Action may be challengedby Gary KingRegister editorSHELL LAKE - Shell Lake's seven-person li-

brary board voted Wednesday evening, Aug. 15,to terminate longtime library director Beth Carl-son.Two members of the board voted against the

firing.Carlson, who was hired 15 years ago this

month to oversee the public library, indicated sheis considering a formal challenge of the board’saction, which came following an hour-long closedsession.Prior to convening to closed session, board

members heard from nine of approximately two

dozen audience memberswho spoke in support ofCarlson and the job she wasdoing as library director.A letter from former li-

brary board member DavidHaessig was read aloud.Haessig resigned from theboard earlier this summerout of concern that a fewmembers of the board had apersonal vendetta againstCarlson, a conclusion he

came to following a closed session of the board inJune. He also stated in his letter that some direc-

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On Friday, Aug. 17, Dan Conroy, of Spooner, enlisted the help of Miss Shell Lake and the royalty’s float to sur-prise his wife, Maureen, for their 38th anniversary. Miss Shell Lake Dakota Robinson, with the help of her father,Pat Robinson, waited to surprise the couple at the Spooner Middle School after which they took a short ride on theborrowed float to Pillar’s while tossing candies to strategically placed well-wishers. Queen Maureen even got toborrow the crown for the ride.— Photo by Krys Robinson

Shell Lake pageant contestantsSee pages 2 & 14

Surprise!

Large crowd gathers tolearn and comment in firstpublic CWD informational

meeting in Spoonerby Marty SeegerSpecial to the RegisterSPOONER – When the DNR announced in

early April that an adult doe tested positive forchronic wasting disease just west of Shell Lake inWashburn County, people took notice. In a short

period of time, however, some believed the pub-lic began to lose interest in the devastating dis-ease, and weren’t taking the matter seriously.Sensing the apathy of the public and the need toeducate the public on CWD, a citizen-based ad-visory committee was formed soon after CWDwas discovered to help change all that. It will notonly help to educate the public, but will act as a li-aison between the public and the DNR, as well asaid in a different approach toward CWD.“If you are a deer hunter, a landowner, enjoy

Getting the word out on CWD

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SHELL LAKE— A training program for volunteer inspectors forfall and spring weekends at the Shell Lake main boat launch isscheduled for Monday, Aug. 27, 6-7:30 p.m., at the Shell Lake Com-munity Center. Lisa Burns, Washburn County aquatic invasivesspecies coordinator, will present the program. The Clean Boats, CleanWaters Initiative is used on many Wisconsin lakes to check boats forweeds and help educate the public about the dangers of invasivespecies. The training will provide guidelines for volunteers to fol-low at the boat launch, procedures for inspecting a boat and infor-mation on recognizing invasive species. To register for the trainingand volunteer to help as an inspector call Joan Quenan, 715-468-7710.— submitted

•••SHELLLAKE—The Lifelong Love Affair seminar by Jimmy and

Karen Evans, will be presented at the Shell Lake Full GospelChurch. The seminar will be live via online broadcast Friday, Aug.24, 7-9:30 p.m., and Saturday,Aug. 25, 9 a.m.-noon. The seminar givescouples the tools necessary to transform their relationship, givingthem a fulfilling, purpose-filled, dream-come-true marriage. Thechurch is located at 293 S. Hwy. 63, Shell Lake. For more informationor to register for child care, please call 715-468-2895.— with submit-ted information

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Pageant set for Aug. 30at arts center

by Jessica BeecroftSHELL LAKE – It’s that time of year again, when all the

girls get dolled up and compete for the titles of Miss ShellLake, Junior Miss Shell Lake and Little Miss Shell Lake.The Miss Shell Lake pageant is set for Thursday, Aug. 30,at 7 p.m. in the Shell Lake Arts Center.The pageant is meant to give the girls confidence and

social skills. Once crowned, they will spend an entire yearparticipating in parades and other events where they willrepresent Shell Lake.The annual pageant, which has been held for many

years in the community, has four candidates for Miss ShellLake. All are students at Shell Lake High School: ReynaStone, 14, Jessica Irvine, 16, Danielle Kuechle, 17, andAprilRichter, 17. Contestants in the Junior Miss Shell Lake are:Meghan Stone, Camryn Nasman, Opal Warren, AshleyClark and Cecilia Harrington. Little Miss Shell Lake Con-testants are Daya Lawrence, Violet Nasman, Mary Clark,Lorelei Hoy and Ella Jane Sturtze.The girls compete through a variety of performances

during the pageant, including a group dance and individ-ual talent appearances. They get to wear a formal gownand, at the end of the night, answer a final question beforethe audience which they won’t hear until they are actuallyonstage. They also have individual, private interviewswith each judge prior to the pageant and attend a banquetwith them.At the end of the pageant, Miss Shell Lake is crowned

along with a first, second and third princess, Miss Conge-niality, Miss Photogenic and a talent award. The winnerswill receive: Miss Shell Lake - $300 scholarship, crown,sash and flowers; first princess - $200 scholarship, crown,sash and flowers; and second princess - $100 scholarship,crown sash and flowers. The winners for the other MissShell Lake titles will receive plaques. The JuniorMiss, firstand second, and Little Miss, first and second titles receivesavings bonds, a crown, sash and flowers.

Teri Lynn Studios took photos of each contestant againthis year. The pageant is directed by Melissa Denotter.

Little Miss Shell LakeDaya Lawrence, 8, is the daughter of Daniel and

Stephanie Lawrence. She has two sisters,Jordan and Cora. Daya has light sandyblond hair and light blue eyes. Herhobbies include basketball, read-ing, writing, coloring and draw-ing pictures, dancing andmaking up songs to sing.Daya’s favorite food is maca-roni and cheese and grilledcheese sandwiches and her fa-vorite colors are gold and silver.If she could have any pet, shewould have her own horse sothat she could take part in therodeo because it looks like fun.

When asked how she would bestrepresent Shell Lake, Daya said that she

will act like a lady and be kind and respectful. Daya’ssponsors are Mark Stellrecht’s Tractor and Auto Repairand Grandma Lynn and Grandpa Bob Antonaglia.

Lorelei Hoy, 6, is the daughter of Nick and KatieHoy. She has one brother, Steven, andone sister, Sabrina. Lorelei has lightbrown hair and brown eyes. Herhobbies include reading, playingoutside and going to school.Lorelei’s favorite food is maca-roni and cheese and her favoritecolor is pink. If she could haveany pet it would be a bunnyrabbit because they are soft andcuddly. When asked how shewould best represent ShellLake, Lorelei said she wouldhelp those in need and help pick

up trash to keep the town clean.Lorelei’s sponsors are Spooner Creek

Designs and the Potter’s Shed.

Ella Jane Sturtze, 8, is the daughter ofCatherine Sturtze and Charles

Allen. Ella Jane has a sister, Zayla,and brother, Phabien. Ella Jane hasdark brown hair and brown eyes.Her hobbies include fishing,dancing and anything outdoors.Ella Jane’s favorite food is craband her favorite color is green.If she could have any pet itwould be a dolphin because shecould go swimming with it.When asked how she wouldbest represent Shell Lake, EllaJane said that she would be very

polite and show people how to re-spect others and treat everybody the

way that she would like to be treated.Ella Jane’s sponsor is Silver Shears Salon.

Mary Clark, 7, is the daughter of Rachel Keenan.Mary has brown hair and hazel eyes. She

has four sisters, Sheri, Brittany, Ashleyand Kayla. Mary’s hobbies includeT-ball, swimming, ice-skating,playing games, reading, LittleLakers basketball, Girl Scoutsand playing with her sisters.Her favorite food is tacos andher favorite color is light blue.If she could have any pet itwould be a puppy because theyare fun. When asked how shewould best represent Shell Lake,Mary said by being kind and po-lite to others. Mary’s sponsor is

Weights for Women located in Vital-ity Village.

Violet Nasman, 7, is the daughter of Rick Nas-man and Rikki Pardun. She has two sis-

ters, LeeAnn and Camryn, and twobrothers, Vince and Ricky Jr. Violethas brown hair and green eyes.Her hobbies include riding herbike and four-wheeler, singing,fishing and swimming. Violet’sfavorite food is ribs and her fa-vorite color is purple. If shecould have any pet it would bea Yorkie because they are cute.When asked how she wouldbest represent Shell Lake, Violetsaid by smiling and beingfriendly. Violet is sponsored byA+

Dumpsters.

Junior Miss Shell LakeAshley Clark, 11, is the daughter of Rachel

Keenan. Ashley has four sisters, Sheri,Brittany, Mary and Kayla. Ashley’s

hobbies include ice-skating, readingbooks, softball, basketball, volley-ball, swimming and playing withher sisters. She also has becomea baritone player.Ashley’s favorite food is steakand her favorite color is yellow.If she could have any pet itwould be a cat because they arecuddly. When asked how shewill best represent Shell Lake,Ashley said by being kind andconsiderate of others. Ashley’s

sponsor is Keenan Construction.

Opal Warren, 11, is the daughter of Sami Walczakand James Warren. She has brown hair and

green eyes. Opal’s hobbies includedrawing, dancing, singing andplaying volleyball. Opal’s favoritefood is chocolate and her favoritecolors are lime green and brightblue. If she could have any petit would be an elephant becauseshe could ride it all of the time.When asked how she wouldbest represent Shell Lake, Opalsaid by going to parades, meet-ing people and being nice tothem. Opal’s sponsors are The

Prime, Dan’s Bat Be Gone and herAunt Marie.

Cecilia Harrington, 11, is the daughter of Alanaand Brendan Harrington. Cecilia has

two brothers, John and Joey, and one sisterAnnaBelle. Ce-cilia has brown hair and green eyes. Her hobbies include

scrapbooking, baking, swimming andshopping. Cecilia’s favorite food issteak and her favorite color is neonpink. If she could have any pet itwould be a bulldog becausetheir cute faces are absolutelyadorable. When asked how shewill best represent Shell Lake,Cecilia said that she will bestrepresent Shell Lake by tellingpeople how great it is and howpretty it is. Cecilia is sponsoredby Dahlstroms Lakeside Market,Jack’s Repair and her mom and

dad.

Meghan Stone, 12, is the daughter of Mattand Cory Stone. Meghan has one sis-

ter, Reyna, who is competing in the MissShell Lake pageant, and one brother,Jameson. Meghan has light brownhair and brown eyes. Meghan’shobbies include gymnastics,shopping, talking, fishing andplaying the saxophone.Meghan loves foreign food andher favorite color is teal. IfMeghan could have any pet itwould be a dog because theyare harmless, sweet and nice.When asked how shewould bestrepresent Shell Lake, Meghan

said by being kind to others.Meghan’s sponsor is Country Pride

Co-op.

Camryn Nasman, 10, is the daughter of RickNasman and Rikki Pardun. Camryn

has two sisters, Violet and LeeAnn, andtwo brothers, Vince and Ricky Jr.Camryn has blond hair and greeneyes. Camryn’s hobbies includefishing, swimming, tubing, rid-ing bike, running, riding four-wheeler and spending timewith her friends and family.Camryn’s favorite food islasagna and her favorite color isblue. If Camryn could have anypet it would be a dog becausethey are smart and loyal. Whenasked how she would best repre-

sent Shell Lake, Camryn said thatshe would do so by being nice to oth-

ers and telling people why she likes living in Shell Lake.Camryn is sponsored by St. Croix Casino/Hertel Express.

Who will reign as Miss Shell Lake this coming year?

Come see the crowning of the new 2012Shell Lake royalty Thursday, Aug. 30 at

the Shell Lake Arts Center.

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Library/from page 1

Community grantsmay be available tocombat deadly oak

diseaseMADISON— Oak wilt, a deadly fungal

disease affecting red oaks, was confirmedfor the first time this summer in Lincoln,Sawyer and Vilas counties.

“Confirmed trees were located north ofTomahawk in Lincoln County, south ofHayward in Sawyer County and east ofEagle River in Vilas County,” said BrianSchwingle, DNR forest health specialist.All three locations were in yards, and allthree properties had oaks pruned or dam-aged in late spring.Oak wilt is commonly found in the

southern two-thirds of the state, but hasbeen creeping north. Oak wilt has beenconfirmed in all Wisconsin counties exceptAshland, Bayfield, Calumet, Door, Dou-glas, Forest, Iron, Kewaunee, Manitowoc,Price, Rusk, Sheboygan, Taylor and Wash-burn.“The first symptoms of oak wilt are

branches with wilted leaves and leaves onthe ground in summer when youwouldn’t

expect to see that,” said Kyoko Scanlon, aDNR forest pathologist. “These are not thebrown, dry leaves of autumn. These arepartially green to bronze-green and are notcompletely dry.”Additional information about oak wilt

and other forest health issues can be foundonline using the keyword oak wilt atdnr.wi.gov.

Red and white oaks affectedOakwilt affects trees in both the red and

white oak groups. Once a tree is infectedwith oak wilt, water and nutrients can’tmove up from the root system, causing thetree’s leaves to wilt and fall. Eventually,oak wilt kills the tree.“The red oak group, including northern

red, northern pin and black oaks, are par-ticularly vulnerable to oak wilt. Oncesymptoms become visible, a tree loses mostof its leaves, typically from the top down-ward, and dies very quickly, often within afew weeks,” said Scanlon.

“Anyone with an oak tree that is rapidlylosing its leaves may want to have the treeexamined for oak wilt by an InternationalSociety of Arboriculture-certified arboristor forester or send in a sample for a labora-tory test,” said Don Kissinger, a DNRurban forester. “Immediate steps should be

taken to protect nearby oaks if they valuethose trees.”The University of Wisconsin’s Plant Dis-

ease Diagnostic Clinic can help verify thepresence of oakwilt. A samplemust be sentto the clinic, and a small fee is charged forthe service. The clinic can be reached at608-262-2863 or at plant-path.wisc.edu/pddc/.Most often, oak wilt spreads from one

oak to another through root grafts — con-nected roots between neighboring trees.Removing a diseased or dead tree may notbe enough to stop oak wilt from spreading.Forest health experts recommend using avibratory plow or trencher to cut throughexisting root grafts prior to removal of dis-eased trees. Contacting an urban forestryconsultant to determine the best time ofyear and placement of the root graft barri-ers is a good idea, as placement will varydepending on tree size, soil type and thedistance between infected and healthytrees.

“Fungicide treatment to prevent oakwilt-caused death is an option in somecases, but repeated applications are neces-sary to keep an oak alive,” Schwingle said.Oak wilt is sometimes caused by insects

that carry the oak wilt spores to healthytrees. To prevent oak trees from being in-

fected with oak wilt transported by insects,it is very important not to prune or woundoak trees from April through July and totake a cautious approach through October.Pruning or injuring the tree causes the treeto release sap, which attracts the fungus-transporting insects. If tree removal, prun-ing or damage occurs to oak tree trunks orlimbs between April and August, it is im-perative to seal the wounds with some typeof water-based (latex) paint. It does nothave to be commercial tree-wound paint.

Help may be availableWisconsin communities may be eligible

to participate in a cost-sharing program tohelp combat oak wilt. The Urban ForestryGrant Program is not available to individ-ual property owners. But property ownerswith oak wilt are encouraged to contacttheir municipal forester or other local offi-cial to pursue a grant. Applications for theprogram are due by Oct. 1. If a communityis interested in applying for a grant, con-tact the local Wisconsin DNR UrbanForestry coordinator. Contact informationcan be found atdnr.wi.gov/topic/UrbanForests/contact.html.— from WDNR

Oak wilt confirmed in northern counties

tors had a desire to micro-manage the li-brary. He added that it would take “mul-tiple meetings every month” to resolve a“very difficult situation.”Haessig’s resignation came prior to a

July 23 special meeting of the board whichfocused on record-keeping procedures andtime sheets kept by Carlson over the pastthree years. That meeting was held in opensession at the request of Carlson. Whetheror not the time-keeping issue played a rolein Carlson’s dismissal has not been di-vulged.The Register contacted Carlson, Mayor

Sally Peterson and board Chair Mary Dun-bar a week following that special meeting.All three declined to go on record at thattime.On public record is a written complaint

filed by Carlson onApril 12, 2011. In it she

says the present board had created an un-pleasant or hostile working environment“due mainly to Mary Dunbar, board presi-dent.” Dunbar responded with written an-swers to accusations outlined in thatcomplaint and made no mention of dissat-isfaction with Carlson’s performance atthat time, noting, “Beth runs the librarywell - we are not looking to replace her.”

Questions procedureAt the Aug. 15 meeting, former Fall

Creek School Superintendent GaryFrankiewicz, whose wife, Jane, is the direc-tor at the Spooner Public Library, citedstate statutes he said were not followed,noting several decisions had been madeoutside of the board’s meeting.“Unless the personnel board meeting

was posted as closed session, including

providing the employee an opportunity toattend and to have it in open session, it wasillegal, and therefore no results can beused,” he said. “In addition, there is notprovision under Wisconsin State Law fordiscussing the recommendations of anyboard in closed session.”Frankiewicz reportedly filed a complaint

with the district attorney but that could notbe confirmed by press time.

5-2 vote for terminationFollowing its closed session, boardmem-

ber Mitch Fox made the recommendationthat Carlson be terminated immediately. Itwas seconded by Jane Pederson. At thatpoint, Carlson asked if she wasn’t sup-posed to have gotten a verbal or writtenwarning, and there was no response fromthe board.

Voting in favor of the termination wereDunbar and members Mitch Fox, Peder-son, Mary Sue Kranz and Sara Ducos.Board members Sue Hansen and Chris Ot-toson voted against the termination.

