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Danielle Danford | Staff writerSPOONER — The Spooner Area School

District adopted its 2019-2020 tax levy during its annual meeting held Monday, Oct. 28. During the meeting, school dis-trict members heard a report on the dis-trict’s budget and approved an increase to school board member salaries.

All school board members were present for the annual meeting along with David Aslyn, superintendent, and Shannon Grindell, director of operations.

Grindell provided a report on the dis-trict’s budget before adoption of the dis-trict’s tax levy. The district’s 2019-2020 budget has total revenues of $15,525,437, with expenditures at $15,549,345, result-ing in a projected deficit of $23,908. The district’s all fund revenues are $22,941,301 with all fund expenses at $22,267,576.

Grindell noted that the district’s fund balance, which it operates as a percent-age of total expenses, is “hovering at around that $4 million mark and for total expenses overall $15 million we fit right where we want to be.” She pointed out

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On a more scary and serious note, Malachi Garcia went around the Spooner neighborhoods as the Grim Reaper for Halloween. More photos on page 9. – Photo by Larry Samson

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Factors inWashburn Countystudent substance

use and mental health

Danielle Danford | Staff writerWASHBURN COUNTY — A state sur-

vey of students reveals factors that affect Washburn County youth substance use and mental health.

Since 1993 students statewide have taken the Youth Risk Behavior Survey as part of a national effort to monitor youth health-risk behaviors. New this year is compilation of data at the county level, which has revealed some stark differ-ences between students with protective factors and their higher-risk peers.

The survey was given to high school and middle school-age youth in Wash-burn County including Birchwood, Northwood, Spooner and Shell Lake schools. The data shared in this article are some of the Washburn County youth results from the survey.

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Creating the great pumpkin

Lisa Hanson’s third-grade class poses with their pumpkins. Shown back (L to R): Oliver Williamson, Jes-sica Schrankel, Missy Melton, Ella Kidder and Joya Siebens. Middle: Jax Foss, Taryn Myrick, Saphira Her-shey, Hope Foust and Jason Greiner. Front: Everett Matthys, Buddy Rogers, Jaxon Benjamin, Kairi Fowler and Rees Whitmore.

Sarah Skinner’s third-grade class poses with their pumpkins. Shown back (L to R): Izzy Mensen, Channing Linton, Boden Marker, Pryce Nerbun, Alycia Crosby, Brycen Allen and Nadia Pank. Front: Skylar Schafer, Jada Meeds, Asher Trudell, Mikaela Okonek, Chloe Grotjam, Autumn Krause and Dalton Swan.

LEFT: Kiana Schultz created a Mary Poppins pumpkin for her Shell Lake third-grade project. The assignment for the students was to create a pumpkin in the image of a character from their favorite book.

RIGHT: Deb Hagen’s third-grade class poses with their pumpkins. Shown back (L to R): Kiana Schultz, Michaela Fritz, Alisson Gran-dadam, Ryan Wenner, Dom Fogelberg and Joshua Hanson. Mid-dle: Easton Ince, Korah Alt, Gavin Tims, Henry Poppe and Una Oja. Front: Bryce Kemp and Brady Melton.

PHOTOS BY LARRY SAMSON

Jax Foss created an octopus like in the book “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.”

N a d i a Pank cre-ated a witch p u m p k i n after the witch from the book “The Wiz-ard of Oz.”


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that when the district goes out for its line of credit every year it has no issues with what the district has in terms of fund balance. Enrollment

A school district’s enrollment is a determining factor in the amount of funding it will receive and how much will come from the state. Overall the district’s enroll-ment is down for the 2019-20 school year at 1,257. The district’s enrollment projection also showed a decrease. The district anticipates a continued slight decrease in its enrollment moving forward.

The district’s enrollment projections are based on census birth data and the number of students currently enrolled. Katlyn Riewestahl, district executive admin-istrative assistant, who compiled the census data for the district, told the school board anecdotally that there are just fewer and fewer babies being born in the school district each year.

The number of students in open enrollment, or the count of students enrolled in and out of district, re-mains a concern for the district. The district’s open enrollment out went up slightly this year to 198 but compared to the end of the last school year’s open en-rollment count, at 205, it is down.

The district is holding steady in the middle 40s for open enrollment in. The district saw an increase of six in its enrollment for the summer school program, for a total of 257. Grindell noted that the summer school enrollment figure includes students physically in class and the minutes of instruction, so that increase is a pos-itive one.

All school districts with a declining enrollment re-ceive an exemption on the tax levy, which increases

the district’s levy, to offset funding losses due to the decreased number of students. The district received about $14,500 this year due to its declining enrollment exemption. The district’s state general aid funding went down by 5% this year, but the district has been budgeting for this decrease at 7% every year.Mill rate

The district’s mill rate for 2019-2020 is $9.5641, which is relatively flat compared to last year’s mill rate of $9.5664. Compared to the other school districts in the Heart O’North Conference, the Spooner Area School District’s mill rate for last year is the second lowest of nine districts.

The district also received the second-lowest amount in per pupil revenue of HON districts last year at $9,400 per student. Grindell noted that the state is allowing the district to levy $9,700 per pupil for this year.

The district’s total levy for 2019-2020 is $16,213,908, a 4.79% increase from last year. The tax levy represents 66% of the district’s total revenues with the remainder split; 9% state categorical aid, 7% federal aid, 5% other local funding; (student fees, admission fees, commu-nity ed fees) and 4% state general aid.

The school district’s largest portion of expenses re-main staff salary and benefits, followed by contracted services, due to busing and debt service. The dis-trict plans to pay off of its current long-term debt of $24,260,000 in 2027.

The school district’s equalized property value for 2019-2020 is estimated at $1,695,281,490.

Following Grindell’s report the 2019-2020 tax levy was adopted on a unanimous vote.

School board salariesDuring the agenda item to approve salaries for school

board members, Michelle Kabdi, of Beaverbrook, made a motion to increase school board member salaries from $125 to $150 per month. Paul Johnson stated he would like the school board president’s salary to increase from $125 to $200 a month because he believes the position does more than the other members and the person in the position should be compensated for what they do.

Kabdi amended her motion to increase school board salaries to $150 month and $200 a month for the school board president. Hugh Miller, of Evergreen, seconded Kabdi’s motion.

According to discussion, the last time there was an increase to the school board salaries was in 2014-2015. Nathaniel Melton commented that the school board president does a lot of work behind the scenes to make the school board effective and agreed with the motion.

Erin Burch commented that increasing the board sal-aries recognizes the effort and dedication of the people that fill those positions for the students and the school district.

Grindell estimates that the total for the school board member salary increase is $2,100 a year, not counting the board president increase, but said there are funds to cover the increases. The motion increase to the salaries for school board members was approved unanimously.

Immediately following the annual meeting, the school board convened in a special meeting to adopt the tax levy as presented in the annual meeting. The tax levy was approved by the school board on a unan-imous roll call vote with no discussion.

Nov. 4-8 is Winter Awareness Week in WisconsinMADISON – The winter of 2018-19 was one for the

record books in Wisconsin, with the state experiencing heavy snowfalls and dangerously cold temperatures brought on by the polar vortex. To help prepare every-one for what to expect in the months ahead, Gov. Tony Evers has declared Nov. 4-8 Winter Awareness Week in Wisconsin.

“The extreme cold felt across Wisconsin earlier this year is a reminder of just how dangerous winter can be,” said Maj. Gen. Don Dunbar, Wisconsin’s adjutant general and homeland security adviser. “Take time during Winter Awareness Week to make sure your emergency kits are fully supplied, have your furnace serviced and get your vehicle checked out to make sure it’s ready for winter road conditions.”

“The time to get ready for winter weather is before temperatures drop and snow is on the ground,” said Dr. Darrell Williams, Wisconsin Emergency Manage-ment administrator. “Getting prepared now could help save your life or the life of a neighbor during a winter storm.”

Winter emergency kits should include items such as food, water, a flashlight and batteries, and blankets. In your vehicle, include a snow shovel, extra gloves and hats and kitty litter or sand to help give your wheels traction on icy roads in case you get stuck.

According to the National Weather Service, Wiscon-sin experiences an average of 3-6 winter storms during

a season. Last winter, the town of Saxon in Iron County received the highest seasonal snowfall total in the state at 208.3 inches. Saxon also reported the highest daily snowfall total at 16.5 inches. The coldest temperature recorded in the state during the 2018-19 winter season was in the village of Butternut in Ashland County, which reported a reading of minus 49 degrees Fahren-heit on Feb. 1.

Winter driving can be extremely hazardous. Between 2014 and 2018, the Wisconsin Department of Trans-portation says an average of 46 people were killed and almost 4,200 injured each year in crashes on icy

or snow-covered roads in the state. On average, there are about 18,000 vehicle crashes in the state each year caused by poor winter driving conditions.

“When bad winter weather is in the forecast, drivers should always check current road conditions before they head out,” Williams urged. “If you don’t need to be on the road during a severe winter storm, then stay home. If that’s not an option, carry an emergency kit in your vehicle, drive slow in treacherous conditions, and let people know where you are going and when you expect to arrive.”

You can check travel conditions for most major road-ways in the state by using 511 Wisconsin, which is up-dated with the latest traffic and road conditions. This information, along with live traffic cameras and traffic alerts, can be accessed through the free 511 Wisconsin mobile app, @511WI on Twitter or the mobile-friendly site 511wi.gov.

Find more tips on getting ready for winter at ready-wisconsin.wi.gov. View our full guide on winter pre-paredness, including facts about Wisconsin weather, at readywisconsin.wi.gov/wp-content/uploads/Be_In-formed/PDF/Winter_Awareness_Media_Packet2019_FINAL.pdf.

Follow them on Twitter, twitter.com/ReadyWiscon-sin; Facebook, facebook.com/ReadyWisconsin; and In-stagram, instagram.com/readywisconsin.

The survey shows higher risk youth populations and the impact of protective factors on youth behavior. Pro-tective factors include the number of supportive adults in their life and their sense of belonging. Higher-risk populations include students with food insecurity at home and low grades.

Supportive adults are considered a protective factor against youth risk behaviors. The survey shows that students who have three or more supportive adults in their life were significantly less likely to use alcohol, be bullied or engage in sexting.

Students’ sense of belonging is similarly tied to sub-stance use and mental health. A 2019 article in the Jour-nal of Pediatrics states that “school connectedness may have long-lasting protective effects across multiple health outcomes related to mental health, violence, sex-ual behavior and substance use. Increasing both family and school connectedness during adolescence has the potential to promote overall health in adulthood.”

Experiencing hunger in a given month because there was not enough food at home, or being food insecure, is another indicator for student mental health. Food insecurity is a close measure of whether students are living in poverty or with very limited means.

The survey results also show that students’ grades can be an indicator of their mental health. In general, the majority of students with low grades also reported a mental health concern. Substance use

Factors of student substance use include their sense of belonging and the number of supportive adults in their life.

A total of 35% of Washburn County high school stu-dents reported recent alcohol use, with seniors being the largest sector at 49%. Of students who recently drank, 51% had engaged in binge drinking.

The survey showed that 37% students with no sup-portive adults in their life also reported recent alcohol use, compared to 31% of students with three or more supportive adults reporting recent alcohol use.

A total of 50% of all Washburn County high school students reported they have tried vaping, with most seniors, at 62%, having tried it. The use of other tobacco products by high school students was significantly lower than vaping, at 13%. Students who responded that they felt like they belong were significantly more likely to respond that they had not vaped in the last 30 days.Mental health

Factors of Washburn County students’ mental health include their sense of belonging, the number of sup-portive adults in their life, food insecurity at home and their grades.

• 32% of Washburn County high school students re-ported being bullied online or at school. Overall, 36% of students agreed that bullying was a problem at their school.

• 44% of high school students reported problems with anxiety in past 12 months.

• 52% of high school students responded affirma-tively to any of six mental health questions about anx-iety, depression or self-harm. It should be noted that overall student mental health responses were in the minority.

In general, students who feel connected, included and engaged at school do better academically. Aca-demic engagement serves as a buffer against anxiety, depression and peer pressure. Survey results show 62% of Washburn County students they feel like they be-long at school. Supportive adults are also considered a protective factor in student mental health.

A total of 87% of high school students reported they have at least one supportive adult besides parent in their life. A total of 74% of high school students re-ported having at least one teacher or other adult at school to talk to. Students who have three or more sup-portive adults in their life were significantly less likely to report being bullied or sexting.

