Vilas County News-Review, March 7, 2012 - SECTION A

NEWS-REVIEW
EAGLE RIVER, WI 54521 (715) 479-4421 www.vcnewsreview.com VOL. 126, NO. 51
VILAS COUNTY
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 2012
Snomo trails best of season following storm

Norths 16-inch snowfall was largest since 1991
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BY GARY RIDDERBUSCH
NEWS-REVIEW EDITOR
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A buckskinner with the Hidden Prairie Rendezvous Club tried his luck at ax throwing during a friendly competition with the
professional lumberjacks at Klondike Days in Eagle River Sunday. Staff Photo By GARY RIDDERBUSCH
Thousands attend Klondike Days

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A Leap Year Storm roared through the North Woods last Tuesday and Wednesday, dropping anywhere from 16 to 23 inches of snow across most of Vilas, Oneida and Forest counties. Snowmobile trail groomers have been running steady since the storm, resulting in some of the best trail conditions of the season. Snow reports from the storm ranged from 16.2 inches in Eagle River to 21 inches in Three Lakes and 23 inches in Crandon. The overall snow depth now sits at nearly 30 inches across much of the North Woods. Many people said it was the biggest snowstorm they had witnessed in the North Woods in at least three decades. News-Review records showed
that a storm during the opening weekend of the gun deer season in November of 1991 dumped about 16 inches of snow over a two-day period. Last weeks winter storm, now billed as Leap Year Storm because it shut down the North Woods on Feb. 29, packed plenty of moisture and high winds when it hit last Tuesday night. By Wednesday morning, more than a foot of snow had already fallen from the low pressure system. The deep snow and drifts resulted in dozens of school closings across northern Wisconsin, including Northland Pines, Three Lakes and Phelps in this area. In addition, many businesses remained closed for the day, To STORM, Pg. 3A
BY GARY RIDDERBUSCH
NEWS-REVIEW EDITOR
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As area residents continued to dig out from last weeks 16-inch snowstorm, thousands of spectators and participants still attended the 22nd annual Klondike Days in Eagle River Saturday and Sunday. While there was concern that last weeks snowstorms, both locally and downstate, may have an effect on attendance, preliminary numbers show the event was a success, according to Klondike Days executive director Christine Schilling. The weather turned out fantastic and everything went really well, said Schilling Monday. The gate was down slightly but, considering our big storm, the downstate snow late in the week and gas prices, we really cant complain about the attendance. The multifaceted event, centered around the themes of lumberjacks and logging,
With the help of his dad, this youngster was able to shoot a blackpowder gun at Klondike Days. STAFF PHOTOS
trapping and trading, Native American culture and North Woods history, generally draws 7,000 to 8,000 people. Considering some of the snow-removal issues on
Thursday and Friday, everything went really smoothly, said Schilling, who is in her sixth year of running the event. My radio was quiet on Saturday morning as things were
getting started, so that means things were going well. The event is promoted as Trigs Klondike Days, due to the sponsorship of Trigs stores in Eagle River, Rhinelander, Minocqua, Wausau and Stevens Point. Schilling said it will take several days to calculate final attendance figures based on admission monies taken in at the gates and food sales. One of the signs that it was a good year was our food sales were up, she said. We sold out of everything. Schilling said that, as always, the Saturday attendance was much better than Sunday. One thing we noticed this year was a lot more families on Saturday, she said. We sold out of age 6 to 16 wristbands on Saturday and had to use some reserved for Sunday. She said the organizational end of the weekend To KLONDIKE, Pg. 6A
Phelps panel OKs ATV route system

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BY KEN ANDERSON
NEWS CORRESPONDENT
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PHELPS A town ordinance for a proposed all-terrain vehicle (ATV) route on town and county roads in the town of Phelps was finalized last week by an ATV committee for presentation to the town board Monday, March 12. Highway A will be the only Vilas County highway to be used in the proposed route system. Highway E was removed from the proposal. The committee proposes to use the paved portion of Highway A from the Forest County line near Robinson Lake to St. Louis Road, except for a portion that will use an Eagle Farm Road loop. Previous discussion of using the county right of way was canceled when Vilas County snowmobile coordina-
tor Dale Mayo indicated state grant dollars for an ATV route would not be approved with the current proposal. Your proposed ordinance has a two-year sunset and those funds would not be available with that sunset in the ordinance, Mayo said. Furthermore, for the county to approve using the paved surface, they would have to rescind or modify previous county board resolutions that prohibit using county property for ATV trail or routes. The ordinance contains the following language: This ordinance is effective for a trial period of two years on publication or posting. If county board approval for use of county roads and property is To ATVS, Pg. 2A
Kids Fisheree set in Conover

CONOVER The annual Kids Fisheree, sponsored by the Conover Lions Club, will be held on Lake Denton this Sunday, March 11, from noon to 3 p.m. The free event, for youths ages preschool through 14, will be headquartered at Club 45, at 4800 Old Highway 45. Preregistration is required at Club 45. There will be prizes and free food for all the contestants, courtesy of the Lions Club and Club 45. Awards will be presented for the largest perch, bluegill and crappie. Participants can take their own jigging poles, but some fishing equipment will be available. Bait, predrilled holes and the equipment will be courtesy of Northern Waters Angling &61 Archery in Conover. A free fish mount for the largest fish caught will be provided courtesy of Lax Taxidermy. For more information, contact Roger Flaherty at (715) 479-6673.
Excited youths and adults lined up for an opportunity to take a ride through the woods in a sled pulled by sled dogs
Native American dancers with the Waswagoning Dance Theatre performed two shows at Klondike Days.
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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
Lo 10 12 1 5 16 18 2 Prec. None None None None 1.2"S Tr.S Tr.S
LAST SEVEN DAYS

Hi Wed., Feb. 29 .........34 Thurs., March 1 ......33 Fri., March 2 ...........39 Sat., March 3 ..........25 Sun., March 4 .........26 Mon., March 5 ........30 Tues., March 6........44 Lo 18 22 22 21 6 4 13 Prec. 11.9"S 4.3"S Tr.S .8"S Tr.S None .5"S
ONE YEAR AGO

Hi Mon., Feb. 28..........28 Tues., March 1........42 Wed., March 2 ........20 Thurs., March 3 ......27 Fri., March 4 ...........36 Sat., March 5 ..........26 Sun., March 6 .........30
LAST YEAR
The average daily high at this time last year for the next seven days was 34, while the average overnight low was 19. There was snow on five days totaling 8.3 inches. Days precipitation recorded since Jan. 1, 2012, 35 days; 2011, 34 days. Average high of past 30 days, 2012, 30; 2011, 29. Average low of past 30 days, 2012, 11; 2011, 6. With as much as 18 2010-11 11-12 inches of new snow the Snowy days 60 55 past week, snowmo- Inches to date 51.38 68.14 bile and cross-country Ground cover 23" 10" ski trails are in excellent condition across much of the North Woods. The additional snow has made access difficult for ice anglers, as slush has developed on many lakes. Snowmobilers are being urged to remain on marked trails across lakes. Wednesday there will be light rain in the morning and an afternoon mix, with a high of 46 and a low of 36. Thursday should be mostly cloudy and windy, with a high of 35 and a low of 22. The forecast for Friday is lake snow in the morning and partly cloudy, with a high of 33 and a low of 20. Saturday will be partly cloudy, mild and windy, with a high of 44 and a low of 18. Sunday will be warmer with rain possible, with a high of 46 and a low of 29. POPULAR VENUE One of the most populars venues at Klondike Days was the horse-drawn sleigh rides through the woods behind Rocking W Stables. The snow-laden trees from the recent snowstorm made a perfect backdrop. STAFF PHOTO
COMPARISON
SNOW CONDITIONS
STREAMS AND LAKES OUTLOOK
ATVs:
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town roads that ATV travel would be allowed by eliminating from the draft Co-op Road from Strong Road to Highway 17 and crossing Highway 17 from Co-op Road to the community via Tower Road. Discussion of where to have a trailhead for parking trailers resulted in no decision on a location, although several sites were identified as having potential. Should the town board eventually adopt the revised ordinance, a joint meeting of the Vilas County Highway and Forestry and Land committees would take up the proposal, which could eventually come before the Vilas County Board for consideration.
(PORTIONS OF THE WEATHER CORNER ARE THROUGH THE COURTESY OF KEVIN BREWSTER, EAGLE RIVER and NEWSWATCH 12 METEOROLOGIST.)
Northern Vintage series cancels Sand Lake race

The seventh race of the 2012 season for the Northern Vintage Snowmobile Race Series (NVSRS) that was to be held Saturday, March 10, has been canceled due to poor track conditions. The race was to be held on Sand Lake, in front of Pitlik Sand Beach Resort. Series organizers still plan to run a nonpoints-paying endurance race on Spirit Lake Saturday, March 17, hosted by Three Lakes Trails and Bonnies Lakeside. There also will be an annual banquet at Northwoods Banquet Center Saturday, March 31. For more information about the NVSRS, go to nvsrs.org.
not issued, this ordinance is null and void. Other sections of the proposed ordinance provide a protocol for residents to petition the town board to either add or delete a road or road segment. It provides penalties for removing or defacing ATV signs and standards, limits operation from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. and allows operation only from May 1 to Oct. 31. Current ATV routes from Grosser Lane to Boat Landing Lane and Millerville Lane to Highway 17 are open all year. This allows for ATV users ice fishing on Big Sand and Twin lakes to access certain services. The committee also narrowed down the sections of
Tourism organizations seek participants for new contest

Several North Woods organizations are partnering with tourism destinations across the state to launch the Shift Your Gears Contest, which will reward winners with 12 weekend getaways in Wisconsin and a grand prize of $500. Participating agencies include the Boulder Junction Chamber of Commerce, Vilas County Tourism & Publicity, O n e i d a C o u n t y To u r i s m Council and Rhinelander Area Chamber of Commerce. The contest, which started March 1, joins travel planning with voting. The catch, according to Boulder Junction Chamber of Commerce director Theresa Smith, is that contestants will have to rally the vote to win. Participants will design trips to one of the 12 participating destinations. The most creative trips will advance to the voting round. Trip plans earning the most votes will win a weekend getaway worth at least $250, and a grand prize winner also will receive $500 spending cash. With more than a dozen prizes up for grabs, contest organizers said creativity will ultimately be rewarded. Trip plans that stand out will be at an advantage. For more information about the contest, visit shiftgearswi.com.
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NEWS
Pines moves ahead on charter school

