web Site Acceptable Posting Policy.” (APP) C. Discussion of proposed annual meeting budget presentation and tax levy recommendation.

D. Any other business that may properly come before the board.

9. Motion to adjourn to executive session per WI Stat.

19.85(1) for discussion of contract mediation with N.U.E. and grievance filed on behalf of 2 N.U.E. members.

10. Reconvene to open session, no action on executive session expected.

468336 4L 11. Motion to adjourn.

468403 4-5L 46-47a-e

NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING

SEPTEMBER 17, 2008 - INTER-COUNTY LEADER - NEWS SECTION - A - PAGE 33

Notices / Employment IMMEDIATE OPENINGS

PROVIDING ESSENTIAL PEOPLE

Staff for Business.

Jobs for People.

An International Human Resources Company that provides staffing solutions to customers worldwide.

NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING LUCK SCHOOL DISTRICT

Sewing Machine Operators - Osceola Staffing Consultant - Rice Lake & Forest Lake Account Manager (Sales Position) Forest Lake/Metro Welder/Fabricator - Maplewood Certified Welders - Osceola

Openings Change Daily Contact our office for details.

715-485-3076 or 1-877-WESTAFF

215 Main St./Hwy. 46 Balsam Lake, WI 54810

467834 45a,c,d,e 4L

Call for additional openings and prequalification or check for job postings @ Westaff.com

HEATING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

(Section 65.90 (4))

Notice is hereby given to the qualified electors of the School District of Luck that the budget hearing will be held at the Luck schools in the elementary gym on the 22nd day of September, 2008, at 8 p.m. Detailed copies of the budget are available for inspection in the District’s administration office.

LeRoy Buck, Clerk GENERAL FUND ACTUAL ACTUAL ACTUAL BUDGET BALANCE SHEET (End of Year) 2005 - 06 2006 - 07 2007 - 08 2008 - 09 Assets 1,721,820 1,797,486 1,846,340 1,711,340 Liabilities 890,119 954,898 937,826 925,967 Fund Balance 831,701 842,589 908,515 798,491 REVENUES & OTHER FINANCING Operating Transfers - In (100) Local Sources (200) 2,086,661 2,160,260 2,507,094 2,646,653 Intermediate Sources (3, 4, 500) 273,302 303,979 338,854 340,709 State Sources (600) 3,094,316 3,121,936 2,854,518 2,786,141 Federal Sources (700) 152,370 141,329 143,904 173,174 All Other Sources (800, 900) 4,505 185,436 145,036 5,000 TOTAL REV. & OTHER FIN. SOURCES 5,611,154 5,912,940 5,989,406 5,951,677 EXPENDITURES & OTHER FIN. USES Instruction (Function 100000) 3,119,472 3,352,583 3,290,716 3,405,430 Support Services (Function 200000) 1,958,940 2,027,197 2,067,536 1,971,919 Nonprogram Transactions 524,011 522,273 565,228 684,352 TOTAL EXP. & OTHER FIN. USES 5,602,423 5,902,053 5,923,480 6,061,701

TEACH FUND 23

Assets Liabilities Fund Balance REV. & OTHER FINANCING SOURCES EXP. & OTHER FINANCING USES

Burnett County Department of Health and Human Services will begin taking application for fuel assistance beginning October 1, 2008. Applications will be taken through May 15, 2009. Applicants must provide Social Security Cards for all household members and proof of income for the previous three months. If you are self-employed you will need to provide your taxes. Interest and dividends need to be verified with your most recent 1099.

INCOME ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES Family Size Previous Three Months Income 1 $3,900.00 2 $5,250.00 3 $6,600.00 4 $7,950.00 For each add’l. person add $1,305.00 Call 715-349-7600 to schedule an appointment.

Office hours are Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

SPECIAL ED FUND 27

Assets Liabilities Fund Balance REVENUES & OTHER FINANCING SOURCES Operating Transfers - In (100) Intermediate & State (300 - 600) Federal Sources (700) TOTAL REVENUES & FINANCING SOURCES EXPENDITURES & OTHER FINANCING USES Instruction Support Nonprogram TOTAL EXPENDITURES & FINANCING USES

DEBT SERVICE FUND

FOR AGE 60 AND OVER 468349 4-5L 46-47a

Applications will be taken on an appointment-only basis at the following locations: Danbury Swiss Town Hall October 21, 2008 9 a.m. - Noon A & H Senior Center October 23, 2008 9 a.m. - Noon Grantsburg Senior Center October 28, 2008 9 a.m. - Noon Webster Senior Center October 29, 2008 9 a.m. - Noon Siren Senior Center October 30, 2008 9 a.m. - Noon To schedule an appointment at these locations, please call Connie Crosby, Benefit Specialist, Burnett County Aging Unit at 349-7600, extension 1239.

Assets Liabilities Fund Balance REVENUES & OTHER FINANCING SOURCES EXPENDITURES & OTHER FINANCING USES

Applications for the Wisconsin Home Energy Assistance Program for the 2008-2009 heating season will be taken on a first-come, first-served basis at the Polk County Department of Human Services at 100 Polk Co. Plaza, Suite 50, Balsam Lake, Wis., on the following dates and times:

DATES October 1 & 15, November 5 & 19, December 3 & 17 & January 7 & 21 Times: 9 a.m. - Noon & 1 - 3 p.m.

DATES February 4 & 18, March 4 & 18, April 1 & 15 & May 6 Times: 9 a.m. - Noon It is not necessary to call first. Just bring the required verification listed below with you on one of the dates listed above.

When applying you must provide the following items: * Social Security cards for all household members if you have not applied for energy assistance or other public assistance in the last (3) years. * Heat and electric costs for the previous 12 months. * Name of heat and electric companies and your account numbers. * Proof of gross income received in the three (3) calendar months prior to the month of application.

Size of Family 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 For each additional person

Income Limits 1 Month $1,300 $1,750 $2,200 $2,650 $3,100 $3,550 $4,000 $4,450 $450

3 Months $3,900 $5,250 $6,600 $7,950 $9,300 $10,650 $12,000 $13,350 $1,350

If you are unable to come in on these dates, please call 715-485-8480 and leave your name, phone number and address and an application will be mailed to you.

468135 45-46d 4-5L 46a If you want directions to our office or need to schedule a phone interview, call 715-485-8400.

2,896 0 2,896 0 1,499

2,896 0 2,896 0 0

0 0 0 0 2,896

95,697 95,697 0

77,800 77,800 0

67,737 65,737 0

71,500 71,500 0

333,501 249,841 127,358 710,700

324,421 227,132 126,079 677,632

350,756 203,569 116,006 670,331

373,871 191,052 129,406 694,329

460,138 116,668 133,894 710,700

429,065 129,681 118,886 677,632

436,310 133,860 100,161 670,331

452,685 163,322 78,322 694,329

238,963 0 238,963 493,085 483,417

233,024 0 233,024 497,482 503,421

241,469 0 241,469 510,569 502,124

239,081 0 239,081 510,412 512,800

EXPENDABLE & NONEXPENDABLE TRUST FUNDS - SCHOLARSHIPS

Assets Liabilities Fund Balance REVENUES & OTHER FINANCING SOURCES EXPENDITURES & OTHER FINANCING USES

61,003 0 61,003 6,930 7,975

59,983 0 59,983 6,580 7,600

59,707 0 59,707 6,774 7,050

59,007 0 59,007 6,500 7,200

155,890 85,952 69,937 14,383 1,194,611

907 0 907 2,831 71,862

0 0 0 36 943

0 0 0 0 0

825 825 0

735 735 0

472 472 0

500 500 0

22,155 210,537 223,682 223,682

11,671 217,254 228,924 228,925

16,340 232,043 248,383 248,383

2,988 253,320 256,308 256,308

0 0 0 0 0

38,175 0 38,175 0 0

33,914 0 33,914 0 4,261

26,914 0 26,914 0 7,000

23,772 219 23,553 19,908 23,241

19,980 242 19,738 23,890 27,705

14,765 2,992 11,773 29,186 37,151

6,937 300 7,237 28,000 32,536

AUDIT 2005-06 8,248,890 355,656 7,893,234

AUDIT 2006-07 7,420,698 336,092 7,084,606 -808,628

AUDIT 2007-08 7,395,963 367,097 7,028,866 -55,740

BUDGET 2008-09 7,578,670 370,537 7,208,133 179,267

ACTUAL ACTUAL 2005-06 2006-07 2,014,893 2,099,807 492,943 491,105 18,812 16,000 2,526,648 2,606,912 Estimated equalized value = $364,090,958

ACTUAL 2007-08 2,440,811 510,411 16,000 2,967,222

BUDGET 2008-09 2,582,888 510,412 16,000 3,109,300

6.843 1.431 0.000 0.045 8.319

7.094 1.402 0.000 0.044 8.54 Estimate

BUILDING FUND PROGRAM

Assets Liabilities Fund Balance REVENUES & OTHER FIN. SOURCES EXPENDITURES & OTHER FINANCING USES

FOOD SERVICE FUND

WISCONSIN HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

4,395 0 4,395 0 2,863

Assets Liabilities Fund Balance REVENUES & OTHER FINANCING SOURCES Operating Transfers - In Intermediate & Federal Sources TOTAL REVENUES EXPENDITURES & OTHER FINANCING USES

DONATIONS PROJECTS FUND - 21

Assets Liabilities Fund Balance REVENUES & OTHER FINANCING SOURCES EXPENDITURES & OTHER FINANCING USES

COMMUNITY ED - FUND 80 Assets Liabilities Fund Balance Revenue Expenditures

TOTAL EXPENDITURES - ALL FUNDS Gross Total Expenditures Less: Interfund Transfers Net Total Expenditures Increase - Net Total All Funds

PROPOSED TAX LEVY

FUND General Fund Debt Service Fund Community Service Fund TOTAL SCHOOL LEVY

COMPARATIVE MILL RATE:

General Fund Debt Service Fund Building Fund Community Service Fund TOTAL Actual Equalized Values 468154 4L

$356,708,842 - 2007 $337,121,257 - 2006 $303,919,055 - 2005 $284,370,934 - 2004

6.707 1.723 0.000 0.064 8.494

6.229 1.456 0.000 0.047 7.732

$256,979,673 - 2003 $230,184,557 - 2002 $198,340,044 - 2001 $171,828,326 - 2000

$142,561,025 - 1999 $110,144,808 - 1998 $97,305,143 - 1997 $90,552,190 - 1996

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Notices CITY OF ST. CROIX FALLS MINUTES OF THE REGULAR COMMON COUNCIL MEETING AUGUST 25, 2008, 7:00 P.M. CITY HALL, 710 HWY. 35 SOUTH

CALL TO ORDER Mayor Darrell Anderson called a regular meeting of the City of St. Croix Falls Common Council to order on Monday, August 25, 2008, at 7:02 p.m. Roll call: Councilpersons Debra Kravig, Arnie Carlson, Brian Blesi, and Paul Kuhlmann present. Also present: Administrator Ed Emerson, Clerk Bonita Leggitt, Librarian Sarah Adams, the public and the press. All joined in the salute to the flag.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES Arnie Carlson moved to approve the Minutes of the August 11, 2008, Council Meeting, seconded by Debra Kravig, voice vote, motion passed.

Arnie Carlson moved to approve the Minutes of the August 11, 2008, Closed Session, seconded

by Paul Kuhlmann, voice vote, motion passed.

Brian Blesi moved to take Agenda Item 8f, Update on Library Project, as part of Reports of Public Officials, seconded by Paul Kuhlmann, voice vote, motion passed.

REPORTS OF OFFICIALS Sarah Adams, Library: We only need to raise another $220,000 to meet goal of raising one million towards the $1.6 million needed for a new Library. There will be a World War II Traveling History Museum at the Library on Friday, August 29, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.. Library Board has decided to contract with Norsman Architects for Phase II. Dr. Uddin: My contractor is concerned that we may need to postpone project until leaks in roof are fixed. Brian Blesi: The two roof spots that are leaking could be repaired for a reasonable cost so that work on project can continue, then can address removing vents and parapets before replacing roof. Warren White: Public Plaza was staked today, concrete turnaround was poured out to property line, won’t be room for planting visual barrier between us and Holiday Station, curb for drive entrance not in correct location for sidewalk, the same contractor will be doing walkway so can be dealt with then.

REPORTS OF COMMITTEES Brian Blesi: Working group on Deer Management met last Thursday, Michelle Carlyle of the DNR had some good suggestions, full committee will be meeting this Thursday.

APPROVAL OF CLAIMS General Fund $323,218.20, Library Building Fund $12,389.75, B Bonds $11,902.50, Water Fund $4,908.98, Sewer Fund $43,458.30.

Arnie Carlson moved to approve claims, seconded by Brian Blesi, roll call vote, 4 ayes, passed.

NEW BUSINESS Welcome of St. Croix Falls Wannigan Days Royalty.

Suzie Jasperson introduced the St. Croix Falls 2007 and 2008 Royalty. The St. Croix Falls Float won plaques and trophies this year. Thanked City, Scott Brust, and Street Dept. for work on float, and noted that they could use a new float, this one is getting a little wobbly and the metal flap on back is bad.

Presentation of River Valley Stewardship Award to West Wisconsin Land Trust, Congratulations on their 20th Anniversary and Update on Bio-Blitz Event at the Wert Family Nature Preserve.

Mayor Darrell Anderson presented Rick Gauger and Edith Kadlec of the West Wisconsin Land Trust with the 2008 St. Croix River Valley Stewardship Award. The West Wisconsin Land Trust held its 20th Anniversary Bio-Blitz Celebration on August 9, 2008, at the Wert Family Nature Preserve with base camp set up at the Lions Park, 70 adults and 28 kids registered at the event and participated in guided hikes, educational activities, and two species inventories.

Consider Class B Liquor License and Class B Beer License and Execution of Agreement on use of city-owned Mini Park at 120 N Washington St. for Indian Creek Orchard and Winery.

Mike Welch owns Indian Creek Orchard and is interested in opening a Winery and Grille at 120 N. Washington St. utilizing the adjacent city-owned Mini Park for outdoor seating, also plan on offering wine making supplies, gourmet foods, wine tasting events, and wine making classes.

Utilizing both the building and Mini Park allows for seating up to 372, qualifying for a full Class B Liquor License under the 300 seat exception rule for restaurants. An agreement on the use of the Mini Park would be for a three-year term and is nontransferable. The purchase of 120 N. Washington is contingent upon approval of the Alcohol Licenses.

Council discussed whether it would be better to sell the park, noting that the park is underutilized and back area is in need of repair, it was suggested that the Agreement should be reviewed by an attorney.

Paul Kuhlmann moved to accept the agreement and grant a Class B Beer and Class B Liquor License subject to review and comment on agreement by the City Attorney, seconded by Debra Kravig, roll call vote, 4 ayes, motion passed.

Consider Pay Request #2 for State Street Construction Project Brian Blesi noted that with the commencement of the Public Plaza Project that Line 129 of the State Street Construction Project Contract for seeding of open area along parking lot at 330 S. Washington St. is no longer needed and should be removed via a change order.

Brian Blesi moved to approve Pay Request #2 for $300,492.34 to A1 Excavating for work completed to date on the State Street Project, seconded by Arnie Carlson, roll.

Update on Employee Health Insurance The City currently spends $19,325.88 per month for employee health insurance, we are changing policies and going with a high deductible, $2,500 for single and $5,000 for family, health insurance plan that will cost $12,671.00 per month. The City will fund the first year’s deductible in full and will fund the difference between the current deductible and new deductible the second year.

Under this approach the City will save $14,858.56 in premiums the first year and $33,612.32 in premiums the second year based upon current 2008 rates. Employees have agreed to this policy change as long as the City continues to make contributions at the second year level towards the high deductible. The new insurance becomes effective Sept. 1, 2008.

Consider Pembers’ Final Pay Request for Overlook Park Trail Project Brian Blesi moved to approve the Final Pay Request for Overlook Park Trail Project to Pember Excavating for $4,869.70, seconded by Arnie Carlson, roll call vote, 4 ayes, motion passed.

Consider Three-Party Design Engineering Services Contract, (Federal Grant Funds) U.S. Hwy. 8 and Industrial Parkway Intersection Improvements Congressman David Obey secured $1.2 million for improvements to the Hwy. 8 and Industrial Pkwy. intersection due to concerns raised by residents of Fox Hills Estates, the money will be funded in 2012 for the WI DOT, a three-party Design Engineering Service Contract between the DOT, URS Corporation, and the City has been forwarded to us from the DOT. URS Corporation is the consultant used by the WI DOT. Council question item F(3) of the contract where it says that the existing intersection would be closed and requests that someone from the DOT come to answer questions.

Arnie Carlson moved to table consideration of the Design Engineering Services Contract pending appearance of the DOT, seconded by Paul Kuhlmann, voice vote, motion passed.

Consider Participation in SCRMC Foundation Dinner: $600.00 The St. Croix Valley Health Care Foundation is holding a fundraising dinner for the Hospital at Trollhaugen on September 25 at 6 p.m., a table sponsorship for $600 reserve space for 8 people from the City to attend and recognition at the event.

Brian Blesi moved to approve $600 for the Foundation Dinner, seconded by Arnie Carlson, roll call vote, 4 ayes, motion passed.

Consider Authorizing Closing of Washington St. from Louisiana St. to Massachusetts St. from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. for Autumn Festival, Saturday, September 27.

Upon review the Vista Volunteers don’t believe we will need to close off a portion of Washington St. for the Autumn Festival.

Debra Kravig moved to take a break, seconded by Brian Blesi, voice vote, motion passed.

Paul Kuhlmann moved to reconvene, seconded by Arnie Carlson, voice vote, motion passed.

Consider Entering Closed Session Pursuant to State Statute 19.85 (1)(g) to Confer with Legal Counsel Regarding Strategy to be Adopted in Association with the Louisiana Street Storm Water Issue and Litigation Which the City is Likely to Become Involved.

Brian Blesi moved to enter Closed Session Pursuant to State Statute 19.85 (1)(g) to Confer with Legal Counsel Regarding Strategy to be Adopted in Association with the Louisiana Street Storm Water Issue and Litigation Which the City is Likely to Become Involved, seconded by Paul Kuhlmann, roll call vote, 4 ayes, motion passed.

Return to Open Session.

Debra Kravig moved to return to Open Session, seconded by Arnie Carlson, voice vote, motion passed.

ADJOURNMENT Brian Blesi moved to adjourn, seconded by Arnie Carlson, voice vote, motion passed. 9:57 p.m.

Darrell Anderson, Mayor 468357 4L Bonita Leggitt, City Clerk

(Aug. 27, Sept. 3, 10, 17, 24, Oct. 1) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY HSBC MORTGAGE SERVICES INC., AS NOMINEE OF MERS, Plaintiff, vs.

JACOB MANDLER, Defendant.

Case No. 08 CV 212 FORECLOSURE OF MORTGAGE 30404 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure in the amount of $174,441.24 entered by the court on April 25, 2008, the undersigned Sheriff of Polk County, Wisconsin, will sell the following described real estate.

Lot 5 of Certified Survey Map No. 4612, recorded in Volume 20 of Certified Survey Maps on page 164 as Document No. 687408, being a part of Lot 1 of Certified Survey Map No. 3004, recorded in Volume 14 of Certified Survey Maps on page 26, as Document No. 596042, located in part of the West 1/2 of the Southwest 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4, Section 27, Township 32 North, Range 19 West, Farmington Township, Polk County, Wisconsin. Parcel 2: Together with and subject to 66-footwide access easement across Lots 1 and 2 of Certified Survey Map No. 3004 and across Lots 5 and 6 of Certified Survey Map 4612, as shown on said Certified Survey Maps.

Tax Key No. 022-00653-0510/ 022-00653-0100 Street Address: 2649A 10th Ave., Osceola, WI 54020 Place of Sale: Foyer of the Polk County Justice Center, 1005 W. Main Street, Balsam Lake, WI Date & Time of Sale: October 28, 2008, at 10 a.m.

Terms of Sale: 1. Property is sold “as is” and subject to all legal liens and encumbrances, including but not limited unpaid and accrued real estate taxes, special assessments and other governmental charges, plus interest and penalties, if any.

2. A bid deposit of not less than ten percent (10%) of the bid amount shall be due in the form of cash, cashier’s check, or certified funds at the time of sale.

3. Successful bidder to pay the entire unpaid balance of bid within ten (10) days following confirmation of the sale by the court plus buyer to pay for buyer’s title insurance, document recording fees and Wisconsin Real Estate Transfer Tax. 4. Failure to make timely payment following confirmation of sale will result in forfeiture of bid deposit.

Timothy G. Moore, Sheriff Polk County Vollmar & Huismann, S.C. Address: N14 W23777 Stone Ridge Drive Suite 120 Waukesha, Wisconsin 53188 262-523-6400 466160

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Online now @ www.the-leader.net TOWN OF SIREN ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE ORDINANCE #9-2008 ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE ROUTES

State of Wisconsin Town of Siren, Burnett County, Wis. An ordinance designating all-terrain vehicle routes and regulating the operation of all-terrain vehicles.

SECTION I - INTENT The Town of Siren of Burnett County adopts the following allterrain vehicle ordinance/route for the operation of all-terrain vehicles upon the roadways listed in Section III. Following due consideration of the recreational value to connect trail opportunities and weighted against possible dangers, public health, liability aspects, terrain involved, traffic density and history of automobile traffic, this ordinance has been created.

SECTION II - STATUTORY AUTHORITY This route is created pursuant to Town of Siren authority under Section 1.1.01 as authorized by 23.33 (8) (b), Wis. Stats.

SECTION III - ROUTES The following roads are designates as routes; 1. Clam Lake Dr. in its entirety 2. Malone Rd. - west side 3. Lynch Bridge Rd. - in its entirety 4. Soderberg Rd. - in its entirety 5. Burnikel Rd. - in its entirety 6. Herman Johnson Rd. - in its entirety 7. Lind Rd. - in its entirety 8. South Shore Drive - from Village of Siren limits to Lind Rd. 9. Service Rds. - east and west side of State Hwy. 35/70 10. Johnson Rd. - from Polk County line to Elbow Lake Rd. 11. South Elbow Lake Rd. 12. Elbow Lake Rd. - State Hwy. 35 to Town line 13. Nyberg Rd. - in its entirety 14. Tewalt Rd. - Village of Siren limits to John Nelson Rd. 15. Waldora Rd. - Town line to Nyberg Rd. 16. John Nelson Rd. - east side 17. Airport Rd. - South side from State Hwy. 35/70 to Town line 18. Fish Lake Rd. - Old Hwy. 35 to Town line 19. Old Hwy. 35 - from Village of Siren limits to Town line 20. Lone Star Rd. - in its entirety 21. Hideaway Rd. - in its entirety 22. Cumberland Pt. Rd. - in its entirety 23. Fandeen Rd. & Garden Dr. - in its entirety 24. Birch Rd. - in its entirety 25. Polansky Rd. - in its entirety 26. Nyren Rd. - in its entirety SECTION IV - CONDITIONS 1. All ATV operators shall obey posted route speed limits.

2. All ATV operators shall ride in single file on right hand side or hard portion of roadway.

3. All ATV operators must be 16 years of age or older - No 12 to 16 years of age allowed.

4. Hours of operation of ATVs shall be 6 a.m. until 10 p.m. on all routes within the Town of Siren.

5. Operators of ATVs must slow to 10 mph within 150 feet of a dwelling or business.

6. Routes must be signed in accordance with NR 64.12 & NR 64.12 (7) c.

7. You are required to wear a helmet under the age of 18 except when traveling for the purpose of hunting or fishing.

8. Passengers under the age of 18 must also wear a helmet.

9. Maximum speed limit allowed on routes is 20 mph.

SECTION V - ENFORCEMENT This ordinance shall be enforced by an law enforcement officer of the State of Wisconsin or Burnett County, Wisconsin.

SECTION VI - PENALTIES Wisconsin state all-terrain vehicle penalties as found in s.

23.33 (13) (a) Wis. Stats., are adopted by reference.

SECTION VII - SEVERABILITY The provision of this ordinance shall be deemed severable and it is expressly declared that the Town of Siren would have passed the other provisions of this ordinance irrespective of whether or not one or more provisions may be declared invalid. If any provision of this ordinance or the application to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the remainder of the ordinance and the application of such provisions to other persons circumstances shall not be deemed affected.

SECTION VIII - EFFECTIVE DATE This ordinance becomed effective upon passage and publication.

Passed this 9th day of Sept., 2008 Mary Hunter - Clerk DuWayne Wiberg - Chairman Bert Lund - Supervisor 468345 4-5L Phillip Stiemann - Supervisor

TOWN OF BONE LAKE NOTICE OF SPECIAL TOWN MEETING FOR BONE LAKE RESIDENTS

In view of recent developments in a nearby unzoned township, the Town Board of Bone Lake would like public input on the issue of adopting county zoning ordinances and the pros and cons thereof. A special town meeting will be held Thursday, September 25, 2008, at 7 p.m., at the Bone Lake Lutheran Church. Copies of the ordinance are available on the Polk Co. Web site at www.co.polk.wi.us/landinfo/zoning or call Gary Spanel at 715-485-9279 or Sara McCurdy at 715-485-9170.

