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January/February, 2015
The Clear Lake
Holiday Stroll
4th Avenue:
Clear Lake Public Library
The Clear Lake Holiday
Stroll
Amery Mayor
Kay Erickson And
Karel Weigel, Rotary
District Governor, at
the Amery Apple Race
On Saturday, December 6,
Clear Lake businesses hosted
visitors with their annual holiday stroll. Each highlighted
with a green and red balloon,
the participating businesses included:
5th Street:
The Plumber
Clear Lake Area Community Center
Monkey Business
Sew Country
2nd Avenue:
Hands on Massage
5th Street NW:
Nilssen’s Market
The Amery Fall Festival
Apple Race
3rd Avenue:
Clear Lake Telephone
One of the fun annual acFirst Merit Bank
tivities held during the Amery
Paulson Chiropractic
Fall Festival is the Apple Race
organized and sponsored by
Clear Lake Veternary
the local Woodland Lakes Ro Service
tary Club.
Clear Lake Clinic
With the financial sponsorClear lake Physical
ship and support from many
Therapy
area businesses, prizes are
awarded to the first four apples
to float down the Apple River
from the bridge to the park.
Amery royalty has always
helped with the loading of the
apples which Bones McCarty
dumps from his end-loader into
the river. This year we were
also pleased to have Amery
Mayor Kay Erickson and Rotary District Governor Karel
Weigel attend. Great fun was
had by all.
Digital Drive:
The Sandbox Bar & Grill
Overby Financial Services
Lillie Couch Insurance
Clear lake Post Office
SCI Entertainment
The Mane Salon
Lucky’s Restaurant
Amery Royalty Loading Apple Race Apples
In This Issue:
Editorial, page 3
Crimson Heart Designs
Tattoo
3rd Avenue NW:
CB Styles
Clear Lake True Value
Hwy 63:
Nextgen Motors & Watersports
(Please see photos on p. 12)
The Amery Fall Festival Rotary Apple Race Start
South Eastern Polk County History, pages 9 & 10
Holiday Stroll Photos, page 12
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The Farm Table in Downtown Amery
Recent
Food Hub Dedication
Recently the Amery Community Food Hub celebrated
its completion with a formal
dedication ceremony, including
a ribbon-cutting, a presentation, tours of the Food-Hub facility, a dedication poem, hors
d’oeuvres, and champagne.
This dedication marked the
end of a journey. Last year at
this time, the idea of a Food
Hub in Amery was in its infancy.
In fact, it existed only on paper,
and only as a concept. With Locus Architects, a Minneapolis
design firm, Resilient Northern
Habitats swung open the doors
of City Hall on a crisp November day in 2013 and fired up a
slide presentation showing artist renderings of what the old
Fay Auto Building would look
like after an extensive — super
extensive — rehab process.
Having something on pa-
per and having something
tangible on the ground — the
difference there is akin to the
difference of dreaming and being awake.
To this point, I am not certain that people fully grasp what
has happened over the past
year within the 12,000 square
foot confines we are now calling the Amery Food Hub. So,
picture this: what once was a
livery stable, that sounded of
stomping horses and clattering
hammers — that was built in an
era of hand-mixed cement and
board-formed walls, in a single
year of furious work by local
contractors, now is a stunningly beautiful and comfortable
restaurant with one of the most
powerful, efficient, clean and
modern kitchens in all of northwest Wisconsin. And its patio,
which was once Tyler’s Tavern and a tiny barber shop, is
now an exquisite assemblage
of pavers, planter boxes, LED
lights and perennial plants.
“It may be
cold now . . . .
In addition, in the back of
the building, where old Model
T’s once had their engines
checked, there is now a completely refurbished, fully licensed food-grade warehouse
for organic produce, complete
with a 24′ x 24′ walk-in cooler. This is the Hungry Turtle
Farmers Coop and it experiences the coming and going of
pallet-sized loads of produce,
most of it headed to the Twin
Cities market on a 24′ reefer
truck. About a million dollars
of product went through the
warehouse in 2014, and next
year, the farmers are hoping
to double that. Or triple. These
guys are brassy. And they love
to work.
And, up front in the two
north store fronts, what was
once a Napa Auto Parts store,
and more recently, a retail
dog-food outlet, is now Hungry
Turtle Institute, a non-profit that
holds classes and events to
build understanding of the importance of quality local food:
for people’s health, for the
strength of the local economy,
for the benefit of this area’s
soil, water and habitat. Once
the show floor for the newest
Chevies, the space features
beautiful wood floors, historic
tin ceilings, and most important of all, a stunning commercial kitchen. The kitchen has a
dual function: it can be rented
by area producers, if they get
a State license, so their food
products can be legally sold in
retail outlets or to restaurants.
And the kitchen hosts cooking
classes and demonstrations
so that visitors can experience
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one of the great pleasures in
life: taking locally grown food
and making it into heavenlytasting meals. Last, but by no
means least, the Hungry Turtle
space also functions as a banquet facility, capable of hosting
receptions, dances, retirement
parties — if you have a group,
and you love local food from
Farm Table Restaurant — beer,
wine or great coffee — this is
the place to throw a memorable event. Bring musicians. Put
on a tux. Dress in that gown.
We’ve got the old time flavor
of hospitality. Complete with a
few faded oil stains through the
wood finish. In the end, gotta
remember the old Chevies.
Folks, this story has his-
A Winter Farm Table Sonnet
Already we have had enough of snow
enshrouding all our landscape’s flowing greens,
and nightly fantasies fill with the glow
of spinach, peas, asparagus, and beans.
Now drooping icicles hang from our eaves
reminding us of winter’s heavy price
and look like crystal peppers without leaves,
suspended carrots frozen into ice.
Fresh onion’s scent fades from our list of treats
along with turnips, cabbages, sweet corn,
tomatoes, lettuce, radishes and beets.
All hang in dreams, lost, lonely and forlorn.
One place resists the inorganic tease –
Farm Table’s menu promises to please.
by LaMoine MacLaughlin, Amery Poet Laureate
for the Farm Table Dedication,
November 21st, 2014
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Editorial
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Frequently the national news headlines simply get it
wrong. I have had more than enough of the unarmed black
kid in Ferguson and of the 12 year old black kid with a pellet
gun in Cleveland. Consider this first in Ferguson:
1. An 18 year old (6’4”, 292 pound) black kid is taped
stealing cigarillos from a store. The manager of the store
calls the police.
2. Shortly thereafter a patrolling police officer sees him
walking down the middle of the street. He stops the kid and
in the ensuing ruckus, the kid is shot by the officer and killed.
And then in Cleveland:
1. A 12 year old black kid in a park is scaring people by
pointing a gun at them. It proves to be a plastic pellet gun,
but it leads a bystander to call the police.
2. The police arrive and in the ensuing minutes, the boy
is shot and killed by them.
What the national news media picks up and focuses upon
is “Racism!” and “Police Brutality!” But how else can police
officers react facing such violence on our streets everyday?
Violent behavior usually elicits more violent behavior. But
it seems that the national media always likes to focus upon
shallow, clichéd causes and simplistic perspectives.
Where were the churches? Shouldn’t an eighteen year
old have learned that theft is wrong and might carry consequences? Shouldn’t he have been taught some sort of ethical responsibility?
Where were our schools? Didn’t this 12 year old kid learn
that, even in fun, it was improper to point a gun at people in
public? And that such behavior might carry consequences?
Wasn’t he ever taught social and civic responsibilities?
But most of all, where were the families? Where were the
parents of each of these kids? The parents were so quick to
place blame outside of themselves. The Ferguson eighteen
year old was part of a split, fragmented family. The 12 year
old’s father was estranged from his mother, who pleaded
guilty to drug trafficking last year and assault in 2001.
The problem is neither racism nor police brutality. The
real problem is the breakdown of the family and will only produce similar future public crises. Children’s behavior mirrors
parental behavior. Children stretch their parents’ boundaries
to the limits, but if parental guidance is missing, or contradictory, how can we expect children to develop positive social,
civic, and ethical responsibility? And we should expect our
media to have some depth of insight and get it right.
– by LaMoine MacLaughlin, Editor
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WEEKEND JANUARY 9-10
Hungry Turtle Learning Center presents Hungry Turtle
Weekend on Friday, January 9
through Saturday, January 10.
HTLC will partner with area organizations in hosting events
and workshops promoting sustainable living and land stewardship. Partners include Polk
United, Farm Table Restaurant,
The Lexicon of Sustainability,
Olive Yoga Studio, St. Croix
Chiropractic and Wellness,
Toftness Chiropractic and ArtZ.
Participants are encouraged to learn about sustainable
living and land stewardship by
connecting with farmers, chefs,
educators, and artists. Many
of the Hungry Turtle Weekend
events are free and are wonderful opportunities to enjoy
great food and see amazing
art. HTLC invites people to
bring their family and friends
and spend an inspiring weekend in Amery, WI.
Some events have limited
space, so early registration at
hungryturtle.net is strongly encouraged.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 9th
5-8pm Art Z Gallery Opening
(Free)
208 N. Keller Ave., Amery, WI
ArtZ, an artist collective,
believes that art is an essential
part of a healthy community.
(to page 13)
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Northern Lakes’ Soundings
The View from Windy Hill—
Mice
By Edward M. Moersfelder
One autumn in the nineteen fifties, the field mouse
population exploded.
They
were everywhere. And for a
10 year old kid without TV or
a Nintendo, a mouse hunt provided great entertainment while
his parents were both at work.
In that late fall, my dog, Buster,
and I, armed with a Band-Aid
can and a small baseball bat,
would head off down the road
ditch to see how many mouse
heads we could collect in the
can. Buster would smell them,
dig them out of the grass, grab
them in his teeth and occasionally whip his head back when
one bit him in the tongue. I
beaned them with the bat.
Having not relished the experience of a mouse running up
the inside of my pant leg while
on safari in the barn among the
stacked straw bales, I tucked
my pant legs into my socks under the black five-buckle overshoes. Heavy leather chopper
mitts protected me from bites.
Some days we bagged twenty
or thirty. Mice were also present in great numbers in the
cracked cement floor tenement
in the old chicken house. I’d sit
patiently outside with the barrel of the single shot .22 stuck
through the chicken wire window until a mouse appeared.
Later in the winter, Buster
and I would head out over the
“Meanwhile, winter is here.”
crusted snow and Buster would
smell, or hear, them under the
snow, rear up on his hind legs,
punch his front paws through
the crust, and root them out. I
beaned them with my bat. I am
not proud of the carnage I committed that year.
