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Skeleton Lincoln DeWolf heads into MidWestOne for a treat during Treats in Osceola, Oct. 31.

A series of buildings, sided with spotless white steel and trimmed with red, stand near completion at Crystal Ball Farms Organic Dairy.

Since the barn was lost to a fire March 29, crews have been busy digging a new manure pit, building a new barn and milking parlor, calf barn, feed room and silo.

“It’s a whole new dairy complex,” said Troy DeRosier, who owns the farm with his wife, Barb DeRosier. “We lost the whole thing.”

Rebuilding has taken longer than the DeRosiers had initially hoped, but Troy reported that it is going well.

“They’re good crews,” he said. “There’s just a lot to do. We have 15 to 20 guys working out here every day.”

The DeRosiers hope to move the cattle into the barn in late November.

After inspections and

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New construction is nearly complete at Crystal Ball Farms Organic Dairy. After a barn fire last March, the dairy’s owners hope to have products back on shelves in January.

relicensing, they plan to reopen the creamery early next year. In the meantime, they are busy finishing fieldwork before freezing temperatures set in.

The months-long process has been hard on the

business. DeRosier noted that, with no product revenue coming in, they had to let go of key employees.

And after years of building a base of loyal customers, the DeRosiers worried a bit that the gap in sales might erode

future business.

“We were going for 15 years and there was never a day we didn’t have product,” he said.

Hearing from customers eager to see the SEE FARM, PAGE 9

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Ebenezer Scrooge’s nephew (Brayden Thomas), left, and Bob Cratchit (Colin Clabo), right, try to convince Scrooge (Daniel Scottum) to attend a Christmas gathering. The OHS Drama Club’s rendition of “A Christmas Carol” opens Thursday and runs for two weeks.

Drama Club’s ‘Christmas Carol’ opens Thursday

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Days before the opening of “A Christmas Carol,” members of the Osceola High School Drama Club donned top hats, bonnets, suit coats, ties, dresses and footwear pre-dating the concept of arch support. Then, they filed into seats inside the school district’s auditorium.

“This week is about discovering issues, finding problems and solving them as we go,” said Kevin Carlson, the OHS English teacher who has directed the club for more than three SEE PLAY, PAGE 9

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Stakeholders from Allied Emergency Services, Polk-Burnett Electric Cooperative, area village and town boards, Berghammer Builders and Senator Ron Johnson’s office held a groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday, Oct. 30.

New fire station under construction in Town of Alden Construction of a new fire station means that safety and peace of mind will be a lot closer to home for families in the Town of Alden.

Helping to finance the new fire station is a $694,880 zero-interest pass-through loan from Polk-Burnett Electric Cooperative, via the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant program.

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Allied Emergency Services, formerly D.O.G. (Dresser, Osceola, Garfield) Fire Association, provides emergency response to 8,162 people and 3,913 homes, and has existing fire stations in the Village of Dresser and the Town of Garfield. “We’re excited to announce the groundbreaking of Alden Fire Station, our newest facility in our

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expanded service territory,” said Dan Burch, chairman, Allied Emergency Services.

“Many of these rural families are co-op members, and we’re always proud when we can support a project that improves one of our communities,” said Ed Gullickson, Polk-Burnett board president.

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St. Croix Falls schools Osceola school board pleased close due to threat to accept safety grant of gun violence

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St. Croix Falls schools closed unexpectedly Thursday morning due to a threat of possible gun violence, according to a statement released on Facebook by the St. Croix Falls Police Department and the school district.

“We became aware that this was a credible threat around 7:15 a.m.,” the release read.

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In an abundance of caution, we decided it best not to have children in our schools today.”

The district believes it was an isolated issue.

The threat comes at a time of increasing concern nationwide about shootings in schools.

The Osceola School Board has approved a second grant for school safety from the Wisconsin Department of Justice.

The grant focuses on preventing school shootings and other dangers by monitoring and fostering student well being (see related coverage below).

At its Oct. 29 meeting, the board appeared delighted to announce the grant sum of $93,527; this amount must be used by August 31, 2020.

Superintendent Mark Luebker declared they have plans for staff to attend mental health training

during summer 2019.

The Kinship Polk County Program was approved by the board for $2,000 support for this school year. This is the same amount as in past years, according to Business Manager Jenny Frank.

The board also approved the 2018-19 budget for Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction with a general operational budget of $19,091,513.00.

Other specifics the board highlighted were the total instruction budget of $9,416,227.00, general aid from the state for $10,161,654.00, property taxes of $5,411,240.00, and total support services of $7,257,998.00.

The board certified the tax levy

and mill rate for 2018-19 with a total school levy of $8,187,190 and total mill rate of 9.21658 and a higher property value than the last two years of 6.57 percent.

In the same vein, the board authorized the levy notification for District Municipalities for 2018-19.

Finally, the board approved seven Early College Credit Program applications and six Start College Now applications.

The next committee meeting is set for Wednesday, Nov. 7, at 5:00 p.m. in the District Boardroom.

The next regular Board Meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 7, at 6:30 p.m. in the District Boardroom.

Osceola School District receives state grant for violence prevention The state Attorney General’s Office announced last month that the Osceola School District would receive $93,527 for training to prevent inschool violence against students and staff.

Attorney General Brad Schimel announced the grants Oct. 16. The funds will initiate training for more than 2,000 teachers and other school staff statewide by the end of 2018, and more than 5,000 by the end of 2019.

Ultimately, training will lead to the creation of School Safety Intervention Teams to combat threats of violence against schools, students, and teachers.

Osceola is one of 167

schools and school districts that will receive part of the $11,938,492 second round of the Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) School Safety Grant program, which focuses on advanced initiatives to bolster student mental health. Out of 595 schools and school districts that successfully applied for round two grant funding, 549 grants had been awarded as of October 15.

DOJ staff is waiting on additional information from the remaining applicants before awarding the final funds designated as part of the second round.

“School Safety Intervention Teams are

going to bring together multidisciplinary staff that each know their own community and schools intimately, and they will work to intervene and support students, before violence occurs,” said Attorney General Schimel. “DOJ is working fast to get local law enforcement, teachers, and counselors trained to work together on these teams. Before the end of 2018, we hope to have more than 2,000 people trained in adolescent mental health and threat assessment training.”

Round two school safety grant funding requires that, in addition to training 10% of all staff in advanced adolescent mental

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health, awarded schools must create a local team of educators, counselors, and law enforcement that will assess threats and identify students in need of support. Based on a model set by the U.S. Secret Service, a local SSIT will engage in ongoing violence-related threat assessments, behavior monitoring, and intervention.

Each SSIT team must have one member who has completed the 12hour advanced Adolescent Mental Health training, one member who has completed Threat Assessment Team training, and one member of a local law enforcement agency. The first threat assessment team training was held in early October in Green Bay. More trainings are scheduled through 2020, including four threat assessment team trainings and eight adolescent mental health trainings by the end of 2018. SSITs must also meet at regular intervals, in person, no less than one per quarter.

Schools will typically have a SSIT in each middle and high school, with multiple elementary schools perhaps sharing a SSIT. However, due to unique school differences, SSITs may be a multi-

school, district-wide, or regional team with case-by-case approval from the Office of School Safety.

Under this second round, grant funding is awarded on a per-student basis, according to student enrollment as reported to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI). Each school or school district that applies will receive an estimated $55.21 per child, but no awardee will receive less than $10,000 nor receive more than $2.5 million, in order to ensure all applicants receive sufficient funding to make meaningful physical security improvements.

Background In March 2018, the Wisconsin State Legislature and Governor Scott Walker passed and signed 2017 Wisconsin 143 into law, establishing the OSS and providing $100 million for school safety. 723 schools and school districts, 97 percent of public schools and approximately 40 percent of private schools statewide, applied for the first round of funds, and all schools that completed the application process have now received an award.

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ma Club will be presenting the play, “A Christmas Carol,” at 7 p.m. at the Osceola High School Auditorium.

RiverBucks program

Peace Lutheran Youth have been chosen as the November recipient of the RiverBucks program at MidwestOne Bank.

All donations for RiverBucks fare support a different Osceola organization each month.

NOVEMBER 10 Lutefisk dinner West Immanuel Lutheran Church will be having their annual lutefisk dinner and fall bazaar from 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

THROUGH NOVEMBER Holiday wrap wanted

Hiawatha National Bank will be collecting wrapping paper, tape and gift tags in the month of November for the Open Cupboard, These items will be used to wrap the gifts for the blessing basket gifts that go out at Christmas in Osceola.

NOVEMBER 12 The Osceola Middle School will be honoring veterans at a program at 10 a.m. Doors open at 9:30 for coffee and donuts.

Senior Citizen’s Club

Christian Women’s Connection The Christian Women’s Connection will meet at Lakes Free Church in Lindstrom, Minn., at 11:30 a.m. There is a fee. FFI: (651) 465-6635.

NOVEMBER 15 Tourism conference The St. Croix Valley Tourism Conference will be at the Amery Classic Theater from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The conference is free. RSVP by Nov. 1, (715) 483-1410 or info@polkctytourism.com.

NOVEMBER 8 Vendor and craft sale

The Partners of OMC will be hosting their annual Vendor and Craft fair from noon to 6 p.m. in the conference rooms at Osceola Medical Center. Proceeds to go toward programming and equipment needs of OMC.

NOVEMBER 16 A Christmas Carol The Osceola High School Drama Club will be presenting the play, “A Christmas Carol,” at 7 p.m. at the Osceola High School Auditorium.

Free “A Christmas Carol” Preview for Senior Citizens

The Osceola High School Drama Club will be presenting a free preview of their play, “A Christmas Carol,” for Senior Citizens at 12:30 p.m. at the Osceola High School Auditorium.

NOVEMBER 17 Fall Festival The Osceola United Methodist Church will be having their annual Fall Festival from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Lunch counter, baked goods, SERRV international products. Giving away free Christmas decor.

A Christmas Carol

The Osceola High School Drama Club will be presenting the play, “A Christmas Carol,” at 7 p.m. at the Osceola High School Auditorium.

A Christmas Carol The Osceola High School Drama Club will be presenting the play, “A Christmas Carol,” at 7 p.m. at the Osceola High School

NOVEMBER 9 A Christmas Carol The Osceola High School Dra-

NOVEMBER 19 The American Red Cross Bloodmobile will be at Marketplace Foods in St. Croix Falls from noon to 6 p.m. Make an appointment to donate blood by visiting RedCrossBlood.org or calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767).

OMC Veterans program

The Osceola Senior Citizens Club will meet at noon for a potluck and program in the new Senior Center, located in the Discovery Center at 5th Ave. and Chieftain St. in Osceola.

Bring a dish to share. Everyone 55 years of age or older is welcome. For more information or to arrange a ride call (715) 294-4566.

The Osceola High School Drama Club will be presenting the play, “A Christmas Carol,” at 4 p.m. at the Osceola High School Auditorium.

The Osceola High School Drama Club will be presenting the play, “A Christmas Carol,” at 7 p.m. at the Osceola High School Auditorium.

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A Christmas Carol

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The Osceola High School Drama Club will be presenting the play, “A Christmas Carol,” at 4 p.m. at the Osceola High School Auditorium.

Holiday toy drive

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A Christmas Carol

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Royal Credit Union in Osceola is sponsoring a holiday toy drive. Drop off a new, unwrapped toy at the bank through November 30.

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Help build Osceola’s Skate Park!

Donations can be sent to: Osceola Mainstreet Skate Park, c/o RCU, P.O. Box 578, Osceola, WI 54020.

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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.

• Tot-Time at Peace Lutheran Church, Dresser, first and third Tuesday 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.

Community Coffee

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

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

• Adult basic education classes at Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College (WITC). Enroll any time. FFI: Call 800-2439482 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.

NOVEMBER 30 Fruit cakes for sale The Osceola United Methodist Church will be selling fruit cakes at the Hiawatha Bank in Osceola from 9 a.m. until gone.

Community Coffee The Osceola Police Department is hosting Community Coffee at Caribou Coffee, inside Dick’s Fresh Market from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.

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

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

FFI: scflibrary@stcroixfallslibrary.org.

• 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.

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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) 410-6047.

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

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

Midnight is a one year old spayed female Black Cat with golden yellow eyes. She is sleek, cuddly, playful, friendly to children and other cats. Midnight came to the shelter on August 23, when her owner was no longer able to care for her.

She is one of our 50% off adoption fee Black Cats. Her friends, Fletcher, Rookie and Jim Bob are also waiting for forever homes.

The first full week of November, Nov. N 44-10, 10 iis National N i l Shelter Sh l ApA preciation Week. This week of recognition honors animal shelters and the dedicated people who work to protect animals. It is the perfect time to recognize local animal shelters in your community dedicated to animals.

