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Community mourns death of father, coach BY SUZANNE LINDGREN EDITOR@OSCEOLASUN.COM

Friends and family from St. Croix Falls and surrounding areas gathered over the weekend to lay o Peter “Pete” Kelly to rest. P His visitation was held H April 17 and funeral April A 18 1 at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church in BalC sam Lake. s Kelly, 34, St. Croix Falls, was killed in what started Kelly as an evening of fi shing April 14 at Interstate State Park. While he and a friend fi shed on the Minnesota side of the park, an argument built with a group of three young men across the river, also fishing. Kelly and his friend drove to the Wisconsin side of the park to confront the men. Witness accounts of the clash differ, but reach the same outcome: Kelly was fatally stabbed in the heart. Kelly was a married father of fi ve who coached youth wrestling, football and baseball. A suspect in the stabbing, Levi C. Acre-Kendall, 19, of Cambridge, Minn. turned himself in to the Polk County

Sheriff’s Department on April 16, accompanied by a Minnesota attorney. He was charged April 17 with fi rst-degree reckless homicide. At his initial appearance, he was represented by a public defender from Wisconsin, Brian Smestad. At the appearance, district attorney Dan Steffen said Acre-Kendall had turned himself in only because he knew he was about to be arrested. Additionally, said Steffen, there was evidence that he and his friends had tried to hide their involvement in the crime. “I do give weight to the fact that he turned himself in,” said Judge Molly GaleWyrick, who set Acre-Kendall’s bond at $125,000. After Acre-Kendall’s court appearance, Pete Kelly’s brother, Mike Kelly, said it was “tough to see [Acre-Kendall], but it was good to get a look.” Investigations are ongoing. According to the criminal complaint, Kelly’s fi shing partner, Ross Lechman, said the argument had developed over the course of hours while he and Kelly were fi shing on the Minnesota side of the river. After the pair drove to the lower boat landing on the Wisconsin side of the park to confront

the three young men, the argument intensiﬁed between Kelly and Acre-Kendall. Lechman told police that one of Acre-Kendall’s friends stepped between the arguing men, asking both to settle down. Shortly after, Acre-Kendall pulled out a knife. At that point, Lechman told police, Acre-Kendall’s friends moved to the other side of the car. Lechman said he was watching them, not Kelly, when Kelly was stabbed. He was alerted to the stabbing when Kelly started to run away, saying, “We got to go. He stabbed me.” In the same criminal complaint, Acre-Kendall’s friends told police a different version of the story, saying Kelly had tried to pull Acre-Kendall from the car as the group was leaving the argument. Records show that Lechman called 911 at 9:45 p.m. and the three friends ﬂ ed the scene in two vehicles. Kelly was transported to St. Croix Regional Medical Center. According to the medical report, he was stabbed in the left side chest, with associated injury to the heart. He died at roughly 10:35 p.m.

Sexual assault accusations, conduct of one person

Mill Pond Discovery Center Referendum passes, what’s next? BY SUZANNE LINDGREN EDITOR@OSCEOLASUN.COM

The Mill Pond Discovery Center--a hybrid library, administrative and community center proposed for the Village of Osceola--took a leap toward fruition when the referendum to fund the municipal portion of the building passed, 182 to 84, in the April 7 election. Approval means the village can issue up to $2.4 million in general obligation bonds to build administrative ofﬁces, a municipal court, ﬁ re and police departments in the center. The village’s piece represents about a third of the total project. SEE REFERENDUM, PAGE 10

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Levi Acre-Kendall, 19, of Cambridge, Minn. has been charged with ﬁrst-degree reckless homicide in the fatal stabbing of Peter Kelly. Acre-Kendall made his initial court appearance April 17 at the Polk County Justice Center.

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Carole Nienaber and Mary Roberts, both members of Friends of the Library, serve sundaes at Osceola’s public library, April 17. The Friends of the Library were celebrating the passage of the referendum and National Library Week (April 12 - 18).

Polk County Sheriff Peter Johnson believes that the sexual assault accusations that formed tthe basis of charges against former jjailer Darryl Christensen, if proven tto be true, “are the conduct of one sspeciﬁ c person acting outside of the sscope of his employment and are not rreﬂ ective of the otherwise professsional and dedicated staff of the Polk County jail.” C Johnson issued a press release Christensen April 14 outlining the timelines o f the accusations as well as actions taken by his SEE ASSAULT, PAGE 10

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Osceola Wellness Fair and Garden Show April 25 Spring is officially here. Now is the perfect time to start planning your ﬂower beds and veggie gardens, as well as focusing on your overall health. Learn about all these and more at the seventh annual Osceola Wellness Fair and Garden Show April 25. Central Insurance, Osceola Medical Center and the Osceola School District are co-sponsoring this year’s show, held at Osceola High School from 7:30 a.m. to noon. This free event will offer many family fun activities including horticulture, health screenings and children’s activities, as well as nutritional and gardening seminars from local experts.

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One of the most important steps in gardening, that most gardeners skip, is focusing on soil quality. Master Gardeners Barb Weinmann will be explaining how to test your soil, what to look for and how to correct it before the gardening season starts. After this seminar, you’ll also have a chance to meet local Master Gardeners who will answer your gardening questions.

Do you want to prepare healthy and delicious “fast food” in less time than it takes to order carry out? Would you like to feel energized in the afternoon instead of reaching for a coffee or pop? How about tossing out the chips or cookies in your child’s lunch box? Lutz returns to explain how to prepare an easy and versatile foundation for eating that can make packing lunch for you and your family a breeze. Handouts with ideas and plans will be provided.

Breakfast Outside the Box seminar Jennifer Lutz, lifestyle educator and personal trainer at True Health Naturopathic Medicine, will explain how to beat the breakfast blahs by busting outside of the cereal box. You’ll learn about the important role of breakfast and ways that you can upgrade to a blood-sugar friendly, energy- and nutrient-packed way to start your day. Family-friendly recipe handouts will be distributed, and one lucky participant will win a cookbook.

ing and take the next step towards your family’s health and wellness. Mark April 25 on your calendar. For more information, description of activities and list of vendors, visit www.OsceolaExpo.com. Also that day, the ninth annual Healthy Heart 5K Run/Walk starts at 8:30 a.m.; and a free Kids Run is at 9:15 a.m. For more race details, visit www.healthheart5k.com or call 715-294-5736.

Other Highlights At this year’s show, a fitness stage will allow attendees to sample 15-minute fitness classes from the area including Zumba, Kyuki-Do and Clogging. The American Red Cross will also have a booth and blood drive from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Appointments are still available at the OsceolaExpo.com.) The show is also offering two grand prize giveaways: a Fit Bit ($100 value), courtesy of the Wellness Fair and Garden Show, and a holistic health coaching session ($120 Value), courtesy of True Health Naturopathic Medicine. Join us at this year’s show. Make it a fun family out-

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MONTHLY RiverBucks program

Osceola Middle School Student Council has been chosen as the April recipient of the RiverBucks program at Central Bank. All donations for RiverBucks fare support a different Osceola youth organization each month.

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tension will host a Wild Mushroom Certiﬁ cation Course from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the St. Croix County Ag Service and Education Center, 1960 8th Ave. in Baldwin. The one-day course will certify attendees to sell foraged wild mushrooms to commercial establishments in Minnesota. FFI: stcroix.uwex.edu.

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MEETINGS THIS WEEK

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MAY 15

• Preschool storytime at the St. Croix Falls Public Library, 10:30 a.m. • The Osceola Chapter of TOPS meets at Trinity Lutheran Church. Weighin, 7-8:20 a.m., meeting, 8:30-9:30. FFI: (715) 7553123.

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Reading: “The Crops Look Good”

Supply drive

Author Sara DeLuca will read Hiawatha National Bank in Osfrom “The Crops Look Good” ceola is having a Supply Drive for at 6 p.m. at Milltown Public LiOptions for Women/Tri-County. brary. The book is about life on a Supplies needed include diapers, Polk County dairy farm in early baby wipes, formula, clothing 1900s, based on letters between sizes newborn-2T and other baby family members. related supplies.

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Healthy Heart 5K Run/Walk

National Poetry Month

National Poetry Month will be celebrated at the Osceola Public Library at 6 p.m. Selections from a variety of poets will be read. Bring your favorites to share.

APRIL 22-30 “Spirit, Heart, Home”

A selection of artwork inspired by the themes of Louise Erdrich’s novel Love Medicine is on display at the St. Croix River Visitor Center in St. Croix Falls as part of the ArtReach St. Croix’s “The Big Read.”

APRIL 22-29 Women creating art for peace and gender justice

Women creating art for peace and gender justice will be exhibited at the Carondelet Center, 1890 Randolph St., St. Paul. The exhibition includes images, photos, videos, posters, costumes, masks, quilts, scripts and painting. Opening celebration will be April 22 at 6 p.m. FFI: Luella Greene, (651) 433-3773.

APRIL 23 Take Back the Night

St. Croix Valley SART (Sexual Assault Response Team) is sponsoring Take Back the Night, an event to empower and support survivors, raise awareness and let it be known that interpersonal violence is not tolerated. The event will be from 6 to 9 p.m. at St. Bridget’s School in River Falls. FFI: (715) 425-6443.

APRIL 24 Braves Fest

Osceola Braves will be having their annual Braves Fest including meat rafﬂ e at the Osceola Lanes at 6 p.m.

Mushroom certiﬁcation

Club will meet at 7 p.m. at the Chisago Lakes Area Library. Everyone is welcome.

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Osceola Medical Center is sponsoring their ninth annual Healthy Heart 5K Run/Walk and free Kids Run. Participate as an individual or bring a team. Go to HealthyHeart5K.com for more information and how to register.

Osceola Wellness Fair/ Garden Show

The Wellness Fair and Garden Show will be at the Osceola High School from 7:30 a.m. to noon. The show provides seminars, vendors and information about wellness, nutrition and gardening. Go to OsceolaExpo.com for more information.

Last Wednesday Meal

Peace Lutheran Church will serve the Last Wednesday Meal at Osceola United Methodist Church at 5:30 p.m. Everyone welcome to enjoy this free meal.

APRIL 30 Blue Ribbon Child Safety Night

The Blue Ribbon Safety event will be from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Osceola Middle School. Local community resources will be on hand. OMC will have a car seat safety presentation. Home safety plans, gun safety, social media and drug trends will also be discussed.

MAY 5 Sno-Goers meeting

The Osceola Sno-Goers will meet at Osceola Lanes at 7:30 p.m.

Women Veterans Retreat

WEDNESDAY

The retreat will be in Eau Claire and is open to all women veterans, their families and friends. This will be a relaxing day at Trinity Equestrian with plenty of time for socializing, visiting vendor booths, free provided lunch and demonstrations THURSDAY on Trinity’s equine therapy they • Free Baby & Me classes offer for veterans suffering from from 5 to 6 p.m. at Osceola PTSD. Registration is now open at www.WisVets.com under fea- Medical Center’s Cascade Room. “Baby and Me” tured event. classes provide a play ONGOING and discussion hour for Monday parents and their infants • The Valley Chess Masters (from birth to 12 months). Club meets on the second and To register, (715) 684fourth Monday, 4:30-6 p.m., St. 4440. Croix Falls Public Library. FFI: • AA meets at Trinity email scﬂ ibrary@stcroixfallsliLutheran Church in Oscebrary.org. ola, 10 a.m. • The Dresser and St. Croix Falls Area VFW and Auxiliary FRIDAY meets every third Monday at 2 • Storytime at Osceola p.m. at the Dresser VFW Hall. Public Library, 10:30 a.m. FFI: (715) 294-2310.

Tuesday

• Tot-Time. A fun-filled hour for adults, toddlers and preschoolMAY 6 ers at Peace Lutheran Church Empty Bowls in Dresser, meeting the fi rst and third Tuesdays. Empty Bowls begins at 5 p.m. Red Cross Bloodmobile • The Dresser Neighborhood at the Osceola High School. Bowl The Red Cross Bloodmobile Watch Group meets at 6:30 p.m. picking starts at 5 p.m., and a will be at the Osceola High School student led hunger presentation at Dresser Community Hall on from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. To make an the third Tuesday. FFI: (715) 755will begin at 6:15 p.m., in the Osappointment to give blood, down3123. ceola High School auditorium. load the Red Cross Blood Donor • St. Croix Valley MOPS - Moms Osceola Senior Citizens Club App, visit redcrossblood.org or group meets the third Tuesday, The Osceola Senior Citizens call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733St. Croix Falls High School. OpClub will meet at 1 p.m. in Cen2767). tral Bank’s downstairs confer- tional free meal, 5:30 p.m., meetDwindling numbers for ing at 6:15 p.m. Free childcare. ence room. Germaine Ross will an iconic insect talk about “growing small” plots FFI: mopsscv@hotmail.com. The Monarch butterfl y will be and container plantings. FFI: Wednesday discussed at a free seminar at the (715) 294-4566. • Friends of Osceola Library St. Croix River Association office Answers to cancer series meets the second Wednesday at in St. Croix Falls at 10 a.m. Space Dr. Mike Olson is offering sesis limited. Call for reservations, sion 12:Action Steps, 12:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the library. FFI: (715) 294-2657. (715) 483-3300 or go to www.st1:30 p.m. on the third fl oor of the • A caregiver/family support croixriverassociation.org. Foundations In Health building group meets the third WednesMushroom certification in Osceola. Free. day, 2-3 p.m. at the Christian University of Wisconsin-ExPoets on the Wild Side Community Home of Osceola tension will host a Wild MushThe Watershed Cafe in Osceola chapel. FFI: Kim Bauer, (715) room Certifi cation Course from will host an evening of poetry cel294-1103. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the St. Croix ebrating birds and other natural County Ag Service and Educatreasures of the river valley at Sunday tion Center, 1960 8th Ave. in Bald- 6:30 p.m. • Times in Which We Live win. The one-day course will meets the fi rst and third Suncertify attendees to sell foraged MAY 12 day of each month at the Dresswild mushrooms to commercial Conversations about dementia er Library at 6:30 p.m. DVDs are establishments in Minnesota. Conversations about dementa shown about current events. FFI: FFI: stcroix.uwex.edu. will be discussed at 10 a.m. at the (715) 755-3473 or email Steve at: St. Croix Falls library. Program cen53926@centurytel.net. APRIL 27 covers how to convince a family Camera Club member to see a physician, when The St. Croix Valley Camera

SATURDAY

• Weight Watchers meets at Osceola United Methodist Church. Weigh-in, 7:30 a.m. Meeting, 8:15 a.m. FFI: Kim, (715) 417-0683.

MONDAY

• The Indianhead Barbershop Chorus meets at 7:30 p.m. in the government building in Balsam Lake. FFI: (715) 483-9202. • Overeaters Anonymous at 6:30 p.m. at Solid Rock Church in New Richmond. FFI: (715) 755-2018. • A storytime designed for ages 1-3 (older children are welcome, too) at the Dresser Village Library, 10:30 a.m. FFI: (715) 7552944. • Divorce Care Support Group meets at Grace Church of Osceola, 6:30 p.m. • AA meets at Trinity Lutheran Church in Osceola, 8 p.m.

TUESDAY

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Kitten Season has arrived! There are two litters; a litter of three Medium Hair Black and White Tuxedos and a litter of six Long Hair Siamese mix. Kipling is one of the Siamese mix kittens. He is Long Hair, smoky grey with a black face and legs. This litter includes three females and three males. They are all diff erent. Some are Cream with Chocolate Points. There are two that look like Kipling and a pair of Grey with Torti highlights. All are adorable, cuddly and ready to snuggle with you. Jack, Janet and Chrissy are the Tuxedo kittens. They are very friendly and playful. All of our kittens are looking to find their forever homes. Meet them on our website: arnellhumane.org. Mature versions of our kittens are also waiting for adoption. Tasha and Tulla are young, six month old Tabbies with White. Marble, Rosemarie, Charlotte, Frieda and Cleo are reliable friends you can count on. These girls will help you cut to the chase and enjoy the calm friendship of an adult cat. And the adoption fee for most cats two years and older is reduced to $30. That includes the spay surgery, Feline Leukemia test and first vaccinations. Maggie, the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel that appeared in our column a few weeks back, has had her hip surgery and is recovering nicely. Thank you to those of you who sent in donations to help us with the cost. Maggie’s stitches come out this week and she is anxious to be out of the shelter and into her new home. Applications for this special little pup are being taken and considered for the very best placement for her. Tuesday, April 28, is your chance to learn of and support non-profi ts in our communities. Our communities and lives lived inthem, are better for the non-profi ts off ering much needed services. Arnell Memorial Humane Society is one of those non-profi ts. We arehoping you will take this opportunity to support our shelter and the animals that depend on us to provide a safe haven from starvation, injury, disease and homelessness. If you want to help us help them, go to giveSVC.org. You can give online anytime between now and April 28. Select Arnell from any of the three communities participating and make your donation. If you would like to give in advance, select “one time” and the donation will be processed for the April 28 GiveBig event. The one day of giving begins at 12 a.m. and ends at 11:59 p.m. Or, you can mail atax-deductible giveBig donation or drop it off at the shelter. Write GiveBig in the memo and we will be sure it is included in the total forthis day of giving. Your donation will go directly to caring for stray, surrendered and abandoned pets at Arnell.

