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Lindsey Pennel, Belle, and Josiah Vitalis, the Beast, rehearse a climactic scene in “Beauty and the Beast.”

Performances begin Thursday.

‘Be our guest’ Osceola Drama Club presents ‘Beauty and the Beast’

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Sacrifice. Redemption. Enchanted objects.

All will take the stage this Thursday when the Osceola High School Drama Club performs Disney’s Broadway musical, “Beauty and the Beast.”

It’s the second time the club has presented the play under the direction of Kevin Carlson — the last performance was in 2007. Carlson says it’s a production worth restaging.

“The story itself and the way it’s presented in the Broadway version has always appealed to me,” he said. “Especially the themes of sacrifice and redemption, which are very needed concepts and ideas.”

Audiences love the musical,

but it takes a dedicated group of students to pull it off.

“People are still talking to me about the play 10 years ago,” Carlson said. “At the time I said I was going to do it again while I’m still here.

And when the current senior class were sophomores I looked at them and said, ‘This is the one.’

“You need to have the right combination of ability, dedication and sacrifice to pull off something like this,” he continued. “This is a very difficult production. You need the right people.”

Students have been working on the production for months, starting with auditions on the first day of school.

The following week they began rehearsing three nights a week, 6 to 9 p.m.

In mid October the cast went “off book,” meaning they were supposed to have memorized their lines.

“As I tell the kids frequently, all the good stuff happens

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when you’re off script,” Carlson said. “When you’re wandering around with your script in hand you’re really limited in what you can do.”

The students have held up their end of the commitment, and Carlson is optimistic that they’ll be ready for show time on Thursday.

“I’m delighted with the progress that we’re making,” he said. “We’re not there yet, but we will be. Rehearsals have been a lot of fun. My seniors, especially, have really stepped up and provided great leadership, showing underclassmen what it is to perform at this high level.

Both of the leads have been just phenomenal, being off book way before anyone else despite the fact that they have far more lines, really setting the tone and a level of commitment that’s just unparalleled.”

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Reaching beyond business as usual

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As a young couple hoping to start a family in Lincoln, Nebraska, Karl and Angel Gutha never imagined themselves moving to the St. Croix Valley and founding a small business.

But plans change.

Last March, alongside their five adopted children, the Guthas opened the doors to Marine & Auto Custom Interiors on Highway 8. It was but another milepost on a journey

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for which there is no map. Still, they have trusted their hearts as one would a compass.

“We don’t have any biological children of our own,” Mrs. Gutha begins by way of explanation. “That was kind of the plan. But I’m a child of adoption and my husband was in the foster system growing up.

We felt like it was being put on our hearts to do something more with our lives than what we were doing.”

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Drug and technology awareness event proves successful

BY MARA MARTINSON CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Students, parents and community members gathered October 18 at the St. Croix Falls Middle and High schools for the first “High Tech — Drug and Technology Awareness Event” coordinated by Maria Gjovig, Kate Bruns and Kelli Mederich.

An array of speakers were offered at the two schools. In the high school gym, parents and educators listened to

Jessica Wong, business development director at Hazelden Betty-Ford, discuss parenting and working with teens in a digital age, and Cendee Palmer, an outreach manager for youth and adult services, who focused on drug addiction in teenagers.

Meanwhile, students listened to four speakers in the Middle School gym: Jeremy and Mia from MN Adult and Teen Challenge, Kari Hoien from KJ Consulting and Training, and Brian Cole,

Recovery Pastor.

Mia and Jeremy from MN Adult and Teen Challenge illustrated their personal stories with addiction and provided an interactive experience for students by asking them to text any questions they had to them, so they could discuss concerns anonymously. Mia and Jeremy were relatable to the youth, sharing their struggles with addition while cautioning them about the dangers of gateway drugs they may have

access to and how those can lead to drugs like heroin, meth, and cocaine.

Kari Hoien holds a M.A. in Education Technology and spoke to the students about “Digital Citizenship for Teens and Tweens.” With over 30 percent of the world on the internet, young people having a tendency to overshare, trust too quickly, and lose respect for others online, which is a major worry for parents. Hoien strived to inform the youth that

as digital citizens, they have certain rights and responsibilities to keep in mind during their online activities, especially in relation to their safety on and off the web.

The last speaker was Brian Cole, a self-proclaimed “hope dealer.”

Cole has spent most of his life in and out of prison for drug charges. He addressed issues of bullying, alienation and turning to drugs or self-harm to alleviate emotional pain. With the unending questions the youth had

for Cole, it seemed everyone could relate to his story in one way or another.

Cole told the youth it is never too late to change bad decisions they may be making. Cole is currently eight years sober after finding faith, has a wife and three children, and spends his time with prison inmates giving back in the hope that they will also turn their lives around.

At the end of the event, the coordinators showed interest in continuing this event annually.

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They decided to help other families as foster parents.

“The goal was never really to adopt,” Gutha said.

“Our goal was just to come alongside other families and help. But one of the first things they ask you is whether you would consider adoption. Again, it was put on our hearts that we need to be completely open.”

When the Guthas got their first call to foster two children, the agent told them it would be an easy placement. The kids had been visiting their parents in anticipation of returning home. Again, plans change.

“That wasn’t what ended up happening,” said Gutha.

The visits started to decrease as the children’s biological mother failed to step in as she was supposed to.

“We went on that journey with them and it was sad and scary,” said

Gutha. “Slowly the permanency goal was no longer reunification, it was adoption.”

But complicating that goal, the children had three siblings in a different foster care home. On a home visit, a social worker told the Guthas she was struggling to find a home for all five kids.

“I remember sitting at the kitchen table,” Gutha recalled. “We said we’d consider it and this woman almost fell off her chair. She was beaming and asked if we were serious. Then she got the ball rolling.”

The Guthas signed the adoption papers on National Adoption Day, the Saturday before Thanksgiving.

“We wanted it to be a celebration,” Gutha explained. “Yes, it’s the end of one chapter. But it’s the beginning of another one, and they would have more opportunities.”

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After adopting five children through the foster care system, Angel and Karl Gutha moved to the St. Croix Valley and opened a small business in an effort to teach the kids life lessons.

dren’s social worker and guardian ad litem, the Guthas decided that the best way to offer those opportunities was to move and offer the kids a fresh start.

“We didn’t have a lot of money to move, with five kids,” said Gutha. “So we said, ‘OK, we’ll figure this out together,’ and we made the kids part of the process.”

Gutha and the older kids delivered papers for nine months, saving money as they went.

“Along the way, everything became a teaching moment,” she said.

“When we came up here and went house shopping we brought the kids. They were part of it.

“Making them part of the process has really bonded us together,” she added. “We had to work hard for that bond with the older ones.”

Once the move was complete in August 2016, many families would have called their work done. But Angel and Karl knew they weren’t finished.

“We knew there was one more thing we needed to do for these kids,” Gutha said, “and that was to secure a future for them.

Open a business. Teach them the business. Teach them work ethic, how to be part of a community and give back.”

They opened a workshop in Karl’s area of expertise, offering repairs and custom work for boats and cars — anything from upholstering to installing remote start systems.

“Karl has been doing this stuff since we were kids,” said Gutha. “It’s what he learned to do and he’s good at it. And there are many different aspects of the business that could appeal to all of our kids:

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support other local businesses with our business, that’s so important to us.”

And, said Gutha, those business principals double as lessons for their children.

“Having the business has helped the kids gain confidence,” she explained. “They can be confident that they know what they’re talking about.

They can be secure in that their mom and dad do a good job and when we tell people this is what we can do, we do it. Even if we’re sewing a seat cushion, it’s that follow through. They see that.”

She added: “Yes, our business is a way to put food on the table, but there is a larger purpose.”

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The Gutha family is working to form a nonprofit agency to bring supplies to kids entering the foster care system.

“We’ve always encouraged the kids not to be ashamed that they’re foster kids, or that they came from a tough situation,” said Angel Gutha. “We’d like to have backpacks full of essentials for when kids get moved. A toothbrush, toothpaste, maybe a teddy bear for the little ones. … My kids also want to have the opportunity to hand over the supplies and talk to them and let them know they’re not alone.”

As the family prepares to file articles of incorporation, they’re considering names like Kids Loving Kids or Kids Caring About Kids.

Aside from helping children in transition, the Guthas believe it will empower kids like theirs.

“If we can start empowering some of our foster youth and adoptive youth,” she said, “instead of making excuses for them because they came from a traumatic background. I understand, you came from a traumatic background. But you’re going to learn from it.

You’re not going to use it as a crutch to support your bad decisions or poor behavior. … These youth who have been traumatized and been through significant psychological breaks can become functioning members of society instead stepping out into the world and wondering why society isn’t making excuses for them.”

The family hopes to host a fundraiser shortly after 501c3 status is awarded.

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For now Angel and Karl both hold jobs outside of the shop. But they believe business will grow. Mrs. Gutha says they aim to save customers a trip to the city while offering prices as accessible for the single mom with two kids as the retired couple living on Deer Lake.

“For a single mom who musters all her cash for a remote start to keep her kids warm in the winter, if something goes wrong she can come in here, we’ll fix it and she’s done,” Gutha said. “And we’re going as local as possible. Our embroidery and raw materials come from this community. Any time we can

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MONTHLY RiverBucks program

Little Falls Livewires 4 -H Club has been chosen as the November recipient of the RiverBucks program at MidwestOne Bank. All donations for RiverBucks fare support a different Osceola youth organization each month.

THROUGH NOVEMBER Sock Drive Hiawatha National Bank in Osceola is once again having a sock drive for the Osceola Open Cupboard/Blessing Baskets that are given out at Christmas. They will be collecting new socks through the month of November.

Folks can drop off new socks at their Osceola location at 409 N Cascade Street.

Program at 9:30 a.m. in the St. Croix Falls High School gym.

The public is invited to attend.

A reception for veterans and their families will be held after the program.

NOVEMBER 11 Veterans Day Dinner The American Legion Post 143 in St. Croix Falls will be having a Veterans Day Dinner at 6 p.m. with program at 7 p.m. and bingo at 8 p.m. Everyone welcome.

Lutefisk dinner West Immanuel Lutheran Church in rural Osceola will have their annual lutefisk dinner and fall bazaar from 10:30 a.m. - 6 p.m. There is a fee; carry-outs available.

Festival from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Fruitcakes, bakery items, handmade crafts and decor by Third World artisans will be available to purchase. Lunch counter also available featuring BBQ sandwiches, wild rice soup and more.

NOVEMBER 19 Sunday breakfast The American Legion Post 143 in St. Croix Falls will be offering Sunday Breakfast from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Everyone welcome.

NOVEMBER 24 Holiday at the Depot Art and Artisan Fair at the Taylors Falls Community Center from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m.

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NOVEMBER 25

Christian Women’s Connection

Wassail Party Craft Fair

Osceola Senior Citizens The Osceola Senior Citizens’ Club, Inc., will hold it’s monthly noon potluck and meeting in the Community Room at Third Avenue Apartments. Everyone 55 years of age or older is invited to attend. Please bring a dish to share. Local musician Terry Rader will perform.

Women of all ages are invited to the Legacy of Light Luncheon at Lakes Free Curch in Lindstrom, Minn., at 11:30 a.m. There is a fee.

For reservations call Diane, (651) 808-8579 or Shirley, (715) 755-2656.

Wassail Party Craft Fair will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Taylors Falls Community Center and at the Town House School.

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NOVEMBER 1

HCE Christmas Fair The 45th Annual Polk County HCE Christmas Fair will be at Unity Schools, Balsam Lake, from l0 a.m. to 2 p.m.

NOVEMBER 4-5 Artisans and Friends The Area Artisans and Friends annual celebration begins Nov. 4 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Nov. 5 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Taylors Falls Community Center.

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NOVEMBER 15 Join Osceola Medical Center during a unique health seminar where specialists in ENT and Pulmonology will discuss sleep apnea and the latest treatment options available.

