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Celebrating 50 years

giveBIG expands to New Richmond, Somerset

State of Wisconsin presents proclamation to St. Croix National Scenic Riverway The National Park Service and the St. Croix River Association are celebrating 50 years of the St. Croix as a nationally designated Wild & Scenic Riverway.

U.S. Congresswoman Betty McCollum, Wisconsin State Senator Patty Schachtner, community leaders, and young river stewards gathered at the St. Croix River Visitor Center Thursday, April 5, to commemorate the anniversary and highlight plans to celebrate all year long.

“Today’s riverway reflects the commitment of people working together over the past 50 years,” said Julie Galonska,

Day of giving set for April 24

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Wisconsin District 10 Senator Patty Schachtner, right, presents Julie Galonska, superintendent of the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway, with a proclamation from the Wisconsin Senate recognizing the 50th anniversary of the river’s designation.

superintendent of the riverway. “The inclusion of the St. Croix and Namekagon rivers

Wisconsin voters choose Dallet for Supreme Court, keep state treasurer Polk County Spring Election results

BY SUZANNE LINDGREN EDITOR@OSCEOLASUN.COM

Dallet

Wisconsin voters elected Rebecca Dalllet, a progressive Milwaukee judge, to the sstate’s Supreme Court on Tuesday. Dallet d defeated Michael Screnock, a conservattive judge from Sauk County.

Statewide, Dallet took 56 percent of the v vote to Screnock’s 44, or 555,196 votes to 4440,235.

However, Polk County voters favored SEE ELECTION, PAGE 10

in the Wild and Scenic Rivers System would not have been possible without the great effort

and commitment of legislative, corporate

giveBIG St. Croix Valley, a daylong online fundraiser, returns April 24. This year, the giving event that started in Osceola and expanded to include St. Croix Falls and Amery is furthering its reach to New Richmond and Somerset.

While giveBIG St. Croix Valley happens in 24 hours on April 24, donor investment will have a long lasting impact in area communities. In the past five years, Amery, Osceola and St. Croix Falls have raised more than $970,000 for 71 nonprofits through giveBIG SCV. Donations help organizations with vital projects and programming that change lives. “giveBIG St. Croix Valley is focused on more than just the 24 hour of giving,” says giveBIG Development Director Jessica Neumann. “Strong communities are created by individuals empowering one another.

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Man will hike Ice Age Trail with new heart, artificial knees St. Croix Falls will serve as the starting point for a most unusual through-hike.

A Chicago area man plans to hike the entire on the Ice Age Trail (IAT) with a transplanted heart.

The Indianhead chapter of the IAT will host a talk by that hiker, Bill Spence, the day before he steps off from Interstate Park on April 29 for his planned 1,200-mile journey across Wisconsin.

The chapter meeting will be held at Café Wren in Luck at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 28.

The public is invited to hear Spence discuss the challenges

of hiking with a transplanted heart and to learn more about organ donation.

The 64-year-old Elgin, Ill., man received his transplant four years ago after his own heart had worsened to the extent that he was living in a hospital with hope of a transplant. Thus it’s not surprising that Spence will mark April as National Donate Life Month by seeking to sign up new organ donors during his hike.

“I got my gift,” he said about his new heart. “So this is my way of giving back.”

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Bill Spence will speak about hiking with a transplanted heart at 10 a.m. April 28 at Café Wren in Luck.

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Department of Health Plaintiff in Stower Trail suit says he’ll withdraw Services issues warning of synthetic cannabinoids

BY SUZANNE LINDGREN EDITOR@OSCEOLASUN.COM

“Fake weed,” “K2” can cause severe bleeding, death The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) is warning people about the dangers of synthetic cannabinoids, often called “fake weed”, “K2”, and “spice.” Severe bleeding has been reported in people who have used synthetic cannabinoids, including one confirmed case in Wisconsin, and two deaths in Illinois. These products are found across the U.S. in convenience stores, gas stations, drug paraphernalia shops, novelty stores, and online.

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Health Officer Karen McKeown.

“We are working with state and local partners to make people aware of these dangers and identify potential cases in Wisconsin.”

Synthetic cannabinoids are not one drug. Hundreds of different synthetic cannabinoid chemicals are manufactured and sprayed on dried plant material or sold as liquids to be inhaled in addictive tobacco products like e-cigarettes or other vaping devices. New ones with unknown health risks are available each year. Synthetic cannabinoid products are unsafe, and the health effects from using them can be unpredictable, harmful, and even life threatening.

Call 911 or go to the emergency department right away if you or someone you know has a serious reaction to synthetic cannabinoids.

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An Amery man who sued Polk County over the possibility of allowing snowmobiles and ATVs on the Stower Seven Lakes State Trail announced last week that he would withdraw his legal complaint.

Peter Henry revealed his intent to withdraw the suit in a letter to the editor sent Thursday (see page 5 of this issue). His decision was prompted by action the county board took March 20, rescinding a 2017 measure that had called for development of a multi-use, multi-season plan for the trail.

Replacing that policy, the board

called for the formation of a citizens advisory committee to help create a comprehensive plan for the Stower and Cattail state trails.

The changes seemed to mollify Henry, who in November alleged that the board had moved forward with trail plans prematurely, without considering cost implications of allowing motors on the trail.

“As a taxpayer and someone with business interests predicated on growing tourism to Polk County, I am encouraged by the county’s new course,” Henry wrote in his letter to the editor. “We need to appeal to all recreational trail users, motorized and non-motorized, and get them to this area and show

Osceola School Board approves select insurances

BY MARA MARTINSON CONTRIBUTING WRITER

The Osceola School Board has renewed the district’s life and longterm disability insurances for the 2018-19 school year. Long-term disability insurance will experience a $3,000 increase this year.

The board approved calendar changes for June 1, 2018 to a half day due to in-service for teachers and the in-service day on March 1, 2019 will be changed to March 8, 2019, which includes a half day for students. One board member also requested, and the board approved, changing the title of “Easter Break” to “Spring Break” to be inclusive to all students.

Approval was also granted for the advancement of the Early College Credit Program. This program allows students who have exhausted OHS’s curriculum in specific subjects to take college courses for college credits. OHS Principal, Adam Spiegel explained

that this program is beneficial in the way that it “helps kids get an early college start.” In fact, the program has changed this year to allow younger grades to participate, including sophomores.

Spiegel cautioned, though, that if students apply for the program and are deemed appropriate for the subjects they choose, they must also pass college placement exams.

While the financial aspects are unknown for the next school year, Spiegel wishes to begin accepting applications from interested students now.

The board approved the 1 to 1 Protection Coverage Plan for students and their families, which supports technology in the school district. Computer Networking Services Director, Bernadette Strobach, noted that approximately four screens are broken each week with the majority being accidental damages. The board voted to change the coverage for students from $35.00 with a $100 cap to $35

with a $105 cap for each family, to better cover the average family.

Continuing, the board approved Technology Responsible Use and Internet Safety contracts for students and employees for the 2018-19 school year. Strobach clarified that the only change was to the students’ contract with an added “Section E.” This new section consists of an accountability contract, done online, that includes all of the information students will need to know about how to care for the schools’ technology. “We’re doing our due diligence,” Strobach stated.

A district planning meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, April 11, at 4:30 p.m. in the OIS Media Room The next committee meeting will be held Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. in the district boardroom.

The next board meeting is scheduled for April 18, at 6:30 p.m. in the district boardroom.

Dresser financial health improving, says auditor

BY SUZANNE LINDGREN EDITOR@OSCEOLASUN.COM

Dresser’s long-term financial position seems to be improving, according to accountant Brock Geyen of CliftonLarsonAllen.

Geyen presented the results of the village’s audit last week, noting that the village is no longer running its water service

in the red.

“The utilities are slowly paying back what they borrowed from the general fund,” he said.

The village’s assets total $1.3 million, according to Geyen.

The reserved fund balance is $566,000.

“That’s money you can’t spend,” Geyen explained. “That’s advance money from other funds.

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To give a picture of the village’s financial health Geyen compares the reserved fund balance to the villages expenses for the year, $492,000.

“We come up with a ratio of 114 percent,” he said. “That’s a really good sign. It means you can cover your expenses as they come due. A large reason this has been able to increase is that these other funds are paying the general fund back.

You protect against low points when these other funds have to borrow. In

this case you’re in really good shape there.”

The water utilities fund, which has borrowed from other funds since 2011, is now generating enough to fund infrastructure improvements in the future.

“Due to a rate change in quarter one of 2016 this has turned around,” Geyen said. “It’s generating a profit, which it should. The [Public Service Commission] designs the rates to fund capital down the road.”

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them the wealth of outdoor experiences available.

“To do that,” he continued, “we need a smart group of people to step forward and serve on the [citizens advisory committee], and to devise master plans that consider local needs as well as the latest tourist trends and preferences. With three gorgeous state trails, there is no reason to put all our bets on a single use or cater to only one group.”

Henry said that instead of pursuing the lawsuit he would invest his time and energy in helping create master plans for the trails.

8am - 1pm At Osceola Methodist Church If you would like to donate items for the raffle and silent auction please drop off at Woodhill or call Duey at (715) 417-0947 for pick up.

Raising funds for the National Parkinson’s Foundation To donate monetarily, you can do so in person, or go to www.parkinson.org and look up our team name - Team Johnson.

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planned for the family of Ken Silvey of Osceola. Silvey suffered a brain aneurysm and two hearts attacks on April 1. He passed away April 9. The benefit will be from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Woodhill Bar & Grill, Osceola. Food, silent auction and raffles planned. If you would like to donate to the silent auction and raffles drop off at Woodhill.

RiverBucks program The St. Croix Valley Youth Center has been chosen as the April recipient of the RiverBucks program at MidwestOne Bank. All donations for RiverBucks fare support a different Osceola youth organization each month.

APRIL 11 Seminar: H2O is the way to go

Sunday Breakfast

The seminar: H2O is the way to go will be at Wild River Fitness in Osceola at 10:30 a.m. Dehydration is a common factor that could lead to hospitalization. Learn how to recognize the signs of dehydration and what it means to your health.

American Legion Post #143, 807 Pine Street, St. Croix Falls, will be offering Sunday Breakfast from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.

APRIL 16 Blood Drive The Red Cross Bloodmobile will be at Peace Lutheran Church, Dresser from 12:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Call 1-800-7332767 or visit: redcrossblood.org to schedule an appointment.

APRIL 11-12 Gift and book fundraiser The Partners of OMC will be having a gift and book fundraiser, Collective Goods (formerly known as Books are Fun) on April 11 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and April 12 rom 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Osceola Medical Center, Cascade Room.

APRIL 17 Taste of Norway Vennelag Lodge 1-546, of Sons of Norway, will meet at 7 p.m. at the Lindstrom Community Center, 13292 Sylvan Avenue. A cultural cooking demonstration is planned.

APRIL 12 Writers group A writers group will meet at the Osceola Public Library from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Everyone welcome. FFI: (715) 294-2657.

APRIL 18 Relay for Life kick off meeting Relay for Life of Polk & Burnett County will have a Relay Kick Off meeting at 6 p.m. at the St. Croix Falls Library.

Learn what’s new, idea sharing, join a team.

APRIL 13 Meet with village trustee Deb Rose, an Osceola village trustee, is available to chat at Caribou Coffee in Osceola, 7 a.m. to 9 a.m.

APRIL 19 Yogurt workshop

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A workshop on making yogurt will be at the Osceola Medical Center at 6 p.m. Register by April 17. There is a fee.

FFI: (715) 294-5698.

Strikes for Students fundraiser The Osceola Education Foundation is having a Strikes for Students fundraiser at the Osceola Lanes. Bowling, meal, prizes. To sign up a 4-person team call (651) 303-3664 or email: oefcontact@gmail.com.

Ken Silvey Memorial Benefit A memorial benefit is

Peace Lutheran Church will be serving the Last Wednesday Meal at the Osceola United Methodist Church from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Free. Everyone welcome.

APRIL 27 Bloodmobile The American Red Cross Bloodmobile will be at the Osceola Medical Center from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

APRIL 28 Doc Walk Join OMC’s Ann Olson, DPT, for a free walking program and health care discussion on how walking sticks can create a more total body workout and improve your balance. Bring walking or hiking sticks, ski poles if you have them. 9 a.m., Ridgeview Trails Chisago Loop (96 Cty Rd S). Leashed dogs welcome. Level: Easy to Moderate

League of Women Voters meet League of Women Voters Upper St. Croix Valley will hold its annual meeting at Luck Senior Center at 12:30 p.m., followed by lunch and speaker, Honorable Melissa Mogen. Meeting and election of officers at 2:15 p.m. Women and men from Polk and lower Burnett counties are invited to attend this annual meeting. RSVP is requested from non-members: lwvuscv@ gmail.com or (715) 463-2254.

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Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays Youth Center Open

Polk County Genealogy Society will meet from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Ravenholt Family Research Center at Luck

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Last Wednesday Meal

Amanda Oliver and the New Pedestrians will be performing at the Taylors Falls Community Center from 2 to 4 p.m.

Admission charged. Everyone welcome. FFI: www.facebook. com/TFSundayMusic or call (651) 240-0125.

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The Story of Us: America’s National Parks will be discussed at the Osceola High School Large Group Instruction Room at 6 p.m. Free will donation. The program traces the evolution of the national park idea and showcases our national parks from A to Z. To register call (715) 294-4601 (Community Education).

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The Dresser, Osceola, Garfield Fire Association will be having their annual spaghetti fundraiser from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Dresser Fire Hall.

There will be an adult raffle, door prizes and a kids bike raffle. Shuttle buses from Trollhaugen.

History Museum, 301 Main Street, Luck. Membership not required to attend.

The St. Croix Valley Youth Center is open from 3:30 to 6 p.m. in the basement of the old

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Monday • The Dresser & St. Croix Falls Area VFW Post #4186 meets the third Monday of every month at 2 p.m. at the Dresser VFW Hall.

• The Valley Chess Masters Club meets on the second and fourth Monday, 4:30 to 6 p.m., St. Croix Falls Public Library.

FFI: scflibrary@stcroixfallslibrary.org.

• Second and fourth Monday, Big Fun Playdates with the Imagination Playground, Osceola Public Library, 10:30 a.m. to noon.

