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Gov. Evers extends Wisconsin stay-at-home order until May 26 BY SCOTT BAUER ASSOCIATED PRESS

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers on Thursday closed all K-12 schools for the remainder of the academic year and extended Wisconsin’s stay-at-home order for another month, keeping most nonessential businesses shuttered until after the Memorial Day holiday weekend to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Wisconsin Republicans reacted with anger to Evers’ extension, threatening lawsuits, the firing of his health secretary and other curbs on his power. The president of Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce, the powerful state chamber of commerce, also called the legality of the order into question, saying it will lead to more businesses closing and people losing their jobs. More than 1,400 people said on Facebook that they planned to attend a rally at the state Capitol on April 24, the day the original order was to end, demanding that Evers reopen the state. The action came on

the same day that President Donald Trump’s administration outlined a phased approach to restoring normal commerce and services, but only for places with strong testing and a decrease in COVID-19 cases. Evers stood firm, saying the stay-at-home order in place since March 25 has already saved between 300 and 1,400 lives. “Folks, we’ve saved lives together,” Evers said. “At the end of the day, my bottom line is keeping people safe and we’re not out of the clear just yet.” But Republicans voiced their loudest objections to date, especially in the state Senate which has yet to confirm Department of Health Services Secretary Andrea Palm and could vote to fire her. The Senate has already fired Evers’ agriculture secretary. “She must not be allowed to continually trample on the constitution or the state’s economy,” Republican Sen. David Craig said of SEE STAY-AT-HOME, PAGE 12

‘What you can do for your country’ Local groups make masks for essential workers BY C.L. SILL EDITOR@OSCEOLASUN.COM

If you laid every facemask sewed by ‘Covered with Care’ from end to end starting at the front door of the Osceola Medical Center, you could make it all the way around the building and back inside before you ran out. The community organization started making masks for healthcare workers and other essential employees in late March and has now donated over 5,000 masks to those who need them most. The group is made up of women and men from both sides of the St. Croix Valley and is managed by Denise Douglass of Saint Croix Falls, Wisc. Douglass is what is known as a Chinese medicine doctor, who studied traditional Chinese medicinal techniques like acupuncture, herbal medicine and medical message. These and other practices are called ‘Qigong,’ and Douglass’ background in them made her aware of COVID-19 long before most Americans. “My school of training in the US started to get really desperate pleas

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Jason and Laura Swanson cut fabric to makes masks for area hospitals as part of a group organized by Peace Lutheran Church in Dresser, Wisc.

for masks from Chinese colleagues in the first week in February,” she said. “And then I watched this travel around the world with growing concern.” On March 12 Douglass shut down her office in St. Croix Falls and wellness clinic in Edina, Minn. “I was thinking how we could do better,” she said. “And the words of John Kennedy kept coming to mind.” The former president’s famous “ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country”

inaugural address stuck in Douglass’ head. She started thinking about what she could do to help, when a nurse Douglass knows mentioned St. Croix Regional Medical Center was short of masks. Douglass called a few friends who sew professionally and created a Facebook page to help organize the effort. They gathered supplies and set out to create a community of sewers to help the short-supplied hospitals in the area. Douglass and her crew created mask kits and made them available to

pick up for any sewers who were interested. Volunteers would pick up the kits, put them together and return them to a drop off point without ever having to come in close physical contact with anyone. Each kit is capable of making 10 masks and Douglass’ group made 250 kits initially. When those were gone, they made another 180 kits, plus 45 kits that only included the elastic pieces that are so essential to masks but are in such short supply. She also estimates they’ve SEE MASKS, PAGE 2

‘Unholy Communion’ - Local author pens first novel BY C.L. SILL EDITOR@OSCEOLASUN.COM

As a general rule, dentists have boring lives. Fill a cavity here, quick root canal there — all done in a beige office that’s walls are decorated with photos from a yearly beach trip to Florida and punctuated by the incoherent chatter of a man with tooth-whitening foam dripping down his chin. The perceived monotony of a life spent staring at teeth takes on an entirely different shade however, when said teeth are attached to an unrecognizably disfigured human body. Thomas Rumreich spent 16 years as the forensic dentist for the St. Paul medical examiner,

in addition to running his own clinic in Forest Lake, Minn. “My job there was to determine the identity of individuals who, let’s just say, could not be visually identified,” Rumreich said. “It was intense, it was also extremely interesting.” Rumreich was also certified in forensic photography and photographed many abuse cases in the area over the course of his career. Following his retirement, Rumreich thought he’d try his hand at writing, and using his experience in the crime world, recently published his first novel. ‘Unholy Communion’ follows the lives of a sexual abuse survivor who hunts down and murders Catholic priests known to have abused chilNEWS 715-294-2314 editor@osceolasun.com

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dren, and the Washington County Sheriff’s Department investigator who’s tasked with following the case. The investigator’s name is Chris Majek, and Rumreich said as the story progresses Majek’s personal struggle with the case becomes almost too much to bear. “As the murders occur, the investigation begins to reveal things (Majek) really doesn’t want to recognize,” Rumreich said. “He doesn’t want to deal with what he has discovered.” Rumreich’s experience with this kind of tragedy doesn’t stop at his career in forensics. He was abused as a college freshman at the Catholic St. John’s University in St. Joseph, Minn. He said this story is ripped right off the front pages SUBSCRIPTIONS 715-294-2314 office@osceolasun.com

of newspapers across the country that continue to discover sexual abuse scandals within the Catholic Church that go seemingly unpunished. “If you’re Catholic I’m sorry if I’m offending you,” he said. “But it is reality.” It’s clear Rumreich still harbors resentment toward the Catholic Church, justifiably so. But while the novel may pull on some of his personal experience, Rumreich makes it very clear that this is not at all his story. “This book is not about me,” he said. “But I do write from a pretty good understanding of what this abuse does to a person, especially a young SEE NOVEL, PAGE 2

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giveBIG set for April 28 The annual giveBIG St. Croix Valley event is scheduled to take place on April 28. The one day, online fundraising event expanded into Hudson and River Falls last year and opened the event up to all St. Croix Valley non-profits this year, as long as the money raised is used in the St. Croix Valley. “All the money has to stay here,” said giveBIG director Sara Haase. “It has to benefit the communities of the St. Croix Valley. For instance, if a church group is raising money to dig water wells in Haiti, that’s an awesome thing to do, but that wouldn’t be a match for giveBIG.” Through their 21 business sponsorships, giveBIG is able to give out over $10,000 in prize grant to the nonprofits during the 24-hour event. Haase said that money is needed more than ever now, with the COVID-19 pandemic taking a toll on non-profits around the country. giveBIG opened

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up early donation this year due to coronavirus. Businesses were able to donate starting April 1 and have already given over $6,000. “With what’s going on with COVID-19 we recognize that people either might have money to give or may need the money right now,” Haase said. Haase said she’s hopeful donations would remain strong even with the COVID-19 pandemic.

“I think in some respects we’ll see giving down, but in other respects I think people still seem to want to help and want to give,” she said. “I think with the stimulus check that came, there are people who are out of work and are struggling. But there are other demographics where people are working and don’t necessarily need that money and are looking for places to do some good.”

Unofficial results in Wisconsin’s April 7 primary election were finalized shortly after 10 p.m. April 13. The results were delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and left the Osceola School District’s referendum questions in limbo for nearly a week. “There were lots of trials and tribulations at the state level as to whether or not the election would continue,” said Osceola superintendent Mark Luebker. “So we just rolled with the tide and waited patiently to get our results.” Once the count was finalized, Luebker and the district breathed a collec-

tive sigh of relief. Both questions in the Osceola School District referendum passed, with yes votes outweighing no votes by nearly 1,000 in each case. “Obviously we were extremely elated with the results and the overwhelming support from our community,” Luebker said. “Especially during such a trying time.” Question one will ensure $1 million each year for two years to the district to be used for operational purposes. Around 42 percent of that funding per year will go to educational programming and curriculum, 46 percent would SEE REFERENDUM, PAGE 12

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person.” The interpersonal conflict of the reader makes this novel worth reading. The killer can take on a vigilante-esque persona and be seen as the good guy, hunting down only those who do evil. But at the end of the day he’s still committing murder. “I have thought about if this was really happening, would it be justified,” Rumreich said. “The wound is deep. I am fortunate to have survived with minimal collateral damage, but there are those that don’t.” Rumreich spent five years writing ‘Unholy Communion.’ He began by attending a writing class and speaking with an editor about the idea

for his book. “She thought it was a fantastic idea, then went on to tell me that 99 percent of people who sign on to start a book never finish,” he said. “So I took that as a dare and got busy.” As most novels do, ‘Unholy Communion’ went through countless drafts and changes throughout the creative process. “By the time I got done I’d written five different novels,” he said. “Where I would get half way through it and then change directions and have to go back to the beginning and start over.” The book was finally published by Beaver’s Pond Press in St. Paul and has been available on Amazon since April

5. Rumreich said he has no grand illusions about profiting from the book, and is donating all proceeds to the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, or SNAP, an organization based in St. Cloud, Minn. It took a lot of long days and sleepless nights to finish the novel. ‘Unholy Communion’ is not a story for the lighthearted and Rumreich sometimes felt vulnerable writing it, but said he’s proud of his accomplishment. “There were times when I thought in doing this, I was going to upset some of my friends,” he said. “But this is life. Like I said, it’s ripped right off of the pages of the local newspaper.”

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Peace Lutheran Church in Dresser is offering kits to make masks for essential workers.