“Sleep Apnea: Better Sleep Solutions” will be presented at 6:30 p.m. This one-hour seminar is in OMC’s Cascade Room. All seminars are free and open to the public, but space is limited. To reserve your spot visit MyOMC.org/ registration or call (715) 2944936.

NOVEMBER 17

All you can eat breakfast All you can eat breakfast is being served at the Dresser VFW from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.

NOVEMBER 9 Vendor and craft sale The Partners of OMC will be hosting their annual vendor and craft sale fundraiser from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. in the conference rooms at Osceola Medical Center.

Love Lights for sale Partners of the Osceola Medical Center will be selling Love Lights from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Bill’s Ace Hardware, MidWestOne Bank and Dick’s Fresh Market. The Osceola Ambulance Crew is being honored this year.

NOVEMBER 18 Fall Festival at OUMC Osceola United Methodist Church Women will be having their annual Fall

NOVEMBER 10 Veterans Day Program

ONGOING

Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays Youth Center Open • The St. Croix Valley Youth Center is open from 3:30 to 6 p.m. in the basement of the old Alliance Church in St. Croix Falls.

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

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

FFI: scflibrary@stcroixfallslibrary.org.

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

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

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

Tuesday • St. Croix Valley MOPS Moms group meets the first

and third Tuesday at New Life Christian Community in Dresser. Morning and evening meetings. FFI: stcroixvalleymops@gmail.com.

Wednesday • Book club for adults at Osceola Public Library the fourth Wednesday of the month. Books available at the library. FFI: Anne Miller, (715) 294-2310.

• Adult basic education classes at Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College (WITC). Enroll any time. FFI: Call 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. to 9 p.m.. Bring your instrument and participate in an open jam or feature your own music. Call (715) 294-3314 for more details.

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

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

Saturday • 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. FFI: go to www.runosceola.org, text or call Paul Smith at (715) 4106047.

Sunday • Times in Which We Live meets the first and third Sunday of each month at the Dresser Library at 6:30 p.m.

DVDs are shown about current events. FFI: 715-755-3473. or email Steve at: cen53926@ centurytel.net.

• An open song circle meets at the St. Croix Falls Public Library from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., the second Sunday of the month. Everyone welcome to join and sing. FFI: 715-5014487 or liabeing@gmail.com.

There will be a Veterans Day

MEETINGS THIS WEEK

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

FFI: 715-755-3123.

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

THURSDAY • Free Baby & Me classes from 5 to 6 p.m. at Osceola Medical Center. To register, (715) 6844440.

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

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

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

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

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

Topic meeting.

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

Weigh-in, 7:30 a.m. Meeting, 8:15 a.m. FFI: Kim, 715-417-0683.

MONDAY

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Three cats, six kittens and six puppies were adopted from the Arnell shelter last week. We’re not sure why available adult dogs were overlooked but they will be up front and center this week.

Here we are in rural Wisconsin farm country and as luck would have it, Arnell has three excellent candidates for your next Farm Dog with Privileges.

Jake is an Australian ShepherdBorder Collie Mix with a good dose of Retriever in there somewhere.

He has a soft black coat with speckled feet, chest and nose strip. Jake is an all around happy fellow, walks well on leash, knows numerous commands and plays fetch like a maniac. Jake isn’t a good dog, he is a great dog. He is waiting for someone with acres to roam, a love of canine companionship and his own bed near the fireplace. Jake is the big hearted friend you want to come home to.

Roger is a Shepherd Mix, black and tan, medium sized. He is the size of a Blue Heeler and just may be a mix of that breed as well. While Jake is Mr. Lumber Along, Roger is Mr. Ready at Attention. He is very handsome and tuned in. Roger will make an excellent one-on- one companion for all outdoor chores and activity. He is an active participant. Roger wants to learn the routine and finds comfort in it. He will be happy to guard the yard, sniff out squirrels and bunnies, hop in the truck to assist with field chores or accompany you on a trip to the bank

(with biscuit benefits).

Summer is a Red Heeler-Pitbull Terrier mix. She is tall and sturdy.

Her coat is speckled with tiny flecks of red and occasional brindle spots.

Summer likes to play, go for long walks and work for treats. She is very smart and quick to learn. She hasn’t met a treat she isn’t willing to work for. We aren’t sure if she is more keen on the treat or the learning.

Her focus on training tells us that she is a dog that enjoys learning and having a job to do. Summer is an active gal ready to follow your every command.

Jake, Roger and Summer are housetrained and ready to become part of the family. They are attentive and loving. They will bond easily and become great companion dogs. Once you see them you will understand why we see them on a farm. They just look like they belong in the country. A city lot could also do the trick as long as it is attached to a dog lover with energy to share.

Also available is House Dog Marty. He is a white Poodle mix with long legs, a curly coat and a docked tail. Marty is one and a half years old. He is shy with strangers and will require loving confidence building from an experienced dog lover. Marty is outgoing and cute. He will do well in a quiet home with routine and socialization opportunities.

Visit all our animals for adoption at our web site: ARNELLHUMANE. ORG or stop in at the shelter. We are open six days a week and are more than happy to show off our adoptable pets. They are counting on us to find them homes and we are counting on you to provide the love.

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t seems that anything and everything can be a competitive sport.

Sure, we’ve all heard of baseball, football, basketball and hockey — the major collegiate and professional sports, but what lesser known sports?

There’s professional archery, professional poker, professional eating and even professional video gaming.

This spring, all 12 schools of the Big Ten Conference sent teams to the Big Ten Network League of Legends tournament thanks to scholarships provided by the company that makes the game.

Now e-athletes, as they call themPublisher selves, are seeking an equal standing with other college athletes.

Tom Stangl They want colleges to take the sport seriously to the point of offering scholarships.

League of Legends, or LoL as it is known in the gaming community, is a multi-player game that takes place in a fantasy realm. According to its Wikipedia page, players in LoL assume the role of an unseen “summoner” that controls a “champion” with unique abilities and battle against a team of other players or computer-controlled champions.

The goal is usually to destroy the opposing team’s “nexus,” a structure which lies at the heart of a base protected by defensive structures, although other distinct game modes exist as well. Each League of Legends match is discrete, with all champions starting off fairly weak but increasing in strength by accumulating items and experience over the course of the game.

Before you go pooh poohing the entire thing as nonsense, I’d like to offer some other facts that may or may not change your view of this game.

Again, according to Wikipedia, League of Legends has been played online since 2009. As of January 2014, over 67 million people played League of Legends per month, 27 million per day, and over 7.5 million concurrently during peak hours. By 2016, the monthly total had grown to 100 million.

League of Legends has an active and widespread competitive scene. In North America and Europe, Riot Games organizes the League Championship Series (LCS), located in Los Angeles and Berlin respectively, which consists of 10 professional teams in each continent. Similar regional competitions exist in China, South Korea, Taiwan, Southeast Asia, and various other regions. These regional competitions culminate with the annual World Championship.

The 2016 World Championship had 43 million unique viewers and a total prize pool of over $6 million.

Computer games have become a big business as faster internet speeds and more affordable computers become more common. The market has grown to $91 billion worldwide and it is an entire segment of the entertainment field.

But is it a competitive sport deserving of college scholarships?

I guess that will be left to the individual universities to decide.

Anything that will help get someone to learn so they may become a contributing member of society is good.

But is it a good idea to pay people to play fantasy games to subsidize their education?

I can argue for increased physical activity to combat our growing obesity epidemic, but I can also argue that people who have great problem solving skills (like solving puzzles in a game) have a place at the table.

The trick will be making sure killing dragons online translates to a marketable skill in the real world.

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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t’s been almost two years since an email arrived in my inbox about a pilot project for training St. Croix Master Watershed Stewards.

The aim: to instruct a few dozen people in Minnesota and Wisconsin in best practices for tending not just the St. Croix River but its larger watershed, the area of land on which water flows toward the Croix.

This area begins north of the river’s source and stretches for miles east and west. It narrows as the river runs south and finally stops where the St. Croix flows into the Mississippi.

As with Master Gardener and Master Naturalist programs, once the students become masters they’re expected to educate and advise the Editor broader public. To that end, the watershed steward training combined Suzanne Lindgren environmental education with community organizing, tying everything together at the end with a “capstone” service-based learning project.

The masters graduated last Thursday, gathering to celebrate their accomplishments and display their capstone projects.

The endeavors ranged from John Goodfellow’s urban forest assessment in Marine on St. Croix to an adventure story penned by Phil Peterson of St. Croix Falls, “Children of Mystery River.” From Kit Prendergast’s plants reinvented as instruments at Warner Nature Center, dubbed “Wild Water Music,” to Margaret Smith’s efforts to encourage anglers to switch to nonlead fishing tackle in Crex Meadows.

You may have encountered one of these projects yourself, or seen them in the news. Peterson’s book was adapted for the stage and performed to full houses at the Festival Theatre in September. Goodfellow’s project made headlines in Twin Cities news outlets when his volunteer crew found what is believed to be Minnesota’s largest willow tree.

Although it didn’t quite come together for this edition, The Sun is planning further coverage of the graduation, the stewards and their projects. This week, I wanted to offer initial congratulations to the group.

And although the stewards’ task is to continue to educate and advise, they are far from alone in their goal of tending and protecting the river.

In a world where the concept of “place” often seems increasingly obsolete — with the same fast food restaurants and big box stores lining every suburban thoroughfare — the St. Croix is an increasingly rare and special one. A place where the continent almost split, but didn’t. Where glaciers carved a river. Where a person might swim out a little ways at night and float, staring at the stars and understanding that we are a tiny part of a billion-year history. But here we are with the future in our hands.

Master steward or not, many of us feel invested in the river. The master stewards are here to lead the way in extending that care to the entire watershed. To show us that even miles and miles away, we are all its keepers.

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Soulmate memories haunt Juliet Stoughton Loneliness lasts. It never completely goes away. It is the one emotion that seems to make its way into the hearts of almost every man and woman sometime during a lifetime. Sure, it can be masked. Other people and interests partially fill the void, but now and then loneliness seems to find its way back when least expected.

Juliet Stoughton knew all about loneliness, and for some reason, it had just dawned on her an anniversary was approaching, an anniversary she would just as soon forget. August 4, 1998, would mark one year to the day since Juliet moved to Lennox Valley to be with her soulmate, Chris Rhodehouse. And as soulmates often do, Chris soon left her to be with his soulmate, a younger woman he met while attending a national leadership conference for book dealers in Des Moines, Iowa.

Juliet was no stranger to loneliness. Married at 21, she found herself 32 and single with no children 11 years later. In the 12 years since the divorce, Juliet had tried dating a few times. This was before computer dating became the rage, and it was a little harder to find potential suitors.

At one point, she thought she had found the one. That all changed when she learned the one she was so sure about had secretly planned a romantic cruise for two to Hawaii, and she wasn’t invited. To make matters worse, she found about the trip on her own, four days

before the happy couple set sail on Hawaiian Cruise Line’s ship appropriately named “Independence.�

Juliet thought she would never get over the experience, but time is a funny thing. As William Shakespeare once wrote, “Better three hours too soon than a minute too late.�

Eventually, she marked what she later called “the Hawaii event� to experience, thankful that she found out before it was too late and she was married to a man who might secretly take other women on ocean voyages.

A year later she met Chris Rhodehouse. Blond and blue-eyed with a big smile, he looked the part of a future soulmate. They met, interestingly enough, at a personal growth conference in Nashville, Tennessee. Juliet was there to hear her favorite self-help guru speak on “Attracting the Positive and Deflecting the Negative.� Chris was working at a vendor’s booth, selling copies of the speaker’s latest book to excited buyers.

Fresh from a session titled “Finding Your Soulmate,� Juliet stood five deep in line, waiting for her turn to buy a copy of “Colossal Steps.� She felt sure she would return two hours later when, for ten dollars, she would meet the author as he signed her just-purchased copy.

