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Wednesday, May 18, 2016 Vol. 127, No. 40 • Shell Lake, Wis.

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• Home and garden show @ Shell Lake • PTA Laker Color Run @ Shell Lake • Happy Trails for Happy Tails trail ride fundraiser @ Spooner See calendar on page 6 for details

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Wisconsin Canoe Heritage Day celebrated Page 8

Spring Fling at Hunt Hill Page 11

SL man pleads guilty to possessing improvised explosives Danielle Danford | Staff writer SHELL LAKE - A 48-year-old man charged with possessing explosives in February pleaded guilty to one of two felony counts in Washburn County Court on Monday, May 16. Brett T. Nelson, Shell Lake, formerly of Bar-

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ronett, was arrested on Tuesday, Feb. 9, after law enforcement searched a room he rented at a house on Lehmann Road in rural Shell Lake and found bomb-making materials. According to the case file, Nelson’s land-

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BREAKERS

After looking at the wild animals all day, Shell Lake kindergarteners David Petz and Jake Dunlavy enjoyed climbing in the caves near the bear exhibit at the Lake superior Zoo in Duluth. More photos on page 27. - Photo by Larry Samson

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Early copy, please SHELL LAKE - Due to the upcoming Memorial Day weekend celebration, the Washburn County Register will have an early deadline. The deadline will be noon on Friday, May 27, for the June 1 edition. The newspaper office will be closed Monday, May 30, in observance of Memorial Day. — WCR

Myella Burch, 6, Spooner, pets a bunny that was one of several on display at the Prairie Fling. The bunnies were joined by many other animals including several different kinds of goats, a camel and two capybaras, a species known as the world’s largest rodent. More photos on page 11. – Photos by Danielle Danford

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Respect and honor

The Shell Lake second-grade class stood, placed their hands over their hearts and recited the Pledge of Allegiance. This is part of a lesson in respect and honoring the American flag and that for which it stands.

Each fold of the flag represents a special meaning.

Chippewa Valley Council Boy Scout volunteer and Shell Lake resident George Cusick addresses the second-grade students on honor and respect shown to the American flag. There has been an insurgence in the Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts in the area. This is due to the hard work parents and volunteers have put in.

As the students left the room, they greeted each and every veteran that was at the program. Shaking hands and giving thanks to Kent Wabrowetz and William Shafer were Jace Powers and George Cusick.

The Shell Lake educators, Shell Lake Honor Guard and deputies from the Washburn County Sheriff’s Office hold the large American flag at the beginning of the flag-folding ceremony.

Photos by Larry Samson

The second-grade students of the Shell Lake Primary School pose for a photo after the session on flag etiquette. The flag is a symbol of the freedom we enjoy and the sacrifices that servicemen and women have made to protect those freedoms.

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ADRC board seeks new members BARRON - The Aging and Disability Resource Center of Barron, Rusk and Washburn counties is currently looking for people interested in serving on the governing board. The mission of the ADRC is to provide older adults and people with disabilities the resources needed to live with dignity and security, stay as independent as possible and have a high quality of life. The ADRC helps people make the most of their own resources,

stay independent and delay or prevent the need for potentially expensive longterm care. The governing board serves in an advisory and policy-making role and is not involved in the day-to-day operations of the ADRC. Board members must represent one of the customer groups ADRC serves, persons age 60 or better, adults age 18-59 with physical disabilities, adults with intellectual/cognitive disabilities,

family caregivers or legal guardians and youth who will soon be receiving adult services Qualified applicants must be interested in preserving the ADRC’s mission and advocating for programs and services that help fulfill it. No experience on governing boards or advisory committees is necessary. Application deadline is Tuesday, May 31.

For more information, please contact Leslie Fijalkiewicz, ADRC director at 715537-6225, or visit adrcconnections.org. The ADRC of Barron, Rusk and Washburn counties helps people live independently and stretch their money. Free, confidential consultations provide unbiased information about local resources for individuals ages 60 plus, adults with disabilities and caregivers. — from ADRC

No lifeguards reality for Shell Lake beach this summer Danielle Danford | Staff writer SHELL LAKE - The reality of no lifeguards at the Shell Lake city beach this summer was highlighted during the Shell Lake City Council’s regular monthly meeting on Monday, May 9. “It will be swim at your own risk this

year unless there is enough qualified applicants,” said Ken Schultz, city council chair. At this time the city doesn’t know of any individuals that could lifeguard the city beach this summer. At least four certified lifeguards are needed to share shifts monitoring the city beach.

Funding is not the issue as the city has $10,000 set aside for their wages. The issue is a lack of interest in the position. Sally Peterson, city mayor, reported that three of the four people that had shown some interest in lifeguarding didn’t pass the lifeguard certification pretest, making

them ineligible for the position. Dave Wilson, Shell Lake Police chief, did tell the council that summer patrols using the department’s UTV will routinely be done in the city limits, including the city beach area.

City council withdraws sponsorship of Monday night movie program Danielle Danford | Staff writer SHELL LAKE - For the third time in as many years, the end of Shell Lake’s Monday night movie program is again threatened. On Monday, May 9, the Shell Lake City Council approved to discontinue the council’s Monday night movie program committee during the council’s regular monthly meeting. “We do not have that involvement this

year and until that steps forward the city is basically backing away from the Monday night movies program either permanently or until somebody steps forward that is willing to take care of the work that is necessary to make it happen,” said Ken Schultz, city council chair. In 2015, the city acted as the program’s sponsor. This allowed the event to use the city’s name and accounts to purchase the

11 movies shown that summer, at a cost of about $2,000 for licensing the movies. Funding for the weekly movie program was done through donations. “I don’t think the funding issue is as big of a challenge as getting volunteers,” said Schultz. He opined that the local community can often be counted on for funding, but getting enough people to participate is the real challenge. Volunteers for the

event assisted in a variety of tasks including setting up for the movie, providing security during the movie and takedown after. Music in the park, which takes place at 6 p.m. on Monday nights each summer, will continue to have performances. In the past the music in the park event preceded the movie program.

CTH MD open to through traffic WASHBURN COUNTY - Washburn County CTH MD is open to through traffic at this time. It is anticipated that this

section will remain open through the remaining roadwork. Drivers may experience flagging operations while areas that

were dug up are paved. Frank Scalzo, Washburn County highway commissioner, says, “Thank you for

your patience during this project.” — from Washburn County Highway Department

Civics class to hold mock car crash SHELL LAKE - On Friday, May 20, Shell Lake School will be hosting a mock car crash. It will be held during both seventh and eighth hour, about 1:50 - 3:28 p.m. Fire trucks, ambulances and police cars will be reporting to the scene to dem-

onstrate what would happen if someone were to get in a car accident while drinking and driving. A high school civics class has put the whole thing together with the help of the Washburn County Sheriff’s Department,

the fire department and other community partners. Actors will be students themselves and will be viewed by the sevenththrough 12th-graders. Parents are more than welcome to come and watch, but since sitting space

will be tight please bring lawn chairs to sit in. The students are really excited for the day and hope that this will be beneficial and impactful. — from Shell Lake Schools

Hoeft announces candidacy for 7th Congressional District RICE LAKE - On Monday, May 9, Rice Lake resident Mary Hoeft announced her candidacy for Congress in the 7th Congressional District. If Hoeft wins in the Aug. 9 primary against three other candidates vying for the Democratic nomination, she will oppose Sean Duffy in the November election. But, as Hoeft said, “If I am unable to get 2,000 nominations signatures by May 25, my name will not appear on the Aug. 9 ballot.” Hoeft has taught communication arts and French at the University of Wisconsin - Barron County for 45 years. She was named a Wisconsin Idea Fellow, Wisconsin Teaching Scholar, Fulbright Scholar to Morocco and Outstanding Educator. Recently, she received the Chancellor’s Career Award for Teaching Excellence. Hoeft has taught in Nepal, bringing Western teaching practices to educators in Kathmandu and a remote Nepali village. In the Rice Lake community, Hoeft served six years on the Rice Lake School

Mary Hoeft Board and was president of the board of directors of Barron County Restorative Justice Programs. She continues to volun-

teer with BCRJP as a Community Voice and Restorative Conference facilitator. Hoeft has two children: a daughter, Kelly, who is a Madison police officer, and a son, Ryan, also a police officer, who died in 2001 while on duty in St. Louis Park, Minn. She is the proud grandmother of Ryan’s daughter, Hannah, and Kelly’s sons, Tacoma, Phoenix and Rockton. When asked why she decided to run for Congress, Hoeft responded, “It is time for me to do more than shake my head at the injustice imposed upon the middle class and working poor. Sean Duffy’s proud support of a Paul Ryan budget that chips away at education, Social Security and health care is shameful.” Hoeft argues that Duffy’s support of a Paul Ryan budget has made it impossible for many families to keep their heads above water. She said, “The citizens of the 7th Congressional District deserve better. I promise to work relentlessly in Washing-

ton to ensure that middle class America does not disappear.” Hoeft has a long list of issues she feels strongly about: cell-phone coverage, broadband Internet, a livable minimum wage, strong support for public schools, jobs that stay in the United States, a clean environment and regaining the middle class are just a few. She said, “I will work tirelessly for the people of the 7th District. But first, I need to win. To win, I need more than 2,000 signatures within the next two weeks. I also need your financial support in order to run a viable campaign.” Hoefts asks readers to go to her website, maryhoeftforcongress.com, to download nomination forms and to learn where to send donations. — submitted by candidate Mary Hoeft

Guilty plea/from page 1 lord, Patrick Glessing, Barronett, reported to law enforcement he had seen bombmaking materials, more specifically pipebomb-making materials, including several steel pipes, gunpowder, electric switches and also a sawed-off shotgun in the room Nelson rented from him. Glessing stated he had entered Nelson’s room because Nelson was behind on rent and had a previous verbal agreement with Nelson. During the search, law enforcement photographed pipes, electric switches and gunpowder located in Nelson’s room. One

pipe had holes drilled into one of the caps on top of the pipe. The officer’s report states this was concerning to law enforcement as this is typically how pipe bombs are made. A nine-page manual on how to make pipe bombs, claymore bombs and shotgun grenades was also found in Nelson’s room. At the time of his arrest, Nelson claimed that the material was not his and suspected Glessing of setting him up. Twelve items were logged as bomb-making materials, four of them were sent to the state

crime lab for testing. Since his arrest, Nelson has remained in custody because he was unable to make the cash bail set at $25,000, which was amended down to $5,000. As of Monday, May 16, Nelson was in custody at the Washburn County Jail. At the plea hearing on Monday, May 16, Nelson appeared in Washburn County Court represented by public defender Daniel James Chapman. In the course of the hearing, Nelson pleaded guilty to intentionally possessing the materi-

als/components needed to assemble an improvised explosive device, a class H felony. The first charge of possessing explosives for unlawful purpose was dismissed. The maximum sentence for a class H felony is a fine not to exceed $10,000 or imprisonment not to exceed six years, or both. Nelson’s sentencing hearing is scheduled for Wednesday, July 13.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

I am writing in regard to the article Details quiet on Shell Lake cheerleading coach’s dismissal, published in the April 27, 2016, edition of the Washburn County Register. I must say that after reading it, I am both amazed and extremely disappointed with the many inaccuracies that have been presented as fact, both by the school administration as well as by Mrs. Danford, the author. It is very obvious to me, as I›m sure it is to those who truly know the coach, that this is a one-sided attempt to discredit her in the eyes of the community. I say that because there has been no mention of any attempt to contact the coach for her comments regarding this situation, if in fact they were made. I do know that the allegations brought against the coach are from a person or persons who do not interact with her on a routine basis, which leads me to believe that they are based on subjective hearsay and personal perception. If the person(s) making these allegations would have expressed those concerns to the coach at the time they occurred, this whole situation could have been cleared up. The cheerleading coach, Alana (Petz) Harrington, is my sister as well as a former Shell Lake cheerleader. In the 1-1/2 years since the program’s reinstatement (it was discontinued three years ago), she has been the coach for the majority of that time. Alana has spent many hours coaching and mentoring the young women on

One-sided attempt to discredit community member

the squad. The cheerleaders are an important part of instilling school spirit and pride, among not only the student body, but the community as a whole. I would like to add that the cheerleaders also cheer for volleyball and basketball games in addition to football and wrestling as was mentioned in the article. I question why this article was even published as there is still an “upcoming closed session meeting yet to be announced,” to “discuss the matter.” I would think that it would be in the best interest of all concerned to refrain from any and all public comments until there has been total resolution. I also question exactly how much of an investigation was carried out by the school administration. The superintendent stated that, “There were several areas of concern by administration. They were investigated and that’s what led to the decision to remove Harrington as the squad’s volunteer coach.” If the administration’s idea of a full investigation involves not speaking to the person of interest before making said decision, there is something fundamentally wrong with the process. There was no mention in the article that administration attempted to contact Alana for information prior to their decision. I feel that as a result, Alana was essentially tried, convicted, and fired as coach based on the previously mentioned hearsay. I also question the author’s journal-

istic integrity as it is obvious to me that she had made no effort to contact Alana to ensure the accuracy of the information she has presented as fact. If she had truly tried to contact her and was unsuccessful, she should have noted that fact. It is my opinion that Danford did not do her due diligence as a reporter as she did not present both sides of the story. In the article, Danford has noted that two members of the cheerleading squad spoke at the most recent school board meeting. She also stated that both students have familial ties to Alana and identified one of them as her stepdaughter. This is not correct and I’m sure came as quite a shock to the student and her family as much as it did to Alana and her family. I question why the student’s names were published as there really was no need to do so in my opinion. The girls have stated at the meeting that their reputations have gone “down in the gutter,” and that they have been called “derogatory names.” The last I checked, this kind of behavior from their fellow students would be considered bullying. The fact that their names were published has only further opened the door for continued bullying and this should not be tolerated nor condoned. As there has been so much discussion about bullying and the implementation/enforcement of antibullying policies throughout the nation, I ask what the administration is doing to put a stop to it. This certainly should not

be left to the cheerleaders, or any student for that matter, to deal with. Anyone who knows my sister knows that she is not the type of person being portrayed in this article. I do know that she has greatly enjoyed coaching these young women and for her to have been dismissed in this manner leaves a lot to be desired in my opinion. Not only has Alana’s character and reputation been severely damaged, but that of her husband, children, and her extended family as well, the majority of whom still live in the area. JoEll L. Petz Duluth, Minn. 1988 Shell Lake graduate

bound on CTH K in the Town of Trego driving a 2012 Honda Accord when he hit a deer just north of Ricci Road. No injuries were reported, the car had moderate damage to the front and front driver side. On Sunday, May 8, at approximately 10:03 p.m., Theresa Caturia, 53, Menomonie, was southbound on Hwy. 53 in the Town of Brooklyn driving a 2008 Chevy Trailblazer when she hit a deer. No inju-

ries were reported. The vehicle had moderate damage to the front, front passenger side, middle passenger side, and it was towed. — Danielle Danford with information from the Washburn County Sheriff’s Office

Editor’s note: We hope your letter helps shed some insight into the situation. For the record our reporter did attempt to contact Mrs. Harrington, both through Facebook and by phone, according to our documentation. I feel the issue, brought to light at a public meeting with the defense of your sister and the questioning of a school board’s decision to dismiss a well-known coach, merited a news story, with the realization that the school district cannot legally disclose all details.

ACCIDENT REPORT On Friday, April 29, at approximately 8:15 p.m., Charles Orourke, 46, St. Paul, Minn., was southbound on Hwy. 53 in the Town of Spooner, driving a 2011 Chevy Silverado, when he hit a deer just north of Little Valley Road. No injuries were reported. The truck had moderate damage to the front. On Tuesday, May 3, at approximately 6:21 a.m., a 2005 Chevy Tahoe was found

in the ditch on CTH T in the Town of Birchwood. The vehicle’s driver Justin O’Hearrow, 27, had attempted to turn the vehicle around on the roadway when he drove too far into the ditch and could not get out. The vehicle’s owner, Patricia Hilbert, 55, Mequon, was informed it had to be removed within 12 hours. On Friday, May 6, at approximately 6:30 a.m., Mark Mule, 61, Minong, was south-

First timber cut and storm salvage operation demonstrates value of state-federal partnership HAYWARD - A groundbreaking agreement gained by Gov. Scott Walker ’s administration to facilitate forestry management and watershed work in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest is being put into action with the first timber cut and salvage operation now under way in the 1.5-million-acre forest. As part of the Good Neighbor Authority agreement between the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and U.S. Forest Service, Wisconsin is pioneering the expanded authority granted by Congress that allows states across the country to build on the good work being accomplished by the U.S. Forest Service. The agreement, which includes expanded forest management and watershed restoration activities on federal lands, promises to support jobs while improving wildlife habitat and water quality. “This first project provides an excellent example of what we can accomplish for the environment and the economy,” said Walker. “The winning bid for the project was awarded to a local employer to remove timber damaged in a windstorm. The wood itself has real value. The Good Neighbor Authority agreement enables the DNR to add to USFS resources, speed the contracting process, harvest the wood and help the forest recover. The USFS staff continues work on other projects, with the partnership resulting in more work being done on the ground.” The first bid opening for timber sales

Mike Martin, left, district ranger for the Great Divide Ranger District, Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, and Jim Kujala, DNR forester, stand near the site of the first timber cut under the Good Neighbor Authority. — Photo courtesy of WisDNR under the Good Neighbor Authority was held April 20 with a total of 30 compa-

nies bidding on eight different sales. The awarded sales total 8.2 million board feet

of national forest timber. Some of the first sales included timber salvage from areas damaged during a September 2014 windstorm in Ashland, Sawyer and Price counties. Among the sales was a 124-acre project on the Great Divide Ranger District that was awarded to FutureWood Corp. of Hayward for $69,080. Known as the Weasel Creek sale, it included a variety of wind-damaged timber such as aspen and northern hardwoods. The timber sales will cover portions of the forest in Oconto, Forest, Vilas, Bayfield, Sawyer, Price and Ashland counties. Future projects will include not only timber sales, but other conservation projects such as wildlife habitat improvement and invasive species management. A second round of GNA timber sales will be advertised and awarded this summer. In addition to making more wood available to Wisconsin’s important forest products industry – an industry that supports 60,000 jobs and provides $4 billion in annual wages – the agreement will help create and maintain healthy forest conditions prescribed in the 2004 Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest Land Management Plan. A portion of the receipts from the timber sales will reimburse the state for its costs to do the work, with remaining funds available for use in conducting additional forest restoration activities in the future.

