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\Answers emerge inlocal archaeologic finds

by Greg MarstenLeader staff writer

DRESSER – Some answers haveemerged from the first modern analy-sis of a cache of bones and fragmentsfirst recovered from a site east ofDresser almost 80 years ago.

The so-called Nye Bones Collectionhad been held in storage for most ofthe years since they were discovered inthe fall of 1934 at a marl harvesting sitenear Nye, outside Dresser. The discov-ery came about during the mining op-eration and was big news in thearchaeological field at the time, and byaccounts of the time, were said to in-clude up to 1,500 specimens, recoveredfrom a depth of between 10 to 18 feet,

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Taylor, 3, hung around and climbed on the monkey bars at the Webster softball field,enjoying the spring weather, which remained chilly this past week with only glimpses ofsummer-like temperatures. – Photo by Greg Marsten

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Expect to see a new display, similar tothis Interstate Park exhibit, at the PolkCounty Museum in Balsam Lake thissummer. The recently returned NyeBones Collection is nearly finished beingstudied by a team of Iowa scientists, withsome of the bones taking up residenceback in Polk County, where they werefirst found almost 80 years ago. - Photoby Greg Marsten

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NORTHERN WISCONSIN - Seventh District Congressman SeanDuffy has invited the public to view hisFacebook page to see the entries fromWisconsin’s 7th District in the 31st-an-nual Congressional Art Competition.“We have many tremendous submis-sions from the talented students in Wis-consin,” notes Duffy. “Be sure to ‘like’your favorites.” The image with themost “likes” before 5 p.m., Friday, May18, will receive the Viewers ChoiceAward and their artwork will be dis-played in Duffy’s Washington, D.C., of-fice for one year. Shown at right is aportrait titled “Drake” by AmericaHartmann, grade 12, of Chetek. - withsubmitted information

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LANDER, Wyo. - Dr. Sean Lewis, assistant professor of humani-ties at Wyoming Catholic College, has been selected as one of theNational Endowment for the Humanities’ Summer Scholars. He isthe son of Gordy and Maureen Lewisof Grantsburg. Dr. Lewis was pickedfrom a national applicant pool by theNEH and will participate in a semi-nar titled Tudor Books and Readers:1485-1603. The five-week programwill convene in Antwerp, Belgium;and in London and Oxford, England.The endowment is a federal agencythat, each summer, supports theseenrichment opportunities at colleges,universities and cultural institutions,so that faculty can work in collabora-tion and study with experts in hu-manities disciplines. The approximately 419 NEH Summer Scholarswho participate in these programs of study will teach over 73,000American students the following year.

Lewis grew up in a military family, living in Massachusetts, Ger-many, New York, Virginia, Texas and Alaska. He received his Bach-elor of Arts in English from the University of Dallas, then earned aMaster of Studies in English from University College in Oxford,England. His master’s dissertation on Chaucer passed with distinc-tion. He continued his graduate studies at the Catholic Universityof America. - with submitted information

Dr. Sean Lewis receives national recognition

CUMBERLAND - Annually since 1992, Wisconsin IndianheadTechnical College has presented Distinguished Alumni awards tooutstanding diploma and degree gradu-ates. Alumni selected for the award havedistinguished themselves professionallyin their careers and have demonstratedextensive service to the college and theircommunity. Jeanette Olsen of Cumber-land embodies the heights that a WITCgraduate can go on to reach and is beinghonored with the 2012 WITC-Rice LakeDistinguished Alum Award. Olsen re-ceived an associate degree in nursingfrom WITC in 1995. She is now an in-structor in the ADN program. Olsen willbe presented the award at the WITC-Rice Lake graduation ceremony andthen will give the commencement ad-dress. The ceremony is Friday, May 11,at 7 p.m. at the UW-Barron County gymnasium. The public is in-vited. Olsen was nominated by fellow instructors in the nursing pro-gram, Marge Jost, Mary Nedland and Bruce Davenport, as well ascurrent student, Candis Paul. The most common word they used todescribe her is “dedicated,” – as a nurse, an instructor and as an ad-visor to students. - from WITC

Olsen honored by WITC

The woods in spring can offer discoveries such asmorel mushrooms and a baby kildeer. - Photo at left byJohn Reed, photo above by Becky Amundson

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Van versus motor home proves fatalPOLK COUNTY - A 59-year-old Barron man is

dead after a near head-on collision between a mini-van and a small motor home at around 3:30 p.m. onThursday afternoon, May 3, in the village of ClearLake.

The collision occurred near 25th Avenue on Hwy.63, when a northbound Ford Windstar driven byTerry Barber, 59, crossed into opposing traffic andstruck a Chevrolet motor home, being driven byRobert Jessen, 80, Bemidji, Minn.

Jessen required extrication from the motor home,while Barber was pronounced dead on the scene byPolk County Medical Examiner Jonn Dinnies.

A passenger in the minivan, Sarah J. Barber, 29,Barron, sustained unspecified injuries in the crashand was transported by ambulance to Amery Re-gional Medical Center for treatment. A passenger inthe motor home, Edith Jessen, 79, Bemidji, was alsoinjured and transported to ARMC.

According to Polk County Sheriff Peter Johnson,it was the fifth motor vehicle fatality of 2012, and thecause remains under investigation. Assisting thePCSD on the scene were Clear Lake Police and Firedepartments, Amery Fire and both Amery and ClearLake Ambulance. - Greg Masten

A motor home driven by Robert Jessen, 80, Bemidji, Minn., (photo at right) and a van driven by Terry Barber, 59,Barron (photo at left), collided on Hwy. 63 in the village of Clear Lake last Thursday, May 3, claiming the life of Bar-ber. It was the fifth traffic-related fatality in Polk County thus far in 2012, the fourth to occur within the past monthin the county and seventh to occur in Burnett and Polk counties in the past month. - Photos from Polk County Sher-iff’s Dept.

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MADISON - To help track theWest Nile virus, state health officialshave reactivated the statewide, toll-free dead bird reporting hotline at800-433-1610. “Certain dead birdscan act as an early-warning systemfor West Nile virus activity in anarea,” said Dr. Henry Anderson,state health officer. “Finding thevirus in birds indicates that WestNile virus may be present in thelocal mosquito population, whichcan be helpful in triggering specialprevention and insect-control meas-ures.” For more information onWest Nile virus go todhs.wisconsin.gov and type WestNile in search engine. - with submit-ted information

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individuals are needed every day tomaintain an adequate blood supplyfor patients in need. “Donatingblood is an easy way to help othersand only takes about an hour ofyour time,” said Katie Hedlund, co-ordinator of Burnett County Redcross Blood Services. The next blooddonation opportunity is Tuesday,May 15, at the Siren CovenantChurch fellowship hall, 7686 LoftyPines Road, Siren. – submitted

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Frac mine leak in Burnett CountySilt enters St. Croix River

by Gregg Westigard,Leader staff writer

BURNETT COUNTY – A leak of soil par-ticles from a containment pond at the onlyfrac sand mine in Burnett County has beendiscovered and stopped. Water containingfine sand escaped from the Soderbeck minejust off Hwy. 70 west of Grantsburg near theSt. Croix River bridge and moved south intothe river. The leak was first noticed by a cit-izen on about Sunday, April 22, and re-ported to DNR authorities on Wednesdayevening, April 25. The mining operation wasshut down by the mine operator the nextmorning and has been closed since while anew containment pond is built.

It is not known how much seepage therewas into the river, but Mike Caron, directorof land use affairs for the Tiller Corporation,said the pond where the leak occurred wasnewly constructed and first put into use im-mediately before the weekend of the 22nd. Ithad only been in full use a few days beforethe problem was reported. He said the con-tainment area was used to hold processedwater used in the sand-washing operation.The water contained fine particles of sandwhich would settle out before the water wasreused. Caron said there were no chemicalsin the water.

The water seeped through the contain-ment system, according to Dave Ferris, Bur-nett County conservationist. The dischargethen moved through the mine site along olddrainage ditches, south into a large wetlandnorth of Hwy. 70, under the highway andthrough the DNR camp ground in an un-named creek that flows into the St. Croix.The creek was the color of coffee with milk,a witness reported, and a plume of dis-charge was visible in the river for severaldays. Ferris says the creek and river havenow returned to their normal appearance.

Ruth King, DNR storm water specialist atthe Spooner office, said that the operationhad a DNR issued storm water permit, butthat the permit was for an internally drainedpit which did not require the filing of astorm water pollution prevention program.She said that at the time the permit was is-sued, in May 2011, the permit applicant

picked that option. King said that the de-partment policy has changed since then, andall future permits will require the stricterpermit. She said the site will be monitoredmore closely as a site with active ponds.

Ferris said Tiller has been very coopera-tive in addressing the issue as soon as it wasreported and voluntarily stopped the wash-ing operation immediately. Tiller is buildinga new containment pond which will be in-spected before the wash operation resumes.Ferris said the Burnett County Land andWater Conservation Department has issueda nonmetallic mining permit for the opera-tion. That permit covers the reclamationprocess for a mine but also oversees opera-tions.

King said that everyone involved locally,including DNR conservation warden ChrisSpraight, Ferris and Paul Cook from theland and water department took very quick

action once the problem was discovered.King and Ferris say they are learning aboutfrac sand mining very rapidly. Ferris said hisdepartment is talking to other countieswhere frac sand mining has been active.King said her office is changing its permitpolicy. “We will keep it from happeningagain,” King said.

The DNR storm water permit was issuedto Interstate Energy Partners, Minnetonka,Minn., the owner of the Soderbeck mine. In-terstate hired Tiller to operate the site. Cor-man said that Tiller is a 65-year-oldfamily-owned sand, gravel and asphaltcompany that supplies the construction in-dustry.

“Everyone at Tiller has taken this very se-riously,” Corman said. “We deal in valuednatural resources and often operate nearother valued resources that must be pro-tected.”

This unnamed creek through the DNR campground by the St. Croix on Hwy. 70 turned the colorof coffee with cream recently when sand and water seeped from a frac sand mine north of the high-way. - Photo submitted

Barrett to face off with WalkerPolk and Burnett voters side

with state votersby Greg MarstenLeader staff writer

BALSAM LAKE/SIREN – MilwaukeeMayor Thomas Barrett was both the localand overwhelming statewide choice ofDemocratic primary voters in the Tuesday,May 8, special recall primary, earning him aballot spot in a face-off with embattled in-cumbent Republican Gov. Scott Walker nextmonth in a rematch of the previous 2010 gu-bernatorial election - which Walker won byabout a 5-percent margin.

Barrett defeated fellow Democratic chal-lengers Kathleen Falk, Sen. Kathleen Vine-hout, Secretary of State Doug LaFollette andGladys Huber for the right to challengeWalker.

Walker won his Republican primary inlopsided fashion, taking 97 percent of Re-publican votes, with a token anti-Walkerchallenger, Arthur Kohl-Riggs, garneringabout 3 percent of rebel primary votes.

Pundits had speculated that the true Dem-ocratic race would be between former DaneCounty Executive Falk and Barrett, al-though Barrett won by a 58- to 34-percentsplit statewide, Vinehout earned about 4percent, LaFollette about 3 percent andprotest challenger Gladys Huber gettingabout 1 percent statewide.

The percent-age splits inPolk and Bur-nett countiesfor Barrettwere right inline withstatewide re-sults, with 54percent (1,561votes) for Bar-rett in Polk,and 58 percent(697 votes) ofthe Democratvotes in Bur-nett County.Falk came insecond in both

counties, as well, earning 27 percent of theDemocrat voter endorsements in both Polkand Burnett.

Because Wisconsin has a so-called “openprimary,” voters can cross party lines in pri-maries, and there had been concerns on bothsides of the aisle about so-called “fake” orprotest candidates, which Huber was in theDemocratic primary, and Kohl-Riggs was inthe Republican primary.

While there was no Republican primaryrace for lieutenant governor on the Republi-can ticket, as incumbent Lt. Gov. RebeccaKleefisch had no challenger, the same wasnot true on the Democrat ticket, where self-professed “fake” Democrat Isaac Weix of

Elmwood ran as a Democrat, just as he didlast year during the Sheila Harsdorf 10thSenate District recall primary. Weix has pre-viously run as a Republican in regionalraces.

Weix garnered a larger percentage thanever this time around, arguably because ofthe “open” primary rules, where each officeis considered a different race, hence allow-ing Republicans to vote in the Democraticlieutenant governor’s primary. Weix took inapproximately 26 percent of the lieutenantgovernor’s vote, second to DemocratMahlon Mitchell, a Fitchburg firefighter andformer real estate agent. Mitchell took in 52percent statewide, with Democrat IraRobins coming in third with 22 percent, be-hind Mitchell and Weix.

The June 5 special recall race will now bea closely watched rematch, with Walker fac-ing the possibility of being just the thirdgovernor ever recalled, nationwide. Therace is sure to be bitterly partisan and alsolikely to be one of the most expensive everin the state, as partisan forces have been fill-ing campaign coffers dramatically, with pre-liminary donations on both sides of the aislealready bypassing total 2010 gubernatorialcontributions.

There will also be four regional Senate re-call elections, in Districts 13, 21, 23 and 29,with Democratic candidates decided onTuesday, as well.

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Year this FridayFREDERIC - Frederic Grocery

has been named Frederic Businessof the Year and will be honoredalong with Citizens of the Year Dr.Larry and Linda Pederson andVolunteers of the Year, Ken andKris Hackett, this Friday, May 11,at Hacker’s Lanes.

Tickets to the banquet neededto be purchased in advance byMonday, May 7, but those wish-ing tickets after that date may callRebecca Harlander at 715-327-4836. Cost of tickets is $13.

Dinner begins at 6 p.m. with aprogram following. - with submit-ted information

Thomas Barrett

Walker raises two-thirds of campaign money from out of stateby Shawn Johnson

Wisconsin Public RadioMADISON - Gov. Scott Walker raised

two-thirds of his campaign money fromoutside Wisconsin in his most recent re-port filed with the state’s election agency.

According to an analysis from the Wis-consin Democracy Campaign, more than$8 million of the roughly $13 million thegovernor raised this year came from indi-vidual donors living in other states. That’s

66 percent of all the governor’s individualcontributions. It follows a reporting pe-riod covering late last year where the gov-ernor raised 61 percent of his money fromout-of-state donors.

Democracy Campaign Director MikeMcCabe says it’s a huge break from thepast when it raised eyebrows if a candi-date received 10 percent of his campaignfunds from out of state, “Clearly this isseen as a national referendum now and

wealthy donors with a national agendasee Wisconsin as a domino. And theywant to make sure that that domino fallsin a direction that favors them.”

Among the Democrats running for gov-ernor, former Dane County ExecutiveKathleen Falk received the most out-of-state money. Forty-three percent of herfunding from individuals came from out-side Wisconsin. Milwaukee Mayor TomBarrett received 13 percent of his funding

from out of state. Secretary of State DougLa Follette largely self-funded his cam-paign, and state Sen. Kathleen Vinehoutraised a total of just $44,000.

Contributions to candidates’ campaignsare just one measure of the the campaignmoney flowing into Wisconsin. Groupslike the Republican Governors Associa-tion and the Democratic group GreaterWisconsin Committee have also been run-ning TV ads in the governor’s race.

Village results postedFREDERIC - Frederic Village voters

cast votes in the recall primary elec-tion Tuesday, May 8, with the follow-ing results:

Walker - 98; Kohl-Riggs - 3; Huber -5; Vinehout - 4; La Follette - 1; Falk -19; Barrett - 48; Weix - 50; Mitchell -50; Robins - 15; and scattering - 2. -submitted


Hoping to have newbridge by summer 2013


BALSAM LAKE – The Balsam Lake Vil-lage Board approved a proposed time linefor construction of a new bridge/culvertconnecting the lake proper to the BalsamLake millpond to the south, under CTH I.The new culvert would be much largerand more elaborate than the existingstructure, allowing more typical-sizedboats to pass through and under thecounty road, for resident access and com-merce.

The time line was revealed by TrusteeJeff Reed at the board’s regular monthlymeeting on Monday, May 7. It was neces-sary for the board to approve the generaltime line for things like permitting and co-ordination, and gives the first view ofwhen the new bridge is expected to becompleted.

According to Reed, the plan de-sign/review phase should be at least 80percent complete by the end of June, withpermits filed by the end of that month.The final design should then be presentedby the August, with bidding documentsfor that final design being prepared by Oc-tober or November.

Bidding for the project(s) should beready for publication by March 2013, withan April 2013 final bid approval. Con-struction should begin about one yearfrom now, in May 2013, with a 30- to 40-day construction window meaning theproject should be wrapped up by mid-

June 2013. The village, county and otheragencies can prepare permits when theproject design is at least 80 percent com-plete, which is why the time line is neces-sary.

“Nothing is set in stone,” Reed said, andhe eventually noted that the entire projectand property ownership would then betransferred to Polk County, once it is com-pleted.

The board gave tentative approval tothe project time line, with a more exten-sive outline coming in the next few

months.

In other board business:• The Balsam Lake Smart Growth Com-

mittee gave an update on several plans,including the creation of a subcommitteeto determine the best possible location fornew lodging, weighing impacts, location,available land and more.

The smart growth group also will weighsignage at the new Cornerstone Park, atthe corner of CTH I and Hwy. 46, which iscurrently under construction.

The board also discussed adapting aversion of the county purchasing policy,and using it as a “Buy Local” policy,where they would give preference to localsuppliers, if the price difference was neg-ligible.

“I think it’s a great idea,” stated TrusteeCaroline Rediske.

• The tax incremental financing com-mittee is following up on several issuesafter meeting with state Rep. Erik Sever-son. They are using several existing devel-opers agreements as templates for theirown agreements, so they can be readywhen needed. They held a meeting withSeverson recently to try and get statewideassistance for finding potential tenants forthe village industrial location that is cur-rently empty.

• The board approved a name changefor a small stretch of Idlewild Trail, whichis a dead-end, private road on the north-west side of the village, after requestsfrom several of the residents, who say theaddress is both confusing and historicallyinaccurate.

“It was called the Rabbit Trail for many

years,” stated resident Roger Kiemele,who said the residents have offered to payfor the name change.

It was unclear when the road wasnamed, but it likely occurred during thecountywide 911 emergency addressprocess. The board agreed to do thechange to Rabbit Trail and will need toregister the name change with the countyand other officials.

• The village hired Ayers and Associ-ates to do a lower Balsam Lake Dam in-spection, at a cost of $1,850. The damrequires engineer inspections every 10years.

• The village sewer and water commit-tee outlined a plan to contract with VeitEngineering for sewer lining for a portionof Idlewild Street, at a cost of $13,266.

The committee also recommended thepurchase of new well control system, fromAutomatic Systems, Inc. at a cost of$32,788, with $28,000 to come from the de-partment’s cash investment fund and theremainder to be borrowed from the vil-lage general fund. The new system willallow more flexibility on remote monitor-ing and will eliminate the need for muchof the landline telephone costs of monitor-ing.

“If the controls we have now fail, we’redone,” stated village public works Direc-tor Darryl Ince.

The board also passed a recommenda-tion from the State Public Service Com-mission to adjust water rates, starting nextyear. The PSC rate increases are meant tohelp pay for system upgrades like the wellcontrols. The new rates are yet to be deter-mined.

Balsam Lake board gets time line on new millpond bridge

The Balsam Lake Village Board voted tochange the name of this tiny street to RabbitTrail, which is how the locals have known it fordecades. – Photo by Greg Marsten

by Priscilla BauerLeader staff writer

GRANTSBURG – Grantsburg AreaChamber members and guests packed themeeting room of the Wake-Up Call coffee-house on Thursday, May 3, awaiting thearrival of Wisconsin Secretary of Adminis-tration Mike Huebsch.

Huebsch began his address by tellingthose in attendance he had an optimisticmessage for them.

“Wisconsin is going to come back,” saidHuebsch, smiling out at the crowd.

Huebsch said the big news indicatingthat a comeback is already happeningcame out of a CEO magazine ranking ofstates business climates. Wisconsin rosefrom 41 to 24 and is now in the top 20 inthe nation as seen by the nation’s top com-panies CEOs.

Huebsch said in the first quarter of 2012,6,500 manufacturing jobs were created,and Wisconsin is in the nation’s top 10 forcreating manufacturing jobs.

“We need to have jobs for our childrenso they can stay in Wisconsin,” Huebschtold the group. “We need to get back to thebread and butter industries of agricultureand manufacturing.”

Stan Peer, representing the Grantsburg

Industrial Corporation, asked Huebschwhat was being done to supply manufac-turing plants, such as Grantsburg’s ParkerHannifin, with trained workers. “Parkeris hiring 50 new employees and can’t findenough trained people to fill them,” statedPeer.

Huebsch shook his head in acknowl-edgement, saying there was a shortage of

trained manufacturing workers andchanging that was a top priority of Gov.Walker.

Huebsch said he’d like to see the state’stechnical schools and even middle andhigh schools get back to offering basicshop classes to students.

The secretary cited a survey showing adisconnect in people’s attitudes about themanufacturing industry. While the surveysaid 80 percent of people felt manufactur-ing was important, only 17 percentwanted their children to choose a career inmanufacturing.

When asked about the recent decisionby a mining company to pull the plug on

a proposed mining project in northernWisconsin, Huebsch said Wisconsin hasvaluable minerals, which could help inproviding jobs. “We have to take advan-tage of the minerals we have to providejobs for generations.”

“There were lessons learned from therecent mining proposal decision,” Hueb-sch commented. “We can do mining in away that will keep the environment pris-tine.”

In his closing remarks, Huebschthanked those attending for the contribu-tions made to their community, “Peoplelike you are the backbone of Wisconsin.Thank you for doing what you are doing.”

Secretary of administration speaks at Grantsburg Area Chamber meetingG r a n t s b u r g

Area Chambermembers andguests packedthe meeting roomof the Wake-UpCall coffeehouseon Thursday, May3, to hear Wiscon-sin Secretary ofAdministrationMike Huebschspeak on job cre-ation in northernWisconsin.

Stan Peer, representing the Grantsburg Industrial Corporation, talked with Secretary of Ad-ministration Huebsch in Grantsburg about the problem local manufacturing plants have in find-ing trained people. – Photos by Priscilla Bauer

State warns those onBadgerCare of premium increases

by Shamane MillsWisconsin Public Radio

STATEWIDE - Wisconsin is sending outnotices to those on BadgerCare tellingthem about increased premiums the fed-eral government recently ap-proved.

In order to deal with a deficit in theMedicaid budget, state officials asked thefederal government to allow cuts thatoriginally would have affected 64,000 peo-ple. That request was scaled back consid-erably by the Centers for Medicaid andMedicare Services, but the agency is al-lowing Wisconsin to charge those onBagderCare more. Wisconsin’s HealthSecretary Dennis Smith, says the changesallowed through a federal waiver will

save the state $28 million, but Wisconsinstill had a shortfall of $82 million as ofMarch, “We’ve had success. We needmore successes. More than anything else,we need the economy to turn around sopeople are going back to work.”

Smith spoke at a Madison luncheon or-ganized by Wisconsin Health News.Smith says BadgerCare recipients affectedby the premium increases will get a gen-eral notice first then a specific premiumamount later. He estimates that 70 percentwill be able and willing to pay the in-creased premium. Those opposed to thehike disagree. The Wisconsin Council onChildren and Families estimates 17,000people will leave BadgerCare or be turnedaway under new rules.


Polk Highway plans its futureHighway facility study starts

by Gregg WestigardLeader staff writer

BALSAM LAKE – The Polk CountyHighway Committee started its strategicplanning process Wednesday, May 3,when it held its first meeting after thecounty board elections. They will look atroad ratings, miles of service, levels ofservice, and planning for the highwaybuilding. This was the first meeting fornew committee member Tom Magnafici.

Planning for the highway facility led offthe process. The county has committed toa time line of resolving the facility issue by2017, looking at the options of buildingnew or remodeling the present site. High-way Commissioner Steve Warndahl toldthe committee that he had received the go-

ahead from county Administrator to DanaFrey to get things started by seeking anengineering firm to look over the previousfacility studies and present a recommen-dation to the county board. Under thetime line, a choice of options will be madein 2013 at the latest.

New bonding money for the project willnot be available until 2015, Frey said, buta plan should be in place by then. A newor remodeled facility, possibly on newland, would be completed by 2017, justbefore the 80th birthday of the presenthighway shop.

The planning goal for road rating is todecide how good the 330 miles of countyhighways should be. The system has nowbeen brought up to an average rating of 7,with a rating of 10 being the best, a “new”road. At present, 62 percent of the road

segments, by road miles, are at 7 or better.Warndahl said the present departmentphilosophy is to follow the six-year roadplan to fix the roads and keep them main-tained. Frey told Warndahl that new roadimprovement bonding might be part ofthe bonding for a facility in the future,after the present debt starts to be reduced.

The number of miles of county high-ways is an ongoing discussion. Someroads have been identified as local roadsthat could be turned over to town govern-ments, while some local roads have a highvolume of use and might be proper targetsfor county operation. An example of aroad that might be turned over to a towncould be CTH S, while a high-usage roadthe county might want to take over wouldbe extending CTH O for a mile to the Bur-nett County line. The town involved

would need to accept any road spun offfrom the county system and Warndahlsaid the county would need to bring theroad up to a good level before a townwould take it. The issue will stay on thecommittee agenda for planning.

Lastly, Warndahl said the committeeshould decide what level of service the de-partment should aim for or is satisfiedwith, for example, what level of wintermaintenance is desired. On the otherhand, how much effort should the depart-ment put into controlling invasive speciesand related issues. The state is coming outwith new guidelines and the county canset its standards for the department to fol-low.

The highway strategic planning will bean ongoing topic on the highway commit-tee agenda.

Grantsburg School Boardhears report on the district’snew online charter school’sopen enrollment numbers


GRANTSBURG – Grantsburg SchoolBoard members eagerly awaited an en-rollment report for district’s new onlinecharter school from iForward Interim Ex-ecutive Director John Jacobs.

Jacobs appeared at the board’s Monday,May 7, meeting to give the board, whatPresident Dave Ahlquist later commentedas encouraging enrollment numbers.

Jacobs reported to date a total of 416 en-rollment applications had been receivedfor iForward.

Responding to Ahlquist’s remark, Ja-cobs said it was important to note, “Theseapplications do not correlate directly intoactual students. Families are still goingthrough the decision-making processthroughout the summer months.”

Jacobs reminded the board studentslooking at enrolling in an online school

can apply to up to three schools.Jacobs told the board there are also ap-

proximately 200 currently enrolled InsightSchool students who will be continuingon with Grantsburg’s newly renamediForward virtual charter school. “Theseare currently open enrolled students of theGrantsburg District who will be remain-ing with the program,” explained Jacobs.“iForward’s open enrollment numberswill become more concrete as we progressthrough the summer and families makean educated decision as to what educa-tional program fits their needs for the up-coming school year,” commented Jacobs.“Hopefully on day one we’ll be startingwith approximately 400 students.”

Jacobs told the board iForward staffwould be going to various locationsaround the state to meet with studentsand their families, and exact enrollmentwill be better known as staff worksthrough the summer months leadingthrough the September third Friday count.

The board approved the open enroll-ment applications for iForward of 325 reg-ular education students and to deny fivestudents who are outside of the ages theschool serves.

The board voted to give Superintendent

Burgin the authority to act on behalf of theboard as special education and expulsionrecords are received and reviewed to de-termine applications approvals and de-nials. “This will allow iForward to act in atimely manner upon the receipt ofrecords, ensuring we are nimble and re-sponsive to families who have an interestin enrolling with iForward,” said Jacobs.

Jacobs was later asked to give anoverview of the iForward program. “WithiForward now an instrumentality of theGrantsburg School District, we are work-ing very hard to build additional programcomponents beyond the traditional high-quality online learning experiences mostonline programs provide,” said Jacobs.

“These additional program componentsall revolve around building an opportu-nity for students to obtain success throughengagement, relevance and 21st centuryreadiness in an online environment. Aspart of the 21st century readiness, iFor-ward, over time, will continue to developunique opportunities for students to max-imize their exposure to future career path-way courses, experiences and skills,”Jacobs added.

“Technology currently transforms oursociety on a daily basis, and iForward is

one means of leveraging technology as away to meet varying educational needs offamilies throughout Wisconsin,” said Ja-cobs.

In other board business:The board completed the 2012 reorgan-

ization of board committees and board of-ficers by voting to keep the same officersand committee assignments membersheld in 2011-2012.

The transportation committee set a dateto hold transportation contract negotia-tions for 2012-2013 with bus contractors.

Insight School of Wisconsin ExecutiveDirector Karl Peterson gave the Insightquarterly report. Peterson reported the In-sight School will close on June 29.

The board approved the resignation ofPeter Denn as Grantsburg Elementarycustodian.

The board approved the WIAA contractfor 2012-2013 school year.

Coming out of closed session the boardapproved final notices of nonrenewals for2.2 full-time employees.

Applications adding up for iForward

Insight School of Wisconsin Executive Director Karl Peterson gave the Insight quarterly report to the Grantsburg School Board during theboard’s Monday, May 7, meeting. Peterson reported the Insight School would close on June 29. – Photos by Priscilla Bauer

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Interim iForward Executive Director JohnJacobs was present at the Grantsburg SchoolBoard’s Monday, May 7, meeting to give anupdate on the district’s new virtual charterschool’s enrollment applications.

$51,000 past dueto Polk County


BALSAM LAKE – The issue of the En-deavors Adult Development Center leasewith Polk County had a stop at the prop-erty committee Monday, May 7, on itsway to the full county board on Tuesday,May 15. And Endeavors came in for somequestions and comments from committeemembers. After a long discussion, theproperty committee recommended thatthe lease issue be postponed until after aproposed joint meeting of the propertycommittee and the Endeavors Board ofDirectors.

The county board resolution gives thesupervisors the option of accepting a re-quest from Endeavors to modify theirlease or rejecting the offer and reinstatinga default order notice. That could lead toa lease termination.

While the Endeavors lease issue hasbeen a property committee item since2009, this was the first time the item was

presented to three new members of thecommittee, Tom Engel, Harry Johansenand Warren Nelson. County Administra-tor Dana Frey started the presentation bysaying he had received two unpleasantsurprises in recent months, first that En-deavors was buying fuel from the countyeven though the county cannot sell tax-exempt fuel to nongovernment users, andsecond, that Endeavors had stopped pay-ing the county. Frey also pointed out indi-rect costs, such as the depreciation cost ofthe building, which Endeavors is notcharged for.

The new members all expressed con-cern that the issue existed. Engel said itsounds like an issue of overall manage-ment problems, and Nelson said a dead-line needs to be set to resolve theproblem. Committee Chair Larry Jepsensaid he has heard the discussion for manyyears, and it is not moving forward. Hesaid a joint meeting is needed and mightbe an education for the Endeavors board.

Endeavors now owes Polk County$51,376 for lease payments and servicesgoing back to December 2011 accordingto background information provided to

the committee by Frey. That total includescredit for a $9,000 payment made by En-deavors as part of an offer from the or-ganization to amend the lease. Endeavorshad stopped making payments to thecounty in December after an apparentmisunderstanding on their part. Thecounty responded on April 12 with a de-fault notice to Endeavors demanding im-mediate payment of $15,600, the past duerent amount of the total debt at the time.

The Endeavors debt includes a balanceof $9,500 for rent after deducting the$9,000 just received. The rent cost underthe current lease is $2,900 a month. Thereis also a fuel bill of $34,655 due to thehighway department and $7,221 due thecounty for maintenance services. The En-deavors fuel account with the county wasshut off in mid-April.

The Endeavors lease amount has beenan ongoing issue since the spring of 2009.That was the time when Endeavorsswitched from Polk County Human Serv-ices to NorthernBridges as its main rev-enue source. The Endeavors payment tothe county had included a rent amountthat was billed through to the state as a

means of obtaining a higher federal reim-bursement for services. The details of thatarrangement were worked out by formerhuman services director Richard Kam-merud in 2002. The change to Northern-Bridges stopped that arrangement.

Endeavors had agreed to a leaseamount of $60,000 a year for 2009 and2010. That was reduced by agreement to$30,000 for 2011 with an agreed return to$60,000 for 2011. Last fall, Endeavors toldthe county that it could not afford the$60,000. The property committee in Octo-ber 2011, proposed a 2012 lease amountof $34,800, and that is the amount in the2012 budget. Endeavors, in a letter datedApril 26, is asking that the 2012 paymentbe reduced to the previous $30,000. In theproposal, Endeavors would pay $1,000 amonth from January through June and$4,000 a month the other six months.Under that plan, their $9,000 would coverrent through May.

No one from Endeavors attended theproperty committee meeting, and theirletter did not mention the $41,876 pastamount for fuel and maintenance.

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by Shawn JohnsonWisconsin Public Radio

STATEWIDE - Democrats are pressingGov. Scott Walker to explain why he’sspending money on a legal defense fundif he’s not the target of a sweeping JohnDoe investigation.

The governor’s most recent campaignfinance report showed that he trans-ferred $60,000 from his campaign to alegal defense fund. This is permittedunder state law, if a person is being in-vestigated or charged with a violation ofelection or campaign finance laws. Someof Walker’s former aides when he wasMilwaukee County executive have beencharged with those types of crimes aspart of an ongoing John Doe investiga-tion. Walker has not been charged andhas said he’s not personally under inves-tigation.

State Democratic Party ChairmanMike Tate says it begs a question; “If

Scott Walker is not a target of the JohnDoe investigation, as he claims, how is helegally permitted to establish and oper-ate a legal defense fund?”

The Democratic Party says it filed acomplaint with the Government Ac-countability Board saying Walker’s useof a legal defense fund seemed to bebreaking the law, and if it wasn’t, thepublic deserved to know more details.The party’s move came on the same daythat Democratic gubernatorial candidateTom Barrett called a press conference tohighlight the ongoing John Doe investi-gation.

Walker’s campaign issued a statementreiterating that Walker was not the targetof this investigation and that this fundwas set up under the guidance of theGovernment Accountability Board.Walker’s campaign also accused theDemocratic Party of trying to win anelection by engaging in a witch hunt.

Dems press Walker to explainlegal defense fund

by Glen MobergWisconsin Public Radio

MADISON – Appellate judges are ask-ing the Wisconsin Supreme Court to hearthe so-called “prayer death case,” inwhich a Wausau-area couple was foundguilty for not seeking medical help fortheir critically ill daughter.

Dale and Leilani Neumann were con-victed of reckless homicide in separatetrials for the death of their 11-year-olddaughter Madeline Kara. The coupleprayed for her, but did not call a doctor,as she lay in a diabetic coma. In his trialin 2009, Dale Neumann was adamantthat he had the right to rely solely onprayer, even if meant that Madeline Karawould die, “And if you read the Gospels,and you read the Epistles, any mentionthat Jesus had, he never went to a doctor.Ever.”

Marathon County Judge VincentHoward told Dale Neumann that free-dom of religion is absolute when it

comes to belief, but that it does not pro-tect conduct, “In this nation, the sanctityof your religious beliefs is protected bythe constitutional guarantee. But what isoverlooked, and overlooked by you, isthat the guarantee is a limited one. It pro-tects religious belief, but not religiousconduct and practices.”

At issue are conflicting Wisconsin statestatutes. One makes parents responsiblefor the well-being of their children, butanother allows prayer as a substitute formedical treatment. Leilani Neumann’sattorney, the late Gene Linehan, pre-dicted in 2009 that the WisconsinSupreme Court would eventually haveto take the case, “This has to go up to thestate Legislature. It has to go to theSupreme Court, so we get a statewidestandard that is in writing before the sit-uation occurs.”

Now, the appeals court in Wausauagrees that the case should go to thestate’s highest court.

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MAY 9, 2012 - INTER-COUNTY LEADER - NEWS SECTION - A - PAGE 7Fate of county library coming toPolk County Board

Resolution would phase outmost services


BALSAM LAKE – The future of the PolkCounty Library Federation could be de-cided by the County Board at its Tuesday,May 15, meeting. A resolution would de-fund the library in the 2013 budget, findan alternative way to continue the jailreading and literacy program, and re-es-tablish a former committee to prepare atransition plan for the other county libraryservices.

A similar resolution came within onevote of passage in December. The new res-olution is a response to a new report, AnEvaluation of the Polk County LibraryFederation, written by county Administra-tor Dana Frey which was released inMarch. The library federation is thecounty’s central library which provides anumbers of services to county residentsand the 10 local libraries.

The resolution mentions a number ofreasons for closing the central library now,including changing needs for library serv-ices since its founding in 1974, new tech-nologies and an increased county expensefor debt service, energy, health care andhighway materials which must be coveredwith a limited amount of county funds. Itpoints out that the library federation is nota mandated program.

“The central policy issue to be decidedby the Polk County Board of Supervisorsis simple: to what extent should taxpay-ers, specifically those outside of munici-palities with libraries, fund libraryservices beyond the statutorily requiredminimum level,” Frey writes in his evalu-ation. “This decision on library fundingmust be made in the context of severelylimited resources.”

The detailed 55-page study looks at thefive library programs including outreach,books by mail, books to the jail, libraryservices and technical support. Each com-ponent is evaluated as to its cost, its cur-rent need and alternative ways of beingcarried out. Frey says that many libraryprograms required in 1974 when thecounty library was established have nowbeen met in other ways. He says state lawsand technology have changed, but thecounty library has not kept pace withthose changes.

“Smaller counties with library servicesand stand-alone libraries (of which Polk iseffectively the last) have been left with

only two options: to abolish them or con-tinue to inefficiently provide services,”Frey says. He goes on to say that if thecounty board decides to continue the li-brary federation, it must review all its pro-grams to make sure they fill the mission ofthe library and whether the services are ofbenefit to the county residents living in thetowns since they pay the property taxesthat support the library. The Polk CountyLibrary Plan for Service Committee, a re-quired body that has not been active forseveral years, would be re-established toredefine the library’s mission if the boarddecides to continue the operation or toprepare the transition if the library is to beclosed.

The county board came within one voteof closing the library last December. Thatresolution directed the county administra-tor to develop a process to close the libraryby the end of 2012. It failed by a vote of 11yes to 12 no. During floor debate at theDec. 20 meeting, some supervisors saidthey wanted to wait until the evaluationby Frey was completed and delivered.Voting to close the library were PatriciaSchmidt, Herschel Brown, James Edgell,Brian Masters, Ken Sample, Craig Moriak,Kris Kremer-Hartung, Kim O’Connell,Gary Bergstrom, Neil Johnson and LarryVoelker. The 12 votes to not order the clos-ing at that time were cast by Harry Jo-hansen, Dean Johansen, KathrynKienholz, Marvin Caspersen, Randy Korb,Russ Arcand, Warren Nelson, Jay Luke,George Stroebel, Larry Jepsen, GerianneChristensen and William Johnson.

County library programs were rankedlow in a survey of county board prioritiesconducted last May. The supervisorsranked 75 county programs. Books to thejail was ranked the second least importantprogram, outpaced to the bottom of thelist only by gopher bounties. Technicalsupport to local libraries ranked fifth leastimportant and books by mail ranked sev-enth.

The book to the jail and technical sup-port were the two programs Frey singledout as services of value. However, he saysthat the services can be done far more ef-ficiently and funded differently. Frey con-cludes his evaluation by saying that thelibrary has lost its focus and has manyprograms that are only marginally relatedto its mission. He says the programsshould be reviewed and ends the evalua-tion by stating “Given the current finan-cial environment, it is more importantthan ever that this be done, and soon.”

Man violates no-contact order,while walking home from jail


ST. CROIX FALLS – A 46-year-oldScandia, Minn., man is facing severalmisdemeanor bond jumping chargesafter repeatedly ignoring no-contact or-ders with a woman he isaccused of beating lastyear.

According to the ini-tial police report, hewent to woman’s homeafter being drunk on themorning of Sunday,May 6, and when policearrived, they evenfound him sleeping inher home.

He was arrested later that day for vio-lating the restraining order by calling thewoman and leaving messages on hervoice mail, while he was walking home

from jail.Troy E. Thiele, 46, Scandia, has long-

standing no-contact orders with the fe-male victim, after an incident over a yearago in St. Croix Falls. He has amassed nofewer than a dozen bond violations sincethen and has also incurred other chargesof battery and disorderly conduct alongthe way.

Thiele is awaiting court appearanceson the various charges since. But whenhe was released on bail on May 6, he lefton foot from the Polk County Jail in Bal-sam Lake, and within a few minutes, theformer victim called police to say he hadalready called her and left messages, vi-olating his no-contact orders. Policefound Thiele walking just a few blocksfrom the jail, and while he denied mak-ing the calls, his cell phone historyproved otherwise.

According to the probable cause reporton the latest violations, Thiele reportedlycontinued to threaten law officers duringboth incidents. His next court appear-ance is yet to be scheduled.

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Full library evaluation on county Web siteJust posted but hidden


BALSAM LAKE – The full 55-page eval-uation of the county library federation,written by county Administrator DanaFrey, is now on the county Web site. But itis not easy to find. The Polk County homepage is not user friendly.

However, the report can be found byfollowing this trail:

Start at co.polk.wi.us. On the homepage, under County Links, click Depart-ments. On the left margin, not in the mid-dle of the page, click Administration. Onthat page, at the top, click Evaluations.The library study is there as the onlychoice.

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• Where to write •

Making sure something is written“Even small towns need to see the good, bad and ugly,” reads a headline in the lat-

est issue of the National Newspaper Association's Publisher's Auxiliary.Steve Andrist, publisher of the Crosby (North Dakota) Journal, reminds fellow jour-

nalists of their challenge to create responsible journalism.Andrist sets the stage in his guest editorial by quoting Brian Harden, mayor of Rock-

land, Me., one of four towns in that state to recently lose their newspaper. In Rockland’scase, it was a newspaper that had been published for 163 years.

“I'm shocked and saddened,” Harden told the Bangor Daily News. “I loved myCourier; whether it was to read the obituaries or to see who had been arrested. A com-munity our size needs to have a newspaper. Whether or not I liked what was written, itwas important that something was written.”

Andrist noted that while most news published by smaller papers can be character-ized as good news, smaller papers must also publish stories that are characterized asnegative. Readers, he says, want to know if someone is dumping septic waste near astream – even if it's someone who sits next to them or in the next pew at church. Theywant to know if a pedophile is arrested in town and if the offender is in the same coffeeklatch.

He goes on to focus on conflicts in publishing negative stories that involve advertis-ers in the newspaper.

All of his points are familiar for us here at the Inter-County Cooperative PublishingAssociation, where we publish two community papers, the Leader and the WashburnCounty Register. Sharing Andrist’s points with our readers, while somewhat self-fo-cused, seems appropriate.

Readers are sensitive to how negative news is written, accusing us one time of por-traying a man who hit a deer with his vehicle as a villain. In other instances, we’re cal-lous in not projecting some insight into stories as to why people do the things they dothat leads them to jail. Readers make excellent points and keep us pondering the bestways in which to “hold up the mirror” to our communities.

The “negative” stories are derived from arrest records and officer reports that don'tnecessarily include all sides of the story but much of the time include a “probablecause” for criminal charges being filed.

Law enforcement agencies, including the State Patrol, issue news releases now thatinclude a disclaimer about how people accused of crimes are presumed innocent untilproven guilty in a court of law. Sometimes people who find themselves in the justicesystem and on the front page of the local newspaper feel like it's the other way around -guilty until proven innocent. Perhaps rightfully so.

Polk County Sheriff Pete Johnson, when offering news of his department’s activities,includes the following disclaimer about PCs - probable cause reports - which often arethe media’s only source of information.

“The probable cause reports are simply a report stating the 'probable cause' that thearresting officer had at the time of arrest. It is used by the district attorney, defense at-torney and judges in the court's initial appearance to assist them in determining, first,whether or not there was enough 'probable cause' for the arrest; second, if the chargestated by the officer is appropriate and third, to assist the judge in setting bond. Thedistrict attorney also uses the probable cause report as a basis to complete the criminalcomplaint, which is the official charging document ...”

A probable cause report is not the same as a criminal complaint, the sheriff noted. Aprobable cause report shows why the person was arrested but they are not officiallycharged with a crime until a criminal complaint is filed - and those charges may differfrom the ones noted on a probable cause report.

Just a bit of insight for those who read the police blotter and arrest stories.Although Andrist didn’t dwell on small-town criminal reporting, his thoughts apply

to all news that isn’t so digestable. “We see an informed and engaged citizenry as criti-cal to having a vital community,” he wrote.

And that’s why, he concluded, it’s important that something is written whether ornot everyone likes what is written.

Who we areCensus figures can give us insight into what path we're on or how far we’ve ad-

vanced - or in some cases, haven’t advanced - as a community, county or state.They certainly can serve as red flags. For example, in Burnett County we know that

there is a higher percentage of children in poverty than many other counties in thestate. Using numbers provided by the criminal justice system – as the Leader did sev-eral years ago – we were able to point out there were more child sexual abuse cases lo-cally prosecuted than the average county in Wisconsin.

Those numbers couldn't go as far as to tell us the exact reasons for such poverty, orwhether the higher than average assault cases were due to better reporting and prose-cution efforts, for example, but it brought us awareness and an impetus for stronger ef-forts to investigate as to why.

Recently Leader reader and regular letter writer Rich Hess compiled census informa-tion comparing Burnett and Polk counties. Hess often offers insightful analysis of thenumbers, but in this case, he simply offered the numbers to area media for publication.

Readers can draw their own conclusions.Here are a few comparisons using census figures from 2000 and 2010:• Polk County (population 44,205) is 2.86 times larger than Burnett County (15,457).

From 2000 to 2010, Polk County's population grew by 7 percent (approximately 3,000people) but Burnett County's population decreased a bit – by 1.4 percent, or a loss ofabout 200 people. Of course, Burnett County's population continues to swell to morethan 40,000 in the summer months (estimate, not census related). Statewide the popula-tion grew by 6 percent to 5.7 million residents.

• People tend to be younger in Polk County where nearly a quarter of the residentsare under 18. The under-18 group represents about 20 percent of Burnett County’s pop-ulation. In Burnett, about a quarter (23.10 percent) of the residents are 65 or older com-pared to just 16 percent in Polk.

• Burnett has more aging residents and more veterans, 12 percent to about 9 percentfor Polk.

• Median household income figures show Burnett at approximately $39,000 andPolk at $49,000.

• Both counties have approached or exceeded 10-percent unemployment.• Based on 2006 to 2010 figures, Burnett County has twice the amount of people

below the poverty level in terms of percentage, 18.5 percent compared to 9.6 percent forPolk. The state average during that period was 7.9 percent.

It seems redundant to say it again, but jobs likely remain the key factor in keepingcommunities and schools growing, or at least maintaining a quality level of life. It cer-tainly plays into some of the numbers listed above.

Editorials by Gary King


C O O P E R A T I V E - O W N E D N E W S P A P E R

State programsavailable to help seniors,

veterans and citizensAs I travel around the 10th Senate Dis-

trict visiting with residents, I often hear offrustration with the difficulty in accessinginformation about Wisconsin and stateprograms. While technology advance-ments make it easier to access informationonline, these resources are often difficultto utilize for those without computers orreliable Internet service. This columnseeks to provide some helpful informationon a number of state programs that areavailable to residents.

The Department of Health Services hasrecently announced a move to streamlinethe Board of Aging and long-term carehelpline with the Medicare Part Dhelpline. Prior to this move, when seniorscalled in with questions relating toMedicare Part D, they would generally bereferred to a different number, oftentimescausing confusion. By combining these re-

sources, the department intends to pro-vide seniors with improved access tocounselors and overall better customerservice. Seniors can access this helpline at800-242-1060.

In addition to this newly announcedhelpline, state agencies provide a numberof resources and programs for seniors.Another program offered by DHS is Se-niorCare, which provides eligible seniorswith affordable prescription drug cover-age. Since its creation in 2001, SeniorCarehas been a popular program due to anumber of factors. When compared toMedicare Part D, SeniorCare is easier andmore affordable for seniors as well asbeing more cost-effective for taxpayers.For more information on SeniorCare ac-cess the toll-free customer service line at

800-657-2038.To provide state residents with assis-

tance in regards to tax issues, the Depart-ment of Revenue provides a helpline tothose with questions on state taxes at 608-266-2772. Inquiries on tax refunds can bemade by calling toll-free 866-947-7363. Ina related subject, state law also providesfor an innovative program for seniors tohelp with their property tax bills whilefostering community partnerships withschools. The Senior Tax Exchange Pro-gram is an optional program for localschool districts that provides property taxcredits for seniors that volunteer at publicschools. Please contact your local schoolto see if they are participating in this pro-gram or the Department of Public Instruc-tion at 800-441-4563 for more information.

Another issue that citizens frequentlycontact me on is consumer protection.Unfortunately, those perpetrating scamsoften target seniors and other vulnerablepopulations. The Department of Agricul-ture, Trade and Consumer Protection is re-sponsible for identifying these scams andassisting those that have been the target offraud, as well as providing information on

avoiding fraudulent activity. DATCP’sconsumer protection hotline is 800-422-7128. DATCP also administers the state’sno-call list and those interested in addingtheir landline and/or cell phone numberto the state no-call list can call 866-966-2255. It is also important to remember thatif you are on the no-call list, you will needto renew your number every two years.

I recently hosted Department of Veter-ans Affairs Secretary John Scocos to ourarea for listening sessions with veterans.DVA administers a number of programs tosupport our veterans, including trans-portation to VA medical appointments, as-sistance to needy veterans, and theVeterans and Surviving Spouses PropertyTax Credit. Those interested in more in-formation on veterans programs can calltoll-free 800-947-8387 or contact yourcounty veterans service officer.

I encourage you to make use of these re-sources when needed. As always, feel freeto contact me for assistance on these orany other issues by calling toll-free 800-862-1092 or visiting my Web site atwww.harsdorfsenate.com.

SheilaHarsdorf10th DistrictSenate

• Letters to the editor •

SSppeecciiaall wweeeekkssMay 6-12, is a week to celebrate both

National Hospital Week and NationalNurses week. This week marks thelargest health-care event that focuses onhospitals history, technology and dedi-cated health-care professionals.

The celebration of National HospitalWeek began in 1921. Nine years later, thefirst hospital opened in Grantsburg onNov. 19, 1930, and has enjoyed commu-nity support for over 80 years. As we rec-ognize that everyone has a choice inhealth care, please know that we remaingrateful for the ongoing community sup-port we receive.