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Something to celebrate t long last, it appears that spring is here to stay. The temperatures are nice, high school spring sports are actually taking place, unlike the last two years when we were waiting for snow to melt, the trees are budding and many of the birds have returned and are singing. Spring is such a wonderful time of year. It’s an affirmation of survival and renewal. As I get older, it becomes more important each year to see the sun come back and the ice go off the lakes. Pardon my sentimentality, but it is nice to hear the birds sing. Their return is part of the promise of spring. I was thinking about birds the other day when we received a story Publisher from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) about a Tom Stangl rather remarkable bird. The bird, a Kirtland’s warbler named ABPI, was one of six nestlings banded in Adams county last spring when he hatched. He received his “name” from the bands placed on his legs: aluminum, blue, purple and indigo. This little fellow spent the winter on Cat Island in The Bahamas, some 1,500 miles from where he was born. That sounds like a pretty good gig to me. As if fl ying 1,500 miles wasn’t enough of a feat, consider this: it is estimated that there are only 4,000 Kirtland’s warblers on the planet. Just surviving is cause for celebration for little ABPI. Not content with just surviving, ABPI went into the history books by being the fi rst of his kind to be banded in Wisconsin and observed in The Bahamas. His father, AORB (aluminum, orange, red and blue), is also in the record books. He was banded in Adams County in 2008 and has returned each year to have a nest with a female. Two nests were successful, one in 2009 which had four hatchlings and the group of four last year which contained ABPI. Bayfi eld and Sawyer counties in northern Wisconsin are places where the Kirtland’s warblers have been observed. The Kirtland’s warbler is about 5.5 inches tall with bluish-gray upper-parts, yellow underparts, and dark streaks on back, sides and fl anks. It is a federally protected endangered species, and has been nesting in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula breeding in young jack pine stands interspersed with dense thickets and grassy openings. The birds have been migrating into Wisconsin for breeding for several years. They have had a diffi cult time reproducing because their nesting habitat has very specifi c requirements and a parasite carried by another bird, the Brown-headed Cowbird, is fatal to the warblers. No one is really sure about the route the Kirtland’s warblers take to their winter home in the Caribbean. Some say they follow a southeasterly route through southern Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, and on to The Bahamas. The people who study these things assume that the route is reversed when they return home to breed in the summer. This is a story that we normally wouldn’t tell in the pages of our paper, and I thought it was interesting. Little ABPI reaffirmed by faith that nature will find a way. That’s a good lesson for all of us. As always, I welcome your comments. You can reach me by email at tstangl@theameryfreepress. com, telephone 715-268-8101 or write me at P.O. Box 424, Amery, WI, 54001. Thanks for reading; I’ll keep in touch. Feel free to do the same.

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Please remember The Open Cupboard when donating to your local charities during giveBIG SCV on April 28. We are trying to raise $10,000 for a new walk-in freezer which will go into our new building. Many of you donate to the food shelf all year long and we are very thankful for your generosity. For

22 years this community has supported the food shelf, helping those in need. A couple of stats showing how your donations help. Currently we serve 80 to 95 families per month with 7 to 10 days of food, 5 meals of meat, paper products, toiletries, cleaning needs and milk, which is one of our biggest expenses. Another program known as the Backpack Program averages 40 families (150 peo-

ple) per week. These families receive 7 to 8 items of food, which may include breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks plus a milk coupon. Once a month they receive a veggie coupon worth $10 to purchase fresh or frozen vegetables. As always, THANK YOU for your continued support, our needs never end. Help The Open Cupboard reach its goal on April 28. Building Update: We

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Speech control wo top Republican ofﬁ cials have banned state workers at a small agency from any onthe-job discussion or work-related talk of climate change. Voting for the gag order were Attorney General Brad Schimel and State Treasurer Matt Adamczyk. They won their Matt Pommer ﬁrst statewide races in last year’s

general election. They and Democratic Secretary of State Douglas LaFollette are the three members of the Board of Commissioners of Public Lands. La Follette voted against the gag order. Earlier, Adamczyk had sought to ﬁ re Tia Nelson who has served as executive secretary of the board for a decade. She is the daughter of the late Gaylord Nelson, who served four years as governor of Wisconsin and 18 years in the U.S. Senate. In interviews, La Follette has labeled Adamczyk a “Tea Party

Republican,” contending the state treasurer hates environmental people. Adamczyk has declined to discuss his views about rising global temperatures. “Honestly, I don’t care to discuss it,” he has said. Ms. Nelson had served as cochair of a 2007 global warming task force appointed by then- Gov. Jim Doyle. She said she had done little or no work on climate change since serving on that board. Any tie to Doyle could be a scarlet SEE POMMER, PAGE 6

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Village will seek $400K grant for new hall Public hearing set for May 12 BY KYLE WEAVER CONTRIBUTING WRITER

With $2.4 million in hand from its building referendum, the Village of Osceola is looking for ways to fund the non-municipal portion of the project. The village plans to seek $400,000 in Wisconsin Community Development Block Grant funding that would help provide space for senior citizens activities in the new village hall/library complex,

which earned voter approval earlier this month. Last week, the Osceola Village Board scheduled a public hearing to gather community input on the grant application for May 12. Village Administrator Joel West said similar municipal projects studied by village leaders have included such funding through the CDBG program. Uses that may be funded through the program might include kitchen facilities that would support Meals on Wheels or a similar program, as well as the village’s pro-rated shares of the building’s utilities and infrastructure.

“We believe our application will rate pretty high,” West said. West said if the matching costs for the total project are enough, the grant funding could possibly expand to $500,000. A hearing on a Citizen Participation Plan for further development of the project has also been scheduled for May 12. The plan would be put in place to gather input from senior citizens and community groups on the ﬁ nal design of the building, West said. No parking/drop-off Parents and students will be seeSEE HALL, PAGE 21

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR nity Referral Agency provided 4,790 bed nights of shelter to survivors of domestic violence and their children. Shelter was provided to 289 adults and 124 children. This represents On April 28, 2015 our the largest number of ancommunities will once nualized bed nights in again come together onour 36 year history. line for 24 hours of givCRA also provided ing. Every donation made non-shelter services to on giveSCV.org will help 231 women, 60 children to qualify participating and 7 men. Non-shelter organizations, such as services may include adthe Community Referral vocacy, support groups Agency and many other and domestic violence non-profi ts serving the St. Croix Valley, for prize education, assistance in court, assistance with money and awards. restraining orders, parGive BIG St. Croix Valenting, needs assessment ley is a wonderful opporand budgeting. The Comtunity for community supporters of non-profi ts munity Referral Agency provides coordination serving St. Croix Valley and Polk County to learn on behalf of clients with county programs such as more about the work of the Victim Witness Coorthe area non-profi ts and dinators, Public Health, to donate to further their Law Enforcement and work in our communiCounty Social Services. ties. Last year the Commu- Later this spring CRA

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will begin offering a Safe Exchange Program at the Justice Center in Balsam Lake. On April 28th please remember to give to the organization(s) of your choice. This is your opportunity to assist those agencies whose mission and service is something you are committed to AND you know the dollars you give will stay in our communities. Ann Frey Executive Director Community Referral Agency, Inc.

giveBIG St. Croix Valley The giveBIG SCV campaign is coming on April 28. Many excellent, deserving non-profits are participating. Please consider our local orchestra when you

make your donations. The St Croix Valley Orchestra plays several series of concerts a year in the upper St Croix Valley. Several hundred people were uplifted and inspired last December by Handel’s Messiah, performed in Frederic, Lindstrom and St Croix Falls. The SCVO was founded in 1991 and includes musicians from Amery, WI to Cambridge, MN. Members range in age from teenagers to senior citizens. It provides a place for musicians to play and improve their skills, and performs in our area so people from here don’t have to drive to the Twin Cities to hear classical music. We ask for you support on April 28. Thank you. Janette Cysewski Amery

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a public library. I’ve used libraries since I was 5 years old when I learned to read. Aside from the cultural and intellectual advantages of libraries, they’re also community gathering places. Whenever I’ve moved to a new community, I get a library card and subscribe to the local newspaper—two essentials in getting acquainted with people and

activities. National Library Week was last week, a reminder to not take libraries for granted and a way to celebrate library services. Libraries serve everyone, no matter income level, no matter what your interest. Strong libraries make strong communities. You may not use a library regularly or frequently, but if Osceola lost its library, I can just about guarantee that you’d miss it.

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The Osceola area is on the cusp of having a new library, thanks to voters who recently passed the village hall referendum. Fundraising for the new library will be in full swing soon and the lives of area residents will be richer when the doors open.

REMEMBER WHEN 10 years ago April 20, 2005 • The Osceola School Board voted 4-1 to open an optional K4 Charter School. • The Village of Osceola does not know who will replace Joe Collins as Chief of Police. • The Osceola High School Drama Club will be performing “Romeo and Juliet” with Kevin Fehlen as Romeo and Kelly Wynveen as Juliet. • Matthew Bader of Osceola received a $750 scholarship from the Masonry Technology Foundation of Wisconsin, Inc. • The Rev. Dr. Bruce Brooks was installed as pastor March 13 at First Presbyterian Church in St. Croix Falls. • St. Croix Falls High School students who earned character of the month awards were Brooke Lindholm, Jennifer Krieger, Kaelie Ward, Zachary Whittenberger, Michael Chelberg, Eric Roush, David Siqueiros and Mary Ryan. • Andrew Bader of Osceola recently returned from the U.S. Virgin Islands where he completed 10 days of biology research with the National Park Service. • The Osceola White seventh grade girls basketball team placed second at the Barron Tournament. Members were Hanna Wolf, Chelsea Pennel, Ariel Widiker, Whitney Zegarski, Mary Dybvig, Leah Ticknor, Roxanne Drinkman, Mercedes Stokes, Emmy Videen and Ferneda Kratochvil. 20 years ago April 19, 1995 • Despite poor weather, the Easter bunny hopped into Osceola Saturday and plenty of kids came out to say hello. • Whether or not the Village of Osceola will be operating the Brookside Campground this summer is up in the air. Disagreements about who should manage the campground arose and stalled any contract signing. • Tawny Havlish of Osceola was a ﬁrst place winner in the Junior Duck Stamp artist contest. • Brian Olson of Osceola has been named to the Dean’s List at Michigan Tech University. • Orval Johnson, postmaster for the St. Croix Falls post offi ce for 26 years, was treated to cake and lots of good wishes at his re-

tirement open house. • Osceola Business Association membership chairperson Chris McKenzie presented a plant to David Smith at Osceola Interiors in recognition of the business’s 10th anniversary. • The Osceola girls softball team lost to New Richmond 7-5 in the season opener. • Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church will have a groundbreaking ceremony for their new church facility on April 23. • As of May 1, permanent stop signs will be placed on Hwy. 35 at the intersection of 35 and Hwy. 243.

30 years ago April 23, 1985 • The Knights of Columbus are again conducting their statewide fund drive to help the mentally disabled. • Pauline Knutson of Osceola is participating in a ﬁ ve-week educational seminar in Europe as part of the May Seminars Abroad program offered at Concordia College in Moorhead. • Renae Jensen Ekstrand has been named to the Dean’s List at Bemidji State. • Randy Nykanen received the WCCO Young Achievers Award. • Sherry Foss has been selected as a candidate in the 1985 Miss Teen of Wisconsin Scholarship and Recognition Pageant. • Jeremy Jasperson and Patty Rodriguez have been selected as two of 384 students statewide to participate in Science World ’85. • Keri Montgomery received a Ranatra Frusca Creativity Award for her exceptional creativity in spontaneous problem solving at the state Olympics of the Mind April 20 in Green Bay. • The newest members of the Osceola High School National Honor Society are Andrea Greene, Carrie Larson, Chris Kriesel, Cammie Greene, Mike Flattum, Colleen Clish, Jeanine Berg, Michelle Lyons, Kay McKenzie, Shelley Rostamo, Tracey Schlueter, Jonna Zehm and Marcia Zehm. • Larry Benitz was named the new Osceola High School boys basketball coach and Ron McIntyre was named the new Osceola High School Athletic Director.

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letter in today’s Republican-controlled state government. Gov. Scott Walker frequently criticizes the old Doyle administration. Atty. Gen. Schimel said

he voted for the gag order because climate change isn’t directly related to the commission’s activities. It manages 77,000 acres of state-owned land. Schimel said the board’s commissions appeared to have approved her role on

TOWN OF OSCEOLA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Tuesday, May 12, 2015 6:30 PM

Regarding Riteway Gravel’s Request to Renew a 5 Year Nonmetallic Mineral Extraction & Processing Permit for the SE ¼ of SW ¼, Section 8, T33N, R18W, across from Trollhaugen in the Town of Osceola NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearing will be held by the Town of Osceola Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, May 12, 2015 at 6:30 p.m., at the Town Hall, 516 East Avenue North, Dresser, Wisconsin, at which time all interested parties may be heard before a decision is made at a later determined meeting. Signed: Lorraine Rugroden, Clerk/Treasurer Dated: April 17, 2015 Published: April 22, 2015 and April 29, 2015

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE VILLAGE OF OSCEOLA VILLAGE HALL – 310 CHIEFTAIN STREET TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2015 • 7:15 PM The Village of Osceola will conduct a public hearing regarding its proposed application for the Community Development Block Grant – Public Facilities Program (CDBG-PF). The public is invited to attend to learn about the CDBG program, to help identify additional community development needs, and to comment on the activities proposed to be included in the CDBG applications. The agenda for the public hearing is: 1. Identification of total potential funds 2. Eligible CDBG activities 3. Presentation of identified community development needs 4. Identification of any community development needs by public 5. Presentation of activities proposed for CDBG application, including potential residential displacement.

the task force. Schimel said he voted for the ban because it was political and climate change issues aren’t connected to the agency’s work. “It would be irresponsible for me to vote to prospectively permit government employees to engage in political activity while at work,” Schimel said in a statement. Schimel has joined other Republican state attorneys general in a lawsuit challenging plans by the U.S Environmental Protection Agency to slow global warming by reducing carbon dioxide emissions. Walker, who wants to be the next president of the United States, has endorsed Schimel’s legal move. The governor’s spokesperson offered support for the gag order. “Gov. Walker does not think it is unreasonable

to enact policies requiring board staff to focus on board-related activities,” he said. One Republican who doesn’t agree with the gag order is Jack Voigt, who served as state treasurer from 1995 to 2007. He said Adamczyk is meddling in administrative affairs of the agency. Adamczyk had sought to stop newspaper purchases by the agency, including a subscription to the New York Times. “To me it’s becoming political to the point that he (Adamczyk) wants to control everything,” Voigt said. La Follette voiced similar criticism. He said the new state treasurer has barraged Nelson and her small staff with requests for information and reports. “It’s harassment, pure and simple,” said La Follette. Adamczyk said his re-

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NOTICE

The Village of Osceola will hold a public hearing before the Village Board at 7:00 p.m. at the Village Hall, 310 Chieftain Street, Osceola, Wisconsin, on May 12, 2015. The purpose of this hearing is to adopt the Citizen Participation Plan for the Village of Osceola. The Citizen Participation Plan provides for and encourages citizen participation within the Village, with particular emphasis on participation by persons of low and moderate income, affording citizens the opportunity to participate in the planning and implementation of Community Development Block Grant funded activities. In addition, this plan will allow the Village to guide the public involvement efforts of the Village as they apply for and administer Community Development Block Grant Projects. The citizens of the Village of Osceola are urged to attend and participate in this meeting.

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Village Board Proceedings Pursuant to due call and notice posted March 6, 2015 the Village of Osceola Board met in regular session on Tuesday, March 10, 2015, at 7:00 p.m. in the Municipal Building. Present: Beckmann, Piszczek, Turner, Rose and Otto Absent: Bjork and Kumlien Also present: West, Zegarski, Pedrys, Hekrdle, Ross and public. Beckmann called the meeting to order and asked for approval of the agenda. Motion by Otto and seconded by Piszczek to approve the agenda. Vote: Y-5, N-0. MC Motion by Rose and seconded by Piszczek to approve the minutes of the February 10, 2015. Vote: Y-5 N-0. MC Public Input and Ideas - Larry Jepsen and Rick Lowney addressed the board. Final Site Plan and Stormwater Plan – Motion by Turner and seconded by Rose to approve the Final Site Plan and Stormwater Plan for J & S Contracting @ 651 State Highway 35 subject to obtaining the appropriate permit from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) for land development activity. Vote: Y-5 N-0. MC Extension of Marty’s Way – Motion by Turner and seconded by Piszczek to approve and accept the certi fied survey

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Indianhead Chorus President Chuck Williamson hands a ﬁrst place award for barbershop harmony to Steve Swenson, chorus director. On March 28 the Indianhead Chorus competed in Stillwater in the 10,000 Lakes Division of the Barbershop Harmony Land-O-Lakes District. Among smaller choruses, the Indianhead Chorus won top honors.

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Information relating to the Village’s proposed Citizen Participation Plan may be obtained at the Village Clerk’s Ofﬁ ce, Village Hall 310 Chieftain Street, Osceola, WI, during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

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agency is earning. Adamczyk wants to eliminate the state treasurer’s ofﬁ ce from the State Constitution. The new gag order may give new life to that idea.

