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A review of the bigger stories and trends of the

past yearby Greg MarstenLeader staff writer

LEADER LAND — The first half of 2012saw lots of unexpected happenings locally,as well as some interesting and unusualtrends, from elections to law enforcementchanges to the drama and heartbreakingtragedy of fires. The year 2012 sadly provedto be one to remember when it came toblazes.

Flames of changeThe elements and Mother Nature were no

match for several dramatic blazes and fires,especially the Siren School District, whichnot only ended the school year early, itforced dramatic rehab and cleaning effortsto allow the school to open in time this fall.Although reconstruc-tion continues still onthe old gymnasium,forcing some sportsto play at Webster.

In February, fire-fighters from severaldepartments fought alarge fire at the DocksUnlimited buildingon Hwy. 70 in Siren.

Another notableblaze was a June firein downtown St.Croix Falls, where avintage, gingerbread-laden Victorian homewas dramatically lostin a midday fireacross the street froma hospital and EMToffice. The blazebrought attention toan exceedingly com-mon issue in ruralWisconsin: firefight-ers who commuteduring the day, leav-ing some fire corpswith just a handful ofdaytime members.Mutual aid from sev-eral local depart-ments helped keepthe fire from spread-ing to other homes,but the reality of emergencies occurringduring work hours became a recruitingdrive for the city of St. Croix Falls.

The blaze indirectly led to the city ad-dressing their growing fleet of vehicleswithout drivers or firefighters, and theblaze led to a restructuring of long-rangeplans for the department, with a long-termvision of a multifunction primary fire truckthat requires less manpower.

Several fundraising efforts were held byvalley organizations for the family, but thehome remains a vacant lot still.

But no blazes were more tragic than theMarch house fire between Dresser andOsceola that claimed the lives of OsceolaHigh School sophomore Makayla Corbin

and her mother, Shelli Maier, a returningIraq military veteran.

The tragedy drew a wellspring of sympa-thy and was among the most covered sto-ries in the region, for good reason.

Police chiefs, postmaster shufflesThere was a literal changing of the guard

in many local com-munities, both in thepost offices and inquite a few policestations.

The past year sawnew police chiefs inFrederic, Luck, Cen-turia, Balsam Lakeand soon in St. CroixFalls, with the recentretirement of JackRydeen.

In a pleasant trendthat also proves howwell-managed eventhe smallest of de-partments can be, al-most all of the newchiefs were pro-moted from within:Dale Johnson, Fred-eric; Monty Tretsven,Luck; and JohnDuBois, Centuria.

Balsam Lake’s newchief, TommyThompson, was thelone exception buthas a caveat, as hewas hired late lastyear. He was the firsthire in a departmentthat had been com-pletely dismantled inthe months prior,due to a pile of con-

troversies and infighting.Red ink at the U.S. Postal Service and a

growing appetite for e-mail, texting and on-line activity meant the agency gave use-it-or-lose-it early retirement incentives tohigh-ranking local postmasters, but theagency created a drop-dead date this sum-mer that meant there was a flurry of retire-ments over a several-week period. Thestory drew little attention, compared to theoverall deficit and restructuring of theUSPS, which required congressional atten-tion several times.

While the postmasters may havechanged, several small local post offices

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Chemical spillToxic cloud mixture at Sanmina in

Turtle Lake leads to local evacuation and injuries

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No fires in 2012 were more tragic than theMarch house fire between Dresser and Osceolathat claimed the lives of Osceola High Schoolsophomore Makayla Corbin and her mother,Shelli Maier, a returning Iraq military veteran.Capt. Steve Smith of the Polk County Sheriff’sDepartment is shown answering questions of aTwin Cities TV reporter at the scene. - Photo byGreg Marsten

Caucuses setMost villages hold caucuses in January; all village presidentselected next April PAGE 3

Grinch strikesHFH’s tool trailer stolen from build

site in Grantsburg PAGE 2

Restructuring?Plan for Polk County committee restructuring goes before county

board in January PAGE 6

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LUCK - To lighten up the winter season, theLuck Public Library and Historical Museum willagain show free classic movies in the museum.

Films will beshown on the firstFriday of eachmonth beginningat 7 p.m. To en-hance the old-timemovie experience,real theater pop-corn (sans coconutoil) will be served.

Movies will beclosed-captioned,or subtitled in thecase of foreign

films. The January opening movie will be the 1944film “National Velvet” starring Elizabeth Taylorand Mickey Rooney. Taylor enters the Irish GrandNational Steeplechase back when women (espe-cially girls) were not eligible. Filmed in Techni-color, Rooney and Taylor don’t seem to have ageda day since the film was made. Other films in thelineup are: “Babette’s Feast” (in Danish with Eng-lish subtitles) to be shown Feb. 1; “Fly AwayHome” on March 1; and “An American in Paris”slated for April 5. Films may be added dependingon demand, and the library’s always open to sug-gestions from their customers. Film reminders willbe sent to those on the e-mail list, listed in theLeader and advertised at the library and museum.- submitted

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Habitat for Humanity tool trailerstolen from build site

by Jackie ThorwickSpecial to the Leader

GRANTSBURG - A 24-foot trailer containing tools andbuilding materials owned by Wild Rivers Habitat for Hu-manity of St. Croix Falls was stolen from a work site inGrantsburg on Saturday, Dec. 15, at about 10 p.m. An eye-witness saw the trailer being moved but didn’t realize atheft was in progress. Two people in a white Dodgepickup took the trailer.

Habitat for Humanity, a well-known Christian non-profit organization, builds homes with volunteers whowork together with families who need homes. Everythingthat was stolen was purchased with donated funds.

“All of the materials in that trailer were gifts from thecommunity,” said Eric Kube, executive director of WildRivers Habitat for Humanity. “The thief took the tools outof the hands of volunteers, and now they need to be re-placed. It’s discouraging that someone would do this, es-pecially right before Christmas.”

The trailer had been locked up, with a chain loopedthrough holes in the rims of the tires and then around atree. The chain was cut.

Grantsburg police are investigating. The close-knit com-munity of volunteers is spreading the word quickly tokeep an eye out for the trailer. It is distinctive in that let-tering had been removed from its side, but a shadow ofthe text is still visible. The license number is WisconsinCA48770.

“This will slow us down a bit,” said Kube. “It will delaythe completion of Jessica’s home, and probably delay thehome in Luck we’re just getting ready to start. But weknow our families and our volunteers will understandand help all they can. We’ve got a great community here,and we’ll get through this.”

The trailer and its contents were insured, Kube said, butthe deductible is $5,500. The nonprofit organization reliescompletely on donations of money and labor to buildhomes for families who need them. Those interested inhelping them recover from the loss may call 715-483-2700.Contributions may be sent to WRHFH, 2201 U.S. Hwy. 8,St. Croix Falls, WI 54024.

As part of Burnett Dairy Co-op’sFueling for Hunger Initiative, over$200 was donated to Frederic’sFamily Pathways Food Shelf. NickiPeterson, marketing coordinator atBurnett Dairy, presented DianneSchwitzer from Family Pathwayswith the donation check. - Photosubmitted

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birthday on Saturday, Dec. 15, at a partyheld in her honor at Burnett Medical’sContinuing Care Center in Grantsburg. -Photo submitted

Grinch strikes in Grantsburg

This trailer was stolen from a Habitat for Humanity build siteon Saturday, Dec. 15. Anyone with information about the trailershould contact the Grantsburg Police Department at 715-463-5103. – Photo submitted

A Christmas cardinal was spotted at a rural Luckhome. - Photo submitted

Heller in color

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Toxic cloud mixture atSanmina leads to localevacuation and injuries

by Greg MarstenLeader staff writer

TURTLE LAKE – A chemicalspill at a Turtle Lake injectionmolding and aluminum die-castfacility occurred on Thursday,Dec. 20 at Sanmina, a firm thatdoes custom injection moldingand aluminum die casting.

According to the BarronCounty Sheriff’s Departmentand local officials, police re-ceived a call at 10:51 a.m. of apossible chemical spill at thefirm’s facility at 300 IndustrialAve. in Turtle Lake.

While details of the spill re-main unclear at press time, theBarron County Sheriff’s Depart-ment released a statement thatthree different chemicals wereinadvertently mixed together,creating a cloud of hydrochloricacid. That toxic cloud led to im-mediate closure of the facilityand the evacuation of the largecomplex, as well as the evacua-tion of two neighboring build-ings, which included a seniorliving facility and an office build-ing owned by the St. CroixChippewa Tribe.

BCSD officials stated that fivepeople were initially transportedto an area medical center fortreatment of respiratory issuesfrom the gas cloud. Sixty San-mina employees were evacuatedto the Turtle Lake ElementarySchool gymnasium while haz-

mat teams from St. Croix Fallsand Eau Claire assisted with con-tainment, control and cleanup.

Reportedly, four of the evacu-ated employees also showedsigns of respiratory symptomsand were also transported to thehospital for treatment.

Numerous local agencies as-sisted the Turtle Lake Police andFire Departments and the BCSD,including the Wisconsin StatePatrol, Cumberland Police, PolkCounty Sheriff’s Departmentand multiple medical agencies,including first responders, am-bulance agencies and medicalspecialists from Amery, ClearLake, Rice Lake, Almena Fire,Chetek and Lakeview MedicalCenter.

It took several hours for thescene to be cleared of dangerousfumes, and seven firefighterswere also reportedly checked outand treated for possible decont-amination but were released ashort time later.

Sanmina officials re-fused any comment on the sceneduring or after the event and in-stead referred all queries to acompany official, who has yet torespond. Village officials werenotified of the incident but hadfew details, as well.

“They evacuated the build-ings, but they did get it undercontrol and worked to clean itup,” stated Turtle Lake VillageClerk Patti Gilkey.

Sanmina employees andneighboring evacuees were al-lowed back into the plant shortlyafter 2 p.m., as hazmat and fireunits cleared the scene by 3p.m. The extent of any injuries orconditions of those affected re-mains unclear at press time.

In a joint news release fromBarron County Sheriff ChrisFitzgerald and Turtle Lake PoliceChief Al Gabe, they said the in-cident remains under investiga-tion by the Turtle Lake Policeand Fire Departments. They also

thanked the residents for theircooperation and calm in the re-sponse that followed.

Sanmina was established inCalifornia’s Silicon Valley in1980, and later acquired SCI Sys-tems in 2001. They then becameknown as Sanmina - SCI, but re-cently returned to their previousmoniker of Sanmina just lastmonth. They are based in SanJose, Calif., with approximately44,000 employees on six conti-nents in 25 countries and haveworldwide revenues of over $6billion.

The Turtle Lake facility isknown as Plant 1466, and ac-cording to the company’s back-ground information, the 1466facility is touted as having atleast 50 injection molding ma-chines, as well as full-service as-sembly and numerousengineering support for multipleprocesses in manufacturing.

Chemical spill in Turtle Lake

According to the Barron County Sheriff’s Department and localofficials, police received a call at 10:51 a.m. of a possible chemicalspill at the firm’s facility at 300 Industrial Ave. in Turtle Lake. - Pho-tos by Greg Marsten

Most villages hold caucuses in January

Womanattemptstheft athospitalby Greg MarstenLeader staff writer

ST. CROIX FALLS – A 37-year-old Frederic woman is fac-ing criminaltheft chargesafter she isalleged tohave at-tempted tosteal severalitems fromthe St. CroixR e g i o n a lM e d i c a lCenter andan em-ployee, including instrumentsand clothing, while hiding outin vacant offices.

According to the probablecause report filed with the PolkCounty Sheriff’s Department,Stephanie L. Larson was takeninto custody outside the med-ical center shortly after mid-night on Tuesday, Dec. 18, aftershe reportedly stole a wintercoat and a bag of digital hospi-tal instruments.

Hospital employees hadcalled the police late in theevening on Monday, Dec. 17,after the report of a womanwandering the halls and hidingin rooms and offices that are notopen to the public. The womanhad been found earlier in theday attempting to steal an em-ployee’s winter coat, as well asother items, such as electronicmedical devices.

Police discovered Larson ashort time later outside the hos-pital, and she reportedly admit-ted to taking the coat and theitems. She had apparently beeninvolved in a Frederic domesticincident earlier that day andwas at the medical center for amedical evaluation. She hadbeen discharged and was wait-ing for a ride when she is al-leged to have stolen the items.

She appeared before JudgeMolly GaleWyrick on Dec. 18,where she pleaded guilty to amisdemeanor charge of theft.The judge set a $500 bond withseveral conditions. Her nextcourt appearance is set for Feb.1, 2013.

Stephanie Larson

by Gregg WestigardLeader staff writer

BURNETT AND POLKCOUNTIES – Residents in mostvillages and all the towns willsoon get to decide who will runfor their boards in the April elec-tion. Candidates for half of thesix trustee seats on each villagecouncil and for village presidentwill be nominated by caucusesduring January. In addition, thetowns nominate candidates fortown chairs and two supervisorseats.

(See stories above for the cau-

cus date for the villages andtowns.)

Caucuses are grassrootsdemocracy. Every voter living ina village or town can take part inthe caucus, but many caucuseshave a low turnout. In somecases, less than a full slate of can-didates is nominated.

Caucuses must be held be-tween the first and last Tuesdayin January. In 2013, caucuses willbe held between Jan. 7 and Jan.26. Citizens gather at a desig-nated time, choose a chairpersonfor the meeting and nominate

persons to be placed on the Aprilballot.

Nominations take place in twoways. A common method is touse paper ballots to place a namein nomination. An alternatemethod is spoken nominations.Nominees present can removetheir names from consideration.A person does not need to bepresent to be nominated. Twocandidates can be nominated foreach position.

If the nomination process pro-duces the number of candidatesallowed for the ballot, for exam-

ple six names for three trusteeseats, a motion can be made toaccept the nomination list as thefinal list. When more than themaximum number of candidatesare nominated, a vote is held tonarrow the list to the allowednumber.

In villages, three seats areopen, so six candidates can benominated by the caucus. If morethan six people are nominated, aballot is taken. Each person pres-ent votes for three nominees, andthe six people with the mostvotes win a place on the April 2

spring election ballot.People do not need to be pres-

ent to be nominated, but all nom-inees must accept thenomination within five days ofnotification of the caucus results.If a candidate declines the nomi-nation, the ballot spot remainsempty.

Cities and some villages usenomination papers to select can-didates. Candidates in thoseplaces have been filling for officein December. A list of those nom-inees will be reported in earlyJanuary.


BURNETT/POLK – All villagecouncil presidents and half of themembers of the village boardswill be elected next April. Inmost of the area villages, the can-didates for those positions willbe chosen in caucuses held inJanuary. All village residents ofvoting age can attend these cau-cuses and take part in the nomi-nation process. Historically, fewpeople get involved.

Villages nominating caucusesare usually held on the samedate as the monthly villageboard meeting. Most of the cau-cuses are held in the evening,with the Siren daytime meetingthe exception.

A few villages, Clear Lake,Dresser, Osceola and Turtle Lake,plus the area cities, nominatecandidates for the April electionusing nomination papers. Thatprocess is going on now with theclosing date of Jan. 2 the last datefor submitting the nominationforms.

Here are the dates for the areavillage nominating caucuses andthe names of the incumbentswhose seats are up in April. Callthe village office for the timesand locations of the caucuses.

Polk CountyBalsam Lake – Jan. 8 – Presi-

dent Guy Williams, TrusteesMike Voltz, Eugene D’Agostinoand Josh Hallberg.

Centuria – Jan. 7 – PresidentDave Markert, Trustees Rod Pe-terson, Stan Swiontek and KevinKamish.

Clayton – Jan. 7 – PresidentJennifer Gabe, Trustees MarlinKlatt, Dennis Heiken and CoreyBerghammer.

Frederic – Jan. 14 – PresidentWilliam Johnson IV, TrusteesMaria Ammend, John Boyer andPhil Knuf.

Luck – Jan. 9 – President PeterDemydowich, Trustees KristineKing, Bob Determan and CraigLundeen.

Milltown – Jan. 14 – PresidentLuAnn White, Trustees RobertJones, Jason McKenzie and Er-ling Voss. (Robert Jones has saidhe is not running again.)

Burnett CountyGrantsburg – Jan. 14 – Presi-

dent Roger Panek, TrusteesGlenn Rolloff, Dean Josephson,and Tasha Burlini-Olson. (Panekis retiring, Rolloff is running forvillage president, and Josephsonis retiring, so there will be twoopen seats.)

Siren – Jan. 10 (daytime) –President Janet Hunter, TrusteesDave Alden, Tom Anderson andPeggy Moore.

Webster – Jan. 9 – PresidentJeff Roberts, Trustees Kelly Gun-derson, Timothy Maloney andCharles Weis.

Few voters take part incandidate selection

processby Gregg Westigard

Leader staff writerPOLK/BURNETT – Local res-

idents get a chance to gather withtheir neighbors in January anddecide who will be on the Aprilballot for positions on the townboards. Nominating caucuses area grassroots process where resi-

dents decide who will make thedecisions on their town boards,the basic level of local govern-ment. Very few people show upfor these meetings.

The common message heardduring calls to get the caucusdates was that there is little in-volvement and little interest inserving on town boards. Incum-bents sometimes run for newterms because no one else is will-ing to serve.

Every town in the two-countyarea, except Osceola which uses

nominating papers, will hold acaucus between Jan. 7 and Jan.26. Many of the caucuses are heldon Saturdays to encourage atten-dance. Up for election are alltown chairs and two supervisors(the towns of Alden, Clayton,and St. Croix Falls have five-members boards with two super-visors elected each year). In caseswhere the clerk and treasurer arenot appointed, those offices arealso up in April.

Here are the dates for the cau-cuses. Call the town clerk for the

time and location of the caucus.

Polk CountyAlden Jan. 10, Apple River Jan.

14, Balsam Lake Jan. 21, BeaverJan. 15, Black Brook Jan. 17, BoneLake Jan. 10, Clam Falls Jan. 9,Clayton Jan. 10, Clear Lake Jan.8, Eureka Jan. 10, FarmingtonJan. 22, Garfield Jan. 8, George-town Jan. 26, Johnstown Jan. 15,Laketown Jan. 22, Lincoln Jan.10, Lorain NA, Luck Jan. 10,McKinley Jan. 8, Milltown Jan. 7,Osceola uses nominating papers,

St. Croix Falls Jan. 21, SterlingJan. 21 and West Sweden Jan. 15.

Burnett CountyAnderson Jan. 8, Blaine Jan. 15,

Daniels Jan. 8, Dewey Jan. 26,Grantsburg Jan. 14, Jackson Jan.14, LaFollette Jan. 12, Lincoln Jan.15, Meenon Jan. 7, Oakland Jan.10, Roosevelt Jan. 8, Rusk Jan. 15,Sand Lake Jan. 12, Scott Jan. 12,Siren Jan. 10, Swiss Jan. 8, TradeLake Jan. 26, Union Jan. 16, WebbLake Jan. 15, West MarshlandJan. 10 and Wood River Jan. 12.

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were saved from closer scrutiny and clo-sures so far.

Fifteen, not 23In January, it was determined that Polk

County residents would get to vote April 3on a referendum that would make a majorchange in the reduction of the countyboard from its longtime 23 members downto 15 members.

The measure passed easily in an Aprilballot, and while the measure requiredmonths to implement and created severalgiant, superdistricts seemingly the size ofa New England state, it also led to seriousdiscussions and decisions on the role of theboard, role of the administrator and how itcan overcome micromanagement.

Frac partyA frac sand mine leak in Burnett County

was discovered in May and stopped ashort time later, but the timing was notableand curious.

Ironically, the issue was front and centerin several county and municipal board-rooms in the weeks prior to the spill, in-cluding in February, when the BurnettCounty Board of Supervisors officially ex-pressed concern over the practice, whichharvests local sand in use for oil and gasmining in other parts of the nation andworld.

The size and quality of local “fractured”sand is just right for the process, holdingopen well veins in all directions to moreeasily capture BTUs.

The exploding frac mining industry wasalso part of an extensive, three-hour pres-entation at Unity School last winter, wherenumerous elected state, county and townsofficials took part in an all-sides hearing onthe practice.

Issues that came to light illustrated thefriction points of job creation, road dam-age, multiple-decade land use permits,

noise, groundwater infiltration, light pol-lution, nearly microscopic dust health con-cerns and how the state, county and townscollide on nonmetallic mining.

The issue remains a controversial one,and has also put the spotlight on the chal-lenge of not only how to mine it with lessimpact, but also how to haul it with lessimpact. The mining also had the unfore-seen impact of a renewed interest in previ-ously abandoned rail lines, some of whichhad been converted to trails.

The railroads’ century-long easementrights mean they can buy those old raillines back with a minimal penalty, to re-open the lines for cheap sand transport.

Duplication issuesThe fate of the always controversial Polk

County Library in Balsam Lake came be-fore the Polk County Board in May, wherethe debate over costs, shared duties, jail in-mate options, books by mail and serviceduplication were at the forefront.

After numerous meetings, several stud-ies and even more debate at June’s boardmeeting, supervisors voted to close thecounty library at the end of 2012.

Some of the tasks and services of thesoon-to-close library are being outsourcedto municipal libraries and the regional li-brary system, the Indianhead Federated Li-brary System.

But the library’s closure was also an ex-ample of succinct prioritization withincounty and local government, after numer-ous attempts to close it in the past.

From dump site to nature preserve?A proposed all-terrain vehicle park on

the north side of the village of Luck drewlots of attention and large crowds to nor-mally mundane and nearly empty localmeeting rooms.

The proposal would lead to joint discus-sions on local control, extraterritorial con-

trol, standards for noise, fairness to riders,residents and neighbors and the value oftourism across the board. It led to a bevy ofmeetings and even an on-site example af-ternoon of local ATV riders running ma-chines on the village-owned formerdumpsite, with visits to the homes with thehighest perceived impacts.

The issue became a divisive topic in thearea. While a combined extraterritorial cit-izens committee showed a lukewarm inter-est, the location was considered too high animpact for several nearby homes, but sup-porters were confident that final trail plansand use of berming and sound breakscould minimize those impacts.

Regardless, the idea was shot down afterthe village went before the state DNR forpossible funding, which the state declined,leading the village to back off their efforts.The land remains undeveloped, with noplans in the pipeline.

Land donations aplentyCarole and Todd Wondra’s donation of

eight acres of undeveloped land in thenortheast edge of Frederic to Habitat forHumanity was a turning point for the or-ganization. In the coming years, the semi-wooded parcel will see eventualconstruction of a literal subdivision of af-fordable, energy-efficient homes for low-income families.

The effort was a high point in numerousrecent success stories with the HFH group.They have grown into one of the largesthome builders in the region, and their im-pact is hard to ignore. Their St. Croix FallsReStore is always busy, and has become avehicle for keeping thousands of tons ofproduct from landfills, ditches and garagesales, while also providing low-incomehouseholds with options for furniture,housewares and more.

The HFH A Brush With Kindness pro-gram over the summer drew hundreds ofteens and adults to assist with local paintand upkeep projects, while the UnitySchool housed the teams in a summercamp atmosphere that brought thousandsof man-hours of free labor to the region.

The HFH group has become one of theinternational organization’s true successstories. They have procured dozens ofacres of land donations, completed several

homes and turned previously blightedproperties into taxpaying, quality housingfor people who otherwise were slaves torent.

Sadly, the theft of one of the their con-struction trailers from a home job site inGrantsburg recently proved that badthings still happen to really good peopleand organizations. Regardless, their effortsfor the coming year are expected to exceed2012’s and, as their success grows, so doestheir leverage to build even more, makingHFH one of the truly exceptional local ef-forts and among the best stories of 2012.

Politics’ ugly faceWhile the past two years have seen a

marked surge in political divisions, theissue can be traced in part, at least, to issueswithin Wisconsin state government, whichonce again was at the forefront of politicalchange.

Or maybe not.After the controversial Act 10 action led

to some of the most unusual and bizarregovernmental stories of recent times in2011, the fallout was real, as volunteerswere able to force a recall on Gov. ScottWalker, as well as a number of state repre-sentatives including District 10 Sen. SheilaHarsdorf of River Falls and several otherpeople behind the anti-union collectivebargaining decision last year.

Voters were sent to the polls as advertise-ments flooded the airwaves, glossy fliersfilled postal boxes and outside political ac-tion committee millions flowed into theBadger State, and even into the Twin CitiesTV market.

But in the end, it proved to not makemuch of a difference. Harsdorf survivedwith an even larger percentage of votes asin her previous re-election, as did Walker.While the election again showed that Wis-consin is truly a “purple” state when itcomes to voting, as President Obama easilygarnered all the state’s electoral votes, inspite of Walker’s dominance severalmonths earlier.

Harsdorf survived her recall to defeat St.Croix Falls High School teacher and com-bat vet Dan Olson in the November elec-tion as well.

Notables of 2012/from page 1

Carole and Todd Wondra of Frederic donated eight acres in Frederic to Habitat for Human-ity in February. - Photo submitted

A frac sand mine leak in Burnett County was discovered in May and stopped a short time later.- Special photo

Snowmobilers getting the bug after winter stormsby Mike Simonson

Wisconsin Public RadioSTATEWIDE - A couple of winter storms

this month are giving snowmobilers an itchthey haven’t been able to scratch for a fewyears. After several bad snow years, thiswinter holds a lot of promise.

Dale Beissell runs Big Boyz Toyz snow-mobile repair shop in Winter. He says hisarea thrives when the snow falls … andthis year it’s falling.� � “We kind of havesnow a little bit all over,” he says. “Every-body’s starting to get the bug this year toget going. I talked to some of the dealerson sales. It sounds real good, a lot of usedmachines going, a lot of new ones.”

At Lakewoods Resort near Cable in Bay-field County, Marketing Director HeidiOverman says reservations are up thisyear.

“Anytime there’s snow in the forecastour phones are ringing off the hook,” shesays. “In the past years when there is no

snow, not as many people are willing tomake those reservations.”

DNR Snowmobile Trails Grants Man-ager Diane Conklin says it’s about timeWisconsin gets a real winter.

“When I looked out the window andsaw that lovely white stuff coming down, itwas very gratifying to see that because Iknow so many people who rely on thebusiness it brings in and it’s a great recre-ational sport,” she says.

Conklin says the last few winters havebeen more mud than snow.

“We’re doing a lot better than we did lastyear when we had some counties that onlyopened up for two or three days. I’m inBarron County and they were open oneweekend.”

People can go online to the Departmentof Tourism for a listing of open snowmo-bile trails. Conklin says many snowmobileclubs are already grooming trails. After several bad snow years, this winter holds a lot of promise for snowmobilers. - Photo

courtesy DNR


by Mary StirratLeader staff writer

LUCK — Schools around the nation areforming partnerships to provide athletictraining services for their athletes, andboth St. Croix Regional Medical Centerand Amery Regional Medical Center arelooking to add Luck School District as aclient. Representatives from the two med-ical centers spoke to the Luck SchoolBoard Wednesday, Dec. 19, to present anoutline of their services.

ARMC has had an ongoing relationshipwith the school for the past couple ofyears, said high school principal and ath-letic director Mark Gobler. Tony Gould,director of rehabilitation services and thefitness center at ARMC, explained thenew athletic training outreach program,saying that hospital administration feelsstrongly about continuing its relationshipwith the school district.

St. Croix Regional Medical Cen-ter/Sports Medicine was represented byCEO Dave Dobosenski, athletic trainingservices supervisor Deanna Nelson, andphysical rehabilitation director FrankJohnson. Their program currently has sixathletic trainers serving six school dis-tricts.

Both Amery and St. Croix Falls wouldhave a trainer dedicated to the LuckSchool District, providing 10 hours a weekfor sports practices, plus coverage at var-sity events. Both would need some typeof space to consult and work with stu-dents, and each would be providing someof their own supplies.

Having an athletic trainer available to

athletes and coaches, according to the dis-cussion, will mean that students will getimmediate care for injuries and coacheswill not need to make decisions aboutwhether a student with injuries shouldparticipate. In addition, the trainer will beproviding help in avoiding injuries, whilepossibly giving some students insight intomedical careers previously not thoughtabout.

The proposed contract with Amery callsfor a fee of $6,000 per year, while St. CroixFalls estimates the annual cost at about$2,000.

“We treat this — a big chunk of it — ascommunity service,” said St. Croix’s Do-bosenski.

School administration asked thatSCRMC provide the board with a finan-cial proposal, and both will be consideredat a special meeting of the school board setfor Jan. 17.

Referendum projectsIn discussion both before and after vot-

ers approved a $1.2 million referendum inNovember, the school board and admin-istration expressed the need to allow asmuch of the project as possible to be donelocally. Breaking it down into smallerparts means that the items can be bid lo-cally, providing work for local contractorsand avoiding metro-area wages.

At the Dec. 19 meeting of the board, dis-trict Administrator Rick Palmer asked theboard for extra patience and trust in bid-ding out some aspects of the project withwhich he is not completely comfortable.Assisted by Roger Nelson, head of main-tenance, and local contractors, Palmer willbe working out specifications for the elec-trical, plumbing, and HVAC portions.

Palmer had contacted SDS Architects,the project engineers, to get an idea ofhow much it would cost to have them dothe design and bidding process for theseaspects, and SDS came back with a pro-posal for $79,500.

The board, with member Daryl Bazeyabsent from the meeting, indicated theyfelt comfortable with Nelson and Palmerworking through the process without SDSArchitects.

Other business• Katelyn Dinnies, student representa-

tive to the board, reported that studentsand staff have heard many complimen-tary comments on the school’s music pro-gram. The high school holiday concertheld Monday night, Dec. 17, was verywell-received, she said. “We’ve got somereally talented kids,” agreed Palmer.

• Auditor Larry Stotz, of Stotz & Com-pany, presented the 2011-12 audit report,noting that the order of the financial infor-mation at Luck is one of the best withwhich he works. He explained to theboard the two methods of reporting thatmust be done, one as required by the stateDepartment of Public Instruction and oneby the federal government.

• The board adopted the one-to-onecomputer policy developed and presentedto the board last month by sophomoreEnglish students.

Amery, St. Croix make bid for athletic services at Luck

by Carl HeidelLeader staff writer

SIREN — In the ongoing search for thebest way to handle emergency dispatch inBurnett County, the board of county su-pervisors put another option on the tableat their Thursday, Dec. 20, meeting. Aplan to upgrade the present system, cre-ated by Supervisor Gene McLain, willnow be considered along with the previ-ous suggestion to create a joint dispatchwith Polk County.

Compared to the shared dispatch pro-posal, McLain estimates that his plan willcost less to implement than the shared dis-patch plan, approximately $11,040 in aone-time savings. He further estimatesthat Option B will incur $222,897 less inannual recurring operational expensesthan shared dispatch, a possible savingsof $2.2 million over a 10-year period.

Since the joint dispatch plan suggeststhe need for additional staff, Option B alsolists figures for adding an additional fourfull-time staff members for dispatch only.Again projecting over a 10-year period,McLain estimates that Option B will cost$2.6 million less for the additional staffthan the joint dispatch proposal.

McLain said that his proposal offersboth a more economic plan as well as aplan that assures public safety. At thesame time, it answers concerns of controlby keeping control of the service in Bur-nett County.

In the general discussion that followed

the submission of Option B, several super-visors indicated they saw sufficient valuein McLain’s proposal to give it furtherconsideration. Supervisor Maury Millerindicated he wanted the plan to have fur-ther study, but he also said that a third op-tion, creation of a separate stand-alonedispatch center with full-time staff doingdispatch only, should also be considered.

With general consensus in favor of con-sideration of all three of the suggestedplans, the supervisors will now work be-tween a proposal for a shared system, aproposal for an upgrade of the presentsystem, and a proposal for a stand-alonesystem. Both board Chairman Donald

Taylor and county Administrator CandaceFitzgerald have urged the supervisors tofinalize a plan within the first quarter of2013.

