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Edna Schroeder, grand mistress of the Webster Fourth of July parade, was accompanied by
her daughter, Louise, as she smiled and waved to parade-goers. The soon-to-be centenarian
is sharing her birthday with the village, which also turned 100 years old this year. More photos
of the parade in Currents section. - Photo by Carl Heidel
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NEILLSVILLE - The Highground Veterans Memorial Park near Neillsville is planning a weeklong event starting Monday, July 18, called Operation Persian Gulf Welcome Home, to honor those who served in Iraq and Afghanistan. The event begins with
a tribute to those who died overseas, and in the Sept. 11 attacks, and wraps up with a
candlelight ceremony Monday, July 25. The keynote speaker scheduled for that night is
Brian Jopek, an Iraq War veteran whose son Ryan was killed in action. “He’d turned 20 on
June 1 of 2006,” Jopek remembered. “At the time of the incident, his unit was only going
to be in the country for another couple of weeks. They came home, I think it was two
days after he was buried, and I was there at Volk Field to greet them. I just felt I had to
be there.” Jopek said he was called a baby killer while in uniform in downtown Madison
shortly after his son’s death. He says there is a scene in the movie “The Hurt Locker”
which illustrates the problems veterans face when they return home: “One minute you’re
in Iraq, you’re getting shot at, and the next minute you’re in the cereal aisle, looking at a
box of cereal for your kids,” he said. “I can’t help but think that there have been so many
that have had to deal with that, again, not just in Iraq and Afghanistan, but Vietnam.”
Jopek said American troops deserve respect and support, even from those who oppose
the wars they fight. - Glen Moberg | WPR News
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BURNETT COUNTY - Two men had their
throats “slashed” and were airlifted to a Twin
Cities hospital but many details of the events
surrounding the incident are being withheld
as local authorities continue an investigation.
A spokesperson for the Burnett County
Sheriff’s Department noted that a press release, with more information about the incident, which occurred early Sunday morning,
July 3, at McKenzie Landing on Big McKenzie
Lake in eastern Burnett County, is forthcoming. That information will be posted on our
website, leaderregister.com.
According to a relative of one of the men
injured, both men were taken by ambulance
to Voyager Village and airlifted to North Memorial Hospital from there, where a trauma
surgeon saved their lives.
One of the victims is from Luck and the
other man is his cousin, from Minnesota.
The relative, who was at the scene but did
not witness the actual attacks, said the assaults on both men were unprovoked and the
two men were innocent bystanders who were
chosen at random by an agitated man who
had gotten into an altercation with someone
just prior to the attacks.
“They were close to death,” the relative said
of the victims. Both victims are now at home
recuperating from their injuries.
The incident occurred at approximately 1:25
a.m. following a fireworks show. There were
several people interviewed by authorities.
Several area law enforcement agencies re
responded to the scene. People with any information regarding the incident are asked to
contact the Burnett County Sheriff’s Department at 715-349-2121.
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Milberg acquitted on all counts
Jury clears local woman
of homicide by distracted
driving in “Three Angels”
deaths
Greg Marsten | Staff writer
jELLSWORTH – It took a Pierce County
jury less than two hours to return an
across-the-board verdict of not guilty for
Kari Jo Milberg, 35, Centuria, who stood
accused of three felony counts of homicide by negligent driving in the death of
her daughter and two nieces in a December 2013 crash, where she was driving and
allegedly was using her phone moments
prior to the crash with a freight truck.
The case against Milberg had her facing
the potential of over 30 years in prison, if
she was convicted on three felony counts
of homicide by negligent operation of
a vehicle, as well as a charge of misdemeanor reckless driving - causing bodily
harm. The crash occurred on Hwy. 35, in
the Town of Oak Grove, near the near
Wisconsin’s western border, 2-1/2 years
ago, and resulted in the death of Milberg’s
daughter, Lydia, 11, and Milberg’s two
5-year-old nieces, Laynie Jo Amos and
Clara Pavek. Milberg’s son, Easton, was
also injured in the crash but made a recovery.
Milberg visibly sobbed and hugged her
family in the moments after the not guilty
verdict was read on Wednesday, June 29,
after less than two hours of jury deliberations.
The closing arguments
The prosecution based much of their
case on call logs and chat messages, found
on Milberg’s cell phone, which was recovered five months after the crash, showing
there had been text messages sent back
and forth in the moments before the
crash, while the defense pushed the jury
to blame the crash on bald tires and a slippery road.
Milberg was ejected from the car in the
crash and suffered a medically undisputed anterior and retrograde amnesia,
leaving her with no memory of the moments up to the crash, which Judge Joseph Boles noted to the jury.
Milberg did not appear on the witness
stand, and her defense attorney, Aaron
Nelson, believed the state had not made
a solid case against his client, and thus offered up no witnesses in the matter, after
the prosecution rested. Nelson repeatedly
said the state had failed to prove their
charges, saying they based their charges
on “... nothing more than guesses, maybes
and speculation.”
Nelson said the state’s allegations about
messages being sent on Milberg’s cell
phone were pure speculation, that it was
never established who was actually sending the messages, or was even handling
the phone. He repeatedly tried to paint
the investigation as one with “blinders
on” for getting to the real user, how they
failed to ask certain questions.
“(There is) simply no proof beyond a
reasonable doubt ... by any stretch,” Nelson said.
Prosecutor Sean Froelich was not able
to admit some of the evidence he believed
more clearly showed that Milberg was
sending a message just moments prior to
the crash; he was unable to mention some
of that speculation after GPS information
was ruled inadmissible, due to the lack of
foundation or experts. Froelich tried to
convince the jury that it was not just happenstance and bad tires causing the crash.
“In the state’s eyes, a crash is a crash,”
Froelich stated with deep breath. “But this
was no accident.”
Froelich disputed speculation that the
messages on the found phone were simply “read-ins” to a dictation system, noting the use of the letter “U” instead of
spelling the word “you” with three letters.
Froelich also disputed the Nelson refute
that any messages being sent were possibly being sent by her daughter, Lydia,
who perished in the crash, calling the subject matter “very much adult in nature”
and noting that it was a car of young girls.
“This is a horrible tragedy ... and it’s
been increasingly obvious that texting
and driving is on the rise, and it’s something we want to focus on,” Froelich said
to the press after the verdict. “I respect the
jury’s verdict, but regardless of the outcome, it doesn’t change the fact that three
(children) lost their lives in this crash.”
Nelson suggested the family “had been
through hell” after the tragedy, but that
they would now be able to grieve in private.
Background
It was late in the afternoon on Dec. 12,
2013, when Kari Jo Milberg was driving
between 57-60 mph southbound in her
2005 Saturn VUE on Hwy. 35, just north of
468th Avenue, in the Town of Oak Grove,
south of Prescott in Pierce County.
Numerous people who testified during
the trial supported the fact that the road
was at least wet, and possibly icy in
places, when Milberg apparently veered
off the road slightly with her right front
tire, leading her to overcorrect, sending the Saturn fishtailing and swapping
ends, crossing over into oncoming traffic,
where the Saturn was struck by a northbound 2011 straight truck, driven by Jose
Mendoza.
Laynie Jo Amos, Lydia Milberg and
Clara Pavek all perished in the crash.
W`hile Kari Milberg and her son, Easton,
both suffered serious injuries, they both
recovered. The truck driver and his two
passengers were not injured in the crash.
Milberg suffered serious brain trauma
in the crash and was unable to recall any
details of the moments leading up to the
crash.
Milberg was bound over for trial in
April 2015, after Pierce County District
Attorney Sean Froelich cited testimony
and evidence from cell phone and social
media records, suggesting Milberg was
Laynie Jo Amos, Lydia Milberg and Clara Pavek all perished in the 2013 crash. Efforts to
honor the three girls who died have grown throughout the two-plus years since their death, and
they have since become known as the “Three Angels,” with fundraisers to support the families
and to build a children’s playground in Milltown. - Special photos
having a text conversation shortly before the crash. That came about after her
cell phone was discovered on the scene,
months later, when the snow had melted.
The case had a variety of unusual circumstances, including the question of
who was on that phone, and whether
the times on the phone logs, social media
and dispatch are all the same “time zero.”
There was also evidence bout GPS coordinates during the phone logs, but due to
the lack of professional witnesses, it was
never heard by the jury.
While the issue of time lines emerged at
times during the trial, it was never fully
detailed or accounted for by Froelich.
Milberg’s lack of memory of the incident also opened the question of whether
it was Milberg or Lydia who was on the
phone shortly before the crash, and if it
contributed to the deadly crash.
In conclusion
While there was plenty of testimony
about the road conditions, the state repeatedly tried to dissuade the jury from
that suggestion, even when several state
troopers admitted the road was wet, and
that the snow and ice went past the “fog
line” in places along the roadway, possibly contributing to the Saturn’s almost
violent U-turn into the truck path.
It seemed apparent that the state did
not want the road conditions or lack of
maintenance to become an issue, and
there were several tense moments when
other county legal officials offered up advice to Froelich, which Boles noted and
chastised.
There was also plenty of evidence that
Milberg was driving a car with less-thanperfect equipment, from borderline illegal
tread depths on at least one of the tires
to a broken sway bar link, which was
discovered during a state patrol mechanical inspection. The sway bar break was
dashed away as not being a cause by the
prosecution and was briefly noted by the
defense, but the very function of the sway
bar system is to keep the car’s rolling and
yaw action in check, to maintain control.
It was unclear what the actual effect on
the vehicle dynamics might have been, if
Steffen announces district attorney re-election bid
Polk County prosecutor
seeks fourth term
BALSAM LAKE – Polk County District
Attorney Dan Steffen has announced that
he will seek a fourth term as district attorney. Steffen was first elected to his current
position in 2007 and was re-elected in 2009
and 2013.
Steffen was born and raised in Polk
County and graduated from Osceola High
School in 1989. He received his degree
from St. Cloud State University in 1994
and graduated from the William Mitchell
College of Law in 1998.
Steffen returned home to Osceola and
joined the Ludvigson & GaleWyrick law
firm as a general practitioner. When Judge
Molly GaleWyrick won election to the
Polk County bench and Guy Ludvigson
retired, Steffen joined the Bakke Norman
firm where he became an experienced municipal prosecutor, practicing family law,
criminal law and personal injury.
In 2006, Steffen won election as Polk
County district attorney and has served
in that position through the present date.
Dan Steffen
Steffen is proud of the programs and
advances that he has made to the district
attorney’s office over the last 10 years.
“We’ve created the drug court, the
Criminal Justice Collaborating Council,
the Restorative Justice Program, the Intoxicated Driver Intervention Program,
the Polk County Diversion Program for
first-time offenders, the Drug Endangered
Children Program as well as many other
valuable programs,” Steffen said. “We are
one of the few counties in the state of Wisconsin to require domestic abusers and
victims to take an educational class prior
to changing their no-contact rules. This
protects victims.”
He pointed to cost-saving efforts for
taxpayers, as well, noting that in 2014, his
office went “paperless.”
“We became one of the first counties
in the state to go paperless, saving the
county thousands of dollars per year,”
Steffen said. “With the addition of my assistant district attorneys, Dan Tolan and
Ken Sortedahl, I believe the office is in
better shape than ever.”
Steffen said he takes the safety of Polk
County residents very seriously, “This is
my home. Polk County deserves an experienced, knowledgeable and fearless trial
attorney in this office.”
Steffen is the proud father of three children, Delaney, 13, Aiden, 11, and Cooper,
7. He resides in Osceola. - with information
submitted by the Steffen campaign.
it had been studied, in depth.
While there were over three days of
testimony by the prosecution, Froelich’s
team seemed surprised by some of the testimony of their own witnesses, at times,
and the defense response was often more
compelling during cross-examination of
those same prosecution witnesses.
The defense was also seemingly caught
short, at times, by testimony, and relied
heavily on what was not allowed to be
said before the jury, such as the GPS testimony, and several important details of
the crash scene.
Even some seemingly basic details were
never explored or clarified, such as about
the vehicle’s drive systems, whether it
was a four-wheel drive or just front-wheel
drive, which could very well have been a
factor on the vehicle dynamics.
Both sides also seemed to gloss over
several relevant and accepted facts, such
as wheel speed data recovered from
the Saturn’s computer systems, which
showed the car had decelerated rapidly
in the five seconds prior to impact. However, it was never clarified which wheel
was measured for that measurement, and
whether that might also have contributed
to the car’s violent rotation.
It was unclear if Nelson was prepared
to clarify any of those items, if he had
presented defense witnesses. At several
times in the trial, he suggested he had
“professionals” to put on the stand, but
rested his case after Froelich presented his
final witness, late that Wednesday morning.
While many questions remained unanswered post-trial, the case is now history, and Milberg is a free woman, with
all charges now officially being dismissed
and her bond being returned.
Efforts to honor the the three girls who
died have grown throughout the twoplus years since their death, and they
have since become known as the “Three
Angels,” with fundraisers to support the
families and to build a children’s playground in Milltown.
Correction
A story in last week’s Leader stated that
the salary of the Luck School District activities/athletic director has been $7,500
annually. The base salary has actually
been $4,500, with a per-event supervision
compensation of $75. We apologize for
the error.
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Charges dropped against “sleeping man” during alleged
homicide attempt
Judge supports motion that
man was asleep during entire altercation, after
20 beers Greg Marsten | Staff writer
BALSAM LAKE - Criminal charges
were dismissed against Joshua Rader,
the man who claims he slept through a
violent confrontation in an Osceola apartment last winter, a confrontation that led
to attempted homicide charges against
Paul W. Krueger.
Rader, 26, New Richmond, was charged
with misdemeanor failure to render aid to
a person or report a crime, after he was
found passed out on a couch at the scene
of the alleged attempted homicide by
Krueger, where a man was so severely
beaten, authorities did not think he would
live to see another day.
Rader has repeatedly maintained his
innocence in the matter, and while he
faced much less in the way of charges, he
claimed to have no idea that Krueger and
the victim were fighting or arguing, after
Rader claimed to have drank approxi-
mately 20 beers that evening.
Defense attorney Chelsea A. Whitley
appeared with Rader at a motion hearing before Judge Jeffery Anderson on
Wednesday, June 22, seeking to have
Rader’s charges thrown out entirely.
After just 16 minutes, the judge supported the dismissal motion, meaning
Rader is no longer facing any charges
from the matter. He also had his bond returned.
While Rader is now free of legal threat,
Krueger’s case continues to move forward, with a hearing scheduled for next
week on several active motions.
Background
Paul W. Krueger, 24, Osceola, is facing charges of attempted second-degree
intentional homicide, as well as felony
aggravated battery, felony marijuana
dealing and misdemeanor obstruction
charges after the alleged beating and series of incidents just after midnight on
Monday, Feb. 1, in Osceola, at Krueger’s
apartment.
Police were called after neighbors were
awakened around midnight by yelling
and apparent fighting in a nearby apartment. Those witnesses reported hearing
loud calls of a man exclaiming “Ow, stop
hurting me,” and “Why are you hurting
me?” as well as one of the men yelling “I
will wreck you!”
The yelling and disagreements went on
for approximately 45 minutes before they
called 911. They said the fighting seemed
to stop once an Osceola Police cruiser
rolled into the parking lot. When that
Osceola Police officer tried to enter the
apartment in question, Krueger opened
the door slightly but refused to allow police to enter, loudly yelling he “knows his
rights!”
Once back-up officers arrived from the
Polk County Sheriff’s Department, they
again attempted entry into the apartment, Krueger again only opened the
door slightly before the deputies forced it
open, under concern for a possible victim.
While one officer took Krueger into custody, they also found a man unconscious
on the dining room floor, 10 feet away.
The victim was found barely breathing
and bleeding profusely from his head and
face. EMTs arrived a short time later and
treated him for severe trauma on the back
of his head. His face was bruised with
puffy eyes, and he had severe bruising on
the left side of his torso, as if from being
punched repeatedly.
The victim was transported to the Os-
ceola Medical Center for emergency treatment. He was later airlifted to Regions
Medical Center in St. Paul for further
treatment.
They also found Joshua Rader passed
out or asleep on the living room couch. He
later recalled the events of the evening to
police but claimed to have no knowledge
of the beating, due to his being passed out
from heavy drinking.
Krueger was later charged with attempted second-degree homicide, which
carries a maximum sentence of up to 30
years in prison. He is also charged with
felony aggravated battery which carries a
maximum prison term of up to 15 years,
and/or up to $50,000 in fines.
Subsequent investigations also discovered marijuana and cash at Krueger’s
apartment, and led to a felony charge of
possession of marijuana with intent to
sell, which carries the potential of $10,000
in fines and/or 3.5 years in prison.
His misdemeanor obstructing an officer
charge also carries a potential $10,000 fine
and nine months in jail, as well. Overall,
Krueger could face almost 50 years in
prison and over $70,000 in fines.
DOJ launches website for concealed carry applications
Interest in firearms shows
no sign of slowing down,
department says
MADISON - Wisconsin’s Department
of Justice has launched a new website
for residents to apply for and renew concealed carry weapon licenses.
In a statement, Attorney General Brad
Schimel said hundreds of thousands of
Wisconsinites hold concealed carry licenses, “making our state a safer place to
live, work and raise a family.”
The website will offer a convenient,
streamlined process for applications and
renewals, he said.
The department has issued more than
300,000 concealed carry permits since the
law went into effect in 2011. The department will start sending out renewal notices this month for licenses, which must
be renewed every five years for $22. Renewals require no additional training.
Applications in 2016 are on track to outpace 2015, and interest in firearm ownership shows no signs of subsiding, the
department said. - WPR/Associated Press
Wisconsin’s Department of Justice has
launched a new website for residents to apply
for and renew concealed carry weapon licenses. - Photo by Paretz Partensky
Area schools among 260 statewide to see state aid increase
Siren will see an estimated
19.34-percent increase
MADISON — A majority of school
districts in Washburn, Burnett and Polk
counties will see an increase in state aid
this coming school year due to a $108.1
million bump in state general aid from
Wisconsin’s biennial budget.
Clear Lake, Cumberland, Frederic,
Grantsburg, Siren, St. Croix Falls and
Shell Lake school districts will all see increases ranging from less than 1 percent
to more than 19 percent in the case of
Siren Schools.
They are among a total of 260 of the 424
school districts statewide which will see
an increase in aid for the 2016-17 school
year, according to estimates released recently by the state Department of Public
Instruction.
Siren will receive $110,000 more than
last year, or $681,576, 19.34 percent; Luck
will receive $346,987 more, or $2,504,032,
16.09 percent; Grantsburg will receive
$643,248 more, or $5,712,343, 12.69 percent; Frederic will receive $111,325 more,
or $2,549,966, 4.57 percent; St. Croix Falls
will receive $175,914 more, or $5,672,346;
Shell Lake will receive $71,941 more,
or $3,114,731; Cumberland will receive
$40,137 more, or $3,657,868, 1.11 percent;
and Clear Lake will receive $5,111 more,
or $4,553,829, .11 percent.
Some area districts are losing aid.
Webster, a property-rich school district
which normally gets comparatively low
amounts of state aid, will see 25.45 percent less state aid than last year, for a total
of $63,337.
Unity is losing $273,300 in state aid, or
14.81 percent; Osceola is losing $148,446,
or 1.43 percent; and Amery is losing
$120,753.
Spooner, Northwood and Birchwood
school districts in Washburn County will
lose state aid, Spooner losing approximately $45,000, or 7.91 percent; Northwood losing $3,321, or 14.82 percent; and
Birchwood losing $6,696, or 14.81 percent.
General aid
General aid — made up of equalization
aid, also known as the school aid formula;
integration aid, also known as Chapter
220 aid; and special adjustment aid, also
known as hold harmless aid — totals
$4.584 billion for the 2016 17 school year.
The amount to be distributed to school
districts is up nearly $120 million because
of changes in how the independent charter school and Milwaukee Parental Choice
programs are funded.
General aid to school districts is paid
in installments and is based on prior year
membership, shared costs, and property
value. The July 1 aid estimates use unaudited school district data and will be
recalculated on audited 2015-16 data and
certified on Oct. 15. District aid estimates
can be found on the department’s website.
Statewide pupil membership, counted
as full-time equivalent students rather
than enrollment, decreased by 29 FTE to
854,390 for 2015 16, which is a smaller decline than in prior years. This is because
membership now includes students who
resided in 142 districts who were enrolled
in the Wisconsin and Racine Parental
Choice programs for 2015-16. Payments to
those voucher programs will be deducted
from the general aid of districts that have
students enrolled in private choice schools
for 2016-17: $7,323 per full-time student in
kindergarten through eighth grade who
enrolled for the first time in the 2015-16
school year and $7,969 for each student
enrolled full time in grade nine through
12. Additionally, all districts will have
1.4 percent of their aid deducted, an estimated $63.9 million, to pay for the 7,800
FTE pupils enrolled in 22 independent
charter schools.
Milwaukee Public Schools will have
a state aid deduction estimated at $52.8
million to pay its new statutory share
(25.6 percent) of the Milwaukee Parental
Choice Program. Overall, that program is
expected to total $206.1 million for 27,500
FTE students attending private choice
schools in Milwaukee for the coming
school year. General program revenue,
state tax dollars, will pay the remaining
MPCP costs for 2016-17 and will increase
by 3.2 percent each year until GPR pays
100 percent of MPCP costs in 2024-25.
Total general state aid to be distributed to
public school districts after deductions is
$4,467,460,738.
Shared costs per pupil, a main factor in
the school aid formula, include the operating and debt costs of a school district.
Shared costs range from $22,523 in the
North Lakeland (K8) School District in
Manitowish Waters to $8,831 in the Stanley-Boyd Area School District. The preliminary statewide average shared cost
per pupil for 2015-16 is $10,765.
Property valuation
Changes in property valuations are another factor that impacts whether a district receives more or less general state aid
than the prior school year. Property valuations per pupil range from $8,996,900
in North Lakeland to $183,400 in Beloit, a
ratio of 49:1 between the state’s most and
least property-wealthy districts. Beloit is
the state’s highest aided district, receiving
state general aid that covers 81.3 percent
of its eligible shared costs. There are 20
districts that receive no equalization aid
because their property wealth exceeds
$1.9 million per pupil. Most of these dis-
tricts receive special adjustment aid,
which ensures that most aid decreases are
held to no more than 15 percent from year
to year. Geneva J4, Mercer, North Lakeland and Washington school districts are
estimated to receive no general aid for the
2016-17 school year.
The Herman, Neosho and Rubicon
districts will consolidate on July 1, reducing the number of public school districts across Wisconsin to 422. The three
districts will continue to appear separately in aid lists for 2016 17 because aid
calculations are based on prior year data.
The new district name will be the Herman-Neosho-Rubicon School District.
State statute requires the department to
compute an estimate of the general school
aid each public school district will receive
for the coming school year by July 1.
School personnel use the estimate to complete their annual budgets. On Oct. 15,
the department will certify state general
aid amounts for 2016 17 based on audited
2015 16 data. Estimated general aid to districts may change.
The department’s July 1 aid estimate
does not include per-pupil categorical aid,
which is based on a three-year average of
third Friday in September membership.
That aid is $250 per pupil, totaling $211.2
million, and will be paid in March 2017.
Per-pupil aid is among a number of other
categorical aids, most of which restrict
spending to a specific program or service,
such as special education and pupil transportation aid.
Additional information about general
and categorical school aids can be found
on the Department of Public Instruction’s
School Financial Services website at dpi.
wi.gov/sfs. - Gary King with information
from DPI
Proposed SCF dog park gains momentum
Supporters seek funds,
assistance ... and shared
enthusiasm
ST. CROIX FALLS – The effort to build
a dog park beside the Polk County Fairgrounds in St. Croix Falls continues to
move forward, and the people behind the
plan are hoping to get even more support
and supporters.
“Our big push now is for people to get
involved, and for more support,” stated
dog park supporter Rosalie Kittleson.
“We’ve applied for grants, but really want
people to help out however they can.”
Kittleson is joined by a cadre of other
supporters, including Dr. Joy Zasadny,
Liesel Virchow, Amy Luesebrink-Rawlings, Luann Kleppe and Shelly Giswold,
all of whom are leading the charge for a
fenced in, 4.2-acre dog park at Park Rosemarie, on Fairgrounds Road , beside the
fairgrounds.
Kittleson said the group is moving forward at full speed, trying to get as much
momentum as possible on the park possibility, which they believe will not only be
great for dogs and owners, but also for the
whole city and region, as a sort of tourism
“We’re helping to develop
the St. Croix Falls area, by
adding what we believe is
an essential dog park.”
- Rosalie Kittleson
The proposed dog park would be located at Park Rosemarie, which is just to the east of the Polk
County Fairgrounds in St. Croix Falls. - File photo by Greg Marsten
and quality of life enhancement.
“We’re helping to develop the St. Croix
Falls area, by adding what we believe is
an essential dog park,” Kittleson said.
The group estimates that they will need
at least $30,000 to make it reality, with the
bulk of that money going to the securing
of the property with chain-link fencing,
which may cost $20,000 to $24,000.
“We’re hoping to not only put a fence in
but build a trail and (install) benches, and
much more,” Kittleson added, noting that
the group is “piggybacking” on a local
tourism group for 501 c(3) designation
for donations, allowing them tax-exempt
status.
Kittleson said they are taking donations
at several locations in St. Croix Falls, including at Zasadny’s chiropractic office
on Washington Avenue, as well as at the
Hidden Acres shop downtown and at
MidWest One Bank on the top of the hill.
You can also send donations to Friends
of Park Rosemarie, at P.O. Box 883, St.
Croix Falls, WI 54024.
“We also plan on having a tent at
the park (Rosemarie) during the (Polk
County) Fair,” Kittleson said. “So people
can see where it would be.”
Kittleson said the group is hoping that
people who support the dog park idea
are heard and can help leverage the effort with the city, which has lent their
support, but little or no money, beyond
some in-kind services, like mowing or
snowplowing.
“This is important, and we think it is
important that it be built,” Kittleson said,
noting again that they have written several grants, but that they still need private
funds and donations of money, time and
talent. “We can make this happen!”
More concern about Polk County fiber-optic permit fees
County may lose
broadband expansion
money, utility head says
Gregg Westigard | Staff writer
BALSAM LAKE – Polk County may be
left behind in receiving funds to expand
fiber-optic lines for increased broadband
access in rural areas, Mike Jensen, president of Northwest Communications,
Amery, told the county Public Safety and
Highway Committee Tuesday, July 5. He
said the permit fees Polk County charges
utilities installing the fiber-optic lines are
too high and are limiting companies from
expanding the systems. Much of the meeting was about county fees and services,
but there was information on when the
newly approved county ATV routes will
be available.
There is a real interest to have rural
America gain access to fiber networks in
the coming years, Jensen said. In Wisconsin that push came this March with the
adoption of Act 278, the Broadband Expansion and Broadband Forward Certification legislation that is now state law. He
said that the new legislation says that the
Public Service Commission is required
to designate areas of the state as underserved and award grants for the construction of broadband infrastructure in those
areas.
Jensen went on to say that the permit
fees the county charges the utilities for
their fiber expansion projects are detri-
Bar owner wants board
action against competitor’s
“inexcusable” activities
Mary Stirrat | Staff writer
BALSAM LAKE — This year’s Freedom
Festival was the biggest ever, with great
weather, few problems and great staff and
volunteers to ensure its success. That was
the word at the Tuesday, July 5, meeting
of the Balsam Lake Village Board, where
the village crew, chamber of commerce
volunteers and emergency services were
given kudos by the board.
“I would say this is the largest crowd
we’ve had since I’ve been here,” said
police Chief Tom Thompson of his sixth
Freedom Festival. Although there were
55 calls for service, up from 33 last year,
there was “nothing major,” he said.
According to Steve Williams, president of the Balsam Lake Area Chamber
of Commerce, there were 50 to 60 hotrod tractors in the Friday night tractor
pull. Sunday’s car show had 131 entries,
and 15 classics did the Scoop the Loop on
Saturday. The Freedom Festival parade
Mike Jensen, Northwest Communications,
said permit fees could hurt fiber-optic expansion in Polk County. - Photo by Gregg Westigard
mental to the economic development of
Polk County. These fees are causing utilities to postpone fiber work in the county,
Jensen said, and could cause the county to
lose some funding.
Greg Cardinal, Northwest Communications plant manager, compared the
permit fees charged in the area, with St.
Croix County charging a $200 fee while
Barron County and the state charge no
fee. He said no local villages charge a fee
and half don’t even require a permit, just
a notification and a plan. Cardinal said
Northwest is now building a 28-mile fiber
project in Barron County to bring broadband to families in the Clayton School
District. He compared the Barron County
permit cost of zero dollars to the $3,150 it
would cost in Polk.
There is no free lunch, county Administrator Dana Frey said in explaining the
Polk fee structure. He said the county
looks at the cost of providing a service
such as the permitting and overseeing
projects like the fiber installation. He said
the fees are based on the actual expense,
including salaries, cost of building space,
supplies including travel costs, depreciation and overhead, for a county employee
to do an inspection and issue a permit.
Frey said there is no free lunch and every
service the county supplies costs money.
He said the question is “who benefits,”
the individual getting the permit or the
public. He said if the cost recovery does
not come from the fees, then that cost
must be covered by the public in general
as part of the county’s general funds.
Frey said the county board has the decision-making authority on approving the
fees. He said administration’s goal is to
break even when providing services, with
the board deciding if the service should
be provided and who will pay.
“I don’t care what other counties
charge,” Frey said. He said the fees for
large projects would be evaluated before
he brings a new fee schedule to the county
board in August. Frey said the county
revenue from the fees is not a big amount
in the total budget but said it is an issue
of fairness.
“I think we should look at the other
counties,” Supervisor Doug Route said.
He reviewed the increase in county fees
over the past years and cited a large fee
increase in 2013. “Compared to other
counties, we are excessive,” Route concluded.
Status of ATV access to
county highways
In June, the county board authorized
ATV access to 22 segments, 27 miles total
of county highways to be used as connectors to ATV routes on town roads. Those
sections will be opened to ATV use once
signs are posted on those road segments.
The committee clarified when that will
happen and who will pay the cost of that
signing.
That cost will be totally covered by
the ATV users and their clubs, committee Chair Jay Luke said. The county approval specified that all signs must meet
state standards, Luke said, and the sign
placement will be done by the highway
department. He said that the ATV clubs
said they would pay for making the signs
and the posts. Frey said the county highway crews would install the signs and
charge that cost to the clubs as well.
And as to the when, Luke said nothing
will change on ATV use of county road
sections until the signs are placed.
Freedom Fest larger than ever
boasted 60 units, and the Saturday night
street dance was “huge,” he said.
“I think it was very successful this year,”
Williams told the board. When board
President Geno D’Agostino thanked Williams for a job well done, Williams gave
the credit to his crew of volunteers, saying, “I’m just a facilitator.”
There were three runs by the fire department over the weekend, all of which
had a good ending.
Bar owner complaint
The actions of one of the Main Street
taverns during Freedom Festival brought
Thirsty Otter owner Denny McQuillan to
the board meeting to complain and question the effectiveness of both law enforcement and the village board.
Saying that he and the rest of the bar
owners in town do their best to stay
within the law, McQuillan pointed out
that one establishment was way out of
bounds and should be censured.
Without naming the offending tavern,
McQuillan noted that this establishment
had an open fryer, a gambling device and
the sale of hard liquor all right on Main
Street. Next year, he said, the other bar
owners should do the same and set up a
table from which to sell shots.
The activities were “inexcusable,” he
said, and the board should take “stern
action.” He asked why anyone should
bother with law enforcement when no
enforcement happens, adding that the village needs new leadership if the board is
going to allow something so “ludicrous.”
D’Agostino responded that the bar in
question did keep the liquor inside and
that issues will be addressed ahead of
time next year.
Other business
• The board approved hiring Kayla
Woody as a part-time police officer. Woody has served as a Polk County
deputy and with probation and parole,
and is already fully trained for the job,
said Thompson.
• July is Food for Fines Month at the
Balsam Lake Public Library, according
to the report from library director Linda
Heimstead.
• At the request of the public protection
committee, the plan commission met to
discuss the ordinance regulating outdoor
storage in the commercial and industrial
areas of the village. Of special note were
sections of the ordinance dealing with
the prohibition of outdoor storage of any
materials other than operable motor vehicles, the requirement that certain items
be stored behind screening and refuse
collection. An open discussion with commercial and industrial businesses will be
held in July.
• According to the minutes of the June
14 meeting of the public protection committee, fire Chief Mark Anderson is in
favor of working with building inspector
Cliff Manwiller on setting occupancies
for bars and restaurants. The public protection committee also recommended the
removal of a stipulation that applications
for an operator license be denied if the applicant owes any outstanding fines, fees
or taxes to the village.
• At the recommendation of the public
protection committee, the board voted to
move $10,500 in police employee benefits
to the police vehicle capital fund. The
money is available because the police
chief is no longer in need of the village’s
health insurance.
Northern Wisconsin fire departments consider
joining statewide mutual aid network
Declining resources,
volunteers prompting
search for more aid
Marcus White | WPR News
NORTHWEST WISCONSIN - Some
northwestern Wisconsin counties are
signing on to a statewide network of
mutual fire protection so they can better
respond to emergencies. Sawyer County
is planning to join the state’s Mutual Aid
Box Alarm System in August and Burnett
County is weighing the move.
Northwestern Wisconsin has largely
operated separate from the system under
existing mutual aid agreements, according to Phil Bochler, MABAS northwest
division coordinator and Park Falls assistant fire chief.
“They’ve been pretty self-sufficient for
a long time,” he said. “And in some areas,
with their call volume and the mutual aid
agreements they have in place, they feel
pretty adequate.”
But Bochler said a declining number
of volunteer firefighters and resources is
causing some to sign on. Fire departments
that participate in the mutual aid network
can access resources from any department
within the system instead of just neighboring communities.
“MABAS is their second option when
they run out of resources at their local
department, something that might go beyond a normal 12-hour work period, or
something that is bigger than they would
normally have mutual aid for,” said Bochler.
State Fire Chiefs Association board
member Nate Melby said the program
goes beyond standard mutual aid agreements by offering a streamlined system
Some northwestern Wisconsin counties are signing on to a statewide network of mutual fire
protection so they can better respond to emergencies. - Photo by Jereme Rauckman
of resources available to fire departments.