Little did she know that less than a year later, she would be packing almost everything she owned and moving to a small town three states away to be with her real soulmate. After all those

years, Chris was worth the wait, or so she thought.

Juliet sat in her living room, shades partially pulled so the room was a bit dark, listening to her favorite singer from her teen years: There’s something in my eyes, you know it happens every time While Juliet thought about the past, Iris Long was busy finalizing the pages for the next day’s edition of Hometown News. After writing and rewriting the headline more than a dozen times, Iris finally settled on: Cooper Lays an Egg Following Price Fiasco On the Opinion page, Iris penned an 800-word editorial titled, “Is There Anyone Out There?� In paragraph three, she wrote, “Surely there is someone worthy of leading our valley into the future without lies, tricks and deceit.�

She added that Dick Bland was a “fine man,� but would have a hard time defeating Cooper.

She reminded the voters it wasn’t too late. The statute for mayoral elections allowed candidates to place their names on the ballot as late as 21 days before the election.

That meant there were two days before the deadline. “The qualifications are as follows: At least 28 years of age, no felony convictions, and a resident of Lennox Valley for 12 months.�

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TO THE EDITOR Where’s the money?

Having moved to my old hometown six months ago from Shell Lake, I

find local politics exciting and interesting.

I agree with several residents who question the city administration.

Makes me wonder where the mayor/city council are getting all the money.

Reform is badly needed at city hall I believe. Let’s start by electing council

members by ward. I don’t have any idea who to contact.

Sen. Sheila Harsdorf, has several Democratic co-sponsors. Rohrkaste, R-Neenah, characterized the bill as taking “a carrot approach, sorry for the pun.�

The other proposal, AB 530, would require DHS to conduct a pilot program to study whether the state should limit FoodShare benefits only for purchases with “sufficient nutritional value.�

That bill was authored

by Rep. Treig Pronschinske, R-Mondovi. It differs from a similar measure proposed last session that would’ve largely limited purchases to an existing list of approved foods under the WIC program for women, infants and children. This session, Pronschinske’s bill would

instead let DHS and other stakeholders develop a list of appropriate food and beverages.

Dems and some business interests lined up against the legislation, arguing the approach wasn’t evidence-based, raising concerns about how to define unhealthy foods and questioning why food stamp participants should be

treated “any differently than the rest of us.�

But Pronschinske, as well as Rep. Michael Schraa, R-Oshkosh, said oversight was necessary because taxpayers are subsidizing the program. “You talk about fair and equal, but it’s taxpayer money,� Schraa said. “A

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THE CAPITOL REPORT Food stamp bills seek to promote healthier eating

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Two GOP food stamp bills with the shared goal of promoting healthier eating are getting mixed reviews.

One bill was liked by minority Democrats at a recent Assembly committee hearing. AB 501 would create a healthy eating incentive pilot program that would provide to 2,000 FoodShare households discounts on fresh produce and other healthy foods.

That program would be administered by the Department of Health Services.

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10 years ago Oct. 31, 2017 • Al and Sharon Lieffring were having a 50th wedding anniversary open house Nov. 10. • The old First Baptist Church in Osceola has been named to the Wisconsin National Register of Historic Places. • This year marked the 20th year the Partners of Osceola Medical Center were sponsoring Love Lights. • The Osceola girls volleyball team won the sectional and were headed to the state tournament. • The Osceola boys cross country team ďŹ nished 11th at the state meet. Brea Tinney ďŹ nished fourth individually. • Bloomer bumped Osceola football from tournament play with a 21-7 win. • Bailey Bergmann from St. Croix Falls competed in the state cross country meet and ďŹ nished in 87th place. • On Nov. 10 a team of 10 seventh and eighth graders from Osceola Middle School will use a robot they built with Legos and program themselves to perform six missions in two and a half minutes at the University of Wisconsin-Stout. • Barry Randall of Osceola retired Aug. 1 after 32 years with Northwire.

20 years ago Nov. 5, 1997 • Earning all conference honors in cross country were Molly McCurdy, Missy Kumlien, Jessica Quigley, Jill Lorenz, Amber Johnson, Joe Altman, Jason Altman, Ev Schneider and Justin Petersen. • At Monday’s Dresser Village Board meeting, the board voted 4-3 against allowing Murphy’s to hold two special events next summer. • Starting next school year, students will be able to attend public school in a district where they are not residents. • Jim Drager, with the Wisconsin Department of Historic Preservation, walked through downtown Osceola to determine if the community might qualify for an historic district designation. • The Love Lights at Osceola Medical Center were going to be lit in memory of Mary Jen-

sen who died earlier in the year from cancer. • Osceola Community Fund team leaders included Regina Quist, Yvonne Schulte, Gwen Kelly, Ramona Paulson, Rita Doll, Wayne Tomfohrde, Kathryn Boucher, Mary Smith and Chuck Braun. • Seth Viebrock and Charlie Beck of Osceola are among the top high school musicians from Wisconsin, Minnesota and Upper Michigan who will gather at the University of Wisconsin-Superior for a day of polishing their skills and performing at the Tri-State Honor Band and Jazz Ensemble festival. • The Alliance Church of the Valley celebrated its 75th anniversary over the weekend.

30 years ago Nov. 4, 1987 • A traditional Thanksgiving dinner will be shared on Thanksgiving at St. Joseph’s Church in Osceola. • The Osceola Business Association presented Ceil Neidermire, owner of Old Mill Shops, with a plant and welcome on the occasion of her ďŹ rst anniversary and grand opening on Sunday. • Lloyd and Diane Tinney were celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary at a reception and dance at Ken’s Keyboard Nov. 14. • A style show was held at Assumption Church as part of the celebration observing the 100th anniversary of the ladies organization in the parish. Seventh-ďŹ ve outďŹ ts were modeled from the time period, 1880-1987. • The Mainstreeter opened in downtown Osceola by Diane and Pete Kammerud. They had already been running the Pizza Cellar for almost ďŹ ve years. • Osceola students attending the University of Wisconsin-River Falls were Brenda Barr, Jolene Boucher, Mark Dehmer, Pamela Drinkwine, Geraldine Floyd, Ann Foss, Richard Green, Randy Hillskotter, Mark Koeller, Sally Millermon, Ronald Nykanen, Dale Peterson, Kenn Redlich, Heather Reinhardt, Andrea Rud, Sharon Shilson, Karlene Smith, Randall Viebrock, Jonna Zehm and Earlene Zevenbergen.

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TO THE EDITOR Keep Wisconsin’s co-op laws intact As a member of 11 cooperatives throughout Wisconsin, and a former co-op board member, I am concerned about a bill working its way through the legislature that would change the definition of a cooperative in Wisconsin. The very cooperative principles that have been fundamental to the agriculture industry in Wisconsin are being challenged by this bill.

Assembly Bill 353 and its companion, Senate Bill 281, would allow coops to make changes to their bylaws that are currently prohibited under state law. Why do I care about these changes? As dairy farmers my husband and I depend on cooperatives to market our grain in the fall and provide feed throughout the year. Most of our feed is purchased through supply coops. Most of the semen we use is purchased through supply cooperatives. We market our cows through Equity Co-op. The electricity we use is delivered through an electric co-op. The bed I sleep on every night and the furniture in our living room was even purchased through a furniture cooperative. As an owner-member of all of those cooperatives, I have the opportunity to make my voice heard on many decisions.

In the current law, cooperative members make up the board of directors.

Those board members are voted in by other members, their peers. Co-ops have the ability to appoint or hire advisors without giving them a seat on the board, and many co-ops already do this. There is no need for a statutory change to let non-members serve and vote on cooperative boards, as this bill proposes. Why does a cooperative need to appoint non-members, including outside investors, to vote on its board? If coop members want outside investors to start managing the cooperatives they own, they should restructure into a corporation.

A second change in this bill would restrict members’ access to the financial records of the cooperative.

Most cooperatives have records that go back many years, and with today’s technology, they should be able to produce those records without any difficulty. I have served on cooperative boards where we have gone back a number of years to review financial decisions, or for new board members to understand why by-laws or financial decisions were made. Members should be able to do the same – after all, they are co-owners of the business, and should be able to see how it is managed.

Finally, this bill would allow one cooperative in the state, Cooperative Resources International, to switch to patronage-based voting. This goes against the cooperative principles of one member, one vote, and democratic member control. It would significantly diminish the voting power of small to average-sized farmers.

These are the farmers who are already struggling financially, and may decide not to spend as much with their co-op.

My husband and I milk 120 cows, one of my neighbors milks 1,000, another neighbor milks 400, another neighbor milks 65.

We should all be allowed to have a single vote and know that our vote matters. By changing the cooperative history of one member one vote, we again are turning farmer owned cooperatives into farmer owned corporations where the only way your voice will be heard is if you purchase more “stock� in that company.

This is a change I adamantly oppose in AB 353/ SB 281. Take away the one member one vote rule, and you take away the core principle that cooperatives are based on.

I urge my fellow cooperative members in Wisconsin to call your legislators and oppose AB 353/ SB 281. It will take all of us speaking up together to keep Wisconsin’s co-op laws intact.

Patty Edelburg Dairy Farmer (Front Page Holsteins, Scandinavia) Co-op member and co-op owne

Hello, fellow concerned citizens If you’re reading this letter, it’s because you’re engaged. You pay attention. But are you critical of the information you’re reading, especially when it aligns with your particular worldview? It is something we’re all guilty of. So much so in fact, it’s got a name. It’s called confirmation bias.

I have a rule, the more I like information, the more critical of it I am.

Be it a meme on Facebook or a news story. If the information elicits that totally natural response of “YEAH, I KNEW IT!� it is likely something that might have a little too much subjectivity and need to be checked. I ask everyone to start doing this, especially as the news we consume from the national market keep churning out value-laden messages, chock full of the addictive bias confirming, that keep readers coming back.

And, now to the point‌ the thing that prompted today’s impromptu letter was The White House’s “1600 Dailyâ€? email about what is happening in Washington. First, the message frames the joint budget resolution passed last week (yesterday as of the writing of this letter) as “relief for the American people in the form of tax cuts, job creation, and simplification of the burdensome tax code.â€?

But what this action really means are tax cuts for the wealthiest of the wealthy Americans. In my last investigation of the proposed budget, millions were cut from revenue, services many of us depend on (Medicare, education, SNAP, and so much more). In short, it is a dream for the 1% and a further burden on the rest of us. That the White House uses rhetoric so value-laden and free of

any actual information when communicating about what their policies mean is frustrating enough, but that many of us read that information and find the buzz words of “job creation,� “tax cuts,� and “simplification of burdensome tax code� and stop right there is the worst part.

Second, the message celebrates, “decisive action on the opioid crisis!�

Well thank goodness, as we know in our communities, addiction is a huge issue and the problem is complex and deserves “decisive action� – but what the heck does that actually mean?! Where are the plans, how will rural America be served by this declaration of a “public health emergency� and what will it mean for our daily lives? For the lives of those we know and love dealing with addiction? Such a declaration, in essence, means nothing. There is no funding, there is no plan, that I can find. It just feels good to make it.

When we consume information about what is happening at our local, state, and national governments we must ask these questions. When we hear information that makes us feel good, we must reject that urge to slip into complacency and question, question, question and then act.

That is what a representative democracy is. We must all stay informed and understand how policy impacts us. From the state failing to protect our water sources from overuse being framed as “pro-business,� to the White House bragging about a budget proposal that will have lasting impacts on millions of lives as “reform� – we must understand the power of these buzz words to hide the truth from us.

Marceleen Mosher Lindstrom, Minn.

Our brain on anger I’ve been thinking about the increase in hateful rhetoric and vitriol in our society. The actions that

are taken by seemingly intelligent, responsible, loving people to support the likes of neo-Nazis, bigotry, misogyny, racism and general adherence to positions that are economically devastating just because the purveyors of the anger promote it have been puzzling to me. In other words, why do we follow idiots who continue to make us feel angry in ways that are harmful to us? Don’t you think that’s odd?