On May 6, Burnett Medical Centerjoined with health-care organizationsthroughout the United States in celebrat-ing Nurses: Advocating, Leading, Caring,as part of National Nurses Week. The pur-pose of the weeklong celebration is toraise awareness of the value of nursingand help educate the public about the rolenurses play in meeting the health-careneeds of the American people.

In honor of the dedication, commitmentand tireless effort of the nearly 3.1 millionregistered nurses nationwide to promoteand maintain the health of this nation,BMC is pleased to recognize nurses every-where on this particular day for the qual-ity work they provide seven days a week,365 days a year.

Often described as an art and a science,nursing is a profession that embraces ded-icated people with varied interests,strengths and passions because of themany opportunities the profession offers.As nurses, they work in emergencyrooms, school-based clinics and homelessshelters, to name a few. They have manyroles, from staff nurse to educator to nursepractitioner and nurse researcher, andserve all of them with passion for the pro-fession and with a strong commitment topatient safety.

These dedicated professionals make apositive difference in the lives of thosethey touch. They truly are the heart ofhometown health care, delivering quality,valued, compassionate community-basedcare, close to home.

As valued members of Team BMC,these women and men serve patients inthe clinic and the hospital, as well as ourresidents in the community care center.

I enjoin your readers to join me in pub-lically recognizing and thanking the manyhardworking health-care professionalsthat care enough to care for you and yourloved ones.

Gordy LewisCEO, Burnett Medical CenterGrantsburg

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Ms. Phernetton is understandably frus-trated about fact-checking ObamaCare,aka, The Patient Protection and AffordableCare Act of 2010; if you dare, check all 906pages of it at www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS111hr3590enr/pdf/BILLS-

111hr3590enr.pdf/. Probably few haveread it all, including lawmakers.

Still, good facts make good politics, socheck out a reliable digest of the bill, suchas www.healthcare.gov/law/index.html/.

The social principle of insurance is sim-ple: everyone pays a fair share so every-one benefits when needed. Not everyonecrashes, yet auto insurance is mandatory.Everyone suffers illness or injury. Healthinsurance improves health; healthy peo-ple do better at school, work, raising chil-dren and avoiding violence. America canbe only as healthy as its people. This isan issue neither “R” nor “D” but “A” forAmerican; the mandate was first pro-posed by the conservative Heritage Foun-dation and Senate Republicans in the1990s as an alternative to Clinton’s Hilary-care. If the mandate is ruled unconstitu-tional, expect Canadian-style single-payerinsurance to be back on the table.

We begin objecting to rules about age 2,first from parents, then teachers, ulti-mately politicians. Yet, as we mature andlearn to play with others, we realize rulesare necessary, not too many, just enough,for example, mandatory motor vehicle in-surance, medical malpractice insurance,stop signs, speed limits, crosswalks,school attendance, child support, religiousfreedom, domestic violence, etc. Imaginea Packers–Vikings game without rules.

ObamaCare has imperfections that needfixing, nevertheless, the American Med-ical Association and a majority of youngphysicians support ObamaCare becauseit’s better than what we had before. Why?Doctors see uninsured patients every dayand witness the suffering; it’s heart break-ing when a patient can’t afford the healthcare they need.

Mr. Scoglio correctly guessed my workas an academic doctor, but he seems not toknow I served 800 adults as primary caredoctor for 42 years on the faculty of ourpublic medical school and continue as asubstitute. He also labels my words as“Madison logic,” which I assume means“liberal”; as a university and capitol town,the people of Madison are more educatedand liberal than the state generally. Whathe doesn’t know is that I spend enoughtime in Siren to stay politically centered.At least he didn’t say “Madison commu-nist logic” as my mother might have.More on Scoglio’s letter another time.

Norman Jensen, M.D.Madison and Siren

AA nnoottee ttoo tthhee tteeaacchheerrssA teacher has 180 days to make a differ-

ence in a child’s life. With three elemen-tary students in the St. Croix Falls SchoolDistrict, we were fortunate to get threeamazing and wonderful teachers in thesame year. We couldn’t be happier. More-over, when you feel you have a wholeschool led by a fabulous group of individ-uals who are working together for thecommon good of all children and families,you want to sing their praises. We aresinging.

From top to bottom, our classrooms arefilled with talented educators who are

doing their best each day to see that ourstudents succeed. Our hallways are filledwith art, students are sharing their musicthrough spring concerts, and our childrenare exploring on field trips. Our library isbustling with activity that is carrying overinto our home. The kindergarten campusat Dresser is so filled with positive energythat some days it seems the roof could“pop!” Springtime brings real live babychicks, a hedgehog, an Arbor Day celebra-tion and more. You have to experience thejoy and love at the schools to believe it.The list of Community Education offer-

ings is terrific. We know how hard it isgetting to provide all of this in the presenteconomy, and yet St. Croix Falls Schoolscarry on.

We want to express our gratitude to theschools and say, “Happy Teacher Appre-ciation Week to all educators!” May youcontinue to make the difference.

Proud Saints fans,Melissa Ward and familySt. Croix Falls

FFuunnddaammeennttaall iissssuueeWhat is the fundamental issue facing

Republicans, Independents and Democ-rats in the June 5 election? Gov. Walker’sleadership faces a judgment call. No mat-ter how they voted, all citizens hope thattheir leaders will bring people together sothat the state can move forward to addressthe serious issues it faces. Crisis times testleaders. Vision and the capacity to under-stand what is needed is critically impor-tant.

In January of 2011 the nation was stillreeling from a historic recession, most per-sons suffered from uncertainty or finan-cial hardship and the state faced a criticalbudget deficit.

Instead of asking everyone to helpsolve the state economic challenge, Walkerrushed through an agenda that dividedand polarized Wisconsin. We needed lead-ership that would inspire and rally Wis-consin citizens. Thoughtful dialog and agenuine respect for varied opinions wasdemanded. What sacrifice was requiredfrom each of us to put the state on a pathto fiscal health and stability?

Knowing what is best during times ofcrisis is very hard. But leadership that isthoughtful, respectful and tries to achievecommon agreement can arrive at solu-tions that, although unpleasant, can be ac-cepted by a majority of citizens.

Effective leadership recognizes that ourdemocratic system must use our govern-mental legislative process if careful, delib-erate and wise legislation is to be passed.Walker and the Republican legislatorstaught us a lesson. When a radical agendais bulldozed through a legislature there isa backlash. When the legislation tries toroll back decades of history the backfire istruly explosive. Outrage from all seg-ments of society was directed at Madisonas thousands protested. That sense of rageand betrayal finally culminated in almosta million recall signatures.

The greatest disservice to our civil soci-ety was pitting public workers and teach-ers against taxpayers. These public

servants were willing to make concessionsto help the budget, but the governor madethem scapegoats. Effective and worthyleadership in a democratic society doesnot exploit fear and suspicion and doesnot undermine our mutual respect foreach other. In a partisan environment weespecially need leaders that heal and helpus work together. Walker’s divisive lead-ership fails that most important leader-ship test.

Fred KramerSpooner

LLaatteesstt rrhheettoorriiccI don’t understand the latest rhetoric re-

garding ObamaCare. It doesn’t matterwhat anyone thinks. It was jammed downthe people’s throats by Obama and therest of the current Socialist Party (formerDemocratic Party). Sixty-seven percent ofthe voters were against it (CBS poll donetwo days prior to passage). It still gotpushed through without a hitch. It tookObama’s visits and promises of $2.2 bil-lion in pork to sway any socialist senatorthat didn’t support it, but it went through.

It’s now in the hands of the SupremeCourt. This is the same group that mayshift Medicare and Social Security from aninsurance to an entitlement. I will predictthe outcome: It will pass by a 5-4 majority.Those voting for it: Kagan and Sotomayer(both owned by Obama), Ginsberg, Breyerand Kennedy. Those voting against it:Roberts, Scalia, Alito and Thomas.

Kagan should recuse herself becauseshe in fact crafted the ObamaCare law andhelped Obama circumvent constitutionallaws. Never mind legal ethics with theObama administration, there are no ethics.

Anyone notice that none of the CBS,ABC, NBC or other news agencies are ask-ing why Kagan is taking part in the dis-cussions? The far-left liberal news mediadoes not want Obama to start calling themFox-type news.

The WEA, We the 99 percent, Progres-sives, Socialist Party and other entitlementgroups will be elated and jubilant thatpeople who actually pay for things, nowhave to pay more.

Dave WilhelmySiren

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Ground is broken for new Habitat home to be built in CenturiaFirst day on build isSaturday, May 12

by Jackie ThorwickSpecial to the Leader

CENTURIA – A group of about 40 people gathered onSaturday, May 5, in a vacant lot on the edge of Centuria,to celebrate the start of a new beginning in the life of alocal family.

The Van Vleet family, now of Dresser, will work to-gether with Wild Rivers Habitat for Humanity to build ahome for their family there. Their family has been strug-gling with housing for years. They are now living in arental home that is so moldy, it is making them sick. Italso keeps them struggling financially, as the heating billsare astronomical. In a few months’ time, the Van Vleetfamily will move into a simple but healthy and highly ef-ficient home that they will have built together with thenonprofit organization dedicated to eliminate povertyhousing and volunteers who want to help.

The Rev. Diane Norstad, of Faith Lutheran Church inBalsam Lake, led the brief outdoor service. She told of heraffection for the Van Vleets, who are members of herchurch and whom she encouraged to apply to Habitat fora home. She asked God’s blessing on the family, on thebuilding of the home, asking for the safety of everyonewho works on the home.

“This home will be the result of a six-way partnershipwith Habitat,” said Eric Kube, executive director of thelocal Habitat affilliate. “Thrivent Financial is an impor-tant partner in this build,” he said, explaining they willdonate over $56,000 toward the cost of building thehome. “The village of Centuria is also a partner, as theydonated the land for us to build on,” he said. “And theVan Vleet family is a partner, as well as the many donorsand the many volunteers who will make this home a re-ality.”

Matthew Bobick, of the Thrivent Financial office inLuck, also spoke at the ground breaking. He thanked themany people involved in working on a Habitat build andexplained that Thrivent Financial invests its profits back

into the communities of its members. “This is just one ofmany examples of how Thrivent gives back to the com-munity.”

After the ceremony, the winners for the Habitat rafflewere drawn. The grand prize winner of the 50/50 rafflewas Connie Aronson, of Centuria. Other winners of giftcertificates to the ReStore were Laura Ritten, Greg Friend-

shuh, David Weiss and Marceil Rogers.Kube announced the first day of the build will be on

Saturday, May 12. All those interested in helping to buildthe home are welcome, he said. Volunteers don’t have tobe an expert at it. “And we’re also always looking forthose who would like to make a lunch for the workers.”Workdays will be Thursdays and Saturdays from 8 a.m.to 4 p.m. for about three months.

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The children in the Van Vleet family enthusiastically broke ground for their soon-to-be-built home. – Photos by Jackie Thorwick

Members of the community who broke ground Saturday, May 5, for the Habitat home to be built in Centuria included from left,David Markert, president of the village of Centuria, Matt Bobick of Thrivent Financial, Eric Kube, executive director of Habitatfor Humanity, and the Van Vleet family – Dakota, Brian, Kylie, Sierra in front of Denise, and Keith, Brian’s father.

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Reforms reach$1 billion in savings

MADISON - State Sen. Sheila Harsdorf, R-River Falls,lauded last week’s announcement that $1 billion in sav-ings have been realized since the enactment of budget re-forms last year.

“Local governments and the state budget are seeing thepositive results from our efforts to reform governmentand begin bringing spending in line with what taxpayerscan afford,” said Harsdorf. “The efforts to restore fiscalsanity to Wisconsin are showing to be successful, includ-ing the balancing of the state budget, a reduction in bor-rowing, and the payment of unpaid bills left over from theprior administration and Legislature.”

Entering this legislative session, the state Legislaturefaced a number of challenges including an over $3 billionbudget deficit, reductions in federal funding for medicalassistance and other programs, and outstanding debtsowed by the state, including the illegal raid of $200 millionfrom the Injured Patients and Families CompensationFund. Harsdorf cited the work by the state Legislatureand governor in balancing the budget, paying our state’sbills and reducing borrowing that has resulted in an im-proved credit outlook for Wisconsin.

“The latest numbers on savings to state and local gov-ernments demonstrates the state Legislature’s commit-ment to limiting government spending and puttingtaxpayers first,” said Harsdorf. “Tough decisions weremade to honestly balance the budget without accountinggimmicks or pushing debt off onto future generations.”

As part of the $1 billion in savings, school districts fromacross the state that reported competitively bidding outhealth insurance plans saved $220 per student per year onaverage. Tools provided to local governments are also al-lowing for greater flexibility and innovation in compen-sating employees and providing services. - from the office ofSen. Harsdorf


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and reportedly included “mostly bison bones. “ Thoseearly reports came forth in a field study by University ofMinnesota scientists Samuel Eddy and Albert Ernest Jenks,who described the find in detail for a 1935 Science maga-zine article.

The assemblage had since been held at the Bell Museumas part of the University of Minnesota collection until justa few months ago, when they were returned to Wisconsinfor study and eventual display in the state, including inthe Polk County Museum in Balsam Lake.

The makeup and number of bones has never really beenvery clear, but an in-depth study commenced over thewinter in Ames, Iowa, where noted Iowa State Universityanthropology professor Matthew G. Hill studied the col-lection. Hill was one of a handful of people involved in a2010 expedition to the original Nye marl pit site, wherethey attempted to work with the landowner, local histori-ans, Polk County Historical Society and state historical of-ficials, as well as Native American representatives andother researchers to review the Nye spot, on exploring theoriginal dig site and possibility of a renewed dig.

While a new archaeological dig is unlikely at best, thecache of bones is turning out to answer quite a few ques-tions already, according to Marlin F. Hawley of the Mu-seum Archaeology Program at the Wisconsin HistoricalSociety in Madison. Hawley has been instrumental inbringing the bones out of their Bell Museum dark storageand into the light. He has been working with Hill andother scientists and local officials to bring the bone collec-tion back to Wisconsin.

In an update received just last week, Hawley outlinedsome of the details that have emerged from ISU’s more de-tailed forensic study.Remains of 20 to 25 animals

Hawley said Hill and the ISU team have found that thecollection contains the partial remains of a variety of be-tween 20 to 25 animals, which is a smaller number thanwas collected at an Interstate Park excavation a few yearsprior to the Nye find. That dig yielded the remains of 44animals. Hawley also said the Nye cache is quite a bitsmaller than Eddy and Jenks first reported.

“As I have mentioned before, there are far fewer bonesin the collection than the 1,500 mentioned in the 1935 arti-cle, but we assume broken specimens were discarded orlost,” Hawley said. “Were the whole collection still extant,there might be a few more animals.”

While they knew the collection contained many dozensof partial bones and fragments, the ISU study has donemore in several months than was done in all the years

since the find. All along, one of the pressing questions has always been

how and why the animals died at the Nye location. Haw-ley, Hill and others who embarked on the return expedi-tion in 2010 believed the location was likely a lush feedingarea millennia prior, when the animals roamed. Some ofthe early reports of the find speculated that it may havebeen a “kill site” for local natives of the time, but that the-ory is fading fast.

“The cause of mortality for these animals is not clear, butapparently did not involve human hunting,” Hawley said.“None of the bones exhibits cut marks, impacts, etc., sug-gesting hunting and butchering. There are young, middleaged and old animals.”

While the potential for Nye being a find of ancient na-tive hunting grounds or an encampment may have beenabandoned, the ISU analysis has a few new mysteries to beanswered, including about some of the Nye animals teeth,which Hawley openly wondered about in his update:

“Few of the Nye bones show anywhere near the damageto tooth enamel as was found in the Interstate Park bisonsite bones, though we do not really understand the impli-cations of this yet,” Hawley said. “It may be that with ra-diocarbon dates, it will start to make sense, but we willhave to wait and see.”

Dating of collectionHawley said Hill has completed a detailed analysis of

the entire collection and has sent off samples for radiocar-bon dates. “We expect these almost anytime,” Hawleysaid. While they have pending results on an isotopic studyof the teeth, “The expectations are low ... there are also con-cerns this may not yield much information,” he added.

The fact that the bones have never been studied with amodern eye and equipment is also revealing a few foiblesof the process and also shows information gaps aplenty.

“The bones were collected in a more or less haphazardfashion, and we assume this accounts for some gaps in theage ranges of animals in the collection,” Hawley said. “Thediscontinuous nature of the age structure may make theisotopic study less complete and valuable.”

He said the teeth are still with Hill at ISU, but are even-tually bound for further analysis at the Illinois State Mu-seum, where another scientist who has been involved inthe procurement and analysis, Chris Widga, may take ashot at extracting more information, but Hawley is notsure it will reveal any more information and warned thatfurther analysis might be fruitless.

State historical society team comingA team of people from the Wisconsin Historical Society

is planning a trip up to Balsam Lake in the coming weeksto review a proposed exhibit for some of the find at thePolk County Museum, which promises to be a landmarkevent locally.

“The studies have taken longer than expected, and westill do not have the dates to tell us how long ago these an-imals died,” he said, noting that he is drafting a short re-view of the Nye Bones Collection process, which includesthe initial research, interviews and accidental connectionsthat led to reacquiring the cache, subsequent study andeventual results once the radiocarbon data is finalized.That short article will appear in The Wisconsin Archaeol-ogist, and with that publication, Hawley is hoping it mayinspire further interest by other scientists and officials.

“We intend to incorporate the data into our monographon the Interstate Park bison site, too. We haven’t donemuch with the manuscript on this site of late, partly as wehave been awaiting the return of Nye and now the radio-carbon dates,” Hawley said. “The bones have been studiedmore intensively in the past two to three months than inthe past 75-80 years!”

Hawley and others are also in the early stages of plan-ning the Balsam Lake exhibit, which they hope will be agreat addition to the museum later this summer.

“It might be more interesting for many if it was a‘kill/butchery’ site, but it is a very important site in whatit can tell us about the region thousands of years ago, andthat is definitely a story worth telling, too,” he said.

While the mystery of the bones is slowly being solved,the background, science, details and even a few newqueries makes the find even more intriguing.

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That part of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter (NE- NE) and the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter (SE-NE), lying East of the town road as now laid out and traveled, Section Thirty-four, Township Thirty-six North of Range Sixteen West, (34- 36-16)

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RUMMAGE & HUGE BAKE SALE Some things will be marked and some are

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Polk County circuit courtSagal A. Abdirahman, Min-

neapolis, Minn., speeding,$225.70.

Jerrold R. Anderson, St.Croix Falls, speeding, $295.00.

Zenryu D. Anderson, NewRichmond, speeding, $175.30.

Robert A. Behun, Centuria,nonregistration of auto, not guilty.

Madeline J. Caroon, Osce-ola, speeding, not guilty plea.

Andrew J. Case-Allan,Brooklyn Park, Minn., operatingwhile suspended, $200.50.

Adam D. Chenal, Frederic,fail/stop at stop sign, $175.30.

Brandon R. Chenal, Frederic,texting while driving, $187.90.

Kenneth R. Devries, Edina,Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Shannon L. Dickinson, St.Croix Falls, operating motor ve-hicle w/o proof of insurance, seatbelt violation, not guilty pleas.

Joseph J. Fultz, Centuria,speeding, $200.50.

Ryan D. Gosso, Milltown,seat violation, $10.00.

Cassandra A. Hatella, NewRichmond, speeding, $175.30.

Elija A. Hayes, Siren, nonreg-istration of auto, $175.30.

Tyler R. Hayes, Webster, seatbelt violation, $10.00; operatingmotor vehicle w/o proof of insur-ance, $10.00.

Jerry B. Hemauer, ClearLake, operating while revoked,$200.50.

Tyler J. Hollern, Clayton, seatbelt violation, $10.00.

Christopher D. Holmquist,Siren, seat belt violation, $10.00times two; operating motor vehi-cle w/o proof of insurance,$10.00.

Julie B. Holmquist, Osceola,speeding, $175.30.

Shane T. Holst, Cumberland,speeding, $175.30.

Stephanie T. Hurtubise, Bal-sam Lake, operating motor vehi-cle w/o proof of insurance,$10.00.

Authur E. Johnston, Duluth,Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Shauna R. Jorgenson, Luck,speeding, $175.30.

Terrence D. Klemish, St.Croix Falls, fail to stop/improperstop at stop sign, not guilty plea.

Bryan C. Kuhl, Turtle Lake,seat belt violation, $10.00.

Rachel L. Lefler, Cushing,speeding, $175.30.

Daniel I. Livingston, Cen-turia, speeding, $175.30; operat-ing while suspended, $200.50.

Karen I. Livingston, Luck,operating while suspended, notguilty plea.

Ryan S. Loeffler, Osceola,failure to notify police of accident,$263.50.

Christine A. Mammenga,Osceola, operating motor vehiclew/o proof of insurance, not guiltyplea.

Andrew M. Matter, HagerCity, speeding, $175.30.

Michael L. Mattson, BalsamLake, speeding, $114.50.

Richard A. Matz, operatingmotor vehicle w/o proof of insur-ance, $10.00.

Daniel S. McDonald, Hud-son, operating motor vehicle w/oproof of insurance, $10.00.

Justin L. Nelson, BalsamLake, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Jack E. Neumann, Frederic,seat belt violation, $10.00.

Robin R. Parker, Minneapo-lis, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Therese M. Parker, BalsamLake, fail to stop/improper stopat stop sign, $175.30.

Benjamin L. Perry, Ham-mond, operating a motor vehiclew/o insurance, $200.50.

Candace R. Phillips, Hud-son, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Nicholas C. Savage, Amery,operating while suspended, notguilty plea.

Scott G. Schmid, Centuria,seat belt violation, $10.00.

Cody S. Schostek, Luck,fail/attach snowmobile registra-tion decal, $162.70.

Brad G. Sloper, Milltown, seatbelt violation, $10.00.

Randi L. Smith, Oshkosh, op-erating motor vehicle w/o proofof insurance, $10.00.

Seth R. Stolpman, Osceola,fail/stop at stop sign, $175.30;failure to notify police of accident,$263.50; inattentive driving,$187.90; operating motor vehiclew/o insurance, $200.50.

Timothy D. Swanson, Cen-turia, fail to stop/improper stop atstop sign, $175.30.

Tammy D. Todd, Turtle Lake,speeding, $175.30.

Cody L. Trealoff, Centuria,speeding, not guilty plea.

Brady T. Turner, Centuria,speeding, $175.30.

Daron S. Walter, St. CroixFalls, speeding, $200.50.

Marilyn J. Wilcosky, Mill-town, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Andrew T. Yager, Clayton,fail/yield at uncontrolled intersec-tion, $175.30.

RUMMAGE SALE Fri., May 11, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Sat., May 12, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.

310 Park Ave., Frederic Girls clothes, NB - 3T; jrs., misses, men’s, young men’s clothes; newer couch and chair; TVs; 24” vanity w/sink;

hurricane lamps; patio chairs; misc. household; Precor stretch trainer; bedding. Priced to sell

Denise, Casey, Doreen, Maryanne, Ginny • 715-220-1481

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Burnett County circuit courtAnn M. Belisleb, 40, Cum-

berland, OWI, $691.50, licenserevoked six months, alcohol as-sessment.

William M. Cahoon, 22,Medford, speedometer viola-tions, $175.30.

Hans W. Dahlberg, 19, Siren,seat belt violation, $263.50.

Matthew C. Matrious, 23,Danbury, operate while revoked,two-year probation, sentencewithheld, obtain GED, obtainvalid license, alcohol assess-ment, $243.00; bail jumping,two-year probation, sentencewithheld, $243.00; posess drugparaphernalia, two-year proba-tion, sentence withheld,$243.00.

Michael J. McCollough, 27,Hertel, bail jumping, probationrevoked, eight-month jail sen-tence, Huber release and com-munity service at the discretionof jail staff, $246.75.

Ronald W. Morse, 45, Siren,OWI, $867.50, license revokednine months.

Allan J. Mosay, 21, Webster,disorderly conduct, two-yearprobation, obtain GED, alcoholassessment, $243.00; possessillegally obtained prescription,two-year probation, $243.00.

Amy L. Nelson, 41, PriorLake, Minn., speeding, $200.50.

Heidi D. Nordahl, 40, Grants-burg, OWI, $691.50, license re-voked six months, alcoholassessment.

Brent E. Reynolds, 28, Hay-ward, hit and run, probation re-voked, six-month jail sentence,obtain employment and set uppayment schedule for restitution,$2,396.38.

Michael J. Bambery, 17,Webster, obstructing an officer,$330.50.

Derek S. Churchhill, 20,Webster, bail jumping, two-yearprobation, obtain GED, $243.00;operate without valid license,two-year probation, $100.00;theft of movable property, two-year probation, restitution,$1,343.00.

Sandra L. Davis, 47, Web-ster, disorderly conduct,$330.50; obstructing an officer,$330.50.

Bradley J. Demars, 19,Sarona, possession of mari-juana, $330.50.

Renee K. Fischbach, 22,Inver Grove Heights, Minn., pos-session of marijuana, $330.50.

William R. Hemming, 65,Danbury, OWI, $867.50, licenserevoked eight months.

Adam K. Java, 24, Grants-burg, speeding, $200.50.

Chad E. Leggett, 41, Luck,OWI, $1,802.00, three-year pro-bation, sentence withheld, 90-day jail sentence, Huber releasegranted, license revoked 27months, alcohol assessment;operate while revoked, three-year probation, sentence with-held, $100.00.

Danielle S. Lowe, 23, Luck,operate while revoked, $500.00.

Amanda K. Rogers, 24,Webster, battery, probation re-voked, eight-month jail sen-tence, Huber release fortreatment, $188.00; operatewhile revoked, probation re-voked, six-month jail sentence -concurrent with above, $100.00.

Travis L. Simon, 22, St.Cloud, Minn., criminal damageto property, eight-year-six-monthprobation, submit DNA sample,no contact with victims, no con-tact with co-defendants, writeletter of apology, restorative jus-tice, restitution to be determined,alcohol assessment, $107.00;burglary, eight-year-six-monthprobation, one-year jail sen-tence, Huber release and com-munity service granted,restitution to be determined,$125.00.

Kyle M. Sletner, 25, EauClaire, bail jumping, one-yearprobation, $243.00.

Stephen J. Stevens, 29,Grantsburg, possession of mar-ijuana, $330.50.

David W. Tomberlin, 48,Siren, possession of marijuana,$330.50.

Brian L. Bearheart, 18, Her-tel, warrant - failure to appear,April 25.

Daniel B. Songetay, 33,Danbury, warrant - failure to ap-pear, April 23.

Burnett Countywarrants

Woman dragged through themud and even worse


OSCEOLA – An argument is alleged tohave turnedugly and violentin rural Osceolaon Sunday, May6, and is likely tolead to severaldomestic assaultcharges, accord-ing to a probablecause report is-sued this weekby the PolkCounty Sher-iff’s Depart-ment.

According to the incident report, amale and female couple that had beendating for about a year got into an argu-ment early in the morning on May 6 inOsceola, and the woman said that shewent to the man’s home, and he later be-came very upset with her after a guestleft. She said he yelled at her and becameviolent, shoving her against a wall andripping her shirt and bra off, leaving herwithout any clothes on her upper body.

The woman claimed the man, lateridentified as Zane Foeller, 20, took hercar keys and cell phone so she could notleave or call police, and made her stay ina downstairs bedroom. She later asked touse the rest room, at which point shegrabbed a jacket, slipping out a basementsliding door. That is when Foeller is al-leged to have become even more violent,chasing her outside and pushing her faceinto the gravel, dragging her around theyard.

The report then claims that Foeller uri-nated on the woman’s face, which shesaid went into her mouth.

Then, Foeller’s stepmother told him tocome inside the house and quit fighting,allowing the victim to get her car keysand cell phone to leave the scene. She re-ported the incident to police a short timelater, and they noted severe bruising, in-juries and that she smelled of urine andwas caked in mud.

Authorities went to Foeller‘s home ashort time later, where they took him intocustody without incident. Foeller said hehad a few drinks but was not drunk, andhe registered a .054 BAC, below the legallimit, but he is not of legal drinking age.He refused to comment to police on theincident and charges are pending, ac-cording to Polk County Sheriff PeterJohnson.

Domestic incident likely to lead to several charges

Zane Foeller


Notices/Employment opportunities

(Apr. 18, 25, May 2, 9, 16, 23) STATE OF WISCONSIN

CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY

FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION,

Plaintiff, vs.

SHAWN L. BROWN and ALANA J. BROWN husband and wife and UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Defendants. Case No.: 11-CV-656

Code No.: 30404 Foreclosure of Mortgage

Dollar Amount Greater Than $5,000.00

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclo - sure entered on December 2, 2011, in the amount of $445,549.54, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at pub - lic auction as follows: TIME: June 5, 2012, at 10:00

o’clock a.m. TERMS:

1. 10% down in cash or cer - tified funds at the time of sale; balance due within 10 days of confirmation of sale; failure to pay balance due will result in forfeit of deposit to plaintiff.

2. Sold “as is” and subject to all legal liens and encum - brances.

3. Buyer to pay applicable Wisconsin Real Estate Transfer Tax.

PLACE: Polk County Justice Center located at 1005 West Main St., Balsam Lake, Wis.

DESCRIPTION: The Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter (NW 1/4 of SE 1/4) of Section Seventeen (17), Town- ship Thirty-two (32) North, Range Seventeen (17) West, Town of Alden, Polk County, Wisconsin.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 348 State Road 65, Town of Alden.

TAX KEY NO.: 002-00433-0000. Peter M. Johnson Sheriff of Polk County, WI O’DESS AND ASSOCIATES,

S.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff 1414 Underwood Avenue Suite 403 Wauwatosa, WI 53213 414-727-1591

O’Dess and Associates, S.C., is attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. If you have previously received a Chapter 7 Discharge in Bank- ruptcy, this correspondence should not be construed as an attempt to collect a debt.

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Central Bank, a Minnesota banking corporation 304 Cascade Street Osceola, Wisconsin 54020,

Plaintiff, vs.

Brenda G. Johnson, through her heirs, 806 Horse Lake Lane Dresser, Wisconsin 54009, Mona L. Smith 806 Horse Lake Lane Dresser, Wisconsin 54009, John Doe, Mary Roe and XYZ corporation,

Defendants.

Case Type: 30404

Case No. 12CV181

PUBLICATION SUMMONS

THE STATE OF WISCONSIN TO BRENDA G. JOHNSON, THROUGH HER HEIRS:

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that Plaintiff, Central Bank, a Minnesota banking corporation, has filed a lawsuit or other legal action against you.

WITHIN forty (40) days after April 25, 2012, you must respond with a written demand for a copy of the Amended Complaint. The demand must be sent or delivered to the Polk County Clerk of Court, Polk County Justice Center, whose address is 1005 West Main Street, Suite 300, Balsam Lake, Wisconsin 54810, and to Plain- tiff’s attorneys, Anastasi & Asso- ciates, P.A., whose address is 14985 60th Street North, Still- water, Minnesota 55082. You may have an attorney help or represent you.

If you do not demand a copy of the Amended Complaint within forty (40) days, the Court may grant judgment against you for the award of money or other legal action requested in the Amended Complaint, and you may lose your right to object to anything that is or may be incor - rect in the Amended Complaint. A judgment may be enforced as provided by law. A judgment awarding money may become a lien against any real estate you own now or may in the future, and may also be enforced or garnishment or seizure of prop - erty.

Dated: April 10, 2012. ANASTASI & ASSOCIATES, P.A. Garth G. Gavenda, #1079588 David C. Anastasi, #1027144 14985 60th Street North Stillwater, MN 55082 Telephone: (651) 439-2951 Attorneys for Plaintiff #16049 558623 WNAXLP

(May 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, June 6)

STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY

Royal Credit Union, a federal credit union, 200 Riverfront Terrace Eau Claire, WI 54703,

Plaintiff, vs.

Daniel M. Walker 6517 Melrose Drive North Highlands, CA 95660,

Judy K. Walker f/k/a Judy K. Richards 6517 Melrose Drive North Highlands, CA 95660,

John Doe, Mary Roe, and XYZ corporation,

Defendants.

Case Type: 30304

Case No.: 12 CV 52


PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that by virtue of that certain Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, Order for Judgment and Judg- ment entered and filed in the above-entitled action on April 18, 2012, the Sheriff of Polk County, Wisconsin, will sell the following described real property at public auction as follows: DATE/TIME: June 21, 2012, at

10 a.m. TERMS: 10% of successful bid

must be paid to Sheriff at sale in certified funds, with the bal - ance due and owing on the date of confirmation of the sale by the Court.

PLACE: Polk County Justice Center, 1005 West Main St., Balsam Lake, WI 54810.

LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Lot One (1) of Certified Survey Map No. 2136, recorded in Volume 10 of Certified Survey Maps, page 59, Document No. 551188, located in the NE 1/4 of NE 1/4, Section 16, Town- ship 34 North, Range 18 West, Polk County, Wis. (“Property”).

(FOR INFORMATIONAL PUR- POSES ONLY: Plaintiff believes that the property address is 1597 210th Street, St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin.)

Dated: April 25, 2012.

Peter Johnson Sheriff of Polk County,

Wisconsin

THIS INSTRUMENT WAS DRAFTED BY:

ANASTASI & ASSOCIATES, P.A.

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TOWN OF ST. CROIX FALLS Polk County, Wisconsin

www.townofstcroixfalls.org

PLAN COMMISSION NOTICE OF HEARING MAY 10, 2012

The Town of St. Croix Falls Plan Commission will hold a public hearing at 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 10, 2012, at the Town Hall at 1305 200th Street & U.S. Hwy. 8, St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin. At that time the applicant will inform the Commission of their request. (THE APPLICANT MUST APPEAR AT 7 P.M. WHEN THE COMMISSION CONVENES AT THE TOWN HALL.) Written evidence, testimony or comments, if any, must be deliv - ered in person or by mail to the Town Hall.

Brent and Sara McCurdy have applied to rezone a parcel of land and therefore have applied to amend the Town Zoning Map. The applicants are proposing the zoning change from Residential to Transitional. The parcel identification number is 044-00170-000. The property is located in Section 7, T. 34N., R.18W. The address of this parcel is 1636 River Road, St. Croix Falls.

Brent and Sara McCurdy have applied for a Special Exception to allow farm animals on a parcel less than 5 acres in the Transitional District. The parcel identification number is 044- 00170-0000. The property is located in Section 7, T. 34N., R.18W. The address of this parcel is 1636 River Road, St. Croix Falls. The Special Exception hearing will only be held if their application for a rezone is recommended for approval by the Plan Commission.

James Alt, Zoning Administrator 559609 37-38L WNAXLP

SIREN SCHOOL DISTRICT

COACHING POSITION AVAILABLE

W/F/S/G/L/U/SCF Girls Varsity Hockey Coach for 2012 - 13

If interested, please contact Ryan Karsten, Athletic Director

Via e-mail: [email protected] Via Phone: 715-349-2277, Ext. 310

Via Mail: 24022 North 4th Ave., Siren, WI 54872 Applications will be taken until position is filled!

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Frederic, WI 54837

FULL-TIME LICENSED COSMETOLOGIST

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TOWN OF LAKETOWN

BURNING RESTRICTION

No burning is allowed from

midnight until 6 p.m. from April 1 through

June 1, 2012. Patsy Gustafson

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Plan Committee

Meeting Mon., May 14, 2012,

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NOTICE OF MEETING Village of Frederic

The regular Monthly Village Board Meeting will be held on Monday, May 14, 2012, at 7 p.m., at the Village Hall, 107 Hope Road W. Agenda will be posted at the Village Hall.

Kristi Swanson Clerk

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U.S. BANK, NA as Successor Trustee to Wachovia Bank, NA fka First Union National Bank as Trustee for Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust 2000-1

Plaintiff vs.

BRIAN M. LAWRENCE, et al. Defendants

Case No. 10 CV 239 Hon. Robert H. Rasmussen

Br. 2 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of fore - closure entered on June 1, 2010, in the amount of $66,504.54, the Polk County Sheriff will sell the premises described below at public auc - tion as follows: DATE/TIME: May 30, 2012, at

10:00 a.m. TERMS:

1. 10% down in cash or money order at the time of sale; bal - ance due within 10 days of confirmation of sale; failure to pay balance due will result in forfeit of deposit to plain - tiff.

2. Sold “as is” and subject to all legal liens, encumbrances and payment of applicable transfer taxes.

PLACE: In the Lobby of the Polk County Justice Center, located at 1005 West Main Street, Balsam Lake, WI 54810.

PROPERTY DESCRIPTION: The East 210 feet of the North 1,000 feet of the West 1/2 of the West 1/2 of the Northeast 1/4, Section 21, Township 36 North, Range 20 West. Said land being in the Town of Sterling, Polk County, WI.

ADDRESS: 3340 Evergreen Ave., Grantsburg, WI 54840.

TAX KEY NO: 046-01281-0000.

Dated this 24th day of April, 2012.

Peter M. Johnson Polk County Sheriff Cummisford, Acevedo &

Associates, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff Mark R. Cummisford State Bar # 1034906 6508 South 27th St., Suite #6 Oak Creek, WI 53154 414-761-1700

Cummisford, Acevedo & Asso- ciates, LLC, is the creditor’s attorney and is attempting to collect a debt on its behalf. Any information will be used for that purpose.

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INVITATION FOR BIDS ON STATE LANDS

TIMBER STUMPAGE Sealed bids will be received by the Department of Nat-

ural Resources at the DNR Forestry Office, 941 Mallard Lane #104, Balsam Lake, WI 54810 on Thursday, June 7, 2012, at 1 p.m. A timber sale prospectus, bid forms, sam - ple contracts and detailed information on each timber tract can be obtained by contacting the Department at the above address or by calling 715-485-3518.

There are 7 tracts of timber for sale on state lands cov - ering 346 acres in Polk county. Total volumes are as fol - lows: Oak - 868 cords, Aspen - 1,434 cords, Mixed Hard- woods - 520 cords, Basswood - 40 cords, Red Pine - 358 cords, and Red Oak - 274.7 MBF, Basswood - 31.7 MBF, Mixed Hardwood - 22 MBF, and Sugar Maple - 29 MBF. Properties include: McKenzie Creek Wildlife Area, Straight Lake Wildlife Area, InterState Park and Osceola Fish Hatchery.

Workers Compensation Insurance and Certification to the Wisconsin SFI Training Standard are required.

The Department of Natural Resources reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Bids will be opened publicly at the Balsam Lake Forestry Office at 1 p.m., Thursday, June 7, 2012. 559980 38-39L WNAXLP

NOTICE OF BOARD OF REVIEW Notice is hereby given that the Board of Review for the Town

of Laketown of Polk County, will be held on Tuesday, May 15, 2012, from 6 to 8 p.m., at the Cushing Community Center.

Please be advised of the following requirements to appear before the Board of Review and procedural requirements if appearing before the Board:

No person shall be allowed to appear before the Board of Review, to testify to the Board by telephone or to contest the amount of any assessment of real or personal property if the person has refused a reasonable written request by certified mail of the Assessor to view such property.

After the first meeting of the Board of Review and before the Board’s final adjournment, no person who is scheduled to appear before the Board of Review may contact, or provide information to a member of the Board about the person’s objec - tion except at a session of the Board.

No person may appear before the Board of Review, testify to the Board by telephone or contest the amount of assessment unless, at least 48 hours before the first meeting of the Board or at least 48 hours before the objection is heard if the objection is allowed because the person has been granted a waiver of the 48-hour notice of an intent to file a written objection of appear - ing before the Board during the first two hours of the meeting and showing good cause for failure to meet the 48-hour notice requirements and files a written objection, that the person pro - vides to the Clerk of the Board of Review notice as to whether the person will ask for removal of any Board member and, if so, which member will be removed and the person’s reasonable estimate of the length of time that the hearing will take.

When appearing before the Board, the person shall specify, in writing, the person’s estimate of the value of the land and of the improvements that are subject of the person’s objection and specify the information that the person used to arrive at the esti - mate.

No person may appear before the Board of Review, testify to the Board by telephone or subject or object to a valuation; if that valuation was made by the Assessor or the objector using the income method; unless the person supplies the Assessor all the information about income and expenses, as specified in the manual under Sec. 73.03(2a), that the Assessor requests. The municipality or county shall provide by ordinance for the con - fidentiality of information about income and expenses that is provided to the Assessor under this paragraph and shall pro - vide exemptions for persons using the information in the dis - charge of duties imposed by law or of the duties of their office by the order of a court. The information that is provided under this paragraph, unless a court determined that it is inaccurate, is not subject to the right of inspection and copying under Sec. 19.35(1) of Wisconsin Statutes.

The Board shall hear upon oath, by telephone, all ill or dis - abled persons who present to the Board a letter from a phy - sician, surgeon or osteopath that confirms their illness or dis - ability. No other persons may testify by telephone.

Respectfully submitted, Patsy Gustafson, Laketown Town Clerk 560064 38L WNAXLP

NOTICE TOWN OF LUCK

BOARD MEETING Thurs., May 17, 7 p.m.

Town Hall Agenda:

1. Reading of the minutes 2. Treasurer’s Report 3. Review and pay bills 5. Patrolman’s report Any additional agenda will be posted in the Luck Town Hall and Clerk’s Office.

Lloyd Nelson, Clerk 560073 38L

WILLIAM O’BRIEN STATE PARK, MARINE ON ST. CROIX

Seasonal Building/Grounds 1 Permanent, Part Time: $12.90/Hr./36 Hrs./Week

May - October, Rotating Shift 1 Temporary: $12.90/Hr./32 Hrs./Week

May - December, Rotating Shift

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Burnett County marriagesRobert W. Andrewson, Town of Daniels, and Kelly S. Sweo, Townof Daniels, issued April 25, 2012.


(Apr. 4, 11, 18, 25, May 2, 9) STATE OF WISCONSIN


BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, L.P.

Plaintiff vs.

MATTHEW T. CARSTENBROCK, et al.

Defendant(s) NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE

Case Number: 11 CV 2 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by

virtue of a judgment of foreclo - sure entered on March 31, 2011, in the amount of $199,175.68, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at pub - lic auction as follows: TIME: May 22, 2012. at 10:00

a.m. TERMS:

1. 10% down in cash or money order at the time of sale; balance due within 10 days of confirmation of sale; failure to pay balance due will result in forfeit of deposit to plaintiff.


PLACE: Polk County Justice Center at 1005 W. Main Street, Balsam Lake, Wis.

DESCRIPTION: Lot 12, of the Plat of Rolling Hills First Ad- dition, a “County Plat” being a division of Lot 4 of Certified Survey Map No. 4588 recorded in Volume 20 of Certified Survey Maps on 0, as Document No. 685791, located in the Northwest 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4, Section 13, Township 33 North, Range 18 West, Garfield Township, Polk County, Wisconsin.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 1881 98th Ave., Dresser, WI 54009.

TAX KEY NO.: 024-01300-1200. Dated this 27th day of March,

2012 Peter M. Johnson Sheriff of Polk County Scott D. Nabke State Bar #1037979 Blommer Peterman, S.C. 165 Bishops Way, Suite 100 Brookfield, WI 53005 262-790-5719

Please go to www.blommer - peterman.com to obtain the bid for this sale. Blommer Peter- man, S.C., is the creditor’s attorney and is attempting to collect a debt on its behalf. Any information obtained will be used for the purpose. 286380

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(Apr. 4, 11, 18, 25, May 2, 9) STATE OF WISCONSIN


THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON f/k/a THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS SUCCESSOR TO JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CERTIFICATE HOLDERS OF POPULAR ABS, INC. MORTGAGE PASS- THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2005-C,

Plaintiff, vs.

DANIEL G. ZABEL; and DARLENE K. ZABEL, his wife,

Defendants. Case No. 11-CV-517

NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE By virtue of and pursuant to a

Judgment of said Circuit Court in the above-entitled action which was entered on February 24, 2012, in the amount of $104,313.28, I shall expose for sale and sell at public auction in the Foyer of the Polk County Justice Center located at 1005 W. Main Street, in the Village of Balsam Lake, Polk County, Wis- consin, on the 29th day of May, 2012, at 10:00 a.m., the follow - ing described premises or so much thereof as may be suf - ficient as to raise the amount due to the plaintiff for principal, interest and costs, together with the disbursements of sale and solicitors’ fees, to-wit:

Lot 14, Block 5, First Addition to the Village of Frederic, Polk County, Wisconsin. TAX KEY NUMBER : 126- 00153-0000.

TERMS OF SALE: 10% down - cash, money order or certified check. B alance due within ten days of confirmation of sale . T his property is being sold as is and subject to all liens and encumbrances.

Peter M. Johnson, Sheriff Polk County, Wisconsin Velnetske Law Offices, LLC 10555 N. Port Washington Road Mequon, WI 53092 262-241-9339

The above property is located at 105 1st Avenue South, Frederic, Wisconsin.

Velnetske Law Office, LLC, is a law firm representing a credi - tor in the collection of a debt owed to such creditor, and any such information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION,

Plaintiff, vs.

PATRICIA J. HANSON and JOHN DOE, unknown spouse of Patricia J. Hanson

Defendants; and MIDLAND FUNDING, LLC,

Added Defendant. Case No. 11-CV-522

Code No. 30404 Foreclosure of Mortgage

Dollar Amount Greater Than $5,000.00


PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclo - sure entered on November 21, 2011, in the amount of $131,996.61, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at pub - lic auction as follows: TIME: May 30, 2012, at 10:00

o’clock a.m. TERMS:

1. 10% down in cash or cer - tified funds at the time of sale; balance due within 10 days of confirmation of sale; failure to pay balance due will result in forfeit of deposit to plaintiff.



PLACE: Polk County Justice Center located at 1005 West Main St., Balsam Lake, Wis.

DESCRIPTION: The NE 1/4 of NW 1/4 of SW 1/4 of NE 1/4, Section 20-36-19, Polk Coun- ty, Wisconsin.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 2840 Wilson Ave., Town of Sterling.

TAX KEY NO.: 046-00453-0000 Peter M. Johnson Sheriff of Polk County, WI O’DESS AND ASSOCIATES,

S.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff 1414 Underwood Avenue Suite 403 Wauwatosa, WI 53213 (414) 727-1591

O’Dess and Associates, S.C., is attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. If you have previously received a Chapter 7 Discharge in Bank- ruptcy, this correspondence should not be construed as an attempt to collect a debt.

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Royal Credit Union, a federal credit union, 200 Riverfront Terrace Eau Claire, Wisconsin 54703,

Plaintiff, vs.

Kathryn L. Johnson, through her heirs 2212 75th Avenue Osceola, Wisconsin 54020,

John Doe, Mary Roe and XYZ corporation,

Defendants.

Case Type: 30404

Case No. 12CV213

PUBLICATION SUMMONS

THE STATE OF WISCONSIN TO KATHRYN L. JOHNSON, THROUGH HER HEIRS:

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that Plaintiff, Royal Credit Union, a federal credit union, filed a lawsuit or other legal action against you.

WITHIN forty (40) days after April 25, 2012, you must respond with a written demand for a copy of the Complaint. The demand must be sent or deliv - ered to the Polk County Clerk of Court, Polk County Justice Cen- ter, whose address is 1005 West Main Street, Suite 300, Balsam Lake, Wisconsin 54810, and to Plaintiff’s attorneys, Anastasi & Associates, P.A., whose address is 14985 60th Street North, Stillwater, Minnesota 55082. You may have an attorney help or represent you.

If you do not demand a copy of the Complaint within forty (40) days, the Court may grant judg - ment against you for the award of money or other legal action requested in the Complaint, and you may lose your right to object to anything that is or may be incorrect in the Complaint. A judgment may be enforced as provided by law. A judgment awarding money may become a lien against any real estate you own now or may in the future, and may also be enforced by garnishment or seizure of prop - erty.

Dated: April 11, 2012.

ANASTASI & ASSOCIATES, P.A.

Garth G. Gavenda, #1079588 David C. Anastasi, #1027144 14985 60th Street North Stillwater, MN 55082 Telephone: 651-439-2951 Attorneys for Plaintiff #16110 558895 WNAXLP

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Bank of America, N.A., as suc - cessor by merger to BAC Home Loans Servicing, L.P.

Plaintiff vs.

JULIE HANSEN, et al. Defendant(s)

Case No: 11 CV 419 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that

by virtue of a judgment of fore - closure entered on October 17, 2011, in the amount of $106,141.60, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: May 30, 2012, at 10:00

a.m. TERMS:



PLACE: Polk County Justice Center at 1005 W. Main Street, Balsam Lake, WI.

DESCRIPTION: The Northwest 1/4 of the Northeast 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4, Section 36, Township 36 North of Range 18 West, except highway right of way described in Volume 284 Records, on Page 169, Document No. 322360, in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Polk County, Wisconsin, Laketown Township in Polk County, Wisconsin.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 1868 250th Ave., Luck, WI 54853.

TAX KEY NO.: 030-00903-0000. Dated this 23rd day of April,

2012. Sheriff Peter M. Johnson Polk County Sheriff Scott D. Nabke Blommer Peterman, S.C. State Bar No. 1037979 165 Bishops Way, Suite 100 Brookfield, WI 53005 262-790-5719

Please go to www.blommer - peterman.com to obtain the bid for this sale. Blommer Peter- man, S.C., is the creditor’s attor - ney and is attempting to collect a debt on its behalf. Any infor - mation obtained will be used for that purpose. 1778082

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NOTICE - VILLAGE OF SIREN RESIDENTS NOXIOUS WEED NOTICE

Notice is hereby given, to each and every person who owns, occupies or controls land in the Village of Siren, County of Burnett, State of Wisconsin, to destroy all noxious weeds: Canada Thistle, Leafy Spurge and Field Bindweed (Creep- ing Jenny). The term destroy means the complete killing of weed plants above the surface of the ground by the use of chemicals, cutting, tillage, cropping system, pasturing livestock or any or all of these in effective, combination, at a time and in a manner as will effectually prevent the weed plants from maturing to the bloom or flower stage as required by Wisconsin §66.0407.

