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SPORTS: St. Croix Falls Homecoming this week. PAGE 12-13

Farmington puts freeze on new mines

BY SUZANNE LINDGREN EDITOR@OSCEOLASUN.COM

No new mining permits will be issued in the Town of Farmington until at least late March after the board instituted a six-month freeze on new quarry permits.

The pause will give the town time to consider new rules before

any potential expansion of the North 40 Resources mine.

Passed Saturday, September 21, the resolution to temporarily stop issuing quarry permits did not use the word moratorium, but carries the same effect.

“The Town of Farmington needs time for the Quarrying Expansion Committee to be able

to come up with guidelines for any new mining permits that will protect the residents of Farmington and neighboring communities,” the resolution reads, “and will give the Town of Farmington time to implement these guidelines into the Town of Farmington Zoning Ordinance.”

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Visitors enjoy music in Franconia’s Earthen Amphitheatre.

County considers options for recycling center

BY SUZANNE LINDGREN EDITOR@OSCEOLASUN.COM

With drop off bins overflowing and a mountain of recyclables awaiting sorting, the Polk County Board will consider whether the county should continue to operating its own recycling center.

“What we’ve heard is the way we’re doing it now we have recycling bins in certain spots in the county that get flooded,” said Supervisor Chris Nelson, who sponsored a resolution to explore options includSEE RECYCLING, PAGE 16

Franconia hosts 23rd Art & Artists Celebration CONTRIBUTED FRANCONIA SCULPTURE PARK

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Products waiting to be sorted at the Polk County Recycling Center. Polk County staff have been directed to research options for recycling in the county and return to board members with a recommendation about whether the county should continue to operating the recycling center.

Franconia Sculpture Park will hosts its 23rd Annual Art and Artists Celebration September 28 from 12 to 6 p.m. This event serves as the opening reception for the sculptures created in 2019, with opportunities all day to satisfy your artistic curiosity and participate in family art-making. Visitors can wander Franconia’s 43-acre landscape dotted

with contemporary sculpture.

Gravel and mowed grass paths make the park accessible to all; restrooms are also accessible. Golf carts are available for those who require mobility assistance.

Meet the new director Join Franconia’s board of directors for a meet and greet with new Executive Director and Chief SEE FRANCONIA, PAGE 16

Billions at stake when states move to legalize cannabis THE CANNABIS QUESTION

BY PARKER SCHORR WISCONSIN WATCH

With 11 states and Washington, D.C., having legalized cannabis for adult recreational use and 33 states plus D.C. with medical cannabis laws, marijuana has quickly grown into an $8 billion industry that shows no signs of slowing down. Wisconsin is debating legalization — but Republicans who run the Legislature are not fully on board.

Democratic Gov. Tony Evers has proposed legalizing medical marijuana.

Evers also wants to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana.

Nationwide, by 2022, legal cannabis

The Cannabis Question is a series exploring questions about proposals to legalize marijuana in Wisconsin. revenue is projected to nearly triple from current levels into a $23 billion industry, according to the Arcview Group, a cannabis-focused market research firm.

If Wisconsin were to legalize cannabis for medical uses, there could be a net $1.1 billion positive effect, bringing in additional fees and health benefits

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Finished project lights up Dresser

BY MARA MARTINSON CONTRIBUTING WRITER

The Light-Up Dresser 2019 Project has been completed and now illuminates the two “Welcome to Dresser” signs, on opposite sides of Main Street.

The Board would like to thank all the businesses and organizations that donated to make this project possible: All Goals, Inc., Bernick’s Pepsi, C-Aire, Inc., Dresser Food and Liquor, Dresser Neighborhood Watch, Rick’s Cabinets, Valley Motel of Dresser, Ward’s Bar, Andrie Electric, Boyd’s Outdoor Power, Complete Auto, Dresser Lion’s Club, Dresser Trap Rock, TMS Enterprises, and the Village Pizzeria.

Raddatz explains, “This project could not have been possible

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From 2019 to 2020 the levy is expected to fall about $11,000, from $21.96 million to $21.95 million. Total spending will grow from $55.52 million to $57.29 million, and revenues will grow from $55,02 million to $55.70, according to data from Polk County Administrator Nick Osborne.

without your help. Thank you.”

Ongoing, the Board approved a Temporary Class “B” Retailer’s License for the Dresser Lion’s Club for the sale of fermented malt beverages at the Gary Zahler Benefit that was held on September 21, 2019 at the Dresser Community Hall.

Additionally, the Board waived the rental fees for the Zahler benefit.

Members of the board recollected Zahler’s past participation on the board, booster club, and community organizations and events and were more than happy to waive these fees.

As autumn approaches, preparations for the annual Halloween Party and Haunted House at the Dresser Community Hall are in effect. The Board approved a dona-

tion of $300.00 to Allied Emergency Services Station 1 and Pleasant Lake 4H Club to pay for event expenses on Saturday, October 26, 2019.

Public Works The Horsmann/Peterson Street Project is completed and the Board approved the Final Pay Request to A-1 Excavating Inc. in the amount of $28,372.21.

Fall Clean Up with Waste Management is scheduled for September 23 through October 9.

The maximum amount an address may dump is 1,000 pounds. Authorization forms may be acquired from the Dresser Village Office.

Finance Water and sewer rate increases will begin October 21, 2019.

The Board approved

an Operator’s License – To Sell Fermented Malt Beverages and Intoxicating Liquors- for Hannah Gervers and denied the same request from Whitney Hubmer.

And finally, the Board approved monthly Vouchers: #38562-#38650, Payroll $23,454.20 plus Vouchers $103,879.22 for a Total of $127,333.42.

Upcoming Meetings Plan Commission Meeting, Wednesday, September 25, 2019 at 7 p.m.

Allied Emergency Service, Inc. Meeting, Thursday, September 26, 2019 Village Board Meeting, Monday, October 7, 2019 at 6:30 p.m.

Allied Emergency Service, Inc. Meeting, Thursday, October 24, 2019

County tax levy could decrease slightly

BY SUZANNE LINDGREN EDITOR@OSCEOLASUN.COM

An initial draft of the county’s budget and levy calls for a small levy decrease in 2020, keeping the county’s portion of property tax relatively flat.

From 2019 to 2020 the levy is expected to fall about $11,000, from $21.96 million to $21.95 million.

Total spending will grow from $55.52 million to $57.29 million, and revenues will grow from $55.02 million to $55.70, according to data from Polk County Administrator Nick Osborne.

The revenue increase correlates with net new construction, which takes into account both demolition and construction for the year. Revenue from sales tax is also expected to go up. Osborne said the $125,000 budgeted increase is likely conservative.

The county’s budget process begins by setting spending limits for each department based on the estimated cost of continuing operations. The budget includes a $143,476 funding increase in the corporation counsel’s office responding to in-

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Grace Haase, sixth from left, and Katherine Elwood, seventh from left, placed in the top five in the Junior Dairy Management Contest held as part of the All-American Dairy Show recently in Pennsylvania.

Osceola FFA member excels at All-American Dairy Show CONTRIBUTED OSCEOLA & AMERY FFA

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Benefit Fundraiser for Kayla Sunday, September 29 • 2-6 pm Cedar Lake Arena • 2275 County Rd CC • New Richmond Kayla Cross is a wonderful mother of three beautiful girls. She just accepted a proposal of marriage from Eric Crosby at the beginning of the year. Together they are raising their combined five children.

Kayla is a role model and coach to many kids in the area as a head coach for Premier Complex Gymnastics. In June, Kayla and Eric hit a deer while on their motorcycle. Kayla sustained many life-threatening and life changing injuries. Now is our time to help Kayla!

Grace Haase of Osceola FFA was the fourth-place individual in the FFA division of the Junior Dairy Management Contest held Sept. 17 during the 56th All-American Dairy Show in Harrisburg, Pa. She also had the No. 1 score in the calf care component of the contest, which also highlighted other areas of dairy management such as feeding and finances.

Katherine Elwood of Amery FFA finished as the fifth-place individual in the contest, and the Amery FFA dairy team took first place among the eight FFA teams competing. Team members, in addition to Katherine, were Courtney Glenna, Hailey Clausen and Ella Williamson.

The Amery team also placed second in the Invitational Youth Dairy Cattle Judging Contest – just behind a Minnesota team -- and third for

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oral reasons, following groups from Indiana and Minnesota. This part of the contest required competitors to place 10 cow and heifer classes – each featuring four animals -and prepare and present three sets of oral reasons explaining their placings. A total of 10 teams competed.

Amery’s team placed in the top five among FFA teams from across the U.S. for all five cattle breeds evaluated, winning the Holstein classes, where Hailey finished third overall and Katherine came in fifth. Katherine also placed second for Guernseys and third for Ayrshires. Katherine took third for all breeds

and Courtney came in ninth overall.

The All-American Dairy Show youth competition also included divisions for 4-H, two-year college and collegiate teams. Teams traveled to the event from throughout the U.S. The Amery team, coached by Gwen Dado and Patti Hurtgen, earned cash awards and now is gearing up to compete at the National FFA Convention in late October in Indianapolis.

They earned the right to advance to this national event after winning the Wisconsin FFA dairy judging contest last spring in Madison.

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THROUGH OCTOBER Farmers Market in Osceola The Osceola Farmers Market is open every Friday through October from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Mill Pond Park.

SEPTEMBER 25 Last Wednesday Meal Last Wednesday Meal will be served by Boy Scout Troop #131 at the Osceola United Methodist Church at 5:30 p.m. Free.

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hike, Indianhead chapter, 2670 103rd Street, rural Luck, hike at 1 p.m., picnic at 3:30 p.m. All welcome. 715-2054487.

OCTOBER 10 Polk County Democrats to meet The Polk County Democrats will meet at 6 p.m. at the Senior Center in Amery (608 Harriman Ave. S). Guest speaker will be Ben Wikler, Chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin.

OCTOBER 12

Apple Pumpkin Festival

Lamar Fiber Fest

People Loving People, Inc., in Dresser will be having their annual Apple Pumpkin Festival from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Food, bake sale, vendors, silent auction, kids activities and more.

The Lamar Fiber Fest will be at the Lamar Community Center, 1488 200th St., St. Croix Falls, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. fibersmithfarm@gmail. com.

Paws on the Trail Dog walk on Stower Seven Lakes State Park in Amery.

Registration begins at 10 a.m. at Soo Line Park Pavilion.

Prizes for best costume, best trick, best kisser, and more.

Fundraiser for Arnell Memorial Humane Society.

Bike Show Party Croixland Leather Works 17th Annual Bike Show Party will be from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., 2nd Ave., Osceola.

The street will be closed to car traffic from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

SEPTEMBER 30 Linen fundraiser The Partners of Osceola Medical Center linen fundraiser will feature bed sheets, Sherpa blankets and more, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Riverside Room at OMC.

Gandy Dance Trail meeting Friends of the Gandy Dancer State Trail annual meeting, food at 6 p.m., meeting at 6:30, Cafe Wren, Luck.

OCTOBER 1 Linen fundraiser The Partners of Osceola Medical Center will be hosting a linen fundraiser featuring bed sheets, Sherpa blankets and more, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Riverside Room at OMC.

OCTOBER 5 Fall color hike Fall colors Ice Age Trail

OCTOBER 13 Sound of Simon Sound of Simon - Recapturing the Magic of Simon & Garfunkel, Sunday, 7 p.m. at the historic Marine Village Hall (121 Judd Street).

Tickets at BrownPaperTickets.com/event/4324808 or MarineCommunityLibrary. org. Free hors d’ouevres.

Wine for sale. FFI: MarineCommunityLibrary.org.

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Tuesday • Tot Time will meet the second Tuesday of each month at 10 a.m. This is for tots, birth to PreK, and a parent. For more info contact Stephanie Lechman, 715-7552515.

• Storytime every Tuesday at Osceola Public Library, 10:30 a.m.

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

Wednesday

Grief Support Group St. Croix Regional Medical Center in St. Croix Falls will be offering two grief support groups on Tuesdays in the Valley Conference Room.

One will be from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. and the other will be from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Pre-registration requested, 715-483-3261 x 2016.

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. scflibrary@stcroixfallslibrary.org.

• Read & Review Book Group meets the last Monday of the month at Dresser

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Library, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

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

• The St. Croix Valley Camera Club meets the third Monday of each month, 7 p.m. at the Chisago County Government Center in Center City. Photographers of all interests and abilities are welcome.

• The American Legion Post 221 meets the second Monday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Senior Center in the Osceola Discovery Center. 715-294-3822.

• St. Croix Falls Rotary Club meets in the French Room at the Dalles House Restaurant, noon. Lunch, business meeting and speaker. Warren White, 715483-3010 or website at http:// scfrotary.org/ • Book club for adults at Osceola Public Library the fourth Wednesday of the month. Books available at the library. FFI: Anne Miller, 715-294-2310.

• Get Lit Book Club, second Wednesday of every month, 6 p.m. at PY’s in Osceola. Stop at the Osceola Public Library for a copy of each month’s book.

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

Call 800-243-9482 ext. 4257 or visit witc.edu/adult/basicedprogram.htm.

• Open Mic Night at PY’s Bar & Grill in Osceola, every third Wednesday from 6 p.m.

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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.

• Osceola Senior Citizens Club meets the first Wednesday of every month at noon in the Senior Center at the Osceola Discovery Center.

Thursday •Polk County Democrats meet the second Thursday of every month at the Village Pizzeria in Dresser at 5:30 p.m.

• Osceola Writers Group meets the second Thursday of the month, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Osceola Senior Center.

Friday • River Valley Stitchers meet the fourth Friday of each month from 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Senior Center, in the Discovery Center building. (They also meet Saturdays, see below).

Quilters, sewers, knitters, and crocheters of all ages and skill levels are invited.

Bring your own project to work on.

Saturday • Friends of the Osceola Library meet each second Saturday at the library at 10:30 a.m. 715-294-2657.

• Osceola Running Club meets at Mill Pond Park in downtown Osceola at 7 a.m.

Saturdays. Anyone interested in running for fitness and fun is welcome. The “Lap around Osceola” is a “no drop” jog of about 3 miles.

Go to www.runosceola.org, text or call Paul Smith at 715410-6047.

• River Valley Stitchers meet the second Saturday of each month from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Senior Center, in the Discovery Center building. (They also meet Fridays, see above).

Sunday • Times in Which We Live meets the first and third Sunday of each month at the St. Croix Falls Library at 6:30 p.m. DVDs are shown about current events. 715755-3473. or email Steve at thekinzers@me.com.

• 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. 715-501-4487. or liabeing@gmail.com.

Malcom is a one-yearold Blue Heeler Mix, with an emphasis on the Mix with a short, Black and White polka dot coat with a black saddle. At 38 pounds he is full grown, a nice, medium size.

Malcom is outgoing and social. He is very smart and learns new things quickly. He enjoys people and other dogs, being a part of your day - whatever you do. As with any energetic young pup, playtime is his favorite activity, chasing after toys, running around and sniffing things out. Malcom will make a fantastic family dog – a fun dog to take hiking and exploring. Adopt him today.