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BY KEN ANDERSON
NEWS CORRESPONDENT
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Following last weeks big snowstorm, people across the North Woods had a big job removing snow from streets, sidewalks and vehicles. Some of the scenes included: above, Eagle River Department of Public Works employees blowing snow into the back of a truck; right, Maria Slusarczyk, owner of the Travelers Inn in Eagle River, shoveling snow; and below, Kyle Webb removing snow from vehicles at Lakeland Motors in Eagle River. Staff Photos By GARY RIDDERBUSCH
Following a long discussion, the Northland Pines School Board gave its approval last week to move forward with a grant application for a charter school. District Administrator Mike Richie said the application for the three-year grant would have to get final approval from the board before it is submitted. Richie told the board the Land O Lakes Elementary School, which currently has the extra space due to a low student enrollment, would be a likely location for the charter school. Board member Mike Jovanovic asked about a central location for the charter school. Other questions were raised about waiting lists, open enrollment requests and having a separate charter school governing board. The connections at Land O Lakes elementary with the Conserve School and town library are points in our favor, Richie responded. Students would come to a central location like Eagle River and be bused to the charter school in Land O Lakes. Richie said the enrollment would be limited, due to costs, to 45 students the first year and capped at 60 students the second year. We could also draw in students under open enrollment.
If more want to participate, we would create a waiting list and have a lottery for selection, except siblings are automatically enrolled, said Richie. The lottery would also apply to open enrollment, but once youre in, youre in. The grant cannot be used for salaries, according to board member Holly McCormack. It was noted the governing board would be independent from the elected school board, with a requirement that 51% of the governing board not be school employees. The size of the governing board and how selection is made is yet to be determined. Board President Jim Mulleady asked what Richie thought the chances were that Northland Pines would be successful in its grant application. Ours will be well written, organized and unique, Richie responded. Partnerships are looked at and Conserve School and the town library will be involved. With or without the grant, we could do it, but without the grant it would be a challenge. Jovanovic, who is on the boards finance committee, requested for Richie to get some budget estimates should the grant not be successful. Have a Plan B if were going to do it, but we need an idea what the cost will be, he said.
Pines budget plan shows vote likely

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BY KEN ANDERSON
NEWS CORRESPONDENT
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Storm: trail groomers running nightly

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as some roads were impassable and employees could not get to work. Mike Adamovich, foreman of the Eagle River Department of Public Works, said the deep snow in such a short time presented several challenges for his crew. Our main concern on Wednesday morning was to get the city streets open for emergency vehicles and people going to work, said Adamovich. We were out with our patrol trucks the first day just opening things up. Once the snow came to an end later on Wednesday, Adamovich said the crew then turned its efforts to grading, blowing and hauling the snow. We worked about 18 hours on Wednesday, from 4 a.m. to 10 p.m., and about 13 hours on Thursday, from 4 a.m. to 5 p.m. It was a challenge, but it was a fun challenge. Adamovich said his crew has spent the days, since the storm, widening some of the roads in the outlying areas of the city, pushing back snow piles at driveways and intersections, and digging out fire hydrants. Vilas County highway commissioner/patrol superintendent Jarred Maney said his crew started early Wednesday morning, plowing the state and county highways first. We had some guys put in about 16 hours on Wednesday, from 4 a.m. to after 7 p.m., but it was nothing that we couldnt handle, said Maney. Once the main highways were plowed, Maney made sure the roads the county plows in the towns of Lincoln and Cloverland were open at least one lane wide for emergency vehicles. We were able to get back to the town roads to widen them out with the grader on Thursday, said Maney. We actually had graders getting stuck on some of the turnarounds on town roads, due to the deep snow. Groomers running While the storm caused problems for road crews, the snow was good news for area snowmobile trail groomers, who havent had much to work with since early February. Theres certainly plenty of snow out there, said Holly Tomlanovich of the SnoEagles Snowmobile Club in Eagle River. The guys are out there grooming as much as possible. I know all the clubs are running their groomers. Tomlanovich, however, said the warm temperatures following the storm didnt help conditions. When its in the mid-20s for a high, the trails dont set up real well, and then we had a lot of people riding last weekend; so it doesnt take long for the trails to get a little rough, said Tomlanovich. The North Woods saw low temperatures in the single digits on Saturday and Sunday nights, which Tomlanovich said should make for better trails this week. There are areas where its bumpy, due to the heavy traffic on them; but the trails should hold up if we get some chilly nights, said Tomlanovich. I would still rate them as excellent for March riding. Tomlanovich said the heavy snow has caused slush problems on most lakes, so she urged snowmobilers to stay on the marked crossings to stay away from slush pockets. With another big influx of sledders likely this weekend, I would remind snowmobilers that midweek riding will probably be better, said Tomlanovich. Warm-up in forecast While snowmobile trails were in good to excellent condition and had plenty of snow for grooming heading into this week, meteorologists are calling for warmer temperatures this week. High temperatures were expected to hit 45 degrees on Tuesday and 41 on Wednesday of this week, followed by a short cool down. This weekends high temperatures also are expected to hit the low-to mid-40s. Because of the warm temperatures in the forecast, some municipalities are preparing for spring weight limits on town roads. Three Lakes announced that weight limits will be placed on its town roads as early as March 12. Town Clerk Susan Harris said residents are reminded to schedule propane, heating oil, septic services and other large deliveries prior to that date. No heavy trucks will be allowed on the town roads during the weight-restriction period, said Harris. For any questions about spring weight limits in Three Lakes, Harris said people can call the town shop at (715) 546-3530.
A multiyear funding projection for the Northland Pines School District presented to the school board last week by business manager Margo Smith showed the likely need for a funding referendum prior to the 2013-14 school year. We will end the present school year with a projected surplus of $600,000, so were in good shape now, Smith told the board. My estimates are conservative and you have to realize there are assumptions being made that funding will remain at current levels. It is my opinion that we cannot assume funding increases in the future. Smith predicted a slight increase in enrollment and a 1% rise in equalized value next year, noting that there was a 4% drop in property value in 2011. She estimated the funding shortfall for the 2013-14 school year will be $3 million, for 2014-15 it will be $3.2 million, and for 2015-16 it will be $3.4 million. It was noted the Land O Lakes Elementary School debt will be retired in April of this year and St. Germain Elementary School will be paid off in April of 2014. District Administrator Mike Richie said he was happy with the numbers and hinted the next referendum for operating expenses could be for the same amount as the vote approved three years ago. We were $3.2 million short and we asked for $2.9 million, which the voters approved. We stretched that out to cover four years rather than three, Richie
reminded the board. We are projecting a $4.2 million shortfall for the coming years, but I believe we can go to referendum requesting the same amount of $2.9 million, he said. When the school board will authorize a referendum to take to the voters is not known at this time and will have to be looked at, according to Richie. With a school paid off, there will be $2.9 million off the tax levy for one year, so it will go down. But the following year, it will go back up with a referendum. We will stretch the last referendum for a fourth year, he said. Other business In other business, the board approved granting a high school diploma to a veteran who will be at the school awards ceremony in May.
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OBITUARIES
Maryette Louise Mary Lou (Spickerman) Parker Aukerman
Mary Lou Parker Aukerman, 85, formerly of DeKalb, Ill., beloved mother of David Parker of Marquette, Mich., Richard Park- AUKERMAN er of Haines City, Fla., and Andrea Parker Simpson of Cincinnati, Ohio, died Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012, at Otterbein-Lebanon Retirement Community in Lebanon, Ohio. Mary Lou was the cherished daughter of J.A. Art and Maryette Spickerman, and sister of Janette (Spickerman) Sayre. She was born July 13, 1926, and raised in DeKalb, where she attended the McMurray Laboratory School and DeKalb Township High School. She was active in many clubs and organizations. She attended Carleton College in Minnesota and later Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, where she graduated with a degree in education in 1949. Mary Lou earned her masters degree and later her Ed.D. in education in 1977. She taught for many years in DeKalb community schools and also at Berea College in Berea, Ky. In 1949, she married James R. Parker (now deceased) of Sycamore. Later in life, she married James Byron Aukerman (now deceased) of Glen Ellyn. Mary Lou will be remembered for her passion for community service and children through her involvement with many different types of organizations. She was active as a leader in many civic and church organizations. including AAUW, Altrusa, DeKalb Womens Club, Drama Club, Childrens Community Theater, Cub Scouts and Girl Scouts leadership, and DeKalb County Mental Health Association. She was a lifelong member of First Congregational Church, United Church of Christ, DeKalb, and was already ready to serve. She will be fondly missed by her friends and former students whose lives she touched through her engaging friendliness and sweet nature. Mary Lou also enjoyed traveling to far-off places, but her favorite place to visit was the family cabin on Butternut Lake, Wis. There she enjoyed many years of walking through the North Woods of Wisconsin with her children and grandchildren. She also enjoyed swimming, fly-fishing in the trout streams and canoe rides to watch the beautiful sunsets across the water. Mary Lou was also passionate about her dogs, her favorite sports car and walking. She was an accomplished race walker and won many events at Senior Olympics track competitions. Also left to cherish her memory are eight grandchildren, Christian Parker, Elissa Parker, Daniel (Lisa) Parker, Aimee (B.J.) Weed, Jason (Jessica) Parker, Robert Simpson, Bradley Simpson and Matthew Simpson. Mary Lou also had one great-grandchild, Gracielou Weed; and daughters-in-law, Rhonda Parker and Lynn Parker; and son-in-law, Robert K. Simpson. She attended many of their functions and enjoyed photographing family events. The family received friends and family Thursday, March 1, at Anderson Funeral Home, 2011 S. Fourth Street, DeKalb, The funeral service was held Friday, March 2, at First Congregational Church-UCC, 615 N. First Street, DeKalb, with the Rev. Judy Harris officiating. Burial was at Oak Ridge Cemetery, Sandwich. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to First Congregational ChurchUCC of DeKalb. Memorials also may be made to the Alzheimers Association.
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Stuart F. Stu Hunt

Stuart F. Stu Hunt, a resident of Land O Lakes and formerly of Waukesha, died Sunday, March 4, 2012, at his home. He was 75. A complete obituary will be in next weeks newspaper. Gaffney-Busha Funeral Home in Eagle River is serving the family.
Keith A. Posto
Keith A. Posto of Conover died Monday, Feb. 27, 2012. He was 56. He was born July 25, 1955, in Milwaukee, the POSTO son of Leonard and Virginia (nee Obermann) Posto. He was raised in Caledonia and attended schools in Racine. Mr. Posto and his family spent summers in Conover and moved there on a fulltime basis in 1979. He was employed as a bartender, a cook at Gerrys Conover Caf and had worked at Nagel Lumber. He also was a notary public for the state of Wisconsin. Mr. Posto enjoyed working for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, manning the Monahan Fire Tower as a fire spotter for 19 years. He was a weather watcher for WAOW Television Channel 9 and WYOW Television Channel 34 and a member of Hudson-Essex Car Club. He enjoyed old movies, reading and nature. In addition to his parents, survivors include two brothers, Leonard (Terry) of Conover and Gerald (Jill) of Rothschild; and other relatives and friends. A memorial service was held Friday, March 2, at Gaffney-Busha Funeral Home in Eagle River. The Rev. Gary Spurgeon officiated.
Roy Leslie Jacobson