Well, I did a little research and have found that anger actually can become addictive! Anger can lead to similar ‘rushes’ where danger triggers dopamine reward receptors in the brain like gambling, extreme sports and even drugs like cocaine or meth. Anger can become its own reward.

In 1987 Ronald Reagan lifted a policy called the Fairness Doctrine that was in place for 38 years. Broadcasters were no longer required to present issues in a way deemed honest, equitable and balanced by the Federal Communications Commission even though they still presented themselves as fair and balanced. Rush Limbaugh’s show went national the following year.

Now some of you don’t remember this, and at the risk of revealing my age, I do remember this. I drove a lot for my job and usually listened to NPR or books on tape, but my colleague, whom I respected, started listening. So did others including my best friend and the husband of a friend whom I thought was a brilliant businessman. What I saw was a slow progression towards the positions of these radio pundits and a general negative outlook on issues which formerly were the subject of polite conversation. These talking heads weren’t experts in academia, business, science or humanities, they were hucksters that spewed anger. One was even a convicted felon and another a drug addict yet my friends listened to these guys, not for an hour or two, but for eight hours or more.

Who listens to anything for more than a couple of

hours other than really cool music?

So, the fact that my friends listened to these guys for so long, coupled with the fact that their actual personality and their values changed, suggests that are malevolent forces at work. We as a people are in the throes of brainwashing by media and social networking. The answer is not to point fingers, but do your own research and take back your brain.

Determine the qualifications of those to whom you listen. Listen to other sources of information. Take a break from hateful rhetoric and listen to jazz or excellent rock or classical or maybe a TED talk. Do some deep breathing and take a moment to express gratitude for the things you have, our beautiful environment, our loved ones, our friends and our health for starters. Do this again tomorrow. Do it again the next day, and the next.

Turn off the damn box!

Jenny Six Osceola [See: frontiersin. org/articles/10.3389/ fnins.2015.00443/full Altered Hippocampal Neurogenesis and Amygdalar Neuronal Activity in Adult Mice with Repeated Experience of Aggression; youtube.com/watch?v=vXTjz2H57rE The Brainwashing of my Dad (very good documentary); div12. org/the-angry-brain/ The Angry Brain, Society of Clinical Psychology]

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OBITUARIES

Jamie Marie Aubart

Gerald Hoyt

Louis Jerome Klocek

Jamie Marie Aubart of Dresser, died Oct. 26, 2017, at Regions Hospital. She was 37.

Jamie was born Sept. 6, 1980, in St. Croix Falls to S Scott Aubart and Sandra C Cross. She attended Osceola H High School and graduated c class of 1999.

Jamie started her career a as a CNA and Med Tech w working for St. Croix Good S Samaritan Society, Comfforts of Homes, Christian C Community Home and also h home care.

Jamie enjoyed four wheeliing, singing, collection porc celain dolls, playing solittaire, scrapbooking, taking p photos and her Harley rides with Peter. She especially enjoyed the time spent with her three children. No matter what problems Jamie had going on in her life, everyone around her was more important. She always wanted to be assured that others were okay, she had a huge heart. Jamie was a very loving and giving person who will be dearly missed.

Jamie was preceded in death by her brother, Scottie Aubart.

Jamie is survived by her children, Macey, Dylan and Ryland Aubart; grandson, Aaron Woods; parents, Scott (step-mom Shannon) Aubart and Sandy Cross; brothers, Joe Aubart, Tony (Ashley) Aubart and Joshua Cross; boyfriend, Peter; many nieces, nephews and other relatives.

Funeral services will be Nov. 2 at 2 p.m. at West Immanuel Lutheran Church, Osceola. A visitation will be Nov. 1 from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Grandstrand Funeral Home and will continue one hour prior to the service at the church on Thursday.

Interment will be in the church cemetery. Arrangements are with the Grandstrand Funeral Home.

Condolences may be expressed online at www.grandstrandfh.com.

Gerald (Jerry) Hoyt died Oct. 8, 2017. He was diagnosed with cancer earlier this year and even though he spent his last months struggling against this dise ease his smile and sense of h humor never left him.

Jerry was born Oct. 23, 1 1961 in Durand, the first s of parents, Webster and son D Doris Hoyt. He loved to fish a and spent his last summer c competing in a local fishing l league with lifelong friend D Dennis Stordahl.

When Jerry was not fishi ing he was reading, spendi ing time outdoors, enjoying a bonfire, playing cards, s shooting pool, joking with f family and friends, and then sharing these stories with his friends at Ward’s.

Jerry’s last day was spent with over 50 of his family and friends who gathered to spend a day in his honor.

The sun shine all day was one of the many gifts shared.

Not only was Jerry able to spend the afternoon outside but he was able to see his beloved Packers win one last game. He left us peacefully and in the embrace of loved ones.

Jerry was preceded in death by his father Webster Hoyt.

His memory will continue to live with his mother, Doris Hoyt; siblings, Jean (Brian) Chryst, Deborah Hoyt, Nancy (Rick) Buehre, Richard Hoyt, Dennis Hoyt, Randy Hoyt; many nieces and nephews, and many more friends.

A celebration of life was held October 18 at the Grandstrand Funeral Home in Osceola. Condolences may be expressed online at www.grandstrandfh.com.

Louis “Louie” Jerome Klocek of Dresser died Oct. 27, 2017, at the Christian Community Home in Osceola. He was 84.

Louie was born Sept. 30, 11933, to William and Martha ((Dulas) Klocek in Freeborn, M Minn. He joined the Unite ed States Army on June 24, 11954, and was honorably disc charged on Oct. 3, 1956. On J June 22, 1954, he married his ssweetheart, Janice Latusek.

H He started his career as a c carpenter and later owned a and operated Louie’s Inn for 226 years. Louie enjoyed fishiing, hunting, raising horses, ffarming and gardening. He w will be greatly missed.

Louie was preceded in death by his parents; siblings, Adrian, Beatrice, Leona, Alex, Hubert and Rosie.

Louie is survived by his wife of 63 years, Janice; children, Lynn (Vern Everson) Klocek of Eagan, Minn., and Elizabeth (Mike) Korhonen of Osceola; step-grandchildren, Tyler and Kayla Korhonen; his fur grandson, Max; siblings, Angie Sauer of Arizona, Evie Strauser of Minnesota, Matt (Violet) Klocek of Florida, Janice Puckett of Wisconsin and Kenny (Jackie) Klocek of Tennessee; many nieces, nephews and other relatives.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m., Nov. 4 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church with a visitation one hour prior to the service. Arrangements are with the Grandstrand Funeral Home. Condolences may be expressed online at www.grandstrandfh.com.

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

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

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

Contemporary Worship 9:30 a.m.

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

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

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

Evening service 6 p.m.

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

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

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

SUNDAY: Worship 8:30 a.m.

Contemporary Worship 11 a.m.

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

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

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

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

651-260-5100 www.holyx.net Fr. Bill Neumann, pastor SUNDAY: Worship 9:30 a.m.

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

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

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

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

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

———————— OSCEOLA COMMUNITY CHURCH 2492 Education Drive, Osceola Larry Mederich

t www.occconnect.org SUNDAY: Worship 10 a.m.

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

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

Coffee Fellowship, 11 a.m.

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

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

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

———————— RIVER VALLEY CHRISTIAN CHURCH LIGHTHOUSE 1289 160th Street

St Croix C i Falls, F ll Wi i St. Wisconsin 715-483-5378 Pastor Jonah Fetzer SUNDAY: Worship 10 a.m.

———————— ST. ANNE PARISH 139 Church Hill Road Somerset, WI 54025 715-247-3310 Rev. Andy Anderson SATURDAY: Mass 5 p.m.

SUNDAY: Mass 8 and 10 a.m.

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

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

———————— ST. FRANCIS XAVIER CATHOLIC CHURCH Franconia, MN 651-465-7345 www.stfrancisfranconia.org Fr. 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

T l F ll Minnesota Mi t Taylors Falls, 651-465-7345 www.stjosephtaylorsfalls.org Fr. John Drees SATURDAY: 5:30 p.m.

SUNDAY: Mass 7:30 and 11 a.m.

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

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

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

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

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

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

SUNDAY: Worship Service 10 a.m.

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

SUNDAY: Worship, 10:30 a.m.

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And Midwest Food Processors Association President Nick George said while the bill language specifies fresh produce, canned and frozen fruits and vegetables should also be part of the program.

Overall, the bill got a positive reception from those representing the UW School of Medicine and Public Health, the Heart Association and SSM Health, as well as committee members, including Rep. Debra Kolste, who said the bill acknowledges that “eating healthy sometimes costs more.”

Kolste, D-Janesville, is among the four Dem representatives co-sponsoring the legislation.

And Rep. Tyler Vorpagel, R-Plymouth, praised the bill authors for exploring a way to “get healthier food choices in people’s hands.”

The bill would appropriate $425,000 to fund the pilot program – including the discounts on food, although DHS’ fiscal estimate concluded an additional $175,000 in general purpose revenue would be needed to both administer the program and contract for an independent evaluation of it.

Bill co-author Harsdorf, R-River Falls, said of the 2,000 FoodShare households that would participate in the 10-month pilot program, 1,000 would be in Milwaukee, 500 would be in Dane County and the remaining 500 would be in rural areas.

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private person can spend their money on whatever they want.”

Other opponents worried making the changes outlined in the bill would deter people from taking advantage of the program.

Hunger Task Force Director of Advocacy Maureen Fitzgerald said she was concerned adding “layers of bureaucracy” would mean the population increasingly signing up for the FoodShare in the state – those 55 and older – would be less inclined to do so.

“That particular population is reticent to sign up for the program,” she said, adding that she’d expect it would “increase hunger for seniors in our community.”

Wisconsin Grocers Association President and CEO Brandon Scholz said the bill would “create a patchwork of nutritional standards that change at the state line,” making it difficult for retailers trying to operate multiple stores across the country.

He also advised legislators interested in enacting the legislation to instead push for a new federal standard.

“If you really want to do it, go to D.C., get Congress to make this change and make it across the board,” Scholz said.

Meanwhile, most speakers testifying on AB 501 spoke in favor of the bill’s approach to addressing nutrition-based concerns.

Still, Scholz, of the Grocers Association, argued that creating lasting consumer change means

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Victims have been identified following a weekend-long investigation of three deceased individuals found in a home in Chetek.

Authorities responded to 611 26th Street in Chetek late Friday evening, after receiving a call from 17-year-old Natalie Turner requesting help at the residence.

Deputies from the Barron County Sheriff’s Department, the Chetek Police Department, and the Wis. DNR responded to the scene, and discovered the bodies of 55-year-old John Hengst along with his ex-wife and ex-stepdaughter, 55-year-old Brenda Turner, and 17-year-old Natalie Turner.

The Barron County Sheriff’s Department later confirmed that the incident appeared to be an apparent murder-suicide carried out by Hengst.

Preliminary autopsy results were returned by Monday morning, confirming that all three individuals had died from a single gunshot wound. Brenda also suffered blunt force injuries to her face, neck and torso and had a left side rib fracture.

Barron County authorities speculate that some type of altercation occurred in the upstairs bedroom and then continued downstairs where Brenda was found deceased. Natalie was found upstairs in her bedroom, and John was found downstairs with a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

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promissory notes and the issuance and sale of an anticipation note.

“It’s kind of like a construction loan that you have on your house or business,” West explained. “We’re able to draw down money as needed to pay contractors and then when everything’s finalized we can go to general obligation fixed payments just as a construction loan does.”

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Bids The board also awarded 21 construction bids for work including masonry, architectural woodwork, roofing, entrances, exterior signage, fire suppression and plumbing.

