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SIREN - Approximately 475 studentsand 75 teachers and staff members wereevacuated safely Tuesday morning, May29, after a fire broke out in the smallgymnasium of the Siren K-12 School.

Students were initially evacuated tothe Northwoods Event Center, approxi-mately a block away, while arrange-ments were made for transportation totake them home.

The fire apparently started in an areaabove a corner of the gym where an air-handling unit and motors are located. Afire alarm alerted school officials, who

immediately ordered the evacuation justbefore 11 a.m.

The blaze spread quickly to a space be-tween the old roof and new roof of the1952 gymnasium which was remodeledapproximately a dozen years ago when54,000 square feet were added to theschool’s K-12 complex.

School administrators, school boardmembers and staff met Wednesdaymorning, May 30, and SuperintendentScott Johnson recommended the schoolyear - which was scheduled to end thisFriday, June 1 - be ended early.

See School fire, back page

Siren superintendent recommends endingschool year early in light of damage from a fire

Tuesday; meeting set for this ThursdaySeasonal dip forlocal unemploymentFewer unemployed as summer

approaches PAGE 3

This low-levelaerial photo showsthe damaged roof ofthe remodeled 1952gymnasium of theSiren Schools com-plex. - Photo by JoshJohnson

Firefighters douse flames coming out of the roof of Siren’s smaller gymnasium, Tuesday morning, May 29. - Photo by Macken-zie Erickson

Power outages,flooding mar

holiday weekendNearly 5 inches of rain fall

in 24-hour periodPAGE 3

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NORTHWEST WISCONSIN - Imagine professional wrestling onpublic TV, a recreational runner inthe Wild West or William Shake-speare playing golf. Local authorBuz Swerkstrom imagines all ofthose and other quirky scenariosin his new book, a 172-page collec-tion of short fictional humor called“Born To Coast And Other Sto-ries.” Swerkstrom, a resident ofAtlas, wrote the 30 pieces in-cluded in the book over a periodof more than 40 years. That helpsgive the collection a diversity oftone and approach found in fewsuch collections. Several of theoldest, and shortest, stories are inthe fractured language “non-sense” tradition of Lewis Carroll,Edward Lear and John Lennon.Parody and satire take centerstage in other stories. “Just Like P.T. Barnum’s Blues” is a ventureinto surrealism, while a few stories are as realistic as wheels areround. The title story, “Born To Coast,” the book’s longest piece,features an outlaw bicycle gang on a weekend outing to a smalltown. Former St. Croix Falls city Administrator, and poet, Ed Emer-son calls it “just a wonderful, wonderful story.” “Born To CoastAnd Other Stories” is Swerkstrom’s third published book. His firstbook, “Polk County Places: Impressions and Explorations of PolkCounty, Wisconsin,” has been praised for its lyrical quality andbreadth of scope. His other book is “In The Time of Twelve,” a se-quel to Lewis Carroll’s two “Alice in Wonderland” stories with thecentral character named Alison rather than Alice. “Born To CoastAnd Other Stories” is available at The Book Nook in Balsam Lakeand the Polk County Information Center at St. Croix Falls, as wellas at Amazon.com. Swerkstrom, along with local authors Russ Han-son and Ed Emerson, kicked off their sporadic “Magical Fluff Tour.”- with submitted information

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ST. CROIX FALLS - This Friday, June 1, the award-winning RoeFamily Singers kick off what is anticipated to be the best Musicon the Overlook season yet. From the Twin Cities, Roe FamilySingers are considered the Midwest’s No. 1 old-time blue-grass/country/gospel jug band. The band has just released a stun-ning new album/CD titled “The Owl and The Bat and TheBumblebee.” The release, by husband and wife songwriters Kimand Quillan Roe, outlines how their lives have changed with thearrival of their two daughters. It has 13 original and traditionalsongs with the Roe Family’s characteristic old-time sound. “Theyare one of my favorite bands,” says MOTO coordinator WoodyMcBride. “Their music evokes a pure bloom of the human spirit.”Music on the Overlook is held in downtown St. Croix Falls mostFridays, June through August. - with submitted information

MOTO kicks off new season

Alice Anderson is recuperating after “leap

of faith” from 12 feet offthe groundby Gary KingLeader editor

FREDERIC - A Hollywoodstunt man has nothing on 90-year-old Alice Anderson who took aleap over the railing of her 12-foot-high deck last Thursday af-ternoon, May 24, as flames shotfrom her home following a light-ning strike.

The home and attached garagewere burned to the ground, butAnderson is on the mend anddoing well, according to herdaughter, Judy Anderson, of StarPrairie. Alice suffered a fracturedwrist and an ankle injury alongwith several bruises after landingon the ground, but it could havebeen a lot worse, noted Judy.

“She was on her deck and hadthe choice of jumping or burn-ing,” Judy said. “She really hadno choice. We’re just glad shewasn’t seriously hurt.”

Judy said her mother was read-ing a newspaper when she hearda huge clap of thunder and mo-ments later could sense the airchange. She went out on her deckto look around and the influx ofair to the house fueled a fire andcreated thick smoke. She triedmore than once to go backthrough the house to escape, butthere was too much smoke. Stairs

on the deck had been removedyears ago due to problems withbears and her bird feeders. Thatleft one option.

On the ground and injured,Alice saw that a passerby had no-ticed the smoke and had drivenup to the house. She told the per-son to call 911. Frederic firefight-ers were on the scene withinminutes, but there was little tosave. They brought the flamesunder control.

Ambulance personnel checkedher over, and she’s been to the

clinic for treatment and monitor-ing.

Alice is staying with her daugh-ter while she recuperates and isnow trying to “rebuild her life,”according to Judy. “She has onlywhat she was wearing when thefire occurred,” she said. Now it’s amatter of getting back thosethings many take for granted,such as a wardrobe.

Alice’s son, Dave, is owner ofAnderson Construction of Fred-eric.

Frederic firefighters survey the damage to the home of Alice Anderson on 170th Street east of Frederic follow-ing a lightning strike Thursday afternoon, May 24, which destroyed her house and garage and a car and golf cart.- Photos by Gary King

90-year-old jumps off deck to escape fire

Firefighters douse flames that destroyed the home of Alice Anderson lastThursday, May 24. The deck from which Anderson jumped can be seen inthe photo. Firefighters responded to the blaze just before 5 p.m.

40 years of humor

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BURNETT COUNTY - On Sun-day, May 27, at about 1:30 p.m.Jamie M. Melville, 59, Sheboygan,was northbound on Hwy. 35 in theTown of Meenon when he lost con-trol attemping to make a left-handturn onto CTH D. The vehiclerolled over in the north ditch of CTHD. The driver reported that the vehi-cle’s brakes failed, causing the acci-dent. The driver was taken to thehospital for possible injuries. Twoother passengers reported no in-juries. The vehicle was towed fromthe scene of the accident. - informa-tion from the Burnett County Sheriff’sDepartment

•••SIREN - This weeked is the Wis-

consin free fishing weekend.There’s a contest for area kids at theClam Lake Narrows east of Siren.Sponsored by the Siren Lions Club.The day offers free prizes in a vari-ety of fish categories. The event be-gins at 9 a.m. - with submittedinformation.

•••FREDERIC - The Family Path-

ways Frederic Food Shelf is hold-ing an open house to celebrate itsnew location next Wednesday, June6, from 1 to 3 p.m. with presenta-tions at 1:30 p.m. The food shelf islocated at 1100 Wisconsin Ave.South. Refreshments will be servedas the food shelf recognizes the OttoBremer Foundation, the FredericBremer Bank, the Frederic Ministe-rial Assocation and the food shelfvolunteers. - with submitted informa-tion

•••CORRECTION: Contrary to infor-

mation published recently in astory about the Webster VillageBoard, the Central Burnett CountyFair will not be held July 6, 7 and 8

BBRRIIEEFFLLYYPolk County Library Board suggests cuts in services

Thinks manager jobrequirements may be wrong

by Gregg WestigardLeader staff writer

OSCEOLA – The Polk County Librarymay be classified wrong, some of its servicesshould possibly be closed and qualificationsfor the job of the library director might havebeen set too high.

These were some of the conclusionsreached by the board of trustees of the PolkCounty Library Federation at a special meet-ing Wednesday, May 23, at the Osceola Li-brary. The board held a long discussion andseemed to come to a verbal agreement on anumber of issues but took no formal votes.The board will meet again in early June.

Specifically, the board members expressedagreement that the operation is a libraryservice instead of an actual library, and thelibrary should not be open to the public.They spoke in favor of some of the servicesbut said there might be other ways to pro-vide these services. And they came to a gen-eral conclusion that the library directormight not need to have a master’s degree inlibrary science. If so, the position could bereclassified at a lower salary, reducing thecounty’s cost of operating the service.

Six of the seven trustees, John Bonneprise,Edna Bjorkman, Greg Bowman, Duana Bre-mer, Nate Duprey and Warren Nelson, werepresent at the meeting. Clear Lake librarianChristine LaFond was also present andmade a report on the results of her investiga-tion of the library and a way forward.

The salary of library director ColleenFoxwell was a recurring topic during themeeting.

“Could one of the local libraries run a li-brary service for $30,000 to $40,000 a year?”Duprey asked. “Yes, absolutely. The librarythat took on the service wouldn’t pay thehead $80,000 a year. Colleen is very expen-sive.”

Bonneprise and Bremer both said thattheir have heard from county board mem-bers that the salary is a major issue in thecounty supporting the library funding.

LaFond said that, from her research, shethinks that the library should never havebeen called a federation. She said that it isstrictly a library service under state statutes.That would mean that the director positionshould not have been posted as it was.Under the county employment grid, a jobrequiring a master’s degree is set at a higherpay scale than the position might actuallyneed.

Nelson said it might be possible to rede-

fine the director position at a lower wageand still keep Foxwell as the director.

While the directors felt that public accessto the library on the government center cam-pus should be closed immediately, reducingstaff time, they felt that some of the otherservices, especially the jail books program,should continue in some form. And theyspoke in support of the grant writing workthat Foxwell does for the county. Theythought that the delivery of books to home-bound residents might be possible in waysother than by mail.

“We need to define who we want to be,”Bowman said. “That will define who wehire. We need to look at our vision. We allagree that we need to look at reduced serv-ices, see what we can do and do that well.”

The status and funding of the PolkCounty Library Federation, which providesa number of services to the 10 local librariesin the county and to some county residents,has been under review from the countyboard. Resolutions to phase out the librarycame close to passage at board meetings inDecember and May. The special meeting ofthe library board was called in response tothe latest county board action on May 15when the board voted to postpone untilJune taking action on the latest resolution.

Storm brings electrical outagesBURNETT/POLK COUNTIES - A severe

storm moved through northern PolkCounty and southern Burnett County Sun-day night, May 27, with high winds, heavyrain and intense lightning. An electric polesouth of Frederic supporting two transmis-sion lines broke during the storm, causingwidespread outages. Over 5,300 Northwest-ern Wisconsin Electric customers lost power,beginning at about 7:30 p.m. The most af-fected areas were Frederic, Siren, Grants-burg and surrounding towns.

Power to the Grantsburg area was re-stored about 9:40 p.m., and power to theSiren area was restored about 10:30 p.m.

Frederic had to wait until about 11:30 p.m.before power was restored there, althoughcrews worked through the night and intoMemorial Day to restore power to individ-ual customers. Crews will continue to workthrough the week to repair damaged equip-ment.

NWE customers can call 800-261-1200with questions or concerns.

The pole carrying transmission linescaused outages to Polk-Burnett Electric Co-op customers as well. Approximately 6,500co-op members were affected by outages.Power was restored to co-op members by9:40 p.m. A second outage that lasted less

than 17 minutes effected 5,200 members. Steve Stroshane, operations and engineer-

ing manager from Polk-Burnett Co-op, ex-plained that the transmission system isintegrated between utilites. The problem onthe NWE transmission system affectedDairyland’s transmission system fromwhich Polk-Burnett Electric Co-op’s substa-tions are served.

Other than the large transmission outage,Polk-Burnett Co-op experienced only minoroutages from the weather. - Sherill Summerwith information from NWE and Polk-BurnettElectric Co-op

Unemployment rate drops in area countiesDrop in rate normal for this time

of the yearby Sherill Summer

Leader staff writerSIREN - The preliminary April unemploy-

ment rates for county and cities were re-leased last week. There were 71 out of 72counties with lower unemployment rates inApril compared to March. Dane County hasthe lowest unemployment rate at 4.4 per-cent. Menominee County has the highestunemployment rate at 15.9 percent. IronCounty was the only county with an in-crease in April compared to March.

All 12 metro areas and 31 out of 32 munic-ipalities with at least 25,000 residents alsohave lower unemployment rates in Aprilcompared to March. Mount Pleasant wasthe exception.

Unlike some months when the drop in theunemployment rate seemed more to dowith a drop in the size of the labor force (thelabor force counts those who were lookingfor work or were employed but not thosewho stop looking for work) than the resi-dents employed, April’s drop in the unem-ployment rate was largely because moreresidents were employed in April thanMarch. There were 18,200 more statewidewith 2,838,100 employed in April comparedto 2,819,900 in March. The size of the laborforce also dropped over the same time frameby 5,700 with 3,044,000 in the labor force inApril compared to 3,049,700 in March.

The state’s not-seasonally adjusted unem-ployment rate was 6.8 percent in April com-pared to 7.5 percent in March. Nationallythe not-seasonally adjusted unemploymentrate was 7.7 in April compared to 8.4 percentin March.

The jobs numbers have been much de-bated in the recall election, with both sidesusing different, and often conflicting, num-bers. With so many different numbers cited,it is easy to question the source of the num-bers. This article uses information from theWisconsin Department of Workforce Devel-opment for the state and metro numbers

and the state’s Workforce and Labor MarketInformation System or WORKnet for num-bers for Burnett, Polk and Washburn coun-ties.

To gain a perspective on the unemploy-ment drop from March to April, data wasgathered from the last several years fromBurnett, Polk and Washburn counties. InBurnett County, for example, there has beena significant drop in the unemployment ratebetween March and April for the last fiveyears. In most years, there is even a biggerdrop in the unemployment rate betweenApril and May. The rate continues to dropuntil September or October until the unem-ployment rate reverses course and risesthroughout the winter, peaking in January,February and March.

Much of the seasonal flow in the unem-ployment rate is adjusted for in seasonallyadjusted numbers. Unfortunately, only not-seasonally adjusted numbers are availible atWORKnet for the counties. For consis-tency’s sake, not-seasonally adjusted num-bers are used throughout this reporting.

In Burnett County the unemployment ratedropped from 9.6 percent in March to 8.4percent in April. There were 83 more em-ployed residents in April compared toMarch, 7,243 (April) from 7,160 (March.)

There were 16 less residents in the laborforce in April compared to March, 7,908(April) from 7,924 (March.)

Last year in Burnett County, unemploy-ment dropped from 11.0 percent in March2011 to 9.7 percent in April 2011. The unem-ployment rate continued to drop to 9.1 per-cent in May 2011 and bottomed out at 7.6percent in October 2011. Last year there wasa gain of 138 jobs from March to April, with7,270 (March 2011) to 7,408 (April 2011.) Asyou can see, there were 165 more employedresidents last year’s April. The labor forcerose last year between March and April by32 residents, 8,172 (March 2011) to 8,204(April 2011). There were 296 more residentsin the labor force last year’s April.

Going back further, the unemploymentrate dropped from 8.8 percent to 7.4 percentfrom March 2008 to April 2008. There were7,170 employed residents in April 2008.

There are 73 more employed residents nowthan in April 2008.

In Polk County, the unemployment ratedropped from 9.3 percent in March to 8.1percent in April, but there were 215 moreresidents working in March compared toApril, with 21,811 (March) to 21,596 (April.)As can be expected when both the numberof employed and the unemployment ratedrop, the number in the labor force alsodropped, from 24,058 (March) to 23,497(April), a total of 561 less in the labor force.

Last year, the Polk County unemploymentrate dropped from 9.9 percent in March 2011to 8.8 percent in April 2011. The rate contin-ued to drop to 8.2 in May 2011 and bot-tomed out at 7.2 in November 2011. Lastyear’s drop in unemployment also includedjob gains between March and April, 21,429(March 2011) to 21,477 (April 2011). In PolkCounty, there were 119 more residentsworking this April than last April.

The rate dropped from 6.9 percent inMarch 2008 to 6.0 percent April 2008. Therewere 22,374 employed residents in April ofthat year, 778 more than than now.

In Washburn County, the unemploymentrate dropped from 9.6 percent in March to8.0 percent in April. There were 183 moreemployed residents in April compared toMarch, 7,039 (April) from 6,856 (March.)There were more residents in the labor forceas well, 7,648 (April) from 7,584 (March.)

Last year, the unemployment ratedropped from 10.5 percent to 9.4 percentfrom March 2011 to April 2011. The ratecontinued to drop to 8.6 percent in May2011, bottoming out at 7.4 percent in Octo-ber 2011. Last year there were 7,049 resi-dents working in April 2011 compared to6,827 in March 2011, a gain of 222. Therewere 10 more residents working last year’sApril.

In 2008, the unemployment rate droppedfrom 7.4 percent in March 2008 to 6.3 per-cent in April 2008. There were 7,258 resi-dents working in April 2008, 219 moreresidents working that year’s April than thisyear.

Trail cameraleads tocriminalchargesby Greg MarstenLeader staff writer

BALSAM LAKE – A 20-year-oldSomerset man was arrested for al-legedly breaking into a friend’shome and stealing cash, video gameequipment and more, after a seriesof burglaries led to the homeownersinstalling a trail camera, usuallyused for locating deer populations,to catch the perpetrator.

According to the Polk CountySheriff’s Department, Jonah Fribergwas taken into custody for criminaltrespass to a dwelling after he al-legedly broke into a home in ruralPolk County and stole several hun-dred dollars in cash and other items.

The initial incident occurred backin February, when cash went miss-ing. The homeowners were hit by abreak-in a few weeks later, in mid-March, this time noting some videogame equipment missing.

The owners set up the trail cam-eras after that break-in, and whenthey were broken into in mid-May,the camera caught a vehicle licenseplate which came back registered toFriberg, Somerset.

The victims talked with Friberg’sparents, who noted the missingitems were found at their home.Friberg denied going into the home,in spite of the photographic evi-dence proving otherwise, althoughhe did admit to knowing one of thevictims.

In a later interview, he stated hewas at the residence, but did notadmit to the thefts. He was chargedlast week with felony criminal tres-pass to a dwelling, and appeared be-fore Judge Jeffery Anderson onTuesday, May 22, where he set a$5,000 signature, with a next courtappearance set for June 25.


Wife was holdingbaby during assault

by Greg MarstenLeader staff writer

BALSAM LAKE – A 22-year-old Osce-ola man accused of assaulting his es-tranged wife earlier this year while sheheld the couple’s 11-month-old child willserve jail time for the incident after a pleaagreement on Tuesday, May 29, in PolkCounty Circuit Court.

Ryan Waalen has been in jail for almost100 days already for violating the terms ofhis probation for a previous drug-relatedconviction, and he will stay in jail untilthis fall after he avoided a trial with theagreement.

According to the police report, the do-mestic assault incident began at around6:30 a.m. on Feb. 21 of this year whenWaalen’s estranged wife noticed him out-side her apartment, demanding to be letin, claiming there was another man in thehome. The couple had separated just twomonths earlier, but had the infant child to-gether.

Waalen reportedlybroke through thepatio door, rippedher bedroom apartand then began toaccuse and scream ather, waking thechild.

He allegedlyripped her TV fromthe wall and threwher computer moni-tor at her, narrowly

missing both her and the child. He thensearched the apartment for another man,and when he didn’t find anyone, began tostrike the woman repeatedly while sheheld the infant in her arms.

Waalen then told the woman that hewanted to see his son “before he went tojail,” and that he pulled the baby from herarms, while pushing and shoving her intothe wall.

The woman was able to get the childback, but Waalen left the apartment andlater returned to the parking lot with aknife and began to damage her car byslashing her tires, ripping off the wind-shield wipers and kicking and denting her

vehicle, which she had just bought.He left the scene before the authorities

arrived, but he did contact police severalhours later, and met with them at theOsceola Police Department, where hestated that he “lost it” and then “blackedout.”

He was facing six criminal charges fromthe incident, including criminal trespass,battery, disorderly conduct, two criminaldamage to property charges and a felonycharge of causing mental harm to a child.

Under the plea agreement, Waalenavoided a trial by pleading guilty to themisdemeanor battery charge and one ofthe criminal damage to property charges,with the felony charge being dismissedand the other charges dropped but read inand used for sentencing purposes.

Even with the lesser agreement, he stillfaced up to four years in prison with re-peater enhancements on the charges thatstood.

Waalen must pay restitution and courtcosts, and two years of his sentence hasbeen withheld, assuming he stays out oftrouble, but he is serving time until Sep-tember for his parole violation, and JudgeJeffery Anderson added an additional two

months to his current sentence, meaninghe will be in jail until at least October.

Waalen was convicted on two counts ofpossession and manufacturing or deliver-ing marijuana in 2009.

Polk County District Attorney Dan Stef-fen called his latest incident “a very seri-ous offense,” and “classic domesticabuse.”

He sought at least an additional sixmonths in jail and pushed for a mentalevaluation as part of his sentence.

“I want to make sure he addresses hisproblems,” Steffen said.

The victim did write a letter to the courtnoting that in spite of the violent Februaryincident, Waalen “is not the horrible per-son this situation made him out to be.”She also suggested he had mental healthissues that needed to be addressed.

Waalen did not address the court, buthis attorney, Francis Rivard, questionedthe account as it was reported, and notedthat he took responsibility for the incident,going to police on his own, and said thatWaalen “loves his son more than any-thing.”

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truck andchase


BALSAM LAKE – Abizarre drug deal gonebad, which led to a violentroad-rage incident thatbegan near Deer Park, es-calated to stolen vehicle al-legations on May 20.

According to the PolkCounty Sheriff’s Depart-ment, the incident mayhave started with a dis-agreement on a drug dealwhich, in turn, led to awoman tailgating anothervehicle, trying to forcethem from the road, andanother person throwingitems out of the truck boxat the victims, leading to along, high-speed chase,and more.

The alleged chasers evenfollowed the victims totheir home in Polk County,where an altercation en-sued which led to a brokenwindow. The allegedchasers even stole the vic-tims’ truck, going so far asto back it into another ve-hicle during the theft.

Two days later, a relativeof the victim spotted thestolen vehicle in New Rich-mond and alerted police,who later arrested KristenPaar, 20, Star Prairie, forthe incident. Paar admittedto taking the vehicle with-out the owner’s permis-sion, and blamed it on adrug deal gone bad.

Paar was later chargedwith felony vehicle theft,as well as misdemeanortheft and disorderly con-duct. She appeared beforeJudge Jeffery Anderson onWednesday, May 23, wherehe set a $2,500 bond with apreliminary hearing set forMay 31.


WWeebbsstteerr2012 Memorial Day

SSiirreennMemorial service for fallen officers

by Carl HeidelLeader staff writer

WEBSTER—A light rain fell softly and sporadicallyduring the Memorial Day service in Webster, Monday,May 28, but that wetness could do nothing to dampenthe spirits of the gathered crowd.

With allusion to Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address,speaker Jim Erickson, superintendent of the Websterschools, pointed out that words are quickly forgotten,but actions will always be remembered. He commentedthat the actions of those who have served America, es-pecially those who have given their lives for their coun-try, will always speak of those values all hold dear. “We

feel the pain oftheir absences,” hesaid. “Let us neverforget.”

LEFT: The marching band ofWebster High School, under the di-rection of Julie Strang, played a se-lection of patriotic melodies.

RIGHT: Wreaths to honor fallenheroes were laid at the monumentsin the memorial plaza in Webster.

With a scattering of umbrellas to ward off the lightly falling rain, the crowd at the Webster Memorial Day service, Monday, May28, joined in a moment of prayer led by Father Michael Tupa, pastor of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Webster.

Don Taylor was the speaker at this year’s fallen officer memorialservice. He spoke of coming in honor of the three officers in BurnettCounty who have given their all, but he also honored officers cur-rently serving who have faced death in its many forms and continueto serve. Following the speech, Gary Jules’ song “Mad World” wasplayed.

Jim Erickson, su-perintendent of theWebster schools,spoke to thosegathered at the Me-morial Day servicein Webster, and hesaid simply, “Let usnever forget.”

Photos by Carl Heidel

The St. Croix Tribe color guardstood at attention at the memorialservice for fallen officers held atthe Burnett County GovernmentCenter on Thursday, May 17.Burnett County has had three of-ficers die while on duty, PaulGramer in 1965, Richard Schinz-ing in 1974, and Allen Albee in1991. The memorial service isheld annually. Taps is played anda wreath is placed at the memorialoutside the Burnett County policedepartment.

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Beneath the American flag set against a beautiful, spacious sky, the Webster High Schoolband, led by Julie Strang, played the national anthem at the Danbury Memorial Day service.

The soft and sad sound of taps,played by a lone and distant trumpeterin the Danbury cemetery, moved gentlyamong the graves of the veterans hon-ored on Memorial Day.

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Veterans of Foreign Wars, of whichMoore is commander, held cemeteryservices Monday, May 28, at Viola Lake,the St. Croix Tribal Cemetery at Herteland Lakeview. – Gregg Westigard

The VFW honor guard honored the veterans who served the country at the Viola LakeCemetery Monday, May 28. – Photo by Gregg Westigard

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SSoommeeoonnee ttoo lloovvee tthheemmMy story is about stray cats. I’m a cat

lover, and I feed them and try to protectthem. It isn’t the kitties fault they’re here;if people would only get them fixed andkeep them in their house then there would-n’t be a problem.

In 2011, five babies were born aroundhere, when old enough, I was able to findgood homes for four of them, and onestayed here. I named that one “BabyKitty.” She would come up on the porchrailing every morning until I fed her, andshe knew right where I would take thefood. Then another kitty showed up, andI named her “Pretty Kitty” and the two ofthem became best of friends and were to-gether all the time. Soon Baby Kitty wouldlet me pet her, but Pretty Kitty wasn’t sosure of people and would shy away. WhenI would have my cat, Precious, outsidewith me, Baby Kitty would play with herchain and try to be friends with her also.

One night, Precious got very excited,and she was running from window to win-dow and meowing. The next morningwhen my renter got home, he told me therewas a kitty laying in the road; he hadpicked it up and laid it in the grass so othercars wouldn’t run over it. He said hethought it looked like Baby Kitty. At thetime I didn’t think too much of it and leftfor town, however, when I got to town Ihad to come back because I just couldn’tget it out of my mind.

Sure enough, when I got back and wentto look, it was Baby Kitty. I put her in aplastic bag and went and got a bed out ofthe garage that she would sleep in andburied her. I put some rocks on the top ofthe grave with a teddy bear that was hersand a cross. Poor Pretty Kitty hasn’t beenthe same since, the first day she came inthe garage looking for her and meowing

and she didnt eat for a couple of days, ei-ther.

So no one can tell me animals don’t havefeelings, after seeing Pretty Kitty I knowthat they do. The night Baby Kitty got runover was the night my cat was runningaround the house from window to win-dow. I feel that she knew something hadhappened and was trying to tell me some-thing was wrong.

Like I said at the beginning, please don’tblame the stray animals for running wildand having babies, because in the end allthey want is ... someone to love them.

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SSppeecciiaall ggrraattiittuuddeeThe American Legion expresses its

heartfelt gratitude to the Frederic HighSchool band for playing at Memorial Dayservices. The inspiring patriotic music ofthe band is so important to the program.Gratitude is extended to all the studentsand to director, Patti Burns. Using yourtalent for the benefit of veterans, and ourcommunity, is so meaningful and so im-portant.

Special gratitude is extended to AllisonMartin, a graduating senior from FredericHigh School, for the wonderful work shehas done in honoring veterans and ourcommunity by playing taps at memorialservices for the past five years. Allison hasmade playing her trumpet at memorialservices a priority - the Frederic AmericanLegion is extremely grateful for her talentand her dedication to veteran programs.

Your friends in the Frederic American LegionFrederic

BARRON — The administrator of the Barron County Jail has been placed on paidadministrative leave pending an investigation into as-yet-unspecified charges, SheriffChris Fitzgerald said recently. Mark Evans, a 15-year veteran with the department andadministrator of the jail since 2002, is the subject of what Fitzgerald termed an ongoinginvestigation being conducted by himself and Chief Deputy Jason Leu. “At this time webelieve the investigation involved a noncriminal act,” Fitzgerald said. — from the BarronNews-Shield

•••BARRON — A decade of work came to an end May 10 for Barron native Lester

Bagley when the Minnesota Legislature approved a $975 million public/private fund-ing package to build a new stadium for the Minnesota Vikings. Bagley, 52, a 1977 Bar-ron High School graduate, is vice president of public affairs and stadium developmentfor the team. — from the Barron News-Shield

•••NEW AUBURN — Jim Heerey’s passion for forestland is rooted in outdoor recre-

ation. But even when he’s hunting, he has a hard time keeping his eyes and his mindoff trees. “Trees fascinate me,” he said, “Any time I’m sitting in a deer stand or a duckblind, I’m looking at the trees thinking which ones to cut and which ones to keep.”Heerey’s passion, which he shares with his wife, Ann, earned them the title of Wiscon-sin’s Tree Farmers of the Year in 2001 from the Wisconsin Tree Farm Committee. Specifi-cally, that passion is for sustainable forestry practices and projects, which will bedemonstrated by professional foresters during a field day at the Heereys forest proper-ties near New Auburn and in Polk County on Saturday, June 2. The field day includestours of the Heereys 425-acre forestland in Barron County and 238-acre property in PolkCounty, and presentations on soils, plant disease, rapidly grown white pine, oak regen-eration, deer damage control and rock fords as stream crossings. For more information,call Heerey at 715-237-3093 or visit www.witreefarm.org. — from Rice Lake Chronotype

•••RICE LAKE - A Winter native who flies for the U.S. Navy and who is now assigned

to the Canadian military was at the controls of one of two F-18 fighter jets that landedThursday evening, May 24, at Rice Lake Regional Airport. Lt. Matthew Gerber, U.S.Navy, was listed on the fuselage as the pilot of one of the fighters. He and another pilotset the two fighters down at Rice Lake while en route to an air show in Rockford, Ill.“They got here just before 9 p.m. Thursday night,” said Jerry Stites, airport manager, onFriday, May 25. “They made two low passes over the field before they landed.” TheCanadian McDonnell-Douglas F-18s appear at several Midwestern air shows each year,Stites said, and they were being ferried to Rockford for a May 26-27 aerobatic show. “Wesee them here once or twice a year,” Stites said. Rice Lake Regional Airport’s main run-way is 6,700 feet, well over a mile and even longer than that of Chicago’s Midway Air-port, at 6,600 feet. “But don’t forget, the F-18 is designed for aircraft carriers,” Stites said.“They don’t need a great deal of runway for takeoffs and landings.” - Rice Lake Chrono-type (chronotype.com)

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Spooner Area Honor Guard members posting the colors are Bill Hoyt, Dave Hanson and CecilScribner.

A panoramic view of the Northern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery from the hill. The rains held off, and it was a beautiful day for the program as hun-dreds of people came to pay their respect. The theme for the 2012 program was The Year of the Veteran; For Those Who Have Fallen, For Those Who Will Falland For Those Who Will March On.

Bob Blake of Clam Falls pays his respects to a friend hewill never see again. Sgt. Dan Gabielson gave his life inthe name of freedom. In the nine years since, the memoryof him still remains close to family and friends.

Anthony Howe leads the veterans in the postingof the veteran service organization flags.

The Shell Lake Veterans Honor Guard received the honor of performing the ceremonial rifle salute atthe closing of the program. Shown (L to R): Ernie Cathers, Carl Krantz, Anita Dugan, Gene Harrington,James Andreas, Lisa McNeally, Clarence Nelson, Elmer Anderson, Greg Christianson, Kent Wabrowetzand David Wilson.

Photos by Larry Samson

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Robin J. Bearheart, no dateof birth given, Webster, warrant- failure to appear, May 21.

Melissa A. Mason, 38, Des-tin, Fla., warrant - failure to ap-pear, May 21.

Burnett CountywarrantsTessa M. Leffelman, 18, Town

of Wood River, died May 10,2012.

Lawrence R. Einberger, 69,Webster, died May 12, 2012.

Kathryn E. Lammers, 41,North Branch, Minn., died May13, 2012.

Miles J. McNally, 93, Grants-burg, died May 13, 2012.

Burnett County deaths

Jamie L. Winkers-Harr,Town of Apple River, andChristopher R. Peterson, Townof Apple River, issued May 17,2012.

Ashley E. Bergen, Amery,and Austin D. Cole, Amery, is-sued May 19, 2012.

Ann L. Thomford, Town ofAlden, and Jeffrey O. Curtis,Town of Alden, issued May 21,2012.

Amanda K. Alton, Town ofGarfield, and Shane J. Troff,Town of Garfield, issued May 21,2012.

Bambi L. Mendenhall, St.Croix Falls, and Peter P.Tessling, St. Croix Falls, issuedMay 23, 2012.

Polk Countymarriagelicenses

A-1 Commercial Cleaning, Red Wing, Minn.,operate motor vehicle train w/o permit, $200.50.

Richard C. Ancel, Barron, speeding, not guiltyplea.

Andrew W. Anderson, Bloomer, truck followingtoo closely, not guilty plea.

Connie R. Anderson, Balsam Lake, speeding,$200.50.

Jodi L. Anderson, Luck, operating motor vehi-cle w/o proof of insurance, $10.00.

Matthew R. Bader, Centuria, speeding,$175.30.

Sheryl L. Baker, Taylors Falls, Minn., speeding,$175.30.

Ben G. Balo, Amery, speeding, $200.50.Edward A. Barnes, Cumberland, OU, $187.90.Katherine L. Birdsill, Birchwood, speeding,

$200.50.John T. Bruzek, Siren, operating motor vehicle

w/o insurance, $200.50.Kevin D. Buck, Duluth, Minn., speeding,

$225.70.Travis V. Byl, Amery, speeding, $200.50.Holly L. Case, Amery, operating motor vehicle

w/o proof of insurance, $10.00; operating whilesuspended, $200.50.

Eric W. Cornelius, New Richmond, OU,$187.90.

Cephonia T. Cowans, Frederic, disorderly con-duct, not guilty plea.

Victorio Cruz Garrido, Clear Lake, OWI; oper-ating w/PAC >=0.08, <0.15; operate w/o valid li-cense; not guilty pleas.

Ronda M. Dahlke, Chetek, speeding, $200.50.Tiffany E. Decker, Isanti, Minn., speeding,

$200.50.Sandra K. Eby, Clayton, speeding, $175.30.Bruce R. Fillipi, Osceola, seat belt violation,

$10.00.Bradley A. Foss, St. Croix Falls, speeding, not

guilty plea.Karen L. Frazee, Balsam Lake, operating motor

vehicle w/o proof of insurance, $10.00.Pamela D. Freeman-Gillen, Rhinelander,

speeding, $175.30.Mark R. Gallagher, St. Paul, Minn., speeding,

$175.30.Lisa J. Giefer, Osceola, seat belt violation,

$10.00.Ronald G. Gullickson, Clayton, speeding, not

guilty plea.Daniel W. Hanson, Woodbury, Minn., speeding,

$175.30.Robert B. Hartzell, Stillwater, Minn., speeding,

$200.50; operate w/o valid license, $200.50.Bryan J. Haugerud, Osceola, nonregistration

of auto, $175.30.Jennifer L. Helstad, Chetek, speeding, not

guilty plea.Bruce E. Hendry, Minneapolis, Minn., fail/stop

for unloading school bus, not guilty plea.Laura J. Henrichsen, Osceola, speeding,

$175.30.Ronald H. Hervig, Osceola, seat belt violation,

$10.00.Jacob S. Hobbs, Osceola, cracked/damaged

vehicle windshield, $175.30; operating while re-voked, $200.50; operating motor vehicle w/o insur-ance, $200.50.

Julie B. Hill, Dresser, speeding, $175.30.Rebecca A. Johannsen, Rice Lake, inattentive

driving, $187.90.Taylor N. Johnson, Osceola, speeding,

$175.30.Becky Jo Keller, Minnetonka, Minn., speeding,

$175.30.Michael J. Koch, Centuria, speeding, $175.30.Chant E. Lablanc, Clear Lake, speeding, not

guilty plea.

David C. Larson, Ruthton, Minn., possess drugparaphernalia, $269.50.

Timothy L. Larson, Frederic, speeding, notguilty plea.

Renee M. Lindquist, Stillwater, Minn., speed-ing, $200.50.

Jason C. Lunde, Milltown, possess drug para-phernalia, $269.50; possession of THC, $269.50.

Larry J. Mangelsen, River Falls, speeding,$175.30.

Gregory A. Marquand, Amery, possess openintoxicants in motor vehicle, $200.50.

Deanna K. Martell, Amery, OU, $187.90.Leo S. Martell, Milltown, speeding, $225.70.Andrew T. Martin, speeding, $175.30; operat-

ing a motor vehicle w/o insurance, $200.50; non-registration of auto, $175.30.

Coty M. Melin, Milltown, possession of drugparaphernalia, $269.50.

Aireal S. Miles, Forest Lake, Minn., speeding,$200.50.