Roy Leslie Jacobson of Ironwood Township, Mich., died M o n d a y, March 5, 2012, at his home. He was 68. JACOBSON He was born in Staten Island, N.Y., and was raised in Manitowish Waters. In his youth he was an avid outdoorsman and Eagle Scout. He graduated from Lakeland High School in 1961 and was a state champion slalom skier. Mr. Jacobson enlisted in the U.S. Army and volunteered for the Special Forces. He served as a Green Beret in Vietnam, both at Ben Cat, and with the first Mike Force. He was commended for heroism in ground combat and earned the Bronze Star for Valor in 1965. After serving in the Army, he worked with Air America, a Central Intelligence Agency organization and operated Hmong and Lao Commando teams throughout Southeast Asia in the 1960s. He had 48 months of combat. Mr. Jacobson earned a bachelors degree from UWSuperior and a masters degree in boreal ecology from the University of Alberta, Canada, in 1974. He worked as an ecologist and game warden in Canadas Yukon and Northwest Territories. He and his family moved back to Wisconsin in 1980, and he began a career with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. He served as deputy director, Northern Region, and assistant director, Office of Environmental Law Enforcement. He retired as a Ranger Supervisor for the Northern Highland-American Legion State Forest in 2001. He was a member of VFW Post 9536 in Mercer, Ironwood American Legion Post 5, National Eagle Scout Association, Mensa, 1st Special Forces Regiment, Air America Association and St. Johns Lutheran Church. He was preceded in death by his parents; and one sister. Surviving are his wife of 44 years, Judith (Korpi); one son, Eric (Sherre) of Clarksville, Tenn.; two sisters, Judy (Eduardo) Paz of Milwaukee, and Lois (John) Egelhof of Bemidji, Minn. A memorial service will be held Saturday, March 10, at 11 a.m., preceded by visitation at 10 a.m., at Zion Lutheran Church, located at 100 W. Midland Ave., in Ironwood, with the Rev. Peggy Rose and the Rev. Chips Paulson co-officiating. aPrivate interment will be in Sunset Acres Cemetery, Ironwood Township, in the spring. Memorials may be made to Disabled Area Veterans Van, DAV Van Program, 520 West Southland Ave., Ironwood, MI 49938 or Regional Hospice, 100 S. Mill St., Bessemer, MI 49911.
Elaine Schulz
Elaine Schulz, a resident of Eagle River since 1974 and former resident of Milwaukee, died Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012, at Lillian Kerr Healthcare by Rennes in Phelps. She was 92. The last of nine children, she was born Oct. 7, 1919, in Milwaukee, the daughter of Fred and Amelia (nee Paap) Bartz. She was an active member of Our Savior Lutheran Church and was involved in the Martha Society and choir. Mrs. Schulz also was a volunteer with the Eagle River Memorial Hospital Auxiliary and the Kalmar Center. She was preceded in death by her husband, Walter, in 1999; and her son, the Rev. Bill Schulz in 1986. Her survivors include three daughters, Carolynn (Jim) Gleisner and Miriam (David) Karll, both of Eagle River, and Christine (Robert) Hopp of Dubuque, Iowa; one daughterin-law, Phyllis Schulz of Menomonee Falls; nine grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and two great-great grandchildren. A funeral service will be held Friday, March 9, at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Eagle River. Visitation at the church will be held one hour prior to the service.
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Eugene Gene R. Landrath

Eugene Gene R. Landrath, 69, of Sayner, died Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012, at home. He was born June 21, 1942, in WauLANDRATH sau, to the late Oscar and Florence (Marquardt) Landrath. Gene graduated from Wausau High School and attended Wisconsin State College in Eau Claire. During his younger years, Gene enjoyed playing football. As a high school athlete, Gene made the All-State football team. He also played varsity football as a freshman at Wisconsin State College at Eau Claire. Gene was employed for many years at Drott Manufacturing (JI Case). He also worked at Fiskars Manufacturing as well as at Ahlborn Distribution in Sayner. Gene currently owned and managed the Char-Rose Motel in Sayner. He was a patient, soft-spoken, fun-loving man with an amazing sense of humor. He cared deeply for his children and grandchildren, and cherished the times he spent with them. Gene was especially proud of his three grandsons, Hunter, Brandon and Dylan. Grandpa Gene loved them dearly and enjoyed hearing about their latest accomplishments in school, sports and hunting. Gene was an avid outdoorsman and especially loved fishing, hunting and the special times spent at the family cottage on Bear Skin Lake. He also loved watching the Packers, as well as NASCAR races. Gene was a skilled woodworker and shared many of his creations with his family. He is survived by one son, Mitch (Tammy) Landrath, Merrill; one daughter, Michelle (David) Keefe, Utah; seven grandchildren, Hunter, Brandon, Dylan, Tara, Melanie, Kelly and Eryn; two great-grandchildren; mother of his children, Diane LandrathSchmidt; one brother, Dennis (Carla) Landrath, Wausau. He was also preceded in death by four brothers, Jim, Vernon, Darrell and Russell. Funeral service was held Monday, March 5, 2012, at Brainard Funeral Home, 522 Adams St., Wausau. The Rev. Daniel Sire from St. Johns Lutheran Church officiated. Burial was in Restlawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Wausau. Online condolences may be given at www.brainardfuneral.com. We love you, Dad and Grandpa, and will miss you dearly. We find comfort knowing you are now our special angel watching over us from heaven. May you rest in peace.
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Karen L. Duescher
Karen L. Duescher, 67, Green Bay, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012, after a long, courageous battle DUESCHER with cancer. She passed away peacefully with friends and family by her side. She was born July 3, 1944, in Washington State, to the late Lynden and Ann Duescher. After attending Luther High School in New Ulm, Minn., she went on to become a dental hygienist. She also worked as a bus driver for special-need students and handicapped people. Karen worked at a Lutheran Home as a caregiver. Her heart was always in doing for others. She met and married Rolf Ethun in 1964, and resided in Madison, Wis., until she moved to Green Bay in 2001. Karen loved camping in northern Wisconsin each summer. She loved nature, feeding and watching birds, and was an avid fisherman. Karen is survived by her daughter, Michelle Ethun and Michelles husband, Dave; three grandchildren, Forest, Hans and Hjelle of Fairbanks, Alaska; a sister, Carol Duescher of Seattle, Wash.; aunts; uncles; cousins, Amanda and Judy Schuessler; and special friends, Steve Drewek and Kathy Lewis. Karen will be greatly missed by her many, many friends she made over the years. She always had a cup of coffee and a beautiful, infectious smile to greet all who entered her home. The family and friends would like to thank Green Bay Oncology, Heartland Hospice and all the caregivers who provided Karen with excellent and compassionate care throughout her illness. A private memorial will be held. She will be cremated and laid to rest in northern Wisconsin, surrounded by the wilderness she loved so much. Blaney Funeral Home is assisting her family with arrangements. To send online condolences, please go to www.BlaneyFuneralHome.com.
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Michael R. Thomason, 52, of Safety Harbor, Fla., passed away Feb. 19, 2012, under the loving care of his family and Suncoast Hospice. Mike spent his early adult life touring the country, entertaining children and adults alike, with his skills as a professional juggler. He eventually settled down in the Clearwater, Fla., area, where he worked as a charter boat captain, met his wife, Laura, and raised their two children, Tara and Jake. With his love of the outdoors, Mike switched from the water to the land and began a career as a park ranger, which ended far too soon, as he started his courageous battle with cancer. Every July for the past 11 years, he would spend his vacation at the family cottage on South Shore Road, Phelps, Wis., along with his family and in-laws, Bill and Yvonne Becker, fishing the waters of Lac Vieux Desert. In 2008, Mike landed his first muskie, a 46-inch thrill of a lifetime. He also formed a strong bond of friendship with our lakeside neighbors and cousins, the Cooper Kaplan families. Mike is also survived by his mother, Jenny, of Illinois; sisters, Tari, of Arizona, and Deb (Jean) of South Carolina; and brothers, Jim (Cathy) and Randy (Joyce) of Indiana. A memorial service celebrating Mikes life was held Feb. 23, at Cypress Meadows Community Church, Safety Harbor.
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Vilas County Sheriff A total of 289 complaints were entered by Vilas County Sheriffs Department dispatchers last week. In addition to those with sufficient detail to report below, a review shows at least one vehicle accident, two abandoned vehicles, five requests for agency assistance, two ambulance requests, four animal problems, two attempts to locate, one battery, one burglary, seven burglar alarms, 18 requests for citizens assistance, one report of criminal damage to property, one report of disorderly conduct, four disturbances, two domestic violence complaints, three fires, two reports of found property, one report of fraud, two reports of harassment, 11 reports of hazardous conditions, two hitand-run accidents, five juvenile problems/runaways, two reports of lost property, 12 reports of suspicious circumstances, nine thefts, one threat, 10 traffic violations, three vacation checks, six welfare checks, 11 911 hang ups, 14 snowmobile violations and three snowmobile accidents. At least 14 calls were referred to the Eagle River Police Department, and there were at least 18 informational or procedural entries. In the past two weeks, at least 22 people were booked at the Vilas County Jail, including four for operating while intoxicated, one for disorderly conduct, two for bail jumping, four for probation violations, one for operating without a license, one for possession of paraphernalia, four for battery, one for operating after revocation, one for an injunction violation, one for obstructing and one for strangulation. The inmate population ranged from 66 to 74. As of March 5, there were 74 inmates. Sunday, March 4 - 11:30 p.m. - A vehicle/deer accident was reported on Highway 70 near Christmas Tree Lane in St. Germain, involving Vincent T. Snow of Lac du Flambeau. Saturday, March 3 - 2:30 a.m. - A one-vehicle accident was reported on Highway 51 near Deer Park Road in Manitowish Waters, involving Donald G. Wilson of Franksville. Wilson was cited for failure to report accident. Friday, March 2 - 9:05 a.m. - A two-vehicle accident was reported on Highway G and Highpoint Road in the town of Cloverland, involving Harold A. Johnson and James J. Collins, both of Eagle River. Thursday, March 1 - 11:01 a.m. - A two-vehicle accident was reported in the parking lot at 140 Sunset Blvd. in St. Germain, involving Alan A. Larsen of St. Germain and a parked vehicle owned by Janice M. Heeren of Arbor Vitae. Monday, Feb. 27 - 1:42 p.m. - A one-vehicle rollover was reported on Highway 17 near East Pioneer Road in Phelps, involving James N. Carver of Phelps. Carver was cited for disregarding marked lanes and no insurance. - 3:11 p.m. - A one-vehicle accident was reported on Highway A near Strong Road in Phelps, involving Janis M. Johnson of Phelps. Sunday, Feb. 26 - 2:45 a.m. - A one-vehicle accident was reported on Highway K and Twin Lake Road in Conover involving Jennifer M. Duquaine of Sussex. Duquaine was cited for operating while intoxicated and driving too fast for conditions. Saturday, Feb. 25 - 6:40 a.m. - A two-vehicle accident was reported on Highway K near Fern Glen Road in the town of Plum Lake involving Michael E. Ninedorf of Kaukauna and Richard J. Anhalt of Eagle River. - 8:55 p.m. - A one-vehicle accident was reported on Eagle Lake Road near Mann Avenue in Phelps involving Harold A. Schade of Land O Lakes. Schade was cited for operating while intoxicated. Eagle River Police Among the calls received by Vilas County dispatchers were at least 14 calls for the Eagle River Police. These included one request for agency assistance, one burglar alarm, two animal problems, two requests for citizens assistance, one disturbance, one juvenile problem/runaway, four snowmobile violations, three reports of suspicious circumstances, two thefts, one threat, three reports of hazardous conditions and two reports of harassment. Three Lakes Police This police department reported three vehicle accidents, one burglar alarm, one ambulance request, two requests for citizens assistance, two requests for agency assistance, one battery, two reports of hazardous conditions, five snowmobile violations, three reports of suspicious circumstances, four traffic violations and one report of trespassing.
VEHICLE COLLISION A two-vehicle accident occured last Friday at approximately 9 a.m. at Highway G and Highpoint Road. Harold Johnson of Eagle River, driving a 1998 Chevy Blazer, was struck after pulling out in front of a flatbed truck driven by James
Collins, also of Eagle River. Both driver and passenger of the Blazer were transported to Eagle River Memorial Hospital, but no serious injuries were reported. Staff Photo By ANTHONY DREW
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Wangs attorneys say officials illegally searched laptop computer

