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BURNETT COUNTY - Voters in BurnettCounty returned Sheriff Dean Roland to an-other four years in of-fice.

Roland has servedthe past eight years assheriff.

In Tuesday’s elec-tion, Nov. 2, Roland,on the Republican bal-lot, defeated St. CroixTribal Police ChiefFrank Taylor by a mar-gin of 3,913 to 2,357votes (unofficial).

Roland said he con-tinues to look for ways to “do more with less”as budget limits force his department to “lookoutside the box.”

“We don’t need more money or manpower,just more time,” he told the Leader in a pre-election interview. “That (more time) comesfrom better training for the staff.”

“I love my job,” Roland said, noting he felthe was the most qualified person for the job.“I see the challenges and I want to meetthem.”

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WINNERS by Gary KingLeader editor

BURNETT/POLK COUNTIES - In an election sweptup in a national mood of frustration over the economy,including high unemployment and lost jobs, voterswent to the polls Tuesday, many on a mission tochange representation - and they did just that.

New faces will take the political stage locally,statewide and nationally, most of them riding the anti-incubment wave - and some aided by the retirementsof longtime incumbents, including Congressman DaveObey, Gov. Jim Doyle and state Rep. Mary Hubler.

Among those losing their jobs as representativeswere 28th Assembly District Rep. Ann Hraychuck andU.S. Sen. Russ Feingold.

SurvivorsArea representatives surviving the Republican on-

slaught, which was bolstered by a strong local TeaParty movement, were incumbent Democratic StateSen.r Bob Jauch of the 25th District, who defeated Re-publican challenger Dane Deutsch by a margin of 52percent (31,302 votes) to 49 percent (29,669 votes) andincumbent Democratic State Assemblyman NickMilroy, of the 73rd District, who defeated Republi-can challenger Bonnie Baker by a margin of 56 per-cent (11,197 votes) to 44 percent (8,650 votes).

Nearly everywhere else, it was all GOP, with victo-ries that will now allow them to control both housesof the state Legislature, the first time a political partyhas done so in a single day of voting since 1938,when Republicans swept out the waning ProgressiveParty in the state.

Nationally, Republicans gained control of theHouse, but Democrats retained control of the Senate.

Duffy to replace ObeyIn the 7th District Congressional race, Sean Duffy

defeated Julie Lassa with 99 percent of precincts re-

Sean Duffy, 7th District CongressReplaces retiring Dave Obey

Roger Rivard, 75th AssemblyReplaces retiring Mary Hubler

Scott WalkerReplaces retiring Gov. Jim Doyle

Erik Severson, 28th AssemblyDefeats Ann Hraychuck

Dean Roland

A voter arrives at the polls Tuesday, Nov. 2, to castvotes in the midterm election. The economy was oneof the key issues in driving voters to the polls, saypundits, and an unusually warm, sunny November daydidn’t hurt voter turnout. - Photo by Gary King

Ron Johnson, U.S. SenateDefeats Russ Feingold

Polk County choosesJohnson as sheriff

Other headlines:• Wind causes power out-

ages; wreaks havoc in play-off games

• Suspended cop faces re-straining order; unclear pri-vacy issues

• Rural Balsam Lake maninjured in farm accident

Fall back: Don’t forget to setyour clocks back one hour

on Sunday, Nov. 7

by Greg MarstenLeader staff writer

POLK COUNTY - Voters overwhelmingly chose Re-publican Pete Johnson in Tuesday’s election, Nov. 2, totake over the reins of the Polk County Sheriff’s Depart-ment, winning by roughly a 3-1 margin over Independ-ent challenger Ed Collins.

Johnson lives in rural Luck with his wife, Donna, andis an investigator with the sheriff’s office. He said hewas humbled and overwhelmed by the support, andthanked everyone involved in his campaign for thework.

“I look forward to working with all of the countyboard, law enforcement and all the people,” he saidfrom his campaign party in downtown Luck. “I guessthat’s why I did it.”

Johnson’s race with Collins was penultimate in manyways for Republicans, who made September’s partisanprimary a very close, hotly contested race betweenJohnson and Tim O’Hare. Johnson won that race hand-ily, likely with the help of some Democratic crossover

Roland re-elected

See Johnson elected sheriff, page 2

See Election returns, page 2

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by Garth OlsonThe Valley Wire

STAR PRAIRIE – Taped to the Sever-sons’ living room wall hung a large pieceof construction paper. Listed on the paper,vote totals from towns across the 28th Dis-trict for Assembly were posted as resultsfiltered in.

Just after 8:30 p.m., when vote totalsfrom Somerset were posted on the bigboard, Erik Severson stated the moodamong gathered supporters and familymembers turned more celebratory.

“Winning in Somerset was key, and apersonal strategy in the campaign,” the

newly elected assemblyman said.In the end, however, Severson won in

nearly every town across the entire dis-trict.

By 10 p.m., nearly half of the some 100supporters began leaving Severson’s StarPrairie home, with congratulatory hugsand handshakes, after Severson defeatedincumbent Democrat Ann Hraychuck.

Just before 11 p.m., Severson and hiswife, Katie, popped the cork on a coupleof bottles of champagne to share with hisremaining guests including his campaignmanager, David Fladeboe, and his cam-paign treasurer, Carol Otto.

“How many people in this roomthought we would win when we started?”Severson asked his guests. “Everyonehere gets a big round of applause.”

Severson proceeded to thank his staff,his wife and all of his baby sitters, paradeworkers and church friends.

On to MadisonOn Nov. 8, Severson will make his first

official trip to Madison for some orienta-tion. Once he officially takes office in earlyJanuary, Severson said his top prioritywould be working toward a balancedbudget with zero increases in spending.Working as an emergency room doctor atthe Osceola Medical Center, he stated his

new political work may involve 100-hourworkweeks, similar to his days in gradu-ate medical training.

“I have no illusions that it will be easy,but I have been trained (to work long daysand weeks),” Severson added.

“Eric’s not happy when he’s not busy,”his wife, Katie, said. She added that she,along with their 3-year-old twins, wouldlikely make about half the trips to Madi-son.

“It’s another great adventure he’s tak-ing me on,” Katie said.

As the final guests left his home, Sever-son stated his first pending duty, “Wehave a lot of yard signs to pull up.”

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porting, Duffy had 52 percent of the vote(131,602 votes) compared to DemocratJulie Lassa’s 44 percent (112,659 votes)and Independent Gary Kauther’s 4 per-cent (8,947 votes).

Duffy won among Burnett and Polkvoters by margins of 8,008 to 5,912 and3,357 to 2,686, respectively.

In a victory statement issued earlyWednesday, Duffy said:

"Tonight, I was honored and humbledto be elected the next Congressman ofWisconsin's 7th Congressional District. Icongratulate my opponent, State SenatorJulie Lassa, on a good race.

"I also wish Congressman Dave Obeywell, and appreciate his honorable serv-ice to the 7th District.

"The voters spoke this evening andsaid that they are ready for a new direc-tion in Washington - and 7th District res-idents have my commitment that I amready to help lead.

"I am grateful to all of my supportersfor everything they did on my behalf andmy campaign's behalf. Now, however,we must all come together to tackle seri-ous challenges. There is a lot of workahead of us, and I am looking forward togoing to Washington, and joining upwith a new class of elected officials tohelp fix the problems plaguing our dis-trict and nation."

Severson defeats HraychuckRepublican Erik Severson, an emer-

gency room physician, defeated two-term incumbent Ann Hraychuck to be-come the next state representative fromthe 28th Assembly District, which con-sists of Burnett, Polk counties and anorthern portion of St. Croix County.

Severson won by an unofficial marginof 11,292 to 8,321 (with the town of Eu-reka not reporting as of Wednesdaymorning), taking Polk County by a 7,892to 5,921 margin, Burnett County by a2,284 to 1,761 margin and St. CroixCounty by a 1,116 to 639 margin.

Severson celebrated the victory fromhis home in Star Prairie. (See separatestory).

Sheriff racesPete Johnson, a longtime sheriff’s

deputy running on the Republican ticket,won the race for Polk County sheriff, de-feating Ed Collins, who ran on the Inde-pendent ticket. Johnson won by a marginof 9,875 to 2,357. (See separate story).

Burnett County Sheriff Dean Rolandwas returned to office. Roland, who de-feated Grantsburg Police Chief JeffSchinzing in September for the right toappear on the Republican ballot, de-feated challenger Frank Taylor, policechief of the St. Croix Tribe, by a margin of3,913 to 2,357. Taylor ran as a Democrat.

75th Assembly DistrictOne of the closer local races saw Re-

publican Roger Rivard defeat Democrat

Steve Perala to win the 75th Assemblyseat being vacated by longtime legislatorMary Hubler. Rivard won by approxi-mately 400 votes out of 19,000 votes cast,9,950 to 9,534. The 75th District includesparts of Barron, Washburn and threetowns in Polk County, where Rivard gar-nered 326 votes to Perala’s 260.

GovernorRepublican Scott Walker won the gov-

ernor’s race and will succeed outgoingDemocratic Gov. Jim Doyle. Walker de-feated Democrat Tom Barrett by a mar-gin of 52 percent (1,120,069 votes) to 47percent (998,933 votes). Independentcandidates James Langer and JamesJames received 10,441 and 8,221 votes,respectively.

U.S. SenateRepublican businessman Ron Johnson

knocked out incumbent Democratic U.S.Sen. Russ Feingold in one of the majorupsets nationwide.

Johnson received 52 percent (1,117,601votes) to Feingold’s 47 percent (1,014,639votes. Johnson carried Polk County,8,369 to 5,693 and Burnett County 3,498to 2,599.

State officesRepublican Attorney General J.B. Van

Hollen (I) defeated his opponent, Demo-crat Scott Hassett, 58 percent to 42 per-cent. Secretary of State Doug La Follette

was returned to office, defeating Repub-lican David King, 52 percent to 48 per-cent, while Republican Kurt Schullerdefeated incumbent state TreasurerDawn Sass, 53 percent to 47 percent.

Lt. Gov. Republican candidate RebeccaKleefisch was declared the victor in thatrace by wisconsinvote.org.

State referendumThe advisory referendum to recom-

mend a state constitution change to pre-vent state transportation funds frombeing used for any other purpose, passedin both Burnett and Polk counties.

The vote in Polk County was 8,473 yesto 4,236 no and in Burnett County thevote was 3,796 yes and 1,777 no.

Strong local voter turnoutVoter turnout in Burnett and Polk

counties was strong, with polling placesbusy throughout the day, Tuesday, butnumbers from the 2006 governor’s elec-tion show similar numbers.

In 2006, 15,231 people cast votes inPolk County, compared to 14,026 onTuesday.

In Burnett County, 6,125 people castvotes in 2006 compared to 6,129 on Tues-day.

voters, who had no real primary races.There was no Democrat challenger in

Tuesday’s race for sheriff, as the incum-bent sheriff, Democrat Tim Moore, chosenot to run again earlier this year, after fiveyears in office.Johnson had nothing but good things tosay about his opponent, Collins, whom hepraised for “taking the high road”throughout the fall campaign.

“I think Ed did an excellent job running,he really did,” Johnson said. “He made agood effort and really tried. And he didwell! I’ve got a lot of respect for Ed.”

Johnson will serve a four-year term,and will be sworn in in early January,with all newly elected local officials.

Polk County Sheriff-elect Pete Johnson andhis wife, Donna. -Photo by Greg Marsten

Election returns/from page 1

Johnson elected/from page 1

Severson celebrates election results with friends at home

Erik Severson and his wife, Katie, toasttheir victory just before 11 p.m. in their StarPrairie home. - Photos by Garth Olson

Erik Severson charted vote totals on agiant piece of paper taped to his living roomwall.

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BURNETT/POLK COUNTIES - Windgusts of up to 40 miles per hour andstronger caused widespread power out-ages Tuesday evening, Oct. 26, and caus-ing property damage throughout much ofnorthwest Wisconsin - and statewide.

More than 3,000 customers of North-western Electric Company, nearly 5,000customers of Polk-Burnett Electric Com-pany and more than 200,000 customers ofXcel Energy throughout the upper Mid-west were without electricity due to thehigh winds and rainstorms.

According to Rural Mutual Insurance,approximately $1 million in farm damagewas reported to their company alone,statewide.

In Frederic and Grantsburg, windswreaked havoc in the first round of WIAADivision 7 football playoff games whenthe football field lights went out. Fredericmanaged to finish its game between peri-odic light outages but the lights at Grants-burg went out and never came back on,forcing players from Grantsburg and ElkMound to finish the contest at Frederic’sfield.

Several spectators at the Frederic-Elm-wood football playoff game braved thewind to watch the game from the sidelinesor stands - but many watched the actionfrom inside their vehicles.

WIAA spokesperson Todd Clark, in aninterview with Newsradio 620 WTMJ ear-lier that day, said it would take more thanjust heavy wind to postpone playoffgames, including things like more severe

weather or "situations such as maybepower outages, something like that,where fields with a power outage don'thave lights."

Little did he know such a scenariowould play out at several of that night’splayoff games. Clark said teams couldagree to move a game back if that hap-pened.

In a high school football playoff game in

Farmington, Minn., a kickoff into thewind resulted in the football going for-ward about 30 yards but ended up land-ing 12 yards behind the line of scrimmagedue to the wind velocity.

Crews from local power companieswere out most of the night Tuesday andpower was restored to most homes byearly evening on Wednesday. The storm,which developed into a driving

rain/snow Wednesday, created problemsfor linemen who could restore power toan area and leave but be forced to return afew hours later to remove another treefrom the line.

There were several reports of treesfalling on houses and vehicles in Burnettand Polk counties but no known reportsof injuries. - Gary King with informationfrom wpr.org and news releases

Strong winds last week ripped this tree’s roots out of the ground, landing on Robert and Marlys Elrod’s home onAsh Street in Frederic. – Photo by Brenda Martin

High winds cause power outages; wreak havoc with football playoffs

Social network site allegationsare uncharted waters


BALSAM LAKE – After an internal in-vestigation was concluded last week, theBalsam Lake Police Department may havereached a close to some extent on the vil-lage's end with a one-week suspension ofOfficer in Charge Jennifer Hanson.

The village finalized their investigationin a closed session hearing with a policeand fire review committee, but the issuehas moved to a different level after part-time officer Lindsay DuBois - who initiallyraised harassment allegations againstHanson - filed a temporary restrainingorder against her on Oct. 27 in PolkCounty Circuit Court.

"That makes it hard, since the two ofthem can't have any contact," stated Bal-

sam Lake Village President Guy Williamsshortly after the board's regular monthlymeeting on Monday.

The initial allegations against Hansonremain sealed from the special committeehearing, but in discussions with Hansonsince the TRO was filed, she suspected thefiling was for another purpose – to possi-bly open the door in making those allega-tions public.

"While I'm happy to be able to keep myjob and my house, I'm concerned aboutthe other issues," Hanson said.

Those "other issues" may indeed be un-charted waters as to what qualifies as pri-vate information, and whether there is areasonable expectation of privacy, as theallegations from DuBois involve claimsthat Hanson - technically her boss - hadthreatened her in a different medium – onthe social networking site Facebook, butnot in a typical way.

"Those were private messages she refer-

enced," Hanson said, noting that the so-called "chat" feature of Facebook is not atypicalInternet posting, but a one-to-one"instant messaging" action between twospecific parties. It is believed that DuBoisobtained the messages between Hansonand another party because Hanson hadnot logged off of the Facebook site, leav-ing the possibility open for viewing by thenext computer user.

Judge Molly GaleWyrick granted theinitial TRO on Oct. 27, noting six pages ofprinted documents from the networkingsite, stating in online court documentsthat the messages "clearly indicates rea-sonable grounds to believe harassment ishappening." However, GaleWyrick didnot distinguish between the two differenttypes of messages in those six pages, withmany of the potentially threatening com-ments made in "chat mode" to an un-named individual.

The TRO is in effect until the court can

have a full and complete injunction hear-ing, which is scheduled for Wednesday,Nov. 10, at 9 a.m.

Guy Williams said that from the vil-lage's end, "The issue [with Hanson] isdone and settled."

Williams said that the village publicprotection committee will meet on Thurs-day, Nov. 11, after the TRO injunctionhearing, and will address the whole policeissue, to decide what is next for the de-partment, Hanson and DuBois.

"It's difficult, since they can't work to-gether," Williams reiterated.

Hanson's suspension ended on Wednes-day, Nov. 3, while DuBois was away attraining for several days.

Look to future Leader coverage of theTRO injunction hearing, and any possibleaction by the village in response.

Suspended cop faces restraining order, unclear privacy issue

New council member elected

TAYLORS FALLS, Minn. – With anelection for the mayor and two councilseats open Nov. 2, voters in Taylors Fallswent to the polls Tuesday night and re-elected Mayor Michael Buchit who wasrunning unopposed.

Two council members who were in-cumbents were also on the ballot; RossRivard and Zara Kinnunen. A challengeralso sought one of the two council seatsand was elected to it; Mary Jo Murphy.Taylors Falls returns Ross Rivard to thecouncil and adds Murphy as a newmember. –Tammi Milberg with informationfrom city hall

Taylors Falls City vote (unofficial) Mayor

Michael Buchite (inc.) unopposed 372

City Council Ross Rivard incumbent 285 Mary Jo Murphy challenger 225 Zara Kinunnen incumbent 169

Chisago County Voter Results(unofficial)

US Rep. Dist. 8 (Chisago Co. only)Chip Cravaack (Rep) 12,584James Oberstar (DFL) 8.660Timothy Olson (Ind) 1213

State Senate Dist. 17 (Chisago County only)

Sean Nienow (Rep.) - 12,390Rick Olseen (DFL) - 9,976

State Rep. District 17A (Chisago County only)

Kurt Daudt (Rep.) 1230Jim Godfrey (DFL) 930Paul Bergley (Constitution) 84State Rep. Dist. 17BBob Barrett (Rep.) 11.023Cindy Erickson (DFL) 7,313Curtis Lendt (Ind.) 1624

Chisago County Commissioner Dist. 2

Rick Greene 2,244 Katherine Johnson 1,577

Chisago County Sheriff Rick Duncan 10,490 Karl Schreck 10.076 63 write-in

Chisago County Commissioner Dist. Ben Montzka 3236 64 write-in

Chisago County Treasurer Lee Olson 14,016 Don Waller 4,927 62 write-in

TF election results


BALSAM LAKE – A 61-year-old ruralBalsam Lake man was seriously injured ina farm accident Friday morning, Oct. 29,when a combine he was using apparentlycaused a serious injury to his leg, forcingan amputation.

According to police reports, TheodoreMajeske was working at his rural BalsamLake residence at 1834 60th St./CTH Dwith another man, clearing a cornfieldwith a Caterpillar Lexion 580 combinewith a corn picker assembly, when he ap-parently got into the cutting area, causinghis injuries. Authorities were called to thescene at 11:15 a.m, and they immediatelycalled for an airlift to to Regions MedicalCenter in the Twin Cities, where he re-mains at this time.

An investigation by the Polk CountySheriff’s Office outlined the events, whereMajeske and his helper had been having

trouble with the corn picker before, andkept having to clear stalks from the headunit of the picker. Majeske was appar-ently standing too close when the ma-chine spooled back up, causing his leg toget seriously injured in the corn picker ap-paratus.

Majeske was alert and conscious afterthe incident, and the air ambulance re-sponded directly to the farm, landing onscene. Majeske was airlifted to Regionsfor emergency treatment. CumberlandAmbulance Service and the Polk CountySheriff’s Department assisted on thescene.

According to a Regions Medical Centermedia representative, his condition Tues-day was listed as fair, and he is scheduledto go into surgery on Wednesday, butmay be released as early as Friday. Detailson the extent of his injuries were beingwithheld.

Rural Balsam Lake man injured in farm accident

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DRESSER– The Dresser Village Boardheld a budget hearing at the Monday,Nov. 1, regular meeting. At that hearing,the budget and levy were discussed andpresented by Trustee Greg Andrie. Andriereported that the village’s shared revenuefrom the state remained the same as lastyear. Other pluses for the village were theincreases in state transportation of about$1,300 and the increase of $12,000 in theexpenditure restraint program dollars.Andrie reported the only downside to thebudget for the year is that the interest rateis down, and continues to be down, andthe village is not seeing much in the wayof revenue through interest.

The budget for 2011 is $530,923. Thelevy for the 2011 taxes will be $415,055.The mill rate will drop about 17 centsfrom last year resulting in a $6.89 tax rateper $1,000 of assessed value.

Unlike most municipalities, Dresser’sassessed value has gone up which, whencombined with government fundingsources and the general fund balance, en-ables the village to keep the mill ratedown.

“We are able to fund everything in thepast and a little extra this year,” saidboard President Rick Flandrena. “Theaudit went well and the general fund ishealthy. We’re doing well.”

A motion was made and carried with aroll call vote to adopt the 2011 budget andset the levy at $415,055. The public hear-ing was closed and the regular meetingresumed. In other business, the boardheard an update on the Horsmann projectto clear up the sewer lines. The process ofclearing the pipes and start lining themshould be done this week improving in-filtration issues from the past. It was alsonoted that the well No. 2 pump burnedout and had to be replaced. The newpump is an energy-efficient one, so thevillage will receive some financial incen-tive in the form of a check for going withan energy-efficient device.

The board also was updated that the re-cently acquired root cutter became stuckduring clearing the Horsmann Avenuesewer pipe and was successfully re-trieved. An upgrade to the high-pressurepump will need to be made to the piece ofequipment. The refurbishing is estimatedto cost $10,000 versus a new root cutter ata cost of $100,000. The root cutter will berefurbished.

The board also received a letter fromVicki Koehler regarding flags that werehung in the village and along Hwy. 35.The flags became shredded due to thewind and rain and the board determinedthey should take the shredded flags downand send the matter to public safety, to de-termine a course of action for replacingthe flags, with hope of a recommendationto come at the December meeting.

The village approved the settlement ofthe union contract for public works. Vil-lage attorney Tim Laux stated that the vil-lage has been waiting to receive thedocuments back for a while now and theinformation regarding language to bestricken was incorrect. Laux recom-mended the board approve the contractand sign it, striking out the language thatshould have been stricken that wasagreed upon from the last mediation, andwait for the reply.

An update from Police Officer RyanHaass regarding the joint municipal courtmeeting indicated that the clerk positionwould be part time this year, reducingcosts and increasing revenues for the mu-nicipalities. Haass also stated that the vil-lage received a grant from the statehighway department for Breathalyzerequipment. The grant covered the pur-chase of a new Breathalyzer which runsaround $500. Haass stated this allows himto do things beyond a normal test includ-ing testing pop cans for detection of alco-hol. Haass explained the equipment has asniffer device. The village’s other Breath-alyzer is 8 years old.

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mentoring program;fundraising still needed

BURNETT COUNTY - Kinship of Bur-nett County, a nonprofit youth-mentoring

program, has received a grant in theamount of $35,000 from the Otto BremerFoundation.

“It has become continually difficult toobtain funding so receiving a grant in theamount of $35,000 from the Otto BremerFoundation Kinship is wonderful,” saidDeb Haley, director of Kinship of Burnett

County. “It allows us to take wonderfulcare of the children and families in thecommunity.”

The grant is designed to get Kinshipinto the homes of the children and men-tors and work with them one-on-one tomake the most of the match and get themfired up for life.

“In these tough economic times every-one seems to be affected and those in Kin-ship are no different ... they needencouragement,” Haley noted.

The Kinship staff will be working withthe families and individuals in the pro-gram to enhance the mentor-child matchand support the efforts of the mentor.Each match will get individual attentionand the specific needs of each match wilbe addressed. A curriculum will be de-signed for each match that will meet theirspecific needs pertaining to life skills.Kinship will be working with many dif-ferent agencies to add life to this curricu-lum.

Besides covering information, the men-

tor and child will be doing many hands-on things to help both to feel more con-nected to the community in which theylive and gain a better understanding of theskill they are learning.

‘“There will be nutrition and fitnessclasses, opportunities to garden, culturalexperiences - whatever is possible to makethis a wonderful experience for both thementor and child will be done!” Haleysaid.

Children ages 5-15 who are put into theprogram don’t always have mentors somentors are greatly needed and especiallymale mentors.

Kinship will need to raise $5,000 on itsown to qualify for the final $5,000 of thegrant. Anyone who would like to donatecan send to Kinship of Burnett County,P.O. Box 53 Siren, WI 54872 or feel free tocontact Kinship about its fundraisers, vol-unteers and participants - they are alwaysneeded. - from Kinship of Burnett County

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John R. Bearhart, 27, failureto pay fines, Oct. 26.

Leslie M. Bond, 35, Superior,failure to pay fines, Oct. 26.

Floyd A. Buchin, 43, Supe-rior, failure to pay fines, Oct. 26.

Ashley E. Burton, 26, Siren,failure to pay fines, Oct. 27.

James P. Burton, 26, Siren,failure to pay fines, Oct. 26.

Amber M. Chute, 22, Grants-burg, failure to pay fines, Oct. 25.

Betty L. Daulton, 68, NewRichmond, arrest warrant - com-plaint, Oct. 26.

Lenny B. Davis, 38, Naples,Fla., failure to pay fines, Oct. 26.

Alexander J. Dyba, 21,Necedah, failure to pay fines,Oct. 26.

Gene A. Ellingsen, 65, Bal-sam Lake, failure to pay fines,Oct. 26.

Nathan T. Eng, 40, Hudson,failure to pay fines, Oct. 26.

Michael W. Ferrell, 31,Blaine, Minn., failure to pay fines,Oct. 26.

Debra M. Fosberg, 35, Mi-nong, failure to pay fines, Oct.26.

Richard K. Haas, 51, Farm-ington, Minn., failure to pay fines,Oct. 26.

Robin Hawkinson, 52, Supe-rior, arrest warrant - complaintOct. 26.

Aarol L. Karl, 43, Frederic,failure to pay fines, Oct. 26.

Cassandra A. Mack, 28,Grantsburg, arrest warrant -complaint, Oct. 26.

Kelly M. Macone, 23, Hay-ward, failure to pay fines, Oct.26.

Christopher L. Maves, 24,Antigo, failure to pay fines, Oct.29.

Travis W. Moser, 19, Supe-rior, failure to pay fines, Oct. 26.

Joel S. Rose, 29, Farming-ton, Minn., arrest warrant - com-plaint, Oct. 26.

Rebecca S. Syring, 25,Siren, warrant - failure to appear,Oct. 25.

Chelsea M. Thompson, 18,Rice Lake, warrant - failure toappear, Oct. 28.

Noah R. Tijerina, 33, Siren,failure to pay fines, Oct. 26.

Christian X. Weeks, 17,Siren, failure to pay fines, Oct.26.

Janine M. Welch, 40, Bis-mark, N.D., arrest warrant - com-plaint, Oct. 29.

Burnett County warrants

WEBSTER – As a fundraiser for the newlibrary in Webster, the Friends of the Bur-nett Community Library will be selling anew edition of the cookbook “Nature’sGifts: Wild Rice and Berries from FolleAvoine.” The proceeds of the book willhelp pay for the new library in Webster.

Signed copies of the cookbook and freesamples of recipes from the cookbook will

be available for sample on Friday, Nov. 5,at the present library on Main Street from3 to 7 p.m. - submitted

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OWI arrestsPOLK COUNTY - Nathan Bowers, 31,

Centuria, was arrested and charged withOWI, third offense, on Oct. 28 after beingstopped for speeding in Milltown. His PBTregistered .167 and he was also chargedwith operating with a prohibited alcoholcontent.

Timothy Jones, 25, Taylors Falls, Minn.,was arrested and charged with OWI, sec-ond offense, on Oct. 31 and being stoppedfor speeding on River Road. His PBT reg-istered .147. A glass pipe of the kind usedto smoke marijuana was found in his car,and he has also been charged with posses-sion of paraphernalia.

Anthony Wall, 28, Frederic, was arrestedfor OWI, first offense, on Oct. 29. He wasstopped for operating while his licensewas suspended. When he was stoppedand the officer approached his vehicle,Wall was holding the doors shut with aratchet strap. When Wall opened the door,the officer saw a nearly empty blackberrybrandy bottle near his feet. He was givensobriety tests, including a PBT which reg-istered .109. Wall was also charged withnonregistration and improper display, asthe red Isuzu pickup he was driving had aregistration that expired in June, and thelicense plate expired in November.

Ryan Johnson, 25, Luck, was arrestedand charged with OWI, first offense, onOct. 30, after a police officer came uponhim standing beside his truck on 160thStreet, vomiting. Sobriety tests were givenand he was arrested. His PBT registered.157.

Ashley Paulsen, 26, Frederic, wasstopped for driving erratically on Oct. 30,given sobriety tests, and was charged withOWI, first offense. Her PBT registered .169

Dale Perzyk, 61, Milltown, was arrestedand charged with OWI, first offense, afterbeing stopped for erratic driving on Oct.30. He was given field sobriety tests whichhe failed and was arrested. He refused totake the PBT, but was later given an in-toximeter, which read .13.

Michael Lynch, 28, Centuria, wascharged with OWI on Oct. 31. A police of-fice stopped after Lynch had stopped on90th Avenue because his tire had blown.The officer noted signs of intoxication andasked Lynch if he’d been drinking. Lynchallegedly replied, “I’ve had enough for anarmy.” He was given sobriety tests, includ-ing a PBT, which registered .17, and he wasarrested. —with information from the PolkCounty Sheriff’s Dept.

Woman arrested at bank for forgeryST. CROIX FALLS - A St. Croix Falls

woman was arrested at RiverBank onWednesday, Oct. 27, after attempting towithdraw funds from an account whichwas allegedly started with a deposit offunds from stolen checks. Jamie Summer,23, is facing three counts of forgery as wellas charges of possessing marijuana, pos-sessing paraphernalia and possessing aSchedule IV drug. A police officer wascalled to the bank when Summer at-tempted to withdraw funds from the ac-count which had been started on Oct. 22.Three checks were deposited that day inthe amounts of $686, $940 and $450, allwritten to Summer and endorsed by her.Summer was still at the teller window

when the police officer arrived, and bankstaff pointed her out to the officer. Bankstaff also provided an affidavit of forgeryfor each check signed by the person whoowned the checks.

Summer was taken to jail. Police foundmarijuana in her purse as well as a glasspipe and a prescription bottle with a pillwhich was identified as Clonazepam,which is a Schedule IV drug. A second pillwas not yet identified.

A detective had contacted the arrestingofficer earlier in the day, saying Summerwas cashing stolen checks from a burglaryin Burnett County. — with information fromthe Polk County Sheriff’s Dept.

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by Gregg WestigardLeader staff writer

BALSAM LAKE – Last winter andspring, Polk County was involved in anongoing dispute over what to do with anunauthorized $39,000 purchase of tablesand chairs. The end of the year order ofequipment was made by human servicesDirector Sherry Gjonnes. The countyboard, after many attempts to make a de-cision of whether to keep the items or sellthem, turned the issue over to county Ad-ministrator Dana Frey.

The 80 $269 chairs are now in use,spread out over five meeting rooms at thecounty, replacing a number of older chairswith an unsafe design.

The presence of the chairs was noted atthe finance committee meeting Wednes-day, Oct. 27.

“What about unspent money at the endof the year?” Supervisor Brian Mastersasked Frey while pointing around at thechairs in the room.

“That won’t happen again,” SupervisorNeil Johnson said.

“Only if I don’t know about it,” Frey re-sponded.

The chairs are in use

1.8-percent total levy increaseby Gregg Westigard

Leader staff writerBALSAM LAKE – The long Polk

County 2011 budget process comes to aconclusion next Tuesday, Nov. 9.

The public gets to have its say on thebudget during the budget hearing at 7p.m. Following that, the supervisors havetheir last chance to make changes beforethe county board adopts a budget and setsthe tax levy for the coming year. The ac-tions take place as part of the monthlycounty board meeting which starts at 6p.m. at the government center building inBalsam Lake.

The $55 million proposed Polk Countybudget includes a $21 million county taxlevy, an increase of 1.84 percent includingdebt service. Operating costs are up 1.12percent, well under the 3-percent levy cap,

and debt service is up 0.72 percent. Whilesome adjustments have been made sincethe county Administrator Dana Frey pre-sented the proposed budget in early Sep-tember, the revenue and expense totalshave not been altered.

Polk County has about 450 full-time em-ployees. The wages of most of the employ-ees are established by union contracts.Those contracts, which run through theend of 2011, give the covered employees abase pay increase of just under 3 percentin 2011 (a 2-percent increase in Januaryand a 1-percent increase in July). About 60employees, mostly in managerial posi-tions, will not be receiving a base pay in-crease in 2011, their second year in a rowwith no base pay raise. Personnel costs,which include health insurance and retire-ment, amount to $30 million, about 55 per-cent of the total budget.

The budget preparation started with

revenue projections from several sourcesdown and wages going up. Frey’s chal-lenge was to prepare a balanced budgetthat avoided a large levy increase. Hestarted by asking each department to findreductions in expenses of 1.5 percent. Hethen reviewed each budget and workedwith department heads to find more sav-ings. Human services found a way to re-duce expenses $200,000 with newapproaches to emergency placements ofpersons at risk. Highway found a way tosave $40,000 by using a new way to con-trol road icing.

Frey also directed that each departmentbudget for normal expenses and not forthe unusual or worst case. In the future,departments will not have their own re-serve funds for an expensive jury trial orthe possible jump in gas prices. All depart-ment reserve funds have now been con-solidated in the county contingency fund.

That fund balance, which is supposed tobe at 20 percent of general fund expendi-tures to cover operating costs, haddropped to 12 percent. Frey’s action givesthat reserve a onetime boost in funds, butstill short of the 20-percent goal.

While the 2011 budget is coming in witha slight increase in levy dollars, Frey haswarned the supervisors that the 2012budget will require some major work.Frey projects that the economic downturnwill not be corrected until 2014. He saysoperations costs are now at a minimumand future budget reductions will need tocome from program cuts. Frey has told thesupervisors and department heads thatwork on the 2012 budget will start in Jan-uary 2011.

Meanwhile, Frey, who started workingfor the county June 7, has delivered hisfirst Polk County budget.

Polk budget hearing Nov. 9

A miscellany of information onthe county


BALSAM LAKE – Polk County govern-ment is a big operation made up of manyparts. It will have a $55 million budget for2011 and employs about 450 people. Hereare some facts about the county govern-ment.

Four departments account for $30 mil-lion of that $55 million expense. Those de-partments are human services ($8.5million), Golden Age Manor ($8 million),public protection ($7.2 million), and high-way ($7 million). Most of these depart-ments operate for a large part withnonlevy dollars. GAM now takes no levy

dollars. The property tax levy raises $21 million

of the county’s $55 million expense. Fivedepartments and debt service account for95-percent levy dollars. Public protectiontakes 32 percent of the levy ($6.8 million).Other levy dollars go to human services($3.8 million / 18 percent), debt service($3.8 million/18 percent), highway ($3million/14 percent), property ($1.5 mil-lion/7 percent), and health ($900,000/4.8percent). All other county departments ac-count for 5 percent of the levy dollars.

The county has 445 full-time equivalentemployees. The largest employee group,106 FTE, is at Golden Age Manor, thecounty-owned nursing home. The otherlarge departments are public protection(76 employees), human services (71),highway (38) and health (26). All other de-

partments have less than 20 employees.Veterans services has a staff of two.

Most county departments and employ-ees are involved in direct service to thepublic. Most of the work of the countycould be called public protection and lawenforcement, not just the sheriff’s depart-ment. That would include protectinglakes, protecting property from harmfuldevelopment, inspecting restaurants forfood safety and protecting citizens at risk(the elderly and children).

The county clerk, treasurer and registerof deeds maintain public records. Theyrecord who is born, marries and dies.They record who owns what property.This record keeping is one of the oldestfunctions of government. These officeshave 10 FTE employees.

Four departments, finance, personnel,

property and information technology,exist to serve all the departments that dealwith the public. They are the support thatlets the county do its work. There are 23FTE workers in this category.

The county operates three businesses orenterprises, self-sufficient operations that(usually) require no levy dollars and arenot mandated services. These are GoldenAge Manor, the lime quarry and the recy-cling center. GAM has 106 employees.There are four workers at the quarry and5.5 at recycling.

Polk County government budget notes

by Laura PodgornikWisconsin Public Radio

ASHLAND - Ashland’s Vaughn PublicLibrary is getting back overdue books andhoping to make a big donation to the local

food shelf at the same time.Guilt-stricken library patrons in Ash-

land can sigh in relief. During Novemberand December, people can bring backoverdue books, CDs and DVDs withouthaving to pay a fine. Vaughn Public Li-brary Director Shirley Miller says peopleonly need to bring along two nonperish-able food items and they’re in the clear.She says it benefits the library because itgets some of those items that have beenoverdue a long time returned, and it ben-efits the community because her staff getsa lot of great donations for the food shelf.

Vaughn has hosted Food for Fines everyDecember for the past few years. Millersays since it’s been such a success, they’veextended it into November.

How overdue was the most overdueitem last year? Miller won’t say. She saysthey don’t want to overplay the guilt card.

Library turns overdue booksinto food donations


BALSAM LAKE – Details on the PolkCounty 2011 budget, including a detailedseven-page explanation by county Admin-istrator Dana Frey, can be found on thePolk County Web site. Fey explores thecurrent state of the county finances and re-views all revenues and expenses. He alsoincludes a forecast of what to expect in thefuture. His informational and educationalreport is an introduction to all governmentfinances.

The report, titled 2011 Budget Recom-mendation, can be found at co.polk.wi.us.Click on Budget/Financial Reports on thehome page and open the top line.

Polk budgetdetails on the Web

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What is Restorative Justice?- from Burnett County Restorative JusticeBURNETT COUNTY - We are excited at Restorative

Justice of Northwest Wisconsin, Inc. to extend to you aseries of educational articles about what restorative jus-tice is and what our agency does within the communitiesof northwest Wisconsin. Our plan is to share informa-tion on our various services and programming each col-umn so that you can understand more about the benefitsof restorative justice in our community.

To begin with, Restorative Justice is a response to crimethat is concerned with repairing the harm that wascaused and helping all people affected a crime to be re-stored and strengthened. With a restorative justice ap-proach, victims, offenders and the community are allinvolved in the process of acknowledging the impact ofthe crime and determining what it will take to repair thedamage that was done.

Through Restorative Justice, offenders can become ac-countable and take responsibility for the crime and thedamage incurred. Offenders can listen to the impact oftheir actions and ask victims directly how they can repairthe harm they caused. The offenders can earn back valu-able trust by working in the community in constructiveways that contribute something meaningful to victimsand the community. Offenders have the opportunity tomake things right and regain self-respect.

Restorative Justice of Northwest Wisconsin, Inc. is anon-profit 501 (c)(3) agency that consists primarily of vol-unteer community members who work in many ways tohelp those affected by crime to find peace and healing.

They give their services to the community by participat-ing in programming such as Victim Offender Conferenc-ing, Victim Impact Panel, Youth Educational ShopliftingProgram, Youth Alcohol and Other Drugs of AddictionEducational Program, and the Community Service Pro-gram.

The board of directors would like to invite everyone toattend our upcoming spaghetti dinner fund raiser on Sat-urday, Nov. 13, at 4:30-7:30 p.m. at the Siren Moose Lodgeon Hwy. 70. We will be featuring homemade meat saucewith bread sticks and salad for an affordable cost of $7per person (12 years to adult) and $4 per child (up to 11years old). There will also be a silent auction with itemsdonated by local retailers. If you are a local business andyou would like to donate any items for our event, pleasecontact us at our office at 715-349-2117. We look forwardto seeing everyone there…Mangia! (Let’s eat!).

Ways to increase mental health treatment discussedRep. Hraychuck, Rep. Pasch

host spirited discussion at Polk County Government Center

MILWAUKEE - Local mental-health and substance usedisorder experts, including advocates, law enforcementofficials and members of faith-based agencies, discussedways to increase access to treatment in Wisconsin duringa listening session Thursday, Oct. 14, at the Polk CountyGovernment Center in Balsam Lake.

The Making Parity Real listening session, the eighth ina statewide series, drew more than 20 mental-health andsubstance-use disorder stakeholders from Polk County.Amy DeLong, consultant to the Mental Health Task Forceof Polk County, discussed the task force’s efforts to fightthe stigma associated with mental-illness conditions andsubstance use disorders, including their Back of the Doorcampaign.

Rep. Ann Hraychuck, D-Balsam Lake, and Rep. SandyPasch, D-Whitefish Bay, hosted the event. David Riemer,Community Advocates Public Policy Institute director,led the discussion, which included:

• The Crisis Intervention Training program, which pro-vides mental-health education and training to first re-sponders who treat men and women experiencing amental-health crisis. The program, first developed as a

collaboration between mental health advocates and lawenforcement officials in Memphis, Tenn., has become amodel for improving interactions in emergency mental-health situations.

• Ways to increase the number of mental health andsubstance use disorder treatment providers in rural areas,and how to increase transportation options for rural con-sumers.

• Ways to improve state laws which allow for emer-gency detentions for psychiatric care.

• The importance of including mental-health con-sumers in plans to amend public policy to increase treat-ment.

“During Making Parity Real, the community of men-tal-health and substance-use disorder stakeholders inPolk County offered a wealth of interesting, provocativesuggestions for increasing treatment in Wisconsin,” saidGenyne Edwards, Community Advocates Public PolicyInstitute advocacy consultant. “I greatly thank Rep.Hraychuck for her leadership and commitment to ensur-ing a vibrant dialogue. Based on information learned inBalsam Lake, and other symposia around the state, theCommunity Advocates Public Policy Institute plans topresent state lawmakers and policymakers with recom-mendations to close Wisconsin’s treatment gaps.”