While food insecure students are a smaller portion of Washburn County students at 23%, their responses show stark contrasts to their peers. A total of 79% of food insecure students reported anxiety, depression, self-harm or other mental health needs. However, 78% reported having a teacher or other adult at school to talk to, signaling the majority of this high-risk group has this protective factor.

Grades are also an indicator of student mental health. A total of 73% of high school students who reported low grades also reported a mental health concern. Half of students with low grades reported being bul-lied. Wisconsin’s 2017 survey data showed that stu-dents with low grades reported worse mental health outcomes indicating that this is a reoccurring student need area.


Residents of Wisconsin will face an important decision in the upcoming April 2020 election and it has nothing to do with politics! That may be a relief to many Wisconsinites and fortunately, this is an easy choice: stand with survivors by supporting the proposed crime vic-tims’ constitutional amendment known as Marsy’s Law for Wisconsin.

This amendment is not just for sur-vivors, but for all Wisconsinites who could one day find themselves thrown into a difficult legal process through no fault of their own. Anyone can become a

victim of crime. From sexual assault, to burglary, to vandalism, each day inno-cent people are subjected to terrible acts against them that change their lives for-ever. If surviving the crime isn’t tough enough, victims then have to navigate a criminal justice process that can make them feel like they are the ones on trial. If it happened to you, wouldn’t you want to know that your rights would be protected?

That’s why I’m proud to be one of the thousands of survivors, victim ad-vocates, law enforcement leaders and

Wisconsin residents who have joined in support of Marsy’s Law for Wisconsin. I believe that it will help victims get jus-tice, encourage more survivors to come forward, help hold criminals account-able and make all of our communities safer.

This commonsense proposal has al-ready cleared the Wisconsin Legislature twice with overwhelming bipartisan support. Now it is time for Wisconsin’s voters to have the final say on Marsy’s Law for Wisconsin on the April 2020 bal-lot.

I look forward to voting to support equal rights for crime victims, and I urge my fellow community members to join me in voting YES on the proposed crime victims’ constitutional amendment and help give crime victims the equal rights they deserve and make Wisconsin’s communities safer.

Roseann MeixelspergerShell Lake

Letters to the editor

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, helped successfully include a biparti-san amendment in appropriations leg-islation that passed the full Senate to increase funding for an anti-metham-phetamine abuse program.

“I’ve met with local health officials, law enforcement and those who have

lost loved ones throughout Wisconsin and it’s clear Washington must do more to be a stronger partner in supporting local prevention, treatment and recov-ery efforts,” said Baldwin. “In Wis-consin, we’ve experienced a growing problem of methamphetamine abuse in our state. That’s why I’m working to provide more resources to help Wiscon-sin fight this epidemic and save lives.”

The amendment increases funding for the COPS Anti-Methamphetamine Pro-gram, or CAMP, to $13 million. Accord-ing to the Department of Justice, CAMP is a competitive grant solicitation, open to state law enforcement agencies in states with high seizures of precursor chemicals, finished methamphetamine, laboratories and laboratory dump sei-zures.

The amendment was led by Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colorado, and also co-spon-sored by Sens. Steve Daines, R-Mon-tana, Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, Doug Jones, D-Alabama, Mitch McCon-nell, R-Kentucky, Gary Peters, D-Michi-gan and Jon Tester, D-Montana.

Marsy’s Law

Political bias

Sen. Baldwin’s amendment to fight meth abuse passes Senate

We have been subscribing to the Reg-ister for decades; however, I am sick and tired of seeing (not reading) constant and enlarged letters to the editor by Mr. Erickson from Shell Lake!

It was my understanding that during the last election you established rules for political bias under letters to the editor, that apparently has gone uncontrolled.

Letters to the editor is an opportunity

to display interesting information, not weekly political bias. If Mr. Erickson is not paying for his political advocation, he should be.

If he is not, I will never renew a sub-

scription to what appears to be just an-other liberal advocate piece of degrading paper.

Barry Nielsen Shell Lake

Aquatic invasive species: Check your equipment before storageWASHBURN COUNTY – With open water season wind-

ing down, recreational water equipment is being removed from the water for the year. It is crucial that everyone con-tinues to take the proper steps to make sure all equipment is cleaned properly to prevent the spread of aquatic inva-sive species.

Zebra mussels, in particular, are extremely invasive or-ganisms and are currently established in Big and Middle McKenzie lakes. The 2019 year has shown that more have inhabited the two lakes. Landowners have reported find-ing thousands of them covering the bottom of boats, mo-tors and docks. Monitoring plates that citizens use on the McKenzie Chain of Lakes are revealing an increased pop-ulation over years past. Zebra mussels reproduce quickly, remove important food sources for other water-living or-ganisms and destroy motors and water intake pipes which can be very expensive to repair. Depending on conditions, they may survive out of water from several days to sev-eral weeks. To date, no other lakes in Washburn or Burnett counties have been found to have zebra mussels.

The following steps should be made when taking equip-ment out of the water for winter storage:

• Inspect and remove all plants, mud or other debris found on equipment that has been sitting in water: dock posts, wheels, boats, rafts, pontoons, kayaks, personal wa-tercraft.

• Drain all water as much as possible.• Spray all equipment (including live wells) with a pres-

sure washer sprayer. This will help remove unwanted inva-sive species that are hanging on tight or that you can’t see.

• Run water pumps and start motors out of the water to flush remaining water out of the cooling system.

• Spray down your equipment with a bleach-and-water solution, including the inside of live wells. One tablespoon of bleach per gallon of water, and let it air dry to help kill unseen hitchhikers.

Talk to your own service provider and neighbors about taking these steps.

If you find something suspicious, take a picture, bag it and contact Lisa Burns, conservation coordinator with Washburn County, at 715-468-4654 or [email protected]. This boatlift on Big McKenzie Lake was coated with

both adult and juvenile zebra mussels when it was taken out this fall. – Photo provided

“Somali Separation Stories”premieres in Barron

BARRON — Saturday, Nov. 16, the Immigrant Advocates of Barron County will premiere the documentary “Somali Separation Stories in Barron, WI” a documentary featuring residents and made by members of Immigrant Advocates with tech-nical help from the University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire Office of Multicultural Affairs. The premiere will be at the Barron Area Community Center.

The film details stories of four Barron residents who crossed deserts and seas to avoid persecution to arrive safely in the United States and who made the painful choice for the well-being of their fami-lies to temporarily separate from loved ones while establishing residence here. These men and women, many of them U.S. citizens, filed the necessary pa-perwork to bring their children to the United States

years ago but are still waiting. As the U.S. immigration ceiling lowers, they keep

supporting their children, sending money home, while bearing constant loss and worry over their continued separation. The film offers ways Barron County residents and others can help their neigh-bors in this situation.

The film will show Saturday, Nov. 16, at 2:30 p.m. in the Barron Area Community Center in Barron. Somali snacks will be served and community dis-cussion will follow. For more information, contact [email protected].

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2018 HIGH LOW PRECIP.Oct. 28 44 41 .43” rain Oct. 29 49 37 Oct. 30 44 37 Oct. 31 50 31 Nov. 1 48 22 Nov. 2 45 22 Nov. 3 42 22

2019 HIGH LOW PRECIP.Oct. 28 44 27 .01” rain Oct. 29 54 21 Oct. 30 39 18 Oct. 31 31 18 Nov. 1 31 22 Nov. 2 37 27 Nov. 3 32 19

Winners also announced on WJMC FM Radio

Shell Lake LionsCalendar Winners

White Birch Printing, Inc.

Oct. 28 - $35Pam Oman, Hudson

Oct. 29 - $35Lt. Col. Jason Hansberger, Arlington, Va.

Oct. 30 - $35Donna Lawrence, Spooner

Oct. 31 - $35Julie Cornelissen, Tony

Nov. 1 - $35Gary Berghuis, Spooner

Weather

compiled by Suzanne Johnson

1949 – 70 Years Ago• Mr. Gramberg was absent from

school on account of a sprained ankle.• Cuskey’s in Shell Lake had the

following advertisement: “Songs of Christmas, 16 delightful titles. Beautiful Vine-A-Lite, unbreakable plastic. Per-manent records you will cherish with the warm remembrance of Christmas. Eight 2-sided records with sheet music for each. Individually enveloped and set boxed. $2.95 per set postpaid.”

• A fire caused considerable damage to the building and stock of the Poquette Furniture Store. It was thought that a defective chimney caused the fire. Mar-shall Poquette had recently purchased the building from W.F. Spafford and the Poquette family had moved into the up-stairs apartment. The Poquettes lost con-siderable personal effects.

1959 – 60 Years Ago• Cast members of the senior class

play, “Scared Stiff,” were Jane Wenner-berg, Barb Sather, Louise Taylor, Bob Marland, Gail Walker, Guy Twining, Karen Lenz, Art Wigchers, Carol Semm, Allen Todd, Jim Flottum and Lynette Johnson. John Schnell was the director.

• A group of 4-H folks attended the 4-H party at the McCarty School. Lucille Olsen and Calvin Romsos each received first prize for their costumes. The Green Grove 4-H hosted the group.

• Mr. and Mrs. Bill Ek and Mr. and Mrs. Jim Masterjohn attended the Min-nesota homecoming football game at Minneapolis.

1969 – 50 Years Ago• Mr. and Mrs. Donald Flach, Hills-

dale, were the proud parents of the first baby born at the city of Shell Lake’s newly opened Indianhead Memorial Hospital. Daniel Benjamin was born

Nov. 3, 1969, at 2:30 p.m. The second baby born at the new hospital was to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Heins, Spooner. Robert James Jr. was born at 2:20 a.m. on Nov. 4. Dr. D.V. Moen was the attending phy-sician for both babies.

• Fire caused extensive damage to the Donald Reed home, which was the for-mer Peter Fox residence.

• Dale and Joyce Papke, new owners of The Medicine Chest in Shell Lake, for-merly known as Evans Drug, announced their grand opening.

1979 – 40 Years Ago• St. Joseph’s Catholic Church broke

ground for their new church, hall and educational center.

• Chad Daniel was born Oct. 25 to Mr. and Mrs. Garry Crosby. Chad weighed 9 pounds, 6 ounces.

• Elected officers of the Happy Cor-ners 4-H Club were Theresa Hoecherl, president; Bill Petz, vice president; Crystal Hoecherl, treasurer; Judy Albee, secretary; Maryann Smith, reporter; Bob Petz, public relations; and Bev Meister and Joe Hoecherl, recreation committee.

1989 – 30 Years Ago• Shell Lake Chamber of Commerce

President Donna Barnes-Haesemeyer appointed a number of standing com-mittee chairpersons. They included Ray Witte, membership; Nolan Penning, fundraiser; Marc Parenteau, retail pro-motion; Kathy Dahlstrom, Miss Shell Lake; Dennis Schraufnagel, downtown development; and Terry O’Brien, enter-tainment.

• Beth Livingston, 10, daughter of Kevin and Nancy Livingston, was the winner of a Halloween promotion at the Cenex Convenience Store.

• Friends helped Smokey West cel-ebrate his 69th birthday with coffee,

birthday cake and ice cream at The Teddy Bear Tap in Sarona.

1999 – 20 Years Ago• Indianhead Community Health Care

Inc. held its annual meeting at the Swiss Chalet. Attending from Stevensville, Maryland, was Harold McBee Jr. repre-senting Northeast Health Management, owners of Indianhead Medical Center. Lifetime member Gina Lewis conducted the installation of officers. The new of-ficers included Trudy Druschba, pres-ident; Jan Sutherland, vice president; Jude Bolterman, secretary; and Pati Parker, treasurer. Outgoing president Linda Nielsen thanked the members for their continuing efforts and support.

• Greg and Cheryl Odden hosted a Halloween party for the Timberland Trailblazers 4-H Club.

• The Heart Lake community wel-comed newborn Devin James Guggen-berger to their community. Devin is the son of Troy and Johanna Guggenberger. Relatives included great-grandmother Gladys Peterson and grandfather Hugh Peterson.

2009 – 10 Years Ago• WCCO Radio meteorologist Mike

Lynch taught a two-hour class in astron-omy for Shell Lake Community Educa-tion.

• Northwest Wisconsin Independent Insurance Agents Association gave $3,500 toward one-half of the new ex-trication pump purchased by the Shell Lake firefighters.

• Shell Lake FFA members attending the National FFA Convention in India-napolis, Indiana, were Brett Holman, Johannah Feeney, David Smith, Nick Christensen, Katie Parker, Kourtney Klassa, Taylor Bauch and Dani Kuechle.