Defense attorneys for Michael Wang, 46, a former Northland Pines Middle School math teacher who is charged with 10 counts of possession of child pornography, made two motions to suppress evidence in the case in Vilas County Circuit Court last week. Wangs attorneys made one motion to suppress evidence obtained through what they said was an unconstitutional search of his laptop computer by monitoring software installed by the Northland Pines School District. Attorneys for Wang said he was not explicitly informed of the use of the monitoring software. But witnesses said that on April 13, 2005, District Administrator Mike Richie advised employees specifically that Aristotle was being used to assist the school district in identifying misuse of computers by students and employees. Witnesses also said Wang had signed a staff laptop use agreement on Aug. 20, 2010, outlining the districts use policy for district-owned computers. Wangs attorneys also made a motion to suppress evidence found on two flash drives recovered by school district employees in Wangs classroom. The defense attorneys challenged the finding of the evidence on multiple Fourth-Amendment to the Constitution levels. According to the complaint, the two flash drives included more than 800 images of child pornography. After school officials found the flash drives, Wang was placed on administrative leave May 9, 2011, and the school board accepted his resignation May 23, 2011. Wang, who is currently residing in Crystal Falls, Mich., is free on a $20,000 cash bond. After transcripts of the motion hearing are sent out to the proper parties, a date will be established to present the ruling on the two motions. In other felony cases, Gabriel T. Thompson, 21, of Lac du Flambeau, who was found guilty of strangulation and suffocation, was sentenced to three years of probation after Vilas County Circuit Judge Neal A. Neilsen III withheld his sentence. A charge of substantial battery was dismissed, but was read in at sentencing last week. Conditions of Thompsons probation include: not to possess or consume intoxicants; continue any alcohol and other drug-abuse counseling and treatment; maintain education or employment; no contact with the victim; complete anger management counseling and any counseling as deemed necessary by the agent; and 150 hours of community service. He received credit for 154 days served in jail. According to the complaint, Thompson was involved in an incident in a Lac du Flambeau garage Sept. 27, 2011. The 26year-old victim from Lac du Flambeau said he was knocked unconscious by a blunt object and, when he woke up, Thompson had him in a headlock on the floor and was choking him. The Class H felony Thompson pleaded guilty to carried a maximum $10,000 fine or six years in prison or both. Evan F. Robin, 19, of Odanah, who was found guilty of manufacturing marijuana and obstructing an officer, had his sentence withheld and was placed on probation for three years. Conditions of Robins probation, to run concurrent on both convictions include: serve four months in the county jail; not to possess or consume intoxicants; no taverns; no prescription drugs unless prescribed; assessment and any counseling as deemed necessary by the agent; and full-time employment or education. Robin received credit for 115 days already served in jail. Judge Nielsen said he could serve the remaining jail time on another count with workrelease privileges. Charges of possession of illegally obtained prescriptions, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia were dismissed in a plea agreement Jan. 12. Sean E. Meshigaud, 36, of Lac du Flambeau, charged with third-degree sexual assault, had his initial appearance adjourned to April 16 at 10 a.m. Meshigaud is alleged to have sexual contact with a 20year-old woman Sept. 23, 2011, while she was sleeping on a mattress in his living room in Lac du Flambeau. Channing D.J. Williams, 24, of Lac du Flambeau, charged with second-degree sexual assault of a child under 16, had a pretrial conference set for March 13 at 9:15 a.m. He was charged as a repeater. According to the complaint, Williams exposed himself and had sexual contact with a 14year-old girl. Quentin C. Negani, 20, of Lac du Flambeau, charged with burglary of a building or dwelling and misdemeanor theft, both party to a crime, had his preliminary hearing adjourned to March 5. Negani is alleged to have stolen a television, PlayStation and video games from an apartment at 379 Tomahawk Circle in Lac du Flambeau Jan. 10. Darrell G. Cross Sr. of Lac du Flambeau, charged with manufacturing or delivery of a prescription drug, has a preliminary hearing scheduled for March 23 at 11 a.m. He is alleged to have sold two Vicodin pills for $20 during a controlled purchase at his residence Feb. 1 in Lac du Flambeau. His $2,500 signature bond was continued. Janet Arts, 61, of Casco, who was originally charged with two counts of theft in a business setting and one count of misdemeanor theft, had her case dismissed, though her $2,500 bond must go towards restitution to Boones Building Supply in the town of Washington.
Frozen road declaration ends in north central Wisconsin

Due to thawing conditions, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (DOT) has suspended the frozen road law in Zone 2, the region designated by the DOT across north central Wisconsin that generally falls between highways 8 and 10. The southern border of Zone 2 includes Highway 10, south on Highway 73 at Neillsville, east on Highway 54, north on Interstate 39, and east on Highway 10. Earlier this year, the DOT declared state trunk highways frozen only in zones 1 and 2, the northern third of Wisconsin. The frozen road declaration remains in effect for Zone 1, north of Highway 8. The frozen road law allows trucks carrying loads of peeled or unpeeled forest products cut crosswise (not including wood chips), or salt and sand for winter maintenance, to operate at heavier than legal weights without a special permit until approximately early March, unless thawing requires cancellation of the provision or continued cold weather allows the declaration to be extended. The higher weight limits authorized by the DOTs frozen roads declaration dont apply to county or local roads unless authorized by the local agency having maintenance authority. Also, higher weights may not be transported on any highways or bridges that are specifically posted for lower weight limits. Further information on weight restrictions and the frozen road declaration is available on the DOT website at dot.wisconsin.gov. Zone descriptions including a map can be found at dot.wisconsin.gov/travel. Spring thaw restrictions and Class II roadway restrictions will be imposed Wednesday, March 7, on highways in zones 2, 3, 4 and 5 (all of Wisconsin south of Highway 8). Some counties will begin posting county roads Monday, March 5. Declaration of spring thaw means suspension of most multiple-trip permits for overweight loads that can be reduced in weight, and a reduction of allowable vehicle weight on specified state and U.S. highways. Haulers with questions about truck permits can contact the DOTs oversize/overweight permits unit at (608) 266-7320.
Kohls assistant sets office hours in St. Germain

Sen. Herb Kohls regional representative, Bryce Luchterhand, will be in St. Germain this Friday, March 9, to meet with constituents from 1 to 2 p.m. in Room 2 at the St. Germain Community Center, located at 545 Highway 155. No appointment is necessary. If you are having a problem with a federal program or agency, or have an opinion on an issue before Congress, please let me know by meeting with my regional representative, Bryce Luchterhand, Kohl said. Luchterhand also can be contacted at Kohls regional office at 402 Graham Ave., Suite 206, Eau Claire, WI 54701; (715) 832-8424; or bryce_luchterhand@kohl.senate.gov.
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VILAS COUNTY SEEKS CITIZEN BOARD OF HEALTH MEMBERS