Regional cow-calf meeting focuses on predator management and issues MINONG - Be sure to attend this year’s regional cow-calf meeting focusing on predator management issues to be held on Saturday, May 21, from 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., at the Minong Center located in northern Washburn County. The center is just east of Hwy. 53 on Hwy. 77 on the left

side of the street. The event will conclude with predator abatement techniques and a pasture walk at the Larry and Deb Radzak beef farm at Chittamo about seven miles from Minong, going east on Hwy. 77 and then north on CTH G. Signs will be posted at the loca-

tions or turnoffs. The event is sponsored by UW-Extension, USDA-APHIS Wildlife Services, WisDNR and the NW Wisconsin Graziers Network. The cost of the program is $12 for the meal. For registration or information, contact Otto Wiegand at UWEX-

Spooner, 800-528-1914 or 715-635-3506, or David Ruid, USDA-APHIS, 715-369-5221, ext. 13. — from UWEXT

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Pederson named Wisconsin Outstanding Instructor

OSHKOSH - Tim Pederson, Amherst High School agriculture instructor, was named the Wisconsin Association Career and Technical Education Outstanding Instructor at the 80th awards banquet held Friday, April 15. The banquet was held at the Premier Waterfront Hotel & Convention Center, Oshkosh. He is the son of Helen Pederson, Shell Lake, and the late Floyd Pederson The agricultural education program in Amherst, which is in the Tomorrow River School District, is comprised of students from Amherst, Amherst Junction and Nelsonville. Agriculture enrollment is about 240 students, from grades seven through 12. National FFA and Amherst FFA Alumni members believe that Pederson is dedicated to the development of an educational environment which will help each student grow into a creative, sensitive and critical-thinking adult. His classes use hands-on learning, lectures, outdoor classrooms and laboratories. His teaching is finding new ways to help students reach their full potential in the classroom. Aside from his role as a teacher Pederson

Tim Pederson, Shell Lake native, has been named Wisconsin Association Career and Technical Education Outstanding Instructor. — Special photo is also an adviser for the Amherst FFA Chapter. His chapter has had a strong commitment to the community and service-oriented activities for all 29 years he has been teaching at Amherst. — with information from the Amherst Bulletin

Family Fishing Festival set

SPOONER – A free Family Fishing Festival will be hosted by the Friends into Spooner Hatchery and the Chuck Revak Free Fishing Day. The event on June 4 will be held at the Governor Tommy G. Thompson State Fish Hatchery, 951 W. Maple St., Spooner, from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Children must be accompanied by an adult and can participate in games, tours and face painting, and prizes will be awarded. Cookies and lemonade will be served. Fishing gear and bait will be provided. FISH is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, and exists to increase conservation awareness through educational programming, outdoor exploration and exhibits at the Gov. Tommy Thompson Hatchery in Spooner. - submitted

AREA NEWS AT A GLANCE CUMBERLAND - Don Johnson Motors announced the addition of Cifaldi Motors to its family of dealerships. Located at Hwys. 63 and 48 West in Cumberland, the new Don Johnson’s Cumberland Motors will offer Ford, Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and RAM automobiles as well as Berkshire Pontoon boats and Mercury motors. “I have long admired the Cifaldi family and their reputation for outstanding service and community advocacy. We’re honored to partner with them to continue that legacy for years to come,” said Joshua Johnson, Don Johnson Auto Group. Under the new ownership, customers will enjoy expanded selection with hundreds of new and preowned vehicles to choose from. At the same time, they will appreciate the opportunity to work with the same

Shell Lake Lions Calendar Winners May 9 - $35 LeRoy Dahlgren, Shell Lake May 10 - $35 Lee Vrieze, Jim Falls May 11 - $35 Andrew Reinhart, St. Louis Park, Minn. May 12 - $35 Corey Furchtenicht, Sarona May 13 - $35 Brian/Angie Frey, Winnebago, Ill.

Bashaw Valley Winners also announced on WJMC FM Radio

TEMPS

Temperatures recorded at Spooner Ag Research Station

2015 May 9 May 10 May 11 May 12 May 13 May 14 May 15

High Low Precip. 61 37 65 40 59 43 .43” rain 58 36 .14” rain 51 34 .02” rain 60 42 60 50 .23” rain

2016 May 9 May 10 May 11 May 12 May 13 May 14 May 15

High Low Precip. 73 40 71 49 trace rain 53 47 .04” rain 55 50 .17” rain 63 44 49 32 46 25

Lake level: Monday, May 18, 2015: 1,218.38’ MSL Monday, May 16, 2016: 1,219.53’ MSL

Cifaldi Motors team that they’ve come to know over the years. All current Cifaldi Motors employees will be continuing as members of the new Don Johnson Motors team. Don Johnson Motors is a fifth-generation family business that has been serving the area for over 100 years, with locations in Rice Lake, Hayward and Cumberland. — from Don Johnson Motors ••• WEBSTER - Faith’s Lodge retreat center in Danbury will be one of the the beneficiaries of the sixth-annual Wig Run on Sunday, May 29, which begins at 9 a.m. at Midtown Tavern, Webster. Faith’s Lodge helps parents and families that are coping with the death or medically complex

condition of a child. The organization will receive part of the event’s proceeds to support their mission to renew strength and build hope for the future of healing families, with part of the proceeds also benefitting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. What started as a motorcycle ride with family and friends for someone’s birthday on Memorial Weekend in 2010, has turned into something much more – a benefit for children with cancer and those parents who are coping with the death of a child. The Wig Run gathers 150 people from throughout Northwest Wisconsin and into Minnesota to ride their motorcycles donning fun and crazy wigs to draw awareness. The bikers leave at 10:30 a.m. sharp and have

Register memories 1956 – 60 Years Ago • Bert Shipman, Shell Lake, was elected to a three-year term as state Conservation Congress delegate from Washburn County. • Mr. and Mrs. A.L. Stouffer announced the engagement of their daughter, Shirley Mae, Phoenix, Ariz., to John W. McNabb, son the the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles McNabb of Shell Lake. • At a fitting dedication ceremony, a delegation of local American Legion Auxiliary members of Post 225 presented three American flags, complete with units, to the new Bashaw School. The Bashaw School had undergone extensive remodeling improvements and had become a part of the Shell Lake School system. • Those attending the Barronett Homemakers Club dinner at the Tower House in Cumberland were Dorothy Johnson, Dorothy Nielsen, Eva Anderson, Elva Nyberg, Amelia Rylander, Gladys Kirkreit, Mr. and Mrs. Bud Krantz, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Johnson, and Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Nyberg.

1966 – 50 Years Ago

• Mrs. Harvey Johnson installed the new officers to the Tuesday Club at the spring luncheon meeting at the Swiss Chalet. The officers were Mrs. John Bakker, president; Mrs. Forrest Thannum, vice president; Mrs. George Guyan, secretary; and Mrs. Roy Slater, treasurer. • The Shell Lake members of the Cumberland Spanish class entertained the Cumberland class at the home of Judge and Mrs. Warren Winton. • The Shell Lake City Improvement Committee was considering the appointment of some person from each block to encourage cleanup and improvement in their block, “so don’t be offended if your neighbor offers some suggestions. The appearance of the entire city should be of interest to every resident. Help your neighbor, loan your tools and encourage improvement wherever possible.”

stops at the Bon Ton in Luck, Spot Bar in Cumberland, Klopp’s in Shell Lake, What the Heck in Webb Lake and finally ending at Crow Bar in Webster around 5 p.m. for live music by Freeway Jam and DJ Kevy D. Each stop includes raffle drawings. “It’s so rewarding to see how many people come and ride for a great cause,” said Jessica Holwell, one of the founders of the Wig Run. “With the support of local businesses and the community, we’ve really been able to grow this event each year.” Registration for the event takes place the day of at Midtown Tavern. The event is $20 per person and includes a wristband, bandana and dinner at the Crow Bar following the ride. — from Faith’s Lodge

compiled by Suzanne Johnson • The Shell Lake Park Board decided to charge $1 per night at the northeast campground as water, tables and toilets were available for use.

Club. • Vern Boettcher, Shell Lake, was selling household items, tools, antiques and miscellaneous items at an auction.

• Janet Frey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Anton Frey, Sarona, was among 60 people initiated into the Phi Kappa Phi honor society. • The South Dewey 4-H Club met at the Shell Lake Methodist Church. Jorge de la Rocha gave a speech about Mexico. Phillip Lindemann gave a report on forestry and showed how to plant trees. Each member was given a tree to take home and plant. Refreshments were served by Mary Nebel and Florence Carlson. • Shell Lake eighth-grader Mike Erickson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Erickson, Sarona, was the third-place winner in the 10th District of the Wisconsin Federation of Womens Clubs’ Helen Mears Art Contest. • Paul and Julie Furchtenicht were accepted as new members of the Washburn County Junior Holstein organization. In a series of judging meetings, the group met at the Jerry Hall farm, Jerry Ullom farm, Don Furchtenicht’s and at the Milton Oddens’.

• Receiving the Nick Masterjohn Most Valuable Senior Athlete Award at Shell Lake High School were Trevor Krantz and Scott Witte. • State Superintendent John Benson presented Emalee Olson, daughter of Stuart and Pam Olson, Shell Lake, with an Award of Excellence. She was a threetime regional spelling champ; the 1995 Wisconsin state spelling runner-up, and the 1996 Wisconsin state spelling champ. She would be advancing to the national spelling bee competition in Washington, D.C. • Thomas D. Crosby, Shell Lake, was awarded the Myron and Anna Atwood and Wisconsin Rural Opportunity Foundation scholarships. He was a secondyear student in the Farm and Industry Short Course at the University of Wisconsin - Madison. • Tanner Jordan was born to Shane and Melissa Williams on May 15.

1976 – 40 Years Ago

1986 – 30 Years Ago

• John Schullo, Shell Lake, principal owner of White Birch Printing, resigned from the Washburn County Board. Schullo said a question was raised regarding a conflict between his business interests and county business. • Boyd Anderson, son of Neil and Agnes Anderson, Barronett, was awarded the Harry Quinn Scholarship at Wisconsin Indianhead Technical Institute’s Rice Lake campus. • Pamela LaRue, daughter of Josephine LaRue, Shell Lake, was awarded an architectural/commercial design grant sponsored by the Wisconsin Architects Foundation and the Wisconsin Indianhead Technical Institute Architectural

1996 – 20 Years Ago

2006 – 10 Years Ago

• Forty-seven students graduated from Shell Lake High School. Max Smith was the class valedictorian and Alexandra Mentele was the salutatorian. • Shell Lake Lions Club members Mike Cox and Miles Miller helped clean the Shell Lake Cemetery in preparation for the Memorial Day weekend. • Cole Smith, Shell Lake sixth-grader, was the winner of the Town and Country Days button design contest. • Alyssa Degner, Shell Lake, and Caleb Wistad, Spooner, were the recipients of a $1,000 McNabb Johnson Scholarship given by the Washburn County Fair Association.

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Thursday, May 19 • Washburn County Historical Society Board of Directors meeting, 4 p.m., Hewitt Building, Shell Lake Museum Complex. Public is welcome. For more information, call 715-468-2982. • Shell Lake PTA meeting, 6:30 p.m., in the 3-12 school library. Baby-sitting available. • Chris Monroe, author of “Monkey with a Tool Belt” and creator of “Violet Days” comic, Spooner Memorial Library 6-7 p.m. to hold a Make-a-Comic-with-aCartoonist event. This event is free to all ages, but geared more to ages 8 and up. Supplies are provided. • Shell Lake American Legion meeting, 6:30 p.m., Shell Lake Veterans Hall, 408 1st St. • Shell Lake VFW meeting, 7 p.m., Shell Lake Veterans Hall, 408 1st St. Saturday, May 21 • Home and garden show, Shell Lake Arts Center, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. • Shell Lake PTA Laker Color Run, 9 a.m., Shell Lake beach. Registration 8 a.m. To donate go to shop. schoolathon.org/183955. • Happy Trails for Happy Tails trail ride fundraiser for the Washburn County Area Humane Society Animal Shelter starting at 10 a.m. at the South Dugan Run Horse Trails, located 11 miles east of Spooner and two miles south on Harmon Lake Road. Cookout-style lunch served from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. at the trailhead. RSVP by calling or texting Kate at 715-419-2797 or Shawn at 715931-8984. • UW-Extension North County Master Gardener Volunteers Association plant sale, 8 a.m., Spooner Ag Research Station.

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Wednesday, June 1 • Washburn County HCE meeting 9:30 a.m. at UWExtension meeting room, Spooner. Thursday, June 2 • Travis Halverson, local cartoonist with the pen name Francisco Gruel, will be leading a cartooning series on how to make a zine (aka mini comic), 6-9 p.m. at the Spooner Memorial Library. RSVP by contacting the library at angelab@spooner.wislib.org or by calling 715635-2792. This series is free to all ages, but best suited for those who are old enough to write and draw. Supplies are provided. • Aphasia Group, 10-11:30 a.m., Trinity Lutheran Church, Spooner. Call 715-520-7999. • Northwest Wisconsin Parkinson’s Disease Support Group, 1 p.m., lower level at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Shell Lake. • Free community meal, St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church, 409 Summit, Spooner, 4-6 p.m. All welcome. Donations accepted. Monday, June 6 • Shell Lake/Spooner Masonic Lodge 221 meeting, 7 p.m. at the lodge. Wednesday, June 8 • Free community meal, 4-6 p.m., United Methodist Church, 135 Reinhart Dr., Shell Lake. All welcome. Donations accepted. • Railroad Memories Museum Board of Directors meeting, 1 p.m., Spooner City Hall. All volunteers welcome. Thursday, June 9 • Travis Halverson, local cartoonist with the pen name Francisco Gruel, will be leading a cartooning series on how to make a zine (aka mini comic), 6-9 p.m. at the Spooner Memorial Library. RSVP by contacting the library at angelab@spooner.wislib.org or by calling 715635-2792. This series is free to all ages, but best suited for those who are old enough to write and draw. Supplies are provided. • Shell Lake Lions Club meeting, 6:30 p.m., Shell Lake Community Center. Saturday, June 11 • Springbrook VFW Post 10568, located on Hwy. 63 in Springbrook, annual Flag Day steak dinner fundraiser event, 4 to 6 p.m. Call 715-766-2128 for tickets. • Washburn County Food Distribution in conjunction with Ruby’s Pantry, Spooner Middle School Tech Ed Building on Elm Street. Tickets 9 a.m. Distribution 9:30 a.m.Volunteers needed. Contact 715-635-9309, 715-4684017 or 715-222-4410.

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Nature program, Raptors of the Great Lakes Region, to be held BIRCHWOOD - The Red Cedar Lakes Association Nature Committee is excited to host Chris Cold, Wisconsin DNR wildlife technician and educator, for its fourth-annual wildlife educational program Saturday, June 4, 10 a.m., at the Loch Lomond Beach Club in Birchwood. Cold will present on a topic near and dear to all nature

lovers, Raptors of the Great Lakes Region. The free presentation will include an introduction of hawks, owls, osprey and eagles, including how to quickly identify them. Participants will also gain an understanding of the behavioral habits, habitats and particular roles (niches) of raptors on the landscape. This interactive program appeals to all ages, and includes an

opportunity to get up close and personal with a few of Cold’s animals, including a hawk, owl, turtle and snake. Cold has an incredible passion for wildlife and educating citizens on how they can co-exist and protect the natural habitat. — from RCLANC

Native plant sale Chris Cold will make a presentation at the wildlife educational program Saturday, June 4, at Loch Lomond Beach Club in Birchwood. — Photo submitted

Schools and teams acknowledged with winter sportsmanship awards NORTHWEST WISCONSIN – The Lakeland Conference recently announced the winners for the winter sportsmanship awards. In the Central Division, the Shell Lake boys basketball team was named and the Northwood girls basketball team. In the East Division, North-

wood/Solon Springs wrestling team, Cornell girls basketball and New Auburn boys basketball were named. In the West Division, the Luck girls basketball team and the Unity boys basketball teams received recognition. — from Lakeland Conference

Relay for Life fundraisers The Washburn County Relay For Life fundraiser for the American Cancer Society is set for Friday, July 22. The opening ceremony will start at 6 p.m., and the event will conclude at 11 p.m. in Shell Lake Memorial Park. If you would like to include team fundraising events in this column, please email your information to news@wcregisternewsroom.com.