For more information about the series, visitwww.MakingParityReal.org.

The tollPOLK COUNTY - Untreated mental illnesses and sub-

stance use disorders are taking a tremendous toll on theresidents of Wisconsin and Polk County.

In 2008, 737 Wisconsin residents took their own lives,the highest suicide level in at least 20 years, according toa report by the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Jour-nalism. From 1999-2008, Polk County’s suicide rate was13.2 (58 deaths), higher than the state average of 11.6.

Experts point to the lack of available mental-healthcare, a high rate of binge drinking and easy access tofirearms as potential links.

Additionally, drug and alcohol use account for morethan 2,100 deaths every year in Wisconsin, with morethan $4.6 billion in associated costs, according to the Wis-consin Department of Health Services.

Making Parity Real was presented in Polk County inconjunction with the Mental Health Task Force of PolkCounty. The series is sponsored by the Milwaukee Ad-diction Treatment Initiative, Disability Rights-Wisconsin,the National Alliance on Mental Illness Wisconsin andthe Grassroots Empowerment Project. - submitted

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atre-in-the-Woods’ production of “Almighty Bob” will beinterviewed on the Spectrum West radio program on Fri-day, Nov. 5 (88.3 WHWC/Menomonie-Eau Claire). Theshow will feature the award-winning Jeff Daniels, actorand singer/songwriter, who will appear Friday, Nov. 12at the Heyde Center for the Arts in Chippewa Falls. Onthe Friday radio show, correspondent Jim Oliver will talk

with Fox about the production of “Almighty Bob.” Theperformance begins on Friday, Nov. 5, at 7:30 p.m. andruns through the 14th. The theater is opening its 21st sea-son in Shell Lake. Spectrum West is a weekly program ex-ploring the music, arts, and humanities in WesternWisconsin. It includes in-depth behind-the-scenes inter-views and stories about area writers, musicians, theater,visual arts, and much more. — submitted

FREDERIC – The Frederic sleigh parade, held for nineyears, will not be held this year, or, possibly, ever again.The organizers of the parade during its existence, Larryand Liz Peterson, resigned after last year’s parade. A callwas put out that help was needed to organize the parade,as the job has gotten too big for the Petersons to do alone,but no one has come forward. There have been usually22 to 25 vintage sleighs in the parade, with up to 500spectators, according to Liz Peterson. — submitted

No Frederic Sleigh Parade

by Gil HalstedWisconsin Public Radio

STATEWIDE -Tribal judges in Wisconsin say coopera-tion between state and tribal courts is improving rapidly.But some members of the state Supreme Court aren’thappy with a new rule allowing the transfer of cases fromstate to tribal courts.

The new rule adopted two years ago has beenamended once to make it easier to transfer thousands ofchild custody cases from Brown and Outagamie countiesto the Oneida tribal court. That process is still under way,and Oneida Nation Chief Judge Winifred Thomas toldthe court this week the results are excellent.

“It works,” says Thomas. “Tribes call it peacemaking.Bring those children in and bring those parents in, andwe try very hard to make it a win-win situation eventhough the parents have agreed to disagree.”

Thomas says moving these cases into tribal court is im-portant because she believes tribal people often don’t geta fair shake in circuit court.

But when cases are transferred to tribal court, there isone thing the parties involved don’t get according toSupreme Court Justice Patience Roggensack. And that’sthe guarantee of a right to appeal to state court if theydon’t want their case transferred. She says she wantscases to be transferred to the tribe only if both parties

agree.“If someone doesn’t want to go, I don’t know how to

preserve those guarantees for them. My problem withthe statute is that it’s nonconsensual for folks who are nottribal members.”

Tribal judges counter that since the rule has been inplace, all the transfers have been consensual. The rule hasalso become the envy of state and tribal judges in Michi-gan and Wisconsin who are trying to adopt a similar ap-proach to solving conflicts between the two sovereignjudicial systems.

Supreme Court justice opposes transfer of cases to tribal courts


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ABOVE: Hank Freeman (R) demonstrates the best way towind a yo-yo string to a local youngster who is just learninghow to throw. See page 24 for story and more photos. - Pho-tos by Greg Marsten


President Barack Obama1600 Pennsylvania Ave.Washington, D.C. 20500www.whitehouse.gov/contact/

Governor Jim DoyleP.O. Box 7863, Madison, [email protected]

Congressman David Obey(7th District)2462 Rayburn Office Bldg.Washington, D.C. 20515 or Federal Building, Wausau, WI54401(715) 842-5606

Rep. Nick Milroy (73rd District)Room 221 North, State CapitolP.O. Box 8952, Madison 53708E-mail:[email protected]

Rep. Ann Hraychuck (28th District)State Capitol, P.O. Box 8942Madison, WI 53708Phone: 608-267-2365 • Tollfree: 888-529-0028In-district: [email protected]

Rep. Mary Hubler (75th District)Room 7 North, State CapitolP.O. Box 8952, Madison, WI53708 or1966 21-7/8 St., Rice Lake54868(715) 234-7421• (608) [email protected]

U.S. Senator Herb Kohl330 Hart Senate Office Bldg.Washington, D.C. 20510(715) [email protected]

Senator Robert Jauch (25th District)Room 19 South, State CapitolP.O. Box 788, Madison, WI53707E-mail:[email protected]

Senator Sheila Harsdorf (10th District)State Capitol, P.O. Box 7882Madison, WI 53707(608) 266-7745 • (715) 232-1390Toll-free - [email protected]

U.S. Sen. Russ FeingoldSDB 40, Rm. 1, Washington,D.C. 20510or 1600 Aspen CommonsMiddleton, WI 53562-4716(608) [email protected]

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Once again we look at education for ourchildren in despair and do the sensiblething – we throw some money at it. Weregularly hear that our expensive, fancyeducation is leaving almost one-fifth ofour 18-year-olds as functional illiterates.Get out the money scoop and start pitch-ing.

This time we are reverting to an old,and often repeated, recommendation –merit pay for teachers. So what’s wrongwith it? Other production endeavors useit with success. Millwork factories paypiecework and increase production. Fi-nance companies pay bonuses for profitincreases, etc.

These organizations have something incommon. They have dependable measur-ing systems on which to base their meritpay. Doesn’t education have a dependablemeasuring system too? As usual, meritpay promoters point to an exit strategy inthe form of test scores earned by their stu-dents. Teachers will quite rightly tell youthat this system is very unreliable becauseof wide variation between groups of chil-dren. Sometimes the best teacher willshow the lowest test score results becauseof this variability. What about the teach-ers who are assigned impoverished, learn-ing- or behavior-challenged, or otherdifficult teaching groups?

Then, this system injects an unneces-sary delay into the measurement whilewaiting for year-end test results. An excel-lent teacher may be overlooked while acharming, but incompetent or lazyteacher may do much damage during thistime lag of months or years.

Profit-oriented organizations measurequantity and quality of production.Schools can do this too. First, there mustbe regular and competent observation ofproduction. As a teacher, my classroomwas visited by my supervisor once in 10years – pretty much the norm in publiceducation.

Quality of education is a no-brainer. Itis policy. Does the teacher channel cur-riculum requirements into lesson plansand then into classroom presentations?Somebody has to look to determine this.

Quantity of education is also observ-able. Just like any endeavor, progress in

education is proportional to contact timewith task. Educators claim to be able tomeasure “on task.” Again, the ob-server/evaluator has to be there. Justcounting the number of students on taskin the classroom at regular intervals willyield that result.

Important facets of teaching will be re-flected in these two observation areas.High on-task levels are impossible with-out efficient discipline and skillful teach-ing methods.

Attempting merit pay without regularprecision measurements yields chaos. Wehave enough of that.

Dr. James WatrudClayton

YYoo--yyooss rreettuurrnn ttoo LLuucckkGratitude is extended to the Luck His-

torical Society, the Luck Library and thevillage of Luck for hosting the Duncan Yo-Yo demonstration team last Sunday. Bestshow of the weekend.

When Duncan Yo-Yos were being pro-duced in Luck in 1946, who would havethought 64 years later the little, round,kid’s toy would still be around? Kid’stoy? They have a National and World Yo-Yo Champion, and the demonstratorswho came to Luck showed off someamazing skills with high-tech versions ofthe yo-yo. One judged category of com-petition is done with the yo-yo not evenattached to the string. You have to see itto believe it.

Duncan Yo-Yos were a big part of ourlocal economy from 1946 to 1966. Mate-rial came in by train, 3,000-plus yo-yoscould be produced per hour and, at peakproduction, three shifts cranked them out24 hours a day to meet worldwide de-mand.

It was fun to return to the days whenentertainment didn’t require batteries,and little start-up businesses could havean international influence 64 years later.

Gratitude is extended again to all ofthose who brought this part of PolkCounty’s history back to where itstarted—Luck.

William F. JohnsonFrederic

Cemetery expansion put on holdRICE LAKE - A northside plot of land reserved for a cemetery probably won't be

one. It may already be an Indian burial ground. The city had planned to expand NoraCemetery into a vacant 20-acre site north of the existing cemetery. The site is the Soren-son property. It was most recently used as a temporary soccer field while the MoonLake fields were being built. But a Wisconsin Historical Society report states that at onetime there were Indian mounds on the eastern part of the site, and there may be morethere. There are also mounds just across Lakeshore Drive on residential lots. Becauseof that, the society recommends that the eastern 200 feet of the Sorenson property bepreserved, and that the city examine the rest of the property by scraping the top 6inches of soil from the remainder of the property to see if there are indications of fur-ther mounds, such as artifacts or remains. Parks, Recreation and Cemeteries Depart-ment director Ronn Kopp told the city council on Monday that with the developmentthe property may never become a cemetery as planned. He said because the study wasrecently completed the parks department has had little time to consider alternatives."Where we could go to, we haven't thought too much about it," said Kopp. The situa-tion came to light when Cooper Engineering began looking at the site in preparationfor the cemetery expansion. Preliminary research found a plat record from 1954 that in-dicated there were several mounds on the site. - Rice Lake Chronotype

Eight arrested on counterfeit chargesNORTH BRANCH, Minn. - Eight people have been arrested in North Branch on mis-

demeanor and felony level counterfeit charges after several fake $100 bills were passedto local area businesses. On Friday, Oct. 22, the North Branch Police Department re-sponded to Burger King to investigate a counterfeit $100 bill that was received by acounterperson. After obtaining information about the incident, North Branch policeofficers located and stopped a vehicle containing the suspect involved and several otherpeople. During the investigation, officers learned that the group had also spent thesefake bills at several businesses at the North Branch Outlet Mall. The eight individualsarrested are: Kenneth Jordan, 31, of Brooklyn Center, Minn.; Damon Gunn, 24, ofChicago; Shakisha Martin, 35, of South Bend, Ind.; Monique Banks, 30, of Minneapo-lis; Rashu Smith, 33, of South Bend, Ind.; Montrea Wade, 28, of South Bend, Ind.; Dar-nell Jackson, 29, of Chicago; and Jarika Studway, 19, of Minneapolis. Deputies fromthe Chisago County Sheriff’s Office and officers from the Wyoming Police Departmentassisted in the investigation. - redrockonair.com

(Oct. 6, 13, 20, 27, Nov. 3, 10) STATE OF WISCONSIN

CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY

BAC Home Loans Servicing, L.P.

Plaintiff, vs.

MARC R. COCHERELL, et al. Defendants.

Case No.: 10 CV 63 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by

virtue of a judgment of foreclo - sure entered on April 26, 2010, in the amount of $121,427.76, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: November 24, 2010, 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.

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

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

DESCRIPTION: Lot 1 of Certi- fied Survey Map No. 1186, recorded in Volume 6 of Certi- fied Survey Maps, on Page 2, as Document No. 449416, located in the Northwest 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of Sec- tion 22, Township 35 North, Range 17 West, Town of Mill- town, Polk County, Wisconsin.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 2036 150th St., Milltown, WI 54858.

TAX KEY NO.: 040-00596-0000. Dated this 27th week of Sep-

tember, 2010. /s/Sheriff Timothy G. Moore Polk County Sheriff Chaz M. Rodriguez Blommer Peterman, S.C. State Bar No. 1063071 13700 W. Greenfield Avenue Brookfield, WI 53005 262-790-5719

Please go to www.blommer - peterman.com to obtain the bid for this sale. Blommer Peterman, S.C., is the creditor’s attorney and is attempting to collect a debt on its behalf. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. (809660)

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BankCherokee, Plaintiff

vs. Johnson Rental Properties, Inc., Timothy Johnson and Pamela Johnson,

Defendants. Case Code: 30404

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Case No. 09 CV 798

Hon. Robert H. Rasmussen Please take notice that by vir -

tue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on the 13th day of May, 2010, the Sheriff of Polk County will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: DATE/TIME: December 2, 2010,

at 10:00 a.m. 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.

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

DESCRIPTION: Lot 12, Block 4, Plat of Lawson in the Village of Luck, Polk County, Wisconsin.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 813 Park Avenue, Luck, WI.

Timothy G. Moore Sheriff of Polk County Stein & Moore, P.A. Attorneys for Plaintiff 332 Minnesota St., Ste. W-1650 St. Paul, MN 55101 651-224-9683

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STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY

MinnWest Bank – Eagan, 1150 Yankee Doodle Road Eagan, Minnesota 55121,

Plaintiff, vs.

Trout Haven Development LLC 1079 – 340th Avenue Frederic, Wisconsin 54837,

Defendant. Case No. 10 CV 21

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclo - sure entered on March 16, 2010, in the amount of $1,299,751.64, the undersigned Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: December 15, 2010, at 10

o’clock a.m. TERMS: Pursuant to said judg -

ment, 10% of the successful bid must be paid to the sheriff at the sale in cash, cashier’s check or certified funds, pay - able to the clerk of courts (personal checks cannot and will not be accepted). The bal - ance of the successful bid must be paid to the clerk of courts in cash, cashier’s check or certified funds no later than ten days after the court’s con - firmation of the sale or else the 10% down payment is for - feited to the plaintiff. The property is sold “as is” and is subject to all liens and encum - brances.

PLACE: Front entrance of the Polk County Justice Center, 1005 W. Main Street, Suite 900, Balsam Lake, WI 54810.

DESCRIPTION: Parcel 1: Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 and 26, Plat of Trout Haven Condos, Polk County, Wisconsin. Parcel 2: Lot 3 of Certified Survey Map No. 4648 recorded in Volume 20 of Certified Survey Maps at page 200, Document No. 688918, in the Office of the Polk County Register of Deeds. Said map located in the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter (NW 1/4 of NW 1/4) and parts of the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter (NE 1/4 of NW 1/4) and the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter (SE 1/4 of NW 1/4), all in Section Seventeen (17), Township Thirty-seven (37) North, Range Sixteen (16) West, Polk County, Wisconsin.

This parcel can not be sold in parcels without material injury to the rights of the parties and the Defendants have agreed that the parcel may be sold in its entirety.

TAX PARCEL NOS: 014-00370- 0100, 014-00370-0200, 014- 00370-0300, 014-00370-0400, 014-00370-0500, 014-00370- 0600, 014-00370-0700, 014- 00370-0800, 014-00370-1000, 014-00370-1100, 014-00370- 1200, 014-00370-1400, 014- 00370-1500, 014-00370-1600, 014-00370-1800, 014-00370- 0020, 014-00370-2100, 014- 00370-2200, 014-00370-2300, 014-00370-2400, 014-00370- 2500, 014-00370-2600, 014- 00370-3000. DATED: October 18, 2010.

Timothy G. Moore, Sheriff Polk County, Wisconsin Hanft Fride A Professional Association Attorneys for MinnWest Bank -

Eagan 1000 U.S. Bank Place 130 West Superior Street Duluth, MN 55802-2094 Tel. (218) 722-4766

Hanft Fride, a Professional As- sociation, is attempting to col - lect a debt on our client’s behalf and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. If you have previously received a discharge in a chapter 7 bank - ruptcy case, this communi - cation should not be construed as an attempt to hold you per - sonally liable for the debt.

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STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY CIVIL DIVISION

The Bank Of New York Mellon F/K/A The Bank Of New York, As Trustee For The Certificateholders Cwalt, Inc., Alternative Loan Trust 2006- O C 1, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-O C 1

Plaintiff vs.

Steve M. Preisler; Julie A. Preisler; Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., Acting Solely As Nominee For Intervale Mortgage Corporation;

Defendants NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE

Case No. 10 CV 89 Case Code No. 30404

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclo - sure entered on May 18, 2010, in the amount of $102,593.09, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: December 14, 2010, at 10

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 : C ommencing 480 feet north of the east 1/8 post in the south line of Section 15, Township 32 North of Range 19 West, thence north on said 1/8 line 95 feet; thence west at right angles with said 1/8 line 150 feet; thence south parallel with said 1/8 line 95 feet; thence east 150 feet to the place of beginning said described piece of parcel of land being a part of the southwest quarter of the southeast quarter of Section 15, Township 32 North of Range 19 West, Polk County, Wisconsin.

TAX KEY NO .: 022-00362-0000. PROPERTY ADDRESS : 307 St.

Rd. 35, Osceola, WI 54020. Dated this 27th day of Octo-

ber, 2010. Timothy G. Moore Polk County Sheriff Gunar J. Blumberg State Bar No. 1028987 Attorney for Plaintiff 230 W. Monroe, Ste. 1125 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. 524401 WNAXLP

SIREN SANITARY DISTRICT BOARD MEETING The Siren Sanitary District meeting will be held on Thursday,

November 11, 2010, at the Siren Town Hall. The meeting will be called to order at 6:30 p.m. The agenda will be posted. If you wish to be on the agenda, please call Mary Hunter, Clerk.

Mary Hunter, Clerk, 715-349-5119 524515 11L

(Nov. 3, 10, 17) STATE OF WISCONSIN


IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF

ELSIE SKOW Order Setting Time to Hear

Petition for Administration and Heirship and Notice to Creditors

Case No. 10 PR 45 A petition has been filed for

administration of the estate and determination of heirship of the decedent, whose date of birth was March 10, 1915, and date of death was December 24, 2005. The decedent died domi - ciled in Polk County, State of Wisconsin, with a post office address of: 1657A 270th Avenue, Luck, WI 54853.

IT IS ORDERED THAT: 1. The petition be heard at the

Polk County Courthouse, Bal- sam Lake, Wisconsin, Branch 1, before Hon. Molly E. Gale- Wyrick, Court Official, on De- cember 7, 2010, or 8:30 a.m. or when scheduled thereafter.

2. Heirship will be determined on the date set for hearing on the final account.

You need not appear unless you object. The petition may be granted if no objection is made.

3. Creditors’ claims must be filed with the court on or before January 25, 2011.

4. Publication of this notice shall constitute notice to any persons whose names or addresses are unknown. BY THE COURT: Molly E. GaleWyrick Circuit Court Judge/Court Commissioner October 15, 2010

Please check with the attor - ney/petitioner below for exact time and date. George W. Benson Attorney at Law BENSON LAW OFFICE LLC P.O. Box 370 Siren, WI 54872 715-349-5215 Bar Number: 1012978 52

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STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY 112 E. Washington St., DTB 8 Suwanee, Georgia 30024-2529,

Plaintiff, vs.

ROBERT L. COOK 232 Morseman Road, #1 Dresser, Wisconsin 54020,

Defendant(s) Case No. 10-CV-669

Daubert Law Firm File: 09-08010-0 SUMMONS

THE STATE OF WISCONSIN To each person named above as a Defendant:

You are hereby notified that the Plaintiff named above has filed a lawsuit or other legal action against you.

Within 40 days after Novem- ber 3, 2010, you must respond with a written demand for a copy of the Complaint. The demand must be sent or deliv - ered to the Court, whose address is Clerk of Court, Polk County Justice Center, 1005 W. Main Street, Balsam Lake, WI 54810, and to plaintiff’s attor - ney, whose address is One Corporate Drive, Suite 400, P.O. Box 1519, Wausau, Wisconsin 54402-1519. You may have an attorney help or represent you.

If you do not demand a copy of the Complaint within 40 days, the court may grant judgment 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 in the future, and may also be enforced by gar - nishment or seizure of property.

Dated: October 29, 2010 Daubert Law Firm LLC Attorneys for the Plaintiff Melissa A. Spindler State Bar No.: 1060672 One Corporate Drive, Suite 400 P.O. Box 1519 Wausau, WI 54402-1519 715-845-1805

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N o t i c e s Chelsea l. Bjornstad, town ofDresser, Sean J. Kruse, town ofDresser, issued Oct. 25, 2010.

Angelica L. Jackson, town ofSwiss, Johnathon M. Vogel,town of Balsam Lake, issued

Oct. 26, 2010.Kelly R. Johnson, town of

Apple River, Andrew J.Sigsworth, town of Apple River,issued Oct. 26, 2010.

Polk County marriage licensesThomas O. Mulligan, 65,

Spooner, seat belt violation,$10.00.

Kit A. Drake, 36, Everett,Wash., hunting violation - bowtag on deer not killed with a bow,$303.30; hunt within 50 feet ofroads center, $222.90; transportloaded firearm in vehicle - threecounts, $774.30.

Coleman B. Ford, 35, Web-ster, speeding, $175.30.

Randall P. Clancy, 47, Clay-ton, speeding, $200.50.

Allen L. Kangas, 55, Luck,speeding, $175.30.

Nicholas L. K. Simmons, nodate of birth given, Grantsburg,disorderly conduct, with motorvehicle, $185.00.

Thomas M. Caron, 35,Dresser, OWI, $691.50, licenserevoked six months, alcohol as-sessment; possession of mari-juana, $127.50.

Jacob J. Gunderman, 20,Inver Grove Heights, Minn.,OWI, $691.50, license revokedsix months, alcohol assessment;possession of drug parapherna-

lia, one-year probation, sentencewithheld, alcohol assessment,$100.00.

Malinda L. Williams. 39, NewHaven Conn., OWI, $754.50, li-cense revoked seven months,alcohol assessment.

Sergey V. Naumchik, 22,Burnsville, Minn., OWI, $817.50,license revoked eight months, ig-nition interlock for one year, al-cohol assessment.

Bemosaakwe, 21, ShellLake, issue worthless checks,$330.50.

Laurence Bearhart, 71, Web-ster, operate without a license,$186.00.

Shonda L. McFaggen, 27,Shell Lake, disorderly conduct,$330.50.

Steve E. Hodges, 39,Goshen, Ind., disorderly con-duct, $883.00, other sentence.

Madeline E. Winslow, 29,Webster, possession of drugparaphernalia, $330.50.

Charlie A. Flocken, 45, Min-neapolis, Minn., possession ofmarijuana, $330.50.

Burnett County criminal court

The Sigfried Group vs. JeanM. Didier, Webster, $4,054.22.

Capital One Bank vs.Natasha R. Breeden, Webster,$2,205.35.

Capital One Bank vs. Rus-sell K. Hamilton, Grantsburg,$1,480.41.

Americredit Financial Serv-ices vs. Rick D. Berglund,Grantsburg, return of 2006 Ford250 plus $439.50.

Capital One Bank vs. BruceHolter, Shell Lake, $1,341.75.

Jeffrey J. Pavelka, vs. SteveFinley, Webster, $5,096.50.

Burnett County civil court

Randolph J. Lucas II, Dewey,and Darla J. Barrett, Dewey,

Oct. 29.Michael A. Zajac, Swiss, and

Amanda M. Quiqley, Swiss,Oct. 29.

Burnett Co. marriage licenses

James Trigg, 75, Meenon,Oct. 19.

Glenn V. Anderson Jr., 75,St. Croix Falls, Oct. 17.

Burnett County deaths

Dianne K. Engelhart, 68, St.Croix Falls, died Oct. 12, 2010.

Iona H. VanGundy, 85, Luck,died Oct. 13, 2010.

Glenn V. Anderson Jr., 75,Wood River Township, died Oct.13, 2010.

Donald C. Hoffman, 77,Black Brook Township, died Oct.18, 2010.

James T. Lehmann, 80, St.Croix Falls, died Oct. 19, 2010.

Donald R. Nygaard, 81,Woodbury, Minn., died Oct. 19,2010.

Edwin H. Patterson, 85, Bal-sam Lake, died Oct. 21, 2010.

Polk Countydeaths



Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.

Plaintiff/Third Party Defendant, vs.

Scott H. Lee and Lisa M. Lee, as husband and wife,

Defendants/Third Party Defendants,

vs. AnchorBank, fsb f/k/a S & C Bank,

Intervenor/Third Party Plaintiff. NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE

SALE Case No.: 08 CV 619 Case Code: 30404

Judge: Molly E. GaleWyrick PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclo - sure entered on the April 26, 2010, in the amount of $24,414.68, the Polk County Sheriff will sell the described property at public auction as fol - lows: DATE/TIME: November 24,

2010, at 10:00 p.m. 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. Purchaser is responsible for payment 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 County Sheriff’s Office 1005 West Main St., Suite 900 Balsam Lake, WI 54810

DESCRIPTION: All that part of Block 4 of Staffenson’s Addition to the City of Amery lying South of a line described as follows: Said line shall begin at a point on East line of said Block 4 midway between points where the North and South ends of said block line intersect with edges of Apple River, thence in a Westerly direction at right angles to said block line to the edge of Apple River lying in and comprising a part of the Northwest 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 28, Township 33 North, Range 16 West. Together with the right to use the East 30 feet of Block 4 from Winchester Street to the above-described parcel for Roadway purposes. Said land being in the County of Polk & State of Wisconsin.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 249 Winchester Street Amery, WI 54001

Timothy G. Moore Polk County Sheriff Eckberg, Lammers, Briggs, Wolff & Vierling , P.L.L.P. Nicholas J. Vivian (#1047165) Attorney for Plaintiff 1809 Northwestern Avenue Stillwater, MN 55082 651-439-2878 Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (15 U.S.C. Section 1692), we are required to state that we are attempting to collect a debt on our client’s behalf and any information we obtain will be used for that purpose.

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First National Community Bank, Plaintiff

vs. Aaron Kromrey, Ellen S. Kromrey, F/K/A Ellen Pogodzinski, and WESTconsin Credit Union,

Defendants. NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE

Case No. 09 CV 347 Case Code: 30404

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclo - sure entered on July 13, 2009, in the amount of $176,315.96, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: December 2, 2010, 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 will result in forfeit of deposit to plaintiff.


PLACE: The front lobby of the Polk County Judicial Center located at 1005 West Main Street, Balsam Lake, Wis.

DESCRIPTION: Lot 1 of Certi- fied Survey Map No. 3638 recorded in Vol. 16 of C.S.M., pg. 151, as Doc. No. 629705 located in part of the NE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Section 27, Township 32 North, Range 19 West, Town of Farmington, Polk County, Wisconsin. TOGETHER WITH an ease - ment for ingress and egress described as follows: A part of the NE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Section 27, Township 32 North, Range 19 West, Town of Farmington, Polk County, Wisconsin, more particularly described as follows: Com- mencing at the SE corner of said Section 27; thence N00 0 13’27”W 1,724.37 feet along the East line of said SE 1/4 of Section 27; thence S89 0 31’55”W 428.54 feet to the point of beginning of said easement; An Easement including an 80-foot radius arc around the said point of beginning; thence the road easement continues from said point of beginning 33 feet either side of and parallel to a line bearing S89 0 31’55”W 834.00 feet to the east right- of-way line of State Trunk Highway 35.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 2603 13th Avenue, Osceola, Wis- consin 54020. Dated this 22nd day of

September, 2010. /s/Timothy G. Moore Polk County Sheriff Ronald L. Siler VAN DYK, WILLIAMSON & SILER, S.C. Attorney for Plaintiff 201 South Knowles Avenue New Richmond, WI 54017

Van Dyk, Williamson & Siler, S.C., is attempting to collect a debt on our client’s behalf and any information we obtain will be used for that purpose. If you previously received a discharge in a chapter 7 bankruptcy case, this communication should not be construed as an attempt to hold you personally liable for the debt. 523293 WNAXLP

(Oct. 13, 20, 27, Nov. 3, 10, 17) STATE OF WISCONSIN


First National Bank & Trust Plaintiff,

vs. James L. Henke Todd Ellertson

Defendants. NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE

Case No. 10 CV 26 Case Code 30404

By virtue of a judgment of foreclosure made in the above- entitled action on April 28, 2010, I will sell at public auction at the Polk County Justice Center, located at 1005 West Main St., in the City of Balsam Lake, Polk County, Wisconsin, on the 23rd day of November, 2010, at 10:00 a.m., all of the following described premises, to wit:

Parcel Ia: Lot 2 of Certified Survey Map No. 2014, Volume 9, Page 162, being located in the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 33, Township 35 North, Range 15 West, (in the Town of Johnstown), Polk County, Wis. Parcel Ib: Together with non - exclusive rights of ingress and egress over and across the ingress-egress and utility easements as more fully de- picted on Certified Survey Maps 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015. Parcel IIA: Part of Government Lot 1, Section 27, Range 35 North, Range 16 West (in the Town of Georgetown), Polk County, Wisconsin, described as follows: Commencing at a point on the

East Boundary line of Govern- ment Lot 1,400 feet South of the Northeast corner of Section 27; thence running South on the East boundary line of Govern- ment Lot 1,100 feet; thence run - ning West on a course parallel with the North boundary line of Lot 1 to an intersection with the high-water mark on the shore of Blake Lake; thence following the shores of Blake Lake at a high-water mark in a Northwes- terly direction to a point 400 feet due South of the North boundary line of Government Lot 1; thence running east on a course parallel with the North boundary line of Government Lot 1 to the East boundary line of Government Lot 1, which is the point of beginning;

Commencing at the Northwest corner of Government Lot 10, of Section 26, Township 35 North, Range 16 West (in the Town of Georgetown), Polk County, Wis.; thence South along the West line of said Lot, 400 feet to the point of beginning; thence East 80 feet; thence South parallel with the West line of said Lot, 100 feet; thence West 80 feet, thence North along the West line to the point of beginning;

Parcel IIB: Together with and subject to all rights, benefits and burdens of that certain driveway agreement and easement as recorded in Vol- ume 436 of Records, Page 606, Document No. 405563. TERMS OF SALE: (10% cash

down payment at sale, balance within ten (10) days of Court approval).

Dated at Menomonie, Wis., this 4th day of October, 2010. Tim Moore Sheriff

The property is located at: 794 200th Avenue, Luck, WI 54853. Andrew J. Harrington WSB #1061492 LIDEN & DOBBERFUHL, S.C. Attorneys for the Plaintiff 425 E. LaSalle Ave. P.O. Box 137 Barron, WI 54812 Telephone: 715-537-5636 52

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Shell Lake Applications are currently being accepted from learning-focused,

creative and dynamic candidates for the position of Business Analyst at Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College Administrative Office – Shell Lake. The focus of this position will primarily be on Web application, Sharepoint and PeopleSoft development.

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TOWN OF EUREKA PUBLIC BUDGET HEARING

Notice is hereby given that on Thursday, November 11, 2010, at 7 p.m., at the Eureka Town Hall, a public hearing on the pro - posed 2011 budget for the Town of Eureka, Polk County, will be held. The detailed budget proposal is posted and also available for inspection at the clerk’s home office by appointment.

SPECIAL TOWN MEETING Notice is hereby given that on Thursday, November 11, 2010,

immediately following completion of the public hearing, a special town meeting of the electors, called by the town board pursuant to s. 60.12(1)(c), Wis. Statutes will be held for the following pur - pose:

1. To approve the total 2011 highway expenditures pursuant to s. 82.03(2).

2. To adopt the 2010 town tax levy to be paid in 2011 pursuant to s. 60.10(1)(a).

MONTHLY TOWN BOARD MEETING The Town Board meeting will immediately follow the other two

meetings. Agenda will be posted. 524385 10-11L 1a,d WNAXLP

TOWN OF SIREN BOARD MEETING The Town of Siren will hold a Board Meeting on Thursday,

November 11, 2010, at the Siren Town Hall. The meeting will be called to order at 7 p.m. The agenda will be posted. If you wish to be on the agenda, please call Mary Hunter, Clerk.

Mary Hunter, Clerk, 715-349-5119 524516 11L

NOTICE VILLAGE OF SIREN The Regular Village Board meeting for the Village of Siren will

be held on Thursday, November 11, at 2 p.m. A special Village Board meeting will be held on Monday, November 8, at 2 p.m. as well. Agenda of both of these meetings will be posted. For further information, please contact Village Clerk/Treasurer Ann Peterson at 715-349-2273. 524519 11L

POLK COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY

Regular Monthly Meeting Thursday, Nov. 18, 2010, at 9 a.m.

Shoreview Apartments - Balsam Lake Agenda:

I. Call to Order. II. Minutes. III. Financial Reports. IV. Operations Report. V. Unfinished Business: A. CDBG. VI. New Business. VII. Adjourn. 524520 11L

NOTICE OF PUBLIC BUDGET HEARING TOWN OF SIREN, BURNETT COUNTY

Notice is hereby given that on Thursday, November 11, 2010, at 6:45 p.m., at the Siren Town hall, a public hearing on the 2011 proposed b udg et for the Town of Siren, Burnett County, will be held. The 2011 proposed budget in detail is available for inspection by calling Mary Hunter, Clerk, at 715-349-5119.

NOTICE OF SPECIAL TOWN ELECTORS MEETING TOWN OF SIREN, BURNETT COUNTY

Notice is hereby given that on Thursday, November 11, 2010, immediately following the completion of the public hearing on the proposed 2011 budget, which begins at 6:45 p.m. A special meeting of the electors called pursuant to section 60.12(1)© of Wis. Statutes by the Town Board for the following purposes will be held:

To approve the total 2011 highway expenditures pursuant to sec. 81.01(3) of Wis. Statutes provide machinery implement, material and equipment needed to construct and repair said highways and bridges. To authorize the Town of Siren to spend a sum over the annual limit of $10,000 for machinery implements, material and equipment needed to construct and repair highways and bridges. To adopt the 2010 town tax levy to be collected in 2011 pur - suant to section 60.10(1)(A) of Wis. Statutes.

NOTICE OF SPECIAL BOARD MEETING TOWN OF SIREN, BURNETT COUNTY

Notice is hereby given that on Thursday, Nov. 11, 2010, immediately following the completion of the Special Town Electors Meeting, the Town Board will hold a Special Board Meeting to adopt the 2011 proposed budget for the Town of Siren.

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BURNETT COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

& HUMAN SERVICES Seasonal Influenza Clinic

Monday, November 8, 2010 Burnett County Government Center

Room 165 9 a.m. - Noon

Wednesday, November 10, 2010 Burnett County Government Center

Room 235 1 - 3 p.m.

Monday, November 15, 2010 Burnett County Government Center

Room 235 9 a.m. - Noon

We are able to bill traditional Medicare Part B, Medicare Advantage Plan Programs, such as Humana or Smart Value

and Medical Assistance. You must bring your Medicare and Medical Assistance Cards

with you! Cost of Flu Vaccine: $25.00

Cost of Pneumonia Vaccine: $45.00 Cost of Flu-Mist for healthy adults 19 - 49 years of age: $25.00 Seasonal Influenza Vaccine is free to all children 18 years of

age and under. If you have any questions, please contact:

Burnett County Department of Health & Human Services 715-349-7600 524725 11-12L 1-2a

POLK COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Polk County Government Center

100 Polk County Plaza, Balsam Lake, WI County Boardroom

Tuesday, November 9, 2010, at 6 p.m. Open Session

1. Call to Order 2. Evidence of Proper Notice 3. Roll Call 4. Prayer – Supervisor Caspersen 5. Pledge of Allegiance 6. Consideration of Corrections to the Noticed Agenda 7. Consideration of Corrections to the Published Minutes

of the October 12, 2010, County Board Meeting 8. Public Comments, 3 minutes Per Person, not to exceed

30 minutes total 9. Chairperson’s Report

10. County Administrator’s Report 11. Finance Director’s Report 12. Committee/Board Reports

a. Highway – Supvr. Caspersen b. Finance – Supvr. Bergstrom c. Personnel – Supvr. Arcand d. Property, Forestry & Recreation – Supvr. Jepsen e. Extension, Land & Water, Lime – Supvr. D.

Johansen f. Public Protection – Supvr. Luke g. Land Info – Supvr. O’Connell h. Human Services Board – Supvr. Stoneking i. Boards of Health & Aging – Supvr. Schmidt j. GAM Board – Supvr. Kienholz k. Organizational Comm. – Supvr. Brown

13. Update on Serenity House – Duana Bremer 14. Public Hearing – Polk County 2011 Budget – 7 p.m. 15. Resolutions

A. Resolution to Adopt the Polk County Budget for the Calendar Year 2011, To Set the 2011 Tax Levy, and to Authorize Staffing Plans for the Calendar Year 2011 (Resoluion not available in time for publication)

B. Authorizing Funds and Application for State Funds for Transportation of the Elderly and Disabled

C. Resolution Adopting Revised Zoning District Map for the Town of Eureka

D. Resolution Adopting Revised Zoning District Map for the Town of Luck

16. Confirmation of Administrator’s Appointment of Joyce Bergstrand to the Council on Aging

17. Standing Committees/Boards Report a. Highway – Supvr. Caspersen b. Finance – Supvr. Bergstrom c. Personnel – Supvr. Arcand d. Property, Forestry & Recreation – Supvr. Jepsen e. Extension, Land & Water, Lime – Supvr. D. Johansen f. Public Protection – Supvr. Luke g. Land Info – Supvr. O’Connell h. Human Services Board – Supvr. Stoneking i. Boards of Health & Aging – Supvr. Schmidt j. GAM, Renewable Energy/Energy Indpendence

Team – Supvr. Kienholz k. Organizational Comm. – Supvr. Brown

18. Adjourn 524832 11L 1a,d

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Strong work ethicand training pays off big

by Marty SeegerLeader staff writer

WISCONSIN RAPIDS – He spent threeyears trying, but Jack Taylor finally did it.On Saturday, Oct. 30, in Wisconsin Rapids,he won the Division 3 cross-countrychampionship. So, what does a state cross-country champion do to celebrate?

“The next day I went to DQ and got alarge Blizzard,” Taylor said.

It was a well-deserved treat for the sen-ior from Webster, who has spent somevery long hours over the course of the pastthree years, trying to reach his ultimategoal.

“I actually tried going for it my sopho-more year, but that didn’t work out toowell,” Taylor said.

As a freshman, Taylor earned a trip tostate with the team and finished 35thoverall as an individual. As a sophomorethe Tigers won the Division 3 team cham-pionship where Taylor finished sixth, andlast year as a junior, Taylor took third, anddidn’t stop training since that day, and itall paid off in the end.

“I just felt relieved. I just felt like I fi-

nally accomplished something I shouldhave and finally fulfilled it,” Taylor re-marked on his feelings coming across thefinish line.

According to Taylor, the race started outvery well, but was slower than he antici-pated, but after the first mile, he jumpedinto the second-place spot behind DennisHaak of Belleville.

“I stayed right on his heels until roughlyright before the two-mile mark before Ijust passed him,” Taylor said.

The two runners traded places againbut it wasn’t until just past the two-milemark that Taylor passed Haak again. Inthe final 200 yards of the course, Taylormaintained his lead, and a realization of astate title. He finished about five secondsin front of Haak with a time of 16:25.92.

“When I realized I was going to winwas like 75 meters before the line. I lookedback and I just saw a little spot of blue andI put up a No. 1 before I crossed,” Taylorsaid.

During the past winter and summermonths, Taylor was busy training. Shortlyafter his third-place finish in 2009, Taylorparticipated in the Foot Locker regionalmeet, and competed at the state level forthe Webster track team. In the summer, hetrained to achieve 500 miles on his own,but suffered a setback when he injured hisAchilles tendon. A week later, Taylor wasback on his training schedule and reached

about 450 miles over the summer. Rain orshine, Taylor ran about six or seven mileseach day, and on some days he’d stretch itout and run up to 15 miles.

“It took a lot. With all this trainingyou’ve got to eat and sleep well, and youcan’t hang out with friends late everynight. You’ve got to be really on top ofyour game,” Taylor said. “It gets to be alittle much, but it pays off, it definitelypays off.”

While the Dairy Queen treat and the Di-vision 3 championship were a welcomedpart of the celebration, it won’t be long be-fore Taylor gets out on the training blockagain. He’s got the spring track season tolook forward to. He’s also starting to lookinto a college where he can compete. TheUniversity of Oklahoma will be meetingwith Taylor soon to discuss his options,and several others could already be ontheir way.

Erickson finishes 24thJoey Erickson has something to build on

for next year’s cross-country season as hefinished the year at Wisconsin Rapidswith a 24th-place finish and a time of17:17.87. Erickson is a junior this year, buthas been to state before. He finished in20th place last year with a time of 17:15.8,and 27th in 2008 as a freshman with a timeof 17:16.8.

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FFALL ALL SSPORTSPORTS

Webster's Jack Taylor is the Division 3 state champion in cross country, with a strong workethic and determination in the offseason. Taylor was five seconds ahead of the second-placefinisher with a time of 16:25.92. – Photos courtesy of Ken Kutz

Jack Taylor caps off career with state title

Webster's Joey Erickson will get anothershot at finishing even better if he makes thestate meet next season, as he'll be a seniorfor the Tigers.

Angela Gaffney grabs 42nd spot


WISCONSIN RAPIDS – The Pirate boyscross-country team entered the state meetat Ridges Golf Course in WisconsinRapids as an unranked team in the state,but pulled out an eighth-place finish lastSaturday, Oct. 30, on a beautiful day for arace.