Our dogs are part of the family and each has his own special talent and personality. Their greatest talent is unconditional love. We can’t help but be impressed and blessed with their individual quirks and talents that make us laugh and smile.

Is your dog a Master at Cookie Catching? Has she perfected a unique trick? Is he comfortable in and able to carry off a Doggie Costume? Our Fun Dog Contests at the annual Arnell Paws on the Trail Dog Walk offers your dog his 15 minutes of fame – just for being your special friend.

The Paws on the Trail fundraising event begins at 10 a.m. this Saturday, September 28, at the trailhead of the Stower Seven Lakes Trail in downtown Amery. Register for the Walk and enjoy

MEETINGS THIS WEEK

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

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

• Non-denominational men’s prayer breakfast, 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Osceola Community Church, 651-329-9535.

• Tai Chi, 9 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. at the Osceola Senior Center.

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

• Dual Recovery Anonymous, 7:15 p.m. at the St. Croix Falls Alano. 715755-3639.

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

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

• Osceola Seniors 500 card group, 12:30 p.m.-4 p.m. at the Osceola Senior Center.

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

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

• Qigong, 9 a.m. at the Osceola Senior Center.

SATURDAY

• Weight Watchers meets at Hope E. Free Church, Osceola. Weigh-in, 7:30 a.m. Meeting, 8:15 a.m. Kim, 715-4170683.

MONDAY

• The Indianhead Barbershop Chorus meets at 7:30 p.m. in the government building in Balsam Lake. 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.

• Music and Movement storytime, St. Croix Falls Public Library, 10:15 a.m.

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

• Qigong, 9 a.m. at the Osceola Senior Center.

TUESDAY

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

• Seniors on the Go card group, 12:304 p.m an the Osceola Senior Center.

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

• Osceola Seniors Duplicate Bridge, 6 to 9 p.m. at the Osceola Senior Center.

Jeff, 715-781-6080.

the state trail at your own pace and distance. All proceeds from the Walk help Arnell Humane Society care for the hundreds of animals that come to the shelter each year for a safe place to recover, be reunited with family or find new forever homes. Your registration and participation in this event makes a difference in their lives.

Fun Dog Contests begin at noon. They are a chance to show off your dog’s natural qualities and amazing skills. Enter your dog for Best Kisser or Best Vocal Performance. Prizes will be awarded to the Oldest and Youngest Dogs, Smallest, Largest and Fluffiest Dogs. A dog’s individual skills are showcased in the crowd pleasing Best Trick contest. Basic Obedience commands are highlighted in the Simon Says and Best Jr. Handler contests. There is a contest for everyone.

Share your Furry Best Friend’s special talent or just come for the fun of watching. Registration Pledge Sheets will be available at the Walk or in advance at the shelter. Prizes are awarded for the top pledging donors. Water and colorful bandanas will be available for the dogs. Arnell Paws On The Trail, Saturday, September 28, 10 am, Stower Seven Lakes Trail, See You There!

One dog and seven cats were adopted last week. Hurray! There are dogs and cats of all colors, ages and activity levels available for adoption. Visit them at the shelter or on our website. Follow their story on Facebook, from Adoptable to Adopted. They all need homes and that’s where you come in. Adopt your unconditional love from Arnell Memorial Humane Society, Amery, 715-268-7387 (PETS), online: ARNELLHUMANE.ORG.

Arnell Memorial Humane Society 715 268-7387: ARNELLHUMANE.ORG and Facebook

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Is it over yet?

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’m ready for the National Football League’s season to be over. Three weeks in and I’m done.

I probably should mention I’m a Miami Dolphins fan and have been since 1970. It’s been a long year already.

This spring, the owner of the Dolphins announced that the team was going to do a tear down of the roster and rebuild the franchise for continued success in the future. After firing the 10th coach since Don Shula, a purge of talent began. I use the term “talent” in the academic sense, because Publisher the Dolphins have been mired in mediocrity for decades.

Brian Flores, the new head Tom Stangl coach, comes to the team from the New England Patriots, where he served as Defensive Coordinator. Flores was given a five-year contract and full knowledge of the plans to reset the team.

The plan for the franchise is to collect as many draft picks as possible in an effort to build a talented young team like the Dallas Cowboys and Baltimore Ravens have done over the past decade.

Intellectually, I was on board with the plan. I longed for the halcyon days of the 1972 perfect season and the 1973 championship win over the Minnesota Vikings. Heck, it’s been 20 years since Dan Marino lit up the scoreboards with his passing prowess.

But after losing the first two games of the season by a combined score of 102-10, it has become increasingly difficult to bear.

The talk about the team “tanking” — losing games on purpose — has been vehemently denied by the coaching staff. They insist that they are trying to win every game. The problem is the players who remain are young and inexperienced. No matter how good the coaching is, this team cannot overcome the lack of experience and skill.

So, what’s a true fan to do? Give up? Change teams?

After moving to Wisconsin in 2012, a state that has a professional football team, it has been tempting to become a fan of the likable Green Bay Packers. We also live a little over an hour drive from the home of the Minnesota Vikings, but don’t worry, I’m not going to buy into that train wreck.

You see I was indoctrinated into the Vikings clan from birth. I was born in 1961 — the same year as the Vikings. I have very clear memories of the team’s first appearance in the Super Bowl when they lost to the Kansas City Chiefs. Heartbroken, I told my father that I could no longer bear to support the team.

I had a good run becoming a Dolphins fan in 1970. In 1971, they made their first appearance in the Super Bowl, a loss to the Dallas Cowboys. The 17-0 season followed and the coup de grâce – a win over the Minnesota Vikings—the following year.

While it’s true that the Dolphins haven’t won a Super Bowl since, for much of my adult life they have been tantalizingly — and heartbreakingly — close to the playoffs.

While I know the pain of this season will (hopefully) be worth it when a new and improved team is fielded, it will still be hard to watch. I suppose it will be best to watch Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, the savior du jour and projected number one draft pick.

Yes, it’s that bad that I will watch Alabama.

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

Thanks for reading I’ll keep in touch. Feel free to do the same.

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Well, this is goodbye

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ince I started this job, the weeks have made a habit of flying by. Deadlines will do that to a person’s sense of perception. And with each passing year the time between deadlines seems to have gotten shorter.

A few years in, I’d be pulling into the parking lot on Monday morning and think to myself, “Wasn’t it just deadline day?” As the weeks piled up the thought itself — connected to a string of parallel moments three weeks ago, 10 weeks ago, 20 weeks ago — became an uncanny reminder of time’s passage.

So you can imagine how quickly the last few weeks have gone. And now the time has come to say goodEditor Suzanne Lindgren bye and offer parting thoughts.

Although I’m not sure exactly what to say, I do know this: I have deeply appreciated the opportunity to be a history keeper in this place.

This is an important spot. We don’t hear that a lot.

All the same, many people here are deeply reverent of the natural surroundings and cultural history that make the St. Croix River Valley a place like no other.

Over my time here, I’ve realized what a treasure the newspaper archives are in a place like this, a place that doesn’t get a lot of attention but where, 100 years from now, people will want records to look back on. I know because I’ve been one of them, looking through the archives with fascination.

My appreciation has also grown over the last few years for the newspaper as a social connector, helping readers learn about each other and what’s happening

around them.

It has been an honor to have a part in this, and I can say honestly that I have fulfilled the role to the best of my ability. This is humbling work, and while I’ve never lived up to what I’ve wished I could do, I leave satisfied with what I was able to do given the realities of time and energy. I also leave confident that I’m leaving the paper in a better position than I found it.

My hope is that the trend continues in an upward direction, and with support from the community I think it can.

Of course, there’s a lot here that won’t change at all. The longtime staff who have managed the paper through a list of editors will stay the same.

Carrie Larson at the helm as office manager, Eric Buelow doing graphic design, Barb Wetzel correcting the proofs, Tom Stangl as publisher, Ron Jasperson reporting on sports as Jo Jasperson captures game photos.

Journalism is truly important to communities of every size. I believe this now more than ever. Thanks for reading, and please do continue to support your local rag.

As for me, keep an eye out at the library, waterfall or river’s edge. I’ll probably be chasing Strummer.

And if you’re on Facebook or Instagram and interested in Norse pagan history or nerding out over herbal medicine, gardening and foraging, feel free to look me up there!

I’ve realized what a treasure the newspaper archives are in a place like this.

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eter was up before anyone else â&#x20AC;&#x201D; as he often is.

My husband, Peter, gets up early in order to have enough time to brood before busybodies like me expect him to engage in cheerful conversation.

But this morning we were staying at my parentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; cabin and Columnist there was a Carrie Classon glitch in the plans. The coffee jar was empty.

Obviously, a person canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t brood without coffee. Peter quietly opened one cupboard after another. No coffee.

My parents are great planners so there was no chance they were out of coffee, but where they might be keeping it â&#x20AC;&#x201D; that was another issue.

Peter stealthily crept around the kitchen opening one cupboard after another until finally, far in the back of an upper cupboard, Peter found a bag of coffee. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bingo!â&#x20AC;? Peter said (silently, of course.)

Peter put coffee in the coffeemaker, pressed the â&#x20AC;&#x153;startâ&#x20AC;? button and only then did he take a good look at the bag. â&#x20AC;&#x153;DECAFâ&#x20AC;? it read.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Oh no!â&#x20AC;? Peter thought.

The coffee was already brewing, my parents would be up any moment.

There are a number of things a person might have said at this moment.

Peter stashed the coffee bag back in the upper cupboard and didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t say a word when Mom and Dad got up. (I was still in bed, so I am still telling you this story based on Peterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sketchy details and 50+ years knowledge of my family.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Oh! Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re out of coffee!â&#x20AC;? my mom would have thought or said and refilled the jar (probably from the bag she keeps in the freezer, a place Peter would not have thought to check.) Peter and I were traveling that day so, after Mom refills the jar, she decides we would probably like some coffee for our trip and fills a thermos with the coffee Peter has made, then starts another for them to drink. This is a crucial point.

Peter, my mother, and father all have a couple cups of the new coffee and, at some point I get up. Peter and I head out the door with our luggage and the thermos for the dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s drive. It is at this point that I have my first cup of coffee. Then I have a second. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Boy,â&#x20AC;? I comment to Peter, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m really sleepy today.â&#x20AC;? I have a third cup of coffee.

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to develop a headache.

I take an ibuprofen. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wonder if Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m coming down with something,â&#x20AC;? I mention to Peter. I have another cup of coffee.

We finally arrive at our destination. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the matter with me. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m just so sluggish and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got this headache I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t shakeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not for lack of coffee,â&#x20AC;? I tell Peter, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I drank most of that thermos!â&#x20AC;?

There are a number of things a person might have said at this moment.

Peter said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Maybe you should take a nap!â&#x20AC;? So, I did.

Later that evening, I got up. I heard Peter, alone in the kitchen, laughing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Did you like the coffee?â&#x20AC;? he asked. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What coffee?â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;The coffee you had this morning.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was fine.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was decaf.â&#x20AC;?

â&#x20AC;&#x153;The whole thermos was DECAF?!â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Uh huh.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;You let me drink the whole thing and never said a word?â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I forgot.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;When I said I had a headache?â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I forgot.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;When I said I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t understand why I was so tired since Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d drunk AN ENTIRE POT OF COFFEE?!â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I forgot.â&#x20AC;?

I looked at Peter, incredulous.

There are a number of things a person might have said at this moment.

I decided not to say anything at all.

Till next time, Carrie Carrie Classonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s memoir, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Blue Yarn,â&#x20AC;? was released earlier this year.

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ast month, an elk was diagnosed with Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) at a game farm in Burnett County. Until then, no deer, elk, or moose had tested positive for CWD in the counties of the 10th Senate District. But it was just a matter of time.

Scientists believe CWD may spread between animals through State contact with Senator contaminated body fluids and Patty Schachtner tissue, or through exposure to CWD in drinking water or foods. It is a disease that has threatened our deer population since the first infected deer was discovered in Wisconsin in 2001.

Since then, more than 5,600 deer and elk, both farm-raised and wild, have tested positive for CWD in 35 counties. We cannot ignore this problem when our state’s deer herd and hunting heritage are in jeopardy.

CWD impacts the nervous system causing deer to lose weight, experience tremors, lose muscle control, and display odd behavior. It is also a 100% fatal disease in affected deer. It belongs in a

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ust imagine. You’re in a highstress job in Lagos, Nigeria, when you learn that your husband wants a divorce. Not only that, at the same time, your employer gives notice that your position has been terminated.

Just wait. It gets worse. Your employer puts out a warrant for your Writers arrest.

That was the & Writing experience of CarMichael Tidemann rie Classon in her nail-biting memoir, Blue Yarn, the story of a Wisconsin woman who loses her marriage and career only to find herself in, of all places – Africa.

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family of diseases characterized by abnormal proteins called prions which cause damage to the brain.

So-called “mad cow” belongs to that family of diseases as does the human variant, Creutzfeldt-Jakob.

There should be no doubt that this is a serious disease that is spreading across our deer population.

Even though the overall number of CWD tests declined in recent years, the rate of CWD positive samples increased. In 2006, out of over 30,000 samples, 205 tested positive. In 2014, only 5,467 samples were tested, yet 331 samples were positive.

We must provide the resources to research its spread and begin to contain CWD. I have been joined by some of my Democratic colleagues in taking action on this issue. I am co-authoring two bills with Representative Katrina Shankland (D-Stevens Point) that will implement strategies that have been recommended by CWD experts.

LRB-0293 will provide $1 million annually for more robust testing, research, and management of CWD. Additionally, LRB-3300 will provide funding for the Adopt-aKiosk program through which hunters may drop off deer carcass samples for testing. The DNR works with volunteers to set up kiosks around the state to make CWD sampling more convenient for hunters. With this additional funding, the sportsmen and wom-

en won’t have to cover the entire cost of these kiosks.

Hunting is a way of a life and a proud tradition for many Wisconsinites. As John James Audubon said, “a true conservationist is a man who knows that the world is not given by his fathers, but borrowed from his children.” We have a responsibility to protect our deer population from this disease and ensure that future generations can enjoy the hunt as we have.

As the deer season begins, there are things you can do to limit the spread of CWD and help our state in this effort. · Find your nearest kiosk and submit your carcass samples to help the research continue · Don’t transport whole carcasses or any brain, spinal cord, or lymph tissue to areas outside of the county or adjacent county where the animal was harvested · Dispose of CWD-positive carcasses via your regular municipal waste stream or directly in a landfill · Report deer exhibiting CWD symptoms or multiple dead deer in an area by contacting your local DNR office

d around d th l tt yarn wrapped the letters she and her husband had written to each other during their courtship. Equally, it relates to a sad story that turns out not being as sad as one would have expected.

When her husband told Classon he no longer loved her, he failed to mention that he once had an affair with a girl in Brazil. When faced with the end of her marriage and job, she turned to her gut instinct.