• Read & Review Book Group meets the last Monday of the month at Dresser Library, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

• The Voices of the Valley meets every Monday at 6:30 p.m. at the ArtBarn in Osceola. This group is for adults with special needs who enjoy singing. FFI: (715) 494-0385.

Tuesday • St. Croix Valley MOPS Moms group meets the first and third Tuesday at New Life Christian Community in Dresser. Morning and evening meetings. FFI: stcroixvalleymops@gmail.com.

Wednesday • Saint Croix Falls Rotary Club meets at the Riverbend Room of the Saint Croix Valley Medical Center, noon. FFI: Warren White 715-483-3010 or website at http://scfrotary. org/ • Book club for adults at Osceola Public Library the fourth Wednesday of the month. Books available at the library. FFI: Anne Miller, (715) 294-2310.

• Adult basic education classes at Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College (WITC).

Enroll any time. FFI: Call 800243-9482 ext. 4257 or visit witc. edu/adult/basicedprogram. htm.

• Open Mic Night at PY’s Bar & Grill in Osceola, every third Wednesday from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Bring your instrument and participate in an open jam or feature your own music.

Call (715) 294-3314 for more details.

• Friends of Osceola Library meets the second Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. at the library. FFI: 715294-2657.

Marnie is a Sno-Lab Terrier mix pup.

She is five months old, full of piss and vinegar, kisses and cuddles, an outgoing personality, ready to learn, play, enjoy the day. Take her to the beach or for a walk in the woods, she is sure to make the most of the adventure. Marnie plays well with other dogs and is an eager student, smart and quick. Marnie’s coat is Sno-Lab White with Yellow Lab undertones. She has dark brown eyes and a black nose. The nie is looking for an active contrasting combination is adorable. Marnie home that will enjoy her zest for life.

It was a busy week at the Arnell shelter. Preparations for a video that will promote giveBig St. Croix Valley kept us hopping. This year you will be able to visit the shelter and see the animals in need of your help. Puppies playing, cats a cuddling, dogs a learnin’ and more about the shelter and services provided by Arnell, are featured in the video. Be sure to check it out online at: giveBIGSCV.org.

The one day online giveBIG fundraiser returns on April 24. Not only is the giving event returning to Amery, Osceola, and St. Croix Falls but it is expanding to include New Richmond, Somerset and surrounding communities to make BIG things happen. Although the event encourages giving to your favorite local non-profit organizations on April 24, donations are accepted in advance at giveBIGSCV.org. You can make your donation now and have it be included in the April 24 total for online giveBIG donations.

Adoptions were the next order of busi-ness. Six dogs and four cats found their new forever homes. Sibling brothers Steve and Edward

MEETINGS THIS WEEK

WEDNESDAY • Osceola TOPS meets at Trinity Lutheran Church. Weigh-in, 7-8:20 a.m., meeting, 8:30-9:30.

FFI: 715-755-3123.

• Lego Lab, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Dresser Library.

THURSDAY • Free Baby & Me classes from 5 to 6 p.m. at Osceola Medical Center. To register, (715) 684-4440.

• Dual Recovery Anonymous, 7:15 p.m. at the St. Croix Falls Alano. FFI: (715) 755-3639.

• AA meets at Trinity Lutheran Church, Osceola at 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. at Peace Lutheran Church, Dresser.

• Family Game Night at Dresser Library, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

• GriefShare, 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the New Life Christian Community, Dresser. FFI: (715) 557-1431.

FRIDAY • AA meets at Trinity Lutheran Church, Osceola at 7 p.m. Topic meeting.

SATURDAY • Weight Watchers meets at Hope E. Free Church, Osceola.

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.

• Divorce Care Support Group, Grace Church of Osceola, 6:30 p.m.

• AA meets at Trinity Lutheran Church in Osceola at 7 p.m. and Osceola United Methodist Church at 7 p.m.

• Preschool storytime, St. Croix Falls Public Library, 10:30 a.m.

• Little’s Storytime at Dresser Library, 10:30 a.m.

TUESDAY • AA for women at Trinity Lutheran Church in Osceola, 7 p.m.

• Seniors on the Go, 12:30-4 p.m. at Osceola United Methodist Church.

• Storytime, Osceola Public Library, 10:30 a.m. FFI: 715-2942310.

• Overeaters Anonymous, 10 a.m., St Croix Falls Alano Club.

FFI; (715) 825-3416.

will be going home together, as well as siblings Angela and Albert.

These lucky pairings will be spoiled and pampered in new homes with room to run and play. We can’t wait for the updates.

Jack Russell Terrier, Cody, was just what a senior couple was looking for. Their home was missing a cuddly canine after their senior Cocker Spaniel passed away. Cody is sure to keep them young. Chihuahua Milo will be warming laps wherever he sits. Young pup Tillie, wire hair Clyde and smooth coat terrier Lyla all found homes.

With the help of the Minnesota Schnauzer Rescue in Minneapolis, our special needs senior Schnauzer, Jinks, found a couple who were looking for him. This incredible couple enjoys the company of elderly pups in need of a comfy place to live out their days. Our partnership with the Schnauzer Rescue advertised Jinks on their website and that was it. Jinks now has his own comfy bed and a buddy to help him find the way around the back yard.

Cats and kittens are available for adoption. Marble and Mikey are brother and sister, five months old. Felix, Finch and Finnegan are a trio of brothers, three months old. Two are Tuxedo Tabbies and Finnegan is Orange Tabby and White.

Brown Tabby Lap Cat Amelia and Declawed Orange and White Patty are patiently waiting their turn for a household in need of mature cats with manners. These two gals have been around the block and know how to behave. Amelia and Patty want to soak up the love.

Visit them all at Arnell Memorial Humane Society.

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Diversions until May

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opefully as you are reading this, spring is beginning to break through and drive winter away for at least a few months.

The colder than normal start to April has many people grouchy and depressed. The longer days are not being spent outside walking or watching sporting events. Instead, we continue to be indoors like fish in an aquarium, hoping one day to be released where it is warm and inviting.

The cold weather has had me thinking about C.S. Lewis’s classic novel “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.” The fantasy novel, made into a fairly successful movie in 2005, tells the story of the mythical land of Narnia which has been suffor a century in deep winter, Publisher fering due to a spell cast by an evil witch.

British siblings find a magical Tom Stangl door to the kingdom by going through a wardrobe. Their arrival helps hasten the downfall of the witch and the return of spring. I won’t spoil how it gets done, but I highly recommend the novel, which I first read as a child, to young and old alike.

My granddaughters are big fans of Disney’s 2013 movie “Frozen,” a reimagining of Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale “The Snow Queen.” If you have had any contact with children under age 13, you know this movie. The musical tells the story of a fearless princess who sets off on a journey alongside a rugged iceman, his loyal reindeer, and a naïve snowman to find her estranged sister, whose icy powers have inadvertently trapped their kingdom in eternal winter.

Whenever the granddaughters come to visit, it’s a good bet that “Frozen” gets a spin in the DVD player.

The music, animation and plot are well done with multiple layers. There’s something to appeal to children and adults alike.

It might seem like we are under an evil spell this spring but it seems that long term weather patterns are out of whack. The weather in the Arctic has been warmer than normal this winter, resulting in temperatures warmer in northwest Alaska than here at home.

Hopefully this pattern will break loose soon and we can get back to getting outdoors.

“The Terror,” one of my favorite novels, has been adapted into a series that is currently airing on the cable network AMC. The production tells the story of the ill-fated Franklin Expedition. Two British Royal Navy vessels, H.M.S. Erebus and H.M.S. Terror, set sail in 1845 to find the Northwest Passage to China.

The ships were never seen again until their sunken remains were found nearly one hundred fifty years later. A total of 134 men were on the expedition.

“The Terror” is a fictionalized account of what author Dan Simmons believes may have happened to the sailors. Searchers in the decades after their disappearance were able to patch together stories from native Inuit of starving men walking overland to try to reach Hudson Bay. Simmons builds on this concept, telling a story of growing fear and desperation as the once brave Englishmen who believe they have tamed nature soon realize that they will die.

It’s a great novel and the television adaptation, produced by Ridley Scott, has been well done. There’s lots of characters, lots of storylines and a monster to boot.

I used to say “The Terror” was a great way to get through the winter. This year, it will help pass the time until May. 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.

The untold stories of the kitchen floor

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have so many questions for my grandmother. But there is one that seems to stand for all the rest.

How did she manage to raise four children and run a farmstead with barely a scratch to the kitchen’s wooden floor?

I’ve studied those floors, each sweep of the broom or push of the mop an opportunity for further review.

They’re in fabulous condition, especially considering they’re more than a century old. To my dismay, however, the collection of marks seems to grow each year.

A dent near the pantry: the work of Strummer with a pot and ladle?

Editor scratch near the refrigerator: a Suzanne Lindgren A dropped ceramic plate? Even an innocent-looking kitchen tongs, I’ve discovered, can be dropped at an angle perfect for gouging.

As I pull Strummer from the bookshelf or tabletop for the fifteenth time in a day, I inevitably wonder how Grandma Selma cooked and kept the house clean with curious and rambunctious toddlers in tow.

Moreover, how she kept them from scratching the floor.

She might have considered such questions mundane, the details of everyday life. Nothing of note. But those details are long gone.

My dad, of course, has told me stories. She once fed his entire football team, on a moment’s notice, a delicious dinner of home-canned chicken and mashed potatoes. She did the laundry by hand and, in winter, hung it in the bedrooms to dry. In summer, she cooked outdoors so the house wouldn’t get too hot.

Stories like this add to the legend of Selma Lindgren, though they offer little insight for my purposes.

Imagine cooking three full meals for a family of six in an outdoor kitchen (no electricity) while keeping oneand-a-half-year-old twins from toddling into the lake.

And then doing the laundry by hand.

How? Just. How. The details I wish I knew are the most quotidian.

But to have shared them, she would have had to know that the parts of her life I find mysterious would be, to her, the most commonplace.

In truth, I worry less about scratches on the floor than the notion that we’ve lost the kind of knowledge that passes from one generation to the next not through books, but through questions and stories.

I wonder, which of our stories will our grandchildren want? What are the important stories to tell?

At least in my case, I suppose, the floor will have a few stories of its own.

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YEARS AGO

Who will it be?

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s now or never for Raymond Cooper

The morning of â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Great Valley Runoff,â&#x20AC;? I listened at the breakfast table as my parents discussed their options while considering how they would cast their votes.

I think my father, who sold books by day and repaired TVs in our basement at night, summed up how many good folks of the Valley felt when he said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not sure itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s worth the time it takes to vote.â&#x20AC;?

Raymond began â&#x20AC;&#x153;Renderings with Raymondâ&#x20AC;? in earnest at 7 a.m., five hours earlier than usual.

He kept saying something about his public duty to keep the town informed, but most folks realized he was trying to gain a few votes in an election that was getting closer by the minute. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Silver Tongueâ&#x20AC;? Dick Bland held a campaign rally on the town square at 8 a.m., hoping to influence any voters sitting on the fence. He kissed Christine Schmidtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s baby â&#x20AC;&#x201C; noting it was quite possibly the most beautiful baby he had ever seen â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and shook hands with the 40 or so folks in attendance, making his final attempt at convincing Juliet Stoughtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s adherents to follow her wishes and cast their ballots for him.

You would think the county fair, 11 miles away in Springfield, would cut into town activities.

However, Carolineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Beauty Salon and the Hoffbrau, both normally quiet on Thursdays, were hubs of activity. Most people, it seemed, were sick of the campaign, but werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t sick of talking about it.

Raymond tried in vain to get

Brother Jacob to offer a prayer during the show, but his minister was â&#x20AC;&#x153;extremely busyâ&#x20AC;? with pastoral duties away from town all day.

Eventually, Cooper turned to his â&#x20AC;&#x153;Book of Famous Prayers,â&#x20AC;? offering up this petition, yet not revealing the words came from Gen. George Patton, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Graciously hearken to this soldier who calls upon Thee that, armed with Thy power, I may advance from victory, and crush the wickedness of my enemy and establish justice among men.â&#x20AC;?

Though Cooper was not a popular figure among the regulars at Carolineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, most bowed as Raymond prayed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He may be a schmuck, but he does have a way with words,â&#x20AC;? Essie Kennemer noted.

Knowing folks on both sides of the political fence would be calling his show that day, Raymond asked Marvin Walsh to man the phone and determine which calls he had â&#x20AC;&#x153;time to takeâ&#x20AC;? on the air.

At 6 p.m., Sarah Hyden-Smith, Iris Long and Juliet Stoughton monitored events from a booth at the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Brau, where they ordered supper and discussed the events of the day.

It was bound to be a smaller turnout at this weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 7 p.m. ballot count, as Thursday night was â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wrestling Nightâ&#x20AC;? at the Spring County Fair. This year promised an especially exciting show as stars from the past, including The Sheik, Jerry Lawler, Gorilla Monsoon, and Dory Funk Jr., highlighted the card.

By 7, barely 100 folks gath-

ered in front of the Town Hall for the vote count. Chief Dibble announced, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Due to the smaller turnout this week, we will attempt to allow everyone inside the proceedings.â&#x20AC;? Then with a gruff voice added, â&#x20AC;&#x153;No chaos,â&#x20AC;? as the crowd fi led in.

Little did he know how prophetic his words would be.

Vera Pinrod, election coordinator, addressed the crowd. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Votes cast totalled 764.â&#x20AC;?

An audible mumble rose from the crowd. That was 170 fewer votes than were cast a week earlier. Could most of Julietâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s supporters have stayed home, refusing to support either remaining candidate? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got this one in the bag, Raymond!â&#x20AC;? shouted Elbert Lee Jones from the rear corner of the room.

A quick stare from Chief Dibble stopped Jones in this tracks.

Silence overtook the room as Vera began her ballot count. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cooper!â&#x20AC;? she roared, looking at the first ballot. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cooper!â&#x20AC;? she shouted again.

Pausing as she looked at the next ballot, she lowered her volume. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cooper,â&#x20AC;? she said.

Iris Long shook her head as she tallied the votes on her note pad.

She realized this was going to be another long night.

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TO THE EDITOR

For some reason, Polk County Supervisors were in an awful hurry to approve Resolution 59-17 last October 18. It authorized a process that anticipated motorized uses on the Stower Seven Lakes Trail.

