NEWS-REVIEW

EAGLE RIVER, WI 54521 (715) 479-4421 www.vcnewsreview.com VOL. 126, NO. 32

VILAS COUNTY

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WEDNESDAY, OCT. 26, 2011

Communities set Halloween parties

Area communities and service organizations are gearing up for annual Halloween celebrations. Most youth activities are planned Halloween night Monday, Oct. 31. Phelps has activities scheduled Saturday, Oct. 29, and Sugar Camp has planned activities Sunday, Oct. 30. Some communities also have announced trick-ortreating hours. The following communities have reported activities to this newspaper: Eagle River The 62nd annual Eagle River Lions Club Hallogras Halloween party will be held Monday, Oct. 31, in the Northland Pines Middle School gymnasium. Doors will open at 6 p.m. Hot dogs, soda, ice cream and cookies will be served. Each child will receive a gift bag of candy. There also will be numerous games and prizes. The party will end at 7:30 p.m. The City Council didnt To HALLOWEEN, Pg. 2A

Student numbers drop slightly in three area school districts

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BY GARY RIDDERBUSCH
NEWS-REVIEW EDITOR

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After tumbling for a decade and then leveling off the past two years, the student count in three area school districts dropped slightly this fall, according to district administrators. Northland Pines, Three Lakes and Phelps schools all witnessed student declines in the late 1990s and early 2000s, creating tight budgets due to state-mandated revenue caps based on enrollment. But all three school districts saw enrollment numbers level off, starting three years ago. This year, all three saw their numbers drop slightly on the third Friday in September

enrollment day for the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI). Northland Pines saw its enrollment drop to below 1,400 students, for the first time since 2008-09. Three Lakes enrollment dropped two students but is on par with the last five years. After three straight years of going up, Phelps saw its enrollment drop to its lowest level in at least eight years. All three districts have made staff and program cuts or adjustments to match the steady decline in the enrollment. In addition, voters in all To STUDENTS, Pg. 2A

Districtwide School Enrollments

(3rd Friday in September)
05-06 06-07 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12

NORTHLAND PINES PHELPS THREE LAKES

1,469 159 643

1,444 161 610

1,393 156 584

1,426 141 583

1,432 145 563

1,427 151 578

1,399 139 576

DOJ to process carry permits starting Nov. 1

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BY ANTHONY DREW
NEWS-REVIEW ASST. EDITOR

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INCOMING Fixed on some distant prey, a very focused bald eagle streaks downward, its wings producing the sounds of wind

rushing through flight feathers. Eagles will turn more to hunting ditches in the weeks to come. --Staff Photo By KURT KRUEGER

The Department of Justice (DOJ) will begin processing applications for concealed carry permits Tuesday, Nov. 1, making Wisconsin the 49th state to recognize lawful concealed carry. Permit application forms will be made available online and by mail Nov. 1. Implementing Wisconsin Act 35 has been a top priority for me and for the DOJ since it was signed into law back in July, said Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen. Im proud of the tireless work being done by people at the DOJ and look forward to issuing permits to qualified applicants as soon

as possible. To better prepare residents for their concealed carry permit applications, the DOJ has updated its Frequently Asked Questions on the website at doj.state.wi.us. This newly created page provides updates, including a link to the emergency rules, application and training requirements information and a model certificate to serve as a guide for instructors providing students with proof of training. The site also lists out-of-state licenses that will be recognized in Wisconsin when the law takes effect, but To CARRY, Pg. 3A

Social Security benefits to increase 3.6% in 2012

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Ready for the test

New Trail Bond product laid down near Eagle River
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BY NEWS-REVIEW STAFF
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Monthly Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for more than 60 million Americans will increase 3.6% in 2012, the Social Security Administration announced last week. The 3.6% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) the first increase since 2009 will begin with benefits that nearly 55 million Social Security beneficiaries receive in

January 2012. Increased payments to more than 8 million SSI beneficiaries will begin Dec. 30, 2011. With the 3.6% COLA, the estimated average monthly Social Security benefit payable in January 2012 will be $1,229 for all retired workers. The average couple, with both receiving benefits, will get $1,994. A widowed mother To INCXREASE, Pg. 2A

BY GARY RIDDERBUSCH
NEWS-REVIEW EDITOR

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Make-A-Wish fullfills dream
I Austin Kluever of Eagle River spent the weekend of a lifetime visiting the Green Bay Packers. Pg. 1B

A new surface for bicyclepedestrian trails that could also withstand the pounding of snowmobiles in the winter months is ready to be tested near Eagle River. The trademarked mix of crushed granite and binder is an invention of Pitlik & Wick Inc., the Sugar Camp-based highway construction company. The company laid down a 120-yard test strip surfaced with Trail Bond last week on part of the snowmobile trail from the Mud Creek bridge west of Eagle River to the driveway into Eagle River Inn & Resort. Drivers in automobiles can see the test strip along the north side of Highway 70. The test strip also is a sample of what much of the Great To TRAILS, Pg. 4A

A Pitlik & Wick Inc. crew member prepared a stretch of snowmobile trail near the Mud Creek

bridge west of Eagle River for a test strip of Trail Bond. --Photo By Carlton Schroeder

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WEDNESDAY, OCT. 26, 2011

VILAS COUNTY NEWS-REVIEW/THE THREE LAKES NEWS

WEATHER CORNER
Note: Precipitation amounts are recorded at 8 a.m. for the previous 24 hours.

NEWS
ONE YEAR AGO
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LAST SEVEN DAYS

Hi Wed., Oct. 19..........47 Thurs., Oct. 20........40 Fri., Oct. 21.............55 Sat., Oct. 22............53 Sun., Oct. 23...........56 Mon., Oct. 24 ..........53 Tues., Oct. 25..........44 Lo Prec. 32 .13 R 32 .04R 34 .02R 27 None 27 Tr.R 35 .13R 35 Tr.R

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Students: enrollments level off here

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three districts approved operating referendums in the past three years to help school boards balance their budgets. Pines drops 28 At Northland Pines, District Administrator Mike Richie said the enrollment dropped 28 students from 1,427 last year to 1,399. Pines had 1,432 in 2009-10. The enrollment had dropped to 1,393 in 200708 after peaking at 1,655 students in 1998-99. Richie said students enrolled in the 4-year-old kindergarten (4-K) program have helped stabilize the numbers at Northland Pines. We added 4-year-old kindergarten last year, said Richie. We had 48 enrolled the first year and we have 105 this year. You dont get full credit for each student, only .6. Because of those extra students, the number of students in the Eagle River Elementary School has reached 416, the most ever. Northland Pines has a total of 1,421 students in all its buildings, including 300 in the middle school and 497 in the high school. The DPI reporting figure is lower due to open enrollment adjustments and full-time equivalent students. Richie also said that Northland Pines continues to improve its open enrollment numbers. Pines has 89 students coming into the district this year and 67 are leaving the district. We are plus 22 students for open enrollment. Weve made a huge improvement since 200506, when we were minus 55, said Richie. Richie said small incoming kindergarten classes and large graduating classes are the main reason for declining enrollments. For example, Richie said this years kindergarten class has just 69 students, while the junior class has 142. One positive is that the class size tends to get larger as it moves through the district, said Richie. We pick up students from Christ Lutheran School following eighth grade and we often get homeschool children as they get older, joining the district for high school. For example, the 4-K class two years ago had 60 students and the same group now has 91 in first grade. Pines is in the third year of its voter-approved referendum to exceed the revenue limit for three years. Richie predicted Pines will be able to get four years out of those tax dollars and may not have to go to referendum again until the fall of 2012 for the 2013-14 school year. Three Lakes down 2 Three Lakes District Administrator George Karling said student enrollment dropped from 578 last year to 576 this fall. Three Lakes had fewer than 600 students for the past five years and had a high of 819 students in the 1999-2000 school year before the 10-year decline. Whats interesting is, I traced a line going from 2010 to 2011 in the classes and were seeing a little bit of trend in the lower grades of classes increasing, said Karling. You think you graduate a big class and your kindergarten class coming in might be smaller, but it usually doesnt work that way. Karling said Three Lakes class sizes have shown a trend of building over time as they pick up students along the way. When we did the building project, we had a prefessional enrollment projection done by the University of Michigan, he said. The projection said we were going to remain relatively stable and maybe vary by 15 or 20 students either way. They take in all kinds of computerized information. Six or seven years later, were up over the 800 mark from 640, which was where we were when we had the referendum. Its really interesting to watch how things transpire. The enrollment breakdown between the high school and other schools this year compared to last year is as follows: high school, 294 students; Three Lakes Junior High, 78 students; Three Lakes Elementary, 180 students; and Sugar Camp Elementary, 128 students. Karling said the 4-K has increased from 29 students last year to 40 students this year. There were 19 students in 4-K when the program started in 2007, he said. That has helped because we can count .6 for each student in 4-K. Phelps at 139 At Phelps, the enrollment dropped 12 students this fall to 139. While the enrollment has been fairly stable since 200203, its well below the high of 216 in the 1996-97 school year. In 2008-09, Phelps had 141 students, according to District Administrator Delnice Hill, so the count has remained fairly steady. We registered four new students since the third Friday in September count, so that is really exciting, said Hill. So that means there are some families moving into the district. Hill said the Phelps School is attractive to parents because of the low teacher-tostudent ratio, the number of course offerings for a small school, high ACT scores and challenging advanced placement course work. Concerning open enrollment, Phelps has 25 students coming into the district and 37 going to other schools. We certainly are making an effort to turn those numbers around, but sometimes its just a family situation, where a parent works or lives, that determines the school of choice. We are in the process of charting the reasons students leave, and its really across the gamut. Phelps is in the third year of a referendum to exceed the revenue limit to the tune of $835,000 each year for three years. We will likely be going to the electors for another referendum to exceed the revenue limit in April of 2012, said Hill. We have built up the fund balance, but we dont want to make it a make-it-orbreak it situation by trying for a fourth year. We have worked hard to make the district financially sound.

LAST YEAR

The average daily high at this time last year for the next seven days was 45, while the average overnight low was 29. There was rain on four days measuring 1.3 inches. Days precipitation recorded since Oct. 1, 2011, 13 days; 2010, 8 days. Average high of past 30 days, 2011, 62; 2010, 62. Average low of past 30 days, 2011, 40; 2010, 37. Most leaves have fallen from the trees, except for a few oak leaves still clinging to branches. The deer mating season, known as the rut, is starting which increases deer activity. Drivers are urged to watch for deer along roadways. Water temperatures have dropped into the 40s, which means trophy muskies will be much more aggressive. While they have recovered somewhat, the seepage lakes are still low and are in need of much fall precipitation.

COMPARISON

FOREST CONDITIONS

STREAMS AND LAKES

OUTLOOK

Wednesday will be mostly cloudy and continued cool, with a high of 44 and a low of 32. Thursday afternoon rain and snow showers are forecast, with a high of 42 and a low of 31. Friday a few snow showers or flurries are expected, with a high of 41 and a low of 30. Saturday look for a mix of sun and clouds, with a high of 45 and a low of 26. Sunday there is a slight chance for a morning shower, with a high of 46 and a low of 29.

(PORTIONS OF THE WEATHER CORNER ARE THROUGH THE COURTESY OF KEVIN BREWSTER, EAGLE RIVER and NEWSWATCH 12 METEOROLOGIST.)

Halloween:
assign any regular hours for trick or treating in the city of Eagle River. The police department asks parents to have their children attend the Hallogras party at the school. If youths do trick or treat, Police Chief Mark Vander Bloomen suggests children go out during daylight hours only, unless accompanied by a responsible adult. Three Lakes The Three Lakes Lions Club welcomes all Three Lakes area preschool through sixth-grade children to the annual Halloween parade, pumpkin-carving contest and costume judging Monday, Oct. 31. Any youths participating in the pumpkin-carving contest should take their entries to the school commons by 5:45 p.m., as judging will take place during the parade. Prizes will be awarded to four groups: preschool to kindergarten; first to second grade; third to fourth grade; and fifth to sixth grade. Pumpkins will be judged on creativity and the Halloween theme. Children and their parents walking in the costume parade should be at the Three Lakes Winery parking lot by 6 p.m. The parade will travel south down Gogebic Street to Erie Street toward the post office and head south to the school. Costume judging, including an adult category, will begin in the school commons as soon as the parade participants arrive. Prizes will be awarded for scariest, prettiest, funniest and most creative costumes. Trick or treating after the event is at the discretion of

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parents. The Lions Club, as well as police and fire departments, ask that children be accompanied by an adult. Conover The Conover Lions Club will host a Halloween party for youths Monday, Oct. 31, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Conover Community Center, located on Highway K East. The party will feature games, candy and prizes for best costume in each age group. Food will be available. Phelps Trick or treating is scheduled in Phelps from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29. Trick-ortreat maps are available at Phelps businesses. That night, the Phelps Parents Association will host a Halloween party at Phelps School from 5 to 7 p.m. A free meal of hot dogs and chips will be served, followed by games in the small gym. To donate bars or cookies, drop them off at the concession stand Saturday night. Volunteers are still needed in all areas. For more information, call Jill Mesun at (715) 545-4017. Land O Lakes Trick or treating is scheduled Monday, Oct. 31, from 3:30 to 6 p.m. in Land O Lakes. The Library and Recreation Department also will host a Halloween party featuring food and games at the Stateline from 4 to 7 p.m. Sugar Camp Trick-or-treat hours in Sugar Camp will be Sunday, Oct. 30, from 4 to 7 p.m.

Increase:
with two children will average $2,543 and a widow or widower alone will receive $1,184. Some other changes that will take effect in January of each year are based on the increase in average wages. Based on that increase, the maximum amount of earnings subject to the Social Security tax (taxable maximum) will increase to $110,100 from $106,800. Of the estimated 161 million workers who will pay Social Security taxes in 2012,

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about 10 million will pay higher taxes as a result of the increase in the taxable maximum. Information about Medicare changes for 2012, when announced, will be available at Medicare.gov. For some beneficiaries, their Social Security increase may be partially or completely offset by increases in Medicare premiums. The Social Security Act provides for how the COLA is calculated.

Rivers tothe People

VILAS COUNTY NEWS-REVIEW/THE THREE LAKES NEWS

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 26, 2011

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NEWS

Vilas cuts $1.5 million to balance budget

Supervisors decide to take $284,054 from general fund
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BY KEN ANDERSON
NEWS CORRESPONDENT

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State Superintendent Tony Evers presented a Wisconsin School of Recognition award honoring Phelps Elementary School. Phelps

School District Administrator Delnice Hill, left, and teacher Dorothy Kimmerling accepted the award. --Contributed Photo

Capitol ceremony celebrates Phelps Elementary School

MADISON State Superintendent Tony Evers recently honored Phelps Elementary School among 117 other state schools that earned Wisconsin School of Recognition awards at the State Capitol. Phelps elementary and the other award-winning schools received a plaque and $5,000 for use on any school-related activity. Ten schools that have earned School of Recognition awards for five consecutive years received a flag to mark their achievement. To be eligible for Wisconsin School of Recognition honors, each school was among those with the highest poverty rates in the state, based on free and reduced-price school lunch data. Additionally, student achievement on statewide reading and mathematics assessments in each school was higher than the state average for schools with similar poverty rates and grade configurations. Each school also made adequate yearly progress for the past two years as defined under federal education laws. Finally, each school receives, or is eligible to receive, Title I funding, the federal program that provides aid for services to school districts and schools with high numbers or high percentages of children who are economically disadvantaged. The schools each sent a team of district personnel for the days events at the Capitol. The Black Hawk Middle School Orchestra of Madison, under the direction of Kristie Ely, provided music during the reception and brunch. During the noon awards program, the Bruce Guadalupe Middle School Mariachi Juvenil from Milwaukee, under the direction of Dinorah Marquez, provided music. Evers delivered welcoming remarks, while Jeanan Yasiri, senior lecturer at UW-Madison, directed the presentation of awards.

Carry: training group approved

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applicants should keep in mind the list and the list of states that will recognize Wisconsin licenses is still being updated. Resources for instructors who wish to view a model fourhour training curriculum also have been posted. The DOJ recommends applicants and anyone interested in Wisconsins new concealed carry law check back on the website Nov. 1 for the latest information. AACFI accepted Meanwhile, the DOJ formally recognized the American Association of Certified Firearms Instructors (AACFI) as meeting the Wisconsin qualifying standards of a firearms training organization. Anyone who plans to apply for a new Wisconsin weapons license can attend an AACFI class knowing the DOJ will accept this training, according to Tim Grant, AACFI vice president of operations and development. We have been working closely with the DOJ since the passage of the new Wisconsin weapons law and we are pleased that our organization
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and our certified firearms instructors were so quickly recognized, said Grant. We realize that many people have been waiting for this decision from the DOJ before making a commitment to go to a class. Your wait is officially over. Grant said the AACFI will be in touch with its past Wisconsin course clients to be sure they have all the necessary documentation to make a successful application. The AACFI trained thousands of citizens who live in Wisconsin to responsibly carry lethal force since 2004, accord-

ing to Grant. As an organization that specializes in training armed citizens, AACFIs curriculum exceeds the training requirements established by the Wisconsin Legislature by instructing clients how to survive an attack physically, morally, legally and financially, said Grant. AACFI currently has more than 30 active certified firearms instructors serving Wisconsin, including Dan Tomasoski of Eagle River. AACFI Wisconsin instructors can be found at aacfi.com.

Postal Service sets holiday deadline

With autumn upon the North Woods, the first deadline for the 2011 holiday season is around the corner for letters and packages destined for service members and their families stationed overseas. Saturday, Nov. 12, is the deadline for sending holiday packages to soldiers stationed overseas using parcel post to all air/army post office (APO) or fleet post office (FPO) ZIP codes. All military mail, regardless of destination, is sent by domestic mail rate. International rates do not apply to military mail delivery. The priority mail 12- by 12by 51/2-inch large flat-rate box offers a $2 discount to APO/FPO destinations and ships for $12.95.