Todd R. Mishler, Somerset, speeding, $175.30.Jared N. Morgan, Minneapolis, Minn., operat-

ing motor vehicle w/o proof of insurance, $10.00.Travis W. Morse, Siren, disorderly conduct, not

guilty plea.Patrick G. Mullan, Osceola, speeding, $200.50.Cory D. Newman, Osceola, speeding, $175.30.Joseph J. Pechmann, Woodbury, Minn.,

speeding, $175.30.George E. Phelps III, Webster, operating while

suspended, $200.50.Ronald D. Pottebaum, Roberts, speeding,

$175.30.Justin D. Preble, Cushing, operate motor vehi-

cle w/o adequate muffler, $175.30.Richard D. Radomsky, Spooner, speeding,

$175.30.Travis A. Rehbein, Frederic, disorderly con-

duct, $235.00.James W. Richter, Turtle Lake, speeding,

$200.50.Kevin M. Rieland, Balsam Lake, speeding,

$175.30.Steven J. Riemenschneider, Hudson, speed-

ing, $175.30.Shawn R. Rivard, Osceola, speeding, $175.30.RMP Mobile and Equipment LLC, Afton, Wyo.,

violation of special weight limits, not guilty plea.James C. Roehl, St. Louis Park, Minn., speed-

ing, $200.50.Lola J. Royer, Inver Grove Heights, Minn., dis-

orderly conduct with a motor vehicle, $187.90.Christopher M. Skow, Milltown, disorderly con-

duct, $269.50.Nathan C. Smith, Woodbury, Minn., speeding,

$200.50.Paula K. Spafford, Grantsburg, operating motor

vehicle w/o proof of insurance, $10.00.Frederic S. Stang, Minneapolis, Minn., speed-

ing, $200.50.Angela M. Stanisz, Osceola, seat belt violation,

$10.00; operating motor vehicle w/o proof of insur-ance, $10.00.

Paul G. Stariha, Elk River, Minn., operatingmotor vehicle w/o proof of insurance, $10.00.

John G. Stesniak, Clayton, OWI, not guiltyplea.

Margie L. Szymanski, Racine, speeding,$225.70.

Jerry D. Thompson, Clear Lake, operate w/ovalid license, $200.50.

Donald S. Vendela, Grantsburg, disorderly con-duct with a motor vehicle, $187.90.

Robert J. Wanser, Luck, speeding; OWI; oper-ating w/PAC>=0.15; not guilty pleas.

James K. West, Hinckley, Minn., speeding,$200.50.

Jennifer L. Williams, Luck, speeding, not guiltyplea.

Burnett County circuit courtRichard R. Conners, 30,

Danbury, operate without li-cense, $267.50.

Jason L. Dewey, 16, Web-ster, operate ATV on highway,$127.50.

Eva L. Friel, 63, Webster,speeding, $175.30.

James T. Hinrichs, 33, PineCity, Minn., speeding, $225.70.

Rachelle C. Kirk, 41, Supe-rior, speeding, $200.50.

Craig L. Kreidler, 61, BalsamLake, speeding, $200.50.

Mark J. Neta, 19, Spooner,pass in no-passing zone,$127.50.

Polk County deathsHenry J. Schwegman, 89,

Centuria, died April 27, 2012.Thomas F. Peck, 61, Star

Prairie, died April 30, 2012.Elna L. Wambolt, 73, Fred-

eric, died May 7, 2012.

Alfred M. Aune, 93, Amery,died May 10, 2012.

Clara M. Pivec, 86, Amery,died May 10, 2012.

Lindell R. Dodge, 70, Osce-ola, died May 12, 2012.

Lowell E. Martin, 70, CoonRapids, Minn., died May 12,2012.

The Siren Lioness Club was honored to have two new members added at their club meetingon Tuesday, May 15. Shown in the picture is Evey Weber, who sponsored Carol Titel and JanCarlson. They were installed by Lioness Charlene Hyslop. – Photos submitted

The Siren Lionesses recently donated a new electric stove with a self-cleaning oven to theSiren DC classroom. Shown in the picture, with the stove are (L to R): Chelsea, Elaina, Adrian,Kristy, Tyler and Kathy Bowers. Bowers says the children are excited about the stove and arelooking forward to baking cookies and learning cooking skills.

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STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY

CENTRAL BANK, f/k/a THE RIVERBANK

Plaintiff, vs.

PAUL R. GABERT, DEFENDANT.

Case No. 11 CV 460

NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Peter M. Johnson, Sheriff Polk County, Wisconsin

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CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY

Bank of America, N.A., as Successor by Merger to BAC Home Loans Servicing, L.P.

Plaintiff vs.

JOSEPH HOLMES, et al. Defendant(s)

Case No.: 11 CV 750 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that

by virtue of a judgment of fore - closure entered on February 24, 2012, in the amount of $218,769.67, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: June 13, 2012, at 10:00

a.m. TERMS:

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

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

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

DESCRIPTION: Lot 1 of Certi- fied Survey Map No. 2202, recorded in Volume 10 of Cer- tified Survey Maps on Page 126, as Document No. 554785, being a part of the Southeast 1/4 of the South- west 1/4 of Section 13, Town- ship 33 North, Range 18 West, in the Town of Garfield, Polk County, Wisconsin.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 1868 93rd Ave., Dresser, WI 54009.

TAX KEY NO.: 024-00837-0000.

Dated this 2nd day of May, 2012.

Sheriff Peter M. Johnson Polk County Sheriff

Scott D. Nabke Blommer Peterman, S.C. State Bar No. 1037979 165 Bishops Way, Suite 100 Brookfield, WI 53005 262-790-5719

Please go to www.blommer - peterman.com to obtain the bid for this sale. Blommer Peter- man, S.C., is the creditor’s attor - ney and is attempting to collect a debt on its behalf. Any infor - mation obtained will be used for that purpose. 1799757

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APPLICATION FOR LICENSE

Application for Retail Class B Beer & Class B Liquor License to sell fermented malt beverages and intoxicating liquors.

To the Village Board, Village of Siren, Burnett County, Wis. The undersigned:

Paula J. & Chad D. Fisher d/b/a

Tavern on Main Paula J. Fisher,

President 7695 Main Street Siren, WI 54872 With premises described as

first floor including garage of 2- story building and enclosed fenced area on lots 9 & 10 of Block 1.

Hereby makes application for Retail Class B Beer & Class B Liquor License for the sale of fermented malt beverages and intoxicating liquors to be used from July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2013.

Ann L. Peterson Village Clerk

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Application for Retail Class A Liquor License to sell intoxicat - ing liquors.


The Gallery at Parkside Place, LLC, d/b/a

The Gallery Gift and Floral Debra Lynn Rufsholm,

President 24248 State Road 35/70 Siren, WI 54872 With premises described as

gift and floral shop, kitchen, office and closet.

Hereby makes application for Retail Class A Liquor License for the sale of intoxicating liquors to be used from July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2013.


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MJKD License LLC d/b/a Northwoods Crossing Event

Center Keith D. Hobbie, Agent 23985 State Road 35 Siren, WI 54872 With premises described as

23985 State Road 35. Hereby makes application for

Retail Class B Beer & Class B Liquor License for the sale of fermented malt beverages and intoxicating liquors to be used from July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2013.


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Application for Retail Class B Beer & Class B Liquor License to sell intoxicating liquors and fermented malt beverages.


G & J Adventures, Inc. d/b/a Adventures Gary Kannenberg, President 7710 Park Street W. Siren, WI 54872 With premises described as

wood-frame restaurant with patio.

Hereby makes application for Retail Class B Beer & Class B Liquor License for the sale of intoxicating liquors and fer - mented malt beverages to be used from July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2013.


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Application for Retail Class A Beer & Class A Liquor License to sell fermented malt beverages and intoxicating liquors.


Indianhead Oil Co. Inc. d/b/a/

Holiday Stationstore #119 Petra Lane McCarthy, Agent 24096 State Road 35/70 Siren, WI 54872 With premises described as a

one-story concrete structure with coolers, display and main sales area.

Hereby makes application for Retail Class A Beer & Class A Liquor License for the sale of fermented malt beverages and intoxicating liquors to be used from July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2013.

Ann L. Peterson, Village Clerk 561654 41L WNAXLP


Application for Retail Class B Beer & Class B Liquor Li- cense to sell fermented malt beverages and intoxicating liq - uors.


Little Mexico Inc. d/b/a Galen’s Little Mexico Inc. Galen Daniels, President 23487 State Road 35 Siren, WI 54872 With premises described as

bar & restaurant. Hereby makes application for

Retail Class B Beer & Class B Liquor License for the sale of fermented malt beverages and intoxicating liquors to be used from July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2013.


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Application for a combination Class A Retailer’s License to sell fermented malt beverages and intoxicating liquors. To the Town Board of Trade Lake, Burnett County, Wis. The undersigned:

Trade Lake Store, LLC Daniel H. Milligan Hereby makes application for a

Class A Retailer’s License to sell fermented malt beverages and intoxicating liquors to be served in original containers off prem - ises. From July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2013, at the place of busi - ness known as:

Trade Lake Store 11980 State Road 48 Grantsburg, WI 54840 Burnett County

Dated May 24, 2012

Deborah L. Christian, Town Clerk Trade Lake 56

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Bank of America, N.A., as successor by merger to BAC Home Loans Servicing, L.P. as servicer for U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for the Specialty Underwriting and Residential Finance Trust Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates Series 2006-BC3

Plaintiff vs.

KENNETH OELKERS, et al. Defendant(s)

Case No: 10 CV 914


PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of fore - closure entered on March 22, 2012, in the amount of $98,542.67, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: June 26, 2012, at 10:00

a.m. TERMS:

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


PLACE: Polk County Justice Center at 1005 W. Main St., Balsam Lake, Wisconsin.

DESCRIPTION: Lot 18, Block 8, Original Plat to Cit y of Amery, Polk County, Wisconsin.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 209 Church Avenue, Amery, WI 54001.

TAX KEY NO.: 201-00433- 0000.

Dated this 26th day of April, 2012.

/s/Sheriff Peter M. Johnson Polk County Sheriff



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Application for Retail B Li- cense to sell intoxicating liquors and fermented malt bev - erages.

To the Town Board of the Town of Lorain, Polk County, Wis., the undersigned:

Robert C. Carlson, Agent American Legion Post 0396 3456 25th St. Frederic, Wis. Hereby makes application for

Retail Class B Intoxicating Liquors and Fermented Malt Beverages License to be used from July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2013, at the place of business located at 3456 25th St. & 3455 25th St. Picnic permit on dates listed: Oct. 18, 2012, Nov. 10, 2012.

Frederic, Wis. Susan E. Hughes, Clerk Town of Lorain Dated May 22, 2012 56

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Application for Class B Retail License to sell Fer- mented Malt Beverages and Intoxicating Liquors. To the town board of the Town of Meenon, Burnett County, Wisconsin. The under - signed:

Whiskey Joe’s LLC Joseph J. Bilder 6699 State Road 70 Siren, WI 54872 Hereby makes application

for Class B Retail License to sell Fermented Malt Bever- ages and Intoxicating Li- quors to be used from July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2013, at the place of business located at:

6699 State Road 70 Siren, WI 54872 Dated: May 22, 2012 Suzanna M. Eytcheson Meenon Town Clerk

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Application for Class A Retailer’s License to sell Fermented Malt Beverages. To the town board of the Town of Meenon, Burnett County, Wisconsin. The undersigned:

Big Mike’s Outdoor Sports Shop

Michael E. Henricksen 6659 State Road 70 Siren, WI 54872 Hereby makes application

for Class A Retailer’s License to sell Fermented Malt Beverages to be used from July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2013, at the place of business located at:


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(May 30)

STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT

BRANCH 1 POLK COUNTY

AMERY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 365 Griffin Street E. Amery, WI 54001

Plaintiff vs.

Russell B. Pearo 766 Magnor Lake Ln., Apt. 2 Clayton, WI 54004

Defendant Case No. 12CV236

SUMMONS

Money Judgment: 30301

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

You are hereby notified that the plaintiff named above, Amery Regional Medical Center, filed a lawsuit or other legal action against you. The Com- plaint, which is attached, states the nature and basis of the legal action.

Within 20 days of receiving this Summons, you must respond with a written answer, as that term is used in Chapter 802 of the Wisconsin Statutes, to the Complaint. The Court may reject or disregard an answer that does not follow the requirements of the statutes. The answer must be sent or delivered to the Court, whose address is: Clerk of Circuit Court, 1005 W. Main Street, Ste. 300, Balsam Lake, WI 54810, and to plaintiff’s attor - ney, John W. Jokela, 1812 Brac- kett Ave., Ste. 6, Eau Claire, WI 53581. You may have an attor - ney help or represent you.

If you do not provide a proper answer within 20 days, the Court may grant judgment against you for the award of money or other legal action re- quested in the Complaint, and you may lose your right to object to anything that is or may be in- correct in the Complaint. A judg - ment may be enforced as pro - vided by law. A judgment award - ing money may become a lien against any real estate you own now or in the future and may also be enforced by garnish - ment or seizure of property.

Dated this 30th day of March, 2012.

John W. Jokela SBN 1014121 1812 Brackett Ave., Ste. 6 Eau Claire, WI 54701 Tel. 715-834-9170 56

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

Plaintiff vs.

JULIE HANSEN, et al. Defendant(s)

Case No: 11 CV 419 AMENDED

NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that

by virtue of a judgment of fore - closure entered on October 17, 2011, in the amount of $106,141.60, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: July 3, 2012, at 10:00

a.m. TERMS:

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



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

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

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

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


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PART-TIME COOK

& PART-TIME RN

At Frederic Facility Please Apply Within

105 E. Oak St. Frederic

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The following has applied for Renewal combination Class B beer and liquor license from July 1, 2012, thru June 30, 2013, in the Town of Eureka, Polk County, Wis., with appli - cation now on file at the clerk’s office: River Roads Wolf Creek

Bar Juliette M. Haines 2387 River Road St. Croix Falls, Wis. Application will be consid -

ered at the regular monthly town board meeting on Thursday, June 14, 2012, at the Eureka Town Hall. 562089 41-42L 31-32d WNAXLP


The following has applied for Renewal combination Class B beer and liquor license from July 1, 2012, thru June 30, 2013, in the Town of Eureka, Polk County, Wis., with appli - cation now on file at the clerk’s office:

Kevin M. Austad, Agent KJ’s Eureka Bar, Inc. 2396 210th Ave. St. Croix Falls, Wis. Application will be consid -

ered at the regular monthly town board meeting on Thursday, June 14, 2012, at the Eureka Town Hall. 562091 41-42L 31-32d WNAXLP


The following has applied for Class B Retailers Winery and Class B Malt Beverage license from July 1, 2012, thru June 30, 2013, in the Town of Eureka, Polk Coun- ty, Wis., with application now on file at the clerk’s office:

Laura M. Chamberlin, Agent

Chateau St. Croix Winery & Vineyard LLC

1998A State Road 87 St. Croix Falls, Wis. Application will be consid -

ered at the regular monthly town board meeting on Thursday, June 14, 2012, at the Eureka Town Hall.

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Burnett County circuit courtGlen W. Albee, 53, Shell

Lake, crop-damage fraud,$996.75.

Alicia J. Ambelang, 29,Grantsburg, driving too fast forconditions, $213.10.

Travis G. Anderson, 28, Lit-tle Falls, Minn., issue worthlesscheck, restitution, $405.47.

George A. Gokey, 47, Hay-ward, operate without valid li-cense, $267.50.

Eric Elden Hamer, 24, ShellLake, possession of metham-phetamine, $268.00.

Dawn M. Johnson, 39, Her-tel, OWI, $1,231.00, two-yearprobation, 80-day jail sentence,Huber release, community serv-

ice, license revoked 33 months,alcohol assessment.

William M. Larson, 40, Dan-bury, speeding, $175.30.

Chelsea R. Lindmeier, 26,Danbury, OWI, $2,182.00, two-year probation, sentence with-held, 90-day jail sentence, Huberrelease granted, ignition inter-lock, license revoked 27 months,alcohol assessment; bail jump-ing, two-year probation, sen-tence withheld, $243.00; operatewhile revoked, two-year proba-tion, sentence withheld, $243.00.

Drake A. Miller, 21, Cumber-land, underage drinking, alcoholassessment, $263.50.

Vincent D. Nasman, 22,Frederic, operate without carry-ing license, $150.10.

Debra J. Nerud, 50, Siren,OWI, $867.50, license revokedeight months, ignition interlock,alcohol assessment.

Jordan W. Sargent, 18,Siren, criminal damage to prop-erty, $243.00.

Sheldon J. Thayer, 18, Dan-bury, possession of switchbladeknife, one-year probation, obtainGED, restitution to be deter-mined, $243.00.

Chelsea M. Thompson, 19,Webster, criminal damage toproperty, one-year probation,sentence withheld, restitution,

obtain GED, obtain valid license,alcohol assessment, $4,060.00;possession of THC, $330.50.

www.the-leader.net

Notices

NOTICE TOWN OF MILLTOWN Monthly Board

Meeting Monday, June 11,

at 7 p.m. Milltown Fire Hall

Virgil Hansen, Clerk 561623 41-42L 31-32a,d


Application for Retail Class C Wine License to sell wine by the glass or in an opened original container for consumption on premises.


Holly & Jacob Mangelsen Chattering Squirrel Coffee

Cafe Jacob Mangelsen, President 7711 Park Street West Siren, WI 54872 With premises described as

Retail Mall Building. Hereby makes application for

Retail Class C Wine License for the sale of wine by the glass or in an opened original container for consumption on premises to be used from July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2013.


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Application for Retail Class A Beer License to sell fermented malt beverages. To the Village Board, Village of Siren, Burnett County, Wis. The undersigned:

Dolgencorp LLC d/b/a Dollar General Store #13173 Kurt Plamann, Agent 24199 State Road 35/70 Siren, WI 54872 With premises described as

8,262-square-foot single-story, stand-alone building located at 24199 State Road 35/70.

Hereby makes application for Retail Class A Beer License for the sale of fermented malt bev - erages to be used from July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2013.


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Application for Retail Class A Beer License to sell fermented malt beverages.


St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin d/b/a/

Fourwinds Market Jack Sando, Agent 24133 State Hwy. 35/70 Siren, WI 54872 With premises described as

retail grocery store. Hereby makes application for

Retail Class A Beer License for the sale of fermented malt bev - erages to be used from July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2013.


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Application for Retail Class A Beer License to sell fermented malt beverages.


SSG Corporation d/b/a SSG Auto Stop James W. Schreiber, Agent 24184 State Road 35/70 Siren, WI 54872 With premises described as a

single-story convenience store. Hereby makes application for

Retail Class A Beer License for the sale of fermented malt bev - erages to be used from July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2013.


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Kris Allen Peterson d/b/a Kris’ Pheasant Inn & Sports

Bar 7694 W. Main St. Siren, WI 54872 With premises described as

wood and brick structure plus south patio of volleyball court.


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Ten Thousand Pines LLC d/b/a The Lodge at Crooked Lake Doug Rohde, President 24271 State Road 35/70 Siren, WI 54872 With premises described as

banquet rooms, stored in room adjacent.



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Huntala Corporation d/b/a Pour House Greg Hunter, President 24136 State Road 35/70 Siren, WI 54872 With premises described as

24136 State Road 35/70. All buildings and framed-in area.



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Application for Retail Class A Beer & Class A Liquor License to sell fermented malt beverages and intoxicating liquors.

To the village board, Village of Siren, Burnett County, Wiscon- sin. The undersigned:

JPDT Liquors, Inc. d/b/a JPDT Liquors Timothy Louis D’Jock, Agent 24006 State Road 35/70 Siren, WI 54872 With premises described as

Jackpine Complex, Block 10 Lots 1-2-3-4.

Hereby makes application for Retail Class A Beer & Class A Liquor License for the sale of fermented malt beverages and intoxicating liquors to be used from July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2013.


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Application for Retail Class B License to sell intoxicating liquors and fer - mented malt beverages. To the Town of LaFollette, Burnett County, Wisconsin. The undersigned:

Janet P. Schell Misty Pines 3833 State Highway 70 Hertel, WI 54845 Hereby applies for a

Class B Liquor License to sell Fermented Malt Bever- ages and Intoxicating Liq- uor from July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2013.

Dated: May 22, 2012 Linda Terrian, Clerk Town of LaFollette

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Application for Retail Class B License to sell intoxicating liquors and fer - mented malt beverages. To the Town of LaFollette, Bur- nett County, Wisconsin. The undersigned:

Mitchell J. Coyour Coyland Creek 5400 Town Line Road Frederic, WI 54837 Hereby applies for a Class

B Liquor License to sell Fermented Malt Beverages and Intoxicating Liquor from July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2013.

Dated: May 22, 2012 Linda Terrian, Clerk Town of LaFollette

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Application for Retail Class B License to sell intoxicating liquors and fer - mented malt beverages. To the Town of LaFollette, Burnett County, Wisconsin. The undersigned:

Robert A. Hillestad Robert’s Road House 4790 State Hwy. 70 Webster, WI 54893 Hereby applies for a Class

B Liquor License to sell fer - mented malt beverages and intoxicating liquor from July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2013.

Dated: May 22, 2012 Linda Terrian, Clerk Town of LaFollette 56

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TOWN OF MILLTOWN

PLAN COMMITTEE MEMBERS

The Town is looking for any resident who would like to serve on the Plan Committee. Contact the Clerk’s Office at 715-825- 2494.

Virgil Hansen, T own Clerk Town Of Milltown

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Application for Retail Class B License to sell intoxicating liquor and fermented malt bev - erages.

To the Town of Milltown, the undersigned:

Linda LeMere, Agent Five Flags Golf, LLC 1855 145th Street Balsam Lake, WI 54810 Hereby applies for a Retail

Class B License to sell intoxicat - ing liquors and fermented malt beverages from July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2013.

Dated May 23, 2012 Virgil Hansen, Clerk Town of Milltown 56

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James Glasspoole, Agent Jim’s Bar & Rec, LLC 2378A State Road 35 Milltown, WI 54858 Hereby applies for a Retail



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Carl Holmgren, Agent United VFW Post #6856 1503 200th Avenue Milltown, WI 54858 Hereby applies for a Retail



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Application for Retail Class A License to sell fermented wines.


Jeanette Larson Autumn Wines 1385 220th Avenue Milltown, WI 54858 Hereby applies for a Retail

Class A License to sell fer - mented wines from July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2013.


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Application for retail “Class A” license to sell intoxicating liq - uors and fermented malt bev - erages to the Town Board of the Town of Oakland, Burnett County, Wisconsin, the under - signed:

Kathy Eckstrom Hereby applies for a “Class A”

Fermented Malt Beverages and Intoxicating Liquor License from July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2013.

DBA: Oakland Store Located at 28202 Hwy. 35 Danbury, Wis. Sec. 21-40-16

Dated May 25, 2012 Deanna J. Krause, Clerk Town of Oakland 56

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Application for retail “Class B” license to sell intoxicating liq - uors and fermented malt bev - erages to the Town Board of the Town of Oakland, Burnett County, Wisconsin, the under - signed:

Gandy Inc. James Ellingson, Agent Hereby applies for a “Class B”


DBA: Gandy Dancer Saloon 7576 County Rd. U Danbury, Wis. Dated May 25, 2012 Deanna J. Krause, Clerk Town of Oakland 56

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Application for retail “Class B” license to sell intoxicating liq - uors and fermented malt bev - erages to the Town Board of the Town of Oakland, Burnett Coun- ty, Wisconsin, the undersigned:

Jeffery Allen Bump Hereby applies for a “Class B”


Devils Lake Park Resort 27625 Log Gables Rd Webster, Wis. Dated May 25, 2012 Deanna J. Krause, Clerk Town of Oakland 56

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KCB Fox, LLC Agent Kevin Belland Hereby applies for a “Class B”


DBA: Fox Run Golf Course 27536 State Rd. 35 Webster, Wis. Dated May 25, 2012 Deanna J. Krause, Clerk Town of Oakland 56

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Charles Henry Anderson Hereby applies for a “Class B”


Yellow Lake Golf Course 7768 Cty. Rd. U Danbury, WI 54830 Dated May 25, 2012 Deanna J. Krause, Clerk Town of Oakland 56

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Ike Walton Lodge Now, Inc. Agent Marion Obszarny Hereby applies for a “Class B”


Ike Walton Lodge 7861 Birch St. Danbury, Wis. Dated May 25, 2012 Deanna J. Krause, Clerk Town of Oakland 56

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Charles Houman Hereby applies for a “Class B”


Houman’s Resort 29460 CCC Rd. Danbury, Wis. Dated May 25, 2012 Deanna J. Krause, Clerk Town of Oakland 56

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Application for retail “Class B” license to the Town Board of the Town of Oakland, Burnett Coun- ty, Wisconsin, the undersigned:

Michael A. and Jean A. Waltzing

Hereby apply for a “Class B” Fermented Malt Beverages and Intoxicating Liquor License from July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2013.

White-Tail Wilderness Campground & Tavern

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Application for retail “Class A” license to sell intoxicating liq - uors and fermented malt bev - erages to the Town Board of the Town of Oakland, Burnett County, Wisconsin, the under - signed:

Beatrice Marie Erckson Hereby applies for a “Class A”


DBA: D&B’s Mini Mart Located at 29545 CC Road,

Danbury, WI Sec. 2-40-16 Dated May 25, 2012 Deanna J. Krause, Clerk Town of Oakland 56

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Application for Retail Class B License to sell intoxicating liquors and fermented malt beverages.

To the Town Board, Town of Sterling, Polk County, Wis., the undersigned:

Suzanne M. Cannefax Suzy Q’s Snowshoe Tavern

LLC 2493A 240th Street Cushing, WI 54006 Polk County, Wisconsin Hereby makes application for a

Retail Class B intoxicating liquors and fermented malt beverages license to be used from July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2013.

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Unity golf team off tostate for first time in school history

by Marty Seeger Leader staff writer

AMERY – The Unity Eagle boys golfprogram is turning 50 years old thisspring, and it seems fitting that on theirgolden anniversary, the Eagles will have ashot at going for gold in their first-evertrip to the state meet as a team. With thetrip to state, the Eagles grasped their first-ever sectional title at the Amery GolfCourse on Tuesday, May 29, during theDivision 2 WIAA sectional golf tourna-ment. They did so with a one-stroke vic-tory over second-place Northwestern. TheEagles finished with a team score of 319,while Northwestern finished with a scoreof 320.

“We are extremely pleased and ex-tremely humbled, and we can’t wait to getthere,” said Eagles coach Larry Stencil.

When Unity’s golf team got its start in1962, there were just three members, in-cluding Todd Voss, who has been coach-ing the St. Croix Falls golf team for morethan 30 years. Unity has been able to getseveral individual golfers to state throughthe past 50 years, including ReedSorensen, who led Unity on Tuesday witha second-place overall finish and score of74.

Sorensen has been to the state meet asan individual for the past two years, fin-ishing 27th two years ago, and 13th lastyear. He’ll hope to break into the top 10this weekend at University Ridge Golf

Course near Madison, but with the teamattitude this time around.

Evan Lunda took third overall on Tues-day with a score of 75, followed by ErikNelson with an 82, and tied for 12th over-all. Ben Bengtson came in tied for 33rdoverall with a score of 88, and Jake Enge-bretson was 66th with a score of 97.

“They played extremely well. Theyknow the course. The wind was strong,but the wind was strong for everybody,”said Stencil.

The Eagles are playing their best golf atthe right time, according to Stencil, and

the team has been gradually improving asthe end of the season nears. He said eachgolfer has been keeping their focus andadversity. Stencil said Bengtson had asolid round on the back nine but struggledthrough the 10th, 11th and 12th holes. Hepicked it up in the final six holes, however,shooting 2 over par. Nelson also put to-gether a great performance, especially onthe greens. He sunk a 20-foot putt to savepar on one hole, and a 12-footer on an-other.

“He just survived. It was great,” Stencilsaid.

The Eagles had a nice following of fansand students at Amery on Tuesday, andStencil was pleased to see the support.

“The fan support was really good. I re-ally credit our fans,” Stencil said.

Heading to state for the first time inschool history has students, players andfans brimming with excitement, but Sten-cil and the golfers know their work isn’tfinished, and they’re going to state not justhappy to be there.

“We expect to win. If we’re not going togo down there and win, we shouldn’teven go down there,” Stencil said. “We’rehappy we got down there, but now wehave a job to do.”

Worth the wait

From (L to R): Jacob Engebretson, Evan Lunda, Ben Bengtson, Reed Sorensen and coachLarry Stencil and assistant coach Jennifer DeLozier display Unity’s first-ever sectional titletrophy at the Amery Golf Course on Tuesday, May 29. – Photos submitted

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CLAREMONT, Calif. – Both ZachAnderson, formerly of Frederic, andBrian Thill, of Webster, earned All-American status at the NCAA DivisionIII Men's Outdoor Track and FieldChampionships last Friday, May 25, atClaremont-Mudd-Scripps College.

Competing for UW-Stout, Andersonmade the podiumwith his fourth-placefinish in the de-cathlon while top-ping the previousschool record of6,573 points held byLeigh Hartert since1994 when he tallied6,740 points. Ander-son earned his sec-ond All-AmericanAward after scoringnational honors atthe 2012 indoor na-tional champi-onships in theheptathlon. Ander-son is a sophomoreand ran the hurdlesin 15.38, threw the

discus 117-7, the javelin 150-6, polevaulted an event-best 14-5.25, and ranthe 1,500 in 4:36.99. Competing forUW-Stevens Point, the senior Thillearned All-American status as heplaced eighth in the decathlon, with6,600 points. – Marty Seeger with sub-mitted information

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Webster track sending eight to stateMelissa Gustavsonand Joey Erickson

earn titles in two events


COLFAX – Despite less than favorableconditions and storm delays, the Webstertrack team had another great showing atthe Division 3 Colfax sectional on Thurs-day, May 24. Out of 32 competing teams,the top four finishers in each event areheading to the state track meet in LaCrosse set for this weekend, Friday andSaturday, June 1-2. Both the Webster Tigergirls and boys finished fourth overall inteam-point standings.

The Webster Tigers will be sendingeight of their athletes to the state meet, in-cluding Melissa Gustavson, who earnedsectional titles in the 100- and 200-meterdash with times of 13.03 seconds, and26.50 seconds respectively. Gustavson willalso compete at state in the 4x200-meterrelay team, which includes Ashley Irvine,Angel Christianson, Kelsey Sheffler andan alternate, Christina Weis. The 4x200team also broke their previous schoolrecord with a time of 1:50.81.

Irvine also competed in the 100-meterdash and missed going to state by a

photo-finish time of 13.35, which was justthree-hundredths of a second from quali-fying. In the 3,200-meter run, KallySchiller finished just two-hundredths of asecond from going to state in fifth place. Itwas an injury-riddled season for Schiller,but she’ll have another shot at state as asenior next season, according to coach RoyWard.

Senior Chelsea Larson was the fifth girlearning a trip to the state meet with afourth-place finish and distance of 35 feet,8 inches in the shot put.

“Chelsea Larson continued to come upbig for us. She threw the shot a foot fur-ther than in regionals to place fourth andmake the trip to state,” said Ward.

Other girls who came up short of a tripto state included Gabby Schiller, who hada personal best throw in the discus with a98-4, but took fifth, 6 inches away fromstate.

Kelsey Sheffler had a personal best inthe high jump with a mark of 4-8, and sev-enth-place tie.

“Nine girls all jumped that height andonly one jumped higher, but it was missesat that height and lower heights that de-termined who went to state,” Ward said.

Emilie Pope and Mackenzie Koelz com-peted in the pole vault but tied for 10thoverall.

“Both of them went into sectionals hav-ing jumped the height that advanced tostate,” said Ward, but unfortunately, itwasn’t their day.

Tami Quatmann was seventh overall inthe 100-meter hurdles with a time of 18.24.

Erickson earns sectional titlesCOLFAX – Joey Erickson earned two

sectional titles in the distance events withtimes of 4:35.78 in the 1,600 and 10:05.40in the 3,200-meter run. He was just aheadof Nick Zander of Chippewa Falls, whohad times of 4:37.74 in the 1,600 and

10:05.86 in the 3,200-meter run. BillyCooper and Matt Smith also competed inthe 1,600-meter run and took 10th and12th respectively. Freshman Andrew Sch-rooten finished ninth in the 3,200.

Taylor Heinz competed in the highjump with a mark of 5-08, and third placeoverall. Aaron Clay is also on his way tostate in the triple jump with a jump of 41-1.5, and fourth place. It was a personalbest for Clay. Austin Bork was just shortof state in the pole vault with a leap of 11-6. It was a personal best for Bork as well.

Senior Josh Baer competed in the 300-meter hurdles and took seventh with atime of 45.35. The 4x200-meter relay and4x400 competed in heartbreaking eventswith the 4x200 getting disqualified for abad handoff, according to Ward. Both hadchances of going to state, as the 4x400-relay team missed fourth place in under asecond. The team included Cody Isaacson,Cullan Hopkins, Clay and Heinz.

Ashley Irvine missed going to state in the100-meter dash by just three-hundredths of asecond. – Photos submitted unless otherwisenoted

Sophomore Cullan Hopkins competes in the hurdles at the Colfax sectionals on Thursday,May 24, but was unable to qualify to state, taking ninth overall.

Taylor Heinz hits his mark easily in the high jump at the Colfax sectionals. Heinz took thirdoverall and is headed to state, as the top four finishers in each event qualify to state.

Webster’s Joey Erickson was the sectionalchampion in both the 1,600- and 3,200-meterrun at Colfax. – file photo by Marty Seeger

Melissa Gustavson won sectional titles in both the 100- and 200-meter dash at Colfax onThursday, May 24. – file photo by Marty Seeger



Area sees eight on to state in Division 2St. Croix Falls,

Unity and Fred-eric/Luck have ath-

letes moving onby Marty Seeger Leader staff writer

MEDFORD – Four area track teamscompeted at the Division 2 sectional meetin Medford on Friday, May 25, includingSt. Croix Falls, Unity and Frederic/Luck.

The Saints have several boys who willbe making the trip to La Crosse this Fri-day and Saturday, June 1-2, including jun-

ior Shane Swanson in both the 100-meterdash, where he took third overall with atime of 11.51 seconds.

The Saints 4x800-meter relay team isalso moving on to state with their fourth-place finish and time of 8:21.32. Teammembers include Henry Klein, Alex Frey,Chris Eisen and Ryan Nussbaum. Kleinalso competed in the 1,600-meter run buttook seventh overall with a time of 4:41.04.

Although the Saints girls were unable tosend any team members to state, Saman-tha Jorgenson hit 8 feet in the pole vault,which gave her eighth place.

The Unity Eagles will have two athletesrepresenting them at the state meet in LaCrosse including Colton Sorensen in the

pole vault. Sorensen took third overallwith a mark of 12-03. Emily Gross is thelone girl representing the Eagles, after tak-ing fourth in the shot put by throwing adistance of 36-06.25. Unity’s StevenKrueger narrowly missed a shot at statewith a sixth-place finish in the high jumpand mark of 5-10.

Adam Chenal of the Frederic/Lucktrack team is the lone athlete heading tostate. Chenal placed second in the highjump with a mark of 6-00. Chenal alsoplaced ninth in the long jump.

Frederic/Luck’s Leah Engebretson nar-rowly missed a shot at state with hersixth-place finish in the 1,600-meter run.She had a time of 5:27.25.

Waylon Buck also missed state in the400-meter dash with a 10th-place finishtime of 54.51 seconds. Frederic/Lucknearly sent their 4x100-meter relay teamto state with a sixth-place finish time of46.27 seconds. Teammates included JacobLaDuke, Ian Lexen, Evan Armour andChenal.

Grantsburg track athletes also com-peted at the sectional meet in Medford,but won’t be sending any to state this sea-son. Jacob Ohnstad placed eighth in the3,200-meter run with a time of 10:13.75.Ohnstad also took 10th in the 1,600.Adam Parker placed 14th in the discus.

Siren sees four on to state track meetSiren boys sending

three in discusby Marty Seeger Leader staff writer

COLFAX – Siren is sending four of itsathletes to the state track meet in Division3, including sophomore Amber Moore inboth the 100- and 200-meter dash. Mooretook second in both events with times of13.08 seconds in the 100 and 26.78 secondsin the 200.

The Dragons are sending three boys tostate in the discus throw, including Mur-dock Smith, Matt Larson and Will Haines.Taking second overall was Smith with athrow of 136 feet. Larson placed third with

a throw of 135 feet, and Haines threw adistance of 133-11. Smith and Haines alsocompeted in the shot put, taking eighthand 11th respectively.

John D’Jock also competed at the sec-tional in Colfax and narrowly missedgoing to state in the 200-meter dash witha seventh-place finish and time of 23.91seconds. Matt Wampfler competed in the800-meter run and took seventh overall,with a time of 2:11.22.

Siren’s 4x100-meter relay team camewithin a breath of going to state with atime of 46.03 seconds. Glenwood City wasfourth in the event with a time of 46.01seconds. Siren’s team consisted of AdamNeurer, Reuben Mixsooke, Smith andD’Jock.

RIGHT: Siren’s John D’Jock narrowlymissed a chance to go to state in the 200-meter dash. – Photos submitted

LEFT: Amber Moore of Siren is heading tostate in two events, including the 100- and200-meter dash.

Pirates baseball in regional finals Win over Cameron in opening round

Grantsburg 5, Cameron 0


GRANTSBURG – The Pirates baseballteam came away with a win in their open-ing round of regional action on Tuesday,May 29, over Cameron. The Pirates hadthe No. 1 seed as well as a first-round bye.

With the win over Cameron, they’ll behosting Cumberland for the regionalchampionship beginning at 5 p.m., just asthe Inter-County Leader begins to hit areanewsstands Wednesday, May 30.

It was a well-rounded win for the Pi-rates Tuesday as Nolan Hanson workedsix shutout innings with five strikeouts,five walks and five hits. Jacob Gloverclosed the game in the top of the seventh,striking out all three batters he faced. ThePirates offense also gave them plenty ofrun support, scoring two runs in the firstinning and another three in the third.

“We started with plenty of offense, thencooled off in the third,” said Pirates coachPete Johnson.

Grantsburg’s two runs in the first camewith the help of a leadoff walk by BryceRyan, followed by Joe Engelhart reachingon a fielder’s choice. Hanson then hit adouble. Ryan scored in the next at bat ona grounder to short by Lucas Willis, andBiorn drove in a run with a hit to short aswell.