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6. Citizen input regarding proposed and other CDBG activities Residents of the Village of Osceola are encouraged to attend, especially residents with low to moderate incomes.

quests for a lot of information reﬂect that he is a new member of the board and has a lot of time to learn about the agency’s operations. He said he is concerned about the amount of money the

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map dedicating the extension of Marty’s Way between 10th Ave and Middle School Drive. Vote: Y-5, N-0. MC Beverage Operator’s License – Motion by Piszczek and seconded by Otto to approve an Operator License to Kim Roemhild – Valley Spirits. Vote: Y-5, N-0. MC Special Event Permit – Motion by Rose and seconded by Otto to approve the special event permit for the OMC’s Healthy Heart 5K Run/Walk - April 25, 2015. Vote: Y-5, N-0. MC Board and Commission Appointments - Motion by Rose and seconded by Turner to appoint James Breitmun to the Ambulance Board, fi nishing the term for Purnal Tracy. Vote: Y-5, N-0. MC Staff Reports - reviewed Chamber of Commerce/MainStreet – Ross reviewed her memo to the board and answered questions. Board, Committee, Commission and Agency Reports – Minutes from the March 3, 2015 Plan Commission; January 20 and February 12, 2015 Library Board; January 5, 2015 Airport Commission and February 10, 2015 Police and Fire Committee were reviewed. Vouchers Payable - Motion by Turner and seconded by Otto to approve voucher check #47210 thru #47391. Vote: Y-5, N-0. MC Referendum – West stated he has set up eight meetings open to the public for anyone interested in learning more about the referendum that will be on the ballot April 7, 2015. There being no further business Beckmann adjourned the meeting at 7:41pm Respectfully submitted; Kari Zegarski, Village Clerk WNAXLP

TOWN OF OSCEOLA PLAN COMMISSION MEETING Tuesday, April 28, 2015 • 7:00 P.M. Town Hall, 516 East Ave. North, Dresser WI www.townofosceola.com Meeting agenda items include the following matters for discussion and possible action by the Plan Commission in Open Session: • Dresser Trap Rock Request for Renewal of Nonmetallic Mineral Extraction Permit • Gandy Dancer, Stower Bike Trail Connection This is a complimentary notice. A complete agenda is posted at the Town Hall, Dresser Post Ofﬁ ce, First National Community Bank and on the Town’s website at www.townofosceola.com. WNAXLP

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR AQUATIC PLANT MANAGEMENT PERMIT Lake Management, Inc. intends to apply for a permit from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to treat up to 33 acres for Curly-leaf Pondweed and up to 15 acres for algae on Deer Lake in St. Croix Falls with aquatic herbicides. The proposed treatments would occur between May 1, 2015 and October 15, 2015. Lake Management will conduct a public informational meeting on the proposed treatment if ﬁ ve or more individuals, organizations, special units of government, or local unites of government request one. The meeting would give citizens a chance to learn more about the proposed treatment from the permit applicant. Lake Management Inc. is not required to, but may, change the proposed treatment based on information provided by citizens attending the meeting. Any request for a public meeting on this proposed treatment must be made within ﬁ ve days after this notice is published. The request must specify the topics to be discussed at the meeting, including problems and alternatives, and must be sent in writing to Lake Management Inc., 10400 185th St. N., Marine on St. Croix, MN 55047 and Department of Natural Resources, 810 West Maple St. Spooner, WI 54801. This notice is required by Chapter NR 107, Wisconsin Administrative Code.

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ENGAGEMENTS Tanya Daniels Mortel and Gregory Mortel together with Gregory and Terri Rush are pleased to announce the engagement of their children, Rachel Kay Mortel and Mitchel Robert Rush. Rachel is a 2011 graduate of Osceola High School and will be graduating in May 2015 from UW-Eau Claire with a Bachelor’s of Science and Nursing degree. She is currently employed by Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire. Mitchel is a 2009 graduate of Black River Falls High School in Wisconsin. Mitchel completed his Welding and Fabrication degree at Western Technical College in LaCrosse and is currently employed by Lunda Con-

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Mitchel Rush Rachel Mortel struction in Black River Falls. A September 2015 wedding is planned. The couple plans to make their home in the Eau Claire area.

MARRIAGES Polk County Granted Marriage Licenses Meghan E. Grindell, 37 and Jason L. Johnson, 39, both from Frederic, Wis., were granted

a marriage license on April 7, 2015. Lora L. Jaecks, 51 and Craig S. Kushava, 39, both from Dresser, Wis., were granted a marriage license on April 8,

STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS of St. Croix Falls has CONCORDIA been named a PresidenUNIVERSITY-Mequon It has been announced tial Scholar winner. that Benjamin Hedlund

Have you ever seen one of those Rube Goldberg machines? You likely have seen them. They take a simple task and make it overly complex. What I ﬁ nd fascinating is the ways people invent to do certain tasks. A hammer hits a wood block which unchalks a bowling ball which runs into button which releases a boot which kicks a switch...you get the picture. Without any one of these items, the machine would not work. Yes, it is overly complex, but that is the whole point. Similar and yet different is the body of Christ. Similar is that we are all very much needed in the body. We have certain gifts and abilities that contribute to the body and to our community. Without even one it is hard for the “machine” of the body of Christ to work. Different is the ease in which the “machine” of the body of Christ is designed to work. We were all created to contribute, to use our skills to help the body become more and more fruitful and effective in ministry. Paul encourages the Ephesians to be united

in service to the body of Christ and to be united in serving the community. We do this through attitudes of humility, gentleness, patience and love (Ephesians 4:2-3). The result is a body peacefully functioning in a way that is far more powerful than any one person doing far more than any one person could ever do on their own. Paul also mentions speciﬁ c gifts that people are given. In this passage he mentions the spiritual gifts of apostle, prophet, evangelist, shepherds and teachers. These are just a few of those mentioned in the bible as spiritual gifts. The point of a spiritual gift is that it is your unique God-given gift which beneﬁ ts the body of Christ and the community around them. When each person uses their spiritual gifts, it is like that Rube Goldberg machine- it functions properly and does the intended task. So a challenge: Do you know your spiritual gifts? If so, what are they and are you using them to build up the body? If you do not know them or are not using your gifts to help the body, the more challenging question is simply this: why? The

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body of Christ needs your contribution of service. Take some time to get to know how God made you and the unique gifts and talents that He has given you. The body need your contribution! The community needs your contribution! Find that gift and go serve with joy

knowing that you were created to do the very work that God has gifted you to do. (See also Ephesians 2:10) Come by Hope Church for our service at 10:00 AM on Sunday. We would love to meet you and help you ﬁ nd a great place to grow…and to serve.

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CHURCH LISTINGS ALLIANCE CHURCH OF THE VALLEY 1259 Hwy. 35 South, St. Croix Falls 715-483-1100 www.stcroixalliance.com Senior Pastor, Gary Russell Associate Pastor Jeff Naegelen Youth Pastor Chris Folkestad SUNDAY: Worship 8:30 & 11 a.m. ———————— ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY CATHOLIC CHURCH East Farmington Rev. Andy Anderson SUNDAY: Mass at 9 a.m. ———————— BETHANY LUTHERAN Star Prairie Pastor Amy Hessel (715) 248-3730 blcsp@frontiernet.net SUNDAY: Traditional Worship 8 a.m. Contemporary Worship 9:30 a.m. ———————— BETHESDA LUTHERAN LCMC 1947 110th Ave. Dresser Sand Lake 715-755-2562 www.bethesdalutheran.ws Pastor Peter Rimmereid SUNDAY: Contemporary worship, 8:30 a.m. Traditional worship, 10:45 a.m. ———————— CHRIST LUTHERAN CHURCH 150 Fifth Street Marine on St. Croix, Minn. Pastor Joel Martin 651-433-3222 SUNDAY: Worship 8:15 & 9:45 a.m. ———————— EL SALEM/TWIN FALLS CHRISTIAN CENTER Six miles east of Dresser on Co. Rd. F, 1751 100th Ave. Pastor Darryl R. Olson 715-755-3113 SUNDAY: Morning worship 10:30 a.m. Evening service 6 p.m. ———————— EUREKA BAPTIST CHURCH 2393 210th Ave., St. Croix Falls Pastor Willis Christenson

715-268-4838 715-483-9464 SUNDAY: Worship Service 11 a.m. ———————— FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 131 Broadway, Amery www.fbcamery.org churchoffice@fbcamery.org Pastor Charlie Butt, Jr. 715-268-2223 SUNDAY: Worship Service 9 a.m. ———————— FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 661A West Street Taylors Falls, MN 55084 651-465-7171 www.firstbaptisttaylorsfalls.com Dr. Kevin Schumann, Pastor SUNDAY: Worship 10.15 a.m. ———————— FIRST EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN 5561 Chestnut St. Taylors Falls, Minn. SUNDAY: Worship 8:30 a.m. Contemporary Worship 11 a.m. ———————— FIRST PRESBYTERIAN 719 Nevada St. St. Croix Falls Pastor Medhat Yoakiem 715-483-3550 (office) SUNDAY: Church Service 11 a.m. ———————— GRACE CHURCH – OSCEOLA Dr. Kent Haralson, Senior Pastor Amy Germain, Day Care Betty Greydanus, Office Manager “The Cure for the Common Church” 722 Seminole Ave. Osceola info@gracechurchosceola.com www.gracechurchosceola.com/ Facebook: Grace Church Osceola 715-294-4222 or 715-755-3454 SUNDAY: Praise and Worship Service, 9:00 a.m. ———————— GRACE BEREAN FELLOWSHIP 421 4th Street, Centuria Duane Gallentine, Pastor 715-755-2523 FRIDAY and SUNDAY KJV Bible Study/Fellowship

———————— GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH Nye Area/Wisconsin Synod 2098 70th Avenue Pastor Nile Merseth SUNDAY: Worship 9 a.m. ———————— HOLY CROSS ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN CHURCH Meeting at Zion Lutheran Church 28005 Old Towne Road Chisago Lakes, Minn. 651-260-5100 www.holyx.net Fr. Bill Neumann, pastor SUNDAY: Worship 9:30 a.m. ———————— HOLY TRINITY ORTHODOX CHURCH 523 First Street, Clayton 715-948-2203 Father Christopher Wojcik SUNDAY: Liturgy 9:30 a.m. ———————— HOPE EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH 933 248th Street, one mile north of Osceola on Highway 35 Pastor Dave Williams 715-294-2112 • www.hefc.org SUNDAY: Worship 10 a.m. ———————— NEW LIFE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY Non-denominational 201 State Hwy. 35, Dresser Pastor Tony Minell, 715-417-1982 galatiansii20@yahoo.com Church office: 715-417-0945 SUNDAY: Worship Service 9:30 a.m. ———————— NEW WINE COMMUNITY CHURCH 309 5th Street, Centuria Pastor Scott Petznick (715) 338-8912 Worship 10 a.m. ———————— OSCEOLA COMMUNITY CHURCH 2492 Education Drive, Osceola Larry Mederich www.occconnect.org SUNDAY: Worship 10 a.m.

———————— OSCEOLA MEDICAL CENTER SPIRITUAL CARE 2600 65th Avenue, Osceola www.myomc.org/specialtyserv_1chapel.php Chaplain Thomas Reaume 715-294-5645 fax: 715-294-5712 Chapel open daily for meditation. ———————— OSCEOLA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 306 River Street, Osceola P.O. Box 447 715-755-2275 www.osceolawiumc.org oumc@centurytel.net Pastor Kathy Huneywell SUNDAY: Worship 10 a.m. ———————— PEACE LUTHERAN CHURCH (ELCA), 2355 Clark Rd., Dresser 715-755-2515 plcdresser.org peace@centurytel.net SUNDAY: Worship Service 8:30 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. ———————— PRAIRIEVIEW COVENANT CHURCH OF NEW RICHMOND 1396 210th Ave. 2 miles north of New Richmond on Hwy. 65 Pastor Rudy King 715-248-0600 SUNDAY: Worship 10 a.m. ———————— REDEEMER EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH Wisconsin Synod Corner of Adams & Louisiana St. Croix Falls 715-483-3401 SUNDAY: Worship 8:30 a.m. ———————— RIVER VALLEY CHRISTIAN CHURCH 1289 160th Street St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin 715-483-5378 Pastor Paul Hanson Pastor Sonja Hanson

SUNDAY: Worship 10 a.m. ———————— ST. ANNE PARISH 139 Church Hill Road Somerset, WI 54025 715-247-3310 Rev. Andy Anderson SATURDAY: Mass 5 p.m. SUNDAY: Mass 8 and 10 a.m. ———————— ST. CROIX FALLS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Upper St. Croix Parish 300 North Adams Street St. Croix Falls 715-483-9494 churches@centurytel.net umstcroixfallswolfcreek.org Pastor Kris Johnson Pastor Mike Brubaker Sunday services 10 a.m. ———————— ST. CROIX UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP 201 N. Adams, St. Croix Falls John Horwich, (651) 465-6900 jphorwich@gmail.com SUNDAY: 1st, 2nd and 3rd Sunday 10 a.m. ———————— ST. FRANCIS XAVIER CATHOLIC CHURCH Franconia, MN 651-465-7345 www.stfrancisfranconia.org Fr. Frank Wampach SUNDAY: Mass 9 a.m. ———————— ST. JOSEPH’S CATHOLIC Osceola Rev. Andy Anderson 715-294-2243 SATURDAY: Mass at 4 p.m. SUNDAY: Mass at 11a.m. ———————— ST. JOSEPH’S CATHOLIC 490 Bench Street Taylors Falls, Minnesota 651-465-7345 www.stjosephtaylorsfalls.org Fr. Frank Wampach SUNDAY: Masses 7:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.

———————— ST. PETER’S COMMUNITY CHURCH Cty. Rd. F, Dresser 715-483-2911 www.faithonpurpose.org Don Guttormson, Pastor Sunday Worship 10 a.m. ———————— SHEPHERD OF THE VALLEY LUTHERAN CHURCH MISSOURI SYNOD 140 Madison Street St. Croix Falls Pastor Mark Schoen 715-483-1186 SUNDAY: Worship Services 9 a.m. ———————— TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH (Wisconsin Synod) 300 Seminole Ave., Osceola 715-294-2828 www.trinityosceola.com Pastor David Rosenow SUNDAY: Worship 9 a.m. ———————— TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH OF GARFIELD 1578 85th Ave., Amery Rev. Julie Brenden 715-268-6023 SUNDAY: Worship Service 9:30 a.m. ———————— WEST IMMANUEL LUTHERAN (ELCA), 447 180th St., Osceola www.westimmanuel.org Rev. Rexford D. Brandt SUNDAY: Worship Services 8 and 10:30 a.m. ———————— WORD OF LIFE FELLOWSHIP Cliff Bjork, (651) 465-7373 366 Bench St., Taylors Falls, Minn. SUNDAY: Worship Service 10 a.m. ———————— ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH (Wisconsin Synod) East Farmington Pastor Martin Weigand (715) 294-3489 THURSDAY: Worship, 4:30 p.m. SUNDAY: Worship 10:30 a.m.

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Maintenance changes in Farmington device for one of their trucks and a sprayer unit for another. These Maintenance work- will cost approximately $13,472; minus the moners in Farmington reey gained through sellcently sold the towning the other equipment owned disc mower and shouldering machine the net cost is $8,522. New garage doors for for $4,950 and have new the maintenance shop plans for that money. After some debate, the are also on the agenda. Two new doors and town council decided to their tracks will cost purchase a shouldering BY JESSICA ANDERSON CONTRIBUTING WRITER

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Peter S. Kelly

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Peter S. Kelly of St. Croix Falls died April 14, 2015. He was 34. Peter was born June 27, 1980, in St. Croix Falls to Mike and Sharon Kelly. He M graduated from St. Croix g Falls High School in 1998. F He attended Rochester ComH munity College. On May 4, m 22006, he married his wife Christie in Las Vegas. For C tthe past 14 years he has been employed at Andersen Wine dows as an Initial Quality d Specialist. In his free time S Pete enjoyed hunting, ﬁ shP iing, trapping, wrestling, ffootball, softball and coachiing. Peter was preceded in death by his grandparents Bob and Bette Kelly, Edward Werner and Janell Burke, uncle Richard Kelly and aunt Sarah Rauchbauer. He is survived by wife Christie; sons Kellen, Payton, Miles, August; daughter, Molly; parents Mike and Sharon; siblings, Michelle, Patrick (Angelic), Joseph (Nicole), Michael (Margaret), Bridget; brother and sisterin-laws Craig and Sarah Reichel; mother-in-law Gail Reichel; nephews, Joshua Kelly, Wyatt Riechel; nieces Catalina and Sara Kelly. Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated April 18 at Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church in Balsam Lake. Interment was in St. Patrick’s Cemetery. Arrg. Grandstand Funeral Home – Edling Chapel www.grandstrandfh.com

Mark T. Gjerstad of Somerset died unexpectedly on April 15, 2015. He was 54. Mark was born Oct. 15, 1960, in Browerville, Minn., tto Roy and Albina Gjerstad. He graduated from Eagle H Bend High School in 1978 B and then studied the pipea fitter trade at St. Paul Technical. He was a member o f n Pipefitters Local #455. P On May 1, 1982 he marrried his wife, Sandi, at Eagle Bend. In his free time he B was an avid fi sherman and w hunter. h Mark was preceded in death by his father Roy. d He is survived by wife Sandy; daughter, Paige (Josh Dupuis) of Osceola; son, Nicholas of Eau Claire; grandchildren Emma and Grace; mother. Albina (Jule) Greenwood of Eagle Bend, Minn.; siblings, Vivian (Mervin) Scott, Rita (Rick) Hall, MaryJo (Don) Behrmann, Carol (Fritz) Holtz, Kathy (Milt) Lesmann, Roberta (Cletus) Behrmann, Steve (Linda) Gjerstad, Jerry (Diane) Gjerstad, numerous nieces and nephews. The family greeted friends at a memorial gatherin g on April 21 at the Grandstrand Funeral Home in Osceola. www.grandstrandfh.com

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Dresser to enter boundary agreement discussions BY SUZANNE LINDGREN EDITOR@OSCEOLASUN.COM