A shelter is a safe haven for animals. A happy pet reunion or adoption is the end result of providing these services 365 days a year, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Bringing together homeless pets and loving homes is one of the things that shelters do best, but it’s by no means the only thing.

Our most important role is to provide shelter for homeless or lost animals, giving them food, water and shelter, offering rehabilitative care to injured or abused animals and reuniting lost pets with their families. If it is within the budget, animal shelters offer low cost spay/neuter services to help reduce pet overpopulation and network with other shelters to save more lives.

There are approximately 3,500 animal shelters across the United States, available to serve the estimated 6–8 million homeless animals that seek refuge each year. Animal shelters are no longer the

MEETINGS THIS WEEK

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

FFI: 715-755-3123.

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

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

THURSDAY

The Osceola Police Department is hosting Community Coffee at Caribou Coffee, inside Dick’s Fresh Market from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.

Osceola Mainstreet Skate Park

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

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

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

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

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

• GriefShare, 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the New Life Christian Community, Dresser. FFI: (715) 557-1431. No meeting in August.

Next meeting Sept. 6.

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: 715-294-2310.

dreary, sad place of the 1950s. In 2018 animal shelters are places of hope, healing, redemption and learning. They are community centers where people with a passion for the welfare of animals work toward a better world for animals and people. Shelters are warm and inviting, and are designed for the comfort of their special guests, the animals.

The vital service of animal shelters may be overlooked or taken for granted, until you unexpectedly need their help. Until you find an injured animal on the side of the road, or a stray dog in your yard, or a litter of kittens living under your deck, the shelter may never cross your mind.

National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week is a perfect opportunity for you, your family, and your community to become acquainted with Arnell Memorial Humane Society and to help homeless pets. We welcome your visit.

Our non-profit organization is always concerned about doing more with less. Donations of cash or supplies are always needed and welcomed. Cash donations help with employee wages, keeping the lights on, the shelter warm, insurance paid and phones ringing.

Without funding for these services, Arnell would not be able to be there for the animals.

Our partnership with WalMart provides us with a generous supply of dog food, but Purina Kitten Chow and Purina “Naturals” Cat Chow are always needed. Currently we need liquid HE laundry detergent, 33 – 36 gallon garbage bags, hot dogs for training treats and dog biscuits, all sizes. A full Arnell Shelter Supply Wish List is available on our web site. If you are unsure about a donation you wish to make, please call.

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Meet me in the middle?

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eadly shootings at a Pittsburgh synagogue and what were believed to be bombs mailed to critics of the president of the United States made headlines last week. While most are shocked and disgusted at what happened, there seems to be some rare agreement on what may lie at the root cause of both events.

Spoiler alert: it’s the negative tone and lack of civility in politics.

A poll conducted last week by National Public Radio, Public Broadcasting System and Maris Publisher found that four out of five persons surveyed are concerned that the Tom Stangl negative tone will lead to violence and acts of terror. That’s 80 percent.

Spoiler alert 2: who holds the blame is divided, depending on the political beliefs of the person surveyed. Seventy-one percent of Democrats say Trump is the most to blame. Forty-four percent of Republicans say Democrats in Congress are the most to blame with another 42 percent saying the media are the most to blame. Among independents, 45 percent say Trump is the most to blame and another 30 percent say the media are the most to blame.

Overall, 40 percent believe the president is to blame, 29 percent believe the media is at fault, 17 percent blame Democrats in Congress and 7 percent put the blame on Republicans in Congress.

So, now that the election is over and the winners have cleaned up after their victory parties, it is time to get to work.

I have always believed that this is the most difficult time for politicians. What course do they take from here? Do they stick to their campaign promises, get in line with their party so they can get something accomplished and improve their odds of getting re-elected or do they try to reconcile with the other side?

One of the campaign commercials I listened to this past cycle came from Sen. Amy Klobuchar.

In the brief clip she explained that real courage is standing next to someone you disagree with politically and telling them you agree with what they are saying on an issue.

While this may not be popular in an election cycle, Klobuchar’s comment is the essence of governing. You can have the best idea in the world, but if you are unable to convince anyone else that it is a good idea, nothing can be accomplished.

The political climate we are living in now is less than ideal. The hyper partisanship with both sides taking the extreme polar opposite of the other makes it very difficult to find a place in the middle.

I think it may be time for people who want to make things better to have the courage to sit down and find common ground. Former Michigan Gov. and 1968 presidential candidate George Romney (Mitt’s dad) said that the way he found common ground with the auto workers union when he was head of American Motors was to start at the beginning. Romney and the union head agreed that they believed in God, then they agreed that they wanted the best for the company and then began tackling the issues.

It is only when we learn that we are more alike than the issues that separate us that real progress can be made. It may need to come down to this to move things forward.

I hope someone has the courage to make the first move.

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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Can Wisconsin save the family farm?

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here was a time when, if you lived in the St. Croix Valley and you weren’t a lumberman or miller, you were probably a farmer. Sure, there were bankers, shopkeepers and pastors who lived here, too. They were here, of course, to serve the loggers, the millers, the farmers.

The logs ceased running downstream a century ago. And today, the farmland is turning over to housing developments, one family’s story at a time.

Why? A column submission popped into my inbox last week from the Wisconsin Farmers Union. The author, Kara O’Connor, proposed an answer: Our current system is set up to fuel overproduction. This means for profits for the seed producers, agrochemical Editor companies, and equipment manufacSuzanne Lindgren tures. It means a lower price for the companies who process the farmer’s products and send them to grocery shelves. And in the middle, the farmer loses.

I’ll quote O’Connor here at length.

“For farmers, the economics of this overproduction are so bad that many have been forced out. In Wisconsin alone, we’ve lost nearly 500 dairy herds so far in 2018. That loss has rippled across the countryside, leaving some wondering why Congress couldn’t step in and manage overproduction, like Canada has done with dairy, and like the U.S. government has the ability to do for cranberries.

“But, because all of the ancillary cogs benefit from overproduction, the agribusiness sector marshals its lobbying power in Washington to oppose supply man-

agement. Case in point: powerful dairy processing interests successfully lobbied to get overproduction management taken out of the last Farm Bill.

“But the agribusiness industry still needs farmers to keep the ship afloat. If agribusiness does not step in to help farmers get a fair price, what do they do instead? They go to Congress to make sure that average farmers get just enough government subsidies to stay in the game one more year, keeping the central cog turning so they get their piece of the pie. It's a clever strategy on the part of the agribusiness sector - reap the upside benefits of a ‘free market,’ but get the U.S. taxpayer to cover the losses. We’re seeing this yet again, as the USDA’s Risk Management Agency, in partnership with the American Farm Bureau, recently unveiled a new insurance plan for dairy farmers facing unexpected declines in quarterly milk sales.

Akin to the federal crop insurance program, the protection would offer coverage levels from 70 to 95 percent of revenue.

“Although some very large players collect enormous sums in subsidies and crop insurance, for average farmers subsidies are just a mechanism for keeping one's head above water and staying one step ahead of ever-rising input prices and stagnant commodity prices.

“The farmers I know would rather receive fair prices for their products at the farm gate, rather than having to live with the stress of volatile markets and the unknowns of whether emergency relief and insurance will kick in.”

Suzanne again, wanting to hear from you. The work of farmers is vital, but solutions seem elusive. Is O’Connor onto something with her diagnosis?

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ore often than not, Sunday was the most anticipated day of the week in The Valley. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not because anything earth-shattering took place in the four sanctuaries each week, but most folks like having people and places in their lives which donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t change signifiover time, Columnist cantly and the Sunday morning service Kevin Slimp was just such a place.

Sure, people come and go. In time, even priests and preachers either move on or pass away.

Still, it was soothing to know most things remained the same from week to week and year to year.

At the Lennox Valley Methodist Church, Sarah Hyden-Smith was making last-minute preparations for the morning worship service.

She came in early on Sundays, usually around 6:30 a.m., to make sure everything was ready for Sunday school and worship. She glanced over the bulletin Becky Moorehouse, part-time church secretary and bookkeeper, had prepared.

The Methodists count on certain activities. Normally, they began with announcements and then sing an opening hymn, usually written by Charles Wesley, brother of Methodismâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s founder, John Wesley. Like the Catholic church across the corner, the fine Methodists of Lennox Valley would dutifully recite the Apostleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Creed midway through the service.

As Sarah made her final preparations for the morning, Father

Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Reilly had already begun the first of two services. The Catholics referred to their worship service as a Mass, which made most of the Baptists and even some Methodists wonder what was actually going on within the walls of All Saints Church. The first Mass, at 8 a.m., was held in Latin, while English was spoken at the 10:30 Mass.

At 8:25, Brother Billy Joe Prather made his way to his chair, located directly behind the pulpit of First Baptist Church. Brother Billy Joe didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t use notes as he preached, so he used these last few minutes to pray for inspiration as he led his flock.

The Baptists, like the Catholics and Lutherans, held two services on Sunday morning. Being exactly six days before October 31, Brother Billy Joe would firmly remind his congregation to do their trick-ortreating early on Saturday night while being careful to wear suitable costumes. He suggested Moses, Mary and David were especially appropriate characters, allowing children to share in the holiday festivities while evangelizing to their community at the same time.

One day earlier, Iris Long overheard Marvin Walsh telling his friends Raymond Cooper and Earl Goodman, â&#x20AC;&#x153;See you in church.â&#x20AC;?

Regardless of countless references to his scriptural prowess and spiritual leadership on his radio show, Iris knew Raymond never attended worship, other than a few visits to the Lutheran church just before the mayoral election. She also knew Marvin hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been a regular churchgoer in years, having become upset when First Baptist began

singing â&#x20AC;&#x153;rock and rollâ&#x20AC;? songs in church back in the 70s. He especially disliked â&#x20AC;&#x153;Kumbaya,â&#x20AC;? having no idea what the song was about, prompting several letters to the editor of Hometown News.

Iris guessed if Raymond was to meet Marvin in church, it would be at the contemporary service at Valley Lutheran Church. It was, after all, the place Cooper experienced his â&#x20AC;&#x153;great conversionâ&#x20AC;? just prior to the election.

At 8:28, Brother Jacob welcomed Iris as she entered the fellowship hall where the contemporary service was held. Visitors were rare at the 8:30 service and were greeted warmly. She had been to the service once before, taking a photo and writing a story about the new service for the Hometown News. She now took a seat in the back row of folding metal chairs.

Iris counted 14 folks in attendance as the electronic keyboard began to play, but there was no Raymond Cooper nor Marvin Walsh in sight. At 8:32, she heard some type of commotion coming from the door behind her. She turned to see Raymond walking in alone, then taking a seat in the third row, one ahead of her, on the far end of the row.

As the congregation stood to sing, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mighty is Our God,â&#x20AC;? she heard another noise coming from behind. It was Marvin, who had walked into the fellowship hall but seemed to be talking to someone outside the partially open door. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Good Lord,â&#x20AC;? she murmured. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What are they up to now?â&#x20AC;?

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TO THE EDITOR Health in Polk County Polk County Residents: We all agree that personal health is important. In todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s climate, this topic would likely be deemed a bipartisan one. Most, if not all, would agree that overall health (person and environment) should come before everything else. The question is, how do we ensure that this occurs? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Health In All Policiesâ&#x20AC;? (HIAP) is a new initiative being looked at by the Polk County Community Services Division (Public Health Department, Behavioral Health Department, and Department of Children and Families) as a way to promote and strengthen a safe and healthy Polk County Community.

HIAP is a new way for policymakers to think

about our health and how policies may or may not have an impact on it. Regardless of the level of government, this approach and framework can be utilized to keep health in the forefront of all decision making.

There are an increasing number of jurisdictions (municipal, county, state, and even National) that have adopted HIAP. The City of Appleton was the first jurisdiction in Wisconsin to adopt this ordinance, and they have seen very positive results. Many jurisdictions across the nation are adopting HIAP. To learn more please visit; https://www.appleton. org/government/attorney-s-office/forms-documents; or https:// www.postcrescent.com/ story/news/2017/12/23/ appleton-approves-health-all-poli-

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Silent sports advocates not heard Chris Nelson, supervisor of the Polk County Board is recommending that the Stower Trail be converted to multi-use.