Vilas County is now accepting letters of interest from individuals who desire to serve as a citizen member of Vilas Countys Public Health Board. The Public Health Board meets monthly and consists of five county board supervisors and four citizen members who have a demonstrated interest or competence in the field of public health or community health, including a physician to act as medical advisor. The Board oversees the County Public Health Department in matters involving surveillance, investigation, control and prevention of communicable diseases, other disease prevention, health promotion and human health hazard control. Citizen members are appointed for a 2-year term and may be reappointed for subsequent terms. Questions and letters of interest can be directed to: Vilas County Health Department, Attn: Jim Behling, 330 Court Street, Eagle Riv976 er, WI 54521. The deadline for submittal is April 4, 2012.
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LEARNING AT KLONDIKE Numerous indoor educational activities took place at the Northland Pines field house during Klondike Days, including Teaching Drum stories (above) and a lesson from Molly McKay of the Raptor Education Group Inc. of Antigo (right). All of this took place amidst merchants selling a variety of natural and homemade goods (below). Staff Photos By ANTHONY DREW and KURT KRUEGER
Do you have a business in Vilas County that relies heavily on foot traffic during the summer months to survive? Do you have too few products to sell to make it worth your while to invest in an e-commerce website so you can sell to a broader market? Do you have an e-commerce website but suffer from a lack of traffic or conversions because it is too expensive to optimize for search or drive traffic with pay-per-click advertising? Do you need to get your product or service in front of more customers? If you answered yes to any of these questions, the VCEDC wants to hear from you. We are assessing the feasibility of a new program called BUY-VILAS. The mission of BUY-VILAS is to promote businesses located in Vilas County, Wisconsin, to consumers throughout the United States and beyond. With pooled resources, we can start an initiative to build an optimized members only e-commerce website to promote any product or service you have to offer via the worldwide web. This could be a hospitality package, a piece of art, a wood carving, a retail product, or any number of other items handmade, manufactured or dealer purchased that you want to sell to the public; items that you could sell more if you had a way to get it in front of more customers. We have outlined the program for your review on our website along with a video and case studies at http://vilascountyedc.org/_blog/VCEDC_Blog/post/BUY-VILAScom_A_New_VCEDC_Initiative/ Please go to this blog post and comment on whether or not you would participate in this initiative by becoming a member. Feel free to comment on any aspect of the program as outlined, anything you think is missing, or anything you might change to make the program better. If you qualify for participation, this program is for you and we want to tailor it for the greatest membership participation possible.
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Any qualified elector who is unable or unwilling to appear at the polling place on Election Day may request to vote an absentee ballot. A qualified elector is any U.S. citizen, who will be 18 years of age or older on Election Day, who has resided in the ward or municipality where he or she wishes to vote for at least 28 consecutive days before the election. The elector must also be registered in order to receive an absentee ballot. Effective with the Spring Primary in 2012, proof of identification must be provided before an absentee ballot may be issued, unless the elector is otherwise exempt from this requirement. TO OBTAIN AN ABSENTEE BALLOT, YOU MUST MAKE A REQUEST IN WRITING. Contact your municipal clerk and request that an application for an absentee ballot be sent to you for the primary or election or both. You may also request an absentee ballot by letter. Your written request must list your voting address within the municipality where you wish to vote, the address where the absentee ballot should be sent, if different, and your signature. Special absentee voting application provisions apply to electors who are indefinitely confined to home or a care facility, in the military, hospitalized or serving as a sequestered juror. If this applies to you, contact the municipal clerk. You can also personally go to the clerks office or other specified location, complete a written application and vote an absentee ballot during the hours specified for casting an absentee ballot. Please contact your town clerk in regard to office hours available. TOWN/CITY CLERKS ARBOR VITAE Mary Reuland 10675 Big Arbor Vitae Dr. Arbor Vitae, WI 54568 715-356-3120 BOULDER JUNCTION Town Clerk P.O. Box 616 5386 Park St. Boulder Junction, WI 54512 715-385-2220 CLOVERLAND Mildred Ritzer 2819 E. Hunter Lake Rd. Eagle River, WI 54521 715-479-2392 CONOVER James Hedberg P.O. Box 115 4665 Hwy. K East Conover, WI 54519 715-479-8688 LAC DU FLAMBEAU Nancy Edwards P.O. Box 68 109 Old Abe Rd. Lac du Flambeau, WI 54538 715-588-3358 LAND O LAKES Flossie Knoth P.O. Box 660 4331 Hwy. B Land O Lakes, WI 54540 715-547-3255 LINCOLN Shelly Sauvola P.O. Box 9 1205 Sundstein Rd. Eagle River, WI 54521 715-479-7000 MANITOWISH WATERS Susan Patterson 4 Airport Rd. P.O. Box 267 Manitowish Waters, WI 54545 715-543-8400 PHELPS Marjorie Hiller P.O. Box 157 4495 Town Hall Rd. Phelps, WI 54554 715-545-2270 PLUM LAKE Sharon Brooker P.O. Box 280 8755 Lake St. Sayner, WI 54560 715-542-4531 Office PRESQUE ISLE Lorine Walters 11409 Hwy. B Presque Isle, WI 54557 715-686-2725 ST. GERMAIN Thomas Martens P.O. Box 7 St. Germain, WI 54558 715-542-3813 WASHINGTON Michele Sanborn 2160 Pinewood Dr. Eagle River, WI 54521 715-479-1669 WINCHESTER Ruth Allis 1147 Harris Lake Rd. W Winchester, WI 54557 715-686-7103 EAGLE RIVER Debbie Brown P.O. Box 1269 525 E. Maple St. Eagle River, WI 54521 715-479-8682
Klondike: event drew record number of participants

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went extremely well, with several community organizations helping out. Klondike Days is headquartered at Northland Pines High School and Rocking W Stable to take advantage of the large field house and auditorium in the school, bringing all the indoor events to one location. Many of the activities take advantage of the outdoor facilities at the stable. On Friday, the River Country Reds Rendezvous and Living History Encampment, located in the woods on the Rocking W Stable grounds, came to life for hundreds of area school children, who received lessons on how people lived in the North Woods during the fur-trade era. The Hidden Prairie rendezvous group did a great job with the kids, said Schilling. Participants galore Schilling said she was thrilled with the participation level this year, with people from throughout the Midwest and beyond coming to Klondike Days. She said there were a record 82 competitors in the snowshoe race, which was the final event in the Braveheart Snowshoe Racing Series. We also had a record number of competitors (74) in the lumberjack competition, as participants came from three colleges, said Schilling. We had to extend the lumberjack competition stage, and it was nice to see the experienced Jacks and Jills helping out the younger competitors, which is the future of the sport. The dog weight pull drew 40 dogs, which was up from tinue to be two of the most popular venues. People really enjoyed the horse-drawn sleigh rides and dogsled rides through the woods, she said. Inside the school, two presentations by Nick Hockings Waswagoning Dance Theatre attracted big crowds Saturday. The Blue Winds Dancing group performed in the auditorium Sunday. Inside the field house, a record 70 artists and crafters showed and sold their artwork. A new event this year was the Klondike Days Scavenger Hunt organized by the Northwoods Childrens Museum, said Schilling. The kids who participated really learned a lot about the variety of venues at Klondike Days. Volunteers vital Schilling said Klondike Days wouldnt be possible without the help of dozens of volunteers, with duties ranging from selling tickets to parking cars to taking spectator surveys. The volunteers, including many students, were great. We had five candidates for Klondike Days scholarships, and each of them had to bring three volunteers each day, she said. In addition, other volunteers came from the Rotary Club, Eagle River Jaycees, Humane Society of Vilas County and the Sugar Camp Lions Club. Schilling said Eagle River always steps up to the plate when it comes to volunteers. Everybody always pulls together, she said. The volunteer base was very good. If we didnt have them, we couldnt do it.
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last year, and there were more than a dozen horses in the states only outdoor winter horse pull. We were told those numbers will increase in future years, now that we have a sanctioned horse pull, said Schilling. Schilling said the chain-saw carving contest was popular, with six professional carvers entertaining a steady group of spectators, and there were eight sleighs in the second annual antique sleigh rally. On Sunday, during the quick-carve competition, the chain-saw carvers really came up with some amazing carvings, said Schilling. Many events Klondike Days was originally developed to bring tourists to the greater Eagle River area when winter recreation winds down. With snowmobiling generally winding down in March, the event gives the greater Eagle River area an economic
boost during early March. With the Derby in January, pond hockey in February and Klondike Days in March, I think it is a great situation for the area, said Schilling. Klondike Days is so attractive to people of all ages and walks of life, because most of the events could stand on their own. At Klondike Days, there are activities all happening at once, she said. I think the word is getting out that we have a huge variety of events available for all ages. The featured events were the Northwoods Championship Dog Weight Pull, the Native American Cultural Exposition, the Great Northern Lumberjack competition, the Living History Encampment, the chain-saw carving competition, the Klondike craft show, and the Great Northern Log Pull Classic. Schilling said the horsedrawn sleigh rides and dogsled rides through the woods con-
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KLONDIKE CONTESTS The spirit of competition was alive and well at Klondike Days in Eagle River Saturday and Sunday. Some of the competitive events included: above the Great Northern Lumberjack Competition, which attracted a record number of competitors; below, the Chainsaw Carving Competition; and left, the Snowshoe Challenge, which drew more than 80 snowshoe enthusiasts. Staff Photos By GARY RIDDERBUSCH
Reducing the number of Vilas County Board committees was discussed last week at a joint meeting of the county Executive and Legislative committees, with the approach being to look at functions of departments rather than department titles. It seems there are clearly functions and tasks that are similar dealing with individuals and it makes sense for one committee to have oversight, said Supervisor Erv Teichmiller. Teichmiller had several examples. The Commission on Aging, Social Services and Veterans Services all deal with individual public services. Land and Water Conservation, Forestry and Recreation, and Solid Waste could have oversight by one committee based on their common relation to natural resources. Extension, Library and Tourism could be handled by an Outreach Committee. Highway and Public Property have common functions, he said. My bias is we should do it comprehensively rather than piecemeal, said Teichmiller. Such a direction was viewed favorably by Supervisor Jim Behling. I like Ervs approach because its based on function of activities and logically looks at department activities, Behling said. We have to craft a model that works into the future. The time that it would take a committee to work through an agenda was a concern of Supervisor Ed Bluthardt Jr. We have to consider the
workload and time it takes into consideration, Bluthardt cautioned. To sit here for eight hours a day (for a committee meeting) is ridiculous. I would like to see training on how to conduct a meeting. Supervisor Chris Mayer said before any consolidation could take place, committee agendas had to be streamlined. That idea was reflected by the comments of County Clerk Dave Alleman. I probably will shoot myself for saying this, but this is what I observe, Alleman started out. The No. 1 issue is we get bogged down with minutia. Theres no control over agendas; they are too long. We have committee chairs who allow too much discussion and get off the agenda, which takes time. But Teichmiller noted they always did it this way. Supervisor Al Bauman agreed training for committee chairs is needed. Supervisor Sig Hjemvick observed, In some ways, committees step on each others toes and that should not happen. We dont have to have eight-hour meetings, but we need good behavior from committee members, also, said Bauman. Our next step should be an exercise in drafting an agenda in a new environment. It was decided that departments that have like services need to first be identified. Alleman suggested that be done and then draft a sample agenda that streamlines the meetings. He noted some committees are required by law.
First Weber names top agents