The Pirates drew three walks in the bot-tom of the second to load the bases whenEngelhart came back up to bat and ended

up clearing the bases with a double.“Joe really clobbered that thing to clear

the bases,” said Johnson.Despite the cooling of the offense in the

next four innings, the Pirates defenseshined through as they turned three dou-ble plays in the game to shut down anysort of momentum generated by theComets. In total, the Pirates had six hits,with Englehart and Hanson both going 2for 4, and Brady Thompson and BryceRyan producing the other two Pirate hits.

Bryce Ryan works to turn the double play against Cameron on Tuesday, May 29, as teammateJoe Engelhart looks on. The Pirates turned three double plays and displayed solid defense.

Grantsburg’s Kyle Roberts slides safely into second on a close play against the Comets inregional playoff action at Grantsburg on Tuesday, May 29. – Photos by Marty Seeger



TL/Clayton shuts down Luck FredericClayton’s Kyle Larson

strikes out 10 in playoff win

TL/Clayton 5, Luck/Frederic 0


CLAYTON – The Luck/Frederic base-ball season ended in Clayton on Friday,May 25, during the opening round of theDivision 3 regional. Turtle Lake/Claytonwas backed by junior left-handed pitcherKyle Larson, who kept Luck/Frederic offbalance through seven innings, and wasthrowing a no-hitter heading into the top

of the fifth before Trent Strapon finallyconnected on a single.

“This was a tough one for us, we faceda tough picther in Kyle Larson fromTL/C,” said coach Ryan Humpal.

Luck/Frederic had just two hits andwere retired in order through four in-nings. Larson allowed just two hits andhad 10 strikeouts with no walks. The onlyother hit by Luck/Frederic came off thebat of Zach Schmidt in the sixth inning,but was quickly thrown out on a fielder’schoice in the next at bat.

TL/Clayton got on the board rightaway in the bottom of the first inningwhen Kyle Steffen singled in the leadoffspot, and Larson drew one-out walk. Bothrunners scored on an RBI single by Zach

Schradle to give TL/Clayton the 2-0 lead.Along with Larson’s performance on

the mound, Brodie Kunze kept Luck/Frederic in the game allowing just the tworuns through three innings.

“For us, Brodie Kunze ended the seasonthrowing the ball real well and did thatagain on Friday. He threw six inningsonly allowing five hits and two earnedruns. Overall he located the fastball welland worked his way out of jams,” saidHumpal.

TL/Clayton put another two runs onthe board in the bottom of the fourth on adouble by Tanner Arnold, which provedto be plenty of run support forTL/Clayton. Luck/Frederic finished outthe season 9-13 overall and third in theWest Lakeland at 4-5.

“Overall the season went well and wefinished with a 9-13 record, for the firstyear of the co-op things wentsmoothly. We look to carry over our playfrom the month of May and hopefully willstart the 2013 playing like we finished thisyear,” said Humpal.

Ashland 2, Siren/Webster 1ASHLAND – The Siren/Webster base-

ball team ended their season at Ashlandon Friday, May 25. The one-run loss cameagainst an Ashland team who had been ona six-game winning streak. Siren/Websterhad a rough year, posting just three winson the season, but the team is young andpromising with only two seniors on theteam.

No game stats were available at presstime from the game at Ashland.Dylan LeMay of Luck/Frederic looks for the ball as a Turtle Lake/Clayton base runner slides

into second.

Luck/Frederic senior Tony Aquado slides into second against Turtle Lake/Clayton during theregional playoffs on Friday, May 25 . – Photos by Marty Seeger unless otherwise noted

Eagle offense stymied by AmeryUnity baseball team

out in first-roundplayoff game

Amery 5, Unity 1


AMERY – The Unity baseball teamstruggled to put up any offense againstthe Warriors of Amery on Friday, May 25,during the first round of regionals atAmery.

The Eagles combined for 45 runs in theprevious three games of the season andstill had six hits against Amery, but could-n’t come up with a timely hit. The Eaglesonly run of the game came in the secondinning when Nate Despiegelaere hit aone-out double and was brought home byBrady Turner who also doubled.

With the Eagles trailing by two runs inthe top of the fourth inning, they had run-ners in scoring position but hit into a dou-ble play to end the inning.

Jacob Ruck was the starting pitcher forthe Eagles. He went four innings with nostrikeouts, allowed five hits, two walksand three earned runs. Zac Baxter pitched

the final two innings with two strikeouts,three hits, two runs and no walks.

It was a difficult ending to a successfulseason for the Eagles, who finished sec-

ond in the conference at 5-3. They’ll havea good portion of their roster returning fornext season, however, as they graduatejust four seniors.

Unity had a tough end to the season, getting beat by the Warriors in the first round of theplayoffs. – Photos by John Reed

Jacob Ruck gets set to pitch against Ameryduring the regional playoff on Friday, May 25.

Siren/Webster outfielders try to track down a fly ball during an earlier game this season. – File photo by Greg Marsten

Siren/Webster catcher Shay Johnson fightsthe wind to pull in a foul ball. – File photo byGreg Marsten



Saints fall to rival Osceola during baseball playoffsOsceola 4, St. Croix Falls 0

by Garth OlsonSpecial to the Leader

ST. CROIX FALLS – St. Croix Falls raninto a tough draw versus Osceola and itsace Alex Freese during the opening roundof the playoffs on Friday, May 25.

In a well-played game, the Saints cameup short, 4-0, with Freese holding St. CroixFalls to two hits during the completegame shutout.

St. Croix Falls manager Brian Jacobsonstated he was proud of his team’s effortand season.

“We hit the ball early but right at peo-ple,” Jacobson said. “I tip my cap to Osce-ola. It was a good game, minus a couplemiscues, but there wasn’t a lack of effort.”

Saint senior Ben Clausen also pitchedterrific, scattering just five hits over seveninnings.

Osceola scratched the first run duringthe third inning after a walk, sacrifice buntand sacrifice fly. The Chieftains addedthree more runs in the fifth. Saint seniorRob Heilig stroked the first hit for St.Croix Falls with a single in the fourth in-ning. Freshman Jacob Jacobson added an-other single late in the game, but Freese

maintained control, retiring the Saints inorder in the top of the seventh.

Following the postgame hugs and a fewtears from seniors, Jacobson explained it

was a good year, despite the first-roundplayoff loss.

“We played a challenging regular-sea-son schedule and, after the first couple

games, we played solid baseball,” he said.Jacobson added the Saints will return 10players to the varsity team next spring,and will be more experienced in 2013.

The Saints ended their 2012 season at Osceola after a first-round playoff loss.

Saint shortstop Jacob Jacobson displayeda solid glove and had one of two hits againstOsceola. – Photos by Garth Olson

Luck/Frederic quiets the ‘DogsL/F girls shut out SCF

in first roundLuck/Frederic 9,

Chetek/Weyerhaeuser 5


FREDERIC – The Luck/Frederic soft-ball squad stayed alive in the playoffswith a solid, 9-5 victory over the visitingChetek/Weyerhaeuser Bulldogs on Tues-day, May 29, at Frederic, earning the rightto advance in Division 3 playoff againstfellow West Lakeland Conference rivalGrantsburg later this week.

L/F starter Corissa Schmidt earned thewin, in spite of the Bulldogs taking anearly first-inning lead and threatening theL/F lead later. She struck out nine Bull-dogs and walked six in the complete gamevictory.

The L/F squad had strong defense inthe win, and used that defensive prowessseveral times to either stop or slow downthe ‘Dogs at times when they threatened.The L/F bats also seemed to be in sync,with catcher Avery Steen knocking a dou-ble and a triple and scoring twice. She alsomade several solid defensive plays at theplate, including a dead duck play to endthe game on an Abbie Otlo strike from leftfield to put the final nail in the coffin forthe Bulldogs.

Luck/Frederic also had clutch hittingfrom Lauren Domagala, who recordedtwo singles and a perfectly placed sacri-

fice fly in the later innings to score a run.L/F head coach Erin Hansford noted

her squad’s confidence seems to help, andalso praised her players offense. “We justneed to keep it together for all seven in-nings,” she said.

With the playoff win, L/F moved theirrecord up to 9-3 overall, and earned theright to face off in the Division 3 WIAA re-gional final against fellow West Lakelandsuperpower Grantsburg on Thursday at

the Pirates’ home field. Hansford and crew are planning on a

new approach to the contest with the Pi-rates, as the wheels seemed to fall off thelast time the two squads met. L/Frecorded a dozen errors and too little of-fense to make up the difference, losing bya 22-1 drubbing. They have made severaldefensive adjustments since then and are

hoping they can carry that recent confi-dence deeper into the playoffs.

Luck/Frederic 8, St. Croix Falls 0FREDERIC – The Luck/Frederic girls

were able to hold the St. Croix Falls Saintsscoreless in the first-round playoff openerat Frederic on Friday, May 25, winning byan 8-0 mark.

The L/F squad scored three runs in theopening inning and kept peppering awayat the Saints defense, scoring two more inthe second inning and three more in thefifth for the win, giving them the right toadvance, to the second round of the play-offs in Division 3 against theChetek/Weyerhaeuser Bulldogs.

Corissa Schmidt started and finished forthe L/F squad, while Hayley Jaremczukstarted for the Saints, and went the dis-tance, but took the loss.

Schmidt had good control and kept theSaints almost hitless. Only catcher NatalieSempf advanced past first base, and thatwas on a solid triple that was the only realthreat to Schmidt’s evening, other than theoccasional walk or fielder’s choice.

The Saints finished their season with a3-17 overall record and 1-7 in West Lake-land Conference play.

With their cooperative program,Luck/Frederic now plays in the Division 3bracket, as the WIAA considers them alarger school with the combined program,which uses a formula to combine theirschool size for playoff bracketing.

A Chetek/Weyerhaeuser runner was picked off at third by Luck/Frederic’s Tessa Clemen-son. – Photos by Greg Marsten

Morgyn McGinnity tries to beat a throw to first against the Saints. Saint Alexis Erickson tracks down a deep fly ball in center field as her teammates trailed.



Grantsburg gets outof a late-inning jam

Grantsburg 3, Cumberland 1


GRANTSBURG – The Pirates softballteam is hosting the regional championshipgame this Thursday, May 31, after a closegame against the Cumberland Beavers inTuesday’s, May 22, regional semifinal.

The Pirates led 3-1 heading into the topof the sixth inning, and pitcher Macy Han-son was throwing a solid game already.Through four innings, Hanson had sevenstrikeouts with only one hit allowed andone hit batter. But the Beavers threatenedin the sixth, getting a single to lead off theinning and getting two more singles tohelp score the Beavers first run of thegame.

Cumberland drew a bases-loaded walkwith one out, and Hanson recorded hereighth strikeout of the game for the sec-ond out. The inning, and Cumberlandthreat, finally ended as Wendy Robertshauled in a rocket line drive to first.

Hanson worked through a 1-2-3 inningin the seventh to end the game, and givethe Pirates the win, heading into the re-

gional championship againstLuck/Frederic beginning at 5 p.m. The Pi-rates have already played Luck/Frederictwice this season, losing the first by a scoreof 16-3, and winning 22-1 on May 17.

Against the Beavers, the Pirates had fivehits, including an RBI single from Hansonin the first inning. Hanson went 2 for 3and drove in two runs, while Kylie Pewewent 1 for 2, and Sam Schwieger went 1for 3 and drove in a run in the third in-ning. Stacey McKenzie was the other Pi-rate to get a hit in the game.

Northwestern 10, Unity 0MAPLE – The Unity softball team

ended their season with a first-round re-gional loss at Northwestern on Friday,May 25. The Eagles were shut down com-pletely as Northwestern allowed just twohits. Olivia Nelson and Shauna Jorgensonhad the Eagles only hits in the game,while Northwestern produced 12.

The Tigers big inning came in the bot-tom of the third inning when they scoredeight runs, and hit a two-run homer tomake the 10-run rule and end the game infive innings. Hailey Olson pitched all fiveinnings for the Eagles, with one strikeoutand two walks, while Unity struck out 10times.

Rice Lake 15, Webster/Siren 0RICE LAKE – The Storm softball team

ended their season with a loss at Rice Lakeon Friday, May 25, during the first roundof regionals. No game stats were availableat press time.

Former area athletes Zach Anderson of Frederic and Brian Thill of Webster competed at the NCAA Division III Men’s Outdoor Track and Field Championships last Friday, May 25, at Clare-mont-Mudd-Scripps College in Claremont, Calif. Both earned All-American honors in the decathlon with Anderson taking fourth overall and Thill finishing eighth. Both are pictured on thepodium above, as well as in the photo with trophies. See this week’s Extra Points section on the front page of sports for more information. – Photos submitted

All-American honors

Sam Schwieger attempts to get back to third base in a play where she nearly made it backsafely, only to be called out. – Photos by Marty Seeger

Stacey McKenzie fires a rocket to first base as pitcher Macy Hanson ducks down, and WendyRoberts waits for the throw and eventual out against Cumberland.

The Unity softball season came to an endat Northwestern on Friday, May 25.

RIGHT: Ashley Dietmeier of Webster/Sirenmakes contact with the ball during an earliergame this season.

Beavers test Pirates in playoff opener



Thunder from Down Underby Greg Parent and Terry Lehnertz

St. Croix Valley RacewayST. CROIX FALLS – What a difference a

week makes. Seven days after opening tounseasonably warm weather, St. CroixValley Raceway hurried their race pro-gram along Friday night, May 25, underthreatening skies with a slight chill in thenight air. The season’s second week in-cluded the first installment of the sum-merlong Thunder in the Valley seriesfeaturing the UMSS winged sprint cars.In honor of the recent passing of longtimesprint car fan, owner and fabricator,Davey Tabor, Friday’s contest was pre-sented as the first-annual Davey TaborMemorial.

Monsoonlike rains during the week leftthe clay surface heavily saturated, chal-lenging the track preparation crew. Con-sidering the conditions – which includedstanding water in the normally dry infield– the track proved to be fast and racy. Thefirst class to test the track in feature racingaction was the Bullseye Shooting RangeFuture Fours. Heat race winner KyleDahlheimer and Damon Roberts drew thefront row for their eight-car main event,and that duo would duke it out for the du-ration. Dahlheimer grabbed the advan-tage early but by lap two, Roberts hadgained the upper hand. Just past halfway,

Dahlheimer again nudged out front butthen had to head pit side one lap laterwith a crippled ride, with Roberts reclaim-ing the front. At the checkers, it wasRoberts winning for the second week in arow in front of newcomer Oliver Swan-son, Chris Rick, Hope Tucker and ChrisArnett.

Next on the track were the pure stocksfor their 15-lap feature paced by JasonHavel and Jake Silbernagel. After pickingup a heat win earlier in the night, Silber-nagel pursued Havel throughout butnever was able to muster a serious chal-lenge. Behind Havel and Silbernagel,Brandon Davis, Justin Rick, Ben Kaphing,Tony DuBois and Jon Wigchers all jock-eyed for positions three on back. At thestripe, Havel won comfortably ahead ofSilbernagel, Rick, Davis and DuBois.

After several attempts during the pastmonth to complete a race program, theUpper Midwest Sprintcar Series was fi-nally able to get their second show of theseason in the books. Veteran racer BrookeTatnell drew upon his experience to navi-gate a heavy track and record his secondUMSS win of the season in the first-an-nual Davey Tabor Memorial. Tatnell droveby early leader Sye Anderson on lap fourand pulled away for the $1,034 victory.Commenting after the race Tatnell stated,

“I like heavy tracks that are a bit rough.Turns one and two were pretty good, butyou had to make sure you picked the rightline through turns three and four. It’s anhonor to win the first Tabor Memorial.” Afield of 18 UMSS winged sprint cars wereon hand for their first of four appearancesat the St. Croix Valley Raceway this sea-son.

Ultimate sprint heat race wins went toAndy Jones, Tatnell and Jerry Richert Jr.With Jones the high-point earner follow-ing the heats, Jones redrew a six for thefeature race invert. This put Kurt Davisand Sye Anderson on the front row of thescheduled 25-lap Davey Tabor Memorialfeature race presented by GRP Motor-sports. Jones was racing with a heavyheart, as friend and crew member RonFleischer had passed away earlier in theweek following a short battle with cancer.Jones is dedicating the remainder of hisseason in memory of Fleischer.

The feature race had some problems inthe early going, as two reds and two yel-lows waved in the first four laps. The dis-tance was reduced to 20 laps following thefinal red, and the race then went 16 lapsnonstop to the finish. Anderson grabbedthe early lead on the opening lap, but theyellow blinked on when Andy Jonesslowed on lap two. A safety call by trackofficials to check Jones’ car kept the run-ning order intact and the race was undergreen again. Tatnell moved by Davis onlap two for second. The first red flew onlap three when 2010 UMSS ChampionCody Hahn hooked a rut in turn four andtipped over. Hahn was OK, but his carwas done for the night.

With Anderson still in front of Tatnell,rookie driver James Broty brushed thewall on the restart and exited the track inturn one. Broty remained upright, but hissprinter had a flat tire and bent rim, send-ing him to the pits. Tatnell took commandon lap four when the race returned togreen-flag action. The final stoppage cameon lap five when Austin Johnson flippedin turn three and ended up on top of theconcrete wall nosed into the catch fence.Johnson was OK, but his car was badlybent and out of action. During the red flag,Andy Jones dropped out of the race whilerunning fifth with a broken rocker arm inhis engine. On the restart, Tatnell pulledaway from the field during the remaining16-lap sprint to the checkers.

A late race pass in lapped traffic netteddefending UMSS Champion Jerry RichertJr. the runner-up position. When MargaretTabor’s No. 34TW sprinter was unable tostart the feature race on account of enginewoes, Richert donned the 34TW top wingin honor and memory of Davey Tabor forthe feature race. Sye Anderson turned ina strong effort to finish third, racing onthis Memorial Day weekend in memoryof Raleigh Sandberg. Chris Graf had atremendous charge forward from his 11thstarting position to ride home in fourth.Rounding out the top five was eastern

Wisconsin MSA driver Kurt Davis. Doubling their car count from two to

four over the last week, the UMSS microsprints were topped by Hayward young-ster George Knudsen. Following Knud-sen were last week’s winner, Tony Duran,and Ty Sampeir and Allison Berger.Knudsen also won the heat race.

In the UMSS Traditional Sprints pre-sented by Sterling Bank, reigning cham-pion Kevin Bradwell started alongside ofJohnny Parsons III on the outside of thefront row.At the drop of the green, Parsons snaredthe point but was feeling heaving pressurefrom Bradwell. While the two-man battleensued up front, Jack Clark had his handsfull of Jeff Pellersels in the battle for third,all while Rick Kobs sampled myriad linessearching for speed on his march to thefront. Parsons would not be denied as heheld on to the point for the duration, park-ing his No. 12 wingless sprinter in VictoryLane, while Kobs eventually finished run-ner-up in front of Pellersels, Bradwell androokie Ryan Olson.

In what most fans agreed was the bestcontest of the night, the WISSOTA Mid-west Modifieds capped the evening with atrue nail-biter. Tony Schill and MitchWeiss paced the 17-car field for the night-cap with Weiss the early leader. Schilltook over the top spot on the second cir-cuit, but fifth-starting Jason VandeKampwas charging hard and made it up to sec-ond by lap five. With the race half com-pleted, VandeKamp had worked aroundSchill to take over the lead and he imme-diately began stretching his advantage.Meanwhile, VandeKamp’s third-rowstarting mate, Josh Bazey, had sliced hisway from sixth to third. On lap 13, Bazeyfound himself in second, but staring at asizable deficit to the strong-running Van-deKamp. The Luck hot shoe immediatelyset out on a search for speed, and eventu-ally found a groove to his liking – runninghigh in turns one and two, low throughturns three and four. In the waning laps,the once large advantage for VandeKamphad dwindled to nothing with two laps togo. With the end of the race quite literallyin sight, Bazey made one last charge, div-ing under VandeKamp entering turnthree. The cars made brief contact enter-ing turn four but both drivers remainedhard on the throttle. As the pair dueledthe final 100 yards, it was Bazy edging byVandeKamp for the win, his first of theseason. Schill came home third in front ofJohn Remington and Gabe Kennedy.

Action returns to the quarter-mile bull-ring with Kids’ Night this Friday, June 1,when kids can ride in the race cars! TheFriday Night Live action will include allfive of the raceway’s regular classes,UMSS traditional and micro sprints, purestocks, future fours, and WISSOTA Mid-west Modifieds. Gates open at 5 p.m. withracing set to commence at 7:05. More in-formation can be found on the track’s Website www.scvraceway.com.

BASEBALLStandings

Team Conf. OverallGrantsburg 8-0 21-2Unity 5-3 9-12Luck/Frederic 4-5 9-13St. Croix Falls 3-5 8-14Siren/Webster 1-8 3-15

ScoresThursday, May 24Amery 5, Unity 1Friday, May 25 (First round regionals)Ashland 2, Siren/Webster 1Osceola 4, St. Croix Falls 0Turtle Lake/Clayton 5, Luck 0Tuesday, May 29 (Regional semifinals)Grantsburg 5, Cameron 0

UpcomingWednesday, May 30 (Regional final)TBDTuesday, June 5 (Sectionals)11 a.m. TBD at Cumberland 5 p.m. TBD at Cumberland

BOYS GOLFUpcoming

Tuesday, June 57 a.m. Division 2 & 3 State Tournament

SOFTBALLStandings

Team Conf. OverallGrantsburg 8-0 21-2Luck/Frederic 3-2 9-3Unity 3-2 5-7Webster/Siren 1-5 1-8St. Croix Falls 1-7 3-17

ScoresThursday, May 24 (1st round regionals)Luck/Frederic 8, St. Croix Falls 0Northwestern 10, Unity 0Rice Lake 15, Webster/Siren 0Tuesday, May 29 (Regional semifinals)Luck/Frederic 9, Chetek-Weyerhaeuser 4Grantsburg 3, Cumberland 1

UpcomingThursday, May 31 (Regional final)5 p.m. Luck/Frederic at Grantsburg Monday, June 4 (Sectional semifinal)5 p.m. TBD at Grantsburg Thursday, June 7 (Sectional final)4 p.m. TBD at Chequamegon

TRACK & FIELDUpcoming

Friday, June 19:30 a.m. State Track & Field Meet at UW-La Crosse Saturday, June 29:30 a.m. State Track & Field Meet at UW-La Crosse

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Visit www.wissports.netfor local high school scores & stats

Grantsburg team has third highest GPA in state

LEFT: The Grantsburg boys basketball team washonored recently for having the third highest teamgrade-point average in Division 4. The WisconsinBasketball Coaches Association has recognizedthem for this achievement. – Photo submitted


DNR making history with land acquisitionSome land covers

parts of Washburn,Burnett Counties

MADISON – The Department of Natu-ral Resources announced Thursday, May17, that it is poised to make the largestrecreational and forestland acquisition instate history, an easement on 67,346.8 for-est acres in Douglas, Bayfield, Burnettand Washburn counties from the LymeSt. Croix Forest Company.

The purchase, to be known as theBrule-St. Croix Legacy Forest, is locatedat the headwaters of the St. Croix andBois-Brule rivers in the state’s northwestsands area and contains 80 small lakesand ponds, 14 miles of streams and aglobally significant pine barrens habitat.About 20,000 acres of the purchase are lo-cated within the Brule River State Forestboundaries.

“This purchase forever opens access tohunting, fishing, trapping, hiking, skiing,bird-watching, ATV and snowmobiletrails, portions of the North CountryTrail, and extensive habitat for deer, bear,wolves, woodcock, migratory songbirdsand grouse,” said DNR Secretary CathyStepp. “At the same time, the land re-mains in private ownership, on the taxrolls and will be managed sustainably forforestry purposes. It’s a win-win foreverybody that will help maintain thecelebrated forested character of thenorth.”

The state Natural Resources Board willreview the proposed purchase at itsWednesday, May 23, meeting. If ap-proved, the department will forward theproposal to lawmakers and to the gover-nor for final approval.

“Through new standards and prioritiz-ing of our department Knowles-NelsonStewardship acquisitions, we were ableto make sure that we had adequatebonding authority to make a purchase ofthis magnitude,” said Stepp. “We thor-oughly assess properties to assure we aregetting a good return on investment forthe public’s money. When we buy landwe choose only the best of the best, likethe Brule-St. Croix Forest Legacy ease-ment.”

According to DNR real estate directorDick Steffes, the transaction is based ontwo phases. Phase I, to be reviewed atthe May 2012 Natural Resources Boardmeeting, is for a working forest easementon 44,679.09 acres at a price of $252 peracre, or $11,260,000 from the state’s Stew-

ardship Fund. Phase II, also an easement,covers 22,667.71 acres at a cost of$6,007,000. Phase II is proposed as a 2014transaction. DNR will apply for federalforest legacy funds and use stewardship.Taken together, the project would protect67,346.8 acres as sustainable, workingforestland permanently open to the pub-lic for outdoor recreation.

Working forest (forest legacy) ease-ments ensure permanent public accessfor recreational enjoyment while theproperty itself remains in private owner-ship, keeping property on the tax rolls,allowing sustainable timber harvestpractices and minimizing state costs withthe low easement versus full ownershipcost.

“We applaud the state for recognizingthat Wisconsin’s natural resources areprecious and should be managed in sus-tainable ways for the benefit of the re-gional economy and the environment,”said Tom Morrow, managing director,the Lyme Timber Co. “Lyme has a longhistory of owning and managing largeforestland properties under conservationeasements that provide a steady flow ofwood to local mills, regular employmentfor forest managers and logging contrac-tors, while allowing public recreationalaccess.” Morrow credited The Conserva-tion Fund for assisting with the transac-tion.

The Lyme property provides woodproducts to 12 pulp, saw timber and tele-phone pole processing mills and othersupporting industries in the region. TheWisconsin forest products industry em-ploys 60,000 workers and provides $18billion in economic value in wood andpaper products. Wisconsin leads the na-tion in employment and the value ofshipments in the forest products indus-try.

“Maintaining large blocks of workingforests is critical to the health of our in-dustry,” said Butch Johnson, owner ofJohnson Timber in Hayward and Flam-beau River Papers in Park Falls. “We’veseen the breakup of many of our formerindustrial forests in Wisconsin, and theseconservation easements are invaluablepublic-private partnerships to meet theneeds of the public and protect jobs.”

The Lyme St. Croix Forest easement re-stricts development, requires sustainableforest practices, limits property subdivi-sion and ensures public access as well asprotecting the environmental values ofthe property. With the completion of theLyme St. Croix easement, more than200,000 acres of working forestlandshave been protected through conserva-tion easements. This preservation efforthelps secure materials for the forestproducts industry for future generations.

In 2010, tourism expenditures in thisfour-county area totaled $346,578,723and supported 8,791 jobs. Statewide,tourism has more than $12 billion in eco-nomic impact each year and supportsmany jobs.

The Forest Legacy Program, which is astrong partnership with the U.S. ForestService, supports efforts to protect pri-vate forestland from being converted tononforest use. The program encouragesand supports acquisition of conservationeasements, which are legal bindingagreements that transfer a negotiated setof property rights from one party to an-other without removing the propertyfrom private ownership. — from WDNR

Shaded areas on this map show where more than 67,000 acres of land will eventually becomethe largest recreational and forestland acquisition in state history through the DNR. The pur-chase will eventually be known as the Brule-St. Croix Legacy Forest. – from the DNR

Opportunities to discover at Crex Meadows

GRANTSBURG – June is the time forwildlife baby growth. Staff is also pro-gramming for youth in June. Nature’sLittle Explorers is a 10-week program se-ries for children ages 2 – 6, older siblingsare welcome too. Explorers will meet onTuesdays from 10 to 11:30 beginning onJune 12. Cost is $2 per child per week ora one time fee of $10 for the entire series.Explorers will discover through hands-on experiences and hikes.

Summer Family Wildlife Adventuresis a new program series. The idea is to beoutside discovering nature while init. SFWA will meet twice a month onWednesdays. The first adventure isWednesday, June 13, in search of butter-flies. Wednesday, June 27, the group willbe trying to spot baby animals.All SFWA are free and begin at 6 p.m.

Other programs in June include Shak-ers & Movers: Karner Blue ButterflyField Study on Thursday, June 7, andSaturday, June 9 beginning at 10 a.m.

Meet at the visitor center before headingout into the field. Bring your lunch andoutdoor gear.

Friday, June 8, is a Moth Capture FieldStudy. This is a night program beginningat 9 p.m. until 1 a.m. at the Dike 6 park-ing lot. This is an excellent opportunityto see sphinx moths and large silkmoths, and maybe even a luna!

There will be two wildflower tours inJune. Saturday, June 2, will be in searchof wild lupine. Saturday, June 23, will beheading into the wetlands to find mid-summer wildflowers. Both tours arefrom 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.; meet at the vis-itor center

For more information about these andother events at Crex Meadows, pleasecall 715-463-2739, visitwww.crexmeadows.org, or find them onFacebook. Friends of Crex support theseand other programs and new membersare welcome. – submitted

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9. Dockmasters, 10 lbs., 6 oz.10.Milltown Dock, 9 lbs. 7 oz.11. Mosseys, 7 lbs., 14 oz.12. Northern Bar, 7 lbs., 11 oz.13. Brad/Cody, 7 lbs., 10 oz.14. Laqua/Allee, 7 lbs. 6 oz.15. Cory/Jamie, 7 lbs. 6 oz.16. Subway, 1 lbs., 15 oz.17. Dairy Queen 1 lbs., 9 oz

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Notices/Employment opportunity

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


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

Plaintiff, vs.

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

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

John Doe, Mary Roe, and XYZ corporation,

Defendants.

Case Type: 30304

Case No.: 12 CV 52

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

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

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

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

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

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

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

Dated: April 25, 2012.

Peter Johnson Sheriff of Polk County,

Wisconsin

THIS INSTRUMENT WAS DRAFTED BY:

ANASTASI & ASSOCIATES, P.A.

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Bank of America, N.A., as successor by Merger to BAC Home Loans Servicing, L.P.

Plaintiff vs.

SANDRA S. GRAZZINI-RUCKI, et al.

Defendant(s)

Case No.: 11 CV 421


PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of fore - closure entered on April 13, 2012, in the amount of $377,081.39, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: June 13, 2012, at 10:00

a.m. TERMS:

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



DESCRIPTION: Parcel 1: Lots 10 and 11, Plat of Idle Wild, except the West 60 feet of said Lot 11, in the Village of Balsam Lake, Polk County, Wisconsin. Parcel 2: Outlot 1 of Certified Survey Map 5073 recorded in Volume 22 of Certified Survey Maps, Page 180 as Document No. 709540, being part of Lots 11, 12 and 13, Plat of Idle Wild, Village of Balsam Lake, Polk County, Wisconsin, located in Government Lot 4, Sec- tion 3, Township 34 North, Range 17 West, Village of Bal- sam Lake, Polk County, Wisconsin.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 707 Idlewild Drive, Balsam Lake, WI 54810.

TAX KEY NO.: 106-00049-0000, 106-00051-0001.

Dated this 2nd day of May, 2012.




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ANCHORBANK, FSB Plaintiff

vs.

RYAN T. ELLER, et al. Defendant(s)


Case Number: 11 CV 618

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of fore - closure entered on December 29, 2011, in the amount of $90,615.49, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: July 3, 2012, at 10 a.m. TERMS:

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



DESCRIPTION: That part of the Southeast Quarter of North- west Quarter, Section 33, Township 33 North, Range 16 West, City of Amery, Polk County, Wisconsin, described as follows: From the North- west corner of said Section 33; thence East 80 rods; thence South 120 rods; thence East to a point 60 feet East of the West line of Keller Avenue; thence South along the East side of said Keller Avenue 109 feet to the point of beginning of the tract to be conveyed; thence continuing South 80 feet; thence East 253.50 feet; thence North to West side of a drainage ditch; thence North- westerly along the West side of said drainage ditch to a point due East of the point of beginning; thence West to the point of beginning, except par - cel described in Volume 259 Records, page 148 Document No. 311162.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 509 Keller Avenue South, Amery, WI 54001.

TAX KEY NO.: 201-01004-0000.

Dated this 2nd day of April, 2012.

Peter M. Johnson Sheriff of Polk County

Scott D. Nabke State Bar #1037979 Blommer Peterman, S.C. 165 Bishops Way, Suite 100 Brookfield, WI 53005 262-790-5719

Please go to www.blommer - peterman.com to obtain the bid for this sale. Blommer Peter- man, S.C., is the creditor’s attor - ney and is attempting to collect a debt on its behalf. Any infor - mation obtained will be used for the purpose. 286571

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IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF

ELIZABETH K. BROWN

Notice to Creditors (Informal Administration)

Case No. 12 PR 21

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: 1. An application for informal

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

birth July 8, 1925, and date of death April 21, 2012, was domi - ciled in Polk County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of 2000 78th Street, Luck, WI 54853.

3. All interested persons waived notice.

4. The deadline for filing a claim against the decedent’s estate is August 10, 2012.

5. A claim may be filed at the Polk County Courthouse, Bal- sam Lake, Wis., Room 500.

Jenell L. Anderson Probate Registrar May 2, 2012

Steven J. Swanson Attorney at Law P.O. Box 609 St. Croix Falls, WI 54024 715-483-3787 Bar No. 1003029 56

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

as assignee of The RiverBank, a Minnesota banking corporation, P.O. Box 188 304 Cascade Street Osceola, Wisconsin 54020

Plaintiff, vs.

Ashley L. Cross, a/k/a Ashley L. Abrams 463 Lookout Lane St. Croix Falls, WI 54024,

Jordan A. Cross 463 Lookout Lane St. Croix Falls, WI 54024,

Bank of America, National Association a/k/a Bank of America 101 South Tryon Street Charlotte, NC 28202,

U.S. Bank National Association a/k/a U.S. Bank 425 Walnut Street Cincinnati, Ohio 45202,

Citibank, National Association f/k/a Citibank (South Dakota), N.A. 701 East 60th Street North Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57104,

John Doe, Mary Roe and XYZ Corporation,

Defendants.

Case No. 11CV632

Case Type: 30404


PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that by virtue of that certain Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, Order for Judgment and Judg- ment entered and filed in the above-entitled action on April 27, 2012, the Sheriff of Polk County, Wisconsin, will sell the following described real property at public auction as follows: DAY/DATE/TIME: Thurs., June

28, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. TERMS: 10% of successful bid


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

LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT 17 OF SMITH’S ADDITION TO THE VILLAGE OF OSCEOLA ACCORDING TO THE RE- CORDED PLAT THEREOF ON FILE AND OF RECORD IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS, POLK COUNTY, WISCONSIN. ( For Informational Purposes Only : Plaintiff believes that the property address is 504 Seminole Avenue, Osceola, Wisconsin.)

Dated this 7th day of May, 2012.

Peter Johnson Sheriff of Polk County, WI THIS INSTRUMENT WAS

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Bank of America, N.A., as successor by merger to BAC Home Loans Servicing, L.P. as servicer for U.S. Bank, National Association, As Trustee for the Holders of the Specialty Underwriting and Residential Finance Trust, Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2006-AB1

Plaintiff vs.

BRIAN ROUX, et al. Defendant(s)

Case No: 11 CV 620


PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of fore - closure entered on December 21, 2011, in the amount of $118,857.63, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: June 26, 2012, at 10:00

a.m. TERMS: 10% down in cash or

money order at the time of sale; balance due within 10 days of confirmation of sale; failure to pay balance due will result in forfeit of deposit to plaintiff. Sold “as is” and sub - ject to all legal liens and encumbrances.


DESCRIPTION: Lot One (1) and Two (2) and the West Half (W 1/2) of Lot Three (3) except the South 20 Feet thereof, Block 36, City of St. Croix Falls, Polk County, Wisconsin, and, the East Half (E 1/2) of vacated Jefferson Street on the West side of the premises.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 303 East Louisiana Street, St. Croix Falls, WI 54024.

TAX KEY NO.: 281-00660-0000.

Dated this 26th day of April, 2012.




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Midtown Tavern Richard J. Belanger 25196 State Road 35 Siren, WI 54872 Hereby makes application



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Loyal Order of Moose Lodge #1194 Sonny Tyler, President 7330 State Road 70 Webster, WI 54893 Hereby makes application


7330 State Road 70 Webster, WI 54893 Dated: May 22, 2012 Suzanna M. Eytcheson Meenon Town Clerk

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Application for Class B Retailer’s License to sell Fermented Malt Beverages. To the town board of the Town of Meenon, Burnett County, Wisconsin. The undersigned:

Fishbowl United Sportsmen’s Club

Richard Doering, President 25490 Highway 35 P.O. Box 318 Webster, WI 54893 Hereby makes application

for Class B Retailer’s Li- cense to sell Fermented Malt Beverages to be used from July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2013, at the place of business located at:

25940 State Highway 35 Webster, WI 54893 Dated: May 22, 2012 Suzanna M. Eytcheson Meenon Town Clerk

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Application for Class B Retail License to sell Fermented Malt Beverages and intoxicating liquors. To the town board of the Town of Meenon, Burnett County, Wisconsin. The undersigned:

Yellow River Saloon & Eatery, LLC

Stephen Gary Yantes 27043 State Highway 35 Webster, WI 54893 Hereby makes application

for Class B Retail License to sell Fermented Malt Beverages and intoxicating liquors to be used from July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2013, at the place of busi - ness located at:

27043 State Highway 35 Webster, WI 54893 Dated: May 22, 2012 Suzanna M. Eytcheson Meenon Town Clerk

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WESTCONSIN CREDIT UNION,

Plaintiff, vs.

THE ESTATE OF JEFFREY L. KIRKVOLD, BREMER BANK, NA, JOHN DOE TENANT #1, JOHN DOE TENANT #2,

Defendants

Case No. 12CV9 Case Code: 30404

Foreclosure of Mortgage


By virtue of a judgment of fore - closure and sale rendered in the above-entitled action on March 28, 2012, in the amount of $101,432.33, the undersigned Sheriff of Polk County, Wisconsin, will sell at public auc - tion at the front entrance of the Polk County Courthouse in the City of Balsam Lake, in said County, on the 18th day of July, 2012, at 10 a.m., the real estate and mortgaged premises directed by the judgment to be sold, therein described as fol - lows:

Lot 65 of the plat of O.H. Steindorff and C.H. Johnson’s addition, also known as Arlington Heights addition to the City of Amery, Polk County, Wisconsin. Tax Parcel No. 201- 0098-0000.