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m having difficulty understanding his reasoning. He purports that silence for walkers and others can be achieved by creating a second trail for motorized vehicles SEE LETTERS, PAGE 6

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YEARS AGO 10 years ago Nov. 12, 2008 â&#x20AC;˘ Osceola all-conference football players included Trever Foss, Matt Bach, Tevin Pittman, Nick Rogney and Tyler Pauley. â&#x20AC;˘ Osceola all-conference soccer players included Sam Iwaszko, Jesse Torgerson, Robert Sieberlich and James Cross. â&#x20AC;˘ Hans Johnson from the Forest View 4-H Club received the James W. Crowley 4-H Dairy Leadership Award. â&#x20AC;˘ Representing Osceola at the Wisconsin State Music Convention in Madison were Lucas Sletten, Kayla Claassen, Samantha Clare, Allison Langer, Lincoln Howard and Laura Neumann. â&#x20AC;˘ The annual Love Lights program at Osceola Medical Center planned to honor Pastor Alan Hagstrom. â&#x20AC;˘ Osceola High School National Honor Society members went trick-or-treating for the food shelf. They included Tasha Frank, Samantha Herbst, Britta Ammerman, Ashly Amundson, Briana Abrahamson, Max Traynor, Alisha Kasparec, Avery Bundgaard, Stephan Terry, Ryan Peterson and Alec Cottor.

20 years ago Nov. 11, 1998 â&#x20AC;˘ Mark Pettis defeated Bob Dueholm 9,739 to 9,628 for the 28th Assembly Seat and Dueholm officially called for a recount. â&#x20AC;˘ Dan Mosay was re-elected as Polk County Sheriff. â&#x20AC;˘ Thirty students make up the cast of the Osceola Drama Clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s performance of â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Work In Progress.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;˘ David and Gwen Neidermire of New Richmond received the 1998 Northwest District Dealer of the Year Award from Jung Seed Genetics Inc.

â&#x20AC;˘ Osceola students attending University of Wisconsinâ&#x20AC;&#x201C; Stout were Allison Smith, John Kloetzke, Clinton Morelock, Arlen Kulzer, Donald Coury Jr., Brooke Pettis, Amanda Colaizy, Rian LaMere, Jill Kloetzke, Gene McCurdy, Melissa Johnson, Donald Burrows, Jeff Krenz, Andrew Dunham and Ronald Berg. â&#x20AC;˘ Chelsea Benitz placed ďŹ rst in the girls eight and nine year old division of the Knights of Columbus State Punt, Pass and Kick contest in MarshďŹ eld.

Ryan Carlson placed third in the boys eight and nine year old division.

30 years ago Nov. 9, 1988 â&#x20AC;˘ On Oct. 31, 220 full-time employees and 41 temporary employees at Northern Metal Specialty Division in Osceola were laid off effective Nov. 1.

Some were told they could be back to work by Nov. 14. â&#x20AC;˘ Members of the Osceola Middle School student council were Jenny Hauble, Gina Laux, Tom Wettig and Kourtney Nyberg. â&#x20AC;˘ A 40th wedding anniversary party for Ferd and Lenore Springer was planned for Nov. 12 at Kenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Keyboard. â&#x20AC;˘ Chad Monson was the recipient of a $500 Mae Lampert Honor Scholarship from the University of Wisconsin â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Stout. â&#x20AC;˘ The Osceola FBLA annual candy sale raised $1,900. High sellers were Paula McIntyre, Melissa Campeau, Jeff Demulling and Steve Mueller. â&#x20AC;˘ Osceola FBLA officers include Tony Rossi, treasurer; Larry Peterson, vice president; Paul Smith, president; Kathy Diehl, historian; Amy Wallander, secretary; Nicole Colaizy, reporter and Tarah Colaizy, parliamentarian.

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Congressman Sean Duffy 7th Congressional District 1208 Longworth HOB, Washington, DC 20515 â&#x20AC;˘ (202) 225-3365 or 502 2nd St., Suite 202, Hudson, WI 54016 â&#x20AC;˘ (715) 808-8160 duffy.house.gov/

U.S. Senator Ronald H. Johnson 328 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20515 â&#x20AC;˘ (202) 224-5323 www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contact

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here is a strong link between the physical health of a community’s population and its economic health. This link has been studied frequently at a macro level involving countries and continents, but it is often overlooked at the local level. Local businesses, however, are recognizing the importance of healthy workers and their families because it matters in terms of producColumnist tivity and the potential pool of both employees and customers.

Vince Netherland Employees who are sick cannot come to work or, if they do report to Executive Director their jobs, are less productive and might risk spreading a sickness. Further, if adequate care is not provided for things like pregnancy, injury, mental health and disease then more time, money, and energy is spent away from the workplace. Businesses are left with lower productivity and the employees may lose earnings that support their families. The downstream effect is that people who are unable to work due to illness, injury, or health conditions are less able to live a robust life and enjoy the many opportunities here in western Wisconsin. They will also be less likely to have disposable income or even enough money to pay common bills

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Initiatives aimed at reducing smoking, drinking, drug use and stress help keeping people healthy and able to work. Exercise, improving dietary habits and better education about health care are also influential factors related to the overall health of a region.

Having access to quality care is also critical. We are fortunate in Polk County to have impressive hospitals in Amery, Osceola and St. Croix Falls, not to mention various clinics throughout the county. Proximity can be a key factor in whether or not people seek care.

Hence, it is beneficial to us all to keep our medical facilities and health care professionals close to home.

They provide valuable care and services while also providing jobs, talent, and resources that benefit all of us in Polk County. Any potential resident, whether a business or individual, will consider the availability of quality health care in their decision.

The old saying that goes, “I may not be wealthy, but at least I have my health,” rings true for many.

Remember that if we achieve and maintain excellent health, we have a better chance to gain wealth.

Vince Netherland is executive director of the Polk County Economic Development Corporation, a public-private organization created to encourage and promote economic development and facilitate positive sustainable growth throughout Polk County.

LETTERS: Silent sport advocates not heard; response to ATV ruling FROM PAGE 5

within 100 feet of the walking trail. Either he is unaware of how loud snowmobiles and ATVs are, or he’s being disingenuous.

He is also recommending that motorized vehicles be allowed on the trail immediately, before a second trail is developed. He is not, however, proposing additional funding for the project or

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I’m very skeptical when he says, “I listened to the silent walkers. I agree with them.”

Carole Nienaber Osceola

Larry Jepsen must go After witnessing the debacle that was the Oct. 16 County Board meeting, I was shocked to see that the board member representing the Town of Osceola voted to allow ATVs on the Stower Seven Lakes Trail! Mr. Larry Jepsen, do you make a habit of ignoring the recommendations of the vast majority of citizens you were elected to represent? Do you not

recall the lengthy study done by the Town of Osceola, where the citizens you represent state we want MORE non-motorized trails, not less? As citizens of the Town of Osceola, the quickest remedy we can accomplish is to vote you out of office the next time your seat is up for election. A quicker remedy would be for you to resign immediately! If you are not going to represent the people that elected you to the board, then let’s get someone in you seat who will. We can’t afford to have you ruin any more beautiful assets in the township. Critical issues like the fate of the Stower Seven Lakes Trail clearly cannot be placed in your hands.

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Hey Bud, Eleven years. Each November, I try to compose a meaningful memorial which in the end simply says, I Love You and Miss You So Much.

My Beautiful Boy. My Precious Son.

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WEEKLY MEDITATION

Keith Johnson

Linda K. Sprecher

PASTOR PETER RIMMEREID BETHESDA LUTHERAN CHURCH

Keith Johnson of Osceola died Nov. 2, 2018. He was 84.

He was a graduate of S Stillwater High School, c class of 1952.

He spent 58 years dairy ffarming in the Osceola c community.

He is survived by his w wife of 60 years, Loretta ((Flater), and children: W Wayne (Cindi), Wanda W Walker, Wendy (Mark) W Weyer, Weslie (David) G Gray, Warren (Lanette), 220 grandchildren, 27 g great-grandchildren, and 3 great-great-grandchildren.

A celebration of Keith’s life will be held at 3:30 p.m. with a receiving of friends to follow at 4 p.m. on Nov. 9, at Peace Lutheran Church, 2355 Clark Rd, Dresser, with Mike Fisk officiating.

Linda K. Sprecher died quietly surrounded by an immense amount of love at her home in McFarland, Wis., on S Sept.

21, 2018. She was 60.

Lin was born Oct. 10, 1957, t Jerome and Patricia (Pape) to F Florian of Somerset, and was t granddaughter of Leo and the A Anne (Kelly) Pape of Osceola.

She and her family lived in S Somerset for many years bef fore relocating to Sauk City, W Lin was a graduate of Wis. S Sauk Prairie High School and w went on to work at Rayovac a Wick Buildings before and h having her three children w her former husband, with Russ Sprecher. During her children’s early years she operated a daycare in the family’s home, which was one of the jobs she enjoyed most in life. After her children began attending school, she went to work for Fiskars. She spent 25 years working at the company’s Sauk Prairie and Madison facilities.

Lin knew at an early age that her ‘calling’ in life was to be a mother and to care for others, and she did so beautifully. She found her greatest joy and peace in seeing her children and grandchildren strive to achieve their dreams and live their best lives.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Jerome and Patricia Florian, and her stepfather, Larry Tschirki; grandparents, Leo and Anne Pape, and Louis and Maria Florian, and many aunts and uncles.

She is survived by her children, Jessica (Ben) Elsner, Jerome (Sarah), and Andrew (girlfriend Gretchen); grandchildren, Dante, Grace, and Kayla; sisters, Le (Ron) Amerson, Monica (Dan) Fogarty, Antoinette (Tom) Rahn, and Micky (Ben) Formanack; aunts, Kay Burch and Ann Emerson, and several nieces, nephews, and cousins.

The family is grateful to the aids of Agrace Hospice & Palliative Care for the compassion, kindness, and quality care they provided to Lin during her last few months; and to the crew of Findorff Construction for their tremendous understanding, beautiful gift of flowers, and willingness to adjust the construction taking place near Lin’s home to help maintain serenity during her final days.

In keeping with Lin’s wishes, a private memorial gathering was held, and in lieu flowers, contributions in her name may be made to the Women of Faith organization, www.womenoffaith.com “I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night.”

At our church this last Sunday we celebrated what is called All Saints’ Sunday. When we hear the word “saints,” most of us probably think of names like St. Mary, St. Patrick, or St. Paul, those holy men and women from ancient times who were given the title of saint. However, a saint, as the Bible uses it, is simply anyone, dead or alive, who believes in Jesus Christ. So, if you are a Christian, you too are a saint. Most churches use this day to celebrate and honor the dead, those saints who have gone before us who are no longer with us.

But All Saints’ Sunday is also an important day because it is a day on which we are encouraged to learn from those saints who have impacted our lives. We have to remember that the faith that we have today is entirely dependent upon those who have gone before us. We would not have our faith if it wasn’t passed down to us by others from generation to generation.

That’s how God creates faith in people most often, through other people. So, the lesson that we learn from the saints before us is that faith must not be kept to oneself; instead, it must be shared. Just as the previous generation

Barbara A. Drinkwine Barbara (Barb) A. Drinkwine died Oct. 29, 2018, at her home in Dresser. She was 70.

She is survived by h her loving husband and b best friend of 51 years, G Gary, along with her four ssons David (Theresa), B Bradley (Ericka), Joseph ((Christine), and Matthew ((Jeanie); along with 11 g grandchildren and two g great-grandchildren.

During Barb’s free ttime she enjoyed spendiing time with her family. b baking, reading, and ssewing.

A Mass of Christian Burial was held Nov. 5 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Osceola.

Interment was in the Northern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Spooner.

Arrangements are with the Grandstrand Funeral Home.

shared their faith with us, so must we share our faith with the next generation.

In John 8:12, Jesus says, “I am the light of the world.” The incredible truth is that as Christians, the light of Christ now lives inside each one of us. We could perhaps picture ourselves as a candle that has been lit. Somewhere along the way in life, another Christian passed their flame onto us as they shared the light of Christ with us.

Now, think about all those people in your life who don’t yet have the light of Christ in them.

Who can you multiple your faith into? Who can you pass the flame to? How does God want to use you in someone else’s life? Fire is usually considered dangerous and scary because of how easily it can spread.

But in the church, that’s a good thing. As we all know, the bigger the flame, the faster and further it spreads. My hope for all Christians is that we wouldn’t just be little candle flames, but that we would be torches, or maybe even flame throwers. My hope is that we would be so hot and so on fire for Christ that everyone around us catches on fire as well.

Remember the saints who started the fire in you, and honor them by passing the flame.

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

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

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

Contemporary Worship 9:30 a.m.

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

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

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

Evening service 6 p.m.

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

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

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

SUNDAY: Worship 9 a.m.

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

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

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

———————— HOLY CROSS ORTHODOX

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

———————— OSCEOLA COMMUNITY CHURCH 2492 Education Drive, Osceola Larry Mederich www.osceolacommunitychurch.org

SUNDAY W SUNDAY: Worship hi 9 and d 10 10:45 45 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 Jack Starr 715-755-2275 osceolaunitedmethodistchurch@gmail.com SUNDAY: Worship 10 a.m.

Coffee Fellowship, 11 a.m.