“When I have had to make a life-altering decision, I have simply . . . leapt. Something deep inside me spoke and I obeyed.”

After a failed affair, Classon left Nigeria for East Africa, again following her instincts, accompanied by her deaf cat. “I felt myself stepping away from solid ground and any lingering notions I controlled my future. As I waded deeper into Nigeria, I felt myself letting go of all the things I had clung to so tightly to keep myself from sinking. I wanted to know how it felt to go in deeper. I wanted to see if I

ld float.” t” would With her heart and her instincts her guide, she relentlessly pursued a lifelong dream – to sail a dhow.

“There in the dhow, I found my tranquil sea. In the deep of the ocean, I lost track of time and felt a profound peace. The hull of the dhow held me like a womb, rocked me like a cradle, loosened my grip on notions I didn’t even know I was still holding. I don’t know how a boat carved of mango wood on the East Africa coast was the transport I needed, but on the dhow I was able to let go of the last bonds to the person I had been, the life I had lived, the expectations I had harbored so faithfully for so long.”

This is a great read, and could prove an inspiration to anyone else facing similar challenges in life.

State Senator Patty Schachtner represents Wisconsin’s tenth senate district with over 160,000 constituents. The district covers parts of Burnett, Dunn, Pierce, Polk, and St. Croix counties..

Michael Tidemann writes from Estherville, Iowa. His author page is amazon.com/author/michaeltidemann.

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State party chairs focus on ground game, voter outreach for 2020 Both state Democratic party Chair Ben Wikler and state Republican Chair Andrew Hitt stressed a commitment to expanding their party’s

ground game and voter outreach programs ahead of the 2020 presidential election.

Speaking Sept. 12 at a WisPolitics.com luncheon in Madison, Hitt highlighted a pivot in strategy toward an initiative to reach voters in person that he said paid dividends in the 2019 state Supreme Court race win by conservative Brian Hagedorn.

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The state GOP chair added that after Hagedorn’s come-from-behind win in the state Supreme Court election in April — after the conservative was outraised and outspent by his liberal opponent — “we’re sort of doubling down on that.”

While Hitt acknowledged Republicans struggled to compete in suburbs across the country in 2018, he said that trend began to “wash away” in Wisconsin in 2019 with a renewed focus on

grassroots organizing.

He predicted that would continue into 2020.

But the GOP isn’t the only party expanding its ground operations.

“I think Ben has got kind of the same approach,” Hitt said of his Democratic counterpart. “Sort of funny, as I listened to some of the interviews and some of the things he’s saying, our strategies are not all that different.”

Wikler highlighted Hillary Clinton’s loss in the 2016 presidential election as a pivotal moment for his party, after which it reevaluated its strategies to reach and turn out voters.

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David Glenn Bethke David Glenn Bethke died surrounded by family on Sept. 19, 2019. He was 77.

David Glenn B Bethke was born J Jan. 15, 1942, in New R Richmond. He was tthe second oldest o of nine to Carl and M Marjorie Bethke.

H He married Shirley K Koehler on July 25, 11964; they are proud p parents to Duane ((Patti) Bethke, Lisa ((Pete) Carlson, and T Tricia Bethke in O Osceola where they continue to reside.

He was employed by Andersen Corporation for 34 years until his retirement in 1998.

His perfect day would have been spent on any lake in Northern Wisconsin with his family. He enjoyed being a husband, father,and grandfather. He will always be remembered taking photos, sharing stories of the past, and enjoying the holiday season.

David was preceded in death by brother Keith, parents, in-laws (Leonard and Laura Koehler), sisters Judy Holle, Cindy Cody, brother-in-law Steve Schmidt, brother-in-law, Doug Johnson, and friends from work, church, and childhood.

He is survived by his wife, Shirley; children, grandchildren, Danielle Bethke, Matthew (Katelyn) Bethke, Tyler Bethke, Emily Carlson, and Haakon Carlson, and great-grandchildren, Kaden and Theodore Bethke; siblings Robert Bethke, Chuck Bethke, Sharon (Don) Tarnowski, Linda Schmidt, brother-in-law Jerry, and Bonnie (Paul) Gehrman; in-laws Rosceal Johnson, Virgil (Deb) Koehler, Darrel (Peggy) Koehler, Eugene (Kristy) Koehler, Sheila (Jack) Lorimor, Richard (Vicky) Koehler, Kevin (Becky) Koehler, Vernon (Shannon) Koehler, and Dean (Abigail) Koehler, as well as numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.

His life was remembered at a private ceremony for siblings, children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews, and a few close friends on Sept.

24 at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Osceola.

CONTRIBUTED DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION

Nominations of Wisconsin PK through 12 teachers and principals can now be submitted online at www.kohleducation.org for the 2020 Herb Kohl Educational Foundation teacher Fellowship and principal Leadership awards. The deadline for submission is October 8, 2019.

Awards are $6,000, with an additional $6,000 grant going to the school of each selected teacher and principal.

Established in 1990, the Herb Kohl Educational Foundation awards 100 Fellowships and 16 Leadership awards annually from among all applicants throughout the state.

For teachers or principals to be eligible, they must be nominated by a parent, student, other teacher, community member, or school

administrator. Wisconsin teachers and principals in grades PK through 12 who plan to continue in their current capacity for at least one year are eligible. The Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Fellowship rewards teachers who have demonstrated superior ability to inspire love of learning in their students, have motivated others, and have provided meritorious service both in and outside the classroom. It also recognizes and supports principals who demonstrate administrative leadership and positively influence school culture.

Online nominations must be submitted at www.kohleducation.org by October 8, 2019. Selection of recipients will be made by a state-level panel composed of representatives from the Wisconsin Newspaper Association, cooperative educa-

tional service agencies, Wisconsin Council of Religious and Independent Schools, several education-related associations, and community representatives. Since the program was established in 1990, the Herb Kohl Foundation has awarded 3,080 grants to teachers and principals, and 3,080 grants to their schools throughout the state for a total of $10.6 million.

The Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Fellowship and Leadership programs are co-sponsored by the Wisconsin Newspaper Association Foundation, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Wisconsin Council of Religious and Independent Schools, and the state’s 12 cooperative educational service agencies.

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Minnesota Interstate Park and St. Croix River Scenic Riverway Rangers teaching St. Croix Falls second graders about different kinds of rocks and the river as a habitat.

CHURCH LISTINGS ALLIANCE CHURCH OF THE VALLEY 1259 Hwy. 35 South, St. Croix Falls 715-483-1100 www.stcroixalliance.com Lead Pastor Jeff Naegelen Co-Lead Pastor Chris Folkestad SUNDAY: Worship 10 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 Associate Pastor Scott Adkins SUNDAY: Contemporary/Traditional worship, 9 a.m ———————— CHRIST LUTHERAN CHURCH 150 Fifth Street Marine on St. Croix, Minn.

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

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

Evening service 6 p.m.

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

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

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

SUNDAY: Worship 9 a.m.

———————— FIRST PRESBYTERIAN 719 Nevada St. St. Croix Falls Reverend David Maghakian 715-483-3550 (office) SUNDAY: Church Service 10 a.m.

———————— GRACE CHURCH – OSCEOLA Pastor Mark Barlow 722 Seminole Ave. Osceola 715-417-0752 SUNDAY: Worship Service, 10 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 Nate Roschen 715-294-2112 • www.hefc.org SUNDAY: Worship 10 a.m.

———————— JOURNEY CHURCH 131 Broadway, Amery www.journeychurch.city office@journeychurch.city 715-268-2223 SUNDAY: Worship Service 9 a.m.

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

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

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

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

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

Coffee Fellowship, 11 a.m.

———————— PEACE LUTHERAN CHURCH (ELCA), 2355 Clark Rd., Dresser 715-755-2515• plcdresser.org Pastor Melissa Carmack Find us on Facebook! peace@centurytel.net SUNDAY: Worship, 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 Rev. Kelli Clement SUNDAY: 1st, 2nd and 3rd Sunday 10 a.m.

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

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

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

Mass at 11a.m.

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

651-465-7345 www.stjosephtaylorsfalls.org Fr. John Drees SATURDAY: 5:30 p.m. Vigil SUNDAY: Mass 7:30 and 11 a.m.

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

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

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

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

———————— WEST IMMANUEL LUTHERAN (ELCA), 447 180th St., Osceola www.westimmanuel.org SUNDAY: Worship Services, 9:30 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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OBITUARIES

Loretta Flater Johnson Loretta (Lolly) Flater Johnson was born in St. Paul, Minn., and graduated from White Bear High School in 1956 and has lived in Hugo, S. St. Paul, Buena Park, Calif., White Bear Lake, Stillwater and was a long-time resident of Osceola.

Lolly loved to connect with friends. She loved the monthly lunches at Keys café with classmates and visiting friends at the Royal Oaks after exercising.

She loved attending bible studies in the area with her friends and attending concerts.

Throughout her life Loretta loved traveling, baking, bowling, motorcycling, camping, gardening, tennis, and snowmobiling.

She was a vital part of farm life as she fed everyone who came through the front door, whether it was the feed salesman or the hired help. You could always count on a hearty meal and fabulous baked goods before getting back to work.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Keith Johnson, her parents, Marvin and Myrtle Flater, and a brother, Paul Flater.

Loretta is survived by children Wayne (Cindy Hageman) Johnson, Wanda Walker, Wendy (Mark) Weyer, Weslie (David) Gray, Warren (Lanette) Johnson; 18 Grandchildren; 27 great grands and 3 great, great grands; her sister Sharon (George) Franklin, a brother Fred (Becky) Flater and sisterin-law Juanita Flater.

Services for Loretta Johnson were Sept. 23 at the Osceola Community Church.

REPORT: State party chairs focused on ground game, voter outreach FROM PAGE 6

previous elections and came across the neighborhood team model,” he said, adding that model was “pioneered” by the Obama campaign.

“It involves working in communities rather than having paid staff knocking on doors,” he said.

Getting involved in communities early in the spring of 2017, Wikler said, has allowed the party to work in parts of the state that “hadn’t heard from Democrats in a long time.” Wikler said this would be key to winning back support in Republican strongholds in the suburban Milwaukee counties and rural northern Wisconsin.

This was crucial, Wikler said, because the prevalence of conservative talk radio and Fox News often means voters in GOP-controlled districts “hear what Democrats are talking about primarily from Republican media.”

“The key thing for Democrats to counter that is to speak for

themselves, to actually show up in communities and explain what they stand for,” he said.

The state Democratic chair said he believes this approach will successfully negate President Trump’s attempts to portray U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and the so-called “Squad” of three other liberal congresswomen as the face of the party.

“Our job is to organize folks on the ground and make sure that when people think about Democrats, they’ll think about the presidential nominee,” he said.

“They’ll think about the person who knocked on their door the day before, the conversations in their communities.

“Those are the literal faces of the Democratic Party.”

Much like his counterpart, Hitt said he believes an expanded ground game will help the GOP reach voters who have not traditionally supported the Republican Party and highlighted meeting

voters of color as “a huge priority for me.”

“I don’t think that the Republican Party has done a good job of reaching out to the black community, to the Hispanic community, to other minority communities,” he said.

Hitt said he believes the Republican message on “issues around the kitchen table” such as economic opportunities, a chance for economic prosperity and school choice will resonate with minority voters.

“But if we don’t go and talk to them, we have no chance,” he said.

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CANNABIS: Billions at stake when states move to legalize; medical cannabis on table in Wisconsin FROM PAGE 1

while potentially reducing opioid overdoses, addiction and traffic fatalities over five years, according to a cost-benefit analysis by the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s La Follette School of Public Affairs. If the state were to decriminalize cannabis, it would save an additional $30 million in decreased criminal justice costs.

The study did not project potential state tax revenue, but the Legislature’s leading proponent of legalization, state Rep. Melissa Sargent, D-Madison, says such a move could bring in $138 million a year.

The marijuana industry’s continued growth is almost unprecedented. Tom Adams, editor in chief of Arcview, says the only consumer industries to grow as largely and as quickly as cannabis in recent years are broadband internet in the 2000s and cable television in the 1990s.

State rules key to business size Owing to marijuana’s continued federal ban, the most critical element for entry is a state-awarded license.

When Florida voters approved Amendment 2 in 2016, legalizing the use of medical marijuana for those with debilitating conditions, the state implemented a merit-based application system, including whether a company had a medical director and its experience with cultivation.

Initially, companies could apply for one of five integrated licenses to be awarded for the entire state. Each “vertical” cannabis license — meaning the one license required for the company to own and operate the entire chain of production from cultivation to retail — allowed the winning company to open up to 25 dispensaries.

With the medical market projected to grow in Florida to $956 million by 2022, a scramble ensued for these five coveted licenses. Since then, the number of licensed operators has grown to 22, an expansion spurred in part by a lawsuit

filed against the state.

Although states like Florida and New York have limited the number of licenses and required vertical integration, the merit-based application process effectively gave an advantage to large, well-funded corporations, says Andrew Livingston, an economic and policy analyst for the nation’s largest cannabis-focused law firm, Vicente Sederberg LLC, based in Denver.

“If it comes down to a competition between who has the best team and who has the most capital, the most wellheeled multi-state operators are going to win that race,” Livingston says.

cannabis laws. These “social equity” applicants include people or their families who have been arrested or convicted of a cannabis-related offense.

Adedji says his juvenile arrest qualifies him as a social equity applicant.

Illinois’ medical cannabis program requires at least $400,000 in liquid assets and $50,000 in escrow for a dispensary.

“So when you think about who the hell has that kind of money, you get a pretty clear idea of who can clear those barriers,” Ballard says. “But in the recreational legislation, they’ve done away with all of that.”

Under recreational legalization, the cost of entry is as low as $5,000 with a social equity discount. With the state’s development fund, Ballard hopes that the reduced cost will combine to lower the barrier of entry. ”People will have an easier time getting into the industry and the owners (will) reflect the diversity of the state rather than deep pocketed people who can afford really expensive licenses.”

Barriers for low-income entrepreneurs Adedji owns a cannabis business in Oregon and is opening three retail stores in Massachusetts. His first foray into cannabis was as a middle schooler in Illinois; he was arrested for possession in 7th grade.

It took Adedji three years to open the business in Oregon.

He says the state required him to lease property before he could sell any products. By the time he received his license, Adedji could barely afford to stock the shelves.

Ballard considers Illinois’ legislation the “gold standard” in large part because it lowers the capital barrier that Adedji ran into.

The law includes a cannabis business development fund of roughly $30 million to provide low-interest loans for those directly impacted by past

Wisconsin bill eyes small companies In Sargent’s latest bill, cannabis business licenses in Wisconsin would be split into five categories – producer, processor, distributor, retailer and microbusiness – but, as in most states, a business could hold multiple licenses. The bill does not include provisions for social equity applicants or disproportionately impacted areas but does call for discounted licenses fees for small businesses.