“You plan out the resources you need
for certain types of fires in advance ... It’s
like a playbook for a football team,”
Melby said. “It has your plan for how
your resources will respond, which things
you need.”
The head of the statewide mutual aid
association said participation in the program has doubled in the last six years to
include 60 of the state’s 72 counties by this
fall. Ed Junke, fire chief for the village of
Howard near Green Bay and president of
the MABAS program, said the network
supplements fire departments short on
resources.
“When one community goes to help another, the community that is now the aiding community has the community next
door ready to help them,” said Junke.
While some are looking to sign up,
some paid full-time departments up north
like Superior say the move doesn’t make
sense for border communities. Superior
Fire Chief Steve Panger said the network
doesn’t include out-of-state departments,
such as Duluth.
“They don’t have all of the details
worked out for our purposes between us
and Duluth, which would be one of our
major mutual aid partners,” said Panger.
Lawmakers are set to examine the state
of rural fire and emergency services in
Wisconsin this summer. A legislative
council study committee was approved
this spring to study the need for volunteer
firefighters and emergency responders in
rural communities.
Janet Bewley, D-Ashland, is among lawmakers selected to sit on the committee.
She said they’ll examine volunteer shortages and areas of the state that are most
affected. In addition, the committee will
analyze whether training and educational
requirements factor into the shortage, as
well as any impacts to public safety.
“We have professionals, but they’re volunteer and they’re on-call,” Bewley said.
“That circumstance sets up a totally different strategy for recruitment, for reimbursement. It is getting harder and harder
to find people who are willing to be volunteers.”
Adam Olson, Brule volunteer firefighter, said their annual “Be Somebody” campaign in northern Wisconsin
to recruit volunteer firefighters and first
responders brought in two volunteers last
year and three this year.
There are more than 18,000 certified or
licensed emergency services personnel
in the state, according to the Wisconsin
Department of Health Services. A spokeswoman with the agency said numbers of
volunteer personnel should be compiled
by early July. According to the National
Volunteer Fire Council, the number of
volunteer firefighters makes up 69 percent of the more than 1 million firefighters
in the nation. But, the council claims their
numbers have declined by 12 percent
since 1984. – Danielle Kaeding contributed
reporting to this story.
SCF School Board brings back girls golf
Weighs possible funding
for long-term property
maintenance Greg Marsten | Staff writer
ST. CROIX FALLS - The St. Croix Falls
Board of Education reversed an earlier
decision to cancel their girls golf program,
allowing the school to field a team, but
without a conference association, meaning the members would be ineligible for
state tournament play.
The decision came about tat the board’s
regular monthly meeting on Tuesday,
June 28, when several potential girls golf
team members and their parents attended
the committee meetings, and subsequent
regular board meeting, where they voted
unanimously to bring the sport back.
“It is one of those lifelong sports,” stated
board member Dr. Steven Bont, who supported the ideas to push for more girls to
get involved at a younger age, through
a variety of programs. “Maybe it was a
hasty decision on our part (to cancel).”
The decision to reverse their earlier
decision comes with an estimated $3,100
cost, although the cost was not a major
consideration, according to board members.
The board discussed several possible
ways to enhance the program at younger
ages and seemed to be encouraged by the
renewed interest in the program, which
had originally been canceled due to a lack
of participants.
“They can’t have a scoring team, but
they can compete, like in the past,” board
member Brent McCurdy said.
There may be as many as half a dozen
young women interested in the sport this
fall, but that number is not written in
stone, and may change later.
“Even so, from my perspective, six individuals with a chance to change their
lives in a good way is worth it,” stated
board President Roni Schuler.
“We were led to believe that there was
no interest,” Bont said. “I would like to
see it reinstated.”
The board voted unanimously a short
time later to reinstate the girls golf program for the 2016-2017 school year.
In other board business:
The St. Croix Falls Board of Education debated the possibility of reinstating girls golf as a sanctioned school sport at their meeting last week. –
Photo by Greg Marsten
“... From my perspective,
six individuals with a
chance to change their lives
in a good way is worth it”
- Roni Schuler (SCF School Board
president)
• There was some discussion again
by district Administrator Mark Burandt
on how to best implement or pay for the
extensive 10-year buildings and grounds
maintenance plan the district has developed.
Burandt noted the recommendations of
the ad hoc committee that toured and researched the 10-year plan, with the group
overwhelmingly leaning toward a referendum to get the plan on track.
“But the big question is how do we
ensure we aren’t back here again in 20
years?” Burandt stated. “We need to dig
out of our maintenance rut.”
The four possible funding options in-
clude a “pay-as-you go” plan, which is
how the district has handled the issue
for many years. The other possibilities include private fundraising, which Burandt
said is a “hard sell.”
“People generally don’t want to sponsor a new boiler,” Burandt said.
The other possible option is a sort of
referenda-based Act 32 option, which the
state allows without a vote, if the planned
funds are used for energy-efficient improvements to the district, which Burandt
said would account for approximately 40
to 50 percent of the planned upgrades,
maintenance or improvements.
“That one can be difficult to implement,” Burandt said.
The final financing option is for the district to hold a general referendum, with
several possible options, including how
long the payback would run, with either
15 or 20 years, and with varying payment
“ballooning.”
“It was clear that the committee thought
a referendum was the wise way to go,”
Burandt said.
The board did not take any action on
the matter, but Burandt said he would
clarify the funding options more for their
consideration, as well as possible costs,
before they vote on the issue.
• The board voted on several policy
changes or alterations, including clarifying that video, photos and audio would
not be allowed in any locker room. They
also clarified a policy of nonpublic school
students participation in extracurricular
activities.
• Burandt presented awards to Bink
Ward for his volunteer activity over the
years, as well as to Jill Leahy for her volunteer efforts.
• The board took no action on a possibility of reducing the number of fourthgrade sections, with the resignation of
one teacher. With the nonaction, the district stays at five sections, meaning they
will have a smaller students-teacher ratio.
“If we want to remain competitive, I
think that’s the route we ought to go,”
McCurdy said.
Alpaca and llama pasture walk set
COMSTOCK - An alpaca and llama pasture walk will
be held Saturday, July 9, from 10 a.m. - noon at the Dippreyville Farm owned by Don and Sheila Dipprey. The
farm is located at 49 190th Ave., Comstock. From Hwy.
8 in Turtle Lake, take CTH T north six miles, then east or
right one mile. Or from Hwy. 63 just south of Comstock,
take 19-1/2 Ave. west about three miles to the Polk-Barron county line and then one mile west on 190th Avenue.
Watch for the signs. The pasture walk will be followed
by a lunch at the house. If Ladybird (the resident ostrich)
is laying, a big pan of egg bake will be on the table.
The Dippreys have been raising llamas for the past
25 years, reaching a maximum of 45 head. Recently
they started going more into alpacas, having purchased
their present herd of 23 suri alpacas from Barbe and Jim
Kackly in Mineral Point. The Dippreys own 43 acres.
The contour of their land is well-suited for grazing of
these camelids from South America. All the hay and feed
is purchased. Don is the retired Turtle Lake High School
ag instructor and works part-time as a UW-Extension ag
agent for Polk County in Balsam Lake.
The Dippreys keep 27 acres under the Federal Forest
Crop Law program. The remaining 13 acres is marginal
pasture ground, but alpacas and llamas are very efficient
grazers. A bit of hay is supplemented all summer. Pres
Presently the alpacas are pastured separately from the llamas
mostly because of the extra fencing needs of the alpacas.
Original plastic electric fencing has been converted to
permanent high tensile with no electricity. Smaller pad
paddocks by the barn are enclosed with cattle panels. The
Dippreys need to watch for toxic weeds such as night
shade, but the biggest concern is burdocks which can totally destroy a fleece’s quality in a very short time.
For further information, contact Don Dipprey at 715419-1903, or Otto Wiegand, UW-Extension in Spooner
at 715-635-3506. — from UWEXT
WITC - Rice Lake summer open house welcomes veterans
RICE LAKE - Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College
- Rice Lake will host an open house on Wednesday, July
13, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Those who are making decisions about college or looking for a career change should
attend this open house, including high school students,
recent graduates, parents, dislocated workers and adults
considering a return to school, as well as veterans planning their civilian futures.
Staff will be on hand for campus tours, to answer
questions and guide prospective students through the
process. WITC is proud to have been designated a 2016
Military Friendly® School and will have staff with information for service members about credit for prior military experience and educational benefits.
There is still time to register for fall 2016 courses, and
programs that begin spring 2017. The Rice Lake campus
offers more than 40 programs that can be completed in
one or two years, online or in the classroom, WITC Flex
options and certificates that can be earned to enhance
resumes.
For more information, call 715-234-7082 or 800-2439482, ext. 5683, or [email protected]. — from
WITC
Meet Me in the Garden seminar session to be held
Becoming a natural gardener
SPOONER - This year the Spooner Agriculture Re
Research Station Teaching and Display Garden is focusing
on pollinators. The second free seminar of the season
is on Becoming a Natural Gardener and will be held on
Tuesday, July 12, at 6 p.m. The University of Wisconsin
Extension and North Country Master Gardener Volunteers invite you to come for the evening. This topic will
focus on vegetable and herb gardens and highlight the
best time for planting, blooming and harvest cycles and
using phenology — the study of the interaction of plants,
Pharmaceutical disposal information
P
harmaceutical disposal has been in the news
more often lately and county recycling programs
are responding. Many pharmaceutical collections are
now being organized for the summer months across
the state, including the Northwest Cleansweep program, which is a 10-county service program operated
through the Northwest Regional Planning Commission in Spooner.
I sat down with Warren Johnson, hazardous waste
technician at Northwest Regional Planning Commis
Commission, to ask a few questions about pharmaceutical-related waste disposal options.
Jen: “Is there an abundance of medications being recycled at events across the state?”
Warren: “The volume of pharmaceutical waste
being generated is unknown; but recent collection
events held in Wisconsin are telling. One four-hour
collection event yielded approximately 500 pounds of
pharmaceuticals, and at another, one-day collection
event in Milwaukee, approximately 13 to 14 30-gallon
drums were collected.”
Jen: ”What are the effects or risks to the environment?”
Warren: “The most widely found impacts to date
have been to surface waters and the fish and micro/
macroinvertebrates that inhabit them. The primary
sources appear to be wastewater treatment plants
and/or surface runoff. Water from wastewater treatment plants may contain pharmaceuticals that have ei
either been disposed (flushed down the toilet) or passed
through humans.
Jen: “Have any efforts been made to remove more of
these substances from our water?”
Warren: “Some capacity to remove pharmaceuticals
and pharmaceutical-related compounds from wastewater exists, though there are technical and financial
limitations to this.”
Jen: “Are there any other sources of medications get
getting into our water besides from humans?”
Warren: “Agriculture is also a significant potential
animals, insects and climate. Also included will be information on how to improve your soil with the use of
mulches and organic material, the differences between
seed types, seed saving, integrated pest management,
plant nutrition and creating an insectary to attract beneficial pollinators.
Remember to bring your own lawn chair. The session
is free and open to the public and will be held rain or
shine – please dress accordingly. In the case of inclement
weather, these programs will be held at the station building at W6646 Hwy. 70, Spooner.
The Teaching and Display Garden is a joint effort between the University of Wisconsin - Madison, Spooner
Earth
Notes
Jen Barton
source; manure from feed lots or land spreading may
contain, for example, hormones or antibiotics, and
land spreading of s,ewage sludge could also be a culprit.”
Jen: “What are the effects on animals that we know
so far?”
Warren: “The most pronounced impacts to fish and
other aquatic life include changing the male-to-female
ratio(s) of fish populations and discoveries of inter-sex
fish, e.g., male fish with the capability to produce eggs.
These effects have been attributed to endocrine disruptors.”
Jen: “What would you say the long-term effects are
on our environment if we do not actively collect these
substances?”
Warren: “The broader significance of these findings
to the wider environment, mammals and humans is
unclear. The issue has received significant attention
in recent years and this has prompted greater study
which, hopefully, will provide some answers.”
Jen: “If you were talking to someone who didn’t
know anything about this, how would you tell them to
dispose of their medication?”
Warren: “First and foremost, don’t flush! Ideally,
wait for a collection event in your area. If it is not safe
to hang on to pharmaceuticals, say, if there are children in the house, a less-desirable but still acceptable
option would be to remove any labeling or packaging
that would provide prescription information; make the
medication unrecognizable and unrecoverable, say, by
dissolving them in a small amount of rubbing alcohol
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the Sheep Research Facilities. Orchard Lane is located 1.5
miles east of Spooner on Hwy. 70 or one-half mile west of
the Hwy. 70/53 interchange. Watch for garden meeting
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or grinding them up with some coffee grounds; place
that in a plastic bag, perhaps wrap that in some newspaper - make it hard to see or get a hold of; put it deep
in the trash. Importantly, residents should ensure their
garbage is going to a regulated landfill; not only is
burning household garbage in a burn barrel illegal, it
is incredibly bad for the environment.”
Burnett and Washburn counties will be holding free
pharmaceutical collections in conjunction with hazardous waste and electronics (for a fee) collections. Saturday, July 9, Grantsburg will hold their event from 8
– 10 a.m. at the fairground, which is located on Hwy.
48/87 (S. Pine St.) just south of the village. Siren will
host their event from noon – 2:30 p.m. at the Burnett
County Highway Department on Hwy. 70 just west of
the village. Medications will be accepted at both sites
as well. Please leave meds in their original containers
to make identification easier. Electronics/appliances
will be accepted at the Siren event only. Fees are as
follows: $20 for TVs and monitors; $5 for refrigerators,
freezers, dehumidifiers, air conditioners, any other
item that has refrigerant in it; $1 per piece, for any
electronics, other than computer towers or laptops.
The towers and laptops will be free. Electronics would
be computer peripherals, radios, telephones, DVD
players, VCRs, etc. White goods and microwaves will
also be free.
Washburn County will host their event in Septem
September, please watch papers for more details as it gets
closer.
Acceptable hazardous waste includes, but is not
limited to oil-based paints, solvents, pesticides, hazardous cleaners, corrosives, flammables, mercury, old
gas, antifreeze and rechargeable nicad, metal halide
and button batteries. Unacceptable items include latex
paint, empty paint cans, motor oil, vehicle batteries,
explosives, Freon 11 and 12, radioactive materials, am
ammunition, compressed gas cylinders (larger than gasgrill size), recyclables, tires, incandescent lightbulbs,
alkaline batteries (they go in garbage), appliances
(except in Siren), asbestos, sharps, and biological or
infectious wastes.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Who took the water?
For several years we have placed
a large water jug by the Gandy
Dancer Trail/Ice Age Trail where
it crosses our property. The cold
water has been enjoyed by many
hikers, bikers, runners and has
given us a chance to meet many
persons using the trail. Thank-you
notes have been left by many of
those trail users.
This year someone took the water
bucket, twice. We wonder why.
Give the location and the size of the
container, taking it would not be
easy, even if the water was emptied
first.
We will probably buy a third
water jug to set out but are left to
wonder what the message is. Meanwhile, we are sorry to disappoint
any thirsty trail users who may
have planned on a refreshment stop
along the wooded trail. We still care
about you.
The Westigards
Along the Gandy
Frederic
Lake health is not a
political issue
They are starting to call us names.
Rep. Adam Jarchow calls us “radical left wing extremists” on WPR.
His partner, Sen. Tom Tiffany, is
accusing us on TV of Gestapo-style
intrusions on private property
doing “sweeps.” The sweeps he refers to are looking for invasive species in the water, which apparently
neither of these legislators understands belongs to the public. Both
of these statements are just simply
lies.
It is a sign that we are starting to
make an impression as we struggle to recover the rights that they
ripped away with their attack last
year on local control of our lakes.
It is also a measure of their level
of disrespect for lake resident volunteers as citizens, constituents
and stewards of our lakes. We are
the lake association members who
have selflessly volunteered to care
for our lakes and protect them from
harm. We are your neighbors, or
your customers, or your friends.
We come from all walks of life and
political parties. Our work is nonpartisan because the health of our
lakes is not a political issue.
The privilege of living on a lake
carries extra responsibilities. Prime
among them is a commitment to do
nothing on our property that could
negatively affect the water we live
next to, that is co-owned by every
citizen and our neighbors. Our lake
associations take on many responsibilities including invasive species,
habitat projects, shoreland restoration, water quality and chemistry
monitoring. The list goes on and
on - I could fill a page with our efforts. None of them deserve a polit-
ical label, because the health of our
lakes is not a political issue.
Our lakes and rivers, our shorelands and groundwater are the
greatest asset of our state and belong to the people. They are the
foundation of our tax base and our
economy in the north. In my home
county of Vilas, riparian property
pays 77 percent of the cost of county
government. You may not know
this but tourism increased more
than $1 billion dollars last year - not
many sectors of our economy can
match that number. The waters deserve protection for reasons of economics as well as preserving our
natural gifts for our kids.
We have one goal: to maintain
healthy lakes for the people, for
our economy and for the kids and
grandchildren of every citizen, all
the owners of our lakes. Private
property rights include the rights
to maintain a safe and healthy environment for our families. If one of
my “rights” damages my neighbor
or my state’s waters, it ceases to be a
right, and becomes a responsibility
for me to fix.
They are hiding behind a curtain
they call “private property rights.”
It’s a disguise. Don’t be fooled by
that.
John Richter
Sayner
POLITICAL LETTERS
The lottery was “pitched” to
voters as property tax relief. Since
1989, the state provided relief in
six ways. Today, only one remains
due largely to a 1992 state Supreme
Court decision holding that programs funded with lottery money
must explicitly reduce property
taxes.
From its inception in 1989
through June 2015, the state sold
$12.47 billion in lottery tickets. As
required by law, over half (56.7%)
of these proceeds were returned
to players in the form of payouts:
The state has distributed $7.1 billion in prize winnings since 1988.
Another 12.6%, or $1.6 billion,
went to retailer commissions and
operational expenses. The remaining 30.7% ($3.8 billion) was used
by the state for tax relief.
JOE HELLER
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President Barack Obama
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Washington, D.C. 20500
whitehouse.gov/contact/
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Wisconsin State Capitol
Madison, WI 53707
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Congressman Sean Duffy
(7th District)
1208 Longworth House Office Building
PH: 202-225-3365
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin
1 Russell Courtyard
202-224-5653 FAX: 202-25-6942
Rep. Adam Jarchow (28th District)
Room 19 North, State Capitol.
P.O. Box 8952, Madison, WI 53708
608-267-2365 • 888-529-0028
FAX: 608-282-3628
[email protected]
Rep. Romaine Quinn (75th District)
Room 7 West, State Capitol
608-266-2519 • 888-534-0075
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U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson
2 Russell Courtyard
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Sen. Janet Bewley (25th District)
Room 126 South, State Capitol
608-266-3510
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State Capitol, P.O. Box 7882 Madison, WI 53707
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Brexit vote a rejection of progressivism
Something is
happening and they
don’t know what it is
Opinion column
E. Royal Emerson | Staff writer
They were crying in their beer mugs
in the brew pubs of London as the Brexit
votes came pouring in. These technocrats
of the New World Order were stunned
into dismay, unable to accept the fact
that their fellow citizens, the yeomen of
the countryside, would not embrace the
grand progressive vision that is the European Union.
It is hard to know just how it is that
forces on the left and the right have come
to be the guardians of the globalist alliance of bankers, trade and real estate. In
Britain, at least, maintaining sovereignty
over borders, currency and law, still
seems relevant to one’s sense of independence and national identity.
In Greece, they are suffering a great
desperateness. Having surrendered con
control of their borders and money supply,
they now find themselves reduced to the
beggars refrain, pleading with their international bankers to “throw me something, mister, please.”
Cross
Gov. Scott Walker is annoyed at
faculty “no-confidence” votes against
the University of Wisconsin Board of
Regents and UW System President Ray
Cross. It comes as the university system
appears ready to make significant cam
campus-by-campus changes.
Some faculty groups, “appear more interested in protecting ‘job-for-life’ tenure
than about helping students get the best
education possible,” the governor said.
Walker and the Republican-controlled
Legislature took tenure protections out
of state law, and the Board of Regents
then gave chancellors the power to close
academic programs and dismiss affected
faculty members.
Taxpayer funding for the university
was also reduced by $250 million. The
faculty criticism suggests Cross and re
regents should have tried harder to head
off the changes.
The tenure changes are another reflection of Walker’s policies toward public
employees. He has gutted much of the
union protection for both local and state
After the terror in Paris, when over
100 French citizens were slaughtered in a
music hall, thousands of Parisians gathered in a central square around a statue
of Marianne. They held hands, swaying
back and forth, singing the lyrics to John
Lennon’s “Imagine.” The song asks people to envision a world with no possessions, without country or religion, and
everyone living together as one, under “a
brotherhood of man.”
After singing the song the group began
chanting: “No borders! No nations! Stop
deportation!”
This spectacle of flowers and song, a ritual in the growing aftermath of such tragedies, played out well for the television
cameras, while many watching at home
saw it as evidence of mass delusion and
denial.
The leaveside forces criticized the EU as
being disassociated, out-of-touch techno
technocrats. As if to prove their doubters well,
the first item of EU business after the
Brexit vote was regulating the size and
style of fishing nets. You know you are
living in a time when things have gone
upside-down absurd when even Kafka
must be reduced to shaking his head.
Back in the brew pubs of London, and
in the mainstream media propaganda,
they denigrate those who voted to leave
the EU as being confused xenophobic na-
State
Capitol
Newsletter
Matt Pommer
workers and signed legislation ending
the 111-year-old state civil service system.
During his short-lived run for
the Republican nomination for president,
Walker touted the union change in an
Iowa speech. He said it makes it easier to
fire workers.
In a late winter e-mail, Cross
defended the faculty-tenure change say
saying professors should not be protected
if they “are no longer needed in a discipline.”
Cross has promised the university is
developing an “ambitious strategic plan”
for the future.
The “no confidence” votes were ap-
tivists with racist and bigoted tendencies.
Such is the disconnect now dividing the
Western world. Those who do not go
along with the system are dismissed in a
litany of taunts. Here in America the new
brownshirts seek to shut down political
rallies of their opponents by blocking entrances to the forum and chasing people
down and beating them up.
The road to dictatorship is usually
paved in good intention. Contrary to
modern progressive belief, and as Orwell
and Huxley have warned us, the most
murderous and authoritarian dictators in
the 20th century obtained their absolute
power not from the right, but through
the philosophy of progressivism. Lenin,
Trotsky, Stalin and Mao are responsible
between them for the deaths of some 35
million people and the subjugation of
a billion or more. It was all done in the
name of progress and advancement.
Those who did not get with the program
only needed a little re-education. The
worm begins to turn precisely when the
party begins to believe their own propaganda, when people become so convinced
of their own righteousness they dismiss
all objective dissent.
Be careful around these people, there is
a madness settling in. People who believe
we must keep progressing forward do
not tolerate being turned back. They are
making ready for the great leap forward.
They hope someday you’ll join them, so
the world can live as one.
In situations such as this, when delusion becomes widespread and tolerates
no dissent, chaos seems inevitable. If history is any guide we are approaching a
moment of extreme craziness.
The streets of Europe are stained in
blood. It has happened here. The national
socialists of Adolf Hitler also envisioned
a “brotherhood of man” with no borders
or religion, with all surrendering sov
sovereignty to the dictates of a centralized
bureaucracy. What seemed insane at
the time, given Europe’s 22 distinct languages and cultures, is now the stated objective of the European Union. And it’s all
for the good, of course. Those who stand
in the way are obstructionists who must
be removed.
Behind the scenes are the masters
of money and trade, who profit from
chaos, and who seek to flood the world
with cheap labor. We are, after all, noth
nothing more than a commodity. When sovereignty is surrendered subjugation
becomes inevitable. Just ask the Greeks.
But suffer on we must! We cannot turn
back now. Not after all of the advancements we’ve made in moving forward.
When will they ever learn? O Lord,
when will they ever learn?
proved by faculties at the Madison, Milwaukee, La Crosse, Green Bay and River
Falls campuses by mid-May.
Walker upped the controversy by citing salary and work numbers. He said
full professors at the Milwaukee campus
are earning $101,700 for the academic
year. When all levels of fulltime faculty are included the average salary is
$73,000.
The controversy grew when Walker
suggested there were 2.8 students per
faculty member. A faculty organization
quickly retorted the governor had mixed
up the numbers. The number he cited
reflected the average of those getting
individualized instruction – usually for
research projects.
When all students are counted the
average at Milwaukee is 29 students per
faculty member, according to Politifact.
It said the governor’s ratio numbers
were “false and ridiculous.”
The “no confidence” movement
started at the Madison campus. Sociol
Sociology Professor Chad Alan Goldberg, who
pushed the idea, said Cross and regents
“have been complicit” in attacks against
the university.
In a letter to the editor, Goldberg
noted Walker had tried to change the
university system’s historic mission to
“search for the truth” and “improving
human condition.”
Walker pushed the narrower goal of
meeting the work force needs of Wisconsin. The public outcry led Walker to back
down, according to Goldberg.
But the recent tenure changes have
shifted the university’s focus, he suggested citing recently approved procedures.
“Whether students get the instruction
they need now depends on ‘comparative
cost effectiveness’ and ‘budgetary prioritization’ as determined by bureaucratic
bean-counters,” Goldberg added.
Walker derides the no-confidence
votes, saying, “The university should not
be about protecting the interests of the
faculty, but about delivering value and
excellence to Wisconsin.”
The content in this column does not reflect
the views or opinions of the Wisconsin Newspaper Association or its member newspapers.
Create and Connect
This program is an all-ages art and social night
and is held every Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. This is a
great night for the whole family to choose stories
together and to exercise creative energies.
brary-building-project. A portion of your order will be
gifted to the library.
LIBRARY CORNER
Milltown Public Library
Upcoming events
We continue to cooperatively work with Balsam
Lake and Centuria and still have many events and
programs planned. Stop by any of the libraries to
pick up a brochure, sign up and get a calendar. July
7 – Story time at 1 p.m., July 12 - Tell Us at 1 p.m.
(ages 7-9), July 13 - Adult Card Making Class at
5:30 p.m., July 14 – Story time at 1 p.m., July 14
- Storyteller Tracy Chipman at 5:30 p.m. July 19 Book & Bag Lunch book club 1 p.m. (ages 10-12),
July 19 - BYO Mini Golf @ MPL 4 p.m. (all ages
welcome), July 19 - Create & Connect 5:30 p.m.,
July 20 - Mike Wohnoutka famous Illustrator at Unity
12:45 p.m., July 21 – Story time 1 p.m., July 22 Cross the Finish Line (summer reading) Party 5- 8
p.m., at Bering Park, Milltown, Movie in the Park –
Zootopia Aug. 5 at Angels Island Park in Milltown).
Ongoing events
Adult summer Bingo
Adult summer Bingo will continue through Aug.
19, stop in or call the library for further details.
Fiber arts group
The next fiber arts group for adults will be on Thursday, July 31, from 1-3 p.m. If you knit, crochet, quilt,
sew or engage in any of the fiber arts, bring your current project to the library for a casual gathering with
other like-minded folks. We’ll work on our projects
together as we share tips and chat. No registration
required.
Computer basics
Open lab for beginners is available on Mondays
at 1 and 2 p.m. Sign up for an hour-long session at
the circulation desk or call 715-825-2313.
Afternoon story time
Afternoon story time will be every Thursday
1-1:15 p.m. Join us for a half hour of stories and
lots of fun. Story time is designed for toddlers and
preschool ages youth, but the summer hours allow
for school age children to participate as well.
Bee-A-Reader
Bee-A-Reader and complete 1,000 Books Before
Kindergarten. This is a literacy program, offered at
all three Unity area libraries, designed to help parents prepare their children for kindergarten. Children
ages birth to 5 can sign up and start or continue
reading.
Building project information
If you would like to volunteer or donate, please
email [email protected] or call the library.
Friends of the Milltown Public Library
Join the Friends of the Milltown Public Library.
The next meeting is Thursday, Aug. 4, 6 p.m., at
the library, anyone can be a member and can help
in many ways.
Hours and information
Phone: 715-825-2313, open Monday through
Thursday 10 a.m. - 7 p.m., Friday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
and Saturday 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Email milltownpl@
milltownpubliclibrary.org. Fresh coffee and fast
Wi-Fi are served every day. Besides the myriad of
books in all genres and reading levels, the library
also has oodles of movies, books on audio and even
e-books and e-audiobooks.
Order Schwan’s online
You can support the building project by placing
your Schwan’s order online using this link: schwanscares.com/campaigns/27612-milltown-public-li-
Local authors to read at Northern Lakes Center
AMERY - A quartet of local writers
will read from their works published
in “Soundings” on Saturday, July 16, at
Amery’s Northern Lakes Center for the
Arts.
Amery’s first poet laureate, LaMoine
MacLaughlin, will read “Butterflies
and Other Poems,” a preface from his
forthcoming fifth book of poetry; Judith
Iverson will read “Blanche by Another
Name,” Jane Yunker will read “A Ghost’s
Story” and Mark Hayes Peacock will read
a selection from “Futuro de Oro,” a short
story appearing both in “Soundings” and
in his “More Break Time Stories” collec-
tion published this year on Amazon Kindle.
The readings begin at 7:30 p.m. at the
Northern Lakes Center for the Arts, 113
Elm St., Amery. – submitted
A night of swing pays tribute to big bands
Cathy Reitz was back at the Shell Lake Arts Center Tribute to the Big
Bands concert held Wednesday, June 29, at the Darrell Aderman Auditorium. Her voice is in the tradition of the jazz greats. Nick Schneider was
back again this year on the bass.
The Tribute to the Big Bands brings in musicians from all over the United States as well as some local talent to bring
back the sounds of the 1940s, ’50s and ’60s.
The 2016 Wayne Andresen Memorial Scholarship
was awarded to Belinda
Neff, a young lady from
Chippewa Falls. Presenting the scholarship was
the Andresen family.
Shown (L to R): Erin Andresen, Neff, Jan Andresen and Mia Johnson.
Mike Walk and Kenny Davis on the trombones.
Photos by
Larry
Samson
Arts center to host 132nd Army band in Shell Lake
SHELL LAKE — The Shell Lake Arts
Center will be hosting a special concert
by the 132nd Army National Guard Band
on Monday, July 11, at 7 p.m., at the Shell
Lake lakefront pavilion. Admission is
free.
The 132nd Wisconsin Army National
Guard Band is a reserve component unit
located in Madison and is comprised of
around 50 part-time soldier musicians.
Typically, the band meets one weekend
per month along with an annual twoweek performance tour around the state.
In recent years the band has also traveled
to Oklahoma, Hawaii and Germany.
The 132nd Army Band is under the
command of Chief Warrant Officer Brad
Anderson. Anderson has been a member of the 132nd since 1994, following
five years of service on active duty as a
trombone player. His previous duty assignments include the 4th Army Band,
Fort Sheridan, Ill., and the 4th Infantry
Division Band, Fort Carson, Colo. Anderson earned a Bachelor of Music in Music
Education degree from the University of
Wisconsin - Madison, Master of Education degree in education administration
from Edgewood College in Madison, and
LEFT: Chief Warrant Officer Brad Anderson
will conduct the 132nd Army band concert. —
Photos submitted
is a graduate of the Warrant Officer Academy, Fort Rucker, Ala. He is currently an
adjunct professor at the University of
St. Thomas and director of instrumental
music in Roseville, Minn. Anderson resides in St. Paul, Minn.
For more information, visit the arts center’s website at shelllakeartscenter.org,
call at 715-468-2414 or email [email protected]. — from SLAC
The 132nd Army National Guard Band will present a concert Monday, July 11, at 7 p.m., at the Shell Lake lakefront pavilion. The Shell Lake Arts Center will host the free event.
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SUMMER SPORTS
FREDERIC • GRANTSBURG • LUCK • ST. CROIX FALLS • SIREN • UNITY • WEBSTER
BASEBALL • BOYS GOLF • SOFTBALL • TRACK & FIELD
Steen competes at Olympic trials in Oregon
Luck grad experiences
once-in-a-lifetime moment
but fails to qualify for
Rio Olympic Games
EUGENE, Ore. – Former Luck and UWEau Claire athlete Roger Steen competed
in the U.S. Olympic trials last Friday, July
1, placing 20th in the men’s shot put with
his best throw of the day being 19.03 meters, or about 62 -1/2 feet.
Steen, a two-time NCAA Division III
National Champion shot putter, had
three attempts at the trials.
“Roger earned this opportunity to compete at the Olympic Trials through sheer
determination and hard work,” said UWEau Claire track and field assistant coach
Paul Conlin prior to Friday’s trials.
“Coming out of high school, I didn’t
think I’d throw again,” Steen told the Eau
Claire Leader-Telegram. “Now, I’m a little kid from a little town at the big stage
bumping elbows with the big boys.”
Steen took the circle and competed with
the best shot putters in the United States,
including 2004 Olympic gold medalist
Adam Nelson and 2012 Olympic bronze
medalist Reese Hoffa.
The top three qualifiers were Ryan
Crouser, with 72 feet, 6 -! inches, Joe Kovacs, reigning world champion, with a
throw of 72 feet, " inches and Darrell Hill
with 70 feet 11-# inch.
Roger Steen winds up for one of his shot put
performances at Eugene.
BELOW: Steen with UW-Eau Claire track and
field assistant coach Paul Conlin, who traveled
to Eugene to cheer his former student on.
Roger Steen as he appeared on the stadium scoreboard at the Olympic trials in Eugene, Ore.,
last Friday, July 1. - Photos courtesy Kelly Steen
Steen qualified for the Olympic trials
at the Augustana Last Chance Meet in
Rock Island, Ill., in May. He threw the
shot put 19.97 meters (65 ! feet) there and
although it didn’t quite meet the Olympic
standard it was good enough to get him a
spot at Eugene.
Former UW-Eau Claire teammates
drove to the West Coast to watch him, as
did Conlin and several family members,
including Roger’s parents, Ron and Kelly
Steen.