In other business, Jake Nichols, directorof the forest and parks department, pro-vided information on a proposed landswap between Burnett County and theWisconsin DNR. According to Nichols,the swap would give the DNR more landthan the state would be giving up, but thecounty would gain in the long run be-cause it would gain land that will be moreproductive in timber yield than the land

being given to the state.Nichols also said that, with the swap,

the tax base in Burnett County would in-crease. He further said that the townshipswould see an increase in the money thatthey receive from the state in lieu of taxmoney for state land that is not presentlyon the tax roll.

According to Nichols, the state is push-ing to complete the swap as quickly aspossible. The supervisors gave verbalsupport to Nichol’s efforts, and asked tobe kept informed.

BC supervisors open consideration of Option B

Auditor Larry StotzDeanna Nelson, athletic training supervisor

at St. Croix Regional Sports Medicine. – Photosby Mary Stirrat

Supervisor Maury Miller (right) gave his support to consideration of McLain’s Option B. Lis-tening to the discussion is Supervisor Gerald Pardun (left). – Photos by Carl Heidel

Supervisor Gene McLain listened to the dis-cussion of his proposal to improve the pres-ent Burnett County dispatch equipment andprogram.

Donation period extendedBURNETT/POLK COUNTIES - Salva-

tion Army Kettle Campaign continues tostruggle in Polk and Burnett counties tomeet their goal.

To date, a total of $59,000 has beenraised in Polk County, falling short of the$90,000 goal, and in Burnett County, atotal of $19,000 was raised, falling short ofthe $30,000 goal.

The campaigns had a strong start, butdonations have declined through themonth of December.

“With many folks in our communityunemployed or underemployed, demandfor our services has increased 50 percentduring the past year,” noted Executive Di-rector Duana Bremer of the local unit ofthe Salvation Army. “Without the fundingfrom The Polk County Salvation Armymany will go without vital services.”

Kettle campaign donations fund emer-gency assistance to Polk and Burnettcounties. Rent, utility, transportation,medical and food assistance are all avail-able to county residents due to the effortsof bell ringers. Contributions will allowhundreds of families to stay in theirhomes with utilities intact. Gas voucherswill permit individuals to remain em-ployed. Happy Kid’s Backpacks will pro-vide nutritious meals to over 600 childrenand their families each week.

Bremer authorized an extension of theannual fundraising campaign in an at-tempt to compensate for the early Decem-ber reduction in donations.

The hope is to generate additional sup-port during this additional week.

“The Salvation Army is grateful for thecommunity’s ongoing support for localprograms; but at this time we ask every-one to reach a little deeper to help our

friends and neigh-bors,” Bremer said. -submitted

Salvation Army bellringers DeanneRichard and Mike andAnna Lea. - Photo sub-mitted

Salvation Army falls short of its goal


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Polk County committee restructuring proposal

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Five-committee plan goes tocounty board in January


BALSAM LAKE – Five committees in-stead of the present 10 with a reorganiz-ing of how county departments report tothe county board. This is the proposal thecounty’s administrative committee will besending to the January county boardmeeting. The Polk County Board will bereduced from 23 members to 15 membersafter the April 2014 election, and the Ad-ministrative committee has been lookingat options for ways to keep the committeeworkload for supervisors from increasing.The committee met Tuesday, Dec. 18, withfour of the members, William Johnson,Kristine Kremer-Hartung, GeorgeStroebel and Jay Luke, present.

The five proposed committees roughlyfollow the general budget categories in the

budget public hearing notice. Two com-mittees would be almost the same as theyare now. The highway committee wouldadd oversight of the county’s lime quarryto its duties. The public safety committeewould be responsible for all the court-house departments, sheriff, jail, commu-nications, clerk of court, medical examinerand district attorney, that now report tothe public protection committee.

The first big change would combine thehuman services board, the board of healthand the Golden Age Manor Board. Thedepartments these boards oversee havethree of the largest budgets in the countyand account for almost $20 million a yearout of the county’s $56 million of annualexpense. The human services and healthdepartments are each complex with manydivisions the departments. Each of thethree present boards now include publicmembers. The new committee by statutewould be required to have at least threepublic members with an interest in publichealth and to have members with a recog-

nized interesting human services.The next new body would be the gen-

eral government committee, bringing to-gether all the functions that support thedepartments that serve the public. Theseare the internal county departments andoperations including personnel, finance,information technology, administration,buildings, the county clerk and the countytreasurer. This new committee wouldcombine the finance and the personnelcommittees and include part of the func-tion of the property committee.

The last new committee would be acatchall of the remaining county commit-tees that oversee the other county depart-ments and divisions. Tentatively calledthe culture, recreation, conservation, etc.committee, it would review the work ofland information (zoning and land use),land and water resources, county parks,county forests, the recycling center, theregister of deeds and UW-extension.

The proposal is for the general govern-ment and culture committees to each in-

clude seven county board members, thesafety and highway committees to includefive supervisors, and the health andhuman services committee/board to in-clude five supervisors and an undeter-mined number of public members.

The proposal would create 29 commit-tee seats, one off the 30 seats if each of thenew 15 board members sat on two com-mittees. The present 23 supervisors eachsit on two committees, and there are 46seats for county board members on thepresent 10 committees.

The plan the administrative committeehas proposed will be presented to the de-partment heads for their reactions andcomments. The county has over a year tocome up with a recommended plan.Whatever plan the present board pro-poses, the final county board committeestructure will be decided upon by the new15-member board when it takes office andorganizes in April 2014.

New ideas and technology at Frederic SchoolsTeamwork means teachingwith students and parents


FREDERIC – The general theme of thepresentations and discussion at themonthly meeting of the Frederic SchoolBoard Wednesday, Dec. 19, was involve-ment, using new ideas and technologies ineducation to reach out to all the studentsand their parents. The meeting included ahands-on demonstration of how iPads areused and a presentation on an approachto counseling that involves all students atall levels.

The meeting started with the boardmembers, joined by the press, havingiPads put in their hands to try using thenew methods the students, starting at thebeginning of their elementary schooldays, are using to learn how to read, spell,pronounce words, learn math and moveinto all the subjects in the world. The stu-dents move at their own pace, often work-ing in pairs or teams, with the teachersalways watching and able to offer helpwhen needed. (The iPads are not for play-

ing games. When the reporter starteddoing that, he was told those actionswould mean no iPad access.) The on-screen presentation, in high definition,was short, using the iPads that the stu-dents use.

“Learn about yourself, learn about theworld around you, connect the two to findyour place in the world.” That is the un-derlying idea in the new way of schoolcounseling that involves the school coun-selors as part of a team that includes stu-dents, parents, teachers and community.School counseling will be a program, nota position.

Counseling will reach out to all studentsat all levels all the time under the guide-lines explained by Jackie Zimski and RyanFitzgerald, the school district counselingteam. They explained that Frederic is fol-lowing the goals of The ComprehensiveSchool Counseling Program, a big namefor a program developed by a number ofcounseling associations.

Zimski and Fitzgerald said the newteam approach has received a good re-sponse from the teachers and students,but Frederic has a way to go. Nationalguidelines recommend 250 students for

each full-time counselor. The FredericSchool District has 454 students and twohalf-time counselors, half the recom-mended level.

Other businessBesides learning about the new technol-

ogy and new approach to counseling, theboard had a range of items on its agenda.

District Administrator Josh Robinsonsaid the district was watchful on studentreactions and concerns after the schoolshooting last week. Staff met on Mondaymorning, Dec. 17, and again at the end ofthe day to discuss procedures. Robinsonsaid the goal was normalcy with anawareness of the students needs. He saidthe district is continuing to evaluate thecrisis management plan for situationssuch as a tornado, a student car accidentor a suicide. Robinson said the district’sgoal is to be a safe place for students.

Robinson said the district budget is ontrack for the year. Larry Stotz of Stotz &Company presented the annual audit re-port to the board and delivered positivecomments. He said there were no audit-ing issues with his review of the school fi-nances and called the district fund balance

“healthy.”The students may be getting meals de-

signed to be more healthy, following newguidelines for school menus, according toa written report from the food service di-rector, Judy Shafer. And following thoserevised guidelines is saving the districtmoney. Shafer said she was able to get areimbursement of $3,687 for the currentyear by following the new DPI guidelines.

The school music director, Patty Burns,secured a $3,864 music grant from the St.Croix Valley Foundation and used part ofthe money to purchase a new baritonesaxophone replacing the district’s 40-year-old instrument.

A dance team, put together by a groupof 16 Frederic girls, will be getting schoolrecognition as a club, together with somecoaching help. The girls have been raisingschool spirits at games, wearing uniformsthey have purchased with their ownfunds.

The district will also be supporting anew chapter of the Future Business Lead-ers of America Student Organization.Robinson said he was involved in theFBLA when he was a student and it was avaluable experience.

Wisconsin adds 10,000 private-sector jobs in Novemberby Shawn Johnson

Wisconsin Public RadioSTATEWIDE - The latest monthly sur-

vey of Wisconsin employers shows an in-crease of more than 10,000 private-sectorjobs last month, putting the state back inpositive territory for 2012.

These monthly estimates are frequentlyrevised, but if this one holds up, it wouldbe one of the state’s best months for job

creation in 2012. Until the November re-port, Wisconsin was estimated to have lostjobs this year. But with November’s 10,300jobs added, the state is back in the positivewith a total of 9,200 jobs added for 2012.�Labor economist Laura Dresser, with theCenter on Wisconsin Strategies, says it’sgood news for the state if the trend con-tinues. “You know, you gotta see somemonths in a row before you can really put

much money on this. But you know, fornow at least, it’s better than usual.”

A smaller monthly survey of Wisconsinhouseholds also found job growth in No-vember, causing the unemployment rateto drop from 6.9 percent to 6.7 per-cent.� � Dresser says that’s also good news,but she cautions that there are still 250,000fewer people working here now thanwere working before the recession started

in 2007, “So we are still in a massive, mas-sive jobs deficit. But it is good to see thatnumber go up into the positive.”

In the past, the Walker administrationheralded jobs reports like these, but notthis time. Walker is now stressing themore thorough, less frequent, quarterlyeconomic census of employers.

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Milltown Library receivessix-figure donation

Albert Ravenholt Foundationallows new building purchase


MILLTOWN – The effort to move andexpand the Milltown Public Library re-ceived a huge boost for the holidays, asthe Friends of the Milltown Library grouphas received a $100,000 donation in recentdays from the Albert V. Ravenholt Foun-dation. The donation is expected to allowthe library to move forward with the pro-posed purchase of a vacant former gro-cery store.

The proposal for the purchase emergedin recent months as the result of a recentfacilities study that ultimately suggestedeither building a new library or movinginto a larger, more appropriate facility.

The library recently tendered an offer of$90,000 to purchase the former Holi-day/Village Market grocery store at 108Central Ave., along Hwy. 35. That offerwas accepted and included a contingencyof $20,000 in asbestos removal. The vil-lage had until mid-February to raise therequired funds to purchase the vacantbuilding, which offers 12,000 square feetfor future expansion and programming.They had already raised a portion of themoney needed when the donation was re-vealed.

The Ravenholt pledge will allow for theoutright purchase, as well as leave thegroup with seed money to assist in prepa-ration and renovation of the former gro-cery store. Building renovation costs areonly rough estimates at this point, but thelibrary board has established a buildingcommittee to address several issues. Thatbuilding committee is comprised of fourvillage residents and five residents ofneighboring towns that are served by thelibrary.

With the donation, the process for pur-chasing the structure will move ahead, aswill other planning processes.

The donation is the latest in a numberof local donations and pledges to localcauses from the Albert V. RavenholtFoundation. Ravenholt was a highly suc-cessful war correspondent, researcher,writer and investor who was born andraised in the Luck and Milltown areas. Hepassed away in 2010 after leading a whirl-wind life that took him around the worldin numerous avocations.

His foundation has assisted in fundingand leveraging expansions for severallocal groups and organizations in theLuck and Milltown areas, as well as sev-eral other institutions, such as GrandView College in Iowa, where he was analumnus. His foundation is also responsi-ble for the expansion of the Luck Li-brary/Museum complex, which willhouse a local heritage studies facility.

Albert Ravenholt was one of nineRavenholt children who attended theMilltown Public School District prior totheir consolidation with Centuria and Bal-sam Lake into the Unity School Districtdecades ago.

Albert’s brother and foundation presi-dent, Reimert Ravenholt, said his family

“owes a lot” to the former MilltownSchool District, and said that the librarydonation is something his brotherwould’ve appreciated.

“It seemed a natural,” Reimert saidfrom his home in Seattle, Wash. He citedthe consolidation of the three schools as amove that “robbed them of some of theirhearts,” and he equated the enhancementof municipal libraries as a way to help re-establish some of that identity lost withthe lack of a public school in town.

He credited Milltown English teacherDorothy Dunn and agricultural educatorEarl Sanford for helping to cultivate hisbrother’s writing skills and his longtimeinterest in agriculture. Those interestswere paramount to Albert’s later suc-cesses, as he was later a recipient of schol-arships to multiple universities, but wasespecially proud of a $300 prize he wasawarded in a national high school essaycontest, where Albert wrote about the sig-nificance of the 1787 Northwest Territo-ries expansion.

Reimert attributed that prize to his localeducation, and thinks it was one of sev-eral achievements that furthered hisbrother’s future avocations, especially ashe struggled to help his family survivewhile working at a local farm during theGreat Depression.

“He likely thought about that (essay)while walking to the (Milltown) school,”Reimert said, “Dorothy Dunn must’vetrained him right!”

Reimert credited the Milltown educa-tion system’s excellence at the elementarylevel, as well.

“All together, the nine of us (Ravenholtsiblings) had 40 years of schooling at Mill-town!” Reimert exclaimed, adding thatsecond-grade teacher Margaret Olsonwas a common fixture for the Ravenholts.“We must’ve done well by her, she taughtall of us to read.”

Albert had a lifelong interest in agricul-ture, to which Reimert again credits Mill-town’s former school system and the lateEarl Sanford. That interest cultivated hislater investments in real estate and highlysuccessful expansion of numerous ag-re-lated industries, from mangoes and co-conuts to grapes and more.

The Albert Ravenholt Foundation re-quires that any donation or pledge mustgo through a not-for-profit mechanism,such as the Friends of the Milltown Li-brary.

“It should give them the impetus theyneed,” Reimert said. “I’m sure my brotherAlbert would’ve wanted to give them thatboost.”

The Ravenholt Foundation is also pro-viding funds and seed money for severalother unique local projects, several ofwhich the Leader will document in thecoming weeks.

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(Dec. 19, 26, Jan. 2) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY

Nationstar Mortgage LLC Plaintiff vs. AMI R. RAU, et al. Defendant(s)

Case No: 10 CV 711 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of fore - closure entered on September 8, 2011, in the amount of $170,625.55, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: January 15, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. TERMS: By bidding at the sher - iff sale, prospective buyer is consenting to be bound by the following 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. 3.) Plaintiff opens bidding on the property, either in person or via fax and as recited by the sheriff department in the event that no opening bid is offered, plaintiff retains the right to request the sale be declared as invalid as the sale is fatally defective. PLACE: Polk County Justice Center at 1005 W. Main Street, Balsam Lake, Wis DESCRIPTION: Lots 6, 7 and 8, Block 6, First Addition to the Village of Frederic, Polk County, Wisconsin. PROPERTY ADDRESS: 413 Oak Street West, Frederic, WI 54837. TAX KEY NO.: 126-00159-0000. Dated this 6th day of Decem- ber, 2012.

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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. 2356434 575060 WNAXLP

(Dec. 12, 19, 26) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY

Royal Credit Union, a federal credit union, 200 Riverfront Terrace Eau Claire, Wisconsin 54703, Plaintiff, vs. Samantha J. Messer 130 West Deytona Street Sequim, Washington 98382, Central Bank, a Minnesota banking corporation, 304 Cascade Street P.O. Box 188 Osceola, Wisconsin 54020, John Doe, Mary Roe, and XYZ corporation, Defendants.

Case Type: 30404 Case No.: 12CV461

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 Novem- ber 9, 2012, the Sheriff of Polk County, Wisconsin, will sell the following described real property at public auction as follows:

DATE/TIME: January 3, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. TERMS: 10% of successful bid must be paid to Sheriff at sale in certified funds, with the balance due and owing on the date of confirmation of the sale by the Court. PLACE: Lobby of the Polk County Justice Center, 1005 W. Main Street, Balsam Lake, WI 54810. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Lot Three (3), Block Two (2) Original Plat of the Village of Frederic, Polk County, Wiscon- sin.

(FOR INFORMATIONAL PUR- POSES ONLY: Plaintiff be- lieves that the property address is 211 Polk Avenue North, Frederic, Wisconsin). Dated: December 3, 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/#16313

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Royal Credit Union, a federal credit union, 200 Riverfront Terrace Eau Claire, Wisconsin 54703, Plaintiff, vs. Matthew W. Anderson 2548 250th Avenue Cushing, Wisconsin 54006, Janel J. Anderson a/k/a Janel J. Swisher 2548 250th Avenue Cushing, Wisconsin 54006, John Doe, Mary Roe, and XYZ corporation, Defendants.


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 Novem- ber 9, 2012, the Sheriff of Polk County, Wisconsin, will sell the following described real property at public auction as follows:

DATE/TIME: January 3, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. TERMS: 10% of successful bid must be paid to Sheriff at sale in certified funds, with the balance due and owing on the date of confirmation of the sale by the Court. PLACE: Lobby of the Polk County Justice Center, 1005 W. Main Street, Balsam Lake, WI 54810. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Lot Ten (10), Block Twenty- three (23), Original Plat of the City of St. Croix Falls, Polk County, Wisconsin.

(FOR INFORMATIONAL PUR- POSES ONLY: Plaintiff be- lieves that the property address is 337 South Adams Street, St. Croix Falls, Wiscon- sin). Dated: December 3, 2012.


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The current Milltown Library will eventuallymove to the vacant grocery store across thestreet, thanks in large part to a recent dona-tion by the Albert Ravenholt Foundation. –Photo by Greg Marsten

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QQuueessttiioonnaabbllee ssoouurrcceeAfter seeing Sam Jones’ letter titled Elec-

tion Fraud in last week’s Leader, I sat downto research some of his arguments. First Ichecked the Web site he listed as a source,american3rdposition.com and was a littleshocked by what I saw. On a hunch I wentto the Web site of the Southern Poverty LawCenter, an organization that tracks hategroups, and here’s what they say aboutAmerican Third Position: “The AmericanThird Position is a political party initiallyestablished by racist Southern Californiaskinheads that aims to deport immigrantsand return the United States to white rule.The group is now led by a coterie of promi-nent white nationalists ...”

Nice.Next I looked into the situation in

Philadelphia, where Jones claims Mitt Rom-ney got zero votes in 59 districts, a “mathe-matical and statistical impossibility,”according to Jones. A quick search took meto an article from the Philadelphia Inquirerthat confirmed that Obama swept 59 dis-tricts, but not as improbably as Jones sug-gests: These are relatively small, almostexclusively black districts in the heart ofPhiladelphia. In 57 of the 59, McCain like-wise got zero votes in 2008. The “impossi-bility“ part seems to have come from FoxNews’ resident statistician Sean Hannity.

I then skipped down in Jones’ letter to thebullet that says “In Ohio County, Obamawon by 108 percent of the total number ofeligible voters.” Turns out there is no OhioCounty in Ohio (there’s one in Kentucky),so I concluded that Jones must have beenreferring to Wood County, Ohio, home ofBowling Green college and lots of studentvoters. PolitiFact.com investigated the 108percent claim for Wood County and rated ita “pants on fire” lie.

I was curious about Jones’ erroneous ref-erence to Ohio County, so decided toGoogle that sentence from his letter, and to

my great surprise got 474 hits with the exactsame wording. Not only that, but the exactsame opening paragraph as well. And theexact same closing paragraph. In fact, theletter that Sam Jones signed his name towas copied verbatim from one of any num-ber of right-wing Web sites. He didn’tbother to change even one word.

Call me old-fashioned, but it seems to methat if a person is going to “write” a letterto the editor, he should actually compose atleast a small portion of it himself.

Jeff PetersonLuck

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The Republicans are incensed and angryabout the intelligence failures which causedthe attack on Benghazi, Libya, in which fourlives were lost. They are holding hearingsand demanding that Hillary Clinton testifyat them and explain the oversights.

How quickly they forget. The intelligencefailures and indifference by the WhiteHouse during the Bush administrationcaused the loss of 3,000 Americans. Therewas an abundance of intelligence and CIAbriefings and warnings which were sent toPresident Bush regarding the impending at-tacks which he never bothered to read or actupon. The only thing he did was to get outof the White House, which was one of thetargets of the terrorists.

Why didn’t the Republicans bother tohold any hearings on that tragedy whichsurely eclipses the Benghazi incident in sizeand loss of life? Could it be that it was theirparty who was responsible for that disas-ter?

Darrel MathieuLuck


Beware of scams of-fering government aidWe all know the feeling of opening up

our mailboxes to find a stack of un-wanted junk mail. While these solicita-tions are often just annoyances and aresent to the recycling bin or trash can,some are dangerous schemes to obtainmoney from those that receive them.

Many of these solicitations take ad-vantage of our challenging economyand offer promises to identify govern-ment aid, secure advances on incometax refunds or provide mortgage assis-

tance. Increasingly, these mailings donot have identifying information or aredesigned to look like they come from agovernment agency. Others havevague-sounding names with only postoffice boxes for contact information.

I have personally received mail in re-cent weeks offering help in applying forgovernment programs and in receiving

student financial aid. After contactingthe Department of Agriculture, Tradeand Consumer Protection, I was in-formed that both of these solicitationsare common scams used to trick indi-viduals into paying for services thatdon’t exist or are otherwise free.

Consumers are cautioned to carefullyreview offers that request money beforeservices are provided or that demandpersonal financial information. DATCPis available to help separate the legiti-mate offers from fraudulent ones, andthe Department encourages citizens tonotify the state when they witness ques-tionable practices.

If you receive a solicitation and wantto determine if it is legitimate, pleasecontact DATCP by calling the consumerprotection hotline at 800-422-7128 or bye-mailing [email protected]. Complaints may also befiled online through DATCP’s Web siteat datcp.wi.gov/.

Additionally, please feel free to con-tact me if you need assistance in regardto a questionable mailing. You canreach me by calling my office at 800-862-1092 or 608-266-7745 or sending me ane-mail at [email protected].

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gguunn mmaakkeerrssOn Wednesday, Dec. 19, my 12-year-old

granddaughter gave a eulogy in Newtown,Conn., for her little 7-year-old friend.

The whole world knows this is a tragedythat should never have happened. But itdid because for too long the great majorityof us have been doing too little to stop theridiculous multiplication of the number ofmurderous firearms in every part of ourcountry. I do believe that our collectivegrief turned to collective outrage at thesuggestion of the NRA last Friday that thesolution to the problem is to get more gunsand put armed guards at every school inthe country.

Hey, how about armed guards at everyday care, grocery store, post office, hard-ware store, pawn shop, department store,senior center - the list does not end.

I had some honest hope that with a weekof silence, the NRA was really working onsomething for a real solution. This is howI now see that organization. They are notthere to help us keep the right to beararms. That organization is there to helpgun makers and dealers make money - itdoes not matter to them if a few babies diein the process. I would ask anyone whoreads these words to now become an advo-cate of responsible gun control, and to me

that means get rid of what I call the ma-chine guns - like the kind used in the New-town rampage. We do not need thosekinds of weapons around any more thanwe need a jet engine on our cars.

How about a few statistics on gun vio-lence in our country. Maybe some of youknow that our country ranks 10th in thenumber of firearm-related deaths in a sur-vey of 76 countries. Just ahead of us is Mex-ico with 11.4 deaths per 100,000population. We have 10.2 deaths per100,000. All of the nine countries withmore deaths than ours are either thirdworld or developing countries. We are theonly “developed” country with double-digit deaths from firearms. Japan’s is 0.07;England, 0.25; Hungary, 0.85. These figuresare readily available on the Internet.

And look at our suicide rate, we have thethird highest suicide rate, in these 76 coun-tries, from firearms. We are familiar withthis problem in Polk County, aren’t we? Iam not advocating getting rid of all guns,but, the presence of these murderous as-sault weapons cannot continue. If you haveone of these weapons, consider the fact thatyou are probably in more danger of dyingbecause of that gun than your neighbor is.Again, remember Newtown.

Kathy MuellerRural Luck

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Our neighbors save lives, why can’t we?Shelters like the Animal Ark of Hastings,

Minn., which includes Prescott, and Ani-mal Allies in Duluth, Minn., which in-cludes Superior, are both open admissionshelters. And yet, they are no-kill shelterstoo.

Animal Allies had a 96-percent live re-lease rate in 2011. They are so good at plac-ing homeless animals they are nowworking with the PetSmart Rescue Waggintransport program. This program bringsdogs and puppies from high-kill commu-nities to places like Duluth to be adoptedto homes.

Animal Ark has a 98-percent live releaserate. Animal Ark works with ShamrockAnimal Hospital, which has the contract toimpound animals in the communities ofHastings and the nearby cities of Rose-mount, Minn., and Prescott.

No-kill means saving animal lives nomatter where the animals come from:strays, surrenders, abandoned or ferals. Itdoesn’t matter what medical or behavioralissues they come with. More than 80 shel-ters across the country are proving thatmore than 90 percent of animals that comethrough their doors can be rehomed.

The Arnell Memorial Humane Society

has a 62-percent live release rate. Does Polk County have a disproportion-

ate number of dangerous, or hopelessly illand suffering animals?

The issue here is semantics. Ending thelife of a healthy or treatable animal iskilling. Ending the life of a medically hope-less and suffering animal is euthanasia. Ashelter with a live release rate below 90percent is killing healthy, treatable animals.

Our shelter is not being bullied orridiculed for accepting all animals thatneed their help. They are being held to taskfor not implementing proven strategiesthat can save up to 98 percent of lives.

It will take more than words and ideas,plans and procedures, to save these lives.It will take action, initiative and leader-ship. Our neighbors have these things.

Tanya BorgCenturia

by Gilman HalstedWisconsin Public Radio

STATEWIDE - The National Rifle Associ-ation’s proposal to put armed police offi-cers in every school in the nation is gettingboth yays and nays from state and local of-ficials in Wisconsin.

The NRA’s proposal unveiled calls onCongress to act now and put armed andtrained security officers in every school be-fore classes resume after the Christmasbreak. Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett saysthe plan proposed by NRA PresidentWayne La Pierre ignores the wide range ofvenues where mass shootings have takenplace in recent years.

“He did not talk about having armed

guards at Sikh temples or at salons, he didnot talk about the fact that in November of2009 at Fort Hood in Texas, you had anArmy psychiatrist who killed 12 peopleand injured 31 others, a place where thereare many many guns,” Barrett says.Barrett reiterated the solution he and othermayors have called for: a ban on guns withlarge bullet magazines that Barrett says aredesigned for mass murders.

The NRA’s plan is similar to one Wiscon-sin Attorney General J. B. Van Hollen en-dorsed in interview earlier. Van Hollencalled for in increase in the number of po-lice/school liaison officers who can patrolschools on a daily basis. “A program that’sbeen proven successful where its been in-

stituted,” he said. “But there really isn’tthe stomach there from the Legislature toput more money toward police/school li-aisons, but it might be the simplest solutionthat really doesn’t violate the rights or free-dom of anybody who’s not violating thelaw.”

The NRA has pledged to provide train-ing for the virtual army of school securityguards that would be needed to patrolevery school in the country. A statementreleased by the state’s largest teachersunion opposes the NRA plan and calls in-stead for keeping all guns off schoolgrounds.

NRA proposal gets mixed reviews in Wisconsin

by Chuck QuirmbachWisconsin Public Radio

MADISON - Gov. Scott Walker says he’sconsidering freezing UW tuition or puttinga cap on the size of any tuition hikes in theUW system.

Walker spoke Friday morning, Dec. 14, ata taxpayer-supported Catholic voucherschool in Milwaukee. A high school studentasked the governor about being able to af-ford going to college.�

Walker cautioned that he’s still looking atwhat to put in his state budget proposal forthe next two years, but he says he’s consid-ering some sort of freeze or cap on tuitionincreases in the University of Wisconsinsystem.

“Here’s where the problem is, not justcoming in, but afford tuition as it increaseswhile there,” he said. “How do you takecare of that?” Walker says he still wants theUW to grow and offer the programs andcourses they want to offer. He says addi-tional state aid for the system is a possibil-ity.

“State aid or other ways to offset what-ever they don’t gain in new tuition,” hesays. “Still working out with the UW.

For the first time this fall, tuition at someUW schools is topping $5,000 a semester.The UW has long complained that tuitionhikes are needed because state aid has notkept up with the cost of running the univer-sity system.

Walker: We mightfreeze or cap UW

tuition

by Patty MurrayWisconsin Public Radio

SHANNON COUNTY, S.D. - A load ofChristmas bikes will be on its way fromWisconsin to one of the nation’s poorestcommunities this weekend. It’s part of anongoing informal relationship betweentribal members in two states to help eachother out.

Shannon County, S. D., is home to thePine Ridge Indian Reservation, home tothe Oglala Sioux tribe. According to theU.S. Census Bureau, it is also the secondpoorest county in the country.

Richie Plass is a Menominee tribal mem-ber from northeastern Wisconsin. He’shelped coordinate drives of donated

goods. What started out as a coat drive sixyears ago has morphed into a twice yearlycollection of furniture, coats and more.“What we’ve done the last few years, mywife and I, we’ve collected stuff for Christ-mas for the kids out there. Help the kids onPine Ridge, help some of them have a bet-ter Christmas. Because they have literallynot much, or sometimes nothing.”

This year a load of 30 bikes and helmetswas planned for delivery. Plass says achurch group in western Wisconsin raisedthe money for the new or reconditionedbikes.

Plass also hosts the Kahlihwiyo’se pro-gram on Wisconsin Public Radio. On theshow he says he tells a story of visiting a

friend at Pine Ridge who didn’t haveenough plates to serve everyone in thehouse.

“We got done eating and I told her, ‘Youknow you have eight people in this houseand you only have three plates?’ She said,‘Yeah, well we get by.’ You know, so I re-member growing up, remember my momand dad and other Indian people saying,‘If you have a chance to help somebody outyou should help them out.’”

Plass won’t be making the trip this withthe bikes but plans another trip in thespring.

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the Siren ChamberSIREN - The Siren Chamber of Com-

merce was proud to recently welcomethree new members to its organization:Siren Motorsports Inc., Springett ImagesLLC and Tupperware.

Siren Motorsports Inc.Siren Motorsports owner Dave Bertuleit

has 26 years of experience in the auto in-dustry, beginning with car lots in Hugoand North St. Paul and now in Siren forthe last eight years.

He followed in his father’s footsteps,Lee Bertuleit, who owned AC Auto be-tween Siren and Webster for 20 years.During this time, Bertuleit visited his fa-ther often, made friends here and then de-cided to move to Siren in 2004.

Siren Motorsports is a local auto andtruck dealership that offers late-modelpreowned vehicles, select classic cars, mo-torcycles and recreational prod-ucts. Bertuleit says Siren Motorsports hasbuilt a reputation of honesty, excellentquality and prices at or below those foundin the Twin Cities. On average, Bertuleitinvests $1,000 in reconditioning per vehi-cle to ensure customers will be completelysatisfied with their purchase. Warrantiesare provided at no cost on most vehi-cles. Bertuleit also offers a custom searchservice for securing a vehicle based on acustomer’s specific needs.

Siren Motorsports is located at 8098Hwy. 70. Please contact Bertuleit at 715-

349-7576 or visit his Web site, sirenmotor-sportsinc.com for more information on hisproducts and services.

Springett Images LLCBased in their studio in Webster, Jim

and MJ Springett, of Springett Images, cre-ate beautiful works of visual art. This isquite the change for a retired 3M processand product development specialist andelectron microscopist, but they are thor-oughly enjoying their common interest inthe arts.