The bid for architectural woodwork was $115,164 — $50,314 more than the budgeted $64,850.

“Why is it so over budget?” Trustee Rod Turner asked construction manager Brad Kemis of Market & Johnson.

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The proposed budget in detail is available for inspection at the Town clerk’s office.

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than originally anticipated,” Kemis answered.

“There are more desks in the library and a desk in the board room.”

“The built in dais for the board room is elevated,” Administrator Joel West clarified.

“We added some bulletproof material to that desk and in the village office,” Kemis continued.

“For the police,” West added. “The front counter and glass.”

“In general there’s much more cabinetry than anticipated when we first did the budget,

but we’re hoping to save money on furniture,” said Kemis.

No contracts were awarded for six bid items: ceramic tile, acoustical ceilings, carpet and resilient flooring, electric fireplace, HVAC, and electrical. Market & Johnson plans to work with architects at SEH to redesign the specifications, then re-bid the items in an effort to keep costs down.

Bringing them in line with anticipated costs could save nearly $500,000 in potential above-budget spending.

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Father accused of abuse bound over for trial

Mother faces lesser charges

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Facing three counts of child abuse — intentional, reckless and repeated — and one count of felony bail jumping, Travis Parmeter waived his right to preliminary hearings last week. He was subsequently bound over for trial on all charges.

The allegations stem from an October 2 incident in Osceola, in which 24-year-old Parmeter is accused of physically abusing his daughter, who was five months old at the time. Parmeter was charged October 5 and is being represented in the case by public defender Daniel Chapman. Attorney James Rennicke is prosecuting the case on behalf of the Polk County District Attorney’s office.

The child’s mother, 25-year-old Tesa Denver, was charged October 18 with one count of failure to prevent child abuse and one count of neglecting a child who consequently sustained great bodily harm. Both are Class F felonies, less serious than the two Class C felonies and Class E felony with which Parmeter was charged. Still, they carry potential for a prison sentence.

Parmeter’s arraignment hearing, at which he will plead either guilty or not guilty, and Denver’s initial appearance are both scheduled for November 13.

Colfax man sentenced to six years for distributing meth

MADISON, WIS. — Jeffrey M. Anderson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Teng Her, aka Iron Foot, 26, of Colfax, Wis., was sentenced on October 20, 2017 to six years in federal prison by U.S. District Judge William Conley for distributing methamphetamine. This term of imprisonment is to be followed by five years of supervised release. Her pleaded guilty to this charge on August 1, 2017.

On May 6, 2016, Her sold approximately 18 grams of 98% pure methamphetamine to an informant who was working with the police. Following his arrest for the federal charges, Her was released from custody and allowed to live at home on electronic monitoring.

While on release, he got drunk, got into a physical altercation with his wife, cut off the electronic bracelet, and fled. Judge Conley cautioned Her that he needed to do three

things to keep from reoffending once released: 1) hold down a job; 2) stay away from other criminals; and 3) maintain sobriety.

Her was the third defendant sentenced for the same course of conduct. Pheng Vang, 32, of Menomonie, Wis., was sentenced to 15 years in prison for distributing at least 4.5 kilograms of pure methamphetamine.

In addition to the amount and the purity, Vang’s sentence was enhanced because officers found guns at the farm in Colfax where much of the methamphetamine activity took place.

Pao Hang, 30, of Menomonie, Wis., was sentenced to 40 months in prison for selling methamphetamine. Hang was on probation for two alcohol-related offenses at the time he committed the crimes in this case.

The charges against these defendants were the result of an investigation conducted by the Wisconsin Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation; West Central Drug Task Force; Dunn, Eau Claire, Chippewa, and St. Croix County Sheriffs’ Officers, Menomonie and Eau Claire Police Departments, and La Crosse County Emergency Response Team. The prosecution of the case has been handled by Assistant U.S. Attorney Elizabeth Altman.

Polk County Circuit Court Appearance date: Oct. 10, 2017 Justin L. Nelson, 28, St. Croix Falls, operating while revoked (forfeiture 1st), $200.50.

Joshua P. Nelson, 26, Osceola, speeding in 55 mph zone (1-10 mph), $175.30.

Heidi L. Nelson, 52, Lindstrom, MN, speeding in 55 mph zone (11-15 mph), $175.30.

Martin Ochoa, 53, Mission, TX, operator fail to have passenger seat belted, $10; operator fail to have passenger seat belted, $10.

Anthony R. Olson, 27, Cottage Grove, MN, exceeding speed zones (16-19 mph), $200.50.

Tyson J. Pace, 17, River Falls, exceeding speed zones (1-10 mph), $175.30; operating motor vehicle without proof of insurance, $10.

Jayd A. Parks, 16, St. Croix Falls, speeding in 55 mph zone (11-15 mph), $175.30.

Brittany L. Perzichilli, 25, North St. Paul, MN, speeding in 55 mph zone (20-24 mph), $225.70.

Cody D. Petersen, 24, Webster, operate motor vehicle without adequate muffler, $175.30.

Jodee A. Peterson-Lochner, 40, Amery, speeding in 55 mph zone (20-24 mph), $225.70.

Michel S. Plantz, 52, Osceola, speeding in 55 mph zone (25-29 mph), $250.90.

Gregory W. Plourde, 55, Somerset, vehicle operator fail to wear seat belt, $10.

Robert L. Poole, 29, Marshfield, operating motor vehicle without proof of insurance, $10.

Theresa L. Porter, 53, Catawba, exceeding speed zones (20-24 mph), $225.70.

Frank R. Rau, 44, St. Croix Falls, operating motor vehicle without proof of insurance, $10.

Kelly L. Roberts, 40, Grantsburg, speeding in 55 mph zone (11-15 mph), $175.30.

Cody A. Roettger, 24, Luck, operate motor vehicle without adequate muffler, $175.30; vehicle operator fail to wear seat belt, $10.

Cassandra M. Rogers, 34, Barron, speeding in 55 mph zone (20-24 mph), $225.70.

Roberta L. Running, 50, Woodbury, MN, speeding in 55 mph zone (20-24 mph), $225.70.

Tamera K. Sandmann, 52, Amery, exceeding speed zones (1-10 mph), $175.30.

Emily R. Schildgen, 21, Apple Valley, MN, fish without license – R, $192.70.

Benjamin J. Schoch, 41, Chippewa Falls, speeding in 55 mph zone (20-24 mph), $225.70.

Austin D. Sigsworth, 19, Amery, inattentive driving, $187.90.

Jessica L. Sine, 45, Dresser, speeding in 55 mph zone (1-10 mph), $175.30.

Jenny A. Sinn, 41, New Hope, MN, speeding in 55 mph zone (25-29 mph), $250.90.

Martin M. Solano, 41, Osceola, operating boat towing skier after dark, $232.

Katrina L. Solem, 18, Osceola, failure to keep vehicle under control, $213.10.

Grace L. Stahl, 26, Twin Brooks, SD, speeding in 55 mph zone (11-15 mph), $175.30.

Mara J. Stege, 23, Edina, MN, exceeding speed zones (16-19 mph), $200.50.

Nicholas C. J. Stesniak, 21, Clayton, operating a motor vehicle without insurance, $200.50.

Jeffrey T. Stonehouse, 60, Marine St. Croix, MN, speeding in 55 mph zone (11-15 mph), $175.30.

Judith M. Strobush, 75, Amery, exceeding speed zones (1-10 mph), $175.30.

Mark R. Strohmayer, 35, Coon Rapids, MN, use or hunt over bait or feed, $387.90.

Anthony T. Tachney, 19, St. Croix Falls, trespass, $200.

Gregg W. Taragos, 66, Minneapolis, MN, speeding in 55 mph zone (16-19 mph), $200.50.

Joan M. Taxis, 57, Jamestown, ND, speeding in 55 mph zone (20-24 mph), $225.70.

Taylor Creek Transit LLC, violate Class A. Hwy. weight limits, $692.34.

Benjamin S. Thompson, Minneapolis, placement of major recreational e q u i p m e nt /v e h i c l e s , $389.50.

Aaron L. Unnasch, 29, Houston, MN, vehicle operator fail to wear seat

belt, $10.

Clye P. Vacha, 18, Woodbury, MN, operate ATV or UTV without required headgear, $162.70.

Craig A. Walz, 47, Buffalo, MN, speeding in 55 mph zone (11-15 mph), $175.30.

Raymond A. Warwas, 19, Luck, deposit or discharge solid waste on public or private property (<10 gallons), $200.50.

Dustin L. Wheeler, 32, Dresser, operating a motor vehicle without insurance, $200.50.

John J. Wilson, 46, New Richmond, invasive species – remove all aquatic plants/animals from boat/equipment after removing from water, $200.50.

Catherine J. Wilson, 19, West St. Paul, MN, speeding in 55 mph zone3 (16-19 mph), $200.50.

Theresa M. Witzel, 55, Coon Rapids, MN, operating while revoked (forfeiture 1st), $200.50; operating motor vehicle without proof of insurance, $10.

Polk County Marriage Licenses Issued Sept. 17-23, 2017 Adam P. Sislo and Mollie T. Sjoblom Jones were issued a marriage license on Sept. 21.

Isaac J. Zart and Darbi

S. Young were issued a marriage license on Sept.

21.

Sage Cole Knighten and Jessica Leigh Nelson were issued a marriage license on Oct. 1, 2017.

Douglas Charles Fall and Diane Lee Ehlert were issued a marriage license on Oct. 1, 2017.

Scott Bertram Bauer and Kelsey Jessie Hammons were issued a marriage license on Oct. 1, 2017.

Adam James Moore and Kerry Ann Wilson were issued a marriage license on Oct. 3, 2017.

Dustin Theodore Barott and Jaime Leigh Leisch were issued a marriage license on Oct. 3, 2017.

Andrew Graham Mayo and Cynthia Graham Peterson were issued a marriage license on Oct. 4, 2017.

Jacob L. Erickson and Julia M. Larsen were issued a marriage license on Oct. 5, 2017.

Austin Jerico Pranke and Heather Ann Loomis were issued a marriage license on Oct. 5, 2017.

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About the crime stories

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

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

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

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

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

NOTICE OF PUBLIC BUDGET HEARING FOR TOWN OF FARMINGTON, POLK COUNTY Notice is hereby given that on Wednesday, November 8, 2017, at 7:00 p.m., at the Town Hall in Farmington, a PUBLIC HEARING on the PROPOSED BUDGET of the Town of Farmington will be held. The following is a summary of the proposed 2018 Budget:

Balance January 1 Reserved for Equipment Cemetery Funds Unreserved REVENUES: Intergovernmental Licenses & Permits Public Services Interest Tax Levy Miscellaneous

EXPENDITURES: General Government Public Safety Debt Service Public Works

2017 Budget

2018 Proposed Budget

45,000 13,000 10,000

45,000 13,000 10,000

200,860 9,050 10,000 150 564,154 500 TOTALS 784,714

234,266 4,450 10,000 150 566,317 500 815,683

123,450 134,500 120,000 406,764 TOTALS 784,714

118,200 141,070 140,000 416,413 815,683

Balance December 31 Reserved for Equipment Cemetery Funds Unreserved

45,000 13,000 10,000

% Change

+ 0.5% + 3.9%

+ 3.9%

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A detailed budget report is available at the Clerk/Treasurer’s office and may be viewed by appointment, 294-2370. Please note the Regular Board Meeting will follow the budget hearing and the Special Annual Meeting. Pease note the date change.

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Chieftain football team falls in Level 2 of WIAA playoffs

BY RON JASPERSON SPORTS WRITER

No doubt that Osceola Chieftain football fans have been spoiled. Osceola won State two years ago finishing with 13 straight wins to run up a 13-1 record. Last year the Chieftains won 10 straight games to begin the season only to fall in their last game of the season in the playoffs to eventual State champion St. Croix Central. This year Osceola won their first 10 games as well before losing out to Bloomer in the playoffs. Combined the Chieftains are 33-3 in their last three season with their losses by a combined 16 points. Osceola has won their last 21 conference games to go undefeated in Middle Border play the last three seasons and claim three straight undisputed conference titles.