———————— PEACE LUTHERAN CHURCH (ELCA), 2355 Clark Rd., Dresser 715-755-2515• plcdresser.org Pastor Melissa Carmack Pastor Dwaine Sutherland Find us on Facebook! peace@centurytel.net SUNDAY: Summer Worship, 9:00 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. Vigil SUNDAY: Mass 7:30 and 11 a.m.

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

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

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

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

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

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

SUNDAY: Worship Service 10 a.m.

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

SUNDAY: Worship, 10:30 a.m.

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WRITERS & WRITING

The abandoned hospital

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Paris by the bookâ&#x20AC;? both mystery and romance

BY ISABELLA WARNER STUDENT REPORTER

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roken windows, graffiti covered walls are what you see when you look at the abandoned hospital that has been sitting here in Osceola rotting for the past ten years. Weeds are sprouting up along the walls and broken glass litters the ground. This hazardous building has been bought and sold many times over. Bernie Desmarais was a man who had a vision for the abandoned hospital. Sadly, later he discovered what a challenging quagmire this property was. During my interview with Bernie he shared that he is no longer interested in buying this property.

A for sale sign has taken over the front yard once again, hopefully for the last time. The roof and floors of the hospital are starting to rot through, according to people who have been in the building. Asbestos and mold fill the many twisting hallways and dark rooms.

This property is a eyesore, yet it has caught many investorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; eyes.They have seen the former hospital as a great opportunity to turn something ruined into something great for the community.

Osceola is a quaint and lovely town. Many tourists are attracted to Osceola and families move to Osceola looking for a quiet safe place to live and raise their children.

We have many unique shops, authentic restaurants, a beautiful waterfall, and other treasures. Directly behind a small section of shops is the abandoned hospital.

Many kids and teenagers have broken into the hospital, even though they know their actions are considered to be trespassing. The thrill of the danger and rebellion draws them to enter. The abandoned hospital is not only an eyesore but also a hazardous disaster waiting to happen.

We as a community need come together to solve this challenging problem. We all want something to be done about the hospital, but none of us can do it by ourselves.

If we join forces and make a decision on how we were going to tear it down and what would be built in its place, we would attract more people to our town and make it safer for children and teenagers. The abandoned hospital is similar to a school project, we all want to earn an A but right now we, as a community, are failing.

Isabella Warner is a high school student writing for The Sun through the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Career Apprenticeship Program.

Her first assignment was a story aobut the former hospital property (see page 16).

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Paris by the bookâ&#x20AC;? by Liam Callahan (â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Cloud Atlasâ&#x20AC;?) is a novel about a troubled writer who disappears without a trace but leaves behind subtle clues for his family to follow him from Milwaukee, Wis., to Paris.

Authored by Liam Callanan, who serves in the English department at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and who was previously its chair as well as coordinator of its Ph.D. program in creative writing, the novel is at the same time a mystery, romance and a labyrinthine tale of a man gone missing not out of a desire to abandon his family but to find himself.

Leah Eady, the main character Writers and narrator, met her husband Rob& Writing ert after she tried to shoplift a book a bookstore. After Robert, a Michael Tidemann from promising writer, pays for the book she â&#x20AC;&#x153;lifted,â&#x20AC;? they eventually marry.

However, their marriage is fraught with difficulty from the beginning. Robertâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;writeaways,â&#x20AC;? starting even on their honeymoon, become longer and longer.

Leah only asks that Robert leave a note when he embarks on his writing jaunts. Then the notes end and Robert vanishes altogether.

Leah and her teenage daughters Ellie and Daphne are shattered by Robertâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s disappearance. They hold out hope that this is just one more of Robertâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s writeaways and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll return. When he doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t, Leah finds a cryptic message in a granola box and plane tickets Robert booked for them to Paris.

Leah takes the girls to Paris where her instincts move her to buy a partnership in a bookstore. Eleanor, a friend of the family and a university English department chair, forwards the beginning of a manuscript Robert had written and that had somehow been routed to a printer at the math department.

The manuscript offers clues that mirror the life of a family much like the Eadys living in Paris. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Appearancesâ&#x20AC;? by Robert begin. We readers canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be sure if theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re real or not. Those appearances lead to a surprising ending thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s left to our own interpretation. Personally, I wonder if Eleanor may

NOTICE OF PUBLIC BUDGET HEARING TOWN OF OSCEOLA Notice is hereby given that on Tuesday, November 27, 2018 at 6:30 p.m. at the Osceola Town Hall, Dresser, WI, a PUBLIC HEARING on the PROPOSED 2019 BUDGET of the Town of Osceola will be held.

The proposed budget in detail is available for inspection at the town clerkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ofďŹ ce from 8:00 a.m to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Wednesday and 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Thursday and Friday. The following is a summary of the proposed 2019 budget: 2018 ADOPTET BUDGET

2019 PROPOSED BUDGET

REVENUES Taxes General Property Taxes Other Taxes Intergovernmental Revenues Cash Reserves Applied Licenses & Permits Intergovernmental Charges Miscellaneous Revenues TOTAL REVENUES

$478,264.00 $1,300.00 $211,540.47 $230,000.00 $25,560.00 $51,058.15 $1,300.00 $999,022.62

$558,174.00 $1,300.00 $202,412.93 $0.00 $29,560.00 $51,058.15 $1,300.00 $843,805.08

EXPENDITURES General Government Public Safety Public Works Health & Human Services & Parks Development & Planning Debt Service Transfer to Capital Equipment/Roof Reserve for Contingency TOTAL EXPENDITURES

$151,009.44 $175,201.98 $355,435.25 $9,900.00 $21,291.80 $50,308.15 $230,000.00 $5,876.00 $999,022.62

$151,285.99 $185,942.80 $410,976.33 $10,000.00 $25,291.80 $50,308.15 $0.00 $10,000.00 $843,805.08

PROPERTY TAXES BUDGETED

$478,264.00

$558,174.00

PROPERTY TAXES LEVIED TOWN MILL RATE

$478,264.00 $1.76

$558,174.00 $2.04

% CHANGE

-15.54%

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Important Message to Polk County Taxpayers HOW MUCH WILL THEY SPEND? County Supervisors have spent 18-months plotting to turn every recreational trail in Polk County to all-season motorized use. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a prescription for disaster: tanking property values, torpedoing business investment, reducing tourism and forcing local residents to recreate outside the County.

BUT THE REALLY VEXING QUESTION: HOW MUCH IS IT GOING TO COST?

ONCE THE TRAIL OPENS TO MOTORS, POLK COUNTY WILL BE COMPELLED TO MEET STATE AND FEDERAL TRAIL STANDARDS FOR MOTORIZED VEHICLES. HOW MUCH WILL THAT COST? Incredibly, after 18 months, Supervisors havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even asked.

Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the formula they need to address:

-15.54%

16.71%

A (reduced business investment) + B (reduced tourism revenues) + C (reduced property values on and near trail corridors) + D (lost revenue from County residents leaving area to recreate) + E (repayment of State and Federal monies used to develop trails) + F (design, engineering and construction to convert trails to motorized use) + G (degraded habitat along trail corridors) + H (staff time to institute these changes) + I (costs to defend illegal County actions in court) = Unknown millions of dollars in taxpayer funds.

THEY DONâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;T KNOW, AND, THEY DONâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;T CARE. $427,238 $11,837 $439,075

$214,000 $11,837 $225,837

NOTICE OF SPECIAL TOWN MEETING - TOWN OF OSCEOLA Notice is further given that on Tuesday, November 27, 2018, immediately following completion of the Public Hearing, a SPECIAL TOWN MEETING of the electors, called by the Town Board pursuant to s.60.12(1)(C), Wis. Statutes will be held for the following purpose: 1. To consider the adoption of a resolution by the Town Meeting endorsing a Town Board Resolution which proposes that the Town Levy exceed the State allowable Levy Limit under s. 66.0602 of Wis. Statutes, speciďŹ cally a proposed tax levy which would exceed the allowable Town tax levy for 2018 by 15.52 percent which would be a dollar increase of $75,000.

2. To approve the 2018 total Town Tax Levy to be collected in 2019 pursuant to s.60.10(1)(a) of Wis. Statutes.

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Michael Tidemann writes from Estherville, Iowa.

His author page is amazon.com/author/michaeltidemann.

WisDOT recently presented Polk County with a bill for $600,000 for violating its grant on the Stower Seven Lakes Trail. But, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more: A recreational trail like Stower was engineered to meet a bicycle and pedestrian standard in terms of embankment fencing, parking lots, trail width, trail surface, signage, canopy cover, etc.

(per $1,000 valuation) Estimated Cash Balance Jan 1: General Fund Res. for Parks

not have had a greater role than is revealed in the novel.

Callanan writes remarkably from a womanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s perspective and his description of the gritty back streets of Paris is gripping: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Opposite the monastery, a succession of shops like ours, peering out from the ground floors of anonymous flat-front buildings in various shades of cream forever staining yellow.â&#x20AC;?

This is a great book, one hard to put down.

DATED THIS 7TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2018 Lorraine Rugroden, Clerk/Treasurer

3UXGHQW RIÂżFLDOV ZRXOG ÂżUVW FRQGXFW D IHDVLELOLW\ VWXG\ WR GHWHUPLQH parameters and costs before exposing taxpayers. Incredibly, Supervisors not only havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t done this, at October 16thâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Board Meeting, in a big hurry, they violated State Open Meeting Laws.

With your help, we will hold them accountable. We will force them to total expenses and keep them from spending your hard-earned tax dollars on PDNLQJ 3RON &RXQW\ÂśV WUDLO V\VWHP D ÂżVFDO VLQNKROH D WRXULVP QLJKWPDUH and an economic boondoggle.

SEND YOUR TAX DEDUCTIBLE CONTRIBUTION TO: Friendsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Trail Legal Defense Fund Box 203 Amery, WI 54001

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FARM: Crystal Ball rebuilds FROM PAGE 1

distinctive glass bottles back on the shelves has reassured him.

Still, the DeRosiers know challenges remain.

Soon, they’ll begin looking for a creamery manager with a pasteurization license and a production assistant to help bottle the milk.

“The biggest thing is going to be to try to find a manager with a background in this kind of business,” he said. “But we’re looking forward to getting back operating again.”

PLAY: ‘Carol’ in Osceola FROM PAGE 1

decades.

His t-shirt read, in all caps, “I can’t, I have rehearsal.”

The Sunday rehearsal marked the start of technical week, when various technical elements — lights, sound, scenery and costumes — all come together.

Opening night looms near.

“A reminder,” Carlson said. “It’s tech week. Your life officially 100 percent belongs to Drama Club.

Everyone else you say no to. Drama Club you say yes to. That’s the only way this can happen.”

After a few more notes from Carlson, the actors and crew disperse to their assigned places. The 50 high school students involved, and some younger children from the community, have been working for nearly two months to bring the production to life.

Their retelling remains faithful to the Charles Dickens’ classic. Although the story is 175 years old, it offers a chance to play (and impress) with special effects.

After a bit of experimentation with lights and steam, the rehearsal begins. Strings pluck the sounds of an orchestra tuning.

The narrator begins: “It was an evening like any other, and yet a night like no other.”

‘A CHRISTMAS CAROL’

The Osceola High School Drama Club presents “A Christmas Carol.”

When: Public performances: Nov. 8, 9, 10, 16 and 17 at 7 p.m. Sunday matinees Nov. 11 and 18 at 4 p.m. The cast will stage a free preview for senior citizens Nov. 8 at 12:30 p.m.

Where: OHS Auditorium (1111 Oak Ridge Drive, Osceola).

Details: Admission is by donation.

YOU PICK HOW TO SAVE AND HOW TO SHARE

“Keep climbing; your fruits are on the top!”

- Israelmore Ayivor

Fourth year a hit at Community Learning Center The St. Croix Falls School District’s Community Learning Center has had an “amazing start to its fourth year,” reports program director Julie Herrick.

A high number of enrolled students means there are a large variety of activities to suit a large variety of interests. While the new fifth graders are learning what CLC is all about, returning students have new programs to try out.

Programming focuses on bringing new experiences to all students as well as bringing back favorites that students love.

With a focus on handson activities, students have been coding with math teacher Abby Bateman, cooking nutritious snacks while reinforcing math and reading skills with Katie Folkestad and building and launching paper rockets with middle school teacher, Nate White.

Joe Peters from Trollhaugen, a favorite activity leader, joined the team again this year, leading team-building activities. Kim Bonifas and her therapy dog, Elliott, who students bill as “the best dog ever,”

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Students at the St. Croix Falls School District’s Community Learning Center learned about fighting fires during a visit to the local fire department.

also returned. Students love to visit with Elliott and tell Bonifas all about their own pets.

The CLC staff is continuing to build and retain relationships with businesses in the community. Pins and Needles Quilt Shop is one-stop shopping for CLC sewing classes. Festival Theatre is running a set of workshops about the different parts of the theater including writing, set design and technical aspects. The CLC also visited the St. Croix Falls Fire Department, which

Herrick described as “a fantastic experience.”