Ann L. Peterson, Clerk/Treasurer 559283 37-38L WNAXLP

NOTICE OF HEARING On May 22, 2012, the Polk County Board of Adjustment will hold a

public hearing to consider the reclamation plan for the Olive John- son proposed gravel pit. The property affected is: Part of the SW 1/4 of the SE 1/4, Section 35/T34N/R16W, Town of Apple River. The hearing will be held in accordance to Section 15.10 of the Polk Coun- ty Nonmetallic Mining Ordinance. The public hearing will begin at 10:00 a.m. in the County Boardroom located in the Government Center in Balsam Lake, WI. The reclamation plan is open for review by the public in the Land & Water Resource Department. Should any - one have questions concerning the reclamation plan, please contact Peter DeJardin: 715-485-8630. 559371 27a,d 38L WNAXLP

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STATE OF WISCONSIN Town of Anderson

Burnett County Pursuant to s.70.45, Wis. stats., the Town of Anderson assessment roll for the year 2012 assessment will be open for examination on May 12, 2012, at the Town Hall from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Instructional material about the assessment, how to file an objection and Board of Review procedures under Wisconsin law will be available at that time.

Jessica King, Clerk 559843 27a 38L

POLK COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY

Monthly Board Meeting Thursday, May 17, 2012, at 9 a.m.

Shoreview Apartments, Balsam Lake Agenda: I. Call to Order. II. Minutes. III. Financial Reports. IV. Operations Report. V. Unfinished Business. VI. New Business. VII. Adjourn. 559976 38L

(May 9, 16, 23, 30, June 6, 13)


CENTRAL BANK, f/k/a THE RIVERBANK

Plaintiff, vs.

PAUL R. GABERT, DEFENDANT.

Case No. 11 CV 460

NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE

By virtue of and pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above-entitled action on December 15, 2011, in the amount of $30,294.14, I will sell the described premises at public auction at the Main Front Entrance of the Polk County Justice Center, 1005 West Main Street, in the Village of Balsam Lake, Polk County, Wisconsin, on Thursday, June 21, 2012, at 10:00 o’clock a.m. TERMS OF SALE:

1. 10% down in cash or cer - tified funds at the time of sale; balance due within 10 days of confirmation of sale; failure to pay balance due will result in forfeiture of deposit plaintiff.



DESCRIPTION: The West 417.4 feet of the South 417.4 feet of the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (SE1/4 of SW1/4), Section Nine (9), Township Thirty-four (34) North, of Range Eighteen (18) West, Town of St. Croix Falls, Polk County, Wisconsin.

PIN: 044-00238-0000. ADDRESS: 21XX 160th Ave.

Dated at Balsam Lake, Wis., this 19th day of April, 2012.

Peter M. Johnson, Sheriff Polk County, Wisconsin

Steven J. Swanson/#1003029 Attorney at Law P.O. Box 609 105 South Washington Street St. Croix Falls, WI 54024 715-483-3787 55

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RESIDENTS OF TOWNS OF OAKLAND, SWISS AND UNION

SPRING CLEANUP -- FREE DAY The Oakland Collection Center is accepting items at no charge for one day only on:

Saturday, May 19, 2012, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. NO building materials of any kind, leaves or hazardous materials will be accepted.

CURRENT OCC CARD REQUIRED TO DROP OFF ITEMS RESIDENTIAL ONLY – NO COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES

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POLK COUNTY POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT

Public Health Nutritionist $22.81/hr. - $24.32/hr. DOQ Part time 30 hrs./week Deadline to apply: May 21, 2012

YOU MUST COMPLETE A POLK CO. EMPLOYMENT APPLICATION TO BE ELIGIBLE. For application, complete position requirements and details, please visit our Web site at www.co.polk.wi.us, Employ- ment Opportunities, or in person at 100 Polk Co. Plaza, #229, Balsam Lake or Golden Age Manor, 220 Scholl Ct., Amery or by calling 715- 485-9176. Please, no faxed applications. AA/EEOC 560199 38L

Burnett and Polk County deathsBurnett County

Daniel B. Paquette, 28,Edina, Minn., died April 12,2012.

Gretchen A. Monty, 79,Siren, died April 14, 2012.

Polk CountyAlice D. Kurtz, 79, Town of

Eureka, died April 12, 2012.Sharon R. Ausing, 62, Turtle

Lake, died April 14, 2012.Arthur L. Hadden, 95, Town

of Laktown, died April 14, 2012.

Frieda B. Donley, 90, TaylorsFalls, Minn., died April 15, 2012.

Jerome W. Pierson, 76,Osceola, died April 15, 2012.

Garrett V. Javner, 44, Clay-ton, died April 18, 2012.

Wilbur W. Vanberg, 90,Town of Black Brook, died April19, 2012.

Rueben Aichele, 92, Amery,died April 20, 2012.

Elizabeth K. Brown, 86,Town of Georgetown, died April21, 2012.

Patricia L. Morgan, 77, Luck,died April 21, 2012.

James A. Hill, 75, Town ofLorain, died April 23, 2012.

Roger A Berg Sr., 75, Osce-ola, died April 10, 2012.

Donald D. Schrock, 74,Dresser, died April 17, 2012.

Dorothy L. Jantzen, 90, St.Croix Falls, died April 19, 2012.

Arlene I. Fink, 91, Frederic,died April 20, 2012.

Hubert G. Anderson, 91,Luck, died April 21, 2012.

James D. Neidermire, 25,Town of Farmington, died April24, 2012.

Lillian R. Nilssen, 84, ClearLake, died April 24, 2012.

Jeremy J. West, 35, St. CroixFalls, died April 26, 2012.

Dean H. Dixon, 69, Amery,died April 27, 2012.


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Grantsburg gets anEagle challenge last

Thursday Grantsburg 7, Unity 0


BALSAM LAKE – The Grantsburg Pi-rates scored just seven runs in a win onthe road against West Lakeland Confer-ence foes Unity on Thursday, May 3, andwhile they won 7-0, the Eagles were assharp as just about any team the formida-ble Pirates have faced all season.

Pirate Macy Hanson started on themound and gave up just one hit and onewalk in the win, while striking out a veri-table gaggle of Eagles - 12 in total. BrittanyThomfohrda had the lone Unity hit, buteven then, no Eagle passed second base onthe night.

Pirate junior Kylie Pewe knocked outthree hits in the leadoff spot and testedUnity starter Sierra Thomfohrda withevery at bat, stretching the counts out longall night.

Thomfohrda may have been taggedwith the loss, but was able to keep the ex-plosive Pirates in check like few others,leading to the lowest run total by theGrantsburg girls all season, stranding adozen Pirates on base, which is also un-usual.

Unity was able to hold the Pirateswithin reach all night, and other than oneexplosive inning, the game was winnablefor Unity, something few teams have beenable to say since the latest Bush adminis-tration.

Grantsburg stays undefeated at 15-0overall, and stays on track to win the con-ference handily. Unity falls to 1-2 in WestLakeland play and 3-5 overall.

Grantsburg 22, Webster/Siren 0Grantsburg 16, Webster/Siren 3

GRANTSBURG – The Grantsburg soft-ball team dominated Webster/Siren onMonday, May 7, during a doubleheader inGrantsburg. The Pirates combined for atotal of 38 runs on 33 hits, with the firstgame of the evening showing 17 hits.

Several players had multiple hit per-formances with Sam Schwieger going 4for 4 with one RBI. Jenn Schwieger,Brooke Roufs and Wendy Roberts eachhad two hits, and Kylie Pewe went 3 for 4with one RBI and scored four times in thegame. Other hitters included GabbyWitzany, Nicole McKenzie, Kassie Lienand Hope Tucker. Witzany batted in threeruns in the game, and Roufs and JennSchwieger each drove in a pair of runs.

Sam Schwieger was the winning pitcherin the first game, allowing just one hit andtwo walks with five strikeouts. Alex

Extra Points• • •

LA CROSSE – The UW-La Crossebaseball team earned its first Wiscon-sin Intercollegiate Althletic Conferencetitle since 1978 with a two-game sweepover UW-Whitewater in April. Theteam is set to host the WIAC Tourna-

ment this Friday andSaturday, May 11-12,and the Falconsdrew the top seed.The top four teamswill advance to adouble-eliminationtournament, and thetournament winnerwill receive an auto-matic bid into theNCAA Division 3

Championship. Grantsburg graduateand UW-La Crosse junior Kevin John-son has been a huge part of the Falconssuccess this season. The startingpitcher has a 4-0 record and leads theteam with a .95 ERA, in seven startsand 47 innings pitched. – Marty Seegerwith press release

• • •WHITEWATER – Former Frederic

athlete Zach Anderson took first placein the decathlon for the UW-Stout trackteam during the WIAC Outdoor Trackand Field Championships in UW-

Whitewater on Fri-day and Saturday,May 4-5. FormerWebster athlete andUW-Stevens Pointjunior Brian Thillalso competed in thedecathlon andjoined Anderson onthe podium by tak-ing third overall.The decathlon con-sists of 10 events in-cluding the100-meter dash,long jump, shot put,high jump, 400-meter dash, 110-meter hurdles,discus, pole vault,javelin and 1,500-meter run. Thill tooksecond in the 1,500-

meter run and first in the long jump,shot put and discus. Anderson tookfirsts in the 400-meter dash, 110-meterhurdles and placed third in the 100-meter dash, long jump, discus andjavelin. – Marty Seeger

• • •LUCK – Luck senior Jesse Rennicke

has been accepted to play on the Augs-burg baseball team, and will beginworkouts with the Auggies in the fall.Rennicke also received the ScholarAthelete Award from Luck, and willmajor in physics at Augsburg.

Zach Anderson

Brian Thill

Kevin Johnson

SPORTS RESULTS DEADLINES: WEDNESDAY - MONDAY: 1 p.m. the following business day. TUESDAY: 7 a.m. on Wednesday. Missed deadlines mean no coverage that week!

Grantsburg's Jenn Schwieger drags a Unity pitch down the third base line. – Photos by GregMarsten

Unity shortstop Shauna Jorgenson takes off to try for a Pirate bloop hit, but comes up justa bit short.

See Grantsburg/page 21


S P R I N G L E A D E R S P O R T S

Storm softball picks up first conference winLate rally by Saints

not enoughWebster/Siren 9, St. Croix Falls 8

by Marty Seeger Leader staff writer

WEBSTER – The Webster/Siren Stormsoftball team picked up their first confer-ence win of the season over St. Croix Fallson Thursday, May 3. The Storm poundedSt. Croix Falls with 18 hits, including atwo-run homer from Webster/Siren’s SamPerius, which broke a 5-5 tie in the sixthinning.

Webster/Siren added another triple byStephanie Keith, as well as singles from

Jessica Strabel and Ashley Dietmeier, togive the Storm a 9-5 lead heading into thetop of the seventh inning.

The Saints made a run at the end, how-ever, as Jessica Theroux led the top of theseventh off with a single, and NatalieSempf hit a two-run homer. Despite onemore run, the Saints seventh ended toosoon and the Storm held on for the win.

The game didn’t start smoothly for theStorm in the top of the first inning, as twoerrors led to two Saints runs, but Web-ster/Siren answered back in the bottomhalf of the inning. Perius had the hot batfrom the start as she smacked a two-RBIdouble to center, which tied the game 2-2.

The Saints regained the lead in the topof the second inning with the help of anRBI single from Sempf, but errors in the

third inning, and singles from Strabel andDietmeier helped Webster/Siren tie thegame at four runs apiece. In the bottom ofthe fourth inning, Perius pulled throughwith another rip to center field, and scorea run to put Webster/Siren up 5-4. But theSaints tied it back up at 5 again in the topof the fifth inning. It wasn’t until Perius’homer in the fifth, and four other hitsfrom the Storm, that they were able to takethe lead for good.

Perius went 4 for 4 for the Storm with

five RBIs. Abigail Mitchell and AlexHolmstrom both went 2 for 5, RaelynTretsven was 1 for 4, Stephanie Keith was2 for 3, Danielle Pardun, 1 for 3, Strabel, 2for 4, Dietmeier, 3 for 4 , and Ellora Schaafwent 1 for 3.

The Saints had nine hits total, withSempf leading the team with a 2-for-4 per-formance with five RBIs. Theroux andLaura Peroceski also had two hits, andJordy Johnson, Sasha Lundgren and Re-becca Thayer each had one hit.

Shortstop Jordan Johnson of St. Croix Falls flips the ball to third for an out against Web-ster/Siren. – Photos by Marty Seeger

Saints catcher Natalie Sempf tags out Webster/Siren's Sam Perius at home plate during asuccessful relay from left field Thursday, May 3.

Unity girls outlast L/FUnity 7, Luck/Frederic 5


FREDERIC – The Unity Eagles wereable to keep the formidable Luck/Fredericgirls in check on Monday, May 7, at Fred-eric in a conference match that provedvery evenly matched, but went the Unityway, 7-5.

L/F catcher Avery Steen was the battingstar for the game, going 4-4 with threeruns scored, but two other L/F players,Maria Miller and Abbie Otlo, managedtwo hits on the night against Unity starterHailey Olson, who was sharp in her start-ing role and earned the win.

L/F started ace Corissa Schmidt tookthe loss, although the L/F defense gaveup a total of eight errors on the night.

Unity’s Sarah Bader went 2-3 with a runscored, but it was centerfielder Carly Incewho drove in the big runs, tallying threeRBI with a bases-clearing triple in thefourth inning that ended up being the dif-ference maker.

The contest was as close as just aboutany this season in the West Lakeland Con-ference, which has the Eagles and L/F in abattle for second place behind the stellarGrantsburg Pirates. Luck/Frederic's Maria Miller rounds first base on a hit to right field, as the Eagles charge

the ball. – Photos by Jenna Clemenson

Olivia Nelson of Unity waits patiently forthe pitch as Luck/Frederic infielder TessaClemenson does the same.

Local track teams racing through the seasonFrederic/Luck track at Colfax

COLFAX – The Frederic/Luck trackteam competed in Colfax Tuesday, May 8,with the boys taking eighth place out of 14teams, and the Frederic/Luck girls taking11th overall.

Highlights for the boys included Way-lon Buck placing sixth in the 800-meterrun with a time of 2 minutes, 12.40 sec-onds. Buck was also part of the 4x400-meter relay team that took fifth overallwith a time of 3:58.40, along with TimLund, Tony Evans and Hunter Dodds.

Frederic/Luck’s Jes Pedersen placedeighth in the 3,200-meter run with a timeof 11:35.20, and Adam Chenal placed sec-ond in the long jump with a mark of 20

Unity, Grantsburg and Frederic/Luck athletes compete during a meet earlier in the season at Unity. Teams are getting prepared already forthe conference track meet slated for Tuesday, May 15, in Frederic.See Track/page 19



Saints win easily over Siren/WebsterSt. Croix Falls 13, Siren/Webster 2


ST. CROIX FALLS – The Saints baseballteam outplayed Siren/Webster on Thurs-day, May 3, producing 13 runs on 10 hits.Andrew Erickson, Ben Clausen and EthanAnderson each went 2 for 4 with Ander-son and Clausen knocking in two runsapiece, while Erickson also recorded anRBI.

The Saints scored five runs in the top ofthe first inning, and put up one run inboth the second and third innings. Theyscored another six runs in the fifth to endwith the conference win. Other hitters forthe Saints included Ben Kopp, TrevorCross, Michael Chernyaev, Jacob Jacob-son, Taylor Woller and Kevin Fisk.

Erickson and Jacobson both pitched inthe game, with Erickson going four in-nings and allowing one run on three hitswith six strikeouts and four walks. Jacob-son pitched one inning and allowed twohits, no walks and one run.

“The kids hit the ball pretty well, andwe had some pretty solid pitching,” saidSaints coach Brian Jacobson.

No game stats were available fromSiren/Webster at press time.

St. Croix Falls 12, Flambeau 2ST. CROIX FALLS – The Saints baseball

team recorded a win over Flambeau onMonday, May 7, after a busy week of base-ball that featured four games over a spanof five days. Noah Casterton was the win-ning pitcher for the Saints, going four in-nings and allowing three hits, two runswith no walks and five strikeouts.

The Saints produced 10 hits against theFalcons with Ben Kopp going 3 for 4 withfour RBIs. Michael Chernyaev was 2 for 4with one RBI, and Rob Heilig went 2 for 3while knocking in two runs. Other hittersincluded Jacob Jacobson, Ethan Andersonand Andrew Erickson.

St. Croix Falls scored one run in the sec-ond inning, four runs in the third and fiveruns in the fourth. They tacked on anothertwo in the sixth, giving their pitching staffa nice cushion to work with. First-yearhead coach Brian Jacobson says he’shappy with the progress of his team, par-ticularly the pitching.

“They’ve pitched well enough to keepus in games,” Jacobson said, noting thatthe Saints have had quite a few games de-cided by a single run.

“Minus a mistake here or there, or a bighit here or there, we could turn the seasonaround or have had a couple of gamesturn out differently,” he said.

The Saints have improved considerablysince the beginning of the season, whichin part, is due to their youth. Only a few

players had experience at the varsity levelat the beginning of the season, but aftermaking some adjustments and gaining alittle bit more varsity experience, theSaints seem to be turning things around atthe right time.

“Kids have figured out a lot. They’ve re-ally kind of went back to the drawingboard and realized they had to doubledown and focus,” Jacobson said.

The team is also starting to hit the ballwith more consistency, and those whomight have been struggling a bit early on,have been coming on strong. With theplayoffs looming in a couple of weeks, Ja-cobson is pleased with the progress so far.

“Whoever gets us in the tournament,we’ll give them a game I’m sure. As longas we field the baseball, we’ll give them agame,” said Jacobson.

LEFT: Saints sophomore Ben Kopp slidhome safely underneath Siren/Websterpitcher Shawn Stevens as Stevens leapedinto the air to pull down a wild throw home.The Saints won easily 13-2. – Photos by MartySeeger

Pirates take season sweep over Siren/WebsterSeth Coy tosses four

hitless inningsGrantsburg 9, Siren/Webster 3


GRANTSBURG – The Pirates andSiren/Webster baseball teams met for thesecond time in three days, and once againGrantsburg prevailed to earn the seasonsweep and remain unbeaten in the confer-ence at 7-0.

Seth Coy pitched a four-inning shutoutwith one strikeout and one walk in facing12 batters. Brady Thompson finished thenext three innings with five strikeouts,three walks, two hits and one earned run.The Pirates scored nine runs on 10 hits,but none of the hits came easy asSiren/Webster’s Evan Oachs pitched atough game.

“Oachs did a great job on the mound forS/W. He’s a tough competitor, and gaveus fits at the plate,” said Pirates coach PeteJohnson.

The Pirates hit the ball hard much of thenight, when they did connect, and Nolan

Hanson, Lucas Willis and Bryce Ryan eachhad two hits in the game.

“Lucas sent a couple to the warningtrack,” Johnson said.

Joe Engelhart, Jacob Glover, KyleRoberts and Coy had the other Pirate hits.

Oachs had a total of nine strikeouts inthe game with three walks, andSiren/Webster’s only two hits of the gamecame in a three-run sixth inning. AaronDietmeier led the inning off with a doubleand Shay Johnson singled. The Pirates hadtwo errors in the inning, but by that timethey already had a 9-0 lead. The Piratesscored one run in the first on an RBI dou-ble by Willis, and scored five more runs inthe third, with Hanson hitting a double,Willis followed with a two-RBI triple andRoberts and Coy each singled in the in-ning. Engelhart and Ryan both hit RBI sin-gles in a three-run fourth inning to helpseal the Pirates seventh conference win ofthe season.

LEFT: Siren/Webster's Aaron Dietmeierslides home safely during the late innings atGrantsburg on Monday, May 7. – Photo byMarty Seeger

Siren/Webster pitcher Shawn Stevens eyes Saints base runner Michael Chernyaev back tofirst in a game at Webster.

Saints junior Michael Chernyaev makesthe catch against the Siren/Webster baseballteam on Thursday, May 3.



Eagle golfers showing consistencyConference

golf tournament already on horizon


LEADER LAND – Area golfers com-peted at Siren National on Tuesday, May1, with the Eagles taking the top spot onceagain with a score of 165, followed bySiren and Grantsburg with 185, St. CroixFalls, 188, Luck, 191, and Frederic, 293.

Unity senior Ben Bengtson shot a per-sonal best score of 40, and teammate ReedSorensen was the medalist with a 37. Ea-gles coach Larry Stencil was excited to seeBengtson shoot a personal best, especiallyas the playoff tournaments are on the hori-zon. “We all know he has the ability andthe passion to excel. He is starting to playhis best golf at the right time,” said Sten-cil.

Lars Thoreson led the Pirates with a 41,Luck’s Sam Nelson scored a 45, Alex Miklshot a 45 for St. Croix Falls, Luke Bollantand Jake Swenson scored 42 for Siren, andFrederic’s Chris Hopp shot a 47 to lead theVikings.

Scott Miller InviteHAYWARD – Both Unity and Grants-

burg competed at the Scott Miller Invita-tional in the Hayward/Cable area onFriday and Saturday, May 4-5. Eaglescoach Larry Stencil said the invite is oneof the premier competitions in the north,which starts at Hayward Golf and Tennis,followed by a Saturday invite at Telemark.

There were 23 teams competing lastweek with schools such as Virginia,Northwestern, Superior, Hudson, EauClaire North, New Richmond, Eau ClaireMemorial, Duluth Denfeld and Unity tak-ing the top spots. Unity was ninth overall.

“The caliber of talent is really strong. Wedid not play our best on Friday at Hay-ward Golf and Tennis. We had visions of

shooting low and it did not capitalize. Weset two goals for Saturday at Telemark ...shoot lower than Friday and move upfour places,” said Stencil. The Eagles ac-complished both goals with Evan Lundashooting a 75 on Saturday and 11th over-all. Senior Erik Nelson shot a 79 on Satur-day. Lunda’s two-day score led the teamwith 158. Reed Sorensen shot a 162, ErikNelson, 177, Ben Bengtson, 187, and JakeEngebretson, 190.

The Pirates finished 20th overall, withJake Langevin, Lars Thoreson, and DrewAlderman shooting totals of 183. SeanHandy finished with a 218.

Eagles host conference meetLUCK – The Eagles golf team hosted a

conference meet on Monday, May 7, andfinished with what coach Larry Stencilcalled their first full-team effort of the sea-

son.“Our five golfers placed in the top six

individually,” said Stencil.Evan Lunda was the medalist with a 1-

over-par score of 37, followed by ReedSorensen with a 39.

“Evan had a couple of birdies and a cou-ple of bogeys which made for a consistentround. His play is developing a consis-tency that he did not have last year. Thetime he has put in during the off-season isstarting to really pay off,” said Stencil.

Siren’s Luke Bollant came in third placewith a score of 40, followed by Unity’sErik Nelson and Jake Engebretson eachwith 43. Ben Bengtson took the sixth spotwith a score of 44.

“Teamwise, we talk so much about hav-ing consistency from match to match anddeveloping a strong four and five player.With conference next Thursday and thetournament trial in a couple of weeks, wewill keep working to achieve our goals,”Stencil said.

The team scores showed Unity in firstwith a 162, followed by Grantsburg, 192;Siren, 202; Luck, 213; St. Croix Falls, 222;and Frederic with a 112. Frederic had threegolfers competing, with Chris Hopp lead-ing with a 46, followed by David Lind-berg, 66, and Charlie Lindberg, 74.

Siren was led by Bollant, followed byJarod Emery, 52; Jake Swenson, 53; JustinDecorah, 57; and Jade Merrill, 60. Grants-burg’s Jake Langevin shot a 46, ChandlerWitzany, 48, and Ben Davis, Lars Thore-son and Drew Alderman shot a 49. TheSaints were led by Alex Mikl with a 50;Manny Beaver, 51; Kyle Chapman, 55;Brett Johnson, 66; and Levi Ward, 72.Luck’s Jordan Bazey finished with a team-leading 46, Brendan Fenning, 50; TannerNielsen, 58; Sam Nelson, 59; and LukeChristensen, 61.

Golfers will compete at various eventsover the next week but will be preparingfor the conference golf tournament onThursday, May 17, at Turtleback GolfCourse in Rice Lake.

The Unity Eagles continued their success over the past week, earning two first-place fin-ishes at the local conference meets, and a ninth-place finish at the premier Scott Miller Invi-tational in Hayward.

A Luck Cardinal golfer eyes up the green at an earlier golf invite this season.Area golfers aren't all that far away from the conference championship meet, which takes

place at Turtleback Golf Course on Thursday, May 17. – File photos by Marty Seeger

Siren golfers post success in home invitePlay best round

of the seasonby Marty Seeger Leader staff writer

SIREN – The Siren boys golf team had asuccessful outing at their home invite onTuesday, May 8, posting a season-best

score of 164 and coming in second placebehind Unity with a score of 152.

“We had a nice night for golf,” saidSiren coach Brian Webster. “The team shotvery well, led by Justin Decorah with a 2over 37. Hopefully, this will continue.”

Siren’s Luke Bollant shot a 39, followedby a 41 from Jake Swenson, Jade Merrill’s47, and a 48 from Jared Emery.

Unity’s Evan Lunda continued his con-

sistency with a team-best score of 35, fol-lowed by Reed Sorensen with 37. BenBengtson shot a 39, Jake Engebretson, 41,and Erik Nelson, 45.

Grantsburg came in second place witha score of 177. Jake Langevin shot a 42,Ben Davis, 44, Lars Thoreson, 46, andChandler Witzany, 50.

St. Croix Falls scored a 182, with KyleChapman and Manny Beaver leading

with scores of 45, followed by Alex Mikland Brett Johnson both with 46 and GrantSimpson shooting a 53.

Luck’s Jordan Bazey shot a 46, BrendanFenning, 47; Sam Nelson, 50; CaseyEkholm, 57; and Tanner Nielsen, 62. ChrisHopp led Frederic with a 48, Charlie Lind-berg shot a 65 and David Lindberg posteda score of 74.



Saints girls set school recordsTiger girls also break

school records in Ameryby Marty Seeger Leader staff writer

AMERY – St. Croix Falls senior SydneyGeisness set a new school record in thetriple jump on Tuesday, May 1, at a trackmeet held at St. Croix Central with a leapof 33 feet, 1.5 inches. She broke a recordset earlier by Annie Carroll in the early‘90s.

Just a few days later in Amery on Thurs-day, May 3, St. Croix Falls sophomoreMatti Gerlach broke the school record inthe 200-meter dash, running a time of27.06 seconds. The school record was pre-viously set by Annie Langer in the early‘80s.

Gerlach is coming off a knee injurywhich required surgery for a torn ACL.Along with rehabilitation on the knee,Gerlach had to have a secondary knee sur-gery last year, according to coach StephBelisle.

“It is pretty exciting to return to thetrack and break this record! For both ofthese young ladies, breaking records,which have obviously stood the test oftime, is quite a feat! Additionally, all ofour young ladies are performing well andshowing continual improvement. I amlooking forward to the conference meet ina week from Tuesday, May 8, with highhopes for how they will perform at thattime,” Belisle said.

Highlights from the Saints meet inAmery last week included a fifth-placefinish for Erica Bergmann in the 800-meterrun with a time of 2:32.68. Sarah Petznickfinished fourth in the 100-meter hurdleswith a time of 18.04 seconds. The girls4x400-meter relay team took fifth overall,while the 4x800-meter relay team wasfourth overall.

Haley Tiberg of St. Croix Falls finishedsecond in the high jump with a leap of 4-10.00. Samantha Jorgenson was second inthe pole vault with a mark of 8 feet. Geis-ness also took fifth in the discus with athrow of 100-04.

For the boys, Mark Wampfler placedfourth in the 400-meter dash with a timeof 55.37 seconds. Ryan Nussbaum wasfifth in the 800-meter run with a time of2:07.63. Henry Klein was third in the1,600-meter run with a time of 4:46.09, andwas also fifth in the 3,200 with a time of10:26.77. The Saints 4x400-meter relayteam took first overall with a time of3:35.56. They also placed first in the 4x800-meter relay with a time of 8:29.07.

Cody Zelinski placed third in the triplejump with a leap of 40-01.75.

Webster girls break recordsAMERY – The Webster girls track team

continued to improve at a meet in Ameryon Thursday, May 3, and even broke twoschool records in the process. The 4x200-

meter relay team set a school record witha time of 1:51.92. Teammates includeMelissa Gustavson, Angel Christianson,Kelsey Sheffler and Ashley Irvine. Theprevious record was held by Gustavson,Christianson, Shaina Pardun and KendraSpurgeon.

Another school record was set in the200-meter dash by Gustavson with a timeof 25.74 seconds. The previous record wasset 10 years ago by Amanda Hansen.

“The coaching staff is very excited forher achieving that goal and know howhard she has worked this past year ... niceto see it pay off,” said Tigers coach RoyWard.

Other highlights included Kally Schiller,who placed fifth in the 1,600-meter runwith a 5:47, as well as third in the 3,200with a 12:28. Schiller has been battling in-jury as of late, but Ward is hopeful she’llbe full strength by the time the conferencemeet arrives in Frederic on Tuesday, May15. Tami Quatmann tied for fifth in the100-meter high hurdles with a time of

18.40 seconds, and Sheffler was third inthe 300 low hurdles with 51.7 seconds.

The 4x100-meter relay team consistingof Gustavson, Christianson, Irvine andChristina Weis took third with a time of53.04 seconds. The girls 4x400 relay teamplaced third as well with a time of 4:28.9.Making up that team are Sheffler, Irvine,Quatmann and Weis.

Chelsea Larson took third in the shotput with a throw of 34-05 and was fourthin discus with 100-07.

For the boys, Joey Erickson was first in1,600-meter run with a time of 4:29.69, andsecond in the 3,200 with a time of 10:07.95.

“Joey ran a great 1,600 and continues toset impressive goals and push himself. Ilike how he ran the 4x800 for the team andis willing to do whatever the coaches ask,”said Ward.

Aaron Clay took first in the high jumpwith a mark of 5-08. The boys 4x400-meterrelay team including Cullan Hopkins,Taylor Heinz, Cody Isaacson and AaronClay took fifth with a time of 3:48.19.

The boys 4x800-relay team with Clay,Andrew Schrooten, Erickson and Isaacsontook third with a time of 8:54. Isaacsonalso placed fifth in the long jump with amark of 18-9.25.

Grantsburg competes at AmeryAMERY – Grantsburg’s Brendan Kutz

finished sixth in the 1,600-meter run witha time of 4:51.14, and Jacob Ohnstad wasseventh with a time of 4:51.98. Ohnstadcame in third in the 3,200 with a time of10:17.10, and Erland Olson was sixth inthe 3,200 with a time of 11:00.46.

Grantsburg’s 4x100-meter relay teamwas fourth overall with a time of 50.02,and took fifth in the 4x200-meter relaywith a 1:46.73. Adam Parker placed thirdin the shot put with a mark of 43-08.50,and he took fifth in the discus with a 120-05.

Sydney Geisness Matti Gerlach

feet, 6 inches. Ian Lexen was seventh inthe triple jump with a mark of 37-03. EricChenal was fourth in the shot put with athrow of 41-10.50, and Evan Armour wassixth in the shot with a toss of 40-02.50.

In the girls events, Jackie LaDukeplaced eighth in the 200-meter dash witha time of 29 seconds. Leah Engebretsontook seventh in the 400-meter dash with a1:06.20, and she took fifth in the 800-meterrun with a time of 2:37.10. Engebretsonalso competed in the 1,600 with a time of5:41.30 and a second-place finish. EmilyWells landed an eighth-place finish in theshot put with a mark of 28-02, and JuliaOwens was ninth in the shot put with athrow of 27.00.

Rice Lake InvitationalRICE LAKE – Three area track teams

participated at the Rice Lake Invitationalon Tuesday, May 8, with the Webster girlstaking third overall, followed by the Unitygirls in ninth and Grantsburg in 11th outof 12 teams.

Girls highlights include Unity’s KaylaBramson taking fourth in the 100-meterhurdles with a time of 18 seconds. AshleyIrvine of Webster took second in the 100-meter dash with a time of 13.51. KallySchiller placed third in the 1,600-meterrun and the 3,200-meter run with times of5:44.22, and 12:25.68 respectively. TheWebster girls 4x200-meter relay team tooksecond with a time of 1:57.77, and the4x100-meter relay team finished thirdwith a 54.07.

Kathryn Segner of Grantsburg finished

seventh overall in the 800-meter run. Web-ster’s Melissa Gustavson finished first inthe 200-meter dash with a time of 26.87.Taylor Byers of Grantsburg took seventhin the 200-meter dash with 29.17 seconds.

Unity’s Ashley Johnson was fifth overallin the high jump with a jump of 4-06, andshe took first overall in the long jump witha leap of 15-08.50. Teammate AshleyIrvine finished fifth in the long jump witha mark of 14-04.50. Webster’s Emilie Popetook fourth in the pole vault with a markof 7 feet, and Unity’s Danielle Mares andJenna Christensen took fifth and sixth inthe triple jump with marks of 30-02.75,and 29-00.50 respectively.

Webster’s Chelsea Larson was second inthe discus with a throw of 98-06, andKourtney Collins of Unity took fourthwith a throw of 88-02. Larson also tooksecond in the shot put with a throw of 33-08.75, and Unity’s Emily Gross took thirdin shot put with a throw of 33-08.50.

The Webster boys track team took sixthoverall followed by Unity in ninth, andGrantsburg in 10th place. Unity’s XavierFoeller took second in the 110-meter hur-

dles with a time of 15.74. He also took fifthin the 300-meter hurdles with a time of44.39 seconds.

Joey Erickson of Webster took first inthe 1,600-meter run with a time of 4:32.41.He also took first in the 3,200-meter runwith a time of 10:13.18. Grantsburg’s Bren-dan Kutz took fourth and teammate JacobOhnstad took fifth with times of 4:43.17,and 4:44.10 respectively. In the 800-meterrun, Ohnstad took fourth with a time of2:11.74, and Kutz was fifth with a 2:11.77.

Webster’s Aaron Clay took second inthe high jump with a mark of 5-08, andteammate Taylor Heinz was fourth in thehigh jump with a mark of 5-06.

Colton Sorensen finished first in thepole vault with a mark of 13 feet, smash-ing the nearest competitor by nearly 3 feet.Teammate Justin Bradley finished fourthwith a mark of 10-06, and Webster’s JessPeterson finished with a mark of 10-06 aswell, along with teammate Austin Bork.

Grantsburg’s Adam Parker took secondoverall in the discus throw with a distanceof 117-01, and he also took third in theshot put with a throw of 43-00.

Track/continued

Webster and Frederic/Luck relay teams compete together at a recent meet.

Area track teams have been finding their groove at several different schools over the pastweek. Unity was in Rice Lake on Tuesday, May 8, and St. Croix Falls was in Amery last Thurs-day, May 3.



Pirate boys clip EaglesGrantsburg 10, Unity 2


BALSAM LAKE – The Grantsburg Pi-rate boys were able to keep the Unity Ea-gles in check at their home field on May 3,winning 10-2 in the West Conferencematch, and giving the Pirates a solid leadin conference play that may be hard forany team to overcome.

Nolan Hanson started on the mound forthe Pirates and earned the win, while theEagles threw Jacob “Bucky” Ruck to start.

The contest was anyone’s game untilthe later innings, when the Pirates ex-ploded for seven runs in the last two in-nings to seal the win.

“When we play Unity, no lead is com-fortable,” stated Pirate head coach PeteJohnson. “They always make me nerv-ous.”

Unity had a few bright spots, includinga solo Mitch Egge home run in the thirdinning, but the bats had a tough time withHanson all night, while the bottom of thePirate order was on fire.

“Our seven, eight and nine hitters com-bined to belt eight hits in 11 at-bats!” John-son said, noting the play of Bryce Ryan,Jake Wald and Brady Thompson.

Unity could not come back from the lateinning explosion, and the Pirates held offon any outstanding errors to earn the con-ference win, which brings them to 7-0 in

West Lakeland play, and 15-1 overall. Unity stays in second place in the West

Lakeland with a 3-3 record in conferenceand 6-7 overall.

Grantsburg 13, Bruce 3GRANTSBURG – The Pirates baseball

team handed Bruce only their second lossof the season on Tuesday, May 8, inGrantsburg. The Red Raiders are currentlyranked ninth in the state among Division

4 teams and Grantsburg currently rankseighth among teams in Division 3.

“This was a big game,” said Piratescoach Pete Johnson. “Bruce baseball istop-notch every year.”

The Pirates opened the game withNolan Hanson on the mound, and the RedRaiders jumped on the board early withtwo runs on two singles in the top of thefirst. Bruce took a 3-0 lead in the top of thesecond inning off an RBI single, but the Pi-

rates responded in a big way in the bot-tom of the second inning, scoring nineruns on just one hit. Grantsburg walkedsix times in the inning with Joe Engelhart,Brandon Ryan and Hanson walking inruns, and Lucas Willis driving a run homeon an RBI single. Jake Wald hit a sacrificefly to centerfield to help drive in anotherrun for the Pirates, and Bryce Ryan alsohad a two-RBI single to add to an alreadycommanding lead.

“It was a screwy game with the raindelay in the second. Bruce pitchers had tothrow in tough conditions,” said Johnson.

Willis drove in two more Pirate runs ona hit to the gap in left-center in the bottomof the third inning, stretching the Piratesto an 11-3 lead and eventual win. Hansonleft the game in the fourth inning allow-ing just three hits with five strikeouts andthree walks. Willis pitched the final twoinnings, allowing no hits with three strike-outs and no walks. The Pirates had six hitsin the game and Willis led the team at theplate going 2 for 2 with three RBIs. But itwasn’t the hitting stats, or pitching statsthat impressed Johnson.

“Zero strikeouts is my favorite stat ofthe night. We had 13 batters with twostrikes on them, and no strikeouts,” saidJohnson.

The Pirates moved to a 15-1 record onthe season and remain perfect in the con-ference at 7-0.

Grantsburg's Brady Thompson, No. 11 tries to bust up a Unity double play. – Photo by GregMarsten

Eagle boys beat Luck/FredericUnity 10, Luck/Frederic 3


LUCK – The Unity Eagle boys used apair of three-run innings to slip past theLuck/Frederic squad on the road at Luckon Monday, May 7, winning 10-3 in theWest Lakeland Conference match that wasanyone’s game until the later innings.

The game was scoreless until the top ofthe second, when the Eagles used a fewsolid hits, stolen bases and L/F errors toscore three runs. The L/F boys threatenedUnity starter Nate Despiegelaere, whoearned the win after going seven inningsand giving up just five hits and strikingout 10.

L/F starter Ben Kufalk pitched strong,but had a few odd errors and miscues thatplagued him on the scoreboard, includinga bizarre balk that scored a run after hedropped the ball while standing on therubber.

“It was one of those nights where wecould not do anything right. Ground ballswere escaping us by an inch, and our boysgot frustrated,” L/F head coach RyanHumpal said. “Despite giving up 10 runs,our pitchers threw the baseball prettywell. They gave us a shot to win, but thatis baseball and you always do not comeout on the better side of the scoreboard.”

L/F third baseman Jesse Rennicke went3-4, including a solid double in the thirdinning that gave the L/F boys a shot atgetting back in the game, but the Unitylineup was solid across the board, withevery starter getting on base. CatcherBrady Turner scored three runs and went2-3 with a pair of singles in the win.

Unity improved to 3-3 in conferenceplay and 6-7 overall. L/F fell to 3-4 in WestLakeland Conference play and 4-8 overall.

Luck/Frederic's Ray Kurkowski, No. 3, slides headfirst into second ahead of a tag by Unity'sJustin Mooney. – Photo by Greg Marsten

Luck/Frederic survives late Saints rallyTiebreaker comes inbottom of the sev-enth for walk-off

winnerLuck/Frederic 7, St. Croix Falls 6


ST. CROIX FALLS – Luck/Fredericpulled away with a home conference vic-tory over St. Croix Falls on Friday, May 4,in a walk-off single from Dylan LeMay.Luck/Frederic was backed by a solid ef-fort from junior pitcher Brodie Kunze,who went 6-2/3 innings with 11 strikeoutsand just three walks.

“This game was a fun one to be a partof. It was great to see Brodie Kunze throwthe baseball real well, said Luck/Fredericcoach Ryan Humpal.

L/F appeared to have a lock on a gamewin late in the top of the seventh inning,with two outs and nobody on base. Buttwo walks later and a two-RBI double byBen Kopp quickly tied the game. Fortu-nately for Luck/Frederic, they were ableto hold off the Saints from scoring anotherrun on a throwing error to first base. Kopp

tried to score but was tagged out at home.Luck/Frederic’s Ray Kurkowski man-

aged to walk in their first at bat in the bot-tom of the seventh, and Karsten Petersonmoved the runner on a sacrifice bunt. Pe-terson was later tagged out on an attempt

to steal third, but Luck/Frederic put twomore on base with a walk drawn by JakeSchrock, and Trent Strapon getting hit bya pitch. LeMay came through on two outswith the RBI single to score Schrock forthe walk-off winner.

“It was great to see our guys believe inthemselves at the plate to come up big ...before the inning I told them, ‘nothing isbetter than winning on a walk-off athome.’ That is what we did,” saidHumpal. “Overall a full team effort, sixdifferent guys in the lineup scored withfive guys coming up with a hit on thenight. It was a great to see.”

The Saints had a 1-0 lead to start thegame on an RBI single from Andrew Er-ickson, but Luck/Frederic stormed backquickly off a LeMay single in the first, fol-lowed by a one-out walk by Jesse Ren-nicke. Ben Kufalk then belted a three-runhomer over the wall in right center field.

Jacob Jacobson hit an RBI single in thesecond inning to bring the Saints to withinone run, but Kunze pitched solid throughthe next three innings. Luck/Fredericpulled ahead 6-2 in the bottom of the fifthwith three more runs. The Saints had twoerrors in the inning and three passed balls,but scored twice in the sixth off a doublefrom Nick DeConcini and singles fromKopp and Jacobson. Unfortunately, theSaints rally fell just short in the bottom ofthe seventh.

“It was a tough loss,” said Saints coachBrian Jacobson. “Both teams deserved towin that game.”

Brodie Kunze of Luck/Frederic hustles to first in a game he also pitched. Kunze went 6-2/3-innings with 11 strikeouts and three walks. – Photo by Marty Seeger


Luke Clark (left) and Clay Carney from St. Croix Falls Middle School at-tended Wisconsin State Freestyle and Greco Wrestling Tournament last week-end.

Luke Clark and Clay Carney from St. Croix Falls Middle School, attended Wisconsin State Freestyle and GrecoWrestling Tournament Saturday and Sunday, May 5-6, in Wisconsin Dells. Clay wrestled schoolboy and placedsixth overall in freestyle but did not place in Greco. Luke wrestled novice and took first place in both freestyleand Greco. Clay is pictured at the far left. – Photos submitted

Youth wrestlers have success at state wrestling tourney

The McKenzie Lanes Saturday night mixed doubles team celebrated a championship for the2011-12 bowling season. Pictured are (L to R): Cory Cowell, Nicole Schmid, Lana McKenzieand Darren McKenzie. – Photo submitted

Mixed doubles bowling champs

Holmstrom had Webster/Siren’s lonehit in the game, a double in the third in-ning.

Game two of the evening was much thesame for both teams, with the Pirates scor-ing 16 runs on 15 hits. Witzany smackedher fifth home run of the season during athree-run second inning to help put the Pi-rates on top 7-0. They continued their hit-ting prowess with Harlei Henessey going4 for 5 in the leadoff spot with two RBIs.She scored four times in the game. NicoleMcKenzie also had a 4-for-5 performance,with two RBIs, and two doubles. KatieMiller also had a solid performance ingame two, going 2 for 2 with a double offthe fence in left field. Ellie Corbin, JennSchwieger, Grace Corbin and ChristinaMoore also each had a hit in the game.

The winning pitcher was Grace Corbin,who allowed one run on six hits withthree strikeouts. Holmstrom was 3 for 3 inthe game for Webster/Siren, and SamPerius went 2 for 3 with three RBIs. Rae-lyn Tretsven also had a hit for the Storm. –Marty Seeger

Grantsburg 17, New Richmond 0NEW RICHMOND – The Pirates soft-

ball team battled their way to another vic-tory over New Richmond during a

nonconference game on Friday, May 4,belting out 16 hits and scoring 17 runs inthe process.

Sam Schwieger had a huge day at theplate going 3 for 4 with a walk, including

two home runs with four RBIs. KyliePewe also went 3 for 4 in the leadoff spotwith one RBI. Nicole McKenzie, MacyHanson, Kassie Lien and Jenn Schweigereach had two hits in the game. ChristinaMoore and Stacey McKenzie each had hitsin the game, and Hanson pitched a perfect

game over three innings despite an illness.Hanson retired the first nine batters inorder with five strikeouts, allowing nohits, and no walks. Sam Schweigerpitched the final two innings allowing twohits with no walks. – Marty Seeger

Grantsburg’s Christina Moore stretches forthe ball at first base as Storm player AlexHolmstrom hustles to first.

CENTURIA – Eager to begin their firstfull summer of racing, officials at the re-modeled St. Croix Valley Raceway are toil-ing away in preparation for their firstracing event of the season this Friday, May11.

It’s been a tremendously busy off-sea-son for the quarter-mile speed plant justsouthwest of Centuria. Fans who haven’tvisited the track for several years may besurprised at the makeover. Extensive trackwork is nearing completion, featuring acompletely redone infield and a new catchfence. Concessions for the main grand-stand and the pit area have been re-vamped as well.

With all the changes, the on-track actionthat has excited fans and racers fordecades promises to be even betteralso. SCVR is kicking off the season with“Thunder in the Valley,” a UMSS wingedsprint car special. This will be the first offive scheduled appearances for thewinged cars at the raceway. Joining thewinged sprinters will be the track’s regu-lar classes of future fours, pure stocks,

WISSOTA Midwest modifieds and UMSStraditional sprints and micro sprints.

With three of their first four eventsfalling to rain, defending UMSS championJerry Richert Jr. and the rest of the sprinterpilots are eagerly awaiting their chance tosling clay on the reshaped bullring. Trackofficials are also expecting a populationexplosion in the traditional sprintranks. With a handful of cars competinglast summer in the first year for the non-winged class, the total number of winglessteams may climb to as high as 20 for thedivision’s sophomore season. WISSOTAsanctioning is back at the facility for thefirst time in three years in the form of theMidwest modifieds and fans of the fend-ers need not feel left out, with the futurefours and pure stocks also set to attack thequarter-mile race track.

Admission prices, including familyrates, and more details about this eventcan be found on the track’s Web site,www.scvraceway.com, or on their Face-book page. – submitted

SCVR set to give 2012 athunderous start

Grantsburg/continued

Grantsburg softball players collided on a short fly to centerfield. Nobody was injured, andKylie Pewe, (far right) managed to hold onto the ball. – Photos by Marty Seeger



Frederic USBC bowling banquet at Hacker’s LanesFREDERIC – The 2011-2012 bowling

season has come to a close at Hacker’sLanes with the Frederic USBC BowlingAssociation holding its annual spring ban-quet Thursday, May 3. Bowlers were rec-ognized for high games, series, averagesand for winning the end-of-the-year tour-naments. Several leagues handed out tro-phies for their league winners as well.

Merit award certificates from USBCheadquarters will be issued to the follow-ing bowlers for the highest games, seriesand averages for men and women mem-bers of the Frederic USBC Bowling Asso-ciation. Ed Bitler, Siren, high average, 213,and Don McKinney, Frederic, high series,787. There is no men merit award for highgame this year because Ed Bitler rolled a300 game and received a 300 ring insteadof a merit award. For women, KelseyBazey, Luck, had high average, 191, highseries, 663, and Karen Carlson, Frederic,high game, 269. Youth high games wereKyle Hunter, Luck, 276, and Avery Steen,Luck, 222, high series Kyle Hunter, 658,and Corissa Schmidt, Frederic, 586, andhigh average Kyler Hunter, 185, andCorissa Schmidt, 166. National award of11 strikes in a row this year was given toJosh Bazey, Luck, with a 290 game.

On the tournament side, Frederic USBCannual championship winners in teamevents were A-1 Machine, Frederic, five-person team John Ellefson, Lyle Doolittle,Dale Johnson, Brad Schmidt and JasonRichter; and Wikstrom Construction,Siren, three-person team Bruce Wikstrom,

Mike Sulliavan and Jim Wikstrom. GeneAckland and Roger Tollander, Webster,doubles; A.J. Peterson, Frederic, singles;and Gene Ackland, all events. WomenCity Tournament team event winnerswere SKM, St. Croix Falls, Gail Linke,Melinda Linke, Lori Linke and Mona Ren-froe; Sheila Hansen and Linda Richter,Frederic, doubles; Cindy Denn, Frederic,singles; and Gail Linke, St. Croix Falls, allevents.

Champions of the annual 600 series andwomen’s 500 series tournaments were EdBitler and Linda Richter with Brett Daef-fler, Frederic, winning the 700 series tour-nament. The champions of the annualteam Tournament of Champions was RedIron Studios, Frederic, Ed Bitler, MikeRoute, Gilbert Meyer, Don McKinney andMark Bohn.

Scholarship winners from the youthscholarship tournament were KyleHunter, Luck; Josh Underwood, Frederic;Chris Hopp, Frederic; Avery Steen, Luck;and Jordan Bazey, Luck. The adult teamsponsor scholarship given from the Fred-eric USBC Bowling Association wasawarded to Lauren Domagala of Frederic.In all, the Frederic USBC Bowling Associ-ation awarded these youth bowlers a totalof $1,120 in scholarships. - submitted

Cummings Lumber were the Wednesday Night league champions at the USBC bowling ban-quet held at Hacker’s Lanes on Thursday, May 3. Pictured are Don Swanson, Jim Murphy, GeneHansen, Chuck Kruse and Jerry Richter. Not pictured is Jeff Cummings.