The more you win, the harder it is to lose. After winning in the first round of the WIAA playoffs Osceola was matched up against a very solid Bloomer Blackhawk squad. Bloomer entered the game with a 9-1 record having lost only

to Chetek-Weyerhaeuser during the season.

Bloomer had defeated MBC teams Somerset and Ellsworth along the way.

Bloomer came to Osceola last Friday on a very cold and windy night and had just enough to come away with an 18-12 decision over the Chieftains thus ending Osceola’s season.

“I thought we gave great effort all night,” Osceola coach Scott Newton said.

“It was a physical game in tough conditions. Both teams stuck to the ground game. Our seniors led the way and we did not give up until the final whistle.”

With temperatures dipping into the low 30s, a howling Northwest wind and a field that was still holding some of the snow that it had received during the day, it pretty much took the passing element away from both teams. Osceola and Bloomer went a combined 0-for-7 in the air with all yards gained during the night on the ground. Despite the tough conditions there were only two turnovers, one by each team in the first half.

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The Osceola offense gets set to move the ball in adverse weather conditions during the Level-2 WIAA playoff football game.

Bloomer defeated Osceola 18-12 to put an end to the Chieftain season.

covered a Bloomer fumble 40 yards from pay dirt.

The Chieftains covered the distance needed in eight running plays with Michael Koehler getting the final three yards with 27 seconds left in the first quarter. Bloomer tied things up the next time they got the ball with Ca-

leb Ruf finishing off a 72yard drive with an 8-yard run.

After a big kickoff return by Osceola’s Jack Feldt it appeared that Osceola would regain the momentum as they started their drive on the Bloomer 39-yard line. Two plays netted

six yards for the Chieftains but on third down Osceola turned the ball over. This time it was a one-play drive for Bloomer as Ruf swept his right side and went 68 yards for the touchdown and a 12-6 Bloomer lead.

Osceola responded after taking the second half

kickoff by going 62 yards in four minutes, 12 seconds on 10 running plays for the touchdown. This time Koehler blasted in from two yards away to tie the score at 12.

Bloomer then went on their best drive of the SEE FOOTBALL, PAGE 11

Chieftain cross country team brings down the curtain on 2017 season at State meet

BY RON JASPERSON SPORTS WRITER

The season lasted as long as possible for the Osceola Chieftain cross country team. Practice began Aug. 14 for Osceola and the rest of the high school teams in the state.

By last weekend there were only 16 boys teams and 16 girls teams left in Division-2 action at the State meet in Wisconsin Rapids, the rest of the teams had been eliminated. The Chieftain boys squad was still in the running as was Osceola’s top girls’ runner Lauren Ellefson, who had qualified as an individual.

The State meet is loaded with the top runners from throughout Wisconsin and is run on a very challenging course in Wisconsin Rapids. The 2017 cross country finale also had very challenging weather for the athletes to run in. Temperatures were in the 30s with a strong wind blowing across The Ridges golf course where the races were run.

Osceola held up well under the tough conditions with the boys squad placing 15th overall. The

Chieftains’ top runner was freshman Kolten Heimbach who broke the 18-minute barrier with a time of 17:48.99 for the 5,000-meter race. Heimbach was the 75th runner overall to finish among the top 152 runners in the state. He placed 42nd of those runners who were competing for a full team. Blake Slater (55th for team place) was the second Chieftain to cross the line finishing the race in 18:05.85. Finishing 63rd for team scoring was Ryan Rogers. Rogers was the only senior on the varsity squad competing for Osceola at State.

“It’s been an amazing season,” Rogers said.

“The entire team has worked hard since the beginning, and it really paid off in our conference and Sectional victories.

Going to the State for the second consecutive year was an amazing achievement for our team and I couldn’t have asked for a better ending to my final season.”

Matt Schultz (71st) was the fourth Osceola runner to finish followed by Nick Kremer (74th), Justin Vorndran (76th) and Jacob Hall (104th). All runners except for Rogers will be back in 2018 for Chieftain coach Rachael Rob-

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Lauren Ellefson finished 57th.

Ryan Rogers finished 63rd.

Blake Slater finished 55th.

Kolten Heimbach finished 42nd.

inson to build her squad around. Also returning next season will be several Osceola runners from a talented junior varsity squad.

“I am extremely proud of our effort on Saturday,” Robinson said. “Kolten Heimbach stepped up, running a personal best and passing 29 competitors in miles two and three. The rest of the team followed suit passing a total 66 competitors. We are

young and still have lots to learn, but I know this group of athletes is motivated and encouraged to not only return to State but to improve on our performance there.”

Ellefson had a difficult task running in the girls race with no other Osceola runners in the race.

Ellefson, a freshman, showed the same maturity that she has all season as she competed very well finishing the 5,000 meter

race in 20:52.68 to place 57th overall.

“Lauren’s first words after finishing her race were, ‘I was so overwhelmed by the crowd and the noise,’” Robinson said. “It’s very hard to prepare an athlete for the atmosphere of the State meet and the feeling of competing without your teammates but Lauren has nothing to hang her head about. She had a phenomenal season. Finish-

ing in the top one-third at the State meet is a great springboard to the rest of her running career.”

“State was a fun and exciting experience,” Ellefson said. “It was very competitive and although it didn’t have the outcome I’d hoped for I aspire to make it back there next year to accomplish those goals.”

The Osceola girls team SEE OHS CC, PAGE 11

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Know your zones: Interactive map available Shows rules where you hunt Before heading into the woods this deer season, hunters should be sure to check out the online deer zone and management unit map on the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources website to see which counties are classified as split Deer Management Units in 2017 to correctly register their deer.

“It’s very important that hunters properly register their deer if hunting in one of the split counties,” said Kevin Wallenfang, DNR big game

ecologist. “We saw some problems with this in previous years, so we added a number to the naming last year so hunters can understand that we are looking for information about a specific zone where they shot the deer, rather than in a habitat type.”

A split DMU is one of nine counties that are divided between two separate Deer Management Zones.

Wisconsin is broken into four Deer Management Zones, two of which are forest zones and two being farmland zones. When registering a deer harvested in a split DMU, hunters will need to indicate

whether the deer was harvested in the Forest (Zone 1) or Farmland (Zone 2) portion of the county.

For more information regarding Deer Management Units, visit dnr. wi.gov and search keyword “DMU.” “We need hunters to look at the regulations map and know exactly where they were when the question comes up while they register with GameReg,” said Wallenfang. “It has long-term implications about deer management in their county.”

The following counties are split between two different zones in 2017: SEE MAP, PAGE 12

FOOTBALL: Chiefs lose to Bloomer in Level 2 playoff, ending season FROM PAGE 10

night as they also went 62 yards to take an 18-12 lead. On fourth down and six yards to go Zach Ruf went up the middle on the Osceola defense and not only got the first down, he scored from 18 yards out to give Bloomer an 18-12 lead. The Blackhawks also survived a possible turnover at mid-field during the game-winning drive as they recovered their own fumble.

Midway through the final quarter Osceola put together a possible game tying, or winning, drive.

The Chieftains started on the Bloomer 47-yard line with 7:31 left in the fourth quarter when the defense stopped the Blackhawks on a fourth-and-one. Seven runs moved the ball to the Bloomer 9-yard line

setting up first-and-goal. Koehler moved the ball to the six on first down but Osceola lost three yards on second down. Feldt moved the ball to within five yards of the tying touchdown on third down. Facing a fourth-and-five Osceola went to a play that had been successful throughout the season, a fade-route pass from Brett Carlson to Haakon Carlson. This time the play was well defended by Bloomer as the ball fell harmlessly to the snow covered turf. The Blackhawks advance to play another MBC team this Friday when they travel to Hammond to take on St. Croix Central.

Osceola on the other hand can only lick their wounds but the Chieftain class of 17 seniors has accomplished a record that will no doubt be talked about and remem-

bered for a long time. Osceola will be rebuilding when the 2018 season arrives but don’t count them out. The work ethic that has been demonstrated by this year’s seniors should be an inspiration to future Chieftains.

“We have been playing together since 5th grade and we have always had each other’s backs on and off the field,” Feldt said. “We are all brothers and I am going to miss playing next to each and everyone one of them.”

“When I think about this team and the 2017 season, I think to what Coach Hahn said about the group, ‘adversity makes them stronger,’” Newton said. “Many times, we had our backs against the wall. The boys kept fighting and believing they would find a way.”

OHS CC: Boys finish 15th at state cross country; Ellefson takes 57th FROM PAGE 10

not only will have Ellefson back but they will return their entire varsity squad for 2018. The 2017 squad just missed qualifying for State and will be fun to watch next season. Team depth will be an asset

next season as the Chieftain girls also had a very talented JV squad and hope to get some runners to contribute next year from a very good Middle School team.

“Our season has been full of extraordinary moments,” Robinson summarized. “Moments of per-

sonal achievement, championship plaques, and State qualifications.

Both (the boys and girls) programs became stronger and more competitive. We end this season with great pride and a desire to be even greater.”

A different bird – ruffed grouse

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grew up in pheasant country but deer hunting in the Northwoods introduced me to ruffed grouse.

I remember the first one I saw. I was about 14 and standing on a narrow woodsy road. I saw drivers coming my way when, all of a sudden, I heard a loud racket that sounded like a small plane taking off. A grouse was coming my way. I froze on the trail and watched the small grayish bird sail right at me until it passed just a couple feet over my head. I watched it hit the trail on the run scampering into a thicket and disappear. I thought Wild River then and not that long ago that all grouse were about the same, but over Trails 50 years later I’m still learning about ”Old Ruff.”

Jim Bennett I used to think there were four color phases but I recently found out there are five. The most common grouse in my game bag had

been grey phase birds that inhabit colder climates. The red phased birds seem to be more common in milder climates. Brown birds can be a combination of reddish brown or grayish brown.

Most birds are categorized by their tail colors. Solid grey, brown and red tails would be called grey, brown or red phased ruffed grouse. The split phase can have any combination of colors on their tails but generally not on their bodies. The final color phase I just found and the most rare ruffed grouse is called the intermediate phase. I had no idea they existed until my dog Chase found the first bird I recently took in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.

Ruffed grouse get their name by the ruff around their neck, a group of feathers usually black or on occasion brown, that stand up in a ruff while mating or defending territory. But the intermediate grouse is different. It has a rust or bronze colored ruff and that SEE BENNETT, PAGE 15

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BY TODD RICHMOND ASSOCIATED PRESS

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources’ board authorized the agency Wednesday to start working toward dropping population restrictions barring an elk hunt.

The DNR has been importing elk from Kentucky for the past three years in an effort to bolster a herd in Ashland County and establish a second herd in Jackson County. The agency’s ultimate goal is to establish a population large enough to sustain a hunting season.

DNR regulations in place since 2003 prohibit elk hunting until the Ashland County herd grows to at least 200 animals and the Jackson County herd grows to at least 150 animals. Hunting permits would be limited to 5 percent of the total population.

Right now, the Ashland County herd stands at around 180 and the Jackson County herd at around 60 animals.

DNR officials said in a memo to the board they want to drop the population minimums and permit limit, saying the minimum animal requirement is arbitrary and they can manage the herds using science. Starting a hunting season sooner would generate license revenue and hunter spending that could be used to help the elk reintroduction effort, they added.

Kevin Wallenfang, a DNR deer and elk ecologist, told the board Wednesday that he doesn’t know when a hunt might occur. The population could conceivably exceed the minimums before they’re eliminated from the regulations, he said.

He insisted that no one is pressuring the DNR to start a hunt quickly. He did mention, however, that some believe the reintroduction effort won’t be valid until a hunt takes place and the population minimums have “inhibited” the agency’s ability to initiate a hunt.