“To me that was a great finish to the sea-son for us,” said coach Paul Huskamp.

Senior Steven McKinley was the onlymember on the team with experience at

the state level this year, but each memberturned out a respectable performance.McKinley ended his final cross-countryrace in 55th place with a time of 17:43.24,and had a great career as a two-time all-conference recipient and three-time statequalifier.

“He was happy about his finish,”Huskamp said, adding that it was McKin-ley’s personal best at the state level.

McKinley came in with the second-besttime on the team after teammate ZackArnold, who finished 28th with a time of17:19.86. Last year Arnold didn’t qualifyfor state, and after a slow start to the sea-son, he dramatically changed his times tobecome the team’s No. 1 runner this sea-son.

Pirate boys finish eighth at state

Extra Points• • •

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Former Saintsgolfer Marissa Campeau finished outher freshman year with the Southwest

Minnesota StateUniversity Mus-tangs women’s golfteam in mid-Octo-ber. She competedin the Northern SunIntercollegiate Con-ference Fall Cham-pionship at HillcrestGolf Club in St.Paul, Minn., andhelped get the team

to fourth place in the first half of thefour-round championship. The finaltwo rounds will be played out in thespring of 2011 sometime in April atBrandon, S.D. Campeau is currently in32nd place and fourth on the team withher score. She is majoring in excercisescience. – Marty Seeger with informationfrom www.smsumustangs.com

• • •BRUNSWICK, Maine – A training

camp for the U.S. Women's NationalHockey Program is under way at Bow-doin College and will continuethrough Saturday, Nov. 6. The camp in-cludes 22 players, Molly Engstrom isone, 11 of whom will go on to competeas part of the U.S. Women's SelectTeam in the 2010 Women's Four Na-tions Cup from Nov. 9-13 in St. John's,N.L.

• • •LEADER LAND – Megan Kalmoe

and the U.S. Women’s Olympic Row-ing Team are releasing a 2011 calendartitled “Power and Grace” as a fund-raiser. Kalmoe’s picture is the month ofMay in the calendar.

• • •LEADER LAND – The Level 3

WIAA Maple-Northwestern at Bald-win-Woodville football game is beingbroadcast on 104.9 FM on Saturday,Nov. 6, beginning at 2 p.m.

• • •GREEN BAY – The Cowboys at

Packers football game is being broad-cast on 105.7 FM on Sunday, Nov. 7, be-ginning at 7:20 p.m.

• • •MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – The Nov. 7,

Cardinals at Vikings game begins atnoon and can be heard on 104.9 FM.

• • •MADISON – The Wisconsin Badg-

ers hockey games against Minnesotacan be heard on 1260 AM on Nov. 5and on Nov. 6, beginning at 7 p.m. bothnights. The Badgers at Boilermakersfootball game is being broadcast on1260 AM and begins at 11 a.m. on Sat-urday, Nov. 6.

• • •LEADER LAND – Local sports tid-

bits to share? Please contact the Leaderby 4:30 p.m. on Mondays to go in ExtraPoints. – Marty Seeger

• • •LEADER LAND – Leader Sports

strives to follow the college careers ofarea athletes. If you know of an athletewho will be playing collegiate sports in2010 and hasn’t been mentioned, sendus an e-mail or call and we’ll take itfrom there. – Marty Seeger

RIGHT: Steven McKinley ran his final racefor the Grantsburg cross-country team, butended his career with success. – Photos cour-tesy of Ken Kutz

See Grantsburg CC/page 15

Marissa Campeau

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F A L L L E A D E R S P O R T S

Head to Green Bayfor a chance

at second straightstate championshipGrantsburg 3, Eau Claire Regis 0


OSSEO-FAIRCHILD – The Pirates vol-leyball team is headed to Green Bay forthe third consecutive year after com-pletely dominating the Regis Ramblers inthe sectional championship game atOsseo-Fairchild Saturday, Oct. 30. Grants-burg won handily by scores of 25-17, 25-12 and 25-18, and will get a chance torepeat for gold after their championshipin 2009.

“It’s unbelievable, it’s a great feeling …my kid’s a senior this year. I couldn’t bemore proud of my team and her … this isjust phenomenal,” said Pirates coach BillMorrin after the game.

The Pirates got off to a fast start in thefirst set, grabbing a 4-0 lead that stoodstrong until the Ramblers tied the gameup at seven apiece. That’s when Piratessenior Kortney Morrin got her chance tothrow the Ramblers off with a jump servethat has been thwarting opponents all sea-son long. Morrin served up an ace to helpgive the Pirates an 11-7 lead and force theRamblers to take a time-out, but Morrincame out firing again with two more acesto give the Pirates a 14-7 lead.

“We got our serves over and that reallyhelped,” coach Morrin said.

Despite a slight surge by Regis midwaythrough the first set, and getting to withina couple of points, the Pirates held on withthe victory.

“We played well tonight. I told them

one of the keys to this game was going tobe defense and we came up with some bigdigs and transitioned the ball well,” saidPirates coach Bill Morrin.

In the second set the Pirates broke outwith an early 6-1 lead, forcing anotherRegis time-out. At one point the Piratesled 12-4, and maintained an eight-pointlead to win the second set comfortably, 25-12.

The Ramblers kept it close in the thirdset, keeping the game tied at nine apieceand even taking a brief lead, but it didn’tstand, as the Pirates started pulling awayquickly. Regis made a push to tie the gamein the end, getting as close as four pointswith the score at 21-17, but Grantsburg

didn’t budge in an all-out team effort.“I think they all played really well,”

Morrin said, but also hinted that the teamis still improving.

“We could get better. We could be bet-ter yet, so, you know, what a time topeak,” Morrin said.

The Pirates will face Wisconsin Heightsin the state semifinal game this Friday,Nov. 5, beginning at 1 p.m. WisconsinHeights is 29-8 overall, while the Piratesremain undefeated at 35-0.

Against Regis the Pirates were led byMorrin with 22 kills, 10 digs and fourserving aces. Emily Cole had 20 assistsand was the team leader in digs with 18.

“Emily set the ball very well. She ranthe team real well. Everybody playedwell,” Morrin said.

Cole also had six kills, while GabbyWitzany had five, Lauren Finch had twoand Carly Larson and Saisha Goepferteach had one kill. Larson also led withthree blocks, while Goepfert, Morrin,Witzany and Finch each had two blocks.Other Pirates adding to the team dig to-tals included Larson with nine; Finch, six;Witzany, five; Tiffany Meyer, three; andGoepfert and Kylie Pewe each had one.

Grantsburg 3, Washburn 1WEBSTER – The Grantsburg Pirates

volleyball team made it past sectionalsemifinal rival Washburn on Thursday,Oct. 28, at the Webster High School. ThePirates lost one game to the Castle Guardsduring the match, winning 3-1. It wasGrantsburg’s third set that they have lostall season, one to Webster and one toWashburn in September as the other two.

Game one and three went quickly forGrantsburg, 25-8 and 25-9. The secondgame was Washburn’s one and only winof the match, 26-24. The Castle Guardsshowed potential in the fourth, but the Pi-rates took control winning 25-20.

The Pirates completed 49 kills against

Washburn, Kortney Morrin with 27, Lau-ren Finch 10, Emily Cole five, SaishaGoepfert four, Gab Witzany two andCarly Larson one.

Assists were made by Cole with 30 total,Larson and Kylie Pewe with five apieceand Witzany with one.

Finch scored six serving aces, Cole four,Pewe three, Larson and Tiffany Meyertwo and Morrin one.

Digs came from Cole with 14, Morrinand Meyer with 12, Larson eight, Finchseven, Witzany six and Pewe four.

Four solo blocks were made by threeplayers, Morrin, Goepfert and Larson.Witzany had one solo block, Morrin as-sisted in one and Larson assisted one.

Grantsburg totaled 42 errors during thematch. Eight errors were made on kills,nine on serves, three on serve returns,eight on blocks and 14 on ball-handlingerrors. – Brenda Martin, Leader staff writer

The Pirates show their excitement winning their third game against Regis sending them onto the state tournament for the third consecutive year. – Photos by Marty Seeger unless other-wise noted

Captain Emily Cole holds the sectionalchampionship plaque up with coach Bill Mor-rin.

Captain Kortney Morrin brings the plaque as the team goes to meet their fans after their winon Saturday, Oct. 30.

Pirates display domination over Regis

Senior libero Tiffany Meyer serves the ballto Regis.

The Grantsburg Pirates bench watches along with Grantsburg and Washburn fans duringthe sectional semifinal on Thursday, Oct. 28. – Photo by Brenda Martin

Carly Larson gets a kill past Castle Guardblockers. – Photo by Brenda Martin

Gab Witzany and Saisha Goepfert go for ablock against Washburn. – Photo by BrendaMartin



McDonell Central 3, Luck 0


TURTLE LAKE – Maybe it was nerves,inexperience or the prospect of playingthe reigning state champs.

Regardless of why, the notable 2010Luck Cardinal volleyball campaign endedThursday, Oct. 28, in Turtle Lake with afirst-round sectional semifinal loss in Divi-sion 4 to the reigning state championMacks of McDonell Central, who showedwhy they’re such a formidable squad.

The Macks rallied out front from thestart, running up a 7-0 lead before theCards even seemed to get in the game.They held a steady 10-point advantageuntil the Luck girls finally began to get ontrack with a small rally. Luck got within 8points before the dominating Macks frontcourt put the first game to bed with a 25-16 win. Luck had numerous service errorsand a tough time passing, helping theMacks cause.

Game two was another matter and of-fered one of the few glimpses of Luck’shandiwork and court prowess. The Cardsjumped to an early lead, 11-7, and whilethe Macks came back and tied it at 13-13,it was anybody’s game and truly exciting.Both sides showed their best defenses,with Cardinal sophomore Ashley Dexterpulling off an amazing backhanded savethat was later countered by a Mack savethat fooled even the McDonell Centralbench into thinking it was a lost point.

The game was tied at 23-23 when Luckstumbled with service errors to turn thetide, 26-24, in favor of the Macks, whowere now just one game away from a newopponent.

Service errors, pressure and McDonellCentral experience swayed the final gametheir way, and the Cardinals never wereclose, trailing 18-9 before they took a time-out to regroup. In the end, the Macksshowed why they were the reigning statechampions, cruising to a fast, 25-13 win

for the match victory, 3-0. “Things just didn’t come together for us

versus McDonell,” admitted head coachAlyssa Notermann.

The Macks later went on to beat top-seeded Prentice, 3-1, to earn another tripto Madison for a chance at a repeat stateperformance. The McDonell Central teamwas one of the most experienced squadsin the tourney, made up purely of seniorsand juniors, with no sophomores or fresh-men on the bench. Luck was the polar op-posite, relying heavily on underclassmen,with only two seniors, Sarah Elert andMorgan Denny, and one lone junior, MaiaLehmann.

“I am excited for next season, but we’ll

miss our senior co-captains, Morgan andSarah, who have really contributed a lot tothe success of our team,” Notermann said.

Luck finished their 2010 campaign witha combined, 18-16 record, and a 6-4 con-ference tally. They should have one of thestrongest returning squads in the regionnext year, with nearly their entire corps of2011 Cards to likely be comprised of jun-iors and sophomores, with several strongjunior varsity and future freshmanprospects in the works, as well.

“It was fantastic to have won regionalsand I think that’s a big step for the pro-gram!” Notermann said.

Sectionals claim Cardinal girls in first round

Luck's Ashley Dexter (L) and Camille Marsten attempt a block on a McDonell Mack.

Luck Elementary School students were a little confused about the whole pep rally concept,but enjoyed some time away from their usual routines.

Luck football players assumed volleyball player identities in support of their team's playoffadvancement.

Luck senior Morgan Denny slams home akill against the Macks. – Photos by GregMarsten

Luck volleyball players Abbie Otlo (left) andWhitney Petersen joked with their coach’sson, Cole, who was prepared for Halloween.

Hula-hooper Morgan Pfaff was the winnerof the endurance contest and could have keptgoing all day, if given the chance.

Luck students, staff and fans even sang a song to the Cardinal spikers, to the Huey Lewistune of "Hip to be Square."

Recent budget cuts meant cheerleadingduties were left to the fans and volunteers.



Gilman 34, Frederic 7


FREDERIC – The 2010 Viking gridironcampaign ended Saturday at home with a34-7 loss to the Gilman Pirates in the Di-vision 7 Level 2 playoffs.

Gilman started out on fire, scoring twicein the first quarter with 80- and 14-yard re-ceptions for scores, respectively, catapult-ing them to a 14-0 lead as the first quarterexpired.

Frederic’s air defenses had not beentested this much all season, and the Pirateair campaign continued to dominate, withanother touchdown reception with just 12seconds remaining in the first half, mak-ing it 21-0 as the gun sounded.

Frederic tried valiantly to get their of-

fense working against the Pirates, butmanaged just 197 yards of total offense,mainly in the air from Ben Ackerley, whoended up completing eight of his 22 at-tempts, for 129 yards and one intercep-tion. Gilman racked up 330 yards of totaloffense, including 189 yards in the air on10 of 17 attempts. They also managed 173yards of rushing on 34 attempts.

The Viking running game never got afoothold against the Pirate defensive line,either, and even powerhouse senior tail-back Tony Peterson could only wrangleup 34 yards on 12 carries. Peterson wentover 1,500 yards in rushing real estate thisseason, but faced a brick wall in the Piratedefense.

Gilman scored on a quick, 20-yard re-ception early in the third quarter, makingthe score a tough-to-overcome 28-0 before

the Vikings got on the board. Robert Kirkescaped the Pirate secondary and got intothe Gilman end zone at 10:34 in the finalquarter with a 24-yard touchdown recep-tion from Ackerley. It would prove to beone of the few Viking highlights in an oth-erwise Pirate-dominated contest.

But Gilman wasn’t done, and rolledback into Viking territory on the ensuingdrive, scoring moments later on a 37-yardrun, making the final score 34-7, endingthe Viking 2010 season - and playoff run -at Level 2.

Frederic had one of their best seasonsever, with a 7-1 Small Lakeland Confer-ence record, losing only to the formidableShell Lake Lakers in conference play, andending with a 9-2 overall record. They losesome amazing athletes to graduation, butalso have a talented bench and youngerranks to fill in some of those gaps for the2011 campaign.

Frederic’s Tony Peterson returns a kickoff during the Vikings playoff game against Gilmanon Saturday, Oct. 30. – Photos by Becky Amundson

Finish season 6-5 overall

Colby 42, Grantsburg 0


HAYWARD – It was a difficult end to aturnaround season for the Grantsburg Pi-rates football team as they lost to Colbylast Saturday in the Level 2 playoffs. Onthe opening kickoff in the game, the Pi-rates lost their leading rusher, Derek Ber-telsen to a concussion. Bertelsen has beena huge part of the Pirates ground gamethis season, yet Colby is one of the bestteams in Division 5.

“Colby is an outstanding team with adominant offensive and defensive line aswell as some very good skill players. Los-ing Derek on the first kickoff obviouslyhurt us as it took away our leading rusherand much of our ability to get outside,”

said Pirates coach Keith Lehne.Grantsburg was held to under 100 yards

on the ground and through the air, whileColby rushed for 306 yards and 118 yardspassing. They completed six of 10 passesfor one touchdown, and threw one inter-ception. Colby’s leading rusher, Dylan Lo-ertscher rushed for 171 yards on 16 carriesto go along with three touchdowns.

“I thought our players played hard butcame up against a superior team,” Lehnesaid, adding that the Hornets have arecord of 35-1 over the past three seasonsand have been ranked No. 1 in the statefor much of the season.

Kyle Johnson had 36 yards on 13 carriesand Brent Myers completed four of 12passes for 77 yards and one interception.Trevor Thompson caught two passes for65 yards and Myers had the Pirates loneinterception and returned it for two yards.

The Pirates finished the year 6-5 overall,and 4-2 in conference play.

Level 2 playoff claims Vikes

The Grantsburg Pirates line up during their playoff game against Colby on Saturday, Oct. 30. The Pirates were shut out 42-0 by Colby. – Special photo

Robert Kirk receives a touchdown pass in the fourth quarter for Frederic’s only touchdown. Viking quarterback Ben Ackerley completed

eight passes against Gilman.

Pirates downed by tough Colby team

Pirates line up for the announcing of starters in a previous game. – Photo by Brenda Martin



“Then to come down and run a 17:19 atstate is a really nice improvement,”Huskamp said.

Daniel Biorn came in third place on theteam and finished 77th overall with a timeof 18:07.51, which is his personal best allseason.

“Which is really good, because it’s ahard course, and its even faster than hisRice Lake time and time in Boyceville,”Huskamp said.

Coming in fourth on the team was KyleRoberts, who wasn’t far behind Biornwith his time of 18:08.71 and 83rd-placefinish. Rounding out the day was JacobOhnstad and Brendan Kutz, who came inside by side with times of 18:27.68 and18:27.64 respectively. Nick Lindgren camethrough in the seventh-spot for the Pirateswith his time of 19:27.97.

With Ohnstad as the team’s only fresh-man this year, and the other juniors on theteam, the Pirates have a great shot nextseason to improve dramatically, and try toachieve a podium spot at state next sea-son.

“Now they know what we have and wehave some upcoming freshmen that’ll becoming up next year too that will be somepretty good runners for us,” Huskampsaid.

Gaffney finishes career at state Four-time all-conference recipient and

three-time state qualifier, Angela Gaffneycompleted her final cross-country racewith the Pirates last weekend, taking 42ndplace with a time of 16:31.34.

While her best career finish at state wasa time of 16:22 as a sophomore, Gaffneywent the extra mile to make sure she re-peated another trip to state this season.She logged 300 miles over the summerknowing how difficult another trip wouldbe with all the competition, but her hardwork paid off in the end.

“She has a lion personality. She’s as de-termined as anything to do well, andshe’ll run through pain and ask for extraworkouts when she trains,” Huskamp

Junior Zack Arnold led the Pirates through-out the season, and also at the state meet lastweekend in Wisconsin Rapids. – Photos cour-tesy of Ken Kutz

Grantsburg juniors Brendan Kutz (L) andDaniel Biorn will be back again next seasonto try and improve on the team’s eighth-placefinish.

Angela Gaffney trained hard in the offsea-son to make her third consecutive trip tostate in Wisconsin Rapids as a senior for thePirates.

Grantsburg CC/continued

Shell Lake 48, Luck 22


HAYWARD – The Shell Lake Lakersproved too much for the Luck Cardinalsfootball team last Saturday, Oct. 30, inLevel 2 playoff action. This is the secondtime the Cardinals were defeated this sea-son by the Lakers, as they lost 39-12 inearly September.

The Lakers attacked early in the firstquarter when Mitch Kraetke scored on a

4-yard touchdown run, but Luck an-swered back quickly. While the Cardinalstypically rely on their ground game, BenKufalk hauled in a 27-yard pass from Lan-den Strilzuk to tie the game at seven afterthe first quarter. But the Lakers scoredthree times before the end of the first halfon a 16-yard run by Caven Maher, a two-yard run by Tom Helstern and an 11-yardpass from Aaron Druschba with 1:44 to goin the half.

Shell Lake led 26-7 at the half beforescoring early on in the third quarter on aHelstern 35-yard run to help make it a 34-

7 lead for the Lakers. While Luck hadtrouble moving the ball on a total of 72yards rushing, the team passed for 207yards and ended up bringing the gameback within striking distance in the thirdquarter with a 3-yard touchdown catch byCole Mortel from Strilzuk, followed by aStrilzuk 11-yard touchdown run. But theLakers scored early in the fourth quarteron a 24-yard scamper by Helstern and aKraetke 1-yard touchdown run with 4:54remaining in the game.

Luck had a lot of pressure from the Lak-

ers defense, as the Lakers had five sacksfive times and intercepted the ball twice.Despite the loss, it was another successfulseason in Luck.

“Another great football season at Luck,”said Luck coach Don Kendzior. “Lost tothe No. 1 team in the state twice and lostthe other two games by three and sixpoints. We as a coaching staff are lookingforward to next year already. Thanks tothe seniors who finished the last two yearswith a 13 -8 record and two WIAA playoffappearances.”

Luck falls short in playoff game against Lakers

Grantsburg's Jacob Ohnstad legs out atough part of the course at Ridges GolfCourse during the Division 3 state cross-country meet.

Grantsburg junior Kyle Roberts was in themiddle of the pack at the state cross-countrymeet. He's the one with bib number 309 at thecenter of the photo.

Grantsburg's Nick Lindgren fought hard tothe finish at the state cross-country meet.

Luck lost to Shell Lake, 48-22, during their playoff game. – Photos by Larry Samson

Ben Kufalk caught a 27-yard pass in thefirst quarter to tie the game up 7-7.

Landen Strilzuk ran in a 11-yard touch-down in the third quarter against the ShellLake Lakers on Saturday, Oct. 30.



Webster’s Emma Kelby

places 29th overallby Marty SeegerLeader staff writer

HAYWARD – The Viking girls cross-country team took a 12th-place overall fin-ish at the state meet in Wisconsin Rapidson Saturday, Oct. 30, with at least threegirls coming out with their personal- besttimes despite a hilly, and difficult courseheld on Ridges Golf Course.

Those with personal bests includedCalla Karl, Katie Simpson and TaneshaCarlson.

“All three of these girls have done thisseveral times this year so that says a lot,”said coach Eric Olson.

Karl was second on the team with atime of 16:39.88 and came in 50th. Simp-son held the fifth spot on the team withher time of 18:23.0 and Carlson finished inthe team’s sixth spot with a time of18:40.40.

Samantha Nelson finished in the team’sthird spot with a time of 17:34.33. SageKarl held the fourth spot with a time of17:34.33, and Leah Ingebretson was sev-enth on the team with a time of 18:51.67.Leading the team at state was SarahKnauber, who finished with an overalltime of 16:28.10.

“Sarah Knauber did phenomenal,” saidOlson, and also noted that his team of sen-iors, which includes Knauber, Calla andSage Karl, Nelson, Carlson and Jade John-son, have a combined 38 trips to the statelevel in cross country and track and field.

“There’s nobody that knows state betterthan this group of girls. It’s almost hard tobelieve,” Olson said.

Nelson alone is a four-time state quali-fier in cross country and has qualified forstate in track the past three seasons, withanother shot at state in track this spring tomake it eight.

“I’m just fortunate enough to be there,said Olson, who has nothing but positivethings to say about the group of kids he’s

had to work with this season, includinghis two boys that ran on the team this sea-son.

“These kids don’t even need a coach.First of all, they’re all straight-A students,they’re all nice and they don’t cause trou-ble, and they’re about the easiest kids inthe world to be around,” Olson said.

The team finished out a memorable sea-son as the conference champions and asectional runner-up trophy, as well asKnauber’s conference championship. Theteam was also able to defeat a few of thelarger Division 2 schools this season,which Olson said only helped improvetheir times.

“It was really good to see their times im-prove like that,” said Olson.

As a whole, the Vikings season was aconsiderable success, and something theywon’t soon forget.

“It was an absolute gorgeous day. Wehad nothing but nice weather the entireseason for meets, and very few days thatwe didn’t run outside for practice,” Olsonsaid.

Webster’s Kelby takes 29thWebster Tigers sophomore, Emma

Kelby made the best of her first trip tostate, finishing 29th overall in a field of147 competitors. Kelby had a time of16:24.89, and jumped out to a fast startwith a time of 6:09 in the first mile of thecourse.

Vikings end state cross country in 12th place

Frederic's Sam Nelson is one of six sen-iors who will be missed by the cross-countryteam after she graduates this season.

Sophomore Katie Simpson of Frederic hada personal-best time at the state meet with an18:23.60.

Tanesha Carlson ran a personal-best timeof 18:40.40 for the Frederic Vikings at thestate meet in Wisconsin Rapids last weekend.

Frederic senior Calla Karl made the mostof her final race as a Viking with a time of16:39.88. – Photos courtesy of Ken Kutz

Frederic senior Sage Karl ran the final raceof her high school career, capping off a greatcareer.

Frederic's Leah Ingebretson keeps thepace on the difficult track at Ridges GolfCourse in Wisconsin Rapids.

Senior Sarah Knauber ran a phenomenalrace according to Frederic Vikings coach EricOlson.

RIGHT: Emma Kelby, a Webster sopho-more, finished out her first state appearancewith a very respectable time of 16:24.89.

Grantsburg faces Wisconsin Heights at stateby Brenda MartinLeader staff writer

GREEN BAY – The Grantsburg Piratesvolleyball team will defend their state titleagainst Wisconsin Heights in the semifi-

nal on Friday, Nov.5, at 1 p.m., whileAuburndale andRacine St. Cather-ine’s battle it out onthe other court.

Grantsburg wonthe state title in2001 and 2009, and

were runners-up in 1989, 1998, 2003 and2008. Their record for 2010 is 30-0, 10-0 intheir conference. They have played a totalof 88 games over the season, totaling 1,025

kills, 773 assists,404 aces, 1,093digs, 168 soloblocks and 31 assistblocks.

W i s c o n s i nHeights make theirfourth overall ap-pearance at thestate tournament

and were state champions in 2008. Theirrecord is 25-8 for the 2010 season, 10-0 inconference. They total 90 games playedwith 977 kills, 733 assists, 268 aces, 1,605digs, 133 solo blocks and 43 assist blocks.

Auburndale returns for the second con-secutive year after last year’s premier ap-

pearance. Theyreturn with a 31-5record, 7-0 in con-ference. They’veplayed 103 gamesthis year, making1,052 team kills,

961 assists, 325 aces, 1,738 digs, 74 soloblocks and 258 assist blocks.

Racine St. Catherine’s see the state tour-nament for the firsttime this weekend.They have a record of39-0, 10-0 in confer-ence. Having played 87games, the team totals1,052 kills, 944 assists,336 aces, 540 digs, 159solo blocks and 76 as-sisted blocks.



Hacker’s LanesSunday Youth (3 Games)

Standings: The Three Amigos 20, Infinite17, ?? 13, The Bowlers 12, Boss 9.5, JDZ9, Brothers & Arms 8, Team Hambone7.5. Girls games: Corissa Schmidt (??) 204,Lauren Domogala (??) 163, Avery Steen(??) 143.Girls series: Corissa Schmidt (??) 502,Lauren Domogala (??) 449, Avery Steen(??) 391.Boys games: Logan Hacker (TH) 245,Roger Steen (BA) 188, Kyle Hunter (TB)187.Boys series: Logan Hacker (TH) 668,Gary Ekholm (TH) 501, Roger Steen (BA)468.Team games: Team Hambone 515, ??483, The Bowlers 435.Team series: Team Hambone 1416, ??1342, The Bowlers 1141.

Sunday Night 1 No-Tap MixedStandings: Knaubers 12, Packer Back-ers 10.5, Happy Campers 9, Jeff’s Team8.5, Chuck’s Team 8, Long Shots 7, LateComers 6, No Names 3.Women’s games: Kathy Underwood(CT) 234, Deb Swanson (PB) 224, JudyBainbridge (LC) 207.Women’s series: Kathy Underwood (CT)553, Deb Swanson (PB) 540, YvonneSnyder (HC) 525.Men’s games: Don Swanson (PB) & LenKnauber (K) 300, Len Knauber (K) 297,Don Swanson (PB) 276.Men’s series: Don Swanson (PB) 876,Len Knauber (K) 841, Tom Bainbridge(LC) 672.Team games: Packer Backers 867,Knaubers 809, Chuck’s Team 782.Team series: Packer Backers 2393,Knaubers 2198, Chuck’s Team 2132.

Monday AfternoonStandings: Vultures 24, Zebras 19, Bears19, Swans 16.5, Eagles 15.5, NightHawks 15, Badgers 11, Cardinals 8.Women’s games: Mary Young 225,Marge Traun 201, Carol Messer 179.Women’s series: Marge Traun 511, MaryYoung 498, Lila Larson 491. Men’s games: Duane Doolittle 235, DaleJohnson 230, Dennis Bohn 206.Men’s series: Dale Johnson 596, DuaneDoolittle 576, Dennis Bohn 571.Team games: Night Hawks 727, Vultures

710, Eagles 656.Team series: Vultures 1987, Night Hawks1962, Bears 1810.

Monday Night LadiesStandings: Hacker’s Lanes 37.5, Houseof Wood 34, Mane Attractions 34, TheBottle Shop 30.5, Hog Wild 30, Bye 0.Individual games: Rhonda Bazey (HW)202, Kelly Steen (BS) 192, Kathy Java(HL) 183.Individual series: Kelly Steen (BS) 490,Rhonda Bazey (HW) 482, Kathy Java(HL) 482.Team games: Hog Wild 640, House ofWood 607, Mane Attractions 539.Team series: Hog Wild 1773, House ofWood 1573, Hacker’s Lanes 1573.

Tuesday ClassicStandings: Great Northern Outdoors 75,Bottle Shop 68, Yellow Lake Lodge 52,SHWHORAW CO. 45.5, Pioneer Bar41.5, Rural American Bank 30.Individual games: Brett Daeffler 279, JonAnderson 255, Gene Ackland 248.Individual series: Brett Daeffler 709,Reed Stevens 620, Maynard Stevens615.Team games: Bottle Shop 689, RuralAmerican Bank 684, Yellow Lake Lodge624.Team series: Bottle Shop 1944, YellowLake Lodge 1770, SWHORAW CO. 1741.Consecutive strikes (5 or more): BrettDaeffler 8x = 279; Ron Skow 8x = 244;Reed Stevens 6x = 235.Games 50 or more above average: JonAnderson 255 (+87); Brett Daeffler 279(+82); Jake Anderson 242 (+67); KelseyBazey 236 (+63).Series 100 or more above average:Kelsey Bazey 644 (+125); Brett Daeffler709 (+118).Splits converted: 2-4-8-10: Jake Ander-son, Jon Anderson.

Wednesday Night Early Men’sStandings: A-1 Machine 21, Lewis Silo19, Pioneer Bar 18, Cummings Lumber15.5, Skol Bar 14.5, Larsen Auto 8. Individual games: Steve Baillargeon (A-1) 250, Don Swanson (CL) 247, ChuckKruse (CL) 227.Individual series: Chris Rowell (PB) 648,Don Swanson (CL) 637, Duane Doolittle(LS) 627.Team games: Lewis Silo 992, A-1 Ma-chine 990, Cummings Lumber 983.Team series: A-1 Machine 2826, Skol

Bar 2760, Lewis Silo 2727.Thursday Late Mixed

Standings: Hansen Farms Inc. 21, HogWild BBQ & Grill 17, Fisk Trucking 16,Johnson Upholstery 15, Stotz & Company13. Women’s games: Karen Carlson 199,Heather Wynn 154, Rita Frandsen 152.Women’s series: Karen Carlson 486,Rita Frandsen 427, Heather Wynn 369.Men’s series: Eugene Wynn Sr. 211,Richard Coen 209, Oliver Baillargeon204.Men’s games: Eugene Wynn Sr. 568,Oliver Baillargeon 557, Richard Coen539.Team games: Hansen Farms Inc. 865,Stotz & Co. 806, Johnson Upholstery 781.Team series: Hansen Farms Inc. 2517,Johnson Upholstery 2288, Stotz & Co.2261.

Friday Night LadiesStandings: The Pin Heads 37, TheLeader 36, The Dozers 36, Frederic De-sign & Promo 32, Pioneer Bar 27, MeyersPlus 25, Junque Art 23. Individual games: Linda O’Donnell 193,Margie Traun 184, Tracie DesJardins 180.Individual series: Linda O’Donnell 519,Gail Linke 493, Karen Carlson 479.Team games: Junque Art 641, The PinHeads 621, The Dozers 568.Team series: Junque Art 1883, The PinHeads 1680, The Dozers 1552.Games 50 or more above average: Tra-cie DesJardins; Linda O’Donnell.Splits converted: 5-7: Gail Linke; JeanneDesJardins.

Black & OrangeEarly Birds

Standings: Yellow River Saloon 22-6,The Tap 16.5-11.5, Gandy Dancer Saloon13.5-14.5, Black & Orange 4-24.

Individual games: Kay Casey (YRS)182, Lynn Toivola (T) 163, Linda Strong(YRS) & Donna Koon (YRS) 158.Individual series: Kay Casey (YRS) 492,Donna Koon (YRS) 468, Lynn Toivola (T)431.Team games: Yellow River Saloon 836,Gandy Dancer Saloon 830, The Tap 774.Team series: Yellow River Saloon 2433,Gandy Dancer Saloon 2406, The Tap2306.

Monday Night Men’sStandings: Glass & Mirror Works 19-9,Black & Orange 17-11, Larry’s LP 15.5-12.5, Pope’s Construction 4.5-23.5.Individual games: Josh Johnson (L) 243,Mike Zajac (G&MW) 203, Dean Eytche-son (G&MW) 199.Individual series: Mike Zajac (G&MW)565, Josh Johnson (L) 554, Dean Eytch-eson (G&MW) 531.Team games: Larry’s LP 962, Pope’sConstruction 913, Glass & Mirror Works892.Team series: Larry’s LP 2736, Glass &Mirror Works 2647, Black & Orange 2606.Consecutive strikes (5 or more): JoshJohnson 8x.Games 50 or more above average: JoshJohnson 243 (+77).

TNTStandings: Flower Power 19-13, Cashco19-13, Larry’s LP 14-18, Black & Orange12-20. Individual games: Carol Phelps (FP)199, Jennifer Kern (L) 198, Vicki Sjoholm(B&O) 191.Individual series: Jennifer Kern (L) 487,Carol Phelps (FP) 478, Audrey Pardun(B&O) 467.Team games: Black & Orange 940,Flower Power 901, Larry’s LP 867.Team series: Black & Orange 2560,Larry’s LP 2527, Flower Power 2435.Splits converted: 4-6: Becky Reynolds.

Wednesday NightStandings: Cashco 19-9, 10th Hole 18-10, Lions 16-12, Northview Drive Inn 16-12, Black & Orange 12-16, Vacant 3-25.Individual games: Mike Zajac (C) 224,Gerry Vogel (10th) 193, Larry Johnson (L)191.Individual series: Mike Zajac (C) 560,Tim Vasatka (B&O) 530, Larry Johnson(L) 527.Team games: Black & Orange 984,Northview Drive Inn 940, Cashco 939.

Team series: Black & Orange 2707, 10thHole 2675, Cashco 2644.Games 50 or more above average:Jason Nutter 190 (+55); Mike Zajac 224(+60); Gerry Vogel 193 (+51).

Early RisersStandings: A+ Sanitation 18-14, GandyDancer 17-15, 10th Hole 17-15, Gayle’sNorthwoods Hair Design 12-20. Individual games: Carol Phelps (A+)194, Pam Dildine (10th) 166, LoreneBreingan (GD) 161.Individual series: Carol Phelps (A+) 496,Lylah Nelson (A+) 450, Janice Carlson(GNHD) 436.Team games: A+ Sanitation 703, GandyDancer 701, 10th Hole 651.Team series: A+ Sanitation 2051, GandyDancer 1950, 10th Hole 1849.Games 50 or more above average:Carol Phelps 194 (+58).

Thursday Night LadiesStandings: Vacant 19-9, Lip’s 13.5-14.5,Webster Motel 12.5-15.5, Pour House 11-17. Individual games: Daphne Churchill (L)191, Shaurette Reynolds (L) 160, AmandaGrabow (WM) 143.Individual series: Daphne Churchill (L)488, Shaurette Reynolds (L) 459, AmandaGrabow (WM) 424.Team games: Lip’s 692, Pour House 683,Webster Motel 616.Team series: Lip’s 2009, Pour House1891, Webster Motel 1796.

Denny’s Downtown LanesSunday Afternoon Mixed

Standings: 3-Ms 43, George’s Angels 32,Team Siren 27, The Pacifiers 26, Bye 21,Spare Us 19. Women’s games: “Trouble” Barfknecht155, Lori Dake 151.Women’s series: “Trouble” Barfknecht437, Lori Dake 404.Men’s games: George Nutt 185, JimLoomis 171.Men’s series: Daryl Marek 452, JimLoomis 445.Team games: George’s Angels 472, 3-Ms431.Team series: George’s Angels 1254, 3-Ms 1233.

A R E A B O W L I N G R E S U L T S

Punt, pass and kick sectional held at Siren

LEFT: Lenin Guzman of Frederic (far right)took third place for his performance at sec-tionals in Siren last Saturday, Oct. 23, in the12-13 age class of the punt, pass and kickcontest. Taking second was Jordan Peoplesof Cottage Grove, (center) and in first placewas Henry Ellenson of Rice Lake.

RIGHT: Trey Tisdale of Luck (center) placedsecond at the Pepsi Punt, Pass and Kickcompetition in the 8-9 age class. David Dvo-racek of Chippewa Falls (right) placed thirdand Nicolas Magnuson of Foxboro took first.

McKenna Delany of Luck (far left) took third place at thepass, punt and kick competition, Lindsey Johnson ofMenomonie took second, and Taylor Lehner of Centuria tookfirst place. Eight sectionals are held across the state, andthose in the top four with their total distances will compete atLambeau Field in Green Bay on Dec. 5.

Jenna Curtis of Webster (center) placed second at the SirenBallpark for the sectional Punt, pass and kick competition.Aubrey Berlin of Eau Claire took third and Chloe Wanink ofCameron (far right) placed first. – Photos submitted

Sarah Shaffer of Siren took third place, Mikayla Stai ofMenomonie took second and Asheley Juza of Hudson tookfirst in the pass, punt and kick competition in Siren.



A 5-1 record forround two ofWIAA playoff ac-tion gave the Pre-diction King a finalfootball seasonrecord of 38-17 for a69-percent successrate. Unfortunately,he correctly pre-dicted one-sided losses byGrantsburg, Fred-eric and Luck.

“This was one ofmy poorer seasons.Usually I’m in themid-70th per-centile,” he said. “IfI hadn’t went 12-1during my last twoweeks, I would’ve been in really badshape,” he added while butchering asmall fawn he’d shot with his crossbowWednesday morning. This week theSwami provides a sampling of some ofthe most provocative e-mails he’s re-ceived.Erasmus B. Dragon of Siren e-mailed:Do you think Siren will make the play-offs next year? Also, what do you thinkof our chances for the boys basketballtitle?The Swami replied: Yes, they will. Theyhave the athletes, and I like what I’veseen from the new coaching regime. Thebasketball team won’t have the depth itwill take to compete with Luck or Web-ster in conference but should be capableof a long tournament run.

Richard Hertz from Holden e-mailed:You seemed to have problems predict-ing St. Croix Falls games this season. Towhat do you attribute your failures?The Swami replied: Frankly, I figuredthis was the year that the Saints wouldshine with a core of experienced upper-classmen. Had I done a better job onSCF games, I would’ve broken 70 per-cent.Anna Recksieck of West Denmark e-mailed: What’s wrong with AaronRodgers? Especially after dumpingBrett Favre, we cheeseheads desperatelywant him to do well, but he’s been verymediocre this season. Not only that, butin three years as a starter he’s never wona big game.The Swami replied: I bleed green andgold. All A-Rod needs to do is managethe game. With our defense we don’tneed gaudy offensive numbers. GoPack, Go!Constance Noring of A&H e-mailed: Will this be the yearcoach Randy Hedrick’s Webster Tigersfinally get the Eau Claire Regis mon-key off their backs?The Swami replied: I don’t think thatwill be necessary this year since Regiswill probably be knocked off before sec-tionals. The Tigers will again have astrong inside threat which will givethem the coveted three scorers that gen-erally puts a small school on track for aconference crown or tournament run.The Swami answers all e-mails and canbe reached [email protected].

The Swami

THE SWAMI

PREDICTS

VOLLEYBALLWest Lakeland Standings

Team Conf. OverallGrantsburg Pirates 10-0 33-0Webster Tigers 8-2 17-6Turtle Lake Lakers 8-2 19-10Clayton Bears 6-4 17-7Luck Cardinals 6-4 18-15St. Croix Falls Saints 5-5 15-18Clear Lake Warriors 4-6 14-10Unity Eagles 4-6 8-11Siren Dragons 3-7 6-11Frederic Vikings 1-9 4-14Shell Lake Lakers 0-10 3-23

ScoresThursday, October 28Grantsburg 3, Washburn 1McDonell Central 3, Luck 0Saturday, October 30Grantsburg 3, Regis 0

UpcomingFriday, November 51 p.m. Grantsburg vs. Wisconsin Heights (State)

Auburndale vs. Racine St. Catherine’s (State)Saturday, November 612:30 p.m. Championship Match

FOOTBALLSmall Lakeland Standings

Team Conf. OverallShell Lake 8-0 11-0Frederic 7-1 9-2Luck 5-3 7-4Northwood/Solon Springs 5-3 6-4Turtle Lake 5-3 5-4Bruce 3-5 4-5Siren 2-6 3-6Birchwood 1-7 1-7Winter 0-8 0-9

Large Lakeland StandingsTeam Conf. OverallClear Lake 6-0 9-1Grantsburg 4-2 6-5Flambeau 3-3 5-5St. Croix Falls 3-3 4-6Cameron 3-3 4-6Webster 2-4 3-6Unity 0-6 1-8

ScoresSaturday, October 30Shell Lake 48, Luck 22Gilman 34, Frederic 7Colby 42, Grantsburg 0

LEADER SPORTSSCOREBOARD

Former Minnesota Twins Minor League and Osceola Braves manager Ken Staples was in-ducted into the Minnesota High School Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame during abanquet at the Ramada Plaza in Minneapolis on Oct. 30. Staples coached baseball and hockeyfor Cooper and Robbinsdale high schools. Staples also coach baseball and hockey for St.Thomas College and spent 15 years as an instructor for the Minnesota Twins clinics. Staplesis also a member of the St. Thomas Hall of Fame and the St. Paul Athletes Hall of Fame.“Tillie’”Krenz (Osceola Braves board member), and Terry Ryan of the Minnesota Twins congrat-ulate Ken Staples (pictured in the middle) on his induction into the Hall of Fame. – Photo sub-mitted

Former Osceola Braves managerinducted into Hall of Fame

Middle school football players participated inthe all-star game. – Photo by Tammi Milberg

The St. Croix Falls Middle School bandperformed a halftime show during the sev-enth- and eighth-grade all-star footballgame on the afternoon of Thursday, Oct.18. – Photo by Tammi Milberg

Eighth-gradevolleyball play-ers were rec-ognized duringan assembly.–Photo by KellieWilson

Seventh-grade volleyball players were recognized Oct. 21 during an assembly. –Photo byKellie Wilson

The seventh- and eighth-grade cross-country team was recognized during an assembly. TheSt. Croix Falls Middle School celebrated the National Month of the Adolescent in October.–Photo by Kellie Wilson

St. Croix Falls Saints middle school sports



It’s like seeing a loonwhile ice fishing inmid-January or finding$1 million in the wallsof an old house for thevast majority of thoselooking for a trophywhite-tailed deer. Veryfew hunters will eversee a truly giant white-tail buck except on thecovers of popular hunt-ing magazines and be-hind high fences.