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received 500-800 masks from community sewers who didn’t pick up kits but used their own materials. They’ve supplied masks to St. Croix Regional Medical Center, Osceola Medical Center and Amery Hospital, as well as area nursing homes, grocery stores and other essential businesses. Douglass is managing the group, but said it’s the women sewing and donating supplies who deserve the credit. “I’ve done some organizing in the past,” she said. “And I’m a much better organizer than I am a sewer.” ‘Covered with Care’ is only one of many organizations in the area that has taken up mask making. Sonya Sampson is a member of Peace Lutheran Church in Dresser, Wisc. who has also formed an organization to help make and donate masks. Their process has been much the same as ‘Covered with Care.’ They made kits and established a pick up and drop off location at the church. “It’s working out that we don’t have to have human contact,” Sampson said. “We’re just

getting this mission accomplished outside of the building.” Peace Lutheran has donated to St. Croix Regional Medical Center and Osceola Medical Center, but has also given masks to Lakeview Hospital in Stillwater, Minn. Sampson has been sewing since she was very young and runs a custom sewing and alterations business in addition to her full-time job as the manager of Treasures from the Heart in Osceola, Wisc. “This time of year I’m typically doing prom dresses and wedding gowns,” she said. “But there’s not as much of a need for that right now.” Much of the material for the masks has been crowd-sourced. “People have been digging through their sewing stash and their craft rooms and finding things,” she said. “Every couple of days someone will drop off fabric or elastic on my front step.” Sampson and her group hasn’t run into supply shortages yet, but has had to think outside the box in order to keep making masks. “It’s been a very creative process,” she said. “All the craft and fabric store ran out of elastic

immediately. So we’ve been doing everything from cutting elastic off of fitted sheets to using hair binders. Everybody has a little stash of something they haven’t used in years, so they seem to be cleaning out the corners right now.” Sampson said each mask takes about five minutes to sew. It’s not at all a complicated process, and she encourages anyone with a sewing machine to join the cause and help out. “If you’re set up to sew and you’ve got a machine that’s working for you,” she said. “They’re a piece of cake.” The medial centers in the area have all expressed their gratitude to the groups doing the sewing. Matt Forge, the CEO of Osceola Medical Center said the donated masks make a big difference. “These masks have been incredibly helpful and fit right in with the safety measures we’ve implemented,” he said. “These wonderful people are not only helping us here, but they’re also helping our neighbors at home who may use them during the course of this pandemic.”

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Shrine Club ďŹ nds way to communicate plus have fun BY MILT HELMER

Rather than suffering from cabin fever during this Coronavirus shelter in place order, members of the St. Croix Valley Shrine Club under the leadership of Roger Keller and club president Ed Swenson, offered to get together on Zoom. For those who do not know about Zoom, it is a way for groups up to 100 to get together on line for either business or fun. The most recent gathering was put together April 17. It was an event that will help Shrine Club sponsors get back on their feet after this pandemic. Simply put, every one of the 25 club members were asked to

donate money and Roger and Tammy spun the wheel ( over Zoom ) The numbers on the wheel were adjusted 1 to 25. Each winner received a $20 gift card at one of the many Shrine donors in their area. During the fun night when a winner was announced, they were asked why they joined the Masons and then the Shrine. The results were inspiring as well as fun. Rod Rommel’s wife Judy showed of Rod’s new costume he plans to wear at events as ‘Lemon Drops� the clown. The club is making plans to have these Zoom meetings once a week until health officials give an all clear.

Pence to highlight ventilator production during Wisconsin visit MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence is traveling to Wisconsin to highlight the production of ventilators during the coronavirus pandemic. His office said Pence will travel to Madison, to visit a GE Healthcare manufacturing facility. Pence will tour the facility and talk to GE Healthcare employees. More details about the vice president’s trip will be released later.

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Gaylord Nelson’s humble roots, planted in Clear Lake, Wisconsin, grew into an environmental movement that has carried on for 50 years. Tia Nelson picked up where her father left off and uses her passion for nature as a force that drives her to protect the environment. Tia believes Clear Lake made her father the man he became. “Papa always said that his interest in nature and the environment came to him by osmosis. He was a little boy growing up in the small town of Clear Lake and nature was his playground. It was a part of him from a very early age.� Tia shared a story

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about her father and his best friend as boys in Clear Lake, Sherman Benson. “Come fall, the turtles in the village migrate over to Mud Lake, which is their winter habitat. Papa and Sherman picked up the turtles, spun them around and hid them in

the grass. They tucked them behind trees and attempted to get the turtles lost. The turtles still found their way over to Mud Lake and the boys were fascinated by the turtles migratory instincts. “Papa was simply marveled by the ways of nature,� Tia said. She said for her the experience has been quite similar. “I have always loved nature, animals and the outdoors. Obviously it was a passion of my father’s, so it trickled down to me.� After graduating from the University of Wisconsin with a degree in Wildlife Ecology, Tia spent almost 20 years at The Nature Conservatory in the metropolitan Washington D.C. area. “I loved my years working there, but I grew weary of the international travel and I felt drawn back home to Wisconsin.� Next, she took a gig at Wisconsin’s Public Plans Commission. She said that job enabled her to manage the Northern Forest, which she loved. “I felt like I made a big impact during those years,� she said.

Nelson works with the Outrider Foundation and has developed a program on climate change. “It has been a chance for me to continue to make a difference,� she said. “Whether it’s working being dedicated to public service or working for a nonprofit, both of those callings are honorable. Certainly my father’s life was similar. I always saw him more as a public servant than a politician, although he was a great politician. He felt an honorable calling to public service and I have felt that too.� Tia is excited for the upcoming anniversary of Earth Day. “My very first Earth Day I was barely 13 years old. I spent the day picking up trash with my junior high. This year for the 50th anniversary, I have produced a film to honor my father’s legacy and inspire the youth of today to become involved in making a brighter future,� she said. Nelson feels honored and grateful to keep her papa’s legacy going.

ARNELL MEMORIAL HUMANE SOCIETY Your chance to support your local community non-profits is happening next week, on Tuesday April 28. Your donations through the annual, 24 hour online fundraising event, giveBIG St. Croix Valley, will make the difference. This year more than ever, we are all in this together. Local businesses have sustained huge losses during the corona outbreak. Individuals are counting on state unemployment to see them through this difficult time. And non-profits have been forced to cancel fundraising events for the foreseeable future. This is certainly true for Arnell Humane Society and why your help is critical this year. giveBIG St. Croix Valley is our biggest fundraiser of the year, a once a year calling for your support. Donations through giveBIG on April 28 will allow local non-profits to continue providing services that define compassion and caring where you live. Join the drive to support music, Nature Conservancy, Special Olym-

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The same, but different We’ll meet again Don’t know where, don’t know when But I know we’ll meet again some sunny day Keep smiling through Just like you always do ‘Til the blue skies drive the dark clouds far away — lyric, “We’ll Meet Again” by Ross Parker and Hughie Charles

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hat tune, popular during World War II, has been finding its way into my head lately. The classic torch song was written in 1939 as the war escalated in Europe. My late father Arved (aka “The Chief”) used to listen to a local radio station Sunday mornings after church and before dinner. Sponsored by and announced by a used car dealer, songs like “We’ll Meet Again” that were popular with the greatest generation were played in between announcements of anniversaries, birthdays and of course, used car listings. The Chief loved the show because he heard songs from his Publisher youth, got caught up on people he knew and was able to give his Tom Stangl family opinions on the merits of the cars on the dealer’s lot. I may have mentioned this before, but I was known as a bit of a wiseacre in my youth. I believe I received a double dose of the sarcasm gene from my parents. In those days, I let many things go directly from my brain to my mouth, so I was quick to tell the Chief how lame I thought the “Car Tunes” program was. Like many things in the past, as I age I can better understand my parents now. I know the social distancing we are doing now is best for everyone. On an intellectual level, I get it. On an emotional level, like many of you, I struggle with isolation from friends, family and loved ones. Music has a way of expressing sentiments more effectively than words. Songs can leave powerful memory markers to a place and time. I’m sure each of you have a song or two that evokes a memory when you hear it today. I can only imagine how the people felt when going through the separation of military service during World War II. The uncertainty, the longing and the real worry of death must have been stressful beyond description. On top of that, the folks who fought the battles of the homefront had to deal with shortages of food and clothing as well as uncertain employment. Many worked long hours producing items for the war effort, others did what they could by gathering scrap materials to be recycled or planting victory gardens. While I realize the current situation is far less serious than World War II, there are parallels. As a self-absorbed baby boomer, I now once again have a very small inkling of what it was like for my parents and grandparents and what they went though. I find solace and strength from this realization. I understand, I can and will, get through whatever is coming in the weeks and months ahead. I encourage you to do the same. It will be a sunny day when this has passed, and it WILL pass. As always, I welcome your comments. You can reach me by email at tstangl@theameryfreepress. com, telephone 715-268-8101 or write me at P.O. Box 424, Amery, WI, 54001. Thanks for reading I’ll keep in touch. Feel free to do the same.

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hen I was a kid I had a friend who loved chocolate. I mean every 10-year-old loves chocolate, but this was an obsession. He’d steal away during Cub Scout meetings or sleepovers to raid back pantries and candy jars in search of anything that even slightly resembled chocolate. The kid’s name Editor was John Duncan, but when my C.L. Sill dad discovered John’s obsession, he christened him ‘Hershey.’ The name stuck, so much so that when he came up to bat during high school baseball almost a decade later the announcer would call out, “now batting, number three, Hershey Duncan.” I was always jealous of the nickname, mostly because I didn’t have one. My dad was a master of nicknames and handed out more than a few to my friends growing up. But for some reason I never got one, from Dad or anyone else,

and ever since I’ve pined for a good nickname. I make that point because it has to be good. A bland nickname lingers on the end of your tongue like a shot of bad whiskey. But a good nickname is something to behold. Everything has to fit. Not just the meaning, but the syllables and the cadence. When it all comes together, it’s like finding the last piece of a puzzle. The name Hershey Duncan just sounds right with the world. I think I love nicknames so much because I grew up in a town full of them. Fort Calhoun had about 800 residents when I was a kid, and my family had lived there since the late 1940s. Everyone knew everyone, and anyone my dad’s age or older who’d been around town a while had a nickname. There was Sloan and Senator, Speed and Whip — Lap Dog, Smokey, Tall Drink, Ernie, Bobby the Brain, Mote, Smooth and Beet Farmer, among many others. My dad’s name is Bruce, but all anyone around town called him was Rooter. There was something so comforting about the kindness in an unseen voice saying “Wha’ do ya

know Rooter?” when you were in line with Dad at the ice cream store or in the passenger seat while he was filling up his tank at the Quick Pic. “Oh, not much” was the standard answer, and a B.S. session that usually lasted between 15 and 45 minutes would commence. It felt good to be known, and to know so many others. I think that comfort is partially why Dad gave out so many nicknames when I was young. Some of my favorites were a friend whose last name was Mink who Dad called Muskrat and another with an unruly mop of curly, bleach blonde hair. His name was Sparky, because he looked like he’d stuck his finger in a light socket. I’m not sure why I never got one. Perhaps the opportunity just never presented itself or perhaps I had one that was better left unsaid in front of me. Either way it never hampered my affection for nicknames. And anyhow, like they say, giving is always much more rewarding than receiving. When I was in high school SEE SILL, PAGE 6