Aug. 20 meetingA special meeting of the library commit-

tee was heldMonday,Aug. 20 for consider-ation of a final wage and benefit paymentto the former director, the drafting of a ter-mination letter, the consideration of thedesignation of interim director or short-term delegation of duties, and develop-ment of a recommendation for wage andbenefit package for potential library direc-tor candidates. Updates on this story willbe posted at wcregisteronline.com - reporterDiane Dryden contributed to this story

eating venison, watching deer or manag-ing deer, this issue will affect you,” saidSteve Hemshrot, speaking to a crowd ofaround 250 area citizens at the SpoonerHigh School during the first of at leastthree public informational meetings onCWD Tuesday, Aug. 21. Hemshrot is a res-ident of Shell Lake and CWD advisoryteammember, which is comprised of aboutseven other citizens representing countiesmost affected by CWD, which includesWashburn, Polk, Burnett and Barron coun-ties. There will be twomore meetings com-ing up in September with the first beingheld at The Bear Paw Company in RiceLake on Thursday, Sept. 6, and again inSiren on Thursday, Sept. 13.The committee has received enthusiastic

support from local DNR biologists andother staff to help educate the public onCWD, andmany DNR staff members werepresent at the meeting to help answer anyquestions that came up at the end of thetwo-hour-long meeting. It was also notedthat the committee members were nothandpicked by the DNR and have the goalto help get the word out on CWD, but alsowork with the public to come up withways to manage the problem.“We, like you, are landowners, hunters

and care a great deal about the future ofour hunting heritage in this part of thestate, so we’re doing our part,” Hemshrotsaid.A wealth of information was presented

to the public on Tuesday night includingkeys to understanding CWD, the extent ofthe spread and the need for the public toprovide samples for testing in the 10-mile-square radius of where the CWD-infecteddeer was found near Shell Lake. The DNRhopes to sample a minimum of 875 deer inthat 10-mile-square area once the deer sea-sons begin. So far, they have collected 62deer for sampling through road kills, agri-cultural permits and special permits to

landowners nearest to the area whereCWD was found. Only five of those deerwere killed by special permits to landown-ers, who simply wanted to get deer sam-pled in their areas nearest to the center ofwhere CWD was found. It also helpedDNR increase sample size. None of thesamples so far have turned up positive forCWD, but the DNR is still going to con-tinue sampling and needs the public to co-operate, especially once the huntingseasons are in full swing.The extent of CWD in the Shell Lake area

is unknown thus far but because the dis-ease has been found in only one deer, re-sponse measures have been taken, butrather cautiously in comparison to how theDNR handled CWD in 2002 when it wasdiscovered in southwest Wisconsin.There are no sharpshooters or an eradi-

cation process in place, but a baiting-and-feeding ban remains in effect for theWashburn, Polk, Burnett and Barron coun-ties indefinitely. This includes baiting withcorn for hunting or viewing purposes, min-eral, salt blocks and other types of baiting.In order to further explain CWD and its

presence on the landscape, the advisorycommittee invited guest speaker Dr. BryanRichards, CWD project leader for the U.S.Geological Survey’s National WildlifeHealth Center in Madison. He is also re-garded as one of the foremost experts onCWD. Along with Richards, Mike Zeck-meister, DNRNorthern Region wildlife su-pervisor, and CWDwildlife biologist MarkRasmussen also presented information.Richards presented the most in-depth

and compelling background on CWD, in-cluding how the disease spreads, what an-imals are affected and the preventativemeasures that are taken to try and slow thespread and why these measures are taken.Much of the information presented wasalso a way to clear up rumors and misin-formation about CWD that persist with thegeneral public, who held a lengthy com-ment-and-questions period after the pres-entation. Much of the public hadcomments or concerns on why baiting andfeeding was banned in the first place, dis-posal of carcasses and how, or if, the dis-ease can be transmitted to humans orlivestock.

In the coming weeks, the WashburnCounty Register will continue to provideinformation on CWD, as well as providemore information on Tuesday’s presenta-tion by Richards, who will not be present-ing information at the next twomeetings inRice Lake or Siren. The advisory commit-tee also remains committed to keeping thepublic informed on CWD and how to ap-proach the next step.

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Steve Hemshrot of Shell Lake spoke to aroom of about 250 people concerned aboutCWD in Spooner on Tuesday, Aug. 21.Hemshrot is one of the citizen-based CWDadvisory team members. - Photos by MartySeeger

Six of the members of the citizen-based CWD advisory team introduced themselves to alarge crowd in Spooner. The goal of the team is to act as a liaison between the DNR and the pub-lic to provide information on CWD to come up with plans to better manage the disease. Pictured(L to R): Dave Hraychuck, Balsam Lake; Seth Bauer, Birchwood; Kathy Strong, Barronett; BarryNielsen, Shell Lake; Joe Weiss, Spooner; and Bill Taubman, Shell Lake.

Dr. Bryan Richards, CWD project leader forthe U.S. Geological Survey’s National WildlifeHealth Center in Madison, is the foremost au-thority on CWD in the nation. He spoke toabout 250 people on Tuesday, Aug. 21, aboutCWD, how it spreads and much of the latestinformation on the deadly deer disease.

The firing of the Shell Lake Public Librarydirector, Beth Carlson

Legislators expressdeep concern that areciprocity agreementmay not be reachedPOPLAR/RIVER FALLS — Sen. Bob

Jauch, D-Poplar, and Sen. Sheila Hars-dorf, R-River Falls, along with their col-leagues representing districts along theWisconsin-Minnesota border, sent a let-ter to Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton andMinnesota Department of RevenueCommissionerMyron Frans urging themto reach an agreement to reinstate thelong-standing income tax reciprocitypolicy between the two states.The letter expresses their deep concern

that an agreement has not yet beenreached despite good-faith negotiationsthat have addressed the issues that led toelimination of the highly popular reci-procity program. If a new agreement isnot reached by September, it wouldmean the earliest reciprocity could be re-

stored would be 2014.In February, legislators from both

states and both parties met in St. Paul,Minn., and agreed that the issues caus-ing the termination of the reciprocityagreement could be addressed to the sat-isfaction of both states. The consensusfrom that meeting was that reciprocityshould be restored by January 2013. Anagreement must be reached by early fallin order to be effective for the next taxyear.The lawmakers stressed that a recent

proposal put forth byWisconsin Depart-ment of Revenue Secretary Rick Chan-dler addresses the issues that ledMinnesota to terminate the agreement in2009. Wisconsin has agreed to Min-nesota’s requests for more timely pay-ments and a new benchmark study forcalculating future payments, ensuringgreater accuracy and reliability.However, due to a limitation in Min-

nesota income tax law that prohibitsMinnesota taxpayers from claiming fullcredit for income taxes paid to anotherstate, Minnesota is seeking to obtain

higher payments from Wisconsin. Theincome-tax reciprocity agreement hasnever before required such a paymentfromWisconsin to account for the highertaxes Minnesota residents pay in the ab-sence of reciprocity. Wisconsin DOR of-ficials estimate, based upon a review oftax records, that Wisconsin would be ob-ligated to pay Minnesota approximately$56 million to account for differences inthe number of border-crossers betweenthe states. Minnesota is seeking approx-imately $40 million per year more thanhas previously been paid or would havebeen paid using tax year 2010 and 2011data.Harsdorf and Jauch have maintained

ongoing conversations with Minnesotalawmakers and are convinced that thoselawmakers support the changes pro-posed by Wisconsin that will result in awin-win for residents in both states. For41 years, Minnesota and Wisconsin par-ticipated in a tax-reciprocity agreementfor the benefit of taxpayers on both sidesof the border. The deadline is quickly ap-proaching to have a new agreement inplace for the 2013 tax year. Failure toreach an agreement will mean thousandsof taxpayers in both states will continueto see greater expense and inconven-ience. — from the offices of Sen. Jauch andSen. Harsdorf

A few weeks ago, I read in the Regis-ter that there were questions raisedabout the Shell Lake Public Library andits director, Beth Carlson. Because I couldnot attend the library board meeting onWednesday, Aug. 14, I wrote a letter tothe library committee chairperson, MaryDunbar, and the library committee, inwhich I described my positive experi-ences working with Carlson over the last10 years since the death of my mother,Kate Hoar, when I used the proceedsfrom the sale of items from her home tobuy quality books for young adults toget them hooked on reading. Carlsonworked closely with me to find reallyfine books and build up the holdings forthis age group. Because of that experi-ence, I have continued to donate to thelibrary each year. I stay in touch withCarlson by e-mail from my home inAkron, Ohio, about items that she thinksmight be appropriate for me to purchasefor the library. The focus of the purchaseshas changed over the years as my nieceand nephew have grown up and as myown grandchildren have begun usingthe library.When my grandchildren arrive in

town each year fromColorado, their firststop is the library, checking out books,finding the story hour schedule and get-ting a list of the other events that Carlsonorganizes to engage kids. The most re-cent was the program on spinning andweaving that included the visit of a

sheep from the Pittman farm as well as ademonstration of wool processing andspinning. This year, Beth is helping melocate hard-copy editions of engagingpoetry for young people — a project Ibegan when I found that the Spoonerbookstore did not have, nor could findonline, a copy of Longfellow’s “Song ofHiawatha,” which I wanted to read tomy grandchildren after attending a pow-wow in Hayward. Carlson has helpedme track down works by Longfellow,Tennyson and Kipling, writers whosepoetry has a dramatic ring to young ears.Over the years, I have been impressed

with the way that Carlson has success-fully reached out to the community andthe tourists that return to Shell Lake eachyear with summer reading contests forkids, events that draw tourists to the li-brary and the special events duringTown and Country Days. She also hasdone a good job of providing Internet fa-cilities for the community. Her effortsshow how important it is to have a pro-fessional librarian directing the libraryand especially one with inspiration andimagination.It greatly surprised and distressed me

to hear that the library committee termi-nated her employment given her depthof experience and her contributions tothe Shell Lake community.

Jane Hoar LeonardShell Lake

As you read in last week’s paper, theShell Lake City Council decided to openthe four gates on Class B landings totrailered boats after the inspectors are nolonger present at the main landing afterLabor Day. I wish to particularly com-mend Councilman Don Bruce, who vis-ited his neighbors in town before votingat the council meeting. He reported thateveryone he spoke with in his ward —about a dozen people — did not wantthe gates open until the lake froze, andhe voted in line with their wishes. I alsowant to publicly thank Councilman KenSchultz who tried to find a compromisewith amotion to wait until Oct. 1 to openthe gate at the south bay access; DonBruce, Jane Pederson and Terry Leckelvoted with Ken for this, but Mayor SallyPederson cast the deciding vote to defeatthe motion. Thanks to all who called CityHall and their council members; unfor-tunately, the current majority is not lis-tening to the many concerned voters. AsRandy Baker so well expressed in hiscomment at the meeting, council mem-

bers are voting for the convenience of afew, rather than for protection (of thelake) for the many.After so many people expressed con-

cern to me about the lack of inspectors atthe main landing after Labor Day, I re-ceived city council approval to workwith Dave Vold to set up volunteer in-spectors on Thursday-Sunday for Sep-tember and part of October, as long asthe lake stays busy. Lisa Burns will pro-vide the Clean Boats, CleanWaters train-ing for all who want to help. Thistraining will take place onMonday,Aug.27, beginning at 6 p.m. at the Shell LakeCommunity Center. Please call me at715-468-7710 if you are available to in-spect boats this fall.

Joan QuenanShell Lake

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Send letters to P.O. Box 455, Shell Lake, WI 54871 or e-mail wcregister@centurytel.netVOICES

Sens. Harsdorf and Jauch urge Minnesota governorto take action on tax reciprocity

Sad – sad - sadPlease explain to those who patronize

our library why the library board firessuch an outstanding librarian like BethCarlson.I’m at the library two to three times a

week. She is personable, pleasant andhelpful to all and always has a smile.Carlson and her co-workers are great.

The board should stand up and statepublicly reasons for her dismissal.It feels like a small-town nit-picking

witch-hunt.

Apatronwho reads onlymale authors,Donn DinniesShell Lake

Area newsEAU CLAIRE —Gov. Scott Walker and

Fort McCoy’s commanding officer willtake part in the opening day of the Ex-change Clubs of Eau Claire’s Field ofHonor, to be held at 1 p.m., Sept. 8–16.The field will be placed near the ChippewaValley Technical College parking lot onClairemont Avenue and will consist of1,500 full-size American flags on 8-footpoles. The field will honor all who haveserved or are serving in the United Statesmilitary at home or abroad, and disabledvets. Wisconsin flags will also fly, com-memorating state servicemen and womenwho have lost their lives from the PersianGulf War through today. In addition to theflags, there will be a static display of mili-tary vehicles, a Vietnam-era Huey helicop-ter, a POW/MIA hot air balloon, the FortSnelling Army Band and a special presen-tation of the traveling Vietnam VeteransMemorial wall will be on-site the final fourdays of the event. The nine-day display offlags will be open 24 hours a day and willbe utilized by other military, police andcivic groups as a backdrop for presenta-

tions during the week, including a special9/11 remembrance program. Flags areavailable now for purchase in the name ofa veteran or fallen soldier and may betaken home following the event to be flownat home to continue honoring these heroes.Proceeds from the event help support theVFW’s Unmet Needs Program, whichhelps returning veterans with basic lifeneeds in the form of grants. Complete in-formation on the event, including sponsor-ships, volunteers and how a flag can besponsored can be found at fieldofhonoreauclaire.com or at facebook.com/FieldofHonorEauClaire. — from ExchangeClubs of Eau Claire

•••FREDERIC — Jeff Raschke, Danbury,

got the keys to a 2013 ChevyMalibu fromLarsen Auto Center after shooting a hole-in-one at the Frederic Golf Course duringthe Northwest Passage Foundation golffundraiser on Friday, Aug. 10.He acceptedthe keys from Terry Larsen, owner ofLarsenAuto Center. Jamie Olson, Frederic,shot a hole-in-one on the 128-yard hole No.

15 and received a set of new Callowayirons.— from the Inter-County Leader

•••BURNETT COUNTY — A 21-year-old

St. Paul, Minn., man died after fallingonto the road from on top of a vehicle onSaturday evening, Aug. 11.According to aBurnett County Sheriff’s report, Shawn G.Swanson was riding on the exterior of thevehicle and fell onto the road in the Townof Oakland at approximately 11:31 p.m.The driver of the vehicle, Cole T.Fohrenkamm, 21, St. Paul, Minn., was sub-sequently arrested and could face thecharge of homicide by intoxicated use of avehicle.— from the Inter-County Leader

•••WEBSTER – At about 10 p.m. on Mon-

day, Aug. 13, a vehicle hit a gas meter out-side The Tap tavern in Webster, breakingoff the meter and causing a gas leak.WEEnergies was notified of the leak, but it wastwo hours before they were able to re-spond. In the meantime, traffic was di-verted from Hwy. 35 near the accident andfrom Webster’s Main Street and Sturgeon

Avenue. Both Siren and Webster fire de-partments were at the scene, and waterwas sprayed onto the gas leak to help con-tain the spread of the natural gas. — fromthe Inter-County Leader

•••LUCK — Aaron Keith Stewart, three-

time Grammy-winning Twin Cities bari-tone, has opened a unique lodging optionon the shores of Little Butternut Lake justoutside of Luck called the Butternut Bedand Breakfast. Stewart has teamed upwithnoted chef Steve Fiero to create a lodgingand culinary experience that might makethe guests want to sing. — from the Inter-County Leader

•••RICE LAKE — The Rice Lake Speed-

way, the oldest continually operatingspeedway in northern Wisconsin, cele-brated its 60th year of operation on Satur-day, Aug. 11. Inductees into its secondgroup of Hall of Famers were Don Dew,Dave Palmquist, Dave Adams, Louie Foss,Jack Shimon and Ben Ryba.— from the Bar-ron News-Shield

Current majority is not listening

E-editionwcregisteronline.com

SHELL LAKE — For a truly excep-tional and fresh experience, the public isinvited to kick off Shell Lake’s Town andCountry days at the Erika QuamMemo-rial Theatre on Friday, Aug. 31, at 7:30p.m.Theatre in the Woods welcomes the

Namekagon String Band, which recon-figured as a trio inMarch of this year andhas been receiving rave reviews eversince. Featuring Hayward-area musi-cians Jason Rabuck, Eric Schubring andBruce Qualey, this trio performs their in-novative interpretations of traditional,rock, folk, blues and original music atmany area events and festivals. By com-bining a very diverse range of musicalinfluences, the Namekagon String Bandwill delight from the first notes to thefinal chords.Rabuck has performed guitar, vocals

and harmonica in his band, Live End, forseveral years and brings an energetic,blues-based improvisational style to thetrio.

Schubring livens things up on thebanjo, guitar and vocals. His past proj-ects include: The Penokee MountainTravelers, Jackpine Rose, with MollyStoddard, and a duo with the late LewOrsoni. Schubring is also the morningprogram host on radio stationWOJB 88.9FM in Reserve.Qualey covers it all from classical to

rock on his upright bass and backing vo-cals. He also plays with Duck for theOyster and the Dean’s List Big Band. Healso performed for many years with theRochester Symphony Orchestra.Reservations are encouraged and can

be made by calling 715-468-4387 or on-line at www.titw.org.Theatre in the Woods is a nonprofit

community theater organization, now inits 23rd year, located at the Erika QuamMemorial Theatre, 605 1st St. in ShellLake. For more information visitwww.titw.org.— from TitW

SPOONER — The Spooner AreaSchool District has been conducting acommunity survey Monday-Thursday,Aug. 20-23.Independent researchers planned to

telephone over 500 randomly selectedSpoonerArea School District residents toask them their opinions about localschools.Respondents are asked questions on

topics ranging from the school curricu-lum to communication effectiveness toschool facilities. Respondents also areasked to grade various school districtprograms and services.

“This is an update of a survey we con-ducted in 2005 and in 2009,” said schoolSuperintendent Donald Haack. “Wewilluse the information provided by respon-

dents in both our short- and long-rangeplanning.”Haack said that the researchers were

calling both parents and those withoutschool-age children. “We are seeking theopinions of everyone in our commu-nity,” he said. “The survey will takeabout seven minutes to complete. I urgethose community members who arecalled to participate in this importantproject.”Once the survey responses are coded

and analyzed, a report will be preparedfor the Spooner Area School DistrictBoard of Education and members of thecommunity.Questions about the survey project can

be directed to Haack at 715-635-2171.—from SASD

Spooner Area School Districtconducts telephone survey

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1952 - 60 years ago• Officers of the Shell Lake Teachers

Association were Lyle Hartwig, presi-dent; ErnestWallin, vice president; MaryLemke, secretary/treasurer; and SarahGarnhart, social committee chairman.• Sgt. Alvin Honetor returned to

Patrick Air Force Base, Coca, Fla., aftersurprising his folks by flying to Min-neapolis, where they met him for a 24-hour stay at home.• The following lettermen returned to

the Shell Lake football squad: Neal Ryd-berg, Don Stockburger, Bob Knowlton,JeromeAnderson, Cliff Kallenbach, JerryJohnson, Jerry Chopp and Ray Miller.• The Standard Service Station on

Main Street in Shell Lake, owned by Ver-non Parker, was robbed of $159 in cash.

1962 - 50 years ago• Bus drivers for the Shell Lake School

District were Everett Rounce, Pat Har-rington, Ray Swan, Karl Bergquist,Elmer Hawkinson, Harry Dahlstrom,Al-bert Petz, August Petz, Allen Sather, TedNeubauer, Raymond Hanson, GeraldBesse and Mrs. Pat Harrington.• The annual fall party of the Timber-

land Beavers 4-H Club was held with 55members and friends attending. Chaper-ons for the hayride wereMr. andMrs. C.Thomas, Mrs. Glen Crosby and Mrs.George Graf. Drivers were Ernie Laurit-sen and BradleyWickman. Mrs. HermanCrosby was in charge of the lunch. Amarshmallow and wiener roast at theclub wayside followed the hayride.• Lampert Yards in Shell Lake was

having a Lions House Paint sale for aslow as $4.65 a gallon.• A homemade bomb ended the lives

of two boys and injured two others atTomahawk Boy Scout Camp on LongLake east of Sarona. The four were coun-

selors at the camp. The bomb had beenthrown into the lake, and when it failedto explode in 10 minutes, they took it tothe cabin where they were trying to de-termine why it failed to explode when itwent off.