“The intention is to use science to let us decide when a hunt can start,” he said.

The board unanimously approved starting the process to drop the population minimums and permit limitations from the regulations and authorized the DNR to set up public hearings on the plan.

SCOREBOARD CROSS COUNTRY Osceola Cross Country Summary State Championships At Wisconsin Rapids October 28, 2017 Team Standings – Girls 1) Freedom 68 2) Wisconsin Dells 98 3) Lake Mills 118 4) Jefferson 155 5) Westby 177 6) Port Washington 199 7) St. Croix Central 199 8) Wisconsin Lutheran 211 9) Lakeland 218 10) Xavier 232 11) Grafton 236 12) Prairie du Chien 13) Plymouth 272 14) Hayward 274 15) Random Lake/Ozaukee 347 16) McFarland 352 Osceola Individuals (overall place, name, time) Distance – 5,000 meters 57, Lauren Ellefson, 20:52.68 Individual winner, Dana Feyen, Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau, 18:39.68.

Team Standings – Boys 1) Valders 60 2) Dodgeville/Mineral Point 99 3) Port Washington 116 4) Notre Dame 122 5) La Crosse Logan 193 6) McFarland 196 7) Jefferson 213 8) Lakeland 222 9) Medford 242 10) Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau 257 11) East Troy 261 12) Wisconsin Lutheran 269 13) Cedar Grove-Belgium 286 14) Grafton 288 15) Osceola 308 16) St. Croix Central 348 Osceola Individuals (overall place, name, time) Distance – 5,000 meters 42, Kolten Heimbach, 17:48.99 55, Blake Slater, 18:05.85 63, Ryan Rogers, 18:11.87 71, Matt Schultz, 18:21.54 74, Nick Kremer, 18:25.15 76, Justin Vorndran, 18:27.16 104, Jacob Hall, 19:16.14 Individual winner, Kavanaugh FitzPatrick, Lakeland, 15:52.88.

FOOTBALL Osceola Football Statistics Bloomer at Osceola (unofficial) November 27, 2017 Rushing (att - yds - td’s) OHS, Koehler

19-71-2, B Carlson 9-27, Feldt 12-74, Scott 1-4, Jones 7-6. BHS C Ruf 28200-2, Z Ruf 19-99-1, Jorstad 5-36, Team 1-(-1).

Passing (comp - att - yds – td - int) OHS, B Carlson 0-5-0-0-0. BHS, Z Ruf 0-2-0-0-0.

Receiving (catches - yds - td’s) OHS, none. BHS, none.

Punts OHS, Feldt 3-125-41.7 ave. BHS, Price 2-57-28.5 ave.

Team Statistics Yards Rushing; OHS 182, BHS 334.

Yards per Carry; OHS 3.8, BHS 6.3.

Yards Passing; OHS 0, BHS 0.

Total Yards; OHS 182, BHS 334.

Total Plays; OHS 56, BHS 55.

First Downs; OHS 11, BHS 17.

Kickoff Returns; OHS 3-60-20.0 ave.

BHS 1-7-7.0 ave.

Punt Returns; OHS none, BHS none.

Penalties; OHS 2-15, BHS 4-39.

Turnovers; OHS 1 (fumble), BHS 1 (fumble).

Scoring 1 2 3 4 F BHS 0 12 6 0 18 OHS 6 0 6 0 12 First Quarter OHS – Koehler 3 run (kick attempt failed), 0:27 Second Quarter BHS – C Ruf 8 run (run failed), 8:49 BHS – C Ruf 68 run (pass failed), 6:57 Third Quarter OHS – Koehler 2 run (run failed), 7:48 BHS – Z Ruf 18 run (run failed), 2:23 Fourth Quarter No scoring Middle Border Football Playoff Results WIAA Playoffs - Level 2 Scores from Oct. 27 Division 4 Bloomer 18, Osceola 12 St. Croix Central 28, Northwestern 0 Game this week, Nov. 3rd – Level 3 Bloomer (4-seed) at St. Croix Central (2-seed) North Lakeland Football Results WIAA Playoffs – Level 2 Scores from October 27 Division 5 Grantsburg 30, Durand 20 Division 6 Unity 34, Melrose-Mindoro 31 Games this week – Level 3 Division 5 Elk Mound (2-seed) at Grantsburg (1-seed) Division 6 Unity (4-seed) at Eau Claire Regis (3-seed)

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I’ve seen the musical so many times, it’s been interesting learning more than I thought I’d need to. You’ve listened to the songs and you think you know all the lines, but then you read through the script and think, OK, this is something to work on. There’s a lot to it, but overall it’s just been so fun.”

Pennel and Carlson emphasized that the club brings together a diverse group of students. Carlson works around athletic schedules to encourage participation.

This year, that could mean rescheduling a performance. The male lead, Gaston, is being played

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snapper on the football team. If Chieftain football does well, a Friday show will need to be postponed.

“We work around athletics as much as possible,” said Carlson. “I like to have well-rounded students in the productions.”

It seems to be working.

“Everyone in drama comes from different friend groups,” said Pennel. “We have athletic people and really smart people who love math. We have all these different personalities and types of people but we can come together for a goal.”

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FA L L F E S T I VA L a t Osceola United Methodist Church, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

OHS GIRLS BASKETBALL at Grantsburg, 7:15 p.m.

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Osceola Community Church will collect gifts for global Christmas project

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Cole Ellefson, 13, of Osceola shot his first 6x6 bull elk while hunting with his dad in Colorado this year.

This month, several locations in the multi-county Western Wisconsin Area Team will serve as drop-off sites for the Samaritan’s Purse project, Operation Christmas Child, joining nearly 5,000 U.S. locations collecting gift-filled shoeboxes for children in need around the world.

During the project’s National Collection Week, Nov. 13 through 20, area residents will transform empty shoeboxes into gifts of hope filled with school supplies, hygiene items and fun toys. Operation Christmas Child will deliver these shoebox gifts to children affected by war, disease, disaster, poverty and famine.

This year, the Western Wisconsin Area Team hopes to contribute more than 8,081 shoebox gifts toward the 2017 global goal of reaching 12 million children.

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Plea deal struck in Hansen case

BY JESSICA DE LA CRUZ EDITOR@THEAMERYFREEPRESS.COM

A last-minute plea deal has been struck in the case of 67-year-old Virgil Hansen of Milltown. A jury trial that originally scheduled to begin on November 6 has been cancelled, and a November 8 plea hearing has been scheduled to take its place.

The recently re-elected Milltown Village Clerk, firefighter, and former Unity School Bus driver was first charged with seven felonies relating to the alleged sexual abuse and torture of a 13-year-old boy in November of 2015, including repeated sexual assault of a child, child sexual exploitation, enticement, trafficking, solicitation, and abuse. Hansen is alleged to have committed the felony acts at his Milltown residence.

Hansen has remained free on bond since

the charges were first filed roughly two years ago.

In totality, the seven felony charges bring with them the possibility of more than 190 years in prison.

The deal struck last week between Hansen’s attorney, Bruce Anderson, and prosecutor James Renneke means that Hansen has conceded to accepting some amount of guilt in the matter, although it’s not yet clear how much. A singular plea of guilty to any of the seven charges could bring with them the possibility of incarceration.

Polk County District Attorney Jeff Kemp declined to comment on specifics of the deal.

St. Croix County Judge Scott Needham will oversee the plea hearing and sentencing in the case.

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Village of Osceola Board Proceedings Pursuant to due call and notice posted September 8, 2017 the Village of Osceola Board met in regular session on Tuesday, September 12, 2017, at 6:00 p.m. in the Osceola School District Board Room.

Present: Beckmann, Burch, Turner, Rose, Bjork and Kumlien Absent: Vacant Seat(Otto) Also present: West, Zegarski, Lundstrom, Schmidt, Pedrys, McBride, press and public.

Beckmann called the meeting to order at 6:00pm and asked for approval of the agenda. Motion by Bjork and seconded by Rose to approve the agenda. Vote: Y-6, N0. MC Motion by Kumlien and seconded by Rose to approve the minutes of the August 8, 2017 regular meeting and August 17, 2017 special meeting. Vote: Y-6, N-0 MC Public Input and Ideas – None Osceola Area Ambulance – Motion by Kumlien and seconded by Rose to approve the increase to $11.00 per capita for the Osceola Area Ambulance 2018 Budget and $2,000 to pave the parking lot in 2017. Vote: Y-6, N-0 MC Replat of Townhome Lots in Pheasant Run - Motion by Burch and seconded by Rose to approve Phase 1 for units 3-20 replatted into townhome lots as part of a Planned Unit Development, removing the property condominium association, have a party wall agreement and a standard development agreement. Vote: Y-6, N-0. MC 4th Ave & Kent Street Improvement Project – Pay Re-

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Nov. 19: 2 to 6 p.m.

Nov. 20: 9 a.m. to noon

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quest #2 $90,879.49 – Motion by Burch and seconded by Beckmann to approve Pay Request #2 for the 4th Ave and Kent St Improvements Project to Albrightson Excavating in the amount of $90,879.49. Vote: Y-6, N-0 MC Contract for Building Official Services - Motion by Kumlien and seconded by Rose to hire Ben Campbell, West Wisconsin Inspection Agency, LLC as the new Building Official for the Village of Osceola. Vote: Y-6, N-0. MC Reimbursement to Chamber of Commerce for Additional Costs in 2016 – Motion By Rose and seconded by Burch to approve payment the Osceola Chamber/Mainstreet in the amount of $9,012.51. Vote: Y-6, N-0. MC Update Library/Village Hall/Discovery Center – West stated that bid documents will be out on Friday and due October 4, 2017. New fire hall is being worked on and when ready the fire department will mo eve their equipment to site. No action.

Resignation of Village Board Member – Carol Otto submitted her resignation effective August 24, 2017. Beckmann asked that if anyone knows of someone who would like to serve on the board to let him know. Appointment of a new member will be on the October agenda. No action.

Licenses & Permits: Beverage Server Operator Licenses Renewal & New – Motion by Turner and seconded by Rose to approve Operator Licenses to the following: Cynthia Thorman – The Osceola Mainstreet Group, LLC; Megan Cosgrove – Dick’s Fresh Market; Ashley Anderson – Valley Spirits; Leah Lieffring – Minit Mart. Vote: Y-6, N-0 MC Liquor License Amendment – Motion by Burch and seconded by Rose to approve the amended premise for The Osceola Main Street Group, LLC/dba/The Secret Cellar as follows: Provided that specific configurations for the use of the area to the west, behind the building, are approved by the Village for each use in order to maintain parking and circulation access to the parking lot. Vote: Y-6, N-0. MC

Special Event Permits – Reviewed. Motion by Rose and seconded by Kumlien to approve a Special Event Permit to Osceola Chamber/Mainstreet for Fall Decorating Downtown 9/18/17 thru 11/28/17. Vote: Y-6, N-0. MC Conditional Obstruction Permit - Motion by Rose and seconded by Burch to approve a Conditional Obstruction Permit to Osceola Interiors. Vote: Y-6, N-0 MC Board and Commission Appointments – NONE Staff Reports - Reviewed Building Permits – Since the last board meeting thirteen permits were issued which brings the total to 44 permits issued in 2017 with a value of $3,040,412 compared to 63 permits issued in 2016 with a value of $10,990,982.

Chamber of Commerce/MainStreet – The board reviewed Ross’s memo.

Board, Committee, Commission and Agency Reports – The following minutes were reviewed: Plan Commission – August 7, 2017 and September 5, 2017; Airport Commission – June 26, 2017, July 17, 2017 and August 21, 2017; Library Board – July 19, 2017 Vouchers Payable - Motion by Kumlien and seconded

by Turner to approve voucher check #53580 thru #53759.