Property Address: 333 Arlington Blvd. N., Amery, Wisconsin.

Terms of Sale: Cash. Down Payment: A deposit of

10% of sale price to be depos - ited in cash or by certified check with the Sheriff at the time of sale; balance to be paid by cash or certified check upon confir - mation of sale.

Dated this 29th days of May, 2012.

/s/ Peter M. Johnson Polk County Sheriff

Attorney Christine A. Gimber Weld, Riley, Prenn &

Ricci, S.C. 3624 Oakwood Hills Parkway P.O. Box 1030 Eau Claire, WI 54702-1030 715-839-7786 Attorneys for Plaintiff

This is an attempt to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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CAREGIVER NEEDED

in Webster area Elderly woman with

extensive needs CNA/CMA experience

Hours/pay will be negotiated at interview. For more information

call 612-245-0845. 562080 41Lp 31ap

NOTICE TOWN OF EUREKA

Monthly Board Meeting Thursday, June 14, 2012

7 p.m. at Eureka Town Hall Agenda to be posted:

1) Eureka Town Hall 2) Eureka Town Garage 3) Eureka Clerk’s Office.

Agenda may also be posted on Town Web site:

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The following has applied for Renewal combination Class B beer and liquor license from July 1, 2012, thru June 30, 2013, in the Town of Eureka, Polk Cty., Wis., with application now on file at the clerk’s office:

Marc A. Porath The EdgeTown Tavern,

Inc. 2087 State Road 35 Milltown, Wis. Application will be consid -

ered at the regular monthly town board meeting on Thursday, June 14, 2012, at the Eureka Town Hall.

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Notices/Employment opportunities

TOWN OF TRADE LAKE PAVING BIDS

The Town of Trade Lake is accepting bids for the pav - ing of Stillson Road, 20’ wide, 2” thick. This bid to include a portion of the boat landing. Contact Dwight Anderson, 715-488-2694 for a copy of the specifica - tions and diagram for Boat Landing or any other ques - tions. Please leave a message. Bids are due by June 14, 2012 to the Clerk’s Office or hand-delivered at the meeting. These sealed bids will be opened on Thursday, June 14, 2012 at the Monthly Board Meeting at the Town Hall.

Clerk’s Address: Town of Trade Lake

13361 State Road 48 Grantsburg, WI 54840

Deborah L. Christian, Clerk 560711 29-30a 40-41L

NOTICE OF OPEN BOOK AND BOARD OF REVIEW TOWN OF McKINLEY

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Open Book for the Town of McKinley will be held at the McKinley Town Hall, Hwy. 48 and 15th St., on Saturday, June 2, 2012, from 9 to 11 a.m., and that the Board of Review will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., for the purpose of reviewing and examining the assessment roll of real and personal property in said Town and all sworn statements and valuations of real and personal property therein, and/or cor - recting all errors in said roll, whether in description of property or otherwise, and to perform such other duties imposed by law.

Taxpayers may appear at this meeting and examine the assessment roll, sworn statement and valuations.

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

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

No person may appear before the Board of Review, testify to the Board by telephone or contest the assessment unless, at least 48 hours before the first meeting of the Board or at least 48 hours before the objection is heard if the objection is allowed under WI Stat. Sub (3)(a), that a person provides to the clerk of the Board of Review notice as to whether the person will ask for removal under WI Stat. Sub (6m) and if so which member will be removed and the person’s reasonable estimate of the length of time that the hearing will take.

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

No person may appear before the Board of Review, testify to the Board by telephone or subject or object to a valuation, if that valuation was made by the assessor or the objector using the income method of evaluation; unless the person supplies to the assessor all of the information about income and expenses, as specified in the manual under WI Stat. 73.03(2a), that the assessor requests. The municipality or county shall provide by ordi - nance for the confidentiality of information about income and expenses that is provided to the assessor under this paragraph and shall provide exceptions for persons using the information in the discharge of duties imposed by law or of the duties of their office or by order of a court. The information that is provided under this paragraph, unless a court determines that it is inac - curate, is not subject to the right of inspection and copying under s.19.35(1).

Dated this 2nd day of May, 2012. Town of McKinley, Deborah Grover, Clerk 561255 40-41L WNAXLP

INVITATION TO BID TOWN OF TRADE LAKE,

BURNETT COUNTY The Town of Trade Lake, Burnett County, is accepting sealed bids

for the paving of Church Road (appr. .54 mile) and 200 feet of the intersection with Sunrise Point 2” x 20”. Bids will be accepted until 6 p.m., on Thursday, June 14, 2012, at the Town of Trade Lake Town Hall, 11810 Town Hall Road, Frederic, WI 54837.

“The bidders attention is called to the fact that this project is sub - ject to a prevailing wage rate determination which has been issued by the State of Wisconsin and that the prevailing wage rates and hours of labor set forth in this determination shall be applicable to this project.”

For further information, please contact Dwight Anderson, High- way Patrolman, by calling 715-488-2694, please leave a message.

Bids will be opened and awarded on Thursday, June 14, 2012, at 6 p.m., at the Town of Trade Lake Town Hall, 11810 Town Hall Rd., Frederic, WI 54837.

The Town of Trade Lake reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids or any parts thereof, waive any informalities in the bid - ding process and to accept the bid proposal or portion of a bid pro - posal deemed most advantageous to the Town. Please mail bid to: Town of Trade Lake, 13361 State Road 48, Grantsburg, WI 54840.

Deborah L. Christian, Clerk Town of Trade Lake

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INVITATION FOR BIDS REPAIRS TO CHIMNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

The School District of Webster is seeking bid proposals for Repairs to the Chimney at the elementary school. Bids will be accepted until 4 p.m. on Friday, June 1. Please contact Brian Sears, Director of Buildings and Grounds, for specifications at 715-866-4281 ext. 336 or [email protected]. Bids shall be submitted to: School District of Webster, Attn.: Brian Sears, P.O. Box 9, Webster, WI 54893. 561445 40-41L 30a

MONTHLY MEETING TOWN OF CLAM FALLS

Wednesday, June 13, 2012 The monthly meeting of the Clam Falls Town Board will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 13, 2012, at the town hall. The agenda will include min - utes of May meeting, treasurer’s report, a vote to allow ATVs on town roads, approval of liquor licenses, approval of operator licenses, approval of cigarette licenses, report from Comprehensive Land Use Committee, Godfrey Lake Dam Emergency Action Plan, Driveway Ordinance, road report, resident issues, correspondence, pay bills and any other business to legally come before the board.

Betty Knutson, Clerk For The Clam Falls Town Board 561464 41L 31a WNAXLP

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS The DNR is selling a Horse Barn for salvage at Straight Lake Wildlife Area in Bone Lake Township. Everything must be removed by August 31: 150’x36’ main and 32’x32’ wing (sound structure); Includes: Galvanized steel roof, red steel siding, rusty, 2x6 T & G exterior and interior horse stall walls (Dixte Fire X) pressure treated. Contact Brett Olson at: Wisconsin DNR, 941 Mallard Lane #104, Balsam Lake, WI 54810. 262-794-2142 for info and sealed bid form. Deadline for sealed bids is June 13, 2012, by 3:30 p.m. Public bid opening will be June 14 at the DNR office in Balsam Lake, at 9 a.m. DNR reserves the right to reject any or all bids. 561486 40-41Lp WNAXLP

NOTICE - SIREN SANITARY DISTRICT TOWN OF SIREN BOARD MEETINGS

The Siren Sanitary District will hold their monthly Board Meeting on Thurs., June 14, 2012, at 6:30 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Siren Town Hall. Immediately following the Sanitary District Meeting the Town of Siren will hold their monthly Board Meeting at approximately 6:45 p.m. The agenda will be posted. If you wish to be on the agenda, please call Mary Hunter, Clerk.

Mary Hunter, Clerk, 715-349-5119 561672 41-42L WNAXLP

CESA #11 HEAD START Polk County Early Learning Center To be considered for an interview, applicants MUST submit an agency application along with references,

letters of recommendation, transcripts and verification of degree/license.

TEACHER QUALIFICATIONS

Associate Degree in Early Childhood Education required. Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education and a DPI teaching license preferred.

RESPONSIBILITIES Provide educational services to 3-year-olds (may include some 4- or 5-year-olds) in a classroom setting, home visits and leadership to teaching team.

HOURS 40 hrs./wk., 186 days/yr.

WAGE RATE Associate Degree: $11.96/hr. 4-Year Degree: $13.12/hr.

DEADLINE TO APPLY Thursday, June 14, 2012, 4 p.m.

INTERVIEWS IN TURTLE LAKE Monday, June 25, 2012

To obtain an application, detailed job description or for more information on other employment opportunities, please visit our Web site at www.cesa11.k12.wi.us/hs/Employment.cfm, call Head Start Central Office at 715-986-2020 or visit your local Job Service Center.

Please send application and credentials to: CESA #11 Head Start

Attn.: Human Resources 225 Ostermann Drive Turtle Lake, WI 54889

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HELP WANTED CNA/PCW

Polk & Burnett Counties Full Time & Part Time • Various Shifts

Indianhead Personal Care Agency Siren, WI

715-866-5440 We are an equal opportunity employer, operating under an approved

Affirmative Action Plan. As an equal opportunity employer, we encourage women, minorities and persons with disabilities to apply.

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TOWN OF ST. CROIX FALLS Polk County, Wisconsin

www.townofstcroixfalls.org

PLAN COMMISSION - NOTICE OF HEARING June 13, 2012

The Town of St. Croix Falls Plan Commission will hold a pub - lic hearing at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 13, 2012, at the Town Hall at 1305 200th Street & U.S. Hwy. 8, St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin. Written evidence, testimony or comments, if any, must be delivered in person or by mail to the Town Hall.

Annie Yang requests to obtain a Special Exception to operate a mobile food truck in the Commercial District. The address of the proposed use is 2131 U.S. Hwy. 8, and the property is located in Section 28, T34N, R 18W. The current parcel iden - tification number is 044-00792-0000.

Jim Alt, Zoning Administrator 561905 41-42L WNAXLP

TOWN OF MILLTOWN PUBLIC HEARING

The Town of Milltown will hold a Public Hearing on Monday, June 11, at 7 p.m. at the Milltown Fire Hall, for the purpose of a zoning change for Jerry Larsen, from ag to commercial.

The Regular Monthly Meeting will follow the Public Hearing. There will be discussion on the Kemah Shores Assessor Plat #1.

Virgil Hansen, Town Clerk Town of Milltown

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Application for retail “Class B” license to sell fermented malt beverages to the Town Board of the Town of Oakland, Burnett County, Wis., the undersigned:

John H. and Charlaine L. O’Fallon

Hereby apply for a “Class B” Fermented Malt Beverages License from July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2013.

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Application for retail “Class B” license to sell fermented malt beverages to the Town Board of the Town of Oakland, Burnett County, Wis., the undersigned:

Virginia E. King Hereby applies for a Class “B”

Fermented Malt Beverages License from July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2013.

Log Cabin Hollow 27925 Lone Pine Rd. Webster, Wis. Dated May 25, 2012 Deanna J. Krause, Clerk Town of Oakland 56

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VILLAGE OF FREDERIC NOTICE OF PUBLIC TEST

ELECTRONIC VOTING EQUIPMENT A public test of the Village of Frederic’s Sequoia Voting System will be held at the Village Hall, 107 Hope Rd. W., on Friday, June 1, at 8:30 a.m.

Kristi Swanson, Village Clerk

BID NOTICE The Town of Laketown is seeking sealed bids for the following

road projects: 1) Overlay 180th St. from 260th Ave. south approximately

2,234’; and 265th Ave. from 180th St. west approximately 914’ west. Project #1 is a LRIP Project.

2) Paving Bullhead Lake Lane. 3) Overlay 260th Ave. from 180th St. approximately 1/4 mile

west. 4) Chip seal 220th St. approximately 4.5 miles. Please mark and submit your bids separately. Bids must be re-

ceived by June 25, 2012, and will be opened June 26. The board reserves the right to reject any and all bids. For more information and for specifications, contact Merle Larson at 715-648-5557.

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NOTICE TOWN OF LORAIN BOARD MEETING

Thurs., June 14, 2012, 7:30 p.m. Lorain Town Hall

Agenda: Call meeting to order; verify publication of meeting/roll call; approve minutes of previous meeting; approve treasury report; motion to pay bills. Reports: Ambulance, Fire Dept. roads, Comprehensive Commission; North Land Municipal Ambulance Manager; review & possible action on liquor applications; additional items for future meeting; motion to adjourn.

Susan E. Hughes, Clerk 562070 41L 31a

POLK COUNTY POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT

Registered Nurse $25.44/hr. Public Health Home Care Limited Part Time Deadline to apply: June 6, 2012

YOU MUST COMPLETE A POLK CO. EMPLOYMENT APPLICATION TO BE ELIGIBLE. For application, complete position requirements and details, please visit our Web site at www.co.polk.wi.us, Employ- ment Opportunities, or in person at 100 Polk Co. Plaza, #229, Balsam Lake or Golden Age Manor, 220 Scholl Ct., Amery or by calling 715- 485-9176. Please, no faxed applications. AA/EEOC 562131 41L

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS The DNR is selling a hunting shack for salvage at Straight

Lake Wildlife Area in Bone Lake Township. Everything must be removed by August 31: North Section of shack: 12’x15’. Exterior is OSB chipboard. South section: 12’x12’. This shack is in good condition. Contact Brett Olson at: Wisconsin DNR, 941 Mallard Lane #104, Balsam Lake, WI 54810 262-794-2142 for info. and sealed bid form. Deadline for sealed bids is June 13, 2012, by 3:30 p.m. Public bid opening will be June 14 at the DNR Office in Balsam Lake at 9 a.m. DNR reserves the right to reject any or all bids. 561485 40-41Lp WNAXLP



(May 16, 23, 30) STATE OF WISCONSIN


BRANCH 2 ANCHORBANK, fsb assignee of S & C Bank 25 W. Main Street Madison, WI 53703

Plaintiff vs.

STEVEN R. TALMAGE 760 Paperjack Drive New Richmond, WI 54017 JERI ANN TALMAGE 760 Paperjack Drive New Richmond, WI 54017 SSN, LLP a Wisconsin limited liability partnership Steven R. Talmage - Registered Agent 1767 115th Street New Richmond, WI 54017 DOMINIC CASEY JANE DOE CASEY Tenants of the premises located at 900 Minneapolis Avenue Amery, WI 54001 JAVIER GURROLA JANE DOE GURROLA Tenants of the premises located at 902 Minneapolis Avenue Amery, WI 54001 DERRICK KOCH NATALIE KOCH Tenants of the premises located at 910 Minneapolis Avenue Amery, WI 54001 Defendants. SHANTELLE M. GEORGE DEAN M. BRUNKHORSE Tenants of the premises located at 908 Minneapolis Avenue Amery, WI 54001 CATHY L. MCCARTY JOHN DOE MCCARTY Tenants of the premises located at 914 Minneapolis Avenue Amery, WI 54001 DOROTHY A. PLATSON JOHN DOE PLATSON Tenants of the premises located at 904 Minneapolis Avenue Amery, WI 54001 WESLEY K. HALVERSON ONGUE G. ANNIBEL HALVERSON Tenants of the premises located at 906 Minneapolis Avenue Amery, WI 54001 MARY A. FLYNN Tenants of the premises located at 912 Minneapolis Avenue Amery, WI 54001

Defendants.

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Case No.: 11CV777

Case Code: 30404


By virtue of a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above-entitled action on January 12, 2012, the under - signed Sheriff of Polk County, Wisconsin, will sell at public auction at the front entrance of the Polk County Courthouse in the City of Balsam Lake, in said county, on the 17th day of July, 2012, at 10:00 a.m., the real estate and mortgaged premises directed by the Judgment to be sold, therein described as fol - lows:

Lot 1 of Plat of Indianhead Subdivision in the City of Am- ery, and part of the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter (NW1/4 of NE1/4), Section 4, Township 32 North, Range 16 West, described as follows: Beginning at the Southeast corner of said lot 1, Plat of Indianhead Subdivi- sion, thence South 120th feet along the west right-of-way line of Minneapolis Avenue, thence West parallel with the South line of said Lot 1 a dis - tance of 97 feet, thence North parallel with the West right-of- way line of said Minneapolis Avenue a distance of 120 feet to the Southwest corner of said lot 1, thence East 97 feet along the South line of said lot 1 of the point of beginning.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 916 Minneapolis Avenue, Amery, Wisconsin.

TERMS OF SALE: Cash. DOWN PAYMENT: A deposit of

10% of said price to be depos - ited in cash or by certified check with the Sheriff at the time of sale; balance to be paid by cash or certified check within ten days after confir - mation of sale.

Dated this 16th day of May, 2012.

Peter M. Johnson, Polk County Sheriff

Donald R. Marjala - Lawyer Spangler, Nodolf, Bruder &

Klinkhammer, LLC P.O. Box 1165 Eau Claire, WI 54702-1165 715-830-9771 Attorneys for Plaintiff

P ursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (15 U.S.C. S ection 1692), we are required to state that we are attempting to collect a debt on our clients behalf and any information we obtained will be used for that purpose.

NOTICE OF RECALL ELECTION FOR PARTISAN OFFICES GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR

At the Election to be held on June 5, 2012, in Polk County, Wisconsin, the following polling place l ocations will be used for the municipalities indicated.

Polling places will open at 7 a.m. and will close at 8 p.m. Voters must be registered before they may vote. You may already be registered. If you have any questions concerning your polling place, or registering, contact the municipal clerk prior to the elec -

tion. All polling places are accessible to elderly and disabled voters.

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City of St. Croix Falls Voting at: City Hall (Located at 710 Hwy. 35 South, intersection of U.S. Hwy. 8

& Hwy. 35 S.) Bonita Leggitt, Clerk - 715-483-3929, ext. 11

Town of Alden Voting at: Alden Town Hall (Located 1 mile east of Hwy. 65 on

Cty. Rd. C & CC) Judy Demulling, Clerk - 715-248-7859

Town of Apple River Voting at: Apple River Town Hall 612 U.S. Hwy. 8, Amery Gloria Stokes - Clerk, 715-268-9275

Town of Balsam Lake Voting at: Balsam Lake Town Hall & Shop (Located at 1494 150th Ave., intersection of

150th Ave. & 150th St.) Brian Masters, Clerk - 715-554-2091

Town of Bone Lake Voting at: Bone Lake Lutheran Church (1/2 mile S. of Hwy. 48, corner of Cty. Rd. I & 255th Ave.) Darrell Frandsen, Clerk - 715-472-8212

Town of Clam Falls Voting at: Clam Falls Town Hall (County Road I to 320th Avenue, east to

80th Street, then south 1/4 mile - hall on east side of street)

Betty L. Knutson, Clerk - 715-653-4206

Town of Eureka Voting at: Eureka Town Garage 2395 210th Ave. Michelle Tonnar, Clerk - 715-646-2985

Town of Farmington Voting at: Farmington Town Hall (Located 1/4 mile west of Hwy. 35 on 30th Ave.) Debbie Swanson, Clerk - 715-294-2370

Town of Garfield Voting at: Garfield Town Hall (Next to Fire Hall, in Wanderoos) Sue Knutson, Clerk - 715-268-4857

Town of Georgetown Voting at: Town Hall (Located corner of Cty. Rds. H & I) Kristine Lindgren, Clerk - 715-857-5788

Town of Laketown Voting at: Cushing Community Center (Located at 2410 241st St., Cushing School) Patsy Gustafson, Clerk - 715-648-5569

Town of Lorain Voting at: Lorain Town Hall (Located at the intersection of 20th St. &

345th Ave., next to fire hall) Susan Hughes, Clerk - 715-653-2629 Town of Luck Voting at: Luck Town Hall ( Located at St. Rd. 48, next to Luck Medical Clinic) Lloyd Nelson, Clerk - 715-472-2037 Town of McKinley Voting at: McKinley Town Hall ( Located at Corner of Hwy. 48 and 15th St.) Deborah Grover, Clerk - 715-822-3864 Town of Milltown Voting at: Milltown Fire Hall ( Located at 127 Eider St., on Hwy. 35 north of Milltown) Virgil Hansen, Clerk - 715-825-2494 Town of Osceola Voting at: Town Hall (516 East Ave. N, Dresser) Lorraine Rugroden, Clerk/Treas. - 715-755-3060 Town of St. Croix Falls Voting at: St. Croix Falls Town Hall (Intersection of U.S. Hwy. 8 and 200th St.) Janet Krueger, Clerk - 715-483-1851 Town of Sterling Voting at: Cushing Community Center (From Hwy. 87 turn by Holiday (Cty. Rd. N), go straight

onto 241st St.) Julie Peterson, Clerk - 715-488-2735 Town of West Sweden Voting at: West Sweden Town Hall (Located in Frederic, off Hwy. 48 W., on (N.) 3rd Ave.) Andrea Lundquist, Clerk - 715-327-8650 Village of Dresser Voting at: Municipal Office (Located on the corner of Main St. and Central Ave.,

2 blocks off of State Rd. 35) Jodi A. Gilbert, Clerk - 715-755-2940 Village of Frederic Voting at: Frederic Village Hall (107 Hope Road West , 1/2 block west of Hwy. 35) Kristi Swanson, Clerk - 715-327-4294 Village of Luck Voting at: Luck Village Hall (401 South Main St.) Kevin Kress, Clerk - 715-472-2221 Village of Osceola Voting at: Osceola High School Auditorium Neil J. Soltis, Clerk - 715-294-3498

JOB POSTING GRADES 5/12

INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC INSTRUCTOR

May 21, 2012 The following position is available in the Shell Lake School District:

Grades 5-12 Band Instructor This 100% F.T.E. band position will start with the 2012/2013 school year. This position will provide all 5-12 instrumental music instruction in the Shell Lake School District. D.P.I. license, consis - tent with teaching instrumental music is required. Jazz Band and Marching Band is also a requirement of the position. To apply: Applicants must send the following:

• Letter of application • Resume • D.P.I. license • Three letters of recommendation • Copy of official transcripts

Successful applicant must pass a criminal background check, drug screen and required medical exam. Start Date: August 20, 2012. Application Deadline: June 8, 2012. Submit application materials to:

Mr. Don Peterson, 7-12 Principal School District of Shell Lake 271 Hwy. 63 S. Shell Lake, WI 54871

The Shell Lake School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex or disability.

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(May 23, 30, June 6)


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

Plaintiff, vs.

Timothy W. Rea 2867 Eagle Valley Circle Woodbury, Minnesota 55129,

Linda M. Rea 2867 Eagle Valley Circle Woodbury, Minnesota 55129,

John Doe, Mary Roe, and XYZ corporation,

Defendants. Case Type: 30404 Case No. 12CV158


PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that by virtue of that certain Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, Order for Judgment, and Judg- ment entered and filed in the above-entitled action on May 10, 2012, the Sheriff of Polk County, Wisconsin, will sell the following described real property at public auction as follows: DAY/DATE/TIME: Wednesday,

June 20, 2012, at 10 a.m. TERMS: 10% of successful bid


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

LEGAL DESCRIPTION: A parcel of land in Government Lot 1, Section 5, Township 35 North, Range 16 West, being in Lot 1 of Certified Survey Map No. 283 recorded in Volume 2, page 12 of said Polk County records described as follows: Beginning at the NE corner of Lot 2 of said map; thence N 32° 55’ 35” W, 121.58 feet to a corner of Lot 4 of Certified Survey Map No. 356, recorded in Volume 2, page 85 in said county records; thence S 85° 16’ 45” W, 204.56 feet to a meander line along Bone Lake; thence Southeasterly 109.89 feet, more or less, to the North line of said Lot 2; thence with the North line of said Lot 2, N 88° 31’ 30” E 228.22 feet to the NE corner of said Lot 2; to the point of beginning. Together with all land between the described meander line and said Bone Lake. Together with a non - exclusive easement for road - way purposes over and across the East 66 feet of Lots 2, 3 and 4 of Certified Survey Map No. 283, recorded in Volume 2 of CSM, page 12, Document No. 367742, being part of Government Lot 1, Section 5, Township 35 North, Range 16 West. Together with a non - exclusive easement for road - way purposes over and across Government Lot 1, Section 5, Township 35 North, Range 16 West, over said roadway as the same is now laid out and traveled from County Trunk Highway I to said parcel of land herein conveyed.

(FOR INFORMATIONAL PUR- POSES ONLY: Plaintiff believes that the property address is 2378 108th Street, Luck, Wisconsin, or 1088 239th Avenue, Luck, Wiscon- sin.)

Dated this 21st day of May, 2012. Peter Johnson Sheriff of Polk County, Wisconsin THIS INSTRUMENT WAS

DRAFTED BY: ANASTASI & ASSOCIATES,

P.A. 14985 60th Street North Stillwater, MN 55082 651-439-2951 Garth G. Gavenda/#16090 56

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IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF

GARY L. THOMPSON

Notice to Creditors (Informal Administration)

Case No. 12 PR 25

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: 1. An application for informal

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

birth September 16, 1940, and date of death May 11, 2012, was domiciled in Polk County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of 105 East Oak Street, Frederic, WI 54837.

3. All interested persons waived notice.

4. The deadline for filing a claim against the decedent’s estate is August 31, 2012.

5. A claim may be filed at the Polk County Courthouse, Bal- sam Lake, WI, Room 500.

Jenell L. Anderson Probate Registrar May 22, 2012

Ryan M. Benson Attorney at Law BENSON LAW OFFICE, LLC P.O. Box 370 Siren, WI 54872 715-349-5215 Bar No.: 1036463 56

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LIQUOR LICENSE APPLICATION VILLAGE OF LUCK

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the following applications have been received by the undersigned Village Clerk for Liquor Licenses for the ensuing year ending June 30, 2013.

Merlin Nelson for Combination Class “B” Beer License and Class “B” Intoxicating Liquor License at his place of business known as LUCK-E-TAVERN & SUPPER CLUB located at 211 Main Street, Luck, Wis.

Cris Moore for Combination Class “B” Beer License and Class “B” Intoxicating Liquor License at his place of business known as BON TON LLC, located at 212 Main Street, Luck, Wis.

Kent W. Petersen/Ash-Whit L.L.C. for Combination Class “A” Beer License and Class “A” Intoxicating Liquor License at his place of business known as THE BOTTLE SHOP, located at 100 South Main Street, Luck, Wis.

Huppert Family LLC by Benjamin Huppert for Combination Class “B” Beer License and “Class B” Liquor License at the business known as BEN’S NORTHERN BAR, 105 S. Main Street, Luck, Wis.

Bob McCann and Chuck Torrance, for Class “B” Beer License at their place of business known as LUCK COUNTRY CLUB, INC., located at 1520 South Shore Drive, Luck, Wis.

Chanda H. Elliott for Combination Class “A” Beer License and Class “A” Intoxicating Liquor License at her place of business known as WAYNE’S FOODS PLUS located at 151 Butternut Avenue, Luck, Wis.

Edward M. and Jody K. Seck for Class “A” Beer License at their place of business known as HOLIDAY STATIONSTORE, located at Highway 35 and 48 in Luck, Wis.

Jeff Hulett for Class “B” Beer License and Class “C” Wine License at his place of business known as OAKWOOD INN, located at 12 Robertson Road, Luck, Wis.

David Swenson for Combination Class “B” Beer License and Class “B” Intoxicating Liquor License at their place of business known as HOG WILD BBQ & GRILL, located at 129 and 131 Main Street, Luck, Wis.

Notice is further given that the Village Board, Village of Luck, will meet in session on June 13, 2012, to act on the above applications.

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Follow the Leader


NOTICE OF POSITION OPENING UNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

BUS DRIVERS WANTED Position: Unity School District is accepting applications for bus drivers. This position is for regular route drivers (morning and afternoon route). Requirements: Commercial driver’s license (CDL) with school bus endorsement required. Training and assistance to obtain license are available to interested applicants. Qualified applicants will be given first consideration. How to Apply: Qualified, interested persons should apply by sending a letter of interest, District application (available at www.unity.k12.wi.us), and letters of recommendation to: Brandon W. Robinson, District Administrator

Unity School District 1908 150th Street/Hwy. 46 North Balsam Lake, WI 54810-7267

Deadline: June 15, 2012 E.O.E. - Unity School District does not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, race, color, national origin, religion, ancestry, creed, pregnancy, marital or parental status, sexual orientation or physical, mental, emotional or learning disability. 561517 40-42L 30-32a,d

RECALL ELECTION FOR PARTISAN OFFICE JUNE 5, 2012

LOCATION AND HOURS OF POLLING PLACES The Recall Partisan Election will be held on Tuesday, June 5, 2012, in the State of Wisconsin. This notice of location and hours of polling places is published on behalf of the municipalities. Following is a list of polling place locations for Burnett County muni cipalities:

Town of Anderson Jessica King, Clerk 2773 185th St. Luck, WI 54853 715-472-4753 Town of Blaine Rita Ronnigen, Clerk 33426 North Mans Trail Minong, WI 54859 715-466-4884 Town of Daniels Liz Simonsen, Deputy Clerk 8851 Waldora Road Siren, WI 54872 715-349-2291 Town of Dewey Pamela Brown 1148 Swiss Chalet Rd. Shell Lake, WI 54871 715-468-7111 Town of Grantsburg Romey Nelson,

Clerk-Treasurer 118 E. Madison Avenue P.O. Box 642 Grantsburg, WI 54840 715-463-5600

Town of Jackson Lorraine Radke, Clerk 4742 County Rd. A Webster, WI 54893 715-866-8412 Town of LaFollette Linda Terrian, Clerk 23928 Malone Rd. Siren, WI 54872 715-349-2531 Town of Lincoln Wanda Washkuhn, Clerk 25603 Icehouse Bridge Road P.O. Box 296 Webster, WI 54893 715-866-4201 Town of Meenon Suzanna M. Eytcheson, Clerk 25863 E. Bass Lake Dr. Webster, WI 54893 715-866-4893 Town of Oakland Deanna Krause, Clerk 7426 W. Main St. P.O. Box 675 Webster, WI 54893 715-866-8213

Town of Roosevelt Patricia Hayden 2997 County Road EE Shell Lake, WI 54871 715-468-2468 Town of Rusk Bonnie Harder, Clerk 26985 E. Benoit Lake Rd. Spooner, WI 54801 715-635-4723 Town of Sand Lake Peggy Tolbert P.O. Box 165 Webster, WI 54893 715-222-9375 Town of Scott Kim Simon, Clerk 28390 County Rd. H Spooner, WI 54801 715-635-2308 Town of Siren Mary Hunter, Clerk 23340 Soderberg Rd. Siren, WI 54872 715-349-5119

Town of Swiss Judy Dykstra, Clerk 7551 Main St. P.O. Box 157 Danbury, WI 54830 Office: 715-656-3030 Town of Trade Lake Deborah Christian, Clerk 13361 St. Rd. 48 Grantsburg, WI 54840 715-488-2600 Town of Union David Olson, Clerk 8347 Grover Pt. Rd. Webster, WI 54893 715-866-4129 Town of Webb Lake Gail Keup, Clerk 2363 Escape Drive Webb Lake, WI 54830 715-259-3439 Town of West Marshland Margaret A. Hess, Clerk 25161 Spaulding Rd. Grantsburg, WI 54840 715-463-2922

Town of Wood River Dawn Luke, Clerk 11097 Crosstown Rd. Grantsburg, WI 54840 715-689-2296 Village of Grantsburg Jennifer Zeiler, Clerk 316 S. Brad St. Grantsburg, WI 54840 715-463-2405 Village of Siren Ann Peterson,

Clerk/Treasurer 24049 First Ave. P.O. Box 23 Siren, WI 54872 715-349-2273 Village of Webster Patrice Bjorklund,

Clerk-Treasurer 7505 Main St. W. P.O. Box 25 Webster, WI 54893 715-866-4211

Town of Anderson Town Hall 13808 Anderson Rd. Town of Blaine Town Hall

(Northland Comm Ctr.) 1232 E. School Rd. Town of Daniels Town Hall 9602 Daniels 70 Rd. Town of Dewey Town Hall 24433 Town Hall Rd. Town of Grantsburg Town Hall 23211 State Rd. 48/87 Town of Jackson Town Hall 4599 County Rd. A Town of LaFollette Town Hall 24184 Malone Rd. Town of Lincoln Town Hall 9110 Perida Rd. Town of Meenon Town Hall 7396 Kruger Rd. Town of Oakland Town Hall 27826 Lone Pine Rd. Town of Roosevelt (Timberland Luth. Church) 20805 Cty. Rd. H Town of Rusk Town Hall 25195 County Rd. H

Town of Sand Lake Town Hall 5364 County Rd. X Town of Scott Town Hall 28390 County Rd. H Town of Siren Town Hall 7240 S. Long Lake Rd. Town of Swiss Town Hall 7551 Main Street Town of Trade Lake Town Hall 11811 Town Hall Rd. Town of Union Town Hall 9015 County Rd. F Town of Webb Lake Town Hall 31000 Namekagon Trail Town of West Marshland Town Hall 12259 County Rd. F Town of Wood River Town Hall 11610 State Rd. 70 Village of Grantsburg Village Hall 316 S. Brad St. Village of Siren Village Hall 24049 First Ave. N. Village of Webster Community Center 7421 Main St. W.

The polls will open at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. All of the polling places are accessible to elderl y and disabled voters. If you have questions concerning your polling place, contact the municipal clerk:

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VILLAGE OF WEBSTER LIQUOR LICENSE APPLICATION

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the following applications have been received by the undersigned Village Clerk for Liquor Licenses for the ensuing year beginning July 1, 2012, and end - ing June 30, 2013.

Merle Meyer and Marilyn Meyer at their place of business known as Emily’s Luncheon located at 26632 Lakeland Avenue North, Webster, Wisconsin, for Retailer’s Class “B” Beer License.

Laurie Ament at her place of business known as Cafe Moonglow LLC located at 7243 Main Street East, Webster, Wisconsin, for Retailer’s Combination Class “B” Beer License and Class “C” Wine License.

Zachary Benson at his place of business known as Fresh Start Coffee Roasters located at 7436 Main Street West, Webster, Wisconsin, for Retailer’s Combination Class “B” Beer License and Class “C” Wine License.

Wayne M. King, Christa King, Chanda Elliott and Richard A. Estridge at their place of business known as Wayne’s Star of the North Inc. dba Wayne’s Foods Plus located at 26363 Lake- land Avenue South, Webster, Wisconsin, for Retailer’s Combi- nation Class “A” Beer License and Class “A” Liquor License.

Michael W. & Julie M. Remund at their place of business known as Wild Bill’s Sporting Goods and Spirits, Inc. located at 26798 Lakeland Avenue North, Webster, Wisconsin, for Combination Class “A” Beer License and Class “A” Liquor License.

Edward M. and Jody Seck at their place of business known as Stop-A-Sec, Inc. dba Holiday StationStore located at 26354 Lakeland Avenue South, Webster, Wisconsin, for Combination Class “A” Beer License and Class “A” Liquor License.

Paul W. Connor at his place of business known as Connor’s Service Station located at 26548 Lakeland Avenue North, Webster, Wisconsin, for Combination Class “A” Beer License and Class “A” Liquor License.

Myron Mansfield at his place of business known as Budda’s Black and Orange located at 7462 Main Street West, Webster, Wisconsin, for Combination Class “B” Beer License and Class “B” Intoxicating Liquor License.

Jerrold R. Rand at his place of business known as Rene & Jerry’s Bar, Inc. dba The Tap located at 7408 Main Street West, Webster, Wisconsin, for Combination Class “B” Beer License and Class “B” Intoxicating Liquor License.

Jason Hansen at his place of business known as Zia Louisa located at 26708 Lakeland Avenue North, Webster, Wisconsin, for Combination Class “B” Beer License and Class “B” Intoxicating Liquor License.

Notice is further given that the village board, Village of Webster, will meet in session on June 13, 2012, at 6 p.m. to act on the above applications.

Patrice Bjorklund, Village Clerk/Treasurer Dated: May 23, 2012 561663 41L WNAXLP

NOTICE OF THE BOARD OF REVIEW FOR THE TOWN OF SIREN

Notice is hereby given that the Board of Review for the Town of Siren of Burnett County will be held on Monday, June 4, 2012, from 5 - 7 p.m., at the Siren Town Hall, 7240 South Long Lake Road. For appointments call 800-721-4157.

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

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

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

No person may appear before the Board of Review, testify to the Board by telephone or contest the amount of assessment unless, at least 48 hours before the first meeting of the Board or at least 48 hours before the objection is heard if the objec - tion is allowed because the person has been granted a waiver of the 48-hour notice of an intent to file a written objection by appearing before the Board during the first two hours of the meeting and showing good cause for failure to meet the 48- hour notice requirement and files a written objection, that the person provides to the Clerk of the Board of Review notice as to whether the person will ask for removal of any board mem - bers and, if so, which member will be removed and the person’s reasonable estimate of the length of time that the hearing will take. When appearing before the Board, the per - son shall specify, in writing, the person’s estimate of the value of the land and of the improvements that are the subject of the person’s objection and specify the information that the person used to arrive at the estimate.

No person may appear before the Board of Review, testify to the Board by telephone or subject or object to a valuation; if that valuation was made by the Assessor or the Objector using the income method; unless the person supplies the Assessor all of the information about income and expenses, as specified in the manual under Sec. 73.03(2a), that the assessor requests. The municipality or County shall provide by ordi - nance for the confidentiality of information about income and expenses that is provided to the Assessor under this para - graph and shall provide exceptions for persons using the infor - mation in the discharge of duties imposed by law or of the duties of their office by order of a court. The information that is provided under this paragraph, unless a court determined that it is inaccurate, is not subject to the right of inspection and copying under Sec. 19.35(1) of Wis. Statutes.