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Wisconsin Canoe Heritage Day set SPOONER - Back in 2010, the Wisconsin State Legislature proclaimed the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend to be Wisconsin Canoe Heritage Day. The Wisconsin Canoe Heritage Museum in Spooner is continuing this tradition with their Wisconsin Canoe Heritage Day celebration on Saturday, May 28. From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., there will be the annual canoe and wooden boat show in the street, museum tours and open house in the museum exhibit hall, ongoing activities in the canoe workshop, and live music and food and beverages. Over 20 exhibitors are expected to provide a wide variety of canoes, boats, and canoe-related materials of all types. Classic and modern, tra-

ditional and contemporary, for sale or just for show, it will all be on display at this former grain elevator turned museum. A few of the new highlights this year will be the expanded musical program, a silent auction, and, of course, the new 2016 Tom Mackenzie exhibit. The silent auction was such a success last year it was decided to expand it this year, and one of the featured items in the auction will be a classic 1959 Chetek Debutante Model 162 wooden boat complete with a 1965 Evinrude Starlight V75 motor and trailer. The new 2016 annual exhibit will honor the life’s work of consummate craftsman and builder Tom MacKenzie. He built canoes, organizations, relationships and The Wisconsin Canoe Heritage Museum in Spooner is continuing its tradition of hosting their Wisconsin Canoe Heritage Day event on Saturday, May 28, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. — Photo by Mike Johnson

The musical group Brave Cowboy will perform at this year’s Wisconsin Canoe Heritage Day, along with Pushing Chain and Les Fils de Voyageur. — Photo submitted

dreams with a unique and driven passion, and this new exhibit is expected to re-create MacKenzie’s workshop in the museum exhibit hall. More than a mere diorama, this display will include materials and video from his life as a founder of the Wooden Canoe Heritage Association and his contributions to the development of freestyle canoe paddling through the American Canoe Association. Attendees can enjoy the music of Pushing Chain, Brave Cowboy and Les Fils de Voyageur while sampling the food and beverages available. Pushing Chain, a “folky-tonk” duo from Minnesota’s North Shore, features award-winning songwriter Boyd Blomberg on guitar and Adam Moe on fiddle. They sang the national anthem before a recent Minnesota Twins baseball game. And like the character in Edward Abbey’s book, Brave

Cowboy refuses to be branded, labeled, or fenced in by musical stereotypes. Jason Rabuck on harmonica and guitar and Eric Schubring on banjo and guitar provide an inspired and vibrant blend of folk, rock, blues and originals. Journey back in time with Les Fils du Voyageur, otherwise known as the Sons of the Voyageur. They bring the fur trade era to life through songs of the voyageurs and their authentic period garb. They have been singing together since 1976 and have traveled the entire midwestern region from Lafayette, Ind., to Winnipeg, Manitoba, performing these songs as well as logging songs and Great Lakes sailing songs. The public is invited to this free event at 312 N Front St. in Spooner. For more information visit WisconsinCanoeHeritageMuseum.org. — from WCHM

UW Regent to give keynote address at UW-Barron County commencement BARRON - The graduation of more than 60 students who have earned an Associate of Arts & Sciences degree will be celebrated at the University of WisconsinBarron County’s annual commencement ceremonies on Thursday, May 19, at 7 p.m. in the Fine Arts Theatre. The campus’ annual awards ceremony will be held prior to commencement at 5 p.m. in the student center. UW-Barron County also is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. University of Wisconsin System Regent Tim Higgins will give the keynote address. Higgins, Appleton, is the owner and principal of ChiRho Services, a health care consulting firm. He has an undergraduate degree in economics from UW-Madison and a law degree from IITChicago Kent College of Law. The event also will honor the latest six graduates of the Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences degree program, which UW Colleges introduced in 2012. In addition, special recognition will be given to students who have successfully completed 60 credits with a GPA of 2.0 or higher and will be eligible to transfer. The host for the ceremony will be current student and graduate Aisha Fultz, Balsam Lake, Keith Montgomery, regional executive officer and dean for UW Colleges North Region, will give the welcom-

WITC graduates CNAs The latest graduates of WITC-Rice Lake’s certified nursing assistant 120-hour course recently marked the occasion with a pinning ceremony. Some of the graduates are considering continuing their education to advance in a health-care field. Pictured (L to R): Brittany Dohm, Frederic; Danielle Hagen, Cumberland; Faith Erickson, Cumberland; Dakotah Lundequam, Rice Lake; Tayla Anderson, Cumberland; Samantha Hopp, WITC CNA instructor; and Madeline Doty, Siren. – Photo submitted

University of Wisconsin System Regent Tim Higgins will give the commencement keynote address. – Photo submitted ing remarks. The faculty address will be presented by Linda Tollefsrud, professor of psychology. Greetings from the UWBarron County Foundation will be given by President Jane Dvorak. During the ceremony educational scholarship recipients, outstanding ser-

vice award recipients, the 2016 UW-BC Foundation Distinguished Alumni, and suma cum laude, magna cum laude and cum laude graduates will be announced. Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences degree candidates to be honored at the ceremony are Sarah Dodge of Dallas; Kimberly Gotch, Jodi Kiffmeyer and Jessica Paulson of Rice Lake; Kortney Strunk of Spooner and Trent Parker of Springbrook. Associate of Arts & Science degree candidates to be honored at the ceremony are James Corbett and Rebekah Hart of Amery; Aisha Fultz of Balsam Lake; Ayan Ali, Fartun Ali, Mohamud Ali, Anfa Bashir, Brett Mueller, Fadumo Kahiye, Andrea Lamphere and Felicia Schuman of Barron; Nathan Lisowski of Blair; Katelyn Czekalski, Elizabeth Fortin and Chelsea Hoffman of Cameron; Taylor Hoesly, Benjamin Linton, Chad Sheehan and Tyler Sutton of Chetek; Kelsey Jensen, Kaeli McKillip and Carissa Prekker of Chippewa Falls; Matthew Gretzlock of Clayton; Tianna Olsen of Cumberland; Jerrica Jones of Dresser; Esau Casetta of Eau Claire; Carley Gustafson of Frederic; Jennifer Stauner and Michelle Stauner of Hawkins; Douglas Kempen of Ladysmith; Tyrone Rivard of Osceola; Cody Baldry and Kyle Dachel of New Auburn;

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FFA to have reduced price sale SHELL LAKE – The Shell Lake FFA is having a reduced-price sale of flowers and vegetables Saturday, May 21, from 8 to 11 a.m. at the school greenhouse. Just drive around the school and follow the gravel road to the greenhouse. There are lots of geraniums, dahlias and begonias in addition to other flowers. There are also vegetables such as squash, tomatoes, peppers, pumpkins and more. The hanging baskets and patio pots are limited but at a great price. Call Mrs. Bos if you have any questions, 715-468-7814. — from Shell Lake FFA

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ack in 1963, I was a member of that exclusive club called the U.S. Army. My address was CO “D” (Bridge) 13th Engineer BN, 7th Infantry Division, APO 7, Korea. We were combat engineers that could effectively be used as infantry should the need arise. One Saturday morning Delta Bridge was hosting a company-level battalion inspection with Lt. Col. Norman R. Rosen as its special guest. Rosen was the commanding officer of the 13th Engineer Battalion. Rosen was tough as nails and looked it. At the time I was sporting a black eye due to a dispute with another GI. I didn’t want Rosen sticking his nose in my face, but sure enough he noticed the black eye. He muttered over his shoulder to the company commander, “This one likes to fight.” That would be the first and last time I would ever see him. That was fine with me. Many years later, I was reading a book titled “The Forgotten War” by Clay Blair. The book was over 1,000 pages long, on the Korean War. I was halfway through the book, when I happened to notice a footnote, one of the many pertaining to the battles around the Cho-

Those engineers Community voices Bud Hoekstra sin Reservoir. It was mostly a Marine show, but the Army was involved also. This force represented the X Corps. X Corps was surrounded by roughly 300,000 Red Chinese soldiers. The footnote is in italics. In the words of Clay Blair: “Army Forces in Hagaru-Ri included Company D of the 10th Engineer Battalion of the 3rd Infantry Div. Company D, commanded by Philip A Kilbes, was

composed of 81 GIs and 90 Republic of Korea soldiers. It had been sent there to build an X Corps command post for corps Cmdr. Ned Almond but instead had been thrown into the line to defend the town. During a massive Chinese Communist attack on the night of 11-28-50 the ROKS (Republic of Korea) broke, but the green American engineers held, suffering 50 percent casualties. When daylight came, they counted 400 CCF dead lying in front of their positions. One of the survivors of this heroic action happened to be 1st Lt. Norman R. Rosen.” A graduate of West Point in 1947, he wrote bitterly: “Months passed before the Marines gave us recognition for even having been in their perimeter.” Kilbes and Rosen were belatedly decorated with the Silver Star. After being face to face with Col. Rosen that Saturday morning, and after reading that footnote, I can understand how he and his men survived that battle. They were soldiers, unsung heroes.

Barron Electric helps Scouts achieve excellence BARRON - Barron Electric Cooperative recently donated $500 to both the Chippewa Valley Council and the Northern Star Council of the Boy Scouts of America. Barron Electric’s donations will help with recruiting efforts and training leaders, as well as the cost of camps for Scouts. Barron Electric General Manager Dallas Sloan said, “We are proud to help Boy Scouts deliver a program that teaches positive

values and leadership skills to the youth.” Over 1,200 youngsters were active in Scouting programs in the Blue Hills District in Barron, Rusk Sawyer, and Washburn counties. Bob Lorkowski, finance chair of the Blue Hills District, said, “Our district ranks No. 1 among 285 councils in the United States in the Journey to Excellence, which includes fundraising, programs, training and camping. We ap-

Barron Electric director Randy Cook presents a $500 check to Bob Lorkowski, representing Chippewa Valley Council/Boy Scouts of America. – Photos submitted

Pete Olson, supervisor of finance and consumer accounting at Barron Electric, presents a $500 check to Brian Halloran, camping executive for the Boy Scouts Northern Star Council.

preciate your support and dedication to our young people.” Brian Halloran, camping executive for Northern Star Council, remarked, “Scouting has made great strides over the years, and we greatly appreciate Barron Electric’s support.” Barron Electric has also donated to Girl Scouts. Funds for Barron Electric donations are derived from the Federated Youth Foundation, an administrative trust

overseeing unclaimed capital credits of former members. Barron Electric has served the rural area since 1936, and currently provides electricity to over 18,000 members. - submitted

Shell Lake Community Ed June classes announced SHELL LAKE – The following classes are available soon through Shell Lake Community Education. Wild Mushrooms: Genus Boletus, Wednesday, June 1, 6-9 p.m. This is the first time this class has been offered to give the rare opportunity to learn about the genus Boletus. Tavis Lynch, 30-year veteran of wild mushroom foraging, brings us this class focusing on the genus Boletus and the many species within. This class is only being offered in Shell Lake this summer. Register now by calling WITC at 800-243-9482, ext. 5045 referencing class No. 41500 or visit WITC website at witc.edu/ and search for Shell Lake campus or reference class No. 41500. Cost: $17.54 or $4.50 senior fee. Social Security ~ Strategize to Maximize, Wednesday, June 1, 5:30-

6:30 p.m. Did you know that there are hundreds of options associated with your Social Security retirement benefits? Presentation hosted by Thrivent Financial representative Jason Kohl, MBA, to explore how to sort through the choices.

Help ensure the decisions you make are ones you can live with for the rest of your life. Minimum 4 participants/maximum 12. Class cost: Food pantry donation. Register by Friday, May 27, at jensenk@ shelllake.k12.wi.us or 715-468-7815, ext. 1337. Class location: Shell Lake High School. Heartsaver First Aid and Adult/Child CPR and AED, Thursday, June 9, 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. The Heartsaver First Aid course is designed to teach rescuers the knowledge and psychomotor skills they need to recognize emergencies and to give CPR and first aid until EMS arrives. The goal of the course is to train laypeople in first aid assessments and actions that have been shown to make a difference in mortality and morbidity rates. Register now by calling WITC at 800-243-9482, ext.

5045 referencing class No. 41443 Cost: $30.57 or $4.50 senior fee. Instructor: Janet Thompson. Location: Shell Lake High School Library. Retire Wisely, Wednesday, June 15, 5:30-6:30 p.m., at Shell Lake High School. Will you have enough to retire? Will your retirement income last? Are your assets protected? Thrivent Financial representative Jason Kohl, MBA, will share how to manage six risks all retirees face: outliving income, inflation, unpredictable events, market volatility, income taxes and rising health care costs. Minimum for participants/maximum 12. Class cost: Food pantry donation. Register by Thursday, June 9, at jensenk@ shelllake.k12.wi.us or 715-468-7815, ext. 1337. Class location: Shell Lake High School. — from SLCE

Mark your calendars for Lake Run SPOONER - Lakeland Family Resource Center is looking for participants in their annual fundraiser, the 2016 Lake Run. Partnering with Shell Lake’s Town and Country Days, the nine-mile and five-ki-

lometer runs/walks will take place Saturday, Sept. 3, at 8 a.m. The races are on rain or shine. The start and finish is at Vitality Village, 260 Industrial Drive, Shell Lake. All proceeds benefit families in Wash-

burn County. Registration fee includes a Tshirt. A price increase begins Aug. 1. Save time and register online at runsignup. com and search LFRC Lake Run and 5K. Questions? Call LFRLC at 715-635-4669 or

email lakelandfamrc@gmail.com to request a paper registration form. — from LFRC

Summer enrichment acting opportunities for kids SHELL LAKE – Calling all actors and actresses completing second through 12th-grade. Prairie Fire Children’s Theater is coming to town with auditions for “Jack and the Beanstalk.” The Shell Lake School District will offer the Prairie Fire Children’s Theatre Program MondayFriday, June 27-July 1, with the option for

busing and lunch every day. Class time schedule is as follows, students must be present for all days: June 27-30, 8 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. and July 1, 2-8 p.m. Practice and performance will take place at the Erika Quam Memorial Theatre, downtown Shell Lake. Each registered participant has the option to reserve

three tickets, with 72 tickets available for reservation for each show. Choose from two performances on Friday, July 1, 4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Due to limited seating and an unpredicted amount of participating actors, organizers must initially limit reservations to ensure that each student family can see at least

one performance. Register now by clicking on the summer enrichment icon on the school website at shelllake.k12.wi.us. For questions contact Mrs. Jensen, 715-468-7815, ext 1337. - submitted

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ay is National Hamburger Month. National Hamburger Day is May 28. May is also National Salad Month. Burgers and salad make a good combination for a meal. At our recent Mother’s Day celebration, our grill was used to cook brats, hot dogs, and of course, hamburgers. I know several other people were grilling that day too. The weather was exceptionally nice. Several years ago, as I was picking up beef at my Uncle Jim’s farm after he had a cow processed, he asked if I wanted a soup bone or a T-bone steak. Shocking him, I said, “soup bone.” He seemed a bit surprised that I didn’t really care for steak. Hamburger on the other hand… Wimpy, from the comic strip “Popeye the Sailor Man,” would say, “I’ll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today!”

National Hamburger Month stopped officially announcing how many burgers they I imagine it was a bit difficult to keep track. The Beyond the sold. first restaurant in this chain opened April 1955 in Des Ill. office door Plaines, In 1984, a hamburger place used the phrase, “Where’s the beef?” in its advertising. Many people Suzanne Johnson A character that was used to advertise a certain hamburger chain was the Hamburglar. His friends were Grimace, Birdie, and Ronald McDonald. Remember how this fast-food restaurant used to keep track of how many hamburgers it sold by changing the number under its Golden Arches? It was 1993 when they

Living of the land Old wife’s tales

t may be because many varieties of fresh fruits and vegetables are available every time we visit the supermarket that even small-town residents seldom venture out into field or woods to enjoy nature’s bounty. As a child, our family followed the example of my mother’s childhood, and went into fields and woods. My brothers and sisters and I helped scour fields for mushrooms, with a knowledgeable adult, like my dad or Uncle Fred, and enjoyed our pungent finds on our dinner table. When we went fishing, we brought home the fish we caught and Mother cooked them. One May day, Uncle Fred took us to a place where the hill was covered with wild strawberries and we picked and ate our fill of the little juicy berries. Another time a neighbor told my mother where there were bushes thick with ripe blackberries and all of our family brought syrup pails and buckets and spent the next day picking. Fruit of the vine, and a joy to pick. Precious family time. We gathered walnuts from those fine, old black walnut trees, and they stained our hands inky black. When my kids were small we picked wild blueberries and blackberries. We suffered many scratches and deerfly bites but we enjoyed our harvest. Maybe we had that post-Depression feeling that one must save money and try to live on our gardens and our natural gifts in the fields. Back in the early 1960s there was a back-to-the-land movement. Many city people wanted to build cabins in the woods, and live off the land, or listen to folk music and dream of a better life in the country. Many magazines gained popularity for these growing numbers of outdoor folks. Along came the famous author of “Stalking the Wild Asparagus,” Ewell Gibbons. He was like my people. All his life he hunted and gathered food for his table from fields and forests and lakeshores and along country roads. He gained celebrity status when his books hit the best-seller lists. Ewell Gibbons was born in Clarksville, Texas,

Mary B. Olsen Sept. 8, 1911. His father took jobs that caused the family to move often during his early years. With his mother and four children in the family, food was scarce and he began his search for wild things early to bring home to his mother. They lived for a time in New Mexico hills where he stalked the edible plants and searched nature books to learn all he could about them. He caught fish and small animals. Those were tough times for folks. When he was 15, he left home and found work all over the Southwest, as a hired hand to work with cattle or do carpentry work or work in shipbuilding. He joined the Army, and married, but that didn’t last very long, and he spent most of WWII in Hawaii repairing ships. He went to the University of Hawaii. He married Freda Fryer in 1948. Always a peaceful person, he became a Quaker. They left Hawaii and settled in Philadelphia in 1953. Ewell became a part of the Quaker community, and a staff member at a Quaker Learning Center where he cooked breakfast for everyone each morning. He tried out his natural finds on his friends and family. He began taking more time to write about his lifelong interest in foraging and the knowledge gained in so many places. People wanted to know how to recognize, gather and prepare natural foods. His book in 1962, “Stalking the Wild Asparagus,” brought him fame. He was featured in National Geographic, and made guest appearances on TV shows. He did a com-

would make the same statement that then-81-year-old Clara Peller did in those commercials. Those of us who enjoy a big flavorful hamburger probably have our favorite place to eat one. It may be our own backyard or some place where someone will take our order and perhaps even bring it to a table. Isn’t it great that we have the entire month to celebrate the hamburger?

mercial for Post Grape-Nuts cereal. In it he asked, “Did you ever eat a pine tree?” then added, “Many parts are edible.” But, the cereal was better. He was the object of jokes. He was a guest on “The Tonight Show.” His name was mentioned everywhere. If someone had an object made of wood, you had to be careful Ewell didn’t see it, or he would take it home and cook it. His book, and several that followed, told more about how to forage for edible plants. They made the bestseller lists. Many plants we had begun to look at as weeds, he taught, were used by our forebears as food sources before the coming of the supermarket. Plants like lamb’s quarters, stinging nettles, dandelions and cattails were available if we looked for them and learned how to prepare them for our table. He stressed the flavor of the wild things, often much better than the commercial varieties. Wild cherries, and grapes, wild apples and mulberries, all can be used to make jams and jellies. He thought wine-making was, “... a deplorable waste of good fruit juice, but not all of my friends agree.” Ewell wrote about our reasons for preferring storebought food to the food in the wildwood. Why were Europeans feeding their livestock corn but refusing to use it for their own food for years? Why were tomatoes considered an ornamental plant for 200 years? People had to learn it slowly. One person’s weed is another person’s delicacy. Ewell Gibbons passed away Dec. 29, 1975, in Sunbury, Pa. He left us richer in our understanding of the wonderful world in which we live. He wrote that he had a love affair with nature: “... I am not satisfied with being a mere onlooker, or nature tourist; I crave a more real and meaningful relationship. The spicy teas and tasty delicacies I prepare from wild ingredients are the bread and wine in which I have communion and fellowship with nature, and with the author of that nature.”