Dresser’s Village Board on April 6 agreed to enter into discussion with the Town of Osceola regarding a cooperative boundary agreement. Once complete, the agreement will establish potential areas of development and conservation along municipal boundaries. Having limits communicated and established in advance allows both sides to guide future growth and would save on legal fees if an annexation were proposed. Village President Bryan Beseler noted that the agreement is not directly related to the Blue Rock Quarry proposal and may or may not impact the project, but would address the issue of annexation. “There has been a hum of a potential annexation for, we’ll say seven months now,” said Beseler. “That may or may not be impacted by a cooperative boundary agreement. … It is long process on purpose. Everyone will get a say, will get input. If the two communities cannot come to an agreement, then it ends.” Cooperative boundary plans include public hearings and residents can petition for a referendum on the plan. “This is something that’s not going to happen overnight,” said Doug Schmidt, chair of the Town of Osceola’s Plan Commission. “It’s going to take time.” “It’s a win-win resolution,” said Osceola Town Board Member Mike Wallis. “If, say, some annexation did come before the board, which it has not yet, there could be a lot of trouble, a lot of expenses legally. As a board member, I’m always concerned about the ﬁ nancial end of things. … When you start hiring lawyers to give legal advice, they do, but you have to pay for it.” Schmidt invited anyone with questions to contact Wallis. The Town of Osceola approved a resolution to enter into discussions with Dresser in March, and has assigned members to a Cooperative Boundary Agreement Committee. Dresser approved a resolution to enter into discussion, but did not assign members to a committee. Beseler noted that during discussions toward a boundary agreement, neither municipality can approve an annex-

ation request. Two people spoke in favor of enterin g into a cooperative boundary agreement during public comment. Right to Address Board The board approved an amendment involving Code 2.05, which laid out the order of board meetings and tangentially concerned a citizen’s right to address the board. At the March meeting, members o f the Blue Rock Quarry pointed out that the ordinance Beseler had used to deny their presentation referenced a code that had been removed. “Last month during public comment it was brought to our attention that when we got rid of section 2.05, there was an ordinance that tied back to 2.05,” said Beseler. “That ordinance was the one that talked about being preregistered versus public comment.” “We didn’t really change it,” said Beseler. “Since 2.05 no longer existed we supplemented some language.” The purpose of the amendment isn’t to restrict access to the board, but to formalize access, said Beseler. Audit Brock Geyen, a certifi ed public accountant from CliftonLarsonAllen LLP reported on the village audit for 2014. Overall, according to his report, the village seems in decent financial shape. He did not fi nd any red fl ags for mismanagement, waste or fraud. The village spent notable sums toward a new squad car and the Local Roads Improvement Program, which resulted in a drop in the ratio of unassigned funds to general fund expenditures from 54.2 in 2013 to 42.7 in 2014. That’s still in the range of what’s acceptable. “The rule of thumb,” said Geyen, “is to never go below 33 percent.” “You’re between four and five months of reserves,” he said. “You’re in good shape at the moment. Obviously If you take another hit like you did last year, you’ll be below 33 percent.” The village has paid down principal on general obligation debt, bringing debt to 39.9 percent of the debt limit from. Last year it was at 47.1 percent. The village saw a net loss of $7,513 in its general fund balance. Geyen said SEE DRESSER, PAGE 21

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Did you know? Though Earth Day is synonymous with protecting the environment, the holiday can trace its roots to an environmental disaster that occurred in Southern California in 1969. Over a 10-day period that began on January 28, 1969 just six miles off the coast of Santa Barbara, Calif., roughly 80,000 to 100,000 barrels of crude oil spilled into the Santa Barbara Channel and onto the beaches of Santa Barbara County. Thousands of birds and marine animals, including dolphins, elephant seals and sea lions, were killed as a result of the spill, which at the time was the largest such spill to ever occur in United States waters (it is now the third-largest spill after the Deepwater Horizon spill in 2010 and the 1989 Exxon Valdez spill). Though devastating, the Santa Barbara oil spill proved inspiring to Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin, who is today considered the founder of Earth Day. Senator Nelson used the sense of social consciousness that prevailed throughout much of the United States in 1969 and the outrage at the Santa Barbara oil spill to infuse energy into a growing movement to raise awareness about air and water pollution. His risk paid off, as more than 20 million Americans took to the streets on April, 22, 1970 to demonstrate for a healthy, sustainable environment.

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ASSAULT: Sheriff details investigation of possible misconduct at jail diately on Oct. 30, 2014. He had worked for Polk County since July 30, department. A criminal investigator 1995. Because the adminin a neighboring county istrative investigation notiﬁ ed Johnson on Oct. revealed the potential of 29, 2014 that a former criminal conduct, Johnfemale inmate had disclosed inappropriate con- son asked the Wisconsin Department of Justice, tact with a jailer while Division of Criminal that former inmate was incarcerated in the Polk Investigation (DCI) to conduct an independent County Jail. investigation into the alThe Polk County Sherlegations. iff’s ofﬁce immediately “I am stunned and conducted an administrafrustrated by these accutive investigation. “The information gathered sations as they directly contradict the premise from separate sources, that the jail is a safe and began to form the basis secure environment for of a credible compliant,” incarcerated individuJohnson said in his reals,” Johnson said in the lease. Christensen, when release. According to the crimconfronted with the alleinal complaint, the DCI gations, resigned immeFROM PAGE 1

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began their investigation on Nov. 12, 2014. Investigators from the DCI interviewed ﬁ ve former inmates of the Polk County Jail. The interviews took place from Nov. 20 – Dec. 8, 2014. Alleged instances of abuse occurred between Nov. 3, 2011 and Oct. 30, 2014. Many of the allegations are for multiple occurrences of abuse. All of the women were incarcerated in the maximum-security area of the Polk County Jail where there are no monitoring cameras. Christensen worked in the maximum-security area of the jail. Jail records indicate that he was working on all of the dates when the alleged incidents of abuse transpired. According to the complaint, several of the alleged incidents occurred in the control room of the maximum security area,

referred to as the “bubble,” and the “X” room, or conference room located directly off the “bubble” where Christensen was assigned to be working. Each of the victims commented in the complaint that Christensen asked them to keep the instances of abuse private so he wouldn’t get in trouble, lose his wife and family, lose his job or end up in jail like them (the victims). Christensen also served as the Amery Fire Chief from March 1, 2010 until his resignation on Jan. 26, 2015. The Amery City Council held at least two closed sessions to discuss Christensen before accepting his resignation Jan. 26, 2015. The Amery Free Press has requested copies of all disciplinary investigation records as well as records relating to his termination or resignation.

Poets on the Wild Side In the lead-up to the weekend St. Croix Flyway Bird Migration Celebration (May 8-9), the Watershed Café in Osceola will host an evening of poetry on May 6 at 6:30 p.m. celebrating birds and other natural treasures of the river valley. Featured St.

Croix Valley poets will include Laurel Anderson, Don Mitchell, Laurie Allmann, Sue Crouse and special guests Freya Manfred and Thomas R. Smith. Freya Manfred has authored eight books of poetry (including “A Goldenrod Will Grow,” “My SEE POETS, PAGE 21

REFERENDUM: What’s next?

erendum also signals support from the community, enabling the The remainder, a lifoundation to move brary and associated forward with the buildcommunity spaces, will ing’s design. Previousbe funded through doly, architects from SEH nations to the Mill Pond Learning Foundation’s outlined the building’s basics to about 30 percapital campaign. cent detail. With the passage of “The 30 percent dethe referendum, the team driving the project sign was to get a cost estimate before the has turned its attention to the building’s design, vote,” said Village Adintegrated technology ministrator Joel West. plan and raising funds “Now we can ﬁ nish the toward the non-munici- design.” A committee is also pal portion, to the tune working on a plan to of $4 million. integrate technology in Timm Johnson, presthe building. ident of the Mill Pond “The architecture and Learning Foundation, technology plans are said the organization integrated,” said Beckis more than 10 percent mann. “It’s everythin g of the way toward that from the size of the goal. Funding wise, the rooms to the location group is roughly where of the windows and the it expected to be, said wiring. Architecture Village President Gary and technology must Beckmann, who noted work together. It’s not that fundraising is an just the equipment.” extensive process and “We’re close to having people like to give at difa plan we could put in ferent stages. “With what we’ve been your hands,” said Beckthrough on the medical mann. Other details include center we know that the possible sale of the some people like to give current village hall, to brick and mortar, others want to pledge to securing a temporary location for the admingive over a few years,” istrative ofﬁces durin g he said. “Someone might want to donate to the transition and making plans for additional the technology plan or land the village purother naming opportuchased on Kent St. nities. Some give when “There are a lot o f the project is more or legs,”said Beckmann. less complete.” Approval of the refFROM PAGE 1

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Quarries remain contentious in Town of Osceola BY SUZANNE LINDGREN EDITOR@OSCEOLASUN.COM

Quarries continue to be a point of focus for the Town of Osceola through renewal permits for nonmetallic mining and a burgeoning cooperative boundary agreement. During public comment at the town board’s April 14 meeting, Glyn Thorman said that the landowners behind the Blue Rock Quarry project support other quarries currently renewing their permits in the Town of Osceola, but they feel there is a double standard in the permitting process. According to Ordinance 14, Section (7) (b), renewals should be subject to the same evaluations as new applications, including environmental and residential impacts. The board thanked Thorman for his input but made no additional comment. In the board’s update on discussions for a cooperative boundary agreement with Dresser, members

of the Blue Rock Quarry group expressed surprise in hearing that the two municipalities are entering into discussions toward a boundary agreement. Board members said the issue has been evolving for some time. “It came before the board two months ago,” said Board Chair Doug Schmidt. “It might have been three.” Glyn Thorman and Jeanne Rochford, two landowners involved in the proposed Blue Rock Quarry, expressed concern on potential impact on their project. Bryan Beseler, Dresser’s village president, responded. “The property of a potential Blue Rock Quarry may or may not be impacted by such an agreement and may or may not be impacted positively or negatively,” said Beseler. “We don’t know until we sit down and have those discussions.” Supervisor Mike Wallis pointed out that there would be public hearings

and potential for a nonbinding referendum. “I encourage everybody to follow the process,” said Schmidt. Nonmetallic mineral extraction permits The board reviewed permit renewal requests for Riteway and Dresser Trap Rock, making sure both applications are ready for public hearing. Riteway’s public hearing was set for May 12 at 6:30 p.m. The board referred Dresser Trap Rock’s application to the plan commission for review. Board members approved reducing the fee application for a nonmetallic mining permit from $2500 to $500. The change reflects the fact that mine operators are now responsible for covering expenses of necessary reviews and evaluations. “The town is covered for additional expenses beyond the application,” said Wallis. Adopt-a-Town-Road Spring is a great time to tend to adopted roads,

Prescribed burn at visitor center BY SAMANTHA FOUNTAIN CONTRIBUTING WRITER

The St. Croix River Visitor Center is planning to do a prescribed burn to knock back the invasive reed canary grass, said a representative April 13 at the St. Croix Falls City Council meeting. The purpose is to eliminate reed canary grass, a major threat to natural

wetlands that outcompetes most native species by forming large, single-species stands. When the St. Croix River Visitor Center was built, the topsoil delivered was contaminated with this non-native species. The River Visitor Center would like SEE CITY SCF, PAGE 26

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Glyn Thorman, a landowner involved in the Blue Rock Quarry proposal, weighed in on both mining permit requirements and a potential cooperative boundary agreement at the April 14 meeting of Osceola’s Town Board.

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Rice Lake woman and Amery man caught with marijuana

Let this be a lesson – marijuana cookies and brownies are generally not a great idea. The Wisconsin State Patrol was monitoring a vehicle traveling northbound e on Hwy. 46 in o Amery on April A 11 1 and the vehicle was stopped for w speeding. s According to the probable cause rep port, Cierra Hard, Hard 18, 1 Rice Lake, was driving the vehid cle. c Brandon Hase, 20, 2 Amery, was the passenger. p The offi cer spotted t a wooden marijuana dugout in i a purse and could Hase H smell the odor of raw marijuana coming from the vehicle. Hard had a warrant out for $250.50 for failure to pay fi nes and Hase is on fi le with the Minnesota BCA sex offender registry. Both individuals were handcuffed. When the purse was further examined, several paraphernalia items with residue were discovered. Two grinders, a metallic one-hitter and a plastic bag with 13 grams of marijuana were found as well as a blue glass marijuana pipe and a bowl packed full of marijuana cookies or brownies. The glove box also contained three glass marijuana pipes. Hard was arrested for a St. Croix County warrant, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. Hase was arrested for possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Clear Lake woman caught with methamphetamine

A 9-1-1 hang up ssent a Polk Countty Sheriff’s Department offi cer p sstraight to a resiidence in Clear Lake on April 12. L According to the Hughes probable cause report, the offi cer found Megan Hughes, 35, Clear Lake, in a white car registered to her, talking on a cell phone. Hughes told the offi cer that she went over to her ex-boyfriend’s house to talk to him

about getting her car off his property. Hughes said they began arguing and she had blood on her neck and shirt. Hughes said she cut her ﬁ nger on some seat trim. She moved out of her ex-boyfriend’s house last Nov. and they had lived together for three years prior. Hughes had a bag of methamphetamine at her feet. Hughes was out on bond under a Polk County case and part of the conditions are that she commits no new crimes and she cannot have contact with her ex-boyfriend. Hughes’s ex-boyfriend said she came to his house that night and he tried to ask her to leave, but she refused. He struggled with Hughes to get her to leave, but she bit him on his left arm and his right hand. Hughes was placed under arrest for domestic disorderly conduct, bail jumping and possession of methamphetamine.

Two Frederic men arrested for methamphetamine deal

Two men from Frederic were anxiously waiting the arrival of a buyer purchasing methamphetamine from them on April 11. Little did they know, the buyer was actually b an a informant for the Polk County t Sheriff’s DepartS ment. m According to the probable cause rep port, Travis Love, Love p 23, Frederic and Timothy Nelson, T 23, 2 Frederic, were both waiting in the b car in the Super c America gas staA tion parking lot in t St. S Croix Falls. The exchange was for e a ‘teener’ of methNelson amphetamine for $170. The informant arrived at the gas station and got into the backseat of the targeted vehicle. Later, the informant met with Polk County ofﬁ cers and turned over a gem pack baggie of suspected methamphetamine, which later tested positive. It weighed approximately 1.9 grams with packaging. The informant said Love handed over the methamphetamine and they paid Love. The informant also said that Nelson and Love spoke about assisting him or her in purchasing additional controlled substances in the future. The vehicle was stopped

and Love and Nelson were detained. Located in Love’s wallet was a large amount of currency, including the money from the informant. Love was interviewed and admitted that Nelson was aware the methamphetamine transaction was taking place and acknowledged that the informant sat next to Nelson in the backseat of the car and witnessed the purchase. Love also admitted to providing the informant with the methamphetamine and receiving the money for it. After being transported to the jail, the jail staff located a glass jar containing a white crystal substance in Nelson’s pants pocket along with a silver pipe with suspected burnt THC residue. The jar tested positive for methamphetamine. Nelson was arrested for delivery of methamphetamine, possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia. Love was arrested for delivery of methamphetamine.

Osceola man arrested for marijuana possession A car being pulled over for a missing taillight lens turned into a little bit bigger deal on April 12. A Polk County ofﬁ o cer pulled over the vehicle in Ost ceola driven by Jec rome Schmidt, 31, r Osceola. O According to the probable cause rep port, when asked Schmidt if there was anything illegal in his vehicle, Schmidt admitted to having a bowl of marijuana and a pipe. He then removed a silver grinder with a green leafy substance and a clear and purple glass pipe from the center console. Schmidt said the objects were his and he was very cooperative. The green leafy substance tested positive and weighed 0.5 grams. Schmidt was arrested for drug paraphernalia possession and possession of marijuana.

crash on Hwy. 8 at 150 th St. One vehicle e c e e tleft t the site of the crash. The vehicle stopped at 200 th St. s on Hwy. 8 was drivo en by David Tubere gen, 70, Amery. g According to the probable cause p Tubergen rreport, Tubergen had an intoxicant odor coming from him, he was unsteady on his feet and had bloodshot eyes. When asked if he knew that he was in a crash, Tubergen said yes, but he didn’t realize he had to stop. He did admit to drinking and said he was on his way to an AA meeting in St. Croix. When Tubergen performed the HGN test, he had problems with balance. He got confused with the letter P for the alphabet test. Tubergen had a PBT test result of .08 and has three previous OWI convictions in Wis. and Minn. He was taken in for a blood test. Tubergen was arrested for his fourth OWI charge. Reports in Support of Probable Cause Polk County Sheriff’s Office Monday, April 13

Travis Love, 23, Frederic, was arrested April 11, 2015 for delivery of methamphetamine Nicole Dargiewicz, 30, Milltown, was arrested April 10, 2015 for bond violation Cierra Hard, 18, Rice Lake, was arrested April 11, 2015 for a St. Croix County warrant, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia Brandon Hase, 20, Amery, was arrested April 11, 2015 for possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia Jerome Schmidt, 31, Osceola, was arrested April 12, 2015 for possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of marijuana Lyle Bauer, 67, Eau Claire, was arrested April 11, 2015 for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated (ﬁ rst) Megan Hughes, 35, Clear Lake, was arrested April 13, 2015 for domestic disorderly conduct, bail jumping and possession of methamphetamine Darren Tolzman, 50, Amery, was arrested April 10, 2015 for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated (ﬁ rst), possession of marijuana and possession o f drug paraphernalia David Tubergen, 70, Amery, was arrested April 11, 2015 for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated (fourth) Dustin Peck, 33, Eau Claire, was arrested April 8, 2015 for probation hold Janice Fisher, 38, Amery, was arrested April 8, 2015 for probation hold/pick up Casey Choronzy, 18, St. Croix Falls, was arrested April 8, 2015 for a Polk County warrant and a St. Croix Falls warrant Steven Johnson, 23, Clear Lake, was arrested April 9, 2015 for probation hold Daniel Berg, 50, Milltown, was arrested April 9, 2015 for contempt/failure to pay Andrew Jorgensen, 56, Grantsburg, was arrested April 12, 2015 for Burnett warrant/ failure to pay

Alexander Peterson, 25, Dresser, was arrested April 6, 2015 for a Department of Corrections warrant, disorderly conduct and battery Preston Hilgren, 23, Luck, was arrested April 7, 2015 for failure to appear, obstructing an ofﬁ cer and bail jumping (misdemeanor) Shaquill Robinson, 22, St. Paul, Minn., was arrested April 10, 2015 for an Amery warrant and operating without a license (second) James Anderson, 39, Clear Lake, was arrested April 10, 2015 for theft Timothy Germain, 27, Dresser, was arrested April 10, 2015 for drug paraphernalia possession and bail jumping (misdemeanor) Records compiled by Chelsea Timothy Nelson, 23, Frederic, Emory-Boyd. was arrested April 11, 2015 for delivery of methamphetamine, possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia

Amery man gets fourth OWI What started as a two-vehicle crash turned into a serious situation when alcohol involvement was discovered on April 11. A Polk County Sheriff’s Department ofﬁ cer was dispatched to the scene of the

Quick response to smell in Dresser BY SUZANNE LINDGREN EDITOR@OSCEOLASUN.COM

Several complaints of a sewage-like odor in Dresser led to swift action by Village President Bryan Beseler. “You might have noticed a slight tinge of an odor in the air,” said Beseler at the village board’s April meeting. He identiﬁ ed the source of the odor as F & A Dairy’s pond, affectionately known as “The Lagoon.” “It’s been bad this year, it was bad last year as well,” said Beseler, who presented the DNR with a draft resolution reminding the agency that it is responsible for regulating and managing the Lagoon.

