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WEDNESDAY, AUG. 10, 2011

VILAS COUNTY

NEWS-REVIEWEAGLE RIVER, WI 54521 • (715) 479-4421 • www.vcnewsreview.com

FIREMEN’S PICNIC — The 54th annual Three Lakes Firemen’sPicnic Sunday offered plenty of food, including roast corn sampled

by sisters Christa, left, and Taylor Vand Wyst of Pewaukee. Seemore photos on Page 1B. --Staff Photo By GARY RIDDERBUSCH

Twenty-two teams, including Team Believers, raised morethan $70,000 for the American Cancer Society during the

Northwoods Relay For Life in Eagle River last Friday and Sat-urday. --Staff Photos By GARY RIDDERBUSCH

The Northwoods RelayFor Life generated morethan $70,000 in net pro-ceeds following the all-nightvigil Friday as participantsraised money to find a curefor cancer and offered sup-port to those battling thedisease.

The 2011 Relay, whichraises money to benefit theAmerican Cancer Society(ACS), followed the simpletheme of “Hope.”

It was the hard work ofmany volunteers that madethe North Woods event sosuccessful, according toRelay coordinator DonnaMartens, who co-chaired theevent with Kathy Renkes.

As of Monday, the Relayraised $70,102. Last year,the Relay took in about$5,000 after the event, sotopping the goal of $72,000is likely in the next fewdays.

“We still have somemoney coming in, so I don’tthink we have anything tobe ashamed of,” saidMartens on the 2011 total.“I think it went verysmooth. You know, we wereinspired by all the sur-

Relay raises over $70,000Area volunteers gather to support 180 survivors___________

BY GARY RIDDERBUSCHNEWS-REVIEW EDITOR

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Cancer survivor Mary O’Brien and her hus-band, Paul, of Eagle River walked around the

Northland Pines High School track during thesurvivors’ lap at the Relay For Life.

Kim Simac of Eagle River,the woman who led the recalleffort against state Sen. JimHolperin (D-Conover) lastwinter, will face the first-termsenator in the recall electionnext Tuesday, Aug. 16.

Simac, 52, a Tea Party ac-tivist and small-businessowner, defeated Lincoln Coun-ty Board Chairman Bob Lus-sow in the Republican prima-ry for the 12th Senate Districtlast month.

Holperin, 60, was one of 14Democratic senators whoavoided a vote on Gov. ScottWalker’s budget repair bill —which took collective bargain-ing rights away from mostpublic workers — by leavingthe Senate floor and travelingto Illinois in February.

Simac said that Holperinleaving Wisconsin was anabandonment of his duties assenator.

“I understand Jim Holperinhad strong objections to thebill, but running away didn’t

solve the problem; it justmade it worse,” said Simac.“You can’t negotiate if you’renot at the table of discussion.For three weeks, Jim Holperinleft the 12th District withouta voice.”

But Holperin said his leav-ing was necessary to delay ac-tion on the budget repair bill.

“Contents of the legislationwere misrepresented, andthose affected by the measuredeserved to have time to learnthe truth and to make theirvoices of opposition heard,”said Holperin. “Also, time was

Holperin facingSimac in recallnext Tuesday

___________BY GARY RIDDERBUSCH

NEWS-REVIEW EDITOR___________

HOLPERIN SIMAC

A summer staple in theNorth Woods, the Vilas Coun-ty Fair is scheduled Thursdaythrough Sunday, Aug. 11-14.,at the fairgrounds in EagleRiver off Highway 70.

Beginning with wristbandnight Thursday from 5 to 10p.m., the Vilas County Fairwill open to four nights of liveentertainment, rides, games,exhibits, food and beverages.

This year’s fair will alsofeature Cassady’s CrittersPetting Zoo, which boasts avariety of animals and camelrides for children.

A new carnival by CalkinsMidways will bring in therides and carnival foods. Themidway will open Thursdayat 5 p.m. and noon Friday,Saturday and Sunday.

Dollar Day will be offered

Friday afternoon from noon to5 p.m. with all rides costing$1.

Old-fashioned children’sgames will be held Saturdayfrom 2 to 4 p.m. by the band-stand. Ribbons will be award-ed to the winners of the veg-etable races, water balloontoss, watermelon-eating con-test and gunnysack races.