While white footed deer
mice are adorably cute, I confess I do not like them. Apart
from the nuisance they cause
when they get in, they are a
carrier of Lyme’s disease transmitted to the tick when the tick
bites them. So notwithstanding my recent plea in these
pages for us to be mindful of
the lives of “useless creatures,”
I do continue to wage war on
mice. When Becky built our
log cabin in the early eighties,
the construction method called
for a “V” to be cut in the bottom of each log stacked upon
the log beneath it. The logs
were stacked green and allow-
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ance made for settling around
windows and doors as the logs
cured, providing, for the most
part, a tight and solid structure. Given the contours and
fittings of raw logs however,
several openings were present where corners intersected,
above windows, and between
logs, all of which were duly
filled with fiberglass insulation—spaces, as it turned out,
that were wonderful pathways
for our little friends. They get
in through the openings to the
outside and live, I think, in the
interstices between the logs,
coming out for whatever food
they may find in the cabin—including bars of soap if not left
covered. So, each fall, before
wood camp and deer camp,
I replug the holes, clean the
mouse nests out from beneath
the bunk (and, this year, the
pump on the counter), Lysol
the counter tops and do a thor-
ough cleaning. I then set my
indoor Victor trap line and run it
several times until the population dwindles. It is a set routine
that I do not resent, but could
do without.
Back home at the Man
Shed, I had had mice several
years ago that got in through a
hole in the drywall that I found
and plugged. They had invaded several boxes with stuff-books, pictures, old toys, etc.-stacked in the back room that
I dutifully emptied, cleaned out,
and sealed to prevent further
incursions. It provided a therapeutic opportunity to discard a
lot of stuff (old stuffed animals,
for example) that were much
the worse for wear because of
the experience. I also found
that following spring nasty evidence that mice had invaded
the boat in the pole barn which
now has a permanent set of
traps, regularly run, in the
splash area by the motor.
Having thought I had the
Man Shed problem under control, my diligence flagged until
this summer, when upon returning from a trip, I noticed mouse
droppings on the window sill
in the Man Shed. That only
scratched the surface. A year
ago, after finding the wild hazel
nut crop better than I had ever
seen it, I had collected a large
box of them, some of which I
had shucked from their husks,
and some which I had left to be
taken care of later. Now, hazel
nuts began to turn up every-
where a hand sounding line will reach
bottom 2: measurement of atmospheric conditions at various heights
3: a probe, test, or sampling of opinion
or intention
where. I opened the middle
drawer of my work desk and
found mouse droppings and
hazel nuts. I picked up a roll of
paper towels sitting on end behind the radio and out rolled a
bunch of hazel nuts. I opened
a brief case that had been sitting unused for a month—hazel nuts. There were hazel
nuts in pockets, hazel nuts in
unsealed boxes, hazel nuts in
hats, hazel nuts in gloves. And
this fall, when I tried to put on
my hunting boots, I found each
of them half full of hazel nuts.
Carter the Cat lives in the
Man Shed. Too often I come in
in the morning to find complete
and partial offerings of chipmunks, rabbits (all sizes), and
mice. When the hazel nut epidemic became apparent, Carter the Cat and I had a little talk.
“Why,” I asked, “don’t you begin your work at home?” Turns
out (as nearly as I can figure)
that the mice were escorted in
by Carter the Cat and escaped.
And having now taken up residence in his residence, the
gentlemanly thing for Carter
the Cat to do was to treat them
as family and have occasional
pleasant animal conversations
while the mice chewed languidly on a hazel nut and Carter
the Cat dined on a half grown
cottontail. Meanwhile, I once
more sprang into action. In no
time had trapped half a dozen
mice. For the past few weeks
no more have showed up in the
traps. However, this spring I
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will need once more to go
through the boxes (and all of
my desk drawers) and pursue
yet another purge. This may, in
fact, be someone’s way of convincing me that less is better
and if I got rid off all of this stuff
now, my mouse friends and I
could peacefully coexist.
Meanwhile, winter is here.
Ten inches of snow on November 10 and suddenly our clear
and pleasant fall was gone.
Only about four above freezing days since then, with plenty
of tracking snow for deer sea-
The Mouse
by Edward M. Moersfelder
I first saw him above the back room door,
An opening that let the warm air through.
A fleeting glimpse of brown and nothing more-I had no trouble adding two to two.
An earnest deer mouse headed for his cache
While carrying a hazelnut to hide
Inside my hunting boot he’d made his stash,
‘Tho at the time I couldn’t quite decide
If it was mouse or something greater sent
From some divine creator to portend
The intersection of four legged descent
With my two legged existence to contend.
At any rate I called Carter the Cat.
“My friend”, I said, “go catch that little rat.”
son. Now that Thanksgiving is
over, it is time to take down the
snowshoes and turn out for the
best season of the year—the
season when the lawn does
not cry for attention, the garden is put to bed, the flowers
are dormant and happy hour
begins at sundown. Sunrise
and sunset are stunning (and
I’m up to see them). There is
not so much snow that I cannot go for a wood run with the
Big Boss 6X6 and get a load of
BTUs and some valuable exercise in the process. It is good to
walk out into the frozen marsh
(avoiding the open spring holes
that have reappeared after the
rain this summer) to see where
the deer have been crossing, to
see where the pheasants have
been feeding in the standing
corn…and to see where a vigilant hawk has relieved me of a
single unfortunate mouse.
A Winter Landscape
by LaMoine MacLaughlin
Stark leafless treelines, desolate and gray,
surrounding flowing fields of winter white,
mute all the melodies of dawning day.
As songs of sunrise silence in dismay,
bleak borders frame the edge of morning light,
stark leafless treelines, desolate and gray.
Dark muffling silhouettes, flaunting decay,
delivering their message out of spite,
mute all the melodies of dawning day.
These boxing, frozen barricades betray
their graceful pasturelands with gloomy blight,
stark leafless treelines, desolate and gray.
A military phalanx on display,
grim sentries at attention, stiff and tight,
mute all the melodies of dawning day.
Soon warming spring will trickle ice away,
its tinting palette satiating sight;
for now stark treelines, desolate and gray,
mute all the melodies of dawning day.
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Local Happenings
tax cost. You’ll have to pay tax
on the additional income, you’ll
also have to pay tax on more of
your Social Security benefits,
and you may get pushed into
a higher marginal tax bracket.
This situation might arise, for
example, when you receive a
large distribution from a retirement plan during the year or
have large capital gains. With
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Tax Corner
by Kyle Overby, CPA
Social Security benefits
are taxable but only if your income exceeds certain limits.
In the worst case scenario,
85% of your benefits would be
taxed. This doesn’t mean you
pay 85% of your benefits back
to the government—merely
that you would include 85% of
them in your income subject to
your regular tax rates. There
is a separate set of rules that
may require you to pay back
social security benefits if you
haven’t reached your full retirement age.
To determine how much
of your benefits are taxed,
you must first determine your
other income, including certain
items otherwise excluded for
tax purposes. Then add half
of the Social Security benefits
you and your spouse received
during the year. If the result is
not above $32,000 for married
couples [$25,000 for single taxpayers], none of your benefits
are taxed. If however, the result exceeds $32,000 a portion
of your social security benefits
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taxable, the higher your income
the higher the percentage of
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If you aren’t paying tax on
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because your income is below
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School Honors Festival. The
Shell Lake Arts Center received 342 nominations for
this festival and accepted 270
students from 34 different
Clayton Middle School schools. These students were
then placed into three different
Honors Band
levels of bands (red, white and
On November 6, five
blue) based on their years of
Clayton Middle School Band
experience and overall level of
members participated in the
musician­ship.
Shell Lake Arts Center Middle
Clayton Student Patriot’s America’s Veterans.” Our students did an amazing job honPen Essay Contest
Clayton 8th and 9th graders participated in the Patriot’s
Pen Es­say Contest once again
this year. This is a writing contest sponsored by the Clear
Lake VFW Auxiliary Post 5828.
The theme of this year’s contest was “Why I Appreciate
oring our veterans for all they
have done for us. Essay winners this year were: Baileigh
Juleff-1st Place, Kiana Fall2nd Place, and Kailey Ketz-3rd
Place. Baileigh shared her winning essay with our community
on November 10th at our Annual Veterans’ Day Celebration.
The following Clayton Mid- Ally Markuson
dle School Band members
- alto saxo­phone,
were selected to be members
- Katelyn Spanner
of this year’s Shell Lake Arts
- flute
Center Honors Festival:
Blue Band (Directed by
Mr. Steve Michaels)
Red Band (Directed by
- Nathan Grant
Dr. Kristin Tjornehoj)
- trombone
- Kaytlynn Vanda
All of them did a wonderful
- percussion
job representing the Clayton
White Band (Directed by
Middle School Band.
Mr. Bill Simon)
- Hallie Jeska
- clarinet,
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on Griffin Street is a 120,000
square foot facility built on a
28-acre lot and developed with
the following amenities:
- 5 private registration
spaces for patient confidentiality, 42 exam rooms, 3 mental
health rooms, and 2 chiropractic treatment rooms, 25 private
in-patient rooms including 3
labor, delivery and post partum suites with a whirlpool tub
in each OB suite. All patient
rooms at the main campus
have sleeping accommodations for family members.
- The surgical department
includes 3 surgical suites plus
one procedure room,
- 11 private pre and postoperative recovery rooms in
the operating suites,
- A.C.T. scanner which
can produce detailed pictures
The Clear Lake Clinic
along with three HealthPartner
representatives and representatives nominated by the local
medical staff.
The Board of Directors determines the hospital’s policy
and provides direction and
counsel on management, administration, planning and development. Directors are responsible for the compliance
with applicable legal requirements, the maintenance of professional and ethical standards
of health services, sound financial management and operation of Amery Hospital & Clinic,
and selection and appointment
of any organ in a few seconds of a qualified medical staff.
and provide sharp, clear, threedimensional images, including
3-D views of the blood vessels,
in an instant,
- An on-site M.R.I. unit for
instant access to high-tech imaging and greater convenience
for our patients,
- An on-site Nuclear Medicine Scanner assists in diagnosing diseases, infections,
tumors, and other disorders by
evaluating organ function,
- A mammography unit,
The Turtle
- Expanded emergency department containing 2 trauma
Additionally, Amery Hospibays, 4 private exam rooms
tal & Clinic has clinic locations in
and 5 urgent care exam rooms,
Clear Lake, Luck, and Turtle Lake.
- A helicopter pad located
outside emergency department,
Clear Lake Clinic
- Expanded patient and visitor nutritional services,
The Clear Lake Clinic is a
- A chapel for prayer, solisatellite of Amery Hospital &
tude, and reflection.
Clinic. On February 13, 2012,
And Amery Hospital &
a new clinic located next to the
Clinic’s West Campus, located
former facility was constructed
on Deronda Street, is home to
and began providing services
the Behavioral Health Center
and caring for patients.
(with 10 in-patient rooms) and
The 5,000 square foot clinWound Healing Center.
ic includes seven exam rooms,
Amery Hospital & Clinic is a
a surgical procedure room, and
not-for-profit hospital. The faciliexpanded space for laboratory
ty’s not-for-profit status ensures
and radiology services. Techthat all financial resources renology like electronic medical
maining after expenses are
records and digital x-rays are
paid and are legally committed
now available.
to improving technology, patient services and facilities.