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Patriot Day at Frederic Elementary

The Frederic Elementary School held a flag ceremony on the morning of Thursday, Sept. 11. Greg Peterson, Jesse Beam, Mason Woods, David Lindberg, Robert Harrison and Zach Peterson carried out the flag and attached it to the pole during the ceremony. – Photos by Brenda Sommerfeld Boy scouts carried out the flag during the flag ceremony.

The students gathered around the flag while it was raised, and when it was flying, recited the Pledge of Allegiance.

Olivia Schauls, Hannah Daeffler and Mya Rivera sang “God Bless America” for the audience.

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Handpainted flags were hung as decoration of the elementary auditorium for the patriotic program the students and staff put on.

The Frederic Elementary School held a program in the afternoon of Thursday, Sept. 11, to honor Patriot Day. Austin Kurkowski and Zach Schmidt held a clock, changing the time as the school employees read through the events that happened on Sept. 11, 2001.

The flags were the beginning and the end of the program held at the school. All veterans present at the program were asked to stand and receive a round of applause for serving the country.

Susan Hager of the Cookie Brigade received cards made by the students of each elementary class. The cards will be sent with one of the next shipments of cookies the Cookie Brigade will send to the U.S. military troops overseas.

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Scenes from the RNC

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The following images are a photo essay shot by news correspondent Wayne Anderson on Monday, Sept. 1, 2008, outside the RNC

Convention in St. Paul, Minn. They depict the divergent, hostile and humorous points of view of people from around the country who joined the

Street debate MSNBC star Scarborough.

with Joe

US Coast Guard guarding from the Mississippi River. — Photos by Wayne Anderson

Raghida Dergham, Protester woman shielded after posing as famous columnist for Al Hayat Arabic newspaper. NBC reporter.

Obama at the RNC.

The First Amendment expressed.

Vintage auto tour

Brush is one of the classic cars that was along for the drive.

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The second-annual vintage auto tour took place over the weekend. The vintage cars took the same trip they took last year, down the Gandy Dancer Recreational Trail. The 29 cars stopped at the historic Soo Line Depot in Frederic on Friday, Sept. 12, where their drivers were served refreshments. – Photos by William F Johnson IV

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Helping the widows and orphans

by Nancy Jappe GRANTSBURG – As we were talking at the coffee shop in Grantsburg one afternoon not long ago, Diane Brask’s mind was focused on what was going on at that moment somewhere far away… in the heart of Africa. Brask was thinking about the micro-enterprise training session that was taking place at that very time. Brask recently helped to design and pay for training for a group of despairing widows. It is her goal to help them come to some degree of financial stability for themselves and the orphans that many of them are caring for.

Diane Brask is shown in the back of this photo with some of the widows being helped by James Waruiru in his village in Kenya, Africa. – Photos submitted

The plight of this African woman can be seen all too well in the expression on her face. She is one of the widows who care for families badly ravaged by poverty and the trauma of HIV/AIDS. Brask hired a micro-enterprise specialist from Nairobi named Elizabeth Wanjiru Karanja, to do the training. Karanja had her hands full in dealing with more than just financial matters. “The main problem with most, if not all of the participants, is lack of self-esteem, confidence in oneself, hopelessness, etc. Most of this is brought about by their status, extreme poverty, poor health, which also brings stigma to them, alienation, and discrimination to them and their families,” Karanja wrote to Brask in the report she recently sent her.

“On the third day we had a big session of asking questions, open free talk, and exploring different aspects of busi-

ness together,” Karanja stated as part of her conclusions and recommendations.

“I observed that they have grasped a lot from the training … and I must also say, despite the fact that most of them are illiterate, they were very receptive and were active in giving their thoughts and experience. “I can confirm that we were able to liberate their minds from the belief that they are less human or less able.

I am so glad that we were able to build their faith in our most loving and faithful God. Through the training, they are beginning to understand that our God does not discriminate and that we are all fearfully and wonderfully and equally made

by Him.” Rose Mumbi, a single mother of three with no work or family support, wants to sell firewood and charcoal. Monica Wanjira cares for three orphans in primary school as well as a mentally handicapped son. She wants to sell potatoes and fruits. Lucia Wanjiku has lost two daughters from HIV/AIDS, and is caring for four orphans. Her business pro-

posal is purchasing a milking cow so she can sell the milk. Elizabeth Wanjiku Kariuki is a widow with seven children. She has no relatives in Kenya, and she wants to be a fish monger (selling ready-to-eat and raw fish). Jane Wanjiku is a widow who is caring for a grandchild whose mother ran away. Jane wants to sell potatoes and ripe bananas. The list goes on with similar heart-breaking stories. It also includes several widowed men who are caring for dependent relatives and have no ready source of income.

“I want to see that they succeed. I am so excited about this opportunity to try to lift widows and orphans out of their poverty. If it works here, it will be a model that we can try in other places,” Brask commented.

Brask’s involvement with Africa started in 2006, when she was invited by MANI, which stands for Movement of African National Initiatives, to a conference in Nairobi, Kenya. Everything that went on at the conference was African-

It’s one thing to read about Africa, or see Africa through a movie.

It is a quite another thing to be there.

– Diane Brask driven. Leaders from every country on the African continent were there, 600 of them, with 50 Caucasians thrown in. “It was a great introduction to Africa. I got to hear about Africa from Africans,” Brask said, adding, “It was an eye-opening trip. I had no hands on exposure to

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Diane Brask from Grantsburg is shown here visiting with James Waruiru, a 28-year-old man from Kenya of whom Brask said, “James has the heart of a provider for widows who have lost their husbands, and the heart of a father for orphans who have lost their dads. I was so touched by the obvious love that was demonstrated back and forth between these widows and orphans and this single young man.”

This is a typical home in Kenya in which widows and orphans eke out a minimal living.

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Africa/from page 1

Being able to be a green grocer is the business dream of many widows who need to find some means of financial support for themselves and for the children under their care. Selling fruits, green groceries, maize, ready-to-eat or raw fish, potatoes and ripe bananas are among the small business goals of many African widows. - Photos submitted

Children in Africa face a hard life, as expressed by an 8-year-old girl in Uganda named Acholie. “Sometimes I lie awake at night and wonder if children all over the world have a life as hard as mine.” Acholie’s older brother and sister were kidnapped by rebels; her dad died of AIDS; and her baby sister died from malaria. “Sometimes I hear my mom crying quietly at night. I feel bad for her, but I don’t know what to do,” she said in a letter to the people in America.

Africa before that.”

Brask works with International Ministerial Fellowship, a ministry headquartered in Minneapolis, Minn. She is responsible for developing ministries in small rural areas, not just in our country but in other areas of the world. While working on a project with a nomadic, illiterate people group overseas, Brask met a woman named Dorothy Miller, the Executive Director of the God’s Story Project. At the time, Brask was looking for a way to reach a group of unreached people in a remote area of a restricted country. The God’s Story project proved to be the answer. In just a few years, God’s Story, a chronological Bible story approach, has been translated into over 200 different languages, with at least 15 more

Widows in Kenya, Africa, listen to what went on during Diane Brask’s recent visit to their home. Brask was able to spend a day in their village. Because of money given by generous donors, she was able to provide money for groceries and other basic necessities for these desperate widows and their needy children.

This is an African scene.

translations in progress. “This project has been enormously successful all over the world. It really has taken on a life of its own,” Brask said.

Brask went with the God’s Story Project to New Dehli, India, in October 2007, as one of the trainers to work with indigenous leaders in India. Because of the success with this training, Brask was asked to be one of the trainers at a MANI conference in Nairobi, Kenya, in June of this year. Attending were 140 African leaders from 11 countries. “We spent all day teaching them a new method on how to discover truths through Bible stories,” Brask said. “It was definitely not your traditional conference with a speaker at the front talking and everyone else sitting still and listening,” Brask continued. “This was more of a ‘working conference’ with small-group participation most of the time. It was a learn-bydoing-it model of training. It was a joy to work all day with African leaders who were so eager to master a tool that they knew they would use.”

Brask raises financial support for her personal needs, ministry expenses, and special projects in several countries in the world. “If I can do anything to help indigenous leaders on the front lines of their own countries, I will do it,” she said. With donations from her faithful supporters (churches, friends, and business people), Brask was able to cover the cost for everything for her travel expenses, cost of the conference and room and board for a week in Nairobi. Because of the generosity of her donors she was also able to cover the expenses for 19 African leaders (from Uganda, Sudan and Kenya) to attend this conference as well. In addition, she had enough funding to invest in tools and resources for African ministry leaders who are working with unreached African people groups.

One of those leaders is James Warurui.

Brask had a chance to talk with Warurui during one of the breaks at the confer-

ence. She asked him what he does. “He said, ‘I have a ministry to widows and orphans in my home village’” Brask reported. “I was so surprised to find a single, young man with such an incredible heart to help widows and orphans. In my whole life, I don’t believe that I have ever heard a sermon preached on caring for widows and orphans,” Brask continued, “yet the Bible clearly says that true Christianity is taking care of widows and orphans. It was such a privilege to meet a young man who was demonstrating what true Christianity is all about.”

Brask has been involved with partnerships all over the world but has a policy of never taking on a project without first visiting the area and meeting the leader and their people first hand. She was able to do this during the June trip when she had a chance to visit Warurui’s home village and interview some of the women.

She asked them what help might look like for them. “We are not looking for charity or a hand out, Ma’am. We just want some help to “get a leg up,” one of the widows said. In asking what “getting a leg up” meant, Brask was told it would mean “getting ahead by getting a loan at a small interest rate in order to start our own business.”

This conversation led to the idea of the micro-enterprise training and the start of a revolving loan account to provide further loans with no interest. Brask is raising $2,500 to start a revolving loan account to fund about 25 widows in starting small businesses in Kenya. “It is amazing that such a small amount of money has the potential to make such a big difference in so many lives,” Brask exclaimed. Phase One of this project was the training from Aug. 18-21. The training included Bible training as well as training on how to start a small business.

There were 30 widows and 10 local pastors who were able to attend the training.

Brask covered the expense of the training which was equivalent to $700 USD. Due to the level of publicity that has been received, the worldwide public is well aware of the destruction wrought by AIDS and HIV infection in Africa.

June Mwithaga is an elderly woman who has lost two daughters from HIV/AIDS. She cares for four orphans, in addition to a son who is HIV positive, his wife, and 1-1/2 year old daughter.

Mwithaga is looking for a loan to help her start a cereal shop in Katupat Village, Kenya,

Brask is hoping to provide the widows with the loans by the first of October so that they can launch their businesses.

According to United Nations statistics, half of the world lives on less than $2 a day, one-third of the world on less than $1 a day. Many of the people who live behind the harsh realities of these statatistics, live somewhere in Africa. Helping people to understand the wonder of God’s amazing love is what Brask is all about. However, she realistically said, “How can we say God loves you if people can’t even take care of their own children. Maybe they will believe that God loves them if they see people who demonstrate the love of Jesus. James is like “Jesus with skin on” for them,” Brask said. “That is why I want to do everything I can to help him show the love of Jesus to widows and orphans in his hometown.”

“For me, on every trip there are always an unforgettable few that leave an indelible impression on my heart and mind.”

James Waruiru was one of those people, leading Brask to concentrate on a possible solution to one of Africa’s problems, empowering widows by helping them with small business loans that they will pay back interest free. Hopefully then, they will be able to help the orphaned children under their care to achieve some degree of financial and emotional stability. The goal is that this revolving loan account will then be available to help other widows and their children in the future as well.

Anyone who wants to invest in Africa can write out a check to IMF and send to P.O. Box 32366, Minneapolis, Minn.

55432. “Bless Africa” should be written in the memo or note so the check gets credited to the African project. Donations are tax deductible, and donors will receive a receipt from IMF. Diane Brask’s name should not be written anywhere on the check.

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Not Talking

by Janet G. Len-Rios I’m not going to tell you about my grandson, although it would be quite natural and proper to tell a little about him since he is my first and I did wait quite a long time for him. Besides that, he is obviously exceptional. Yes, my little Andrew is quite special. But I’m not going to be one of those grandparents who brags continuously about the merits of their progeny—though I have every reason.

I mean, you can just tell by the height and breadth of little Andrew’s ample brow that he is already showing signs of superior intellect. I mean, you can just

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

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And he is better looking than most babies, well, really all other babies. It’s like I told the nurses in the hospital when he was born and they suggested that if the mother (my daughter) were tired from the birth that she could have Andrew placed in the regular nursery for a while under the care of the nursing staff so that she could get some rest. Well, I could see right away that that wouldn’t work. I mean, I knew what would happen. The other babies in the nursery would pale by comparison with my little Andrew and all the other parents would feel bad. I carefully explained this to the nurses and we all exchanged “knowing” looks (a kind of rolling of the eyes), but it was my own daughter who insisted that she was exhausted and needed rest, so little Andrew had to stay in the nurs-

ery with those common babies. I couldn’t believe that I had raised such a thoughtless daughter. You can imagine how the nurses rolled their eyes in sympathy with me over that!

Anyway, I can plainly see that it is going to be up to me to see that my grandson takes full advantage of his superior qualities and position in the human race so that he can realize and enjoy his full potential. It’s clear to me that his parents, although they love him very much, are not fully aware of his so-obvious superiority, so a lot is going to depend on me behind the scenes. Wish me luck.

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.

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Sparks and Young kick off fall concert series ST. CROIX FALLS – Festival Theatre’s 2008 autumn Music Series kicks into high gear with Tim Sparks and Michael Young in concert on Saturday, Sept. 27, at 7:30 p.m. The concert is part of a weekend of activities and events celebrating Autumn Fest in downtown St. Croix Falls.

Sparks and Young are fingerstyle guitarist, singer-songwriters who offer up a thrilling duo performance that leaves audiences wondering how in the world human hands can create such magic.

The combination of innate talent and years of intense work have earned each musician awards, accolades, and some of the most prestigious performance venues in the nation.

Sparks’ journey began in WinstonSalem, N.C., where he taught himself to play the traditional music of his beloved Blue Ridge Mountains. A scholarship to the prestigious North Carolina School of the Arts allowed Sparks to study with Segovia protegee Jesus Silva and delve into the world of jazz as well. In 1993, Sparks won the National Fingerstyle Guitar Championship and has been on tour ever since, both nationally and internationally.

The journey for Young started in Hibbing, Minn., with a cheap, no-name acoustic guitar and a recommendation to listen to a Leo Kottke CD. At first, Young didn’t feel much affinity for fingerstyle guitar, but that didn’t last long at all.

Now he plays both the six- and 12-string

Michael Young and Tim Sparks on stage at Festival Theatre Saturday, Sept. 27. – Photo submitted guitar with driving rhythm and groove, and he carries that bouncy and energetic groove from powerful and compelling compositions to soulful ballads.

Additional concerts completing the 2008 Music Series include: Robert Robinson on Saturday, Oct. 18, Claudia Schmidt on Nov. 8, Ann Reed with Dan Chouinard on Dec. 6, and Monroe Crossing with two concerts on Dec. 20. Upcoming New Doors concerts include Sidewalk Café on Oct. 4, and Boyd and Lee on Nov. 22.

Festival Theatre subscribers may use their Flex Passes for this event, otherwise tickets are $20 in advance or $25 at the door. Subscriptions through the end of the year, offering great savings with Flex Pass seating for both the Music Series and Theatre Series.

Early reservations are highly recommended as concerts often sell out at Festival Theatre. For more information, to order tickets or join the Festival The-

atre mailing list, call 715-483-3387 or 888887-6002. Tickets can be ordered on the Web at www.festivaltheatre.org. Festival Theatre is located in downtown St. Croix Falls, at 210 North Washington Street.

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Historical Houses on the River Road Ramble

by Russ Hanson The River Road-Hwy. 87 Ramble is just around the corner, Saturday, Sept.

27. The first frost has hit the river road dropping our melon, pumpkin and squash vines; the maples are starting to turn with the promise of brilliant reds and oranges this year; the apples are small but bright red and the squash and pumpkins have ripened nicely in the garden.

The rainy day opening of the new Luck Library/Museum last Saturday was a huge success. Lots of people, interesting speeches and lots to see made it a fun day. The museum will be open Friday and Sunday noon to 4 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for September and by appointment. The library continues with normal hours. There is a wonderful, comfortable, sunny reading area in the new library and wireless Internet available too.

Next week we will have the River Road Ramble stops listed. This week we look at a few of the stops along the way—some houses that have an interesting history.

George Laier is still looking for more items for his charity yard sale at his place on Hwy. 87 two miles south of Cushing. He bought the house from the Larson family. Alert Larson and his wife, Lily Peterson, lived there all of their married lives. Lily lived to be 107.

George and wife Carol are completely remodeling the house and have only a little left on the upstairs. It looks very nice. Lavern Larson, Alert and Lily’s son, said the house originally stood across the road and a little to the north (the old Harry Saville farm). It was dragged to the current location.

Doc Squirt, Cushing’s famous writer and practical joker, said that before Larson lived there, there was an older house on the same location. A man died under mysterious circumstances and was found several days later in the house, so it had a reputation of being haunted. Doc and his teenage friends would hide out there when they got into trouble, as no one else dared go in the house.

The Swansons live on Hwy. G just a little west of the Laiers. Joan has a craft shop there called Penny Lane that is open on weekends and will be a Ramble stop. It is named after earlier owners, the Penny family.

In the late 1800s, the Penny family bought the farm. John Penny was a well digger back in the days when wells were hand dug. He dug wells 100 feet deep and more. He lived to old age despite many accidents.

“John Penny of Cushing was in this village last week fixing wells and repairing pumps for different ones. Saturday, while recurbing Wm. Toby’s well, an accident occurred that came nearly costing him his life. Some pieces of heavy curbing in being lowered into the well, slipped from their fastenings on a rope and fell about 16 feet, some of them striking Mr. Penny on the hands and then on the knees with the result that he was badly bruised up and but narrowly escaped what might have resulted fatally to him.” Polk County Ledger 1922.

“John Penny, the most famous well

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River Road

Ramblings

As hunting season comes to the River Road, we are reminded of the good old days when our Evergreen Avenue neighbors Bert and Hattie Brenizer dressed in red-wool hunting suits (about 1955). - Photo from Christenson family book digger of the northwest, has had many misfortunes, and is badly crippled, but luck favored him when going down into Thos. McDonald’s well recently, with 20 feet of iron rod and a monkey wrench in his hands. The well rope gave way and down he went for 50 feet, landing in 11 feet of water. With the exception of being minus a set of false teeth, he was alright when they drew him out of the depths.” Centuria Outlook 1924.

John Penny and his sons, Walter and Freeman planted an orchard with plums and apples on the farm. They were well known for the fruit they raised, especially amongst the younger men in the neighborhood. Here are a couple of Doc Squirt’s stories from around 1900: “Apple orchards yielded tribute also in those days and we recall one night having our sidekick, Alfred Magnuson, running afoul of a swarm of fine shot that was being broadcast by Walt Penny and having one park itself in his wrist far enough to raise a nifty bump on the opposite side from which it entered.

That was our first surgical case. We cut that shot out, and sealed the hole by slapping a cud of well-chewed climax tobacco on the points of entrance and exit and he was all set to go back to work the next morning. Owing to the lack of the modern follow-up methods in those days an injury was seldom fatal. We doped it up and forgot it and that was all there was to it.

“On another visit to that same orchard with the noted King Faithless (Ed Smith) we were up in the tree shaking ‘em down (that’s where the term ‘the shake-down,’ originated) and the King was picking ‘em up when that same Penny gets into action again and not being exactly blood thirsty, he shoots up into the tree over the King’s head to scare him and he sure wings us plenty.

Ed cleared a 6-foot fence ahead of that load of high-flyin fine shot. And when Walt goes into the house after some more ammunition, we valuted that same fence with spare altitude and overtakes the King before he gets to Tendrup’s corner and his majesty was passing rabbits at every jump at that.

Sometimes we feel that a lot of guys are holding speed records that they are not entitled to if a real check-up could be made safely, and that includes Chas.

Paddock and Fred Frederickson. We

took our meals standing up for several days after that last raid on the Penny orchard. Getting posed in the buggy for the trip around the mail route was a real contortionist stunt after that tree-top casualty, and we usually made the trip with everything suspended but the elbows and a heel or two. “ Freeman Penny had a daughter Mae Eckland. During the 1930s she got into trouble with the law. Here is the newspaper story.

“Big Loot of Stolen Goods Uncovered.

A clearing up of a large number of thefts and robberies for the past several months in Polk and Burnett County was solved by the arrest of a transient, Anderson, and one Mae Ecklund of the town of Eureka by Deputy Sheriff Jim Olson. Anderson had stolen the goods and stored them at the Freeman Penny farm where Mae was living upstairs.

The stolen goods were from businesses in Grantsburg, Trade Lake, Luck, St. Croix Falls and other places. Among the stolen goods found at the Penny place was enough stuff to start a general supply store. There was general merchandise, guns, watches, shells, quilts, blankets, inner tubes etc.”

A later newspaper issue said: “Mae Ecklund was found guilty of the charges of concealing stolen goods at Polk County court trial. She was fined $150 with the alternative of spending six months in jail. She paid the fine. The case attracted much attention after she was arrested at the home of her mother Mrs. Freeman Penny. Mr. Anderson, who stole the items, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 15 years in the penitentiary. Mrs. Ecklund, however, was specifically charged with concealing two shotguns and five watches, which had been stolen from the Luck Hardware. The jury was out for two hours including supper and returned a guilty verdict” (One of the jurors was neighbor Alert Larson.)

On Evergreen Avenue, a couple miles north of Cushing, just behind Bass Lake is the Hanson Farm where I grew up, Margo and Mom are selling apples, squash, pumpkins, tomatoes and some other garden miscellaneous on the Ramble this year. They have organic squash and pumpkins this year because I didn’t get time to spray or fertilize the new garden!

The big old farmhouse dates from 1917 when it was built by John Nelson.

John’s father had come from Norway and moved there in the 1880s. When he got old, he split the farm with his two sons each getting 40 acres. They each built a new house.

John and his wife were famous for their 21 children (only one left alive now). My three brothers and I each had a room upstairs, but we never could understand how 21 children could have shared the house with their parents.

Mrs. Nelson died when she was in her 40s. John remarried Mrs. Iverson, who brought another five children into the home.

At the north end of the Ramble, in Burnett County just off of Hwy. 87 on CTH Z is the Holmes Lake Orchard where you can pick your own apples.

Holmes Lake is named after the early settler, William Holmes, a Scotsman, who married a local Native American when he first settled at Sunrise in the 1850s. On the east side of the lake is the old Holmes Indian Cemetery where the Catholic Church stood. While remodeling the old Holmes house on the north side of the lake, the Gabrielson family found charcoal drawings of Mr. and Mrs. Holmes.

The first Wolf Creek trading post started in the fall of 1831 and was burned the next spring by Henry Schoolcraft the Indian Agent because trader Joseph Renshaw Brown had been trading whiskey—against the rules. It was rebuilt and Wolf Creek has continued to be a stopping place on the Old River Road since then, 177 years now, always a place where booze was available. The River Road owes its existence to six miles of rapids on the St. Croix where navigation upstream was impossible—from the falls at St Croix to Wolf Creek.

The nearby Wolf Creek Methodist Church is having a yard sale and something to eat, too. Wolf Creek boomed in the 1890s when several hundred men built the Nevers Logging Dam. The Wolf Creek Bar is a large addition on to a very old house that was at onetime a small store. Across the road was the bigger store (now gone) and post office where Mom and Grandma took care of customers back in the early 40s.

There are many more interesting stops on the Ramble including the Chateau Winery, several places in Cushing and Eureka, and here and there along the 30-mile tour. Watch for the signs along the road!

St. Croix Falls is having their fall festival on Saturday, Sept. 27, the same day as the Ramble. It should be a fun day to spend some time in town and to take the River Road Hwy. 87 loop to the north; to enjoy the wonderful color of the fall maples; to pick up a few bargains at a yard sale; to stock up on fall fruits and vegetables and to stop at a few historic sites. See you on the River Road Ramble!

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Saying Goodbye Sammy died last week. It doesn’t seem possible it was 14 years ago that I first saw that little beagle at the farmers market in Frederic.

I was bringing baked goods down to the sale at the Leader parking lot. A friend said, “Do you see that little girl carrying a puppy? It’s for sale.”

That little black, brown and Abrahamzon white hound dog was being passed from hand to hand. I took my turn hugging it, smelling its puppy breath, stroking his velvety ears, looking into his mischievous brown eyes. I bought him.

In our house we are springer spaniel people, as we used to raise and sell puppies. It was very hard to part with them. Black and white or liver and white.

Through the years we had Scorchy, Jigger, Honey, Spex (dalmation), Danny Boy, Big Ben, Skipper, Sissy, Benson and Hedges, Dulcinea, Chelsea, Menard, Dolly and Sammy. A long line of dearly loved dogs.

Oh, I almost forgot Tuffy, Laddie and Maggie.

In our lives, dogs are in the house and cats are in the barns. I’m not counting the dogs I had when I was a child.

They have given us lots of love through the years, and many laughs. Some have had long lives and some met with untimely deaths. One came from a city animal shelter and died almost immediately of distemper. One was shot as it was mistaken for a fox and another mistaken for a raccoon in a cornfield.

One was injured by a car.

For the most part, they have had long peaceful lives with lots of hugs and petting. When Spex died, one of my little boys started kicking the dead body.