What it didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t authorize was for Supervisors to suspend their rules of order, requiring that a source and amount of funds be identified to pay for the financial repercussions of their Resolution. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not just a rule in Polk County,

itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an ordinance; and ordinances are laws. Last I checked, Supervisors cannot suspend the laws of Polk County. At least, not yet.

So, I filed a legal complaint in December pointing this out.

Since my legal brief was filed, Polk Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Supervisors have done the following: They rescinded Resolution 43-17, that anticipated motorized uses on the Stower Trail â&#x20AC;&#x201D; without regard to costs or having a plan or taking citizen input.

They passed Resolution 28-18, that requires Polk

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County to undertake a planning process to decide recreational uses on both the Stower Seven Lakes Trail and the Cattail State Trail.

Resolution 28-18 estab-

lishes a Citizenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Advisory Committee (CAC) to hold public hearings, gather information, and determine the best uses

20 years ago April 8, 1998 â&#x20AC;˘ Students of the month at Osceola High School were Athena McElfresh, Scott Gilson, Jessica Campeau, Jacy Wolter, Annika Thompson, Nastya Platonova and Sarah Roberts. â&#x20AC;˘ Michelle Miller from The RiverBank participated in the national savings program by giving a total of 20 presentations to Osceola Elementary School students last week. â&#x20AC;˘ North Dakota State junior Stephanie Bullard of Osceola was a member of the Bison womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s track and ďŹ eld squad that placed second at the North Central Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships.

â&#x20AC;˘ Dustin Fredrickson, a fourth grade student at Osceola Intermediate School, was named reader of the month at the Osceola Public Library. â&#x20AC;˘ Osceola High School students gave various presentations on farm safety to fourth graders at the Osceola Intermediate School last week. â&#x20AC;˘ Osceola Wrestling Club state folkstyle champions were Andy Geving, Joe Steffen, Grace Kirby and Caitlin Overton.

30 years ago April 6, 1988 â&#x20AC;˘ U.S. Presidential candidate Jessie Jackson spoke to a large crowd at the Bud and Faye Lee farm in Amery on April 1. â&#x20AC;˘ Aurora Pieper from Osceola will be among 30 students participating in the University of Wisconsin â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Eau Claire study abroad program in Edinburgh, Scotland. â&#x20AC;˘ Osceola High School Forensic district winners were Yo VanderBent, Shaun Olson, Kevin Tomfohrde, Doug Rosenow, Vicki Vranges, Lisa Plante, Scott Ludden, Molly Peterson, Angie Hanson, Rachel Potek, Jolene Bemis, Tess Duncanson, Holly Laux, Jon Leonard, Adam Hafdahl, Chad Monson, Karah Holle, Dan Steffen, Angie Deloach, Jon Fehlen, Amy Wallander, Missy Potting, Jessie Kravik, Sue Steffen, Nikki Colaizy, Gina Bottolfson, Jamie Lee and Tony Ferguson. â&#x20AC;˘ Air Force Sergeant Daniel Toenjes of Osceola was among 105 U.S. servicemen and women honored in a USO Six-Star Salute in Korea. He was selected by his unit as one of â&#x20AC;&#x153;the best the military has to offer.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;˘ Osceola delegates for Badger Girls and Boys state were Patty Rodriguez and Scott Carlson. Alternates were Karah Holle and Chad Monson.

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10 years ago April 9, 2008 â&#x20AC;˘ Five students from Osceola High School were selected to participate in State Honor Band and State Treble Choir.

Students included Lucas Sletten (band), Allison Langer, Samantha Clare, Kayla Claassen and Molly Tomfohrde was an alternate. â&#x20AC;˘ Kristen Jasperson, Katie Zais and Katie Rydeen traded in their softball gloves for shovels as they tried to get the ďŹ eld ready for play. â&#x20AC;˘ An Osceola Middle School and an Osceola High School Destination Imagination team were headed to state. The Switch DI middle school team included Daniel Richter, Seth Hunt, Tyler Kreft, Selena Yanez and Katie Brinker. The high school team included Carolyn Willis, Michelle Campeau, Amber Ballard, Mary Willis, Logan Beaver and Mac Sandberg. â&#x20AC;˘ Bridget Hinz, Kipp Hinz and Trever Foss, Osceola powerlifters, each placed ďŹ rst in their weight divisions at the National Powerlifting Championships in Kalamazoo, Mich.

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thick juicy tomatoes are raised year-round. Wineries, breweries, and distilleries are also dotting our landscape and generating wonderful products.

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POLK COUNTY EDC Agriculture in Polk County strong all year During my recent vacation to Florida I was amazed at how green and lush the surroundings were during the height of winter. Coconut palm trees, orchards, and farms were thriving.

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Further, Polk County’s new resolution requires that Master Plans be written for both the Stower and Cattail State Trails.

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someone with business interests predicated on growing tourism to Polk County, I am encouraged by the County’s new course. We need to appeal to all recreational trail users, motorized and non-motorized, and get them to this area and show them the wealth of outdoor experiences available.

To do that, we need a smart group of people to step forward and serve on the CAC, and to devise Master Plans that consider local needs as well as the latest tourist trends

and preferences. With three gorgeous State Trails, there is no reason to put all our bets on a single use or cater to only one group.

As a result, I am withdrawing my legal complaint against Polk County’s Supervisors and investing my time and energy helping to devise State Trail Master Plans that achieve the best possible outcome for all concerned.

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MEDITATION The gift of things

BY PASTOR MELISSA CARMACK PEACE LUTHERAN CHURCH

“You make beautiful things, you make beautiful things out of us.

You make beautiful things, you make beautiful things out of dust” - Lyrics by Gungor This Sunday at our church, we will be blessing things. People will bring something to be blessed…A race car, a paint brush, a book, an iphone, a computer, a truck and a tractor….these are just some of the items that we will be blessing and are just every day objects that people use in their lives.

Why will be blessing these things? Because God will use them to glorify Him and further His Kingdom. Every day items that are placed in our hands can be used to share and show God’s love to others! Have a phone? Send out a message today letting someone know that you are thinking about them. Have a pen? Write a letter thanking someone for impacting your life. Drive a car? use it to pick someone up who may not be able to drive today.

God frees us to live in this world and use every day objects to reach out to others, show love and spread God’s world. God makes beautiful things out of

us and uses us as His hands and feet in this world. God has made all things new through Christ’s resurrection and calls us to make things new also and use them for His glory!

What tools do you use to glorify God and spread His kingdom? Is it your hands? Your feet? How about your cooking spatula? or your dirty old shoes?

Through Christ’s death and resurrection, we have been freed to live in this world and show love to ALL people and to live as resurrected people!

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BIRTHS AMERY HOSPITAL AND CLINIC Amery, Wisconsin March 6, 2018: A boy, Ira Andrew Swanson, weighing 8 pounds 12 ounces, to Ashley Mattson and Andrew Swanson, Turtle Lake.

March 9, 2018: A girl, Maja Pearl Solomonson, weighing 6 pounds 12 ounces, to Melissa and Tadd Solomonson, New Richmond.

March 10, 2018: A girl, Norah Mae Taylor, weighing 8 pounds 8 ounces, to Merrill and Mike Taylor, Webster.

March 16, 2018: A boy, Cade Michael Leehe, weighing 5 pounds 3 ounces, to Brittany Williams and Cody Leehe, Glenwood City.

March 16, 2018: A boy, William Ryan Knowlton, weighing 7 pounds 8 ounces, to Bridgette Parenteau and Justin

Knowlton, Clear Lake.

March 20, 2018: A girl, Britta Marie Miller, weighing 7 pounds 2 ounces, to Hillary and Thomas Miller, Amery.

March 21, 2018: A boy, Michael Ray Hawkins, weighing 5 pounds 9 ounces, to Michelle Austad and Ray Hawkins, Amery.

March 23, 2018: A boy, Julian Kane Murtaugh, weighing 8 pounds, to Rachael McGurran-Meinen and Andrew Murtaugh, Turtle Lake.

March 24, 2018: A girl, Bailey May Swenson, weighing 8 pounds to Summer Hamilton and John Swenson, Amery.

March 25, 2018: A boy, BoDuke Bruce Sampson, weighing 5 pounds 15 ounces, to Janelle Lundmark and Daniel Sampson, Centuria.

March 30, 2018: A girl, Jaci Rae Sibbald, weigh-

ing 5 pounds 15 ounces, Jenae Sumption and Josh Sibbald, Amery.

April 2, 2018: A girl, Elsa Rose O’Rourke, weighing 9 pounds 14 ounces, Emily and Josh O’Rourke, Sarona.

OSCEOLA MEDICAL CENTER Osceola, Wisconsin March 22, 2018: A girl, Evelynn Rose Mulroy, weighing 7 pounds 11 ounces, to Miranda McCoy and Dakota Mulroy, Siren.

March 23, 2018: A boy, Maverick Steven Schmidt, weighing 8 pounds 12.9 ounces, to Krystal and Brandon Schmidt, Cushing.

ST. CROIX REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin March 28, 2018: A boy, Japheth Emanuel Heyn, weighing 8 pounds 2

ounces, to Constance Heyn, Grantsburg.

March 30, 2018: A girl, Adelynn Mae Blume, weighing 5 pounds 5 ounces, to Brittanie Blume, Grantsburg.

March 30, 2018: A girl, Khloe Belle Sears, weighing 8 pounds 9 ounces, to Katie and Aaron Sears, Webster.

March 31, 2018: A girl, Anna Mae Packard, weighing 7 pounds 13 ounces, to Johanna Lauer and Jonathon Packard, Webster.

April 1, 2018: A boy, Levi Raymond Murphy, weighing 9 pound 5 ounces, to Daria and Daniel Murphy, Frederic.

April 3, 2018: A girl, Adelina Joan Torres, weighing 7 pounds 12 ounces, to Rebecca and Francisco Torres, Osceola.

Andersen graduates from basic military training U.S. Air Force National Guard Airman 1st Class Brady A. Andersen graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas.

The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training also earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force.

Andersen is the son of Daniel V. Andersen of Osceola, and Brenda L. An-

Brady Andersen

dersen of New Richmond, and brother of Breanna M. and Hanna D. Andersen of New Richmond.

He is a 2017 graduate of Osceola High School, Osceola, Wis.

INTERSTATE PARK Programs at Wisconsin i i Interstate Park, St. Croix Falls.

April 12, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Nature’s Story Time for pre-schoolers and their caregivers. Story, songs and nature activities.

April 21, 9 a.m.-11 a.m.

Volunteer Conservationist Leader Training - Invasive Plant Control. Learn to identify invasive plants, their locations in the park and eradication methods. Meet at the Ice Age Center.

April 21, 1- 4 p.m.

Work-Play-Celebrate

h Day. Volunteers l Earth will help clear trees and branches from picnic and trail areas, staining and repair of picnic tables and invasive species removal. Wear long pants, boots and gloves. Individual and group efforts are all welcome. Meet at the Beach House.

April 24, 6:30 p.m.

Critters and Company, “7 Attitudes for Success.”

The Spring Gathering of Friends of WI Interstate Park have invited Greg Olson and his animals to present a thought-provoking performance for all caring people.

715 483 5378 715-483-5378 Pastor Jonah Fetzer 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 Ran Yoo Pastor Kooko Kim Sunday services 10 a.m.

———————— ST. CROIX UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP 201 N. Adams, St. Croix Falls www.scuuf.org 715-483-1113 SUNDAY: 1st, 2nd and 3rd Sunday 10 a.m.

———————— ST. FRANCIS XAVIER CATHOLIC CHURCH Franconia, MN 651-465-7345 www.stfrancisfranconia.org Fr. John Drees SUNDAY: Mass 9:15 a.m.

———————— ST. JOSEPH’S CATHOLIC Osceola Rev. Andy Anderson 715-294-2243 SATURDAY: Mass at 4 p.m.

SUNDAY: Latin Mass, 8:30 a.m.

Mass at 11a.m.

———————— ST. JOSEPH’S CATHOLIC 490 Bench Street Taylors Falls, Minnesota

651 465 7345 651-465-7345 www.stjosephtaylorsfalls.org Fr. John Drees SATURDAY: 5:30 p.m. Vigil SUNDAY: Mass 7:30 and 11 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 EV. LUTHERAN CHURCH (WELS) 300 Seminole Ave., (Ct H M) Osceola 715-294-2828 • www.trinityosceola.com Pastor David Rosenow (920-645-7526) SUNDAY: Worship 9 a.m. • Wed. 7 p.m.

Bible Class, Sunday, 10:30 a.m.

———————— TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH OF GARFIELD 1578 85th Ave., Amery Pastor Lori Peper 715-268-9577 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 William Brassow (715) 294-3489 THURSDAY: Worship, 4:30 p.m.

SUNDAY: Worship, 10:30 a.m.

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 and 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 Dan Pennington (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/Traditional worship, 9 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.

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EUREKA BAPTIST CHURCH 2393 210th Ave., St. Croix Falls Pastor Seth Brickley 715-483-9464 SUNDAY: Worship Service 10 a.m.

———————— FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 661A West Street Taylors Falls, MN 55084 651-465-6792 www.firstbaptisttaylorsfalls.com Dr. Kevin Schumann, Pastor SUNDAY: Worship 10.15 a.m.

———————— FIRST EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN 561 Chestnut St. Taylors Falls, Minn.

SUNDAY: Worship 9 a.m.

———————— FIRST PRESBYTERIAN 719 Nevada St. St. Croix Falls Pastor Barbara Anne Keely 715-483-3550 (office) SUNDAY: Church Service 11 a.m.

———————— GRACE CHURCH – OSCEOLA Pastor Mark Barlow Amy Germain, Day Care 722 Seminole Ave. Osceola info@gracechurchosceola.com 715-417-0752 Day Care: 715-294-4222 SUNDAY: 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 Kevin McLouth 715-294-2112 • www.hefc.org SUNDAY: Worship 10 a.m.

———————— JOURNEY CHURCH 131 Broadway, Amery www.fbcamery.org churchoffice@fbcamery.org 715-268-2223 SUNDAY: Worship Service 9 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.osceolacommunitychurch.org

SUNDAY: W SUNDAY Worship hi 8 8:30 30 and d 10 10:15 15 a.m.

———————— OSCEOLA MEDICAL CENTER SPIRITUAL CARE 2600 65th Avenue, Osceola https: myomc.org/wellness/ spiritual-care 715-294-2111 Chapel open daily for meditation.