A GoFundMe page is helping offset
the costs of Roger’s trip to Eugene, and
he’s over halfway to reaching his goal of
$5,000. To help Steen reach that goal, go
to gofundme.com/2a2p944. - with information from UW-Eau Claire website
Ground broken on new Saints Fieldhouse
Historic character of
1939 SCF field now
part of design
ST. CROIX FALLS – Local boosters efforts to improve the historic 1939 WPA
St. Croix Falls football field made a huge
step forward last week with the ceremonial ground breaking on a new concession stand and rest room facility, meant
to replace the current field building and
portable toilets.
Referred to as the Saints Fieldhouse,
the new building will cost approximately
$125,000, and includes a 2,400-square-foot
structure with pavilion and plaza areas,
roughly where the current structure sits,
facing south toward the football field. The
fieldhouse will be architecturally more in
line with the designs of the 1939 era, with
stone columns and scrolled wooden features.
The St. Croix Falls Football Club
hosted the ground-breaking ceremony
on Wednesday, June 29, where some of
the people who have been instrumental
“There was a lot of give and
take, and open minds and
people talking to each other” Mayor Brian Blesi
Dr. Steven Bont helps place a brick in a
dedication area near the stands. - Photo by
Greg Masten
in bringing the project to life were able
to see the plans, put them in perspective
with the actual property and celebrate the
project’s coming to fruition.
“We’re going to be very proud of this
building when it’s done,” said Dr. Steven
Bont, who led the ceremony and has been
instrumental in connecting the project
between the football boosters, school district and the city government that owns
the property.
Bont outlined some of the efforts, donations and people behind the new fieldhouse project, which has included dozens
of donations of in-kind work to make the
building a reality, through services like
underground utility water and sewer
line drilling, “worth upward of $25,000
alone,” Bont stated.
“Over 100 volunteers made the huge
(SCF football) extravaganza happen,
which helped us reach a major fundraising level, and gave us the initiative to
move the project ahead this summer,”
Bont added, pointing to a fundraiser
earlier this year that raised quite a bit of
money. The project has drawn even more
donations since, including from MidWest
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The Fastest Show on H2O celebrates 40 years!
Maki family and Grantsburg community share common
goal in promoting 40-year watercross tradition
Kerri Harter | Special to the Leader
GRANTSBURG - The World Championship Snowmobile Watercross is celebrating
its 40th year this Friday-Sunday, July 15-17, in downtown Grantsburg, on Memory
Lake.
This event has evolved dramatically over the past four decades, now drawing thousands of spectators and over 100 racers including top competitors from the United
States and Canada.
Mark Maki, 12-time world champion, credits the evolution of the annual event from
its inception into what it is today primarily to the community in which it is held.
“There are a lot of people in Grantsburg that have donated a lot of their time and
energy to keep this tradition going for 40 years. I am grateful to all of them,” he said.
Grantsburg Lions Club President Dale Soderbeck briefly described it as “an event
that started as a question mark” in 1977 when several members of the Grantsburg
Lions Club wondered if a snowmobile could make it from the island, across the water,
to the south shore. And from that, Grantsburg Watercross was born.
But for those who enjoy a little more history behind a long-standing tradition, read
on.
The beginning
Aerial view from the early 1990s of the Watercross World Championships on Memory Lake. In May of 1977, Maki’s parents, Dianne Plain and the late Ray Maki, who owned and
Photos
compliments of Mark Maki family, unless otherwise noted.
operated a Ski-Doo dealership in Grantsburg, attended a Memorial Day water-skip
competition in Chetek.
“My brother Scott, my mom, Dale Soderbeck and
Minnesota, Michigan, Indiana, Ontario and Quea friend, Larry Dale, all competed,” said Maki. “The
bec,” said Maki. Maki’s longtime friend, Dan Hill,
sleds went farther than expected.”
proposed forming the IWA during the 1987 GrantsIt was on the ride home from Chetek the group startburg race.
ing hashing over the idea of having a water-skip race
“He had already dreamed up the name and also
on Memory Lake.
convinced me to be the first IWA president,” ex“My dad and Dale Soderbeck were members of the
plained Maki, “because I was already doing a lot of
Lions Club and proposed the event,” said Maki. After
the coordination with the other races in the circuit
taking into consideration other local and nearby combefore the IWA was formed.”
munity events already scheduled, July 24, 1977, was
Maki took off his racing hat for the 1988 season,
chosen for the first Grand National Snowmobile Wadonned his president’s hat and turned his efforts
tercross.
toward acquiring sponsors, converting verbal conRecalling those first years, Soderbeck says the 300tracts into written and ensuring compliance with
foot stretch of lake was impossible for most racers to
insurance and other legal matters. He returned to
successfully get across without sinking, but each year
racing the following year.
racers got a little more crafty and did make it to the
Mark Maki in 1977. This was the winning ride at the first race. Maki sank
south shore. “By the third year,” said Soderbeck, “we in front of the dam with the longest distance around the course.
Waterskip versus watercross
were putting stakes along the shore at 10-foot intervals
According to Maki, prior to the first Grantsburg
to measure who could go the farthest. Not long after,
event, all forms of riding a snowmobile on water
they would make it to the dam, turning north, and start
were referred to as “water skipping.”
heading back to the island.”
Hoping to differentiate themselves from the
After a successful first year, Maki says the family
other area water skips, Maki said the founders of
dealership’s mission was to make the Grantsburg Wathe Grantsburg race came up with a new term. “We
tercross grow into a large event. They attended many
thought watercross sounded more like a competisnowmobile and motocross events in those years, and
tive sport,” explained Maki, “and our event would
Maki remembers one family member in particular
include turns.”
whose mission back then is still very much the same
In 1980, the event was renamed from the Grand
today.
National Snowmobile Watercross to The World
“Rather than actually watch the races, my mom
Championship Snowmobile Watercross, partly as a
would spend the day talking with the promoters of
marketing move in hopes of attracting more interest
each event,” said Maki. “She was always trying to find
to the sport. A number of snowmobile magazines
out how the large events attracted large crowds.”
started attending the race and the rest, as they say,
Before the existence of the Internet, Maki recalls how
is history.
his mother spent numerous hours writing and mailing
1987 was the first year of side-by-side oval racing. Pictured is former
press releases and posters to snowmobile clubs, snow- IWA President Dan Hill leading 1992 and 1993 winner Doug Danner and Continuing the family legacy
mobile industry companies and snowmobile maga- Larry Vandentoorn.
Mark’s son, Chad, made his debut in the waterzines. “She and Dad would start six months before a
cross circuit in 2005 at the age of 14. Continuing the
race, driving around putting up posters within a 100Maki success story, the younger Maki has already
mile radius of Grantsburg,” recalled Maki.
claimed three world championships.
Still the avid promotor of the watercross, and an active member of the Lions Club
“It’s very cool to realize my dad helped start this sport and is, in my possibly biased
working before, during and after the event to help the cause, Plain has no less passion opinion, the greatest of all time,” said Chad. “I know I’ll never beat his record, and he’d
for the event today than she did in 1977.
probably school me in a race, but I’ve always had the best mechanic in the pits on my
“My mom thinks watercross 365 days a year and has for the past 40 years,” said side, which is pretty handy if you ask me!”
Maki. “She loves seeing how the event brings a lot of people to town to help fund
To put the success of the watercross event thus far into perspective, Chad mused,
nonprofit groups in the community. She always comments how cool it is to see kids “Forty years, dang! That’s a long time. I was 15 years from hitting planet earth when
working alongside their parents and grandparents.”
this bad boy started off!”
Noting that community events don’t always last this long, Chad said he feels, in
International Watercross Association
particular, this one has done well because of the community support.
The Grantsburg Watercross is sanctioned by the IWA and the World Championship
“From the Lions Club to the hockey association, volunteers putting in the time to
is one race within the yearly circuit.
In 1979, Grantsburg was part of the Watercross Triple Crown. “We were racing in
See Watercross, next page
LEFT: The 1982 Maki Ski-doo Watercross Team. Back row: Scott Maki, Mike
Roe, Kip Vangsgard, Dale Hoefs and
Mark Maki. Front row: Gina Maki Danner, Brett Ilgen, John Maxwell.
From left: Mark, Dianne and Scott Maki in 1987 after Mark’s
6th World Championship victory. AAEN Performance was one of
Mark’s sponsors at the time.
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The Fastest Show on H2O celebrates 40 years!
make the lake and town ready for this event amazes
me each year,” said Chad. “It’s so great to see the town
come out for this race, and raise money for their groups
in the process. I hope to see this event grow and continue to flourish in the future.”
Remarkably, of the 39 races held on Memory Lake to
date, the Maki family owns 20 spots in the history books
for the world champion title: Mark, 12; Scott, 3; Doug
Danner, 2; and Chad, 3.
Positive ripple effect
The watercross event is run by hundreds of volunteers
who work to raise funds for the organization of their
choice. The benefits realized throughout the community
are felt long after the event is over.
The Grantsburg boys basketball team is one such
group benefiting by working the event. Head coach Nick
Hallberg is appreciative of the opportunity to work the
event and earn money for his team. “I enjoy working
each year at the Grantsburg Watercross which provides
funding for my basketball program and also allows me
to be a part of a great community event, an event that has
been a part of Grantsburg for many, many years now. “
Grantsburg head football coach Adam Hale agrees. “It
was nice to be able to help out in a community event,
and the funds we receive really help our program as we
continue to replace field equipment and maintain upkeep on helmets and pads.”
And to this day, the Lions Club is still very much involved with the watercross event as well. “The money
we receive from the Grantsburg Hockey Association
from working at the watercross event allows us to give
two $500 scholarships to local students and also helps
with funding other Lions Club projects for the community,” said Lions member Bennie Johnson. “Watercross
is a great event and the funds we receive is what keeps
us going.”
It takes a community
The Grantsburg Lions Club was the first organizer
of the watercross, but after it had grown into a threeday event, the members decided it was time to pass on
the torch to a club with a larger membership. In 2007
the Grantsburg Youth Hockey Association took over as
main sponsor and organizer.
“We have continued the Lions Club’s vision of having this event help many youth and nonprofit organizations,” said Rick Quimby, watercross director. “But we
couldn’t run this event without all the volunteers, community support and other major sponsors. We give back
tens of thousands of dollars to those groups who help
out during the event. It’s the hockey association’s biggest
fundraiser of the year, but it’s also a huge moneymaker
for other clubs and organizations,” he added.
By all accounts, it’s an impressive run, this Grantsburg
Watercross, one that couldn’t be sustained without the
community’s support, major business sponsors and the
two very dedicated clubs who have organized it over
the years: Grantsburg Lions Club, three decades; and
GYHA, one decade and counting.
Undoubtedly, the Maki family is proud of this event’s
long run with success, but is mostly just grateful to the
community that continues, year after year, to answer
that question mark posed four decades ago, while benefiting so many in the process.
40TH ANNUAL WORLD
CHAMPIONSHIP WEEKEND SET
FOR JULY 15, 16 & 17
GRANTSBURG - MEMORY LAKE
Dianne Plain
Mark Maki
Chad Maki
GRANTSBURG - The World Championship Snowmobile
Watercross weekend begins at Memory Lake on Friday, July
15, with drags, continuing Saturday, July 16, with qualifying
ovals. Sunday, July 17, is the big day of finals, concluding
with the must-see grand finale, a six-man, eight-lap, pro-open
thriller, determining the 2016 world champion.
In addition to three days of racing excitement, the event
offers many other thrills for spectators including vintage
snowmobile racing, which is open to anyone, and other water
entertainment during the weekend. On display will be era
sleds representing past decades of racing. Meet the racers
and get autographs and photos.
Stop in and shop vendors, food and beverage booths.
Street dances on Friday and Saturday evenings feature topname regional bands. Don’t miss the fabulous fireworks display over the lake Saturday at dusk.
Daily and weekend passes are available for purchase. For
a complete watercross event schedule, visit grantsburgwatercross.com, email [email protected] or call
715-463-4269 (h2ox). Call for camping information for tents,
campers or motor homes.
Mark Maki’s 1999 victory marked his 12th World Championship title and final Grantsburg race.
Mike Roe and Mark Maki in 1997. The two swapped first
and second three years in a row. Roe won in ‘98. Maki won
in ‘97 & ‘99.
1989 Danner Sales team. (L to R), Jim Kath, Doug Danner, Scott Maki, Mark Maki, Mike Roe and Barney Anderson.
Eleven years later, Mark’s son, Chad, won the first of his three
World Championships. - Photo by Kerri Harter.
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One Bank, which told of a large donation
that day, and led to a group of bank employees sharing a shovel at the ground
breaking.
“Dr. Bont is St. Croix Falls No. 1
booster!” declared Mayor Brian Blesi,
who outlined and noted some of the admitted challenges the fieldhouse has had
to undergo, being part of a historic property, built as part of a 1939 Works Progress Administration program, building a
sports complex framed by using the esker
above to highlight the landscaping using
local stone, installed by craftsmen to highlight the unique stone features.
History
The structure’s history has led to close
scrutiny by the city’s Historic Preservation Commission, which suggested numerous changes from the initial design,
which went from being what Bont called
a “Saints blue pole building” to a structure more consistent with the site’s history and design.
“Now we’re going to have a truly
unique building that I can’t wait to see
when it’s done,” Bont said at the ceremony.
“This project has been a great example
of how Steve and others built a community. There was a lot of give and take, and
open minds and people talking to each
other,” Blesi said. “This is going to be a
great asset for the city for another 60, 80
years!”
“And no more porta-potties!” yelled
volunteer Melissa Ward, whose comment drew more applause than any at the
event.
While the new rest rooms are part of the
plan, they likely will not be completed by
this football season, nor will some of the
plaza and landscaping work, which will
be completed by late 2018.
Varsity football coach Grant Belisle
talked about the project after the ceremony, praising all the volunteer work
that was done, while also noting that it
was much harder than he ever imagined,
going to numerous meetings with various
local officials, volunteers, planners, boosters and others.
“But it’s really going to look nice,” he
said, noting how his team will not only
have a great place to use as a sort of half-
Boosters, coaches, administrators, teachers, school
district employees, a mayor,
a doctor and a few bankers
combined to break ground
on the new Saints Fieldhouse
project at the historic 1939 St.
Croix Falls WPA Stadium on
Wednesday, June 29. - Photos
by Greg Marsten
This is the rough design of the new Saints Fieldhouse, drawn by local artist Meg Luhrs. The project will be roughed-in this summer and fall,
with final completion in 2018.
“Now we’re going to have a truly unique building, that I
can’t wait to see when it’s done” - Dr. Steven Bont
time locker room during games, but they
will also have arguably one of the coolest
football stadiums in the state.
The site’s ownership continues to be in
limbo, as the city has essentially owned
the property and leased it to the school
district, which has done the maintenance
for years. However, recent proposals to
transfer ownership to the district have
had a lukewarm reception and continue
to be negotiated, with covenants to maintain the historic character of the site on
future projects such as the press box or
other accoutrements, like the scoreboard
or bleachers, which might lead to higher
costs to the district or fundraisers.
“But you know what, when we’ve (had
questions) people have talked about it
and worked things out,” Blesi praised.
“That’s how it’s supposed to work.”
The construction of the adjacent Vincent Street has meant a few delays and
inconveniences, but the overall fieldhouse
project, combined with the new roadway
and a lack of portable toilets, means the
future is bright for Saints football, and one
of the city’s most unique assets, which is
becoming even better.
The Vincent Street exit and land near
the complex is planned to be the city’s socalled “gateway” in the near future, with
signage also respecting the city’s heritage,
as part of the final road project, slated to
be finished this August.
“I think the wait is well worth the beautiful road and aesthetic improvements
to the entry point to the stadium,” Bont
stated.
Bont said that one local contractor estimates the entire project could be worth
$250,000 when completed, and the final
landscaping and rest rooms will enhance
the whole north end of the complex. But
it won’t happen overnight.
“Our goal is to have a functioning shell
up in time for the first game,” Bont said.
“We still have a way to go (on fundraising) but our parents, alumni, students,
coaches and players have really stepped
up and worked hard ... this is a building
we’re really going to be proud of!”
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Cushing’s men’s fast-pitch team wins Fourth of July tournament
CUSHING - The Cushing Tigers men’s fast-pitch team
combined with Ben’s Northern Bar in Pleasantville,
Wis., to take the title of 2016 Pleasantville Champions.
The Tigers beat Strikers Lanes of Baldwin, who were
last year’s Wisconsin state champions, 4-2.
Pitching for the Tigers were Cullen Hanson of Cushing, Max Loew (Brill, Wis.), and Conn Johnson (Luck).
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Photos submitted
Conn Johnson, from Ben’s Northern Bar, during the
Fourth of July tournament in Pleasantville.
RIGHT: The 2016 Pleasantville champions. Shown
(L to R), back row: Clayton
Hanson, Morgan Loew, Max
Loew, Cullen Hanson, Conn
Johnson and Jimmy Byl.
Front: Dalton Thomas, Chris
Olson, Josh Levens, Hans
Hanson and Eugene (Juggy)
Johnson.
Cullen Hanson was one of the pitchers for the
Tigers.
More than 750 take part in Freedom 5K race
The 36th-annual Freedom Five 5K race is
part of Siren’s Super Cell race series. The
July Fourth event officially had over 750 racers. This number is down from past years and
may be due to the Monday date.
Photos by Becky Strabel
Youth 10 years and older could get in the action with a
quick five-block run. The youths Mini 5 was an untimed
ev ent and included 43 racers.
Uncle Sam wants you to be active by getting at
least 30 minutes of daily activity for adults and 60
minutes of activity for children. This Uncle Sam,
who participated in Siren’s 36th-annual Freedom
Five 5K race on the Fourth of July, set a good example for fellow Americans.
RIGHT: The Monday, July 4, race couldn’t have had
better weather. Participants on the home stretch had the
sun to their backs and a light breeze to cool them.
The first female to complete
the 5K race was Tammi Braund of
Cushing. Her official time was a respectable 19 minutes, 6 seconds.
The first male to cross the finish
line, Sean Kutz of Grantsburg, completed the run in 16:13.
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Military All-Stars visit area
Al Rock and Aaron Savelli found
out they had more in common than
serving in the U.S. Army. They both
grew up in Pennsylvania only a few
miles apart. Rock is a WWII veteran
and Savelli will be returning to his
unit after the Military All-Star barnstorming tour.
Gaius Weathers and Chris Johnson swap Navy war stories at the meet-and-greet with the tenants of
Glenview and the U.S. Military All-Star baseball team held Thursday, June 30. The baseball players were
in town as they barnstormed the Midwest playing baseball with different college teams. The team played
a game at Roberts Field in Spooner on Friday, July 1.
Once a Marine always a Marine. Art Gelhar and Nate Collins share the proud tradition
of being Marines. The Military All-Stars baseball team visited Glenview Asisted Living and
Terraceview Living Center in Shell Lake, and also Maple Ridge Care Center in Spooner.
Photos by Larry Samson
Nate Collins and the U.S. Military All-Star team exchanged stories in the dining room at Glenview. Collins is a
WWII Army Air Corps veteran. The love and respect between military servicemen and veterans is hard to describe.
They have shared experiences, good and bad, that create a special bond.
Eileen Gidding is still entertaining the troops. The former USO girl has a common bond with these young servicemen. Her husband was a WWII veteran. Shown
(L to R): Chris Johnson, Sean Thomas, Gidding and Nate Collins.
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Passing on the tradition
Hunter safety
instructors inspire,
share passion for the
outdoors students
Marty Seeger|Staff
Staff writer
BALSAM LAKE – For most hunters
who have passed through a DNR hunter
safety course, one of their fondest memories might be the volunteer instructors
who helped guide them through it. In
Luck, students over the course of the
previous 15-30 years have been fortunate
to have had four dedicated volunteer instructors that have a combined experience
of nearly 75 years. Tuesday, June 21, their
final day of the summer session, may
have been their last, at least as a team. Jon
Erickson, who has been the lead instructor for nearly 30 years, is stepping back
from the leadership role, and while they
expect to be part of the program in some
shape or form, they hope a few more people might be willing to step into the role
of hunter safety instructor.
Along with Erickson, Carolyn Peterson has taught hunter safety for 15 years,
and Ken Roettger has dedicated 14 years
to teaching hunter safety. Dave King has
also been an instructor for 14 years, and
after a short absence from teaching the
course, has decided to get back into it
once again. But that still leaves an open
door for some new recruits.
“I still have six or seven grandchildren
who are interested in the program. I guess
that’s the reason why I have decided to
reactivate my instructor’s status,” King
said.
So what makes a person want to volun
volunteer so much of their time and energy for
no pay? All four instructors offered their
insights, and having them, it’s easy to fig-
With a combined nearly 75 years as hunter safety instructors, Ken Roettger, Dave King, Jon
Erickson and Carolyn Peterson have left an impression on students over the years.
ure out why they enjoy it, and have con
continued to do so over the years. As a team,
Erickson, Peterson and Roettger have created a good system and have smoothed
out what seems to work best, and what
doesn’t.
“It works really good to have the adults
in the class with the students and it’s also
worked that we’ve moved it out of the
school so it’s not in the kids domain, it’s
somewhere else. That made a big dif
difference, but having the parents in there
has been the biggest thing that has really
made the class better, plus the parents
have become more involved,” Erickson
Longtime hunter safety instructor Carolyn Peterson spends a moment with students, showing
them a sign that had been vandalized by a person or persons displaying bad behavior, disregarding property and safety.
said.
In his nearly 30 years as an instruc
instructor, Erickson has taught around 1,000
students, and has spent nearly as many
hours volunteering. You could say volunteering and teaching hunter safety is
in his blood, and part of a family tradition, as his father was also an instructor
for 20 years. But for Erickson and the others, it’s also a personal matter. Erickson
said each one of them have either had a
family member or friend injured or killed
in a hunting-related accident, which has
fueled their desire to try to help prevent
those types of incidents from happening
through hunter education. It’s also a matter of keeping the hunting tradition alive.
“I think as much as anything, it is that
idea that if you’re going to maintain a
hunting tradition in this part of the state,
someone has to take the leadership and
carry on that tradition of getting young
hunters into the program. I’m just convinced that if this hunter education program falters, that our entire hunting
tradition here in the state could also falter,” said King. “And we need that as a
management tool if we’re going to have
any type of wildlife management. We
hunters are playing a vital part in doing
that and I just like to see the influx of
younger people coming.”
Peterson shared similar thoughts and
got involved with teaching hunter safety
in 2000. She is also the fifth- and sixthgrade teacher at Luck, but sharing her
passion for the outdoors is one of many
reasons she volunteers.
“Being able to share your hunting pas
passion for a sport like this, and then to see
those young people feel it too. That’s
amazing for me, that’s what I like,” said
Peterson, but it’s also personal. In 1992,
her nephew Zachary Ward was killed
while hunting, as a friend was shooting
at a running deer.
“I’ve been a hunter since I was 14 years
old, in a family of hunters. I don’t want
any family to ever go through what our
family went through and how life changing that is to lose someone in a hunting
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Jon Erickson, who has nearly 30 years of experience as a hunter safety instructor, tests students on the proper way to cross a fence. - Photos by Marty Seeger
Disabled deer hunters encouraged to sign up for
a sponsored hunt before Sept. 1 deadline
MADISON – Eligible hunters with an
interest in participating in the 2016 gun
deer hunt for hunters with disabilities are
encouraged to contact a land sponsor
and sign up for a hunt before the Sept. 1
hunter participation deadline.
As of the June 1 sponsor application
deadline, 75 landowners have enrolled
nearly 77,000 acres of land across 42 coun
counties for this year’s hunt, which takes place
October 1-9. For a complete list of 2016
sponsors, visit dnr.wi.gov and search
keywords “disabled deer hunt.”
“We are thrilled with the number of
sponsors that are willing to provide op
opportunities for our hunters,” said DNR
assistant big game ecologist Derek Johnson. “Giving hunters access to 77,000
acres of land is instrumental in making
this unique opportunity a success and
continuing Wisconsin’s deer hunting traditions.”
Hunters or assistants should contact
sponsors directly to sign up for a hunt. In
Interested hunters must provide their name,
contact information, and DNR customer
ID number. To be eligible, hunters must
possess a valid Class A, Class B long-term
permit that allows shooting from a vehicle, or Class C or D disabled hunting per-
mit. Eligible hunters must possess a gun
deer license.
It is important for hunters to note that
some properties are able to accommodate
more hunters than others. Smaller properties may only support the minimum
number of hunters (three), so hunters are
advised to contact potential sponsors as
early as possible to determine if space is
available. – from dnr.wi.gov
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Species once commercially important
now recognized for ecosystem importance
MADISON – The first statewide survey for freshwater mussels in 40 years in
Wisconsin gets underway this month as
conservation biologists scan streambeds
for aquatic animals once sought-after for
buttons and pearls and now recognized
as critical cogs in aquatic ecosystems and
indicators of those systems’ health.
“While native mussel populations in
some Wisconsin streams have been surveyed, for the most part there is very limited information,” says Jesse Weinzinger,
the Department of Natural Resources
conservation biologist coordinating the
survey and conducting it at dozens of
sites.
“This survey will help us understand
population trends, threats and species
distribution statewide and will give resource managers information that can
help them more effectively conserve some
of our most globally important and imperiled species.”
Mussels and clams are part of a larger
group of aquatic animals known as “bivalves” for their two external shells. Our
native mussels must have a host species,
like a fish, to complete their life cycle,
while clams and invasive zebra mussels
do not. The focus of these surveys will be
on native mussels, not the invasive ones.
Freshwater mussels are one of the
most imperiled groups of animals on the
planet, with 70 percent of the world’s
mussel species declining. In Wisconsin,
more than half of the 51 native mussel
species are endangered, threatened or
listed as species of concern, Weinzinger
says.
Mussels declined in the 20th century
due to factors including water pollution,
dams that blocked the flowing water
mussels need, and overharvesting. From
the 1880s to the 1940s, mussels in Wisconsin were used to make buttons, until
plastic buttons replaced them. After that
era, mussels from the Upper Mississippi
River became a mainstay of Japan’s cultured pearl industry. Mussel shells collected from the river were shipped to
Japan where they were cut up and turned
into the seed from which pearls were cultured until overharvest of mussels on the
Upper Mississippi River led to closing the
commercial harvest of mussels, according
to Lisie Kitchel, a DNR conservation biologist who works on mussel conservation.
Now, mussel populations are increasing in some of these waters again, thanks
to protections afforded by the state and
federal endangered species acts, to improved water quality since the 1972 Clean
Water Act started controlling wastewater
discharges to streams and rivers, and to
efforts by DNR, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife
Service, dam owners and other partners
to save mussels stranded from reservoir
drawdowns and to propagate mussels at
the federal Genoa Fish Hatchery for release back into state waters.
42-plus sites, same survey
methods look for Wisconsin’s
“underwater tractors”
The statewide survey this summer is
funded through a U.S. Fish & Wildlife
Service grant received by the DNR Natural Heritage Conservation Program and
will use the same standardized methods,
Weinzinger says. The previous statewide
survey in the 1970s used methods that
varied by location, making it harder to
compare results across locations and over
time.
Weinzinger and other conservation biologists will visit at least two stream sites
per major watershed, collecting data from
a minimum of 42 and up to 70 sites this
summer. Using wetsuits and snorkeling
gear, they’ll zig-zag through the streams,
scanning the streambeds visually and
searching the stream bottom to uncover
any mussels that have buried themselves.
They’ll count and identify species, noting any juveniles that indicate producing
populations. In the future the program
hopes to involve volunteer citizen monitors in helping to conduct the surveys.
The survey results will give DNR and
partners a good platform from which to
assess mussel population trends and to
address needs in specific watersheds as
well as to judge stream health overall. By
measuring mussels and mussel habitat
relationships, models can be developed
to predict potential changes in mussel
communities associated with predicted
changes in habitat. “Mussels are a great
indicator of stream health,” Weinzinger
says.
Mussels also play many important roles
in ecosystems: They serve as freshwater
filters, removing sediment and nutrients
that can fuel algae blooms, as well as pesticides and heavy metals like mercury
that can build up in fish and wildlife and
the people who eat them. They move by
using their “foot,” just like a snail, that
tills up the stream bottom, incorporating more oxygen into that substrate and
stirring up nutrients for the other aquatic
creatures that form the base of the food
chain.
As well, mussels provide food for many
animals, including muskrats, otters, raccoon, ducks, wading birds and fish, and
habitat for caddisflies and mayflies that
are food for fish.
“The more I learned about mussels,
the more fascinated I become,” says
Weinzinger, a wildlife biologist who
started specializing in mussels in graduate school. –from dnr.wi.gov
Hunter safety /Continued
accident. So, safety, and then the ethical
side of it, in doing the right thing, is really
big for me. All of us have been touched in
some way by either a personal experience
or someone we knew, that safety would
have made a difference, so that’s why we
do it,” Peterson said. Peterson also has
a slight advantage in making the course
appeal to female hunters. She inspired at
least one girl and possibly many more to
take up hunting over the years.
“I did have a girl come back one year.
After she took my sixth-grade class and
then through hunter ed as a high schooler.
“She said ‘I never thought girls should
be hunters until I met you. I’m so glad I
did because I absolutely love hunting,’
and she’s still hunting today. One little
comment like that really makes it pay off.
Especially coming from a girl,” said Peterson.
That impact alone makes it worth continuing to teach hunter safety for future
generations of hunters and for these four
instructors, their teaching is starting to
come full circle. Many students who have
gone through their program during the
early years are now starting to bring their
own children to the class.
Erickson himself has daughters who
went through the class and now his
grandchildren have come through the
program. There are also parents and even
grandparents who take the course again
as a refresher. They continue to learn
something new even after having gone
through the course before.
And all four instructors continue to see
former students in the community. Erickson and the others joked that some of
those students may actually try to avoid
them, knowing they might get quizzed at
any moment.
“Until they get a little older, they’ll
probably cross the street to avoid meeting
us, simply because they’re afraid we’re
going to ask them, what’s TABK!” said
King. “But it’s nice to see so many of them
come back and appreciate what they got
while they were in the class and the fact
that we’re still doing it.”
For those who need a refresher, TABK
is,
• Treat every gun as if it were loaded.
• Always keep the muzzle in a safe direction.
• Be sure of your target and beyond.
• Keep your finger outside the trigger
guard until ready to shoot.
ENJOYING
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BEAUTY
Enjoying a pleasure trip down the Namekagon
River over the Fourth of July weekend; what better way to relax and unwind? Northern Wisconsin
attracts thousands of weekenders and tourist over
the three-day holiday weekend. — Photo by Larry
Samson
Ken Roettger shows a student how to properly handle a firearm. Roettger has been a hunter
safety instructor for 15 years. - Photo by Marty Seeger
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pillars that drive our state’s economy,
along with agriculture and manufacturing.
Tourism brings in tax dollars from visitors from
around the globe while also providing our citizens with high-quality vacation, recreation and
entertainment options.
Now that summer has officially begun, visitors will be hitting the highways in earnest to
get to their favorite Wisconsin destinations.
Tourism generates $19.3 billion in business sales
and supports more than 190,000 direct and indirect jobs. The $1.5 billion in state and local
taxes generated by tourist spending in Wisconsin each year lightens the average household
tax burden by $640 to maintain current levels of
services.
Wisconsin’s tourism industry has been on the
upswing since it was elevated to a state agency
in the mid-1990s. I am proud to have served as
chairman of the Governor’s Council on Tourism
for over 13 years. There has always been bipartisan agreement that a renewed focus on Badger
State hospitality through high-profile marketing
would be in the state’s long-term interest.
The vast majority of Wisconsin tourists drive
to their final destinations. That’s why it’s crucial to consider the needs of the tourism industry when developing statewide transportation
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priorities and funding strategies. We want to
create a system that moves our visitors safely,
efficiently and with the least amount of stress
possible. Visitors to Wisconsin don’t spend
money when they’re stuck in traffic or delayed
due to poor road conditions.
My fear is that Wisconsin’s transportation
funding problems are beginning to hurt the
state’s tourism industry. Big projects like the
Zoo Interchange in Milwaukee and I-39/90
from Madison to the state line are facing multiyear delays. Future projects like interstate
expansion south of Wisconsin Dells and I-94 in
western Wisconsin are decades away from reality because of demands on dwindling transportation revenues.
In order to grow our economy, tax revenues
and job opportunities, we need to invest in and
build up Wisconsin. If Wisconsin is truly “open
for business” then policy makers and the governor must develop a bipartisan long-term transportation funding solution so tourists aren’t
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There is no denying the transportation needs
in our state. A recent report by the national research group TRIP showed that 42 percent of
Wisconsin’s major local and state roads are in
mediocre to poor condition, meaning they are
showing significant signs of deterioration and
must be reconstructed. Other recent reports
rank Wisconsin’s road conditions as some of the
worst in the country.
The governor and legislative leaders appointed a high-level blue-ribbon commission to
study transportation funding. The nonpartisan
Transportation Policy and Finance Commission
found that Wisconsin’s transportation fund is
at least $650 million short every year going forward if nothing is done, just to fund the projects
that have already been approved.
The choice isn’t that difficult. State policy
makers and the governor can either do nothing
to address the transportation funding shortfall
and watch our local and state roads continue to
deteriorate and previously approved projects
face delays, or they can just fix it and watch how
quickly the return on investment comes back in
the form of increased economic activity. Let’s
hope they make the right choice.
Editor’s note: Tom Diehl has been a statewide
leader in the tourism industry for more than 40
years. He co-owns Tommy Bartlett Incorporated in
Wisconsin Dells with his wife, Margaret.
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NOTICES
NOTICE
Town of Luck
Board Meeting
Tue., July 12, 2016
7:00 p.m.
Town Hall
Agenda
(1) Reading of the Minutes
(2) Treasurer’s Report
(3) Review and Pay Bills
(4) Open Bids for 150th St.
(5) Patrolman’s Report
Any additional agenda will be posted
in the Luck Town Hall and Clerk’s
Office.
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NOTICE
TOWN OF
LORAIN BOARD MEETING
Thurs., July 14, 2016, At Lorain Town Hall At 7:30 p.m.
Agenda: Call meeting to order. Roll call. Verify publication of
meeting. Approve minutes of previous meetings. Approve treasurer reports. Motion by Board to pay the bills. Old Business:
Motion to opt out of County Zoning under Resolution 2016-1.
Possible Adoption of Ordinance 2016-2 for Land Subdivision.