Turtle Lake Clinic
There is a thirteen-member
board of directors comprised of
Amery Hospital & Clinic
local physicians, Health Partmerged
with Turtle Lake Mediners representatives and local
cal
Associates
effective July
residents. Seven local repre31,
2006
and
was
named Tursentatives serve on the Board
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tle Lake Medical Clinic.
The undertaking of this
endeavor not only strengthens, but also proves our commitment to the community and
its future. For the residents of
the Turtle Lake area, it brought
greater options, state-of-the-art
technology and specialty services close to home.
Luck Clinic
With the help from the
Village of Luck, Luck Clinic
opened its doors in 1990. In
late December 2000, Amery
Hospital & Clinic purchased
Luck Clinic. Since its opening in
1990, the clinic (located in Luck,
Wisconsin) has provided medical services in the community
and the surrounding areas.
Lake Clinic
Amery Hospital & Clinic
recognizes the importance of
our environment to the general
health and well-being of our
community.
Environmental consultants,
engineers, and designers helped
to enhance the value of our
natural and cultural resources
through science and design.
We have incorporated the following elements listed below
with the planning and construction of our new facility and
grounds, which include.
1. Landscaping for wildlife
+ water quality
2. Rain gardens
3. Green roofs
4. Trail and river overlook
5. Raptor nest
6. Pervious surfaces
This partnership and shared
mission between Health Partners and Amery Hospital &
Clinic will continue to provide
and improve high quality health
services to our community.
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Art Who?
Robert Burns Night:
Saturday,
January 24, 2015
Robert Burns, Scotland’s
favorite son, the Bard of
Ayrshire was a Scottish poet
and a lyricist. He is widely
regarded as the national poet
of Scotland. Worldwide there
are more memorials to Robert
Burns than to any other author.
He is regarded as a pioneer of the Romantic movement, and after his death he
became a great source of
inspiration to the founders of
both liberalism and socialism.
As well as making original
compositions, Burns also collected folk songs from across
Scotland, often revising or
adapting them. His poem (and
song) Auld Lang Syne is often
sung at Hogmanay (the last
day of the year), and Scots
Wha Hae served for a long
time as an unofficial national
anthem of the country. Other
poems and songs of Burns
that remain well-known across
the world today include A Red,
Red Rose; A Man’s A Man
for A’ That; To a Louse; To a
Mouse; Tam o’ Shanter, and
Ae Fond Kiss.
A Robert Burns night is a
celebration of the life and poetry of the poet Robert Burns,
author of many Scots poems.
The celebrations are normally
held on or near the poet’s birthday, 25 January, sometimes
also known as Robert Burns
Day or Burns Night, although
they may in principle be held at
any time of the year.
Hometown Gazette - January/February, 2015
Freemasons or St. Andrews
Societies. At some point in
every sincere Burns celebration there is a sampling of that
rare Scottish delicacy, the haggis. The haggis is welcomed
with Burns’ famous poem, “To
A Haggis.”
In recent years at the
Northern Lakes Center for the
Arts we have celebrated the
life and work of Scottish poet
Robert Burns. There is always
ample reading from the work of
the beloved Scottish poet.
So mark your calendar:
Saturday, January 24, 2015.
Plan to visit the Northern
Lakes Center for the Arts,
Robert Burns
Burns celebrations are
most common in Scotland and
Northern Ireland, but occur
wherever there are Burns
Clubs, Scottish Societies,
expatriate Scots, or aficionados of Burns’ poetry.
The first celebrations were
held in Ayrshire at the end of
the 18th century by Robert
Burns’ friends on the anniversary of his death, 21 July, In
Memoriam and they have been
a regular occurrence ever
since. The first Burns club,
known as The Mother Club,
was founded in Greenock in
1801 by merchants born in
Ayrshire, some of whom had
known Burns. They held the
first Burns celebration on what
they thought was his birthday
on 29 January 1802, but in
1803 discovered from the Ayr
parish records that the correct
date was 25 January 1759,
and since then celebrations
have been held to 25 January,
Burns’ birthday.
Burns celebrations may
be either formal or informal.
Informal celebrations typically include haggis (a traditional Scottish dish), Scotch
whisky and the recitation of
Burns’ poetry. Formal celebrations are hosted by organisations such as Burns clubs, the
Come and Support Our
Local Writers
On Saturday, January 31
(please note a change from our
earlier schedule), local writers,
member of the Northern Lakes
Writers’ Guild, will read their
original stories, poems and essays as Published in Northern
Lakes Soundings. You will be
impressed and entertained.
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January, 2015
9 A Student Art Exhibit Opening
24 “Celebrating the Haggis” - an evening of poems and
songs of Robert Burns
31 A Writers’ Forum - Local writers reading their original
stories, poems and essays as published in
Northern Lakes’ “Soundings”
February, 2015
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14 “Love Poems for St. Valentine’s Day” - read by
members of the Northern Lakes Theater Guild 21 The Northern Lakes Concert Series - “Hymn-Sing/
Her Sing” - audience sing-along favorite hymns
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Hometown Gazette - January/February, 2015
This history is taken from
The Southeast Part of Polk
County published by the Polk
County Historical Society on
June 13, 2003. It is reprinted
here with the permission of
Rosalie Kittleson, President at
that time, and Warren Nelson,
current President. The booklet
states that it can be purchased
through the Polk County Historical Society.
Alvin Paulson
starts the tour out with a brief
over-view of the early history
that took place and was guided
by events that just evolved by
actions of the early pioneers
and the lumber barons that
were part of the vast pine forests that were found in this part
of Polk County.
CLAYTON, CLEAR
LAKE, GREGORY,
JOEL, PINEVILLE and
RICHARDSON
By Alvin Paulson - May, 2003
These little towns,or burgs
as you might call them,came
into being mainly because of
beautiful, large, virgin timber
that grew in these areas. Some
parts were so thick with pine
trees that no other vegetation
grew because of the shade and
such a heavy carpet of pine
needles. Many of the trees
were so large that it took three
and sometimes four men holding hands to reach around the
tree. Keep in mind that there
were no power saws to cut
these trees down in those days.
The abundance of timber brought in the lumbermen
Historical Notes
Many of Polk County’s early settlers constructed
rough log dwellings when they first came to the
St. Croix Valley. C. W. Tanner was no exception;
shown here above is the log home he built in
Clayton Township in 1870.
with their saw mills. They became known as lumber barons
because most became very
wealthy. They usually set their
mills by a body of water, like
a lake, river or stream. By a
stream they would build a dam
to make a body of water. One of
these dams was at Joel, which
was called the Barker Dam. It
had 20-22 feet of water at the
dam and flooded 2000-3000
acres of land. Water was a
very important thing! Just think
of a camp with a hundred men
or more, horses, and a steam
engine that would run the mill.
No dug well could supply all the
water that was needed. A dug
well was the only kind of well
they had at that time.
Most of the logging was
done in the winter because
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that was when more laborers
were available. Farmers could
leave their families to take care
of the few animals they owned.
Logging was one way a farmer
could make some money to
buy or pay for his land. The
lumber camp worked six days
a week, with Sundays off. If
you lived close enough, you
could walk home, but lots of the
men stayed all winter because
it was too far to go and very few
roads. Lumber camps were a
big operation. Just think of providing the food and housing for
hundreds of men, plus the hay
and grain to feed and house all
the horses.
Along with this came the
blacksmith shop to shoe the
horses, repair chains, axe
handles,sharpen saws and
axes, and hundreds of other
things that had to be made or
repaired in his forge. If something on the sawmill broke or
wore out, the blacksmith had
to repair it or make it. I am
sure he had spare parts that
obviously had to be replaced,
and there were a few men that
worked at this. He not only had
to work with iron but also with
wood. If a runner broke on the
big logging sled, the blacksmith
would have to make a new
one. The whipple tree, to which
the horses were hitched to pull
their loads, had to be replaced
from time to time. Someone
also had to repair harnesses
and oil them once in a while to
keep the leather from drying
out and becoming brittle. So it
took a few men just for that job.
Then there was the bunkhouse for the men to sleep in.
They had to stay at the camp
because their day started as
soon as it was light enough to
see and they worked until dark.
They also had the cook shanty
and mess hall where the men
had breakfast by the light of
the kerosene lantern so they
could be in the woods by daybreak. There must have been
just about as many men working in the camp as out in the big
timbers. Can you imagine how
much bread, meat and potatoes
it took each day to feed these
hungry men? Someone had to
keep the wood fires going in all
these buildings, do the bookkeeping for the operation, sup-
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ply the hay and grain for all the
horses, clean the barns, etc.
Some of the big mills had
farms where they raised the hay
and grain for the horses and
most likely animals for meat.
One such farm was the Glover
Farm east of Clear lake.The
hay was put up loose and then
baled and shipped by train in
the winter. The farm also served
as a summer pasture because
they didn’t need as many horses at camp in the summer when
they were sawing lumber.
Maybe one of the big factors in the settling of this country was the steam engine. The
railroads came in about the
same time as the lumber companies. They needed each
other. The railroad needed the
lumber company to supply the
ties for the rail bed and the first
engines burned wood for fuel.
The lumber company needed the railroad to bring in the
heavy machinery and haul out
the lumber to be sold.
Now we know why so many
of these small burgs came to
be. The reason some survived
was mainly because of the railroad. At one time the steam engine could only go so far before
it needed water for its boiler,
so they built water towers. If
you check the distance from
New Richmond to Deer Park to
Clear lake to Clayton to Turtle
Lake, you will see they are by
rail about the same distance
apart, so these towns grew because of the rail traffic.
RICHARDSON
From about 1875 to the early
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Richardson, from page 9:
1900’s, Richardson was a very
busy place. The saw mills were
the main industry. At one time,
there was a church, school,
creamery, post office, stockyard, town hall, two boarding
houses and a store in Richardson. My uncle, Warren Paulson, managed the creamery
until it closed and moved to
Clayton and became a cheese
factory. It is said there was also
a hardware store where you
could buy anything you needed
if you were a farmer, trapper,
hunter, lumberman or if you
needed dynamite to clear land.
My Mother, Hertha Efverstedt, came from Sweden in
the late 1920’s when she was
about eighteen years old. Her
uncle, by the name of Charlie
Sjoblad, owned a grocery store
and paid her way over from
Sweden to work in the store.
Her job was to candle eggs that
the farmers brought in to trade
for groceries. They were then
shipped by rail to the Twin Cities. Newell Paulson, my Father,
met her in the store, but before
they could marry, my father had
to pay off her indebtedness to
Uncle Charlie. I am sure there
are many stories like this.
There was also a large hay
shed along the railroad owned
by Butler Hulbert and Fritz Anderholm. I remember hearing
“old timers” talk about these
fellows. They would go to the
farms and buy hay and with a
horse-powered baler, bale the
hay that the farmers had harvested and store it in the shed.
Then it was shipped to the Twin
Cities in the winter to feed the
horses that were used to pull
the buggy, the drey lines, etc.
I was told that Richardson was
named after a man named Joel
Richardson. The town of Joel
was also named after him.