When creating the monthly calendars of activities, organizers continue to focus on the CLC mission: All students should have the opportunity to pursue their interests in unique, personal and creative ways. During free time, students play games together, create art projects or build with Legos. All these activities build a sense of belonging and allow the kids to express themselves in their favorite ways.

Students in the St. Croix Falls School District in grades 5-9 can enroll in the CLC program at any point during the year. Forms can be found in the middle school office or on the school district website under the middle school tab.

Please return forms to the middle school office.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Julie Herrick, program director, at herriju@scfschools.com or 715-483-2507 x 1323.

Tri-County soil judging contest held Eighty-two students braved the rain, snow and cold temperatures for the 44nd Annual Tri-County Soil Judging Contest that was held on Oct 11. This event rotates between Burnett, Polk and Washburn Counties.

The event this year was hosted by Burnett County and held at Coyland Creek Game Preserve in Frederic. Students representing Shell Lake, Spooner, Siren, Clear Lake, Unity, Osceola, Frederic and Webster competed as teams and as individuals by examining pre-dug soil pits to identify soil texture, structure, drainage, production capabilities and land uses of several different soil types. Student were not deterred by the weather as they scored each pit area.

Top three Teams First Place: Shell Lake #1, Megan Anderson, Lily Edlin, Stephanie Carrillo, and Carlton Miller.

Second Place: Webster #1, William Deblieck, Jamin Wilson, Kerik Stubbe, and Christopher Knight.

Third Place: Clear Lake #1, Korey Catts, Alex St. John, Jackson Heibel and Jarrett Marlett.

Individual Results: First: Megan Anderson-Shell Lake Second: William Deblieck-Webster Third: Lily Edlin-Shell

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Individual winners included Megan Anderson, Shell Lake; William Deblieck, Webster; Lily Edling, Shell Lake; Breck Mangen, Siren; Ryan Haden, Clear Lake; Alex St. John, Clear Lake; Parker Quist, Osceola; Jamin Wilson, Webster.

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Shell Lake won the Tri-County Soil Judging contest. Members included Megan Anderson, Lily Edling, Stephanie Carrilo and Carlton Miller.

Lake Fourth: Breck Mangen-Siren And a 4 way tie for Fifth Place:

Fifth: Ryan Haden-Clear Lake Fifth: Alex St JohnClear Lake Fifth: Parker Quist-Os-

ceola Fifth: Jamin Wilson-Webster

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BIRTHS

OSCEOLA MEDICAL CENTER Osceola, Wisconsin Oct. 31, 2018: A boy, Jerik Noah Landahl, weighing 8 pounds .5 ounces, to Nelisena and Jake Landahl, Osceola.

ST. CROIX REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin Oct. 24, 2018: A boy, Crosby James Bevens, weighing 8 pounds 5 ounces, to Camille and Jacob Bevens, St. Croix Falls.

Oct. 24, 2018: A girl, Lucy Jeanne Boerem, weighing 6 pounds 9 ounces, to Casey and Kyle Boerem, Shafer, Minn.

Oct. 26, 2018: A girl, Madeline Arlie Bishop, weighing 7 pounds 8 ounces, to Alyssa and Jason Bishop, Frederic.

Oct. 29, 2018: A boy, Clint James LaPre, weighing 7 pounds 1 ounce, to Krystie and Tony LaPre, Webster.

AMERY HOSPITAL AND CLINIC Amery, Wisconsin Oct. 11, 2018: A girl, Adelaide Beverly Be-

lisle, weighing 6 pounds 12 ounces, to Laura Smith and Jeff Belisle, Amery.

Oct. 13, 2018: A boy, Axel Wyatt Meyer, weighing 7 pounds 8 ounces, to Tiffany Saari and Andrew Meyer, Deer Park.

Oct. 15, 2018: A boy, Beau Richard Kringen, weighing 9 pounds 6 ounces, to Sierra and Donald Kringen, Hammond.

Oct. 15, 2018: A boy, Easton Scott Paulson, weighing 7 pounds 5 ounces, to Brianna Brihn and Zachary Paulson, Clear Lake.

Oct. 20, 2018: A girl, Elliott Lynne Kilcoyne, weighing 6 pounds 10 ounces, to Amanda Soltau and Tyler Kilcoyne, Amery.

Oct. 29, 2018: A girl, Vayda Rae Bauermeister, weighing 6 pounds 5 ounces, to Kelly and Tyler Bauermeister, Amery.

Oct. 31, 2018: A boy, Kolten Russell Frye, weighing 7 pounds 11 ounces, to MacKenzie Frye, Amery.

Health department staff warn of carbon monoxide poisoning Polk County Health Department staff hope residents take steps to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning. Many people go to the emergency room every year because of this.

“We start seeing this happen more as temperatures drop,” said Brian Kaczmarski, Polk County Health Officer. “Now is the time for you to make sure your heating sources and carbon monoxide detectors are working right.”

To protect yourself and your family from carbon monoxide, follow these safety tips: • Have working carbon monoxide detectors • Wisconsin law requires CO detectors in homes.

• You can buy a detector at most hardware stores.

• Replace your batteries a couple times a year.

• Test your detector a couple times a year.

• Replace your detector every five years or according to the instructions.

• Have your furnace or wood-burning stove checked every year • Hire a professional • Run generators at a safe distance (at least 20 feet) from the home • Never run a generator in the home or garage, or right next to windows or doors.

• Never run a car in an enclosed space • Even with a door or window open, carbon monoxide levels can still build up.

• Never run a gasoline or propane heater inside your home or garage • Never run a grill (gas or charcoal) inside your home or garage • Use battery-powered detectors when you don’t have electricity At high levels, carbon monoxide can cause death within minutes. At lower levels you may experience headache, fatigue, dizziness, shortness of breath, nausea, and confusion. If your detector sounds or you are having these symptoms and think it could be due to this, head outside right away and call 911.

For more information search “carbon monoxide” at www.dhs.wisconsin.gov and www.dsps.wi.gov

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A Wisconsin DNR sanctioned snowmobile safety course was held in Osceola last week. A total of 33 students from the area attended.

Western Wisconsin farmer-led group to host field day Nov. 15 The Western Wisconsin Conservation Council is excited to announce its first annual field day scheduled for Nov. 15 in Baldwin.

Featured practices are tailored to farms in St. Croix County but are applicable to farms across the state with similar conservation goals.

The Western Wisconsin Conservation Council (WWCC), founded in early 2018, is a farmer-led 501c(3) non-profit group of local farmers dedicated to promoting water conservation, environmentally sound agricultural practices and community engagement. The group is composed of grain, dairy and livestock member-farms in the Kinnickinnic, Rush and Willow River watersheds.

The WWCC recognizes that by bringing like-minded farmers together with other community leaders, we can take a proactive approach to water quality and preserve our watersheds and the ways of life and commerce they support. These goals can be achieved through open communication and a willingness to share knowl-

edge and research while being open-minded to new practices on our farms.

“We are excited to host our first field day showcasing conservation practices that have proven effective in addressing soil health and water quality,” said Todd Doornink, WWCC president. “As a group, we are committed to promoting known and testing new best management practices.”

Farmers and community members from St. Croix County are encouraged to attend; however, all are welcome to this free, public event. Pre-registration is appreciated, but not required. This event is supported by Compeer Financial, Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative, La Crosse Seeds and The Nature Conservancy. The complete schedule including speaker information is at westernwisconservation.org.

Details: Nov. 15 | Hosted by Emmert & Sons | 1881 140th Ave, Baldwin, Wis.

Field Day Agenda 11 a.m. - Registration, lunch (sponsored by Compeer Financial) 12:15 p.m. – 2 p.m. – sessions and networking Topics include: Conservation equipment (No till planter and others) Cover Crops – varieties, best practices and year in review Panel: Till type and yield – farmer experiences Nitrogen Use efficiency 2 p.m. Field Day Concludes Register online at westernwisconservation.org/events About the WWCC Established in 2018, the Western Wisconsin Conservation Council is a farmer-led 501c(3) non-profit group of local farmers dedicated to promoting water conservation, environmentally sound agricultural practices and community engagement. The group is composed of grain, dairy and livestock member-farms in the Kinnickinnic, Rush and Willow River watersheds.

USDA announces funding to increase access to education, workforce training, health care in rural communities Wisconsin Rural Development State Director Frank Frassetto announced today that USDA is awarding grants for 128 projects to increase access to job training, educational and health care services in rural areas.

“These services provide access for those who live and work in rural areas which can reduce the barriers of time and distance to deliver quality care, training and education,” Frassetto said. “Distance learning and telemedicine technology help bridge the “digital divide” ensuring rural residents have access to modern, 21st Century communications technology that is essential for rural prosperity.”

USDA is awarding $39.6 million through the Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Grant Program. More than 4.5 million residents in 40 states and three territories will benefit from the funding.

In Wisconsin, Western Wisconsin Health is partnering with Eagle Telemedicine, LLC to provide telemedicine access for remote patients in St. Croix County, Wisconsin. The emphasis of this project will be on the treatment and prevention of opioid misuse. They are receiving $85,646 to purchase

telemedicine equipment, which includes two telemedicine carts, to create a telehealth network. One telemedicine cart will be used to provide services for the medical/ surgical unit at Western Wisconsin Health, facilitating medical care for hospitalized patients. The other telemedicine cart will support telemedicine evaluation services for patients admitted from the emergency department.

In April 2017, President Donald J. Trump established the Interagency Task Force on Agriculture and Rural Prosperity to identify legislative, regulatory and policy changes that could promote agriculture and prosperity in rural communities. In January 2018, Secretary Perdue presented the Task Force’s findings to President Trump. These findings included 31 recommendations to align the federal government with state, local and tribal governments to take advantage of opportunities that exist in rural America. Increasing investments in rural infrastructure is a key recommendation of the task force.

To view the report in its entirety, please view the Report to the President of the United States from the Task Force on Agriculture and Rural Prosperity. In addition, to

view the categories of the recommendations, please view the Rural Prosperity infographic.

USDA Rural Development provides loans and grants to help expand economic opportunities and create jobs in rural areas. This assistance supports infrastructure improvements; business development; housing; community facilities such as schools, public safety and health care; and high-speed internet access in rural areas.

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The Valley Christian School Jaguars, located in Osceola, competed in the Christian Athletic League soccer tournament on Oct. 26 and 27. The Jaguars Soccer team went into the tournament seeded first with an undefeated conference record of 9-0 and an overall record 13-0-1. Jaguars came out victorious in a close 2-0 win over St. Cloud.

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The Valley Christian School Jaguars competed in the Christian Athletic League volleyball tournament on Oct. 26 and 27. In the championship match the Jaguars fell to the St. Cloud Christian Warriors in three close sets and took second overall in the tournament. Jaguars seniors Jenna Hankel and Heather Hankel received All-Tournament honors.

North Dakota is a duck hunter’s dream

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t seemed that all the birds flying that day were ducks. Not large flocks but smaller flocks of 3, 5, 7 or maybe artist Les Kouba’s 13 ducks on canvas and they all wanted to land where we were. The water they wanted to land on held our bogus birds, a couple dozen lifelike mallard Dakota packable decoys and a pair of robo ducks on poles with battery powered wings whirling to simulate landing ducks on water. The long, narrow dog bone shaped pond was situated in the middle of an ocean of corn, like so many other NoDak wetlands. Hidden in the corn near cattails our dogs Wild River watched the sky, whining in anticipation of shots and fetch commands. As Trails hunters loaded their shotguns in the predawn darkness just before shootJim Bennett ing hours, they knew they had found

the pot of gold because it seemed that all the ducks flying wanted to land on this pond as the clock ticked down to shooting time.

It was a parade of mostly gadwall ducks; smaller than mallards but larger than wood ducks, they made up roughly 70 percent of the ducks we bagged. A great tasting duck, corn fed on their way south from Canada and the heart of the Prairie Pothole Region, North Dakota, along the Central Flyway the gadwalls kept coming, mixed in with mallards, green and blue winged teal, pintail, bufflehead, ruddy ducks, bluebills, ring necks, red heads and shovelers. It was a duck hunter’s dream. Although hunting a crop field might be easier, there is just something that makes duck hunting over water much more fun. It makes sense when you think about it …… waterfowl!

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To download this free hunting app on your mobile phone, simply search “Hunt Wild Wisconsin” in the iTunes app store or Google Play store on your mobile device. Be sure to check out a helpful tutorial to help you navigate the app and learn its features.

Public Access Lands Atlas Those in search of public hunting and trapping grounds this fall are reminded to check out the department’s Public Access Lands atlas. The atlas includes all DNR properties, as well as nearly all federal and county-owned lands. Hunters are reminded to contact landowners beforehand to verify that hunting is allowed on a given property. You can download and print these maps free of charge from your home computer. For more information, visit dnr.wi.gov and search keyword “atlas.”