Approval of Class A liquor application for Timberland Hills
Orchard and Gardens LLC for Aug. 1, 2016 - June 30, 2017.
Reports: Comp. Commission, Fire Dept., Ambulance, Cemetery.
Additional items for future meeting. Motion to adjourn.
Susan E. Hughes, Clerk
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VOTING BY
ABSENTEE BALLOT
August 9, 2016
Any qualified elector who is unable or unwilling to appear at the polling place on Election
Day may request to vote an absentee ballot. A qualified elector is any U.S. citizen, who will
be 18 years of age or older on Election Day, who has resided in the ward or municipality
where he or she wishes to vote for at least 28 consecutive days before the election. The
elector must also be registered in order to receive an absentee ballot.
YOU MUST MAKE A REQUEST FOR AN ABSENTEE BALLOT IN WRITING.
Contact your municipal clerk and request that an application for an absentee ballot be
sent to you for the primary or election or both. You may also submit a written request in
the form of a letter. Your written request must list your voting address within the municipality where you wish to vote, the address where the absentee ballot should be sent, if different, and your signature. You may make application for an absentee ballot by mail or in person.
MAKING APPLICATION TO RECEIVE AN ABSENTEE BALLOT BY MAIL.
The deadline for making application to receive an absentee by mail is 5 p.m. on the fifth day
before the election, Thursday, August 4, 2016.
NOTE: Special absentee voting application provisions apply to electors who are indefinitely
confined to home or a care facility, in the military, hospitalized or serving as a sequestered
juror. If this applies to you, contact the municipal clerk regarding deadlines for requesting
and submitting an absentee ballot.
VOTING AN ABSENTEE BALLOT IN PERSON
You may also request and vote an absentee ballot in the clerk’s office or other specified
location during the days and hours specified for casting an absentee ballot in person.
Town of Alden
Judy Demulling, Clerk
183 155th St.
Star Prairie, WI 54026
715-248-7859
By appt. Tues., Wed. & Thurs.
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Town of Garfield
Sue Knutson, Clerk
690 Minneapolis St.
Amery, WI 54001
715-268-4857
Mon. - Fri. 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.
By appt. only, call 715-268-4414
City of St. Croix Falls
Bonita Leggitt, Clerk
710 Hwy. 35 So.
St. Croix Falls, WI 54024
715-483-3929 Ext. 11
During all office hours 8 a.m. 4:30 p.m. Mon. - Fri.
Town of Apple River
Fritz Coulter, Deputy Clerk
612 U.S. Hwy. 8
Amery, WI 54001
715-268-4896
By appt. Mon. - Fri.,
10 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Town of Georgetown
Kristine Lindgren, Clerk
1913 W. Bone Lake Drive
Balsam Lake, WI 54810
715-857-5788
Mon., Tues. & Wed. 9 a.m. - noon
Town of St. Croix Falls
Janet Krueger, Clerk
1305 200th St.
715-483-1851
Mon., Tues., Thurs., Fri.
8 a.m. - 1 p.m. and
Fri. Preceding Election,
8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Town of Balsam Lake
Brian Masters, Clerk
1574 State Hwy. 46
Balsam Lake, WI 54810
715-554-2091
By appt. Mon. - Thurs.
9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Town of Bone Lake
Darrell Frandsen, Clerk
954 280th Ave.
Frederic, WI 54837-5002
715-472-8212
By appt. daily 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Town of Clam Falls
Jane Schmidt, Clerk
3341 80th St.
Frederic, WI 54837
715-653-2368
By appt. Mon. - Fri.
4 - 7 p.m.
Town of Eureka
David Anderson, Clerk
2395 210th Ave.
715-483-9899
Tues., Wed., Thurs.,
8 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Fri. preceding election,
8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Town of Farmington
Debbie Swanson, Clerk
304 State Rd. 35
Osceola, WI 54020
715-294-2370
By appt. weekdays 3 - 8 p.m.
Town of Laketown
Patsy Gustafson, Clerk
2773 230th St.
Cushing, WI 54006
715-648-5569
Contact Clerk for appt. between
3 - 5 p.m. weekdays
Town of Lorain
Susan E. Hughes, Clerk
3340 15th St.
Frederic, WI 54837
715-653-2629
Fri., August 5, 4-5 p.m.
Town of Luck
Lloyd Nelson, Clerk
1616 260th Ave.
Luck, WI 54853
715-472-2037
Mon. - Fri. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Town of McKinley
Anna Weaver, Clerk
125 260th Ave.
Cumberland, WI 54829
715-822-5909
By appt. Mon. - Fri., 6 - 7 p.m.
Town of Milltown
Virgil Hansen, Clerk
P.O. Box 100
Milltown, WI 54858
715-825-2494
By appt. Mon. - Fri. 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Town of Osceola
Lorrain Rugroden, Clerk/Treas.
P.O. Box 216
Dresser, WI 54009
715-755-3060
Mon. - Fri. 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Town of Sterling
Julie Peterson, Clerk
13308 Bucklund Rd.
Grantsburg, WI 54840
715-488-2735
By appt. Mon. - Fri. 4 - 7 p.m.
Town of West Sweden
Phyllis Wilder, Clerk
3096 170th St.
Frederic, WI 54837
715-327-8951
Between the hours of
5 - 7 p.m. by appointment.
Village of Dresser
Jodi A. Gilbert, Clerk
102 W. Main St.
P.O. Box 547
Dresser, WI 54009
715-755-2940
Mon. - Fri. 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Village of Frederic
Janice Schott, Clerk
P.O. Box 567
107 Hope Rd. W.
Frederic, WI 54837
715-327-4294
Mon. - Fri. 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. &
Fri., August 5, till 5 p.m.
Village of Luck
Lori Pardun, Clerk
P.O. Box 315
Luck, WI 54853
715-472-2221
Mon. - Fri. 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
The first day to vote an absentee ballot in the clerk’s office is July 25, 2016.
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polling place or counting location before the polls close on August 9, 2016. Any ballots
received after the polls close will be counted by the board of canvassers if postmarked by
Election Day and received no later than 4 p.m. on the Friday following the election.
NOTICES
Monthly Board
Meeting
Monday, July 11,
at 7 p.m.
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DIRECTOR OF
CHRISTIAN EDUCATION
Peace Lutheran Church in Dresser, Wisconsin, is seeking a
person to work 25 hours per week in the capacity of Director of
Christian Education.
This person will be responsible to plan, organize and coordinate all the education programs of the congregation for children, youth and adults.
A complete job description and application can be secured
online at: plcdresser.org under forms.
Peace Lutheran Church
P.O. Box 655, 2355 Clark Road
Dresser, Wisconsin 54009
Applications will be accepted until July 15.
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PIONEER APARTMENTS, LUCK, WI
1-BR APARTMENTS
AVAILABLE
62+ Sec. 8 housing - rent assisted
612 2nd St. in Luck, WI
Management Office at:
623 S. 2nd Street., Luck, WI
715-472-2164
Mon. - Fri. 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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Health & Human Services Plan and Budget. The public is invited to attend two Health & Human Services Board Meetings
to provide input. We are seeking comments from clients, providers, interested citizens and community agencies as to the
adequacy and need for services in such areas as services to
juveniles, child protective services, services to the elderly and
disabled, mental-health services, substance abuse services,
services to the developmentally disabled and any other services being or needing to be provided in the community.
The first meeting will be held on Tuesday, July 12, 2016, at
1:30 p.m. in Room 165 of the Burnett County Government
Center, 7410 County Road K, Siren, WI 54872.
The second meeting will be held on Tuesday, August 2,
2016, at 1:30 p.m. in Room 165 of the Burnett County
Government Center, 7410 County Road K, Siren, WI 54872.
Written comments may also be submitted prior to 4:30 p.m.
on Thursday, July 28, 2016, addressed to:
Burnett County Department of Health & Human Services
Attn: Katherine Peterson, Director
7410 County Road K #280
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The meeting site is accessible to the physically disabled.
NOTICE
TOWN OF LAFOLLETTE
MONTHLY BOARD
MEETING
The Monthly Board Meeting
For The Town Of LaFollette
Will Be Held At The
LaFollette Town Hall On
Monday, July 11, 2016,
At 7:30 p.m
Agenda:
Verification of Posting
Clerk’s Minutes
Treasurer’s Report
Resident Issues: Speed
Limit on Dake Road
Road Items
Open Book and Board of
Review July 16
Pay Bills and look at correspondence
Next Meeting August 8, 2016
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Coach for the Frederic/Luck cooperative cross-country team
and a Head Girls Volleyball Coach beginning with the 2016-17
season. The coach will be a person who desires to be part of a
team focused on creating a place where students excel, are
motivated to learn and are engaged in the process of improvement.
A teaching license is not required for this position.
PROGRAM INFORMATION:
• Season: August - November
• Grades: 6 - 12
• Position is open until filled.
Send a cover letter to: Frederic School District
Attn: Troy Wink
1437 Clam Falls Dr.
Frederic, WI 54837
Be sure to check out our current teaching vacancies found in
WECAN or on our District website at www.frederic.k12.wi.us.
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TOWN OF
MILLTOWN
TOWN OF
MILLTOWN
OPEN HOUSE
Saturday, July 9, 1 - 3 p.m.
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PUBLIC HEARING
The Town of Milltown will hold a Public Hearing
on Monday, July 11, 2016, at 6 p.m. at the Milltown
Fire Hall, for the purpose of discussing changes to
Chapter 10 of the County Zoning Ordinance
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Virgil Hansen, Clerk, Town of Milltown
FULL-TIME MIDDLE
SCHOOL SPECIAL
EDUCATION AIDE
St. Croix Falls School District
Duties/responsibilities include but not limited to: Providing
instructional support to special education students, working 1:1
with students, supporting students during lunch, recess times and
with hygiene needs. Candidate should possess effective communication skills, note taking skills and a strong desire to work with
middle school students.
Successful applicants will be required to apply for special education aide licensure (#883) through the Department of Public Instruction and complete Nonviolent Crisis Intervention (NVCI) training as a
contingency of employment, as well as pass a background check.
Please complete an application that can be found at
www.scf.k12.wi.us and submit it through WECAN along with your
cover letter and three letters of recommendation. If
you prefer to mail the application, please submit to:
St. Croix Falls School District, c/o Joe Connors,
Middle School Principal, P.O. Box 130, St. Croix
Falls, WI 54024. Deadline to apply will be July 22,
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HELP WANTED
We are a local company who prides itself on
doing the job correctly with a high level of
customer service. We are seeking a multiexperienced individual who is interested in a
part-time position. Must be detail oriented,
have a valid driver’s license and be able to
work independently. If you are the kind of
person that doesn’t stop until you have it right,
please submit your application, including work
history and salary requirements to:
Glass & Mirror Works
24024 State Road 35, Siren, WI 54872
No phone calls or drop-ins, please.
770 N Bend, Amery
This amazing year-round cottage on the Apple River
has been completely renovated from top to bottom.
Move-in-ready cottage is just 18’ from the water’s
edge. Dock, watercraft and all furnishings included!
Great cottage for snowbirds and family fun!
Terri Schaefer: 715-557-1007
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The Polk County Board of Adjustment will hold a public
hearing on Tuesday, July 26, 2016, at the Government Center
in Balsam Lake, WI. The Board will call the public hearing to
order at 8:30 a.m., recess at 8:45 a.m. to view sites and
reconvene at 1:00 p.m. at the Government Center in Balsam
Lake, WI. At that time, the applicant will inform the Board of
their request. (The applicant must appear at 1:00 p.m. when
the Board reconvenes at the Government Center.)
JERED & SARA HAASE request a special exception to
Article 8.D.4 of the Polk County Shoreland Protection Zoning
Ordinance for barn event venue. Property affected is: 96
280th St., Lot 1, CSM Vol. 28/Pg. 51, Sec. 32/T32N/R19W,
Town of Farmington, Parcel #022-00698-0000.
TOM & CARMEN TRUSZINSKI request a variance to
Article 11.C., Table 1 & 8.C.4.(a) of the Polk County Shoreland Protection Zoning Ordinance for a boathouse less than
5’ from side lot line and exceed the size/height limitation.
Property affected is: 2134 70th St., Lot 13, Bemocatonk Plat,
Sec. 14/T35N/R16W, Town of Georgetown, Big Round
Lake, Parcel #026-01499-0000.
BETTY KRUTZIG-YOUNG & ROGER YOUNG request a
variance to Article 11E3 of the Polk County Shoreland Protection Zoning Ordinance for an accessory building less than 63’
from centerline of a town road. Property affected is: 1109
55th Ave., Lot 4, Kingview Addition, part of Gov’t. Lot 2+3,
Sec. 6/T32N/R16W, Town of Black Brook, King Lake, Parcel
#010-00895-0000.
UNITY CUSTOM SERVICES/TONY DANIEL BORRESEN request a special exception to Article 8D8 of the Polk
County Shoreland Protection Zoning Ordinance for a nonmetallic mining/gravel pit. Property affected is: SE 1/4 of the
SW 1/4, Sec. 14/T34N/R17W, Town of Balsam Lake, Parcel
#006-00413-0000.
The reclamation plan proposes open space for wildlife and
is open for review by the public in the Land & Water
Resources office, 100 Polk County Plaza, Suite 120, Balsam
Lake, WI 54810, 715-485-8699, for any questions or
comments.
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On-Call Substitute Cook:
$10.50/hr.
Social Worker:
$24.06/hr.
Burnett County is currently accepting applications for On-call
Substitute Cooks with the Aging Programs Unit. This position
requires previous quantity food preparation experience and
ability to obtain a Wisconsin Food Manager Certification. Must
possess a valid driver’s license and have access to a reliable
vehicle for use on the job. Computer experience is helpful.
Please visit www.burnettcounty.com for more information.
Applications accepted through Friday, July 29, 2016 or until the
needs of Burnett County are satisfied. AA/EEOC
Burnett County is accepting applications for a Full-time Social
Worker in the Children & Families Unit with the Health and Human
Services Department. Duties include ongoing case management,
assessing needs of the families, placement determinations, making court recommendations, collaborating with community
resources and receiving/documenting abuse and neglect referrals.
This position will also participate in a 24-hour juvenile intake oncall rotation. Please visit www.burnettcounty.com for more information. Applications accepted through Friday, July 29, 2016 or
until the needs of Burnett County are satisfied.
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preferred. Will consider applicants with entry-level classes. Looking for
friendly, energetic, reliable individuals who will enjoy working with
young children in an education-based child-care center along with a
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pregnancy, marital or parental status, sexual orientation or disability.
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OPPORTUNITY
Grantsburg School District
POSITION:
Student Advisor
iForward Schools of the Grantsburg School District is presently seeking a permanent Part-Time (averaging approximately 29 hours per week) Student Advisor
who will support the students and parents of iForward, the educational staff,
administration and school district in general.
SUMMARY
This position provides student services, communications with students and parents, and assistance requiring occasional individuals discretion and judgment.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
NOTE: The primary responsibilities below are intended to describe the general
content of and requirements of this position and are not intended to be an allencompassing statement of duties.
• May perform all or most of the primary responsibilities listed below. Specific
tasks or responsibilities will be documented in performance objectives as
outlined by the immediate supervisor.
• Conducts telephone calls and emails to students, parents and guardians to
help motivate and support the academic efforts of students. Provide information requiring detailed knowledge of our school program, policies, procedures, practices and operations.
• Typing, proofing and assembling reports or proposals for students. Also faxing, organizing student records, mailing, organizing potential leads, purchase orders, inventory and data entry.
• Reviewing, advising and planning educational courses and learning strategies for students.
• Perform other duties assigned by administration deemed appropriate for
educational success.
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
• High school diploma or equivalent education required.
• Two years’ administrative support experience is preferred.
• Must have a friendly but professional working relationship with students,
parents and teachers.
• Must have the ability to follow oral and written directions as they relate to
the functions listed above.
• Must have a working knowledge of personal software packages to perform
the clerical and administrative functions described above (Microsoft Word,
Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint).
• Must have the ability to work well in a fast-paced environment and maintain
a professional manner.
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Application Closing Date is July 15, 2016, or until position is filled. Send letter of
interest and resume to: Billy Beesley, M.Ed., S.Ed.
iForward Executive Director & Principal
Direct Phone Line: 218-623-1406
[email protected]
“Students Matter at iForward!”
The School District of Grantsburg is an Equal Opportunity Employer and
does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, national origin, sex,
religion or handicap.
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AGENCY, INC.
Employment Opportunity: CRA is recruiting for a new member of
our advocacy team.
Child and Youth Advocate
This position requires a trustworthy/energetic/flexible
individual who is able to relate well to children and
families in crisis.
Full Time: 70/80 hours per pay period
* HS/GED diploma plus 2 years’ working in a human
services field.
* Human services tech diploma or college graduate in
human services field preferred.
* Training or experience in areas of domestic violence and
sexual assault.
* Able to work with diverse populations.
* Must possess valid driver’s license, good driving record
and pass drug/background check.
* Basis computer skills necessary; familiar with Microsoft
Office.
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills/
problem-solving skills.
* Able to maintain confidentiality.
Please submit resume & references to: [email protected]
or P.O. Box 365, Milltown, WI 54858.
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“Our mission is to eliminate domestic and sexual violence and its
negative effects in our community by providing shelter and services
that promote peace, justice and safety.”
Employment Opportunity
SCHOOL DISTRICT OF WEBSTER
Job Title:
Job Description:
Qualifications:
Requirements:
Description:
How to Apply:
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Job Description: Responsible for the safe, efficient and timely
operation of a school bus, van or any other type or
commercial passenger vehicle. Transport passengers to and from home, school or other destination as assigned.
Qualifications:
Must have or be able to obtain a commercial
driver’s license (CDL) with school bus endorsement.
Compensation: $14.15 per hour
How to Apply:
Applications are available at the District Office or
online at www.webster.k12.wi.us.
Deadline:
July 15, 2016
Contact:
Brian Sears
Webster School District
P.O. Box 9
Webster, WI 54893
715-866-4281, Ext. 336
[email protected]
FACE Teacher
Webster Middle/High School is seeking a full-time
FACE (Family and Consumer Education) instructor.
Must have appropriate DPI Licensure: FACE (1210)
or
Experience-Based Licensure for Technical and
Vocational Education Subjects
Bachelor’s Degree in related field
Industry Certification
*Further information available at www.dpi.wi.gov
Student-centered differentiated instruction that
engages all learners using hands-on activities;
good communication skills with students, staff
and parents; passionate about educating students
and building positive relationships. Desire to be
involved in extracurricular activities would be a
plus.
The Webster School District is a rural district in
Northwest Wisconsin with many lakes, public land
and plenty of outdoor recreational opportunities.
The district is currently 1-1 with Chromebooks
from grades 3-12.
Send letter of application, resume, credentials,
including three letters of recommendation, transcripts and a copy of license to:
Joshua Hetfeld
Webster High School
P.O. Box 9
Webster, WI 54893
715-866-4282
[email protected]
Website: www.webster.k12.wi.us
Start Date: August 2016
Local woman is delegate for Bernie Sanders
Will be at DNC
convention later this
month
POLK COUNTY - Balsam Lake resident Kim Butler will be representing Polk
County voters as one of 117 Wisconsin
delegates to the Democratic National
Convention July 25-28 in Philadelphia.
She was elected as an alternate delegate for Sen. Bernie Sanders at the 7th
Congressional District Caucus held May
1 in Minoqua. During a June 29 conference call with 60 of the 117 delegates that
Wisconsin will send to the convention,
Butler learned that she was upgraded to
a full delegate because another delegate
dropped out.
“I am so excited see the convention
firsthand - the hoopla and the horse trading … and honored to represent rural
Wisconsin on a national stage,” she noted.
“Now that I can vote as a full delegate, I
am beyond excited.”
Butler is probably the first local Democratic delegate to the national convention
in recent years, according to Ann Turner,
chairperson of the Polk County Democratic Party.
Butler responded to a Facebook post
by the Organizing Wisconsin for Bernie
Sanders group to submit an intention
(to be a delegate) to the state Democratic
Party by April 8 to ensure that Sanders
Kim Butler
was represented at county caucuses.
“I followed instructions to fill out a simple form, showed up to my sparsely attended county caucus at the Polk County
Justice Center on a nice Sunday afternoon
in April. I was selected to move on to Minoqua because I was the one person of
two Bernie supporters in the county who
submitted paperwork to attend my local
caucus.”
Butler also attended the 7th Congressional District Convention April 23 in
Superior to learn more about the politi-
cal process and the local political candidates. She related that she “just joined
Polk County Democrats this January because I came to realize that simply voting
wasn’t getting the results I wanted. I felt I
needed to do more. A big takeaway from
my experience is that it is so important to
get local representatives who share your
values elected to state offices. The presidential election is not the only important
election.”
At the 7th Congressional District caucus, she was vetted by other Sanders supporters from Hudson, Wausau and other
parts of the vast district.
“Apparently I passed muster because
when other candidates made nominating
speeches, several of them endorsed other
delegate candidates, including me as an
alternate. I was surprised and honored.”
She was elected as an alternate with
two other women and one man to represent the 7th District for Sanders. A total of
three people were elected to be delegates
for Secretary Hillary Clinton. Delegates
are awarded based on vote totals from the
April 5 Wisconsin presidential primary.
Butler has lived in Balsam Lake since
2001 with her husband and two children, who are now in high school. She
does work for her husband’s business,
Greatmats.com, in Milltown, currently
as a Web content writer. In addition to
being a stay-at-home parent, she has assumed leadership roles in Unity’s AYSO
soccer program and the Unity Girl Scouts
program. She has also served on the Half
Moon Lake Protection and Rehabilitation Board, as a Destination ImagiNation
coach, a Unity school volunteer and community education board member, as well
as a yoga leader for Unity Community
Education.
Explaining her new role in politics, she
noted, “Now that my kids are older, I am
starting to do more volunteer work that
reflects my personal interests. In 1984
I was also elected as an alternate to the
DNC in San Francisco when I was living
in Missouri. I had just graduated college and was working at my first job, so I
didn’t have the time or money to go to the
convention. Going to Philadelphia is the
culmination of a long-standing dream.”
She commented on her connection to
Polk County.
“My husband’s family has been coming to Polk County and Half Moon Lake
since the 1930s. As a mom and volunteer,
I have learned about the struggles our
residents have with health care and jobs,
along with the importance of protecting
our lakes and environment and funding
our schools and universities. I am a 10year cancer survivor so that impacts my
beliefs as well.”
Butler will write about her experiences
at the Democratic National Convention
for the Leader later this month. - with
submitted information
THE BIG READ 2017
ArtReach St. Croix is the recipient of a grant of $15,000 to
host the NEA Big Read in the St. Croix Valley. A program of the
National Endowment for the Arts, the NEA Big Read broadens
our understanding of our world, our communities, and ourselves
through the joy of sharing a good book. “ArtReach builds on the
notion that when we connect with community partners, we create things together that none of us could do alone,” said Heather
Rutledge, ArtReach’s executive director. “We believe hosting
NEA Big Read in the St. Croix Valley connects communities with
the literary arts and with each other … in a big way!” ArtReach
St. Croix is one of 77 nonprofit organizations to receive a grant
to host an NEA Big Read project between September 2016 and
June 2017. The NEA Big Read in the St. Croix Valley will focus
on “The Maltese Falcon” by Dashiell Hammett. Activities will
take place in April 2017. NEA Big Read in the St. Croix Valley
events will take place throughout the month of April 2017 from
Hastings, Minn. to St. Croix Falls and will include the popular Read and Release program as well as book discussions, a
visual arts exhibition featuring work by inmates of the Stillwater Prison, a touring theatre production, film screenings and a
Totally Criminal Cocktail Party. For more information about the
NEA Big Read please visit neabigread.org. - Special photo
leaderregister.com
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Centuria announces ambassador candidates
CENTURIA - The Centuria royalty program is taking a more professional turn
this year. The candidates are running for
the grand ambassador position. The candidates will be participating in an interview process which will include a trifold
display board that focuses on what makes
Centuria a great place to be. Instead of a
talent portion of the program, candidates
have been preparing a PowerPoint that
will focus on promoting Memory Days
2016, a historical perspective of Centuria
and a bit about themselves. The Memory
Days Committee suggested the focus of
the program be more on career readiness.
Payton Kelch
Kelch is the daughter of Douglas and
Angie Kelch. She likes hiking, watching
TV, doing new activities, trying new
things and eating. In school she is involved with choir including solo and
ensemble. She has helped with Adopt a
Highway, Day of Service and is looking
forward to doing more in Centuria this
year. When Kelch grows up she would
like to be a lawyer, “because I like proving why I’m right and I like defending the
right people.” When asked why she was
interested in participating in the Centuria
ambassador program, she responded that
she likes doing activities and this will give
her an opportunity to do new things in the
community. “Plus, I’ve always wanted to
do this since I was little when my sister
was the Little Miss.”
Anthony Connolly
Connolly is the son of Brian and Misty
Connolly. He likes music, singing, playing guitar and watching TV. In school he
plays the bass clarinet in band, has been
a part of the solo and ensemble program
and is a member of the Unity FFA. Connolly is still thinking about what his future will hold. He likes music but has lots
of other ideas to consider when it comes
to his future. When asked why he was interested in participating in the Centuria
ambassador program he responded that
he “wanted to experience everything we
can do as a community together, it will
be cool to try new things and meet new
people. It will also help me to build confidence and skills for my future.”
The Centuria grand ambassador will be
This year’s Centuria ambassador candidates include Anthony Connolly and Payton Kelch.
There will be a grand ambassador and Centuria ambassador announced at their program on
Thursday evening, July 7, in the Centuria park. – Photo submitted
announced at their program on Thursday
evening, July 7, at 7 p.m. in the Centuria
American Legion Park following the com-
munity potluck from 4 to 7 p.m. – submitted
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Northwest Passage uses art and nature as therapy
for adolescents suffering mental-health issues
E. Royal Emerson | Staff writer
BURNETT COUNTY - On a beautiful summer afternoon, Thursday, June 30, dozens
of adolescent kids gathered at the In a New Light Art Gallery south of Webster to celebrate Cait Irwin, an artist in residence, who had spent the month of June with them to
“guide them on journeys of self-expression and discovery through the language of art.”
The kids, ages 12-17, are suffering through complex mental-health issues and trauma
backgrounds. They are all participants in a world-renowned intensive residential treatment program through Northwest Passage, a mental-health treatment program for
adolescents focusing on arts and
nature-based therapy.
Irwin’s internship with the kids
was held at a restored cabin along
the banks of the Namekagon River.
The cabin, originally built in 1927,
is owned by the National Park
Service. Irwin’s internship, and
the restoration of the cabin, is in
collaboration between Northwest
Passage and the St. Croix National
Scenic Riverway.
Irwin is a mural artist from Iowa
and a graduate of Northland Col
College in Ashland. As a teenager she
turned to art to help her cope with
depression. At age 14 she began
to write a book: “Conquering the
Beast Within,” describing how she
fought through her depression.
The kids, nearly 50 in all, are
part of a four- to 12-month comprehensive mental-health treat ment program. While staying at
the residential treatment centers
the children undergo a compre
comprehensive mental-health assessment.
But the unique treatment program
of Northwest Passage seeks to heal
the wounds of trauma and abuse
through an immersion of art and
Drawings by Skylar show the hidden talent that
nature. Beyond the artist-in-resiemerges as part of the Northwest Passage program
dence program, Northwest Passage
utilizing art and nature to heal the wounds of trauma
also offers children an underwater
and other mental health issues. - Photos by E. Royal
photography class, where the chilEmerson
dren, many from more urban areas,
don goggles and a camera, diving
deep into the St. Croix River and
other waterways, to photograph
what lies hidden in the depths. The
passage is the journey from depression to hope, with art and nature
being the catalysts to self-realization.
Inside the In a New Light Art
Gallery, Irwin displayed her art
alongside the drawings and photography of the students. Kids
were coming up to her, exchanging
hugs and smiling. A group of teenage girls, part of the Prairie View
treatment center, even performed
a dance routine for her. The dance,
done to a song called “Breaking the
Chains,” is part of Northwest Pas-
sage’s treatment program.
“A healthy understanding of the role movement
plays in our day-to-day
lives is critical to sustaining positive mental
health,” the Passage Way
program states.
“I think it’s an awesome program and it
brings about the best in
everyone,” said Ilyna, an
adolescent girl who led
the dance troupe and has
been in treatment for four
months. The song and
dance routine, in honor
of Irwin, is to symbolize “breaking free from
abuse,” Ilyna said.
Hanging on one wall of
the art gallery were amazing charcoal portraits of
celebrities such as Marilyn
Monroe and Elvis Presley.
A 17-year-old boy named
Skylar did the drawings.
“I like to draw more than
anything,” Skylar said
in his artist statement.
“My past struggles were
maintaining appropriate
boundaries, inappropriate
content on social media
and getting along with my
family. My hope for the
future is just making prog
progress with my struggles and
making life useful,” Skylar
The art students use the outdoors for a studio. This boy is
said.
“It was one of the most doing a sketch of what he sees in nature.
challenging months I ever
had,” Irwin said of her residency. “While at the same time profoundly rewarding and exciting.”
“One kid, when he started it was dark, kind of morbid drawings,” Irwin said. “As
the month went along it became more light, more living things. He’s not one to smile
much, but today he came in just beaming.”
“Every time I left the cabin I was absolutely exhausted, and at the same time com-
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LEFT: Cait Irwin’s students are
amazed as they see their collages for
the first time at the artist reception.
The students of Northwest Passage’s In a New Light Art Gallery learn how nature and art go
together.
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!"#$%&'"!'(#)*'+'Webster water fights
The Devils Lake Juniors won the boys division in the
annual Fourth of July water fights in Webster.
The Wild Women team won the women’s division title at the annual Fourth of July water fight at the Webster Fire Hall.
The Squirts team took the men’s division title at the annual
water fights in Webster on Monday, July 4.
Photos submitted
unless otherwise noted
The champions in the girls division were the
Made in America team.
The annual water fights in Webster on the Fourth of July are shown in full splash. - Photos by Carl Heidel
Syren Area Garden Club donates to Ruby’s Garden
SIREN - When the Syren Area Garden Club heard
about Ruby’s Garden, they decided this was something
they wanted to support. The garden club is an informal
group with a focused goal of maintaining a beautiful restful place for anyone who would like to enjoy the serenity
of a quiet floral surrounding. Located on the northwest
corner of Main Street and Hansen Avenue in Siren, the
Syren Community Garden is a memory garden as well.
Carla Phillips, president of Syren Area Garden Club,
states, “People have donated a plant or tree in memory of
someone they have lost so there are ceramic and various
plaques to honor them placed by the designated plant.”
Visitors and new members are always welcome. They
meet every third Wednesday at 6 p.m. After the planting
and maintenance tasks are completed, there is a potluck
picnic and opportunity to exchange gardening ideas.
Contact Carla Phillips at 715-349-8386 or Joan Jendro at
715-653-4242 for more information. – submitted
The Syren Area Garden
Club recently donated $100 to
the new Ruby’s Garden. The
produce from the garden will
be donated to Ruby’s Food
Shelf, located inside Ruby’s
Second Hand Store in Siren.
Shown are (L to R): Jennifer
Chocholek, Allan Waldorf,
Gloria Haffely, Mary Perlick,
Patti Hurd, Ruby’s Food Shelf;
Juli Kannenberg, treasurer;
Sue Jeffery, Ruby’s Second
Hand Store; Landon, grandson of the Waldorfs; Carla
Waldorf, president; and Joan
Jendro. – Photo submitted
Art/from page 1
pletely inspired. I could not help but think about my own time spent as a
teenager dealing with depression in a very clinical setting. I would have
thrived in a program like Northwest Passage – a program that embraces
all of the beautiful, complex and intricate aspects of each individual, while
connecting to the natural world,” Irwin said.
In a New Light Art Gallery’s artist-in-residence Cait Irwin works with the girls of
Cait Irwin shown with one of her paintings at the In
Northwest Passage at the Schaefer Cabin, a restored cabin along the banks of the
a New Light Art Gallery. At right is another one of her
Namekagon River.
works, “Elephant Woman.” - Photos by E. Royal Emerson
JULY 6, 2016 - INTER-COUNTY LEADER - NORTHERN CURRENTS, SECTION B - PAGE 3
Wine tasting 101
I
knew nothing about wines when
I first attended college. Beer, yes;
wine, nada. It wasn’t till I got a job
working as a waiter in a steakhouse that
I have to learn about different wines and
wine and food pairing. I couldn’t even
pronounce the names, not to mention
making recommendations to my cus
customers. Try to pronounce Chateauneuf
du Pape without spitting all over someone’s face. So, I took the wine menu
home, and actually studied it. I learned
how to pronounce and describe the
wines after many sleepless nights practicing. “Yes sir, this particular cabernet
sauvignon has flavors of black cherry
and dark berry, with a hint of toasted
oak; and it should complement nicely
with your filet mignon.” I was a working student, and couldn’t afford to pay
$30 to $50 for a bottle of those expensive
wine just for “education purposes.”
Lucky enough, the restaurant saved all
the empty wine bottles (well, almost
empty) so they could do an inventory
every evening. And since the bartender
and I were good friends, he would let
me sit at the corner of the bar after my
shift and taste whatever was left in the
bottle. I would write down on my note
notepad the name of the wine, the year it
was made, the name of the vintner, and
the country of origin. And most import
important, how my palate felt about that particular wine. And that, my dear friends,
was the beginning of my journey of
wine tasting.
There are many wines in the market
– mostly red, white and pink. As the
name implies, red wines are made from
red grapes and white wines from white
grapes. And pink is a mix of both red
and white grapes (as in white zinfandel). Wine is really a gift from the gods.
We just pick the grapes off the vine,
crush them and set them in a barrel. The
yeast and the bacteria which live on the
skin of the grapes will start to ferment.
And slowly, it will turn the sugar in the
grapes into alcohol and carbon dioxide.
Requiem for Rory
S
ome people would say “Don’t fret.
She was just a dog.” But these are
people who have never known what it
is to have a dog in your home, in your
life, in your heart. That’s what Rory
and I shared for nearly 10 years.
What people
first commented
on when they met
her was her beauty.