This type of deercomes around once in alifetime, and are con-sidered Holy Grail fortrophy white-taileddeer hunters. And eventhough many hunters aren’t after a tro-phy, they’d be lying if they told you ahuge buck hadn’t made a pass throughtheir brain – at least once – while theyslept.

“Think about how many times you geta big buck on camera and spend the sea-son dreaming about him, only to nevereven get close to getting him. Well, thistime, that dream finally came true,” saidlongtime friend Neil Bygd, while admir-ing a nearly 200-inch whitetail Mondayafternoon. He’d arrowed the buck onHalloween, and found him late Monday,Nov. 1, morning.

Neil and a select few knew about thebuck since he captured it on trail camerapictures over the summer, and from thatmoment on the deer polluted his mindwith excitement and gave those of us thatknew about it a sense of jealousy, but a se-rious sense of willingness to offer any ad-vice we could on how to get him.

Since August, when the first trail pho-tos emerged and into late October, thewary buck moved only after dusk andwell before dawn, showing up at minerallicks and various stand locations at oraround midnight near the property Neilowns in northern Dunn County.

While other area landowners knewabout the buck, very few talked aboutseeing the deer or even that it existed atall. There were several other deer in thearea that anyone would consider a trophyas well, yet Neil had in mind that he’donly hunt this one particular buck, and

nothing else.Eventually, after a few more trail pic-

tures, we came to the conclusion that Neil

possessed the shed antlers from the samebuck. Last spring I had written a columnabout the find, and neither of us could be-

lieve it was the same deer. In one year ithad nearly doubled in size.

When bow hunting opened in Septem-ber, Neil hunted smart, played the wind,limited his movement on certain areas ofthe property and continued to check trailcam photos to try and pinpoint a pattern.As late October approached, the buckbegan moving closer and closer to day-light hours, and legal shooting light, butit wasn’t until Oct. 31, after several hourson the stand during the right huntingconditions, and only after electing to letseveral other large bucks walk by, thegiant finally presented itself.

Neil spent much of Sunday with fam-ily, celebrating his daughter Lauren’s firstbirthday. He wasn’t even sure he wantedto hunt that evening, but went anyway,and at around 5 p.m., while taking a littlenap, he heard crashing in the woods tothe south. After just a few loud grunts,the buck came crashing toward the cen-ter of a picked bean field.

“Actually, I was really calm,” Neil said,knowing that this would be his only shot.

“I remember saying to myself, ‘make itcount,’” he said, and he released thearrow.

While the first shot on the buck wasfatal, a group of five people spent a goodportion of Sunday night tracking the deerbefore making the decision to back outand look for the deer the next morning.Neil and his father-in-law eventuallytracked and located the buck late Mon-day morning. It was a long, grueling jobgetting the deer the following day, butpersistence paid off in the end.

After doing a rough score on the deeron Monday evening using official scoresheets from the Pope and Young Club, thebuck grosses 195 inches. Unfortunately, atine had been broken off the buck’s leftmain beam between Oct. 26-28, mostlikely while sparring with another buck.The broken tine would have measured 10or more inches, judging by trail cameraphotos, and probably would havepushed the deer over 200 inches.

“I don’t care,” Neil said. “I’ll probablynever shoot another one like this again.”

While most of us, will never have thiskind of success, its nice to know thatbucks like these continue to exist, and itcertainly gives the average hunters, thatsimply love to hunt, the hope or dream ofsomeday shooting the buck of a lifetime.

Buck of a lifetime

MartySeeger

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ATVs • BIRDING • BOATING • CAMPING • FISHING • HIKING • HUNTING • RECREATIONAL VEHICLES

I N T E R!C O U N T Y L E A D E R

Shooting a buck that grosses nearly 200 inches is a rare and nearly impos-sible feat for most hunters, but dreams can come true. This 15-pointer wastaken by Neil Bygd on Halloween. – Photo by Marty Seeger

OUTDOORS

Perfect 10

Marlene Odahlen-Hinze of ClamFalls shot this Burnett County 10-pointer recently. The buck weighed210 pounds dressed, and green-scored 158 inches. – Photo submitted

Big buck down

Jerod Buck of Luck arrowed this buck onMonday evening, Nov. 1, while hunting justeast of Luck. The buck weighed 225 poundsand is a 9-pointer. – Photo submitted

One of the first of many trail photos of the 16-pointer, which turned into a15-pointer after breaking one of its many tines off in battle just a week beforeNeil Bygd harvested his trophy. – Photo courtesy of Neil Bygd

Pike from Coon Lake

John Chenal, 11, Frederic, hauled in this 34-inch northernpike while fishing at Coon Lake Park in Frederic a couple ofweeks ago. – Photo submitted

(Sept. 29, Oct. 6, 13, 20, 27, Nov. 3)


WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., as Trustee for Option One Mortgage Loan Trust 2007-3 Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007-3 c/o American Home Mortgage Servicing Inc.

Plaintiff, vs.

JAMES D. SCHUMACHER and JANE DOE, unknown spouse of James D. Schumacher; and DAVETTE SCHUMACHER, probable spouse of James D. Schumacher STEVEN R. TALMAGE; and DENTAL ARTS, S.C.,

Defendants. Case No. 10-CV-185

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 May 13, 2010, in the amount of $221,846.29, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: November 16, 2010, 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.


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: Lot 24, Plat of Apple River Santuary, City of Amery, Polk County, Wis.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 913 Sunflower Way, City of Amery.

TAX KEY NO.: 201-00773-2400

Timothy G. Moore 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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ANCHORBANK, FSB Plaintiff

vs. MICHAEL P. FLAHERTY SALLY M. FLAHERTY J.H. LARSON ELECTRICAL COMPANY XYZ CORPORATION ABC PARTNERSHIP JOE DOE MARY ROWE

Defendants. Case No. 09CV658


By virtue of Judgment of Fore- closure and Sale entered in the above-entitled action on May 27, 2010, the undersigned Sheriff of Polk County, Wiscon- sin, will sell at public auction at the front entrance of the Polk County Justice Center, 1005 W. Main Street, in the City of Balsam Lake, in said county, on the 2nd day of December, 2010, at 10:00 a.m., the real estate and mortgaged premises directed by the Judgment to be sold, therein described as follows:

A parcel of land in the North- east Quarter of the Northwest Quarter (NE 1/4 of NW 1/4), Section 10, Township 34 North, Range 17 West, described as follows: Commen- cing at the Northeast corner of the NW 1/4 of Section 10-34- 17, running thence West 16 rods along the section line; running thence due south on a line parallel to the quarter sec - tion line 20 rods; running thence East 16 rods to the quarter section line; running thence North 20 rods; to the place of beginning, containing 2 acres, more or less, Polk County, Wisconsin.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 501 W. Main St., Balsam Lake, 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 within ten days after confir - mation of sale.

Dated this 4th day of October, 2010.

/s/Timothy B. Moore Polk County Sheriff

Donald R. Marjala - Lawyer WELD, RILEY, PRENN & RICCI,

S.C. P.O. Box 1030 Eau Claire, WI 54702-1030 715-839-7786 Attorneys for Plaintiff

Pursuant to the Fair Debt Col- lection Practices Act (15 U.S.C. Section 1692), we are required to state that we are attempting to collect a debt on our client’s behalf and any information we obtain will be used for that pur - pose. 522950 WNAXLP

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NOTICE TOWN OF LORAIN BOARD MEETING

Thurs., Nov. 11, 2010, 7:30 p.m. Lorain Town Hall, 252 345th Ave., Cty. Rd. E

Agenda: Call meeting to order. Roll call/verification of meeting notice. Approve the minutes of the last meeting. Approve the treasury report. Motion to pay the bills. Reports: Road, Fire Dept., Ambulance, Cemetery, Comprehensive Plan Commission. Additional meeting items for future agendas. Motion to adjourn.

Susan E. Hughes, Clerk

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Frederic Village Board will meet, at the Village Hall, 107 Hope Road W., in the Village of Frederic, for the pur - pose of conducting general vil - lage business. This meeting will be held on Monday, November 8, 2010, at 7 p.m.

Kristi Swanson, Village Clerk Frederic, Wis. 524517 11L

NOTICE OF PUBLIC BUDGET HEARING FOR TOWN OF TRADE LAKE, BURNETT COUNTY Notice is hereby given that on Thursday, November 11, 2010, at 6 p.m.,

at the Trade Lake Town Hall, a PUBLIC HEARING on the PROPOSED BUDGET of the Town of Trade Lake in Burnett County will be held.

The Proposed Budget is posted for review. The proposed budget in detail is available for inspection at the town clerk’s home by appointment. Deborah Christian, Clerk, at 715-488-2600 or tradelakewi@grantsburgtel - com.net

NOTICE – SPECIAL MEETING OF THE ELECTORS Notice is hereby given that a special town meeting of the Town of Trade

Lake, Burnett County, Wisconsin, will be held in the town at the Trade Lake Town Hall, Town Hall Rd., on the 11th day of November, 2010. The town elector meeting will be held immediately following the completion of the Public Hearing on the proposed 2010 town budget which begins at 6 p.m. for the following purposes:

1. To approve the 2010 town tax levy to be paid in 2011 pursuant to Sec. 60.10(1)(a) of Wis. Statutes.

NOTICE - TOWN OF TRADE LAKE MONTHLY BOARD MEETING

The monthly board meeting will be held Thursday, November 11, 2010, immediately following the Special Meeting of the electors.

Agenda: Minutes of last meeting, Treasurer’s Report, Payment of Bills, Resident Issues, Treasurer’s Bond Ordinance, Town Road Maintenance, set December date and Agenda

Deborah L. Christian, Clerk www.tradelakewi.com 524619 52-1a 11-12L WNAXLP

NOTICE OF PUBLIC BUDGET HEARING FOR TOWN OF STERLING,

POLK COUNTY Notice is hereby given that on Monday, November 15, 2010, at

7 p.m., at the Cushing Community Center, a PUBLIC HEARING on the 2011 PROPOSED BUDGET of the Town of Sterling in Polk County will be held. The proposed budget in detail is available for inspection at the town clerk’s office from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., on Mon., Wed. and Fri. Phone: 715-488-2735.

NOTICE OF SPECIAL TOWN ELECTORS MEETING

TOWN OF STERLING, POLK COUNTY Notice is hereby given that on Monday, November 15, 2010,

immediately following the completion of the Public Hearing on the proposed 2011 budget, which begins at 7 p.m., at the Cushing Community Center, 2510 241st Street, a special meet - ing of the electors called pursuant to Sec. 60.12 (1)(c) of Wis. Statutes by the town board for the following purposes will be held:

1. To adopt the total 2011 highway expenditures pursuant to Section 82.03(2) of Wisconsin Statutes.

2. To adopt the 2010 town tax levy to be paid in 2011 pursuant to Section 60.10(1)(a) of Wisconsin Statutes.

NOTICE OF TOWN OF STERLING BOARD MEETING

Notice is hereby given that on Monday, November 15, 2010, immediately following the completion of the Special Town Meeting of the Electors at the Cushing Community Center, a town board meeting will be held for the following purpose:

1. For the town board to discuss and adopt the 2011 Budget for the Town of Sterling.

This will also be the Monthly Town Board Meeting. Agenda: Clerk minutes, treasurer financial report, update on

town leases, board decide who will plow Main Street, board approval of assessor’s 2011 contract, approve operator licenses, possible board vote on No Overnight Parking on Main Street Ordinance, road maint. report and bills paid.

Dated November 1, 2010 Julie Peterson, Clerk 524761 11L 1a

WANTED PART-TIME EMPLOYEE

Clayton’s Hardware Hank Looking for a person who likes to be around people, has some retail experience in Hardware and Electronics would be preferred, but will train on the job. Applications may be picked up or resume may be sent to P.O. Box 520, St. Croix Falls, WI 54024. No phone calls. 524868 11L 1d

PUBLIC NOTICE TOWN OF McKINLEY

The Town Board Meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 9, 2010, at the Town Hall, 7 p.m. Agenda will be posted at the Town Hall.

Notice is hereby given that at 8 p.m. a PUBLIC HEARING on the PROPOSED 2011 BUDGET of the Town of McKinley will be held. The proposed budget will be posted at the Town Hall.

Immediately following completion of the Public Hearing on the proposed 2011 budget, a special town meeting will be called pursuant to Section 60.12 (1)(c) of Wisconsin Statutes by the town board for the following purposes:

1. To approve the total 2011 highway expenditures pursuant to Section 81.01 (3) of Wisconsin Statutes.

2. To adopt the 2010 Town Levy to be paid in 2011 pursuant to Section 60.10 (1)(c) of Wisconsin Statutes.

Town of McKinley Deborah Grover, Clerk 524872 11L WNAXLP

TOWN OF GEORGETOWN PUBLIC BUDGET HEARING

The Town of Georgetown will hold a public hearing on the proposed budget on Tuesday, November 16, 2010, at 7 p.m., at the Georgetown Town Hall. The proposed budget will be posted at the Georgetown Town Hall, Jonzy Market and Wilkins Resort. The proposed budget in detail is available for inspection by calling Kristine Lindgren, clerk, at 715- 857-5788. The following is a summary of the proposed 2010 budget collect in 2011:

REVENUE Intergovernmental 113,944 Public Service (snowplowing and roadwork) 18,000 Misc. (licenses, interest, etc.) 7,500 Levy 284,437 TOTAL $423,881

EXPENDITURES General Government 72,000 Fire 79,882 Ambulance 10,044 Public Works 261,555 TOTAL $432,400

TOWN OF GEORGETOWN SPECIAL TOWN MEETING Notice is herby given that on Tuesday, November 16, 2010,

following the completion of the public hearing on the pro - posed budget, which begins at 6:30 p.m. at the Georgetown Town Hall, a Special Town Meeting of the electors called pursuant to Section 60.12(1)© of WI Stat. by the town board, for the following purposes, will be held:

1. To approve the total 2011 highway expenditures to be collected in 2010 pursuant to Sec. 81.03 (3) of WI Stat. Provide machinery implement, material and equipment needed to construct and repair said highways and bridges.

2. To authorize the Town of Georgetown to spend a sum over the annual limit of $10,000 for machinery imple - ments, material and equipment needed to construct and repair highways and bridges.

3. To adopt the 2010 Town Tax Levy to be paid in 2011, pursuant to Sec. 60.12 (1)(a) of WI Statutes.

Kristine Lindgren, Clerk 524898 11L WNAXLP

NOTICE OF PUBLIC BUDGET HEARING FOR THE TOWN OF LUCK

Budget meeting for the Town of Luck will be held in the Luck, Town Hall, November 11, 2010, at 8 p.m.

Proposed 2011 Budget Revenues

Town Tax Levy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100,000.00 State Shared Revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $62,701.00 Hwy. Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $102,992.00 Liquor Lic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $950.00 Miscellaneous Revenues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,500.00 Interest Income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $300.00

Total $268,443.00 Expenditures

General Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $23,126.00 Assessor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,600.00 Ambulance Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,875.00 Highways . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $230,842.00

Total $268,443.00 Notice is hereby given that on Thursday, November 11, 2010, immediately following the proposed budget hearing, a special town meeting of electors, called pursuant to Sec. 60.12 (1)(c) of Wisconsin Statutes by the town board for the following pur - poses will be held.

1. To approve the total 2011 highway expenditures pursuant to Sec. 81.01 (3) of Wisconsin Statutes.

2. To adopt the 2010 town tax levy to be paid in 2011 pursuant to Sec. 60.01 (1) (a) of Wisconsin Statutes.

Lloyd Nelson, Clerk 524901 11-12L WNAXLP

NOTICE Town of Luck

Board Meeting Thursday, Nov. 11, 7 p.m.

Town Hall Agenda: 1. Reading of the minutes 2. Treasurer’s report 3. Review and pay bills 4. Patrolman’s report

Any additional agenda will be posted in the Luck Town Hall and clerk’s office.

Lloyd Nelson, Clerk

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SUBSTITUTE JANITOR The School District of Luck is looking for a per - son(s) interested in being on a substitute list for janitorial duties. Must pass a background check, a physical and be able to work evenings. Janitor experience required. Applications available at the District office.

Equal opportunity employer.

Deadline November 19, 2010. 524911 11L 1a

TWO POSTINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT OF ST. CROIX FALLS

2010 - 2011 St. Croix Falls and Dresser Elementary

Schools * 4-hour/4-days per week special education aids

(Limited to the 2010 - 2011 school year) * 5 days per week special education aide

Dresser Elementary School Applications can be picked up at the

District Office at 740 Maple Drive, St. Croix Falls or accessed online at www.scf.k12.wi.us

If you have questions, please contact Jeff Benoy at 715-483-2507, Ext. 1102.

Apply by November 12, 2010. 524927 11L

N o t i c e s / E m p l o y m e n t O p p o r t u n i t i e swww.the- leader.net

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(Sept. 29, Oct. 6, 13, 20, 27, Nov. 3)


WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, nka JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, NA

Plaintiff vs.

RAYMOND SCHULLER, et al Defendants

Case No. 08 CV 668 Hon. Molly E GaleWyrick, Br. 1 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by

virtue of a judgment of foreclo - sure entered on December 8, 2008, in the amount of $222,063.60, the Polk County Sheriff will sell the premises described below at public auc - tion as follows: DATE/TIME: November 10,

2010, at 10 a.m. TERMS:


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, Wis., 54810

PROPERTY DESCRIPTION: Lot 3 of CSM No. 3931 recorded in Volume 17 of CSM, Page 194, as Document No. 644993. Located in part of the Southwest 1/4 of the South- west 1/4, Section 1, Township 32 North, Range 19 West. Said land being in the Town of Farmington, Polk County, Wis.

ADDRESS: 2483 50th Avenue, Osceola, WI 55020.

TAX KEY NO: 022-00028-0300. Dated this 23rd day of Sep-

tember, 2010. Tim Moore Polk County Sheriff Cummisford, Acevedo &

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

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

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AnchorBank, fsb f/k/a S & C Bank

Plaintiff, vs.

William T. Menne, Unknown Spouse of William T. Menne and Unknown Tenants

Defendants, NOTICE OF

FORECLOSURE SALE Case No.: 10 CV 233 Case Code: 30404

Judge: Molly E. GaleWyrick PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by

virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on July 29, 2010, in the amount of $141,119.90, the Polk County Sheriff will sell the described property at public auction as follows: DATE/TIME: November 24,

2010, at 10:00 a.m. 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. Pu- rchaser is responsible for payment 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 County Sheriff’s Office, 1005 West Main St., Suite 900, Balsam Lake, WI 54810.

DESCRIPTION: Lot 1 of Certi- fied Survey Map No. 4014, recorded in Volume 18 of Cer- tified Survey Maps, Page 44, as Document No. 652142, located in the Southwest Quar- ter of the Southeast Quarter (SW1/4 SE1/4), Section 34, Township 36 North, Range 17 West, Town of Luck, Polk County, Wisconsin.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 2412 145th Street, Luck, WI 54853.

Timothy G. Moore Polk County Sheriff ECKBERG, LAMMERS,

BRIGGS, WOLFF & VIERLING, P.L.L.P.

Nicholas J. Vivian (#1047165) Attorney for Plaintiff 1809 Northwestern Avenue Stillwater, MN 55082 651-349-2878

Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (15 U.S.C. Section 1692), we are required to state that we are attempting to collect a debt on our client’s behalf and any information we obtain will be used for that purpose.

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(Oct. 27, Nov. 3, 10, 17, 24, Dec. 1)


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 foreclo - sure entered on June 1, 2010, in the amount of $66,504.54, the Polk County Sheriff will sell the premises described below at public auction as follows: DATE/TIME: December 8, 2010,

at 10:00 a.m. TERMS:


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 of Range 20 West, Town of Sterling, Polk County, Wisconsin.

ADDRESS: 3340 Evergreen Avenue, Grantsburg, WI 54840

TAX KEY NO.: 046-01281-0000 Dated the 28th day of Sep-

tember, 2010. Tim Moore 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 & As- sociates, LLC is the creditor’s attorney and is attempting to collect a debt on its behalf. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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NOTICE TOWN OF MILLTOWN Monthly Board

Meeting Monday, Nov. 8,

at 7 p.m. Milltown Fire Hall

Virgil Hansen, Clerk 524040 10-11L 52-1a,d

(Oct. 27, Nov. 3, 10) STATE OF WISCONSIN


JOYCE M. ANDERSON, Plaintiff,

vs. THE ESTATE OF JENNIE SURBER her heirs and successors and assigns and ALL UNKNOWN PARTIES CLAIMING ANY INTEREST IN SAID PROPERTY,

Defendants. Code No. 30405

SUMMONS Case No. 770

THE STATE OF WISCONSIN to said defendant:

You are hereby summoned and required to serve upon Remington Law Offices, LLC, plaintiff’s attorney, whose address is set forth below, an answer to the complaint which is herewith served upon you within forty-five (45) days of receiving this summons, you must respond with a written answer. The answer must be sent or delivered to the court, whose address is Clerk of Circuit Court, Polk County Jus- tice Center, 1005 West Main Street, Suite 300, P.O. Box 549, Balsam Lake, WI 54810, and to James T. Remington, plaintiff’s attorney, whose address is 126 S. Knowles Avenue, New Rich- mond, WI 54017. You may have an attorney help or represent you.

If you do not provide a proper answer within forty-five (45) 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 in the future, and may also be enforced by gar - nishment or seizure of property.

Dated this 4th day of October, 2010. REMINGTON LAW OFFICES,

LLC James T. Remington, #1015615 Attorneys for Plaintiff THIS DOCUMENT DRAFTED

BY: REMINGTON LAW OFFICES,

LLC 126 S. Knowles Avenue New Richmond, WI 54017 Telephone: 715-246-3422 52

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GRANTSBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT 480 E. James Avenue • Grantsburg, WI 54840

NOTIFICATION OF EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Date: October 18, 2010 Title of Position: Cook’s Helper Hours: 3 hours. Be available for extra hours when

needed. Rate of Pay: Per contract schedule. Description of Duties:

1. Assist with delivery, cleanup and serving lunch to stu - dents and staff.

Qualifications: 1. Good human relation skills when working with co-work -

ers, staff, students and public. 2. Follow through on written and oral directions and

requests in a positive and expedient manner. 3. Be able to communicate and show leadership skills. 4. Maintain a positive work attitude. 5. Demonstrate good work habits, punctuality, reliability,

self-initiative and attendance. 6. Be flexible to a changing work schedule with changing

responsibilities and demands. 7. Be able to lift 50 pounds. 8. Possess a valid driver’s license.

Closing Date For Application: November 8, 2010. Contact: Lara Lerud, Food Service Director

Grantsburg High School Phone #: 715-463-5165 Ext. 125 Or fill out an application at the district office.

The School District of Grantsburg is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, national origin, sex, religion or handicap. 524245 10-11L



In the matter of the name change of:

Brian Scott Valentine By (Petitioner) Brian Scott Hill Notice and Order for Name

Change Hearing Case No. 10CV810 NOTICE IS GIVEN:

A petition was filed asking to change the name of the person listed above: From: Brian Scott Valentine To: Brian Scott Hill Birth Certificate:

Brian Scott Valentine IT IS ORDERED:

This petition will be heard in the Circuit Court of Polk County, State of Wisconsin:

Judge’s Name: Molly E. GaleWyrick

Place: Polk Co. Justice Center, 1005 W. Main St., Br. 1, Balsam Lake, WI 54810.

Date: Nov. 23, 2010. Time: 2:45 p.m. If you require reasonable ac-

commodations due to a disabil - ity to participate in the court process, please call 715-485- 9299, at least ten (10) working days prior to the scheduled court date. Please note that the court does not provfide trans - portation. BY THE COURT: Molly W. GaleWyrick Circuit Court Judge October 25, 2010 52

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NOTICE OF CHANGE IN ADOPTED BUDGET SCHOOL DISTRICT OF SIREN

Notice is hereby given, in accordance with the provisions of Wisconsin Statute 65.90(5)(a), that the School Board of Siren, on October 25, 2010, adopted the following changes to previously approved budgeted 2010-11 amounts. The following presents only adopted budget line items with changes. Unchanged line items are not presented.

GENERAL FUND PREVIOUS AMENDED APPROVED APPROVED

ACCOUNT AMOUNT AMOUNT CHANGE LINE ITEM CODE $ $ $

Anticipated Revenue: Local Sources 200 4,177,532.00 4,170,514.00 (7,018.00) Interdistrict Payments 300 256,889.00 222,908.00 (33,981.00) Intermediate Sources 500 5,699.00 16,712.00 11,013.00 State Sources 600 1,596,852.00 1,584,707.00 (12,145.00) Federal Sources 700 476,410.00 494,724.00 18,314.00 All Other Sources 900 13,500.00 13,631.00 131.00 Total Anticipated Revenue 6,526,882.00 6,503,196.00 (23,686.00) Expenditure Appropriations: Instruction 100,000 3,265,244.00 3,245,105.00 (20,139.00) Support Services 200,000 2,933,265.00 2,800,393.00 (132,872.00) Nonprogram Transactions 400,000 1,007,628.00 907,698.00 (99,930.00) Total Expenditure Appropriations 7,206,137.00 6,953,196.00 (252,941.00) Projected Ending Fund Balance: Beginning Fund Balance - Designated 1,558,667.72 1,557,000.76 (1,666.96) Projected Ending Fund Balance 879,412.72 1,107,000.76 227,588.04

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC BUDGET HEARING AND SPECIAL MEETING

FOR THE TOWN OF ST. CROIX FALLS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER

17, 2010, at 7 p.m., at the Town Hall of St. Croix Falls, 1305 200th Street, a public hearing on the proposed budget for 2011 will be held. The proposed budget in detail is available for inspection at the Clerk’s office. The following is a summary of the proposed budget for 2011.

2010 2011 Percent Budget Budget Change

Balance January 1 Reserved for Highway

Equipment 90,413.16 140,675.00 55.59 Park Land Dedication 1,050.00 1,050.00 Operations 395,100.75 283,733.00 -28.19

Revenues: Taxes:

General Property Taxes Operational 328,501.00 328,501.00 0.00

Building Loan Repayment 43,020.00 43,020.00 Other Taxes 5,800.00 120.00

Special Assessments 0.00 0.00 Intergovernmental Revenues 122,221.00 131,357.00 Licenses and Permits 18,087.00 14,087.00 Penalties & Forfeitures 120.00 120.00 Public Charges for Services 2,200.00 2,165.00 Intergovernmental Charges

Services 800.00 800.00 Miscellaneous Revenue 5,755.00 5,755.00 Trust Fund Loan 0.00 0.00

Subtotal 526,504.00 525,925.00 Fund Balance Reserve

Operations 119,336.00 60,885.00 TOTAL REVENUES 645,840.00 586,810.00 -9.14

Expenditures: General Government 125,710.00 121,820.00 Public Safety 78,280.00 72,800.00 Public Works (Highway) 283,410.00 278,070.00 Health and Human Services 7,500.00 7,500.00 Culture, Recreation, Education 1,500.00 1,500.00 Conservation, Development 46,300.00 46,000.00 Capital Outlay 2,000.00 1,000.00 Hwy. Equipment Outlay 5,000.00 5,000.00 Debt Service 86,040.00 43,020.00 Other Financing Uses, Refunds

Refunds 100.00 100.00 TOTAL EXPENDITURES 635,840.00 576,810.00 -9.28

Reserve for Contingencies 10,000.00 10,000.00 Reserve for Capital Purchases 0.00 0.00 Reserve for Hwy. Equipment 0.00 0.00 TOTAL EXPENDITURES,

RESERVES 645,840.00 586,810.00 -9.14 Balance December 31

Reserved for Highway Equipment 140,675.00 140,500.00

Park Land Dedication 1,050.00 1,400.00 Operations 283,733.00 222,848.00 -21.46

NOTICE OF SPECIAL TOWN MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that immediately following the budget

hearing a special meeting of the electors called pursuant to Sec. 60.12(1)(c) of Wis. Stats. for the following purposes will be held:

1. To approve the total 2011 highway expenditures pursuant to Wisconsin Statutes 82.03.

2. To adopt the 2010 town tax levy to be paid in 2011 pursuant to Wisconsin Statute 60.10(1)(a).

3. To set Town Board and Officer Salaries for the upcoming elec - tion terms.

4. To consider such items that were deferred to this meeting by the annual town meeting in April 2010.

Dated this 1st day of November, 2010 Janet Krueger, Town Clerk 524899 11-12L WNAXLP

BUS DRIVER POSITION The School District of Luck is seeking a qualified bus driver for a full-time route to start approxi - mately December 1, 2010. Applications are avail - able in the District office and will be accepted until the position is filled. Questions may be directed to Robert Hamann, Director of Transportation, at 715-472-2396. CDL license & drug testing required.

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N o t i c e s TOWN OF ST. CROIX FALLS Polk County, Wisconsin

www.townofstcroixfalls.org PLAN COMMISSION - NOTICE OF HEARING

November 10, 2010 T he Town of St. Croix Falls Plan Commission will hold a pub -

lic hearing at 6 p.m., on Wednesday, November 10, 2010, at the Town Hall at 1305 200th Street & U.S. Hwy. 8, St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin. Written evidence, testimony or comments, if any, must be delivered in person or by mail to the Town Hall.

Rob Carlson requests a SPECIAL EXCEPTION to expand a nonconforming building in the Commercial District. The prop - erty address is 2014 U.S. Hwy. 8, St. Croix Falls, WI 54024. The property is located in Section 34, and the parcel identifi - cation number is 044-00921-1000

The Polk County Recycling Center requests a SPECIAL EXCEPTION to add a building that would bring the aggregate building area for a parcel over 10,000 square feet in the Commercial District. The property is located in Section 27, and the parcel identification number is 044-00751-0000.

The Town of St. Croix Falls is holding a public hearing to dis - cuss amendments to Chapter 5 of the Town’s Zoning Ordinance. Drafts of the proposed changes are available at the Town Hall or the Town Web site, www.townofstcroixfalls.org.

Jim Alt, Zoning Administrator 524244 10-11L WNAXLP

NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING FOR THE TOWN OF LORAIN, POLK COUNTY

Notice is hereby given that on Thurs., Nov. 11, 2010, at 8 p.m., at the Lorain Town Hall located at 252 345th Ave. & Cty. Rd. E, a PUBLIC HEARING on the PROPOSED 2011 BUDGET will be held. A more detailed copy is posted at the town hall for for your inspection or by contacting the clerk at 715-653-2629. A summary of the proposed budget is as follows:

REVENUE 2010 BUDGET 2011 PROPOSED CHANGE Local Taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28,366 29,215 3.0% Inter-Govern. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103,974 85,185 Reg. Licenses/Permits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 660 600 Applied Cash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,000 Total Revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133,000 136,000

EXPENDITURES General Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97,830 96,300 Health & Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30,530 30,470 Capital Exp. FD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00 5,000 Capital Fund Gravel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 00 Cemetery Expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,200 4,200

136,000

PROPOSED Gen. Gov. Funds Bal. Jan. 1 Bal. Dec. 31 Total Rev. Total Exp. Property Tax Contr. Gen. Fund 50,000 40,000 29,215 29,215 29,215 Gravel Funds 60,000 60,000 00 00 Fire Dept. Equip. 20,000 20,000 5,000 5,000

NOTICE OF SPECIAL TOWN MEETING OF THE ELECTORS TOWN OF LORAIN, POLK COUNTY

Notice is hereby given that on Thurs., Nov. 11, 2010, at 8 p.m., immediately following the com - pletion of the Public Hearing on the proposed 2011 budget, a special meeting of the electors, called by the Lorain Town Board pursuant to s. 60.12 (1)(e), Wis. Statute, will be held for the fol - lowing purposes:

To adopt a town tax levy to be paid in 2011 pursuant to s. 60.10 (1)(a), Wis. Statute. Dated on the 25th day of October, 2010.

Susan E. Hughes, Clerk, Town of Lorain 524294 52a 11L WNAXLP

NOTICE OF PUBLIC BUDGET HEARING FOR THE VILLAGE OF WEBSTER

Notice is hereby given that on Wednesday, November 10, 2010, at 5:45 at the Village of Web- ster office, a PUBLIC HEARING on the PROPOSED BUDGET for the Village of Webster will be held. The proposed budget in detail is available for inspection at the clerk’s office from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Monday through Friday. The following is a summary of the proposed 2011 budget.

2010 2011 Proposed % General Fund Budget Budget Change Expenditures:

General Government $97,080 $97,550 Public Safety $202,463 $192,015 Public Works $186,590 $188,400 Health & Human Services $2,700 $1,000 Library Levy $37,147 $37,147 Other Culture, Recreation & Development $35,150 $33,650 Conservation & Development $1,700 $1,500 Capital Outlay $11,398 $2,500 Debt Service $175,082 $175,323

Total Expenditures & Other Uses $749,310 $729,085 -2.70%

Revenues & Other Sources: Taxes:

General Property Taxes $390,273 $381,747 -2.18% Other Taxes $6,625 $8,525

Special Assessments $6,564 $4,217 Intergovernmental $272,973 $263,851 Licenses and Permits $5,175 $5,545 Fines & Forfeits $14,400 $14,500 Public Charges for Service $4,250 $1,750 Intergovernmental Charges for Services - $1,500 Miscellaneous $23,050 $21,450

Transfers from Water Utility $26,000 $26,000 Total Revenues $749,310 $729,085 -2.70%

Combined Governmental Funds Estimated Estimated Fund Balance Total Total Fund Balance

Jan. 1, 2011 Revenues Expenditures Dec. 31, 2011 Village General Fund $365,500 $729,085 $729,085 $365,500 Library Fund $8,765 $102,151 $102,151 $8,765

Total $374,265 $831,236 $831,236 $374,265

Patrice Bjorklund, Village Clerk/Treasurer Village of Webster 524346 10-11L WNAXLP

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND SPECIAL MEETINGS FOR THE TOWN OF MILLTOWN

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2010, at 7 p.m., at the Milltown Fire Hall, a public hearing on the proposed budget for 2011 will be held. The pro - posed budget in detail is available for review at the Clerk’s office. The following is a summary of the proposed budget for 2011:

2010 2011 PERCENT BUDGET BUDGET CHANGE

REVENUE Property Tax Levy 437,303 427,831 - 1.0 State Revenues 147,313 151,241 + 2.6 TOWN Services 18,000 16,500 - 9.1 Loans 28,507 28,507 TOTAL REVENUE 631,123 624,079 - 1.1

EXPENDITURES Public Safety 73,410 72,970 - .6 Loan Payments 81,176 81,176 Salaries 124,808 129,808 + 3.9 Construction 220,229 225,625 + 2.4 Public Works 119,500 102,500 - 16.6 Assessing 12,000 12,000 TOTAL EXPENDITURES 631,123 624,079 - 1.1

NOTICE OF SPECIAL TOWN MEETINGS: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that immediately following the budget hearing a special meeting of the electors called pursuant to Sec. 60.12(1)(c) of Wis. Stats. for the following purposes will be held:

1. To approve the total 2011 highway expenditures pursuant to Sec. 81.01(3) of Wis. Stats. 2. To adopt the 2010 Town Tax Levy to be paid in 2011 pursuant to Sec. 60.10(1)(a) of Wis.

Stats. 3. To approve the purchase of a shouldering machine.

The regular monthly meeting will follow the special meeting. Dated this 25th day of October, 2010. Virgil Hansen, Town Clerk Town of Milltown 524467 WNAXLP 10-11L 52-1a,d

NOTICE TOWN OF LaFOLLETTE

MONTHLY MEETING The monthly board meeting for the Town of LaFollette will be

held at the LaFollette Town Hall on Monday, November 8, 2010,

at 7:30 p.m. Agenda:

Verification of Posting Clerk’s Minutes Treasurer’s Report Resident Issues Road Items Treasurer’s Bond On/Off Sale of Class B

Liquor Pay bills and look at

correspondence Linda Terrian, Clerk

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE VILLAGE OF FREDERIC, WISCONSIN 2011 PROPOSED BUDGET

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that on November 18, 2010, at 6:30 p.m., at the Municipal Office, Frederic, the Village Board will hold a public hearing on the proposed budget for 2011. The following is a summary of the proposed budget, a detailed account of the proposed budget may be inspected at the office of the Village Clerk-Treasurer.

Percentage Change 2010 2011 2011 Budget from

GENERAL FUND Budget Budget 2010 Budget Expenditures:

General Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $115,361 $118,197 2.46% Public Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219,823 220,169 0.16% Public Works:

Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184,863 192,719 4.25% Sanitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,800 9,250 5.11%

Health and Human Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 - -100.00% Culture, Recreation and Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40,070 37,741 -5.81% Conservation and Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,783 8,269 -5.85% Capital Projects Other Uses

Total Expenditures and Other Uses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $577,950 $586,345 1.45%

Revenues and Other Sources: Taxes:

General Property Taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $71,333 $89,754 25.82% Other Taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38,834 39,882 2.70%

Special Assessments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,093 3,104 -39.05% Intergovernmental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419,150 419,476 0.08% Licenses and Permits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,180 3,870 -7.42% Fines, Forfeitures and Penalties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,000 2,500 -58.33% Public Charges for Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,660 4,100 -12.02% Miscellaneous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28,710 23,660 -17.59%

Total Revenues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $577,960 $586,346 1.45%

Governmental Funds Combined Estimated Estimated

Fund Balance Total Total Fund Balance Property Tax 1/1/2011 Revenues Expenditures 12/31/2011 Contribution

General Operating Fund . . . . . . $210,000 $586,346 $586,346 $210,000 $89,754 Special Revenue Fund:

Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - 134,007 134,007 - 67,000 Debt Service Fund:

Long-term Debt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - 221,663 221,663 - 204,242 Capital Projects Fund:

Capital Improvements . . . . . . . . - - Tax Incremental District . . . . . . 262,835 100,000 60,500 302,335 100,000

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $472,835 $1,042,016 $1,002,516 $512,335 $460,996

2010 2011 Amount Percent Budget Budget Change Change

Village Tax Levy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $350,511 $361,026 $10,515 3.00% Village Tax Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6.7491 $6.8700 $0.121 1.79% Village Assessed Valuation (Without TID) . . . . $51,934,628 $52,518,510 $583,882 1.12%

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE TOWN OF LINCOLN, OF WEBSTER, WIS. 2011 BUDGET

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that on Tuesday, November 9, 2010, at 6:45 p.m., at the Town of Lincoln, a public hearing on the PROPOSED BUDGET for the Town of Lincoln will be held. The propsed budget in detail is available for inspection at the clerk’s office (please call 715-866-7580 to make an appointment). The following is a summary of the propsed 2011 budget:

2010 2011 Proposed Percent Budget Budget Change

GENERAL FUND Expenditures

General Government $28,722.47 $26,450.00 Public Safety $18,580.00 $18,580.00 Public Works $108,739.66 $162,893.70 Health and Human Services $2,500.00 $2,500.00 Conservation and Development $2,500.00 $2,500.00 Debt Service $51,450.34 $0.00

Total Expenditures and Other Uses $212,492.47 $212,923.70 .20% Revenues And Other Sources:

Taxes General Property Tax $103,175.00 $103,175.00 0.00% Other Taxes $1,450.00 $1,441.00

Intergovernmental $117,379.95 $106,757.70 Licenses and Permits $900.00 $400.00 Public Charges for Services $400.00 $400.00 Miscellaneous $160.00 $750.00

Total Revenues $223,464.95 $212.923.70 -4.72%

Estimated Fund Total Total Estimated Fund Balance 1/1/11 Revenues Expenditures Balance 12/31/11

Town General Fund $52,000.00 $212,923.70 $212,923.70 $52,000.00 Total $52,000.00 $212,923.70 $212,923.70 $52,000.00

Patrice Bjorklund, Clerk, Town of Lincoln 524951 11L 1a WNAXLP


22001100Pizza By The Pondby Priscilla BauerLeader staff writer

TRADE LAKE – Just as the creature’shand reached out from the Black Lagoonanother hand was reaching out in thetorch-lit hollow, and with a scream of de-light was grabbed and devoured.