1972 - 40 years ago• The community of Sarona suffered

severe storm damage in a storm withhigh winds that brought rain and hail,and blew over a number of trees.• Gary Olson, Shell Lake, had his 1964

Ford stolen off Main Street in Shell Lake.The car was recovered by the HaywardPolice Department before the car was re-ported stolen. A 15-year-old boy washeld by Hayward Police and wascharged with the theft. He was stoppedin Hayward for speeding.• Jane Skinner returned from a three-

week tour of the British Isles.• The farm home of Mr. andMrs. John

Stodola in West Sarona was broken into,and a TV set, typewriter and sewingma-chine were stolen.

1982 - 30 years ago• Terry Wiseman, principal at Shell

Lake High School, resigned.• John Beardsley, president of Shell

Lake State Bank, was the grand marshalfor the Town and Country Days parade.• Nine lettermen, including six sen-

iors, were ready for football in ShellLake. Seniors Bruce Dahlstrom,MattAil-port and Dan Krueger were co-captains.Other seniors were Boyd Anderson,Chris Schaefer and Don Quinton. Theother three lettermen were MitchStovring, Dave Thomas and Dan Slater.Coach Ken Ogden would rely on juniorButch Erickson to quarterback his of-fense.• The cheerleading squad for Shell

Lake was Lori Neuman, Barbara Smith,

Chris Burns, Sally Stouffer and Jill Han-son. Members of the pom-pom squadwere Amy Richie, Deidre Degner, ReneaRoe, Melissa Zaloudek, Cheri Olek, PattiLivingston, Mary Stellrecht, Elisa Niel-son, Rae Ann Bontekoe and Becky Jerry.

1992 - 20 years ago•Washburn County Sheriff Terry Dry-

den taught a class on handgun use forwomen for the Shell Lake CommunityEducation program.• Members of the cast of the “Johnny

O’Brien Tonight Show” for Town andCountry Days were Terry O’Brien, JasonJerry, Mary Kruger, Frank Jones, Jeff Pat-terson, Steve and Kendra Carlson,Danielle Dryden, Keesha Hall, KristiBuck, Jessica Erwin and Matt Reimann.• Bob and Mabel Washkuhn cele-

brated their golden wedding anniver-sary.• Steve Clay was the chairman of the

Longest Day of Golf that raised funds forthe American Cancer Society.

2002 - 10 years ago• A bale of hay in a field owned by

Larry Wenzel along East Lake Drive inShell Lake was burning after being hit bylightning.• Jeremy Collins, 22, Phillips, lost his

life when his single-engine Cessna 172Skyhawk II he was piloting crashed intoa cornfield east of Shell Lake. He hadabout five years of flying experience andwas the only occupant of the plane.• The 4-year-old kindergarten began

at Shell Lake Schools. Janie LaFave ofCadott was hired as the teacher andwould be moving with her family to thearea.• Jerry Gauderman was the new Shell

Lake School superintendent.

Register Memories Compiled by Suzanne Johnson

DMV adds to its list of onlineservices

MADISON — Now when you pur-chase an auto, light truck, motorcycle orSUV through a private sale, you can goonline to title and register it, saving your-self a trip to the DMV.Anew title applica-tion system called eMV Public can befound at wisconsindmv.gov. “Dealershipshave had this convenience for a while,and now we are able to extend it to ourcustomers who purchase vehiclesthrough private sales,” notes Bureau ofVehicle Services DirectorMitchell Warren.“More andmore DMV services and trans-actions are moving online, and this isgood news for our customers.”The eMV Public application is available

24/7, easy to use, and your title recordand license plate information are updatedimmediately after you complete the on-line application. Once complete, mail

your title, receipt and any other requireddocuments and fees to the DMV. If you re-quest new license plates, they should ar-rive within two weeks.With eMV Public you can transfer exist-

ing valid license plates; obtain new li-cense plates within two weeks or print90-day temporary license plates for easydisplay in the back window of most vehi-cles.With the addition of eMV Public, there

are now well over a dozen DMV servicesonline. “Clearly it is the way to go if youwant to save time and money,” notesWarren. Aside from getting a driver’s li-cense, just about everything else a cus-tomer needs from DMV can be doneonline at wisconsindmv.gov or throughthe mail and does not require a visit to aservice center.— from WisDOT

Namekagon String Band to help kick off Town and Country Days

2011 High Low Precip.Aug. 13 74 57Aug. 14 78 54Aug. 15 80 56Aug. 16 80 66Aug. 17 81 62 .93” rainAug. 18 78 52Aug. 19 81 61

2012 High Low Precip.Aug. 13 73 55Aug. 14 79 50 .05” rainAug. 15 79 50Aug. 16 80 58 .11” rainAug. 17 67 43Aug. 18 73 44Aug. 19 76 51 .07” rain

Lake levelMonday, Aug. 22, 2011: 1,218.30’ MSLMonday, Aug. 20, 2012: 1,217.38’ MSL

Winners also announced onWJMC FM Radio

Shell Lake LionsCalendar Winners

Wild River Sport &Marine

August 13 - $30William Smith, Rice Lake

August 14 - $30Bud Hinaus, Solon Springs

August 15 - $30Darwin Nordin, Seattle, Wash.

August 16 - $30Barb Peterson, Shell Lake

August 17 - $30Kim Martin, Shell Lake

Temps & levelsTemperatures recorded atSpooner Ag Research Station

The Namekagon String Band will perform at the Erika Quam Memorial Theatre on Friday, Aug. 31,at 7:30 p.m.— Photo submitted

RICE LAKE — This summer the16,000th player trained by David Swan,Shell Lake, attended the Total HoopsAcademy in Oslo, Norway. For over 20years, Swan has trained players of all agesfrom around the globe and the TotalHoops Academy will once again be heldin northern Wisconsin at the UW-BarronCounty gym.Sessions in Rice Lake will begin on Sun-

day, Sept. 9, and run throughout the fall.Boys and girls in third through 12thgrades can attend either Sunday or Tues-day evening training. Registration is lim-ited, so it is highly recommended thatinterested players sign up quickly.The following is a brief rundown of the

different training sessions:Sundays: Grades three - six, 5-6 p.m.

Grade six may attend either this sessionor the 6 p.m. session. Skills and Thrills:Concentration on ball handling, shooting,and offensive basics that all players mustmaster. The last 20 minutes of each daywill be filled with fun contests that fur-

ther develop important fundamentals.Grades six - nine, 6-7:15 p.m. Grade nine may attend

either this session or the 7:15 p.m. session. TrainingCamp - ScoreMore: Start preparing to be a scoring forcein the upcoming season. This is intense training on all

aspects of your individual offensivegame, along with contests and individualcompetitions.Grades nine - 12, 7:15-9:15 p.m. Train-

ing Camp - ScoreMore: Start preparing tobe a scoring force in the upcoming sea-son. Training on all aspects of your indi-vidual offensive game. Especiallyformatted for those players who are in afall sport.On Tuesday Nights: High Intensity

Training Camp: When you start practicein November, do you want to be in mid-season form and lead your team rightaway? If you truly desire to be a cham-pion, this camp will prepare you. Offen-sive skill work plus intense 1v1, 2v2 and3v3 competitions will fill this power-packed 90 minutes of training camp.All Total Hoops Academy programs

come with a 100-percent money-backguarantee. For more information pleasego to barron.uwc.edu/ce or call Saman-tha Heathman at 715-234-8176, Ext. 5403or samantha.heathman@uwc.edu or callcamp director David Swan at 715-205-

4424.— from Total Hoops Academy

It’sAugust, and if you don’t always lock your car doorwhen leaving the vehicle, I would like to remind youthat maybe you should. It is the time of year when extrazucchinis are looking for a new home. This miraclesquash grows quite well, and gardeners usually end upwith a bumper crop.Returning from visiting friends one day last

week, Milt had two oversized zucchinis that heplopped down on the kitchen counter. Eventhough zucchini has lots of Vitamin A and fewcalories, I only use it in baking, therefore de-stroying the healthiness it could provide.When I have zucchinis, I always think of my

former neighbor, Mrs. Hopp. As she and herhusband were preparing to move from Clam

Falls to northwest Oregon, I bought her freezer. She lefta few items in the freezer, and one item was a packageof shredded zucchini.So as I contemplated what to do with the zucchinis

Milt brought home, I took out Mrs. Hopp’s recipe andmade a double batch of zucchini bread. Of course, I still

had plenty of this vegetable left to deal with, so Itried a different bread recipe I had cut out from amagazine, and I alsomixed up a batch of cookies.After comparing both zucchini breads, Milt andI both agree that Mrs. Hopp’s recipe is the best.At this point, I have encountered all the zuc-

chinis I need for this season. I guess I will haveto look over my shoulder to make sure none fol-low me home.

Zucchini

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Here’s a great way you can helpthe animals in need,

You’ll also get some thingscleaned out while doing agood deed.

This week is your big chance tobring in items you don’t use,

The more there is, the morethey’re helped, so please helpspread the news.

The Washburn County Fairgrounds is where it will all take place,On Aug. 24 and 25 we hope to see your face.Be sure to have your wallet full ‘cause buying’s such a pleasure,You know how the old saying goes “one’s trash is someone’streasure.”

Thank-yous come in many ways, but none like from a pet,A wagging tail or kitty’s purr are the best you can get.Please know that all the animals, they thank you in advance,For every dollar that you give, gives them another chance.Cats for adoption: 6-year-old spayed gray short-

hair; 8-month-old female black/white shorthair; 5-month-old black female shorthair; 8-week-oldmedium-hair dilute tortie; 8-week-old male or-ange/white tiger; 4-month-old neutered gray short-hair; 7-month-old male medium-hair orange tabby;6-month-old white female Siamesemix; 6-month-oldmale tiger; 8-year-old spayed gray/white shorthair;1-year-old male orange shorthair tiger; 6-month-oldmale gray shorthair; 5-month-old male brown/blackmedium-hair tabby; and many kittens from 7-12weeks old.Dogs for adoption: 2-year-old male black/white

fox terrier mix; 3-year-old spayed black Lab mix; 8-year-old neutered black Lab; 1-year-old spayed blackLab mix; 10-month-old black/white JRT/rat terriermix; 4-year-old brown/white male Chihuahua mix;1-year-old male black Lab mix and a 3-year-oldneutered tan/white JRT/Chihuahua mix.Also for adoption: 3-year-old male white/brown

rat and a male hedgehog.Strays include: Female black Lab/poodle mix

found on Michigan Street in Spooner.Please note our upcoming fundraiser Thrift Sale

for Tails at the Washburn County Fairgrounds inSpooner on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 24-25, start-ing at 9 a.m. each day and visit our Web site.

Located at 1400 CottonwoodAve. in Spooner(Behind the county fairgrounds)

715-635-4720 wcahs.com

Washburn County AreaHumane Society

ADOPTABLE PETS OF THE WEEK

Beyond the office door • Suzanne Johnson

SPOONER — Tomato plants are beginning to yield,and for some this means the beginning of the annualritual of home canning. Whether you’re canning wholetomatoes, salsa, spaghetti sauce or anything in between,adding acid to canned tomato products is a must, ac-cording to University of Wisconsin-Extension foodsafety specialist Barbara Ingham.When foods are home canned, the safety and process-

ing guidelines depend primarily on the amount of acidin the product. Though tomatoes are usually considereda high-acid food, food safety researchers now knowthat the pH (acid) levels of tomatoes and other fruitscan vary greatly because of many factors, including cli-mate, soil, cultivar variety and ripeness. Because of thisvariation in acid levels, the United States Department ofAgriculture recommends adding acid to all home-canned tomato products.Foods that are improperly canned are dangerous to

eat. “Foods canned with too little acid may allow thebacteria that cause botulism to grow in the jars, produc-ing a deadly neurotoxin,” Ingham says.Adding acid to home-canned tomatoes is one way to

help prevent botulism. “The rule is one-half teaspoonof citric acid or two tablespoons of bottled lemon juicefor every quart of tomatoes,” Ingham says. “The acidcan be mixed into the tomatoes or added to the jar di-rectly before filling with product.” Using vinegar, with5 percent acetic acid, is another option. Four table-spoons or one-quarter cup per quart. Vinegar will af-fect the flavor, so it may not be the best choice for thingslike plain canned tomatoes or tomato juice. And be sureto use bottled lemon juice, not fresh squeezed, for the

assurance that your home-canned tomatoes will be safeand tasty, Ingham says.Other important safety tips Ingham recommends to

keep in mind when home-canning tomatoes and otherfruits and vegetables include: “When choosing toma-toes to can, do not use tomatoes that are overripe orhave bruises, cracks or insect damage,” she says.“Tomatoes growing on dead or frost-killed vines arealso unsafe, because these fruits will have lower acid-ity.” It is unsafe to add thickening agents like flour andstarch to tomato products before canning. Ingham rec-ommends thickening things like tomato sauce and soupimmediately before serving.Ingham also recommends using current, research-

tested recipes to ensure food safety when home can-ning. “Just because a recipe is in print, doesn’t mean it’ssafe for you and your family,” she says. “Canning rec-ommendations have changed dramatically over the last15 years, so if you are using recipes that date before1994, it’s a good idea to set those aside and find an up-to-date recipe that has been tested for safety.” It is alsoimportant to make sure all canning equipment, such asboiling water or pressure canners, are in good workingorder.More information on adding acid to canned tomatoes

is available at: foodsafety.wisc.edu/assets/preservation/UWEX_addacidtomatoes.pdf. Coopera-tive Extension Publishing also has several publicationson canning tomatoes and general canning safety avail-able at learningstore.uwex.edu/. For specific home can-ning questions, contact the Washburn CountyExtension office at 715-635-4444.— from UW-Extension

Keeping home-canned tomato productssafe and tasty

Total Hoops Academy opens up fall registration

SARONA—A special fundraising evening for HuntHill is set for Saturday, Aug. 25. It will be held from 5-8 p.m. in a home that was once a Victorian bed-and-breakfast on Long Lake.This evening to remember comes with food and an

opportunity to reconnect with old friends and meetnew ones.Call 715-635-6543, e-mail info@hunthill.org or go on-

line to hunthill.org, to make your reservation or donate.— from Hunt Hill

Evening fundraiser at Hunt Hill

SHELL LAKE — Thanks to a physical educationgrant, a kayak clinic for kids will be held Thursday,Aug. 30, in Shell Lake.Wild Earth Eco Tours will hold Clinic I from noon to

1:30 p.m. for youth ages 8-12. Clinic 2, from 2-3:30 p.m.,is for mixed youth ages 8-17 years. Clinic 3, 4-5:30 p.m.,is for teens ages 13-17.A maximum of eight students per clinic will be al-

lowed, therefore it is important to reserve your spotnow by calling 715-468-7815, Ext. 1337 or e-mailingjensenk@!shelllake.k12.wi.us. Shell Lake CommunityEd is a sponsor of this program.— from SLCE

Kayak clinic for kidscoming to Shell Lake

In Oslo, Norway, this summer, athletes No. 15,999, 16,000 and 16,001 posed for a picture with TotalHoops Academy director David Swan.— Photo courtesy of Arild Buen, NPI

Grandchildren enjoyfishing Shell Lake

Bill and Jeannie Frahman’s grandchildren had a great time fish-ing on Shell Lake, Wednesday, Aug. 15. Darius, of Philadelphia,caught a 15-1/2-inch smallmouth. Daemen, Barronett, caughtsome nice rock bass and sunfish.— Photo by Jeannie Frahman

Driving is not one of my favorite pastimes. I wouldmuch rather let someone else take the keys and be in

control of the wheel as I sit in the passenger’s seat enjoy-ing the ride and controlling the radio. There are somethat love to drive. My younger sister, for example, loveslong drives and would much rather drive everyone elsearound than be stuck in the backseat.But, when I am stuck taking a long drive by myself, I

do enjoy bits and pieces of it. For instance, I am one ofthose people you pass on the freeway that are blastingtheir music and singing at the top of their lungs. Mymouth and face are animated, I’m beating the steeringwheel to the beat, and I don’t care who sees me. How-ever, one time I forgot my iPod so I was stuck listening tothe radio where the same Katy Perry song was playingon four different stations. I turned down the radio, tiredof commercials and annoying songs I can’t skip, and Istarted to get into a lull.I was so zoned out and bored I started yawning. The

sunwas beating down and it was warm and toasty in mycar. I was not paying attention much to the cars passingme on the freeway, until I realized something was weirdabout the next truck passing me. I looked over and therewere two guys winking, smiling and waving at me whohad been trying to go the same speed as me for the pastfiveminutes. Great tactic. Even if I was interested, do youexpect me to write my number on my window as I’mdriving? Or how about I pull over at this busy freewayright now so you can ogle me more closely?Needless to say, they passed me, finally, and I went on

with my driving.Another shameful habit of mine is roadrage. Now I never succumb to shaking my fists atpeople or offensive hand gestures, but nobody canhear me but myself in that car so I can yell andscream anything I want at you, and as loud as Iwant, and you’ll never know what I am saying.Something that irks me is when the slow driv-

ers decide they’re entitled to staying in the leftlane as long as they please, even when theyaren’t passing anyone.As I’m passing them, inthe nonpassing lane, I may yell a few things

like, “Get off the road” or “Go back to drivers ed andlearn how to drive.” Those are the nice sayings. And ifthat doesn’t satisfy me, the first thing I look at is their li-cense and where they’re from and that will give me awhole other list of ways to insult them. I won’t mentionthe things I say about Minnesotans and Iowans.My boyfriend once experienced this anger firsthand

and then said to me after the drive, “From now on, I’mdriving us places.”And unless I’m driving in the BurnettCounty area, where the biggest traffic jam you’ll see is atractor on the road, he has stuck true to his word.It also doesn’t help that I am horrible at directions. The

stereotype goes that women are bad at directions. Well,take that stereotype and multiply it by three and you getme. I’ve gotten lost for over an hour trying to go from themall to the Target which was literally across the street.More than once, I have gotten lost while using a GPS.That takes skill to do that. Sometimes I just want to letgo of the wheel and sing the Carrie Underwood song,“Jesus Take theWheel” and pray to God that Jesus reallydoes take the wheel and drives me home.

The worst was when I passed the place I was sup-posed to be at without realizing it, and I got lost drivingaround the Cities for two hours. My gas was low, myphone was dying and I forgot to put the GPS in the car. Iwas crying hysterically wondering how I was ever goingto get back home to my college dorm. People were star-ing at me and giving me concerned looks as they passedme. They probably thought someone close to me died,because that’s how bad I was crying.Somehow, I got back safely and I told the whole story

to my sister and my boyfriend, to which he told me,“From now on, you are not driving alone.” And un-less I’m just driving to Cub Foods or Target, whichis just down the road from our university, he has

stuck true to his word. Like I said, driving isnot my forte. And thank goodness for sisters

and boyfriends who care enough to drive mearound.