She was a Samoyed
which guaranteed
that she would get
attention for her
appearance – the
sturdy build, the
dense coat of long
Rosemary Hatcher
white fur, the curly
tail so ready to wag
with friendliness
for even the newest acquaintance, the
sparkling black eyes and the black nose
that she would tilt skyward in a wolflike move with throaty, coaxing sounds
when she wanted me to do something.
But it wasn’t her beauty that defined
Rory; it was her disposition – loving,
amiable, curious, funny – and some
sometimes lazy. She could stretch out on the
floor like a polar bear rug, back legs
straight out behind her, chin resting on
her front paws. She’d adopt that position in the most inconvenient places – in
the middle of the hallway or in the center of the kitchen while I was fixing dinner. Because it was a chore to dislodge
her, I became adept at stepping over
this 75-pound roadblock in my kitchen.
Rory and the family cat.
Wok &
roll
Peter H. Kwong
Of course, there is a lot more to the
whole process, but in a nutshell, that’s
how grapes turn to wine, through natural fermentation.
If you know nothing about wine,
looking at a wine menu in a restaurant
is most intimidating.
Trying to figure out what wine will
pair with your dinner becomes a scientific experiment.
No worries. Follow these simple instructions and you can become a wine
expert in no time flat. The old days of
“red wine goes with red meat (beef,
pork, venison, etc.), and white wine
goes with white meat (chicken, fish,
shellfish, etc.) are forever gone. These
days, the correct answer is “whatever
your heart desires.” Actually, whenever
I have salmon steak, I would rather
serve it with a glass of light red wine –
petite sirah, or Pinot noir.
So, what to do to start learning about
wines? Well, first learn about the differences of wines, mainly the red wines
and the white wines. As I mentioned
earlier, red wines are made with red
grapes and white wines with white
grapes. Just like there are many kinds
of tomatoes – cherry, heirloom, plum,
roma, beefsteak … etc., and it is the
same with grapes. For red grapes, there
are varieties like Cabernet Sauvignon,
Zinfandel, Pinot noir, Gamay Beaujolais,
Shiraz, Merlot, Malbec and many others.
Each varietal grape has its own flavor
and character. But somehow, depending on the region where it is grown, the
profile is different from one to the other.
Hence, the same grapes that are grown
in Napa Valley in California might taste
totally different than the grapes that are
grown in New Zealand. The climate, the
soil and the hours of sunshine everday
can make a big difference. As for the
whites, there are Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, Muscato, Pinot
Grigio, Gewurtztraminer, Riesling, and
many others. When you look at the label
of a wine bottle, you will notice:
The vintner – the vinery that produces
that wine – Fetzer, Kendall Jackson,
Black Foxcellars, Murphy Goode ...
Vintage – what year was it bottled?
2013, 2009, 1982? Rule of thumb is that
the older the bottle, the better the quality because wine improves while aging.
That’s what they said about women,
and my wife agreed totally.
The varietal – what kind of grapes do
they use? Pending on different countries, the vintner must use 65 percent
to 75 percent of the grapes of what the
label states. Hence, if the bottle says
Cabernet Sauvignon, it must contain 65
percent to 75 percent of Cabernet Sau
Sauvignon grapes, and the others can be a
mix of any other grapes.
The country of origin – France, Italy,
Germany, California, Argentina, New
Zealand …
So now you have it. But what to do
next? Just how do you pick the wine
that you like? Well, everyone has his/
her own preferences. Some like wines
that are full body and heavy, others like
it light or a little sweet. The only way
to know your wines is that you have to
actually taste them. You just can’t take
someone’s words for it just because
they said so. I have conducted a wine
seminar earlier, and I will share with
you a starter chart that you can use.
I have chosen five red wines and five
white wines, and I listed the name of the
wine, how to pronounce it, how it tastes
(in general), the regions that they are
grown, and a sample food pairing. You
can actually start your own chart, and
form your own opinion.
I will write more about wines, and
share with you my passion and the
knowledge I acquired through the years.
Have fun. Salute, cheers, and gan bay!
Writers’
Carousel
Ever the opportunist, she could make
a quick transition to her feet whenever I
dropped a stray bit of food on the floor,
and ever the optimist, she would lie
full-length beneath the table while we
ate, with her head near my husband’s
feet. A willing co-conspirator, my
husband would engage me in distracting conversation as he surreptitiously
slipped bits of food from his plate to the
floor. Rory didn’t beg; she didn’t have
to.
She and the cat had a strange relation
relationship. The cat would bait Rory by suddenly running past her nose, and Rory’s
response was predictable – one short,
sharp bark and full chase – until the
cat would end it by springing to a high
perch out of Rory’s reach. This went on
for years; it was like Charlie Brown and
the football.
But at other times they were allies.
The cat, on counter or table, would find
some fascinating toy to play with – a
pencil, a trinket, a clothespin, in one
case a hearing aid – and would move
his find to the edge of the surface and
push it over onto the floor where Rory
lay in wait. It was like a dance – the cat
would knock it down and Rory would
chew it up. She didn’t always eat it; the
chewing was the fun.
Except for Kleenex. She had an addiction to Kleenex and paper napkins
and became adroit at stealing. If I
draped a jacket over the back of a chair,
even momentarily, Rory’s nose was in
the pocket and the Kleenex was in her
mouth. Paper napkins disappeared
so deftly from your lap you wouldn’t
know till you reached for it and found
it gone.
Rory and I were bonded at the hip
– my hip, her head – and from puppyhood she knew that we belonged
together. Where I was, she was. If I
sat on the couch, Rory was at my feet;
Rory the Samoyed had the good
looks to attract attention.
if I moved to a chair, she got up and
moved, too. If I left a room, closing the
door behind me, I’d find Rory lying at
the door when I returned.
This held true, no matter how long
I was gone. It could be all day or all
weekend or all week. She could be
coaxed away for brief periods to go out
or to eat but would go back to her post
and wait for my return. And what a
joyous moment that return would be,
with Rory barking and smiling and
wriggling her whole body in welcome!
I have never felt more appreciated just
for being me and being there.
Rory was not a star for obedience.
Like most Northern dogs, she had an
independent streak, and while she
would obey most commands eventually, it would be after due consideration
and a definite decision on her part to
comply. To see the response speed of
my daughter’s golden retriever and
my Rory was laughable. When given
a command to sit, Lucy, the golden,
would have her backside on the floor
before the command was completed;
Rory, looking amused, would slowly
settle into place, letting you know that
this was silly and she was only humoring you. You knew she was not really
obeying; she was accommodating you
to make you happy.
Happy and devoted, that was Rory.
The only time in her life she ever
showed aggression was when a visiting
dog, a husky, jumped up on me in a
moment of exuberant play. Rory mis
misconstrued the dog’s intent and tore into
the husky, snapping and snarling. Poor
Rory had no experience in fighting and
came off the loser in the encounter.
Sometimes when Rory was asleep
on the floor, she’d open her eyes, lift
her head and check around the room
to make sure that I was there. Then,
reassured, she’d sigh and stretch and go
back to sleep
That’s what I was almost waiting for
at the vet’s a couple of weeks ago. The
liver disease that had made her so miserable for several weeks had brought
us to this point. She lay at my feet, my
hand resting firmly on her shoulder as
the vet inserted the needle into her leg
and she slipped quietly away.
The vet left the room, and after a
while so did I. I stopped at the door
and looked back at her. She lay as if she
were asleep, very peaceful, very beautiful, still my Rory.
About the author: Rosemary Hatcher
worked in both education and in social
services. Now retired, she tells friends she
lives “10 miles out of Luck.”
Writers’ Carousel, a revolving menagerie
of pieces for your enjoyment, is created
by participants in Carolyn Wedin’s Write
Right Now WITC Community Education
classes in Frederic and Luck. There is still
time to join the summer version of the class,
Writers at the Wren, the second session
going from July 13-Aug. 17, 1 to 3 p.m., at
Wren Cafe on Hwy. 35 just north of Luck.
Contact Amy Aguado, community ed director, Luck, 715-472-2152, ext. 103 or amya@
lucksd.k12.wi.us today, July 6, to join.
Bits and bytes
I
took a little unscheduled vacation
from these pages over the past three
weeks. The birth of our third granddaughter on June 10 put everything
on hold for several days. The next
week, I submitted a column, Badge of
Honor, that reported on The League of
Conservation Voters’ “Dishonor Roll,”
then headed out on a trip around Lake
Superior. After a week where we were
blissfully out of email and cell phone
contact, I returned to find that the
column hadn’t appeared in the print
edition of the Leader but was on the
website, leaderregister.com,
leaderregister.com, where you
can still find it as of this writing.
Editor Gary King explained that for
the duration of the campaign season,
he’s not accepting overtly political submissions. When I asked him to clarify
further, he said columns or letters to
the editor that mention local candidates
by name will only appear in the print
edition of the Leader if the writer is
advocating for that candidate. Writing
that mentions other candidate’s names
or in any way disparages their positions
will be relegated to the website. And
personal attacks and anything deemed
slanderous won’t be published in either
the print or digital editions of the the
paper.
We talked about the ramifications
of the new policy, and I expressed my
concern that it wouldn’t serve the interests of an “informed electorate.” King
suggested that this is an evolving policy,
and that he’s been concerned for some
time that in this new era of 24/7 news,
a week may be too long for a candidate
to wait to respond to charges laid out
in a column or a letter to the editor that
appears in the print edition. It was clear
after talking to him that he’s put a lot of
thought into this issue and will continue
to tweak the policy. If you have questions or concerns, I think he’d be open
to hearing your thoughts.
Hostage-taking
Here in northwestern Wisconsin, we
can watch a lot of the
The view
from here
Steve Pearson
view craziness in the broader culture
from a distance. The mass murders in
an Orlando nightclub might seem far re
removed from us, but that hasn’t stopped
Wisconsin lawmakers from weighing
in on the issues surrounding the worst
shooting massacre in American history.
While some called for reasonable gun
control measures in the wake of the
tragedy, others suggested that more
guns in the hands of more people are
the solution.
In the hours following the massacre,
Donald Trump seemed to suggest that
we should all be packing any time we
go out for a night of dancing or dinner
and drinks. “If we had people with bullets going the opposite direction right
smack between the eyes of this maniac,”
he suggested, “if some of those wonderful people had guns strapped right here
to their waist or right to their ankle,” he
continued, and you can probably guess
the rest, a shootout might have ensued
that ended with the bad guy dead and
fewer deaths among the innocent. Even
the NRA rebuked this potential mixing
of guns and alcohol consumption.
A couple of days later, Trump was
walking back that talk, saying, in a
tweet, “When I said that if, within the
Orlando club, you had some people
with guns, I was obviously talking
about additional guards or employees.”
Except that it wasn’t really obvious.
What was obvious was that Trump was
trying to weasel his way out of some
ill-conceived remarks made without
much forethought. But it was encouraging that he did rethink his original
statement.
Not to be outdone, Wisconsin Rep.
Bob Gannon of Slinger used, or more
correctly, exploited, the Orlando tragedy
to advance his own gun-toting interests. Gannon, a critic of gun-free zones
(perish the thought that there should
be anywhere that guns aren’t allowed),
said he would introduce a bill that
would hold gun-free zone businesses
legally liable for injuries inflicted by
weapons banned on their properties.
There should be no gun-free zones,
says this twisted logic, and we’re only
safe when everyone is armed. We
should all be packing any time we go
anywhere, locked-and-loaded, in anticipation of some crazed individual, pos
possessing legally purchased weapons as
the Orlando killer did, opening fire on
us. Of course, we’d need to be carrying
assault weapons to even have a chance
of holding our own with the likes of
someone like that. That’s not a world I
want to live in.
Most Americans, gun owners and
those who don’t own guns, agree on
a few sensible measures that could
decrease gun violence. Criminal background checks, closing the gun-show
loophole and prohibiting those on the
terrorist watch list, like the Orlando
shooter, from buying guns, are all
supported by strong majorities. Even
restoring the assault weapons ban gets
a thumbs-up from 58 percent of Americans. Gannon’s bill would take us in
the opposite direction, contributing to
an ever-escalating, always-packing,
never-ending arms race to oblivion and
holding us all hostage to the threat of
gun violence.
Big Blue
The governors of the eight Great
Lakes states, Wisconsin included, recently voted to allow Waukesha, Wis.,
to pump more than 8 million gallons
of water per day out of Lake Michigan.
The decision was notable because it goes
against a basic tenet of the Great Lakes
Compact that says only communities
within the Great Lakes basin can divert
water from the lakes for municipal use.
Waukesha doesn’t meet that criterion.
Waukesha initially made the request
because the deep aquifers it draws
its drinking water from, which have
dropped over 350 feet because of devel
development, have become contaminated by
naturally occurring radium. At public
hearings in Minnesota, the mayor of
Grand Marais noted that their community has successfully dealt with
radium-contaminated waters for many
years.
The vote to allow the water diversion
happened on the second day of our trip
around Lake Superior. We didn’t hear
about it until we returned a week later,
and it’s been on my mind ever since.
While I’m sympathetic to the plight of
Waukesha, I’m concerned about the
precedent the decision represents. And
then there’s the issue of who will enforce the provisions of the agreement,
which include returning the treated
wastewater by way of the Root River,
which empties into the lake near Racine.
Wisconsin Attorney General Brad
Schimel’s recent decision limiting the
DNR’s ability to regulate high-capacity
wells casts doubt on the state’s ability
or willingness to enforce water-quality
laws. The current anti-regulation mentality in state government, deep cuts in
the DNR budget and the fact that the
DNR secretary is now a political appointee don’t inspire confidence. It was
precisely those concerns that compelled
the Minnesota DNR to ask for language
in the final agreement stating that “any
party or the council may initiate actions
to compel compliance with the provisions of this compact.”
Experts say that fights over water
resources will become far more common in the 21st century. Whether or
not the recent vote by the Great Lakes
governors will open the floodgates of
these precious waters to new diversions
remains to be seen. The terms of the
original compact seemed to set aside
concerns that one day Great Lakes water
might be headed to the desert Southwest or even overseas. The decision to
allow Waukesha to divert Lake Michigan water is a reminder that where
water is concerned, nothing can be ruled
out forever.
Flags that tell their own story
O
ne of the first discoveries visitors
might make as they stroll toward
the Forts Folle Avoine fur trade area
occurs if they look above the roofline
of the North West Company cabins.
There they’ll see what appears to be a
British flag flying. On second glance,
though, perhaps they’ll notice that the
crisscrossed stripe pattern of the typical
Brit national flag only appears in one
corner on a scarlet-red but otherwise
empty background. Along the banner’s
lower area they might note the white
lettering spelling out N.W.Co.
Known as the Red Ensign, similar
flags had been hoisted onboard civilian
British merchant marine ships dating
back to at least the 1600s. They were
not the national flag as displayed by
official naval or military craft, but
instead indicated the orientation
of a vessel’s owners. This allowed
instant recognition of the shipowners
allegiances and connections, for the
most part.
But Forts Folle Avoine was about as
far inland as one could get; so what’s
up with that? The northern fur trade
was indeed maritime based, not just in
the use of oceangoing vessels between
North American and European ports,
but across a transcontinental network
of lake and river routes tying the whole
system together with fleets of canoes
and other inland boats. Developed from
core transportation networks used for
centuries by Woodland Indians, the
routes weren’t new, but their eventual
use by British-allied traders was.
One of these networks, out of
Hudson Bay in what is now far
northern Canada, involved a system
whereby ships from Britain brought
goods to the Bay and returned with
furs to Europe. At first Indian groups
brought furs to the Bay via canoe
flotillas, but eventually the Bayside
ports of what became known as the
Hudson’s Bay Company needed to
send out their own people using boats
Folle Avoine
Chronicles
Woodswhimsy the gnome
and canoes to get to the areas of the furtrapping tribes.
They’d been forced into expansion
by pressure from the French who began
using canoe routes westward from
Montreal in eastern Canada. These
two routes eventually overlapped,
especially past the Great Lakes area,
and the rivalry for North American
furs intensified. Eventually the French
and Indian War resulted in the ceding
of Canada from France to Britain, and
by the late 1770s a group of Britishoriented traders calling themselves
the North West Company dominated
the Montreal-based route. The large
French-Canadian canoe crews known
as voyageurs soon found themselves
employed by mostly British/Scottish
merchants who replaced the previous
French management but retained the
highly skilled canoemen. French also
remained the predominant “go-to”
language used in much of the fur trade
lands. But the flags changed.
Based on the tradition of merchant
vessel flags, the Hudson’s Bay
Company had adopted the Red Ensign,
with the British Union Jack shown in its
upper-left corner bordered by a plain
red space, devoid of any decorative
flourishes except for the white letters
HBC on the lower-right portion of
the flag. Eventually the North West
Company, and its other rival, the XY
Company, flew Red Ensigns on their
canoes and over their trading posts as
well.
Kind of a minor detail, one supposes,
to the overall theme of the fur trade. Yet
flags like these, and the stories behind
them, raise important points worth
Angelique, history guide at Forts Folle Avoine Historical Park, hoists a duplicate of the Red
Ensign flag that would have flown at the original North West Company fur post in 1803. - Photo
submitted
knowing about, regarding the time of
the original Forts Folle Avoine. And it
raises intriguing questions about the
who/what/why factors that help us
better understand those times. In the
end, flags had little to do with patriotic
fervor and were more indicative of how
even frontier businesses incorporated
these emblems into their activities.
Most people have heard of the great
1803 American purchase of Louisiana
and the expedition of Lewis and Clark
across the newly acquired territories.
What isn’t readily apparent to modern
people is that life didn’t suddenly
change along the frontier, as the
fledgling Americans didn’t have an
established presence in the fur trade
lands until the 1820s in these parts. So
the British Red Ensign continued flying
in many areas even after the supposed
national borders had been redrawn by
diplomats living elsewhere. In fact, that
little detail of why and how that flag
was used at Forts Folle Avoine becomes
a key part of the who/what/why
puzzle that helps complete our picture
of the transcontinental North American
fur trade.
Forts Folle Avoine Historical Park
is accessible from CTH U, three
miles west of the Hwy. 35/CTH U
intersection between Webster and
Danbury. Tours are available (except
on Mondays/Tuesdays), and a research
library opens on Wednesdays. Further
info can be obtained via calling 715-8668890 or visiting theforts.org website.
The next special event is the Great Forts
Folle Avoine Fur Trade Rendezvous
and will run from July 20-24.
Signed,
Woodswhimy
… an independent writer not affiliated
with Forts Folle Avoine Historical Park
Wine pairing with Chef Kwong held in Shell Lake
Spooner Area Community
Education partners with
The Potter’s Shed in wine pairing
SHELL LAKE - Peter Kwong, chef, and Spooner Com
Community Ed held multicultural cooking experiences over
the past few months, finishing off the spring and summer community education season with a wine pairing
class Wednesday, June 22, at The Potter’s Shed in Shell
Lake.
Kwong traveled to Shell Lake to delight participants
with his expertise in food and wine pairings. The evening of learning paired the distinct taste and feel of
each wine with proper foods to please several senses.
Cheeses, fruits and a double-chocolate cake were put to
the test to find their wine pair. The correct wine is necessary to play properly with the acidity, sweetness and
texture of certain foods. The wrong combination may
ruin the flavors of both food and wine.
The Potter’s Shed offered the perfect setting for the
Chef Peter Kwong will be instructing several cooking classes
through Spooner Community Ed later this year.
Peter Kwong, chef, explains wine selections during the
Spooner Community Education sponsored class in Shell Lake
Wednesday, June 22, at the Potter’s Shed.
event under the pagoda, providing space for social fare
and sunshine that served to enhance this relaxing evening of new learnings.
Spooner Community Ed will offer classes using
Kwong’s talents. Italian cooking will be offered on
Thursdays, Sept. 29 - Oct. 20; Chinese Cooking 102,
Nov. 3 - Dec. 1, but not on Thanksgiving; and Mexican
Cooking 102, Dec. 8 - 29. The classes will be held in the
Spooner High School FACE room.
Reserve limited spots for Spooner Area Community
Education classes by contacting Karen Collins, Community Education coordinator, at 715-635-0243, or email
[email protected].
For more information on Spooner Area Community
Education opportunities, visit spooner.k12.wi.us/families_community/community_education.cfm. — from
SACE
Pat Anderson’s story
Marissa, left, and her mentor, Pat, have been a Kinship
match since Marissa was 11 years old. Now that Marissa has
graduated from high school, she will no longer be in Kinship,
but their friendship will continue as adults. – Photo submitted
Compiled by Sue Renno
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When Pat first met Marissa, she was a shy, reserved
11-year-old. Soon after they matched, they found their
niche in trying new restaurants, attempting to eat out
in each town in Polk and Burnett counties. Marissa
had her favorite foods to order, and Pat tried to help
her branch out a bit and try new things. Marissa tried,
and liked, pie for the first time with Pat. In the six
years that they have been matched, they have tried
a variety of things. They enjoyed baking Christmas
cookies together – a tradition they carried through
most of their match – they picked out fabric and made
quilts, went to Valley Fair and did simple things like
running errands together. “Neither of us are very athletic,” Pat said, but they found ways to enjoy activity
outside together as well, a favorite being swinging at
DD Kennedy. Over time, Marissa has opened up more
and has gained confidence. “It is wonderful that Pat
took time out of her life for Marissa. She has been
another person to help her open up, another person to
support her,” commented Marissa’s mom.
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Marissa graduated from high school this year. As
life changes, the dynamics of a match does as well.
Pat has no interest in cutting ties with Marissa, but
rather has told her that their match is now a friendship between two adults.
After 20 years of mentoring, Pat is hanging up her
hat as a Kinship mentor. However, her love for young
people and mentoring has not faded. She continues to
champion Kinship of Polk County, exemplifying the
very heart of the program – the belief that lives matter
and investing in another’s life can produce exponential benefits, for that person as well as one’s self.
Initially, Pat looked into mentoring as a way to
volunteer in her community. She had always enjoyed
working with young people and appreciated the
flexible schedule mentoring offered. Additionally, she
had some experience with mentoring in the corporate
world through her job and really liked helping people
bring out the best in themselves. She jumped in with
both feet, and over the years has been matched with
four girls, the most recent being Marissa.
Reminiscing, she smiled and recounted that the
dynamics of every match were so different. Pat commented that the differences were challenging at times,
but interesting, and the relationships very rewarding.
She learned a lot in her years of mentoring, about
relationships and people as well as experiences with
young girls whose personalities were very different
from one another. The differences delighted Pat, and
she was able to experience and learn a wide variety of
things with them. That is part of the beauty of it all,
really, getting to know and experience life from a variety of perspectives. At times, different viewpoints or
personalities can cause a little discomfort or perhaps
uncertainty, but there is such a rich treasure to be had
in that as well.
If you would like more information about how you
can be involved in Kinship of Polk County, please contact the office at 715-405-3900 or visit Kinship’s website
at polkkinship.org.
Julie Ann Schumacker was born June 7 to Mr. and
Mrs. Richard Schumacker of Mound, Minn. Grandparents were Mr. and Mrs. Vern Engel of Clam Falls.–
Norma Yourchuck was chosen Milltown’s queen at
the Milltown Fishermen’s Party. Mrs. C.P. Jensen, of
Cushing, won a Polaris Colt snowmobile at the Fishermen’s Party. The Fishermen’s Party included a Big
Fish Contest, with fish caught in various lakes. Ed
Molamphy won $75 for a 36-pound musky he caught
in Bone Lake. Other winners included Ervin Price, for
a 26-pound northern caught in Clam Lake, and Law
Lawrence Lindquist, for a 4-pound brown trout caught in
the Clam River.–Young people confirmed at St. Luke’s
Methodist in Frederic were John Olsen, Susan Briggs,
Penny Hutton, Dennis O’Donnell, Gary Surbaugh,
Robert Moore, Scott Wilder, John Grindell, William
Johnson, David Carlson and Steve Wilder.–The Melody-Aires from Moody Bible Institute sang at Calvary
Covenant Church, Alpha, on June 30.–Charles Hill,
Debby Lundquist, Cynthia Wenthe, Michael Smith,
Linda Knutson and Donna Jensen were confirmed at
Clam Falls Lutheran.–Erma Jean Michaelson and Oswald Martin Hegenbarth were married at St. Patrick’s
Catholic Church in Centuria on June 4.
40 years ago
Dianne Gravesen, Webster, and Gerald Friberg,
Frederic, graduated for UW-Stout in Menomonie with
home economics degrees.–B.J. Battig, 16, Frederic, and
Mark Balstad, 15, Blooming Prairie, set out on June
11 for a 150-mile bicycle trip that would take them to
Northern Michigan, taking ferries from Copper Harbor to Grand Portage, then biking down the North
Shore, arriving back in Frederic in 12 days or so.–
$323,000 was appropriated, $218,000 from the federal
government, for a project to control soil erosion along
the banks of the Clam River, the first project of its kind.
Up to 800 tons of soil sediment were estimated to filter
into the river in one year.–Several hundred members
attended the Polk-Burnett Electric annual meeting,
where they were warned of a rate increase to come.
Ken Swanson, Siren, received a gift in appreciation
for his 30 years of service to the co-op, and Edith Moline Anderson received recognition as the co-op’s first
employee. She was the bookkeeper when it was organized in 1939.–Harvey Dueholm, Luck, announced
his candidacy for a 10th term in the state Legislature.
He pledged “to continue to work for austerity and efficiency in government.”–Kandi Anderson, Luck, won
$35 in an essay contest sponsored by the Polk County
Board of Realtors, with the topic, What private real
estate ownership means to me.–Gary Wilkerson, of
Webster, graduated from St. Olaf College, Northfield,
Minn., magna cum laude, with majors in psychology
and sociology. He planned to attend the University of
Denver College of Law in the fall.–Mr. and Mrs. Alvin
Anderson, North Luck, celebrated their golden wedding anniversary at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, the
same church where they were married 50 years earlier.–Myrna Gjerning and Don Anderson were married
May 22 at Luck Lutheran Church.
20 years ago
Ed Seck, Luck, opened his fourth Stop-a-Sec con
convenience store/gas station, this one in Webster.–The
Frederic Vikings golf team took third at the state meet
in Madison, with team member Jason Pearson finishing fourth in the individual competition.–Inventor Bill
Kurtz, owner and operator of Kurtz Angus Farm north
of St. Croix Falls, won a bronze medal at the Minnesota
Inventors Congress in Redwood Falls for his Plasta
Post, made from recycled plastic. The posts could be
attached to untreated lumber above ground, in the
building of pole sheds.–Cheryl Olsen was crowned the
1996 Miss Frederic, with First Princess Sarah Swenson
and Second Princess Jennifer Carlson. Little Miss Frederic was Michelle Owens, with First Princess Ashley
Ahlstrom and Second Princess Jessica Owens.–Kyler
McKnight and Marissa Olby took first place in the preschool division of the kiddie parade for Frederic Family Days, as Uncle Sam and Miss Liberty. Savannah
Pearson took first singing “This Little Light of Mine”
in the 0-6 age group for the talent show.–A new flagpole at Coon Lake Park was dedicated in memory of
Larry Ross, longtime Frederic street superintendent.–
Members of the Luck Community Education Council,
Betty Bohn, Edwin Pederson, Sue Mattson, Marilyn
Beyl, Vivian Byl and Audrey Anderson, were hard at
work to finish “A Little Bit of Luck,” a book on the
history and heritage of the Luck area, in time for the
75-year Luck High School reunion on July 13.–Rhoda
Jensen was hired to replace Luella Amundson as the
Frederic Elementary secretary.
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TOWN TALK • COUNTRY CHATTER
Hello friends,
It was a mixed bag of cats and dogs in and out
of the shelter this week. Last week’s featured stray
was thankfully reclaimed, and in to fill his place was
a surrender dog named Baby. We also had a surrender cat and kitten come in together as well as a
stray kitten that was found northeast of Webster on
Mallard Lake Road. The tiny kitten is only about 5
weeks old, so it went into foster care at our volunteer Pam’s home. She named the little cutie Gisla.
A large orange male cat was found east of Siren
on CTH B in the middle of the week. The person
that found him was kind enough to keep him at her
home until the owner is found. If you know who he
belongs to you can contact the shelter to claim him.
Adoptions were twofold
for the third week in a
row, with sibling puppies Lilo and Kenani
going to new homes.
Our featured dog is
a 4-year-old, 85-pound
German shepherd/Lab
mix we call Marmaduke. Marmaduke came
into the shelter as a
stray last month and
went unclaimed. Right
up front I have to say
Sammy
YAPpenings
Humane Society
of Burnett County
that Marmaduke is a special-needs dog. He has
no physical disabilities, but he does have a few
challenges to work through. Marmaduke must have
had some abuse in his past as he needs to work
though his fear of men and get back his confidence
around them. He will need a structured home with
a confident leader who has had some experience
with dogs. We are suggesting a home without children or cats. With the right person, we have no
doubt that he will turn into a very nice companion
as he is a very smart fellow with a willing attitude.
Marmaduke already knows the commands sit, stay
and come. He is a very handsome dog with his tan
and white coat and black markings around his muzzle and ears, a real looker. If you think you may
have the right home and are willing to take on the
challenge of this very nice dog, stop in and meet
him soon.
Our featured cat is also a special-needs pet.
Sammy came in last week as a surrender when
her owner was having health issues. She is a
Bev Beckmark 715-349-2964
Well, folks, I have a new one for you, but then
maybe some of you have had it happen at your jelly
feeders. We watched several hummingbirds, both
males and females, eating at the jelly feeder. Maybe
they aren’t after jelly but the small ants that come in.
We now know for sure it is the 3-year-old, Trouble, as we call him, coming in the bird yard when we
leave. Hubby took off to town to do some shopping
and pay bills, and I stayed home. That bugger was
in after about 10 minutes and headed right for the
feeder.
Well, finally it happened. Wednesday, about 4
p.m., I got the surprise of my life. There, on our back
deck, was a tiny cub. A closer look and I saw the
sow on the ground, and with her was another cub.
The mom had been up on our deck, as the feeder
was in pieces. As I got closer to the door, the mom
must have gotten a glimpse of me and must have
called her cub down. As she turned to leave we
found out she didn’t have twins, but triplets. Guess
what. The pool went out Thursday morning. Now the
waiting begins. It shouldn’t be too long.
Saturday was the first time I saw the youngsters
of the orioles at the jelly. Once they come into it,
they usually don’t stay around long, maybe two or
three weeks.
Sympathy is extended to the family of Warren
Sundseth, who passed away June 22.
Sympathy is extended to the family of Donald
Braun, who passed away June 23.
This week’s Music in the Park in Siren is one
you don’t want to miss. The Dragonfly group will be
playing acoustic music. Bring your chairs or blankets
and enjoy the evening.
If you have any household hazardous waste, the
collection date for our area is Saturday, July 9, at
the highway shop on Hwy. 70 west of Siren. Don’t
miss it.
It was a busy weekend for the Siren United Methodist Church over the Fourth. The men’s group was
selling brats and hot dogs, while the ladies held
their annual homemade pie and ice-cream sale on
Monday.
On Saturday around 8 p.m., bear country had a
first, a 3-year-old bugger on the front deck. Come
Sunday morning, the back-deck disc-blade feeder
was on the ground. It looks like it’s going to be a
very busy summer.
What a great Fourth of July weekend this year
with lots of great weather, family get-togethers and
many activities all around the area, plus a great
ending by the Siren Lions Club with their annual
fireworks show.
Siren Senior Center
Our cook has informed me there will be no evening meal in July. CeCe has also said there will be
no evening meal in August.
Our K-9 bake sale for July 16 has to be cancelled
due to a scheduling problem. Hopefully it can be rescheduled as this is such a worthy cause.
Need a place to come where it is cool? If you
don’t have air conditioning, come to the center and
enjoy, coffee, company and a cool place.
Dates to remember:
July 19 – Chamber of commerce breakfast at the
center.
July 19- Alzheimer’s info meeting – No Dime
Bingo.
July 21 – Senior monthly meeting, 9:30 a.m.
July 23 – Fly-in breakfast.
Aug. 3 – Annual senior picnic at 11:30 a.m. at the
Siren Senior Center.
Dewey-LaFollette
Curt and Deb Ziemer went to Cannon Falls,
Minn., Saturday, June 25, for a baby shower for
Deb’s niece, Bobbi Sue Helgren. Then they went
to a graduation party for another niece, Danelle
Adams, in West Concord, Minn. They returned
home Sunday.
Hank and Karen Mangelsen visited Maynard and
Ronda Mangelsen on Wednesday evening.
Karen Mangelsen and Lida Nordquist called on
Florence Brewster on Thursday morning.
Wayne and Marie Romsos were Friday morning
visitors of Hank and Karen Mangelsen. Holly and
Hannah Mangelsen came to visit them in the afternoon
Deb, Curt, Jeremiah, Hailey, Lindsay, and
Christopher Ziemer went to Cannon Falls, Minn.,
Saturday, July 2, to get together with Deb’s family.
Her sister from Wichita, Kan., was there. They all
went to the Goodhue County Fair. Jeremiah and
the children stayed for the Demo Derby and came
home on July 3.
Donna and Gerry Hines visited Nick and Esther
Nona Severson
Aug. 11 – Volunteer picnic at the Siren park – if
raining, picnic will be held at the Siren Senior Center.
I do not know if we are having a potluck in July.
You can call the senior center and ask if a potluck
is on schedule. The number to call is 715-349-7810.
Our 500 winners were Lorna Erickson, Dean
Elken, Doug Harlander, Arnie Borchert and Dave
Peterson. I do not have the Spade winners as the
paper needed news early due to the holiday.
Barb Geske, Diane Norman and Nona Severson
were in and did some decorating for the Fourth. We
have colors of red, white and blue and many flags
used to complete out decorations.
I hope everyone had an enjoyable July Fourth
with family and friends. This is the season to be
grilling and enjoying nice weather. Stay safe with all
the fireworks, traffic and boating!
have attached a picture of Sammy in the middle of
her bath.
I forgot last week to give you an update on
my four foster kittens. They are all still with me, lest
you worry, and have now turned 4 weeks old. This
last week I have been working at introducing them
to soft food, which is a really messy production, and
also to the litter box. It has been a slow go, but we
are all making progress day by day. They had their
first visit to the vet at 3 weeks old and he thought
they were looking good. A medication for eye infection was procured and the sex of the kittens was
given a guess. If he is correct, Bear is a boy and the
others are all girls. I came up with a name for the
white and gray kitten, finally. I named her Summer.