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TO THE EDITOR Support the ArtBarn during giveBIG The arts play a critical role in our community by serving as both an educational tool as well as an instrument of escape from the grind of our daily lives. The St. Croix ArtBarn is a dynamic institute that fosters the growth of the arts within the River Valley area. An incredible event, giveBIG, is quickly approaching. Donating to the St. Croix ArtBarn during the giveBIG event is a great way to help keep the arts flourishing in our region. The St. Croix ArtBarn was a mystery to me when I first moved here -- what was happening in that big red barn? Then, I stepped inside and realized what a gem the ArtBarn is to Osceola and the surrounding area. The barn wears many hats at once as it is a regional art center, a community theater, an event center, art gallery, concert venue and community gathering space. Each summer there is a theatrical season of wonderful

productions created by gifted and passionate people, young and old. I had the chance to experience it all first hand and it is truly magical. The St. Croix ArtBarn is a place for community creativity. A place to enjoy it as well as participate in it. Even if you simply want to indulge in a good book in the grove or find tranquility in a walk on the trail, the ArtBarn truly offers it all. Furthermore, as a parent, I support the ArtBarn because I know and understand the importance of having these kinds of learning experiences for my children. The classes, camps and onstage experiences encourage creativity which help children learn to think and explore. It is because of programs like this, children are able to create and grow to their fullest potential. The ArtBarn offers all of this and more. Unfortunately, the unprecedented times we are in creates an uncertainty for the future activities of the ArtBarn. The ArtBarn will be participating in the fund-

raising event, giveBIG, on April 28. The event is formulated to assist nonprofits through charitable donations. You can make an impact that will help us continue to serve people of all ages in our beloved community by donating to the ArtBarn at https://www.givebigscv. org/organization/St-Croix-CenterFor-The-Arts Every penny donated will help this incredible facility prosper. Jaclyn Ahlgren, Laurelei Creuzer, Jennifer Dobbins, Gabrielle Ford, Linda Iwaszko, Brady Langer, Jessica Poskozim, and Jack Starr St. Croix ArtBarn Board of Directors

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t’s safe to say everyone is getting a bit tired of this. My parents, both in their eighties, were going stir-crazy in Florida. They missed their house in the woods and so they filled the RV with food and water and drove 2000 miles north. I was worried about them, naturally, but they only left their RV to fill up with gas and are now in their home up north and a lot happier. My mom explained how they were able to make it in record time. “Usually, your father would want to stop at every Columnist Waffle House along the way. Carrie Classon But they were all closed!� I could tell this was not entirely bad news, as far as my mother was concerned. I read advice columns every day and this enforced closeness is putting a lot of strain on relationships. Couples are discovering annoying habits in their loved one, habits that might have gone undetected for months or even years but now have come to light and—given enough stress or boredom—suddenly become sufficiently aggravating to write to an advice columnist. Readers write in because their

partners are messy cooks or they breathe too loudly or they interrupt them when they are trying to work. It seems there are a lot of folks wondering what the heck they ever saw in their beloved in the first place. There’s a lot of tension out there. The advice columnists counsel patience. “Don’t do anything rash in these times.â€? “Assume that you might be a little over sensitive and try to be more tolerant.â€? I suspect this is good advice even in the best of times. My husband, Peter, is a good person to be in isolation with. He has good habits and leaves me alone to write and, unlike me, he doesn’t get wound up over nothing. About the only thing that ever bothers me is, very occasionally, Peter snores. He tells me to wake him up when he does and I try. But that’s when the trouble starts. Peter starts to snore and I nudge him. “Honey, you’re snoring,â€? I tell him. Peter stops snoring. There is a long pause. Peter is thinking this over, I can tell. “I don’t think so,â€? he finally decides. Then he falls back to sleep. A few minutes later, I nudge him again. “Honey, you’re snoring again.â€? “Well‌ wake me up!â€? Peter says, sounding a little exasperated. “I just did.â€?

“Huh.� Peter sounds doubtful, then falls back to sleep again. We can have this conversation several times a night. I know I have it easy. An old college buddy of Peter’s is married to a woman who grew up quite poor. Having enough of the essentials on hand has always been more important to her than to most people and so, understandably, having enough toilet paper is a pretty big deal. She had a fairly good supply, enough to get through a few weeks, when her husband (who was going a little stir-crazy) took all her toilet paper and hid it in the garage. “Where is all the toilet paper?!� she asked in alarm. “I traded it for a case of wine,� he told her. I don’t know how long he kept up this charade, and I don’t know if his wife will be writing into the newspaper or not, but I’m pretty sure this is exactly the kind of behavior the advice columnists would advise against. For my part, I’m feeling mighty grateful. Last night, Peter was snoring. I let him snore. Till next time, Carrie Carrie Classon’s memoir is called, “Blue Yarn.� Learn more at CarrieClasson.com.

10 years ago April 21, 2020 • Jim Kelly of Osceola placed ďŹ rst overall in the Healthy Heart 5K held in Osceola. • Osceola’s Dr. Erk Severson announced that he would enter the race for the 28th Assembly District seat held by Ann Hraychuck. • Steve Flage was named president of The RiverBank and began his duties April 12. • The smell caused by the F&A Dairy operation’s water treatment facility has once again evoked the ire of Dresser area residents. • Chieftain track runners Galina Kaul, Rachael Mickelson, Megan Tarman and Jessica Martell broke the school record in the 400m relay at the Chieftain Invitational. • Osceola High School music students Erin Geddes, Tasha Meyer, Rachel Mortel, Laura Neumann, Lucas Sletten, Ellyn Swenson and Carolyn Willis were chosen to participate in the Wisconsin School Music Association’s Honors Choir, Honors Band and Honors Orchestra ensembles. 20 years ago April 19, 2000 • Osceola High School Students of the Quarter were Mark Cloutier, Jon Beckmann, Sarah McElfresh, Kristen Lear, Mike Meyer, Jemma Lund, Heidi Evenson, Laura Hasselquist, Malte Kochling, Lindsey Johnson, Cassie Bueckers, Derek Kanan, Jeff Susla, Ben Strobach, Kysa Peterson, Holly Basham, Katie Zhyrova, Noah Johnson and Randy Minnichsoffer. • Julie & Dick Enerson have moved to the Osceola area to help create a new Evangelical Free Church in the community. • Samantha Herbst was named Osceola Elementary School Artist of the Month. • Osceola Wrestling Club members participated in the State Folkstyle Wrestling tournament in SchoďŹ eld. Participants were Fred Steffen, sixth; Jeff Thiel, fourth; Brett Madlon, Joe Peterson, Myles Deiss, Grace Kirby, Joe Steffen, ďŹ rst; Andy Geving, ďŹ rst; Kevin Steffen, fourth, and Ethan Deiss, fourth. • St. Croix Valley Jaycees donated more than $1300

worth of stuffed animals to the Dresser police and ďŹ re departments. The animals would be given to children in emergency situations.

30 years ago April 18, 1990 • Wanted posters were up all over town on April 18-19. You could be arrested and put into jail to raise funds for the American Cancer Society. • Governor Tommy Thompson signed a bill April 12 prohibiting the use of tobacco products by anyone on public school premises whether inside or outside of the school building. • Allan Maki, former Osceola attorney, has become associated with Whyte and Hirschboeck, S.C. at their Milwaukee office. • Michael Felling was named 1990 Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College New Richmond Star Award student. • Ervin Schwalich was congratulated by the Jacques Seed Company for his outstanding seed sales accomplishments last year. • New 1990-91 FFA officers included Todd Neumann, parliamentarian; Jim Berg, vice president; Brian Getschel, secretary; Craig Engelhardt, treasurer; Tim Neumann, president; Dave Fehlen, reporter and Erick Baalrud, sentinel.q

50 years ago April 23, 1970 • James Christensen was named the winner at the annual Woodman Speech contest held last Tuesday. • On May 3 Trinity Ev. Lutheran Church in Osceola will observe the 50th anniversary of the organization of the congregation. • Donald F. Jasperson, a civilian employee of Osceola Air Force Station, was recently presented a certiďŹ cate for 20 years of faithful federal service. • Glyn Thorman of Osceola attended the Barron County Campus and is participating in the drama, “Caberet.â€? • Mr. and Mrs. Richard Berg and baby and Mrs. Frank Berg went to St. Paul Sunday and attended the beneďŹ t smorgasbord dinner at the Christ Child School in St. Paul.