BASEBALLStandings

Team Conf. OverallGrantsburg 7-0 15-1Unity 3-3 6-7St. Croix Falls 3-3 6-7Luck/Frederic 3-4 4-8Siren/Webster 1-7 2-12

ScoresThursday, May 3St. Croix Falls 13, Siren/Webster 2Grantsburg 10, Unity 2Friday, May 4Luck/Frederic 7, St. Croix Falls 6Grantsburg 12, Siren/Webster 1Monday, May 7Grantsburg 9, Siren/Webster 3Unity 10, Luck/Frederic 3St. Croix Falls 12, Flambeau 2Tuesday, May 8Grantsburg 13, Bruce 3

UpcomingThursday, May 105 p.m. Luck/Frederic at St. Croix Falls

Webster/Siren at UnityFriday, May 115 p.m. Clear Lake at LuckSaturday, May 12TBD Somerset at Unity Tournament TBD Luck/Frederic at Washburn 9 a.m. Cameron at Grantsburg 2 p.m. Prescott at Grantsburg Monday, May 145 p.m Clear Lake at WebsterTuesday, May 155 p.m. Solon Springs at Grantsburg

Unity at Osceola Luck/Frederic at Prairie FarmSt. Croix Falls at Shell LakeNew Auburn at Siren/Webster

Thursday, May 175 p.m. Unity at St. Croix Falls

Grantsburg at Luck

BOYS GOLFUpcoming

Thursday, May 109 a.m. Rice Lake Varsity Meet

(St. Croix Falls, Luck, Unity)Monday, May 144 p.m. Luck Varsity Meet

(St. Croix Falls, Frederic, Grantsburg, Siren, Unity)Tuesday, May 154 p.m. Grantsburg at Siren4:30 p.m. Siren Varsity Meet

(St. Croix Falls, Frederic, Grantsburg, Luck, Unity)Thursday, May 179 a.m. Cameron at Luck

Rice Lake Varsity Tournament(St. Croix Falls, Frederic, Grantsburg, Luck, Siren, Unity)

SOFTBALLStandings

Team Conf. OverallGrantsburg 7-0 15-0Luck/Frederic 2-2 4-3Unity 2-2 4-5Webster/Siren 1-4 1-7St. Croix Falls 1-5 1-10

ScoresThursday, May 3Grantsburg 7, Unity 0Webster/Siren 9, St. Croix Falls 8Friday, May 4Grantsburg 17, New Richmond 0

Monday, May 7Grantsburg 16, Webster/Siren 3Grantsburg 22, Webster/Siren 0Unity 7, Luck/Frederic 5

UpcomingThursday, May 105 p.m. Luck/Frederic at St. Croix Falls

Webster/Siren at UnityFriday, May 115 p.m. St. Croix Falls at Chetek

Northwood at GrantsbugBarron at Unity

Saturday, May 129 a.m. Clear Lake at Frederic Tournament 10 a.m. Washburn at Webster Tournament

Cumberland at Grantsburg2 p.m. Osceola at Grantsburg Monday, May 144 p.m. Turtle Lake/Clayton at Frederic5 p.m. St. Croix Falls at CameronTuesday, May 154:30 p.m. Grantsburg at Baldwin-Woodville

Osceola at Frederic5 p.m. St. Croix Falls at Amery

Webster/Siren at Clear LakeUnity at Shell Lake

Thursday, May 175 p.m. Grantsburg at Luck/Frederic

Unity at St. Croix Falls

TRACK & FIELDUpcoming

Thursday, May 104 p.m. Unity at Boyceville

Grantsburg Varsity Meet (Frederic/Luck, St. Croix Falls, Siren)

Monday, May 143:30 p.m. Frederic Varsity Meet

(St. Croix Falls, Siren, Unity, Webster, Grantsburg)Tuesday, May 153:15 p.m. Frederic Varsity Meet

(St. Croix Falls, Siren, Unity, Webster, Grantsburg)

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Red Iron Studios were the Thursday Early league champions and winners of the annualTournament of Champions. Pictured are Ed Bitler, Mike Route and Gilbert Meyer. Ed Bitler alsohad the association high game of 300, merit award for highest average and won the annual 600series tournament.

Lauren Domagala was the recipient of theannual Adult Team Sponsor Scholarship.

Stotz & Company were the Thursday Late league champions. Pictures are Daryl and RhondaBazey, Lee Mangelsen and Bucky Nord. Not pictured are Larry Stotz, Dale Frandsen and CraigAdair.

Gene Ackland and Roger Tollander were the Frederic USBC Association Tournament dou-bles champions. Ackland also took first place in the association tournament all events.



Baiting and feeding ban takes effect May 10

Weekend activities at Crex MeadowsGRANTSBURG – Looking for some-

thing to do this weekend? There is a lotgoing on at Crex Meadows Wildlife Area.The final spring bird tour will be Saturday,May 12, from 8 to 10 a.m., small fee andregistration required. A wildflower tourleaves from the visitor center at 12:30 p.m.Go out in search of spring ephemerals, in-cluding trillium and small yellow ladyslippers. No registration or cost.

International Migratory Bird Day is alsoSaturday, May 12. Celebrate the naming ofGrantsburg as a Bird City Wisconsin withwalks, talks, and explorations about birdsthroughout the day at Memory Lake Parkbeginning at 8 a.m. Add your bird sight-ing to the species list!

Other programs in May include theWildlife Experience Weekend coming up

Saturday and Sunday, May 19 and 20.Tours will be held on Saturday at 5 p.m.,and Sunday at 4 a.m. and 7 a.m. Space islimited; there are fees with the tours;please preregister.

Bike through Crex Meadows on Satur-day, May 26. Multiple varying-lengthtours are on paved roads. Preregistrationand payment are required. Proceeds go to-ward the Endowment Fund.

For more information about these andother events at Crex Meadows, please call715-463-2739, visitwww.crexmeadows.org, or find them onFacebook. Friends of Crex support theseand other programs. You can supportthese types of programs and be more in-volved by joining the Friends of Crex.– submitted

My wife texted melast Friday, on the eveof the fishing opener,simply asking if I’d begoing out to the lake orriver Saturday morn-ing. If not, she’d begoing grocery shop-ping, and I’d stay hometo watch our daughterMorgan.

“I’m not sure yet,”was my response, but Iwasn’t exactly surewhy I said it. By simplyposing the question,my wife was alreadyunder the assumptionthat I was probablygoing fishing on Satur-day. The only thing Ineeded was someone to tag along.

Those who know me well enough un-derstand that I’m mostly a do-it-alonetype of angler, but not because I don’t likefishing with other people. Come to thinkof it, I’m not exactly sure why I do mostof my fishing alone. It’s definitely easier,quieter, and there’s a lot more room in mylittle boat. Or if it’s brook trout I’m goingafter, there’s no need to fight over whogets to fish the next pool. But with thefishing opener, I felt it might be bestshared with a friend. Only problem was,three of those friends were either work-ing, or had their minds on other things.

I’d like to take Morgan, but she may needto wait until she’s another year older.Maybe next year.

There were a number of others I couldhave called, but after the third personfailed to show any interest, I did the nextbest thing to fishing on Saturday andbroke out the weed whacker to do a littleyard work instead. In other words, I wasa little frustrated in my decision to stayhome from fishing, so I took it out on theweeds around the house. All I could thinkof was how the steady breeze was turn-ing the perfect walleye chop and overcastskies were lending hundreds of anglers abounty of fish. And, how my motor wasstill broken down from last fall and needsrepairs.

“Virtually a fish on every cast,” Ithought to myself.

Fortunately, my trolling motor is stillrunning and would offer a chance to fishon one of the smaller lakes in the area. I’djust need a little extra time to get to myfavorite spots.

Reports from several local anglers ear-lier this week indicated that some didhave a great opener, catching everythingfrom walleye to pike to bluegill andsmallmouth bass, yet many lakes werepacked with boats, and trucks and trail-ers littered the landings. Not that that’s abad thing though, as the opener has al-ways generated a lot of excitement.Wacking weeds, not so much.

Avoiding the crowds was one of thepoorer excuses I used to stay home butonce the yard work was finally finished,I spent the rest of the day with my daugh-ter, which turned out to be a good excuseto stay home.

My uncle and I did manage to makeplans to do some fishing the next day, but

with the heavy rains Saturday night andeven more rain predicted for Sunday, wecalled off the plans and I opted to go outlooking for morel mushrooms instead.

It was a perfect day for a hike and agreat opportunity to explore a tiny cornerof the many acres of public land and trailsin Polk County. Unfortunately, my huntfor the elusive morel mushroom was abust and I limped home with an emptypaper bag instead. The morels are defi-nitely out there, however, as my father-

in-law was kind enough to donate morethan a dozen large morels he found inDunn County. Perhaps they haven’t ar-rived in full force in the Polk County areajust yet, but people have continued tofind them over the past few days, andprobably will for the next week or so.

As for the fishing, there’s plenty left todo, but I may wait yet another week togo, as another turkey season begins thisweek.

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Washburn, Burnett, Polk and Barron counties included in ban

MADISON – A ban on baiting and feed-ing white-tailed deer in Barron, Burnett,Polk and Washburn counties will go intoeffect on Thursday, May 10.

The Department of Natural Resources istaking the action, in accordance with ex-isting state law, due to the discovery onprivate land in Washburn County of awild white-tailed deer that tested positivefor chronic wasting disease. Both state andfederal veterinary laboratories confirmedthe finding. Later DNA testing confirmedthat the deer is from the area.

Barron, Burnett and Polk counties arewithin a 10-mile radius of the location ofthe Washburn County property on which

this CWD-positive deer was found. Statelaw requires that counties or portions ofcounties within a 10-mile radius of a gamefarm or free-ranging CWD-positive deerbe included in the baiting and feedingprohibition. With the addition of thesefour counties, baiting and feeding of deeris banned in 32 Wisconsin counties.

“While we lament this news, we wel-come the positive response we’ve heardfrom area deer hunters,” said DNR Secre-tary Cathy Stepp. “We held an informa-tional meeting with local citizens, andnearly 200 showed up and stayed forhours asking good questions of ourwildlife, law enforcement and wildlifehealth staff. In the end, my executive as-sistant, Scott Gunderson, asked the crowdhow they felt about an immediate baitingand feeding ban, and it was overwhelm-ingly supported.”

No changes are planned for the 2012deer hunting season rules in the affectedcounties other than the ban on baiting and

feeding, said Tom Hauge, director of theDNR Bureau of Wildlife Management.Hunters will be asked to provide tissuesamples from deer killed within a 10-mileradius of the CWD-positive doe for fur-ther surveillance testing. Samples will alsobe collected from roadkills and possiblytaxidermists and meat processors. Detailsof the sampling and testing program willbe shared widely in subsequent news re-leases and on the DNR Web sitednr.wil.gov, key word CWD, as the detailsare finalized.

“Baiting and feeding of deer unneces-sarily increases the risk of spreading CWDand other diseases,” Hauge said. “Animalhealth is important to preserving our greathunting tradition and is a foundation of

tourism and vital to local businesses.”Baiting and feeding increase risks of

spreading communicable diseases, likeCWD, by concentrating deer in one spot.Deer using one spot are more at risk forspreading a disease.

Individuals can still feed birds andsmall mammals provided the feeding de-vices are at a sufficient height or design toprevent access by deer and the feeding de-vice is within 50 yards of a humandwelling. This ban does not affect the useof bait for hunting bear or training beardogs.

Learn more about CWD at know-cwd.com or go to the DNR Web site andsearch CWD.

Nathan Cousins, 12, of Centuria, called in and harvested his first turkey recently nearthe Bone Lake area, with help from his dad, Craig Cousins. The bird weighed 17 pounds1 ounce, with a 4-1/2-inch beard and was taken with a 12-gague at 40 yards. – Photo sub-mitted

First turkey

OUTDOORS

While many anglers were out hammering the fish on the opener last Saturday, May, oth-ers were busy finding success hunting morel mushrooms. – Photo submitted


Notices/Employment opportunities (Apr. 4, 11, 18, 25, May 2, 9) STATE OF WISCONSIN


BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. AS SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, L.P.

Plaintiff vs.

CARMA J. PINGER, et al. Defendant(s)

Case Number: 11 CV 320 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by

virtue of a judgment of foreclo - sure entered on November 16, 2011, in the amount of $282,539.76, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at pub - lic auction as follows: TIME: May 22, 2012, at 10:00

a.m. TERMS:




DESCRIPTION: Lot 1 of Certi- fied Survey Map No. 3441, recorded in Volume 15 of Certi- fied Survey Maps, Page 208, as Document No. 616517, located in part of the South- west 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 22, Township 33 North, Range 16 West, in the Town of Lincoln, Polk County, Wis. EXCEPTING THERE- FROM: That part of Lot 1, Cer- tified Survey Map No. 3441, located in the Southwest 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of Sec- tion 22, Township 33 North, Range 16 West, of the 4th Principal Meridian, Town of Lincoln, Polk County, Wis- consin, described as follows: Commencing at the South 1/4 corner of said Section 22; thence North 00° 29’ 28” East, assumed bearing, along the West line of said Southwest 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4, a distance of 930.97 feet to the point of beginning; thence continuing North 00° 29’ 28” East, 66.50 feet to the North- west corner of Lot 1, Certified Survey Map No. 3441; thence leaving said West line, South 88° 54’ 12” East, along the North line of said Lot 1, a dis - tance of 655.09 feet to the Northeast corner of said Lot 1; thence leaving said North line, South 00° 29’ 28” West, along the East line of said Lot 1, a distance of 66.50 feet; thence leaving said East line, North 88° 54’ 12” West, a distance of 655.09 feet to the point of beginning.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 816 85th Street, Amery, WI 54001.

TAX KEY NO.: 032-00639- 0100. Dated this 27th day of March,

2012. Peter M. Johnson Sheriff of Polk County Scott D. Nabke State Bar #1037979 Blommer Peterman, S.C. 165 Bishops Way, Suite 100 Brookfield, WI 53005 262-790-5719


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CITIZENS COMMUNITY FEDERAL

Plaintiff, vs.

SHAWN D. DENVER, DANYELLE P. DENVER, WEST BEND MUTUAL COMPANY, EAGLE VALLEY BANK, NA, REGIONAL BUSINESS FUND, INC.

Defendants Case No. 11CV70 Case Code: 30404

Foreclosure of Mortgage NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE By virtue of a judgment of

foreclosure and sale rendered in the above-entitled action on April 5, 2011, in the amount of $127,701.78, the undersigned Sheriff of Polk County, Wisconsin, will sell at public auction at the front entrance of the Polk County Courthouse in the City of Balsam Lake, in said County, on the 23rd day of May, 2012, at 10 a.m., the real estate and mortgaged premises directed by the judgment to be sold, therein described as fol - lows:

Tract I: Lot 4 of CSM 15-214, Map No. 3447, a part of the NE 1/4 SW 1/4 of Section 35, Township 33 North, Range 15 West (in the Township of Clayton). Tract II: A nonexclu - sive easement for ingress and egress, in favor of Tract I, over the east 33 feet of Lot 3 of CSM 15-214, Map No. 3447, lying within the NE 1/4 SW 1/4 of Section 35, Township 33 North, Range 15 West (in the Township of Clayton) for access to 15th Street.

PROPERTY ADDRESS : 627 15th Street, Clayton, Wis.

TERMS OF SALE : Cash. DOWN PAYMENT : A deposit of

10% of sale price to be deposited in cash or by cer - tified check with the Sheriff at the time of sale; balance to be paid by cash or certified check upon confirmation of sale. Dated this 30th day of March,

2012. /s/ Peter M. Johnson Polk County Sheriff Attorney Christine A. Gimber WELD, RILEY, PRENN & RICCI,

S.C. 3624 Oakwood Hills Parkway Eau Claire, WI 54702-1030 715-839-7786 Attorneys for Plaintiff

T his is an attempt to collect a debt. any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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Bank of America, N.A., as successor by merger to BAC Home Loans Servicing, L.P.

Plaintiff vs.

THOMAS ANDERSON, et al. Defendant(s)

Case No: 11 CV 463


PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of fore - closure entered on October 14, 2011, in the amount of $94,826.53, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: May 30, 2012, at 10:00

a.m. TERMS:




DESCRIPTION: Outlot 59 and part of Outlot 60 of the Asses- sor’s Plat of the Village of Dresser, described as follows: Commencing at the South- west corner of said Lot 60; thence North on the West line of said Lot a distance of 50 feet; thence East 10 feet; thence South to the South line of said Lot; thence Westerly to the point of beginning; said lots being located in the Southwest 1/4 of the South- west 1/4 of Section 8, Town- ship 33 North, Range 18 West, in the Village of Dresser, Polk County, Wis.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 205 E. State St., Dresser, WI 54009.

TAX KEY NO.: 116-00348-0000.

Dated this 23rd day of April, 2012.

Sheriff Peter M. Johnson Polk County Sheriff

Scott D. Nabke Blommer Peterman, S.C. State Bar No. 1037979 165 Bishops Way, Suite 100 Brookfield, WI 53005 262-790-5719


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STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY CIVIL DIVISION

DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE ON BEHALF OF THE MORGAN STANLEY ABS CAPITAL I INC. TRUST 2007- HE6, MORTGAGE PASS- THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-HE6

Plaintiff vs.

TYRONE A. SHAFER; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF TYRONE A. SHAFER; ANCHORBANK;

Defendants.

NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Case No. 11 CV 534

Case Code No. 30404

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of fore - closure entered on February 3, 2012, in the amount of $162,824.05, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: May 31, 2012, at 10:00

a.m. TERMS:



3. Buyer to pay applicable Wisconsin Real Estate Transfer Tax from the pro - ceeds of the sale.

PLACE: L obby of the Polk County Justice Center, 1005 West Main Street, Balsam Lake , WI 54810.

Property description: P arcel 1: Lot One (1) of Cer- t ified Survey Map No. 356 Recorded in Volume 2 of Certified Survey Maps on Page 85 as Document No. 375846 in the office of the Register of Deeds in and for Polk County, Wisconsin , being included in L ot 1 of Certi- f ied Survey Map No. 283 Recorded in V olume 2 of Certified Survey Maps on Page 12 as Document No. 367742, all being located in Government Lot 1 of Section Five (5), Township Thirty- Five (35) North, Range Sixteen (16) West, Polk County, Wisconsin.

P arcel 2: Lot Two ( 2) of Cer- t ified Survey Map No. 356 Recorded in V olume 2 of Certified Survey Maps o N Page 85 as Document No. 375846, in the office of the Register of Deeds for Polk County, Wisconsin , together with a Nonexclusive Ease- Ment 50 Feet in Width Con- t iguous to the North Boun- d ary Line of that Parcel Recorded in Volume 366 on Page 168 as Document No. 3 58868, being part of Gov- e rnment Lot 1 of Section Five (5), Township Thirty- Five (35) North, Range Six- t een (16) West , together with an Easement Over and Across Lot 4 of Certified Sur- v ey Map No. 283, Recorded in Volum e 2 of Certified Survey Maps on Page 12, in the office of the Register of Deeds for Polk County, Wis- c onsin , for lake access; all in Government Lot 1 of Section 5, Township 35 North, Range 16 West, Polk County, Wis.

TAX KEY NO .: 026-00087-0000 / 026-00088-0000.

PROPERTY ADDRESS : 1080 240th Ave., Luck, WI 54853.

Adam C. Lueck State Bar No. 1081386 Attorney for Plaintiff 230 W. Monroe St. Chicago, IL 60606 Phone: 312-541-9710

Johnson, Blumberg & Associ- ates, LLC, is the creditor’s attor - ney and is attempting to collect a debt on its behalf. Any infor - mation obtained will be used for that purpose.

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NOTICE TOWN OF MILLTOWN Monthly Board

Meeting Monday, May 14,

at 7 p.m. Milltown Fire Hall

Virgil Hansen, Clerk 559280 37-38L 27-28a

NOTICE TOWN OF EUREKA OPEN BOOK

Thursday, May 10, 2012 6:45 p.m. at

Eureka Town Hall Agenda: This will be to open and convene at a later date.

MONTHLY BOARD MEETING

Thursday, May 10, 2012 7 p.m. at Eureka Town Hall

Agenda to be posted: 1) Eureka Town Hall 2) Eureka Town Garage 3) Eureka Clerk’s Office

Agenda may also be posted on Town Web site:

www.townofeureka.org

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LEWIS CEMETERY ASSOCIATION

ANNUAL DINNER MEETING

Wednesday, May 16, 6 p.m. Pour House, Siren, WI 56

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NOTICE TOWN OF LaFOLLETTE

MONTHLY MEETING The Monthly Board Meeting For The Town Of La F ollette Will Be

Held At The La F ollette Town Hall On Mon., May 14, 2012,

At 7:30 p.m. Agenda

Verification of Posting Clerk’s Minutes Treasurer’s Report Resident Issues Road Items Pay Bills and look at

correspondence Linda Terrian, Clerk

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NOTICE OF THE OPEN BOOK FOR THE TOWN OF LINCOLN

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Open Book Session for the Town of Lincoln, Burnett County, will be held on Saturday, May 19, 2012, at the Lincoln Town Hall, located at 9110 Perida Road, Web- ster, Wisconsin, from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. This Session gives the property owner an opportunity t o meet with the assessor, ask ques - tions of the assessor and look over their property assessments.

NOTICE OF THE BOARD OF REVIEW FOR THE TOWN OF LINCOLN

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Review for the Town of Lincoln, Burnett County, will be held on Saturday, May 19, 2012, at the Lincoln Town Hall, located at 9110 Perida Road, Webster, Wisconsin, from 10 a.m. to noon.


No person shall be allowed to appear before the Board of Review, to testify to the Board by telephone or to contest the amount of any assessment of real or personal property if the per - son has refused a reasonable written request by certified mail of the Assessor to view such property.

After the first meeting of the Board of Review and before the Board’s final adjournment, no person who is scheduled to appear before the Board of Review may contact, or provide information to a member of the Board about the person’s objection except at a session of the Board.

No person may appear before the Board of Review, testify to the Board by telephone or contest the amount of assessment unless, at least 48 hours before the first meeting of the Board or at least 48 hours before the objection is heard if the objection is allowed because the person has been granted a waiver of the 48-hour notice of an intent to file a written objection by appearing before the Board during the first two hours of the meeting and showing good cause for failure to meet the 48-hour notice requirement and files a written objection, that the person provides to the Clerk of the Board of Review notice as to whether the person will ask for removal of any Board member and, if so, which member will be removed and the person’s reasonable estimate of the length of time that the hearing will take.

When appearing before the Board of Review, the person shall specify, in writing, the person’s estimate of the value of the land and of the improvements that are subject of the person’s objection and specify the information that the person used to arrive at that estimate.

No person may appear before the Board of Review, testify to the Board by telephone or object to a valuation; if that valuation was made by the Assessor or the Objector using the income method of valuation; unless the person supplies the Assessor all the infor - mation about income and expenses, as specified in the Assessor’s manual under Sec. 73.03(2a) of Wis. Statutes, that the Assessor requests. The Town of Lincoln has an ordinance for the confiden - tiality of information about income and expenses that is provided to the Assessor under this paragraph which provides exceptions for persons using information in the discharge of duties imposed by law or the duties of their office or by order of a court. The infor - mation that is provided under this paragraph, unless a court deter - mined that it is inaccurate, is not subject to the right of inspection and copying under Sec. 19.35(1) of Wis. Statutes.

The Board shall hear upon oath, by telephone, all ill or disabled persons who present to the Board a letter from a physician, sur - geon or osteopath that confirms their illness or disability. No other persons may testify by telephone.

Respectfully submitted, Wanda Washkuhn, Clerk, Town of Lincoln

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VILLAGE OF LUCK RESIDENTS SPRING CLEANUP DAYS Friday, May 11, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Saturday, May 12, 8 a.m. to noon Monday, May 14, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Dumpsters are located at the Village Shop on West 3rd Avenue. Residents must bring their refuse to the shop during the above hours.

NO GARBAGE OR RECYCLABLES. $8 per appliance. $12 per air conditioner/water softener. Auto tires accepted: Car and truck (up to 18”), $2.75/

truck (20+”), $10. PREPAYMENT FOR APPLIANCES MUST BE MADE AT

THE LUCK VILLAGE HALL BEFORE DROPOFF.

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OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANT INSTRUCTOR

SEARCH EXTENDED Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College is seeking a learning-focused, crea - tive and dynamic individual for a full-time Occupational Therapy Assistant Instructor at the Rice Lake or New Richmond campus. The ideal candidate will demonstrate interest in and potential for excellence in facilitating student learning and development. Qualifications include: bachelor’s degree or actively pursuing a bachelor’s degree, minimum of two years’ occupational experience, current NBCOT cer - tification, current Wisconsin state licensure and membership in state and national associations.

Deadline to apply: May 25, 2012. For a complete list of qualifications and to apply, visit our Web site at www.witc.edu/employ. TTY: 711

WITC is an equal opportunity/access/employer and educator.

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WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE


Polk County marriagesPenny L. Pogreba, Town of Sterling, and Jason R. Johnson,

Town of Sterling, issued April 26, 2012.Megan J. Gustafson, Maplewood, Minn., and James D. Lipps,

North St. Paul, Minn., issued April 29, 2012.Marsha R. Nelson, Town of Sterling, and Raymond H. Sand-

strom Sr., Town of Sterling, issued April 29, 2012.Dorothy J. Blakeborough, Amery, and Gregory A. Glunz,

Amery, issued April 29, 2012.Jessica L. Wiedeman, Vadnais Heights, Minn., and Scott M.

Rose, Vadnais Heights, Minn., issued May 3, 2012.Teresa A. Durand, Town of Farmington, and Nicholas R. Hatch,

Town of Farmington, issued May 3, 2012.Mary C. Robins, Town of Alden, and Steven D. Tilsen, Town of

Alden, issued May 3, 2012.


NOTICE OF EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

GRANTSBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT 480 E. James Avenue Grantsburg, WI 54840

Job Description: iForward is an online charter school, part of the leading Grantsburg School District serving stu - dents throughout the entire state of WI. iFor - ward is seeking highly qualified candidates for the following positions: • Principal/Head of School • 6 - 12 Academic Counselor • Part-time Instructors

(in all 6 - 12 licensure areas) • Program Coordinator For more detailed job descriptions and quali - fications, please reference the district employ - ment Web site.

How to apply: Send resume, transcripts, letters of reference and credentials to: iForward Attn.: Executive Director Grantsburg School District 480 E. James Avenue Grantsburg, WI 54840 Or e-mail to: [email protected]

Job Posting: Close Date May 18, 2012 Start Date July 1, 2012 559238 37-38L

NOTICE OF MEETING OF BOARD OF REVIEW STATE OF WISCONSIN

TOWN OF ANDERSON - BURNETT COUNTY Notice is hereby given that the Board of Review for the Town

of Anderson, Burnett County, Wisconsin, shall hold its first meeting on May 19, 2012, from 10 a.m. until noon, at the Town Hall.

Please be advised of the following requirements to appear before the board of review and procedural requirements if appearing before the board:

1. No person will be allowed to appear before the board of review, to testify to the board by telephone, or to contest the amount of any assessment of real or personal property if the person has refused a reasonable written request by certified mail of the assessor to view the property.

2. After the first meeting of the board of review and before the board’s final adjournment, no person who is scheduled to appear before the board of review may contact or provide information to a member of the board about the person’s objection, except at a session of the board.

3. The board of review may not hear an objection to the amount or valuation of property unless, at least 48 hours before the board’s first scheduled meeting, the objector provides to the board’s clerk written or oral notice of an intent to file an objection, except that upon a showing of good cause and the submission of a written objection, the board shall waive that requirement during the first 2 hours of the board’s first sched - uled meeting, and the board may waive that requirement up to the end of the 5th day of the session or up to the end of the final day of the session if the session is less than 5 days with proof of extraordinary circumstances for failure to meet the 48- hour notice requirement and failure to appear before the board of review during the first 2 hours of the first scheduled meeting.

4. Objections to the amount or valuation of property shall first be made in writing and filed with the clerk of the board of review within the first 2 hours of the board’s first scheduled meeting, except that, upon evidence of extraordinary circum - stances, the board may waive that requirement up to the end of the 5th day of the session or up to the end of the final day of the session if the session is less than 5 days. The board may require objections to the amount or valuation of property to be submitted on forms approved by the Department of Revenue, and the board shall require that any forms include stated valua - tions of the property in question. Persons who own land and improvements to that land may object to the aggregate valua - tion of that land and improvements to that land, but no person who owns land and improvements to that land may object only to the valuation of that land or only to the valuation of improve - ments to that land. No person may be allowed in any action or proceedings to question the amount or valuation of property unless the written objection has been filed and that person in good faith presented evidence to the board in support of the objections and made full disclosure before the board, under oath, of all of that person’s property liable to assessment in the district and the value of that property. The requirement that objections be in writing may be waived by express action of the board.

5. When appearing before the board of review, the objecting person shall specify in writing the person’s estimate of the value of the land and of the improvements that are the subject of the person’s objection and specify the information that the person used to arrive at that estimate.

6. No person may appear before the board of review, testify to the board by telephone, or object to a valuation if that valua - tion was made by the assessor or the objector using the income method of valuation, unless the person supplies the assessor with all the information about income and expenses, as specified in the assessor’s manual under s. 73.03 (2a), Wis. stats., that the assessor requests. The Town of Anderson has an ordinance for the confidentiality of information about income and expenses that is provided to the assessor under this para - graph that provides exceptions for persons using information in the discharge of duties imposed by law or the duties of their officer or by order of a court. The information that is provided under this paragraph, unless a court determined that it is inac - curate, is not subject to the right of inspection and copying under s. 19.35 (1), Wis. stats.

7. The board shall hear upon oath, by telephone, all ill or dis - abled persons who present to the board a letter from a phy - sician, surgeon or osteopath that confirms their illness or dis - ability. No other persons may testify by telephone.

8. No person may appear before the board of review, testify to the board by telephone, or contest the amount of any assessment unless, at least 48 hours before the first meeting of the board, or at least 48 hours before the objection is heard if the objection is allowed under s. 70.47 (3) (a), Wis. stats., that person provides to the clerk of the board of review notice as to whether the person will ask for the removal of a member of the board of review and, if so, which member, and provides a rea - sonable estimate of the length of time the hearing will take.

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POLK COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

Polk County Government Center 100 Polk County Plaza, Balsam Lake, WI

County Boardroom Tuesday May 15, 2012

Regular Business Meeting 6:30 p.m. Open Session

1. Call to Order 2. Evidence of Proper Notice 3. Roll Call 4. Pledge of Allegiance 5. Time of Reflection - Supvr. Neil Johnson

Consent Agenda 6. Consideration of noticed agenda for May 8, 2012, meet -

ing & consideration of corrections to the published min - utes of the April 17, 2012, meeting

7. Public Comments - 3 minutes per person- not to exceed 30 minutes total

8. Presentation by Mary Mikula and Kasey Weber on the “Day Friends Program”

9. Chairman’s Report 10. Finance Report - Maggie Wickre 11. Administrator’s Report 12. Confirmation of Chairman’s Appointments to Boards,

Committees, Etc. 2012-2014 - Supervisor Appointments , 2-year terms

Polk County Economic Development Corporation - Kristine Kremer-Hartung

Polk County Tourism Council - George Stroebel Polk County Fair Society - Warren Nelson Gandy Dancer Trail Commission - William F. Johnson Polk County Housing Authority - Jim Edgell WITC Board Nominating Committee - -William F. Johnson Northern Region Trail Advisory Council (NoRTAC) - Larry

Jepsen Arnell Memorial Humane Society - Kathryn Kienholz Polk County Library Board - Warren Nelson Renewable Energy Committee - Kathryn Kienholz, Tom

Engel, Jay Luke Local Emergency Planning Committee - Kim O’Connell Aging and Disability Resource Center Board - Larry

Jepsen, Kristine Kremer-Hartung, Pat Schmidt West Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Board -

William F. Johnson, Warren Nelson, Tom Engel WestCAP Representative - Larry Jepsen Indianhead Federated Library System - Kathryn Kienholz Revolving Loan Fund - Kim O’Connell

13. Confirmation of Administrator’s Appointments to Committees & Boards

Administrator Appointments Human Services Committee - Bill Alleva, Dr. David

Markert, John Gyllen & Timothy D. Strohbusch (2-Year Term 5/1/12 - 5/1/14)

Board of Health Committee - Dr. Arne Lagus, Kim Gearin & Leslie Larsen (2-Year Term 5/1/12 - 5/1/14)

Veterans Service Commission Committee – Gary Johnson (3-Year Term 1/1/12 - 1/1/15)

Balsam Lake Protection and Rehab. District Committee – Carl Holmgren (2-Year-Term 5/1/12 - 5/1/14)

14. Committee/Board Reports • Highway • Finance • Personnel • Property, Forestry & Recreation/ ADRC • Extension, Land & Water, Lime • Public Protection - Jay Luke • Land Information - Kim O’Connell • Human Services Board - George Stroebel • Boards of Health & Aging • GAM Board - Rick Scoglio • Renewable Energy/Energy Independence Team

15. Proposed Resolutions and Ordinances A. Resolution to Authorize Polk County to Pursue WDNR

TRM Funding B. Resolution To Dissolve Transition Committee C. Resolution To Increase the 2012 Budget for Personnel

Appropriations for the Lime Quarry D. Resolution Funding for Jail Literacy and Phase-out of

the Polk County Library Federation E. Resolution to Act on Offer of Endeavors Adult Devel-

opment Center To Modify Terms of Adult Development Center Lease Agreement For 2012 (Accept or Reject Offer)

F. Resolution to Amend 2012 Budget – Authorization of Designation, Carryover, Transfer and Reappropriation of Specified Funds from 2011 to 2012

G. Resolution to Allow Higher Initial Leave Accruals for Recruitment of Mid-Career Professionals

H. Resolution to Amend Telecommunication Towers, An- tennas and Related Facilities Ordinance

I. Resolution to Authorize Grant of Easement to Lakeland Telecommunications Across Polk County Fairgrounds

J. Resolution to Amend the Purchasing Policy (Policy 912) for Auction and Motor Fuel Purchases

16. Supervisors Reports 17. Adjourn

This meeting is open to the public according to Wisconsin State Statute 19.83. Persons with disabilities wishing to attend and/or participate are asked to notify the County Clerk’s office (715-485-9226) at least 24 hours in advance of the scheduled meeting time so all reasonable accommoda - tions can be made.

NOTICE OF THE OPEN BOOK FOR THE TOWN OF DANIELS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Open Book Session for the Town of Daniels, Burnett County, will be held on Thursday, May 24, 2012, at the Daniels Town Hall, from 3 to 5 p.m. This session gives the property owner an opportunity to meet with the assessor, ask questions of the assessor and look over their property assessments.

NOTICE OF THE BOARD OF REVIEW FOR THE TOWN OF DANIELS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Review for the Town of Daniels of Burnett County shall hold its first meeting on Thursday, May 24, 2012, at the Daniels Town Hal from 6 to 8 p.m.


No person shall be allowed to appear before the Board of Review, to testify to the Board by telephone or to contest the amount of any assessment of real property if the person has refused a reasonable written request by certified mail of the assessor to view such property.

After the first meeting of the Board of Review and before the Board’s final adjournment, no person who is scheduled to appear before the Board of Review may contact, or provide information to a member of the Board about the person’s objection except at a session of the Board.

No person may appear before the Board of Review, testify to the Board by telephone or contest the amount of the assess - ment unless, at least 48 hours before the first meeting of the Board or a least 48 hours before the objection is heard if the objection is allowed because the person has been granted a waiver of the 48-hour notice of intent to file a written objection by appearing before the Board during the first two hours of the meeting and showing good cause for failure to meet the 48- hour notice requirement and files written objection that the per - son provides to the clerk of the Board of Review notice as to whether the person will ask for removal of any Board members and, if so, which member will be removed and the person’s reasonable estimate of the length of time that the hearing will take.

When appearing before the Board of Review, the person shall specify, in writing, the person’s estimate of the value of the land and of the improvements that are the subject of the person’s objection and specify the information that the person used to arrive at that estimate.

No person may appear before the Board of Review, testify to the Board by telephone or subject or object to a valuation; if that valuation was made by the Assessor or the Objector using the income method of valuating; unless the person supplies the Assessor all the information about income and expenses, as specified in the Assessor’s manual under Sec. 73.03 (2a) of Wis. Statutes, that the assessor requests. The Town of Daniels has an ordinance for the confidentiality of information about income and expense that is provided to the Assessor under this paragraph which provides exceptions for persons using information in the discharge of duties imposed by law or the duties of their office or by order of a court. The information that is provided under this paragraph, unless a court determined that it is inaccurate, is not subject to the right of inspection and copying under Sec. 19.35 (1) of Wis. Statutes.

The Board shall hear upon oath, by telephone, all ill or dis - abled persons who present to the Board a letter from a phy - sician, surgeon or osteopath that confirms their illness or dis - ability. No other persons may testify by telephone.

Respectfully Submitted Elizabeth Simonsen, Clerk Town of Daniels 560129 38L WNAXLP

INTERESTED IN HELPING INDIVIDUALS, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES LEARN ABOUT NUTRITION?

Cooperative Extension, UW-Extension has a nutrition educator position open serving Barron and Polk Counties (office in Polk County). Provide nutrition and food budgeting education to individuals, youth and families living on limited incomes. Previous work or volunteer experience working with low-income families, working with youth, or providing food and nutrition education is highly desirable. Training provided. HS grad or equivalent required. Must have transportation needed to fulfill position responsibilities. This is a salaried position, working 32 hours per week, with benefits. Contact Michelle Webb at [email protected] or 715-537-6380 for application information and complete job description. Position closes June 8, 2012. A criminal records review will be conducted prior to employment. In compliance with the Wisconsin Fair Employment Act, convictions and pending charges will be considered only as they relate to this position. UW-Extension is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. We promote excellence through diversity and encourage all qualified individuals to apply. 560144 38-39Lp 28-29a,dp


Notices/Employment opportunities (Apr. 4, 11, 18, 25, May 2, 9) STATE OF WISCONSIN


BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, L.P.

Plaintiff vs.

KANDICE MAE CHAFFEE, et al. Defendant(s)

NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Case Number: 11 CV 410

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclo - sure entered on September 16, 2011, in the amount of $235,508.28, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at pub - lic auction as follows: TIME: May 22, 2012, at 10:00

a.m. TERMS:




DESCRIPTION: The East 330 feet of the West 990 feet of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 15, Township 34 North, Range 17 West, in the Town of Bal- sam Lake, Polk County, Wis.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 1431 150th Avenue, Balsam Lake, WI 54810.


2012 Peter M. Johnson Sheriff of Polk County Scott D. Nabke State Bar #1037979 Blommer Peterman, S.C. 165 Bishops Way, Suite 100 Brookfield, WI 53005 262-790-5719


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NOTICE OF HEARING The Polk County Board of Adjustment will hold a public hear -

ing on Tuesday, May 22, 2012, at the Government Center in Balsam Lake, WI. The Board will call the public hearing to order at 8:30 a.m., recess at 8:45 a.m. to view the sites and will recon - vene the public hearing immediately after the public hearing for the Olive Johnson reclamation plan that will begin at 10 a.m. in the Government Center, Balsam Lake, WI. At that time, the appli - cants will inform the Board of their request.

MATHY CONSTRUCTION/MILESTONE MATERIALS request a Special Exception Permit to Section VIB5 of the Polk County Comprehensive Land Use Ordinance to establish a non - metallic mine. Property affected is: E1/2 of the SE1/4, and the SE1/4 of the SW1/4 and part of the NW1/4 of the NW1/4 of the SW1/4, all in Section 35/T34N/R16W, Town of Apple River.

DUANE STONE requests a Special Exception Permit to Section VIB5 of the Polk County Comprehensive Land Use Ordinance and Article 8D8 of the Polk County Shoreland Protection Zoning ordinance to establish a nonmetallic mine. Property affected is: NW1/4 of the NE1/4, Section 35/T34N/ R16W, Town of Apple River.

OLIVE JOHNSON requests a Special Exception Permit to Section VIB5 of the Polk County Comprehensive Land Use Ordinance to establish a nonmetallic mine. Property affected is: Part of the SW1/4 of the SE1/4, Section 35/T34N/R16W, Town of Apple River.

The Board will also consider consolidating the operation times on three existing gravel pits. These pits were previously granted a Special Exception Permit with conditions. Mathy Construction is seeking a change in the operation conditions. The three gravel pits are located in: N1/2 of the NW1/4 of Section 2/T33N/ R16W, Town of Lincoln; W1/2 of the SW1/4 and the SW1/4 of the NE1/4 and the S1/2 of the SE1/4 of the NW1/4, all in Section 35/T34N/R16W, Town of Apple River. 559240

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VOTING BY ABSENTEE BALLOT OFFICIAL RECALL ELECTION FOR PARTISAN

OFFICES GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR JUNE 5, 2012

Any qualified elector who is unable or unwilling to appear at the polling place on Election Day may request to vote an absentee ballot. A qualified elector is any U.S. citizen, who will be 18 years of age or older on Election Day, who has resided in the ward or municipality where he or she wishes to vote for at least 28 consecutive days before the election. The elector must also be registered in order to receive an absentee ballot. TO OBTAIN AN ABSENTEE BALLOT YOU MUST MAKE A REQUEST IN WRITING.

Contact your municipal clerk and request that an application for an absentee ballot be sent to you for the primary or election or both. You may also request an absentee ballot by letter. Your written request must list your voting address within the municipality where you wish to vote, the address where the absentee ballot should be sent, if different, and your signature.

Special absentee voting application provisions apply to electors who are indefinitely con - fined to home or a care facility, in the military, hospitalized or serving as a sequestered juror. If this applies to you, contact the municipal clerk.

You can also personally go to the clerk’s office or other specified location, complete a written application, and vote an absentee ballot during the hours specified for casting an absentee ballot. Town of Alden Judy Demulling, Clerk 183 155th St. Star Prairie, WI 54026 715-248-7859

Town of Apple River Gloria Stokes, Clerk 612 U.S. Hwy. 8 Amery, WI 54001 715-268-9275

Town of Balsam Lake Brian Masters, Clerk 1574 State Hwy. 46 Balsam Lake, WI 54810 715-554-2091

Town of Bone Lake Darrell Frandsen, Clerk 954 280th Ave. Frederic, WI 54837-5002 715-472-8212

Town of Clam Falls Betty Knutson, Clerk 3335 90th St. Frederic, WI 54837 715-653-4206

Town of Eureka Michelle Tonnar, Clerk 2077 190th Ave. Centuria, WI 54824 715-646-2985

Town of Farmington Debbie Swanson, Clerk 304 State Rd. 35 Osceola, WI 54020 715-294-2370

Town of Garfield Sue Knutson, Clerk 690 Minneapolis St. Amery, WI 54001 715-268-4857

Town of Georgetown Kristine Lindgren, Clerk 1913 W. Bone Lake Drive Balsam Lake, WI 54810 715-857-5788

Town of Laketown Patsy Gustafson, Clerk 2773 230th St. Cushing, WI 54006 715-648-5569

Town of Lorain Susan E. Hughes, Clerk 3340 15th St. Frederic, WI 54837 715-653-2629

Town of Luck Lloyd Nelson, Clerk 1616 260th Ave. Luck, WI 54853 715-472-2037

Town of McKinley Deborah Grover, Clerk 2296 1st St. Cumberland, WI 54829 715-822-3864

Town of Milltown Virgil Hansen, Clerk P.O. Box 100 Milltown, WI 54858 715-825-2494

Town of Osceola Lorrain Rugroden, Clerk/Treas. P.O. Box 216 Dresser, WI 54009 715-755-3060

City of St. Croix Falls Bonita Leggitt, Clerk 710 Hwy. 35 So. St. Croix Falls, WI 54024 715-483-3929 Ext. 11

Town of St. Croix Falls Janet Krueger, Clerk 1305 200th St. St. Croix Falls, WI 54024 715-483-1851

Town of Sterling Julie Peterson, Clerk 13308 Bucklund Rd. Grantsburg, WI 54840 715-488-2735

Town of West Sweden Andrea Lundquist, Clerk 1535 345th Ave. Frederic, WI 54837 715-327-8650

Village of Dresser Jodi A. Gilbert, Clerk 102 W. Main St., P.O. Box 547 Dresser, WI 54009 715-755-2940

Village of Frederic Kristi Swanson, Clerk P.O. Box 567 107 Hope Rd. W. Frederic, WI 54837 715-327-4294

Village of Luck Kristina Handt, Acting Clerk P.O. Box 315 Luck, WI 54853 715-472-2221

The deadline for making application to vote absentee by mail is 5 p.m. on the fifth day before the election, May 31, 2012.

Military electors should contact the municipal clerk regarding the deadlines for request - ing or submitting an absentee ballot.

The first day to vote an absentee ballot in the clerk’s office is May 21, 2012. The deadline for voting an absentee ballot in the clerk’s office is 5 p.m. on the Friday before the election, on June 1, 2012.

The municipal clerk will deliver voted ballots returned on or before election day to the proper polling place or counting location before the polls close on June 5, 2012. Any ballots received after the polls close will be counted by the board of canvassers if postmarked by election day and received no later than 4 p.m. on the Friday following the election.

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MEDIA RELEASE SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM Stressing the importance of offering nutritious meals to children during summer school, the

School District of Siren announces the sponsorship of the Summer Food Service Program. The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP), which is funded by the U.S. Department of

Agriculture (USDA) and is administered by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, provides nutritious meals to children during the summer, when free and reduced-price school meals are typically unavailable. Free meals will be made available to eligible children 18 years of age and under. Persons over 18 years of age who are determined by a state or local public educational agency to be mentally or physically disabled and who also participate in a public or private nonprofit school program during the regular school year may receive free meals as well.

The following location will be serving the free meals this summer, Siren School beginning June 11 through June 29, 2012. The serving times will be breakfast 7:45 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. and lunch time 10:45 to 11:30 a.m. Meals are provided to eligible children regardless of race, color, national origin, age, gender or disability, and there will be no discrimination in the course of meal service.

This program fills a void created when school lunches are not available. “Helping parents meet the nutritional needs of their children is the strength of this program.”

The School District of Siren is an equal opportunity employer/educator and does not dis - criminate on the basis of race, religion, sex, age, national origin or handicap.

To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights (Office of Adjudication), 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410 or call toll-free 866-632-9992 (Voice). TDD users can contact USDA through local relay or the Federal Relay at 800-877-8339 (TDD) or 866-377-8642 (relay voice users). USDA is an equal opportunity pro - vider and employer. 559680 38L

NOTICE OF THE BOARD OF REVIEW FOR THE TOWN OF JACKSON

N otice is hereby given that the B oard of R eview for the T own of J ackson, B urnett C ounty, WI, will be held on May 24 , 2012, at the Town Hall , 4599 County Road A, Webster , WI, from 4 to 6 p.m.

P lease be advised of the following requirements to appear before the B oard of R eview and procedural requirements if appearing before the B oard:

N o person shall be allowed to appear before the B oard of R eview, to testify to the B oard by telephone or to contest the amount of any assessment of real or personal property if the person has refused a reasonable written request by certified mail of the assessor to view such property.

A fter the first meeting of the B oard of R eview and before the B oard’s final adjournment, no person who is scheduled to appear before the B oard of R eview may contact or provide information to a member of the B oard of R eview about the person’s objection except at a session of the B oard of R eview.

N o person may appear before the B oard of R eview, testify to the B oard by telephone or contest the amount of assessment unless at least 48 hours before the first meeting of the B oard of R eview or at least 48 hours before the objection is heard if the objection is allowed because the person has been granted a waiver of the 48-hour notice of an intent to file a written objection of appearing before the B oard during the first two hours of the meeting and showing good cause for failure to meet the 48-hour requirement and files a written objection, that the person provides to the C lerk of the B oard of R eview notice as to whether the person will ask for removal of any B oard member, and if so, which member will be removed and the person’s reasonable estimate of the length of time that the hearing will take.

W hen appearing before the B oard of R eview, the person shall specify, in writing, the person’s estimate of the value of the land and of the improvements that are the subject of the person’s objection and specify the information that the person used to arrive at that estimate.

N o person may appear before the B oard of R eview, testify to the B oard by telephone or object to a valuation, if that valuation was made by the assessor or the objector using the income method, unless the person supplies the assessor all of the information about income and expenses as specified in the manual under S ec. 73.03 (2a) that the assessor requests . T he municipality or county shall provide by ordinance for the confidentiality of information about income and expenses that is provided to the assessor under this paragraph and shall provide exceptions for persons using the information in the discharge of duties imposed by law or of the duties of their office by order of a court . T he information that is provided under this paragraph, unless a court determined that it is inaccurate, is not subject to the right of inspection and copying under S ec . 19.35 (1) of WI S tatutes.

T he B oard of R eview shall hear upon oath, by telephone, all ill or disabled persons who present to the B oard a letter from a physician, surgeon or osteopath that confirms their illness or disability . N o other persons may testify by telephone.

For The Town Of Jackson Lorraine Radke, Clerk

Notice is hereby given this 11th day of April , 2012. 559684 38L WNAXLP

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IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF

HARRY RASMUSSEN Deceased

Notice to Creditors (Informal Administration)

Case No. 12 PR 24

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: 1. An application for informal

administration was filed. 2. The decedent, with date of

birth January 15, 1931, and date of death April 3, 2012, was domiciled in Polk County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of 1862 265th Ave., Luck, WI 54853.

3. All interested persons waived notice.

4. The deadline for filing a claim against the decedent’s estate is August 14, 2012.

5. A claim may be filed at the Polk County Courthouse, 1005 W. Main St., Balsam Lake, WI 54810, Room 500.

Jenell L. Anderson Probate Registrar May 7, 2012

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2012 POLK COUNTY JOB FAIR Thursday, May 17, 12:30 - 4:30 p.m.

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(Across from Kentucky Fried Chicken, Hwy. 8) Employers Attending

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MINUTES OF THEPOLK COUNTY BOARD

OF SUPERVISORSAPRIL 17, 2012 - 9 a.m.

Chairman Johnson called the regular April meeting of the Polk County Boardof Supervisors to order at 9:00 a.m.

County Clerk informed the Chair that notice of the agenda was properly post-ed in three public buildings, published in the county's legal paper and postedon the county Web site the week of April 9, 2012. Corporation Counsel JeffFuge informed the County Board that notice satisfied the applicable provisionsof Wisconsin Open Meetings Law and notice provisions of County Board Rulesof Order.

Roll call was taken by the Clerk, with 22 members present. Supvr. Kienholzwas absent for roll call, but joined the meeting immediately after.

Chairman Johnson led the Pledge of AllegianceTime was allowed for a silent moment of reflection.Judge Jeff Anderson performed the swearing-in ceremony and County Clerk

Carole Wondra witnessed the signing of the oaths of the County Board ofSupervisors.

Chairman Johnson requested separating of the published Consent Agenda toallow for changing the agenda order. Motion (Schmidt/Jepsen) to amend theagenda by moving Agenda Item No. 9 before Item No. 8. Motion carried byunanimous voice vote. Motion (Masters/Brown) to approve the agenda asamended. Motion carried by unanimous voice vote.