Smudge is by far the feistiest and the runt, Patches,
is the most vocal. I still have concerns about her as
she is still very small and not growing much. I will
continue to work with her, fingers crossed that she
starts to flourish.
The Humane Society of Burnett County, hsburnettcty.org, is saving lives, one at a time. Phone
715-866-4096, license No. 26335-DS. You can
check out all of our adoptable animals on our website and like us on Facebook, too. Have a great
week.
Grantsburg Senior Center
Hope you had an awesome time celebrating the
Fourth of July. Did you take in a parade, fireworks,
picnic or event with your family and friends?
Again we say happy anniversary to Roger and
Jan Panek – 60 years, and Marilyn and Gene Gronlund – 65 years. What a testimony to commitment!
We’re in awe!
Attention! Do you know anyone, possibly retired
and looking for something to do, who might be interested in becoming a driver for the Volunteer Medical
Transportation Program sponsored by the ADRC?
Especially in the Grantsburg area. Please contact
the ADRC.
Stop in. We offer Wi-Fi, coffee and goodies, and
the book nook. For meal reservations call 715-4632940. Questions on the center or hall rent, contact
Patzy Wenthe, 715-222-6400, or Wally Mitchell,
715-463-2940, or email us at [email protected]
Patzy Wenthe
Coming events:
• Business meeting the third Tuesday at 12:30
p.m.
• Rummage sale rental - July 9.
• Bingo the second Wednesday of the month,
2:30 p.m. Bring a $1-$2 wrapped gift.
• Medica workshop, July 19, at 2 p.m.
• Evening dining – Third Thursday, July 21, at
5 p.m.
• Historical society meeting - July 21, at 6:30
p.m., following dinner.
• Senior picnic - Wednesday, Aug. 3, at 11:30
a.m. at the Siren Senior Center.
• Ladies luncheon – Sept. 7, 12:30 p.m.
• Fall rummage sale – Oct. 1.
• Fun with friends, every day! Wi-Fi available.
St. Croix Valley Senior Center Pat Willits
Another Fourth of July has come and gone, history now, but what a great weekend it was! The best
weather every day. All the old cars kept their polish
for the whole show. Family picnics and most every
boat found the lake. I pray the celebration was fun
for all. We enjoyed watching the really big celebrations on TV Monday evening, that was certainly the
best way for us. What a spectacular event it was!
Among other things, we often have a puzzle
going at the center that everyone works at in passing during the card games and other pauses in ac-
tivities, but this one has been
up too long. Please stop by and help, it is the most
difficult puzzle we have ever had going by far.
The Tuesday, June 28, 500 winners were Arnie
Borchert, Rich Hustad and Norma Lundgren. The
nine bid went to Arnie Borchert.
The Thursday, June 30, 500 winners were Bruce
Medchill and Elroy Petzel, who tied. The nine bid
went to Pat Willits and Paul Strassert.
The senior center is located downtown at 140 N.
Washington, St. Croix Falls. Phone 715-483-1901.
Frederic Senior Center
We had great weather for the Fourth of July
weekend. I hope the weather stays nice, but we do
need rain.
The winners for Spades were Arnie Borchert,
Doug Harlander, Darwin Niles and Jim Anderson
The winners for 500 were John LaFond, Dave
Peterson, Roger Greenly and Marlyce Borchert.
Dave Peterson
Remember that we play Spades on Monday at 1
p.m. and 500 on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. All ages are
welcome to join us for some fun.
Our center is available to rent for parties.
Enjoy our nice weather.
We hope to see you at the center.
Karen Mangelsen
Mangelsen, and Linda, Doug, Nicholas, and Alex
Brustad at their lake home in Siren on Saturday.
Hank and Karen Mangelsen called on them Sunday afternoon.
Chris and Wendy Harrison were weekend guests
of Nina and Lawrence Hines. Lida Nordquist and
Karen and Hank Mangelsen stopped by to visit Sunday morning.
Mark and Sue Hines and family, Brian and
Jane Hines and family, and Ashley Volkcom visited Gerry and Donna Hines at various times over
the weekend. Marlene Swearingen was a guest
there Monday for lunch.
Hank and Karen Mangelsen joined a group of
relatives and friends for a potluck lunch Monday to
celebrate the Fourth of July. It was held at the home
of April and Dave Close in Siren.
Lawrence and Nina Hines went to Richfield,
Minn., Monday, and celebrated the Fourth of July at
the home of Colin Harrison, with a large number of
friends and family members.
Wishes to thank
Heartwood Conference
Center & Retreat
for their loyalty and effort in supporting local
contractors for their construction project.
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Siren news
Shelter
medium-sized,
16-year-old cat.
Sammy really
doesn’t show her
age, except with
her teeth, which
have seen better
days. Sammy also
came in needing a bath and a
grooming, and
Marmaduke
she got one on
Friday. Yours truly
took on the challenge, and I have to admit, it went
exceptionally well. What a trooper Sammy was
through it all. I didn’t actually submerge our girl in
the sink, but I did take a very wet washcloth dipped
in water and Dawn dish soap to scrub her down.
That was followed by a detangling conditioner and
a nice brushing. Even though it was a bit stressful
for Sammy, she took it all without complaint, and
just a tiny bit of struggle. She appeared to really
enjoy her brushing out, I think she was happy for
the attention. She came though it all looking much
prettier and with fewer mats and smelling nice.
What a sweetheart she is. Sammy would benefit
from a quieter home and a kind adopter. She will
reward her person with purrs and a warm lap. We
are waiving her adoption fee as she is priceless. I
TOWN TALK • COUNTRY CHATTER
Birth announcements
Born at Amery Regional Medical Center:
A son, Brahm David Roemhild, weighing 7 lbs.,
2 oz., was born May 31, 2016, to Casey Leisz and
Nathan Roemhild, Turtle Lake.
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A daughter, April Ann Perkins, weighing 8 lbs., 6
oz., was born June 1, 2016, to Nicole and Nicholas
Perkins, Clayton.
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A daughter, Sawyer Elizabeth Tulgren, weighing 7 lbs., 7 oz., was born June 15, 2016, to Sarah
Nachtwey and Matthew Tulgren, Amery.
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A daughter, Addison Anne Yager, weighing 7 lbs.,
1 oz., was born June 23, 2016, to Alisson Burns and
Andrew Yager, Prairie Farm.
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A daughter, Moira Julianne Picton, weighing 9
lbs., 6 oz., was born June 27, 2016, to Zoe and Matthew Picton, Frederic.
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A daughter, Briana Nicole Groszewski, weighing
6 lbs., 2 oz., was born June 28, 2016, to Ashley Barney and David Groszewski, Luck.
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Born at St. Croix Regional Medical Center:
A boy, Gavin John Kingery, was born June 23,
2016, to Charise and Adam Kingery of St. Croix
Falls. Gavin weighed 7 lbs., 4 oz.
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A girl, Serenity Rose Crouse, was born June 24,
2016, to Ashely Vold and Tyler Crouse of Amery.
Serenity weighed 6 lbs., 14 oz.
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A girl, Charlotte Raiyne Ankney, was born June
25, 2016, to Melynda and Ryan Ankney of Shafer,
Minn. Charlotte weighed 7 lbs., 1 oz.
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A boy, Michael James Hall, was born June 25,
2016, to Katie and Benjamin Hall of St. Croix Falls.
Michael weighed 7 lbs., 4 oz.
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A boy, Spencer David Christensen, was born
June 27, 2016, to Erin Reber and Tracy Christensen
of Dresser. Spencer weighed 7 lbs., 1 oz.
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A boy, Briar Michael Leehe, was born June 28,
2016, to Amber and Cody Leehe of Amery. Briar
weighed 8 lbs., 15 oz.
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A boy, John Mark Rabe, was born June 28,
2016, to Jessica and Michael Rabe of Amery. John
weighed 8 lbs., 1 oz.
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A boy, Jaxton Leon Rightman, was born June 29,
2016, to Breanna Nutter and Austin Rightman of
Siren. Jaxton weighed 8 lbs., 3 oz.
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A boy, Weston Lance Osterbauer, was born June
30, 2016, to Anne and Philip Osterbauer of Shafer,
Minn. Weston weighed 6 lbs., 12 oz.
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Siren
Janey Emery, Bachelor of Science, elementary
education. – submitted
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STEVENS POINT – The University of Wisconsin
- Stevens Point conferred degrees on more than
1,400 graduates during the university’s spring
commencement ceremonies on May 21, 2016.
Graduates, their guests and faculty members
were addressed by Peter Greenberg, a multiple
Emmy Award-winning travel editor for CBS
News, host of a public television series and
New York Times best-selling author. Chancellor
Bernie Patterson welcomed the participants and
Provost and Vice Chancellor Greg Summers
recognized honor students and award winners.
Balsam Lake
Megan Jansen, dean’s list;
Born at Osceola Medical Center:
A boy, Felix John Stewart, born June 27, 2016,
to Rick and Holly Stewart of Osceola. Felix weighed
6 lbs., 8.8 oz.
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Academic news
MANKATO, Minn. - The academic high honor and
honor lists, deans lists, for the past spring semester
at Minnesota State University, Mankato, have been
announced by Provost and Senior Vice President for
Academic Affairs Marilyn Wells.
Among 2,989 students, a total of 745 students
qualified for the high honor list by achieving a 4.0,
straight A average, while 2,242 students earned a
3.5 to 3.99 average to qualify for the honor list. To
qualify for academic honors, undergraduate students must be enrolled for at least 12 credit hours
for the semester.
Local students who have achieved these honors
include:
Dresser
Audrey Davies, honor; Sophia Davies, honor;
Jessica Johnson, high honor;
Grantsburg
Nicole McKenzie, honor; Evan Oachs, honor;
Osceola
Michael Gaglio, honor; and
St. Croix Falls
Sydney Geisness, high honor. – from Link News
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DURANGO, Colo. – Anne Olson, of Amery,
graduated from Fort Lewis College on Saturday,
April 30, 2016. Olson received a bachelor’s degree
with a major in business administration.
Over 500 students participated in the spring commencement ceremony.
Fort Lewis College is the Southwest’s crossroads
of education and adventure. The blend of small
classes, dynamic academic programs and a liberal
arts perspective leads to transformative learning experiences that foster entrepreneurship, leadership,
creative problem solving and lifelong learning. And
the unique mountain campus, on a mesa above historic Durango, inspires an active and friendly community with a spirit of engagement, exploration and
intellectual curiosity. – submitted
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RIVER FALLS – The following local residents
were among 798 students to receive degrees
during spring commencement at the University
of Wisconsin - River Falls in May. Bachelor’s
degrees were awarded to 668 undergraduates
while 130 students received master’s degrees.
Area students are listed below by
hometown, degree, major and honors, if any.
Amery
Ryan Leach, Bachelor of Science, conservation;
Katherine Lincicum, Master of Science,
agricultural education; Tatiana McgurranMeinen, Bachelor of Science, elementary
education; and Nathan Overby, Bachelor of
Science, agricultural engineering technology;
Balsam Lake
Alexandra Davison, Bachelor of Science,
English; Connor MacKinnon, Bachelor of Science,
agricultural engineering technology; and Kaitlyn
MacKinnon, Bachelor of Science, communication
studies;
Cushing
Jason Klous, Master of Business Administration;
Brenna Loen, Bachelor of Science, dairy science; and
Connor Nelson, Bachelor of Science, theater arts;
Frederic
Mathew Swenson, Bachelor of Science,
psychology;
Grantsburg
Devin McDaniel, Bachelor of Science, English;
and Rebecca Wicklund, Master of Science in
Education, reading, magna cum laude;
Luck
Jade Baerg, Bachelor of Science, animal
science; and AJ Walsh-Brenizer, Bachelor of
Science, agricultural engineering technology;
Osceola
Donald Carufel, Bachelor of Science, accounting;
and Lydia Reardon, Bachelor of Science, economics;
St. Croix Falls
Penny Austad, Bachelor of Science, business
administration; Jenna Rae Christensen, Bachelor of
Science, elementary education; and David Hudson,
Bachelor of Science, accounting, cum laude;
Amery
Anna Goodrum, Bachelor of Science, dietetics;
Balsam Lake
Katherine Ebensperger, Bachelor of Science,
chemical engineering, paper science and engineering;
Luck
Logan Hacker, Bachelor of Science, fisheries
and water resources; and Tyler Petersen,
Bachelor of Science, natural science-life science;
Osceola
Lindsay Liljenberg, Bachelor of Science,
psychology; and
St. Croix Falls
Miranda Doolittle, Master of Science elementary
education; Tanya Holm, Doctor of Audiology; and
William Martin, Bachelor of Science, forest
management, cum laude. - submitted
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PINE CITY, Minn. - Pine Technical and Community College is pleased to announce the spring
2016 honor students. Full-time students who have
received a 4.0 grade-point average for spring semester are included on the president’s list. Full-time
students who earn a GPA of 3.0-3.9 are included on
the dean’s list. Part-time students who are enrolled
in six to 11 credits and have maintained a GPA of
3.5 are named to the notable achievement list. The
following local students have received honors:
Centuria
Camille Bevens, dean’s list;
Clear Lake
Brady Hoglund, dean’s list;
Danbury
Kristina Chase, dean’s list;
Dresser
Catherine Mackenzie, dean’s list;
Frederic
Jena Coyour, notable achievement; Chad Splittstoesser, dean’s list; and Ruth Taylor, dean’s list;
Grantsburg
Laurie Briggs, notable achievement; Janesa
Christianson, notable achievement; Jessica Ciotta, dean’s list; Thyra Davis, notable achievement;
Mitchell Frommader, dean’s list; Robyn Gorkiewicz, notable achievement; Tearran Hess, dean’s
list; Sara Jensen, notable achievement; Kelsey
Melin, president’s list; Matthew Moore, dean’s list;
Annette Nelson, notable achievement; Sandra
Oachs, notable achievement; John Phillips, dean’s
list; Brad Rehbein, dean’s list; Josie Schinzing,
notable achievement; Rachel Stevens, dean’s list;
and Ariane Zellmer, notable achievement;
St. Croix Falls
Deon Maassen, dean’s list;
Siren
Jeneane Klemann, dean’s list; and Marci Lee,
dean’s list; and
Webster
Michelle Fuscone, notable achievement; and
Lance Preston, dean’s list. – from Link News
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ST. PAUL, Minn. – John F. D’Jock, of Siren, has
been named to the University of St. Thomas 2016
spring semester dean’s list. Students must post
grade-point averages of at least 3.5 on a 4.0 scale
to be named to the dean’s list. – from the University
of St. Thomas
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Interstate Park
Naturalist programs at
Wisconsin Interstate Park
Weekly programs
Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays
Family Fun. Drop-in activities between 1 - 2:30
p.m., at the beach house at Lake O’ the Dalles.
Thursdays
Nature story time, 10 a.m. A story and activity
chosen especially for children pre-K through kinder-
garten and their parents. Check at the park office
upon arrival for the program location within the park.
Friday, July 8
The Secrets of Eagle Peak, 3 p.m., at the Eagle
Peak Trail sign in the Pines Group Camp. Discover
many secrets of the Peak and enjoy a view of the
St. Croix River Valley. See the nest of our resident
pair of bald eagles and perhaps glimpse this year’s
eaglets.
Saturday, July 9
State Symbol Memory Game, 2 p.m., at the Ice
Amery Area Community Center
I hope everyone had a fun and safe Fourth of July
weekend. Summer is now in full swing and we have
so many fun activities coming up at the center.
Our next vendor event will take place on Saturday, Aug. 27, from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. The cost for table
rentals is $5 for members of the community center and $25 for nonmembers. Please contact us at
715-268-6605 if you are interested and would like a
registration form.
We’ve got a fun time in store for you at our next
birthday party on Thursday, Aug. 11, at 11:30 a.m.
Age Center. Join the fun with a game of memory –
Wisconsin style. Match the symbols and discover
everything from our state flag to our state dog.
Pondering the Potholes and Other Glacial Wonders, 4-5 p.m., at the river overlook on the Pothole
Trail. Visit with the naturalist to learn about the makings of Interstate Park’s natural wonders.
Universe in the Park, 9 p.m., at the Ice Age Center. An outreach program of the Space Astronomy
Lab and the Department of Astronomy, University
of Wisconsin - Madison. A special Universe in the
Park presentation indoors will be followed by a star
gazing session with the aid of a telescope (weather
permitting). The indoor program will be held rain or
shine. Learn the latest discoveries and puzzles of
our universe.
Interstate Park is located in St. Croix Falls, on
Hwy. 35, just one-half mile south of Hwy. 8. The
programs are free of charge, but a Wisconsin state
park sticker is required to enter the park. For more
information call Julie or Barb at 715-483-3747,
visit wiparks.net or become a friend on Facebook
at Friends of WI Interstate State Park. - submitted
Susan Shachtman, assistant director
Dress in your best Western attire for our Western
hoedown. Dick Armbruster will provide the music,
a meal will be served and there will be over $100
in door prizes for those who dress up. The cost for
members is $6 and for guests, $7. Sign up to reserve your spot by Monday, Aug. 8.
Join the Stamp’n Scrappers and be part of a fun
group. They meet on the first and third Tuesdays
at 5:30 p.m. You can bring your own supplies or
use the center’s supplies. There is no charge for
members, unless you want to do a make-and-take
project. Just stop in and see what we have to offer.
Arm knitting is a new craze that you will love.
You don’t need to be a knitter, but if you are, it will
be familiar right away. Yarn will be provided. The
date for this class is Tuesday, Aug. 9, at 6 p.m. and
the cost is $22 for the class and yarn. You must be
a member of the Amery Community Center and the
deadline to register and pay is Tuesday, Aug. 2.
Tuesday pool winners were Gary Snelling in first,
Mary Fisher took second, Jim Webb placed third
and Gene Pribnow placed fourth.
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Thursday pool winners were Gary Snelling in first,
Carl Johnson in second, Wendell Anderson in third
and Mary Fisher in fourth place.
Wednesday bridge winners were Bev Kjeseth in
first, Sydney Lund in second, Paula Schmid placed
third, and Joyce Egan came in fourth. Congratulations to all!
Have a safe and wonderful week.
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Balsam Lake Public Library
Upcoming programming
invertebrates and collect your own.
Tuesday, July 19, 10:30 a.m. – Reptiles – touch
lizards, snakes, turtles and more.
Here are a few summer reading events coming
up:
Author and illustrator Mike Wohnoutka will be
at Unity School on Wednesday, July 20. He will
share with us his creative process when writing
and illustrating children’s books. He will also do
some fun interactive drawing demonstrations and
readings from his own books. You must register in
advance at Balsam Lake Public Library, Milltown
Public Library or with Unity Community Ed. Free
event for kids. Free lunch will be available at noon
to those not attending the morning summer school
session.
Thursday, July 7, is “Drive-in” Movie Night. Bring
in a box to make your vehicle; we will have a few
boxes available for anyone who does not have one.
Make your car and then stay to watch a movie,
which begins at 3 p.m.
Tuesday, July 12, 10:30 a.m. – Underwater
Worlds at the Balsam Lake Beach. Learn about
aquatic plants and aquatic invasive species. See
Coffee and Crayons
Coffee and Crayons will be held Friday, July 15,
10:30 a.m.
Adult summer reading
Adult summer reading will be held June 13- July
15. Simply read three books or audiobooks bring in
your reading log and sign up for a weekly drawing
and grand prize drawing. Extra activities will be
offered for extra entries in the drawing. Read “Soul
Surfer” and watch the movie on July 15, as part of
the adult summer reading activities. Movie at 2 p.m.
at the library with time for drawings and movie and
book discussion.
Tech time
Sign up for a 30-minute session and get
your technology questions answered. The next
open space is July 8. Space is limited. For more
specific times or to sign up, call or email us. Barb
Krueger from Krueger Solutions is also available
for personal appointments, contact her directly
for more information at 651-343-5078 or email:
[email protected].
For kids and families:
Check our website and Facebook for the most
current activities. We offer “Cabin Kits”: activity kits
you can assemble yourself here at the library. It may
be a combination of any material types, such as
games, puzzles, movies, books, CD’s, etc. Checkout time is for two weeks. Great for when you have
company visiting at the cabin or for a rainy summer
day.
Story time
Story time is for children 18 months to 5 years
and is held Tuesday mornings at 10:30 a.m., with
stories and activities.
afternoons beginning at 12:30 p.m. For all ages.
Anytime, Anywhere Book Club
Anytime, Anywhere is a completely online book
club for adults. It’s all online, so you can join the
discussion whenever you have time. For more
information visit the book club page on Facebook,
facebook.com/AnytimeAnywhereBookClub.
Hours and contact info
Check out our website, balsamlakepubliclibrary.
org. We offer free Wi-Fi, public computers, faxing
and copying, free coffee and an inviting atmosphere.
Hours: Monday - Thursday 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.; Friday
10 a.m. - 5 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. For
the most updated information, like us on Facebook
or email us at [email protected]. Our phone
number is 715-485-3215.
Cribbage
Play Cribbage at the library Wednesday
Grantsburg summer school presents the musical “Seussical Jr.”
GRANTSBURG – More than 50 students in the fourth through 10th grade
will be presenting “Seussical Jr.” as the
culmination of a Grantsburg summer
school project. Performances will be Friday, July 8, at 2:30 p.m., and Monday, July
11, at 7 p.m.
“Seussical Jr.” is a student adaptation
of the musical that opened on Broadway
in 2000. The show uses several story lines
from familiar Dr. Seuss books to tell a
story of the importance of faithfulness,
open-mindedness and creativity, as well
as being true to yourself. Readers will
recognize “Horton Hears a Who” “Horton Hatches an Egg” and “Miss Gertrude
McFuzz” with the Cat in the Hat serving
as the storyteller who keeps the whole
show moving.
“It has been an intense summer project,” says director Linda Benge. “These
are talented and hardworking students
who are doing a great job. We are rehearsing the show in different sections in the
mornings as regular summer school and
then putting it all together in several afternoon rehearsals. The other shows we
have done were adaptations of animated
Disney movies. This is a Broadway show,
and almost all of the stage time is singing
and dancing. These young students are
amazing in what they have been able to
accomplish.”
Set pieces and costumes have been created by assistant director Debra Peterson
and volunteer Karin Reinert, and capture
the spirit of the show beautifully.
Tickets will be available at the door.
For more information contact Linda
Benge at 715-463-2531 or 715-463-5956
(H). - submitted
Polk County FSA announces acreage reporting dates
BALSAM LAKE - Polk County USDA
Farm Service Agency Executive Director
Aaron Moore announced this week that
producers who file accurate and timely
reports for all crops and land uses, including failed acreage, can prevent the
potential loss of FSA program benefits.
Please pay close attention to the acreage
reporting dates below for 2016.
“In order to comply with FSA program
eligibility requirements, all producers are
encouraged to visit the Polk County FSA
office to file an accurate crop certification
report by the applicable deadline,” said
Moore.
The following acreage reporting dates
are applicable for Polk County:
• July 15: All spring-seeded crops, forage seeding, Conservation Reserve Program acres.
• Aug. 15: Cabbage.
• Sept. 30: All value-loss crops, except
nursery.
• Nov. 15: Perennial forage, fall mint,
fall-seeded small grains, pasture, rangeland and forest.
• Jan. 17: Perennial fruits including but
not limited to: apples, pears, blueberries,
cherries and grapes.
The following exceptions apply to the
above acreage reporting dates:
• If the crop has not been planted by
the above acreage reporting date, then the
acreage must be reported no later than 15
calendar days after planting is completed.
• If a producer acquires additional
acreage after the above acreage reporting
date, then the acreage must be reported
no later than 30 calendars days after purchase or acquiring the lease. Appropriate
documentation must be provided to the
county office.
• If a perennial forage crop is reported
with the intended use of “cover only,”
“green manure,” left standing or seed
then the acreage must be reported by July
15.
According to Moore, Noninsured Crop
Disaster Assistance Program policy holders should note that the acreage reporting
date for NAP covered crops is the earlier
of the dates listed above or 15 calendar
days before grazing or harvesting of the
crop begins.
For questions regarding crop certification and crop loss reports, please contact
the Polk County FSA office at 715-4853138. - submitted
Reading friends are also reading buddies
newed the sense of purpose found in this
opportunity.
Principal Jeff Benoy told the group how
much their presence adds to the good the
school is able to do. Library media specialist Rita Platt talked about a critical
fringe benefit noted in how well the elementary school does in statewide reading
achievement scores.
Teachers added how much they and
their students value the gifts of time
and attention. Most telling for them is
that every child wants a special Reading
Friend!
Marv Caspersen complimented the
staff on the cheerful working atmosphere
he experiences around the school, observing that it’s a pleasure to be there. Some
said his words reminded them to show
appreciation for good public education.
David Ollman, Friend for 9 years, was
honored at the meeting. David, with the
aid of Cherie Ollman, saw to it that “his”
kids never missed an extra chance to read
in spite of his own recent surgery.
The group also gave a special thanks
to Randi Shaw, school secretary, who
warmly welcomes each Friend while she
keeps a maze of reading schedules in
good order.
Reading Friends who befriended
youngsters in the 2015-16 school year are
*Sarah Adams, Peggy Anderson, Terry
Benoy, Alice Berestka, *Barbra and *Mark
Boyken, Racheal Broome, Beverly and
Marvin Caspersen, Connie Clark, Nan
DelMonaco,Vicki Engel, Sharon Foss,
Virginia Johnson,*Jerry Lou Hague,*Al
and *Marilyn B. Kruger, *Miriam Lagus,
Melinda and Rob Lubben, *Tom Meister,
Cherie and *David Ollman, Lynna Rider,
Ilsa Ross, Jane Sackett, *Colleen and *Don
Schween, Anita Siltberg, Marilyn Strege,
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THANK YOU
Thank you to all our children, relatives and
friends for celebrating with us on our 60th
wedding anniversary. We are sincerely
grateful and thankful.
Love and Prayers,
Roger & Janice Panek
Attending a recent
Reading Buddy orientation at SCF Elementary
School were front (L to
R): Barbra Boyken and
Melinda Lubben and
back, Al Kruger and Rob
Lubben. Missing are Nan
DelMonaco and Marilyn
B. Kruger. - Photo submitted
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reading is welcomed and needed. For
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To learn about the Reading Friends
venture, contact Marilyn Brissett-Kruger
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success in schools and in life but skills are
often lost when the school year ends.
It’s natural that the Reading Friends
group is among the volunteers working
with Northern Waters Learning summer
projects held at the public library and at
the Kids Care Reading Buddy program offered at St. Croix Falls Elementary School.
Reading Friends of Elementary Saints,
a community/school venture begun by a
small group of local people in 2007, celebrated with a closing event on May 17.
Reading Friends is described as a unique
program for several reasons. First because it was initiated by citizens, as opposed to responding to a school’s call for
help. Secondly, due to the generosity and
commitment of hundreds of citizens who,
over the nine years, “show up, listen and
support” youngsters who are “learning
to read so they can read to learn,” as an
old saying goes. Finally, it is remarkable
because of the special bonds that form between the adult and the child who meet
weekly and spend time reading together.
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!"#$%&'"!'(#)*'+'Siren bed races
LEFT: The Can You Dig
It? team plowed through the
race obstacles at the annual
Siren Fourth of July bed
races held Saturday morning, July 2, on Main Street.
They didn’t win any prizes,
but they did win many
cheers from the hometown
crowd. The majority of the
team are Siren High School
students.
RIGHT: This team member scurries around the
track while balancing a
cup of water on his head.
The objective is to overflow a 64-ounce bottle with
water in the shortest time.
A group of first-grade students designed the game
as part of its year-end
Olympics.
LEFT: Peggy Strabel, the event coordinator for nearly 30 years, directs the
Crooked Lake cabin kids and their PacMan-themed bed through the course.
The group has participated for the past
three years and had one of the youngest
teams.
Many boxes of cereal were consumed to decorate the Breakfast of Champions bed. Each team member
represented a different cereal mascot.
The best-dressed bed went with the force. The Star Wars-themed bed was driven
by Princess Leia, two Stormtroopers and Ren. The bed was a replica first order TIE
fighter with BB-8 and a young Anakin Skywalker riding along.
Passing a hula hoop between a
line of team members while holding hands can be quite the challenge if you are more leg and not
very flexible as the Can You Dig It?
team demonstrated during Siren’s
30th-annual bed race competition.
!"#$%&'"!'(#)*'+'Webster parade
WEBSTER – If you have a parade, they will come. And
come they did from all over the area to the Webster Fourth of
July parade on Monday. As Webster celebrates its centennial
year, it named its own Edna Schroeder (also celebrating her
centennial year) Grand Mistress of the parade, and it was a
real show piece.
Well, someone had to represent the Statue of Liberty.
The Frederic royalty danced on their float.
Viewers came in all sizes.
Photos by Carl Heidel
These friends sported patriotic facial
decor.
There were dragons on the street for the Independence Day parade in Webster.
Pinwheels provide another way to display the
flag.
People representing Yellow River Pharmancy had fun
tossing candy to the kids.
Totally focused.
St. John the Baptist Catholic Church
entered this float in the parade in Webster.
Luck royalty came dressed for the holiday and the weather to take part
in the Fourth of July parade.
Miss St. Croix of the St. Croix Tribe
danced for the gathering.
Cold treats at Grace United
Methodist Church were the subject of this lady’s advertising.
The Webster High School band showed its stuff.
The gang’s all here.
!"#$%&'"!'(#)*'+'Webster parade
Remember to wave at the crowd.
A passing face on a traveling food wagon.
Pam Berg-Heidel cuddled a baby rabbit while watching the parade.
Photos by
Carl Heidel
LEFT:
Maurice
“Smitty” Smith, a
transplant from Texas,
served in WWII.
A fire truck from another era was a part of Webster’s parade Monday, July 4.
A sweet way to display the flag.
Vantage points for viewing varied.
A bit shy with that camera.
Webster’s ladder truck led the parade of rescue vehicles in Webster on July Fourth.
Transportation from the grandparents’ days.
You try this in the middle of a
parade.
Hey, Jordan Buck, smile for the camera.
Standing in the street could get you soaked.
!"#$%&'"!'(#)*'+'Siren parade
If you didn’t know this is an election year before you watch a parade, you sure will afterward.
Donald and Hillary stopped in Siren to campaign for the upcoming election as did several other
politicians.
In keeping with the election theme, this float encouraged voters to choose Captain America,
the rollerblading patriot (not shown) for president. The ladies performed an energetic cheer
for the crowd.
Harmonic Balance performed “The Star-Spangled Banner” before the Freedom Five and the
grand parade. The members include Rex Erickson, James Muus, Rick Kosloski and Kent Lindquist.
Rudy Mothes shows off his 1959 Dodge 100 pickup truck and represents the Siren Ballpark
in style. The Mothes family has helped run the ball field for many years. Mothes won the best
community float of the parade.
The celebrity-laced parade included an appearance by “Jace Robertson.” The real “Duck
Dynasty” star will be appearing in September at the Webster School, sponsored by the Siren
Assembly of God Church.
The St. Paul Winter Carnival Vulcans, notorious for their St. Paddy’s Day parade appearance,
made another trip to Siren to celebrate the Fourth of July. The crew stopped for a 5-second cheer
in front of the announcer’s stand.
The Siren marching band is always a crowd favorite. Guest conductor and Siren alumna Beth
Peterson, of Rice Lake, directed the band along Siren’s Fourth of July parade route.
The presentation of colors and the 21-gun salute
is a reminder of why we
are able to celebrate the
independence of our nation. The street was lined
with thousands of onlookers standing in respect for
the many who have fought
to maintain our freedoms.
Spotlight on The Village Players
DANBURY - The cast is set
and rehearsals are under way
for the Village Players Community Theatre 2016 summer
production, “Drinking Habits,” a farce by Tom Smith
and performed with permission by Playscripts, Inc.
Veteran VPCT actor Danielle Formanek will be directing the production, which
will run two weekends, July
28-30 and Aug. 4-6, with two
Sunday matinees, July 31 and
Danielle Formanek
Aug. 7.
The play centers around
two nuns in the order of Sisters of Perpetual Sewing who
are secretly making wine to keep the convent’s doors
open.
Audiences will laugh out loud as wine and secrets are
spilled when visitors arrive at the convent to expose the
sisters tasty trade.
Meet the director
Formanek is very excited to be participating in her
fourth Village Players show, this time as the director.
A Webster High School alum, Formanek recently graduated from UW-River Falls with a degree in theater arts.
“This isn’t my first time directing, but there’s something very special about being able to direct on the stage I
was first introduced to six years ago when my best friend,
Olivia, suggested that I come audition for the show she
was directing, ‘The Grandest Canyon,’” she said.
Formanek said she is “so grateful” to have had such a
great cast and crew to make this show possible.
“Because of all the humor in this show, I knew I needed
a solid group of actors who could handle all the crazy
comedy. I’ve worked with the majority of the cast on previous shows, so knew they were a great crew who could
really have fun with it. There are some familiar favorites
that can be recognized from previous shows as well as
some fresh faces, but they’re all wonderful. They make
me laugh at every single rehearsal.”
“This show is a goofy comedy – it’s lighthearted. It’s
not a hard-hitting piece of drama meant to make you cry
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July 16, from 8-11 a.m. or until they run out. The feast will
be served by the Luck Area Historical Society at the Luck
Museum. Don’t miss it! – Photo submitted
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the Balsam Lake Freedom Fest this past weekend, July 1-4.
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or think until your head hurts. It’s fun and a little ridiculous, but laughs are a guarantee!”
Formanek extends gratitude to her family and friends
for all their support. She invites everyone to come and
“Enjoy the show!”
Fitting right in with the play’s wine-making plot, VPCT
is excited to announce wine tastings will be held at the
Friday and Saturday night performances both weekends.