In celebration of Halloween and Love-tree Farmstead’s last Thursday nightpizza party, diners were treated to thecampy 1950s horror movie while enjoyingwhat had really possessed them to seekout Dave and Mary Falk’s Trade Lakesheep farm, wood-fired gourmet pizzas.

Standing in front of the large handmadestone pizza oven, Mary Falk greets guestsand takes their orders while her husband,Dave, stands against one of the cave wallsready to give help and support.

Falk takes her time explaining theevening specials. She then goes into greatdetail giving the origin of each pizza top-ping, the type of flour used for theirhomemade crust and the process bywhich it is made.

The Falks have been very deliberate andsuccessful in giving their customersunique pizza creations.

Made with fresh toppings from theLovetree Farm’s gardens, organicallyraised meats from neighbor Doug Ander-son’s Beaver Creek Ranch, the Falks’ ownaged sheep cheese, and then baked on theorganic focaccia-like crusts, creations arejust what these pies are.

Customers can choose from the pizzaspecials chalked on a board outside theentrance to the pizza cave or create theirown. A large pizza which will feed twopeople or more is priced at $23 with addi-tional toppings extra.

Just as the Falks have carved out theirsuccessful artisan cheese-making opera-tion and distribution, the idea of offeringa new and unconventional kind of pizze-ria experience was carved out much thesame way.

“We wanted to open a bistro but could-n’t get financing,” explained Mary Falk, asshe checked on the readiness of a pizzasizzling in the flaming oven. “Someonetold us about the A to Z Produce & Bak-ery in Stockholm, where they do a Tues-day night pizza-on-the-farm experience.”

A visit to the Stockholm farm soon had

the Falks tossing around ideas of startingtheir own pizza night.

What arose was Pizza By The Pond, ajust-plain-fun, family-style pizzeria in theFalks’ cheese cave.

The Falks’ two sons, Charlie–whenhome on breaks from college–and Andy, aGrantsburg High School senior, help withpizza night and together the family invitesvisitors to take part in making the pizzaparty a truly extended family event.

Aptly named for its location across fromthe farm’s pond, the Falks’ desire to keepit natural extends well beyond what goesinto and on top of their pizzas. The bun-dled old tires and huge bags of sheep’swool lining the cave reflect the Falks’ com-mitment to recycling, adding to the charmof this no-frills operation.

Diners should take that no-frills part se-riously. If you want beverages, silverware,and napkins, better pack a picnic basket,because at Pizza By The Pond it really isbring your own.

And while there are a couple of tablesand chairs, for the most part it’s literally

standing room only in the pizza cave soyou might want to bring those along, too.

Throughout the summer and early fall,diners could spread blankets outside, din-ing alfresco with a perfect view of thepond and surrounding hillsides.

Time spent at Pizza By The Pond hap-pens at a less hurried pace. Here there areno slices sitting around to grab and go.These pizzas are prepared and baked care-fully and lovingly with customer satisfac-tion the premium ingredient in mind.

Since an article featuring the Falks’pizza parties first appeared in the Min-neapolis Star Tribune, Twin Cities trafficto Trade Lake has been on the rise.

Diners Ilhami, Madeline and Eve fromMinneapolis and friend Cindy from LongBeach, Calif., said they came after readingthe Star Tribune article. ”The ambienceand pizza are great,” said Cindy as therest of the group, their mouths filled withpizza, shook their heads in agreement.

The Falks plan to continue their pizzaparties this winter, adding family activi-ties such as sledding – they have great

Will Root gets ready to cut into one of thepizzas he prepared for diners at LovetreeFarmstead’s pizza party in Trade Lake lastweek. Root, who travels from organic farm toorganic farm working for room and board, islearning sheep farming at Dave and MaryFalk’s farm and also helps out as pizza makerfor the Pizza By The Pond pizza parties.

Lovetree Farmstead owner Mary Falk checked on the readiness of a pizza sizzling in theflaming oven at last Thursday evening’s Pizza By The Pond pizza party. Falk and husband Davehost the pizza parties one day a week at their Trade Lake farm.

Diners Ilhami, Madeline and Eve from Minneapolis and friend Cindy from Long Beach, Calif., said they came to experience Pizza By ThePond at Dave and Mary Falk’s Lovetree Farmstead after reading the Star Tribune article about the farm’s pizza parties. ”The ambience andpizza are great,” said Cindy as the rest of the group, their mouths filled with pizza, nooded their heads in agreement.

Kathy March, who came from Hastings,Minn., took another bite of her fresh spinach,sheep cheese, peppers and tomato pizza andgave a smile of satisfaction. “I’ve wanted tocome ever since I saw the article,” managedMarch, her mouth full. “This is really goodpizza.” – Photos by Priscilla Bauer


CCoolloorrffuull WWeeeekkeennddAn open house for local artists Vicky Lehman of Luck and

Win Herberg, Frederic, will be held at Cafe Wren on Nov. 6 from6 to 8 p.m. The same night, there will be live music by ShotgunJohnson and the Mississippi Seven, who play a mix of old-time,folk, rock and original music. Music is from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Costis $5 at the door. Herberg’s pottery consists of colorful tiles aswell as decorative vases and a mountain bowl. Lehman recy-cles former works of art into colorful, abstract birds done in se-ries of two or more, intentionally mirroring Herberg’s ceramictiles. More information can be found at www.cafewren.com . —Photo submitted


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at “Ground Yo-Yo” by Greg MarstenLeader staff writer

LUCK – For nearly two decades from1946 to 1965, Luck was literally known asThe Yo-Yo Capital of the World.

Luck’s rich yo-yo history was exalted andrecalled fondly on Sunday, Oct. 31, whenthe Duncan Yo-Yo Heritage Tour stopped into the Luck Public Library, just a couplehundreds yards from “Ground Yo-Yo” onDuncan Street - where millions of Duncanyo-yos were manufactured for the world,half a century earlier.

Four touring, professional yo-yoers gavedemonstrations, background, and educa-tional tutoring to youngsters all afternoon,just like the late Don Duncan had organizedalmost 80 years ago, sending yo-yo trickartists across the states, drumming up inter-est with demonstrations, contests, prizesand of course, sales. The tours back thenwere meant to raise the interest level on yo-yoing, and dazzle school kids and otherswith their gravity-defying artistry.

Those early tours also came home to roostwith an octogenarian couple in attendanceat the Luck Library event: Ted and GraceAnderson of Luck toured the U.S. andPuerto Rico for over four years in the early1950s, on their extended honeymoon of yo-yo trickery meant to push sales of the twirlylittle toys.

Some of the kids in attendance Sundayhad only vaguely used yo-yos before, andwhile they are well versed in the ways ofYouTube, several of the kids said they willlikely look for videos of gravity-defyingtricks to learn. But they also had an insidepeek into the beauty of yo-yo artistry, andby the end of the day had even attemptedto become tricksters as well.

The four professionalsDuncan’s professional team looked dap-

per in their deep-red Duncan tour shirts,sized several sizes too large for easy move-ment, with pockets perfectly sized for hold-ing yo-yos.

One of the touring pros, Hank Freeman ofOhio, is one of the most celebrated yo-yothrowers in the world, winning nationalsthis year and last, and dazzling the crowdwith his bevy of tricks with names like tubedisaster, fury cake, grip stall, super-hyper-magic-twirly-bird and his favorite, a velvetRols. He is somehow able to carry on deepconversations about himself, Duncan his-tory and the art of yo-yoing while perform-ing tricks that are even beyond some of theother touring professionals.

“If Hank can’t do it, nobody can,” statedDuncan pro Jack Ringca of Florida, who pa-tiently sits and evaluates kids tricks for thelegendary contest.

The contest rules are simple: They lay outa small grid of yo-yo strings, and partici-pants have two chances to perform a litanyof 10 tricks in the box, ranging from the rel-atively simple tricks - like walking the dog- to the complicated, like a three-leafedclover, which is a triple axis, around-the-world act, with the yo-yo going straight up,then around, then sideways and then downto complete the trick.

None of the kids who tries pulls it off, butseveral give it a shot, only to have the yo-yoknock them in the head on occasion.

It wasn’t just the final contestants whoearned a few war wounds out of the event:Youngster Elise King of Luck tried yo-yothrowing for one of the first times, and drewa few tears after an errant toss made it col-lide with her temple. She struggles to holdback her tears, and carefully puts the vin-tage, borrowed yo-yo down on the table,turning her back as the tears tumble downher cheek.

“You OK, Hon?” Duncan pro Drew Tetzasks, with the patience of a big brother, tou-

sling her blond hair as he kneels down.“You did really good!”

He rewards King with a bright-pink Dun-can T-shirt - the only one in the pile - whichquickly erases many of the tears, turningthem into a faint smile as she whispers herthanks with a quivering lip and attemptedsmile.

“We’re just having a good time,” Tetz tellsthe crowd. “And playing with some toys!”

The legacy of contestsThe Duncan crew came loaded with

plenty of prizes and swag, promoting theirproduct and yo-yoing, while also trying togive some incentive for the contestants whotry some elaborate tricks - some of whichthey just learned from the touring profes-sionals.

That legacy of tours, prizes and interestfarming is legendary, and was a DonaldDuncan invention in the 1930s, when theywould start a yo-yo buzz in schools, storesand around small towns on their tours,bringing in yo-yo masters - mainly youngFilipinos, where the art of yo-yoing is saidto have blossomed in the 1920s - trying todraw huge crowds around the new conceptof yo-yo throwing, which was originallycalled everything from banalore to quiz toincroyable and l’emigrette, literally “thetops” in French. Like almost anything in-volving fun, gravity and physics, it suppos-edly originated with the ancient Greeks.

But the yo-yo craze didn’t just happen. Itwas a carefully orchestrated phenomena,with Duncan at the forefront for decades,from tours to promotions and advertisingthat was second to none and Luck was atthe epicenter.

As Ted Anderson puts it, the touringevents he went on with his wife, Grace, andseveral others were carefully planned mar-keting events, usually involving severalsmall towns in an area. The Duncan plan in-volved more than just the demonstrations,it included the careful placement of yo-yosin a town prior to the events, then the buzzwould make them fly off the shelves.

“You couldn’t buy a yo-yo if you tried,”Anderson said, pointing out that distribu-tors would move in to stock shelves withvarious flavors of Duncan yo-yos prior tothe tour, “We’d go to schools, theaters, youname … trying to get a fad started!”

Anderson recalled sometimes havingsuch huge crowds of fans, they would haveto stand on business roofs to do their tricks,outside the pulsing push of the crowd. Hesaid the buzz about yo-yoing would be-come a fever pitch, with kids practicingtricks and buying various yo-yos with their

hard-earned money, trying to find their fa-vorite model.

“The kids would be playing so much,they’d have to put bandages on their fin-gers!” Anderson said, saying that they alsogave away bikes back then, and also certifi-cates for ice cream, soda pop and othertreats, drawing kids of all ages in to theevents.

“When it was all over, they’d pick up allthe yo-yos, and there wouldn’t be anotheryo-yo in town for sale until the next year,”Anderson recalled. “Oh, it was really a funtime!”

Anderson and his wife are celebrities ofsorts in the yo-yo world, and he still has thegrin of a child when it comes to yo-yos,tricks and Duncan. While he admits he“doesn’t have the dexterity” anymore fortricks, he said he still loves to watch theyoung crop of new masters do their stuff.

“They do stuff we’d never thought of!”He said with a nod, looking over as dozensof kids try their hands at the little machinesthat thrill.

Anderson looks over as Freeman care-fully shows a young girl how to get thetwists out of her Imperial’s string, and use alittle trick to get it to wind on the bearing atthe heart of the toy without spinning.

Ted Anderson lets out a small sigh, andgives a grin that might be melancholy ormaybe a rush of joy from a similar memoryof himself and Grace, doing just such ateaching, thousands of times.

“This is a good thing! And these guys areso patient with the kids,” he said with anod.

The Duncan legacyLuck’s place in the yo-yo world was huge

from right after World War II until 1965,when the whole operation closed down.That reliance on the yo-yo industry alsoproved to be the town’s true Achilles’ heel.

With a huge, multifaceted marketingcampaign that included the tours, print andfinally, TV advertising, the fad of yo-yoingreached its halcyon days in 1961. Sales grewso fast that the Duncan plant kept growing,hiring and expanding, becoming a giant ofPolk County industry. It was a huge, multi-building operation that employed up to 618people at its peak, and supported themwell.

The entire village was geared up and builtaround yo-yo production, from the rail linesto the infrastructure and maple wood sup-plies that fed several dozen giant lathes. Thebooming Duncan plant produced between60 and 70,000 yo-yos per day, up to 20 mil-lion per year and reportedly consumed overa million board-feet of lumber annually allout of the Luck plants. Most of that lumberwas harvested from the rich forests nearCable and transported to the plant on Dun-can Street, where it was milled, dried andcut before being spun into toys on thelathes.

The yo-yo fad grew faster than planned,stretching overseas into Europe, SouthAmerica and even to some of the smallCaribbean islands, where the tours of youngprofessionals would do their magic.

Anderson recalls spending over sixmonths touring Puerto Rico with his wifeand a crew, exploring the tiny villages andeven some of the tiny islands off the U.S. ter-ritory, keeping the yo-yo craze fueled andgrowing in places that had never seen such

a toy, let alone professionals who playedwith toys for a living part of the year.

“That was really, really fun, going all overdown South, and seeing all sorts of newplaces!” Anderson said.

Eventually, the Andersons’ touring hon-eymoon had to end, and they settled inLuck, living there still, just a few blocksfrom the old primary Duncan plant.

However, all crazes eventually fade away,and Duncan’s hold on the market becamesoft territory, as other firms tried to capital-ize on the yo-yo craze. The Chicago-basedDuncan eventually spent hundreds of thou-sands of dollars fighting to keep the nameyo-yo for their own, ultimately losing on ap-peal as a judge ruled it so common a namethat it had become like a Band-Aid orKleenex, and unable to be used exclusively.

The beginning of the end then hit in 1965,when creditors called their marks on thefree-spending Duncan group, forcing a fastbankruptcy and a sudden closure of theLuck operations, leaving dozens of suppli-ers hanging, as they had just secured anorder of seven million yo-yos, supposedlyenough to get them out of bankruptcy, if thecreditor would allow them to go with theunorthodox Chapter 11 reorganizationalplan.

They refused, and the whole village sud-denly had a daunting task of empty park-ing lots, closed factories, empty train carsand hundreds of distraught and unem-ployed workers.

There is no telling what might have hap-pened if those creditors had just given theChapter 11 reorganization a little moretime.

After several reopening attempts, themain building was eventually sold to theU.S. Bedding Company of St. Paul, whichoperated for quite some time, and even pro-duced yo-yos for a spell, under the Medalistmoniker.

But no true Duncan was ever produced in

Luck again. The company survived loosely, at a frac-

tion of its previous size, and did finally re-structure, but it was never to be the giant inindustry they were back then. Eventually,all the equipment and tooling was soldpiecemeal or during auctions, with a fewodd pieces ending up in local wood shopsor cabinet operations.

Luck’s yo-yo legacy became a sore spotfor many locals, and also became an exam-ple of why communities diversify their in-dustrial base, so as not to fall apart with asingle closure.

But it was all history in a very short time.Anderson recalls the time at the top with

pride, and said he once owned as many as4,000 yo-yos - many of which he has sincegiven away to individuals or even to theLuck Museum, which has a permanent dis-play on the Duncan legacy.

But the Duncan professionals of todaywere markedly impressed with that locallegacy, taking a tour of the area where theyo-yo industry blossomed, and posing withthe Luck Village and even the Duncan Streetsigns, hamming it up over the giant yo-yoat the Luck Museum and even meeting andvideotaping interviews with some of thepeople behind the history, such as the An-dersons.

“Ted’s amazing!” Duncan thrower Ringcasaid. “He’s one of the reasons we’re heretoday!”

Turns out, yo-yos, Duncan and peoplelike Ted and Grace Anderson - l’emigrettes,both of them - may be some of the reasons alot of people are here today.

Grace and Ted Anderson of Luck were tour-ing yo-yo tricksters in the early 1950s, andconsidered their years on the road as a sort oftraveling honeymoon. They also enjoyed theheritage tour on Sunday, Oct. 31, whichbrought back many memories. – Photos byGreg Marsten

Contest winnerErin Frank (fore-ground) becamethe first girl on thetour to win the yo-yo contests, takinghome a fancySchwinn bike asher reward. Pic-tured (L to R): JackRingca, BrooklynPetersen, BillyLipoff, Logan Nie-man, Erin Frankand Hank Free-man.

Duncan’s touring professionals posed for a shot by the giant yo-yo. Pictured (L to R): JackRingca, Takeshi Kamisato, Hank Freeman and Drew Tetz.

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SPOONER - Does a river have power?Not the power that comes naturally frommoving water, mechanical power, that weknow it has. But does it have anotherpower, the power to touch a person’sinner being, to work a transforming andhealing magic on the soul?

The photographs with this article sug-gest an affirmative answer, especiallywhen the river in question is the St. CroixRiver running through the National Sce-nic Riverway. Yes. Yes, the river has thatmagical power that can embrace the innerperson, and these photographs bring thatpower to those who view them.

The story behind this visual artistrybegan in March 2010 when 26 teenageboys at Northwest Passage in Spooner setout on a photographic journey along theSt. Croix. Most of them had never held acamera, didn’t have any idea how to useone, but as the river worked its magic theybecame photographers and produced astunning array of emotionally moving im-ages.

“But this project has turned out to beabout more than great photos,” said BenThwaits, the Northwest Passage teacherwho served as project leader. “The boyshave embraced their role as storytellers,and in the process of capturing the char-acter of the riverway, they have alsoshared their own struggles, dreams, andquest for healing. It’s really inspiring,” hecontinued.

Others recognized the artistry in the stu-dents’ photographs, and they gatheredthat visual beauty into an exhibit called,“In a New Light: Connecting At-RiskTeens to the St. Croix National ScenicRiverway Through Nature Photography.”The exhibit was on display at the St. CroixRiver visitor center in St. Croix Falls dur-ing September and October, and now itwill travel to Wausau, Madison, Cable andSpooner.

(Editor’s note: The photographs with thisarticle were reproduced by permission ofNorthwest Passage.)

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“... I just loved being on top of this cliff looking down on the river with the beautifultrees and sky. It makes me feel at one with all the beauty of nature.” - Photo by Mike,age 17.

“I love this picturebecause when I took it,the ducks got so com-fortable with me. I wasable to get really close,and it almost seemslike you can reachthrough the photo andpet them.” - Photo byDevante, age 16.

“I call this picture ‘Streaming Life’... To me, this picture shows that the river is full of energy,full of life in a constant flow. And I feel like my life is just like the river—I have all this energy,and my life is now just beginning for the first time.” - Photo by Derek, age 17.

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“Life is like a sunset Beautiful and quickNever knowing when it will be laid to rest.So I take this life and try my bestBut always seem to do the worst.To get through this there needs to be moreOf the things that make me feel whole.” - Photo and poem by Lee, age 16.

“Orange Bug” -Photo by Logan,age 12.

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“Green Life” - Photo by Dakota, age 14.

“... This picture means a lot to me because it shows that if something shines on you, youcan shine it right back and make it more brilliant and peaceful.” - Photo by Matt, age 15.

“I like this picture because it’s in really good focus, and I remember having to sneak up onit step by step, to get really close.” - Photo called “Butterfly in the Leaves” by Jordan, age 17.

“These flowers are nice. They stick out like myself. And they’re small, but they have a lotof potential.” - Photo called “Potential” by Chris, age 15.

“This photo made me have a whole new perspective on this creature. I would have normallythought it’s just a silly frog. But if you really look at it, and feel it looking back at you, it’s abeautiful creature.” - Photo called “A New Perspective” by Cody, age 16.

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I am afraid of mice.This is an embarrassing admis-

sion, as I used to think of myselfas someone who was not afraidof much. I am finding out thatthis is not true, and mice are onthe long and growing list ofthings I fear. My other top fearshave more to do with romance than rodents. This hasbeen a hard week on both.

My cat, Lucy, is stone deaf and a sense of hearingis, apparently, a prerequisite for successful mousing.Without hearing the telltale scritching noises in thewall, Lucy is blissfully undisturbed and the mice runfreely around the kitchen without a care in the world.When I discovered irrefutable mouse evidence in mysaute pan, I decided action had to be taken.

I went with Milo to the hardware store. The hard-ware store is dog-friendly and he is only denied en-trance when the Boy Scouts have their annual hotdog sale in the aisles. (Even a good dog has his lim-its.) The manager asked what I was looking for.“Dead mice,” I replied.

I did not seriously consider a live trap. Transport-ing a terrified mouse to some mouse relocation centerseemed doubly traumatic for both the mouse and me.I would then feel I should provide the mouse withprovisions and accommodations to ensure its sur-vival in the mousy protection program. No, I wantedquick and certain death—the equivalent of littlemousy heads on pikes sending a message to themouse community: “Leave droppings in my cabinetsand prepare to meet your fate.”

I bought two packages of what was advertised tobe “A Better Mousetrap,” (wondering if there was, infact, a path beaten to its inventor’s door). The cam-paign started out well.

There were three victims the next morning. They

appeared to have been killedquickly, little mousy arms andlegs splayed out in a “Whatthe...?!” position, the peanutbutter bait untouched. But thefollowing day, things got com-plicated, as they do in love andwar.

One of the traps was missing. Simply gone. Ilooked high and low and the Better Mousetrap wasnowhere to be seen. Finally, I spotted it across thekitchen floor. It had been transported all the way tothe wainscoting where there was a small hole. Thetrap lay, sprung, immediately next to the hole. I sur-veyed the hole and the trap. Lucy came by, inter-ested, and batted the trap across the floor.

The next day one of my mousy victims was stillalive. I didn’t know what to do. I couldn’t think ofhow to kill him quickly and I wasn’t sure if he wouldsurvive being released. He was under the sink mak-ing desperate little shuffling noises and I stood—par-alyzed in uncertainty. Finally, I closed the cabinetdoor and had a cup of coffee. The noises stopped, thetrap disappeared and, quite honestly, I still have notlocated it—or tried very hard.

Taking bold, decisive action with love or mice isprobably the wisest course. But for now, I am choos-ing the path of less wisdom and less resolution. Forthe time being, I am choosing a gentler, less pain-filled course. I realize that I am not really so afraid ofmice—or love, or loneliness, or even what was left inmy saute pan—as I am afraid of the pain I mightcause and the apparent lack of right choices.

Maybe sometimes it’s OK to shut the cabinet door,have a cup of coffee, and just wait to see how thingsturn out.

Till next time, —Carrie

That new-car smellThere is something about the

smell of a new car that entices allof us to buy something we can’t af-ford and probably don’t need. Theodor reminds us of something newand creative and stylish. It is asmell that fosters images of success and distinction. Itis an essence that bypasses your brain and your walletand goes straight to your soul. I love the smell of anew car but unfortunately it fades quickly and isnearly gone when the first payment is due.

New-car smells are nice but we have never beenvery successful at keeping that smell around verylong. However we have been very successful at creat-ing used-car odors. When I traded in my 12-year-oldpickup truck I found old socks, clothes I hadn’t wornfor several years, part of an old sandwich, an applecore and two dried minnows. It’s an aging process likeexpensive cheese, when the smell is right it is time tosell. My friends wondered why I always drove withthe window down.

My wife has a way of converting car smells too. Onetime we were having some work done on one of ourvehicles and Mr. Terry Larsen of Larsen Auto Centersloaned us a brand-new vehicle to use while the old

one was being repaired. His mo-tive, I’m sure was to get us in-toxicated with the new-car smellso we would make irrational de-cisions and just trade the old car.We turned the tables on him. Wejust turned the essence of newcar into used-car smellsovernight and we did it without

trying. For one of our employee lunch meetings she de-

cided to make a large slow cooker full of creamy po-tato soup. She carefully placed the pot on the floor ofthe new car and brought it to the meeting. Howeverwhile driving the pot of soup turned on its side andessence of soup mingled with the new-car aroma. Wefrantically scooped, wiped and blotted the creamysoup but, unable to completely remove it, we con-tritely called the car dealer and confessed the mistake.They immediately shampooed the carpet but the ap-petizing scent remained for days. Anytime someoneopened the door and test drove the car, the smell ofcreamy potato soup jumped out at them. It went wellfor about three days, then the warm and hungrysmells transformed themselves into the smell of sourmilk. As you can see we are good at converting newcars into used cars, very quickly.

We even do the same with used cars. One warm,

rainy summer night we had a delightful event happenin our lives. My dear wife decided to go into labor.Her contractions started with intensity and purposeand left nothing to doubt. We packed ourselves intoour used car and headed off to the hospital. On thefront seat of the car her water broke. Unfortunatelyamniotic fluid is considerably more than just waterand it didn’t just trickle, it flowed like a river. Thefront seat valiantly absorbed the amniotic tsunamithat gushed with each contraction.

We arrived successfully at the hospital and the sec-ond of our four wonderful daughters was born duringthe wee hours of the night. As delighted parents weenjoyed our little girl; we counted toes, we brushedher thick black hair and we rested. Somewhere in thelate morning I went out to our car to return home andtake care of some household duties. By then the sunwas up and it was a stuffy, humid 83 degrees outside.It had been raining when we arrived during the nightso the car windows were rolled up tight. Inside the carit was a sultry 120 degrees. I opened the car door to asoaked front seat, soggy with simmering amnioticfluid.

No amount of cleaning was going to overcome thissituation. No shampoo could clean that deeply, no airfreshener could absorb what needed to be absorbed soI did what most everyone would do. I aired out thecar and traded it on a cool day.

Letters fromHomeCarrie Classon

Cold TurkeyJohn W. Ingalls MD

A preciouslittle girl walksinto a PetsMart Shop andasks, in thesweetest littlelisp, betweentwo missingteeth, “Excuthe me, mithter, do you keep widdle wab-bits?”

As the shopkeeper’s heart melts, he gets down on hisknees so that he’s on her level and asks, “Do you want awiddle white wabbit, or a thoft and fuwwy, bwack wab-bit, or maybe one like that cute widdle bwown wabbitover there?”

She, in turn, blushes, rocks on her heels, puts herhands on her knees, leans forward and says, in a tinyquiet voice,

“I don’t think my python weally carthhh what color itith!!”

•••A child was continually asking his mom to buy him a

hamster. When she did, the child looked after it for a couple of

days, but soon he got bored, and it became Mom’s re-sponsibility to feed it.

One day she got upset with the her son’s carelessnessand asked him, “How many times do you think thishamster would have died until now, if I wasn’t lookingafter it?”

The child replied, “Um, I don’t know. Once?”•••

My dad used to say, “I want to die peacefully in mysleep like my grandfather did.

"Not screaming in terror like the passengers in hiscar.”

•••I’ll never forget the time my mother came out of a

beauty salon and asked my father: “So, how do I look?”He looked at her and said, “Well, at least you tried.”

Just forLaughsJoe Roberts

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FREDERIC - The Frederic Art Center will be filled withart Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 13 and 14, when 10 artistmembers will display their work for a holiday sale. Thepublic is invited for this opportunity to meet and talk withlocal and area artists and experience the great variety ofwork for sale. Exhibiting at the sale will be Win Her-berg/Kelly Green, pottery and books; Ann Fawver, wood-carving; Audrey Anderson, fibers; Laura Tiede, painting;David DeMattia, metalwork; Paula Elert, photography;Mark Buley, woodworking; Nancy Buley, herbal products;Karen Brandt, quilts; and Jack Route, metalwork.

Frederic Arts is a community organization with a mis-sion to “cultivate artistic opportunities for people of allages and to enhance and preserve the cultural fabric of ourcommunity.” Membership is open to anyone with an in-terest in supporting the arts in this area.

The Frederic Art Center is located at 314 South Lake St.,across from the entrance to Coon Lake Park. The sale willbe open both Saturday and Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.each day, with refreshments served and plenty of closeparking. For more information contact Jack Route at 715-327-8073 or go to www.FredericArts.org. - submitted

ST. CROIX FALLS – St. Croix Re-gional Medical Center’s volunteer or-ganization, Volunteer Partners, wasrecently honored as recipient of theWisconsin Hospital Association’s pres-tigious WAVE (Wisconsin Awards forVolunteer Excellence) Award at theWHA’s state convention in October.Volunteer Partners won the award fortheir annual Salad Luncheon and Morefundraiser.

What started in 1966 as a smallfundraising event to purchase equip-ment for patient care needs at SCRMChas grown into one of the largest an-nual social events in the St. CroixFalls/Taylors Falls community. Thisyear, for example, the much-antici-pated event raised $11,996. Proceedswere used to purchase a breath alcoholanalyzer for the SCRMC lab, with thebalance of funds earmarked for thepurchase of high-definition videoequipment for the surgery depart-ment.

In an effort to show the communitythat their medical center “isn’t justabout illness and surgery,” but also“wellness, fun and healthy volunteerism,” VolunteerPartners have been hosting the annual Salad Luncheonand More for 44 years. In addition, acknowledging thatin-hospital volunteerism isn’t something everyone willembrace, this fundraising event allows communitymembers to volunteer in another way – contributing asalad, baked goods, or just purchasing a ticket to attend– while still introducing them to the world of hospitalvolunteerism. The 2010 event was hosted by over 65 vol-unteers contributing more than 500 hours.

The WAVE award was presented to Carolyn Ward,Volunteer Partners president, and Kathy Lucken, Volun-teer Partners treasurer, on Oct. 12 at the Partners of Wis-consin Hospital Association Annual Convention inGreen Bay. “Volunteer Partners members are very ap-preciative of the generous support they once again re-ceived from both the community and area businesses,”said Lucken. “Without the support of SCRMC and ourcommunity, this award would not have been possible.”- submitted

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BURNETT COUNTY – The Burnett County Adult DayCare is hosting an open house on Thursday, Nov. 11, at theCedarwood Manor in Webster, in recognition of NationalAlzheimer’s Awareness Month. The open house will befrom 3 -5 p.m., at 7350 East Main St., Webster. An informa-tive movie will be shown at 3:30 p.m. and discussion willfollow. Information about Northwoods Respite Adult DayProgram and resources from the Alzheimer’s Associationwill be available. Everyone is invited. - submitted

Pictured are Mark Schaeffer, president of Partners of the WHA, who presentedthe WAVE award, and SCRMC Volunteer Partners members Carolyn Ward, KathyLucken, Jackie Hillman and Mickey Gebhard. – Photo submitted


Fire at the lake! It was a dark and stormy night last

week when my electric pole flamed upand burned off the top foot and a half. Ittook out the electricity on the Northwest-ern Electric lines from Atlas to Cushingfor over two hours.

The Cushing Fire Department is get-ting to know my woods on Orr Lakepretty well. Last November, the CushingFirst Responders came to haul me awayafter the earthquake shook me off the lad-der and broke my leg. Then on a daythis spring when I was away from home,lightning struck a big old basswood inthe south woods. A passerby seeing thefire and smoke called it in. The CushingFire Department had to drive in along thecornfield and drag a hose out into thewoods. The big tree is still alive, but witha charred open area in the base largeenough for a slew of bears to hibernate.

Last week during the big windstormon Tuesday evening about 7:30 p.m.,while I was on my computer at the cabinconnected by modem to the Internet,with the wind blowing wildly, the lightsblinked off after what looked like a light-ning flash outside. There were threemore flashes with the power going blink-ing and then off for good. Since therewas no thunder with the flashes, Iguessed something crossed the electricalwires outside. Looking out the window,I saw flames on the top of the transformerpole, 100 feet from the cabin.

Stumbling around in the dark, I lit amatch to find my flashlight, got on myboots and coat to face the cold, cuttingrain and went out to look. A car hadstopped on the road at the end of mydriveway. The driver walked in. I could-n’t see his face in the dark. “I’m Roy fromover on the River Road. I saw the fire. Icalled 911. Looks like electric companywill have to put it out and fix it. I need toget into town yet so if you’re OK, I’ll getgoing.”

A few minutes later I could hear thesirens coming from Cushing and soon abig fire truck drove in through my nar-row farm gate.

“Northwestern Electric will be here inabout 30 minutes. We will wait until theyshow up in case of a worse fire. Shouldn’tspread with all the rain.”

The post, above the transformer andbetween the two wires, was alternatelyglowing and flaming with gusts of windspreading sparks.

“We don’t use the water hose on elec-tric lines, the current can come right backdown the water stream and kill us,” saidone of the four firefighters.

“How about firing bursts of water atthe pole top – so there is not connectiondown to the hose?” I suggested.

“Go ahead Russ, we’ll get the first re-sponder truck out for you,” replied BruceJohnson.

I think five firefighters were there. Ididn’t know one of them, and introduced

myself. “I‘m Matthew Larson, Merle’s son.”“I remember back in 1963 when your

great-grandpa Stanley Larson and yourgrandpa Bud were helping to set up thefire department. My dad and Stanleywere on the town board. Come a longway since the homemade fire truck theyhad then,” I told him, impressed that hewas the fourth generation of his familyinvolved in the department.

Another young fireman there wasDaniel H. (his last name has slipped mymind at the moment), who started in thedepartment three years ago while still asenior in high school. I remembered talk-ing to him about his fire training when Iwas subbing at SCFHS. For a small town,Cushing has a top-notch group of volun-teers. The folks who started it would bevery proud of the group today! I wonderif there are any of those who were in-volved 47 years ago still around? Mymemory is slipping because I am prettysure five firemen came at first, but I canname only Bruce Johnson, Merle Larsonand his son Matthew, Daniel, and some-one else I knew.

An hour after the fire started, the top ofthe post broke off above the fire, tippedsideways and let the top wire down tothe lower wire so it looked like they weretouching. No electrical sparks, but stillmore flames. The wind and rain were bit-terly cold.

I went back into the house and hookedup my spare lawn mower battery to mypower inverter and connected a verylow-current but bright LED lamp forlight. I take this set along when we arecamping at places where there is no elec-tricity and we need a light or power forthe laptop computer. The phone workedwith the modem unplugged, but themodem didn’t work. As Brother Everettsays, “You must have let the smoke out

of it.” He subscribes to the theory thatevery electrical item comes with oneburst of smoke built in and it dies if yourelease it. Two weeks ago the internalmodem let its smoke out so I bought theexternal one and had it about a week – Iguess these power glitches are good tostimulate the economy as I will have toget another one.

Soon the electric truck with the boomcame down the hill and into my muddydriveway. Looking over the situation, oneof them told the firefighters, “We can fixthis,” and let the fire department leave.The two included one experienced manand one apprentice. At the pole backalong the road, they tested the two wiresand found no electricity, but groundedthe two wires anyway to prevent anynew electricity from coming throughwhile they were working. “Lights outalong the way and over to Atlas accord-ing to the office – your problem hereprobably flipped the breaker at Atlas.Lots of folks without electricity, some byFrederic, some at Grantsburg and on upby Danbury and here and there between.All the crews are out.”

They drove the big truck through thebig mudhole in my driveway up to thepole, put down the stabilizer feet and ma-neuvered the bucket up to the still-burn-ing pole. The fellow up there unhookedboth wires and reattached them belowthe burned part and let the still-glowingtop fall to the ground where the appren-tice drowned it in a driveway puddle.Both wires were restretched tight, con-nected back up and in about 30 minutesthey headed over to remove the tempo-rary ground. “What’s your phone num-ber and address?” one asked and wroteit down. “We are headed over to Atlas toreset the breaker. When we do the officewill call you at the end of the line hereand find out if you have electricity.”

The lights came on in about 10 minutes(after being off for about two hours) andthe call came five minutes later. “Haveyou got electricity?”

“Yep, came on a few minutes ago. Theproblem for our line was a short at myend and a fire on the pole.”

The wind had already gusted undermy porch roof and torn off one of the 10-foot plastic panels, and threatened to takethe next one off, which banged with eachgust. With Margo away in West Bendhelping while her Dad had cataract sur-gery, I decided to wait until she returnsso I can steady the ladder for her. Thecabin sits on a steep hillside and projectsso that the porch roof is about 16 feet offthe ground. When the wind gusts, itshakes like a dog ridding himself ofwater.

The storm came with record low pres-sures causing the wind. Winds rotate inopposite directions around low and highpressure areas. Similarly, the 12 screws inmy repaired leg tighten and loosen withhighs and lows; this time loosening a fullquarter turn. “Anyone with loose screwswould be foolish to climb on a roof,” Ithought. At the next high pressure,when the leg is tightened up to the max,I might tackle it. As a scientist, I plan torecommend to my surgeon that he buysome left-hand- and right-hand-threaded screws to use in future surgeriesto solve this problem. I have alreadypatented the idea and ordered a ton ofmedical-grade left-thread screws fromAustralia. The normal screws there areleft-hand thread to hold things tightly onthe upside-down bottom of the earth dueto the Coriolis effect.

This is the time of year I buy a bag ortwo of tulips, hyacinths and daffodils andput them in the crisper at the bottom ofthe refrigerator. They stay in for at least12 weeks to go through their cold cycle. Itake them out during February and potup mixed bulbs every few days (smallpot, tightly spaced with some pottingsoil). They sprout and bloom in anothermonth and give us beautiful “forced”spring flowers until the outdoor onesstart. They make great spring gifts andcost a fraction of buying them in thestore.

I have my first annual physical since Iretired five years ago down at Mayo onMonday (I am writing this on Sunday).My main complaints are “my body re-sists everything I want to do with it andmy mind has something wrong with it –but at the moment I can’t rememberwhat.” Other than that, we are fine andhope that you are all doing better too.

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Compiled by Bernice AbrahamzonDo you remember?What’s in a name? Everything!

When you think about it, our names belong to usall our lives. They are uniquely our very own! Somewomen are reluctant to give up their surnames whenthey marry, and are keeping them as part of their newmarried names.

I know I’ve already told you that my father gaveme the name of Berenice after a onetime girlfriend inFrance when he was in the Army during World War I.Had mother known, I don’t think that would havebeen my name. I might have been called by my mid-dle name of “Vivian.”

That would have been OK as I’m vivacious enoughto carry that name. My father was guilty of a bit oftrickery there.

He is not the only one guilty of trickery, however.My husband’s name was Kenneth Zorn Abrahamzon.I thought Zorn was a family name but I was told it’sthe name of a Swedish artist, Anders Zorn. Ken’s fa-ther, Karl, was an artist, having natural talent andhaving studied at an art institute in Kansas City. Hesaid Zorn was a Swedish portrait painter, and muchadmired. I can understand Karl wanting to name ason after such a famous man.

Ken’s dad often painted landscapes, and his housesalways had smoke rising from the chimney to showsomeone lived there, cozy and warm. All of us in thefamily have paintings done by Karl in our homes.

The years passed and family members died, and Ibecame a widow 24 years ago.

On one of our senior citizen trips, the chartered busstopped at the Swedish Institute, and I enjoyedbrowsing in the basement gift shop there.

And then I found it! A book of paintings by Zorn. Iturned the pages, what a revelation! Portrait painter?Not at all. The book revealed the bare truth. Theywere all nudes.

It dawned on me that Karl, quiet gentleman that hewas, had fooled everybody, misrepresenting theartist. I had to laugh to myself, especially since therewas no one left to share the story.

My husband always wished the townspeople herein Lewis could have known Karl as a young man. Heand his wife, Ina, moved here in retirement. Karl hadundergone major surgery not long before and it tookhim a long time to feel better.

He attended church faithfully every Sunday, al-ways sitting in the fourth pew on the left, the sun-light from the art glass church windows falling on hisbent figure. Ina was church organist then. Karl wouldlean forward, pick up the church hymnal, as if say-ing, “The sermon is long enough. You can quit any-

time.”Ina tried to break Karl of that habit but he per-

sisted. He seemed to know when “enough isenough.” He was a very dear man, persistent butdear.

It is difficult for artists to make a living paintingpictures, so Karl worked as a storekeeper, inHawthorne, Wis. He made sure the bag of mail wason the afternoon train.

He was a very responsible man and a good store-keeper. After that, he worked for the Co-op Mill inSuperior and lifted sacks of feed much too heavy forhim.

He told us stories of being a child in Sweden, ofgetting home to squirm under the town gate beforethe dark and the trolls overtook him.

And yes, I forgive Karl for his little subterfuge re-garding Anders Zorn, and I’m grateful we didn’t giveany of our sons that name.

George Bernard Shaw“Life is no brief candle to me. It is a sort of splendid

torch within, and I want it to burn as brightly as pos-sible before handing it over to future generations.”

Harold Coffin“Modern paintings are like women. You’ll never

enjoy them if you try to understand them.”

Louis Nizer“A man who works with his hands is a laborer. A

man who works with his hands and his brains is acraftsman, but a man who works with his hands andhis brains and his heart is an artist.”

Until next week,Bernice

50 Years AgoFive River Falls youths were killed in a Friday car

crash.-First Lt. Bruce Johnson was severely burnedwhen his jet plane exploded.-A baked bean supperwas set for Oct. 4 at the Frederic Legion Hall.-Don-ald Daniels, Siren, provided gravel, black dirt, fill,septic tanks, drain fields, tiling, water lines, base-ments, footings and landscaping.-Rod Hopkins,Webster, provided many of the same services forcustomers.-Bohn Sand & Gravel had driveway fillavailable.-The film “Wild River” was playing at theFrederic Theatre.-“13 Ghosts” was playing at theGrand Theatre, Grantsburg.-Specials at the FredericCo-op Super Market included Betty Crocker cakemixes at 3 for 95¢, fresh carrots at 10¢ lb., coffee at 2lbs. for $1.19, and fresh ham at 45¢ lb.-A weddingdance was held at the Fun House, West Sweden, onSept. 24, for Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Erickson (JoyceVoight) with music by Dana Yelle.-A dance was heldat the Indian Creek Hall on Sept. 24 with music byRuss Voss and his orchestra.-Specials at Route’sSuper Market, Frederic, included cube steaks at 59¢lb., ground beef at 2 lbs. for 89¢, bread, 1-1/2-lb. loafat 23¢, kidney beans at 10¢ can and six candy barsfor 23¢.