A merit-based application process would rank applicants across several dimensions, including environmental protection and ability to provide stable, family-supporting jobs to local residents. Any businesses with 20 or more employees would also be required to enter a “labor peace agreement,” which would prohibit employees from strikes and picketing

MEDICAL CANNABIS ON THE TABLE Wisconsin Senator Jon Erpenbach (D-Middleton), Representative Chris Taylor (D-Madison), and Senator Patrick Testin (R-Stevens Point) introduced bipartisan legislation last Friday, September 20, to legalize medical cannabis in Wisconsin. If approved, the bill would create a process requiring recommendation from a patient’s regular doctor.

and the applicant from disrupting any labor organizing efforts.

In Florida, not only did limiting licenses squeeze out smaller businesses from participating in the market, but requiring licensees to build out a cannabis grow, manufacturing facility and storefront required a massive capital investment in the first place, Livingston says.

It also boosted even higher the valuations of the companies that won the licenses.

GrowHealthy Holdings’ license eventually sold for $48 million, even before the company had seen a “dime in revenue,” says Kris Krane, co-founder of 4Front, a multi-state cannabis consultant and operator headquartered in Phoenix.

Too many licenses can create its own problems.

When voters in Oregon voted to legalize adult-use cannabis in 2014, the state liberally awarded licenses, requiring a maximum fee of $6,000. By comparison, New York requires more than $200,000 in licensing fees.

Since cannabis was legalized, so many people have entered the industry that there is a licensed cultivation operation for every 19 cannabis users, according to the Oregon-Idaho High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area, a coalition of local, state and federal agencies. The overproduction of cannabis triggered a drop in wholesale prices and created an oversupply. That bled into 37 other states through black markets, the drug task force says.

Individual investors drive growth At the federal level, banking and tax laws also make it hard for smaller businesses to exist in the cannabis market, Krane says. Although the number of banks that are willing to interact with the cannabis industry is increasing, according to the U.S. Treasury Department, there is still a barrier between entrepreneurs and banking.

Without these funds, small businesses are largely funded by the entrepreneur’s friends

and family, Livingston says, which provides an advantage to whites, who benefit from a massive racial wealth gap. According to the Census Bureau’s Current Population Survey, for every $100 in white family wealth, black families have $5.04.

Less than a fifth of marijuana business owners identify as racial minorities, and 4.3% are black, according to a report from Marijuana Business Daily. Seventeen percent of executives in the industry are racial minorities, however — a larger proportion than U.S. businesses as a whole.

Cannabis entrepreneur Abbie Testaberg fears big businesses will come to dominate the state market if Wisconsin legalizes marijuana for medical or recreational uses.

Testaberg and her husband, Jody, run three cannabis companies, including a hemp growing operation in western Wisconsin.

Testaberg hopes marijuana, if it is legalized, does not go the way of the dairy industry, in which family farms increasingly are squeezed out.

“If we enter the cannabis industry regulation the same way as where we’re currently at with big farm regulations, we’re going to create the same monster,” Testaberg says.

This story was produced as part of an investigative reporting class at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication under the direction of Dee J. Hall, Wisconsin Watch’s managing editor and funded in part by the Ira and Ineva Reilly Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment at UW-Madison.

The nonprofit WisconsinWatch (www.WisconsinWatch.org) collaborates with Wisconsin Public Radio, Wisconsin Public Television, other news media and the UW-Madison journalism school. All works created, published, posted or disseminated by the Center do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of UW-Madison or any of its affiliates.

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Two die in Clear Lake crash CONTRIBUTED POLK COUNTY SHERIFFâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S OFFICE

On Monday, September 16, at 1:49 p.m., the Polk County Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office Dispatch Center began receiving calls regarding a vehicle versus semi truck and trailer crash on Highway 63 at the intersection of 60th Avenue, in the Town of Clear Lake.

Information was given that after the crash the vehicle had entered the ditch and was on its roof.

The first officer on scene deemed the occupants had sustained life-threatening injuries.

Upon arrival, other deputies learned that the semi had been traveling northbound on Highway 63 approaching 60th Avenue. A sedan was traveling eastbound on 60th Avenue, approaching highway

63. According to witnesses on scene, the sedan slowed but did not stop at the stop sign. The semi truck was halfway through the intersection when the sedan hit the side of the trailer.

After the initial collision the sedan continued into the trailer, until the rear trailer tires impacted the side of the sedan. The sedan was redirected to the north and west, where it then entered the west ditch north of 60th Ave. The sedan then rolled onto its roof where it came to rest. The semi-truck and trailer continued to the north where the driver was able to maintain control and pulled the unit to the east side shoulder of Highway 63, north of the crash.

Both occupants of the sedan had suffered fatal injuries at the scene.

The driver fatally injured was

16-year-old Michael Magnuson of rural Clayton. The passenger fatally injured was 16-year-old Grace Schradle also from rural Clayton. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family and community as we all continue to get through this tragic event,â&#x20AC;? the sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office wrote.

Assisting the Polk County Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office with the crash was Clear Lake Police Department, Clear Lake fire and first responders, Clayton Fire and first responders, Amery area ambulance, Wisconsin State Patrol, and the Polk County Medical Examinerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office.

The crash remains under investigation by the Wisconsin State Patrol and the Polk County Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office.

ReadyWisconsin wants kids to be prepared CONTRIBUTED READYWISCONSIN

When a disaster strikes, every member of the family should know how to remain safe â&#x20AC;&#x201D; including children.

September is Preparedness Month, and ReadyWisconsin encourages everyone to make sure the children in their life know what to do during an emergency. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s never too early to talk about what you should be doing to keep yourself and those around you safe during a disaster,â&#x20AC;? said Maj. Gen. Donald Dunbar, Wisconsinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s adjutant general and homeland security advisor. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Preparedness is a life-long effort, and we want to make sure families, teachers, and other community organizations are well equipped to help teach younger

generations how to respond when faced with a dangerous situation.â&#x20AC;?

Parents should talk to their children about what to do if there is an emergency at home, school, or when they are away. Make sure they know who to contact and identify a safe meeting place. Write a plan and review it regularly.

Knowing who to contact can also be extremely important, so take the time to develop a family communications plan.

Parents should make sure their childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s school or daycare has current emergency contact information on file. Be sure to designate a backup emergency contact who is authorized to pick your child up if needed. Make sure your child knows the plan and has a copy of it in their backpack. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Parents play a vital

role in making sure children are ready to face an emergency,â&#x20AC;? said Dr. Darrell Williams, Wisconsin Emergency Management Administrator. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We encourage all families to take time during Preparedness Month to go over their emergency plans and talk about the best ways to stay safe.â&#x20AC;?

Educators can help prepare fifth-grade students through the Student Tools for Emergency Planning (STEP) program, a curriculum developed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) which is made available by the state at no cost to educators. The program helps teach important preparedness lessons to children, while encouraging them to take that information home and to build their own emergency kit.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Since it began in 2011, STEP has helped nearly 75,000 children in Wisconsin learn about the importance of being prepared for the unexpected,â&#x20AC;? said Dr. Williams. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are proud and excited to once again make this free program available to fifth-grade classrooms across the state.â&#x20AC;?

Teachers and school administrators interested in offering the STEP program in their schools this year can find more information online at https://readywisconsin. wi.gov/step/.

For more safety tips, visit ReadyWisconsin at https://readywisconsin. wi.gov. You can also follow us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/ readywisconsin) and Twitter (www.twitter. com/readywisconsin).

POLK COUNTY ARRESTS Kimarie M. Schmid, 50, Centuria, was arrested September 9 for domestic disorderly conduct.

Kenneth Dean Schulte, 56, Frederic, was arrested September 8 for domestic battery, violation of restraining order and bail jumping.

Alyssa L. Pohl, 31, Balsam Lake, was arrested September 11 for felony bail jumping, possession of methamphetamine - party to a crime, possession of drug paraphernalia - party to a crime and possession of prescription only medication - party to a crime.

Alexander Van Hampton, 25, Balsam Lake, was arrested September 11 for a probation hold, possession of methamphetamine - party to a crime, possession of drug paraphernalia - party to a crime and possession of prescription only medication - party to a crime.

Robert E. Otis, 49, Milltown, was arrested September 12 for possession of methamphetamine, possession of

What are these reports based on?

Probable Cause Reports state the â&#x20AC;&#x153;probable causeâ&#x20AC;? that the arresting officer believed he or she had at the time of arrest. The report 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 whether there was probable cause for the arrest and charges, and 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.

While the Probable Cause report 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 Probable Cause based upon what charges the District Attorney believes he can prove based on the evidence he receives. Charges may be amended up or down during the charging process as information becomes available.

Further, a charge should not be conďŹ&#x201A;ated with a conviction.

An arrested person is presumed to be innocent until convicted by a judge or jury. Not everyone who is arrested is convicted of the crimes alleged in the PC.

POLK COUNTY MARRIAGE LICENSES Bradley Robert Bentz and Melanie Jane Glasser-Hoyt of Farmington are to be married October 5, 2019.

Jacob Steven Carney-Ubl and Toni Rae Klein of Pine City are to be married September 28, 2019.

Justin Steven Danielowski and Amber Rose Stewart of Eureka are to be married October 5, 2019.

Jesse Michael Elven and Maria Kristine Grady of Saint Francis are to be married October 12, 2019.

Jacob Mitchell Farah of Webster and Kelly Jo Radke of Balsam Lake are to be married September 28, 2019.

Cody David FitzPatrick of Farmington and Emmalyn Rose Kayser

of Minneapolis are to be married September 28, 2019.

Curtis Lee Mishler and Sarah Kristine Goike of Alden are to be married October 12, 2019.

Dane Eugene Olson and Samantha Lee Johnson of Eureka are to be married October 5, 2019.

Andrew Cole Roberts and Sherri Marie Sullivan of Luck are to be married September 26, 2019.

Adam Arthur Seaman and Brittany Shay Schnider of Amery are to be married October 19, 2019.

Spencer Colten Walters and Katelynn C. J. Meyer of Dresser are to be married October 5, 2019.

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THC, possession of drug paraphernalia and felony bail jumping.

Brandon T. McCarty, 19, Amery, was arrested September 12 for child abuse.

Adonis Ishem Mosay Jr., 35, Luck, was arrested September 12 for probation hold, bail jumping, unauthorized use of personal information and obstructing an officer.

Michala Ann Marie Hefty, 22, Clear Lake, was arrested September 13 for theft and shoplifting.

Anthony Marcus Kralewski, 35, St. Croix Falls, was arrested September 13 for disorderly conduct and criminal damage to property.

Rebecca Rae Bigbear, 24, Bemidji, MN, was arrested September 15 for disorderly conduct and battery.

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Totally awesome week for OHS CC

BY RON JASPERSON SPORTS WRITER

It was an unusually warm and muggy September day. Rain had pelted the Osceola cross country course in the morning to make the difficult course even more challenging. The tough hills on the course did not look any easier before race time. It was the kind of day that would make an ordinary runner shudder.

The Osceola Chieftain cross country team is not an ordinary team, they are extraordinary. Osceola ignored the uncontrollable elements and focused on what they could control, their effort.

The results were remarkable.

The Chieftain girls placed their entire seven person varsity among the top 14 finishers in a race that included 98 runners. This was accomplished with one of their top runners, Lauren Ellefson, unable to compete as she works her way back from an injury.

Osceola shrugged off what they couldn’t control and the varsity team of Rachel Ulrich (1st place overall), Alli Fogelberg (3rd), Chloe Backlund (5th), Caroline Gearin (6th), Arieana Hayton (12th), Shaylee Feske (13th) and Tia Foster (14th) raced to the Chieftain Invitational title with a team score of 27. The closest team to the Chieftains was Glenwood City who finished with 46 points.

“The team has been working very hard towards improving as the season goes on,” Fogelberg said in explaining the team’s success. “We have been giving it our all every day in practice and have been pushing ourselves during

our more challenging workouts. We have also been focusing on working together as a team and motivating each other as the season continues.”

The Osceola boys team also has been battling injuries but did not use their misfortune as an excuse. Instead they went out and executed coach Rachael Robinson’s plan and came away with a win over the other 10 teams.

“I am really happy with the team’s results this past week,” Robinson said.

“Our focus for each competition has been on certain fragments of the race and they are executing. It is rewarding to see their hard work and focus pay off.”

The Osceola boys finished 24 points ahead of a solid Ellsworth Panther team. The Chieftains were led by Quinn McDonald (4th), Kolten Heimbach (6th), Nick Kremer (8th), Sean Rogers (9th), Zach Solsrud (15th), David Olson (16th), and Blake Slater (21st) for the varsity. The Osceola story doesn’t end there. The Chieftain junior varsity had a perfect score of 15 to win their race. Osceola had the top six finishers, eight of the top nine, nine of the top 12, 10 of the top 14 and 12 of the first 18 finishers. Their team depth is incredible.

“Cross country is truly a team sport and our program really emphasizes that,” Rogers said. “Having such depth on both our teams adds to our training and our races. When someone is hurting on the course they know have a group of teammates around them who are going to keep pushing and keep us in contention.”

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Sean Rogers is a big part of the team depth that has been instrumental to the team’s success so far this season. The Chieftain boys won huge meets at Rice Lake and Osceola last week.

Alli Fogelberg races to an overall third place finish among 98 runners at the Chieftain Invitational last week. Osceola placed first at their home meet after finishing third in a meet at Rice Lake.

Hard working soccer team Osceola tennis team on a roll notches win against Altoona

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The Osceola Chieftain soccer team is adjusting. They have several new players on their roster and also have a new coach, Jonathan Archibald. Now the team seems to be settling in knowing what the expectations are and what the team may be able to accomplish. Osceola notched a big win last week at the Robert W. Vesperman athletic complex in Osceola as they were able to shutout the visiting Altoona Rails.

Osceola had four great days of practice going into their game with Altoona. The Chieftains were anxious to get onto the field and release some of their energy. It didn’t take long for the positive energy to yield results.

It was Sean Archibald scoring first for Osceola in the game’s first minute. Eric Vater started the scoring play with a great dribbling run and put the ball on the leg of Archibald for a tap in SEE SOCCER, PAGE 23

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Lance Wallis fights for control of the ball in an MBC contest against New Richmond. Osceola lost to the Tigers but shutout Altoona in non-conference action later in the week.

The 25 person roster for the Osceola Chieftain tennis team is paying dividends. The competition from within the team is helping all of the athletes get better. Although the Chieftains won just one of three matches played last week they have still put together victories in six of their last nine matches.

Last week Osceola defeated Bloomer but lost to Amery and Baldwin-Woodville in Middle Border competition.

“We had a week full of tennis and I am really proud of how hard the girls fought for the successes that they had,” Osceola coach Beth Friedrichsen said.

Osceola defeated Bloomer by a 6-1 score with wins by Jam Dannenmueller (No. 2 singles), Sophia LaVigne (No. 3 singles) Caitlin Karun (No. 4 singles), Paige Dvorak and Maddie Jensen (No. 1 doubles), Ella Salewski and Morgan Feldt (No. 2 doubles) and Kathryn Marek and Rachel Olson (No.

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3 doubles).