The Board shall hear upon oath, by telephone, ill or disabled persons who present to the Board a letter from a physician, surgeon or osteopath that confirms their illness or disability. No other person may testify by telephone.

Mary Hunter, Clerk Town of Siren 561669 41L WNALXP

NOTICE TOWN OF APPLE RIVER

PUBLIC TEST OF ELECTRONIC VOTING SYSTEM TOWN HALL

FRIDAY, JUNE 1, 2012 10 A.M.

Notice is given that a public test of the Edge Voting System will be conducted at the Town Hall located at 612 U.S. Highway 8 at the date, location and time specified above.

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VILLAGE OF LUCK VOTING EQUIPMENT TESTING NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public test of the electronic voting equipment to be used at the June 5, 2012, Recall Election, will be held at 9 a.m. on Friday, June 1, 2012, at the Luck Village Hall. This test is open to the general public.

Kevin Kress, Village Administrator 562051 41L WNAXLP

ORDINANCE 12-05 ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE ROUTE STATE OF WISCONSIN Town of Laketown, Polk County SECTION I - TITLE AND PURPOSE

The title of this ordinance is the Town of Laketown All-Terrain Vehicle Route Ordinance. The purpose of this ordinance is to establish all-terrain vehicle routes in the town and to regulate the operation of all-terrain vehicles in the town. SECTION II - AUTHORITY

The Town Board of the Town of Laketown, Polk County, Wis- consin, has the specific authority to adopt this All-Terrain Vehi- cle route ordinance under s.23.33 (8) (b) and (11), Wis. stats. SECTION III - ADOPTION OR ORDINANCE

This ordinance adopted on proper notice with a quorum and roll call vote by a majority of the town board present and voting, provides the authority for the town to designate all- terrain vehicle routes in the town and to regulate the use of those routes and all-terrain vehicles in the town, designates all-terrain vehicle routes in the town and provides for the regulation of the use of those routes and of all-terrain vehicles in the town. SECTION IV - OPERATION OF ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES

Pursuant to s.23.33 (4) (d) 4., Wis. stats., except as otherwise provided in s.23.33 (4), Wis. stats., no person may operate an all-terrain vehicle on the roadway portion of any highway in the town except on roadways that are designated as all-terrain vehicle routes by this ordinance. Operation of all- terrain vehicles on a roadway in the town that is an all-terrain vehicle route is authorized only for the extreme right side of the roadway except that left turns may be made from any part of the roadway that is safe given prevailing conditions. SECTION V - DESIGNATION OF ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE ROUTES

That all Town of Laketown roads shall be designated as all- terrain vehicle routes, between those areas POSTED with all- terrain vehicle route signs: and that the roads must be properly signed as required in accordance of Wisconsin Administrative Code: NR64.12 (7) (C) for ATV travel and are not of the designated route until such signs are in place. SECTION VI - CONDITIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE ROUTES

Pursuant to s.23.33 (8) (d), Wis. stats., the following restrictions are placed on the use of the town all-terrain vehicle route designated by this resolution:

A. Routes shall be marked with uniform all-terrian vehicle route signs in accordance with s. NR 64.12 (7), Wiscon- sin Administrative Code. No person may do any of the following in regard to signs marking town all-terrain vehi - cle routes: 1. Intentionally remove, damage, deface, move or ob-

struct any uniform all-terrain vehicle route or trail sign or standard or intentionally interfere with the effective operation of any uniform all-terrain vehicle route or trail sign or standards if the sign or standard is legally placed by the state, any municipality or any author - ized individual.

2. Possess any uniform all-terrain vehicle route or trail sign or standard of the type established by the depart - ment for the warning, instruction or information of the public, unless he or she obtained the uniform all-ter - rain vehicle route or trail sign or standard in a lawful manner. Possession of a uniform all-terrain vehicle route or trail sign or standard creates a rebuttable pre - sumption of illegal possession.

B. Operation shall be subject to all provisions of s. 23.33, Wis. stats., which is adopted as a part of this ordinance by reference, pursuant to s.23.33 (11), Wis. stats.

C. A copy of this ordinance shall be sent by the town clerk to the Polk County Sheriff’s Department.

D. No person shall operate an ATV in excess of thirty-five (35) miles per hour on Town Roads. All ATV operators shall ride single file. All ATV operators shall slow the vehicle to 10 mph or less when operating within 150 feet of a dwelling.

SECTION VII - ENFORCEMENT This ordinance may be enforced by any law enforcement offi-

cer authorized to enforce the laws of the State of Wisconsin. SECTION VIII - PENALTIES

The penalties under in s.23.33 913) (a), Wis. Stats., are adopted by reference. SECTION IX - SEVERABILITY

If any provision of this ordinance or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this ordinance that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this ordinance are severable. SECTION X - EFFECTIVE DATE

This ordinance is effective on publication or posting. The town clerk shall properly publish this ordinance as

required under s.60.80, Wis. stats.

Adopted this 22nd day of May, 2012. David King Chairman Monte Tretsven Supervisor Bruce Paulsen Supervisor

Attest: Patsy Gustafson Town Clerk 562065 41L WNAXLP


NOTICE OF PARTISAN RECALL ELECTION FOR THE OFFICES OF GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR

AND SAMPLE BALLOTS

June 5, 2012 OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK TO THE ELECTORS OF BURNETT COUNTY:

Notice is hereby given of a partisan recall election to be held in the several wards in Burnett County, on the 5th day of June, 2012, at which the statewide officers named below shall be chosen.

The names of the candidates for each office to be voted for, whose nominations have been certified to or filed in this office, are given under the title of the office, each in its proper colum n, together with the questions submitted to a vote, for a referendum, if any, in the sample ballot below.

INFORMATION TO ELECTORS Upon entering the polling place, an elector shall give his or her name and address and sign the

poll list before being permitted to vote. If an elector is not registered to vote, an elector may register to vote at the polling place serving his or her residence if the elector provides proof of residence. Where ballots are distributed to electors, the initials of two inspectors must appear on the ballot. Upon being permitted to vote, the elector shall retire alone to a voting booth and cast his or her ballot except that an elector who is a parent or guardian may be accompanied by the elector’s minor child or minor ward. An election official may inform the elector of the proper manner for casting a vote, but the official may not in any manner advise or indicate a particular voting choice.

WHERE PAPER BALLOTS ARE USED Where paper ballots are used, the elector shall make a cross (X) in the square next to the name

of the candidate for whom he or she intends to vote. The elector may only vote once for each office. To vote for a person whose name does not appear on the ballot, the elector shall write in the name of the person of his or her choice in the space provided for a write-in vote.

WHERE TOUCH SCREEN VOTING SYSTEMS ARE USED The elector shall select the candidate for whom he or she intends to vote by touching the

candidate’s name or using the keypad. To vote for a person whose name does not appear on the ballot, the elector shall type in the name of the person of his or her choice in the space provided for a write-in vote.

Wanda Hinrichs, Burnett County Clerk County Government Center, Room 150 7410 County Rd. K #105 Siren, WI 54872 715-349-2173 561661 41L WNAXLP

The vote should not be cast in any other manner. If the elector spoils a paper or optical scan ballot, he or she shall return it to an election official who shall issue another ballot in its plac e, but not more than three ballots shall be issued to any one elector. If the ballot has not been initialed by two inspectors or is defective in any other way, the elector shall return it to the election official, who shall issue a proper ballot in its place. The elector may spoil a touch screen ballot at the voting station. Not more than five minutes’ time shall be allowed inside a voting booth or machine. Sample ballots or other materials to assist the elector in casting his or her vote may be taken into the booth and copied. The sample ballot shall not be shown to anyone so as to reveal how the ballot is marked.

After an official paper ballot is marked, it shall be folded so the inside marks do not show, but so the printed endorsements and inspectors’ initials on the outside do show. The elector shall leave the booth, deposit the ballot in the ballot box, or deliver the ballot to an inspector for deposit. The elector shall discard unused partisan ballots in a locked discard box. The elector shall leave the polling place promptly.

After an official Touch Screen ballot is marked, the elector shall leave the polling place promptly.

An elector may select an individual to assist in casting his or her vote if the elector declares to the presiding official that he or she is unable to read, has difficulty reading, writing or understanding English or that due to disability is unable to cast his or her ballot. The selected individual rendering assistance may not be the elector’s employer or an agent of that employer or an officer or agent of a labor organization which represents the elector.

The following is a sample of the official ballots:

The Following Sample Screen Ballot Screen Shot Is A Sample Ballot Of A Ballot Which Would Be Voted On The SVRS Handicapped Accessible Voting Machine Available

For Use At All Polling Locations

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ZONING VARIANCE

VILLAGE OF WEBSTER TAKE NOTICE THAT A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD AT

THE VILLAGE OFFICE, 7505 MAIN STREET, WEBSTER, WISCONSIN, ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 2012, AT 5:45 P.M.

For the purpose of consideration of a variance permit, for property located at 26506 Sturgeon Avenue North in the Village of Webster. The property is zoned R1, Single-Family Residen- tial District. The request is to erect a decorative fence on the north side of lot with 38-foot setback from center of street and to place fence on east side on property line. The board will hear all interested persons, or their agents or attorneys, and thereafter will make a decision on the requests.

For additional information, please contact: Patrice Bjorklund, Village Clerk 7505 Main Street West Webster, WI 54893 Phone: 715-866-4211

Any person who has a qualifying disability as defined by the Americans With Disabilities Act that requires the meeting or materials at the meeting to be in an accessible location or for - mat must contact the Village Clerk at 715-866-4211, 7505 Main Street West, Webster, Wisconsin, at least 24 hours prior to the commencement of the meeting so that any necessary arrange - ments can be made to accommodate each request.

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NOTICE LIQUOR LICENSE APPLICATIONS

TOWN OF APPLE RIVER Monday, June 11, 2012, 7 p.m.

The following liquor license applications will be considered at the regular board meeting to be held Monday, June 11, at 7 p.m., at the town hall located at 612 U.S. Hwy. 8, Range, Wis.

*Retail Class B License to sell intoxicating liquors and malt beverages. Gary G. Searle and Nancy M. Searle, 2270, 71st, Luck, Wis., agent for

Cricket’s Bar and Grill, 251 110th St., Amery. Rick T. Hanson and Kimberly K. Hanson, 474 U.S. Hwy. 8, Turtle Lake, agents

for Duck’s Sports Bar & Grill Inc., 1255 60th St., Cty. Rd. D, Amery. David M. Germanson, 900 165th Ave., Balsam Lake, agent for DN

Campground LLc, 956 165th Ave., Balsam Lake. *Retail Class A License for retail sale of malt beverages and intoxicating liquor for

consumption off premises. Rick Scoglio, 1717 70th St., Balsam Lake, agent for Pap’s General Store, 1637

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OFFICE OF THE POLK COUNTY CLERK TO THE ELECTORS OF POLK COUNTY:

Notice is hereby given of a partisan recall primary to be held in the several wards in Polk County, on the 5th day of June, 2012, at which the statewide officers named below shall be chosen.

The names of the candidates for each office to be voted for, whose nominations have been certified to or filed in this office, are given under the title of the office, each in its proper column, in t he sample ballot below.

INFORMATION TO ELECTORS Upon entering the polling place and before being permitted to vote, an elector shall give his or her

name and address and sign the poll list before being permitted to vote. If an elector is not registe red to vote, an elector may register to vote at the polling place serving his or her residence if the el ector provides proof of residence. Where ballots are distributed to electors, the initials of two inspecto rs must appear on the ballot. Upon being permitted to vote, the elector shall retire alone to a voting booth and cast his or her ballot except that an elector who is a parent or guardian may be accompanied by the elector’s minor child or minor ward. An election official may inform the elector of the proper manner for casting a vote, but the official may not in any manner advise or indicate a particular voting choice.

WHERE PAPER BALLOTS ARE USED Where paper ballots are used, the elector shall make a cross (X) in the square next to the name of

the candidate for whom he or she intends to vote. The elector may only vote once for each office. To vote for a person whose name does not appear on the ballot, the elector shall write in the name of t he person of his or her choice in the space provided for a write-in vote.

WHERE OPTICAL SCAN VOTING SYSTEMS ARE USED Where optical scan voting is used, the elector may fill in the oval or connect the arrow next to the

party of his or her choice. The elector shall then fill in the oval or connect the arrow next to the name of the candidate for whom he or she intends to vote. The elector may only vote once for each office. To vote for a person whose name does not appear on the ballot, the elector shall write in the name o f the person of his or her choice in the space provided for a write-in vote and fill in the oval or co nnect the arrow on the write-in line.

WHERE TOUCH SCREEN VOTING SYSTEMS ARE USED The elector shall select the candidate for whom he or she intends to vote by touching the

candidate’s name or using the keypad. To vote for a person whose name does not appear on the ballot, the elector shall type in the name of the person of his or her choice in the space provided for a write-in vote.

The vote should not be cast in any other manner. If the elector spoils a paper or optical scan ballo t, he or she shall return it to an election official who shall issue another ballot in its place, but n ot more than three ballots shall be issued to any one elector. If the ballot has not been initialed by two inspectors or is defective in any other way, the elector shall return it to the election official, w ho shall issue a proper ballot in its place. The elector may spoil a touch screen ballot at the voting statio n. Not more than five minutes’ time shall be allowed inside a voting booth or machine. Sample ballots or other materials to assist the elector in casting his or her vote may be taken into the booth and cop ied. The sample ballot shall not be shown to anyone so as to reveal how the ballot is marked.

After an official paper ballot is marked, it shall be folded so the inside marks do not show, but so the printed endorsements and inspectors’ initials on the outside do show. The elector shall leave the booth, deposit the ballot in the ballot box, or deliver the ballot to an inspector for deposit. The elector shall discard unused partisan ballots in a locked discard box. The elector shall leave the polling p lace promptly.

After an official optical scan ballot is marked, it shall be inserted in the security sleeve so the marks do not show. After casting his or her vote, the elector shall leave the booth, insert the ballot in the voting device and discard the sleeve, or deliver the ballot to an inspector for deposit. If a centra l count system is used, the elector shall insert the ballot in the ballot box and discard the sleeve, or del iver the ballot to an inspector for deposit. The elector shall leave the polling place promptly.

After an official Touch Screen ballot is marked, the elector shall leave the polling place promptly. An elector may select an individual to assist in casting his or her vote if the elector declares to the

presiding official that he or she is unable to read, has difficulty reading, writing or understandin g English or that due to disability is unable to cast his or her ballot. The selected individual rende ring assistance may not be the elector’s employer or an agent of that employer or an officer or agent of a labor organization which represents the elector.

The following is a sample of the official ballots:

NOTICE OF PARTISAN RECALL ELECTION FOR THE OFFICES OF GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR

AND SAMPLE BALLOTS

June 5, 2012

Carole T. Wondra, Polk County Clerk 561665 41L 31a,d WNAXLP


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Flash flooding occurred in Burnett and Polk counties over Memorial Day weekendwith more than 5 inches of rain falling within hours in some parts of Northwest Wiscon-sin. At left, Chuck Swenson’s yard in Alpha flooded following a torrential downpourSunday night, May 27. Above, the fishing pier on the west side of Coon Lake in Fred-eric, usually high and dry, was submerged following the rain. - Photo at left by PriscillaBauer, photo above by Becky Amundson

Ethan Alexander found the shorelineof Coon Lake in Frederic had changeddramatically after the rains this pastweekend - and a fishing pier had movedto deeper water. At right, sisters Meganand Emily Amundson stand near a sec-tion of Clam Falls Drive which crumbledfrom the strong current of flood waters.The floodwaters just a block east of Hwy.35 in Frederic (photo above, left) floodedthe yard of Barry Berdal and made roadsimpassable. At left, flood waters ap-proached the Trade Lake Store. Photos byBecky Amundson except for photo of TradeLake Store, by Susan Ames-Lillie

The high flow of water on the St. CroixRiver damaged part of the St. Croix FallsDam (photos at left) on Memorial Day.Boards in the dam broke under the pres-sure of gushing water and Xcel Energy,which operates the dam, says it may takea month to repair as the river level willhave to come down 6 feet in order to re-place the boards. Brian Franzmeier,chief operator at the hyroelectric facility,said water flow reached 40,000 cubic feetper second. Prior to the rains it was6,500 cfs. Franzmeier said the energyoutput has actually dropped from 26megawatts per hour to 21 because not asmuch energy can be produced when thewater does not drop as great a distance.- Photos by Rob Harrison

RIGHT: Floodwater brought an evenmore scenic look to the Wade and Lin-nea Brask farm on Spirit Lake Road westof Frederic. Their flooded farm propertyfeatures a creek that connects WoodLake to Spirit Lake. - - Photo by JoleneBrask


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IT’S ALMOST HERE!

School fire/from page 1It was noted the school would have been

closed for the week anyway, given thedamage and until an air assessment couldbe completed.

After a count of days/hours alreadycompleted this school year, it was decidedthat Johnson has the authority to close theschool due to a potential health/safetythreat to students and staff - and still meetthe minimum-hours requirement.

An all-call message to students and theirfamilies will be issued.

All other questions and concerns will beaddressed at a meeting to be held thisThursday, May 30. (See Leader Web site forfollow-up information).

No one will be allowed in the buildingfor the remainder of this week, accordingto Siren Police Chief Chris Sybers, whospoke to media at a press conference Tues-day afternoon, noting that he would be in-specting the building with an arsoninvestigator on Wednesday.

There were no injuries reported amongoccupants of the building or the firefight-ers who put out the blaze.

“I’d have to give a huge thanks to all thevolunteer firefighters who helped keep ussafe,” noted student Mackenzie Erickson.“Let’s just say I didn’t think it was for real- we had just had a fire drill the week be-fore, so we definitely weren’t expecting it,that’s for sure.”

Fire departments from Siren, Webster,Grantsburg, St. Croix/Hertel and Fredericresponded to the fire. By 2:30 p.m., fire-fighters had the fire extinguished and werestill knocking out sections of walls and ceil-ings to look for any hot spots and moppingup water inside the building.

Law enforcement responding to thescene included Siren Police Department,Burnett County Sheriff's Department, StatePatrol and St. Croix Tribal Police Depart-ment, along with four local ambulanceunits - three at the school and one at theevacuation center.

It was noted by school board memberDayton Daniels that the roof damaged byfire is not part of the roof scheduled for im-mediate repair.

School board members were among those watching firefighters extinguish the fire whichdestroyed the small gymnasium at the Siren K-12 School on Tuesday, May 29. - Photo by MichaelDecorah

Siren Police Chief Chris Sybers answersquestions from a television reporter at anews conference, Tuesday afternoon. - Photoby Jean Koelz

Firefighters from five area fire departmentsresponded to Tuesday’s fire at the Siren K-12school. - Photo by Sherill Summer

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Part II:The journey, the wait, thefirst days of World War II

and loss of a youngAmerican life

by Gary KingLeader editor

FREDERIC – As 2nd Lt. Lawrence "Ker-mit" Lodin boarded a ship in April 1941,destined for Luzon in the Philippines,friends and family back home were read-ing about him in the newspaper.

Despite the fact it was still a time ofpeace in the United States, the image ofLodin and six other young men dressed inpilot gear, having just mastered the ArmyAir Corps' intensive flight school in Texas,made him an instant hero.

The papers also carried endless news ofof the war in Europe, where Germany andEngland were at war. Less space was beinggiven for news reports of the hasty buildupof American forces in the Philippines,where Lodin was headed to join the 17thPursuit Squadron of the 24th PursuitGroup and, simply put, protect the islandsfrom being taken over by the Japanese.

Within a few days of Lodin’s graduationfrom flight school in Texas, a Japanese spy,Takeo Yoshikawa, arrived in Honolulu tobegin studying the Pacific Fleet at PearlHarbor, information uncovered by histori-ans after the war.

The previous year, 1940, PresidentFranklin Delano Roosevelt had success-fully run for his third term in office on theplatform of keeping the U.S. out of war.Headlines in the spring of 1941 were point-ing to the fact he would not be able to keepthat promise for long.

A month of leisureBut for Lodin, April of 1941 was a month

of leisure. He was living like a prince on-board the steamship S.S. Washington, aluxury liner chartered by the U.S. govern-ment as a troop ship. Lodin and fellow pi-lots boarded in New York City and headedto San Francisco via the Panama Canal.From California it would be a Pacific cruiseto Hawaii and then to Luzon.

He continued his narratives with a sim-ple “Dear folks” ...

April 13, 1941 - "We're going through theCanal right now and it's really hot. All we dois pant and sweat. We'll be heading north againthough; we have to stop at San Francisco. ...I've found some new conveniences on board.We have an elevator, a barber shop, tailor shopand probably a lot of other yet undiscoveredmiracles. They say that our staterooms bring asmuch as $1,000 for a five-day trip. A boy hasjust come through ringing the dinner chimes soI think my roommate and I will tear down andgrab a chunk of meat or something. The heckwe will. We have to dress all up and marchdown like kings and we have to be oh, too, toocharmed with everything and everybody. It'ssort of fun, though and I'm getting more usedto it every day."

April 25, 1941 - Tomorrow we will dock inHawaii about 6 a.m. This boat is no slow poke;we could be in there tonight, but I guess theywon't let us in the harbor at night. The boathas been terribly crowded since we left Friscoand most of the 2nd Lts. including myself wereforced to move one deck below into muchsmaller rooms with more men to a room. Thecaptains and majors were given the betterrooms. We'll all be moved back up after Hawaii,I'm sure, because there will be many getting offthere."

In the same letter, Lodin described a tourof San Francisco, including Chinatown, anItalian restaurant experience and touring asquare-rigger sailing ship in the harbor, theboat used in the filming of "Mutiny on theBounty."

In Hawaii there wasn't much time to doa lot of sightseeing but there were opportu-nities to photograph Pearl Harbor, make aquick tour of Honolulu and spend sometime on the beach.

He wrote a two-page letter two days

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Peering out from hundreds of flight school graduates, Lt. Lawrence “Kermit” Lodin (center of photo at right) chronicled his journey from hishometowns of Minneapolis and Lewis to flight school in Texas and finally, to Luzon, the northernmost island in the Philippines through lettershome to his “folks.” - Special photos

The stationery of the S.S. Washington, a lux-ury liner chartered by the U.S. government foruse as a troop ship. - Special photo

2nd Lt. Lawrence “Kermit” Lodin, show in photo second from left, top row, made the frontpage of a Minneapolis newspaper upon graduating from flight training in Texas.

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22001122St. Croix Falls graduation

Pictured are male members of the senior class singers who sang the song, “I Can Go the Distance.”

Pictured are senior female members of the choir singing a selection during gradu-ation. Left to right are Tanesia Bibeau, Ally Mahler, Haley Anderson and Sarah Pet-znick.

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Cody Zelinski was selected as a seniorclass speaker to talk about “The Past.”

Nick DeConcini spoke to his class-mates about “The Future.”

Valedictorian of the St. Croix Falls High School Class of 2012, Alex Frey, receives congratulations fromschool board member Sheri Norgard and board President Brent McCurdy.

Carlee Libbenga receives her diploma from Superintendent Glenn Martin. Sasha Lundgren and Austin Foeller enter the gym on Friday, May 25, for commencement at St. CroixFalls High School.

Senior Anthony Locken spoke about“The Present” during graduation.

Photos by Tammi Milberg

I have had a lot of jobs, butthey have rarely involved get-ting my hands dirty.

In college, I briefly worked ina greenhouse transplantinggeraniums. It was nice in thegreenhouse early in the morn-ing. I escaped the bitter coldinto a warm, dark, humid environment where verylittle was required but repetitive motion, and I hap-pily moved little plants into bigger pots.

But all too soon I was called into the manager’s of-fice. It had come to his attention that I was what hecalled “on the ball.” (I have no idea how I managedto distinguish myself planting geraniums.) I was in-formed that I would be receiving a 50-cent raise andput in charge of the seed machine.

The seed machine was a terrible contraption lo-cated in a brightly lit, dusty room. It made an awfulnoise and was supposed to dispense seeds into dirt-filled flats as they quickly rolled along on a conveyerbelt. The machine had a series of elaborate controlsettings (three is what I remember, but I have beentrying hard to forget) that caused it to jiggle up anddown and side to side at different speeds so that ex-actly one seed was deposited into each of the rowsand rows of waiting flats.

The trouble was, it didn’t work.I would say that I was incompetent (and clearly I

was), but I had hard evidence that I was not the firstto try and fail at this impossible endeavor. In a well-worn notebook were recorded all the attempts of theunfortunates who had proceded me at this infernalmachine, and no two individuals had decided uponeven remotely similar settings to accomplish the goal.It was utterly frustrating and as far removed from mypeaceful post with the geraniums as can be imagined.

I did not stay long at the greenhouse, but I neverleft the seed machine far behind. Most everything Ihave done in life since has been more like runningthe seed machine and less like sinking my fingersinto the loamy soil of the baby geraniums.

Lately, I’ve been working withmy friend, Mary, in her gardens,doing work that would be muchbetter accomplished by ateenaged boy. Because I exercise,I somehow thought that I wasprepared for physical labor. Iwas wrong. My entire body hurt.

I was astonished to get out of bed in the morning anddiscover that the bottoms of my feet were sore. Myhands hurt, my back ached, my fingernails broke offat the quick. The funny thing is, I liked it.

I like that I can hoist a bag of peat over my shoul-der and use a pitchfork. Reasoning and persuasionserve no purpose whatsoever when planting impa-tiens. I enjoy getting incredibly dirty and not even at-tempting to keep clean. At the end of the day, thelandscape is significantly altered (and generally forthe better) because of my labor.

Too often in my life I’ve relied exclusively uponwhat my mind conjures up and neglected the thingsthat can be done only with my hands. More thanonce I’ve been too quick to accept a “promotion” andexchange dirty hands for a lot of intellectual frustra-tion.

I don’t pose any threat to underemployed 17-year-olds, but I feel I am pulling my weight. And some-how, in the process, I am beginning to see myself in anew light. I feel more capable. I feel I am doing some-thing real. I am sticking my hands in the dirt and get-ting things done.

Till next time, —Carrie

Classon will perform an evening of selected columnscalled “Solstice Sun” on Friday, June 22, at 7:30 p.m., atCafé Wren in Luck. Tickets may be purchased at CaféWren or any Inter-County Leader office. Subscribers to theLeader receive a $2 discount. Seating is limited.

Letters fromHomeCarrie Classon

UnderdogEveryone loves a champion.

When you’re number one every-one knows your name. We buybanners, jerseys and sports memo-rabilia to commemorate the win-ner, and we sing the songs of thechampion, but the truth is that we secretly root for theunderdog. It’s when the perennial loser becomes thechampion, that we are most happy. It’s the underdogthat tugs the heartstrings and helps everyone rise tothe occasion. That’s why we love “rags to riches” sto-ries, David and Goliath, Seabiscuit, Charlie Brownand the Chicago Cubs.

Some champions may be born to greatness, but Iwould wager that most arrive at the podium throughhard work, dedication and by overcoming adversity. Ibelieve the challenges and adversities we all face actu-ally help us to run faster, work harder and think bet-ter. Relating to the commoner is so much easier thantrying to understand royalty because it’s who we are.

I know a young man who has health concerns.When toxic and expensive medications failed to man-age his heart condition, he turned to more risky op-tions. Four times he has had to undergo heartprocedures before starting college. Some of his careerdreams have been modified because of this, but hepersists. His persistent smile and bright outlook is al-ways an inspiration to me, and I believe to others aswell. He is also a Cubs fan.

I know of a young womanwho struggled academically andworked long and hard to simplyaccomplish her dreams of at-tending college. She attendedthe college of her choice andflourished in the new environ-ment. Inspiring and encouraging

to others, she continues to make the world around hera better place to live.

We root for the underdog not just because of over-whelming odds or impossible circumstances, but be-cause the underdog actually has the heart and attitudeof a winner. The person with a winning attitude willlive a life that reflects that attitude and this inspiresothers as well. Gary Brookins, cartoonist of the “Plug-gers,” captures that very attitude as he reveals thesimple ways in which each of us deal with our day-to-day existence.

There is a difference between a loser and an under-dog. Losers are primarily losers in attitude, and theiraccomplishments in life are commensurate with theseattitudes. Constantly complaining, always negative,looking for signs of doom and gloom in every bit ofnews that they hear. It is hard to rise above a situationwhen the person seems to delight in affliction and dis-aster. Pain and suffering becomes the focus of exis-tence and the reason why the loser wants everyone torally to their side.

Contrast that with the underdog. Pain and sufferingbecomes a source of inspiration to help them accom-

plish their goals. Affliction and hardship is nothingmore than a speed bump on the road of life ratherthan the focus and purpose of their living. Frustra-tions and difficulties lead to innovation and discover-ies thorough hard work and determination.

I am an underdog. Actually unless you are thequeen of Great Britain or someone of similar royal de-scent, you are an underdog as well. Academically Istruggled in school. My parents would send out sendout Christmas cards proudly announcing myprogress. “Johnny says second grade gets easier everyyear.” When I finally reached graduation day, I waslisted in the half that made the top half possible.When I was accepted into medical school, I worriedthat someone would find out my true identity. For theentire first year, I kept my mouth shut and didn’t askquestions because if they knew how stupid I reallywas they would surely evict me from my position inthe class. It was somewhere along the path of progressthat I began to realize I didn’t have to be perfect inorder to contribute to the common good. If only themost beautiful songbirds offered their song to us, theforest would be very quiet.

This spring as we celebrate academic achievementwith our various high school and postsecondary grad-uates, rejoice and honor excellence. Those who havereached the highest honors in their classes deserve theattention and respect that comes with hard work anddedication. However, realize that there is only one topdog and the rest of us are underdogs. It is the under-dog that will be the champion of tomorrow.

Cold TurkeyJohn W. Ingalls MD

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Would you like aplace to share athought, an observa-tion or a funny story?Would you like to haveinput in the life of thecommunity by justmaking a comment,not writing a signed, more lengthy letter to the editor?

This is your chance. Submit your short comments, funnystories, etc., by mail or e-mail to Inter-County Leader, Box 490,Frederic, WI 54837 or [email protected], attn: Reflec-tions

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ST. CROIX FALLS – For 46 years, volunteer partners andstaff of St. Croix Regional Medical Center have worked to-gether to put on an annual salad luncheon fundraiser to pur-chase important medical equipment for direct patient use.People look forward to this big spring get-together lunch-eon to benefit this community hospital.

The salad luncheon ... and more is Friday, June 8, between11 a.m. and 1 p.m., at the St. Croix Falls High School.Monies earned will buy an iPro Continuous Blood GlucoseMonitor for $2,000 and as many Pigg-O-Stats, at $4,359 each,as the rest of the money will purchase. A Pigg-O-Stat helpsposition infants for X-rays. They will be used at SCRMCCommunity Clinics.

The luncheon features hot and cold salads, cheese, coldcuts, fruit, rolls, beverages and dessert. There is an expressline for workers on their lunch hour and take-out service.

The "and more" includes a bake sale featuring a big vari-ety of home-baked items, jams and jellies. The book fair willoffer discounts up to 70 percent off retail prices with a wideselection of books for children and adults. The gift shop willhave a table with a fine selection of items for purchase.

Tickets are $8 for adults, $3 for children ages 10 and underand are available at the door or in advance from SCRMCGift Shop in St. Croix Falls and at all SCRMC CommunityClinics, Coffee Talk, Coffee Time, Tangen Drug and from allvolunteer partners. Funding is supplemented by Thriventfor Lutherans, Polk - Burnett Chapter. The luncheon alsoreceives generous support from area businesses. It is a goodthing to work together. – submitted

MAY 30, 2012 - INTER-COUNTY LEADER - NORTHERN CURRENTS, SECTION B - PAGE 3While cleaningthe attic, Joan andHarry found an oldstub for some shoesthey left at the re-pair shop 10 yearsago. They thought itwould be funny togo to the shop andsee if the shoes were still there. So they did. Theyhanded the stub to the repairman who took it andlooked in the back.

He came out again and said, “They’ll be ready onWednesday.”

•••Ben’s wife had been slipping in and out of a coma for

several months. Things looked grim, but he was by herbedside every single day. One day as she slipped backinto consciousness, she motioned for him to come closeto her. He pulled the chair close to the bed and leanedhis ear close to be able to hear her. “You know,” shewhispered, her eyes filling with tears, “you have beenwith me through all the bad times. When I got fired,you stuck right beside me. When my business wentunder, there you were. When we lost the house, youwere there. When my health started failing, you werestill by my side. And you know what?”

“What, dear?” he asked gently, smiling to himself.“I think you’re bad luck.”

Just forLaughsJoe Roberts

by Tristan Kingbird,WHS Freshman

Special to the Leader

WEBSTER – On Monday, May 14, theBridge was honored with the recognition offirst place for General Excellence Awardfrom the Wisconsin Newspaper Association.The award was given to the Bridge for solidnews coverage and nice newspaper designelements.

Miss Rank, the Bridge advisor, is veryproud of her students for this accomplish-ment, which required much hard work, timeand effort to get to. The Bridge studentswere also very happy at the news of their2012 achievement. The Bridge extends grat-itude to the other students of WHS, the staff,the administration and the entire Webstercommunity for their support toward thelocal school and community newspaper.Support allowed this level of recognition tobe reached by the hardworking students ofthe Bridge.

Each year The Bridge enters the WNA Better Newspa-per Contest to recognize student achievements in highschool newspapering. There are several different cate-gories that the Bridge can enter, from editorial writing,pictures or designing ads to general excellence. Each year

The Bridge enters the general excellence category. In 2010the Bridge received honorable mention from the WNA.The Bridge received third place in 2011. This year theBridge received first place for general excellence. Con-gratulations to the Bridge and their staff.

Shown (L to R): Kendel Mitchell, Mark Packard, Tristan Kingbird, HannahHorwath, Miss Rank, Ashly Sanford, Stefanie Wambolt, Nathan Puttbrese andAndrew Morse. Missing from the picture are several current and previousBridge staff members. – Photo by Charlie Mahlen


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Croix Casino Danbury in July 2010 was amajor media event complete with largecrowds and long lines. In June, the Dan-bury casino is celebrating its first twoyears in business with a party everyonecan enjoy. It’s hosting a grand reopeningJune 4-10 with a week of drawings, diningspecials and entertainment.

Grand reopening promotions includedrawings for an Arctic Cat ATV on Mon-day, June 4, an Alumacraft boat withmotor and trailer on Wednesday, June 6,and a Ford F-150 Northland Edition truckon Saturday, June 9. Plus guests can wintheir share of $15,000 in cash on Friday,June 8.

Three outdoor concerts are on tap forthe grand reopening week. Popular coun-try band Confederate Railroad appears at7 p.m. on Thursday, June 7, and on Friday,June 8, Freebird’s tribute to LynyrdSkynyrd and Eliminator’s tribute to ZZTop are scheduled for 5:30 p.m. and 7:30p.m. respectively. Tickets for both the June7 and June 8 concerts will be sold at thegate starting at 5 p.m.

Headlining the grand reopening enter-tainment lineup is the perennially popu-lar Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. Tickets for theirSaturday, June 9, show are on sale through

casino marketing at 800-238-8946. Gatesopen at 4 p.m. with an opening act at 5p.m., and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band showat 6 p.m. Guests are encouraged to bringtheir own lawn chairs for all of the grandreopening concerts.

Food specials are also on the grand re-opening menu. From June 4-10, thecasino’s East Winds Dining Room is offer-ing a breakfast, chicken and ribs specialand a steak and lobster special. Kids 12and younger can enjoy free lunch and din-ner in the North Winds Buffet. And theSouth Winds Deli is featuring hot dogsand pizza burgers.

The casino is even hosting a specialgrand reopening golf tournament at Voy-ager Village Golf Club in Danbury on Sat-urday, June 9. A three-person modifiedscramble, the tournament begins at 8 a.m.The tournament registration fee includescarts, greens fees, a box lunch, free shuttleservice to and from the casino and a 6 p.m.BBQ awards dinner at the casino. Winnerswill be paid to ninth place. Registration islimited, so call Voyager Village 715-259-3382 as soon as possible for reservations.

For more information on St. CroixCasino Danbury’s grand reopening cele-bration, call Shannon Petersen at 800-238-8946. - submitted

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STATEWIDE – Summer is in full swingand Americans are outside and on themove. To keep food poisoning, heat ex-haustion and other summer woes fromspoiling the fun, follow some basic safetytips to avoid illness and injury that couldeven become life-threatening.

“One out of every six Americans con-tracts a food-borne illness each year,” saysDonna Wood, practice leader of clinical op-erations at Quorum Health Resources.“Most cases are mild, with symptoms last-ing a day or two. However, some 128,000people are hospitalized and 3,000 die an-nually from consuming contaminated foodor beverages. Very young children, peoplewith compromised immune systems andthose older than 50 are most at risk.”

Barbeques and picnics are an open invi-tation for uninvited visitors – bacteria andother pathogens that can grow rapidly andcause sickness. The nonprofit Partnershipfor Food Safety Education offers these tipsto avoid those nasty bugs:

• After handling raw meat, poultry,seafood or eggs, wash your hands thor-oughly with soap and warm water.

• Refrigerate food while it is marinating.• Do not use uncooked marinade as a

sauce for cooked food.• Use a food thermometer to ensure

grilled meat, fish and chicken are cookedto a safe internal temperature.

• Do not serve cooked food on the sameplate used for uncooked food.

It’s important to make sure food that’sbeen left out of refrigeration too long is noteaten. The guidelines for keeping eggs,salads, meats and other perishable foodsafe are simple – it’s all about time andtemperature. Discard any food that hasbeen left out more than two hours if thetemperature has been 90 degrees or less.However, you should pitch uneaten itemsafter just one hour out of the refrigerator ifthe temperature has climbed above 90 de-grees during that time.

When transporting perishable food toyour favorite summer spot, stow it out ofthe sun in coolers packed with ice or frozengel packs. Pack drinks or snacks that youwant to get to frequently in a separatecooler to avoid exposing the other food towarm outside air when the lid is lifted.Meat, fish and poultry can be packedfrozen. It will thaw on the road and staycolder longer.

