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Efforts for teen center underway

BY SUZANNE LINDGREN EDITOR@OSCEOLASUN.COM

Plans for a St. Croix Valley Youth Center are taking shape. The “Church of Felons” documentary inspired the effort, according to Marlene Denissen, the driving force behind the teen center.

The film tells the true stories of four Polk County men whose addictions led to dire consequences.

Ultimately, each finds redemption.

During a question and answer session after a public screening of the documentary, Denissen took to the microphone.

Looking out at the audience she saw hopelessness, fear, anger and frustration written on their faces.

“I didn’t come to ask questions,” she said into the mike. “I came, hopefully, to be an inspiration.”

Denissen had worked in domestic violence shelters, a group home for recovering addicts, had been secretary to the administrator of a juvenile detention center, and had run a teen center in Roseville.

“If anyone here wants to start a teen center,” she continued, “I’d be glad to help them.”

“I knew what to do,” she explained last week.

“At the teen center we had before, 98 percent of the kids were drug and/ or alcohol addicted and on probation. … We had a 60 percent recovery and three kids ended up in the ministry. So

Village Hall move begins

From left: Mariette Knegendorf, Joanna Swenson, Shana Conde and Marlene Denissen are working to open the St. Croix Valley Youth Center.

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Prison for local man after racially charged assault

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The Osceola Village Hall will move to its temporary quarters in the Royal Credit Union Building on May 12. RCU has arranged space for the village offices in its lower level for the duration of the construction period. Anyone seeking village services can access the offices through RCU’s lower level doors at the east parking lot. The move makes way for the demolition of the current Village and construction of the new Discovery Center. When completed, the Discovery Center will incorporate the village offices, which includes police and court, on the lower level and a new public library, meeting rooms, a senior center, a business hub and conference center on the upper level. Construction of the new center is slated to begin this summer.

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when I heard this situation about Polk County having the highest number of meth labs and about the teen suicides, I thought, something has to be done.”

The St. Croix Valley Youth Center will be a safe place for teens from Osceola, Dresser and St. Croix Falls to “develop a healthy body, mind and spirit,” says the mission statement. “A place to laugh and learn. To create opportunities to build and develop skills for the future.”

The group already has its nonprofit status, and a board. Denissen will act as board president and director of the center, Joanna Swenson is the board’s vice presi-

After pleading guilty to felony charges stemming from a violent, racially charged confrontation that occurred in Osceola last October, 30-year-old Joshua Seline was sentenced in Polk County Circuit Court Friday, and will serve a total of three years behind bars.

In the October incident, Seline reportedly got into a jealousy-fueled fight with his girlfriend and several African American coworkers at a local haunted attraction.

As the argument played out, witnesses reported multiple racial expletives and death threats

by Seline. The confrontation moved to Seline’s residence where he is alleged to have assaulted his girlfriend and one the coworkers who came to her defense, along with leveling a gun at one of their fleeing vehicles before firing.

Seline is also reported to have chased the mother of one of the victims through downtown Osceola, before broadsiding her vehicle and pointing his rifle at her.

Seline was charged with fifteen separate crimSEE SELINE, PAGE 10

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Joshua Seline was visibly upset as he looked to his lawyer, Stephen Petros, during his sentencing last Friday. Seline will serve three years in prison for a violent course of events that took place last October.

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Osceola man acquitted in ‘triangle’ shooting

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Nearly a year after charges were filed in a rural Osceola shooting, last Friday a jury acquitted defendant Jeremy Wilson of all charges: reckless injury, aggravated battery and endangering safety.

Defense attorney Mark

Biller described the story of events leading up to the gunshot as an old one, the story of “the triangle: a fair damsel, jealous boyfriend and the person he views as his competition,” casting Wilson as the last of those three.

Biller argued that the shot was fired during a struggle over a semi-automatic rifle Wilson had

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Jeremy Wilson, right, and attorney Mark Biller listen as Judge Jeffery Anderson reads the jury’s verdict. Wilson was cleared of all charges last Friday.

brought with him to pick up a female friend — the “damsel” — who was fighting with her boyfriend, and that the force was necessary to defend his life.

Through interviews with investigators, a doctor, the girlfriend and the man who was shot, District Attorney Jeff Kemp cast doubt on that notion.

The victim, whose femur needed stabilization with a metal rod, testified that he never touched the gun.

However, in interviews recorded shortly after the event itself, he had told investigators he had grabbed it, though at that time he said he was not struggling for control of the gun but trying to push it away because it was pointed at his chest.

Kemp noted that the victim was sitting out-

side his home unarmed when Wilson arrived, and questioned whether Wilson truly believed his life was at stake.

‘He took the least harmful option that (the victim) gave him.’

Mark Biller Defense Attorney “He’s afraid for his life, he says,” Kemp said to the jury. “He’s had death threats, he says. Why doesn’t he call an officer to escort him, to make sure there are no problems as he picks up (his friend)?”

Finally, Kemp questioned the believability of the defendant’s story.

“Mr. Wilson says he came there without a round in the chamber. As they’re wrestling, he lets go with one hand, pulls the bolt back, chambers the round, pushes the gun down, aims it at (the victim’s) leg and shoots it. … That’s a long time to be wrestling for a gun while a bigger guy is trying to rip it out of your hands. … Doesn’t make sense to me.”

Kemp concluded: “Was Mr. Wilson in danger of great bodily harm from (the victim)? That’s what you have to decide.”

Defense attorney Biller urged jurors to consider Wilson’s actions “legitimate, reasonable self-defense.”

“We try to put ourselves into the shoes of Jeremy Wilson that night,” he said, painting a picture of the scene. Upon arriv-

ing at the house with the “scariest looking gun he had” to serve as a deterrent, Wilson was charged at by the victim, leaving little time for him to decide to do much of anything.

“It was enough time to level the weapon and pull the trigger,” Biller said.

“And that’s not what happened.”

Biller argued that if the victim — who he variously described as “skunk drunk” “royally drunk” and “blind drunk” — had gotten ahold of the gun, Wilson might not have escaped the situation alive. “(Wilson) didn’t push the gun up and shoot him under the chin,” said Biller. “His options were limited. He took the least harmful option that (the victim) gave him.”

Biller pointed out that after the shot was fired, Wilson called 9-1-1 and directed the victim’s girlfriend in administering first aid until first responders arrived.

“This is not an utter disregard for human life case,” Biller told the jury.

“Yes, there was recklessness here, but it wasn’t on the part of Jeremy Wilson.”

After deliberating for about an hour and a half, in which they asked to hear the 9-1-1 call again, the jury declared Wilson not guilty of first or second degree reckless injury, first or second degree reckless endangering safety, or aggravated battery.

The initial charges in the case were brought by former District Attorney Dan Steffen.

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RiverBucks program

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Pleasant Lake 4-H has been chosen as the May recipient of the RiverBucks program at MidwestOne Bank. All donations for RiverBucks fare support a different Osceola youth organization each month.

Osceola Medical Center Partners will be having a rummage sale and silent auction in the Riverside/Cascade rooms at Osceola Medical Center from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

MAY 3

Doc Walk

Empty Bowls

The 16th annual Osceola Empty Bowls will take place in the Osceola High School Commons beginning at 5 p.m. A student led hunger presentation will be from 6:15 p.m. to 7:15 p.m., in the Osceola High School auditorium.

MAY 6 Osceola Running Club meeting Osceola Running Club gets together at Mill Pond Park in downtown Osceola at 7 a.m. Saturdays. Anyone who is interested in running for fitness and fun is welcome. The “Lap around Osceola” is a “no drop” jog of about 3 miles. If you need to walk for a time, we will walk it with you. Before or after the first lap, some of our runners will run more, as they train for more mileage. For additional information, like our Osceola Running Club group on Facebook, go to www.runosceola.org, or text or call Paul Smith at (715) 410-6047.

MAY 7 All you can eat breakfast The Dresser & St. Croix Falls Area VFW Post #4186 and the auxiliary will be having an all you can eat breakfast from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Dresser VFW Hall.

Slow Roll Osceola

In conjunction with The Rivertown Trails Committee, Slow Roll Osceola is a new community activity for anyone interested in seeing the Village of Osceola from a new perspective. Meet at Mill Pond Park at 6:30 p.m. Sunday evenings and the ride will last about an hour. We will slowly ride many of the Village’s streets, while obeying all traffic laws. The route will be laid out to minimize the amount of hill climbing.

The point of this event is conversation and fellowship, not fitness. Any type of bicycle is welcome, and this event is open to all ages. For additional information, like our ‘Slow Roll Osceola’ group on Facebook, or see the event details listed on www.runosceola.org, or text or call Paul Smith at (715) 410-6047.

MAY 18 Meet Erika Helgerson, DO, on the safe routes to school trail at 5:30 p.m.

MAY 20

5K walk/run A 5K Walk & Run is planned at Pine Park in Balsam Lake. Registration runs from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. All proceeds benefit the Mental Health Task Force of Polk County. To register go to: www. mentalhealthpolk.org.

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Osceola Historical Society The Osceola Historical Society will meet at 7 p.m. at the Osceola Medical Center. Everyone welcome. `

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

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

• The Dresser and St. Croix Falls Area VFW and Auxiliary meets every third Monday at 2 p.m. at the Dresser VFW Hall.

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

• Every third Monday, Adults’ Coloring Group, 6 p.m., Dresser Village Library.

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Author Alphabet Soup last Monday of every month, 6:30 p.m. at the Dresser Library.

Tuesday • St. Croix Valley MOPS - Moms group meets the third Tuesday, St. Croix Falls High School. Optional free meal, 5:30 p.m., meeting at 6:15 p.m. Free childcare.

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• The Voices of the Valley meets every Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at the St. Croix ArtBarn in Osceola. This group is for adults with special needs who enjoy singing.

Wednesday • Friends of Osceola Library meets the second Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. at the library. FFI: 715-294-2657.

• Book club for adults at Osceola Public Library the fourth Wednesday of the month. Books available at the library.

FFI: Anne Miller, (715) 294-2310.

• Adult basic education classes. Brush up on basic skills or prepare for the GED/ HSED exams through basic education classes at Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College (WITC). Enroll any time. FFI: Call 800-243-9482 ext. 4257 or visit witc. edu/adult/basicedprogram.htm.

• Open Mic Night, hosted by Jules at PY’s Bar & Grill in Osceola, every third Wednesday from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.. Bring your instrument and participate in an open jam or feature your own music. Call (715) 294-3314 for more details.

Thursday • Tot-Time at Peace Lutheran Church, Dresser, first and third Thursdays at 10 a.m. For infants and preschool children and their parents/grandparents. An hour filled with craft, Bible story, snack and play time. Call (715) 755-2515 to register.

Saturday • Osceola Running Club gets together at Mill Pond Park in downtown Osceola at 7 a.m. Saturdays. Anyone who is interested in running for fitness and fun is welcome. The “Lap around Osceola” is a “no drop” jog of about 3 miles. If you need to walk for a time, we will walk it with you. Before or after the first lap, some of our runners will run more, as they train for more mileage. For additional information, like our Osceola Running Club group on Facebook, go to www.runosceola.org, or text or call Paul Smith at (715) 410-6047.

Sunday • Times in Which We Live meets the first and third Sunday of each month at the Dresser Library at 6:30 p.m. DVDs are shown about current events. FFI: 715-7553473. or email Steve at: cen53926@centurytel.net.

• An open song circle meets at the St. Croix Falls Public Library from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., the second Sunday of the month. Everyone welcome to join and sing. FFI: 715-501-4487 or liabeing@ gmail.com.

MEETINGS THIS WEEK

WEDNESDAY

• Osceola TOPS meets at Trinity Lutheran Church. Weigh-in, 7-8:20 a.m., meeting, 8:30-9:30. FFI: 715-755-3123.

THURSDAY

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

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

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

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

FRIDAY

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

SATURDAY • Weight Watchers meets at Hope E. Free Church, Osceola. Weigh-in, 7:30 a.m. Meeting, 8:15 a.m. FFI: Kim, 715417-0683.

MONDAY

• The Indianhead Barbershop Chorus meets at 7:30 p.m. in the government building in Balsam Lake. FFI: 715-483-9202.

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

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

• Little’s Story Time, 10 a.m. at the Dresser Village Library.

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

TUESDAY

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

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

• Storytime, Osceola Public Library, 10:30 a.m. FFI: 715-294-2310.

• Overeaters Anonymous, 10 a.m., St Croix Falls Alano Club. FFI; (715) 8253416.

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The one day fundraiser, giveBig St. Croix Valley, was a gigantic success for our community and the non-profits that serve it. The event raised $145,000 online.

Donations to Arnell Humane Society matched the $4,000

grants from the Arnell Executive Board Members and Purina-Nestle, with the $5,080 of online donations received on April 25. Arnell received donations from 83 unique donors and earned fifth place in the most dollars raised online.

Three donors were lucky enough to collect Golden Tickets worth $100 each. In addition, $3,755 was received at the shelter for the giveBig campaign. All together, $13,135 was raised for the stray, abandoned and surrendered pets cared for at Arnell Humane Society.

We deeply appreciate all the support and love. Many of our online donors left messages of happy Arnell adoptions and thanks for our help in caring for homeless pets. Thank you for caring about the animals in our community. Arnell could not do it without you. Your support makes the difference.

The annual Arnell Shelter Garage Sale will be on Saturday, June 10. Our sale is your chance to de-clutter and put your no-longer-needed items to work for our animals. Donations of everything but clothing are being accepted at the shelter during business hours, Mon. – Fri., 12 – 5 p.m. and Sat., 12 – 4 p.m. Call ahead if you have large items to donate.

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Can you make lunch first?

T

he robot apocalypse is coming.

According to a survey of 200 people in Britain conducted by the Daily Mail, 60 percent of the British admit they fear the next wave of technology that promises to introduce more automation into our lives.

The survey, published last week, contained more than a few contradictions.

While three out of four surveyed believe that robots are “unsafe,” 60 percent of the respondents would like to have their own “domestic robots” to help around the house.

“Oh Robby, could you make me a Publisher light lunch before taking me to the human enslavement pens?”

Tom Stangl Half of the people surveyed believed that self-driving cars, now being tested in some markets, could be made to crash by hackers. But a whopping 87 percent of people surveyed were interested in using Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology.

I believe we have always dreaded technology, in one form or another. When the steam engines took jobs away from workers in the fields, many protested, many lost their jobs and careers. Entire families moved from the country to the city and the rise of factories created new opportunities and new dangers.

Eventually, machines were brought into factories to take over repetitive work that was being done by humans, once again displacing workers. It seems with every advance in technology, humans need to adapt to the new realities of work. I doubt that the AI and robot advances will be any different.

Now, will AI evolve to the point where it decides that humans are the problem and seek to remove or enslave us like the plots of the “Terminator” and other science fiction movies have portrayed?

I believe the jury is still out on that one. People like Professor Steven Hawking and tech entrepreneur Elon Musk caution against the evolution of AI, fearing that the exponential progress made by the processing power and speed of computers will quickly eclipse the power of the human mind and our ability to control technology.

Computers have been controlling our cars for decades. In the 1980s, computers took over adjusting the way engines ran, increasing performance and economy. My late father, Arved (aka “The Chief”), worked on some of these first automated engines in the late days of his career.

He always told me that machines were “stupid” and they only knew “what you told them.” When working on a machine, it was best to “think like a machine” and understand that they don’t have any reasoning skills beyond their mechanical specifications.

This advice has served me well in my life, working on computers, printers, lawnmowers and appliances. As humans, we often believe that we are inferior to technology because it is complicated.

While things are complicated, if we can break processes down into smaller steps, we can eventually overcome nearly anything.

It also gives me faith in the future, because as long as we are able to control the input that machines receive, we will be able to control the machines.

We need to be discussing how we will deal with these advances now. If silly surveys and columns help raise awareness and get people talking and thinking about the future, all the better.

What we really need is flying cars, not household robots that can enslave us!

As always, I welcome your comments. You can reach me by email at tstangl@theameryfreepress. com, telephone 715-268-8101 or write me at P.O. Box 424, Amery, WI, 54001.

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Tiny broadcasts

R

ecently, I discovered the logic of the podcast.

For the previous decade, I admit, I was confused by the entire concept.

“Who has time to sit around listening to these ‘podcasts?’” I remember thinking in 2006. “And why that name?”

To my mind, circa 2006, iPods were ostentatious luxuries. (Thanks to a generous sister who might be reading this, I did own an iPod Shuffle. But I maintain it was not the kind of device on which one would listen to a podcast.)

All this is to say, I just didn’t get it.

And I had no interest in getting it, ever.

Looking back, the conversion happened slowly. First, a friend convinced me to start listening to Editor archived episodes of a radio show, Suzanne Lindgren “This American Life.”

It took awhile — I still preferred to li i — but eventually I got hooked. I startlisten to music ed seeking out new episodes, and if I missed the show on the air I would often stream it online.

Eventually, I discovered that new episodes would come to me directly if I subscribed to the podcast.

And (cue angels singing) I could also subscribe to another program I liked, “RadioLab.” One would think I might have been a podcast convert at this point, but I insisted that I was simply lis-

tening to radio shows as I had time, which was usually when I was cleaning the house.