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for small business loans so they could add more pet-project funding as they did to the previous bill. Funding which is totally unrelated to the coronavirus or American workers or small businesses. The coronavirus is a bad deal for everyone. None of us are exempt from it. To blame President Trump for any of it is absurd. After all, doesn’t the real blame lie with China? I hope you realize that and I’m sad for you if you don’t. Should Wisconsin have delayed the election on April 7th? Maybe, but voting is one of the most important civic obligations we have as US citizens. I refuse to hide out in my basement like Joe Biden has been doing as if I were awaiting a nuclear attack. I voted. Do you remember the 2017-2018 influenza sea-

son? The CDC estimated 45 million Americans were infected that season and flu related deaths topped 61,000. I hope we don’t reach that number with the coronavirus but we may. I only point this out to keep things in perspective More than 20,000 coronavirus victims have already died in the US and we mourn these losses as they are significant. Yet, since 1973 we have killed more than 61 million of our babies, mostly for profit, courtesy of the likes of Planned Parenthood and the Democrats. Why are coronavirus deaths in the thousands considered to be so tragic while abortion deaths in the millions are actually revered by many Democrats? Are we now reaping some of the death we have sown on the innocent millions? Over the past three years, the Democratic leadership in the House

of Representatives has been in attack mode against our President and our nation. They have completely lost their way on the values which made us a great nation in the first place: God, Country and Family. May God help us because Democrats surely will not! Thomas Wulf New Richmond

Keep Kids Fishin’ cancelled Since June 2004, kids of all ages have enjoyed fishing in the Neil McKenzie Memorial Youth Fishing Derby on Deer Lake, Polk County, WI. This year has been a most difficult time for each of us during these days of uncertainty. Common sense is being used to make the decision to ask you to be safe, be well, and celebrate Keep Kids Fishin’ in your

own way. You, no doubt, have assumed our fishin’ derby would not be held this year. Neil would have turned 90 years old this year, and it’s not hard to imagine what he would be doing…he would be nodding and grinning ear-to-ear egging kids on to tell their stories. Hearing about a kid’s fishing experience or hunting adventure or their seeing an animal in the woods gave his heart wings and made his spirit soar. Since the derby will not be held this year, families are encouraged to be safe, be well, and take their kids fishing. Whether it’s standing on the shore of a lake or river, finding a public dock or fishing pier, or climbing into a rowboat to be out on the water, do what you can to Keep Kids Fishin’ and telling their stories. In honor of Neil’s 90th Birthday, the many volunteers who guided kids,

served food, drove boats/ pontoons, and donated to this annual event will be pleased to know that kids are continuing with this tradition with their families over the summer. The Neil McKenzie Memorial Youth Fishing Derby has provided a free day of learning and fishing on the water for kids since June 2004. Co-sponsored by The Polk County Sportsman’s Club and family and friends of Neil McKenzie, the event has been supported by businesses, donors, volunteers, game wardens, lake-home owners, and the New Lagoon Campground and Condominium where the derby has been hosted in recent years. This rite of passage to summer has been a hit for all who have an interest in fishing. Some kids have come for their first exposure to fishing and others have come for several years. It’s the kids’ stories told

along the way that make it worthwhile. Whether or not the kids in your life fished the derby in previous years, you are encouraged to do what you can this summer to get kids in the outdoors and experience nature. Like Neil, you will be amazed at the excitement in the kids’ voices as they tell their stories of seeing an eagle high up in a tree or of their holding on tightly to a wiggly worm while they baited their fishing hook hoping to catch a sunfish. Listen to the sound of the trees; listen to the stories of the kids. It will give your heart wings and make your spirit soar. Thank you for carrying on this tradition and doing what you can to Keep Kids Fishin’ and tellin’ their stories.

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I started calling an underclassman I used to rib ‘Frank.’ I don’t know why, it just worked. Pretty soon everyone, including our band teacher, called him Frank. Ten years later I was covering a school board meeting for a newspaper in Nebraska and ran into his dad. I’d long since forgotten about the nickname, but he brought it up right away and said his son’s neph-

ew still calls him ‘uncle Frank.’ The crowning achievement of my nickname giving belongs to a great friend of mine I met at a weekend-long WWII reenactment (A story for another day). I’d forgotten my watch at home and Jim Freund, whom I’d never met before, happened to have one. I spent all weekend asking him what time it was and by the time Sunday rolled around, he was forever named Jim “Tick Tock”

Freund. I took friendship for granted when I was growing up, but cherish it as an adult. I try to emulate my father in any way I can, and the warmth and kindness of my friendships mimic what I saw Dad have when I was a child. I think about that every time I see Jim, and say, “Wha’ do ya know Tick Tock?” “Oh not much,” comes the answer, and the B.S. session commences.

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n October 1962, President John F. Kennedy was informed that the Soviet Union was in the process of stationing nuclear missiles off the coast of the United States. The event would 28th come to be District known Gae Magnafici as the Cuban missile crisis, and the closest the world would ever come to all out nuclear war. After the announcement that the Soviets were positioning nukes capable of striking the United States, Kennedy was faced with a series of options. He could strike Cuba and give the U.S. the upper hand if a nuclear war broke out, or he could refrain from nuclear escalation at the risk of putting the U.S. at a disadvantage in any conflict.

Kennedy saw the forest through the trees. While his military experts unanimously advised him to attack Cuba, Kennedy refrained from direct action because he saw the human suffering that would eventually come from escalating the conflict. He risked an immediate threat to the U.S. because he knew there were consequences his advisors were not adequately weighing. Soon, Governor Evers will also need to see the forest through the trees. State health experts have accurately advised him of the dangers of the coronavirus, but it is impossible to quantify the costs of preventative measures. Hundreds of thousands have filed for unemployment in Wisconsin, and each one represents a life, a livelihood, a family that has been upended in a matter of weeks. People who have spent decades building profitable businesses are preparing to file for bankruptcy. The mental health effects of social isolation will not be seen for months or years. Drastic social distancing has flattened Wisconsin’s

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curve, but each day of isolation has real costs to everyone. Soon, Governor Evers must return Wisconsin to work. The dignity of work and the prosperity of our economy must be taken into account as he decides his policies. Banning cars would save many lives, but no one has ever seriously recommended doing so. We must accept a certain amount of risk to continue our lives during these times. Social distancing must be integrated into everyday life until we have a vaccine. Restaurants, bars, and retail should be opened again, even if their capacity is limited. Churches should be opened to help our communities cope with this crisis. Parks and golf courses should be opened because state lands held for public use should never be closed. Wisconsin deserves a measured approach to preventing severe outbreaks that can coincide with our daily lives. We face a once-in-a-generation crisis. To navigate it, and to succeed, we must all see the forest through the trees.

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Jerry Manfred Erickson Jerry Manfred Erickson of Cambridge, Minn., died April 15, 2020 at GracePointe Crossing. He was 67. He was born April 10, 1953, in Princeton, Minn. to L Leif and Delores (Lindell) E Erickson. He grew up on tthe family farm in Harris, a attended grade school in C Cambridge and graduate ed from Cambridge High S School in 1971. After high sschool, Jerry worked at Larsson’s Implement, Peterson’s F Feed Mill in North Branch a and went on to work at O Onan/Cummins, retiring a after 26 years. He made his home in St. C Croix Falls, for many years, traveled in an RV for some time before moving to Centuria. He kept busy working various odd jobs in his retirement years and managed the fairgrounds in Polk County, Wis., for several years.

Jerry loved farming, working, fixing things and helping others. He won several trophies for tractor pulling competitions Jerry was preceded in death by his parents, brother Curtis Erickson, step-daughter Beth Erickson-Eddy and brother-in-law Art Johnson. He is survived by his children Brian Erickson (Jodi Knudson) of Pine City, Nancy Erickson (Tyler Ringquist) of Texas, Christine Lund of North Branch, Bradley Erickson of Stacy, 12 grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, siblings Nancy (Ken) Evers of Cambridge, Sheila Johnson (Duane Doughty) of Arizona, Lois (Joel) Bazey of Isanti, Candace (Troy) Tuntland of Florida, Richard Erickson of Florida, Blair (Annemarie) Erickson of Minnetonka, Lisa Erickson of Connecticut, Lori Erickson of Oakdale, sister-inlaw Mary Erickson of North Branch, as well as many nieces, nephews other relatives and friends. A Celebration of Jerry’s Life will be held at a later date. Interment will be in North Isanti Baptist Cemetery. Condolences at www.carlsonlillemoen.com. Arrangements by the Carlson-Lillemoen Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Cambridge.

WEEKLY MEDITATION BY LARRY MEDERICH OSCEOLA COMMUNITY CHURCH

Most of us like to have some measure of control over our lives. Face it. It is really nice to be able to mix and mingle with whomever we want whenever we want! Now, we are severely restricted from our social contacts. Isolation has begun to set in and we can’t do anything about it. Phone calls are nice and zoom meetings get the job done. But there is nothing like a firm handshake or a hug to affirm our humanity! It is sweet to be able to converse face-to-face and see, first hand, what impact our sometimes ridiculous

ideas, jokes and opinions have on others. When we are allowed to get back together, and we will, a much deeper appreciation for each other will rule the day. We will actually listen to one another. We will savor the connectivity. Those once casual conversations will be richer and deeper than they were when we took our fellow man for granted. That is, until we go back to being the way we were. The social distancing will, eventually, become a vague memory and all the lessons we were supposed to have learned about loving our neighbors (actually longing to connect with, engage, encourage, and

help those around us) will be lost in the busyness of business. What a shame! Do we have to go back to the way we were? Will we see that we were isolated from one another before the virus? The new normal, if God has His way, will be filled with thoughtfulness and caring. People will greet one another on the street, buy the coffee for the person standing in line behind them, help one another do simple things like load the groceries into their cars and patiently wait while an older person crosses the street before driving through the intersection. We will meaningfully inquire about each other’s

welfare and offer prayer to those who are broken. We will look more like Jesus because we are acting a lot more like Him. The most famous prayer in the Bible, often referred to as the Lord’s Prayer, is waiting to be fulfilled by us as we obey what we pray! His kingdom will come to earth and His will will be done on earth when His kingdom citizens (that’s us) act like who they are - dead to self, alive to Christ, transfomed and redeemed world-changers. If we get back on track with that reality, the social distancing will have done its job.

Eric Michael Brihn of Clear Lake and April Nicole Riniker of Clayton are to be married April 29, 2020. Zachary Alan Jesko of Minneapolis and Marissa Lynn Nelson of Frederic are to be married April 25, 2020.

Derek James Sagerer and Cheryl Lynn Niswander of St. Croix Falls are to be married April 24, 2020. Daniel Tracy Vinson and Tammy Lea Rymer of Dresser are to be married April 20, 2020.