———————— OSCEOLA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 306 River Street, Osceola P.O. Box 447 Pastor Carolyn Saunders 715-755-2275 osceolaunitedmethodistchurch@gmail.com SUNDAY: Worship 10 a.m.

Coffee Fellowship, 11 a.m.

———————— PEACE LUTHERAN CHURCH (ELCA), 2355 Clark Rd., Dresser 715-755-2515 plcdresser.org peace@centurytel.net Pastor Melissa Carmack SUNDAY: Worship Services, 8:30 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 Rev. Timothy Blauert 715-483-3401 SUNDAY: Worship 9:15 a.m.

———————— RIVER VALLEY CHRISTIAN CHURCH LIGHTHOUSE 1289 160th Street St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin

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Empty Bowls May 2

The 17th annual Osceola Empty Bowls will take place on Wednesday, May 2, in the Osceola High School Commons. Bowl picking starts at 5 p.m., and a student led hunger presentation will be from 6:15 p.m. to 7:15 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. In exchange for the meal and the bowl, guests give a suggested $10 per bowl donation. This year, along with the bowls and pottery, there will be a silent auction of artwork and professional pottery, t-shirts for sale, a childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s activity booth, and student projects.

During the presentation, students will celebrate the success of many aspects of Empty Bowls in the school district, including the disclosure of the amount of money raised by OIS during their Read to Feed challenge, OMS Penny Wars, and the OES Walk for Water.

Special music will be provided by OHS Concert Choir and UW-Eau Claire ACDA choir.

Proceeds of the event benefit Heifer international and Osceola Open Cupboard.

Call (715) 294-2127 for more information.

COUNTY EDC: Ag alive, well FROM PAGE 6

specialty markets.

An emerging agriculture-related enterprise in Wisconsin is Agritourism. This term generally refers to any agriculture operation that is open to the public.

Polk County is home to a wide variety of agritourism operations including pumpkin patches, corn mazes, educational tours, farmers markets, processing demonstrations and petting zoos to name a few. And, of course, my favorite: brewery tours.

While Polk County may not stay green all year, the agriculture business is alive and well. Our farmers deserve a big â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Thank youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; from all of us for the food that they allow us to put on our tables. But they also deserve credit for their forward-thinking and creativity in generating diversity in their products and services such that we can enjoy them year-round. Their adaptability to our environment and their ability to produce products year-round helps our economy with jobs and incomes.

Vince Netherland is executive director of the Polk County Economic Development Corporation is a public-private organization that was created to encourage and promote economic development and capital investment, create and retain quality jobs, enhance the tax base and facilitate positive sustainable growth throughout Polk County, Wisconsin.

SUBMITTED

Honors band

Six Osceola students auditioned for and were selected to participate in the 2018 High School Honor Band at Concordia College, Moorhead, Minn. April 6-9. The young musicians had the opportunity to rehearse with professional faculty and experience college-level bands and ensembles. They capped off their weekend with a concert under the direction of Guest Conductor/Composer James Stephenson. Pictured left to right: Justin Vorndran, Paige Haberle, Renee Vorndran, Elli Dodge, Jed Durand, and Reagan Ekstrom.

ST CROIX SENIOR CENTER Wait out winter at the Senior Center This is springtime, are we ready? Could be just around the corner now. Praise the Lord!

We are still having a good time inside at the Senior Center, be sure to join us for our monthly $8 dinner on Sunday, April 22 at 12:30 p.m. We are having turkey with all the usual trimmings, dessert and coffee. Water and pop are available Columnist too. 500 cards will be played after dinner. If you can, join in.

Pat Willits The Lions Club will be having

a dinner in the near future at the center, watch for more information.

Our yearly membership drive will be in May. Please try to help support the center for $12 a year or lifetime membership for $100.

The center is available to rent for your event, showers, birthdays, graduations or meetings. Kitchen use is included. Call Joyce or Daryl at 715-483-3466.

Tuesday, 4/3 500 winners: Marlyce and Arnie Borchert. Hand and foot winners: Ione White and Bill McGrorty.

Thursday, 4/5 500 winners: Ray Nelson and Jan Johnson. 9bid: Ray Nelson.

The Center is located downtown St. Croix Falls at 140 N. Washington. Phone: 715-483-1901.

GIVEBIG: Program expands to New Richmond, Somerset FROM PAGE 1

giveBIG St. Croix Valley gives each individual the chance to become a hero

within our community by supporting his or her favorite cause.â&#x20AC;? giveBIG St. Croix Valley is not possible without amazing individuals coming together with the common goal of wanting to improve and empower

each other.

Ann Searles, executive director of United Way St. Croix Valley, says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;We encourage everyone to give what they can. All donations are a BIG gift to our community. Any individual or business

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How to giveBIG On Tuesday, April 24, St. Croix Valley residents have 24 hours to donate online to their favorite nonprofits. Donations are also accepted in advance at giveBIGSCV.org.

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Warrant payment goes awry

BY TOM STANGL TSTANGL@THEAMERYFREEPRESS.COM

A Rush City, Minn. man on his way to pay a warrant for an operating w while intoxic cated (OWI) c charge ended u behind up b bars April 1 on drunk d driving c charges.

Gust According to police reports Gabriel Gust, 45, was on his way to LaCrosse from Rush City when a near miss head on collision north of Osceola served as motivation for concerned motorists to call in Gust’s license plates.

The witnesses to the near miss told officers they had observed Gust’s vehicle had drifted off of the road near the Snap Fitness between Dresser and Osceola. The vehicle overcorrected, crossing the center line into the northbound lane bare-

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ly avoiding a head on collision with another vehicle. The witnesses followed Gust to the Minit Mart and called in his license plate number.

An Osceola police officer responded to the call and found Gust’s vehicle parked in a no parking zone next to Minit Mart in Osceola. The officer reported seeing Gust exit the convenience store, appearing to be unsteady on his feet.

The officer observed a moderate smell of alcohol and asked Gust where he was going. Gust told the officer he was headed to LaCrosse to take care of a warrant he had. Gust told the officer he travelled from his home in Rush City, crossing into Wisconsin on Hwy. 8 and travelling south on Hwy. 35.

Gust told the officer that he had consumed six beers that day and submitted to field sobriety testing. After failing the first two tests, Gust told officers that they should just arrest him after failing the one leg stand test.

His preliminary breath test (PBT) was .145 on a

weak breath.

Gust asked to get a cigarette from his car.

An officer followed him and observed several empty beer cars fall out of the vehicle when Gust opened the door.

Gust was arrested and transported to the Polk County Jail. He has been charged with OWI 5, open intoxicants in the vehicle and remains in custody at the jail. A not guilty plea was entered on April 2 and a pre-trial conference has been scheduled for April 9.

Polk County arrests Jessica H. Golz, 24, Centuria, was arrested on March 24 for battery.

Amanda S. Carrozza, 37, Shoreview, MN, was arrested on March 26 for domestic battery and disorderly, and damage to property.

Rebecca M. Ashby, 28, Amery, was arrested on March 26 for domestic battery and a bond violation.

Paul J. Appel, 35, Luck, was arrested on March 27 for battery, disorderly conduct and criminal damage to property.

Kevin J. Hicks, 33, St. Croix Falls, was arrested on March 28 for escape and criminal damage.

Shawna M. Beaupre, 19, New Richmond, was arrested on March 29 for felony bail jumping.

Michael W. Koser, 34, St. Croix Falls, was arrested on March 29 for obstructing an officer, a Burnett County warrant, and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Samantha J. McCurdy, 39, St. Croix Falls, was arrested on April 11 for domestic disorderly conduct.

Angela M. Peterson, Amery, was arrested on March 28 for OWI (operating while intoxicated) 3rd.

Gabreil M. Gust, 45, Rush City, MN, was arrested on April 1 for OWI 5th and open intoxicant in motor vehicle.

Chad E. Smith, 45, Balsam Lake, was arrested on March 26 for a probation hold.

William A. Hanson, 33, Luck, was arrested on March 27 for a probation hold.

Corinne M. Rice, 41, Pine City, MN, was ar-

since before Wisconsin was a state.

The Legislature has shrunk duties of the treasurer in recent years, increasing the pressure to do away with the office altogether.

Proponents of eliminating the office say it’s worth it to save taxpayers the $70,000 salary for the

position and the $227,000 biannual cost of running the office.

But opponents say the position should be retained and strengthened to be a financial watchdog.

The vote means the next treasurer will be elected to a four-year term in November.

RIVERWAY: St. Croix National Scenic Riverway celebrates 50 years FROM PAGE 1

and community leaders, and we want to say thank you to all.”

“The St. Croix National Scenic Riverway is living legacy for all Americans, which is preserving the beauty and free-flowing nature of this precious waterway for generations to come,” said U.S. Congresswoman Betty McCollum.

“We must remain vigilant to preserve this great national treasure and our clean air and water.”

The St. Croix National Scenic Riverway, located in northwest Wisconsin and eastern Minnesota, was established by the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act in 1968. The 255mile waterway is comprised of the St. Croix and Namekagon rivers.

Wisconsin State Senator Patty Schachtner presented the National Park Service with a proclamation from the Wisconsin Senate recognizing the occasion.

“The St. Croix National Scenic Riverway is a national treasure,” said Senator Patty Schachtner. “It is crucial that we invest in our natural wonders to support tourism in the region and protect our environment. I am pleased to commend the work that the St. Croix River Association, the National Park Service, and others have done on this very special day.”

Xcel Energy, which was Northern States Power at the time, committed to donating 24,000 acres of land along the river to the federal and state governments in 1969.

“Xcel Energy is honored to be part of the history behind the beautiful St. Croix National Scenic Riverway,” said Laura McCarten, Xcel Energy Vice President. “Decades later, our company is just as committed and passionate about being responsible by nature and delivering safe, reliable energy for our customers.”

The Wild & Scenic Rivers Act was signed into law on October 2, 1968. Plans to celebrate all year include special events along the riverway, as well as a documentary featuring former Vice President Walter Mondale to air on Twin Cities and Wisconsin Public Television beginning in June, and a book by photographer Craig Blacklock.

“We want folks to get out and get involved along the riverway this year,” said Deb Ryun, executive director of the St. Croix River Association. “Take part in one of our events this year, take up a new activity like paddling or hiking, or just get out there and play.”

Learn more about the 50th anniversary and planned events at nps.gov/sacn & stcroixriverassociation.org.

— Submitted by the National Park Service

TOWN OF OSCEOLA

REQUEST FOR BIDS

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

2018 TRI (Town Road Improvement) Project Town of Osceola, Polk County, WI

Tuesday, May 1, 2018, 6:30 PM Regarding Proposed Amendments to • Chapter 10 Public Nuisance Ordinance • Chapter 8 Public Works Ordinance • Chapter 18 Subdivision Ordinance and Newly Proposed • Snow & Debris Removal from Public Roads & Road Right of Ways Ordinance NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearing will be held by the Town of Osceola Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, May 1, 2018 at 6:30 p.m., at the Town Hall, 516 East Avenue North, Dresser, Wisconsin, to hear public comment. Ordinances are available at www.townofosceola.com and in the Clerk-Treasurers office.

Lorraine Rugroden, Clerk/Treasurer Published: April 11, 2018

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Town of Osceola is accepting bids for TRI )Town Road Improvement) project for the 2018 season as follows: TRI (Town Road Improvement Project) Pulverize and Pave-Oak Drive beginning at CTH M

for failure to appear.

Steven L. Johnson, 26, Clayton, was arrested on March 29 on a warrant.

Jeremy K. Naylor, 42, Cumberland, was arrested on March 31 for a OOC warrant.

Traci L. Busha, 36, Eagle River, was arrested on March 31 for a Polk County warrant.

Laura M. Peel, 30, Osceola, was arrested on March 31 for a probation hold.

About the crime stories

The crime stories on this page are based on the probable cause reports from different law enforcement agencies.

Probable cause reports (PCs) are simply a report stating the “probable cause” that the arresting officer had at the time of arrest. It is used by the District Attorney, Defense Attorney, and Judges in the court’s “Initial Appearance” to assist them in determining, first, to confirm whether or not there was enough “probable cause” for the arrest, second, if the charge stated by the officer is appropriate and supported by the information contained therein, and third to assist the judge in setting bond. The District Attorney also uses the probable cause report as a basis (but not exclusively) to complete the criminal complaint, which is the official charging document.

A Probable Cause Report is NOT the same as a Criminal Complaint. While the PC shows why the person was arrested, they are not officially charged until the Criminal Complaint is filed. Those charges may differ from the charge(s) listed on the PC based upon what charges the District Attorney believes he can prove.

Charges may be amended up or down during the charging process as information becomes available.

As always, an arrested person is presumed to be innocent until convicted by a judge or jury. Not all arrested people are convicted of the crimes alleged.

PUBLIC NOTICES

Voters want to keep state treasurer

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin voters have decided they want to keep the state treasurer position, even though its duties have been all but eliminated.

Voters on Tuesday rejected a constitutional amendment to eliminate the position that has been around

rested on March 28 on a warrant.

Shontel M. Tipton-Morrison, 31, homeless, was arrested on March 28 on a warrant.

Richard D. Polinski, 29, Grantsburg, was arrested on March 28 on a warrant.

Anthony G. James, 30, Center City, MN, was arrested on March 27 on a Polk County warrant.

Angela J. Campeau, 39, Dresser, was arrested on March 29 on a warrant

Quantity .70 miles

Bids packets will be available at the Town Hall. For specific details of the above project, contact Paul Baker, Public Works, 715-755-3077 or the Town Hall at 715-755-3060.

Bids to be considered must be sealed and received by the Town at the Town Hall located at 516 East Avenue North, Dresser, Wisconsin by 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 26, 2018. Bids will be opened on Thursday, April 26, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. and will be presented to the Town Board on Tuesday, May 1, 2018, for consideration. Meeting begins at 7:00 p.m.

The Town of Osceola reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive irregularities and informalities and award the contracts in the best interests of the Town.

Lorraine Rugroden, Clerk/Treasurer

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STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY NOTICE OF HEARING Case No. 2016SC000340 Derek Paul Rogers vs.