Something I never admitted to my housemates: After awhile, I found myself to looking forward to the chores. The house might have even gotten a little cleaner than usual if I finished with the requisite sweeping, mopping and scrubbing and there were a few minutes of “RadioLab” left.

Although I still didn’t like to call them podcasts, I began to seek out new programs. “Call Your Girlfriend” (perhaps tolerable only for millennial women, given heavy and unapologetic use of the word “like”), “StarTalk” with astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, “Serial” (a “This American Life” spinoff) and, more recently, “On the Media” and “The Daily.”

I listen when I clean the house. I listen as I garden.

Sometimes I listen as I’m getting Strummer and myself ready in the morning.

“Should we listen to a podcast?” I asked Strummer one morning a few weeks ago.

And then I felt the need to explain.

“It’s like a radio broadcast,” I said, “but it’s for your pod.”

And for the first time, the genius of the podcast — the tiny broadcast — fully occurred to me.

Who has time to listen to these “podcasts?” Apparently, I do.

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Stop the press!

History-making event replaces flamethrower Todd Cecil, host of Revival Flames Ministries of Springfield, Missouri, was just about the biggest celebrity to make an appearance in Lennox Valley during my childhood and early teen years.

He was a fixture on Sunday morning television since the 1970s and my dad and I watched the famed evangelist as we waited for the rest of the family to get dressed for church each week.

At 5:30 p.m. on Monday, May 4, 1998, Iris Long had just created a headline for the Wednesday edition of The Lennox Valley Hometown News, “Missouri Flame Thrower Heats Up Valley,” when she got the phone call from Vera Penrod, chair of the Lennox Valley Auburn Hat Society.

“I suppose you’ve heard the news,” began Vera, “but I felt it my civic duty to make sure you, as editor of our town’s newspaper, got the information from a reliable source.”

Iris was no stranger to Vera’s “civic mindedness” and could only imagine whether there had been another breech in protocol at the weekly farmer’s market or, perhaps, Father O’Reilly was drinking a Miller Lite at The Haufbrau again. For once, Vera, just off the phone with Diane Curtis, had

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Health care and coverage waivers The House is planning a new health care bill. Does it deserve our support? If you want cheaper insurance which may not cover your illness or accidents, maybe. If you have preexisting issues or are older maybe not. It moves against “community rating” of the ACA (which assures more affordable premiums for the ill or old). It allows states to obtain “waivers,” allowing plans to eliminate coverage for maternity care or cancer care, or whatever. It brings back the days of underwriting policies to limit coverage. The hope is that high risk pools would work. As I wrote before and as the Kaiser Foundation recently found, they never have worked in the past and cost money, losing lots of money every year. It appears the goal is to lower the cost of premiums for many. That is a good idea, but it comes at a cost. Its hard to imagine those high risk pools would be

something newsworthy.

Timing is everything, not just in the newspaper business, but in most of life. If Reverend Whedbee, superintendent of the Spring County District of the Methodist Church, had just waited one more day to make the announcement about Sarah Hyden-Smith being appointed as pastor of Lennox Valley Methodist Church, it would have been too late for the news to make the front page of The Lennox Valley Hometown News. As it was, the news came just in time.

Iris learned that Diane Curtis, chair of the church’s pastor-parish committee, received the call late Monday afternoon just as she was laying out the front page of The Hometown News. She had almost finished placing the letters for the headline on what she thought would be her next front-page story.

A new preacher at the Methodist Church wouldn’t normally be front-page news. Methodists tend to change preachers almost as often as underwear. Folks could generally count on a new pastor every three or four years. But a woman minister? In Lennox Valley? This was most certainly front-page news.

Iris slyly grinned as she imagined the impact of the story. The timing was perfect. A good portion of the town would learn of the

news first in The Hometown News, and the explosion of letters to the editor would make her work that much easier in the coming weeks.

Iris made a monumental decision. She called Scott Critchlow, owner of the printing plant in Springfield, to ask if he could print The Hometown News overnight instead of waiting until the usual Tuesday afternoon. Wanting to keep his longtime customer happy, Critchlow agreed. Iris was going to have a special edition on the street Tuesday morning, in time to beat Raymond Cooper, of “Renderings With Raymond” fame, to the story.

She had to work fast. She called her lone reporter, a young intern from the local junior college, and told him to interview Rev. Billy Joe Prather of First Baptist Church and Father O’Reilly to get their take on the breaking news while she finished the rest of the paper.

They would have to hurry to finish in time to take the pages and pictures to the printer by 9 p.m.

The headline, in 120-point type, read, “Methodist Announcement Overshadows Visiting Celebrity Preacher.”

adequately funded. It is optimistic to think coverage will be there for those who will need it. This bill seems a gamble. The stakes would be ruinous for those who lose. It brings back the fear that underwriting may leave you out in the cold for unplanned medical expenses. Oh, you might want to ask your representatives why this initial plan bars those “waivers” from their own insurance policies.

drained.

It’s the never-ending search for food as warming oceans force whales to swim farther to feed.

It’s the disappearing bee hum as they are bombarded by chemicals.

Death can be loud: It’s the roar of the earth movers as they make more amusement parks and mega-mansions.

It’s the pulsing pumps of water being taken from natural aquifers so we can have strawberries and watermelon in January.

It’s the exploding fireworks that can cause startled birds to desert their nests.

It’s the millions of thuds of migratory birds hitting the glass in high-rise stadiums and towers.

It’s the crackle of the burning rainforests to create short-term farms on the thin, easily-eroded soil.

Can anyone hear?

Mark Boyken St. Croix Falls

Can be …

Death can be quiet: It’s the panic in a mother polar bear’s eyes as she watches her baby drown because the polar ice is disappearing.

It’s the silencing of the swishing monarch’s wings as their winter trees disappear into avocado farms.

It’s the loss of the melodic frog chorus as their wetlands are

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YEARS AGO 10 years ago May 2, 2007 • Mill Pond Park in Osceola will undergo the first major phase of its renovation later this month.

• The sixth annual Empty Bowls event was planned for May 2. Students planned to sell handmade pottery bowls as a reminder of all the empty bowls in the world.

• Osceola FBLA members who participated at the state conference were Alisha Kasparec, Whitney Zegarski, Amy Rohlman, Ariel Widiker, Mickayla Cottor, Brittany Gray, Berg Gudbergsson, Amber Ballard, David Boucher and Alec Cottor.

• Hannah Olson and Brian Petereck were named Osceola High School prom queen and king. The court included Alicia Lewis, Grace Kirby, Calli Bjornstad, Nicole Koehler, Claire Traynor, Matt Ellwanger, Kaz Rivard, Jonathan Switalla, Hunter Shira and Sam Dosch.

• Winners of the Arbor Day coloring contest at Dresser Elementary were Austin Cummings, Lauren Borst, Alyssa Tucker, Joe Gorres, Briza King and Stephen Franzmeier.

• After winning three straight, Osceola fell 6-5 in extra innings during non-conference action at Colfax.

20 years ago May 7, 1997 • Bealka Casting Inc., the Osceola Industrial Park’s newest company is nearing full operation. They moved to Osceola from Blaine, Minn.

• Annie Gautier is this year’s French aide at Osceola High School.

• Joe and Jenny Luangrath were the top fundraisers in Osceola Elementary School’s “Pennies for a Cure” campaign.

• A van owned by Tom and Angela Anderson was damaged after a lamp post in downtown Osceola fell on Saturday. High winds helped push over the post.

• Jason Newman won the

long jump and triple jump to lead Osceola to a second place finish at the Chisago Lakes invitational.

• The Osceola Braves capitalized on 12 walks against Hudson and won 10-0.

• Osceola softball downed Baldwin-Woodville, 14-4, on the road for their second win of the season.

• Osceola golfers finished first at the Luck golf course ahead of Unity and St. Croix Falls. Brandt Elkin shot a 42, Tim Elkin, 44 and Chris Handrahan, 48.

30 years ago May 5, 1987 • Osceola EMTs and support personnel were recognized at the monthly board of directors meeting. Darwin Gaster, seven years; Purnal Tracy, 12 years; David Wilker, 10 years; Bob Schmidt, two years; Van Burch, seven years; Herman Rose, eight years; Kathy Grant, 10 years; Ceil Neidermire, 10 years; Kathy Rossi, five years; Linda Schultz, one year; Margaret Bader, five years; Jeff Ellingworth, one year; David Forsythe, one year; Virginia Pearson, 12 years and Jody Videen, three years.

• Kevin Ulisnik was named to the Dean’s List at the University of Minnesota College of Liberal Arts.

• Newly elected officers for Osceola High School FBLA were Jamie Lee, treasurer; Kevin Tomfohrde, vice president; Kim Falen, president; and Amy Dressel, secretary.

• Mark Bjorklund has been named one of 10 national winners of $2000 college scholarships awarded by AFSCME Council 40, County and Municipal Employees.

• There was a good turnout for the annual Spring Clean Up Day in Osceola on May 2. The event was sponsored by the Osceola Women’s Club, Osceola Business Association and Osceola Girl Scouts.

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President Donald Trump 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.• Washington, D.C. 20500 Comments: (202) 456-1111 or http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/ Switchboard: (202) 456-1414 • Fax: (202) 456-2461

Congressman Sean Duffy 7th Congressional District 1208 Longworth HOB, Washington, DC 20515 • (202) 225-3365 or 502 2nd St., Suite 202, Hudson, WI 54016 • (715) 808-8160 duffy.house.gov/

U.S. Senator Ronald H. Johnson 328 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20515 • (202) 224-5323 www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contact

U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin 717 Hart Senate Office Biulding Washington, D.C. 20510 • (202) 224-5653 www.baldwin.senate.gov/contact

Governor Scott Walker 115 East, State Capitol Bldg. Mailing address: P.O. Box 7863, Madison, WI 53707 • (608) 266-1212 • (608) 267-6790 (TTY) govgeneral@wisconsin.gov • www.wisgov.state.wi.us/

Rep. Adam Jarchow 28th Assembly District Room 19 North, State Capitol, P.O. Box 8952 • Madison, WI 53708 (608) 267-2365 or 1-888-529-0028 • Fax (608) 282-3628 Rep.Jarchow@legis.wisconsin.gov

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Where have all the men gone?

As Women organize rallies across America to protest Trumps attacks on virtually everything that Americans value, that includes Healthcare, Social Security, Medicare, The Environment, Protections Against Wall Street Greed and according to an article in USA Today on March 17, 2017, 62 other Government Agencies and Programs that Benefit American Citizens.

Talk is cheap.

Trump appointee’s speak volumes about his real agenda. He has appointed some of the most anti middle class bunch of Vulture Capitalists that he could, his endorsement of the failed Healthcare

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Bill that would have eliminated 23 million Americans from having Healthcare is indicative of his absolute outright lies about his promises to the American People during the 2016 election.

He and his administration have blunder so much and accomplished so little it’s like a Clown Club!

It would be funny except it’s so serious that far too many males in this America are duped by the right wing message, while their economic future is being sucked out from under their feet. I have come to the conclusion that If Democracy and the Middle Class is to survive it’s going to be won by a large part by the Courage and Efforts American Women. One issue males better get their act together.

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ho doesn’t like a good mystery? Well, Brenda Donelan has written a great one. What’s particularly interesting about Donelan’s “Art of Deceptio”n is that it’s set in South Dakota, Donelan’s life-long home. Donelan grew up on a Stanley County, S.D. cattle ranch, attended South Dakota State UniWriters versity in Brookand worked & Writing ings in Aberdeen, S.D. Michael Tidemann as a probation officer and later as a college professor.

She currently lives in Sioux Falls, S.D. Marlee McCabe, Donelan’s main character in the novel, shares

many similarities to the author.

As a criminology professor, Marlee mirrors Donelan’s background both in law enforcement and in academia.

Life is not simple for the mild-mannered professor in the novel, though. Just as Marlee is trying to choose between one of two men, Hector and Vince, her cousin Bridget, a visiting art professor at a local university, is arrested in Marlee’s home for the theft of an ancient vase worth more than $1 million.

Marlee is herself considered a likely suspect, and a court order for her to stay away from her cousin makes it all but impossible to investigate the crime. What makes her investigation nearly impossible is that Bridget has already confessed.

Marlee wants to know why. As she continues to investigate, she brings others into her sleuthing.

High up on her own list of sus-

pects is Conrad Thayer, owner of the vase and incredibly eccentric millionaire who recommended the security firm guarding the antique when it was stolen from an art show.

Why did Bridget confess if she indeed did not commit the crime, as Marlee suspects? Will Marlee be arrested in connection with the crime? And how can she possibly investigate the crime if the court has ordered her to not contact Bridget?

Was Thayer the real culprit? Or was it someone in the security firm? Or was it Bridget’s grad assistant Abby? And to really complicate matters, did Marlee choose the right man?

After many false leads, dead ends and a threat to her own life, Marlee finally finds the answers.

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Mail train to run again

BY SUZANNE LINDGREN EDITOR@OSCEOLASUN.COM

On May 6, the Railway Post Office Northern Pacific #1102 will run the mainline rails once more in honor of its original role as a railway post office (RPO) car.

“The concept is simple,” Andrew Tighe wrote earlier this year in a brief to the Osceola & St. Croix Valley Railway board. “Run a mail train in 2017 commemorating the original railway postal offices that ran from 1862 through 1977.”

In their heyday, RPO cars were staffed by Railway Mail Service postal clerks, who sorted mail en route to the next location as a way to speed delivery. But the post office discontinued their use 40 years ago.

The Minnesota Transportation Museum has preserved the Northern Pacific #1102, which has sections for the RPO, 20 passengers and the Railway Express Agency.

It is one of two known RPO cars

in working order and certified for movement on mainline rail, according to the Minnesota Transportation Museum. The Osceola & St. Croix Valley Railway runs the car regularly, complete with a former railway mail service clerk who retrieves the mailbag while the train is on the move, according to depot manager JoAnna Falkofske.

In honor of the 40th anniversary of the “last mail train,” Tighe envisioned a partnership between the United States Postal Service (USPS) and Minnesota Transportation Museum (MTM) to give the #1102 a commemorative run. He pitched the idea to MTM Executive Director Erik Johnson, who encouraged him to see if it could be arranged.

As it turned out, the St. Paul District Postmaster’s office was interested, a meeting was held with representatives in January and the proposal was approved and forwarded to the Postmaster

General’s Office before the month was over.

The #1102 will spend National Train Day, May 6, on display at the St. Paul Union Depot. At 4 p.m., it will depart for Osceola with the BN 325 locomotive and two coach cars, hauling commemorative cards and envelopes.

After that, the car will operate in regular service with the Osceola & St. Croix Valley Railway.

“Historic connections reside with BNSF (Railway), the USPS Railway Postal Offices, Wells Fargo and the various corporations that depended on railway services,” Tighe told the railway board.

May 6 will be the first time in nearly 40 years that a real RPO postmark will be used, according to the MTM. “Last Mail Train” mementoes will be available for purchase at the depot and can be found online via Facebook (search for “The Last Mail Train”) and the MTM Facebook page and website.

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Students collecting blankets, pillows for women’s shelter The Osceola High School Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) are collecting new and gently used blankets and pillows. All items will be donated to Community Referral Agency Milltown Women’s Shelter.

The Community Referral Agen-

cy (CRA) offers support services for isolated victims of domestic violence in rural northwestern Wisconsin. The CRA’s 15-bed shelter is headquartered in Milltown, serving the rural populations of northwestern Wisconsin. It is the only shelter of its kind in a 60-mile

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Donations can be dropped off at the Osceola High School office, May 1 through May 19.

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Deb Kravik named Volunteer of the Year The Osceola Area Chamber’s Volunteer of the Year is someone who’s demonstrated outstanding participation and leadership in the Chamber or community with selfless contribution of time and effort.

The Chamber recognized Deb Kravik with this year’s award for her work on the Osceola Rivertown Trails Coalition and as a Grow Osceola volunteer.

The Falls Bluff Loop Trailhead Project would not have been completed without Kravik. She organized and coordinated more than 1,500 hours of volunteer time with Boy Scouts, Eagle Scouts and Trails Coalition members.

The Chamber noted that local quality of life is important in attracting people to town and that the trails are an important asset for Osceola’s future.

However, Kravik is also known for her work in other areas: working with special needs children with Crystal Ball Farms and River Valley Therapeutic Riding Center, serving on the Holiday Gala Committee for many years and teaching others as an infant massage instructor.

Under her leadership, Kravik and the Osceola

Deb Kravik

Rivertown Trails Coalition were honored with the Wisconsin State Main Street Award in Volunteer Engagement for 2015.

“We sure are thankful you moved here from Baltimore, Deb,” said Chamber President Pat Flanders.

Celebrating Osceola Year in and year out, people work to make Osceola a better place.

Many tend to keep a low profile, but a handful of them are recognized each year at the Osceola Area Chamber of Commerce’s annual event, Celebrate Osceola.

The Sun is spotlighting this year’s winners with a series of short profiles written by Nancy Beck.

WEEKLY MEDITATION April showers bring May flowers

BY DAVE ROSENOW TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH

Hebrews 12:7, 11 – “Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father?

No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.”

As I write this article it’s raining and gloomy outside and the forecast is for more rain. “Not again!” I say to myself hoping for some of the clouds to go away, and looking forward to some pleasant sunny days. It’ll come, we all know that, we all know that little rhyme, “April showers bring May flowers.” If only we could always remember to apply that knowledge to the gloomy and miserable days and seasons we face in our

personal lives.