Voluntary Public Access – Habitat Incentive Program The Voluntary Public Access – Habitat Incentive program, funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture NRCS, provides financial incentives to private landowners who open their property to year-round wildlife-dependent recreation. These lands are open to public use under certain guidelines. VPA lands are displayed on interactive maps on the VPA webpage or through the PAL application. Search keyword “VPA” to learn more.

Lands are clearly posted with a ‘Private Lands leased for Public Access’ sign. Property access is limited to foot traffic only and only portable, temporary blinds and stands can be used. Feedback about user experience is essential to the continued success of this program - users are encouraged to complete an evaluation survey found at each VPA property, or use the QR code found on the sign posting to access the online version of the survey.

For a code of conduct (available in three languages), maps and additional information, search keyword “VPA.” Managed Forest and Forest Crop Law Programs Managed Forest Law and Forest Crop Law are landowner-incentive programs that incorporate sustainable forest practices, like timber harvest and wildlife management, while improving public access to these lands.

Landowners who enroll may choose an “open” or “closed” designation for public recreation. Lands open to public recreation are available only for hunting, fishing, hiking, cross-country skiing, and sight-seeing. Hunters are encouraged to contact their local DNR Forester to learn more about these programs – search keywords “forest landowner,” then click “find professional help” and use the Forestry Assistance Locator to find a DNR forester who has responsibility for that area of Wisconsin.

A mapping tool shows the approximate location of all MFL–Open and FCL lands in Wisconsin.

Here, landowner info, acreage, and enrollment information is also available. To access the mapping tool, search keywords “MFL open land.” For more general information regarding these programs, search keywords “managed forest law” and “forest crop law” for an FAQ and other helpful information.

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Charges filed in shooting accident BY: APRIL ZIEMER EDITOR@THEAMERYFREEPRESS.COM

Charges have been filed against 17-year-old Nicholas Sempf-Nyren, Deer Park, who is facing two felonies and three misdemeanors after the Sept. 30 shooting of a 33-year-old Clear Lake woman.

According to the criminal complaint, the woman was bow hunting on her parent’s property.

During that time she said, “she heard a couple of kids rustling around.”

As she was leaving her deer stand, she heard the kids moving and saw their flashlight. Next she heard a gunshot and realized she was shot. The victim stated she yelled out, “You shot me, you shot me!”

Authorities were led to Nyren and two of his friends after they were advised by nearby residents that the group frequently hunted and target practiced in the area.

Originally authorities were given multiple varying stories by the three young men. Eventually Nyren stated the group was target shooting at a fence post when Nyren shot at what he assumed was some sort of animal that looked liked a “black

blob.” After he did, they heard a scream and took off running. They did not call 911.

Nyren said he, “got super scared and didn’t know what to do.” He went on to tell investigators they heard the yelling but were unsure about what was said.

All three had their phones on them, but when asked if they ever talked about calling 911, Nyren replied, “No.” They got into a car and drove slowly past the field to see what was going on. Nyren said at some point they saw a four-wheeler driving on a trail and thought it was a good sign. Nyren stated that based on how she yelled, “We figured it was not a life or death kind of thing.”

The shooting victim called her father and said she had been shot and to “Hurry up.” He said he would be right there and her mother called 911.

The victim had multiple holes in her large and small intestines, damage to her liver and spleen and had to have part of her colon removed.

Nyren told investigators that he “was scared that the accident would ruin everything that he had going for him,” and explained that he liked playing sports and hunting and, “didn’t want one thing to ruin his life.”

He is due back in court on Dec. 26 to face his

charges of Second Degree Recklessly Endangering Safety, Injury By Negligent Use Of A Dangerous Weapon, Duty To Aid Victim Or Report Crime, Obstructing An Officer and Illegal Shining Of Deer Or Bears-As Party To A Crime.

If convicted of all charges Nyren faces up to 15 years in prison and up to $52,000 in fines.

Amery man arrested in New Richmond school parking lot

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EMS arrived and an EMS member reported to police that Feyen was very nervous and kept asking what the officers were doing. EMS did not find anything life threatening and Feyen was released.

The officers smelled marijuana from the vehicle and found a THC vaporizer pen in a cup holder. After confirming with Feyen it was a THC pen, he said the officers could search his vehicle, but that there was nothing else in it. During the search, the officers found a backpack with clear unused plastic bags, several plastic bags with pills, one with tinfoil, one with a large clump of white powdery substance and a digital scale. When asked what was in the plastic bags Feyen said, “cocaine and acid.” Feyen was then placed under arrest.

Feyen’s supervisor from work, Jimmy John’s sandwiches, arrived at the scene after she was concerned that he had been gone for so long.

When officers asked the supervisor if Feyen would have any cash from Jimmy John’s for the delivery, she said that sometimes they give

their drivers 20 dollars to make change, but today they had not done so. She told police it was Feyen’s first sandwich delivery of the day.

Feyen is facing one count of possession of cocaine with intent to deliver near a school; one count of possession of LSD with intent to deliver; possession of Schedule-Four drugs (low potential for abuse) with intent to deliver; possession of THC. Police officers also discovered almost $1,300 in his possession.

Feyen’s bond is $2,500 and an arraignment hearing is set for Nov. 16, according to court records.

Polk County arrest report Kevin M. Sobczak, 47, of Clear Lake, WI, was arrested October 24 for OWI (3rd).

Joshua Scott Dahl, 35, of Osceola, WI, was arrested October 27 for reckless endangerment and intoxicated use of a firearm.

Jeremy Kieth Naylor, 42, of Frederic, WI, was arrested October 27 for disorderly conduct.

Ronald Charles HeidVogel, 31, of Somerset, WI, was arrested October 27 for reckless endangerment and intoxicated use of a firearm.

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Lindsey M. Grove, 33, of St. Croix Falls, WI, was arrested October 24 for obstructing an officer.

Adonis Ishem Mosay, 35, of Luck, WI, was arrested October 22 for probation hold.

Cory Edward McNulty, 36, of Superior, WI, was arrested October 22 for a DOC warrant.

Gavin James Porotko, 19, of Balsam Lake, WI, was arrested October 23 for a probation warrant.

Brandon Carl Woodrich, 24, of Grantsburg, WI, was arrested October 25 for a St. Croix Falls warrant.

Cody James Utgard, 24, of Amery, WI, was arrested October 25 for a probation hold.

Charles David Sackett, 34, of Winona, MN, was arrested October 26 for a MN DOC warrant.

Jamie L. Ostendorf, 41, of Emerald, WI, was arrested October 28 for a probation warrant.

Semi driver pleads innocent STILLWATER, Minn. (AP) — A semi driver who crashed into a car at a Lake Elmo intersection, killing a biology instructor, has pleaded not guilty to criminal charges.

Samuel Hicks, of Independence, Wisconsin, appeared in Washington County court Wednesday where he entered the plea to vehicular homicide in

the death of 54-year-old Robert Bursik, of Amery, Wisconsin.

A criminal complaint alleges video from the semi shows Hicks had his eyes on his cell phone in the seconds before he slammed into Bursik’s vehicle at 63 miles per hour while it was stopped at an intersection last February.

A trial for Hicks is to begin April 8.

3 Wisconsin Girl Scouts, 1 adult killed in hit-and-run crash LAKE HALLIE, Wis. (AP) — A western Wisconsin community on Sunday was grieving the deaths of three Girl Scouts and an adult who were collecting trash along a rural highway when police say a pickup truck veered off the road and hit them before speeding away.

Authorities have not released the names of the girls or the woman who were struck by the truck on Saturday in Lake Hallie, including the name of a fourth girl who survived but was in critical condition at a hospital in Rochester, Minnesota. The girls were members of Troop 3055 and were fourth-grade students at Halmstad Elementary School in adjoining Chippewa Falls, which is about 90 miles east of Minneapolis.

“Our hearts are broken for the girls and families of the Girl Scouts of the Northwestern Great Lakes,” CEO Sylvia Acevedo of Girl Scouts of the USA said in a statement Sunday. “The Girl Scout Movement everywhere stands with our sister Girl Scouts in Wisconsin to grieve and comfort one another in the wake of this terrible tragedy.”

Lake Hallie police Sgt. Daniel Sokup said the pickup, a black Ford F-150,

crossed a lane and veered into a roadside ditch, striking the victims. Other members of the troop were pickup up trash from the opposite shoulder.

The 21-year-old driver, Colton Treu of Chippewa Falls, sped off but later surrendered and will be charged with four counts of homicide, Sokup said. It was unclear Sunday if Treu had an attorney who could speak for him.

Sokup said it was not immediately known if there were other factors that might have led the driver to leave the road. The Minneapolis Star Tribune reported that the crash happened before a hill and there were no blind spots, Sokup said it was “not an unsafe area.”

But Cecily Spallees, a personal care attendant at a group home near the crash site, told the newspaper that drivers regularly speed on that stretch of road, which quickly changes from a 55-mph to a 35-mph zone.

“I’m always telling one of my residents that he shouldn’t walk this strip at night,” Spallees said. “It’s not safe.”

Troop 3055’s regional council, the Girl Scouts of the Northwestern Great Lakes, expressed its condolences on Facebook and said a vigil will be held Sunday evening at the girls’ school.

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Abandoned hospital back on open market

BY ISABELLA WARNER STUDENT REPORTER

A for sale sign stands in the yard of the former hospital once again. The aging property is back on the open market after a purchase agreement expired this summer between sellers B&S Properties and prospective buyer Bernie Desmarais. Desmarais, who had proposed a plan for redevelopment as apartments for active retirees, is no longer interested in buying that piece of property.

Jared Beggs, co-owner of B&S Properties, told The Sun there are potential buyers from Minnesota and Osceola interested in this property.

The building has been sitting unused for a decade. Almost all the windows are broken or boarded up, paint is peeling from the walls, letters are falling from the entryway, and graffiti covers sections of the walls.

“That property is a quagmire,” Desmarais said in Sept.12 interview, talking about the many challenges that accompany the abandoned hospital. “The challenges involved with this property are similar to quicksand.”

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By the main entrance of the hospital a for sale sign stands once again.

Because this property is built on 4.2 acres on the bluffs of the St. Croix, there are restrictions on what a prospective developer can build on the property, including restrictions on height and the type of development. There is limited space for parking, if an investor wanted to build an apartment complex or retail stores.

In addition, demolition of the building is estimated to cost between $400,000 and $700,000.

The property has been bought and sold a few

NOTICE TOWN OF OSCEOLA TOWN BOARD MEETING Tuesday, November 13, 2018 • 7:00 P.M. Town Hall, 516 East Ave. North, Dresser WI Meeting agenda items include the following matters for discussion and possible action by the Town Board in Open Session: • Public Nuisance Properties • Arnell Humane Society Service Contract • Appraisal Services Agreement 2019 - 2021 • 2018 Road Work This is a complimentary notice. A complete agenda is posted at the Town Hall, Dresser Post Office, First National Community Bank and on the Town’s website at www.townofosceola.com.

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times in the past decade but plans for development have never proceed-

ed to the point of tearing the building down or rebuilding on that prop-

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Osceola Police Chief Ron Pedrys, who has been inside the building, reported last summer that the building contains asbestos and mold fills the empty rooms and hallways.

Even though it is private property, some kids still choose to go in the building. Many parents have expressed concern about the building being a hazard and worrying their children might get hurt. It is an easily visible, rundown and battered property that many people consider an eyesore.

“It’s a puzzle. It’s a Rubik’s Cube,” Desmarais declared after talking through the many challenges involved in developing the abandoned hospital.

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Village Board Proceedings Pursuant to due call and notice posted September 7, 2018 the Village of Osceola Board met in regular session on Tuesday, September 11, 2018, at 6:00 p.m. in the Osceola School District Board Room.

Present: Beckmann, Rose, Schmidt, Gilliland, Buberl, Bjork(arrived late) and Burch Absent: None Also present: West, Zegarski, Waters, Cutts, Pedrys, press and public.

Beckmann called the meeting to order at 6:00pm and asked for a moment of silence for the victims of 9/11.