“We need a true plan that doesn’t say, ‘This is when the upgrades are going to happen,’ but says, ‘This is the date the upgrades are going to happen, and if they don’t happen, this is what the DNR is going to do in recourse,’” said Beseler. The DNR was very responsive, said Beseler. Still, he hopes to pass the resolution at the board’s next meeting, making it ofﬁ cial. The Town of Osceola, which has also been receiving complaints, has issued a resolution of support for Dresser, asking for a written plan from the DNR as to how the agency plans to enforce maintenance of the pond. “The Town of Osceola doesn’t have any legal say,” said Osceola’s board chair, Doug Schmidt, “but this will go to our assembly representatives and the DNR.”

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Ladies night out Victoria Boucher and Elizabeth Havlish, both of Osceola, build fairy gardens at Wildwood Flowers during Ladies Night Out, April 16.

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Click. Contribute. Make a difference. What if you could shape your community’s future? With giveBIG St. Croix Valley you can. On April 28, 2015 you can support the nonprofit of your choice serving Amery, Osceola and St. Croix Falls. It’s your chance to make a real impact for your community. Adoray Home Health & Hospice Our Mission is to provide care and comfort at home to the acutely, chronically and terminally ill.

Amery Area Community Center

Our purpose is to provide area adults with the opportunity to gather socially and to add to their quality of life through programs and activities.

Amery Hospital Foundation

Our purpose is to improve the wellness of the community by focusing on initiatives that provide hope for the future.

giveBIG Goal: $5,000

giveBIG Goal: $4,000

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Funds will be used to bring grief support and bereavement services to families of Adoray palliative and hospice patients throughout the St. Croix River Valley.

Funds will be used for our Health & Wellness Programs

Funds will be used for patient and community focused programs and initiatives that promote health and wellness with emphasis on behavioral health for outdoor therapy.

Amery Woman’s Club

Amery Youth Hockey Association

Arnell Memorial Humane Society

Our purpose is to Build Community through Service

Our purpose is to provide a quality ice skating facility and youth hockey programs in the Amery area.

Our purpose is to protect animals by providing information, education and shelter; encourage adoptions; promote responsible pet guardianship and expand the human-animal bond.

giveBIG Goal: $3,000

giveBIG Goal: $10,000

giveBIG Goal: $5,000

Funds will be used for Arts and Crafts Fair, Literacy Project Read to Me (gift packet for all newborns) Recycling program, Red Cross Blood Drive semi-annual events, Post-secondary Scholarships for women

Funds will be used for the Zamboni Capital Campaign

Funds will be used to provide the Operational Funding needed to offer the very best care possible to our furry friends in need.

Association Retreat Center (ARC)

Moms and Dads against Meth, Inc./ButterÀy House

Christian Community Home of Osceola

Our purpose is to be a place where people can come away and be re-energized to make a difference in their homes, churches and communities.

Our purpose is to stop methamphetamine and other drug abuse through education, awareness, and community outreach activities.

Our purpose is to provide lifestyle choices for seniors in various settings to meet the unique needs of each individual.

giveBIG Goal: $25,000

giveBIG Goal: $5,000

giveBIG Goal: $3,000

Funds will be used to improve the ARC grounds for our guests.

Funds will be used to support operating expenses of our primary community outreach project—ButterÀy House Transitional Sober House for Women.

Funds will be going towards our Music & Memory Program which allows us to make personalized music playlist for residents with cognitive impairments.

Community Homestead

Community Referral Agency, Inc.

County Line First Responders

Our purpose is to create and maintain a community where people with developmental challenges can reach their Community Homestead ...living and working with people with special needs fullest human potential

Our purpose is to provide shelter and services for survivors of domestic violence and their children and survivors of sexual assault.

Our purpose is to provide the highest quality pre-hospital Emergency Medical Care to all whom we serve, through both continuing education and public awareness.

giveBIG Goal: $10,000

giveBIG Goal: $5,000

giveBIG Goal: $5,470

Funds will be used to buy our farmland to sustain the activities and secure the future.

Funds will be used for direct services to clients in our shelter and outreach programs.

Funds will be used for extending ¿rst responders’ education, upgrading our older equipment, and purchasing new equipment for additional members who join.

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Endeavors Adult Development Center Our purpose is to provide meaningful employment opportunities for adults with disabilities. giveBIG Goal: $10,000

Family Resource Center St. Croix Valley

Our mission is to strengthen children, families and communities by offering education, resources and support. giveBIG Goal: 10 new donors

Friends of Interestate Park Our purpose is to support the park’s naturalist programs to increase public awareness and appreciation of the park’s natural and cultural history.

giveBIG Goal: $2,000

Funds will be used for the down-payment for new 2015 Dodge wheelchair accessible mini-van.

Funds will be used to support Home Visits and Play & Learn groups throughout Polk County.

Funds will be used to continue park program offerings.

Friends of Osceola Fire & Rescue

Friends of Osceola Library, Inc.

Friends of Stower Seven Lakes State Trail, Inc.

Our purpose is to support relief to the Osceola Fire and Rescue Department by purchasing needed tools and equipment.

Our purpose is to advocate for library services, volunteer at the library and raise funds to enhance library programming and materials

Our purpose is connecting communities and the environment in new ways, Inviting people of all ages & abilities to recreate and explore, Inspiring and challenging new & existing members, supporting our trail partners

giveBIG Goal: $5,000

giveBIG Goal: $2,000

giveBIG Goal: $5,000

Funds will be used for items that promote and support personal ¿re¿ghter safety and improved safety and response on scene.

Funds will be used to underwrite programs and purchase materials that are beyond the library budget.

Funds will be used for community events such as family trail rides, specialist-led interpretive nature programs. and interpretive signs on trail.

Friends of the Amery Area Public Library Foundation, Inc.

Friends of the St. Croix Falls Public Library

Grow Osceola

Our purpose is to actively support the library’s mission of “enriching the community by connecting people with information, ideas and experiences.”

Our purpose is to provide support through volunteering, advocacy and fundraising.

Grow Osceola is made up of volunteers who promote beautiﬁcation projects in Osceola.

giveBIG Goal: $4,000

giveBIG Goal: $1,200

Funds will be used to supplement the library’s materials budget and to create a quiet study space

Funds will be used to expand the adult bestsellers, documentary ¿lms and the teen graphic novel collections.

Funds will be used for Flowers & Trails – purchase $10 for a foot of trail in Osceola.

Interfaith Caregivers of Polk County

Kinship of Polk County

Lake Wapogasset Bible Camp

Our purpose is to help seniors & disabled adults maintain their independence, dignity & quality of life at home. Our caring volunteers & donors make this no cost program available in Polk County, WI.

Our purpose is to improve the quality of child’s life by establishing a relationship with a caring volunteer for the purpose of promoting stability, support, friendship and community.

Our purpose is to provide opportunities for youth to grow in faith and in relationships with others.

giveBIG Goal: $25,000

giveBIG Goal: $8,000

giveBIG Goal: $5,000

Funds will help us recruit & match more volunteers to provide more rides, visits and chores for more neighbors! Your donation will be doubled!!!

Funds will be used toward program costs which include recruiting mentors, planning events for our volunteers and their mentees, and ongoing training and support to our volunteers and families involved in the program.

Funds will be used to support our scholarship program providing funds to get more kids to camp.

Mental Health Task Force of Polk County Our purpose is to improve the lives of families and individuals in our community by increasing awareness for mental health and improving access to care.

Northern Waters Learning (AKA Northern Waters Literacy) Our purpose is to empower people to improve their lives with education and self con¿dence by providing free individualized tutoring and educational programs in Polk County communities.

Northwoods Homeless Shelters Our purpose is to provide emergency shelters for homeless families in our county, to support and assist them in moving into permanent housing.

giveBIG Goal: $10,000

giveBIG Goal: $5,000

giveBIG Goal: $10,000

Funds will be used reach thousands of people through education/outreach, suicide prevention training, and our home and school-based therapy program for children.

Funds will be used for these community programs: 1) GED/ESL for adult learners, 2)Reading and Math Tutoring for elementary children, 3)Preschool Literacy, and 4)Parent Education

Funds will be used to operate our shelters.

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Osceola Area Ambulance Service

Osceola Community Health Foundation

Our purpose is to compassionately serve women and their unborn children during a crisis pregnancy, enabling them to live a healthy lifestyle.

We provide emergency medical services to the Villages of Osceola and Dresser, the Townships of Alden, Farmington, Gar¿eld and Osceola and the Township of Franconia, MN.

Our purpose is to build healthy communities by fostering charitable support for the OMC and the health related needs of the people in the upper St. Croix Valley.

giveBIG Goal: $7,000

giveBIG Goal: $30,000

giveBIG Goal: $10,000

Funds will be used for parenting and pre-natal classes and Earn While You Learn mentoring.

Funds will be used for the future purchase of a new replacement ambulance.

Funds will be used to support OMC’s Oncology department and bring comfort to patients battling cancer.

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Osceola Lions Club Our purpose is to serve the Osceola community for local projects and to help people in need.

Osceola Mainstreet Skate Park Our purpose is to raise the required amount of funds to construct a permanent skate board park for our Osceola youth.

Osceola Public Library Our purpose is to enrich the community by bringing people, information, and ideas together. We encourage lifelong learning and information literacy and provide materials and services to community members.

giveBIG Goal: $10,000

giveBIG Goal: $4,000

Funds will be used to support community projects.

Funds will be used for materials and construction

Funds will be used to improve our technology offerings with new equipment and more training opportunities for community members. We also hope to improve and increase our collections and offer more activities and events.

Osceola Queens Committee

People Loving People, Inc.

Polk County Historical Society

giveBIG Goal: $5,000

Our program is dedicated to empowering and development of young ladies through volunteering, poise and grace.

Our purpose is to provide healthy and nutritious food to people in need.

Our purpose is to preserve the past for future generations by establishing a unique and endearing collection of Polk County history, shared with the public.

giveBIG Goal: $500

giveBIG Goal: $13,000

giveBIG Goal: $6,000

Funds will be used to support the Osceola Royalty in their travels to neighboring festivals as representatives of the Village of Osceola.

Funds will be used toward our food ministry and the purchase of our building.

Funds will be used for the development of a unique educational exhibit following the lumber industry of the St. Croix River Valley.

Polk County Special Olympics

River Valley Hockey Association

River Valley Soccer Club

Our purpose is to offer year-round sports for people in our county with Intellectual Disabilities.

Our purpose is to serve the youth of the St Croix Valley with lifetime winter fun through the great sport of hockey!

Our purpose is to develop and deliver quality youth soccer programs which promote a fun, family environment.

giveBIG Goal: $10,000

giveBIG Goal: $1,000

Funds will be used for costs associated with traveling to competitions, such as meals and hotel and State Fees, and replacing uniforms and equipment as needed.

Funds will be used for capital improvements.

Funds will be used for Âżnancial support. All children should be able to participate in youth soccer, regardless of the ability to pay.

Salvation Army Grace Place

Salvation Army Serenity Home

St. Croix Center for the Arts (ArtBarn)

Our purpose is to provide shelter to homeless individuals and families with children in the St. Croix Valley.

Our purpose is to house homeless individuals in Polk County and help them get back on a path toward independence.

Our purpose is to provide a home in the St. Croix Valley for artistic excellence and a focal point for exploration and enjoyment of the arts.

giveBIG Goal: $2,500

giveBIG Goal: $5,000

Funds will be used to provide the children,families and individuals at Grace Place with necessities while staying at the shelter.

Funds will be used provide shelter for homeless individuals in Polk County.

Funds will be used for rental and royalty fees to produce one or two musicals in 2015.

St. Croix Falls Dollars for Scholars

St. Croix Festival Theatre

St. Croix River Association

Our purpose is to provide funds for new scholarships for our students, improve distribution of current scholarships, assist businesses and individuals in sponsoring scholarships, in the quest for higher education.

giveBIG Goal: $5,000

Our purpose is to make the arts welcoming to all people as an essential part of their well-being and for the vitality of the community. giveBIG Goal: $15,000

Our purpose is to advocate for conservation throughout the watershed. giveBIG Goal: $5,000

Funds will be used to create scholarships for graduating seniors and/or renewable scholarships for students in the years to come.

Funds will be used to support the operating costs of the theatre.

Funds will go toward buying supplies such as kayaks, PFDs, and camping equipment for on-river experiences.

St. Croix Scenic Coalition

St. Croix Valley Health Care Foundation

St. Croix Valley Orchestra

Our purpose is to protect and enhance the outstanding scenic character of the St. Croix River valley.

Our purpose is to advocate and raise funds for the St. Croix Regional Medical Center and its community clinics.

giveBIG Goal: $5,000

giveBIG Goal: $2,500

Funds will be for developing the Wisconsin portion of the St. Croix Scenic Byway.

Funds will be used for the post-secondary scholarships we award to area students.

Our purpose is for music lovers across the upper St. Croix Valley to share their musical skills.

Funds will be used to support the purchase of music, directorâ€™s salary, stipends for soloists and publicity costs.

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Four ways you can donate Online

In Person

Phone

Mail

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Drop-off sites

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To nonprofits

St. Croix Valley Senior Center

Standing Cedars Community Land Conservancy

STAR Education Foundation Our purpose is to raise funds for the Backpack Program and Classroom Enrichment grants for the St. Croix Falls School District.

Our purpose is to protect and restore ¿eld, forest and natural habitat along the lower St. Croix River.

Our purpose is to offer area seniors a place to gather for food, fun, and fellowship! giveBIG Goal: $3,000

giveBIG Goal: $2,000

giveBIG Goal: $5,000

Funds will be used to repair two outside crumbling walls.

Funds will be used for maintaining and improving our land, to continue its restoration and to help keep it open to the public.

Funds will be used to support the Backpack Program and future grant requests.

The Open Cupboard, Osceola Food Shelf

Wild River Fitness

Wild Rivers Habitat for Humanity

Our purpose is to provide people in need with food, household, clothing, furniture, school supplies, bread, bakery, veggies, coats, snow pants, and boots. To assist in other areas if needed.

F I T N E S S

Our purpose is to improve the overall health of residents in the St. Croix Valley.

Our purpose is to assist local lower income families to obtain safe and affordable housing.

giveBIG Goal: $10,000

giveBIG Goal: $2,500

giveBIG Goal: $5,000

Funds will be used for a new walk-in freezer.

Funds will be used to provide the opportunity for kids to experience Wild Kats summer camp.

Funds will be used to purchase construction materials to build homes.

You can also contribute by personal check (one check per organization), at these drop off locations:

Worn Again, Inc. Our purpose is to provide an economical local retail store to local and surrounding communities and to provide clothing and household goods to families in surrounding communities in need due to extenuating circumstances.

giveBIG Goal: $6,500 Funds will be used for new clothing racks, update and replace existing front checkout counter

Supporters: American Family Insurance The Copy Shop Falls Orthodontics Hiawatha National Bank Kapco, Inc. Noah Insurance Group Tippy Canoes GOLDEN TICKET SPONSOR : Forest Inn Motel Royal Credit Union Shilson Media Sign X-Press, LLC. MarketPlace Foods Osceola Plumbing & Heating, Inc.

• Amery Community Center (7 a.m. - 7 p.m.) 608 Harriman Ave. S, Amery, WI • Amery Hospital & Clinic (8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.) 265 Griffin Street East, Amery, WI • RCU (Royal Credit Union), Amery (9:00 a.m - 4:30 p.m.) 1080 Cornwall Avenue, Amery, WI • RCU, Osceola (9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.) • Osceola Public Library (10 a.m. - 7 p.m.) 102 Chieftain Street, Osceola, WI • Central Bank, Osceola (8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.) 304 Cascade Street, Osceola, WI • Central Bank, St. Croix Falls (8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.) This is the Highway 8 location • Central Bank (Inside MarketPlace Foods) (noon - 7 p.m.) 2191 US Hwy 8 East, St. Croix Falls, WI • St. Croix Falls Public Library (10 a.m. - 7 p.m.) 230 S. Washington Street, St. Croix Falls, WI

People can also contribute with their credit card by calling Osceola Community Health Foundation, (715) 294-5727, 7 a.m. - 6 p.m.