Register Memories

The Shell Lake High School pep band won first place at the Pep Band Playoffs held at Prairie Farm in 1989. Jerry Wolfe was the band director. — File photo

Shell Lake Public Library - November programsAntsy Pants Story Time, Thursdays,

10:30-11:30 a.m. November’s theme: Native American Heritage Month: tra-ditional food, animal stories, powwow. Story time to get kids moving and grooving. Songs, stories, dancing and dramatic play all focused around one main theme each month.

Story time, Fridays, 10:30-11:15 a.m. Stories, crafts and snacks geared to pre-school-age children, but all are welcome. Presented by Lakeland Family Resource Center.

Kids’ Club – Dinovember, Saturday, Nov. 14, 11 a.m. to noon. The library has been taken over by dinosaurs! The dinos come to life at night to roam the library. Check the library Facebook page to see what the dinos are up to! Recommended for ages 5-10. Search for the hidden dino-saurs and take part in many “ext-ROAR-dinary” activities.

Tai chi, Monday through Thursday, starting Nov. 18, 9:15-9:45 a.m., before the library opens. Beginners class, limit of six participants. Video instruction. Wear comfortable clothes and shoes. Tai chi combines gentle physical exer-cise, stretching and mindfulness. Please sign up in advance at the library or call ahead.

Book club, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 6 p.m., at Lake View Bar and Grill, Shell Lake.

Join the group to discuss “Educated: A Memoir,” by Tara Westover, and meet other passionate readers. Enjoy a drink

or a meal if you like. Books are available at the Shell Lake Public Library.

Family holiday craft – Acorns! Wednesday, Nov. 27, 4:30-5:30 p.m. Kids of all ages are invited to drop in to create supercute and easy pompom acorns, painted acorns or acorn necklaces.

Holiday closings: Veterans Day – Monday, Nov. 11; Thanks-giving – Thursday, Nov. 28, and Friday, Nov. 29.

Events are free unless other-wise mentioned. Children under 10 years must be accompanied by an adult or caregiver. For more information about these or any other library programs, visit shelllakelibrary.org or call 715-468-2074. Visit us on Facebook or Instagram, too!

Remember loved ones at the

annual Love Light tree ceremony

SPOONER — Volunteer Partners of Spooner Health will hold their 29th-an-nual Love Light tree ceremony on Mon-day, Dec. 9, at 2 p.m., in the lobby of Spooner Health.

This event, organized by Betsy Andrea of the Volunteer Partners of Spooner Health, will feature the Spooner Cham-ber Ensemble, a beautiful tree donated by T.J. Edwards and Pastor Heather Kist-ner of Trinity Lutheran Church.

Community members can make a minimum donation of $5 for a red, blue or white light. A red light is in honor of someone, a blue light represents for peace or for someone who has or is serv-ing our country and a white light is in memory of someone. Previous years has seen over 120 lights placed on the tree to honor and remember loved ones throughout the holiday season.

Mike Schafer, Spooner Health CEO, will welcome everyone and read the names of all those for whom lights were purchased during the event. All proceeds go toward the 2020 Volunteer Partners Scholarship Fund for students interested in a career in health care.

Love Light donation forms can be picked up at Spooner Health or down-loaded at spoonerhealth.com/events.


EVENTS ...NovemberWednesday, Nov. 6

• Regional Hospice Grief Support Group, Trinity Lutheran Church, 1790 Scribner St., Spooner, 1 to 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 7

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

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

Friday, Nov. 8• Blood drive at Shell Lake High School, 9 a.m. - 2

p.m., redcrossblood.org, 800-733-2767.Saturday, Nov. 9

• Chamber music concert at the natural history museum in Cable; Ed Willett and Cheryl Leah, “John Muir - University of the Wilderness,” and Warren Nelson, “Song for the Wild.” 2 p.m., 715-793-3890, cablemuseum.org.

• Holiday craft fair at the Spooner Elementary School, with soup-and-salad lunch, silent auction, holiday music, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Tuesday, Nov. 12• SLAC Board meeting, 6 p.m. Anyone can be a

member. $24/$12, 55 and older or disabled.• Veterans Support Group, Maple Ridge Nursing

Home, Spooner, 9:30-11 a.m., with light refreshments served. Thursday, Nov. 14

• Shell Lake Lions Club meeting, 6:30 p.m., Shell Lake Community Center.

Saturday, Nov. 16• Annual Meal-in-a-Peel, bazaar and bake sale, 11

a.m. - 2 p.m., at the Sarona United Methodist Church.Monday, Nov. 18

• Northern Lights Camera Club, 7 p.m., Trinity Lutheran Church, 1790 Scribner St., Spooner.

Tuesday, Nov. 19• Shell Lake/Spooner Masonic Lodge 221 meeting, 7

p.m., at the lodge.• Mortensen Sisters’ annual buffet-style chicken

dinner with lefse and bake sale, 4:30-6:30 p.m., at Salem Lutheran Church. Full take-outs available. Includes raffle of homemade quilt.

Wednesday, Nov. 20• Shell Lake Public Library Board of Trustees

meeting, 4 p.m., at the library. The public is welcome.• Free community meal, 4-6 p.m., United Methodist

Church, Spooner. All welcome. Donations accepted.Thursday, Nov. 21

• Shell Lake PTA meeting, 5:30 p.m., in the 3-12 school library. Baby-sitting available.

• Moms Club of Northwestern meeting, 9 a.m. at Lakeland Family Resource Center, Spooner.

• Washburn County Historical Society: Public and members are invited to the Historical Society meeting, 4 – 5 p.m., in the Hewitt Building. WCHS Museum Complex, Shell Lake. 715-468-2982, or [email protected].

• Relatives as Parents Group, River Street Family Restaurant, Spooner, 8 a.m. RAP focuses on providing services to adults who have taken the responsibility of parenting a relative child due to absence of parents. Call Lakeland Family Resources, 715-635-4669, if you plan to attend.

Saturday, Nov. 23• Free community breakfast, 7-10 a.m., First United

Pentecostal Church, 337 Greenwood Ave., Spooner. All welcome. Donations accepted.

Tuesday, Nov. 26• Veterans Support Group, Maple Ridge Nursing

Home, Spooner, 9:30-11 a.m., with light refreshments served.

Wednesday, Nov. 27• Free community supper, 4-6 p.m., St. Alban

Episcopal Church, 220 Elm St., Spooner.

DecemberTuesday, Dec. 3

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

Wednesday, Dec. 4• Regional Hospice Grief Support Group, Trinity

Lutheran Church, 1790 Scribner St., Spooner, 1 to 2:30 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 5• Northwest Wisconsin Parkinson’s Disease Support

Group, 1 p.m., lower level at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Shell Lake.

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

Saturday, Dec. 7• Santa’s Visit. Join Lakeland Family Resource

Center from 9 a.m. - noon for Santa’s Visit. Families will be greeted at the door and given information on how to participate in the events. Each family will have individual time with Santa and each child will be given a gift. This event is free and open to the public, no preregistration is required. Questions, call 715-939-1151.

Tuesday, Dec. 10• SLAC Board meeting, 6 p.m. Anyone can be a

member. $24/$12, 55 and older or disabled.• Veterans Support Group, Maple Ridge Nursing

Home, Spooner, 9:30-11 a.m., with light refreshments served.

Wednesday, Dec. 11• Blood drive at Spooner High School, 9:30 a.m. -

2:30 p.m., redcrossblood.org, 800-733-2767.Thursday, Dec. 12

• Shell Lake Lions Club meeting, 6:30 p.m., Shell Lake Community Center.

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Author visit

Grocery Grabbers now in northern Washburn County

CUMBERLAND – Award-winning author Sarah Stonich will be at the Thomas St. Angelo Public Li-brary in Cumberland on Thursday, Nov. 21, at 6:30 p.m. Stonich’s books have won numerous awards and have been chosen as community reads in many Midwestern cities. Two of her books have been translated into 11 languages. Her latest book, “Laurentian Divide,” is the

second in her Northern trilogy, the first being “Vaca-tionland.” She is currently at work on the final volume of the trilogy, “Watershed.”

In March 2020, Stonich’s book “Laurentian Divide” will be read on Wisconsin Public Radio Internation-al’s Chapter a Day program. Also in March, her book “Fishing” will be issued by the University of Minnesota

Press. She is also currently adapting some of her books for television as well as writing original screenplays.

The Friends of the Library will serve light refresh-ments at this program.

Reservations for this program are appreciated. To re-serve a seat, call the library at 715-822-2767, sign up at the circulation desk or email [email protected].

MINONG — Henson’s Country Foods and Faith in Action Washburn County, in collaboration with Angels on our Shoulders from the town of Chicog, are excited to announce Grocery Grabbers, a new service to home-bound seniors in northern Washburn County. Grocery Grabbers is a partnership where employees from Hen-son’s will fill grocery orders and volunteers from Faith

in Action and Angels on our Shoulders will deliver gro-ceries to qualifying seniors.

Grocery orders can be placed with Henson’s on Tues-day each week and volunteers will pick up groceries on Wednesday at noon and deliver them. The goal of this program is to support homebound seniors’ access to quality food with a meaningful connection to a vol-

unteer.If you or your loved one are interested in signing up

for this new service, please call Faith in Action at 715-635-2252 to get registered. Then, get your grocery list ready to go.


Monday: Discovery Sprouts Play Group, 10 a.m. - noon, at the Lakeland Family Resource Center, 819 Ash St., Spooner. Story time, songs, crafts, move and snack provided.

Monday & Thursday: Washburn County Alzheimer’s Day Respite Program, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Trinity Lutheran Church, Spooner. Daily fee includes lunch, program of crafts, exercise, games, music, quiet time. Call 715-416-2942.

Tuesday & Wednesday: Kidz Club Play Group at Lakeland Family Resource Center, 10 a.m. - noon. This program will offer a space for parents and children alike to meet new friends, engage with other fam-ilies while learning and growing together.

Wednesday: Regional Hospice support group meets, 1-2:30 p.m., at Trinity Lutheran Church, 1790 Scribner St., Spooner.

Smear, 1 p.m., Friendship Commons Senior Center, Shell Lake.Kidz Club, drop in anytime between 9 a.m. - noon, at the Lakeland

Family Resource Center, 819 Ash St., Spooner. Snack served at 10:30 a.m. Activities for parents and children to engage in learning and play together.

Thursday: Thursday Night Bedtime Stories at Spooner Memorial Library, 6-6:45 p.m., no need to register; snack, activity. Every Thurs-day except holidays.

Story time at Birchwood School, 1:45 - 2:30 p.m. Story time for pre-school aged children, however all ages welcome to attend. Stories, crafts and activities provided by Lakeland Family Resource Center. Questions, Call 715-939-1151.

Friday: Story time at Shell Lake Public Library, 10:30 - 11:15 a.m. Moms, dads, grandparents, day care providers, etc., are invited to bring their preschoolers to a time of storybooks, crafts and snacks. Program geared to preschool-age children, however, children of all ages are wlecome. Questions, call Lakeland Family Resource Center, 715-939-1151.

The WCGS Genealogy Research Building (1st house west of the Museum Annex) is closed until Memorial Day. 715-635-7937 for in-formation.

Thursday & Monday: Washburn County Alzheimer’s Day Respite Program, see listing above.

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Shell Lake Alano Club Meetings on CTH B, 2 blocks off Hwy. 63. All meetings are nonsmoking.Sunday 10 a.m. AA Closed 6 p.m. NA OpenMonday Noon AA Open 7 p.m. Alanon OpenTuesday Noon AA Closed 7 p.m. AA ClosedWednesday 1 p.m. AA Open 7 p.m. NA OpenThursday 1 p.m. AA Open 7 p.m. BB/12x12 ClosedFriday 2 p.m. AA Closed 7 p.m. AA OpenSaturday Noon AA OpenFourth Saturday of every month, Pin Night with 5:30 p.m. potluck and speaker Bring a dish to pass. Closed meetings are for only that group. AA - Alcoholics Anonymous. GA - Gamblers Anonymous. NA - Nar-cotics Anonymous. Al-Anon - is for relatives and friends of alcoholics. Second Tuesday of the Month, board meeting, 5:30 p.m.

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Auditions for Barron production of “Little Women”

BBQ & Bluegrass on Nov. 16

Christmas Celebration of Lights just around the corner

BARRON — Auditions for the Barron Spotlighters production of “Little Women” are Tuesday, Nov. 12, from 5 to 8 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 16, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Barron Area Community Center.

The show features the sisters, Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy, in this delightful story based on the classic Louisa May

Alcott tale. The four sisters, each with distinctively dif-ferent personalities, grow up in Civil War-era America. This show needs a cast of eight female roles, ages rang-ing from about 10 to over 40, and five male roles, ages from 16 to over 40. Everyone is welcome to audition.