Motion by Rose and seconded by Gilliland to approve the agenda. Vote: Y-6 N-0 MC Motion by Gilliland and seconded by Schmidt to approve the regular and closed session minutes of the August 14, 2018. Vote: Y-6 N-0 MC Public Input and Ideas – None Market and Johnson – Pay Request #11 for Village Hall/ Discovery Center/Senior Center – Motion by Burch and seconded by Buberl to approve Pay Request #11 for $514,573.00 to Market and Johnson for the Village Hall/Discovery Center/ Senior Center. Vote: Y-6 N-0 MC J & S Contracting – Pay Request #1 for TAP Sidewalk Improvements – Motion by Schmidt and seconded by Rose to approve pay request #1 in the amount of $70,528.43 to J & S General Contracting. Vote: Y-6 N-0 MC Award Bid for Sewer and Water Utilities for the Fab Lab and Workforce Development Facility – Motion by Burch and seconded Gilliland to table awarding the bid until the October meeting. Vote: Y-6, N-0 MC Entity Authorization for Bank Accounts – Motion by Schmidt and seconded by Gilliland to approve the Entity Authorization as presented. Vote: Y-6 N-0 MC Licenses and Permits Beverage Server Operator Licenses – Motion by Rose and seconded by Gilliland to approve Operator Licenses to the

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following: Angela Heyers – Tippy Canoes; Samantha Jo Demulling – Dick’s Fresh Market. Vote: Y-6 N-0 MC Temporary Class “B” & “Class B” Retailer’s License – Reviewed. Motion by Rose and seconded by Gilliland to approve a Temporary Class “B” and “Class B” to Osceola Lions Club – Croixland Leather Customer Appreciation Event – September 22, 2018. Vote: Y-6 N-0 MC Bjork arrived at 6:08pm during the following item.

Conditional Obstruction Permit – Motion by Rose and seconded by Buberl to approve Conditional Obstruction Permits as presented to Mike’s Militaria and Mangos Mainstreet Eatery. Vote: Y-6 N-0 Abstain-1(Burch) MC Board and Commission Appointments – NONE Staff Reports Reviewed Building Permits – Since the last board meeting 6 permits were issued in August for a total of 56 permits issued in 2018 with a value of $4,039,077 compared to 44 permits issued in 2017 with a value of $3,040,412.

Chamber of Commerce/MainStreet – Flander’s updated the board on Chamber events and answered questions. The board reviewed the Chamber memo.

Board, Committee, Commission and Agency Reports – The board reviewed the following minutes: Plan Commission – September 4, 2018; Airport Commission – July 30, 2018; Osceola Public Library – July 19, 2018; Police & Fire Committee – August 3, 2018.

Vouchers Payable - Motion by Rose and seconded by Gilliland to approve voucher check #56112 thru #56291. Vote: Y-7 N-0 MC Discussion of and action on any other appropriate items – Burch mentioned the grand opening for the county facility in September.

Motion by Rose and seconded by Schmidt to go into closed session pursuant to Wisconsin Statutes 19.85(1)(e).

Roll Call Vote: Yes – Bjork, Schmidt, Gilliland, Buberl, Burch, Rose, Beckmann (7), No – None (0). MC Meeting went into closed session at 6:38pm. Press & public left meeting.

Motion by Gilliland and seconded by Buberl to return to open session. Vote: Y-7 N-0 MC Action on items from Closed Session - None There being no further action Beckmann adjourned the meeting at 6:48pm Respectfully submitted; Kari Zegarski, Village Clerk WNAXLP

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Treats in Osceola

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Off to see the wizard: scarecrow Mick Schneider, Wicked Witch Jolene Schneider and Dorothy, Claire Schneider, trick or treated in The Sun office.

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Alivia, left, and Amelia pick out candy at The Sun office during Treats in Osceola, Oct. 31.

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Popcorn vendor Mariah Schrock with the cutest bag of popcorn ever, Jovi Lehman.

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Cats Amelia Hayton, left, and Terra Hayton were spotted at Bill’s Ace Hardware during Treats in Osceola.

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The Regular Meeting of the Board of Education for the School District of Osceola was held in the District Office on October 10, 2018. The meeting was called to order by President Craig Brunclik at 6:30 P.M. with roll call taken: Pete Kammerud – yes; Craig Brunclik -yes; and Brooke Kulzer -yes; Timm Johnson - yes; Rosanne Anderson- yes.

Superintendent Mark Luebker, Business Manager Jenifer Frank and Director of Instruction Dr. Styles attended the meeting along with principals Ms.Thomas, Ms. Bender, and Ms. Meyer.

A Pete Kammerud/Timm Johnson motion was made to approve the complete consent agenda without any items removed for discussion.

Adopt the agenda Approve minutes of the Regular Meeting held September 26, 2018 Hires, Resignations, and Retirements ● Resignation(s): Leigh Derosier, Certified Aide, Jessica O’connor, Teacher, Rebecca Baures, Teacher ● Recognition(s): Matt Haase, Senior Advisor ● Hire(s): Erin Swiontek, OES Assistant Cook, Lynell Hillstead, Kindergarten Aide, Shared OMS Gifted & Talented, Kassi Leisch, Jerusha Will, Amy Gillespie, Kari Erickson, Drama Rama, Jen Almlie Motion Carried.

A Timm Johnson/Brooke Kulzer motion was made to approve the payment of bill from the Debt Service Fund with checks numbered 760 through 761 and from General Fund with hand payables checks numbered 94396 through 94413 and computerized checks numbered 1161 through 1162 and 173798 through 173925 for a total of $1,001,031.32 Motion Carried.

Pete Kammerud reported on the 5:00 p.m. Committee Meeting. Jenifer Frank reviewed Budget updates for 18-19 to include final pupil count and October 1st property value increase of 6.57%. Steve Leslie presented transportation data for bus rotation to include a breakdown of repair cost for aging fleet. . Mark Luebker and Jenifer Frank began budget planning for Baird Budget Model assumptions starting with the review of district priorities. Continued planning

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“A dragon, a unicorn and gorilla walk into a law firm. ...”

Trick or treaters at Cutler Law Office. will be at the November 7th committee meeting.

A Brooke Kulzer/ Rosanne Anderson motion was made to approve Pupil Count September 27, 2018. The count was submitted to DPI with a total of 1601-residents; Franconia MN -28; Open Enrollment In: 166 students: Open Enroll Out: 100 students. Motion Carried.

A Rosanne Anderson/ Pete Kammerud motion was made to approve Summer School Report June-August 2018. Presented by Jenifer Frank, official count Full Time Equivalents of 96. Motion Carried Administrator Reports: Dr. Styles: State report cards released to school district.

Data is consistent and will not submit an inquiry this year.

Ms. Meyer: Homecoming was success and Student Council sold items during Homecoming to raise money. PBIS kickoff celebration- staff vs. kids went well. Start with a Hello Campaign is the theme for OMS, it’s great to see student’s greeting each other. Advisory poster competition during Homecoming. Parent/Teacher Conferences October 9 &10. Book fair ends Thursday October 11th. Fall athletics wrap up this week. Boys’ basketball will start next week.

Ms. Thomas: Thank you Mark Luebker and Becky Styles for the opportunity to extend professional development to support staff during teacher in-service day. Parent/Teacher Conference October 18 & 23. PBIS celebration-watching Homecoming Parade went very well. Had our 1st all school morning meeting in September. October will be in afternoon so all kids can attend.

Ms. Bender: Thank you Ms. Thomas for inviting support staff from OIS to the professional development teacher in-service day. Parent/Teacher Conferences (October 9 & 11) are going well, a huge thank you to all teachers on how well they do welcoming parents into their classrooms. Book fair ends Thursday October 11th. During Homecoming we had athletes from the High School play against the5th grade intramural winners- they also ate lunch at OIS. Thank you for all staff that made that happen.

The next Planning Committee Meeting is scheduled for Monday October 29, 2018 at 4:30 P.M. in the OIS Media Room.

The next regular Board Meeting is scheduled for Monday October 29, 2018 at 6:30 P.M. in the OIS Media Room.

A Timm Johnson/Brooke Kulzer motion was made to adjourn. Motion carried.

Meeting Adjourned.

Pete Kammerud, Clerk WNAXLP

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tion of 185th Street and Church Road in the Town of Alden. The 6,000-square-foot facility will provide garage space for six emergency vehicles, including a pumper truck, brush/grass fire rig and first responder vehicle.

The land has been acquired and cleared, and the building design plans have received state approval. Construction of the new fire station started October 29, with an anticipated completion date set for May 15.

Berghammer Builders of Clayton is the general contractor.

Total construction cost is $904,725. Eighty percent of the cost ($694,880) will be paid with a USDA Rural Economic

Development Loan from Polk-Burnett Electric Cooperative at zero-percent interest, which will save taxpayers $350,000 in interest payments.

The remaining 20% of the project ($173,720) will be paid with a loan from Bremer Bank in Amery.

“We greatly appreciate and are thankful to Polk-Burnett Electric Cooperative for the zero-percent interest loan,” said Dan Burch, chairman, Allied Emergency Services. “Because of their generosity, considerable cost savings will benefit the community and Allied Emergency Services.”

“The zero-interest loan from Polk-Burnett and the USDA provides significant cost savings for taxpayers in the fire district and allows us to

support our communities far beyond our electric service,” said Gullickson. “We are excited to receive USDA funding for this project; this is an opportunity to make a difference in our community.”

Polk-Burnett is a local electric cooperative that belongs to the members it serves. It was established 80 years ago in 1938 with lines, poles and the notion that we all prosper by helping each other. Today, the cooperative spirit continues, and Polk-Burnett delivers reliable electricity to more than 20,000 members with efficiency and extraordinary service.

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Notice of Budget Hearing (Section 65.90(4) Notice is hereby given, in accordance with the provisions of Wisconsin Statute 65.90(5)(a). that the School Board of Education for the School District of Osceola, adopted the original budget on October 29, 2018. The following presents the adopted budget for 2018-19 school year.

Detailed copies of the budget are available for inspection in the District's office at 331 Middle School Drive, Osceola WI during normal working days, hours of 8:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.

GENERAL FUND

ACTUAL 16-17 ACTUAL 17-18

BUDGET 18-19

BALANCE SHEET (YR END)

ASSETS LIABILITIES COMMITTED FUND BALANCE UNASSGNED FUND BALANCE

$3,963,081 $552,709 $3,410,371

$4,220,131 $660,171 $17,191 $3,542,769

$4,220,131 $660,171 $17,191 $3,542,769

$0 $5,659,618 $1,302,686 $10,565 $10,867,573 $333,503 $38,031 $18,211,976

$0 $6,403,689 $1,434,523 $11,943 $11,016,512 $273,932 $58,065 $19,198,665

$0 $5,558,321 $1,554,404 $11,767 $11,629,743 $283,418 $53,860 $19,091,513

$9,422,595 $6,753,620 $2,046,707 $18,222,922

$9,313,473 $7,479,848 $2,255,755 $19,049,076

$9,416,227 $7,257,998 $2,417,288 $19,091,513

$251,789 $236,269 $15,520 $2,505,213 $2,511,670

$154,589 $136,617 $17,972 $2,480,011 $2,477,559

$158,487 $135,000 $23,487 $2,606,998 $2,601,483

$92,760 $0 $92,760 $97,740 $98,235

$98,376 $0 $98,376 $102,861 $97,245

$97,806 $0 $97,806 $100,610 $101,180

$1,528,411 $0 $1,528,411 $2,228,140 $2,215,607

$1,538,711 $0 $1,538,711 $1,618,740 $1,608,440

$1,549,511 $0 $1,549,511 $2,615,340 $2,604,540

$500 $0 $500 $500 $0

$500 $0 $500 $0 $0

$500 $0 $500 $0 $0

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BUDGET 18-19

REVENUES & OTHR FINANCING SOURCES

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INSTRUCTION (FUNCTION 100) SUPPORT SERVICES (200) NON-PROGRAM TRANSACTIONS (400) TOTAL EXPENDITURES & OTHER FINANCING USES SPECIAL PROJECTS FUND

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$140,844 $22,383 $118,461 $871,944 $858,544

$90,844 $22,383 $68,461 $895,991 $945,991

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$225,499 $225,499

$225,499 $225,499

ASSETS LIABILITIES FUND BALANCE REVENUES & OTHR FINANCING SOURCES EXPENDITURES & OTHR FINANCING USE

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$191,499 $0 $191,499 $34,997 $34,780

$191,493 $0 $191,493 $34,994 $35,000

$4,006,376 $412,547 $3,593,829 $448,784 $412,547

$4,102,509 $417,315 $3,685,195 $508,680 $417,314

$3,827,415 $417,000 $3,410,415 $137,775 $412,555

$129,289 $69,527 $59,762 $438,269 $395,878

$184,104 $80,100 $104,004 $469,200 $424,958

$128,491 $56,590 $186,379 $539,798 $457,423

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PROPOSED PROPERTY TAX LEVY 2018-19 FUND GENERAL FUND NON-REFERENDUM DEBT FUND DEBT SERVICE FUND COMMUNITY SERVICE FUND TOTAL SCHOOL LEVY

ACTUAL 16-17 ACTUAL 17-18 $5,567,100 $6,261,888 $97,740 $102,861 $2,228,140 $1,618,740 $20,000 $20,000 $7,912,980

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BUDGET 18-19 $5,411,240 $100,610 $2,615,340 $60,000 $8,187,190

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BENNETT: In a group hunt, conversation turns to timing one’s shot FROM PAGE 11

full of other birds and wild critters that hold more life, bio mass, than any other land mass on earth. Swamps filter our drinking water, are a nursery for our fisheries and are great places to explore in the heart of nature.