ASK Wear Bremer Bank Christopherson Eye Clinic Core Products International, Inc. Osceola Aero Sport Northwire, Inc. Amery Chevrolet Amery Family Restaurant ann marie gaus coAching, LLC. Apple River Auto, Inc Bernick’s Pepsi Bill's Ace Hardware Branches, LLC. Brynes Law Ofﬁ ce Connecting Point Croixland Leather Works

Dick's Fresh Market Doors of Distinction Eagle Valley Bank Federated Co-ops, Inc J&S General Contracting Krooked Kreek Golf Course Lake Kountry, Inc. Law Firm of Williams & Davis MRL Manufacturing, Inc Neumann Farms Northwest Wisconsin Veterinary Service Novitzke, Gust, Sempf, Whitley & Bergmanis Attorneys at Law Nygren Photography Osceola Antiques

Osceola Auto Body Paperworx Polk Burnett Electric Cooperative R. Andersons Practical Financial Consulting "Not just Taxes" Riverbend Assisted Living Stems From The Heart Floral & Gifts The RiverGroup Financial Advisors, LLC The Inter-County Leader Village Pizzeria Wildwood Flowers Williamson-White Funeral Home & Cremation Services Willow Ridge Healthcare

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Chieftain baseball seeks sweet spot BY MARIANNE SHIRA SPORTS WRITER

It is still early in the season and the Osceola Chieftain baseball team is honing in on what it will take for the team to come together. A win and a loss dot the schedule for the team for the past week of play. Defense is becoming to be the hallmark as they work out the kinks in the offensive side of the game. Osceola dropped their ﬁrst conference game of the season to Somerset on Tuesday 2-1 with the Spartans scoring the game winning run at the bottom of the seventh. Thursday was another matter as Osceola defeated the Amery Warriors 3-0 in a no-hitter by Tyler Maxon. “The Chiefs have started to right the ship with quality pitching,” Coach Larry Benitz said. “Over the last three games our pitching staff has given up only one earned run. Unfortunately, we are 1-2 in those three games, demonstrating that we are still working out our situational hitting.” Although the offense is still learning the lay of the land, pitching in week two remained strong with great performances from Ethan Freese and Maxon. “Ethan Freese gave a dominant per-

formance on Tuesday on one good leg,” Coach Matt Zurbriggen said, “pitching a complete game and only giving up one earned run.” Freese scored the sole run for the Chieftains on a Joe Swanson RBI in the ﬁfth inning to tie the game. Despite six hits and a great pitching performance, the Chieftains suffered a lapse in the last inning, which proved to be their undoing. “We left 11 runners on base,” Zurbriggen said, “our Achilles heel at the moment, losing the game 2-1.” With the beautiful weather on Thursday for the home opener came a beautiful performance by senior, Maxon. It was a day Maxon will remember forever by throwing a no-hitter for Osceola for the win. “Tyler helped get the Chiefs in the win column with a no-hitter,” Zurbriggen said, “striking out 13 Amery batters.” Maxon’s dominant performance kept the Chiefs 0-0 until the fourth inning when senior Taran Grunow laced a double to the right-center gap scoring courtesy runner Aiden Hansen (running for Logan Miller).

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Senior Tyler Maxon pitched a no-hitter against Amery for a 3-0 Chieftain win on Thursday. Pitching is strong for Osceola and is the hallmark of the 2015 team.

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Misty Swisher (far left) breaks away with the ball against Somerset with Brittany Bernett (center #9) and Emily Shakal (far right) there to assist if necessary. Swisher took the shot and beat the Somerset defense for Osceola’s ﬁrst goal of the night and the season.

Soccer team splits a pair of MBC games BY RON JASPERSON SPORTS WRITER

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Nelson signs letter of intent Meredith Nelson recently signed a National Letter of Intent to play golf at Concordia University in St. Paul. Nelson was an all-state golfer for the Chieftains last season.

OHS track team impressive at Hudson BY RON JASPERSON SPORTS WRITER

All indications show that the Osceola Chieftains track and ﬁeld team is making steady progress. Osceola competed in a seven team meet in Hudson last week and both the boys and girls teams placed second in a meet that saw plenty

of star power. Hudson placed ﬁ rst for both the boys and girls with the Chieftains claiming both runner-up spots. “I was very pleased with how the boys competed against bigger schools in the true team format,” Osceola boys coach Rick Stewart said. “We were SEE TRACK, PAGE 24

The Osceola Chieftain soccer team got their Middle Border conference season off on the right foot. After they tied the ﬁ rst game of the year last season with the Somerset Spartans, the Chieftains were bound and determined not to let history repeat itself. This year Osceola scored with 10 minutes remaining to come away with a 2-1 decision. “We were so happy with our play,” Osceola Coach Marianne Shira said. “The girls meshed into a place that they want to be. They were not giving up the ball to their opponents and did a great job of maintaining possession.”

The first goal of the season for Osceola came shortly before intermission when Misty Swisher hit the back of the net. The goal was scored just three minutes before intermission. Although Osceola took the lead into the break it was Somerset who seemed to have the upper hand in the first half except for the score. “Somerset dominated the fi rst half and held the ball in our defensive end for quite some time but between a strong defense, excellent goalkeeping and shots that were not well directed we were able to keep them scoreless,” Shira reported. The Spartans netted the equalizer 12 minutes SEE SOCCER, PAGE 24

Chieftain golfers gain valuable experience BY RON JASPERSON SPORTS WRITER

There is no doubt that Osceola Chieftain Coach Andy Willeman will be sorting through his ample roster to eventually ﬁ nd the best combination of golfers for his team by year’s end. Osceola has Alex Wolfe and Mitch Hustad cemented at the top of its varsity roster but beyond that duo they are looking for golfers to step forward and secure the three, four and ﬁ ve spots on the team. When the Chieftains went to Bristol Ridge it was

Tommy Cronick, Cody Whittier and Austin Rousch also getting the call for varsity action. After the nine hole event was completed it was New Richmond claiming the top spot with a team total of 172 strokes. Somerset and Amery tied for second with 179 totals. Amery’s Thomas Christensen earned individual bragging rights by posting a best score of 39. Osceola ﬁ nished sixth with a 195 total. Wolfe led the Chieftains by posting a 42, tied for the fourth best individual score. Hustad toured the

course in 49 strokes with Cronick posting a solid 50. Whittier completed the scoring for the Chieftain varsity with a 54. “(Bristol Ridge) is always a tough course to play on with plenty of trees and tight fairways,” Willeman said. “The boys were able to improve their score from the previous week by more than 10 strokes. Their skills are going in the right direction. They continue to play against some tough competition in the New Richmond team SEE GOLF, PAGE 19

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OHS softball beats Somerset Drops game to B-W BY RON JASPERSON SPORTS WRITER

No doubt James Gillespieâ€™s Osceola Chieftain softball team will have some ups and downs this year. The Chieftains have a roster full of talented but inexperienced players. Their starting lineup of the year consisted of one senior, two juniors and seven sophomores (these numbers include the designated player). Osceola opened their season with a 7-5 win over the Somerset Spartans before losing to defending Middle Border conference champion Baldwin-Woodville Blackhawks 14-1. Against the Spartans the Chieftains never trailed. Osceola took a 1-0 lead in the ďŹ rst inning when Sam Gibbs singled

to drive in Ashley Hustad who had also singled. The Chieftains took a 2-0 lead in the third on an RBI groundout by Ann Salewski which plated Hustad. Somerset countered with a single tally in the third before Osceola hit the Spartans with a quartet of runs in the fourth. Aubree Boissy, Sydney Roush, and Hannah Germain each dented the plate for the ďŹ rst time in the game before Hustad scored for the third time to complete the rally. Somerset responded with three runs in the bottom of the ďŹ fth inning to cut the Chieftain lead to 6-4 and pulled to within a run with a single tally in the sixth. Osceola got a huge insurance tally in the top of the seventh when Amelia Dannenmueller led the inning SEE SOFTBALL, PAGE 19

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Sophomore Hannah Germain got the starting nod as pitcher in the ďŹ rst two softball games of the year. Osceola defeated Somerset but lost to Baldwin-Woodville in their ďŹ rst week of play.

Saints golfers have busy week BY RON JASPERSON SPORTS WRITER

The St. Croix Falls Saints got lots of golf in last week. Shawn Gudmunsonâ€™s team started the week in Barron with a nine hole event and concluded their week with a Friday / Saturday 36 hole tournament. The ďŹ rst 18 holes of the tournament were played in Pheasant Hills and the two day event wrapped up at Bristol Ridge. â€œAll the golfers shot near their average and are ex-

cited to golf this season,â€? Gudmunson said. â€œConsistent golfers included Reagan Hoverman and Louis Sellman. The coaches are excited to see how the team will improve as they begin their conference season (this week) at Grantsburg.â€? Sellman shot a 101 at Pheasant Hills to lead the Saints and Hovermanâ€™s 111 was the best score for St. Croix at Bristol Ridge. Also golďŹ ng for St. Croixâ€™s varsity were Joe Ward, Chance Belisle, Kevin Koshoil and Brett Kuenkel.

Looks like Iâ€™m the turkey! he gobbler was so close that the spitting and drumming sounded like he was breathing down my neck. And when he gobbled it seemed as if pine needles shook off the tree I was sitting under. One minute ago this big bird was sounding off 150 yards in front of me on the other side of the pines. Then it made an end run around the pines through the hayďŹ eld and came up behind me unseen. Just to make matters more exciting a second gobbler sounded off behind me a little off to my left. Talk about exciting! It was the ďŹ rst turkey season that Wild River opened April 15. Wake up time was 4 a.m. but I had forgotten my face mask Trails and camo gloves so was scrambling Jim Bennett to make it to the woods by 5:15. Unfortunately, another hunter helped himself to the spot promised me by the landowner. I chose another place close to a busy road where I had seen several birds a few days ago. Soon I heard the faint sound of a gobbler to the south. Cutting through the pines I spotted the big bird walking along the edge as if on patrol. I let out some yelps to see if the bird was interested. I was surprised by an immediate call back from the other side of the pines to the west. I did a few more yelps and got another quick and loud response so I crawled back in

some thick pines that left me a good shooting lane in the direction of the hot gobblers. But this gobbler had a different plan. After settling in just a few minutes after my last call I gave out a few more yelps to see where the bird was. I had no idea that he and his buddy had done an end around and were now so close I felt they were in the same tree with me. It always amazes me how a turkey with the brain the size of a pea can mark your location so well by just hearing you call 150 yards away. Now that gobbler was close enough to read the label on my underwear without my knowing he was even there! His gobble was so close and loud I could have stained my underwear! Decision time. I could either sit still or let the bird seek me out and hope it wandered into my shooting lane. Another option: freeze and let it wander off and try to call it back. I decided on a more active approach: just swing around and shoot the bird. No turkey can out run a load of 6-shot! I began to make a slow calculated swing since the bird was 10 yards away. The problem was I hadnâ€™t looked at the back side of this pine which was a gnarled, thick mess. That meant I was having problems getting the now nervous gobbler in a clear shooting lane. Finally I got my shot but it was too close and thick. Using my son Joshâ€™s Super Black Eagle

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April 23: Grantsburg at St. Croix Falls. April 24: Osceola at Baldwin-Woodville. April 27: Unity at St. Croix Falls. April 28: Prescott at Osceola. Luck/Frederic at St. Croix Falls. April 30: St. Croix Falls at Webster/Siren. May 1: New Richmond at Osceola. May 2: St. Croix Falls at Cumberland tournament. May 4: Chisago Lakes at Osceola. St. Croix Falls at Clayton. May 5: Osceola at Durand. May 7: Somerset at Osceola. St. Croix Falls at Luck/Frederic. May 8: St. Croix Falls at Barron. May 11: Shell Lake at St. Croix Falls. May 12: Osceola at Amery. St. Croix Falls at Colfax. May 14: Osceola at Ellsworth. Cameron at St. Croix Falls. May 18: St. Croix Falls at Grantsburg. May 19: Baldwin-Woodville at Osceola. May 21: Osceola at Prescott. St. Croix Falls at Unity. May 22: Osceola at Grantsburg. May 26: Osceola at New Richmond. May 28: Unity at Osceola. St. Croix Falls at Somerset. May 29: Glenwood City at St. Croix Falls. June 2: Regional. June 3: Regional. June 9: Sectional. June 16: State.

BOYS GOLF April 23: Osceola at New Richmond. St. Croix Falls at Unity. April 27: Osceola at Amery Golf Club. April 28: Osceola at Pheasant Hills. St. Croix Falls at Siren. April 30: St. Croix Falls at Frederic. May 4: Osceola at Ellsworth Country Club. May 5: St. Croix Falls at Unity. May 7: St. Croix Falls at Rice Lake. May 11: Osceola at Clifton Highland. St. Croix Falls at Krooked Kreek. May 12: St. Croix Falls at Grantsburg. May 14: St. Croix Falls at Frederic. May 18: Osceola at Rolling Greens. May 19: Osceola at Amery. St. Croix Falls at Unity. May 21: St. Croix Falls at Turtle Back (conference). May 26: Regional at Amery. June 2: Sectional at Ashland. June 10: State. Osceola Chieftain Golf Results April 10, 2015 Clifton Highland - Prescott 1) New Richmond 172 2) Somerset 179 2) Amery 179 4) Ellsworth 191 4) Baldwin-Woodville 191 6) Osceola 195 7) Durand 214 8) Prescott 222 Osceola Individuals Alex Wolfe 42 Mitch Hustad 49 Tommy Cronick 50 Cody Whittier 54 Medalist, Thomas Christensen, Amery, 39.

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June 5: Spring Valley Hawks 7:30 p.m. June 6: AWAY at St. Croix Falls Bandits 1 p.m. June 10: AWAY at Menomonie Eagles 7:30 p.m. June 11: Annual Braves Alumni/Owls vs. Menomonie Grey 7:30 p.m. June 12: Hudson River Rats 7:30 p.m. June 13: AWAY at Ellsworth Hubbers 7:30 p.m. June 17: New Richmond Millers 7:30 p.m. June 19: St. Paul Mudhens 7:30 p.m. June 20: River Falls Fish 7 p.m. June 21: AWAY at Spooner 1 p.m. June 24: Metro Knights 7:30 p.m. June 26: Beef River Bullfrogs 7:30 p.m. June 27: Elmwood Expos 7 p.m. June 28: AWAY at Hager City Skeeters 1 p.m. July 1: St. Paul Hops 7:30 p.m. July 3: All-Star Game in River Falls July 8: Prescott Pirates 7:30 p.m. July 10: AWAY at New Richmond 7:30 p.m. July 15: Menomonie Eagles 7:30 p.m. July 17: St. Croix Falls Bandits 7:30 p.m. July 18: St. Paul Capitals 7 p.m. July 19: AWAY at Bay City Bombers 1 p.m. July 22: AWAY at River Falls Fish 7:30 p.m. July 24: Minneapolis Angels 7:30 p.m. July 26: AWAY at Plum City Blues 3 p.m. July 31: Windfall Lake Loons 7:30 p.m. August 1: Hudson River Rats 7 p.m. August 7-9: Playoffs August 14-16: State Tournament in Haugen Home Games at Oakey Park in Osceola

GIRLS SOCCER April 28: Spooner at Osceola. April 30: Amery at Osceola. May 1: Osceola at Hayward. May 5: Baldwin-Woodville at Osceola. May 7: Osceola at Superior. May 11: Osceola at Somerset. May 12: Osceola at New Richmond. May 14: Osceola at Barron. May 21: Osceola at Spooner. May 22: River Falls at Osceola. May 26: Hayward at Osceola. May 28: Osceola at Amery. May 29: Osceola at Baldwin-Woodville. June 2: Superior at Osceola.

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April 23: Prescott at Osceola. Grantsburg at St. Croix Falls. April 25: St. Croix Falls at Pine City. April 27: Unity at St. Croix Falls. April 28: Osceola at Durand. April 30: Ellsworth at Osceola. St. Croix Falls at Siren/Webster. May 1: New Richmond at Osceola. May 4: St. Croix Falls at Clayton/Turtle Lake. May 5: Somerset at Osceola. May 7: Osceola at Baldwin-Woodville. May 8: Osceola at St. Croix Falls. May 9: St. Croix Falls at Somerset. May 11: Shell Lake at St. Croix Falls. May 12: Osceola at Amery. May 14: Osceola at Prescott. Cameron at St. Croix Falls. May 15: Prescott at St. Croix Falls. May 18: St. Croix Falls at Grantsburg. May 19: Durand at Osceola. May 21: Osceola at Ellsworth. St. Croix Falls at Unity. May 26-27: Regional. May 29: Regional. June 2: Sectional. June : Sectional. June 11: State.

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April 23: New Richmond at Osceola. April 28: Ellsworth at Osceola. April 30: Baldwin-Woodville at Osceola. May 5: Osceola at Altoona. May 7: Durand at Osceola. May 12: Osceola at Amery. May 14: Osceola at Eau Claire Regis. May 19: Osceola at tournament in Baldwin-Woodville.

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April 21: Quad at Osceola. April 23: St. Croix Falls at Frederic. April 28: Osceola at Baldwin-Woodville. St. Croix Falls at Chisago Lakes. April 30: St. Croix Falls Invitational. May 4: St. Croix Falls at Unity. May 5: Osceola at St. Croix Central. May 7: St. Croix Falls at Amery. May 8: Osceola at New Richmond. May 12: Osceola at Rice Lake. May 14: St. Croix Falls at Glenwood City. May 19: Osceola at Amery. May 26: Regional at Osceola. May 29: Sectional at Amery. June 5: State.