The Vilas County Finance Committee completed work on the proposed 2012 county budget, including making $1.5 million in cuts to reach the state-mandated levy limit. A required public hearing on the budget will be held Tuesday, Nov. 8, at the courthouse in Eagle River beginning at 9 a.m. In addition to the cuts, the Finance Committee will use $284,054 from the general fund, leaving a balance of $6.6 million. In addition, the county will take $593,782 from the highway segregated fund and $106,776 in other funds to reach the state-imposed tax levy limit. Total expenditures for 2012 will be $25.97 million compared to $27.60 million in 2011, a decrease of $1.62 million or about 6%. The proposed tax levy will drop slightly for 2012, going to $13.05 million compared to $13.09 million for 2011. The proposed mill rate for 2012 will increase 4 cents, from $1.74 per $1,000 of value to $1.78. According to County Clerk Dave Alleman, part of the reason for the increase in the mill rate is a drop in the county equalized value from $7.54 billion to $7.34 billion. Revenues coming into the county, as well as revenues generated by county departments, also are expected to drop from $13.32 million to $11.93 million. One of the largest drops anticipated is from housing state prisoners in the county jail. During 2011, the anticipated revenue was $665,000. According to Vilas County Sheriff Frank Tomlanovich, the state is looking at ending the practice of housing prisoners in county jails, which will drop the jail revenue to $150,000, or a $514,000 decrease. Since the new Justice Center was constructed, housing state prisoners has generated nearly $9 million in revenue. During 2011, the county board authorized a number of withdrawals from the unencumbered general fund, but still had sufficient money to offset some of the 2012 budget, according to Alleman. The largest withdrawal was $875,000 for updating the heating and air-conditioning systems. Most budgets cut The Finance Committee cut the budget requests from 12 county departments and increased requested funds for three departments. Some of the largest cuts, percentagewise, came at the expense of the Civil Air Patrol, which requested $5,000 and was reduced 50% to $2,500, and for libraries,

which requested $95,966, but were cut 37% to $60,271. The largest cuts in terms of dollars were from the highway department, which requested $4.05 million and was reduced to $3.21 million, a drop of $839,045. Of four vacant positions in the highway department, the Finance Committee included funds to fill only two. Left vacant at this time is the position of highway commissioner. The other large cut was made in the sheriffs departments budget. The request for 2012 of $4.99 million was reduced to $4.89 million, a drop of $97,000. Other county departments with requests that were reduced include the district attorneys office, general building and plant operations, land information and mapping, Department of Natural Resources charges for fire protection, emergency management, solid waste and zoning. Slight increases were allowed for Medicaid grant expenses, lead poisoning grant expenses and a Veterans Service grant. Depend on taxes While most county depart-

ment operations collect some fees and therefore generate revenue to offset the total impact on those who pay property taxes, there are a number of departments that depend on the property tax levy. The department that has the highest tax impact is the sheriffs department budget, of which $4.76 million goes on the tax rolls. Combine that with the tax impact of $1.57 million from operation of the county jail $6.34 million is from property owners. While the county highway budget exceeds $3 million, state aid and other revenue sources account for all but $431,384. Administration of Social Services programs has $1.06 million on the tax rolls, while the Human Service Center has $697,000 and Juvenile Intake, $415,213. General building operations places $675,397 and information systems places $485,900 on property taxes. Only one county department actually exceeds its total expenses. The Register of Deeds office anticipates contributing $7,281 to the county general fund in 2012.

REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS

The real estate transactions listed below are being published at the request of many of our readers. The information is public record and reflects an index of each weeks transactions. Property transactions exceeding $10,000 recorded at the Vilas County Courthouse the past week and the transfer fee (at $3 per $1,000): Oct. 17, 2011 Cynthia L. Turrittin to Cheryln Joanne Johnston et al and Cheryln Joanne Turrittin et al, prt SW NW, prt NW SW in 3240-11, $150 BMO Harris Bank to Larry VanOosten et al, lot 107 of plat 851 to Wild Eagle Lodge Condominium, $426 Gerard W. Wilczek and wife to Richard A. Nelson and wife, lots 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 of plat 17 in Big Bass Addn., $1,350 Richard C. Pickles and wife to Walter C. Strauss and wife, lot 5 of plat 796 in Evergreen, $1,665 Sean Michael McEnroe and wife to Shaun D. Eberdt and wife, lot 1 of plat 780 in Timber Bay Resort Condominium, $642 Sandra D. Bass to Scott M. Podhora et al and Maria E. Mercado et al, prt SE SW in 35-40-6, $252 Gary Stevens et al to Mark L. Butler and wife, prt SE SW in 3540-9, gov lot 9, $263.70 Oct. 18, 2011 Jeffrey G. Potter and wife to Donald A. Osterberg and wife, prt SW NW in 22-40-9, gov lot 3, $907.50 Jeffrey G. Potter and wife to Thomas D. Stobbe and wife, prt SW NW in 22-40-9, gov lot 3, $360 Oct. 19, 2011 Nationstar Mortgage LLC to Mark V. Reid, prt NW NE in 3140-10, gov lot 1; prt SE NW in 3140-10, gov lot 2, $129 Deborah Varro et al, Dale Mayo et al, Dawn Johnson et al and Donna Schneider et al to Colleen A. Main, prt SW NW in 140-10, $195 Amy Croker to Joseph J. Small III and wife, prt SW NE in 20-4011, gov lot 4, $1,194 David C. Schultz to Gregory G. Sass and wife, prt SE SW in 1443-7; prt NE NW in 23-43-7, gov lot 1, $567 Oct. 20, 2011 American Community Bank & Trust to Robert D. Kelleher et al and Barbara E. Herod et al, prt SE SW in 2-42-7, gov lot 8, $832.50 Steven R. Laking and wife to Bretl Professional Properties I, prt SW SW in 2-39-10, gov lot 5, $2,025 Gary Lade and wife to Bruce H. Johnson, lot 100 of plat 144 in Holiday Estates, $156 Oct. 21, 2011 Timothy Wayne Anderson to James Shaughnessy, prt SE SW in 34-40-8, gov lot 6, $600 Jeffrey W. Brown to Gregory J. Myers et al, lot 3, blk 11 of plat 277 in Rockwood Estates North Div. #3, $90 Jeffrey A. Bonack and wife et al and George E. Baumann and wife et al to Thomas A. Hipp and wife, lots 8 and 9 of plat 163 in Keystone Park, $570 Steven C. Elrod and wife to John Stalter and wife, prt NE NW in 8-40-10, gov lot 2; prt NW NW in 8-40-10; prt NW NE in 540-10, gov lot 2; prt SW NE in 540-10, gov lot 3; prt SW SE in 540-10, gov lot 7; prt NW SE in 540-10, $348 BMO Harris Bank to Tom Lichtfuss et al, lot 218 of plat 851 in Wild Eagle Lodge Condominium, $481.50

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Temperatures are dropping and so is the barometer. Are you ready for winter?
We know the long winter months can take their toll on our immune systems, but the changes in temperatures, humidity and barometric pressure can also bring about many negative effects on your body as well. Many people have claimed to predict approaching weather by observing aches and pains, particularly in their joints and bones. The variations in barometric pressure may be the true cause of this phenomenon. Those who suffer from swelling or inflammation around the joints may feel their aches and pains increase when the air pressure drops. Migraine headaches may also be triggered by weather changes in some people. Since air pressure tends to show a bigger range of variability during the winter months, prevention is the key. Keep your body strong and healthy. Winterize your body by making regular visits to Drs. Dave and Ellie Draeger. Call today to set up your next appointment.
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WEDNESDAY, OCT. 26, 2011

VILAS COUNTY NEWS-REVIEW/THE THREE LAKES NEWS

OBITUARIES
Linda Ratliff Callum
Linda Ratliff Callum, a 10year resident of Appleton and formerly of Neenah died Friday, Oct. 21, 2011, at Appleton Medical Center in Appleton. She was 62. She was born April 28, 1949, in Rhinelander, the daughter of Arlie Sr. and Inelgean Ratliff and was a graduate of Eagle River High School. Mrs. Callum was preceded in death by one son, C.J.; one daughter, Michelle Callum Robotham; three brothers, Robert, Rodney and Thomas; one sister, Barbara Lincoln; and her parents. Her survivors include two sons, Rodney (Michele) of Manahawkin, N.J., and Travis (Ayradth) of Appleton; four sisters, Debbie Ratliff of Milwaukee, Ruth (Ron) Kubale of Brillion, Sheila (Robert) Pezewski of Milwaukee and Mary (Ron) Zalewski of Neenah; six brothers, Joel (Joyce) of Clintonville, Arlie Jr. (Laurie) of Appleton, David (Annie) of Stevens Point, Leon (Emily) Adkins of Colorado, John of Rhinelander and Richard (Brenda) of Clintonville; and six grandchildren. Visitation was held Tuesday, Oct. 25, from 3 to 7 p.m. at Gaffney-Busha Funeral Home in Eagle River. A graveside service will be held Wednesday, Oct. 26, at Three Lakes Cemetery in Three Lakes.

NEWS

Douglas Doug Fassbender

Douglas Doug Fassbender, a resident of Land O Lakes for most of his life, died Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011, at Lillian Kerr Healthcare by Rennes in Phelps. He was 61. He was born Sept. 22, 1950, in Appleton, the son of Hubert Cub and Dolores Fassbender. Mr. Fassbender was an avid trap shooter at Gateway Lodge in Land O Lakes and enjoyed hunting and fishing. He was preceded in death by his father in 2001. Survivors include his mother; three brothers, Tom (Janice) of Kaukauna, Jerry (Kathy) of Land O Lakes and Bill of Milwaukee; and nieces and nephews. A private family service was held.

LIONS DONATION The St. Germain Lions Club donated $1,000 to the Vilas Food Pantry in Eagle River last week. Taking part in the check presentation were, front row from left, Lion David Tikalsky,

Caroline Tesch and Janlee Goska, food pantry volunteers; back row, Lion Stan Rakowski, food pantry volunteer Richard Short and Lion Doug Kaltenbach. --Staff Photo By ANTHONY DREW

Louis Nosarzewski
Louis Nosarzewski of Iron River, Mich., formerly of Eagle River, died Sunday, Oct. 23, 2011, at Marquette General Hospital in Marquette, Mich. He was 74. He was the son of Anton and Margaret (Doer) Nosarzewski. He was raised and attended schools in Eagle River and worked at various potato farms throughout the Eagle River area. Mr. Nosarzewski is survived by a nephew, Robert Nosarzewski of Eagle River. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 28, at Gaffney-Busha Funeral Home in Eagle River. Visitation will for one hour prior to the service.

City coffers to receive $70,000 from golf course

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BY KEN ANDERSON
NEWS CORRESPONDENT

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Headwaters Trails (GHT) bike-pedestrian system will be like as its developed in eastern Vilas County over the next 10 years. The GHT system will include trails connecting Eagle River to St. Germain, Conover, Phelps and Land O Lakes. The GHT system will be developed in partnership with area snowmobile clubs, according to GHT representative Jeff Currie. Much of it will be for year-round use for snowmobiling in the winter and walking and bicycling the rest of the year. Crushed, compacted limestone is one surface that meets the needs of many multiuse trails, but limestone needs to be trucked in from as far away as Shawano or Escanaba, Mich., said Currie. Asphalt is a less suitable material for such trails due to wear from snowmobile carbides and the way snow melts off the dark material. Pitlik & Wicks Trail Bond is a lighter color than asphalt and is as hard and durable as limestone, according to Currie.

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Its also made of rock quarried in Sugar Camp, which means less transportation cost. Several groups and individuals will watch to see how Trail Bond performs over time. They include Vilas Countys Snowmobile Program Coordinator Dale Mayo, Sno-Eagles Snowmobile Club President Ken Storms, GHTs Engineering Committee Chairman Gary Meister and head engineer Carlton Schroeder, and Brian Pitlik of Pitlik & Wick. We deeply appreciate Brians willingness to donate all the work and material needed to provide this test strip, said Meister. Thanks also go to Ron Van Dusen for letting us put it in right in front of the Eagle River Inn. If Trail Bond performs as hoped, it could provide the surface for GHTs first trail segment when it is constructed in Conover next summer, according to Currie. It will be 3.2 miles of off-road, multiuse trail on abandoned railroad grade extending east from the Conover business district to Muskrat Creek Road.

Deputy zoning administrators set winter town hall schedule

Vilas County Zoning Administrator Dawn Schmidt recently announced that starting Tuesday, Nov. 1, deputy zoning administrators will begin their winter town hall schedule. In addition to regularly scheduled office hours at the courthouse in Eagle River, deputy zoning administrators will be available at the following town hall locations and dates: Arbor Vitae, second and fourth Wednesdays of each month, from 8 to 11:30 a.m.; Lac du Flambeau, first and third Fridays of each month, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; Land O Lakes, second Monday of each month, from 8 to 10:30 a.m.; and Presque Isle, first and third Tuesdays of each month, from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. A detailed copy of the weekly deputy zoning administrator schedule is available on the website at co.vilas. wi.us or by calling (715) 4793620. Copies of the schedule are also available at the Vilas County Zoning office at the Vilas County Courthouse, located at 330 Court St. in Eagle River, whose office hours are Mondays through Fridays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

With a golf season starting five weeks later than in 2010, course play at Eagle River Municipal Golf Course rebounded and will be able to pay the city $70,000 in 2011. Course pro Brad Missling provided the numbers last week to the Golf Course Advisory Committee, showing season pass holders and cart fees were up, while greens fees and range fees were down slightly. In total, we had 22,617 rounds of golf this year and well be paying the city $70,000 for property tax relief, said Missling. I understand Northwoods (golf course in Rhinelander) has to get $30,000 from the city just to pay their bills. We should be happy were able to give what we give. The spring, summer and fall weather plays an important role when managing the course and this year was no exception, according to Missling. We opened late in spring compared to last year and it rained the last 13 days in September, Missling said, noting there were nine days in October when temperatures reached near 80 degrees. We are just $14,429 short of the anticipated budget; we thought it would be much worse. Total 2011 sales as of Oct. 20 were $595,496 compared to total sales last year of

$597,187. The budget showed expected sales of $609,925. Committee member Bill Lochte said he felt good about the recovery. We thought (last spring) this was going to be nuclear fallout, said Lochte. The entire staff did a great recovery. The hole we anticipated was a lot greater than this. Grounds superintendent Ken Smith noted that winter damage to some greens and the late spring could have made things worse. There were some good, sound business decisions and it made for a great, great year, Smith concluded. Committee member Ken Biegel agreed. During the peak season, we had the lowest rates in the area and drew a lot from St. Germain due to our greens being good and I compliment you for that, said Biegel. Missling said the Eagle River course shines above many of the other golf courses in the area, both in revenue, respect and rounds played. Smith said there were some minor issues this fall that had to do with maintenance of the greens and when to do it. He said whats best for the health of the greens is not always best for the golfers.

Referring to tinning the greens, Smith said, You can tell me when to do it, but Im telling you when its best to do it. Councils role? Advisory Committee chairwoman and City Council member Carol Hendricks expressed concern the City Council is a little more than a rubber stamp of whats done at the golf course, saying, They need to be more involved. Lochte responded to Hendricks by referring to the large emotional challenge this year. The rumor mill got out of hand, he said. We did the evaluations (Sept. 1), but I dont know what you communicated to the council, what the summaries are. If were going to put our time in, we need to be dealt in at the end of the program. Hendricks indicated there has been no summation given in writing, revealing she took the original evaluations home and averaged the results. There has been no feedback to these two, Hendricks said, referring to Missling and

Smith. Lochte said it was not proper for them to wait 70 or 80 days to see if they had a job or not. Committee member Chuck Bonson agreed, saying there seemed to be a conflict between the Advisory Committee and common council. We did the evaluations and the council does the contract; we were left out on a limb, said Bonson. We did the evaluations and they didnt get the results of what we did? Hendricks said the council needs to take action concerning the golf course. I made a decision to go to the council and they didnt show the interest I think they should, Hendricks continued. I dont like the council to be a rubber stamp. I dont run the golf course and, if I did, there would be major changes, and I would be paid for it. Hendricks didnt reveal any of the major changes she would make and refuted allegations, saying that it was nothing to do with personalities, although that was how it may have been interpreted.

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WEDNESDAY, OCT. 26, 2011

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NEWS

POLICE REPORT
Vilas County Sheriff A total of 232 complaints were entered by Vilas County Sheriff s Department dispatchers last week. In addition to those with sufficient detail to report below, a review shows at least four vehicle accidents, 12 vehicle/deer accidents, four requests for agency assistance, one ambulance request, four animal problems, two attempts to locate, five burglar alarms, five requests for citizen assistance, two reports of criminal damage to property, three disturbances, one report of domestic violence, two fires, one report of found property, two reports of fraud, two reports of harassment, two reports of hazardous conditions, nine reports of suspicious circumstances, one theft, one report of threats, four traffic violations, one trespassing complaint, two vacation checks, three welfare checks and two 911 hang ups. At least 17 calls were referred to the Eagle River Police Department, and there were at least five informational or procedural entries. In the past week, at least 14 people were booked at the Vilas County Jail, including one for bail jumping, four for operating while intoxicated, three for battery, three for probation violations, one for trespassing, one for resisting arrest and one for operating after revocation. During the week, the inmate population ranged from 72 to 85. As of Oct. 24, there were 76 inmates. Sunday, Oct. 23 - 2:29 a.m. - A one-vehicle accident was reported on Highway 45 North near Highway G in the town of Lincoln, involving Melissa M. Vermoch of St. Germain. Vermoch was cited for operating while intoxicated. Friday, Oct. 21 - 3:36 p.m. - A two-vehicle accident was reported on Highway 51, involving Melanie A. Alvarado and Rebecca J. Jensen, both of Arbor Vitae. Jensen was cited for inattentive driving. - 6:02 p.m. - A vehicle/deer accident was reported on Zeman Road in the town of Cloverland, involving Julie L. Priefer of Eagle River. Thursday, Oct. 20 - 4:26 p.m. - A two-vehicle accident was reported at the intersection of Maple and First streets in Eagle River, involving Edith A. Kukanich and Gretchen Nasharr, both of Eagle River. Nasharr was cited for failure to yield. - 5:50 p.m. - A vehicle/deer accident was reported at the intersection of Highway B and Palmer Lake Road in Land O Lakes, involving Kelly R. Allen of Lac du Flambeau. Wednesday, Oct. 19 - 4:45 p.m. - A vehicle/deer accident was reported at the intersection of Little Portage Lake Road and Big Portage Lake Road in Land O Lakes, involving Ellen N. Nielsen of Land O Lakes. Eagle River Police Among the calls received by Vilas County dispatchers were at least 17 calls for the Eagle River Police. These included one vehicle/deer accident, two vehicle accidents, one request for citizen assistance, one report of criminal damage to property, two disturbances, two reports of suspicious circumstances, one report of hazardous conditions, two traffic violations and one welfare check. Three people were taken into custody and booked into the Vilas County Jail. Three Lakes Police This police department reported one 911 hang up, one vehicle accident, two vehicle/deer accidents, one ambulance request, one request for agency assistance, three disturbances, two reports of hazardous conditions, one welfare check, one request for police services, three reports of suspicious circumstances, one theft and 13 traffic stops.