Erin E. Larsen This case is scheduled for: Contempt hearing on April 17, 2018, at 2 p.m. at the Polk County Courthouse, Branch 3, 1005 West Main Street, Suite 300, Balsam Lake, WI 54810.

Re: Small claims, eviction.

This matter will not be adjourned by the court except upon formal motion for good cause or with WKH VSHFL¿F DSSURYDO RI WKH FRXUW upon stipulation by all parties.

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PUBLIC NOTICE REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION SERVICES Polk County, Wisconsin Polk County, Wisconsin, is interested in obtaining the services of a professional, highly qualified executive search firm or individual to provide consulting services for a national recruitment for two critical positions: County Administrator and Community Services Division Director. The goal of the County is to contract with a consultant to provide recruitment and selection strategy development as well the performance of recruitment and selection services for these positions.

Interested and qualified firms or individuals who have demonstrated their ability at comparable work are invited to submit proposals. Please respond to the invitation by email no later than 4:00 pm on Monday, April 23, 2018, informing Polk County of your intent to submit a proposal.

Proposals must be submitted in a sealed envelope or package bearing the title “RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION SERVICES PROPOSAL”, along with the proposer’s name and address. The proposer shall return one (1) original and two (2) copies of completed proposal forms and other pertinent information by 4:30 p.m. on Monday, April 23, 2018 addressed to: POLK COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER Andrea Jerrick Deputy County Administrator and Employee Relations Director 100 Polk County Plaza, Suite 229 Balsam Lake, WI 54810

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ELECTION: Polk County voters buck party line: lean toward Screnock but keep state treasurer position FROM PAGE 1

Screnock 53 to 47 percent, or 3,374 to 2,964.

Although the race was technically nonpartisan, endorsements came from nationally recognized interests on the right and left, the Associated Press reported. Millions were spent on advertising.

The outcome narrows conservative control of the court from a 5-2 majority to 4-3. Dallet will take her seat in August.

State treasurer The referendum to eliminate the state treasurer’s office was defeated decisively, with 61 percent of voters rejecting the proposal and 39 percent in favor, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s count. In raw votes, 581,147 voted against the referendum and 364,971 in favor.

The proposed amendment to the state’s constitution would have

transferred financial responsibilities from an elected official, the treasurer, to agencies under the governor’s oversight.

In Polk County, 3,707 voted against and 2,134 in favor of the measure.

Village of Osceola Incumbent Deb Rose was reelected with 188 votes. New trustees Bruce Gilliland and Jeromy Buberl were elected with 133 and 105 votes, respectively. Jen Spiegel, who withdrew her candidacy before the election, received 86 votes.

63 votes. New trustees Jeff Gutzmer and Karen Andrie were elected with 61 votes each.

City of St. Croix Falls Arnie Carlson took the mayor’s race, defeating Paul Kuhlmann 59.7 percent to 40.3 (264 to 178). Kirk Anderson ran unopposed for the District 1 council seat and garnered 196 votes. Joy Zasadny defeated Woody McBride for the District 2 council seat, 64.8 percent to 35.2 (138 to 75).

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St. Croix Falls School Board Incumbents Brent McCurdy and Patricia Mitchell garnered 803 and 652 votes, respectively.

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Osceola School Board Incumbents Brooke Kulzer and Rosanne Anderson won with 651 and 582 votes, respectively. Write-in candidate Brian Meyer garnered 274 votes.

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will look much the same for the next two years, save a new supervisor in District 12 (Amery), Michael Larsen. None of the races were contested. District 9 (Osceola) incumbent Kim O’Connell ran as a write in and received some opposition, though scattered.

District 1: Brad Olson, 674 to 0.

District 2: Doug Route, 301 to 0.

District 3: Dean Johansen, 243 to 0.

District 4: Chris Nelson, 261 to 0.

District 5: Tracy LaBlanc, 473 to 0.

District 6: Brian Masters, 317 to 0.

District 7: Mike Prichard, 480 to 0.

District 8: James Edgell, 256 to 0.

District 9: Kim O’Connell, 22 to 15 (scattering).

District 10: Larry Jepsen, 272 to 0.

District 11: Jay Luke, 526 to 0.

District 12: Michael Larsen, 512 to 0.

District 13: Russell Arcand, 349 to 0.

District 14: John Bonneprise, 317 to 0.

District 15: Joe Demulling, 328 to 0.

HIKE: Adventurer will attempt Ice Age Trail with transplanted heart FROM PAGE 1

A through-hike, in which a hiker completes the trail in one trip rather than segments, is a difficult trek. Only eight people accomplished that in 2017, with another 13 completing the trail in segments.

But Spence’s upcoming hike poses special challenges. For example, he needs to take 42 pills daily to deal with the complications of the transplant. That adds weight to his pack, which he expects will total about 40 pounds. He’ll

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also need to monitor any hiking-induced weight loss so that adjustments can be made in the dosages that keep his body

‘I got my gift. So this is my way of giving back.’

Bill Spence from rejecting his transplanted heart. That also means getting blood tests along the way. “I basically have a pharmacy with me,” he said.

Spence goes by the trail name of Tinman, one that an online forum participant awarded him because like the Wizard of Oz character, Spence

needed a heart.

He’s budgeting 75 days for his hike, which works out to an average of about 16 miles per day. Spence originally hoped to complete the 2,190-mile Appalachian Trail (AT) but a wrenched knee not long into that hike sidelined him in 2016. Later that year, he received two artificial knees.

His three-month rehab included exercises that began his training for hiking. He’s been hiking three-mile and six-mile loops near his home to prepare.

“I’m actually in better shape than I’ve been in for 30 years. I owe this all to my donor,” he said.

Spence switched from the AT to the Ice Age because

it’s closer and takes less of his limited availability, has less rugged terrain, and he has several relatives in Wisconsin, having grown up in Milwaukee. But if this hike goes well, he’d like to try the AT again.

He plans to sleep in a hammock with a rain fly. His hiking partner for the trip will be high school classmate Susan Belanger of Oconomowoc, who brings medical experience as a retired operating room technician.

Spence has registered 42 new organ donors so far; he’s set a goal of 2,190. More about him is available at: https:// at-tinman.com/my-story/.

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Gionis earns governor’s Trailblazer Award Kathleen Gionis, owner of Gionis & Murtaugh Law Office in St. Croix Falls, was one of 17 w women in W Wisconsin to e earn the 2018 G Governor’s T Trailblazer A Awards for W Women in B Business, Gionis which recognizes women pioneers in business.

Governor Scott Walker, Lt. Governor Rebecca Kleefisch, and the Wisconsin Women’s Council announced the award recipients last week.

“Women play a critical role in driving our economy, inspiring others, and leading our communities,” said Governor Walker. “Today, with our Trailblazer Awards, we recognize and honor female business owners for their achievements in business. These women set a great example in showing how to succeed in business no matter the obstacle. Our entrepreneurial Trailblazers are one of Wisconsin’s most valuable resources. We’re proud of and thankful for the hard work these women do every day to keep Wisconsin moving forward.”

This year’s 17 Trailblazer Awards recipients represent 19 counties and a wide range of industries, including

non-traditional industries for women. Gionis, for instance, was the first female attorney in Polk County. She earned her juris doctorate in 1980 and began practicing law at the James Erickson Law Office in St. Croix Falls. She took over the practice in 1984, when Erickson became a circuit court judge for Polk County.

Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch pointed out that Trailblazers businesses have sustained families and anchored communities, bringing lasting economic benefits across the state, providing jobs and promoting innovation.

“We know women make the vast majority of household economic decisions, but we need to see women making more business decisions as owners and executives, using that same kitchen table common sense,” Kleefisch said. “These awards are an important opportunity to recognize the leaders and innovators who are on the front lines of the new, open economy, where growth happens organically and from the bottom up because men and women have the courage to step out and start new enterprises or to launch new product lines.”

Trailblazer Awards recognize the rich legacy

of women’s business ownership across Wisconsin. They include family-owned businesses that are currently majority woman-owned and have been in operation for three generations or more, and businesses with sole or majority ownership by a woman, or series of women, for the past 25 years or more.

Trailblazer Awards also highlight the impact of women’s business ownership in Wisconsin’s economy. This year, the Trailblazer Awards program has launched the Forward Award – recognizing majority woman-owned businesses with over 100 employees. According to the U.S. Small Business Administration, fewer than one-percent of women-owned businesses nationwide have 100 or more employees. Indeed, the large majority of all female- and male-owned businesses with employees (other than the owner) have fewer than five employees.

To date, 88 Wisconsin women-owned businesses, across 28 Wisconsin counties, have been recognized with Governor’s Trailblazer Awards.

“The value of these winners is not just in the past accomplishments we celebrate today – it is also in the women their trailblazing example will

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Wisconsin State Senator Patty Schachtner (D – Somerset) will hold three listening sessions throughout Senate District 10 in April.

Polk County Listening Session Thursday, April 19, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the St. Croix Falls Public Library (230 S Washington St., St. Croix Falls).

Dunn County Listening Session Wednesday, April 25, 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in City Hall – 3rd Floor (800 Wilson Ave., Menomonie).

St. Croix County Listening Session Thursday, April 26, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Baldwin Public Library (400 Cedar St., Baldwin).

inform and inspire in the future to follow their own entrepreneurial passions and dreams,” said Mary Jo Baas, Chair, Wisconsin Women’s Council.

Woman-owned businesses were nominated for Trailblazer Awards through an open nomination process, including by business and professional associations, elected officials, colleagues, and employees.

Award recipients will be honored in a ceremony at the State Capitol in May. For more information, visit the Women’s Council website at ww.womenscouncil.wi.gov/trailblazer.

The Governor’s Trailblazer Awards for Women in Business are hosted by the Wisconsin Women’s Council in partnership with the Offices of the Governor and Lieutenant Governor, and sponsored by BMO Harris Bank, The WIDGET Source, Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce (WMC), Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corporation (WWBIC), and the Women’s Business Certification Program of the Wisconsin Department of Administration, Office of Supplier Diversity.

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Senior Alaina Driscoll handing the baton off to freshman Emily McCurdy during the 4x400 at the UW Stout Elite Meet on April 6. The relay team, which also included senior Grace Klein and junior Anna Klein, placed seventh with a time of 4:25.20.

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ormally this time of year I’ve got the kayaks and the boat out and we’re looking for crappies.

I love crappie ditch fishing with kids too, just walking along back roads fishing small lakes.

We just sit along the shore and watch bobbers. It doesn’t matter how big they are, it’s all about the kids you bring along to enjoy fishing and a warm spring day.

Not this year with four feet of ice on area lakes. April 9 was when I traditionally headed for my favorite slab crappie flowage to fish foot long crappie under fallen trees along shorelines. The paper mouths on those big fish were so delicate that you dare not lift them out of the water Wild River without a net or by hand!

Don’t even talk about my garden.

Trails Normally I have it tilled by now and Jim Bennett the roots crops, spinaches, and tubers and onion sets in the ground by April 15 with the rest of the garden set to go in by May 15.

Peppers don’t get set out until the nights average 60 degrees. There have been wet springs when June 15 and later was the final planting day. In those years fried green tomatoes were on the late season menu more often than I had wanted them to be.

This winter started out rather mild if you can remember that far back. The mild start was a boon for wildlife because of the abundance of mast crops in the woods, namely acorns. That’s because 30% of the energy deer need for winter survival comes from accumulated brown fat that they get from nuts.

But there are isolated areas where we will lose some deer and fawn production will be down because of the snow accumulations that cause a higher Winter Severity Index.

Other wildlife such as ruffed grouse, wild turkey, pheasants and squirrels seem to be doing fine. They are able to move about easier than deer and can find food in trees or they will scratch down through the snow to find seeds and nuts. It’s easy to keep track of SEE BENNETT, PAGE 20

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BASEBALL April 12: St. Croix Falls at Unity.

April 13: Somerset at Osceola.

April 14: Northwestern at Osceola.

April 16: Shell Lake at St. Croix Falls.

April 17: Osceola at Amery.

April 19: Osceola at Ellsworth. St. Croix Falls at Turtle Lake.

April 20: River Falls at Osceola.

April 21: St. Croix Falls at BaldwinWoodville.

April 24: Baldwin-Woodville at Osceola. Luck/Frederic at St. Croix Falls.

April 26: St. Croix Falls at Siren.

April 27: Osceola at Prescott. St. Croix Falls at Spooner.

April 30: Grantsburg at St. Croix Falls.

May 1: Osceola at New Richmond.

May 3: St. Croix Central at Osceola.

Webster at St. Croix Falls.

May 4: Osceola at Chisago Lakes.

May 7: Unity at St. Croix Falls.

May 8: Osceola at Somerset. St. Croix Falls at Shell Lake.

May 10: Turtle Lake/Clayton at St. Croix Falls.

May 11: Amery at Osceola.

St Croix Falls at Amery.

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April 13: Osceola at Pheasant Hills.

April 14: Osceola at Bristol Ridge.

April1 16: Osceola at Krooked Kreek.

April 17: Osceola at New Richmond. St. Croix Falls at Grantsburg.

April 19: St. Croix Falls at Webster.

April 24: Osceola at Amery. St. Croix Falls at Unity.

April 25: Osceola at Whitetail.

April 26: St. Croix Falls at Frederic.

April 27: Osceola at Bloomer.

April 30: Osceola at Ellsworth.

May 1: St. Croix Falls at Krooked Kreek.

May 3: St. Croix Falls at Clear Lake.

May 4: Osceola at Hayward.

May 5: Osceola at Hayward.

May 7: Osceola at Pheasant Hills. St. Croix Falls at Grantsburg.

May 11: Osceola at Clifton Highland.

May 14: Osceola at New Richmond. St. Croix Falls at Frederic.

May 16: Osceola at MBC tournament in New Richmond.

May 17: St. Croix Falls at conference at Turtleback.

May 22: Regional at Turtleback.

SOCCER April 12: Eau Claire Regis at Osceola.

April 17: Osceola at Somerset.

April 19: Amery at Osceola.

April 24: Osceola at BaldwinWoodville.

April 27: Osceola at Rice Lake.

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Petal metal: Students craft flowerpot art from steel

BY SUZANNE LINDGREN EDITOR@OSCEOLASUN.COM

Machinery hums, sparks fly and metal clangs as students in Joe Letko’s advanced metalworking class cut, weld and pound. The final results of the high school students’ work take a wide range of forms: today an exhaust pipe, tomorrow a work of art.