Wristband specials will beThursday night from 5 to 10p.m. for $20 and again Sun-day afternoon from 1 to 5 p.m.for $18. Wristbands offer un-limited rides for all ages forone set price.

Judging of flowers, vegeta-bles and homemade wine ex-hibits will begin at 7 p.m. Fri-day and the public is welcome

Rides, music, foodset for Vilas Fair

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Charges will not be filedagainst a 121/2-year officerwith the Vilas County Sher-iff ’s Department who shot a20-year-old female July 25 asa result of a prank, accordingto authorities.

Deputy Ty Peterson, whounintentionally shot the fami-ly member at approximately9:14 p.m. that day, will notface state charges, accordingto a Vilas County district at-

torney’s office press release.“The circumstances sur-

rounding the incident clearlyindicate that the officer wasin fear of his life and thepranksters created the dan-gerous circumstances,” wroteDistrict Attorney AlbertMoustakis in the press re-lease.

Moustakis based his deci-

Charges won’t be filedagainst Vilas officer

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To SHOOTING, Pg. 2A

___________BY ANTHONY DREWNEWS-REVIEW ASST. EDITOR

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VILAS COUNTY NEWS-REVIEW/THE THREE LAKES NEWS WEDNESDAY, AUG. 10, 2011 7A

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Relay: FROM PAGE 1A

vivors. We had 180 peopleshow up as survivors, which isoutstanding. I understand thatthere aren’t that many relaysthat have that many sur-vivors. And that’s what it’s allabout.”

Martens said people of allages and all walks of life helporganize and attend the Relay.

“We just do what we have todo and everybody does theirpart and it comes together. Youguys make us look good,” saidMartens. “We just believe inour survivors, because everyyear is another birthday andthat’s why we’re here. We alsowant to remind everyone of‘Hope,’ which is our theme thisyear. It’s a simple one. You lookaround and you feel the hope.There’s a lot of hope here andwe love you all.”

Volunteer Ann Dunphy an-nounced the final figure, whichbrought a big round of ap-plause from those who gath-ered at the closing ceremonyat the Northland Pines HighSchool track Saturday morn-ing.

The fact that cancer affectsnearly everyone in some waywas evident throughout the16-hour Relay, from listeningto the opening ceremony andwatching the survivors’ walkto reading the luminariasaround the track and witness-ing the final lap after learning$70,000 had already beenraised in the fight against can-cer.

Martens said final figureswon’t be known for severalweeks because money is stillcoming in through donationsand matching funds.

The Northwoods Relay ForLife brings many area commu-nities together for a singlecause. People came from EagleRiver, Three Lakes, Phelps,Land O’ Lakes, St. Germain,Sayner and Sugar Camp tosupport the Relay.

Special guestsHonorary survivor Eunice

Hughes gave an uplifting mes-sage during the Relay’s open-ing ceremonies Friday night.

“I am really honored to behere and never in my wildestdreams did I think that sevenand one-half years later Iwould be the honorary sur-vivor,” said Hughes, who wasdiagnosed with pancreatic can-cer in 2004.

“One thing I want to sharewith everybody, be as aggres-sive as you possibly can (inyour battle against cancer),”she said. “Do what you have todo. Know what your bloodcounts are. Know what yournumbers are. You take care ofyourself. It’s your body. Youtake care of it.”

She had a message for the180 survivors attending theRelay.

“Survivors, when you takeyour first lap, I want you tosay to yourself, ‘Hold yourhead up high. We are sur-vivors,’ ” said Hughes. “So, thefirst lap, walk high with yourhead up. The second lap, I willlet you put your head down fora bit and think of all thosewho did not make it. Like myparents. Like my brother, whojust passed away this lastMarch. So hold your heads uphigh. Then look at all the bagsand the memories.”

Hughes and family mem-bers then tossed candy tothose in the audience.

“Just remember the firsttwo letters of God are ‘go.’ I’mtelling you, go have a sweetlife. He will hold your hand,but you’ve got to be willing tograb it. Have a sweet life andGod bless us all.”

Honorary caregivers TerriKemp of Roscoe, Ill., and hersister, Beth Anderson of SouthCarolina, also were recognized.They lost their parents, Breckand Sandy Brown, to cancerjust five days apart in Septem-ber of 2010. Their parentsserved as honorary survivorsat the Relay in 2009.