Think about it. We have God’s Word on the fact that He can and will bring good things out of the tough times we face. We have hope knowing that because of Jesus there is forgiveness for sins and eternal life for us. Because of His resurrection we too will rise from the dead.

We can look at the gloomy days of life like they’re merely April showers. We know that there are much better things to come.

If you are struggling at this time with health, work, school, relationships, finances, the suffering of a loved one, or anything else that might weigh you down, remember - God always works through the gloomy times to bring us blessings.

Has He ever failed us in the past? Hasn’t He already given us all things in Jesus, who gave His perfect life as a sacrifice for our sins? I guess we could even say Life’s showers bring divine flow-

ers. That is what God tells us, “Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father? No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.”

When we see the flowers bloom in May and the beauty of spring all around us, remember the harvest of righteousness that God is bringing up in our spiritual families, and in our personal lives. Remember that the “showers” were necessary, and are actually a real blessing for us.

We can always enjoy the sunshine of God’s spring bloom in our midst. The future with Jesus is so bright, it can’t help but make us smile. May the Lord bring spring into your heart by His love and forgiveness, and may we thank Him for both the “showers” and the “sunshine” in our lives.

Teddy Bear Band and more at Rhubarb Days Teddy Bear Band Osceola Public Library and Wild River Fitness welcome the Teddy Bear Band to Osceola on June 3 at the Mill Pond Park during Rhubarb Days.

For over thirty-five years, the Teddy Bear Band has been providing fun family entertainment all over the country. More than just entertainers, this is a group with a mission. The Teddy Bear Band strives to help children gain and maintain a positive sense of self, as well as an appreciation of their own abilities with music

that also nurtures learning and socialization.

The band hopes that everyone experiences positive values through music at their performances such as laughing, having fun and finding positive “escape” through imagination, respecting and helping others, being part of a supportive and loving family, and taking care of the Earth. All this at one terrific show. We can’t wait!

The band will be playing in the Mill Pond Gazebo on June 3 at 2 p.m.

Pancakes and Petting Zoo The rhubarb events start early again this year with the annual Pancake Breakfast and Petting Zoo. Enjoy breakfast from 8 a.m.11 a.m. in Osceola on June 3.

Look for the Pancake Breakfast and Petting Zoo in the Village of Osceola parking lot across from Croixland Leather Works on Saturday, June 3 from 8am11am. The cost is $5 for adults and free for kids under 12. This year’s proceeds will be going to the Osceola Public Library’s youth services.

CHURCH LISTINGS ALLIANCE CHURCH OF THE VALLEY 1259 Hwy. 35 South, St. Croix Falls 715-483-1100 www.stcroixalliance.com Senior Pastor, Gary Russell Associate Pastor Jeff Naegelen Youth Pastor Chris Folkestad SUNDAY: Worship 8:30 & 11 a.m.

———————— ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY CATHOLIC CHURCH East Farmington Rev. Andy Anderson SUNDAY: Mass at 9 a.m.

———————— BETHANY LUTHERAN Star Prairie Pastor Dan Pennington (715) 248-3730 blcsp@frontiernet.net SUNDAY: Traditional Worship 8 a.m.

Contemporary Worship 9:30 a.m.

———————— BETHESDA LUTHERAN LCMC 1947 110th Ave. Dresser Sand Lake 715-755-2562 www.bethesdalutheran.ws Pastor Peter Rimmereid SUNDAY: Contemporary/Traditional worship, 9 a.m ———————— CHRIST LUTHERAN CHURCH 150 Fifth Street Marine on St. Croix, Minn.

Pastor Joel Martin 651-433-3222 SUNDAY: Worship 8:15 & 9:45 a.m.

———————— EL SALEM/TWIN FALLS CHRISTIAN CENTER Six miles east of Dresser on Co. Rd. F, 1751 100th Ave. Pastor Darryl R. Olson 715-755-3113 SUNDAY: Morning worship 10:30 a.m.

Evening service 6 p.m.

———————— EUREKA BAPTIST CHURCH 2393 210th Ave., St. Croix Falls Pastor Seth Brickley

715-483-9464 SUNDAY: Worship Service 10 a.m.

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

———————— FIRST EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN 5561 Chestnut St. Taylors Falls, Minn.

SUNDAY: Worship 8:30 a.m.

Contemporary Worship 11 a.m.

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

———————— GRACE CHURCH – OSCEOLA Pastor Mark Barlow Amy Germain, Day Care 722 Seminole Ave. Osceola info@gracechurchosceola.com 715-417-0752 Day Care: 715-294-4222 SUNDAY: Worship Service, 9:00 a.m.

———————— GRACE BEREAN FELLOWSHIP 421 4th Street, Centuria Duane Gallentine, Pastor 715-755-2523 FRIDAY and SUNDAY KJV Bible Study/Fellowship ———————— GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH Nye Area/Wisconsin Synod 2098 70th Avenue Pastor Nile Merseth SUNDAY: Worship 9 a.m.

———————— HOLY CROSS ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN CHURCH Meeting at Zion Lutheran Church 28005 Old Towne Road Chisago Lakes, Minn.

651-260-5100

www.holyx.net Fr. Bill Neumann, pastor SUNDAY: Worship 9:30 a.m.

———————— HOLY TRINITY ORTHODOX CHURCH 523 First Street, Clayton 715-948-2203 Father Christopher Wojcik SUNDAY: Liturgy 9:30 a.m.

———————— HOPE EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH 933 248th Street, one mile north of Osceola on Highway 35 Pastor Kevin McLouth 715-294-2112 • www.hefc.org SUNDAY: Worship 10 a.m.

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

———————— NEW LIFE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY Non-denominational 201 State Hwy. 35, Dresser Pastor Tony Minell, 715-417-1982 galatiansii20@yahoo.com Church office: 715-417-0945 SUNDAY: Worship Service 9:30 a.m.

———————— NEW WINE COMMUNITY CHURCH 309 5th Street, Centuria Pastor Scott Petznick (715) 338-8912 Worship 10 a.m.

———————— OSCEOLA COMMUNITY CHURCH 2492 Education Drive, Osceola Larry Mederich www.occconnect.org SUNDAY: Worship 9 and 10:45 a.m.

———————— OSCEOLA MEDICAL CENTER SPIRITUAL CARE 2600 65th Avenue, Osceola www.myomc.org/specialty-

serv 1chapel.php serv_1chapel.php Chaplain Thomas Reaume 715-294-5645 fax: 715-294-5712 Chapel open daily for meditation.

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

Fellowship 11 a.m.

———————— PEACE LUTHERAN CHURCH (ELCA), 2355 Clark Rd., Dresser 715-755-2515 plcdresser.org peace@centurytel.net Pastor Alan Buresh SUNDAY: Worship Services, 8:30 a.m. and 10:45 a.m.

———————— PRAIRIEVIEW COVENANT CHURCH OF NEW RICHMOND 1396 210th Ave. 2 miles north of New Richmond on Hwy. 65 Pastor Rudy King 715-248-0600 SUNDAY: Worship 10 a.m.

———————— REDEEMER EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH Wisconsin Synod Corner of Adams & Louisiana St. Croix Falls Rev. Timothy Blauert 715-483-3401 SUNDAY: Worship 9:15 a.m.

———————— RIVER VALLEY CHRISTIAN CHURCH LIGHTHOUSE 1289 160th Street St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin 715-483-5378 Pastor Jonah Fetzer SUNDAY: Worship 10 a.m.

———————— ST. ANNE PARISH 139 Church Hill Road

Somerset, WI 54025 715-247-3310 Rev. Andy Anderson SATURDAY: Mass 5 p.m.

SUNDAY: Mass 8 and 10 a.m.

———————— ST. CROIX FALLS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Upper St. Croix Parish 300 North Adams Street St. Croix Falls 715-483-9494 churches@centurytel.net umstcroixfallswolfcreek.org Pastor Ran Yoo Pastor Kooko Kim Sunday services 10 a.m.

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

———————— ST. FRANCIS XAVIER CATHOLIC CHURCH Franconia, MN 651-465-7345 www.stfrancisfranconia.org Fr. Frank Wampach SUNDAY: Mass 9:30 a.m.

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

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

Mass at 11a.m.

———————— ST. JOSEPH’S CATHOLIC 490 Bench Street Taylors Falls, Minnesota 651-465-7345 www.stjosephtaylorsfalls.org Fr. Frank Wampach SATURDAY: 5:30 p.m.

SUNDAY: Mass 7:30 a.m.

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COMMUNITY CHURCH Cty. Rd. F, Dresser 715-483-2911 www.faithonpurpose.org Don Guttormson, Pastor Sunday Worship 10 a.m.

———————— SHEPHERD OF THE VALLEY LUTHERAN CHURCH MISSOURI SYNOD 140 Madison Street St. Croix Falls Pastor Mark Schoen 715-483-1186 SUNDAY: Worship Services 9 a.m.

———————— TRINITY EV. LUTHERAN CHURCH (WELS) 300 Seminole Ave., (Ct H M) Osceola 715-294-2828 • www.trinityosceola.com Pastor David Rosenow (920-645-7526) SUNDAY: Worship 9 a.m. • Wed. 7 p.m.

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

———————— TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH OF GARFIELD 1578 85th Ave., Amery Pastor Lori Peper 715-268-9577 SUNDAY: Worship Service 9:30 a.m.

———————— WEST IMMANUEL LUTHERAN (ELCA), 447 180th St., Osceola www.westimmanuel.org Rev. Rexford D. Brandt SUNDAY: Worship Services, 8 and 10:30 a.m.

———————— WORD OF LIFE FELLOWSHIP Cliff Bjork, (651) 465-7373 366 Bench St., Taylors Falls, Minn.

SUNDAY: Worship Service 10 a.m.

———————— ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH (Wisconsin Synod) East Farmington Pastor William Brassow (715) 294-3489 THURSDAY: Worship, 4:30 p.m.

SUNDAY: Worship, 10:30 a.m.

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Barry Wayne Johnson

Ruby Ann Dorr

Barry “Boats” Wayne Johnson diedApril 27, 2017.

He was 73.

He was a well-respected man who was born in Osc ceola He retired from the U United States Navy after 24 y years of service as a Chief B Boatswain mate in 1988.

He was a Vietnam Vetera and spent four years as an a Brown Water River Rat f from 1964 to 1968. After ret tirement from the Navy he w worked as a rigger for the A Army Corp of Engineers rep pairing dams.

He and his wife moved to B Brandon, Fla., in 2002 and h made a big impact on the he community. He was the last of the four founding fathers of AMVETS Post 26 to pass away and a Charter Member. He served as Past Commander of AMVETS Post 26, Member of the Grievance Committee of AMVETS Department of Florida; belonged to the Nam Knights Westside Motorcycle Club, Moose Lodge of Brandon, Valrico Eagles FOE # 3566 and Lifetime Member of AMVETS Post 26 of Dover, Fla., and VFW of Puyallup, Wash.

He was preceded in death by his father, Lawrence Johnson and his mother, Elvira Johnson.

He is survived by his loving wife of 27 years, Susan; three children, Eric (Kristy) Johnson, Tanya Johnson and Cory Johnson (Chelsey) Johnson; two step-children, Amy Gens Zink (Steve), Jason Gens; nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

A Celebration of Life will be May 13 at 2 p.m. at AMVETS Post 26 at 221 S. Dover Rd., Dover, FL 33527.

He will be buried in Osceola next to his parents and grandparents.

Ruby Ann (Steffen) Dorr of Osceola peacefully passed into the arms of Jesus on April 24, 2017, with family at her side. She was 91.

Ruby was born Feb. 4, 11926, in Somerset Townsship to Elmer and Franc cis (Materjean) Steffen.

S She grew up in rural O Osceola. Ruby attended c country school through tthe eighth grade, then sshe stayed home to help h her parents with the famiily.

Ruby got a job at the first White Castle in St. P Paul, Minn. While workiing there she met her future husband, Herby Dorr. They were married on May 4, 1946 at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Farmington. Ruby and Herby farmed together for several years. She worked at UFE as a parts inspector for 30 plus years.

Ruby was an avid cook and baker. She served as a cook at Camp Croix in Spooner, Wis., for many years. She also baked and decorated cakes for many family and friends on their special occasions.

She loved her Lord Jesus and was a very active member and volunteer at Zion Lutheran Church.

Ruby showed great love for all of her family. She enjoyed organizing family gatherings and was always happiest when surrounded by those she loved.

Ruby was proceeded in death by her parents; husband of 55 years, Herby; one sister, Murley; one brother, Curtis Sr. and several brother and sisterin-laws.

Ruby is survived by her children, Judy (Allen) Thompson, Terry (Sara) Dorr and Jodeen (Stan) Britton; grandchildren, Tammy (Tim) Grunow, Kris Dobberschutz, Lori (Dave) Wistrom, Todd (Kiris) Dorr, Kara Dorr (Josh), Stuart and Jackson Pearson, Jalyn and Benjamin Britton; great-grandchildren, Taylor, Taran, Tanner (Nicole), Logan (April), Kayla (Anthony), Cody (Taylor); greatgreat-grandson TJ; siblings, Harris (Lela) Steffen, Margie (Jim) Johnson, Lois (Marvin) Demulling, Grace Bjorklund, Darlene Brown, Charles Steffen and Darwin Steffen; many nieces, nephews and other relatives.

The family would like to thank the staff at CCH for all the wonderful and loving care that Ruby received during her stay there.

Funeral services were April 27 at Zion evangelical Lutheran Church of Farmington.

Interment in Oak Grove Cemetery.

Laketown crash ends with fatality

On April 24, 2017 at 8:53 a.m., the Polk County Dispatch Center received a 911 call reporting a two-vehicle crash on 220th Street/CTH Z near 240th Avenue. Ambulances and deputies were dispatched to the scene.

Upon arrival it was determined that only one vehicle was involved.

The involved vehicle, a 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer, was northbound on CTH Z/220th Street.

As the vehicle passed 240th Avenue, it drifted off the west side of the road and hit a driveway, which launched it in the air. While airborne, the vehicle struck trees and a power pole. After rolling to a stop, the vehicle came to rest in a cornfield on the west side of the road. There was extensive damage to all

areas of the vehicle and because it was entangled with power lines, any attempted rescue was complicated.

The lone occupant driver was reported deceased. The driver was Aaron Thompson, a 27-year-old man from rural Milltown.

This crash is the third fatal crash in Polk County in 2017, resulting in four deaths.

The crash and death remain under investigation of the Polk County Sheriff’s Office and Medical Examiner’s Office. Assisting at the scene were Cushing Fire, Luck Police Department, St. Croix Valley EMS/Lakes Area Ambulance Service and Northwest Electric.

Polk-Burnett Electric assisted at the scene after being flagged down.

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Photos wanted: Sun seeks photos for Community Directory cover

2016-2017

The Sun invites photographers of every age to submit their best work for the cover of this year’s Community Directory.

The directory is published in late spring and distributed in Osceola, Dresser, St. Croix Falls, East Farmington, Scandia, Marine on St. Croix and May Township. Preference will be given to high-resolution photos taken in the distribution area.

The entry deadline is May 5. Please send photos to graphics@osceolasun.com.

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Melanie King and Molly Korzenowski, fourth place at Wisconsin State FBLA, qualified for National FBLA.

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Becky Ringlien (left) scored fifth place in FBLA Principles and Procedures and Kristi Getschel scored fifth in Agribusiness.

Future business leaders of America attend State Leadership Conference

FBLA is celebrating its 75th Anniversary and Osceola Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) members traveled to Appleton, Wis., to compete at the State Leadership Conference. The two day conference had workshops and tours for members to attend to increase their business knowledge, compete in business events and raise money for the March of Dimes through a Miracle Minute.

Students who place in the top four of their event earn the right to compete at National Leadership Conference held in Anaheim, Cali., June 29 through July 2.

Students who have competed from Osceola High School: Molly Kowronski and Melanie King (Graphic Design) 4th Place qualifying for Nationals, Kristi Getschel (Agribusiness) 5th Place at State, Becky Ringlien (FBLA Principles & Procedures) 5th Place at State, Gavin Anderson and Linnaea Wallis (Social Media Campaign), Maren Sjolander and Jada Wyman (Business Ethics), Joshua Elmer (Cyber Security), Christina Nygren (Healthcare Administration), Ellis Williams (Introduction to Financial Math), Devon Sundt and Parker Gangestad (Intro to Business Presentation), Kevin Carlson (Intro to Information Technology).

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Osceola Future Business Leaders of America members competed at the State Leadership Conference. Back Row: Christina Nygren, Linnaea Wallis, Gavin Anderson, Devon Sundt, Joshua Elmer and Parker Gangestad. Middle Row: Melanie King, Molly Korzenowski, Maren Sjolander and Kevin Carlson. Front Row: Kristi Getschel, Jada Wyman and Ellis Williams.

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More delays for Hansen, Milltown Town Clerk re-elected amid serious felony charges

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While the Polk County judicial system struggles with turnover on the bench and in the District Attorneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office, Virgil Hansen, the 66-year-old Milltown Village Clerk, firefighter, and former Unity School bus driver, remains free on serious charges of repeated sexual assault of a child, child sexual exploitation, enticement, trafficking, solicitation, and abuse. Hansen is alleged to have committed the illegal acts with a 13-yearold boy at his Milltown residence.