For more information, contact Barron Spotlighters

at 715-537-9212 or [email protected] or [email protected]. The performance dates of this production are March 13-15 and March 19-22, 2020, and include a school matinee.

CUMBERLAND – Northwestern Wisconsin’s favor-ite bluegrass band will be performing at the Cumber-land Arts Center at 7 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 16, following a 6 p.m. dinner of pulled pork, baked beans and cole-slaw.

The Stringsmiths are back at the arts center for the annual Barbecue & Bluegrass event, with Peter & An-

nie’s World Market serving up the barbecue dinner.Tickets for the popular event are available at Peter &

Annie’s in downtown Cumberland or can be reserved by calling 715-822-2787. Dinner and show are $25, and show-only tickets are $10.

The upcoming Stringsmiths concert is being billed as a “deer-hunting edition,” with special songs pay-

ing tribute to Wisconsin’s favorite shooting sport. So put on your blaze orange and your appetite and join your friends and neighbors at the arts center, which is at 1595 Second Ave., across the street from Cumberland Elementary School.

Questions? Call Larry Werner at 612-743-5117.

Lions offer prizes for best lightsSHELL LAKE - The annual lights celebration at Shell

Lake Campground and Park is just around the corner. This is a wonderful opportunity to showcase the beau-

tiful city of Shell Lake by decorating the campground area.

The Lions are encouraging local businesses, schools, churches and families to participate in this festive ac-tivity. A 2020 Lions calendar and $150 cash prize will be awarded for the best display in the park. Decorat-

ing can start immediately and lights will be turned on Thanksgiving night, Thursday, Nov. 28.

If you’re interested or have any questions, please con-tact Rob Anderson at 612-360-5648 or [email protected].

Kindness

Wednesday, Nov. 13, is World Kindness Day.When thinking of kindness, I couldn’t help

but recall a phone conversation I had with my son, Matthew, concerning the soon-to-be-released movie, “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,” starring Tom Hanks. The movie is based on the real-life in-teractions Fred Rogers had with a writer. Rogers is known for entertaining children with his “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” show, which started air-ing in 1968. In an interview for CNN, Rogers said, “I went into television because I hated it so, and I thought there’s some way of using this fabulous instrument to nurture those who would watch and listen.”

In our conversation, Matthew commented, “Who but Tom Hanks should play Mr. Rogers? He’s perfect for the part.” I, too, agree. I am partial to the acting talent of Hanks. And, who didn’t like Mister Rogers? I told Matthew that I wouldn’t appreciate Mister Rogers being played by actors such as Adam Sandler

or Kevin Bacon. In a magazine interview, Hanks is quoted as say-

ing, “He (Mr. Rogers) wasn’t simply entertaining children or trying to turn them into consumers. He was gentle and kind and meant to soothe the fear of kids who don’t know how the world works.” The magazine article said, “Nobody but Tom Hanks, who has the same contagious positivity, could play Mr. (Fred) Rogers.”

As the conversation between Matthew and I con-tinued, we both agreed that we need more kindness in our world. How does more kindness happen? I guess we could all answer with, “It could begin

with me.” As Jackie Chan, martial artist and actor, is quoted as saying, “Sometimes it takes only one act of kindness and caring to change a person’s life.” Rabbi Harold S. Kushner says, “Do things for people not because of who they are or what they do in return, but because of who you are.”

I am looking forward to viewing the movie “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,” which is to be released to theaters on Nov. 22.

In the meantime, live with kindness …“Live with kindness,Live with caring,Live with faith and generous sharing.Live with truth. For when you do, All good things return to you.” — Jean Kyler Mc-

Manus, author of “Through Friendship’s Door.”And, remember, if speaking kindly to plants helps

them grow, imagine what speaking kindly to hu-mans can do.

Suzanne can be reached at [email protected].

A day to remember veterans

In November, when the year is in its waning days, our country honors our veterans who have

served in the armed forces for the sacrifices they have made. Some years ago we remembered the ar-mistice that ended World War I on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month in 1918. Now the holiday has been changed and is now to honor all servicemen and servicewomen. There will be some public events at the national level as well as locally.

I think my family inherited the tendency to offer help to others and to take care of things. Looking back at my heritage, among the women I know there are many nurses and teachers. Many of the men have served their country in the Army or Navy.

My father never served because he was too young for World War I and too old for World War II. He worked in a defense plant, a shipyard. There was nothing he liked better than to serve other people. He worked in stores and waited on customers from the time he was 10 years old. He worked as a carpen-ter. In the 1950s he invested in and ran a Phillips 66 station. It was located near a new shopping mall. The

business was going fine when something unforeseen happened. The new mall went bankrupt. The gas station lost customers and he couldn’t keep it open. My dad enjoyed the gas station so much. He liked to sell gas, but also to service cars; wipe windshields, check tires, pour water into radiators, repair flat tires and give directions to strangers. He went to work for someone else, another station in a better location. He stayed there for years, driving to and from there to work. His life was one of service, always repairing things and helping others.

One of my uncles served in the U.S. Navy in World War I, and my cousin served in the U.S. Navy in World War II. I had three brothers. My oldest brother went into the Navy and served in the submarine ser-vice, and liked it so much he made it his career. My

youngest brother went to the National Guard and was a very successful businessman but continued to serve as a major in the Army for all of his life.

My first husband was in the Navy but my three sons all went into the Army. Two of my boys, Jerry and Jay, served only one enlistment, but my son Tim was in for 20 years. Then he served in the Kansas National Guard for another 20 years.

The desire to serve the country started early. My brother was a Boy Scout and so proud of it. One son, Jerry, was in Scouting, too. Tim was the one who al-ways wanted to take care of everything. He did the farm chores and fed the calves and pets with never a complaint. He was an altar boy at church. He felt deeply about ceremonies and liked to dress up in his uniform and be a part of a larger family, his commu-nity.

Now it is these kinds of dedicated young men and women who are continuing to serve our coun-try. They do not make the wars, but they keep us safe from our enemies. They certainly deserve our thanks. Where Americans gather on the day set aside to honor their service, it is fitting for all of us to re-member and honor them.


Capitol reportPence: U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade

deal a win for Wisconsin

Vice President Mike Pence is calling on Congress to pass President Trump’s U.S.-Mexico-Canada

Agreement, saying it’s “a win for Wisconsin and a win for America.”

Pence, speaking Wednesday, Oct. 23, at an America First Policies event at the Uline warehouse in Pleasant Prairie, urged attendees to contact Democrats repre-senting Wisconsin in Congress, singling out U.S. Rep. Ron Kind, D-La Crosse, and U.S. Sen. Tammy Bald-win, D-Madison.

“Tell the Democrats representing Wisconsin in Washington, D.C., that Wisconsin needs the USMCA,” Pence said.

But he said there’s no need to contact Republicans representing the state, as “they’re fighting every day for the USMCA.”

Pence said the trade agreement would boost both manufacturing and agriculture in Wisconsin and the U.S.

“It’s a win in the city and on the farm, and it’s still sitting there on the speaker’s desk,” Pence said.

He predicted that if Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Cal-ifornia, brought the trade deal to the floor, it would pass with bipartisan support.

Pence drew applause several times during his ad-dress before a large crowd on Uline’s warehouse floor, particularly when highlighting economic gains made under President Trump.

“It’s been three years of action. It’s been three years of results. It’s been three years of promises made and promises kept,” Pence said. “And we’re just getting started.”

Pence was introduced by U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Janesville, and U.S. Solicitor of Labor Kate O’Scann-lain; they both praised the trade agreement.

Ahead of the stop, Democrats and union officials gathered in Kenosha to slam what they called a string of broken promises from the Trump administration.

John Drew, a former UAW Local 72 president, charged Trump has used working people as props. He pointed to the president’s promise that he would save jobs at a Carrier Air Conditioner plant in Indianapolis only to see them sent to Mexico.

Drew said Trump promised he would save a GM plant in Lordstown, Ohio, telling people at a nearby rally not to sell their homes because the jobs were coming back, but it is still slated to close. And he noted the president attacked Harley-Davidson for producing more motorcycles overseas and the com-pany’s recent report showed earnings fell 24% in the quarter as tariffs and weak sales hurt the company’s bottom line.

The only promise Trump has kept, Drew said, was to cut taxes, but that has largely benefited the rich.

“Working people can’t afford four more years of broken promises,” Drew said. “We need a president who will hear our concerns and keep their word, not someone who sells us out.”

U.S. House Democrats are “trying to get to ‘yes’” on Trump’s trade deal, according to U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore, a Ways and Means Committee member.

“We’re not trying to kill this initiative simply be-cause it’s a Trump initiative,” the Milwaukee Demo-crat said at a WisPolitics.com D.C. breakfast on Oct. 23. “We want to do the right thing for the country.”

If approved by all three nations involved, USMCA would replace the current North American Free Trade Agreement, established Jan. 1, 1994.

The three countries agreed on the modification to trade policy on Oct. 1, 2018. Negotiations began back in the summer of 2017.

The Mexican government ratified the USMCA in July this year, shortly after Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador, their newly elected president, took office. The U.S. and Canada have yet to approve of the deal through their respective governments.

Moore said some House Democrats have concerns over the labor standards in the agreement and a lack of enforcement measures to make sure those stan-dards are met. She said another Democratic issue with the agreement is the chapter on patents and intellec-tual property rights for the pharmaceutical industry.

Any changes to the deal made by U.S. politicians would need new approval in Mexico and Canada.

Moore said Trump and his team need “to do some-thing other than take the tour to try to stir up sup-port” and get behind working with Democrats to pass the agreement in the House. She said Trump and the GOP need to get support “from a broad swath of our caucus” to pass the trade deal.

According to the Office of the United States Trade Representative website, one aspect of the deal is it would open U.S. access to Canada’s dairy industry by providing “new tariff rate quotas exclusively for the United States.” Restrictions on most agricultural trade between the nations would be lowered from current standards.

The Capitol Report is written by editorial staff at Wis-Politics.com, a nonpartisan, Madison-based news service that specializes in coverage of government and politics and is distributed for publication by members of the Wisconsin Newspaper Association.

The Shell Lake State Bank staff dressed up on Halloween with a “Neverland” theme. – Photo provided

A Neverland Halloween

Editor’s letterRemembering, thanking, supporting our veterans

This coming Monday is Veterans Day, a time set aside to honor the millions who have served our country in the armed forces and provided us with freedoms many

of us undoubtedly take for granted in our day-to-day lives.Local schools, in coordination with local veterans groups, do an incredible service to

our communities by hosting special programs honoring veterans from World War II to the present, involving students in thanking veterans, remembering veterans and honor-ing the sacrifices millions have made, including the ultimate sacrifice, in protecting our country and the freedoms it represents.

There is a bit of irony in that, while we shower veterans with appreciation on Veterans Day, there can also be some underappreciation on the part of society in general when it comes to reintegration of veterans into civilian life. We have to be vigilant as a society and as neighbors, to make sure veterans have the support and help they need to offset the worst aftereffects of their service, for example, statistics that show 10% of America’s homeless are veterans.

And, according to the RAND Center for Military Health Policy Research, 20% of vet-erans who served in either Iraq or Afghanistan suffer from either major depression or post-traumatic stress disorder. About 20% of that 20% have experienced a traumatic brain injury.

Local veterans service offices offer a variety of resources for veterans and there are some impressive groups, from the USO to the Wounded Warrior Project to the Gary Sinise Foundation, that are doing impressive work and offering much-needed help.

Step up to support one of these groups and/or local efforts to help veterans. And a first step can be attending one of the local events honoring veterans this coming Monday. – Gary King


Celebrating Halloween

Lily Lauterbach stopped by the Lakeland Family Resource Center for candy from Lorraine Haremza and Donna Paddock.

The Shell Lake Middle School Student Council was out on Hallow-een gathering food donations for the Washburn County Food Pantry . Shown back (L to R): Isaac Crosby, Sara Brunberg, Shaylee Anderson and Alivia Marker. Jazmin Pettersen is sitting in the front.

Zoey Gutierre is a zombie who likes hot dogs. She and other trick-or-treaters stopped by the Spooner Police Station where volunteers helped to feed and warm up the young children along with their parents. The Spooner Police Foundation and Spooner Funeral Home hosted the event.

R I G H T : Three prin-cesses and one butterfly, the four cous-ins stopped long enough at the Shell Lake Fire Hall for a photo. Shown (L to R): Brooke G r a n z i n , Elana Granzin, Addie Granzin and Kaitlyn Schmidt.