This trip was a major father-son get away that included Chris and his dad Bob LeMay, Shaun

Floersch and his dad John, Josh and me and Chris and Shaun’s old high school buddy Dan Francois. It was a reunion of old guys and young men who love dogs, dry waders, living in a tiny North Dakota rental VRBO, good dogs and hunting ducks.

On the swamp the smaller flocks came right in but larger flocks of up to about 20 ducks would generally circle a few

times before committing and making that final approach.

Then it was a matter of when to shoot.

Do you take the one duck coming right in at you or do you think of the group and pass up that shot letting the flock circle one more time so everyone gets a shot?

Then after the entire flock leaves, including the one you could have taken, it’s time for that

age old discussion of should that single have been taken or not. About 30 seconds into that conversation another small group drops out of the sky, shotguns roar and dogs retrieve on command.

Distant shores are beckoning, Cancer. Now could be the time to start planning a getaway you have always dreamed of.

Enjoy this exciting trip.

LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 Romance may not be in the stars this week for you, Leo, as you are too distracted by work.

Make some time to come up for air and then focus on relationships.

VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, someone special to you may shower you with intense love and affection this week if you just find the time to connect. Clear your schedule for the rest of the week.

LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, if you play your cards

right, you will look back on this week with nothing but smiles.

Things will soon get sorted out, and this week will mark a turning point.

SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, things may not have been easy for you over the last couple of weeks, but your courage and stamina know no bounds. Keep forging ahead.

SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, your career is in a perfect place right now, so you can devote some of your attention to personal matters — even your love life. Start focusing on your feelings.

CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 You notice a definite boost in your energy level and drive this

week, Capricorn. It’s almost as if you’ve rediscovered a passion you tucked away for a while.

AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18 Cosmic dust will settle midweek and you will feel as if you have your power back, Aquarius. If you’ve been holding off on projects, now is the time to charge ahead.

PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, make a list of your priorities so you can focus your energy efficiently. You don’t want to waver when trying to get things done.

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

HOROSCOPES

ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, this is a great week to give that special someone in your life some extra love and attention. Your workloads have lightened across the board, so go the extra mile.

TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, all eyes are on you and all attention is focused in your direction. Stay grounded as much as possible as you become the center of attention.

GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 Keep a watchful eye on your domestic responsibilities, Gemini. It’s easy for the scales to tip in other directions, but nothing is more important than life at home.

CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 CLUES ACROSS 1. Boat structure 5. Affirmatives 10. From end to end 14. Ancient Syrian city 15. Plant parts 16. Anatomical feature of worms 17. Invests in little enterprises 18. Cuts the skin off 19. Noted child psychiatrist 20. Satisfies 22. Take by sips 23. Matched 24. It changed the world 27. U.S. Founding Father Adams 30. Father 31. Swiss river 32. They hold music 35. Spoke 37. Used to write 38. Cold wind 39. More competent 40. Test for high schoolers 41. Mild analgesic 42. Indian industrial city 43. Fellas 44. Short-tailed martens 45. No seats available 46. Golf score 47. A way to sink 48. Type of investment account 49. Songs 52. Type of sword 55. __ King Cole, musician 56. Type of vaccine 60. Site of the Taj Mahal 61. Languished 63. Ethnic group in South China 64. Prevent from seeing 65. Word of farewell 66. Charity given to the poor 67. Chops 68. Swiss capital 69. One point east of southeast CLUES DOWN 1. Type of hall 2. Swedish rock group

3. Long, narrow cut 4. Indicating silence 5. Talk at length 6. Wiped away 7. Sweet substance (alt. sp.)

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Thanksgiving is a foodie’s dream holiday.

Does it get any better than cooking a tasty meal for family and friends? Wait. What if some family members are not there? Is it still fun?

This year is different for me.

This year we will be going to someone else’s home. I don’t know what I was thinking back in July when I accepted the invitation—actually Wild Chow I do. I was overwhelmed and sad about the passing of my beloved dad. The thought of having a holiLisa Erickson day without him sounded painful and very…unfun. I miss my Pops.

Pops always made the stuffing, baked apple pies, and carved the turkey. My dad was a genius in the kitchen. He was not a formally trained chef, he just loved to cook, and cooked for everyone he loved.

Growing up, we’d go out to eat at some restaurant, and he would spend the next few weeks trying to master whatever he ordered. It didn’t matter if it was French fries or filet —he was game. He’d bake cookies and send us around the neighborhood delivering them door-to-door. He wanted to share his love of cooking and baking with everyone he knew.

He’s the reason I can cook or bake at all. He was a great example. If you’re feeling the same way I am, I understand. Loss is painful and change is hard—especially when someone you love will not be sitting with you this Thanksgiving.

I keep thinking, what would he want me to do?

I know he would not want me to be sad. He’d say something like, “Lisa, chin up. What did I teach you? You only get one life. Don’t spend it thinking about what has been, but what will be.” He’s right.

I will focus on other family members who will be present. I will be grateful for each and every one of them. I will do what my dad did. I will pour my heart into lovingly cooking for others.

Thank you, Pops!

Pops’ Chocolate Chip Walnut Cookies to Share 1 cup butter, softened 1 cup sugar 1 cup packed brown sugar 2 eggs 2 tsp. vanilla 2 1/2 cups flour 1 tsp. baking soda 2 Tbsp. milk, warm 1 tsp. salt 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips 1 cup walnuts, chopped Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.

In a large mixing bowl, cream together the butter and sugars until smooth and fluffy, about 3-4 minutes. Beat in eggs one at a time; add the vanilla. In another bowl combine flour, soda, and salt. Add to the creamed butter. Stir in the chocolate chips and walnuts. Drop by large spoonfuls onto prepared pans. Bake for 9 minutes. The edges will be light brown. Do not over bake. Cool on a wire rack.

Lisa Erickson is a food columnist who loves adventure and food. You can find more recipes at www. wild-chow.com or email her at wildchowrecipes@ gmail.com.

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Ground search for Jayme Closs scaled back BARRON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin authorities are scaling back their ground search for a missing 13-yearold girl whose parents were shot dead, saying Wednesday that their investigation into Jayme Closs’ abduction is entering a new phase.

Barron County Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald said in a Facebook post that the search for Jayme remains his number one priority and authorities will continue to analyze new leads. But he said incoming tips have declined, so authorities are transitioning from a roundthe-clock reactive operation to a more methodical investigative approach.

“I want to reassure the great residents of Barron County and everyone else across the nation who continue to support and follow this case that we have left no stone unturned,” Fitzgerald said.

Jayme has been missing since early on Oct. 15, when sheriff’s deputies responding to a 911 call found the door to her family’s home near Barron kicked in and her parents, James and Denise Closs, shot dead inside. Investigators believe Jayme was abducted and ruled her out

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“They have worked with passion, determination and resilience to solve this case and bring Jayme home. I am so proud of each and every one of them,” he said. He thanked community members who provided investigators with meals, people who submitted tips, and volunteers who helped search for Jayme, and he encouraged others to continue to report tips that might lead to her.

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A $50,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to Jayme.

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According to the National Weather Service, Wisconsin experiences an average of 3-6 winter storms during a season.

Last winter, Saxon in Iron County received 176 inches of snow.

The Stockbridge-Munsee Reservation in Shawano County had the highest 24-hour total with 23.8 inches on April 16.

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USDA launches interactive data tool to help rural communities address the opioid crisis Wisconsin Rural Development State Director Frank Frassetto announced today that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has launched an interactive data tool to help community leaders build grassroots strategies to address the opioid epidemic.

“Local leaders throughout the state of Wisconsin have been working diligently to combat the opioid crisis,” Frassetto said. “USDA is taking an active role by providing access to pertinent data to help them formulate solutions for prevention, treatment and recovery.”

The opioid misuse Community Assessment Tool enables users to overlay substance misuse data against socioeconomic, census and other public information. This data will help leaders, researchers and policymakers assess what actions will be most effective in addressing

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The Community Assessment Tool is free and available to the public. It can be accessed on USDA’s Rural Opioid Misuse Webpage or at opioidmisusetool.norc.org/.

USDA’s launch of the Community Assessment Tool closely follows President Trump’s declaration of October as National Substance Abuse Prevention Month.

Approximately 72,000 Americans died from drug overdoses in 2017; 49,000 of those deaths involved an opioid. Many of these deaths have been fueled by the misuse of prescription pain medications. The severity of the current opioid misuse crisis requires immediate action.

Rural Development partnered with the Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis at NORC at the University of Chicago to create the Community Assessment Tool. NORC at the University of Chicago is a non-partisan

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In April 2017, President Donald J. Trump established the Interagency Task Force on Agriculture and Rural Prosperity to identify legislative, regulatory and policy changes that could promote agriculture and prosperity in rural communities. In January 2018, Secretary Perdue presented the Task Force’s findings to President Trump.

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Social Worker Full-time/Non-Exempt Position

Children & Family Services Department Depends on QualiĨications

Specific responsibilities related to children with long term support needs, including children with physical, intellectual and/or developmental, emotional and/or behavioral disabilities, and those children who are involved in multiple systems of care. Must be a certified WI Social Worker, or be eligible for certification within 2 years of employment.

Deadline to apply: November 18, 2018 YOU MUST COMPLETE AN ON-LINE APPLICATION TO BE ELIGIBLE. For complete job description, position requirements, application, and details please visit our website at www.co.polk.wi.us, Employment Opportunities. AA/ EEOC

1st shift Hours 7:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. Job Description Position overview TDI is seeking a Project Engineer due to our current and continuing company growth. This position is critical in handling all projects from initial RFQ to final external and internal customer approval process.

Essential functions • Quote, plan, direct, manage and or perform activities required to satisfactorily complete front-end engineering efforts resulting in part / project approval meeting or exceeding customer requirements.

• Work intimately with customers from initial part concept throughout build process interfacing regularly in various forms of communication such as e-mail, Web conferencing, project timeline reports and face to face meetings as required.

• Monitor and manage costs, profitability, short- and longrange goals as emphasized by TDI management and mission statement.

Position qualifications Required qualifications • High School Diploma or equivalent, valid driver’s license, at least 5 years related experience in plastic engineering in an injection molding and or plastic injection mold making.

Preferred qualifications • Vocational / technical education in Tool & Die or Project Engineering related fields, Bachelor’s Degree in an engineering field with 5+ years of related experience a plus.

Skills & Ability Requirements • Must be able to interpret all design and fabrication documents pertinent to projects. CAD proficiency, specifically SolidWorks is essential.

• Management of mold design and building efforts including both domestic and offshore is critical function of job including resolution of issues to eliminate milestone delays.

T.D.I. offers Competitive wages and excellent benefits.

Qualified applicants can apply in person or by sending a resume to: Thermal Plastic Design, Inc. 1116 East Pine Street • St Croix Falls WI. 54024 Attn: H.R. Manager HR@tdimolding.com • www.tdimolding.com

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PT Evening Cook PT Dietary Aide 3:30 pm - 7:30 pm • 2 days a week and every other weekend

New Wage Scale and shift differentials Call Nicole 715-483-9815

SUBMITTED All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, race religion, marital status, color, genetic information, age, sexual orientation, gender identify, national origin, disability, veteran status or other protected status. 15-G0954

Royalty wins award

The Osceola Royalty attended the Anoka Halloween Grande Day Parade on Oct. 27 and won Best Royalty out of more than 90 royalties from Wisconsin and Minnesota. This is the first time Osceola has won the top prize at this parade. Pictured are Zoey Kulzer, Little Miss second princess; Savanna Grant, second princess; Harper Bowman, Little Miss Osceola; Abbie Stener, Miss Osceola; Megan Olson, first princess; and Madison Kirchberg, Little Miss first princess.

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Full/Part Time Days Full Time Evening Shift Part Time Nights New Wage Scale and shift differentials Call Nicole 715-483-9815

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, race religion, marital status, color, genetic information, age, sexual orientation, gender identify, national origin, disability, veteran status or other protected status. 15-G0954

‘Cruella De Vil has the last laugh’

The notorious Cruella De Vil and a handful of the 101 dalmation puppies she covets ran Studio A Salon Spa on Halloween.

From left, Sarah Jane Brown, Desirae Steffen, Trish Thompson, Monique Austin and Kristen Aarnio.

1ST AND 2ND SHIFT PRODUCTION 3RD SHIFT SANITATION MAINTENANCE Competitive Employee Benefit Package Includes

MEDICAL, DENTAL, 401k

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Apply today at our office:

ONE SNACK LANE, MINONG, WI or call Human Resources at 715.466.2234 for more information.

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