BIRTHS AMERY HOSPITAL AND CLINIC Amery, Wisconsin March 19, 2020: A girl, Laiken Jean Hahn, weighing 7 pounds 3 ounces, to Megan and Cody Hahn, Turtle Lake. March 19, 2020: A boy, Connor James-Curtis Troutz, weighing 7 pounds 1 ounce, to Julie and Anthony Troutz, Amery. March 23, 2020: A girl, Ella Rose Klingelhoets, weighing 8 pounds 11 ounces, to Courtney and James Klingelhoets, Somerset.

March 26, 2020: A girl, Blakely Fallon Willett, weighing 7 pounds 15 ounces, to Emily Borys and James Willett, Clear Lake. March 27, 2020: A boy, Harrison Luke Olson, weighing 7 pounds 11 ounces, to Carrie and Adam Olson, Amery. March 27, 2020: A girl, Lucy Mae Buchholz, weighing 7 pounds 15 ounces, to Brandi and Shane Buchholz, Frederic. March 31, 2020: A boy, Augustus Lupo Golladay, weighing 7 pounds 6 ounces, to Maddie and Ian Golladay, Luck.

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CHURCH LISTINGS Following guidance from the Centers for Disease Control, all gatherings of 10 or more are being curtailed. Please call to see if church services are being held in some capacity. ALLIANCE CHURCH OF THE VALLEY 1259 Hwy. 35 South, St. Croix Falls 715-483-1100 www.stcroixalliance.com Lead Pastor Jeff Naegelen Co-Lead Pastor Chris Folkestad ———————— ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY CATHOLIC CHURCH East Farmington Rev. Joseph Madanu ———————— BETHANY LUTHERAN Star Prairie Pastor Dan Pennington (715) 248-3730 blcsp@frontiernet.net ———————— BETHESDA LUTHERAN LCMC 1947 110th Ave. Dresser Sand Lake 715-755-2562 www.bethesdalutheran.ws Pastor Peter Rimmereid Associate Pastor Scott Adkins ———————— CEDARBEND CHURCH P.O. BOX 414, Osceola Matt Hayton connect@cedarbendchurch.com SUNDAY: Worship, 10:30 a.m. at Osceola High School Auditorium.

CHRIST LUTHERAN CHURCH 150 Fifth Street Marine on St. Croix, Minn. Pastor Joel Martin 651-433-3222 ———————— 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 ———————— EUREKA BAPTIST CHURCH 2393 210th Ave., St. Croix Falls Pastor Seth Brickley 715-483-9464 ———————— FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 661A West Street Taylors Falls, MN 55084 651-465-6792 www.firstbaptisttaylorsfalls.com Dr. Kevin Schumann, Pastor ———————— FIRST EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN 561 Chestnut St. Taylors Falls, Minn. ———————— FIRST PRESBYTERIAN 719 Nevada St. St. Croix Falls Reverend David Maghakian 715-483-3550 (office) ———————— GRACE CHURCH – OSCEOLA Pastor Mark Barlow 722 Seminole Ave. Osceola 715-417-0752 ———————— 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 ———————— 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 ———————— HOLY TRINITY ORTHODOX CHURCH 523 First Street, Clayton 715-948-2203 Father Christopher Wojcik ———————— HOPE EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH 933 248th Street, one mile north of Osceola on Highway 35 Pastor Nate Roschen 715-294-2112 • www.hefc.org ———————— JOURNEY CHURCH 131 Broadway, Amery www.journeychurch.city office@journeychurch.city 715-268-2223 ———————— 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 ———————— NEW WINE COMMUNITY CHURCH

309 5th Street, Centuria Pastor Scott Petznick (715) 338-8912 ———————— OSCEOLA COMMUNITY CHURCH 2492 Education Drive, Osceola Larry Mederich www.osceolacommunitychurch.org ———————— 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 Jack Starr 715-755-2275 osceolaunitedmethodistchurch@gmail.com ———————— PEACE LUTHERAN CHURCH (ELCA), 2355 Clark Rd., Dresser 715-755-2515• plcdresser.org Pastor Melissa Carmack Find us on Facebook! peace@centurytel.net ———————— PRAIRIEVIEW COVENANT CHURCH OF NEW RICHMOND 1396 210th Ave. 2 miles north of New Richmond on Hwy. 65 Pastor Rudy King 715-248-0600 ———————— REDEEMER EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH Wisconsin Synod Corner of Adams & Louisiana

St. Croix Falls Rev. Timothy Blauert 715-483-3401 ———————— RIVER VALLEY CHRISTIAN CHURCH LIGHTHOUSE 1289 160th Street St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin 715-483-5378 Pastor Jonah Fetzer ———————— ST. ANNE PARISH 139 Church Hill Road Somerset, WI 54025 715-247-3310 Rev. Joseph Madanu ———————— 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 ———————— ST. CROIX UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP 201 N. Adams, St. Croix Falls www.scuuf.org Rev. Kelli Clement ———————— ST. FRANCIS XAVIER CATHOLIC CHURCH Franconia, MN 651-465-7345 www.stfrancisfranconia.org Fr. John Drees ———————— ST. JOSEPH’S CATHOLIC Osceola Rev. Joseph Madanu 715-294-2243

———————— ST. JOSEPH’S CATHOLIC 490 Bench Street Taylors Falls, Minnesota 651-465-7345 www.stjosephtaylorsfalls.org Fr. John Drees ———————— SHEPHERD OF THE VALLEY LUTHERAN CHURCH MISSOURI SYNOD 140 Madison Street St. Croix Falls Pastor Mark Schoen 715-483-1186 ———————— TRINITY EV. LUTHERAN CHURCH (WELS) 300 Seminole Ave., (Ct H M) Osceola 715-294-2828 • www.trinityosceola.com Pastor David Rosenow (920-645-7526) ———————— TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH OF GARFIELD 1578 85th Ave., Amery Pastor Lori Peper 715-268-9577 ———————— WEST IMMANUEL LUTHERAN (ELCA), 447 180th St., Osceola www.westimmanuel.org Interim Pastor Matt Saarem SUNDAY: ———————— WORD OF LIFE FELLOWSHIP Cliff Bjork, (651) 465-7373 366 Bench St., Taylors Falls, Minn. ———————— ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH (Wisconsin Synod) East Farmington Pastor William Brassow (715) 294-3489

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different interest groups that provide recommendations to the DNR on deer management within their county. Members review county-level population data and deer impacts on forests and agriculture, develop three-year recommendations on county population objectives and create annual antlerless harvest quotas. Anyone wishing to provide feedback on the preliminary recommendations for their county can provide input April 16-29 online at dnr.wi.gov. To view each county’s recommendations, agendas, and members, visit the DNR’s County Deer Advisory Council webpage at dnr.wi.gov. After the public comment period closes, CDACs will convene between May 4-7 to consider public feedback and determine their final

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The Green Bay Packers would love to provide quarterback Aaron Rodgers more targets as they attempt to make at least one more Super Bowl run with the 36-year-old, two-time MVP. That doesn’t necessarily mean you should pencil in a receiver to Green Bay with the 30th overall pick. Pro Football Hall of Famer Gil Brandt, a SiriusXM Radio analyst who spent nearly three decades as a Dallas Cowboys executive, says, “This is one of the deepest classes that I can remember at that (wide receiver) position.” Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers general manager Mark Dominik, also a SiriusXM Radio analyst, says he’d be surprised if the Packers took a receiver in the first round. “I would think more second or third round is where they’re going to want to take a swing possibly there,” Dominik said. Three-time Pro Bowl selection Davante Adams is the only Packer who caught at least 50 passes last season as Green Bay won the NFC North before losing to the San Francisco 49ers

in the NFC championship game. The Packers believe plenty of receivers in this draft could contribute immediately. “In today’s day and age where these guys are starting 7-on-7 (drills), it’s almost like AAU basketball, receivers are so much more advanced as far as their fundamentals coming into college and the league, maybe, than they have been in the past,” general manager Brian Gutekunst said during the NFL scouting combine. “It’s really just the NFL offenses that will take time (to learn). I think there are some guys sitting here today who I think will have a chance to make a pretty immediate impact.” Since the combine, the Packers lost receiver Geronimo Allison but signed Devin Funchess in free agency. Funchess caught at least four touchdown passes in each of his first four NFL seasons but played just one game last year with the Indianapolis Colts before going on injured reserve with a broken collarbone. NFL Network draft analyst Daniel Jeremiah says he has 22 receivers with grades suggesting they’re worth SEE PACKERS, PAGE 19

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The annual Wheels and Wings airshow and classic car show is prepping as usual, despite the current COVID-19 pandemic. This year will be the show’s 40th anniversary and will feature cars and pilots from all across the country. The festival began as a car show in 1980 and has since morphed into a massive, one-day, community event. In the last two years the event has averaged between 12,000 and 15,000 visitors. Planning the event takes a full year. Director of operations for the car and airshow Julie Pangallo has been involved with Wheels and Wings for the last five years and said it’s a massive undertaking even without a global pandemic. She is still going forward with plans for this year’s event and said she hopes the COVID-19 situation will have cooled down a bit by the time Wheels and Wings takes place in mid September. “We’re fortunate that we’re a September show, so we have a bit of a buffer,� she said. “And we’re hoping that life is somewhat back to normal by then.� Pangallo said while many upcoming events are being cancelled because sponsors are pulling their support, Wheels and Wings sponsors are still on board. “Fortunately we have some very strong local sponsors,� she said. Pangallo said so far Wheels and Wings has only lost one sponsor for the upcoming show. She hopes that trend continues of course, but knows