“What are you doing? Stop that!”

“I’m so mad at that dog for getting dead!”

Most of our dogs died of old age. Sometimes, they had strokes. Sometimes they slept away. Sometimes, we had the vet come to help ease them over the last hill.

One time I was sitting on the dining room floor, the dog’s beautiful head in my lap and I said to the vet, “You can do it now” and he replied, “Bernice, it’s already done.” He had palmed the needle and done it so professionally that I did not see it. Well, my eyes were filled with tears, falling on Skipper’s beautiful head.

We once had a beagle, Menard, who came as a stray. I told my sons, “There’s an animal under the front porch.”

“What is it?” It tuned out to be a beagle. Our sons made friends with him, fed him and made a bed for him in the barn.

Bernice

Behind the Signpost

We already had dogs in and out of the house. One afternoon I came home from the Leader office and found our sons plus Menard in the house.

“What is that dog doing in the house?”

“We just brought him into the house to see what he would do. He likes it!”

Well, of course, he did.

Every dog has its own personality. Sammy was no exception. He had his own blue blanket and knew how to burrow under it. He would go into all sorts of contortions until he was completely hidden and then fall asleep.

If I put a blanket over my legs when I was reading a book, he’d burrow underneath and lie on my feet.

Several years ago, when Dolly died, he looked for her, as if asking, “What did you do with her?”

And like some older people, Sammy got very demanding as he aged. He barked to go outside and five minutes later, he barked to get back in. He barked for something to eat in the kitchen. He turned up his nose at expensive canned dog food, and wanted people food. He really enjoyed it when I cleaned out the refrigerator: a hamburger patty here, leftover hot dish there, a lonesome wiener. He enjoyed a slice of French toast off the griddle with a little syrup on it or his own pancake and then he’d beg for one of ours. He became a little bit finicky about food, and he slept more than usual.

We think he had a little stroke, as he got tangled up in the legs of furniture and barked for help. He headed into corners and stood there, waiting to be rescued. He had trouble walking and climbing up or down stairs, so we knew his days were numbered.

We feared if we took him to the vet, he’d suggest we put him down. However, Sammy did not seem to be suffering. He stopped eating, still drank water, and one night last week he was sleeping and we realized he had stopped breathing.

A very good dog! Anyone who has loved a dog and made him a part of the family can understand. Anyone who is not fond of dogs cannot relate to our feelings.

Sammy was buried next to Dolly, as they were puppies together and grew up together.

I miss them both. I miss Sammy’s little toenails clicking on the kitchen floor. I miss him in the hall when I’m on the telephone. He was always lying nearby. Now there is only Molly.

Until next week, Bernice

CenturyTel donates $2,000 to SCF Library ST. CROIX FALLS – CenturyTel has donated $2,000 toward the renovation of the St. Croix Falls Library.

The St. Croix Falls Library is a place that encourages pursuit of knowledge and an exchange of ideas. Library use has doubled in the last six years with no change in the library’s size. Circulation is up 57 percent, computer use is up 920 percent, and library visits are up by 14,000 people a year.

While the city of St. Croix Falls has committed $500,000 in nontax dollars for the purchase, parking lot improvements and a public plaza (for the new location), the library still has a lot of fundraising to do before it can open its new doors.

“At CenturyTel, we are committed to giving back to the communities we serve,” said area Tom Braml, CenturyTel area operations manager (L), and Sarah operations manager Tom Braml. Adams, St. Croix Falls Library director. – Photo submitted “We understand the importance of libraries and the positive affect park and displays of popular materials (periodicals, they have on people of all ages, especially children.”

DVDs, music CDs, audio books, etc.) – plus so much The new library will include: a large community more. - submitted gathering room, a technology area, a public reading

Polk County Genealogy Society to meet OSCEOLA – The Polk County Genealogical Society will meet on Monday, Sept. 22, at 7 p.m. at the St. Croix Falls Senior Center on Washington Avenue Muriel

Pfeifer will be discussing “What You Can Learn in Obituaries.” Everyone is welcome. - submitted

Do you remember ?

Compiled by Bernice Abrahamzon

50 Years Ago The Thursday evening special at Fish Bowl Inn, Siren, was corned beef and cabbage for $1.-A spectacular new car was the LeSabre Invicta Electra, a Buick ’59.-The grand opening for the new Burnett County Highway Shop was set for Oct. 2, with a dance sponsored by the Siren Community Club and music by Glenn Hunter.-National Newspaper Week was set for Oct. 1-8.-Tax revenues in Wisconsin topped those of 1957.-A ham harvest supper was set for Oct. 2, at Grace Lutheran Church, West Sweden.Clam Falls Lutheran Aid sponsored a turkey supper Thursday, Oct. 9, at a price of $1 adults, children under 12 were 50¢ and preschoolers were free.-John Borup resigned as Polk County Welfare Director.-The 20th-Century Club planned to sponsored a concert in Frederic on Oct. 9, with Kenneth Peterson singing.

He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold T.C. Peterson of Frederic.-A rummage sale was set for Oct. 3, at the Frederic American Legion Hall. They also served cake or pie and coffee.-Quarters and halves of beef and pork were on sale at the N.K. Anderson Locker Plant, Siren, with farm butchering every Monday and Thursday.-Les’ Store, South Siren, had a sale on large russet winter potatoes for 100 lbs. at $1.98.-Anchor Inn, Burnett County, supported Emil Stusek for sheriff.

40 Years Ago So-Lo Inn, a store at Cloverton, Minn., held a grand opening on Saturday, Sept. 14, 1968, from 1-5 p.m., with free coffee and doughnuts.-A wedding dance was held at West Sweden Hall on Saturday, Sept. 14, given by Mr. and Mrs. David Riesen (Jean Schinkel).Central Supply Co. moved to a new location on Hwy. 35, across the road from Ray’s Firestone.-A dinner was given for the entire Siren School staff by the Siren School Board, 72 in all. Glenn Shearman, administrator, acted as Master of Ceremonies.-Bookmobile stops included Webster, Trade Lake, Falun, Alpha, Grantsburg, Siren on Wednesday, Sept. 18. Stops on Sept. 19 included Danbury, Webb Lake, Scott, Hertel and Bashaw. Stops varied from one-half hour to one hour.-Mrs. Ruth Bye of Grantsburg passed away.Specials at the Clover Farm Store, Frederic, included four loaves of white bread for $1, 16-oz. pkg. fish sticks for 49¢, soda crackers at two 1-lb. pkgs. for 47¢ and 25 lbs. flour for $2.15.-The grand opening was held at Gamble’s Shopping Center, Webster, on Sept.

13-14, with half price on Saturday. It was also a discount record center, with many free albums given away.-Frederic Recreation, under new management at Frederic, scheduled a teenage dance for Sept. 27.

20 Years Ago Candidates for Miss Siren included Jennifer Lynn Simonsen, Debra Lynn Lawson, Anne Lynn Noreen, Jennifer Jean Cole and Jennifer Marie Howe. (Imagine, three candidates named Jennifer).-A fire threatened the village of Danbury and burned 230 acres, coming within one-half mile of Danbury.-Wisconsin Central Ltd. Railroad offered to sell rural mileage for $70,750, at $250 an acre.-A nurse practioner, Jan Bennett, R.N., joined the Grantsburg Clinic.-Burnett County received $1,500 for tourism ads.-In his weekly column, Bob Becker, asked the question, “Where have all the funnies gone?” referring to the comics in newspapers.-Business of the Week focused on Log Cabin Store at Danbury, owned by Greg and Mary Wade.-Reporter Randy Hanson wrote a feature article on Morris Blomgren, collector of antiques, including seven vintage cars, kerosene-fueled tractors, a scooter, a threshing machine, washing machine, etc.-The Inter-County Leader newspaper devoted two pages to the 1988 Central Burnett County Fair.Siren Schools opened Aug. 24.-The Frederic trustees lowered the curfew age from 17 and under to 15 and under.-Anna Marie Bennett of Northern Ireland spent the summer with the Baillargeons of Luck.

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TOWN TALK/COUNTRY CHATTER Hi, everybody! Blacky here from Humane Society of Burnett County. I’m shaking off some excess rain from my coat today.

Wow! There are puddles to jump around in again - what fun! I think some creatures are getting waterlogged, though, and are seeking higher ground - like on my brother’s head for example.

Yesterday, he shuffled by me with a garden slug perched on top of his head! It was kind of slimy and gross looking, but I had to laugh at it anyway.

I have two new friends to tell YAPpenings you about, and they are far from slimy and gross. Buddy is a black Lab surrender and he is about 2-1/2 years old. I guess he didn’t live up to his folks’ expectations and they decided to give him up. He is a very nice guy, and I hope he finds a happier home real soon. Duke is a Doberman stray that was picked up in the Hertel area.

He is a very handsome dude with the pointiest ears I’ve ever seen. Duke is around 3 years old and is trying real hard not to be so scared. He will soon realize that the shelter staff is there to love and care for him and help him to either get home or find a new place for him. I also have to tell you that Li’l Maizy is back with us. Remember her? She is the border collie mix who came to stay for a while. Her new family loved her, but apparently one of her new dog siblings wasn’t too crazy about having a new sister. Poor Maizy.

She’s available for adoption once again, but she is staying with a foster family for the time being; hence, if you want to see her, you’ll have to call ahead and make arrangements with the shelter.

I have to tell you about a dumb thing I did the other day. For some reason unbeknownst to me, I had an uncontrollable urge to shove my face between the ropes that make up my family’s hammock at home. I think I was just trying to scratch my face on it, be-

Blacky

Shelter

cause that feels good. Well, I got stuck and it was hard to get free - mostly because my big ears were in the way. Or, because my mom was laughing too hard to help me much. Sheesh! I’m glad she didn’t have the camera handy, or you might be looking at a new and ridiculous Blacky picture in this week’s column.

I would not put it past her to make me look silly.

Hey, speaking of big ears, I want to give a shout out to Jim in Luck who brought us, not big ears, but pig ears - 100 of them! He also brought us some shears and a brand-new scale. I haven’t weighed myself on it yet, but I’m certain I must be near my ideal weight.

Anyways, Jim is always doing nice stuff for the animals and bringing lots of things we need, and I just want to express my and the staff’s gratitude.

I want to remind you all that our Racine kringle fundraiser is going on.

You can stock up on some holiday kringles and help out the shelter with your purchase. They are available for an $8 donation per kringle and come in all kinds of flavors: almond, rasperry, cheesecake, apple cinnamon, pecan, turtle, cherry cheesecake, chocolate eclair and chocolate chip. I had a guy ask me last week what flavor bears might not like because he did indeed want to snack on it in his deer stand, but I did not know the answer. To me, they are all delicious. If you’d like to place an order, it needs to be in by Oct. 28. Delivery will be between Nov. 11 and 14.

If you don’t have a sweet tooth and still would like to help out the animals, we are still trying to raise some money to get our wheels fixed. Our dog mobile is in need of some spendy rear-end repairs and we’re feeling the crunch. Remember, any kind of donation you make, be it money or supplies, is tax deductible, too! The shelter is a not-for-profit organization and receives no financial assistance from the county. Memberships, donations and fundraisers are what keeps things going.

Well, I think I see the sun peeking out from behind the clouds, so that must mean it’s time to go out and play. Watch out for slugs, everyone, and I’ll see you here next week!

Siren

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Have you ever had a week where just about everything you do or touch goes wrong? Well, last week was mine.

Maybe as you get older you should just tackle one thing at a time instead of trying to have several things on the stove, so to speak, going on at one time. Old Mother Nature didn’t make me feel any too good either, all that cold, wet, dreary weather. Don’t get me wrong, we needed the rain, but when you’re in a bad mood already from several things going wrong, that kind of weather just doesn’t help.

There will be a spaghetti dinner benefit for Robert Deal on Saturday, Sept. 27, at the Grantsburg Legion Hall from 5 to 10 p.m.

Sympathy to the family of Anne L. Greinke who passed away Aug. 16.

Sympathy to the family of Charles Pardun who passed

Bev Beckmark

away Sept. 10.

The Burnett County Restorative Justice Community Service will hold a spaghetti dinner fundraiser on Saturday, Sept. 27, from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Burnett County Moose Lodge No. 1194, north of Siren on Hwy. 70. Tickets are adults, $7, children ages 11 and under $4.

Art and Bev Beckmark left on Friday morning and headed up to International Falls to visit her two sisters, Betty Miechkota and Peggy Frykman. Betty is scheduled for surgery on Sept. 16. They returned home on Sunday.

The Shops at the Lodge, north of Siren, will celebrate Harvestfest Week from Friday, Sept. 19, through Sat., Sept. 27, noon to 2 p.m. Come in and try the chili and then vote for your favorite.

Birth announcements Born at Burnett Medical Center:

A boy, Rickey Bill Smith Jr., was born Sept. 12, 2008, to Jillian Lagunes-Rivera and Rickey Smith of Grantsburg.

Rickey weighed 6 lbs., 8 oz. and was 19-1/2 inches long.

Rickey was welcomed by brothers, Jorge Lagunes, Luis Lagunes and Matthew Ingersoll.

Grandparents are Corneal Smith (Dot) of Grantsburg; and Syna Brown of Sheridan, Wyo. Great-grandparents are Sandra and Edward Jolley of Sheridan, Wyo. •••

Born at St. Croix Regional Medical Center:

A boy, Brett Donald Sladky, born Sept. 2, 2008, to Melissa Petersen and Bart Sladky, Luck. Brett weighed 10 lbs., 2 oz.

••• A girl, Kennedi Evelise Olson, born Sept. 3, 2008, to Brock Olson and Sara Gustofson, Dresser. Kennedi

Fran Krause

weighed 8 lbs., 14 oz.

••• A boy, Andrew Steven Frendt, born Sept. 4, 2008, to Timothy and Gretchen Frendt, Luck. Andrew weighed 7 lbs., 3 oz.

••• A girl, Ruby Anna Johansen, born Sept. 5, 2008, to Kyle and Heather Johansen, Luck. Ruby weighed 9 lbs., 14 oz.

••• A girl, Kennedy Elizabeth Rand, born Sept. 5, 2008, to Cary and Melissa Rand, Webster. Kennedy weighed 8 lbs., 13 oz.

••• A boy, Wyatt Jeffrey Gustafson, born Sept. 9, 2008, to Tara Aikin and Ethan Gustafson, Frederic. Wyatt weighed 7 lbs., 4 oz.

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Orange

Fran Krause attended the Sarah Circle meeting Wednesday, at Jean Flanigan’s.

Karen Hintz spent Friday night with her mother, Fran Krause, after attending a meeting in Ashland, and a goingaway party for John Preising at Spooner.

Dee and Bryan Krause went to Luther College in Iowa, to watch Kathryn Krause in a cross-country meet.

Kent Krause and Kris Peterson attended the Packer/Viking game a week ago in Green Bay.

LaVonne O’Brien

Friday night was parents night for the Webster football team, and their victory was enjoyed by all. A fundraiser spaghetti dinner was held at the Webster Community Center for the Webster cheerleaders trip to Florida.

Don and Amy Peterson, former Webster residents, spent Sunday with Pat and Nancy O’Brien.

Tom and Becky O’Brien visited Jack and LaVonne O’Brien Saturday evening. Sunday dinner guests were Mike and Tylyn O’Brien.

Luck Senior Citizens Center So, last Wednesday was a hoot! Kathy Mueller served and she did the center proud. I don’t know where all the people came from, but it was great! Trudy, the foot lady, was mighty happy too with seven customers. She will be back on Wednesday, Oct. 8, from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Please call the center on Wednesdays or Fridays to make appointments, 715-472-8285. Thanks Our monthly birthday get-together will be on Saturday, Sept. 27, at noon. Don’t forget it’s potluck. Our program is going to be a surprise. Although the center will only be open Wednesday and Friday, I will still try to write a blurb or two each week, if there is anything to write about.

On my home front, I am a great-grandma again, this is number six for me. Cole William, 6 lbs., 15 oz., born Sept.

8 to Ann and Shaun.

This Wednesday the bank is serving, so I hope we have a good turn-out. Jacquie Hutton serves every Friday, so come on in for coffee and goodies.

We need your support to keep the center open. Don’t forget we are available to rent for anniversaries, birthday parties, etc. Give me a call at 715-472-2803 for information and reservations. Mark this date on your calendar: Saturday, Oct. 11, open house birthday party for Inez Hultner’s 90th birthday. I don’t have the time, so check the paper next week. That’s it for now. Keep smiling.

Academic news BELOIT – Anna Holmquist of Osceola is entering Beloit College’s Class of 2012 this fall. Holmquist, a graduate of Osceola High School, is one of 3,339 firstyear students representing 38 states and 17 countries entering the four-year liberal arts college on the Wisconsin-Illinois state line for the 2008-09 academic year.

Classes started Aug. 26 for the 1,250-member student body. After Wisconsin and Illinois, the largest concentrations of students come from Minnesota and Washington. Reflecting a growing trend in recent years, over 70 percent of this year’s applicants filed their applications online.

Beloit received 2,389 first-year applications this year, a 69-percent increase in the number of applications since 1999. Within the first-year class, there are 50 students who were their athletic team captains, 110 varsity letter-winners; 60 percent were in National Honor Society, and a large number have already had significant study abroad experience. - submitted ••• ST. PAUL, Minn. — Molly Muller, a native of Milltown, was named to the dean’s list for the spring 2008 semester at the College of St. Catherine in St. Paul, Minn. Muller is a junior at St. Kate’s.

Muller is the daughter of Bruce and Karen Muller, also of Milltown. She is a 2004 graduate of Unity High School.

The College of St. Catherine dean’s list recognizes students achieving a semester grade-point average of 3.667 or higher.

The College of St. Catherine, the nation’s largest college for women, offers bachelor’s degrees to women only. The college also offers associate and graduate degree programs for men and women on two campuses in St. Paul and Minneapolis. Total enrollment is 5,238.

To learn more, visit stkate.edu. - submitted •••

News from the service ST. CROIX FALLS – Air Force Airman Jacob J. Yunker has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.

During the six weeks of training, the airman studied the Air Force mission, organization, and military customs and courtesies; performed drill and ceremony marches, and received physical training, rifle marksmanship, field training exercises and special training in human relations.

In addition, airmen who complete basic training earn credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the community college of the Air Force.

He is the son of Joel Yunker of St. Croix Falls.

Yunker is a 2008 graduate of St. Croix Falls High School. - submitted

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TOWN TALK/COUNTRY CHATTER 653-4281

Stand up!

Chuck I am going to vote for Sarah Palin and her running mate.

I’ve never considered the importance of the vice presidential position until the Democrats made such a fuss over Gov. Palin.

I think her credentials are impeccable. She is a working mother of five. One of her sons is in the military. By choice, she is the mother of a baby son with Down Syndrome (she will never regret that choice).

She rides snowmobiles, hunts moose and is a life member of the NRA. She could be a heartbeat away from the president.

What else do I have to know?

If she yelled at a guy in a wheelchair to stand up, I would probably have to reconsider my vote.

Brooke Biedinger Irregular

Columnist

Frederic Senior Center Monday, Sept. 8, Spades was played, with the following winners: Margaret Ulick in first place, Shirley Sandquist in second place, Hazel Hoffman in third place and Vi Luke in fourth place.

Tuesday Whist was enjoyed, and the usual visiting and coffee time.

Wednesday Pokeno at 1 p.m. The group had a good time together.

Thursday 500 cards with the following winners: Dave Peterson in first place, Nina Vold in second place, Helen Severson in third place and Lorna Erickson in fourth place.

Friday Pokeno was played along with other games, and a nice social time together at refreshment time.

Saturday fellowship and food buffet was enjoyed. Chili and fresh corn on the cob was really good. We really enjoyed Clareese Marek’s zucchini chocolate cake with chocolate frosting.

The morning coffee time is going well, drinking coffee together starts the day right.

Stop in at the center. All are welcome.

Lewis

Marie and Bob Nelson celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Saturday afternoon with an open house at the Lewis Memorial United Methodist Church. Despite the rainy day, many friends and relatives came to offer congratulations and best wishes, visit with each other and celebrate the day. Horse-drawn buggy rides added a special treat.

Glorious leftovers made Sunday special, too, with coffee and goodies shared with all. Again, congratulations and best wishes, Bob and Marie.

Members of the Lewis United Methodist Women who attended the Fall Gathering at the Cumberland U.M. Church on Saturday included Robin Peterson, Alice Ford, Sylvia Schaetzel, Kara Alden and LaVonne Boyer, five in all. Special speakers, goals, and projects. A collection was earmarked for Whispering Pines U.M. Camp.

The Northwest Regional Writers met Friday afternoon in the Community Room, Sunrise Apartments, Frederic.

Bernice Abrahamzon

Present were Boyd Sutton, Denis Simenson, Bob MacKean, Russ Hanson, Alice Ford, Kathie Krantz and Bernice Abrahamzon. In the absence of president, Mary Jacobsen, the meeting was conducted by Bob MacKean. The assignment on traveling together brought a variety of poems and essays. The next meeting will be held the second Friday in October at 1 p.m. at Big Gust Apts., Grantsburg, in the community room. The assignment is water, water, everywhere.

The Thursday morning book club will meet this Thursday, Sept. 18, at 10 a.m. at the Frederic Public Library to discuss the Big Read on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s book “The Great Gatsby.” Welcome.

Deadline for the church October newsletter is this Sunday at the Lewis church.

Hungry for pancakes? Available next coming Sunday after church service with the Lewis United Men in charge at the Lewis United Methodist Church.

St. Croix Valley Senior Center The Tuesday afternoon Domino winners were: Donna Schlosser in first place, Janice Mevissen in second place and Martha Lundstrom in third place. 500 card winners were: Leone Montgomery in first place, Donna Lindh in second place, Lonnie Jones in third place, Marian Edler in fourth place and Don Benson in fifth place.

Just for today, I will have a quiet half hour all by myself and relax. During this half hour sometime, I will try to get

a better perspective of my life. Just for today, I will be unafraid. Especially, I will not be afraid to enjoy what is beautiful and to believe that as I give to the world, so the world will give to me.

Thursday evening 500 card winners were: Nina Hooverman in first place, Jeanne Thomfohrda in second place, Olga Young in third place and Ken Rosen in fourth place.

Have a great week.

Cloverton-Markville It’s over. The bookmobile, which has been coming to the little township of New Dosey for many, many years, will no longer do so. Due to the fact that only two die-hard patrons, Deloris Schirmer and Dave Baker, were left, the East Central Regional Library, headquartered in Cambridge, Minn., feels it is no longer cost-effective to maintain services to Cloverton.

Dave has supplemented his bookmobile books with purchases form discount book catalogs for years, and will continue to do so. He and Deloris will also have books shipped to the Sandstone Public Library in Minnesota for pickup. Fran Levings has been using this library for her book pickups for a few months now.

Just because only two people were using the bookmobile at the end, that is not to say that we are not a community of readers. Patty Koehler and Bob Brewster get their books from Barnes & Noble bookstores, while Al Wolf shops for books at Amazon.com. The Northland Community Center in Wisconsin has a wonderful little volunteer library that is used extensively by Sandi Drake, Clara Lilly and Darlene Merimonti.

While Pam Berg has been a patron of both the Webster Public Library and the Webster bookstore, Jan Streiff has three sources for her books – her friends Phyliss Keyport, Jeannette Hohman and Amanzon.com.

Maria Starowoitow was picked up by Agnes Sexton last Saturday and whisked off to the Hole in the Wall Restaurant in Danbury for an outdoor steak dinner and entertainment by a country western band. Cloverton resident Jessie McGough and some other friends were part of the fun.

Dennis Sherman and his brother Jim from Red Wing, Minn., spent some time fishing on Sturgeon Lake recently.

Fran Levings

Dennis caught a 36”, 16-lb. northern.

Dave Drake took his turn in serving breakfast at the monthly meeting of the men’s club of Zion Lutheran Church on Tuesday. His scrambled-egg meal was followed by the business meeting and Bible study. Other members of the club who were able to attend included Gary Ament, Ted Masters, Donn Carlson and his brother Merton.

It was off to the other part of Minnesota again for Mary and Frank Schaaf the other weekend. Their first stop was a visit with Frank’s brother Ed, in Dassell, then on to New Ulm, to attend an 80th birthday party for Mary’s brother, Sylvester. This event was a big open house party at the Legion Club and Mary believes she saw every single relative she has left. Then they went on to Arlington for an overnight stay with Mary’s sister Delores and her husband Frank. The next day, a totally exhausted Mary and Frank returned home to their lovely place in Markville.

The football games for grandsons that Pam and Leon Berg have attended have been a lot of fun. Derrick is a junior at Hudson High School, while Troy attends school in Pine City, Minn.

On the home front, my husband, Dave Baker, and I had Patty Koehler and Bob Brewster over for lunch on Sunday. I served a big vegetable soup, corn bread and apple pie with ice cream. The meal was followed by several hours of good conversation.

It’s apple dessert time, wherever you are.

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TOWN TALK/COUNTRY CHATTER 866-4334 Tuesday was our first Dining at Five evening meal with the new date and Deb prepared a tasty turkey dinner, complete with all the trimmings, for 30 people. It sure seems strange to have our monthly evening meal on the second Tuesday and none at all on Thursdays. You would think that the county could find a way to make budget cuts without our senior citizens being the ones affected. The next evening meal will be on Tuesday, Oct. 14.