40 Years AgoSpecials at Route’s Super Market, Frederic, in-

cluded flour at $1.98 for 25-lb. bag, hams at 63¢ lb.,sweet potatoes at 35¢ tin, fresh lettuce at 19¢ each,and soda crackers at 29¢ lb.-Don’s T.V. in Fredericwas open until 8 p.m. on Friday nights.-A notice saidthat all residents in the village of Siren had to be con-nected to city water by Dec. 30, 1970.-A hunters ballwas set for Nov. 25 at the Skol Bar, Frederic, withmusic by Bill and Larry Java.-A fish fry was heldevery Friday evening from 5 p.m. and on at PheasantInn, Siren.-A hunters ball was also set for Nov. 21 atthe Cabaret, Webb Lake.-Buck’s Resort, located fivemiles west of Frederic, was looking forward to reser-vations for Thanksgiving dinner.-The FredericSchool Board reviewed new teaching methods andapproved lighting projects.-Snowmobile owners or-ganized a club in Frederic.-Theodore Hagberg, Fred-eric businessman, died at an accident scene nearOsceola on Nov. 18, apparently the death due to aheart attack.-Local clinics were offering polio vac-cine.-The Frederic Farmers Co-op was preparing toobserve its 60th anniversary.-A contest to select anew slogan for the village of Frederic was an-nounced. (It had always been called “Friendly Fred-eric and was the new slogan “Smilepost 35” or ?)

20 Years AgoThe Polk County Social Services Department pro-

posed 30-percent budget increase.-A reader ran anad of $100 reward for a lost blue sapphire ring.-TheSkol Haus, West Sweden, published Omar’s dinnermenu specials: steak and lobster at $9.95; sirloinsteak at $4.95; liver and onions at $3.95; 21 shrimp at$3.95; biggie french fries at $2.50. Also, all bar raildrinks and beer $1.-A new lab technologist, NancySchiune, joined the Frederic Hospital staff.-Voter ap-athy was a concern for coming elections (not in 2010however, just confusion after reading all the meanremarks about candidates!)-WITI enrollment indi-cated upward growth.-Former Sweet Adelines planfor holiday “singouts.”–Railroads were still operat-ing throughout Wisconsin.-A rally was held for Har-vey Stower, Democrat, for assembly on Sunday,Sept. 9.-Obituaries included Gary Fossum Jr., MaryWatt, Olga Monson, June Jordan and Harry Denot-ter.-Job-seeking skills, calligraphy classes began atUnity.- Scott Carlson was the Methodist minister atthe Lewis church.-Horton’s Manufacturing, ShellLake Machining, planned to move to Webster.

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nated the week of Nov. 8 – 12 as test week for the schooldistrict this year. Students in grades 3-8 and 10 will betaking a series of tests during this week. These tests arepart of the Wisconsin Assessment Program and also helpmeet federal legislation requirements in education. Thislegislation requires testing of students in math and read-ing in grades 3-8 and once in high school and the Wis-consin State Assessment Program requires additionaltesting in the areas of science, social studies, languagearts and writing at grades 4, 8 and 10. The data fromthese tests is used to evaluate educational programsthroughout the state of Wisconsin and part of the evalu-ation helps see how students at selected grade levels per-form on tests related to standards that have beendeveloped and approved for education in Wisconsin.

The elementary and secondary schools will both be

testing and additional information on test schedules canbe found by contacting personnel at the individualschools. Information on the tests has also been senthome through the mail and student folders in the pastcouple of weeks. It is important to have your child inschool each day unless they are ill. There are opportuni-ties for makeup tests but the deadlines for testing do notprovide a lot of flexibility in this regard. Parents shouldalso emphasize the importance of doing well with theirchild but, at the same time, try not to make them too anx-ious. Studies indicate that students who are calm andconfident do best in testing situations. The district ap-preciates your support and cooperation in providing thebest possible testing environment. Parents may call theindividual school offices (K-6 school 715-327-4223 and 7-12 school 715-327-4223) if you desire additional informa-tion concerning the district’s testing program. - submitted

WEBSTER – The fall biannual Webster music depart-ment’s Musical Variety Show is shaping up to be the bestever. Talented students from second through 12th gradeswill showcase their talent along with many communitymembers on the stage of the Webster High School cafe-torium Friday, Nov. 12, at 7 p.m. The featured guest willbe professional country singing star Sonny Winberg. All

genres of music, vocal and instrumental, along withcomedy skits to lift your spirits, will appear on stage.Cost for this most entertaining evening is $5 for adultsand $2 for students. Proceeds go to the Webster musicdepartment’s upcoming trip to Disney World. – submit-ted

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Diabetes program, St. Croix Regional Medical Center issponsoring a free Diabetes Night Out for those with di-abetes and their family members or caregivers. The pro-gram will feature information specific to the disease andinclude a presentation by SCRMC psychologist Dr. PatFettes, “Optimistic Living With Chronic Health.” Fol-lowing Fettes, Dr. Jamey Sotis, a family physician with aspecial interest in sports medicine, will offer a “Prescrip-tion for Exercise.” In addition, there will be refreshmentsand displays important to managing the disease.

Diabetes Night Out will be held Wednesday, Nov. 10,5:30 – 8 p.m. at the St. Croix Regional Medical CenterHospital, Riverbend Conference Center, 235 State St. inSt. Croix Falls. Social time, displays and refreshmentswill be held from 5:30 – 6 p.m.; Fettes will be speakingfrom 6 – 7 p.m. and Sotis, family and sports medicine,will be speaking from 7 – 8 p.m. Displays will includeDr. Danielle Redburn, podiatry; pharmacy, vision, res-piratory therapy and sleep apnea; and physical rehabil-itation. Valet parking will be available at the hospitalentrance on State Street.

No registration is necessary. For more information, callSarah Shaw at 715-483-0431. - submitted

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TOWN TALK/COUNTRY CHATTERLewis

All Saints Day was observed Sunday at the Lewischurch. A rack was in place in the sanctuary whereindividual candles were representative to light inmemory of those who have gone before.

An insert in the Sunday bulletin listed thesenames, and others were added. A lot of old-timeneighbors and friends were listed.

Alice and Charles Ford served all kinds of good-ies after the service. Very nice.

A new loudspeaker system is being tried out toenhance the quality of the church music.

Hungry for good, hot, filling stew? The men of thechurch are coming through with a hunters stew thisFriday night at the Lewis church from 4 – 7 p.m.Sponsored by the UMM. Welcome. Freewill offering.

A jam session is set for this Saturday night at theLewis church with music and much more between 6– 9 p.m. See you there?

Reports of big crowds of kids and parents at theHalloween party at the Frederic school Saturdaynight. The mission project for October was to donatetoward the children’s Halloween party.

Frost was “on the pumpkin” and everything elsethe last couple of nights. Have we had our IndianSummer or is it still coming?

Nice surprise to see Steve Lane at Sunday’s serv-ice. He came to visit family members in this area. Asa boy and young man, he was very active in churchand community events. Good to visit with him again.

LaVerne Leep spent a week visiting her daugh-ter, Diane, at the home of Diane and Ron Ackland inHutchinson, Minn.

A group of children gathered at the home ofSheila Staples Sunday afternoon to take pictures ofthe group and go trick-or-treating in Lewis.

by Marian EdlerTuesday started with exercise, then Skip-Bo, fol-

lowed by an afternoon with games played. DottieAdams and Rita Boyle won in Hand and Foot.Martha Lundstrom, Jean McIntyre and Delores Ben-son won in Dominos. The winners in 500 cards wereCameron Ebert, Bren Nel Ward, Joan Arnold andMary Lou Lund.

Thursday we held our exercise session with Skip-Bo played later. In the evening, it was 500 cards.The winners were Darold Lundgren, Bren Nel Ward,Nina Hoverman and Bob Norlander. The nine-bidwinner was Charlie Mevissen.

Greetings to John Brown and Russ Adams whoare residents of the Good Samaritan Home. Wehope to see you soon down at the center.

A reminder that our estate-garage-bake sale willbe on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 5 and 6. The Crossfamily donated Darlene’s belongs for this sale. Wewill open at 7:30 a.m. on Friday, so if you want thebaked goods, you will have to get there early. Satur-day morning, we will open at 8:30 a.m. We will servefresh-baked cookies, coffee and barbecues. Stop inand visit us.

St. Croix Valley Senior Center

SirenLast Wednesday, Old Man Winter gave us a little

inkling as to just what he has in store for us in thecoming months. He came sneaking into the areaWednesday with that bag of cold white stuff andspent the better part of the day shaking it around andhe didn’t seem to be in much of a hurry to leave ei-ther.

Even the poor little tree rats back in tree rat hollowseemed a little bewildered at the white stuff floatingdown. Those that didn’t have hollow trees to hide inspent the better part of the day in the trees with theirtails arched up over their backs and hugging treetrunks just trying to stay warm and dry.

Won’t be long now and those big black critters willamble off into their dens for their long winter snoozewhile Old Man Winter will come back with avengeance and cover the area in a deep blanket ofsnow, putting the woodlands to sleep for a fewmonths. Come spring, Mother Nature will awakeneverything in a fresh new splendor once again.

Last Monday evening the Siren Lions held theirawards dinner at Adventures for their members andtheir partners. The district governor, Steve Jensonand his wife, Jeanne, of St. Croix Falls, were pres-ent. After dinner, Jenson gave a short speech andthe awards were handed out to many of the mem-bers.

Art and Bev Beckmark spent Sunday in Duluth.They put wreaths on Bev’s relatives graves and thenstopped in and visited her cousin Dick Sowa. Therewere about 6 inches of snow at the cemetery overthe hill.

Sympathy to the family of Gene Fisher whopassed away Oct. 28.

Art and Bev Beckmark, along with Naomi Glover,attended the Thrivent For Lutherans annual fall din-ner at the Grantsburg Faith Lutheran Church Thurs-day evening. They visited with Walter and NormaDake and Rich and Julie Dahling at their table. Themeeting followed, with prizes drawn for after themeeting.

Friday afternoon, longtime friend Scott Urban ofSuperior stopped in at bear country for a visit. Heand his father used to hunt tree rats on the Beck-mark home farm.

Congratulations to elementary student EmmaAubert, middle schooler Alexandra Webster and highschooler Mathew Wampfler for being chosen SirenSchools students of the week. Great job.

Mark your calendars for Saturday, Nov. 13. That’sthe date for the Northwestern Wisconsin RestorativeJustice’s spaghetti feed at the Burnett County MooseLodge just north of Siren on Hwy. 70. Tickets are $7for adults and kids 11 and under just $4.

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There was a witch, a rabbit, the grim reaper andother assorted goblins at lunch on Friday. Winnersof Nikki’s home-baked goodies were Pat Niklason,Lily Gleason and Bernice Quernemoen.

The Wii bowlers had another great match onWednesday. Nancy O’Brien had high single gamewith a 228. The Early Birds had high team game witha 720. Drop in and watch the fun to find out if you areinterested in joining. The games start at 9:30Wednesday morning.

Another great group came to play Dime Bingo onWednesday. Our gratitude to all who came. Comejoin the fun every Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. If youhave any questions about it, call me at 715-656-3583.

Welcome to Gayle and Millie who joined us onThursday to play cards. There were seven pool play-ers. We start every Thursday at 7 p.m.

Mark your calendars for the next evening meal,which is Wednesday, Nov. 10, 5 p.m. Nikki will be

serving sweet and sour pork. Be sure to call in yourreservations. The number for dining either for lunchor the evening meal is 715-866-5300.

The next monthly senior meeting will be Tuesday,Nov. 16, at 12:30 p.m. Please plan to attend. Also,another reminder to pay your $1 dues to become avoting member for the June 2011 election of officers.It must be paid to our treasurer, Maxine Peterson,before Dec. 31.

I want to remind everyone again that we will nothave a potluck in November. The next one will beSaturday, Dec. 4, when we will also have a silentauction. More info will follow in the next weeks.

If there are card games or other activities youwould like to have at the center, please call and let usknow. The center belongs to all seniors 55 and older.Come and find out what it has to offer.

Its not what you look at that matters, it is what yousee.

See you at the center.

Webster Senior Center BernieBoelter

Siren Senior CenterThe center is all decorated for the “eating” month

thanks to Marge Nyberg, Cora deJong, Nona Sever-son and CeCe Andrewson. In case anyone wondershow CeCe got involved in our decorating, she is theonly one who will climb higher than the second rungof a ladder, so you can see she does come in handy.To start off our eating binge, we have our Dining atFive dinner Thursday, Nov. 4. You still have time tocall in your reservation at 715-349-7810 or 715-349-2845. CeCe is planning on having a roast turkeydinner with your choice of either apple or pumpkinpie.

This isn’t for sure, but I believe the VFW will havetheir spaghetti dinner on Saturday, Nov. 20 and theAmerican Legion will sponsor their ham dinner at theMoose Lodge on Monday, Nov. 22. Hopefully wehave more information for you on the times for thesetwo events. The community Thanksgiving dinner willbe held as usual on Thursday, Nov. 25. Dinner willbe served from noon until 2 p.m. For the folks thatdon’t have plans elsewhere, plan on eating with thefriendly people in the community. Home deliverieswill be available to homebound people. In order toget your dinner(s) delivered please call the centerand specify how many dinners, your address, tele-phone number and directions on how to get to yourhome.

One of our homeless people honored the Fridaydiners and cardplayers by coming and sitting by thefront door and handing out candy and wishing every-one a “Happy Halloween.” People are still trying tofigure out who this creature was but I have a sneak-ing hunch his initials are R.A.S.

We had a very good turnout of players for all ofour activities this week. A few of our regulars haveleft for the West and South and others are gettingready to head out, but we have our golfers, garden-ers and other busy summer people who are comingout to play cards as there isn’t much else for them todo. Needless to say we love it!

We had nine tables of 500 players on Wednes-day and the winners were Tom Knopik, Flo Antiel,Dwaine Bentley, Carl Link and Barb Munger. Sevenfull tables on Friday for Spades and the winnerswere Violet Luke, Candace Doriott, Flo Antiel, MarieVan Guilder and Anke Olesen. Judy Johnson, AnkeOlesen, Inez Pearson, Marge Nyberg and BarbMunger furnished the treats for the players.

If you are looking for something fun to do, remem-

ber that the Moose Lodge sponsors Bingo everyTuesday evening. They start calling at 7 p.m. sharp,the more attendees the more prize money, so jointhem as everyone is welcome.

Our center is open Monday through Friday from 9a.m. to 4 p.m. For any information you may call thecenter at 715-349-7810 and to make a dinner reser-vation call 715-349-2845. A nutritious dinner isserved every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Fri-day beginning at 11:30 a.m. Don’t hesitate to call ifyou have any activities that you would like to have atthe center, we are open to all suggestions. Have agreat week.

BarbMunger

LUCK – Kelly John-son received the Ameri-can FFA Degree at the83rd National FFA Con-vention in Indianapolis,Ind., on Saturday, Oct. 23.It is the highest degreeaward by the National FFAOrganization and recog-nizes Johnson’s demon-strated leadership abilitiesand outstanding achievements in agricultural busi-ness, production, processing and service programs.

Less than one in 154 FFA members advancethrough their local chapter and state FFA degreeprograms to earn this national degree. Johnson, thedaughter of Lyle and Darlene Johnson, is currentlymajoring in agriculture education at UW-River Falls.

She is a member of the Luck FFA Chapter andher agricultural education instructor and FFA advisoris Mr. Wesle.

Johnson received a gold American FFA Degreekey and a certificate in a blue leatherlette frame tocommemorate the achievement. – submitted

•••MANKATO, Minn. – Marisa Hacker, has been

accepted for admission at Bethany Lutheran Col-lege in Mankato, Minn. Hacker is the daughter ofBrad and Mary Jo Hacker of Balsam Lake and is asenior at Unity High School. – submitted

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Academic news

Dewey - LaFolletteDonna Hines visited Marlene Swearingen

Wednesday morning. Later they joined Ann Srachta,Lida Nordquist, Nina Hines and Karen Mangelsen forlunch in Spooner.

Don and Lida Nordquist visited John and DianaMangelsen Thursday evening.

Roger and Sue Mroszak called on Hank andKaren Mangelsen Friday evening.

Donna Hines attended the district WMF rally inAnoka, Minn., Saturday. Several other ladies fromTimberland Free Lutheran church went with her.

Nancy and Steve Hagen were Saturday visitors ofLawrence and Nina Hines. Guests there for thewhole weekend were Chris and Chad Harrison.

Hank and Karen Mangelsen visited Ronda andMaynard Mangelsen Saturday afternoon. Later theyjoined Chuck and Lois Sahr, Duane and John Otis,Sue and Carissa Foughner, June, Lloyd and BeckyAnderson and Dennis, Daniel, Sarah and Josh For-manek at the home of Ken and Tyann Otis to helpKen celebrate his 40th birthday.

Lida and Don Nordquist were Saturday eveningvisitors of Marlene and Bruce Swearingen. They en-joyed a time of playing cards.

Sympathy is extended to Nick and Esther Man-gelsen and other family members due to the suddendeath of Nick and Esther’s son, Dennis. He was 51years old and he lived in Circle Pines, Minn.

Frederic Senior CenterSpades was played at 1 p.m., Monday, Oct. 25,

with the following winners: Dellories Potter in firstplace, Liz Ruhn in second place, Norma Nelson inthird place and Willis Williams in fourth place.

Shirley Sandquist is convalescing in Golden AgeManor, Amery.

500 cards was played on Thursday, Oct. 28, withthe following winners: Del Hansen in first place, Bob

Peterson in second place, Rich Hustad in third placeand Larry Anderson in fourth place.

Wednesday and Friday Pokeno is played at 1p.m.

The pool players and early morning coffee are ac-tivities enjoyed.

Have a wonderful day.

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Wow! That rain and windstorm we had last weekpresented a plethora of problems out here in the lit-tle townships of Arna and New Dosey. Don Mishlermeasured 9 inches of rain in two days. Ed Carlin hadwater up to his house. The Bakers were flooded inand missed a senior meeting. The road was washedout by Saumers’ home. Both Bakers and Paul For-nengo had a tree fall on their land. Dave Fornengo,while driving to work in Sandstone, Minn., one morn-ing, discovered a hugely flooded section of theDuxbury Road, which caused him to have to turnaround, go back to Markville, Minn., and take Hwy.25 to Hwy. 30. These are just a few of the badevents.

Other than that, we have had a large number ofarea activities that many of us have enjoyed. Thefourth-annual Wilma Fest, held at their town hall, wasa lot of fun for the Bakers, the Mishler, the Bergs andthe Wickhams. One can always count on a reallycozy atmosphere, food, and neat prizes at this event.Gene and Cheryl Wickham, Fran Levings and PamBerg came home with gift certificates to businessesin the area.

Jerry Blokzyl was the birthday person at the meet-ing of the East Pine County Wanderers. Sheriff MarkMansavage was guest speaker. Marlene and DonMishler furnished the cake and door prize. ShirleyBlokzyl won the LED sensor light and the Treasuresbox of dark chocolate with a caramel filling.

Lastly, the annual Halloween party hosted by PatKinblom at the Northland Community Center in Cozy

Corner included lunch, treats and Bingo. The Bak-ers, Drakes and Mishlers were able to go to this.

Sandi and Dave Drake hurried down to North Me-morial Hospital last week when her brother, BillMoore, suffered a severe stroke. They thought thefamily would be saying goodbye, but he surprisedthem with a miraculous recovery. He does, however,still have a long way to go.

Marlene and Don Mishler helped great-grand-daughter Korona celebrate her second birthday. Ko-rona’s mom, Don’s daughter Diana Stellmach,hosted the party at her home in Bethel.

Bev Carlin has been doing some child care thesedays for granddaughter Izzy down at her daughterJenny’s home.

Cheryl and Paul Fornengo are looking forward toa visit this weekend from grandson Evan Harmon, 9years old.

The annual bazaar and bake sale sponsored bythe Markville Zion Lutheran Church will be held onSaturday, Nov. 13, at the Northland Community Cen-ter. Doors open at 10 a.m.

On the home front, Dave and I went to the homeof Cynthia Martz and Harry Dodge in Superior lastweek for lunch. On Friday of last week, we took ourdaughter, Elizabeth, out to the Adventures Restau-rant in Siren to celebrate her 48th birthday. She livesin Frederic these days. My brother, Charlie Wolden,and his wife, Jan Kelton, and nephew, Alex, and hisgirlfriend joined us.

The frost is on the pumpkin, wherever you are.


TOWN TALK/COUNTRY CHATTERIra is a senior citizen miniature poodle. He

is looking for a fun-loving, kindhearted seniorof his own, who appreciates a companionwith a slower pace.

Senior pets have a lot to share with a spe-cial someone. The American culture ideal-izes youth and that ideal is evident in shelteradoptions too, somewhat understandably.People who adopt want the animal to bearound for a long time. The thought of adopting a senior pet or losinghim in a year is enough to scare some people off.

But not everyone. Those who come tothe shelter looking for an older animal areoften older and wiser themselves. Manymiddle-aged and senior folks prefer toforgo the energetic experience of puppy orkitten ownership. They seem to under-stand the weight of loneliness and appre-ciate quiet companionship. And that’swhere Ira comes in. He will make a fantas-

tic senior pet for that special someone who is looking for a slower-paced friend.

Ira says, “I’ll romp like a puppy some-times, but not all the time. You’ll appreci-ate that at 3 in the morning. So go checkout the puppies and kittens and then,when you’re ready for a mature relation-ship, come back to me. I’ve got a lot oflove to give.”

Arnell Memorial Humane Society, 185Griffin St., Amery, 715-268-7387 (PETS)or online: www.arnellhumane.org

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Hi, every-body! Blackyhere from Hu-mane Society ofBurnett County.I’ve been feelingunder theweather since Iwrote to youlast, so I’m not too sure how newsy my column will be this week.When I was little, or at least younger, I had Lyme disease. Some-times my symptoms come back, and I have to get treated all overagain. This time around, it’s hit me pretty hard. I’m tired, feverish,and it hurts when I walk. Even my ears are droopy! I haven’t tor-mented my brother in days, and I think he’s wondering what’s goingon. I like to get him stirred up on a daily basis, but now the tableshave turned. He’s pestering me like I usually pester him! He does-n’t know it yet, but I’m making a mental note of all his antics and,when I feel better, I’m going to chase him all over the yard, bug himwhen he’s sleeping, and steal all his chew toys.

Since I’m logging a lot of couch time, I haven’t been able to see myfurry pals at the shelter. I do, however, get updates so I can at leastknow how everyone’s doing. I was happy to hear that my little friend,Scruffy, got a weekend pass and went and stayed with some nicefolks for a couple of days. If you forgot, Scruffy is the older poodlewho is nearly blind, yet he has a lot of zip. He was such a good boy,they said. He was happy to be there, and he was on his best behav-ior - no accidents, no incidents. Scruffy sure would like a full-timeperson to call his own. You might not know it but November is Adopta Senior Pet month, too! There are lots of older pets out there likeScruffy, who just want to live out their golden years and be loved bysomebody ... just like the rest of us.

I have two newcomers to the shelter totell you about this week. Carina is an adult,gray domestic shorthair cat. I don’t knowwhere she was found, to be honest, but Iwas looking at a picture of her, and it lookslike she has a couple of bad owies on herhead. I hope not! Anna is a hound mix,also an adult, who was picked up in the vil-lage of Siren. Sometimes it boggles my mind when I think of howmany stray dogs and cats are actually out there. It’s a shame, really,and that’s why I always go on about telling people to spay or neutertheir pets! I mean, puppies and kittens are cute and all, but folksneed to remember that they grow up, and then they have offspring,and there aren’t enough homes for all those little ones.

Speaking of little ones, the shelter is still bustling with growingpuppies. I can’t squeeze all their pictures in my column this week,but I will share one with you. Her name is Althea, and she is about9 weeks old now. She and her brothers and sisters are a hoot, anda fine-looking bunch of of pups.

My wish list this week doesn’t include supplies, but we could usesome help around the shelter. Office help, for sure, and also some-one to volunteer to help us build some new stairs to our office andalso help put in a sidewalk. If you’re handy, and you have someextra time, would you consider helping us out in the near future, be-fore it gets too cold outside?

My lids are getting heavy, and I’m feeling like a dud. Stupid ticks.Take care, everyone! It’s sleepytime for me.HSBC is saving lives, one at a time. www.hsburnettcty.org 715-

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TACOMA, Wash. – Bradley M. Mravik graduated fromthe Army ROTC leader development and assessmentcourse, also know as Operation Warrior Forge, at FortLewis, Tacoma, Wash.

This 32 days of training provide the best possible pro-fessional training and evaluation for all cadets in the as-pects of military life, administration and logisticalsupport. Although continued military training and lead-ership development is included in the curriculum, the pri-mary focus of the course is to develop and evaluate eachcadet’s officer potential as a leader by exercising thecadet’s intelligence, common sense, ingenuity and phys-ical stamina. The cadet command assesses each cadet’sperformance and progress in officer traits, qualities andprofessionalism while attending the course.

Cadets in their junior and senior year of college mustcomplete the leadership development course. Upon suc-cessful completion of the course, the ROTC program, andgraduation from college, cadets are commissioned as sec-ond lieutenants in the U.S. Army, National Guard or Re-serve.

He is the son of Shannon R. Mravik, Gilman, and GregM. Mravik of Webster.

Mravik is a 2007 graduate of Gilman Public HighSchool. - submitted

News fromthe Service

MADISON – St. Croix Falls native and University ofWisconsin-Madison junior William Springer recently tooktop spots with a team of peers in the UW Naval ReserveOfficers Training Corps 34th-annual drill meet. Teamsfrom UW-Madison took second overall and first and sec-ond in the urban adventure portion. A dozen schools par-ticipated in the competition, including units from acrossthe country.

According to Capt. Christopher Kocab, Springer andthe team had been training and practicing for the compe-tition since the beginning of the fall semester. While manyUW-Madison students are daunted in the face of a trekup Bascom Hill, Springer and teammates ran laps up anddown campus.

The competition involves a drill-meet portion, a sailingregatta – in which teams compete on sailboats – and anurban adventure race – which blends calisthenics into a13.5-mile run through the city of Madison). According toKocab, the format of the competition is similar to an Iron-man. This means all participants endured significantphysical challenges, but Springer and UW-Madison team-mates conquered them. - submitted

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OrangeSaturday Mark and Deanna Krause went to Colfax to watch Kathryn

in the men’s and women’s cross-country meet. Kathryn came in fourth.Congratulations to Jack Taylor from Webster High School. He won firstin the state in boys cross country.

Harmony HCE met last Tuesday at Cedarwood Manor. AmyKopecky and Fran Krause were hosts.

Tim O’Brien visited Jack and LaVonne on Saturday.John and Reeny Neinstadt and Bud and Betty Flagstad returned

from a hunting trip to Colorado. They had a good time but not muchluck.

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Keep up with your hometown newsvia our e-edition: www.the-leader.net

Phillip and Paula Anderson and their 8-year-old son, Izik, of Chetek,are proud parents and big brother of twins, Jazmine Ava and MasonAndre, born Oct. 15, 2010, at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Marshfield.

Jazmine weighed 3 lbs., 9 oz. and was 15-1/2” long.Mason weighed 4 lbs., 6 oz., and was 16-1/2” long.Grandparents are Roger and Pat Neumann of Luck, Greg Ander-

son of La Crescent, Minn., and Sue Anderson of Eau Claire.•••

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New adult patients, at their new patient appointment

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Luck Community EducationLuck Community Education classes offer variety

and value. Check out the school Web site for a com-plete listing at wwwlucksd.k12.wi.us. Preregistrationis required for the classes listed below. There’s aminimum number of participants needed to run eachclass and also a maximum number allowed. Don’tdelay to put your name on the roster; call AmyAquado at 715-472-2152, Ext. 103, to register.

Water Aerobics. Mondays and Wednesdays,Nov. 1 – Dec. 15, 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. (4 spots open). In-structor: Stephanie Robinson. The next six-weekclasses will be Jan. 3 – Feb. 10. Course fee:$49/$26.50 ages 62-plus.

Enough is Enough – How to find your own silverlining in life and in the midst of the holiday season.Tuesday, Nov. 9, 6-8 p.m., course fee: $15. Instruc-

tor: John Roettger. Register by Friday, Nov. 5.Gentle Yoga. Tuesdays, Nov. 9 – Dec. 14, 5:15 –

6:30 p.m. Students will realize the benefits of yogathrough poses, movement and breath work but at aslower, less physically demanding pace. Instructor:Laura Tiede. Course fee: $68. Dynamic Yoga. Tues-days, Nov. 9 – Dec. 14, 6:45 – 8 p.m. Instructor:Laura Tiede. Course fee: $68.

Gift of Jam and Jellies for the holidays. Mon-day, Nov. 29, 6 – 8 p.m. Instructor: Shirley Crowe.Course fee: $5.

T-Shirt Necklace. Tuesday, Nov. 30 – 5 -7 p.m.Course fee: $11.50/$7.75 ages 62-plus.

Window quilts. Mondays, Jan. 4 and 11, 2011, 5– 7 p.m. Course fee: $19/$11.50 ages 62-plus.

Write, right now. Thursday, Jan. 20 – Feb. 24,2011, 4 – 6 p.m. Course fee: $18.Instructor: Carolyn Wedin.

Movement meditation. Call fornext class dates.

Classes are now being sched-uled for February through May,2011. If you have an interest inteaching a hobby or skill, or knowsomeone who’d be a great teacher,please contact Community Ed. formore info. If you’d like class andevent updates by e-mail, please letus know by [email protected].

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Amery American Legion Past Commander Dick Pelc and member Doug Johnson pre-sented the Blue Star Service Banner to Wayne and DonnaMae Bjurstrom. Their three sons,Tommy Reindahl, Woody Reindahl and Matthew Bjurstrom, are now serving in the Navy andAir Force. – Photo submitted

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Ernie Naumann, presi-dent of the St. CroixFalls Lions Club, pres-ents a donation of $500to Family PathwaysFood Shelf. Acceptingthe check is RobinLoken. – Photos submit-ted

Ernie Naumann, presi-dent of the St. CroixFalls Lions Club, pres-ents a donation of $500to the St. Croix FallsFood Shelf. Acceptingthe check is Eloise An-derson.

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All-You-Can-Eat All-You-Can-Eat Spaghetti Feed Spaghetti Feed

With salad, fresh breadsticks & amazing homemade meat sauce!

Saturday, November 13, 2010 Served: 4:30 - 7:30 p.m.

Cost: $7.00 (Age 12 - Adult)

$4.00 Children (Age 11 and under)

Burnett County Moose Lodge #1194 7330 State Highway 70, Siren

Silent Auction Please come and help Restorative Justice raise money to

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The Siren Class of 1950 got together for their 60th class reunion. Shown (L to R) are: PeteOlson, Alfred Hinze, Dair Stewart, Harold Brockin, Virginia (Hertel) Denotter, Ardyce (Burnikel)Sandberg, Shirley (Richison) Dickenson and Bunny (Nordquist) Johnson. – Photo submitted

The LUCAS 2 chest compression system, modeled by EMT Kurt Rumautar on the gurney,was given to Osceola Area Ambulance by Osceola Community Health Foundation and OsceolaMedical Center Emergency Department. On hand to receive the equipment were members fromthe Osceola Area Ambulance and OMC’s emergency department from (L to R): Teresa Nelson,Leslie Moltzer, Robyn Foster, Kelly Johnson and Gay Thompson. – Photo submitted

RICE LAKE - Members of the Wiscon-sin Retired Educators’ Association re-cently met in five locations throughout thestate: Rice Lake, Marshfield, Kelly Lake,Racine and Richland Center.

From the local area, the following at-tended the meeting in Rice Lake: Geor-gian Borchseniuis, Joyce Hanson, EmmaKolander, Bert and Diane Lund, SheilaStaples and Selma Christiansen. They rep-resented the Polk-Burnett Retired Educa-tors’ Association.

In preparation for WREA’s 60th an-niversary in 2011, the theme for the eventwas WREA – Pointing the Way to Route60! In addition to exchanging up-to-dateinformation, the meeting also highlightededucational challenges and issues. To

support Wisconsin schools, the WREAFoundation awarded $2,000 in each loca-tion. Each award recognized an innova-tive project at the middle school level.The school recognized at Rice Lake wasMinocqua Middle School.

The winning project, Peers4Peace StopBullying Now! has had a positive impacton students and the community.

WREA has over 14,000 members and 72local units. Since 1951 WREA has servedas a professional organization in retire-ment representing Wisconsin’s educa-tional community. For information aboutthe retired educators, contact Sheila Sta-ples at 715-653-2234. - submitted by SelmaChristiansen PBREA

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OSCEOLA – Serving an area of 9,000residents will soon become easier for theOsceola Ambulance Service with supportfrom Osceola Community Health Foun-dation. A LUCAS 2 chest compressionsystem was purchased for the OsceolaAmbulance Service with a grant fromOCHF.

The chest compression system will pro-vide a new level of emergent care in thearea. Robyn Foster, Osceola AmbulanceService director, shared how this willchange their services. “Often traditionalCPR is halted to move a patient up ordown stairwells, out of tight spaces suchas a bathroom and while loading and un-loading into the ambulance. The LUCAS 2will provide uninterrupted compressionswhile EMS staff move a patient and per-form additional aspects of the rescue.”The LUCAS device would remain on a pa-

tient upon arrival to the emergency de-partment, continuing quality CPR whilethe attending doctor and nurses more ef-ficiently evaluate the patient and performadvanced cardiopulmonary lifesavingtreatments. While saving patients lives,this system can help keep responders safeby allowing them to be belted in the am-bulance and may help decrease the occur-rence of back injuries sustained whiledelivering CPR.

OCHF has also supported Rachel’sChallenge and youth programming atWild River Fitness. Osceola CommunityHealth Foundation has donated morethan $1.4 million to the community andOsceola Medical Center since its inceptionin 2002. For more information on OCHFgo to www.osceolamedicalcenter.com. -submitted

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ALPHA - The Polk-Burnett RetiredTeachers Association invites all retiredteachers, administrators and support per-sonnel to meet with them at the AlphaCalvary Covenant Church on Thursday,Nov. 11, for the final meeting of the year.Plan to arrive at 11:30 a.m. for registration

and the noon meal. Musical entertainment will be provided

by a local school. Please register withyour contact person by Monday, Nov. 8.Alma Karels, 715-689-2502, is in charge ofthe arrangements. - submitted

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TURTLE LAKE/DANBURY/HERTEL- The three St. Croix Casinos will honorour nation’s veterans on Veterans Day,Thursday, Nov. 11.

The St. Croix Casino Turtle Lake willhost a special Veterans Day ceremony at11 a.m. on Veterans Day. The ceremonywill include recognition of all veterans at-tending, a short program and patrioticmusic. The Turtle Lake casino will alsotreat all veterans to a free buffet lunchfrom 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Veterans can regis-ter for the free lunch special beginning at

9 a.m. by presenting their military ID ordischarge papers at the TLC Players Clubbooth.

At St. Croix Casino Danbury, anyoneshowing a military service card will re-ceive $5 in slot play and a buy one/getone free lunch or dinner buffet. Promotionhours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

St. Croix Casino Hertel Express in Her-tel will award all military personnel $5 incash for presenting their military ID ordischarge papers. Promotion hours are 7a.m. to 7 p.m. - submitted

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POLK COUNTY – The American Can-cer Society and Western Wisconsin Work-ing for Tobacco-Free Living coalition areurging all smokers in Polk County to quitsmoking for at least 24 hours. The GreatAmerican Smoke-Out is Thursday, Nov.18.

Each year since 1977, the AmericanCancer Society has sponsored the GreatAmerican Smoke-Out on the third Thurs-day of November to spotlight the healthdangers of tobacco use and the impor-tance of quitting smoking to improve in-dividual health and promote better, safercommunities. Thursday, Nov. 18, is theday to plan for this year.

Reap the benefits fast:• 20 minutes after quit-

ting: Your blood pressuredrops to a level close to thatbefore the last cigarette.The temperature of yourhands and feet increases tonormal.

• 12 hours after quitting:The carbon monoxide levelin your blood begins todrop to normal.

• 24 hours after quitting:Your chance of a heart at-tack decreases.

And these benefits arejust within the first 24hours. The health benefitsof quitting are endless.

Take advantage of thisnational day. Join thou-sands of others who willparticipate in the GreatAmerican Smoke-Out andstart planning now. To-bacco use remains one ofour No. 1 causes of prevent-able death. The good newsis most smokers want toquit and free help is aphone call or a click away.

The Wisconsin TobaccoQuitline, 800-QUIT-NOW or www.ctri.wisc.edu/quitline, provides free,personalized assistance byprofessional quit coaches.The coaches will work withhelpline callers to develop aquit plan tailored to indi-vidual needs.

Smokers seeking assis-tance in quitting are also en-couraged to visit theAmerican Cancer SocietyWeb site,

www.greatamericansmokeout.org, to findtips, tools and resources that help with theprocess of quitting tobacco. A primarycare provider is always a place to start theprocess of quitting as well.

Smokers who make a plan, pick a dayto quit and receive some type of supportare most successful at quitting. Choosingthe Great American Smoke-Out as the dayto quit and using all available resourcesgives smokers a great chance of quittingfor good.

Call Western Wisconsin Working for To-bacco-Free Living coordinator, Mary Boe,at 715-485-8834 for additional informa-tion. - submitted

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SIREN – Mark your calendars. Thereare only five more sessions of the Ad-vanced Master Gardener training on Tues-day evenings at the Siren High School.Individual sessions are only $10 each. Re-maining sessions include: Rain Gardens,Recommended Shrub Selections/ Prun-ing, Insects of Turf and Woody Ornamen-tals, Diseases of Woody Ornamentals, andResidential Landscape Design.

Presentations by UW-Extension horti-culture specialists take place via distanceeducation using live video and audio.Participants will have opportunity for liveinteraction with the speakers in the form

of questions and answers. The Advanced Master Gardener train-

ing is sponsored by the Spooner AreaUW-Extension Ag Agents Office and Sirenand Webster Community Education.Classes are held at the Siren High Schoolfrom 6 until 8:45 p.m. For more informa-tion or to register, contact Kevin Schoes-sow at the Spooner Area UW-ExtensionAg Agents Office at 715-635-3506 or 800-528-1914. A complete course scheduleand registration can be found at theSpooner Area UW-Extension Office Website at http://www.cals.wisc.edu/ars/spooner. - submitted

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LIBRARY NEWSSt. Croix Falls Public Library

Artsy Smartsy goes global! Nov. 16: MiddleEastern Paper Arts

Where did papyrus originate? Egypt!Try your hand at papermaking, roll someEgyptian paper beads and make mosaicsa la Israel using paper tiles. Artsy SmartsyTuesdays: Please join teaching artistTiffany Paige Meyer for this amazing vi-sual arts program created exclusively forchildren ages 3-6 and their caregivers. Thethird Tuesday of each month, Novemberthrough May, Meyer will guide partici-pants through a world of multicultural artexploration through books and creativeexpression at the library from 10 to 11 a.m.Preregistration is required. Register onlinewww.stcroixfallslibrary.org, at the li-brary’s circulation desk, or call 715-483-1777. Did we mention this is free?

Film Movement Fridays at the librarybeginning in November! Free! FilmMovement presents first-run, award-win-ning independent films. On Nov. 19, thefeatured film is “Lake Tahoe” – TeenageJuan crashes his family’s car into a tele-graph pole on the outskirts of town andthen scours the streets searching for some-one to help him fix it. His quest will bringhim to Don Heber, an old paranoid me-chanic whose only companion is Sica, hisalmost human Boxer dog; to Lucia, ayoung mother who is convinced that herreal place in life is as a lead singer in apunk band, and to “The One WhoKnows,” a teenage mechanic obsessedwith the martial arts and Kung Fu philos-ophy. The absurd and bewildering worldsof these characters drag Juan into a one-day journey in which he will come to ac-cept what he was escaping from in thefirst place—an event both as natural andinexplicable as a loved one’s death. “LakeTahoe” is not rated. This film portrays

adult situations and language. (In Span-ish with English subtitles 81 min.) Thismonth’s short film: “Noodles” – A lightsnack of a film that makes you want tolearn how to use chopsticks. (6 min.) Youcan check our Web site Calendar to seewhat films will be presented each month.

Coming Soon ... School’s Out atSCFPL! Homework help and cool pro-grams for kids. For more information orto volunteer to be a tutor, contact Cole, theyouth services librarian at [email protected] or at 715-483-1777.

Story hour with ColeListen to stories, create art and have fun

with other kids and parents everyWednesday, 10:30 a.m.

Look for us on Facebook.Check out our Web site! It has up-to-

date information on what’s happening atthe library and other useful library toolsyou can use at home.www.stcroixfallslibrary.org.

Meeting roomThe community meeting room is avail-

able for your organization. Contact the li-brary for details.

TechnologyFree wireless and eight public comput-

ers are available at the library.

HoursThe library is open from 10 a.m. to 7

p.m. Monday through Friday and Satur-day, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. 715-483-1777. E-mail: [email protected]. Online:www.stcroixfallslibrary.org.