TRUCK HITS TREE The driver of a Ford F-150 struck a tree Tuesday morning, becoming airborne before crashing to a stop

near Kathan Inn & Resort on County H in Sugar Camp. The driver was not seriously injured. --Staff Photo By ANTHONY DREW

Vilas County Court report

Man who hit deputy at hospital placed on probation for 18 months

A 36-year-old Eagle River man had a sentence withheld and was placed on probation for 18 months after he entered a no contest plea and was found guilty to an amended charge of misdemeanor battery and an added charge of disorderly conduct in Vilas County Circuit Court last week. Benjamin P. Brand, who battered a Vilas County deputy at Ministry Eagle River Memorial Hospital after he was transported there following involvement in a one-car rollover June 10, was originally charged with battery of a peace officer, a felony. Conditions of Brands probation include: a fine of $488, alcohol and other drug abuse (AODA) assessment and follow-through as deemed necessary by the agent, he is not to possess or consume intoxicants, no taverns, and 30 days in the Vilas County Jail with work-release privileges. Circuit Judge Neal A. Nielsen III said Brand can serve the jail time in another county if arrangements can be made. His jail time must start by Nov. 18 and he will receive credit for four days. According to court records, Brand attempted to leave the hospital without being treated and struck the officer with a closed fist on the left side of the officers face in the hospital parking lot. According to the complaint, investigators later learned Brand had a broken rib and collapsed lung and was transported to St. Josephs Hospital in Marshfield. William R. Deditz, 17, of Eagle River, was charged as an adult with burglary of a building or dwelling, party to a crime. His preliminary hearing was set for Nov. 16 at 1 p.m. and his bond was amended to a $2,500 signature bond. Deditz allegedly broke into The Country Store through a bathroom window on the second floor and took more than $620 in cash and coins from the business at 115 E. Wall St. in Eagle River. Conditions of his bond include no contact with Lucas Johnston-Burnett, who was allegedly involved in the burglary, he is not to go on the premises of The Country Store and have no contact with the owners, reside with parents at their home or in a treatment facility and his curfew is from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. unless he is with his parents. Jason C. Jensen, 34, of Sugar Camp, charged with stalking, had an initial appearance adjourned to Nov. 7 at 10 a.m. and is free on a $1,000 signature bond. Jensen allegedly attempted to make phone contacts with a former girlfriend, showed up at her house in the town of Arbor Vitae and left a gift on her driveway. He is to have no contact with the 35-year-old victim. Authorities said the woman is under emotional stress and fear due to Jensens alleged actions between March 17 and June 22, according to the criminal complaint. Suzanne A. Miller, 25, of Birnamwood, charged with 10 counts of obtaining prescription drugs with fraud, party to a crime, and five counts of manufacturing or delivery of prescription drugs had an initial appearance adjourned to Oct. 24. Miller allegedly obtained medications at an Eagle River pharmacy under another womans name between Nov. 2, 2010, and Feb. 4, 2011, when she also was charged for obstructing an officer. Miller also was charged with felony bail jumping Aug. 16, when authorities learned she was not residing in Birnamwood, according to her bond. The authorities learned that she allegedly was living in Fort Meyers, Fla., and two months previously in Janesville. Todd A. Koster, 49, of Pleasant Prairie, charged with fifth-offense operating while intoxicated, operating with a prohibited alcohol concentration, operating while intoxicated causing injury and operating with a prohibited alcohol concentration causing injury Nov. 11 in Conover, had an initial appearance rescheduled for Nov. 21 at 10 a.m. Anna M. Smith, 47, of Eagle River, entered a no contest plea and was found guilty of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, fourth offense in five years. A charge of operating with a prohibited alcohol concentration was dismissed. Smiths sentence was withheld, and she was placed on probation for three years with conditions, including a fine of $2,182, drivers license revoked for 28 months, AODA assessment and followthrough as deemed necessary by the agent, six months in the Vilas County Jail and Huber privileges for family health care to start Jan. 17, 2012, ignition interlock device for 28 months, not to possess or consume intoxicants and no taverns. She will receive credit for one day served in jail. She was arrested in Eagle River April 11. Richard F. Allen, 21, of Lac du Flambeau, entered a nocontest plea and was found guilty of two amended counts of second-degree reckless endangerment. Charges of first-degree reckless endangerment and carrying a concealed weapon were dismissed. Allen was arrested for shooting a firearm at an occupied house at 2822 Little Pines Road in Lac du Flambeau May 4. Allens sentence was withheld and he was placed on probation for five years. Conditions of his probation include: one year in the county jail, AODA assessment and treatment, random testing, full-time employment or school, follow-through on any counseling as deemed necessary by the agent, 50 hours of community service per year with an organization promoting positive goals, supplying a DNA sample, not to possess or consume intoxicants and no taverns. He will receive credit for 161 days served in jail. Lara K. Williams, 34, of Lac du Flambeau, entered a nocontest plea to amended charges of misdemeanor possession of marijuana and misdemeanor bail jumping, and was found guilty during a plea and sentencing hearing last week. She also was convicted of misdemeanor theft. A charge of possession of an illegally obtained prescription was dismissed but was read in at sentencing. She was originally charged with two felonies, manufacturing or delivery of marijuana and felony bail jumping. Williams sentence was withheld and she was placed on probation for 24 months with the following conditions: continued AODA treatment and counseling as deemed necessary by the agent, she must apologize to the victim, and she is fined the statutory amount on each count, including $163 on the possession of marijuana conviction and $326 on the bail jumping conviction. Darin J. Diver, 21, of Lac du Flambeau, charged with attempting to flee or elude a traffic officer Sept. 12 in Lac du Flambeau, had an initial appearance adjourned to Nov. 7 at 10 a.m. Joyce Ann Knox, 59, of St. Germain, who was convicted of forgery and theft-false representation in 2004, had a probation review hearing adjourned to Dec. 15 at 1:30 p.m. She was sentenced Nov. 23, 2004, to 60 months in the Wisconsin Prison System, including 24 months of confinement and 36 months of extended supervision. She also received four years of probation and was to pay restitution of $1,234.89. Stephen M. Prout, 26, of Eagle River, charged with operating a motor vehicle without the owners consent May 17 in the town of Washington, was not present for a preliminary hearing last Monday. Judge Nielsen issued a warrant bond of $5,000 cash.

Eagle River Police Department sets guidelines for Halloween

The Eagle River City Council will not assign regular hours for trick or treating in the city of Eagle River for Halloween, Monday, Oct. 31. The police department asks parents to take their children to Northland Pines Middle School for the Eagle River Lions Clubs Hallogras childrens Halloween party. This years event will run from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 31. For those who do trick or treat door to door in the city, the police department encourages going only to residences where a porch light is turned on, and recommends not disturbing residents who arent participating in trick or treating. Parents are encouraged by the department to make sure children can see clearly through any masks they may be wearing and to incorporate reflective material in the costumes, if possible. Police say parents should also examine all treats prior to allowing their children to consume them. Children should be warned against entering the residence of strangers, and the use of flashlights while walking to increase visibility is recommended, said Chief of Police Mark Vander Bloomen.

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VILAS COUNTY NEWS-REVIEW/THE THREE LAKES NEWS

NEWS
Three Lakes board report

Portion of Rice Lake Road to remain closed until frost

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BY ANTHONY DREW
NEWS-REVIEW ASST. EDITOR

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Unsafe conditions resulting from excess water on Rice Lake Road in Three Lakes continue to plague the town crew, the Three Lakes Town Board heard during last weeks meeting. The road is a sand and gravel composite that was severely damaged by water and wind in 2010. This spring, additional water came over the boat landing and washed out the corduroy holding the road together. According to town crew member Brian Slizewski, ruts and erosion on the dirt road could keep it closed to vehicular traffic until a frost stabilizes it, which could negatively impact hunters who use it during deer season. A large steel gate marks the closed portion of the road. We could probably put another gate in at the 90degree corner, and open that

section up unless it got wet, said Slizewski. But after the corner, theres no way. We need to haul material. The crew plans to work beyond the 90-degree corner once a frost establishes itself. Otherwise, the crew would risk destroying the part of the road thats still intact, said Slizewski. If we allow vehicle traffic on it, places like that are just going to get worse, he said. With the upcoming winter weather, this could happen as soon as a couple of inches of frost are in the ground. However, there is no estimate at this time for when the road may be reopened. In the meantime, vehicle traffic is permitted up to the gate. Town officials said theyre aware Rice Lake Road is a major entry point to the Thunder Lake State Wildlife Area, and they hope the road can be opened in time for hunting season. However, the safety of all those traveling on the road

must take precedence over public access and will be the deciding factor as to when the road reopens, said Three Lakes Town Chairman Don Sidlowski. Extensive restoration grading by the town crew was completed during the 2011 construction season. Reconstruction on the road up to Thunder Ditch is complete, but must become sufficiently dry or firm to allow for vehicular traffic, said town officials. In other action, the town board: heard a quarterly report from Town Clerk Sue Harris about the Three Lakes Park Commission; heard a quarterly report and investment recommendations from the management oversight team; announced an annual budget public hearing is set for Tuesday, Nov. 29, at 5:30 p.m. in the Three Lakes Community Building; waived its regular November meeting in lieu of the annual budget hearing.

Land O Lakes Recreation Co., formerly known as Ramesh Motorsports, is now open in Land O Lakes. Customer sales, service and support will be offered by Ron Ramesh, seated at center,

along with, from left, new general manager George Haviar, office manager Andrea Haviar, Tom Taubensee and Chad Ramesh. --Staff Photo By Madeline Mathisen

Land O Lakes Recreation Co. to offer equipment, accessories and service

Land O Lakes Recreation Co. is now open and a grand opening is scheduled Saturday, Oct. 29, at its showroom, located at 1702 N. Highway 45 in Land O Lakes. Formerly known as Ramesh Motorsports, the business will provide power sports equipment, accessories and service for a variety of outdoor recreational needs. The new owners stated they have a goal of the very best in customer service and satisfaction, and will offer Ski-Doo and BRP Can-Am allterrain vehicles and the new Can-Am side-by-side units. In addition, they will service and sell Ski-Doo snowmobiles and Snapper mowers and tractors, along with Stihl chain saws and lawn and garden equipment. A showroom of clothing and accessories also will be offered. The business is located on the snowmobile, all-terrain vehicle and bicycle trails that connect Land O Lakes and Michigan. The new general manager is George Haviar, and Andrea Haviar will run the office. Tom Taubensee also is a new addition to the staff and will give his attention to providing customer service. Ron Ramesh, former owner, will continue to support the operation with his knowledge and customer service but will work fewer hours at the store. Chad Ramesh, Tina Beer, Pete Otterpohl and Josh Horst also will continue to provide customer service and support for each North Woods season. The new staff enjoys outdoor activities, which include snowmobiling, fishing and riding bikes and all-terrain vehicles. Business hours are Mondays through Saturdays from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays and later hours will be by chance or appointment. The public is welcome to subscribe to the companys email newsletters at lolrec.com. For more information, contact (906) 544-2040, mgr@lolrec.com or lolrec.com.

Three Lakes School Board approves budget revisions, counseling curriculum

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BY ANTHONY DREW
NEWS-REVIEW ASST. EDITOR

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The Three Lakes School Board approved budget revisions at a meeting last week, increasing the community service fund tax levy by $15,508 and decreasing the general fund levy by $388. A cessation of after-school study donations caused the change in the community service levy, while increases of $141 in special adjustment aid and $247 in exempt computer aid allowed the general fund levy to decrease. The overall levy was revised to reflect these changes and was approved at $7,807,108. Following a change in valuation for the 2011-12 school year, the mill rate was set at 5.36. Our valuation decreased by $7,150,429, which is a decrease of .49%, said District Administrator George Karling. The proposed mill rate was 5.33, but with the change in valuation and the change in our levy, it will be 5.36. Karling said the number was still lower than what he had seen in other districts. And well go lower with the last payment of our facility in April, he said. That will be a significant decrease. The board also approved a new school counseling curriculum to follow state guidelines, changing from the earlier Wisconsin Developmental Guidance Model to the Wisconsin Comprehensive School Counseling Model.

Following a question from Karling asking if the district had indeed changed its guidance practices or simply the name, Three Lakes guidance counselor Gene Welhoefer said the actual changes were minimal. After reading the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) handbook, Welhoefer said he noticed the school was already following the majority of its guidelines. Its because we were a step ahead in a lot of cases, said Welhoefer. Our transition from the old curriculum to what we put on paper was more of catching up to what we were already doing and making sure we had a document to show that. Karling replied, saying thats what hed been driving at with his original question. When the developmental guidance model came out, the DPI people told me that we were two to three years ahead of the game in Three Lakes, said Karling. School Board Clerk Tom Rulseh showed some concern regarding the four-year grade benchmarks outlined in the new model, asking how progress is measured between those years. We do annual assessments, said Welhoefer. Just like the classroom teacher who is doing pretests, posttests and observations to see if theyre effective, were doing the same thing. We just dont have a green book for it. In other news, Dean of Students Kris Brown said Three Lakes School now has Web access available for visitors.

The board set next months meeting for Wednesday, Nov. 16, at the Sugar Camp School.

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A cure for pheasant fever close to home
FEW THINGS in Gods great creation rival the beauty of a ringnecked pheasant, the monster of upland game birds that was transplanted into America long ago. The rooster pheasant may not be as hardy or as quick in flight as the ruffed grouse, but they excel in many other ways. Their colors are stunning, from the red/green head and white-ringed neck to a body full of some of the most unique feather colors and patterns on the face of the Earth. Whether standing tall on the ground or in flight, the roosters long tail really makes it a spectacle to see. As a game bird, the pheasant is the king of open cover. Their ability to outrun hunters and dogs is legendary and, in flight, they explode with startling speed and, quite often, nerve-testing cackling that is more like a ha-ha, you cant catch me. Despite their bright colors, the rooster pheasant is a master of concealment. It can snake into and hide in a tuft of grass that youd think could hardly conceal a robin, letting hunter and dog walk right past often remaining hidden, but sometimes exploding from cover and escaping on the backtrack. So its no wonder that pheasant fever is in full swing right now, pursued nationally by hundreds of thousands of hunters. The challenges of the sport bring people to the Dakotas, Iowa and other states in droves. This is one fun bird to chase with family and friends. For those who cant make it out West to hunt the truly wild birds, there is put-and-take pheasant hunting. It may not mimic the expansive landscapes and breath-

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By Kurt Krueger
taking sights of western roosters flushing a dozen or more at a time, but it certainly serves a purpose that is as basic as the sport itself. Whether you go to some public hunting area in southern Wisconsin or a game farm, the excitement of chasing ringnecks is a universal draw for young and old, experienced and inexperienced. At the moment a rooster flushes from the tall grass, cackling for all its worth, it doesnt matter what state you are in or whose land your boots are planted on. Its all about getting the shotgun barrel on that bird, swinging smoothly and touching off a shot when instinct tells you its right. The big benefit of put-and-take pheasant hunting on a game farm is the convenience something that works even when the work schedule is tight. And what a great place to take a rookie hunter or a young dog, where either can get a taste of pheasant country close to home. Its perfect when you have a one-day window to hunt, and that was the story last Thursday for the scribbler and his son, Brian, who ventured to Heritage Hunt Club in Laona for what has become an annual father-son outing.

On this day, a dog trainer from Three Lakes was working German shorthair pointers in one field and a former school superintendent we know was blasting at pheasants in another field. The star of the show the one that would turn the chase part into a productive hunt was a 22-month-old black Labrador retriever named Gracie. Though shes only in her second season, her flushing and retrieving skills are second to none. During the morning hunt, she found three roosters that others had wounded and lost. She has a nose for bird scent thats as good as any dog weve hunted over and, because she hunts close, we get to shoot at everything she flushes. Heritage Hunt Club, managed by Bill Belland, offers a farm with a diversity of cover types and field sizes. Hes been stocking nothing but roosters in recent years, which are always a lot more fun to chase than hens. A warm and somewhat wet summer has produced some awesome cover on the farm that really holds the birds. And the cornstalks that grace a few of the fields actually contain cobs this year, so the birds dont have to go anywhere else to find food. The farm offers an inside facility for cleaning birds and some groups take advantage of Bellands cleaning expertise. You can learn more at their website: heritagehuntclub.com. Nothing in Wisconsin can replace the excitement of a western hunting trip, especially if your goal is to escape the routine and get out of town for several days.

Son Brian hoists some rooster pheasants at Heritage Hunt Club as nearly 2-year-old Gracie, the workhorse, stands ready. --Photo By The Author

But this state does offer some great pheasant hunting, including the vast public lands of southern Wisconsin that are stocked with roosters from the State Pheasant Farm at Poynette. Closer to home, we have places like Heritage Hunt Club. What my son Brian and I experienced on a cold, windy day last

week will never be forgotten. It was hours of walking in pheasant country for the privilege of watching more than 20 big roosters flush from cover. The hunting preserve at Connor Farms in Laona is aptly named, for it is helping keep the states hunting heritage alive and well.

Muskies Inc. sets enduro

The Headwaters Chapter of Muskies Inc. will hold its 2011 Fall Enduro this Saturday, Oct. 29, with fishing during the day followed by dinner at Eagle River Inn & Resort. Paul Hansen, coordinator of the event, said participants do not have to be members of the Headwaters chapter. We are opening the event up to anyone who would like to attend this end-of-season muskie fishing outing, said Hansen. Participants can fish any lake in the area from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. and prizes will be awarded on the honor system. The cost is $15 for fishing and dinner. Dinner-only tickets are available for $10. The dinner at Eagle River Inn will include snacks, salad, broasted chicken, beef, potatoes, vegetables and dessert. Following fishing at 4 p.m., a social hour is planned at 5 p.m. and dinner at 6:30 p.m. There also will be raffles throughout the evening. In addition, anglers can sign up for a fish pot for $5 each. Hansen will take late registrations from 7 to 8 a.m. at Eagle River Inn Oct. 29. For more information, contact Hansen at (715) 617-4800.

Fishing with the Guides

By George Langley

Muskie, walleye fishing improving with cold

Anglers are now into the late-fall period, with the last-gasp fishermen and -women fishing for trophy muskies and walleyes. Water temperatures have fallen into the low 40s throughout the area, and none of us would be surprised at a serious cold front with snow sometime in the near future. Even with the color long gone, this is a great time to be outside and enjoy the fall weather before the snow hits and winter is here. A number of lakes in the area experienced some more turnover with the sharp drop in temperatures in the last 10 days, so be aware that some of the smaller lakes might still be green. Avoid these lakes for fishing if you can. They will provide great fishing when they clear up, but if they look green, give them several days before you come back to them. Muskie fishing is getting great now, with the best trophy weeks right ahead. With the water temperature in the low 40s, the fish have become much more aggressive to any slow-moving bait, and deeper water is becoming more productive on a daily basis. After turnover, with the conditions we have now, the fish can be anywhere from 5 to 50 feet. Use large, slowmoving baits such as Bulldawgs or Suicks, and search depths to locate fish. All lake types are providing good muskie action at this point. Walleye fishing has been good to very good in the area. As these water temperatures have fallen, the fish have solidified themselves in their fall patterns. This means the holes and the deepest weeds on the Chain. The number of fish in the holes is really consistent and heavy at this point. You can usually locate these fish with your electronics and successfully fish for them with jigs and large fathead minnows. The fish in the deep weeds are less numerous but larger than those in the holes. We have a number of reports of fish in the mid-20s being caught consistently on the Chain at this time. On the deeper lakes, the walleyes are pretty deep now. Anglers are catching fish in water up to 38 to 40 feet, so dont be afraid to try deep water. Jigs with either large fatheads or redtail chubs work best on these bigger lakes. Northern action remains very good in the weeds on all lakes. Larger minnows or chubs work very well, and twitch baits or very small jerk baits are working well for these fish. Panfish action is now slowing, with few panfish anglers braving the colder weather. We still see some perch and crappie anglers out in the fall, but most panfish anglers are now waiting for the ice fishing season. Itll be a great week for the walleye and muskie nuts. Good luck and good fishin.

SETTING THE DECOYS With waterfowl on the move, a Canada goose hunter placed his

decoys in a corn-stubble field prior to hunting last Thursday evening. --STAFF PHOTO

Hunters may harvest deer with tags, collars

Wildlife researchers are looking for assistance from Wisconsin hunters who may harvest any of the more than 335 white-tailed deer marked with ear tags and radio collars during the archery and gun deer seasons. These deer were marked back in January as part of a study to better understand how long deer live and how they die, said Chris Jacques, a research scientist with the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Bureau of Science Services. Hunters are free to harvest these marked deer. And if they do, we would like some basic information that shouldnt take more than a minute to provide. The requested information about marked deer includes: ear tag or radio collar number; how, when and where the animal died or was harvested; and the hunters phone number, complete with area code. Hunters are asked to call Jacques at (608) 221-6358 to report this information. Jacques and his colleagues marked the deer in the northern counties of Rusk, Sawyer and Price, and the east central counties of Shawano, Waupaca and Outagamie 10 months ago as part of the buck mortality study sponsored by the UW-Madison and -Stevens Point campuses, the Wisconsin Conservation Congress, Wildlife Restoration, Union Sportsmens Alliance, Whitetails Unlimited, Applied Population Laboratory, Menn Law Firm, and private donations from Wisconsin citizens. To date, we have not heard from any hunters who may have harvested a tagged deer, Jacques said. I do want to stress that you should treat these deer like any other you might see. They may be harvested, but the information that hunters provide is important to the future of our deer herd. Jacques said researchers are monitoring weekly survival status of radio-collared deer across east central Wisconsin, including 42 adult males, 32 adult females and 33 fawns. In the northern counties, researchers are monitoring the survival status of 44 adult males, 30 adult females and 11 fawns. While the DNR uses a deer population modeling system built upon sound science and data, Jacques said challenges remain, especially when it comes to predators. Years ago, the presence of predators of deer wasnt an unusual issue. However, thats changed today as predator populations across Wisconsin are expanding and deer are sought by more than just the orange-clad hunters, Jacques said.