Vote: Y-6, N0 MC Discussion of and action on any other appropriate items – Bjork stated we have not been streaming our meetings since changing locations. Upon review UStream no longer archives the tapings and in order to continue we will need to pay a fee. He suggested to go ahead and stream our meetings and pay the fee at least thru the end of the year and look into other companies.

There being no further items Beckmann adjourned the meeting at 6:53 p.m.

Respectfully submitted; Kari Zegarski, Village Clerk WNAXLP

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BENNETT: Still learning about â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Old Ruff,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; bird of colors FROM PAGE 11

same rust coloration on its body and dramatically on its tail band.

The tail band is always a focal point for grouse hunters. Most bands are black with 5% being brown or bronze. Most people try to tell the sex of their birds by the band on the tail with 77% of solid colored bands being males, while most females have a broken band, not solid colored in the middle. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been found that 52% of both sexes

have the same band coloration. The best way to quickly judge the sex is by tail length with the maleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s longest tail feather being around 5 7/8â&#x20AC;? and the henâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s less than 5 ½â&#x20AC;?.

The many color variations make ruffed grouse rare among birds.

The features of all other birds are pretty consistent. Ruffed grouse are the most widely distributed game bird in North America. Their range runs from Canada to Labrador, to Arkansas west into New Mexico and Arizona on up into

the Rockies up to Alaskaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Yukon River Valley. Ruffed grouse they have no respect for your shooting skills, patches and trophies. They often explode from cover right at your feet and get your heart pounding so fast you struggle to make a good shot. Such is the way of ruffed grouse.

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

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GEMINI â&#x20AC;&#x201C; May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, take a fresh approach to a problem that has been puzzling you. A new perspective might be just the thing you need to crack this nut and move forward.

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may catch you by surprise â&#x20AC;&#x201D; but change can sometimes be good.

LEO â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to be the center of attention at all times.

Take some time to relax and allow others to be the focal point. Welcome this much-needed respite with open arms.

VIRGO â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, offer your help when a loved one seems to need it. Make some time for this person in your busy schedule. It will be worth the effort.

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Look for some hobbies to keep you busy and productive way so you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t feel as if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re wasting time.

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and then check these items off one by one. A tangible list will help you to stay more organized and reduce stress.

SAGITTARIUS â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, a family reunion might be just what the doctor ordered. Gather your relatives and enjoy the time spent together, resolving to gather more often in the future.

CAPRICORN â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Dec 22/Jan 20 It may take a few practice tries before you get things right, Capricorn. This lesson is applicable to various things, so donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t shy away from some trial and error.

AQUARIUS â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Jan 21/Feb 18 Look inward when you want to sort out why others are reacting to you in a certain fashion, Aquarius.

You could unknowingly be putting out vibes that are making others

uncomfortable.

PISCES â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, ďŹ nancial matters make take center stage in the months ahead. Get your ducks in a row and make an effort to save more.

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When itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cold, potatoes and soup come to mind. Both warm people up on a cold day.

I love holding a warm bowl or cup of soup, which warms me from the inside and the outside.

My mom used to tell me her mother would send her to school with a baked potato to keep her hands warm on her walk to school. She would eat the potato for lunch. My momâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s family loved potatoes.

Potato soup has been a staple for many countries for a very long time. If you ever get the chance to look into the history of the humble potato, you will be entertained. Almost every culture in recent histohas monopolized on the potato.

Wild Chow ryAccording to Jeff Chapman in History Magazine, Charles Darwin Lisa Erickson was amazed by the potatoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s adaptability. He was surprised it could grow anywhere, in tropical or dry conditions. Historians say many European countries over time, especially during wartime, encouraged people to eat potatoes. But it was the French who starting adding potatoes to soupâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;figures. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m glad they did! Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be warm and full!

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In a large stockpot, over medium heat, cook bacon until crisp and fat is rendered. Remove the bacon pot and set aside. Pour off most of the fat, but do not clean the pot. Return to medium-high heat and add the onions, carrots, and celery. Stir and cook for 2 minutes or so, then add the diced potatoes. Cook for 5 minutes, seasoning with salt, pepper, and seasoned salt. Add the broth and bring ingredients to a slow simmer. Cook for 10 minutes, or until the potatoes start to get tender. Whisk together the flour and milk, then pour into the pot, cooking ingredients for another 5 minutes. Remove from heat. After allowing soup to cool enough to handle, place 1/3 of the soup in a blender or food processor until completely smooth. Please use caution when blending hot soup!!

Return to the soup pot and stir to combine. Heat the soup again and add more seasoning if needed. Stir in cream. Remove from heat and serve in bowls garnished with parsley, grated cheese and crisp bacon pieces.

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As annual enrollment for Obamacare insurance approaches on November 1, the law itself and the people who have come to depend on it for health coverage are both facing an uncertain future.

President Trump’s recent executive actions affect the complicated insurance mechanics of the Affordable Care Act, and they haven’t been well explained in the news media. This column will explain how those changes affect you.

Congress has tried but has not been able to “repeal and replace” the law that has brought health insurance to some 10 million Americans who buy insurance on the state shopping exchanges and about 10 million more who gained access through Medicaid expansion.

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In mid-October President Trump’s executive action hollowed out a big chunk of the ACA, throwing insurance marketplaces into a tizzy and possibly resulting in higher prices and less coverage for many. In the end, the president’s actions may succeed in gutting the law that has divided so many Americans.

To understand this, let’s take a step back. Legislators who wrote the law knew that a big reason people did not buy health insurance was cost. Most middle class families without employer coverage struggled to pay the premiums in the so-called individual market where they had to shop. Those at the bottom of the income ladder either qualified for Medicaid or did without insurance. About 44 million Americans did not have insurance when the law took effect four years ago.

The ACA tried to make it easier to buy coverage, and Congress did that in two ways. It required insurers to cover all people - sick or well - who applied for coverage in the individual market and offered two kinds of subsidies to help those with lower incomes.

One comes in the form of tax credits the government advances to shoppers who buy Obamacare - compliant policies that meet certain rules and regulations, such as offering 10 essential benefits. Prescription drug coverage is one. Those subsidies are based on a family’s income and phase out when a family’s income exceeds 400 percent of the federal poverty level or about $98,000 for a family of four and $48,000 for a single person. People with lower incomes receive the largest subsidies. Those tax credit subsidies are not affected by Trump’s order.

The other subsidy is called a cost-sharing subsidy, sometimes referred to as a CSR and aimed at Americans whose incomes are at or below 250 percent of poverty, about $62,000 for a family of four and $30,000 for an individual. They reduce the amount of out-of-pocket spending for people who get them. Those who qualify pay less for the coinsurance, deductibles and copayments a policy may require.

These are the subsidies on the chopping block. The president said the gov-

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If you get those subsidies, you’re not off the hook, though. Insurance companies anticipated that the president would axe the subsidies and they increased their premiums for most or all Obamacare policies, including the silver plans, the ones people must buy to receive the extra help with cost sharing.

The Congressional Budget Office just projected that premiums before the tax credits are applied would increase on average by about 20 percent. In some states average rate increases have been much higher.

So who will be hurt the most by the Trump administration’s latest move which some experts argue undermines the stability of the health law?

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HEALTH: ACA subsidies on block FROM PAGE 16

Insurance companies have already prepared for this and have cushioned the blow to them by charging higher premiums to everyone who buys in the individual market. People with incomes under 400 percent of poverty will still receive their tax credits, which will reduce their higher premiums, and they will continue to get their CSRs. Those in the individual market who have higher incomes and receive no tax credits to lower their premiums will feel the most pain. The Kaiser Family Foundation reports that 44 percent of buyers in the Obamacare market did not qualify for

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tax credits. That’s almost 7 million people.

“Ironically, it is these unsubsidized folks who have complained the loudest about Obamacare’s big premiums and deductibles,” says Washington D.C. insurance consultant Robert Laszewski.

“They will now have even more to complain about.”

The administration wants to let them buy cheaper policies that cover far less than Obamacare insurance. In a future column I will discuss this and other moves that will further unwind the Affordable Care Act. If you buy coverage in the individual market, how will you and your family be affected? Write to Trudy at trudy.lieberman@gmail.com.

Polk County Divorces Filed Brittany A. Christensen-Riegel, 27, Dresser and Jake L. Riegel, 42, Dresser filed for divorce on September 22, 2017.

Odessa A. Lefler, 33, Somerset and David L. Lefler, 55, St. Croix Falls, filed for divorce on September 25, 2017.

Christine A. Woodbeck, 38, Amery and Brian D. Woodbeck, 43, Amery, filed for divorce on September 25, 2017.

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filed for divorce on September 26, 2017.

Michelle C. Johnson, 39, Frederic and Ryan J. Taylor, 35, Frederic, filed for divorce on September 28, 2017.

Maranda L. Abramson, 38, Osceola and Matthew T. Abrahamon, 38, Hudson, filed for divorce on September 29, 2017.

Brenda S. Chenal, 51, Grantsburg and David M. Chenal, 63, Frederic, filed for divorce on October 3, 2017.

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Michael W. Koser and Sara A. Hanson were issued a marriage license on Oct. 9, 2017.

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Donald D. Johnson and Janet M. Krampert were issued a marriage license on Oct. 11, 2017.

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Main Duties: -Rotate through the following work stations: RINGING: Remove cheese form, place plastic ring around cheese and place cheese on racking system. Work pace is dictated by the conveyer system and operator must keep up with the pace of production.

FLIPPING: Perform work in the turning room, flipping cheese according to cheese specifications and work instruction.

Cheese is held on a racking system and must be flipped in its place per a pre-determined schedule. Documentation and record keeping required.

C.O.P. Attendant: Wash forms and racks utilize the C.O.P. washing machine. Manually scrub as needed to achieve cleanliness.

SANITATION: Complete sanitations tasks utilizing food grade chemicals, hoses and manual scrubbing Work is highly physical and the work environment is hot and humid. Must be able to lift 25-35 lbs repetitively and up to 50 lbs. occasionally. Lifting is done from various heights between floor level and overhead. Must be able to keep accurate and legible paperwork.

Lake Country Dairy is an award winning Hard Italian Style Cheese manufacturing plant. We are proud to be a part of Wisconsinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s strong tradition of cheese making and our goal is to make the best cheese in the world. We are seeking a Relief Operator to join our team.

Relief Operators work throughout the plant, covering all shifts as needed. You will be trained in the following positions: Cheesemaker, Pasteurizer Operator, Filler Operator, Intake Operator, Turning Room and Brine. No experience required.

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Resumes may also be emailed to asubrt@lakecountrydairy.com Lake Country Dairy Attn: Human Resources 458 Western Boulevard Turtle Lake, WI 54889 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER Must be able to successfully complete a pre-employment drug test, physical and criminal background check.

Relief Operator

Qualifications & Physical Requirements: - Mechanical aptitude and attention to detail - Able to multi task - Sense of pride and ownership in work - Dairy plant experience is a plus, but not required. We will train the right person!

- Ability to lift up to 50lbs, walk up and down stairs, and work in a hot humid environment

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Haunted Trail brings in harvest

A group of high school and middle school students from Osceola acted out a Haunted Trail on Oct. 22. More than 80 people walked the trail and made donations of non-perishable food items. The kids who put on the trail will donate the gathered food to The Open Cupboard. Those involved include: Ari Backlund, Elli Dodge, Liv Dodge, Jed Durand, Jackson Dvorak, Paige Dvorak, Caroline Gearin, Makena Holman, Hahns Huebsch, Abby Michel, David Olson, Rachel Olson, Sydney Regan, Ethan Robinson, Sean Rogers, Blake Slater, Michaela Schultz, Blake Terpstra, and Halee Uzpen.

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Cascade Falls as seen from the street as an early snowfall turned trees white Friday, October 27. Area ski hills Trollhaugen and Wild Mountain opened over the weekend. Temperatures are expected to rise into the 30s and 40s this week, possibly reaching 50 degrees on Sunday, November 4.

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