First Weber Group recently recognized the 2011 achievements of its agents, including several from the North Woods. While many awards were handed out at the Feb. 5 ceremony, following are the top producers and service awards winners from this area. Presidents Club achievers were Ron Skagen and Christy Elliott of Rhinelander, and The Zoerb Team of Rhinelander. Joining the Directors Club were Dennis Hurst and Jane Huber, both of Minocqua. Executive Club winners were Linda Moore, Gina King and Rochelle Beck, all of Rhinelander; Sherri Braasch of Eagle River; and Ben Tlusty and Travis Pingel, both of Minocqua. First Weber Group is one of Wisconsins largest real estate companies with more than 50 offices and more than 1,300 agents statewide.
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Discover Wisconsin marks 350th show GOVERNMENT
Discover Wisconsin, the n a t i o n s l o n g e s t - r u n n i n g tourism program with its headquarters now in Eagle River, will mark its 350th episode by featuring Green Bay. The episode was shot throughout the past year under the guidance of the Greater Green Bay Area Convention & Visitors Bureau. It will air Saturday, March 10, and Sunday, March 11, on the Discover Wisconsin broadcast network, reaching almost 250,000 viewers across the upper Great Lakes region, including Minnesota, Iowa, northern Illinois and Upper Michigan. Locally the show can be seen on WFRV TV-5 in Green Bay. This is our third visit to Green Bay in six years, commented Chad Diedrick, managing producer for Discover Wisconsin. We were here in 2008, in 2010 and now for 2012, but theres always something new to add to the show. Diedrick, who is a Seymour native and former Green Bay resident, said there are a great deal of historic attractions to see, as well as outdoor recreation, entertainment venues and great culinary options.
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Vilas County Forestry, Recreation & Land Committee Wednesday, March 7, 8:30 a.m., courthouse. Agenda: Bid openings, timber contract activity and Oldenburg Sports Park updates. Oneida County Planning & Zoning Committee Wednesday, March 7, 1 p.m., courthouse. Agenda: Review revisions to the Sign Ordinance and proposed addendums to condominiums. Northland Pines Board of Education Wednesday, March 7, 6 p.m., high school. Agenda: Executive session reconvening to open session. Vilas County Cooperative Extension Education and Community Development Committee Thursday, March 8, 9 a.m., courthouse. Agenda: Update about the open community resource educator position and dialogue on Extension office sustainability. Vilas County Joint Law Enforcement and Emergency Management and Communications Committee Thursday, March 8, 10 a.m., Vilas County Justice Center. Agenda: Equipment purchases, communication project update and budgetary review.
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This was my favorite show to put together, said Brenda Krainik, director of marketing at the Greater Green Bay Area Convention & Visitors Bureau. I enjoy working with the Discover Wisconsin crew, and capturing the essence of our community on camera.
There are some great travel ideas throughout the entire episode, she added. Discover Wisconsin will celebrate its 25th anniversary throughout 2012 with new host Emmy Fink. To learn more, go to discoverwisconsin.com.
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Grow North plans meeting March 14

The Grow North Regional Economic Development Corp. will hold its annual general membership meeting Wednesday, March 14, at 9 a.m. at Oldenburg Group Inc., located at 3600 Lakeshore Lane in Rhinelander. The meeting will include election of board members, along with a presentation and facility tour by Scott Sievert, machining services manager for Oldenburg Group Inc. The Grow North Regional Economic Development Corp. was created in 2004 to foster cooperation among economic development partners and foster economic growth efforts in Vilas, Oneida, Forest, Langlade and Lincoln counties. Grow North is a nonprofit organization that exists to create, sustain and promote an environment conducive to regional economic development and prosperity. Grow Norths partners include private-sector businesses, regional service providers, educational institutions, local economic development organizations and others interested in supporting the mission. A membership-driven organization comprised mainly of private-sector businesses throughout the five-county region, Grow North aims to keep the North Woods competitive in the global economy. Members determine the actions of the organization, and the primary source of funding is the annual dues paid by each of its members. Annual dues range from $100 to $2,000 per entity, and entitle each paying entity to one vote at the annual meeting and one vote on all issues that come before the corporation at regular membership meetings. For more information, visit the website at grownorth.org.
LUMPYS DONATES Lumpys Sports Bar in Eagle River recently matched contributions from guests made throughout the 201112 football season, donating $2,076 to the Vilas Food Pantry. Par-
ticipating in the check presentation were, from left, Eric Lumpy Hanson and Jerry Wyckoff of the Vilas Food Pantry. Staff Photo By ANTHONY DREW
Headwaters Builders group to offer annual education, networking event

Headwaters Builders Association (HBA) is sponsoring its eighth annual Associate Night Thursday, March 22, from noon to 4 p.m. at The Waters of Minocqua. For the fifth straight year, the event will include a contractor education event. The four-hour education program will feature two topics: Home Technology and Intermediate Building. Tom Spinoso, home automations manager at American TV, will present Home Technology. The program will explore the world of 21st-century home technology and provide tips for selling innovative, automated systems to todays clients. According to the HBA, participants will gain an understanding of the technologies available for todays home and learn techniques for successful design and installation in both new construction and remodeling projects. Intermediate Building Science, presented by Kevin Hogan, outreach manager for Focus on Energy/Wisconsin Energy Conservation Corp., will provide the latest information on the fundamentals of building science as it applies to real-world residential construction. The program will emphasize air sealing, moisture control, air quality and energy efficiency. Those with a Dwelling Contractor Qualifier Certification can obtain four hours of continuing education credits for attending the program. Licensed building contractors are required to complete 12 hours of continuing education every two years. The cost is $30 per person for HBA members and $50 per person for nonmembers, which includes admission to the associate-night portion of the evening from 4 to 8 p.m. Associate night will present an opportunity for HBAs associate members to share their products and services, along with the latest information and trends to local contractors. It also will give anyone in the building trades industry a time to network with other professionals. The evening will include drawings, door prizes, an extensive hors doeuvres buffet and a cash bar. Preregistration is required by Friday, March 16, to attend any portion of the event. For additional information or to register, contact the HBA at (715) 542-3557 or visit headwatersbuilders.com. The HBA is dedicated to promoting and improving all aspects of the building industry through education and professional development of industry professionals in northern Wisconsin, including Vilas, Oneida, Iron, Forest, Florence and portions of Lincoln counties.
Northwoods Research Summit will focus on forest products

The University of Wisconsin Extension in Oneida County has scheduled its fifth annual Northwoods Research Summit at the UWStevens Point Treehaven Environmental Learning Center Thursday, March 15, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. This years summit theme, The Forest and the Trees, will investigate how harvesting forest products at both macro and micro levels adds to the North Woods economy. The agenda includes presentations by Jeff Plunkett, vice president of Domtar Inc., who will discuss Domtar Corp.s Biomass Project; Jan Schultz, U.S. Forest Service representative, will discuss Non-Timber Forest Products: Implications and Opportunities; and Sam Thayer, of Thayers Sugarbush, who will present, A Forest Forager: Recreational and Commercial Opportunities. Additional breakout sessions will be held as well as a roundtable discussion centering on trends in northern forest products. The public is welcome. The workshop, materials, breakfast and lunch are available for a $10 registration fee. Those interested in participating should contact the Oneida County UW-Extension office at (715) 365-2750 or check the website at oneida.uwex.edu for a registration form and agenda. Ther registration deadline is Tuesday, March 13, at noon, according to organizers.
Wisconsin traffic crashes kill 34 people in February

Last month, 34 people died in 25 traffic crashes in Wisconsin, according to preliminary statistics from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (DOT). Traffic fatalities last month were 12 more than in February 2011 and one more than the five-year average for the month of February. As of the end of February, 78 people have died in 65 Wisconsin traffic crashes, including three pedestrians, along with 54 drivers and 21 passengers. Traffic deaths through February were 17 more than during the same period in 2011 and seven more than the five-year average. In terms of traffic deaths, the safest February occurred last year with 22 traffic fatalities, and the deadliest month of February was in 1968 when 73 people were killed on Wisconsin roads. Traffic deaths are higher so far this year, compared with last year, said State Patrol Maj. Sandra Huxtable, director of the DOT Bureau of Transportation Safety. There are many reasons for this increase. However, a significant factor has been several crashes this year that resulted in multiple fatalities, in large part because the driver and passengers were unbuckled. The best protection against being ejected from a vehicle during a crash, or thrown around violently inside it and possibly hitting another vehicle occupant with massive force, is to always wear safety belts, she said. Tragically, too many drivers and passengers still ignore the safety-belt law. On average, during the last three years, there have been more than 100,000 convictions in Wisconsin for failure to wear safety belts.
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The Wisconsin Department of Health Services is seeking a property owner willing to assist in the placement of a client in Vilas County. We are looking for a single-family home or an entire duplex to rent. For lease/rental information, pease contact Kurt Redetzke at (608) 547-5482 or e989 mail at kurt.redetzke@wisconsin.gov.
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): Feb. 27, 2012 Steven R. Heiting and wife to Lorin E. Warnkes and wife, prt NE SE in 9-40-8, gov lot 5, $414 Feb. 28, 2012 Vivian Dal Compo to Randall A. Augustinak and wife, prt SW SW in 28-43-8, $186 March 1, 2012 Anthony Ariola and wife to Engels Family Trust 11/5/02, prt NE NE in 32-40-8, $480 DLJ Mortgage Capital Inc. to Robert A. Zahn et al, prt NW NW in 36-44-5, gov lot 1, $777 Thomas F. Rooyakkers and wife to Christopher A. Cornellier, lot 1 and out lot 1 of plat 167 in Lac Vieux Desert Shores, $990 Glenn A. Dougherty Sr. and wife to Brenda Eng Trust, prt SE NE in 14-40-5, gov lot 2, $270 March 2, 2012 Kenneth Race et al to DP & MR Reuland Revocable Trust, prt NW SW in 2-40-6, gov lot 3, prt SW SW in 2-40-6, gov lot 4, $45 River Valley Bank to Creative Furniture Group LLC, lots 17 and 18 of block 1 of plat 275 in Rockwood Estates North Div #1, prt SE SW in 36-40-8, $544.50 R. Thomas Navratil S.C. Pension Fund to Roman T. Weninger and wife, prt SE NW in 11-41-10, $450 Metz Declaration of Trust et al to Michael J. Williams and wife, lot 22 of plat 33 in Bobidosh Point Div #2, $1,155 Gene K. Ahlborn to Patrick F. Norris, prt SW SE in 3-40-8, gov lot 2, $1,492.50
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Dont be afraid to eat fish from these waters
GOOD NEWS crossed my desk recently on the subject of eating fish from North Woods lakes and rivers, which many of us consumptive anglers take very seriously. The scribbler makes no apologizes for the fact that much of my fishing is focused on the next fish fry, both in terms of species and necessary volume. And the people I cook those fish fries for, whether its the NewsReview crew or six couples gathered at someones house, just cant seem to get enough of that real Wisconsin fish. The latest news on fish consumption came in Lake Tides, the newsletter published by the Wisconsin Lakes Partnership, an organization many of us still refer to by its former name, the Wisconsin Lakes Association. Two biologists from the Department of Natural Resources, Sonya Rowe and Candy Schrank, authored an article quoting experts from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. Dr. Henry Anderson has concluded that the benefits of eating fish far outweigh the risks if you follow the fish consumption advisory. Eating 1-2 meals of fish every week can contribute to a healthy and balanced diet, they wrote. Fish are high in protein, low in fat and contain a number of vitamins and minerals that are important for good health. Further, Anderson said some fish are a good source of healthy fats that are important for regulating blood cholesterol and normal brain function. Maybe thats why people often refer to fish as brain food. Its probably that enhanced brain function that helps me recall all those secret fishing spots that consistently produce, so the fishcatching and consumption cycles
In the Outdoors
By Kurt Krueger
are linked. Sounds good anyway. The general guideline for fish consumption from northern waters is that certain at-risk groups, such as women of childbearing age and children younger than 15, should eat no more than one meal per week of bluegill, crappies, perch and inland trout. And generally, that group should limit consumption of walleye, northern and bass the larger and older predator fish to one meal per month. Women beyond their childbearing years, men and kids 16 and older are unrestricted on panfish consumption and are advised to eat no more than one meal per week of the larger predator species. What fish eaters need to know is that, once upon a time, prior to the state generalizing the guidelines, we were told that the smaller and younger walleyes, northern and bass contained lower levels of mercury the primary reason for fish consumption advice. As an example, in most lakes the walleyes less than 18 inches and northerns under 24 inches were very low in mercury content. Previous advisories noted that the longer the larger predator fish are in a lake, the more mercury they store in their flesh. In a nutshell, that means the at-risk group should stay away from fillets taken from larger walleyes and northern pike. It also
means they can probably eat fillets from 13-inch walleyes more often than the general guidelines indicate. In general, younger fish contain less mercury. According to the experts, aquatic organisms cant take up mercury until it is converted to methylmercury by anaerobic bacteria. They say methylation rates are usually greater in lakes where oxygen levels are low and acidity is high. Lakes in northern forests and wetlands tend to have fish with higher mercury concentrations. Predatory fish accumulate more mercury than panfish and other species that feed on insects, plankton and other prey low on the food chain. The studies also suggest that fish from smaller lakes typically have higher mercury levels. For the first time, things may be looking up. The Lake Tides story suggests recent studies have found that mercury levels decreased in some predator fish in recent decades. One study found that walleye mercury concentrations decreased by 0.5% per year in the northern Wisconsin lakes from 1982 to 2005. Another study of the inland waters of the Great Lakes region found a decline in mercury in largemouth bass and walleye from 1970 to 2009. Its different strokes for different folks, but my most enjoyable and most productive fishing occurs when Im working toward the next fish fry. Bringing home the family meal from the great outdoors is as traditional as America. Whether it is walleye fillets in the deep fryer, crappies in the pan or the thick sides of a northern pike dropped into boiling water for poormans lobster, theres no such thing as too much fresh Wisconsin fish. Ive learned while cooking fish
Deep-fried chunks of northern pike and crappie, fresh out of 350-degree peanut oil, are a healthy, tasty North Woods treat. STAFF PHOTO
fries for our staff of 25 that even people who dont eat fish on a regular basis or not at all can discover that fish caught from northern waters are entirely different than anything theyve tried. Of course, it takes the right fish, no-bones filleting, all the proper handling and some outdoor
fish-cooking experience to ensure the kind of quality that can convert a nonfish eater. Sure, you can buy fish in the store far cheaper than what it costs anglers to catch them. But youre missing the fun, the traditions of the sport and the quality of real Wisconsin fish.
Deadline nears to remove ice shelters