Assembly bill would end T-zone

The Wisconsin Assembly passed AB 99 last week, a bill which eliminates Earn-ABuck (EAB) and T-zones for deer hunting. State Rep. Tom Tiffany (RHazelhurst) of the 35th Assembly District coauthored the bill with Sen. Terry Moulton. These Department of Natural Resources (DNR) policies have been very unpopular, said Tiffany. In fact, the Conservation Congress asked hunters whether they favored these policies and in all counties in the state the sportsmen and -women voted to have them removed. Tiffany said policies like EAB and T-zones have driven hunters from the sport, hurting businesses.

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OUTDOORS

Snomo safety class set late December

The Frosty Snowmobile Club Inc. of Land O Lakes will conduct its 12th annual snowmobile safety class Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. 28 and 29, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Land O Lakes Town Hall, located at 4331 Highway B in Land O Lakes. Classes will be taught by Mike Keintz and Malcolm Wayne, Department of Natural Resources (DNR) certified snowmobile safety instructors, and assisted by several club members. All students are required to have a DNR customer identification number, which can be obtained by calling the DNR customer service office at 1(888) 936-7463 between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. Participants must be at least 12 years old, and will receive their safety certificate from the DNR by mail after successfully completing the course. There is no maximum age. Parents and adults are welcome to enroll and participate as well. Class space is limited and advance reservations are required. The $10 course fee covers all necessary materials. Lunch will be provided each day. A parent or guardian must attend the class registration Wednesday, Dec. 28, from 8 to 9 a.m. to sign enrollment forms for all minors. Additionally, a parent or guardian must be available to pick up each minor student no later than 4 p.m. each day. For reservations, call (715) 547-8307 or email vettetime1@yahoo.com.

Outdoors Calendar
10/29/11 Nonresident raccoon season opens through Feb. 15, 2012. 10/31/11 Deadline to purchase Lake Winnebago system sturgeon spearing licenses. 11/01/11 Wild ginseng season closes. 11/05/11 Otter trapping season opens in all zones and runs through April 30 in the North zone and through March 31 in the central zone and south zone. Beaver trapping season opens in the northwest zone (A), northeast zone (B) through April 30 and in the southern zone (C) through March 31. 11/07/11 Woodcock season closes. 11/09/11 Mourning dove season closes. 11/15/11 Trout and salmon fishing closes on downstream section of Lake Superior tributaries that remained open after Sept. 30. 11/17/11 Early archery deer season closes statewide. Reopens Nov. 19 through Jan. 8, 2012. Fall turkey hunting season closes. Fall turkey season extension reopens in zones 1-5 Nov. 28 and runs through Dec. 31. (No late season in zones 6 or 7.) Fall crow season closes. 11/18/11 It is illegal to hunt with a firearm or bow the day before the gun deer season opens, except for waterfowl hunting or hunting on licensed game farms or shooting preserves or within the chronic wasting disease management zone. 11/19/11 Regular gun deer season opens through Nov. 27. Late archery season opens through Jan. 8, 2012.

EARLY BUCK Hunter Mathison of Eagle River killed this 185-pound, 12-point buck at 6:15 p.m. Oct. 21 in the Sugar Camp area using a bow. --Contributed Photo

Cougar photographed on trail camera in Juneau

A photograph of a cougar taken last week in Juneau County in south central Wisconsin has been verified as legitimate by two wildlife biologists with the state Department of Natural Resources (DNR). The photograph, taken at 9:21 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 16, clearly shows a young adult cougar moving against a nighttime background of native grasses. The camera was located a bit more than two miles north of Mauston. Two DNR biologists Adrian Wydeven and Jon Robaidek visited the site, interviewed the landowner, checked other photos in sequence on the camera and checked the background in the photograph against the actual location. Its obviously a cougar, Wydeven said of the large, tawny cat in the photograph. Its good sized, most likely a young adult. The landowner hadnt checked the camera for several days, but a time stamp on the photo established the date it was taken. While it is not possible to determine the gender of the cat using the photograph, Wydeven said it is likely this is a male cougar in search of new territory. This is the seventh time a trail camera has captured a cougar in Wisconsin, although three of these instances probably involved the same cougar. DNR biologists have confirmed the presence of four individual cougars in Wisconsin during the past three years. However, Wydeven said that based on times, location and other evidence, it is likely that a minimum of six different cougars have visited Wisconsin since January 2008, when a cougar observation near Milton was confirmed by tracks and DNA tests of a blood sample. During the summer of 2010, the DNR investigated several reports of horses and livestock being injured by cougars in Juneau County. State and federal wildlife officials investigated but were unable to find confirming evidence. Cougars are capable of incredible stealth and have been known to travel large distances through populated areas without being detected. The four cougars that left DNA evidence in Wisconsin were all identified as young males with genetics that make it likely they originated in the Black Hills of South Dakota. DNR biologists believe all the sightings in Wisconsin are likely due to young male cougars traveling great distances in search of territory and mates. This past summer, DNA evidence confirmed that a cougar killed in a vehicle crash in Connecticut was the same St. Croix cougar that passed through Wisconsin. There is no evidence of cougars breeding in Wisconsin, Wydeven said. DNR officials emphasized that citizen observations are critical to cougar monitoring, and they are asking landowners and outdoor enthusiasts to become familiar with the rare mammal observation form on the DNRs website at dnr.wi.gov. This and much more can be found by typing cougar into the search box on the home page, he said.

11/22/11 Northern zone duck season closes. 11/27/11 Regular gun deer season closes. 1128/11 Muzzleloader deer season opens through Dec. 8. Fall turkey season extension opens in zones 1-5 through Dec. 31. 11/30/11 Muskellunge season closes. Turtle season closes.

NICE MUSKIE Dale Musky Pete Peterson of St. Germain caught and released this 47-inch muskie Oct. 7 on an area lake using a sucker with a barbless circle hook. --Contributed Photo

Compiled by the Wisconsin DNR dnr.wi.gov

Nonresident trail passes offered at over 725 outlets

Nonresident all-terrain vehicle and snowmobile operators who come to Wisconsin to enjoy their trail riding have more than 725 outlets available where they can purchase nonresident all-terrain vehicle (ATV) and snowmobile trail passes. The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has recently added an additional 220 locations where visitors to Wisconsin can purchase the nonresident trail passes. Wisconsin residents who register their ATVs or snowmobiles in Wisconsin do not need trail passes to operate their machines on public trails, as registration fees help contribute to trail maintenance costs. The $35 nonresident trail pass was established in 1998 as a mechanism to ensure that people who do not register their machines in Wisconsin but who use Wisconsin trails help pay to maintain and police the trails. Nonresidents who need a Wisconsin trail pass can look up sales locations on the DNR website. Sales locations are located throughout Wisconsin as well as in Illinois and Minnesota. Along with issuing the nonresident trail passes, the registration agents can renew ATV, snowmobile and boat registrations for Wisconsin and can transfer registrations to new owners. Customers walk out with decals in hand and have everything they need to legally operate their recreational vehicles in Wisconsin.

Outdoor Womens Group to see Birds in Art Nov. 6

The Outdoor Womens Group will visit the free Birds in Art show Sunday, Nov. 6, at Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, located at 700 North 12th Street in Wausau. The show will include works in oil and watercolor, sculptures in wood, marble and bronze, as well as several outdoor pieces. Participants are asked to bring the necessary funds for a noon lunch at the 2510 Restaurant prior to the museum visit. Those interested in carpooling from Eagle River should meet at the Visitors Center by 10:30 a.m. Participants also can meet at the Rhinelander Public Library for an 11:10 a.m. pickup. Riders are asked to bring $7 for the drivers. All new and former participants are welcome to attend this outing. For more information or to reserve a seat, call Norma Yaeger (715) 477-1984 by Thursday, Nov. 3.

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SPORTS
Sports Sidelines
By Gary Ridderbusch

Pines basketball event to benefit future stars

Many college basketball teams kick off the season with special events for the fans on the first night of practice as a way to build excitement for the upcoming season. Locally, the Northland Pines Basketball Association (NPBA) is trying to build interest and excitement in the basketball program at Northland Pines High School, as well as the lower grades in the school district. The NPBA will host its first Northwoods Basketball All-Star Event Saturday, Nov. 5, at the Northland Pines High School field house for boys and girls in second to eighth grades. Participants will compete in events such as a skills challenge, three-point competition, hot-shot event, free throws, lay-up challenge and passing fancy. The event is open to the public, as anyone can try to qualify for a charge of $5 per event. All of the proceeds from the event will benefit youth basketball through the NPBA. Qualifying rounds will be held Saturday morning and afternoon and the top qualifiers will compete in the all-star event that night. Every youth who attempts to qualify will receive a T-shirt, and there will be trophies for first, second and third place. Those who dont qualify can still win, said event coordinator Tim Kruse. For every event you try to qualify for, youll get a raffle ticket to win an iPod to be drawn during the event that evening. In addition to the competition, there will be a shooting stars competition, which will include local personalities Emmy Fink of Discover Wisconsin, Joe Dufek of WJFW TV-12, Larry Snedden and others. Organizers even talked yours truly into lacing up the sneakers to take a few shots at the hoop. Danceworks Unlimited and Northwoods Idol winner Madeline Consoer and guests will provide entertainment. In addition, there will be a silent auction with signed memorabilia, games for children of all ages, raffles and a chance to win $3,500 with one three-point shot. Not only will the event raise much-needed funds for the NPBA, but it will raise excitement for Northland Pines basketball. For details or to register, visit northwoodsallstar.com or contact Kruse at (715) 891-1877 or rtkruse@aol.com.

Notre Dame senior running back Alexander Lech ran through the Northland Pines defense for 283 yards on 28 carries. Diving for

Lech was No. 85 Tanner Perry, while No. 63 Tanner Beaman pursued the play. --Staff Photos By GARY RIDDERBUSCH

Bigger, faster, stronger

Notre Dame tops Eagles 35-0 in playoff game
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Green Bay Notre Dame had too much senior power and dominated the Northland Pines Eagles 35-0 in a Level 1 WIAA Division 3 football game at Eagle River last Saturday night. The Notre Dame roster featured 28 seniors, including running back Alexander Lech, who rushed for 283 yards on 28 carries. Notre Dame scored 21 firsthalf points and added two more touchdowns in the third quarter before the running clock took over throughout the fourth quarter. We ended a great season with a tough loss to a very good football team, said Pines coach Jason Foster. Our kids put forth a great effort, but we really struggled to compete with the size, strength and speed Notre Dame had at most all of their positions on both sides of the ball. They controlled the line of scrimmage and that is where most games are won and lost. After Pines had a three and out on its first possession, Notre Dame didnt waste any time putting points on the board as Lech raced to the end zone on a 70-yard run on Notre Dames first play from scrimmage. Northland Pines had another three-play drive on its next series and following a Rich Mork punt, Notre Dame drove down the field and

scored on a 6-yard run by Lech to make it 14-0 with 3:13 remaining in the first quarter. After a Pines drive stalled at the Eagles 47-yard line and a Mork punt, Notre Dame was able to drive out to the 44-yard line, but Austin Ramesh recovered a fumble for Pines with 11:41 to go in the second quarter to give Pines new life. A Cooper Kerner to Ramesh pass gave the Eagles a first down at the Notre Dame 18yard line, but the Eagles settled for a 30-yard field goal attempt by Mork that went wide left and Notre Dames maintained the 14-0 lead. Notre Dame again fumbled at the Eagles 37-yard-line on their next series, but the Northland Pines drive stalled at the 49-yard line and Mork had to punt with 4:43 on the clock. Less than two minutes later, a Paul Allen pass to a wide open Forest Olsen covering 45 yards gave Notre Dame a 21-0 lead at the half. Notre Dame received the second-half kickoff and put the game away with a 67-yard scoring drive that ended with an 8-yard touchdown run by Lech. The opponent added one more third-quarter score on a 57-yard touchdown pass from Allen to Andrew Martzahl to make it 35-0 as time ran out in To EAGLES, Pg. 10A

Lady Jays finish ninth at Division 3 Sectional

The Three Lakes girls cross-country team concluded its 2011 season last Friday night, finishing ninth in team standings at the Division 3 Sectional meet hosted by Edgar High School at Nine Mile Recreation Area. The Edgar girls cross-country team won the meet with 39 points, followed by Pittsville with 81. The top finisher for the girls was Tory Palmer of Pittsville in 15 minutes, 21 seconds. On the boys side, Marathon was first with 36 points, followed by Auburndale with 63. The top boys finisher was Andrew Studinski of Marathon in 17:01. The atmosphere at the Sectional meet is always exciting, said Three Lakes coach Laurie Levandoski. Every runner toes the line, knowing this race determines whether or not they will advance for one more meet. Caitlin Vreeland-Griffin was the first Three Lakes runner to cross the line, finishing 18th overall with a time of 17:25. The time was her personal best for the year. Caitlin ran a smart race and was careful not to get buried behind too many runners at the start, said Levandoski. At Sectionals, everyone goes off the line quickly. We spent a lot of time over the last week talking about our start and how to run a smart race at Sectionals. Indi Yeager finished 39th overall for the Lady Jays with a time of 18:25. She was hoping for a better time for her final race of the season, but illness hampered her performance, said Levandoski. Indi put in an outstanding effort, despite not feeling well physically. Bluejays harrier Sonya Westfall finished 48th with a time of 19:00, narrowly edging out a runner from Auburndale by 0.60 of a second. This was a great finish for Sonya, said Levandoski. She knew the race wasnt over until she crossed the finish line, and four racers were in a tight pack, with only 1.5 seconds separating the runners. Jena Miles and Brooke Welch finished in 60th and 63rd places with times of 19:27 and 19:31, respectively, and rounded out the scoring for the Bluejays. Peyton Radaj finished 78th with a time of 20:55. The top two teams and the top five individuals not on a qualifying team in each of the two races will move on to the WIAA State competition Saturday, Oct. 29, at The Ridges Golf Course in Wisconsin Rapids.

Northland Pines running back Austin Ramesh didnt find many openings in the Notre Dame defense, but still ran for 104 yards on 24 carries. The junior also had three pass receptions for 33 yards, with all three passes coming from Cooper Kerner.

Pines to host basketball camp

Northland Pines High School will host a Hoosier School of Basketball shooting camp and offensive fundamentals camp Friday and Saturday, Nov. 11-12. The camp is designed to give future basketball players an opportunity to sharpen their basketball skills. A great deal of time will be spent on each campers mechanics of their shot, footwork, coming off of screens and the use of the dribble to create their shot, said Northland Pines basketball coach Ryan Clark. The Hoosier School of Basketball Fall Camp will again be directed by Hall of Fame coach Woody Wilson. Wilson will begin his 22nd season as a college coach. For more information, contact Clark at (715) 477-0593 or (715) 550-0908.

Northland Pines players walked off the field after a tough 35-0 loss to Green Bay Notre Dame in a WIAA playoff game Saturday night.

The Eagles still finished the season with a 6-4 record and have high expectations for next year, losing just six seniors.

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SPORTS Pines girls end season with Tomahawk loss

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BY GARY RIDDERBUSCH
NEWS-REVIEW EDITOR

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The Northland Pines Eagles cross-country team for the 2011 season included, front row from left, Sara Schaetz, Jordan Welnetz, Kylie Rhode, Taylor Neis and Emilie Robins; middle row, Katelynn Ritzer, Lexi Nelson, Shannon Lange, Maria Wait, Cali Sanborn and Alexis Schilling; back row, head coach Don Czarapata Jr., Cather-

ine Meilinger, Christian Svetnicka, Max Flanagan, Brett Hughes, Tyler Staege, Matt Kaitchuck and assistant coach Don Czarapata Sr. Missing from the photo were Lauren Czarapata, Tess Holperin, Dakota Klessig, Walker Nelson and Devin Sauvola. --Contributed Photo

The Northland Pines Eagles volleyball team saw its season come to an end in the WIAA Division 2 Regional tournament last Tuesday at Mosinee. The sixth-seeded Eagles fell to the third-seeded Indians in three straight games. Mosinee won game one 2513, followed by a 25-9 victory in the second game. The Indians took the match with a 25-10 victory in game three. Pines finished the season with a 9-20 overall record under first-year coach Margo Rogers Anderson. The Eagles were 0-12 in the Great Northern Conference (GNC), but will only lose two seniors from the varsity squad.

Mosinee lost to secondseeded Wittenberg-Birnamwood in the second round of the Regional tournament. The Chargers won in four games, 25-21, 20-25, 25-17 and 28-26. Wittenberg-Birnamwood then lost to GNC champion Tomahawk in the Regional final in three straight games, 25-19, 25-14 and 25-18. The top-seeded Hatchets will now face Medford in the Sectional semifinal this Thursday, Oct. 27, at Tomahawk. The Raiders were seeded second in their Regional bracket. The Sectional final will be Saturday, Oct. 29, at New Richmond. The other two teams in the Sectional are Rice Lake and Altoona.

Cross-country season closes for Northland Pines Eagles

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Bluejays, Knights end seasons with Regional volleyball losses

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BY ANTHONY DREW
NEWS-REVIEW ASST. EDITOR

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BY ANTHONY DREW
NEWS-REVIEW ASST. EDITOR

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The Northland Pines cross-country team concluded its season Saturday at the Sectional race at Irish Waters Golf Club in Freedom, with the girls finishing 11th out of 15 teams. The boys team didnt have enough runners to take a place in the team standings. Eagles runner Devin Sauvola finished eighth overall with a time of 16 minutes, 38 seconds, narrowly missing his chance to advance to State competition. The top two teams and the top five individuals not on a qualifying team in each of the two races will move on to the WIAA State competition Saturday, Oct. 29, at The Ridges Golf Course in Wisconsin Rapids. Because of the unique qualifying format for individuals to advance out of the

Sectional meet, Devin finished one place, and only three seconds shy of earning a trip to the State Championship, said Pines coach Don Czarapata Jr. For the girls, Emilie Robins was the first to cross the finish line, clocking a time of 15:52. Emilie also missed qualifying by the slimmest of margins, just four places short, said Czarapata. Both runners competed well, setting personal best times by more than 30 seconds. The coach said the two were at the same time pleased with their performances and disappointed in not qualifying. However, their coaches and teammates were very excited and proud of both of their outstanding performances, said Czarapata. Freshman Tyler Staege and Cali Sanborn ran personal bests as well, finishing as Pines second-place boy

and girl respectively. A total of five Northland Pines freshman either competed in the Sectional meet or were team alternates, said Czarapata. All of them have great potential and I look forward to seeing them compete during the next three years. The team will lose nine seniors to graduation this school year, including five girls and four boys. Taylor Neis, Kylie Rhode, Jordan Welnetz and Sara Schaetz all participated in their final high school crosscountry race. While Schaetz was an alternate for the meet, Neis, Rhode and Welnetz finished with their best races of the season. I am extremely gratified with how the season went, said Czarapata. If you look at our times, every single runner ended the season running minutes faster than they started. There were large improvements across

the board by everyone. The coach added that he wanted his athletes to experience the thrill of doing their best, and said he challenged them to work hard and stay focused. They competed hard all season, and I couldnt ask for anything more, said Czarapata. I believe they learned a lot about themselves, their teammates and running this year. We had a great season and I look forward to next year.