Auto collision grads received awards WITC auto collision students have received 2016 Collision Repair Education Foundation awards. Shown with auto collision instructor Steve Moullette, center, are students Clayton Groehler, Spooner, left; and Gerald Howell, Chetek, right. Groehler received an ABRA Auto Body and Glass tool grant of $2,000 of Snap-On tools of his choice. Howell received two 3M Hire Our Heroes awards: one in the amount of $1,000 to cover his tuition and supplies, and another that allows him to choose $1,500 in tools and, upon employment in the collision industry, will choose another $3,000 in tools. Both Groehler and Howell graduated on May 13. — Photo submitted

Spooner Middle School Summer Jam set SPOONER - Tuesday, May 24, is Spooner Middle School’s Summer Jam. This not-to-miss event is a long-standing tradition at SMS. It is a time where students get to showcase all of the great things they have been learning and creating over the school year.

There will be band and choir performances, art exhibitions and displays from the after-school and farm-to-school programs. It runs from 5 to 7 p.m. at the middle school. — from SMS

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Animals, artists and fun at Hunt Hill’s Prairie Fling

Ellyn Schultz, 11, Cumberland, holds an African fat-tailed gecko during a presentation about reptiles and amphibians given at Hunt Hill on Saturday, May 14.

Emily Roberts holds two turtles for Gavin Lawrence to touch as his brother, Austin, far left, and friend Lucas Scribner, at center, look on. Roberts, of Snake Discovery out of Hammond, brought several native and exotic reptiles and amphibians for a presentation during Hunt Hill’s Prairie Fling event on Saturday, May 14.

Photos by Danielle Danford

Ten-year-old Leyton Everson, Shell Lake, was one of the first to hold the boa constrictor named Doug. Kids and adults alike were engaged in the short but informative program that featured several native Wisconsin snakes, but Doug stole the show.

Brothers Reese and Nathan Whitmore were excited to get to hold the boa constrictor themselves but after getting the large snake on them, 5-year-old Reese wasn’t so sure about his end of the snake anymore.

Seven-year-old Amy Mikula, Sarona, takes in a big breath to give her rain-gutter sailboat air in its miniature sail. The event was organized by the Shell Lake Cub Scout Pack 51.

Josh Nellessen pounds a piece of white-hot metal at Hunt Hill’s Prairie Fling. Blacksmithing is his hobby which allows him to create a variety of items that are useful, unique and beautiful. Nellessen resides in the Wausau area.

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Shell Lake fifth-graders graduate from AODA CounterAct program

The Shell Lake fifth-grade class graduated Monday, May 16, from the Washburn County AODA CounterAct program. — Photo submitted

Shell Lake seniors do grand march Shell Lake graduating seniors Keagan Blazer and Natalie Smith led their classmates through the elementary school halls to greet the younger students. The grand march was held Friday, May 13. The message the seniors were sending was work hard, study hard and you will get here someday. The faces of these seniors are familiar to the elementary students. The high school students work in the SMILES program, working as tutors and student aides. — Photo by Larry Samson

Tick- and mosquito-borne disease prevention from epidemiologist Danielle Danford | Staff writer SHELL LAKE—As temperatures warm and the outside world blossoms we are drawn into the outdoors, but the plants we come into contact with can harbor ticks and mosquitos which might be infected with some serious illnesses. “Since we have had warm weather and lots of moisture already this spring it’s going to be a good season for them to be very active,” said Diep Hoang Johnson, vector-borne disease epidemiologist. Johnson studies and analyzes organisms that transmit pathogens and parasites from one infected person or animal to another, causing serious diseases in humans. In Wisconsin the concern is for tick-borne diseases like Lyme disease and mosquito borne diseases like West Nile virus. “The one thing to remember is the risk for exposure increases when it is warm enough for ticks to be active,” said Johnson, who reports people have found ticks on them as early as March this year. Late spring through early fall is the peak transmission time for ticks. In the past the majority of tick-borne diseases, like Lyme disease, were found in the northwestern and west central portions of Wisconsin, due to the abundant forest habitat which is home for the arthropod’s animal hosts. “But we know that the number of reported cases is also increasing in the eastern side and Lyme disease is now reportable in all of Wisconsin,” said Johnson. What’s more is that anyone can be at risk to get Lyme disease and other tickborne diseases. “Efforts in preventing tick bites will

This image identifies two of the ticks commonly found in Wisconsin, the blacklegged or deer tick and the dog or wood tick. In Wisconsin, the blacklegged tick can transmit Lyme disease and other illnesses. – Photo via Wisconsin DNR work to prevent all tick-borne diseases,” said Johnson. When walking in woods or fields staying on cleared trails will keep you out of prime tick habitat where they can latch onto clothing. Create a barrier between skin and ticks by wearing long pants and sleeves, and tucking pants into socks. Choosing to wear light-colored clothing will aid in finding ticks crawling

on you. Use repellents when you go outside, especially if in an area where there is a high population of ticks. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that adults use repellents with 20 to 30 percent DEET on exposed skin and clothing to prevent tick bites. After outdoor activities check your body and others for ticks, including pets. Following that up with a shower will help to remove any ticks you didn’t see. “If you have been outside and think you have been exposed to ticks, if you are experiencing fever, chills, sweats, muscle aches, joint pain, headache, more general symptoms, you should see your physician and talk about doing a tick panel testing for all the possible tick-borne diseases that are present in Wisconsin,” said Johnson. If you find a tick embedded in your skin, to prevent infection, remove it immediately by grasping with a tweezers at the head and pulling. Most mosquitoes don’t carry diseases but those that do can infect with one bite. In Wisconsin reported infections include West Nile virus, California encephalitis, La Crosse encephalitis and Jamestown Canyon virus. Wisconsin has several different species of mosquito that can transmit different diseases, but the West Nile virus is carried by a rare mosquito species, one that the Wisconsin Department of Health has been monitoring for this since 2001. “The main thing people need to remember is that with West Nile virus, about 80 percent of the people infected with West Nile virus may not become ill,” said John-

son. Only about 20 percent of people infected with West Nile show mild symptoms of fever, headache, fatigue, muscle ache and photophobia. Older adults and people with compromised immune systems can be at an increased risk of getting a more severe disease from the infection. Many of the diseases carried by mosquitoes can be prevented by removing mosquito habitat around homes. “As the weather gets warmer make sure you don’t create your backyard into a breeding ground for some of these mosquitoes,” said Johnson. It doesn’t take much water for a mosquito to sustain its life cycle. They can lay their eggs in a very small amount of stagnant water. To keep backyards from becoming a mosquito haven, dump standing water from items in yards like toys, hot tub covers and wheelbarrows. Keep gutters clean to ensure they drain properly. Dispose of tires, cans or plastic containers which be secret hideouts. Birdbaths and wading pools should be changed every three to four days. Besides eliminating standing water, wearing protection to keep mosquitoes from biting is important as well. “We want to make sure people remember to use protection, use DEET insect repellents when they are outside,” said Johnson. Check the label of your insect repellent as Johnson recommends using only EPA registered repellents. Protect yourself indoors by checking screens and windows for holes. June and July are when the common nuisance mosquitoes become more active and most mosquitoes in Wisconsin are these nuisance biter mosquitoes.

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Spooner Senior Awards Day held

The Trego/Spooner Lions Club presented nine scholarships to the Spooner students at the senior class of 2016 awards ceremony held Wednesday, May 11, at the auditorium. Lions Club member Mr. Dienstl presented the scholarships to Tanner Schafer, Dan Pederson, Cassidy Quinton, Reilly Hotchkiss, Jessica Colbert, Devan Miller, Aftyn Tellefson, McKayla Mathiesen and Alex Grubbs.

Photos by Larry Samson

Kayla Kielkucki earned the St. Francis de Sales Scholarship. St. Francis School principal Ms. Kurkiewicz presented the award to her former student.

Kelsie Gerovac received a scholarship from the Shell Lake/Spooner Masonic Lodge. Lodge member Mark Aderman presented the scholarship.

Dan Pederson earned the Bill Menlo Memorial Scholarship. The presenter was Mr. Menlo, brother to Bill. Bill died shortly after graduating from Spooner High School. The scholarship is given to an individual who has shown compassion and love for life.

Three Spooner students earned the Partners of Spooner Health Scholarships, presented by a representative of the Partners group. Madison Mitchell earned one in memory of Lu McClellan; Aftyn Tellefson in memory of Mary Sundeen; and Brady Schumacher in memory of Inez Shaffer.

Tanner Schafer earned the Tailhook Educational Foundation Scholarship. Presenting the scholarship is Cmdr. Dienstl. Schafer will be attending the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., this summer. Jon Johnson and Reilly Hotchkiss received the Spooner Fire District Scholarship. Presenting the scholarship were Darren Vik and Jim Duetsch.

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Katie Foust named Spooner Rodeo queen

Katie Foust is holding back the tears as her sister, 2015 Rodeo Queen Emily Foust, attaches the crown to Katieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hat. While Allie Rohde may be disappointed, she is happy for her new friend. Emily will not have to give up her crown just yet, the official day for the coronation will be Wednesday, June 15.

Allie Rohde puts her horse, Bo, through the course at the Heart of the North Rodeo Queen Tryouts held at the Washburn County Fairgrounds on Saturday, May 14. The contestants are chosen by their horsemanship and interview process. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Photos by Larry Samson

Kaylee Viney leads her horse to the three judges that will be giving her a short interview during the horsemanship part of the tryouts. Her buckskin quarter horse is her best friend. She received Austin on her 13th birthday; he was 4 years old at the time.

The Katie Crosby Fan Club was out in force for their favorite candidate as they pose in front of the SUV that brought them to the fairgrounds. Shown back row (L to R): Madison Laporte, Alexis LaPorte, Katie Crosby, Justine Swanson and Clare Walker. Front: Gabby Osborn and Emily Bullion. Seeing Katies. The 2016-17 Spooner Rodeo queen and princess will be Katie Foust and Katie Crosby, supervising them will be Katie Peck. The Spooner Rodeo is a tradition for this royal family and now Katie Crosby is the newest. Shown (L to R): Danielle Mortensen Kruger, princess in 1999 and 2000; Katie, princess 2016; Melissa Mortensen Crosby, princess 1990; and Kylie Mortensen Bullion, princess 1995 and in 1996, and queen in 2000.

The four 2016 rodeo queen contestants pose after the selection, only two were selected to represent the Spooner Rodeo. All of them were more than qualified and the scores were very close. Shown (L to R): Katie Foust, queen; Katie Crosby, princess; Allie Rohde; and Kaylee Viney, who is now a committee member.

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SPORTS

Lakers face Pirates on the baseball field

The Grantsburg runner beats the pickoff throw to first. Logan Zebro catches the ball just as the player arrives.

Photos by Larry Samson

This is a pivotal play for the game as the Grantsburg catcher catches the perfectly thrown ball to make the tag on James Crawford. Crawford is the best base runner for Shell Lake and generally makes those great plays. Shell Lake lost 7-4 to Grantsburg in their Monday, May 9, game.

Drew Johnson at the plate. Johnson has been a workhorse for Shell Lake in this, his final year playing baseball for the Lakers. The team captain will be graduating this year. His ball experience started with T-ball, then Little League and Babe Ruth before playing varsity ball. He will look back years from now not so much remembering the wins or losses but his teammates and coaches.

Lakers 3-1 for the week

Catcher Meredith Kevan and home plate umpire Steve Clay react to the hard-hit ball that went deep center. The first-place Grantsburg team easily handled Shell Lake 7-0 in the Monday, May 9, game held in Shell Lake. Shell Lake, with a 5-4 record, is in third place in the Lakeland West. Grantsburg is 10-1.

Shell Lake first baseman Grace Anderson catches the infield pop-up as her teammates come in, then back off as she calls it. Softball is a team sport where the players have to communicate with each other.

Photos by Larry Samson

Heidi Steines and coach Kelly Green knuckle bump after Steinesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; RBI single. It was a cold day for softball as the temperatures were just above 32 degrees for the start of the game. Shell Lake beat Flambeau 2-1 and Drummond 22-0 in the Saturday, May 14, Shell Lake tournament.

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Spooner 1-1 for the week

SPORTS

Spooner/Shell Lake take a loss to Barron

Spooner Rails defender Natalie Jury passes the ball off to a teammate.

Photos by Larry Samson

Coach Paige Nemec greets Audi Blonk after her double that brought in the winning run. Spooner came back in the bottom of the seventh to beat Hayward 4-3 in a home game on Tuesday, May 10.

Photos by Larry Samson

The team and coaches recognized Cassidy Quinton, the only senior on the team. Danika McCumber and a Barron player duel it out for the ball.

Spooner forward Leire Santamaria leads the charge at midfield. Spooner/ Shell Lake lost to Barron 3-0 in a home game on Tuesday, May 10.

The Barron player collides with Rails goalkeeper Mariah Skogstad on this attempt. Skogstad came away with a bruise and a save. Jeana Springer and Laura Medley helped defend the goal.

Jenna Curtis slides into the tag as the field umpire Karen Sorenson watches the play. Spooner lost to Cumberland 12-2 in a home game on Thursday, May 12.

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SPORTS

Relay team takes first; Martin takes second at Rice Lake Rotary Invitational

RICE LAKE - Shell Lake attended the Rice Lake Rotary track and field invitational on Tuesday, May 10. Although still cold and a little wet, the students managed to do their best with minimal impact from the weather. As a team the Shell Lake girls placed fifth in the meet, and the boys placed 14th. Placing for Shell Lake: Taking first place were the girls 4x100 and 4x200-meter relay teams, both consisting of Amber Anderson, Sydney Schunck, Lindsey Martin and Nicole Mikula, with times of 51.94 and 1:50.24. In second place was Lindsey Martin with a long jump of 15’6”. In third place were the girls 4x800-meter relay consisting of Julia Pokorny, Savannah Steines, Lauren Osborn and Cassie Skattebo with a time of 11:18.05; Mikula in the 100-meter dash with 13.39; and Ashlea Meister in the discus with a throw of 99’. Placing fifth was Linden Nelson in the triple jump with a jump of 37’7”. In sixth place was Schunck in the 100-meter dash with a time of 13.84. The girls throwers relay of Kaelin Laub, Natalie Smith, Ariana Udovich and Madison LaFave also placed sixth with 1:04.86. In seventh place was Pokorny in the 300meter hurdles and pole vault, with a time of 52.38 and a jump of 7’. Also placing seventh was the girls 4x400-meter relay of Anderson, Alyssa Hodgett, Martin and Pokorny with a time of 4:41.66. The following is a list of other Shell Lake track and field competitors and their events with times and distances: 100-meter hurdles: Sarah Greife, 23.77. 100-meter dash: Alecia Knoop, 16.39; Luke Fogelberg, 13.13. 1,600-meter run: Ali DeLadi, 6:17.78; Katie Cox, 6:53.96; Paula Siebers, 7:58.01; Marty Anderson, 5:55.02; Nathaniel Swan, 6:18.63; Dakota LaSarge, 6:42.81.

Dominic Hopke threw 81’7” in the discus.

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Boys 4x200-meter relay: Nick Udovich, Erick Haynes, Daniel Nielsen and Dominic Hopke, 1:58.89. 400-meter dash: Lauren Osborn, 1:10.72; Hodgett, 1:11.54; Kaitlyn Harraghy, 1:19.15; Daniel Parish, 1:02.21; Joshua Wistrom, 1:07.30. 300-meter hurdles: Steines, 56.55. 800-meter run: DeLadi, 2:54.59; Ashlea Meister, 2:55.50; Harraghy, 3:28.40; Parish, 2:30.79; Marty Anderson, 2:38.32. 200-meter dash: Emma Thomas, 30.38;

Ashley Clark, 33.70; Alecia Knoop, 35.06; Tyler Rognholt, 27.74; Josh Wistrom, 30.51. Pole vault: Linden Nelson, 10’. Long jump: Clark, 10’10.25”; Rognholt, 14’10”. Triple jump: Hodgett, 27’3”; Greife, 26’8”; Haynes, 26’9”. Discus: Laub, 80’09’; Natalie Smith, 64’10”; Luke Pokorny, 98’4”; Dominic

Shell Lake’s Lindsey Martin placed second in the long jump at the Rice Lake Rotary Invitational. Her jump was 15’6”. — Photo by Marty Seeger Hopke, 81’7”; Haynes, 47’10”. Shot put: Meister, 28’8.5”; LaFave, 28’2”; Ariana Udovich, 18’7.5”; Luke Pokorny, 33’3.25”; Hopke, 32’11”; Haynes, 20’5”. — with information from Shell Lake track coaches

Luke Fogelberg is shown in the last stretch of the 4x100-meter relay on Tuesday, May 10, at the Rice Lake Rotary Invitational. Maddie LaFave finishes the throwers relay.