Come early and enjoy wine from Clover Meadow Winery, starting at 5:30 p.m. Tickets for this season’s performances will again be available for purchase online with
printable tickets at villageplayerscommunitytheatre.com,
then click on Ticket Peak. Tickets can also be purchased
at the door the day of the performance. Online sales stop
three hours prior to performance and tickets at the door
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Bumps in the road
T
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Allow son to make his own
mistakes
Q: Despite our best parenting efforts,
our adult son has developed a talent for
making dumb decisions and behaving
irresponsibly. He recently financed an
expensive car he couldn’t afford, only
to total it three weeks later – after he’d
canceled the insurance. He’s now in serious financial straits and may lose his
job for lack of transportation. We’ve
tried to support and help him in similar situations, but things just get worse.
What should we do?
Jim: Unfortunately, even good par
parents often see their adult children make
poor choices. Our role as parents should
change as our kids enter adulthood,
but our purpose should be: To encourage them to become mature, self-controlled, self-regulating, responsible and
independent adults. In this case, I would
suggest that means allowing your son to
come face-to-face with the real-life consequences of his choices. Here are three
principles to keep in mind:
1) Don’t make your child’s problem
your problem. Maintain appropriate
boundaries by respecting his right to
be his own man and make his own decisions. To assume his problems is to
deprive him of adult autonomy. That’s
almost always counterproductive.
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winters, frost bumps keep emerging in
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2) Don’t make yourself the solution to
your child’s problem. It’s not your job
or responsibility to fix everything that’s
broken and right every wrong in your
son’s life. Experience is the best teacher,
and you need to give your son the opportunity to learn from the consequences of
his decisions.
3) Maintain the relationship. Avoid
damaging your relationship with your
son by “sticking your oar in” where it
isn’t wanted or needed. Uninvited interference and “I told you so” comments
can inspire resentment, and resentment
will destroy the all-important heart-connection between parent and child. Keeping the lines of communication open is
the best way to maintain a strong and
positive influence.
If you need help navigating this process, our licensed counselors would be
pleased to provide additional thoughts.
Don’t hesitate to call them at 855-7714537 for a free consultation.
•••
Q: Our school board is meeting next
week to prepare for the new school
year, and one item they’re proposing
is eliminating recess for elementary
schoolchildren to devote more time to
academics. My neighbor is all for this
and thinks it will benefit her kids. But
something just doesn’t feel good about
it to me. What do you think?
Danny Huerta, executive director, Par-
eling over a particularly bumpy, long
stretch of road. But we discovered our
slower pace meant seeing more wildlife.
We saw many more elk, caribou, moose,
bears, red fox, coyotes and bald eagles
than we would have at our previous,
higher speed.
We often encounter bumps in the road
of our lives, too. Some are big bumps.
Others are little ones that keep resurfacing, like driving through rush-hour
traffic every day. The little bumps are
the ones that shorten tempers and cause
ulcers. James 1:19-20 has good advice
about this. “So then, my beloved breth-
Focus
on the family
Jim Daly
enting: It’s healthy to stretch our children’s minds, and it’s natural to want to
give them a head start. But the growing
trend of eliminating recess concerns me
because it threatens our kids emotional,
psychological, cognitive and social development.
Play provides opportunities for children to self-express, think creatively,
develop cognitively, work through challenges, regulate emotions, build self-con
self-confidence, communicate and connect with
others, and practice roles needed for sur
survival. There’s also evidence that play can
help prevent some of the attention and
mood disorders and sensory processing
issues we’re seeing in many children.
It’s also important to understand that
competitive and organized sports are
not substitutes for unstructured and
unrestricted play where imagination,
creativity and exploration are essential
elements. Sports practice, where a child
is learning a skill under the direction of a
coach, is, in a certain sense, “work.”
The case can be made, then, that play-
ren, let every man be swift to hear, slow
to speak, slow to wrath; for the wrath of
man does not produce the righteousness
of God.” The operative word in this
verse, I believe, is “slow.” If we slow
down, the bumps will be easier on our
bodies, our minds and our spirits.
Lord, forgive us when we let the bumps in
our lives cause us to react negatively. Help
us deal with each bump as it comes so we
will slow down and enjoy you and your gifts
in the midst of the bumpy road of life. In
Jesus’ name, amen.
Mrs. Bair may be reached at sallybair@
gmail.com.
time at recess actually helps children
learn and develop inside the classroom.
Should your local school board, however,
succumb to recent trends and eliminate
recess time, make sure you compensate
for that loss by ensuring your child’s
playtime needs are met. How that looks
varies from child to child. The important
thing to remember is that they have fun
with activities they choose. And they’ll
benefit even more if you join in, too!
•••
Jim Daly is a husband and father, an author, president of Focus on the Family and
host of the “Focus on the Family” radio program. Catch up with him at jimdalyblog.com
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COOPERATIVE
PUBLISHING ASSOC.
• Complete Line of
Building Supplies & Lumber
• Cabot’s Stains
Grantsburg, Wis.
715-488-2471 or 715-327-8766
Printers & Publishers • Office Supplies
CUSHING
STATE FARM
INSURANCE
COMPANIES
CUSHING
COOPERATIVE
SOCIETY
Feed Mill - Grain Dept.
Cushing, Wis.
715-648-5215
FREDERIC
BREMER BANK, N.A.
Full-Service Banking
Member FDIC
Frederic - Danbury - Siren
DAEFFLER’S QUALITY
MEATS, INC.
Wholesale & Retail Meats
Custom Butchering & Processing
Phone 715-327-4456
Frederic, Wis. - 715-327-4236
Shell Lake, Wis. - 715-468-2314
Siren, Wis. - 715-349-2560
St. Croix Falls, Wis. - 715-483-9008
Corey T. Arnold, Agent
Frederic, Wis.
Phone 715-327-8076
BEAN’S COUNTRY
GRIDDLE
LUCK
SIREN
WEBSTER
VAN METER’S MEATS
D & L FINANCIAL
SERVICES
HOPKINS SAND &
GRAVEL, INC.
Government Inspected
Slaughtering and Processing,
Sausage making
• Ham & Bacon Cured & Smoked
Sides and Quarters of Beef and
Pork Available
Old-fashioned Fresh Meat Counter
Tim Van Meter and
Ross Anderson, Owners
Luck, WI 54853
Plant 715-472-2141
10022 Elbow Lake Road
Siren, Wis. 54872
715-689-2539
Sand, Gravel, Ready-Mix,
Concrete, Black Dirt, Dozer Work,
Landscaping &
Septic Tanks Installed
Hwy. 35 North
Webster, Wis.
Phone 715-866-4157
M.P.R.S. #03059
SWEDBERG-TAYLOR
FUNERAL HOME
Webster, Wis.
Phone 715-866-7131
Churches 8/10
ALPHA
Hwys. 35 & 48, Downtown Frederic
Phone 715-327-5513
NORTHWESTERN
WISCONSIN
ELECTRIC CO.
“Your Electric Servant”
Serving Polk & Burnett Counties
“Use Energy Wisely”
CARLSON-ROWE
FUNERAL HOME
Frederic, Wis. - 715-327-4475
Any area business wishing to help sponsor
the church listings should contact the Leader
at 715-327-4236.
CHURCH
DIRECTORY
CHURCH
DIRECTORY
ADVENTIST
SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST - FREDERIC
605 Benson Road;
Pastor John Redlich
Sat. Worship 11 a.m.; Sabbath Schl. 9:30 a.m.
ALLIANCE
ALLIANCE
ALLIANCE CHURCH OF THE VALLEY
1259 Hwy. 35 S., St. Croix Falls
Senior Pastor Gary Russell
Sunday Worship: 8:30 & 11 a.m.
BIBLE FELLOWSHIP
BIBLE FELLOWSHIP
WORD OF LIFE CHURCH
Meeting in homes. Elder: Cliff Bjork, 715-755-3048
Sun. Fellowship - 10 a.m.; Wed. 7 p.m.
LUTHERAN
LUTHERAN
BALSAM LUTHERAN CHURCH
1115 Mains Crossing, Amery
1/2 Mile South Hwy. 8 On 110th St.
Sun. Worship 8:30 a.m.; Sun. School 9:45 a.m.
BEAUTIFUL SAVIOR LUTHERAN (WELS)
Gene E. Jahnke, Pastor, 715-635-7672,
Hm. 715-354-7787, Hwy. 70 at 53, Spooner
Sun. Wor. - 9:30 a.m.; Sun. School & Bible
Classes For All - 10:45 a.m.
BETHANY LUTHERAN - BRANSTAD
Pastor Jay Ticknor, 715-463-5746
3 miles So. of Grantsburg on Hwy. 87
Sun. Schl. - 9:30 a.m.; Worship - 11 a.m.
BETHANY LUTHERAN - SIREN
Hwy. 35, 1/2 blk. N. Main St.
Pastor Paul Peterson, Cell # 715-566-3758
Pastoral Serv. 715-349-5280
Sun. Worship - 8:30 a.m.; Sun. School 9:45 a.m.
BETHESDA LUTHERAN - DRESSER (LCMC)
www.bethesdalutheran.ws
Pastor Peter Rimmereid, 715-755-2562
1947 110th Ave., Dresser
Blended contemp./traditional serv. 9 a.m.;
Outdoor service at 10 a.m. last Sun. of June, July
& August
BONE LAKE LUTHERAN [email protected]
Pastor Ann Fenlason, 5 mi. E. of Luck on Hwy.
48, 1/2 mi. S. on I; Office - 715-472-2535;
Pastor - 715-472-8153,
8:30 a.m. Adult Bible Study; 9:30 a.m. Worship
with Communion 1st & 3rd Sun. Of The Month;
11:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m. Fellowship.
CHICKEN COOP CHURCH
12119 N. Ford Dr., Grantsburg, WI 54840
715-463-2221
4 - 6 p.m. Every Sunday
“Soup in the Coop” 4-5 p.m., Worship 5-6 p.m.
CHRIST LUTHERAN (LCMS)
Pipe Lake CTH G & T, 715-822-3096
Pastor Steve Miller
Sun. Serv. 10:45 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 9:15 a.m.
during schl. yr.; christlutheranpipelake.com
CLAM FALLS LUTHERAN (AALC)
Pastor Gary Rokenbrodt, 218-371-1335
715-327-4461
Worship 9 a.m.; Sunday School 10:15 a.m.
FAITH LUTHERAN - BALSAM LAKE
[email protected]
Pastor Diane Norstad
715-485-3800; CTH I & Mill Street
Worship 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 10:40 a.m.
FAITH LUTHERAN - GRANTSBURG
Rev. Sandra Hutchens; 715-463-5388
myfaithlutheran.org
Sunday Worship with Communion 9:30 a.m.;
Sun. service radio broadcast 100.9 FM
FIRST EVAN. LUTHERAN
561 Chestnut St., Taylors Falls, MN,
651-465-5265; tflutheran.org
Sun. Worship 9 a.m. (Memorial Day - Labor Day)
FIRST LUTHERAN - CUSHING
Pastor Marilyn Crossfield, cushingparish.org
715-648-5323 or 715-648-5324
Sun. Wor. 9 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 9 a.m.
FRISTAD LUTHERAN - CENTURIA
ELCA - 501 Hwy. 35, 715-646-2357,
Mel Rau, Pastor
Sun. Worship 9 a.m.
GEORGETOWN LUTHERAN - ELCA
877 190th Ave., CTH G,
Balsam Lake, WI (Fox Creek)
[email protected]
Interim Pastor Paul Settergren;
Parish Office - 715-857-5580
Wor. Serv. 10:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 9:30 a.m.
GRACE LUTHERAN - WEST SWEDEN
Phone 715-327-4340, 715-327-8384,
260-336-5974, Pastor Thomas McShannock
Worship 9:15 a.m.; Sun. School 10:30 a.m.
IMMANUEL LUTHERAN - FREDERIC
(Missouri Synod)
Pastor Jody R. Walter
Office: 715-866-7191; Parsonage: 715-866-4622
Sun. Schl. - 8:45 a.m.; Service - 10:45 a.m.
LAKESIDE COMMUNITY LUTH. - ELCA
CTH H, 1/2 mi. N. of CTH A & H on H
Church Off. 715-635-7791,
Pastor Bill Schroeder
Sun. Wor. w/Comm. 10 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 9 a.m.
LAKETOWN LUTHERAN - CUSHING
Pastor Marilyn Crossfield, cushingparish.org
Sun. Wor. 10:45 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 10:45 a.m.
LUCK LUTHERAN
Pastor Ralph Thompson - 715-977-0694
Office 715-472-2605; lucklutheran.org
510 Foster Avenue East, Luck, Wis.
Sun. Wor. 9 a.m. (June 5 - Aug. 28);
Monday Evening Contemporary Worship,
6:30 p.m. (June 6 - Aug. 29)
MILLTOWN LUTHERAN
Vicar Angie Kutney, Pastors Mel Rau & Maggie
Isaacson; 113 W. Main St.. W., 715-825-2453
9:30 a.m. Sunday Schl.; 10:30 Worship
Communion 1st & 3rd Sunday of the Month
NEW HOPE LUTHERAN CHURCH
Senior Pastor Emory Johnson, 715-463-5700
newhopelutheranchurch.org
685 W. State Road 70, Grantsburg
Sun. Wor. Serv. 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 11 a.m.
NORTH VALLEY LUTHERAN
Pastor Maggie Isaacson, 715-825-3559
3 mi. W. of Milltown on “G”
Sunday Worship - 9 a.m.
OUR REDEEMER LUTHERAN, (LCMS)
WEBSTER
Pastor Jody Walter
Office: 715-866-7191; Parsonage: 715-866-4622
Sunday Worship - 9 a.m.
facebook/OurRedeemerWebster
PEACE LUTHERAN - DRESSER (ELCA)
2355 Clark Road, Dresser, WI, 715-755-2515
plcdresser.org
Rev. Alan Buresh
Sunday Worship. - 9 a.m.
PILGRIM LUTHERAN - FREDERIC (ELCA)
Pastor Paul Peterson
507 Wisconsin Ave. N., 715-327-8012
Sunday Worship - 10:30 a.m.
pilgrimlutheranfrederic.org
REDEEMER EV. LUTHERAN
(Wisconsin Synod) Pastor Timothy Blauret
200 N. Adams St., St. Croix Falls
Sun. Wor. - 9:15 a.m.; Sun. Schl. - 8:15 a.m.
ST. JOHN’S EV. LUTHERAN (Wis. Synod)
350 Michigan Ave., Centuria
Sun. Worship - 10:45 a.m.; Sun. School - 10 a.m.
ST. PETER’S LUTHERAN - LCMC
1614 CTH B, North Luck, 715-472-8190
Pastor Roger Kastelle
Sunday Worship - 9 a.m.;
Adult Bible Study Thurs. 6:30 p.m.
SHEPHERD OF THE VALLEY LUTHERAN
(Missouri Synod)
140 Madison St. South, St. Croix Falls
Pastor Mark K. Schoen
Sun. Service - 9 a.m.; Sun. School - 10:30 a.m.
TRINITY LUTHERAN - ELCA
10 mi. W. of Cumberland on Hwy. 48 (McKinley)
Interim Pastor Paul Settergren
Parish Office 715-857-5580
Church 715-822-3001
Worship Service - 9 a.m.;
Sunday School - 10:15 a.m.
TRINITY LUTHERAN - FALUN
Hwy. 70 East, 715-689-2271,
Pastor Jay Ticknor
Worship 9 a.m.; Sunday School 10:15 a.m.
TRINITY EV. LUTHERAN CHURCH (WELS)
300 Seminole Ave. (Hwy. M), Osceola, WI
715-294-2828, Pastor David Rosenow
www.trinity.osceola.com
Sunday Worship 9 a.m., Bible Class 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday Worship 7 p.m.
WEST DENMARK LUTHERAN
Pastor Linda Rozumalski
1 mi. west of Luck on N, 2478 170th St., Luck
Sunday Worship 10 a.m.; Sunday School 9 a.m.
Fellowship 11 a.m.
WEST IMMANUEL LUTHERAN - ELCA
Rev. Rexford D. Brandt
447 180th St., Osceola, 715-294-2936
June 7, 2015 - Sept. 6, 2015
Sun. Wor. 9 a.m.; Communion 1st & 3rd Sunday
YELLOW LAKE LUTHERAN
1/2 mi. W. of Hwy. 35 on U, 715-866-8281,
yellowlakelutheranchurch.org
Pastors Douglas Olson, Roger Kampstra,
Myron Carlson and Danny Wheeler
Service at 9:30 a.m.
ZION LUTHERAN - BONE LAKE (LCMC)
5 miles E. of Frederic on W, 2 miles south on I;
Church: 715-472-8660
Pastor Mike Fisk, 715-417-0692
Summer Sunday Worship 10 a.m.
ZION LUTHERAN - EAST FARMINGTON
(WELS )
Pastor David Rosenow - 715-294-3489
Worship Saturday evening 7 p.m. and
Sunday morning 8 a.m.
Communion 1st & 3rd Sunday of month
ZION LUTHERAN - MARKVILLE
Pastor Janeva Stromberg, 320-679-1012;
Council Chair, 715-244-3301
Worship - 11 a.m.; Sunday School - 10 a.m.
ZION LUTHERAN - TRADE LAKE
Pastor Thomas McShannock
715-327-8384, 260-336-5974
Fellowship - 10:30 a.m.,
Sunday School 9:45 a.m.; Worship 11 a.m.
PRESBYTERIAN
PRESBYTERIAN
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN
Pastor Barbara Anne Keely
715-483-3550
719 Nevada St., St. Croix Falls
Fellowship - 10:15 a.m.; Sunday Wor. - 11 a.m.
METHODIST
METHODIST
ATLAS UNITED METHODIST - UPPER
ST. CROIX PARISH
Rev. Kris Johnson; Rev. Mike Brubaker,
715-463-2624
Sunday School - 11 a.m.; Worship - 11 a.m.
CENTRAL UNITED METHODIST - UPPER
ST. CROIX PARISH - GRANTSBURG
Rev. Kris Johnson; Rev. Mike Brubaker
715-463-2624
Wor. - 9 a.m.; Sun. Schl. - 10:30 a.m.
DANBURY UNITED METHODIST
7520 Water St., 715-866-8646
Rev. Eddie Crise, Sr. Pastor
Rev. Thomas Cook, Assoc. Pastor
GRACE UNITED METHODIST - WEBSTER
26503 Muskey Ave., 715-866-8646
Rev. Eddie Crise, Sr. Pastor,
Sun. Schl. 9:15 a.m., Sun. Worship - 10:30 a.m.
HOLY TRINITY UNITED METHODIST
[email protected]
1606 165th Ave., CTH I, Centuria
Pastor Freddie Kirk, 715-485-3363
LAKEVIEW UNITED - HERTEL
Pastor Jack Starr
Wor. - 9 a.m.; Sun. Schl. - during worship hour
LEWIS MEMORIAL UNITED METHODIST
3482 115th St., 715-866-8646
Worship 8:45 a.m.
OSCEOLA UNITED METHODIST
[email protected]
306 River Street, Osceola, 715-755-2275,
Rev. Carolyn Saunders
Sunday Worship - 10 a.m.; Fellowship - 11 a.m.
Wed. School: Weds. 3:30-5 p.m. Oct.-May
ST. CROIX FALLS UNITED METHODIST UPPER ST. CROIX PARISH
Rev. Kris Johnson; Rev. Mike Brubaker
Sunday Worship Serv. - 10 a.m.;
Sunday School is at 9 a.m.,
Nursery available
ST. LUKE UNITED METHODIST - FREDERIC
100 Linden Street, Frederic
Pastor “Freddie” Kirk, 715-327-4436
Sun. Wor. 10:30 a.m.; Wed. Serv. 5:15 p.m.
SIREN UNITED METHODIST
24025 1st Ave. So., 715-866-8646
Sun. Schl. 9 a.m.; Wor. - 10:15 a.m.
(Nursery available)
TAYLORS FALLS UNITED METHODIST
290 W. Government Street, 715-294-4436
Reverend Dr. Rolland Robinson
Sunday Service - 10 a.m. with nursery
Sunday School - Sept. - May at 10 a.m.
WOLF CREEK UNITED METHODIST
Rev. Kris Johnson;
Rev. Mike Brubaker
COVENANT
COVENANT
CALVARY COVENANT - ALPHA
Pastor Scott Sagle, 715-689-2541
Sunday Schl. 9:30 a.m.; Sunday Wor. 10:30 p.m.
Elevator provided, welcome
SIREN COVENANT
Pastor Brian Pardun
7686 Lofty Pines Drive, Siren, 715-349-5601
Worship 10 a.m.; Sunday School 9 a.m.
UNITED COVENANT - CLEAR LAKE
Pastor Dan Pearson
Sunday School 8:45 a.m.; Worship 10 a.m.
CATHOLIC
CATHOLIC
ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
Rev. Andy Anderson, 715-247-3310
255 St. Hwy. 35, East Farmington
Mass Sunday 9 a.m.
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION - GRANTSBURG
Father Shanti Mondapati
715-327-8119
Mass: Sat., 6:30 p.m.; Sun. 8:30 a.m.
OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP
Danbury - 7586 St. Rd. 77, 715-866-7321
Pastor - Father Michael J. Tupa
Mass - Sat. 4 p.m., Fri. 9 a.m. (Sept.-May).
Reconciliation as per bulletin & by appt.
OUR LADY OF THE LAKES
Balsam Lake
Father Gene Murphy; Pastor - 715-405-2253
Mass: Sat. eves. 6 p.m.; Sun. 8:30 a.m.;
Tues. 5:30 p.m.; Fri. 9 a.m.
Sacrament of Reconciliation 7:30 a.m.
Sunday or by appt.
SACRED HEARTS OF JESUS & MARY
Pastor Father Michael J. Tupa
CTHs A & H - 715-866-7321
Crescent Lake Voyager Village area.
Mass Sun. 8 a.m., Thurs. 9:30 a.m.
Reconciliation as per bulletin and by appt.
ST. DOMINIC - FREDERIC
Father Shanti Mondapati, 715-327-8119
Mass: Sat. 4:30 p.m.; Sun. 10:30 a.m.
Call the office for daily & holy day Mass times
ST. ANNE PARISH
Rev. Andy Anderson, 715-247-3310
139 Church Hill Rd., Somerset
Mass Sat. 5 p.m.; Sun. 7 a.m. & 11 a.m.;
Tues., Wed., Thurs. & Fri. 9 a.m.
ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC
1050 North Keller Ave., Amery,
715-268-7717
Father Gene Murphy, Pastor
Sat. Mass 4 p.m., Sun. Mass 10:30 a.m.
Mass Wed. & Thurs. 9 a.m.
ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC
Rev. Andy Anderson
255 E. 10th Ave., Osceola, 715-294-2243
Saturday Mass 4 p.m.;
Sunday Latin Mass 8:30 a.m., Mass 11 a.m.
ASSEMBLY
ASSEMBLY
OSCEOLA COMMUNITY CHURCH
Pastor Larry Mederich, 715-294-4332
2492 Education Drive
Sunday Serv. - 10 a.m.
Child care offered at both services
SIREN ASSEMBLY OF GOD
Pastor Andrew Bollant
Morn. Serv. - 9:30 a.m.; Supervised Nursery;
Wed. Evening Youth
EVANGELICAL
EVANGELICAL
APPLE RIVER COMMUNITY (EFCA)
Pastor Justin Hosking,
942 U.S. Hwy. 8, Amery, 715-268-2176
Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; Worship 10:30 a.m.
CROSSWALK COMMUNITY CHURCH
Pastor Greg Lund, 715-327-8767
700 Churchwood Lane;
505 Old CTH W, Frederic
Sunday School - 9 a.m.;
Morning Worship - 10:15 a.m.;
Nursery provided for all services
HOPE EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH
933 248th St., Osceola
Pastor Dave Williams
Morning Worship 10 a.m.;
Sunday School Sept.-May 8:45 a.m.
Children’s Church & Nursery provided
TRADE RIVER EVANGELICAL FREE
Pastor Dale VanDeusen,
715-488-2296 or 715-488-2653
20296 Hwy. 87, Grantsburg
Morning Wor. 9:30 a.m.; Sunday Schl. 10:45 a.m.;
Nursery provided for all services
BAPTIST
BAPTIST
EAST BALSAM BAPTIST - BALSAM LK.
1816 108th St., CTH I
Pastor Gabe Brennan, 715-857-5411
eastbalsam.org
Wor. Service - 9 a.m.; Sun. School - 10:30 a.m.
EUREKA BAPTIST
2393 210th Ave., St. Croix Falls
715-483-9464
Wor. Service - 10 a.m.; Adult Sun. Schl. - 9 a.m.
FAITH FELLOWSHIP
Hwy. 35 and CTH N., Luck
Bill McEachern Pastor, 715-485-3973
Sun. Bible study - 9 a.m.; Sun. Wor. - 10 a.m.
FIRST BAPTIST - AMERY
131 Broadway St., 715-268-2223;
fbcamery.org;
Email: [email protected]
Reg. office hours: Tues.-Thurs. 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Pastor Charlie Butt, Lead Pastor;
Nick Buda, Associate Pastor
Sun. Serv.: 9 - 10:15 a.m.;
All ages Sun. Schl. 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.;
Nursery available
FIRST BAPTIST - FALUN
715-689-2125 or 715-689-2156
Mike Kleven, Lead Pastor
Steve Ward, Assoc. Pastor of Visitation
Sun. School (all ages) 9:30 a.m.;
Church Serv. 10:45 a.m.; Nursery provided
FIRST BAPTIST - MILLTOWN
Pastor Marlon Mielke, 715-825-3186
Assoc. Pastor Dan Mielke
Sunday Schl. 9:45 a.m.; Worship 11 a.m., 7 p.m.
FIRST BAPTIST - TAYLORS FALLS, MN
Located across from elemen. school on
West St., Pastor, Dr. Kevin Schumann;
651-465-7171
Sun. Morn. - Sun. School for all ages - 9 a.m.
Morn. Worship - 10:15 a.m.; Nursery provided.
FIRST BAPTIST - WEBSTER
Church Phone 715-866-4111
Pastor Tim Quinn
Sun. School 9:30 a.m.;
Worship - 10:45 a.m., (Nursery provided)
GRACE CHURCH OF OSCEOLA
“The Cure for the Common Church”
722 Seminole Ave., Osceola
Pastor Dr. Kent Haralson;
715-294-4222 or 715-755-3454;
[email protected]
Sun.: Praise & Worship Serv. 9 a.m.,
Adult Bible Study 10:45 a.m.,
Children’s Sun. School 10:45 a.m.
ST. FRANCIS XAVIER
Pastor Father Frank Wampach, 651-465-7345
25293 Redwing Ave., Shafer, MN
Sunday 9:30 a.m.
GRACE BAPTIST - GRANTSBURG
716 S. Robert St., Grantsburg,
715-463-5699
Sr. Pastor Brad Moore
George Selbher, Assoc. Pastor
Sunday Schl. 9 a.m.; Sunday Worship 10:15 a.m.
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST
Pastor Father Michael J. Tupa, 715-866-7321
Cedar & Muskey Ave. - Webster
Mass Sun 10 a.m., Wed. 5:30 p.m. (Sept.-May),
Fri. 9 a.m. (Summer)
ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH
Pastor - Father Frank Wampach
490 Bench St., Taylors Falls, 651-465-7345
Sat. 5:30 p.m.; Sun. 7:30 a.m.
Tues. - Fri. 7:30 a.m.
TRADE LAKE BAPTIST
Pastor David Prince, 715-327-8402
Sun. Schl. - 9:15 a.m.;
Wor. Serv. - 10:15 a.m.; Nursery provided.;
tradelakebaptistchurch.org
LIVING HOPE CHURCH
Pastor Doug McConnell
Youth Pastor Chris Radtke
At Grantsburg High School, 715-463-5794
Sun. Serv. 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 11 a.m.
CHURCH OF CHRIST
CHURCH OF CHRIST
CHURCH OF CHRIST - WEBSTER
Minister Garret Derouin, 715-866-7157
Musky & Birch St.,
Avail. in office 9 a.m. - noon, Tues.-Fri.; Sun.
Bible Study 9:30 a.m.; Worship 10:30 a.m.
CHURCH OF CHRIST - FREDERIC
Minister Guy McCarty
Frederic Senior Citizen Building
Robert Rutherford, 715-327-8387
Sunday Worship 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
WESLEYAN
WESLEYAN
WOODLAND WESLEYAN
Dairyland - Rev. Andrea Wittwer
715-244-3649
Sunday School 10 a.m.; Worship - 11 a.m.
FULL GOSPEL
FULL GOSPEL
WOOD RIVER CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
Pastor Dan Slaikeu
4 mi. SE of Grantsburg on Williams Rd.
Worship 9:30 a.m.; Sunday School 10:30 a.m.
HOPE FELLOWSHIP OF SOMERSET
231 Bluff Drive, 715-247-2435
Services are Sundays at 10:30 a.m.
DWELLING POINT
Timbers Theatre in Siren, 912-424-5993
Pastors Bryan and Rebekah Davis
Sunday Worship 10 a.m.
CHRISTIAN CENTER
CHRISTIAN CENTER
EL SALEM/TWIN FALLS CHRISTIAN CENTER
1751 100th Ave., Dresser
Sunday School 9:30 a.m.;
Morning Wor. 10:30 a.m.
Evening Services Sun. 6 p.m.; Wed. 7 p.m.
Call Pastor Darryl Olson at 715-755-3133 for
information and directions
ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN
CHRISTIAN ORTHODOX
HOLY TRINITY ORTHODOX
523 1st St., Clayton, 715-948-2493
Fr. Christopher Wojcik, Pastor
Sat. Vespers - 5 p.m.; Sun. Liturgy - 9:30 a.m.
HOLY CROSS ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN
Meeting at Zion Lutheran Church,
28005 Old Towne Rd.,
Chisago City, MN; holyx.net
Sunday Worship Service 9:30 a.m.
NAZARENE
NAZARENE
CALVARY CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
510 S. Vincent, St. Croix Falls
Rev. Richard Brunner, 715-483-3696
Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m.
FAITH COMMUNITY
7534 Peet St., Danbury, 715-656-4010
Pastor Jason Peterson
Sunday Worship Service 10 a.m. & 7 p.m.
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST
ST. CROIX UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST
FELLOWSHIP
715-483-1113
201 N. Adams, St. Croix Falls
Services On 1st 3 Sundays of the Month, 10 a.m.
www.scuuf.org
NONDENOMINATIONAL
NONDENOMINATIONAL
CROSSROADS CHRISTIAN CHURCH
28509 CTH H, 1/8 mi. north of
A&H intersection
Pastor Tryg Wistad
715-635-4816
[email protected]
Sunday Worship: 10 a.m.
NEW LIFE COMMUNITY - AMERY
Interim Pastor Craig Jorgenson
Sunday Worship 10 a.m.;
Children’s Church: K to 6th Grade
NEW LIFE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY
201 Hwy. 35, Dresser (formerly The Boulevard)
Pastor Tony Minell, 715-417-1982;
Office 715-417-0945
Sunday Wor. 9:30 a.m.; Nursery available.
NEW WINE CHURCH - CENTURIA
309 5th Street, 715-338-2751
Pastor Scott Petznick
Sunday Worship 10 a.m.; Sunday School 9 a.m.
NORTHERN PINES QUAKER MEETING
715-866-5016 or 715-733-0480
for time of meeting
OSCEOLA MEDICAL CENTER SPIRITUAL
CARE
2600 65th Ave., Osceola, 715-294-5645
Rev. Thomas Reaume
MyOmc.org/specialtyserv 1chapel.php
Chapel open daily for meditation.
INTERDENOMINATIONAL
INTERDENOMINATIONAL
RIVER VALLEY CHRISTIAN CHURCH
LIGHTHOUSE
1289 160th St. (Hwy. 65),
St. Croix Falls, 715-483-5378
Pastor Jonah Fetzer
Sunday Service 10 a.m.
RVCCLighthouse.org
ST. PETER’S COMMUNITY CHURCH
“Faith on Purpose” (Love God, Love
People...period) faithonpurpose.org
CTH F, Dresser,
715-553-1800, Pastor Rick VanGundy
Sunday Worship 10 a.m.
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ADVENTIST
OBITUARIES
CHURCH NEWS
Celebrating marriage
with Terry and Barbi
Franklin at Crosswalk
Community Church
FREDERIC - Terry and Barbi Franklin will be appearing at Crosswalk Community Church, 505 Old CTH W,
Frederic, on Sunday, July 10, at 10:15 a.m.
This service will be celebrating God’s gift of marriage and will include songs from their latest recording,
“Songs of Love and Marriage.” An opportunity will be
given during the service for couples to renew their marriage vows.
Through their active music ministry, the Franklins
strive to encourage integrity, strong family values and
renewed love for God. “For Barbi and me,” Terry says,
“everything we do is about passing on the hope we’ve
found in a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Our
relationship with him strengthens our marriage and
family in so many ways, especially now that our two
sons are married and starting their own families.”
During their more than 25 years of ministry, the
Franklins have brought a compelling message through
their family worship events and marriage retreats into
more than 7,000 churches, conference halls and retreat
centers in 37 countries worldwide, centering around
their theme, “Inspiring Love in the Home & Revival in
the Church.”
This duo has been privileged to share the platform
with some of today’s best-known Christian leaders, including Billy Graham, Dr. Jack Hayford, Jim Cymbala
and the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir, Focus on the Family,
Dr. David Jeremiah, Don Wildmon and the American
Family Association, Kay Arthur, Bill and Gloria Gaither
and their Praise Gatherings, and many others.
This team has produced 12 recordings and authored
the book, “Reviving Your Romance: 40 Days to a Better
Marriage,” a concisely targeted devotional for married
couples, released in 2006.
For more information, please contact Crosswalk Community Church at 715-327-8767. - submitted
Christian Women’s
Connection luncheon
set for July 18
FREDERIC - River Valley Christian Women’s Connection invites women to the 11:30 a.m. Simplify Luncheon
on Monday, July 18.
This month the group will meet at Oak Forest Center, 2824 130th St., Frederic. Mary Griesbach, a Realtor,
will talk about “Getting Your Home Ready to Sell.” Kris
Palmer will provide the music. Speaker Pam Magawa’s
message is “Facing Fear, Anxiety and Worry.”
“CWC luncheons are a delightful time to meet new
friends,” notes a press release from the group. “First-timers are always welcome and expected as this is not a club
but an opportunity to be together with other women.
Come each month or as often as you can. Check this
newspaper for the date and location as CWC rotates to
various locations in Minnesota and Wisconsin.”