The charges bring with them a maximum penalty of more than 190 years in prison. Hansen remains free on bond, the conditions of which dictate that he not have any contact with children under 17, with the exception of relatives working on the family farm.

Despite the charges, Hansen ran unopposed this April for the position of Milltown Town Clerk.

He was re-elected to the position by a margin of 112 to five.

As for the caseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s prog-

Virgil Hansen, 66 of Milltown, looks over his shoulder during a February court appearance before Judge Daniel Tolan.

Hansen is answering to seven felony charges that allege he had inappropriate sexual contact and sexually tortured a 13-year-old boy at his farm in Milltown.

ress, a jury trial was initially scheduled in January of this year by outgoing judge Molly GaleWyrick, but subsequently cancelled. Judge Dan Tolan then disqualified himself from the case in February, while newly elected District Attorney Jeff Kemp required time to get up to speed on the case, and has reportedly been seeking special assistance in the case from the Attorney Generalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office. A status conference was scheduled for this past Friday before Judge Jeff Anderson.

With Kemp occupied in a jury trial occurring simultaneously in an adjacent courtroom, Assistant District Attorney Stephen Dorrance confirmed that Kempâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office is hoping for assistance from the attorney general, but was unable to confirm the likelihood of that happening.

A telephone conference

between the parties has been scheduled for May 8, at which time a trial will be rescheduled.

Reports in Support of Probable Cause Polk County Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Department Monday, April 24, 2017 Adam K. Boyer, 36, Osceola was arrested on April 17 for a failure-to-appear warrant.

Zachary K. Thompson, 24, Amery was arrested on April 18 for probation hold.

Matthew J. Wuorenma, 28, Luck was arrested on April 20 for a probation hold.

Jacqueline L. Vanwert, 35, Star Prairie was arrested on April 21 for an out-of-state warrant.

Seth R. Stolpman, 33, Osceola was arrested on April 22 for a probation hold.

Sonja K. Nelson, 29, Frederic was arrested on April 21 for OWI 2 and

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Maurice T. Branch, 38, New Richmond was arrested on April 18 for obstructing and a DOC warrant.

Janis D. Howie, 23, Balsam Lake was arrested on April 19 for felony bail jumping.

Franky L. Ferrell, 37, No permanent address was arrested on April 18 for domestic battery and a felony Chippewa County warrant.

Amy L. Coulson, 39, Clear Lake was arrested on April 18 for domestic disorderly conduct.

Ryan L. Lafave, 17, Luck was arrested on April 20 for possession of THC. Shanna S. Lowe, 18, Luck was arrested on April 20 for possession of THC and drug paraphernalia.

Randa A. Rude, 21, Eau Claire was arrested on April 20 for marijuana possession.

William J. Ferrier, 27, Amery was arrested on April 21 for domestic battery, domestic disorderly conduct and damage to property.

Nicholas K. Mosay, 30, Balsam Lake was arrested on April 21 for operating a vehicle without ownerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s consent, domestic disorderly conduct, damage to property and theft.

Bernard King Sr., 44, Luck was arrested on April 22 for domestic disorderly conduct.

Richard J. Stanley, 40, Brooklyn Center, Minn. was arrested on April 22 for possession of meth, possession of parapher-

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

PUBLIC NOTICE The Polk County Dept. of Administration is accepting applications for one alternate member to serve on the Board of Adjustment committee. To be eligible, an individual must be an elector of Polk County. To apply, please submit a letter of interest to: OfďŹ ce of the County Administrator; 100 Polk County Plaza, Suite 220; Balsam Lake, WI 54810; by May 8, 2017. Any questions, contact: Tammy Peterson, Dept. of Administration: (715) 485-9212.

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NOTICE OF SCHOOL BOARD VACANCY NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the electors of the Osceola School District that there is a current vacancy on the School Board. The School Board intends to attempt to appoint a qualiďŹ ed elector of the District to ďŹ ll the vacancy under a term of ofďŹ ce that shall expire on April 23, 2018.

Any eligible person who desires to be considered for appointment to this public ofďŹ ce must ďŹ le the following materials at the District OfďŹ ce, which is located at 331 Middle School Drive, Osceola, WI 54020. Phone: 715-2944140. Information packets are available in the District OfďŹ ce from 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

1. School Board Application Form 2. Resume 3. 3 Letters of Recommendation To ensure consideration, the application must be received in the District OfďŹ ce no later than 4:00 p.m. on Monday, May 22, 2017.

ON THE PROPOSED VILLAGE OF DRESSER/TOWN OF OSCEOLA COOPERATIVE PLAN UNDER SECTION 66.0307, WISCONSIN STATUTES This meeting is a joint public hearing between the Village of Dresser Board of Trustees and the Town of Osceola Board of Supervisors.

Public hearing will be held Wednesday, May 31, 2017 at 6:00 PM at the Dresser Community Hall â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 115 Main Street W. A copy of Cooperative Plan is available at www.villageofdresser.com and www. townofosceola.com WNAXLP

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed Bids for the construction of the 4th Avenue and Kent Street Utility and Street Improvement Project will be received by Stevens Engineers, Inc., 2211 Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neil Road, Hudson, WI 54016, until 10:00 A.M. local time on Thursday, May 18, 2017, at which time the Bids received will be publicly opened and read for furnishing all labor, materials, and all else necessary for the following: 4th Avenue and Kent Street Utility and Street Improvement Project In general, work consists of the reconstruction of 4th Avenue (370 LF) and Kent Street (230 LF) including 330 LF of sanitary sewer and 870 LF of water main. The Work includes demolition; removal of asphalt; excavation; aggregate base; concrete curb and gutter; asphalt pavement; pavement markings; and turf restoration.

All Bids must be prepared on the Bid Form contained in the Bidding Documents and submitted in accordance with the Instruction to Bidders. A portion of the project is funded through the Local Road Improvement Program.

Bidders desiring a copy of the Bidding Documents may obtain them electronically from Quest CDN at http://www.questcdn.com (eBidDoc Number 5058940) or through Stevens Engineersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; website at www.stevensengineers.com. Bidding Documents may be seen at the Osceola Village Hall and at the Issuing OfďŹ ce of Stevens Engineers, Inc, Consulting Engineers, 2211 Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neil Road, Hudson, WI 54016.

Direct inquiries to Engineerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Project Manager, Angela Popenhagen at (715) 3865819.

Bid Security in the amount of 5 percent of the amount of the Bid must accompany each Bid in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders. Prevailing wage rates are required on this project.

The Village reserves the right to retain the deposits of the 3 lowest Bidders for a period not to exceed 60 days after the date and time set for the Opening of Bids.

No Bids may be withdrawn for a period of 60 days after the date and time set for the Opening of Bids.

The Village reserves the right to reject any and all Bids, to waive irregularities and informalities therein, and further reserves the right to award the Contract in the best interests of the Village.

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nalia, possession of cocaine, and possession of marijuana.

Polk County Divorces Filed Jessica A. Fishman, 39, Amery and Jon M. Fishman, 41, Amery filed for divorce on April 13, 2017.

Roxann M. Nelson, 54, Amery and John W. Nelson Jr., 69, Amery filed for divorce on April 13, 2017.

John G. Shaleen, 60,

Osceola and Tameka T. Shaleen, 28, Osceola filed for divorce on April 17, 2017.

Beverly A. Van Dell-Sztamburski, 56, Dresser and Eugene Sztamburski, 65, Dresser filed for divorce on April 17, 2017.

Amy L. Coulson, 39, Clear Lake and Joshua S. Coulson, 41, Clear Lake filed for divorce on April 21, 2017.

About the crime stories

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

Probable Cause Reports (PCs) are simply a report stating the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Probable Causeâ&#x20AC;? that the arresting officer had at the time of arrest. It is used by the District Attorney, Defense Attorney, and Judges in the courtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Initial Appearanceâ&#x20AC;? to assist them in determining, ďŹ rst, to conďŹ rm whether or not there was enough â&#x20AC;&#x153;Probable Causeâ&#x20AC;? for the arrest, second, if the charge stated by the officer is appropriate and supported by the information contained therein, and third to assist the judge in setting bond. The District Attorney also uses the Probable Cause Report as a basis (but not exclusively) to complete the Criminal Complaint, which is the official charging document.

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

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

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

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Advertisement for Bids Demolition of 306 Kent St. and Municipal Building Village of Osceola, Wisconsin Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received by thdfe Village of Osceola, Wisconsin until 2:00 p.m., Friday, May 12, 2017 at which time they will be opened at SEH of New Richmond 156 High Street, Suite 300, New Richmond, WI 54017, for the furnishing of all labor and material for: Demolition of: 306 Kent St. and the Municipal Building located at 310 Chieftain St. Anyone interested in submitting a bid should contact Erik Henningsgard, SEH 715.861.4883, to obtain further information.

Bids shall be directed to Erik Henningsgard, securely sealed, and endorsed upon the outside wrapper, â&#x20AC;&#x153;BID FOR BUILDING DEMO.â&#x20AC;?

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Dancers to compete at World competition

Local dancers competed at Nexstar Regionals on March 19 at the Roy Wilkins Center in St. Paul. Both groups earned a Golden Ticket Invitation to compete at the World dance Competition in August in Secaucus, N.J. The only way they can compete in the World dance is by earning the Golden Ticket. The dancers are fundraising to help with expenses for the trip. There will be a garage sale May 4 and 5 at Dance Explosion Studio in New Richmond and a burger night at Champs in New Richmond on May 23. Pictured, front row: Chloe Porter, Montana Bazille, Kaylynn Elkin, Sophia Porter, Ashlynn Giiossi, Hannah Otto. Second row: Lauryn Frederick, McKenzie Breault, Ivy Halvorson, Gracie Martin, Natalie Benoy, Kylie Friendt, Shanae Demulling. Third row: Destiny Lieder, Ashley Swiggum, Claira Luedtke, Madi Sattler, Shelby Krueger, Anna Dornbush. Not pictured: Maddie Yehlik.

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PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that Polk County will sell the following Real Properties by Public Auction to be held online at www.wisconsinsurplus.com, Auction #17346.

The Public Auction will begin on Monday, May 15, 2017 at 12:01am CDT and end on Monday, June 5, 2017, starting at 10:00 am CDT. All bids must be submitted through the auction site. No other bids will be accepted.

XXX Hwy 8–Town of Balsam Lake Pcl #006-01086-0300 Minimum Bid: $15,000.00

XXX 345th Ave–Town of Clam Falls Pcl #014-00156-0700 Minimum Bid: $3,500.00

XXX 115th St–Town of Clam Falls Pcl #014-00153-0100 Minimum Bid: $3,500.00

XXX 345th Ave–Town of Clam Falls Pcl #014-00156-0800 Minimum Bid: $3,500.00

XXX 345th Ave–Town of Clam Falls XXX 345th Ave–Town of Clam Falls Pcl #014-00153-0200 Minimum Bid: $3,500.00

Pcl #014-00156-0900 Minimum Bid: $5,500.00

XXX 112th St–Town of Clam Falls Pcl #014-00156-0300 Minimum Bid: $7,000.00

XXX 340th Ave–Town of Clam Falls Pcl #014-00199-0200 Minimum Bid: $12,000.00

XXX 112th St–Town of Clam Falls Pcl #014-00156-0400 Minimum Bid: $7,000.00

Following properties: Contact City of St. Croix Falls for information on Special Assessments.

XXX 125th Ave–City of St. Croix Falls

XXX 345th Ave–Town of Clam Falls Pcl #281-01396-0000 Pcl #014-00156-0500 Minimum Bid: $160,000.00 Minimum Bid: $6,000.00 XXX 125th Ave–City of St. Croix Falls XXX 112th St–Town of Clam Falls Pcl #281-01399-0000 Pcl #014-00156-0600 Minimum Bid: $160,000.00 Minimum Bid: $6,000.00 www.wisconsinsurplus.com is a public on-line bidding auction. The properties will be sold “As Is” to the highest bidder. Polk County makes no representation or guarantee with respect to the use or condition of the properties.

The public sale will be conducted by those terms of sale articulated on the online auction service. In the event the highest bidder fails to close the transaction within the days specified in the terms of sale, the County, pursuant to Section 75.69(1), may accept as the final bid the bid that is most advantageous to the County.

Dated April 25, 2017. Polk County Buildings For Questions email polk.recreation@co.polk.wi.us or call 715-485-9294

Front row: Ariel Holzbauer, Brenna Thoen, Lexi Griffin, Tessa Jacobson, Kalley Smith, Natalie Thyne, Emily Weiss . Second row: Kendall Carper, Kaylee Getschel, Liv Dunlap, Chloe Quist, Drew Kreibich, Claire Zdroik, Brooklyn Green. Third row: Delaney Steffen, Emma Karpenske, Abby Andersen, Ellie Sager, Rose Gillis, Hannah Keilen, Emily Thyne.

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inal counts in the ordeal, including multiple counts of reckless endangerment, battery, hit and run, and disorderly conduct. Because of his previous criminal history and the racial expletives used by Seline, District Attorney Dan Steffen also tagged on the enhancers of repeat offense and hate crime to several of the charges.

The hate crime enhancers were thrown out in the course of the plea agreement.

“This was more motivated by jealousy,” said District Attorney Jeff Kemp. “The [hate crime enhancer] would have been extremely tough to prove.”

Seline pleaded guilty in March to two felonies, second degree reckless endangerment and substantial battery, which brought maximum penalties of more than 13 ½ years in prison and/or $35,000 in fines.

With a late-running jury trial occurring in another courtroom Friday, Assistant District Attorney Stephen Dorrance filled in for Kemp during the sentencing.

“This gentleman has a difficulty controlling his temper,” Dorrance said of Seline. Dorrance recommended Seline sit three years behind bars with four more years of extended supervision.

Attorney Stephen Petros represented Seline, asking for up to a year in the county jail with

credit for time served, followed by probation.

Petros maintained that Seline took great pride in being a stay-at-homefather to his children, despite a history of sub-

‘I don’t see a racist, Mr. Seline.

I see a young man whose emotions got in the way of his good sense.’

Scott Needham Judge stance abuse and inability to maintain steady employment.

Many of Seline’s family members, including his small children, were present for the sentencing. Seline’s mother and girlfriend both told Judge Scott Needham that his actions were a result of his feeling outnumbered, and getting physically assaulted himself that day.

Seline broke down as he spoke in his own defense.

“I take full responsibly for my actions … you know … I tried to avoid this by leaving … and somehow it ended up in front of my house. I did what I did … and I’m doing my time. …”

Citing the pre-sentence investigation, Needham orally reviewed Seline’s tattered criminal history and a litany of what he called ‘adverse childhood

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experiences’ throughout his upbringing, including full-blown methamphetamine use by age sixteen.

Needham outlined a pattern of violent, reactive behavior on the part of Seline, behavior that has historically been a mix of chemical abuse fueled by emotion.

“You knew that these were your triggers, and I’m always taken aback by folks who weave their way through the criminal justice system and don’t take stock of how they got there, what happened, and what maybe they could correct in their own lives as a way to avoid future events,” said Needham.

“I understand that there were racial slurs, and that those words may have been exchanged. But I don’t see a racist Mr. Seline. I see a young man whose emotions got in the way of his good sense,” he continued, pointing to the course of events that occurred that day in October. “It was a continuum of choices that you made that day, and that night that ended in your arrest. And at any one of those points I wish you would have taken a deep breath.”

Needham agreed with the prosecution in that Seline’s children would be better served if their father were to be given treatment within the confines of the Department of Corrections. He sentenced Seline to three years of confinement and five additional years of extended supervision for reckless endangerment.

He was given an additional concurrent sentence of one a half years for the substantial battery charge, which does not lengthen his prison time.

With credit for time served, Seline will serve the two and a half years at Dodge Correctional Institution in Waupun. Upon his release he’ll serve five years of extended supervision, including a substance abuse assessment, anger management assessment, and a requirement of absolute sobriety.

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dent, Shana Conde, secretary, and Mariette Knegendorf, treasurer.

But it’s a community-wide effort, Denissen explained.

“We have the public, clergy, business owners, police officials, teachers and social workers helping us,” she said, “and many of the teens are involved in it too.”

Their plan?

“What we’ll do as a community,” said Denissen, “is we’re going to teach them life skills such as balancing a checkbook, cooking and baking, light mechanical skills, arts and crafts, gardening, washing clothes and cleaning the house — and making it fun.”

Conde, the board’s secretary, said the center is sorely needed.

“I know several kids who have attempted sui-

cide and one who actually did it,” she said. “I think if there were an outlet for them it, a time to do something constructive, it would help them get out of those mindsets. Sometimes it’s just sitting idle … you don’t feel you have purpose. I think this teen center would give them tools, and purpose.”

Teens have helped build the organization’s agenda, according to Denissen.

“They’ve come to the meetings and they’re giving input,” she said. “And they’re just doing a great job. It’s amazing the effort they’ve put into it.”

One student developed a survey to measure interest in the center and in specific topics. Others helped develop the center’s logo and are designing a fundraising brochure.

The board is hoping more community members come forward to

teach the youth.

“This task takes a community,” said Denissen.

“It will take ALL of us.

One person can’t do this.

We are all concerned

are people who are determined to see it work.”