Osceola had a nearmiss against a traditional powerhouse in tennis, the Amery Warriors. The Chieftains fell to Amery 4-3 in a match that easily could have gone either way. Osceola swept the three doubles matches with Dvorak and Jensen winning at the No. 1 spot,

Salewski and Makayla Quigley winning at No. 2 doubles and Marek and Feldt finishing the double’s sweep at No. 3. Sophia LaVigne had a close three set match at No. 3 singles before falling and Caitlin Karun nearly got the Chieftains a win but SEE TENNIS, PAGE 23

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On paper it was going to be a very tough game. The Osceola Chieftains were about to play against the conference co-leading Baldwin-Woodville Blackhawks in Baldwin.

B-W had already defeated New Richmond, a team that defeated Osceola in the first conference game of the season. Certainly the Blackhawks were the favorites, at least on paper.

Osceola came out determined to show that they could not be overlooked.

The Chieftain defense made a statement with a three-and-out on the first Baldwin-Woodville drive of the game. On the Blackhawks’ second drive the OHS defense bent a little with the B-W offense able to advance the ball beyond the midfield stripe.

Once again the Chieftains held when Aaron Schmidt picked off a Blackhawk aerial at the Chiefs’ 15 yard line.

Osceola immediately begin to move the ball their second time on offense. A pair of rushing first downs by Nick Carlson and another by Logan Johnson moved SEE FOOTBALL, PAGE 23

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Matt Germain finds daylight on his way to a touchdown in first quarter action in Baldwin.

The Blackhawks came back to defeat the Chieftains and now hold the top spot in the MBC standings.

ow can you help monarch butterflies get from Wisconsin to Mexico to winter so monarchs return in the spring? I asked Jill Stephens, an ordinary person who takes extraordinary measures to help monarchs succeed. This is her story.

“Five years I didn’t even know what a monarch caterpillar looked like. My husband, Bret, found a caterpillar and pointed it out to me and I was very intrigued. A few days later, I saw a monarch butterfly land on a milkweed plant in our backyard. When it flew away I examined the plant’s leaves and found a little white speck on the underside of one. I Googled it and sure enough, I’d found an egg!

“I plucked the leaf off and we brought it inside. Throughout the following few weeks (and with a lot of help from internet searches about monarchs), we watched that egg hatch the tiniest caterpillar I had ever seen. We watched that caterpilWild River lar eat and eat and grow, marveling as that big fat caterpillar hung in Trails j-pose and began it’s transformation Jim Bennett from caterpillar to chrysalis, saving it on video! Two weeks later, we

watched in awe as a beautiful butterfly emerged from that chrysalis.

“We have been raising monarchs each summer for the past 5 years, something we (now) look forward to each year! We track northward migration in the spring on journeynorth.org. As soon as we see the northern edge of that migration in our area we search milkweed in our yard for eggs and tiny caterpillars. Every year, our numbers have grown. Two years ago, my husband built a butterfly house where we keep the caterpillars supplied with fresh milkweed until they form their chrysalises on the mesh ceiling. That metamorphosis is absolutely amazing to watch.

“To me, it’s one of the true wonders of nature and proof that every aspect of our world was carefully designed by God. Also, it’s important for us to teach our children about their impact on Earth. We talk about loss of habitat, we pick up roadside litter and talk about the positive impact they can have by doing little things. They are learning valuable lessons and having fun at the same time!

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Chieftain Cross Country Summary Rice Lake Invitational Rice Lake, WI September 17, 2019 Team Standings (Large Schools) – (girls – 5,000 meters) 1) Menomonie 60 2) Hudson 66 3) Osceola 66 4) Amery 123 5) Chippewa Falls 124 6) Rice Lake 129 7) Northwestern 145 8) Superior 229 9) Hayward 230 Osceola Individuals (overall place, name, time) 2) Rachael Ulrich, 20:43.1 6) Alli Fogelberg, 21:42.5 12) Chloe Backlund, 21:55.4 19) Shaylee Feske 22:42.8 27) Caroline Gearin 23:13.7 30) Ari Backlund, 23:34.8 Individual winner, Rachel Ball, Hudson, 19:58.2.

Team Standings (Large Schools) – (boys – 5,000 meters) 1) Osceola 35 2) Northwestern 62 3) Rice Lake 75 4) Hudson 132 5) Amery 158 6) Superior 173 7) Menomonie 187 8) Ashland 194 9) Chippewa Falls 213 10) Hayward 280 Osceola Individuals (overall place, name, time) 2) Quinn McDonald, 18:02.5 6) Kolten Heimbach, 18:37.6 7) Sean Rogers, 18:49.2 8) David Olson, 18:50.8 12) Zach Solsrud, 18:59.0 13) Nick Kremer, 19:04.9 30) Ethan Robinson, 19:48.0 Individual winner, Andrew Carlson, Amery, 18:01.5.

Chieftain and Saints Cross Country Summary Osceola Invitational Osceola, WI September 21, 2019 Team Standings (girls – 5,000 meters) 1) Osceola 27 2) Glenwood City 46 3) Somerset 85 4) Prescott 122 5) Baldwin-Woodville 147 6) Grantsburg 176 7) Spring Valley 198 8) St. Croix Falls 212 9) Ellsworth 253 10) Webster 256 11) Frederic 261 Osceola Individuals (overall place, name, time) 1, Rachel Ulrich, 20:50.2 3, Alli Fogelberg, 21:52.0 5, Chloe Backlund, 21:59.0 6, Caroline Gearin, 22:28.1 12, Arieana Hayton, 23:23.7 (13), Shaylee Feske, 23:27.5 (14), Tia Foster, 23:40.6 SCF Individuals 21, Sierra Braund, 24:59.6 39, Alise Wiehl, 26:38.5 43, Abby Jensen, 27:07.5 50, Emily Hahn, 27:42.7 59, Payden Bainbridge, 28:43.2 (63), Aleah Jensen, 30:26.6 Individual winner, Rachel Ulrich, Osceola, 20:50.2.

Team Standings (boys – 5,000 meters) 1) Osceola 42 2) Ellsworth 66 3) Spring Valley 99 4) Grantsburg 101 5) Prescott 103 6) Glenwood City 145 7) St. Croix Falls 184

8) Somerset 195 9) Baldwin-Woodville 229 10) Shell Lake 285 11) Webster 330 Osceola Individuals (overall place, name, time) 4, Quinn McDonald, 18:23.2 6, Kolten Heimbach, 18:37.0 8, Nick Kremer, 18:47.3 9, Sean Rogers, 18:50.0 15, Zach Solsrud, 19:07.4 (16), David Olson, 19:16.8 (21), Blake Slater, 19:41.8 Saints Individuals 1, Trevor LaMirande, 17:58.4 19, Mason Peer, 19:26.7 48, Kegan Koshiol, 21:36.0 52, Tristan Hanson, 21:43.4 64, Jack Kessler, 23:56.7 (65), Hunter Stelton, 24:18.6 (72), Aidan Enochs, 26:51.2 Individual winner, Trevor LaMirande, St. Croix Falls, 17:58.4.

SCF CROSS COUNTRY Sept. 26 at Unity.

Oct. 3 St. Croix Falls Invitational.

Oct. 8 at Amery.

Oct. 15 at Yellow Lake.

Oct. 25 Sectional at Boyceville.

Nov. 2 State at Wisconsin Rapids.

Saints Cross Country Summary Rice Lake Invitational Rice Lake, WI September 17, 2019 Team Standings (Small Schools) – (girls – 5,000 meters) 1) Glenwood City 34 2) Barron 88 3) Colfax 106 4) Grantsburg 160 5) McDonell Central 166 6) Unity 180 7) Bloomer 203 8) Cumberland 220 9) Elk Mound 235 10) St. Croix Falls 246 11) Solon Springs 268 12) Ladysmith 277 13) Washburn 337 14) Drummond 351 15) Webster 351 16) Frederic 370 St. Croix Falls Individuals (overall place, name, time) 20, Sierra Braund, 24:46.5 44, Emily Hahn, 27:01.0 46, Abby Jensen, 27:11.6 65, Payden Bainbridge, 28:37.9 71, Alise Wiehl, 29:27.4 73, Jesi Peterson, 29:50 77, Aleah Jensen, 30:12.2 Individual winner, Kristen Lawton, Flambeau, 21:06.8.

Team Standings (Small Schools) – (boys – 5,000 meters) 1) Elk Mound 39 2) Unity 109 3) Grantsburg 136 4) Glenwood City 140 5) Boyceville 198 6) McDonell Central 211 7) Bloomer 218 8) St. Croix Falls 228 9) Washburn 234 10) Ladysmith 236 11) Colfax 249 12) Solon Springs 284 13) Barron 289 14) Drummond 292 15) Shell Lake 365 16) Webster 411 St. Croix Falls Individuals (overall place, name, time) 3, Trevor LaMirande, 17:18 20, Mason Peer, 19:27.7 49, Tristan Hanson, 21:32.2 70, Kegan Koshiol, 22:35.0 86, Jack Kessler, 24:33.1 Individual winner, Owen Dickenson, Solon Springs, 17:15.2.

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Osceola Football Statistics Osceola at Baldwin-Woodville (unofficial) September 20, 2019 Rushing (att - yds - td’s) OHS, Carlson 9-29, Schmidt 13-41, Johnson 3-11, Germain 6-83-1, Tronrud 2-(-4), J Sedivy 1-0. BWHS, Hanson 7-19, Roemhild 1767-2, Lindquist 7-27-1, Randall 12-140-1 Margelofsky 1-5, Larson 1-1, Lunde 1-3.

Passing (comp - att - yds – td - int) OHS, Schmidt 0-3-0-0-0. BWHS Roemhild 10-15-134-1-1, Hanson 2-2-16-0-0.

Receiving (catches - yds - td’s) OHS, none. BWHS, Paulson 2-22, Nilssen 3-41-1, Lindquist 1-3, Hanson 3-52, Ofstie 1-16, Lee 1-12, Larson 1-4.

Punts OHS, Lowney 7-219-31.3 ave.

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Team Statistics Yards Rushing; OHS 160, BWHS 262.

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Members of the St. Croix Falls football team include, front row: Brock Sawicki, Michael Shannon, Nolan Imhoff, Kaden Kern, Matty Dreger, Kaden Clark, Jaedon Dailey, Layne Van Erp, Adam Briggs and Brady Belisle. Second row: Cullen Gatten, Josh Davidsavor, Blakke Nesgoda, Aaron Steele, Ethan Dobberpuhl, Evan Gudmunsen, Alex Anderberg, Kaleb Palmer, Cade Anderson, Bryce McCurdy, Tyler Jones, Dayo Oye, Sam Glenna and Mason Will. Third row: Travis Oestreich, Austin Opel, Mason Gilchrist, James Kemp, Logan Ross, Caleb Steffen, Derek Fisk, Sam Dreger, Sam Wilson, Calan Leahy, Zack Clark, Garrett Brown, McKinley Erickson, Kyle Zehm, Bennett Bergmann, Sebastian Austad, Alex Mysicka, Kaleb Bents, Tanner Gaffey, Trevor Young, Clay VanBuskirk, Graidy Guggisberg and Anthony Will. Not pictued: Porter Boche and Deven Rhode.

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Members of the St. Croix Falls boys cross country team include, front row: Mason Peer, Viktor Knigge, Keagan Koshiol and Tristan Hanson. Second row: Hunter Stelton, Jack Kessler, Zach Becker and Trevor LaMirande. Not pictured: Aidan Enochs and Riley Lerew.

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Brooklyn Wegner shot her personal best round at Ellsworth this week helping Osceola to a fifth place finish. The Chieftains will be back in Ellsworth this week for the conference tournament.

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The Osceola Chieftain golf team was on a little upward run in the Middle Border conference standings. Last week Osceola had three MBC events but could not make up any more ground in the standings, partially due to the health of some of the varsity members.

“We had a roller coaster kind of week,” Osceola coach Lisa Richert said.

Osceola started their week in Amery where the team was just trying to get healthy, let alone compete at a high level. The Chieftains placed eighth as a team and couldn’t really get things going as they posted a team score of 247. Madi Link was the top Chieftain golfer firing a 49.

“Monday was a tough night for us in Amery due to three of the five Chieftains coming down with head colds and trying to push through it,” Richert reported.

The next night in Ellsworth the team was a little healthier and the scores were lots better.

Osceola placed fifth as a team in Ellsworth by carding a team score of 207. Link and Brooklyn Wegner led the team with each golfer scoring a 48.

“We moved on to a rain makeup play in Ellsworth where we shaved off 40 strokes and made

some personal best scores with Brooklyn (Wegner) and Amanda (Steffen) shooting awesome scores,” Richert said.

“I knew that I would have to do well at that course because that is where we will be playing conference,” Wegner said.

“When I was playing I took my time on my swing and didn’t really pay attention to how I was scoring on each hole.

I was making good contact and having straighter shots because I was taking more time on my swing. I hope to play as well as I did that day for our upcoming conference events.”

Osceola ended their week at Clifton Highland in Prescott and the Chieftains took a step back from their nice performance the previous day.

Osceola placed seventh as a team and was led

by Savanna Nord who carded a 51.

“With our confidence lifted we played yet our third night in a row and the course in Prescott gave us yet a few more struggles with the wind, heat and many trees,” Richert said. “The Chiefs gave their best and continue to work on improvements as we head to our MBC match on Wednesday (Sept.

25). Improvement takes patience, persistence and practice.”

Winning just one of six matches at the Osceola Invitational was not at all how Chieftain volleyball coach Holly Johnson wanted to enter the Middle Border conference season. The goal was to learn from the disappointing experience and then focus on their first MBC opponent, the New Richmond Tigers. That’s exactly what Osceola did as they swept the Tigers in three straight games.

“The girls came ready to play and excited about their first conference match,” Johnson said.

“They came determined to show that they can compete in the conference and should not be overlooked. The girls worked hard to refine the small parts of the game which showed. Overall we hit all of our team stat goals and were proud that we accomplished that together.”

Osceola got off to a bit of a slow start against New Richmond. The Tigers scored 10 of the game’s first 16 points to take a four point lead over the Chieftains. Osceola gained control of the first game with Hannah Ebert at the service line.

The Chieftains ran off 10 straight points behind her powerful pinpoint serves to take a 16-10 lead.

“Osceola is the type of team that runs off energy and momentum,” Ebert said. “I think serving helps a ton especially when it’s well-executed.

Our serving goal for the team is 95 percent and we served at a 91 percent.

Aces are huge points of the game that we got to celebrate with each other and use the energy and excitement of those big

points to hype everyone up and come out with a win.”

New Richmond came back to within one point at 20-19 but Osceola scored five of the next six points to win the first game 25-20.

The second game was all Chieftains. Osceola raced to an 11-3 advantage and was never threatened, finishing with a 25-13 win. In the third game New Richmond earned an early two point advantage before the Chieftains took a 7-6 lead. Osceola led 17-14 and gained control behind Ebert’s serves.

Osceola built the lead to 23-14 and ended up winning 25-16 to complete the sweep.