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Results: Thursday night in Shell Lake, the St. Croix Falls Saints softball team lost by a narrow margin 7-9 against the Lakers. Friday night the team played against Luck/Frederic, ﬁ nal score: 13-5. What it means: The Saints have made major strides in their play this season and although they have sported a couple of losses, they are mostly narrow losses by only one or two runs each game. A big win early in the season has sparked this group and is helping drive them toward better play. Highlights: “We played well against Shell Lake. Unfortunately we had errors in critical points of the game,” Hanson said. “Our bats didn’t come alive until towards the end of the game.” Friday night was a bit of a different story with Luck/ Frederic getting the ﬁ rst blowout of the season that the Saints have allowed. The team traveled to Cameron on Monday and will host Grantsburg on Thursday and Unity on MARIANNE SHIRA | THE SUN Friday. Both games are Katie Kopp has been outstanding on the mound for the St. Croix Falls Saints Softset to begin at 5 p.m. ball at the beginning of the season this year.

Saints dominate Siren invitational BY RON JASPERSON SPORTS WRITER

It didn’t take long for the St. Croix Falls Saints track team to serve notice that they will be a force to be reckoned again. St. Croix traveled to Siren last week and competed in a nine team meet that included several of their Lakeland conference counterparts. Both the boys and girls teams ran away with the competition. The boys team accumulated 185.75 points, more than 100 points better than runner-up Siren. The girls amassed 123 points which was 16.5 points ahead of second place ﬁnisher Turtle Lake / Clayton. “During a very difﬁcult week here in SCF, our girls had a good early season showing,” Coach Steph Belisle said.

“All of our relays ran strong races, although we need some work on exchanges. We have a number of young athletes stepping up. Billie Webb tied her PR (personal record) in the high jump. Grace Klein ran a strong 200 and won the meet. Sophie Klein, CJ Basacker, and Addie McCurdy all ran nice 400 meter dashes and placed well for us. We had numerous highlights on the day, so these are just a few. We are looking forward to two meets this week to continue to improve.” Ruthie Stewart was top of the meet in the hurdle races, winning both the 100m and 300m events. Sophie Klein gave notice that she will once again be hard to beat this season as she placed SEE SCF TRACK, PAGE 25

SOFTBALL: Osceola beats Somerset FROM PAGE 18

with a double and scored on a single by Boissy. The Chieftain defense held off Spartans in the bottom of the seventh to claim the win. Germain pitched the complete game for Osceola notching her first win of the season. “Impressed with how the girls came out and performed for their first outing of the year,” Gillespie said. “I felt we were very aggressive on the bases and at the plate. A number of girls came up with clutch hits and we scored a number of runs with two outs. Hannah Germain had a solid outing in her fi rst pitching appearance of the year. It was a good win for us to start the season.” The second game of the season did not go as well for Osceola when the

Blackhawks came to town. Things were going quite well for the home team as Brittanee Hallen scored to tie the game in the bottom of the ﬁrst after B-W had scored in the top half of the inning. After a scoreless second inning the Blackhawks took charge with a pair of third inning runs and blew the game open scoring eight times in the fourth. “This was not our best game,” Gillespie said. “There were a number of plays that we didn’t make that we need to, especially if we are going to play to the level we are capable of. We will use this as a learning experience and move forward.” The Osceola schedule shows three games during the week of April 20 and no doubt the Chieftains will be striving for consistency in their game.

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The bats were quiet for the St. Croix Falls baseball team against Shell Lake last week as the team mustered four hits and one run while in the three other wins they have amassed a total of 34 runs. In the game against Shell Lake on Thursday night, the Saints walked away with a 1-0 victory. On Friday night it was business as usual with a 9-0 win over Turtle Lake/ Clayton. The team is now 4-1 for the season overall and 3-0 in the Lakeland West Conference. The Saints have suffered only one loss this season against a tough Eau Claire Regis team and they are off to a great start in conference action. Pitching reigned supreme as the Saints posted great performances in both games during the week along with hot bats on Friday night. “We had back to back outstanding pitching performances,” Coach Brian Jacobson said. “We held our opponents scoreless

in consecutive nights.” Patience continues to be the name of the game and the Saints have been patient at the plate spurring on the offense for the team. In the win over Shell Lake, Tyler Henk scored the sole run for St. Croix Falls from a Jacob Jacobson well placed hit into right ﬁeld. Brady Leahy pitched all seven innings allowing only two hits as the defense did not allow any runs or errors. Leahy struck out 11 batters while only walking four. The team breathed a little easier on Friday night scoring two runs each in the ﬁ rst two innings and never looking back as they held Turtle Lake/ Clayton scoreless on their way to the 9-0 victory. In the slugfest, Henk and Leahy each had two runs against Turtle Lake/Clayton. Scoring one run each were Jacob Jacobson, Alex Johnson, Jake Johnson, Jesse Loen, and Jacob Murphy. Jacob Jacobson recorded the win for the Saints pitching all seven inSEE SCF BASEBALL, PAGE 25

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and the Amery team. The more that they are able to play against some tough competition, I’m conﬁ dent that they will continue to improve their scores and make themselves better by the end of the year.” After playing at Bristol Ridge the Chieftains took their game to Pheasant Hills on April 17 and back to Bristol Ridge the following day for a non-conference event with 18 holes scheduled each day. “I’m proud of how they were able to continue to play and score well on both days,” Willeman said. “Saturday was a tough day for the regulars from the team. The only two who played on Saturday that also played on Friday were Mitch Hustad and Tommy Cronick. ACT tests and other obligations prevented Alex Wolfe, Hunter Kautz, Austin Roush, and Cody Whittier from competing on the second day at Bristol Ridge.” This situation opened the door for Collin Vavere, Andrew Marek and Luke Ekstrom to gain valuable varsity experience. Wolfe led the Chieftains at Pheasant Hills with an 82 and Hustad’s 88 was Osceola’s best score on their return to Bristol Ridge.

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Timm Johnson recognized with state award BY MARIANNE SHIRA CONTRIBUTING WRITER

The highlight of a lengthy school board meeting held at the beginning of April was an announcement that School Board President Timm Johnson had won the 2015 Bert Grover Child Advocacy Award for 30 years of service on the school board. The Wisconsin School District Superintendent Association recognizes local and state winners

each year; Johnson is this year’s winner. Johnson made light of the award but it is great recognition of the service that he has given to the community. “I actually knew Bert Grover and it is an honor to be recognized this way,” Johnson said. “He was a great man with a wonderful sense of humor and this is a tremendous surprise.” Grover had a long and varied history of public service in Wis-

consin, including service with Senator William Proxmire and a stint in the state legislature from 1965 to 1973. Grover was superintendent of schools in two Wisconsin school districts from 1974 to 1981 before becoming Superintendent of Public Instruction until 1993. He followed that with a ﬁ ve-year teaching assignment at UW-Madison before retiring. Johnson was also selected as the SEE SCHOOL, PAGE 26

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Spring gardening: A recipe for ultra easy meals…eat out!

ast weekend my whole family worked very hard raking the yard and digging up an old garden bed. I was so tired when I was done, I could hardly lift my arms. When I got to the kitchen to fi nd some food for my weary family, I quickly realized there was nothing quick to make. We headed out for dinner. In the summer I want to be outside. I spend a lot of time watching our boys play sports. Gardening is a fun past time too. All of those things don’t allow me to be free to cook. Cookin g ties me to the kitchen. Having a plan Wild Chow helps, even if that plan is going out for dinner. Lisa Erickson In Osceola and the surroundin g area there are some fantastic places for a great dinner. Sometimes the best recipe for dinner is to go out and no one has to cook! Here is a list of the best places to eat around town. Happy spring cleanin g everyone! Fiesta Loco: Has great Mexican food that is fast! I love their pork verde burrito and the fact the staff always remembers what I like to order, making me feel like family! The Lucky Panda: Has a wonderful buffet for both dinner and lunch! Cindy and Danny, the owners, are wonderful. You arrive as guests, you leave as friends! The Cascade Bar: Surprisingly has the best traditional breakfast! What a great way to start your day with a very happy tummy. Brickfire Pizza: Has some of the most interesting and tasty pizza creations in the world of pizza. One of my favorites is the chicken bacon ranch pizza topped with shredded lettuce. You won’t be disappointed. The WaterShed Café: Serves wine and beer on the deck with wonderful gourmet sandwiches and salads, how can you beat that? Osceola Lanes: It’s all about the cheese curds and beer! Plus the patio is great for watching sports with friends. PY’s: Who knew this little bar could have the best prime rib sandwiches around. They also cut and cook potatoes into French fries in front of you! It doesn’t get any fresher that that! Paradise Pizza: If you need a big pizza fast, they can do it! This is my kid’s favorite pizza spot before or after a big school game! Subway: Is perfect for the night when you only have 15 minutes to get some healthy food. The bread is baked fresh and the veggies are just as fresh. Tippy Canoes: Has the best steak salad and it’s huge! This salad is big enough to share but I usually end up wanting more than my share! DQ: When I was young and I wanted a treat I went to DQ and I still do! Summer is the best time of the year for a Blizzard! The Village Pizzeria: Is the spot to go for the best Italian food around. They are known for their pizza, pasta, and daily specials. Be sure and arrive early, they fill up quickly!

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Straus Knitting Mills, Inc., located in St. Croix Falls, WI, is currently seeking full time permanent production workers for 1st and 2nd shifts, Monday thru Thursday. We are looking for mechanically inclined people and are willing to train anyone with a strong work ethic, a positive attitude and a strong work history. There is a pre-employment physical which includes a drug test and you must be able to pass both of these tests. These positions require you to be on your feet and lift up to 40 pounds. We are looking for reliable people who are team players with excellent attendance and the ability to follow written and verbal instructions. Straus Knitting Mills offers health, life and dental insurances, paid vacations and holidays, safety incentives, perfect attendance bonuses, proﬁ t sharing, shift incentives, an employee of the month bonus and a 401(k) match. Please apply at: Straus Knitting Mills, Inc. 709 Industrial Parkway • St. Croix Falls, WI 54024. NO phone calls please. SKM is an equal opportunity employer.

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SOCCER: Team splits pair of Middle Border Conference games FROM PAGE 17

into the second half but Osceola regained the lead 23 minutes later when Emily Shakal untied the game after 80 minutes of play. “Emily’s goal was picture perfect from an absolutely beautiful cross from Macie Steffen who records the assist,” Shira said. Last season the games were 80 minutes long and Shakal’s goal would have been an immediate winner. This year, however, the games are 90 minutes long so the Chieftains had 10 minutes to hang on to their lead.

“We went on protect and preserve mode but we also dominated offensively during the second half of the game,” Shira said. “Great win. It should be also mentioned that without the hard work of Sarah Vater as a defensive midﬁ elder we would have been sunk. She made play after play that kept us in the game all 90 minutes.” Osceola’s record evened out when New Richmond came to town and came away with a 3-0 decision. Osceola played the Tigers well early but New Richmond gained momentum and eventually put the Chieftains away.

“We did not win against New Richmond, we ran out of gas,” Shira explained. “We owned the ﬁ rst 40 minutes or so and our passing was superb. The game is coming together for this team and to be able to say that after just two games says a lot for this group. They trust each other on the ﬁ eld and even though we lost the game we had personal victories that will continue to build as the season progresses.” Osceola played Barron on April 21 and will host Spooner / Shell Lake on April 28.

TRACK: Cheiftans raise bar for personal records in Hudson FROM PAGE 17

able to demonstrate our depth in the sprint events. Ethan (Ellingsworth) had a big day, including a nice PR (personal record) in the high jump and a couple of nice wins in the 100 and 200. I was also impressed with all of our relays, especially the 4x100. Devin Stenglein) had a great throw in the discus, which was a new PR for him.” It wasn’t just Ellingsworth and Stenglein who had personal bests. Several Chieftains came up with big efforts to help accumulate points. “Also making some significant gains in their PRs were Preston McManamy (800m), Andrew Montpetit (3200m), Noah Richter (300m hurdles), Tucker Hazzard (400m), Joe McKelvey (400m), Cole Rennaker (high jump), and Anthony Shulz (long jump),” Stewart continued. “Jason Bents had a solid fi rst high school track and field meet, with a very nice race in the 300m hurdles, and led off an awesome 4x200 team. I love how every boy has a hunger to continually improve and push themselves and one another to become better athletes.” Besides Ellingsworth winning three individual events he was also a part of the winning 400m

relay team. Joining Ellingsworth in this impressive win were Riley Edling, Anthony Schulz and Teddy Gildersleeve. Stenglein placed second in the discus as did Bents, Eli Tuttle, Cal Germain and Tanner Johnson in the 800m relay. Distance runners Adam Solsrud (1600m) and Brayden Richison (3200m) earned third place fi nishes in their specialties. The girls were led by a quartet of fi rst place fi nishers. Mickey Gearin had the best pole vault of the meet, Jessica Bjerke won the long jump, Kaija Newman had the best throw in the shot put and Savannah Rivard broke the tape in the 400m. Osceola had a pair of second place fi nishes with Bailey Ellefson placing second in the 200m and the 800m relay team of Bailey Ellefson, Paige Ellefson, Taylor Ellefson, and Mariah Gaglio doing likewise. Grace Ulrich placed third in both hurdle events, the 100m and 300m. The 1600m relay team consisting of Ulrich, Gearin, Mariah Gaglio, and Rivard and the 3200m relay team of Alyssa Pauley, Molly Smith, Emily Robinson, and Madi Roemhild each placed third. “Overall, I’m really impressed with how our girls stepped up to some

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Empty Bowls May 6 at OHS The 14th annual Osceola Empty B.O.W.L.S. Project will be May 6, in the Osceola High School Commons. Bowl picking starts at 5 p.m., and a student led hunger presentation will begin at 6:15 p.m., in the Osceola High School auditorium. Guests choose a handmade bowl to use and to keep as a reminder of all the empty bowls in the world. The bowl is ﬁ lled with rice, a typical meal for many impoverished people. In exchange for the meal and the bowl, guests give a suggested

$10 per bowl donation. This year, along with the bowls and rice, there will be a silent auction of artwork and professional pottery, t-shirts for sale, a children’s activity booth, contests, and student projects. During the presentation, students will celebrate the success o f many aspects of Empty Bowls such as Read to Feed in the school district. All proceeds beneﬁ t Heifer International and Osceola Open Cupboard. The goal this year is $7,000.

BASEBALL: Seeking sweet spot FROM PAGE 17

“Taran Grunow has been a huge bright spot for this team over the last two weeks in the face of some team adversity,” Benitz said. “His quiet leadership and hard work have been outstanding.” Three games dot the

schedule the week of April 20 starting with a game played Monday night at home against Durand. Tuesday the Chieftains hosted Ellsworth at 5 p.m. and the team travels to Baldwin-Woodville on Friday to play at 5 p.m.

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Riley Edling is counted on in the sprints and his senior leadership as the Chieftains put together an impressive track team.

really tough teams and competed,” Osceola girls coach Amanda Meyer said. “We talked a lot about how much every point counts and our results show how much the girls thought about that because there were many season personal records. We were ex-

tremely impressed with Savannah Rivard in the open 400, winning by almost three full seconds. Our hurdlers, Grace Ulrich, Jess Bjerke, and Mia Campeau, also all did really well against some tough competition and all set PRs in both (100m and 300m) races.”

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SCF TRACK: Saints beat eight teams at Siren Invitational FROM PAGE 19

fi rst in three individual events, the 400m, the 800m and the triple jump. Sister Grace Klein won the 200m dash and three of the four relay teams also broke the tape. Webb, Grace Klein, Aly Frey and Megan Kerkow teamed up to win the 400m relay. The winning 800m relay team consisted of Frey, Kerkow, Grace Klein and Abby Kubesh. Stewart, CJ Basacker, Sophie Klein and Becky Thayer had the best time in the 1600m relay. The 3200m relay team of Basacker, Thayer, Madison Eighmy and Autumn Hansen claimed second place. Hansen was also runner-up in the 300m hurdles. Eighmy placed second in the 1600m, Kerkow did likewise in the 100m and Madalyn Bollig placed second in the 3200m. The boys team was led by five fi rst place fi nishes. Evan Gorres placed first in the 110m hurdles. Mark Wampfl er, coming back from an injury fi lled junior season, is getting back to top form as he won the 200m. Senior

Henry Klein placed fi rst in the 400m dash, Kyle Bastin won the shot put and the 1600m relay team of Wampfl er, Klein, Hassan Talbi and Alex King also finished fi rst. Gorres was runner-up in the 300m hurdles as was Klein in the 800m. Wampfl er placed second in the 400m dash and Jay Forsman placed second in the discus. “Overall we had some good performances from the meet,” St. Croix boys coach Kris Wallace said. “We had a good night with Evan Gorres taking fi rst in the 110m hurdles and second in the 300m hurdles. Our throwers performed well with Kyle Bastin taking fi rst in the shot, Jay Forsman and Caleb Gearhart took second and third in the discus.” St. Croix Falls will compete in a quadrangular in Osceola on April 21 and will travel to Frederic on April 23 for a nine team meet that includes several conference foes.

about $7,400. They plan to purchase energy saving doors that will seal better than the current ones. Potholes at the intersection of Highway 35 and 30th Ave. were also discussed at the meeting. County employees tried to repair them about two years ago, but after their machine broke they never returned to fi nish the job. The Farmington maintenance workers cold patched the potholes, but that is only a temporary fi x. The Board is planning on asking the county to come back and fi x the problem for good. The culvert and drainage structure at the same intersection need to be fixed as well; the board is hoping the county will make

SCF BASEBALL: Beat Lakers FROM PAGE 19

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Senior Henry Klein is the anchor of a very good St. Croix Falls track team this season. The Saints won the ﬁrst meet of the year beating eight teams in Siren.