Remember that a full cooler keeps foodsafer than one that is partially filled. Useice or gel packs to take up any open space.And in the kitchen, keep raw meat, poul-try and seafood separate from other foodsto avoid contamination.

For more information, visit the Partner-ship for Food Safety Education Web site at

www.f ightbac .org/safe - food-han-dling/safety-in-all-seasons.

When we’re not packing food into thecooler for a picnic, we’re firing up the grillin the backyard. A national poll by theHearth, Patio Barbeque Association foundthat 70 percent of Americans prefer grillingout at home as opposed to eating out be-cause it saves money and is more relaxing.Yet preparing this much-loved cuisine canbe risky business. Some 18,000 peoplewent to emergency rooms in 2011 as the re-sult of grilling accidents, according to theConsumer Product Safety Commission. Atleast six people died from their injuries.Many grillers suffered from severe burnsafter squirting too much or the wrong typeof fuel to start their fires. To avoid acci-dents, make sure the grill is cleaned ofgrease and in good working order. Checkthe hose and tank on gas grills to ensurethey are in good shape and are properly at-tached to prevent any leakage.

Heat and humidity also are unavoidableelements that impact our outdoor summertime. Hydration is key when the tempera-ture is soaring. When temperatures arehigh, the American Red Cross advises peo-ple to drink fluids periodically regardlessof thirst, wear light-colored and loose-fit-ting clothes and take frequent breaks bystepping inside every so often. Neverleave children or pets in a closed hot car –�they can die. Check in on people who arealone and use a buddy system when exer-cising or working outside to ensure theheat doesn’t deal an unnoticed, fatal blow.Be alert for these signs of heat stress:

• Heat cramps signaled by muscle painor spasms, usually in the legs or abdomen,that indicate the body is struggling fromloss of fluids and electrolytes.

• Heat exhaustion signaled by cool,moist, pale or flushed skin, heavy sweat-ing, headache, nausea, dizziness, weaknessor extreme fatigue.

• Heat stroke signaled by hot, red skinthat may be dry or moist, a change in con-sciousness, vomiting and high body tem-perature.

“Heat stroke can be life-threatening. Callfor emergency assistance immediately.Move the person to a cooler place andapply cloth-wrapped ice, cold packs or wettowels to the wrists, ankles, groin, neckand armpits,” says Dr. Ken GaleWyrick,medical director of Amery Regional Med-ical Center’s Emergency Care Services. “Aswith heat exhaustion, remove or loosentight clothing, lightly fan the person andslowly offer small amounts of water.”

This article provided courtesy of Amery Re-gional Medical Center and Quorum Health Re-sources.

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nealogical society reminds you to getyour Polk County Fair entries in by Mon-day, June 11.You can pick up a fair booklet at local

banks in the county. The genealogical so-ciety, for the second year, is sponsoringeight genealogy entries under the an-tiques department, 19M, in open division.Detailed information can be found atr o o t s w e b . a n c e s t r y . c o m /~wipolk/

Lot 198, a family history book, is meant

to be an original genealogical history of alocal family done in the past five yearsand not previously submitted. Althoughthis could be a family scrapbook, thejudges are looking for genealogical as-pects, along with things like a table of con-tents and index, and details of familybirths, deaths, marriages etc. There wereseveral great entries last year.

Lot 199 is a family history on a disk,flash drive or other computer readablemedia. Lots 200 and 201 are pedigreechart and descendant chart. These are

what most people think of as family trees.Pedigree means your ancestors goingback in time, i.e. you, Mom, Grandma,Great-Grandma …, and descendantmeans going forward in time, i.e. Great-Grandpa, Grandpa, Dad and you.

Lot 202, a family group sheet, is a spe-cial type form used by genealogists todocument a family. Normally it containsfactual information about a couple andtheir children.

Lots 203 and 204 are Century Farm andCentury Family certificates, that a Polk

County farm has been in one family for100 years and that a family has been inPolk County for 100 years. The first is ad-ministered through the Wisconsin StateHistorical Society and the second throughthe Wisconsin State Genealogical Society.

The Polk County Genealogical Societywill be at the fair every day hosting theRed School House. Stop in to visit andlearn more about searching for your roots.Mondays 1-3 p.m., at the Luck Museum,the society has volunteers available tohelp you too and to answer questions

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Students in Webster’s National Honor Society recently cleaned up a section of Hwy. 35, justnorth of Sirenm as a part of the state’s Adopt-A-Highway program. The Adopt-A-Highway proj-ect is just one of the many service projects that the Webster High School National Honor Soci-ety participates in each year. – Photo submitted

Compiled by Sue Renno

Do you remember?

50 Years AgoThe Memorial Day program at Maple Grove Ceme-

tery, Frederic, was rained out, with the school bandmarching half way from the grade school to the ceme-tery before the downpour sent parade participants towaiting cars and school buses. The color guard and fir-ing squad did carry out their part of the pro-gram.–Jackie Wirth, Siren, was engaged to marryStanley Miller, Grantsburg.–The pastor of Siren GospelTabernacle, the Rev. C.R. Liddle, would be leaving topastor a church in Ripon.–Harvey Stower, son of Mr.and Mrs. Pharis Stower, former Frederic residents, waschosen the 1962 honor athlete at Amery HighSchool.–”One Hundred and One Dalmations” wasplaying at the D’Lux Theatre, Luck; and “The Horizon-tal Lieutenant,” starring Paula Prentiss and Jim Hut-ton, was playing at the Auditorium Theatre in St. CroixFalls.–Jolly Stan, the Concertina King, and his orches-tra were playing for the dance at the Grantsburg Fair-house Pavilion.–The 10 children of Mr. and Mrs. RobertRichter were baptized at Zion Lutheran Church ofTrade Lake. Their mother was also baptized and re-ceived into membership that day, April 29, 1962.–Mr.and Mrs. C. John (Helga) Benson, Atlas, celebratedtheir golden wedding anniversary.–The Polk CountyJune - Dairy Month Committee would be handing outsilver dollars to waitresses who suggested dairy foodsto their customers.

40 Years AgoThe Frederic Farm Lockers had several hundred vis-

itors as Mr. and Mrs. Milton Daeffler celebrated 10years in business by serving free lunches and holdinga drawing for a quarter of beef and a pork loin.–Oneof the oldest trees at Seven Pines, near Lewis, wasstruck by lightning. The tree was estimated to be 250years old and had bark ripped off but the trunk wasn’tsplit, so John Tuynman, Luck, was called in to repairthe damage.–The Community Chorus, under the direc-tion of Richard Balkus, would present a concert at theCenturia School on June 3.–More than 50 employees ofthe St. Croix Falls Memorial Hospital were on strike,as the hospital and the union negotiated over a unionshop agreement to require all employees to becomeunion members.–Rosanna and Rita Ronningen andNancy Orgeman, all of Frederic, and Jill Severson,Cushing, were among 50 students honored at an ap-preciation dinner for their involvement in a serviceproject tutoring Indian children at the Maple PlainReservation near Cumberland.–Frederic Junior Highstudents planned and presented a surprise party forretiring English teacher Lavinia Leigh and social stud-ies teacher Michael Milligan who was leaving to attendlaw school.

20 Years AgoThe Unity boys track team won its 29th consecutive

conference championship for the Upper St. Croix Val-ley Conference, with 160 teams points; Osceola com-ing in second with 130 points.–The new St. CroixCasino opened on May 22 in Turtle Lake.–Unity’s com-mencement would be Sunday, May 31. The valedicto-rian was Anna Bystrom and salutatorian was KellyPeper.–A new business in Frederic was Larry’s TV, sell-ing and repairing TVs, VCRs and satellite antenna sys-tems. Owners were Larry Peterson and LizJorgensen.–There were 33 seniors graduating at Siren.Valedictorian was Michele Denotter and salutatorianwas Kristin Lahners.–Three armed men, believed to bein their 20s, tied up a rural Siren couple and stole somecash, ripped their phone off the wall and left, droppinga handgun during the commotion.–Crystal Dervetski,from Siren Middle School, won a medal for her science(zoology) project, Amazing World of Insects, at the sci-ence/technology/mathematics fair at River Falls.–TheFrederic Vikings boys track team won the Division IIIregional meet at Somerset. Area qualifiers for the sec-tional meet included Troy Hackett, Andy Tricker, ChrisPeterson, Larry Runnels and Nate McGuire, Frederic;Lance Schaaf, Brian Rees, Aaron Hughes and JarrodWashburn, Webster; Jeremy Magnuson and Josh andRyan Benson, Siren; and Jason Slaikeu and Ken Dou-glas, Grantsburg.

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NORTHWEST WISCONSIN – Food pantries in north-western Wisconsin will receive needed help early thissummer, thanks to an ongoing program of the St. CroixChippewa Indians of Wisconsin. The three St. Croix Casi-nos, St. Croix Casino Turtle Lake, St. Croix Casino Dan-bury and St. Croix Casino Hertel Express, will host thetribe’s 20th-annual Coins for Cans food drive from 8p.m., Monday, June 4 through 4 p.m., Saturday, June 9.

Casino guests donating at least two nonperishablefood items, paper products or personal hygiene items atthe St. Croix Casinos will receive $5 in Turtle Bucks slotplay. Guests may receive one $5 incentive at each casinoeach day of the drive. A valid players club card is re-quired. No government-issued food items or commodi-ties will be accepted.

Although the drive is called Coins for Cans, guests are

encouraged to contribute dry foods as well. “Cannedgoods are always a welcome donation,” said NeilOustigoff, St. Croix Casino Turtle Lake general manager,“but food pantries have just as great a need for items likenoodles, pasta dinners, cereal, pancake mix, peanut but-ter, paper products and personal hygiene items.”

Oustigoff added that casino personnel will distributethe food collected during the drive to food pantries inBarron, Burnett, Polk, St. Croix, Sawyer and Washburncounties during the week of June 11.

Since 1993, 370,000 pounds of food have been collectedand distributed through the Coins for Cans program.

For more information on the Coins for Cans drive, callJudy Warmanen at 715-986-4777 or 800-846-8946, or e-mail her at [email protected]. - submitted

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SPOONER - The beauty of woodwas on display in Spooner last Sat-urday, May 26. The WisconsinCanoe Heritage Museum openedits season with a canoe and woodenboat show. Front Street was full offinely crafted boats old and new.Enthusiasts brought in their per-sonal boats of all sorts, a birch-barkcanoe, a boat made at the old boatworks in Shell Lake, wooden ca-noes constructed from wood strips,restored sailing boats. Inside themuseum, the new exhibits were ondisplay while in the adjoining shop,a half dozen canoes were in variousstages of construction or restora-tion.

The Wisconsin Canoe HeritageMuseum is both a musuem dedi-cated to the beauty of canoes and aworkshop where the craft of build-ing boats is carried on. The core ofthe museum is a collection of some30 classic canoes. The museum, on Front Street inSpooner near the old depot, is open Wednesdaysthrough Sundays, through Labor Day and on Saturdaysthrough October.

A birch-bark canoe (right) was one of the many boats on display at the Heritage Daygathering in Spooner. – Photos by Gregg Westigard

This canoewas built in1947 at theboat works inShell Lake.

A classic canoe with sail is on exhibit at the museum.

A display of a wilderness camp site, a tribute to SigurdOlson, is set up at the museum.

A restored wooden sailing boat was on display at the CanoeHeritage Museum in Spooner on Saturday, May 26.

TOWN TALK/COUNTRY CHATTERGreetings neighbors, hope everyone enjoyed

their Memorial Day weekend with friends and lovedones, both human and four-footed. To our servicemen, women and service dogs we thank you for allthat you have done and still do for our country;words cannot express the immense gratitude andrespect we have for you.

So what’s happening at the shelter? Well, it hasbeen busy but I think we’re finally starting to see alight at the end of the tunnel with all the adoptionsand five more going home next week. Thank youto those that noticed Pippy in my article and for ap-plying to adopt him. Also going home is Maggie,Nala, Gucci, Brie and Swoosh – isn’t that awesome!

On the downside, no applications have come infor any of the kitties we have, even though we’vehad them at half off the regular adoption fee. Thereare some great cats that would love to leave theshelter and get settled into a new home so in orderto help facilitate that, we have decided to try an-other incentive for those 55 and over. The shelterwill waive the entire adoption fee on selected catsproviding the preadoption application is completedand approved. The selected cats would be theadult cats such as Moto, Minnie and others. Pleasecontact the shelter if you are interested and helpus find homes for these poor things!

Two new stray dogs have come in, a very niceneutered yellow Lab cross we’ve decided to callCopper. He looks like he’s been well cared for andactually I don’t think he’s missed too many meals.

Also we have ayoung, unneuteredhound called Kevin;he’s good-lookingand also appears tobe well cared for, a tri-colored dog. If eithersounds familiar toyou, they are in safe-keeping at the shelter.

We have two of ouradorable puppies still waiting for their forever home.Four-month-old Mr. March is a Lab mix and I cantell you he is a real little character with a big person-ality. Loves to play and loves to be fussed over.This smart little guy is the last of his litter of five anddefinitely would be a welcome addition to a family– even a great companion for a small child to growup with and become best buddies!

Cajun is a 6-month-old retriever mix and is thesweetest boy with a very gentle, loving disposition.Cajun is also a special-needs puppy as we think he

is almost com-pletely blind.This doesn’t stophim from playingand investigatingwith Mr. Marchas he followsright along withhim. He also fol-lows your voicewithout any prob-lems and just be-cause he has avision problem doesn’t mean he is handicapped.

Don’t forget our wine and cheese fundraiser onJune 16, at Clover Meadow Winery from noon to 5p.m. It will be a fun and relaxing day and best of all,proceeds go toward helping my friends at the shel-ter.

The first rule in successful dog training is to besmarter than the dog; which is why some breedsare easier to train than others. – Unknown

Have a great week everyone. Licks and tail-wags!

The Humane Society of Burnett County is savinglives, one at a time; www.hsburnettcty.org, 715-866-4096, license No. 267335-DS. We’re on Face-book too, why don’t you like us there!

ShelterYAPpeningsSadie

Engagement

Howe/FreeseJeff and Karen Howe, of Siren, are pleased to an-

nounce the engagement of their daughter LaurenHowe to Travis Freese, son of Ronald and KathyFreese, of Webster.

Lauren graduated summa cum laude from Ham-line University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in arthistory and business administration and is currentlypursuing a doctorate in art history from the Univer-sity of Iowa.

Travis graduated from the University of Wiscon-sin–River Falls with a Bachelor of Arts degree inmathematics and economics.

The couple will reside in Iowa City, Iowa, followingtheir upcoming wedding in July. – Photo submitted

Academic newsST. CLOUD, Minn. - St. Cloud State University

has announced the names of 1,439 students whoseacademic achievement placed them on the springsemester dean’s list. To be eligible for the honor, stu-dents must have a grade-point average of 3.75 orhigher on a 4.0 scale.

Balsam LakeKristen Norlund, College of Liberal Arts, mass

communications;

GrantsburgTiffany Meyer, School of Health and Human

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As I have told you before, bear country has beenbusy and so it continues. Tuesday morning foundour usual present on the ground in the bird yard witheverything either tipped or just scattered about.They didn’t get my feeder, that is, until Wednesday.I had just sat down at noon to watch my usual soapon the TV. Our little dog, usually on guard at thepatio door, was sleeping in her bed. I heard a noiseand took off to the window. We had a visitor. Thefeeder was on the ground and there was a mess allover. Mr. or Mrs. Sneaky bear was nowhere in sight.We also have a fly-by-nighter who combs the neigh-borhood. Have you noticed how lush and greenthings have gotten since our overabundance ofrain? It is nice, however, to have our burning bansoff once again. The ponds and lakes are almostback to normal. I guess Mother Nature noticed, butshe can shut off now.

Little Doctor Lake seems to once again be host-ing some trumpeter swans. Maybe they will take tonesting there and we can once again watch littlecygnets grow over the summer. It’s a treat, as I’venot seen them there for several years.

Saturday found us headed to Duluth for the an-nual Memorial trip to the cemetery, flowers in hand.After finishing up there, we headed to Perkins on thetop of the hill for lunch with my brother Bob Martin.Over dinner, we caught up on over-the-winter hap-penings.

Coming up on Sunday, June 10, is the second-annual Don Seitzberg Golf Scramble at the SirenNational Golf Course. The scramble will start atnoon with a shotgun start. For more info or to signup, call coach Voeltz at 715-866-8270 Ext. 177.

It’s coming, a day made just for kids. The annualkids free fishing contest on Sunday, June 3, at the

Clam Lake wayside park north of Siren on Hwy. 70.This is free for kids 2 to 17, no license needed. Thisevent is sponsored by the Siren Lions and the LakeCountry Riders. Registration is at 8 a.m., fishingstarts at 9 a.m. until noon.

For those of you who enjoy or have played in aband, there will be a July Fourth band and playersare needed. Come to the Siren School on June 4,from 7-8:30 p.m. and sign up. For more info call 715-349-2277 or 715-349-2688. Your musical talents areneeded to make this the best Fourth of July bandever.

The Siren Methodist Church will be getting a newfull-time pastor the first of July. New Pastor GilbertWhite and his wife Sharon will be the full-time pas-tor for the four Methodist churches in the area. Pas-tor Tom Cook will take on the task of half-timepastor.

Congratulations to elementary student AustynMorse, middle schooler Logan Allen and highschooler Joe Phernetton for being chosen SirenSchool’s students of the week. What a great bunchof young men. You will go far.

Bev Beckmark

Dewey - LaFolletteGlenda Scanlon is home from the hospital after

having hip replacement surgery. She would appreci-ate prayers for a complete and speedy recovery.

Karen and Hank Mangelsen visited Sandy andBernie Redding Wednesday morning. That evening,they called on Sue and Roger Mroszak.

Wednesday afternoon visitors of Hank and KarenMangelsen were Claude McCarty, Jean Marion andDoris and Steve Schmidt.

Donna Hines is home again after having surgeryin Duluth, Minn. She is wished a blessed recupera-tion and recovery time.

Roger and Sue Mroszak went to Harris, Minn.,Thursday for a get-together with several other cou-ples. They enjoyed a time of visiting and playingcards. Sue and Roger stayed overnight with Rogerand Karen Route and returned home Friday.

Randy, Tara, Henry and Josephine Mangelsenvisited Karen and Hank Mangelsen Saturday after-noon.

Weekend guests of Nina and Lawrence Hineswere Chad, Jenny, Aubrey and Ashley Harrison.

Folks visiting Donna and Gerry Hines at varioustimes over the weekend were Brian, Jane, Jenny,

Justin and Bryton Hines; Barry, Josh and OliviaHines and Josh’s friend Mark and Sue Hines; Di-anne and Edgar Rodriguez and family; Nick and Es-ther Mangelsen; and Alex Brustad.

Hank and Karen Mangelsen were supper guestsat the home of Jake and Holly Mangelsen Sunday.Randy and Tara Mangelsen and family and April andDave Close and family were there also.

Overnight guests of Lida Nordquist Sunday wereJoleen and Richard Funk.

A large number of people came to Hertel Lake-view Cemetery Monday morning for the military cer-emony and program. All those in attendanceappreciated the Burnett County VFW Post 1256 fortheir service of remembrance and honor.

A number of relatives gathered at the home ofLawrence and Nina Hines Monday for a potluckmeal to commemorate Memorial Day.

Roger and Sue Mroszak visited Gladys and MarvKnoop Monday afternoon.

Clam River Tuesday Club will meet June 6 at 1:30p.m. at the home of Sue Mroszak.

KarenMangelsen

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Harmony HCE held their meeting Tuesday at theAdeline Ingalls home.

Brad Krause’s graduation party was held Sunday.Fran Krause was there, along with her sister-in-lawJaney Arndt and son Steve and wife from Ellsworth,along with may other relatives and friends.

Tom and Vikki O’Brien visited Jack and LaVonneO’Brien on Saturday. Teresa Childers, Mike O’Brien,Bob, Mary and Kelly Herman, Tom and Becky O’Brienand Ben O‘Brien, Ashley and Jackson had a picnic atthe Jack and LaVonne O’Brien home on Sunday.

On Tuesday, LaVonne went to Minneapolis andpicked up cousin Virginia and they went to take flow-ers to graves of relatives after lunch.

I am sure everyone has had enough rain. Now weneed sunshine for the gardens.

FranKrause

LaVonneO'Brien


We had some more nice rain, now warm weathershould make the corn grow.

The winners for Spades were Willis Williams,Margret Ulick, Holly Stonesifer and Arvid Pearson.

The winners for 500 were Rich Hustad, DelHansen, Dave Peterson and Phyllis Peterson. Thenine-bid winner was Lorraine Hansen.

We now have some beautiful flowers planted inour flower boxes. Stop in and take a look at them.

Remember that we play Spades at 1 p.m. onMondays, 500 at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Pokeno at1 p.m. on Wednesday and Friday and Bingo from 1to 3 p.m. on Saturday.

The monthly meeting is this Friday at 1 p.m. Hopeto see you at the center.

Frederic SeniorCenter

Dave Peterson

Birth announcementBorn at St. Croix Falls Medical Center:

A boy, Kristopher Dean Ritchey, born May 18,2012, to Stephen and Julia Ritchey, Siren. Kristo-pher weighed 6 lbs. 6 oz.

•••A boy, Christian Alexander Renfroe, born May 17,

2012, to Jennifer and Curtis Renfroe, Luck. Chris-tian weighed 7 lbs., 2 oz.

A boy, Isaiah Mark Hopkins, born May 18, 2012,to Jonathan and Jual Hopkins, Frederic. Isaiahweighed 7 lbs., 5 oz.

•••A girl, Khloe Amanda Prokop, born May 14, 2012,

to Cindy and Nathan Prokop, Dresser. Khloeweighed 7 lbs., 11 oz.

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Bobber is a 2-year-old neutered male with ashort black-and-white coat. You may have heardof the news phenom of a cat at a Milwaukee animalshelter with 26 toes. Well, our Bobber has extratoes on every foot for extreme four-wheel drive.He doesn’t like to brag about his appendages. In-stead Bobber quietly soaks up any and all attentionthat comes his way. He especially loves a goodear rubbing after a hearty breakfast. He knows heis something special and carries himself with an airof notoriety. Bobber is sure the other cats at theshelter are jealous of him and prefers to relax on aperch without them around to pester him. Bobberis looking for a quiet home where he can be ad-mired as the celebrity he is.

Hope everyone enjoyed a nice long weekend tokick off the summer of garage sale madness. If it

got you thinkingabout what to do withthat extra fishing rodor knickknack clutter-ing up your base-ment, we have justthe opportunity foryou. The ArnellFundraiser GarageSale will be Saturday,June 9.

All items donatedand sold will help to support the animals at Arnell.Donate your “I never even used it” or “I just don’thave room for it anymore” items at the shelter dur-ing business hours, noon to 5 p.m., or by appoint-ment, Monday through Friday until WednesdayJune 6. With your help, this could be our best saleyet.

Visit the adoptable animals at our shelter or on-line. Spread the word, the dogs and cats are wait-ing.

Arnell Memorial Humane Society, Amery, 715-268-7387 or online at arnellhumane.org.

Happy Tails AwaitArnell Humane Society ofPolk County

Bobber

It’s Memorial Day. A time to honor our veteransand remember what they did for our country. Butrain, rain and more rain.

Tuesday we held our exercise session. A newmember, Susan, joined us. Welcome. Then weplayed Skip-Bo. In the afternoon, games wereplayed. Don Anderson, Donna Schlosser, SteveVanHousten and Doug Ohotto were the winners inDominos. Russ Adams, Bill McGrorty and Mary Hen-

nessy were the winning team in Hand and Foot. Thewinners in 500 were Pete Schlosser, Norma Lund-gren and Rich Husted.

Thursday, we had the exercise session. In the af-ternoon, Cribbage was played. In the evening, 500was played. The winners were Chuck Magnison,Ray Nelson and Don Anderson.

See you at the center. Stop in for coffee.

St. Croix Senior CenterMarian Edler


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FREDERIC - Tammi’s Wildlife Rescueand Wellness Center will have the grandopening of their veterinary clinic this Fri-day, June 1. Known in Frederic as “thepink house,” the clinic is located just southof Frederic at 1502 300th Ave., right acrossfrom Larsen Auto Center.

The new nonprofit animal clinic is thecollaboration of Tamara Larson andSuzanne Johnson, DVM. Larson, who is aretired Polk County deputy sheriff, hasbeen rehabilitating wild animals in thearea since 2006. Johnson has been a veteri-narian for 20 years. Johnson has a specialinterest in education and affordable pethealth care.

As of January 2012, Larson and Johnsondecided to combine their interests andstart a not-for-profit veterinary service.“The pink house” will serve two pur-poses: first, the business will be availablefor care six days a week to provide routinehealth care for the area’s pets; second, anysick, injured and orphaned wildlife will beexamined and treated at the new facility.Rehabilitation facilities are also set up atthe Larson farmstead.

At this point, domestic animals with ad-vanced illness or injury will be referred toone of the veterinary hospitals in the area.Sterilization and minor surgeries at re-duced pricing will be performed at theclinic.

“The pink house” will officially open at10 a.m. on Friday, June 1. Larson andJohnson are looking forward to welcom-ing the public to stop in, ask questions,and check out the facility. A Coggins clinicwill be held on Saturday, June 2. This isspecifically geared toward 4-H and fairparticipants, but anyone interested cancall the clinic at 715-327-4774 to be sched-uled for an appointment. Vaccinationsand farrier service will also be availablethat day. Check out the Web site attammiswildliferescue.com for contact in-formation and business hours. - submitted

Tammi’s Wildlife Rescue and Wellness Center will have the grand opening of their veterinaryclinic this Friday, June 1. - Photo submitted

FFrreeddeerriiccFirst-graders field tripThe Frederic first-grade

students took a walkingfield trip to the FredericPublic Library. The staff atthe library provided the stu-dents with a tour of the fa-cility, completed a projectthat taught the studentsabout braille, discussedhow to get a library cardand read many captivatingstories to the students. TheFrederic first-grade staffand students extend grati-tude to the librarians forthis fun and educational ex-perience. – Photos submit-ted

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after arriving in the Philippines, part ofwhich reads:

May 10, 1941 - I arrived here May 9 and wasreally given a royal welcome. A boarding partycame out to meet us and give us our instruc-tions. We were each assigned to another officerwho acts as our host. We live with him and hegives us all the help he can until we can find aplace of our own. We were taken to theArmy/Navy Club immediately upon landingand were all treated royally. We were putthrough a receiving line a mile long and I had toshake hands to a fare-thee-well. Everyone wasgiven all the drinks they could hold. So far, I likeeverything fine. Everything is cheap, it's nottoo hot - yet, and we're going to fly Monday.I've been assigned to the 17th PursuitSquadron and it looks like fun. I really don'tcare whether it's pursuit or bombardment. I'llhave more fun here but I could have gotten abetter job in bombardment ... when you get thisletter please send my address to the FredericStar so they will know where my papers go. Ihave a subscription, you know. You write me,too, but don't send them by air mail - that's tooexpensive."

As work continued to expand the bar-racks at Nichols Field, Lodin was givenpermission to move into a house off base,which cost about $12.50 a month whensplit with three other pilots. "The househas all the dishes, beds, stoves, icebox weneed and even a combination radio-phono-graph,” he wrote.

May 13, 1941 - "I haven't heard from homein a long time but once the flow starts I don'twant any intermissions. Once a week is a bareminimum. And there had better be some on theway now ... I haven't flown as yet. I've beenover reading the tech orders on how to fly theplanes. We can't have anyone going up show-ing us how to fly these planes because they'reonly single seaters. The P-35 is the best we'vegot here but we're getting P-40s later. I canhardly wait to get going in those things. Theplanes carry four guns, two fifty-caliber in thewings and two thirty-caliber in the nose and allor any combination of the four can be fired."

Lodin would soon log flying hours outof Nichols Field and experienced a fewclose calls in the air.

June 1, 1941 - We've been very busy overhere. We're getting in more flying than anybunch that has come over, especially the 17th.We're already flying formation with the P-35. Iguess we've each got about 30 hours and that'sa lot of time in two weeks. Yesterday we wentoff in formation but as soon as we got out a lit-tle ways we were disbanded into a searchingmission. We received news that Lt. Connelyhad been forced to land in a rice patch some-place. I never did get to see the plane but itwasn't too badly wrecked. I guess Connely hada broken nose, so he got off easily. I was a littleworried myself because on the take-off I wastold by mechanics I had only an hour's gas sup-ply and when I had been out an hour and a halfand still no sign of the plane and no word to re-turn I began to watch my fuel pressure toomuch to be of any possible assistance in findingthe wreck. When finally I heard the plane wasfound I returned in the most direct route andwith a view for any possible landing fields Imight use. The rest of the boys were in the samepredicament. We've all learned to respect therate of descent of the P-35 when the propellorquits twirling. A couple of the boys from the 3rd

had a mid-air brush several days ago and are inplenty hot water. In the first place they weredogfighting when not authorized - of course weall do it, but we all aren't caught. In the secondplace, they were over restricted ground. One ofthe men bailed out and the other had his wingtorn when the propellor caught it. He got theplane back, though."

June 11, 1941 - "We have a Sunday morningalarm clock over here consisting of a 100-pieceband which starts off with the crescendo everySunday morning at 4:30 and continuesthroughout the day to prevent us from return-ing to bed. The first shock of it is what gets you- like an 80-story building crumpling besideyou. After two Sundays of it I'm used to itthough so I'll wake up before I get blasted out."

June 23, 1941 - "We've moving the entiresquadron, lock, stock and barrel, to a little jun-gle town called Iba. It's about 100 miles northof here. We'll be living under the same condi-tions as we were at Kelly. All of us together, Imean. I'm kind of for it, though, because it'scool up there and I like the rough life it willmean. We're going to hunt wild boar and someother animals they have ..."

Lodin moved into barracks at Iba Field -"the new hovel," as he described it in hisnext letter. He also told of his experienceas a passenger in a B-10 bomber.

July 3, 1941 - "I flew a P-35 up here and thenrode back in a B-10 to Nichols Field and got aP-26. That was my first ride in a B-10 and itwasn't too exciting. Sort of like riding a trac-

tor after riding in a new car. Anyway I sat inthe bottom and couldn't see anything, not untilthe bombay doors fell open anyway. I had to sitand hold them shut by hand for the rest of thetrip. I got stuck in the mud with my P-26 onthe way home, or on the way to start to hererather. What got me was that a guy came outwith a tractor but nothing to tow with - thatwas after I had sat there for fifteen minutes.The other four P-26s with whom I was to flyformation, circled twice and left me. I had tocome back flying on the wing of a B-10."

At Iba, the barracks were becomingcrowded, with 21 new pilots joining the 12existing pilots - all jammed into one room,according to Lodin's July 4 letter home."We sleep on old Army cots and I couldwrite a book on the discomfort of the darnthings," he wrote.

July 25 - "You know what I'd like for mybirthday? A couple of nice apple pies. I thinkif you send them telegraph they'll get here be-fore they spoil."

Boats delivering mail were becoming"scarcer and scarcer," Lodin wrote in July.

"In the past two weeks I've received twentyletters only. I've got to do better than that.What we need is a letter writing campaign.Let's everyone write to L.K.L. I seem to havedifficulty in finding things to say tonight orany night for that matter. I'm not the type towrite letters anyhow and it's only with a greateffort that I can get anything intelligible fromthis pen of mine."

He added in a P.S. that it seemed funnyto sign his name "Kermit" as no one calledhim that anymore. "A lot call me Larry andsome Lawrence, but never Kermit," hewrote.The “best squadron on the islands”

Also in October, Lodin wrote homeabout buzzing the officer barracks of onesquadron, payback after they had done thesame to his squadron, and then told of en-countering three P-40s at 2,500 feet and en-gaging them, along with fellow squadronmembers, in a dogfight. He gave a blow-by-blow account of the encounter andnoted that the planes he and othersquadron members were flying - the P-35s,weren't as fast as the P-40s but that the 17th"is the best squadron on the islands and weproved it to them that morning. We stayedand fought them for an hour and half moreand whipped them thoroughly. Their onlydefense was into the clouds."

He signed off by saying his squadronwould be moving to Clark Field on Oct. 8."We'll be getting new planes then. I don'tlike leaving Iba but I want the planes ... I'mwell. Love, Kermit."

In his next letter, Lodin notes that last-minute changes meant the 17th PS washeaded back to Nichols Field, but theywouldn't know until a few days before-

“Our first glimpse of Luzon,” Lodin wrote beneath this photo he took from the deck of theS.S. Washington. Below, the barracks at Iba Field, as taken by Lodin.

Lost letters/from page 1

Lodin took this photograph of Philippine natives listening to the radio in his car. At right, amap showing the location of the U.S. airfields on the island of Luzon, Philippines.

See Lost letters, page 9


hand. He also wondered if his birthdaygreeting reached Mary Johnson in Lewis.

October 11, 1941 - "I hope Grandma got hertelegram on her birthday. I sent it from here atabout 10:30 at night. The operator had to digthrough a musty bunch of papers and things forabout twenty minutes before he even believedthere is a Wisconsin.”

Only a handful of letters from Lodinwere yet to be written and mailed. Theytold of his gunnery practice, his huntingtrips, the prickly heat and the formationshis squadron would fly for high-rankingPhilippine officials. He would be sendingChristmas presents soon, along with hisphoto album. One of his fellow pilots andhunting companions from Minnesota, BillHennon, he noted, was involved in an acci-dent in which a newly transferred cadet hitthe throttle too hard and ran into the backof Hennon's plane, cutting off the tail sec-tion. Hennon bailed out and other pilotswatched as he landed safely just before hisplane and tail section hit the earth sepa-rately.

"Incidentally," Lodin wrote, "I made twopesos on it for I was eating supper whenone of our pilots popped out with ‘I'll betanyone here 2-1 he hasn't his rip cord han-dle.’ He had it."

Hennon, he noted in an Oct. 22 letter,was stocking their barracks with books. "Idon't know what he'll do with them allwhen we move," Lodin wrote. "His pas-sion for reading good books surpasses myown for good music."

Final letter"This is the last letter I received," is writ-

ten across the top of the stationery with theNichols Field emblem at the top of thepage. Lodin's mother, Minnie, had shakyhandwriting when she wrote those words,possibly decades after she received it.

The letter was started Nov. 26 and fin-ished Nov. 28, offering the usual stories ofactivities, including a note about buying aluncheon set and knitting bag for hisgrandmother, Mary, both items made by atribe of Igorots that live in the hills aroundBaquis.

He notes that his squadron will move toanother airfield soon, but that it's all on the"QT."

In the final few paragraphs, under "No-vember 26, 1941," he writes:

"Lt. Manfield was killed yesterday morning.He was on an early morning mission from fourto six o'clock and I guess it got monotonous andhe lit a cigarette and pfft - no more anything.That seems to be the general opinion of every-one anyway. It's the first man killed in the 17thfor several years. I hope he doesn't start any badluck stretch. Everything is OK with me. Greetall. Love, Kermit."

The attackThe news of the attack on Pearl Harbor

reached U.S. forces in the Philippine Is-lands less than half an hour after it oc-curred - approximately 2:30 a.m. Dec. 8Luzon time, which corresponded to 8 a.m.,Dec. 7, in Hawaii.

The Far Eastern Air Force had approxi-mately nine hours before the Japanesebombers would reach the Philippines - as itwas presumed they would by some U.S.military officials.

Still, the Japanese caught U.S. bombersand pursuits sitting on the ground atLuzon.

Gen. Douglas MacArthur was leading

the troops in the Philippines at the time -and his actions in the hours after learningabout Pearl Harbor have been retold bysome historians in a light less than favor-able to the general’s legacy.

Author William Manchester, perhapsbest known for his novel, "Death of a Pres-ident," about the day President JohnKennedy was assassinated, wrote a mostlyfavorable biography of MacArthur butconceded that the general may have "froze"after getting the news from Pearl Harbor -losing his leadership abilities when itcounted most, not unlike other famous mil-itary leaders as Napoleon and StonewallJackson.

Gen. Lewis Brereton, after hearing aboutPearl Harbor, drove to see MacArthur torequest permission to carry out theplanned bombing of Japanese bases onFormosa. The general's aide turned himaway, saying MacArthur was in confer-ence. When Brereton returned again andagain, pressing to see MacArthur, he wastold the general had decided the U.S.should "not make the first overt act."

A year later, the president of the Philip-pines would reportedly tell Maj. Gen.Dwight Eisenhower " ... MacArthur wasconvinced for some strange reason that thePhilippines would remain neutral andwould not be attacked by the Japanese."

Whether or not the attack on Formosawould have made a difference in the out-come of the Japanese attack has been de-bated by historians for decades.

But for the men waiting by their planesfor the Japanese to arrive, there was somefrustration in learning that the standardrule of not firing unless fired upon re-mained in force. By breakfast, the news ofPearl Harbor had reached all ranks, and,according to military historian MichaelGough, the men had for so long acceptedthe fact that war with Japan might comethat the event itself was an anticlimax.“There was no cheering and no demonstra-tion, but a grim, thoughtful silence,”Gough wrote.

Final chapterLodin's actions in the day following the

attack on Pearl Harbor and ensuing attackon the air bases at Luzon remain a mystery,but it could be argued that he piloted hisplane at least once during the first twodays of World War II - to scout out and/orengage approaching Japanese fighters.

Government records outline a few inci-dents involving the 17th Pursuit Squadronduring that time – one was the engagementof nearly 100 enemy aircraft over ManilaBay with 10 P-40s and another in which the17th PS attacked a Japanese landing force

at sea. It's unclear whether Lodin was apart of either mission.

In the chaos that ensued amidst the at-tacks, records were either poorly written orlost along with any witnesses.

According to Walter Dumaux Edmonds,author of "They Fought With What TheyHad, the Story of the Army Air Forces inthe Southwest Pacific, 1941-42," Lodin waspart of a four-plane mission sometime be-tween 2:30 and 4:30 a.m. on Dec. 10 whichwould end up being his final assignment.A Major Grover made a phone call fromClark Field to Del Carmen Field stating hehad just learned of an approaching "hostileformation" and ordered the 17th on whatauthor Edmonds described as "an impossi-ble mission" which required taking off inblackout conditions, coupled with extraor-dinary dust conditions.