The Three Lakes and Phelps girls volleyball teams both ended their seasons with first-round Regional losses to top-seeded teams. The No. 8-seeded Bluejays fell 3-0 to the No. 1-seeded Marathon in Division 3. The scores of the three games were 25-4, 25-12 and 25-9. Marathon went on to win the Regional championship and will face Spencer in a Sectional Thursday, Oct. 27, in Auburndale. The No. 8-seeded Knights

lost 3-0 to No. 1-seeded Tigerton in Division 4. The scores of the games were 25-4, 25-4 and 25-13. Tigerton then defeated Elcho, but lost the Regional championship to Newman Catholic, which will face Assumption in the Thursday Sectional in Ashwaubenon.

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the third quarter. Neither team scored in the fourth quarter and Notre Dame advanced in the playoffs. Ramesh, a 2,000-yard rusher on the season, led the offensive attack for the Eagles with 104 yards on 24 carries. He also caught three Kerner passes for 33 yards. Defensively for the Eagles, Lucas Ferber had nine solo tackles and seven assists, Ramesh had seven solo tackles and eight assists, Alex Kornely had five solo tackles and three assists, and Tanner Beaman had five solo tackles, one assist and one quarterback sack. Northland Pines finished the season with a 6-4 overall record and were 4-2 in the WestPAC conference. It was the Eagles first home playoff game in five years. I could not be more proud of our players and how far they have come this season, said Foster. They moved the program forward another level and we look forward to continued progress next season. I would like to thank everyone in our school and community for all they have done to support Northland Pines Football this season. The Eagles will lose just six seniors from this team, including Mork, Ferber, Mitch Elbe, Cody Heller, Tim Kopanski and Wyler Haynes.

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Results of 10/18/11 Results: Buckshots 3, Bucktale Inn 6; Tiny Tap 6, Uncle Kents I 3; Uncle Kents II 5, Smugglers Lounge 4. Five-ball runs: Barb Vugrinec, Vicky Muth. Eight-ball run: Dana Croker. STANDINGS W L TINY TAP.................................20 7 BUCKTALE INN .....................15 12 UNCLE KENTS I....................14 13 SMUGGLERS LOUNGE ........12 15 BUCKSHOTS...........................10 17 UNCLE KENTS II ..................10 17

CLUB DENOYER......................15 JAKES II ...................................13 EAGLE LANES .........................13 BOOMERS .................................12 MUD CREEK SALOON..............8 JAKES I.......................................8 UNCLE KENTS II......................7 ONEIDA VILLAGE .....................7

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Results of 10/17/11 Team results: Pine Isle 7, Jakes II 2; Uncle Kents I 7, Oneida Village 2; Eagle Lanes 5, Jakes I 4; Club DeNoyer 5, Mud Creek Saloon 4; Boomers 5, Tiny Tap 4; Uncle Kents II bye. Nine-ball breaks: Bob Kaczkowski, Ken Smith. STANDINGS W L PINE ISLE .................................19 8 UNCLE KENTS I .....................17 10 TINY TAP ..................................16 11

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(Six Weeks, 10/26-11/30/11) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT VILAS COUNTY Case No. 11-CV-111 ______________________________________________ Fifth Third Bank Plaintiff, vs. Martha J. Sullivan, Joseph E. Sullivan and Doshier & Gregson Inc. Defendants. ______________________________________________ NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE ______________________________________________ PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on May 27, 2011 in the amount of $295,769.63 the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: December 15, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. TERMS: Pursuant to said judgment, 10% of the successful bid must be paid to the sheriff at the sale in cash, cashiers check or certified funds, payable to the clerk of courts (personal checks cannot and will not be accepted). The balance of the successful bid must be paid to the clerk of courts in cash, cashier's check or certified funds no later than ten days after the courts confirmation of the sale or else the 10% down payment is forfeited to the plaintiff. The property is sold as is and subject to all liens and encumbrances. PLACE: On the front steps of the Vilas County Courthouse, Eagle River DESCRIPTION: Lot Two (2) of that Certified Survey Map recorded in Volume 3 of Certified Surveys, page 24 as Map No. 625, being a part of the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section Thirty-four, Township Forty-two North, Range Ten East of the Fourth Principal Meridian, Township of Conover, Vilas County, Wisconsin. Parcel 2AA parcel of land to be added to Lot 2 of Certified Survey Map No. 625 as recorded in Volume 3 Certified Surveys, page 24 of Vilas County Records, being part of Lot 3 of said Certified Survey in Volume 3 Certified Surveys, page 24 of Vilas County Records and located in the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter (SW 1/4 NW 1/4), Section Thirty-four (34), Township Forty-two (42) North, Range Ten (10) East of the Fourth Principal Meridian, Township of Conover, Vilas County, Wisconsin, and being more particularly described as follows: Commencing at the Northwest corner of Lot 3 of Certified Survey Map No. 625 as recorded in Volume 3 CS, page 24, Vilas County records and being marked by an iron pipe on the Easterly rightof-way line of Old U.S. Highway 45, a Town Road and also being the centerline of a 40 foot wide easement as shown on said Certified Survey and the PLACE OF BEGINNING, thence N 73 52' 49" E 137.35 (N 73 57'15" E of record) along the North boundary line of said Lot 3 and said centerline to a point where said centerline will turn, thence continuing N 73 52' 49" E 80.31 feet (N 73 57' 15" E of record) along the North line of said Lot 3 to an iron pipe at the Northeast corner of said Lot 3, thence S 12 35' 33" E 220.12 feet (S12 30' 00" E 220.00 feet of record) along the East line of said Lot 3 to an iron pipe at the Southwest corner of said Lot 2, thence S 68 23' 04" W 30.61 feet to an iron pipe on the West line of said Lot 3, thence N 12 28' 16" W 159.27 feet (N12 30' 00" W of record) along the West line of said Lot 3 to an iron pipe, thence S 65 00' 00" W 245.43 feet (S 65 00' 00" W 245.40 feet of record) along the South line of said Lot 3 to an iron pipe on the Easterly right-of-way line of said Old Highway 45, thence N 13 54' 23" E 117.32 feet (N 13 50' 15" E 117.40 feet of record) along the West line of said Lot 3 and also the Easterly right-of-way line of Old Highway 45 back to the place of beginning. This parcel is to be added to Lot 2 as mentioned above. PROPERTY ADDRESS: 4784 US Highway 45 Conover, WI 54519-9534 DATED: October 6, 2011 Gray & Associates, L.L.P. Attorneys for Plaintiff 16345 West Glendale Drive New Berlin, WI 53151-2841 (414) 224-8404 Please go to www.gray-law.com to obtain the bid for this sale. Gray & Associates, L.L.P. is attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. If you have previously received a discharge in a chapter 7 bankruptcy case, this communication should not be construed as an attempt to hold you personally liable for the debt. 4945 tion line a distance of 2 chains and 31 1/2 links or 152.8 feet to a concrete monument marking the NW corner of the Albert Mykleby property as described in deed recorded in Volume 58 on page 76; thence South a distance of 3 chains and 46 links or 228.4 feet to a concrete monument on the Westerly side of Highway 70 marking the SW corner of the above mentioned Albert Mykleby property and the PLACE OF BEGINNING of the land herein described. From this Place of Beginning thence S 45 E across Highway 70 a distance of 485.5 feet to an iron pipe on the East side of Highway 70; thence N 58 E along the Southeasterly bank of Creek a distance of 95 feet to an iron pipe and continuing along the same line 5 feet, more or less, to the shore of Arbor Vitae Lake; thence Northerly along the shore of lake a distance of 315 feet, more or less, to a line drawn East from the place of beginning; thence West 21 feet, more or less, to a concrete monument; thence West 218.5 feet to a concrete monument; thence West 129 feet to a concrete monument and the Place of Beginning. EXCEPTING THEREFROM the right-ofway of Highway 70. Together with all riparian rights to the shore of Arbor Vitae Lake lying between the Northerly and Southerly boundaries above described, lying and being in the County of Vilas, State of Wisconsin. PARCEL II Government Lot Three (3), Section Thirty (30), Township Forty (40) North, Range Seven (7) East of the Fourth Principal Meridian, Town of Arbor Vitae, Vilas County, Wisconsin, lying East of State Trunk Highway 70 as now located but EXCEPTING such parts of said Government Lot 3 as follows: a) That part as described in Volume 102 Deeds, page 116; b) That part as described in Volume 58 Deeds, page 76; c) That part as described in Volume 66 Deeds, page 179; d) That part as described in Volume 95 Deeds, page 383; e) That part as described in Volume 217 Records, page 462; f) That part as described in Volume 79 Deeds, page 424. TERMS OF SALE: 10% down in cash or certified funds, with a minimum deposit of not less than $10,000, required at the time of sale made payable to the Clerk of Circuit Court, and the balance of the sale price to be paid within 10 days of confirmation of sale by the court. Failure to pay balance due will result in forfeit of deposit to plaintiff. This property to be sold as is and subject to all legal liens and encumbrances, any delinquent real estate taxes plus accrued interest, real estate taxes for the year of sale, and any special assessments, if any. Purchaser to pay applicable Wisconsin Real Estate Transfer Tax. Frank Tomlanovich Vilas County Sheriff OBrien, Anderson, Burgy, & Garbowicz, L.L.P. Attorneys for Plaintiff PO Box 639 Eagle River, WI 54521 Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practice Act (15 U.S.C. Section 1692), we are required to state that we are attempting to collect a debt on our clients behalf and any information we obtain will be used for that purpose. 1771 of-way line N 84 43' 46" W a distance of 224.49 feet to an iron pipe being the place of beginning. Including all the lands lying between the meander line and the lateral lot lines extended to the waters edge. PROPERTY ADDRESS: 4418 Yellow Birch Road TERMS OF SALE: 10% down in cash or certified funds, with a minimum deposit of not less than $10,000, required at the time of sale made payable to the Clerk of Circuit Court, and the balance of the sale price to be paid within 10 days of confirmation of sale by the court. Failure to pay balance due will result in forfeit of deposit to plaintiff. This property to be sold as is and subject all legal liens and encumbrances, and any delinquent real estate taxes, plus accrued interest, real estate taxes for the year of sale, and any special assessments, if any. Purchaser to pay applicable Wisconsin Real Estate Transfer Tax. /s/ Frank Tomlanovich Vilas County Sheriff OBrien, Anderson, Burgy & Garbowicz, L.L.P. Attorneys for Plaintiff PO Box 639, Eagle River, WI 54521 Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practice Act (15 U.S.C. Section 1692), we are required to state that we are attempting to collect a debt on our clients behalf and any information we obtain will be used for that purpose. 4920 fied funds, payable to the clerk of courts (personal checks cannot and will not be accepted). The balance of the successful bid must be paid to the clerk of courts in cash, cashiers check or certified funds no later than ten days after the court's confirmation of the sale or else the 10% down payment is forfeited to the plaintiff. The property is sold as is and subject to all liens and encumbrances. PLACE: On the front steps of the Vilas County Courthouse, Eagle River DESCRIPTION: Lot 12: Part of Government Lot Two (2) of Section Twenty (20), Township Forth (40) North, Range Ten (10) East, Township of Lincoln, Vilas County, Wisconsin, being more particularly described as follows: Commencing at the North 1/4 corner of said Section, an iron pipe; thence N. 89 27' 42" E. (N.89 22' 20" E. of record) 995.22 ft., along the North line of said Section 20 to an iron pipe, the place of beginning; thence continuing N. 89 27' 42" E. 232.24 ft., along said North line to a wood post near the West shore of the Wisconsin River; thence along said shore and the shore of a slough, S. 8 17' E. 458.00 ft., S. 10 01' 02" W. 404.13 ft., and S. 45 00' E. 50.00 ft., to an iron pipe; thence S. 1 25' 09" E. 379.28 ft., to an iron pipe on the North R/W line of County Highway "G"; thence S. 88 34' 51" W. 220.22 ft. along said R/W line to an iron pipe; thence N. 2 22' 09" W. (N. 2 46' W. of record) 1270.07 ft., to the place of beginning. Including all lands lying between the meander line and the waters edge. PROPERTY ADDRESS: 4866 County Road G Eagle River, WI 54521-9747 DATED: October 13, 2011 Gray & Associates, L.L.P. Attorneys for Plaintiff 16345 West Glendale Drive New Berlin, WI 53151-2841 (414) 224-8404 Please go to www.gray-law.com to obtain the bid for this sale. Gray & Associates, L.L.P. is attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. If you have previously received a discharge in a chapter 7 bankruptcy case, this communication should not be construed as an attempt to hold you personally liable for the debt. 4936 the recorded Plat of Holiday Estates, as recorded in Volume 7 of Plats, page 30 in the Town of St. Germain, Vilas County, Wisconsin. PROPERTY ADDRESS: 197 E Lullaby Ln Saint Germain, WI 54558-8813 DATED: October 13, 2011 Gray & Associates, L.L.P. Attorneys for Plaintiff 16345 West Glendale Drive New Berlin, WI 53151-2841 (414) 224-8404 Please go to www.gray-law.com to obtain the bid for this sale. Gray & Associates, L.L.P. is attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. If you have previously received a discharge in a chapter 7 bankruptcy case, this communication should not be construed as an attempt to hold you personally liable for the debt. 4942 Branch. /s/ Dawn R. Halverson Probate Registrar 10/5/2011 William J. Joost P.O. Box 1715 Eagle River, WI 54521 715-479-3131 Bar Number 1016213 4921

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(Six Weeks, 10/26-11/30/11) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT VILAS COUNTY Case No. 11-CV-199 Hon. Neal A. Nielsen III Br. 1 ______________________________________________ RIVERSIDE FINANCE, INC., Plaintiff, vs. RONALD W. WILTZIUS KRISTINE P. WILTZIUS Defendants. ______________________________________________ NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE ______________________________________________ PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that by virtue of a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the abovecaptioned action on September 7, 2011, in the amount of $100,979.20, the Sheriff or his assignee will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: December 8, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. PLACE: in the main lobby of the Vilas County Courthouse, 330 Court Street, Eagle River, WI 54521 DESCRIPTION: A parcel of land being part of Lot Seventeen (17) of Gondolfs Plat located in Government Lot Eight (8), Section Twenty-six (26), Township Forty (40) North, Range Five (5) East, Lac du Flambeau Township, Vilas County, Wisconsin, being Parcel 2 shown on Map No. 87-143 by Wilderness Surveying, Inc., dated May 6, 1988, more particularly described as follows: Beginning at the Southwest corner of said Section Twenty-six (26), marked by a capped aluminum monument; thence North 00 07' 29" East, for a distance of 259.81 feet along the Westerly line of that parcel of land described in Volume 382 of Records on page 437 to an iron pipe; thence North 67 26' 29" East, for a distance of 174.90 feet along the Northerly line of that parcel of land described in Volume 382 of Records on page 437 to an iron pipe; thence North 83 38' 03" East, for a distance of 69.07 feet along the Northerly line of said parcel of land described in Volume 382 of Records on page 437 to an iron pipe; thence South 00 07' 50" West, for a distance of 339.32 feet to an iron pipe on the South line of said Section Twenty-six (26); thence North 88 49' 00" West, for a distance of 230.00 feet along the South line of said Section Twenty-six (26) to the place of beginning. PROPERTY ADDRESS: 1330 Wyandock Lake Road, Minocqua, WI 54548 TERMS: Cash; down payment required at the time of Sheriffs Sale in the amount of 10% by cash, money order, cashiers check or certified check made payable to the Vilas County Clerk of Courts; balance of sale price due upon confirmation of sale by Court. Property to be sold as a whole as is and subject to all real estate taxes, accrued and accruing, special assessments, if any, penalties and interest. Buyer to pay applicable Wisconsin Real Estate Transfer Tax from the proceeds of the Sale upon Confirmation of the Court. Purchaser to pay the cost of title evidence. Frank Tomlanovich, Sheriff Vilas County, Wisconsin Plaintiffs Attorney: Mallery & Zimmerman, S.C. 500 Third Street, Suite 800 P.O. Box 479 Wausau, WI 54402-0479 (715) 845-8234 4943

(Three Weeks, 10/12-10/26/11) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT, VILAS COUNTY PROBATE Notice to Creditors (Informal Administration) Case No. 2011 PR 65 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF Ruth A. Kazlauskas PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: 1. An application for informal administration was filed. 2. The decedent, with date of birth June 26, 1927 and date of death September 13, 2011, was domiciled in Vilas County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of 6414 Evergreen Lane, Eagle River, Wisconsin 54521. 3. All interested persons waived notice. 4. The deadline for filing a claim against the decedents estate is January 20, 2012. 5. A claim may be filed at the Vilas County Courthouse, Eagle River, Wisconsin, Probate

(Three Weeks, 10/12-10/26/11) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT, VILAS COUNTY PROBATE Order Setting Deadline for Filing a Claim (Formal Administration) Case No. 11 PR 60 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF LEONE REITZ A petition for formal administration was filed. THE COURT FINDS: 1. The decedent, with date of birth Feb. 14, 1919 and date of death Aug. 30, 2011, was domiciled in Vilas County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of 2684 Bullseye Lane, Eagle River, WI 54521. 2. All interested persons waived notice. THE COURT ORDERS: 1. The deadline for filing a claim against the decedents estate is January 20, 2012. 2. A claim be filed at the Vilas County Courthouse, 330 Court St., Eagle River, Wisconsin, Probate Branch. /s/ Dawn R. Halverson Circuit Court Commissioner 10/5/2011 Attorney Steven C. Garbowicz P.O. Box 639 Eagle River, WI 54521 715-479-6444 Bar Number 1018485 4915

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(Six Weeks, 10/5-11/9/11) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT VILAS COUNTY Case No. 10-CV-296 ______________________________________________ JP Morgan Chase Bank, National Association, Successor by Merger to Chase Home Finance, LLC Plaintiff, vs. Henry L. Szott, Nancy J. Szott a/k/a Nancy Szott, Ministry Medical Group Northern Region, Neal A Potrykus, DDS, James S. Kim, DDS, State of Wisconsin, Department of Revenue, United States, Milton Propane Inc. and Ultra Mart Foods, Inc d/b/a Pick 'n Save Defendants. ______________________________________________ ADJOURNED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE ______________________________________________ PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on March 30, 2011 in the amount of $430,677.75 the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: ORIGINAL TIME: October 6, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. ADJOURNED TIME: November 23, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. TERMS: Pursuant to said judgment, 10% of the successful bid must be paid to the sheriff at the sale in cash, cashiers check or certified funds, payable to the clerk of courts (personal checks cannot and will not be accepted). The balance of the successful bid must be paid to the clerk of courts in cash, cashier's check or certified funds no later than ten days after the court's confirmation of the sale or else the 10% down payment is forfeited to the plaintiff. The property is sold as is and subject to all liens and encumbrances. PLACE: On the front steps of the Vilas County Courthouse, Eagle River DESCRIPTION: The North One-half (N1/2) of Government Lot One (1) in Section Thirty (30), Township Forty (40) North, Range Nine (9) East lying East of Birchwood Drive; Except the South 425 feet thereof. Being located in the Town of Cloverland, Vilas County, Wisconsin. PROPERTY ADDRESS: 1610 Birchwood Dr Saint Germain, WI 54558-9176 DATED: September 29, 2011 Gray & Associates, L.L.P. Attorneys for Plaintiff 16345 West Glendale Drive New Berlin, WI 53151-2841 (414) 224-8404 Please go to www.gray-law.com to obtain the bid for this sale. Gray & Associates, L.L.P. is attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. If you have previously received a discharge in a chapter 7 bankruptcy case, this communication should not be construed as an attempt to hold you personally liable for the debt. 4911