What instrument is that?

Josh Wistrom had a time of 1:07.30 in the 400-meter dash.

Dan Pederson is an accomplished musician at Spooner High School. He is trying to play a special instrument that he designed at the soccer game held Tuesday, May 10. His friends, Zach Olson and Tyler Revak, are more amused than impressed with the sound. — Photo by Larry Samson

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SPORTS

Personal bests set during middle All-weather fan school track meet WEBSTER - The Shell Lake Middle School boys and girls track team competed in the Webster Track Invitational on Tuesday, May 10. Personal records set were: 4x100 relay team of Grace Thomas, Makenna Anderson, Brittany Clark and Emmery Nielsen, 56.48; Tyler Schunck, vault; 6’; Heidi Dougard, shot, 23’ 1.5”; Makenna Anderson, 200-meter dash, 28.86; and Christopher Lord, shot, 38’01”. The following is a list of Laker track and field athletes and their event results: 100-meter dash: Fifth place, Kora Folstad, 15.33; and sixth place, Brittany Clark, 15.73. Also competing was Christopher Lord, 15.59. 200-meter dash: First place, Makenna Anderson with a season-best time of 28.86; and fourth place, Levi Meister, 28.61. Also competing were Heidi Dougard, 33.19; and Jordan Hutchinson, 30.74. 400-meter dash: Placing sixth were both Mikayla Cox, 1:23.21; and Matthew Allar, 1:07.41. Also competing was Tyler Schunck, 1:22.13. 800-meter run: Third place, Emmery Nielsen, 2:55.80. 100-meter hurdles: Third place,

Matthew Allar, 16.37; and fourth place, Grace Thomas, 17.65. Also competing was Adessa Jenkins, 22.23. 4x100-meter relay: First place, Grace Thomas, Makenna Anderson, Brittany Clark and Emmery Nielsen with a seasonbest time of 56.48. 4x200-meter relay: First place, Kora Folstad, Adessa Jenkins, Heidi Dougard and Emmery Nielsen with a time of 2:10.61. Pole vault: Fourth place, Tyler Schunck with a season-best jump of 6’. High jump: First place, Brittany Clark, 4’4”; and third place, Kora Folstad, 4’2”. Long jump: Second place, Grace Thomas, 12’10”. Also competing was Mikayla Cox, 8’8”; Jordan Hutchinson, 11’4”; and Tyler Schunck, 11’1”. Shot put: Second place, Christopher Lord with a season-best throw of 38’1”; sixth place, Levi Meister, 30’9”; and fifth place, Heidi Dougard with a season-best throw of 23’1”. Discus throw: Fourth place, Levi Meister, 99’05”. Also throwing was Matthew Allar, 64’10”. — with submitted information

Bob Washkun is an all-weather fan. He has made every home and away game this year. Whether the weather be cold, hot, or just right, you will find him sitting in his chair close to the fence so he can give encouraging comments to the players. — Photo by Larry Samson

Coach Kelly practices with fifth- and sixtzh-grade players Coach Kelly Bontekoe is working with the fifth- and sixthgrade softball players to help develop their batting skills. She stepped down from coaching JV and varsity this year to concentrate on the younger players. The future of the Shell Lake softball program is right here on the practice fields. — Photo by Larry Samson

Spooner Rails boys golf finishes regular season, prepares for conference meet RICE LAKE – The Spooner Rails boys golf team was among the 22 team competing in the Rice Lake Invitational on Thursday, May 12. The top five teams were Hudson, 314; River Falls, 317; Bloomer 321; Hayward, 323; and Eau Claire Memorial 327. Spooner placed 16th with 411. Spooner scores included Dawson Patrick, 87; Levi Nuebich, 102; Nick Posso, 105; and Colin Gardner, 117. The Rails competed against Bloomer and Cumberland in Spooner on Friday, May 13. Bloomer took that match with 154 to Spooner’s 197. No team score was available for Cumberland. Match medalist was Kenny Berseth with 35. Spooner scores were Patrick, 42; Posso, 51; Neubich, 53; Gardner, 51; and

Teegan Schmock, 60. The Rails will travel to Ladysmith on Thursday, May 19, for the Heart O’ North conference meet. Team standings going into the conference meet are Bloomer, 14-14; Hayward, 12-14; Northwestern, 10-14; Spooner, 7-14; Ladysmith, 4-14; Barron, 3-14; Cumberland, 3-14; and Chetek-Weyerhaeuser, 3-14. The top 10 golfers are Matt Hanson, Ladysmith, 57; Noah Price, Bloomer, 52; Andrew Zillmer, Bloomer, 46; Michael McDonald, Hayward, 37; Max Disher, Hayward, 36; Blake Larson, Spooner, 34; Isaiah Jensen, Chetek-Weyerhaeuser, 34; Eli Robbins, Hayward, 32; and Simon Terry, Hayward, 31. — with submitted information

Butternut Hills Ladies Golf Weekly winners

Thursday, May 12 9-hole First flight Low gross: Pat Hellzen, 57 Low net: Bev Grocke, 40 Low putts: Pat Hellzen, 16 Second flight Low gross: Arlys Santiago, 56 Low net: Karen Quam, 36 Low putts: Mary McCarthy and Milda Brainard, 15 Third flight Low gross: Holly Herland, 65 Low net: Kathy Morales, 42 Low putts: Sue Biglow and Mary Ann Carlson, 19 Chip-in: Jill Hockersmith, No. 1; and

SPRING sports

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Monday, May 23: Regional at Unity, 4 p.m. Thursday, May 26: Sectional at Boyceville, 3 p.m. Friday, Jun 3: State at UW-La Crosse, 9 a.m.

Baseball Thursday, May 19: Versus Unity, 5 p.m.

Sandy Campbell, No. 6 18-hole First flight Low gross: Jeanie Bednar, 100 Low net: Mary Harrington, 79 Low putts: Pam Miller, 31 Second flight Low gross: Vicki Sigmund, 105 Low net: Jan Jenkins, 82 Low putts: Vicki Sigmund, 27 Third flight Low gross: Jane Johnson, 111 Low net: Diane Downs, 75 Low putts: Lil Bartholomew, 32

Saturday, May 21: At Unity, 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 24: Versus Solon Springs, 5 p.m.

Softball Thursday, May 19: Versus Unity, 5 p.m. Friday, May 20: Versus Hayward, 4 p.m. Tuesday, May 24: Regionals at Shell Lake, 5 p.m. Wednesday, May 25: Regionals at Shell Lake, 5 p.m. Friday May 27: Regionals at Shell Lake, 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 31: Sectionals at Shell Lake, 5 p.m.

Going to state Larry Samson | Staff writer SPOONER - Steve Clay will be going to the WIAA State Softball Tournament that will be held at Goodman Diamond in Madison Thursday-Saturday, June 9-11. Clay will be going as a Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association umpire for the state tournament. This is a great honor as only the best of the best are invited to work the tournament. Clay has been officiating softball games for 31 years, he was a Spooner Middle School teacher when he was recruited by fellow teacher Karen Sorenson. Over those 31 years they have umped many games. “Steve was one of the best that I have had the privilege to work with,” Sorenson said of her team member. “It is an honor to be selected and it is a fun week,” she added. This will be Clay’s fourth trip to state. He officiated at state in 2000, 2001 and in 2007. “I was surprised to get the phone call and was quick to say yes,” said Clay. Clay will rely on his experience and knowledge of the game that have served him so well in the past. “I will do the best job that I can, calling the game by the rules and being professional.” Clay is not ready to retire from officiating as he is still enjoying it. He likes being around kids. After retiring as a

Steve Clay teacher, officiating is his way of keeping that contact. He called seven games in the past week, including a Saturday tournament in Eau Claire. Leading up to the state tournament, he will be calling three regional games and two sectional games, the maximum allowed by WIAA. At the state tournament Clay will be officiating in Division 3 games where he will be one of three umpires on the field.

Hole-in-one recorded at Spooner Golf Club SPOONER - On Wednesday, May 11, Spooner Golf Club recorded a hole in one. Tom Brisky aced the sixth hole, which

measures at 160 yards, with a 7 iron. — from SGC

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Another new phone book?

f you’re like me, you got another new phone book recently; 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 facial tissue, foodcontaminated paper and bound books, are accepted for recycling curbside and at the 16 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 contact Jen at 715-635-2197, email me at jbarton@nwrpc.com, or check out the website at nwrpc. com. As a reminder, RCC continues to take computers, televisions and other electronics on an ongoing basis. Three recycling sites accept computers and televisions for recycling; they are Spooner, A&H and Oakland. Midtown Transfer Station in Siren may take computers as well but please call them directly to inquire at 715866-4835. Minong may also take computers but please call them first to inquire at 715-466-2062. The Sarona landfill (Lake Area Landfill) also may take computers but again, please call to confirm at 715-469-3356.

OBITUARIES

Earth Notes Jen Barton Even if there are residential requirements for garbage disposal at a particular location i.e. Oakland Collection Center, A&H or Minong, anyone can use the recycling services available at these sites. Please call Jen with any questions. The 2016 household hazardous waste collection events are scheduled. Please hold onto all hazardous chemicals until these collection events. The events will be on Saturday, July 9, in Burnett County at the Grantsburg Fairgrounds from 8–10 a.m., and in Siren at the Burnett County Highway Shop, 8150 Hwy. 70, from noon-2:30 p.m.; as well as on Saturday, Sept. 10, in Washburn County at the Spooner HHW Site, 1650 Cottonwood Ave., from 8:30–10 a.m., and at the Birchwood Sewage Treatment Plant, 412 Edenharter Drive, from 12:30–3 p.m. Electronic devices and appliances can be disposed

of at the Siren HHW event only. Other options for disposal of electronics can be found in the above paragraph or by contacting Jen. More information will be forthcoming as the collections draw nearer. There will only be Saturday collections for hazardous waste in 2016 due to extreme budget cuts so please plan accordingly. RCC continues to provide recycling services at many locations throughout the two-county region of Burnett and Washburn counties. Please limit the use of these drop-off boxes to residentially generated materials. Businesses are not permitted to use RCC drop boxes and must contract with a licensed hauler to provide recycling services. In Wisconsin, it is not an option to recycle, it is the law. RCC recycling sites are located in Burnett County at Grantsburg, Blaine, Siren, Oakland, Trade Lake, A&H, Hertel and Webster. In Washburn County the recycling sites are located at Spooner, Shell Lake, Minong, Long Lake, Sarona, Stone Lake, Springbrook and Trego. Please contact Jen for information regarding these locations including addresses, hours of operation and fees charged for some items. Any resident can utilize any of the recycling sites, not just the one in your area. Jen can be contacted by email at jbarton@nwrpc. com, or phone at 715-635-2197.

Send death notices/obituaries to P.O. Box 455, Shell Lake, WI 54871 or email news@wcregisternewsroom.com

Bonnie Ann Seever

Bonnie Ann Seever, 75, of Felch, Mich., died on Dec. 24, 2015, at her home in Camden, Ariz. She was the daughter of the late Paul and Pearl Pfeifer. She was born Aug. 28, 1940, in Argenta, Ill. Bonnie married the love of her life, Lyle Seever, on Feb. 20, 1959. She was preceded in death by her parents, a grandson; sisters and brothers.

She is survived by her husband of over 56 years, Lyle Seever; daughters, Theresa (Lars) Johansson and Diana (David) Lee; sons, Lyle (Kathy) Seever Jr., Christopher (Amy) Seever and Joseph (Missy) Seever; 22 grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren. Bonnie is no longer in pain. Rest in love and peace, our beautiful Christmas angel. Proctor Funeral Home of Camden is in charge of

arrangements. To sign the online guest register, visit proctorfuneralhome.com. Services will be held 1 p.m., Sunday, May 29, at Northern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery, N. 4063 Hwy. 53, Spooner, WI 54801. Lunch will be served at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church, Spooner.

Graveside services set for Donald Grunnes Donald C. Grunnes, 85, Northeast Minneapolis, Minn., was graciously taken home to heaven by the Lord on Jan. 30, 2016. Relatives and friends are invited to join the family at a graveside committal service for Don at 1 p.m., Tuesday,

May 24, at Lorain Cemetery, 40th Street at 350th Ave., Indian Creek, rural Frederic in Polk County. The service will be officiated by the Rev. Dean Gade, pastor of Gloria Dei Lutheran Church (LCMS), Minneapolis, Minn., and will conclude with full military honors.

Ragtime piano benefit concert at Potter’s Shed

Scott DeVoe promoted to line superintendent BARRON COUNTY – Barron Electric Cooperative is pleased to announce the promotion of Scott DeVoe to the position of Spooner area line superintendent. He is responsible for planning and supervising work for the construction, operations, maintenance and repair of the cooperative’s electric distribution system in their northern service territory. General Manager Dallas Sloan said, “With over 35 years in this industry and his excellent safety record, we look forward to the experience DeVoe will bring to this position.” DeVoe Scott DeVoe remarked, “I’m excited to take on the challenge of this new job, I’m looking forward to the change.” Brian Schulz recently retired from the line superintendent position after working at electric cooperatives for 37 years. Sloan said, “We greatly appreciate Brian’s dedication to the cooperative.” Schulz remarked, “I really enjoyed my job at Barron Electric; I will miss meeting with the members, working outdoors and working with the employees.” – submitted

SHELL LAKE - The Potter’s Shed in Shell Lake will host a ragtime piano benefit concert by UW-Superior Professor Alexander Sandor on Saturday, May 21, at 7 p.m. Sandor is a veteran of ragtime festivals across the country and has performed at the Scott Joplin Ragtime Festival, the Lake Superior Ragtime Festival, Eagles and Ivories Ragtime Festival, the Chippewa Valley Ragtime Festival and the Big Top Chautauqua Tent Radio Program. Sandor’s recordings, “Fingerbuster” and “Cascades,” have made their way to every colonized continent on the planet. The Rag Times writes, “his is a prodigious talent, and every piece is arranged so that he is all over the keyboard before the ending.” Admission to this concert is free, and freewill donations will be accepted on behalf of the Shell Lake Arts Center. Refreshments will be available for purchase at the event for a small charge. To learn more, please contact the Shell Lake Arts Center at 715-468-2414, email at info@shelllakeartscenter.org, or visit website shelllakeartscenter.org. — from SLAC Alexander Sandor will provide a ragtime benefit concert at the Potter’s Shed on May 21. — Photo submitted

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AREA CHURCHES Lake Park Alliance

53 3rd St., Shell Lake 715-468-2734 Rev. John Sahlstrom, Rev. John Hendry Sunday Worship Service 10 a.m., Nursery Provided; Youth Group, 7th - 12th grades, Wednesdays 6 - 8 p.m.

Baptist

Northwoods Baptist

W6268 Cranberry Dr., Shell Lake; 1 mile north of CTH B on U.S. 253 Pastor Adam Dunshee 715-468-2177 Sunday School: 10 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. Sunday service: 6 p.m. Wednesday service: 7 p.m.

Spooner Baptist

W7135 Green Valley Rd. (Green Valley Rd. and Hwy. 63) Pastor Darrel Flaming 715-635-2277 spoonerbaptist.com Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. Sunday evening service 6 p.m. Wed. evening service 6:30 p.m.

Catholic

St. Joseph’s Catholic

100 N. Second St., Shell Lake Father Bala Showry Saturday Mass: 4:30 p.m. Books and Coffee: Tues. 9 a.m.

St. Catherine’s Catholic

CTH D, Sarona Father Bala Showry 715-468-7850 Sunday Mass: 8:30 a.m.

St. Francis de Sales

409 N. Summit St., Spooner Father Bala Showry 715-635-3105 Saturday Mass: 6 p.m. Sunday Mass: 10 a.m.

Episcopal St. Alban’s

Corner of Elm and Summit St., Spooner, 715-635-8475 Sunday at 10:30 a.m.

Full Gospel Shell Lake Full Gospel

293 S. Hwy. 63, Shell Lake Pastor Virgil Amundson 715-468-2895 Sunday School & Adult Education Classes: 9 a.m. Celebration worship 9 & 10:30 a.m.; KFC (Kids For Christ) during Service; UTurn Student Ministries 6 p.m.; Tuesdays: Compassion Connection (Men only) 7 p.m.; Wednesdays: Compassion Connection (Women only) 7 p.m.; Thursdays: Compassion Connection (Coed meetings) 7 p.m.;

Lutheran

Barronett Lutheran 776 Prospect Ave., Barronett Pastor Todd Ahneman 715-671-3197 (cell) Sunday Worship: 9 a.m. The Spirit Connection Youth Group will meet the first Wednesday of the month at 6 p.m.

20805 CTH H, Barronett 715-468-4403 Pastor Al Bedard Sunday School 8:30 a.m. Family Worship 9:30 a.m. Fellowship follows worship Holy Communion first Sunday of the month Midweek Studies Mondays 2 p.m.

Trinity Lutheran

1790 Scribner St., Spooner Pastor Russ Leeper 715-635-3603 Sunday Worship: 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., 9:15 Sunday School. Office hours: Monday - Thursday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.; Friday, 8:30 - noon. trinityspooner.org

Hwy. 70 W, Spooner spoonerwesleyan.org 715-635-2768 Senior Pastor Ron Gormong; Pastor Brian Scramlin, Assistant Pastor; Pastor Patrick Cooper, Student Ministries; Pastor LeRoy Drake, Pastoral Care; Pastor Kara Vincent, Worship Arts; 9 and 10:30 a.m. Sunday Worship and 9 a.m. Sunday School and ABF; 10 a.m. Third Place Cafe; 10:30 a.m. Worship; Wednesday - 6:30 p.m. Family night, kids, youth and adult programming, nursery provided.

Cornerstone Christian

Faith Lutheran

Pastor Steve Miller Sunday Worship 9 a.m.