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how uncertain the future is both economically and in terms of public safety. “We have sponsors that are committed to the show and hopefully they’ll come out of this intact,� she said. “All we can do is monitor the situation and keep our eye on what’s happening around the county.� Pangallo is encouraged by the regional statistics on COVID-19. She’s glad people are taking the safer at home order seriously and hopes that will help Wheels and Wings take place as usual come September. “We’re in much better shape than other parts of the country in terms of the virus,� she said. The final decision on Wheels and Wings will come later this summer, as Pangallo and the rest of the organizers gauge how the pandemic is evolving. “It’s a rolling situa-

tion,� she said. “As it rolls forward and as we learn more about the virus and what it takes to contain it, those decisions will be made.� The Oshkosh airshow in Oshkosh Wisc. is one of the largest airshows in the country and takes place at the end of July, just over a month before Wheels and Wings. Pangallo said Oshkosh could serve as a gauge for whether or not Wheels and Wings goes forward. “We’re all waiting to see what happens there,� she said. Pangallo has already hired nearly all of the acts for the upcoming show, but she did leave the schedule light in case they do have to cancel. “I’d like to add two more acts to the show,� she said. “But we’re not going to go any bigger until we know whether or not it’s going to happen.� Pangallo is hopeful the

event will go forward and said she thinks by the time September rolls around residents in the area will be ready to get out of the house. “Right now we’re planning on a big event,� she said. “We think people are going to be ready to get out and have a nice time, enjoy some sunshine and see their neighbors.�

To continue serving Wisconsin produce farmers during the public health emergency, the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is offering virtual On-Farm Readiness Reviews (OFRRs), a program that helps growers prepare to comply with the Produce Safety Rule. An OFRR is a non-regulatory assessment of a produce farm’s safety practices, and the program assists producers to make sure those practices align with federal regulations. The Produce Safety Rule was created as part of the Food Safety Modernization Act, which passed in 2011 in an effort to shift U.S. supply safety efforts from response to prevention. In 2019, DATCP’s Safe Wisconsin Produce team conducted 32 in-person OFRRs at produce farms. Due to the COVID-19 public health emergency, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in March temporarily suspended

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Lions donate to area food shelves The Osceola and Dresser Lions Clubs have teamed up this month to provide additional assistance to area families in need. Both clubs donated $500 each to four area food shelves: Osceola Open Cupboard, People Loving People in Dresser, and the St. Croix Falls Food Shelf and Fami-

ly Pathways Food Shelf. The two clubs recognized that the food shelf organizations are likely needing extra help, given the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting uptick in unemployment. The Dresser Lions proposed the idea and Osceola Lions followed

suit. “We realize people are struggling right now,” said Kyle Weaver, president of the Osceola Lions. “Helping our community in whatever ways possible is exactly why we raised the money in the first place.”

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Get well wishes at a distance Jo Everson of Dresser received some get well wishes from her grandsons, J.J. and Jaxson Tinney, when she was in the hospital recently. Due to visitor restrictions due to the COVID-19 virus they could not cheer her up in person.

help fund staffing needs to maintain current class sizes and hire additional custodial staff. The remaining $120,000 will be used in the transportation department to purchase one new bus and maintain the current fleet. Question two passed a $10 million loan for facility needs at the high school, middle school and intermediate school. It will focus on improving safety, security and energy efficiency at each school. Now that this money is a reality, the district is prepping to begin some of these improvement projects, which will take place over the course of the next two summers. Work may begin sooner than expected however, if the schools remain empty as part of the statewide shutdown due to COVID-19. “We’re still waiting to hear from Gov. Evers regarding any

additional extended closures,” Luebker said. “And that will determine our schedule.” Bob Schmidt, the director of building and grounds for the district, said he’s been preparing some of these projects in anticipation that the referendum would be successful. “I had a positive attitude that the referendum was going to pass and when school closed I had some extra time to start organizing projects,” he said. “So I’m going to get a jump on as many projects as I can. Schmidt has broken the projects down into two phases. The first phase would take place this year and phase two would round out the remainder of the work in the summer of 2021. The first items on the agenda in phase one are improvements to the schools’ safety and security. “That’s number one is to keep

our students safe and secure,” he said. This includes installing secure entrances at each location, as well as upgrading the existing security camera system. Schmidt also plans on replacing fire alarm panels at the high school and middle school. Re-plastering the inside of the swimming pool and purchasing new covers is also a priority over the summer. Larger projects include replacing carpet and repairing the roof at each location. Schmidt said these projects would likely be put on hold for the time being, depending on the availability of area contractors. “There’s no rush to get these done, it isn’t like we have to get them done by August,” he said. “We want to be responsible with the money.”

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Easter parade Several members of the First Presbyterian Church in St. Croix Falls met on Easter morning and celebrated the day with an Easter parade, driving their decorated vehicles throughout St. Croix Falls, honking as they went.

POLK COUNTY MASTER GARDENERS Support our local nurseries When we all come out of our “shelter in place” status please remember to support our local businesses. They will need all our support to come through the financial strains of this madness. When you are ready for some quiet sanity and some beauty head for one our local nurseries. Below is a list of local nurseries. These are nurseries that I have done a lot of my buying at over the years. Abrahamson Nursery in St. Croix Falls Columnist just down from Interstate Park They have excellent perennials, Julie Kuehl annuals, trees and shrubs. Good to work with and very knowledgeable. They have quality plants. Bergmans Greenhouse Clayton, Wisconsin They have a wonderful indoor greenhouse. Great place to find unusual geraniums (lots of colors). Nice annuals and perennials. They have a very friendly and knowledgeable staff. Dragonfly Gardens south of Amery on Hwy 46 Lots of variety (veggies, perennials, shrubs, annuals and herbs) Reasonably priced plants (the more you buy the cheaper price gets). They do nice baskets. In past years they have had a sale of bare root stock in early May for ½ the cost of potted trees and shrubs. Due to unusual circumstances you may want to call this year to verify. Kent’s Plants and Wild Bird Store Hwy 8 and Hwy 65 (Left SEE GARDENING, PAGE 18

Palm. “Enough is enough!” Rep. Barb Dittrich, of Oconomowoc, called Evers a “tyrant.” Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald and other Republicans called for loosening restrictions on more rural parts of the state that haven’t been as greatly affected by COVID-19 as urban areas like Milwaukee. Fitzgerald said senators were looking at “legal or legislative relief.” Before the order can be lifted, there needs to be a “massive” expansion of testing, more contact tracing to determine the spread of the virus and additional public health measures to prevent another wave, Evers said. “You can’t think of this like flipping a light switch. It’s like turning a dial,” Evers said. “Things won’t get back to normal until there’s a vaccine and treatment for this disease.” Evers also loosened restrictions starting April 24 on nonessential businesses, allowing them to make deliveries and have curbside pickup available. That

includes arts and crafts stores making material available to produce face masks and other personal protective equipment. Libraries will be able to make books available for curbside pickup. Lawn care services are allowed, as long as the work is done by just one person. He also opened golf courses starting at 8 a.m. on April 24, but not pro shops or club houses. Evers said people are strongly encouraged to stay close to home, not travel to cabins or second homes, and not travel out of state. The planned rally next week at the Capitol comes after similar events in Oklahoma and Michigan attracted thousands. Evers said he respected the protesters’ free-speech rights, but he hopes they remain six feet apart from one another so they stay healthy. For most people, the new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough that clear up in two to three weeks. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including

pneumonia, and death. As of Thursday, there were 197 deaths from COVID-19 in Wisconsin and more than 3,800 confirmed cases, although health officials have said that represents only a fraction of the people who are actually infected. Evers told Trump in a letter mailed Wednesday that Wisconsin faces more than $2 billion in revenue losses due to skyrocketing unemployment and other hits to the economy caused by the coronavirus. He signed the letter with the governors of Michigan and Pennsylvania, all Democrats. They asked Trump to work with Congress to send $500 billion to states and local governments facing budget shortfalls. On Thursday, Evers joined with six other Midwestern governors to coordinate reopening their state economies after similar pacts were made in the Northeast and on the West Coast. Other states joining are Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Minnesota and Kentucky.

was arrested April 9 for possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. Jason Earl Bubb, 38, St. Paul, MN, was arrested April 9 for possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of marijuana and a probation hold. Derek James Benedict, 39, Amery, was arrested April 10 for battery and disorderly conduct. Cody Allen Struemke, 21, Osceola, was arrested April 10 for felony battery and domestic disorderly conduct. Leo Steven Martell Sr., 64, Mill-

town, was arrested April 11 for fleeing, reckless endangerment, a probation hold and obstruction. Jeremy Richard Blouin, 38, Amery, was arrested April 6 for reckless endangerment and domestic disorderly conduct.

POLK COUNTY ARRESTS Deven Kenneth Dowd, 17, St. Croix Falls, was arrested April 7 for disorderly conduct. Isabella Yve Corcoran Roberts, 17, Plymouth, MN, was arrested April 8 for battery or threat to law enforcement and throwing or discharging bodily fluids. Kathleen Kay Huntington, 57, Luck, was arrested April 8 for felony bail jumping. Justin Lee Tretsven, 24, Dresser, was arrested April 9 for possession of THC with intent <200 g, felony bail jumping, possession of cocaine and possession of THC. Trevor D. Tretsven, 21, Dresser,

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They Might Be Married placed first in the Senior Level Fine Arts division. Members inlcuded William Gallagher, Amelia Thompson, Brecken Styles and Morgan Johnson.

A B C Eye placed second in the Elementary Level Technical division. Members included Anna Race, Camdyn Foss, Josie Walstead, Sam Backlund, Zoey Kulzer and Ruby Mork.