“My sister Beth and I caredfor them on and off throughoutthose two years, finally movingin with them in the last fourmonths of their lives,” saidKemp. “What a blessing thistime was together. Day in andday out, we cared for them outof love. We wanted to be therefor them as they had alwaysbeen there for us.”

Kemp said the North Woodscommunity helped them ascaregivers.

“We felt strength in eachother as sisters and we feltstrength from all of you whoconsumed us with love andmany, many prayers,” saidKemp. “What a special commu-nity this is. We can’t begin toexpress our gratitude enough.Your continued support for us

is amazing and we thank youfrom the bottom of our hearts.”

Anderson said that, whiletheir parents battled cancer assurvivors, they also were care-givers to each other.

“It is something that theytalked about a lot. And they feltit enabled them to understandhow the other one was feeling,”said Anderson. “They told usoften that it was their role ascaregivers that they found to bethe most difficult.”

Anderson had a message forall the caregivers and survivorsin the audience.

“Certainly, caring for ourparents was the most difficultand most rewarding experienceof our lives, so far,” said Ander-son. “For those of you who arecurrently caregivers, and sur-vivors, our hearts go out to you.We know what difficult pathsyou walk. We hope that youfind the blessings during yourchallenges and that you trea-sure your time together despitethe reason for it. May the loveand support of family andfriends and this extraordinarycommunity sustain you, upliftyou and enable you to do whatyou could never do alone.”

Teams raise fundsAfter the opening addresses

and the POP’s River Revivalchorus singing the nationalanthem, cancer survivors par-ticipated in the survivors’ lapin recognition of their battleswith cancer. The survivors,donning purple T-shirts, wereaccompanied by family andfriends.

The survivors were followedby 22 teams who were respon-sible for raising much of themoney. A team parade, withmany participants carryingbanners, followed the sur-vivors around the track.

According to Dunphy, whoannounced the top fundraisingteams Saturday morning, in-cluding 12 teams which raisedmore than $2,000. Spirit ofHope led the way with $7,215,followed by Scott’s ShiningStars at $5,890, Meyer & Asso-ciates with $5,190, Prince ofPeace at $4,446, St. Peter’sWalkers With Soul at $4,513,F.A.C.E. at $4,109, M&I Bankat $3,193, Northland PinesEducation Association at$3,037, St. Mary’s Faithful at$2,580, Vilas County News-Re-view at $2,273, T.J. Grizzlies at$2,227 and Peoples StateBank at $2,008.

Late donations still can bemade to the following address:Northwoods Relay For Life,3235 Tijan Lane, Eagle River,WI 54521.

Many individuals alsoraised more than $1,000, butthe top fundraiser was GailPipp of Conover, who broughtin $5,410. Martens was second

with $2,180 and Mary AnnShepard was third with$1,970.

Various fundraisers tookplace during the 16-hour vigil.One of the largest activitieswas a spaghetti dinner hostedby the Greater Eagle RiverTennis Association, whichraised $1,721. The Eagle RiverLions Club had a pancakebreakfast and The Beauty Re-sort hosted the Locks of Lovehair-cutting tent.

Throughout the night, there

also were games, raffles anddemonstrations. At 9:30 p.m., aluminaria ceremony recog-nized those who have battledcancer. About 700 paper bagscontaining lights and display-ing personal messages inhonor, or in memory, of indi-viduals lined the entire track,according to Martens.

Martens said a Relay chal-lenge was held to keep teamswalking through the night,awarding extra cash to theteams walking the most laps.

When the event wrapped upat 10 a.m. Saturday, a tiredbut proud group, including vol-unteers and committee mem-bers who had stayed the entirenight, walked the last lap inreverse, knowing they hadhelped raise more than$70,000 to battle cancer.

“We had 22 great teams thisyear, but we need to build onthe number of teams,” saidMartens. “Next year’s RelayFor Life will be Aug. 3-4,2012.”

A total of 180 survivors attended the Northwoods Relay For Life atthe Northland Pines High School track in Eagle River Friday

evening. The 12th annual event paid special tribute to those menand women battling cancer. --STAFF PHOTO

Honorary survivor Eunice Hughes of Land O’Lakes told the Relay survivors to hold their heads

high during the survivors walk, saying “we aresurvivors.” --Staff Photo By KURT KRUEGER

Gene and Pat Adamovich of Eagle River supported the MinistryHealth Care team at Relay For Life. --STAFF PHOTO

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