Karen Kaufman and Joe Muench from Burnett General Medical Center were at the center for lunch on Wednesday to discuss their hospice program with our congregate diners. After lunch Dave Wardean, Bruce Behrens and Harold Peterson played pool for a while and then 11 ladies came to play dime Bingo. Gladys Beers furnished the refreshments.

Margel Ruck attended the funeral services for her mother-in-law, Grace Ruck, on Wednesday at Holy Trinity United Methodist Church at Balsam Lake. Grace

Webster Senior Center had been a resident of the Good Samaritan Home in St. Croix Falls for the past three years.

Ken Hayes, Harold Peterson, Pat O’Brien, Dave Wardean and Earl Boelter played pool on Thursday evening while Gladys Beers, Carol Berglind, Margel Ruck, Theresa Gloege, Jane Wardean, Donna Lehman, Nancy O’Brien and Bernie Boelter played cards. Chuck Lehman and Rod Hopkins were absent as they were on a trail ride with their horses somewhere in Minnesota. The ladies brought their usual supply of treats that were enjoyed by everyone.

The next Ravishing Rubies Red Hat Society luncheon will be held at noon on Tuesday, Sept. 30, at McKenzie Landing located at 1350 CTH E. To get there from Webster you drive 19 miles east on CTH A, and then drive one mile east on CTH E. It is approximately 14 miles northwest of Spooner on CTH E. So ladies, put on your new red bonnet with some purple feathers

on it, and we’ll see you there!

Burnett County Aging benefit specialist Connie Crosby will be having a energy assistance program clinic at our center on Wednesday, Oct. 29, from 9 a.m. to noon.

You can call Connie at 349-7600, ext.

1239, to schedule an appointment. It will not interfere with congregate dining at 11:30 a.m. or dime Bingo scheduled for 12:30 p.m.

Gratitude is extended to Wes and Norma Maurer for their donation of tomatoes; and Margel Ruck – green peppers.

Our get-well wishes and prayers continue go to Antone and Jeremy Gronski; Lois Taylor; and Ruth Zach who is now a resident of the nursing home in Hayward.

Our thoughts and prayers also go out to John Cullen and family in the recent death of his stepson, Chuck Pardun of Frederic; and the family of Pastor Richard Schrieber, who passed away on Tuesday at Hennepin

Amery Senior Center

by Kari Fladwood, director

The leaves are changing!! I don’t know where summer went! I had such good intentions this year – I was going to go to Mom and Dad’s at least once a week for a pontoon ride – but that didn’t happen as planned. Time goes so fast.

Our September birthday party brought everyone together for a nice meal of Swedish meatballs. Thanks to our birthday crew who helped out: Judith Alles, “The Loises” – Lois Lovegren and Lois Lovgren, Mary Leslie, Wendell and Ginny Anderson, Paul Kuhnley, Carol Osterloh and Amy Johnson. They’re like a well-oiled machine – each one knows exactly what to do!

Thanks to Steve Helling from Northwestern Mutual for speaking after on long-term care.

We were thrilled to have the Amery Public Library come to the center for “Fashions of the ‘20s” – sponsored by The Big Read.

They will also be sponsoring a new book club at the venter featuring “The Great Gatsby” – there is no cost and you even get to keep the book! This will be held Monday, Oct. 6, at 11 a.m. at Centennial Hall.

We are very excited to start Amery’s first German Club! Our first meeting will be held at Centennial Hall on Monday, Sept.

29, at 1 p.m. This will be a planning group.

We will discuss when would be the best time and day to meet, how we want to go about setting everything up, and we invite anyone who is even mildly interested to come! We welcome all suggestions! This is open to the public!

Our second-annual Oktoberfest is almost here – and it’s going to be a great time! We have all kinds of German foods – including many different kinds of brats from Louie’s Meats, knockwurst, pork sandwiches from Deer’s Locker, several different kinds of beer, big pretzels, yummy desserts (cheesecakes, lava cakes, etc)

and more! We are proud to have Mr. Morgan playing from noon to 4 p.m., with a break from the music to watch the Lake Country Cloggers perform from 4 to 5 p.m., and Jim Armstrong resuming the music from 5 to 9 p.m. The Lions Club is bringing their leader dog in, we’ll have a big tent set up, so we hope you’ll stop by sometime! We will be open from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., food will be served from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., and just the snacks, and goodies from 6 to 9 p.m. The beer garden will be open the entire time. We hope to see you there!

On Monday, Sept. 29, we will be starting a Christian-based grief support group, led

by Bruce Tanner. This group will meet every Monday at 1 p.m. and continue for 13 weeks. This is open to the public and is free of charge.

Sydney Lund was first in Monday Bridge, with Bev Kjeseth in second this week. Carl Johnson won first place at our weekly pool tournament, with Jerry Fisher in second, Mary Fisher third and Ed O’Neill in fourth. Ed O’Neill won first place in the bowling tournament with a score of 621, with Paul Seidel in second and Carl Johnson third. Everyone is welcome to play in the pool and bowling tournaments – the cost is $2, with money going back out in prizes. The 500 card party was hosted by Wendell and Ginny Anderson with help from Nancy Hatella and Kim Rosen, with Kim in first place and Ginny Anderson in second. And last but certainly not least, Helen Magnuson was first in Wednesday Bridge, with Bev Vetter second, Pete Hanson third, and Madeline Mickelson and Shirley Staebler tying for fourth Happy birthday to my mom and my sister, on Sept. 11 – I love you both!!

Have a great week, everyone! God bless you all…

Dewey - LaFollette 468-2940 Hank and Karen Mangelsen visited Ray and Marj Bestler and Marlene Swearingen Wednesday afternoon. That evening they called on Maynard and Ronda Mangelsen.

Sue and Roger Mroszak were Thursday afternoon visitors of Dick Quinton and his daughter, Robin. They enjoyed a time of playing cards.

Nick and Esther Mangelsen visited Donna and Gerry Hines Thursday evening.

Colin, Chad and Chris Harrison were weekend visitors of Nina and Lawrence Hines.

Ronda Mangelsen and David Lester traveled to Ortonville, Minn., over the weekend. They visited Ronda’s mother

Karen Mangelsen and other family members.

A number of relatives and friends attended the memorial service for Rita Bakker at Lakeview United Methodist Church Saturday. She was 79.

Don and Lida Nordquist visited Roy and Dee Nordquist Saturday afternoon.

April, Dave, Patty and Mandy Close were Saturday visitors of Karen and Hank Mangelsen.

Don Schleiss and Judy Albee visited Roger and Sue Mroszak Saturday evening.

Bob, Becky and Shayna Hall were Sunday afternoon visitors of Judy Albee.

Mary Klar County Medical Center in Minneapolis.

Growing old is probably the hardest task we have to face in this life. Mainly, growing old is about losses. We spend most of our early years in acquiring things, but they are merely things that we lose as we age. We lose our looks, our strength, our friends, our spouse and home and our independence. Perhaps the greatest loss of all is our sense of self-worth and dignity. As one gets older and suffers from dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, they also forget about God. However, God never forgets us.

The Bible tells us in Isaiah 46:4 “Even to your old age I am He, and even to gray hairs I will carry you. I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver you.” God’s love never grows old! “Jesus loves me, this I know, though my hair is white as snow; Though my sight is growing dim, still He bids me trust in Him.” – Warner. See you at the center!

she first came to the shelter. She never complained or became nasty when we treated her injury.

She seemed to appreciate every bit of attention she was afforded. She especially loved the employee lounge couch that became her daily routine as we tried to pamper, shelter style.

Once at Marsha’s kennel, she once again took up residence on her own couch. We called her our Couch Potato.

As her strength returned, Honey began to act more like a Doberman, curious about things beyond her bed and wiggling her tail in anticipation of attention. Marsha took Honey with her everywhere she went. Honey became a regular fixture at Armstrong Vet Clinic in Star Prairie where Marsha is a vet technician. There she took on the nickname of Pretzel because of her sideways wiggle of excitement to show her happiness.

When her leg wound was nearly healed and her strength regained, Honey underwent heartworm treatment. Three veterinary clinics, Armstrong Vet Service of Star Prairie, Community Pet Hospital of Amery and Clear Lake Vet, each donated an expensive heartworm treatment to the shelter and Honey. These generous donations, along with Marsha’s loving care and attention, gave Honey a second chance at life.

On Sept. 6, Honey was adopted to a young couple looking for a dog to complete their home.

Amy and Andy Peters of New Richmond had always wanted a Doberman and in Honey they found the dog of their dreams. Honey goes to work with Andy during the day and enjoys the attention and love she deserves in the evening.

It is a happy day at the shelter when we can make such a difference in the life of an animal. Honey was lucky to be delivered to Arnell Humane Society and into the care of shelter staff, Marsha Hart, Armstrong Vet, Community Pet Hospital and Clear Lake Vet. Marsha’s love of the breed gave the shelter the ability to go the extra mile and offer Honey a new life. Pictured above: Marsha Hart of Hart O’ the North Kennels, Boarding and Training and our Honey.

Arnell Memorial Humane Society, Amery, 715 268-7387 (PETS) or online: arnellhumane.org

Arnell Humane Society Happy Tails

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At the end of June, a stray Doberman was delivered to the Arnell Shelter from the town of Georgetown. I say delivered because she was is such bad shape she needed to be carried into the building; and she was delivered from her previous life of neglect. Hers is one of the many cases that come through our front door that cause us to gasp and shake our heads. How can people be so cruel?

The red female Doberman, who would become Honey, was in a bad way. She had recently had a litter of pups and was severely underweight with ribs showing and hip bones protruding. She was unable to put any weight on a hind leg that suffered a puncture wound at her ankle joint.

This wound was swollen and infected; very painful. Then to make matters worse, tests revealed that Honey was positive for Lyme disease and heartworm. Honey was a hurting unit with a heart of gold.

Lucky for Honey, shelter volunteer Marsha Hart came to the rescue. Marsha has a monumental love for all Dobermans and took Honey into her home to foster her to recovery. At first we thought that would mean wound care and extra helpings of food, but when the diagnosis of heartworm came in, it became much more. The treatment for heartworm is an expensive series of three shots. It is a dangerous treatment in that as the worms die, the patient must be strong enough to flush the worms from the heart. If the patient is unable, the worms will clog the heart and bring about certain death to the dog. Honey’s heartworm test revealed that she was infested with heartworms piled on top of one another; not a good scenario.

Honey was such a honey, we decided to take a chance on her possible recovery. She was limp and lethargic when

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SCVCF elects new officers

St. Croix Valley Community Foundation Board Chair Gretchen M. Stein, Ph.D., president and CEO of the Sand Creek Group in Stillwater, Minn., passed the gavel to Dr. David J. Wettergren, former superintendent of Stillwater Area School District, at the foundation’s Tuesday, Sept. 9, meeting. – Photo submitted ST. CROIX FALLS – The board of directors of the St. Croix Valley Community Foundation held its annual meeting Tuesday, Sept. 9, and elected new officers. Board Chair Gretchen M. Stein, Ph.D., president and CEO of the Sand Creek Group in Stillwater, Minn., passed the gavel to Dr. David J. Wettergren, former superintendent of Stillwater Area School District.

Other board officers elected include: • Steve Wilcox, president of Resultants for Business, Hudson, will be vice chair and secretary of the board • Chris Galvin, of Woodbury, Minn., a vice president of Andersen Windows, will be treasurer • Gretchen M. Stein, immediate past chair, will head up the board affairs committee • William E. Campbell, Ph.D., director of Grants and Research at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, will chair the Community Partnership Committee. Martha Harding, of St. Croix Falls, and director of training and consultation for Hazelden Publishing, will co-chair the committee.

• Chuck Arnason, an attorney from Marine on St. Croix, Minn., will chair the Donor Services Committee.

James Lutiger, an investment advisor with RBC Dain, and a Hudson resident, will cochair the committee.

• Chris Galvin will chair the Finance and Investment Committee • Patty Draxler, of Amery, and execu-

tive director of the Family Resource Center of the St. Croix Valley in Baldwin, will chair the audit and oversight committee. Jim Gillespie, resident of North Hudson and a banker, will co-chair the committee.

• Kathryn Tunheim, from Stillwater and president and CEO of Tunheim Partners, will lead the Branding Task Force.

At the same meeting two board members of long standing left the foundation board: Karen Ciegler Hansen, of Stillwater who is an estate attorney with Felhaber Larson Fenlon and Vogt, served on the Board for nine years. Erv Neff, also from Stillwater, had served on the board since 1995 and was among the group of valley residents who founded the foundation.

The St. Croix Valley Community Foundation was established in 1995 by a group of valley residents to provide an effective means for people who care about this unique region to be part of shaping its future. The foundation has assets of approximately $16 million, and is active in grant making in five counties that border the St. Croix River – three in Wisconsin and two in Minnesota. Its outreach in the region includes the affiliates of the Hudson Community Fund, the River Falls Community Fund, the Dresser Community Fund, the Chisago Lakes area Community Foundation and the Amery Community Foundation. submitted

Leo Kottke to perform at Festival Theatre ST. CROIX FALLS – Legendary singersongwriter Leo Kottke will perform at St. Croix Festival Theatre on Jan. 9 and 10, 2009. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. and tickets $50 per seat.

“We’re very pleased to be presenting Leo again,” said Danette Olsen, Festival Theatre’s director. “Festival’s season ticket holders have the first opportunity to purchase tickets in the front five rows, but that leaves about 300 great seats available since the back row is only 70

feet from the stage. This is sure to be a stellar concert event. We sold out months in advance of his February 2007 concert and turned away hundreds of fans, so we’ve booked a two-night stand for 2009.”

For more information or tickets call the Festival Theatre box office at 715483-3387 or 888-887-6002. Tickets can be purchased at the Festival Theatre Web site www.festivaltheatre.org. - submitted

Polk County Historical Society program set AMERY - The Polk County Historical Society program presents “Garfield Park, Lake Wapogasset History” at their next meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 23.

Speaker JoAnn Hallquist will present the history of the Town of Garfield Park in the year 1926 when purchased from J. Standard Baker, Baker Title and Land

Co., developed by Dr. James Wallace, and many others that came after, and show the ending results in 2008. Join the Polk County Historical Society for a potluck under the shelter at the Garfield Park, Sept. 23, at 6 p.m. Coffee and lemonade will be provided. - submitted

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POLK COUNTY LIBRARY NEWS Luck Public Library Grand opening week Thursday, Sept. 18, 9:30 to 11 a.m., play and learn birth to 5 group. Parents and children social interaction and educational opportunity. Register ahead, space is limited. Family Resource Center of St. Croix Valley, 715-684-4440; 4 to 6 p.m., P/PG movie night.

Friday, Sept. 19, 6 to 8 p.m., Bingo for Everyone night – kids, adults, seniors.

Everyone welcome. Fifty cents a card.

Other events Monday, Sept. 29, 6:30 p.m., book club

meets to discuss “Last of Her Kind,” by Singrid Nunez.

Saturday, Oct. 18, 7 to 8:15 p.m., Carnegie Hall performer Peter Fletcher will treat us to a sparkling evening of world-class classical guitar.

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.

Clear Lake Public Library Gratitude is extended to the Clear Lake Area Community Club for providing funds to purchase the following large print books: “Hideaway Home,” by Hannah Alexander; “Family Matters,” by Deborah Bedford; “Only You,” by Deborah Bedford; “Full Circle,” by Davis Bunn; “Anathema,” by Colleen Coble; “Lumby’s Bounty,” by Gail Fraser; “The Wedding Machine,” by Beth Webb Hart; “The Perfect Life,” by Robin Lee Hatcher; “Surrender Bay,” by Denise Hunter; “The Barefoot Believers,” by Annie Jones; “Earth to Betsy,” by Beth Pattillo; “Heavens To Betsy,” by Beth Pattillo; “The Sweetgum Knit Lit Society,” by Beth Pattillo; “Every Secret Thing,” by Ann Tatlock; “Twisted Creek,” by Jodi Thomas; “The Horsemaster’s Daughter,” by Susan Wiggs.

Story times Story times are Wednesday evenings at 7 p.m. and Thursday mornings at 10 and 11 a.m.

Monday movie madness This month we will be showing “Nim’s Island” (rated PG) on Monday, Sept. 22, at 6:30 p.m.

Free knitting/crochet lessons Lessons will be offered Monday, Sept.

22, and Wednesday, Sept. 24, 5 p.m.

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.

St. Croix Falls Public Library September is Library Card Sign-Up Month, so stop by your library and get the smartest card of all – your library card. You can get access to books, the Internet, DVDs, homework help and more.

It’s all at your library. If you already have a library card, be sure to bring it with you when you visit the library.

During the month of September you will receive $1 off your fines when have your card at check out. If you have no fines, we will donate $1 to our building fund when you have your card at the ready!

If you’ve lost your card, we will issue a replacement card for free.

Gratitude is extended to CenturyTel for their donation to the library building fund.

Mark your calendars!

Saturday, Sept. 27: Autumn Fest Book and Bake Sale on the Overlook Deck, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Join the festivities in downtown St Croix Falls: Food, music, art and information.

Saturday, Sept. 27: Harvest Dance and Hog Wild BBQ at the old fire hall, 4 – 8 p.m. Hog Wild BBQ dinner 4 – 7 p.m., pie walk, 5 p.m., square dancing 6 – 8 p.m. Tickets available at the library and Eagle Valley Bank.

Sunday, Oct. 5: St. Croix River Valley House Tour at the SCF Public Library 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Tour six of the most interesting homes in the area. Tickets available at the library in advance and on Oct. 5.

Saturday, Nov. 1: Haunted Forest: Trail Of Ghouls at the Interstate Park, 5 – 9 p.m. Come scare yourself silly with this frightful fundraising event for the St. Croix Falls Public Library and the Friends of Interstate Park. Junior frights

will take place from 5-6:30 p.m. The ghouls will be unleashed from 6:30-9 p.m., a truly frightening experience, only for adults and older children. Proceed with caution! Admission $5/adults and $3/children 9 & under. Interestate Park will have an open house on the day of the event, so no park admission necessary to attend.

One in a hundred – Win a bag full of Aveda products donated by Menagerie Salon of St. Croix Falls! Buy a ticket for a dollar. Only 100 tickets will be sold.

Chances of winning are great. We hope to sell out each month, raising $100 for the new library! Thank you to Menagerie for their generous donation.

Book club current book: “Founding Mothers,” by Cokie Roberts. The book club will be attending “Talking Volumes,” at the Fitzgerald Theater, presented by MPR on Tuesday, Sept. 23, at 7 p.m.

Friends of the Library The Friends of the Library will meet Wednesday, Sept. 24, noon, in the library.

Join us.

Technology Free wireless is available at the library.

Story hour Listen to stories, create great art and have fun with other kids and parents every Wednesday, 10:30 a.m.

Hours, contact The library is open from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. every day, except Saturday 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Closed on Sunday. 715-483-1777.

Check out the library Web site and explore the links – go to www.stcroixfallslibrary.org.

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Milltown Public Library Green: It’s not just our awning Check out a “Kill-a-Watt” meter at the Milltown Public Library to find out how much electricity your appliances use.

Unplug or replace those energy hogs to save money and the planet! This easy-touse device comes with directions, and is available for a free one-week checkout to anyone with a MORE library card.

Stop by soon!

Thursdays. This is only open to high school and middle school teenagers who have a library card with under $10 in fines.

Upcoming events Mark your calendars for the following events. More information will be available soon. “Pumpkin Town” author Katie Mcky will visit the library and give a rousing live rendition of her fabulous children’s book on Saturday, Oct. 11, at 10 a.m.

Chad Lewis, author of the book “The Wisconsin Road Guide to Haunted Locations” will visit the library on Saturday, Nov. 1, at 7 p.m.

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.

Gamers club Play with the new Wii until 7 p.m. on

We are wireless Bring your laptops to the Milltown Public Library and enjoy our free, fast wireless Internet access. No library card necessary.

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.

Polk County Library Federation September is Library Card Sign-Up Month Libraries aren’t what they used to be.

They’re better. Here are just 50 ways your library can enrich your life. Visit your library, and you’ll see the limitless opportunities that await you.

1. Get to know librarian.

2. Browse your favorite Web sites.

3. Plan your next vacation.

4. Find a list of day care centers in your area.

5. Learn about local candidates for office.

6. Learn how to lower your utility bills.

7. Reserve your latest mystery.

8. Pick up a video/DVD. 9. Listen to a classical CD. 10. Trace a friend through an out-ofstate telephone book or on the Internet.

11. Learn to navigate the Web. 12. Prepare your resume.

13. Get new ideas for redecorating your house.

14. Get a list of community education classes.

15. Attend a lecture or workshop.

16. Hear a local author reading his/her latest novel.

17. Join a book club.

18. Attend preschool story hour with your child.

19. Get homework help.

20. Look up al kinds of health information.

21. Research the purchase of a new car.

22. Trek to another planet in a Sci-Fi novel.

23. Call the reference desk if you have a question.

24. Research your term paper.

25. Learn about the history of your city of town.

26. Decide which computer to buy using a consumer guide.

27. Check your stock portfolio.

28. Read a newspaper from another country.

29. Borrow an audiobook for your next road trip.

30. Use the library’s resources to create a new business plan.

31. See a new art exhibit.

32. Volunteer as a literacy tutor.

33. Find a new recipe.

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34. Ask for a recommended reading list for teens.

35. Make photocopies.

36. Get a book from interlibrary loan.

37. Enroll your child in a summer reading program.

38. Take a computer class.

39. Hear a poetry reading.

40. Take out the latest fashion magazine.

41. Enjoy a concert.

42. Trace your family tree.

43. Take an Internet safety course.

44. Check out a legal question or issue.

45. Find out how to file a consumer complaint.

46. Get nostalgic by looking at old magazines.

47. Borrow some sheet music.

48. Learn how to use the MORE (My On-Line Resource), the online catalog.

49. Find the latest romance paperback.

50. Find a quiet spot, curl up with a book and enjoy.

Some ideas taken from ALA Library Card Sign-up Month suggestions!

Brown Bag Library Lectures at Polk County Library Federation Banned book discussion to be held Tuesday, Sept. 30, noon to 1 p.m. at the Polk County Library. “Throughout history, tyrants, totalitarian states, church institutions and democratic governments alike have banned books that challenged their assumptions or questioned their authority. Even today, attempts by school boards, local governments and religious fanatics continue to restrict our freedom to read.”

“100 Banned Books” - Join us as we will discuss the history of banned books, and discuss one of the top-10 banned books of 2007.

The director is Colleen Gifford, assistant director/youth services is Molly Kessler and the library clerk is Stephanie Fansler. Please call the Polk County Library Federation for more information, 715-485-8680.

The Polk County Library Federation is open Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

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POLK COUNTY LIBRARY NEWS Amery Public Library The following children listened to over 100 books this summer in our Catch the Reading Bug summer reading program: Lily Marquand, Maya Curtis, Annie Zinn, Lucy Curtis, Brennan Hansen, Liberty Posey, Addie Amundsen, Aaron Gilbertson, Chloe Olson, Damion Posey, Stuart Hellie, Rebecca Kegley, Aidan Ziegler, Grace Ziegler, Daniel Marquand, Grant Hoff, Aaron Mork, Alexis Repka, Kaitlyn LaBlanc, Jacob Fansler, Seth Wright, Dominic Byrnes, Ashley Repka, Carli Vincent, Rayna Lee, Carmen Klugow, Jacob Gustafson, Macy Christenson, Lauren Sobczak, Breanna Burstad, Zachary Sobczak, Austin Bibeau, Connor Stoeklen, Kameron Zmuda, Dylan Thomsen, Asher Page, Sydney Bosley, Lydia Monson, Megan Marquand, Lily Weisenbeck and Corey Brune.

The following children were high achievers and read over 100 books this summer: Ethan Mork, Hannah Zinn, Sarah Gilbertson, Emma Curtis, Maria Jackman, Mariah Reindahl, Nicholas Erickson, Kylee Olson, Belle Meyer, Amanda Edwards, Alyssa Koehler, Dalton Johnson, Daniel Marquand, Megan Marquand, Riley Kulzer, Ryan Van Blaricom, Andrew Prindle, Brennen Hansen, Alex Thomsen and Brayden Dopkins.

The following children read over 1,500 pages in the 50-page club: Andrea An-

derson, Erin Anderson, Hannah Fitzer, Brandon Sykes, Isabella Byrnes, Olivia Braaten, Sage Bellot, Mason Bosley, Micah Sykes, Noah Zinn, Bethany Marquand, Cheyenne Edwards, Rebecca Jackman, Johnny Byrnes, Charles Wright, Emma Curtis, Cody Thomsen, Cole Jakupciak, Reece Kulzer, Joe Marquand, Kallie Wiesenbeck and Laura Kastenek.

The following kids and teens read over 2,500 pages in the 100-page club: Alek Keller-Betzold, Rachel Tallent, Natalie Putnam, Kaitlyn Krarup, Elizabeth Alexson, Alicia Cran, Kelly O’Brien, Isaac Hanson, Emily Klitgard, Brianna LaBlanc, Jaime Haines, Jacob Kastanek, Clover Stanze, Harvey Tallent, Seth Amundsen, Mitchell Kastanek, Kallie Weisenbeck, Isabella Byrnes, Casey Brune, Johnny Byrnes, Charlie Holerud, Connor McBrayer and Ryan McBrayer.