FARMINGTON: Maintenance FROM PAGE 8

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Senior Jesse Loen hit the ball just hard enough up the middle to cause a wild throw to ﬁrst in the fourth inning putting him on the ﬁrst base bag against Turtle Lake/Clayton Friday night.

the repairs when they work on the potholes. Other business: • Larry Jepsen presented the Farmington Town Board with a Plaque of Commemoration for the Air Base. The plaque will hang in the Town Hall. • Matt O’Hara may be taking over as Rec Park Coordinator. • There will be a meeting at the Town Hall on April 15 for landowners at 280th and 30th to discuss the town buying a small portion of the land and the changes that will be made. • The board hopes to get signs stating “No parking on road in winter” for certain areas. The next meeting of the Farmington Town Board will be held May 4.

POLK COUNTY POSITION ANNOUNCEMENTS Mechanic Technician/Driver /Operator at Recycling Center, St. Croix Falls

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Performs preventative and predictive maintenance services, inspections, diagnostics and repairs on vehicles and equipment at the Recycling Center. Supports daily operational needs of the facility; may provide occasional back up for general labor and driving functions. Post-secondary education in mechanical or closely related fi eld of education required. Mechanic Technician Certifi cation or closely related certifi cation, or Associate’s Degree in related fi eld strongly preferred. Valid CDL – Class B required, Class A preferred. Parks, Building & Solid West Dept Full Time – 40 hr/week Deadline to apply: April 23, 2015 YOU MUST COMPLETE AN ON-LINE APPLICATION TO BE ELIGIBLE. For complete job description, position requirements, application, and details please visit our website at www. co.polk.wi.us, Employment Opportunities. AA/EEOC

BENNETT: I’m the turkey FROM PAGE 16

12-guage, I missed the head shot. The bird sprinted down the hill and stopped 35 yards out with his buddy, leaving me with a decent shot that I once again missed. That is when I realized I had made the rookie mistake of not shooting his gun and sighting it in. That bird would have

been dead twice with my old BPS that I retired a couple years ago but not replaced. Instead this bird was off to the races and I was off to home for breakfast. Jim Bennett is an outdoorsman who lives and works in the St. Croix River Valley who can be reached at jamesbennett24@gmail.com.

nings allowing ﬁ ve hits, no walks and zero runs while amassing 11 strikeouts. “Offensively Friday night we came through,” Brian Jacobson said. “We put runners in scoring position and came through to

bring them home.” Three games dot the schedule this week as the Saints played in Cameron on Monday and hosted St. Croix Central on Tuesday at 5 p.m. Grantsburg comes to town for the ﬁ nal game of the week on Thursday at 5 p.m.

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JOB POSTINGS In house job postings for Week of April 13, 2015. Anyone employed at a gaming facility must ﬁll out an application and meet the criteria and job requirements of the desired position. IF HIRED YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO ATTEND ORIENTATION. St. Croix Casino Danbury is a drug and alcohol free work place. CAGE - 1 Cage Manager-PayD.O.E.ContactAngelaHRorMartinG.M. 2 Cage Cashier, 3 Vault Supervisors and 2 Part-Time SweepsMust have knowledge and experience with money handling, must know how to balance daily operations. Must pass a math test. Must be very dependable. Must be able to work nights, weekends & holidays. Must have great guest service. Contact Brenda Staples ext. 2550. TABLEGAMES -1 Full Time Dual Floor/Pit & 1 Dual Dealer Floor Position.Talk to Miki Messer.2 Part Time Dealers. Must have great guest service. Must be able to work nights, weekends & holidays. For trainings contact Miki Messer ext. 2665.

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Two benefit eligible positions available. Overnight shift includes a $1.00/hr shift differential over hourly wage.

EVS - 2 Part Time Positions. Must be dependable. Must have great guest service. Must be able to be on feet for long periods of time. Must be able to lift up to 30 lbs. Must be able to work nights, weekends & holidays. Contact Jean Laboda ext. 2565.

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KITCHEN - 2 Full Time Cooks & Dishwasher. Must be dependable. Must have experience and knowledge of cooking. Must be motivated to work in a fast pace and constantly be able to multi-task in the kitchen area. Contact Linda Jorgensen ext. 2583 or Human Resources ext. 2617 or 2616.

Benefit eligible position including Paid Time Off, Retirement, Health Insurance, etc. Please call or stop by today for more information. Apply online

Contact HR with any questions 1-800-238-8946 ext. 2617 or 2616

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SCF CITY: Prescribed burn planned at visitor center FROM PAGE 11

to create a low-maintenance surrounding habitat by converting the area to natural river valley habitats. This would include woodlands, fern gardens, prairie, and a small section devoted to a pollinator garden. The burn will take place some time between April 24 and May 18, depending on wind, temperature and humidity. Neighbors of the St. Croix River Visitor Center will be notiﬁ ed the day before the burn takes place. A “burn boss” who is specially qualiﬁ ed, along with trained staff, will execute the prescribed burn. Summer events Woody McBride spoke to the council Monday evening about Saint Croix’s civic events. This year, Music on the Overlook is looking to be the best yet, he said. McBride said he continually tries to evolve and improve each season while keeping the core alive. “One of the main reasons our shows are so great is the location, the overlook,” he said. There are thirteen shows this summer. Wannigan Days will be held in the second week of June this year. Saint Croix Falls citizens have questioned the switch from July to June, but many surrounding towns hold festivities in

July. This way Saint Croix avoids competition and gets folks in to the valley during a less touristy time, which helps local businesses. McBride told the council the parade this year has been drastically spruced up and we should expect much more spunk including circus-like acts, more bands and the Minnesota Vikings Sköl Line Drumline. The Kid Zone will be held in the vacant lot next to the Festival Theatre. KQRS will be broadcasting live from Wannigan Days, which should bring tourists. The craft fair was let go by the Chamber of Commerce, but picked up by McBride, who said he’s excited about the unique crafters he has recruited for the event. McBride asked the council to close down the Main Street from Louisiana to Maryland from 10 a.m. Fri. to 7 p.m. Sun. the weekend of Wannigan Days. He also asked the council to help pay for overnight police security. Both of these requests were scheduled as future agenda items. Other business: The city is waiting on an asbestos assessment estimate for the Edling Funeral home before purchasing the property. The city plans to demolish the funeral home to make room for a parking lot. The St. Croix Falls City Council will meet again April 27 at 7 p.m.

SCHOOL: Johnson wins award for 30 years’ service FROM PAGE 22

board’s delegate for the upcoming CESA #11 state convention. Other business: Bob and Evan Wright addressed the board regarding the testimony they made to the Wisconsin Joint Committee on Finance, saying the budget cuts affect them personally and the education distinctiveness of Wisconsin would be damaged by the proposed reductions. Senator Harsdorf and Representative Adam Jarchow sent letters to the School Board related to the state biennium budget. Harsdorf and Jarchow both state they share the concerns with the level of funding proposed. Jenny Frank reported on the Finance Committee meeting held prior to the board meeting. They discussed health insurance renewal and looking at plan options. Accident insurance was discussed and Frank provided an overview of renewing the Student Insurance Coverage plan with possible changes to the policy. The plan will remain in place for students during the school day but will not be a part of extracurricular activities and will become a part of the Athletic Code notifying individuals of this change. Approval will be sought at a later

board meeting. Contracts were approved for several new employees. Jennifer Steele and Nicole Brown were both approved for OES 4 hr. certified aides. Jill Hinze was approved for 5.5 hr. certifi ed aide at OES and Monica Clausen’s contract was approved as 6 hr. lead cook at OHS. The district received several requests for retirement. Bette Voss, Doris Johns and Mike Berg will all retire at the end of school year. It was noted that due to fi nancial constraints on the budget, the custodial position will not be fi lled. Several approvals were made for extra-curricular activities: Rachael Robinson was approved as head cross country coach. Mike Haase will take over Derek Carlson’s position as eighth grade football coach and approval was granted for an additional OMS cross-country coach to be added for the fall. Dr. Weber reported that the Blue Ribbon Safety Night is scheduled at OIS, April 30. She provided an update on the PBIS activity along with noting Part 3 of GAFE training was rolled out earlier that day. Mr. Dodge reported: April is testing month. Badger testing starts next week in the fi fth

grade. Dr. Styles reported that preparation on Badger testing for April is very busy. The eighth graders are getting anxious to move into high school and the ﬁfth graders are equally excited about moving into middle school. Mr. Spiegel will be attending Link Crew training, a peer mentoring, transition, and orientation program. Eighth grade parents met last week introducing them into the high school environment. ACT scores are back and we registered one perfect score; seven students had scores over 30 and the remaining were all high showing that our students are successful. On May 4, OHS will be hosting several schools highlighting our WYN program. Timm Johnson mentioned that the referendum for the Village of Osceola Library has passed. He is hoping that there might be staff at the school interested in assisting in the technology areas to bridge where the community desires more knowledge. The next regular meeting of the Board of Education is scheduled for Wed. April 22 at 6 p.m.

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Special Olympics The Rockets, one of three Poik County Special Olympics basketball teams, earned the right to compete at State in Oshkosh. One player was hurt prior to the competition so the team of ﬁve had to play the entire game. They play tough and no one was injured, fouled out or too tired to play. Team members included Coach Dave Neidermire, Osceola; Jarvis Warwas, Frederic; Chris Richter, Frederic; Jason Neidermire, Osceola; Jordan Anderson, Clayton; and Crystal Fougner, Amery.

Wild plant medicine people just kind of shook their heads at me,” she says. “But in the last fi ve years people are more seriously interested in what I’m doing.” She attributes the shift to a growing culturBY SUZANNE LINDGREN al awareness of where EDITOR@OSCEOLASUN.COM food comes from. Hagenbuch leads classes Eating wild food is a wonderful way to get your and walks, teaching peomedicine, says chiroprac- ple how to identify wild edibles and medicinal tor and master herbalist plants, while conveying Kelley Hagenbuch. the importance of sus“The nutritional valtainable harvesting. ue of foraged greens is In the last six years, Hastupendous compared genbuch has also learned with grocery store leafy about and started to forgreens,” she says. “Wildage for mushrooms. picked raspberries are “There is a side effect so much better for you of death if you make a than something that’s been grown and fl own.” mistake,” she says, “but once you get yourself Foraged food is very into that detail-oriented fresh, of course, but also frame it’s not as diffi cult has access to the earth’s as you would think.” network of mycorrhizae, She likens fi ndor fungus growth that ing mushrooms to connects plants with treasure hunting. their neighbors, other “You have to be out there fungus and trees. Mycoldoing it all the time. Peoogist (mushroom expert) ple ask, ‘How did you get Paul Stamets has deso lucky?’ Well, I wasn’t scribed it as “the earth’s lucky. I spent a lot of time Internet.” tromping through the “It’s something that woods with nothing.” takes years to establish,” Hagenbuch now hosts she says, “and is not so mushroom identification available for cultivated walks in addition to plant food.” In addition, Hagenbuch walks. This year, she also suspects that nutritional started a small-scale CSA for wild foods. Membervalue is improved by the ships are already sold out. challenges wild plants Hagenbuch, who startface. “They have to fi ght for ed her medical career as their nutrients,” she says. a chiropractor, inadvertently found time to study “They’re challenged.” wild plants and herbs It’s a claim that might after an old injury resurstrike some as farfaced, leaving her unable fetched, but analyses of to work. Herbal medinutrient content in many cine is now a mainstay wild foods have shown of her practice. She bethat they contain high lieves that working with concentrations of vitaplants for holistic health mins and minerals. Jo and simple fi rst aid is a Robinson, author of the book “Eating on the Wild lost knowledge, one she’s working to help our culSide,” has argued that through farming humans ture remember. People who benefi t have unintentionally fathe most from herbvored caloric value over al therapy tend to be that of phytonutrients, breeding for sweet tastes those with mysterious symptoms, she says. while minimizing bitter “Their bodies are out of and sour fl avors. balance and they know Such ideas are starting something is wrong but to catch on, says Hagenwithin the confi nes of buch. Western medicine there “For awhile I felt like might not be a lot of inI was way out there and

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Kelley Hagenbuch unearths a cattail shoot. Foraging season has begun and the chiropractor and master herbalist has scheduled sessions for wild plant and mushroom identiﬁcation from spring through fall.

sight into what’s goin g on,” Hagenbuch says. “I don’t necessarily have to know what the diagnosis is when I approach things with herbalism because I’m basically trying to balance the body according to what symptoms are happening.” Her methods are also gentler. Hagenbuch notes that when people take several prescribed medications at once, they can start seeing negative health effects because of the drugs themselves. Hagenbuch uses dropdose therapy, concentrated herbal formulas given in small doses o f two or three drops. She says the process is subtle but effects are real. “I’ve even been surprised by some of the successes,” she says. Hagenbuch works mostly out of her ofﬁ ce in Taylors Falls, Taylors Falls Family Chiropractic, but does some work in Stillwater and Shoreview. For more information about treatment, classes or walks, see Hagenbuch’s website, doctorweedmaster.com and Facebook page, on.fb.me/1aKXpDj.

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Osceola Middle School honors choir

Eighteen students from Osceola Middle School participated in the Middle School Honors Choir at Shell Lake Arts Center. They rehearsed with guest clinicians for the day and performed in a concert that evening. Back row from left: Michael O’Connor, Jed Durand, Colin Krentz, Hahns Heubsch, Sean Rogers,Colin Clabo, Patrick Pfannes, Devon Sundt, Megan Merricks, Kayla Hoffman, choir director Victoria Donahue. Front row from left: Joelle Rapp, Rachel Nelson, Delaney Steffen, Brecken Styles, Raychel Wilson, Kayla Rondeau, Mikayla Peper, Danielle Annunziata, student teacher Ms. Carlson.

FCCLA members reach for the STARS BY PAIGE SWENSON STUDENT INTERN

Seven out of eight FCCLA (Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America) club members at St. Croix Falls High School won either silver or bronze this year at the State FCCLA Star events. Denna Moody, Bethany Kalpin, Cassandra Kalpin, Thea Erickson, Jennifer Oestreich, Bethany Oestreich, and Rebecca Buss went to the competition in Wisconsin Dells, which took place April 13 through April 15. At the competition, members of the extracurricular club demonstrate their projects from several different categories such as Foundation, Leadership, and Career Preparations. For instance, Rebecca Buss, Thea Erickson and Bethany Oestreich did a project in the Entrepreneur-

ship category in 2014. Their project, Happy Cow Pizza, involved planning the opening of a restaurant and what they would need to run it continuously. They received gold in the category at Regionals, and silver at the State level. This year, Denna Moody and Thea Erickson received silver at state in Life Event Planning; Bethany Oestreich, Jennifer Oestreich, and Rebecca Buss received bronze in Entrepreneurship; Bethany Kalpin and Cassandra Kalpin received bronze in Entrepreneurship. The St. Croix Falls High School FCCLA branch is headed by teacher Aimee Smith, a FACE (Family and Consumer Education) teacher there since 2011. FACE classes provide a role in FCCLA and it’s competitions. The

club ofﬁ cers are president Thea Erickson, vice president Bethany Oestreich, secretary Bethany Kalpin and treasurer Cassandra Kalpin. FCCLA is a community service-based organization, with members volunteering with organizations such as the Salvation Army and Feed My Starving Children. FCCLA members have sewn stockings for infants at St. Croix Falls Regional Medical Center, and have held fun activities for younger kids in the elementary school. FCCLA also created and served the Athletes vs. Cancer dinner on February 6, 2015. Vice President Bethany Oestreich, a senior, says of the club, “FCCLA is a great opportunity for students to not only become involved by helping their community, but also an

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FCCLA students from St. Croix Falls attended both Regional and State competitions this year. Back row left to right: advisor Aimee Smith, members Denna Moody, McKenzie Katzmark, Jennifer Oestreich, Rebecca Buss, Bethany Kalpin. Front row left to right: Thea Erickson, Bethany Oestreich, Cassandra Kalpin.

amazing way to meet other students from different schools around the state. I would deﬁnitely suggest the club to all students looking to become more involved in the community and with the school.”

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Tornado drills Students from Osceola High School take cover during the statewide tornado drill, April 16.

Adoray Home Health & Hospice has been in existence since 1995. Adoray Home Health and Hospice, a not-for-profit organization, is located in Baldwin, Wisconsin just 45 minutes east of the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area and 40 miles west of Eau Claire, Wisconsin at exit 19 along I-94. We are a Home Health & Hospice organization providing health services to the counties of Saint Croix, Pierce, Western Dunn, Polk, Burnett, Barron. We have approximately 300+ volunteers and nearly 80 employees who work as Field Clinicians, Office Staff, and Treasure’s Store employees. Nearly half of our staff possess over 4 years of commitment & service to our mission! We are looking for a talented Hospice Nurse to service the Northern Wisconsin Counties of Polk, Burnett, and Barron. The Hospice Registered Nurse acts as a case manager, provides skilled nursing care, teaches patients & families in their place of residence, carries out physicians orders, and keeps updated on required documentation on our computer systems. Qualifications include BSN, minimum 2 years of nursing experience, Wisconsin driver’s license, Wisconsin RN license, enjoys working independently, enjoys driving, good judgment and communication skills. Interested candidates, please contact Teresa at t.harrington@adorayhomecare.org or mail resume to Adoray, 2231 Hwy 12 Suite 201, Baldwin, WI 54002. EOE

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Lower St. Croix camping permits available The annual permit required for camping on the Lower St. Croix River is available, according to the National Park Service (NPS) at the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway. The permit is required for anyone camping along the St. Croix between St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin - Taylors Falls, Minnesota, and the Soo Line High Bridge (river mile 29.5). Camping in this area is limited to designated campsites. The permit is available at the St.

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