Having fun and being creative, Aselin Olson and Clara Cross-Scheu went as Tweedledee and Tweedledum.

Ben Juza spent some time with his daughter, Johanna, at the Shell Lake Fire Hall. She was more interested in the candy than posing for a photo.

Caroline Tinsley was a not-so-scary lion for Halloween. She is the daugh-ter of Stephanie Tinsley.



50 years of service to St. Francis

St. Francis School Principal Sarah Zeien presented flowers to Sister Dominica on behalf of the students of St. Francis de Sales Catholic School. Dominica was Zeien’s first-grade teacher when Zeien was a student.

The church officials and member said a prayer for Sister Dominica that she can continue to do the Lord’s work; as a Servite Sister of Ladysmith she has served the communities of Washburn and Almena before serving St. Francis for the past 50 years. Father Andrew Ricci and Sister Dominica Effertz pose for a photo before services on Sunday,

Nov. 3. Father Andy was a longtime priest for St. Francis and is now at Cathedral of Christ the King in Superior.

Sister Dominica holds up a class photo of when St. Francis School Principal Sarah Zeien was a first-grade student. When Zeien was born, her mother asked the sister to stick around to teach her younger daughter like she had her other children. Sister Dominica did and stayed ever since.

The members and family of Sister Dominica spelled out her name as Sara Zeien recited what each letter stood for at a special ceremony honoring her 50 years of service. Sister Dominica Effertz was a teacher at St. Francis de Sales School for 31 years and is currently serving on the Pastoral Care Team and with the Order of the Servants of Mary, working with adults.


R E G I S T E R S P O R T S

Building for tomorrow

The Spooner/Shell Lake 2019 soccer team upperclassmen letter winners are shown (L to R): Layne Olson, Spence Hoellen, Xavier Waltz, Jack Buchman, Aaron Sacco, Jeremy Bouchard, Chase Osterhues, Dominic Blatterman and Cale Cleveland.

Aaron Sacco presented Kathryn Hoellen with a bouquet of flowers for the team. She is the head soccer mom taking care of all the behind-the-game programs.

The Spooner/Shell Lake 2019 soccer players who lettered as freshman are shown (L to R): Ezra Walts, Ty Zeller, Ethan Blatterman, Travis Johnson, Landon De-neen, Cody Busch, Henry Schmitz, Brett Vosberg and Kolton Frederickson.

Andy Waltz spoke to the players at the Spooner/Shell Lake soccer banquet held Monday, Oct. 28, at the Spooner High School. Waltz was the youth coach for many of these athletes and the ones coming up.

Soccer coaches Nick Merkt and TJ Stilwell came into the soccer program this fall and helped to turn the program around. The program is on the right track, with the younger players coming up and stepping up.

Cale Cleveland will be the team captain as the soccer program goes into the offseason. Coaches will tell you that the success of the program is determined in the offseason by how the athletes prepare themselves.




Supportive send-off Lakers advanceto semifinals

Brittany Clark rode out of town in style, in the backseat of the fire truck, as they left for the state cross-country meet.

Brittany Clark posed for a photo with her coaches before leaving for Wis-consin Rapids. Shown (L to R): Julie Schunck, Sharon Ricci, Clark and Sarah Skinner.

Larry Samson | Staff writerSHELL LAKE – The Shell Lake Lakers

defeated the Florence Bobcats 39-6 in the second round of eight-man football to advance to the semifinals with Luck. The game will be played in Cumberland on Friday, Nov. 8, with a 7 p.m. kickoff. The Luck Cardinals are undefeated for the season and are the Lakeland 8-Man South Conference champions. To get to the semifinal round, the Cardinals de-feated Northwood/Solon Springs 48-14.

The Florence Bobcats traveled four hours to play the Lakers and it was a long trip back. It was a defensive game through the first quarter as neither team could cross the goal line. Then Shell Lake, under the direction of quar-terback Nick Kraetke, put together a successful drive running and passing. Landon Deneen was wide on the kick and it was a 6-0 game. In the second quarter Kraetke injured his ankle try-ing to get away from a tackle; he left the game, forcing the other Lakers to step up and to make the plays. Shell Lake scored two more touchdowns, before halftime, on a Sam Negus 2-yard run and a Tyler Green 8-yard run.

Florence came out on the field after halftime and scored after a long drive. The Shell Lake defense stepped up and shut out the Bobcat offense as the Lakers added three more touchdowns, from Green, Jordan Aronson and Tyler Schunck. Aronson ran 93 years on his

touchdown run.Coach Johnson said this about the

game: “The players overcame some early mistakes and some costly injuries that really limited what we could do offensively. We needed players to step up after our quarterback Nick Kraetke was sidelined with an ankle injury. A number of players had exceptional per-formances, led by our senior captain Joe Uchytil. Our defense played really well versus the run and generated multiple turnovers once again. That unit has been the foundation of our team this entire season. Our offense finally found some rhythm in the second and again in the fourth quarter, which allowed us to finally pull away from Florence.”

In looking to the next game with Luck, Johnson had this to say: “Hope-fully, our injured players can recover for our matchup versus Luck next week. Luck is a great football team and is well-coached. We will need to battle each play and execute on offense. Shell Lake football teams have not played in a semifinal game since 2008. The community should be really proud of what the players and coaches have ac-complished this season. I would like to thank our players, parents and fans for all their support this season.”

Shell Lake defender Blake Flach was off and running after his interception. He was stopped just short of the goal line. The defense had five turnovers for the game, two interceptions and three fumble recoveries as Shell Lake defeated Florence 39-6 on Friday, Nov. 1, in round 2 of the eight-man football playoffs, held in Shell Lake.

Joe Uchytil with a sack on Florence quar-terback Braden Boettcher. Uchytil and the Shell Lake line kept pressure on the quarter-back.

The Shell Lake line gave quarterback Nick Kraetke the time he needed.



The Shell Lake students created posters to send Brittany Clark the message that they supported her as she was going to the state cross-country meet in Wisconsin Rapids on Saturday, Nov. 2. They were not disappointed as Clark placed 96th in a crowded field with a time of 22:11.6.

Brittany Clark’s teammates were giving her a message at the pep rally Friday, Nov. 1, at the Shell Lake High School. Shown (L to R): Emmery Nielsen, Judah Balser, Nathan Scott, Fran Kevan and Clark.


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Abundant ducks eludehunters on Green Bay

SUAMICO – Peter Peshek was waiting patiently inside his minivan as Hank Zuidmulder steered his oceangoing duck boat into a flooded landing on Green Bay’s southwestern shoreline.

Seconds later, the retired attorney and former state public intervenor stepped out to greet us at water’s edge, firing questions before the boat could squish ashore into the muddy grass.

“How many did you get?” he asked with a big smile.

“Three,” we replied, somewhat sheepishly.Peshek’s grin widened to capacity.“You’re the 15th of 18 boats to come back in so far,

and you only got three?” he asked. “I can’t believe it. The 12th boat in had three guys and they shot 18. They got their limits, and that was a half-hour ago. What were you guys doing out there? Three of you only got one duck each?”

The other hunter in our boat, Mike Carlson of Madison, thoughtfully exonerated Zuidmulder, who had let us do 90% of the shooting. Zuidmulder, in turn, made excuses for us, noting that we’d never before shot at ducks from the pitching deck of a 17-foot boat rolling in whitecaps.

Peshek wasn’t convinced, knowing that skilled duck hunters can adapt and get on target. Some-thing in Peshek’s smile suggested he had filed me into the “not-so-skilled duck hunter” folder long be-fore I climbed aboard Zuidmulder’s boat five hours earlier.

Still, Peshek graciously congratulated me when I said I’d shot my first bull canvasback, and that I was getting it mounted. But when his interrogation resumed seconds later, I laughed and asked if he judged all subpar duck hunters so harshly.

“Well, my friend in South Africa calls me ‘the hakimu,’” Peshek said, puffing out his chest. “That means ‘he who judges’ in Swahili, in case you didn’t know.”

No, I didn’t know, but Peshek announced the title so confidently that I believed him. Still, I asked how it’s spelled, which stumped him. A day later, after contacting his friend in South Africa, Peshek shared the word’s correct spelling and confirmed its defini-

tion.I was impressed. And amazed. You learn some-

thing new every time you go duck hunting. Well, at least when Peshek arranges it.

This hunt, in fact, was roughly a decade in the making. Peshek had called back then to explain why Wisconsin needed a duck-hunting zone for Lake Michigan. The big lake attracts sea ducks and in-finite diving ducks, including the long-tailed duck, deep into December. His effort failed, but he’s not giving up.

Peshek said he and his friends like hunting the big waters of Green Bay and Lake Michigan from layout boats and other unique duck boats. Noticing my cu-riosity, he said I was welcome to join them anytime.

I assumed Peshek was just being polite and didn’t follow up. But the next time I saw him at a Wiscon-sin Conservation Hall of Fame induction ceremony, he seemed mildly irritated that I’d never followed up on his invitation. When his next email arrived five months ago, I cleared my calendar when he sug-gested hunting Nov. 1-3.

Two weeks before our meet-up in Sturgeon Bay, Peshek emailed: “You’ll be open-water hunting Fri-day morning with distinguished duck hunter Hank Zuidmulder of Green Bay. Your port of deportation will be somewhere between Oconto and Two Rivers. Make sure your duck stamp is signed, your life in-surance is up to date, and you’re not indispensable at home or work.”

Snicker. Duck hunters like gallows humor.As the date neared, Zuidmulder said we’d proba-

bly shoot more ducks if we joined him in a shoreline blind north of Suamico. He said big flocks of blue-bills had arrived from Canada, and they couldn’t resist shore-hugging decoys. Carlson and I declined. Neither of us had ever hunted open-water water-fowl, and we wanted to hunt from Zuidmulder’s 17-

foot duck boat, which he’d bought in Maine about 20 years ago.

Zuidmulder, 48, is unique in his own right. He hunted ducks 45 of 60 days in the 2018 season, and is on a similar pace this year. He’s been nuts about duck hunting since his first hunt at age 13 months.

How does a 1-year-old hunt ducks? His father strapped on a chest-mounted baby carrier, slipped his son inside and then pulled up his chest waders to snugly cover him. Zuidmulder can’t remember that first hunt, of course, but his dad assures him it’s true.

That’s good enough for me. I won’t question the word of Brown County Judge Donald Zuidmulder, who’s also chief judge of the 8th Judicial District.

The younger Zuidmulder hunts ducks all over Green Bay and Sturgeon Bay, and enjoys taking friends, family and newcomers out on the vast wa-ters. Big numbers of bluebills (scaup), redheads, buf-flehead and goldeneyes visit this time each year to feast on zebra mussels, which colonized the region in 1991.

Victoria Harris, a researcher who documented diving ducks’ growing presence in the 1990s, wrote that their visits boomed 220% to 1.83 million duck-use days by fall 1997, primarily lesser scaup, greater scaup and goldeneyes. From 1994 to 1997 alone, scaup visits increased 128% despite only a 9% de-crease in the species’ midcontinent population those years.

Carlson and I got some sense of that ongoing duck explosion when a cloud of bluebills took flight far north of Zuidmulder’s boat midmorning Nov. 1. At first it looked like a giant swarm of bees, and then it resembled a massive flock of blackbirds as it gained height. Eventually, the mass moved east, shedding small flocks that peeled south toward us.

Few came close enough to shoot, but my compan-ions went home with two of them.

If only that giant swarm would have hovered over our boat till we ran out of shells. “The hakimu” might not have judged us so mercilessly.

Patrick Durkin, @patrickdurkinoutdoors, is a freelance writer who covers outdoor recreation in Wisconsin. Write to him at 721 Wesley St., Waupaca, WI 54981; or by email at patrickdurkin56@gmailcom.

Hank Zuidmulder hoists a bluebill aboard after Mike Carlson, foreground, made a good shot.

Hank Zuidmulder and Mike Carlson watch for diving ducks to swing toward their decoys on lower Green Bay. – Photos by Patrick Durkin

Patrick Durkin admires his first bull canvasback while hunt-ing on lower Green Bay.

2019 harvest data suggests another great season for Wisconsin bear huntersMADISON - Preliminary data from the Wisconsin

Department of Natural Resources shows hunters har-vested 3,648 bears during the 2019 Wisconsin black bear season, nearly equal to the 3,680 reported in 2018.

“Wisconsin often leads the nation in black bear har-vest and these preliminary results suggest that our bear population remains healthy and abundant across the prime bear range in the state,” said Scott Walter, DNR large carnivore specialist. “Although we reduced quo-tas and permit levels to meet population management objectives, generally higher hunter success allowed us to achieve 95% of our desired harvest quota and an overall harvest similar to last year. The data provided by hunters through the registration process is critical to both tracking bear population size and establishing harvest quotas that address population management objectives.”