Osceola residents and visitors may soon see some of the students’ work on display downtown. The project, a collaboration with the Osceola Area Chamber of Commerce, would bring seasonally themed metal artworks to main street flowerpots in summer and winter.

Samples of the art will be displayed at the Ladies Spring Fling as part of the chamber’s “Sponsor a Planter” fundraising campaign.

This will be the first year the chamber plants and tends the large downtown pots, work formerly done by Robyn Foster, an independent

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Kyle Braml takes a break from welding in Joe Letko’s “Metals II” class to show off a bass and northern cut from steel with a CNC machine.

volunteer. The chamber hopes to raise $12,000 this spring to meet project costs, including start-up expenses such as buying new pots.

According to the organization’s executive director, Germaine Ross, the “Sponsor a Planter” campaign has raised nearly 25 percent of the budget. The fundrais-

ing effort will continue during the April 19 Spring Fling and April 24 giveBIG online giving event.

Ross and tech ed instructor Letko ironed out details for the artwork last week, talking fish and snowflakes in anticipation of a metal delivery for the project. Students in the “Metals II” class

presented existing work as Letko suggested ideas for consideration.

The students will design the pieces and cut them from steel with a CNC (computer numerical control) machine.

The finished product should be on display this summer.

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Dakota Preisler, one of Joe Letko’s “Metals II” students, with a welding torch and a three-dimensional snowflake.

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“This money will help us recruit and train more volunteers so that we can meet the increasing need for services to seniors and disabled adults who want to continue to live independently. We’ll be able to provide more rides, visits and help around the house.”

Rick is legally blind.

He doesn’t see well enough to read his mail easily. Volunteer, Jay, helps him read through and organize his mail.

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“I encourage everyone to get involved in giveBIG on April 24.

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School Board Proceedings The Regular Meeting of the Board of Education for the School District of Osceola was held in the District Office Boardroom on March 21, 2018. The meeting was called to order by President Timm Johnson at 6:30 P.M. with roll call taken: Pete Kammerud – yes; Timm Johnson-yes; Brooke Kulzer -yes; Craig Brunclik - yes; and Rosanne Andersonyes. In addition, Superintendent Mark Luebker and Business Manager Jenifer Frank attended the meeting along with principals Peggy Weber and Adam Spiegel. Curriculum Director Jane Maki, and Director of Special Education Dawn Western also attended the meeting.

Kaitlyn Carlson presented to the Board on the Bag of Books Program at OES. The program helps children maintain their reading skills over the summer.

Mark Hobbs requested to speak to the Board about the Walkout/Up that happened on 03/14/18. He was encouraged to make an appointment with Mr. Spiegel to further discuss.

A Craig Brunclik/Pete Kammerud motion was made to approve the complete consent agenda with the retirements of Dawn Western, Dr. Peggy Weber, and Jane Maki removed for discussion.

Adopt the agenda Approve minutes of the Regular Meeting held March 7, 2018 Approve Boys Hockey Co-op Hires, Resignations, and Retirements ● Resignation(s): ● Retirement(s): ● Recognition(s): ● Hire(s): Jim Steffen, Assistant Soccer Coach Motion carried.

Roadwork planned by the Minnesota Department of Transportation has been delayed by snow and continued freezing temperatures.

The agency is gearing up to begin the first of two major construction seasons on I-35 in Lino Lakes, Columbus and Forest Lake. Planners had hoped to start the first I-35 traffic switch last week, but due to the weather, the traffic switch was delayed to April 9.

Beginning at 8 a.m. on Mon., they planned to restripe and shift traffic to the west side of the interstate. Drivers should expect periodic lane closures in both directions, weather permitting.

This construction set up work will go on for approximately one week. To

help avoid additional congestion, MnDOT won’t have any lane closures on southbound I-35 between 5 a.m. and 8 a.m., and on northbound I-35 between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m.

Long term lane closure on northbound I-35 begins April 16 Once the construction set up work is done, starting at 8 a.m. on Mon, April 16, the long-term lane closure on northbound I-35 will be in place, weather permitting.

Northbound I-35 will be restricted to two lanes until early August. Those traveling southbound will still have three lanes open to traffic.

Since traffic will be switched to the western driving lanes during this first traffic switch,

MnDot will separate the northbound lanes with concrete barriers. Drivers exiting on Broadway Ave. or Highway 8 will need to stay in the right lane as they approach the construction zone. Signs will show the designated lanes.

MnDoT will keep all the ramps between Highway 97 and Highway 8 open at this time.

However, the Highway 8 ramp will close in May for approximately 10 to 15 days.

Expect backups and delays during the longterm restrictions this year, especially during the first few weeks as traffic patterns change, and drivers get used to the switch. Plan ahead and give yourself extra time to reach your destination.

More about this project The work is part of the I-35 North Metro Split project, which includes resurfacing the existing pavement from the I-35W/I-35E split to Highway 8; replacing the Highway 97 bridge with a diverging diamond interchange; replacing the northbound I-35W bridge over I-35E and the westbound Highway 8 bridge over I-35.

The project will provide a better ride quality, as well as improve safety and traffic flow at the Highway 97 interchange.

To learn more, including all current traffic impacts and detour routes, visit the project website at: mndot.gov/ metro/projects/i35northmetrosplit.

Woodland Chorale to perform in Frederic, Balsam Lake The eighth annual spring concerts of the regional singing group Woodland Chorale includes upcoming performances in Frederic and Balsam Lake. The first will be at Frederic High School at 7:30 p.m. April 14, followed by a matinee performance at Unity High School at 2:30 p.m. on April 15.

Conducted by Dr. Harry Johansen of Luck and accompanied by Christine Johansen, this talented 40-voice ensemble includes singers from throughout Polk and Burnett counties.

This theme of year’s program is titled “American Choral Masters” and includes well-known works by Aaron Copland, Randall Thompson, Leonard Bernstein, George Gershwin, and Stephen Sondheim along with spirituals and lesser-known pieces by more recent stars of the choral scene.

An added feature of this year’s programs will be an interlude of American piano pieces Gershwin and Scott Joplin performed by Christine Johansen to celebrate the superb new concert hall and piano that have been added at the

A Rosanne Anderson/Brooke Kulzer motion was made to approve the retirement of Dawn Western, Director of Pupil Services. Motion carried.

A Craig Brunclik/Pete Kammerud motion was made to approve the retirement of Dr. Peggy Weber, Elementary School Principal. Motion carried.

A Brooke Kulzer/Rosanne Anderson motion was made to approve the retirement of Jane Maki, Director of Instruction.

Motion carried. Each of the retirees spoke to the Board in regards to their time here at the school and how much they have enjoyed it. They will be greatly missed and the Board appreciates their time and dedication to the District.

A Brooke Kulzer/Pete Kammerud motion was made to approve the payment of bills from from General Fund with hand payable checks numbered 94192 through 94207 and computerized checks numbered 1133 and 172438 through 172525 for a total of $1,114,319.35. Motion carried.

Pete Kammerud reported on the 5:00 p.m. Committee Meeting. The Board reviewed our Health, Dental, Long Term Disability, and Life insurance renewal data for the employee benefits. Data for the District Property, Auto and General Liability renewals are in the works for board approval later in May. A Rosanne Anderson/Brooke Kulzer motion was made to approve HealthPartners Health Insurance Renewal with the same plan design as 17/18, continuing with the tiered plan design to include HRA portion. There will be a 7% increase for 2018/19 and a cap of 9% will remain for 19/20 and 20/21. Motion carried.

A Craig Brunclik/Pete Kammerud motion was made to approve HealthPartners Dental Renewal. Motion carried. One year renewal with a 2% increase for the 18/19 school year.

A Craig Brunclik/Rosanne Anderson motion was made to approve Chieftain Manufacturing: High School New Course Request. Motion carried. Joe Letko explained the new idea of Chieftain Manufacturing. The concept is to take students and give them the best real life experience we can. It will allow them to have hands on experience in areas like engineering, sales, manufacturing, marketing, etc… preparing them for their future and allowing them to make knowledgeable decisions on their future careers and interests.

A Pete Kammerud/Craig Brunclik motion was made to ap-

Unity School campus.

As in previous years, a free-will donation will be accepted at the door, with all proceeds donated to area public school music programs. In past years these donations have enriched student experiences by enabling the purchase of new equipment and music scores, and by helping students with tuition for attending summer music camps.

Refreshments will be served during the intermission. For more information call (715) 472-4575.

prove 2018-19 Osceola Medical Center OT/PT Contract.

Motion carried.

A Brooke Kulzer/Rosanne Anderson motion was made to approve the Aquatic Summer Usage Contract. Motion carried.

A Pete Kammerud/Craig Brunclik motion was made to approve CESA 11 Shared Services Contract. Motion carried.

Timm Johnson abstained from voting as he is on the CESA 11 Board. 4/4 vote.

Brooke Kulzer expressed her appreciation of all of those involved on the success of the Destination Imagination regional event held at our schools.

The next scheduled Board Committee Meeting is Wednesday, April 4, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. in the Boardroom.

The next regular Board Meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, April 4, 2018 at 6:30 p.m. in the Boardroom.

A District Planning Committee Meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, April 11, 2018 in the OIS Media room.

A Brooke Kulzer/Rosanne Anderson motion was made to adjourn to Executive Session pursuant to WI Statute 19.85 (1) (c) and (f) to consider the employment, promotion, compensation or performance-evaluation data of any employee and for consideration of a specific matter which, if discussed in public, could have an adverse impact on the reputation of those involved. Roll call was taken: Rosanne Anderson – yes; Pete Kammerud – yes; Craig Brunclik – yes; Timm Johnson – yes; and Brooke Kulzer - yes. Motion carried.

A Craig Brunclik/Brooke Kulzer motion was made to reconvene into open session. Motion carried.

Timm Johnson announced no action was taken in Executive Session.

A Pete Kammerud/Rosanne Anderson motion was made to approve a 6-12 grade intervention position. Motion carried.

A Rosanne Anderson/Brooke Kulzer motion was made to change one half time middle school music position to full time. Motion carried.

A Pete Kammerud/Brooke Kulzer motion was made to adjourn. Motion carried.

Meeting adjourned.

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New director at St. Croix Falls library aims for excellent service on fixed budget

BY MARA MARTINSON CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Su Leslie is the new library director at the St. Croix Falls Public Library. Sarah Adams, the previous library director left in November to take a job as the director at the Vaugn Public Library in Ashland, Wisconsin.

A few months into her new position, Leslie feels the transition has been relatively smooth despite the wonderfully high expectations that the library users have and the new challenges that the position brings.

Leslie has a BA from the University of Minnesota and a public library director certification SEE DIRECTOR, PAGE 19

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Coach Keith Roush and Osceola JO 14’s Volleyball Team were champions of Gold Division in Foley, Minn., April 8. Back row: Coach Keith Roush, Camryn Maypark, Lauren Kremer, Allison Stob, Mari Swanson, Julia Daniels. Front row: Elise Viebrock, Abigail Johnson-Pearson, Anna Willeman, Mallory Johnson.

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New St. Croix Falls library director Su Leslie is looking forward to discovering creative ways to provide excellent service inside a stationary budget, adding more to the library’s collection, and collaborating with non-profits in the area.

Spring turkey season begins April 18 The 2018 spring turkey hunt is almost here and hunters are reminded to check the regulations and other helpful information on the Department of Natural Resources website to make sure they are ready for another year in the woods.

Spring turkey hunting regulations can be found within the 2017 Small Game Hunting Regulations, 2017 Fall Turkey Regulations, and 2018 Spring Turkey Regulations [PDF]. For more general information re-

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Changes with tagging reminder Turkey tags were updated in 2017 and are now called turkey harvest authorizations. Hunters are no longer required to: • validate their tag; • attach a tag to their turkey; or keep the tag with the meat.

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while in the field. Valid forms of proof include a printed paper copy, a Go Wild conservation card, a Go Wild authenticated Wisconsin Driver’s License or an original Go Wild digital file on a mobile device.

Hunters must register their turkey by 5 p.m. the day after recovery at gamereg.wi.gov, or by phone at 1-844-426-3734.

Hunters will need their harvest authorization number to register their turkey, located on a paper or digital copy of their harvest authorization.

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Vietnam war exhibit coming to Amery A travelling exhibit showing the names and faces of Wisconsin service members who died in the Vietnam War is coming to Amery.

Wisconsin Remembers: A Face for Every Name will be on display at the Burman Room at the Amery Public Library, 225 School Court.

The exhibit is open library hours: Monday – Thursday 9 a.m. – 7 p.m., Friday 9 a.m. – 8 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Wisconsin Remembers: A Face for Every Name, is a traveling exhibit that features a photo for each of the 1,161 Wisconsinites officially listed on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. The exhibit also includes additional photos for people who are listed on the Highground Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Neillsville, Wis. Wisconsin Remembers is a tribute to lost life and lost potential.

The photos were collected by volunteers from throughout Wisconsin over the past eight years.

Friends and family of those who

were killed in Vietnam submitted photos, but so did students, teachers and others who simply wanted to put a face to the names listed on the Wall in Washington, D.C. The images they found will help tell the story of the men and women who are listed on the Wall as part of a new Education Center the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund is building on the National Mall.

Wisconsin was just the fifth state in the nation to find a photo for every resident listed on the Wall.

Members of the Amery VFW will be at the library exhibit with additional displays, artifacts and photos on Tuesday, April 17 from 4-7 p.m. Military Honors with 3 volleys symbolizing a 21-gun salute at 6:30 p.m. outside the library.

Statewide, the exhibit is presented by Wisconsin Public Radio, Wisconsin Public Television and the Wisconsin Veterans Museum.

Locally, the exhibit is hosted by Amery Community Education and the Amery Area Public Library.

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Blue Ribbon Month: Recognizing child abuse Understanding Child Abuse and Neglect The “Say Something, Do Something for Kids” initiative is one way to show how everyone can be an ally to a child or a family in the community.

Child abuse can occur anywhere and is not restricted to a particular group, race, income, or location. Wherever there are children, there is the potential for abuse. In order to do your part, it is important to understand and recognize the warning signs for child abuse and neglect.

Recognizing the Signs of Abuse Children who are abused may or may not show physical or behavioral signs of being maltreated. In some instances, there may be an unusual pattern or location of physical injuries that suggests abuse.