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(Six Weeks, 9/21-10/26/11) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT VILAS COUNTY Case No. 2011-CV-101 ______________________________________________ CitiMortgage, Inc., successor by merger to ABN AMRO Mortgage Group, Inc. Plaintiff, vs. James J. Turner Defendant. ______________________________________________ NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE ______________________________________________ PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on April 29, 2011 in the amount of $106,735.34 the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: November 8, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. TERMS: Pursuant to said judgment, 10% of the successful bid must be paid to the sheriff at the sale in cash, cashiers check or certified funds, payable to the clerk of courts (personal checks cannot and will not be accepted). The balance of the successful bid must be paid to the clerk of courts in cash, cashiers check or certified funds no later than ten days after the courts confirmation of the sale or else the 10% down payment is forfeited to the plaintiff. The property is sold as is and subject to all liens and encumbrances. PLACE: On the front steps of the Vilas County Courthouse, Eagle River DESCRIPTION: A parcel of land being a part of Government Lots 2 and 3, Section 2, Township 41 North, Range 11 East of the Fourth Principal Meridian, Township of Phelps, Vilas County, Wisconsin, and being more particularly described as follows: Commencing at the East 1/4 corner of said Section 2; thence N 89 18' 00" W 2198.91 feet (N89 17' W of record) along the East-West 1/4 line of said Section 2 to an iron pipe at the center of said Section 2 and also being the PLACE OF BEGINNING; thence S 0 00' 20" W 100.00 feet to an iron pipe on the Westerly right-of-way of a 66.00 foot Private Road; thence S 33 44' 52" W 95.66 feet along said right-of-way line to an iron pipe; thence leaving said right-of-way line N 84 30' 30" W 270.08 feet to a 4" square concrete monument; thence N 55 22' 11" W 231.63 feet (N 55 23' W 232.0 feet of record) to a 4" concrete monument on the Easterly right-of-way of State Trunk Highway 17; thence along said rightof-way line N 34 01' 15" E 34.53 feet (N 34 37' E 34.5 feet of record) to an iron pipe and N 34 36' 00" E 120.03 feet (N 34 37' E of record) to an iron pipe; thence leaving said right-ofway line S 89 18' 00" E 325.23 feet (S 89 17' E 335 plus or minus feet of record) to a point on the West line of the High School parcel; thence along said West line S 0 02' 12" W 100.14 feet (S 100.0 feet of record) to an iron pipe on the South line of said Government Lot 3; thence along said South S 89 18' 00" E 100.00 feet (S 89 17' E of record) back to the place of beginning. EXCEPTING THEREFROM that parcel of land conveyed to the State of Wisconsin, Department of Transportation as described in Warranty Deed recorded in Volume 1575 Records, page 451 as Document No. 468228 and legally described as follows: Parcel 34 of Transportation Project Plat 9195-07-21-4.04, recorded in Volume 1 of Transportation Project Plats, Page 15, as Document No. 464283, recorded in Vilas County, Wisconsin. PROPERTY ADDRESS: 4430 Old School Rd Phelps, WI 54554-9401 DATED: September 9, 2011 Gray & Associates, L.L.P. Attorneys for Plaintiff 16345 West Glendale Drive New Berlin, WI 53151-2841 (414) 224-8404 Please go to www.gray-law.com to obtain the bid for this sale. Gray & Associates, L.L.P. is attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. If you have previously received a discharge in a chapter 7 bankruptcy case, this communication should not be construed as an attempt to hold you personally liable for the debt. 1775

NOTICE OF 2011 BUDGET HEARING

FOR VILAS COUNTY, WISCONSIN
The Vilas County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing on the budget to be adopted for said county for the calendar year 2012. Said hearing will be held at the Vilas County Courthouse, 330 Court Street, Eagle River, Wisconsin, on Tuesday, the 8th day of November 2011, beginning at 9:00 a.m.

2012 BUDGET SUMMARY VILAS COUNTY

EXPENDITURES 2010 FOR OPERATION Expense & MAINTENANCE General Government $4,640,962.45 Prot. of Pers. & Property 6,653,070.52 Health & Human Services 6,384,004.49 Education & Recreation 1,056,764.82 Conservation & Devel. 1,801,657.10 Indebtedness 3,723,183.69 Capital Projects Carryover Outlay Accounts 205,088.66 Highway Dept. 3,621,462.89 Contingency Fund 0.00 Total Expenditures Less All Revenues Less Applied Funds Net Expense (Levy) Year 2009 for 2010 Budget 2010 for 2011 Budget 2011 for 2012 Budget (Proposed) $28,086,194.62 $14,475,569.67 2011 Budget $4,632,318.27 7,135,188.15 7,081,558.26 765,640.08 2,302,288.35 1,270,145.15 Carryover 154,512.07 4,058,417.00 200,000.00 $27,600,067.33 $13,558,542.40 $945,998.47 $13,095,526.46 2012 Proposed $4,871,253.49 7,018,330.03 6,632,191.29 1,233,772.59 1,622,047.21 1,283,353.08 Carryover 93,903.87 3,219,372.00 0.00 $25,974,223.56 $11,936,853.86 $983,541.70 $13,053,828.00 % Change + 5.16% 1.64% 6.35% +61.14% 29.55% + 1.03% 0.00% 39.20% 20.67% 100.0% 5.89% 11.96% + 3.97% 0.32%

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(Six Weeks, 10/12-11/16/11) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT VILAS COUNTY Case No. 2011-CV-192 ______________________________________________ JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, Successor by Merger to Chase Home Finance, LLC, successor by merger with Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corporation Plaintiff, vs. Bernard J. Bader and Susan M. Bader Defendants. ______________________________________________ NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE ______________________________________________ PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on August 12, 2011 in the amount of $138,677.44 the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: December 1, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. TERMS: Pursuant to said judgment, 10% of the successful bid must be paid to the sheriff at the sale in cash, cashiers check or certified funds, payable to the clerk of courts (personal checks cannot and will not be accepted). The balance of the successful bid must be paid to the clerk of courts in cash, cashier's check or certified funds no later than ten days after the courts confirmation of the sale or else the 10% down payment is forfeited to the plaintiff. The property is sold as is and subject to all liens and encumbrances. PLACE: On the front steps of the Vilas County Courthouse, Eagle River DESCRIPTION: A parcel of land in Government Lot 4, Section 11, Township 43 North, Range 5 East, in the Town of Winchester, Vilas County, Wisconsin, described as follows: Commencing at an iron pipe located on the East line of Government Lot 4 at a point 93.5 feet North of Southeast corner of said Government Lot 4; thence N 89 17' W, 1724.7 feet to an iron pipe on the East shore line of Birch Lake, and this point to be the POINT OF BEGINNING of the land to be described; thence retracing steps S 89 17' E, 1724.7 feet to the East line of said Government Lot 4; thence North along the East line of Government Lot 4, 200 feet; thence N 89 17' W, to the East shore line of Birch Lake; thence Southerly along the lake shore a distance of 200 feet, more or less, to the POINT OF BEGINNING. PROPERTY ADDRESS: 7755 E Birch Lake Rd Winchester, WI 54557-9413 DATED: October 5, 2011 Gray & Associates, L.L.P. Attorneys for Plaintiff 16345 West Glendale Drive New Berlin, WI 53151-2841 (414) 224-8404 Please go to www.gray-law.com to obtain the bid for this sale. Gray & Associates, L.L.P. is attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. If you have previously received a discharge in a chapter 7 bankruptcy case, this communication should not be construed as an attempt to hold you personally liable for the debt. 4918

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(Three Weeks, 10/19-11/2/11) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT VILAS COUNTY Case No. 11-CV-242 The Honorable Neal A. Nielsen, III Case Code 30404 (Foreclosure of Mortgage) The amount claimed exceeds $5000.00 ______________________________________________ Bank of America, National Association as successor by merger to LaSalle Bank National Association (Assignee), formerly known as LaSalle National Bank, in its capacity as indenture trustee under that certain Sale and Servicing Agreement dated October 1, 2000 among AFC Trust Series 2000-3, as Issuer, Superior Bank FSB, as Seller and Servicer, and LaSalle Bank National Association, as Indenture Trustee, AFC Mortgage Loan Asset Backed Notes, Series 2000-3,and any amendments thereto c/o EMC Mortgage Corporation 800 State Highway 121 Bypass Lewisville, TX 75067-4180 Plaintiff, vs. William A. Wisth 12539 N Island Dr Mequon, WI 53092-2615 Jane Doe Wisth 12539 N Island Dr Mequon, WI 53092-2615 Defendants. ______________________________________________ PUBLICATION SUMMONS ______________________________________________ THE STATE OF WISCONSIN To each person named above as a defendant: You are hereby notified that the plaintiff named above has filed a lawsuit or other legal action against you. Within 40 days after October 19, 2011 you must respond with a written demand for a copy of the complaint. The demand must be sent or delivered to the court, whose address is 330 Court Street, Eagle River, WI 54521 and to Gray & Associates, L.L.P., plaintiffs attorney, whose address is 16345 West Glendale Drive, New Berlin, WI 53151-2841. You may have an attorney help or represent you. If you do not demand a copy of the complaint within 40 days, the court may grant judgment against you for the award of money or other legal action requested in the complaint, and you may lose your right to object to anything that is or may be incorrect in the complaint. A judgment may be enforced as provided by law. A judgment awarding money may become a lien against any real estate you own now or in the future, and may also be enforced by garnishment or seizure of property. Dated this 7th day of October, 2011. Gray & Associates, L.L.P. Attorneys for Plaintiff By: David M Samson State Bar No. 1082271 16345 West Glendale Drive New Berlin, WI 53151-2841 (414) 224-8404 (414) 224-1229 Gray & Associates, L.L.P. is attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. If you have previously received a discharge in a chapter 7 bankruptcy case, this communication should not be construed as an attempt to hold you personally liable for the debt. 4931

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(Six Weeks, 9/21-10/26/11) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT VILAS COUNTY Case No. 11 CV 38 ______________________________________________ Federal National Mortgage Association, assignee of Chase Bank USA, N.A., Plaintiff, vs. Tammy L. Maney, unmarried, Defendants. ______________________________________________ NOTICE OF SHERIFFS SALE ______________________________________________ By virtue of a judgment of foreclosure made in the above-entitled action on May 3, 2011, I will sell at public auction in the Vilas County Courthouse, located at 330 Court Street, Eagle River, WI 54521, on November 9, 2011 at 2:00 p.m., all of the following described premises, to wit: All the following described Real Estate in Vilas County, State of Wisconsin: Lot Twenty (20) of the plat of Holiday Estates, being a plat in the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, and the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter in Section Thirty-Three, Township Forty North, Range Eight East of the Fourth Principal Meridian, St. Germain Township, Vilas County, Wisconsin, as the same appears of Record in Volume 7 of plats, Page 30. Tax Key No. PL-20 (024-1852) THE PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD SUBJECT TO ALL LEGAL ENCUMBRANCES. TERMS OF SALE: CASH or CASHIERs CHECK (10% down payment at sale, balance due within ten (10) days of Court approval). DATED at Eagle River, Wisconsin, on September 7, 2011. /s/ Frank Tomlanovich Sheriff of Vilas County, Wisconsin BASS & MOGLOWSKY, S.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff The above property is located at 128 East Lullaby Lane, St. Germain, WI 54558. Bass & Moglowsky, S.C. is a law firm / debt collector representing a creditor in the collection of a debt that you owe to said creditor. We are attempting to collect such debt and any information obained from you will be used for that purpose. 1776

Levy $12,669,561.39 $13,095,526.46 $13,053,828.00

Equalized Value $7,775,508,800.00 $7,545,097,100.00 $7,344,418,900.00

Tax Rate $1.63 per M $1.74 per M $1.78 per M

Said budget, in detail, is available for public inspection at the Office of the County Clerk, at the Vilas County Courthouse, 330 Court Street, Eagle River, Wisconsin 54521. In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Vilas County Board of Supervisors, at my office in the Vilas County Courthouse, 330 Court Street, Eagle River, Wisconsin, this 20th day of October 2011.
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DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES Madison, Wisconsin

PUBLIC NOTICE
Invitation for Bids on the NORTHERN HIGHLAND-AMERICAN LEGION STATE FOREST Fall 2011
Sealed bids will be received by the Forest Superintendent, Northern Highland-American Legion State Forest, at the Trout Lake Forestry Headquarters, Boulder Junction, Wisconsin up to 1:00 PM on Friday, November 4, 2011 for twenty two (22) tracts. These tracts comprise a total of 2,180 acres and contain estimated volumes of 26,283 cords of pulpwood and 593 MBF of sawlogs. A timber sale prospectus and detailed information including maps of each tract, as well as required bid forms and copies of sample contract forms, can be obtained by contacting the Forest Superintendent at the Trout Lake Forestry Headquarters, by calling (715) 385-2727 or viewing our website at http://dnr.wi.gov/org/land/forestry/StateForests/SF-NH-AL/NH-AL-timber.htm There are twenty two (22) tracts of timber for sale on November 4, 2011. These tracts are located in T37N R4E Sect 24; T37N R5E Sect 19, 22, 27,30; T37N R11E Section 6; T38N R7E Sect 1, 2, 19, 28, 29, 30; T38N R11E Sect 31; T39N R7E Sect 8, 10, 11 14, 28, 33; T39N R8E Sect 23, 26, 27, 34; T39N R9E Sect 12; T40N R6E Section 4; T41N R6E Sect 2, 15, 22, 25, 26, 27, 35, 36; T42N R5E Sec 1,12; T42N R6E Sect 6, 7, 24, 25, 27, 34, 35, 36; T42N R7E Sect 19, 29, 30; T42N R8E Sect 12, 13, 21,22; T43N R8E Sect 27, 28, 34. Bids must be submitted on Department Timber Sale Bid Forms. Timber sale bidders will be given credit on their bid for utilization of trees smaller than normal top diameters. Contractors desiring to bid on more than one tract must submit separate bids and bid bonds for each tract. The Department of Natural Resources reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Bids will be opened publicly at the Boulder Junction Community Building at 1:30 PM on the date specified at the beginning of this notice.

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(Six Weeks, 9/21-10/26/11) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT VILAS COUNTY Case No. 10 CV 311 ______________________________________________ RIVER VALLEY BANK, Plaintiff, vs. Michael T. Downar, Debra A. Downar, OMooses Pub, LLC, Howard Young Health Care, Inc., And Marshfield Clinic, Defendants. ______________________________________________ NOTICE OF SHERIFFS SALE ______________________________________________ By virtue of and pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure filed on November 8, 2010, I will sell at public auction on the front steps of the Vilas County Courthouse, 330 Court St., in the City of Eagle River, Wisconsin, in said county, on: DATE: November 9, 2011 TIME: 2:00 P.M. Property address: 10640 Big Arbor Vitae Drive all of the following described mortgaged premises, to wit: PARCEL I A parcel of land in Government Lot Three (3), Section Thirty (30), Township Forty (40) North, Range Seven (7) East of the Fourth Principal Meridian, Town of Arbor Vitae, Vilas County, Wisconsin, described as follows: Commencing on the West shore of Arbor Vitae Lake at the Meander Corner on the East and West Quarter Section line; thence South along the shore a distance of 33 links or 21.8 feet; thence West a distance of 3 chains or 198 feet to the center of the road; thence North 28 links or 18.5 feet to the East and West Quarter Section line; thence West on said Quarter Sec-

(Six Weeks, 10/12-11/16/11) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT VILAS COUNTY Case No. 2011 CV 80 ______________________________________________ CITIZENS FINANCIAL BANK, Plaintiff, vs. LAWRENCE J. SODOMIRE and ADINA Z. SODOMIRE, Defendants. ______________________________________________ NOTICE OF SHERIFFS SALE ______________________________________________ By virtue of and pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure, I will sell at public auction in the front lobby of the Vilas County Courthouse, 330 Court Street, in the City of Eagle River, in said county, on: DATE: November 30, 2011 TIME: 2:00 P.M. all of the following described mortgaged premises, to wit: A parcel of land being a part of Lots Seventy-eight (78), Seventy-nine (79) and One Hundred Fifteen (115) of the Plat of KEYSTONE PARK and also being a part of Government Lot Two, Section Twenty-two, Township Forty North, Range Ten East of the Fourth Principal Meridian, Township of Lincoln, Vitas County, Wisconsin, and being more particularly described as follows: Commencing at the Southeast corner of Platted Lot 80 of the Plat of KEYSTONE PARK and being marked by an iron pipe on the Northerly right-of-way line of a Town Road; thence along said right-of-way line S 84 43' 46" E a distance of 14.51 feet to an iron pipe and being the PLACE OF BEGINNING; thence N 9 55' 33" W a distance of 329.02 feet to an iron rod on the Southerly shore of Duck Lake, thence along said shore N 48 34' 42" E a distance of 112.96 feet to an iron pipe; thence S 24 59' 44" E a distance of 462.80 feet to an iron pipe on the Northerly right-of-way line of a Town Road; thence along said right-

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(One Week, 10/26/11) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT VILAS COUNTY Case No. 11-CV-19 ______________________________________________ JP Morgan Chase Bank, National Association, Successor by Merger to Chase Home Finance, LLC Plaintiff, vs. Gary Lade, Amanda Lade and Associated Bank, NA, Defendants. ______________________________________________ ADJOURNED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE ______________________________________________ PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on February 24, 2011 in the amount of $68,953.02 the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: ORIGINAL TIME: September 13, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. FIRST ADJOURNMENT: October 19, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. ADJOURNED TIME: November 3, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. TERMS: Pursuant to said judgment, 10% of the successful bid must be paid to the sheriff at the sale in cash, cashiers check or certified funds, payable to the clerk of courts (personal checks cannot and will not be accepted). The balance of the successful bid must be paid to the clerk of courts in cash, cashier's check or certified funds no later than ten days after the courts confirmation of the sale or else the 10% down payment is forfeited to the plaintiff. The property is sold as is and subject to all liens and encumbrances. PLACE: On the front steps of the Vilas County Courthouse, Eagle River DESCRIPTION: Lot One Hundred (100) of

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(Six Weeks, 10/19-11/23/11) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT VILAS COUNTY Case No. 11-CV-4 ______________________________________________ CitiMortgage, Inc Plaintiff, vs. Trent Kamentz a/k/a Anatole T. Kamentz, Cheryl L. Kamentz, Marshfield Clinic, Eagle River Memorial Hospital, Inc. and United States Defendants. ______________________________________________ NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE ______________________________________________ PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on May 26, 2011 in the amount of $258,673.94 the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: December 8, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. TERMS: Pursuant to said judgment, 10% of the successful bid must be paid to the sheriff at the sale in cash, cashiers check or certi-