Milltown Public LibraryMichael Perry

Renowned author and humoristMichael Perry will be at the MilltownCommunity Center on Thursday, Nov. 4,at 7 p.m., for an engaging program aboutthe charms – and woes – of rural Wiscon-sin living. This free event is open to thepublic. Refreshments provided.

Dear SantaIf anyone knows how to send letters,

it’s Milltown Postmaster Kathy Krenz!Join her and all the fun staff at the Mill-town Public Library for a special storytime and Santa-letter-writing workshop!Get your letter in the mail for that jolly elfand learn the rules to sending a letter withthe United States Postal Service. The pro-gram starts at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 20.Children should be accompanied by aguardian.

Preschool story timeGrab a guardian and join us for a half

hour of fun, stories and a small craft everyTuesday morning at 9:30 a.m.

Computer Basics LabThe Milltown Public Library offers

Computer Basic Lab time every Wednes-day at 1, 2 and 6 p.m. During this time, wehelp novice users create an e-mail ac-count, draft and edit documents like hol-iday greeting letters, and help with thegeneral comfort and navigation of thissometimes intimidating technology. Spaceis limited, so call in advance to reserve aspot.

Fresh coffee and fast Wi-Fi are servedup every day!

Hours and information www.milltownpubliclibrary.org, 715-

825-2313. Monday through Thursday 10a.m. - 7 p.m., Friday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. andSaturday 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Polk County Library Federation

Friends of the PolkCounty Libraries volun-teer Loretta Wiehr pre-pares the latestBooks-by-Mail catalogsfor the next mailing. Cat-alogs are sent to ruralroutes and to home-bound patrons unable toget to their local library.If you would like one ofour catalogs please call715-485-8680 and re-quest yours today.Books-by-Mail is one ofthe services offered bythe Polk County LibraryFederation. - Photo sub-mitted

Balsam Lake Public LibraryNew Web site

Check out our new Web site – new de-sign and more information.www.balsamlakepubliclibrary.org/

Food for FinesGratitude is extended to all who do-

nated food without having fines, too.Close to 100 pounds of food were do-nated.

Story timeEvery Wednesday at 11 a.m. Stories,

crafts and snacks are available and allages are welcome to join our lively group. New books for October

“Painted Ladies” by Robert Parker,“Fall of Giants” by Ken Follett, “Reversal”by Michael Connelly, “Confessions” byJohn Grisham, “Worth Dying For” by LeeChild, “Chasing the Night” by Iris Jo-hansen, “In the Company of Others” byJan Karon.

Friends of the LibraryFriends group meets every third

Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. Friends group isan organization for all who value the pub-lic library as a vital community resource.

Book club“Mennonite In A Little Black Dress, A

Memoir of Going Home” by RhodaJanzen. Not long after Rhoda Janzenturned 40, her world turned upside down.It was bad enough that her husband of 15years left her for Bob, a guy he met onGay.com, but that same week a car acci-dent left her injured. Needing a place torest and pick up the pieces of her life,Rhoda packed her bags, crossed the coun-try and returned to her quirky Mennonitefamily’s home, where she was welcomedback with open arms and offbeat advice.Book cub meets Wednesday, Nov. 17, at 3p.m. New members are always welcome.

HoursBalsam Lake Library, (under the water

tower) at 404 Main St., Balsam Lake.Hours are Monday 10 a.m. – 8 p.m., Tues-day 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Wednesday 10 a.m. –8 p.m., Thursday 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Friday10 a.m. – 4 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. – 2p.m. E-mail: [email protected] site www.balsamlakepubliclibrary.org.

Frederic Public LibraryNovember book group choices

The Thursday morning book group willmeet Thursday, Nov. 18, at 10 a.m., to dis-cuss “The Elegance of the Hedgehog,” byMuriel Barbery. The novel takes place ina Paris apartment building, where thelives of a cultured concierge and an ex-tremely bright 12-year-old are trans-formed by the arrival of a new tenant.The evening book group will meet Thurs-day, Nov. 18, at 6:30 p.m., to talk about“Eaarth,” by Bill McKibben. The authorhas warned about global warming and inthis book he argues that we can meet thechallenges of a new “Eaarth” by buildingthe kind of societies and economies thatcan concentrate on essentials, and createthe type of community that will allow usto weather trouble on an unprecedentedscale. Copies of the books are available atthe library, and new readers are alwayswelcome to join us for lively conversationabout books.

Wednesday story timePreschoolers and their caregivers are in-

vited to attend a lively hour of books andactivities on Wednesday mornings at10:30 a.m. The November theme is “di-nosaurs,” and the author of the month isMarcus Pfister, author of several books in-cluding “Dazzle the Dinosaur,” and“Rainbow Fish.”

Yikes! Seven weeks until Christmas!Looking for some great holiday ideas?

Thinking of starting some new traditions?The library has craft books, decoratingbooks, cookbooks, music, holiday movies,and seasonal stories – and if you wantmore, the MORE online catalog offers9,117 items with the word “Christmas”somewhere in the description. Home-made gifts or treats from the kitchen al-ways make welcome gifts, so get a headstart on the holidays by checking out ourcollection of materials.

Everyday savings at the libraryThe wireless Internet access is free, the

fresh, hot coffee is free, the daily newspa-per is free, your library card is free, andborrowing materials is free. Stop in tolearn what libraries are all about, andwhat we can do for you.

Hours and informationFrederic Public Library, 127 Oak St.

West, 715-327-4979, e-mail [email protected]. Regular open hoursare Monday through Friday 10 a.m. – 6p.m.; and Saturday 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Storytime for preschoolers is held everyWednesday morning at 10:30 a.m.

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The Milltown Public Library had a packed house on Friday, Oct. 29 for the Haunted Wiscon-sin presentation by author and paranormal investigator Chad Lewis. - Photo submitted Follow the Leader


Luck FFA corn maze


LUCK – For several weeks priorto Halloween, Luck FFA studentswere busy building, designing andultimately guiding victims - ah, wemean “customers” - through a 17-acre Halloween corn maze onschool district land, culminating ina haunted house in a mobile home,courtesy Nancy Bradwell.

This year’s maze was one of thebest, according to participants, andincluded plenty of spooky hi-jinksand scary actions - from a runawaytruck to a grave full of creeps, withplenty of ghouls and boys in cos-tume.

The field and maze is planted byFFA Alumni and is plotted usingvarious donated seeds, fertilizerand other ag supplies. The final har-vest not only helps pay for scholar-ships, but students also keep closetrack of weights and yield, to bringthat info back to the groups likeWestdale Seeds in Centuria and Pre-cision Ag in Milltown who donatedthe supplies. The mills are very in-terested in the yields, according tothe alums.

The group also uses the cornmaze and haunted house proceedsto help pay for events, retreats andeducational scholarships, and thestudents also have a pretty good

time doing it.“We really had a good turnout,

and everybody seems to have agreat time,” said Luck FFA Presi-dent Summer Johnson.

The maze and house went for atotal of four nights, although finalnumbers of victims were not avail-able at press time.

Volunteers also noted that no-body perished during the maze orhaunted house ... or so they said.

Smile! These are some of the faces behind the Luck FFA haunted house. Pictured left to right: Kelly Stokes,Marissa Lundquist, Larissa Succo, Jade Schallenberger, Alaura LeMieux, Isaiah Tretsven, Kasey Johnson,Austin Holm and Summer Johnson.

Luck senior Karie Bartlett was a daytime zombie on the way tothe horrific scene.

A runaway truck in the maze made for a scary thrill. Larissa Succo (L) and Alyssa Huttontake the scare duties, while Tony Swanson and Clint Gage handled vehicle duties behind thescenes.

Luck FFA parents, volunteers and alums made sure every-one had a safe ride home, assuming they made it through thehaunted house.

These ghouls seemedto be making dinnerplans.

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Ryan Strenke was one of the folks in thecorn maze.

Alaura LeMieux was in charge of one of thehaunted house stops.

Maze murder. Pictured (L to R): Chris Maslowski, Steve West and Tim Ormanstage a graveside murder in the maze.

Photos byGreg Marsten


Brad Huehn dressed as the Red Bat at the first annual Halloween at Crex on Saturday, Oct.30, which was deemed a big success, with over 100 people attending. Kids got their facespainted, made spiders out of their handprints, and walked the jack-o’-lantern hiking trail. Threestudents from Grantsburg High School, Stephanie Anderson, Brad Huehn and Paul Lewis,dressed up as bats and performed an interpretive program at the fire ring. - Photos submitted

Bob Viltz, Depart-ment of Natural Re-sources, prepares apumpkin for the trail.

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Kim Wheeler dressed as Mother Nature painting faces at the first-annual Halloween at Crex,Saturday, Oct. 30.

Dan Clark’s fourth-grade class at St. Croix Falls Elementary held their Halloween party on Friday, Oct. 29,in the afternoon. They posed for a quick photo before heading off to the costume parade. – Photos by TammiMilberg

This girl spinsthe candy wheelat the UnityCommunity EdHalloween Party.

These first-graders are parad-ing through the hallsof the elementaryschool for the cos-tume parade on Fri-day, Oct. 29. The St.Croix Falls Elemen-tary studentsdressed up for Hal-loween in the after-noon and paradedthrough the elemen-tary building andover to the middleand high schoolbuildings to showoff their costumes.

The middle schoolgym at Unity Schoolswas packed with kidsand parents for the an-nual Halloween partyheld on Sunday, Oct.31. – Photos by TammiMilberg


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Miss Frederic Krysta Laqua (R) and FirstPrincess Vanessa Neumann were two ofmany volunteers that helped during theFrederic Halloween Party.

The youngest group of children line up for the judging of the costume contest.

A little clown was one of the many costumed children thatfilled the Frederic Elementary School on Saturday, Oct. 30.

Kylie and Chloe, dressed as Mater and Lightning McQueen from the Dis-ney movie “Cars,” get ready for a trip down the car tracks. The tracks wereone of the many activities for children to take part in during the Halloweenparty held at the Frederic Elementary School on Saturday, Oct. 30.

Josie holds a stuffed hamster that she isgetting ready to throw in hopes of winning aprize.

The bouncy house lost air but that didn’t keep the children fromplaying in it as they waited for it to be blown back up.

Rub-on tattoos were put on children who wanted them.

Bookmarks and other projects could be made at one of the ta-bles lining the hallway of the school.

Goodies were handed out at different tables throughout the school.

Photosby

BrendaMartin

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LEFT: Holding her pumpkin“bowling ball,” 3-year-old Ste-vie Siebenthal took aim at thepins for pumpkin bowling,just one of several fun gamesfor trick-or-treaters to try atthe Grace Baptist Church Hal-loween Carnival in Grants-burg on Oct. 31.

RIGHT: Grantsburg Fire De-partment member Duke Sny-der handed out treats Sundayevening at the department’sHalloween happening. Thefire department holds thecandy giveaway each October(fire prevention month) tothank children for practicingfire safety.


This sweet little skunk, aka 4-year-old Alexis Fedje, was outand about in Grantsburg Sunday night looking for Halloweentreats. – Photos by Priscilla Bauer

Claire Palmquist and friend Holly Fiedler greeted ghosts and goblins to her family’s festively decorated house on Grants-burg’s Wisconsin Avenue Sunday evening. Grantsburg’s very long street, where the Palmquist’s historic home is located,is always a favorite haunting for trick-or-treaters.

Two-year-old Samantha Kramer was having fun flying aroundGrantsburg getting treats as a flower fairy Sunday evening.

Candy-costumed friends Kalaeh Maslow, Isabelle Maslow, Kali Fleischauer, Chelsea Hane and Lily Hane were caughtby the camera as they strolled the streets Sunday evening seeking more sweets.


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GRANTSBURG Each building will have their own breakfast menu.

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LOCATION WEDNESDAY

NOVEMBER 8 - NOVEMBER 12

W H A T’ S F O R L U N C H ? ? ? M e n u

BREAKFAST Cereal/egg muffin.

LUNCH Taco Tuesday, hard - soft or bag, green beans, fruit sauce. Alt.: Hot dog, 7-12.

LUNCH Pizza casserole, bread stick, mixed vegetables, pudding, oranges, bread basket.

BREAKFAST Muffin.

LUNCH Taco max snacks, assorted toppings, winter mix OR ham salad.

BREAKFAST Cereal/muffin.

LUNCH Build your own sub, chips, corn, fresh fruit. Alt.: Chicken nuggets, 7- 12.

FRIDAY TUESDAY MONDAY THURSDAY BREAKFAST

Long john. LUNCH

Chicken salad on a roll, raw veggies, dip, lettuce salad OR beef taco salad.

LUNCH Pizza patty, bun, baked beans, car - rots OR baked chicken, baby red potatoes, peas, cranberries, fruit cocktail.

LUNCH Ham patty, bun, sliced potatoes, carrots OR sliced barley soup with veggies, PBJ, applesauce.

LUNCH Chicken burger w/fixings, potato salad, garden peas, banana, ice-cream bar, apples, oranges, bread basket.

BREAKFAST Waffles and sausage.

LUNCH Turkey gravy, mashed potatoes, bis - cuits, green beans, peaches. Alt.: Tuna sandwich.

BREAKFAST Cheese omelet, potatoes and toast.

LUNCH Baked potato bar, ham, cheese, broccoli, applesauce. Alt.: Ravioli.

BREAKFAST Yogurt/Teddy Graham.

LUNCH Italian dunkers, fresh fruit, carrots OR buffalo chicken salad.

LUNCH Ham & cheese wrap, macaroni & cheese, green beans, sliced carrots, apples, oranges, bread basket.

BREAKFAST Assorted cereal and toast, juice and milk.

LUNCH Pizza dippers, rice, corn, carrots, celery, pineapple tidbits, banana. Alt.: Cook’s choice.

LUNCH Oriental chicken salad with orange sauce over rice OR sloppy joe, bun, tater tots, green beans, pineapple.

BREAKFAST Blueberry muffin and yogurt.

LUNCH Chicken fajitas, steamed rice, car - rots, pears. Alt.: Ham & cheese crois - sant and Wisconsin cheese soup.

LUNCH Chicken patty, chips, fresh veggies, fresh fruit.

BREAKFAST Egg, ham and cheese muffin.

LUNCH Sloppy joe, bun, french fries, corn, pineapple, oranges, brownies. Alt.: Fish wedge, french fries.

LUNCH Cheeseburger with fixings, french fries, baked beans, applesauce, apples, oranges, bread basket.

BREAKFAST Bagel pizza.

LUNCH 7-12: Potato bake, cottage cheese. K-6: Mini corn dogs, broccoli OR chicken taco salad.

LUNCH Spaghetti with meat sauce, garden salad, pears.

BREAKFAST Breakfast pizza.

LUNCH Chicken patty, potato wedges, peas, mixed fruit. Alt.: Beef stew & bread sticks.

BREAKFAST Egg & sausage sandwich.

LUNCH Spaghetti, green beans and bread sticks.

BREAKFAST Lumberjacks.

LUNCH Cook’s buffet.

BREAKFAST Yogurt parfaits.

LUNCH Hot dogs or cheddarwurst and baked beans.

LUNCH Meatball sub, Sun chips, corn, man - darin oranges, apples, oranges, bread basket.

BREAKFAST Cereal/long john.

LUNCH Spaghetti with meat sauce, bread stick, winter mix, fruit sauce. Alt.: Sub sandwich, 7-12.

BREAKFAST Cereal/cinnamon roll.

LUNCH Tomato or chicken noodle soup, grilled cheese, fresh veggies, fresh fruit. Alt.: Chicken patty, 7-12.

BREAKFAST Pancakes.

LUNCH Beef stew, dinner rolls and ice cream.

BREAKFAST Breakfast pocket.

LUNCH Sub sandwich, chips and cottage cheese.

BREAKFAST Cereal/cake donut.

LUNCH Meatballs and gravy, mashed pota - toes, peas, fruit sauce. Alt.: Chicken nuggets, 7-12.

BREAKFAST Pancake & sausage on a stick, served with syrup, juice and milk.

LUNCH Lunch Brunch: French toast sticks, cheese omelet, sausage, baked beans, veggies, trail mix, apple - sauce. Alt.: Chicken Alfredo.

BREAKFAST Assorted cereal and toast served with peanut butter, juice and milk.

LUNCH Salisbury steak, mashed potatoes & gravy, whole-kernel corn, dinner roll, lettuce salad, mixed fruit. Alt.: Lasagna.


LUNCH Hamburger rice hotdish, Tostitos, shredded lettuce, carrots, pear. Alt.: Turkey/cheese/marble bread.

BREAKFAST Cinnamon tasty, juice and milk.

LUNCH Chicken patty, oven potatoes, cole - slaw, green beans, peaches. Alt.: Orange-glazed chicken.


LUNCH Pizza dippers, white rice, steamed corn, baby carrots, pineapple. Alt.: Cook’s choice.

BREAKFAST Uncrustable.

LUNCH Pizza, raw veggies, dip OR chicken- strip salad.

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OSCEOLA - Modern Woodmen ofAmerica will sponsor a fundraiser on Sat-urday, Nov. 6, for Loretta Smith, Osceola.Coordinated by local Modern Woodmenmembers, chapters provide opportunitiesto connect through social activities andvolunteer projects.

Plans for the fundraiser include: afreewill donation for chili with fixings.Also included is a silent and live auctionwith bake sale, on Saturday from 1 p.m. to6 p.m. at the American Legion Hall in St.Croix Falls. The money raised will bematched by Modern Woodmen’s home of-fice, up to $2,500, through the fraternalbenefit society’s matching fund programand will be used for Smith’s medical ex-penses due to her recent diagnosis ofbreast cancer.

The matching fund program offersModern Woodmen members nationwide

the chance to show their support for acommunity cause, organization or indi-vidual in need by holding fundraisers.These fundraising projects contributemore than $6.5 million to communityneeds nationwide each year.

For more information about how youcan contribute to this fundraising eventcontact Kirsten at 715-554-2567.

As a tax-exempt fraternal benefit soci-ety, Modern Woodmen sells life insurance,annuity and investment products not tobenefit stockholders but to improve thequality of life of its stakeholders-members,their families and their communities. Thisis accomplished through social, charitableand volunteer activities. Annually, Mod-ern Woodmen and its members providemore than $23 million and nearly a millionvolunteer hours for community projectsnationwide. - submitted

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Siren, extends gratitude to all the sponsorsand individuals who supported the raffle.Prizes were drawn on Saturday, Sept. 25.The funds raised from this raffle will beused to support local area needs.

Raffle winners were: rifle, RogerFontaine, Webb Lake; Wisconsin Dells va-cation, Tony D’Jock, Eagan, Minn.; Holi-day gas card, Kate Budge, Frederic; AutoStop card, Bryn Anderson, Siren; golfirons, Cindy Yourchuck, Siren; Trek bicy-

cle, Rick Anderson, Siren; Wildlife print,Deb Johnson, Eagle Lake, Minn.; businessbundles, Rich Shires, Siren; Tom Moore,Siren; Curt Clochie, Blaine, Minn.; JerryAwe, Webster; Mike Sutton, Marie Traxler,Carolyn Tegrootenhuis, AnthonyHummes, Jenny Campbell, Joan Kreb,Siren; Lou Jappe, Siren; Mark Pettis, Siren;and Jeff Lester. – submitted by ChristopherSower, post commander

TAYLORS FALLS, Minn. - The Light-ing Festival committee is pleased to an-nounce that the 2010 Taylors Falls secondseries of numbered, limited-edition orna-ments is now for sale.

Ornament No. 1, in this new collectorsseries, is a transparent acrylic etched piecewith an early photo of the ancient St.Croix River rock formation of the Devil’sChair. Although the chair collapsed undermysterious conditions in 2005, it remainsas the city’s logo, so is perfect for the fes-tival theme, Taylors Falls, the Christmas-card Village.

Ornaments are available for $9 fromBarb’s Family Hair Care, Coffee Talk, Gen-eral Store, Newbery House, Non Necessi-ties of Life, Petro Plus Riverview Station,

Rocky River Bakery, She Shop, Shelley’sYarn and Fiber Shoppe and Taylors FallsChiropractic. They will also be sold at theWassail Party Craft Fair in the MemorialCommunity Center on Saturday, Nov. 27.

Denny Betterley, owner of St. Croix Val-ley Machine in North Branch, Minn., waschosen to produce the ornaments on hissophisticated computer-driven laser en-graving machine. He can do uniquethings with photos putting the image inacrylic, rock, stone, tiles and other sub-strates. He specializes in CNC milling,prototype machining, short-run produc-tions, engraving, sublimation and sand-blasting. He says, ”I’m having fun doingit and I like learning new things.” - submit-ted

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Denny Betterleyproduced thislaser-etched trans-parent acrylic or-nament, the first ina new series of col-lector keepsake or-naments. This isTaylors Falls’ 26th-annual ornamentas part of theLighting Festivaland it is now forsale in TaylorsFalls shops. -Photo submitted

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story before?by Nancy JappeLeader staff writer

SIREN – Former New York Yankee fast-ball pitcher (97-100 miles an hour, to 105mph at times) Ryne Duren paid a visit toFrederic and Webster schools this pastweek, during Red Ribbon Week, theschools’ focus on avoidance of alcohol anddrugs. Duren had a powerful message totell the students and people he talkedwith. “Life has been fantastic,” he said.“Why would anybody with my back-ground need booze to have a good time?You have got to love life and laugh often.”

Like current Texas Rangers slugger JoeHamilton (who is overcoming his drugand alcohol usage) and so many other fa-mous sports figures, like Duren’s bestfriend Mickey Mantle who died youngfrom the effects of alcohol usage, RyneDuren knows what he is talking about inregard to the need for booze. His promis-ing career with the Yankees and withmajor league baseball, starting in 1954,was cut short after 11 years because of re-peated dependence on the bottle. “Thetwo years between ’63 and ’65 were a pre-cipitous decline for me. The baseballplayer portion of my life was gone,” hesaid in his self-published book “I Can SeeClearly Now.”

“I couldn’t find a job – I couldn’t staysober – I was totally unprepared for a ca-reer after baseball. Worse yet, I knew thedrinking and my reputation were keepingme from getting any kind of a job – Everymoment I was sober, every lucid interval Ihad, was consumed with the thought thatI was unwanted, unacceptable and unem-ployed. The only time I didn’t feel thepressure of the situation was when I wasdrinking.

“I was like Otis Campbell, the eternaltown drunk from “The Andy GriffithShow,” only I wasn’t funny at all. I basi-cally lived out of my car and drank. Toooften, I mixed the two, leading to situa-tions where I was behind the wheel withthe car moving and I was drunk.

“To those in the American public whodidn’t know my life had been on a steadydecline for years, the sudden change infive months, from a $20,000 a year majorleague pitcher to third assistant pot scrub-ber in a mental institution (Texas StateMental Hospital in San Antonio) was dra-matic and shocking.”

Quite a change indeed for the youngman from Cazenovia, population 326 atthe current time, who hit it big as a pitcherin the major leagues between 1954 and1965. “What made Ryne especially toughto hit was that from 1958 to 1960 he ar-guably threw a baseball faster than any-one else in the major leagues – in excess of100 miles an hour. Add to that lightningvelocity, his trademark dark sunglasses,his legendary poor vision and a tendencyto be sort of a maverick ... place him on theshowcase stage of Yankee Stadium ... andthe result is legend,” commented book co-author Tom Sabellico.

The legendary Ryne Duren took timefor an interview in Siren Wednesday, Oct.27. The almost 82-year-old talked openlyabout his early life – admitting that he wasaddicted to the thought of alcohol by theage of 5 because of the societal pressuresof the time – the opportunities that cameto him through his fastball skill – and the

loss of those opportunities because of de-pendence on the bottle.

Duren’s story isn’t a total downer, how-ever, because for him, Life Number Twobegan March 2, 1968. As Duren puts it, “aday I now celebrate as my second birthdate.”

It has now been 42 years since Durenhad a drink, and one of the importantfacts he has learned in those years is thatalcohol is a drug. “I didn’t want to bemessed up with drugs in the first place.That was my conviction as a young per-son. Drugs had no appeal to me, but I hadno reservations about drinking alcoholand then getting hooked on it because Ididn’t know it was a drug,” he said.“How many people have had a prescrip-tion for alcohol given them by a doctor?”

One of the stories Duren tells took placein Prohibition days back in the 1920s and1930s. In those days of enforced alcohol-sale stoppage, you needed a prescriptionto legally get any alcohol. Duren’s fatherwould pay a visit to his drinking buddy,the local doctor. The doctor gave the olderDuren a prescription for a pint of liquor,which the older Duren would go and getfrom the pharmacy. Then he and the doc-tor would sit in the office for the after-noon, enjoying drinks together.

“My dad’s idea was that real men candrink a lot and hold it, that it is OK to getdrunk once in a while,” Duren recalled.Alcohol was a big part of life for the “real”men, and Duren still feels badly when heremembers all the members of hismother’s and father’s families who diedyoung from the effects of excessive alco-hol usage.

Contrary to what you might expect,Duren’s childhood wish was to be a pilot,not a ball player. He did get a chance tofly, and even to solo for a short period.Then came the time when he flew with an-other pilot and the following day thatpilot crashed in the same airplane andwas killed. Duren’s wife, Diane, pleadedwith him not to fly again. “I was satisfiedbecause I had soloed, but that was the endof my flying,” he said.

The turning point in Duren’s life camewhen he went into alcohol treatment inMilwaukee and was finally able to admitthat he was an alcoholic. This was afterbeing hospitalized 10 times, seven of those

for some type of alcohol treatment and injail many times because of alcohol usage.

Another important thing Duren learnedduring treatment is that you can’t say that,just because alcohol was in your dad’sblood, it would genetically be in yourblood. Alcohol usage can’t be passeddown from father to son or within a fam-ily. What can be passed along is the par-ent’s and family’s value system, a systemthat accepted alcohol usage as a way oflife.

“I don’t think alcohol is addictive in it-self. Ignorance in use is the importantthing,” Duren commented.

A doctor once recommended limitingalcohol use to no more than two drinks aday, using a shot glass for the alcohol andfilling the rest of the glass with water.Limit the alcohol to one ounce per 100pounds of body weight per day, and neverdrink more than half that total in onehour. Duren’s dad was eventually able togo from an alcohol and family abuser to aperson who drank socially, with modera-tion.

During his short time in college, Durenjoined a fraternity to which his olderbrother belonged. This was a chugalugfraternity, and he was able to out-chugalug his brother (gulping one drinkafter another without stopping for breath).He was in college on a free ride (on a base-ball scholarship) but he only lasted for onesemester.

By the time of the 1958 World Series ofBaseball, Duren was making $6,000 a yearand leading the major league in saves. Hepitched for the Yankees from 1958 throughmost of 1961, then was traded to the LosAngeles Angels. His granddaughter nowhas the World Series ring he earned, in alock box, and Duren wears the leaguechampionship ring, something you onlyget if you are in the World Series.

Ryne Duren admits he gets a little tiredof talking about baseball. “But that is whoI am,” he said. He does love to talk aboutthe path his career took after March 2,1968, starting with work with the NorrisFoundation for Boys, an establishmentdedicated to educating and reformingboys who had committed petty crimesand abused alcohol and other drugs.“People saw strength in me. I didn’t feelit myself at first, but they saw it,” Durenhas said. “The Norris Foundation was ex-actly what a recovering alcoholic needed,a controlled environment with supportivepeople around who knew and understoodwhat my needs were.”

From the Norris Foundation, Durenwent to Stoughton Hospital to help foundSHARE, standing for Stoughton HospitalAlcohol Rehabilitation and Education,serving as director of the program. Hestudied all the information he could findon alcohol/drug usage to put himself in aposition to help others who were ad-dicted.

Duren is now on the advisory boardand a speaker for Winning Beyond Win-ning, Farmingdale, N.Y., a nonprofit cor-poration that is dedicated to helpingyoung athletes make right choices andpreparing them for life after competitionof their athletic careers. A portion of theprofits from the sale of his book are do-

nated to charity. For information aboutordering the book, “I Can See ClearlyNow,” contact www.winningbeyondwinning.org or call 516-249-5800. Theprice per book is $16.95. For another $10,Duren will autograph the book and mailit to you.

“One of the questions I am most oftenasked is what my addiction to alcohol costme,” Duren commented in one of the lastchapters of the book, the chapter titled“What Price Alcohol?” His answer in-cluded loss of a Hall of Fame baseball ca-reer, the effect of alcohol addiction on thelives of his first wife, Beverly, their son,Steve, and his parents.

“I think that alcohol’s effect on the cen-tral nervous system kept me from havinghand-eye coordination, the single mostimportant asset to a baseball player,”Duren. “At no time during my profes-sional career, including the minor leagues,was I playing with all of my senses work-ing. Almost every time I drank, and thatwas quite often, I would overdrink. OnceI started to drink, I had the need to drinkeverything in sight ... Consequently, Inever did achieve total control over mycontrol in my major league career.”

Major league baseball manager RalphHouk had this to say about Duren: “Rynewas an outstanding pitcher ... There’s notelling how far Duren would have gonehad it not been for the alcoholism. Hewould have been, without question, oneof the top relief pitchers in baseball ... Inmy opinion, without a doubt, he had theability of a Mariano Rivera or a John Wet-teland.”

Houk also said: “The problem wasn’tthat Ryne drank, a lot of players drank ...when Ryne drank, it changed his person-ality ... It wasn’t so much that alcoholmade him drunk, it just made him a dif-ferent person.”

“If anybody comes up and needs help(in getting rid of alcohol and drugs in theirlives),” said Duren during the Oct. 27 in-terview, “I will say yes. I don’t have tohave anything for it. This road alreadygave me something for it that I needed tostay alive.”

Jim “Mudcat” Grant, former MinnesotaTwins baseball great, perhaps said it bestin his forward to Duren’s book: “RyneDuren. I only need to say his name to agroup of us old-timers and I can get theroom buzzing. Every one of us whoplayed with or against Ryne has a favoritestory to tell about him. Usually it involvesgetting up off the ground and dustingyour uniform off, or dragging your batback to the rack after a whiff, or some-thing crazy that Rhino did while he wasunder the influence of alcohol, whichseemed to be quite often back then. But Ibelieve the best Ryne Duren story is theone you are about to read – an honest,from-the-heart account of Ryne’s life andhis ultimate victory over alcoholism.”

Ryne Duren, a talented baseball player fromCazenovia (Wisconsin), pitched for the Balti-more Orioles (1954), the Kansas City Athletics(1957), the New York Yankees (1958-1961), theLos Angeles Angels (1961-1962), the Philadel-phia Phillies (1963-1964, 1965), the CincinnatiReds (1964) and the Washington Senators(1965). He was on the Yankee team when itwon the World Series in 1958 and the Ameri-can League pennant in 1960. Duren was alsoa three-time American League All-Star.

Pastor Steve Ward (L), host to Ryne Duren and his wife, Diane, listened as Duren talked aboutlife, baseball and alcohol during an interview at the Chattering Squirrel in Siren Wednesday,Oct. 27. Duren spoke to audiences at Frederic and Webster high schools and at the Baptistchurch in Falun during his visit to the area. The timing of the visit prevented a presentation atSiren High School.

Major league base-ball pitcher RyneDuren, now nearly 82years old, held aphoto of himself dur-ing his playing daysas he talked about hiscareer and the deepplunge into alco-holism that ended itafter 11 years. Durenwas in the area duringRed Ribbon Week lastweek to deliver astrong messageabout the effects ofalcohol use on his lifeand that of othersaround him. He iswearing his AmericanLeague champi-onship ring, a ringthat players only get iftheir team goes on tothe World Series. –Photos by Nancy Jappe

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CHURCH NEWS

On my travels I usually bring along an extra pair ofshoes to wear. Well-made walking shoes are great forwalking, but while driving, my feet are happiest whenI wear comfortable sandals. Other things bring happi-ness to my feet, too. They’re happy when I’m walkingout in the woods and going to spend time with friendsand loved ones. There seems to be a strong connectionbetween a light heart and happy feet.

There’s a strong connection between a heavy heartand reluctant feet, too. Sometimes our feet are forcedto take us to places we don’t want to be – a meetingwith a disgruntled boss or our child’s stern teacher, ahospital room to visit someone we love, a funeralservice, or a potentially dangerous situation. Those aretimes when our feet drag. Sometimes, in fact, we’drather turn our feet around and walk away from theunpleasantness, difficulty or danger.

This shows us how strongly connected our physicalfeet are to our spiritual feet. The New Testament talksabout shoes and feet in the context of sharing the goodnews about Jesus. Romans 10:15 says: “How beautifulare the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace,who bring glad tidings of good things.” We can paintour toenails and adorn our feet with jewels, or takethem only to places where they won’t get dirty, but it’sour joy and commitment in sharing God’s love thatturns them into beautiful instruments of service.

We Christians are also told to equip ourselves withshoes that help us battle evil.“ Finally, my brethren, bestrong in the Lord and in the power of his might …stand therefore … having shod your feet with thepreparation of the gospel of peace …” (Ephesians 5:10,15)

Our spiritual feet can become reluctant. Unbelief,unforgiveness, and anger will bog down our spirit assurely as a shoe becomes heavy with mud. WhenMoses met God on Mount Horeb, he was told to takeoff his shoes. Perhaps it symbolized Moses layingaside any pollution he may have carried from walkingin the way of sin, even as nature’s polluted dust likelyclung to his shoes.

Our lowly feet serve many purposes. We need totake good care of them as we walk in the natural andin the spiritual.

Lord, help us to have happy, beautiful feet by keepingthem free from the dirt and grime of sin and by serving youthrough sharing your goodness and love. In Jesus’ name,amen.

Mrs. Bair may be reached at [email protected].

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NNeewwss ffrroomm tthhee PPeewwssFREDERIC – It was with sadness that we said our

goodbyes to Pastor Catherine as she gave her last ser-mon on Sunday, Oct. 24, and after worship everyonegathered in the fellowship hall for refreshments andsharing of stories. The congregation wishes PastorCatherine and her dog Tabitha God’s blessings on herjourney of life. Also on Oct. 24, Carly Jo Gustafson,daughter of Doug and Doreen, was confirmed after com-pleting two years of instruction in the Lutheran faith.Family and friends were called to the altar so they couldlay their hands on Carly while a special prayer was of-fered. Everyone enjoyed refreshments in the fellowshiphall after worship.

During the month of November, everyone is invited tojoin Pilgrim Family Night which will be Wednesday,Nov. 3, and Wednesday, Nov. 17. This is a new outreachprogram at Pilgrim and it is called LWF3 Learning with

Food, Fun andF e l l o w s h i p .Supper will beserved from5:15 until 6p.m. From 6 to7 p.m., stu-dents frompre-K throughsixth gradewill gather to-gether to workon the Christ-mas programand singsongs. Theconfirmationclass will meet

from 6 to 7 p.m., and from 6 to 7 p.m. there will be anadult forum. From 7 to 7:15 p.m., everyone will come to-gether to sing some songs, maybe a skit by the studentsand end with a closing prayer.

Retired Pastor Chuck Arndt, who lives in Milltown,will be Pilgrim’s pastor until Nov. 22, when the Rev.Andy Hinwood becomes the official interim pastor.

Pilgrim invites everyone to join them for Sundaymorning worship services that begin at 10 a.m. At 9:15a.m. parents and young children from birth to age 4 areinvited to participate in playtime. Parents are encour-aged to join in on the fun as their children learn the basicstories of the Bible. For more information please call thechurch office at 715-327-8012 or go to their Web sitewww.pilgrimlutheranfrederic.org. - submitted

Pictured are Ray Thompson, confirmation assistant, CarlyGustafson and Pastor Catherine. – Photo submitted

Pastor Catherine getting ready to leave.

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ister in Burnett County, has agreed to join two other retiredpastors helping with the ministerial needs of Yellow LakeLutheran Church in Danbury. The three pastors work ona rotating basis serving the church at the Sunday services,adult Bible studies, and ministering to the elderly andshut-in members.

Beginning in 1969, Carlson served Faith and BethanyLutheran churches in Grantsburg. After Bethany Lutheranwent on their own in 2000, Carlson continued to serveFaith Lutheran, retiring in 2006.

The members of Yellow Lake Lutheran Church arepleased that Carlson is one of their pastors and are lookingforward to having him serve at their church. - submitted

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Tammy Clausen is an associ-ate to Pastor Freddie Kirk of St.Luke’s United MethodistChurch in Frederic. Clausenmoved to Frederic at the end ofAugust, starting at St. Luke’s inSeptember. She has two daugh-ters, a freshman in college anda freshman at Frederic HighSchool. She is not officially apastor, but will be when she fin-ishes licensing school. Shepreaches in Frederic once amonth and holds book studies on Mondays at 11 a.m. and Sun-days following fellowship. She also works at Holy Trinity in Cen-turia. – Photo by Brenda Martin

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OBITUARIES

James D. “Doug” HallbergJames D. “Doug” Hallberg, 79, Balsam Lake, died

peacefully in his sleep Oct. 26, 2010, at his home. Doug was the oldest of eight children and was born on

March 17, 1931, to Clarence and Helen Hallberg in Min-neapolis, Minn. He soon returned to the family farm withhis parents as an infant. He grew up on the farm fourmiles east of Balsam Lake and spent his younger yearsworking on the farm and helping his family. He gradu-ated from Balsam Lake High School in 1949 and soonafter entered the Marine Corps and spent one year inNorth Carolina and Michigan. He returned home only tobe recalled to Korea in 1951, where he fought for Americafor one year. He was wounded in Korea and received thePurple Heart. After his recovery, he went on to completehis one-year duty in Korea. Doug was honorably dis-charged in 1952.

He was married to JoAnne Peterson of Clear Lake inMarch of 1954 and moved to St. Paul, Minn., and went onto raise five children. He worked for Twin City Arsenal inthe early ‘50s until landing a job at American Can Com-pany on Prior Avenue in St. Paul, Minn., where heworked for 23 years. He ventured in the supper-club busi-ness while working at American Can Company when heand his brother, Tom, leased Paradise Lodge in 1966-68.Doug continued to work at American Can Company andin 1977, he and wife JoAnne purchased Indianhead Sup-per Club in Balsam Lake which they owned and operatedfor 18 years. They retired in 1995 to the north shore ofBalsam Lake. In his retirement years, Doug worked at thePolk County Recycling Center and for the last 10 years,worked as a driver for the Polk County Office of Aging.

He was preceded in death by his wife JoAnne; father,Clarence; mother, Helen; brothers, Gary (Fran) and Jerry(Pam).

He is survived by his five children, Monti (Julie) Hall-berg of Barron, Stevie (Dan) Peper of Centuria, Tomma(Jim) Broome of Balsam Lake, Missy (Richard) Vollmer ofFox Point and Kristy Hallberg of Minneapolis, Minn.; 12grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren; sisters,Darlene (Willy) Holmberg of Frederic, Bea (Oscar) Thore-son of Los Angeles, Calif.; brothers, Stu Hallberg of Mill-town, Tom (Bonnie) Hallberg of Balsam Lake and GeneHallberg of Milltown; and many nieces and nephews.

Memorial services were held at Faith Lutheran Churchin Balsam Lake in coordination with the Cremation Soci-ety on Saturday, Oct. 30.

Fred D. DingerFred D. Dinger, 78, Balsam Lake, died Oct. 28, 2010.Fred was born in Centuria, to parents Floyd and Bertha

Dinger. He attended Centuria Schools and HumboldtHigh School in St. Paul, Minn. Fred married ElizabethWojtowicz on Nov. 28, 1953.

Fred loved to build and was an avid woodcrafter andgardener. He most recently helped his children build afamily cabin and was planning the outbuildings at hisdeath. He was employed at American Hoist, was ownerof Dinger Construction and eventually retired from HBFuller in 1988. Fred also belonged to the CommercialClub in West St. Paul, Minn.

He was preceded in death by parents; sister, Pearl; andtwin brother, Floyd.

Fred is survived by wife, Elizabeth; sons, David(Cheryl), Fred (Holly) and Don (Laurel); daughter, Debra(John) Heineman; 10 grandchildren; six great-grandchil-dren; and sister, Elaine Potter.

Memorial service will be held Thursday, Nov. 4, at theGrandstrand Funeral Home in Lindstrom, Minn. Visita-tion will be held one hour prior to service. A private in-terment will be held at a later date. Condolences may beleft online at www.grandstrandfh.com.

The Grandstrand Funeral Home, Lindstrom, Minn.,was entrusted with arrangements.

Walter E. (Gene) FischerWalter Eugene (Gene) Fischer, 79, of Siren/Webster,

died Thursday, Oct. 28, 2010, at the Indianhead MedicalCenter in Shell Lake.

Gene was born on April 27, 1931,in Valparaiso, Ind., to Rosella Rip-pen. Gene grew up in Glenview,Ill., and graduated from highschool there.

Gene joined the U.S. MarineCorps, serving as a tank mechanicduring the Korean War. After theMarines, Gene returned to theChicago area and worked for JoeJacobs Chevrolet in Wilmette formany years.

In 1973 Gene and his wife, Nancy, moved to Siren, onClam Lake, where they owned a cabin. Gene worked forBlomberg Ford in Grantsburg and Larsen Chevrolet inWebster prior to starting his own business, BurnettCounty Transmissions.

Gene enjoyed hunting and fishing, making frequenttrips to Canada to fish. He also was a member of theSiren Lions Club for many years. Gene was a past-pres-ident of the club being active in the Siren waterskip, airshow and garage sale. Gene enjoyed flying and held hisown pilot license at one time. He was also known for hislove for cars, which he showed in parades and car showsaround the area. Gene also loved golfing, having mem-berships at Spooner Golf Club and Frederic Golf Cluband playing with many of his friends from the area.