Part of the creamery stood
into the late 1930’s and early
1940’s. I can remember the
wall facing the highway had
a sign with a hand painted in
red ... “Hoover for the women
and Roosevelt for the men”, in
big letters. At one time Magnor, Barbo and Paulson Lakes
were one big lake called Hay
Lake. A fellow by the name of
Elm Greely of Stillwater had a
winter’s supply of logs ready
to float down Beaver Brook to
the Apple River to a mill. But
that winter there was very little
snow, so when the spring thaw
came, there was not enough
water to carry his logs. He
hired men to dig a ditch from
the north bank of what is now
Magnor into a stream called
Napadogin that flowed into
Beaver Brook. He drained so
much water that it left three
distinct lakes: Magnor, Barbo
and Paulson. Do you suppose
the DNR would approve of that
nowadays! The lumber barons
moved north as the prime timber was cut off and Uncle Clarence Paulson, who had a Case
steam engine, set up a saw mill
at Magnor on the southeast
corner of the lake, behind the
old town hall. There was still
a lot of timber, but nothing like
the first cuttings. To this day, if
you go into the lake at the public landing and go south,you
will find the bottom full of slab
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from the mills.
So Richardson diminished
in size and Clayton grew, but
someone built a dance hall
just north of where the creamery stood and in the 1930’s
and 1940’s it was really a hot
spot. A fellow by the name of
Becker owned the place and
had big time bands come in
and on any Saturday night the
place was packed. They came
from as far away as the Twin
Cities. The July 4th holiday
was a big blowout which lasted
three days and nights. During
the 1990’s it was taken down.
Dance halls were a big thing at
that time! Today Richardson,
in 2003, is made up of nice
year-around homes, a gas station and a restaurant.
PINEVILLE
This little burg was the result of lumbering. A fellow by
the name of P. B. Lacy, from
Hudson, brought in a saw mill
in the 1880’s and also built a
store which he sold to Holmes,
who later had a store in Clear
Lake. Along with the saw
mill came all the other buildings, homes, store, post office (which was in the store),
blacksmith shop, school and
a hotel. I know of two people
that attended school in Pineville. Irene Krumpallman, who
I recently talked to, said she
attended school there for six
years but doesn’t remember
much about the town. She
is now ninety five years old.
The school may have been
used long after the town disappeared. The school stood
L A S S
on the north side of the road
near the former Lewis Madden
house. In 1926 it was moved
to Clear Lake on skids and to
this day is the front portion of
the American Legion Hall.
The main street ran directly south of the school and that
is where the store, hotel, etc.,
were located. At one time, the
road came this way because
of a swamp along the railroad
tracks. According to a Plat of
1887, the Pineville Lumber
Company owned 280 acres
where the school sat. The mill
was located on the east side
of the railroad at what is called
the Mill Pond. According to
the Plat of Clear Lake Township, the little town was east
of the railroad and the lumber
company owned 180 acres
there. Now it may have been
that the store that Lacy built
was here and the town was
across from the school. Who
knows? Because of the low
ground around the Mill Pond, I
would think that Pineville would
have been up by the school.
Lacy also owned other property throughout the country.
There was a railroad track that
went from the Mill southeast
to Reeve which brought in the
logs. I was on a farm northwest
of Reeve where you could see
the old railroad bed. The only
thing that remains of Pineville
today is the old Mill Pond.
Back in those days, even
as much lumber as there was,
old buildings were taken down
and the lumber used again. The
square nails which were used
were easier to remove than the
nails used today. The hotel in
Pineville was taken down by
Aton Nelson, the father of Albert Nelson, who was my next
door neighbor. It took seventy
horse­drawn loads to haul the
building away, and he used it
to build most of the buildings
on the place where Albert and
family lived.
I was not able to find out
much about Pineville, but the
place didn’t exist very long -from 1880 to 1926 -- when the
last building was moved.
GREGORY
Gregory was located about
one and one-half miles southwest of Joel. I was unable to
locate any information about
Gregory. There is nothing left
of this town today.
When logging moved on,
the new era of dairy farming
came in, and we see that also
changing today in another era.
Most of the little dairy farms
that once provided a source of
living for a family will soon be
gone, replaced by large dairy
operations. So time marches
on -- for the good or the bad.
All that I have written here
is what I have been told by
people, read or remembered.
If they are all facts, I do not
know, but I find it interesting.
We should all record the history of our time so that the future
generations will know what life
was like during our time.
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Tomatillos –
A Vegetable Worth Trying
(toh-MAH-tee-YO)
By Robyn Lehman
of Dragonfly gardens
If you’re looking to add
more variety to your vegetable
garden, but are worried about
wasting space on something
you won’t like or use, tomatillos may be the answer. This
unique vegetable is related to
tomatoes and has similar uses
but very different flavor.
Tomatillos are native to
Mexico and were domesticated
by the Aztecs around 800 b.c.
and are known as one of the
most ancient vegetables. They
are a staple of many Mexican
and southwestern guacamoles, salsas and sauces. They
are often referred to as husk tomatoes, Mexican green tomato
or tomate verde in Spanish.
Tomatillos relationship to
ground cherries is evident in
the inedible, paper-like husk
that surrounds the fruit. The
light green fruit fills the husk as
it matures and can cause it to
split open by harvest time. Tomatillos have a citrusy, sweet
flavor with hints of lemon,
apple and herbs. They are a
good source of vitamins A and
C. They also have a high pectin content that gives a great
texture to sauces.
Tomatillo plants require
fertile, well drained soil and full
sun. While they are slightly
drought tolerant, they like 1-2
inches of water a week in peak
development time. They do not
perform well in heavy, wet soils
Gardening Gab
keep at room temperature in
the husks for up to a week.
Freeze them whole, without
husks, or chopped to be enjoyed later in the year.
When you’re ready to use
the tomatillos, remove the
husks and wash the sticky
coating off the fruit.
They
can be used without coring or
seeding. While most recipes
call for cooking the fruits, they
can also be used raw in salads
or fresh salsas to add a more
acidic taste. Try a basic salsa
of tomatillos, cilantro and onion
or make a version of a classic
salsa verde. Serve it with tortilla chips or top tacos and enchiladas for a flavorful Mexican
dish.
however. Like tomatoes, tomatillos sprout roots along the
stem so they benefit from being planted deep. Place plants
in the ground after all threat
of frost is gone and the soil is
warm. Give each plant up to 3
feet spacing to allow for good
growth and airflow. Tomatillo
plants are tough and semi-wild,
giving them a sprawling growth
habit. A light gauge tomato
cage works very well to support
the plants and keep the fruits
off the ground. Tomatillos are
very fruitful but do need more
than one plant for best fruit set.
Two to four plants will give you
plenty fruit for fresh use.
The ‘Toma Verde’ variety is
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1 pound tomatillos, husked
½ cup finely chopped onion
1 tea minced garlic
1 serrano or jalapeno pepper,
minced
2 tbl chopped cilantro
1 tbl chopped fresh oregano
½ tea ground cumin
1 ½ tea salt, or to taste
2 cups water
1. Place tomatillos, onion, garlic and pepper into a saucepan.
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most commonly found in northern climates due to its shorter
growing season. These plants
will be ready to harvest starting
60 days after transplanting and
will continue to fruit until frost.
The golf-ball sized fruit can be
harvested when they fill out the
husks and the husks just begin
to split. Harvest when fruits
are still green as waiting until
they turn yellow causes them
to be seedier and less tangy
flavored.
Ripe fruits keep in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks and
longer if husks are removed
and the fruit is placed in sealed
bags in the fridge. If you want
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Hometown Gazette - January/February, 2015
Hungry Turtle, from p. 3:
part of a healthy community. It has
power – to educate, advocate and
inspire, to broaden perspectives,
to challenge convictions, and to
expand our understanding of the
world around us. Art makes us
not only better people, but more
compassionate human beings.
Come view the work of resident
and guest artists alike to start your
Hungry Turtle Weekend!
6-9pm Dinner at
Farm Table Restaurant
Amery Food Hub
110 Keller Ave, Amery, WI
Farm Table celebrates every season, animals nose-totail and craft cooking as part of
a local food culture. By working
with small local farmers who
grow food humanely, honor
labor and seek a sustainable
farm ecology, Farm Table
works to create a consciousness about the effect of everyday food choices. Come gather
around the table for some of
the best offerings from the field
and good company.
10:30am Charcuterie Demo
and Tasting (Free)
Amery Food Hub
110 Keller Ave, Amery, WI
and clothing, learn how to
make the connection between
what we put into our bodies
and how it affects our health.
Dr. David Toftness and Dr. Joy
Rooted in local farms and Zasadny will discuss how to
grounded in Northeast Minne- minimize exposure and employ
apolis, “No Surrender” is the detoxification strategies.
maxim that guides this small
company. Red Table Meat Co. 7:30pm Food & Film Shorts (Free)
Amery Food Hub
buys whole pigs from small,
110 Keller Ave, Amery, WI
sustainable farms and collaboDiscover short films from
rates with farmers to honor the
pig from farrow and feed to humane slaughter. Join them as
they will be will be slicing, tasting and talking about the product, process and producers.
1pm Trout Caviar: Recipes
From A Northern Forager (Free)
Amery Food Hub
110 Keller Ave, Amery, WI
Join author Brett Laidlaw
for a book signing of his 2012
Minnesota Book Award finalist, Trout Caviar: Recipes From
A Northern Forager, and brief
cooking demonstration. Brett
will tackle “The Art of the Braise”
and explore a variety of ways to
develop complex flavors in longcooked dishes using aromatic
vegetables, herbs and other flavorings, and braising mediums
6:30-8pm Introduction to
Regenerative Agriculture (Free) like wine, cider, beer, and stock.
Amery Food Hub
3pm Seasonal Cooking with
110 Keller Ave, Amery, WI
Farm Table Restaurant ($20)
Amery Food Hub
Perennial crops build soil,
110 Keller Ave, Amery, WI
manage water efficiently, sequester carbon, and create
Join the Amery Food Hub’s
habitat. Establishing a regen- own Farm Table Restaurant
erative perennial agriculture Chefs and learn different ways
system leads to long term eco- of preparing cellared vegetanomic security with less inten- bles so you can enjoy good
sive labor and inputs. Whole produce throughout the long
systems farm design opens up winter season!
opportunity for diverse comFarm Table celebrates evmunity synergies, markets and ery season, animals nose-to-tail
long term resiliency. Join us as and craft cooking as part of a lowe explore the opportunities cal food culture. By working with
and challenges of working with small local farmers who grow
perennial fruits, nuts, vegeta- food humanely, honor labor and
bles and animals.
seek a sustainable farm ecology,
Farm Table works to create a
SATURDAY, JANUARY 10th consciousness about the effect
of everyday food choices. Come
9-10am Morning Yoga (Free) gather around the table for some
Amery Food Hub
of the best offerings from the
110 Keller Ave, Amery, WI
field and good company.