Jim is an oil and watercolor wildlifepainter, with waterbirds including the fed-eral duck stamp and Wisconsin waterfowlcompetitions as his passions. He alsopaints commissions from your favoritephotographs or from research he com-pletes per your request.

Nature photographer MJ is also a writerof books, calendars and a daily blog. In2010, her book “Tall Ships and Other LifeBoats” was published, documenting her2011 Twin Ports tall ships experience. Acurrent work in progress titled “FromHawk Ridge” will be released in January.

Grantsburg’s Crex Meadows and the

Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge in Mc-Gregor provide much of the inspirationfor this couple’s art. For more information,Jim can be reached at [email protected] please see their works online atjspringett.com, mjspringett.com andmjspringett.wordpress.com.

TupperwareSince 2009, independent consultant

Terri Leslie represents the timeless brandTupperware from her home in Webster.The traditional individual sales and homeparties are only part of the services she of-fers, which also include fundraisers fornonprofits and wedding parties.

The Tupperware product line includeshome storage items and systems for foodand crafts, toys, etc. Their slogan incorpo-rates health, organization, money and en-vironment. Healthy cooking options, evenin the microwave, are available, while theFridge Smart line of items for fruits andvegetables helps keep food fresher longer.Custom kitchen planning using theirmodular mates helps organize your stor-age space. Tupperware products last 30-plus years, with free replacement ifneeded, saving you money from needlessnew purchases as well as preventing foodspoilage. These long-lasting items meanless product sent to landfills, plus theitems are BPA free and therefore environ-mentally friendly.

For more information on the entirelineup of Tupperware products and serv-ices, please contact Leslie at 619-508-1466or visit the Web site MyTupper-ware.com/TerriLeslie.

Information on all of the Siren Chamberof Commerce businesses can be found atthe Siren Web site: VisitSiren.com. - fromthe Siren Chamber of Commerce

Siren Motorsports owner Dave Bertuleit, right, is welcomed by chamber President Dan Ed-aburn. - Photos submitted

Chamber director Chris Moeller, left, and President Dan Edaburn, right, welcome Jim andMJ Springett of Springett Images.

Tupperware’s Terri Leslie, center, is welcomed by chamber President Dan Edaburn and di-rector Chris Moeller.

Luck’s 28thChristmas bird count

by Gregg Westigard with submittedinformation

Leader staff writerLUCK – For 28 years, since 1952 with

many gaps, people in the Luck area havegone out in December to count the birds.On Sunday, Dec. 16, the tradition contin-ued as 15 members of the Gaylord NelsonChapter of the Audubon Society spent aday counting the area birds. (See lastweek’s Leader for the story.) Here are theresults of that count. Not sighted werered-headed woodpeckers or eveninggrosbeaks, once common in the area.There were also no viewings of Frenchhens, turtledoves or partridges, in or outof pear trees.

Luck Christmas Bird CountDec. 16, 2012

Species Totals

No. Species *Count1 Canada goose 3362 Trumpeter swan 263 Mallard 44 Ring-necked pheasant 675 Ruffed grouse 16 Wild turkey 787 Bald eagle 168 Red-tailed hawk 69 Rough-legged hawk 110 Rock pigeon 16911 Mourning dove 6612 Great horned owl 4

13 Barred owl 214 Red-bellied woodpecker 2615 Downy woodpecker 4616 Hairy woodpecker 1917 Pileated woodpecker 818 American kestrel 219 Northern shrike 220 Blue jay 10021 American crow 25322 Common raven 323 Black-capped chickadee 13424 Tufted titmouse 225 Red-breasted nuthatch 626 White-breasted nuthatch 7227 American robin 328 European starling 13629 Cedar waxwing 1030 Snow bunting 21931 American tree sparrow 11232 White-throated sparrow 233 Dark-eyed junco 9234 Northern cardinal 4135 Common grackle 136 Pine grosbeak 4137 House finch 138 Red crossbill 1139 Common redpoll 14640 Hoary redpoll 141 Pine siskin 2042 American goldfinch 4343 House sparrow 257

The species below were found in thecircle during the count week but not dur-ing the one-day count.44 Sharp-shinned hawk45 Belted kingfisher

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Roberts scores hat trick plus oneBlizzard 6, Chippewa Falls 3

by Scott HoffmanLeader staff writer

GRANTSBURG – Hat tricks do notcome often. Scoring a goal in high schoolhockey is an accomplishment. Scoringfour goals on a Chippewa Falls goalie isunheard of. Lady Blizzard Wendy Robertsfound the netting not once or twice butfour times Saturday night, Dec. 22.Blizz co-coach Mike Alderman has an im-proving squad that really establishedthemselves with a dominating perform-ance against big school rival. In the pastthe results were usually the other wayaround.

“I felt the girls did a good job establish-ing the pace of the game and getting thepuck deep in to the Chippewa zone to cre-ating scoring opportunities. We were ableto get the lead and keep the pressure onthe Cardinals, commented Alderman. Healso raved about his goalkeeper. “HopeTucker’s outstanding play in the net was akey and will be needed as the girls con-tinue to challenge top level teams thatmay have seemed previously out ofreach.”

The Blizz girls had several power playopportunities from penalties committedby Chippewa Falls. This allowed them tomove the puck around to their defense-men for some big shots from the pointsmanned by Paige Johnson, Jo Lauer andothers.

“In the third period the Blizzard girlscontrolled the puck and after one solidChippewa Falls rush that created somepanic for our girls, they settled down andfinished the game out, leaving Chippewafrustrated,” Alderman added.

Eau Claire 4, Blizzard 3

EAU CLAIRE – The Blizzard girlshockey team fell in a tough game againstthe Eau Claire Stars on Tuesday, Dec. 18.

The Blizzard fell behind 2-1 after thefirst period but got the first goal of thegame off Ashley Dietmeier with assistfrom Wendy Roberts. The Stars made it a3-1 game but Kassie Lien put it in the netin the third period unassisted, and the

Blizzard tied the game up at three apiecewhen Roberts scored a goal on assistsfrom Dietmeier and Roberts. Unfortu-nately, the Stars pulled out the victory de-spite a solid effort from the Blizzard.

“With a new forecheck in place the girlsare working well together and are able toput lots of pressure on the goaltenders. Weoutshot the Stars every period,” said Bliz-

zard coach Rick Quimby. “First period wecame out with a flurry of shots but onlyended up lighting the lamp once. We aregetting good pressure from all three linesincluding the defense jumping up into theplay. The second period we again outshotthe Stars but ended with still only 1 on theboard. The STARS changed to a 1-2-2forecheck and it took the girls about halfof the second period to figure out how toget the puck out of our zone as the Starswere doing a good job of clogging up thebreakout.”

Quimby added that the girls came outfired up in the third period after the break,battling back to tie the game.

“It was a disapointing loss as the girlsoutshot the Stars nearly 3 to 1 but overalla great hockey game,” Quimby said.– Marty Seeger

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WWINTER INTER SSPORTSPORTSBlizzard girls rout Chippewa Falls 6-3

Blizz net minder Hope Tucker had lots of company around the net Saturday, Dec. 22, versusChippewa Falls. Helping out were the Blizzard’s Jo Lauer, No. 7, Paige Johnson, No. 11, andSam O’brien, No. 20. – Photos by Scott Hoffman

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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – AugustanaVikings junior forward and formerLuck standout basketball player Bren-nan Olson scored two points during aVikings 71-64 win over Upper Iowa onSaturday, Dec. 15, to wrap up the firsthalf of the season before heading intothe holiday break. The Vikings are cur-rently unranked in a Division 2 nation-wide coaches poll, yet have an overallrecord of 8-1 and 4-1 Northern Sun In-tercollegiate Conference record. TheVikings will resume play again onFriday, Jan. 4, when they host Concor-dia-St. Paul, Minn. – Marty Seeger withinformation from goaugie.com

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Teammates Abby Stevens and Kassie Lien, No. 2, congratulate Wendy Roberts, No. 24, afterher fourth goal of the night versus Chippewa Falls.

Johanna Lauer looks to keep the puck outof the net in front of goalie Wendy Roberts.


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Follow up with win over tough

Lakers teamSiren 65, Webster 34

by Marty SeegerLeader staff writer

WEBSTER – The Siren Dragons wereable to fend off the Tigers on Thursday,Dec. 20, with sound defense and a high-energy offensive attack.

“I thought we played a real good firstquarter and first half. We led 19-1 after onequarter. I think our defense is starting toget better and so is our rebounding. Thoseare two areas that we need to improve onif we want to compete with the goodteams in the conference and in the area,”said Siren coach Ryan Karsten.

The Tigers picked it up a bit on offensein the second quarter but much of their of-fense came from the free-throw line,shooting 7 of 12.

The Dragons led 38-14 at halftime andnever looked back from there. Karstenwas pleased with Carly Good and Brit-tany Coulter with assisting perimetershooters Mackenzie Smith and RavenEmery, who combined for eight 3-pointersin the game.

“I thought Webster really played hardin the second half and took it to us inareas. We need to control the boards andlimit our fouls if we hope to have a chanceto win conference. I see improvement inboth areas. With the Christmas breakupon us, I hope we can use it to get betterin these and all areas!” Karsten said.

Smith led the Dragons with 18 pointsfollowed by Coulter, 10; Caitlyn Daniels,eight; Zoe Emery, Good, Hope Petersonand Raven Emery each had six; JessicaStrabel, four; and Emily Howe had onepoint.

Webster’s Stefani Wambolt led Websterwith seven points, Raelyn Tretsven, AngelChristianson and Cailea Dochniak eachhad six, Christina Weis, five, and KennaGall and Alyx Hatfield each had two.

Unity 42, Cornell 34CORNELL – The Unity Eagle girls bas-

ketball team picked up a nonconferencewin at Cornell on Thursday, Dec. 20. TheEagles left the first quarter tied and weretrailing 19-15 at halftime, before pullingahead for good in the third quarter,outscoring Cornell 19-9.

Shauna Jorgenson led with 17 points,followed by Maddie Ramich, 13, SarahBader, six, and Markell Ramich, BelleFoeller, and Emily Gross each had twopoints.

Unity will have a long Christmas breakbut will get back to playing again onThursday, Jan. 3, when they host ClearLake beginning at 7:30 p.m.

Siren 44, Shell Lake 39SIREN – The Lady Dragons hosted the

Lakers on Friday, Dec. 21, and came awaywith a nice win heading into the holidaybreak. The Dragons led 16-11 after the firstquarter and held a 23-22 halftime edge,but continued to stay one step ahead ofthe Lakers.

Hope Peterson had 15 points for theDragons followed by Carly Good with 10,Mackenzie Smith, eight, Raven Emery,five, Zoe Emery, three, Kyaisha Kettula,two and Brittany Coulter, one.

Dragon girls take charge over Tigers

Tiger Lexi Piepho drives the baseline but is denied by Siren’s Zoe Emery. – Photos by JoshJohnson, MaxPreps

Brittany Coulter breaks away for an easybucket on Thursday, Dec. 20, against Web-ster.

Extremely physicalgame nearly gets

out of handSt. Croix Falls 50, Grantsburg 33


ST. CROIX FALLS – The Saints over-came a tough conference challenge from afeisty Grantsburg squad in the featurematchup Thursday night, Dec. 20, 50-33.

For a while it appeared the game hadsomehow morphed into some kind of agirls all-star wrestling match with two-legtakedowns and figure-four leg locks. Eventhe fans started making noise about theno foul calls.

Saints big gun Jess Rademacher left thegame with a knee injury as did NatalieSempf, but Sempf was able to return.Rademacher returned to the bench on

crutches and with a large bag of ice.Grantsburg seem to be moving the ball

well but could not hit the open shots.Coach Kelly Hallberg knows the Pirateswere off their game. “We had good ballpressure but struggled executing off ofturnovers. Our offense had a hard timefinding rhythm. The ball just wasn’t drop-ping and we missed a lot of shots.”

Although she fouled out, Macy Hanson,who scored 11 points, played with greatintensity. The Saints were led by dominat-ing Jess Rademacher with 12 points all inthe first quarter.

Lady Saints march over the Pirates

A pile of Saints and Pirates fight for a looseball during a physical game at St. Croix Fallson Thursday, Dec. 20. The Saints ended upwinning the game 50-33. – Photo by Scott Hoff-man

Shell Lake’s Taylor Bauch and ShaniaPokorny try to fight off Siren’s Carly Good fora rebound.Emily Howe goes up hard for a rebound against the Shell Lake Lakers.


By rule, LFG gets the win

LFG 36, Unity 36


BALSAM LAKE – It was an excitingnight of wrestling in Balsam Lake Thurs-day, Dec. 20, as the Eagles hosted a Lake-land Conference battle againstLuck/Frederic/Grantsburg. The matchliterally came down to the final bout be-tween Unity’s Zac Baxter and LFG’s TimLund at 145 pounds. The Eagles trailed 36-30 and needed a pin in the final match ofthe evening to tie it up, and Baxter deliv-ered with a pin in the second period. De-spite tying the game, LFG was theeventual winner, according to LFG coachChris Bartlett.

“The criteria states ‘The team havingwon the greater number of matches (in-cluding forfeits) shall be declared the win-ner.’ It is a lot of pressure to put on yourkids to say we need a pin, not just a winagainst an opponent,” Bartlett said.“Unity has a good group of young kids onthe team. It was a very entertainingmatch.”

LFG started the night strong with LFG’sTony Britton getting a 7-3 win over ColtonSorensen, who put up a good fightthroughout the entire match at 152. It wasa fast match where both athletes seemedto have opportunities for a pin or to scorepoints, but Britton won out.

At 160, Josh Glover got the pin overUnity’s Dakota Lofgren in 2 minutes, 39seconds, and Alex Richey was a winner bypin in 2:57 over Unity’s Ty Hoffbeck,which put LFG up 15-0. But the Eaglesclimbed back into it, scoring six points inthe next round by forfeit, and another sixon a pin by Justin Peper over Blain

Clemons at 220.At 285, Alex Lennartson earned a win

by forfeit but was also recognized for his113th career victory. Lennartson is one ofthe nine Unity wrestlers in history to ac-complish the feat and still has a lot of sea-son remaining to add more wins to analready impressive career.

The Eagles and LFG both won by forfeitin the next matches at 106 and 113 to makeit a 24-21 advantage for the Eagles. Thenat 120, Tucker Olson put another sixpoints on the board with a pin over JaredLund.

In the final four matches of the night,LFG won three of them, including a pinfor Hunter Dodds over Matt Volgren at126 in 1:02, and a pin for Evan Ryan at 132over Damon Bearhart in 3:15.

Both Unity and LFG, as well as St. CroixFalls, will be competing at the annualNorthern Badger wrestling tournament inRiver Falls that will take place on Fridayand Saturday, Dec. 28-29.


Eagles, LFG end dual match with a tie

Hunter Dodds, an LFG junior, was able toget six points with a pin over Unity freshmanMatt Volgren.

Unity’s Zac Baxter earned a pin over Tim Lund in the final match of the evening to even upthe final score at 36 points apiece. LFG still ended up winning the dual in an exciting night ofwrestling on Thursday, Dec. 20. – Photos by Marty Seeger

LFG sophomore Josh Glover got a second-period win over Dakota Lofgren at 160pounds.

Unity’s Colton Sorensen and Tony Brittonhad an exciting match to begin the dual tour-nament at Unity High School Thursday, Dec.20.

At 170 pounds, LFG wrestler Alex Richeydefeated Ty Hoffbeck by a pin.

Unity’s Justin Peper got a pin over BlaineClemons at 220 pounds.

Grantsburg gets bigconference road winGrantsburg 55, St. Croix Falls 42


ST. CROIX FALLS – Grantsburg secureda comfortable road win Thursday, Dec. 20,at the expense of a much taller Saintssquad. The Pirates were playing a toughdefense and had a great sense of movingthe ball to the open shooter around Saintsbig guy 6-foot-6 Andrew Erickson.Grantsburg led only by two, 15 to 13, atthe end of the first quarter but had tripledthe lead by the half, 20 to 26. The thirdquarter is when the Pirates really came tolife, pouring in 18 points to the Saintsnine. Grantsburg’s head coach Nick Hall-berg was pleased with the team’s per-formance, especially against a conferenceopponent in hostile territory.

“I felt we maybe played our most bal-anced game yet. We have a few noncon-ference games coming up before we seeanother conference opponent. It will giveus an idea of what we need to continue toget stronger at to keep this thing going inthe right direction. It was a big conferencewin and nice way to go into the holidaybreak.”

Leading the Pirates in buckets were JoeGaffney and Connor Myers and for theSaints, Andrew Erickson and Noah Cast-erton.

Little Pirates take it to big Saints

Saints senior Gus Johnson displays hiswingspan over St. Croix's Andrew Erickson.

Grantsburg Pirates freshman Jaeger Staeven does his best to sneak through Saints defend-ers Nick Lunde and Noah Casterton during the Thursday, Dec. 20, conference game. – Photosby Scott Hoffman



Hacker’s Lanes

Sunday Afternoon YouthStandings: Back 2 The North 32.5,Team 28, We Bowl 28, The Bowlers23, A.J.R. 23, DCF 21.5.Boys games: Jordan Bazey (TB)243, Austin Bruss (DCF) 237, ZachSchmidt (TB) 229.Boys series: Jordan Bazey (TB)661, Parker Steen (B2TN) 620, ZachSchmidt 602.Girls games: Avery Steen (AJR)214, Julia Owens (DCF) 161, Kerri-gan Ekholm (T) 143. Girls series: Avery Steen (AJR)531, Julia Owens (DCF) 388, Kerri-gan Ekholm (T) 384. Team games: The Bowlers 661,DCF 513, Back 2 The North 495.Team series: The Bowlers 1849,DCF 1421, Back 2 The North 1339.

Monday Afternoon RetiredStandings: Bears 40, Vultures 33,Eagles 32.5, Hummingbirds 31,Nighthawks 30.5, Badgers 28,Swans 25.Men’s games (Handicap): DennisBohn 233, Alvin Tyler 230, DaveBannie 218.Men’s series (Handicap): DaveBannie 603, Alvin Tyler 588, DennisBohn 587.Women’s games (Handicap): MaryYoung 246, Marge Traun 239,Denise Donahue & Marge Traun236.Women’s series (Handicap):Denise Donahue 657, Marge Traun656, Mary Young 612.Team games (Handicap): Bears834, Badgers 821, Swans 812.Team series (Handicap): Bears2409, Badgers 2311, Eagles 2277.

Wednesday Night EarlyStandings: Daeffler’s Quality Meats39.5, Skol Bar 36, Lake Services Un-limited 34, S&S Tree Bird Shoppe33.5, Cummings Lumber 30, Pio-neer Bar 29, Stotz & Co. 22, LarsenAuto Center 16.Individual games: Brett Daeffler(DQM) 259 & 248, Don Swanson

(CL) & Jim Sladky (S&S) 247.Individual series: Brett Daeffler(DQM) 708, Jim Sadky (S&S) &Buck Hanson (PB) 671.Team games: S&S Tree BirdShoppe 1008, Skol Bar 1007, Cum-mings Lumber 995.Team series: Skol Bar 2899, S&STree Bird Shoppe 2839, CummingsLumber 2767.

Thursday EarlyStandings: American Family Siren59, Red Iron Studios 48.5, WikstromConstruction 48.5, Daeffler’s QualityMeats 48, Hell Raisers 45.5, GrindellLaw Offices 42, Kinetico 36.5, FabFour 36. Individual games: Dennis Lieder(AFS) 230, Blake Hall (HR) 224,Nick Skow (DQM) 223.Individual series: Ed Bitler (RIS)619, Dennis Lieder (AFS) 606, DonMcKInney (FF) 604.Team games: Daeffler’s QualityMeats 630, Red Iron Studios 584,American Family Siren 559.Team series: Red Iron Studios1630, American Family Siren 1615,Daeffler’s Quality Meats 1605.Consecutive strikes (5 or more):Dennis Lieder 5x = 230; DaveGrindell 5x = 196.Games 50 pins or more above av-erage: Blake Hall 224 (+79); DennisLieder 230 (+63); Mike Route 220(+55).Series 100 or more above aver-age: Dennis Lieder 606 (+105).

Splits converted: 2-4-7-10: DaveHall. 4-7-10: Ed Bitler.

Friday Night LadiesStanding: Pin Heads 80.5, JunqueArt 68, Frederic Design 64, TheLeader 61, SKM 60.5. Individual games: Margie Traun197, Cindy Denn 193, Linda Richter190.Individual series: Margie Traun529, Gail Linke 520, Karen Carlson495.Team games: Pin Heads 661, TheLeader 656, SKM 596.

Team series: Pin Heads 1864,Junque Art 1748, SKM 1699.Games 50 or more above average:Kim Owen. Splits converted: 4-7-5: Gail Linke.

McKenzie Lanes

Monday Night MadnessStandings: Eagle Lounge 20, BonTon 12, Alleycats 12, Mishaps 4.Individual game: Debbie Swanson181, Debbie Trombley 155, Cathy Al-brecht & Pam Alleva 145.Individual series: Debbie Swanson516, Pam Alleva 409, Debra Mattson406.Team games (Handicap): Bon Ton600, Eagle Lounge 593.Team series (Handicap): EagleLounge 1725, Mishaps 1720.

Monday Night LadiesStandings: Wolf Creek Log Furni-ture 66, Metal Products 47, McKen-zie Lanes 46, Frederic Truck &Trailer 44, Milltown Appliance 40.5,Edina Divas 40, Alyeska Contracting36.5, Bye 14.Individual games: Kathy McKenzie195, Toni Sloper 191, Patti Katzmark183.Individual series: Toni Sloper 504,Patti Katzmark & Kathy McKenzie474.Team games (Handicap): EdinaDivas 837.Team series (Handicap): Edina

Divas 2445.Tuesday Women’s

Standings: Custom Outfitter 24,Kindred Spirits 21, Gutter Dusters19.5, Hauge Dental 17.5, CountryGals 17, Kassel Tap 16, LC’s Gals11.5, Tomlinson Insurance 9.5. Individual games: Jan Kruse 210,Lonnie Stowell 195, Norma Hauge187.Individual series: Norma Hauge538, Jane Smith 532, Jan Kruse530.Team games: Custom Outfitter 824,Country Gals 818, Hauge Dental808.Team series: Country Gals 2390,Custom Outfitter 2362, Hauge Den-tal 2356.

Tuesday Night Men’sStandings: Dream Lawn 91.5, Cen-turview Park 86.5, Steve’s Appliance86, Nel-Lo-Hill Farm 82.5, TheDugout 80, Hack’s Pub 74, McKen-zie Lanes 72, The Cobbler Shop67.5. Individual games: Mike Hall 279,Donny Potting Jr. 267, Jamie Booth256.Individual series: Mike Hill 738,Darren McKenzie 724, Donny Pot-ting Jr. 721.Team games (Handicap): DreamLawn 1251.Team series (Handicap): DreamLawn 3601.

Wednesday Early LeagueStandings: Cutting Edge 8, Great-land Transportation 6, Dalles House4, Gehrman Auto Body 4, Suzie Q’s4, Adamark Repair 4, BalsamBranch Transport 0, Bye 2.Men’s games: Merlin Fox 255, MikeWelling 237, Matt Kamish 237.Men’s series: Merlin Fox 673, Den-nis Hansen 619, Eric Hoffman 615.Women’s games: Patty Walker157, Jeanne Kizer 147, CarrieSchultz 146.Women’s series: Patty Walker 424,Jeanne Kizer 422, Carrie Schultz413.Team games (Handicap): Dalles

House 743.Team series (Handicap): DallesHouse 2022.

Wednesday Night Men’sStandings: Tiger Express 36, EdinaRealty 36, Dalles Electrician 34,Davy’s Construction 30, Reed’s Ma-rina 25, Harvest Moon 22, McKenzieLanes 21, Hanjo Farms 20. Individual games: Darren McKen-zie 300, Derek Swenson 267, NickValentine 256.Individual series: Darren McKenzie700, Jason Schultz 681, CraigWillert 657.Team games (Handicap): Tiger Ex-press 1127, Edina Realty 1056.Team series (Handicap): Edina Re-alty 3050, Tiger Express 2990.

Junior LeagueBoys games: Ayden McKenzie 156,Roen Aronson 130, Matthew Peter-son 122.Boys series: Ayden McKenzie 409,Roen Aronson 328, Matthew Peter-son 310.Girls games: Danielle Ahlm 148,Elsie Flom 93, Taylor Lehner 90.Girls series: Danielle Ahlm 429,Taylor Lehner 221, Elsie Flom 221.

Denny’s Downtown Lanes

Wednesday Night Men’sStandings: Radio Shack 58.5,Wood River Pharmacy 50, Boyd’sOutdoor Power 49, Grantsburg San-itary 41, Fiedler Ford 40.5, DummyTeam 13. Individual games (Handicap):Jared Nelson 267, Terry Larson 228,Randy Carey 227.Individual series (Handicap):Randy Carey 629, Jared Nelson 606,Dennis McKenzie and Terry Larson581.Team games (Handicap): Boyd’sOutdoor Power 986, Fiedler Ford974, Wood River Pharmacy 926.Team series (Handicap): Boyd’sOutdoor Power 2874, Fiedler Ford2735, Radio Shack 2721.

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

Siren 74, Webster 34


WEBSTER – Dragon junior Davey St.John scored 32 points in a big Siren victoryover Webster on Thursday, Dec. 20, atWebster. The Dragons led 16-7 after thefirst quarter, and 35-1 at the half beforeopening the game up in the third scoring24 points, with 11 coming from St. John.

Will Barr had 16 points for the Dragons,followed by Aaron Ruud, 10, Jared Emery,seven, Josiah Wagner, six, Reuben Mix-sooke, two, and Matt Wampfler, one.

The Tigers were led by Oudy Weber

with 12 points, Jake Sargent and ShawnStevens each had six, Sean Martinez andDade McCarthy with four apiece, andMike Johnson, two.

Unity 51, Cornell 24CORNELL – The Unity Eagles won big

at Cornell on Thursday, Dec. 20. No gamestats were available.

Siren boys stomp Webster

Will Barr III goes up for the easy bucket.Dragon Davey St. John lays one in over

Jacob Sargent of Webster.Siren’s Nate Martin goes up for a shot but is fouled by Webster’s Mike Johnson on Thurs-

day, Dec. 20, in Webster. – Photos by Josh Johnson, MaxPreps


Luck 59, Frederic 45


LUCK – The Luck Cardinal girls wereable to come back from a double-digit firstquarter deficit to defeat the rival FredericVikings, 59-45, in a West Lakeland Con-ference contest on Thursday, Dec. 20, atLuck.

Frederic came out on fire, knockingdown almost every shot they made whiledouble-teaming the Cardinals enough tolimit their scoring and allowing Frederica 17-4 lead at one point.

"We started strong in the first quarter,had balanced scoring and built a lead,which held through the half," stated Fred-eric head coach Troy Wink. "But we had aslow third quarter which ultimately costus the game."

The Cardinal recovered late in the firstframe and almost tied the feisty Vikes bythe half, which had Frederic still leadingby a 30-28 mark.

But as Wink confirmed, his Vikings hada tough time converting those baskets inthe third frame, while the Cardinals came

to life offensively, and outscored theVikings by a 31-15 margin in the secondhalf.

"We did a nice job of getting to the free-throw line, but didn't convert enough ofthem," Wink stated.

Frederic senior Natalie Phernetton ledthe Vikings with 14 points, followedclosely by junior Carly Gustafson with aneven dozen points.

Luck senior Avery Steen led all scorerswith 22 points, followed by Cardinal jun-ior Darian Ogilvie's 10 points and eightmore from sophomore Jenni Holdt.

The Cardinals ended up winning by 14points, 59-45, and with the win stayednear the top of the conference. The gamewas the last of the holidays for bothsquads before their break.

Luck girls recover against Vikes

A brilliant unde-feated record of 8-0last week raised thePrediction King’sseasonal mark to 39-13 for a 75 seasonalpercent successrate. “That’s a fivepercentage-pointimprovement,” hesaid, while pluckinga freshly killed giant wild turkeyWednesday morn-ing. This week he’lltake a break frompoetry and insteadoffer only the scoresof each game.

Girls games

Grantsburg 63, Hinckley-Finlayson 29Pine City 41, Webster 39Grantsburg 51, Pine City 43Webster 39, Hinckley-Finlayson 23St. Croix Falls 66, Cumberland 30

Boys games

Siren 44, Bruce 43Elmwood 60, St. Croix Falls 46Grantsburg 58, Hinckley-Finlayson 40Clayton 43, Frederic 29Pine City 52, Webster 33Grantsburg 63, Pine City 41Frederic 50, Bruce 44Hinckley-Finlayson 39, Webster 37Glenwood City 60, St. Croix Falls 50

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BOYS BASKETBALLStandings

Team Conf. OverallLuck Cardinals 4-0 8-1St. Croix Falls Saints 3-0 4-3Unity Eagles 3-1 7-1Grantsburg Pirates 3-1 5-2Frederic Vikings 1-3 2-5Siren Dragons 1-4 1-6Webster Tigers 0-3 0-9

ScoresThursday, December 20Grantsburg 55, St. Croix Falls 42Unity 51, Cornell 24Luck 44, Frederic 16Siren 74, Webster 34

UpcomingThursday, December 271 p.m. Siren vs. Bruce at Clayton2 p.m. St. Croix Falls at Glenwood City5:40 p.m. Grantsburg vs. Hinkley-Finlayson at Webster7:30 p.m. Pine City at Webster7 p.m. Frederic at ClaytonFriday, December 282 p.m. Grantsburg vs. Pine City at Webster3 p.m. Bruce vs. Frederic at Clayton3:50 p.m. Hinckley-Finlayson at Webster8 p.m. St. Croix Falls at Glenwood CityThursday, January 37:30 p.m. Cameron at Grantsburg

Siren at Prairie Farm

BOYS HOCKEYStandings

Team OverallBlizzard 3-4-1

ScoresTuesday, December 18Blizzard 4, Legacy Christian Academy 4

UpcomingThursday, December 27TBD Blizzard at Rochester Tournament Friday, December 28TBD Blizzard at Rochester Tournament Saturday, December 29TBD Blizzard at Rochester Tournament

WRESTLINGUpcoming

Friday-Saturday, December 28-29LFG, St. Croix Falls and Unity at River Falls (Northern Badger Tournament)

GIRLS BASKETBALLStandings

Team Conf. OverallSt. Croix Falls Saints 4-0 6-0Luck Cardinals 4-0 5-3Siren Dragons 3-1 6-2Unity Eagles 2-1 5-3Grantsburg Pirates 0-3 2-4Webster Tigers 0-3 2-6Frederic Vikings 0-3 2-7

ScoresThursday, December 20Unity 42, Cornell 34Luck 59, Frederic 45Siren 65, Webster 34St. Croix Falls 50, Grantsburg 33Friday, December 21Siren 44, Shell Lake 39

UpcomingThursday, December 272 p.m. Grantsburg vs. Hinckley-Finlayson at Webster3:50 p.m. Pine City at WebsterFriday, December 285:40 p.m. Grantsburg vs. Pine City at Webster7:30 p.m. Hinckley-Finlayson at Webster7:30 p.m. St. Croix Falls at CumberlandThursday, January 37:30 p.m. Clear Lake at Unity

Clayton at Webster

GIRLS HOCKEYStandings

Team OverallBlizzard 5-5

ScoresSaturday, December 22Blizzard 6, Chippewa Falls 3

UpcomingFriday, December 2810 a.m. Superior at Siren2 p.m. Black River Falls at Siren6 p.m. TBDSaturday, January 57 p.m. Blizzard vs. Moose Lake-Willow River at Siren

GYMNASTICSUpcoming

Friday, January 46:30 p.m. Rush City at Grantsburg Community Center

LEADER SPORTSSCOREBOARD

Luck 44, Frederic 16


LUCK – The Luck Cardinals remainedundefeated in conference play with a re-sounding victory over neighboring Fred-eric on Thursday, Dec. 20 at home, winning44-16.