Osceola Destination Imagination teams roll out their solutions Produce a recordbreaking year BY MICHAEL DOLL

Each year in early-tomid April, for the past 10 years, I have been focused on finalizing and closing out the annual Osceola Destination Imagination (DI) season. The 2020 state DI tournament was scheduled for this coming weekend, April 18. The Osceola teams would be frantically prepping for their state appearance in Green Bay, Wis. Yet, as we all know, this year is not the same as years past; with the state tournament cancelled, along with seven of nine regional DI tournaments cancelled, the year has not played out as planned. The St. Croix and West Central Regional Tournament, hosted by the Osceola School District, was one of the two tournaments that was scheduled and completed before a new reality, marked by COVID-19, started to emerge. In fact, the Osceola tournament may be remembered by some as the event that pushed that new reality into Osceola and western Wisconsin sooner than we would have liked or expected. However, a more hopeful history of the 2020 season will footnote that fact and instead remember the tournament for a more positive achievement which made history on that seventh day of March. This is the first year that all the Osceola teams earned a place on stage at the state tour-

nament. Although the teams will not get the opportunity to compete at the state level, their accomplishments should not go unnoticed. The Osceola DI teams earned that spot in history. Our teams, along with their tournament standings, are listed below. The record illustrates a fantastic showing of three first place presentations, two second place presentations and one third place presentation. The 30 outstanding DI Team members represented approximately 1700 incredible students and more than 260 Osceola School District teachers, administrators and support staff, along with the Osceola community, with pride and distinction. We thank them for their work. The national DI organization has cancelled the planned Global Finals in Kansas City, Kan. However, DI moves on with a scheduled virtual competition. As noted on the national DI web site https:// resources.destinationimagination.org/shop. php/products/products/ product_details/2066 with all the details, DI’s Global Finals 2020 Virtual Tournament (GF20) is a one-of-a-kind collaborative problem-solving experience that takes place online and is open to all students and families who enjoy being creative, collaborative, and solving fun challenges that require out-of-thebox thinking. You do not need to have been on a Destination Imagination (DI) team for the 2019-20 DI season in order to participate. GF20 is a whole

new experience and is open to everyone. Mark your calendars— we start assembling teams and recruiting volunteers in September for the 2020-2021 season.

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The Dizzy Dodo’s placed third in the Middle Level Scientific division. Members included McKenzie Rud (in her invisibility costume), Alivia Foss, Brooke McDonald, Lachelle Dahlstrom and Valerie Valento.

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The Brain Brokers placed first is the Senior Level Technical division. Members included Andre Valbuena-Anderson, Carl Perry, Jalmar Valuena-Anderson, Ethan Race, Griffin DeRosier and Jacob O’Connor.

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Draggon’ Our Tails placed first in the Middle Level Scientific division. Members included Ruby Demulling, Owen Cherney, Claire Johnson, Reegan Kulzer, Eva Cherney, Carter Stueve and Jasmyn Walstead.

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WHEDA seeks public comment on tax credit distribution plan 2021-22 affordable housing tax credits to support economic recovery The Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority is seeking public comment on proposed changes to its tax credit distribution plan, including changes that would increase the positive economic, social and environmental impact of affordable housing projects while improving the competitiveness of rural developments. The proposed changes would affect scoring for the 2021-22 federal 9% and state 4% tax credit awards and reflect opportunities to further leverage affordable housing to stimulate economic recovery. The stakes are significant – for the current cycle, WHEDA will award approximately $16 million worth of 9% federal tax credits and $8 million worth of 4% state tax credits in the weeks ahead based on last year’s scoring criteria. Comments on the proposed scoring for the 2021-22 awards are due April 27 and may be submitted by sending an email to publiccomments@wheda.com. “As part of our continuing efforts to expand access to affordable housing and economic opportunity, WHEDA has been working with stakeholders to develop proposed changes that make our allocation of federal and state tax credits as effective as possible,â€? said Matt Childress, commercial lending project manager for WHEDA. “We’ve now compiled these proposed changes into a draft Qualified Allocation Plan and are seeking a final round of public comments before finalizing the plan.â€? Among the proposed changes to the federal 9% awards: • A Wisconsin Green Built Home Standard score of 150 or more will

be considered a requirement. • Projects that achieve a Green Built Home Standard score of 200 or more or that meet the Enterprise Green Communities Certification Plus will be eligible for a new scoring preference of about 7 percentage points. • Projects with supportive services, including services to meet the needs of veterans, will be eligible for additional points, increasing this category to an overall weight of about 7 percentage points. • Increased flexibility to provide any combination of units at levels that would be affordable on average for renters earning 60% or less of the county median income and rental subsidy assistance for the targeted units. • Establishment of a rural set-aside with a separate scoring scale that considers the smaller scale and values associated with affordable

housing in rural communities. • A new scoring preference of about 3 percentage points if the project is in a rural county that has not received a 9% housing tax credit award in the past five years. •A new scoring preference of about 1 percentage point for applications that include a minority developer acting as a developer or co-developer with at least a 49% stake in all aspects of the development. Among the proposed changes to the state 4% awards: • A 25% rural set-aside is being introduced into the State of Wisconsin 4% program and WHEDA is implementing this uniform minimum point scoring threshold for all applications. • Under current rural set-aside rules, developments must be in an area that meets USDA Rural Development’s property eligibility criteria for multifamily housing. In addition to this require-

ment, a second requirement will be introduced at the municipality level to require that the municipality be 25 miles or more from a population center and maintain 9,999 or fewer residents. • WHEDA will publish a list of municipalities that meet the second rural requirement. • To compete for credits under the supportive housing set-aside, developments must provide supportive services in at least 25% of the units for individuals and/ or families who are chronically homeless or prone to homelessness and who require access to supportive services to maintain housing. The developer also must submit commitments for rental subsidies covering at least 25 percent of the units. Other changes include prohibiting mid-lease rent increases and implementing an annual 2% cap on annual rent increases at WHEDA housing tax credit devel-

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opments. WHEDA has been the sole administrator for federal affordable housing tax credits in Wisconsin since the program began in 1986. The state tax credit program was introduced in 2018. The programs do not provide housing subsidies. Rather, tax credits encourage developers to create affordable housing by offering a dollar-for-dollar reduction of income taxes owed by owners/ investors in qualified projects for tenants whose incomes are at or below 60% of county median income. WHEDA awards tax credits to developers who then sell the credits to private investors to obtain funding. Once the housing project is available to tenants, investors can claim the tax credit as a dollar-for-dollar reduction of federal income taxes owed over a 10-year period. The affordable units are reserved for low- and moderate-income households for at least 30 years while other units in the develop-

ments may be available at market rates. Demand for state and federal tax credits is highly competitive and WHEDA scores applications through the Qualified Allocation Plan. A complete list of the proposed changes to the 2021-22 plan may be found here. Practitioners with specific comments may email publiccomments@ WHEDA.com. Comments are due April 27. To keep up-to-date with WHEDA news and information, follow us on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. ABOUT WHEDA For more than 45 years, WHEDA has worked to provide low-cost financing for housing and small business development in Wisconsin. Since 1972, WHEDA has financed more than 75,000 affordable rental units, helped more than 133,000 families purchase a home and provided more than 29,000 small business and agricultural loan guarantees.

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE Public Hearing for Request to Waive Hours of Instruction Requirements, Waive the Requirements to Complete an Educator Effectiveness Cycle, and Waive the Requirements relating to the Civics Exam requirements from Department of Public Instruction, pursuant to Wisconsin Statute 11838(1)(a). The Board will consider the criteria established by Wisconsin Statute 121.02(1)(f), Wisconsin Statute 115.415 & 121.02(1)(q), Wisconsin Statute 118.33(1m)(a) and PI 8.01(4), Wis. Adm. Code. This Public Hearing will be held during the regular School Board Meeting. Wednesday, May 6, 2020, 6:00 p.m. This may be a remote meeting. Please visit our website for more information. For questions or concerns please contact April Yetter at yettera@osceolak12.org

Town of Farmington Board of Review Notice is hereby given that the Town of Farmington will hold the Board of Review on Saturday, May 2, 2020 from 9 am to 11 am at the Town Hall in Farmington. Pursuant to s. 70.47 (7). Wis Stats: 1. No person shall be allowed to appear before the board of review, to testify to the board by telephone or to contest the amount of any assessment of real or personal property if the person has refused a reasonable written request by certiďŹ ed mail of the assessor to enter onto property to conduct an exterior view of the real or personal property being assessed. 2. After the ďŹ rst meeting of the board of review and before the board's ďŹ nal adjournment, no person who is scheduled to appear before the board of review may contact, or provide information to, a member of the board about that person's objection except at a session of the board. 3. No person may appear before the board of review, testify to the board by telephone or contest the amount of any assessment unless, at least 48 hours before the ďŹ rst meeting of the board or at least 48 hours before the objection is heard if the objection is allowed under sub. (3) (a), that person provides to the clerk of the board of review notice as to whether the person will ask for removal under sub. (6m) (a) and if so which member will be removed and the person's reasonable estimate of the length of time that the hearing will take. 4. When appearing before the board, the person shall specify, in writing, the person's estimate of the value of the land and of the improvements that are the subject of the person's objection and specify the information that the person used to arrive at that estimate. 5. No person may appear before the board of review, testify to the board by telephone or object to a valuation; if that valuation was made by the assessor or the objector using the income method; unless no later than 7 days before the ďŹ rst meeting of the board of review the person supplies to the assessor all of the information about income and expenses, as speciďŹ ed in the manual under s. 73.03 (2a), that the assessor requests. The municipality or county shall provide by ordinance for the conďŹ dentiality of information about income and expenses that is provided to the assessor under this paragraph and shall provide exceptions for persons using the information in the discharge of duties imposed by law or of the duties of their ofďŹ ce or by order of a court. The information that is provided under this paragraph is not subject to the right of inspection and copying under s. 19.35 (1) unless a court determines before the ďŹ rst meeting of the board of review that the information is inaccurate. Notice is hereby given this 9th day of April, 2020 Debbie Swanson, Clerk/Treasurer

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got ready to match skills with the wary hens and distracted gobblers. In the distance several cock pheasants cackled as a big rooster and several hens erupted from the grassland and flew over the hill. Geese were sounding all around us and mallards and wood ducks cut through the calm morning air from pond to pond. Another yelp came over the hill top as a response to Brady’s call. The boss hen was leading the entire flock

right into our set up. What could go wrong? That’s when I heard the farmer’s tractor start up. He could have gone north, east or south to any other parcel of his farm but you’ve already figured out which way he went. In seconds the turkeys’ plans changed from boyfriend/ girlfriend to flee and fly away. They could have flown to the land I had permission to hunt or land that didn’t allow hunting. I’m thinking you have that one figured out too. Brady simply looked at

me and said he had a ball on his 3 hour tour of turkey tactics and was ready to go home for second breakfast. That sounded pretty good to me. Jim Bennett is an outdoorsman who lives and worked in the St. Croix River Valley and can be reached at jamesbennett24@gmail. com