Start your day with some 5pm How Toxic Are You? (Free)
Amery Food Hub
morning yoga from Libby Hig110
Keller
Ave, Amery, WI
gins of Olive Yoga Studio in
Amery. The event is free and
From air and dirt to food
open to those of all abilities!
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and land stewardship through
education, innovative partnerships, and programming. HTLC
believes promoting nutrient rich
foods and sustainable living
strengthens communities, encourages economic growth and
development, and builds healthy
societies. We welcome everyHungry Turtle Learning
one to our upcoming events to
Center (HTLC) is a nonprofit
learn more about food choices
organization committed to supand conscious daily living.
porting sustainable agriculture
filmmakers who explore how we
engage with food, sustainable
living, and our food systems effect our personal lives and our
communities. Featuring short
films from The Perennial Plate,
The Lexicon of Sustainability,
Real Food Media, and more!
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Exploring the World
Through Food
by Denise Johnson
Exploring the world through
food can be a great way to
introduce new tastes to your
family.
The early winter holidays
are behind, and there is still
much of winter to endure.
There is no better way to pass
the long winter days than sharing time with friends and family. Whether it is by enjoying
sporting events, movie nights,
or games (perhaps of the card,
board or video variety) refreshments are a necessary part of
the evening or afternoon.
Bacon-Wrapped
Sweet Potato Bites
Hometown Gazette - January/February, 2015
Cuisine Corner
Marinate chicken strips for
at least ½ hour. Lightly dredge
with cornstarch. Deep fry in 350
degree oil until golden brown.
mixture into a small ovenproof Increase quantities accordbaking dish, approx. 8” by 8”. ingly for a crowd. Can be made
Bake for 25-30 minutes or until ahead and warmed in oven.
cheeses are bubbling and meltRoast Beef Horseradish
ed. Serve with chips, crackers,
Spirals
or cocktail bread and enjoy.
1 (8 ounce) packages cream
cheese, at room temperature
2 green onions, chopped about
1/2 cup
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
2 tbsps. prepared
horseradish, drained
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. garlic powder
8 ounces deli roast beef, sliced
2 10-inch flour tortillas, cheese
flavored are nice
Spicy Sweet Salsa
1 red onion, diced
1 mango, diced
1 jalapeno pepper, minced
3 large tomatoes, diced
4 cloves garlic, minced1 lime,
juiced
2 tbsps. white vinegar
1 tsp. salt, or more to
Bacon Wrapped Sweet Potatoes…what could be better?
taste
1 tsp. ground black
tender. Serve with maple syrup. or until hot and bubbly. Yield:
pepper, or more to taste
Yield: about 2-1/2 dozen.
about 2-1/2 dozen.
1/4 cup butter, melted
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. cayenne pepper
1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
2 large sweet potatoes (about
1-3/4 pounds), peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 pound bacon strips, halved
Maple syrup, warmed
Bacon Water Chestnut
Wraps
Hot Artichoke and Spinach
Dip
1 pound bacon strips
2 cans (8 ounces each) whole
water chestnuts, drained
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup chili sauce
Preheat oven to 350°. In a
large bowl, mix butter and seasonings. Add potatoes and toss
to coat. Place brown sugar in
a shallow bowl. Wrap one piece
bacon around each sweet potato cube; secure with a toothpick.
Dip each side in brown sugar.
Place on a parchment paperlined 15x10x1-in. baking pan.
Bake 40-45 minutes or until bacon is crisp and sweet potato is
1 (10 ounce) boxes frozen
chopped spinach, thawed
1 (14 ounce) cans artichoke
hearts, drained and roughly
chopped
1 cup shredded parmesanromano cheese mix
1/2 cup shredded mozzarella
cheese
10 ounces prepared alfredo
sauce
1 tsp. minced garlic
4 ounces softened cream
cheese
pepper (optional)
Cut bacon strips in half. In a
large skillet over medium heat,
cook bacon until almost crisp;
drain. Wrap each bacon piece
around a water chestnut and
secure with a toothpick. Place
in an ungreased 13-in. x 9-in.
baking dish. In a small bowl,
combine the brown sugar, mayonnaise and chili sauce; pour
Preheat oven to 350 deover water chestnuts. Bake, un- grees. Combine ingredients
covered, at 350° for 30 minutes thoroughly in a bowl and spread
Mix red onion, mango, jalapeno pepper, tomatoes, and garlic together in a large bowl. Stir
lime juice and vinegar together in
a small bowl, drizzle over onion
mixture, and mix to coat; season
with salt and pepper.
Five-Spice Chicken Strips
1 whole chicken breast,
deboned, pounded slightly,
and cut into strips
Marinade:
1 tbsp. White wine
1/2 tsp. Five-spice powder
1/4 tsp. Sugar
2 tsps. Soy sauce
1/2 tsp. Garlic salt
dash of pepper
cornstarch for dredging
oil for deep-frying
Combine first 6 ingredients.
Place the two tortillas on work
surface, spread half of cheese
over each, top each with half of
the roast beef slices, leaving a
1/2 inch border around edges.
Roll up, wrap tightly in plastic
wrap. Refrigerate until firm, 30
minutes or up to 1 day ahead.
Cut diagonally into 1/2 inch
slices and serve.
Pair the Bacon-Wrapped
Sweet Potato Bites with the
Bacon-Wrapped Water Chestnuts for variety. The Hot Artichoke and Spinach dip lends
itself well to sitting out the blizzard with friends! Five-Spice
Chicken Strips is an old favorite
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New Foremost Farms
Leadership Positions
Announced
Michael Doyle, president
and CEO, announced the promotion of two individuals to his
executive leadership team.
“The future of Foremost
Farms will be driven by how
well we use our technical and
manufacturing expertise to deliver innovative products and
services that help our memberowners and customers succeed in the years ahead,” said
Doyle. “It will require a disciplined approach grounded on
innovation and operational excellence. The promotions are
key to this approach and take
effect immediately.”
Jim Hamm has been appointed to the newly created
position of vice president-strategy and business development. The creation of this new
role brings together several key
areas under one leader including strategic planning, business
analysis and investments, and
information services. Hamm will
step into this role immediately
Rounding It Out
Jim Hamm
and report to Doyle.
“As vice president, Jim will
help advance our business by
leading our strategic planning
function and driving our ability
to use data and technology to
add value for our member-owners and customers,” said Doyle.
Hamm joined Foremost
Farms in 2008 as director of fi-
nancial planning and analysis.
He became director of strategic planning and investment in
2012. Prior to Foremost Farms,
Hamm held a senior management position with a Minnesotabased private energy company.
Hamm began his professional career in 1976 with Land
O’Lakes, Fort Dodge, Iowa, in
the logistics area and moved
into a finance role three years
later handling general accounting and internal audit functions.
He moved to the Twin Cities
in 1982 after a promotion to financial analyst for the Fertilizer
and Petroleum Supply Group.
In 1988, Jim became manager
of financial analysis for Land
O’Lakes “New Ventures” involving mergers and acquisitions.
Hamm eventually ended his tenure at Land O’Lakes as director
of finance and controller for the
Agriculture Services Group.
Mark Graupman has been
promoted to vice president-
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finance. Graupman is currently
director of finance and controller and has worked at Foremost Farms for 32 years.
“Mark has more than three
decades of extensive experience with internal and external
financial reporting and compliance with regulatory requirements and accounting principles. He has also overseen the
appropriateness, accuracy and
cost effectiveness of service
levels provided to the cooperative by the accounting depart-
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ment,” explained Doyle. “As
vice president of finance, Mark
will guide our financial and human resources functions into
the future and bring continued
stability to our members, employees and customers who
count on us.”
Graupman has been involved in the day to day finance
and accounting functions overseeing a staff of 37. He has
coordinated risk management
activities and was instrumental
in the development of business
intelligence tools, the cooperative’s Equity Investment Plan,
and acquiring New Markets
Tax Credit financing.
Graupman was promoted
to director of finance and controller in 2012. Prior to that,
Mark served as corporate controller and controller at Foremost Farms and predecessor
Wisconsin Dairies Cooperative. He also served as vice
president and controller of
Stella Cheese and worked as
a staff accountant and senior
auditor at Price Waterhouse,
Milwaukee, Wis., after college.
Foremost Farms USA is
a farmer-owned milk processing and marketing cooperative
with annual sales of $1.8 billion
and is the nation’s sixth-largest
cooperative.
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Ten Easy, Healthy, Fun
Resolutions That You Can
Actually Do!
Most of us make at least
one of them, and it is a great
time to make them, but there is
a problem with them. What are
they? New Year’s Resolutions.
The problem with New
Year’s Resolutions is that they
are usually broken way before
Groundhog Day. Why? We
simply make them too darn difficult. So 2015 may not be the
year you lose 220 pounds, visit
the gym six times per week, eat
kale shakes for breakfast every
morning, write the Great American Novel and train a world
class Portuguese Water Dog.
But it very well may be the year
you start some healthy habits
that last the rest of your longer,
healthier life!
Here are a few suggestions:
1) Walk, Don’t Run! If
you’re the type that can train for
a local 10K race, that’s great.
But if it’s not your thing, you can
still benefit from more walking.
Here’s a simple way to make
it happen. Whenever you are
faced with a situation to use
an elevator or escalator, make
it your personal rule that if it is
one flight up or two flights down,
you’ll take the steps. It’s easy!
2) Don’t Cruise The Lot!
Instead of spending your time
looking for a “great” parking
space, park a little far away intentionally. You’ll not only get
in a few extra steps (which will
amount to a few miles soon!) –
your car will get less dinged up!
3) Know Your Numbers!
Make sure that you get an annual physical which includes a
blood test. Knowing your cholesterol, blood sugar levels,
and other vital statistics, and
then taking the proper measures recommended by your
physician will automatically put
you in the top half of healthy
Americans!
4) Test Yourself! It has
been proven that knowing how
to do a breast or testicular selfexam can save your life. (If
you’re not sure which one to
do, your problem is a bit more
complicated.) Ask your health
practitioner how to do it, or even
check out a video on You Tube!
5) Drop The Diet! No – not
the healthy eating pattern – the
diet soda! It contains all kinds
of chemicals and many people theorize it actually makes
you hungrier. There is simply
nothing good about diet soda.
Switch to water, unsweetened
tea with lemon, or even black
coffee in moderation.
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Hometown Gazette - January/February, 2015
subject in veterinary medicine
that most veterinarians may
not talk about. On September
28th the veterinary world was
rocked by news that one of the
most respected and revered
ambassadors of veterinary behavior, Dr. Sophia Yin, took her
own life at the age of only 48.
Not only was the news unbelievable but also very saddening. Her death has sparked a
new light on mental health and
the prevalence of depression
in our profession. Most people
are not aware that veterinarians on a whole are approximately four times more likely
to commit suicide than a person in any other profession. It
has also been found in various
studies that over 2/3 of veterinary professionals suffer from
depression but less than 1/3 of
those individuals actually have
sought treatment. This begs
the question…what have we to
be so depressed about?