Luck led by a 23-5 mark at the half, andnever trailed. They were able to hold theVikings to just a lone point for the secondand third quarters combined.

Frederic recovered slightly in the finalframe, notching 10 points to make it closerin the final numbers.

Nobody scored in double digits for theCards, but three players scored eightpoints each: Brodie Kunze, Evan Armourand Dylan Lemay, who started for pointguard Trent Strapon, who was out sick.

Both squads took some time off for theholiday break, when the Cards will host St.Croix Falls on Tuesday, Jan. 8, while Fred-eric gets back to work on Thursday, Dec.27, with a tournament game at Clayton,

Cardinal boys fend off the Vikes

Luck junior Karsten Petersen goes in fortwo of his points in last week’s victory overFrederic. – Photo by Greg Marsten

Frederic sophomore Lara Harlander dribbles past Luck defenders Avery Steen and Jaimee Buck in the Thursday, Dec. 20, West Lakeland Conference contest.

LEFT: Frederic's Kendra Mossey drives up-court with Luck's Jaimee Buck defending ather side. – Photos by Greg Marsten


My long-leggednephew, Riese, hasn’ttaken long to surpassthe height of his unclein his first 13 years, butit wasn’t the legs keep-ing him more than 10feet ahead as wedragged our feetthrough squeaky coldsnow on our trek to adeep bend along theHay River. He wasmore excited than any-thing, and filled withquestions about thetraps I’d set the day be-fore in my never-end-ing quest for an otter,and the reasons whyI’ve decided to take uptrapping. He was also inquisitive aboutwhat exactly an otter would be doing in10-degree weather on Christmas Eve.

“I don’t think I’ve ever seen an otter,”he said, as we walked through a smallopening that was once wet in the fall, butnow cased in ice.

“Are we walking on water right now?”he prodded, and the questions persisted.

Remaining mostly speechless for muchof our short jaunt through brush and tagalders, he paused for a moment to ask ifhe was going the right way. When I toldhim to simply follow my footpaths, hebegan to walk faster, enthusiastic as I wasto see if an otter had indeed found its waythrough the trap.

“Whoa! This is cool, I don’t think I’veever been here before, Mart!”

It was true, he hadn’t been here before,despite our many fishing excursions, yetI had fished the area many times over theyears in search of trout. By Wisconsintrout stream standards it’s a fairly largepool of water where the river takes a hardturn south. It’s a stone’s throw wide butfairly deep, and has held many brooktrout over the years. Unfortunately, thehabitat isn’t quite as good as it used to beand the trout aren’t as plentiful as theyused to be either. But there are still fish inthe area, no doubt, as the otter sign alongthe water’s edge indicated, as well ascrayfish, also one of the otter’s favorites.

Along with it being a decent area to tryfor trout, what also makes this particularspot “cool” is that it’s tough not to pauseand take notice of the very steep bluff thatstretches high in the air along the deeppool in the river. It’s a wonder why anyof the ancient white pines surrounding it,and those clinging to the steep bluff,haven’t been blown over but they’vefound their niche along the river and addto the beauty of the area, especially whenit’s covered with a heavy layer of snow.

It’s one of the many areas you wouldn’tsee from a roadway, but a place you needto walk a bit to get to. The lucky home-owner on top of the bluff on the otherside of the river has a postcard view fromtheir windows on a daily basis, yet evenwith the home slightly in view, the areastill feels secluded and far away from anyroads. At least for the brief moment wewere there to enjoy it, and it was just oneof the many reasons, I informed mynephew, as to why I trap, or do anythingelse that gives me a reason to pull me out-side. The television, I told him, can onlydo so much.

Much of the river was open only aweek earlier but now it was frozen exceptfor a few areas where the current was toofast to freeze. The previous two days I’dspent several hours and walked what feltlike miles in search of otter sign, and tomy surprise, found it in an area closest tocivilization. Over the past two weeks, theotter has continually remained one stepahead. I’d find good sign and tracks, onlyto find the following days void of anyotter life.

My trap, as my nephew and I soon dis-covered on Monday, was empty onceagain, yet the signs from the day beforewere still very much visible. One of thosesigns was the obvious tracks left by theotter, which moves along on land in a lop-ing fashion. The tracks are side by side,with five toes on the front, and five on theback foot. The flattened trail going intothe river, which I call slides, or slips,could be seen as well, leading to a verydistinctive thing called an otter latrine, orsprint. Otters defecate in these often highpoints along the river, and it’s also a placewhere they’ll vomit undigested fish parts,scales or bones from a previous meal.

Riese was slightly grossed out by someof the signs left by the otter, yet it was afun learning lesson for the both of us. Weleft the trap for another day in hopes theotter would be back, but on Christmasday, I went back to the area alone, only tosee the trap empty again. Signs of theotter were rapidly deteriorating from thefew days before when the spot was veryactive with life. Unfortunately, the areasalong the river where there was onceopen water, have succumbed to the sub-zero temperatures and are now frozen aswell. The otter likely predicted thechange and has since moved on to findbetter areas to search for food. In defeat,I broke the trap free and will somedaysoon continue my search for more signalong the river, which, up to this point,has been the best part. With a home rangesaid to be approximately three miles,there’s no telling where the otter could benow but I’m confident he’ll be back againsomeday soon. Until then, I’m taking ad-vantage of the rapidly increasing ice onarea lakes and, like the otter, do some ofmy own fishing.

An otter sprint, or latrine, can be seen along the river indicating that an otter had recentlyused the area. The opening in the water was the perfect entryway and exit from the river, butis now completely frozen over, an the elusive otter has moved on. – Photos by Marty Seeger

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Workshop series 2013 at Crex MeadowsGRANTSBURG – The new year is fast

approaching and resolutions are beingmade. Don’t forget to think about nature,outdoors and Crex Meadows in 2013!

Crex has a new workshop series start-ing in January. A carnivore tracking andwolf ecology workshop is scheduled forSaturday, Jan. 12, beginning at 8:30 a.m.Lunch and materials will be provided by acitizen science monitoring grant. Register by calling or e-mail [email protected].

Hear about the various bird feedertypes and what birds are attracted tothem. Find out what kind of birdseed andother foods to use in your feeders. Learnwhere to put them in your yard as well.

View the feeders and watch the birds inthe backyard of Crex Meadows WildlifeEducation and Visitor Center on Saturday,Feb. 2, from 1 p.m., to 4 p.m., with a pres-entation at 2 p.m. No registration neces-sary.

Discover more about the birds in yourbackyard on Saturday, Feb. 23, from 9 a.m.to noon with the Bluebirds and Your Back-yard workshop. Bluebirds are a specialbird we all look for as a sign of spring andwarmer weather to come, and you canhave bluebirds in your backyard too. Joinexpert Iler Anderson from the BluebirdRestoration Association of Wisconsin ashe shares his experiences about bluebirds.Learn about bluebirds, importance of their

homes, and more. You will also have theopportunity to create, take home, andmonitor your own bluebird house. Spaceis limited, preregistration required.

Help expert Bruce Bacon, retired DNR,band songbirds on Tuesday, May 14, from8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Attendees will see differ-ent methods used to capture birds forbanding and the variety of bands used.Participants will be able to hold, releaseand photograph birds. This will be a spe-cial experience for all involved. Space lim-ited; cost $8 adults, $5 children (under 12)to help offset banding expenses; preregis-tration required.

More workshops are still in the plan-ning process. Topics may include: duck

banding (August), wild rice processing(September), and deer processing (Octo-ber).

There will be a Candlelight Night onSaturday, Jan. 26, from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.Walk, snowshoe or cross-country ski theluminaria-lit one-mile trail. Snowshoesavailable on first-come, first-served basis.

For more information about theseevents at Crex Meadows, please call 715-463-2739, visit crexmeadows.org, or findthem on Facebook. Friends of Crex sup-port this and other programs. You can bemore involved by joining the Friends ofCrex. – submitted

Wisconsin wolf hunting and trapping season closesMADISON – Wisconsin’s first modern

wolf hunting and trapping season came toa close at 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 23, after theWisconsin Department of Natural Re-sources closed the last remaining zonethat was open to wolf harvest.

Wolf harvest Zone 3 was the sixth andlast wolf harvest zone to be closed thisseason. All wolf harvest zones are nowclosed.

“The wolf harvest trend in Zone 3 hadbeen steady through the firearm deer sea-

son, but slowed down after the deer sea-son. The harvest picked up again this lastweek with Zone 3 being the only remain-ing zone open in the state. Now withinone wolf of the quota, we will close thezone to avoid overharvest” said KurtThiede, DNR Lands Division administra-tor. “This is Wisconsin’s inaugural season.We have learned much about hunter andtrapper success rates, and will learn moreas we analyze additional data. This willhelp us draft permanent rules and the

long-term management of our wolf pop-ulation.”

“We are pleased that hunters and trap-pers have been successful in achieving ourquota, and the harvest was well-distrib-uted across the state. We are closing thewolf season with the harvest at 115, be-cause we may have one or more still har-vested until our closure goes into effecttomorrow,” said Thiede.

The state wolf harvest quota for Zone 3was set at 18 wolves and the closure

process was initiated when wolf 17 washarvested on Dec. 21. Wolf hunters andtrappers are advised that all wolf huntingand trapping has been closed statewide asof 5 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 23. Any wolvesharvested up until that time will need tobe called in within 24 hours at 855-299-9653.

For more information, search for “wolf“on the DNR Web site. – from the DNR

For a brief moment, an otter visited thisbank along the river only to return back tothe water.


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The Grantsburg Area Chamber of Com-merce welcomed a new business, OhnstadTherapy Services, to Grantsburg. Shownhere for the ribbon cutting (L to R):are:David Rudolph, Olivia Ohnstad, DarleneRudolph, Dan Ohnstad, Marie Ohnstad,Nicki Peterson, Greg Peer and Phyllis Ohn-stad.

The Grantsburg Area Chamber of Commerce welcomed a new business, Swedberg-Taylor Fu-neral Home, to the Grantsburg community. Shown here for the ribbon cutting (L to R) are: NickiPeterson, Pat Taylor, Stacey Taylor, April Carr and Greg Peer.

Siren Elementary students weretreated with Kindle Fire e-readers fortheir classrooms. These e-readerswere made possible by a grant fromthe Dollar General Literacy Founda-tion. Each classroom will have an e-reader for the students to use duringtheir reading workshop time. Thereading workshops are designed toapproximate real-life reading andwriting experiences in hopes that allstudents will become lifelong read-ers and writers. The Kindle Fires willhelp facilitate these real-life experi-ences since reading from a book isno longer the only way to read. Theywill provide another way to allow stu-dents to practice the strategiestaught as well as engage them in lit-eracy learning. Shown in photo isMrs. Wicklund and Mrs. Pippin, Title 1resource teachers, and one studentfrom each classroom in which thenew e-readers will be part of theirreading workshops. - Photo submitted

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Each year the students in Ms. Polzine’s class at the Grantsburg Elementary Schoolhave the opportunity to choose what they want to do for their Christmas gift exchange.For the past four years they have voted to donate $5 worth of food to the local food shelfand forgo their $5 gift exchange with a classmate. This year they voted to do the same.So on Tuesday, Dec.18, they packed up their sleds with the food they collected, put ontheir Santa hats and walked down to the food shelf. Says Polzine, “I’m very proud of mystudents for donating … they all have the best hearts.” - Photo submitted

Frederic ski trails …waiting for snow

FREDERIC—Frederic’s ski trails, theCoon Lake Trail and the Trade River Trail,are still waiting for enough snow to openfor 2012.

After the Jan. 1 3-inch snowburst, thetrails were rolled and ready for the nextseveral inches of snow to finish the baseand get the 2012 cross-country ski seasonoff and running. The second snowfall

never arrived.The Monday, Dec. 10, 1.7-inch snowfall

was not enough to build into a base layer,so volunteer groomers are unable to domuch. Three more inches, and the trailswill be back to skiable.

For up-to-the-minute area trail reports:skinnyski.com or norwiski.com. - fromFrederic Viking Ski Club

Snowshoe at Somers LakeFREDERIC—Find a new pair of snow-

shoes under the tree? Have a pair collect-ing dust in the garage, unused because ofour recent snowless winters? Thinkingabout buying a new pair? Well, this yearwe have snow and the trails are waitingfor you.

Polk County’s premier snowshoe trail,located at the Somers Lake County Park,is ready to go. On county forestland, theSomers Lake trail offers a total of fivemiles of hiking trails arranged in threeloops. The shortest loop is about a halfmile in length and is very easy to hike.The outer loop is two miles long and is abit more challenging.

A bonus feature of the outer loop isfinding a park bench at the farthest point,where you can sit and overlook the rela-

tively undeveloped Somers Lake andcatch your breath for the return hike.Close by is a geocaching hide - can youfind it?

The Somers Lake Snowshoe and Hik-ing Trail is located four miles east of Fred-eric on CTH I, 1.4 miles north of theintersection of CTH I and CTH W. Thereis a plowed parking lot.

Public snowshoeing areas are alsoavailable in Polk County at InterstatePark, the Balsam Branch Ski Area, theStower Seven Lakes Trail, and on the IceAge Trail.

For more information 800-222-POLK,715-485-9294, polkcountytourism.com orfor regional snowshoeing information

norwiski.com. - submitted by the PolkCounty Tourism and Promotion Council

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(Nov. 21, 28, Dec. 5, 12, 19, 26) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY

First Bank of Baldwin, Plaintiff v. Barton E. Strehlo and Ford Motor Credit Company LLC, Defendants

Case No.: 12-CV-518 Code No: 30404

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that by virtue of of a judgment of fore - closure entered on November 1, 2012, in flavor of Plaintiff, First Bank of Baldwin, in the amount of $85,928.65, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: Tuesday, January 15, 2013, at 10 a.m. TERMS: Pursuant to said judg - ment, 10% of the successful bid must be paid to the sheriff at the sale in cash, cashier’s check or certified funds, pay - able to the clerk of courts (per - sonal checks cannot and will not be accepted). The balance of the successful bid must be paid to the clerk of court in cash, cashier’s check or cer - tified funds no later than ten days after the court’s confir - mation of the sale or else the 10% down payment is forfeited to the plaintiff. The property is sold “as is” and subject to all real estate taxes, special assessments, liens and encumbrances. PLACE: At the front entrance of the Polk County Justice Center, 1005 W. Main Street, Balsam Lake, WI 54810. DESCRIPTION: Lot Six (6) of Certified Survey Map No. 1132, recorded in Volume 5, Page 122, as Document No. 439241, located in the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter (SW 1/4 NW 1/4) of Section 16, Township 34 North, Range 17 West, Town of Balsam Lake, Polk County, Wisconsin, including but not limited to a 1979 Rollohome, Serial No. 34276. TAX KEY NO.: 006-00469-0000. PROPERTY ADDRESS: 1572 - 157th Street, Centuria, Wis. Dated this 8th day of November, 2012.

/s/ Peter Johnson Polk County Sheriff Benson Law Office LLC Attorneys for First Bank of Baldwin P.O. Box 370 Siren, WI 54872 715-349-5215

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(Dec. 19, 26, Jan. 2) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY

Bank of America, N.A., successor by merger to BAC Home Loans Servicing, L.P. fka Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, L.P. Plaintiff vs. REBECCA A. OLSON, et al. Defendant(s)

Case No: 12 CV 287 AMENDED NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of fore - closure entered on July 20, 2012, in the amount of $146,406.38, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: January 15, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. TERMS: By bidding at the sher - iff sale, prospective buyer is consenting to be bound by the following 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. 3.) Plaintiff opens bidding on the property, either in person or via fax and as recited by the sheriff’s department in the event that no opening bid is offered, plaintiff retains the right to request the sale be declared as invalid as the sale is fatally defective. PLACE: Polk County Justice Center at 1005 W. Main St., Balsam Lake, Wisconsin. DESCRIPTION: Lot 11, Plat of Cherrywood on White Ash Lake, Town of Apple River, Polk County, Wisconsin. PROPERTY ADDRESS: 1792 West White Ash Drive, Balsam Lake, WI 54810. TAX KEY NO.: 004-01048-0000. Dated this 10th day of Decem- ber, 2012. /s/Sheriff Peter M. Johnson Polk County Sheriff Dustin A. McMahon Blommer Peterman, S.C. State Bar No. 1086857 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. 2362927

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(Dec. 26, Jan. 2, 9) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY

Bank of America, N.A., as successor by merger to BAC Home Loans Servicing, L.P. Plaintiff vs. MAIREA B. DOYLE, et al. Defendant(s) Case No: 11 CV 549

NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of fore - closure entered on June 14, 2012, in the amount of $159,853.64, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: January 22, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. TERMS: By bidding at the sher - iff sale, prospective buyer is consenting to be bound by the following 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. 3.) Plaintiff opens bidding on the property, either in person or via fax and as recited by the sheriff department in the event that no opening bid is offered, plaintiff retains the right to request the sale be declared as invalid as the sale is fatally defective. PLACE: Polk County Justice Center at 1005 W. Main Street, Balsam Lake, Wis. DESCRIPTION: The North 16 rods of Lot 1, William J. Starr’s Subdivision of the Northeast 1/4 of the Northeast 1/4 of Section 33, Town 37 North, Range 17 West, in the Village of Frederic, Polk County, Wis. PROPERTY ADDRESS: 509 Ash Street W. Frederic, WI 54837. TAX KEY NO.: 126-00468-0000. Dated this 12th day of Decem- ber, 2012. /s/Sheriff Peter M. Johnson Polk County Sheriff Russell J. Karnes Blommer Peterman, S.C. State Bar No. 1054982 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. 2372437

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Burnett County circuit courtHarley G. Anderson, 20,

Minneapolis, Minn., safetyviolation for riding on decks orgunwales, $175.30.

Lucas D. Anderson, 20,Amery, speeding, $250.90.

Myron F. Baker, 40, Cloquet,Minn., operate without proof ofinsurance, $10.00; fail to stop atstop sign, $175.30.

Brian P. Bania, 28, MapleGrove, Minn., safety violation fortowing skier without observer,$175.30.

Cody S. Barnes, 18, TaylorsFalls, Minn., underage drinking,$263.50.

Melissa A. Bearhart, 33,Danbury, nonregistration,$175.30; operate withoutinsurance, $200.50.

Joseph C. Beckers, 34, St.Paul, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Delbert G. Benjamin, 66,Danbury, inattentive driving,$641.60.

Steven A. Berganini, 51, St.Croix Falls, imprudent speed,$213.10.

Shawna L. Blanski, 18,Frederic, nonregistration,$263.50.

Clint G. Bonniwell, 43,Siren,speeding, $175.30.

William F. Borst, 57,Danbury, inattentive driving,$641.50.

Cathy L. Bowlin, 50,Temelec, Calf., speeding,$200.50.

Windy T. Bowlsby, 42,Minneapolis, Minn., speeding,$175.30.

Cheryl M. Bruce, 56,Grantsburg, seat belt violation,$10.00.

Bradley A. Burkhardt, 38,Siren, seat belt violatin, $10.00;operate without proof ofinsurance, $10.00.

Trenton J. Cairns-Magnuson, 19, Webster,operate while suspended,$200.50; operate withoutinsurance, $200.50.

Carlson Timber Products,Sandstone, Minn., timber theft,$389.50.

Darla D. Degidio, 38,Minneapolis, Minn., failure tonotify police of accident,$263.50.

Troy P. Dere, 49, Orlando,Fla., speeding, $200.50.

Joseph J. Divis, 59, Trego,unauthorized disabled parking,$164.50.

Alan D. Doriott, 29, Webster,disorderly conduct, $505.00.

Jacqueline D. Duncan, 21,Webster, operate whilesuspended, $200.50.

Bryce W. Duncan, 18,Webster, operate without validlicense, $200.50; underagedrinking, license suspended oneyear, alcohol assessment,$515.50.

Todd C. Ek, 45, Elk River,Minn., speeding, $175.30;operate without proof ofinsurance, $10.00.

Russell G. Fjorden, 22,Frederic, operate whilesuspended, $200.50.

Austin J. Foeller, 18,Osceola, underage drinking,alcohol assessment, $263.50.

Frederic Fuel Co., Frederic,weight limits violation, $226.14.

Sharon A. Heckman, 66,Danbury, speeding, $175.30.

Douglas R. Fritze, 56, St.Anthony, Minn., speeding,$200.50.

Steven J. Geertsen, 46,Maple Grove, Minn., speeding,$175.30.

Jeffrey D. Gilbertson, 46, ElkRiver, Minn., operate ATVwithout trail pass, $154.50.

Gerald E. Gould, 76,Danbury, speeding, $225.70.

Raven R. Hagert, 17, Shafer,Minn., underage drinking,$263.50.

Curtis D. Hansen, 34,Chaska, Minn., operate jet skiwithout flotation device, $175.30.

Aaron M. Hart, 18,Cumberland, underage drinking,alcohol assessment, $263.50.

Tracy J. Hilke, 45, St. Paul,Minn., operate withoutinsurance, $200.50; speeding,$175.30.

Hopkins Sand and Gravel,Webster, weight limits violation,$964.50.

Don M. Jacobs, 78, Palatine,Ill., speeding, $175.30.

Troy L. Jeske, 38, Frederic,seat belt violation, $10.00.

Rashaud D. Kelash, 19,Taylors Falls, Minn., underagedrinking, $263.50.

Linda L. Knutson, 51,Danbury, operate without proofof insurance, $10.00.

Robert A. Kron, 76, LaPointe, speeding, $200.50;operate without proof ofinsurance, $10.00.

Kristine N. Kunshier, 35,Gordon, operate without proof ofinsurance, $10.00.

Mark E. Larson, 29, St. CroixFalls, speeding, $200.50.

William R. Laney, 60,Plymouth, Minn., operate withoutproof of insurance, $10.00.

Justin S. Lemieux, 17,Cumberland, underage drinking,alcohol assessment, $263.50.

Glenn L. Leslie, 85,Cambridge, Minn., speeding,$225.70.

Carlee B. Libbenga, 18, St.Croix Falls, underage drinking,alcohol assessment, $263.50.

Erin M. Liljenberg, 41,Webster, speeding, $200.50.

Kody J. Luke, 20,Grantsburg, operate withoutproof of insurance, $10.00.

Heather C. Munson, 30,Danbury, operate whilesuspended, $200.50; fail toremove plates when tranferringvehicle, $175.30.

Samuel C. Newharth, 20,Eden Prairie, Minn., speeding,$175.30.

Jacob R. Ogilvie, 21, InverGrove Heights, Minn., fail to stopat stop sign, $175.30.

Thomas J. Olsen, 57,Woodbury, Minn., burningwithout permit, $175.30.

Jesse J. Olson, 40, EauClaire, speeding, $200.50.

Pete’s Septic Cleaning,Balsam Lake, equipmentviolations, $175.30;nonregistration, $263.50.

Joshua Peters, 30,Grantsburg, illegal dredging,$1,397.50.

John C. Phillips, 35,Grantsburg, manufacture ordeliver amphetamine, three-yearprobation, sentence withheld,Huber release and / orcommunity service at thediscretion of jail staff, provideDNA sample, complete sexoffender treatment, alcoholassessment, $268.00.

Jason C. Randall, 28, Siren,seat belt violation, $10.00.

Anthony R. Roatch, 24,Spooner, operate withoutinsurance, $200.50.

Wesley J. Rogers, 53, Luck,unauthorized disabled parking,$164.50.

Larry E. Sanford, 69,Grantsburg, OWI, $1,172.00, 10-day jail sentence, Huber releaseand community service granted,license revoked 14 months, 14-month ignition interlock whenapplying for license, alcoholassessment.

Anthony D. Shostak, 85,Woodbury, Minn., operatewithout proof of insurance,$10.00.

Gregory A. Sletten, 42,Mound, Minn., operate withoutproof of insurance, $10.00.

Bradley J. Snell, 18,Lindstrom, Minn., identificationviolation, $515.50.

Patricia A. Sonnenberg, 27,Haugen, underage drinking,alcohol assessment, $263.50.

Karen D. Spafford, 41,Grantsburg, issue worthlesscheck, $330.50.

Shawn S. St. John, 33,Sandstone, Minn., operatewithout valid license, $200.50.

Roxanne G. St. John, 34,Webster, operate without validlicense, $200.50.

Dale J. Stoffel, 65, CoonRapids, Minn., speeding,$250.90.

Mark A. Stoner, 16, Danbury,speeding, $175.30; operatewithout proof of insurance,$10.00.

Therese A. Stover, 45,Plymouth, Minn., speeding,$200.50.

Terrance D. Sullivan, 55,West St. Paul, Minn., operatewithout proof of insurance,$10.00.

(Dec. 26, Jan. 2, 9) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY CIVIL DIVISION

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. 3476 STATEVIEW BLVD. FORT MILL, S.C. 29715 Plaintiff Vs. DANIEL D. WENHOLZ A/K/A DANIEL WENHOLZ 2080 75TH AVE. OSCEOLA, WI 54020 UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF DANIEL D. WENHOLZ A/K/A DANIEL WENHOLZ 2080 75TH AVE. OSCEOLA, WI 54020 CURRENT OCCUPANTS OF 407 3RD AVE. WEST OSCEOLA, WI 54020 ANCHORBANK FSB 25 WEST MAIN STREET MADISON, WI 53703 Defendants

PUBLICATION SUMMONS Case No. 12 CV 649 Judge Gal e Wyrick, Molly E. Case Code No. 30404 THE STATE OF WISCONSIN To each person named above as Defendant: You are hereby notified that the plaintiff named above has filed a lawsuit or other legal action against you. Within 40 days after Dec. 26, 2012, you must respond with a written demand for a copy of the complaint. The demand must be sent or delivered to the court, whose address is Lois Hoff, Clerk of Courts, Polk County Courthouse, 1005 West Main Street, Suite 300 P.O. Box 549, Balsam Lake, WI 54810 and to Kimberly W. Hibbard, Johnson, Blumberg & Associates, LLC, Plaintiff’s attorney, whose address is 230 W. Monroe St., Ste. 1125, Chicago, IL 60606. You may have an attorney help represent you. If you do not demand a copy of the complaint within 40 days, the court may grant judgment against you for the award of money or other legal action requested in the com - plaint, and you may lose your right to object to anything that is or may be incorrect in the complaint. A judgment may be enforced as provided by law. A judgment awarding money may become a lien against any real estate you own now or in the future, and may also be enforced by garnishment or sei - zure of property. Johnson, Blumberg & Associates, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff Kimberly W. Hibbard State Bar No. 1090800 Johnson, Blumberg, & Associates, LLC 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite 1125 Chicago, lllinois 60606 Ph. 312-541-9710 Fax 312-541-9711 Dated: December 7, 2012 Pursuant to the Fair Debt Coll- ection Practices Act (15 U.S.C. Section 1692), we are required to state that we are attempting to collect a debt on our client’s behalf and any information we obtain will be used for that pur - pose. 575572 WNAXLP

(Dec. 26, Jan. 2, 9) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT CIVIL DIVISION POLK COUNTY

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR CARRINGTON MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, SERIES 2006-FREl ASSET- BACKED PASS- THROUGH CERTIFICATES 1610 EAST SAINT ANDREW PLACE, SUITE B150 SANTA ANA, CA 92705 Plaintiff Vs. WILLIAM J. KELLY 208 HOPE RD. E FREDERIC, WI 54837 KAREN J. KELLY 208 HOPE RD. E FREDERIC, WI 54837 Defendants

PUBLICATION SUMMONS Case No. 12 CV 679 Judge Anderson, Jeffery L. Case Code No. 30404 THE STATE OF WISCONSIN To each person named above as Defendant:

You are hereby notified that the plaintiff named above has filed a lawsuit or other legal action against you. Within 40 days after Dec. 26, 2012, you must respond with a written demand for a copy of the complaint. The demand must be sent or delivered to the court, whose address is Lois Hoff, Clerk of Courts, Polk County Courthouse, 1005 West Main Street, Suite 300, P.O. Box 549, Balsam Lake, WI 54810 and to Adam C. Lueck, Johnson, Blumberg & Associates, LLC, Plaintiffs attorney, whose address is 230 W. Monroe St., Chicago, IL 60606. You may have an attorney help represent you. If you do not demand a copy of the complaint within 40 days, the court may grant judgment against you for the award of money or other legal action requested in the complaint, and you may lose your right to object to anything that is or may be incorrect in the complaint. A judgment may be enforced as provided by law. A judgment awarding money may become a lien against any real estate you own now or in the future, and may also be enforced by garnishment or seizure of property. Johnson, Blumberg & Associates, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff Adam C. Lueck State Bar No. 1081386 Johnson, Blumberg, & Associates, LLC 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite 1125 Chicago, Illinois 60606 Ph. 312-541-9710 Fax 312-541-9711 Dated: December 7, 2012 Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (15 U.S.C. Section 1692), we are required to state that we are attempting to collect a debt on our client’s behalf and any information we obtain will be used for that purpose.

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Royal Credit Union, a Wisconsin state chartered credit union, 200 Riverfront Terrace Eau Claire, Wisconsin 54703, Plaintiff, vs. Susan C. Catlin, through her heirs 41 145th Avenue Turtle Lake, WI 54889, Central Bank, a Minnesota banking corporation, 2104 Hastings Avenue Newport, Minnesota 55055, John Doe, Mary Roe, and XYZ corporation, Defendants.

Case Type: 30404 Case No. 12CV666

PUBLICATION SUMMONS THE STATE OF WISCONSIN TO SUSAN C. CATLIN, THROUGH HER HEIRS:

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTI- FIED that Plaintiff, Royal Credit Union, a Wisconsin state char - tered credit union, has filed a lawsuit or other legal action against you. WITHIN forty (40) days after December 12, 2012, you must respond with a written demand for a copy of the Complaint. The demand must be sent or delivered to the Polk County Clerk of Court, Polk County Justice Center, whose address is 1005 West Main Street, Suite 300, Balsam Lake, Wisconsin 54810, and to Plaintiff’s attor - neys, Anastasi & Associates, P.A., whose address is 14985 60th Street North, Stillwater, Minnesota 55082. You may have an attorney help or represent you. If you do not demand a copy of the Complaint within forty (40) days, the Court may grant judg - ment against you for the award of money or other legal action requested in the Complaint, and you may lose your right to object to anything that is or may be incorrect in the Complaint. A judgment may be enforced as provided by law. A judgment awarding money may become a lien against any real estate you own now or may in the future, and may also be enforced or garnishment or seizure of prop - erty. Dated: November 28, 2012. ANASTASI & ASSOCIATES, P.A. Garth G. Gavenda, #1079588 Joshua D. Christensen, #1089857 14985 60th Street North Stillwater, MN 55082 Telephone: 651-439-2951 Attorneys for Plaintiff #16518 574873 WNAXLP


Notices/Employment opportunities (Dec. 12, 19, 26)

STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY In the matter of the name change of: Joshua Martin Swerkstrom

Notice and Order for Name Change Hearing Case No. 12 CV 719

NOTICE IS GIVEN: A petition was filed asking to change the name of the person listed above: From: Joshua Martin Swerkstrom To: Joshua Martin Heidel Birth Certificate: Joshua Martin Swerkstrom IT IS ORDERED: This petition will be heard in the Circuit Court of Polk County, State of Wisconsin: Molly E. GaleWyrick, 1005, West Main St., Balsam Lake, WI 54810, January 8, 2013, 1:15 p.m. BY THE COURT: Molly E. GaleWyrick Circuit Court Judge December 7, 2012 574990

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Bank of America, N.A. as servicer for The Bank of New York Mellon FKA The Bank of New York, as Trustee for the Certificate Holders CWABS, Inc., Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2006-5 Plaintiff vs. DENNIS W. SWANSON, et al. Defendant(s)

Case No: 12 CV 197 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of fore - closure entered on June 15, 2012, in the amount of $294,082.89, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: January 22, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. TERMS: By bidding at the sher - iff sale, prospective buyer is consenting to be bound by the following 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. 3.) Plaintiff opens bidding on the property, either in person or via fax and as recited by the sheriff department in the event that no opening bid is offered, plaintiff retains the right to request the sale be declared as invalid as the sale is fatally defective. PLACE: Polk County Justice Center at 1005 W. Main Street, Balsam Lake, Wis. DESCRIPTION: P art of L ot 92, Assessor’s Plat of the V illage of C enturia, described as follows : C ommencing at a point 296.7 Feet East of the Southwest Corner of Lot 92 Assessor’s P lat of the V illage of C enturia; thence E ast 100 F eet; thence N orth 528 F eet to the North Line of said L ot 92; thence W est along the North Line of said L ot , 100 F eet; thence S outh to the point of beginning . S aid L ot being located in Section Twelve (12), Township Thirty- f our (34) North of Range Eighteen (18) West , Polk County, Wisconsin. PROPERTY ADDRESS: 422 County Road I, Centuria, WI 54824. TAX KEY NO.: 111-00165-0000. Dated this 10th day of Decem- ber, 2012.




Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC as servicer for U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, to Bank of America, National Association as successor by merger to LaSalle Bank National Association, as Trustee, for Ownit Mortgage Loan Trust, Ownit Mortgage Loan Asset Backed Certificates, Series 2006-6 Plaintiff vs. JAN M. GUSEK, et al. Defendant(s)

Case No: 12 CV 202 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of fore - closure entered on May 30, 2012, in the amount of $124,969.39, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows:

TIME: January 22, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. TERMS: By bidding at the sher - iff sale, prospective buyer is consenting to be bound by the following 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. 3.) Plaintiff opens bidding on the property, either in person or via fax and as recited by the sheriff department in the event that no opening bid is offered, plaintiff retains the right to request the sale be declared as invalid as the sale is fatally defective. PLACE: Polk County Justice Center at 1005 W. Main Street, Balsam Lake, Wis. DESCRIPTION: P arcel 1: L ots 13 and 14, B lock 46, Original Plat of the C ity of St. Croix Falls, Polk County, Wisconsin. P arcel 2: L ot 30, B lock 53, First Addition to the C ity of St. Croix Falls, Polk County, Wisconsin . T ogether with that portion of vacated Massachu- s etts Street lying between Lot 30, Block 53, First Addition to the C ity of St. Croix Falls , and Lot 13 Block 46 Original Plat of the C ity of St. Croix Falls, Polk County, Wisconsin, as per Resolution No . 01-22 recorded O ctober 15, 2001, in V olume 892 on P age 763 as Document No . 620825. PROPERTY ADDRESS: 344 North Adams Street, Saint Croix Falls, WI 54024. TAX KEY NO.: 281-00767-0000 & 281-00094-0000.

Dated this 12th day of Decem- ber, 2012. /s/Sheriff Peter M. Johnson Polk County Sheriff Alyssa A. Johnson Blommer Peterman, S.C. State Bar No. 1086085 165 Bishops Way, Suite 100 Brookfield, WI 53005 262-790-5719


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NOTICE OF PENDING APPLICATION FOR PROPOSED AERATION UNIT Lawrence Lambert, 1983 240th Avenue, Luck, WI 54853 has applied to the Department of Natural Resources for a permit to place an aeration unit on the bed of Spring Lake in Polk County. The project is located in the Town of Laketown, Polk County, also described as being in the SW1/4 of the SW1/4 of Section 35, Township 36 North, Range 18 West. The Department has determined that the application is com - plete and is currently evaluating the applicant’s proposal. The Department must consider factual information about the follow - ing legal standards in deciding whether to issue, modify or deny the permit or approve or disapprove the contract: • Whether the project will materially obstruct navigation, including commercial, recreational, active and passive forms of navigation. • Whether the project will be detrimental to the public interest, including fish and wildlife or their habitat, natural scenic beauty or water quality. • Whether the project will materially reduce the flood flow capacity of a stream. The Department will follow the steps below to reach its final decision on the application: 1. Review the plans and information provided by the appli - cant. 2. Review the information from public comments. 3. Review the information presented at a public informational hearing if one is requested. 4. Review the information found in natural resource inven - tories and plans, maps or data collected by the Department or others using commonly accepted methods. 5. Determine whether the proposed project or activity com - plies with s. 1.11, Stats (the Wisconsin Environmental Policy Act), and ch. NR 150, Wis. Adm. Code. The Department has made a tentative determination that it will issue the permit or contract for the proposed activity. If you would like to know more about this project or would like to see the application and plans, please visit the Department’s permit tracking Web site at: https://permits.dnr.wi.gov/water/ S itePages/Permit%20Search.aspx Reasonable accommodation, including the provision of infor - mational material in an alternative format, will be provided for qualified individuals with disabilities upon request. If notice of a public informational hearing is not included in this notice of pending applications, no public informational hearing will be held unless the Department receives a request for hear - ing or determines within 20 days after this notice is published that there is a significant public interest in holding a hearing. If no hearing is requested, the Department may issue its decision without a hearing. Any person may request a public informational hearing by writ - ing to Dan Harrington, 810 West Maple Street, WI, Spooner, WI 54801 by U.S. mail postmarked no later than 20 days following publication of this notice. A request of hearing must include the docket number or applicant name and specify the issues that the party desires to be addressed at the informational hearing. Because the Department must base it decision to issue, deny or modify the permit or approve or disapprove the contract on whether the project or activity meets the legal standards listed above, the issues raised in the request of hearing should relate to those standards. Any member of the public may submit written comments to the address above by U.S. mail. Comments should include the docket number or applicant name. If no public informational hearing is held on this application, comments must be postmarked within 30 days after the date this notice is published in a newspaper as a class 1 notice or within 30 days after the date this notice is published on the Department’s Web site, whichever is later. If a public infor - mation hearing is held, comments must be postmarked no later than 10 days following the date on which the hearing is com - pleted. The final decision may be appealed as indicated in the decision document. Docket Number IP-NO-2012-66-05275 WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES For the Secretary Dan Harrington Water Management Specialist Date: 12-10-12 575439 19Lp WNAXLP

Burnett County marriage licensesDanielle E. Miller, Town of

Sand Lake, and William A.Ganje, Shoreview, Minn., issuedOct. 31, 2012.

Kathryn R. Lade, Town ofTrade Lake, and Randal F.Trick, Town of Laketown, issuedNov. 2, 2012.

Katelin E. Edwards, Town ofMeenon, and Lance B. Denot-ter, Town of Meenon, issuedNov. 6, 2012.

Nichole A. Matrious, Town ofDewey, and Marcos M. Mella-Lalane, Town of Dewey, issuedDec. 14, 2012.

Shari M. McCullick, Town ofStanley, and Brandon M. Nick-low, Town of Daniels, issuedDec. 19, 2012.

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(Dec. 26) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT ST. CROIX COUNTY

American Family Mutual Insurance Company 6000 American Parkway Madison, WI 53783-0001 Plaintiff(s) vs. Randy Dominick 2383 81st Avenue Osceola, WI 54020 Defendant(s)

Small Claims Publication Summons and Notice Case No. 12SC1798

Publication Summons and Notice of Filing TO THE PERSON(S) NAMED ABOVE AS DEFENDANT(S): You are being sued by the per - son(s) named above as Plain- tiff(s). A copy of the claim has been sent to you at your address as stated in the caption above. The lawsuit will be heard in the following Small Claims Court: St Croix County Courthouse, 715- 386-4630, 1101 Carmichael Rd., Hudson, WI 54016, on the fol - lowing date and time: January 29, 2013, 1:30 p.m. If you do not attend the hear - ing, the court may enter a judg - ment against you in favor of the person(s) suing you. A copy of the claim has been sent to you at your address as stated in the caption above. A judgment may be enforced as provided by law. A judgment awarding money may become a lien against any real estate you own now or in the future and may also be enforced by garnishment or sei - zure of property. You may have the option to Answer without appearing in court on the court date by filing a written Answer with the clerk of court before the court date. You must send a copy of your answer to the Plaintiff(s) named above at their address. You may contact the clerk of court at the telephone number above to determine if there are other methods to answer a Small Claims complaint in that county. David Enright 715-832-6645 12/18/2012 Attorney’s State Bar Number: 1015955 Enright Law Office P.O. Box 128 Eau Claire, WI 54702-0128

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Bank of America, N.A. as successor by merger to BAC Home Loans Servicing, L.P. FKA Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, L.P. Plaintiff vs. STACY WAGNER, et al. Defendant(s)

Case No: 12 CV 245 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of fore - closure entered on June 26, 2012, in the amount of $181,681.28, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows:

TIME: January 22, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. TERMS: By bidding at the sher - iff sale, prospective buyer is consenting to be bound by the following 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. 3.) Plaintiff opens bidding on the property, either in person or via fax and as recited by the sheriff department in the event that no opening bid is offered, plaintiff retains the right to request the sale be declared as invalid as the sale is fatally defective. PLACE: Polk County Justice Center at 1005 W. Main Street, Balsam Lake, Wis. DESCRIPTION: The North 1/2 of the Southeast 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 21, Town 32 North, Range 15 West, in the Town of Clear Lake, Polk County, Wisconsin. PROPERTY ADDRESS: 208 30th Street, Clear Lake, WI 54005. TAX KEY NO.: 018-00424-0100.

Dated this 12th day of Decem- ber, 2012. /s/Sheriff Peter M. Johnson Polk County Sheriff Dustin A. McMahon Blommer Peterman, S.C. State Bar No. 1086857 165 Bishops Way, Suite 100 Brookfield, WI 53005 262-790-5719


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STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY Royal Credit Union, a federal credit union, 200 Riverfront Terrace Eau Claire, Wisconsin 54703, Plaintiff, vs. Robin J. Schul f/k/a Robin J. Carlson 226 Meadow Lark Lane Osceola, Wisconsin 54020, Leanne M. Berglund f/k/a LeAnne M. Bruggeman P.O. Box 597 Osceola, Wisconsin 54020, John Doe, Mary Roe, and XYZ corporation, Defendants.


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 No- vember 9, 2012, the Sheriff of Polk County, Wisconsin, will sell the following described real property at public auction as follows:

DATE/TIME: January 3, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. TERMS: 10% of successful bid must be paid to Sheriff at sale in certified funds, with the balance due and owing on the date of confirmation of the sale by the Court. PLACE: Lobby of the Polk County Justice Center, 1005 W. Main Street, Balsam Lake, WI 54810. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Lot 110 of Sunset Meadows Planned Unit Development North Addition, Village of Osceola, Polk County, Wiscon- sin, previously described as follows: A part of the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter in Section 26, Town- ship 33 North, Range 19 West, Village of Osceola, Polk Coun- ty, Wisconsin, also being a part of Outlot 168 of the Outlot Plat of said Village, also being part of Lot 7, Block 1 of the Plat of Sunset Meadows Planned Unit Development, as recorded in and for said County, described as follows: Commencing at the South Quarter Corner of said Section 26; thence, on an assumed bearing along the North/South Quarter line of said Section 26, North 00˚55’12” East a distance of 1,811.46 feet to the point of beginning of the parcel to be described; thence, in part along the center of a common wall of a Twin Home, North 89˚04’47” West a distance of 134.00 feet to the West line of said Lot 7; thence, along last said west line, this also being the easterly line of Meadow Lark Lane, a Village Street, North 00˚55’12” East a distance of 45.00 feet to the northwest corner of said Lot 7; thence along the north line of said Lot 7, South 89˚04’47” East a distance of 134.00 feet to the northeast corner of last said Lot 7; thence, along the east line of said Lot 7, South 00˚55’12” West a distance of 45.00 feet to the point of beginning.

(FOR INFORMATIONAL PUR- POSES ONLY: Plaintiff be- lieves that the property address is 226 Meadow Lark Lane, Osceola, Wisconsin). Dated: December 3, 2012.


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(Dec. 19, 26, Jan. 2) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY CIVIL DIVISION

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. 3476 STATEVIEW BLVD. FORT MILL, SC 29715 Plaintiff vs. JAMES MAHONEY A/K/A JAMES L. MAHONEY 1288 60TH STREET AMERY, WI 54001 UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF JAMES MAHONEY A/K/A JAMES L. MAHONEY 1288 60TH STREET AMERY, WI 54001 Defendants

PUBLICATION SUMMONS Case No. 12 CV 650 Judge Molly E. GaleWyrick Case Code No. 30404 THE STATE OF WISCONSIN To each person named above as Defendant:

You are hereby notified that the plaintiff named above has filed a lawsuit or other legal action against you. Within 40 days after Decem- ber 19, 2012, you must respond with a written demand for a copy of the complaint. The demand must be sent or delivered to the court, whose address is Lois Hoff, Clerk of Courts, Polk County Courthouse, 1005 West Main Street, Suite 300, P.O. Box 549, Balsam Lake, WI 54810 and to Adam C. Lueck, Johnson, Blumberg & Associates, LLC, Plaintiff’s attorney, whose address is 230 W. Monroe St., Chicago, IL 60606. You may have an attorney help represent you. If you do not demand a copy of the complaint within 40 days, the court may grant judgment against you for the award of money or other legal action requested in the complaint, and you may lose your right to object to anything that is or may be incorrect in the complaint. A judgment may be enforced as provided by law. A judgment awarding money may become a lien against any real estate you own now or in the future and may also be enforced by gar - nishment or seizure of property. Dated: December 5, 2012. Johnson, Blumberg & Associates, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff Adam C. Lueck State Bar No. 1081386 Johnson, Blumberg & Associates, LLC 230 W. Monroe Street Suite 1125 Chicago, Illinois 60606 Ph. 312-541-9710 Fax 312-541-9711

Pursuant to the Fair Debt Col- lection Practices Act (15 U.S.C. Section 1692), we are required to state that we are attempting to collect a debt on our client’s behalf and any information we obtain will be used for that pur - pose. 575310 WNAXLP


Bank of America, N.A., as successor by merger to BAC Home Loans Servicing, L.P. f/k/a Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, L.P. Plaintiff vs. RYAN D. NELSON, et al. Defendant(s)

Case No: 12 CV 254 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of fore - closure entered on July 3, 2012, in the amount of $118,703.85, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows:

TIME: January 24, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. TERMS: By bidding at the sher - iff sale, prospective buyer is consenting to be bound by the following 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. 3.) Plaintiff opens bidding on the property, either in person or via fax and as recited by the sheriff department in the event that no opening bid is offered, plaintiff retains the right to request the sale be declared as invalid as the sale is fatally defective. PLACE: Polk County Justice Center at 1005 W. Main Street, Balsam Lake, Wiscon- sin. DESCRIPTION: Lot 1 of Certified Survey Map No. 3533, Volume 16, Page 46, as Document No. 622915, being a part of the Southwest 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 14, Township 32 North, Range 16 West, Town of Black Brook, Polk County, Wisconsin. PROPERTY ADDRESS: 777 A 30th Avenue, Clear Lake, WI 54005. TAX KEY NO.: 010-00357-0100.

Dated this 13th day of Decem- ber, 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



Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC Plaintiff vs

BONITA M. KETTULA, et al. Defendant(s) Case No: 11 CV 526

NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of fore - closure entered on November 28, 2011, in the amount of $110,028.37, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: January 22, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. TERMS: By bidding at the sher - iff sale, prospective buyer is consenting to be bound by the following 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. 3.) Plaintiff opens bidding on the property, either in person or via fax and as recited by the sheriff department in the event that no opening bid is offered, plaintiff retains the right to request the sale be declared as invalid as the sale is fatally defective. PLACE: Polk County Justice Center at 1005 W. Main Street, Balsam Lake, Wis. DESCRIPTION: The East half of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 17, Township 37 North, Range 16 West, Town of Clam Falls, Polk County, Wisconsin. PROPERTY ADDRESS: 1010 340th Avenue, Frederic, WI 54837. TAX KEY NO.: 014-00362-0000. Dated this 12th day of December, 2012.




Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC as servicer for U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for the registered holders of Aegis Asset Backed Securities Trust, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-5 Plaintiff vs. JAMIE A. MACDONALD, et al. Defendant(s)

Case No: 12 CV 258 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of fore - closure entered on July 6, 2012, in the amount of $113,703.35, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: January 24, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. TERMS: By bidding at the sher - iff sale, prospective buyer is consenting to be bound by the following 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. 3.) Plaintiff opens bidding on the property, either in person or via fax and as recited by the sheriff department in the event that no opening bid is offered, plaintiff retains the right to request the sale be declared as invalid as the sale is fatally defective. PLACE: Polk County Justice Center at 1005 W. Main Street, Balsam Lake, Wis. DESCRIPTION: That part of the NE 1/4 of NW 1/4, Section 17- 35-17, described as follows: Beginning at a point 418.5 feet West and 394.5 feet South of the Northeast corner of said NE 1/4 of NW 1/4, thence run - ning South parallel with the East line of said NE 1/4 of NW 1/4, 100 feet; running thence West parallel to the North line of said NE 1/4 of NW 1/4 175 feet; running thence North par - allel to the East line of said NE 1/4 of NW 1/4, 100 feet; run - ning thence East in a straight line to the point of beginning, Polk County, Wisconsin. Part of the NE 1/4 of NW 1/4, Section 17-35-17, Village of Milltown, Polk County, Wiscon- sin, which is bounded by a line described as follows: Com- mencing at the North 1/4 cor - ner of said Section 17, thence South 88 degrees 35’ 45” West 418.5 feet along the North line of said Section 17, thence South 394.5 feet par - allel with the North-South 1/4 line of said Section 17, thence South 88˚ 35’ 45” West 175 feet to the point of beginning, thence continue South 88 degrees 35’ 45” West 63.88 feet parallel with the North line of said Section 17, thence South 100 feet parallel with the North-South 1/4 line of said Section 17, thence North 88˚ 35’ 45” E 63.88 feet par - allel with North line of said Section 17; thence North 100 feet parallel with the North- South 1/4 line of said Section 17 to the point of beginning. PROPERTY ADDRESS: 206 2nd Avenue East, Milltown, WI 54858. TAX KEY NO.: 151-297-0. Dated this 13th day of Decem- ber, 2012.



(Dec. 26, Jan. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY Branch 1

BREMER BANK N.A. 8555 Eagle Point Blvd. P.O. Box 1000 Lake Elmo, MN 55042, Plaintiff, vs. BRUCE C. DAHLBERG 1627 S. White Ash Lane Balsam Lake, WI 54810, and WESTCONSIN CREDIT UNION P.O. Box 160 Menomonie, WI 54751 Defendants

Case No. 12 CV 367 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE

Foreclosure of Mortgage Code: 30404 By virtue of and pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above-entitled action on July 11, 2012, I will sell at public auction at the Polk County Justice Center in the Village of Balsam Lake, in said county, on February 19, 2013, at 10 a.m., all of the following described mortgaged premises, to-wit: Lot 48, Plat of White Ash Park, according to the official plat thereof on file and of record in the Office of Register of Deeds in and for Polk County, Wis- consin, located in Section 11, Township 34 North, Range 16 West. Parcel No.: 004-01158-0000 The above property is located at 1627 S. White Ash Lane, Balsam Lake, WI 54810.

TERMS: 1. 10% cash or certified check down payment at time of sale, balance upon confir - mation by Court. 2. Sale is subject to all unpaid real estate taxes and special assessments. 3. Purchaser shall pay any Wisconsin real estate trans - fer fee. 4. Property is being sold on an “as is” basis without warran - ties or representations of any kind. 5. Purchaser shall be respon - sible for obtaining posses - sion of property. Dated at Balsam Lake, Wis- consin, this 17th day of Decem- ber, 2012.

/s/Peter M. Johnson Peter M. Johnson, Sheriff Polk County, Wisconsin SCHOFIELD, HIGLEY & MAYER, S.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff Bay View Offices, Suite #100 700 Wolske Bay Road Menomonie, WI 54751 715-235-3939 575438

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TOWN OF SIREN NOTICE OF TOWN CAUCUS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the electors of the Town of Siren, in the County of Burnett, State of Wisconsin, that a Town Caucus for said town will be held at the Town Hall in the said town on January 10, 2013, at 6:45 p.m. to nominate candidates for the different town offices to be voted for at the Town Election to be held on April 2, 2013. Mary Hunter Siren Town Clerk 575461 19-20L WNAXLP NOTICE - SIREN SANITARY DISTRICT TOWN OF SIREN BOARD MEETINGS The Siren Sanitary District will hold their monthly Board Meeting on Thursday, January 10, 2013, at 6:30 p.m. The meet - ing will be held at the Siren Town Hall. The Town of Siren will hold their monthly Board Meeting at approximately 7 p.m. The agenda will be posted. If you wish to be on the agenda, please call Mary Hunter, Clerk. Mary Hunter, Clerk 715-349-5119 575462 19-20L WNAXLP

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MONDAY, JANUARY 7, 2013 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a caucus will be held

in the Town of Milltown, on Monday, January 7, 2013, at 7 p.m., at the Milltown Fire Hall, for the purpose of nominating candidates to appear on the spring election ballot to succeed the present incumbents listed. The term of office is for two years beginning on April 16, 2013.

OFFICE INCUMBENT Town Board Chairperson Harlen Hegdal Town Board Supervisor Clifford Gustafson Town Board Supervisor Christopher Nelson Town Clerk Virgil Hansen Town Treasurer Mary Sue Morris

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A town caucus is for the purpose of nominating candidates to appear on the spring election ballot, Tuesday, April 2, 2013, for the following offices to suc - ceed the present incumbents. The term for town offices is for two (2) years beginning on Tuesday, April 9, 2013.

OFFICE INCUMBENT Town Board Chairperson Jeremy Gronski Town Board Supervisor James Ulmaniec Town Board Supervisor Tim Harmon

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SIREN

Brock Phernetton has been cho-sen Frederic Middle School’s stu-dent of the week. He is in eighthgrade and the son of Rob and LisaPhernetton. He is involved in foot-ball, basketball, track, band, choirand bell choir. His future plans areto attend UW-Madison or Okla-homa University. His greatest influ-ences in his life are his parents.Brock is kind, smart, helpful andwell-liked by his classmates.

Carson Anderson has been cho-sen Frederic Elementary School’sstudent of the week. He is in pre-school and the son of John andNorah Anderson. Carson is agreat student who loves learningand does not hesitate to ask ques-tions about everything. With aclassroom of good friends, Carsonis kind and caring to everyone.When he grows up he wants to tryeverything.

David Lindberg has been cho-sen Frederic High School’s stu-dent of the week. He is asophomore and the son of Joeand Tammy Lindberg. He is in-volved in golf, bowling and worksat Beaudry in Frederic. He enjoysplaying video games and reading.He plans to attend college andstudy to become a doctor of med-icine. His greatest influence in hislife is his mom. David is witty,works very hard and earns excel-lent grades.

Aiden Cordie has been chosenSt. Croix Falls ElementarySchool’s student of the week. Heis in first grade and lives at homewith his mom and two youngerbrothers. Aiden likes to play withhis Wii and read. His favoritebooks are about dogs. When hegrows up he wants to be a fire-man so he can help people.

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Charli Siebenthal has been cho-sen Grantsburg Middle School’sstudent of the week. She is insixth grade and the daughter ofLona and Eddie Siebenthal.Charli is a sweet girl and goodstudent. She is always willing tohelp in the classroom and alwaysworks hard at anything she does.She is also very kind, respectfuland responsible. Her favoriteclass is math. She is active insports and enjoys volleyball andsoftball.

Connor Quimby has been cho-sen Grantsburg ElementarySchool’s student of the week. Heis in first grade and the son ofDennis and Jody Quimby. Con-nor always tries his hardest andis respectful and polite to teach-ers and classmates. He likes toread stories about real life ad-ventures and sports heroes. Heenjoys drawing and hockey. Con-nor’s advice on being a good rolemodel is to do nice stuff and saynice things.

Johanna Lauer has been chosenGrantsburg High School’s studentof the week. She is a senior andthe daughter of Joan and PeterLauer. Johanna is focused and in-dependent when it comes to herschoolwork. She is hardworkingand a great leader. She is in-volved in hockey, library club,works part-time at CommunityBank and Timbers Theatres, fastpitch, FCCLA, International Cluband NHD. She enjoys reading,history, cats, traveling and tea.

Kevin Paulson has been chosenUnity Middle School’s student ofthe week. He is in seventh gradeand the son of Kimmarie and Eu-gene Paulson. Kevin is creativeand has a wonderful sense ofhumor. He is kind and polite toboth his peers and teachers. Heis a pleasure to have in class.

Joseph Miller has been chosenUnity Elementary School’s stu-dent of the week. He is in secondgrade and the son of ReneaHeller and Larry Miller. Joecomes to school every day witha smile and a positive attitude.He works very hard and alwaystries his best. Joe is a sweet boywho is kind and well-liked by hispeers and teachers.

Maddie Ramich has been chosenUnity High School’s student of theweek. She is a junior and thedaughter of Doug and LauraRamich. She is involved in basket-ball, volleyball, Kinship and softball.She enjoys being active in sports,weightlifting and hanging with herfriends. Her favorite class is physi-cal education. After high school sheplans to attend college to becomean engineer. She resides in Luck.

Kyla Melin has been chosenLuck Middle School’s student ofthe week. She is in seventhgrade and the daughter of JamieMelin and Aren Gerich. She is in-volved in basketball, softball andtrack. She enjoys playing sports,camping, swimming and running.She baby-sits, is in choir and par-ticipated in Sober Cruizin lastsummer. Her greatest influencesin her life are her parents. Kylauses her time wisely and getsalong well with others.

Ella Tretsven has been chosenLuck Elementary School’s stu-dent of the week. She is thedaughter of Monty and DebraTretsven. She is an excellent stu-dent. Ella likes to care for ani-mals. She helps with thechickens and has a horse. She isvery helpful in the classroom andshe is a hard worker. Ella likes toread and often chooses booksabout animals. Ella is alwayscareful to follow school rules.

Avery Steen has been chosenLuck High School’s student of theweek. She is a senior and thedaughter of Ron and Kelly Steen.She is involved in NHS, churchgroup, FCCLA, Ruby’s Pantry,graduation committee, works atthe Luck Golf Course, golfing,baseball, softball and leaguebowling. She enjoys four-wheel-ing, snowmobiling, sports, boat-ing, hunting and ice fishing. Herfuture plans are to attend UW-Green Bay and play golf there.

Sabrina Hiller has been chosenWebster High School’s student ofthe week. She is a junior and thedaughter of Marvin and TamaraKing. She works hard on her as-signments. She is involved inchoir and volunteers at the Web-ster Library. She enjoys writingand singing.

Nick Courteau has been chosenSt. Croix Falls Middle School’sstudent of the week. He is in sixthgrade and the son of Chris andChristine Courteau. He has abrother named John. His pets in-clude a cat and a dog. He is in-volved in hockey, baseball,football and golf. He enjoys read-ing, video games and playingoutside. His favorite subject ismath. Nick is a very enthusiasticstudent who loves to get involvedin group work and class partici-pation.

Tanner Pardun has been cho-sen Webster Middle School’sstudent of the week. He is in fifthgrade and the son of Joshua andRachel Pardun. Tanner is kind,polite, hardworking and alwayswilling to help others. He is in-volved in basketball. Tanner is amodel student.

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Sarah Shaffer has been chosenSiren Middle School’s student of theweek. She is in seventh grade andthe daughter of Sarah Shaffer. Sheis friendly and upbeat. She workshard in her studies, keeping hergrades high to participate in sports.She is involved in volleyball, basket-ball, soccer and track. She enjoyssports. Sarah sees herself going tocollege on a basketball scholarshipand studying to become an athletictrainer.

Amber Moore has been chosenSiren High School’s student of theweek. She is a junior and thedaughter of Peggy Moore. She isinvolved in AODA, SHE Club,band, dance team, track and vol-leyball. She enjoys hanging outwith friends, listening to musicand doing something active suchas running or working out.Amber’s future plans includegoing to college and pursuing acareer in criminal justice.

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Emma Haessly has been cho-sen Webster ElementarySchool's student of the week.She is in kindergarten and thedaughter of Mandy O’Malley andNick Haessly. Some of her fa-vorite things are eating lunch,spending time with family andplaying Barbies. When shegrows up she wants to be a vet-erinarian. She is always willing tohelp her teacher. Emma is a re-sponsible and well-behaved stu-dent who always works hard.

Derrick Helene has been chosenSiren Elementary School’s studentof the week. He is in first gradeand the son of Mark Helene andPatricia Needham. Derrick workshard at school and follows direc-tions. He reads at home. He likesto play soccer and football andcan be seen at the football andbasketball games.


During the Luck Middle School Winter Holiday Concert,Thursday, Dec. 13, the sixth-grade music class sang “Dec-orate the Halls.”

Luck High School Winter Holiday Concert and art show

Luck Middle school holiday concert

During the Luck High School Winter Holiday Concert, on Monday, Dec. 17, saxophone play-ers Steven Holdt, Colton Branville, Katie Pfaff and Kylie Rich, and the rest of the band played“It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas.”

Senior Geoffrey Maiden Mueller checked out some of the artwork on display during Luck’swinter holiday concert and art show.

Billy Lipoff joined the rest of the middleschool jazz band in playing “Gospel” duringthe Luck Middle School Winter Holiday Con-cert.

Members of Luck’s sixth-grade band played “Mt. Ranier March” during the mid-dle school winter holiday concert on Thursday night, Dec. 13.

Luck’s middle school choir members sang “Moonlight Sleigh Ride” during the middle school winterholiday concert.

Members of Luck’s middle school band play “Jingle Bell Rock” during the middleschool winter holiday concert.

Photos by Lori Nelson

During Luck High School’s winter holidayconcert, Abbie Otlo sang a solo, “Welcome tothe World.”

During the high school winter holiday con-cert, Reilly Giller sang a solo, “Winter Song.”

Travis Muller, Kalley Lunsmann and Tanner Nielsen, and the rest of the jazz band, played“Gospel John.”

At the conclusion of the Luck High School Winter Holiday Concert on Monday night, Dec. 17,members of the community joined the choir in singing the “Hallelujah Chorus” from Handel’s“Messiah.” – Photos by Lori Nelson


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Tiffany Wagenius looked as though shewas dreaming of going to Grandma’s houseas she and her first-grade class performed“Over the River” during the Grantsburg Ele-mentary School’s Early American Christmasprogram presented on Dec. 20.

Grantsburg second-grader Alex Kam-meyer sang “Merry Christmas to You Fromthe Red, White and Blue” with her class-mates during the Early American Christmasprogram presented on Thursday, Dec. 20, atthe Grantsburg High School auditorium.

First-grader Alex Peterson gave an enthu-siastic performance when he and his class-mates sang the classic song “Over theRiver” during the Grantsburg ElementarySchool Christmas program.

Ashlin Olson jubilantly sang with otherGrantsburg Elementary students when theyperformed “Christmas Jubilation” together atthe end of the school’s Christmas program.

Photos by Priscilla BauerCatelyn Lee, Keevan Jones, Sadie Bunting and Tiffany Gronski were featured singers during

the second- and third-graders performance of “Auld Lang Syne.”

Second-graders, shown in no particular order, Renee Tooze, Tristin Kreuser-Peterson, BrianNyland, Allen Photopulos, McKenna Graf and Anita Finch performed the traditional “Here WeCome A-Caroling” at the Thursday, Dec. 20 Grantsburg first- through third-grade Christmas pro-gram.

Grantsburg Elementary students sang out during the school’s annual Christmas program on Dec. 20. Pictured (L to R), back row: HanneJohnson, Siji Jolayemi, Samuel Prusinski and Owen Rathje. Middle row: Aiden Johnson, William Coppenbarger, Mason Arnold and MorganKutz. Front row: Zachary DeMarre, Ana Berger and Madeline Krammer.

by Priscilla BauerLeader staff writer

GRANTSBURG – Traditions of Christ-mas past and present were highlightedthrough readings and songs by first-

through third-grade Grantsburg Elemen-tary students in the school’s Christmasprogram, “A Revolutionary Holiday Cel-ebration,” presented in the high schoolauditorium on Dec. 20.