Denissen noted that this type of work can be life changing not only for youth, but for mentors.

“You cannot explain it to people until you experience it,” she said.

Added treasurer Knegendorf: “I mentored a little girl one half hour a week, and she told her teacher it was the most important time she has. I never thought I was making a difference. … She has a wonderful grandmother, but kids need other confirmation that they’re valued.”

“Kids need a human connection,” said Conde.

“In a world where everything is about media and texting and email, there’s not a physical connection. That’s what a lot of these kids are missing.”

The board is actively looking for a building to house the center, and they are ready to accept

‘As a community who says they want to help, what do you want to offer these kids?’

Joanna Swenson Youth Center Vice President and we all have a part to make our community healthier and wholesome.”

“As a community who says they want to help, what do you want to offer these kids?” asked vice president Swenson. “Everybody has something to give. … It can work. It will work, because there

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It wasn’t exactly the night that the track and field coaches had hoped for. The Osceola Chieftains battled six other teams at the Baldwin-Woodville invitational but as it turned out

the weather was perhaps the toughest challenge.

“It was a wet one, that’s for sure,” Osceola coach Amanda Meyer said, “but our kids realized that every competitor had the same circumstances, and they competed really well.”

Osceola competed well

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The meet consisted of 17 events as the pole vault was not competed due to the wet conditions.

The Osceola boys team won three events with Lee Erickson and Jason Bents sweeping the 110m hurdles and the 300m hurdles respectively. Erickson also placed second in the triple jump.

Ryan Rogers placed first in the 3200m run with his brother Sean placing second in the same event.

“It puts the pressure on,” Ryan Rogers said about running in the same race as his brother.

“We’re both very competitive and want to run our best. When we’re in the same race we push each other very hard, but we encourage each other to run fast and help the team, no matter who’s in front.”

The Osceola 1600m relay team placed second with Bents, Eli Tuttle, Tray Scott and Joe Swanson passing the baton for the Chieftains. Scott also earned a second place in the high jump.

“Ryan Rogers stood out on the boys’ side with his win in the 3200,” Meyer SEE OHS TRACK, PAGE 18

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Senior Linnaea Wallis placed third in the shot put at the Baldwin-Woodville invitational helping the Chieftain girls to a first place team finish. The Osceola boys also earned the top spot.

OHS softball team splits pair of MBC games

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There are no soft touches in the Middle Border conference softball schedule. Every team is capable of winning any match. Every game will be difficult and each win is precious. The Osceola Chieftains played a pair of MBC games last week and split the week’s challenges. Osceola opened their week with a win over the Amery Warriors before losing to the Prescott Cardinals. Osceola now stands at 3-2 in conference play with every team having lost at least one time.

Amery took an early lead with a single run in the first inning in the first game of the week but Osceola responded with two runs each in the first, second and fourth innings with a big 3-spot in the third to open up a 9-1 lead after four innings. Osceola took advantage of five walks given up by Amery pitching in the first four innings.

Sam Gibbs led the fivehit Chieftain offense

with a pair of hits and also drove in two. Ann Salewski and Hayley Palmsteen both scored twice for the Chieftains.

Holly Grengs was the winning pitcher and was effective throughout the contest. Grengs pitched the complete game and gave up just six hits and walked two.

“Overall we had a great week recording one win and one loss,” Osceola coach Jake Krieser said. “In the win against Amery, Holly Grengs had a solid performance on the mound recording eight strikeouts.”

Prescott came to Osceola with only one conference loss and left with a win in a game that was much closer than the final score of 5-1 would indicate. Prescott outhit the Chieftains by a slim 10-9 margin and both pitchers were solid.

“Hannah Germain showed her senior leadership with a solid pitching and batting performance,” Krieser said.

“Germain went 3-for-3 SEE OHS SOFTBALL, PAGE 18

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Osceola defends its goal against New Richmond as Ellie Ringlien (3) Regan Ekstrom (green shirt right of Ringlien) and Maya Celander move the ball from trouble.

Chieftain soccer team having trouble on offense

BY RON JASPERSON SPORTS WRITER

The Osceola Chieftain soccer team is playing really tough defense so far this season. If they can get the offense untracked they will be a powerful force to contend with come tournament time. Osceola played three games last week and was unable to score any goals in losses to River Falls, Baldwin-Woodville and New Richmond.

Osceola started their week with a non-conference test against the River Falls Wildcats. Although the Chieftain defense hung tough eventually River Falls got the upper hand in a 3-0 decision.

“This was the first time in my tenure as coach that we were playing them,” Osceola coach Nathan Anderson said. “They were a very good side. We struggled to create any offense. We defended nearly the entire game, but defended quite well.”

Osceola played a nearly air-tight defense in the first half but River

Falls eventually found a crack to go up 1-0 at intermission. The Wildcats put another two goals in the books in the second half, one when the defense had trouble clearing the ball away from the Chieftain net and another on a free kick.

“I was extremely proud of how my girls kept their shape against a very skilled team trying to draw them out,” Anderson said.

The very next night Osceola was back in action, this time against the Baldwin-Woodville Blackhawks. It was the fourth game in six days for Osceola. The Blackhawks generated just enough offense to come away with a 1-0 win.

“Last year it was very tough to score on this team and we found it to be the same this year,” Anderson said. “In the first half they got some very good opportunities to score and eventually took one off of a corner kick.”

Osceola had a chance late in the game but failed to convert.

“With ten seconds left in the game we had a free kick at the top of the box,” Anderson said. “Kay-

la Hoffman put it on goal but the keeper made a good save. We controlled the rebound but couldn’t get a clean shot away. The game ended 1-0.”

The last game of the week saw the powerful New Richmond Tigers come to town.

“New Richmond is one of the best teams in our conference and they are always well coached,” Anderson said. “Last year we squeaked out a win against them. This year they were just as tough. They attacked much better this year than last year and their forwards gave us trouble all game.”

After an early chance for Osceola was thwarted by the Tiger defense the Chieftains were on their heels. New Richmond scored a pair of goals in each half to come away with a 4-0 win “We have been playing well against challenging teams,” Chieftain senior Maya Celander said.

“We need to work harder to get the ball to the feet of our offense so we can score some goals. Overall we are off to a good start.”

The fishing opener is here!

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was sitting in Dave Carlson’s boat on the Wisconsin Governor’s Fishing opener a few years back. Many of you remember Carlson who hosted the biggest and best TV outdoor program in Wisconsin and 16 states nationally. The opener was on Lake Tainter, near Menomonie, a lake I lived on and knew well. Dave’s job for the day was to follow the Gov around, film him catching a fish for the TV News in Eau Claire as other TV broadcasters were doing.

It was a tough day to fish. The temperatures were right around freezing and a light snow began to fall. It didn’t take long until we had 6 inches Wild River of snow in the boat. We caught some walleyes and watched the Gov, TomTrails my Thompson at the time, struggle Jim Bennett until he finally caught a small northern pike. Of course Dave wanted to fish some more to get some footage for his weekly program and I, and my fishing partner, Steve Jenkins from River Falls, had no problem fishing in cold and snow.

Why do I bring this up today? Last night, a week away from the 2017 Wisconsin Fishing Opener we were at 30 degrees and a small amount of snow was on my yard. This year Wisconsin’s Fishing Opener is May 6 but I won’t be covering the opener for anyone.

For years I have planned turkey hunts on the fishing opener, otherwise known as Beginners Weekend. Too many people on the water, people whose outboard motors won’t run, who have forgotten how to back a boat trailer in the water can make for long lines and angry anglers.

This time of year water temperature is the key to finding fish. A couple weeks ago, on a 60 degree day, and water temps around 42 degrees, the perch were spawning in shallow. Walleye spawn in 45 degree water, but you will have problems catching them because spawning, not food, is their priority. After the spawn when the water temperatures hit the 50s --60s, walleye will put on the feedbag to regain weight and strength they lost while spawning.

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Games at 5 p.m. except where noted.

May 4: Osceola at St. Croix Central.

Siren at St. Croix Falls.

May 6: St. Croix Falls at Cumberland, 10 a.m.

May 8: St. Croix Falls at Grantsburg.

May 9: Somerset at Osceola. Webster at St. Croix Falls.

Osceola Chieftain Baseball Osceola at Baldwin-Woodville (unofficial) April 25, 2017 Osceola Batting AB R H RBI Hansen 3 1 1 0 Schultz 2 1 0 0 Carlson 3 1 0 0 Miller 2 1 1 4 Michel 2 0 0 0 Bobzin 2 0 1 0 Clark 2 0 1 0 Berg 2 0 0 0 McQuiston 2 0 0 0 Totals 20 4 4 4 Baldwin-Woodville Batting AB R H RBI A Bishop 3 1 0 0 Curtis 3 0 0 0 Klopp 3 0 2 1 Crowley 3 0 2 0 Brock 0 1 0 0 Haney 2 0 0 0 Weiske 2 0 1 0 Z Bishop 1 0 0 0 Miller 1 0 0 0 Nilssen 1 1 1 0 Newton 2 0 0 0 Totals 23 3 6 1 Baldwin-Woodville Pitching IP H R ER BB SO Brgeson (L)3.1 4 4 3 0 2 Schmoker 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 Osceola Pitching IP H R ER BB SO Berg (W) 4.1 5 3 0 1 2 Carlson .2 1 0 0 0 0 Score by Inning 1 2 3 4 5 F OHS 0 0 0 4 0 4 BWHS 0 0 0 1 2 3 Osceola Chieftain Baseball Prescott at Osceola (unofficial) April 28, 2017 Prescott Batting AB R H RBI Dolan 3 1 2 0 Murphy 3 1 0 0 Brookshaw 3 1 2 1 Smith 4 1 2 0 Block 2 0 0 0 Rohl 0 1 0 0 Matzek 2 0 0 2 Anderson 4 0 2 2 Langer 4 0 0 0 Roosen 4 0 1 0 Totals 29 5 9 5 Osceola Batting AB R H RBI Hansen 3 0 0 0 Schultz 4 0 0 0 Carlson 3 0 0 0 Salewski 1 0 0 0 Miler 3 0 0 0 Michel 3 1 0 0 Bobzin 2 0 1 0 Clark 3 0 2 0 Berg 1 0 0 1 Grant 1 0 0 0 McQyisten 2 0 0 0 Totals 23 1 3 1 Osceola Pitching IP H R ER BB SO Carlson (L) 6 7 4 4 3 6 Bobzin 1 2 1 1 1 0 Prescott Pitching IP H R ER BB SO Langer (W) 6 3 1 0 2 4 Brookshaw 1 0 0 0 1 1 Score by Inning 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 F PHS 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 5 OHS 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 St. Croix Falls Saints Baseball St. Croix Falls at Shell Lake (unofficial) April 24, 2017 St. Croix Falls Batting AB R H RBI Thaemert 3 2 1 0 Skallet 5 1 2 1 Langer 2 0 0 0 Kahl 5 1 1 2 Murphy 3 2 2 1 Leahy 4 0 1 1 Wiehl 3 1 0 1 Parks 2 0 0 0 Warner 3 0 0 0 Totals 30 8 7 6 Shell Lake Batting AB R H RBI Crawford 3 1 0 0 Skluzacek 1 1 0 0

Z b Zebro 4 0 1 1 Heckel 3 1 0 0 Kraetke 2 0 1 0 #12 3 0 0 0 Bontekoe 2 0 0 0 Johnson 3 0 1 2 Denotter 1 0 0 0 Knutson 4 0 1 0 Totals 26 3 4 3 Shell Lake Pitching IP H R ER BB SO Zebro 3 5 5 1 3 5 Kraetke (L)4 2 2 1 6 3 St. Croix Falls Pitching IP H R ER BB SO Kahl (W) 4.1 2 3 3 5 10 Langer 2.2 2 0 0 3 3 Score by Inning 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 F SCFHS 0 0 4 1 2 1 0 8 SLHS 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 St. Croix Falls Saints Baseball St. Croix Falls at Webster (unofficial) April 28, 2017 St. Croix Falls Batting AB R H RBI Thaemert 3 0 0 0 Skallet 4 0 2 0 Langer 3 0 1 0 Kahl 3 1 1 0 Murphy 3 0 2 1 Wiehl 1 0 0 0 Leahy 1 0 0 0 Greenquist 3 0 0 0 Gorres 3 0 0 0 Warner 3 0 0 0 Totals 27 1 6 1 Webster Batting AB R H RBI Spafford 2 0 0 0 TGustafson 4 0 1 1 Washburn 4 0 1 0 HGustafson 3 0 1 0 Wols 3 2 2 0 Larson 3 1 1 0 Sigfrids 3 2 3 2 Pardun 2 0 0 1 Buffington 3 0 0 1 Totals 27 5 9 5 Webster Pitching IP H R ER BB SO Larson (W) 4 2 0 0 2 5 TGustafson 1.1 3 1 1 0 0 Washburn 1.2 1 0 0 0 3 St. Croix Falls Pitching IP H R ER BB SO Kahl (L) 6 9 5 3 1 2 Score by Inning 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 F SCFHS 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 WHS 0 1 0 1 0 3 X 5

BOYS GOLF Matches at 4:30 p.m. except where noted.

May 4: St. Croix Falls at Siren.

May 5: Osceola at Hayward, 1 p.m.

May 6: Osceola at Hayward, 9 a.m.

May 8: Osceola at Pheasant Hills.

May 9: St. Croix Falls at Unity.

Osceola Chieftain Golf Results April 24, 2017 At Amery (9 holes) Team Results 1) Somerset 170 2) Amery 176 3) New Richmond 178 4) St. Croix Central 180 4) Baldwin-Woodville 180 6) Prescott 191 7) Ellsworth 192 8) Osceola 203 Osceola Individuals Nick Kremer 47 Ryan Liedl 48 Tommy Cronick 52 Luke Ekstrom 56 Medalists, Thomas Christensen, Amery, 39.

St. Croix Falls Saints Golf Results April 24, 2017 At Siren/Webster (9 holes) Team Results 1) Frederic / Luck 171 2) Unity 186 3) Siren/Webster 190 4) Grantsburg 205 5) Clear Lake 210 6) St. Croix Falls 222 St. Croix Falls Individuals Kevin Koshiol 52 Chance Belisle 54 Mitchel Steele 57 Wyatt Kuenkel 59 Medalist, Logan Lillehaug, Frederic / Luck, 37.

St. Croix Falls Saints Golf Results April 25, 2017 At Unity (9 holes) Team Results 1) Frederic / Luck 171

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Chieftain Cameron Evenson and his Chieftain teammates got an important round of MBC golf in at Amery last week before the poor spring weather caused the rest of the golf events for the week to be postponed.

OHS golfers making progress

BY RON JASPERSON SPORTS WRITER

The Osceola Chieftain golf team is making progress. Even though Osceola has yet to beat a Middle Border team in conference play the gap is closing.

So far the Chieftains have been a little inconsistent, which is understandable given their inexperience. A different player is scoring well each week. When they put the pieces together on the same night they will start to make their move.

Last week Osceola played a MBC event at the Amery golf course and finished with a team score of 203.

Somerset, Amery New Richmond, St. Croix Central and Baldwin-Woodville all finished within 10 strokes of each other in the top tier of the standings.

Osceola coach Drew Ekstrom knows the solution for Osceola’s early season woes. More Practice.

“Famous golfer Jack Nicklaus once said ‘Golf is a game of luck and the more I practice the luckier I get,’” Ekstrom said. “We need to keep plodding along with hard work and practice.”

Despite high winds in Amery the Chieftains had two golfers, both freshmen, break the 50 stroke barrier as Nick Kremer led the way with a 47.

Kremer has made a smooth transition to golfing with the Osceola varsity. “I really don’t think about the pressure, I just play golf,” Kremer said. “It helped playing junior PGA.” Another freshman, Ryan Liedl, had the second best Osceola score for the day with a 48. Senior Tommy Cronick finished with a 52 with Luke Ekstrom carding a 56.

“Our freshman Ryan (Liedl) produced one of his best scores,” Drew Ekstrom said. “Our junior Luke (Ekstrom) is showing some consistent play along with Nick Kremer.”

Although the scores were higher than any of the golfers were probably hoping for they weren’t too bad considering the playing conditions.

“Scores were higher across the board for all teams with the conditions,” Drew Ekstrom said.

Osceola is using every practice that they have to work on their game. They are not satisfied with where they are at and they know that it will take practice to see their scores fall.

“Our kids have a great attitude about playing golf,” Drew Ekstrom said. “They want to compete. Golf can be a game that is hard to see improvement. We will continue to work on fundamentals and the mental approach to playing your best golf we can.”

The players have bought in to coach Ekstrom’s work and practice philosophy knowing that it will make them better golfers over the long haul.

“He (coach Ekstrom) helps by reminding me to visualize each shot before I swing,” Kremer said. “He also helped correct my slice by working on my form.

Most importantly, Coach reminds us to have fun.”

Brett Carlson pitches to Prescott in third inning action in Osceola. The Chieftains lost to the Cardinals 5-1 after defeating Baldwin-Woodville 4-3 earlier in the week.