Most onlookers don’t truly
appreciate how difficult the life
of veterinarian can be, not only
from the standpoint of debt load,
poor salaries, a profession that
is graduating more students
than there are jobs for, but
also the other less known reasons. Reasons like stress, long
hours, little sleep, the inability to
leave work at work, and the less
talked about reason called compassion fatigue.
Compassion fatigue, what’s
that? Compassion fatigue is defined as struggling to function in
a caregiving based environment
while constantly overcoming the
heart breaking, traumatizing aspects presented to you in that
environment. In short, caring so
much but, having the negativity
in the environment finally break
you down. Most veterinarians
experience this on a weekly or
even daily basis. Whether it be
the puppy that the owner has
just adopted that has a horrible
genetic problem and will die
young, the cat that the vet has
seen for years that is now geriatric and has developed a disease
that cannot be treated, a pet that
CRITTER CHRONICLE has developed cancer, or a pet
By: Abby Coodin, DVM that is suffering and the owner
cannot afford care. All of these
In light of recent events in are examples of horrible situathe veterinary world I would like tions that veterinarians and their
to take a moment to touch on a owners are faced with every day.
diately healthier is to go cold
turkey on sodas and sports
drinks. They are loaded with
sugar and are simply unnecessary. If all you do to change
your diet is to drop these two
things, pounds can actually melt off quickly and never
come back!
7) Think positively! It may
sound trite, but if you believe
good things are going to happen, they probably will. Seeing
the worst in every situation simply stresses you out and causes
you to react negatively. Those
who think happy usually are!
8) Do What Scares You!
Pick one thing that you have
been afraid to do, and commit to it. Put it on your calendar. Tell your friends or family
members that you are going to
do it. Then do it!! It could be a
polar bear plunge, skydiving,
a trip to Europe, quitting your
job, reuniting with an old friend
you had a fight with – it doesn’t
matter! Pick one thing, put it on
your calendar, and do it! Then
do another……
9) Appreciate What You
Have and Don’t Envy Others.
Enough said! Pull this one off
successfully and your entire
life will change!
10)FLOSS! The benefits
of healthy gums are numerous, including fresher breath,
a lifetime of teeth, reduced risk
of heart disease and diabetes,
and many more. It’s simple to
do and takes just one minute
per day, yet practically no one
does it! If you’re not sure how to
floss properly, we would love to
show you! Even if you feel you
are not coordinated enough,
we can show you some inexpensive gadgets that will help.
Make 2015 the year of the floss!
So there you have it – ten
simple healthy New Year’s tips
that anyone can do!! Feel free
to add you own. And since dental health and a beautiful smile
are also on your list, don’t forget
to make those dental appointments early so they are on your
calendar! Happy New Year!
Some clients handle bad
news well, however others do
not. Either way the situation
can still be a very difficult one.
Most veterinarians will tell you
that they have been accused of
being a money mongering jerk
at least a handful of times in
their career. A great example
comes from the blog of Lindsey
Lane Verlander, DVM (a must
read by the way). Her blog post
entitled “Set Your Glass Down,
The Reality of Veterinary Medicine” tells of a patient who ingested a cactus and the owner
who waited a whole week to
bring the dog in, even though
it had been vomiting for days.
Said owner then got extremely
irate that her only choices were
a $1500 surgery with a 50/50
prognosis or euthanasia. It
was the veterinarians fault for
not providing her a cheaper
means of saving her dog and
it was the vet that was making
her kill her dog. This is only an
example of one type of situation we are often exposed to.
The reality is however, that
we do care and we do provide
the best care we can in that
situation. We love seeing your
pets. We love petting them,
talking to them and seeing how
special they are to you. We
love being a part of their life
however small that part may be.
When we discover a devastating disease our hearts hurt too.
We wrestle with how to tell you
so that it may hurt you and your
family less. We tirelessly pour
over our references and textbooks in hopes that we find the
perfect treatment or procedure
that is the very best. We cry
when you lose your best friend
even though you may never
see it. Failure is unacceptable
for us and pushes us harder to
figure out ways to succeed.
When we graduate we
all take an oath. The first line
states that we will protect animal health and welfare and
practice to prevent and relieve
animal suffering. This oath is
one that veterinarians take very
seriously and wholeheartedly
strive to complete every day.
So please, try to remember
that we are only human, and
sometimes your faith in us is oftentimes one of the things that
keep us going in dark hours.
Hometown Gazette - January/February, 2015
derful advocate for rural citizens
and a friend of Impact Seven.
When the nonprofit built a 20unit apartment in Menomonie to
serve physically handicapped
individuals it was named Gaylord Nelson Manor, obviously
in recognition for his outstanding contributions to his constituents.
On the Sunday of the dedication, I was assigned to pick
up Sen. Nelson at the St. Paul
Hotel and drive him to Meno-
monie. If you remember Clear
Lake’s history, Sen. Nelson’s
father was a family physician
and his wife was a nurse.
Sen. Nelson wanted to see
the Manor and visit with residents. The first person he met
in the hallway was a man in a
wheel chair. Sen. Nelson introduced himself and the man
replied, “I know you. Your dad
delivered me.”
I discovered that day even
U. S. Senators can become
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pretty emotional. It was a pre- er, I admire and salute anyone
cious moment for all who wit- who lends a hand to those who
nessed it.
could use a boost.
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I very much enjoyed meeting you at Northern Lakes Center for the Arts during the recent
Amery Fall Festival and to learn
of your connection to the area
and your entrepreneurial venture based in the Menomonie
area. Scott, I knew your father,
Bernie, when he operated the
much acclaimed Amery Bakery during my early days at the
Amery Free Press.
Several years ago, I was
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In Memoriam
24, 1916 in Clayton, Wisconsin. She grew up in Clayton
and graduated from Clayton
High School in 1934. On June
8, 1935 she was united in
marriage to Herb Wendt and
together they raised two children. Together they operated
a farm for many years. Violet
lived at River Bend in Amery
Violet Wendt
prior to moving to Willow Ridge
Violet Louise Wendt was Healthcare where she passed
born the daughter of Frank and away on November 2, 2014 at
Ellen Bjurstrom on November the age of 97 years.
She was preceded in
death by her parents, husband
Herb Wendt, sister Ruby Monio
and Brothers Melvin and Floyd
Bjurstrom. She is survived by
her children: Chuck Wendt and
Mary Naggatz; five grandchildren; thirteen great grandchildren; ten great great grandchildren as well as other relatives
and friends.
Funeral services were held
on November 7, 2014 from
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Wayne Larson
Wayne E. Larson, age 86
of Reeve, WI, passed away at
his home on October 14, 2014.
Wayne Eugene Larson was
born on February 3, 1928, in
Vance Creek Township, Barron
County, WI, the son of Arthur
and Catharine Larson. He grew
up in Vance Creek and attended Clayton Schools. In 1946,
Wayne joined the US Navy and
served on the USS Shangri-La
at the end of WWII. On August
23, 1947, he married Iris Jean
Gale in Castro Valley, California, and they came back to
make their home in Reeve, WI.
Wayne was the proud father of
seven children and grandpa to
numerous grandchildren, greatgrandchildren, and great-greatgrandchildren. Wayne worked
as a truck driverwith Indianhead
Truck Lines before retiring in
1985. He was a member of the
Moon Lake Thresherman’s Association.
He is preceded in death by
his parents, Arthur and Catharine Larson; brothers, Don and
Lynn Larson; sister, Iris Grivna;
infant sisters, Elwanda and
Eileen Larson; brothers-inlaw, Andy Grivna and Ronnie
Hatch; and grandchildren Robert Larson, Jolene Larson, and
Eric Larson.
He is survived by his
wife of 67 Years, Iris Larson,
sons and daughters, Joe Larson, Mona Paulson, Don Larson, Dan Larson, Beth Smith,
Richard Larson, Jean Larson,
grandchildren, Michelle Rufledt, Keri Espinal, Paula Hyde,
Craig Dorn, Ron Dorn, Jeremy
Larson, Kelly Loibl, Ashley Larson, Melissa Larson, Andrea
Hoag, Scott Larson, Andrew
Smith, Kristin Leines, Victoria
Larson, Jessy Larson, Aaron
Moe, Paige Moe, and Eric
Moe, 35 Great-Grandchildren
and 2 Great-Great-grandchildren, sisters Marlene Briggs,
Kay Westlund, Jill Hatch, and
Cathy Hatch, sister-in-Law,
Bernice Larson, many nieces,
nephews, family and friends.
A Memorial Service was
held on October 18, 2014, at
the Reeve Evangelical Free
Church in Reeve, WI with Rev.
Todd Groat presiding and interment was at the Reeve
Cemetery in Vance Creek, with
Military Honors. Scheuermann
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six grandchildren; eight great
grandchildren; brother Melvin
Lewis; sisters: Hazel Andersen
and Joy Brekke well as nieces,
nephews, relatives and friends.
Funeral services were held
on November 15, 2014 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in
Clayton, Wisconsin. Burial will
be at the Clayton Cemetery.
The Williamson-White Funeral
Home and Cremation Services
of Amery assisted the family.
Walter Hammer
Vernon Lewis
Walter S. Hammer, age 89 of
Clear Lake, died on October 11,
2014 at the Oakwood Villa Nursing Home in Altoona, WI.
Walter Steven Hammer
was born on April 11, 1925, in
Gilman Township near Spring
Valley, WI, one of four sons of
Arthur C. and Jesse Hammer.
He graduated from Gilman
Center School and attended
Spring Valley High School.
On June 1, 1958, he, along
with his brother Robert established Hammer Furniture and
Funeral Service in Clear Lake,
WI. On June 11, 1966 Walt
was married to Molly Hemauer.
Following her death in 1968, he
married Audrey Wold, on June
30, 1973. Walt and Audrey
continued to operate Hammer
Furniture and Floor Covering.
Walt is preceded in death
by his parents, Arthur and Jesse Hammer; wife, Molly; wife,
Audrey; step son, Gary Wold;
brothers Phillip Hammer andJames Hammer.
He is survived by step children, Donald Hemauer, Lois
Aasmundrud, Barbara Fox,
Susan Cogbill, Cindy Curler,
Greg Wold, and Jeff Wold, his
brother Robert Hammer, sister
in Law, Norma Hammer, step
grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces, nephews, family
and friends.
Funeral Services were
held on October 16, 2014 at
First Lutheran Church in Clear
Lake, WI, with Rev. Bryan Anderson presiding.
Interment will be at the
Clear Lake Cemetery in Clear
Lake, WI. Scheuermann Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Clear Lake handled the
arrangements.
Vernon Dean Lewis was
born on July 22, 1927 in Clayton,
Wisconsin the son of Walter and
Clara Lewis. He attended school
in Clayton. Vern worked various
jobs and then farmed with his
dad. He was united in marriage
to Shirley Ludke on February 6,
1953 at St. Matthews Lutheran
Church in Almena. They started
farming in rural Turtle Lake and
he also worked at Andersen Windowalls in Bayport, Minnesota for
33 years. They later moved to
a farm in rural Clayton where he
farmed until 1984 and then retired from Andersen Window in
1988. Vern passed away at his
home in rural Clayton on November 11, 2014 at the age of 87.