Four planes, led by Lt. William J. Feal-lock, lined up to take off - each one havingto wait up to five minutes for the plume ofdust from the previous takeoff - which en-gulfed the entire length of the runway - tosettle before proceeding. The dust was 6inches deep, according to one report.

The first three pilots made it into the airsuccessfully. Lodin, perhaps taking off toosoon in a blinding dust cloud, crashed intoanother plane and lost his life in the ensu-ing fiery wreckage. The other three planescircled Manila, and, as might have been ex-pected from earlier failures at night inter-ception, found nothing.

"On their return to Del Carmen they (theother three pilots) were lucky to get insafely, for the lights along the landing striphad been narrowed to slits (to preventenemy sighting) so fine that the pilots hadto come right down on the treetops beforethey could see them at all," Edmondswrote.

Later that day, the Japanese would bomband strafe Del Carmen Field, leaving thebase in shambles and destroying about halfthe remaining P-35s and P-40s.

"Three days after the war's start, theJapanese had eliminated U.S. air powerfrom the Philippines at the trifling cost ofa few aircraft and their crews," wroteGough.

A funeral at LewisLodin's death - among the first few thou-

sand American deaths in World War II ofmore than 400,000 who would die over thenext five years - was the epitome of ironygiven his skill for flying and longing foraerial combat.

A funeral service would be held the nextspring at the Lewis church where Lt. Lodinwas known simply as "Kermit" by friendsand family. It was "largely attended," ac-

cording to a front page article in the Fred-eric Star with the local American Legionassisting. Family members were over-whelmed with sorrow and pride at thesame time. They had only been told thatanother plane had crossed into Lodin'spath upon takeoff and given the circum-stances of those anxious hours in Luzon -and despite the report by Edmonds' book- that account cannot be discounted.

The other two members of the trio ofboys who would make airplanes out ofsticks during those long summers in Lewis,cousin Scott Johnson and friend Roy Pear-son, would go on to join the U.S. Air Forceas the need for military manpower grewwith the war escalating, Johnson going onto reach the rank of lieutenant colonel, co-piloting B-17 bombing missions over Ger-many, being shot down on more than oneoccasion, and years later flying rescue hel-icopters in Vietnam.

Lodin's other Johnson cousins andadopted siblings would also enter the mil-itary, Bob serving in the Navy aboard theU.S.S. New Mexico in the Pacific and Barryjoining the U.S. Army several years later,stationed in Japan.

Hennon survived the attacks on Luzonand would go on to become "Minnesota'sflying ace," shooting down enemy planesin the Pacific Theatre but later losing hislife, possibly in a weather-related accident,leaving a young widow in the Twin Cities.

CondolencesAmong the condolences arriving at the

home of Lodin's parents in Minneapolis inthe spring of 1942 was a letter from theUniversity of Minnesota President W.C.Coffee who noted that he made a statementat the commencement ceremony of theClass of 1942 which included a listing ofthe students who died in service to theircountry, followed by a singing of “KiplingsRecessional.” Kermit's name was amongthe eight students listed.

A faculty member,Marjorie H. Thurston,also took the time to senda letter, noting that shehad heard Lodin’s nameannounced at commence-ment and felt she knewhim well, as he was a stu-dent in her English classfor two quarters.

"I liked his modest,unassuming manners,his common-sense viewpoint and his quietsense of humor," she wrote. She includedsome of Lodin's college writings.

The newspaper clippings, letters, cardsand photographs included a photo of ayoung Kermit, perhaps during one of thoseLewis summers when he and his cousinsand friends found sticks for making modelairplanes.

In a letter to his mother, dated Nov. 10,1983, renowned author and WWII re-searcher William H. Bartsch wrote wordsof thanks for providing information on herson. Bartsch was doing research on the17th Squadron and had located the sister ofKermit's commanding officer, Buzz Wag-ner. He noted that he had learned Kermit'sname was on the Tablet of the Missing inManila and that no grave site was indi-cated on records he found through the Bat-tle Monuments Commission inWashington, D.C.

"It is very likely therefore that his graveat Del Carmen couldn't be located; perhapsthe marker was taken away," he wrote."Thus I would think that Kermit still restsin peace at Del Carmen."

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Lodin photographed the plane of a fellow pilot who attempted to land on a flooded airfieldin Luzon. The plane did a belly flop and flipped upside down. The pilot survived. Membersof the 17th Pursuit Squadron rushed to the aid of the pilot and helped turn the plane upright.

Photos taken by Lodin during his time in the Philippines show a growing interest in the art of photography.

P-40s, still in their packing crates at NicholsField. Lodin wrote that he couldn’t wait to flyone.


LIBRARY NEWSSt. Croix Falls Public Library

June 9 is summer reading kickoffSummer reading kickoff, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m., featur-

ing local kid-friendly organizations, activities, tie-dye-ing and a bouncy castle.

Little yoga is backFree yoga for children and families with instruc-

tor Julie Karsky is held Wednesdays, June 6, andJune 20 at 11:15 a.m. Preregistration required.

Friends of the Library meeting in the library.Join the group Saturday, June 2, at 9 a.m.

Plant Watchers, with your host,botanist/ecologist Barb Delany

First Monday of each month at 6-7:45 p.m. Infor-mation about native plants and native habitats, livelyobservations and protecting biodiversity. Programincludes outdoor hike from the library at 7 p.m.Dates: June 4, July 2, Aug. 6 and Sept. 3.

Individual help for basic computer questionsMondays from 1-3 p.m. Bring your own laptop, or

check out a library laptop or workstation. Call aheadto ensure availability.

Lego Club is on the first and third Saturdaysthrough June

It will be held from 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Legosprovided. Please leave all personal Legos and toysat home. All ages, with a parent.

Play Wii at the libraryInquire at the circulation desk. A friend of the li-

brary donated a brand-new Wii. Used games andaccessory donations in good condition are welcome.

School’s out!

School’s Out is SCFPL’s after-school program forkids age 8-plus. Meet friends, get homework helpand hang out at the library on Wednesdays duringthe school year from 3:30 till 5 p.m. Take bus No. 9down to the library on Wednesday afternoons (witha note from your parent or guardian). Contact Cole,[email protected], for more info and tosign up for updates.

Community meeting room is available foryour organization

Reserve the meeting room with our online form atwww.stcroixfallslibrary.org.

Story hourListen to stories, create art and have fun with

other kids and parents every Wednesday at 10:30a.m.

Check out our Web siteIt has up-to-date information on what’s happen-

ing at the library and other useful library tools youcan use at home, www.stcroixfallslibrary.org. Lookfor us on Facebook.

TechnologyFree wireless and eight public computers are

available at the library. Plus, six laptops are avail-able for use in the library, but you must have a validMORE library card in good standing.

HoursThe library is open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday

through Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. 715-483-1777. E-mail: [email protected]: www.stcroixfallslibrary.org.

Milltown Public LibraryPajama story time with Cole

Story time is held in the evenings at the library.Jump into your pajamas, grab a guardian – you’llneed them for a ride anyway – and join us for a halfhour of fun, stories and a small craft every Tuesdayevening at 6 p.m. Pack in some fun before your dayis done.

Computer basicsOpen lab for beginners is available on Mondays

at 1 and 2 p.m. Sign up for an hour-long session atthe circulation desk or call 715-825-2313.

Upcoming eventsYouth Summer Reading Program kickoffparty

Friday, June 1, from 1-4 p.m., the fun begins atthe library. Come in to register for the reading pro-gram. Sidewalk chalk, snacks and games will beavailable.

Milltown’s outdoor movieBring your own blanket, bug spray and enjoy a

free family-friendly movie under the night sky. Thefirst film of the summer will be shown Friday, June 1,

at dusk at the Milltown Community Center/River’sPark. More details at the library or on the library Website.

Join the Friends of the Milltown PublicLibrary

The next Friends meeting will be held on Thurs-day, June 14, at 6:30 p.m. Anyone can be a memberand can help in many ways.

Did you know?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-audio-books. Check out our upcoming programming andwares anytime at www.milltownpubliclibrary.org orstop in and browse the collections. You can also findthe Milltown Public Library on Facebook.

Hours and informationPhone: 715-825-2313, open Monday through

Thursday 10 a.m-7 p.m, Friday 10 a.m-5 p.m, andSaturday 10 a.m-2 p.m. E-mail [email protected]. Fresh coffee andfast Wi-Fi are served every day.

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cently held at Unity forthe first time. It was adodge ball tournamentopen to the public to par-ticipate with a registra-tion and admission fee ofcanned food items. Theorganizing group was theintroduction to agri-science class, where stu-dents learn how toorganize an activity andlearn leadership opportu-nities. Assisting withDodge Hunger wereJamie Moe, Etta John-son, Harland Lofgren, theemcee, Cullen Madison,Jordan Paro, organizer,and Alex Burton.

The Unity teachers even had a team in Dodge Hunger. Team participants included BrianCollins, Carol Kline, Jessica Eisenmann, Arial Humpal, Steffany Getty and Mark Ferguson. –Photos by Jeanne Alling

The Ospreyswere the win-ning team atUnity’s first-ever DodgeHunger dodgeball tournament.Team membersincluded frontrow (L to R):Aaron Cousins,Cash Hickethierand Mitch Egge.Back row:Jacob Ruck,Kyle Sorensen,Evan Lunda andBrady Turner.


FFrreeddeerriicc2012 Memorial DayFrederic honors wartime heroes

Allison Martin, a 2012 Frederic graduate, played taps at the conclusion of the Memorial Day service. This yearmarks the 150th anniversary of taps.

Dean Daniels, commander of American Legion Post 259, stands infront of the veterans memorial to address the crowd at Maple GroveCemetery.

Lyman Lang, retired from the United States Army, listens as taps isplayed. Lang, a member of Grantsburg American Legion Post 185, isa veteran of World War II, Korea and Vietnam.

American flags mark the graves of those who have served in the United States armed forces.

Grave sites of Frederic-area veterans were marked with flags to prepare for Memorial Day by GarySchauls, Dean Dainels, Angie and Aaron Young, Becky Tischer and Jeff Butler. Front row: Courtneyand Katelyn Young. Not pictured are Kath Martin, Bruce Potter and Sam Pewaush. The Legion isgrateful for the assistance from these volunteers.

The Frederic High School band, under the direction of Patti Burns, played patriotic songs. – Photos by Mary Stir-rat unless otherwise noted

FREDERIC —American Legion Post 249 of theFrederic area honored fallenwartime heroes with rifle salutesand color guard at six locationsMonday morning.

Joining the color guard was Al-lison Martin of the Frederic Classof 2012, who played taps atUnion, Zion Lutheran and Mis-sion cemeteries in Trade Lake, atCoon Lake in Frederic, ZionLutheran at Bone Lake andMaple Grove Cemetery in Fred-eric.

A Memorial Day program washeld at Maple Grove Cemetery,with the Frederic High Schoolband, under the direction of PattiBurns, performong “Salute to

Freedom” and “This is My Coun-try.” Dean Daniels, commanderof American Legion Post 259,placed a wreath on the veteransmemorial as the speaker.

Scheduled guest speaker SteveDuBois of Balsam Lake, an officerof Wisconsin State American Le-gion, was unable to attend theprogram due to hospitalization.

Instead, Daniels used the timeto recite “In Flanders Fields,” apoem written by Lt. Col. JohnMcCrae in May 1915, during theSecond Battle of Ypres of WorldWar I. Daniels also read a piecewritten by a woman whose fatherwas killed in South Korea in 1951,six months before the writer wasborn. — Mary Stirrat

Dean Daniels,commander, andJeff Butler of theFrederic Ameri-can Legion pre-pared grave sitesof Frederic-areaveterans at Fred-eric’s MapleGrove cemetery.- Photos by JerryTischer


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At right, Wayne Hancock, Jeff Pfannes and Roger Northquest read aloud theroll call of the deceased during the Memorial Day service held at the St. CroixFalls Cemetery, where more than 160 known veterans are buried.

Durand Blanding was on hand for the playing of taps atthe end of the Memorial Day service held at the St. CroixFalls Cemetery.

Past state Cmdr. Jim Chapman spoke to several in at-tendance at the St. Croix Falls Cemetery on Monday,May 28, on the importance of Memorial Day, as well asthe history of Memorial Day. Roger Northquest (back)provided the invocation.

Boys Scouts salute the American flag during the playing of the na-tional anthem at St. Croix Falls Cemetery in St. Croix Falls.

American Legion Post 143 was on hand during the Memorial Day services held at the St. Croix Falls Cemetery on Mon-day, May 28, to present the nation’s colors and do a rifle salute.

Boy Scouts of America Pack 160 performed several patriotic theme songs during the Memorial Day servicesheld at the St. Croix Falls Cemetery on Monday, May 28. – Photos by Marty Seeger


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Indian Creek American Legion Post 396 members attended the annual Me-morial Day dinner held in Indian Creek. Casey Jerry accompanied the groupby playing trumpet. The meal was provided by the Indian Creek Auxiliarymembers. - Photos submitted

This small table occupies a place of dignity and honor. It is set for one, symbolizing the fact that members of ourarmed forces are missing from our ranks. They are referred to as POWs and MIAs. We call them comrades. Theyare unable to be with their loved ones and families, so we join together to pay humble tribute to them and to bearwitness to their continued absence. The table is small, symbolizing the frailty of one prisoner, alone against his orher suppressors. The tablecloth is white, symbolic of the purity of their intentions to respond to their country’s callto arms. The single rose in the vase signifies the blood they may have shed in sacrifice to ensure the freedom ofour beloved United States of America. This rose also reminds us of the family and friends of the missing com-rades who keep faith, while awaiting their return. The red ribbon on the vase represents the red ribbons worn onthe lapels of the thousands who demand, with unyielding determination, a proper account of our comrades whoare not among us. A slice of lemon on the plate reminds us of their bitter fate. The salt sprinkled on the plate re-minds us of the countless fallen tears of families as they wait. The glass is inverted, they cannot toast with us atthis time. The chair is empty. They are not here. The candle is reminiscent of the light of hope, which lives in ourhearts to illuminate their way home, away from their captors, to open arms of a grateful nation. The American flagreminds us that many of them may never return — and have paid the supreme sacrifice to ensure our freedom.

Badger State representatives Alex Richey (left) and Han-nah Karl gave special Memorial Day addresses for the pro-gram.

The Rev. NealWeltzin of Trinity andGeorgetown Lutheranchurches gave thekeynote address, fo-cusing on the storiesof the soldiers behindthe Iwo Jima Memorialin Washington, D.C.

Boy Scouts Brandon Hostrup (left) and Derek Hendricksonpresented the colors to start and end the program.

Laurie Jorgenson and Tanner Nielsen played a medley of patri-otic numbers on vibraphone to open the Luck Memorial Day serv-ice Monday, May 28. The Luck School band also played severalpatriotic-themed songs.

Girl Scouts Katie Mattson (left) and Rhiannon Zwieg assem-bled poppies in honor of the local fallen, as the commemorativehonor roll of local heroes scrolled behind them.


LUCK – The Luck School Memorial Day service onMonday, May 28, included a unique musical openingby Tanner Nielsen and Laurie Jorgenson, who playeda duet on the vibraphone of several military themesongs and patriotic numbers.

The event also included speeches and poems byBadger Girls and Boys State representatives HannahKarl and Alex Richey, as well as a heartfelt and movingkeynote address by the Rev. Neal Weltzin of Trinityand Georgetown Lutheran churches.

The event drew the highest attendance in recentyears, so much so that extra seating had to be set up.


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Poppy Princess Jordan Java placed a wreath at the veterans memorial inRiverside Cemetery in Grantsburg during Monday’s Memorial Day service.

Retired Marine Corps Master Sgt. Mike Henderson was thekeynote speaker at the Grantsburg Memorial Day Service held atRiverside Cemetery.

RIGHT: Dressed in his Civil War re-enactment at-tire, veteran and Legion member Jim Halversonstood in silence before Monday’s Memorial DayService in Grantsburg.

Photos by Priscilla Bauer

RIGHT: Veterans Charles Wright and Duke Tuckergot ready to take up arms for honor guard dutiesbefore the Memorial Day parade in GrantsburgMonday.

The Grantsburg Legion color and honor guards led the Memorial Day parade in Grantsburg. A large crowd ofthose wanting to show their respect for the men and women who served and died in service of our country stoodin silent respect as the flags of freedom passed by.

A Grantsburg band member played taps inrememberance of servicemen and women whodied at sea during the Memorial Day service atMemory Lake Monday.

Grantsburg Legion Auxiliary Chaplin Gail Janson said aprayer before the ceremony at the Oak Street Bridge salut-ing those who died at sea.


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Sarah Backlin has been chosenFrederic Middle School’s student ofthe week. She is in sixth grade andthe daughter of Lisa and FrankBacklin. Sarah is involved in volley-ball, basketball, track and bell choir.She enjoys reading books, ridingbike and drawing. Sarah is a goodstudent and is conscientious, hon-est and kind. Her greatest influencein her life is her sister. Her futureplans are to attend college to be-come a veterinarian.

Chase Jensen has been chosenFrederic Elementary School’s stu-dent of the week. He is in firstgrade and the son of Todd andLisa Jensen. Chase loves every-thing to do with technology andworks very hard in school. Heloves going golfing with his dad,playing with friends and alwayshas a smile on his face.

Lisa Moylan has been chosenFrederic High School’s student ofthe week. She is a junior and thedaughter of Jessica Allen andMark Moylan. Lisa is involved inbeing a peer tutor and will be indance next year. She enjoysgoing for walks, hanging out withher sister and boyfriend andshopping. Lisa is always helpingothers, has an excellent workethic, is determined and organ-ized. Her greatest influence in herlife is her mom.

Aiden Miller has been chosenSt. Croix Falls ElementarySchool’s student of the week. Heis in kindergarten and the son ofGinny Miller and has a twinbrother named Devin. At school,Aiden loves to play at recesswith his friends. His favorite thingto do at home is watchingmovies in his new house. Hewould like to be a pilot when hegrows up. Aiden is a creative andfriendly student.

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Tyler Peterson has been chosenGrantsburg Middle School’s stu-dent of the week. He is in sev-enth grade and the son of Kevinand Julie Peterson. Tyler is al-ways a very respectful and hard-working student. He comes toclass prepared to work and com-pletes all his work on time. His fa-vorite class is art. He enjoysreading, particularly realistic fic-tion, fantasy and informationalbooks. Tyler loves baseball andis active in his church.

Bruce Lindau has been chosenGrantsburg Elementary School’sstudent of the week. He is in thirdgrade and the son of Thomasand Debra Lindau. Bruce is aquiet, respectful student who hasa good sense of humor and iskind to others. He loves chal-lenges and is very mature andarticulate. Math is his best sub-ject and his favorite book is “TheRevolutionary War.”

Joel Rauchbauer has been cho-sen Grantsburg High School’s stu-dent of the week. He is afreshman and the son of Bob andArlene Rauchbauer. Joel is in-volved in drumline, pep band,youth group, marching band andband. Joel and his brother have amowing business in the summer.He enjoys hanging out withfriends, skateboarding, fishing,drumming and spending time withfamily. His greatest influence inhis life is his mother.

Carter Hanson has been chosenUnity Middle School’s student ofthe week. He is in fifth grade andthe son of Kelly Mitchell and MattHanson. Carter is a great kid andalways participates in class andturns in his work on time. He ispositive and friendly and worksvery hard. He is pleasant andwilling to help out.

Elaine Butala has been chosenUnity High School’s student of theweek. She is a junior and thedaughter of Becky and Joe Butala.Elaine is on the dance team atschool and enjoys hanging out withfriends. Elaine works at The HoneyHouse. She was also voted promqueen amongst her peers this year.Elaine lives in Centuria.

Parker Steen has been chosenLuck Middle School’s student ofthe week. He is in eighth gradeand the son of Ron and KellySteen. Parker is involved in foot-ball, baseball and wrestling. Hemows lawns in the summer. Heenjoys golfing, weight lifting, fish-ing, hunting, tubing and spendingtime with friends. Parker getsalong with others, has a positiveattitude and gets his work doneon time.

Collin Vanek has been chosenLuck Elementary School’s stu-dent of the week. Collin is a greatreader. He loves to read booksabout animals and their habitats.He loves playing math gamesand counting money. Collin is afriend to his classmates. We aresad to have to say good-bye toCollin as he and his family aremoving to Texas.

Travis Muller has been chosenLuck High School’s student of theweek. He is a sophomore and theson of Kiersten Johnson andSteven Muller. Travis is involvedin NHS, FCCLA, forensics, band,drama club, art club, quiz bowl,yearbook staff, solo ensemble,football and basketball. He en-joys collecting J.R.R. Tolkienbooks. Travis is a great studentwith a great work ethic. He isfriendly and is always the first tovolunteer a helping hand.

Melissa Gustavson has beenchosen Webster High School’sstudent of the week. She is a sen-ior and the daughter of Deb andMatt Pawlak. Melissa is kind,compassionate, driven and an ex-cellent role model for others. Sheis a natural leader and is maturebeyond her years. She is involvedin student council, track, crosscountry and the St. Jude Founda-tion. She enjoys shopping, work-ing at Fresh Start Coffee Shopand running.

Julisa Swader has been chosenSt. Croix Falls Middle School’sstudent of the week. She is ineighth grade and the daughter ofJared and Kristina Swader. Shehas a two sisters, a brother, twofish, two dogs, two guinea pigsand two ferrets. She is involvedin track and looking forward tocheerleading and dance nextyear. Her favorite subject is math.Julisa has extended herself thissemester to help another studentto be successful.

Joshua Smith has been chosenWebster Elementary School’sstudent of the week. He is in theTiny Tiger class and the son ofTami and Cameron Smith.Joshua always has a bright smileon his face and loves playingwith his friends at free play timeand outside. His favorite color isgreen and he likes to read books.When Joshua grows up, hewants to be a policeman.

Kyle Matrious has been chosenWebster Middle School’s studentof the week. He is in eighth gradeand the son of Christina Bearhartand Karl Matrious Sr. Kyle has asense of humor which can al-ways lighten up any mood. He isinvolved in the Native AmericanClub and football. He enjoysplaying his game system andhanging out with his brothers.

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Trevor Stanford has been cho-sen Siren Elementary School’sstudent of the week. He is in fourthgrade and the son of Caryn andTravis Stanford. Outside of school,Trevor is active in soccer, football,basketball, piano and Boy Scouts.He constantly challenges himselfto achieve to the highest level pos-sible, producing quality work. Heshows he knows the true meaningof friendship every day. When helpis needed, Trevor is the first one tovolunteer.

Kodie Anderson has been chosenSiren Middle School’s student of theweek. She is in eighth grade andthe daughter of Jeremy Andersonand Kathi-Jo Maneva. Kodie is verysuccessful academically, displays avery positive, can-do attitude and isa positive influence on her peers.Kodie’s favorite color is purple, fa-vorite animal is Perry the Platypusand her favorite number is 13. Inher free time, Kodie enjoys playingguitar. At this point in her life, Kodieplans to enroll in college and pur-sue a career in the music industry.

Hattie Koball has been chosenSiren High School’s student of theweek. She is a freshman and thedaughter of Kathy and WayneKoball. Hattie has outstandingclassroom demeanor and leader-ship skills in the classroom. Hat-tie is involved in dance, volleyball,track, hanging out with friendsand tanning. Hattie also has anextensive collection of butterflies.

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DDaannbbuurryyFort Folle Avoine opens for 2012 seasonby Carl Heidel

Leader staff writerDANBURY– No amount of rain

could put a damper on the officialopening of Forts Folle Avoine, Sat-urday and Sunday, May 26-27.Cloud-filled gray skies were offsetby the colors of the Burnett CountyHistorical Society’s annual plantsale, and docents welcomed visi-tors into the dry places in thePalmer Historical Library, theKarlsborg Schoolhouse and the

Fort museum and gift shop.The Fort now resumes its regu-

lar schedule of events under thesponsorship of the BCHS. The an-nual gourmet dinner Wednesday,June 15, will be followed by a spe-cial photography instruction ses-sion June 17, and then the annualcelebration of Yellow River Echoeswith a pancake breakfast June 22-24. For more information on theForts and its events check out theWeb site at www.theforts.org.

The tent sheltering the plants was a blaze of color with flowers and plants of all varieties Saturday, and Sun-day, May 26-27.

With arms already filled with plants, a visitor to the official opening of FortsFolle Avoine for 2012 stops to consider making one more purchase.

With all these plants,sometimes it’s difficult tomake a choice.

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LEWIS – It was as normal as any otherday for Geno Cummings on the morningof Tuesday, May 22, when he received acall from the village of Frederic, asking ifhe had time to help a couple of men whohad a weather balloon stuck in a tree nearLewis. Cummings is a professional lum-berjack who performs all across the coun-try in logrolling, chain-saw carving andaxe throwing, and of course, pole climb-ing. The weather balloon was over 50 feetin a tree, and Cummings was the perfectman for the job.

“At first I thought, ‘yeah whatever,’”said Cummings, but he soon learned thetwo men were for real, and grabbed hishooks and headed for a piece of propertynear Lewis.

The two men were Kerry Rosenhagen

and Ryan Johnson from a group out of theTwin Cities called BHALDI, also knownas balloon-based high-altitude digital im-aging. The group works with high schoolstudents and other groups to send cam-eras to space and back, using plastic foamcoolers attached to a helium-filledweather balloon.

This is the seventh launch by the group,who was working along with Cub ScoutPack 270 out of Rosemount, Minn., for thisparticular launch.

“This is about as far as we’ve had themgo. And usually they fly like east andsouth more than they go northeast,” saidRosenhagen.

When a balloon is launched, Rosen-hagen and Johnson explained, the balloonis about six feet in diameter, and eventu-ally climbs to 95,000 feet, taking still pho-tos and video along its path to space,

taking some breathtaking photos and cap-turing atmospheric data, barometric pres-sure and temperature inside and outsideof the plastic foam cooler. They also havean accelerometer to see how fast it’s mov-ing and shaking around.

As the balloon rises farther into the at-mosphere and the air pressure decreases,it expands to a size of about 36 to 40 feet indiameter and pops. It then falls back toEarth with the aid of a parachute. A GPStracking device is also on board, so theycan track its every move, and eventuallyits whereabouts. In this case, 50 feet up ina tree near Lewis.

“When we get two points from the samespots, we know it’s landed,” Johnson said.

In the seven launches the group hasdone, none have been lost, and they’ll con-tinue to plan more in the future. Thegroup started as a school project, but itturned out to be so much fun, they de-cided to do more. The BHALDI team isalso interested in doing other science andengineering projects in the future in hopesto expand. They have a Web site up alongwith past missions and images atwww.bhaldi.org, as well as a Facebookpage.

“We just do it for schools and kids, andit’s just fun,” said Rosenhagen.

Geno Cummings (center) holds a weather balloon he helped retrieve from 50 feet up in a treeon Tuesday, May 22. Kerry Rosenhagen, (left) and Ryan Johnson launched the weather balloonfrom Lakeville, Minn., and it ended up landing in Lewis. Rosenhagen and Johnson are part of agroup called balloon-based high altitude digital imaging. – Photo by Marty Seeger

Just one of hundreds of still photos that was captured by a weather balloon, that eventuallylanded near Lewis.


EVERY MON. EVERY TUES. EVERY WED. EVERY THURS. EVERY FRI. EVERY SAT.

St. Croix Falls Senior Center

• Exercise, 10-11 a.m. • Skip-Bo, 11 a.m.-Noon • 500 Cards & Dominoes, 12:30-4 p.m.

•!Exercise, 10-11 a.m. •!Skip-Bo, 11 a.m.-Noon • 500, 6:30-10 p.m.

• Bridge, 10 a.m.-Noon • Bingo, 1st & 3rd Friday, 1-3 p.m.

Frederic Senior Center • Spades, 1 p.m. • Pokeno, 1 p.m. • 500, 6:30 p.m. •!Pokeno, 1 p.m. • Bingo, 1 p.m.

TOPS • Good Sam, St. Croix Falls, 5:45 p.m., 715-483-3666

•!First Baptist Church, Webster, 9:30 a.m., 715-349-2332

•!Luck Senior Center, 5:30 p.m., 715-472-2341

• Balsam Lake Municipal Building, 3:45 p.m., 715-485-3002

• Trinity Lutheran Church, Osceola, 8:30 a.m., 715-755-3123

•!Comforts of Home, Frederic, 5:30 p.m., 715-327-8063

•!Overeaters Anonymous, Amery Senior Center, 6:30 p.m., 715-268-6605

Food Shelf • Ruby’s, Siren, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. • SCF, 1-4 p.m., 715-483-2920

• Frederic, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., 715-327-4425 • SCF, 9 a.m.-Noon

• SCF, Noon-6 p.m. •!Ruby’s, Siren, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

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• Webster Lioness At Last Call, 6 p.m.

EVERY WED. • Webster Chamber At The Tap,

5:30 p.m.

• Cushing Legion At Suzy Q’s, 6:30 p.m.

• Siren Lions At Midtown Tavern, 5 p.m.

• Fishbowl Sportsmen’s Club At Sweeny’s Bar, 5 p.m.

• Snowciables At Thirsty Otter, 6 p.m. • Grantsburg Legion, 6:30 p.m. • Humane Society, Yellow River Saloon,

5 p.m. • Hockey Assoc., Dreamers, 6:30 p.m. • BYHA At Zia Louisa, 6 p.m. • BYHA at Frederic Golf Course,

5:30 p.m.

• Siren Lions At Jed’s Laker Lounge, 5 p.m.

• Lake Country Riders At The Pour House, 5:30 p.m.

• Webster Lions At Gandy Dancer Saloon, 4:30 p.m.

• S.N.O.W.S., Skol Bar, Frederic, 5:30 p.m.

• YLRA At Yellow Lake Lodge, Webster, 3-5 p.m.

• Siren Moose At Robert’s Road House, 4 p.m.

• Wild About Education At Wild Waters, Danbury, 5 p.m.

• Siren Lions At Whiskey Joe’s, 3 p.m.

• Wonderland At Yellow Lake Golf Course, 4 p.m.

• VFW Meat Bingo At Lewis Hideaway, 3:30 p.m.

EVERY TUES. EVERY THURS. EVERY FRI. EVERY FRI. EVERY SAT. EVERY SUN.

Amery Senior Center • Wii golf, 9 a.m. Overeaters Anonymous, 6:30 p.m., 715-268-6605

Webster Senior Center 715-866-5300

• AA Meeting, 7 p.m. • Senior Monthly Meeting, 3rd Tues. • Dime Bingo, 12:30 p.m. • Cards & Pool, 7 p.m.

VFW Aux./Legion Aux. • Siren VFW Aux., 2nd Wed., the hall, 7:30 p.m.

• Frederic Legion Aux. 249 Every 3rd Thurs., Golden Oaks, 7 p.m.

Siren Senior Center 715-349-7810

• Dime Bingo, 1 p.m. • Monthly Senior Meeting, 3rd Tues.

• Cribbage, a.m. • 500 Cards, 1 p.m.,

• Dining at 5, Every 1st Thursday, no meal in April

• Spades, 1 p.m., Luck Senior Center • Open 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. • Open 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. • Open 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m.

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Tanner Lee Hanson, son of StaciKopecky and Nicholas Hanson,was baptized on Sunday, May 27, atBethany Lutheran in Siren. Tan-ner’s sponsors are Caleb Kopeckyand Stephanie Ford. – Photo sub-mitted

OBITUARIESGaron “Gary” R. Sage

Garon “Gary” R. Sage, 53, Town of Sand Lake, diedMay 27, 2012.

Funeral service will be Saturday, June 2, at 11 a.m., withvisitation 10-11 a.m., at Swedberg-Taylor Family FuneralHome, Webster. Visitation will also be Friday, June 1,from 5-7 p.m., at the Swedberg-Taylor Family FuneralHome, Webster. Online condolences can be made atwww.scalzo-taylor.com. A full obituary will be publishedat a later date.

The Taylor Family Funeral Home, Spooner, was en-trusted with arrangements.

I sent a request by mail but the envelope came backto me with the note, “Not Deliverable.” I know I ad-dressed it correctly, so why the return? Had the busi-ness folded? Moved with no forwarding address?Had I received wrong information about the address?Should I try again, knowing I might lose the price ofanother stamp and envelope?

Have you ever sent a prayer to God and it cameback unanswered? Such a disappointment can bringpuzzlement, doubt, even unbelief and anger. I thinkof those of us who have lost a loved one – especially ayoung child – through sudden death. It doesn’t seemfair, does it?

We don’t know God’s reasons for allowing suchtragedies. We live in an imperfect world. Perhaps weraise our selfish expectations too high for our owngood, or believe that God will fulfill all our desiresand answer all our prayers.

Countless stories are told by people who have beenmaimed, grieved or imprisoned and thanked God forthe experience because it brought them immeasurableblessing. They testify that when they finally handedGod their fears, anger, frustrations, and hopelessness,he delivered on his promise of peace and joy andrestoration.

Others make known their unforgiveness over awrong, perhaps perceived, perhaps not. Only when atlast they reach the point of releasing their hold of un-forgiveness to God do they find emotional and spiri-tual freedom. God doesn’t answer our prayers whenwe keep unforgiveness in our hearts. “If you do notforgive men their trespasses, neither will your Fatherforgive your trespasses.” (Matthew 6:15)

Sometimes we offer our worries and concerns toGod with an open hand, say amen, but immediatelyclose our hand in the act of retrieving those worriesand concerns. God is faithful. He can be trusted totake those worries and concerns and turn them intoblessings. Our part is to trust that he will do as hepromises through the power of the Holy Spirit andfaith in Christ’s finished work on the cross.

When we mail a letter, we put it out of our minds,trusting that it will be delivered as addressed. Whenwe send a letter-prayer to God, we can release it fromour mind, knowing he will answer it. “Ask and it willbe given to you ….” (Luke 11:9)

Lord, we thank you for the gift of prayer. As we send ourneeds and desires to you through prayer, help us rememberthat we can trust that you will answer our prayers accord-ing to your perfect will. In Jesus’ name, amen.

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CHURCH NEWS

Lyle B. FinchLyle B. Finch, 82, Grantsburg, passed away on Monday,

May 21, 2012, at Regions Hospital in St. Paul, Minn.He was born in Burnett County on May 21, 1930, to

Lewis and Sara (Clover) Finch.He married Evone (Jensen) on

April 2, 1955, in St. Paul, Minn. Lylewas a medic for the Army in the Ko-rean War. He was a guide on the St.Croix River, worked for Harry An-derson (Skelly Oil) and worked forNorthwestern Electric from 1957until his retirement.

He enjoyed fishing, camping,singing and playing his guitar, woodworking and was al-ways willing to lend a helping hand to family, neighborsand friends.

He is survived by his wife, Evone; daughters, BarbaraGinter of Grantsburg and Linda (Kim) Huntley of Hugo,Minn.; son, Scott (Janet) Finch of Grantsburg; sisters,Dorothy (Bud) Dahlberg of Grantsburg and Patricia(Jake) Ernst of Grantsburg; brother, Dennis (Julie) Finchof Minong; 15 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren;many in-laws, cousins, nephews, nieces and manyfriends.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Lewis andSarah Finch; brothers, Laurence Finch, Donald Finch andDarrel Finch; sister, Lois (Finch) Wilcox; son, Glen Finch;and grandson, Jeremiah Finch.

Funeral services were held Saturday, May 26, at theFaith Lutheran Church in Grantsburg, with interment atRiverside Cemetery with military honors.

The Edling Funeral Home, Grantsburg, was entrustedwith arrangements.

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Ethan Anderson is receiving his quilt from LavonneGetchel.

Senior Matt Rude is shown receiving his quilt from DarleneAnderson. – Photos submitted

DRESSER – Bethesda Lutheran Church, Dresser, cele-brated May 20 Sunday services with 10 member studentsthat would be graduating from local high schools.Bethesda quilters that work under the church heading,Willing Workers made quilts for each graduate. Othergraduates not pictured above were Haley Anderson, Au-drey Davis, Serena Ford, Cally Johnson, Nate Kahl,Logan Lange, Heather Larsen and Storm Oltman.

Bethesda will be doing Feed My Starving ChildrenPolk County Mobile Pack, April 5 and 6, 2013. Gratitudeis extended to everyone that attended their garden saleSaturday, May 19, which is just one of several events tohelp finance this project. If you would like to know moreabout how you can financially support this programplease call the Bethesda Church. – submitted

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LUCK - The planning committee of the Luck AreaAmerican Cancer Society Walk/Run would like to ex-tend gratitude to all of the volunteers and teams that didsuch great job raising funds to fight cancer on Saturday,May 12.

Over $28,000 was raised by approximately 175 people.They are only $825 away from their goal. If any team ororganization has outstanding funds for the LuckWalk/Run, please send them to: Michele GullicksonMoore, Midwest Division, American Cancer Society, 164587th Ave., Dresser, WI 54009. - submitted

CHURCH NEWSKeep kids occupied during

summer breakQ: As much as I love having my kids

home for the summer, I also dread it. Ifeel like I'm constantly trying to jugglework and what the kids need. It's chaosmost of the time. How can I actuallyenjoy having them home?

Juli: As a working mom with threeboys, I understand your dilemma. I lovehaving the kids home from school, but Ialso face the constant challenge of how tochannel their tremendous energy in con-structive ways. Here are a few tips I'velearned over the years:

• Everyone does better with a sched-ule. Part of the fun of the summer is nothaving schedules dictate life, but a free-for-all leads to chaos. Implement a looseschedule to keep the summer manage-able. This should include the times thateveryone wakes up and goes to bed, timeto get chores done and even "quiet time"for everyone to rest.

• Keep your kids busy doing produc-tive things. Every child, even at 3 yearsold, should have chores. Be ready toreply to the complaint "I'm bored" with alist of jobs to complete, crafts to do, booksto read or other options that your chil-

dren can tackle on their own. And, by theway, there's nothing wrong with thembeing bored once in a while.