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SPOONER — Eva Apelqvist will be teaching a writ-ing class at Northwind Book & Fiber in downtownSpooner. The Logistics of Writing Nonfiction: anOverview, a writing class for anyone interested in writ-ing nonfiction, will be offered on Saturday, Sept. 15from 1-4 p.m.Among other things, the class will discuss research,

organization, references, accuracy, rights, writing for aspecific market and self-editing. Bring your questionsand your notebook.Apelqvist is a published writer of nonfiction and fic-

tion, and is a translator. Her latest book is “GettingReady to Drive - a How-to Guide.” For more informa-tion visit her Web site at evaapelqvist.com. For infor-mation on the class or to register, contact NorthwindBook & Fiber at 715-635-6811.— from NBF

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Back-to-school shopping can help kids honedecision-making skills

SPOONER — Shopping for back-to-school is an an-nual ritual for many families. DebMeyer, University ofWisconsin-Extension family living agent in WashburnCounty, says it’s also a chance to show kids how to planand make smart budget decisions.“Even if you need to reduce back-to-school spending

this year, use the experience as an opportunity. Involv-ing children and youth in spending decisions can helpyour kids become wise consumers,” says Meyer.Begin with a plan and get your kids involved. Meyer

suggests a step-by-step process to guide you and yourchildren through the back-to-school shopping season.• First, go through school supplies and clothes fromlast year and list all of the items and clothes that youalready have on hand. Does your child really need anew backpack or a new lunchbox? Do the jeans fromlast year still fit?

• Next, determine which items you absolutely mustpurchase. Use your child’s school supply list and alsolist needed additional clothes. Tip: If a child is grow-ing rapidly, it may make more sense to buy two pairsof jeans or khakis and rotate them, rather than buyingseveral pairs at one time.Waiting to buy a winter coatuntil fall and preseason sales allows time for the childto grow and a chance to net some savings.

• Come up with a realistic total budgeted amount forsupplies and clothing for each child in school.Now, get the kids involved. Explain that there are

many options available for buying the things they need.For example, a pair of jeans might cost $32 at a stylishchain store; $15 at a retail department store; $7 at a thriftor resale shop; and $3 at a garage sale. School notebookscost from 50 cents to over $5. Let kids check out a thriftstore and look through store fliers to price and plan foritems they might purchase.• Older kids can take your list of the things they needand come up with a line-item budget. A line-itembudget lets them determine how much they willspend per item. Notice that at this point you stillhaven’t bought anything.

• Engage younger children in learning about howmuch things cost, and how you, as an adult, makespending decisions. While shopping, for example,younger children can look at folders and see that theone with the cartoon character on the front is $2 andothers are 10 cents. Youwill need to set spending lim-its on each category or item and help them under-stand those limits.

• Older kids will understand that if they buy six fold-ers at 10 cents, as well other items at cheaper prices,they might have enough money left in their budgetfor brand-name sneakers. Learning to make decisions

based on math skills, judgment and personal taste iswhat money management is all about. Setting limitson spending doesn’t mean a lack of choices, but itdoes make kids have to think strategically.

• If teens are using money they earned, remind themof how many hours they need to work to pay for theitems they want to buy. If they are earning $7.50 perhour at the local grocery store, they might take homeabout $4.50 per hour after taxes. It takes more thanseven hours of work to be able to pay for a pair of $32jeans.

• Be careful about using credit. Try to pay for back-to-school shopping with cash or from your checking ac-count. If you use credit, make sure you don’t spendmore than you can pay off in one month or billingcycle.

• Don’t forget your calculator.• Get started early. Because new clothes can be expen-sive, think about garage sales, friends or relativeswith kids who are a little older than yours, as well asresale and thrift stores. “Look at the garage sale list-ings in the local paper to find garage sales with thesize of clothes your children wear,” says Meyer.

• Try to find large-ticket items like sports equipment,scientific calculators or musical instruments used oron online sites such as eBay.Parents need to plan for fees paid directly to the

school. Check school enrollment dates and fees, such asbook rentals, band instrument rental or athletic fees,and required immunizations. List these fixed costs inthe must-have category.“Call your school district to find out about help with

school supplies. Local community organizations oftencollect these and donate them for families with difficultfinancial circumstances,” says Meyer.Paying for lunch can also be surprisingly costly. Free

and reduced-price school lunches and breakfasts canease the pressure on the family budget; you can applyfor these programs through your school district.And it’s not too early to begin thinking about next

year. Ideally, parents and caregivers should savethroughout the year for the expenses they estimate theywill have in August. For example, say that it will costabout $300 per child for all school-related expenses,such as program fees, clothes, supplies and lunch. Di-vide this by 12 to determine a savings goal of $25 permonth per child. This is a good goal for next year.For more information and educational resources on

managing your family finances, contact Deb Meyer,Washburn County UW-Extension office. — from UW-Extension

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• First Year Parenting class, 5-8:30 p.m., Spooner Annex Building,UW-Extension conference room. Call Deb Meyer at 715-635-4444or deb.meyer@ces.uwex.edu

• The Shell Lake American Legion meeting, 6:30 p.m., FriendshipCommons.

• Shell Lake VFW meeting, 7 p.m., Friendship Commons.Friday, Aug. 24 & Saturday, Aug. 25

• Thrift Sale for Tails fundraiser for WCAHS, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday,9 a.m.-3 p.m., Saturday, Oscar Johnson Building, Washburn CountyFairgrounds, Spooner.

Saturday, Aug. 25• Free community breakfast, 7-10 a.m., First United Pentecostal

Church, 337 Greenwood Ave., Spooner. All welcome. Donations ac-cepted.

• St. Joseph’s Council of Catholic Women’s bake sale, 8:30-11a.m., in front of Dahlstroms Lakeside Market, Shell Lake.

Monday, Aug. 27• Spooner School of Dance kicks off their 11th year with an open

house at the studio from 5 – 7:30 p.m. Returning students can comebetween 5 – 6 p.m. and new students at 6 p.m. to register forclasses, meet teachers and get fitted for shoes. New this year isjazz/tap combo class for ages 5 – 7.

Tuesday, Aug. 28• Town and Country Days Committee meeting, 6 p.m., Shell Lake

City Hall.• National Alliance on Mental Illness of Barron County 12-week,

one-day a week, 2-1/2-hour evening course Family-to Family be-gins. For family members and friends of people living with mental ill-ness. Class is free and taught by trained NAMI volunteers who haveloved ones living with mental illness. Preregistration is required.Held at senior citizen center in Rice Lake. Please call 715-736-4426or 715-736-0089 or e-mail lkjacobson@bloomer.net for additionalinformation or registration.

Wednesday, Aug. 29• Free community supper, 4-6 p.m., St. Alban Episcopal Church,

220 Elm St., Spooner.Thursday, Aug. 30

• Miss Shell Lake pageant, 7 p.m., Shell Lake High School.Friday, Aug. 31

• Appraiser Mark Moran will be at the Shell Lake Public Library,1-4 p.m., to present an antiques and collectibles appraisal event.Part of the proceeds will go to the library. Preregister at 715-468-2074.

• Shell Lake Lions fish fry, 4:30-7:30 p.m., Shell Lake Commu-nity Center.

• Namekagon String Band, Erika Quam Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Info,call 715-468-4387.

Friday, Aug. 31-Monday, Sept. 3• Shell Lake Town and Country Days

SEPTEMBERSaturday, Sept. 1

• Chocolate Festival, Washburn County Historical Museum, ShellLake, starting at 11 a.m., 715-468-2982.

• Sailboat regatta on Shell Lake.Tuesday, Sept. 4

• Shell Lake/Spooner Masonic Lodge 221 meeting, 7 p.m. at thelodge.

Wednesday, Sept. 5• Washburn County HCE meeting, UW-Extension meeting room,

9:30 a.m.• Unit on Aging, 1 p.m., Shell Lake Senior Center.• Free soup and sandwiches, Church of the Nazarene, Spooner,

5:30 p.m. Call 715-635-3496 to confirm. All welcome.Thursday, Sept. 6

• Shell Lake Chamber of Commerce meeting, 4:30 p.m., ShellLake City Hall meeting room.

• Aphasia Group, 10-11:30 a.m., Trinity Lutheran Church,Spooner. Call 715-520-7999.

• Northwest Wisconsin Parkinson’s Disease Support Group, 1p.m., lower level at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Shell Lake.

• Free community meal, St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church,409 Summit, Spooner, 4-6 p.m. All welcome. Donations accepted.

Thursday, Sept. 6 & Friday, Sept. 7• American Red Cross Blood Drive, Trinity Lutheran Church, 1790

Scribner St., Spooner, 1-7 p.m., Thursday; 8 a.m.-1 p.m., Friday.Saturday, Sept. 8

• Cakes at the Lake, Hunt Hill Audubon Sanctuary, Sarona, 715-635-6543, hunthill.org.

• Washburn County Food Distribution in conjunction with Ruby’sPantry, Spooner Middle School Tech Ed Building on Elm Street.Tickets 9 a.m. Distribution 9:30 a.m. Volunteers needed. Contact715-635-9309, 715-468-4017 or 715-222-4410.

Monday, Sept. 10• Diabetes Education Meeting, 2-3 p.m., in the classroom at

Spooner Health System. Call 715-635-1217.• Moms Club meets at Faith Lutheran, Spooner, 10 a.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 12• Free community meal, 4-6 p.m., United Methodist Church, 135

Reinhart Dr., Shell Lake. All welcome. Donations accepted.• The board of directors for the Railroad Memories Museum meet-

ing, 1 p.m., Spooner City Hall. All volunteers welcome.• Book Chat group meeting 3:30 p.m., Faith Lutheran Church,

Spooner. Banned Book Week is Sept. 30 - Oct. 6, chose a bannedbook to read share reason why it was banned. All are welcome tojoin.

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Monday: Partners of Veterans women’s support groupwill meet from 1 to 2:30 p.m., at Counseling Associates inSiren, located across from the Burnett County GovernmentCenter. For more information, contact Julie Yaekel-Black Elkat 715-349-8575.• Celebrate Recovery meetings at 6:30. This is a Christ-

centered recovery program. Meetings take place in theCommunity Life Center at Spooner Wesleyan Church, Hwy.70 West. For more information, call 715-635-2768.• First Friends Playgroup open to all children. Focus on in-

fants and their caregivers with sensory stimulation andmovement experiences. Art project materials provided andthe morning closes with circle music time and instrumentexploration. 10 a.m. to noon at Lakeland Family ResourceCenter, 314 Elm St., Spooner.• Friendly Bridge, Shell Lake Friendship Commons on 4th

Avenue, 1 p.m. All abilites welcome.Monday and Thursday: Washburn County Alzheimer’s

Day Respite Program is held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Trin-ity Lutheran Church, Spooner. Daily fee includes lunch anda program of crafts, exercise, games, music, quiet time, etc.For more information, call 715-635-4367.Tuesday: Women Healing Women support group at

Time-Out Family Abuse Outreach office, every other Tues-day, 4-5:30 p.m. For survivors of domestic abuse and/orsexual abuse. Free, confidential, closed after first session.For more info or to register, contact Time-Out Family AbuseShelter Outreach office at 103 Oak St., Spooner, WI 54801,715-635-5245.• Ala-Teen meets at 6:30 p.m. in the New Life Christian

Center in Rice Lake. Use the back entrance.• The Washburn County Historical Society Research

Room, 102 West Second Avenue, Shell Lake, open Tues-days, 9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. throughout the year.Tuesday and Friday: Shell Lake Farmers Market, 2-6

p.m., parking lot across fromWashburn County Courthouse.Wednesday: Lakeland Family Resource Center open

from noon to 3 p.m.• AAmeeting, 7 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church, Spooner.• 9 a.m. to noon, sewing at Shell Lake Senior Center.• Kidstime-Parentime at Lakeland Family Resource Cen-

ter, 314 Elm St., Spooner, 10 a.m. to noon. Learn, discussand share ideas and experience to enrich parenting skills.Preselected art or play materials available for children of allages. Kidstime-Parentime provides quality time for families,networking for parents and a social opportunity for both par-ents and children. The last Wednesday of the month apotluck lunch is held at 11:15 a.m.Thursday: AA meets at 7 p.m. at Calvary Lutheran

Church, Minong.• Al-Anon meets at 8 p.m. in the cafeteria at Indianhead

Medical Center, Shell Lake.• Library Fun For Little Ones, 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. Shell

Lake Public Library. A time for stories, craft and a snack. Noage minimum or maximum for participants.Thursday and Monday: Washburn County Alzheimer’s

Day Respite Program, see listing above.Friday and Saturday: The Washburn County Genealogy

Research Room, 106-1/2 2nd Ave., Museum Hewitt Build-ing, Shell Lake, is open for the summer. The room will beopen each Friday & Saturday from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m and willclose after Labor Day for the winter. Volunteers will be avail-able to help the public. Call 715-635-7937 for more infor-mation.• Washburn County Historical Society Museum, 102 W.

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•••Indianhead Community Action Agency

is looking for volunteers to help out intheir thrift store and food pantry. Foodpantry volunteers must be able to lift atleast 25 lbs.Please stop in to ICAA at 608 Serv-

ice Road and pick up an application orcall 715-635-3975 for more information.

•••The Washburn County Area Humane Society

is looking for volunteers to update and maintain their Web siteand to research and apply for grants. For more information,call Susie at 715-468-2453 or e-mail wcahs@centurytel.net.

•••Terraceview Living Center Inc. is providing opportunities

for talented volunteers skilled in group and 1:1 interactions withthe elderly. Seeking services between 3-7 p.m. daily. There willbe flexibility in scheduling your services. Orientation is pro-vided. If you are interested please stop by their office and fillout an application.

•••Faith in Action of Washburn County is looking for volun-

teers to provide direct services to seniors and adults with dis-abilities. Tasks might include transportation, lighthousekeeping, light yard work, fix-it jobs, telephone and in-per-son visits. Training is provided, and all volunteers choose whatthey want to do and when they want to volunteer. For more in-formation, please call 715-635-2252 or e-mail Faith In Action atfaithinactionwc@yahoo.com.

•••Washburn County Unit on Aging is in need of volunteer

drivers for the Meals on Wheels program and the medical es-cort program. This is a great opportunity to socialize, meetnew people, travel and help others. Mileage is paid to volun-teers who use their own vehicles when transporting and/or de-livering. You must posses a valid state of Wisconsin driver’slicense and be able to read maps, road names and streetsigns. If interested, please contact Eva at the Aging and Dis-ability Resource Center in Spooner at 715-635-4460.

•••The Wisconsin Canoe Heritage Museum, 312 Front St.,

Spooner, is seeking volunteers to join its team of keymasters.These are the folks that dedicate three or four hours every cou-ple of weeks during the summer to open the museum exhibithall to visitors. No special knowledge or skills are required, justa friendly attitude and a willingness to be prompt and respon-sible. The museum exhibit hall is a pleasant place to spendyour time while helping keep this Northwest Wisconsin institu-tion open. The exhibit hall is open from Wednesday throughSaturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., and on Sundays from 11 a.m.-3 p.m.Keymasters work either half a day or a whole day, whicheverthey wish, and set their own schedule of days. Inquiries formore information can be made to Jed Malischke at 715-635-2479 or by writing to jmalisch@centurytel.net.

•••ICAA Crossroads Literacy is looking for tutors in reading,

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•••To publish a volunteer opportunity, submit it to us by Monday

noon. E-mail it to wcregister@centurytel.net, bring it to the office,or call 715-468-2314. Please list the type of volunteer work youneed, as well as dates, times and length of service. Make sureto include your contact information, including your name andphone number. When the volunteer position is filled, please letus know so we can take it off the list. This service is offeredfree of charge in an effort to bring the community together sothose that are looking for help can find those that are lookingto help.

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Story hour held each Thursday at Shell Lake Public Library

Judy Schnacky, Lakeland Resource Center, reads to the children and their parents at the story hour on Thursday, Aug. 16. It is a won-derful time for children to come and discover the world of reading. Afterward, they make a craft and eat a snack. Before they leave,the children pick out a book to take home for one of their parents to read to them.— Photos by Larry Samson

LEFT: There are so many cool things at the library, and 18-month-old Jordan Gryskiewicz discovered the garbage can. Heenjoyed working the lid up and down with his foot. Story hour isevery Thursday from 10:30-11:15 a.m. at the Shell Lake Public Li-brary.

The library is a great place to come and socialize. Three-year-old Madison Westaby, Sarona, and 6-year-old Charlie Loomis,Spooner, watch intently during story hour.

Chantel Donegan of Spooner has her hands full with her twinsons, Liam and Elijah. Only 15 months old, they already love goingto the Shell Lake Public Library for story hour.

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day are from the garden club members’ own gardens.The twice-annual sale – one is held in the spring andone in the fall – is renowned for having plants that arehardy and thrive in the local area.The event will be held from 9 a.m. until sold out,

which is usually quickly, at the Dave’s Hardware Hankparking lot in Spooner.The proceeds help the club fund annual scholarships

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Kayla Blazer Senior

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Lindsey Martin Freshman

Nathaniel Swan Seventh-grader

Marty Anderson Eighth-grader

Jessica Irvine Senior

Sabrina Skindzelewski Sophomore

Andrew Martin Seventh-grader

Ariana Udovich Seventh-grader

Casey Furchtenicht Senior

Cassie Skattebo Eighth-grader

Daniel Parish Freshman

Cassie Skindzelewski Freshman

Emma Thomas Freshman

Head cross-country coach Katrina Granzin andher daughters, Brooke and Lana. Granzin has

been the coach for the last three years.

Seth Quinton Senior

FALL SPORTS SCHEDULECross countryThursday, Aug. 23: At Grantsburg, 4:30 p.m.Tuesday, Aug. 28: At Bruce, 4:30 p.m.Thursday, Aug. 30: At Spooner, 4:30 p.m.Tuesday, Sept. 4: At Webster, 4:30 p.m.Tuesday, Sept. 11: At Rice Lake, 4:15 p.m.Thursday, Sept. 13: At Shell Lake, 4 p.m.Tuesday, Sept. 18: At Barron, 4:30 p.m.Thursday, Sept. 20: At Unity, 4:30 p.m.Tuesday, Sept. 25: At Flambeau, 4:30 p.m.Tuesday, Oct. 2: At Hayward, 4 p.m.Tuesday, Oct. 9: Conference meet at Flambeau, 4 p.m.Saturday, Oct. 20: WIAA SectionalFriday, Oct. 26: WIAA state

FootballFriday, Aug. 24: Vs. Turtle Lake, 7 p.m.Friday, Aug. 31: At Grantsburg, 7 p.m.Friday, Sept. 7: At Webster, 7 p.m.Friday, Sept. 14: Vs. Cameron, 7 p.m.Friday, Sept. 21: Homecoming vs. Flambeau, 7 p.m.Friday, Sept. 28: At St. Croix Falls, 7 p.m.Friday, Oct. 5: Vs. Frederic, 7 p.m.Friday, Oct. 12: At Unity, 7 p.m.