With thinner ice on many lakes this winter, state recreational safety specialists are cautioning that anglers may want to remove their ice fishing shelters prior to established deadlines. For inland Wisconsin waters, ice fishing shelters must be removed daily and when not occupied after the first Sunday following March 1 for waters south of Highway 64 and after the first Sunday following March 12 for waters north of Highway 64. For 2012, those dates are: Sunday, March 4, for waters south of Highway 64; and Sunday, March 18, for waters north of Highway 64. The second of a number of deadlines for ice anglers to remove ice fishing shelters from inland and boundary waters was last week, when all ice fishing shelters had to be removed from Wisconsin-Minnesota boundary waters by March 1. The deadline is March 15 for Wisconsin-Michigan boundary waters. With poor ice conditions on many lakes, safety specialists said anglers may not want to wait until the deadlines. However, in addition to thin ice, slush on lakes in the North Woods is making access for removing shelters treacherous. Failure to remove a shanty or ice fishing shelter by these deadlines could result in a forfeiture of $263.10. Additional costs may be incurred if the Department of Natural Resources must arrange to have the shanty removed or if the shanty or ice fishing shelter breaks through the ice and must be recovered and disposed of. After these dates for removing ice fishing shelters from a frozen lake or river, an angler may continue to use a portable shelter, but must remove it daily.
Fishing with the Guides

By George Langley
Ice fishing slows with poor lake access

There is really not much we can say about last weekends ice fishing, as hardly anyone got out on the ice because of the slush and the deep snow cover. Following last weeks 20 inches of snow, it was just about impossible to get access to the ice, and even harder to move around after you got out there. What a mess. The hope is that the predicted warm weather this week will knock down the snow to passable levels. As this happens over the next week or so, anglers will start that spring panfishing that is so great. One thing about the snow is that it will significantly help the spring runoff, with a benefit to some lake levels. This is great news, especially for those seepage lakes that have remained so low. Panfish action will be the best of the year for the next month or so. As the weather warms and as the ice and snow melt, the panfish become more active. This creates daily action that is unmatched over the winter for all panfish and makes for some enjoyable afternoons on the water. Crappies will start a daily feeding movement into the weeds in the late afternoon and will be feeding on small minnows. Bluegills will stay in the weeds and feed aggressively every day. Most bluegill anglers use waxies, spikes or mousies for bait. Perch will be in those weeds, also feeding heavily. Walleye fishing is over (game fishing season ended Sunday), but was a pretty good season all in all. The hallmark of this season was consistency. The fish did not have that January slump this year, hitting throughout the season in the evenings. Walleye season is closed now until the opener May 5, although anglers can still fish Upper Peninsula of Michigan lakes until March 15. Northern fishing also was good most of the winter. They remained active in the weeds all winter, although toward the end we had some reports of anglers catching northerns over the deep mudflats looking for panfish. Most anglers cant wait for the spring panfish explosion. Lets hope access improves quickly. Good luck and good fishin.
PERFECT CONDITIONS The North Woods was in prime condition for snowshoeing over the weekend, as the landscape was covered with
approximately 16 inches of fresh snow. Adding to the picturesque scenery was a winding stream. Staff Photo By ANTHONY DREW
Deer hunter forums set in March

The deer hunting seasons might still be months away, but the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is already gearing up with a series of deer hunter forums this month. Anyone interested in the opportunity to discuss local deer management issues, hunting seasons and any other deer topic is welcome to attend. The meeting for Vilas and Oneida counties (deer management units [DMUs] 29B, 31, 35, 36, 37 and 38) will be Tuesday, March 20, at the James Williams Middle School auditorium in Rhinelander starting at 6 p.m. The meeting for Forest and Florence counties (DMUs 39, 40, 44 and 50) will be Wednesday, March 7, at 6:30 p.m. at the Florence Natural Resource Center in Florence. The March deer hunter forums will put the public in direct contact with the local biologist responsible for managing the local deer herd and are intended to share information about deer management in the Northern Region.
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Crooked Lake boat landing to be carry in
WATERSMEET, MICH. The Ottawa National Forest has announced that the Crooked Lake boat landing is being modified to a carrydown-only facility for launching boats in Crooked Lake on the Ottawa National Forest Watersmeet Ranger District. District Ranger Norman Nass said the action is being taken to prevent the introduction and spread of aquatic invasive species (AIS) into the lake. He said Crooked Lake has been infested with Eurasian water milfoil since at least 2002. Control efforts each year since its discovery have not been able to fully control this persistent species, according to Nass. Increasing threats that are continually introducing Eurasian water milfoil and other AIS such as zebra mussels, curly leaf pondweed and rusty crayfish into the lake have prompted a change requiring that boats be carried down to the waters edge for launching in the lake, said Nass. Modification of the boat landing in a way that requires carrying boats to launch them in the lake may mean that some people may not be able to independently launch their boats. This could be the case for individuals who do not have the physical strength to lift and carry their boat or canoe to the waters edge. To address this concern, the Ottawa National Forest will explore the development of a facility that may be used to assist in launching canoes or other boats; however, the boat landing will generally no longer be available for launching boats directly from a boat trailer. Nass said the Forest Service is working cooperatively with the Crooked Lake Riparian Owners on an agreement that would provide them the opportunity to continue using the existing boat landing via gated access, which is the only boat landing on Crooked Lake. The riparian owners utilize this boat landing for access to their lakefront property and for motorboat use in the nonwilderness portion of the lake. The owners of the Foxes Den rental duplex, their family members and guests can also use motorboats in the wilderness portion of Crooked Lake as provided in a previous federal court order. Entering into an agreement with the riparian owners for their continued use of the boat landing will include provisions for assuring that their boats and trailers are free of invasive species. The boat landing also will continue to be available for Forest Service administrative use, and to meet the needs for the official use of other agencies, according to Nass.
Outdoors Calendar
3/7/12 2012-2013 hunting and fishing licenses go on sale. Ice fishing shelters must be removed from inland lakes north of Highway 64, Lake Michigan, Green Bay, Lake Superior, and WisconsinMichigan boundary waters by the first Sunday following March 12. Winter crow season closes. 3/18/12
3/20/12
3/19/12 3/23/12 Remaining spring turkey permits not issued through the permit drawing will be available for sale beginning at 10 a.m. on a first-come, firstserved basis through license sales outlets and DNR service centers. In addition, licenses can be purchased online through the DNR website or by phone at 1-(877) 945-4236. 3/31/12 Trout season opens on designated sections of some Lake Superior tributaries on the last Saturday in March. See the current Wisconsin Trout Fishing Regulations and Guide for more information. Hunting, fishing, sports and conservation patron licenses expire.
Compiled by the Wisconsin DNR dnr.wi.gov
FISHING JAMBOREE Participants, from left, Carson Adamovich, 5, Kaya Szews, 5, and Mari Szews, 7, caught northerns at the recent Lac Vieux Desert Kids Ice Fishing Jamboree in Phelps. Event sponsors fed the 113 youth participants, provided bait and held a drawing for
prizes including tip-ups, tackle boxes and fishing poles. Grand prizes included portable shacks, augers and equipment packages. There was no registration fee for the event and every child received a prize in the drawing. Contributed Photo
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Hunters register 5,433 birds in 2011 fall wild turkey hunt