Makena Hollman led the team with 13 kills followed by Addi Anderson with six and Teagan Harrison with five. Hailey Ebert led the team with 16 assists with Mathea Leiskau adding a dozen. Sydney Bents had a team high nine digs and Hannah Ebert had eight of the team’s 16 service aces.

“I was impressed with overall team execution on defense and putting the ball away offensively for one of our best hitting games so far this season,” Johnson summarized.

Osceola completed their week with a tournament in Eau Claire where they finished in seventh place. The Chieftains defeated Hayward (25-9, 25-18) and Bloomer (23-19, 25-21) in straight game wins. Osceola suffered a pair of tough losses in three games both times.

The Chieftains lost to Eau Claire Memorial (25-10, 21-25, 15-13) and to Elk Mound (18-25, 25-22, 15-11).

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Julia Daniels helped Osceola to a three game sweep of New Richmond in the first MBC game of the season.

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Students at St.Croix Falls Elementary were challenged to track their reading minutes.

Nine students reached the “Ultimate Goal” of reading at least 2019 minutes. Two students, siblings Harry and Willimena Bauer, read 14,000 minutes collectively. In addition to reading, three students collected pledges to cash in for local charities such as the St. Croix Falls Public Library, the Arnell Memorial Humane Society and the St. Croix Falls Food Shelf. Joseph Metheny, Jamison Berg and Chloe Frandsen, pictured above, collected pledges for local charities by reading.

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The SCF girls volleyball team came out sporting purple warm up shirts in honor of a fellow Lakeland Conference volleyball player, Junior Grace Schradle from Clayton, who was tragically killed in a car crash earlier this week. Spectators were also encouraged to wear purple to the game. (#CLAYTONSTRONG) The Saints won the match over Grantsburg 3 games to 2.

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Saints senior Sebastian Austad (#79) creates an opening for junior quarterback Zack Clark (#9) to advance the ball against the Spooner Rails’ defense. Saints win with a final score of 17-0.

Saints wins third Heat O’North game in a row

BY COACH GRANT BELISLE

When and Where: Sept. 20 at Spooner Outcome: St. Croix Falls 17, Spooner 0 Summary: The St. Croix Falls Saints won their third straight Heart O’North game with a 17-0 win over the Spooner Rails. It was a very close matchup with the big difference St. Croix being able to get five turnovers against Spooner.

Comments: “This game had the feeling of a classic high school football game,” St. Croix Falls coach Grant Belisle said. “We felt that we’d be fairly evenly matched with Spooner, so we really stressed the importance of controlling the clock and taking care of the football. We were able to do both. Interceptions by Alex Mysicka, Dayo Oye, and a Bennett Bergman pick six were

big plays for our defense. We also picked up a couple fumble recoveries on the night.”

Opponent: “We have to give credit to the Spooner defense as they really did a nice job on the night,” Belisle said. “We struggled to get any big plays to hit. Derek Fisk and the offensive line worked at the ground and pound run game for the final two drives of the game.”

Upcoming: “We are proud of our team’s effort and the way they stood tough during some of the difficult situations, Belisle said.

“We’re looking forward to catching up with all the former Saints football players this week as they return home for homecoming.”

St. Croix Falls hosts Northwestern on Sept.

27. The Saints hope to hand the Tigers their first loss of the season.

Saints notch a pair of Lakeland volleyball wins despite heavy hearts

BY COACH JEN NELSON

From the Coach: “The team lost a dear club volleyball teammate Grace Schradle last week,” St. Croix Falls coach Jen Nelson said. “Grace was such an enormous blessing to all that had the honor to play volleyball with her and also to those lucky enough to coach her. Our team banned together and played with all their hearts during this time of deep sorrow.”

When and Where: Sept. 17 at Frederic Outcome: St. Croix Falls 3, Frederic 0 Summary: St. Croix Falls got their volleyball week off to a good start with a three game sweep over the Frederic Vikings.

Stats leaders: Sidney Hoverman 11 kills and 6 aces, Emily McCurdy 10 kills, Olivia Miron 8 kills and 3 aces, Kylie Broten 7 kills and 4 blocks, Lucia Neuman 29 assists, 9 aces and 3 blocks.

When and Where: Sept. 19 at St. Croix Falls

Outcome: St. Croix Falls 3, Grantsburg 2 Summary: The Saints outlasted a tough Grantsburg Pirates team to take their second straight conference match of the week in an exciting contest.

Stats Leaders: Hoverman 36 kills, 3 blocks and 21 digs, Miron 11 kills, McCurdy 9 kills and 18 digs, Broten 6 kills and 6 blocks, Neuman 58 assists and 12 digs, Riley Henk 18 digs, Sydnei Larson 18 digs.

When and Where: Sept. 21 at Cameron Invitational Outcome: St. Croix Falls placed third overall with four wins against a single loss.

Summary: St. Croix Falls defeated Colfax, Barron and Prairie Farm twice but lost to Cameron in the tournament semi-final game.

Upcoming: On Sept 26 the Saints will entertain the Siren Dragons.

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SCF senior Mitchell Steele (#41) goes after the ball in the game against a tough Barron team which ended in a 2-2 tie.

SCF/Unity Soccer team plays well against tough Barron squad

Golfing in Amery on Monday, Sept. 16, Saints sophomore Sadie Olson finished the with a score of 69.

SCF golfers have tough time in Amery

Abby Jensen finished third for the St. Croix Falls Saints team in the 5000M cross country race held in Osceola on Saturday morning with a time of 27:07.

Saints harriers run well in large meets

BY COACH ADAM KOVAR

BY COACH KATIE JACOBSON

BY COACH CRAIG ZIPPERER

When and Where: Sept. 17 at Unity Outcome: SCF/Unity 2, Barron 2 Summary: SCF/Unity played their homecoming game against a tough Barron Bears squad. SCF/Unity was able to put the first blemish on the Bears’ record when they came away with a 2-2 tie. Barron has won their other seven games this season Highlights: “Although the SCF/Unity squad has yet to play to their full potential it was a step in the right direction against a

good program,” coach Craig Zipperer said.

“Two mistakes allowed for two penalty kicks for Barron. Our goals were scored by Carson Cross and Kullan Parks.”.

Comments: “I felt we had great control and ball movement throughout the game,” Zipperer said. “Communication is improving and the boys understood the game plan of last (Tuesday) night.”

Upcoming: The Saints go on the road for their next two games beginning with a trip to Amery on Sept. 28. On Oct. 1 SCF/Unity has a rematch with the Bears in Barron.

When and Where: Sept. 16 at Amery Summary: The St. Croix Falls Saints golfers had a tough time on the Amery golf course last week. The Saints had a team score of 254 and will try to get back on track this week.

Highlights: Senior Maddy Stensven led the St. Croix Falls scoring with a 57. “She has been an excellent captain,” coach Katie Jacobson said.

Upcoming: The Saints will be competing in the WIAA Regional golf tournament on Oct. 3 at Bristol Ridge.

Where and When: Rice Lake Invitational Sept.

17.

Summary/Results: The SCF boys team placed eighth out of 16 teams and the girls ninth out of 15 teams in the small school division. The boys were led by Trevor LaMirande who placed third overall (combined small and large schools) out of 181 runners with a time of 17:18 (for 5,000 meters).

The Saints girls team was led by Sierra Braund who placed 23rd overall in the small school division with a time of 24:46 (for 5,000 meters).

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St. Croix Falls athletes who earned a letter in weight lifting over the summer. Front row: Emily Hahn, Isabelle Coen, Taylor Talmadge, Aleah Jensen, Abby Jensen. Middle: Graidy Guggisberg, James Kemp, Brandon Waak, Adam Waak, Kaden Clark, McKinley Erickson, Kegan Koshiol, Oliver Schmidt, Gavin Lusk. Last row: Layton Borst, Sam Wilson, Bennett Bergmann, Tanner Gaffey, Zack Clark, Dayo Oye,Clay VanBuskirk, Miles Wilson, Alex Mysicka, Brady Belisle, Logan Ross, John Wiehl.

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meters).

Highlights: “Trevor LaMirande on the boys’ side ran a really great race and it went right to the finish line finishing within seconds of the first overall runner,” St. Croix Falls Saints coach Adam Kovar reported. “On the girls’ side Sierra Braund ran a steady and smart race and really improved her time from her previous few races this season which is what we want to see.”

What it means: “Rice Lake is a fun meet because of the amount of competition that is present from both large and small teams from all over Northwest Wisconsin that we get a chance to compete against. I thought our kids did a great job embracing that challenge.”

Where and When: Osceola Chieftain Invitational September 21.

Summary/Results: The SCF girls team placed eighth out of 11 teams at the meet led

by Sierra Braund (24:59) who finished 24th and the Saints boys team placed seventh out of 11 teams, with Trevor LaMirande (17:58) finishing 1st overall.

Highlights: “Osceola is always a challenging course with rolling hills and a section of the course through the woods,” Kovar said. “I felt just like in Rice Lake our kids did a good job accepting the challenge of running against some really good teams and giving it their all.”

What it means: “This week we saw some of the best competition of the season with the meets in Rice Lake and Osceola,” Kovar noted. “Anytime you have the opportunity to run against quality competition you can only get better and this kind of competition will help us as we move forward.”

Upcoming: St. Croix Falls travels to Unity on Sept. 26 to compete in the Eagle Invitational.

Curator Ginger Shulick Porcella, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Music in the Earthen Amphitheatre 12:30 – The Swongos is a threepiece instrumental Surf Rock Band from the Minnesota/Wisconsin border.

2 p.m. – The Gentlemen’s Anti-Temperance League plays music with smoky rhythm influences from the Prohibition swing era.

4 p.m. – Superior Siren is an all-female eerie folk project created on the shores of Lake Superior in Duluth, Minnesota.

Guided tours 12, 1:30, 3:30 and 5 p.m. Join a Franconia artist to learn about the new 30+ sculptures, the residency program, and the process involved in creating sculpture at Franconia.

Ongoing activities, 12-6 p.m.

• Face painting and Franconia’s people-powered spin art machine (nominal fee charged).

• Family art-making activities

led by Franconia staff and volunteers • Participate in a Scavenger Hunt throughout the Park; the scavenger hunt will lead participants to a select number of the more than 120 large scale sculptures on exhibit at the park. Scavenger hunt participants will need to answer questions along the way to complete their scavenger hunt passport. All passports successfully completed and returned to the Franconia Information table will be entered into a raffle to receive a prize!

• Purchase art at the Women’s Art Resources of Minnesota (WARM) Fire Sale fundraiser booth; pay a nominal or “pay what you can” price on lastchance artwork donated by artists. These artists have agreed to place unsold artwork at the end of the day into a fire to release the bonds of the art that is no longer serving them.

• Food vendors will include Yummies (Greek), Asase Yaa Global Foods (Afro-Caribbe-

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ing closing the recycling center.

“Other people in the community are paying for recycling. Then you have these [free] drop offs that get overwhelmed. … The county is stock piling recyclables now and has to actually pay someone to store them.”

The full board approved Nelson’s resolution September 17, prompting county staff to research options and bring recommendations to the board in six months.

Recycling economy changing The recycling industry is changing, according to to Public Works Director Emil “Moe” Norby.

“Currently all recycling programs are experiencing different economic environments than two to three years ago,” Norby wrote in a letter to the county’s General Government Committee. “Commodity markets are down and material recovery facilities need to produce better quality recyclables to secure a market.”

Market changes are largely due to new restrictions on imports in China. In addition, state grant funding has not increased since 2011. Operating expenses continue to increase.

“Our facility has not seen any major improvement since 1990 with the exception of a roof project in 2010,” Norby wrote.

The facility has four full-time employees and some part-time staff.

The center has not been able to keep pace with more recyclables coming in.

“This year we have had to turn away or hold off haulers due to the high volumes of recyclables coming in to the facility to keep up,” Norby wrote. “With the current conditions of the market and operational costs, the recycling center is dependent on tax levy for its operation.”

Pierce County, which also operates its own material recovery facility, charges a fee to offset replacement costs and years when markets do not cover costs. Polk County does not have such a fee.

Options and impacts The county has three options, according to Public Works Director Norby. The first is to continue operation of the recycling center by investing in infrastructure and equipment, either using tax levy funds or instituting a recycling fee.

The second is to contract with a pri-

vate company to operate the facility.

The third is to close the recycling center, which would impact some residents, depending on who hauls their recyclables.

If the county decides to close the recycling center, written notification is required to the DNR and businesses or agencies that contract with the facility.

“We would want to notify haulers and anyone else who delivers materials,” Norby wrote.

The county would also need to make sure residents have some way to recycle.

“Naturally we would need to communicate with all communities and residents if this action is taken,” Norby wrote. “The impact on the residents of Polk County depends on what we do. If we contract with someone to run the facility there is no impact on our residents. If we close the [facility] there will be an impact on some of the county’s residents, depending on who hauls their recyclables.

“This process of closing our facility would take one to two years so haulers, communities and residents can transition smoothly to a new recycling program.”

an), the Cotton Candy Ice Cream truck, and Franconia’s own Lizard Lounge with beverages sponsored by Surly Brewing Company and Alexis Bailly Vineyard.

The 23rd Annual Art & Artists Celebration is made possible, in part, by a grant from the East Central Regional Arts Council with funds appropriated by the Minnesota State Legislature from its general fund and the arts and cultural heritage fund.

ART & ARTISTS CELEBRATION When: Sept. 28, 12 to 6 p.m.

Where: Franconia Sculpture Park (29836 St. Croix Trail, Franconia) Details: The event is free with $5 parking per vehicle. A nominal fee is charged for some activities.

Find additional information about Franconia Sculpture Park at www.franconia.org.

STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS COLLEGE OF ST. SCHOLASTICA Julianna Skiba graduated from the

College of St. Scholastica May 12, 2019, with a bachelor’s degree in psychology.

BIRTHS OSCEOLA MEDICAL CENTER Osceola, Wisconsin Sept. 11, 2019: A girl, Winona Jean Jorgensen, weighing 6 pounds 6.6 ounces, to Ashley and Matt Jorgensen, St. Croix Falls.

Sept. 13, 2019: A boy, Wesson Cooper

Stewart, weighing 7 pounds 10.9 ounces, to Terena and Jesse Stewart, St. Croix Falls.

Sept. 17, 2019: A boy, Henry Philip Butzler, weighing 8 pounds 1.1 oucnes, to Danielle and Andrew Butzler, Osceola.

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Osceola Homecoming

Elementary students Peyton Johnson, Chase Nybeck, Alice Mauch and Maddie Meyer at the September 13 Homecoming Parade.

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Jaxson Schmidt, Dominic Weber, James Groff and Brennan Buck show Chieftain pride at the September 13 Homecoming Parade.

Minutes of Osceola

Village Board Proceedings Pursuant to due call and notice posted August 9, 2019 the Village of Osceola Board met in regular session on Tuesday, August 13, 2019, at 6:00 p.m. in the Village Hall/Discovery Center – Large Meeting Room.