VolleyballJV2 4:30 p.m., JV1 6 p.m.Thursday, Aug. 23: Scrimmage at home, 5 p.m.Saturday, Aug. 25: At Spooner Tournament, 9 a.m.Tuesday, Aug. 28: At Prairie Farm, 7:30 p.m.Tuesday, Sept. 4: At Turtle Lake, 7:30 p.m.Tuesday, Sept. 11: Vs. Clayton, 7:30 p.m.Thursday, Sept. 13: Vs. Clear Lake, 7:30 p.m.Tuesday, Sept. 18: Vs. Northwood, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 20: At Prairie Farm, 7:30 p.m.Tuesday, Sept. 25: Vs. Cameron, 7:30 p.m.Thursday, Sept. 27: Vs. Turtle Lake, 7:30 p.m.Saturday, Sept. 29: At Amery Tournament, 9 a.m.Monday, Oct. 1: At Cameron, 7:30 p.m.Thursday, Oct. 4: At Clayton, 7:30 p.m.Tuesday, Oct. 9: At Clear Lake, 7:30 p.m.Thursday, Oct. 11: At Northwood, 7:30 p.m.Saturday, Oct. 13: Shell Lake Tournament, 9:30 a.m.Tuesday, Oct. 16: Regional, 7 p.m.Thursday, Oct. 18: Regional, 7 p.m.Saturday, Oct. 20: Regional, 7 p.m.Thursday, Oct. 25: SectionalFriday, Nov. 2: State at Green Bay

Junior high footballThursday, Aug. 30: At Turtle Lake, 5 p.m.Thursday, Sept. 6: Vs. Clayton, 5 p.m.Thursday, Sept. 13: At Webster, 4:30 p.m.Thursday, Sept. 20: Vs. Cameron, 5 p.m.Tuesday, Sept. 27: At Flambeau, 5 p.m.Tuesday, Oct. 9: Vs. Frederic, 5 p.m.

Junior high volleyballTuesday, Aug. 28: At Prairie Farm, 5 p.m.Tuesday, Sept. 4: Vs. Turtle Lake, 5 p.m.Monday, Sept. 10: At Clayton, 5 p.m.Thursday, Sept. 13: At Clear Lake, 5 p.m.Tuesday, Sept. 18: At Northwood, 5 p.m.Thursday, Sept. 20: Vs. Prairie Farm, 5 p.m.Tuesday, Sept. 25: At Cameron, 5 p.m.Thursday, Sept. 27: At Turtle Lake, 5 p.m.Monday, Oct. 1: Vs. Cameron, 5 p.m.Thursday, Oct. 4: Vs. Clayton, 5 p.m.Saturday, Oct. 6: At Rice Lake (seventh grade), 8:30 a.m.Tuesday, Oct. 9: Vs. Clear Lake, 5 p.m.Thursday, Oct. 11: Vs. Northwood, 5 p.m.Saturday, Oct. 13: At Rice Lake (eighth grade), 8:30 a.m.

2012

Freshman Jacob Sacco gets a taste of varsity soccer by playing goalie the entire game.

Running back Sam Muska hits the hole created by Isaac Cusick and AJ Denotter. The sophomoreearned that spot on the team and put in a good performance, as Shell Lake was able to move the ballon offense. In a scrimmage, each team has 15 plays on offense and 15 plays on defense.

Sports reporter: Larry SamsonE-mail results to:

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Shell Lake to start 2012 footballseason on Friday

Spooner soccer team drops firstgame of the season 4-1

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Taste Budz II ............................46Uncle Mike’s III.........................44Track’s I ...................................43Track’s II ..................................37Klopp’s II ..................................36

Snag’s ......................................36Uncle Mike’s II..........................35Uncle Mike’s I...........................35Klopp’s 1 ..................................35Taste Budz I .............................30

Becky’s I...................................23Becky’s II..................................19Holy Moly Corn Holey: Julie

Swonger, Laurie Tanski andMark Wilki.

Corn Hole

Kaelan Anderson and Osceola defender Kurtis Pederson jockey for position on the ball.

Kaelan Anderson’s shot on goal is blocked bythe Osceola goalkeeper. The Rails had opportu-nity, but failed to score, losing their first game ofthe season 4-1 in their home opener on Tuesday,Aug. 14.

Playing as a midfielder, Ethan Gormongscores the only goal for the Rails.

Photos by Larry Samson

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AJ Denotter is off and running after the hand-off from quarterback Sam Livingston. Denotteris a senior and Livingston is a junior.

The heart of a football player, NathanielWinger, No. 76, is all smiles in spite of a brokenankle that will sideline him for the season. —Photos by Larry Samson

Playing in the wingback position, Wyatt Carlson has the speed and quickness to take it outsideand upfield. Shell Lake is going with a new offense this year and the scrimmage gave them the op-portunity to see it in real-life conditions.

JV 2, ManagerDelayna York Sophomore

Varsity volleyball

Jenny Connell Junior

Katie Gronning Junior

Kendra Collier Senior

Kaylea Kidder Sophomore

Hannah Cassel Junior

Allison Socha Senior

Colleen Knoop Junior

April Richter Senior

Hailey Flach Junior

JV 1Tia Carlson Sophomore

JV 2Ashley Lawrence

Freshman

JV 2Ashley Lord Freshman

JV 1Sheri Clark Freshman

JV teams are set

JV 2Bryanna Davis Freshman

JV 2Dakota Robinson Sophomore

JV 2Courtney Melton

Freshman

JV 1Katie SlaterSophomore

JV 2Emily McCarthy Freshman

JV 1Amanda Brereton

Freshman

JV 1 Amber Anderson

Freshman

JV 1Amy Bouchard Sophomore

JV 1Caitlin Brereton Freshman

JV 1Jessi Buehler

Junior

JV 1Carley Myers

Junior

JV 1Jesi Sando Sophomore

2012

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JV 2, ManagerEmma Crosby Freshman

JV 2Laci Green Freshman

JV 2Natalie Smith Freshman

JV 2Emma Bennis Sophomore

JV 2Renae Lloyd Sophomore

JV 2Taylor Rohow Freshman

JV 2Reyna Stone Freshman

Shania Pokorny Junior

Ready, Set,Spike!

Miss Shell LakeReyna Lyn Stone, 14, is competing in the

Miss Shell Lake pageant thisyear. She is the daughter ofMatthew and Cory Stone and theoldest of three children. Her sib-lings are Meghan and Jameson.She enjoys reading, volleyball,dancing, singing, horseback rid-ing, swimming, designingclothes, listening to music, play-ing the flute and shopping.Reyna also likes watching gym-nastics. Her favorite foods areMongolian and Chinese.“My name is very unique,”

Reyna notes. “In Greek it meanspeaceful. When I was 1 and 3, I trav-

eled to Asia (specifically Mongolia andChina) with my parents who were missionaries at thetime. We even lived in a ger or yurt in a remote village inMongolia. Halfway through 4K, in 2003, my family movedfrom Bruce to Shell Lake to be closer to my grandparents.I have gone through primary school, elementary and jun-ior high, and I am very excited to start high school thisyear! I look forward to graduating in 2016 and going on tocollege and medical school. I plan on becoming a regis-tered nurse because I enjoy helping people.”Reyna’s friends describe her as friendly and intelligent.

Her long-term goals include not only going to college tobecome a registered nurse, but also to get married andhave children. As Miss Shell Lake, Reyna said that she would be a role

model to the community and represent Shell Lake as akind town full of great, friendly people, and full of talent.She is sponsored by Country Pride Co-op.

Danielle Kuechle, 17, is the daughter ofStephanie Schultz and DeanKuechle. She has four brothers: Tyler,Austin, Spencer and Jackson. Herhobbies include riding horses,playing basketball, showing atthe Washburn County Fair andparticipating in the Shell LakeHigh School FFA. Kuechle plans to attend col-

lege for business management.Her favorite food is pasta, andher favorite color is blue. When asked how she would

best represent Shell Lake,Kuechle said “I will best represent

Shell Lake by spreading a good wordabout our town and remind people of

the awesome events we have in our wonderful city.” Kuechle is sponsored by Portable Shelters and Sheriff

Dryden.

Jessica Irvine, 16, is the daughter of David andJoanne Irvine. Jessica’s siblings are

Michael, Jordan and Zachary. Herhobbies include singing, playingthe clarinet and saxophone, soft-ball, cross country, choir, 4-H andweight lifting.

Irvine’s favorite food is fruitand her favorite color is blue. Her future plans are to attend

Barron County for two yearsand then transfer to UW-EauClaire.When asked how she would

best represent Shell Lake, Irvinesaid she would represent Shell

Lake as a well-mannered person witha positive image.

Irvine’s sponsor is Shell Lake Marine.

April Lynn Richter, 17, is the daughter ofMike Richter and Deb Nebel.

Her siblings are Jimmy, Joey, Garthand Beth. Although she works parttime at the Potter’s Shed, she stillhas time to teach yoga. She be-came a yoga instructor at age 14.

Richter has been a WashburnCounty resident since 1995.She enjoys playing volleyball,basketball, horseback riding,participating in band andwatching football. She enjoyslistening to country and hip-hopmusic, and her favorite dish is

chicken Alfredo. Her favorite foodis pizza and her favorite color is

pink. When asked how she would best represent Shell Lake,

Richter said “I will do everything I can to represent ShellLake with a positive and respectful image.”Richter is sponsored by Vitality Village and Lee’s Con-

struction and Roofing.

Photos by Teri Lynn Studios

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“Ghost Visit: 2012” performed

ABOVE LEFT: “Ghost Visit: 2012,” written by Mary B. Olsen, Shell Lake, was performed Monday, Aug. 20, at the lakeside pavilion inShell Lake. Cast members shown (L to R): Nancy Rich, as poet Harriet Stewart; Bill Thornley, as Ted Haag, owner of Sarona House;Kris Olson, as Spooner doctor Lester Olson; Marguerite Kevan, as Alicia Stegeman, Washburn County sheriff; Jenny Edlin, as HelenBethel, local historian and nurse; Ernie Buhler, as Tony Wise, founder of the American Birkebeiner Ski Race and Telemark Lodge; andLarry Samson, as Judge Ward Winton. ABOVE RIGHT: Mary Raeshler provided music for “Ghost Visit: 2012” Monday, Aug. 20, at thelakeside pavilion. — Photos by Mary B. Olsen

Pageant/from page 2

by Larry SamsonWEST ALLIS — Shorty Crosby loaded

up the trailer with three heifers and tookhis son, Tyler, and two of his friends,Trevor and Amber Anderson, on a trip of

a lifetime. They headed off to the Wis-consin State Fair from Aug. 2-4. Goingfrom being a big fish in a little pond,Washburn County Fair, to being a smallfish in a big pond, they made a big ad-

justment. “It was a great learning experience and

a taste for what is out there,” MelissaCrosby said of the trip. Shorty andMelissa, along with Tom and SunnyCrosby, own and farm River Valley Dairyin the Town of Dewey. The young farmers competed in a class

of 150 exhibitors, which was broken intothree groups. They showed their animalswith 50 others in the ring. They com-peted in heifer show and in showman-ship and were happy just to finish in themiddle of the pack. They were able to stay in the dormi-

tory at the fair for the three days. Sittingin traffic for five hours just to load thetrailer to return home, now that is an ex-perience.

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Karen Mangelsen called on FlorenceBrewster Monday morning.Mary Dunn, Sharon Syverson, Mar-

lene Swearingen, Nina and Donna Hinesand Diana and Karen Mangelsen wereguests of Lida Nordquist Tuesday. Theyenjoyed an afternoon of visiting andplaying cards.Donna Hines and Lida Nordquist vis-

ited Inez and Arvid Pearson Thursdaymorning.Sue and Roger Mroszak were Friday

evening visitors of Karen and HankMangelsen.Nina Hines and Lida Nordquist went

to the open house Saturday for EmmaKolander in honor of her 80th birthday.Hank and Karen Mangelsen went to

Superior Saturday to the home of Racheland Joe Schiff for the baptism of their

daughter, Lydia Jean Schiff. Rachel is thedaughter of Janet (Mangelsen) Ursin,Hank and Karen’s niece.Lida Nordquist went to Hudson Sun-

day with Jan, Jim, Caleb and HannahSchott. They joined other family mem-bers to celebrate Caleb’s birthday.Karen Mangelsen and Patty and

Mandy Close went to the EmergingArtists exhibit at the Frederic Arts Cen-ter Sunday afternoon.Brenda Sweet and Kristie Holman vis-

ited Donna and Gerry Hines Sunday.The McCarty picnic will be held Satur-

day, Aug. 25, at Crooked Lake Park. Thepotluck meal will start at noon. Pleasebring a dish to pass, your own dishesand flatware and a beverage. Coffee willbe provided. All are welcome.

Dewey-LaFollette by Karen Mangelsen

Bob Barker: Host of awinning game show

by Mary B. OlsenViewing television programs is a pas-

time for many of us, especially after wehave gone into retirement. You findyourself a routine where you might sitdown and watch a program every week-day. Most daytime viewing is ratherhumdrum. Game shows are a break fromthe other daytime offerings. One of myfavorites has been “The Price Is Right.”It was always amusing and could liftyour spirits.The host of the show since 1972, until

he retired in June of 2007, was the greatTV personality and game show host BobBarker. “The Price Is Right” is thelongest-running game show in televisionhistory. Bob’s career in radio and televi-sion spanned 50 years. He won 16Emmys, and has been inducted intomany Halls of Fame. His star is on Hol-lywood Boulevard. He hosted “Truth orConsequences.” Then he hosted “ThePrice Is Right.” He hosted “Miss Amer-ica,” “Miss Universe,” and he led theRose Parade in Pasadena for many years.He has led a fascinating life.Shortly after he retired, Bob Barker

wrote the story of his life with the helpof Digby Diehl, who has collaboratedwith many celebrities who wish to telltheir story to inspire others. The book istitled “Priceless Memories,” an apt titleto a wonderful life.Bob was born Dec. 12, 1923, in Darling-

ton, Wash. His father died in 1929. Thisleft his mother a widow with a smallchild. They moved to Mission, S.D., onthe Rosebud Indian Reservation, whereshe taught school. There were about 200people there and a third were NativeAmericans. Bob’s mother was half Na-tive American, and later when she mar-ried again, his stepfather was half NativeAmerican. It was a very poor communitywithout power or water or any modernconveniences. There was a Native Amer-ican boarding school nearby, and theirsmall school could take part in sports.Bob loved playing basketball. Their uni-form was a long undershirt and any kindof shorts they could provide for them-selves. His mother sewed a questionmark on his shirt, instead of a number.Everybody laughed about it. Kids at thattime spent their time outdoors, swim-ming, walking in the woods and playinggames together. Bob’s uncle had a poolhall in Mission, and that was the centerof social life there. Bob learned to play

pool, and had to stand on a chair to reachthe pool table. Bob was a St. Louis Cardi-nals fan. He did odd jobs to help with thefamily income.Bob’s mother was the daughter of a

Methodist minister. They valued educa-tion. She became a high school teacher.In the flu epidemic of 1918, she opened aclinic with beds for 12 people and nursedpeople through the flu. She met ByronBarker at that time. He was working onelectrical lines in the state of Washington.They were living in a tent city when Bobwas born. It was a frontier life.When her grandfather died, Bob’s

mother and father went to South Dakotato be with her grandmother where therewere several young children. Theymoved to Texas and to Springfield, Mo.Then they went back to South Dakota.Bob’s mother directed high school

plays held at the boarding school. Shewrote a short history of South Dakota forschoolchildren called “Our State.”Schools used it for many years.Bob played basketball while he was in

high school and there was a girl cheer-leader who caught his attention. Theybegan to go together when they wereboth 15 and they married. Bob went tocollege in Springfield, Mo., and joinedthe Navy as a Naval aviation cadet.Why? He liked the uniform. He had tostay at the college for two years. He gotto fly but never went overseas.Bob always was interested in radio. He

wanted to go into broadcasting so afterthe war he and his wife, Dorothy Jo,went to Hollywood. They began to doradio shows for the electric company,which Dorothy Jo produced. Theyworked at various appliance stores thecompany had in California. The objectwas to sell appliances to listeners. It wasan audience-participation show that at-tracted a large audience. One personwho heard the show was a man namedRalph Edwards, who happened to belooking for a host for his television show.Bob and his wife had been in Hollywoodfor seven years. Bob Barker began work-ing for Ralph Edwards and the rest is tel-evision history.Dorothy Jo passed away in 1979. His

mother, Tilly, lived with them in theirhome in Hollywood and lived to be 91.Bob and Dorothy Jo never had children.They had pets, and Bob was a lifetimeadvocate of animal rights. He alwaysended every show with the announce-ment: “Have your pets spayed orneutered.” He continues his work as anadvocate for animal welfare.

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My news is short as there has been alot of activity for our family on the week-end. The wedding for granddaughterSara Marschall and Kyle Mathisonturned out beautiful. Gratitude is ex-tended to all who helped and to all at-tending to make it so memorable forthem. The rain during the reception wasOK as most everyone was under the bigtent. The groom said to me, the goodLord gave them some badly needed rainfor their crops for a wedding gift.Sunday evening, Aug. 12, Marilyn,

Renee and Janet Zimmerman attendedthe last Rice Lake girls fast-pitch softballgame. The team that their nieces, BrianneMyers, Ashley Johnson and MeganStodola, were on took second place. Con-grats to them.Mavis Schlapper visited Fritz and

Mary Mancl on Sunday.Elaine Ryan and Rocky had her three

kids and families over on Wednesdaynight for supper, celebrating birthdays.Daughter Cindy and friend Dan and

grandson Johnnie Wilkans and friend

Denise, also Duane Swanson and friendCasey were at my house on the weekend,coming for the wedding.Sister Verna Clyde, Inver Grove

Heights, Minn., stayed over with me onSunday night so we had a good visit, oneto one.It’s time this article is due, so call me

with your news for next week!Happy birthday wishes this week to

Eric Konop, Aug. 23; Curt Johnson, Aug.24; Paige Coulter, Bailee Hanson and BobGillette, Aug. 25; Peggy McKibben, SueHansen, Jean Ricci, Ashley Gagner,Adam Kemp, Aug. 26; Linea Myers andBrandon Degner, Aug. 27; Ann Johnson,Jessie Baxter, Charlotte Ross, Aug. 28;Larry Shockley, Rachel Campbell, ShirleyPohlman and Jane Fitzpatrick, Aug. 29.A happy anniversary to Bob and

Mable Washkuhn and Howard and JeanFurchtenicht, Aug. 24; Kellen and LindaNelson, Aug. 25; Rick and CarlaTownsend, Aug. 27; Jack and KathyDahlstrom and Dave and MaryHalvorsen, Aug. 28.