BID BOND POLICY The check you submit with your bid is considered a bid bond. Your check that you submit with your bid will be cashed and submitted to the State Treasury if you are the high bidder. Unsuccessful bidders will have these checks returned and will not be cashed. Please call us before the bid opening if you have any questions. State of Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources For the Secretary By: Steve Petersen NH-AL State Forest Superintendent
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VILAS COUNTY NEWS-REVIEW/THE THREE LAKES NEWS

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 26, 2011

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SPORTS
DARTS
EAGLE RIVER 301 DART LEAGUE
Results of 10/17/11 Team results: Club 45 8, Sweetwater I 5; Club DeNoyer 7, House of Boos I 6; House of Boos II 6, Smugglers Lounge 7; Sweetwater II 4, OBriens Pub 9; Uncle Kents 4, Kathan Inn 9. Seven-dart out: Jon Gosda, Bob Hagen. Eight-dart out: Paul Muetlein. Nine-dart out: Josh Doyen (2). Three-in-a-bed: Greg Maney. Hat tricks: Chris Blicharz (2), Greg Maney (2), John Garsow (2), Bob Hagen (2), Todd Anderson (2), Josh Doyen, Jon Gosda, Bob Dutz, Ralph Daring, Ken Daring, Bill Kahlenberg, Mason Gerlach, Jay Rabenberg, Cody Schneider, Eric Bolte. STANDINGS W KATHAN INN ............................18 SWEETWATER I........................17 OBRIENS PUB .........................16 HOUSE OF BOOS II .................16 SWEETWATER II ......................16 CLUB 45 .....................................14 HOUSE OF BOOS I ..................10 SMUGGLERS LOUNGE.............8 CLUB DENOYER.........................8 UNCLE KENTS...........................7 L 8 9 10 10 10 12 16 18 18 19

PROBABLE WINNERS PREDICTED HERE IN THE EAGLE LINE

Gary Ridderbusch N-R Editor Overall Record Winningest Percentage Last Weeks Tally 78-31 .715 7-7 Paula Hendrickson Tailgater 76-33 .697 10-4 Painless Pete Dentist 80-29 .733 7-7 Larry Snedden Youth Coach 79-30 .724 8-6 Rich Bruce Javenkoski Weber Sports Analyst Big B Grocer 79-30 .724 6-8 77-32 .706 8-6

TOURNAMENT CHAMPS The U8-U9 division team for the Headwaters Youth Soccer Association in Eagle River took first place at the 3-on-3 King of the Green tournament in Stevens Point Oct. 22. Team members included, front row, from left, Jack Gremban, Colby Krus, Trevor Romatoski and Sam Gremban; back row, coaches Steve Heaton and Kurt Romatoski. --Contributed Photo

EAGLE RIVER DARTBALL

Results of 10/19/11 Team results: BBTs II 2, Club DeNoyer II 1; BBTs I 2, Club 45 II 1; Club 45 I 1, BBTs III 2; Club DeNoyer I 3, Bucktale Inn II 0; Bucktale I bye. Top women shooters: Cheryl Nagy 7/14, Greta Jackman 5/15, Jane Klug and Kelly Falcetta 4/13, Sue Heibler and Jenny Coffey 3/12, Audrey Flaherty 2/11, April Mae 2/13, Pam Tinder 1/9. Top men shooters: Skip Brunswick 6/11, Jason Zdroik 6/15, Gary Peske and John Mutka 5/13, John Ariola and Keith Devos 5/15, Len Johnson 4/10, Rusty Barnes 4/14, Nate Johnson and Dennis Eastman 3/12. Home runs: Rebecca Gjovik, Barrett Williams, April Mae, Roger Flaherty. STANDINGS W BUCKTALE INN I ....................6 CLUB DENOYER I ...................7 BBTS I.......................................6 CLUB DENOYER II..................5 CLUB 45 II ................................2 BBTS II .....................................4 BBTS III ....................................3 BUCKTALE INN II...................3 CLUB 45 I..................................2 L 0 2 3 4 4 5 6 6 7

Arizona at Baltimore Baltimore Baltimore Baltimore Baltimore Baltimore Baltimore Minnesota at Carolina Carolina Carolina Carolina Carolina Carolina Minnesota Jacksonville at Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston Miami at N.Y. Giants N.Y. Giants N.Y. Giants N.Y. Giants N.Y. Giants N.Y. Giants N.Y. Giants New Orleans at St. Louis New Orleans New Orleans New Orleans New Orleans New Orleans New Orleans Indianapolis at Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee Washington at Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo Detroit at Denver Detroit Detroit Detroit Detroit Detroit Detroit New England at Pittsburgh Pittsburgh New England New England Pittsburgh New England Pittsburgh Cleveland at San Francisco San Francisco San Francisco San Francisco San Francisco San Francisco San Francisco Cincinnati at Seattle Cincinnati Cincinnati Cincinnati Cincinnati Cincinnati Seattle Dallas at Philadelphia Philadelphia Philadelphia Philadelphia Dallas Philadelphia Philadelphia San Diego at Kansas City San Diego San Diego San Diego San Diego San Diego San Diego Open: Atlanta, Chicago, Green Bay, N.Y. Jets, Oakland, Tampa Bay COLLEGE Wisconsin at Ohio State Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin

Soccer tourney starts Thursday

The 30th annual Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) Boys Soccer Championships will take place this Thursday through Saturday, Oct. 27-29, at Time Warner Cable Stadium at Uihlein Soccer Park in Milwaukee. The single-elimination tournament features three divisions. Eight teams will compete for the State title in Division 1, and four teams play for the State crown in Divisions 2 and 3. Ticket prices for the tournament are $7. In Division 2, Fox Valley Lutheran, the team that beat Northland Pines 6-1 in the Regional final, will face Catholic Memorial in a semifinal game Friday. The other semifinal will pit Mount Horeb against Sturgeon Bay.

THREE LAKES DARTBALL

Results of 10/19/11 Team results: American Legion I 2, Village People 1; Oneida Village I 2, OV 3 Diamonds 1; OV Wildcats 2, OV Nomads 1; American Legion A 2, Oneida Village II 1. Top women shooters: Mary Ann Stoll 3/7, Debbie Selman 3/8, Trudy Klauk 3/10, Joanne Mathaie 2/7, Jan Lederhaus 2/15, Rita Strathmann 2/8, Lee Travis 2/12, Donna Mather 1/7. Top men shooters: Lou Bruckmoser 5/12, Bob Wojtusik 5/15, Dave Cyrtmus 4/10, Dick Donovan and Bob Mather 3/7, Bob Spehr and Bill Wood 2/7, Ed Ruettiger 2/8. Home runs: Jim Kirsch, Larry Mattes, Betty Koehler, Mary Ann Stoll, Dan Mueller, Patti Harris, Dave Hintz. STANDINGS W AMERICAN LEGION A ..........7.5 ONEIDA VILLAGE II .............7 OV WILDCATS ........................5 OV 3 DIAMONDS....................4.5 ONEIDA VILLAGE I...............4.5 OV NOMADS ...........................3 VILLAGE PEOPLE .................2.5 AMERICAN LEGION I ...........2 L 1.5 2 4 4.5 4.5 6 6.5 7

TOURNAMENT WINNERS The Flying Monkeys, a team made up of players from Land O Lakes, Phelps and Eagle River, recently won the U12 division of the Eagle River Recreational Soccer 3-on-3 tournament. The Flying Monkeys team included, front row from left, Noah Weber and Davey Mendham; back row, Alexa Gutierrez, Amanda Grmick and Sawyer Rosner. --Contributed Photo

BOWLING
THURSDAY SENIORS
Eagle Lanes Results of 10/20/11 High games, women: Marie Baumann 158, Karen Grace 147, Sara Klein 143. High games, men: Jim Grace 204, John Klein 190, Earl Newton 169, Wally Maciag 163, Don Baumann 157. High series, women: Marie Baumann 470, Karen Grace 440, Sara Klein 437. High series, men: Jim Grace 551, John Klein 516, Wally Maciag 487, Earl Newton 459, Don Baumann 423.

THURSDAY NITE MENS LEAGUE

T&M Lanes Results of 10/20/11 Team results: Black Bear Industries 2, FMN Floral 5; Northern Carpets 7, Northern Exposure 0. High team game: Northern Carpets 867. High team series: Northern Carpets 2413. High games: Gary Goral 246, Rick Schacht 222, Doug Horstman 210, Dale Grosso 209, Mike Froemming 203. High series: Rick Schacht 618, Gary Goral 603, Dale Grosso 521, Doug Horstman 515, Dick Owen 511. STANDINGS W L FMN FLORAL.............................31 18 BLACK BEAR INDUSTRIES...29 20 NORTHERN CARPETS ............25 24 NORTHERN EXPOSURE.........13 36

TUESDAY NIGHT LADIES

T&M Lanes Results of 10/18/11 Team results: Bents Camp 3, Sparo Coin 4; All in the Family Hair Care 2, Tackle Box 5; T&M Lanes 7, Land O Lakes Pharmacy 0. High team game: T&M Lanes 750. High team series: Tackle Box 2160. High games: Yvette Garrison 202, Jodi Hook 190, Mary Vales 175, Roni Kopanski 173, Amy Froemming 171. High series: Jodi Hook 498, Ronee Horst 480, Amy Froemming 467, Kyha Buell 461, Roni Kopanski 458. STANDINGS W T&M LANES..........................36 ALL IN THE FAMILY ...........31.5 TACKLE BOX ........................24 BENTS CAMP.......................20.5 SPARO COIN .........................19 LOL PHARMACY ..................16 L 13 17.5 25 28.5 30 33

TOP DEFENSEMAN Evan Weber, a former Northland Pines hockey team standout, recently was named to the Northern Michigan University (NMU) 2011 Wildcat Invitational all-tournament team on defense. Weber, a junior, plays on the NMU mens club hockey team. The team currently has a 11-2-2 record. Weber is the son of Pat and Lori Weber of Eagle River. --Contributed Photo

WEDNESDAY GOODFELLOWSHIP
T&M Lanes Results of 10/19/11 Team results: Rusty Nail bye; Northern Exposure 7, Ramesh Motorsports 0; Great Lakes Stone 2, Lannys Fireside 5. High team game: Lannys Fireside 787. High team series: Northern Exposure 2341. High games: Jason Wehrmeyer 216, Chad Hosey 193, Mike Froemming 183, Doug Horstman 181, Pete Wyant 178. High series: Jason Wehrmeyer 596, Doug Horstman 516, Chad Hosey 503, Mike Froemming 496, Josh Horst 490. STANDINGS W L NORTHERN EXPOSURE .......40 9 LANNYS FIRESIDE ...............29 20 RAMESH MOTORSPORTS ....26 23 GREAT LAKES STONE..........22 27 RUSTY NAIL ..........................18 31

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THURSDAY SPORTSMEN
Eagle Lanes Results of 10/20/11 Team results: Hiawatha Hide Away 4, Boones Building Supply 3; Miller Sportsmen 7, XXX Outs 0; Wild Eagle Corner Store 5, Dyna Manufacturing 2; Daniels Distinctive Design 4, Club DeNoyer 3; Leinenkugels 5, Harrys Market 2; BBTs 4, Grembans 3. High team game: Harrys Market 940. High team series: Daniels Distinctive Design 2684. High games: Michael Duquaine 254, Greg Maney 246, Steve Janssen and Glenn Lasowski 244. High series: Michael Duquaine 650, Greg Maney 646, Steve Janssen 600. STANDINGS W LEINENKUGELS ..............................28 DANIELS DISTINCTIVE DESIGN..27 CLUB DENOYER...............................26 BBTS ..................................................23 DYNA MANUFACTURING...............23 HIAWATHA HIDE AWAY..................23 HARRYS MARKET ...........................21 MILLER SPORTSMEN .....................21 WILD EAGLE CORNER STORE......19 XXX OUTS ..........................................16 BOONES BUILDING SUPPLY ........13 GREMBANS .......................................12

WEEK SEVEN WINNER Diane Sowinski, branch manager of Ripco Credit Union in Eagle River, presented $100 to Bob Burnett of Eagle River, week seven winner of the Vilas County News-Review Football Contest. --STAFF PHOTO

LADIES NIGHT OUT

Eagle Lanes Results of 10/19/11 Team results: Darrells Dummies 5, Twelve Pines 2; Pauls Pump-N-Pantry 2, Rockettes 5; Harrys Market 7, Boones Building Supply 0. High team game: Harrys Market 1022. High team series: Harrys Market 2898. High games: Sue Soderberg 226, Alice Conwell 194, Mary Simac 188, Susie Erickson 180. High series: Sue Soderberg 599, Susie Erickson 516, Mary Simac 513, Lynne Behrendt 486. STANDINGS W L PAULS PUMP-N-PANTRY ............32 10 DARRELLS DUMMIES................32 10 BOONES BUILDING SUPPLY..17 25 TWELVE PINES ...........................17 25 HARRYS MARKET .....................16 26 ROCKETTES................................12 30

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VILAS COUNTY NEWS-REVIEW/THE THREE LAKES NEWS

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 26, 2011

EDITORIAL
VILAS COUNTY

OPINION/COMMENTARY

PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER SINCE 1985

NEWS-REVIEW
KURT KRUEGER GARY RIDDERBUSCH ANTHONY DREW MARIANNE ASHTON JEAN DREW ELIZABETH BLEICHER SHARINA ADAMS JEAN DEDITZ JEAN FITZPATRICK ELIZABETH SCHMIDT TERRY POSTO MARY JO ADAMOVICH DIANE GLEASON MARCIA HEYER MADELINE MATHISEN

Are we being too critical about our government?

WHILE GOING through my files, I found this July 3, 1990, column by Milwaukee Sentinel staff writer Alex Thien. He started by saying it was his annual rage. He wrote 21 years ago: There is something terribly wrong with the way things are going at every level of government. Everyone in Washington says were not paying enough taxes. The same is true here at home. At the same time, were also told we arent doing our fair share, that we should contribute more to worthy causes. To top it off, were urged to buy a new car, a new home or something else equally expensive to keep the economy from collapsing. Whats more, the sales of new homes is way down and thats also our fault. Add to this the longtime economists complaint that Americans arent saving enough money from their paychecks. Now, with people trying to save, the government economists say frugality could push the country into a recession. (With so much unemployment, most households dont have any discretionary income to do anything). Meanwhile, as taxpayers, were getting the bill for billions of dollars ripped off by savings and loan pirates, (substitute Wall Street brokerages and mortgage companies),

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People Make the Difference

By Byron McNutt
who have stuffed their offshore bank accounts with cash. The government regulators say there are so many culprits, they cant be prosecuted. It is up to us to make it all right again. What it comes down to is a little card I got from Bud Sanger, and it spells out how our totally ineffectual bureaucrats look at us: We, the willing, led by the unknowing, are doing the impossible for the ungrateful. We have done so much for so long, with so little, we are now qualified to do anything with nothing in no time at all. Id like to offer an idea for the way things are run in Washington, and in all 50 state capitols. Lets declare a moratorium on all lobbying activity for six years. Weve seen what having some 30,000 lobbyists and special-interest representatives roaming the halls of government has done the past 50 years. Lets see how the government would work without those people showering billions of dollars on our congressmen and representatives. For every good thing a lobbyist does, there must be 50 bad things. Take the graft and corruption out of the process and lets see what happens. * * * HERES ANOTHER example of how people game the system and why we have lost confidence because of the way our government is encouraging it. The example used is taken from state news sources. According to the Wisconsin Department of Employee Trust Funds (DETF) reports, about 1,100 state retirees have been rehired this year. This is an example of a growing problem. The general public might question the ethics of the situation. It may be perfectly legal and, in some cases, be a good thing, but it just doesnt seem like something in the best interest of the public. Maybe double dipping shouldnt be the norm? The DETF is currently investigating a situation at UW-Green Bay. The vice chancellor for finance and business, Tom Maki, retired in midMarch. Barely a month later, he was rehired to the exact

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Specialized handgun training is a welcomed requirement
Law-abiding Wisconsin residents should have an opportunity to receive a concealed carry firearms permit without burdensome regulations, though hands-on training with a handgun is a welcomed requirement. We arent sure what the Legislature intended on the subject of training, and it might be that legislators believed that a simple hunters safety course often taken by 12-year-olds would be sufficient. Theres no doubt that the basics of hunters safety apply to all firearms safety treat every weapon as if it were loaded and always keep the muzzle pointed in a safe direction. If everyone followed that advice, Wisconsin would set records for safety. But the concealed carry law brings with it a unique set of circumstances. We are talking almost exclusively about handguns, and even a lot of hunters arent experienced with this particular style of weapon. Some say the difference is similar to what drivers face between vehicles and motorcycles the latter being so difference that specialized training and licensing is required. And just as motorcycles are more dangerous to ride, we believe that handguns are more dangerous to possess and utilize. Keeping a handgun pointed in a safe direction is a much more difficult challenge than with a long-barreled rifle or shotgun. The muzzle is so close to the carrier that it is sometimes difficult to determine exactly where it is pointed. And when you have a firearm that can be aimed instantly in a 180-degree direction with the flip of a wrist the challenge of muzzle-pointing safety gets tougher. For all of those reasons, we believe that brief, hands-on training with handguns is essential for anyone who intends to carry a concealed weapon in public. The specific safety features of handgun use were not taught in most hunter safety classes. The other issue legislators are grappling with is the potential problem of having the training issue decided by the Department of Justice through its rule-making authority. The concern is that the concealed carry permit system could change as attorney generals come and go. Legislators reviewing those administrative rules need to weigh in on several factors. They need to make sure the training rules are generic enough to withstand future political maneuvers. They also need to stress what the Legislature intended, so that lawmakers determine the rules and not the attorney general. Despite what appears to be troublesome issues regarding the new concealed carry law that takes effect Nov. 1, we wholeheartedly support a law that extends our Second Amendment right to bear arms and that has reduced crime rates in many other states. Its about time that criminals in Wisconsin have to wonder whether their next potential victim will be packing heat.

same position by UW-Green Bay Chancellor Tom Harden. Maki kept his $131,000 salary, and can also keep his retirement benefit, estimated at between $40,000 and $70,000 annually. Im sure there are thousands of retirees across the country who moved into second careers after leaving their primary careers. We see thousands of top military brass leave the Pentagon and immediately go to high-paying jobs as defense contractors, and we see numerous ex-congressmen become wealthy lobbyists after leaving office. When a valued career employee retires from the public job, waits 30 days, is then rehired to the same job in a preplanned scheme, is able to keep the salary and retirement benefits, it raises questions about the intent and the ethics. When taxpayer money is involved, we deserve an honest and reputable system, and not a blatant plan to game the system. * * * FOR THIS GUY, getting a divorce wasnt so bad. Judge: Im going to give your wife $800 a month for alimony and child support. Husband: Thats mighty nice of you, Your Honor. From time to time, Ill try to give her a little something myself.