United Methodist

312 Elm St., Spooner 715-635-3227 Rev. Jack Starr Sunday Worship: 10:45 a.m.

Lakeview United Methodist

(Missouri Synod) South of Spooner off Hwy. 63 W7148 Luther Rd. Pastor Brent Berkesch 715-635-8167 Sunday worship 8 a.m. Sunday School/Bible class 9:15 a.m. Praise Worship 10:30 a.m.

Williams Road, Hertel 715-635-3227 Rev. Jack Starr Sunday Worship: 9 a.m.

Nazarene

Church of the Nazarene

W3114 Church Rd., Sarona Pastor Mary Strom 9 a.m. worship service, 9 a.m. Sunday school. Holy Communion: First and third Sundays and Festival Sundays.

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Pastor Tom Kelby 106 Balsam St., Spooner 715-635-9222 cornerstonechurch spooner.com Sunday Worship: 10 a.m. Wednesday: Bible study and prayer, 6:30 p.m.

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United Methodist

(WELS) Hwy. 70 at Hwy. 53, Spooner Pastor Gene E. Jahnke 715-635-7672, Home: 715-354-7787 Sunday Worship: 9:30 a.m. Sunday School and Bible class: 10:45 a.m.

Salem Lutheran, ELCA

Spooner Wesleyan

135 Reinhart Dr., Shell Lake, 715-468-2405 Pastor Steve Miller Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m. Sunday School during worship time; webcast livestream.com/ slumc

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Timberland Ringebu Free Lutheran

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First United Pentecostal

337 Greenwood Ave., Spooner Pastor Dustin Owens 715-635-8386 Sunday school: 10 a.m.; Sunday worship: 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study: 7 p.m.

Trego Community Church

Pastor Bill Lee W5635 Park St. Trego, WI 54888, 715-635-8402 Sunday School 9:15 a.m. Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m. prayer meeting; Youth group, 6:30 p.m.; Kids program, AWANA, ages 4 - grade 6, 6:30 p.m.

Hwy. 253 S, Spooner Pastor David Frazer Associate Pastor David Cash 715-635-3496 Sunday Worship: 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Sunday School: 9:45 a.m.; Wednesday adult, youth and children ministries: 6:30 p.m.

803 Second St., Shell Lake 715-468-7718 Pastor Sue Odegard shelllakesalemlutheran.org Worship 9 a.m. Sunday School 10:15 a.m..

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Bishop Patrick F. Roper 715-719-0124 644 S. 6th Street, Barron 715-537-3679 Sunday: Sacrament 10 a.m., Sunday School/Primary 11:20 a.m., Priesthood/Relief Society 12:10 p.m.

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t began when I bought him his first pair of cowboy boots. He looked at them lovingly and wore them with great pride. Even to bed. After he fell asleep, I would quietly go into his room and remove them gently not wanting to awaken him. Michael and I progressed from the boots to jeans and a plaid shirt. Then a vest. Finally, a cowboy hat. Standing in front of the mirror in his room one day, he declared with pride, “I’m Cowboy Mike.” At that moment in his young life, he decided who he was and what he wanted to be. He discovered his destiny by the clothes he wore and the dreams he had as he watched cowboy movies. It ended when his friends laughed at him. Each of us, at one time or another, had a dream about who we wanted to become and what we planned to do with the life that God gave us. We wanted to bring the future into the present with carefully detailed plans and goals. We chose classes and programs of study to help us prepare for occupations that fit into our dreams. We looked forward to accomplishments that would bring us joy and happiness, satisfaction and success. For some life unfolds as planned. For others there were starts, stalls and stops. We worked hard at life. To make the most of life, however, we must not eliminate God from our plans. He knows what is best for us because he gave us life. Writing from a cave one day David finally said, “I cry out to God Most High who has a plan for me.” It’s never too late to seek his plan.

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Shell Lake School pops concert

Shell Lake band director Ben Kunselman has his hands full as he conducts the combined middle school band. Students from fifth through eighth grade played together as a band at the Shell Lake Middle School pops concert performed Monday, May 9.

Photos by Larry Samson

Intermezzo Club members Susan Leeper and Barb Luedeke presented Jeremy Bouchard with a $500 scholarship to advance his music. He plans to attend Shell Lake Arts Center this summer.

Thirteen graduate from leadership class

On Thursday, May 12, Leadership Washburn County celebrated the graduation of its 13-member class for 2016. Those individuals are pictured (L to R) front row: Linda Havlicek, Mike Trudeau, Robyn Pollei, Alishia Webster, Lisa Reed, Mike Jensen and Cari Lynn Pagel. Back row: Tracy Elkins, Tom Sarne, Craig Roberts, Gary Berghuis, Lynn Berghuis and Chris Lapray. Leadership Washburn County is a nonprofit organization that exists to develop current and future leaders in Washburn County by offering a high-quality training program that emphasizes leadership skill development while exploring current issues facing Washburn County. – Photo by Danielle Danford

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Monday morning, May 16, our weather was warming up into the 60s and 70s with no rain. The trees are leafing out. The birch must be late. We have a new tenant at Glenview, Elaine King, who just moved in. The Richards have left our facility. Marion Shattuck has been visiting her son in Middleton for the past week. I see that Gina Lewis’ granddaughter was here on Sunday enjoying dinner with her. Talking to Cheri Minot, she said her twin daughters, Michelle and Tonya, were back from their vacation in Washington, D.C. They rode in a van and the driver explained all the important buildings and sites. They came back tired but more informed. We celebrated two birthdays last week: Bun Weathers and Zino Tully. They served us delicious cake and ice cream. Mary Marschall spent a couple of days in Rochester, Minn., with her mom, Marion Furchtenicht, who had a new heart valve and stent. She is now home and recuperating with help. Take care, Marion. Last Saturday night, Frank Mortensen celebrated his birthday at The Prime bar and restaurant. Those attending were his daughter, Toni, Minneapolis; sister Lillian Ullom, Jason, Amy and Mallory Mortensen and Debbie and Kent Jamme. Birthday greetings, Frank! Last Friday night, Carla and Jerry Gronning attended Luke’s graduation from technical school in Rice Lake. Life is like a grade B movie. You don’t want to leave in the middle of it but you don’t want to see it again. — Ted Turner

They enjoyed an afternoon of visiting and playing cards. A number of ladies from Lakeview UM Church, along with some family members and friends, met at Tracks at noon on Wednesday for lunch. They celebrated Mother’s Day. Visitors of Gerry and Donna Hines on Wednesday were Hank and Karen Mangelsen and Lida Nordquist. June and Lloyd Anderson called on Karen and Hank Mangelsen on Thursday morning. Donna Hines and Lida Nordquist went to Vadnais Heights, Minn., Thursday afternoon and visited Brenda Sweet. Folks who visited Lawrence and Nina Hines during the week were Hank and Karen Mangelsen and Gerry and Donna Hines. Randy, Henry and Josephine Mangelsen were guests of Karen and Hank Mangelsen over the weekend. On Saturday they all went to the home of Jake Mangelsen. Along with a number of other family members and friends they helped Jake with some landscaping projects. Donna Hines went with Marlene Swearingen and Lida Nordquist on Sunday afternoon and attended the tour of the new Spooner hospital.

the recipe for her snickerdoodles, for even though Jess made some excellent ones, Mikey says that Judy makes the best snickerdoodles ever in the country. Judith also gave me two other things to write about, but I was unable to call to get more info from the appropriate parties, so I’ll give you the small highlights, and Judith can follow up next week. It seems one of the daughters of Ali and Lonnie Carter, Kaylee, entered a contest of sorts for fire safety week. She and some other young students got to have a ride in one of Cumberland’s fire trucks. That’s a pretty big deal. I’ve never been in one! Next, the Barronett Civic Club hosted their annual spaghetti supper on Friday night. The proceeds were to go for renovating the Barronett park. If the spaghetti was as good this year as it always has been, I’m sure we’ll have a really spruced-up park now. Well, I’ll quit for now before I hit the 10-page mark. Hope you all have a newsworthy week … or at least one with a little gossip; and you’ll have your normal Judith column back next time. Bye from Barronett.

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Judith called me Friday afternoon and once again you get stuck with long-winded Sharai as your neighborhood gossip. Hopefully it will prove to be not such a bad deal for you this week. Here goes … Judith is in Worcester, Mass., with husband Duane, Jerry and Savanna Marsh, Lynn Thon, her son Garrett and his wife, Kandice, and son, Kane, Tammi Thiam, and Ginny Grill. They all went to attend the graduation of Sanara Marsh from Worcester Polytechnic Institute. They have all been having a wonderful time meeting a lot of Sanara’s friends, eating way too many meals out, and exploring Boston. Speaking of graduations, I attended the WITC graduations on Friday evening. This marked the 75th anniversary for WITC and among the many intelligent graduates were Andrew Halama, grandson of Al and Jolene Lowe of Sarona. He graduated with honors from the residential construction and cabinetmaking course. Next was Nikki Corton who also graduated with honors, from the nursing course. The third young lady I was very glad I was there to see was our own former Miss Fairest of the Fair, Devon Snowbank, who graduated from the dental assistant course. It was a beautiful ceremony for all of the graduates and onlookers. The graduates should all be extremely proud of themselves for all their accomplishments. I know all of us friends and family members are proud of them. I was sitting at the very top of the bleachers with Nikki’s husband, Eric, Eric’s sister, and two of Eric and Nikki’s daughters, Jasmine and little Izzy (Elizabeth). I was in front of them with my purse on the seat next to me when Izzy accidentally tapped my purse and it tipped back. Eric caught it, but I had the zipper open and my phone fell to the floor. It was in its case so I wasn’t too worried, but wasn’t sure how I was going to get it because the bleachers were blocked on both ends. Well, after the ceremonies were complete and many of the people were heading out, Jasmine came to my rescue. She climbed between the bleachers, ran back and picked up my phone, and then crawled back out of the bleach-

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

LTE RECEPTIONIST/ TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM COORDINATOR

Washburn County�is accepting applications for the LTE Receptionist/Transportation Program Coordinator position with the Unit on Aging/ADRC. Duties and responsibilities of this position include: basic administrative tasks including typing computer data entry and record-keeping tasks, as well as coordinating the specialized transportation and chore programs for elderly and handicapped clients. Qualifications - High school diploma or equivalent with two years’ postsecondary formal preparation/ training/education in secretarial, administrative or related field and experience which shall have involved record keeping and compiling reports in scheduling of manpower and/or vehicles; or a combination of experience and training to provide essential knowledge skills and abilities. Starting salary range is $13.48 $14.98/hr. D.O.Q. For an application, contact the Washburn County Personnel Department at P.O. Box 337, Shell Lake, WI 54871, Ph.: 715-468-4624, Fax: 715-468-4628, email: adminper@co.washburn.wi.us, or download an application from our County website at�www.co.washburn.wi.us.�Resumes will be accepted but will not take the place of a completed application.�Applications must be received by 4:30 p.m., Friday June 3, 2016. EOE. 646928 40-41r

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Dewey Country

Pauline Lawrence

Mother’s Day weekend was the fishing opener in Wisconsin. Minnesota’s was this weekend. Hopefully all you fishermen and women got your fill. I used to fish with my dad and we had such great times. My dad always wanted to take one more round around the lake. I don’t know what his thoughts were, maybe that last round was the lucky round, catching a big one. A very happy birthday to Liam Charles Russell who turns 6 years old May 19 and also to Vonnie Mogenson and Angie Stellrecht. Everyone have a great day. May 21, a very happy birthday to Stacey Leach, Aubrey Mangelsen and Jeremy Monson. Have a great day. A very happy anniversary to Chad and Colleen Jensen on their special day, May 21. Many more to you. May 22, a very happy anniversary to Lolly and Nina Hines as they celebrate 62 years together. Have a wonderful day. A very happy birthday to Melba Denotter, Paul Cornelison and Emily Parker, all on May 22. Enjoy your day. May 23, a very happy birthday to Howard Potter as he enjoys his special day with many more to come. May 25, a very happy anniversary to Andrew and Kate Melton as they celebrate their special day together with lots more to come. A very happy birthday May 25 to Bess Smith as she enjoys her special day with many more to come. Aren’t the woods pretty with the new leaves and the white blossoms? Yes, the blooms stand out so pretty. And the trilliums have outdone themselves, with the woods full. Those coyotes are something else. Yes, they’ve been ahowling and it gives a person the creeps. One sounded like it was in Richy’s pasture and the others sounded like they were down by Mark and Noel Knoop’s place as their hounds certainly did bark. Penny Ladd, Rey and Ree and Paul Cramer came Sunday and we had a nice visit. They left as Penny wanted to do some shopping on the way home. Jeff and Rem Ladd went turkey hunting in southern Wisconsin for the weekend. Last Thursday, Jackie Perlt came to her mom’s, Diane Hulleman’s, and stayed until Saturday morning. Diane says Jackie is such a worker and between the two gals they put down 60 bags of mulch. Diane is beautifying

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her place this year with all the flowers she’s going to plant. Diane’s friend Robin and Robin’s friend came to Diane’s and dug a bunch of hostas. Saturday, Diane met Robin and Robin’s sister and the three of them went to Klinger’s. Take notice: Diane Hulleman tells me she has put up a little library and wants people to come use it. It’s by the road and Diane has books in it. She would like people to come and use the library. So, if you need a book to read, come and get it. Bev and Jarret Casselious came and brought a meatball dinner which they enjoyed along with Bev’s folks, Carl and Betty Meister. I hear Dennis and Kari Swan are having an auction. I heard they have sold their place. Carl Meister has planted his corn now. I just hope those little ears stay underground until it gets nice and warm. Talking with Butch Vanselus, he tells us that Sunday morning he had 26 degrees at 5:30 a.m. He said their car and the house roof were also white. Talking with Ann Johnson, she says it’s just too cold to put her garden in yet even though the ground has been worked up and is ready. She says her son, Duane, likes being on the Burnett County Board. Peggy Vesta and Don Lane were at Evelyn Melton’s on Sunday. Homer Melton from the Twin Cities stopped in to see his mom. Homer, Allen and Julie Melton, and Richard and Karen Melton came and enjoyed potluck supper at Evelyn’s and later they enjoyed playing cards. Homer stayed with Evelyn as he wanted to go fishing with Allan. Hope you guys got your limit. Talking with my niece, Janie Lauterbach, I asked her how her birthday went. She said she had a great massage and in the evening her husband, Rick, made BBQ chicken. Coming for supper were Jan Lauterbach, and Marie and Warren Quam. One day they went to Duluth and ate at Red Lobster. Saturday found the family at Hunt Hill. Janie said it was very interesting. On Sunday, they attended the open house at the new Spooner hospital. Janie said there were tons of people enjoying it. Oscar and Melissa Flores announce the birth of their daughter, Eirian, who arrived in April. The little girl has two older brothers. Myrna and Kurt are now greatgrands. On Mother’s Day, Jodie Atkinson came to see her

Mary Nilssen

What a switch in weather! Remember, summer is right around the corner. Don’t give up! The Stone Lake Area Historical Society board will meet this Thursday, May 19, at 6:30 p.m. at the Lions Hall. Members and interested people are invited to attend. Gratitude is extended to everyone who helped with or attended the ham and scalloped potato dinner. Remember that the Stone Lake Museum Complex will open Friday, May 27, noon to 4 p.m. It will be open every Friday-Sunday noon to 4 p.m. through Oct. 1. Please plan to visit your museum this summer. The Stone Lake Farmer Market will begin on Thursday, May 26, from 2-6 p.m., every Thursday through Sept. 15. The new location is at NW WI Realty at the corner of Hwy. 70 and Main Street in downtown Stone Lake. Vendors wanted. Time to clean out the garage? The annual Stone Lake Area Garage Sale will be held on Saturday, June 4, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Forms may be picked up for the sale at local businesses in downtown Stone Lake or online at stonelakewi.com. Garage sale registrations are due no later than Saturday, May 28. The Stone Lake Senior Center will sponsor a garage sale on Saturday, June 4. If you are spring cleaning and have some gently used items to donate, please bring them to the center. If you have larger items, let one of the advisory board members know so they can arrange for pick up. Also on June 4, the Stone Lake Evergreen Cemetery Association will be sponsoring a garage sale. If you have items you wish to donate for this sale, please call Judy Paine at 715-865-2546. Storage is available. Proceeds will go toward maintenance and improvements of Evergreen Cemetery.

Senior lunch menu Monday, May 23: Zesty kielbasa, homemade macaroni and cheese, steamed greens beans, frosted brownie. Tuesday, May 24: Meat and bean burrito with cheese and sour cream, stewed tomatoes, ice cream. Wednesday, May 25: Beef burgundy, buttered noodles, garden salad, sugar cookie. Thursday, May 26: Tuscan-baked chicken, au gratin potatoes, roasted asparagus, fruited gelatin. Friday, May 27: Cook’s choice.

folks and brought Myrna a special Mother’s Day card. On the back of the card there were beautiful flowers which were glued on by Sandy. Such a nice surprise. Our Miss Katie Crosby is now the 2016 Spooner Rodeo Princess. I don’t think anyone deserves the privilege more than Katie Crosby. Why? Well, Katie has worked on cattle for the show and sale in Spooner and worked a lot with her house. Congratulations Katie. The queen is Katie Foust from Rice Lake. Marv Knoop tells us there aren’t a lot of people on Bashaw Lake this spring. Bashaw used to be fished so much in the winter. Maybe it’s due to a number of fishermen from another town getting caught with way too many fish. Smile. My 3-year-old was told to pee in a cup at the doctor’s office. He unexpectedly got nervous. With a shaking voice he asked, “Do I have to drink it?” Scatter sunshine! Have a great week!