Congratulations to everyone who read or listened over the summer and to all those who brought you to the library. Pictures will be taken on Saturday, Sept. 6, at 11 a.m., at the library.

Library hours Regular hours are 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.

Frederic Public Library September is Fines Amnesty Month For each item you donate to the Frederic food shelf during September, we’ll deduct $1, for a total up to $10, from your library fines (this does not apply to replacement charges). You can pay down your existing fines, but it also means that it’s time to dig under the bed, look behind the couch, and check the hall closet for long-lost items. Bring in your overdue materials, along with your food shelf items, and we’ll bargain. We’ll be happy to see our overdue items again, and you’ll feel good about helping out someone in need.

Did you know?

September is Library Card Sign-Up Month, a time when everyone is reminded that the library card should be the most valued and used card in every wallet. If you haven’t visited the library recently, drop by to see what your library card can do for you – and if you don’t have a card, staff will help you get one.

Here are just some of the “52 Ways to Use Your Library Card (for each week of the year)”: Find a new recipe; learn about the history of your town; make photocopies; check the Wisconsin statutes; borrow some sheet music; join a book discussion group; trek to another planet in a Sci-Fi novel; research how to get a converter box for your analog television.

Story time theme is Back to School Preschoolers and their caregivers are invited to story time on Wednesday mornings at 10:30 a.m., for an hour of books and activities. There will be stories and rhymes and singing and dancing and puppets and fingerplays for everyone to enjoy!

Book groups will discuss "The Great Gatsby" Sept. 18 The Thursday morning reading group and the evening book group are reading “The Great Gatsby,” by F. Scott Fitzgerald, and the book groups will meet together at the library on Thursday, Sept.

18, at 10 a.m. to talk about the novel. If you are a fan of F. Scott Fitzgerald, or if you are interested in becoming part of a book group, please come to the discussion.

Free wireless access available Free wireless Internet access is available 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.

Centuria Public Library In conjunction with all of the festivities at the Amery Public Library, the Centuria Public Library Book Group is reading "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Copies of the book are available through the Centuria Public Library. The book group is going to meet on Monday, Oct. 20, at 10 a.m. with Carolyn Wedin as our discussion leader.

Anyone interested in joining the group for what will be a lively discussion with lots of thoughts and ideas, please feel free to come. Coffee and along with delectible treats will be served.

Many new library materials available The library is a very vibrant and active place in the Centuria community.

The children’s section of the library has many new story books to share with children of all ages. Books for reading enjoyment along with books for practicing literacy skills. It receives new books for young adults and adults on a regular basis along with new DVDs and books on CD. Stop in the Centuria Public Library and browse our collection.

There is something new around every corner.

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.

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 noon–5 p.m., Thursday 10 a.m.–noon and 1–7 p.m., and Saturday 9 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

Three Internet computers You must physically present a MORE library card to library staff and library fines must be under $10 to use a computer.

Coming up Story time for lap-sitters and preschoolers will resume Thursday, Sept. 11, from 10:30-11:30 a.m.

Crochet class for beginners is held each Tuesday from 6:30-7:30 p.m. New members of all ages are welcome!

Book club will resume, after our summer break, on Thursday, Sept. 11, from

1-3 p.m. We will be reading Joseph Conrad’s “Heart of Darkness.” A novella written in 1902, this is the story of Marlow, the captain of a steamboat in the Congo, far from the safety of civilization. Here he hears rumors of a white man who operates a trading post deep in the wilderness, and there are suggestions the man is seriously ill. After numerous delays, Marlow reaches the man’s station, only to be shocked at how the dying man has been consumed by his inner capacity for savageness.

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 Summer reading T-shirts ready The well-deserved T-shirts for all of our summer reading program participants are here! Stop in the library to pick up yours.

Book discussion Discussion of “Great Gatsby,” by F. Scott Fitzgerald, will be Tuesday, Sept.

23, 6 p.m. at the library. After attending a lavish but ostentatious party at his neighbor’s estate, Nick Carraway slowly becomes Jim Gatsby’s one true friend. Though life for his circle of friends during the summer of 1922 is bustling with energy and excitement, Nick is disheartened by the emptiness that seems to surround him.

Special book discussion Discussion of “Ophelia Speaks,” by Sara Shandler, will be Monday, Oct. 6, at 6 p.m. In the book, adolescent girls write about their search for self. This discussion will be lead by Brooke Whitley, a Polk County Social Worker in the juvenile unit, and Corby Stark, a therapist for Polk County’s Wraparound Services. Both women are eager to share their experiences and insights into girls self-esteem and the coming of age process. This special book discussion

may be a good one to share with your daughter, niece or granddaughter.

Youth Internet use Cyberbullying, MySpace and other online challenges will be discussed on Monday, Oct. 13, 6:30 p.m. It will be presented by Dr. Justin W. Patchin. This presentation will cover a basic review of cyberbullying, including issues parents and educators need to know about how youth use and misuse technology to cause harm to their peers. It will also describe many of the online environments popular among adolescents today and strategies to use to make sure they are used safely and responsibly.

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.

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 Catch the Reading Bug – Our summer reading program ended last week with Amy Kelsey giving a very informative program about water bugs. Children in the summer reading program all received a book and a free one-day pass to any Wisconsin State Park, forest or recreation area. Our older readers went home with a T-shirt. Gratitude is extended Deanine for lining up performers, speakers and great activities.

Free wireless Internet access (Wi-Fi) Bring in your own laptop and find out what you need to know to connect.

Story time Please join us for story time at 11 a.m. every Wednesday here at the library. All ages are welcome to join us for stories, crafts, music and snacks.

New books for September “Lucky One,” by Nicholas Sparks, “Heat Lightning,” by John Sandford, “Hot Mahogany,” by Stuart Woods, “Other Queen,” by Gregory Philippa, “Keepsake,” by Tess Gerritsen, “Red

Knife,” by Wm. Kent Krueger, “Book of Lies,” by Brad Meltzer. Nonfiction: “Power of Giving,” by Azim Jamal, “Mistaken Identity,” Don and Susie Van Ryn and “Newell”, Colleen and Whitney Cerak.

Book club September’s selection is “Infidel,” by Ayaan Hirsi Ali. “Infidel” is a profound, authentic, and inspiring memoir that lays bare the essential struggles between religion, faith, and freedom that define our turbulent times. It is a brave and urgent call for awakening, and a confident portrayal of one woman’s extraordinary evolution. The book club meets Wednesday, Sept. 17, at 3 p.m. Everyone is welcome.

Hours Balsam Lake Library, (under the water tower) at 404 Main Street, Balsam Lake.

Hours are Monday 10 a.m. -8 p.m., Tuesday 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Wednesday 10 a.m.

– 8 p.m., Friday 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. E-mail: balsamlakepl@ifls.lib.wi.us.

Web site: www.balsamlakepubliclibrary.org

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I found this article in an old newspaper from an old newspaper – Find Petrified Man while Cutting Tree in Wisconsin Woods – Rusk County – Ladysmith.

Two men hurried into Ladysmith in the height of the excitement, vowing they would return to their homes near Owen and never again returned to this locality. These two men, who gave their names as Art Charpin and Walter Latsch, were sent here a week ago by a Chippewa Falls firm which has purchased stumpage on a tract of land lying somewhere west of the Gloyd Graves farm in the township of Urry. There, in a rough shanty, these men had batched while getting out logs and cordwood for their employers. Among other trees selected, they notched a large basswood and felled it, for though it had a large hole some 30 feet above the ground they considered it good for a several foot log.

In the afternoon they struck their saw into the basswood at a point where they expected a cut would give them a 20foot log. All went well until they were almost half through the big tree, when

their saw struck a rock. Lafsch says that Charpin was the first to discover anything wrong, and uttered a curse that their saw had been dulled. A cautious second attempt proved the futility of trying to saw through the log. Curious to know the reason of a rock in a tree, Charpin went to the shanty to return with a cant hook.

After some labor, the tree trunk was turned over, and a cut began from the other side. Before long the same difficulty was encountered, but by turning the trunk about the log rolled away, revealing what put the two men into a bad fright, for there, staring up at them, was the ashen face of a man. After much deliberation and delay, they finally summoned enough courage to drag the

Betty Fenton Historical

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Farther Jacques Marquette, addressing the Quapaw Indians in Arkansas in June 1673, while fellow explorer Louis Joliet looks on.

Marquette and Joliet at Grand Village of Kaskaskia, 1673. Shows how the Native Americans dressed. body of the man from the hollow truck, and their worst fears verified, hastily set out for town. At first the men’s story was laughed at, but finally it got to an official who, perceiving the state of nerves which the men displayed, decided there must be something to their story. A party of four, including the writer, made a trip to the small clearing, and what they all witnessed was ancient tragedy. There, encased in the living trunk of the tree, was the entire body of a man, fully clothed in coarse homespun and buckskins, which fell away when touched, and the head had been covered with long hair, which was tucked up under a coon-skin cap. With the mummified body in the hollow tree was an old muzzle-loading flintlock rifle and a muzzle-loading pistol of fanciful design.

In the pocket of the man’s clothes, which were like ashes, were found several decayed bits of papers, and one which bears the date 1664. The only clue to the man’s identity was a scrap of officiallooking paper bearing the name Pierre

D’Artagnan, and signed Jacques Marquette. For all that it seems the height of incredibility, it is thought on good authority, that here in Rusk County has been found the body of Captain D’Artagnan, who was lost from Marquette and Joliett’s party on their trip down the Mississippi in 1673. The solution to the body being found in the basswood is advanced in the theory that D’Artagnan, pursued by the Indians, crawled into the hollow tree to hide, and being unable to crawl out, died there.

The peculiar action of the sap of the live basswood petrified his body, and preserved it for the discovery of the Owen men. The body was shipped to this city, where it will be shipped to the state university and it is probable that if present suspicious are verified, it will be offered to France, for D’Artgnan was very close to Louis the Great. – from Betty Fenton, director of public relations, Frederic area Historical Society

Father Louis Hennepin and Antoine Auguelle discover St. Anthony Falls in 1680. Artist: J.N. Marchand, Minnesota Historical Society. This shows how the fontiersmen dressed.

SCF celebrates Autumn Fest Sept. 27 and 28 ST. CROIX FALLS – Children of all ages will enjoy a weekend in downtown St. Croix Falls. Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 27 and 28, is Autumn Fest, and several organizations and residents are stepping forward to ensure youth have a great time at the celebration of the city’s 170th settlement.

The first stop for all families on Saturday, Sept. 27, should be the St. Croix River Visitor Center, commonly called the National Park Service, in downtown St. Croix Falls. Hanging on the walls will be entries into the First-Annual Autumn Fest Youth Art and Poetry Contest. The contest, open for youth grades kindergarten through high school, is accepting entries at St. Croix Falls City Hall through Monday, Sept. 22.

St. Croix Falls City Council member Deb Kravig helped organize the contest.

“We wanted to include young people in the Autumn Fest celebration,” she said.

“Youth offer imagination, creativity and a sense of enchantment; attributes that adults often lose.”

The contest asks youth to create art and poetry that connects to the theme, Our Wild and Crazy River. “The St. Croix River is a local treasure and an important part of what supports our community,” continues Kravig. “Building appreciation and stewardship of the scenic St. Croix River and having fun with art and poetry fits perfectly with the Au-

Wilson Haflinger’s Carriage Company of Balsam Lake will be providing rides along Gaylord Nelson Riverwalk at Autumn Fest in downtown St. Croix Falls on Saturday, Sept. 27. – Photo submitted

tumn Fest.” But the art journey doesn’t stop there.

All entrants work will be included in an illustrated journal that will be submitted to the national River of Woods competition.

There are also hands-on activities for the youth at Autumn Fest on Saturday.

West Wisconsin Land Trust staff will be at the Gaylord Nelson Parkway, just outside the St. Croix River Visitor Center,

from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. “West Wisconsin Land Trust has an environmental education program that offers free outdoor experiences for children of all ages,” said Edith Kadlec, associate director of the Land Trust. “Our Autumn Fest activities will focus on nature arts and crafts such as plant presses, bug books, paper fish windsocks, watercolor painting, pipe cleaner bugs and face painting.”

Families can then jump into a free

fairytale-like horse and carriage ride, provided by Wilson Haflinger’s Carriage Company of Balsam Lake. The ride will take folks just down the path to the Overlook Deck Area where music, food, crafters and artist exhibits await, not to mention more fun for the kids.

The St. Croix Falls Lions and Lioness are hosting activities for children from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. at the Overlook Area. Joyce Nelson, organizer of the activities, says they’ll have games for children as young as 2 or 3.

Other Autumn Fest activities include; The spontaneous community sculpture, a juried arts and crafts fair, local art exhibits, farmers market, bake sales, Mix105 live broadcast, community booths and information, a Festival Theatre Costume and Vintage Clothing Sale, food by Hog Wild and Grecco’s on the Saint Croix and specials at local restaurants. The city’s 170th Settlement Celebration and program is at 1 p.m., a corn feed at the St. Croix Tavern from 1 – 7 p.m., and the St. Croix Falls Public Library Harvest Dance fundraiser in the old fire hall in downtown is from 4 – 8 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 28, is the St. Croix Falls Restaurant Chili Contest and open stage at the Overlook Deck. More than a half dozen restaurants will be dishing up chili. For a complete list of events visit www.scfwi.com. - submitted

Need help with fall yard work and chores?

POLK COUNTY – Bernice, age 93, called Interfaith Caregivers last fall. She needed a little help with cleaning up her small yard. A local 4-H group went to help.

Do you know someone who needs help with outside fall chores? Maybe you need help if you are elderly or an adult living with disabilities in Polk

County. Contact Interfaith Caregivers at 715-485-9500 to sign up for free help this fall.

Interfaith Caregivers provides volunteers to assist seniors and adults living with disabilities to maintain their independence in their homes.

Call Interfaith to sign up for one to two hours of fall yard help at 715-485-9500.

Just give your name, phone, address and chore(s) you need done. Only nonhazardous, outside jobs will be accepted.

Chores like leaf raking, bagging, stick pickup, moving furniture, pruning and garden cleanup will depend on the volunteer group. Of course, our fall yard projects will depend on weather and volunteer availability.

The services are provided at no charge for seniors and adults living with disabilities in Polk County. Donations to Interfaith Caregivers to continue providing future services are appreciated. - submitted

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Interstate Park news Unraveling the mysteries of edible mushrooms ST. CROIX FALLS – If you are interested in wild mushrooms then this is for you—a workshop all about identifying edible wild mushrooms presented by an experienced, self-educated mushroom hunter. Join Leslie Jo Meyerhoff 2 – 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 17, at the Ice Age Center at Wisconsin Interstate Park to learn all about the local wild mushrooms. The workshop will be repeated at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 27.

Meyerhoff has lived in Polk County nearly 20 years and has been successfully harvesting wild edible mushrooms for the last 10 years. She has eaten close to 70 different kinds of mushrooms—many which are easily identifiable.

Learn about where and when to go foraging for mushrooms and what to bring along. Learn to identify what you’ve found and how to prepare and preserve your harvest. Put your fears aside, separate fact from fiction, and join Meyerhoff as she demystifies those curious culinary collectibles!

Preregistration is required; call Interstate Park at 715-483-3747 to register.

The workshop is co-sponsored by the Friends of Interstate Park, a nonprofit educational organization dedicated to promoting a greater appreciation of the human and natural history of Interstate Park by enhancing the park’s interpretive program. A $5 per participant fee, payable to the Friends of Interstate Park, will be collected at the workshop.

Please bring pen and paper and a mushroom guidebook if you have one.

Wildlife specialist Chris Cold to present at Interstate Park Join the Friends of Interstate Park for their annual autumn potluck and program fundraiser on Tuesday evening, Sept. 30. The event will be held at the Ice Age Interpretive Center at Wisconsin Interstate Park in St. Croix Falls.

Featured again this year is a silent auction of nature-related and handmade items from 6-7:30 p.m. For more information about the silent auction, or if you are interested in donating items

WDNR Wildlife Specialist Chris Cold to present at Wisconsin Interstate Park. – Photo submitted for this fundraising event, please contact Pat Killingsworth at 715-271-5037 or Pattie at 715-271-5038. Proceeds from the silent auction will help fund the construction of a shelter building for the education program.

The potluck dinner will begin at 6:30 p.m.

Please bring a dish to share and utensils; beverages are provided.

A special program will follow the silent auction and potluck dinner. At 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium of the Ice Age Center WDNR Wildlife Specialist Chris Cold will present a program about “Black Bear Ecology and Management in Wisconsin.” The audience will have the opportunity to view and handle a black bear pelt, skull and other bones following the presentation.

Don’t miss this opportunity to benefit the Friends of Interstate Park, and learn more about Wisconsin’s black bears. Everyone is welcome!

Interstate Park is located in St. Croix Falls on Hwy. 35, just one-half mile south of Hwy. 8. A Wisconsin State Park sticker is required to enter the park; daily passes are $7 for residents or $10 for nonresidents. For more information call Walker or Fox at 715-4833747. – submitted

Luck Area Historical Society to meet on Thursday, Oct. 2 LUCK – The September meeting of the Luck Historical Society has been postponed one week from their planned date of Sept. 25. Instead, it will be held on Thursday, Oct. 2 (one week later). Please note the change on your calendars.

The grand-opening celebration of the Luck Library and Historical Museum building last Saturday, Sept. 13, was a great success. In spite of the rainy weather, an overflow crowed was on hand for the building dedication and following refreshments. Nearly everyone

stayed to walk through the library and museum and chat with friends and neighbors. The completion of this community project is truly one of the defining moments in the history of Luck – one that resulted from the combined efforts of so many.

As always, the Thursday, Oct. 2, meeting is at the museum, and begins at 7 p.m. One of the highlights will be a photo essay of the project from ground breaking through dedication. Everyone is welcome. – submitted

The history of Grantsburg three hospitals to be presented GRANTSBURG – On Thursday, Sept.

18, 7 p.m., the Grantsburg Area Historical Society will trace the steps from the Grantsburg Community Hospital to Burnett Medical Center and Clinic and welcome audience participation along the way.

Come and meet Dr. L.B. Bell, popular physician and surgeon from the Trade Lake – Atlas community, who, in l910 first agitated to organize funds to build a hospital in the Grantsburg area.

Or greet Dr. C.O. Lindberg, Swedish immigrant, who, in l926 proceeded with plans that had been dropped at the un-

timely death of Bell in l911.

Others came and went over the years, and in l956, under the leadership of Frank Snapp and Dr. R.L. Hartzell, a new facility was built at a new location in town.

The present 2008 medical facility stands ready to meet the needs of the 21st century, vastly different from the original 1930 hospital.

Those interested should meet in the lobby of the clinic located off Hwy. 70.

Refreshments will be served. – submitted

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Another new phone book?

by Jen Barton-Recycling Control Commission If you’re like me, you got a new phone book this past week; my suggestion would be to put the old one in your vehicle in case you need it when you’re on the road. If that isn’t something you need in your vehicle then remember to recycle it with all your other recycling items. Phone books and magazines — along with most all other paper except tissue, food-contaminated paper, and bound books — are accepted for recycling curbside and at the 15 drop-off boxes located throughout the two-county service region of Burnett and Washburn. If you have any questions regarding recycling in Burnett and Washburn counties please call Jen at 715-635-2197, or e-mail her at jbarton@nwrpc.com, or check out the Web site at www.nwrpc.com.

On a totally different note, next time you’re online

check out www.annies.com. This is a company who makes natural and organic food and snacks. I was introduced to it over the weekend and fell in love with the bunny shaped graham snacks my son and I shared. The company, Annie’s Homegrown, “makes yummy comfort foods made with straightfrom-nature ingredients. Along with tasty mac and cheese, snacks, and cereal, we’ve created some nifty programs benefiting schools and gardens, and fun Free Loot,” states their Web site. I can attest to the yummy part! Another thing that was really great to see was their suggestions on the side of the box encouraging you to recycle it when it is empty!

Wow, I have never seen that before on a product. The box didn’t just state the fact that recycling the box

Jen Barton Earth Notes

would be the best thing to do, but it takes up the whole side panel giving examples of what the box may be reincarnated into. The company’s Web site states, “Annie’s Homegrown is driven by a team of folks who are passionate about three things: food, people and the planet we all share.” It goes onto say, “We are firmly committed to improving our standing as a responsible corporate citizen and we work toward this goal every day. In fact, we have a motto for this: Eat Responsibly. Act Responsibly. We value all beings, from plankton to polar bears to whales to redwoods, and as stewards of our fragile planet, we’re motivated every day to lessen our eco (eh-hem bunny)-footprint on Earth.”

As a reminder, RCC continues to take computers on an ongoing basis. Five recycling sites accept computers for recycling. Even if there are residential requirements for garbage disposal at a particular location (i.e.

Oakland Collection Center), anyone can use the recycling services available at these sites. Please call Jen with any questions.

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SCF homecoming 2008

St. Croix Falls junior Blake Yunker led the Saints football team at the start of their homecoming game against Unity. –Photo by Marty Seeger

Football players were part of the halftime celebration, as the St. Croix Falls band played several different songs. –Photo by Marty Seeger

One of the class floats showed the western theme of homecoming week and the two opposing teams, Saints and Unity Eagles.

The SCFHS Marching Saints performed during the homecoming parade.

The Class of 2011 float also featured the demise of the Eagles by the Saints.

Another class banner in the parade featured the Inter-County Leader.

Zach Foeller and Alex Confer were crowned as this year’s homecoming king and queen. –Photo by Marty Seeger

Behind another class float was a Saint on a horse chasing and roping a Unity Eagle.

Photos by Tammi Milberg except where noted

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Luck Library and Museum opens its doors

by Brenda Sommerfeld LUCK – “Despite the rain this is a good afternoon,” Luck Library Board of Directors President Marty Messar said during his speech at the grand opening ceremony for the Luck Library and Museum. “This is a wonderful addition to our community.”

Messar spoke of the many things that contributed to the finishing of the project that was first dreamed of several years ago. He spoke of the three T’s: time, talent and treasure. Messar thanked Lynn Schauls, who was the former president of the Luck Library, and the late Helga Konopacki, who was the librarian for many years, for everything they contributed over the years.

“We formally open the doors to a new Books from the old Luck Library, along with new additions to Vernon Peterson of Siren donated a collection of Indian tools found along the shore of Big the collection, lined Butternut Lake. The tools are made from Luck traprock. Pictured members of the Luck Area the walls of the library Historical Society are (L to R): Dan Beal, Bob Dueholm, Edwin Pedersen, Diane Dueholm and section of the library Chuck Adleman. – Photo by Russ Hanson and museum.

Tam Howie, chairman of the library/museum building committee spoke of the time and effort that went into the building. Howie was said by others to be the reason the building is now finished.

chapter of Luck,” Messar said. “This old coach goes back to the team acronym, together everyone achieves more.”

The building and preparing of the library and museum took many people to accomplish. Library and museum building committee Chairman Tam Howie told the many people present to witness the grand opening that 45 people worked on the library committee throughout the process, 26 different businesses and individuals donated work and supplies and 300 different people gave monetary gifts to the cause.

“We’re here celebrating something we wanted to do that we couldn’t do by ourselves,” Luck Historical Society President Chuck Adleman said.

Adleman quoted Groucho Marx “Outside of a dog, a book is man’s best friend.

Inside of a dog it’s too dark to read.” He also told of Luck historian Edwin Pedersen’s dream of a historical society mu-

seum as long as he has known him.

Pedersen’s museum dream finally became reality.

“In the end, it worked out perfectly,”

See next page Photos by Brenda Sommerfeld unless otherwise noted

LEFT: Computers are available for public use and there is also a wireless Internet connection available.

Five large four-sided kiosks were borrowed from the Chippeway Valley Museum to display the history of the Ojibwa Native Americans. The kiosks will be in the Luck Library through October.

Special yo-yos were made for the grand opening as a reminder of the Duncan Yo-Yo Company that was in Luck for many years. Bricks were also sold with inscriptions.

Gordon Fick donated his yo-yo collection to the museum. Many were made by the Duncan Yo-Yo Company that started in Luck.

The Indianhead Library Network checkout system was activated allowing all visitors to check out books, movies and other items the day of the opening.

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Farmers Market

Julie Bowe, children book author, signed copies of both her printed books, “My Last Best Friend” and “My New Best Friend.”

Cont. from previous page Howie said. “Everyone put their hearts into it.”

Author Julie Bowe gave a speech during the ceremony to open the library saying, “All writers are first and foremost readers.” She told of a family story about

Village of Luck President Rich Callister spoke during the library and museum’s grand opening.

Luck Historical Society President Chuck Adleman took his turn speaking to the audience. – Photos by Brenda Sommerfeld

the old library and finished by saying, “Keep sharing your stories and keep reading.”

Luck Village President Rich Callister told of his hope for the library and museum to be a cornerstone of the Luck community.

Pam Klatt announced each speaker during the ceremony.

Luck Library Board of Directors President Marty Messar had many good things to say of the people who helped in the library building.

Luck High School choir members Ashley Valentine and Grace Jenson sang “Do you Believe in Magic” as entertainment during the ceremony held outside of the library in a tent on Saturday, Sept. 13.