Statewide harvest totals were buoyed by high hunter success in Zone C, which consists of the southern two-thirds of the state, where harvest increased by 36% (from 660 to 898 bears) over 2018, and Zone A (north central), where harvest increased by 20%.

“While the statewide harvest was strong in these northern zones and allowed us to broadly achieve our harvest objectives, hunter success and total harvest

were lower than hoped for in Zones B (northeast) and D (northwest),” Walter said. “Weather and the avail-ability of natural foods can lead to variation in hunter success, so the beauty of our zone-based approach to management is that we can identify and track local bear population trends. The 2019 data provided by hunters will be instrumental in allowing us to adjust quotas moving forward to ensure that bear populations in all zones are at desired levels.”Zone-specific preliminary registration information is shown in chart above

Reflecting sustained high interest in Wisconsin’s bear hunting opportunities, more than 120,000 hunters ap-plied for either a harvest permit or preference point for

the 2019 season.“The passion Wisconsin bear hunters have for our

bear resource, the hunting experience and for intro-ducing new hunters to the outdoors is wonderful,” Walter said. “Our staff scientists are bringing new pop-ulation-monitoring tools to the table. We have a new bear-management plan in place and our bear popula-tion remains healthy and is expanding into new areas. Now is certainly an exciting time for the black bear program in Wisconsin.”

Visit the DNR website to learn more about black bear ecology, history and management in Wisconsin and re-view the recently approved Wisconsin Black Bear Man-agement Plan, 2019-2029.

Preliminary data shows that hunters harvested 3,648 bears during the 2019 Wisconsin black bear season. - Photo provided by DNR


Honor band participants

Shell Lake baseball awards

WSMA Honors project

(L to R): Landon Deneen, Carlton Miller and Jeremy Bouchard participated in the UW-Eau Claire High School Honor Band concert on Saturday, Nov. 2. Deneen and Miller play the trum-pet and Bouchard is a senior and plays the saxophone. - Photo by Larry Samson

Nick Kraetke earned sec-ond-team all-conference rec-ognition and Jordan Aronson earned second-team all-con-ference. The recognition was for the spring season, awards were presented on Tuesday, Oct. 22, at the school. - Photos by Larry Samson

Five players were presented with team awards for the season. Shown (L to R): Marcus Petry, Mr. Hustle; Cade Hanson, Rookie of the Year and Laker Award; Nick Kraetke, King of the Hill and Laker Award; Jordan Aronson, Most Valuable Player; and Tyler Green, Golden Glove.

The Shell Lake baseball lettermen for 2019 are shown back (L to R): Nathan Scott, Nick Kraetke, Christian Johnson, Sawyer Schultz, Ben McNulty and Tyler Green. Middle: Tanner Smith, Marcus Petry, Dyllan Root-Fankhauser, Layne Olson and Jeremy Bouchard. Front: Jordan Aronson, Tim-othy Mirabal and Cade Hanson.

Maryn Meier participated in the Wisconsin School Music Association Mixed Honor Choir at the Over-ture Center on Thursday, Oct. 23, in Madison. She is a Spooner-area home-schooled student who partic-ipates in music at Spooner High School. - Photos by Larry Samson unless otherwise noted

Andrew Nauertz sang in the WSMA Mixed Honor Choir at the Overture Center in Madison. He credits his music teachers for bringing out his music talents. Shown (L to R): Janet Medley, St. Francis music teacher; and Greta Linton, Spooner High School music teacher. Tiffany Romportl and Gabby Schroeder were also accepted to the Honors project. – Photo provided

Wyatt Garrett is a Spooner freshman who participated in the honor band. His goal is to earn a spot every year of high school in the honor band. Students earn a spot by auditioning early in the year.

Stone Lake Mary Nilssen

I hope all of you are surviving this cold snap. It’s just a matter of time till the white stuff arrives.

A big thank-you to all who contributed to make the Stone Lake children’s Hal-loween party a fun success!

There will be a Veterans Day dinner served at the Stone Lake Lions Hall at noon on Monday, Nov. 11. Please come out and support our veterans. The menu will be chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy, vegetables, coleslaw, cranberry relish, roll and pumpkin bars with cream cheese frosting and will be served buffet style. There will also be a short program. Veterans will eat free and others will have a freewill donation. For reserva-tions please contact Darlene Gundry at 715-865-2093 or [email protected].

Everyone is welcome to the scholar-ship chili supper at the Stone Lake Lions Hall on Saturday, Nov. 23, from 4-8 p.m. Come on out for some good old-fash-ioned family fun, door prizes, Chinese raffle, silent auction, grab bags and cake walk. There will be a freewill donation. This chili will be a great way to warm up after the hunt. This is the only fund-

raiser for scholarships that will be held this year.

Come out and dance with friends and neighbors! A mix of fun, simple Amer-ican folk dances will be taught and called. Everyone had a wonderful time last year and they would love it if you joined them again this year. This event will take place Friday, Nov. 29, the day after Thanksgiving, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Stone Lake Lions Hall. Music will be provided by the Second Street String Band and admission is free. A tip jar will be available. No partner or experience are needed. Be sure to wear smooth-soled shoes and comfortable clothing. Twirly skirts are fun but not required.

Breakfast is being served Monday through Friday from 8-10 a.m. at the new Stone Lake Senior Center. Lunch is served at noon and the center is open until 2 p.m. Come on out and meet your friends and neighbors for breakfast or lunch and have a wonderful meal!

Have a great week and stay warm. Mary Nilssen can be reached at 715-

865-4008 or [email protected].

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Richard Lee WilsonRichard Lee Wilson, 83, of Rice

Lake, Wisconsin, formerly of Spooner, Wisconsin, passed away on Oct. 22, 2019, in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. He was born on March 29, 1936, in Graceville, Minnesota, to Georgia Harriet (Engel) Wil-son and Herbert Clarence Wilson. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Judith; sons, Daniel and An-drew of Grand Rapids, Michigan;

daughter, Carolyn Peiffer of Forest Lake, Minnesota; and two beautiful granddaughters, Hannah Peiffer and Jordan Wilson.

Dick worked for Simplex Time Recorder Co. for 37 years, first in Minneapolis, then a transfer to Grand Rapids as a system salesman. This work involved commercial construction such as hospitals and schools. He loved working with the architects and contractors during this period of his life. When he had any spare time, his first love was flying and then golf. He came by it honestly as his father was a barnstormer. After retirement, he built an airplane and wished he could have built another.

He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Herbert Wilson Jr. and Donald Wilson; and sister, Shir-ley Money.

A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, Nov. 16, at Lakeside Community Lutheran Church, 28626 County Rd. H, Webster, WI 54893. Services will be at 11 a.m. with visitation starting an hour before. Interment will be held on Monday, Nov. 18, at the Northern Wis-consin Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Spooner.

Chippewa Valley Cremation Service and Celebration of Life Center assisted the family with arrangements. Online condolences can be left at chippewavalleycre-mation.com.

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Recent visitors and early trick-or-treaters of Ronda and Maynard Mangelsen were Allison, Dylan and Lane Longhenry, Amber, Levi and Lane Albee, Lisa Holland, Aubrey Rosselli and Daisy Wohlford.

Gerry Hines called on Hank and Karen Mangelsen Monday afternoon, Oct. 28.

Several young people from the youth group at Lakev-iew UM Church went to some area homes trick-or-treating Wednesday evening. Tom and Melissa Gerlach are their leaders and did the driving.

Richard Funk visited Gerry Hines Thursday, Oct. 31.Karen Mangelsen stopped in to visit Maxine and Les

Lindquist Thursday afternoon.Hank and Karen Mangelsen were guests of Wayne

and Marie Romsos for coffee and dessert Saturday eve-ning, Nov. 2. They celebrated Karen’s birthday.

All Saints Sunday was celebrated at Lakeview UM Church Sunday morning, Nov. 3. The loved ones re-membered were Mary Dunn, Kathleen Barrett-Stoylen, Shania Pokorny, Carla LaCross, Grace Schradle, Linda Peterson, Donna Hines, Delbert Miller, Curt Ziemer and Eva Brown.

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Stop and meet me at the shelter;

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Barronett Judy Pieper

Wow! The Scandinavian smorgasbord, hosted by Oak View Adult Family Home, held this past Sunday at the Barronett Community Center, was a huge success. We started serving at noon, and the place was immediately packed. In fact, there were people waiting for tables, so we set up a few more. It was wonderful – and very hectic. Between the dinners served and the bake sale proceeds, we will be able to give both the Cumberland and Shell Lake schools $1,484 for their backpack and school lunch programs. We want all our guests to know how much we appreciate you. It was so nice to hear the compliments on the food and decorations. We hope you all come back next year and bring a friend.

And we want to thank everyone who donated their time and baked goods to help make the smorgasbord such a roaring success. Most of our volunteers are not professional food service people, but they certainly seem like professionals when they are helping. By the end of the day I’m ready to just leave the building and leave the cleaning for a few weeks, or forever, but they insist on staying until everything is done. I’m pretty happy about that the next morning, but that evening all I want to do is go home and put my feet up. When people ask what I’m going to do the following week, I say, “Nothing!”

We did have one little glitch this year. We put beauti-ful yule logs on the tables for centerpieces and we for-got to light the candles. They looked very pretty sitting there and we really didn’t need the extra light, but next year we will remember to assign someone the job of being candle lighter before our guests arrive.

Sue Meier traveled up from Monroe to be here to help. She was going to make the trip on Thursday, but southern Wisconsin got hit with that big snowstorm, so she postponed it until Friday. I can’t imagine why she travels up here every year just to work so hard on Sunday, but I’m so glad she does. Now we can relax and visit for a few days. We plan to go to the Methodist Church’s bazaar on Wednesday with Anitia Lehmann. I hear the ladies of the Methodist Church spent a lot of time making lefse this past week, too, so we will have

to sample some of theirs. Oh, by the way, Lynn Thon solved my sandbakelser

problem for me. She found some silicone forms, had them shipped for two-day delivery, and we had them in plenty of time to make the cookies for the smorgas-bord. The cookies were a little too thick though, so we will have to try to press them thinner next year.

Oh, and just in case you did miss our smorgasbord this year, we are already planning on adding new things next year. It will be held on the first Sunday in November again, and we hope to see you there. You know that I’ll start reminding you of that in about Au-gust.

OK, the next big event coming in Barronett is the hunters supper and fun, hosted by Barronett Civic Club members, which will be held on Friday, Nov. 15, at the Barronett Community Center. Club members will be serving homemade stew in bread bowls, salad, beverages and rice pudding. They will also have a kids meal which will include hot dogs, mac and cheese, chips and cookies. There will be games, prizes, meat raffles and a buck board. The hunters supper is a great place to gather with friends and family, eat really good food and just relax, have fun and let someone else do supper dishes. We hope to see you there. Oh, yes, I will remind you of this again next week.

I have one more comment about the little guy who was disciplined for playing deer hunting at Head Start a few weeks ago. Terry Goodrich called and said that he agreed wholeheartedly that little guys should be able to shoot imaginary deer with their fingers on school playgrounds. He was pretty adamant about that. He also said that he thinks that, maybe, our so-ciety has changed so drastically because of the things that are seen on television and the computer games that are played. We older folks (and yes, Terry is one of us) remember a time when the good guys always won on movies and television, and we didn’t see all the blood and gore in living color. Also, there was usually a moral to the story – you know, do unto others, that kind of thing. I don’t suppose anyone can change the shows

and games to reflect a better way of living, but it would certainly be nice if we could. There are a few sitcoms that Duane and I enjoy watching, for example, “The Neighborhood,” but they are few and far between. I guess the best bet for those of us who object to the vi-olence is to buy DVDs of movies from the days when people did follow the Golden Rule.

Terry also told a story about his days as a young stu-dent at Granite Lake School. First, he wanted to let ev-eryone know that he thought Wilma Casper was one of the best teachers in the history of public schools. She was so patient and kind. When Terry was little, he could never remember what month and day his birth-day was, but Mrs. Casper knew. If someone asked him when his birthday was and he hesitated, Mrs. Casper would say, “Jan. 29.” He remembers his birthday now, of course, and maybe you will too. Hint, he loves pie, but also likes hotdishes.

Terry has a story about a boy who climbed up on a rope while holding a plastic machine gun during re-cess, but he wants me to check with Peg Thompson before I print that one. I have been a tad busy this week and didn’t get a chance to do that, so I will tell you that story next week.