• Make sure you have time just tofocus on your kids this summer. Com-partmentalize your work to certain hoursor days of the week, so you can have freetime to do fun things like play with squirtguns, go to the zoo and camp in the back-yard.

• Put off things that can wait until thekids go back to school. Having lunchwith a friend, volunteering at church andpainting your bedroom can all wait. Thesummer flies by, and it is a critical time toconnect with your kids. You will neverregret making that your first priority.

•••Q: Based on a recommendation from

friends, we recently watched an ani-mated "children's movie" that turnedout to be quite scary. Now our pre-schooler is fearful at bedtime and won'tgo to sleep alone. How can we help

him?Jim: If you haven't already done so,

start by sitting down with your son andgiving him a chance to discuss the filmopenly. Don't make light of his fears ordismiss his feelings as silly or immature.

Then, reinforce the idea that the moviewas only a story, just like the imaginarytales in his picture books. You might alsopractice some coping techniques withhim, like deep breathing exercises or vi-sualizing a happy place.

It's definitely not a good idea for youto sleep in your son's room or to let himsleep in your bed. That will only rein-force the behavior you're trying to extin-guish. Instead, find some other way tomake him feel secure, such as turning ona nightlight or allowing him to take aspecial stuffed animal to bed.

Your experience also raises the largerquestion of which movies are appropri-ate for your son. Just because the MotionPicture Association of America (MPAA)rates a movie G or PG doesn't mean itwon't contain themes, language andother elements that are inappropriate forpreschoolers. And while your friendswere likely well-intentioned in recom-mending this particular film, it's clearthat what may have seemed harmless totheir kids left your own son terrorized.

To avoid this experience next time, visitFocus on the Family's Plugged In website(www.pluggedin.com). It contains in-depth reviews of the latest theatrical re-leases as well as past DVD releases, andwill help you make wise and discerningdecisions about media choices.

•••Jim Daly is president of Focus on the Fam-

ily, host of the Focus on the Family radio pro-gram, and a husband and father of two. Dr.Juli Slattery is a licensed psychologist, co-host of Focus on the Family, author of severalbooks, and a wife and mother of three. Submityour questions to: FocusOnTheFamily.com.Copyright 2012 Focus on the Family, Col-orado Springs, CO 80995. Internationalcopyright secured. All rights reserved. Dis-tributed by Universal Uclick, 1130 WalnutSt. Kansas City, MO 64106; 816-581-7500.This feature may not be reproduced or distrib-uted electronically, in print or otherwise,without written permission of Focus on theFamily.

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Wholesale & Retail Meats Custom Butchering &

Processing Phone 715-327-4456

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ASSOCIATION Printers & Publishers

Office Supplies Frederic, Wis. - 715-327-4236

Shell Lake, Wis. - 715-468-2314 Siren, Wis. - 715-349-2560

St. Croix Falls, Wis. - 715-483-9008

STATE FARM INSURANCE COMPANIES

Corey T. Arnold, Agent Frederic, Wis.

Phone 715-327-8076

BEAN’S COUNTRY GRIDDLE Hwys. 35 & 48

Downtown Frederic Phone 715-327-5513

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ELECTRIC CO. “Your Electric Servant”

Serving Polk & Burnett Counties “Use Energy Wisely”

CARLSON-ROWE FUNERAL HOME

Frederic, Wis. 715-327-4475

Duane Lindh HAULING

• Gravel • Sand • Rock • Top Soil • Trackhoe

715-472-2717 Mobile 715-491-1861

1065 290th Ave. Frederic, Wis.

BASS LAKE LUMBER • Complete Line of

Building Supplies & Lumber • Cabot’s Stains

Grantsburg, Wis. 715-488-2471 or 715-327-8766

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1988 World Champion Cheesemaker Earl Wilson, Cheese Plant Mgr. Dan Dowling, Ag. Supply Mgr. for Feed, Propane & Fertilizer

Alpha, Wis. 715-689-2468 715-689-2467

CASHCO BUILDING SUPPLIES

Complete Lumber & Building Supplies

Phone 715-866-4238 Hwy. 35 N.

Webster, Wis. Tom & Becky O’Brien, Owners

HOPKINS SAND & GRAVEL, INC.

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& 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

OLSEN & SON Your Full-Service Drugstore

Siren, Wis. Phone 715-349-2221

D & L FINANCIAL SERVICES

10022 Elbow Lake Road Siren, Wis. 54872

715-689-2539

VAN METER’S MEATS 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

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Feed Mill - Grain Dept. Cushing, Wis. 715-648-5215

WILD RIVER FLAGS Jerry & Pat Willits 2815 285th Ave.

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Church, Luck, is offering aMonday evening contempo-rary worship opportunity thissummer, June through August.This will be an informalevening worship opportunitybeginning at 6:30 p.m.

The Monday evening wor-ship, to be held in the fellow-ship hall, is an especially goodopportunity for those who areaway for the weekend or un-able to be present for Sundaymorning worship.

Summer Sunday services areheld at 9 a.m.

The public is welcome. - sub-mitted New members were received at both services at Luck Lutheran Church

in Luck on Sunday, May 20. Joining at the 8 a.m. service were Aaron, Jeni,Tasian and Chandler Arjes, and Kent, Whitney and Ashlyn Petersen.

Joining at the Sunday, May 20, 10:30 a.m. service at Luck Lutheran Churchwere Gary and Zoe Zuckweiler, Eric Dueholm, Cindy Peterson and David and Mar-ilyn Almlie. – Photos submitted

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METHODIST ATLAS UNITED METHODIST Pastor Carolyn Saunders, 715-463-2624 Sunday School - 11 a.m.; Worship - 11 a.m. CENTRAL UNITED METHODIST - GRANTSBURG Pastor Carolyn Saunders, 715-463-2624 Worship - 9 a.m.; Sunday School - 10:30 a.m. DANBURY UNITED METHODIST Cindy Glocke, Pastor, 715-866-8646 Sunday Worship - 9 a.m. GRACE UNITED - WEBSTER Cindy Glocke, Pastor, 715-866-8646 Sunday Worship - 10:30 a.m. HOLY TRINITY UNITED METHODIST [email protected] 1606 165th Ave., CTH I, Centuria Pastor Freddie Kirk, 715-485-3363 Pastor Tammy Clausen Sunday Worship - 8:30 a.m. LAKEVIEW UNITED - HERTEL Pastor Jack Starr Wor. - 9 a.m.; Sun. Schl. - during worship hour LEWIS MEMORIAL UNITED METHODIST Tom Cook, Pastor Worship 8:45 a.m.; Sunday Schl. 10 a.m.

McKINLEY UNITED METHODIST Pastor Annie Tricker Sun. Worship 11 a.m.; Sun. School 11 a.m. Potluck dinner 1st Sunday OSCEOLA UNITED METHODIST [email protected] 306 River Street, Osceola, 715-755-2275 Pastor Mark Gilbert Adult Class - 8:30 a.m.; Sunday School 10 a.m. Sunday Worship - 10 a.m.; Holy Communion 1st Sunday ST. CROIX FALLS UNITED METHODIST Rev. Mike Weaver Sunday Worship Service - 10 a.m. Sunday School is at 9 a.m., Nursery available ST. LUKE UNITED - FREDERIC Pastor Arveda “Freddie” Kirk, 715-327-4436 Pastor Tammy Clausen Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m. SIREN UNITED METHODIST Tom Cook, Pastor Sunday School 9 a.m. Worship - 10:15 a.m. (Nursery available) TAYLORS FALLS UNITED METHODIST 290 W. Government Street, 715-294-4436 Reverend Dr. Rolland Robinson Sunday Service - 10 a.m. with nursery Sunday School - Sept. - May at 10 a.m. WOLF CREEK UNITED METHODIST Rev. Mike Weaver Sunday Worship - 8:15 a.m.

COVENANT

CALVARY COVENANT - ALPHA Pastor Scott Sagle, 715-689-2541 Sun. School 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Worship 10:30 p.m.; Elevator provided, welcome SIREN COVENANT Pastor Dave Guertin 7686 Lofty Pines Drive, Siren, 715-349-5601 Worship 10 a.m.; Sunday School 9 a.m. UNITED COVENANT - CLEAR LAKE Pastor Dan Pearson Sunday School 8:45 a.m.; Worship 10 a.m.

CATHOLIC

ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY Rev. Thomas E. Thompson, 715-247-3310 255 St. Hwy. 35, East Farmington Mass Friday 9 a.m.; Sacrament of Penance Sat. 3:30 p.m. CHURCH OF ST. JOSEPH Pastor - Father Frank Wampach 490 Bench St., Taylors Falls, 651-465-7345 Sat. Vigil 5:30 p.m.; Sun. 7:30 & 10:30 a.m. Tues. - Thurs. 7:30 a.m. OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP Danbury - 7586 St. Rd. 77, 715-866-7321 Pastor - Father Michael J. Tupa Mass - Sat. 4 p.m., Fri. 9 a.m. (Sept.-May). Reconciliation as per bulletin & by appt. O UR LADY OF THE LAKES Balsam Lake - Rev. John A. Drummy, Pastor - 405-2253 Mass: Sat. eves. 6 p.m.; Sun. 8:30 a.m.; Tues. 5:30 p.m.; Fri. 9 a.m.Sacrament of Reconciliation 7:30 a.m. Sun. or by appt. SACRED HEARTS OF JESUS & MARY Pastor Father Michael J. Tupa CTHs A & H - 715-866-7321 Crescent Lake Voyager Village area. Mass Sun. 8 a.m., Thurs. 9:30 a.m. Reconciliation as per bulletin and by appt. ST. DOMINIC - FREDERIC & IMMACULATE CONCEPTION - GRANTSBURG CATHOLIC MASS SCHEDULE Pastor: Rev. Dennis M. Mullen, 715-327-8119 St. Dominic: Sat. 4:30 p.m.; Sun. 10:30 a.m. Immaculate Conception: Sat. 6:30 p.m.; Sun. 8:30 a.m. Call the office for daily & holy day Mass times ST. ANNE PARISH Rev. Thomas E. Thompson, 715-247-3310 139 Church Hill Rd., Somerset Mass Sun. 8:30 a.m.; Wed. 9 a.m. Sacrament of Penance Sun. 8 a.m.

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SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST - FREDERIC 609 Benson Road; Pastor Curtis Denney Sat. Worship 11 a.m.; Sabbath Schl. 9:30 a.m.

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ALLIANCE CHURCH OF THE VALLEY 1259 Hwy. 35 S., St. Croix Falls Sunday Worship: 9 & 11 a.m.

BIBLE FELLOWSHIP WORD OF LIFE CHURCH Meeting in homes. Elder: Cliff Bjork, 715-755-3048 Sun. Fellowship - 10 a.m.; Wed. 7 p.m.

LUTHERAN BALSAM LUTHERAN CHURCH 1115 Mains Crossing, 1/2 Mile South Hwy. 8 On 110th St.; Sun. Worship 9 a.m.; Sun. School 10:15 a.m. BEAUTIFUL SAVIOR LUTHERAN (WELS) Gene E. Jahnke, Pastor, 715-635-7672, Hm. 715-354-7787, Hwy. 70 at 53, Spooner Sun. Wor. - 9:30 a.m.; Sun. School & Bible Classes For All - 10:45 a.m. BETHANY LUTHERAN - BRANSTAD Pastor Jay Ticknor, 715-463-5746 3 miles So. of Grantsburg on Hwy. 87 Sun. Schl. - 9:30 a.m.; Worship - 11 a.m. BETHANY LUTHERAN - SIREN Hwy. 35, 1/2 blk. N. Main St. Interim Pastor Andrew Hinwood Pastoral Serv. 715-349-5280 Sun. Worship - 8:30 a.m,; Sun. School 9:45 a.m. BETHESDA LUTHERAN - DRESSER (LCMC) www.bethesdalutheran.ws Pastor Peter Rimmereid, 715-755-2562 1947 110th Ave., Dresser Sunday Contemporary Service 8:30 a.m.; Sunday Traditional Service 10 a.m.; Outdoor Serv. 6/24, 7/29 & 8/26, 10 a.m. BONE LAKE LUTHERAN [email protected] Pastor Mary Ann Bowman, 5 mi. E. of Luck on Hwy. 48, 1/2 mi. S. on I; Office - 715-472-2535 Pastor - 715-472-8153, 8:30 a.m. Adult Bible Study; 9:30 a.m. Worship; 10:30 a.m. Fellowship Holy Communion 1st & 3rd Sundays CHRIST LUTHERAN (LCMS) Pipe Lake CTH G & T, 715-822-3096 Pastor Steve Miller Sun. Serv. 10:45 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 9:15 a.m. during schl. yr.; Holy Communion 1st & 3rd Sun. www.christlutheranpipelake.com CLAM FALLS LUTHERAN (AALC) Pastor Gary Rokenbrodt - 715-653-2630; 715-327-4461 www.clamfalls-zion-aalcparish.net Worship 10:15 a.m.; Sunday School 9 a.m. Communion 1st Sun. FAITH LUTHERAN - BALSAM LAKE [email protected] Pastor Diane Norstad 715-485-3800; CTH I & Mill Street Worship 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 10:40 a.m.; Holy Communion 1st & last Sundays FAITH LUTHERAN - GRANTSBURG Pastor Victor St. George, 715-463-5388 Worship 9:30 a.m.; Sun. School 10:45 a.m. FIRST EVAN. LUTHERAN 561 Chestnut St., Taylors Falls, MN 651-465-5265 Traditional Worship - 8:30 a.m.; Contemporary Worship - 11 a.m. FIRST LUTHERAN - CUSHING Pastor Dorothy Sandahl, 715-648-5323 or 715-648-5324 Sun. Wor. 9 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 9 a.m. FRISTAD LUTHERAN - CENTURIA ELCA - 501 Hwy. 35, 715-646-2357, Mel Rau, Pastor Sun. Wor. & Holy Communion - 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. - 10:40 a.m. GEORGETOWN LUTHERAN - ELCA Rt. 1, Balsam Lake, WI (Fox Creek) Pastor Neal Weltzen; GT Office - 715-857-5580, Parsonage - 715-822-3001, TR Office - 715-822-3001 Wors. Serv. 10:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 9:15 a.m.; Holy Communion - 1st Sun. of each month GRACE LUTHERAN - WEST SWEDEN Phone 715-327-4340, 715- 416-3086 , 715-327-8384 Pastor Theresa Riewestahl Worship 9:15 a.m.; Sun. School 10:30 a.m. Communion - 1st & 2nd Sundays IMMANUEL LUTHERAN - FREDERIC (Missouri Synod) Pastor Jody R. Walter - 715-327-8608 Sun. Schl. - 8:45 a.m.; Service - 10:30 a.m. Communion - 1st, 3rd & 5th Sun. LAKESIDE COMMUNITY LUTH. - ELCA CTH H, 1/2 mi. N. of CTH A & H on H Church Off. 715-635-7791 Pastor Bill Schroeder Sat. Worship 7 p.m.; Sun. Worship 9 a.m. LAKETOWN LUTHERAN - CUSHING Pastor Dorothy Sandahl Sun. Wor. 10:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 10:30 a.m. LUCK LUTHERAN Pastor Ralph Thompson - 715-472-8424; 510 Foster Ave. E.; Office 715-472-2605; www.lucklutheran.org (June- Aug.) Sun. Wor. 9 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 9 a.m. Mon. Wor. 6:30 p.m.

MILLTOWN LUTHERAN 113 W. Main St.. W., Phone 715-825-2453 Pastor Nanette Hagen-Hinck 9:30 a.m. Sunday Worship (begins May 27) NEW HOPE LUTHERAN CHURCH Pastor Emory Johnson, 715-463-5700 www.newhopelutheranchurch.org 685 W. State Road 70, Grantsburg Sun. Wor. Serv. 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 11 a.m. Communion 1st & 3rd Sundays NORTH VALLEY LUTHERAN Pastor Maggie Isaacson, 715-825-3559 3 mi. W. of Milltown on “G” Sun. Wor. - 9:15 a.m.; Wed. Wor. 6:30 p.m. Holy Communion 1st & 3rd Sundays OUR REDEEMER LUTHERAN, (LCMS) WEBSTER Pastor Gerald Heinecke Church Phone 715-866-7191 Sun. Schl. - 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Wor. - 10:30 a.m. Communion 1st & 3rd Sundays www.facebook/OurRedeemerWebster PEACE LUTHERAN - DRESSER (ELCA) 2355 Clark Road, Dresser, WI, 715-755-2515 Web site: plcdresser.org Pastor Wayne Deloach, Intern Melissa Carmack Sun. Wor. 9 a.m., Wed. Wor. 7 p.m. PILGRIM LUTHERAN - FREDERIC (ELCA) Interim Pastor Andrew Hinwood 507 Wisconsin Ave. N., 715-327-8012 Sun. Worship - 10:.30 a.m. Holy Communion 1st & 2nd Sundays www.pilgrimlutheranfrederic.org REDEEMER EV. LUTHERAN (Wisconsin Synod) Pastor Gene DeVries 200 N. Adams St., St. Croix Falls Sun. Wor. - 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. - 8:30 a.m. ST. JOHN’S EV. LUTHERAN (Wis. Synod) 350 Michigan Ave., Centuria Sun. Worship - 10:45 a.m.; Sun. School - 10 a.m. ST. PETER’S LUTHERAN - LCMC 1614 CTH B, North Luck, Pastor Rob Lubben Sunday Worship - 9 a.m. Contact Leslie Valentine, 715-646-2390; E-mail: [email protected] SHEPHERD OF THE VALLEY LUTHERAN (Missouri Synod) 140 Madison St. South, St. Croix Falls Pastor Mark K. Schoen Sun. Service - 9 a.m.; Sun.School - 10:30 a.m. TRINITY LUTHERAN - ELCA 10 mi. W. of Cumberland on Hwy. 48 (McKinley) - Pastor Neal Weltzin GT Office 715-857-5580, Parsonage 715-822- 3001, TR Office - 715-822-3001 Wor. Serv. - 9 a.m.; Sun. Schl. - 10:15 a.m. Holy Communion - 1st Sunday TRINITY LUTHERAN LCMS, DANBURY Pastor Gerald Heinecke Home 715-327-8608; Church 715-866-7191 Sunday Worship Service - 8 a.m. Holy Communion 1st & 3rd Sundays TRINITY LUTHERAN - FALUN Hwy. 70 East, 715-689-2271, Pastor: Carl Heidel Worship 9 a.m.; Sunday School 10:15 a.m. Communion -Every Sunday TRINITY EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN - OSCEOLA 300 Seminole Ave. (CTH M) Mark Kock, Pastor, 715-294-2828 Sun. Wor. 8 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.; Summer, 9 a.m. WEST DENMARK LUTHERAN Pastors Mike & Linda Rozumalski 1 mi. west of Luck on N, 2478 170th St., Luck Sunday Worship 10 a.m.; Sunday School 9 a.m. Fellowship 11 a.m.

WEST IMMANUEL LUTHERAN - ELCA Rev. Rexford D. Brandt 447 180th St., Osceola, 715-294-2936 Sun. Wor. 8 & 10:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 9:15 a.m. Communion 1st & 3rd Sunday of the month YELLOW LAKE LUTHERAN 1/2 mi. W. of Hwy. 35 on U, 715-866-8281, Pastors Douglas Olson, Roger Kampstra, Myron Carlson and Danny Wheeler Services begin at 9:30 a.m.; Communion 1st & 3rd Sunday ZION LUTHERAN - BONE LAKE (LCMC) 5 miles E. of Frederic on W, 2 miles south on I; Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; Worship 10:30 a.m. Communion - 1st Sunday ZION LUTHERAN - EAST FARMINGTON (WELS ) Pastor Martin Weigand - 715-294-3489 Sunday Schl. 9 a.m.; Bible Class 9:30 a.m. Worship Serv. 10:30 a.m. Communion - 1st & Last Sunday

ZION LUTHERAN - MARKVILLE Pastor Tim Faust Worship - 11 a.m.; Sunday School - 10 a.m. Holy Communion - 1st & 3rd Sunday ZION LUTHERAN - TRADE LAKE Pastor Theresa Riewestahl 715-327-8384, 715-416-3086 Fellowship - 10:30 a.m., Sun. Schl. 9:45 a.m.; Worship 11 a.m., Communion - 1st & 2nd Sundays

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FIRST PRESBYTERIAN Rev. Bruce Brooks - 715-483-3550 719 Nevada St. , (between Simonson & Tower Roads) , St. Croix Falls Worship - 10 a.m. (Nursery provided) Sun. Schl. - Child.- 9 a.m.; Sun. Schl. - Adults - 8:45 a.m.; Communion 1st Sunday

ST. FRANCIS XAVIER Pastor Father Frank Wampach, 651-465-7345 25293 Redwing Ave., Shafer, MN Sunday 9 a.m. ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST Pastor Father Michael J. Tupa, 715-866-7321 Cedar & Muskey Ave. - Webster Mass Sun 10 a.m., Wed. 5:30 p.m. (Sept-May), Fri. 9 a.m. (Summer) ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC 1050 North Keller Ave., Amery, 715-268-7717 Father John Drummy, Pastor Sat. Mass 4 p.m., Sun. Mass 10:30 a.m. Mass Wed. & Thurs. 9 a.m. ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC Rev. Thomas E. Thompson, 255 E. 10th Ave., Osceola, 715-294-2243 Masses: Sun. 10:30 a.m., Tues. 5 p.m. Thurs. at 10 a.m. at Osc. Nursing Home

ASSEMBLY CENTURIA ASSEMBLY OF GOD Pastor Don Wiltshire, 715-640-6400 Centuria - Phone 715-646-2172 Sunday Service: 10 a.m. OSCEOLA COMMUNITY CHURCH Pastor Larry Mederich, 715-294-4332 www.occconnect.org Mtg. @ St. Croix Art Barn; Sun. Serv. - 9 a.m. Nursery and children church SIREN ASSEMBLY OF GOD Pastor Andrew Bollant Sun. Schl. - 9:15 a.m.; Morn. Serv. - 10:15 a.m.; Supervised Nursery; Wed. Evening - Worship Serv. 6:30 p.m.

EVANGELICAL APPLE RIVER COMMUNITY (EFCA) Pastor Bruce Tanner, 942 U.S. Hwy. 8, Amery, 715-268-2176 Sun. Schl. 9:30 a.m.; Worship 10:30 a.m. Wednesday Bible study 7 p.m. CROSSWALK COMMUNITY CHURCH Pastor Greg Lund, 715-327-8767 700 Churchwood Lane; 505 Old CTH W, Frederic Sun. Schl. - 9 a.m.; Morn. Worship - 10:15 a.m.; Nursery provided for all services Sat. Worship - 6 p.m., Luck Senior Center HOPE EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH Pastor Dave Williams 933 248th St., Osceola Morning Worship 10 a.m.; Sunday School Sept.-May 8:45 a.m. Children’s Church & Nursery provided

TRADE RIVER EVAN. FREE Pastor Dale VanDeusen, 715-488-2296 or 715-488-2653 20296 Hwy. 87, Grantsburg Morning Wor. 9:30 a.m.; Sunday Schl. 10:45 a.m.; Nursery provided for all services

BAPTIST

EAST BALSAM BAPTIST - BALSAM LK. Pastor Gabe Brennan, 715-857-5411 www.eastbalsam.org Wor. Service - 9 a.m.; Sun. School-10:15 a.m. EUREKA BAPTIST 2393 210th Ave., St. Croix Falls Pastor Willis Christenson, 715-483-9464 Sun. School - 10 a.m.; Wor. Service - 11 a.m. FAITH FELLOWSHIP Hwy. 35 and CTH N., Luck Bill McEachern Pastor, 715-485-3973 Sun. Bible study - 9 a.m.; Sun. Wor. - 10 a.m. FIRST BAPTIST - AMERY 131 Broadway St., 715-268-2223; www.fbcamery.org; E-mail: [email protected] Reg. office hours: Tues.-Thurs. 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. Pastor Charlie Butt, Lead Pastor; Nick Buda, Associate Pastor Sun. Serv.: 9 a.m.; All ages Sun. Schl. 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.; Nursery available FIRST BAPTIST - FALUN Pastor Steve Ward Sunday School - (all ages) - 9:30 a.m. Church Serv. - 10:45 a.m.

FIRST BAPTIST - MILLTOWN Pastor Marlon Mielke, 715-825-3186 Sunday Schl. 9:45 a.m.; Worship 11 a.m., 7 p.m.

FIRST BAPTIST - TAYLORS FALLS, MN Located across from elemen. school on West St., Pastor, Dr. Kevin Schumann; 651-465-7171 Sun. Morn. - Sun. School for all ages - 9 a.m. Morn. Worship - 10:15 a.m.; Nursery provided. FIRST BAPTIST - WEBSTER Church Phone 715-866-4111 Pastor Tim Quinn Sun. School 9:30 a.m.; Worship - 10:45 a.m (Nursery Provided) GRACE CHURCH OF OSCEOLA “The Cure for the Common Church” 722 Seminole Ave., Osceola Pastor Dr. Kent Haralson; 715-294-4222 or 715-755-3454; [email protected] Sun.: Praise & Worship Serv. 9 am., Adult Bible Study 10:45 a.m., Children’s Sun. School 10:45 a.m. GRACE BAPTIST - GRANTSBURG 716 S. Robert St., Grantsburg, 715-463-5699 Sr. Pastor Brad Moore David Ahlquist, Assoc. Pastor Sun. Worship 9:30 a.m.; Sun. School 11 a.m.

LIVING HOPE CHURCH Pastor Doug McConnell Youth Pastor Chris Radtke At Grantsburg High School, 715-463-5794 Sun. Serv. 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 11 a.m. TRADE LAKE BAPTIST Pastor Merrill Olson, Interim Pastor 715-327-8402 Sun. Schl. - 9:15 a.m.; Wor. Serv. - 10:15 a.m.; Nursery provided.; www.tradelakebaptistchurch.org

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.

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WOODLAND WESLEYAN Dairyland - Rev. Andrea Wittwer 715-244-3649 Sunday School - 10 a.m.; Worship - 11 a.m.

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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.

CHRISTIAN CENTER

EL SALEM/TWIN FALLS CHRISTIAN CENTER 1751 100th Ave., Dresser Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; Morning Worship 10:30 a.m. Evening Services Sun. 6 p.m.; Wed. 7 p.m. Call Pastor Darryl Olson at 715-755-3133 for information and directions

CHRISTIAN ORTHODOX

HOLY TRINITY ORTHODOX 523 1st St., Clayton, 715-948-2493 Fr. Christopher Wojcik, Pastor Saturday Vespers - 5 p.m.; Sunday Liturgy - 9:30 a.m. HOLY CROSS ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN Meeting at Zion Lutheran Church, 28005 Old Towne Rd., Chisago City, MN, www.holyx.net Sunday Worship Service 9:30 a.m.

NAZARENE

CALVARY CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 510 S. Vincent, St. Croix Falls Pastor Tom Reaume, 715-483-3696 Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; Worship 10:45 a.m. & Wed. 6:30 p.m. FAITH COMMUNITY 7535 Peet St., Danbury, 715-656-4010 Adult Bible Service 9 a.m.; Services: Sun. 10 a.m.; Sunday School during church service.

NONDENOMINATIONAL

CROSSROADS CHRISTIAN CHURCH 2390 CTH A, 1/8 mi. east of A&H intersection Pastor Tryg Wistad, 715-635-9222 [email protected] Sunday Worship: 10 a.m. NEW LIFE COMMUNITY - AMERY Interim Pastor Craig Jorgenson Sunday Worship 10 a.m.; Children’s Church: K to 6th Grade NEW LIFE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY Meets at Dresser Elem. School, Dresser Pastor Tony Minell, 715-417-1982 Sunday Wor. 9:45 a.m.; Sunday Schl. 9:45 a.m. NEW WINE CHURCH - CENTURIA 309 5th Street, , 715-338-2751 Pastor Scott Petznick Sunday Worship 10 a.m.; Sunday School 9 a.m.

NORTHERN PINES FRIENDS WOR. GROUP 715-733-0481 or 715-733-0480 for time of meeting.

ST. CROIX UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP 1st, 2nd & 3rd Sunday, 10 a.m. in the St. Croix Falls Library community room.

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RIVER VALLEY CHRISTIAN 1289 160th St. (Hwy. 65), St. Croix Falls, 715-483-5378 Senior Pastors Paul and Sonja Hanson Sunday Adult Bible Class 9 a.m. Worship and Children’s Sunday Schl. 10 a.m.

ST. PETER’S COMMUNITY CHURCH “Faith on Purpose” (Love God, Love People...period) faithonpurpose.org CTH F, Dresser, 715-483-2911 Pastor’s res./office Sunday Worship 10 a.m.

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WALKER He did what he said he would do. Didn’t raise taxes, saved the school districts and

taxpayers money, and balanced the budget. Keep Wisconsin In

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22001122Unity graduation

LEFT: 2012 These Unity gradu-ates smiled as they strode out ofthe auditorium.

RIGHT: Senior Unity choir mem-bers were in the front row for theirlast performance.

Retiring teacher Dennis Andersongave the Unity commencement ad-dress Friday, May 25.

A few seniors shared a light mo-ment during the commencementexercise.

Unity graduate Autumn Peterson celebrated her com-mencement in traditional, mortarboard-tossing fashion.

New Unity graduate Clay Peckman gets a hug from his little cousin, Is-abella Peckman, 6.

Graduate Brady Turner had a big smileas the ceremony progressed.

Unity 2012 co-valedictorians Brittany Thomfohrda (left) and Emily Pet-zel smile for their last group photos.

Photos byGreg Marsten

Unity Wall of Honor inductee Jane JensenSmith smiled as she was introduced to thecrowd.

New Unity Wall of Honor inductee Monti J.Hallberg addressed the crowd.

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Grantsburg• Parkinson’s support group at Burnett Medical Center,2 p.m.

St. Croix Falls• RSVP deadline for Sat., June 16, Neil McKenzie YouthFishing Derby on Deer Lake, 715-646-2060.

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Taylors Falls, Minn.• Valley Christian School’s thrift sale at Baptist Churchgym. Thurs. & Fri. 8 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sat. 8 a.m.-noon.

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Amery• Youth Hockey Assoc. garage sale at ice arena. Fri. 8a.m.-6 p.m., Sat. 8 a.m.-2 p.m.

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• Outdoor movie at community center/River’s Park,7 p.m., 715-825-2313.

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• Big Gust Days: Run/walk Sat. Pancake breakfast atthe fire hall, Sat. 7-11 a.m.

Polk County• No passes needed for bicyclists on the Gandy Danceror Stower Seven Lakes Trails.

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• Amery Trail Days fundraiser for U of M research, 715-268-7864.• Bike ride and nature walk on Stower Seven LakesTrail, amerywisconsin.org, 715--268-2453.• Bingo, 2-6 p.m. and taco dinner, 3-7 p.m., at the ambu-lance station.

Balsam Lake• Chicken feed at the fire hall, 11 a.m.-8 p.m.• Family pizza and movie night at East Balsam BaptistChurch, 5 p.m.

Danbury• Ruby’s Pantry at the town maintenance shop, $15 dona-tion. Open 9:30 a.m., distribution 10-11:30 a.m.

Grantsburg• Feed My Sheep at Grace Church in Grantsburg. Doorsopen 8 a.m., distribution 9 a.m., 715-463-5699.• Wildflower tour at Crex Education Center, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m., 715-463-2739, crexmeadows.org.

Milltown• Clothing share at Milltown Lutheran Church, 8 a.m.-noon, 715-825-2453.

Osceola• Friends of the Library used book sale at the library,9 a.m.-3 p.m.

Siren• Drop-off day for Lions and Lioness yard sale dona-tions, 9 a.m.-noon, 715-349-2400.

St. Croix Falls• City of Trails races, starting 8:30 a.m. Seewww.cityoftrails5K.com, 715-557-0197.• Buckthorn/honeysuckle removal in Riegel Park. Meetat high school at 8:45 a.m., [email protected].• Friends of the Library meeting, 9 a.m., 715-483-1777.• Trail of Myths dedication at Wert Family Preserve,11:30 a.m.

Wolf Creek• Saddle Up For The Forest fundraiser for Gov.Knowles State Forest at Wolf Creek Bar, 715-483-9255,www.governorknowles.org.

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• Support Our Troops rummage sale donation drop-offat Cozy Corner Inn, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

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• Interfaith’s I Care Concert at Our Lady of the LakesCatholic Church, 7 p.m., 715-485-9500.

Cushing• Music by King’s Countrymen at Skonewood ChristianRetreat Center, 6:30 p.m.

Danbury• RSVP deadline for June 15 dinner at the Fort, 715-866-8890, www.theforts.org.

Siren• Kids fishing contest at Clam Lake Wayside Park. Reg-istration 8 a.m. Fish 9 a.m.-noon.

St. Croix Falls• Storyhill concert at Festival Theatre, 7:30 p.m., 715-483-3387, www.festivaltheatre.org.

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• Compassionate Friends, Tri-County Chapter, griefsupport in death of a child, at First Lutheran, 7 p.m., 715-263-2739.

Luck• Meeting of the Indianhead Gem & Mineral Society atthe senior citizen center, 7 p.m.

Siren• Rehearsals for community band begin at the schoolfor July Fourth concert. Players needed. 7-8:30 p.m.,715-349-2277, Ext. 239 or 715-349-2658.

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• Cardiac support group at the medical center, 1 p.m.,715-268-0291.

Clam Falls• Coffee hour at Clam Falls Lutheran Church, 9 a.m.

Luck• Music by Intenstive Care in Triangle Park, 6:30 p.m.

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• Early-stage Alzheimer’s support group at the seniorcenter, 10 a.m., 715-268-6605.

Frederic• Blood pressure screening at Bremer Bank, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

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• Support Our Troops rummage sale at Cozy Corner Inn,9 a.m.-7 p.m.

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• Karner blue butterfly field trip at Crex Education Cen-ter, 10 a.m., 715-463-2739, crexmeadows.org.

Siren• Northwoods Flyers EEA Club meets at the BurnettCounty Government Center, Rm. 165, 7 p.m.

St. Croix Falls• Interstate Park land management meeting at the IceAge Visitor Center, 6-7 p.m., 715-483-3747.

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• Slow-pitch Milk Tournament at Melgren Field, 715-825-2494.

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• Poco Penners meeting in the library building, 2 p.m.,715-483-9738.

Grantsburg• Moth capture field study north of Crex on CTH F nearboat launch, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., crexmeadows.org, 715-463-2739.

St. Croix Falls• SCRMC salad luncheon at the high school, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

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• Fete Des Fleurs, art fair and festival at Chateau St.Croix Winery, 715-483-2556, www.chateaustcroix.com.

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• Ruby’s Pantry at Congregational Church. Doors open8:30 a.m. Dist. 9 a.m., $15 donation, 715-268-7390.• Garage sale fundraiser at Arnell Humane Society, 715-268-7387.

Balsam Lake• Art & craft sale, bake sale & lunch at Our Lady of theLakes Church, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Cumberland• Celebration of Arts & Crafts at Tourist Park, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Grantsburg• Crex Meadows Nature Photography Club meets atCrex, 10 a.m.-noon, 715-463-2739.

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AA &/or AlAnon, Polk & Burnett counties, 715-931-8262for time/location. Amery, 715-268-8431.

Divorce care support group at Apple River Commu-nity Church, 715-268-8360, 715-268-2176.

Every MondayIndianhead Barbershop Chorus meets at the Balsam

Lake Government Center, 7:30 p.m., 715-483-9202.Baby and Me class - Amery Medical Center, 1-2 p.m.Grief Share support group at Centennial Hall, Amery,

715-268-2176 or 715-268-8360.Moms In Touch International, First Baptist, Amery,2 - 3 p.m., 715-268-5408, www.momsintouch.com

Partners of Veterans women’s support group,Counseling Associates, Siren, 1-2:30 p.m.,

715-349-8575.Play group for children and caretakers at the Burnett

County Family Resource Center, 10 - 11:30 a.m.Every Tuesday

Bingo - Burnett County Moose Lodge, Siren, 6 p.m.Survivors of domestic violence & sexual assault sup-

port group, Polk Co., 800-261-7233, 6-7:30 p.m.Anger management group at Amery Regional Medical

Center, 6:30-8:30 p.m., 715-268-4094.Every Wednesday

Women of Hope, cancer support group, at SCRMC,11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m., 715-483-0431.

Free playtime with your toddler at Our Lady of theLakes Catholic Church,10-11:30 a.m.,

715-557-0630.Every Thursday

Breastfeeding support group at the St. Croix RegionalMedical Center, 2-3:30 p.m., 715-483-0431.

Play group for children and caretakers at the BurnettCounty Family Resource Center, 10 - 11:30 a.m.

Every SaturdayAA meets at the West Denmark Lutheran Church, rural

Luck, 9 - 10 a.m.


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The dam at Atlas was overflowing with flood water following torrential rains on Sunday, May27. - Photo courtesy Susan Ames-Lillie

LEFT: This was the beginning of the Support theTroops Memorial Ride and Fundraiser on Saturday, May26, where the riders traveled to Superior. On Sunday,members of the group headed to the Northern Wiscon-sin Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Spooner for the Me-morial Day services to honor veterans.

RIGHT: Pictured are Darren Langanki, owner of CozyCorners Inn in Dairyland, and Steve Allen, founder ofthe Support the Troops Ride and Fundraiser, father ofU.S. Marine Sgt. Chad M. Allen who was killed in actionon Feb. 28, 2007. All proceeds from the fundraiser weredonated to the Tragedy Assistance Program for Sur-vivors, Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund, Minnesota Me-morial Riders honoring the Midwest and DairylandOutdoor Veterans Retreat.

The JimiH e n d r i xversion ofthe nationala n t h e mwas playedon electricguitar.

Photosby Sue

LemondsThe group of motorcyclists that participated in the Support the Troops Ride on Saturday, May 26,are shown.