Amy Beaulieu and AdenErickson held their handsout in hopes of gettingsome figgy pudding whilesinging “We Wish You aMerry Christmas” with first-grade classmates at theGrantsburg ElementarySchool Christmas programpresented on Dec. 20.

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WED., DEC. 26, 2012 • INTER-COUNTY LEADERNORTHERN CURRENTS • SECTION B

As 2012 draws to a close,the Leader offers one more

look at the year’s localstories and photos

POLK/BURNETT COUNTIES – In thelast edition of the news for 2012, webegin part one of our year in review -stories, photos and headlines of 2012.This week we review some of the head-lines from the first six months of the pastyear.

January• The first baby of the year, born Jan. 2,

at St. Croix Regional Medical Center wasJacelynn Elizabeth Hayes, born toShawna Blanski and Tyler Hayes ofFrederic. Jacelynn weighed 7 lbs., 13 oz.and was 20 inches long.

• The first baby of the year born atBurnett Medical Center was VincentLarry Wiltrout, born to Kelly and Jame-son Wiltrout of Siren. Vincent was bornJan. 4, 9:37 p.m., weighed 6 lbs., 12 oz.,and was 20 inches long.

• The first baby of the year, born Jan. 4,5:25 p.m., at Osceola Medical Center wasAllison Sara, born to Michelle andMichael Lorenz of Osceola. Allisonweighed 7 lbs., 9 oz., and was 21 incheslong.

• It was determined Polk County res-idents would get to vote April 3 on a ref-erendum that would make a majorchange in the size of the county board,reducing it to 15 members.

• The gray wolf was removed fromEndangered Species Act protection.

• The temperature was near 50 de-grees on Jan. 10 in Frederic.

• A Centuria woman lost her life in atwo-vehicle crash on Hwy. 35, betweenLuck and Milltown.

• A Turtle Lake man was cleared of allassault charges after the 11-year-old ac-cuser admitted the whole allegation wasmade up.

• Jerry Tischer, Frederic Schools super-intendent, announced his retirement atthe end of the school year in June.

• Siren Police Chief Chris Sybers washonored by the Department of Defensewith the Patriot Award.

• The Grantsburg School Board votedto pass a resolution officially establish-ing a new grades six through 12 charterschool for the district.

• The Luck Village Board acted on arecommendation from the plan commis-sion to buy about 27 acres of land, nearButternut Avenue to Chippewa Trail,from the school.

• KARE-11 TV’s videographerJonathan Malat captured scenes from In-terstate Park at St. Croix Falls as part ofa spotlight on local photographer KellyBakke and her What’s YOUR Anti-Drug? effort.

• Unity music teacher Adam Bever an-nounced his candidacy to challenge Rep.Erik Severson in the 28th Assembly Dis-trict race.

• Former Burnett County Circuit

Court Judge and current state SupremeCourt Justice Michael Gableman hired ahigh-profile defense attorney to fightcharges that he violated Wisconsin’sethics and judicial codes.

• A Frederic concealed-carry class wasdeemed a success.

• Grantsburg Animal Hospital pur-chased Frederic Veterinary Clinic, and

Dr. Larry Pederson retired.• Taylor Orton, St. Croix Falls junior,

was selected as a representative for thePeople To People Student Ambassadorexchange program. She would be on athree-week venture across Spain, Italyand France as a representative of herschool district, community, state andAmerica.

February• The Inter-County Leader’s longest-

running and most popular columnist,Bernice Abrahamzon, died at age 91.Abrahamzon began her career with theInter-County Cooperative PublishingAssociation in the early 1960s.

• Burnett and Polk counties showedunemployment rates rise at the end ofthe year, but a net gain of nearly 500 jobsfrom 2010 to 2011.

• A Sandstone, Minn., man died in aone-vehicle crash north of Danbury.

• The state Legislature movied for-ward with a possible season on wolves.

• Educator, veteran, activist, artist, his-torian and author Edwin Pedersen diedat the age of 88.

• A propane explosion claimed the lifeof a rural Amery woman. Her husbandwas seriously injured in the blast whichoccurred in the garage area of their Townof Apple River home.

• A Milltown police officer faced alle-gations of misdemeanor battery after hisestranged former girlfriend claimed hetried to hurt her after a night of drinking.

•The village needed $35,000 for thepool in the Grantsburg School District toopening for the 2012 season.

• Comforts of Home opened its sec-ond building in Frederic.

• Kathy Hanson announced shewould retire as Luck Village clerk after22 years of service in March.

• A celebration of life was held forwell-known Frederic native SandyHacker, who lost her 11-year battle withcancer.

• Siren Village voted to stop addingfluoride to its water supply.

• Don Sundvall of rural Turtle Lakewas found not guilty of illegally killing abear that attacked and killed his calvesin early July.

• Jillian Klatt was crowned Miss Luckat the Luck Winter Carnival.

• Sisters Jamie Thompson of Siren andJanita Nwachukwu of Centuria had ba-bies one day, one inch and one ounceapart.

• Firefighters fought a large fire at theDocks Unlimited building on Hwy. 70 inSiren.

• The St. Croix Falls Town Board wenton record in opposition to the comple-tion of Tier II of the Department ofTransportation’s study of Hwy. 8 in PolkCounty, specifically within the town inthe area around the intersection ofHwys. 8 and 35.

• A proposed ATV park on the northside of the village of Luck drew a crowdto the plan commission meeting.

• Carole and Todd Wondra of Fredericdonated eight acres in Frederic to Habi-tat for Humanity.

• Alejandra Botta, 17-year-old foreignexchange student from Cucuta, Colom-bia, caught her first-ever fish, a 16-lb.northern pike, during her first-ever fish-ing experience at South Fork Sporting

See 2012 moments, page 2

2012momentsLeader archives/January to June

FIGHTING HUNGER • Grantsburg student Grace Corbin contemplates world hunger asthe 30-hour Famine at Faith began with candlelight and prayer in April. - Photo by SuzanneVitale

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WINTER WATCH • A snowy owl perched on a fence, waiting for a rabbit or other small an-imal to make their presence known. The black mark on the forehead indicates this is a bandedbird, with the number V60. — Photo by Larry Samson

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COURTING AT MIDCOURT • Ryan Karsten, Siren athletic director and girls basketball coach, proposed to Tina Rudiger, one of Siren’s fourth-grade teachers, on Monday, Feb. 27. Hepopped the question just prior to the girls varsity game against Turtle Lake. Rudiger was surprised, as were the many onlookers who were on hand to watch the game. – Photo by Mackenzie Er-ickson

COMING TO GRIPS •Nevaeh Schallenberger wasn’t about to let go of the big fishshe’d just caught so she found another way to adjust her glove. The 4-year-old’s big basswon second place at the Grantsburg Legion ice-fishing contest in February. - Photo byPriscilla Bauer

Club’s contest on Clam Lake.• Grandstrand Funeral Home ac-

quired Edling Funeral Home in St. CroixFalls.

• A Blue Star Banner was presented toJerald and Julie Packard of Webster inhonor of their son Kevin, who was serv-ing in the 75th Ranger Regiment.

• Jeff Finch was crowned Mr. Midwin-ter Sports Day 2012 at Grantsburg’s win-ter festival.

• The first serious snowstorm of thewinter season hit the area on Feb. 28,dumping anywhere from 14 to 18 inchesof snow on Burnett and Polk counties.

• A rural Webster woman faced acharge of attempted first-degree homi-

cide after allegedly shooting herboyfriend in the face with a .22-caliberpistol.

• The Leader’s “10 stories of hope ... ”section, commemorating the 10-year an-niversary of the Siren tornado, won afirst-place award from the WisconsinNewspaper Association.

• Frederic Schools made delayed staffcuts. Four teachers would not be backnext school year, and the teaching hourshad been reduced for two more.

• A Balsam Lake man entered a guiltyplea in a child porn case in a federalcourt in Madison.


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If you’re reading this, I’mguessing we made it through theend of the world.

We celebrated the solstice earlythis year. It was a convenientdate for everyone and weavoided the risk of scheduling aparty just as the world ended.There would have been a lot of wasted Christmascookies, so I’m glad we played it safe.

The solstice party was, as always, perfect. We allstood around a fire and sang carols. Then we pitchedinto the fire all the things we would like to be rid ofin the coming year. I have great faith in the solsticefire (even a week before solstice) because it has donesuch a good job of incinerating other habits I havewanted to lose in the past. I burned up my alter-egoSuperwoman the first year and she has made onlythe occasional reappearance. The next year I burnedup all my old life plans and they are gone for good.The third year I burned up “expectation” and, whilethis was a little trickier, I have done a much better jobof living in this moment rather than in the imaginarymonths ahead.

This year I pitched in a giant printout of the word“should” because I found it was doing me little good.I rarely enjoy things I “should” do. Things I “should”do are usually things that I am doing already, but feelI could do better, faster, or more often. I nitpick mylife apart with “should” and rob myself daily of smallsatisfactions.

I use “should” on others to even more disastrouseffect. People “should” behave other than the waythey do, think things they do not, and know better.None of it accomplishes anything other than toannoy me and divert my attention from where it be-

longs — in the here and now,enjoying the unending wondersof my life. So I tossed “should”into the fire and it burned up ina second.

The next thing we do eachsolstice is send up a wish bal-loon and, with it, our hopes for

the coming year. My first wish came true at the firstsolstice party three years ago and he was standingbehind me at this one, so I had very little to wish forother than more of the same. Daniel stuck his handsin my coat pockets and we watched the flaming bal-loon narrowly miss the giant pine trees then growsmaller and smaller in the night sky. I thought abouthow good my life is. I was filled with gratitude for allthe wonderful things that had already rained downon my life.

And so, as I write this, I don’t yet know if theworld has ended but I am betting it goes on for a bitlonger, despite our best efforts. For my part, I am farless afraid of flaming meteors than of the countlessacts of thoughtlessness I commit every day. I am lessafraid of losing my life in an instant than in losing itthrough years of sleepwalking while miracles sur-round me. I am less afraid of fire falling from the skythan of my coldness to others in the face of sufferingand loneliness.

Maybe it’s bad luck to reveal a wish, but if theworld has ended I guess it won’t matter anyway. Inthis new year, I wished for more love. I sent a tinyflame and a wish for more love straight up into thenight sky.

Till next time,— Carrie

The Christmas LetterSince the advent of computers,

we have experienced a change inthe way Christmas greetings areexchanged. Traditional Christmascards with a note are becomingless common, and in their placeare appearing computer generated letters and photomontage’s that rival professional standards. Glitzyphotos that are cropped, rotated and retouched to re-move blemishes and wrinkles make all appear as if wehad cosmetic surgery during the past year. Almostanyone with basic computer skills and Internet accesscan now plan, produce and publish cards and evenprofessional appearing photo books at reasonable ex-pense.

While the appearance of greeting cards has changedconsiderably, the content of the traditional Christmasletter has remained about the same. As long as thereare relatives, you will get to review in detail the med-ley of events beginning shortly after they mailed youthe Christmas letter last year. These letters often fol-low two primary forms. If the writer has children stillin school, you will frequently get the proud parentperspective. “Our wonderful children are the best ateverything they do. Sis has been doing advanced alge-bra story problems since she was 3 years old. She hadto give up ballet lessons because she will be perform-ing her fifth piano concerto at Carnegie Hall nextmonth. We are negotiating with the school board toget her into the advanced kindergarten group next se-mester. Bronco is our athlete. He is 6 feet tall now andhas size 21 shoes. He scored 10 touchdowns in hispeewee football league. It helps that we held him back

a few years in school so hewould be more developed forsports. He says fourth grade getseasier every year.” After readingthose letters you wonder whyyour own children are turningout to be such clumsy imbeciles.

The second form of a Christ-mas letter often reads like an ap-

pointment schedule at Mayo clinic. Meant to bringyou glad tidings and good cheer you actually feel likesending them a sympathy card when you finish. Themost cheerful part is when you find out that Great-uncle Rupert finally got over a bad case of shingles.

Many of the Christmas letters we receive follow thesame format, usually with a similar introduction.“Merry Christmas from the Curmudgeons. Bustersends his greetings too, but he won’t be out on paroleuntil June. We bought a big turkey at the Piggly Wig-gly so everyone can come over to our house forChristmas. Cousin Fred says he won’t come ‘cause hebroke his dentures and will have to put everything inthe blender. We expect to have a good Christmas any-way.”

Following the introduction, most letters then revertto a diary or journal of sorts. Sometimes it is a month-by-month accounting of the past year, but more oftenit becomes a documentary ranging from illness tomishap or injury followed by the surgical reports. “InJanuary, Charlie got the big promotion at work, butbecause he was suffering from gout, he got laid offand lost his job. It was good timing because with myhemorrhoid surgery and broken hip, I needed help athome anyway. It is amazing how everything worksout. With all the money we saved by not driving to

work every day we decided to splurge on Valentine’sDay. With the two-for-one coupon and the senior dis-count if you eat dinner before 4:30 we had a real nicemeal. Charlie got sick afterward, but the food poison-ing only lasted a couple of days.”

“We spent March and April in physical therapy afterCharlie hurt his back shoveling snow. It was goodthat he hurt his back because his heart is bad, and heshouldn’t shovel snow anyway. That man is so lucky.We spent the summer inside because I have skin can-cer on my nose and shouldn’t go outside anymore andhe gets hives from bug bites. We heard it was a nicesummer.”

The obituaries are next, usually beginning with fam-ily members that have passed on, but it often includesfriends and distant relatives as well. “If you were atAunt Melba’s funeral in August you might remembercousin Fester. When they were spreading Melba’sashes on the back 40, some of it blew in his eyes. Hegot a bad infection and nearly went blind. Anyway hedied last week. The doctors think that the infection hegot in France during the war came back. All this gotus thinking, so we bought cemetery plots for eachother for Christmas. I liked the spot on the hill by thebig pine tree, but Charlie wants to be down in the val-ley. He snores so bad we have separate rooms nowanyway, so what’s the difference.”

No matter how depressing the content, the lettersalways end on an uplifting note. “Remember to cele-brate the true meaning of the Christmas season, and ifyou are ever in the middle of North Dakota this win-ter stop by and see us. We would love to see you allagain.”

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Letters fromHomeCarrie Classon

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A man in a barsaw a friend at atable, drinking byhimself. Approach-ing the friend hecommented, "Youlook terrible. What'sthe problem?"

"My mother died in June," he said, "and left me$10,000."

"Gee, that's tough," he replied."Then in July," the friend continued, "my father died,

leaving me $50,000.""Wow. Two parents gone in two months. No wonder

you're depressed.""And last month my aunt died, and left me $15,000.""Three close family members lost in three months?

How sad.""Then this month," continued, the friend, "nothing!"

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ST. CROIX FALLS - The St. Croix Falls Public Library hasannounced that it will be accepting original works of art andrecipes for preparing food for a planned graphic arts cook-book. The intent is to pair comic and graphic arts withrecipes for a cookbook like no other.

Participants are to submit original art alongside, or incor-porating, the required recipe text, and a bound cookbookwill be released at a later date as a fundraising project tosupport the Friends of the St. Croix Falls Library. One sin-gle recipe is allowed per person. All 2-D media will be ac-cepted, with preference for a digital version.

The project has been made possible through a grant fromthe Ezra Jack Keats Foundation, and is open to all in thecommunity. For more information, contact Cole Zrostlik,youth services librarian at 715-483-1777 or [email protected]. - submited


Scientists prove Mark Twain’srecipe for success

Tom Sawyer looked at the 810 squarefeet of Aunt Polly’s fence he had beenassigned to whitewash and, “Life to himseemed hollow, and existence but a bur-den,” writes Mark Twain. Tom lookeddown at the bucket of paint and then upthe street to see none other than hisgood friend Ben sauntering up the side-walk.

Tom dipped the brush in the paintand began—enthusiastically. When hisfriend approached, to ask what he wasdoing, Tom almost ignored him. Thistriggered Ben’s curiosity. When Benasked if he might try, Tom told him no.It wasn’t until Ben bribed Tom with anapple that Tom reluctantly relinquishedhis brush and let Ben have a turn atpainting the fence.

It wasn’t long before Tom had a longline of friends begging for the opportu-nity to paint the fence. Twain writes,“Work consists of whatever a body isobliged to do, play consists of whatevera body is not obliged to do.”

Why did Tom’s friends want to painthis fence, while Tom, himself, was loathto? The secret lies in a concept calledautonomy. While Tom was assigned tothe task, his friends chose it of their own

free will. Twain contin-

ues, “There arewealthy gentle-men in Englandwho drive four-horse passenger-coaches twenty orthirty miles on apassenger line, inthe summer, be-cause the privi-lege cost themconsiderablemoney,” Twainwrites. “But ifthey were offeredwages for theservice, thatwould turn it intowork and they would resign.”

As I wrote last week, it isn’t onlyTwain who understands the counterin-tuitive nature of external motivation.Scientists have long known the negativeeffects of carrot and stick tactics – suchas rewards and incentives – for work-re-lated performance. Decades of psycho-logical study bears out the fact thatrewards often decrease both motivationand performance.

Why? To be clear, we need to under-stand that it isn’t the rewards them-selves that are the trouble. It’s the

expectation of the reward for perform-ance. It’s only contingent rewards – “if-then” rewards – that are the problem.The reason? The reward removes au-tonomy or a sense of control. Owner-ship. Like the gentlemen driving thecarriages for money instead of fun, thereward creates a situation in which thedrivers are no longer in full control.This loss of control saps motivation.

New scientific discoveries however,are often controversial. And this contin-ues to be the case when it comes to mo-tivation. After all, these findings flydirectly in the face of what many con-sider common sense in most companiesand schools. This new information wasso counterintuitive that in 1999, EdwardDeci, professor of psychology in the so-cial sciences at the University ofRochester, was called upon to analyzenearly three decades of research on thesubject of motivation in order to deter-mine if this was really true. Do “if-then” rewards really harm long-termperformance?

“Careful consideration of reward ef-fects reported in 128 experiments leadsto the conclusion that tangible rewardstend to have a substantially negative ef-fect on intrinsic motivation,” he writes.“When institutions – families, schools,businesses, and athletic teams, for ex-ample – focus on the short-term and opt

for controlling people’s behavior, theydo so at the risk of considerable longterm damage.”

In his bestselling book “Drive: TheSurprising Truth About What MotivatesUs,” Daniel Pink hammers the pointhome for both children and adults whenhe writes, “Try to encourage a kid tolearn math by paying her … and she’llbecome more diligent in the short termbut lose interest in math in the longterm. Take an industrial designer wholoves his work and try to get him to dobetter by making his pay contingent ona hit product – and he’ll . . . become lessinterested in his job in the long term.

“This is one of the most robust find-ings in social science,” Pink continues.“And also one of the most ignored.”

I know old habits and ideas die hard,but what’s more important: being rightor being successful? Parents, teachers,managers and employers – I ask youonly this: Are you going to hang on toold beliefs about how best to motivate?Or are you going to get that fencepainted?

Founder of WeTeachWeLearn.org, ChrisWondra is just another Wisconsin publicschoolteacher. Find We Teach We Learn onFacebook and Twitter for daily tips on get-ting the most out of your brain.

We teach, we learnChris Wondra

Home for the holidaysThere is a John Denver song that I

love to listen to for its sentimental value.It reminds me of my dad and a Christ-mas so long ago when he received aJohn Denver CD. We put it in and Idanced and spun in circles as my night-gown swished at my ankles and the blurof the Christmas lights mixed with thewarmth of that room and my family. Italso reminds me of home and how goodit is to be home again after being awayfor a while: “It’s the little things thatmake a house a home. Like a fire softlyburning and supper on the stove, andthe light in your eyes that makes mewarm. Hey it’s good to be back homeagain.”

It is good to be back home again.After weeks of sharing space with fiveother roommates, eating nothing but

toast, pizza and cereal for weeks, andwriting papers – it is good to be home.Sunday night my mother and I madelasagna and turned up the volume a lit-tle more to the music flowing in thekitchen. In between browning theground venison and sausage, my dadstole me away to dance with me in thekitchen as my mother watched andlaughed in her oven mitts. It is momentslike these I love. Spontaneous, un-planned, heartfelt moments.

Our home is not perfect. It is clutteredwith boxes and tins of Christmas good-ies, baby wipes and diapers, unwashed

dishes and unwrapped Christmas pres-ents waiting to be put to use by theirnew owners. We have a leaky faucetthat drips steadily, there is a door up-stairs that whistles like a teapot whenthe wind blows violently, and there arestains, scratches, marks and dents fromaccidents or little kids long ago who de-cided the house needed some experttoddler decorating. No, our home is notspotless or perfectly in order – but it islived in, and it is the little things thatmake a house a home.

It is the people that make a house ahome as well. When my nieces comeover our home is filled with squeals oflaughter, the running of little feet, loudexclamations as they play with theirdolls or dress-up clothes. When the foursisters are together there is bickering,teasing, laughing and talking. There arethe competitive jeers heard when play-ing games with the whole family. There

is the cry of a baby for its mother. Thereare hugs, kisses, dancing and playfulwrestling or fighting. A home is not ahome until it has people to fill its wallsand rooms.

Being home for the holidays, I’ve beenin fights with my sister already, I’vegrown impatient with my nieces whin-ing or crying, and I miss my friendsfrom school who live so far away fromme – but I have also been filled withmore warmth and love and laughterfrom being in this home and being withthe ones I love. I have learned to not letthe little annoying things get in the wayof Christmas and its meaning. Enjoybeing with whomever and whereveryou are these holidays, and I wish youall a very merry Christmas.

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Wednesday, Dec. 19, a shipmentof food arrived at the Ruby’sPantry Siren/Webster FoodShelf, donated by the Polk Bur-nett Chapter of Thrivent Finan-cial for Lutherans. Larry andDiane Blahauvietz, who areleaders in the chapter, con-tacted Joyce Highstrom, a vol-unteer coordinator at the foodshelf, to get information regard-ing the needs of the food shelf.It was decided to make a request to their local Polk Bur-nett County Thrivent Fund Chapter for a donation of$1,200 for the holidays. It was approved by their com-mittee and the food was purchased from EmergencyFood Network in the Twin Cities and received by PattiHurd and other volunteers on Wednesday, Dec. 19, justin time for Christmas.

The Thrivent Lutheran Financial Fund volunteeringprograms provide financial assistance and resources tomembers who come together to help individuals and im-prove quality of life in their communities. They also as-sist in Habitat for Humanity and Salvation Army RedKettle Christmas projects. The Polk Burnett Countychapter of Thrivent Financial received the 2010 Chaptersof Excellence Award recognizing their impact on secu-rity and generosity in the communities and congrega-tions they serve.

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TURTLE LAKE – The odds of a blackjack player beingdealt three suited 7s are 5,000 to 1. The odds were defiedbig time at St. Croix Casino Turtle Lake on Monday, Dec.17, when two blackjack players, Robert Allen of Rock-ford, Ill., and James Uthe of Sand Creek, were dealt threesuited 7s and won $21,000 in a special casino promotion.

The Turtle Lake casino is offering its $21,000 BlackjackBlitz promotion every Monday in December. Blackjackplayers dealt three suited 7s win $21,000 in cash.

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during the Blackjack Blitz promotion,” said casino Gen-eral Manager Neil Oustigoff, “but having two winners inone night was totally unexpected, and very exciting forall of us at Turtle Lake.”

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POLK COUNTY – Seat belts. Sunscreen. Low-sodiumdiets. There are many actions that we can take to staysafe and healthy. Some of them require a little bit of sac-rifice, others can require a huge amount of effort. Butthere’s one big action we can take to help protect ourhealth that requires very little effort or sacrifice: radontesting.

Radon exposure kills an estimated 20,000 people in theU.S. each year – a number that could be dramatically re-duced by easy, inexpensive home testing and repair.

Radon is a naturally occurring, radioactive gas whichcomes from the soil. It can accumulate in your home andcan cause cancer in you and your children by enteringthe home through cracks and openings on the lower lev-els.

Many people don’t know about radon because youcan’t see, smell or taste it. But exposure to radon is the

second leading cause of lung cancer in the United Statesand the No. 1 cause of lung cancer among nonsmokers.

Radon levels vary around the country, but no home isfree from risk. The only way to know if you are at riskfor radon exposure is to test your home. Conducting aradon test is easy and test kits are available at the PolkCounty Health Department for $5 ($7 by mail) duringthe month of January in honor of National Radon ActionMonth. If your home does have an elevated level ofradon, a qualified radon mitigation contractor can makerepairs to solve the problem and protect your family.

Life is short enough – don’t let something as easy to fixas radon make it even shorter.

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Compiled by Sue Renno

Do you remember?

50 years agoCarl Ahlgren, of Lewis, sprained his ankle when he

was thrown from the chair on which he was standingby a jolt of electricity from the trouble light he had hungon his water pipe when he attempted to move it closerto the site of the leak in the pipe.–Ernie Bengtson, alsoof Lewis, found himself injured and lying on theground after hitting a fence post with the pickup inwhich he was hauling feed for the young stock. Hecould only guess what had happened after that.–ErickAnderson, Paul Annett and Carole Hanson were thefirst-, second- and third-place winners in the Fredericcoloring contest, respectively. Dollar winners were JoeSchommer, Pauline Schultz, Susie Lundeen, Lee John-son, Kaye Friberg, Arthur Martin, Virginia Beecroft,Terry Gail Leisch, Doreen Nahkala, Dean Kolander, JoelMcKnight, Linda Nelson, Miriam Peterson, Mary Carl-son, Byron Hanson, Patty Melin, Karen Anderson,Susan Berg, Kathleen Amundson and Steven Lane.Winners in the drawing contest were RaymondAmundson, first, Greg Paulsen, second, and TommyMoats, third. Dollar winners were JoAnn Struck,Miriam Early, Agnes Ronningen, Katherine Woodman,Maxine Cruthers, Jean Knechtel, Judith Kay Anderson,Dickie Zinn, Philip Hall, Bryan Weinzierl, Faye Matz,Mary Liesch, Rickie Swenson, Dorothy Erickson, Dar-lene Nahkala, Karen Early, Everett Hanson, Kathy Ped-ersen, Kathy Tschumperlin and Irene Erickson. Therewere 363 entries in the coloring contest and 237 in thedrawing contest.–Harold Fischer, of White Bear Lake,Minn., caught an 11-pound, 9-ounce walleye in DevilsLake.

40 years agoArdis Swanberg would retire from the Frederic

branch of the U.S. Postal Service on Dec. 31, after 28-1/2 years.–The Frederic coloring contest was still goingstrong, with 275 entries in the coloring portion, and 235in the drawing. First place in drawing went to Robin Si-monsen; second, Daniel Friberg, and third, CathyZellmer. Honorable mention, still winning $1, wereDenise Nahkala, Gwen Lundeen, Eddy Hochstetler,Beth Lundeen, Joel Ryan, Angela Nelson, David Wood-man, Sheri Zellmer, David Anderson, Libby Johnson,Kathleen Wichelmann, Kelly Schultz, Janet Miller,Gayle Svoboda, Tod Zellmer, Kathy Kettula, GeorgetteMoe, Jennifer Hochstetler, Donna Matz and GinnySouthard. First place in coloring went to Roxanne Lys-dahl, second, Jeanine Woodin and third, Paul Simon-sen. Dollar winners were Lorraine Mattson, BarbaraWedin, Terry Shoquist, Stephen Nelson, Jeff Knuf,Suzanne Schaar, Susan Gilberg, Terry Schaar, MarkJava, Kara Boyer, Deneen Strait, Pam Wikstrom, SandyBryan, Cara Sjodin, Douglas Grimh, Patrick Spencer,Sharon Gackle, Sarah Southard, Nancy Gackle and LoriTrautmann.–The winner of a huge Christmas stockingfull of toys, the prize in a drawing held at Hagberg’sdepartment store, Frederic, was Sara Knuf, of Fred-eric.–Photos of area children with Santa were sprinkledthroughout the paper, and the children who came to theLeader office to identify themselves would each get $1.

20 years agoThe Webster High School Christmas program in-

cluded the swing choir’s rendition of “Jingle BellsThrough the Ages,” with an Elvis impersonation byDerrick Woods that had “the girls swooning and thecrowd laughing.”–The Burnett County Board of Super-visors passed a ban on smoking in the government cen-ter by an 11-to-8 vote.–Winners in the Burnett Countyconservation speech contest were: elementary division,Allison Gaynor, Grantsburg; junior division, Alice Pear-son, Webster. In the poster contest, top three in each di-vision were primary, Deanna Plath, Webster; KatieConroy, Webster; and Dustin Wickman, Siren; elemen-tary, Jill Hoel, Grantsburg; Bekkah Chell, Grantsburg;and Sarah Stromberg, Webster; tied with AndyDahlberg, Grantsburg; junior division, Aaron Conroy,Webster; Amber Nichols, Webster; and Dylan Schaaf,Webster. After the area contest in Cable, Amber Nicholsand Jill Hoel advanced to the state poster contest andNichols earned second place.–Webster fifth-grader Wal-ter Raschick won the school level competition of theNational Geography Bee and would be taking a writtentest to see if he could qualify for the state contest inMadison.–Bryce Hacker, 20, of Cushing, died fromcomplications of a kidney transplant.–Members of theMilltown Snow Rovers and the Centuria Sno Drifterscombined resources to donate a snowmobile, trailerand rescue sled to the Unity Area Ambulance service.

Patti Hurd, volunteer coordinator of the Siren/WebsterFood Shelf in Siren, stocked the shelves at the Ruby’s PantrySiren/Webster Food Shelf for the Christmas holidays.

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News from theService

FORT MEADE, Md. – Navy Petty Officer 3rdClass Gavin R. Meyer has graduated from the U.S.Navy’s Nuclear Power School at Naval NuclearPower Training Command in Goose Creek, S.C.

Nuclear Power School is a rigorous six-monthcourse that trains officers and enlisted students inthe science and engineering fundamental to the de-sign, operation and maintenance of naval nuclearpropulsion plants.

Graduates next undergo additional instruction ata prototype training unit before serving as a surfacewarfare officer aboard a nuclear-powered surfaceship or as an electronics technician aboard a nu-clear-powered submarine.

Meyer is the son of Renee Chute and RodneyMeyer, both of Grantsburg.

He is a 2011 graduate of Grantsburg High School.

Siren Senior CenterWe had our monthly meeting on Tuesday. We cel-

ebrated December birthdays. After the meeting, weplayed some games to celebrate Christmas. Theboard passed out pens as a gift from the center.These are neat pens as they have a light on them soyou can see to write in the dark, Thanks!

Our sympathy to the Harold Hokanson family asHarold passed away on Monday, Dec. 17. Harold atelunch at the center and also had home delivery attimes.

We will be playing cards on Wednesday, Dec. 26,

and Wednesday, Jan. 2. Our center was closed onMonday and Tuesday, Dec. 24 and 25. We will alsobe closed on Tuesday, Jan. 1.

We have some dates for you to mark down:Wednesday, Jan. 9, will be the evening meal so call715-349-2845 for reservations; Monday, Jan. 14, thefoot care person will be here; Tuesday, Jan. 15, willbe the next senior meeting with installation of newofficers; and Wednesday, Jan. 16 will be potluck.

The tax people will be here starting on Monday,Feb. 4. They will be coming on Mondays. Feb. 4 will

be for homestead only. Call 715-349-7810 to set upappointments.

Our 500 winners on Wednesday, Dec. 19, wereDoris Schauer, Joe Brown, Muriel Todd, DarleneGroves and Nona Severson. I do not have the Spadewinners as news had to be in early to the papers dueto the holiday.

We wish a very merry Christmas to everyone. Seeyou at the center.