Chairman Johnson announced that Resolution E, To Adopt 2011 TechnicalResolution, was being removed from the agenda. Motion (Brown/Luke) toapprove the published minutes from the March 20, 2012, meeting. Motionapproved by unanimous voice vote.

Time was given for public comments.Organizational Matters:

RESOLUTION 14-12RESOLUTION TO ADOPT THE POLK COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

RULES OF ORDER FOR THE TERM COMMENCINGAPRIL 17, 2012

TO THE HONORABLE SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY BOARD OF THECOUNTY OF POLK:Ladies and Gentlemen:

WHEREAS, during its organizational meeting for the term commencing April20, 17, 2012, the Polk County Board of Supervisors has considered and debat-ed various rules of order that provide for the smooth and orderly functioningof the business of Polk County Board of Supervisors and that provide basis forresolving questions of procedure when they arise.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Polk County Board ofSupervisors adopts the Polk County Board of Supervisors Rules of Order, forthe term commencing April 17, 2012, as attached hereto and incorporated here-in.

Funding amount: N/A.Funding source: N/A.Finance Committee Advised: N/A.Finance Committee Recommendation: N/A.Approved as to form by: Jeffrey B. Fuge, Corporation Counsel.Effective date: Upon Passage.Date Submitted to County Board: April 17, 2012.Submitted and Sponsored by: Brian Masters.Reviewed and recommended by: Dana Frey, County Administrator.Reviewed by: Jeffrey B. Fuge, Corporation Counsel.At its regular business meeting on April 17, 2012, the Polk County Board of

Supervisors adopted the above-entitled resolution, Resolution 14-12: Reso-lution To Adopt The Polk County Board Of Supervisors Rules Of Order For TheTerm Commencing April 17, 2012, as amended, carried by a unanimous voicevote.

William Johnson IV, County Board Chairperson. Dated: April 27, 2012Attest: Carole Wondra, Polk County Clerk. Dated: April 27, 2012

POLK COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

RULES OF ORDER

Article 1. PurposeThe purpose of this document is to provide a procedure in which rules are

designed to protect the rights of participation of members of the Polk CountyBoard of Supervisors, to ensure equal application of those rights, to maintainorder and thereby to protect also the interests of their constituents.

Article 2. Meetings1. Polk County Board of Supervisors regular business meetings will be

held on the third Tuesday of each month. Meetings May throughSeptember will begin at 6:30 p.m. and meetings October through Aprilwill begin at 6:00 p.m. Exceptions will include the annual meeting inNovember which will conform to §59.11(1) and the organizational meet-ing held in April of even-numbered years which will be held on the thirdTuesday of April at a time noticed by the chairperson. Special discus-sion meetings will be scheduled quarterly.

2. A majority of the county board supervisors at a noticed public meetingmay cancel or reschedule a county board meeting.

3. County board meetings may be scheduled upon submittal of a writtenpetition per §59.11(2)(a) by a majority of county board supervisors.

4. The county board chairperson in consultation with the county adminis-trator may cancel or reschedule a county board meeting in case ofsevere weather or an emergency.

5. Two weeks’ public notice must be given of cancellation or reschedulingof a nonemergency county board meeting except as stated in numberfour.

6. All county board supervisors must be present unless excused for goodcause by the county board chairperson.

7. A majority of the supervisors entitled to a seat on the board shall con-stitute a quorum.

8. Seating the county board members shall be in such an arrangement soall members face the chairperson and each other. Supervisors are to beseated by district number order.

9. The chairperson shall take the chair at the scheduled time and call themeeting to order. The clerk shall call the roll to determine if a quorum ispresent. The chairperson shall preserve order and decorum.

10. Public comment at county board of supervisors meetings shall beallowed after the speaker has been formally recognized by the chair-person. Each person shall go to the podium and identify themselves byname and municipality of residency before addressing the board.Each person has three minutes to make their presentation whichincludes distribution of handouts. The chairperson has the responsibil-ity to conduct the public comment period in an orderly and respectfulmanner.

Article 3. Ordinances and Resolutions1. The county board shall consider only resolutions and ordinances that

meet all of the following:a. A resolution or ordinance must be endorsed by either one or more

sponsoring board members or the chairperson of the committee thatrecommends consideration by the full county board or by the countyadministrator pursuant to §59.18(5). During a meeting the chairper-

son may request a vote to determine if a matter needs to be referredto an appropriate committee for recommendation prior to action bythe county board.

b. Resolutions must be approved as to form by corporation counsel.Consideration for approval will only be given to properly endorseddocuments, and no unlawful resolution or ordinance will beapproved. The county administrator and corporation counsel shallreview all resolutions and ordinances prior to introduction to thecounty board and shall initial each resolution or ordinance as rec-ommended, not recommended or reviewed only.

c. Any resolution or ordinance that requires funding must state anamount and source of funding or be reviewed by the finance com-mittee before the matter will be considered by the county board. Thefinance committee’s role is to identify funding alternatives andimpact of the same.

2. The county board chairperson shall prepare the agenda with the assis-tance of the county clerk and administrator. The county clerk shall cir-culate to all board members a copy of the agenda and all ordinancesand resolutions plus related supporting documentation noticed in theagenda at least ten calendar days before the regular monthly countyboard meeting.

3. The county clerk shall timely publish the agenda in the legal publicationof Polk County.

4. The county board shall only consider matters contained on the agendaso circulated and timely published unless a majority of the board votesto suspend these rules of order.

Article 4. Debate1. The chairperson shall clearly state or read the resolution or motion to

be debated.2. Debate will only begin after a motion has been made and seconded to

bring it to the floor.3. Motions and amendments shall be put in writing should the chairperson

or a supervisor request.4. When any member wishes to speak in debate or deliver any matter to

the board, he or she shall raise their hand and respectfully address thechairperson and shall confine remarks to the question.

5. When two or more members wish to speak at once, the chairpersonshall name the person who is to speak first.

6. A motion that does not pertain to the question on the floor shall not bereceived.

7. A motion to close debate is out of order as long as any member who hasnot yet spoken on the issue is seeking recognition.

8. No member shall speak more than twice and not longer than five min-utes each on the same question except by permission of the chairper-son. No member shall be allowed to speak upon the same questionmore than once until all members have had an opportunity to speak onsaid question.

9. The chairperson in consultation with the corporation counsel shalldecide questions of order. A majority of the board may appeal the deci-sion.

10. The chairperson may call the vice chairperson or second vice chair-person to the chair and may debate any questions before theboard.

11. The chairperson shall vote on a call.12. A motion to adjourn shall be decided without debate.

Article 5. Voting1. All questions shall be put in proper form. Those in favor say "Aye."

Those opposed say the same sign.2. The chairperson or any member may call for a roll call vote on any ques-

tion. Votes shall be recorded by the clerk.3. All roll call votes of the county board shall proceed on a rotating

basis.4. The chairperson or any member may call for a ballot vote on any ques-

tion. A ballot vote has preference over a voice vote and over a roll callvote. Votes shall be recorded by the clerk.

5. Prior to discussion, a supervisor may request of the chairperson to beexcused from voting for a valid cause. Supervisors who do not votewithout approved abstention shall have their vote counted in the nega-tive.

Article 6. Elections, Appointments, Boards, Committees1. The election of the county board chairperson and vice chairpersons

shall take place at the organizational meeting after supervisors havetaken the oath of office. A county board chairperson, first vice chair-person and second vice chairperson shall be elected to serve a two-year term. If no nominee receives a majority on the first ballot, the sec-ond ballot will include the three nominees receiving the most votes. Ifno nominee receives a majority on the second ballot, the third ballot willinclude the two nominees with the most votes. Voting will be by secretballot.

2. The appointment and election of county board committee mem-bers shall occur at the organizational meeting. The county boardchairperson and two vice chairpersons shall appoint committee andboard members as indicated. The county board must approve theappointments. Election of committee members shall follow ap-pointments. The board encourages the appointing chairpersons tonot appoint the same person to both the finance and personnel com-mittees.

3. The county administrator shall appoint citizen members to com-mittees and boards. The county board shall approve the appoint-ments.

4. The respective elected and appointed members of boards and commit-tees shall be as follows:

5. As reasonably possible, each county board member shall serve on twostanding committees or boards.

6. The county board chairperson may be an ex officio member of any com-mittee or board with voting privileges when a quorum of the regularmembers is not present at a meeting.

7. Each committee and board is to elect a chairperson and vice chairper-son at the first meeting and agree on a process for recording meetingminutes.560080 38L


8. The chairperson of each board or committee shall be a county boardsupervisor unless otherwise provided for by state statutes.

9. No member shall be chairperson of more than one standing committeeor board.

10. All committees and boards shall fix regular meeting times and dateswhich will not conflict with other committees meeting times anddates.

11. When two committees or boards are to meet jointly, the committeechairpersons are to establish a joint meeting date. Whenever possible,the meeting shall coincide with a regularly scheduled meeting of one ofthe committees involved.

12. The duties and responsibilities of the respective boards and commit-tees shall be those ascribed in Polk County Policy 0010, Duties andResponsibilities of Governing Committees.

13. Minutes shall be recorded of all committee and board meetings andgiven to the county clerk within five business days of scheduled meet-ings. The clerk shall retain a copy of all recorded minutes and shallplace copies in supervisors mailboxes or send via electronic mail aseach supervisor prefers.

Article 7. Duties of the County Board Chairperson1. The county board chairperson shall preside at county board meet-

ings.2. The chairperson shall transact all necessary county board business as

required by §59.12(1).3. The chairperson has the authority to appoint ad hoc and advisory com-

mittees.4. Vacancies on the county board shall be filled by the county board

chairperson and ratified by the county board. Recommendations maybe submitted from town, village or city boards located within thesupervisory district. Any vacancy on the county board shall be filledno later than thirty one days after the occurrence of any such va-cancy.

5. The chairperson shall provide a monthly report to the county board thatwill include a report on travel taken and meetings attended with a sum-mary of issues addressed, as well as travel and meetings planned in thefuture.

6. The chairperson shall develop an orientation meeting for newly electedsupervisors prior to the organizational meeting.

7. The chairperson shall develop an annual county board budget reportdetailing total number of per diems, total mileage reimbursement andtotal expenses for training and seminars for each supervisor.

Article 8. Administrative Committee1. There shall be an administrative committee of five members consisting

of the county board chairperson; the first vice chairperson; the secondvice chairperson and 2 members elected from the county board.

2. The county board chairperson shall be the chairperson of the adminis-trative committee.

3. The fundamental purpose of the administrative committee shall be advi-sory to special-needs situations. When conflict exists between commit-tees, the administrative committee shall mediate and recommend solu-tions prior to the matter being referred to the full county board.

4. The administrative committee serves as the county's ethics board.5. The administrative committee shall consider revisions to the rules of

order and provide recommendations to the county board.6. The administrative committee shall have other duties and responsibili-

ties as determined through resolution adopted and amended as appro-priate by simple majority of the county board.

7. The administrative committee shall conduct the annual performancereview of the county administrator. In addition, the committee shallreview with the administrator his or her goals and objectives for thecoming year. Recommendations shall then be forwarded to the countyboard for consideration.

Article 9. Compensation and Reimbursement1. The county board shall consider revisions to the compensation and

reimbursement of members of the county board of supervisors at itsannual meeting of odd-numbered years and there fix the compensationof board members to be next elected by two-thirds vote, consistent withWisconsin Statute Section 59.10(3)(f).

2. The county board chairperson, first vice chairperson and second vicechairperson shall receive compensation as set by said county boardresolution

3. County board members shall receive per diem plus travel mileage,meals and lodging expenses as established by policy through resolu-tion adopted and amended as appropriate by simple majority of thecounty board.

4. All county board reimbursement requests shall be presented monthlyto the county clerk for review and approval by the county board chair.The county board chairperson’s reimbursement requests shall beapproved by one of the vice chairpersons.

Article 10. General1. County board members shall conduct themselves in a respectful man-

ner at all functions of Polk County interest.2. County supervisors are subject to the Polk County Code of Ethics,

adopted pursuant to Wisconsin Statute Section 19.59.3. In the event that any provision of these rules of order is in conflict with

federal, state or local law, such provision shall be null and void with-out affecting the validity of the remaining provisions of these rules oforder.

4. All past rules in conflict with these rules of order are hereby rescind-ed.

5. In all questions relating to parliamentary procedure on the countyboard, the latest edition of Robert’s Rules of Order shall be the finalauthority.

6. Polk County Board of Supervisors Rules of Order shall be determinedby a majority vote at the organizational meeting of a newly electedcounty board. After that time, amendments of these rules of order shallrequire a two-thirds vote of the county board of supervisors present ata properly noticed meeting except as provided within.

7. These rules of order shall be printed and each current and newly elect-ed supervisor shall receive a copy. It will be the duty of the countyboard chairperson to maintain and update the rules of order as calledfor by the county board.

8. These rules of order shall be in force and effective after being acceptedby the Polk County Board of Supervisors on April 17, 2012.

Res. 14-12 - Resolution To Adopt The Polk County Board Of SupervisorsRules Of Order For The Term Commencing April 17, 2012. Formulation andAdoption of the County Board Rules of Order. Motion (Brown/Masters) to adoptthe Rules of Order as proposed by Supvr. Schmidt. Chairperson Johnson clar-ified the Board would consider amendments to the proposed rules offered bySupvr. Schmidt. The board considered the following amendments to the pro-posed Rules of Order:

Article 2. MeetingsUpon consensus of the Board, Strike last sentence in No. 1.Motion (Jepsen/Edgell) to insert a new No. 2: To create a Committee of theWhole and/or a Planning and Informational Meeting to be scheduled asneeded. Motion carried by unanimous voice vote.Motion (Masters/Stroebel) to change wording on No. 5 from Two weeks to10 days.Motion carried by voice vote.

Article 3. Ordinances and ResolutionsMotion (Masters/Edgell) to strike the last sentence under No. 1 (c). Motioncarried by unanimous voice vote.Motion (Kienholz/Stroebel) to change the wording in No. 1 (c), second line,from or to and. Motion carried by unanimous voice vote.

Article 4. DebateUpon consensus of the Board, Move No. 11 "The chairperson shall vote ona call." To Article 5 Voting as No. 6

Chairman called for a 5-minute break. The Board reconvened.Motion (Brown/ Kienholz) Under Article 4. Debate, No. 1, to add "prior to vot-ing." Following the word debated at the end of the 1st sentence.Motion (D. Johansen/Brown) Under No. 3, to insert "at the request of"between writing and the chairperson and striking the word "should." Motioncarried by voice vote.

Article 6. Elections, Appointments, Boards, CommitteesMotion (Jepsen/H. Johansen) to change wording in No. 1 first sentence, bystriking: “after supervisors have taken the oath of office" and adding "andafter the County Board Rules of Order have been adopted." Motion carriedby unanimous voice vote.Motion (Scoglio/Masters) to strike "and second vice chairperson" from thesecond Sentence in No. 1. Motion to strike, failed in a roll call vote of 7Yes/16 No.Motion (Luke/Jepsen) to keep the list of standing committees as they arecurrently in place as shown on the chart under No. 4. - Motion withdrawn.Upon consensus of the Board, No. 8 should read: The chairperson of eachboard or standing committee shall be a county board supervisor unlessotherwise provided for by state statutes.

12:15 p.m. Chairman called for a lunch break and to reconvene at 1:30 p.m.1:30 p.m. back in Session.

Chairman announced the opening of the Public Hearing on the ProposedAmendment to Ordinance 01-12: Ordinance to Create Appraisal Committee forSale of Tax Delinquent Lands. Time was allowed for public comments - nonewere offered.

Return to the business of completing the Rules of Order.

Article 7. Duties of the County Board ChairpersonNo. 3 should read: The chairperson has the authority to appoint ad hoc andadvisory Committee members.

Article 9. Compensation and ReimbursementMotion (Luke/Nelson) to add paragraph: If a noticed meeting is canceledbecause of lack of quorum, per diems will be paid. Motion carried by a rollcall vote of 14 Yes/9 No.

Vote on Motion (Brown/Masters) to adopt Resolution 14-12, as amended, car-ried by unanimous voice vote.

Election of County Board Officers:Chairperson Johnson stepped down from chair, Second Vice Chair Dean

Johansen stepped in to preside over that portion of the election of officersto allow for William Johnson to participate in the election of the countyboard chairman. The Board received nominations for county board chairper-son as follows: William Johnson & Kristine Kramer-Hartung. Acting ChairJohansen declared nominations closed. Each candidate addressed the Board.Acting Chair Johansen called for the vote on the election of chairperson.Voting results: Supvr. Johnson received 15 and Supvr. Kramer-Hartungreceived 8. Supvr. Wm. Johnson IV was elected as chairman of the Board ofSupervisors.

Chairman Johnson resumed chair. Chairman Johnson received nominationsfor first vice chairperson as follows: Larry Jepsen, Dean Johansen & KristineKramer-Hartung. Nominations were declared closed. Chairman Johnson calledfor the vote. Voting results: Supvr. Jepsen 9, Supvr. D. Johansen 4 and Supvr.Kramer-Hartung 10. Chairman Johnson called for a second vote on account nonominee received a majority. Upon cast of second ballot between Supvr.Jepsen and Kramer-Hartung, the results were: Supvr. Jepsen 9 and Supvr.Kramer-Hartung 14. Supvr. Kristine Kramer-Hartung was elected as first vicechair.

The following people were nominated from the floor for second vice chair:Dean Johansen and Herschel Brown. Nominations were declared closed.Voting results: Supvr. Dean Johansen 14 and Supvr. Brown 9. Supvr. DeanJohansen was elected second vice chair.

Chairman closed the Public Hearing on the Proposed amendment toOrdinance No. 01-12.

Committee Nomination/Selection, Appointment and Confirmation: Membersof the county board were offered 3 different options for use in selecting theircommittee choices.

1. Nominating and electing by ballot as done in the past2. Selection by seniority of returning members3. Selection by self-nomination, as proposed by D. Johansen

Motion (Bergstrom/Luke) to adopt option 3, the Johansen proposal for nom-inations. Motion carried by a roll call vote of 13 Yes/10 No. Changes to theoption would evolve as it worked through the process.

Chair called for a 10-minute break. The board reconvened.

Appointment and Confirmation of Committee Membership:Highway 5 members needed

Nominated (7): Warren Nelson, Marvin Caspersen, Craig Moriak, Jay Luke,Dean Johansen, Rick Scoglio and Tom Magnafici. Voting by ballot - Top 4 votesreceived went to Supvr. D. Johansen with 21, Supvr. Luke 19, Supvr. Moriak 18,Supvr. Caspersen 14. Supvr. Magnafici and Supvr. Nelson each with 13 votes.Voted a second ballot to break tie between Supvr. Nelson and Supvr. Magnafici.

Supvr. Magnafici received 13 votes and Supvr. Nelson 10.Highway Committee: Supvr. D. Johansen, Luke, Moriak, Caspersen and

Magnafici.

Finance 5 members neededNominated (6): Gary Bergstrom, Neil Johnson, George Stroebel, Brian

Masters, Kathryn Kienholz and Kristine Kramer-Hartung. Voting by ballot -Votes received went to Supvr. Bergstrom with 22, Supvr. Kramer-Hartung 22,Supvr. N. Johnson 20, Supvr. Stroebel 18, Supvr. Kienholz 16 and Supvr.Masters 10.

Finance Committee: Supvr. Bergstrom, Kramer-Hartung, N. Johnson,Stroebel and Kienholz.

Personnel 5 members neededNominated (6): Russell Arcand, Tom Engel, Warren Nelson, Jared Cockroft,

James Edgell and Pat Schmidt. Voting by ballot - Votes received went to Supvr.Arcand 20, Supvr. Schmidt 19, Supvr. Engel 18, Supvr. Edgell 18 and Supvrs.Cockroft and Nelson each with 14 votes. Voted a second ballot to break tiebetween Supvr. Cockroft and Nelson. Supvr. Cockroft received 13 votes andSupvr. Nelson 10.

Personnel Committee: Suvpr. Arcand, Engel, Cockroft, Edgell and Schmidt.

Property 5 members neededNominated (6): Larry Jepsen, Harry Johansen, William Johnson, James

Edgell, Warren Nelson and Tom Engel. Voting by ballot - Votes received wentto Supvr. Jepsen 17, Supvr. H. Johansen 23, Supvr. Wm. Johnson 21, Supvr.Warren Nelson 16, Supvr. Engel 18 and Supvr. Edgell 12.

Property Committee: Supvr. Jepsen, H. Johansen, Wm. Johnson, Engel andNelson.

Extension, Land & Water and Lime 4 members neededNominated (5): Larry Jepsen, Dean Johansen, Wm. Johnson, Rick Scoglio

and Herschel Brown. Voting by ballot - Votes received went to Supvr. Jepsen20, Supvr. D. Johansen 21, Supvr. Wm. Johnson 20, Supvr. Brown, 19 andSupvr. Scoglio 9.

Extension, Land & Water and Lime Committee: Supvr. Jepsen, D. Johansen,Wm. Johnson and Brown.560081 38L


Public Protection 5 members neededNominated (7): Kathryn Kienholz, Brian Masters, Jared Cockroft, Gary

Bergstrom, Kim O’Connell, Jay Luke and Rick Scoglio. Voting by ballot - Votesreceived went to Supvr. Cockroft with 21, Supvr. Bergstrom 17, Supvr.O'Connell 18, Supvr. Luke 19, Supvrs. Kienholz and Masters each with 12 andSupvr. Scoglio with 8.

Voted a second ballot to break tie between Supvr. Kienholz and Masters.Supvr. Kienholz received 12 votes and Supvr. Masters 11.

Public Protection Committee: Supvrs. Cockroft, Luke, O'Connell, Bergstromand Kienholz.Land Information 5 members needed

Nominated (6): Kim O'Connell, Herschel Brown, Craig Moriak, Warren Nelson,James Edgell and Brian Masters. Voting by ballot - Votes received went toSupvr. O'Connell with 18, Brown 21, Moriak 17, Edgell 21, Nelson 16 andMasters 13.

Land Information Committee: Supvr. O'Connell, Brown, Moriak, Nelson andEdgell.

Golden Age Manor Board 3 members neededNominated (4): Harry Johansen, Neil Johnson, Rick Scoglio and Brian

Masters. Voting by ballot - Votes received went to Supvr. H. Johansen with 21,Supvr. Scoglio 19, Supvr. N. Johnson 17 and Supvr. Masters 8.

Golden Age Manor Board: Supvrs. H. Johansen, N. Johnson and Scoglio.Remaining committees were filled by the board members and did not require

a vote to complete.Human Services Committee: Supvrs. Arcand, Stroebel, Caspersen, Kramer-

Hartung and Masters.Board of Health: Supvrs. Schmidt, Magnafici, Masters and Scoglio.

Administrative Committee 2 members neededNominated (5): Brian Masters, Herschel Brown, Jay Luke, George Stroebel

and James Edgell. Voting by ballot - Votes received went to Supvr. Masters with5, Supvr. Brown 6, Supvr. Luke 13, Supvr. Stroebel 15 and Supvr. Edgell 8.

Administrative Committee: Supvrs. Stroebel and Luke and ChairmanJohnson, First Vice Chair Kramer-Hartung and Second Vice Chair D. Johansen.

Motion (Brown/Nelson) to approve committees as selected. Motion carried byunanimous voice vote.

Administrator’s report was given by Administrator Dana Frey. Motion (Hartung/Brown) to reconsider the Rules of Order and add a provision

that stated that the start of every board meeting shall include the Pledge ofAllegiance and Time for Reflection, with the Time for Reflection rotating toeach board member. Order carried by voice vote.

ORDINANCE 01-12AMENDMENT TO ORDINANCE NO. 01-12: ORDINANCE TO CREATE

APPRAISAL COMMITTEE FOR SALE OF TAX DELINQUENT LANDSTO THE HONORABLE SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY BOARD OF THECOUNTY OF POLK:Ladies and Gentlemen:

WHEREAS, On January 19, 2012, the Polk County Board of SupervisorsOrdinance No. 01-12, titled Ordinance to Create Appraisal Committee for Saleof Tax Delinquent Lands; and

WHEREAS, said ordinance establishes a process for determining theappraised value that is used for selling at public sale properties which thecounty acquires through tax delinquency; and

WHEREAS, said ordinance was proposed to utilize the flexibility afforded inWisconsin Statute Section 75.69(1) in determining the appraisal value of suchlands; and

WHEREAS, in consultation with the Office of Corporation Counsel, theCounty Administrator has determined that the process established by theordinance unduly restricts the flexibility in determining the appraisedvalues of tax delinquent lands and the authority of the Polk County Prop-erty, Forestry and Recreation Committee to direct the sale of tax delinquentlands.

NOW, THEREFORE, the Polk County Board of Supervisors does ordain toamend Ordinance No. 01-12, titled Ordinance to Create Appraisal Committeefor Sale of Tax Delinquent Lands as follows:

1. Tax delinquent lands acquired by the county shall be sold pursuant to thedirection of the Polk County Property, Forestry and Recreation Committeeconsistent with Section 75.69(1).

2. The Appraisal Committee Workgroup is created for the purpose of devel-oping recommendations concerning determining the appraisal value of taxdelinquent lands.

3. The Appraisal Committee Workgroup shall be composed of the countyadministrator, the county treasurer and the director of parks, forestry,buildings and solid waste.

4. The County Treasurer Appraisal Committee is authorized to contract witha certified real estate appraiser, as defined under Section 458.01(7), oranother professional, as it the Appraisal Workgroup deems necessary, todevelop recommendations concerning for making a determination ofappraised value.

5. All costs and fees for such professional services shall be paid out of thetax deed expense account.

6. The Polk County Property, Forestry and Recreation Committee may shallsell such lands at the appraised value as determined and recommended bythe Appraisal Committee Workgroup.

Funding amount: N/A.Funding source: N/A.Finance Committee Advised: N/A.Finance Committee Recommendation: N/A.Date Submitted to County Board: March 20, 2012.County board action: Approved by unanimous voice vote.Effective date: Upon Passage and Publication.Submitted and Sponsored by: Ken Sample, William Johnson and George

Stroebel.Reviewed and recommended by: Dana Frey, County Administrator.Reviewed, recommended and approved as to form by: Jeffrey B. Fuge,

Corporation Counsel.At its regular business meeting on April 17, 2012, the Polk County Board of

Supervisors enacted the above-entitled resolution, Resolution 01-12: Ordi-nance To Create Appraisal Committee For Sale Of Tax Delinquent Lands.Approved by unanimous voice vote.

William Johnson IV, County Board Chairperson. Dated: April 27, 2012Attest: Carole Wondra, Polk County Clerk. Dated: April 27, 2012Ordinance 01-12 - Ordinance To Create Appraisal Committee For Sale Of Tax

Delinquent Lands. Motion (Jepsen/Brown) to approve. Upon consensus of theboard, in line 11, in the first WHEREAS clause, insert the word "adopted,"between Supervisors and Ordinance. Motion to approve Ordinance 01-12 car-ried by unanimous voice vote. Amendment to Ordinance adopted.

RESOLUTION 15-12RESOLUTION FOR OUTDOOR RECREATION AIDS

WHEREAS, the Polk County Parks Department is interested in developinglands for public outdoor recreation purposes as described in the application;and

WHEREAS, financial aid is required to carry out the project.THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Polk County Parks Department

understands that matching funds and in-kind labor will be raised from non-county sources; and HEREBY AUTHORIZES the Parks Director of the PolkCounty Parks Department to act on behalf of Polk County to:

• Submit an application to the State of Wisconsin Department of NaturalResources for any financial aid that may be available;

• Complete reimbursement claim along with necessary supporting docu-mentation with 6 months of project completion date;

• Sign documents; and• Take necessary action to undertake, direct and complete the approved

project.BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Polk County Parks Department will

comply with state or federal rules for the programs to the general public dur-ing reasonable hours consistent with the type of facility; and will obtain fromthe State of Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources approval in writingbefore any change is made in the use of the project site.

Effective date: Upon Passage.Date Submitted to County Board: April 17, 2012.Submitted by: William Johnson and Larry Jepsen.Reviewed and recommended by: Dana Frey, County Administrator.Reviewed only and approved as to form by: Jeffrey B. Fuge, Corporation

Counsel.At its regular business meeting on April 17, 2012, the Polk County Board of

Supervisors adopted the above-entitled resolution, Resolution 15-12:Resolution For Outdoor Recreation Aids, carried by a unanimous voice vote.

William Johnson IV, County Board Chairperson.Attest: Carole Wondra, Polk County Clerk.Res. 15-12 - Resolution For Outdoor Recreation Aids. Motion (Kienholz/

Stroebel) to approve. Motion to approve Resolution 15-12 carried by unani-mous voice vote. Resolution adopted.

RESOLUTION 16-12AUTHORIZE 2012 HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

WHEREAS, the improvements of the County Trunk Highway System are ofgreat importance to the residents of Polk County; and

WHEREAS, the County has a responsibility to keep and maintain the CountyTrunk Highway system in repair; and

WHEREAS, the Polk County Highway Committee has approved projects forFY 2012; and

WHEREAS, the Highway Committee and the County Board has approved abudget to affect measured improvement on the projects approved by theHighway Committee for FY 2012; and

WHEREAS, the County’s purchasing policy requires the County Board to takeaction and approve any and all public works projects over $150,000.

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Polk County Board of Supervisorsauthorizes the Highway Department to proceed on the following projects:

CTH S1 - Ultrathin Overlay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .325,600.00CTH EE1 - Overlay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141,900.00CTH A1 - Chip Seal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87,700.00CTH T1/T2/T3 - Chip Seals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101,000.00CTH A3/A2 - Prep Work for 2013 Construction . . . .93,000.00CTH E1 - Pulverize/Pave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,090,000.00

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that in the event the approved project costsexceed the estimated project cost, the Board authorizes the department toeliminate projects to meet budget constraints.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, those projects eliminated may be moved tofuture funding years.

Funding amount: $1,839,200.00.Funding source: 2012 Highway Budget.Effective date: Upon Passage.Date Submitted to County Board: April 17, 2012.Submitted at the request of the Polk County Highway Committee: Marvin

Caspersen.Reviewed and recommended by: Dana Frey, County Administrator.Reviewed only and approved as to form by: Jeffrey B. Fuge, Corporation

Counsel.At its regular business meeting on April 17, 2012, the Polk County Board of

Supervisors adopted the above-entitled resolution, Resolution 16-12:Resolution To Authorize 2012 Highway Construction Projects, carried by avoice vote.

William Johnson IV, County Board Chairperson.Attest: Carole Wondra, Polk County Clerk.Res. 16-12, Resolution To Authorize 2012 Highway Construction Projects.

Motion (Luke/Moriak) to approve. Highway Commissioner, Steve Warndahladdressed the resolution. Motion to approve Resolution 16-12 carried by voicevote.

RESOLUTION 17-12RESOLUTION TO CONSENT TO AND TO AUTHORIZE ISSUANCE OF

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF PUBLIC RESPONSIBILITY WITHST. CROIX CHIPPEWA INDIANS OF WISCONSIN AND THE BUREAU OF

INDIAN AFFAIRSTO THE HONORABLE SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY BOARD OF THECOUNTY OF POLK:Ladies and Gentlemen:

WHEREAS, the St. Croix Tribal Council is currently moving forwardwith a long-range transportation plan that includes adding to its Inventory localroads used by Tribal People, including, state, county and township roads;and

WHEREAS, the goals of said initiative are to ensure that these roads aremaintained to a satisfactory standard and to assist in funding and repairsthrough cooperative agreements with the governing entity; and

WHEREAS, the process for adding a road to inventory involves required,among things, the consent of with Polk County to give the St. Croix ChippewaIndians of Wisconsin the authority to utilize an acknowledgement of publicauthority responsibility, or (APAR) agreement, for the purposes of generatingfunding through the Bureau of Indian Affairs for roads; and

WHEREAS, the necessary consent and APAR does not transfer jurisdiction orresponsibility to maintain any road from Polk County to the St. Croix ChippewaIndians of Wisconsin; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to Wisconsin Statute Section 66.0301(2), Polk County isauthorized to extend such consent.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that pursuant to Wisconsin StatuteSection 66.0301(2), the Polk County Board of Supervisors does consent to andauthorize the issuance of an acknowledgment of public authority (APAR)between the St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin, Polk County, and theBureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), as attached hereto an incorporated herein.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that in accordance with Wisconsin StatuteSection 66.0301(5)(b), any road or highway work that will be funded throughBureau of Indian Affairs moneys shall commence only after approval has beenobtained from the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Wisconsin Department ofTransportation, the Polk County Board of Supervisors and the respective townboard of the town in which such road or highway is located.

Funding amount: N/A.Funding source: N/A.Date Finance Committee Advised: N/A.Effective date: Upon Passage.Date Submitted to County Board: April 17, 2012.Submitted and sponsored by: William Johnson.Reviewed and recommended by: Dana Frey, County Administrator.Reviewed only by: Jeffrey B. Fuge, Corporation Counsel.At its regular business meeting on April 17, 2012, the Polk County Board of

Supervisors adopted the above-entitled resolution, Resolution 17-12: Reso-lution To Consent To And To Authorize Issuance Of Acknowledgement OfPublic Responsibility With St. Croix Chippewa Indians Of Wisconsin And TheBureau Of Indian Affairs, by a simple majority vote of 23 in favor and 0 against.

William Johnson IV, County Board Chairperson. Dated: April 17, 2012Attest: Carole Wondra, Polk County Clerk. Dated: April 17, 2012

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF PUBLIC AUTHORITY RESPONSIBILITYThis Acknowledgement of Public Authority Responsibility is between the St.

Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin, Polk County, and the Bureau of IndianAffairs (BIA); and560082 38L


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ANCHORBANK, FSB Plaintiff

vs. KATHRYN EMILY KAHLECK A/K/A KATHRYN E. HALLSTEIN, et al.

Defendant(s) Case Number: 11 CV 452

NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by

virtue of a judgment of foreclo - sure entered on October 17, 2011, in the amount of $102,499.37, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at pub - lic auction as follows: TIME: May 29, 2012, at 10:00

a.m. TERMS:




DESCRIPTION: Lot 5 of Certi- fied Survey Map No. 2168 recorded in Volume 10 of Cer- tified Survey Maps on page 92 as Document No. 553482, located in part of the South- west 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 21, Township 33 North of Range 18 West; also being part of Lot 1 of Certified Survey Map No. 1001, Volume 4, page 248, this being Lot 1 of Certified Survey Map No. 2074, Volume 9, Page 222; Town of Osceola, in Polk County, Wisconsin. AND The South 100 feet of Lot 4 of Cer- tified Survey Map No. 2168 recorded in Volume 10 of Cer- tified Survey Maps on page 92 as Document No. 553482, located in part of the South- west 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 21, Township 33 North of Range 18 West; also being part of Lot 1 of Certified Survey Map No. 1001, Volume 4, page 248, this being Lot 1 of Certified Survey Map No. 2074, Volume 9, Page 222; Town of Osceola, in Polk County, Wisconsin.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 862 218th St., Osceola, WI 54020.


2012. Peter M. Johnson Sheriff of Polk County Scott D. Nabke State Bar # 1037979 Blommer Peterman, S.C. 165 Bishops Way, Suite 100 Brookfield, WI 53005 262-790-5719


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AnchorBank, fsb f/k/a S & C Bank,

Plaintiff, vs.

Harvey Jacobsen, Unknown Spouse of Harvey Jacobsen, Scott A. Jacobsen, Joel L. Jacobsen, Lisa Gunter, Amy Jacobsen,

Defendants. NOTICE OF

FORECLOSURE SALE Case No: 11CV163 Case Code: 30404

Judge: Jeffery L. Anderson PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by

virtue of a Judgment of Foreclo- sure entered on February 3, 2011, in the amount of $39,129.46, the Polk County Sheriff will sell the following described real property at pub - lic auction as follows: DATE/TIME: May 31, 2012, at

10:00 a.m. TERMS:10% of successful bid

must be paid to the Sheriff at sale in cash or by certified check. The balance is due within 10 days of court approval of the sale. The pur - chaser is responsible for pay - ment of all transfer taxes and recording fees. Sale is AS IS in all respects and subject to all liens and encumbrances.

PLACE: Foyer Area, Polk Coun- ty Justice Center, 1005 West Main, Street, Suite 900, Bal- sam Lake, WI 54810.

DESCRIPTION: Lots Five (5), Six (6), Seven (7) and Eight (8), Block Six (6), also a parcel of land in Lot Nine (9), Block Six (6) described as follows: Commencing at the Northeast corner of said Lot 9, Block 6 of the Original Plat of the Vil- lage of Balsam Lake, thence 10 feet due South, thence West parallel with the North line of said Lot 9, 140 feet, thence due North to the Northwest corner of said Lot 9, thence East 140 feet to the place of beginning, all in the Original Plat of the Village of Balsam Lake, Polk County, Wisconsin, located in the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter (SW 1/4 NE 1/4), Section 10, Township 34 North, Range 17 West.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 605 Old Main Street, Balsam Lake, Wisconsin 54810.

Peter M. Johnson Polk County Sheriff ECKBERG, LAMMERS,

BRIGGS, WOLFF & VIERLING, PLLP

Joseph A. Larson (#1087685) Attorney for Plaintiff 430 Second Street Hudson, WI 54016 715-386-3733

Eckberg Lammers is attempt - ing to collect a debt on our cli - ent’s behalf and any information we obtain will be used for that purpose. If you are currently in bankruptcy or have been dis - charged in bankruptcy, this let - ter is not an attempt to collect the debt from you personally.

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AnchorBank, fsb f/k/a S&C Bank,

Plaintiff, vs.

Daniel R. Johnson, Individual and Sole Proprietor, d/b/a Swedes Masonry,

Defendants. NOTICE OF

FORECLOSURE SALE Case No: 09 CV 929 Case Code: 30404

Judge: Molly E. GaleWyrick PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by

virtue of a Judgment of Fore- closure entered April 26, 2010, in the amount of $181,175.54, the Polk County Sheriff will sell the described real property at public auction as follows: DATE/TIME: May 31, 2012, at

10:00 a.m. PLACE: Foyer Area of Polk

County Justice Center, West Main St., Suite 900, Balsam Lake, WI 54810.

TERMS:10% of successful bid must be paid to the Sheriff at sale in cash or by certified check. Balance due within 10 days of court approval. Pur- chaser is responsible for pay - ment of all transfer taxes and recording fees. Sale is AS IS in all respects and subject to all liens and encumbrances.

DESCRIPTION: The Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 28, Township 35 North, Range 18 West, Town of Eureka, Polk County, Wisconsin, Except Commenc- ing at the Southeast corner of the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 28, Township 35 North, Range 18 West, Town of Eureka, Polk County, Wisconsin, thence North along the forty line 300 feet; thence West parallel to the South line of said forty 500 feet; thence South parallel to the East line of said forty to the South line of said forty; thence East to the place of beginning.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 2155 190th Street, Centuria, WI 54824. The common address is for reference purposes only.

/s/Peter M. Johnson Polk County Sheriff ECKBERG, LAMMERS,

BRIGGS, WOLFF & VIERLING, PLLP

Nicholas J. Vivian (#1047165) Daniel P. Bakken (#1063925) 430 Second Street Hudson, WI 54016 (715) 386-3733 Attorneys for Plaintiff

Eckberg Lammers is attempt - ing to collect a debt on our cli - ent’s behalf and any information we obtain will be used for that purpose. If you are currently in bankruptcy or have been dis - charged in bankruptcy, this is not an attempt to collect the debt from you personally.

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Royal Credit Union, a federal credit union, 200 Riverfront Terrace Eau Claire, Wisconsin 54703, as assignee of The RiverBank, a Minnesota banking corporation, P.O. Box 188 304 Cascade Street Osceola, Wisconsin 54020

Plaintiff, vs.

Pamela L. Fangmeier 638 170th Street Osceola, Wisconsin 54020, John Doe, Mary Roe and XYZ Corporation,

Defendants. Case No. 11CV596 Case Type: 30404


PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that by virtue of that certain Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, Order for Default Judgment and Judgment entered and filed in the above-entitled action on March 29, 2012, the Sheriff of Polk County, Wisconsin, will sell the following described real property at public auction as follows: DAY/DATE/TIME: Thurs., June

7, 2012, at 10 a.m. TERMS: 10% of successful bid

must be paid to Sheriff at sale in certified funds, with the bal - ance due and owing on the date of confirmation of the sale by the Court.

PLACE: Lobby of the Polk County Justice Center, 1005 W. Main Street, Balsam Lake, WI 54810.

LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Lot Thirteen (13) of Certified Survey Map No. 3685 Recorded in Volume 16 of Certified Survey maps, Page 198 as Document No. 632322, being a part of Lot Nine (9) of Certified Survey Map No. 3661 Recorded in Volume 16 of Certified Survey Maps, Page 34 as Document No. 650638 located in the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (NW 1/4 of SW 1/4), Section Thirty-Two (32), Town- ship Thirty-Three (33) North, Range Seventeen (17) West, Town of Garfield, Polk County, Wisconsin. (FOR INFORMA- TIONAL PURPOSES ONLY: Plaintiff believes that the prop - erty address is 638 170th Street, Osceola, Wis.) Dated this 16th day of April,

2012. Peter Johnson Sheriff of Polk County, Wisconsin THIS INSTRUMENT WAS DRAFTED BY: ANASTASI & ASSOCIATES, P.A. 14985 60th Street North Stillwater, MN 55082 651-439-2951 Garth G. Gavenda/#15803

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Plaintiff vs.

RIGGS FLOM, et al Defendant(s)

Case Number: 11 CV 436 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by

virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on October 7, 2011, in the amount of $141,773.85, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: May 23, 2012, at 10 a.m. TERMS:



PLACE: Polk County Justice Center at 1005 W. Main Street, Balsam Lake, Wisconsin.

DESCRIPTION: A parcel of land located in Outlot 42 of the Outlot Plat of the Village of Osceola, described as follows: Commencing at the East cor - ner of Outlot 42 of the Outlot Plat of the Village of Osceola, as the same appears of record in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Polk County, Wis- consin; thence in a Westerly direction along the Northeast- erly line of said Outlot, a dis - tance of 80 feet; thence in a Southwesterly direction par - allel to the Southeasterly line of said Outlot to the South- westerly line of said Outlot; thence along the Southwester- ly line of said Outlot to the Southeasterly line of said Out- lot; thence in a Northeasterly direction to the place of begin - ning, Polk County, Wisconsin.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 607 Chieftain Street, Osceola, WI 54020.

TAX KEY NO.: 165-00402-0000. Dated this 13th day of April,

2012. Peter M. Johnson Sheriff of Polk County Scott D. Nabke State Bar #1037979 Blommer Peterman, S.C. 165 Bishops Way, Suite 100 Brookfield, WI 53005 262-790-5719

Please go to www.blommer - peterman.com to obtain the bid for this sale. Blommer Peter- man, S.C., is the creditor’s attorney and is attempting to collect a debt on its behalf. Any infor - mation obtained will be used for the purpose. 287164

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Plaintiff vs.

GARY E. TSCHUMPERLIN, et al.

Defendant(s)

Case No: 11 CV 473


PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of fore - closure entered on September 23, 2011, in the amount of $87,318.88, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows:

TIME: May 30, 2012, at 10:00 a.m.

TERMS: 1. 10% down in cash or money

order at the time of sale; bal - ance due within 10 days of confirmation of sale; failure to pay balance due will result in forfeit of deposit to plain - tiff.



DESCRIPTION: A Parcel of land in the Southeast 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 36, Township 37 North, Range 17 West, Town of West Sweden, Polk County, Wisconsin, described as follows: Commenc- ing at the Southeast corner of said forty, thence West 544.5 feet, thence North 462 feet, thence East 544.5 feet, thence South 462 feet to the point of beginning. ALSO DESCRIBED AS: A Parcel of land in the Southeast 1/4 of the South- west 1/4 of Section 36, Township 37 North, Range 17 West, Polk County, Wisconsin, described as follows: Com- mencing at the Southeast cor - ner of said forty; thence West 544.5 feet; thence North 462 feet; thence East 544.5 feet; thence South 462 feet to the point of beginning, Polk County, Wisconsin.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 1269 300th Avenue, Frederic, WI 54837.

TAX KEY NO.: 048-00858-0000.

Dated this 23rd day of April, 2012.

Sheriff Peter M. Johnson Polk County Sheriff

Russell J. Karnes Blommer Peterman, S.C. State Bar No. 1054982 165 Bishops Way, Suite 100 Brookfield, WI 53005 262-790-5719


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WHEREAS, the routes listed in attachment A. in Polk County are important tothe TRIBE in that they serve the tribal community, tribal business and tribalmembers homes; and

WHEREAS, the routes listed in attachment A. will continue under the juris-diction of Polk County and open to the public for travel; and

WHEREAS, the Tribe has an interest in ensuring these routes are maintainedand in adequate repair.

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree that:A. When and if adequate funding for needed improvements become avail-

able and the route numbers listed attachment A become approved proj-ects for the Tribe and the Town, County, the Bureau of Indian Affairs mayfund needed improvements to the County routes listed in the attachmentunder a separate cooperative funding agreement; and

B. If needed improvements to the town’s routes are completed under acooperative agreement between the Tribe, the County and the BIA, andIndian Reservation Roads funds participate in the project cost, theCounty will continue to own these routes and be responsible for themaintenance of these routes.

C. This agreement is binding upon the signatories hereto not as individu-als, but solely in their capacities as officials of their respective organiza-tions and acknowledges proper action of County, Tribe and BIA to enterinto the same.

D. This agreement will become effective as of the last date of signaturebelow.

POLK COUNTYWilliam Johnson, County Board Chairperson Date: April 17, 2012

ST. CROIX CHIPPEWA INDIANS OF WISCONSIN

By: ______________________________________ Date: ______________

BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS

By: ______________________________________ Date: ______________

Res. 17-12 - Resolution To Consent To And To Authorize Issuance OfAcknowledgement Of Public Responsibility With St. Croix Chippewa Indians OfWisconsin And The Bureau Of Indian Affairs. Motion (Brown/Jepsen) toapprove. Jeff Fuge, Corporation Counsel, addressed the resolution. Motion toapprove Resolution 17-12 carried by unanimous voice vote.

Supervisors Reports were givenMotion (Masters/H. Johansen) to adjourn. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned

4:25 p.m.

STATE OF WISCONSIN )COUNTY OF POLK )

I, Carole T. Wondra, County Clerk for Polk County, do hereby certify that theforegoing minutes are a true and correct copy of the County BoardProceedings of the Polk County Board of Supervisors Session held on April 17,2012.

Carole T. WondraPolk County Clerk

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May 20-26 is National EMS Week, with the theme More than a job. A calling. Members of the North Land Municipal Am-bulance volunteer crew, along with crew leaders, gathered for a photo at the Frederic Rural Fire Association building.Shown (L to R) are: Devin Douglas, Dr. Ben Watters, Regions EMS; Dan Morth, RN, EMT-P, Regions EMS; Vern Knauber, AndyChartrand, Linda O’Donnell, Brent Hostrup, Kevin Douglas, Scott Douglas, Chad White, Jeremy Kwolek, Lisa Lehrke,RaeAnn Allen, Brenda Douglas, Kelly Belisle, Jennifer Arjes, Lonna Coddington, Sue Ames-Lillie, Sherman Lillie and LoriHostrup. Not shown: Will Bartlett, Paul Burritt, Jordan Coddington, Adrianna DeBoer, Mike De-Boer, Cassie Dehmer, Debbie Fredericks, Ken Hackett, Bill Hallanger, Jennifer Haraldson, Can-dice Hicks, Brent Johnson, Leonard Knauber, Luke Knauber, Corey Laqua, Erin Liljenberg,Jeremy Lindner, Robin Lundblade, Brian Michael, Jennifer Mikl, Kirk Miller, Harry Newville, Den-nis O’Donnell, Rick Penberthy, Tony Peterson, Clint Pfluger, Leanne Richter, Sharon Reidman,Lisa Robbin, Pete Runnels, Alissa Steiner, Melissa Thompson, James Tinman, Kurt Vail and TracyVail. The North Land Municipal Ambulance Board of Directors expressed gratitude to all the vol-unteers and their families for “everything they do for our community.” - Photo by Becky Amund-son

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Work has been steadily pro-gressing on Burnett Dairy’s $7million expansion, which, whencompleted will include a largerretail cheese store, morecheese inventory storagespace, equipment upgrades, aswell as other plant improve-ments. Completion is set formid-June. - Photos by PriscillaBauer


Governor’s FishingOpener 2012 held atBay Park Resort on

Trego Lakeby Jessica Beecroft

Washburn County RegisterWASHBURN COUNTY - Gov. Scott

Walker was in Trego this past weekendfor the 47th-annual Governor’s FishingOpener on Saturday, May 5.

“He could have been anywhere, but hechose to spend the opener with us to pro-mote tourism in northwestern Wiscon-sin,” said Peter Drake, president ofWisconsin Indian Head Country andemcee of the Friday night banquet inSpooner that kicked off the event.

Washburn County Executive Directorof Tourism Michelle Voight was smilingas Stephanie Klett, secretary of the Wis-consin Department of Tourism, an-nounced that Washburn County has hadan increase of more than $1 million overlast year.

“You are up $1 million,” she said.“That’s huge! Tourism is a multibillionindustry, and it was great to have thegovernor here today. It went from $14.8billion to overall expenditures of $16 bil-lion. It’s been a really wonderful year,and a lot of that has to do with fishing!”

Walker said the event is a great way topromote tourism in Wisconsin.

“Every year we have almost 400,000people come in to fish. They come infrom outside of our state’s borders, andthey spend more than a quarter of a bil-lion dollars on retail. So, it’s an importantpart of tourism.

“You go to get away from it all,”Walker continued. “You go to get awayfrom business, away from work, awayfrom politics. On the lake it’s just a goodtime to enjoy yourself, and that’s what Ihope people are out here doing as well.”

The Bay Park Resort and Campgroundon Trego Lake hosted the event this year.Co-owners Dan and Anita Frase enjoyedhosting the opener. They had severalguides available for people who at-tended.

Local and state government officials,along with several local business leaders,including Jack Link and JakeLeinenkugel, came out to enjoy theevent.

“Sales always go up for the fishingopener,” said Leinenkugel of the JacobLeinenkugel Brewing Company based inChippewa Falls.