That’s about all I have from Barronett this week. Re-member, Sue Meier is here until Thursday and we will be relaxing all week, so if you want to join us for a cup of coffee, please feel free to do so. We like company.

Marian Furchtenicht

Folks are adjusting to this weekend’s time change. To fall back was kind of nice, but it sure gets dark early.

Area farmers got some weather to wind up the soy-bean harvest, now its corn combining time. Rocky and Elaine Furchtenicht went to southern Minnesota on Saturday and report a lot of combining is being done.

The annual Meal-in-a-Peel at the Sarona Methodist Church will be from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 16. It is always such a good meal, a large baked potato with butter, taco meat, diced ham and many choices of additional toppings. The cost is $8 for adults and children eat free. There will also be a bazaar and bake sale so mark that date on the calendar.

My exciting news this past week is I’m a great-grandma again! Baby IdaRose Marie Mathinson was born Oct. 29 at the Cumberland Hospital, to grand-daughter, Sara, and husband Kyle. I went with my daughter, Mary Marschall, to meet her last Wednesday.

She weighed 6 pounds and 9 ounces and joins her big brother, Grant. So she makes eight great-grandchildren for me (four boys and four girls). She was named after my mom, Ida Shoquist, and Sara said “Ida” means “hardworking” in German.

Marie King just recently returned home from a visit with her daughter, Tara, and her family in Massachu-setts. She reports a great time and the leaves were beau-tiful, with a lot of reds.

Ryan and Jessi Furchtenicht visited Grandma Donna and Norm Ness on Wednesday night and had some of her homemade caramel corn. Thursday night the Nesses had 35 trick-or-treaters stop by their house. It must be that caramel corn that draws them.

Friday night Pat and Audrey Hansen, Spooner, and Norm and Donna went down to Richardson’s for fish fry together.

Gene and Charlotta Romsos, Dwight and Bonnie Smith and Norman and Donna attended the great Scandinavian dinner together at the Barronett Com-munity Center on Sunday.

Elfreda West and I had a Jitrnice dinner at the Ceska Opera House in Haugen on Sunday and listened to Bob and Vern Secora entertain on their squeezeboxes. Many people attended the event.

Gloria Frey’s sister, Joann Paulson, and kids visited the Freys on Sunday, bringing them each a Jitrnice – Czech pork sausage and dumpling – meal.

Bob Mallard, Chetek, visited the Freys one day. The Ruxes were up on the weekend at their cabin here.

Nancy and Russ Furchtenicht had their sons and wives and their four grandchildren, Ralph and Arlene VanMeter, and me, for a very nice Halloween supper early on Thursday night, because Corey and Charlene and Ari Furchtenicht planned to go down to her mom’s near Clayton for a Halloween party also. The group was able to see the children in their costumes.

Rocky and Elaine Furchtenicht had her children over for supper one night last week.

“Givers have to set limits, because takers don’t have any!”

Sarona

Senior lunch menuMonday, Nov. 11: No

meals served due to Veter-ans Day observance.

Tuesday, Nov. 12: Home-style meatloaf, mashed potatoes and gravy, roasted broccoli, banana bread pudding. Birchwood brunch.

Wednesday, Nov. 13: Oven-roasted turkey, fall har-vest stuffing, gravy, green beans, cranberry salad.

Thursday, Nov. 14: Baked barbecue chicken, baked sweet potatoes, roasted cauliflower, sliced bananas, pudding, broccoli-cheddar cornbread.

Friday, Nov.15: Healthy Brains Lunch. Baked cod with a citrus cream sauce, roasted baby reds, South-west bean salad, oatmeal/craisin cookie.

Bread and milk served with each meal. Please make reservations 24 hours in advance by calling your meal site.

Dining at 5No Dining at 5 in Shell Lake until further notice.

Under construction. No Dining at 5 in Birchwood during November and December.

Karen Mangelsen

Birth announcementsBorn at Cumberland Healthcare:

A girl, IdaRose Marie Mathison, was born Oct. 29, 2019, to Sara and Kyle Mathison, of Cumberland. IdaRose weighed 6 lbs., 9.1 oz. and was 19-3/4 inches long.

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AllianceLake Park Alliance

53 3rd St., Shell Lake 715-468-2734

Rev. John Sahlstrom, Rev. John Hendry

Sunday Worship Service 10 a.m., Nursery Provided;

Wednesday evenings5:15 - 7 p.m. Family time

with prayer at 7 p.m.

BaptistNorthwoods

BaptistW6268 Cranberry Dr.,

Shell Lake; 1 mile north of CTH B on U.S. 253 Pastor Martin Coon

715-468-2177 Sunday School: 10 a.m.

Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. Sunday service: 6 p.m.

Wednesday service: 7 p.m.

Spooner BaptistW7135 Green Valley Rd.

(Green Valley Rd. and Hwy. 63)

Pastor Darrel Flaming 715-635-2277

spoonerbaptist.com Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11 a.m.

Sunday evening service 6 p.m. Wed. evening service

6:30 p.m.

CatholicSt. Joseph’s

Catholic100 N. Second St., Shell Lake

Father Philip JuzaSaturday Mass: 4 p.m.

Books and Coffee: Tues. 9 a.m.

St. Catherine’s Catholic

CTH D, Sarona Father Philip Juza

715-468-7850 Sunday Mass: 8 a.m.

St. Francis de Sales 409 N. Summit St., Spooner

Father Philip Juza715-635-3105

Saturday Mass: 6 p.m. Sunday Mass: 10 a.m.

Episcopal St. Alban’s

Corner of Elm and Summit St., Spooner, 715-635-8475 Sunday at 10:30 a.m.

Full GospelShell Lake Full Gospel

293 S. Hwy. 63, Shell Lake Pastor Reg Myers

715-468-2895 Celebration worship

9 & 10:30 a.m.; Children’s Ministries during 10:30 a.m. service; UTurn Student Ministries 6 p.m.; Tuesdays: Compassion

Connection (Men only) 7 p.m.; 7 p.m.; Thursdays: Compassion

Connection (Coed meetings) 7 p.m.;

slfgchurch.com

LutheranBarronett Lutheran 776 Prospect Ave., Barronett

Pastor Todd Ahneman 715-671-3197 (cell)

Sunday Worship: 9 a.m. The Spirit Connection Youth

Group will meet the first Wednesday of the month at

6 p.m.

Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church

(WELS) Hwy. 70 at Hwy. 53, Spooner

Pastor David Warskow 715-635-7672,

Home: 661-400-3828 Sunday Worship: 9:30 a.m.

Sunday School and Bible class: 10:45 a.m.

Faith Lutheran(Missouri Synod)

South of Spooner off Hwy. 63 W7148 Luther Rd.

Pastor Brent Berkesch 715-635-8167

Sunday worship 8 a.m.Sunday School/Bible class

9:15 a.m.Praise Worship 10:30 a.m.

Lake Lutheran Church

W3114 Church Rd., Sarona715-354-3804 llchurch.com

Pastor Mary Strom Sunday worship and

Sunday School 9 a.m.

Salem Lutheran, ELCA

803 Second St., Shell Lake 715-468-7718

Pastor Sue Odegardslsalemlutheran.org

Worship 9 a.m. Sunday School 10:15 a.m..

Timberland Ringebu

Free Lutheran20805 CTH H, Barronett

715-468-4403 Pastor Jerome Nikunen, Interim

Sunday School 8:15 a.m. Family Worship 9:30 a.m. Fellowship follows worship

Holy Communion 2nd Sunday of the month

Trinity Lutheran1790 Scribner St., Spooner

715-635-3603Pastor Heather Kistner

Sunday Worship: 8 & 10:30 a.m. Sunday School: 9:15 a.m.

Office hours: Monday - Thursday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.; Friday, 9 - 11 a.m.;

trinityspooner.org

MethodistUnited Methodist135 Reinhart Dr., Shell Lake,

715-468-2405 Pastor Jean Waldron

Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m. Sunday School during worship time; webcast livestream.com/

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Sarona Methodist Pastor Jean Waldron

Sunday Worship 9 a.m.

United Methodist312 Elm St., Spooner

715-635-3227 Pastor Ferdinand B. Serra

Sunday Worship: 10:45 a.m.

Lakeview United Methodist

Williams Road, Hertel 715-635-3227

Pastor Ferdinand B. Serra Sunday Worship: 9 a.m.

WesleyanSpooner Wesleyan

Hwy. 70, just west of DNR in Spooner

spoonerwesleyan.org715-635-2768

Senior Pastor Ron Gormong; Mike Knox, Associate Pastor; LeRoy Drake, Pastoral Care;

Kelly Lindner, Worship Arts Director

Sunday Worship 9 a.m.;Discipleship: 10:30 a.m.; Sunday School 9 a.m.;

Wednesdays 6:15 - 7:45 p.m. Kids Alive, Reverb Youth, Adult Small Groups. Nursery provided

Sundays and Wednesdays.

NazareneChurch of the

NazareneHwy. 253 S, Spooner

Pastor Clifford LarrabeeAssociate Pastor David Cash

715-635-3496 Sunday Worship: 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Sunday School: 9:45 a.m.; Wednesday adult, youth and children ministries:

6:30 p.m.

OtherCornerstone

ChristianPastor Andrew Melton

106 Balsam St., Spooner 715-635-9222

cornerstonechurch spooner.com

Sunday Worship: 10 a.m. Wednesday: Bible study and

prayer, 6:30 p.m.

First United Pentecostal

337 Greenwood Ave., SpoonerPastor Dustin Owens

715-635-8386Sunday school: 10 a.m.; Sunday

worship: 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study: 7 p.m.

Namekagon Congregational

ChurchW4446 Friday St.,

Earl, WI 54875715-635-2903

Facebook: NamekagonUCCPastor Joel Zimmerman

[email protected]

Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m.

Trego Community Church

Pastor Bill Lee W5635 Park St. Trego, WI

54888, 715-635-8402 Sunday School 9:15 a.m.

Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m.Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m. prayer

meeting; Youth group, 6:30 p.m.; Kids program, AWANA,

ages 4 - grade 6, 6:30 p.m.

The Church of Jesus Christ of

Latter-day SaintsBishop Patrick F. Roper

715-719-0124 644 S. 6th Street, Barron

715-537-3679 Sunday: Sacrament 10 a.m.,

Sunday School/Primary 11:20 a.m., Priesthood/Relief

Society 12:10 p.m.

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For generations there has been a common understanding of God and of God’s purposes and ways.

Following our new and great ideas may lead us away from God’s truth.

Hear truth this week in church.

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STATE OF WISCONSINCIRCUIT COURT

WASHBURN COUNTY

HAYWARD COMMUNITY CREDIT UNION

Plaintiff,v.

ESTATE OF TOINI SMITHc/o Hannah Mrotek as Special AdministratorWASHBURN COUNTY

Defendants.

Case No. 19-CV-98Code No. 30404

NOTICE OFFORECLOSURE SALE

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that by virtue of and pursuant to a Judgment entered in the above-entitled action on October 1, 2019, the undersigned, Dennis Stuart, Sheriff of Washburn County, or his authorized desig-nees, will sell at public auction at the Washburn County Court-house, North Entrance, 10 4th Avenue, Shell Lake, Wisconsin, on November 20, 2019, at 10:00 a.m. the following described mortgaged premises, which are to be sold together as indivisible homestead property:

N4720 Debbie Drive, Spooner, WI 54801;65-004-2-38-13-01-5 005-009-005000

Lot One (1) of Certified Sur-vey Map No. 1125, Volume 5, Page 110 as Document No. 186722, a part of Gov-ernment Lot Nine (9) of Sec-tion One (1), Township Thir-ty-eight (38) North, Range Thirteen (13) West (in the Township of Bashaw), Washburn County, WI.

TERMS OF SALE: A down payment required at the time of Sheriff’s Sale in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the winning bid; said payment being made in the form of cash, money order, cashier’s check or certified check made payable to the Washburn County Clerk of Courts; balance of sale price is due in full within ten (10) days of confirmation of sale by the Court. Failure to post the re-maining balance due shall result in the forfeiture of the down pay-ment to the Plaintiff. Property to be sold as a whole “as is” and subject to all real estate taxes, accrued and accruing, special assessments, if any, penalties and interest, and any existing first in time mortgages or lease-hold interests, and the right of the United States of America to redeem said property after sale within the period provided by 28 U.S.C. Section 2410. Purchaser to pay all transfer and recording fees and the cost of title evi-dence.

Dated this 18th day of Octo-ber, 2019.