Andy Rooney
You dont have to buy to have fun shopping
THE OTHER DAY, one of those newspaper columns that gives advice on how to lose weight, make money and live happily ever after gave some suggestions on how to stay within a budget when were shopping. The suggestions were to shop alone, stick to a list and dont shop for food when were hungry. The only part I accept is the advice to shop alone. I like to shop alone because I dont want to move through a store at anyone elses pace. If an aisle doesnt interest me, I cruise through it with my shopping cart at the speed limit. I dont want to stand around staring at detergents with someone whos turned on by detergents. Shopping alone is the only way to go. The person who wrote the column suggesting we buy only whats on our lists doesnt understand that shopping is recreation in America. Recreational shopping is more popular than television or the movies. Anyone who thinks we go to the store for the single purpose of getting food enough to keep from starving to death doesnt understand us. Some of the easiest, cheapest fun I have is shopping. Often, I dont even buy anything, and I can spend as little or as much time as I wish. I can shop for 20 minutes or three hours. On Saturdays, I often do some chores around the house for as long as I can stand it and then I announce that I have to go out. Where are you going? I have to go to the store. Well, I dont have to at all, of course. Its just that Im tired of what Im doing and want to take a break and get out where the action is. If this house in which I sit writing were suddenly transplanted to a remote wilderness area, we could survive in it for months with what we have in the refrigerator and on the To ROONEY, Pg. 15A

Meandering stream leads to tamaracks

With winter just around the corner, tamarack trees are offering some of the last brilliant colors of the fall. This meandoring stream in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest led the eye to the yellow-colored tamarack swamp in the background. --Staff Photo By GARY RIDDERBUSCH

Young dogs can teach new tricks

THEY SAY YOU cant teach an old dog new tricks, but no one ever said a young dog cant teach an old hunter new tricks. Its a good thing there is no such saying, because a couple weekends ago, this old hunter learned a couple of new tricks while hunting behind a young dog named Gabby. Gabby is a German shorthaired pointer, and she is very, very proficient at what she does, which is hunting up and pointing ruffed grouse partridge and woodcock. Gabby and her boss, Bruce Drew, met me for a Sunday morning hunt which was far different than any partridge hunting expedition Ive ever been on before. I should note that this was not my first time behind a German shorthair; that

Trails & Tales

By Will Maines
would have been nearly 40 years ago when I hunted a few times with a friend from Beaver Dam who trained and ran shorthairs in field trials. Those hunts were along the thick cover of sloughs, in windrows between cornfields and in fallow fields where the tall grass provided a great place to live for pheasants. Pats shorthairs ran field trials and, for that, they needed to run like greyhounds, usually 200 yards out in front in the fields, marginally closer in heavier

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cover. That meant a lot of running to get to the dogs on point, and usually a lot of running on the part of pointed pheasants which wouldnt hold for the hunter to get there. When I pointed that out to Pat, he explained that field trials demanded fast, farranging dog work, not necessarily desirable traits for actual pheasant hunting. Though I shot pheasants over his dogs, I wasnt thrilled with the style of hunting. Enter Gabby and north Wisconsin bird hunting. The cover Bruce and I like to hunt is thick, more often than not a jungle of hazel brush, briars and popple saplings. Mix in some pine and a scattering of hardTo MAINES, Pg. 15A

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WEDNESDAY, OCT. 26, 2011

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OP-ED/READER OPINION

Community can help stop elderly hunger

Dear Editor: We had the privilege of using Wheels on Meals this summer for my mother-in-law, as my husband and I are engaged in full-time jobs that didnt allow us to be available during the day to check on Mom and make sure she ate lunch. So Meals on Wheels was the absolute wonderful solution. My husband and I were able to work without being stressed out on how Mom was doing and if she was eating a lunch. She told us how much she looked forward to that meal and how kind and caring the drivers were who delivered the meals. It was a pleasant and helpful experience. In the News-Review last week, theres an article, titled Aging group cuts back on nutrition site meals. This is priority uncontrolled. From the article, starting Nov. 1, seniors in Eagle River will be receiving meals on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. Monday and Thursday, they go to bed hungry. The problem: We are serving more seniors, but with the same amount of money coming into the program. We need to see that no one goes hungry. We are a community/family and we need to take care of each other. My heart cries out to these individuals. I cant imagine going for a day without food. For many seniors, this is their only meal for the day. Find it in your heart to help with this predicament. My family will be sending a donation to the Commission on Aging with hope that you will support them, too! No one needs to feel the pain of hunger in this country. The Commission on Aging address is 330 Court St., Eagle River, WI 54521. A concerned citizen of Eagle River, April Gander

Maines
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woods, and there is no such thing as a far-ranging dog. Side note: Bruce, I think, likes hunting in such cover. I dont particularly care to drag this decrepit body through such stuff, but do so because that is where the birds are. At any rate, after parking my truck a mile and a half distant from our starting point, then ferrying back in Bruces car to said starting point, it took us and by us I mean Gabby about two minutes to point our first bird of the morning. We bashed our way about 20 yards off a logging road through some of the thickest cover you could imagine where Gabby was holding solid as a rock on point. Here, too, was something different than what I had experienced so long ago with Pats dogs. Back then, you either had to have eyes wide open to see a dog go on point

or have sharp ears to hear the dogs bell quit dinging, which signified a point. Gabby, in keeping with new technology, wears a beeper collar, which doesnt really emit a beep when the motion sensor detects shes stopped on point, but rather screeches out a noise similar to a hawks hunting scream every few seconds. Confirming my suspicions, Bruce said the sound is supposed to simulate a hawk, which purports to keep a bird pinned in place until the hunter reaches the dog. At any rate, that first bird flushed out on Bruces side, and when his 12-gauge over/under spoke, the woodcock tumbled. Gabby made a fast find and retrieve, and we were on our way to look for more birds. It was a new and fun way to hunt, relaxing at first as Bruce and I walked the logging road while Gabby worked the thick stuff. Soon, however, as I had feared, Gabbys partners were dragged into the thick stuff themselves and, for the next 90 minutes, I found myself beating brush and briars while

Gabby considerately stopped on point every now and then so I could catch my breath. Most of the birds held tight, one so much so that Bruce, after walking by it at no more than 10 feet away, had to come back 20 yards to push it up in front of Gabbys nose. That was the one bird all morning that came out my way and, naturally, even though I gave it the best of both 20gauge barrels, I watched it fly away untouched. What Gabby taught me on that bird is that even when you think its a false point, even when you figure the dog is wrong, you can bet you are wrong. When she says theres a bird there, you had best pay attention and be prepared. I did not and was not. To make a long story short, I had the pleasure of watching Gabby go on point several more times that morning. A couple of times there was no shot in the thick cover, once there was a miss by Bruce, and twice more birds fell; one partridge, one woodcock. As we neared my truck, I was ready to give it up for the

morning, aches in my knees and hips telling me I am getting too old for this nonsense, but an indefatigable Gabby wasnt ready to quit. Bruce and I were getting ready to unload our guns when the hawk scream went off and, once again, Gabby had dragged me into thick cover. The woodcock towered out and headed behind Bruce. A quick shot and our last bird of the morning which would never have been found without another great find and retrieve by Gabby was in the bag. Reflecting on our little outing, it taught me, or reinforced what I already knew, that a good, close-working dog means a lot more chances, a lot more shots and, if you can shoot straight, a lot more birds for partridge pie than a man walking alone. Gabby was a fresh reminder that there is always another way to skin a cat or find a partridge. I hope to work with her again in the near future with a gun that shoots straight.

Lets treat neighbors with more respect

Dear Editor: I read Mary Jean McQuillen letter of Oct. 19 with some frustration and sadness. Why do some feel that they must chastise or vilify those with political views which differ from theirs? I voted for Jim Holperin, because I believe that his education, life and work experience made him the more suitable candidate for state representative. That doesnt mean that Kim Simac is not an admirable person, or that she might not, one day, be a fine representative for our district. In my opinion, she is just not currently qualified. People of all political persuasions can agree that our country has problems. We might even agree on exactly what some of those problems are. What we disagree on, is how to best solve those problems. How much better our country (and our community) would be if wise and thoughtful men and woman would sit down, discuss these issues and listen to each other with respect and sincere consideration. Perhaps we would even come to a consensus on how to move forward. Such cooperation will, however, never be achieved if we continue to wag our fingers under each others noses. Please, enough! Lets treat our neighbors with more consideration and respect. And, in doing so, lets open our minds to some new thoughts and ideas. We could all benefit from that. Janon Furlong Eagle River

Silent-sports resort threatened by ATV noise

Letter to the Editor: Lets start with safety. Since July 26, 2011, two serious allterrain vehicle (ATV) accidents have occurred involving people vacationing in Florence County. A 15-year-old girl died and a 12-year-old boy suffered serious head injuries. A sticker on every ATV states, Never operate on a public road. Of 72 counties in Wisconsin, only two do not allow ATVs. Advertising that we dont allow ATVs would make us a bulls-eye for people who want a quiet, peaceful vacation and who will come back to the area year after year. Paved ATV routes with no trails to use attract few and likely will not bring them back to the area for a second year. The current plan has Phelps routes split into two pieces, neither providing a way to get to the only available gas station. Thirteen dead ends exist in the route plan and the ATV club is not obligated to post signs preventing them from going where they are not allowed. Residents of West Shore Road completed a petition against ATVs in 2008, but the town lost these petitions. The recent survey revealed three yes and 14 no votes regarding ATVs on West Shore Road. A new 2011 petition against ATVs was turned in at a recent board meeting, but West Shore Road was deemed vital to the ATV route plan. It is a dead end! When West Shore Road meets the Michigan border, it is illegal to ride an ATV. An ATV representative stated at a recent meeting, Whats the big deal? Its only 100 yards to Old Military Road. In other words, riding illegally is not an important issue. Its actually a half-mile to the road and, once on it, it still will not legally connect you to any trail or route in the Upper Peninsula. Mr. Snook, when referring to the connections to Michigan and Forest County, says, It is vital to the plan. Whose plan is it? The town boards plan? The ATV clubs plan? Where is this plan? The public deserves to see this plan on paper. At a recent ATV committee meeting, a committee member stood up and bellowed at me that I was threatening the town, blackmailing the town pint of sour cream, a halfpound of dried apricots and a bottle of imported olive oil. Hardly items critical to survival. As much as I enjoy shopping for food, it doesnt compare with the pleasure I get from going to the hardware store. My shop is filled with things Ive bought just for fun over the years. I have tricky tools and gadgets lying around everywhere. It may sound as though Im a spoiled kid with too much money, but I spend less and get more pleasure out of a little recreational shopping than most women spend on cosmetics or some men spend on golf, a boat or bowling. The biggest kick I get out of my hardware collection is looking at what I paid for the items last year and the year before compared to what they cost today. Saturday, I came and holding the town hostage by closing my snowmobile trail. In reality, my business, (a silent-sports resort), was actually being threatened by the noise ATVs would bring. Fortunately, the town realized the threat to my business and changed the route. The snowmobile trail through my property has been open for nearly 40 years. I was surprised how many times I was attacked about closing the snowmobile trail. Anyone allowing a snowmobile trail going through their private property should wonder how much they are appreciated. Even after all the attacks, my snowmobile trail will remain open for the same reason it has been open all along. It is good for the North Woods economy. Pete Moline Phelps across one of those threeprong adapters Id bought two years ago for an electrical outlet. It was still in the bag and was marked 15 cents. Later that day, I went to the same hardware store and theyd packaged two of those adapters in plastic and marked them $2.50. It made me feel pleased all over for having bought the one I didnt need several years ago. This is my idea of a good time. At the clothing store, I forgot to buy the socks I went there for, but I came home with a new waterproof nylon jacket, a leather belt and two sports shirts. I wonder what fun the lady has who wrote the column giving advice on how to avoid buying things. (Write to Andy Rooney at Tribune Media Services, 2225 Kenmore Ave., Suite 114, Buffalo, NY 14207 or email aarooney5@yahoo.com)

Nonresident property owners should have right to vote here

Letter to the Editor: Why cant the people who own property in the North Woods and pay property taxes, who are not full-time residents, have the right to vote for local issues in their county? They pay to live here, they choose to live where their work, children, home is, but dont have the rights that everyone else does who lives in these counties. I would say that this is a type of profiling people. They help pay the bills of the community with their property taxes, yet they have no voice in the local communities. Who created this law? The politicians in Washington or the politicians in the communities? Gene Klumpp Conover

FROM THE CAPITOL

Why the Senate needs to return to requiring supermajorities
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BY RON JOHNSON
WISCONSIN SENATOR

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Our Founding Fathers recognized how the unchecked power of a majority would be a constant threat to individual liberty. They acknowledged that government was necessary, but they also knew that a government elected by a majority could easily trample the freedoms of the minority. They and their ancestors had come from dictatorial monarchies, and they fully understood that, more often than not, government was something to fear and should therefore be limited. This month, Majority Leader Harry Reid and his Democrat colleagues voted to change the Senate rules with a simple majority vote of 51 to 48. Most people would simply shrug and

think, So? Isnt that the way democracy is supposed to work? For the past 222 years in the U.S. Senate, the answer to that question has been no. Historically, if the minority objects, Senate rules dictate that a supermajority vote of two-thirds is first needed to cut off debate, before a simple majority vote can change the rules of the Senate. This requirement was established to protect the rights of the minority in the Senate, just as our Constitution was established to protect the rights of a single individual the ultimate minority. Instead of using the formal rules change procedure requiring a two-thirds hurdle vote Reid used a parliamentary maneuver to set a new precedent, with a simple majority vote. The limited government

envisioned by our Founding Fathers and prescribed by our Constitution was never designed to manage 25% of our nations economy. Quite the contrary, checks and balances were established to prevent one branch of government from overpowering the other two primarily to ensure that governments influence over our lives remained limited so that our liberties would be protected. The Senate, in particular, was designed to limit the growth of government. Legend has it that George Washington remarked to Thomas Jefferson that the Senate was meant to function like the saucer under a cup of tea to cool legislation. For 111 years, the Senate was a legislative body of To JOHNSON, Pg. 16A

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shelves. Last weekend, I went to the store five different times. If I hadnt gone at all, it wouldnt have mattered. I went twice to the supermarket, twice to the hardware store and once to a big clothing store. On the first trip to the supermarket, I did have a list of seven items and I went to the hardware store specifically to get one type of screw. I went to the clothing store because Id convinced myself I needed new socks. Let me try to recall what I bought. The following items were strictly recreational purchases, acquired more for pleasure of acquisition than for need. At the supermarket, I bought a bag of walnuts, a

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WEDNESDAY, OCT. 26, 2011

VILAS COUNTY NEWS-REVIEW/THE THREE LAKES NEWS

READER OPINION

Festival food tent takes effort of volunteers, business, groups

Letter to the Editor: An open letter to the Eagle River community. We completed another successful Cranberry Fest on Oct. 1 and 2. These kinds of community events cant be successful without the numerous hours of volunteer effort by many people and groups. The food tent has been managed for many years by three community organizations. They are the Eagle River Rotary Club, the Eagle River Area Jaycees and the Greater Eagle River Tennis Association (GERTA), all nonprofit community groups. The members of these groups worked many hours before the weekend to prepare, on Saturday and Sunday, to be able to provide tasty food items and then many man-hours for the cleanup of the area. We are thankful to our members for donating their time to make service in the food tent fast and accurate. There are other groups to whom we give thanks for their donation of equipment needed to operate the food tent. Thanks to Decker Enterprises for the many roasting pans. Thanks to Pizza Hut for setup pizza on Friday. Thanks to CW Business Systems for the use of cash registers. Thanks to at hampering the Senates ability to limit the size and influence of government. In 1975, not satisfied with the restriction of a two-thirds threshold (67 votes at that time), the Senate again amended its rules to reduce the cloture threshold to three-fifths (60 votes). It took another 34 years before one of our political parties obtained that supermajority representation in the Senate (Democrats in 2009). We are now living with the results. ObamaCare rejected by a majority of the American public passed the Senate without a single Republican vote last year. The $787 billion stimulus bill, Dodd-Frank financial regulation and a three-year cumulative budget deficit totaling $4 trillion were made possible by 1975s lowered cloture threshold. At the beginning of this Congress, there was an effort by a few Democratic senators to change the Senate rules and muzzle the minority by a simple majority of 51 votes. That effort failed in January but has essentially succeeded in October. If you are like me, Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, the St. Germain Lioness Club and the Northland Pines School District for the many coffee pots needed for warm drinking liquids. What a wonderful community! I am sure that there are other groups that were happy for the success of their activities over the weekend and are indebted to other groups that helped with volunteers hours and donations also. How great to know that this is a community of those kind of people, who volunteer their efforts to contribute to a successful event. Sherry Stecker GERTA secretary and believe that the root cause of our economic woes is the size, scope and cost of government, this is not a good sign. Washington has proven itself to be incapable of managing 25% of Americas economy, much less more than that. Congressional mismanagement has gotten so bad that it has been more than two years since the Senate passed a budget. Instead, we are now operating our $3.6 trillion-a-year government on a continuing resolution. The Senate was designed to make sure that Washington never became this large and intrusive. Successful efforts to curtail this limiting function have resulted in a federal government that is out of control and virtually unmanageable. Our top priority must be to re-establish control if we are going to prevent the bankrupting of America. The Senate should reverse the new precedent Reid set this month, and begin to return to its constitutional role. Ron Johnson is a Republican senator from Wisconsin.

Consider several questions before signing recall petition

Letter to the Editor: Starting Nov. 15, Salvation Army bell ringers will be outnumbered by protesters seeking signatures to recall Republican Gov. Scott Walker. Here are a few things to consider when someone asks you to sign a petition: What has Gov. Walker done in Wisconsin to cause this recall? Did he flee the state? Was he derelict in his duty to balance the states budget? Can Gov. Walker cause me to lose my Social Security or Medicare? (No, Wisconsin legislators cant take a federal program away from anyone in Wisconsin.) Do you support fiscally responsible government that turned a $3.6 billion deficit to a $100 million surplus, or do you support fiscally irresponsible government? Are you happy with balanced state and local school budgets? If the person asks you to sign a petition to support Gov. Walker, read the paper being pushed in front of you for signature. If it says recall petition, ask the person why he/she is misleading you. Do you think that everyone in Wisconsin wants to see misleading TV and radio ads for months on end? How much would a special election cost local municipalities to recall Gov. Walker, because this would be a costly nonbudgeted item? Would a special election cost local jobs? When would a special election be held? Would it occur the same time as the primary, or on a different date? Do you support school districts that can now hire additional teachers for all children because the budget repair bill is actually working? How many legislators do Democrats intend to recall? Are you glad that collective bargaining is no longer mandatory and teachers now have a choice as to union membership? How many unions have actually voted to recertify? Democrats could not elect a liberal to the Supreme Court, nor return the Senate to Democratic control with the summer recall elections. So what makes you think the effort to recall Gov. Walker might succeed? Are you being paid to collect signatures? If so, who is paying you? Do you think that its legal for state employees, while at work, to collect signatures to recall elected officials? Is that against election laws? Did you know that the summer recalls cost both Republican and Democrat parties $30 million? Who/what will pay for more recall elections? Union dues? Who would be a Democratic candidate who could win against a governor who balances the state budget? Shirley Kufeldt Conover

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unlimited debate. As long as a single senator, or group of senators, was willing to hold the floor debating an issue, they could prevent that issue from ever coming to a vote. This was a very potent device for blocking the expansion of federal power. Apparently, it was too potent for some. In 1917, in response to the understandable frustrations with unlimited debate, the Senate changed its rules by instituting the cloture vote, which could end debate with the agreement of two-thirds of all senators voting. At that time, the federal governments budget represented only 3% of Americas economy. The cloture vote made it easier for government to grow, and, guess what, government grew. There were many reasons for this expansion in the 20th century the passage of the income tax, two world wars, the Great Depression but the introduction of the cloture vote has certainly proved effective