Nona Severson

Birth announcementsBorn at St. Croix Regional Medical Center:

A boy, Case Jonathan Hanson, born Dec. 4, 2012,to Sarah and Ryan Hanson, Dresser. Case weighed7 lbs., 9 oz.

•••A girl, Alayna Frances Houdashell, born Dec. 9,

2012, to Rob and Nicole Houdashell, Webster.Alayna weighed 9 lbs., 7 oz.

•••A boy, Johnny Roger Minor, born Dec. 10, 2012,

to Aaron Minor and Crystal Morris, St. Croix Falls.Johnny weighed 8 lbs., 2 oz.

•••A girl, Kaydence Kendall Popham, born Dec. 0,

2012, to LeeAnn Nasman and Dewey Popham,Frederic, Kaydence weighed 8 lbs., 12 oz.

•••A girl, Zariah Elizabeth Braund, born Dec. 11,

2012, to Mike and Tammi Braund, Cushing. Zariahweighed 7 lbs., 3 oz.

•••A boy, Jackson Oliver Wistad, born Dec. 11, 2012,

to Morgan and Caleb Wistad, Spooner. Jacksonweighed 7 lbs., 7 oz.

•••A girl, Olivia Kay Burrows, born Dec. 12, 2012, to

Kari and Timothy Burrows, Osceola. Olivia weighed7 lbs., 11 oz.

•••A girl, Jaisa Rae Ouellete, born Dec. 14, 2012, to

Alecia Ouellette, Balsam Lake. Jaisa weighed 7 lbs.,14 oz.

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Born at Amery Regional Medical Center:A boy, Jaxon Dean Koch, born Nov. 20, 2012, to

Andria Norlund and Brandon Koch, New Richmond.Jaxon weighed 7 lbs.

•••A boy, Ryker Merle Johnson, born Nov. 20, 2012,

to Abigail and Ryan Johnson, Luck. Ryker weighed7 lbs., 14 oz.

•••A boy, Easton Richard Gedatus, born Nov. 22,

2012, to Kaitlyn Krueger and Daniel Gedatus,Woodville. Easton weighed 8 lbs., 9 oz.

•••A girl, Ella Elaine Pittman, born Nov. 26, 2012, to

Ashley and Joshua Pittman, Clear Lake. Ellaweighed 7 lbs.

•••A boy, Ozlan John Michael Thomas Meeds, born

Nov. 30, 2012, to Jessica and Kevin Meeds, Web-ster. Ozlan weighed 9 lbs., 6 oz.

•••A boy, Hans Morgan Johnson, born Dec. 1, 2012,

to Cinthia and Thomas Johnson, Luck. Hansweighed 6 lbs., 10 oz.

•••A boy, Bauer Vernon McNamara, born Dec. 4,

2012, to Rhonda and Michael McNamara, GlenwoodCity. Bauer weighed 8 lbs., 1 oz.

•••A boy, Caden Riley Jantz, born Dec. 6, 2012, to

Tiffany Ellingworth and Cody Jantz, Dresser. Cadenweighed 6 lbs.

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A boy, Nolan Kevin Johnson, born Dec. 7, 2012,to Danielle Reindahl and David Johnson, Clayton.Nolan weighed 7 lbs., 2 oz.

•••A boy, Gunner James Eggleston-Hoff, born Dec.

8, 2012, to Christine Kuettel, Amery. Gunnerweighed 7 lbs., 3 oz.

•••A boy, Dean Arthur Nelson, born Dec. 13, 2012, to

Jessie and Judson Nelson, Deer Park. Deanweighed 6 lbs., 2 oz.

•••A girl, Aubree Christine La-

page, born Dec. 13, 2012, to Al-isha and Christopher Lapage,Clayton. Aubree weighed 7 bs.

•••A boy, Carter Patrick Yeske,

born Dec. 16, 2012, to KaitlynHenck and Jordan Yeske, TurtleLake. Carter weighed 8 lbs., 12oz.

•••A boy, Blake Brandon Parker,

born Dec. 19, 2012, to Danielleand Brandon Parker, Cumber-land. Blake weighed 7 lbs., 4 oz.

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WisconsinInterstate ParkST. CROIX FALLS – Mark your calendars.

A popular program for preschool children and theirparents will start up again this winter at Wisconsin In-terstate Park, after the holidays. Thursdays at 10a.m., beginning Jan. 3 through March, naturalist JulieFox will share a story and activity with preschoolersand their parents at the Ice Age Center.A short activity following the story will reinforce the

story’s nature-related theme. Nature story time willgenerally last between 30 and 45 minutes, dependingon the participants. “It is a great opportunity for par-ents to get out to the park with their little ones duringthis time of the year,” commented Fox. Participantswill spend time indoors and outdoors, weather per-mitting, so parents should dress their children accord-ingly.

Interstate Park is located in St. Croix Falls, on Hwy.35, just one-half mile south of Hwy. 8. Nature storytime is free of charge, but a Wisconsin state parksticker is required to enter the park. Annual passesfor 2013 are $25 for Wisconsin residents or $35 fornonresidents. For more information call Fox at 715-483-3747.

TOWN TALK/COUNTRY CHATTERWell hello to you. Is everyone geared up for

Christmas festivities? We have the grandkids com-ing so I figure I best get as much rest as possiblebefore they arrive. I always get so pooped outwhen they’re here. Hopefully Mom and Dad won’tgive them too much sugar to get them all woundup. Mom always says it’s a grandparent’s privilegeto spoil the grandkids, which includes filling themup on sweets and then sending them home!

I’m thinking you may have thought last week’sarticle ended abruptly. Well, unfortunately, the lastpart was missing and I didn’t want to leave it on thatnote so here is what the ending was:

Although it’s difficult today to see beyond thesorrow,

May looking back in memory help comfort youtomorrow. ~ Authorunknown

Have a greatweek, everyone, andremember to hugyour kids and neverlose a moment to sayI love you.

So we’ve hadsome adoptions this

week which is always good news.At the beginning of the week, puppies Adam andEve went home, Emmett and Jasper the kittenswent home Friday, and on Saturday, Arlo, Mollyand Espresso, one of our long-term kitties, wenthome. All went to great homes with some fabulouspeople.

We’re still having our promotion of adoption bydonation for our adult kitties. Espresso was luckyto have someone come in and see what a greatguy he is; and the rest of the kitties are equallygreat and deserving of finding love and happinesswith a new family.

I think I want to tell you about Dutchess again.She is very special to all of us at the shelter and wejust love her. She’s been shoved around fromhome to home and would no doubt deeply appre-

ciate a permanentand loving home.Dutchess is aStaffordshire terrier,around 4-5 years ofage, and is mediumin height. She has agentle, trusting andloving spirit and

would be an awesomecompanion for some

lucky person that takes her into their life. We wantthe best possible home for this girl and we knowshe has the ability to make your life complete. Herbeautiful pictures were taken by Northwest Pas-sage girls that are doing photography as a projectat the shelter. These young girls are very talented.

On the feline side, Dove is back at the shelter.She was adopted at the beginning of the year,however, wasn’t bonding well with them. Dove is agood-looking longhaired ginger-colored kitty andsince she’s been gone has put on some weight soI guess she’ll be on a bit of a diet! This 2-year-oldis really very sweet and loving, purrs with no prob-lem at all. Stop by and visit Dove and our othergreat cats and dogs.

By the way, remember I told you about a monthago about puppies being born at the shelter? Wellthey are now 4 weeks old and are a lot of fun de-spite being messy. These pups should be up onour Web site for adoption in about two weeks’ time.The mother is purebred German Shepherd, butwe’re not sure what the father is. All pups look likeshepherds though.

From all of us at the shelter to all of you, we ap-preciate everything that you have done and con-tinue to do for our little shelter and all the animalsthat pass through our doors. We couldn’t do it with-out you. We would like to wish you and yours afabulous Christmas and a new year filled with un-ending love and laughter.

Start 2013 off with an empty jar and fill it withnotes of good things that happen. On New Year’sEve, empty it and see what awesome stuff hap-pened that year.

Have a great week everyone! Licks and tail-wags!

The Humane Society of Burnett County is sav-ing lives, one at a time. Find us on the Web at hs-burnettcty.org. 715-866-4096. License No.267335-DS. We’re on Facebook too, why don’t youlike us there and follow us!

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Looks like this year’s Christmas will come and gowith rather quiet weather, at least by the weather re-ports. Still not enough snow for that jolly old elf touse his sleigh, at least that’s my thought. Whicheverway he decides to make his trip, toys will be deliv-ered to the kids.

I swear, the tree rat population here in bear coun-try is exploding even though Hubby keeps on relo-cating them to the Dunham and Mudhen Lakeareas. This past Sunday morning, I know I counted19 of those varmints running around in the back birdyard. You don’t suppose they found their way backinto bear country do you? They are awfully smart.

My cardinals have returned, they are later thisyear than others. I was surprised to learn cardinalsare one of the few kinds that mate for life.

The Grandmas Group held their DecemberChristmas get-together on Monday, Dec. 17, at thehome of Marge Peterson. A potluck lunch was en-joyed and the afternoon was spent visiting after thegift exchange Those present were Hazel Hahr, ErnaLueck, Marilyn Lemieux, Naomi Glover, Carol Juveand Bev Beckmark. Dorothy Lahners had a doctorappointment. It was decided that January and Feb-

ruary were usually bad weather months, so no get-togethers.

Sympathy to the family of Calvin L. Nelson, whopassed away Dec. 9.

Sympathy to the family of Harold A. Hockanson,who passed away Dec. 18.

The Siren Lionesses gals enjoyed their annualChristmas party last Tuesday evening at the Pheas-ant Inn. After some great food and a short meeting,the gals got down and dirty playing shake the dicefor prizes or stealing them from each other It was agreat evening with lots of fun.

The U.S. Bank and Siren Lioness would like toextend their gratitude to all who made or broughtitems to decorate our mitten tree. This year 125hats, 310 pairs of mittens and gloves, 65 scarves, 21pairs of slippers and 10 headbands, a grand total of531 pieces, adorned the tree. They have been alldistributed to the Siren, Webster and GrantsburgNelson and Mina Copeland schools and to the Indi-anhead Connections.

Saturday, Dec. 22, Hubby and I celebrated ourChristmas in bear country with the kids. Son Arthur“Punk” Beckmark of Bremerton, Wash., daughter

Tammy Zuech of Chetek, granddaughter Alyana Joof Eau Claire, grandson Darren Zuech of Chetekand his daughter, our great-granddaughter Emily,also of Chetek.

Those of you who are regular blood donors or ifyou choose to be a first-timer, mark your calendarsfor Tuesday, Jan. 8, from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., atthe Siren Covenant Church. If you want or needmore info or just wish to set up an appointment tocome in, call 800-733-2767.

If you are planning a wedding this coming yearand need a host of ideas, just mark your calendarsfor Sunday, Jan. 27. The Siren Destination WeddingFair will be held at the Lakeview Center from 11 a.m.to 3 p.m. This event can put the finishing toucheson an already great wedding. This event is spon-sored by the Siren Chamber of Commerce.

Congratulations to elementary student MadalynHall, middle schooler Sampson Richter, and highschooler Angela Honeysett for being chosen SirenSchools students of the week. These three will def-initely go far.

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RECALL EFFORT • Washburn County Recall Walker volunteer Paul Johnson held up a boxof recall petitions as he, along with representatives from other counties in Wisconsin, delivered pe-titions to the Government Accountability Board in Madison on Tuesday, Jan. 17. More than a millionsignatures from throughout the state were delivered, nearly double what was required to force a re-call election that would target Walker, the lieutenant governor and four sitting Republican state sen-ators. - Photo by John Hart, Wisconsin State Journal

2012 moments/from page 2• Burnett County Board of Supervisors

expressed concerned about frac sandmining.

March• Frederic School administration ex-

plained layoffs, which were due to fewerstudents and less funds.

• Fifty-one miles of road projects inPolk County were completed underbudget for $2.4 million.

• The Burnett County AdolescentAODA Prevention Coalition hosted amunicipal alcohol policy seminar at TheLodge at Crooked Lake.

• The Eagle Valley Bank in downtownSt. Croix Falls was robbed, apparently bya woman.

• A house fire claimed the lives of Osce-ola High School sophomore MakaylaCorbin and her mother, Shelli Maier, a re-turning Iraq military veteran, in Osceola.

• Funeral services were held for long-time Luck resident Eiler Ravnholt - a fea-ture story told of his passion for justice.

• A. Stanley Anderson, icon of localgovernment, died at 87.

• It was announced that Frederic HighSchool Principal Josh Robinson would re-place the retiring Jerry Tischer as FredericSchool District administrator.

• A Siren man was accused of second-degree sexual assault, crime against anelderly or disabled person.

• Longtime Luck Police Chief DanDeiss submitted his letter of retirementfollowing 29 years of service.

• A house in Frederic would be the siteof a new wildlife clinic. Tamara Larsonand Suzanne Johnson founded the clinicon Jan. 31.

• Polk County ended 2011 in far betterfinancial condition than expected, withnearly $500,000 in the black.

• The ice went off Big Butternut Lakein Luck on Tuesday, March 20, setting arecord for the earliest ice-out since 1979.

• Dr. Otto Ravenholt, a public healthSee 2012 moments, page 8



2012 moments/from page 7pioneer, died at 84.

• The DNR issued burning restric-tions, effective immediately.

• St. Croix Falls graduate Tyler Kooncewas donating one of his kidneys to ZacJacobs, a man Koonce had just recentlymet.

• A Danbury man and a Websterwoman were charged with burglary, rob-bery with threat of force and resisting orobstructing an officer. The man wasfound hiding in a tree on property nearCTH A in Webster.

• The St. Croix Falls School District de-cided to discontinue gymnastics.

• An Amery teen faced 140 years inprison if convicted on multiple sexual as-sault charges.

April• Voters in Polk County voted to

downsize their county board.• Two road fatalities occurred in two

days near Dresser.• It was announced that the Grants-

burg pool would remain open for thecoming summer.

• A deer tested positive for CWD nearShell Lake.

• A feature story was published aboutFlorence Johnson Hanson, who recalledher time as maid to a couple whohad lived through thesinking of theTitanic.

• Polaris announced the addition of 89jobs at its Osceola plant.

• Three people, including a Luck man,lost their lives in a head-on crash northof Danbury.

• Mark Dahlberg retired from theGrantsburg Village Board after 43 yearsof service to the community.

• Gov. Scott Walker reviewed wildfire-suppression efforts in Burnett Countyafter the storm on July 1, 2011, that im-pacted more than 250,000 acres.

• Sam Jones, Siren resident, publishedhis book “To Hell and Almost Back, Lifeof a Seriously Disabled WWII Veteran.”

• Frederic’s 2012 Citizens of the Yearwere Dr. Larry and Linda Pederson, andthe Volunteers of the Year were Kennyand Kris Hackett.

• The Frederic School Board acceptedthe resignation of Robert Peterson, a 38-year teacher and coach.

• Monte Tretsven was named new po-lice chief at Luck.

• Destructive carp were at the centerof Clam Lake research projects.

• The WisconsinMedical Soci-e t y

presented Dr. Blaise Vitale, of Grants-burg, with the Physician Citizen of theYear Award.

• A pursuit of a local woman and sev-eral other suspects covered 53 miles inPolk County, with a police shooting andpossible gang connections.

• Burnett County Hunger Task Forcemembers voted to discontinue the organ-ization.

• Luck School District hired an archi-tect to look at building needs.

May• Frac sand mining reality collided

with local control, long-term jobs and“frightening pollution possibilities.”

• A recall of Gov. Scott Walker wasscheduled for a June 5 vote.

• Five people were treated at area hos-pitals following a two-car accident inBurnett County.

• Housing prices and numbers wereup in Burnett County.

• The Webster Village Board voted togo ahead with water projects.

• A Frederic man faced five felonycharges after a “bizarre” chase.

• Tree planting at Faith’s Lodge nearWebster continued the process of restora-tion following the July 1, 2011, storm.

• A frac mine leak in Burnett Countywas discovered and stopped.

• The fate of the Polk County Librarycame before the Polk County Board.

• Work on Burnett Dairy Cooperativeexpansion steadily progressed.

• The Governor’s Fishing Opener 2012was held at Bay Park Resort on TregoLake in Washburn County.

• A mysterious box that landed in atree near Eureka Center held science les-sons for Frederic second-graders.

• St. Croix Falls and Unity schoolswere named among top schools in Wis-consin and the nation.



2012momentsLeader Year in Review/January to June

PROFILE IN LUCK • Kayle Karl watched a bonfire at the annual Luck Win-ter Carnival in February. - Photo by Greg Marsten

NEW MUSIC • The new Pearl River grand piano made possible by a community fundrais-ing project was put to the test with the musical artistry of Chris Johansen, who played at a con-cert of the Woodland Chorus in April. - Photo by Greg Marsten

ANTICS OF OPAL • Bradford Winter, played by Paul Lewis, showed exasperation whenunable to escape the irrepressible antics of Opal during the Grantsburg High School produc-tion of “Everyone Loves Opal” in April. - Photo by Priscilla Bauer

SNAPSHOTS • Gov. Scott Walker and Bob Hartshorn, DNRforestry team leader, appeared at a news conference at the Bur-nett County Airport in April as part of the governor’s third trip to thearea since the July 1, 2011, storm that impacted more than 250,000acres in Northwest Wisconsin. At left, sisters Megan and EmilyAmundson stand near a section of Clam Falls Drive near Frederic,which crumbled from strong currents of floodwaters in May. Atright, firefighters dose flames coming out of the roof of the smallergymnasium at Siren Schools in May. - Photos by Sherill Summer(above), Becky Amundson (left) and Mackenzie Erickson (right)



THE SHOW • Luck senior Maia Lehmann tried to look pensive, serious and introspec-tive while wearing an actual military-spec gas mask. The facial apparatus was part of theLuck Drama Club’s performance of "The Show," in April. - Photo by Greg Marsten

COOL GIGGLE • Helena McLean, 3, Min-neapolis, took a short break from the LuckWinterfest fun in February by lying down onthe ice and giggling for a while. - Photo byGreg Marsten

DANCE OF JOY • Kwang performed a traditional Thaidance for Grantsburg Elementary students during a spe-cial program by Thai students at Grantsburg Schools inMay. - Photo by Priscilla Bauer

SNAPSHOTS • Young Dylan Miller protected his hearing while watching trailer races at the St. Croix Valley racetrack in June;Casey Jerry played taps during the Indian Creek American Legion Post 396 Memorial Day services; Alexandra Kammeyer gave herdad, Jeff, a big hug after being crowned Little Miss Grantsburg in June; sisters Janita Nwachukwu of Centuria and Jamie Thomp-son of Siren delivered babies in February that were one day, one inch and one ounce apart; and Kaleb and Kyra Cox hold a balloonand cooler that fell from 15 miles high in the sky and ended up in their tree. - Photos by Greg Marsten, Priscilla Bauer, Mary Stirrat andsubmitted


2012LeaderYear in Review/January to June

OTTERS ON DECK • Otters have made Big Wood Lake in Burnett County their home for years, usually swimming in the lakeand sometimes positioning themselves for a close-up. Lake home residents Jerry and Jo Louise McNally submitted this otter fam-ily portrait in April. - Photo submitted

LOCAL “LES MISERABLES” • Grantsburg seniorPaul Lewis performed "Empty Chairs at Empty Tables"from the hit Broadway musical "Les Miserables,” per-formed by GHS students in May. - Photo by Priscilla Bauer

TORCHLIGHT ROY-ALTY • Luck Winter Carni-val Grand Marshals Tedand Grace Anderson werethe couple of the night, es-pecially by torchlight. -Photo by Greg Marsten

FIREWORKS IN FREDERIC • Normally tranquilCoon Lake in the village of Frederic was lit up by fire-works for spectators in June, an annual tradition as partof the Family Days celebration. - Photo by Becky Amund-son

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SNAPSHOTS • There were some kissable moments in 2012 including a silly smooch given to Steve Mackay of Winnipeg, Canada, from friend Dwight Porter of Des Moine, Iowa, at the TexasSnowbird Dance in Grantsburg in June; a big smoooch to a calf by Jake Peterson during the annual dairy breakfast at the Melco Farm in June and a kiss and a hug for new Grantsburg gradu-ate Kelsey Meyer from her proud mother, in May. Below, there were nearly enough photos of bears submitted to publish one a week, including a snapshot of an acrobatic bear by Chuck Lehman,a photo of a bear cub on the deck of Art Kost and a shot of a family of bears, taken by Kacey Lamphere.



HONORING A FRIEND • Bob Blake of Clam Falls paid his re-spects to friend Sgt. Dan Gabielson during the Memorial Day serviceat the Northern Wisconsin Veterans Cemetery at Spooner. Gabriel-son gave his life in the name of freedom. In the nine years since, thememory of him still remains close to family and friends. - Photo by LarrySamson

BIRD’S EYE VIEW OF FLOODING • Local pilot Woody Minar took this photo of the St. Croix River at Tay-lors Falls/St. Croix Falls in June. Flooding closed some parks and recreational areas along the river. This photoshows the river from the hydroelectric dam to the Interstate Bridge. - Photo by Woody Minar

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE• A barn/shed fire in Janu-ary destroyed a large utilityshed/barn, a tractor parkedinside and a panel vanparked outside. Milltownfirefighters responded tothe blaze. - Photo by GregMarsten

CAREFREE • Funis high on the agendaof everyone during theannual Family Dayscelebration in Fred-eric. Sometimes itmeans just hangingout with friends. -Photo by Becky Amund-son



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104-WHEELER • This truck lent new meaning to the phrase “Oversize load.” The 215-foot-long rig was on its way to Mesa, Ariz., from Green Bay, stopping briefly at the wayside on ViolaLake near Siren in June. It was carrying an 18-foot-wide industrial drum used in copper mining. - Photo by Sherill Summer

MARCH TEE-OFF • Nine-year-old Christian Stewart washappy to be out on the golfcourse in March, as tempera-tures in the 70s had many localresidents thinking early sum-mer. - Photo by Priscilla Bauer

• A Grantsburg woman lost her life ina single-vehicle rollover.

• The United Pioneer Home buildingin Luck was purchased by the Ruby’sPantry organization.

• Health officials urged residents toseek pertussis vaccinations.

• Frederic School Board accepted theresignation of longtime music teacherGreg Heine.

• Siren's school superintendent recom-mended ending the school year early inlight of damage from a fire.

• Ninety-year-old Alice Anderson, ofrural Frederic, jumped off a 12-foot-highdeck as flames shot from her home.

• The unemployment rate dropped inarea counties.

• Flash flooding occurred in Burnettand Polk counties over Memorial Dayweekend with more than 5 inches of rainfalling within hours.

June• Gov. Walker scored a sound victory,

60 percent of Burnett and Polk votes,over Barrett in a historic recall election.

• A man who burglarized the Cushingconvenience store was sentenced to atleast five years in prison.

• RuthAnn Pedersen was crownedMiss Grantsburg 2012 at the Grantsburgqueen pageant during Big Gust Days.

• A St. Croix Falls blaze claimed a vin-tage home.

• The Siren School building wasdeemed safe to re-enter.

• Letters from Home Leader columnistCarrie Classon performed “Solstice Sun”at Café Wren in Luck.

• The Inter-County Cooperative Pub-lishing Association presented eightscholarships to local graduating seniors.

• Polk County supervisors voted toclose the Polk County Library at the endof 2012.

• Dale Johnson was hired as the newpolice chief in Frederic.

• Dr. Richard Hartzell, an icon of thelocal medical community, died at 89.

• Alleged misconduct by several mem-bers of the Burnett County Sheriff’s De-partment was under investigation by thecounty district attorney’s office and thestate Department of Criminal Investiga-tion.

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Hi everyone! I hope you had the mostwonderful Christmas ever. InterfaithCaregivers was with you, even if not inperson, but in spirit. In our hearts wethought of those who had family, thosewho had friends, and those who werealone. We wished you all a very MerryChristmas.

Christmas for Kids is over and at lastcount I think we had 147 families and352 children. It was a huge successmostly because of those who donatedmoney, gifts and clothes to the children,and because of our chairwoman LaureSiebrasse and co-chairwoman Lori In-galls. Without all of your donations andthese two ladies, this could not havehappened.

Now we begin to think about nextChristmas. Every year when we are allexhausted and just want to go homeand relax we realize the Christmas fundfor next year has to begin to grow again.There are so many kids and if we waituntil the last couple of months wewould not get everything taken care of.If you still want to donate, we have anaccount that has to build throughout theyear. All donations of money are tax de-ductible. This is the first year we wereawarded money from Polk-BurnettChapter of Thrivent Financial for

Lutherans.The best thing about our Christmas

was seeing our great-grandchildrenenjoy themselves. This is Kalea’s secondand Grayson’s first Christmas. Kalea isall about gifts and pulling off wrappingpaper. Grayson just watches, wide eyed.He is the happiest baby and loves every-thing.

And so we begin a new year. 2013 isgoing to be interesting. I did not keepmy resolution of always being on timein 2012, so I may try harder next year.

Next year will be an even busier yearfor Interfaith. This winter our Heat aHome project has served 60-plus fami-lies so far. It is hard for some to under-stand that we just supplement their heatin the winter, and we do not supply itfor the entire season.

Remember, call 715-866-4970 if you orsomeone you know needs help. Inter-faith Caregivers will do what it can.

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Grantsburg sixth-graders fromMrs. Hallberg and Mrs. Hedrix’sclassrooms donated money to theHumane Society of Burnett Countyinstead of giving each other Christ-mas gifts this year. They were ableto raise $135.35, which they pre-sented to shelter manager LucasAvery. – Photo submitted

Grantsburg honor rollA honor rollFreshmen

Brett Anderson, Chase Covey, Joshua Curtin,Jackson Gerber, Andrew Hartshorn, King Hoffman,Samantha Kuhn, Delia Labatt, Jessee Lerud, ColtLien, Danielle Luck-Peehl, Mason McEvers, DrewMcNally, Violet Ohnstad, Amber Petersen, CassidyQuimby, Majel Schmaltz, Jaeger Staeven, OliviaTucker and Kevin Vollendorf.

SophomoresTrevor Brewer, Laura Drohman, Kelsey Fiedler,

Ethan Henneman, Marissa Jensen, Anneka John-son, Carter Lee, Brittney Luedtke, Kathryn Miller,Matthew Miller, Sarah Morley, Taylor Olson, MacKen-zie Omer, Christopher Parker, Carolyn Peterson,Chelsea Pitts, Desirae Rasmussen, Emily Riewest-ahl, Anna Scheunemann, Richard Schneider, HeidiSchoettle, Kathryn Segner, Jeremiah Stevens,Nathan Swenson, Alyssa Taylor and Lydia VanDeusen.

JuniorsJaicee Bowman, Jaden Cook, Rebekah Curtin,

Austin Handy, Lisa Kimpel, Haley Larsen, NathanLewis, Kaylee Murphy, Whitney Oachs, Jacob Ohn-stad, Wendy Roberts, Katharine Rod, NicholasSchlaeger, Austin Thoreen, Hope Tucker and KeithVollendorf.

SeniorsStephanie Anderson, Liliana Benge Briggs, Eliza-

beth Corbin, Grace Corbin, Melissa Dahl, SeanHandy, Catherine LeMere, Aimee Lerud, KassandraLien, Dakota Linke, Stacey McKenzie, Jenna Michel,Scott Morley, Tiffani Moyer, Connor Myers, Kylie

Pewe, Jacob Radtke, Matthew Scheunemann, Jen-nifer Schwieger, Samantha Schwieger and BradyThompson.

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Hannah Haley, Hunter Jensen, Spencer Louis,Megan Miller, Zoe Munz, Charles Norenberg, An-thony Otis, Megan Rod, Caleb VanRavenswaay,Marissa Walker and Daniel Yourchuck.

SophomoresDrew Alderman, Dylan Belkholm, Avery Buggert,

Sarah Coppenbarger, Andrew Coy, Andrea Dumas,Tatianna Eckstrom, Joshua Glover, Lora Glover,Sherice Hartley, Nathaniel Krause, Audrey Lauer,Clara Leonard, Sawyer Morgan, Mark Olson, AlexisJo Plunkett, Joel Rauchbauer and Victoria Vitale.

JuniorsSummer Anderson, Brittany Butler, Amanda Cam-

pana, Jake Carlson, Joseph Dumas, Macy Hanson,Harlei Hennessey, Heidi Horky, Gustav Johnson,Rheanna Johnson, Erland Olson, Tiffany Peterson,Raelyn Pochman, Damon Roberts, Brooke Roufs,Bethany Segner, Abigail Stevens, SamanthaStoeklen, Lars Thoreson and Chandler Witzany.

SeniorsShepard Berreth-Doran, Kayla Casey, Kayla

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The kindergarten classesat Webster ElementarySchool held their second-an-nual penny drive for the Hu-mane Society of BurnettCounty. The classes set lastyear’s amount of $60 as thisyear’s goal. The total amountsaved this year was $150.Students presented thecheck to Lucas Avery whowas very grateful for this do-nation as the humane societyis a nonprofit organizationthat relies solely on dona-tions, membership andfundraising to keep theirshelter up and running. Thestudents were very excited tolearn more about the humanesociety and to meet Aubrey,one of the dogs they helped.A student representativefrom each class presentedthe check to Avery. Shown (Lto R) are: Lucas Gomulak,Brooklynn Janssen, EricFord and Jackson Davis. -Photo submitted

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CHURCH NEWS/OBITUARIESWalter E. Andren

Walter E. Andren, 90, Amery, died Tuesday, Dec. 18,2012, at Golden Age Manor.

He was born Jan. 20, 1922, in Deronda. He was the sonof the late Christine Gustafson-Andren and Axel Andren.

Walter’s father, Axel, changed his last name from “An-derson” to “Andren” after migrating from Sweden andreceiving everyone’s mail but his own.He married Helen Morey on Sept. 3,1941. She preceded him in death.

On July 31, 1968, Walter marriedLorraine Haller, who survives him.Walter fought for our freedom servingwith the Army Signal Corps from Nov.4, 1939, to June 12, 1945. He was thenemployed as a Mobil Oil agent from1947 to 1981.

After retirement, Walt and Lorraine were snowbirds,wintering for 20 years at their home in Ocala, Fla.

A few of his favorite things were a good game of cards,bowling, drinking a beer or two, and cruising the high-ways in the motor home where they would stop and taketheir chances at casinos along the way.

Walter was a caring person and will be missed dearlyby friends and family. Survivors include his wife, Lor-raine Haller-Andren; children, Vernon (Cheryl) Andrenof Madison, Gene (Pat Berghammer) Andren of TurtleLake, Ralph (Cindy) Andren of Tomahawk and Summer-field, Fla., and Terrie (Clive) Solis of Ocoee, Fla. He hasseveral stepchildren, Susan (Steve) Osmundson, MaryJoShull, Pat (Ted) Hansen, Greg (Peggy) Haller and Trudy(Bill) Helin and an ex-daughter-in-law Susie Andren ofTurtle Lake. He was proud of being a grandfather to 19children, 26 precious great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Walt had special fondness to his niecesand nephews, children of his brothers.

Walter was preceded in death by his wife, Helen(Morey) Andren; brothers, Earl (Clarice) Andren, Elmer(Marion) Andren and Art (Dorothy) Andren.

The family would like to extend gratitude to the excel-lent staff at Golden Age Manor for the outstanding carethey provided. Funeral services were held Friday, Dec.21, at First Lutheran Church, Amery. The Rev. Tim Bjorgeofficiated. A military burial followed the church service atAmery Cemetery. A slideshow of Walter’s past is avail-able to view at williamsonwhite.com Memorials may besent in his name to Golden Age Manor, 220 Scholl Court,Amery, WI 54001.

Williamson-White Funeral Home and Cremation Serv-ices, Amery, was in charge of arrangements.

Harold A. HokansonHarold A. Hokanson, 85, of Siren, died Tuesday, Dec.