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be any conflict on the horizon, so let your guard down and let others in. LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 You have a strong magnetic force about you this week, Leo. If you are looking for love and romance, now may be the time to attract someone new or reignite a preexisting spark. VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, you may not have realized that you have been hibernating away, but it is time to greet the world again. Focus on invites to any and all social events. LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, this is a good week to put into practice the “work smarter not harder” mantra. Figure out what needs to get done and then put the people best suited to the jobs on it. SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22

It has been some time since you’ve let your hair down and had a good time, Scorpio. Push responsibilities aside for the time being and throw caution to the wind with friends. SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 You may need to clear the air with someone close to you, Sagittarius. Try to figure out a good time to have a heart-toheart discussion in the next few days. CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 Focus on the people who lift your spirits, Capricorn. These people can help you get through tough times and reinspire the self-confidence that has made you such a success to date. AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18 The spotlight is on your finances, Aquarius. Looks for ways to grow your savings

so you can achieve some of your goals. It may take a few months to see real progress. PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20 It is time to update your brand, Pisces. That means reinventing yourself. Refresh your résumé and revamp your wardrobe. FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS APRIL 19 James Franco, Actor (42) APRIL 20 Miranda Kerr, Model (37) APRIL 21 James McAvoy, Actor (41) APRIL 22 Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Actor (54) APRIL 23 Valerie Bertinelli, Actress (60) APRIL 24 Joe Keery, Actor (28) APRIL 25 Al Pacino, Actor (80)

Counting down COVID-19 lock down one piece of cheesecake at a time

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ast week, I almost missed Easter. I was busy trying to “keep” busy so I wouldn’t worry about what was going on in the world. I painted, cleaned, raked, sorted, and washed everything in sight. My house has never been so clean. In the process, I forgot about Easter. When I did remember it—on Saturday, I quickly went to the store and bought some Easter candy—forgetting that my family doesn’t really eat candy anymore. The week leading up to Easter, I planned a nice day with a lovely dinner with a gourmet cheesecake for dessert. It’s hard to keep the days straight when everyday feels Wild Chow like a Twilight Zone. I find myself asking “What day is it?” Lisa Erickson I pulled myself together Easter morning and made the cheesecake and the lasagna, but completely forgot about the candy. It’s still sitting in the closet with the Easter baskets. The cheesecake was a huge hit and was gone within a couple days. It left us wanting more. Just because there is no reason to celebrate, doesn’t mean you can’t make a wonderful dessert. The best part about cheesecake is it freezes** well, and you can cut it ahead of time and thaw it one piece at a time. This recipe may be the dessert that gets you through the next month of COVID-19 lock down. The Best New York Style Cheesecake Serves 32** 3 lbs. cream cheese 1 ½ cups sour cream 1 ½ cups sugar 3 eggs 1 Tbsp. vanilla 1 tsp. almond extract 1 tsp. salt 2 cups Golden Oreo cookies (vanilla flavor) 1/3 cup butter, melted 2 cups frozen berries (blueberries, strawberries or raspberries) ½ cup sugar 3 Tbsp. cornstarch Preheat oven to 325º Coat a 10-inch spring form pan with cooking spray and line the bottom with a 10-inch round of parchment paper; set aside. In a bowl, combine the crushed cookies and butter. Press into the bottom of the prepared springform pan and set aside. In a large mixing bowl, mix half the cream cheese until soft and smooth with a hand mixer or a stand mixer; for about 3-4 minutes. Add half the sugar; continuing to mix. Add remaining cream cheese and mix until smooth. Add remaining sugar and the salt. Add eggs one at a time until incorporated. Add the vanilla and almond flavoring. Pour into prepared crust and bake for 1 hour. Open the oven door and allow cake to cool slowly—if you skip this step, you may end up with a large crack in the center. It doesn’t affect the cake but may not look as pretty. Cool completely and refrigerate for at least 4 hours or until cool.

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To make the sauce: In a saucepan, combine the frozen berries with the sugar and corn starch. Cook over medium heat until thickened; about 5-6 minutes. Set aside to cool completely. Refrigerate until ready to use. After cake is completely cold, run a knife around the outside edge of cake before removing the outer sides of the spring form pan. Carefully slide, with parchment paper, onto a serving platter. Slice, plate, and top with a spoonful of berry sauce and serve immediately. **Cheesecake can be frozen. Cut before freezing for individual servings. Lisa Erickson is a food columnist who loves adventure and food. You can find more recipes at www. wild-chow.com or email her at wildchowrecipes@ gmail.com.

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Donations may also be mailed or hand delivered. Mail your giveBIG donation to: AMHS, 185 Griffin St East, Amery, WI 54001. Please note on your check, written to AMHS, that it is a giveBIG donation. Hours of operation are limited at the shelter during the corona outbreak but if you would rather hand deliver your donation on Tuesday, April 28, the shelter will be open to receive, 8:30 am to 5 pm. Social distancing will be observed. The animals are counting on us and Arnell Humane Society is counting on you. Help us make the difference in their lives. Arnell Memorial Humane Society, 185 Griffin St East, Amery, WI 54001, 715 2687387.

hand side coming from SCF) He has great perennials that he grows in his greenhouses. He has had a great closeout sale Labor Day Weekend in years past. Due to unusual circumstances this year, you may want to call to be sure this is the case. Pro-Lawn in Balsam Lake They have very nice plants. Great place for bulk mulch products.

The Shed in Osceola Great selection to choose from. This is a list of local nurseries that I have firsthand knowledge about and I am sure there are others. If you have others you have found, please let me know and I will pass the information on to fellow readers. Just drop an email to gardenvarietycolumn@gmail.com Until next time, keep your shovel in the dirt.

The American Red Cross Bloodmobile will be at Peace Lutheran Church in Dresser from 12:30 p.m to 6:30 p.m. Red Cross workers will be taking extra precautions to keep donors, volunteers and staff safe during this difficult time such as: additional donor screen, pre-donation temperatures, social distancing, enhanced disinfecting and hand sanitation. Call 1-800-733-2767 or visit RedCrossBlood.org and enter Osceola WI to schedule an appointment.

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taking in the first three rounds. Jeremiah noted that over the last five years, an average of just 11.8 receivers have been selected among the top 100 picks. So the Packers can afford to wait on a receiver, as they’ve generally done over the years. Green Bay hasn’t selected a receiver in the first round since taking Florida State’s Javon Walker with the 20th overall pick in 2002. But they also might find an ideal wideout available at No. 30. “I just think it comes down to whether or not they’re in love with one of those guys,” Jeremiah said. “Tee Higgins (of Clemson) to me is kind of an interesting one who I think would fit them really well, trying to get somebody to give them some big plays down the field. If they want to add some speed, there will be plenty of those guys a little bit later if they want to wait.”

Here are some things to know about the Packers as they prepare for next week’s draft: DEFENSE FIRST The Packers haven’t used a first-round pick on an offensive player since taking Mississippi State tackle Derek Sherrod with the 32nd overall selection in 2011. Last year, the Packers selected Michigan outside linebacker Rashan Gary and Maryland safety Darnell Savage with their two first-round picks. Green Bay used its first three picks on defense in 2018 and its first four selections on defense in 2017. SEEKING HELP AT TACKLE The Packers lost longtime right tackle Bryan Bulaga to the Los Angeles Chargers in free agency. They addressed that need by signing former Detroit Lion Rick Wagner but may want to add another tackle, particularly with Pro Bowl left tackle David Bakhtiari a potential free agent next year.

SHORING UP RUN DEFENSE The Packers know they must do a better job of stopping the run after allowing 285 yards rushing in the NFC championship game. Green Bay entered the offseason with inside linebacker as a major need and still must get better at that spot after signing Christian Kirksey but losing Blake Martinez in free agency. The Packers also must find more help on the defensive line. FINDING RODGERS’ SUCCESSOR? It might be time to start grooming an eventual replacement for Rodgers. His current backup is 25-year-old Tim Boyle, a 2018 undrafted free agent who played at Connecticut and Eastern Kentucky. THEY’LL BE BUSY LATE The Packers have at least one pick in each of the seven rounds but will be particularly busy in the draft’s latter stages. Green Bay has three sixth-round picks and two seventh-round selections.

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Election clerks in northern Wisconsin said that they’re ready for next month’s special congressional election after they managed to make it through the April 7 election despite the difficulties posed by the coronavirus pandemic. Lessons learned from the chaotic spring election will help them pull off the race in the 7th Congressional District on May 12 to fill the seat vacated by retired Republican Rep. Sean Duffy, they said. The election will be held across a sparsely populated rural district and turnout should be lower than this month’s. Plus they have plenty of protective equipment left over for poll workers and voters, they said. The 7th Congressional District covers all or parts of 26 northern and northwestern Wisconsin counties. It’s the state’s largest congressional district geographically. Democrat Tricia Zunker, the president of the Wausau School Board, faces Republican state Sen. Tom Tiffany for

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the seat that’s been open since September. Zunker didn’t respond to a message seeking comment. Tiffany said he thinks clerks are prepared for May 12 and voters who don’t trust the U.S. Postal Service to deliver their absentee ballots shouldn’t be denied a chance to vote in person. Gov. Tony Evers extended his stay-at-home order through May 26, but his chief legal counsel, Ryan Nilsestuen, signaled that the May 12 election likely will go on as scheduled. Nilsestuen emphasized that the district is rural and fewer people are infected in the region than in urban areas such as Milwaukee and Madison. Clerks have also had more time to prepare and mail out absentee ballots, he said. Kelli Rasmussen, clerk in Barron, a city of 3,200 about 90 miles northeast of the Twin Cities, said she has only one polling place, in City Hall. She lost six poll workers heading into April 7 but was able to replace them with four recruits and two National Guard members.

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