Vern was preceded in
death by an infant son Gregory,
his parents, brothers-in-law Orvil Andersen, Donald Brekke,
James Plahn, Aksel Moan and
Helmuth Zemke and sistersin-law Lil Lewis and Delores
Zemke. He is survived by his
wife Shirley, children: Steven
Lewis, Jeff Lewis, Susan McInerney, and Tammy Magnuson;
was a member of St. John’s
Catholic Church in Clear Lake.
She is preceded in death
by her son, Dale Karis; parents
Harry and Lovica Peck; grandson Christopher Karis; one
brother and eight sisters.
She is survived by her
daughters and sons, Beatrice
Williams, Wayne Karis, Lois
Gustafson, Donna Hurta, Bill
Karis, Faith Fillion, 15 grandchildren, 13 great grandchildren, 2 Great, Great Grandchildren, sisters Margaret Cox,
Lilly Gleason, many nieces,
nephews, relatives and friends.
Mass of Christian Burial
was held at St. John’s Catholic
Church, in Clear Lake on December 5, 2014 with celebrant
Fr. John Long and interment at
Clear Lake Cemetery. Scheuermann Funeral Home & Cremation Services of Clear Lake, WI
handled the arrangements.
Ruth Karis
Ruth R. Karis, age 91 of
Emerald, WI, died on Monday, December. 1, 2014, at the
American Heritage Care Center Home in Hammond, WI.
Ruth Rebecca Karis was
born on September 6, 1923,
in Forest Township, St. Croix
County, WI, the daughter of
Harry and Lovica Peck. She
grew up and attended school
in Webster, WI. Ruth was married to Adolph M. Karis on October 22, 1942 at St. Joseph’s
Catholic Church in Amery, WI.
Together they dairy farmed for
many years in Emerald, WI and
raised seven children. Ruth
Jonathan Frank
Jonathan D. Frank, age 59
of Forest, died on November
27, 2014 at Westfield’s Hospital in New Richmond, WI.
Jonathan David Frank
was born on May 28, 1955 in
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Amery, WI, the son of Wilbur
and Harriet Frank. He grew up
in Forest Township and graduated from Clear Lake High
School in 1973. Jonathan attended UW at River Falls and
earned a degree in Agricultural Engineering in 1977. He
returned to Forest Township
where he operated his family
dairy farm, a century farm that
began in 1901 by his grandfather Emil. Jonathan was married to Mary Lanett Coleman
on March 20, 1981. Together
they owned and operated the
family farm and had 4 children.
He served for 30 years as District President of the dairy coop, Associated Milk Producers
Inc. and has also served on the
local Farmers Union Board.
Jonathan was a member of the
New Life Family Church in New
Richmond.
He is proceeded in death
by his infant son, John; parents, Wilbur and Harriet Frank;
and brother Paul Frank
He is survived by his wife
Mary Lanett Frank, children
Anne Frank, David Frank, Daniel Frank, his sister Donna Rae
Badje, a niece and nephew
Holly Cunningham and Andrew
Badje, and many other family
and friends.
A Funeral Service was held
on November 30, 2014 from
the Living Word Chapel in Forest, with Pastor Brad Lawrence
presiding. Interment was in the
Clear Lake Cemetery in Clear
lake on Monday, December 1,
2014. Scheuermann Funeral
Home and Cremation Services
handled the arrangements.
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Diann Soria, Trudy Gullickson,
David Anderson, nieces, nephews, family and friends.
A Funeral Service was held
on November 18, 2014 from
the United Covenant Church
in Clear Lake with Pastor Dan
Pearson presiding and interment at the Clear Lake Cemetery. Scheuermann Funeral
Home and Cremation Services
handled the arrangements.
Virginia Newbauer
Virginia M. Newbauer, age
78 of Clear Lake, died on November 13, 2014 at the Amery
Regional Medical Center after a courageous battle with
breast cancer.
Virginia Marie Newbauer
was born on October 22, 1936
in Vance Creek, WI, the daughter of Ben and Hazel Anderson.
She grew up in Vance Creek
and attended school at Prairie
Farm. On June 12, 1954, Virginia was married to Joe Newbauer in St. Paul, MN and together they made their home in
White Bear Lake, MN. In 1967,
they moved to Clear Lake, WI
and raised 7 children. Virginia
worked at Hardees in Amery
for 13 years.
She is proceeded in death
by her husband, Joe Newbauer; infant son, Edward; and
parents, Ben and Hazel Anderson; and sister, Willow Hall.
She is survived by daughters and sons Jeff Newbauer,
Linda Raschick, Randy Newbauer, Kathy Hoisington, Betty
Hoisington, Jasmine Rivas,
grandchildren Allen Raschick,
Karie Raschick, and Nicola Raschick, Jami Baker and Travis
Hoisington, Ryan Newbauer,
Joe Newbauer, Ben Newbauer,
and Andy Newbauer, Amiee
Newbauer, Angie Newbauer,
and Jeff Newbauer, Jr., great
grandchildren, Noah, Joe,
Hunter, Caleb, Logan Casey,
Hazel, Corrine, Mary, Jameson,
Mykal, Cierra, Owen, Maggie,
Taylor, Samantha, Evelynn,
Jordan, Kassidy, Zach, Lexi,
Marshall, Xavier, Stella, Lilly,
and Cody, sisters and brother
Leonard Anderson, Dixie Stiles,
Wayne Kaczmarski
time, Wayne worked in Shoreview, MN and as a realtor and
moved his family back to the
Clear Lake area in 1979 where
he continued to operate Wayne
Company Real Estate.
He is preceded in death by
his parents, Stanley and Katherine; and brother, Michael.
He is survived by his sons,
Mark Kaczmarski, John Kaczmarski, Brian Kaczmarski,
grandchildren, Lucas, Adam,
andJoshua Kaczmarski, Porter
Kaczmarski, Hallie, Blake, Lexington, and Addyson Kaczmarski, his brother, Robert Kaczmarski, many nieces, nephews,
family, and friends.
Memorial Services were
held on November 3, 2014 at the
Scheuermann Funeral Home,
with clergy, Fr. John Long, and
interment in Clear Lake Cemetery with Military Honors.
Scheuermann Funeral Home
handled the arrangements.
Wayne F. Kaczmarski, age
78 of Star Prairie, formerly of
Clear Lake, died on October
30, 2014 at Westfield’s Hospital in New Richmond, WI.
Wayne Francis Kaczmarski was born on July 20, 1936 in
Emerald, WI, the son of Stanley
and Katherine Kaczmarski. He
grew up in the Clear Lake area
and graduated from Clear Lake
High School in 1954. Wayne
joined the US Army in 1955
and served in Germany until
he was honorably discharged
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in 1957. He was married to
Clayton D. Wood, age 95
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Clayton Daniel Wood was
born on November 25, 1918 in
Lincoln Township, Amery, WI,
the son of Daniel and Ethel
Wood. He grew up in Lincoln
Township and attended Clayton Schools. On April 24, 1943,
Clayton was united in marriage
to Elsie Warner at the Reeve
United Brethren Church and
together made their home in
Clear Lake and raised three
children. Clayton was engaged
in dairy farming until 1950 when
back surgery made it difficult to
continue farming. In 1954, he
and Elsie purchased the Sport
Shop in Clear Lake and operated it until 1978. During that
time, Clayton also drove school
bus, retiring in 1981 after 26
years of service for the Clear
Lake School District.
He is preceded in death by
his wife, Elsie; parents, Daniel
and Ethel Wood; brother Calvin Wood; and sister Gladys
Jennewein.
He is survived by his
daughter and sons Joyce Homsey, Jerry Wood, Jay Wood,
grandchildren Sean Homsey,
Ryan Homsey, Jessica Gilbertson, Eric Wood, Jason Wood,
Seth Wood, Hanna Wood, Emily Smith, Ethan Banks, William
Banks, and Elizabeth Banks,
great grandchildren Hunter,
Trevor, Hailey Gilbertson, and
Rylee and Aiden Wood, his
brother and sister Lyle Wood
and Evelyn Funkhauser, his
brother in Law Mert Warner,
godchildren Thomas Baland
and Terry Hybben, special
friends Tricia, Katie and Daniel
Kramer, many nieces, nephews, relatives, and friends.
A Funeral Service was
held at the United Methodist
Church in Clear Lake on Monday, 13, 2014 with Rev. John
Hazen and Rev. Bruce Tanner
presiding. Interment will be at
the East Lincoln Cemetery in
Rural Amery. Scheuermann
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Town of Clayton
Regular Board Meeting
September 11, 2014
Chairman Arling “Ole” Olson called the meeting to order. Also present were Supervisor Odell Olson, Supervisor
Bill Vanda, Supervisor Grant
Pickard, Supervisor Roger Olson, Treasurer Jane Leschisin, Clerk Tracy LaBlanc. Also
Present were 17 residents.
The August 14, 2014, regular
meeting minutes were approved.
Treasurer’s report - shows
a balance of $2,643.11 in the
checking and $310,539.06 in
the Money Market account for
a total of $313,182.17.
It was approved to pay
voucher #11779 to #11801 and
pay Kevin’s payroll by direct
deposit and pay State & Federal withholdings and WRS payment for a total of $170,668.09.
Public Comment: Ole asked
the residents that were present
who was on the planning committee, 5 raised their hands. It
was then open to public: Kevin
Marlett addressed the public
explaining why he resigned
from the Town of Clayton. He
explained how things were
when he started working for the
town 8+ years ago, and he also
mentioned his last day with the
township was very emotional
for him because it was just like
he was leaving his stuff behind.
Kevin has enjoyed working
with the people in the township and has taken pride in
what has been accomplished
since he has been here, and
he would like to see things continue this way. Some concerns
were made that they would like
to see more people involved
with what is going on in the
township, but how do you get
people involved?
Planning Committee Workshop: There are a few local
Planning/Zoning workshops available that Ole would like the
Planning Committee members
to attend to get them back on
track with the Planning Committee stuff. The Planning
Committee will be looking into
setting a day and time each
month to start having their
meetings again.
Roadman Report: We are
currently without a roadman,
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as Kevin has resigned, so
the board has been filling in
as needed. It was approved
to hire Tim Wienke on a parttime basis for $20/hr. to run
the grader. The motion was
carried by a voice vote. Odell
has been talking with Diamond
Mower about the long arm attachment bracket for the mower. It is cracked/bent where the
pin goes in and needs to be replaced/fixed so it can be used.
It was approved to order the
new part and see how much it
would cost to fix the old part, so
we have a spare.