OHS beats BW, loses to tough Prescott squad

BY RON JASPERSON SPORTS WRITER

It seems like the Osceola Chieftain baseball team is about to break out in a big way. Not that they are doing bad as they are 2-3 in Middle Border conference play and are 5-5 overall, it just seems like they are on the verge of stringing several wins together. Last week they split a pair of MBC games, beating the Baldwin-Woodville Blackhawks on the road and losing to the Prescott Cardinals in a home game.

“Our season so far is getting better in my eyes,” Chieftain junior and cleanup hitter Howard

Miller said. “We are playing better defense and are hitting the ball pretty well from the top of our line-up to the bottom. Everyone seems to do their job. We just need some things to go our way.”

Miller may have hit the nail on the head. So far most of the games that Osceola has played have been close. If a ball hits the gap when you are batting you win; if it is caught you lose, but that’s baseball.

Osceola opened their week in Baldwin against the Blackhawks in a game played in brutal weather. Neither team could score until Osceola scored four runs in the fourth inning, their only runs of

the game. Aiden Hansen opened the inning with a base hit to centerfield. Matt Shultz was safe at first base when BW botched his sacrifice attempt with Hansen moving up to second. All runners were safe when Brett Carlson grounded into a fielder’s choice to the third baseman which loaded the bases. Miller unloaded the bases with a grand slam, scoring all four Chieftain runs of the game.

BW scored once in the bottom of the fourth and twice in the fifth to make the final score 4-3 in a game shortened to five innings due to SEE OHS BASEBALL, PAGE 18

Chieftain tennis team drops road test in Altoona

BY RON JASPERSON SPORTS WRITER

The Osceola Chieftain tennis team dropped a 7-0 decision in Altoona on a night that was more suitable for hockey than tennis.

Despite the shutout loss Osceola coach Beth Friedrichsen is staying upbeat and sees continual improvement in her Chieftain squad.

Osceola has played tough team after tough team in the early part of their schedule and is still looking for the proper lineup in order to maximize their talent.

“The 0-7 score really does not reflect how well the kids played,” Friedrichsen said. “We are a pretty young and inexperienced team and the whole roster, minus one, from Altoona is seniors.”

The Altoona ‘Rails’ won every match in two straight sets but several of the game losses for the Chiefs went to deuce.

“They (Chieftains) all had matches that went to deuce so many times,” Friedrichsen said. “We as a team need to really work on what we call ‘finishing on the 40’ (winning games that go to deuce). It is hard to ignore the mental part of the game of tennis and it is something that comes with practice and with persistence.”

Freshman Josiah Daniels had a pretty close match at No. 4 singles SEE TENNIS, PAGE 18

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Freshman Josiah Daniels and his young Chieftain teammates are being tested early in the season against some top notch competition. Osceola lost to the Altoona Railroaders last week.

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SCF track and field team races to first place in the rain

BY RON JASPERSON SPORTS WRITER

It is hard to get any momentum going in the 2017 track and field season. A few days of good weather oftentimes have been followed by several downright bad days. The beat goes on for April weather in Wisconsin. Perhaps May will be better.

The St. Croix Falls track team isn’t complaining about the weather or anything else for that matter.

Things are going pretty well for the Saints. Last week St. Croix competed in an 8-team meet in Chetek. Both the Saints girls and boys teams earned the top spot. The girls ran away with the competition more than doubling the score of second place Cameron.

The SCF girls amassed 249 points to Cameron’s 123.5. The boys were pushed a little harder as they placed first by 9.5 points over second place Chetek/Weyerhaeuser.

The scheduled meet at St. Croix two days later was cancelled due to weather.

“It’s been a rough spring so far in terms of weather,” Saint Croix boys coach Kris Wallace said. “Our boys team did a nice job in the rain at Chetek. Some big performances came in the field events with Tyler Henk winning the pole vault, Roderick Hoggatt winning the triple jump by breaking the 40’ mark and Caleb Gearhart placing high in both the shot put and discus. We didn’t have any boys take first place finishes on the track side; however in many events we had two or three boys finish in the top eight scoring points for us. It was truly a great team effort.”

Henk cleared 11’ 0” in less than ideal conditions to win the pole vault. Hoggatt leaped 40’ 6” to win the triple jump and Gearhart finished second in both the shot put and discus. Matt LaMirande added a second place finish in the 800m and both the 1600m relay team and the 3200m relay team placed second SEE SCF TRACK, PAGE 17

SCF baseball team beats Shell Lake, loses to Webster

BY RON JASPERSON SPORTS WRITER

The St. Croix Falls Saints baseball team got back into West Lakeland play last week by splitting a pair of conference games. St. Croix started their week with a win over the Shell Lake Lakers. The Saints finished their week with a loss to a strong Webster Tiger team. St. Croix currently stands at 2-2 in conference play and is 3-6 overall. Webster leads the West Lakeland pack with a 5-0 mark.

St. Croix had to come from behind in their game at Shell Lake to secure the win. The Lakers drew first blood by scoring a pair of runs in the first inning. Shell Lake pitcher Logan Zebro had Saints hitters shut out until St. Croix came up with a big 4-run inning in the third with the help of some shaky Shell Lake defense. Luke Thaemert, Josh Skallet, Jameson Kahl and Jake Murphy all scored with Kahl getting a big double in the inning.

Thaemert, a freshman, is one of several young St. Croix players who have grown up in a hurry. “Playing varsity baseball as a freshman is quite the honor,” Thaemert said. “Adjusting from middle school

baseball to varsity baseball hasn’t been too easy.

However, by taking every rep (repetition) seriously and playing my hardest every day, I have had no problems.”

St. Croix added single runs in the fourth and sixth innings and put up a pair in the fifth. Shell Lake added their final run in the fifth inning.

Kahl had a pair of RBIs for the Saints and pitched the first 4 1/3 innings to pick up the win.

“Jameson Karl pitched very well and the bats came alive,” St. Croix coach Mark Gjovig said.

“One highlight was from our right fielder Aaron Riley who got on with a walk in the fifth inning, was moved over by a base hit to second, then stole third and on an errant throw from the catcher was able to score.”

St. Croix traveled to Webster to finish the week and lost to a powerful Webster Tiger team.

Webster scored first with a single tally in the second and picked up another run in the fourth. The Saints cut the deficit to 2-1 with their only run of the game in the sixth.

Kahl singled, stole second and scored on a single by Murphy.

Skallet and Murphy had two hits each for St. SEE SCF BASEBALL, PAGE 17

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Junior Addie McCurdy triple jumped a distance of 31-05.25, good enough for first place in the track meet at Chetek on April 25.

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Saints Junior Caleb Gearhart did well in the shot put (4011.00) and the discus (122-03) at the track meet in Chetek April 25.

St. Croix softball team plays two tight games

BY RON JASPERSON SPORTS WRITER

The St. Croix Falls Saints softball team got their offense going two weeks ago with a big win over Unity.

Last week St. Croix kept the offense rolling as they split a pair of games, first losing to Shell Lake 7-6 before turning the tables on Flambeau by a 9-7 score.

St. Croix notched their win in Flambeau against the Falcons.

Although the Saints scored in only two of the seven innings, they made the most of their two big innings.

St. Croix scored five runs in the second after Flambeau started the scoring with a single tally in the first.

The Falcons cut the St. Croix lead to 5-4 with two in the fifth and one in the sixth but St. Croix unloaded with four insurance runs in the seventh.

Flambeau’s threerun rally in the bottom of the seventh came up two runs short.

“We opened the game up in the second inning with five runs and finished it with four more in the seventh,” St. Croix coach Clayton Hanson said.

“All of the girls were really hitting the ball that night. Emma Aguilar laid down one of the best bunts I have ever seen and then hit a two run double in the seventh.”

Bridgett Bergmann

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Sophomore Bridgette Bergmann had a great night offensively in the Saints softball matchup in Flambeau on April 25 with 3 hits, scoring twice and 1 RBI.

led the eight hit St. Croix offense with three hits, scored twice and drove in one. Annalise Parks went 2-for-3 at the plate, scored once and drove in a pair.

Aguilar, Alyssa Tucker and Tori Wendorff had one hit each.

Katie Kopp pitched the distance for the win allowing seven hits, walked one and struck out four.

“Our bats are heating up,” Bergmann said. “We

gotta stay tough and take it one game at a time. Defense is strong. We need to keep our confidence when we come to the plate.”

St. Croix began their week with a tough 7-6 loss to the Shell Lake Lakers. The Saints had leads of 1-0, 2-1 and 6-3 before Shell Lake regained the lead for good with four runs in the bottom of the fifth. Neither team could score the rest of the way.

“Hannah Cross made her first start on varsity at third and did a good job,” Hanson said. “Katie (Kopp) pitched a good game and Lisee (Annalise Parks) really hit the ball that night.”

Parks led the offense going 3-for-4 with a run scored and 2 RBI. Kopp, Bergmann and Ella Kerkow each added a hit to the SCF collection.

Kopp scored twice and drove in two with Kerkow also scoring twice.

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Lincoln Howardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s football dream still alive

BY RON JASPERSON SPORTS WRITER

Lincoln Howard was, in many ways, your typical Osceola student. Early on in Osceola a couple of his passions started to surface. He loved to sing and he loved to play football.

In the fall of his senior year at Osceola High School it seemed like one of his passions had ended. On Sept. 16, 2011, in a game at Prescott Howard suffered a gruesome hip injury. His senior season was over. His football career was done.

Or was it?

Howard was a lineman and weighed in at about 260 pounds, pretty good size for a high school football player. After his injury he was down to 245 pounds.

Soon after the injury he began to rebuild his body and the dream of playing football again wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go away.

In the fall of 2012 Howard enrolled at Northern Illinois University and

Lincoln Howard

was a walk on candidate on the football team. He made the team as a redshirt his freshman year and kept working. By the time he entered his third season at NIU he had earned a scholarship for his last three years.

Howardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s football career finally came to an end when he played in his final game at NIU last fall, or did it? When the pro scouts came to his university he was invited to show his stuff. Howard, who now stands 6â&#x20AC;&#x2122; 5â&#x20AC;? and weighs 307 pounds, is not

just big. He demonstrated exceptional abilities in the long jump, vertical jump and 40 yard dash.

He has a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;wing spanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; of 82 1/8â&#x20AC;?. He caught the eye of some pro scouts, especially ones from the Kansas City Chiefs. He has been invited to a rookie tryout camp starting this Friday, May 5, so the KC coaches can get a better look at him. His football dream is still alive.

Howardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s position coach at NIU, Joe Tripodi, thinks that he has a chance. He mentioned his size and athleticism as his main attributes.

Tripodi coached Howard for five years and saw him develop on and off of the football field. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Unbelievable work ethic,â&#x20AC;? Tripodi said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t say enough about Lincoln. He is a high character young man.â&#x20AC;?

Howard has come a long way from his days working for coach Scott Newton at Osceola. He has fond memories of his SEE HOWARD, PAGE 17

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Chance Belisle was one of the top Saints golfers with a 48 at the rainy meet which was hosted by Unity at the Luck Golf course on Tuesday, April 25.

Saints golfers compete against West Lakeland foes in two meets

BY RON JASPERSON SPORTS WRITER

It has been a tough spring for the St. Croix Falls Saints golf team to put up great scores.

In fact, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been tough for anyone to put up their best as all the golfers in northwest Wisconsin are fighting cold temperatures and strong winds, mixed with some rain and even a little snow.

St. Croix played in a pair of West Lakeland conference events last week starting off in windy Siren.

Once again the powerful team from Frederic/Luck showed that they are a force to be reckoned with as they blew away their competition with a team score of 171.

Logan Lillehaug has had an impressive season for Frederic/Luck and again was meet medalist with a 37.

St. Croix finished with a team score of 222, led

by Kevin Koshiol who shot a 52. Chance Belisle carded a 54 for the Saints with Mitchel Steele coming in with a 57 and Wyatt Kuenkel with a 59. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been a bit of a rough start,â&#x20AC;? Koshiol said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The weather hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t cooperated so weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had limited practice time, but despite this everyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s scores are continuing to improve.â&#x20AC;?

After competing in Siren, St. Croix changed venues the next night and set up shop in rainy Unity.

The Saintsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; team score was much better in the

rain as Belisle led the team with a 48. Coby Halstrom was next in line for St. Croix with a 51 followed closely by Steeleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 52. Koshiol and Kuenkel both ended their rounds with 53s.

Ethan Alexander of Frederic/Luck had the dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best score with a 38 and his team also had the best total score with a 171.

St. Croixâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s team score of 204 was two shots better than Siren/Webster. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Saints have shown great improvement this week dropping their team total from Monday to Tuesday by 18 strokes,â&#x20AC;? St. Croix coach Shawn Gudmunsen said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I hope this continues, as we refine our course management skills this week. But apparently we play better in the rain.â&#x20AC;?

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SCOREBOARD FROM PAGE 13 2) Grantsburg 189 3) Unity 192 4) Clear Lake 195 5) St. Croix Falls 204 6) Siren/Webster 206 St. Croix Falls Individuals Chance Belisle 48 Coby Halstrom 51 Mitchel Steele 52 Kevin Koshiol 53 Wyatt Kuenkel 53 Medalist, Ethan Alexander, Frederic / Luck, 38.

GIRLS SOCCER Games at 4:30 p.m. except where noted.

May 4: Hayward at Osceola.

May 5: Osceola at Menomonie, 5 p.m.

May 9: Osceola at New Richmond.

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Junior Aaron Riley steals third base and then, thanks to a wild throw in attempt to get him out, scores another run for the Saints in their 8-3 win over Shell Lake on April 24.

SCF BASEBALL: Beat Shell Lake, lose to Webster FROM PAGE 15

Croix with Kahl and Spencer Langer each getting one. Kahl pitched a complete game allowing just three earned runs while walking one and striking out a pair.

“Jameson (Kahl) again pitched a great game. Unfortunately we came

up on the losing end of a well fought battle losing 5-1,” Gjovig said. “Webster’s pitchers did a great job of holding our offense at bay but we had several opportunities we just couldn’t take advantage of. We were able to hit the ball well. Unfortunately they were hit right at the defense making for easy outs.”

SCF TRACK: Team races to first in the rain FROM PAGE 15

as well. The 1600m relay team was made up of Hoggatt, Spencer Steek, Tony DeLuca and Alex Johnson. The 3200m relay team consisted of Matt LaMirande, Trevor LaMirande, Max Stanze and Josey Wilson.

The St. Croix girls dominating performance included wins in nine of the 18 events that were contested.

Leading the way for St. Croix were three double winners.

Grace Klein won the 200m and the 400m in impressive times.

Freshman Sydney Hoverman won the shot put and discus in close finishes in each event.

Addie McCurdy won

the triple jump and teamed up with CJ Schuler, Autumn Hansen and Anna Klein to win the 3200m relay.

Other first place finishes for the Lady Saints included Ruthie Stewart in the 100m hurdles, Anja Erickson in the pole vault, and Alaina Driscoll in the long jump.

“As we are getting closer and closer to bigger meets we are continuing to push each other in practice and at meets so we can perform to our best ability,” Stewart remarked.

“We were happy to be able to get the meet in at Chetek on Tuesday,” St. Croix girls coach Stephanie Belisle said.

“Although it was cool

and rainy, there were some exciting performances to keep us optimistic through the dreary week. A couple of jump highlights came from the Driscoll sisters. Alaina Driscoll set a new PR (personal record) in the long jump with a leap of 15’3” and her sister Jenna Driscoll jumped a solid 30’ 4.5” in the triple jump. It was only Jenna’s second time attempting the event so we are excited to see her progress in the triple.

“Additionally, Grace Klein and Ruthie Stewart placed first and second in both the 200 and 400 meter dashes, in photo finish style. They both ran PR times in the 400 as well.”

HOWARD: Football dreams still alive FROM PAGE 16

days as a Chieftain.

“When it rained our practice field would end up with huge puddles of water,” he said. “We used to love diving in the puddles after practice. I also liked pushing the five-man sled.

It was hard, but it was a character builder.”

“Lincoln always had the infectious positive and fun attitude to keep things light,” Newton said about his former player. “Lincoln is a great example of how people can achieve great things with a positive attitude and great work ethic. I am most proud how Lincoln overcame a significant injury as a senior, to continue fighting for his dream, and playing Division-1

football.”

Howard has already earned a degree in kinesiology and exercise science with a minor in coaching. He is halfway to his Master’s degree in Sports Management.

In his spare time he still loves music. He composes his own songs, plays them on the piano (self-taught) and sings. He still has a passion for both music and football.

How long will his football dream last?

We are all pulling for the former Chieftain but even if his football ends this weekend in Kansas City he, no doubt, will do well in life.

“He is a better man than he is a football player,” Tripodi said, “and he is a heck of a football player.”

Games at 5 p.m. except where noted.

May 4: New Richmond at Osceola. St. Croix Falls at Siren, 4:30 p.m.

May 6: St. Croix Falls at Barron, 10 a.m.

May 8: St. Croix Falls at Grantsburg.

May 9: Somerset at Osceola. Cameron at St. Croix Falls.