The farmers market is open from 8 to 10 a.m. on Saturdays in the Inter-County Leader parking lot in Frederic. Local farmers are harvesting lots of vegetables - Hubbard squash, sweet corn, new potatoes, eggplants, cucumbers, yellow and red tomatoes, onions, leeks, carrots, beets and peppers and beautiful flowers - zinnias, sunflowers, gladiolas and dahlias. Also available are baked and canned goods – salsa, cinnamon rolls, monster cookies, wheat bread, zucchini bread, honey, raspberry jam and handcrafted items – wooden spoons, pillows, lotions, soaps and more. – Photos by Colleen Draxler

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Ed Berdal is camera happy Frederic man is still snapping the shutter after more than half a century of photography

by Heidi Clausen FREDERIC – Ed Berdal, who turns 90 at the end of this year, has plenty of good excuses to slow down and take it easy.

But the retired farmer never has been one to let grass grow under his feet, and he doesn’t plan to start now.

Berdal wants to live each day to the fullest. There’s still more he wants to “contribute to society,” as he puts it. “I want people to see the beauty out there.”

His passion is freelance photography.

Decades of photos and memories fill his tiny apartment in Frederic. He estimates he has taken 45,000 photos over the years. Stacks of pictures, and evidence of the importance of family to him, fill every nook. He has 20 great-grandchildren.

He’s frequently seen about town with camera in hand, ready to capture whatever is going on that day – from a birthday party at the senior center to flowers in full bloom.

“My camera is always in the car,” he said.

Open-heart surgery slowed him down a few years back, but it wasn’t long before he was back behind the lens. ”I think I can still do pretty good,” he said.

He’s also an avid reader of history books and easily recites facts about Napoleon, Columbus and the building of the Egyptian pyramids.

“I can talk all day about history,” he said. “The only think I read is history, and I asked lots of questions growing up.”

As if that weren’t enough to keep him busy, he plays concertina and is fluent in almost a half-dozen languages other than English, including Polish and German.

At the Golden Oaks apartment building where he lives, he’s the resident handyman. He has rescued clocks, eight-track tape players and turntables from the trash to fix.

He gives some of these items away, but almost 20 of his repaired clocks hang

Ed Berdal and June Johnson were married in 1940. She was Norwegian, too. The couple had no money, and they found an abandoned log house and lived there three years. There were absolutely no facilities - no phone, water, heat and no electric.

Ed Berdal’s self-portrait. throughout his small home.

“I can’t control myself” he said.

First career was farming Berdal grew up poor – one of 10 children in a tiny log house on a small farm near Stanley. He attended a one-room school for eight years.

His parents were immigrants, among the many who fled Europe in the early 20th century because of religious persecution. Born in Norway, his father served in the German military.

“When his four years were up, he ran to the wharf and got on the boat to the United States,” he said.

His father often talked about the oppressive life he had lived before coming to America,” he said.

“If you were poor, you could not own land. You got married to who they told you to marry. When he got out of the service, he was a ‘dog’ under Kaiser Wilhelm,” he said.

Upon his father’s arrival at Ellis Island, he was asked if he wanted to join others of his nationality or go where the jobs were. Berdal’s father chose work and got a logging job in northern Wisconsin.

Ed Berdal began farming on his own near Thorp during the Depression years.

On the side, he worked as an assessor, served on the school board and did concrete work.

He remembers the difficulty he had borrowing $15,000 from the bank to buy his farm, and being paid $3 a hundredweight for the milk he sold.

He and his wife, June, raised four sons and a daughter on the farm, where they milked about 50 cows and farmed 200 acres. They sold the operation at auction in 1971.

Although he enjoyed farming, Berdal said, he was just exhausted and tired of just scraping by.

“I was taxed to the limit,” he said. “I had this big farm, I had work you couldn’t believe. There were 13 taverns, and I paid more taxes than those 13 taverns put together.”

Berdal still becomes emotional when talking about his wife, who died 30 years ago of heart failure. He treasures a photo of the two of them with a few of their grandchildren – taken just a few hours before she died.

A panoramic shot of a threatening sky over Frederic. - Photo by Ed Berdal

Ed Berdal (L) has given away hundreds of his photographs to area libraries, hospitals, friends and acquaintances. Here, he presents framed photos he took to representatives of St. Croix Regional Medical Center. “I enjoy giving my photographs to people,” he said. - Special photo After his wife died, Berdal moved to Frederic to be closer to his son, Barry, who worked for a local bank.

Bit by the shutterbug Berdal took his first photos as a teenager. When he was 17, he traveled West, taking an old-fashioned box camera with him. He’s been taking pictures ever since and even had his own darkroom.

dings, but no longer provides that service. However, his photos often run in local newspapers.

Some of Berdal’s favorite photos are portraits of fellow seniors he’s taken for local newspapers. Women almost always are pictured in colorful hats. “I want to be different,” he said.

Several of his photos are displayed in the local museum and churches and a

Berdal’s photographic journeys have taken him to Wisconsin’s northermost post office at Cornucopia, above, and to Arizona, below, where he photographed a Native American cemetery.

Among his first published photos was one of his infant daughter, Kitty, with her grandparents in 1946. It ran in the Thorp Courier.

Last year, the Courier ran the same photo, alongside one Berdal took of his now 60-year-old daughter and his granddaughter, Ginger.

In the 1950s, Berdal made his first visit to the Museum of Woodcarving, then near Spooner, and began photographing the one-of-a-kind carvings.

“I had to go back at least three times because I wanted to do it right,” he said.

Berdal has photographed the inner workings of the 3,000-cow Van Der Geest dairy near Merrill and snapped photos of scenery on trips through Canada and Arizona.

He has photographed many wed-

photo he took of the Frederic train depot is on a postcard. He also has hosted four showings of his work.

Hoping to preserve some of his most prized photographs for future generations, Berdal has started putting them in framed collages he hopes can be publicly displayed.

But even after framing more than 200 photos and giving hundreds of snapshots away to his children, he estimates he has at least 2,000 others in assorted piles.

And he doesn’t plan to hang up his camera anytime soon.

“When I’m on the road, if I get a driver, I’ll take 1,000 pictures in two weeks from different angles,” he said.

During the years when he repaired cameras, he had 82 pieces, including 10 box cameras. He has kept only a handful of them. Berdal said his children finally convinced him to give digital photography a try and this past year he’s been using both film – using his trusty Kodak – and digital, using one of the latest Kodak models.

In recent years, Berdal has started to feel his age catching up with him, but he wants to keep taking pictures and sharing them as long as he can.

“It’s a joy,” he said. “I thank God for every day he gives me.”

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M i d su mm e r N i g h t' s Dr e am LUCK – The Prairie Fire Children Theatre’s production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” was well-received during the two evening performances at Luck School on Sept. 12 and 13. Seventythree local youth entertained audience during the 90-minute show. Directors Kurt Anderson and Chris Rosser guided the group throughout the week, in addition to playing the parts of Puck and Bottom. Luck Community Education director Amy Aguado said “The young cast was amazing with how quickly and willingly they learned their lines and songs. It was obvious how much they enjoyed being part of a team, and were saddend to see the play end on Saturday night.” The cast members were: Buck - Adrian Spores Luck - Paige Runnels Yuck-Yuck - Casey Ogilvie The rest of the Groundlings: Alexis Backes, Laura Bartylla, Micaela Eliason, Shannon Haasnoot, Hayley Helms, Shayla Hulett, Mackenzee Hays, Andrew Lemeiux, Heather Lane, Marissa Lundquist, Katie Mattson, Jenny Olson, Morgan Pfaff, Makenna Ross, Abby Youngman, Maya Youngman and Sierra Zuniga Titania - Reilly Giller Oberon - Shyyanne Mattson Pease Blossom - Erin Frank Cobweb - Abbie Otlo

As the other performers listen, Quince, Olivia Zappa, proclaims the name of the play which they will perform following the Duke’s wedding.

Moth - Angela Gore Mustardseed - Katie Pfaff The rest of the sprites: Adrianna Backes, Kim Demydowich, Alyssa Foeller, Grace Groh, Sophia HendricksLoehr, Isabelle Jensen, Maddie Joy, Lindsey Mattson, Olivia Nielsen, Emma Pedersen, Rose Rambo, Amy Rindal and Krystal Zuniga Quince - Olivia Zappa Flute - Jes Pedersen Starveling - Tanner Nielsen

Snout - Sean Haasnoot Snug - John Dikkers

The understudies of the acting troupe: Duke Theseus - Tim Wortman Hippolyta - Hailey Foeller Hermia - Christa White Lysander - Neal Mellon Demetrius - Sam Nelson Egeus - Erin Engstrand Schmedeus - Tiffany Brown Helena - Jenni Holdt Philostrate - Graham Hershfield Highwater - Darian Ogilvie The rest of the noblemen and noblewomen: Jacob Aguado, Eli Dickers, Grayden Hershfield, Amanda Richey and Franki Wilkinson Performers: Tasian Arjes, Maddie Emerson, Autumn Hansen, Alaura Lemieux, Luke Johnson, Brooklyn Petersen and Josh Stirrat Lights: Nick Aguado and Elie Lewis Sound: Noah Remington, Tanner Van Meter. - submitted Photos by Lori Nelson

The Duke, Tim Wortman, and his subjects pose after singing “He’s the Duke.”

After dancing and spreading magic through the countryside, the sprites pause and strike a pose.

Magic dew from a special flower is rubbed on Titania and Bottom to reverse an earlier spell.

While presenting the play within the play to the Duke and his noblemen and noblewomen, performers Tasian Arjes, Luke Johnson, Tanner Nielsen and Sean Haasnoot act in the role of the wall which separates Bottom, Prairie Fire actor Chris Rosser, from his true love, while Bottom tries to make a hole in the wall.

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Erickson celebrates 30 years at Johnson Lumber

Knitting Extravaganza

A fitting photo after this country just celebrated and enjoyed a long Labor Day weekend is this one of Ray Erickson. Co-workers celebrated and honored Erickson last week for completing his 30th year driving forklift at Johnson Lumber in Siren. Johnson started at the lumber company when he was 19 years old. “Ray is pretty amazing, despite loading and unloading dozens of trucks each week, he never forgets where he puts things, “said Johnson Lumber co-owner, Mark Buley, who organized Erickson’s party. – Photo by Priscilla Bauer

Knitters were able to see spinning wheels in action at Knitting Extravaganza. Shown spinning is Amy Peterson of Wool Farm Crafts in Trade Lake.

Photos by Emily Didlo

New president at the Frederic Area Historical Society The Knitting Extravaganza held Saturday, Sept. 13, in Frederic was attended by over 80 knitters. Participants were able to knit while listening to speakers throughout the day. The fun-filled day of knitting was sponsored by Frederic Community Education and Frederic area knitters.

Kris Pyke, of Frederic, gave a demonstration on how to make mittens from felted wool sweaters.

Knitters were able to participate in several workshops.

Roxi White, shown here with author Walt Wedin of Minneapolis at his book signing at the Depot Museum on Saturday, Sept. 6, has lost no time in presiding over the organization. The signing of Wedin’s “A Foraging Journey: It Only Takes a Seed (1925-1943),” about growing up in rural Frederic, was organized

by White and the historical society, and profits from sales of the book will go to the society. – Photo submitted FREDERIC – On Aug. 30, at the successful white elephant sale and hotdish cook-off at the Frederic Depot Museum, Ken Java, for health reasons, handed off the presidency of the Frederic Area Historical Society to previous vice president Roxi White. The membership is grateful to him for his consummate skill and energy in guiding the organization over the past few years.

The historical society meets the first Tuesday of the month at Sunrise Apartments Community room at 6:30 p.m. The society invites new and old members to

attend the meeting and anyone who is interested in efforts to preserve the history of Frederic and the surrounding area is invited to join. Questions and ideas can be directed to Roxi White at 715-327-4892 or see Carol Thompson at Affordable Quality Appliances in downtown Frederic.

The Depot Museum remains open on Saturdays and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., through the month of September, or until the weather turns cold. - submitted

Swiss steak dinner at St. Luke’s Methodist Church FREDERIC – St. Luke’s United Methodist Church in Frederic is holding their annual Swiss steak dinner on Friday, Sept. 26, from 4:30 – 7 p.m.

The menu includes Swiss steak, mashed potatoes and gravy, squash, beans, tomatoes, roll, pie and beverage.

The cost is $8.50 for adults and $5 for children under 8.

Pianist Ann Bell will perform that evening. Everyone is welcome. - submitted

Author signing at Baker Building ST. CROIX FALLS – The author of a true-story-mystery book, Jean Hebert, Chippewa Falls, will sign copies of her book at the Baker Building, Thursday, Sept. 25, 1 to 3 p.m. The book, “Beyond

the Open Well,” has a St. Croix Falls locale, as the two abused children are placed in foster care here, back in the 1940s. - submitted

Betty Christiansen, author of the book “Knitting for Peace,” told the group how she came to write a book about charity knitting.

Christiansen encouraged knitters to knit for those in need in their local communities as well as a charity serving persons throughout the world. A Luck native, Christiansen now resides in La Crosse.

Knitters attending the Knitting Extravaganza were able to purchase yarns, patterns and accessories. Wool, llama mohair, blended fibers, cotton and acrylic yarns were available from vendors.

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Children dream up next pool FREDERIC – The Friends of the Pool held a dream pool contest for the Frederic kindergarten through sixth-grade students. The students were told of the contest on their first day of school, Tuesday, Sept. 2, and had until Friday, Sept.

5, to submit their drawing and idea of what their dream pool would look like.

There were three different winners, one student from grades K-two, one student from grades three-four and one student from grades five-six. The winners were not based on the best drawing, but on the most creative idea. Each student received a pool T-shirt as their prize.

All of the drawings were on display during the Friends of the Pool fundraiser at Coon Lake Park on Saturday, Sept. 6. – Brenda Sommerfeld with submitted information Harli Kelton was the third/fourthgrade winner of the dream pool contest. – Photos submitted

Megan Williamson won the K-second-grade division of the dream pool contest held by the Friends of the Pool during the week of Sept. 2-5.

Nicole Nelson came up with her idea of a dream pool that won the fifth/sixth-grade competition.

The walls go up in Habitat’s 16th home SIREN – On a cool Saturday morning, Sept. 13, a group of Wild Rivers Habitat for Humanity volunteers met in Siren at 8 a.m. at a concrete slab on the south end of town and began to turn it into a home.

Walls that had been prebuilt, numbered, and stacked nearby were carried to their positions, lifted into place and secured. By 10:22 that morning the last section was put in place. Four walls

were already up! A light rain spritzed the workers off and on, and by lunchtime began to come down more heavily. Fortunately, the Siren Covenant Church across the street hosted a wonderful lunch inside the church for the group.

After lunch, the roof trusses began going up during off-and-on rain. By 2 p.m., the trusses were all in place and the

Volunteers workers for Wild Rivers Habitat for Humanity raised the walls and installed the roof trusses on the newest Habitat home now being built in Siren on Saturday, Sep. 13. Volunteers for the ongoing build are welcome at the site on Tuesdays and Saturdays. The home is located behind the Siren Covenant Church, south of town. Call 715-349-7477 for more information. Lunch is provided. – Photos by Jackie Thorwick workers headed home to dry out.

Work will continue on this new Habitat home on Tuesdays and Saturdays starting at 8 a.m. Volunteer workers are welcome. Depending on weather and volunteers, it is hoped the home will be complete by Thanksgiving.

In other Habitat news, the new Polk County chapter of Wild Rivers Habitat for Humanity has formed its board of directors and is now organizing. – submitted

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Spooner Military Preservation Show

Kevin and Becky Zwart crowd their family, Haleigh, Isabelle and Jacob, inside the back of an Army Weasel that generally transported two. Erik Jvelsgaard is the driver of the WWII-era vehicle. Two types of Weasels were made; one was standard and this one was amphibious.

Cecil Scribner is at home driving this Studebakerbuilt Army M29 Weasel through the trails at the Spooner Military Preservation Show. The Weasel was first built for the First Special Services Force. This nimble all-terrain vehicle was to be dropped by parachute into Norway to take out strategic power plants.

While it was never used in this role, over 15,000 were built and used in Europe, the Pacific and Alaska, they played a role in JV Day.

Jeff Fox does a low-level fly-by with his L19 Army recon plane as a memorial to his father, Arland Fox, who died early this year. Because of inclement weather, his was one of the few planes who was able to fly at the Spooner MVPG and Red Bull Fall Get-Together held this weekend, Sept. 13 - 14.

Jeff Fox, standing next to his Cessna L19 Bird Dog, started flying at the age of 13. Arland Fox, Dave Schmitz, Wally Fisk and Chuck Kronlund built the Warbirds North Airfield in 1991 where they held air shows until 1997 when they had to discontinue because it had outgrown their resources. The last air show brought in 5,000 people and had 75 old military planes.

Jacob Barnard and Lauren Woodis ride atop a WWII-era M4 Sherman tank.

Riding inside this 30-ton tank was a loud and hot ordeal, so the ride outside was more enjoyable. While the Sherman tank was more reliable than the German tanks, it had a major problem in its size making it the biggest target on the battlefield.

Photos by Larry Samson

Frederic seniors return from Army boot camp FREDERIC – Frederic seniors Pvt. Tyler Berdal and Pvt. Andrew Tyler returned from Army boot camp in August in order to complete their senior year of high school. Both Berdal and Tyler are 17 years old.

Berdal graduated from the Company D, 2nd Battalion, 46th Infantry from Fort

Knox, Ky. Berdal will be playing football for the Frederic Vikings during his last year of high school.

Berdal’s parents are Eric Anderson, Cottage Grove, Minn., and Gretchen Calabria, Frederic. Barry and Merry Berdal, Frederic, are his grandparents and his great-grandfather is Ed Berdal, Frederic.

Andrew Tyler stands with his mother and stepfather, Jenelle and Ralph Britton, after graduating boot camp. Not pictured is Tyler’s father, Michael Tyler.

Tyler graduated second best in marksmanship for the 2nd Platoon, Charlie Company boot camp.

Tyler’s parents are Michael Tyler, Frederic, and Jenelle and Ralph Britton, Frederic. Gary and Carol Matz, Frederic,

Margaret Britton, Frederic, and Al and JoAnn Tyler, Luck, are his grandparents.

“We’re very proud of both these young men,” Berdal’s grandmother Merry Berdal said. – Brenda Sommerfeld with submitted information

Tyler Berdal is pictured with his father, Eric Anderson, and mother, Gretchen Calabria, after graduating from Army boot camp. – Photos submitted

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K.A.M.(L). quartet to perform at Vallee de Croix Chorus show

Grandma’s Attic opens in Falun

Maggie Szczesna, Molly Tomfohrde, Allison Langer and Kayla Classeen, members of the K.A.M.(L). quartet from O.H.S. OSCEOLA – The K.A.M.(L). quartet from Osceola High School will be one of the featured quartets on the Vallee de Croix Chorus show as they celebrate their silver anniversary of harmonizing the world during their celebration concert, “Sweet Memories, 25 Years of Harmony.”

The Vallee de Croix Chorus has enjoyed a wonderful journey of rewarding competitions, hilarious, fun shows, adventures as far away as Austria, and most of all…friendships to span the 25 years and beyond. Through its Young Women in Harmony program, they actively introduce young people of the area to the oldest art form of barbershop music.

Members of the “K.A.M.(L).” quartet are Maggie Szczesna, Molly Tomfohrde, Allison Langer and Kayla Classeen. This Osceola auditioned quartet has been in existence for six years. Graduation forces a continued turnover of singers, but that never interrupts the quality of this quartet. In 2007 there were so many students who

auditioned for this group that their vocal teacher, Victoria Salmon, created a second group of 12 singers called Take 12.

The celebration concert will be held on Sunday, Oct. 5, at 3 p.m. at King of Kings Lutheran Church, 1583 Radio Drive, Woodbury, Minn. Join them for the concert and then stay for refreshments. Also appearing with the Vallee de Croix Chorus will be Espresso, twotime Region 6 Quartet Champions.

Performers from the local area are Kim Grossmann, Balsam Lake; Diane Merchant, Centuria; Gwen Larson, Cushing and Wanda Brown, Jackie Hillman, Carolyn Ward and Kathy Lucken from St. Croix Falls. Tickets are $12, or $10 for groups of 20 plus.

You can call 651-436-3553 or 715-9770936 to order your tickets. For more chorus information please visit their Web site at www.valleedecroix.org. submitted

Prepare your home for winter weather CENTURIA – Now is the perfect time to prepare your home, cabin or business property for winter weather. Whether you’re there each day or away for the season, these steps will help you protect your property, conserve energy and save money: 1) Add or replace weather stripping around doors and windows.

2) Seal leaks around pipes and wires with caulking or weather stripping.

3) Check for holes, gaps and cracks in floors, ceilings, foundation and siding, then seal with caulking or weather stripping.

4) Replace worn door stops.

5) If you have storm doors and windows, install them. Don’t forget to winterize basement windows.

6) Install insulating kits for electrical plugs on exterior walls.

7) Be sure walls, ceilings and attic have enough insulation.

8) Vacuum heat vents and replace furnace filters.

9) Inspect and clean chimney; close damper when not in use.

10) Adjust thermostats, especially in unoccupied rooms.

To help lower your electric bill even more, consider off-peak electric heat and off-peak electric water heaters. These products are energy efficient, clean and safe. When combined with off-peak rates, they’re an excellent value. For more information, contact Polk-Burnett, 800-421-0283. – from Polk-Burnett

Grandma’s Attic owner, Tina Zaborowski, stands next to a display of antique kitchenware at her new store in Falun. Located halfway between Grantsburg and Siren, Grandma’s Attic is filled with vintage collectibles and handmade gifts.

Grandma’s Attic is filled from floor to ceiling with antiques, collectibles and handmade gifts. The store, located in Falun, just off Hwy. 70 on Range Line Road is open Tuesdays through Saturdays from 9:30 to 4:30 p.m. and on Sundays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. — Priscilla Bauer Grandma’s Attic, vintage collectible and gift store opened last week in the old Fallstrom Lumber building. Owner Tina Zaborowski spent months, with help from family and friends, refurbishing the historic structure. The store is located halfway between Grantsburg and Siren, just north of Hwy. 70 on Range Line Road in Falun.

Future plans for the “revitalization” of Falun, as a friend of Zaborowski’s put it, include a greenhouse next door.

Frederic Class of 1958 holds 50th class reunion The Frederic High School Class of 1958 held their 50th class reunion on Saturday, Sept. 13, at the home of Dr. Norman and Nancy Jensen.

Pictured are, back row (L to R): Beverly Larsen Thomas, Shirley Mohs Martin, Bruce Seastrand, E. DuWayne Peterson, Morris Carlson, David Gustafson and Fred Johnson. Second row: Dorothy O’Donnell Norton, Elaine Van Pelt Eliason, Nancy Erickson Lausten, Shirley Fleming Ganter, Bennie Johnson, Nancy Huser Jensen, Gayle Teigen Johnson and Wayne Johnson. Front row: Jorgine Graf Rogers, Mary Lou Chapman Heffner, Bonnie Williamson Hill, Joyce Amundsen Peterson and Elvira Ulick Schmidt. Also attending but not pictured was Janet Johnson Lysne. – Photo submitted

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Frederic Community Education “The Natural Step” Study Circle. Tuesdays, Oct. 7 – Nov. 25, 6:30 – 8 p.m. Facilitator: Ann Fawver. Fee: $15 to purchase book and study guide.

Knitting for all levels. WITC #65091/ #42-815-408. Mondays, Oct. 6 – 27, 6 – 8 p.m. Instructor: Konnie Didlo. Fee: $23.41/$4 Sr. Tribal Gypsy Dance. WITC: #60-807-630. Mondays, Oct. 6 – 27, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Instructor: Jenn Ramautar. Fee: $26.40.

Responsible Beverage Service. WITC #63870/ #47-311400. Monday, Oct. 13, 6 – 10 p.m. Fee: $20.

Thread Painting-Finishing Your Embroidery. WITC #65093/ #42-815-408. Tuesday, Oct. 14, 6:30 – 9 p.m. Instructor: Julie Crabtree. Fee: $13.71/$4 Sr. Thread Painting – Machine Embroidery. A Winter Scene.

WITC #65094/ #42-815-408. Thursdays, Oct. 16 – 30, 6-0 p.m. Instructor: Julie Crabtree. Fee: $28.26/$4 Sr. Baby-sitting Clinic. WITC #65157/ #42-307-495. Tues

days, Oct. 14 – Nov. 4, 3:15 – 4:45 p.m. Instructor: Barb Kass.

Fee: $18.56.

Knitted Christmas Stocking. WITC #65092/ #42-815-408.

Tuesdays, Oct. 14 – 28, 6 – 8 p.m. Instructor: Barb Kass. Fee: $18.56.

Computers: Beginner. WITC #65004/ #42-103-470.

Thursdays, Oct. 16 – Nov. 13, 5 – 7 p.m. (No class on Nov. 6.)

Instructor: Melinda Sorensen. Fee: $23.41/$4 Sr. Focus on Photography. WITC #65196/ #60-203-600.

Thursdays, Oct. 16 – 30, 6:30 – 8 p.m. Facilitated by Jerry Tischer and Gary King. Fee: $20.80.