Clerk’s Report: Tracy explained that after last meeting
she sent the rental agreement
for the town land to Emmerts
for signing and the response
back was that they are not in
agreement with the portion of
the lease that states that the
Town has the right to take back
the land at any time. It was approved to decline Emmerts motion to remove the clause in the
agreement and make it available for local farmers to rent
on a year to year basis with the
clause remaining in the agreement. Board approved Tiller
purchase for tractor for helping
work up gravel roads. It was approved to buy it for $1800. With
all the rain we have had Tracy
has driven out and checked on
the issues with the beavers/
dams on 25th St. as she knows
Kevin had to remove debris
from the culverts quite often.
Do we want to hire someone to
trap them or what do we want
to do? Not much response on
this issue. Tracy also mentioned that she has offered the
hall to Carole Wondra from Polk
County on Oct 7th 2014 to host
an Election Training Meeting for
any Clerks & Election Workers
who wish to come, and by hosting it here this saves on training
costs for us as well. Tracy put
together a job description for
sumes. No action taken - Tracy
will schedule a meeting for
Sept. 17th at 6pm to interview
the job candidates. It was approved to come out of closed
Roadman/Maintenance Dept. session and adjourn.
and emailed copies to all the
board, and asked them to read
Regular Board Meeting
it over and add/omit, Ole said,
October 9,2014
we will discuss this in closed
session. Tracy also addressed
Chairman Arling “Ole” Ola dog at large issue that was re- son called the posted meeting
ported by a town resident over to order. Also present were
on 60th St. Ole said, to let them Supervisor Odell Olson, Suknow they should call the coun- pervisor Bill Vanda, Supervity about this.
sor Grant Pickard, SuperviIt was approved to adjourn sor Roger Olson, Treasurer
from regular meeting.
Jane Leschisin, Clerk Tracy
Review/Hire (per applica- LaBlanc. Also Present was
tions) for Full-time Job Opening: Scott Grosskreutz, Cindy VanDiscussed in Closed Session.
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Town of Clayton, from p. 21:
regular meeting minutes were
accepted.
Treasurer’s report - shows
a balance of $2,475.02 in the
checking and $141,519.34 in
the Money Market account for
a total of $143,994.36.
It was approved to pay
voucher #11802 to #11823 and
pay State & Federal withholdings for a total of $5,085.12 and
with the exception of refusal to
pay the Soifakis bill/claim.
Public Comment – NONE
SOIFAKIS WETLAND UPDATE/CLAIM - After some discussion/updating as to what had
gone on with this matter from
the beginning, it was approved
to not pay the claim/bill and to
sign and send by certified receipt mail the Notice of Disallowance of Claims to George
& Linda Soifakis and Eckberg
Lammers their Attorney. Further mention was if the planning committee gets involved
in this down the road, Grant is
going to recuse himself from
any discussion/decisions on
this matter based on he is one
of the town parties named in
the claim. He recommended
Cindy Vanda to head this for
the planning committee in his
absence. The motion was approved.
APPROVE MAILCOM FOR
TAXES - Mailcom was approved to send out real estate
tax statements.
APPROVE ASSESSORS
CONTRACT FOR 2015 - The
2015 assessors contract as
presented by Rod Skoug was
approved and signed.
2015 BUDGET AND AUDIT- It was approved to continue using CliftonLarsonAllen to
prepare the budget and do an
audit each year to keep things
going smoothly.
Roadman Report: Bill has
been filling in some this past
month, and he has been doing
some ditch mowing and he met
up with Paul G. and the county guys while they removed/
installed the new culverts on
90th Ave. Ole also has talked
with our new roadman Jamie
and he has a preference for
a laptop VS a desk computer,
Ole feels a tablet/Ipad isn’t
quite sufficient as it doesn’t
have storage, and you can’t put
spreadsheets on them. It was
approved to get the credit card
for Jamie.
Ole asked Cindy and Grant
if they thought the planning
commission workshop was informational, Cindy said, she
thought it was very informational. Grant said, it was basically
review of material that was
covered years ago, and he is
starting to agree with Odell as
he thinks this is a waste of our
time, Odell mentioned years
ago a lot of money was spent
in putting this stuff together, as
far as the comprehensive planning goes and it doesn’t seem
to have done any good.
Clerk’s Report - Tracy needs
some info on the planning committee stuff as it has been several years since they last had
a meeting. Ole introduced Jamie Wood the new roadman to
everyone present.
The meeting adjourned.
- Tracy LaBlanc, Clerk
Town Of Vance Creek
Regular Board Meeting
September 9, 2014
The regular monthly Town
Board Meeting for the Town
of Vance Creek was held at
the Vance Creek Town Hall on
September 9, 2014. Chairman
Allen Libby called the meeting
to order.
Allen Libby, Mike Stafne,
Tim Prusak, Marge Marlett,
Paul F. Streif, and Town maintenance man, Virgil Barthman,
were present.
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approved as presented.
David Williams, Amber Cuper, Floyd Plank and Scott Nordby were also present.
Amber expressed to the
Board the awful condition of
the Barron Dunn County Line
road. The Board told Amber
the gravel gets washed away
in the heavy rains.
Floyd Plank presented a
price quote of $3,053.00 for an
overhead garage door with a side
drive installed on the town garage. Board authorized approval
to move forward on the project.
Floyd Plank presented a
quote for replacement of the
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driveway pillar that was damaged at the cemetery. It was
decided that the Cemetery
Board could make that decision and report back to the
Town Board.
Wisconsin Department of
Administration Preliminary estimate of January 1, 2014 population for the Town as 664.
Weber Building Inspections reported two new home
constructions in the Town.
Treasurer Paul F. Streif
presented the August balance
sheet showing a balance of
$107,960.40 as of August 31,
2014.
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The vouchers to be paid
with checks 9957 – 9976 and 2
EFT’s totaling $11,348.92 were
approved.
Chairman Libby reported
the Amish are having a building mover bring in a 26ft wide
building to be placed off ½ Avenue in Section 36. The building will be used for a school
for around thirty students. Allen suggested there be school
zone and speed limit signs
placed near the school.
Marge reported an inspector from
the Government Accountability
Board in Madison appeared on
Primary Election Day August 12,
2014. The inspector took photos outside and inside the polling place. A report will be sent
to the Clerk in about a month.
The payments to the three
Fire Departments in 2015 will
total $26,817.53.
It was decided that old vouchers from 1991-1994 could be destroyed by Virgil burning them.
The meeting adjourned.
Vance Creek Town Hall on October 14, 2014. Chairman Allen
Libby called the meeting to order.
Allen Libby, Mike Stafne,
Tim Prusak, Marge Marlett and
Paul F. Streif and Town maintenance man, Virgil Barthman,
were also present.
The September 9 regular
town board meeting minutes
were approved as presented.
David Williams,
Amber
Cuper and Floyd Plank were
also present.
Wisconsin Department of
Revenue Shared Revenue
for 2015 for the Town will be
$89,937.00. Barron County
Highway Department invitation
for officials to an Appreciation
Day in November.
Bowmar Appraisal shared
the results of a Town Officials
Compensation Survey.
Treasurer Paul F. Streif
presented the September balance sheet showing a balance
of $97,066.95 as of September
30, 2014.
The vouchers to be paid
Regular Board Meetig
with checks 9977 – 9990 and 2
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EFT’s totaling $12,130.36 were
approved.
The regular monthly Town
It was decided the damBoard Meeting for the Town of aged driveway pillar at the
Vance Creek was held at the cemetery would be replaced
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Floyd Plank presented a price
quote of $2,400.00 to make a
new pillar replacing the one
damaged. Work may not be
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Discussed speed limit signs
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Virgil reported there will
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Clerk Marge brought forth a
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of $200,886.00. The 2015 budget with an increase in the Ambulance fund of $1,000.00 and
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- Marge A. Marlett, Clerk
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By the Boards, from p. 23:
Village of Clayton
Regular Board Meeting
October 6, 2014
The Clayton Village Board
met for their regular board
meeting on October 6, 2014, at
the Village Municipal Building.
Village President Jenny
Bergmann called the meeting
to order.
Upon roll call members
present were Jenny Bergmann,
Jon Bartz, Scott Donath, Dennis Heiken, and Doug Anderson. Absent: Travis Krueger.
Others present were Cally
Lauersdorf, Sheldon Donath,
Grant Pickard, Chuck Groehler,
Pat Schradle, Carol Wozniak,
Lisa Cerney, and Pastor Greg
Becker.
The agenda was approved.
The minutes as amended
from the September board
meeting, the special board
meetings, and Plan Commission meeting were approved.
Public Participation: Lisa
Cerney and Carol Wozniak
from Clayton Community Ed
came to the board meeting and
presented the Village a check
for $1,000 for a donation to-
ward continued updates at the
ballfield shelter.
Pat Schradle was at the
meeting to give the board an
update on his new business
venture in town.
Pastor Greg Becker came
to introduce himself as he will
be the Pastor at Immanuel Lutheran Church here in Clayton.
The Treasurer’s Report
and check register were approved.
It was approved to adopt
the Code of Conduct prepared
by Attorney Tim Laux.
The board discussed future sewer rate increases. An
increase will go into effect on
January 1, 2015 and will be
shown on April 2015 billing.
Amounts will be decided at the
December 2014 meeting.
It was approved to open
a checking account at Citizens State Bank to reserve
some funds for the Wastewater
Treatment Plant Project.
The first budget work night
will be held on October 28,
2014 at 6:00 pm
It was approved to donate
$300 to the first responders in
lieu of insurance.
Department Reports:
There were no updates for
administration, zoning, or plan
commission.
The Public Works Department updated the board that
the LRIP project is underway.
The street has been milled and
ready for shaping and paving.
It was brought to Sheldon’s attention that the finished layer
of pavement price on Olson St.
was not included in the bid for
patching of Olson St. The bid
price for putting the finished
layer of pavement on Olson St.
is $2,899.
It was approved to go
ahead with putting the finished
layer of pavement on Olson St
at the cost of $2,899 and adding that amount onto the loan
for the rest of the street projects. The sidewalks around
town are all poured. The locks
at the ballfield will be changed
after football season because
there are too many keys out
there for the gates and shelter, and once the locks are
changed you will have to come
to the Clerk’s office and check
a key out. We are continuing to
work with the engineers on the
progress of the new wastewater treatment plant. We will also
need to purchase land from the
county for the new lift station
building. We are still waiting to
hear from the county after their
board meeting on this matter.
Police Department - Reported in September there were
1270 miles put on the squad, 1
arrests, 11 citations, 16 warnings, 0 training hours, 17 new
cases investigated, 9 assists to
outside agencies, 4 assists re-
ceived from outside agencies,
5 court hours of court related
matters, 2 animal complaints,
and 8 hours of foot patrol.
Fire Chief Groehler reported there was 0 Fire and 10
medical calls in September.
The Fire Dept. donated
$12,290 from funds raised during the 2014 benefit pull to the
St. Croix Valley Womens Auxiliary, Womens General Auxiliary of the Shriners Hospital for
Children. No update of ambulance.
The meeting adjourned.
- Cally Lauersdorf,
Clerk/Treasurer
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