Washburn County Area Humane Society

ADOPTABLE PETS OF THE WEEK Here’s an awesome pit bull that you really need to meet, Not only is he talented, he’s also super sweet. Our Onyx can sit pretty; he will also talk to you, We think he is adorable, and very charming, too. His eyes are different colors; it is really quite unique, ‘Cause one’s all blue, the other brown, with just a small blue streak. If dogs like Onyx scare you, he is here to change your mind, He listens and he’s gentle, he is also very kind. He’ll lick your kids, play with your dog, he will be your best friend, However, there is just one thing that we don’t recommend. It’s something that you could say he might like a bit too much, And that would be a kitty; it’s the one thing he can’t touch. A loving home and family to make his future bright, Is all that Onyx’s wanted, now you’re here to make it right. Dogs for adoption: 4-1/2-year-old spayed walker hound; 3-year-old male black/white pit bull; 2-yearold female brown/white terrier mix and a 3-year-old male Mastiff mix. Cats for adoption: 1-1/2-year-old neutered gray/ white longhair; 4-year-old spayed/declawed black/ brown shorthair tiger; 4-1/2-month-old female black shorthair; 3-year-old neutered tan shorthair; 3-1/2-year-old neutered black/white shorthair; 1-yearold neutered orange/white shorthair and a 2-year-old neutered black/white shorthair.

Don’t forget the Stone Lake Lions fish fry on Saturday, June 4, from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Lions Hall. The Stone Lake Community Wetland Park paths have all been cleaned and the park is in perfect shape for a nice walk on a balmy day. Those days should be coming soon. By the time you read this, the picnic areas will be ready for occupancy, and the picnic table up in the gazebo will be ready for your picnic overlooking the lake. As you walk the trails, take a good look at the progress being made with the buckthorn eradication project. Craig Baldridge has been working with Steve Lorenz, the professional buckthorn eradication expert, and they have a few sections of the park in maintenance mode already, which means the worse infestation of buckthorn has been removed and now efforts must be maintained to keep it from taking over. A $500 grant from the Cranberry Festival Committee was gratefully received and will be used on the buckthorn project, and the membership drive over the winter was very successful. More than 125 families have become Friends of the Wetland Park and have provided financial assistance so that the Located at 1400 Cottonwood Ave. in Spooner effort to eradicate buckthorn can continue in full force. (Behind the county fairgrounds) Gratitude is extended to everyone who is helping to keep 715-635-4720 wcahs.com our beautiful park healthy. The Green Bay Packers will be at Marie’s Hideaway on Tuesday, June 7, from 5-8 p.m. Come on out, relax and enjoy talking with some of our Packers. This is an exciting day for Stone Lake! Have a wonderful week and try to stay warm. Mary MANKATO, Minn. - Nicholas Lechnir, Spooner, Nilssen can be reached at 715-865-4008 or upnorthnils2@ received his Bachelor of Science degree in environmental gmail.com. sciences from the Minnesota State University, Mankato. Graduation ceremonies were held Saturday, May 7, in Taylor Center’s Bresnan Arena. — from TheLink •••

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Meal reservations must be made at least 24 hours in advance, call your senior center to confirm. Menu is subject to change. All meals served with milk and bread.

Dining at 5 Friday, May 27, Birchwood: Swiss steak, baked potato, steamed corn, fresh salad bar, apple-pear crumble pie. Please make reservations 24 hours in advance by calling 715-354-3001. Suggested donation is $5. Cost for anyone under 60 years old is $8.75.

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT LIMITED-TERM EMPLOYMENT

Washburn County is seeking applicants for limited-term employment in the Highway Department. This is a temporary seasonal position with a starting hourly rate of $10.73 - $11.93 per hour DOQ. Job duties including, but not limited to, driving a mower tractor, a five-yard and tandem truck, patching blacktop and shoveling gravel, rock picking, brushing and flagging traffic. Knowledge and experience with standard transmissions is necessary. An application may be downloaded from the Washburn County website at www.co.washburn.wi.us, or contact the Washburn County Personnel Department, P.O. Box 337, Shell Lake, WI 54871; phone: 715-468-4624, fax: 715-468-4628 or email adminper@co.washburn.wi.us. Resumes will be accepted but will not take the place of a completed application. Applications must be received by the Personnel Department by 646017 39-40r 4:30 p.m., Wednesday, May 25, 2016. E.O.E.

Engagement

Pollei/Lameka

Darin and Robyn Pollei, Shell Lake, wish to announce the engagement of their daughter, Aurora Pollei, to Spencer Lameka, son of Dan and Michelle Pike, Milwaukee. Aurora is a 2008 graduate of Shell Lake School and the couple are 2012 graduates of Ripon College. Aurora and Spencer will be wed on June 11, 2016, in Milwaukee. — Photo submitted

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

LTE RISE ‘N’ DINE COORDINATOR POSITION

Washburn County is accepting applications for the LTE Rise ‘n’ Dine Coordinator position with the Unit on Aging. Responsibilities include greeting and registering participants, maintaining accurate data records of participation to ensure compliance with the requirements of the Senior Nutrition Program, stocking food and supplies, and the ability to communicate effectively and demonstrate professional and courteous customer service. Experience and training required: High School diploma or equivalent; training and experience in quantity food handling and preparation; completion of a course in food service sanitation; or any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities. This is a temporary position, not to exceed 395 hours per year. Starting salary is $12.46/ hour. For an application contact the Washburn County Personnel Department at P.O. Box 337, Shell Lake, WI 54871, Ph.: 715-468-4624, Fax: 715-468-4628, email: adminper@co.washburn.wi.us, or download an application from our County website at www.co.washburn.wi.us. Resumes will be accepted but will not take the place of a completed application. Applications must be received by 4:30 p.m., Friday June 646929 40-41r 3, 2016.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

NUTRITION AND PREVENTION PROGRAM SUPERVISOR POSITION

Washburn County�is�accepting applications for the Nutrition and Prevention Program Supervisor position with the Unit on Aging/ ADRC.�This position is responsible for supervising, planning, coordinating and monitoring the nutrition program for the Washburn County Senior Centers Sites in Minong, Spooner, Shell Lake and Birchwood. Minimum Training and Experience Required to Perform Essential Job Functions: A qualified candidate will have knowledge of services available and programs provided in an active senior center; a basic knowledge of quantity food handling and sanitation; knowledge of problems, needs, and concerns of the elderly and persons with disabilities; the ability to keep records and prepare reports; and the ability to plan, coordinate and monitor the work of others.� This position requires a Bachelor of Science Degree in Health Care, Dietetics, Nutrition Science OR Bachelor’s Degree in related field plus three years’ experience in job-related field.�Experience or training in quantity food handling; completion of a course in food service sanitation desirable; or an equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities.�Experience supervising staff and volunteers preferred. Starting pay range is $18.35 $20.40/hr.�D.O.Q., with excellent benefits. For an application, contact the Washburn County Personnel Department at P.O. Box 337, Shell Lake, WI 54871, Ph.: 715-468-4624, Fax: 715-468-4628, email: adminper@co.washburn.wi.us, or download an application from our County website at www.co.washburn.wi.us.�Resumes will be accepted but will not take the place of a completed application.�Applications must be received by 4:30 p.m., Friday June 3, 646927 40-41r 2016. EOE.

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Marian Furchtenicht

It’s fresh asparagus and rhubarb time. Elaine Ryan came bringing me a meal of fresh asparagus and it was so good. A spring tonic, like no other. Folks have been very busy spring planting and getting gardens in. The birds have been busy building nests. My robin finished its nest and now has three blue eggs in it. Daughter Mary and grandson Duane took me to Rochester, Minn., on Tuesday for appointments and the flowering crab trees in yards were one big bouquet of blossoms, just breathtaking. The lilacs are opening, too. Jim Frey is still in a deep coma at Regions in the Twin Cities, about the same, in the critical care unit. His fiancee, Lynn, has been their every day. His sister, Jan, and Jeff and his brother, Tony, and Kelly went down Sunday. Jan and Jeff took their travel trailer down and have it there for more convenience. He needs our prayers. Mavis Schlapper has been enjoying her Mother’s Day flowers from her son, Dean, in Texas. She went to daughter Pam Cernoky’s in Elk Mound on Mother’s Day. Son Wayne and daughter Karen form Stevens Point were there to surprise her. Marilyn Zimmerman celebrated Mother’s Day and her birthday at her sister Linda Stodola’s house for a cookout with their families and their mom, Germaine Paulson, on a beautiful day. Marion Reiter went along with daughter Liza and her friend and spent some time with her son, Ken, and family in Baraboo this past week. Russ and Nancy Furchtenicht and granddaughter Arianne and Craig Furchtenicht went to neighbors Daniel and Beatrice’s for their birthday party with 15 to 20 people there enjoying Mexican food and music. Belated wishes to them. Corey Furchtenicht went along with his grandpa, Ralph VanMeter, to the Masons recent smelt fry in Shell Lake. Jake and Sam West got done planting on Friday, May 13. Julie put her garden in a week ago. Reports nothing is up yet though. She had one tomato plant out and covered it but it still froze and her hydrangea bushes are looking pretty sad. It got pretty cold here a couple of nights. Was saddened to hear of LIQUOR LICENSE the recent death of Margery APPLICATION Scott, 85, Birchwood. Got to know her when we were State of Wisconsin on the Thursday bowling County of Washburn} ss league in Rice Lake. She was Town of Beaver Brook} a sister of the late Mae Bell To: The Town Board of Beaver Brook: Heino, Shell Lake. A very Gentlemen: sweet lady.

(May 4, 11, 18) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT WASHBURN COUNTY COMMUNITY BANK OF NORTHERN WISCONSIN Plaintiff, vs. MICHAEL J. CHRISTENSEN, APRIL D. CHRISTENSEN, MANFRED GALAN, KIM GALAN Defendants. NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Case No. 15 CV 96 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered in the above action by the Circuit Court of Washburn County, the Sheriff of Washburn County, Wisconsin, will sell at public auction on the front steps of the Washburn County Courthouse, in the City of Shell Lake, Wisconsin, on June 1, 2016, at 10:00 a.m., the following described property: Units 1 through 6, inclusive, being all of the units in Maple Grove Beach condominium, together with the common areas and elements of Maple Grove Beach Condominium, a condominium declared and existing under and by virtue of the Condominium Ownership Act of the State of Wisconsin and recorded by a Declaration of such condominium in the office of the Register of Deeds for Washburn County, Wisconsin, on January 12, 2000, in Volume 414 of Records, Pages 556-579 as Document No. 268824 and amended by the First Amendment to the Declaration of Condominium of Maple Grove Beach Condominium recorded July 10, 2013, as Document No. 359129. PROPERTY ADDRESS: N1936 County Highway M, Sarona WI. TERMS: Cash. DOWN PAYMENT: 10% of amount bid by certified check. BALANCE DUE: At time of confirmation of sale. 645901 WNAXLP

I, Michael Allen Rummel, trade name d/b/a Rummel’s Tap, with address W5292 Co. Hwy. B, Sarona, WI, hereby apply for a Class “B” license under Chapter 125.51 of the Wisconsin Statutes for the sale of intoxicating liquors and Chapter 125.26 for the retail sale of fermented malt beverages for the year commencing July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, on the following described premises to wit: Tavern, patio, walk-in cooler storage, SW corner of SW corner of T38 N-R12 Sec. 24. Michael A. Rummel Clerk’s Office Town of Beaver Brook Application filed the 10th day of May, 2016. Nancy Erickson, Clerk Town of Beaver Brook 646732 40r WNAXLP

(May 18, 25, June 1) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT WASHBURN COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ROGER C. LADENDORF DOD: 4/24/2016 Notice to Creditors (Informal Administration) Case No. 16PR22 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE 1. An application for informal administration was filed. 2. The decedent, with date of birth July 14, 1927, and date of death April 24, 2016, was domiciled in Washburn County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of W 6017 Pair O’ Lakes Road, Trego, WI 54888. 3. All interested persons waived notice. 4. The deadline for filing a claim against the decedent’s estate is August 3, 2016. 5. A claim may be filed at the Washburn County Courthouse, Shell Lake, Wisconsin, Room 2C. Shannon Anderson Probate Registrar May 5 2016 Katherine M. Stewart P.O. Box 364 Spooner, WI 54801 715-635-9081 646719 WNAXLP Bar No.: 1005716

I am doing great. My daughter, Mary, brought me to Rochester, Minn., early Thursday morning and guess what. I was the first heart surgery of the day. Had the transcatheter aortic valve replacement procedure that is done through the groin. So, I have a new bovine heart valve, two stents put in, then on Friday a pacemaker put in. So grateful with so many good people taking care of me. John and Mary Marschall came and got me on Saturday. Released already by 5:30. Got home and Bonnie Helmer was here to stay with me. Thanks for all your prayers. I feel so blessed. Kids are counting down days now and graduation invites are coming in. Another school year about gone. I visited my sister Sharon Wilber at the hospital in Spooner last Wednesday. She is now in the swing bed there. Happy birthday this week to Casey Furchtenicht who turns 21, Mitzie Paulson, Tom Jones, Brian Westlund, Brenda Pederson and Vonnie Mogensen, May 19; Ann Schlapper Pestorious, May 20; Brayton Campbell, May 21; Kathy Dahlstrom, Gary Campbell, Luke Pokorny, Bev Grocke and Luanne Sigmund, May 22; Chuck Hofmann, Jerry Ullom, Carl Leisher, Elise Bouchard and Marvin Schaefer, May 24; Paul Furchtenicht, Linda Christianson and Aaron Studt, May 25. A happy anniversary is wished to David and Joanne Irvine, May 19; Dave and Linda Frank, May 20; Jack and Jolene Harrington, and Andy and Chris Martin, May 23; and Jeff and Richelle Hanson, May 25.

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS WWTF Effluent Lift Station Replacement City of Shell Lake Washburn County, Wisconsin The City of Shell Lake will ONLY receive and accept bids through QuestCDN.com via the online electronic bid service (QuestvBid) for the construction of WWTF Effluent Lift Station Replacement until 2:00 p.m., June 2, 2016. All bids will be downloaded and publicly read aloud at MSA Professional Services, Inc., 15 W. Marshall Street, Suite B, Rice Lake, Wisconsin 54868, at that time. The work for which bids are asked includes the following: • New wastewater influent lift station (piping, electrical, controls, submersible pump) • Control manhole with telescopic valve • Metering manhole • Underground gravity and force main pipe (Pressure class PVC) • New electric service • Removal of existing lift station • Site grading and restoration The BIDDING DOCUMENTS may be examined at the offices of MSA Professional Services, Inc., Rice Lake, Wisconsin; the City of Shell Lake; Planholders list will be updated interactively on our Web address at http://www.msa-ps.com under Bidding. Copies of the BIDDING DOCUMENTS are available at www.questcdn.com. You may download the digital plan documents for $30 by inputting Quest eBidDoc #4499962 on the website’s Project Search page. Please contact QuestCDN.com at 952-233-1632 or info@questcdn.com for assistance in free membership registration, downloading and working with the digital project information. No proposal will be accepted unless accompanied by a bid bond equal to at least 5% of the amount bid, payable to the OWNER as a guarantee that, if the bid is accepted, the bidder will execute and file the proper contract and bond within 15 days after the award of the contract. BIDDER is required to deliver the original bid bond within the 72 hours of bid opening to MSA Professional Services, Inc., Attn.: Erik Evenson, P.E., 15 W. Marshall Street, Suite B, Rice Lake, Wisconsin 54868. The bid bond will be returned to the bidder as soon as the contract is signed, and if after 15 days the bidder shall fail to do so, the bid bond shall be forfeited to the OWNER as liquidated damages. No bidder may withdraw his bid within 60 days after the actual date of the opening thereof. WAGE RATES Wisconsin State Wage Rates: Pursuant to Section 66.0903, Wisconsin Statutes, the minimum wages to be paid on the project shall be in accordance with the wage rate scale established by State wage rates. Federal Davis Bacon Wage Rates: Federal wage rates can be found at http://www.wdol.gov/dba.aspx#0. Be aware that project Administrators, Bidders, and Contractors are required to use the latest federal wage rate available at the time of bid opening. The minimum wages to be paid on the project shall be the higher of the wage scale established by either the Federal or State wage rates. This project anticipates use of Wisconsin DNR Clean Water Fund Program funding. We encourage Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs), including Minority-owned Business Enterprises (MBEs), Women’s Business Enterprises (WBEs), and Small Businesses in Rural Areas (SBRAs) to submit bid proposals. A municipality, in awarding prime contracts, and the primary engineer and primary contractor, in awarding subcontractors, are required to make a good faith effort to achieve a combined minimum goal of 15% participation for MBE/ WBE utilization in accordance with s.NR 162.09(3), s.NR 166.12(4) and s.NR 167.18(4) Wis. Admin. Code. If a subcontractor awards subcontracts, these requirements shall apply to the subcontractor. The Contractor shall conform to the “Use of American Iron and Steel” provision of H.R. 3547 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014, section 436, including all iron and steel products used in the project. Bid Proposals may be denied if the requirements of this section are not met and waivers are required. EPA guidance for the use of American Iron and Steel (AIS) can be found at http://water.epa.gov/grants_funding/aisrequirement.cfm. OWNER reserves the right to waive any informalities or to reject any or all bids. Published by the authority of the City of Shell Lake. CONSULTING ENGINEER: MSA Professional Services, Inc. 15 W. Marshall Street, Suite B Rice Lake, Wisconsin 54868 Erik Evenson, P.E., 715-304-0309 646994 40-41r WNAXLP