Drama in Northwest Wisconsin. WITC #65085/ #42-808401. Mondays, Oct. 20 – Nov. 24, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Instructor: Carolyn Wedin. Fee: $10.

Write Right Now! WITC #65084/ #42-801-402. Tuesdays, Oct. 21 – Nov. 25, 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. Instructor: Carolyn Wedin.

Fee: $33.12/$4 Sr. Grant Writing. Tuesdays, Oct. 21 and 28, 6 – 8 p.m. Instructor: Judy Rommel. Fee: $21.

Woodworking – Making a picture frame. WITC #65182/ #42-815-408. Tuesdays, Oct. 21 & 28, 6 – 8 p.m. Instructor: Darrel Mathieu. Fee: $13.71/ Sr. $4.

Spiritual Balance: Connecting body, mind, spirit through yoga. Saturday, Nov. 1, 9:30 – noon and 1 – 3:30 p.m. Instructor: Julie Karsky. Fee: $18.56/Sr. $4.

GED classes at Frederic High School, every Monday – Wednesday, 4 – 7 p.m. Instructor: Kessea Karl. Fee: Free.

Driver’s Education – Safe Start Driving School. Monday through Thursday evenings, Nov. 10 – Dec. 10, at the Frederic High School. Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, 6 – 8 p.m. and Wednesday 5 – 7 p.m. Fee: $75.

Walking at the Birch Street Elementary School. MondayFriday, 7-8 a.m. and 4-6 p.m. No fee.

For more information on any class or to register for Frederic Community Education classes call Ann Fawver 715-327-4868 or e-mail fawvera@frederic.k12.wi.us.

Luck Community Education Genealogy. Tuesday, Sept. 23, 6 – 8 p.m. Fee: $10. Instructor: Kathy Clark.

Make a Felted Cap. Tuesday, Sept. 23, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.

Fee: $18. Instructor: Audrey Anderson.

Financial Management: Reverse Mortgages.Tuesday, Sept. 30, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Fee: $5. Instructors: Fred Memmer and Al Nelson.

Contact Community Ed. for more info on the upcoming classes listed below: Dog Obedience Classes. Thursdays, Sept. 25 – Nov. 6.

Embellishments. Tuesday, Sept. 30, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Fee: $13. Instructor: Audrey Anderson.

Computer: Intro to Photoshop LE. Thursdays, Oct. 2 – 23.

Quilting: Stack and Whack. Saturday, Oct. 4.

Fall Harvest–time Soups. Monday, Oct. 6.

Paper Clutter Solutions. Tuesday, Oct. 14.

How to register for Luck Community Education classes: Contact Amy Aguado at 715-472-2152 ext. 103, or e-mail amya@lucksd.k12.wi.us. You may also call and register for WITC courses at 800-243-9482 ext. 4221 or log onto www.witc.edu. Many more classes are listed on the Luck School Web site: www.lucksd.k12.wi.us.

We b s t e r / S i r e n C o m m u n i t y E d u c a t i o n Family Directed Home Funerals. Thursday, Sept. 18, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. at Siren School. Fee: Free. Instructor: Lucy Basler.

Qi Gong for Seniors. WITC #42-807-414/ID#65689. Six Mondays, Sept. 22 to Oct. 27, 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. at Siren School. Fee: $4. Instructor: Janice Metelak.

Tile and Glass Painting. WITC #42-815-408/ID#65087.

Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 22 and 23, 5:30 – 7 p.m. at Northwind Arts. Fee: $13.71/$4 Sr. Instructor: Jenny Goalen.

Qi Gong Intermediate. WITC #42-807-414/ID#65690.

Eight Tuesdays and Thursdays, Sept. 23 to Nov. 13, 4:30 –

5:30 p.m. at Siren School. Fee: $42.82/$4 Sr. Prerequisite: Must have completed the Beginning Qi or Qi Gong for seniors last semester. Instructor: Janice Metelak.

Square Dancing. Four Mondays, Sept. 23 – Oct. 14, 6 – 7 p.m. at Siren School. Fee: $20/$10 Sr. Instructor: Ike Jones.

Woodworking. WITC #42-410-408/ID#64992. Ten Wednesdays, Sept. 24 to Nov. 12, 5:30 – 8 p.m. at Siren School. Fee: $73.65/$10.57 Sr. Instructor: Holly Jo Carlson.

Dog Obedience. WITC #42-091-403/ID#64941. Eight Wednesdays, Sept. 24 to Nov. 12, 6 – 7 p.m. at Siren School.

Fee: $27.86/$8.45 Sr. Instructor: Ed Bechtel.

“Try it on Everything” (Feature-length film) – Free admission. Wednesday, Sept. 24, 7 – 8:30 p.m. at Siren School.

Fall Watercolor. WITC #42-815-408/ID#65088. Six Thursdays, Sept. 25 to Oct. 30, 6 – 8 p.m. at Siren School. Fee: $33.12/$4 Sr. Instructor: Sheila Dahlberg.

Preregistration is required on most classes. For WITC classes, mail registration form to WITC or call WITC 1-800243-9482 ext. 4221, or for all other classes call the community education office at 715-349-8281.

Unity Community Education To register and for more information for any Unity Community Education class, contact 715-825-2101, ext. 1560 or e-mail tworrell@unity.k12.wi.us.

Ongoing classes Scuba Diving Instruction. Northland Equipment and Diving provides instruction and certification through Unity Community Education. Call for details.

Water Aerobics. WITC Cat. #42-807-412. Six weeks, beginning Tuesday, Sept. 16 (Class #63741) and Tuesday, Oct. 28 (Class #63742). Tuesdays and Thursday, 5 to 5:45 p.m. Fee: $33.12, $4 seniors 62+. Please write check to WITC. Fall 2008 The Art and Science of Food Preservation. Thursday and Friday, Oct. 9 and 10, noon to 5 p.m. Cost: $22 registration fee to Community Ed. Please register at least one week prior to class. $27 material fee, pay to instructors on the first day of class. Instructors: Jolene Lindner and Lisa Johnson.

The Natural Step Study Circle. Began Thursdays, Sept.

11 to Oct. 30, 6:30-8 p.m. Cost: $15 to purchase book and study guide. Instructor: Jeff Peterson.

Watercolor with Pen and Ink, WITC Course #42-815-408.

Class #61569. Began Thursdays, Sept. 11-Oct. 2, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Cost $22.41 payable to WITC ($4 for seniors age 62+). $10 Material fee to instructor on first night of class. Instructor, Barb Knowles.

Working the Room - How to Move People to Action

Community supports elementary schools ST. CROIX FALLS - This summer, as elementary staff and students in the St. Croix Falls School District geared up for school, Wal-Mart sponsored a program that gave the process a new twist. Community members had the opportunity to purchase and donate school supplies to be used at St. Croix Falls and Dresser Elementary Schools.

These supplies included: folders, notebooks, snacks, clothes, and many other items used in our schools by students and staff.

"The generosity shown by the amount of supplies donated was overwhelming," noted Principal Jeff Benoy. "The schools are fortunate to be part of a community that feels like they do about our children. From all the staff and students at St. Croix Falls and Dresser Elementary Schools, we give a big thank-you." - submitted

through Audience-Centered Speaking. Began Mondays, Sept. 15-Oct. 27 (skip Oct. 13), 6-8 p.m. Cost $33.12 payable to WITC ($4 for seniors 62+). You will need to purchase the book “Working the Room” by Nick Morgan. Instructor: Jim Renno.

Personal Safety ~ Self Defense, WITC Catalog #42-504416. Tuesday, Sept. 23, 5-8 p.m. Cost: $13.71 payable to WITC ($4 for seniors aged 62+). Instructor: Kristen Strohbusch.

Animal Expedition. WITC Catalog #60-091-610. Class #65195. Tuesdays, Sept. 30 – Nov. 4, 9:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.

Cost: $30.85 per adult/child team, payable to WITC. Instructor: Jennifer Dueholm. Class to be held at the Balsam Lake Public Library community room.

Feed Dogs Down ~ Thread Painting: Painted Garden, WITC Course #47-815-405, class #64993. Wednesday and Friday, Oct. 1 and 3, 2-4:30 p.m. Cost: $18.56 payable to WITC ($4 for seniors 62+). $10 material fee to be paid during class. Instructor: Lorraine Lunzer.

Rhythm and Relaxation. Thursdays, Oct. 2, 9, 16. 6-7:30 p.m. Cost: $36 registration fee to Community Ed. This class will be held south of Centuria, please call for details. You may sign up for any or all of the sessions. Instructors: Tanna Worrell, Dan Worrell and Barbie Luepke.

Introduction To Photoshop, WITC Course #42-103-493.

Tuesdays and Thursday, Oct. 7, 9 and 14, 6-9 p.m. Cost: $28.26 payable to WITC ($4 for seniors 62+). Instructor: Anthony Rucci.

Connecting Children to Nature and “Going Green.” Friday, Oct. 10, 9-11 a.m. Cost: $12 per family, registration fee to Community Ed. Instructor: Jennifer Dueholm.

Identity Theft ~ How to Protect Yourself, WITC Catalog #42-504-416. Tuesday, Oct. 14, 5-8 p.m. Cost: $13.71 payable to WITC ($4 for seniors 62+). Instructor: Kristen Strohbusch.

Painted Pumpkins, WITC Course #42-815-408, Class #61573. Thursdays, Oct. 16 and 23, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Cost $13.21 payable to WITC per adult/child team. $5 material fee to instructor on first night of class. $5 material fee for each additional child. Instructor: Barb Knowles.

Photoshop Christmas Card Project, WITC Course #42103-493. Tuesdays, Oct. 21 to Dec.9, 6-8:30 p.m. Cost: $47.67 payable to WITC ($4 for seniors 62+). Instructor: Anthony Rucci.

Feed Dogs Down ~ Thread Painting: Fantastic Floral.

WITC Course #47-815-405, class #64994. Thursdays, Oct. 30 to Nov. 20, 2-4:30 p.m. Cost: $28.46 payable to WITC ($4 for seniors 62+). $10 material fee to be paid during class. Instructor: Lorraine Lunzer.

Responsible Beverage Service, WITC Course #47-311400, Class #63965. Monday, Nov. 3, 6 – 10 p.m. Cost: $20 payable to WITC ($10.69 for seniors, 62+). Instructor: Davin Miller.

Ballroom Dance for Beginners: Waltz, Fox Trot and Rumba. Fridays, Nov. 7, 14, and 21, 7-8 p.m. Cost: $35 per couple, registration fee to Community Ed. Instructor: Rocio Carlson.

Feed Dogs Down ~ Thread Painting: Thread Sculpture, WITC Course #47-815-405. Thursdays, Dec. 4-18, 2-4:30 p.m. Cost: $23.41 payable to WITC ($4 for seniors 62+). $10 material fee to be paid during class. Instructor: Lorraine Lunzer.

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CHURCH NEWS

New pastor at Bethesda Lutheran Church DRESSER – Pastor Robert Lubben was installed at pastor of Congregational Life at Bethesda Lutheran Church, Sand Lake, on Sunday, Sept. 7. He joins Pastor Mark Richardson on their pastoral staff.

Lubben has served full time as an Air Force Chaplain since Sept. 11, 2001. Lt. Col. Lubben coordinated all ministries related to the Minnesota Air National Guard, and completed a tour of duty to the Persian Gulf. Previously, he served churches in Minneapolis, Golden Valley and Maple Grove, Minn. Upon graduating from Luther Seminary, St. Paul, his first call was to Milltown and North Valley Lutheran Churches. Lubben also graduated from Luther College, Decorah, Iowa, with a major in classics.

Lubben and his wife, Melinda, live in Eureka Center.

With the addition of Lubben, Bethesda will offer three Sunday morning services each week. The Praise Service, utilizing Christian contemporary music is held at 8:15 a.m. HeartSong, featuring folk and gospel music, is offered at 9:30 a.m. and the Divine Worship (traditional) meets at 10:45 a.m. Educational hour, including nursery, Sunday school, youth and adult education, is offered from 9:30-10:30 a.m. each week.

The historic, 136-year-old Bethesda is a member of Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ. Bethesda is located at 1947 110th Ave., Dresser, on the south shore of Sand Lake. Please see their Web site for additional information www.BethesdaLutheran.ws Pastor Mark Richardson and Pastor Robert Lubben of Bethesda Lutheran Church, Dresser – submitted

Anderson shares his observations about the RNC

Wayne Anderson, news correspondent, (center) spoke at the Siren Assembly of God men’s prayer breakfast on Saturday, Sept. 13. Anderson shared his observations and photos of the recent RNC convention held in St. Paul, Minn. Anderson covered the political event on opening day, Monday, Sept. 1, where he photographed and interviewed anarchists, protesters and was detained by the police. Anderson's RNC photos can be found elsewhere in the paper. – Photo submitted

WHAT’S FOR LUNCH???

LOCATION

Menu

SEPTEMBER 22 - SEPTEMBER 26

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

BREAKFAST Breakfast bites, cereal, juice, milk.

LUNCH Chicken patty, smile fries OR ham salad.

BREAKFAST Hot pocket, cereal, juice, milk.

LUNCH Tacos, corn OR buffalo chicken salad.

BREAKFAST Omelet/sausage, cereal, juice, milk.

LUNCH Pizza, raw veggies/dip OR chicken taco salad.

BREAKFAST Tastries, cereal, juice, milk.

LUNCH Mini corn dogs, baked beans, pretzels OR Oriental chicken salad.

BREAKFAST NEW! Pancake pods, cereal, juice, milk.

LUNCH Chili cheese wrap, Spanish rice, winter mix OR tuna salad.

GRANTSBURG

LUNCH Cheeseburger with fixings, oven potatoes, peas, cherry Shape-Up.

LUNCH Baked ham, scalloped potatoes, steamed broccoli, pear sauce.

LUNCH Pizza, lettuce salad, whole-kernel corn, mandarin oranges.

LUNCH Grilled cheese sandwich, tomato soup, crackers, dill spear, fresh veggies, dip, fresh fruit.

LUNCH Pizza burger, oven potatoes, green beans, applesauce.

LUCK

BREAKFAST Cereal/bagel.

LUNCH Meatballs & gravy, mashed potatoes, peas, fruit sauce. Alt.: Hot dog, 7-12.

BREAKFAST Cereal/waffles.

LUNCH Scalloped potatoes with ham, winter mix, fruit sauce. Alt.: Chicken patty, 7-12.

BREAKFAST Cereal/long john.

LUNCH Build your own sub, potato chips, corn, fresh fruit. Alt.: Chicken nuggets, 7-12.

BREAKFAST Cereal/breakfast pizza.

LUNCH Mini corn dogs, corn bread, baked beans, fruit sauce. Alt.: Hamburger, 7-12.

BREAKFAST Cereal/cinnamon roll.

LUNCH Taco salad, tortilla chips, green beans, fresh fruit. Alt.: Chicken patty, 7-12.

SIREN

BREAKFAST Assorted cereal, toast served with peanut butter, juice and milk.

LUNCH Grilled cheese sandwich, yogurt, baked beans, fresh veggies, applesauce. Alt.: Fajita/bacon wrap.

BREAKFAST French toast sticks, juice and milk.

LUNCH Spaghetti and meat sauce, garlic bread, garden salad, steamed peas, peach sauce. Alt.: Southwest pizza.

BREAKFAST Assorted cereal, toast served with peanut butter, juice and milk.

LUNCH Turkey/cheese on a W.W. bun, Tostitos, shredded lettuce, green beans, orange smiles. Alt.: Burrito.

BREAKFAST Healthy Choice apple or strawberry bake, juice and milk.

LUNCH Mini corn dogs, pretzel, steamed broccoli, veggies, pears. Alt.: Lasagna.

BREAKFAST Assorted cereal, toast served with peanut butter, juice and milk.

LUNCH Whole-grain pizza, steamed corn, lettuce salad, pineapple, mandarin oranges. Alt.: Cook’s choice.

BREAKFAST Cereal bar, 1 slice of toast.

LUNCH California burgers, potato salad, green beans, applesauce.

BREAKFAST French toast sticks.

LUNCH Tacos, hard or soft shell, peas, pineapple, cinnamon roll.

BREAKFAST Egg and cheese muffin.

LUNCH Pizza dippers, lettuce salad, corn, strawberries.

BREAKFAST Breakfast pizza.

LUNCH Chicken stir fry, steamed rice, broccoli, pears.

BREAKFAST Breakfast pizza.

Scrambled eggs, sausage, 1 slice of toast.

LUNCH Cheese dogsLUNCH w/toppings, baked chips,corn cinnamon Mini dogs, applesauce tater tots, baked beans. chocolate Alt.: Veggie beef barley, turbeans, pudding. key sandwich.

UNITY

BREAKFAST French toast.

LUNCH Hamburgers and fries.

BREAKFAST Yogurt parfaits.

LUNCH Tacos or chicken fajitas with fixings, chips or soft shell.

BREAKFAST Bagel and cream cheese.

LUNCH Hot dogs and macaroni & cheese.

BREAKFAST Egg, ham and cheese croissants.

LUNCH Chicken nuggets and rice.

BREAKFAST Cinnamon rolls.

LUNCH Pizza, corn and tuna salad.

WEBSTER

LUNCH Hamburger hotdish, salad, bread stick, pears, pineapple.

LUNCH Cheddarwurst, bun, baked beans OR chicken noodle soup, PBJ, applesauce, peaches.

LUNCH Salisbury steak, bun, sliced potatoes, carrots OR chicken gravy, mashed potatoes, corn, cranberries, pears.

FREDERIC

Each building will have their own breakfast menu.

ST. CROIX FALLS

LUNCH LUNCH Taco hotdish, salad, chips, salsa, Chicken patty, chips, fresh veggies, fresh fruit. peaches, fruit mix.

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CHURCH NEWS Quenching our thirst

The birds and critters were at it again—drinking my backyard fountain and birdbath dry during the recent drought. Poor things, with the creek dried up, there was no other place for the local critters to go. I saw a wolf, its tongue hanging out as if it were dying for a drink. And I had to water the perennials and veggies daily.

Like the animals and plants, I get dry, too—especially when pulling weeds or doing other yard Perspectives work. After a couple hours of sweating in the sun, I can easily down a quart of water to quench my thirst.

There are things that can make us dry spiritually, too.

1. Working too hard by our own effort. Sometimes we Christians work so hard at doing the “right thing” and playing by the “church rules” that we become spiritually dry. That’s what the Pharisees did—always in a sweat over their good works.

2. Experiencing a drought of the Word and of conversations with God. Even pastors and church leaders sometimes get so busy with ministering, they don’t take necessary time with God. Martin Luther once said he had so much to do one day, he had to spend an extra hour in prayer. He knew where his strength came from in order to accomplish the necessary tasks. Oh, that we all would! When we fail to consistently read, study, meditate on, and apply God’s Word to our lives, we become as spiritually dry as an empty creek.

3. Choking. Sometimes we need to take a big drink of water if we choke on something. We can choke on our sin, too, becoming as dry as a creekbed from the aftereffects of guilt, shame or remorse. We’re then unable to see the cool oasis of God’s presence ahead.

The downward spiral of sin and guilt finally shrivels our spirit.

Jesus offered an oasis of hope to an adulterous woman when he persuaded her to drink from his living water of salvation. He gives us the same promise.

“If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink. He who believes in me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.” (John 7:3738) Lord, when we feel dry from our religious works, our sins, or our lack of communication with you through prayer and your word, help us to remember that you are the Living Water that will satisfy us. In Jesus’ name, amen.

(Mrs. Bair may be reached at sallybair@gmail.com or http://bairbonesblog.blogspot.com)

Sally Bair Eternal

CRA plans events in October POLK COUNTY - The Community Referral Agency will hold a candlelight vigil in remembrance of domestic violence victims on Monday, Oct. 6, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Bering Park in Milltown and Crooked Lake Park in Siren.

A tree will be planted in honor of a victim who lost their life to domestic violence at both locations.

It will also host a Make a Difference Challenge 2008 on Friday, Oct. 17, p.m., at the Milltown Community Center with wine and cheese at 5:30 p.m., keynote speakers at 7 p.m., a live and silent auction at 7:30 p.m. and live music at 8:30 p.m.

Cost is $20 per person and there is limited seating.

For additional information or to purchase tickets please call 715-825-4414. - with submitted information

OBITUARIES Velma McAndrews Memorial Service There will be a Memorial Service Wednesday, Oct. 1, in honor of Velma McAndrews who died June 15, 2008.

The service will be at Ike Walton Lodge at 7861 Birch Road, Danbury. There will be a time for sharing and remembering Velma from 4 to 6 p.m.

The memorial service will begin at 6 p.m.

Into what were baptized?

The Bible specifies four areas that a person is baptized into when he or she responds to the truth of the Gospel. First, one is to be baptized into Christ. In Galatians 3:27, Paul states that “For as many of you as were baptized into Christ did put on Christ.” Why? Because “all spiritual blessings are in Christ“ (Eph. 1:3). Paul further confirms in 2 Timothy 2:10 that salvation “is in Christ.” Thus, to Preacher’s obtain the spiritual blessing of salvation, one must be in Jesus and, therefore, to be in Jesus one must be baptized.

Second, an individual who has faith in the Lord is to be “baptized into the name of Christ“ (Acts 19:5). In Peter’s courageous speech in defense of the Gospel, recorded in Acts 4:10-12, Peter said “In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth...there is salvation: for neither is there any other name under heaven, that is given among men, wherein we must be saved.” Hence, it is easier to understand why Jesus said in Matthew 28:19 to “make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit“ and why Paul instructed the disciples of John the Baptizer, in Acts 19:5, to be baptized “into the name of the Lord Jesus.” Clearly, there is great power in the very name of Christ, and to be baptized into some other name or entity would be futile.

Third, an individual responding to the truth of the Gospel is to be immersed into the death of Christ.

Paul, inspired of the Holy Spirit, declared in Romans 6:2-5 that baptism was a burial into the death of Jesus.

In John 19:32-37, the Scriptures maintain that following Jesus’ last breath on the cross, a Roman soldier

Garret Derouin The Pen

pierced the side of Jesus “and forthwith came there out blood and water.” Thus, in Jesus’ death His blood was shed for our sins; for “without the shedding of blood there is no remission“ (Heb. 9:22). Therefore, to receive the benefits of Jesus’ blood, one must be baptized into His death, for therein resides that blood.

Fourth, one who has faith in the Lord is to be baptized into the body. The Bible states, in 1 Corinthians 12:13, that “in one spirit were all baptized into one body.”

In Ephesians 1:22-23, you and I can read that this one body is Christ’s body which is the church. In 2 Corinthians 12:20, it is subsequently noted and affirmed that there is just one body, hence, one church.

Therefore, when one obeys truth, he or she becomes a part of the Lord’s church and not a part of a denomination or human institution.

Finally, it is imperative for one to know into what he or she is being baptized. Every day, countless numbers of people are baptized into a denomination or some other human institution in response to human creeds and doctrines, believing they were saved before baptism. Paul said, “Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.

For in Him dwelleth all the fullness of the Godhead bodily.

And ye are complete in Him, which is the head of all principality and power.” (Col. 2:8-10) Therefore, persons that were deceived by the traditions of men, believing they were saved before their baptism, were obviously not baptized into Christ, into His name, into His death, and into His body. Thus, let us all have enough faith in the Lord to believe and do what He commanded in Mark 16:16: “He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved.” (Written by John W. Moore) 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.

New interim pastors at Cushing/Laketown CUSHING/LAKETOWN – What is an interim? It is a time in between; a transition. First Lutheran Church of Cushing and Laketown Lutheran Church are in an interim now. This is a time between settled pastors for them. They were served faithfully for 34 years by Pastor Chuck Arndt, who retired in 2007. Last year, they were served by Pastor Amy Hessel, who was recently called to a settled ministry in Star Prairie. They are now being served by two new interim pastors, Pastor Julie Brenden and Pastor Nanette Hagen Hinck.

Brenden lives with her husband, Pastor Mel Rau, in Centuria. They have two sons, Zachary and Isaac.

Brenden’s gifts are administration and study. She has 19 years of experience in the ministry.

Hagen Hinck lives with her husband, Dr. Thomas Hinck, in St. Croix Falls. They have two children Ian and Enya. Ian lives and works in Chicago, Ill., and Enya is a recent graduate of St. Croix Falls High School and is attending the University of Minnesota. Hagen Hinck’s gift leans toward hospitality. She has almost 21 years of experience in the ministry – so together they have 40 years of experience working for God. Isn’t the old joke about how people want a 35-year-old pastor with 40 years of experience?

The churches of Cushing and Laketown are using this interim time to examine their faithful ministry of the past, research their present ministry and hope for their vision of ministry in the future. Interim periods are times of great opportunity to be flexible and try out new worship styles, refresh how ministry is done and challenge ourselves to new goals for God’s sake in the ministry, here in the local area and throughout the

Pastors Nanette Hagen Hinck (L) and Julie Brenden will serve as interim pastors at First Lutheran Church of Cushing and Laketown Lutheran Church.

– Photo submitted world through the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America.

You are invited to join them in their refreshment of ministry and bring your family to worship God with them. Regular worship is at 9 a.m. at First Lutheran of Cushing and 10:30 a.m. at Laketown Lutheran, two miles east of Cushing on CTH N and two miles north on CTH Z. A special polka worship service will be held at First Lutheran of Cushing on Sept. 14. See you there!