Sarona by Marian Furchtenicht

Local farmers show heifers at Wisconsin State Fair

Trevor Anderson, Tyler Crosby and Amber Anderson, rural Shell Lake, made the trip to West Allisto attend the Wisconsin State Fair Aug. 2-4. — Photo submitted

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by Larry SamsonSHELL LAKE — Driving through the

country, the one-room schools are a re-minder of a different time. The childrenwere from the area farms, walking toschool every morning with their broth-ers and sisters, carrying their noon lunchthat their mothers had made for them.They sat in a one-room school, gradesone – eight, with one teacher who wasonly a little older than they were. Formany children, this was the only school-ing they would receive. In 1905, children between the ages of

7-14 were required to be in school. From1895 to 1960 there were 81 schools inWashburn County that came and went.They are now only memories. By the endof World War II, many of the ruralschools were closing and the childrenwere being bused into schools in towns.By 1960 there were only six schools thatsurvived, Shell Lake, Spooner, North-wood, Birchwood, Springbrook andSarona. Today, only four survived toserve the county.On Sunday, Aug. 12, a reunion of the

Woodyard School was held at the Friend-ship Commons, Shell Lake’s senior citi-zen center. Coming together to sharetheir stories were students, their familiesand friends.Woodyard, five miles south of Shell

Lake, was one of the first schools built inthe county and one of the last to close. Itwas built before 1903, about the time thecut-off timberland was being sold to the

farmers moving into the area. One of thefirst things they built was the school.Taking time away from their farms, theschool was built by Ole Jacobson, FrankKlitgard, Peter Olson, Magnus Petersonand the Regenauer brothers. The schoolserved children as far as four miles awaywho had to walk to and from schoolevery day unless their father gave them aride into school with the horse andbuggy. Woodyard was closed in 1954when it consolidated into Shell Lake.Some of the students went to Shell Lakeor to Brickyard School, which was justnorth of Barronett. At that time ShellLake had two satellite schools, Brickyard

and Bashaw School, that they operatedinto the 1960s.Woodyard had many teachers over the

years. The early teachers were young, 16years old, who had attended normalschool in Shell Lake. They could not bemarried and they stayed with the fami-lies in the area. In time, the teachersstarted coming out of the two-year teach-ers colleges and normal schools thatwere springing up in Wisconsin. Therules changed and in 1937-39 EvelynSwan Olson became the first marriedteacher at Woodyard. In later years, thechildren were bused to school in a largecar.

Much in the same way as today, Wood-yard School held programs and the par-ents packed into the school to watchtheir children sing songs and performskits. After the program, the parentswould take them, saving them the longwalk home. Softball was an importantactivity in the spring as sledding downthe hill was in the winter. Woodyard wasknown for their softball team and HenryMortensen was one of the best to pitchfor Woodyard. He was the pitcher be-cause it was his ball and if the other chil-dren did not let him pitch, he took theball home and the game was over. Hissister told the story of how he would eatthe wild onion on his way to school onlyto have the teacher send him home. Theywould play the other schools in softballgames. In the games the girls weretreated as equals because they neededthem to make a full team. They wouldwalk over to Brickyard or Clam RiverSchool to play a game on a nice springday; a rivalry that Woodyard dominateduntil a Clam River pitcher by the nameof Turk Parks pitched a no-hitter. In thespring, the rural school would meet atthe fairgrounds in Spooner to make a fullday of a softball tournament.Discipline was not a problem at school

as it is today; if you got into trouble atschool it was worse when you got home.Little brothers and sisters could not waitto get home and tell on their older sib-

There was quite a family celebration atthe Grover home the weekend beforelast. They were all there to celebrateRuth’s birthday. The fun started onThursday when Dale, Melanie and KariJanz arrived from Chicago, Ill. On Friday,Dale and Melanie’s daughter, AmandaBates, arrived from Denver, Colo. Dennisand Darlene Speiser drove in from Mon-trose on Saturday. James, Michelle andBrody Simmons came from Coon Valley.Brody is just 18 months old, and very fullof pep. Ruth said that he was such agood little boy all day and that was frommorning until after dinner. Becky, Troy,Taylor, 9, and Tristan, 6, came fromMaple Grove. Nieces came from variousparts of Minnesota. Melanie and Darleneprepared all the food and had a big,beautiful birthday cake for Ruth. Ruthwas treated like royalty all day long, andwas able to visit with each guest individ-ually. Dick was busy most of the day tak-ing the little ones on rides on thefour-wheeler and golf cart. The kids alsoplayed lots of games. Ruth said that itwas a wonderful way to spend her birth-day, and she was very happy to be ableto visit with so many relatives.The 2012 Wiesner family and friends

reunion, held on Sunday, was a lot offun. There was an unbelievable amountof food at the potluck lunch. And, believe

me, I sampled most of it. Wrigley, my 13-month-old grandson, is visiting me forthe week, so he went to the reunion withme. There were door prizes for the adultsand children, and Wrigley was the luckychild to have his name picked. That waspretty special. There was an auction afterthe door-prize drawing, and there werelots and lots of handcrafted things to bidon. Everyone had a wonderful time vis-iting, eating, and bidding on things.Speaking of Wrigley, I know why God

has the young people be parents. Boy,that little guy is on the go all the time. Ican hardly keep up with him. He has onegame he really likes to play, I don’t knowthe name of the game, but he has funwith it. It might be called, “WhileGrandma is cleaning up the potting soilfrom the rubber tree, I will tear tissuesout of the box and spread them aroundthe front room.” He thinks he’s helpingme get some much-needed exercise.And, he’s so cute while he’s doing thosenaughty little boy things that I can’t gettoo upset with him.Everything in our garden is getting

ready for canning at the same time. It’shard to keep up. Tinille Lehmann cameover and canned wax beans with me oneday, then she and Chris came over onSaturday and we made pickled beets. I’mso glad she wants to learn how to can.

Sometimes I’m afraid that when the old-timers like me are gone, no one will re-member how to put up their ownveggies. Canning is a lot of work, butwhen we open a jar of home-canned veg-etables or fruit, we know exactly what’sin it.While the pickled beets were process-

ing, Tinille decided she’d like to play agame of Scrabble. She asked Chris if hewould like to play too, and he said thathe would, but that he really didn’t likeboard games much. Guess who won?Yep, Chris. He beat both of us by a hugemargin. We will get even. We have to cancarrots next, and we’ll figure out a wayto beat him even if we have to make upwords.Sharai Hefty was at church on Sunday

morning for the first time since her caraccident last week. Poor Sharai, sheswerved to miss a skunk and went into afield. She broke her nose, blackened botheyes, and her whole face was swollen up.She looks better now, and seems to feel alot better, but it will be a while before thebruises are gone. I think she knows nowthat she shouldn’t try to avoid animals.They are usually pretty capable of dodg-ing cars as long as the cars are going in astraight line.Rick Stetler had a pretty scary mishap

this past week, too. He was out in thewoods with the chain saw, cutting downtrees, the chain saw jumped back at himand he cut his arm badly. He was bleed-ing profusely, but, luckily, he had his cellphone with him and he dialed 911. Hetold the operator what had happened,and headed for home on his four-wheeler. Thank goodness there was a pa-trol car nearby, because by the time thetechnicians got there he had lost so muchblood that he was unconscious. Theytook him to the Cumberland hospital,where some surgery was performed.

Then they took him down to Eau Clairewhere they had the medical equipmentto finish the surgery. He had cut an ar-tery, a tendon and a ligament. Joan saidthat the doctors told them that his armshould heal nicely.We are all very thankful that both acci-

dent victims are going to be OK.Pat Olson and I stopped by to visit

with Cassie Renslow and see her beauti-ful new home last week. Kevin andCassie have been busy getting the nurs-ery ready for their new baby, who will bearriving in September. Kevin bought thenew baby a giant teddy bear, it must beat least 5 feet tall, and it’s sitting in onecorner of the nursery. Cassie had a beau-tiful quilt ready for the new little one. Wedon’t know yet if the baby is a girl or boy.They are going to wait until the baby isborn to find out. The room they have setup for the baby is beautiful, and I amsure baby Renslow knows exactly howwelcome he or she will be.While we were chatting, Pat men-

tioned that she heard about a new scien-tific study into the brains of males. Shesaid that, as everyone knows, there is aright side and a left side of the brain —one side controls the artistic part of thepersonality, and the other side controlsthe logical part. Well, when the scientistsstudied men’s brains, they found that theleft side was never right, and there wasnothing left on the right side. Hope thegovernment didn’t sink a lot of doughinto that study. We women would havegladly given them that information freeof charge.I guess that’s about all I know from

Barronett this week. Remember, theRutabaga Fest is this weekend in Cum-berland. Hope to see you there.

Barronett by Judy Pieper

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Woodyard: The memories of a one-room school

It was a wet, cold March day when this photo was taken of the students at Woodyard School. Builtbefore 1903, it was closed in 1957 when it was incorporated into the School District of Shell Lake.The school was five miles south of Shell Lake and served the children living in the country in theTown of Barronett. — Special photo

See Woodyard, page 17

lings. The Great Woodyard Rebellion isan example of discipline and how theteacher could handle things. Mortensen,Peder Pederson and Lawrence LaRuewere three students whose duties in-cluded carrying in the wood and carry-ing in the water from the pump at thenearby farm. After much discussion,they decided that their teacher, IrvingCrowell, was getting paid to do this sothey went on strike. The strike lastedonly as long as it took him to take themout to the woodshed. After that, theywere only too happy to carry in thewood and water.Woodyard is not a place as much as it

is a collection of photos, thoughts andmemories. For the former students, theWoodyard Reunion was a time to re-member the good times, to laugh and totell stories. A reunion is being plannedfor next year for the second Saturday inAugust.

Photos and some of the informationwere gleaned from the files at the Wash-burn County Historical Society. This in-

formation and the memories may not beaccurate or complete. If you have moreinformation about Woodyard or any ofthe schools from this time period, theWashburn County Historical Societywould appreciate hearing from you.

Partial list of the teachers at Woodyard1917-18 Hella Hess Johnson1921-23 Anna Crocker Shellito1924-25 Ruth Oakes1928-29 Una Broome1929-30 Marion Sims1931-31 Anna Draegen1931-34 Irving Crowell1934-36 Esther Hillman1937-39 Evelyn Swan Olson1939-43 Claire Sjostedt1943-44 Marjorie Sorenson1944-45 Muriel Keller1945-46 Helen Knapp1946-47 Muriel Elliott1947-48 Evelyn Poquette1948-52 Marjorie Gramberg1952-55 Blanche Weberg

Oh what a beautiful week we had. Yestemps were cool compared to that veryhot weather. We did get some rain butwe need lots more for our thirsty crops.Wives are very busy canning the gardengoodies with the weeds growing. Ahwell, it’s just part of summer.What would you do? Our electric com-

pany, Polk-Burnett Electric, sent out a let-ter with our bill, saying that customerscan pay whenever they want but beforethe due date of their bill. Now whowould like to pay ahead when peoplehave problems paying their bills?Our deepest sympathy to the family of

Ed Zaloudek, 62, who passed away re-cently. Ed drew up plans for our split-level house we put up. He had a greatpersonality when it came to doing thingsright and laughing about it if it wasn’t.They are open. Yes, Poquette Lake

Apple Orchard, owned by Bob and LynnSmith, opened their doors Saturday,Aug. 18. They have lots of apples andbaked goodies. Take a trip out to Smithsand enjoy a cup of coffee while decidingwhat to buy.Talking with Sandy Redding, we find

Bernard is doing as well as can be ex-pected. She says he gets sick from thechemo. Sandy tells us she is doing prettywell at this time. Please keep Bernardand Sandy in your special thoughts andprayers.Talking with Marvin Knoop, we find

his son, Mark, is done with third-crophaying and about ready to put up fourthcrop. Good for you, Mark.On the news this past week, they said

that the fall is to be very hot and dry.Let’s hope they’re wrong.Diane Hulleman worked on the elec-

tion board Tuesday, Aug. 14. She said 42voted. Friday Diane joined Colleen andIzzy Jensen at Jack and Ginny Schnell’s.Nancy Murray was also there. Jack

grilled a turkey with all the goodies, in-cluding fresh apple pie. Colleen’s honey,Chad, was in Canada fishing.Dave Toll was up for the weekend.

Tammy Moe’s brother and two kids wereat Jim Toll’s. Later they were at TatianaMoe’s for her birthday and to showeveryone her new condominium. Chad and Ashley Crosby, Chase and

Morgan were home for the weekend.Sunday Beth was baby-sitting the chil-dren. Tom and Sunshine, Isaac, Josie andAlycia took a camping trip to Michigan.Garry is getting along quite well, using acane and walking on both feet, which isgood to hear.Yah know this time of year I’m think-

ing back about my childhood. This timeof year it was very hot and we found athreshing machine coming to our farm.Yes, Herb and August Knoop invested ina threshing machine and they went fromfarm to farm threshing. I remember help-ing in the house, peeling potatoes, get-ting cukes from the garden and so manyodd jobs. I also remember, when I wasolder, pitching oats in the wagon. It washot work but had to be done. Peter Foxused to come to our farm when we werethreshing and drive the tractor whileothers loaded the wagon with oats. I re-member my mother used to make youngfryers for dinner and everyone wouldgive Peter a hard time, like “All fox likechicken.” It was so hot and so muchwork but, hey, we didn’t seem to mind.When the Knoops were done threshing,they would move onto the next farm.Has anyone gotten to the blackberry

patch this year? I’m a little afraid to evenlook, as there are so many bear around.Let’s hope those hunters get their tagsfull.Well, it’s August and the dog days of

summer are here. I see lots of greenweeds around on area lakes.

Saturday, Penny, Ry and Ree came tosee me. Penny said Jeff and Rem werebear hunting so she came here. She justhas Monday to go for driver’s ed butthey will start school Aug. 28-30 with thekids coming Sept. 4. Summer has gone sofast I can’t believe it’s about gone.Loretta VanSelus tells us her son, Mark

Stone, and family came for a week, stay-ing at a home near Doc Lake Road. MattStone took a week of vacation and wetsome lines. Loretta had a supper forMatt’s family, Mark’s family and Philand Carrie Miller and sons. Fridayevening, Butch and Loretta took Mark’sfamily out for supper at Riverstreet inSpooner.Sunday evening, Rick and Janie

Lauterbach and children, Noah and El-

lianna, brought supper to the Quam’sand they all enjoyed the meal together.All about Rory: Rory is so comical and

I just have to tell you about it. In myhouse, we have two black desk chairsand Rory loves to sit in them. Well, hetries and tries to jump up and can’t makeit. So I hold the chair and he’s a little ma-nipulator as he jumps just a little andlooks at me. Well, after awhile, I can seehe just can’t jump that high (he says) so Ihold the chair and after two to threejumps, I pick him up and put him in thechair. Then he’s so happy to be able toget in the chair and licks my hand as if tosay, “Thanks!”Scatter sunshine!Have a great week!

Dewey Country by Pauline Lawrence

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Former Woodyard students today. Back row (L to R): Marvin Regenauer, Allen Sather, Elton Lee,Frank Mortensen, Al Olson, Marvin Mortensen, Allen Johnson and Peder Pederson. Front: MargaretMortensen Jones, Violet Malmin, Louisa Mortensen Shady, Lillian Mortensen Ullom, Avis OlsonPaulsen, Ruth Rydberg Knapmiller, Florence Mortensen Carlson and Dave Mortensen. — Photo byLarry Samson

In 1951, 23 students attended Woodyard and Marjorie Gramberg was the teacher. Starting in theback row (L to R): Marvin Regenauer, Lyle Mattson and Judy Stockberger. Fifth row: Alvin Olson, Ken-neth Nelson and Donna Stockberger Parker. Fourth row: Beverly Gould, Marvin Mortensen, MarianRegenauer, Allen Johnson and Jim Regenauer. Third row: Herb Root Jr., Gerald Peterson, CarleenRoot, Roy Peterson and Alice Martin. Second row: Hugh Peterson, Caroline Peterson, Dale Rege-nauer and Dick Stockberger. Front: Rodney Olson, Judy Worre and Duane Bowers.— Special photo

Students at Woodyard were back row (L to R): Floyd Pederson, Violet Rydberg, Marion PedersonSmith, Ceona Krakau, Jane Mortensen Briggs, Vera LaRue, Rachel Mortensen Gullickson, unknown,Marion Mortensen, Lillian Mortensen Ullom and teacher Esther Hillman Nelson. Middle: Wendell Ped-erson, Donald Johnson, Lloyd Mortensen, Henry Mortensen, Eugene Gronning, Marie Mortensen,Doris Rydberg, Betty Lou Smith, Vivian LaRue, Virginia Mortensen Bartles. Front: Ray Mortensen,Cecil Mortensen, Kenneth Mortensen, Margaret Pederson Lobnitz, Peder Pederson, John Sather andRaymond Krakau.— Special photo

Woodyard/from page 16

by Diane DrydenSHELL LAKE - It was 70 years ago when this

young couple, she from Springbrook and hefrom Shell Lake, ran off to Mora, Minn., to getmarried. They were both 17. They continued on to North Dakota where

they stayed for a while. But they found theymissed their hometowns and they returned ayear later. They had the first of their three chil-dren. Her name was Sherri and she was only ayear old when Bob got his draft notice andended up in the Army serving in Scotland, Eng-land, France, Germany and Czechoslovakia.He returned home with a Bronze Star and anhonorable discharge. It was 1947, the war wasover and after working at the Shell Lake boatfactory for a few years, Bob moved his grow-ing family to Cudahy, which is near Madison,to work as a pipe fitter for 19 years. Anotherdaughter, Terri, and a son, Bobby, were addedto their family. But once again, they were homesick for the

country and they came back and bought ahouse outside of town on CTH B. Mable wasthe 10th child of 12, and Bob was the third ofseven. All the time Bob was working as a pipefitter, Mable was working too, but she made sure herjobs were during school hours so she was home to seethe kids off to school and home before they got there.Bob gave Mable two years to get used to the idea they

were returning north and he began to study to take thecivil service exam so he could try for a job at the post of-fice. Mable had two years to say goodbye to all herfriends and then the move was made. Bob did pass thetest and got a job at the post office in Shell Lake wherehe served for 16 years, the last four as postmaster. “It was a heavy job then because everything, includ-

ing pulling those heavy mailbags, was done by hand.”