Dennis Stuart, SheriffWashburn County, Wisconsin

Prepared by:Justin J. Bates, Esq.Bates Legal Group, LLCState Bar No. 1066128P.O. Box 1473Wausau, WI 54402-1473715-843-5599

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC BUDGET HEARINGTOWN OF SARONA, WASHBURN COUNTY

Notice is hereby given that on Monday, November 11, 2019, at 7 p.m., at the Sarona Town Hall, a Public Budget Hearing on the Proposed Budget for the Town of Sarona in Washburn County will be held. The following is a summary of the 2020 budget.REVENUES 2019 Budget 2020 BudgetIntergovernmental $105,657.00 $115,826.00Local Levy 76,000.00 76,000.00Interest 250.00 1,500.00Miscellaneous 40,000.00 80,000.00

TOTAL REVENUE $221,907.00 $273,326.00

EXPENSESGeneral Government $52,500.00 $52,500.00Insurance 8,000.00 8,000.00Roads 350,000.00 350,000.00Public Safety 33,600.00 35,000.00Miscellaneous 6,500.00 7,500.00

TOTAL EXPENSES $450,600.00 $453,000.00

Victoria Lombard, Clerk

NOTICE OF SPECIAL TOWN MEETING OF THE ELECTORS OF THE

TOWN OF SARONA, WASHBURN COUNTYNotice is hereby given that on Monday, November 11, 2019,

immediately following the completion of the Public Budget Hearing on the Proposed Budget which begins at 7 p.m., at the Sarona Town Hall, a Special Meeting of the electors called pursuant to Section 60.12(1)(c) of Wisconsin Statutes by the town board for the following purposes will be held:

1. To approve the minutes of the November 12, 2018, Special Town Meeting.

2. To approve the total highway expenditures for 2020 pursuant to s. 82.03(2)(a) of Wisconsin Statutes.

3. To approve the 2019 town tax levy to be collected in 2020 pursuant to s. 60.10(1)(a) of Wis. Statutes.

Victoria Lombard, Clerk

NOTICE OF MEETING - TOWN OF SARONANotice is hereby given that the Sarona Town Board will hold

its monthly Board meeting on Monday, November 11, 2019, immediately following the Special Town Meeting.

Victoria Lombard, Clerk703843 12-13r WNAXLP

We are expanding our team at River Street Dental!!Seeking a

FULL-TIME DENTAL ASSISTANTand a

PART-TIME STERILIZATION/CLEANING TECHNICIAN

Benefits include uniform, vacation time, dental, continuing education and retirement. We are seeking self-motivated, inde-pendent thinkers who love a variety of tasks to make up their work life. Experience in dental assisting is required for the Dental Assistant position. Experience is not required for the Sterilization/Cleaning position, however, please be award that the hours for this position are afternoon and evening.

Please email resume to: [email protected] for either position.

The deadline for application is November 15.

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Share the Spirit of Christmas!

Give so others will enjoy the holiday!

Gifts of money, new toys and new clothing may be dropped off at the following locations:

WASHBURN COUNTY REGISTERLake Mall, 11 5th Ave.

Shell Lake

SHELL LAKE STATE BANK102 5th Ave.Shell Lake

INDIANHEAD CREDIT UNION104 E. Maple St. (Hwy. 70 East)

Spooner

SPOONER ADVOCATE251 E. Maple St. (Hwy. 70 East)

Spooner

Monetary donations may be mailed to:“CHRISTMAS FUND”

P.O. Box 321, Spooner, WI 54801

Names of families needing assistance requested no later

than Wednesday, December 12Gift Basket forms available at:

Washburn County Human Services Office,Shell Lake

Washburn County Food PantryWashburn County Public Health, Spooner

Spooner AdvocateWashburn County Register, Shell Lake

PLEASE, ONE APPLICATION PER FAMILY

Recipients must complete form and pledgeto be home (or have an adult present)

between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. onFriday, December 21, to receive the basket.

(You must reside in either the Spooneror Shell Lake School District)

Sponsored by:SPOONER-TREGO & SHELL LAKE

LIONS CLUBSWASHBURN COUNTY REGISTER

SPOONER ADVOCATE

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ASSOCIATE DEGREE NURSING INSTRUCTOR - FULL TIME

WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGESUPERIOR CAMPUS

Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College is seeking a learning-focused, creative and dynamic individual for a full-time Associate Degree Nursing Instructor at our Superior Campus. The ideal can-didates will demonstrate interest in and potential for excellence in facilitating student learning and development.WITC Instructors teach in a discipline area in which they have specific training and competence. Instructors are expected to foster learner success, assess learner achievement and continually improve learn-ing opportunities. Instructors teach in a variety of learning environ-ments including face-to-face, online, web conferencing and hybrid classrooms. Instructors are expected to continually improve the over-all quality and delivery of learning, including the support of program and collegewide initiatives.For a complete job description, list of qualifications and to apply visit

our website at: https://www.witc.edu/about-witc/employmentDeadline to apply: November 11, 2019

WITC is an Equal Opportunity/Access/Affirmative Action/Veterans/Disability Employer and Educator

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(Nov. 6, 13, 20)STATE OF WISCONSIN

CIRCUIT COURTWASHBURN COUNTY

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF

TERESA MARIE MELTONNotice to Creditors

(Informal Administration)Case No. 19 PR 36

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE:1. An application for informal

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

birth September 9, 1959, and date of death June 14, 2019, was domiciled in Washburn County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of N4889 Greenfield Rd., Spooner, WI 54801.

3. All interested persons waived notice.

4. The deadline for filing a claim against the decedent’s estate is January 22, 2020.

5. A claim may be filed at the Washburn County Courthouse.Shannon AndersonProbate RegistrarOctober 24, 2019Jessica MeltonN4871 Greenfield Rd.Spooner, WI 53801715-635-6595

TOWN OF BEAVER BROOKPUBLIC BUDGET HEARING

Tuesday, November 12, 2019, the Town of Beaver Brook will hold a public hearing on the proposed 2020 budget. The budget hearing will begin at 6:30 p.m. at the Beaver Brook Town Hall.

TOWN OF BEAVER BROOKREGULAR MONTHLY BOARD MEETING

The regular monthly Town Board meeting will be held at7 p.m. on Tuesday, November 12, 2019, or following the public budget hearing.

Nancy Erickson, ClerkTown of Beaver Brook704038 13r WNAXLP

BARRONETT CIVIC

CENTERRent for Wedding

Parties, etc.For info, call

Debbie at 715-456-0127

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Robert N. Bos, Shell Lake, operating without valid license, $200.50.

Bruce K. Colegrove, Spooner, fail to display vehicle license plates, $150.10.

Glen S. Gustafson, Minong, dog running at large, $187.90; dog owner fail to pay license tax, $187.90.

Matthew A. Jungbluth, Hay-ward, nonregistration of vehicle, $175.30.

David J. Mackewich, Rice Lake, display unauthorized ve-hicle registration plate, $238.30; operating motor vehicle without in-surance, $200.50; operating while suspended, $200.50.

Michael E. Norton, Trego, speeding, $175.30.

Patrick A. Shumate, Hayward, operating while revoked, $200.50.

Patti L. Bos, Shell Lake, speed-ing, $200.50.

WASHBURN COUNTY COURT

Thank you for coming to my 80th Birthday Party.

Because of friends and a beautiful family, you made it an awesome party. You are special and

God has blessed us. Thank you very much. Read John 14:6 and James 4:14.

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Shell Lake Classes of 1950-54 SHELL LAKE - During the noon meal for the Shell Lake Classes of 1950-54 reunion, all classmates had a person-alized blue-and-gold place card with a 50-cent piece, a dime and a nickel, created by Alice Scalzo. Following the noon meal, a program was held with Gene Hendrick-son as the master of ceremonies. It featured an obitu-ary/eulogy given for five classmates who had left the group since the 60th reunion. They were Bill Ek, Bernice (Schrankel) Fischer, Delores (Stariha) Mulry, Lois (Pierce) Ellwood and Calvin Chopps.

For entertainment, Gene and his dancing partner gave an excellent program featuring their involvement in com-petitive dancing.

Plans are to meet annually starting next year. Plans are also to plant a tree as a legacy of the class and hopefully dedicate it next year at their reunion. Heading up this project are Shell Lake natives Jerry Ullom and Glenn Hile.

Classmates of the Shell Lake Classes of 1950-54 held their 65th class reunion on Saturday, Sept. 14, at Lakeview Bar and Grill. Pic-tured front (L to R): Avis (Olson) Paulsen, Lorraine (Cable) Meyers, Gene Hendrickson, Jerry Johnson and Alice (Lane) Scalzo. Back: Severt Olson, Jerry Ullom, Glen Hile and Ken Peterson. - Photo by Avis Paulsen


Washburn County Veterans Day events

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WASHBURN COUNTY — Veterans Day is Monday, Nov. 11, and commu-nities in Washburn County will have several different programs marking the national day of remembrance.

Shell LakeShell Lake’s Veterans Day program

will start with a social hour at 9 a.m. and service at 9:30 a.m. in the Shell Lake High School. The event is hosted by the Shell Lake Honor Guard, the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9867 and Ameri-can Legion Post 225. Stephanie Fox is the guest speaker with music provided by the Shell Lake High School band and choir.

SpoonerSpooner’s program starts at 10:30 a.m.

at the Spooner High School gymnasium. Pete Hopke is the guest speaker with

colors presented by the Spooner Honor Guard. The event is hosted by American Veterans Post 190.

BirchwoodBirchwood’s program is at 10:30 a.m.

at the Birchwood High School gymna-sium with veteran recognition at 10 a.m. The event is hosted by students who are

family members of a veteran, past Birch-wood graduates who are now veterans, and those currently serving in the mili-tary. Post colors presented by American Legion Post 379 with music provided by the Birchwood band and choir.

Birchwood will also hold a Veterans Day dinner Saturday, Nov. 9, at the Blue-gill Banquet Hall in Birchwood. Social hour starts at 5 p.m. with dinner from 6 to 8 p.m. Pick up tickets at American Legion Post 379.

MinongMinong’s Veterans Day program

is Monday, Nov. 11, at 10 a.m. in the Northwood High School auditorium. The event will have a guest speaker and student speaker with music provided by the Northwood choir and band. The event is hosted by American Legion Post 449.

Jack Neely | Special to the Register

She was such a tiny little being when she came forth. So minuscule from

her mother’s womb that neither parent thought she would survive the vicissi-tudes of nature that awaited her. But she came from strong stock. Her father’s roots were deep; her mother’s character, strong and flexible. They gathered her siblings, relatives and friends around and prayed for her to blossom and thrive.

And she did. She grew as big as her siblings and stronger than her sisters. They all looked up to her, as her attitude

put her on top of the world. She had a colorful personality and pleased all who knew her. Folks who knew her history were amazed at her stamina and resil-ience through all that the world threw at her.

It was not easy living in the woods in northern Wisconsin. She actually lived the longest of all her family; probably due to the protective environment in which she was raised. She was so sad-dened to see each family member fall by the wayside. But as with all life, she too knew hers must end. She hung on as long as she could but noted how her

strength lessened, her skin grew thin and wrinkled, her veins protruding. But she cared not; for she had lived a good life.

In the end, she glanced skyward on her last day, thanking God for such a beautiful sight. Then, in a gust of wind, her grip let go – and she was gone. She drifted off – to join her family – on an-other adventure. She was smiling all the way.

Hannah was the last beautiful red maple leaf to fall in our “five-acre wood.”

Local man finishes

hiking the Superior

Hiking TrailSHELL LAKE - Dale Cardwell, of

Shell Lake, recently finished hiking the 306-mile-long Superior Hiking Trail that goes from the Wisconsin-Michigan state line to a point within sight of the Canadian border.

The trail is divided into sections ranging in length from 1.2 miles to 11.5 miles. There are trailhead parking lots at the end of each section. The trail is characterized by ascents to rock out-croppings and cliffs and descents into numerous river and creek valleys.

The characteristic of the trail that distinguishes it from other trails is the presence of Lake Superior. Not only are there beautiful views of the big lake along the trail, but there are also views of the Isle Royale, the Apostle Islands and the Wisconsin-Michigan shoreline.

A hiker can spot ore and grain vessels on the lake, sailboats, charter fishing boats and small boats like canoes and kayaks.

Cardwell did sections of the trail over the past two years. His dog, Boots, hiked most of the trail with him. Within the last six years, Cardwell has also hiked the 1,000-plus-mile Ice Age Trail across Wisconsin and climbed 14,000-plus feet to the top of Mount Rainier in Washington.

Dale Cardwell recently finished hiking the 306-mile Superior Hiking Trail with his dog, Boots. - Photo provided

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