While the governor didn’t get a fishinto the boat, he did get some nibbles, ac-cording to his local guide, Tom Ricci. Be-fore they left the dock to fish Ricci said,

“We’re going fishing. I don’t know ifwe’ll catch anything, but we’re goingfishing.”

Although Walker continued the gover-nor’s fishing opener streak and didn’tcatch a fish this year, he says it’s never abad day when you are on the water.

Brief video of governor’s commentsfrom Trego Lake can be seen at www.the-leader.net

Gov. Scott Walker shows reporters the size of the fish he expected to catchon Trego Lake last Saturday morning, May 5, during the Governor’s FishingOpener event. He tested the observation of the media to see if they noticedthe size indicated by fingers on his right hand. - Photos by Jessica Beecroft

Gov. Walker was able to escape the pressures of political life, if even for justa few hours, as he dropped a line in Washburn County’s Trego Lake last Sat-urday morning, May 5. His guides for the morning were Washburn County Su-pervisor Tom Ricci, District 6 (far right), and his son.

Cathy Stepp, secretary of the Wisconsin DNR, Stephanie Klett, secretary Wis-consin Department of Tourism, and Gov. Scott Walker enjoyed the Friday nightbanquet at the Northwoods Sports Complex in Spooner before the opener.

Co-owners of the Bay Park Resorton Trego Lake, Dan and Anita Frase,hosted the Governor's FishingOpener 2012.

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A double rainbowmade for a dramaticsky scene nearAmery earlier thisweek. - Photos byJohn Reed

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by Mary StirratLeader staff writer

LUCK — It took more than a year afterbeing declared free of cancer, but the hon-orary chair for the Luck American CancerSociety Walk/Run now believes it whenshe says, “I am a cancer survivor.”

2012 honorary chair Judy Erickson andher husband, Donald, have had a lakehome on Bone Lake since 1981. With helpfrom Judy’s stepson, Dan, and his wife,Dawn, the couple built the home with40,000 pounds of logs, “like tinker toys,”she said. They later sold it to Dan andDawn in order to build their own “littlehideaway” on the property.

It was in June 2010 that Erickson, now72, was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. “Ifelt like it was a death sentence,” she said.“It was totally unexpected.”

Since a hysterectomy in the 1980s, Er-ickson had experienced continued prob-lems with ovarian cysts. Each time shehad the blood test for ovarian cancer,however, the cancer indicator was alwayswithin the normal range.

June 10, 2010, she went in for what wasplanned as a simple laparoscopic surgeryto remove her ovaries. Because the cancerindicator was always normal, the surgerywas expected to be a simple procedure.

“The doctor noticed some irregulari-ties,” she recalls, “and decided to send myovaries in for testing. One of them hadburst during the procedure and did notlook normal.”

Erickson waited for the results, butnever anticipated that the doctor wouldcall and tell her she had at least stage oneovarian cancer.

She was referred to an oncology sur-geon and another surgery was scheduledfor July 7, which was the soonest that itcould take place following her initial re-covery. Anything inside the abdomen thatwasn’t needed, including the appendix,all the lymph glands and any cancer cellsthe doctor could find, were removed.

“They removed a 3.5-centimeter tumorand scraped the bones to remove any lin-gering cancer cells,” said Erickson. “Thedoctor said she removed a number ofsilky stringlike strands which were can-cerous, and weren’t the type of cancer shenormally sees when she goes in to do thesurgery.”

The doctor confirmed that the cancerhad spread, and that it was a stage threecancer. A port was inserted in Erickson’sabdomen for the treatment they wouldrecommend.

“I sure didn’t feel like there was muchhope,” she said.

Erickson had still more to deal with.Four days after leaving the hospital, shesuffered a partial obstruction and had toreturn for emergency treatment.

“I thought I had the flu and was reluc-tant to go back to the hospital,” she said.“I was experiencing extreme abdominalpain and vomiting. I had to stay in thehospital for three days until they weresure the obstruction had been cleared.”

Once again released from the hospital,

Erickson began to have pain around thesurgical incision, only to discover she hada staph infection. In addition, because thelymph nodes had been removed, her bodywas retaining fluid and her ankles wereswelling.

“I was scared at the momentum withwhich everything was occurring,” shesaid, “as well as a lack of medical supportfor dealing with the psychological effectsof my own mortality andthe cancer.”

Erickson asked her doc-tor what would happen ifshe chose not to undergoany treatment. “She verybluntly said I would dieanywhere within twomonths to two years, at the most,” was theresponse.

Because she still had the staph infection,Erickson’s daughter asked whether itwould be better to resolve that issue be-fore starting treatment, but the doctor saidthat treatment must be started immedi-ately.

Two treatment options were given. Onewas a clinic study with Avastin, a biologicantibody designed to bind a protein, in-terfering with the growth of tumors byblocking the growth of new blood vessels.

“After much thought and review of theside effects and length of time required forthe clinical trial,” she said, “I opted for themost extensive chemotherapy offered.”

“I chose not to go with the study thatwas available as I would have been put ina lottery for the treatment I would receivealong with the drug Avastin,” she said.“Avastin was being used for breast cancerat that time. I did not want to risk not get-ting the best treatment possible.”

Avastin, she noted, has since been dis-continued as a treatment for breast andovarian cancer.

The treatment Erickson chose was mul-tipronged. Drugs were delivered throughports in Erickson’s chest and abdomen,followed by injections and water.

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Feeling like a survivorSix-year-old survivor leads

Frederic cancer walkby Mary StirratLeader staff writer

FREDERIC — Karli Bartlett has themixed blessing of being the youngest hon-orary walk chairperson that Frederic hasever had.

Now just 6 years old, the daughter ofChris and Beth Bartlett of rural Luck un-derwent more than two years ofchemotherapy before being declared can-cer-free last September.

Nearly three years ago, in June 2009,Karli woke up one morning with what herparents thought might be symptoms of abladder infection. Within hours, she wasat Children’s Hospital in Minneapolis,with a diagnosis of leukemia.

She spent six days in the hospital, un-dergoing intense rounds of chemotherapy.Once a week, for the next six months,Karli traveled to Minneapolis for treat-ment. After that, it was once a month.Throughout the entire time, she was givenchemotherapy medications at home everyday.

“She did really good,” said her mom,Beth. “It made her tired, but she didn’tget really sick from it.”

Friends and family were indispensableduring the months of treat-ments. During the firstweek, when Beth and Chriswere in Minneapolis withKarli, friends came over toclean the house so the fam-ily would not need to thinkabout housekeeping for the

first few days after coming home.For the first six months, these same

friends and family members organized ameal rotation, so that meals were pro-vided to the family at least three nights aweek.

The chemo treatments weakened Karli’simmune system, making her more vulner-able to sickness.

Anytime her temperature went up, theBartletts needed to call the hospital, oftenneeding to take her in to have the fevertreated.

Karli has an older sister and a youngerbrother. Brent was only 1-1/2 years oldwhen Karli was diagnosed, and Kaitlinwas 7-1/2.

“They spent a lot of time atGrandma’s,” said Beth. “They dealt withit pretty good. Our family and our friendswere very supportive through the wholething.”

It was their family, friends and faith thathelped the Bartletts through what shecalled some dark and hard times. Know-ing she has a God to trust, who loves un-conditionally, and listens to prayer, shesaid, is something she will always begrateful for.

One of the side effects of the chemother-apy was a tightening of the ligaments,muscles and tendons in Karli’s ankles.This meant regular physical therapy, as

well as leg braces for a while. Her balancewas also affected, and Karli is still work-ing to regain the coordination andstrength she is lacking due to the treat-ments.

Although the Bartletts have good insur-ance through Chris’ work at the village ofFrederic, there were uncovered expensesfor the family. In order to allow Karli tobe home, given her weakened immunesystem, the couple agreed that Bethshould give up her work at a day care, sotheir income was reduced.

“It was worth it to be able to stay homewith her,” said Beth.

Friends and family organized a benefitfor Karli, held in September of 2009 atCoon Lake Park. About that same time,she was recognized by the American RedCross when a blood drive was held inFrederic in her honor.

In 2010, a friend helped write a referralto the Make-A-Wish Foundation, andKarli’s wish was granted.

Her wish was to go to Disney World,and in June 2010, a year after her diagno-sis, her wish came true. The entire familywent to Florida for a week, staying at GiveKids the World, a nonprofit “storybook re-sort” for kids fighting illness and theirfamilies.

The family received passes to DisneyWorld, where Karli was able to meet andhave breakfast with princesses. They wentto the beach and saw the ocean, and justenjoyed time together as a family.

Beth says that she and Chris plan to“pay it forward,” by returning to GiveKids the World to volunteer, bringingfamily and friends along to help, too.That way, she said, other children andother families can enjoy the same experi-ence they were able to have.

Another great support they found wasin Hope Kids, an organization that pro-vides special events for children fightingillness. These events are free, and includegroup birthday parties, a day at a waterpark and many other special activities.

Karli BartlettJudy Erickson

“She’s pretty amazing”

See Bartlett, page 4

The Luck and FredericAmerican Cancer Societywalk/run events will beheld this Saturday morn-ing, May 12, rain or shine.

www.the-leader.netStay connected to your community.

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LLuucckkFFA draft horse exhibition

Russ Coen guides his team of Percherons as he demonstrates an early model plow.At right, Luck resident Josh Hawkins rides along with his uncle, Leon Hawkins, who provided wagon ridesduring the FFA draft horse demonstrations.

Dennis O’Donnell, of Frederic, gets ready to hook his horses and Robert Hendricks’ horse up to a disc during the annual FFA draft horse competition held Saturday, May 5. Spectators watcheddemonstrations of early plowing techniques when horsepower meant exactly that.

Teams of draft horseswere put to a good work-out Saturday as part of ademonstration on howfarmers of yesteryear re-lied on work horses towork their fields. Thedemonstration was spon-sored by the local FutureFarmers of Americachapter.

- Photos by BeckyAmundson

I once took a bus from Kenyato Tanzania. The bus was over-crowded. The paved road endedafter a few miles and the roadwe traveled was under con-struction. There was no air-con-ditioning, so we had to keep thewindows open. Everyone on thecrowded bus was covered in sweat and soon becamecovered in red dust. Eventually, we came to the bor-der crossing as we exited Kenya and got our pass-ports stamped. We reboarded the bus and bumpedalong for another half hour before we got out andhad our passports stamped again as we entered Tan-zania.

I never knew where I was for that half hour be-tween borders, but I feel like I have been betweenborders for a while now.

Being neither in nor out of a relationship is an awk-ward place to be. Admitting that there is a space be-tween “me” and “we” is hard. Figuring out wherethe boundaries are is tricky. The temptation to ignorethe warning signs in order to keep the peace, main-tain the status quo, enjoy one more day together, ispowerful. I had to roll along a dusty road for quite awhile before I finally conceded that Daniel and I wereno longer in “we,” but I had crossed the border into“me.”

Added to the discomfort was the feeling that I hadto explain the sudden disappearance of someonewho had been an integral part of my columns formore than two years. If this was fiction, I would cre-ate a snazzy finish in which the “Daniel” characterdisappeared (perhaps to pursue a movie deal or tostar in a series on another network). I would have hiscar careen off a cliff after a high-speed chase, havehim kidnapped by the mafia, or contract a rare butterminal disease (which would in no way affect his

leading-man looks). Fortunatelyfor both Daniel and my karma, Ihave never wished any of thesefates on the real Daniel.

But after spending a bit of timein the country of “me,” a funnything happened. Both Daniel andI realized how much we missed

and valued our time in “we.”A return visit confirmed it.So we are traveling together again. There is of

course a risk in saying too much too soon. But I de-cided some time ago that there was nothing in mylife that was so remarkable that most people wouldnot have gone through something similar. Writinghonestly about my private life is just an admissionthat I am going through the messy and imperfectprocess of being human.

Daniel says we learn the biggest lessons while in arelationship and I think he is right. I have certainlylearned a lot in this one. I came into the relationshipwith a little baggage and so did he. Little did we sus-pect that we would end up with matching luggage.

It may be that neither of us was quite as ready for aserious relationship as we thought. But, like a lot ofjourneys, if I waited for the perfect time I wouldnever go anywhere. Daniel and I started out withsome preconceptions, some misconceptions, and awhole lot of imperfections. Somehow, we survived itall by doing just one thing well.

We talk.Conversation makes the journey from “me” to

“we” easier and the border less forbidding. I wouldbe foolish to say I know how this journey ends so Iwill end here.

And we’re still talking.

Till next time,—Carrie

Letters fromHomeCarrie Classon

An honest fishermanWhen Jesus went about Israel

in search of some disciples heavoided doctors, lawyers and pres-idents of major corporations be-cause he was looking for character.That is why he chose fishermen. Ican’t really say what went through his mind when hepicked the tax collector but apparently it worked outOK. Fishermen have what it takes to make the world abetter place. When confronted with a project thatneeds to be completed before we can go fishing, we at-tack it with purpose and determination. The other en-dearing quality of a true fisherman is honesty.

I know there are fishermen, fisherwomen, fisher-children and probably even transgender fisherpeopleout there but for the purposes of this discussion “fish-erman” or “fishermen” is inclusive of all who wet aline in pursuit of slippery, scaled water dwellers. Hav-ing a broad definition for fishermen however maylead to entirely different stories about the same eventwhich would seem to be contradictory. You must alsorealize that there are casual fishermen, weekend fish-ermen and true-true fishermen. Depending on whichcategory a person is in could also determine the mar-

gin of error in any story. A ca-sual fisherman tends to be moreprecise whereas a true-true fish-erman would tend to estimate.

Someone at the boat landingmight ask “How many fish didyou catch?” The true fishermanwould respond, “A pail full” if

the fishing was poor. Of course we don’t know thesize of the pail either. The weekender would reply “Afew” and the casual fisherman (son or daughter of thetrue fisherman) would say “We only caught three.” Ifthe fishing was great then the true fisherman wouldlikely say “We got a couple.” Many fishermen stopcounting after 10 anyway unless they happen to bebarefoot so exact numbers are always estimates.

Numbers of fish caught and the size of the fishcaught are both subject to inflationary pressure. Thisisn’t a distortion of the truth but rather a normalprocess. If you put some money into an interest-bear-ing account (these aren’t available anymore) youwould expect the balance to increase with time. It isthe same with fishing. Fish brought into the boat havea slower growth rate than those that were just close tothe boat. Many fishermen now practice catch and re-lease which is good for the fishing resource. It is al-

ways better to release them about 4 feet from the boatbecause these are the largest fish. I have had manyfish caught and released over the years that havegrown to respectable sizes but only those releasedabout 4 feet from the boat were true trophy caliber. Iam sure some of them were near world records. PaulQuinnett, noted psychologist, author and fisherman,commented on this phenomenon. He realized thatfishermen never lie, they just “round up.”

The idea that successful anglers are secretive abouttheir best spots is actually a misunderstanding by thegeneral public. A true fisherman is always willing toreveal his or her secret locations, especially to thosenovices wishing to graduate to the next level.

“Where did you catch ‘em?” The casual fishermanwould logically give driving instructions along withthe GPS location but the true fisherman would simplyrespond, “Potato Lake.” The true angler isn’t lying.“Potato Lake” is the name he has bestowed on all thegood spots and after a few years it is very likely thathe doesn’t remember the original name anyway.

An honest fisherman is a conundrum to some andan oxymoron to others but the truth as spoken by atrue fisherman should never be questioned. Remem-ber, true fishermen always round up.

Cold TurkeyJohn W. Ingalls MD

LLuucckk SScchhooooll aanndd CCoommmmuunniittyy EExxppoo aanndd TTaalleenntt SShhooww sseettLUCK - On Thursday, May 24, Luck School will host

an evening of educational fun and entertainment. From5 to 6:45 p.m., the school commons will showcase a widevariety of interests for school families and communitymembers alike. There is no cost to attend, and there willbe drawings for door prizes. For more information or toclaim a space for your organization or business, pleasecontact Luck Community Ed. director, Amy Aguado, at715-472-2152 Ext. 103 or e-mail [email protected].

At 7 p.m., the second-annual talent show, sponsoredby the Luck National Honor Society, will take place inthe elementary gym. Entries are welcome from studentsin grades 6-12 in the area school districts of Frederic,

Siren, Grantsburg, Unity, St. Croix Falls and Luck. Thereis a $10 entry fee which will be used as prize money forfirst, second and third places. Any remaining proceedswill go to the Luck NHS fund.

Spectators are encouraged to come and enjoy a fun-filled evening. Admission fee for the talent show is only$2. There will be a bake sale during intermission. Entryforms for the talent show are available at the high schooloffices for the schools listed, or go online and click on thelink at www.lucksd.k12.wi.us. For more information,contact Luck NHS advisor Mrs. Renee Gavinski at 715-472-2152 Ext. 140 or e-mail [email protected]. -submitted

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located downtown St. Croix Falls, is partnering withUCare in a membership drive. Five free membershipsare due to be given away to first-time members, alongwith a free lunch for all on Tuesday, May 15, beginningat 11 a.m.

Along with lunch, those who are interested will alsoreceive a free blood pressure check. Senior citizens arewelcome to come and enjoy the friendship, fine facilityand yummy food. If you have questions regarding thisevent and/or renting the facility for your own use, callthe senior center at 715-483-1901. - submitted

Would you like aplace to share athought, an observa-tion or a funny story?Would you like to haveinput in the life of thecommunity by justmaking a comment,not writing a signed, more lengthy letter to the editor?

This is your chance. Submit your short comments, funnystories, etc., by mail or e-mail to Inter-County Leader, Box 490,Frederic, WI 54837 or [email protected], attn: Reflec-tions

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FREDERIC - An Evening of Excellence senior awardsprogram will be on Monday, May 14, at 8 p.m. in the per-formance center gymnasium at the Frederic Area 6-12School. Scholarships and other awards will be presented.

Members of the community are welcome to come andsupport this year’s graduates. - submitted

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GRANTSBURG - Choirs from grades seven through 12,as well as the CLC After School Choir, will join on Friday,May 11, at 7:30 p.m., in the Grantsburg High School audi-torium for the final concert of the year, “This Is Why WeSing.” The concert will be followed by an ice-cream socialin the commons.

The music being performed is popular, folk, and showtunes from many different eras, featuring songs from themovies “Singin’ in the Rain” and “The Wizard of Oz” tocurrent songs by Sugarland and Katy Perry. There will besomething for everyone.

Performing are the fourth- through sixth-grade CLCChoir, seventh- and eighth-grade choir, Swingin’ Sistersand the Lil’ Bros, ladies swing choir, Travelers, vocal jazzensemble and, of course, the high school choir.

Audience members are invited to join the choirs in thecommons after the concert for root-beer floats or ice-creamsundaes. The high school choir will be asking for a dona-tion as a fundraiser for a future choir tour.

The GHS senior quilt display and art show will be avail-able in the gym before the concert. - submitted

MAY 9, 2012 - INTER-COUNTY LEADER - NORTHERN CURRENTS, SECTION B - PAGE 3Three womenwere out clubbing,and they spotted aclub that said,“Women Only.”

Since they werewithout theirboyfriends andhusbands, they de-cided to go in.

The first floor had a sign on the door that read, “Allmen here are short and ugly.”

The women laughed and continued up to the secondfloor.

The sign read, “All men here are tall and ugly.” Still this wasn’t good enough, and the women pro-

ceeded to the third floor. A sign said, “All men here are short and handsome.” The women still wanted more and went to the fourth

floor, where the sign read, “All men here are tall andhandsome.”

The girls thought this was perfect and the womenwere preparing to go in, when they realized that therewas still one more floor.

They went up one floor and read the sign. “There areno men here. This floor is built only to prove that thereis no way to please a woman.”

Just forLaughsJoe Roberts

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spots where plants didn’t winter-over this year? Lookingfor some different plants to try? Wanting to start a newgarden project? Have we got the answer for you.

Check out the Polk County Master Gardener Volun-teers fifth-annual plant sale held in conjunction with theWanderoos Fire Department’s annual Mother's Day pan-cake breakfast at the Wanderoos Fire Department Hall onSunday, May 13, from 8 a.m. through 1 p.m. - submitted

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ST. CROIX FALLS - Due to a variety of circumstances,the Saturday, May 12, concert at the Festival Theater in St.Croix Falls is being postponed and will be rescheduledfor fall 2012. Ticket holders can get an immediate refundor hold their tickets until the fall concert. - submitted

See a spark, light a fireWhen Steven Spielberg was eight, like many

young boys, he loved to torture his sisters. Once,caught in the passions of creativity, he cut off the headof a doll, put it on a plate of lettuce, and proudly dis-played it around the house. According to Leah Adler,his mother, life with young Spielberg was often unset-tling.

Instead of therapists and drugs, however, Adler waspatient. When he was 12 Spielberg received his firstSuper 8 video camera and he was off. He’d found hisspark.

Have you seen that spark in a child you know? Doyou know a child still searching for theirs?

Picture for a moment, a young person – preferablyone you know well. See this youth clearly in yourmind’s eye. Got it? Great. Now let me ask you onesimple question: What is your highest aspiration forthis child?

Is it to ace a standardized test? Get a good job? Besafe? Make lots of money? Stay out of trouble?

Probably not. We don’t use this kind of language todescribe our dreams for our kids. No, for this we usewords like joy, love, compassion, excitement. Wewant our kids to fall in love with life. We want themto be generous and passionate with their contribu-tions.

In short, we want our youth to thrive. The problem, according to Peter Benson, former

longtime CEO of Minneapolis-based Search Institute,is that only a quarter of our youth are actually on apath to thriving. Which means one in three of ourkids, aren’t living with purpose, engagement and joy,but with isolation, emptiness and confusion.

The solution? Benson believed it’s all about some-thing he called “spark” – that feeling we get whenwe’re engaged in something that gives us a sense ofunique and energizing purpose. We’ve all felt it. Thekey, says Benson, is to help kids identify their sparks,and then support their exploration of it.

After interviewing close to 10,000 middle and highschool students, The Search Institute has discoveredsome interesting things:

• Kids get it. When ex-plained to them, 100 percentunderstand what spark is.They know if they have it andcan point out kids that are miss-ing it.

• Two-thirds can immedi-ately name for themselves atleast one spark. Another 20percent can name a spark aftera bit of encouragement.

• Barely half say that some-one in their family recognizestheir spark. One-third saysomeone at school recognizes it,and one-quarter say someoneelse in the community can seeit.

According to Benson, childneeds three things in order tothrive:

• A spark• Three spark champions who see it, name it, and

support it, and• Opportunities to express it. Today, more than ever, our youth need us to see

them – to see their unique gifts, to recognize, nameand nurture their sparks. It’s a shift from our tradi-tional focus on test scores, college prep, and careerreadiness. But it’s vital that we begin to realize the ge-nius within each of us – and that creative innovationcomes from the inside (of a person) out, not the otherway around.

“Our youth are fires to be lit, not vessels to befilled,” Benson says. Our job is to recognize and nur-ture that unique spark, that inner fire, emergingwithin each young person today. Our future dependsupon it.

Chris Wondra is a Wisconsin middle school teacher andfounder of We Teach We Learn, a platform for educatorsand parents to connect over conversations about effectiveteaching and learning. Learn more atwww.weteachwelearn.org or find We Teach We Learn onFacebook or Twitter.

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Treatment began in August. “Fortunately,” she said, “Ihad a neighbor who is also a nurse, and she came over toadminister the fluids and injections.” One of the drugsaffected her kidneys, and after the third round of treat-ment, this was changed to a different drug.

She describes the treatments as “excruciating,” partic-ularly the shots she needed to administer to help herbone marrow replace white blood cells. “This made myjoints ache terribly,” she said,

“After the first treatment I thought to myself, ‘I don’tknow if I can do this.’ But with determination and thesupport of my wonderful family, friends, neighbors, andmy belief in God, I made it through.”

Her oldest daughter, Julie, was at every chemo treat-ment, said Erickson, and kept an ongoing journal of hermother’s journey.

“My husband and her were my constant companions,”she said. “My son, daughter-in-law, and daughter wouldcome over to the house and play cards or just visit. I havea sister who lives close, so she would bring food and visitoccasionally.”

All in all, though, it was a long four months, she said.Erickson completed her treatments Nov. 25, the day be-

fore Thanksgiving. She is in the minority — due to thediscomfort and the side effects, less than 20 percent of thewomen who undergo this treatment are actually able to

finish. Her first PET/CT scan, done in December, showed she

was clear of cancer. This was later confirmed at the MayoClinic in Rochester.

“My comment was, ‘You have to be kidding.’ I neverexpected that it would be clear, and I didn’t know if Icould take any more treatments.

“What a relief and reprieve. I had lost all my hair andabout 20 pounds during the treatment.”

Erickson has had three PET/CT scans since, includingone just last month, and all have been clear.

“It’s always a cross-your-fingers-and-toes time beforethe scan,” she said, “but I’m feeling very grateful for thereprieve I have had.

“I know they continue to come up with new treatmentsand someday, I sincerely hope, there will be a cure forcancer.”

Erickson says she was told on more than one occasionthat she had a very good attitude throughout the ordeal.“Maybe that does help,” she said, “but I feel you needmore than that going for you.”

She credits her recovery to faith, persistence, familysupport and determination, and is grateful that she cannow say that she is a cancer survivor.

“My heart goes out to all cancer victims,” she said.“Hang in there, and chose life.”

“It’s been really nice,” said Beth. “Without my incomewe’ve still been able to do things as a family.”

Chris and Beth had been warned by the doctors thatKarli’s illness could have a strong impact on Kaitlin andBrett. Kaitlin especially recognized the attention thatKarli was receiving, but came through those monthsstrong, said Beth. A key factor, she said, was in makingsure that Kaitlin always felt safe talking to her parentsabout how she was feeling.

Beth also had a place to process her thoughts and torecord everything that happened, and that was at Caring-Bridge. She established a Web page, updating friends andfamily on what was going on and giving them an oppor-tunity to encourage her, Karli and the rest of the family.

In November 2009, during the months of weeklychemotherapy treatments, Beth reflected on some of thethings she was learning through the process.

She wrote: “I have had lots of opportunities this weekend to real-

ize how dominant love can be in a family. I have spentmany moments just watching my kids play and have fun.I have also looked at my husband and realize how proudI am of him. Love is a powerful thing, and I love my fam-ily more than words could ever describe. It is hard toimagine my life without them. They also have shown somuch compassion and love toward each other. Karli isgoing through a rough time right now, but she still findscompassion for her siblings. She asks Kaitlin how schoolwas every day when she gets home. If Brett takes a dig-ger, she asks him if he is OK. She is an amazing little girl,so let’s take a lesson from her today. I challenge every-one to show compassion and love toward someonetoday.”

Beth acknowledged that, at times, life seemed very hardand the future looked very dark. But Karli’s illness causedBeth and Chris to prioritize their lives, and they foundthemselves noticing more of what their children weredoing and of the world around them.

“We would just stop and watch the kids more, paymore attention to every little thing,” she said.

Beth describes the 2-1/2 years as “a blurr.” She remem-bers specific things but not specific days.

“My husband and I have talked about how we livedday by day,” she said. “We always had our suitcasepacked in case Karli got sick and we needed to go to thehospital.”

Last September, when Karli was declared clear and hertreatments were completed, Children’s Hospital had aparty to celebrate the occasion. They had another party athome to mark when she took her last in-home medica-tion.

She is now in kindergarten, involved in dance, soccerand T-ball. She is learning to read and loves making newfriends.

Each month, for the next five years, she will need tohave her blood counts checked. By that time, Karli will bealmost 11 years old. By that point, after five years, re-search shows that recurrence is much less likely. Afterthat, said Beth, there is a much smaller chance that thecancer will come back.

The monthly blood checks are a good thing, said Beth.“It eases our worry quite a bit,” she said.

Karli will say a few words at the start of the 2012 Amer-ican Cancer Society Walk/Run in Frederic Saturday, May12. This will be the third year her family has participatedby organizing a team.

“She’s really excited she gets to be a leader this year,”said her mom. “She’s a very compassionate little girl andunderstands a lot more than most kids her age.

“She’s pretty amazing.”

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Do you remember?

50 Years AgoThe Stokely-Van Camp cannery at Frederic would be

restored, after go-ahead from company headquartersin Indianapolis was given. The warehouse would berebuilt and the plant would look much the same as ithad before the fire.-A fire destroyed the home of theArt Woodman family in the Town of Lorain.-Mary AnnHill was Frederic’s prom queen and Jerry Huser wasking. A separate photo showcased the crown bearers –Charvey Spencer, MaryLyn Thor and Bryan Weinzierl.-H.D. Klein of Big Rock Creek Farm, two miles north ofSt. Croix Falls, had two 90-foot poles, each with a 5-foot wagon wheel attached to the top, set up on hisland to attract nesting bald eagles. Eldo Bengtson,Frederic, was hired to raise the poles.-Thirty-nine sen-iors would be graduating at Siren. Valedictorian wasVirginia Icard and salutatorian was Sheri Grindell.-Of-ficers elected for the Fishbowl Coin Club were WallyShramek, president; John Hanson, vice president; andFather Joseph Kelchak, secretary-treasurer.-A fire at thefarm of Raymond Stauter, Grantsburg, destroyed threebuildings and killed 4,000 chickens.-Dennis Langkoswas presented the Honor Athlete Award at the Unityathletic banquet.-Falun Day would be May 12, with anoon meal, prizes and music, sponsored by local busi-nesses.

40 Years AgoThe health screening bus, which had made stops all

over Polk County, was being held over for anotherweek because of high demand, stopping in Amery,Milltown and Frederic. It offered free chest X-rays,blood pressure measurements and blood chemistries.-Well-known Luck businessman Theodore Pagh diedsuddenly, on May 9.-Valedictorian at Frederic wasBrad Harlander and salutatorian was Kevin Louden.-Milton Stellrecht, a dairy farmer from the Town ofRusk, was one of five people in the state honored bythe UW College of Agriculture for their contributionsto rural life.-Twelve students and two chaperones fromGrantsburg, traveling by bus, had reportedly reachedMexico and were on their way to its capital on a Mex-ico or Bust trip.-Grantsburg home ec students werepresenting a “style convention” on May 11. Their plat-form: Make America beautiful … learn to sew! Balancethe budget … learn to sew! Boycott Paris originals …learn to sew!-Seven young people were confirmed atZion and Grace churches, Trade Lake and West Swe-den. They were Kae Anderson, Laryn Larson, PaulineSchultz, Fay Soderberg, Nylene Johnson, Brian Lun-deen and Bevin Sandstrom.-New officers were electedfor the NW Regional Writers Club. They were ShirleyOlson, president; Anne Foltz, vice president; LorettaKemp, secretary; and Edith Anderson, treasurer. RuthChristiansen was reappointed research chairman andJean Schmidt was corresponding secretary.

20 Years AgoWebster High School’s prom king and queen were

Matt Halseth and Janel Mollenhoff.-The prom king andqueen at Siren High were Corey Brunclik and RebekahRoot.-The Siren Fire Department had a pancake sup-per to celebrate their 60th year.-Clyde Kunze was re-tiring as baseball coach at Luck and Jim Roaldsonwould succeed him.-Leona Cummings was namedFrederic Citizen of the Year, and Caroll Fischer was Vol-unteer of the Year.-Polk-Burnett Electric announced thewinners of their Citizen-Scholar Awards. Local win-ners included Peggy Lee and Thomas Quimby, Grants-burg High School; Stephanie Moats, Frederic; JenniferSummer, Webster; and Kelly Tietz, Osceola.-The 11th-annual dairy breakfast was going to be held on thefarm of Allan and Beth Lawrence, between Siren andShell Lake.-The Jose Cole Circus performed in Luckand Webster.-Frederic‘s girls track team was placingwell at meets, with Katie Grindell, Tanya Tschumper-lin, Beth Lundquist and Karla Brunberg consistentlywinning firsts in their events. For Webster, the starswere Miki Budge, Kerrie Main and Stephanie Zmuda.-Jenny Summer won a gold medal at the state forensicscompetition and Angel Jackson and Carl Olson wonsilvers. They were all from Webster High.-Rep. HarveyStower, D.-Amery, was proposing a five-year phaseoutof the state lottery and dog-track betting in an attemptto reduce problem gambling.

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GRANTSBURG - “Little did I know 30 years ago, Iwas training to care for my aging husband at home,”states Molly Olson, a certified nursing assistant at thecontinuing care center in Grantsburg.

“These comments express Molly’s dedication to life-long learning and her heartfelt commitment to her cho-sen profession of health care” said Burnett MedicalCenter CEO Gordy Lewis.

Olson was recently recognized and published by TheWisconsin Health Care Employee Pride Program, spon-sored by the Wisconsin Hospital Association. This prideprogram is designed to celebrate the health-care work-force and recognize the outstanding contributions theymake to the health of their communities, according toWHA President Steve Brenton.

“Wisconsin’s reputation for having high-quality healthcare was built by the dedicated professionals who staffour organizations,” Brenton said. “Whether they are onthe front lines, or supporting those who deliver patientcare, every health-care employee contributes to makingour communities safer and healthier places to live andwork.”

Employees were asked to describe what led them tochoose an occupation in health care. Olson’s submissionincluded the following:

“I have learned perseverance and patience. I haveworked with many behaviors, health issues and person-alities of all ages. I have found that a sense of humorwith co-workers and residents helps set the mood.

“I have welcomed new staff and encouraged them asthey adjust. Through our monthly PEAK topics and staff

meetings, my education is ongoing. Fortunately, as I agethe equipment improves, from the early days of crank-up Hoyer lifts to E-Z lifts and stands with push buttons.We have better methods of transfers, and we practice a“low lift” policy, saving our backs.

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donation of $400 to the Siren Senior Center. Picturedare Judy Johnson, treasurer, holding Angel, and BarbGeske, president of the senior center, and Jerry Tjaderfor the men’s ministry. – Photo submitted

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Wally is a 3-year-old Lhasa apso with large,round, brown eyes and a silly dance. When Wallycame to the shelter as a stray, he was a matted ballof fur. There was so much matted hair that it washard to make out his head, feet or tail. He was alarge, round fur ball; he looked like an Ewok. In fact,that is what we called him at first. His to-the-skingrooming revealed a cream-colored Lhasa apsoand left Wally feeling a bit exposed.

Wally is a happy little dog. He enjoys people andlikes to take them on long walks, showing them hisfavorite spots around the shelter. Wally is OK withother dogs and children but is intimidated by roughplay. He really likes being in your lap or runningaround our exercise pen at top speeds. His earsflap in the wind as fast as his stubby little legs willcarry him. Wally has been neutered and comesequipped with his very own microchip for easy iden-tification. He is a honey.

It is garage sale season! The signs are poppingup everywhere. It is true, one man’s or woman’strash is another man’s or woman’s treasure. If youhave lightly used or never-used garage sale itemscluttering up your garage or basement, why not do-nate them to the Arnell Humane Society for our an-nual garage sale fundraiser? All proceeds from thesale go directly to helping the animals at the shelter.The Arnell garage sale is Saturday, June 9. We aretaking donated items at the shelter Monday throughSaturday. Our sale includes something for every-one but does not include TVs, clothes, refrigerators

or items that need recy-cling if not sold. Thatmeans that knick-knacks, sporting equip-ment, linens, kitchensupplies, children’stoys, gardening tools,pet supplies and art-work are all welcome.Donations are ac-cepted during businesshours or by appoint-

ment; all donations to the shelter are tax deductible. The ticks are especially heavy this year and that

means your dog is susceptible to Lyme disease. Itis one of the most common tick-transmitted dis-eases in the world. The most common clinical fea-ture in dogs is recurrent lameness due toinflammation of the joints. There may also be a lackof appetite and depression. More serious complica-tions include damage to the kidneys, and rarelyheart or nervous system disease. Each year, wehear from people who are looking for a new dog toreplace the one they lost to the effects of Lyme dis-ease.

Many dogs with Lyme disease have lamenessdue to inflammation of the joints. Others may de-velop acute lameness that lasts for only three tofour days but recurs days to weeks later, with lame-ness in the same leg, or in other legs. Better knownas “shifting-leg lameness,” this condition is charac-terized by lameness in one leg, with a return to nor-mal function, and another leg is then involved; oneor more joints may be swollen and warm; a pain re-sponse is elicited by feeling the joint.

Some dogs may also develop kidney problems.If left untreated, it may lead to an inflammation and

accompanying dysfunction of the kidney. Eventu-ally, total kidney failure sets in and the dog beginsto exhibit such signs as vomiting, diarrhea, lack ofappetite, weight loss, increased urination and thirst,fluid buildup in the abdomen and fluid buildup in thetissues, especially the legs and under the skin.

The bacteria responsible for Lyme disease istransmitted by slow-feeding, hard-shelled deerticks. However, infection typically occurs after thetick has been attached to the dog for at least 18hours. There are many causes for arthritis andlameness. A veterinarian will be able to diagnoseLyme disease or other inflammatory arthritic disor-ders. If the diagnosis is Lyme disease, your dog willbe treated as an outpatient, unless its health condi-tion is severe. Antibiotics are the routine medicationprescribed for treatment of canine Lyme disease.Unfortunately, symptoms do not always completelyresolve in some animals. In fact, long-term joint painmay continue even after the bacteria has been fullyeradicated from your dog’s system.

So prevention is your dog’s best friend. If possi-ble, avoid allowing your dog to roam in environ-ments where deer ticks are common. In addition togrooming your dog daily and removing ticks byhand, there are a number of spot-on topical prod-ucts to kill and repel ticks. A vaccine is available fordogs; talk to your veterinarian about its availabilityand whether it is right for your dog.

Learn to recognize the signs of lameness, walk-ing with a stiff gait, sensitivity to touch, lack of ap-petite and fever as possible signs of Lyme diseasein your pet. Lyme disease is preventable and eas-ily treated with early detection.

Arnell Memorial Humane Society, Amery, 715-268-7387 or online: arnellhumane.org.

Happy Tails AwaitArnell Humane Society ofPolk County

Greeting neighbors, hope everyone is well andthat all is right with your world! Mom finally gothome from visiting Granny so things are starting toget back to normal. At least whatever normal is! Ihave to think that if one is normal then it must beboring; it’s much more fun to keep my humansguessing. Sure does keep them on their toes.

Everything is much the same at the old home-stead with Eli still afraid of Thunder and Maya bark-ing for attention when I ignore her. She gets rightin my ear and just about deafens me - she really isa persistent little miss pain in the you know what attimes. Did you happen to notice how bad the ticksare? Hopefully all my four-footed friends out thereare getting their monthly dose of Frontline or Ad-vantix, which ever you use. It’s not fun having atick-borne disease and having to take medicine forit. Mom gives us a monthly dose of Advantix aswell as heartworm pills.

Well the shelter has just been crazy with all theanimals we currently have housed. Hopefully peo-ple will stop by and fill out an adoption applicationfor some lucky pooch or kitty. Right now there area total of 32 animals being sheltered right now - 22dogs and 10 cats. A number of strays have arrivedat the shelter with only one being reclaimed by theirowner. If you’re missing a dog or know someonewho is, don’t forget to look on the Web site. Theirpics are also on our Facebook page.

Adoptions have slowed down, with only Isabellabeing adopted, but her sister Megan is waiting tobe picked up by her adopter, as is Iris. Poor Char-lie Brown is sure missing his brother; I just don’t un-derstand why this young guy hasn’t been adopted

as he really is a greatguy!

This week I’m goingto feature Swoosh, he isa really cute little terrieraround a year old. Imean just look at his lit-tle face and tell me youcan’t fall in love with thisguy. Swoosh is mostlyblack and chestnut col-ored with some white onhis chest. Great dog if you’re looking for a smallone to be part of your family.

On the cat side there is the handsome and regal-looking black kitty named James. This 2-year-oldkitty is very friendly and loving and just becausehe’s black, doesn’t mean he isn’t a great kitty. Theyhave wonderful personalities and dispositions justlike the other kitties so please don’t pass him by be-cause of his color. The same would be for Katiewho is also black and was surrendered along withJames, Moto and Minnie. We’d really love our catsto find their forever homes, for that matter the dogsas well.

My friend Jenny tellsme that with all the dogsat the shelter right now,we are getting quite lowon food for them. If youcan help, that would begreat - we generally feedthem Purina Dog Chow.Jenny also says wecould use some morebleach and paper towels.Any and all help is greatly appreciated by all of us.

Well: now that the spaghetti dinner fundraiserwas such a big success, we’re starting to plan ourwine- and cheese-tasting event at Clover MeadowWinery on Saturday, June 16. For those of youthat don’t know them, Clover Meadow has organicwines and I have it on authority that they areyummy; at least that’s what Mom says! Mark yourcalendars; it is a fun and relaxing event and we’dlove to meet you.

Well-phrased signs:On a fence: “Salesmen welcome, dog food is ex-

pensive.”In a veterinarian’s waiting room : “Be back in five

minutes. Sit, stay."”Until then, have a wonderful week. Licks and tail-

wags!The Humane Society of Burnett County is saving

lives, one at a time. 7346 Midtown Road, Siren.www.hsburnettcty.org, 715-866-4096, license No.267335-DS. We’re on Facebook too, why don’t youlike us there!

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Bear country is being serenaded most late afternoons and eveningsthese days, the woods seem to be alive with what I’m guessing is treefrogs. There are no ponds, potholes or swamps nearby for the regularfrogs. Their music brings back memories of days gone by when my twochildren were small. As they played in the yard toward evening theywould be the first to hear the spring music of the frogs. Then came thewords, “Mom, it’s frogging time, can we go?” With an ice-cream pail andthe lid in hand, off we went to either the swamp or a nearby pond tohunt for frog eggs. After we collected a glob of eggs in their jelly-likeprotection, we headed home with our prize. Once home, they were putin a fishbowl set on the dining room table. Oh, how big their eyes wouldget as the tadpoles wriggled and squirmed to get free of the glob andswim free. Once they had hatched we would repeat the process. The

tadpoles, water and all, went into the ice-cream pail and back to thepond or swamp. They were set free to grow up with the rest of the frogs.

There is a war raging in bear country. Seems a woodchuck has takenup residence under one of hubby’s sheds. Hubby has been stalking itfor over a week now and no luck. I swear it hears the garage door openand heads to safety. Guess the next thing will be a live trap. It’s goingto be a long summer as both are determined.

Sympathy to the family of Julieann Bearheart who passed away April30.

For those of you who give blood, mark your calendars for Tuesday,May 15, at the Siren Covenant Church from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Toset up an appointment to give call 800-733-2707.

Don’t forget Mother’s Day is coming up on Sunday, May 13. Why notgive that special lady in your life a day to remember; even a call willmake her day. My mom has been gone for over 17 years and I still wishher a happy Mother’s Day each year.

Last Sunday the United Methodist Church Sunday schoolers enjoyedbreakfast and a meeting of their secret pals. Breakfast was enjoyed byall.

Congratulations to all the Siren 2012 grads. You have made it to grad-uation. Follow your dreams. My wish for you all is, wherever yourdreams take you, success will be there waiting. Walk into your life andenjoy every moment of each day, make them the most special, they willbe your memories later.

Congratulations to elementary student Kelsey Douglas, middleschooler Tanner Lee and high schooler William Barr III, for being cho-sen Siren Schools students of the week. What a great bunch of kids, yourock.

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Hank and Karen Mangelsen visited Inez and ArvidPearson Monday morning. That evening, Dick Quin-ton called on Karen and Hank.

Clam River Tuesday Club met at Lakeview ChurchMay 2. Several ladies brought food for the lunch. Thenext meeting will be June 6 at 1:30 p.m. at the homeof Kay Krantz.

Nancy and Steve Hagen visited Nina andLawrence Hines Friday and stayed overnight.

Donna and Gerry Hines went to Maple Grove,Minn., Friday and stayed with Brian and Jane Hinesand family. On Saturday, they went to Mankato,Minn., for the college graduation of grandson JustinHines. Gerry and Donna came home Sunday.

Lida Nordquist went to Frederic Saturday to thehome of Jan and Jim Schott for the birthday party ofgranddaughter Hannah Schott. On Sunday, Lida at-tended Hannah’s dance recital in Frederic.

Ethan and Dylan Longhenry and Daya Lawrencewere Saturday visitors of Ronda and Maynard Man-gelsen.

Hank and Karen Mangelsen went to Tracks Satur-day afternoon to attend an open house/pig roast forCecil Scribner in honor of his 80th birthday. Thatevening, Hank and Karen visited Nick and EstherMangelsen at their cabin near Siren.

Duane and John Otis and Maynard and RondaMangelsen attended the confirmation service for TonyOtis at Trade Lake Lutheran Church Sunday. Later,they all visited at the home of Dennis and Laura For-manek near Webster to congratulate Daniel For-manek on his confirmation. In between, Ronda andMaynard called on Mike and Nancy Longhenry andfamily.

Nina and Donna Hines and Karen Mangelsen wentto Timberland Lutheran Church Sunday afternoon forthe ladies spring banquet. The Barron area women’ssinging group, Mood Swing, provided entertainmentand testimony before and after the salad luncheon.

Karen Mangelsen

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Spring is here for sure. The orioles, hummingbirdsand rose-breasted grosbeaks are back.

Sympathy to the family of Alice Chelmo, formerWebster resident now of Texas, whose funeral wasSaturday at the Lutheran church in Webster.

Cleanup day at the Orange cemetery was heldover the weekend.

The 15th-annual academic letter dinner andawards was held Friday evening. Over $46,000 wasgiven out to Webster seniors. Mark, Dee, Brad andFran Krause attended the dinner.

Jack and LaVonne O’Brien were shoppers in Du-luth on Tuesday.

Dinner guests of Jack and LaVonne on Sundaywere Mike O’Brien and Teresa and Dave Childers.After dinner, Teresa and LaVonne attended a wed-ding shower for Stefani O’Brien at the Siren SeniorCenter. Stefani and Brandon Root will be marriedJune 16 in Balsam Lake.

On Thursday, Mike and LaVonne O’Brien attendedthe Frederic band and choir spring concert.

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We got more much-needed rain but it remains cool.The winners for Spades were Lorna Erickson, Carmen Marek, Ellis

Erickson and Willis Williams.The winners for 500 were Tim Abrahamzon, Lorna Erickson, Dave

Peterson and Ralph Groves. The nine-bid winners were Larry Ander-son and Bill Ihrig.

Our president, Marlyce McKinney, is at the Frederic nursing home.Remember that we play Spades at 1 p.m. on Monday, 500 at 6:30

p.m. on Thursday, Pokeno at 1 p.m. on Wednesday and Friday, andBingo from 1 to 3 p.m. on Saturday.

Hope to see you at the center.

Frederic Senior CenterDave Peterson

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Larsen Family Public LibraryMaster Gardner volunteers

We are very lucky to have two Master Garden-ers to help at the library with the beautification ofthe landscape. They are Carol Titel and PatBeetcher. They have completed the Master Gard-ner Volunteer program at the Spooner AgriculturalCenter. Part of becoming a Master Gardner is tocomplete at least 24 hours of volunteer service. Wereally appreciate their help.

Food for finesWe had such a great success during November

and December with our Food For Fines programthat we have decided to try it again this summer.During the last week of May, June, July and August,we will accept nonperishable food in place of fineson materials. The food will be given to the local foodpantry.

Small-area hearing loopOur library recently received a grant provided

through a Library Services and Technology ActGrant, a federal grant program available to publiclibraries to improve services to patrons with hear-ing loss by installing a small hearing loop system atthe circulation desk. The hearing loop provides amagnetic, wireless signal that is picked up by thehearing aid when it is set to T-coil or Telecoil set-ting. This results in improved speech understand-ing because the listener receives a clear signalwithout any background noise. If a patron does nothave hearing aids or if the hearing aid does nothave a Telecoil, the library has a headset pluggedinto a loop receiver to achieve the same effect.

Book clubJoin us on Tuesday, May 22. at 10 a.m., in the

Nexen meeting room for a discussion about thebook “Animals in Translation: Using the mysteriesof autism to decode animal behavior” by TempleGrandin and Catherine Johnson. “Temple Grandindraws upon a long, distinguished career as an ani-mal scientist and her own experiences with autismto deliver an extraordinary message about how an-imals act, think and feel. She has a perspective likethat of no other expert in the field, which allows herto offer unparalleled observations and groundbreak-ing ideas. People with autism can often think theway animals think, putting them in the perfect posi-tion to translate ‘animal talk.’”

Preschool story timeWe meet every Wednesday all year long at 10:30

am for good stories, companionship and fun.

Mystery Mayhem Book ClubThe theme for the Monday, May 14, book discus-

sion at 10 a.m. is “Police Line: Do Not Cross.” Apamphlet with 10 selections to choose from is avail-able at the library. Telephone us at 715-866-7697or drop in to pick up your mystery club book.

Memorial DayThe library will be closed in observance of Me-

morial Day on Monday, May 28.

Adult fiction books• “Under a Vampire Moon” by Lynsay Sands• “Crystal Gardens” by Amanda Quick

• “Aunt Dimity and the Village Witch” by NancyAtherton

• “Deadline” by Fern Michaels• “The Wind Through the Keyhole” by Stephen

King• “Into the Dreaming” by Karen Marie Moning• “The Body in the Boudoir” by Katherine Hall

Page• “Deadlocked” by Charlaine Harris• “One Perfect Shot” by Steven F. Havill• “Robert B. Parker’s Lullaby” by Ace Atkins• “Spilled Blood” by Brian Freeman• “The Seeker” by Ann H. Gabhart

Adult nonfiction• “Wisconsin Day Trips By Theme” by Mary M.

Bauer• “Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes” by

Carl Waldman

Young adult books• “The Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins• “Catching Fire” by Suzanne Collins• “Mockingjay” by Suzanne Collins• “The Serpent’s Shadow” by Rick Riordan• “Insurgent” by Veronica Roth• “Divergent” by Veronica Roth

Children’s books• “Chomp” by Carl Hiaasen• “Wolves of the Beyond: Spirit Wolf” by Kathryn

Lasky• “The Night Before Preschool” by Natasha Wins• “Lola Loves Stories” by Anna McQuinn• “One Frog Sang” by Shirley Parenteau• “Owlet’s First Flight” by Mitra Modarressi• “Magic Puppy: School of Mischief” by Sue Bent-

ley• “Magic Kitten: Sparkling Steps” by Sue Bentley• “Splat the Cat Takes the Cake” by Rob Scotton• “Splat the Cat and the Duck with No Quack” by

Rob Scotton• “Mittens, Where is Max” by Lola Schaefer• “Mia and the Dance for Two” by Robin Farley• “Marley: The Dog Who Cried Woof” by Susan

Hill

Large print• “The Spy Who Jumped off the Screen” by

Thomas Caplan• “The Diva Haunts the House” by Krista Davis• “Betrayal” by Robert Fitzpatrick

DVDs• “Lonesome Dove Collection” (six DVDs)

Audio books• “The Innocent” by David Baldacci• “Unnatural Acts” by Stuart Woods• “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” by Stieg Lars-

son

Hours and informationMonday-Thursday 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.; Friday 9

a.m. – 5 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. For moreinformation contact the library at 715-866-7697,Web site: webster.wislib.org. Online catalog: mer-lin.nwls.lib.wi.us/search.