In other cases, there may be no physical indicators, but the child’s behavior has changed in a questionable and observable way. The “Say Something, Do Something for Kids” initiative encourages you to step up, speak up and do something if you suspect a child is being abused.

Educate yourself and others about some of the obvious and less obvious signs of possible child abuse, including: Physical signs Injuries such as bruises, burns, welts, or broken bones that are unexplained or have implausible explanations; multiple injuries at different stages of healing; injuries or redness around the genitals; improperly treated injury or medical condition; unattended medical or dental needs Missing hair Poor hygiene Slowed physical development Consistent hunger Inappropriate clothing for weather conditions Speech delay Frequent tardiness or absence from school Behavioral Signs Poor grades Lack of concentration Difficulty making and keeping

friends Signs of persistent unhappiness or depression Withdrawn from others Displaying angry or aggressive behavior Destruction of property Hurting themselves or others Low self-esteem Problems expressing feelings Fatigue, listlessness, or regularly falling asleep in class Constantly seeking attention or approval Sleeping problems or insomnia Reluctance to go home Lack of parental interest or participation Begging or stealing food Unusual fears Sexualized behaviors Unusual knowledge of sex for the child’s age or developmental stage Recognizing and reporting sentinel injuries Did you know that small, apparently insignificant injuries such as bruises or mouth injuries in young infants are often from child abuse? These seemingly trivial injuries are known as “sentinel injuries,” because they should not be found in a baby who is unable to pull to a stand and take a few steps.

Sentinel injuries are so minor that explanations about their causes being accidental may seem completely plausible and believable. But injuries that are common in walking children should not be present in infants who are not yet able to walk. Babies who are not cruising should not be bruising. Sentinel injuries are actually early warning signs that, when recognized and responded to, may prevent future, more severe injuries to a child.

A sentinel bruise is a bruise present anywhere on an infant’s body. Even a tiny bruise can be an indication of a problem.

Mouth injuries in young infants are often caused when an angry or frustrated caregiver “rams” something into the infant’s mouth, causing injury to the frenulum under the tongue or upper lip or to other soft tissue in the mouth.

Non-mobile infants rarely have any bruising and never have mouth injuries, burns or broken bones from normal care and normal activities.

Sentinel injuries are not limited to infants.

Please seek medical attention for an infant with bruising or other small injuries. Doing so can lead to early detection of a possible medical problem or may prevent the escalation of abuse. Please be aware of these early warning signs and report any concerns for child abuse or neglect to child protective services and/or law enforcement.

What is child abuse and neglect?

Child abuse is an act or failure to act by a parent or caregiver that results in death, serious physical or emotional harm, sexual abuse or exploitation, or that creates an imminent risk of serious harm to a child. Child abuse typically refers to harm caused by parents or other caregivers, but acquaintances, strangers, and other persons may also be responsible for abusing a child.

Child abuse and neglect in Wisconsin are legally defined in Wisconsin’s Children’s Code (Chapter 48).

Neglect Neglect is failure, refusal, or inability on the part of a parent of caregiver to provide necessary care that may seriously endanger the physical health of a child. Neglect may include or be characterized by a lack or absence of the following basic care needs: Proper food Medical and dental care Hygiene Shelter Clothing Education Love and attention Supervision and setting limits Abandonment Sexual Abuse Sexual abuse includes sexual intercourse, exploitation, and any sexual contact, touching or non-touching, with a child.

This includes, but is not limited to: Non-touching sexual offenses:

Frank discussions about sexual acts intended to arouse the child’s interest Obscene telephone calls Exhibitionism Voyeurism Pornography Allowing children to witness or hear sexual acts Touching sexual offenses: Rape Incest Touching of breasts Attempted intercourse Fondling of the genitals Emotional Abuse Emotional damage is harm to a child’s psychological or intellectual functioning.

Emotional abuse is a pattern of behavior that attacks children’s emotional development, their spirit and self-concept, and makes them feel unloved, unlovable, and worthless. It is thought to be the most common form of abuse. Emotional abuse usually accompanies other forms of abuse and has long lasting effects on the individual. This type of abuse includes, but is not limited to: Constant criticizing, belittling, insulting, or rejecting a child Withholding love, support, guidance Manipulation Unborn Child Abuse Child abuse in Wisconsin also includes cases where an unborn child is endangered due to the expectant mothers “habitual lack of self-control in the use of alcohol beverages, controlled substances or controlled substance analogs, exhibited to a severe degree.”

Unborn child abuse includes serious physical harm to the unborn child or the risk of serious physical harm to the child when born as a result of the mother’s substance abuse.

Manufacturing Methamphetamine The manufacturing of methamphetamine is also recognized as a form of child abuse or neglect in cases where: A child is physically present during the manufacture.

It occurs in a child’s home, on

the premises of a child’s home, or in a motor vehicle located on the premises of a child’s home.

Under any circumstances a reasonable person should have known that the manufacture would be seen, smelled, or heard by a child.

Understanding Child Abuse and Neglect The “Say Something, Do Something for Kids” initiative is one way to show how everyone can be an ally to a child or a family in the community.

Child abuse can occur anywhere and is not restricted to a particular group, race, income, or location. Wherever there are children, there is the potential for abuse. In order to do your part, it is important to understand and recognize the warning signs for child abuse and neglect.

Throughout the month of April, the Polk County Citizen Review Panel and C.A.R.I.N.G. (Child Advocacy Referral Interagency Network Group) will be promoting a countywide Blue Ribbon Campaign through various activities. You may notice blue ribbon yard signs and parenting information throughout the communities; hear information over the radio; see articles in the paper; and talk to your kids about what they heard at school.

“Say Something, Do Something for Kids” is an initiative of the Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board, Prevent Child Abuse Wisconsin, a program of Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin Community Services and Wisconsin Department of Children and Families.

To learn more about child abuse prevention and for more ideas how to become involved; visit: Prevent Child Abuse Wisconsin: www.preventchildabusewi.org, Department of Children and Families: www. dcf.wisconsin.gov, and Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board: www.wichildrenstrustfund.org.

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Birds for first-time bird owners Birds are friendly, loyal and intelligent pets that can learn to replicate human speech and interact with their owners in very unique ways. Such attributes have helped make birds increasingly popular pets.

Interest in pet birds has risen, as statistics from the American Pet Products Association National Pet Owners Survey 2017-2018 show that 7.9 million American households have pet birds, and roughly 20 million birds reside in homes across the country.

Although there are many different bird species that can make wonderful pets, certain birds may make better companion animals, particularly for first-time bird owners, because of their amenable personalities. Before getting a feathered friend, prospective owners are urged to learn about bird care, including researching the type of caging, exercise, food, and attention required to care for birds.

This education can help bird lovers find companions who will get the care they deserve.

When considering birds, here are some of the more popular species.

Parakeets The average parakeet has a life span of seven to 10 years, and their docile personalities make parakeets great companion birds. Also known as Budgies, parakeets are good for people new to bird-keeping. Parakeets are quite intelligent and can learn a few basic commands. Some may be able to pick up some human words. Parakeets thrive on interaction with their owners and should be handled for around a half-hour or more per day. Early socialization and han-

Birds are friendly, loyal and intelligent pets that can learn to replicate human speech and interact with their owners in very unique ways. Such attributes have helped make birds increasingly popular pets.

dling is advised to raise a parakeet that’s part of the family.

Cockatiels These personality-heavy birds can also be great pets for first-timers. Well socialized cockatiels recognize and respond to their owners.

Cockatiels are a bit larger than parakeets and require medium-sized cages. They can benefit from socializing time outside of their cages and require mental stimulation to stay healthy.

Finches For people who like to watch birds more so than handle them, finches might be the ideal fit.

These little birds thrive in small flocks and are content to pay more attention to their cage mates than humans.

They’ll flit from perch to post, and their delicate tweets can fill a room with vitality.

Conures Conures are social and outgoing and love to hang out with people. They tend to be loud birds, so owners should keep this in mind. Conures can live 20 to 30 years, so they require a lengthy commitment. Mental stimulation is important to a conure so it doesn’t get bored and begin to pluck feathers. Toys, foraging

puzzles and time outside of the cage can help keep conures healthy and happy.

Canaries Canaries are another type of bird that can be watched instead of cuddled. They’re popular thanks to their prolific, operatic songs. Some are even bred to perform specific songs. When properly provided for, canaries can live from five to 10 years.

Those interested in pet birds can speak with employees at local pet stores or avian specialty shops to get detailed guidelines on caring for these increasingly popular pets.

It is not just what a pet puts inside his or her mouth that can make a difference in comfort and health, but the way pet owners take care of pets’ teeth, gums and more. Oral hygiene, this oft-overlooked component of pet care, can mean the difference between a happy, healthy pet and one that may be suffering in silence.

The American Veterinary Dental College says brushing an animal’s teeth is the single most effective means to maintain oral health between professional vet examinations. Bacteria that forms naturally in an animal’s mouth will contribute to the formation of plaque which, left untreated, can lead to periodontal disease. By brushing away the precursors to plaque, pet owners can achieve optimal dental health for their pets.

Oral hygiene doesn’t begin and end with regular brushing. The American Veterinary Medical Association also suggests pet lovers work with a veterinary dentist to evaluate the health of teeth, the jaws and the roots below the gum line. These professionals are invested in all aspects of oral healthcare and can be called on for routine cleaning, filing, extraction, or tooth repairs if need be.

The AVMA says that periodontal disease is the most common dental condition in dogs and cats, and by the time the animal reaches three years of age, it may have some early evidence of periodontal disease, which can only worsen if preventative measures are not taken.

Pet dental problems are similar to those that occur in people. While dental caries (cavities) are less likely, abscesses, infections, broken teeth, and palate defects can occur. Signs of potential oral problems include bad breath, abnormal chewing, disinterest in eating, swelling in the gums, tenderness when the mouth is touched, or bleeding. Pets may become irritable if their mouths are bothering them, so if behavior changes are observed, dogs or cats should be seen by a veterinarian to find out if a dental issue is at the root of the problem.

Some pet owners are reticent to handle oral healthcare for their companion animals because they fear the pet may bite if uncomfortable. Although this is always a possibility, dogs and cats can grow accustomed to teeth being brushed or wiped with patience, says AVDC. Oral rinses and special chews also can reduce plaque formation.

Dental health is an important component of responsible pet ownership. Home oral hygiene and professional cleanings and examinations can help pets remain healthy.

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SCOREBOARD: OHS and SCF sporting events FROM PAGE 12 May 1: Osceola at Barron.

May 3: Osceola at Hayward.

May 8: New Richmond at Osceola.

May 10: Somerset at Osceola.

May 17: Baldwin-Woodville at Osceola.

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May 24: Hayward at Osceola.

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April 13: Osceola at Grantsburg.

April 14: Chetek-Weyerhaeuser at Osceola. St. Croix Falls at Boyceville.

April 17: Prescott at Osceola.

April 19: Ellsworth at Osceola. St. Croix Falls at Turtle Lake.

April 20: Amery at Osceola.

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April 24: New Richmond at Osceola.

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May 1: Osceola at Amery.

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May 7: Unity at St. Croix Falls.

May 8: St. Croix Central at Osceola. St. Croix Falls at Shell Lake.

May 10: Osceola at Ellsworth. Turtle Lake/Clayton at St. Croix Falls.

May 11: Osceola at New Richmond.

May 15: Osceola at Somerset. St. Croix Falls at Frederic.

May 17: Baldwin-Woodville at Osceola.

Siren/Webster at St. Croix Falls.

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April 24: Osceola at Baldwin-Woodville.

April 26: Altoona at Osceola.

May 1: Osceola at Ellsworth.

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TRACK April 12: St. Croix Falls at Siren.

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April 17: Osceola Invitational.

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April 24: St. Croix Falls at ChetekWeyerhaeuser.

April 26: St. Croix Falls Invitational.

April 30: St. Croix Falls at Unity.

May 1: Osceola and St. Croix Falls at Amery.

May 3: St. Croix Falls at Webster.

May 4: Osceola at New Richmond.

May 8: Osceola at Rice Lake. St. Croix Falls at Rice Lake.

May 10: St. Croix Falls at Glenwood City.

May 15: Tournament at Osceola. St. Croix Falls at conference meet in Frederic.

May 21: Regional at Amery.

May 24: Sectional at Colby.

Breach of information reported The Department of Health Services (DHS) and The Management Group (TMG) are notifying IRIS participants of a breach of information due to theft of a laptop and a work bag of a TMG IRIS Consultant on Feb. 5.

The IRIS Program is a Medicaid home and community-based services (HCBS) waiver for self-directed long-term supports. The program is an option for adults with long term care needs.

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from the University of Wisconsin Madison. She is excited to fulfill the role as library director because she enjoys “working with people and helping them find what they need.”

Leslie has been working for the St. Croix Falls Public Library for 12 years as their technology librarian and before that, worked as a technology specialist with the Forest Lake School district and for the St. Croix Regional Medical Center in the medical records department.

So far this year, Leslie has spent her time working on

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the State Annual Report, budgeting, transitioning contacts, working with vendors, and attending workshops and meetings in Eau Claire.

Leslie is looking forward to discovering creative ways to provide excellent service inside a stationary budget, adding more to the library’s collection, and collaborating with non-profits in the area. Leslie notes, “We will be relying on our Friends of the Library group to help us out when needed and our top-notch staff to provide the best services they can.”

Since Adams’s departure in November, the main staff has changed quite a bit; two

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Not only are libraries wonderful places for groups of people to gather for book groups, children storytime, and other assorted activities, but patrons may also use the library for resources they might not at home, such as internet or a printer.

Be sure to check out the St. Croix Falls Public Library website, like them on Facebook, and stop in to meet Su Leslie and check out the activity calendars for April and May, as well as their bulletin board, located at the entrance, to see the current happenings in the community.

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Participants who believe they may have been affected but have not received a notification letter by April 9 or have questions about this incident, can call 844-864-8987 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday or email ComplianceGuide@tmgwisconsin.com(link sends e-mail).

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new staff members came on board in January and “have been awesome.” The youth services librarian has also taken a youth services position at the Amery Public Library, so Leslie will be re-configuring the staff yet again in the fall. Leslie ensures, “We will do our best to continue the service that our users have come to expect and rely on.”