Present: Buberl, Schmidt, Burch, Rose, Gilliland and Murphy Absent: Anderson Also present: Pascarella, Zegarski, Johnson, Pedrys, Popenhagen, Stark, Palmer, Friendshuh press and public.

Buberl called the meeting to order at 6:00pm Motion by Burch and seconded by Rose to approve the agenda. Vote: Y-6, N-0. MC Public Hearing – State and Federal Aid for Improvements at LO Simenstad Municipal Airport – Buberl opened the public hearing at 6:01pm. Robert Schmidt stated he thinks the land acquisition for airport development south of 68th Ave should not be included as it would be better used for housing development. Dick Johnson, from the Airport Commission, stated his point was taken and it could be removed from the list. The intension it to protect the runway approach and take off. Bernie Demarais had no comments on the public hearing but questioned the procedure of the public hearing and related resolution. Dick Johnson stated that the Airport has been in operation since 1948 and is looking to modernize the airport with various improvements. The petition is for federal aid 90% and state aid 5%. There being no further comments Buberl closed the public hearing at 6:25pm Motion by Schmidt and seconded by Murphy to approve the July 9, 2019. Vote: Y-6, N-0 MC Public Input and Ideas – None WCRPC Fab Lab EDA Grant (Lynn Nelson) – Nelson was not present. No Action taken.

Resolution #19-07 Extending Term of General Obligation Promissory Note – Motion by Burch and seconded by Gilliland to approve Resolution #19-07 Extending Term of General Obligation Promissory Note. Vote: Y-6, N-0 MC Resolution #19-08 Petitioning the Secretary of Transportation for Airport Improvement Aid – Motion by Schmidt and seconded by Rose to approve Resolution #19-08 Petitioning the Secretary of Transportation for Airport Improvement Aid. Vote: Y-6, N-0 MC Conditional Use Permit – Park for Veterans Memorial –

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2019 Homecoming King Aaron Schmidt and Queen Halee Uzpen in the September 13 Homecoming Parade.

Motion by Gilliland and seconded by Murphy to approve a Conditional Use Permit on parcel# 165-00130-0000 as a Park – Veterans Memorial. Vote: Y-6, N-0 MC Conditional Use Permit – Ronald Strand – 411 Ridge Road – accessory structure in excess of 400 sq feet - Motion by Schmidt seconded by Burch to approve a Conditional Use Permit to Ronald Strand, 411 Ridge Road for an accessory structure in excess of 400sq ft. Vote: Y-6, N-0 MC Conditional Use Permit – Scott Mills – 129 Industrial Drive – accessory structure in excess of 400 sq feet - Motion by Gilliland seconded by Rose to approve an accessory structure in excess of 400 sq ft. Vote: Y-6, N-0. MC Labor Agreement - Teamsters General Union Local 662 1/1/19 thru 12/31/20 – Motion by Burch seconded by Rose to approve the Teamsters General Union Local 622 1/1/19 thru 12/31/21 labor agreement. Vote: Y-6, N-0. MC Public Works and Waste Water Treatment Coordinator wage increase - Motion by Gilliland and seconded by Burch to approve a $2.50 per hour pay increase retro to 6/1/19.

Vote: Y-6, N-0. MC Labor Agreement – WPPA Police Union – 1/1/19 thru 12/31/21 - Motion by Rose and seconded by Murphy to approve Osceola Professional Police Association Local 101 agreement for 1/1/19 thru 12/31/21 as presented. Vote: Y-6, N-0. MC Revisions to Purchase and Sale Agreement with Rasmuson Group, LLC – Motion by Rose and seconded by Burch to approve the revisions to purchase and sale agreement with Rasmuson Group, LLC. Vote: Y-6, N-0. MC Revisions to Watershed Café Addition Development Agreement – Motion by Burch and seconded by Rose to approve the revisions to the Watershed Café Addition Development Agreement. Vote: Y-6, N-0. MC Combining Lots 137 and 138 of Sunset Planned Unit Development North Addition – Motion by Gilliland and seconded by Burch to approve CSM combining lots 137 and 138 of Sunset Meadows Planned Unit Development North Addition.

Vote: Y-6, N-0. MC Discovery Center Meeting Room Policy – Motion by Gilliland and seconded by Schmidt to approve the Discovery Center Meeting Room Policy. Vote: Y-6, N-0. MC Needs Assessment and Impact Fees with Stevens Engineering – Motion by Rose and seconded by Burch to approve Stevens Engineering to revise the Village’s Public Facilities Needs Assessment and Impact Fees. Vote: Y-6, N-0 MC Market & Johnson pay request – Motion by Gilliland and seconded by Schmidt to approve payment of $150,000 to Market & Johnson, Inc. Vote: Y-6, N-0 MC Wisconsin Main Street Communities Agreement – Motion

by Murphy and seconded by Rose to approve the Wisconsin Main Street Communities Agreement as presented. Vote:

Y-6, N-0 MC Applications for Licenses and Permits - Liquor License Temporary Class “B” Beer License & Temporary Class “B” Beer License & “Class B” License – Motion by Rose and seconded by Burch to approve a Temporary Class “B” Beer License to Osceola Rod & Gun Club–Osceola Community Fair – September 6, 2019 thru September 8, 2019 AND a Temporary Class “B” License & “Class B” License to Osceola Area Chamber – Osceola Harvest Bazaar – Sept 7, 2019.

Vote: Y-6, N-0 MC Beverage Server Operator Licenses – Motion by Burch and seconded by Schmidt to approve Beverage Server Operator Licenses to: William W. Shoop, Donald A. Peterson and Jeffrey Rydeen – Osceola Rod & Gun Club; Shayna C. Larsin - Valley Spirits. Vote: Y-6, N-0 MC Conditional Obstruction Permits – Reviewed. Motion by Burch and seconded by Murphy to approve conditional obstruction permits to Treasure Alley and The Looking Glass.

Vote: Y-6, N-0 MC Special Event Permits – Reviewed. Motion by Rose and seconded by Gilliland to approve special event permits to: Osceola Community Fair–Sept 6, 7, 8, 2019; Osceola Harvest Bazaar–Sept 7,2019; Croixland Leather Works 17th Annual Bike Show Party–September 28, 2019. Vote: Y-6, No-0 MC Dance Permit – Reviewed. Motion by Rose and seconded

by Gilliland to approve a dance permit to Osceola Community Fair – Sept 6, 2019 7:30pm-11:30pm; Sept 7, 2019 1:00pm-3:30pm & 7:30pm-11:30pm. Vote: Y-6, N-0 MC Board and Commission Appointments - None Staff Reports - Reviewed Building Permits – Since the last board meeting 10 permits were issued in July/August for a total of 76 permits issued in 2019 with a value of $3,884,106 compared to 50 permits issued in 2018 with a value of $3,838,959 Chamber of Commerce/Mainstreet – Memo reviewed.

Board, Committee, Commission and Agency Reports – The board reviewed the following minutes: Plan Commission – August 6, 2019; Administration and Finance Committee – July 9, 2019 and July 30, 2019; Airport Commission – July 15, 2019; Osceola Public Library – May 15, 2019 and June 13, 2019; Police & Fire Committee – July 15, 2019; Historic Preservation Commission – July 24, 2019 Vouchers Payable – Motion by Burch and seconded by Gilliland to approve voucher check #58460 thru #58669.

Vote: Y-6, N-0. MC Discussion and action on any other appropriate items – None There being no further action Buberl adjourned the meeting at 7:49pm Respectfully submitted: Kari Zegarski, Village Clerk WNAXLP

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OSCEOLA PUBLIC LIBRARY HOURS Monday - 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Tuesday - 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Wednesday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Thursday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Friday - 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Saturday - 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

OHS TENNIS at New Richmond.

PARTNERS OF OMC Linen Fundraiser, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Riverside Room.

OHS & SCF GOLF at Pheasant Hills.

OHS SOCCER vs. Somerset.

TENNIS REGIONAL at Baldwin-Woodville.

STATE GOLF at Madison.

SOUND OF SIMON a Marine Village Hall, 7 p.m.

OSCEOLA SENIOR Citizens meet at noon at the Osceola Discovery Center.

SCF CROSS COUNTRY at Amery.

SCF SOCCER at Spooner.

OHS VOLLEYBALL at Prescott.

SCF VOLLEYBALL at Webster.

SCF CROSS COUNTRY at Yellow Lake.

OHS SOCCER vs. Unity.

OHS VOLLEYBALL at Ellsworth.

SCF VOLLEYBALL at Grantsburg.

OSCEOLA FARMERS MARKET at MillPond Park, 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.

OHS FOOTBALL at Prescott.

SCF FOOTBALL at Hayward.

OHS TENNIS at Rice Lake.

OHS CROSS COUNTRY at New Richmond.

ICE AGE TRAIL fall colors hike, 1 p.m., 2670 103rd Street, Luck.

OHS SOCCER at Barron.

SCF SOCCER at Hayward.

OHS VOLLEYBALL vs.

St. Croix Central.

SCF VOLLEYBALL Triangular.

POLK COUNTY Democrats will meet at 6 p.m. at the Amery Senior Center.

OSCEOLA FARMERS MARKET at MillPond Park, 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.

OHS FOOTBALL vs. St. Croix Central.

SCF FOOTBALL vs.

Cameron.

OHS CROSS COUNTRY at Eau Claire Memorial.

OHS SOCCER at Altoona.

OHS VOLLEYBALL at Altoona.

LAMAR FIBER FEST, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., 1488 200th St., St. Croix Falls.

OHS CROSS COUNTRY at Somerset.

OHS SOCCER at Cumberland.

SCF VOLLEYBALL vs.

Luck.

OSCEOLA FARMERS MARKET at MillPond Park, 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.

OHS FOOTBALL at Ellsworth.

SCF FOOTBALL at Ladysmith.

SCF CROSS COUNTRY Invitational.

OHS SOCCER vs. Baldwin-Woodville.

OHS VOLLEYBALL at Amery.

SCF VOLLEYBALL at Unity.

SOCCER REGIONAL. VOLLEYBALL REGIONAL.

SOCCER REGIONAL. VOLLEYBALL REGIONAL.

LAST WEDNESDAY Meal at Osceola United Methodist Church, 5:30 p.m. Free.

MAINSTREET TREATS for preschool kids in Osceola, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

SOCCER SECTIONAL. VOLLEYBALL SECTIONAL.

OSCEOLA FARMERS MARKET at MillPond Park, 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.

SCF CROSS COUNTRY Sectional at Boyceville.

SOCCER REGIONAL.

VOLLEYBALL REGIONAL.

REGULAR MEETINGS

REGULAR MEETINGS

OSCEOLA TOPS NO. 514 - Trinity Lutheran Church. 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. every Wednesday.

SENIORS ON THE GO - Tuesdays, 12:30 p.m., Osceola Discovery Center.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS - 7 p.m. Mondays at Osceola United Methodist Church.

NEIGHBORHOOD BIBLE STUDY Every Monday at 1 p.m. For info. call Becky, (715) 294-4148 or Carol, (715) 294-3003.

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BENNETT: Pollinator Partnership, Bee and ButterďŹ&#x201A;y Habitat Fund FROM PAGE 11

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We have a few eggs that never hatch. The stage with the biggest failure rate is probably the chrysalis stage. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This year, we certified both our current home property (just under 2 acres south of New Richmond) and our eventual â&#x20AC;&#x153;foreverâ&#x20AC;? home property (22 acres outside of Clear Lake) as monarch way stations through monarchwatch. org. We are also getting involved

with The Pollinator Partnership or The Bee and Butterfly Habitat Fund regarding our propertiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; designation. We participate in the monarch tagging program during the migration, randomly tagging 25 butterflies prior to release in hopes that they will make it to their wintering grounds in Mexico where researchers can log information about them. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We do not use insecticides on our properties and encourage others to do the same. We

recognize the need for roadside mowing for safety purposes and acknowledge that those and other agricultural practices probably will not change. There isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a whole lot of big change needed to help. Let the milkweed grow, let the dandelions and other wildflower â&#x20AC;&#x153;weedsâ&#x20AC;? grow, and enjoy them! That will help.â&#x20AC;?

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kay, Summer, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time to pack your bags and move on. We in the Midwest have four seasons: baking (winter), eating green (spring), grilling (summer), cooking (fall).

Fall is when I get reacquainted with my oven. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve already baked batches of muffins, cookies, and a loaf of melt-in-yourmouth banana bread, but what Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m really craving is a savory and fragrant meat roast. There is something about the intoxicating smell of a dinner cooking all afternoon with a backdrop of a spectacular Wild Chow leaf display.

When fall officially arrives, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll Lisa Erickson be ready with an armory of new roast recipes to try. But before I dive into my new ones, I will make my tried and true first. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s almost sacrilegious to not pay homage to these recipes, which have given my family years of smiles, yums, and full bellies that keep them coming home for more.

This is my all-time favorite slow-cooked oven pot roast recipe. Serve it with creamy mashed potatoes and you wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t miss your grillâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;I promise!

Fall Beef Pot Roast 3 lbs. beef arm roast 3 Tbsp. butter 1 can light beer Âź cup brown sugar 2 cloves garlic, crushed 1 sprig rosemary 2 tsp. salt 3/4 tsp. pepper 1 onion, quartered 6 large carrots, peeled Preheat oven to 325Âş.

Heat a large Dutch oven, over medium-high heat, melt butter and brown the roast without turning for 3-5 minutes, taking care to not burn the butter.

Reduce heat if necessary. Flip roast and brown other side. Turn off heat. Add beer slowly around roast. Sprinkle top with brown sugar, salt, and pepper and then with the garlic and rosemary. Push onions around sides of roast. Cover roast with foil to help create a seal. Cover with the lid and bake for 3 hours.

Remove pan from oven and carefully remove foil and discard. Add the carrots and replace lid.

Return to the oven and cook for another hour until the carrots are tender. Remove from oven and let roast cool for 10 minutes. Discard the rosemary sprig. Plate and serve with mashed potatoes.

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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SCOREBOARD: OHS football stats, SCF football, girls golf, soccer, volleyball FROM PAGE 11 Yards per Carry; OHS 4.7, BWHS 5.7.

Yards Passing; OHS 0, BWHS 150.

Yards per Attempt Passing; OHS 0.0, BWHS 8.8.

Total Yards; OHS 160, BWHS 412.

Total Plays; OHS 44, BWHS 63.

First Downs; OHS 7, BWHS 18.

Kickoff Returns; OHS 6-68-13.6 ave.

BWHS 1-15-15.0 ave.

Punt Returns; OHS none, BWHS 4-5012.5 ave.

Penalties; OHS 3-30, BWHS 4-29.

Turnovers; OHS 1 (fumble), BWHS 1 (int).