18, 2012, at Lakeview Medical Center in Rice Lake.He was born June 11, 1927, in Web-

ster, to Albert and Mary (Everson)Hokanson. Harold served honorablyduring WWII in the U.S. Navy from1945 - 1947.

He was married in Hinckley, Minn.,on Dec. 24, 1952, to Audrey Wilsonwho preceded him in death on June18, 2001.

Harold worked for many years as adriver for McLean Construction of Superior and later inmaintenance at McNally Industries of Grantsburg beforeretiring to his home in Siren. He and Audrey were alsofoster parents to many area children.

Harold is survived by his four children, Cynthia (Ken)Kubalek of Lake of the Ozarks, Mo., Arnold Hokanson ofBaldwin, Gary (Shelley) Hokanson of Gray, Ga., andCraig (Paula) Hokanson of Cumberland; six grandchil-dren, Matthew and Kevin (Kelsey) Verdine, Michael andRachel Hokanson and Jesse and Kallai Hokanson; twogreat-grandchildren, Emma and Erik Verdine; two broth-ers, James (Linda) Hokanson of Grantsburg and Robert(Doris) Hokanson of Kerryville,Texas; two sisters, HazelHills of Chisago City, Minn., and Janice (Roger) Panek ofGrantsburg; and a very special friend, Margaret Cox ofMilaca, Minn.

He was preceded in death by his parents; and twobrothers, Donald and Gordon.

A committal service with military honors will be heldat the Northern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery,Spooner, at a later date. Skinner Funeral Home of Cum-berland was entrusted with arrangements.

Irene Daisy RasmussenIrene Daisy Rasmussen, 82, a longtime resident of rural

Dresser and recently of River Bend, died Dec. 17, 2012, atWillow Ridge Nursing Home.

Irene was born May 7, 1930, in Bone Lake, one of sixchildren, to Daisy and Edwin Shirley.Growing up, she did much work help-ing her family on their farm. Irene at-tended The Pioneer School and aftergraduating from Luck High School in1948, she began living in Balsam Lakeand worked for 39 years until retire-ment at the Agricultural Stabilizationand Conservation Services office forPolk County. On May 23, 1953, shewas united in marriage to Floyd Rasmussen at the BoneLake Lutheran Church.

For many years Irene was an active member of the UbetHomemakers and the Trinity Lutheran Church. Sheloved flowers and always grew them, both on their farmand at their retirement home on Bear Lake. Irene mademany quilts where she would embroider the design pan-els and her sister would sew the pieces together. In par-ticular, Irene loved family gatherings and always hostedholiday and birthday celebrations. She kept track ofeveryone’s birthdays and would always mail out a card.Her primary focus was to support her children in theirendeavors and encourage their life pursuits.

Irene is preceded in death by her parents; and threebrothers, Kenneth, Myron and Wesley.

Left to mourn is husband, Floyd; son, Lee Rasmussen,daughters, Susan (Dale) Olson and Shirley (Tom)Schmidt; grandchildren, Carolee (Mike) Swanson, Brad(Jeanna) Rasmussen, Elizabeth Rasmussen, Marie (Cat-lan) Rusch, Stephanie Olson and Hayley Olson; great-grandchildren, Brett Swanson, Theodore Rasmussen andGwen Rasmussen; brother, Wayne (Patsy) Shirley; and sis-ter, Carol (Mike) McDonough; as well as many nieces andnephews.

Funeral services were held Thursday, Dec. 20, at TrinityLutheran Church in Garfield. There will be a time of vis-itation for the hour prior to the services at the church. In-terment will take place at a later time at El SalemCemetery. You may view a video tribute and sign an on-line guest book at williamsonwhite.com.

The Williamson-White Funeral Home and CremationServices in Amery was entrusted with arrangements.

Patricia June Duncan RoutePatricia June Duncan Route passed away on Dec. 21,

2012, at home in Osceola, with her husband, Neal, anddaughter, Maureen, at her side. She was 87 years old.

Pat was born in Detroit, Mich., onOct. 13, 1925, to Charles Robert andDorothy Isabelle (Matteson) Duncan.She grew up in Waukegan, Ill., andgraduated from Waukegan TownshipHigh School in January 1943. For twoyears she attended DePauw Universityin Greencastle, Ind. In 1945, she enteredthe Cadet Nurse Corps at Grace Hospi-tal in Detroit.

On Thanksgiving weekend in 1945, she met Neal AlbertRoute on a blind date in Detroit and they were marriedon July 17, 1946, in Stillwater, Minn. They settled in St.Croix Falls, where they owned and operated the St. CroixBakery. In 1952, Neal joined the Milwaukee Police Depart-ment and they moved to Milwaukee. After he retired in1977, they moved back to St. Croix Falls and to Osceolain 1992.

Pat’s first priority always was her family, and she cher-ished any time she could spend with Neal, their kids andgrandkids. She enjoyed music, a good joke and a goodcard game. She was an avid reader, gardener and traveler.Together, she and Neal visited all 50 states, as well as partsof Canada, South America, and northern Europe.

Pat was Neal’s beloved wife for 66 years. She was thedevoted mother of Kathleen (Robert) Bergant, Kay(David) Budzien, Michael (former wife Patricia, presentwife Leslie) Route, and Maureen (Joel) Yunker; proudgrandmother of Brian (Heather) Budzien, Scott (Amanda)Budzien, Brynn Route, Neal Route, Jacob Yunker, KyleYunker, and step-granddaughters Katherine Kresek andAnna Kresek; dear great-grandmother of Eli Budzien; sis-ter of Charles Robert Duncan; sister-in-law of Marlene(Les) Peterson and James (Marlys) Route. She is furthersurvived by other relatives and friends.

Pat’s cheerful disposition and positive outlook will con-tinue to inspire all who were privileged to know her. Shewill be missed.

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On Wednesday, Dec. 5, members of theSiren National Honor Society, as well as pos-sible future members, volunteered to help atthe organization Feed My Starving Children.Feed My Starving Children focuses on pack-aging food ingredients to send to countries inneed of aid, and they completely depend onvolunteers to pack the ingredients. The NHSmembers, along with other volunteers, pack-aged 48 boxes total. Individually, the NHS vol-unteers packaged 17 boxes. The goal was topackage 47 boxes, or one for every volunteer,and the group exceeded that with 48 boxes. -text by John D’Jock/photo by Mackenzie Erickson

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While many people were having breakfast with Santa, members of the First Presbyterian Church in St. Croix Falls, friendsand family were having breakfast with Jesus. Guests were welcomed to Bethlehem, had their picture taken by the mangerscene, treated to a nice breakfast and then were taken on the journey of Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem and the birth of babyJesus. The three kings, two shepherds and wonderful Christmas music helped to make this a very real drama. What a fun timethis was to celebrate the reason for the season. Shown (L to R) are: Ed Schmidt, Jamie Bilderback, Dan Bilderback, Tim Newlin,Kay Thyse, Leota Schwanz, Christine Brings, Kurt Tebben, Allison Frey and Jerry Mansergh. - Photo submitted

Gary Allen SederlundGary Allen Sederlund, 66, died peacefully in his sleep

at his home in Jerome, Idaho, on Satur-day, Dec. 15, 2012.

Gary was born on May 26, 1946, inFrederic, to Ervin and Mary Sederlund.He married Marilyn Bengtson on Jan.21, 1967, in Clam Falls. Gary and Mar-ilyn were blessed to live their lives andraise their children in Wisconsin andIdaho. Gary had recently moved backto Idaho to be closer to his children andgrandchildren. Gary loved hunting, the Packers, drivingtruck and tractor work. He leaves fun memories and talesfrom Grand-daddy Daycare, cutting wood and tractorrides as his legacy for the grandchildren he adored.

Gary is survived by his children, Jeri Ahrens (Brian) ofJerome, Idaho, Jon Sederlund of Beulah, N. D., and MariRiese (Tony Freese) of Oak Harbor, Wash.; and his pre-cious grandchildren, Jonathon, Matthew, Christina, Scoutand Raegan. Gary is also survived by his sisters, Judy(Jack) Giller of Luck, Joan Sederlund of Frederic, and his“Little Brother” John “Dinger” Hanson of Rexburg,Idaho.

A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m., Thursday,Jan. 10, 2013, at Clam Falls Lutheran Church, 2603 61stSt., Frederic.


CHURCH NEWS

Parents must help daughterachieve healthy self-imageQ: I need some advice on how to ap-

proach my teen daughter regarding thenegative messages in teen magazines. Idon't know where to start. Everythingseems geared toward physical beauty.Do you have some ideas?

Jim: You have your work cut out foryou! Our media culture tends to judgeeveryone – but especially women -–based solely on their appearance. Thismentality can wreak havoc on younggirls when it comes to their self-esteem,body image and so on. Ironically,women's magazines are among the worstoffenders. Even relatively conservativepublications airbrush the images on theircovers.

According to author Vicki Courtney("BeTween: A Preteen Girl's Guide toLife"), little girls naturally want to be toldthey're pretty. If we don't tell them at all,they could end up having an unhealthycraving for male attention later on.

Hopefully, your daughter received thistype of affirmation growing up. Nowthat she has reached the teen years, it'simportant to emphasize virtue and char-acter over appearance. When she's ex-posed to negative stereotypes in teenpublications, help her understand thatthose images of models who appear to

have found the fountain of youth are notreal. Most have been prepped by hair andmakeup artists, Botox, plastic surgery –and then airbrushed after the photos aretaken.

It's up to you to help her distinguishbetween fact and fiction, illusion and re-ality. With a little guidance and a lot oflove, you can defuse our culture's nega-tive messages about femininity, and helpyour daughter develop a healthy self-image.

•••Q: Our teenage son is a fan of horror

movies. I watched one with him onDVD recently and, frankly, I wasstunned by the violence. It's not like thecampy horror films I remember. Whatshould I do?

Jim: Bob Waliszewski, director ofPlugged In, is Focus on the Family's res-ident media expert. Here's his take.

Bob: You have good reason to be con-cerned. Your son may believe that asteady diet of horror movies won't affecthim. But the fact remains that our minds

are shaped, for good or ill, by the stuff wepour into them.

This may seem rather intuitive, but Ican't stress it enough: You need to helpyour son develop wisdom and discern-ment as he grows and matures. The bestway to accomplish this is by providingreasonable guidelines while maintaininga close, warm, trusting relationship withhim.

Sit down with your son and explainthat research shows that violent mediacan lead toward violent behavior, and atthe very least, aggressive attitudes. Praisehim for his love of cinema (there aresome truly great films out there!), butdon't hesitate to let him know that dark,occultic, violent material will likely havea negative impact on his outlook andcharacter.

Also, be sure to remind him that thereason you have to say "no" to certaintypes of entertainment is because youlove him – not because you're trying tospoil his fun. One of the ways you ex-press your love is by doing your best toprotect him from harmful influences. Youwouldn't let him eat an E. coli-contami-nated hamburger, so why would you lethim consume "E. coli"-laced films?

Once you've explained your generalperspective, you can proceed to let himknow – gently, but firmly– that certaintypes of films will no longer be allowed.

If you want him to respect your decisionsin this regard, you'll have to convincehim that you've done your research. Agood place to start would be the moviereviews posted at pluggedin.com.Plugged In also offers plenty of positivealternatives – movies that will encourage,build up and inspire – something that allof us desire.

•••Jim Daly is president of Focus on the Fam-

ily, host of the “Focus on the Family” radioprogram, and a husband and father of two.Dr. Juli Slattery is a licensed psychologist, co-host of “Focus on the Family,” author of sev-eral books, and a wife and mother of three.Submit your questions to: FocusOnTheFam-ily.com. Copyright 2012 Focus on the Fam-ily, Colorado Springs, CO 80995.International copyright secured. All rights re-served. Distributed by Universal Uclick,1130 Walnut St. Kansas City, MO 64106;816-581-7500. This feature may not be repro-duced or distributed electronically, in printor otherwise, without written permission ofFocus on the Family.

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The hearts of our nation ache forthose who lost loved ones in the recentConnecticut shooting. Evil brings tragicdeaths and other losses every day, itseems, according to news reports. Manytragedies are far removed from our rela-tively safe environments, so we feelbadly, then forget it happened. Whenyoung children are struck down sense-

lessly, however, the horror strikes all ourhearts.

Sadly, more tragedies will happen inthe future. None of us can run fromthem as they bring despair and hope-lessness to many. When sin enteredGod’s perfect world, it raised all kindsof havoc. Sinful actions severed relation-ships between families and countriesalike, bringing hatred and war. As longas evil exists, we can count on morewars, more severed relationships, moredeath.

When tragedy happens, such as thismost recent one, many people blameGod for its cause and subsequent suffer-ing. But God is not an unjust, uncaringbystander who leaves us to fend for our-selves. The Bible tells how Jesus loved

children and welcomed them to himself.He took joy in them, displaying thesame emotions we do. He wept, too,when his friend, Lazarus, died. And hewept over Jerusalem, God’s holy city,seeing its pervading ungodliness andspiritual rebellion.

Jesus weeps over the trials we face,too. He knows our sorrows because hesorrowed. And he promises healing tothose who suffer loss. Though we willcontinue to be touched by evil, we haveonly to draw near to God and rest inhim—his word and his peaceful pres-ence—to triumph over tragedy.

Thanks be to God, through the love ofChrist we can find peace in the midst oftragedy. God has promised that he willnever leave us or forsake us. All we

have to do is trust his word that it is so.We cannot possibly explain why

tragedies happen. We do know, how-ever, that “All things work together forgood to those who love God, to thosewho are the called according to his pur-pose.” (Romans 8:28) We may not seehis good in the midst of tragedy, butthat doesn’t mean it will not come.

God promises to heal the broken-hearted, bit by bit, through the lovingacts of his followers. Such are the acts ofmillions responding to the Connecticuttragedy.

Lord, use us to help bring healing to thebrokenhearted, especially during this Christ-mas season when we worshipfully considerthe gift of your Son, Jesus. In his name wepray, amen.

Tragedy and triumph

EternalperspectivesSally Bair


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 Rev. Gil White, Sr. Pastor Rev. Thomas Cook, Assoc. Pastor ; 715-866-8646 Sunday Worship - 9 a.m.

GRACE UNITED - WEBSTER Rev. Gil White, Sr. Pastor, Rev. Thomas Cook, Assoc. Pastor; 715-866-8646 Sunday Worship - 10:30 a.m.

HOLY TRINITY UNITED METHODIST [email protected] 1606 165th Ave., CTH I, Centuria Pastor Freddie Kirk, 715-485-3363 Sunday Worship - 8:30 a.m.

LAKEVIEW UNITED - HERTEL Pastor Jack Starr Wor. - 9 a.m.; Sun. Schl. - during worship hour

LEWIS MEMORIAL UNITED METHODIST Rev. Gil White, Sr. Pastor Rev. Thomas Cook, Assoc. 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 www.osceolawiumc.org; [email protected] 306 River Street, Osceola, 715-755-2275 Pastor Mark Gilbert Sunday Early Risers Class - 8:30 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 100 Linden Street, Frederic Pastor “Freddie” Kirk, 715-327-4436 Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m.

SIREN UNITED METHODIST Rev. Gil White, Sr. Pastor Rev. Thomas Cook, Assoc. Pastor Sun. Schl. 9 a.m.; Wor. - 10:15 a.m. (Nursery available)

TAYLORS FALLS UNITED METHODIST 290 W. Government Street, 715-294-4436 Reverend Dr. Rolland Robinson Sunday Service - 10 a.m. with nursery Sunday School - Sept. - May at 10 a.m.

WOLF CREEK UNITED METHODIST Rev. 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 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. William Brenna, 715-247-3310 255 St. Hwy. 35, East Farmington Mass Sunday 8:30 a.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 Rev. Thomas E. Thompson, 715-327-8119 Mass: Sat. 4:30 p.m.; Sun. 10:30 a.m. Call the office for daily & holy day Mass times

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION - GRANTSBURG Rev. Thomas E. Thompson, 715-327-8119 Mass: Sun. 8:30 a.m.

ST. ANNE PARISH Rev. Andy Anderson, 715-247-3310 139 Church Hill Rd., Somerset Mass Sat. 5 p.m.; Sun. 8 a.m. & 10 a.m.; Tues., Wed., Thurs. & Fri. 9 a.m.

COVENANT

ADVENTIST

SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST - FREDERIC 609 Benson Road; Pastor Curtis Denney Sat. Worship 11 a.m.; Sabbath Schl. 9:30 a.m.

ALLIANCE

ALLIANCE CHURCH OF THE VALLEY 1259 Hwy. 35 S., St. Croix Falls Senior Pastor Gary Russell 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. Pastor Paul Peterson, Cell # 715-566-3758 Pastoral Serv. 715-349-5280 Sun. Worship - 8:30 a.m,; Sun. School 9:45 a.m.

BETHESDA LUTHERAN - DRESSER (LCMC) www.bethesdalutheran.ws Pastor Peter Rimmereid, 715-755-2562 1947 110th Ave., Dresser Sun. Contemporary Service 8:30 a.m.; Education Hr. 9:40 a.m.; Traditional Service 10:45 a.m.;

BONE LAKE LUTHERAN [email protected] Pastor Mary Ann Bowman, 5 mi. E. of Luck on Hwy. 48, 1/2 mi. S. on I; Office - 715-472-2535 Pastor - 715-472-8153, 9 a.m. Adult Bible Study; 10:30 a.m. Worship; 11:30 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. christlutheranpipelake.com

CLAM FALLS LUTHERAN (AALC) Pastor Gary Rokenbrodt 715-327-4461 Worship 9 a.m.; Sunday School 10:15 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 Mark Hendrickson, Interim Pastor, 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, cushingparish.org 715-648-5323 or 715-648-5324 Sun. Wor. 9 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 9 a.m.

FRISTAD LUTHERAN - CENTURIA ELCA - 501 Hwy. 35, 715-646-2357, Mel Rau, Pastor Sun. Wor. & Holy Communion - 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. - 10:40 a.m.

GEORGETOWN LUTHERAN - ELCA 877 190th Ave., CTH G, Balsam Lake, WI (Fox Creek) Pastor Neal Weltzen; GT Office - 715-857-5580, Parsonage - 715-822-3001, TR Office - 715-822-3001 Wor. Serv. 10:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 9:30 a.m.; Holy Communion - 1st & 3rd 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 Sun. Worship 10 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 9 a.m.

LAKETOWN LUTHERAN - CUSHING Pastor Dorothy Sandahl, cushingparish.org 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 (Sept.-May) Sun. Wor. 8 & 10:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 9 a.m.

MILLTOWN LUTHERAN 113 W. Main St.. W., Phone 715-825-2453 9:30 a.m. Sunday Worship (begins May 27)

NEW HOPE LUTHERAN CHURCH Pastor Emory Johnson, 715-463-5700 newhopelutheranchurch.org 685 W. State Road 70, Grantsburg Sun. Wor. Serv. 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 11 a.m. Communion 1st & 3rd Sundays

NORTH VALLEY LUTHERAN Pastor Maggie Isaacson, 715-825-3559 3 mi. W. of Milltown on “G” Sunday Worship - 9:15 a.m.; Wednesday Worship 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 facebook/OurRedeemerWebster

PEACE LUTHERAN - DRESSER (ELCA) 2355 Clark Road, Dresser, WI, 715-755-2515 plcdresser.org Pastor Wayne Deloach, Intern Andrea Fluegel Sun. Wor. 8:30 & 10:45 a.m.

PILGRIM LUTHERAN - FREDERIC (ELCA) Pastor Paul Peterson 507 Wisconsin Ave. N., 715-327-8012 Sun. Worship - 10:30 a.m. Holy Communion 1st & 2nd Sundays pilgrimlutheranfrederic.org

REDEEMER EV. LUTHERAN (Wisconsin Synod) Pastor Gene DeVries 200 N. Adams St., St. Croix Falls Sunday Worship - 9:30 a.m.; Sunday School - 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 - 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 Sept. 16, 2012 - June 2, 2013 Sun. Wor. 8 & 10:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 9:15 a.m.; Communion first & third 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; Church: 715-472-8660 Pastor Mike Fisk, 715-417-0692 Sunday Schl. 9:30 a.m.; Wor. 10:30 a.m. Communion - 1st Sunday

ZION LUTHERAN - EAST FARMINGTON (WELS ) Pastor Martin Weigand - 715-294-3489 Sunday Wor. 8 & 10 a.m.; Thursday Wor. 7 p.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

PRESBYTERIAN

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN Rev. Bruce Brooks - 715-483-3550 719 Nevada St. , (between Simonson & Tower Roads) , St. Croix Falls Worship - 10 a.m. (Nursery provided) Sunday School - Child.- 9 a.m.; Sunday School - 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. William Brenna 255 E. 10th Ave., Osceola, 715-294-2243 Masses: Sat. 4 p.m.; Sun. 10:30 a.m.

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 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 Sunday School - 9 a.m.; Morning Worship - 10:15 a.m.; Nursery provided for all services

HOPE EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH Pastor Dave Williams 933 248th St., Osceola Morn. Wor. 10 a.m.; Sun. School Sept.-May 8:45 a.m. Children’s Church & Nursery provided

TRADE RIVER EVANGELICAL FREE Pastor Dale VanDeusen, 715-488-2296 or 715-488-2653 20296 Hwy. 87, Grantsburg Morning Wor. 9:30 a.m.; Sunday Schl. 10:45 a.m.; Nursery provided for all services

BAPTIST

EAST BALSAM BAPTIST - BALSAM LK. 1816 108th St., CTH I Pastor Gabe Brennan, 715-857-5411 eastbalsam.org Wor. Service - 9 a.m.; Sun. School-10:30 a.m.

EUREKA BAPTIST 2393 210th Ave., St. Croix Falls 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; 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 715-689-2125 or 715-689-2156 Brian Krause, Lead Pastor Steve Ward, Assoc. Pastor of Visitation Tim Lindau, Youth Director Sun. School (all ages) 9:30 a.m.; Church Serv. 10:45 a.m.; Nursery provided

FIRST BAPTIST - MILLTOWN Pastor Marlon Mielke, 715-825-3186 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.; tradelakebaptistchurch.org

CHURCH OF CHRIST

CHURCH OF CHRIST - WEBSTER Minister Garret Derouin, 715-866-7157 Musky & Birch St., Avail. in office 9 a.m. - noon, Tues.-Fri.; Sun. Bible Study 9:30 a.m. Worship 10:30 a.m.

WESLEYAN

WOODLAND WESLEYAN Dairyland - Rev. Andrea Wittwer 715-244-3649 Sunday School - 10 a.m.; Worship - 11 a.m.

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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 Sun. School 9:30 a.m.; Morning Wor. 10:30 a.m. Evening Services Sun. 6 p.m.; Wed. 7 p.m. Call Pastor Darryl Olson at 715-755-3133 for information and directions

CHRISTIAN ORTHODOX

HOLY TRINITY ORTHODOX 523 1st St., Clayton, 715-948-2493 Fr. Christopher Wojcik, Pastor Sat. Vespers - 5 p.m.; Sun. Liturgy - 9:30 a.m.

HOLY CROSS ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN Meeting at Zion Lutheran Church, 28005 Old Towne Rd., Chisago City, MN; holyx.net Sunday Worship Service 9:30 a.m.

NAZARENE

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 Serv. 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 201 Hwy. 35, Dresser (formerly The Boulevard) Pastor Tony Minell, 715-417-1982; Office 715-417-0945 Sunday Wor. 9:30 a.m.; Nursery available.

NEW WINE CHURCH - CENTURIA 309 5th Street, , 715-338-2751 Pastor Scott Petznick Sunday Worship 10 a.m.; Sunday School 9 a.m.

NORTHERN PINES QUAKER MEETING 715-866-5016 or 715-733-0480 for time of meeting.

ST. CROIX UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP 1st, 2nd & 3rd Sunday, 10 a.m. in the St. Croix Falls Library community room.

INTERDENOMINATIONAL

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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ABLAZE • A setting sun inBurnett County in May makesthe clouds look to be on fire inthis photo, taken in June nearGrantsburg. - Photo by KaceyLamphere

WATCHFUL EYE • A mother swan keeps an eye on her babies as they paddle the waters of a lake at CrexMeadows Wildlife Area near Grantsburg in June. - Photo by John Reed

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Centuria• Adult grief support group meeting at Holy TrinityChurch, 6:30 p.m., 715-483-3363.

Siren• Ruby’s Pantry at 24534 Hwy. 35/70. Sign-up 1:30 p.m.,distribution 2 p.m., $15 donation.

SSAATTUURRDDAAYY//2299Amery

• Ruby’s Pantry at Congregational Church. Doors open8:30 a.m. Dist. 9 a.m., $15 donation, 715-268-7390.

SSUUNNDDAAYY//3300Almena

• Breakfast brunch at the Vets Club, 8 a.m.-noon.

JANUARYWWEEDDNNEESSDDAAYY//22

Amery• 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.-1p.m.

Siren• Burnett County Poverty Task Force meeting at gov-ernment center, Room 165, 1 p.m.

TTHHUURRSSDDAAYY//33Siren

• Northwoods Flyers Experimental Aircraft AssociationClub meets at the government center, Rm. 165, 7 p.m.

FFRRIIDDAAYY//44Luck

• Free classic movie at the museum, 7 p.m., 715-472-2770.

SSAATTUURRDDAAYY//55Danbury

• 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. Doors open 8 a.m.,715-463-5699.

Lewis• Lewis jam, bluegrass, gospel and country music atthe Methodist church, 6-9 p.m.

SSUUNNDDAAYY//66Dresser

• Puppet show and ice cream at Peace Lutheran, 4 p.m.,715-755-2515.

MMOONNDDAAYY//77Clear Lake

• Compassionate Friends, Tri-County Chapter, griefsupport in death of a child, at First Lutheran, 7 p.m., 715-263-2739.

TTUUEESSDDAAYY//88Amery

• Cancer support group at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church,7 p.m., 715-268-6722 or 715-268-7290.

Luck• Open house T.O.P.S. at senior citizen’s center, 5:45 p.m.,715-472-2341.

TTHHUURRSSDDAAYY//1100Centuria

• Adult grief support group meeting at Holy TrinityChurch, 6:30 p.m., 715-483-3363.

Milltown• Friends of Victims of Violence support group at NorthValley Lutheran, 6 p.m., 800-261-7233.

FFRRIIDDAAYY//1111Balsam Lake

• Poco Penners meeting at the library building, 2 p.m.,715-483-9738.


• Ruby’s Pantry at Congregational Church. Doors open8:30 a.m. Dist. 9 a.m., $15 donation, 715-268-7390.

Grantsburg• Carnivore tracking & wolf ecology workshop at Crex,8:30 a.m.-3 p.m., 715-463-2739, crexmeadows.org.• Crex Meadows Nature Photography Club meets atCrex, 10 a.m.-noon, 715-463-2739.

St. Croix Falls• Hingepoint meeting for men battling sexual addic-tions, at River Valley Christian Church, 9 a.m.-noon, 715-483-5378.

Webster• Used book sale at the library, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., 715-866-7697.

SSUUNNDDAAYY//1133Siren

• Head injury support group at Siren Covenant Church,1-2:30 p.m., 715-349-8985.

MMOONNDDAAYY//1144Amery

• Weight-loss surgery education and support at themedical center, 5-6 p.m., 715-268-0597.

TTUUEESSDDAAYY//1155Dairyland

• Outdoor veterans retreat, check dairylandvets.org forlocation.

Luck• Ruby’s Pantry at Home & Away Ministries. Doors openat 11:30 a.m. $15 cash donation appreciated. Distributionnoon-1 p.m., 715-472-2535.

Milltown• The Compassionate Friends Chapter of the North-woods meets at Milltown Lutheran Church, 7 p.m., 715-553-1152, compassionatefriends.org.

Webster• Burnett County Democrats meeting at Whitetail Wilder-ness Resort. Dinner 6 p.m., meeting 7-9 p.m.

TTHHUURRSSDDAAYY//1177Balsam Lake

• Autism support group at the government center, 7 p.m.• Polk-Burnett Bee Association meeting at the justicecenter, 8 p.m., 715-327-5525.

MMOONNDDAAYY//2211Balsam Lake

• Polk County free legal clinic at the justice center, 715-684-4545.

TTUUEESSDDAAYY//2222St. Croix Falls

• Open Arms hosted by Alliance Church of the Valley.Meal and fellowship, 5-6:30 p.m., 715-483-1100.

TTHHUURRSSDDAAYY//2244Centuria

• Adult grief support group meeting at Holy TrinityChurch, 6:30 p.m., 715-483-3363.

Siren• Ruby’s Pantry at 24534 Hwy. 35/70. Sign-up 1:30 p.m.,distribution 2 p.m., $15 donation.


• Scrap-A-Thon at Centennial Hall, 9 a.m.-9 p.m.

Frederic• Coon Lake Classic fishing contest, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.Register 9 a.m.

Grantsburg• Candlelight Night at Crex, 6:30-8:30 p.m., 715-463-2739, crexmeadows.org.

MMOONNDDAAYY//2288Balsam Lake

• Adoption support group, Unity High School band room,7:15 p.m.

TTUUEESSDDAAYY//2299Balsam Lake

• Polk County Alzheimer’s support group at social serv-ices building, 715-483-3133.

St. Croix Falls• Alzheimer’s support group at the medical center, 1-3p.m., 715-483-0431.

TTHHUURRSSDDAAYY//3311Grantsburg

• Parkinson’s Support Group meeting at Burnett MedicalCenter, 2 p.m., 715-689-2350.

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Amery• Winter Health & Wellness Expo at Centennial Hall,10 a.m.-1 p.m.

Luck• Free classic movie at the museum, 7 p.m., 715-472-2770.

SSAATTUURRDDAAYY//22Grantsburg

• Bird-watching and feeding presentation at Crex Mead-ows, 1-4 p.m. with speaker at 2 p.m., 715-463-2739.


• Valentine’s vendor sale at Centennial Hall, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

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AA &/or AlAnon, Polk & Burnett counties, 715-931-8262 fortime/location. Amery, 715-268-8431.

Every MondayIndianhead Barbershop Chorus meets at the Balsam Lake

old courthouse, 7:30 p.m., 715-483-9202.Baby and Me class - Amery Medical Center, 1-2 p.m.

Moms In Prayer, First Baptist, Amery,1:30 - 2:30 p.m., 715-268-5408,

Play group for children and caretakers at the BurnettCounty Family Resource Center, 10 - 11:30 a.m.

Open Topic support group, 6:30 p.m. Call for location, 800-261-7233, Polk County.

Christian 12-Step Recovery group at Faith LutheranChurch, Balsam Lake, 7-8 p.m., 715-566-4215.

Every TuesdayBingo at the Burnett County Moose Lodge, Siren, 6 p.m.

Sexual assault support group, Polk County, 800-261-7233for location, 6:30-7:30 p.m

Domestic violence and sexual assault support group,5:15 p.m. Call for location, 800-261-7233, Burnett County.

Every WednesdayFree playtime with your toddler at Our Lady of the Lakes

Catholic Church,10-11:30 a.m., 715-557-0630.Every Thursday

The Latch breastfeeding support group at the St. CroixRegional Medical Center, 10:30 a.m. - noon. 715-483-0431.

Play group for children and caretakers at the BurnettCounty Family Resource Center, 10 - 11:30 a.m.

Every FridayDomestic violence support group, 10-11 a.m. Call for loca-tion, 800-261-7233, Polk County.

Every SaturdayAA meets at the West Denmark Lutheran Church, rural

Luck, 9 - 10 a.m.

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The youth of ZionLutheran Church ofBone Lake presented“Pippin, the ChristmasPig” during a recentSunday worship serv-ice. Back row (L to R):Merlin Hibbs, MarissaLundquist, Sophia Hen-dricks-Loehr, Emily Halland Melanie Hall. Middlerow: Milan Mon-chilovich, Tory Jeffrey,Amanda Jeffrey, Made-line Monchilovich andBritta Hibbs. Front row:Morgan Monchilovichand Grayson Hendricks.- Photo submitted

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