Gene was preceded in death by his wife, Nancy Fis-cher, and one brother, George Rippen.

Gene is survived by four children, Kari Fischer, ShellLake, Lauren Marek, Houlton, Kurt (LaDonna) Fischer,St. Croix Falls, Len (Cherie) Fischer, Siren; Seven grand-children, Mindy, Jeffery, Timothy, Jamie, Gregory, LaTis-cha, Courtney, Cordell, Stephen and Emma; sixgreat-grandchildren; and special friend, Charlene Hys-lop.

Memorial services were held Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010at the Siren United Methodist Church, Siren. Intermentwill be at the Viola Lake Cemetery at a later date.

As information is updated it can be found on the fol-lowing Web sites: www.rowefh.com andwww.wicremationcenter.com 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.

Dorothy Elizabeth MattsonDorothy E. Mattson, Cushing, 90, died Wednesday, Oc-

tober 27, 2010.Dorothy was born April 26, 1920,

to Clarence and Alice Miller in Clay-ton. She married Lester Mattson onOct. 18, 1941. To this union, fourchildren were born.

Dorothy’s life was defined by herservice to the community. Shetaught for more than three decades,mainly at Luck Elementary. She con-tinued her service to Luck Schoolsas a volunteer teacher, mentor andassembly coordinator for the newsletter. She was a faith-ful servant to her church, Laketown Lutheran. She servedin many capacities and leadership roles at the church,never missing an opportunity to lend a helping hand. Shewas a willing contributor and worked tirelessly at thechurch bazaars, pancake suppers and other events atchurch, perfecting the recipe for Lutheran coffee and ahearty hotdish. She also started the furnace in the churchand parish hall before each Sunday’s services, often shov-eling her own way through the snow.

Dorothy was an avid volunteer with Interfaith Care-givers, the Natural Alternative Co-op, Skonewood Chris-tian Retreat, Kinship and many others. She recentlysurpassed the 1,700-hour mark of volunteer service to St.Croix Hospital. She also spearheaded 15 years as leader ofan American Cancer Society Walk for Life team with herfriends from Laketown Lutheran.

Dorothy had a very independent spirit. She lived in herown home until shortly before her death and regularlyhelped her son, Bill, out in the barn. Dorothy’s long lifewas likely due in part to her commitment to exercise. Shekept a schedule of three times per week in a water aero-bics group. She enjoyed feeding the birds, reading, keep-ing a window full of plants and gardening.

Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband, Lester;parents, Clarence and Alice; brothers, Merlin, Milton andJames; and sisters, Beulah Dittloff and Cass Wells.

She is survived by her sister, Alice May Boe; sisters-in-law, Memory Miller, Evelyn Miller and Lorraine Miller;brother-in-law, Fred Wells; children, Diane (Gary) Nelson,Bob (Sue) Mattson, Bill (Irene) Mattson and Terry (Patti)Mattson; nine grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; andmany other relatives and friends.

Memorial services were held Saturday, Oct. 30, at theFirst Lutheran Church in Cushing with Pastor DorothySandahl presiding. Burial will take place at the LaketownCemetery in Laketown Township at a later date.

For assistance, call Bruce Rowe at 715-472-2444;www.rowefh.com/ or www.wicremationcenter.com.

Rowe Funeral Home, Luck, was entrusted witharrangements.

Esther Catherine ChelbergEsther Catherine Chelberg, Amery, 97, died peacefully

Friday, Oct. 8, 2010, after a brief ill-ness.

Esther was born on June 24,1913, in Le Center, Minn., thedaughter of Oscar and Anna(Baker) Arnson. She, most notablyfor the time, was a triplet with allthree surviving and living longlives. Esther was baptized in theChristian faith. She was united inmarriage to Lawrence Chelberg Sr.,and together they raised two chil-dren. Amery had been her home for over 50 years,where she held jobs from cook to waitress to store clerk.She was a longtime employee of Danielson Drug inAmery when she retired. Esther was also a faithfulmember of First Lutheran Church. She was living at Wil-low Ridge Health Care in Amery. Esther loved to cook,entertain and play cards. She enjoyed watching sports,helping her friends and most of all her family.

She is survived by her daughter, Shirley Uricho;daughter-in-law, Mary (Chuck) Chelberg-Polfus; grand-children, Larry (LuAnn) Chelberg, Jeff (Jodi) Chelbergand Sally (Doug) Emerson; nine great-grandchildrenand two great-great-grandchildren, as well as other rel-atives and many friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents; nine sib-lings; and son, Lawrence “Slim” Chelberg Jr.

Memorial services were held at First Lutheran Churchin Amery Saturday, Oct. 30, with Pastor Tim Bjorge offi-ciating. Organist was JulieSelle. Soloist was DianeCrawley. Violinists were JimSaliny and Elianna Emerson.Honorary pallbearers wereChris Chelberg, Ryan Chel-berg, Michael Chelberg, ReedChelberg, Max Emerson andEthan Chelberg. Interment ofher cremains was at theAmery Cemetery.For more informationor to sign an online guestbook, please visitwww.williamsonwhite.com.

The Williamson-White Fu-neral Home and CremationServices of Amery was en-trusted with arrangements.


Neil Walter PiersonNeil Walter Pierson, 81, Mora, Minn., died on Monday,

Oct. 25, at the Villa Health CareCenter in Mora, Minn.

Neil was born Dec. 2, 1928, atCumberland to Walter and Thea(Peterson) Pierson. He spent hisfirst 13 years around Barronettworking on farms. He moved toNew Richmond at the age of 13 toattend high school. After gradua-tion, he joined the U.S. NavyAir Corps and became a naval airphotographer, flying in a NavyPB4Y2 Liberator. He married his high school sweetheart,Lorraine Fansler, on Dec. 23, 1948. They had five boys,one was stillborn.

Neil worked as a mechanic for variou garagesfor a couple of years. He got a job as a tool and diemaker and supervisor in Minneapolis, Minn., wherethey lived until he started his own business in 1964. Hehas been in business ever since, along with three of hissons working with him. The fourth son works forHarley-Davidson in Milwaukee.

He has had various cancer operations since 1991. Hespent his spare time in the last years restoring antiquecars, along with being CEO of P.T.E. Inc., the business heand his wife have run since 1964.

Neil is survived by his wife of 62 years, Lorraine ofMora, Minn.; sons, Robert Neil (KayDawn) Pierson ofMora, Keith Alan (Jane) Pierson of Mora, Michael Ross(Heidi) Pierson of Mora and Richard Guy (Donna) Pier-son of New Berlin; grandchildren, Bryan Pierson of St.Hiliare, Minn., Beth Pierson, Blaine Pierson, Roxanne,Corrina, Olivia, Paige Pierson, all of Mora, Melody andJulie Pierson of New Berlin; step-grandchildren, Tracy(Cory) Gaalaas of Castle Rock, Colo. and Kim (Joshua)Kunde of Golden Valley, Minn.; six great-grandchildren;three step-great-grandchildren; brother, John L. Piersonof Rogers, Minn.; sister, Emiline Emerson of New Rich-mond; plus many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; stillborn son,Ronnie John Pierson; brothers, Eugene (Clara) Pierson,Wayne (Glady) Cole and Glen Cole; brother-in-law, JerryEmerson; sister-in-law, Colleen Pierson.

Funeral services were held at Zion Lutheran Churchon Friday, Oct. 29. The Rev. Greggory Coop officiated.Music was provided by Karen Kirschner and JamesRamlet. Pallbearers were Mark Emerson, Craig Fansler,Jerry Pierson, Jeff Cole, Bruce Haroldson, Wm.(Bill)Haroldson, Greg Pierson, Duane (Dewey) Fansler andDonald Fansler. Honorary pallbearers were David John-son, Ollie Moen, Curt Anderson, Lloyd Haroldson, DickRoesler, Curtis Ramlet and Dr. Michael Metcalf. Inter-ment was at New Richmond Cemetery in New Rich-mond.

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OBITUARIESClara “Evelyn” Jorgenson

Evelyn Jorgenson died Friday, Oct. 22, 2010, two daysshort of 90 years old, after a brief ill-ness with cancer. She also sufferedfrom Alzheimer’s disease.

Evelyn was born in Walla Walla,Wash., on Oct. 24, 1920, to Victorand Clara Johnson. She was thefourth child, with two brothers andone sister. Since her father passedaway shortly after her birth, thefamily moved back to Grantsburg,to be near relatives in the area. Eve-lyn’s mother married Carl Hansonin 1925, and four more siblings were added to the familyin Grantsburg.

Evelyn finished high school in Grantsburg in 1938 andattended nursing school in Milwaukee. She returned tonorthern Wisconsin and worked in the hospital in RiceLake as an registered nurse for several years, and later inGrantsburg and Siren in the operating room as a regis-tered nurse. She worked as director of nursing at the Pi-oneer Home in Luck for several years until herretirement.

Evelyn married Iver G. Jorgenson on July 15, 1961, atTrinity Lutheran Church in Falun. The couple lived nearLuck. They had no children, but had several nieces andnephews who were like their own children. They residedon the Jorgenson homestead, later know as Iver’s Moun-tain, until after Iver’s death in 1995.

Evelyn lived in an apartment in Frederic for a fewyears. Her final years were spent at Comforts of Home inSt. Croix Falls. She was always a pleasant person andknown as a caretaker for other ill family members andfriends. Evelyn was devoted to family and had a deepfaith in God. She enjoyed gardening, picnics and familyfunctions.

Evelyn is survived by one sister, Carol Peterson; twobrothers, Earl (Norma) Hanson and Noble (Muriel) Han-son; and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services for Evelyn were held at the Rowe Fu-neral Home in Luck, with the Rev. Craig Jorgenson offi-ciating. Music was provided by Rev. Jorgenson, MarilynHuskamp, Jim Hanson and Sharon Ilgen. Burial tookplace at Haustrup Cemetery. Pallbearers assisting wereDale Peterson, Scott Peterson, Jim Hanson, Steve Jorgen-son, Billy Jones and Kelvin Jones.

As information is updated it will appear the followingWeb site: www.rowefh.com or call Bruce Rowe at 715-472-2444.

Rowe Funeral Home of Luck was entrusted witharrangements.

Gordon L. KrantzGordon L. “Top Dollar” Krantz, 86, Shell Lake, died

Oct. 25, 2010, at Indianhead Medical Center in Shell Lakesurrounded by his family.

He was born June 20, 1924, to Axel and Minnie (Milkie)Krantz on the family farm in the town of Roosevelt.Gordie was raised on that dairy farm and graduated fromCumberland High School in 1942.

He was married in Earl Namekegon Church on Dec. 8,1951, to Mary Eva LeMoine. They settled on a dairy farmin Sarona where they milked cows and raised five chil-dren. They moved to Shell Lake in 1968 after their homewas destroyed by fire. Gordie was a cattle dealer until heretired in 2006.

He is survived by his wife, Mary, Shell Lake; son Greg(Sue) Krantz, Sarona; daughters Vicki (Ron) Zarada, Hen-derson, Nev., Kathy (Jack) Dahlstrom, Shell Lake, Brenda(Jeff) Pederson, Shell Lake, and Denise (Jack) Sando,Grantsburg; grandchildren Matthew (Christi), Ericka,Jerid (Rachael), Oscar, Nicholas, Jasmine, Justin, Brent,Aaron and Derek; great-grandchildren Elizabeth, Payton,Daniel, Joshua, Teagan, Drake, McLaine and Chane, andEllie Mae, expected in November; brother Calvin (Betty)Krantz, Elk Mound; and sisters Clarice Hopkins, MissionViejo, Calif., and Carol Kellerman, Cumberland.

Funeral services were held Oct. 29 at Full GospelChurch, Shell Lake, with the Rev. Virgil Amundson offi-ciating. Burial was in Shell Lake Cemetery. Pallbearerswere his grandchildren, Matthew Krantz, Ericka Hutton,Jerid Pederson, Oscar Dahlstrom, Nicholas Pederson, Jas-mine Dahlstrom, Justin Sando, Brent Pederson, AaronPederson and Derek Sando. Honorary pallbearers wereRobert Ullrich, Jim Bernecker and Ronald Christiansen.

The Skinner Funeral Home, Shell Lake, was entrustedwith arrangements.

Gwendolyn (Sahr) AldenGwendolyn Alden, 87, died at her home from natural

causes on Oct. 29, 2010, with family by her side.Gwen was born July 24, 1923, to William and Alice Sahr,

at Frederic. She married Lester Alden on June 7, 1941, atthe United Methodist parsonage. Two children, Allen andJeanne, were born to this union.

Gwen and Les remained on the Alden home place for15 years before moving to Iowa. In 1956, she sought em-ployment outside the home. The majority of those yearswere with an insurance and real estate agent in Oelwein,Iowa.

Before retirement, they returned to Frederic, where shecontinued working outside the home, until her heart sur-gery in 1974. She went on disability, but kept herself busyand knew her limitations. Gwen loved gardening, cook-ing and baking, craftwork, crossword puzzles and wasan avid reader. She enjoyed the peace and quiet of herhome with Les.

Gwen was preceded in death by her husband, Les, onSept. 19, 2003; son, Allen, in 2006; parents; and all her sib-lings: Emily, Edna, Thed, Nina, Bob, Lydia (Babe), Ray,Wava, Alice and Bill.

She is survived by daughter, Jeanne Coquyt; twograndsons; two granddaughters; four great-grandchil-dren; two great, great-grandsons; sisters-in-law, KathleenAlden and Evelyn Alden; and several nieces andnephews.

After 62 years of marriage, it was Les and Gwen’s wishfor a combined memorial service. Services for Les andGwen will be held Saturday, Nov. 6, at St. Luke’sMethodist Church, Frederic, at 11 a.m., with Pastor Fred-die officiating. There will be a one-hour visitation begin-ning at 10 a.m. A luncheon will follow the services. Burialhas taken place at the Maple Grove Cemetery.

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Tantrums can be quelled witheffective parenting

Q: Little kids seem to lose their tem-pers a lot and my own young son is noexception. Do you have any suggestionsfor dealing with this?

Jim: You’re right that this is a commonoccurrence – we hear from a lot of par-ents who face this challenge. My owntwo boys have been known to engage insome epic tantrums on occasion. Often,it’s simply a matter of helping your childlearn how to be more self-controlled. Au-thor Lynne M. Thompson has developeda list of what she calls “anger busters forkids.” Here are a few of them:

• Moms and dads need to model angermanagement for their children. Don’t ex-pect your kids to keep their own tempersin check if you fly off the handle everytime something goes wrong. When ten-sions are high, parents need to take adeep breath and compose themselves.

• Show respect for your child when heor she gets mad. An angry outburstmight not be appropriate, but the under-lying causes for it should not be over-looked or dismissed. Try to understandwhy your child is frustrated.

• Identify with your child’s pain. Re-call a time when you faced something

difficult, and share it with your child. Forexample, “I remember when I was yourage and I didn’t get invited to a party ...”

• Do what you can to provide a cool-ing-off period for your child when he orshe becomes angry. Read a book or go ona walk. Then, calmly discuss what hap-pened and help your child make a planfor dealing with their anger more con-structively next time.

There’s some great stuff here. Hope-fully Thompson’s suggestions will bringan added measure of peace to your homeas you help your son deal with hisvolatile emotions.

•••Q: My husband and I agree on the im-

portance of discipline for our 2-year-oldson, but our methods are different. I’mwondering if one method is better thananother.

Juli: Even though your approachesvary, it’s great that you and your hus-band agree on the importance of disci-

pline for your son. This is a starting pointthat many couples don’t share.

Practically every book on disciplineemphasizes the importance of consis-tency. This is particularly importantthrough the toddler years when yourson’s job is to explore and test bound-aries. “No” should be “no” every timeyou say it. Mushy boundaries can makethe toddler years more exhausting thanthey already are.

You and your husband need to agreeon what behaviors you will punish andhow, in general, you will respond to badbehavior. Having said that, you and yourhusband don’t have to be clones; disci-pline is within the context of your rela-tionship with your son. Your personalityand the uniqueness of your relationshipwill impact discipline. For example, amom who might be with her toddler allday long will be correcting behaviorthroughout the day, while dad might justdeal with a big behavioral issue duringthe evening.

Yes, some discipline techniques aremore effective, in general, with a child’sunique personality. I would recommendthat you and your husband pick up abook or two on the basics of discipline(visit focusonthefamily.com for somegood options). Read them together andcome to an agreement on the most effec-

tive way to teach and respond to yourson’s behavior. And remember, regard-less of how you discipline, your sonneeds to know three things: Mom andDad love him very much, Mom and Dadare on the same team, and he needs to re-spect both of your authority.

•••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. Sub-mit your questions to: FocusOnTheFam-ily.com. Copyright 2010 Focus on the Family,Colorado 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 by reproduced or dis-tributed electronically, in print or otherwise;without written permission of Focus on theFamily.

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OOppeerraattiioonn CChhrriissttmmaass CChhiilldd uunnddeerr wwaayySIREN - Operation Christmas Child

brings joy and hope to children in desper-ate situations worldwide through a sim-ple, gift-filled shoe box. Each child thatreceives a shoe box will also receive aNew Testament and 12 lessons on “TheGreatest Journey” (the gospel message)and a certificate of completion.

Last year Samaritan’s Purse collectedand distributed nearly 8 million shoeboxes to poor children in forgotten situa-

tions. For many it was their first gift.All you have to do is find an empty shoe

box, decide the sex and age of the childyou would like to provide gifts for, fill itwith gifts that a child can use, enclose acheck for $7 for shipping and drop it off atSiren Covenant Church by Nov. 21. Someideas to put in the boxes would be per-sonal hygiene items, clothing like a T-shirt, socks, cap, sunglasses, flashlightwith extra batteries, a small toy, school

supplies, and a self-addressed envelopewith a personal note and picture of your-self. There is a chance you might even geta letter from the receiver. Please, no war-related items, chocolate, food, liquids,medication, breakable items or aerosolcans.

Siren Covenant Church will be an offi-cial drop center for Operation ChristmasChild. National collection week is Nov.15-21. The church will be open for collec-

tion Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Sun-day from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday 5 to7 p.m., Friday 4 to 6:30 p.m. and Saturdayfrom 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. No boxes will beaccepted after 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 22.

If you have any questions you may callSandy Wickman at 715-349-8754. Pleaseconsider taking part in making a differ-ence in a child’s life. - submitted

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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 Senior Pastor Bob Morton 1259 Hwy. 35 S., St. Croix Falls Sunday Worship: 9 & 11 a.m.

BIBLE FELLOWSHIP WORD OF LIFE CHURCH Meeting in homes. Elders: Cliff Bjork, Jon Zens, 715-483-1357 and 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. Wed. Bible Study 8:30 a.m.; Wed. LOGOS 3:20 p.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. School 8:15 a.m.; Sun. Worship - 9:30 a.m. BETHESDA LUTHERAN - DRESSER (LCMC) www.bethesdalutheran.ws Pastor Roger Kastelle 715-755-2562 1947 110th Ave., Dresser Contemporary Serv. 8:30 a.m.; Adult Ed & Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; 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, Exploring Prayer 8:45 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 3 - adult 9 a.m.; Wor. 10:30 a.m.; Fellowship 11:30 a.m. 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 Communion 1st Sun.; Wor. 9 a.m.; Sun. School 9 a.m. 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 5561 Chestnut St., Taylors Falls, MN 651-465-5265 Traditional Worship 8:30 a.m.; Sunday School & Youth 9:45 a.m.; Adult Learning 10 a.m.; Contemp. Wor. 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, 715-327-8384, 715-327-8090 Interim Pastor Julie Brenden 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 - 10:45 a.m. Communion - 1st & 3rd Sun. LAKESIDE COMMUNITY LUTH. - ELCA CTH H, 1/2 mi. N. of CTH A & H on H Church Off. 715-635-7791 Roger Pittman, Pastor Worship Serv. 10 a.m.; Sun. School. 9 p.m. LAKETOWN LUTHERAN - CUSHING Pastor Dorothy Sandahl Sun. Wor. 10:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 10:30 a.m. LUCK LUTHERAN 510 Foster Ave. E. Office 715-472-2605; Home 715-472-8424 Sun. Wor. Serv. 10:30 a.m.; Mon. Wor. Serv. 6:30 p.m.

MILLTOWN LUTHERAN 113 W. Main St.. W., Phone 715-825-2453 Pastor Danny G. Wheeler 9:15 a.m. Worship ; 10 a.m. Sunday School NEW HOPE LUTHERAN CHURCH Pastor Emory Johnson, 715-463-5700 685 W. State Road 70, Grantsburg Sun. Wor. Serv. 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 11 a.m. NORTH VALLEY LUTHERAN Pastor Maggie Isaacson, 715-825-3559 3 mi. W. of Milltown on “G” Sunday Worship - 9:15 a.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 PEACE LUTHERAN - DRESSER (ELCA) 2355 Clark Road, Dresser, WI, 715-755-2515 Web site: plcdresser.org Pastor Wayne Deloach, Intern Courtney Young Sun. Wor. 8:30 & 11 a.m., Sun. Schl. 9:35 a.m. PILGRIM LUTHERAN - FREDERIC (ELCA) Pastor Catherine Burnette 507 Wisconsin Ave. N., 715-327-8012 Sun. Parents & Toddlers 9:15 a.m.; Sun. Wor. - 10 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 Sunday Worship at 9 a.m.; Fellowship Bible Class at 10:15 a.m. WEST DENMARK LUTHERAN Pastors Mike & Linda Rozumalski 1 mi. west of Luck on N, 2478 170th St., Luck Sunday Worship 9:30 a.m.; Fellowship following service

WEST IMMANUEL LUTHERAN - ELCA Rev. Rexford D. Brandt 447 180th St., Osceola, 715-294-2936 Sunday Worship 9 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 (AALC) Pastor Gary Rokenbrodt - 715-653-2630 5 mi. E. of Frederic on W, 2 mi. south on I; Sun. School 9:30 a.m.; Worship 10:30 a.m. Communion - 1st Sunday ZION LUTHERAN - EAST FARMINGTON (WELS ) Pastor Martin Weigand - 715-294-3489 Sun. Schl. 9 a.m.; Adult Bible Class 9:30 a.m.; Worship 10:30 a.m.

ZION LUTHERAN - MARKVILLE Pastor Tim Faust Worship - 11 a.m.; Sun. School - 10 a.m. Holy Communion - 1st & 3rd Sunday ZION LUTHERAN - TRADE LAKE Interim Pastor Julie Brenden 715-327-8384, 715-327-8090 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 Daniel Bodin, 651-465-7345 25293 Redwing Ave., Shafer, MN Sunday 9 a.m. ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST Pastor Michael J. Tupa, 715-866-7321 Cedar & Muskey Ave. - Webster Mass Sun 10:45 a.m., Wed. 5:45 p.m. (Sept- May), Fri. 9 a.m. (Summer) Sat. 8:15 p.m. on Sept. 1 ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC 404 Wis. Ave., Amery, 715-268-7717 Father John Drummy, Pastor Sat. Mass 4 p.m., Sun. Mass 8 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. Sacrament of Reconciliation Sat., 3:30 p.m. or by appt. ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC Rev. Thomas E. Thompson, 715-294-2243 255 E. 10th Ave., Osceola 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, 715-268-2176 942 U.S. Hwy. 8, Amery 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

TRADE RIVER EVAN. FREE Pastor Dale VanDeusen, 715-488-2296 or 715-488-2653 20296 Hwy. 87, Grantsburg Morning Wor. - 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. - 10:45 a.m.; Nursery provided for all services

BAPTIST

EAST BALSAM BAPTIST - BALSAM LK. 715-857-5411 Worship Service - 9 a.m.; Sunday School-10:15 a.m. EUREKA BAPTIST 2393 210th Ave., St. Croix Falls Pastor Willis Christenson, 715-483-9464 Sunday School - 10 a.m.; Worship 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 Pastor Charlie Butt, Lead Pastor; Nick Buda, Assoc. Pastor of Family Ministries 1st Sunday Service: 9 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.; Nursury available; Sun. School for Pre-K to 5th; Sun. School for Jr./Sr. high meet in teen center 2nd Sunday Service: 10:30 - 11:45 a.m.; Nursery available; Children’s church ages 3-4 FIRST BAPTIST - FALUN Pastor Kevin Miller Associate 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; Interim Pastor Ken Hyatt; Youth Pastor Jerry Scheumann Sun. School - 9:30 a.m.; Wor. - 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 Andy McDaniel, 715-327-8402 Sun. Schl. - 9:15 a.m.; Wor. Serv. - 10:15 a.m.; Nursery provided.; www.tradelakebaptistchurch.org

CHURCH OF CHRIST CHURCH OF CHRIST - WEBSTER Minister Garret Derouin, 715-866-7157 Musky & Birch St., Avail. in office 9 a.m. - noon, Tues.-Fri.; Sun. Bible Study 9:30 a.m. Worship 10:30 a.m.

WESLEYAN WOODLAND WESLEYAN Dairyland - Rev. Andrea Wittwer 715-244-3649 Sunday School - 10 a.m.; Worship - 11 a.m.

FULL GOSPEL WOOD RIVER CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP Pastor Dan Slaikeu 4 mi. SE of Grantsburg on Williams Rd. Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; Worship 10:30 a.m. HOPE FELLOWSHIP OF SOMERSET 231 Bluff Drive, 715-247-2435 Services are Sundays at 10:30 a.m.

CHRISTIAN CENTER

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

CHRISTIAN ORTHODOX

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 Lakes, MN hcomm.org 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.

NONDENOMINATIONAL

CENTERPOINT CHURCH “Come as you are” Pastor Dick Enerson, www.centerpointstcroix.com, 715-294-1833, Meeting at SCF High Schl. - Main entrance 740 Maple Drive, St. Croix Falls Sunday Worship 10 - 11:15 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 Michael Brand, 715-417-2468 Adult Class 9 a.m.; Sunday School 9:45 a.m.; Worship Service 9:45 a.m.; Nursery available NEW WINE CHURCH - CENTURIA 309 5th Street, , 715-338-2751 Pastors Randy and Pam Stone Sunday 10 a.m.; Wednesday 7 p.m. NORTHERN PINES FRIENDS WORSHIP GROUP 715-733-0481 or 715-733-0480 for time of meeting.

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RIVER VALLEY CHRISTIAN 1289 160th St. (Hwy. 65), St. Croix Falls, 715-483-5378 Pastors Dan and Claudia Denissen Sunday Adult Bible Class 9 a.m. (No child care available) 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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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 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 Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m. Souper service Wed. 5:15 p.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.

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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 Gary Tonn Sunday School 9:00 a.m.; Worship 10:30 a.m.

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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 Daniel Bodin 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 - Wed. 5 p.m. (Summer), Fri. 9 a.m. (Sept.-May). Reconciliation as per bulletin & by appt. OUR 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. 8:15 a.m., Thurs. 11:30 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.

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Emily Amundson has been cho-sen Frederic Middle School’s stu-dent of the week. She is inseventh grade and the daughterof Becky and Doug Amundson.Emily is an excellent student whois a friend to others. She is in-volved in book group, band, bellchoir, track, softball, football andbasketball. Emily likes to read,play the Wii, and spend time withfamily and friends. Her futureplans are to become a physicaleducation teacher.

Jennifer Hill has been chosenFrederic Elementary School’s stu-dent of the week. She is in fifthgrade and the daughter of Chuckand Karen Hill. Jennifer has apositive attitude in school and lifein general. She is always smilingand doing her best in school.Jenny is a friend to all students.Math is her favorite subject andshe loves football. Jenny is plan-ning to be an artist when shegrows up.

Kory Morse has been chosenFrederic High School’s student ofthe week. He is a sophomore andthe son of Richard and SonyaMorse and Chris DeMarre. Kory isvery conscientious, makes a con-certed effort at all times and is ahardworker. He is involved in foot-ball. Kory enjoys skateboarding, rid-ing bike, listening to music andspending time with family andfriends. His future plans are to enlistin the U.S. Marine Corps. His momand dad are his greatest influences.

Caron Cross has been chosenSt. Croix Falls ElementarySchool’s student of the week. Heis in first grade and the son ofAshley and Joe Cross. Caronhas two sisters. He loves hishouse because snakes live in thelong grass in his yard where hecatches them. After he watchesthem awhile, he lets them go.Caron’s favorite subjects aremath and phy ed. He is proud tobe student of the week.

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Brittney Luedtke has been cho-sen Grantsburg Middle School’sstudent of the week. She is ineighth grade and the daughter ofCarmen and Brad Luedtke. Brit-tney inspires others around herwith her great attitude and herwillingness to try new things. Shealways makes an exemplary ef-fort with any task she is given.Brittney strives to do her bestwhile helping others. Her favoriteclass is math. Brittney enjoys allsports.

Dawson Hennessey has beenchosen Grantsburg ElementarySchool’s student of the week. Heis in first grade and the son ofJohn and Kelly Hennessey. Daw-son consistently has shown re-sponsibility in his learning. Hepractices his reading during theday and at home. Dawsoncomes to class with a positive at-titude. He enjoys reading, shar-ing and teaching others what hehas learned. Dawson likes hisbike because he can give rides.

Laissa Miller has been chosenGrantsburg High School’s student ofthe week. She is a senior and thedaughter of Mark and Rita Miller.Laissa has a great sense of humor,an energetic personality and a desireto go above and beyond what isasked of her. She is involved in NHS,choir, AODA, FCCLA and works atthe Pizza Place. Laissa enjoys paint-ing, dancing, singing, doing musselresearch, reading and being withfriends and family. She plans to go tocollege, maybe for medical biology.

WEBSTER

Leann Claude has been chosenUnity Middle School’s student ofthe week. She is in seventhgrade and the daughter of Larryand Susan Claude. Her kindnessto others and constant smile arejust a couple of qualities thatmake her a shining star. She isdetermined and has a positive at-titude.

Aaliyah Bowers has been cho-sen Unity Elementary School’sstudent of the week. She is insecond grade and the daughterof Nathan Bowers and BrandiPeterson. Aaliyah has been anexcellent student and hardworker. She is kind to others andtreats them with great respect.

UNITY

Jenna Christensen has beenchosen Unity High School’s stu-dent of the week. She is thedaughter of Troy and Jenny Chris-tensen. Jenna enjoys gymnastics,track, swimming, riding snowmo-bile and watching movies. Her fa-vorite subject in school is writing.After high school Jenna plans togo to college to become an OBnurse.

John Dikkers has been chosenLuck Middle School’s student ofthe week. He is in seventh gradeand the son of Martin andKathryn Dikkers. John is a pleas-ant, cooperative student. He hasbeen in many theater perform-ances in Festival Theatre. Johnis also involved in youth group,baseball and golf. He enjoysreading, hunting, music and run-ning with his dad. The greatestinfluence in his life was his great-grandma.

Katrina Ouellette has been cho-sen Luck Elementary School’sstudent of the week. She is in sec-ond grade and the daughter ofNick Ouellette and Ana Rideout.Katrina is a very hard worker andhas a very positive attitude. Herfavorite subject in school is phyed. After school she likes to watchTV.

Sheerah Lindquist has been cho-sen Luck High School’s student ofthe week. She is a sophomore andthe niece of Peter and Christal De-mydowich. Sheerah is a new stu-dent who has fit in nicely becauseof her pleasant personality. She isalways cooperative and workshard in class. Sheerah is involvedin volleyball and basketball. Sheenjoys singing, drawing, cooking,gardening, playing guitar andpiano. In the future she plans to at-tend college.

Olivia Kopecky has been chosenWebster High School’s student ofthe week. She is a junior and thedaughter of James and AmyKopecky. Olivia is a joy to have inclass. She continually pushes her-self to exceed classroom expecta-tions. Olivia is involved in crosscountry, band, choir, NHS, 4-Hand church group. She enjoys cro-cheting.

Courtney Zehm has been cho-sen St. Croix Falls MiddleSchool’s student of the week.She is in sixth grade and thedaughter of Jeremy and JoleneZehm. She has a brother, Kyle,She also has two cats, a dog anda fish. Courtney is involved inbasketball, drama, hunting andbeing with friends. Her favoritesubject is social studies. Court-ney is an awesome student whoalways works hard to do herbest.

Jessica Sandgren has beenchosen St. Croix Falls HighSchool’s student of the week.She is a senior and the daughterof Richard Sandgren. Jessicalikes to hang out with friends andfamily, hunt, fish, camp, drive herdad’s truck and help others. Jes-sica is involved in FFA, SpiritClub, DECA, school store man-ager and fifth-grade camp coun-selor.

Hannah Janssen has been cho-sen Webster ElementarySchool’s student of the week.She is the daughter of Will andStefanie Janssen. Hannah is anexcellent student. She is also agood helper to her classmates.Hannah enjoys walking in thewoods with her family. Her fa-vorite class is art, especiallywhen working on pottery.

Maggie O’Malley has been cho-sen Webster Middle School’s stu-dent of the week. She is in seventhgrade and the daughter of ColleenO’Malley. This is Maggie’s first yearat Webster School and she isadapting very well. She works hardin her classes. Maggie has a greatsense of humor which she shareswith her classmates. She is in-volved in volleyball and enjoyshunting, fishing and anything out-doors.

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Justus Christianson has beenchosen Siren ElementarySchool’s student of the week. Heis such a cooperative first-grader.He is eager to help and alwayskind to his fellow classmates. Jus-tus loves to be active and in-volved in classroom activities. Hisfavorite activity at school is re-cess. Justus is working hard atbecoming a great reader. Whenhe is older he hopes to be a dirt-bike racer. Justus admires hisdad because he is fun to playwith.

Felicia Paulzine has been cho-sen Siren High School’s studentof the week. She is a junior andthe daughter of Jon Paulzineand Denise Myren and Richelleand Jake Humphrey. Felicia isrespectful and attentive in classand works well with other stu-dents. She displays great lead-ership qualities to her peers andis a fine example to them. Feli-cia loves to sing and is a verytalented vocalist. She also en-joys art and loves photography.

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Supporting our area students and their accomplishments.

Every Day, AA &/or AlAnon, Polk & Burnett counties,715-931-8262 for time/location.

Every Monday, Indianhead Barbershop Chorusmeets at the government center, 7:30 p.m., 715-483-9202.

Every Tuesday, Bingo at the Burnett County MooseLodge, Siren, 6 p.m.

Every Tuesday, Survivors of domestic violence &sexual assault support group, Polk County, 800-261-7233 for location, 6-7:30 p.m.

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Balsam Lake• 3rd-grade concert at the Unity school, 2:30 p.m.• Small-business counseling at government center. Ap-pointments 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m., 715-485-8600.• Infant/child CPR class at Polk County Red Cross office,5:30-8:30 p.m., 715-485-3025.

Grantsburg• American Legion Auxiliary sponsored lutefisk andmeatball dinner at the Legion, 4 p.m. till gone.

Milltown• Writer/humorist Michael Perry speaks at the commu-nity center, 7 p.m., 715-825-2313.

St. Croix Falls• Year One: Bringing up Baby class at SCRMC, 6-7 p.m.,715-483-0579 or 715-483-0431.

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• Estate/garage sale & bake sale at the senior center. Fri.7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Sat. 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

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• Big Top Chautauqua at the high school, 7 p.m., 715-268-9771, Ext. 220.• Swiss steak dinner at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church,4:30-7 p.m., 715-268-7283.

Balsam Lake• Interfaith Caregivers open house, lower level Polk Busi-ness Center, 1-4 p.m.

Lewis• Hunters stew meal at the Methodist church, 4-7 p.m.

Siren• Fish fry at Burnett Moose Lodge, 5:30-7:30 p.m., 715-349-5923.

Webster• Debut of wild rice cookbook at Burnett Community Li-brary, 3-7 p.m.

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• East Immanuel Lutheran Church dinner, bake andcraft sale, 3:30-7:30 p.m.

Balsam Lake• Polk County HCE Christmas Fair at Unity School,10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Clam Falls• Pancake breakfast at Clam Falls Lutheran Church,8-10:30 a.m.

Dairyland• Spaghetti dinner benefit for Julie Elliott Vanesse atCozy Corner Inn, 5 p.m.

Danbury• Ruby’s Pantry at the town maintenance shop, $15 dona-tion. Open 9:30 a.m., distribution 10-11:30 a.m.

Frederic• LWML fall bazaar and bake sale at Immanuel LutheranChurch, 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Garfield• Fall bazaar at Trinity Lutheran Church, 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

Grantsburg• Hopes Journey Open House, near the St. Croix River,CTH O, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., www.hopes-journey.org. A veryunique retreat for cancer survivors.

Laketown• Youth Encounter Event at Laketown Lutheran Church,6-9 p.m., 715-648-5323 or 651-442-6770.

Lewis• Lewis Jam - Bluegrass, gospel & country music atLewis United Methodist Church, 6-9 p.m.

Luck• Luck Lutheran Church harvest dinner/fall fundraiser.dinner 4:30-6:30 p.m., entertainment 7 p.m.

Milltown• Legion Post 254’s turkey party at the community cen-ter, 6:30 p.m.

Siren• A Northwoods Christmas at Northwoods CrossingEvent Center, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., 715-349-8484.

• Holiday Art Sale & BAAG Holiday Bake Sale at NorthWind Arts, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 715-349-8448.• Bake sale, quilts & crafts at Methodist church, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

St. Croix Falls• Chili/bake sale/auction, benefit for Loretta Smith atAmerican Legion hall, 1-6 p.m., 715-554-2567.

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• Remembrance service in memory of children whohave died, at North Valley Lutheran, 3 p.m.

Dresser• Dresser & St. Croix Falls Area VFW Post 4186 & theLadies Auxiliary all-you-can-eat breakfast, 8 a.m.-noon.

Luck• Spaghetti dinner plus fundraiser at Bone LakeLutheran, 4-7 p.m.

St. Croix Falls• Wild food potluck at Fine Acres back room, 5:30 p.m.,763-245-3894, www.doctorweedmaster.com.

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• Heart disease seminar at the medical center, 6:30-7:30p.m., check-in 6 p.m., 715-294-4936.

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• Diabetes Night Out at SCRMC, 5:30-8 p.m., 715-483-0579 or 715-483-0431.

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• “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers” at the elementaryschool gymnatorium. 7 p.m. and also Sat. 2 p.m., 715-483-2507, Ext. 1301.

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• Polk-Burnett Retired Teachers meeting at CalvaryCovenant Church, 11:30 a.m., 715-689-2502.

Balsam Lake• Veterans Day program at the Unity school, 10:30 a.m.• Veterans Day program at the United VFW Post 6856.5 p.m. dinner, 715-825-2566 for reservations by Nov. 9.6:30 p.m. program, fireworks.• Red Cross CPR for the professional rescuer/health-care provider course at the Red Cross office, 9 a.m.-3p.m., 715-485-3025, www.scvarc.org.

Dresser• NARFE meets at Village Pizzeria. Reservations by noonNov. 8, 715-268-8618.

Webster• Legion’s Veterans Day dinner at the community center.Social 5:30 p.m., potluck 6:30 p.m., dinner 7 p.m.• Burnett County Adult Day Care open house at Cedar-wood Manor, 3-5 p.m.

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• Play, “A Stranger for Christmas,” at First PresbyterianChurch. Fri. 7 p.m., Sat. 2 p.m., 715-483-3550.

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• Fish fry at Burnett Moose Lodge, 5:30-7:30 p.m., 715-349-5923.

Webster• Musical variety show at the high school, 7 p.m.

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• Frederic Arts holiday sale, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.,www.FredericArts.org., 310 Lake Ave. S., 715-327-8073.

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• Harvest stew with bake sale and craft sale at the ZionLutheran Church, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

Cozy Corner• Holiday bazaar & bake sale at the Northland Commu-nity Center, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., 715-244-3565.

Cushing• Cushing Fire Department’s venison feed at the com-munity center, 4 p.m.

Danbury• United Methodist Church bazaar and bake sale,9 a.m.-2 p.m.

Frederic• Therapy dog meeting at the library, 10 a.m., 715-327-4532.

Osceola• 75th-annual lutefisk dinner at West Immanuel LutheranChurch, 11 a.m.-7 p.m.

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Centuria photographer Kelly Bakke took this stunning photo of a sunrise through the fallleaves as she and her little girls headed out for school. - Photo by Kelly Bakke

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Pirate Kylie Broten, 6, and Catcher Langeness, 4, tooka candy break in front of the Luck Library and Museum.– Photos by Greg Marsten

The Luck Halloween Parade participants joined together for a picture as the event wound down on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 30.


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ABOVE: Before eating cookies, children were able to decorate them with frosting and sprinkles.

RIGHT: The elementary gym had games lined up along all four walls, winning prizes and candy at each. This little girlbowled at one of the games.

Grantsburg Pirates at sectionals

Kortney Morrin against Washburn Thursday, Oct. 28. Lauren Finch against Washburn. – Photos versus Washburnby Brenda Martin

Emily Cole against Washburn.

ABOVE: Coach Bill Morrin watches anx-iously during his team’s match againstWashburn.

RIGHT: Kortney Morrin goes up for aserve against Regis.ABOVE: Emily Cole and Saisha Goepfert go for a block

against Regis. – Photos versus Regis by Marty Seeger

L E F T: P i r a t esenior KortneyMorrin embracesdad and coach BillMorrin after win-ning the sectionalc h a m p i o n s h i pagainst Regis onSaturday, Oct. 30.

Kylie Pewe (L) and Carly Larson go up for a block. Lauren Finch sends a serve to Regis. Pirates on bench watch as teammates play against Regis.

Purple was everywhere in the stands showing support for Grantsburg.

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