Reservations and cancellations are needed. Please
contact Mary at 715-554-2330 or Betty at 651-592-7416 to
make your reservation no later than Sunday, July 10. The
cost is $10 inclusive for the program with luncheon. For
specific questions or considerations, Dena can be reached
prior to the luncheon at 715-755-2463. - submitted
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Audree Claire Cameron
David Paul Peterson
Audree Claire Cameron passed away July 4, 2016,
after a long fight with ovarian cancer. She was preceded
in death by her husband, George, of 38 years. George and
Audree had five children, Brenda Ahrens-Nelson (Scott
Nelson), Lynn (Jeff Flansaas), Kathy (Don Dehner), Joe
Cameron (Kastine Clontz) and Brian Cameron (deceased).
Audree had nine grandchildren, Jesse Ahrens (Mallory
Kimball) and Colter Ahrens, Denay Flansaas (Shaun Trettin) and Kori Flansaas (Kyle McKinney), Adam Dehner
and Ashley Dehner (Troy Butler), Wylie Cameron, Aryane Cameron and Max Cameron (adopted into the LeDux
family). Audree also had 12 great-grandchildren that she
loved to spoil. Audree’s younger brother, Larry, preceded
her in death.
Audree was born Aug. 4, 1935, in Fargo, N.D., to Marvel and Lavern Grandbois. She graduated from high
school in Webster, Wis., in 1953. Webster is where Audree
met George and they were married Nov. 25, 1953. Audree
and George had their first four children while living in
Minneapolis, from 1953 to 1958. They had their fifth child
while in Fargo, from 1959 to 1964 and then continued
their move west to the Gallatin Canyon (now Big Sky).
Audree and George moved to Bozeman, Mont., in 1976,
to be closer to their children who were slowly moving
that way. Audree worked for the registrar’s office at MSU
and in 1978 until 2003 worked as typesetter, bringing in
the new age of computer software. After retiring from
the paying jobs, Audree took on Bingo with what some
would consider a career. As her license plate frame states
- “Outta my way, I’m late for BINGO,” she was a regular
and a master with the Bingo dauber and rarely missed
an event. Audree served on the Knight Foundation from
1998 until present, providing her insight on how Helen
and Buck Knight would like to apply their generosity.
Audree touched the lives of many and will be greatly
missed.
Memorial services will be held at Dokken-Nelson Funeral Service at 113 S. Willson Ave., Bozeman, on Friday,
July 8. In lieu of flowers for condolences, please consider
donating in Audree’s memory to the Cancer Support
Community Montana at 102 S. 11th Ave., Bozeman or
visit cancersupportmontana.org.
David Paul Peterson, 93, of Luck, Wis., formerly of
Atlas and Grantsburg, Wis., passed away Wednesday,
June 1, 2016.
David was born at home on the
family farm in Atlas-Laketown, Polk
County, Wis., on Dec. 12, 1922, son of
Alice Viola (Mattson) and Nils Paul Peterson. He attended the two-room Alabama Grade School in Laketown and
completed his secondary education at
Luck High School, graduating in 1941.
On May 21, 1949, David was united
in marriage to Edith Irene Bowman at the Chapel of the
Pines parsonage in Virginia, Minn. They lived on the Peterson farm for most of their married lives, until 1989,
when they moved to Grantsburg; first to a house they
purchased and then to Courtyard Square. In July 2015,
David and Edith relocated to the United Pioneer Home
in Luck.
David owned and operated the Peterson farm for most
of his life. David worked very hard on the farm; milking
the cows by hand, putting up loose hay and doing a multitude of other chores. He was a handyman, performing
home repairs and remodeling, and fixing farm equipment
and machinery. He also worked for many years at the
Atlas Cooperative Creamery.
In the 1970s and 1980s, David and Edith ran a group
home for the handicapped in Siren. They were also caretakers and housekeepers in Lindstrom, Minn. They retired in 1985.
David loved the Lord very much, and was active in
the churches he attended over the years. He spent a great
deal of his spare time studying the Bible. He taught Sunday School, held various church offices, and regularly
played his guitar and sang at services. He enjoyed playing in the church string band. He also volunteered for
several years at Nelson Elementary School in Alpha in
the classroom taught by his daughter, Miriam.
Family was always a priority for David. He loved
spending time with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and greatly enjoyed attending local and church
activities they were involved with. Watching the ball
games at the Falun ball field was a favorite summer-evening activity. Besides playing his guitar and singing,
David enjoyed fishing and ice fishing, and researching
his genealogy. In his younger years, he loved swimming,
ice-skating, and playing hockey on Long Trade Lake in
Atlas.
David was a physically strong, hardworking, industrious and creative person. He had an analytical mind and
always carefully planned home projects or repair work.
David was also soft-spoken, kind, caring and reflective,
with a dry sense of humor. Whenever there was a need
by a family member or friend, he provided a helping
hand.
He was preceded in death by his parents; sisters, Viola
and Ethel; and a brother, Noble, who died as a young boy.
David is survived by Edith, his loving wife of 67 years;
three children, Miriam Newby, Mark Peterson and Warren (Joan) Peterson; five grandchildren, Bryan (Emily) Peterson; Erin (Geoff) Recktenwald, Caleb (Kara) Newby,
Laura Newby and Kyle (Christi) Newby; and seven
great-grandchildren, Joshua, Annika and David Peterson, Vincent and Phoebe Recktenwald, Charlie Newby
and Sophie Newby.
The memorial service honoring David’s life will be
conducted at 11 a.m. (visitation 10 to 11 a.m.), Monday,
July 11, at Grace Church in Grantsburg with Pastor Brad
Moore officiating. A fellowship luncheon will follow
the service. Interment will be in Union Cemetery in the
Town of Trade Lake.
Arrangements have been entrusted with Swedberg-Taylor Funeral Home and Cremation Services,
Siren, Wis. Online condolences may be expressed at
swedberg-taylor.com.
Victoria “Ming” Lynn Johnson
Victoria “Ming” Lynn Johnson, 53, of Webster, Wis.,
passed away June 29, 2016, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Duluth, Minn.
Ming was born Jan. 4, 1963, in Chicago to parents, Angeline (Oiyotte) and
Kenneth Johnson.
Ming attended Siren Public Schools.
After high school, she enlisted in the
United States Army in 1982. Ming
served overseas in the South Korean
War as a food service specialist. Upon
her honorable discharge in 1985, Ming
spent time in Cleveland and Washington before returning home to the Webster area to raise her
two sons, Jeromy and Zachary.
Ming was employed at various jobs over the years,
some of which included the Sand Lake Bingo Hall, Turtle
Lake and Danbury casinos as a floor supervisor, St. Croix
Tribal Smoke House as a manager and at the St. Croix
Tribal Housing. While attending the LCO Community
College, Ming also worked as an Ojibwa language tutor
at the ALC in Siren. She later graduated with as associatedegree in small business management and in Ojibwa
language.
Ming enjoyed going to the casino and watching her
two favorite shows, Jeopardy and the Food Network, but
her favorite thing to do was spend time with her grandchildren, whom she loved dearly.
Preceding Ming in death are her parents.
Ming is survived by her two sons, Jeromy Lambert and
Zachary Howard; grandchildren, Beyonca and Sabrina;
sister, Maryann Morrison; brother, Dan Taylor; three
aunts; and many nieces, nephews, other relatives and
dear friends.
Visitation was held Friday, July 1, at the St. Croix Tribal
Center in Hertel, Wis. Funeral services were held Saturday, July 2, at the St. Croix Tribal Center with Lee Staples
officiating.
Arrangements were entrusted to Swedberg-Taylor Funeral Home in Webster. Online Condolences may be expressed at swedberg-taylor.com.
Crosswalk Community
Church to hold VBS
FREDERIC – Children from age 3 through sixth grade
are invited to join Crosswalk Community Church for
their brightest week of the summer, Cave Quest vacation
Bible school. There will be an opportunity to meet new
friends, amazing experiments, spelunker sports, snacks,
surprising adventures and music at Crosswalk Community Church Sunday through Thursday, July 17-21, from
6-8 p.m. Call the church office for registration information at 715-327-8767. – submitted
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OBITUARIES
Marian Eleanor (Ernst) Abel
John Thomas Bibeau
Marian Eleanor (Ernst) Abel, 96, Genoa City, Wis,
formerly of Webb Lake, Wis., passed away peacefully
Thursday evening, June 30, 2016, at St. John’s Hospital in
Maplewood, Minn. Shrouded in love from near and far,
Marian left this world to join her beloved
husband, Alvin, her parents and many
other relatives and friends.
Marian was born Nov. 28, 1919, in
Woodstock, Ill. She was the only child
of Edward and Marie (Hansen) Philipp.
She lived in Woodstock throughout her
childhood, and after graduating from
Woodstock High School in 1937, Marian
attended the Sherman Hospital Training
School for Nurses in Elgin, Ill., where
she earned her registered nurse degree
in 1940.
She greatly enjoyed her nursing career
and worked at various hospitals in and
around the Chicago area. She especially
loved sharing stories of her days working at Cook County Hospital. On Dec. 6,
1941, Marian married Francis Ernst and
raised three children while still enjoying
the career she loved.
In 1966, the family moved from Illinois to Webb Lake
to the home they built on Big Bear Lake. Marian loved
spending her free time fishing, swimming, picking berries and hunting in the area. After working for a short
time at the Spooner Hospital, Marian found her niche at
the Spooner Nursing Home. She would later become the
director of nursing and remained in that position until
her retirement in 1983.
Her first husband, Francis Ernst, passed away on June
8, 1982. Two years later, Marian met her true soul mate,
Alvin Abel, and they were married in Lake Mills, Wis.,
on Sept. 29, 1984. Together they traveled to many states
and enjoyed their new life together, especially the time
they spent every winter in Flagler Beach, Fla. They were
blessed to have 28 wonderful years together before Alvin’s passing on Sept. 5, 2012. From then on, Marian has
resided with her son and daughter-in-law, Robert and
Nancy Ernst, and traveled to Minnesota at least twice a
year, spending a month or two with her daughter and
son-in-law, Pat and Denny Peterson.
Marian was preceded in death by her mother and father, Marie and Edward Philipp; her husbands, Francis
Ernst and Alvin Abel; and many other relatives.
She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Robert
(Nancy) Ernst of Genoa City, son and daughter-in-law,
Richard (Geraldine) Ernst of Menomonie, Wis., daughter and son-in-law, Pat (Denny) Peterson of White Bear
Lake, Minn; seven grandchildren and their spouses: Rick
(Lisa) Ernst, Jason (Susan) Ernst, Teri (Gary) Eskuri, Melissa (Rino) Nazal, Scott (Brad Burke) Shallenbarger, Brett
Shallenbarger and Chet Shallenbarger (Tessa); and 13
great-grandchildren, Shannon and Thomas Ernst; Brandon and Jerad Ernst; Kaitlin and Jacob Eskuri; Cameron,
Amelia and Lauren Nazal; Blake and Trey Shallenbarger,
and Riley and Parker Burke-Shallenbarger.
A gathering of family and friends of Marian (Ernst)
Abel will be held at Swedberg-Taylor Funeral Home in
Webster, Wis., on Thursday, July 7, from 1-2:30 p.m. A
brief service will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. followed by
interment in Webb Lake Cemetery. Arrangements have
been entrusted with Swedberg-Taylor Funeral Home,
Webster. Online condolences may be expressed at swedberg-taylor.com.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given in Marian’s honor to the Lake Mills Moravian Church Children’s
Travel & Outings Groups, 301 College St., Lake Mills, WI,
53551.
John Thomas Bibeau, 64, of Balsam Lake, Wis., passed
away on Tuesday, June 28, 2016.
John was born in a leap year on Feb.
29, 1952, four minutes after his twin sister, Joann. John was the son of Alfred
“Fritz” and Zilla (Orr) Bibeau.
He attended and graduated from
Unity High School in 1971. He worked
at the UW - Extension office while in
high school. Then he worked at the
Jayco Manufacturing sewing factory
where he met Theresa Bergstedt, who
he married on Sept. 29, 1974, and to this union a daughter,
Lisa, was born. John also had worked at the Minneapolis
Arsenal, then Brandtjen and Kluge. While working at
Brandtjen and Kluge he was attending college to earn a
degree as a machinist. He then worked at Polaris as a
machinist and then worked for Home Health Care taking
care of his nephew, Dustin, and retired in 2014.
John leaves to celebrate his memory a daughter, Lisa
(Jim) Einberger, Balsam Lake; grandchildren, Tyler Leggett, Balsam Lake, Kori Einberger, Balsam Lake, Christina and Tim West, Clear Lake, Wis. and Nicole Einberger,
Centuria, Wis.; sisters, Nona Bader, Range, Wis.; Sylvia
Beck, Balsam Lake and twin sister, Joann Knutson, Balsam Lake; sister-in-law, Joanell Bibeau, Fox Creek, Wis.;
his aunts, Nancy Audette and Mary Stachowski; numerous nieces and nephews and other loving family and
friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, Fritz
and Zilla; his brother, Gordon Bibeau; brother-in-law, Bob
Bader; and many aunts, uncles, family and friends.
A memorial service was held Wednesday, July 6, at
Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church in Balsam Lake.
Father Eugene Murphy officiated. A visitation was held
Tuesday, July 5, at the Kolstad Family Funeral Home in
Centuria and then at the church prior to the service.
The Kolstad Family Funeral Home of Centuria was entrusted with arrangements.
Services set for Arlene Jensen
Arlene Lorraine (Connor) Jensen, age 81, a resident of
the Town of Oakland, Burnett County, Wis., passed away
Monday, Feb. 8, 2016. A celebration of Arlene’s life is
planned for Friday, July 8, at Forts Folle Avoine Historical
Park, 8500 CTH U, Danbury. Visitation will commence at
11 a.m., followed by a service at noon, officiated by Pastor
Myron Carlson. A fellowship luncheon will follow immediately after the service. Interment will be held at Orange Lakeside Cemetery. A period of socializing after the
burial is planned at Connor’s Lake. Arrangements were
entrusted to Swedberg-Taylor Funeral Home, Webster.
Online condolences may be expressed at swedberg-taylor.com.
Sharon Barker
Sharon Barker, 73, Marshall, Minn., died Saturday, July
2, 2016, at the Avera Morningside Heights Care Center
in Marshall.
A Celebration of Life service will be at 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 9, 2016, at Rehkamp Horvath Funeral Home in
Marshall. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service
at the funeral home. A private interment will take place
at a later date.
Arrangements were made with Rehkamp Horvath Funeral Directors, Marshall, Minn.,
507-532-4522, rehkamp-horvath.com.
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Kenneth E. Rasmussen
Kenneth E. Rasmussen, 83, Webster, Wis., died Wednesday, June 29, 2016, with his wife by his side, at Regions
Hospital in St. Paul, Minn. Prior to his hospitalization he
received care at Frederic Nursing and
Rehabilitation in Frederic, Wis.
Kenneth was born Aug. 25, 1932, in
the Town of Tainter, Dunn County, Wis.,
to Alma (Lindskoug) and Chris Rasmussen. He was raised in the Hertel,
Wis., area and worked on farms and on
a resort on Viola Lake, and at Consolidated Lumber in Siren, Wis. He married Jean Kleckner on Sept. 14,1958, at
the Danbury Methodist Church in Danbury, Wis. During
their careers, Kenneth and Jean resided in St. Paul, where
he was employed as a shipping clerk in northeast Minneapolis at B.F. Nelson and for many years at Parker Hannifin. They have lived in Webster since their retirement
in 1995.
Survivors include his wife, Jean of Webster; one sister,
Ardelle Peterson of St. Paul, a sister-in-law, Lillian Depuy
of Euless, Texas; a brother-in-law, John Volker of Hertel;
and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in
death by his parents; five sisters, Alice Mae Roy, Doreen
Watkins, Florence Spong, Marion Volker and Margaret
McIntyre; one brother, Claire Rasmussen; two nephews,
Ronald and Richard Peterson; three nieces, Ardena Saisbury, Stephanie Olsen and Tammie Self; and one greatnephew, Bruce Peterson.
Kenneth served overseas in the U.S. Army in the Korean War and was a lifetime member of the Veterans of
Foreign Wars, VFW 1256 of Burnett County, Wis. He received a commemorative pin on the 50th anniversary of
the Korean War in 2003. He was a member of Danbury
United Methodist Church. He enjoyed dogs, photography, country music and traveling, and made several trips
to Branson, Mo., and visited family in Texas, Montana,
New York, Alaska and Denmark. He loved to buy candy
for all of his nieces and nephews, who affectionately
called him “Buster.”
Kenneth’s family would like to thank his doctors,
nurses and therapists who attended to his needs, especially Dr. Talha Khan at St. Croix Regional Medical Center.
A funeral service was held at Danbury United Methodist Church in Danbury on Tuesday, July 5, with Pastor
Eddie Crise officiating. Interment was held at the Lakeview Siren Cemetery with full military honors commencing at the cemetery.
Arrangements were entrusted to Swedberg-Taylor Funeral Home in Webster. Online condolences may be expressed at swedberg-taylor.com.
Margie Armstrong
Margie Armstrong, 93, St. Croix Falls, Wis., died June
30, 2016. Visitation will be Friday, July 8, 2016, from 5
to 7 p.m. at Swedberg-Taylor Funeral Home, Webster. A
Mass of Christian Burial will be Saturday, July 9, at 11
a.m. with visitation 10 to 11 a.m. at St. John the Baptist
Catholic Church, Webster. Interment will follow at Danbury Cemetery. Arrangements were entrusted to Swedberg-Taylor Funeral Home, Webster. Online condolences
can be made at swedberg-taylor.com.
Elaine Beverly
(Langness) Lamson
Elaine Beverly (Langness) Lamson was born in the
Town of Alden, Polk County, Wis., on Nov. 20, 1935, to
Merrill and Evelyn Langness. Elaine
passed away and was given to Our
Lord above during a heart procedure at
Regions Hospital in St. Paul, Minn., on
Friday, June 24, 2016, with her daughter,
Jody, and son, Rick, as well as most of
her grandchildren, present. Elaine was
80 years old and was very independent
and a strong woman, even when her
journey in this life was nearing its end.
Elaine was a member in past years in the Red Hat Society, was a current member of The Sisters of Spirit and
enjoyed quilting at times with the ladies at Bethany Lutheran. Following their marriage, Dick and Elaine had a
foster home in the late 1950s until 1965 at Spring Lake
Park, Minn., where they fostered 12 children at various
times.
Dick and Elaine were successful in the many businesses they owned throughout the years which were: The
Roberts Cafe, Dick & Elaine’s Bar in Reeve, Dick’s Cafe,
Hammond (House) Hotel, Dick & Elaine’s 35-70 Cafe,
Gifts and Catering in Siren, Wis., an antique shop in Roberts, Wis., and a lawn service. They would also purchase
homes, remodel - mostly themselves - and place them
back on the market with hopes of turning a profit. She
was a residential counselor at Birchview Group Home in
Siren and an employee of the U.S. Census Bureau.
Elaine had a passion for spending time at the lake in
Clam Falls. She, Jody and Rick spent their weekends together. So much, that even during the week she and Rick
would go down just to have supper and have a nice conversation on the deck. She would always give a big smile
with her wave to those passing by.
She was preceded by her husband, Richard E. Lamson
Sr. (Dick); significant other, Dennis Winslow; grandson,
PFC Tyler E. L. May; parents, Merrill and Evelyn Langness; paternal grandparents, P.O. and Nettie Langness;
maternal grandparents, Peter and Clara Larson; stepgrandson, Alexander Gillis; and stepgranddaughter, Alannah Gillis.
She is survived by daughter, Jody Elaine Lamson,
Menomonie, Wis.; son, Richard Eugene Lamson Jr. (Rick),
Danbury, Wis.; grandchildren, Brooke (Ryan Parmeter)
Suckow, Nathan (Stacy Halling) Suckow, Darrick (Keaton
Kilkenny) Suckow, Chas (Kendyl Hathaway) May, all of
Menomonie; grandchildren, Paige Lamson, Todd (Rheanna Johnson) Lamson, Brent Lamson, all of Danbury;
brothers and sisters, Neoma (Dale) Swenson, Nile (Lynn)
Forrest, Paul (Nancy) Langness, Emmett (Margaret)
Langness and Neal (Arlyce) Langness; great-grandchildren, Brooke’s daughters, Lyric and Serenity, Nathan’s
daughters, Kalista, Shyane, and son, Gage; and Darrick’s
daughters, Obrielle and Emma; Chas’ son Gavin.
Elaine will be truly missed and will always be loved by
every heart that she has touched in her first strides into
this long journey we endure known as life after death.
A memorial service was held on Wednesday, June 29, at
Swedberg-Taylor Funeral Home, Siren, with Pastor Steve
Ward officiating. Interment was at the Warren Cemetery in Roberts. Arrangements were entrusted to Swedberg-Taylor Funeral Home, Siren. Online condolences
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This pink pig, not to be confused with the pink panther,
greeted parade-goers at the Freedom Fest parade in Balsam
Lake last Saturday, July 2.
The 2016 Balsam Lake royalty float signaled the end of the Freedom Fest parade last Saturday, July 2, giving parade-goers a
send-off for a great Fourth of July. Miss Balsam Lake Briana Peterson was joined by Junior Miss Balsam Lake Cheyanne Knutson
and Little Miss Leah Strese.
A mainstay of area parades over the last several decades, the Unity VFW
military vehicle keeps patriotism moving as a rolling honor to area veterans.
Parade Grand Marshal Phyllis Gabrielson, holding a rose, waves to paradewatchers on Main Street.
Outgoing Balsam Lake royalty, including Queen Amanda Mattson,
relinquished a float for a pickup truck during their last parade appearance as ambassadors for the village.
LEFT: Polk County Fair royalty were out promoting the
upcoming fair during Balsam
Lake’s Freedom Fest parade on
Saturday, July 2. Polk County
Fairest of the Fair Julia Owens
was joined by attendants Imojin
Peterson and Ellen Waterworth.
RIGHT ProLawn’s float featured a live goat. It was deemed
one of the winning floats in the
parade by judges.
The Unity High School marching band, under the direction of Jake Kobberdahl, took part in the annual Freedom Fest parade held Saturday, July 2.
JULY
THURS. & FRI./7 & 8
St. Croix Falls
• Relay for Life garage sale at 567 Day Road, 8 a.m.6 p.m.
THURS.-SAT./7-9
Spooner
• Heart of the North Rodeo at the fairgrounds, 800-3673306, spoonerrodeo.com.
THURS.-SUN./7-10
Centuria
• Memory Days. Tourneys, food, etc. Thurs. potluck;
Sat. 5K, bull riding; Sun. parade, centuria-wi.org, 715553-2488.
Events
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SEND YOUR COMING EVENTS ITEMS TO: INTER-COUNTY LEADER,
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Baldwin
Danbury
• Alzheimer’s Assoc. presents: Caregiver Stress - Take
Care of Yourself at the casino, 1-2 p.m., 800-272-3900.
• B.C. Tourism Coalition meeting & ice-cream social
at The Forts, 6 p.m.
Dresser
Dresser
• 13-week session of GriefShare at New Life Christian
Community. Begin any time, griefshare.org, 715-5571431.
• 13-week session of GriefShare at New Life Christian
Community. Begin any time, griefshare.org, 715-5571431.
Grantsburg
Frederic
• Free movie at the library, 6 p.m., 715-463-2244.
• AARP Driver Safety at the high school, 12:30 p.m., 715327-4868.
• Town hall meeting with DA candidate Jeff Kemp at
107 Hope Rd. West, 6-8 p.m.
Milltown
• Friends of the Library meeting at the library, 6 p.m.,
715-825-2313.
• Domestic violence family group, 5-6 p.m., 800-2617233.
• Domestic violence support group, 6-7 p.m., 800-2617233.
Grantsburg
• Free movie at the library, 6 p.m., 715-463-2244.
Milltown
• Domestic violence family group, 5-6 p.m., 800-2617233.
• Domestic violence support group, 6-7 p.m., 800-2617233.
• Storyteller Tracy Chipman: Olympian Tales at the library, 5:30 p.m., milltownpubliclibrary.org, 715-825-2313.
Siren
• Music in the Park, Crooked Lake, Dragonfly, acoustic
music variety, 6:30 p.m., visitsiren.com, 715-349-8399.
St. Croix Falls
• Festival Theatre’s “Private Lives” at Franklin Square.
7:30 p.m., 715-483-3387, festivaltheatre.org.
Siren
Taylors Falls, Minn.
• Northwoods Flyers Experimental Aircraft Assoc.
Club meets at the government center, Rm. 165, 7 p.m.
• Music in the Park, Crooked Lake, Noah Burnett, folk,
& Harmonic Balance, vocal melodies, 6:30 p.m., visitsiren.com, 715-349-8399.
• Festival Theatre’s “Clue: The Musical” at the community center, 2 p.m., 715-483-3387, festivaltheatre.org.
Webster
Grantsburg
FRIDAY/8
Balsam Lake
• Poco Penners meeting at the library building, 1 p.m.,
715-483-9738.
Falun
• Free bread distribution, every Friday until further notice
at Trinity Lutheran Church, 9 a.m.
Frederic
• Head injury support group meeting at the library,
2 p.m., 715-327-4474.
• Primetimers potluck lunch & fellowship at Crosswalk
Community Church, noon-2 p.m.
Grantsburg
• Mug & mammal morning hike, 10 a.m., 715-463-2739,
adults only, crexmeadows.org, Facebook.
• Musical “Seussical Jr.” at the school, 2:30 p.m., 715463-2531..
Shell Lake
• The Morton Sisters perform at the Potter’s Shed,
7 p.m., PottersShed.com, 800-850-8880, ext. 31.
St. Croix Falls
• Music on the Overlook, Jazz Night, 6:30 p.m.,
fallschamber.org.
• Festival Theatre’s Sew Good Improv at Franklin
Square Black Box, 9-10 p.m., 715-483-3387, festivaltheatre.org.
• Blood drive at Walmart, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. For appt. call
800-733-2767 or redcrossblood.org.
SAT. & SUN./9 & 10
Centuria
• Fristad Lutheran Church pie & ice-cream social Sat.
4:30-6:30 p.m., Sun. Polka service 9 a.m. & chicken dinner
11 a.m.-1 p.m., 715-646-2357.
St. Croix Falls
• Festival Theatre’s “Private Lives” at Franklin Square.
Sat. 7:30 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m., festivaltheatre.org, 715-4833387.
SATURDAY/9
Amery
• Ruby’s Pantry at Congregational Church. Doors open
8:30 a.m. Dist. 9 a.m. $20 donation, 715-268-7390.
Balsam Lake
• Water ski show along Hwy. 46, 7 p.m.
Comstock
• Alpaca & llama pasture walk, 49 190th Ave., 10 a.m.noon, 715-429-1903, 715-635-3506.
Danbury
• Burnett Lakes & Rivers Assoc. annual meeting at
Forts Folle Avoine at 9 a.m., with guest speaker Emily
Stone at 10 a.m.
THURSDAY/14
• St. Croix Valley Beekeepers meeting at Peace Lutheran Church, 6 p.m., stcroixbeekeepers.org.
Amery
• Family camping at Crex. 6 p.m. Fri.-noon Sat. Preregister at 715-463-2739, crexmeadows.org, Facebook.
Webster
• RSVP deadline for Webster all-class reunion July 21
at Ike Walton Lodge, 715-866-7101.
Amery
• Bingo at the VFW post, 6:30 p.m.
• Library book sale, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., amerywi.gov.
FRI. & SAT./8 & 9
Rice Lake
• Open house at WITC for all prospective students,
10 a.m.-2 p.m., [email protected], 800-243-9482,
ext. 5683.
• Bingo at the VFW post, 6:30 p.m.
THURSDAY/7
• Lions & Lioness food distribution at Connections,
11 a.m.-1 p.m., 715-866-8151.
Osceola
• Pie and ice-cream social/BBQ event at the Osceola
United Methodist Church, 7 p.m. Music by Terry Rader,
5:30 p.m., 715-755-2275.
This tree frog found itself on the railing of a deck in rural Frederic recently, unusual in the
fact it spends most of its time ... well, in trees. Most tree frogs can change their color for better
camouflage and this one blends in with the leaves, although, as its cousin Kermit has noted, it’s
not easy being that color. - Photo submitted
• Festival Theatre’s “Clue: The Musical” at the community center, 7:30 p.m., 715-483-3387, festivaltheatre.org.
FRI. & SAT./15 & 16
Leader Land
Frederic
Grantsburg
• Range Day at Coyland Creek with gun reps on hand,
715-653-4273, coylandcreek.com, Facebook.
• American Legion Post 185 meeting, 7 p.m., 715-4635724.
• Crex Outdoor Group Run, 5 p.m. Preregister at 715463-2739, crexmeadows.org, Facebook.
• Musical “Seussical Jr.” at the school, 7 p.m., 715-4632531.
Grantsburg
• Household hazardous waste collection at the fairgrounds, 8-10 a.m., 715-635-2197, nwrpc.com.
• Crex Meadows Nature Photography Club meets at
Crex, 10 a.m.-noon, Youth Photo Club 1-3 p.m., 715463-2739, crexmeadows.org.
Osceola
• “Shaun the Sheep” movie at dusk, family karaoke
7 p.m. at Mill Pond Park, Facebook.com.
Siren
• Household hazardous waste and electronics collection at the highway shop, noon-2:30 p.m., 715-635-2197,
nwrpc.com.
St. Croix Falls
• Music at Chateau St. Croix: Paul Mayasich Duo, 14 p.m., chateaustcroix.com.
• Car & truck show at Wayne’s Cafe, 10 a.m., 715-4833121.
Webster
• Used book sale at the library, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., 715-8667697.
SUNDAY/10
Cushing
• Music at Skonewood Retreat, Harmony Three,
6:30 p.m.
Frederic
• RSVP deadline for River Valley Christian Women’s
Connection lunch & talks at Oak Forest Center on Mon.,
July 18, 715-554-2330.
• Terry & Barbi Franklin speak/sing of marriage at
Crosswalk Community Church at 10:15 a.m., 715-3278767.
Grantsburg
Shell Lake
• The 132nd Army National Guard Band to perform
at the pavilion, 7 p.m., shelllakeartscenter.org, 715-4682414.
St. Croix Falls
• Free Medicare 101 Workshop at 2201 Glacier Dr.,
9 a.m, 715-268-8405. RSVP not required.
TUES.-THURS./12-14
• All-girls session Pioneer School in the 1852 Town
House School, 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Preregister at 651-3087790.
TUESDAY/12
Amery
• Blood drive at Willow Ridge Healthcare, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
For appt. call 800-733-2767 or redcrossblood.org.
Balsam Lake
• Underwater Worlds program at Balsam Lake Beach,
10:30 a.m., balsamlakepubliclibrary.org, 715-485-3215.
Frederic
• Frederic Area Historical Society meeting at the Depot,
6 p.m. 715-327-4892.
Luck
• Music in Triangle Park, Rick & Kenny Duo, 6:30 p.m.
• Free Beauty Salon Day at Home & Away Ministries. For
details, 715-472-7770.
Spooner
• Town hall meeting with state Assembly candidate
Jeff Peterson at the library, 7 p.m., 715-463-2244.
• Meet Me in the Garden, seminar at the teaching and
display garden, 6 p.m., 715-635-3506, spoonerars.wisc.
edu.
St. Croix Falls
Webster
• Song Circle at the library, 4:30 p.m., 715-483-1777,
stcroixfallslibrary.org.
• Music at Dancing Dragonfly Winery: Vinnie Rose,
1-4 p.m., dancingdragonflywinery.com.
• Friends of the Library meeting at the library, 9:30 a.m.,
715-259-3219.
MONDAY/11
Balsam Lake
• Free UWEX/DOR business tax seminar at the government center, 1-3:30 p.m. RSVP required at 715-485-8608.
Frederic
• Deadline to register for BMC Foundation benefit
golf outing at the golf course on July 18, 715-463-7340,
[email protected].
WED. & THURS./
13 & 14
Danbury
• Caregiver/Wellness conference at the casino, 800236-2195, ext. 5116 or 5125 to register.
WEDNESDAY/13
Luck
• Winter Texan Picnic at the Luck shelter, noon.
• Catfish contest - any area lake or river. Sign up at
Big Mike’s, Wild Bill’s or The Country Store. Starts Fri. 5
p.m., weigh-in at Big Mike’s noon on Sat, 715-349-2400,
715-463-3003.
FRI.-SUN./15-17
Grantsburg
• World championship snowmobile watercross at
Memory Lake.
Luck
• Lucky Days. Sat.: Craft fair,, music, tractor, bike & car
show, tourneys; Sun. parade, discoverluck.com.
FRIDAY/15
Amery
• Music on the River at Michael Park, Cattail Moon 57 p.m., Chris Hawkley 7-9:30 p.m., amerywisconsin.org.
Balsam Lake
• “Soul Surfer” movie at the library, 2 p.m., 715-4853215.
Falun
• Free bread distribution, every Friday until further notice
at Trinity Lutheran Church, 9 a.m.
Grantsburg
• Mug & mammal morning hike, 10 a.m., 715-463-2739,
adults only, crexmeadows.org, Facebook.
St. Croix Falls
• Music on the Overlook, Elvis Night, 6:30 p.m.,
fallschamber.org.
• Festival Theatre’s Sew Good Improv at Franklin
Square Black Box, 9-10 p.m., 715-483-3387, festivaltheatre.org.
SAT. & SUN./16 & 17
• Festival Theatre’s “Clue: The Musical” at the community center. Sat. 7:30 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m., 715-483-3387,
festivaltheatre.org.
SATURDAY/16
Balsam Lake
• Balsam Lake Bassmasters Classic, 6 a.m., 651-3032913, classicbass.com.
Franconia, Minn.
• Music, Tropical Zone Orchestra & Malamanya at
Franconia Sculpture Park, 2-6 p.m., franconia.org, 651257-6668.
Grantsburg
• Wheels & Wildlife Bike Ride at Crex. Preregister at
715-463-2739, crexmeadows.org, Facebook.
Luck
• Aebleskiver feast at the museum, 8-11 a.m. or until sold
out.
Send event information (include contact information) to [email protected]

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