He retired in 1987 when he was 62.Mable worked at Dahlstroms grocery store for five

years and then for the Evergreen Apartments for 13years. They also owned the Washkuhn Variety Storewhere the empty lot is now on Fifth Avenue across fromthe bank. They ran that for eight years and they couldalways be counted on to have exactly what you neededin the way of notions like thread, buttons, needles andzippers along with an entire store of necessary items.While they owned the store, they were active in thechamber and Bob even served as president. The UnitedMethodist Church in Shell Lake knew they could count

on the Washkuhns for whatever needed doing.In 1979, they sold their house and had one

built in the Little Long Lake neighborhood lo-cated on Sand Road. Four years ago Mable hada stroke and she spent several months in Ter-raceview Living Center recuperating. This yearas they attended the Washburn County Fair shestarted to experience a great deal of pain in herback. A quick trip to the Shell Lake Hospitalcame next, where her doctor told her that herback was full of arthritis and her spinal columnwas a wreck. After they removed fluid from herspinal area, they sent her to Sacred Heart Hos-pital in Eau Claire. There one doctor said thatthe paralysis in her legs would never allow herto walk again, and another one said she wouldbe cured. Even now, several weeks later, no onehas come up with a diagnosis or a prognosis.Bob had a few things planned for their big

70th anniversary, but now with Mable at TLC,all their plans have been canceled. They’re both87 years old and up to this recent setback, weregoing strong and staying active. They attributethe secret of their long marriage to parents whothemselves had stayed married so this couplewas determined to work through any of their

own difficulties. Bob credited her with being such agood mother and wife. “I’ve always loved her, she’ssuch a great person,” he said as they both got a bitweepy.Their daughter, Sherri, lives in Berlin, and works as a

chef, daughter Terri is working in a retail/resale shopand son Bobby is already retired and living in Haywardafter his own career with the postal service.Because they were so young, everyone said it would-

n’t last. Everyone was wrong.

Doesn’t it feel like fall? I see some leaves are turningcolor and some are falling. We still have warm days andcool nights. Great sleeping.The big news in our area is the wedding Saturday at

First Lutheran Church in Cumberland of SaraMarschall and Kyle Mathison of Cumberland. Saragrew up in our area, the daughter of Mary and JohnMarschall. She now has a job in Cumberland and theywill live on a farm. The reception was held at the Math-ison farm with a huge tent and over 300 guests. Wewish them the very best from all their friends. Severalarea families attended the wedding. Jeff took his mom,Helen Pederson, to the wedding. The Boltermans andGronnings also attended.Friday, Aug. 17, we had a bus take us to Matt’s ice-

cream place and a ride around Tiptown. It’s alwaysgood to get out. Chad White of Cross Plains spent the weekend with

Jeff Pederson and visited his friends and relatives. Opal Gothblad who has been hospitalized in Rice

Lake and Shell Lake, may return to Glenview soon.Welcome back, Opal.The Northwoods Baptist Church had services one

day last week. On Sunday, St. Joseph’s Catholic Church had a picnic

catered by Lakeview Bar and Grill for their parish-ioners.Happy birthday to Brian Marschall who turned 19 on

Aug. 19. On Saturday, Rudy and Martha Erickson of Wilson

visited Roger and Mavis Flach. On Sunday, Larry andDoris Paulson of Cumberland stopped in to see theFlachs. Lillian Ullom attended the funeral of Vernon Rhode

in Spooner at Dahl Funeral Home, Thursday. Vernongrew up in our area.

Aug. 12, Lillian Ullom joined the senior citizens ofSpooner and Shell Lake for a potluck picnic at Lee andAlice Drotherton’s at Island Lake. Wendell Lee Turpin of Whiting, Ind., had a group of

friends from Whiting at his home for a week of fun andfood. They spent Saturday four-wheeling. In theevening, they had a picnic supper there for the com-pany and relatives.The new mathThe teacher asked her students, “If you had 10 pota-

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AllianceLake Park Alliance

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CatholicSt. Joseph'sCatholic

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409 N. Summit St., SpoonerFather Edwin Anderson

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Episcopal St. Alban's

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MethodistUnited Methodist135 Reinhart Dr., Shell Lake,

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United Methodist312 Elm St., Spooner

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by Diane DrydenSHELL LAKE - Shell Lake’s

Town and Country Days arecoming up over the Labor Dayweekend and, as usual, the threedays are packed with activities.Some which take place all threedays at 11 a.m. are the tractor,truck and lawn tractor pulls.The lawn tractor pull is held

on Saturday, Sept. 1, the tractorson Sunday, Sept. 2, and thetrucks on Monday, Sept. 3. JackHarrington is in charge of thetractor pull and was hookedearly, growing up on a smallfarm and familiar with tractors.He’s been pulling in Shell Lakefor 10 years and his wife, likeother women, is even getting in-terested in pulling. He’s alsopulled at events as far away as 75miles and sometimes partici-pates each of the 14 weekends ofsummer.The interesting thing about the

pulls is their appeal to every age,as pullers or audience members.If you didn’t already know,

there are five categories when it comes to tractors. Thefirst one is the farm class which is the only category thatgives trophies. The modifieds, which are farm tractorsthat have larger engines, the open class, which have bigturbos producing up to 3,000 horsepower, the hot cate-gory which are souped up farm tractors and the hobbyclass which are souped up but not turbos, all receivecash prizes ranging from $125 to $200.When you factor in the cost of retooling the tractor

and the trailer to haul it, and the gas to drive it to a pull,no one does it for the money. Sometimes pullers drivein from Minnesota only to find it has rained before theygot there and now the track is too muddy to pull. Morecosts, no fun.There are usually over 75 tractors that come to Shell

Lake and everyone appreciates all the donated work onthe track that was upgraded in 2009 with the additionof clay, to the mixture on the track, and the guardrailthat has been put up for safety. Harrington especiallylikes the guardrail because that’s where he mounts allthe banners of the corporate sponsors.Years ago, when the feed mill was still in business,

the tractors would weigh in on their scale. Now the

man who brings the eliminatoralso brings the scales. The elimi-nator, or sled, is the heavy thingthat is attached to the back of thetractors and, as the tractor pullsit, the sled moves forward, redis-tributing its weight to get heav-ier and heavier the farther thetractor goes. Since pullers are al-lowed two pulls, the first pullgives them the knowledge as towhere to put additional weightson their tractor to make it moreefficient for the second run. Eachpull, or hook fee, is $25 and youcan only go twice. The track is300 feet long and there is a speedlimit that has to be observed.It’s an unusual sport and can

become addicting, especially ifyou know one of the pullers.After each pull the scraper/packer comes out and sprayswater too, so the track is madeready for each new pull and thisalso eliminates the dust thatwould like to coat the audiencewith grit.“Where else can you get a dol-

lar an hour entertainment?” asks Harrington.

Listen. Boys and girls heardifferently. And it matters.

The class was focused. But for the tip-tap of fingers fly-ing across keyboards, the computer lab was quiet. Theirassignment had been to research their astrological sign anddescribe in writing whether or not they thought it was agood fit. Alice raised her hand.“Mr. Wondra, could you read this to make sure I’m

doing it right?”“Sure.” I knelt down at her side and started reading. It

didn’t take long.“Alice. Do you have any examples from your own life

in this?”

“No.”“Did you decide whether the characteristics in your zo-

diac sign do a good job describing you?”“No.”“Do you have an introduction?”“No.”I think it was at this point that I noticed she was crying.Early in my teaching career these tears would have baf-

fled me. I was asking questions. Her own answers wereinstructive. But, as I’ve discovered, most of the timethere’s much more to it than that. Consider the followingresearch. In 1991, Janel Caine, a graduate student at the University

of Florida, set out to determine if playing music to prema-ture babies might stimulate improved appetites and fastergrowth. What she found was that babies exposed to softmusic in their cribs not only grew faster, but also hadfewer complications. Additionally they were dischargedan average of five days sooner than babies that were notexposed to music.It was a fascinating and important discovery. But her

findings become truly startling when broken down bygender: Baby girls exposed to music left the hospital anaverage of 9-1/2 days sooner than babies that were not.Baby boys exposed to music left no sooner at all.Why? A number of recent studies measuring something

called the “acoustic brain response” has shown that girlshear substantially better than boys—especially in the1,000—4,000-hertz range. Again, interesting data. Butthese findings become even more significant when linkedwith research suggesting that the range of sounds around1,500 hertz is critical for understanding speech.Among other things, this may help to explain why, on

average, girls seem to pick up language skills sooner thanboys. There is a lot more to say about the link betweenwhat our children hear and language development thanthis one column will allow. So we’ll have to revisit thatspecific link again later. But did you know that becauseboys sometimes have trouble hearing things that girls hearas loud, teachers often creatively adapt the learning envi-ronment to account for this little-known difference in gen-der? It’s true.For example, since it’s true that girls can hear certain

tones better than boys, teachers will often avoid placing agirl near the door because if someone is talking in the hall,she’ll have a greater chance of hearing that and being dis-tracted. On the other hand, since teachers often give in-struction from the front of the room, we often seat boysthere, where they will hear us better. Female teachers with softer voices will often project a

bit more for the boys, while men with low booming voiceswill tone it down so as not to overpower the girls. Being amale with a louder voice myself, I also want to avoid seat-ing girls where they may think I’m shouting. Men (teachers or not) also want to keep this in mind

while addressing girls individually. If I use my normaltone, a girl might think I’m yelling at her. And in fact, thisis exactly what happened with Alice in the computer lab.In the end, I knelt down to eye level with her as she sat

at her computer. I told Alice that I knew why she was cry-ing. I told her that I wasn’t angry, apologized for beingloud, and explained that I wasn’t “yelling” at her. When Itoned it down, we began again. Almost immediately, sheunderstood and stopped crying. And when she relaxed,we made great progress on her paper. Founder of WeTeachWeLearn.org, Chris Wondra is just an-

other Wisconsin public schoolteacher. Find We Teach We Learnon Facebook and Twitter for daily tips on learning, teaching andgetting the most out of your brain.

We teach, we learn

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Almost every home and farm contains hazardousproducts, or products that can harm human and

animal health or the environment if improperly han-dled. Such products include those used in cleaning,home improvements, lawn and garden care, farming,automotive care and hobbies. Each year, exposure or accidents involving haz-

ardous household products injure thousands of peo-ple. Because of the dangers they pose, these productsrequire special awareness, handling and disposal. Inorder to protect our health and the environment, everyconsumer should know how to properly use, store anddispose of hazardous household products. The Northwest Regional Planning Commissions’

NW Cleansweep household hazardous waste collec-tion program promotes the safe use, storage and dis-posal of hazardous materials by educating consumersto: Identify and avoid potentially hazardous products;buy only what is needed, use it completely or shareleftovers with someone who can use it; recycle thosematerials that can be recycled; dispose of leftover orunwanted products through hazardous waste collec-tion facilities; choose to buy the least hazardous prod-uct to get the job done.Washburn County will be hosting its last special mo-

bile hazardous waste collection of the summer and allarea residents are encouraged to participate. Theproducts being accepted free of charge to householdsare: oil-based paints and stains; antifreeze; pesticidesand herbicides; batteries, all types except regular alka-line and vehicle; household cleaners, old gasoline, cellphones; and aerosols. There will be a nominal chargefor items such as fluorescent and high-densitylightbulbs and oil filters. Businesses and farm-ers are also encouraged to participate but mustregister by contacting Jen at 715-635-2197 or e-mail her at jbarton@nwrpc.com. The service isfree to farmers wishing to dispose of agricul-tural-related chemicals, with a nominal feeimposed for businesses. Again, registration isrequested for both businesses and farm-ers.

The event is on Saturday, Sept. 8, from 9 a.m. to 1p.m., at the hazardous waste storage site located nearthe Washburn County Humane Society and foodpantry. Both Burnett and Washburn County residents may

utilize these collections, they are not restricted to thecounty residents in which the event is being held. Tobe eligible to use these collections you need only be aresident of one of the nine counties for which the pro-gram serves which are: Washburn, Burnett, Sawyer,Rusk, Taylor, Ashland, Bayfield, Douglas or Price.Residents of other counties should call Jen at 715-635-2197 for possible options.Items not accepted at this event: empty or dried-out

paint cans; latex paint, nonhazardous and must bedried out and disposed of with regular garbage; wasteoil; ammunition and explosives; asbestos; automotivebatteries, alkaline batteries go in garbage; televisions;appliances; electronics; and tires. Please call Jen for lo-cations in Burnett and Washburn counties. TheSpooner recycling site, located at 1400 S. River Street,is open on Saturday during the hazardous waste col-lection and does accept TVs for a fee, appliances, andcomputer equipment.There will also be a medications collection at this

event. This is a free collection and residents arestrongly encouraged to clean out their medicine cabi-nets and bring items into the collection event. Bothover-the-counter and prescription medication will beaccepted. This medication collection event is for resi-dents only. Medications from care facilities, homehealth-care businesses, coroners, etc., must find their

own means in which to dispose of medications.Please contact Jen with any questions on theabove collection event, and for prices on feeitems at 715-635-2197, or jbarton@nwrpc.com.This is the last hazardous waste collection

of the season. The next collection for Wash-burn County will not be until mid-June 2013.

Earth Notes • Jen Barton

Hazardous waste & medication collection event

Let ‘er rip

Jack Harrington, chairman of the tractor pull forthe last nine years, invites everyone to attend allthree pulls during Town and Country Days, Satur-day – Monday, Sept. 1 - 3, at 11 a.m. daily, locatedsouth of town along Hwy. 63. – Photo by Diane Dryden

Phyllis Berg-eron, member ofthe administra-tion staff at ShellLake Schools,accepted a deliv-ery of schoolsupplies on Mon-day, Aug. 13. Theitems were do-nated through St.Croix Casino’sfour th -annua lschool supplydrive that washeld Aug. 6-10,when more than4,000 casinoguests and em-ployees donatedsupplies for 17no r t hwes te rnW i s c o n s i nschool districts.— Photo submit-ted

Shell Lake receivesitems from school

supply drive

Melissa M. Anderson, EauClaire, speeding, $175.30.Michael S. Andrew, Schaum-

burg, Ill., failure to notify police of ac-cident, $263.00; driving too fast forconditions, $213.00.Brooke D. Babineau, Rice Lake,

speeding, $225.70.Elizabeth A. Baker, Spooner,

speeding, $225.70.Zachary J. Biermaier, Hastings,

Minn., speeding, $175.30.Abbie J. Blakeman, Ashland,

speeding, $175.30.Alyssa M. Bradley, Milwaukee,

speeding, $200.50.Kevin B. Buhrow, Rice Lake, un-

derage drinking, $263.50, alcoholassessment.Steven E. Buhrow, Rice Lake,

underage drinking, $263.50, alcoholassessment.Chris R Buttron, Blue Island, Ill.,

speeding, $200.50.Bradley W. Dahlvang, Elk River,

Minn., speeding, $200.50.Jamie S. Dwornikowski, Duluth,

Minn., failure to stop at stop sign,$175.30.Ross D. Emmerman, Chicago,

Ill., speeding, $200.50.Laura A. Ford, Solon Springs,

OWI, $817.50, license revoked 6months, alcohol assessment.Lynn M. Ford, Rochester, Minn.,

speeding, $200.50.Patrick J. Frey, Sarona, dog run-

ning at large, $169.00.Theresa M. Grebinoski,

Neillsville, speeding, $200.50.

Anna T. Hammerschmidt, Day-ton, Minn., underage drinking,$263.50, alcohol assessment.Mareen A. Hanson, Woodbury,

Minn., failure to yield for yield sign,$175.30.Michael F. Hanson, Bonners

Ferry, Idaho, speeding, $175.30.Jeremy M. Horman, Eau Claire,

speeding, $200.50.Madaline S. Huelster, St. Paul,

Minn., speeding, $200.50.William A. Johnson, Naples,

Fla., operating left of centerline,$213.10.James F. Jordan, Stillwater,

Minn., speeding, $175.30.Jamie J. Kauffman, Deer Park,

Ill., speeding, $200.50.Casandra Y. Knick, West St.

Paul, Minn., speeding, $175.30; op-erating without valid license,$200.50.Jean A. Krizan, Eau Claire,

speeding, $200.50.Elicia L. Kupper, Shell Lake, fail-

ure to stop at stop sign, $175.30.Patrick D. Langosch, Birch-

wood, nonregistration of auto,$175.30.Kaylee N. Lind, Cloquet, Minn.,

speeding, $200.50.Douglas J. Longfellow, Oak-

dale, Minn., speeding, $175.30.Jacob A. Maas, Washburn,

speeding, $175.30.Randy B. Morel, Mendota, Ill.,

speeding, $225.70.Nancy J. Ness, Eagan, Minn.,

speeding, $200.50.

Salvatore L. Millevolte, RiceLake, underage drinking, $263.50,alcohol assessment.Andrew J. Mortenson, Shell

Lake, operating while suspended,$200.50.John D. Nevins, Oak Park, Ill.,

speeding, $200.50.Jennifer D. Nyakundi, Cloquet,

Minn., speeding, $250.90.Joelene R. Perry, Hinckley,

Minn., failure to stop at stop sign,$175.30.Chrystal M. Peterson, Minong,

speeding, $175.00.Derek D. Prange,Good Thunder,

Minn., operating ATV without validsafety certificate, $162.70.Dylan R. Prange,Good Thunder,

Minn., operating ATV without validsafety certificate, $162.70.Pierce D. Putz, Rice Lake, un-

derage drinking, $263.50, alcoholassessment.Erin N. Roehl, Hayward, speed-

ing, $175.30.Andrew I. Rossow, Lakefield,

Minn., speeding, $175.30.Branden L. Rundquist, Stillwa-

ter, Minn., speeding, $250.90.Paul F. Ryan, Eagan, Minn.,

speeding, $200.50.Kimberly Schaper, Maple

Grove, Minn., operating ATV withoutvalid safety certificate, $162.70.Stephanie A. Skomra, Cham-

plin, Minn., underage drinking,$263.50, alcohol assessment.Trista G. Schinigoi, Duluth,

Minn., speeding, $200.50.James A. Schlesinger, North-

brook, Ill., speeding, $200.50.Ryan R. Thomas, Oswego, Ill.,

speeding, $225.70.Brian M. Ullom, Shell Lake, non-

registration of auto, $175.30.Jacki L. Valdez, Ottawa, Ill.,

speeding, $200.50.Dustin P. Soldner, Rice Lake,

underage drinking, $263.50, alcoholassessment.

Jonathan P. Watters, Shoreview,Minn., speeding, $175.30.Daniel L. Willits, Eudora, Kan.,

failure to stop at stop sign, $175.30.Vincent M. Womack, Cameron,

underage drinking, $263.50, alcoholassessment.Aaron V. Wyatt, Spooner, oper-

ating without valid license, $200.50.Paul L. Zilly, Shell Lake, operat-

ing while suspended, $200.50.Scott B. Zeien, Springbrook,

possess amphetamine/LSD/psilocin,$299.00.