- submitted

Mission supper at Trinity Lutheran Church, Spooner SPOONER – The 29th-annual mission supper will be served at Trinity Lutheran Church located off CTH K on Spooner’s north side, on Wednesday, Sept. 24, from 4 to 7 p.m. Menu includes baked chicken, meatballs, mashed potatoes, rutabagas, vegetables, homemade breads, pies and more. Supplement funding has been requested from Thrivent financial for Lutherans. Proceeds will go toward the support of missionaries Dr. Steve and Bethany Friberg and family, serving in Tanzania; Faith In Action and the Washburn County Traveler’s Assistance program.

Cost is $8 for adults, $4 for ages 6 – 12 and children 5 and under are free. Tickets may be purchased beforehand at the church or at the door.

For additional information, contact Trinity Lutheran

Church, 1790 Scribner Street, Spooner, WI 54802, and phone 715-635-3603. – submitted

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OBITUARIES

Max John Harter Jr.

Maude Sarah (Pitts) Robinson

Joy H. Wedin

Max John Harter Jr., 70, Grantsburg, passed away Aug. 18, 2008, at his home, with his family at his side, after battling cancer for nearly a year.

Max was born Oct. 15, 1937, to Max and Viola (McLaughlin) Harter. He was baptized into the Catholic faith by Father Kauer at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church in Solon Springs. They lived in Gordon, where he attended the Gordon Elementary School, the Minong School and graduated from St. Croix High School in Solon Springs, in 1955. That summer he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served 3-1/2 years before being honorably discharged in 1958 as a TE 3.

He married Darlene Ramel of Solon Springs June 13, 1959, and to this union one son and three daughters were born.

Max began work for the Wisconsin Highway Department as a surveyor in 1958, then became employed by the U.S. Forest Service in Hayward. During his six years of service there, he was also working part time for the Department of Natural Resources, focusing on becoming a game warden. In 1966, he attended the State Patrol Academy in Fort McCoy and was employed as a Wisconsin State Patrol Officer, stationed in East Troy. He became a Wisconsin Conservation Game Warden in 1967 and his first station was Crandon. He and his family relocated to the Grantsburg station in 1972. He served the Department of Natural Resources with pride and dedication for 24 years, retiring in 1991.

Max lived his years to the fullest, enjoying family, country music, the Packers, hunting, fishing and camping, He spent his retirement years doing what he loved best, even sharing his love of the outdoors in a guide service. He developed his passion for training his Chesapeake Bay retrievers and participated in hunt tests, winning several awards over the years. He took great pleasure in time spent at the shack with his family and friends. He will be forever remembered for his outdoor cooking, his famous sourdough sticky buns, playing his guitar and writing and singing country music, his sense of humor, his poems and his stories.

He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Darlene; son, Scott (Shari) Harter; daughters, Kelli (George) Clark, Kerri (Anthony) Nelson, all of Grantsburg, and Janet Harter of Siren; grandchildren, Tanya (Paul Carlson) Harter, Tavia Harter, Tera Nelson, Kerissa Nelson, Alex Nelson, all of Grantsburg, and Trista Domasica of Hammond, Ind.; great-grandchildren, Zachary and Haley Carlson; one brother, James Harter of Superior; one sister, Lois Ingram of Milton; mother-in-law, Ella Ramel of Superior; and many extended family members.

Max is preceded in death by his father, Max Harter; and mother, Viola Harter.

A Mass of Christian Burial, officiated by Father Dennis Mullen, was held Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008, at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Grantsburg. Interment was at the Northern Wisconsin Veteran’s Memorial Cemetery in Spooner with full military honors.

The Edling Funeral Home, Grantsburg, was entrusted with arrangements.

Maude Sarah (Pitts) Robinson died Monday, Sept. 15, 2008, at the Good Samaritan Nursing Home in St. Croix Falls. She was 100 years old.

Maude was born to Joseph and Emma Pitts on Feb. 17, 1908, in Hammond. She was united in marriage to Edward H. Robinson on Nov. 29, 1929, in Winona, Minn. To this union four children were born. Maude and Ed moved to Milltown, in the spring of 1937. They lived there until 1956, when they moved to Hannibal, Mo., to operate an A&W Drive-In. Following the death of her husband, she returned to Milltown in 1965 and lived there until she moved into the Good Samaritan Nursing Home.

Maude was a very active member of the Milltown Lutheran Church, always helping with bake sales, afghans for the bazaar, and helping wherever she was needed. She was also a member of the Milltown School Board.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Edward; three sisters, Isa, Laura and Clara; brother, Robert; son, Harold; son-in-law, Richard Gursky; and twin great-granddaughters, Tina and Terry Robinson.

She was survived by her children, Patricia (Frank) Gursky of Apache Junction, Ariz., Mary Gursky of Minneapolis, Minn., David (Phyllis) of Coon Rapids, Minn.; daughter-in-law, Josie of Blaine, Minn.; 12 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; two greatgreat-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews and other relatives and friends.

Visitation will be held at Rowe Funeral Home in Luck on Thursday, Sept. 18, from 4-7 p.m.

Funeral services will be held at Milltown Lutheran Church on Friday, Sept. 19, at 11 a.m., with visitation one hour prior to the service. The Rev. Danny Wheeler will be officiating. Interment will follow at the Milltown Cemetery.

The Rowe Funeral Home of Luck was entrusted with funeral arrangements.

Joy H. Wedin, 84, died Sept. 10, 2008, at the Burnett Medical Center Continuing Care Center in Grantsburg.

She was born Feb. 17, 1924, to Albert and Mamie Hedberg in Grantsburg. She grew up in the Trade River and Grantsburg area.

She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Harvey and Vernon; infant twin sisters, Fern and Francis; her first husband, Sheron Magnuson and her second husband, Royal Wedin.

She is survived by her daughter, Judi Nater; granddaughters, Heidi (Scott) Johnson, Tami Green and Traci Nater; great-grandchildren, Chelsie Anderson, Erik, Chad and Jadie Johnson, Joshua and James Green; sister, Opal Halberg; and several nieces and nephews.

She enjoyed spending time with her family, playing Scrabble and doing crosswords.

A memorial service was held on Saturday, Sept. 13, at Faith Lutheran Church in Grantsburg with Pastor Michael Soppeland officiating.

The Edling Funeral Home, Grantsburg, was entrusted with the arrangements.

Irene (Stavseth) Berklund Irene (Stavseth) Berklund, 93, died peacefully at the United Pioneer Home in Luck on Sept. 2, 2008.

She was born in Minneapolis, Minn., on June 24, 1915, to the late Haakon and Inga Marie Stavseth. She moved with her family to West McKinley when she was 3 years old. She attended Fehling School for eight years. She attended high school in McKinley and Cumberland. After attending Polk County Normal School, she taught for nine years in rural schools. She continued her education at River Falls College.

On Aug. 15, 1942, she was united in marriage to Norman Berklund, and they farmed the Berklund homestead that had been owned by his grandparents. Irene also worked at the Yo-Yo factory in Luck and the Alcan Manufacturing Company in Centuria and Milltown.

Irene and Norman enjoyed a full life which included gardening, traveling to Alaska and Canada, making maple syrup, playing cards and going to the cabin and canoeing with family and friends. She was a lifetime member of the McKinley United Methodist Church and a member of the United Methodist Women. She was a member of the Polk County Homemakers and the Evergreen Chapter of the Eastern Star for many years.

Irene is survived by five children, Bruce (Nancy) Berklund, Margie (Bruce) Giebel, Polly (Jim) Vilstrup, Bryan (Carol) Berklund and Peter (Sheila) Berklund.

She is also survived by 13 grandchildren; 23 greatgrandchildren; many nieces and nephews, brother-inlaw, Raymond (Helen) Berklund and sister-in-law, Irene (Chuck) Hansen.

Irene is preceded in death by her loving husband, Norman; her parents, Haakon and Inga Stavseth; Norman’s parents, Mattie and Maurice Berklund; sister and brother-in-law, Evelyn and Rolf Lindell; two brothers, Harold and Ralph; Beatrice Grant and Edna Berklund.

Visitation will be held at the Rowe Funeral Home in Luck, on Friday, Sept. 19, from 5 –7 p.m. A memorial service will be held at the McKinley Trinity Lutheran Church in McKinley Township in Cumberland, on Saturday, Sept. 20, at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Anne Tricker officiating. Lunch will be served at the church.

The Rowe Funeral Home of Luck, was entrusted with funeral arrangements.

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CHURCH NEWS Not being accepted at school is kids biggest fear Q: Why are kids so vulnerable? How do you explain this paralyzing social fear at an age when they are notoriously gutsy? There is very little else that scares them. Teenagers drive their cars like maniacs, and the boys make great combat soldiers. Why is it that an 18-year-old can be trained to attack an enemy gun emplacement or run through a minefield, and yet he panics in the noisy company of his peers? Why are they so frightened of each other?

DR. DOBSON: I believe the answer is related to the nature of power and how it influences human behavior. Adolescent society is based on the exercise of raw force. That is the heart and soul of its value system. It comes in various forms.

For girls, there is no greater social dominance than physical beauty. A truly gorgeous young woman is so powerful that even the boys are often terrified of her.

She rules in a high school like a queen on her throne, and in fact, she is usually given some honor with references to royalty in its name (homecoming queen, homecoming princess, all-school queen, sweetheart’s queen, football queen, etc.). The way she uses this status to intimidate her subjects is in itself a fascinating study in adolescent behavior.

Boys derive power from physical attractiveness, too, but also from athletic accomplishment in certain prescribed sports. Those that carry the greatest status are usually skilled in sports that exhibit sheer physical strength (football) or size (basketball.)

Do you remember what the world of adolescence

was like for you? Do you recall the power games that were played – the highly competitive and hostile environment into which you walked every day?

Can you still feel the apprehension you experienced when a popular (powerful) student called you a creep, or a jerk, or he put his big hand in your face and pushed you out of the way? He wore a football jersey, which reminded you that the entire team would eat you alive if you should be so foolish as to fight back. Does the memory of the junior-senior prom still come to mind occasionally, when you were either turned down by the girl you loved, or were not asked by the boy of your dreams? Have you ever had the campus heroes make fun of the one flaw you most wanted to hide, and then threaten to mangle you on the way home from school?

Perhaps you never went through these stressful encounters. Maybe you were one of the powerful elite who oppressed the rest of us. But your son or daughter could be on the receiving end of the flak. A few years ago, I talked to a mother whose seventh-grade daughter was getting butchered at school each day.

She said the girl awakened an hour before she had to get up each morning and lay there thinking about how she could get through her day without being humiliated.

Typically, power games are more physical for ado-

Dr. James

Dobson Focus on the Family

lescent males than females. The bullies literally force their will on those who are weaker. That is what I remember most clearly from my own high school years.

I had a number of fights during that era just to preserve my turf. The name of the game was power! And not much has changed for today’s teenagers.

••• Q: Should schoolchildren be required to wear clothes that they dislike?

DR. DOBSON: Generally not. Children are very concerned about the threat of being laughed at by their friends, and will sometimes go to great lengths to avoid that danger. Teens, particularly, seem to feel, “The group can’t laugh at me if I am identical to them.” From this perspective, it’s unwise to make a child endure unnecessary social humiliation. Children should be allowed to select their own clothes, within certain limits of the budget and good taste.

••• Dr. Dobson is founder and chairman of the board of the nonprofit organization Focus on the Family, Colorado Springs, CO 80995 (www.family.org). Questions and answers are excerpted from “Solid Answers” and “Bringing Up Boys,” both published by Tyndale House.

COPYRIGHT 2008 JAMES DOBSON INC., DISTRIBUTED BY UNIVERSAL PRESS SYNDICATE, 4520 Main St., Kansas City, Mo. 64111; 816-932-6600.

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lower level of the Polk Business Center in downtown Balsam Lake at 215 Main St., Suite 105.

Need help with outside fall chores? Their services are available at no charge to the elderly and disabled in Polk County. Call Interfaith to sign up for one to two hours of fall yard help. Fall yard projects will depend on weather and volunteer availability.

Please contact Interfaith Caregivers at 715-485-9500 when you need their help or want to volunteer. Taxdeductible donations to continue these services may be sent to their mailing address: P.O. Box 426, Balsam Lake, WI 54810. - submitted

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Students of the Week GRANTSBURG

FREDERIC

Aidan Ovik has been chosen Frederic Elementary School’s student of the week. He is in 4K and the son of Mickey and Emily Ovik.

Aidan is a bright, outgoing 4 year old who loves school. Aidan’s favorite activities include reading, playing with dinosaurs and being outside. He is also very polite and kind. Aidan has many friends and looks to have a great first year at school.

Hunter Dodds has been chosen Frederic Middle School’s student of the week. He is in seventh grade and the son of Ben and Angel Dodds. Hunter is a good student with excellent work ethic. He gets his work in and participates in class activities. Hunter is cooperative, polite, and uses his time wisely. He works on the farm and plays football, basketball and track. He enjoys working and caring for animals, sports and family activities.

Claire Erickson has been chosen Frederic High School’s student of the week. He is a junior and the nephew of Todd and Cherrise Miller. Claire is willing to work hard, is prompt with work requirements, is a good citizen and participates in school activities. He is involved in AODA, football, basketball and baseball. Claire enjoys sports, four-wheeling, snowmobiling and listening to music. He plans to attend college for law enforcement.

Cody Lee has been chosen Grantsburg Middle School’s student of the week. He is in eighth grade and the son of David and Marci Lee. Cody’s favorite class is math. He keeps pretty busy this fall playing and watching football, which is his favorite sport. Teachers say that Cody is polite, follows directions well and sets a good example for the seventh-grade students.

ST. CROIX FALLS

LUCK

Brooklyn Petersen has been chosen Luck Elementary School’s student of the week.

She is in third grade and the daughter of Kent and Rachel Petersen. Brooklyn likes all kinds of sports, especially basketball.

She takes part in many different activities, most recently in the production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” Brooklyn would like to be a rock star when she grows up. Her favorite food is chocolate cake.

Paul Byl has been chosen Luck Middle School’s student of the week. He is in sixth grade and the son of Michael and Joyce Byl. Paul has persistence with his work, asks questions in class and is very conscientious about doing well in school. He helps on his family dairy farm, shows dairy cattle and is involved in dairy cattle judging. Paul is a member of the Cushing 4-H Club and enjoys hunting.

Gab Witzany has been chosen Grantsburg High School's student of the week. She is the daughter of Chris and Melody Witzany. Gab began class with good keyboarding skills and through practice she was able to achieve excellent results.

She has earned a lifetime membership to the 100 GWAM Club. She has a wonderful sense of humor and a work ethic. She is respected by her peers and can be considred a leader in her class.

Logan Hacker has been chosen Luck High School’s student of the week. He is a sophomore and the son of Brian and Sheri Hacker.

Logan is always ready to learn.

He is engaged, prepared and an all-around pleasure to have in class. Logan is involved in baseball, football, basketball and bowling. He enjoys hunting, fishing, jet skiing and pool baseball. Logan plans to become an architect or math teacher.

Ellinora Wondra has been chosen St. Croix Falls Elementary School’s student of the week.

She is in kindergarten and the daughter of Chris and Lisa Wondra. Ellinora thinks kindergarten is great and the fun games in gym class is her current favorite thing about school. At home she enjoys gardening with her mom and playing with her sister, Emma. Ellinora is a thoughtful and hardworking student.

Emma Tretsven has been chosen St. Croix Falls Middle School’s student of the week. She is in fifth grade and the daughter of Amy and Shannon Tretsven. Emma has many pets. Her favorite pastimes are snowboarding, horseback riding and swimming. She is involved in soccer and her favorite subject at school is band. Emma is a very conscientious student, a hard worker and is a joy to have in class.

Dan Petherbridge has been chosen St. Croix Falls High School’s student of the week. He is a freshman. Dan is a member of the 2008 Saints football team. He enjoys hunting, being with his friends, fishing, dirt-bike riding and snowmobiling.

WEBSTER

Destiny Inkman has been chosen Webster Elementary School’s student of the week.

She is the daughter of Lee Anna Wertz. Destiny is a new student who has adjusted well and has become a great addition to our class and school. She is always smiling and happy. It’s nice to see her here!

Alec Gustafson has been chosen Webster Middle School’s student of the week. He is the son of Kelsey and Erica Gustafson. Alec is a pleasant student who tries his best. He gets along with his peers and sets a good example of behavior in the classroom. Alec loves to ride bike and drive his lawn mower. His pets include two dogs, three cats and two goats. Alec enjoys soccer and basketball. He plays trumpet and likes science.

UNITY

Congratulations students on a job well done!

Nicholas Paulsen has been chosen Unity Elementary School’s student of the week.

He is in first grade and the son of Troy and Debbie Paulsen.

Nick is a very outstanding, outgoing student. He is a good helper and a good friend to all his peers. Nick is very eager to learn anything and everything.

His exemplary behavior and positive attitude make him an outstanding student.

Nathan Heimstead has been chosen Unity High School’s student of the week. He is in fifth grade and the son of Paul and Linda Heimstead. Nathan’s work is neat, logical and timely. He does a nice job of contributing pertinent ideas to classroom discussions. Nathan is a likeable young man with a pleasant sense of humor.

Abby Schlechter has been chosen Unity High School’s student of the week. She is a senior and the daughter of Lisa and Dan Schlechter. Abby works at St. Croix McDonalds. She is involved with Kinship, mentoring an elementary student and is active in Adopt a Highway and the Tobacco Coalition.

She enjoys working with children, arts and crafts and helping people.

Abby plans to be a surgical technition or work in law enforcement.

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SEPTEMBER

THURS. & FRI./18 & 19 Frederic

• Blood drive at St. Luke’s Methodist Church.

Thurs. 1-7 p.m., Fri. 8 a.m.-1 p.m., 715-4853025.

Coming events

Amery

Frederic

• Spades played at the senior center, 1 p.m.

Balsam Lake

St. Croix Falls

• Bulb Basics at the Polk County Library Federation, 715-485-8680.

• Iver’s Mountain information meeting at Unity school, 6 p.m.

• Art group, 9:30 a.m.-noon at the senior center.

• Polk County Genealogy Society to meet at senior center, 7 p.m.

Cushing

TUESDAY/23

• SEL Historical meeting at the community center, 7 p.m.

Amery

• 500 card party at the senior center, 6:45 p.m.

• Polk County Historical Society Program Speaker JoAnn Hallquist will present History of Garfield Park at the Shelter on west side of Lake Wapogasset, 6 p.m.

• Polk County Habitat for Humanity chapter information meeting at Our Savior Lutheran Church, 6:30 p.m., Eric 715-268-4843, Marilyn 715-483-3134.

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.

• Frederic Lioness Club meets at 5:30 p.m. at Countryside for supper, 7 p.m. for meeting at Sunrise Apartments Community Room.

Siren

Grantsburg

Luck

New Richmond

• Conference for nonprofit staff and volunteers at WITC, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., 715-231-7957, mmcmahon@bremer.com, Maltee McMahon,

Siren

• Burnett County Republican Party Meeting, at the Government Center, Room 162, 7 p.m.

The glowing colors of late summer are on display all around us. — Photo by Gary King

Milltown

• United VFW Post 6856 fish fry at the hall, 4:30 p.m.-?

St. Croix Falls

• Bridge, 11 a.m. and Bingo, 1 p.m., at the senior center.

Webster

• Relay for Life of Burnett County awards ceremony and picnic at Crooked Lake Park, 6 p.m., 715-259-4242.

• American Legion Post 132 meeting at the Village of Siren office building at 7 p.m.

• Orange Cemetery Association annual meeting at Orange School, 10 a.m.

St. Croix Falls

• Mentored waterfowl hunting opportunity for youth, ages 12-15. Must sign up. Crex Meadows, 715-463-2897.

• Exercise, 10-11 a.m.; Skipbo, 11 a.m.-noon; blood pressures 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., general meeting potluck 12:30 p.m., 500 cards, 6:30 p.m. at the senior center.

FRI. & SAT./19 & 20 Park Falls

• Gun & Knife Show at the recreational center.

Fri. 5-9 p.m., Sat. 9 a.m.-5 p.m., 866-583-9083.

FRI. - SUN./19 - 21 Barronett

• 22nd-Annual Fall Colorfest. Live music, softball tournament, farmers market, craft fair, etc.

FRI. - SAT./19 - 27 • Harvest Week.

Siren

FRIDAY/19 Amery

• Adult beginners clogging at the senior center, 10 a.m; intermediate adult clogging, 10:30 a.m.; tiny tot clogging, 11 a.m.

Frederic

• Pokeno played at the senior center, 1 p.m.

Luck

• Bingo, all ages, at the library, 6-8 p.m., 715472-2770.

MONDAY/22 • Small-business counseling, appointments, 9 a.m.- 4:30 p.m., 715-485-8608.

• Poker at the senior center, 1 p.m.

• American Legion & Auxiliary meeting at the village hall, 7 p.m.

• Play & learn, birth-5 group at the library, 9:3011:30 a.m., 715-684-4440.

Webster

• Annual Meeting & Potluck Picnic at the Orange Community Center, noon.

Balsam Lake

THURSDAY/18

• Grantsburg Area Historical Society presents history of Grantsburg’s hospitals at the clinic, 7 p.m.

Luck

• Annual Ravnholt Big Cup Tournament at the golf course, 715-472-2939.

SAT. & SUN./20 & 21 Grantsburg

St. Croix Falls

• Harvest Festival at Chateau St. Croix Winery.

Live music, tours, competitions, etc., 715-4832556 or www.chateaustcroix.com.

SATURDAY/20 Amery

• Alzheimer’s Association’s annual Memory Walk at DD Kennedy Mill Park, 9 a.m., 715-2689949, riverbend@amerytel.net.

• Presentation by David Page on the life of F. Scott Fitzgerald at the library, 11 a.m., 715-2689340.

Balsam Lake

• Balsam Lake Rifle Range .22 youth shoot.

Sign-up 10:30 a.m., 715-857-5823, 715-5540878.

Franconia, Minn.

• 12th-annual Arts & Music Festival at Franconia Sculpture Park, noon-10 p.m.

Frederic

• Food & fellowship at the senior center, noon.

Games after dinner.

Grantsburg

• Turkey shoot at the rod and gun club, 8 a.m.4 p.m.

• 24th-Annual Burnett County Chapter Whitetails Unlimited Banquet at the Crex Convention Center, social hour 5 p.m., dinner 6:30 p.m.

Hayward

• 24th-Annual Fall Festival. Live music, craft fair, farmers market, children’s activities, etc.

9 a.m. - 5 p.m., 715-634-8662 or www.haywardareachamber.com.

WEDNESDAY/24 Centuria

• Blood drive at Fristad Lutheran Church, noon6 p.m., 715-485-3025.

Frederic

• Quilting for LWR at Pilgrim Lutheran Church, 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

• Pokeno played at the senior center, 1 p.m.

Osceloa

Luck

• Bryce Hacker Scholarship Fundraiser at the golf course, 715-472-2939.

• Hog Wild BBQ Cook-off, 715-472-4884.

Milltown

• Pig roast and auction fundraiser at North Valley Lutheran Church, 3-6 p.m.

Osceola

• American Heart Association coed golf fundraiser at Krooked Kreek Golf Course, 12:15 p.m. registration, 1 p.m. start, 715-4973386.

Siren

• Annual Harvest Festival, chili cookoff, scarecrow contest & other activities, 715-349-8383.

Trade Lake

• Lake Improvement Assoc. meeting at Trade Lake Town Hall, 9 a.m.

SUN. - WED./21 - 24 Webster

• Parish Renewal Program at Webster area Catholic Churches. “It Isn’t Who I Am, But Whose I Am!” Day and evening sessions, 715866-7321.

SUNDAY/21 Fox Creek

St. Croix Falls

• Exercise, 10-11 a.m.; Skipbo, 11 a.m.-noon; 500 cards & Dominos, 12:30 p.m. at the senior center.

• Senior Citizen Club, Inc. meeting at the United Methodist Church, noon potluck luncheon, followed at 1 p.m., by Nancy Potek on yoga. For more info, 715-294-3670 or 715-2942289.

St. Croix Falls

• Wii® bowling, 10 a.m. at the senior center.

• Friends of the Library meeting at the library, noon.

THURSDAY/25 Amery

• Stamping and scrapbooking at the senior center, 9:30 a.m.

• Amery visually impaired persons at the senior center, 1:30 p.m.

Dresser

• 13th-annual St. Croix Valley Health Care Foundation fundraising dinner at Trollhaugen, 6 p.m., 715-483-0247.

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.

St. Croix Falls

• Annual fall dinner at Georgetown Lutheran Church, noon-2 p.m.

• Exercise, 10-11 a.m.; Skipbo, 11 a.m.-noon; 500 cards, 6:30 p.m. at the senior center.

• Jean Hebert, author of “Beyond the Open Well,” will be signing her book at the Baker Building, 1-3 p.m.

Webster Homecoming court announced The Webster Homecoming Court is shown, (L to R): boys, Jacoby Mosher, Jordan Werdier, Kyle Godfrey, Travis Moser and Quentin Johnson.

Girls: Kara Gall, Olivia Main, Shonne’ Stoll, Rose Kopecky and Kelsey Tretsven. King and queen will be announced at the homecoming dance on Friday night, Sept. 19, at 11 p.m. – Photo submitted