Osceola Chieftain Softball Amery at Osceola (unofficial) April 24, 2017 Amery Batting AB R H RBI Granica 3 1 0 0 Meyer 4 1 2 0 Carlson 4 1 1 0 Wundraw 3 1 1 2 Schmidt 3 0 2 2 Fouks 3 0 0 0 Rivard 2 0 0 0 Koehler 3 0 0 0 Scgmidt 3 0 0 0 Totals 28 4 6 4 Osceola Batting AB R H RBI Danmller 4 0 0 0 Hustad 4 1 1 1 Salewski 2 2 0 0 Palmsteen 1 2 0 0 Miller 1 0 0 0 Gibbs 3 0 2 2 Swanson 3 0 1 1 Germain 2 0 0 0 Morrison 0 1 0 0 MacQgley 3 1 0 0 Grengs 2 0 1 1 MakQgley 0 1 0 0 Kromrey 0 1 0 0 Totals 25 9 5 5 Osceola Pitching IP H R ER BB SO Grengs (W) 7 6 4 4 2 8 Baldwin-Woodville Pitching IP H R ER BB SO Granica (L) 4 5 9 5 5 2 Schmidt 1 0 0 0 1 1 Rivard 1 0 0 0 0 1 Score by Inning 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 F AHS 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 OHS 2 2 3 2 0 0 X 9 Osceola Chieftain Softball Prescott at Osceola (unofficial) April 27, 2017 Prescott Batting AB R H RBI Zuehlsdof 4 1 1 0 Carey 4 1 2 1 K Miller 3 0 0 0 Wescott 4 1 2 0 H Miner 4 1 2 1 B Miller 4 0 0 0 Murphy 3 0 1 0 H Miner 4 1 2 1 Hoopingermr 4 0 0 0 Totals 34 5 10 3 Osceola Batting AB R H RBI Dnenmueller 4 0 1 1 Hustad 4 0 1 0 Salewski 4 0 0 0 Palmsteen 3 0 1 0 Gibbs 3 0 0 0 Morrison 3 1 1 0 Swanson 3 0 2 0 Germain 3 0 3 0 Dodge 3 0 0 0 Totals 30 1 9 1 Osceola Pitching IP H R ER BB SO Germain (L)7 10 5 5 1 3 Prescott Pitching IP H R ER BB SO Wescott (W)7 9 1 1 0 1 Score by Inning 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 F PHS 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 5 OHS 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 St. Croix Falls Saints Softball St. Croix Falls at Flambeau (unofficial) April 25, 2017 St. Croix Falls Batting AB R H RBI Aguilar 3 0 1 3 Tucker 4 2 1 1 Rode 3 0 0 0 Parks 3 1 2 2 Kopp 3 1 0 0 Bergmann 4 2 3 1 Kerkow 4 1 0 0 Langer 1 0 0 0 Wendorff 4 1 1 0 Cross 3 1 0 1 Totals 32 9 8 8 Flambeau Batting AB R H RBI Smith 3 0 1 0 VanDoorn 0 2 0 0 J Moore 4 1 2 0 Baselt 2 0 0 1 Alberson 4 1 2 3

Ludescher 4 2 Mateski 4 0 Taylor 4 0 Zimmer 4 1 T Moore 4 0 Totals 33 7 Flambeau Pitching IP H R T Moore (L)7 9 9 St. Croix Falls Pitching IP H R Kopp (W) 7 7 7 Score by Inning 1 2 3 SCFHS 0 5 0 FHS 1 0 0

3 1 1 1 2 13

1 1 1 0 0 7

ER BB SO 2 2 6 ER BB SO 2 1 4 4 5 6 7 F 0 0 0 4 9 0 2 1 3 7

BOYS TENNIS Matches at 4:15 p.m. except where noted.

May 4: Osceola at Amery.

May 8: Ellsworth, River Falls at Osceola, 3 p.m.

May 9 Osceola at Eau Claire Regis.

Osceola Chieftain Tennis Results Osceola at Altoona April 27, 2017 Altoona (A) 7, Osceola (O) 0 Singles No. 1) Cade Magruder, (A), def. Nick Stroshane, (O), 6-0, 6-1 No. 2) Carter Goodwin, (A), def. Bryce Johnson, (O), 6-0, 6-2 No. 3) Townes Adams, (A), def. Nolan Claassen, (O), 6-2, 6-1 No. 4) Caden Potopenko, (A), def. Josiah Daniels, (O), 6-1, 6-3 Doubles No. 1) Erik Weber/Michael Larson, (A), def. Diego Lowney/Gavin Anderson, (O), 6-1, 6-1 No. 2) Nic Gilmartin/Christian Theyrel, (A), def. Ollie Dressel/Graham Hunt, (O), 6-2, 6-2 No. 3) Nathan Spies/Jamie Gunderson, (A), def. Matt Ward/Trey Boissy, (O), 6-1, 6-1

TRACK Meets at 4 p.m. except where noted.

May 4: St. Croix Falls at Webster, 4:15 p.m.

May 5: Osceola at New Richmond.

May 9: Osceola at Rice Lake. St. Croix Falls at Colfax.

Osceola Chieftain Track Results At Baldwin-Woodville April 25, 2017 Points awarded for top eight place finishers First place finishers – and Osceola (OHS) place winners Team Standings – Girls 1) Osceola 154.5 2) St. Croix Central 128 3) Baldwin-Woodville 110 4) Amery 106.5 5) Elmwood/Plum City 53 6) Prescott 52 7) Clear Lake 32 Girl’s events 100m - 1, Cheyenne Edwards, Amery, 13.69. 4, Brittany Hanson, OHS, 14.18. 7, Sam Bents, OHS, 14.37.

200m - 1, Katie Feuker, Elmwood/Plum City, 28.38. 3, Brittany Hanson, OHS, 29.24. 6, Sam Bents, OHS, 30.13. 8, Maria Gaglio, OHS, 30.86.

400m - 1, Katheryn Holter, St. Croix Central, 1:02.25. 2, Caroline Gearin, OHS, 1:03.52. 4, Anna Swanson, OHS, 1:06.02.

800m - 1, Kassye Todd, Elmwood/Plum City, 2:31.17.

1600m - 1, Katie Feuker, Elmwood/Plum City, 5:50.44.

3200m - 1, Olivia Moll, St. Croix Central, 12:25.23. 4, Madison Roemhild, OHS, 14:26.25. 5, Kayla Rondeau, OHS, 15:14.78.

100m hurdles - 1, Grace Ulrich, OHS, 17.30. 5, Katie Haase, OHS, 19.67.

300m hurdles - 1, Marlee Dietrich, Amery, 51.69. 2, Katie Haase, OHS, 52.02. 6, Grace Ulrich, OHS, 56.25.

400m relay - 1, Baldwin/Woodville, 54.35. 3, OHS, (Taylor Ellefson, Allie Helgeson, Mariah Gaglio, Brooke Ellefson), 56.85.

800m relay - 1, OHS, (Brittany Hanson, Sam Bents, Brooke Ellefson, Taylor Ellefson), 1:58.29.

1600m relay - 1, OHS, (Taylor Ellefson, Grace Ulrich, Brooke Ellefson, Katie Haase), 4:32.00.

3200m relay - 1, Elmwood/Plum City, 10:36.00. 4, OHS, (Anna Swanson, Mattea Johnson, Emily Robinson, Caroline Gearin), 11:29.30.

High jump - 1, Mariah Krogseng, St. Croix Central, 4-6. 4, Linnaea Wallis, OHS, 4-4. 5, Brooke Bents, OHS, 4-4. 6 (tie), Sydney Bents, OHS, 4-2.

Long jump - 1, Mariah Krogseng, St. Croix Central, 14-2. 3, Sam Bents, OHS, 13-8.5.

4, Allie Helgeson, OHS, 13-7.5. 7, Brooke Bents, OHS, 13-5.

Triple jump - 1, Alysse Lewis, Prescott, 32-3. 2, Allie Helgeson, OHS, 31-3. 5, Brooke Bents, OHS, 28-6.

Shot put - 1, Gabby Fredrick, Amery, 31-4.5. 3, Linnaea Wallis, OHS, 27-8.5. 4, Megan Merricks, OHS, 27-6.5. 5, Teagan Harrison, OHS, 27-4.

Discus - 1, Destinee Haas, BaldwinWoodville, 130-9. 2, Katie Haase, OHS, 96-2.

Team Standings - Boys 1) Osceola 147.5 2) Amery 141.5 3) St. Croix Central 126 4) Prescott 95.5 5) Clear Lake 56 6) Baldwin-Woodville 52 7) Elmwood/Plum City 21.5 Boy’s events 100m - 1, Jaden Northrup, Baldwin-

Woodville, 11.05. 7, Tray Scott, OHS, 12.14.

8, Austin Fox, OHS, 12.16.

200m - 1, Jaden Northrup, BaldwinWoodville, 23.50. 6, Jeremy Winkelman, OHS, 25.26. 7, Michael Koehler, OHS, 25.27, 400m - 1, Cody Hauenstein, Prescott, 54.71. 3, Eli Tuttle, OHS, 55.57. 4, Michael Koehler, OHS, 55.98. 6, Reid Jones, OHS, 56.50.

800m - 1, Tristen Collins, Amery, 2:05.98.

6, Blake Slater, OHS, 2:19.87.

1600m - 1, Trevor Rein, Prescott, 4:55.85.

4, Coby Heimbach, OHS, 5:18.24.

3200m - 1, Ryan Rogers, OHS, 11:26.29.

2, Sean Rogers, OHS, 11:39.83. 3, Andrew Montpetit, OHS, 11:42.15. 7, Tyler Poidinger, OHS, 12:24.69.

110m hurdles - 1, Lee Erickson, OHS, 16.10.

6, Tyler Dye, OHS, 18.64.

300m hurdles - 1, Jason Bents, OHS, 41.80.

400m relay - 1, Amery, 45.58. 3, OHS, (Logan Johnson, Lee Erickson, Colter White, Joe Swanson), 47.05.

800m relay - 1, Amery, 1:35.20. 3, OHS, (Colter White, Jason Johnson, Logan Hayman, Tyler Dye), 1:43.31.

1600m relay - 1, Amery, 3:42.07. 2, OHS, (Eli Tuttle, Tray Scott, Joe Swanson, Jason Bents), 3:47.78.

3200m relay - 1, Amery, 8:57.29. 3, OHS, (Ryan Rogers, Ethan Robinson, Sean Rogers, Blake Slater), 9:25.23.

High jump - 1, Zac Bringgold, St. Croix Central, 6-2. 2, Tray Scott, OHS, 5-8. 6, Joe Swanson, OHS, 5-2.

Long jump - 1, Josh Levra, Clear Lake, 19-0. 7, Parker Roemhild, OHS, 16-9. 8, Logan Johnson, OHS, 16-6.

Triple jump - 1, Trevor Nelson, St. Croix Central, 42-3. 2, Lee Erickson, OHS, 406.5. 3, Tray Scott, OHS, 38-9. 6, Parker Roemhild, OHS, 35-9.

Shot put - 1, Westy Bartsch, Prescott, 40-10. 3, Robert Conde, OHS, 38-6.5.

Discus - 1, Joe Hueg, St. Croix Central, 125-7. 3, Sam Trinitapoli, OHS, 97-5.

St. Croix Falls Track Results At Chetek April 25, 2017 Points awarded for top eight place finishers First place finishers – and St. Croix Falls (SCF) place winners Team Standings – Girls 1) Saint Croix Falls 249 2) Cameron 123.5 3) Chetek/Weyerhaeuser 90.5 4) Cornell/Lake Holcomb 60 5) Flambeau 54 6) Unity 32 7) Prairie Farm 28 8) Drummond 4 Girl’s events 100m - 1, Kiara Hestad, Cameron, 13.27.

2, Grace Klein, SCF, 13.38. 3, Riley Henk, SCF, 13.54. 7, Alaina Driscoll, SCF, 14.12.

200m - 1, Grace Klein, SCF, 27.62. 2, Ruthie Stewart, SCF, 27.70. 4, Alaina Driscoll, SCF, 28.58.

400m - 1, Grace Klein, SCF, 1:02.41.

2, Ruthie Stewart, SCF, 1:02.43. 7, CJ Schuler, SCF, 1:12.94.

800m - 1, Carli Wanink, Cameron, 2:27.35. 3, Anna Klein, SCF, 2:41.77. 6, Isabella Gatten, SCF, 2:57.49. 8, Autumn Hansen, SCF, 2:59.39.

1600m - 1, Rachel Lawton, Flambeau, 5:26.80. 4, Anna Klein, SCF, 6:22.02. 5, Autumn Hansen, SCF, 6:38.01. 7, Brandy Eisen, SCF, 6:58.59.

3200m - 1, Rachel Lawton, Flambeau, 13:10.41. 8, Brandy Eisen, SCF, 15:58.10.

100m hurdles - 1, Ruthie Stewart, SCF, 17.27. 2, Lauren Borst, SCF, 19.02. 3, Billie Webb, SCF, 20.13.

300m hurdles - 1, Kierra Walters, Cornell, 54.42. 2, Addie McCurdy, SCF, 56.17. 3, Lauren Borst, SCF, 58.35.

400m relay - 1, Cameron, (Brittney Saffert, Payton Sevals, Mikki Gillett, Kiara Hestad), 54.89. 2, SCF, (Riley Henk, Anja Erickson, Billie Webb, Jordan Braund), 55.15.

800m relay - 1, Cameron, (Kennady Sevals, Mikki Gillett, Carli Wanink, Payton Sevals), 1:57.12. 2, SCF, (Riley Henk, Jordan Braund, Anja Erickson, Alaina Driscoll), 1:57.55.

1600m relay - 1, Cameron, (Kennady Sevals, Autumn Thome, Tori Gerber, Carli Wanink), 4:36.40. 2, SCF, (CJ Schuler, Isabella Gatten, Jenna Driscoll, Addie McCurdy), 4:39.46.

3200m relay - 1, SCF, (CJ Schuler, Autumn Hansen, Addie McCurdy, Anna Klein), 11:03.06.

High jump - 1, Brooke Hanson, Chetek/ Weyerhaeuser, 4-6. 2, Ruthie Stewart, SCF, 4-6.

Pole vault - 1, Anja Erickson, SCF, 8-6. 2, Billie Webb, SCF, 8-6.

Long jump - 1, Alaina Driscoll, SCF, 15-3.

3, Jordan Braund, SCF, 14-4.5. 6, Jenna Driscoll, SCF, 13-5.5.

Triple jump - 1, Addie McCurdy, SCF, 315.25. 3, Jenna Driscoll, SCF, 30-4.75.

Shot put - 1, Sidney Hoverman, SCF, 29-6. 2, Adrienne Stoffel, SCF, 29-4.5. 8, Azalea Edwards, SCF, 24-10.

Discus - 1, Sidney Hoverman, SCF, 85-11.

3, Adrienne Stoffel, SCF, 85-1.

Team Standings - Boys 1) Saint Croix Falls 143.5 2) Chetek/Weyerhaeuser 134 3) Unity 120 4) Cornell/Lake Holcomb 98.5 4) Cameron 98.5 6) Prairie Farm 36 7) Drummond 29 8) Flambeau 27.5 Boy’s events 100m - 1, Josh Koenecke, Cameron, 11.23.

4, Spencer Steek, SCF, 12.20.

200m - 1, Josh Koenecke, Cameron, 23.16. 5, Spencer Steek, SCF, 24.45. 7,

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Ryan Rogers (#4) and Evan Wright (#2) are two important members of the Osceola distance runners. Rogers won the 3200m at the Baldwin-Woodville invitational.

OHS TRACK: Boys, girls win at Baldwin-Woodville FROM PAGE 12

said. “He ran a smart and competitive race even when he didn’t have a competitor by him. Logan Hayman also stepped up by filling in holes in the 4x200 and 4x400. His willingness to help his team along with his determination to get better each race are qualities all coaches hope to have on their teams.”

The Osceola girls also had three first place finishes with Grace Ul-

rich winning the 100m hurdles and teaming up with Taylor Ellefson, Brooke Ellefson and Katie Haase to win the 1600m relay.

The Ellefson sisters teamed up with Brittany Hanson and Sam Bents to win the 800m relay.

Haase completed her stellar night with second place finishes in the 300m hurdles and the discus.

Allie Helgeson placed second in the triple jump

and Caroline Gearin did likewise in the 400m.

“We switched up the line-up for (the BW) meet and got to see some girls run an open event that they haven’t competed in for a while,” Meyer said. “Brittany Hanson stepped up again and led our sprinting crew in open events, and Sam Bents, Mariah Gaglio, and Geena Challeen all posted strong times in their opens. Our 4x200 and 4x400 relays took the top spots.”

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“There will come a time when the kids will say, we went to deuce so many times and I won,” Friedrichsen summarized. “With the team being as young as they are and with the talent that they have, that time will come.”

First year player Trey Boissy is getting a taste of varsity tennis and knows that it will be

a learning experience for him and his young Chieftain teammates.

“Being a freshman playing on varsity is tough,” Boissy said. “There are some really good players out there. The experience I’m getting is helping me improve every week. (In Altoona it) was very cold and windy. When we were warming up there was a little bit of snow flurries. Playing in the freezing cold helped me realize to just keep pushing through to the next point.”

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Rebecca Morrison makes a running catch for the Chieftains as Ann Salewski (background) moves into back-up position. Osceola split a pair of MBC games last week and is one game out of first place.

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with a double and two singles. We were plagued with errors early on which gave Prescott an early 3-0 lead.”