Gives grants tocommunityorganizations

SHELL LAKE — Bosch PackagingTechnology in Shell Lake received anenvironmental excellence award fromthe Green Tier program, which issponsored by the Wisconsin Depart-ment of Natural Resources. A presen-tation was held at the 52,000-square-foot facility in Shell Lake onWednesday, Aug. 15. The New Rich-mond facility also received the award.As one of only four companies to re-

ceive Tier 2 status, Bosch’s environ-mentally friendly projects and its new partnership withthe Wisconsin DNR demonstrate a commitment tomaintain and improve sustainability efforts within thecompany, making a significant impact on the environ-mental health of the company and the community.Bosch received this recognition due to its environmen-tal record, willingness to exceed regulatory require-ments, implementation of an EnvironmentalManagement System and ideas for improving perform-ance that would benefit both the company and the en-vironment. “We are especially pleased to have Bosch Packaging

Technology show that sustainable practice pays. Theyare an industry leader and example for others who maybe considering sustainability as a way to improve theirenvironmental performance and profitability,” saidDNR Secretary Cathy Stepp. According to Pres Lawhon, president of Bosch Pack-

aging Technology in North America, “Bosch prides it-

self on its sustainability and is respectful of the environ-ment. Worldwide in 2011, Bosch spent nearly $3 billionon technologies to improve energy efficiency, conserveresources and protect the environment. We are contin-uing to work on current projects as well as implementnew ways to reduce consumption and eliminate waste.Achieving Green Tier 2 status in the state of Wisconsinis a testament to our commitment to the environment.We are proud to sign the Green Tier contract and allthat it represents.” Some of the key projects that have helped Bosch

achieve the Green Tier status include significantly re-ducing the amount of industrial waste, energy storageand water usage; implementing recycling wastestreams for manufacturing processes; continuous im-provement projects to further eliminate paint related tohazardous waste; and achieving significant reductionsin CO2 emissions. To commemorate this recognition, Bosch will plant a

Wisconsin state tree, the sugar maple,at the New Richmond and Shell Lakefacilities. The tree itself is another steptoward helping the environment, dueto its ability to release water intoupper, drier soil layers, helping itselfand the plants around it. In addition to a tree planting, Bosch

presented the Shell Lake School Dis-trict with $10,000 to be used toward itsedible schoolyard project, a sustain-able garden growing organic vegeta-bles that will be incorporated into theschool lunch program. The projectwill help teach students about farm-ing and nutrition. — from Bosch

Washburn County Court news

Bosch receives environmental excellence award

Garage sales

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS WASHBURN COUNTY

Washburn County is now accepting bids for providing several checking accounts services for the County. Bid will be for a four- (4) year period. Contact the Washburn County Treasurer for the Request For Proposal necessary to prepare the bid. Bids must be submitted no later than 4:30 p.m. September 14, 2012. Bids will be opened in the following Finance Committee Meeting and awarded at the Finance Committee Meeting. SEND SEALED BIDS TO: Washburn County Treasurer

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567307 52-1r WNAXLP

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A MAN’S GARAGE SALE Thurs., Aug. 23

5 - 8 p.m.

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HELP WANTED FOR AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM

Approx. 15 Hours Per Week If Interested, Send Resume To:

Shell Lake Schools Attn: Kris Brunberg

271 Hwy. 63 Shell Lake, WI 54871 567860

1r ANOTHER “YOU’LL NEED A TRUCK” SALE 1752 So. Lake Drive,

Shell Lake Saturday, Aug. 25,

9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Dresser; chairs; table; gun cabinets; chest of drawers;

end tables; canoe TV stand; crocks; antiques;

dishes; much misc. Name- brand boys/men’s clothing

– Hurley, Hollister, American Eagle and more.

- NEW! Lots of misc.

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NOTICE - CITY OF SHELL LAKE Notice is given to all persons of the City of Shell Lake that the

Shell Lake City Council adopted a new Floodplain Zoning Ordinance on August 13, 2012. A copy of the Floodplain Zoning Ordinance is available for review at Shell Lake City Hall.

Bradley A. Pederson, City Administrator 567902 1r WNAXLP

Bosch donated $10,000 to the Shell Lake School District fortheir edible schoolyard project. Shown (L to R): Pres Lawhon,Bosch; Jim Connell, Shell Lake School superintendent; KeriJensen, of Shell Lake School Community Education; and GeorgeBerg, Bosch.— Photos by Larry Samson

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The Green Tier is a partnership with Bosch and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources that willbenefit the community. Coming together to celebrate this event on Wednesday, Aug. 15, were state Sen. BobJauch; Mary Willett, regional representative for Congressman Duffy; Shell Lake city Administrator Brad Ped-erson; Shell Lake Mayor Sally Peterson; Pres Lawhon, president of Bosch Packaging Technology NorthAmerica; John Gozdzialski, northern regional director, Wisconsin DNR; Jeff Keyes, Health Safety and Envi-ronment manager, Shell Lake Plant; and Pete Skoreth, Wisconsin DNR.

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The ClassifiedsEACH INSERTION – Minimum of $5.00 ; 30¢ for each word.

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SHELL LAKE SELF-STORAGE:Convenient, 24-hour access. Spe-cial low-cost boat storage. Call 715-468-2910. 2rtfcFIREWOOD: Dry hardwood, $60face cord, $220 a 4-face cord load.Will deliver, one-way mileagecharge. Shell Lake, 715-468-2271.52-3rp

Local Ads

(Aug. 8, 15, 22)

STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT BARRON COUNTY

ROYAL CREDIT UNION, Plaintiff,

vs.

JAN C. EVERSON, TODD L. TODD,

Defendants.

Case No. 12CV306 Case code: 30404

Foreclosure of Mortgage

AMENDED SUMMONS

To: Todd L. Todd N4096 Cty. Hwy. M Sarona, WI 54870

You are hereby notified that Plaintiff named above has filed a lawsuit or other legal action against you. Within forty (40) days after August 8, 2012, you must respond with a written demand for a copy of the Complaint. The demand must be sent or delivered to the Court, whose address is Barron County Justice Center, 1420 State Highway 25 N., Barron, Wisconsin, and to Weld, Riley, Prenn & Ricci, S.C., and to Weld, Riley, Prenn & Ricci, S.C., Plaintiff’s attorney, whose address is 3624 Oakwood Hills Parkway, P.O. Box 1030 Eau Claire, Wisconsin 54702-1030. You may have an attorney help or represent you. If you do not demand a copy of the Complaint within forty (40) days, the Court may grant judg - ment against you for the award of money or other legal action requested in the Complaint, and you may lose your right to object to anything that is or may be incorrect in the Complaint. A judgment may be enforced as provided by law. A judgment awarding money may become a lien against any real estate you own now or in the future, and may also be enforced by gar - nishment of seizure of property. Dated this 31st day of July, 2012.

WELD, RILEY, PRENN & RICCI, S.C. By: Christine A. Gimber State Bar ID #01020223 Attorneys for Plaintiff

P.O. ADDRESS: P.O. Box 1030 Eau Claire, WI 54702-1030 715-839-7786

T his is an attempt to collect a debt . A ny information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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(Aug. 8, 15, 22)

STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT

WASHBURN COUNTY

In re the marriage of: Amanpreet Kaur,

Petitioner, and

Satnam Singh a/k/a Satnam Rehal,

Respondent.

SUMMONS Case No. 12 FA 68

THE STATE OF WISCONSIN, To the person named above as the Respondent: You are hereby notified that

the Petitioner named above has filed a lawsuit or other legal action against you. Within 40 days after August 2,

2012, you must respond with a written demand for a copy of the Petition. The demand must be sent or delivered to the court, whose address is P.O. Box 339, Shell Lake, WI 54871, and to Kathryn zumBrunnen, Petitioner’s attorney, whose address is P.O. Box 96, Spooner, WI 54801. You may have an attorney help or rep - resent you. If you do not demand a copy

of the Petition within 40 days, the court may grant judgment against you for the award of money or other legal action requested in the Petition, and you may lose your right to object to anything that is or maybe incorrect in the Petition. A judg - ment may be enforced as pro - vided by law. A judgment award - ing money may become a lien against any real estate you own now or in the future, and may also be enforced by garnish - ment or seizure of property. Dated this 30th day of July,

2012.

Kathryn zumBrunnen Attorney for Petitioner P.O. Box 96 Spooner, WI 54801 715-635-3174 State Bar No. 1016913

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STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT

WASHBURN COUNTY

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF

Florence E. Bortz

Order Setting Deadline for Filing a Claim

(Formal Administration)

Case No. 12 PR 33

A petition for formal admini - stration was filed.

THE COURT FINDS: 1. The decedent, with date of

birth Oct. 24, 1925, and date of death April 9, 2012, was domi - ciled in Washburn County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of 1124 Huron Street, Spooner, WI 54801. 2. All interested persons

waived notice.

THE COURT ORDERS: 1. The deadline for filing a

claim against the decedent’s estate is November 1, 2012. 2. A claim must be filed at the

Washburn County Courthouse, Shell Lake, Wisconsin.

BY THE COURT: Eugene D. Harrington Circuit Court Judge August 1, 2012

Kathryn zumBrunnen Box 96 Spooner, WI 54801 715-635-3174 Bar Number 1016913

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(Aug. 8, 15, 22)

STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT

WASHBURN COUNTY

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF Inez S. Shaffer DOD: 5/27/2012

Notice to Creditors (Informal Administration)

Case No. 12 PR 31

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: 1. An application for informal

administration was filed. 2. The decedent, with date of

birth May 30, 1923, and date of death May 27, 2012, was domi - ciled in Washburn County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of 510 1st Street, Spooner, WI 54801. 3. The deadline for filing a

claim against the decedent’s estate is October 31, 2012. 4. A claim may be filed at the

Washburn County Courthouse, Shell Lake, Wisconsin.

Marilynn E. Benson Probate Register August 2, 2012

Katherine M. Stewart P.O. Box 364 Spooner, WI 54801 715-635-9081 Bar Number 1005716

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(Aug. 15, 22, 29)

STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT

WASHBURN COUNTY

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, F/K/A FARMERS HOME ADMINISTRATION,

Plaintiff,

vs.

JOAN VAZQUEZ, and LORETTA FRENCH, et. al

Defendants.

CASE NO.: 11CV-83

FORECLOSURE CASE CODE 30404

NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE

By virtue of a Judgment of Foreclosure made in the above- entitled action on 9/29/2011, in the amount of $109,121.98, I will sell at public auction at The North Entrance (a.k.a. North Steps) of the Washburn County Courthouse 10 4th Avenue, Shell Lake, WI 54871, City of Shell Lake, County of Washburn, State of Wisconsin, on 9/12/2012, at 10:00 a.m. all of the following-described mort - gaged premises, to wit:

Lot Nineteen (19), The Pines Subdivision, City of Spooner, Washburn County, Wisconsin.

The above property is located at: 1700 Pine Drive, Spooner, WI 54801.

Tax Key No.: 65 281 2 38 12 06 1 0 5090.

TERMS OF SALE: Cash

DOWN PAYMENT: 10% of amount bid by cash or cashier’s check due at time of sale. Balance of purchase price must be paid within ten (10) business days after con - firmation of the sale.

This property is sold “as is” sub - ject to all legal encumbrances and any outstanding and accru - ing real estate taxes, special assessments, and penalties and interest, if any. Upon confir - mation of the sale by the Court, purchaser will be required to pay all recording fees and, if desired, the cost of title evi - dence.

Dated this 15th day of August, 2012, at Shell Lake, WI.

/s/Terry Dryden Terry Dryden Sheriff Of Washburn County, WI

Kohner, Mann & Kailas, S.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff 4650 N. Port Washington Road Milwaukee, WI 53212 PH: 414-962-5110

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 infor - mation we obtain will be used for that purpose.

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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS WASHBURN COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT

SPOONER, WISCONSIN Official Notice to Contractors

The Washburn County Highway Department is seeking bids from qualified individuals/contractors to provide cleaning serv - ices for the Highway Building. Sealed proposals for services described herein will be received until 3 p.m., Thursday, September 13, 2012, by the Washburn County Highway Department, office of the Highway Commissioner, 1600 County Highway H, Spooner, Wisconsin 54801.

PROPOSAL CONTRACT #18-12C Cleaning Services Proposal forms and specifications are on file and available upon request at the office of the Washburn County Highway Department, phone 715-635-4480, fax 715-635-4485 or on the Highway Department Web page at www.co.washburn.wi.us. Bidders wishing to submit their bid by mail may do so at their own risk. The Highway Department is open Monday thru Thurs- day; mail/delivery service is not received on Friday. Bids re- ceived through mail by the Washburn County Highway Department, later than the time set forth above will be returned unopened. The correct mailing address is Washburn County Highway Dept., 1600 County Highway H, Spooner, WI 54801. The county reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids, to waive any technicalities and to select the bid proposal deemed most advantageous to the Washburn County Highway Department. Jon Johnson, Commissioner Washburn County Highway Department

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Washburn County Lakes and Rivers

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Saturday, August 25, 2012, 9 a.m.

NEW WDNR Northwest Regional Service Center

(West side of Spooner, just north of Hwy. 70)

SPEAKER: Bill Smith, WDNR Northern District Land Program Manager

* Meeting open to the public. Refreshments will be served. 567541 1rp

(Aug. 22, 29, Sept. 5)

STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT

WASHBURN COUNTY

BANK MUTUAL Plaintiff

-vs-

CHRIS R. HOVIND and LINDSAY HOVIND

Mortgagor Defendants

BANK MUTUAL DISCOVER BANK

Defendants

NOTICE OF SALE Case No.: 11CV-245

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that by virtue of a judgment of fore - closure and sale entered in the above-entitled action on March 27, 2012, the undersigned sher - iff of Washburn County, Wiscon- sin, will sell at public auction as follows: PLACE OF SALE: North En- trance, Washburn County Courthouse, 10 4th Ave., Shell Lake, WI. DATE OF SALE: October 3, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: W6019 Ross Road, Trego, WI. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: W6019 Ross Road, Trego, WI. That part of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (NW 1/4-SW 1/4), Section Twenty- seven (27), Township Forty (40) North, Range Twelve (12) West, Washburn County, Wis- consin, described as follows: Start at the SE corner of said NW/SW; thence West on South line of NW/SW, 600 feet to an iron post on high-water line of Trego Lake; thence along the lakeshore in a north - westerly direction 10 feet to an iron post; thence North 40 degrees East 409 feet to an iron post on the South side of a town road; thence South 49 degrees 20’ East, following south edge of town road 454.5 feet to SE corner of NW/SW the point of beginning. Parcel No. 65-042-2-40-12-27-3 02- 000-016000. TERMS OF SALE: CASH. DOWN PAYMENT: 10% of amount bid by certified check.

Buyer to pay applicable Wis- consin Real Estate Transfer Tax from the proceeds of sale.

Terry C. Dryden, Sheriff

HANAWAY ROSS, S.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff 345 S. Jefferson St. Green Bay, WI 54301-4522 920-432-3381 567779 WNAXLP

(Aug. 22, 29, Sept. 5)

STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT

WASHBURN COUNTY

LNV Corporation 1 Corporate Drive Suite 360 Lake Zurich, IL 60047

Plaintiff

vs.

Stacy Alan Othoudt W5432 Zimmerman Road Sarona, WI 54870

Pamela Ann Othoudt a/k/a Pamela Ann Paradise W5432 Zimmermans Road Sarona, WI 54870

Unknown Spouse of Pamela Ann Othoudt a/k/a Pamela Ann Paradise W5432 Zimmerman Road Sarona, WI 54870

Unknown Spouse of Stacy Alan Othoudt W5432 Zimmerman Road Sarona, WI 54870

Defendants

SUMMONS Real Estate Mortgage

Foreclosure Case No. 12 CV 81

Honorable Steven P. Anderson

Case Code: 30404

THE STATE OF WISCONSIN To the following party named

as a defendant herein: Stacy Alan Othoudt, Pamela Ann Othoudt a/k/a Pamela Ann Para- dise, Unknown Spouse of Pam- ela Ann Othoudt a/k/a Pamela Ann Paradise, and Unknown Spouse of Stacy Alan Othoudt. You are hereby notified that

the plaintiff named above has filed a lawsuit or other legal action against you. Within 40 days after August 22, 2012, you must respond with a written demand for a copy of the com - plaint. The demand must be sent or delivered to the court, whose address is: Washburn County Clerk of Circuit Court, 10 4th Avenue P.O. Box 339 Shell Lake, WI 54871, and to Sara M. Schmeling/Blommer Peterman, S.C., plaintiff’s attorney, whose address is: Blommer Peterman, S.C., 165 Bishops Way, Suite 100, Brookfield, WI 53005. 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 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 garnishment or seizure of prop - erty. Dated this 27th day of July,

2012.

Sara M. Schmeling/ Blommer Peterman, S.C.

State Bar No. 1086879 165 Bishops Way, Suite 100 Brookfield, WI 53005 262-790-5719

Blommer Peterman, S.C., is the creditor’s attorney and is attempting to collect a debt on its behalf. Any information ob- tained will be used for that pur - pose. 291245 567867 WNAXLP

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The floor in the Shell LakeHigh School gym got a totalmakeover after the woodenfloor was refinished for the firsttime since the school was built.The Laker icon will greet the vol-leyball fans at midcourt whenShell Lake hosts Prairie Farm onTuesday, Aug. 28.

What’s new at school

The brightly colored mural painted by the primary students will greet the parents in the lobby when they come to pick up their children. The lobby has chairs and benches for the parents to use as theywait. – Photos by Larry Samson

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The newly constructed concession stand in Reinhart Commons at the 3-12 building will allow stu-dent organizations to sell concessions in a central location during sporting events.

The new garden in front of the primary school will greet the visitor. It will help funnel water off thenewly remodeled roof and will keep the sidewalks free of ice. The round driveway in front of theschool will allow the school buses to unload students in front of the school and not on the street.The parents will unload and pick up at the side of the building in an area separate from the schoolbuses.

Labor Day is coming up andwill be the last day of the inspec-tion program for the year. It hasbeen a great year, and I extendgratitude to all the boaters fortheir patience down at the land-ing.

Inspection total for the yearfrom May 5 through Aug. 20 is2,795 boats. Last year at thistime, we had a total of 2,220boats.

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Lemonade and cookies are a combination for these young entrepreneurs, Eric, Jessica and KaylaHaynes, at their mother’s garage sale on Friday, Aug. 17. Lemonade stands have almost become athing of the past, but for 25 cents it is still a good bargain. — Photo by Larry Samson

The Shell Lake Farmers Market, in full swing with fresh local produce, is open two days a week,Tuesday and Friday from 2-6 p.m. The market is located in the parking lot across from the court-house.— Photo by Larry Samson

Shell Lake Farmers Market