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700 ESTATE GUNS AT AUCTION! Sat., May 21- Prairie du Chien, WI. MISCELLANEOUS Fine collectible and modern arms! ADVERTISE HERE! Advertise your www.kramersales.com 608-326- product or recruit an applicant in 8108. (CNOW) over 178 Wisconsin newspapers across the state! Only $300/week. That’s $1.68 per paper! Call this CONSTRUCTION, REMODELING, WINDOWS paper or 800-227- 7636, www. LOG HOME SUPPLIES, 1x8 car cnaads.com. (CNOW) siding, 56 cents lin. ft. Ceiling log ENTERTAINMENT AND beams, porch posts and log railing. Caulking, stain, Half-log siding. 800EVENTS 426-1002 www.LogHomeMart.com. HUGE TOMAHAWK MAIN STREET (CNOW) MEMORIES CAR SHOW 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Sunday, May 29, Downtown HELP WANTED - SALES Tomahawk, WI. Motorcycle show EARN $500 A DAY: Insurance and swap meet, Saturday, May agents needed • Leads, no cold calls 28, noon - 5 p.m. Free spectator • Commissions paid daily • Lifetime admission; kids’ activities. www. renewals • Complete training • tomahawkmainstreet.org; 715-453Health and dental insurance • Life 1090; Facebook. (CNOW) license required. Call 888-7136020. (CNOW) REQUEST FOR BIDS - CITY OF SHELL LAKE The City of Shell Lake is seeking bids for chip seal of approximately 1,486 feet of Laker Drive, and 1,280 feet of Reinhart Drive. The City of Shell Lake is also seeking bids for crack fill and chip seal of approximately 2,200 feet of S. Lake Drive, 445 feet of Corbitz Lane and 660 feet of Lutz Lane. Bid specifications are available at the City Administrator’s Office, City Hall, 501 First Street, P.O. Box 520, Shell Lake, WI 54871. Sealed bids must be submitted to the City Administrator’s Office by 1:30 p.m. Friday, May 27, 2016. For further information, contact Public Works Director Mitch Brown at 715416-0547. The City reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids or to select the bid(s) most advantageous to the City. Shell Lake Public Works Committee 646293 39-40r WNAXLP

NOTICE OF THE BOARD OF REVIEW FOR THE TOWN OF BARRONETT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Review for the Town of Barronett, of Washburn County, shall hold its first meeting on Wednesday, May 25, 2016, from 6 to 8 p.m. at N1608 South Heart Lake Road, Shell Lake, WI. Please be advised of the following requirements to appear before the Board of Review and procedural requirements if appearing before the Board: No person shall be allowed to appear before the Board of Review, to testify to the Board by telephone or to contest the amount of any assessment of real or personal property if the person has refused a reasonable written request by certified mail of the Assessor to view such property. After the first meeting of the Board of Review and before the Board’s final adjournment, no person who is scheduled to appear before the Board of Review may contact, or provide information to a member of the Board about the person’s objection except at a session of the Board. No person may appear before the Board of Review, testify to the Board by telephone or contest the amount of assessment unless, at least 48 hours before the first meeting of the Board or at least 48 hours before the objection is heard if the objection is allowed because the person has been granted a waiver of the 48-hour notice of an intent to file a written objection by appearing before the Board during the first two hours of the meeting and showing good cause for failure to meet the 48-hour notice requirement and files a written objection, that the person provides to the Clerk of the Board of Review notice as to whether the person will ask for removal of any Board members and, if so, which member will be removed and the person’s reasonable estimate of the length of time that the hearing will take. When appearing before the Board, the person shall specify, in writing, the person’s estimate of the value of the land and of the improvements that are the subject of the person’s objection and specify the information that the person used to arrive at that estimate. No person may appear before the Board of Review, testify to the Board or by telephone or object to a valuation; if that valuation was made by the Assessor or the Objector using the income method; unless the person supplies the Assessor all of the information about income and expenses, as specified in the manual under Sec. 73.03(2a), of the Wis. Statutes, that the Assessor requests. The Town of Barronett has an ordinance for the confidentiality of information about income and expenses that is provided to the Assessor under this paragraph which provides exemptions for persons using information in the discharge of duties imposed by law or of the duties of their office or by order of a court. The information that is provided under this paragraph, unless a court determined that it is inaccurate, is not subject to the right of inspection and copying under Section 19.35(1) of Wis. Statutes. The Board shall hear upon oath, by telephone, all ill or disabled persons who present to the Board a letter from a physician, surgeon or osteopath that confirms their illness or disability. No other persons may testify by telephone. Respectfully submitted, Town of Barronett Patricia A. Parker 646601 40-41r WNAXLP

COURT NEWS Matthew W. Barrett, Two Harbors, Minn., speeding, $250.90. Tyler G. Bartle, Springbrook, unnecessary acceleration, $213.10. Nathan M. Bullion, Spooner, operating motor vehicle without insurance, $200.50. Lacey N. Finley, 29, Sarona, charged in Sawyer County with manufacture/deliver amphetamine >3-10 grams. Randy R. Fossberg, Minong, operating motor vehicle without valid license, $200.50. Jack R. Garcia, Richfield, Minn., operating while revoked, $200.50. Nicholas G. Graham, Trego, operating while revoked, $200.50. Ethan J. Harrington, Birchwood, operating while suspended, $200.50. Steven J. Hermanson, Brule, OWI, $937.50, license revoked 6 months, alcohol assessment. Deborah L. Ierace, Springbrook, nonregistration of vehicle, $114.50. Austin B. Knapp, Chippewa Falls, speeding, $225.70.

Tyler J. Kozial, Shell Lake, underage drinking, $263.50. Robert T. Kugler, Woodbury, Minn., speeding, $200.50. Mary J. Leonard, Woodstock, Ill., speeding, $250.90. Kyle G. Pheneger, Houlton, speeding, $200.50. Andrew J. Porter, Mikana, operating motor vehicle without insurance, $75.00. Brittny L. Purintun, Cameron, speeding, $200.50. Michael R. Shatto, Racine, speeding, $200.50. Thomas D. Smith, Couderay, speeding, $200.50. Clifford L. Stewart, Rochester, Minn., OWI, $937.50, license revoked 6 months, alcohol assessment. Judi L. Yerkes, Shell Lake, operating while suspended, $200.50. Emma J. Young, Hayward, speeding, $175.30. Nichole A. Hubbell, Rice Lake, criminal trespass to dwelling, $299.00. Patrick M. Nelessen, Springbrook, operating while revoked, $200.50.

Notices

NOTICE OF SPRING CLEANUP DAY TOWN OF SARONA

The Town of Sarona will hold a Spring Cleanup Day on Saturday, May 21, 2016, from 9 to 11 a.m., AT THE LANDFILL. A total of two (2) appliances, four (4) tires, TVs and electronics and any other garbage will be accepted. Proof of residence is required, i.e., real estate holder or voting resident of the Town of Sarona. You will be responsible to unload all garbage. Victoria Lombard, Clerk 646373 39-40r

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING CITY OF SHELL LAKE April 11, 2016

Mayor Sally Peterson called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Council members present were Schultz, Harrington, Edlin, Jenderny, McCumber, Shelton and Andrews. Also present were Dave Wilson, Jack Harrington, Danielle Danford, Dustin Danford, Stephen Smith, Joe Huftel, Teresa Anderson and Andy Eiche. The meeting was opened with the Pledge of Allegiance. Schultz moved, seconded by Jenderny, to approve the minutes from the Regular City Council meeting held on March 14, 2016. Motion carried. Public Comment: Joe Huftel introduced himself as a candidate for the 75th District. Huftel gave the council a synopsis of his personal and professional career. Peterson informed the Council that she had checked with Lolita Olson, Washburn County Clerk, on the procedure for breaking the tie for the Ward 1 Alderperson seat between Chad Shelton and Sarah McCumber. Peterson was informed that the City could toss a coin to decide the winner. Eiche asked Chad Shelton (Sarah McCumber was not present) to choose heads or tails. Shelton chose heads. The coin came up heads making Chad Shelton the winner. Jack Harrington presented the Public Works Director’s report. Schultz asked to inspect Sand Road with Jack Harrington tomorrow morning to see if the City should consider temporarily closing the road until conditions improve to properly repair the potholes. Wilson presented the Police Chief report. Peterson voiced concern over the increase in meth usage in our community, and how much time it is taking local law enforcement to address issues related to meth usage. Wilson agreed, stating that there is a direct link between meth usage and the increase in police activity to address the matter. He went on to state that community involvement is key to combatting the issue. Peterson presented the Zoning Administrator report. Peterson presented the Zoning Board of Appeals minutes. Peterson presented the Plan Commission minutes. McCumber informed the Council that the Fire Association did approve the addition to the Fire Hall. PUBLIC WORKS ADMINISTRATION: Schultz presented the Public Works minutes. FINANCE: Edlin presented the minutes. Schultz moved, seconded by Edlin, to approve vouchers 283-408. Motion carried. Jenderny asked if we could research the payment for Ameripride’s services. Eiche said he would look into it. Andrews moved, seconded by Edlin, to approve the Temporary Class B Retailer’s License for Deb Ekern (Benefiting the Shell Lake High School Music Dept.). Motion carried. Budget Status Report was presented. PARKS AND RECREATION: Dan Harrington presented the minutes. An update was provided on the AIS inspector program and the Lifeguard program. NEW BUSINESS: Eiche reminded everyone of the Annual City Council Reorganizational meeting scheduled for April 26 at 5:00 p.m. Eiche handed out the brochure for the annual elected official workshop and reminded any Alderperson wishing to attend to please email him at City Hall as soon as possible. MAYOR’S REPORT: Mayor Peterson informed the Council that David Bridenhagen is the new School Representative to the Shell Lake Public Library. Jenderny moved, seconded by Andrews, to adjourn at 8:05 p.m. The motion carried. Andrew Eiche, City Administrator 646943 40r WNAXLP

Michelle A. Larson, Spooner, OWI, $3,514.00, probation, sent. withheld, license revoked 33 months; bail jumping, $268.00, probation, sent. withheld.

Andrew J. Porter, Mikana, operating without carrying license, $150.10. Joshua M. Storm, Shell Lake, battery, $243.00, local jail, costs.

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DEMO DAY AT SAW THIS in Spooner, Wis., Saturday, May 21, 2016, from 9 a.m.- 3 p.m. Try bicycles, paddle boards, kayaks, canoes and Stihl power equipment. Factory reps on-site. Many items on 1-day sale. Rain or shine! 715-6357337. 40rp 2006 YAMAHA VSTAR 650: Custom, 9,200 miles, many extras. $3,450 or B.O. Call for info, 715645-0489, Shell Lake. 40rp

NOTICE OF OPEN BOOK TOWN OF BARRONETT The Assessor will meet with the taxpayers in an OPEN BOOK session at the Barronett Town Hall, N1608 South Heart Lake Road, on Wednesday, May 25, 2016, from 4 to 6 p.m. If any taxpayer has any questions or concerns about their 2016 assessed value, plan to meet with the Assessor at this time and discuss it with him. Patricia A. Parker, Town Clerk 646602 40r WNAXLP

OPEN BOOK AND BOARD OF REVIEW TOWN OF ROOSEVELT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Roosevelt Township Open Book and Board of Review will be held on Saturday, May 21, 2016. Open Book is from 8 a.m. - 10 a.m. Board of Review is from 10 a.m. - noon, at Timberland Lutheran Church, 20805 County Road H, Barronett. ROAD VIEW: Saturday, May 21, meet at Timberland Church, at 7 a.m. Patricia Hayden, Clerk 646294 39-40r WNAXLP

NOTICE BOARD OF REVIEW - OPEN BOOK SESSION CITY OF SHELL LAKE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Review for the City of Shell Lake, Washburn County, will meet Monday, June 6, 2016, from 10 a.m. to noon in the Council Chambers, City Hall, 501 1st St., Shell Lake, WI 54871. Please be advised of the following requirements to appear before the Board of Review and procedural requirements if appearing before the Board: No person shall be allowed to appear before the Board of Review, to testify to the Board by telephone or to contest the amount of assessment of real or personal property if the person has refused a reasonable written request by certified mail of the Assessor to view such property. After the first meeting of the Board of Review and before the Board’s final adjournment, no person who is scheduled to appear before the Board of Review may contact, or provide information to a member of the Board about the person’s objection except at a session of the Board. No person may appear before the Board of Review, testify to the Board by telephone or contest the amount of the assessment unless at least 48 hours before the meeting of the Board or at least 48 hours before the objection is heard if the objection is allowed because the person has been granted a waiver of the 48-hour notice of an intent to file a written objection by appearing before the Board during the first two hours of the meeting and showing good cause for failure to meet the 48-hour notice requirement and files a written objection, that the person provides to the clerk of the Board of Review notice as to whether the person will ask for removal of any Board members and if so, which member will be removed and the person’s reasonable estimate of the length of time the hearing will take. When appearing before the Board of Review, the person shall specify, in writing, the person’s estimate of the value of the land and of the improvements that are the subject of the person’s objection and specify the information that the person used to arrive at that estimate. No person may appear before the Board of Review, testify to the Board by telephone or object to a valuation; if that valuation was made by the Assessor or the Objector using the income method of valuation; unless the person supplies the Assessor all the information about income and expenses, as specified in the Assessor’s manual under Sec. 73.03(2a) of Wis. Statutes, that the Assessor requests. The City of Shell Lake shall provide an ordinance for the confidentiality of information about income and expenses that is provided to the Assessor under this paragraph and shall provide exemptions for persons using the information in the discharge of duties imposed by law or the duties of their office or by order of a court. The information that is provided under this paragraph, unless a court determined that it is inaccurate, is not subject to the right of inspection and copying under Sec. 19.35(1) of Wis. Statutes. The Board shall hear upon oath, by telephone, all ill or disabled persons who present to the Board a letter from a physician, surgeon or osteopath that confirms their illness or disability. No other person may testify by telephone. Anyone who desires to object to the valuation placed on his or her property must file a written objection form with the City Administrator. Objection forms can be obtained at the City Administrator’s office. The Open Book session will be held Saturday, June 4, 2016, from 10 a.m. to noon in the Council Chambers, City Hall. This session gives the taxpayer an opportunity to informally discuss the valuation placed on their property with the Assessor. The Assessment Roll for the City of Shell Lake is available for public inspection at the City Administrator’s office during regular office hours. 646746 40-41r WNAXLP Andrew Eiche, City Administrator/Clerk-Treasurer

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Emmah Root-Larson is comparing her arm span to that of the primates in the zoo; from the cameraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s perspective, looks about the size of an adult chimpanzee. The zoo had a lot of interactive exhibit to challenge the young explorers. Riley Lawrence, Lilly Anderson and Lauralei Anderson were checking out the primates in the primate exhibit.

Photos by Larry Samson

These young explorers are just as interested in the Siberian tiger as the tiger is in them, only for a different reason. There is something to be said for seeing these beautiful animals in real life, walking and interacting. Books and movies do not compare to the real-life experience.

The Shell Lake kindergartners took a field trip to the Lake Superior Zoo in Duluth, Minn., on Friday, May 13. Parents were encouraged to come along and enjoy the day with their child and classmates.

Shell Lake school menu Breakfast Monday, May 23: Grades K-12: Mini cinni roll. Grades 3-12: Bagel and cream cheese. Tuesday, May 24: Grades K-12: Pancakes, sausage. Grades 3-12: Chocolate-chip oatmeal bar. Wednesday, May 25: Grades K-12: Cereal, toast. Grades 3-12: Ultimate breakfast round.

Thursday, May 26: Grades K-12: French toast sticks. Grades 3-12: Muffin. Friday, May 27: Grades K-12: Laker pizza. Grades 3-12: Ham, egg and cheese bar, toast.

Lunch Monday, May 23: Grades K-12: Italian dunkers. Tuesday, May 24: Grades K-12: Ham, turkey and cheese sub. Grades 7-12: Meatball sub. Wednesday, May 25: Grades K-12: BBQ pork sandwich. Grades 7-12: Cheese pizza.

Thursday, May 26: Grades K-12: Tacos. Grades 7-12: Chicken strip wrap. Friday, May 27: Grades K-12: Build-aburger. Menus subject to change. This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

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Spooner Health celebrates new hospital

Spooner Health shared its new hospital facility with the community on Sunday, May 15. That afternoon a total of 1,000 people toured the 81,000-square-foot building located on CTH H in the city of Spooner. – Photos by Danielle Danford

Dr. Mark Van Etten, center, Spooner Health board member and medical director, cuts the ribbon at the dedication ceremony held for Spooner Health’s new hospital. Shown (L to R): Tim Sessions, BWBR Architects vice president; Sheldon Johnson, Spooner Health board member; Jamie Morales, Spooner Health board chair; Greg Voss, HealthTech regional vice president; Nancy Markgren, Spooner Health board member; Adam Liegl, Spooner Health board member; Maureen Revak, Spooner Health board member; Mike Knoepke, Spooner Health board member; Clint Miller, Spooner Health chief nursing officer; Becky Busch, Spooner Health chief finance officer; Mike Schafer, Spooner Health chief executive officer; and Jason Plante, Market & Johnson vice president.

Shell Lake downtown flower basket project

Mike Schaffer, CEO Spooner Health, welcomed community members to the new hospital. The dedication ceremony had several speakers. Shown (L to R) in background: Greg Voss, HealthTech regional vice president; Dr. Mark Van Etten, Spooner Health board member and medical director; Rep. Romaine Quinn; Mayor Gary Cuskey, city of Spooner; and Jamie Morales, Spooner Health board chair.

LEFT, RIGHT AND BELOW: The new hospital features a new state-of-the-art CT scanner, a sunlit visitors lounge and a modern inpatient nurse’s station.

Linda Degner of Bashaw Valley Farm and Greenhouse poses next to a basket of flowers that will grace a lamppost in downtown Shell Lake throughout the summer months. — Photo submitted SHELL LAKE - April showers bring May flowers … and so do donations to the Shell Lake downtown flower basket fund. The Shell Lake Lions and the city of Shell Lake are once again working together to make the city beautiful with the flower-filled baskets that will hang on the lampposts soon. The Degners at Bashaw Valley Farm and Greenhouse also bring May flowers. They have planted and have been caring for the hanging pots since February. The baskets are full of supertunias, wave petunias and calibrachoa blooms. Others can bring May flowers to Shell Lake with a tax-deductible donation of $70 for a full basket or $35 for a half basket in memory of or in honor of a special person. Posters will be placed downtown and in the newspaper to list those memorialized and honored. Checks should be made payable to the Shell Lake Lions Flower Fund by Tuesday, May 31, and mailed to P.O. Box 520, Shell Lake, WI 54871 or dropped off at city hall. — from Shell Lake Lions