Prescott scored twice in the first inning and once in the second before the Chieftains responded with their only run of the game. Rebecca Morrison opened the inning for the Chieftains with a single, went to third on a double by Germain and scored on a base hit by Amelia Dannenmueller. Osceola had other chances but could not dent the scoreboard again. Prescott added a pair of insurance runs in the top of the seventh to build a 5-1 lead.

“We had a solid performance at the

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plate recording nine hits; however the hits didn’t come when runners were in scoring position,” Krieser said. “Nicole Swanson has been solid at the plate coming through with some key hits when we needed them.”

Germain knows that the remaining road will be rough in MBC play but has a sound approach. “We need to take one game at a time,” she said. “Keep working hard at practice and believing in ourselves as a team. Also we need to cut down on the errors and not leave so many batters on base. Our focus is to stay positive and most importantly have fun. It’s been awesome seeing all the fans at our home games.”

him. Howard Miller had the big hit for us this this game. In the fourth inning he hit a grand slam to left field. Howard Miller has come through in many big situations for us this year.”

Osceola finished their week losing to a very tough Prescott Cardinal team by a score of 5-1.

Prescott opened the scoring with a pair of runs in the first inning. Osceola countered in the bottom of the first when Berg walked with the bases loaded to score Jack Michel. The Cardinals added two runs in the fifth and a single tally in the seventh.

“Kind of felt like one of those games that no matter where you hit the ball they had a guy there,” Collins said. “We hit five or six balls really hard

that were caught. That makes it pretty tough.

If you want to beat good teams you have to do a better job of putting pressure on them. We didn’t do a very good job of that.

Our lone run came on a bases loaded walk by Brady Berg.”

Logan Clark led the Osceola offense going 2-for3. Dylan Bobzin collected the other Chieftain hit.

Carlson pitched six innings, giving up seven hits, walked three and struck out six.

“Brett Carlson pitched pretty well.” Collins said.

“Prescott did a good job of not over-swinging and just putting the ball in play. Honesty, they only had two to three well hit balls. Seemed like every ball that Brett left up (in the strike zone) they did not miss and hit it well.”

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after them. Bass will head into shallows as water temperatures hit the 50s and then spawn when temperatures hit the mid 60s. Crappies have been moving in and out of the shallows since water temperatures hit the 50s. They spawn when water temperatures are 62-65 degrees.

Shallow water in spring is where

smart anglers spend most of their time.

Sunfish will follow crappies into the shallows a bit later, when water temperatures hit 60 degrees and the males will begin to make nests. The females will hang out a bit deeper and then come in to deposit their eggs and then move back out to slightly deeper water.

Weather, water temperatures,

structure and food sources all control the success of any year’s spawn and future fishing. Please, release most pre-spawn females to ensure tomorrow’s catch.

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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Accept their support when it is offered.

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hen my family moved from the big city to a small town it was a big change for us. I missed going out to eat—a lot! Our plan was simple: live here for five years, then move back to the big city. Never happened.

When we first moved here we met Craig and Liz Danielson, who loved living in the country and made it look super fun. Liz invited me over for lunch within a few days of our moving.

She made a memorable lunch— salad and muffins. We drank coffee and talked about raising kids, growing up in the city and country Wild Chow life.

At lunch time, she served a memLisa Erickson orable lunch, quickly putting together the salad she had partially prepared ahead of time and served it with muffins. After one bite I was asking her for the recipe for both the salad and the muffins. They were amazing. Not only were they amazing, but Liz also inspired me to be a better home cook, also life changing.

We still live in the country. I can’t imagine living anywhere else. Also, I love cooking at home.

Eventually, I started a catering business, taught cooking lessons, and now I write about food. Plus, I am finishing up a degree in journalism with a minor in food science—who would have thought a salad and friendship could do that?

I still have the recipe she printed for me 20 years ago. It’s spotted with drips of dressing and faded from years of use. Thank you, Liz! Liz’s Mandarin Chicken Salad Adapted from Dayton’s Department Stores Serves 4 1 lbs. skinless, boneless chicken breasts 1/2 lbs. bacon, cooked and chopped 1/2 red pepper, diced 1 -8oz. can water chestnuts, drained and chopped 1 -11oz. can mandarin oranges, drained 1/2 cup fresh sugar snap peas, cut diagonally 6 cups romaine lettuce, cut into bite size pieces 2 cups fried won-ton strips 1/3 cup toasted almonds 4-5 scallions, sliced (divided) Marinade 1/2 cup soy sauce 1/4 orange juice 1 clove of garlic, minced Dressing 1/3 cup sugar 3 Tbsp. cider vinegar 2 ¼ tsp. onion, pureed 1-2 tsp. soy sauce 1/2 tsp. dry mustard 1/2 cup vegetable oil 3 Tbsp. sesame seeds, toasted salt to taste

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Marinade: combine soy sauce, orange juice, and half of the scallions, about 1/3 cup, and the garlic to a big plastic bag. Add the chicken and seal. Refrigerate overnight or for at least 4 hours. Grill or broil chicken until cooked. Chill completely and cut into strips. Refrigerate until ready to use.

Dressing: in a blender; combine sugar, vinegar, onion puree, soy sauce, mustard, and salt. With the blender on low, slowly add the oil until dressing is thick. Pour into bowl and add sesame seeds. Set aside.

Assemble the salad on 4 plates dived equally. Top each with bacon, red pepper, water chestnuts, mandarin oranges, and pea pods. Divide dressing into four servings and pour over each salad plate. Top each with almonds, reserved scallions and wontons. Place sliced chicken on top of each salad and serve immediately.

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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RESUMES copied for free if you have been laid off and looking for work. Stop in at The Sun, 108 Cascade, Osceola.

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Girls/Mens clothing, Frabill Fish Shack, Bedding, Electric Scooters, 20" Trex bike, Kitchen Table, AB Glider, misc. 5/55/7 8am-4pm. 2381 84th Ave Osceola.

Buying 8' and 10' Pople/Aspen and Hardwood.

Call Jackrabbit Wood Products, Siren 715-349-8370.

NEW BUILDING SITE For Sale - 1 and 105 acres. Country lots â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Osceola Dresser area.

715-755-3377

THE SUN HAS YOUR office supplies â&#x20AC;&#x201C; File folders, labels, register and other tapes, envelopes of many sizes, copy paper by ream or sheet and much more. Let us help you today, 108 Cascade, Osceola.

715-294-2314.

23 Free Items HAVE SOMETHING TO give away? Run three weeks, nonbusiness related for FREE. Must be from the area. To place an ad call 715-294-2314.

Delivering Your Community

454 Storage Rent Farmington Mini Storage: For all your storage needs. Now offering climate controlled units. 10x10, 10x15, 10x20, 10x25. Now accommodating 5th wheelers, boats and campers.

715-2943078 or 1-800-2828103.

Milk Hauler Wanted Pickard Trucking Amery, WI

Full-time Class A CDL and Tanker Endorsement required 12 hour days Contact Bill at 651-247-3216

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RUMMAGE SALE and Silent Auction Table

Serving Polk Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s St. Croix Valley since 1897

Thursday, May 11 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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in the Riverside/ Cascade Rooms at the Osceola Medical Center

OSCEOLA PROPERTIES 1 & 2 Bedroom Apartments Starting at $525 Heat, water & garabage included.

715-577-2540

NOTICE

Due to the failure of the following leasees to pay rent on their mini-storage unit, the contents of it will be sold by

PRIVATE SALE on May 20, 2017.

Storage Unit #50 Household and misc. items, leased by Norman Dillon.

Starge Unit #193 Household and misc. items, leased by Ronald Slewart Jr.

S AW M I L L S f ro m o n l y $ 4 3 9 7 . 0 0 M A K E & S A V E M O N EY with your own bandmill- Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship!

F R E E I n f o / D V D : w w w. N o r w o o d S a w m i l l s . com 1-800-578-1363 Ext. 300N (CNOW) KILL BED BUGS & THEIR EGGS! Buy Harris Bed Bug Killers/KIT Complete Treatment System. Available: Hardware Stores, The Home Depot, homedepot.com (CNOW) Publisherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Printing Service, Inc. (PPSI) of Amery, Wisconsin is seeking an experienced press operator to produce quality work on our 6 unit Goss Community press and one four high color unit. We do work for a dozen weekly customers and pride ourselves in producing a great product. Hourly wage, paid time off, medical and 401k with match. Contact Gerry Wilder, Manager at ppsi@amerytel.net for details. EOE (CNOW)

STUMP GRINDING AND REMOVING 800-282-8103 â&#x20AC;˘ 715-417-0303

â&#x20AC;&#x153;SERVING YOUR AREAâ&#x20AC;?

VERHASSELT RENTALS 2391 State Road 35 â&#x20AC;˘ Osceola, WI 54020 715-755-2947

3 FAMILY GARAGE SALE

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May 4, 5 & 6 902 250th Street Osceola Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s clothing, motorcyle clothing & accessories, and much more.

COLOR COPIES available at The Sun 108 Cascade St.

Growing Plastic Dipping Company Accepting Applications for All Shifts: Full-Time & Part-Time Production Operators Requires hand/eye coordination, math skills, mechanical aptitude, excellent attendance record, commitment to safety & quality, able to lift up to 50lbs. The ideal candidate must have experience working in a fast-paced production area, display initiative, and be a team player.

Full beneÂżts available after initial training period completed.

Please apply in person or mail resume to: 503 SIMMON DRIVE â&#x20AC;˘ OSCEOLA, WI 54020 Email: hr@fmplasticsinc.com â&#x20AC;˘ www.fmplasticsinc.com

Osceola

N ow Hiring!

Good Samaritan Society â&#x20AC;&#x201C; St. Croix Valley is now hiring fulland part-time CNAs. Competetive beneďŹ ts offered.

To ďŹ nd out more, visit good-sam.com/stcroixvalley.

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$500 Sign On Bonus with successful completion of 1st 6 months!

Sign On Bonus applies to FT Employees

FT & PT Electronic Assemblers Flexible schedules.

Starting pay between $7.74-$9.76 BOE No experience needed - on the job training

APPLY TODAY! www.gdsiswitches.com Send resumes to: Cheri Richards at richardsc@gdsiswitches.com

Lakeside Foods - New Richmond, WI

LAKESIDE FOODS is looking to fill the following SEASONAL positions:

SEASONAL FIELD HARVEST OPERATORS & FIELD SCOUTS

We have F/T and P/T Employment available in our Manufacturing Dept.

Vacuum Press Operator/ General Assembly Sunway, Inc., dba Stratis Industries, is a modern, innovative company based in Centuria, Wisconsin. Our environment is energetic and creative and the perfect ďŹ t for someone interested in contributing to a growing, successful company.

â&#x20AC;˘Position available from July-Sept. â&#x20AC;˘No CDL License necessary â&#x20AC;˘Starting Wages at $10/hour â&#x20AC;˘OT paid after 40 hrs/wk

Versatile individuals with either vacuum press operation or assembly, production and quality backgrounds are necessary. Training is provided.

Some lifting restrictions.

Interested applicants should apply through email, fax, or in person.

660 N. 2nd Street, New Richmond, WI Email: ekunze@lakesidefoods.com Phone (715) 716-4979

Are you looking for a challenge and the opportunity to learn a variety of skills in a great work environment?

M/F/D/V Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

Flexible hours, M-F

If you are this motivated person then apply in person - office hours 8 am-4 pm.

Sunway Inc. 321 E. First Street Centuria, WI 54824

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Help write the first draft of Osceola’s history The Sun is seeking a reporter interested in covering various topics in the Osceola area. The reporter will primarily take assignments for short feature articles, with potential for other community coverage.

The ideal candidate will posses a sharp sense of news, an eye for accuracy and excellent writing skills. A background in journalism or writing is preferred, but not required.

The candidate must be dependable and able to thrive in a deadline-driven environment.

COLOR COPIES available at The Sun

Delivering Your Community

Serving Polk County’s St. Croix Valley since 1897

<www.osceolasun.com>

108 Cascade St.

Those interested should send writing samples and a letter of interest including any relevant experience to editor@osceolasun.com.

Osceola

Now Hiring Line Cooks Tippy Canoes Sports Pub & Grub Stop in to apply or send resume to atbahr@yahoo.com 715-294-4777 • www.tippycanoes.com

Now Hiring!

Good Samaritan Society St. Croix Valley, is now hiring Housekeeping - Part-time days.

Competitive benefits offered.

To find out more, visit good-sam.com/stcroixvalley.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, race, religion, marital status, color, genetic information, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or other protected status.

1020 Cascade St. Osceola, WI

Amery, WI

Full Time PM/NOC CNA

Now Hiring!

*Paid Training or $500 Sign-On Bonus*

Good Samaritan Society St. Croix Valley, is looking for

Come join our team and find out why Willow Ridge Healthcare is the premier Rehabilitation and Long

Position: Inside

Term Care provider in the area!

Sales/Merchandiser

Hours: Full-time position (must be available to work rotating Saturdays)

Contact Ashley Paul at 715.268.8171

Job Duties: Provide prompt, knowledgeable and quality service to walk-in and contractor based customers with material needs in all aspects of residential construction. Maintain the store in an attractive, well-displayed condition. Duties include, but are not limited to the following: 1. Greet customers as they enter the store and offer to assist them in a prompt, courteous, and professional manner.

2. Assist customers in selecting items they wish to purchase, including mixing and selling paint and related products. Process customers through the checkout counter in a prompt, courteous, business-like manner with minimum delay and maximum courtesy.

3. Place special orders for customers.

4. Place and receive Do-it-Best weekly orders and other stock item orders.

5. Maintain and stock merchandise shelves in a neat and attractive manner.

6. Participate in displaying and selling all in-store products, including paint department, to maximize the company’s income from this source.

7. Assist as needed with answsering phones, working in yard, receiving incoming inventory, and general housekeeping/ clean-up.

8. Perform additional duties as necessary.

Amery, WI

Full Time NOC (0.7) Registered Nurse/LPN *2,000 Sign On Bonus* Or

*3,000 Tuition Reimbursement* Come join our team and find out why Willow Ridge Healthcare is the premier Rehabilitation and Long

Requirements: Excellent customer service experience in a professional fast-paced environment necessary. Knowledge of building materials and hardware gained through retail home center and/or construction experience preferred. General knowledge of computers and willingness to learn.Wage based on experience.

Term Care provider in the area!

Contact Ashley Paul at 715.268.8171 Or email resume to apaul@rphfcorp.com

Competitive pay and benefits offered.

SIGN ON BONUS

To find out more, visit good-sam.com/stcroixvalley.

Location: Amery, WI

Or email resume to apaul@rphfcorp.com

Evening & Night Shift RN’s & LPN’s

To be considered for this position, please contact Richard Smith at rsmith@lampertlumber.com

by Tuesday, May 9th, 2017.

EEO/Affirmation Action Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, race, religion, marital status, color, genetic information, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or other protected status.

HELP WANTED

Caregivers All 3 shifts at our St. Croix Falls location

Stop in for application 343 McKinney St., St. Croix Falls

Here We Grow Again MinitMart is Hiring Cashiers We are currently seeking career oriented associates to join our team. We offer Àexible schedules, comprehensive bene¿ts, a fun working environment and lots of opportunities for advancement.

Pay varies with experience and your ability to be available when needed. We currently have full and part time openings working all shifts (day, mid, night) with up to $10 per hour starting pay.

Apply online at minitmartcareers.com, or schedule an interview instore at our Osceola location or on the phone at 715-294-4192.

Electrical Estimator/Project Manager

APPLY TODAY. START TOMORROW. ALL SHIFTS AVAILABLE, POLK & BURNETT COUNTY

• ASSEMBLY • WOODWORKING

• MACHINE OPERATORS • FOOD PRODUCTION

www.mastersonstaffing.com

662824 24a,d,e

815 U.S. HWY. 8 ST. CROIX FALLS, WI 54024

Seeking motivated individual to estimate and sell electrical contracting services for our St. Croix Falls office. Experience preferred. Will consider a combination of education or experience in electrical construction, construction management or estimating. Will need to work as a team player in a busy office with strong attention to detail and the ability to multi-task.

We offer excellent salary and benefit package including family health insurance and 401K. Please send resume and salary requirements to customerservice@neielectric.com.

NEI Electric is an equal opportunity employer.

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Job Fair JOIN OUR AWARD WINNING TEAM

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Thursday, May 18th 4 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Weekly Top Online News

At Jack Link’s One Snack Food Lane, Minong

IMMEDIATE OPENINGS

Stories

We will be holding interviews on the spot with possible hiring the same day.

WAGES New COMPETITIVE New Shift Premium GREAT BENEFITS WHILE WORKING FOR A VALUE DRIVEN COMPANY EEO/AA Employer M/F/D/V VEVRAA Federal Contractor

April 26 Edition

1. Court readies for Osceola shooting trial

Stop in or Call for More Information

715-466-6690

We want to THANK THE COMMUNITY for supporting us and allowing us to serve you for the last 10 YEARS! As a thank you, we are offering 10% OFF ALL SERVICES* until May 10.

Call us or schedule online!

2. Osceola to buy Fullerton property for fire hall

3. Saints track team continues impressive start to season

4. Cash me out 5. Man faces 18-year sentence after mixed verdict

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Jones NMLS #403366

715-755-3500 • www.Jones-Auto.com • Dresser, WI *Not valid with any other offers

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120 Judd Street • Marine on St. Croix • 651-433-2424

www.themarinebank.com