I enjoy spring and wait for all the plants to appear.Now the lilacs are blooming and their fragrant smellis one of the most enjoyable.

Tuesday started with our exercise session fol-lowed by Skip-Bo. In the afternoon, games wereplayed. Bill McGrorty and Russ Adams were the win-ners in Hand and Foot. Ione White, Steve Van-Housten and Delores Benson were the winners inDominos. The winners in 500 were Dave Anderson,Norma Lundgren, Roger Greenly and Don Benson.

Thursday, we had our exercise session. In the af-

ternoon, Cribbage was played. In the evening, 500was played with the winners Charlie Mevissen,Harold Richardson, Don Benson, Sue Lundgren andChuck Magnusson.

This weekend new carpet was laid at the center.Tuesday, May 15, is our membership drive. Do

you want to become a member? Would you like tocheck us out? Come for a free luncheon at 11:30a.m. In the afternoon, games will be played withprizes. Let’s get acquainted. Come and enjoy an en-joyable day with us.

St. Croix Senior CenterMarian Edler


Improved library services to patrons withhearing loss

Grantsburg Public Library recently received agrant to improve services to patrons with hearingloss by installing a small area hearing loop system atthe circulation desk. A hearing loop provides a mag-netic, wireless signal that is picked up by the hearingaid when it is set to the telecoil setting. The result isimproved speech understanding because the lis-tener receives a clear signal without the backgroundnoise. The grant is provided through a Library Serv-ices and Technology grant, a federal grant programavailable to public libraries.

Events• Local author Susan Segelstrom’s book signing is

Saturday, May 26. Segelstrom is the author of “ALasting Legacy: Canute Anderson” and “The WoodLake Village.” Both books offer insight into the historyof Northwest Wisconsin.

• Canceled, the Melissa Horozewski book signing,Friday, June 1.

• Friends drawing for the quilt raffle, Saturday,June 2. Purchase raffle tickets for the beautiful hand-made quilt at the library.

• After-school reading program, Tuesdays andThursdays after school. Contact your child’s teacherfor a referral.

• Preschool story time is Wednesdays at 10:30a.m.

• Youth chess club is Wednesdays at 3:30 p.m.

Library hours and informationMonday noon – 6 p.m.; Tuesday noon – 6 p.m.;

Wednesday 10:30 a.m. – 6 p.m.; Thursday noon – 6p.m.; Friday 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m. –noon. The contact information for the library is 715-463-2244; Web site is grantsburg.wislib.org and nowyou can follow the library on Facebook.

View WaltFluegel’s artexhibit titled“A CloseLook at Pix-els” at theGrantsburgPublic Li-brary. –Photo sub-mitted

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Birth announcementBorn at St. Croix Falls Medical Center:

A girl, Zoe Mae Cassandra Cayabyab, born April12, 2012, to Gabriel Cayabyab, Amery/Clayton. Zoeweighed 7 lbs., 2 oz.

•••A girl, Maeve Laney McDonough, born April 12,

2012, to Erin and Patrick McDonough, St. CroixFalls. Maeve weighed 7 lbs., 9 oz.

•••A boy, Coen Broderick Davis, born April 14, 2012,

to Christine and Matt Davis, Amery. Coen weighed6 lbs., 15 oz.

•••A girl, Savannah Rae Saf, born April 25, 2012, to

Crystal Holland and Dominic Saf, Lindstrom, Minn.Savannah weighed 7 lbs., 10 oz.

•••A boy, Luke Edmond Frenette, born April 26,

2012, to Lisa and Gary Frenette, Dresser. Lukeweighed 8 lbs., 14 oz.

•••A boy, Theodore Merlin Powell, born April 27,

2012, to Brittany Hollan and Troy Powell, Grants-burg. Theodore weighed 6 lbs., 4 oz.

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A boy, Sawyer Daniel Schmitt, born April 28,2012, to Mary McFarlane and Buck Schmitt, Luck.Sawyer weighed 9 lbs., .84 oz.

•••Born at Burnett Medical Center:

A girl, Naomi Marie Scheider, born May 1, 2012,to Maria and Jeremy Scheider. Naomi weighed 6lbs., 10 oz. and was 20-1/2 inches long.

Siblings include Cerenity, Matthew, Mikel andLevi.

Grandparents are Bruce and Coke Scheider ofGrantsburg and Matt and Sue Mager of Nowthen,Minn.

Great-grandparents are Donna Mitzel of St. Fran-cis, Minn., LaVerne Scheider of Grantsburg andJerry and Sharon Marek of Grantsburg.

•••A girl, Summer Storm Erickson, born May 2,

2012, to Travis and Crystal Erickson, Webster.Summer weighed 6 lbs., 7 oz. and was 19 incheslong.

Grandparents are Candy and LeRoy Hanson ofWebster and Virginia Erickson of Webster.

Great-grandparent is Evie Heartwig of Webster.•••

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Saturday, rain, or shineFREDERC - The Frederic Area Ameri-

can Cancer Society Walk/Run will takeplace on Saturday, May 12, regardless ofweather conditions. If there should be in-clement weather to walk in, that is noth-ing compared to what a cancer patientendures while fighting the disease.

Registration for the Frederic walk willbe from 8-8:45 a.m. at the Birch Street Ele-mentary School. Arrive early enough toregister, receive a T-shirt (if $60 is raised),and have team pictures taken. Refresh-ments provided by local businesses andindividuals will be available before thewalk. Cancer survivors are urged to reg-ister and receive a “survivor” flower.Cancer survivors are asked to line up be-hind the honorary chair at the ribbon cut-ting at the beginning of the walk. KarliBartlett is the honorary chair of the Fred-eric walk/run; she is a 6-year-oldleukemia survivor.

Team pictures will be taken in the gymthis year before the walk so proceed to thegym after registration. Team captains areurged to register all team members earlyto allow time for all team pictures to betaken before 9 a.m. so the walk can starton time at 9:15 a.m.

Sponsors for the Frederic ACSWalk/Run again this year are Larsen AutoCenters and Amery Regional MedicalCenter, and a new sponsor is the St. CroixRegional Medical Center.

The Kinetico Company is supplyingwater for the walk again this year.

Frederic walkers may choose a 2-, 3- or5-mile route. Route signs are posted alongthe way. Also posted along Hwy. 35 inFrederic are Signs of Hope that have beenpurchased by area businesses to supportthe walk. The Frederic Area Ambulancewill be available if needed.

The Frederic walk will be selling tributeflags. Forms for the flags are available atthe banks in Frederic or may be purchasedthe day of the walk for minimum of $5.The flags will be on display near the reg-istration areas of the walk.

Betty and Bob MacKean have createdand donated a quilt as a fundraiser for theACS Walk/Run. Quilt raffle tickets are $1each or six for $5. Tickets may be pur-chased the day of the walk or prior to thewalk from the U.S. and Bremer banks,Luck Medical Clinic, The MedicineShoppe, from Betty MacKean orwalk/run committee members. Thedrawing for the quilt will take place justbefore the walk begins at 9:15 a.m.

A silent auction is being held for an au-tographed Green Bay Packer football. Thefootball is on display at the Bremer Bankthis week and bids may be made thereand the day of the walk at the elementaryschool prior to 9:15 a.m.

The Frederic Golf Course is offering abuy one, get one free round of golf forevery run/walk participant. The golfcourse is also donating a round of golf forfour people. The free round of golf willgo to the individual who raises the mostmoney for the walk.

For further information on the FredericArea ACS Walk, contact Elvira Schmidt at715-653-2684.

Join the fight against cancer on Satur-day, May 12. If you are unable to walk,sponsor a walker, or purchase a tributeflag in honor or memory of a friend orloved one. The ACS walks are about hav-ing fun, coming together as a community,and doing something positive to help can-cer research, education, advocacy andservice. The ACS offers hope, progressand answers. Together we can make a dif-ference. Persistence is the key to finding acure for cancer - the ultimate goal of thewalk/run. - submitted

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Grantsburg High School’s newly organized improv comedy company will present their firstshow ever this Sunday, May 13, at 7 p.m. in the GHS commons. GHS choir students (and a cou-ple of siblings) have been rehearsing since January and are ready to present their first-ever im-prov comedy show. The group, which is calling itself May Contain Nuts, has been doing gamesand exercises and would like to try performing in public. “Every rehearsal is great fun, becausewe laugh so much at each other, it will be fun to have an audience,” one member noted. Be-cause the show is on Mother’s Day, there will be moments to honor/laugh with moms in the au-dience. The show will be in a similar format to “Whose Line is it Anyway?” with some audienceparticipation, and it will require the students to think on their feet, and go with the flow. Choirand theater director Linda Benge started rehearsing the group for several reasons. She ex-plains, “Grantsburg students get lots of financial support from the community to support pro-grams. Everyone buys things, and maybe we don’t need more frozen food and wrapping paper,but we buy it anyway, because we love kids. The choir is getting ready to travel again, and whenwe looked at fundraising ideas, we didn’t want to sell more things. One thing Grantsburg issometimes limited in is live entertainment. I have some very funny and talented students - sowhy not use their talents to provide something the community is lacking?” Tickets are availablefrom company members or at the door. The cost will be a freewill donation. Concessions willalso be available. - Photo submitted

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THANK YOU Regional Hospice would like to thank all of the businesses and people who donated to

our 13th-Annual Spring Fling event at the Lakeview Event Center in Siren. Everyone who came enjoyed a wonderful dinner by Adventures and entertainment by the Bill Bittner Memorial Jazz Band. The Silent Auction had a great array of items to bid on and the other games and raffles were enjoyed by all. The proceeds will provide funds to help cover expenses that are not covered by insurance and Medicare.

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EAU CLAIRE - One hundred University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire seniors have been selected for 2011-12 to re-ceive the Outstanding Senior Award and to appear in the2012 edition of “Who’s Who Among Students in AmericanUniversities & Colleges.”

Campus nominating committees and editors of theWho’s Who directory have included the names of thesestudents based on their academic achievement, service tocommunity, leadership in extracurricular activities and po-tential for continued success.

Outstanding students have been honored in the annual

directory since it was first published in 1934.Following is a list of students in your area who have

been selected to receive the Outstanding Senior Award.Amery

Cassandra Klatt, kinesiology, daughter of Jeffrey andWendy Smith, Sean Klatt, spouse;

Balsam LakeAngela Berthold, geology, daughter of Mary Berthold-

Johnson. - submitted

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Luck Post Prom 2012 We would like to thank everyone who helped make the 7th-Annual Luck Post-Prom Party a Great Success. The kids enjoyed a safe evening following prom, which included bowling, food, games and prizes. We are excited to start planning for next year!

Making Memories & More Renae McGinnity -

Homes by Renae McKenzie Lanes Mud Hut New Wave Salon Northwoods Bakery Café Norwex - Kelly Steen Nouveau Park Avenue Salon Parts Plus of Luck Peper Tire & Alignment Pizazz Polk-Burnett St. Dominic’s Council Of

Catholic Women Stampin Up -

Denielle Knauber Sterling Bank Syren General Store The Bottle Shop The Lodge at Crooked Lake The Scoop The View TL Enterprise Van Meter Meats Wal-Mart W.I.N.G.S. Foundation, Inc.

Zumba Fitness - Eileen Gutzmer Junellyn Anderson Aren Gerich Mark Gobler Marney Hendrickson Pam Klatt Deb Kunze Doug Kunze MJ Nelson Vicki Nelson Chad Ogilvie Rick Palmer Alicia Miller Bonnie Musial Michael Rozumalski Kelly Steen Ron Steen Monte Tretsven Debbie Wickstrom

We would also like to thank everyone who supported us by

purchasing a 50/50 raffle ticket at Luck home

basketball games. Thank you

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Luck Schools band director Jennifer Gilhoi recently wrote and received a grant, made avail-able through the St. Croix Valley Foundation, to purchase a new marimba for the Luck band de-partment. “I’m thrilled to have received this grant. There are so many talented music studentsin our school. It’s nice to have quality equipment that they can use to achieve even more suc-cess,” said Gilhoi. This year, two marimba solo and ensemble events advanced to the state con-test in Eau Claire using the new marimba and received first ratings. In addition, Tanner Nielsenearned an exemplary rating, Best in Site, on his marimba solo at the state contest. Above, Tan-ner Nielsen and Laurie Jorgenson perform their marimba duet. - Photo by Lori Nelson

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At the beginning of theschool year, Webster gardenbuddies set a goal to growpetunias as May Day pres-ents. In January, fourth-graders planted the seedsand then tended the growingplants. Last week, the kinder-gartners walked to the Web-ster Senior Center anddelivered the petunias alongwith a couple of songs. –Photo submitted

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day, May 2, the Webster Ele-mentary third-graderscelebrated Cinco de Mayo.Julie Yezek, the nutrition ed-ucation educator from theUW-Extension Office, camein to help the kids prepare ahealthy meal for their par-ents. - submitted

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Tony Aguado, Karsten Petersen, Noah Musial, Jenni Holdt and Sam Nelson watch as parentPam Klatt deals Travis Muller his cards for Blackjack during Luck’s post-prom party at McKen-zie Lanes Saturday, April 28.

Brandon Holdt, Avery Steen, Jordan Bazey and Kyle Hunter watch as parent Ron Steenhelps with a dice game during Luck’s post-prom party at McKenzie Lanes. – Photos by LoriNelson

Webster third-grade students and their families enjoyed a festive family-style Cinco de Mayofeast Wednesday, May 2. – Photos submitted


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On Saturday, May 5, Frederic High School musi-cians performed at UW-EC at the state solo ensem-ble festival. Both high school handbell choirsreceived first ratings as well as Ian Lexen with hismusical theater vocal solo. Emily Byerly also per-formed, receiving a second on her vocal solo. Musicinstructors Pat Anderson and Greg Heine presentedcongratulations to all on their outstanding perform-ances. Members of the bell choirs are Chris Hopp,Cori Schmidt, Lauren Domagala, Michael Tesch, ErikStoner, Bradley Knauber, April Halverson, EmilyWells, McKenna Cook, Kendra Mossey, McKennaRognrud, Natalie Phernetton, Ben Kurkowski, TylynO’Brien, Rachael Poirier, Abigail Brightbill, AbigailPickard, Zane Matz, Zach Williamson, Mark Olson,Zach Schmidt, Mya Rivera, Olivia Schauls and LaraHarlander. - Photo submitted


Thai studentsKong and Kwangperformed thetraditional Kapicoconut danceusing coconutshells as instru-ments forGrantsburg Ele-mentary stu-dents duringtheir visit to theschool last week.

Chompo, one of the Thai students, took theopportunity to capture the moment duringtheir visit with Grantsburg Elementary Schoolclasses.

Nan was one of the Thai students wearing a tra-ditional Thai outfit worn for festivals, dances andon special occasions. The Thai students told ele-mentary students meeting them was indeed justsuch a special occasion.


GRANTSBURG – Dressed in the tradi-tional costumes of their country, sevenThai students shared a bit of their culturewith Grantsburg Elementary classes dur-ing their visit to the school on Thursday,May 3.

The Thai students began their presenta-tion by explaining the origins of the cos-tumes they were wearing, telling studentsthat colorful and beautiful dress is wornfor festivals, dances and on special occa-sions. The Thai students told elementarystudents meeting them was indeed justsuch a special occasion.

Elementary students then heard aboutthe various regions of Thailand, learnedThai phrases and sang a song in Thai.

Thai students also performed tradi-tional dances, much to the delight of the

elementary students.The visiting young people, all students

of the Santisuk English School inBangkok, Thailand, and churches in Con-verge Worldwide Missionaries, endedtheir presentation by inviting GES stu-dents to join them in a traditional dance.

The group’s three-day visit to Grants-burg and Burnett County was made pos-sible through scholarships raised throughU.S. churches and individual donations.

During their stay, the Thai studentsstayed with host families and enjoyed vis-its to Crex Meadows, Burnett MedicalCenter, Burnett Dairy, Diversified Indus-tries in Siren, St. Croix Falls Interstate Parkand other area points of interest.

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Grantsburg Elemen-tary student KaitlynRombach learned Thaiphrases with a Thai stu-dent during a specialprogram presented atthe school by visitorsfrom Thailand.

Kwang, one ofthe Thai stu-dents, per-formed atraditional Thaidance forGrantsburg Ele-mentary stu-dents during aspecial programby Thailand stu-dents at theschool on Thurs-day, May 3.

Photos by Priscilla Bauer

Grantsburg Elementary students Zayden Anderson and Cashton Kapp learned some tradi-tional Thai dance moves from Thai visitor Nan during the group’s presentation at the schoollast week.

A Thai student, Ploy, played a northeasternThai bamboo flute during the group’s visitwith Grantsburg Elementary students lastweek.

Students of the Santisuk English School in Bangkok, Thailand, and churches in Converge Worldwide Missionaries, gave a presentation ontheir country to Grantsburg Elementary students on Thursday, May 3.


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At-risk teens finding hope through nature photography is the goal behind Northwest Pas-sage’s “In a New Light” project. Photos were on display at the Frederic Arts building duringthe Spring Art Tour. Kaitlyn Haese, who helped compile the photographs into a display and abook, welcomed visitors to the display.

The work of more than twodozen artists from NorthwestWisconsin were on displayMay 5 and 6 as part of the an-nual Spring Art Tour, spon-sored by Earth Arts of theUpper St. Croix Valley. Thetour featured paintings,sculpture, pottery, photogra-phy and artwork involvingglass, metal and wood. Par-ticipating artists were fea-tured in stops in Lindstromand Taylors Falls, Minn., Fred-eric, Amery, St. Croix Falls,Luck, Osceola, Turtle Lakeand Siren. The tour is meantto “create and support beauti-ful art throughout the UpperSt. Croix Valley.” At left is apainting by Sharon LaCasseof The Newberry House onMain Street in Taylors Falls.

Three Sisters Studio, locatedon Butternut Avenue in Luck, isowned and operated by three sis-ters and their mother (shown inphoto at left (L to R) Ann Fawverand daughters Hannah FawverRoode, Sarah Cook and EmilyFawver Karl) and features agallery of fine and functional art-work including clothing, painting,sculpture and jewelry. Thewomen have combined their en-ergies and talents to build a busi-ness that “will allow them to becreative, to promote the wonderand magic of art in their commu-nity.” The gallery is open everyThursday, Friday and Saturday.See threesisterstudio.com formore information.

Wheel-thrown stoneware, blown glass, and original watercolors and mixed-media paintings are among theproducts of Lurhs/Bjornson Artworks. Leif Bjornson (left) and Meg Luhrs (right) are the resident artists who op-erate the shop on the north end of Main Street in St. Croix Falls.

Frederic-based artist Win Her-berg displayed her works at herhome on Polk Avenue during theSpring Art Tour this past weekend.Herberg operates Winterboo Pot-tery (poetrypottery.com) and cre-ates functional and decorativetiles, bowls, platters, goblets, but-tons, canoes and lake contour plat-ters with colorful food-safe glazes.

- Photos by Rob Harrison

FFrreeddeerriiccPop concert and music awardsFrederic High School’s annual

pop concert, held Thursday, May 3,offered performances by the choir,show choir, band and bell choirsand an opportunity for music in-structors Greg Heine, Pat Andersonand Patti Burns to offer recognitionto outstanding music students.

At right, vocal music instructorGreg Heine presents Allison Martinthe National School Choral Award,the highest honor for high schoolchoral performers. It recognizes thededication and musical achieve-ment of the top male and femalechoral students.

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Allison Martin received the John Philip Sousa Award. Cre-ated in 1955, the award honors the top student in a high-schoolband and recognizes superior musicianship and outstandingdedication. Band director Patti Burns is shown presenting theaward.

The bell choirs, under the di-rection of Pat Anderson, per-formed several selections atThursday’s spring pop concert.

Photos by Becky Amundson

Audience members were invited to play the milkjug during the band’s performance of “The GreatSteamboat Race.”

The National School Choral Award is the highest honor forhigh school choral performers. It recognizes the dedicationand musical achievement of the top male and female choralstudents. Vocal music instructor Greg Heine presented ErikStoner with the award at Thursday’s concert.

Bradley Knauber re-ceived the Most Valu-able Player Award fromband director PattiBurns.

Jarvas Warwas received a certificate of appreciation from Greg Heinefor his “timeless effort and constant support” of Frederic music activities.

Brittani Hughes received the Marine Corps’ Sem-per Fi Award, given for musical excellence. DirectorPatti Burns presented the award.


by Larry BlahauvietzSiren Lions Club secretary

SIREN – Lions International PresidentWing-Kum Tam of Hong Kong set a goallast July for the 1.4 million Lions world-wide to plant a million trees. This goal hasbeen achieved and more, with over 7 mil-lion trees planted thus far, including 23planted by the Siren Lions Club onWednesday, May 2.

The Siren Lions Club, in cooperationwith the village of Siren and Wood RiverGarden Store, planted popple, linden, oak,Japanese lilac, flowering crab and riverbirch trees in the Village of Siren. Mosttrees were planted along the boulevard ofHwys. 35/70 as well as some in CrookedLake Park and Clear Lake Park.

Many trees were lost in the village inJune 2001 due to the tornado, and theLions chose this project to help replace theloss. The planting of trees is one way the

Lions can show appreciation to the Sirenarea for their support of the club’s proj-

ects.

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Lion John Carlson readies the final tree.Lions Zeke Saugstad and Lyle Nelson work

with Siren Village Administrator Marty Shuttduring the first tree planting. – Photos submit-ted

Lion Mark Fox adds compost tothe hole for the first tree.

There were 15 Lions involved in the tree planting in the village of Siren.

Backfilling for the final tree on Main Street are Lions Don Carlson, John Carlson, Lyle Nelson,Les Lindquist and Larry Blahauvietz (not pictured).


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The Frederic Middle Schoolhonored students and parentsduring the school’s honorsbreakfast, held Wednesday, May2. Students that have been onthe honor roll at least one quar-ter of the 2011-2012 school yearwere invited to attend. Studentswere presented certificates indi-cating their achievements. –Photo submitted

It’s not just fun and gamesLUCK – On Wednesday, April 18, Mad

City Money came to Luck High School togive the seniors a taste of reality. MadCity Money is a simulation of real-lifebudgeting of money and resources. Stu-dents learned how to manage money, usea debit card, write checks, deposit moneyinto a checking and saving account andunderstand the purpose of saving money.Diana Rohlik of Spooner Indianhead

Credit Union was the facilitator of thisevent. Many local business members ranthe various merchant stations for sale ofhomes, cars, groceries, child-care needs,furniture, personal-care needs, electronics,entertainment and banking. Gratitude isextended to all the volunteers and to Luckstaff members who helped make thisevent a success: Rachel Berg, NancyHunter, Amy Aguado, Renee Gavinskiand Kristi Fenning. - submitted

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RIGHT: Kid Care child-care providers discuss the costs of children with Luck seniors MattPennington and Clint Gage during Luck’s Mad City Money learning activity Monday, April 18.– Photos submitted

Luck seniors Taylor Hacker and Hunter Wilson pay for the items they were purchasing fromthe My Closet clothing store salespeople during Luck’s Mad City Money learning activityWednesday, April 18.


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LUNCH Salisbury steak, mashed potatoes, gravy, dinner roll, steamed broccoli, mandarin oranges, apples, oranges, bread basket.

FRIDAY TUESDAY MONDAY THURSDAY

BREAKFAST Assorted cereal and toast, juice and milk.

LUNCH Pizza dippers, rice, corn, carrots, celery, pineapple tidbits, banana. Alt.: Cook’s choice.

LUNCH Cook’s choice OR grilled cheese, tomato soup, salad, applesauce.

BREAKFAST Omelet/sausage.

LUNCH Turkey stacker, chips, raw veggies, dip OR Oriental salad.

BREAKFAST Breakfast pizza.

LUNCH Chicken a la king w/biscuits or pota - toes, peas and fruit.

BREAKFAST Waffles.

LUNCH Cook’s buffet.

BREAKFAST Cheese omelet, potatoes, toast.

LUNCH Hot turkey sandwich, mashed pota - toes, mixed vegetables, peaches. Alt.: Ham & cheese, potato soup.

BREAKFAST Muffins, juice and milk.

LUNCH Hamburger on a bun, potato baby - cake, green beans, veggies, kiwi, oranges. Alt.: Cook’s choice.

BREAKFAST Cereal/waffles.

LUNCH Cardinal burger, potato, corn, fresh fruit. Alt.: Chicken patty, 7-12.

BREAKFAST Cereal/donut holes.

LUNCH Turkey gravy, mashed potatoes, peas, fruit sauce. Alt.: Pizza, 7-12.

BREAKFAST Yogurt/granola.

LUNCH Mini corn dogs, baked beans, pret - zels OR turkey salad.

BREAKFAST Pancakes.

LUNCH Pizza, raw veggies, dip OR chicken- taco salad.

LUNCH Sloppy joe, french fries, corn, fresh strawberries, apples, oranges, bread basket.

BREAKFAST Pancake and sausage.

LUNCH Baked potato bar, ham, cheese sauce, broccoli, applesauce. Alt.: Beef stroganoff.

BREAKFAST French toast.

LUNCH Hamburger, potato wedges and fruit.

LUNCH Italian dunkers, salad OR turkey a la king, biscuits, peas, mandarin oranges.


LUNCH BBQ chicken on a bun, shredded let - tuce, beans, corn, applesauce. Alt.: Cook’s choice.

BREAKFAST Pancake & sausage on a stick, juice & milk.

LUNCH Spaghetti hotdish, peaches, peas, lettuce salad. Alt.: Cook’s choice.

BREAKFAST Cereal/long john.

LUNCH Chicken nuggets, rice, mixed vege - table, fruit sauce. Alt.: Hamburger, 7- 12.

LUNCH Sloppy joe, bun, scalloped potatoes, green beans, peaches.

LUNCH Chicken fillet, bun, fresh veggies, fresh fruit.

BREAKFAST Lumberjacks.

LUNCH Chicken nuggets, rice and fruit.

BREAKFAST Blueberry muffins and yogurt.

LUNCH Cheeseburger, spicy fries, green beans, pears. Alt.: Spicy chicken patty.

BREAKFAST Breakfast pizza.

LUNCH Sloppy joe, french fries, corn, man - darin oranges. Alt.: Hot dog.


LUNCH Peanut butter sandwich, yogurt, string cheese, assorted veggies. Alt.: Cook’s choice.

BREAKFAST Cereal/cinnamon roll.

LUNCH Chili, chicken noodle soup, grilled cheese, fresh veggies, fresh fruit. Alt.: Chicken nuggets, 7-12.

LUNCH Scalloped potatoes, ham slice, sliced carrots, applesauce, apples, oranges, bread basket.

LUNCH Pizza dippers, marinara sauce, baked rice, baked beans, fresh grapes, apples, oranges, bread bas - ket.

BREAKFAST Combo bar.

LUNCH Nachos, refried beans, corn OR ham salad.

LUNCH Chicken burger w/fixings, chicken noodle soup, crackers, mini carrots, sliced pears, apples, oranges, bread basket.

LUNCH Country breakfast, hash browns, strawberries, bananas.

BREAKFAST Cinni-mini.

LUNCH Pizza dippers, dipper sauce, green beans OR chicken-strip salad.

BREAKFAST Omelets.

LUNCH Meatball subs, steamed broccoli and fruit.

BREAKFAST Scrambled eggs w/ham & cheese, 1 slice of toast.

LUNCH Chicken patty, potato wedge, car - rots, mixed fruit. Alt.: Hamburger.


LUNCH Cheese quesadilla, Mexican rice, shredded lettuce, refried beans, apples. Alt.: Cook’s choice.

BREAKFAST Cereal/French toast sticks.

LUNCH Italian dunkers, dipping sauce, green beans, fruit sauce. Alt.: Hot dog, 7- 12.

Grantsburg Honor RollStudents who earned a 4.0 grade-point average quali-

fied as academic all-starsAcademic all-stars

FreshmenLaura Drohman, Kelsey Fiedler, Ethan Henneman,

Marissa Jensen, Anneka Johnson, Kathryn Miller, TaylorOlson, Christopher Parker, Carolyn Peterson, DesiraeRasmussen, Richard Schneider, Heidi Schoettle, KathrynSegner, Jeremiah Stevens and Alyssa Taylor.

SophomoresRebekah Curtin, Austin Handy, Gustav Johnson, Haley

Larsen, Nathan Lewis, Whitney Oachs, Wendy Roberts,Brooke Roufs and Hope Tucker.

JuniorsStephanie Anderson, Jenna Michel, Connor Myers,

Kylie Pewe and Jacob Radtke.

SeniorsAmanda Lindus and Kyle Roberts.

A honor rollFreshmen

Drew Alderman, Sarah Coppenbarger, Audrey Lauer,Carter Lee, Clara Leonard, Brittney Luedtke, MatthewMiller, Sarah Morley, MacKenzie Omer, Chelsea Pitts,Alexis Jo Plunkett, Nathan Swenson and Lydia Van

Deusen.

SophomoresMacy Hanson, Jacob Ohnstad, Tiffany Peterson,

Damon Roberts, Katharine Rod, Bethany Segner, AbigailStevens, Austin Thoreen, Lars Thoreson and Keith Vol-lendorf.

JuniorsLiliana Benge Briggs, Elizabeth Corbin, Grace Corbin,

Melissa Dahl, Sean Handy, Nicole Johnson, CatherineLeMere, Aimee Lerud, Kassandra Lien, Dakota Linke,Stacey McKenzie, Scott Morley, Jennifer Schwieger,Samantha Schwieger, Bradley Taylor, Hannah VanSlykeand Jacob Wald.

SeniorsDaniel Larsen, Christina Moore, David Ohnstad,

Damien Rasmussen, Nicole Ticknor and GabrielleWitzany.

B honor rollFreshmen

Dylan Belkholm, Trevor Brewer, Avery Buggert, An-drew Coy, Andrea Dumas, Tatianna Eckstrom, KeatonGarnatz, Lora Glover, Joshua Glover, Bryan Hoffman,Sawyer Morgan, Corey Sandberg, DJ Scherer and Victo-ria Vitale.

SophomoresBrody Bonneville, Jaicee Bowman, Brittany Butler, Jake

Carlson, Tyler Choronzy, Jaden Cook, Joseph Dumas,Matthew Gorman, Heidi Horky, Rheanna Johnson, MaryLudden, Jonas Miller, Erland Olson, Raelyn Pochmanand Austin Swenson.

JuniorsShepard Berreth-Doran, Jasmine Cady, Jessica Glover,

Jacob Glover, Chelsey Goepfert, Jonathan Haley, TylerHayes, Seth Ilgen, Paige Johnson, Tiffani Moyer, AdamParker, RuthAnn Pedersen, Clay Poeschl, Brandon Roufs,Brady Thompson, Colton Tretsven and David Workman.

SeniorsAnika Ames, Zackery Arnold, Cody Benedict, Daniel

Biorn, Haley Burkhardt, April Campana, Benjamin Davis,Rachel Diffee, Joseph Engelhart, Kali Fleischauer,Matthew Hamann, Nolan Hanson, Lucas Henneman,Brent Johnson, Jack Kard, Jeffrey Konz, Thomas Labatt,Brandi Lee, Paul Lewis, Kaelah Maslow, Devin McDaniel,Nicole McKenzie, Kelsey Meyer, Kaitlyn Muellner, CoraOlson, Carl Palmquist, Isaac Peterson, Hannah Rod,Mathew Swenson, Matthew Van Deusen and Craig Vol-lendorf.

Grantsburg announces 2012 valedictorian and salutatorianGRANTSBURG – Grantsburg High School is pleased

to announce Daniel Larsen as the 2012 valedictorian. Heis the son of Kevin and Terri Larsen. Larsen has earnedmany awards and recognitions during his high school ca-reer including homecoming king, senior class president,academic decathlon A level, Rotary student of the month,football team captain, all-conference honorable mention,Sentinel all-area team, most valuable player on the JVbasketball team, and has earned A honor roll recognitionevery term in high school. He was selected to interviewfor UW-Stout’s Chancellor’s Excellence Scholarship, thetop scholarship the UW-Stout offers.

He also placed in the top 10 percent in the nation in theMoody’s Mega Math Challenge. In his free time, Larsenenjoys hanging out with friends, playing sports, snow-boarding, playing ping-pong, playing foosball, swim-ming, making movies, studying the Bible, doingmathematics, listening to music and working out. Larsen-will be attending the University of Wisconsin-Stout as anhonors student in the fall, studying plastics engineering.In 10 years, he plans to have a master’s degree in engi-neering and a stable job in engineering management. Hehopes to have a family and make a difference in the com-munity where lives.

Gabrielle Witzany is the 2012 salutatorian at Grants-burg High School. She is the daughter of Chris and

Melody Witzany. She has been involved in a number ofactivities throughout her high school career, especially inthe area of athletics. Witzany has been a three-year letterwinner in volleyball, a four-year letter winner in softballand a two-year letter winner in basketball. She has beenselected for all-conference volleyball, all-conference soft-ball and all-region softball and was a captain for volley-ball, basketball and softball teams.

Witzany enjoys coaching younger volleyball girls inher spare time. Academically, Witzany has excelled. She

has been an academic all-star, meaning she received a 4.0,13 times and was on the A honor roll twice. She has rep-resented her class as class president one year, vice presi-dent two years, Winterfest queen and prom court. Shehas served as a National Youth Leader, National HonorSociety member, and has been part of the LINK group forfour years. Her hobbies include volleyball, basketball,softball, swimming and knee boarding. Witzany is look-ing forward to attending the University of Minnesota-Duluth in the fall and majoring in exercise science. -submitted

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A local business owner, who wishes to remain anonymous, donated a 2000 Chrysler Town & Country minivan. This van will be donated to a local deserving family during Family Days festivities.

Nominations Requested by May 31, 2012 Each business and church (no individuals, please)

with a Frederic/54837 ZIP code may nominate one family by filling out the nomination form online at www.AngelHandsMinistries.org. If you don’t have Internet access, you may call Stacy at 763-213-7005.

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St. Croix Falls Senior Center

• Exercise, 10-11 a.m. • Skip-Bo, 11 a.m.-Noon • 500 Cards & Dominoes, 12:30-4 p.m.

•!Exercise, 10-11 a.m. •!Skip-Bo, 11 a.m.-Noon • 500, 6:30-10 p.m.

• Bridge, 10 a.m.-Noon • Bingo, 1st & 3rd Friday, 1-3 p.m.

Frederic Senior Center • Spades, 1 p.m. • Pokeno, 1 p.m. • 500, 6:30 p.m. •!Pokeno, 1 p.m. • Bingo, 1 p.m.

TOPS • Good Sam, St. Croix Falls, 5:45 p.m., 715-483-3666

•!First Baptist Church, Webster, 9:30 a.m., 715-349-2332

•!Luck Senior Center, 5:30 p.m., 715-472-2341

• Balsam Lake Municipal Building, 3:45 p.m., 715-485-3002

• Trinity Lutheran Church, Osceola, 8:30 a.m., 715-755-3123

•!Comforts of Home, Frederic, 5:30 p.m., 715-327-8063

•!Overeaters Anonymous, Amery Senior Center, 6:30 p.m., 715-268-6605

Food Shelf • Ruby’s, Siren, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. • SCF, 1-4 p.m., 715-483-2920

• Frederic, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., 715-327-4425 • SCF, 9 a.m.-Noon

• SCF, Noon-6 p.m. •!Ruby’s, Siren, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

• Frederic, 2-6 p.m. • SCF, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

•!Ruby’s, Siren, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. • Frederic, 9 a.m.-Noon

Meat Raffles

• Webster Lioness At Last Call, 6 p.m.

EVERY WED. • Webster Chamber At The Tap,

5:30 p.m.

• Cushing Legion At Suzy Q’s, 6:30 p.m.

• Siren Lions At Midtown Tavern, 5 p.m.

• Fishbowl Sportsmen’s Club At Sweeny’s Bar, 5 p.m.

• Snowciables At Thirsty Otter, 6 p.m. • Grantsburg Legion, 6:30 p.m. • Humane Society, Yellow River Saloon,

5 p.m. • Hockey Assoc., Dreamers, 6:30 p.m. • BYHA At Zia Louisa, 6 p.m. • BYHA at Frederic Golf Course,

5:30 p.m.

• Siren Lions At Jed’s Laker Lounge, 5 p.m.

• Lake Country Riders At The Pour House, 5:30 p.m.

• Webster Lions At Gandy Dancer Saloon, 4:30 p.m.

• S.N.O.W.S., Skol Bar, Frederic, 5:30 p.m.

• YLRA At Yellow Lake Lodge, Webster, 3-5 p.m.

• Siren Moose At Robert’s Road House, 4 p.m.

• Wild About Education At Wild Waters, Danbury, 5 p.m.

• Siren Lions At Whiskey Joe’s, 3 p.m.

• Wonderland At Yellow Lake Golf Course, 4 p.m.

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Amery Senior Center • Wii golf, 9 a.m. Overeaters Anonymous, 6:30 p.m., 715-268-6605

Webster Senior Center 715-866-5300

• AA Meeting, 7 p.m. • Senior Monthly Meeting, 3rd Tues. • Dime Bingo, 12:30 p.m. • Cards & Pool, 7 p.m.

VFW Aux./Legion Aux. • Siren VFW Aux., 2nd Wed., the hall, 7:30 p.m.

• Frederic Legion Aux. 249 Every 3rd Thurs., Golden Oaks, 7 p.m.

Siren Senior Center 715-349-7810

• Dime Bingo, 1 p.m. • Monthly Senior Meeting, 3rd Tues.

• Cribbage, a.m. • 500 Cards, 1 p.m.,

• Dining at 5, Every 1st Thursday, no meal in April

• Spades, 1 p.m., Luck Senior Center • Open 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. • Open 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. • Open 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m.

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Boyd Sutton won the first Volunteer of the Year Award at the Wisconsin Writers Asso-ciation Spring Conference held at The Lodge at Crooked Lake in Siren on Saturday, May5. Sutton (center) is shown with the Yarnspinners, a WWA charter club to which he be-longs. In the photo with him are Jim Bakken, Carolyn Marquardt, Dot Lund, KristieKringle, Mary Jacobsen, Sally Bair and Denis Simonsen.

Eighty people attended the annual spring conference of the Wisconsin Writers Association at theLodge in Siren Friday and Saturday, May 4 and 5. The state organization sponsors two conferences ayear, as well as several contests. This year, through a grant given by Polk-Burnett Electric Coopera-tive, several local middle and high school students attended the conference. Denis Simonsen was thelocal chairman for the conference. - Photos/text by Carolyn Marquardt

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LUCK – The Polk County GenealogySociety will hold their monthly meet-ing on Monday, May 21, at the LuckHistorical Museum, Main Street Luck,at 7 p.m. Guest speakers will beDorothy Adams speaking on Prepara-tions for a Genealogy Trip and MurielPfeifer on Civil War Research. Re-freshments to follow.

The PCGS membership will staff the

Luck Historical Society Museum everyMonday 1 to 4 p.m., for the summermonths of May, June, July and Augustof 2012 to assist guests looking for PolkCounty family history. In addition,during each Monday afternoon session,help will be available to understand the1940 Federal Census Indexing Project. -submitted

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local communities are helped by blood donorswho give at blood drives coordinated by gen-erous volunteers. This summer, the AmericanRed Cross Live Life. Give Life. summer pro-motion is helping to raise awareness of theconstant need for blood and to encourage reg-ular donations. Presenting donors betweenMay 21 and Sept. 5 will be entered automati-cally into the Live Life. Give Life. and thechance to win prize packages toGiftCertificates.com. Visit redcross-blood.org/GiveWin to learn more.Following are blood donation op-portunities in Polk County: Mon-day, May 21, 2:30-7:30 p.m.,Bethany Lutheran Church, 415Bridge Ave., Star Prairie; Tuesday,

May 22, 12:30-6:30 p.m., Lutheran Church,Main St., Milltown; Wednesday, May 23, noon-6 p.m., Fristad Lutheran Church, 510 Hwy. 35,Centuria; Thursday, May 24, 1-7 p.m., St. LukeMethodist Church, 100 Linden St. W., Frederic;Friday, May 25, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., St. LukeMethodist Church, 100 Linden St. W., Frederic;and Wednesday, May 30, 12:30-6:30 p.m.,American Legion Post 143, 807 Pine St., St.Croix Falls. - with submitted information

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NNeewwss ffrroomm tthhee PPeewwssFREDERIC – In spite of the inclement weather this past

Sunday, May 6, several members showed up early withtheir work clothes on and tools in hand ready to performthe ritual of spring cleaning of the outside of the church.

Inside the church in the kitchen, students, BrennanKoball, Sophie Fredericks and Adam Menke, were busylearning how to make unleavened bread and madepreparations to take their first Communion. During10:30 worship services these students and family mem-bers were gathered at the altar to take Holy Communion.

Also during worship, age-appropriate Bibles weregiven to Royce Anderson, 3, and Brennan Shafer, 3. Sev-eral older students were presented with their own copyof “The Adventure Bible” and they were Makenna Engenand Gavin Fredericks.

After worship, there was a special congregationalmeeting to discuss and decide on a new, updated andmore energy-efficient boiler system for the church, whichwill be installed during the coming months. After themeeting, many members stayed for a potluck lunch andthen finished the spring cleaning.

On Wednesday, May 9, the women of the church willbe enjoying a potluck spring salad buffet with serving tobegin at 6 p.m. The women are asking the men to servethe food and clean up afterward. At 7 p.m., the specialprogram "The Many Hats We Wear" will be presented bylocal storyteller Leona Cummings, complete with all herwisdom and humor.

Pilgrim will again be having a team in the FredericArea American Cancer Society Walk/Run which takesplace on Saturday, May 12.

On Sunday, May 13, during worship, there will be spe-cial recognition and celebration of the 11 graduates fromPilgrim that will graduate from high school on Sunday,May 20. Since May 13 is Mother’s Day, the evangelismcommittee felt it was appropriate to also celebrate thewomen of Pilgrim who are 90 years of age or older. They

will be recognized with a corsage and those women areVera Amundson, Alice Anderson, Carmen Marek andAlice Velander.

Pilgrim invites everyone to join them for any and allevents and especially for Sunday morning worshipwhich begins at 10:30 a.m. Confirmation class meetsright after worship, led by Pastor Andrew in the UpperFireside Room. For more information about the churchor coming events, please call the church office at 715-327-8012. The church secretary is in the office on Mondaymorning from 9 till noon and Thursday or Friday morn-ing depending on the workload each week. You can alsogo to their Web site at pilgrimlutheranfrederic.org orcheck out other activities on Facebook. - submitted

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Lutheran Church in Siren cele-brated Confirmation Sunday withfive young people and their fami-lies on Sunday, May 6. Shown (L toR): John Dalsveen and SophieVasatka. Back row (L to R): PastorAndrew Hinwood, Daniel For-manek, Nathan Martin and BryceHighstrom. Several talented seam-stresses from Bethany spent timesewing dozens of “pillow casedresses” to send to Bethany’s sis-ter congregation in Malawi, Africa.The colorful dresses were dis-played and blessed during theSunday church services, beforethey make the journey to Malawi. -Photo submitted

While mowing the lawn for the first time this sea-son, I zipped through some areas of grass as sparse asan old man’s whiskers. Other areas, thick as the hairon a bear’s forelegs, caused me to push for all I wasworth with my battery-operated mower that is notself-propelled. The sparse area looked like it hadn’teven been mowed. Conversely, the thick grass lookedluxurious and inviting.

Our lives work that way, too. When we work hardat something, it brings us a deep sense of satisfactionfor having done a job well. When we fly through atask, the result is often boredom or the sense of beingunfulfilled. Think of intelligent schoolchildren whoare not challenged to learn new and more lessons.Often, boredom brings the desire to start trouble, re-fuse to follow rules, or skip school. Some even dropout of school. Some take the initiative, however, tostrive for excellence and growth by doing extra-creditwork or seeking new, independent ways of learning.

Of course, many children—and adults—wouldrather do the minimum amount of work. Like thesparse lawn, they barely get by in most areas of theirlife.

We can apply this analogy to our spiritual life, too.Many Christians are content to attend church once aweek, depending on their spiritual leader to spoon-feed them with a short dose of the Word. Some maythrow a handful of change in the Christmas kettle, be-lieving they’ve done their Christian duty.

Such a sparse life, like the thin grass, will be proneto disease when drought or flood come. Its shallowroots can easily allow weeds to take over.

“I am the vine, you are the branches. He whoabides in me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for with-out me you can do nothing.” (John 15: 5)

God, our spiritual gardener, can cause our imma-ture, thin roots to grow. All we have to do is becomewilling to follow His instructions. A daily dose of HisWord is full of the growth-enhancing minerals weneed to become flourishing plants. A constant atti-tude of praise, thanksgiving, and humility as well asa desire to learn more about His works and wonderswill bring richness to our mind and spirit.

Lord, we don’t want to languish like sparse patches ofgrass, content to take the easy way out. We want to flour-ish with the fruit of your Holy Spirit, unafraid of the effortit may involve. Help us to abide in you, to desire nothingso much as to depend on your grace and love for ourgrowth. In Jesus’ name, amen.

Bair may be reached at [email protected].

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CHURCH NEWS

Pictured (L to R) are Brennan Koball, son of Wayne andKathie; Sophie Fredericks, daughter of Megan Grindell andAdam Menke, son of Jim and Judy, these students were busylearning how to make unleavened bread and also makingpreparations to for their first communion. – Photo submitted

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portable altar to New Hope LCMC Church inMinong. Don Olson, Dennis Olesewski andDan Deardorff came to North Luck to receivetheir new altar. They have formed a new con-gregation and will be opening their newchurch building in May.

St. Peter’s Lutheran Church confirmed Franki Wilkinson on Sunday,May 6. Pastor Robert Lubben gave the confirmand the power of lightcandle after the confirmation ceremony. – Photos submitted

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Sunday, May 6, the Siren United Methodist Sunday Schoolheld its annual Secret Pal Breakfast. For the past few yearsthe church has had a secret pal for each of the Sunday schoolstudents, to give them gifts for certain holidays and birthdays,pray for them and give them notes throughout the year. Theydo all this in secret, then at the end of the Sunday school theyhave a breakfast for the kids to meet their secret pal and so-cialize while they eat. It is a fun time for all. Photo above:Annie Schultz with Hazel Hahr and Cameryn Ritchey with RuthStickland. - Photos submitted

Cordell Fischerwith Dionne Girardenjoy breakfast to-gether.


OBITUARIESJoseph L. Snelson

Joseph L. Snelson, 60, passed away on Wednesday,May 2, 2012, at his home.

He was born Oct. 20, 1951 in St.Paul, Minn. Joe married the love ofhis life, Diana, on Feb. 18, 1995. Theymade their home in Frederic.

Joe was a man who lived life to thefullest. He was a member of BoyScout Troop 39, which met at Ham-line United Methodist Church in St.Paul. He attained the rank of LifeScout and was a member of Order ofthe Arrow. Joe was a former presi-dent of the St. Paul and Minneapolis Sitzmark Ski Club.He organized ski trips to Switzerland, Germany andFrance as well as trips here in the U.S. Joe skied downthe Matterhorn! During one of his trips to Colorado, heparticipated in a Nastar Downhill Ski race where heearned the nickname “Mad Bomber.” He had placed inthe race.

Joe will also be remembered for his robot costumes. Be-sides the flashing lights, sounds and synthesizer, it had adrinking finger connected to a pump. Joe won awardswith it and traveled around several states. It was pow-ered by a car battery that his brother, Jack, carried aroundbehind him.

Joe loved to travel with his wife, Diana. They tookmany trips to Florida. Disney World, Epcot and Univer-sal Studios were some of his favorite adventures. Joe alsohad many exciting trips with his 750-4 Honda motorcy-cle. But perhaps his favorite thing to do was running his1950 Chris-Craft Cruiser on the St. Croix River. He wasknown for his margaritas and needed an industrial-strength blender.

Joe worked in many different jobs in his life: LoPriceSupermarket, Onan Corporation (he designed their elec-tronics manufacturing floor), Pawn Shop, MeningerHomes and for Alion-McNally’s Center for Product Tech-nologies. Joe was a key designer and builder of the En-hanced Mobile Rapid Aerostat Initial Deployment projectfor the military. This device would detect where IED’swere being placed and warned our soldiers of impendingdanger. Joe’s device has saved countless lives and limbsof those serving our country. The Army has since takenover the project and has used it in Iraq and Afghanistan.Joe was a mechanical genius.

Joe will be remembered for many things, but to thosewho knew him we will never forget that if you neededsomething, he was always ready to help.

Joe requested that his body be cremated and set free. He is survived by his wife, Diana (Roodell-Rickeard);

stepchildren, Diona Green, Marc Rickeard and RavenRickeard; four grandchildren; four brothers, Dan Snelson,Jack Snelson, Fred Snelson and Pete Snelson; sister, Mar-ilyn Snelson-Temple; and many nieces and nephews.

Joe was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph E. andIva L. (Lowrie) Snelson; his brother, Patrick Snelson;many aunts, uncles and grandparents.

A Service of Remembrance and Celebration of Joe’s lifewill be held on Saturday, May 12, at 11 a.m. at the North-woods Crossing Center, Hwy. 70/35 and CTH B, in Siren.

In lieu of flowers, please donate to your favorite char-ity. Condolences and memorials may be directed to hisfamily.

Online condolences may be left at www.rowefh.comor www.wicremationcenter.com . Please continue tocheck these Web sites for updated information or callBruce Rowe at 715-327-4475.

Rowe Funeral Home of Frederic and the NorthwestWisconsin Cremation Center in Milltown have been en-trusted with funeral arrangements.

Gladys G. SasseGladys G. Sasse, 100, formerly of Manitowoc, and also

formerly of rural Webster, enteredinto eternal life on Thursday, May 3,2012, at Shady Lane Nursing CareCenter in Manitowoc.