While planning to work within a limited budget for the next three years, Leslie wants those in the community to know that their support and understanding of what libraries do for patrons is important in the library’s long-term success.

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flocks of wild turkeys in the winter when you find scratched up areas in fields and woods where they’ve searched for waste grain and acorns.

Right now my greatest concern for wildlife survival is centered on fish living in small, shallow lakes.

Without enough sunshine pene-

trating lakes during winter there will be fish die-off. When winter began first ice cut off the supply of oxygen. Low oxygen results in fish kill in shallow lakes. Deeper or bigger lakes hold much more O2 and can handle periods of late season snow without serious reduction of oxygen. This year has all of the earmarks for winter kills. I haven’t heard of any in Wisconsin

yet, but some are being reported in the Brainerd, Hinckley and Twin Cities areas.

Jim Bennett is an outdoorsman who lives and worked in the St. Croix River Valley and can be reached at jamesbennett24@ gmail.com.

HOROSCOPES ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 A solid week is ahead for you, Aries. However, some surprises can pop up on a day when you need a little extra sunshine in the routine. Embrace the unexpected.

TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, your relations with authority figures are very good right now. Do your best to maintain this both in the short- and long-term. You will benefit from having done so.

GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, a surprise invitation may come your way this week.

You aren’t sure if you have the time or the gumption to accept at this point. But give ample thought to accepting.

CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, even though you may want to spend time at home

— and maybe make a cocoon under the covers — there are some things you need to face if you are going to move forward.

LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, you are full of clever ideas that you are eager to share with coworkers and people at home.

Pace yourself so you don’t overwhelm others with information.

VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, an opportunity to earn more money will catch your eye this week. Even if it seems a little risky, it could be well worth pursuing.

LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 This can be a fun-loving week for you, Libra, if you embrace the opportunities for letting loose.

You may feel impulsive, and that’s okay in moderation.

SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22

Scorpio, home repairs and renovations are on the brain.

You are ready to pour your energy into changing your home spaces for the better. Start making an idea board.

SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, a very fast-paced week is ahead. The good news is that any related unpleasantness will move by quickly, and you can focus on enjoying the fun parts.

CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 Capricorn, work relationships can be unpredictable, which means you may need to reevaluate your approach. A change in tone or direction may be all that’s needed.

AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18 Aquarius, travel plans can change on a dime, but you are adaptable. It’s not the destina-

tion, but the journey. Take someone along for the ride.

PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20 Pay close attention to your bank account, Pisces. Financial surprises might be something to look out for in the near future.

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DRESSER: Finances look up FROM PAGE 1

has also borrowed to operate for several years, is “essentially breaking even,” according to Geyen. Recent rate increases should help the village pay off the deficit on the utility’s fund.

The library’s expenses were greater than revenues by about $8,000, Geyen noted.

The village has borrowed just half of its tax-supported debt limit.

“Overall, I see a lot of positive things in the numbers,” Geyen said.

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Other business • The board approved the purchase of a Mack plow truck and attachments for $171,140.

• The village will redraft its contract with MSA Professional Services for construction on the Horsmann/ Peterson road improvement project. The previous agreement was signed by Bryan Beseler, who resigned in late March.

• The village plans to mail its annual consumer confidence report regarding waterworks.

Staff reported that there were no violations in 2017.

• Spring solid waste cleanup is planned for

April 26 to May 10. The maximum amount a resident can dump is 1,000 pounds. An authorization form is required from the clerk’s office.

• The village will offer free brush chipping to residents during the third week of each month from April to October and free use of the village’s compost transfer site for leaves and grass clippings.

• Public works employees Robert Thompson and Arik Mahler will attend an April training for their water certification exam, which is scheduled for May 2. The board approved wage increases of $1 per hour for Thompson and Mahler as part of their initial review process.

Any future raises will be concurrent with other village employees.

• The board accepted the resignation of library director Amber Yares, effective March 29.

• Communitywide garage sales will be held Thurs., May 10 to Sat., May 12.

The next meeting of the Dresser Village Board will be held Mon., May 7. A special meeting previously scheduled for Aril 16 has been cancelled.

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Benefits package includes paid time off! health, vision, dental, disability insurance and 401k.

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PART TIME JANITORIAL/ LIGHT MAINTENANCE Osceola Village Apartments is seeking a reliable person to do indoor cleaning, shoveling, and light maintenance for the building approximately 10 - 12 hours per week.

Duties include cleaning common areas, minor repairs and maintenance, shoveling and salting as needed. Hours are Àexible.

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Village of Dresser is hiring a SEASONAL, PART TIME GARDENER to maintain the flowers and plants in our Village parks.

Applicant must have knowledge in planting and care of annuals, perennials, and prior gardening experience. Ideal candidate would be reliable, have strong attention to detail, and be able to perform tasks without supervision, take on other duties as assigned and work well with other employees.

Job duties include planting of annuals and perennials, weeding, mulching, pruning, watering and general care of plants and flowers in Village parks, and other duties as assigned. Must be able to lift 25-50 pounds for moving dirt, mulch, and flower pots. Must be able to operate small equipment to transport items. Job is a labor intensive position that requires bending, lifting, and kneeling. Candidate must have a valid driver’s license.

Hours of this position are flexible and will be approximately 6 hours per week. Wage is dependent on experience and skill level.

Please submit employment application, and letter of interest by Monday, April 23, 2018 to the Village of Dresser, Attn: Jodi Gilbert, PO Box 547, Dresser, WI 54009 or submit electronically to: vod@centurytel.net. Any questions, please call 715-755-2940. Position will remain open until filled. The Village of Dresser is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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BE A PART OF THE TEAM! WITC is seeking a learning-focused, creative and dyamic individual to teach the new, innovated Hospitality Foundations program. The design of the program focuses on performance-based curriculum for students with disabilities interested in seeking entry-level hospitality careers. This is a two-year, grant-funded position supporting the hire of two instructors who will collectively teach up to 174 hours per semester. Hours will vary based on the instruction needs. Classes will be scheduled Monday-Thursday between 8:30 am and 4:30 pm.

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Full Time Housekeeping Variety of days throughout the week, every other weekend & holidays. Housekeeping experience preferred, but not necessary; willing to train the right person.

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QUALITY INSPECTOR Sunway, Inc., dba Stratis Industries, is a modern, innovative company based in Centuria, Wisconsin. Our environment is energetic and creative and the perfect fit for someone interested in contributing to a growing, successful company.

We are seeking a responsible Quality Inspector to check the quality of all incoming and outgoing products as well as in-process production procedures.

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Material Handler/Raw Stock Parker Hannifin - a World Class Motion and Control Manufacturing Company has an immediate need for a full-time Material Handler Position on 2nd shift.

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Join an experienced excavation crew as a tri-axle dump truck driver and laborer. This position offers up variety in the work day to include transporting equipment, hauling aggregate, installation of sewer and water services, general labor and working with a great team. Class A CDL and clean driving record are required.

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Provide technical maintenance and repairs for onsite sewage treatment systems and municipal services, including septic tankcleaning, line rotoring, jetting, televising, lift station repairs, troubleshooting.

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PHS, provider of residential services to adults with intellectual disabilities is currently hiring for full and part-time direct support professionals to work in our group homes in North Branch.

DAYS AND SHIFTS VARY Responsibilities: • Medication administration • Supervision of individuals • Implementation of outcomes • Documentation in a variety of logs • Teaching independent living skills • Transporting to community activities • Cooking • Some housekeeping • Communication with team members Wage: $12.00 /hour Experience: group home direct support: 1 year Education: High school or equivalent License or certification: Driver's License Please call 651-674-2009 Ask for Malisa or Rob

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Maintenance Mechanic Core Products International, Inc. in Osceola, Wisconsin, is a leader in the manufacture of health care, orthopedic, comfort care and massage products. Our product line includes back cushions, cervical pillows, ankle braces and back supports.

We currently have a position open for a Maintenance Mechanic.

Responsibilities include performing sewing machine repairs and fiber blower repairs as well as general plant maintenance within accepted safety practices. Performing preventative maintenance as scheduled. Performing mechanical and electrical troubleshooting and repair, hydraulic and pneumatic troubleshooting and repair. Welding and metal fabrication, installation of new equipment. Performing changeovers on manufacturing lines as needed. Communicate repeated problems on the production lines in a professional manner. Utilizes fundamental shop tools to make necessary repairs (drill press, minor welding, band saw, belt sander, etc.). Troubleshoot general electric issues. Follows accepted safety practices. Performs general housekeeping.

Pay range $13 to $18 per hour will vary depending on qualifications and experience Qualifications: 2 - 5 years’ production and maintenance experience, industrial maintenance, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, 3 phase AC & DC repair and troubleshooting preferred but not required. Must be able to lift 50 lbs. Must be able to work weekends and overtime if required. Must be able to travel to our other facility in Chetek, Wisconsin.

Must have good communication skills, detail oriented, enthusiastic attitude, organizational skills, self-motivation and a willingness to learn along with being a team player.

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Everyone wants to come work on a lake, meet many new people, and make competitive top wages for the area on every shift!

Now hiring for the following full and part time positions: Kitchen help (line cooks, dishwashers) Front House/Patio (wait staff, bussers & floaters) Please call Brian to set up an interview 612-250-3708

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Lindus Construction, Inc. has been around for over 38+ years and is currently seeking highly motivated individuals with carpentry skills to fill several positions within our organization due to continued growth. We offer a wide variety of benefits along with a company vehicle and gas for each crew.

For more information and to apply on-line for the positions available, duties/requirements assigned to each position and to view our extensive benefit package; go to www.lindusconstruction.com and view our Career section at the bottom of the page. You can also email resumes to employment@lindusco. com or fill out an application at 879 Hwy 63, Baldwin, WI. NO PHONE CALLS Lindus Construction is an equal opportunity employer.

HELP WANTED Quality Polymers plastic recycling company is looking for a Day Shift Machine Operator who is reliable and can lift up to 75 pounds. Starting wage is $13/hour.

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Forestry Administrator/Parks Assistant Full-Ɵme—Exempt PosiƟon Wage Depends on QualificaƟons Responsible for development, enforcement, management and maintenance of the County forest programs and assist with maintenance & management of parks system & recrea onal trails. Requires a bachelor's degree in Forestry or related field, and 2 years forestry management and supervisory experience.

Deadline to apply: April 16, 2018

Associate Support Specialist Government Center Full-Ɵme/Non-Exempt PosiƟon Wage: DOQ Provide general administra ve support to Human Services, scheduling appointments, conferring with clients, compiling and recording info for client charts, reports, outgoing correspondence.

Associate’s degree in Accoun ng, Administra ve Assistant or related field with 1-2 years of experience in related work; equivalent combina on considered.

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Recycling Mechanic Recycling Center St. Croix Falls Full-Ɵme - Non-Exempt PosiƟon Wage: DOQ This posi on offers a variety of du es & responsibili es, including manual labor to skilled opera on of motorized equipment u lized throughout the Recycling center, customer service and transpor ng materials. Associate’s degree in Mechanics or related field with 1-2 years of experience in related work; equivalent combina on considered. And Class B CDL, Class A is preferred.

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Seasonal Laborer (Various loca ons: Highway, Recycling) May through August/September - Non-Exempt PosiƟon Work full- me, day me hours throughout the summer season, performing skilled opera on of motorized equipment used in the construc on, repair and maintenance of County highways, parks and trails, and buildings and grounds. This is a combina on of common physical labor and some vehicle and equipment opera on. Requires a valid state driver license.

Deadline to apply: April 16, 2018

Recycling Laborer/Driver Recycling Center Full-Ɵme - Non-Exempt PosiƟon Wage: DOQ This posi on performs manual labor & skilled opera on of motorized equipment used for throughout the Recycling Center, including customer service and transpor ng materials. Qualifica ons include experience opera ng a truck & forkli ; experience in industrial or factory work, including warehouse knowledge.

Requires Class B CDL, Class A is preferred.

Deadline to apply: April 18, 2018 YOU MUST COMPLETE AN ON-LINE APPLICATION TO BE ELIGIBLE. For complete job descripƟon, posiƟon requirements, applicaƟon, and details please visit our website at www.co.polk.wi.us, Employment OpportuniƟes. AA/EEOC

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Work Zone Awareness Week promotes highway safety wants to make it home safe at night. Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work together to be safe on the roads.â&#x20AC;?

In 2017, Wisconsin recorded 2,763 crashes in work zones, including 1,067 injuries and six fatalities. The previous year, 2,811 crashes claimed nine lives and caused 1,112 injuries. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tragedies can happen in the blink of an eye,â&#x20AC;? said Ross. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Even at the reduced speed of 55 mph, your car will cover the length of a football field in less than four seconds.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s important to stay focused and avoid tailgating, giving your undivided attention to the road.â&#x20AC;?

Along with safety messages on Dynamic Message Signs, other work zone technologies include Temporary Portable Rumble Strips used by county maintenance workers and private contractors and Queue Warning Systems, which help to communicate speed reductions and other valuable traffic information ahead of work zones.

Throughout the week, and continuing into the 2018 construction season,

WisDOT will periodically display messages on its electronic signs on highways and will use social media to remind drivers to slow down and pay attention on all Wisconsin highways, especially work zones. (Visit facebook.com/WisDOT, twitter.com/WisconsinDOT, youtube.com/user/wisdot). Television and radio messages about work zone safety will be broadcast statewide.

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How can people help? ¡Drive safely, avoid distractions and obey posted speed limits. Be courteous and patient. Set a good example for others on the road. ¡Show support for work zone safety with the social media hashtags #NWZAW, #WorkZoneSafety, or #OrangeForSafety (but please never tweet and drive). ¡Participate in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Go Orange Dayâ&#x20AC;? on Wednesday, April 11 by wearing orange in support of safety. (#OrangeForSafety) ¡Visit wisconsindot.gov and search â&#x20AC;&#x153;work zoneâ&#x20AC;? for more tips and information.

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A criminal complaint says officers went to Nicholas Cherrierâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s home in New Richmond and found two rifles, a loaded shotgun, ammunition and knives in his bedroom.

KARE-TV reports the complaint says Cherrier had told several co-workers at Nor Lake Incorporated in Hudson that he had a semi-automatic rifle in the trunk of his vehicle and had bought ammunition and a bullet-proof vest in order to

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