Scoring 1 2 3 4 F OHS 7 0 0 0 7 BWHS 0 12 16 7 35 First Quarter OHS – Germain 52 run (Carlson kick), 2:25 Second Quarter BWHS – Roemhild 1 run (run failed), 7:32 BWHS - Nilssen 20 pass from Roemhild (run failed), 0:33 Third Quarter BWHS – Lindquist 2 run (Hanson run), 6:54 BWHS – Randall 53 run (Lindquist run), 3:15 Fourth Quarter BWHS – Roemhild 4 run (Maurer kick), 3:45 Middle Border Football Standings September 20, 2019 Conf All 1) Baldwin-Woodville 3-0 4-1 2) St. Croix Central 2-1 4-1 2) Ellsworth 2-1 4-1 2) New Richmond 2-1 3-2 5) Osceola 1-2 2-3 5) Somerset 1-2 2-3 5) Prescott 1-2 1-4 8) Amery 0-3 0-5 Scores from September 20 Baldwin-Woodville 35, Osceola 7 Ellsworth 40, Amery 0 New Richmond 42, St. Croix Central 14 Somerset 40, Prescott 7

SCF FOOTBALL Sept. 27 vs. Northwestern.

Oct. 4 at Hayward.

Oct. 11 vs. Cameron.

Oct. 18 at Ladysmith.

St. Croix Falls Football Statistics (unofficial) St. Croix Falls at Spooner September 20, 2019 Rushing (att - yds - td’s) SCF, Fisk 1985-1, Steffen 5-33, Erickson 9-17, Leahy 1-7, Clark 5-(-4), Oye 2-(-4). SHS, Pfaff 1-46, Bassett 7-33, Christianson 3-20, Bell 3-19, Kissack 3-12, Meister 10-4, Hotchkiss 1-1, Childs 1-0, Hopke 1-(-1).

Passing (comp - att - yds – td - int) SCF, Clark 4-5-21-0-0. SHS, Meister 3-10-15-0-3, Childs 1-3-10-0-0.

Receiving (catches - yds - td’s) SCF, Erickson 2-10, Mysicka 1-6, Leahy 1-5.

SHS, Hotchkiss 2-18, Christianson 1-5, Pfaff 1-2.

Punts (att / yds / ave) SCF, Bents 5-154-30.8 ave. SHS, Adler 2-70-35.0 ave.

Team Statistics Yards Rushing; SCF 134, SHS 134.

Yards per Carry; SCF 3.3, SHS 4.6.

Yards Passing; SCF 21, SHS 25.

Yards per Attempt Passing; SCF 4.2, SHS 1.9.

Total Yards; SCF 155, SHS 159.

Yards per Play; SCF 3.4, SHS 3.8.

Total Plays; SCF 46, SHS 42.

First Downs; SCF 11, SHS 8.

Kickoff Returns; SCF 1-13-13.0ave. SHS 3-51-17.0 ave.

Punt Returns; SCF 2-15-7.5 ave. SHS 2-(-5)-(-2.5 ave.).

Penalties; SCF 3-35, SHS 0-0.

Turnovers; SCF none, SHS 5 (3 int, 2 fumbles).

Scoring 1 2 3 4 F SCFHS 3 0 0 14 17 SHS 0 0 0 0 0 First Quarter SCF – Bents 29 field goal, 2:45 Second Quarter No scoring Third Quarter No scoring Fourth Quarter SCF - Fisk 1 run (Bents kick), 10:48 SCF – Meister interception return (Bents kick), 6:34

OHS GIRLS GOLF Sept. 25 at Ellsworth.

Oct. 7 at Pheasant Hills.

Chieftain Golf Results Middle Border Conference Event Amery Golf Club, Amery, WI 9-holes September 16, 2019 Team Results 1) New Richmond 187 2) Prescott 194 3) Somerset 210 4) St. Croix Central 221 5) Ellsworth 232 5) Baldwin-Woodville 232 7) Amery 234 8) Osceola 247 Osceola Individuals Madison Link 49 Savanna Nord 64 Brooklyn Wegner 66 Amanda Steffen 68 Medalist, Ava Salay, Prescott, 38.

Chieftain Golf Results Middle Border Conference Event Ellsworth Country Club, Ellsworth, WI 9-holes September 17, 2019 Team Results 1) Prescott 179 2) New Richmond 186 3) St. Croix Central 189 4) Ellsworth 203 5) Osceola 207 6) Amery 210 7) Baldwin-Woodville 212 8) Somerset 224 Osceola Individuals Madison Link 48 Brooklyn Wegner 48 Amanda Steffen 55 Savanna Nord 56 Medalist, Ava Salay, Prescott, 39.

Chieftain Golf Results Middle Border Conference Event Clifton Highlands, Prescott, WI 9-holes

September 18, 2019 Team Results 1) Prescott 187 2) New Richmond 191 3) St. Croix Central 198 4) Ellsworth 205 5) Somerset 222 6) Baldwin-Woodville 224 7) Osceola 233 8) Amery (no score) Osceola Individuals Savanna Nord 51 Madison Link 52 Amanda Steffen 62 Shelby Tembreull 68 Co-Medalists, Ava Salay, Prescott and Lanie Veenendal, New Richmond, 41.

Middle Border Golf Standings September 20, 2019 1) New Richmond 68 2) Prescott 65 3) St. Croix Central 55 4) Ellsworth 45 5) Amery 34 5) Somerset 34 7) Baldwin-Woodville 33 8) Osceola 31

SCF GIRLS GOLF Oct. 2 at Bristol Ridge.

Oct. 7 at Pheasant Hills.

Oct. 14 State at Madison.

OHS BOYS SOCCER Sept. 26 vs. Spooner.

Sept. 30 at Amery.

Oct. 3 vs. Baldwin-Woodville.

Oct. 7 vs. Somerset.

Oct. 10 at Barron.

Oct. 12 at Altoona.

Oct. 15 vs. Unity.

Oct. 17 at Cumberland.

SCF BOYS SOCCER Sept. 28 at Amery.

Oct. 1 at Barron.

Oct. 8 at Spooner.

Oct. 10 at Hayward.

Oct. 15 at Osceola.

Oct. 22 Regional.

Oct. 24 Regional.

Oct. 25 Regional.

Oct. 31 Sectional.

Nov. 2 Sectional.

Nov. 7 State at Milwaukee.

OHS GIRLS TENNIS Sept. 26 vs. Ellsworth.

Oct. 1 at New Richmond.

Oct. 3 at Rice Lake.

Oct. 7 WIAA Regional at Baldwin-Woodville.

Osceola Chieftain Tennis Results Amery at Osceola Amery (A) 4, Osceola (O) 3 September 16, 2019 Singles No. 1) Drew Meyer (A), def. Hope Lowney (O), 6-0, 6-0 No. 2) Sophie Whitley (A), def. Jam Dannenmueller (O), 6-0, 6-1 No. 3) Diedra Meyer (A), def. Sophia LaVigne (O), 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 No. 4) Lily Marquand (A), def. Caitlin

Karun (O), 6-4, 6-4 Doubles No. 1) Paige Dvorak/Maddie Jensen (O), def. Autumn Rivard/Hannah Bottolfson (A), 6-4, 6-2 No. 2) Makayla Quigley/Ella Salewski (O), def. Reese Benware/Lidia Curtis (A), 6-1, 6-2 No. 3) Kathryn Marek/Morgan Feldt (O), def. Alaina Rivard/Truc Nguyen (A), 6-3, 6-2 Osceola Chieftain Tennis Results Osceola at Baldwin-Woodville Baldwin-Woodville (BW) 6, Osceola (O) 1 September 17, 2019 Singles No. 1) Hannah Stit (BW), def. Hope Lowney (O), 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 No. 2) Juneau Paulsen (BW), def.

Jam Dannenmueller (O), 7-5, 7-5 No. 3) Alison Nutt (BW), def. Sophia LaVigne (O), 6-1, 6-0 No. 4) Bailey Albrightson (BW), def.

Caitlin Karun (O), 6-3, 6-4 Doubles No. 1) Libby Whirry/Jessica Jarvis (BW), def. Paige Dvorak/Maddie Jensen (O), 2-6, 6-0, 6-3 No. 2) Abbie Delong/Amber Delong (BW), def. Makayla Quigley/Ella Salewski (O), 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 No. 3) Kathryn Marek/Rachel Olson (O), def. Brooke Albrightson/Allison Albrightson (BW), 7-6 (4), 0-6, 7-6 (13) Osceola Chieftain Tennis Results Bloomer at Osceola Osceola (O) 6, Bloomer (B) 1 September 18, 2019 Singles No. 1) Annabelle Whitrock (B), def.

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OHS VOLLEYBALL Sept. 26 vs. Somserset.

Sept. 28 at River Falls.

Oct. 1 at Baldwin-Woodville.

Oct. 3 at Amery.

Oct. 8 at Prescott.

Oct. 10 vs.St. Croix Central.

Oct. 12 at Altoona.

Oct. 15 at Ellsworth.

SCF VOLLEYBALL Sept. 26 vs. Siren.

Oct. 3 at Unity.

Oct. 8 at Webster.

Oct. 10 SCF Triangular.

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TENNIS: Chieftains on a roll FROM PAGE 10

lost a tough match at No. 4 singles.

Osceola lost their other match of the week to another perennial power, the Baldwin-Woodville Blackhawks. B-W defeated the Chieftains 6-1 with Marek and Olson getting another win at No. 3 doubles.

“We came painfully close to beating Amery, something that has not happened in a few years, and then all the grueling three set matches we had against Baldwin-Woodville were really something,” Friedrichsen said.

“Those two schools are always tough competition and this year we really gave them a run for their wins.”

Despite the 6-1 loss to Baldwin-Woodville, Osceola came close in several individual matches with Hope Lowney dropping a three set heart-breaker at the No. 1 singles’ spot

and all three of the doubles matches also went three sets.

“It can be kinda scary at times,” Lowney said about playing in the No. 1 singles spot, “especially being a sophomore and playing the best girls on teams who’ve usually played a lot longer than I have. But when you have your teammates with you, supporting you, and when I play my best I remember this is where I belong and where I’m lucky enough to be.”

Osceola will hope to make it two MBC wins in a row when they host the Ellsworth Panthers on Sept. 26. The Chieftains will then turn their attention to the MBC tournament in New Richmond on Oct. 3.

“The girls are getting better,” Friedrichsen summarized. “They are figuring out where to place the balls, how to hit with accuracy and it is showing.”

CROSS COUNTRY: Totally awesome week for Chieftains FROM PAGE 10

in contention.”

Osceola started their week at a huge meet in Rice Lake. The Chieftain boys earned the top spot among the 10 teams in the large school division. The girls placed third behind Menomonie and Hudson in a

very closely contested race. Osceola fell just six points short of the team title.

Osceola has a busy work week with a huge meet coming up on Saturday, Sept. 28, at the Griak Invitational on the University of Minnesota campus.

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SOCCER: Working hard, team notches win against Altoona Rails FROM PAGE 10

goal. Archibald’s goal set the tone but he and his Chieftain teammates were just getting started.

Archibald netted his second goal just ten minutes later. This time it was a breakaway goal that was set up by a beautiful through ball played by Josh Demulling. Osceola had other quality scoring chances in the first half but was unable to convert. On the other side of the ball the defense, led

by Hahns Huebsch, stifled the Altoona offensive attempts.

Osceola took the wind out of the Altoona sails early in the second half when Archibald struck

for the third time in the game. The Chieftains are gaining familiarity with each other and the game flow is improving.

“The boys’ good play continued into the second half,” Jonathan Archibald said. “Communication is getting better on the field and the team completed far more passes in any game thus far in the season. In the 53rd minute Sean Archibald scored a short distance goal after dribbling past three defenders.”

It was a complete team effort up and down the field. The defense was solid in keeping Altoona off the scoreboard.

“Zach Mork did a great job playing center back

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Jonathan Archibald said. “It was a confidence building shutout and win for everyone on the team.

A few of them had their first start of the season.”

Osceola began their week against a powerful New Richmond Tiger squad. After giving up an early goal the Chieftains held firm for a good chunk of the opening half before New Richmond caught fire. With a flurry of goals the Tigers took control by halftime to put the game away.

“Trey Boissy had a few great runs and scoring chances but luck was not in our favor,” coach Archibald said. “The boys held their heads high and did not get discouraged.”

FOOTBALL: Blackhawks defeat Chiefs in second half performance FROM PAGE 11

the ball to the Chieftain 48 yard line. From there Matt Germain’s number was called and he responded in a big way.

The Osceola offensive line gave Germain plenty of room and 52 yards later the Chieftains were on the board via a huge 52 yard TD run. After the Carlson PAT Osceola had broken to a 7-0 lead against the conference leading Blackhawks.

Baldwin-Woodville responded with a long drive of their own. The Blackhawks put together a 10-play, 65 yard drive to cut the Osceola lead to 7-6 overcoming a pair of penalties along the way.

B-W sprinkled in three passes during their impressive drive. Quarterback Ross Roemhild scored from a yard out to cap the drive.

Osceola maintained

their one point lead until late in the first half when Roemhild went to the air and found outstanding receiver Zach Nilssen for a 20-yard touchdown pass to take a 12-7 lead at intermission. This time the Blackhawks covered 51 yards in six plays, four of them passes, to gain their first lead.

After gaining momentum with their late touchdown in the first half Baldwin-Woodville got on a roll.

The Blackhawks’ balanced offense kept Osceola on their heels for much of the second half. In the meantime the Chieftain offense had trouble gaining traction.

B-W scored their third touchdown of the game on a 2-yard run by Jake Lindquist midway through the third quarter.

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breathing room. Isiah Randall broke the Chieftains’ hearts finishing off a drive with a 53 yard run. Baldwin-Woodville added a late fourth quarter touchdown on a four yard run by Roemhild.

“Baldwin week is always a very emotional week of football,” Osceola senior Zeke Lowney said. “For us to go into the half so close but end the game blown out hurt really bad. This week we have to use that pain as motivation to practice and play harder than we ever have this season. “ After an effective first half the Osceola offense had difficulty moving the ball after the break. The Chieftains did manage 160 yard rushing for the game led by Germain’s 83 yards on six attempts.

“We are going to learn from our mistakes and use them to better prepare for the upcoming

weeks,” Osceola coach Scott Newton said. “We did a lot of good things but we need to be more consistent as a team. I thought the offensive line did a nice job of getting off the line and creating some gaps. Defensively we did a lot of nice things in the first half and just missed tackles that led to big plays in the second.”

The MBC teams are balanced. It is not too late for Osceola to get back into the mix. Every game will be a battle and you need to come ready to play each week. Look for a big Chieftain bounceback this week.

“We are looking forward to the next challenge on our schedule,” Newton said. “We host Amery Friday night.

We will be celebrating parents’ night and the support they provide our team.”

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the second half ensuring the shutout,” Jonathan Archibald noted.

Nolan Claassen was the Chieftain keeper and he was able to control everything that was not turned away by the Osceola defense.

“The effort it took for us to notch a win was mostly communication and staying in touch with the team,” Claassen said.

“We have the skill, we just need to execute and work together like we plan at practice.”

Osceola was able to not only win the game but get their entire roster involved in the decision.

“All 20 suited were able to play at least twenty minutes in the game,”

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