Gladys was born on April 11, 1912,in Milwaukee to the late Walter andMary Trzecrakowski Swiantczak. InDecember of 1934, Gladys marriedCarl J. Sasse in Eagle. Carl precededher in death on June 22, 2011. Shehad been employed at Sperry Candyin Wisconsin and also had worked with her brother at abarbershop in Chicago. Gladys enjoyed being outdoors,fishing, hunting, snowmobiling and spending time withher family and friends. She was a lifetime member ofAmerican Legion Auxiliary in Webster.

She is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law,Alice and Jerry Seibel of Manitowoc and Monica andJohn Ford of Campbellsport; seven grandchildren; 10great-grandchildren; two great-great-granddaughters;also nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Gladys was preceded in death by her parents; husband,Carl; one great-grandson, James; and five brothers andsisters.

A life celebration event for Gladys and Carl Sasse willbe held at the Harrigan Parkside Gathering Center, 620N. Water St., Manitowoc, on Saturday, May 12. At 1 p.m.,there will be a dinner provided for relatives and friendswith a social hour starting at noon. Cremation has takenplace at the Harrigan Parkside Crematory and Chapeland burial of their cremated remains will be held at 11a.m. on Friday, June 22, at Northern Wisconsin VeteransMemorial Cemetery in Spooner. Online condolences maybe sent to www.harriganparksidefuneralhome.com.

The family would like to extend their gratitude to thestaffs of Shady Lane Nursing Care Center and AuroraVNA Hospice for the care and compassion they providedto both Gladys and her family.

The Harrigan Parkside Funeral Home in Manitowocwas entrusted with arrangements.

Marian “Micky” ManionMarian C. “Micky” Manion, 79, of Baker, Mont., passed

away Saturday, April 28, 2012, at theFallon County Nursing Home andMedical Center.

A celebration of life open house forMarian will be held on Saturday,May 12, 2012, at Stevenson FuneralHome in Baker with Micky’s familyreceiving friends from 2 to 5 p.m. Inlieu of flowers please make memori-als in Micky’s honor to the BakerAfter-School Program in care of theFallon County Recreation Department, P.O. Box 1512,Baker, Montana 59313 or the School of Promise, 204 7thAve. Southwest, Bowman, N.D. 58623.

Scott R. HenschkeScott R. Henschke, 51, resident of Minneapolis, Minn.,

died Saturday, May 5, 2012.Private services are being planned.Online condolences may be left at www.rowefh.com

or www.wicremationcenter.com. Please return for up-dated information or call Bruce Rowe at 715-472-2444.

Rowe Funeral Home of Luck and the Northwest Wis-consin Cremation Center in Milltown have been en-trusted with funeral arrangements.

Kenneth L. HaugKenneth L. Haug, 89, Frederic, and formerly of Dairy-

land, passed away on May 1, 2012, at Spooner HealthSystems Hospital.

Kenneth was born Sept. 26, 1922, to Torsten and MarieHaug in Minneapolis, Minn., and raised on the originalHaug homestead in Dairyland. He attended high schoolin Superior, before joining the Marines in 1945 where hewas stationed in China. In 1947, Kenneth was honorablydischarged from the Marines as a private first class andmoved back to Dairyland to raise his family on the home-stead.

During his life, he lived in Arizona and Missouri be-fore building a home in Siren. Kenneth enjoyed workingwith his hands and doing woodworking at his wood millat his home in Siren.

Kenneth was preceded in death by his parents; sister,Eleanor; brothers, Glen, Clarence and Marvin.

He is survived by his children, Daniel Haug, Linda(Richard) McIvor, Kathleen (Michael) Blochinger and Jef-frey (Sherry) Haug; his children’s mother, Patricia Sper-ling; 10 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; sisters,Marian (Allen) Andersen and Ethel Petersen; brother,Thor (Karen) Haug; special friend, Elva Wilson; alongwith many nieces, nephews other relatives and friends.

Funeral services were held Friday, May 4, at Swedberg-Taylor Funeral Home, Webster, with Pastor Gary Roken-brodt officiating. Interment was at River Hill Cemeteryin Dairyland. Pallbearers were Jeffrey Haug, Jason Haug,Steve McIvor, Travis McIvor, Brian Haug and ChrisCampbell. Online condolences can be made atwww.swedberg-taylor.com.

The Swedberg-Taylor Family Funeral Home, Webster,was entrusted with arrangements.

Brian Keith PetersonBrian Keith Peterson, 63, of Lakeside, Navajo County,

Ariz., passed away peacefully on April 24, 2012, at hishome.

Brian, the youngest of six children, was born to the lateVernon and Gwendolyn (Johnson) on March 17, 1949, inGrantsburg.

Brian was raised in the Town of Siren and attended andgraduated from Siren Schools in 1967. The town was sosmall that all grades K-12 were held in the same build-ing. Following his graduation, he worked for the Burling-ton Northern Railroad in the Twin Cities for a short time.In 1968, he enlisted in the United States Navy and servedduring the Vietnam War before being honorably dis-charged in 1972.

Following his time in the service, he moved back toSiren where he became a partner with his father andbrother in the farming industry. Brian also owned andoperated, with his brother, the Peterson Sawmill in Sirenbefore selling his partnership and beginning his employ-ment at the Capeside Cove Good Samaritan Center inSiren, where he worked for 24-1/2 years as an environ-mental engineer. Following his time at Capeside, heworked with the mentally challenged for the CatholicCharities in Siren.

On June 11, 1971, he married the love of his life, MaryFunck, in Pacific Grove, Calif., and they enjoyed nearly41 years together. Brian had loving parents and he wasextremely close to his mother. Because of his time spentwith his mom, he learned how to cook at a young age andwas excellent in this trade.

He is survived by his wife, Mary Peterson of Lakeside,Ariz.; son, Richard (Emily) Peterson of Seoul, SouthKorea; three brothers; one sister; and several nieces andnephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; a son, Keith;a brother, John; niece, Jean; nephew, David; and a great-niece, Heather.

Committal service was held on April 30 at the NationalMemorial Cemetery in Phoenix, Ariz.

Elna WamboltElna Wambolt, 73, Siren, died May 7, 2012, at Frederic

Nursing & Rehab.Memorial service will be held Thursday, May 10, at 11

a.m., with visitation from 10-11 a.m., at Bethany LutheranChurch in Siren. A full obituary will be published at alater date. Online condolences can be made atwww.swedberg-taylor.com.


Alice M. ChelmoAlice M. Chelmo, 81, a resident of Robbinsdale, Minn.,

and formerly of the Webster area, passed away on April30, 2012, at St. Therese Home in New Hope, Minn.

Alice was born on Sept. 23, 1930, to Peter and NellieChelmo in Webster. She spent her whole life teaching atLutheran Christian Day Schools in Minnesota and Wis-consin. She volunteered many hours throughout her life-time in various fields serving others.

Alice is survived by her brother, Walter (Lois) Chelmo;two nieces, step-nieces, step-nephews and many closefriends.

Funeral services were held on Saturday, May 5, at OurRedeemer Lutheran Church, Webster, with Pastor GeraldHeinecke officiating. Music was provided by MargelRuck. Interment followed at the Chelmo Lutheran Ceme-tery in town Town of Meenon. Online condolences canbe made at www.swedberg-taylor.com.


Thank You We would like to thank everyone for the many

thoughts, prayers and phone calls that were extended to our family on the loss of our mother.

Thank you so much to Pastor Mary Ann for such a beautiful service and to Sue Saarem for her music. Thank you so much to Bone Lake Church for the lunch that was served (the ladies did a great job). Thank you for all the cards and memorials, they are greatly appreciated. And to the Amery Regional Medical Center nurses & doctors who were so wonderful in our time of need. Thank you Rowe Funeral Home and, most of all, to all who came to pay respects to our mother.

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CHURCH NEWSGirl’s sadness overlack of prom date

reflection of cultureQ: My teenage daughter wasn’t asked

to the prom, and she’s devastated. As afather, what can I do to encourage her?

Jim: First of all, try to avoid making abig issue of her disappointment. Promnight is one of the most overhyped expe-riences of adolescence. Your daughter’sfriends, the media and the prevailing cul-ture have all told her that she’s missingout on the biggest evening of her life, andit probably won’t do much good to try toconvince her otherwise. But it’s just asunhelpful to say or do anything thatmight foster or prolong her melancholymood.

That’s not to say that you should ig-nore or make light of her feelings. Theemotions she’s going through are veryreal, and they have nothing to do withthe intrinsic value of the prom. They’reprimarily related to her sense of self-worth. So be sensitive. Don’t try to applya quick-fix solution. Give her time to besad and withdrawn. Back off if you getthe impression that she’s unwilling todiscuss the matter.

When she does come to the point ofopening up, take time to listen. Reaffirmher as a person, reinforce the importanceof character as opposed to mere popular-ity and social standing, and remind herthat she will have something to offer afortunate young man when the time isright. And as opportunities arise, helpher gain a more realistic view of eventslike the prom.

On a more practical level, you mightconsider recommending an alternate ac-tivity for the evening. If some of herfriends are free, host a movie night. Ifeverybody else is at the prom, propose a“Dad date” at a location of her choosing.If she decides to stay home, encourageher to call a friend far away (and don’tworry about the minutes). And whateveryou do, take pains to reassure her of yourlove.

•••Q: Our 7-year-old is negative all the

time. He’s the youngest of four boys,and we always try to encourage him andbuild up his self-esteem. Nothing seemsto be enough. How can we help him tobe more positive?

Juli: Helping your son become morepositive may have less to do with mak-ing him feel better about himself andmore to do with how he interacts withthe rest of the world. The positive-think-ing, self-esteem movement has shown, inmany cases, to be doing more harm thangood for kids. Building a child’s self-es-teem only through encouragement canfeel like blowing up a balloon that has ahole in it. No matter how much air youput in, it will still leak out.

Try getting your son involved in help-ing and encouraging others through afamily mission trip or volunteering at alocal nonprofit organization. This will dotwo things that build genuine self-esteemand self-respect: instill gratitude andshow him that he can make a difference.

When your son sees others who havedifficulties greater than his own, it willhelp him realize how much he has to begrateful for. Meeting people who livewith much less than he does is far morepowerful than words that encouragegratefulness. You can’t really complainabout having brown eyes when you meet

someone who is blind.Your son will also see that his efforts to

help others are a unique contribution tothe world. You won’t have to persuadehim that he is talented or smart. Seeingthat he’s helped someone less fortunatewill be enough to convince him that hislife can make a difference.

•••Jim Daly is president of Focus on the Fam-

ily, host of the Focus on the Family radio pro-gram, and a husband and father of two. Dr.Juli Slattery is a licensed psychologist, co-host of Focus on the Family, author of severalbooks, and a wife and mother of three. Submityour questions to: FocusOnTheFamily.com.Copyright 2012 Focus on the Family, Col-orado Springs, CO 80995. Internationalcopyright secured. All rights reserved. Dis-tributed by Universal Uclick, 1130 WalnutSt. Kansas City, MO 64106; 816-581-7500.This feature may not be reproduced or distrib-uted electronically, in print or otherwise,without written permission of Focus on theFamily.

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7755tthh--aannnnuuaall LLiillaacc DDaayy sseerrvviiccee iiss MMaayy 2200 aatt SStt.. LLuukkee UUnniitteedd MMeetthhooddiisstt CChhuurrcchhFREDERIC - “Lilac Day” has become a tradition at St.

Luke United Methodist Church since 1937 when Mrs.Mabel Areson experienced it somewhere and was in-spired to start the service in Frederic 75 years ago.

It has been held ever since.Lilac Day is not a program, not a festival, not a style

show but a service of worship to the glory of God.Setting the day always presents a question: “Will the

lilacs be ready or will they be gone by that day?” This de-pends on the weather and can vary several weeks fromyear to year, but through many years, give or take a week,they are still lovely, even if a few petals drop.

Volunteers gather the lilacs on Saturday morning andpeople start to do the decorating as soon as they arrive.Arrangements are done in huge baskets and somesmaller ones, with different colors of lilacs. The churchhas window vases which Dr. Arveson made and they arehung on the windows and baskets are placed by thedoors and everywhere possible.

The church youth will be part of the service, bringing

forth baskets of lilacs.The altar is a bank of lilacs. There are stands which

hold rectangular “tanks” about 2 feet long, which are putbehind the altar rail and filled with lilacs. In front of therail there are big baskets of flowers, also. When Lilac Dayfirst began, people who had canaries would bring themto the church for this day. When the music started, thebirds would sing, too.

The church will be honoring graduates on Lilac Sun-day, also.

The public is invited to join the congregation for the75th-annual Lilac Sunday worship service, May 20, at10:30 a.m. with coffee and fellowship following. - submit-ted

Lilacs are placed near the altar for the annual celebration ofLilac Day at St. Luke United Methodist Church in Frederic. Thespecial service will be held Sunday, May 20. - Photo submitted

METHODIST ATLAS UNITED METHODIST Pastor Carolyn Saunders, 715-463-2624 Sunday School - 11 a.m.; Worship - 11 a.m. CENTRAL UNITED METHODIST - GRANTSBURG Pastor Carolyn Saunders, 715-463-2624 Worship - 9 a.m.; Sunday School - 10:30 a.m. DANBURY UNITED METHODIST Cindy Glocke, Pastor, 715-866-8646 Sunday Worship - 9 a.m. GRACE UNITED - WEBSTER Cindy Glocke, Pastor, 715-866-8646 Sunday Worship - 10:30 a.m. HOLY TRINITY UNITED METHODIST [email protected] 1606 165th Ave., CTH I, Centuria Pastor Freddie Kirk, 715-485-3363 Pastor Tammy Clausen Sunday Worship - 8:30 a.m. LAKEVIEW UNITED - HERTEL Pastor Jack Starr Wor. - 9 a.m.; Sun. Schl. - during worship hour LEWIS MEMORIAL UNITED METHODIST Tom Cook, Pastor Worship 8:45 a.m.; Sunday Schl. 10 a.m.

McKINLEY UNITED METHODIST Pastor Annie Tricker Sun. Worship 11 a.m.; Sun. School 11 a.m. Potluck dinner 1st Sunday OSCEOLA UNITED METHODIST [email protected] 306 River Street, Osceola, 715-755-2275 Pastor Mark Gilbert Adult Class - 8:30 a.m.; Sunday School 10 a.m. Sunday Worship - 10 a.m.; Holy Communion 1st Sunday ST. CROIX FALLS UNITED METHODIST Rev. Mike Weaver Sunday Worship Service - 10 a.m. Sunday School is at 9 a.m., Nursery available ST. LUKE UNITED - FREDERIC Pastor Arveda “Freddie” Kirk, 715-327-4436 Pastor Tammy Clausen Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m. SIREN UNITED METHODIST Tom Cook, Pastor Sunday School 9 a.m. Worship - 10:15 a.m. (Nursery available) TAYLORS FALLS UNITED METHODIST 290 W. Government Street, 715-294-4436 Reverend Dr. Rolland Robinson Sunday Service - 10 a.m. with nursery Sunday School - Sept. - May at 10 a.m. WOLF CREEK UNITED METHODIST Rev. Mike Weaver Sunday Worship - 8:15 a.m.

COVENANT

CALVARY COVENANT - ALPHA Pastor Scott Sagle, 715-689-2541 Sun. School 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Worship 10:30 p.m.; Elevator provided, welcome SIREN COVENANT Pastor Dave Guertin 7686 Lofty Pines Drive, Siren, 715-349-5601 Worship 10 a.m.; Sunday School 9 a.m. UNITED COVENANT - CLEAR LAKE Pastor Dan Pearson Sunday School 8:45 a.m.; Worship 10 a.m.

CATHOLIC

ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY Rev. Thomas E. Thompson, 715-247-3310 255 St. Hwy. 35, East Farmington Mass Friday 9 a.m.; Sacrament of Penance Sat. 3:30 p.m. CHURCH OF ST. JOSEPH Pastor - Father Frank Wampach 490 Bench St., Taylors Falls, 651-465-7345 Sat. Vigil 5:30 p.m.; Sun. 7:30 & 10:30 a.m. Tues. - Thurs. 7:30 a.m. OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP Danbury - 7586 St. Rd. 77, 715-866-7321 Pastor - Father Michael J. Tupa Mass - Sat. 4 p.m., Fri. 9 a.m. (Sept.-May). Reconciliation as per bulletin & by appt. O UR LADY OF THE LAKES Balsam Lake - Rev. John A. Drummy, Pastor - 405-2253 Mass: Sat. eves. 6 p.m.; Sun. 8:30 a.m.; Tues. 5:30 p.m.; Fri. 9 a.m.Sacrament of Reconciliation 7:30 a.m. Sun. or by appt. SACRED HEARTS OF JESUS & MARY Pastor Father Michael J. Tupa CTHs A & H - 715-866-7321 Crescent Lake Voyager Village area. Mass Sun. 8 a.m., Thurs. 9:30 a.m. Reconciliation as per bulletin and by appt. ST. DOMINIC - FREDERIC & IMMACULATE CONCEPTION - GRANTSBURG CATHOLIC MASS SCHEDULE Pastor: Rev. Dennis M. Mullen, 715-327-8119 St. Dominic: Sat. 4:30 p.m.; Sun. 10:30 a.m. Immaculate Conception: Sat. 6:30 p.m.; Sun. 8:30 a.m. Call the office for daily & holy day Mass times ST. ANNE PARISH Rev. Thomas E. Thompson, 715-247-3310 139 Church Hill Rd., Somerset Mass Sun. 8:30 a.m.; Wed. 9 a.m. Sacrament of Penance Sun. 8 a.m.

COVENANT

ADVENTIST

SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST - FREDERIC 609 Benson Road; Pastor Curtis Denney Sat. Worship 11 a.m.; Sabbath Schl. 9:30 a.m.

ALLIANCE

ALLIANCE CHURCH OF THE VALLEY 1259 Hwy. 35 S., St. Croix Falls Sunday Worship: 9 & 11 a.m.

BIBLE FELLOWSHIP WORD OF LIFE CHURCH Meeting in homes. Elder: Cliff Bjork, 715-755-3048 Sun. Fellowship - 10 a.m.; Wed. 7 p.m.

LUTHERAN BALSAM LUTHERAN CHURCH 1115 Mains Crossing, 1/2 Mile South Hwy. 8 On 110th St.; Sun. Worship 9 a.m.; Sun. School 10:15 a.m. BEAUTIFUL SAVIOR LUTHERAN (WELS) Gene E. Jahnke, Pastor, 715-635-7672, Hm. 715-354-7787, Hwy. 70 at 53, Spooner Sun. Wor. - 9:30 a.m.; Sun. School & Bible Classes For All - 10:45 a.m. BETHANY LUTHERAN - BRANSTAD Pastor Jay Ticknor, 715-463-5746 3 miles So. of Grantsburg on Hwy. 87 Sun. Schl. - 9:30 a.m.; Worship - 11 a.m. BETHANY LUTHERAN - SIREN Hwy. 35, 1/2 blk. N. Main St. Interim Pastor Andrew Hinwood Pastoral Serv. 715-349-5280 Sun. Worship - 8:30 a.m,; Sun. School 9:45 a.m. BETHESDA LUTHERAN - DRESSER (LCMC) www.bethesdalutheran.ws Pastor Peter Rimmereid, 715-755-2562 1947 110th Ave., Dresser Sunday Contemporary Service 8:30 a.m.; Education Hour 9:45 a.m. (Starts 9/18/11); Sunday Traditional Service 10:45 a.m. BONE LAKE LUTHERAN [email protected] Pastor Mary Ann Bowman, 5 mi. E. of Luck on Hwy. 48, 1/2 mi. S. on I; Office - 715-472-2535 Pastor - 715-472-8153, 8:45 a.m. Prayer; 9 a.m. Sun. Schl. & Adult Bible Study; 10:30 a.m. Worship; 11:30 a.m. Fellowship Holy Communion 1st & 3rd Sundays CHRIST LUTHERAN (LCMS) Pipe Lake CTH G & T, 715-822-3096 Pastor Steve Miller Sun. Serv. 10:45 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 9:15 a.m. during schl. yr.; Holy Communion 1st & 3rd Sun. www.christlutheranpipelake.com CLAM FALLS LUTHERAN (AALC) Pastor Gary Rokenbrodt - 715-653-2630; 715-327-4461 www.clamfalls-zion-aalcparish.net Worship 10:15 a.m.; Sunday School 9 a.m. Communion 1st Sun. FAITH LUTHERAN - BALSAM LAKE [email protected] Pastor Diane Norstad 715-485-3800; CTH I & Mill Street Worship 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 10:40 a.m.; Holy Communion 1st & last Sundays FAITH LUTHERAN - GRANTSBURG Pastor Victor St. George, 715-463-5388 Worship 9:30 a.m.; Sun. School 10:45 a.m. FIRST EVAN. LUTHERAN 561 Chestnut St., Taylors Falls, MN 651-465-5265 Traditional Worship - 8:30 a.m.; Contemporary Worship - 11 a.m. FIRST LUTHERAN - CUSHING Pastor Dorothy Sandahl, 715-648-5323 or 715-648-5324 Sun. Wor. 9 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 9 a.m. FRISTAD LUTHERAN - CENTURIA ELCA - 501 Hwy. 35, 715-646-2357, Mel Rau, Pastor Sun. Wor. & Holy Communion - 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. - 10:40 a.m. GEORGETOWN LUTHERAN - ELCA Rt. 1, Balsam Lake, WI (Fox Creek) Pastor Neal Weltzen; GT Office - 715-857-5580, Parsonage - 715-822-3001, TR Office - 715-822-3001 Wors. Serv. 10:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 9:15 a.m.; Holy Communion - 1st Sun. of each month GRACE LUTHERAN - WEST SWEDEN Phone 715-327-4340, 715- 416-3086 , 715-327-8384 Pastor Theresa Riewestahl Worship 9:15 a.m.; Sun. School 10:30 a.m. Communion - 1st & 2nd Sundays IMMANUEL LUTHERAN - FREDERIC (Missouri Synod) Pastor Jody R. Walter - 715-327-8608 Sun. Schl. - 8:45 a.m.; Service - 10:30 a.m. Communion - 1st, 3rd & 5th Sun. LAKESIDE COMMUNITY LUTH. - ELCA CTH H, 1/2 mi. N. of CTH A & H on H Church Off. 715-635-7791 Pastor Bill Schroeder Sun. Schl. 9 a.m.; Sun. Worship 10 a.m. LAKETOWN LUTHERAN - CUSHING Pastor Dorothy Sandahl Sun. Wor. 10:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 10:30 a.m. LUCK LUTHERAN Pastor Ralph Thompson - 715-472-8424; 510 Foster Ave. E.; Office 715-472-2605; www.lucklutheran.org Sun. Wor. 8 &10:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl 9 a.m.

MILLTOWN LUTHERAN 113 W. Main St.. W., Phone 715-825-2453 Pastor Nanette Hagen-Hinck 9:30 a.m. Sunday Worship (begins May 27) NEW HOPE LUTHERAN CHURCH Pastor Emory Johnson, 715-463-5700 www.newhopelutheranchurch.org 685 W. State Road 70, Grantsburg Sun. Wor. Serv. 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 11 a.m. Communion 1st & 3rd Sundays NORTH VALLEY LUTHERAN Pastor Maggie Isaacson, 715-825-3559 3 mi. W. of Milltown on “G” Sun. Wor. - 9:15 a.m.; Wed. Wor. 6:30 p.m. Holy Communion 1st & 3rd Sundays OUR REDEEMER LUTHERAN, (LCMS) WEBSTER Pastor Gerald Heinecke Church Phone 715-866-7191 Sun. Schl. - 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Wor. - 10:30 a.m. Communion 1st & 3rd Sundays www.facebook/OurRedeemerWebster PEACE LUTHERAN - DRESSER (ELCA) 2355 Clark Road, Dresser, WI, 715-755-2515 Web site: plcdresser.org Pastor Wayne Deloach, Intern Melissa Carmack Sun. Wor. 8:30 & 11 a.m., Sun. Schl. 9:35 a.m. PILGRIM LUTHERAN - FREDERIC (ELCA) Interim Pastor Andrew Hinwood 507 Wisconsin Ave. N., 715-327-8012 Sun. Worship - 10:.30 a.m. Holy Communion 1st & 2nd Sundays www.pilgrimlutheranfrederic.org REDEEMER EV. LUTHERAN (Wisconsin Synod) Pastor Gene DeVries 200 N. Adams St., St. Croix Falls Sun. Wor. - 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. - 8:30 a.m. ST. JOHN’S EV. LUTHERAN (Wis. Synod) 350 Michigan Ave., Centuria Sun. Worship - 10:45 a.m.; Sun. School - 10 a.m. ST. PETER’S LUTHERAN - LCMC 1614 CTH B, North Luck, Pastor Rob Lubben Sunday Worship - 9 a.m. Contact Leslie Valentine, 715-646-2390; E-mail: [email protected] SHEPHERD OF THE VALLEY LUTHERAN (Missouri Synod) 140 Madison St. South, St. Croix Falls Pastor Mark K. Schoen Sun. Service - 9 a.m.; Sun.School - 10:30 a.m. TRINITY LUTHERAN - ELCA 10 mi. W. of Cumberland on Hwy. 48 (McKinley) - Pastor Neal Weltzin GT Office 715-857-5580, Parsonage 715-822- 3001, TR Office - 715-822-3001 Wor. Serv. - 9 a.m.; Sun. Schl. - 10:15 a.m. Holy Communion - 1st Sunday TRINITY LUTHERAN LCMS, DANBURY Pastor Gerald Heinecke Home 715-327-8608; Church 715-866-7191 Sunday Worship Service - 8 a.m. Holy Communion 1st & 3rd Sundays TRINITY LUTHERAN - FALUN Hwy. 70 East, 715-689-2271, Pastor: Carl Heidel Worship 9 a.m.; Sunday School 10:15 a.m. Communion -Every Sunday TRINITY EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN - OSCEOLA 300 Seminole Ave. (CTH M) Mark Kock, Pastor, 715-294-2828 Sun. Wor. 8 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.; Summer, 9 a.m. WEST DENMARK LUTHERAN Pastors Mike & Linda Rozumalski 1 mi. west of Luck on N, 2478 170th St., Luck Sunday Worship 10 a.m.; Sunday School 9 a.m. Fellowship 11 a.m.

WEST IMMANUEL LUTHERAN - ELCA Rev. Rexford D. Brandt 447 180th St., Osceola, 715-294-2936 Sun. Wor. 8 & 10:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 9:15 a.m. Communion 1st & 3rd Sunday of the month YELLOW LAKE LUTHERAN 1/2 mi. W. of Hwy. 35 on U, 715-866-8281, Pastors Douglas Olson, Roger Kampstra and Myron Carlson Services begin at 9:30 a.m.; Communion 1st & 3rd Sunday ZION LUTHERAN - BONE LAKE (LCMC) 5 miles E. of Frederic on W, 2 miles south on I; Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; Worship 10:30 a.m. Communion - 1st Sunday ZION LUTHERAN - EAST FARMINGTON (WELS ) Pastor Martin Weigand - 715-294-3489 Sunday Schl. 9 a.m.; Bible Class 9:30 a.m. Worship Serv. 10:30 a.m. Communion - 1st & Last Sunday

ZION LUTHERAN - MARKVILLE Pastor Tim Faust Worship - 11 a.m.; Sunday School - 10 a.m. Holy Communion - 1st & 3rd Sunday ZION LUTHERAN - TRADE LAKE Pastor Theresa Riewestahl 715-327-8384, 715-416-3086 Fellowship - 10:30 a.m., Sun. Schl. 9:45 a.m.; Worship 11 a.m., Communion - 1st & 2nd Sundays

PRESBYTERIAN

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN Rev. Bruce Brooks - 715-483-3550 719 Nevada St. , (between Simonson & Tower Roads) , St. Croix Falls Worship - 10 a.m. (Nursery provided) Sun. Schl. - Child.- 9 a.m.; Sun. Schl. - Adults - 8:45 a.m.; Communion 1st Sunday

ST. FRANCIS XAVIER Pastor Father Frank Wampach, 651-465-7345 25293 Redwing Ave., Shafer, MN Sunday 9 a.m. ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST Pastor Father Michael J. Tupa, 715-866-7321 Cedar & Muskey Ave. - Webster Mass Sun 10 a.m., Wed. 5:30 p.m. (Sept-May), Fri. 9 a.m. (Summer) ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC 1050 North Keller Ave., Amery, 715-268-7717 Father John Drummy, Pastor Sat. Mass 4 p.m., Sun. Mass 10:30 a.m. Mass Wed. & Thurs. 9 a.m. ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC Rev. Thomas E. Thompson, 255 E. 10th Ave., Osceola, 715-294-2243 Masses: Sun. 10:30 a.m., Tues. 5 p.m. Thurs. at 10 a.m. at Osc. Nursing Home

ASSEMBLY CENTURIA ASSEMBLY OF GOD Pastor Don Wiltshire, 715-640-6400 Centuria - Phone 715-646-2172 Sunday Service: 10 a.m. OSCEOLA COMMUNITY CHURCH Pastor Larry Mederich, 715-294-4332 www.occconnect.org Mtg. @ St. Croix Art Barn; Sun. Serv. - 9 a.m. Nursery and children church SIREN ASSEMBLY OF GOD Pastor Andrew Bollant Sun. Schl. - 9:15 a.m.; Morn. Serv. - 10:15 a.m.; Supervised Nursery; Wed. Evening - Worship Serv. 6:30 p.m.

EVANGELICAL APPLE RIVER COMMUNITY (EFCA) Pastor Bruce Tanner, 942 U.S. Hwy. 8, Amery, 715-268-2176 Sun. Schl. 9:30 a.m.; Worship 10:30 a.m. Wednesday Bible study 7 p.m. CROSSWALK COMMUNITY CHURCH Pastor Greg Lund, 715-327-8767 700 Churchwood Lane; 505 Old CTH W, Frederic Sun. Schl. - 9 a.m.; Morn. Worship - 10:15 a.m.; Nursery provided for all services Sat. Worship - 6 p.m., Luck Senior Center HOPE EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH Pastor Dave Williams 933 248th St., Osceola Morning Worship 10 a.m.; Sunday School Sept.-May 8:45 a.m. Children’s Church & Nursery provided

TRADE RIVER EVAN. FREE Pastor Dale VanDeusen, 715-488-2296 or 715-488-2653 20296 Hwy. 87, Grantsburg Morning Wor. 9:30 a.m.; Sunday Schl. 10:45 a.m.; Nursery provided for all services

BAPTIST

EAST BALSAM BAPTIST - BALSAM LK. Pastor Gabe Brennan, 715-857-5411 www.eastbalsam.org Wor. Service - 9 a.m.; Sun. School-10:15 a.m. EUREKA BAPTIST 2393 210th Ave., St. Croix Falls Pastor Willis Christenson, 715-483-9464 Sun. School - 10 a.m.; Wor. Service - 11 a.m. FAITH FELLOWSHIP Hwy. 35 and CTH N., Luck Bill McEachern Pastor, 715-485-3973 Sun. Bible study - 9 a.m.; Sun. Wor. - 10 a.m. FIRST BAPTIST - AMERY 131 Broadway St., 715-268-2223; www.fbcamery.org; E-mail: [email protected] Reg. office hours: Tues.-Thurs. 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. Pastor Charlie Butt, Lead Pastor; Nick Buda, Associate Pastor Sun. Serv.: 9 a.m.; All ages Sun. Schl. 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.; Nursery available FIRST BAPTIST - FALUN Pastor Steve Ward Sunday School - (all ages) - 9:30 a.m. Church Serv. - 10:45 a.m.

FIRST BAPTIST - MILLTOWN Pastor Marlon Mielke, 715-825-3186 Sunday Schl. 9:45 a.m.; Worship 11 a.m., 7 p.m.

FIRST BAPTIST - TAYLORS FALLS, MN Located across from elemen. school on West St., Pastor, Dr. Kevin Schumann; 651-465-7171 Sun. Morn. - Sun. School for all ages - 9 a.m. Morn. Worship - 10:15 a.m.; Nursery provided. FIRST BAPTIST - WEBSTER Church Phone 715-866-4111 Pastor Tim Quinn Sun. School 9:30 a.m.; Worship - 10:45 a.m (Nursery Provided) GRACE CHURCH OF OSCEOLA “The Cure for the Common Church” 722 Seminole Ave., Osceola Pastor Dr. Kent Haralson; 715-294-4222 or 715-755-3454; [email protected] Sun.: Praise & Worship Serv. 9 am., Adult Bible Study 10:45 a.m., Children’s Sun. School 10:45 a.m. GRACE BAPTIST - GRANTSBURG 716 S. Robert St., Grantsburg, 715-463-5699 Sr. Pastor Brad Moore David Ahlquist, Assoc. Pastor Sun. Worship 9:30 a.m.; Sun. School 11 a.m.

LIVING HOPE CHURCH Pastor Doug McConnell Youth Pastor Chris Radtke At Grantsburg High School, 715-463-5794 Sun. Serv. 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 11 a.m. TRADE LAKE BAPTIST Pastor Merrill Olson, Interim Pastor 715-327-8402 Sun. Schl. - 9:15 a.m.; Wor. Serv. - 10:15 a.m.; Nursery provided.; www.tradelakebaptistchurch.org

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EL SALEM/TWIN FALLS CHRISTIAN CENTER 1751 100th Ave., Dresser Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; Morning Worship 10:30 a.m. Evening Services Sun. 6 p.m.; Wed. 7 p.m. Call Pastor Darryl Olson at 715-755-3133 for information and directions

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HOLY TRINITY ORTHODOX 523 1st St., Clayton, 715-948-2493 Fr. Christopher Wojcik, Pastor Saturday Vespers - 5 p.m.; Sunday Liturgy - 9:30 a.m. HOLY CROSS ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN Meeting at Zion Lutheran Church, 28005 Old Towne Rd., Chisago City, MN, www.holyx.net Sunday Worship Service 9:30 a.m.

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CALVARY CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 510 S. Vincent, St. Croix Falls Pastor Tom Reaume, 715-483-3696 Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; Worship 10:45 a.m. & Wed. 6:30 p.m. FAITH COMMUNITY 7535 Peet St., Danbury, 715-656-4010 Adult Bible Service 9 a.m.; Services: Sun. 10 a.m.; Sunday School during church service.

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CROSSROADS CHRISTIAN CHURCH 2390 CTH A, 1/8 mi. east of A&H intersection Pastor Tryg Wistad, 715-635-9222 [email protected] Sunday Worship: 10 a.m. NEW LIFE COMMUNITY - AMERY Interim Pastor Craig Jorgenson Sunday Worship 10 a.m.; Children’s Church: K to 6th Grade NEW LIFE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY Meets at Dresser Elem. School, Dresser Pastor Tony Minell, 715-417-1982 Sunday Wor. 9:45 a.m.; Sunday Schl. 9:45 a.m. NEW WINE CHURCH - CENTURIA 309 5th Street, , 715-338-2751 Pastor Scott Petznick Sunday Worship 10 a.m.; Sunday School 9 a.m.

NORTHERN PINES FRIENDS WOR. GROUP 715-733-0481 or 715-733-0480 for time of meeting.

ST. CROIX UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP 1st, 2nd & 3rd Sunday, 10 a.m. in the St. Croix Falls Library community room.

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RIVER VALLEY CHRISTIAN 1289 160th St. (Hwy. 65), St. Croix Falls, 715-483-5378 Senior Pastors Paul and Sonja Hanson Sunday Adult Bible Class 9 a.m. Worship and Children’s Sunday Schl. 10 a.m.

ST. PETER’S COMMUNITY CHURCH “Faith on Purpose” (Love God, Love People...period) faithonpurpose.org CTH F, Dresser, 715-483-2911 Pastor’s res./office Sunday Worship 10 a.m.

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Layne Heitz has been chosenFrederic Middle School’s studentof the week. He is in seventhgrade and the son of Judy Ol-likain. He enjoys playing outsideand video games. He is a goodreader, is kind and caring and is agood friend.

Mason Williamson has beenchosen Frederic ElementarySchool’s student of the week. Heis the son of Lance andStephanie Williamson and is inkindergarten. Mason is a greatkid and is always happy. He is agreat friend and helper. He lovesto read and write and play withLegos. He wants to work at Car-quest when he grows up, just likehis dad.

Ian Lexen has been chosen Fred-eric High School’s student of theweek. He is a junior and the sonof Kyle and Kathy Lexen. He par-ticipates in track, basketball andfootball. Other activities he is in-volved in include WisconsinCovenant, National Honor Soci-ety, solo and ensemble, honor rolland show choir. He sings his waythrough school and even singsabout prepositional phrases. Heworks hard and music is definitelyin his bones.

Marley Harrison has been cho-sen St. Croix Falls ElementarySchool’s student of the week.She is in second grade. She hasa twin sister, a younger sisterwho is 6 and a 4-year-oldbrother. At home, Marley likes toplay teacher with her sisters.She also likes to read, playgames and ride bikes. At school,she loves to read and reallyloves the "Olivia" series. Whenshe grows up, she wants to be ateacher because she thinksschool is fun.

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Edward Clover has been cho-sen Grantsburg Middle School’sstudent of the week. He is in sixthgrade and the son of Andrew andAimee Clover. He has a genuinekindness and care for the otherstudents and for the school itself.He volunteers to help at lunchtime. He is really making stridesand it is reflected in his grades.Edward can be very proud of theprogress he has made this year.He enjoys football and chessclub.

Samantha Kichler has beenchosen Grantsburg ElementarySchool’s student of the week.She is in second grade and thedaughter of Betsy Gerde and JeffKichler. She has worked hard allyear to get stronger in readingand writing. She has workedextra hard on her own time athome to make sure she reachesher goals. She loves the gameswith friends at recess and paint-ing in art. Her favorite subject ismath.

Nathan Lewis has been chosenGrantsburg High School’s studentof the week. He is a sophomoreand the son of Maureen andGordy Lewis. Nathan is a high-quality musician who is a positiveand valuable contributor to theband. He has made spectaculargains throughout his musical ca-reer and continues to grow eachday. He is always kind, courteousand hardworking. He values beinga focused person and being kindto others.

Courtney Allison has been cho-sen Unity Middle School’s stu-dent of the week. She is inseventh grade and the daughterof Nina and Michael Hutton andJames Allison. Courtney waschosen because she works veryhard and she is a great classleader. She is kind to others andhas a great work ethic.

Xavier Foeller has been chosenUnity High School’s student of theweek. He is a senior and the sonof Greg and Tara Foeller. He par-ticipates in track, football andbaseball. He enjoys fishing, hunt-ing and weight lifting. His favoriteclass is social studies. He plans toattend UW-River Falls next yearand is planning to become anurse. He resides in Milltown.

Samantha Lindberg has beenchosen Luck Middle School’s stu-dent of the week. She is in eighthgrade. She is a student who al-ways has a positive attitude, doeswhat is required of her and more.She takes negative situationsand turns them positive. In herspare time, she enjoys mudding,reading, snowmobiling andspending time with family.

Kiran Ogilvie has been chosenLuck Elementary School’s stu-dent of the week. She is in thirdgrade and the daughter of DawnOgilvie. She likes to play basket-ball, ride on four-wheelers andplay with her little sister. She is anexcellent student and a hardworker. Her favorite subject isreading. She likes to read BigNate books. She is looking for-ward to going to camp this sum-mer.

Jaimee Buck has been chosenLuck High School’s student of theweek. She is a junior and thedaughter of LeRoy and SusanBuck. She is on the honor roll.She shows great leadershipskills, is responsible, hardworkingand willing to assist with projectsbefore she is asked. She is in-volved in FCCLA, NHS, Kinship,Cloverleaf staff, dance, churchyouth group and works at theMilltown Drive Inn. She is in-volved in basketball, volleyballand softball.

Ashley Starks has been chosenWebster High School’s student ofthe week. She is a sophomoreand the daughter of RosannaStarks. She takes pride in herwork and is always cooperative inclass. She is extremely polite andfriendly. Ashley is always willing tolend a hand to students or staffwhenever needed. She is con-cerned with others well-being andlikes to lift them up when they arefeeling down. She is involved incheerleading and track.

Makenna Ross has been cho-sen St. Croix Falls MiddleSchool’s student of the week.She is in fifth grade and thedaughter of Vanessa and AaronRoss. She has one brother,Logan. She is going to join soc-cer next year and enjoys art,sketching and playing. Her fa-vorite subject is Spanish becauseit's very interesting and fun tolearn. Makenna is an outstandingwriter. Her stories are full of en-ergy, exciting and vivid.

Stephanie Melin has been cho-sen St. Croix Falls High School’sstudent of the week. She is a jun-ior and the daughter of Scott andAmanda Melin and has a youngersister, Samantha. Steph enjoysreading, drawing and writing andis involved in Kinship, softball andvolleyball.

Ellah Jacobs has been chosenWebster Elementary School’sstudent of the week. She is thedaughter of John and Leah Ja-cobs. Ellah is kind, positive, ahard worker and a great friend. Atschool, she likes reading books.While at home, she enjoyswatching movies and playingwith her sisters. When Ellahgrows up she wants to be amommy.

Andrew Moritz has been cho-sen Webster Middle School’sstudent of the week. He is insixth grade and the son of LeeMoritz and Dara Wolf. He alwaystries his best. He puts his workfirst even if there is somethingelse he would rather do. Andy isa polite and friendly student. Hehas a new baby brother who heenjoys watching grow and learnnew things. His hobbies are fish-ing, hunting and riding his four-wheeler.

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Ciera Oiyotte has been chosenSiren Elementary School’s stu-dent of the week. She is inkindergarten. She is a very hard-working student and always doesher best. She enjoys school andis always ready to learn. She is avery good friend to her class-mates, always making sure sheincludes others and makes themfeel accepted, and is a great helpto her teacher. She enjoys mathstations and writer's workshop.She loves to play Red Rover andon the monkey bars during re-cess.

Aubri Larson has been chosenSiren Middle School’s student of theweek. She is the daughter of Rickand Carol Larson. Aubri is currentlyin eighth grade and is an activemember of the choir and band. Sherecently performed in the ShellLake Indianhead Arts Center mid-dle-level honors choir in the ad-vanced choir. She also plays altosaxophone in the band. She is in-volved in sports and is currently in-volved in the middle school trackseason where she throws discus.She values her family and friendsabove all else.

Graham Hall has been chosenSiren High School’s student of theweek. He is a sophomore and theson of David and Julie Hall. Gra-ham has a good attitude and getsalong well with everyone hemeets. He has put more effort intohis schoolwork during the fourthquarter and his grades are im-proving. Graham plays third baseand catcher on the baseball team.He also works a part-time job atAdventures Restaurant.

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St. Croix Falls• The elementary and middle school Spring Art Exhibi-tion in the elementary lobby, 8 a.m.-6 p.m. weekdays.

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• NARFE dinner meeting at Village Pizzeria at noon.RSVP by Mon., May 7, 715-268-8618.

Centuria• Adult grief support group meeting at Holy TrinityChurch, 6:30 p.m., 715-483-3363.

Grantsburg• Ag Society Fair pasture sale at fairgrounds, 6:30 p.m.

St. Croix Falls• Annual casserole supper at United Methodist Church,5-7 p.m.

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Frederic• Citizen/Volunteer of the Year banquet at Hacker’s.RSVP by May 7. 6 p.m., 715-327-4836.

Grantsburg• Pop choir concert at the high school, 7:30 p.m., with artdisplay preceding.

Milltown• Music for Mom event at the library, 5 p.m.

St. Croix Falls• Solar seminar/workshop at Lamar Community Center.RSVP by Mon., May 7, 715-553-2116, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.• American Legion Post 143 fish fry at the Legion, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

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Cushing• 100-bird shoot fundraiser for Burnett County Wrest-ling Club at rod & gun club, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., 715-205-8472.

Frederic• American Cancer Society Walk/Run team and indi-vidual check-in, and late registration 8-9 a.m. Walk be-gins at 9:15 a.m., 715-653-2684.

Fox Creek• ELCA youth fundraiser hotdish buffet at EagleLounge, 5-8 p.m.

Grantsburg• Crex Meadows Nature Photography Club meets atCrex, 10 a.m.-noon, 715-463-2739.• Spring birding tour at Crex. Registration required, 8-10 a.m., 715-463-2739.

• Migratory Bird Day at Memory Lake Park, 8 a.m.-?, 715-463-2739.• Dry run for Adventure Triathlon beginning at MemoryLake Park. Register at 8 a.m. Start at 9 a.m.,www.fitnat.org or www.bikepaddlerun.com.• Freewill offering pancake breakfast at Luther PointBible Camp, 8-11 a.m., Break in the Lake at 11 a.m.• Wildlflower tour at Crex Meadows, 12:30-3 p.m., 715-463-2739.

Luck• ACS walk/run, starting at the high school. Preregister byMay 8 or sign up that day, 715-472-4114.• Democrats Jefferson-Jackson-Dueholm Dinner atHog Wild, 5:30 p.m., 715-472-2728.

Milltown• Unity Area Ambulance pig roast, raffles and food atthe garage, 4 p.m.-?, 715-825-4444.

Siren• Mixed Sampler Quilt Guild celebrating 25 years at thesenior center, 10 a.m.• Lion/Lioness yard sale donation drop-off day at theirbuilding, 9 a.m.-noon, 715-349-2400.

St. Croix Falls• Hingepoint meeting for men battling sexual addic-tions, at River Valley Christian Church, 9 a.m.-noon, 715-483-5378.• Guided birds walk at Interstate Park, 7-9 a.m.

Webster• Used book sale at the library, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., 715-866-7697.

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Siren• Head injury support group at Siren Covenant Church,1-2:30 p.m., 715-349-8985.

Wanderoos• Plant sale and Mother’s Day pancake breakfast at thefire department hall, 8 a.m.-1 p.m.

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Webster• Area chamber of commerce spring dinner at Ike Wal-ton Lodge. 5 p.m. social, 6 p.m. dinner, 715-866-8644.

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• Coffee hour at Clam Falls Lutheran Church, 9 a.m.

Milltown• The Compassionate Friends Chapter of the North-woods meet at Milltown Lutheran Church, 7 p.m., 715-553-1152, www.compassionatefriends.org.

Siren• Month senior meeting at the senior center, 9:30 a.m.• Blood drive at Siren Covenant Church, 11:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., 800-733-2707.

St. Croix Falls• Luncheon at the senior center, 11:30 a.m.

Webster• Burnett County Democrats meeting at Whitetail Wilder-ness Resort. Dinner 6 p.m., meeting 7-9 p.m.• Meeting at the senior center, 1 p.m., 715-866-5300.

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• Baccalaureate ecumenical service for area graduat-ing seniors at Peace Lutheran, 7 p.m.

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• American Legion & Auxiliary 255 meeting at the vil-lage hall, 7 p.m.

St. Croix Falls• Diabetes support group at the medical center, 6-8 p.m.,715-483-0431.

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• Community club rummage sale at the town hall,8:30 a.m.-2 p.m.

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• Wildlife Experience Weekend at Crex Meadows. Signup for tours, Sat. 5 p.m., Sun. 4 & 7 a.m., 715-463-2739.

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• Yard & garden sale & concessions at BethesdaLutheran Church, 8 a.m.-1 p.m.

McKinley• Garage sale at Trinity Lutheran Church, 8 a.m.-2 p.m.

Osceola• 5K for Life at Tri-County Life Center, 9 a.m., 715-755-2229.• Ride for the Cure at Auggie’s, 11:30 a.m., 715-294-4220.

Shell Lake• Evening with the Stars Gala at Shell Lake Arts Center,5:30 p.m., 715-468-2414.

Siren• Siren’s Lilac Fest communitywide garage sale, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., 715-349-8399.• Frukost breakfast and bake sale at the Methodistchurch, 8 a.m.-?.• Farmers market at Lakeview Event Center, 1-3 p.m.,715-349-5845.• Lilac sale at Lakeview Event Center, 715-349-8386.

St. Croix Falls• Fun/pleasure horse show at the fairgrounds, 8:30 a.m.,715-554-0748.

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• Little Timmy’s heart benefit at Balsam LutheranChurch, 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m., 715-268-9291.

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AA &/or AlAnon, Polk & Burnett counties, 715-931-8262for time/location. Amery, 715-268-8431.

Divorce care support group at Apple River Commu-nity Church, 715-268-8360, 715-268-2176.

Every MondayIndianhead Barbershop Chorus meets at the Balsam

Lake Government Center, 7:30 p.m., 715-483-9202.Baby and Me class - Amery Medical Center, 1-2 p.m.Grief Share support group at Centennial Hall, Amery,

715-268-2176 or 715-268-8360.Moms In Touch International, First Baptist, Amery,2 - 3 p.m., 715-268-5408, www.momsintouch.com

Partners of Veterans women’s support group,Counseling Associates, Siren, 1-2:30 p.m.,

715-349-8575.Play group for children and caretakers at the Burnett

County Family Resource Center, 10 - 11:30 a.m.Every Tuesday

Bingo - Burnett County Moose Lodge, Siren, 6 p.m.Survivors of domestic violence & sexual assault sup-

port group, Polk Co., 800-261-7233, 6-7:30 p.m.Anger management group at Amery Regional Medical

Center, 6:30-8:30 p.m., 715-268-4094.Every Wednesday

Women of Hope, cancer support group, at SCRMC,11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m., 715-483-0431.

Free playtime with your toddler at Our Lady of theLakes Catholic Church,10-11:30 a.m.,

715-557-0630.Every Thursday

Breastfeeding support group at the St. Croix RegionalMedical Center, 2-3:30 p.m., 715-483-0431.

Play group for children and caretakers at the BurnettCounty Family Resource Center, 10 - 11:30 a.m.

Every SaturdayAA meets at the West Denmark Lutheran Church, rural

Luck, 9 - 10 a.m.

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On Friday, April 27,the Polk County Jus-tice Center receivedtwo custom-madebirch podiums fromthe Unity High Schooltechnology educationindependent wood-working class. RetiredPrincipal Bill Allevamade all the arrange-ments and JudgesMolly GaleWyrick andJeff Anderson ac-cepted delivery. Thepodiums were made byJenny Vlasnik andFaith Christiansonunder the direction oftheir teacher Neil Lar-son. They will be adaily reminder of thegenerosity and com-munity spirit of Bill All-eva and Unity HighSchool. - Photo submit-ted

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