Wisconsin wild turkey hunters registered a combined 5,433 birds during the regular fall 2011 wild turkey season and the extended season in turkey management zones 1 to 5. The 5,433 registered birds compute to a success rate of 10%, a slight decrease from the 12% success rate for hunters during the 2010 fall season. The fall turkey season, along with our spring season, continues to provide important recreational opportunities for Wisconsins hunters, said Scott Walter, upland wildlife ecologist for the Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Hunters who pursue turkeys during both the spring and fall seasons are really treated to two very distinctive outdoor experiences, and get to enjoy turkeys during very different phases of their annual cycle, said Walter. Hunting turkeys in the fall is quite different than taking part in the spring hunt, where hunters use the breeding behavior of gobblers to call one into range, he said. Fall hunters learn that the key to success is to pattern turkey flocks, and locating roost sites and feeding locations in order to get close to turkeys. The decline in harvest between the 2010 and 2011 fall seasons continues a downward trend in fall turkey harvest over the past seven years and likely reflects turkey numbers and hunting trends, Walter said. Certainly, the previous three winters have stressed turkeys, and recent wet springs have likely limited production, he said. Longterm, turkey populations and the number of turkeys hunters encounter in the field will ebb and flow in response to weather conditions that determine production levels. The fact that there are so many opportunities available to hunters in the fall also seems to have resulted in fewer hunters pursuing turkeys recently, with the number of fall permits sold declining steeply the past few years. This also has reduced the total number of birds harvested in the fall season, according to Walter. Not including Fort McCoy, the total number of permits available statewide for the fall 2011 season was 95,700, the same as in 2010. A total of 54,949 permits were sold, including 41,332 via the drawing with another 13,617 permits sold over the counter after the drawing had been completed. Permit levels for the 2012 fall season will be set this summer once harvest data for the spring 2012 season is available and biologists can assess spring production levels, Walter said. Permit applications for the 2012 fall season will be due Aug. 1. Statewide, the population of turkeys remains strong, said Krista McGinley, DNR assistant upland wildlife ecologist. Long-term, turkey numbers are primarily driven by the quality of habitat available and weather during the critical nesting brood-rearing period. Weve got excellent turkey habitat across the state this winters been mild for turkeys and, given good production this spring, hunters should have an excellent opportunity to see turkeys and perhaps harvest a bird this coming spring and fall. The number of permits available to hunters in each of the states seven turkey management zones is recommended by members of the Wild Turkey Management Committee, who consider recent trends in harvest, hunter success and turkey reproduction, as well as hunter densities and field reports of turkey abundance, when deciding on final permit numbers.
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The Eagle River Lions Club would like to extend a heartfelt thanks to all participants and sponsors for our 4th annual Ice Fishing Jamboree. It was held Feb. 25 on Catfish Lake. The following sponsors made this event a success in support of our community. The Many Participants Feldmann Engineering Jiffy Ice Drills Braywood Motel and Resort Miller Beer of the North Jiffy Otter Ice Team: Yukon Jack Outfitters Bill Demlow of Monheim Guide Service Tadpoles Sports Northwoods Portable Toilets Jim Ayers Northland Tackle Jerry Robish Matts Reel Repair Vince Wagner Bob Merz Milwaukee Brewers 8534
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By Gary Ridderbusch
Its time for WIAA to end large co-ops

It was the same old story at last weekends Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) Girls Hockey State Championships at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison as large co-op teams dominated the field. The field included the Onalaska co-op, Kettle Morraine co-op, Hayward/Spooner co-op and the D.C. Everest co-op, better known as the Central Wisconsin Storm. The Storm, for example, has players from Mosinee, D.C. Everest, Wausau West and Wausau East high schools a total enrollment of more than 5,000 students. The D.C. Everest co-op beat the Onalaska co-op 6-2 in this years title game. It should be noted that Northland Pines lost to the Everest co-op in the Sectional final 2-0. The question is: How can a school like Northland Pines, with an enrollment of about 550, ever compete against these co-ops? Somehow, the Eagles have been able to compete, reaching the State tournament two times in 2007 and 2008. But the chance of a nonco-op team winning a State championship is becoming unrealistic. Northland Pines coach Al Moustakis has said many times that the WIAA needs to get involved in the management and future of co-op teams. At this point, Moustakis said the WIAA leaves the decision to co-op to the schools themselves. He said the WIAA has absolutely no guidance or measures to monitor the co-op schools. As a result, girls hockey in Wisconsin is seeing teams that amount to nothing more than all-star teams. While Northland Pines fields a team with 12 to 15 girls, the co-op teams are able to develop varsity reserve teams with freshmen and sophomore players. Meanwhile, Northland Pines plays those young athletes at the varsity level. Moustakis said the Northland Pines girls hockey team is proof that a school can build a program without the need to co-op and still maintain a competitive team. If nothing else, Moustakis has suggested the WIAA should create one or two Sectionals of nonco-op teams come tournament time. At least then some of the girls who would never get the chance to make the trip to Madison and feel what it is like at the State championships would get that opportunity. The other option may be limiting the total student enrollment allowed to form a co-op team. Maybe it has to be capped at 3,000 students. The Kettle Morraine coop, for example, includes 10 schools. The Onalaska co-op includes five schools. The Hayward/Spooner co-op seems reasonable. Maybe two schools is the most viable option. The separation of some of the co-op teams could add to the 33 girls hockey programs already in the state. There are currently only seven schools in the state that offer girls hockey on their own. Once again, its time for the WIAA to take another look at co-op teams in girls hockey because there are way too many large schools joining forces in metropolitan areas and forming powerhouse teams.
Three Lakes coach Brad Volkmann and his players, including several seniors, watched in the final seconds as the Bluejays lost to
Stevens Point Pacelli in the second round of the Division 4 WIAA Regional tournament. Staff Photos By GARY RIDDERBUSCH
Jays knocked from playoffs by hot-shooting Pacelli team

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The Three Lakes Bluejays boys basketball team was upset 57-40 by Pacelli in the second round of the WIAA Division 4 Regional playoffs last Friday. The No. 3-seeded Jays earned a first-round bye in the playoffs after sealing the Northern Lakes Conference Championship. Pacelli started the game off hitting a 3-pointer and didnt cool off throughout the course of the game, shooting 50% from beyond the 3-point arc. Isaac Elliott of Pacelli hit six 3-pointers in the first half alone, contributing to his teams 27-18 lead over the Jays at halftime. We knew Pacelli could shoot and we focused all week in practice on closing out to their shooters, said Three Lakes coach Brad Volkmann. They still got too many uncontested shots and hit contested ones as well. Pacellis size also was a tough match for the Jays, according to Volkmann. Many times we saw three or four white jerseys attacking for the rebound with only one blue jersey, he said. Their height and athleticism were too much for Ross Thorn to handle To JAYS, Pg. 13A
Eagles lose to Freedom in tournament

Three Lakes senior post player Ross Thorn took a pass from a teammate and looked to the basket against a Pacelli defender. Paceillis size was a tough match for the Jays. ___________
BY GARY RIDDERBUSCH
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Three Lakes senior guard Trenten Stefonek drives to the basket against a Pacelli defender Friday night.
Three Lakes senior guard Ben Wales reacted as the Jays lost the ball out of bounds on a fast break.
The Northland Pines boys basketball team, seeded 12th in the WIAA Division 3 Regional, fell to fifth-seeded Freedom 68-39 in a tournament game last week. Freedom took an 11-8 lead after one quarter and outscored the Eagles 23-6 in the second period to take a 34-14 halftime lead. Pines put 25 points on the board in the second half, but Freedom scored 17 points in each of the final two periods to get the victory. Freedom lost to fourth-seeded Appleton Xavier 70-47 in its next playoff game. Pines coach Ryan Clark said the game was sort of a microcosm of our season. He said the Eagles played with a lot of heart, but were hurt by turnovers. We played hard as we finished the game with a seasonhigh 22 floor burns and also took two charges (Cody Drake and Cody Lorenz each took a charge), he said. But we struggled to take care of the ball as we committed 17 turnovers. Clark said the difference in the game was the Eagles inability to attack Freedoms
aggressive ball pressure. Freedom played the most intense ball pressure of any team we faced this season and we just couldnt counter it, said Clark. We needed to do a better job of moving the ball and attacking their pressure with dribble penetration. For the game, Devon Gaszak led all scorers with 16 points. Cody Lorenz, Cody Drake and Shane Levan each had five floor burns to lead the way in that team statistic, said Clark. While the Eagles finished the season with just three victories, the coach noted the four seniors continued their commitment and outstanding attitudes throughout the season. Cody Drake, Cody Lorenz, Alec Potter and Michael Eicher were about as fine a group of seniors as a coach could want, said Clark. They eagerly accepted their role, sacrificed everything individually for the betterment of the team, and were as mentally tough as any players Ive coached in seven years. They will be sorely missed, but have done an excellent job of helping our program take another step forTo EAGLES, Pg. 13A
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T&M Lanes Results of 2/28/12 Team results: LOL Pharmacy 7, Tackle Box 0; All In The Family 5, Bents Camp 2; T&M Lanes 7, Sparo Coin 0. High team game: All In The Family 798. High team series: LOL Pharmacy 2184. High games: Ronee Horst 215, Roni Kopanski 195, Kari Bartleme 190, Amy Froemming 188, Karen Koskelin 186. High series: Roni Kopanski 550, Ronee Horst 515, Amy Froemming 504, Kari Bartleme and Karen Koskelin 495. Split conversion: Betty Ramesh 5-10. STANDINGS W L TACKLE BOX ........................52 25 T&M LANES..........................49 28 ALL IN THE FAMILY ...........41 36 LOL PHARMACY ..................36 41 BENTS CAMP.......................30 47 SPARO COIN .........................23 54 BLACK BEAR INDUSTRIES...37 NORTHERN EXPOSURE.........30 NORTHERN CARPETS ............28 33 40 42
SATURDAY COUPLES
T&M Lanes Results of 2/25/12 Team results: Wrongsiders 2, Lane 7 5; Drinking Devils 5, FUBAR 2; AllyOops 0, NOO PROBLEM 7. High team game: FUBAR 763. High team series: Drinking Devils 2152. High games, women: Roni Kopanski 180, Karen Koskelin 176, Chris HagenBoone 170, Kyha Buell 163, Bodil Gajewski 155. High series, women: Roni Kopanski 512, Karen Koskelin 488, Kyha Buell 439, Bodil Gajewski 432, Chris HagenBoone 425. High games, men: Mike Froemming 246, Ron Keller 194, Gunk Buell Sr. 188, Ron Buell Jr. 185, Bob Kempainnen 169. High series, men: Mike Froemming 583, Ron Buell Jr. 520, Ron Keller 512, Bob Kempainnen 493, Gunk Buell Sr. 453. STANDINGS W L DRINKING DEVILS..................49 28 NOO PROBLEM ........................47 30 WRONGSIDERS ........................41 36 ALLY-OOPS ................................38 39 FUBAR........................................36 41 LANE 7 .......................................20 57
SATURDAY YOUTH LEAGUE

Eagle Lanes Results of 3/3/12 Team results: Team No. 2 4, Team No. 1 0; 300 4, bye. High team game: Team No. 1 352. High team series: Team No. 2 1097. High games, girls: Morgan Gurka 143. High series, girls: Morgan Gurka 348. High games, boys: Seth Daniel 174, Joseph Pobjoy 164, Zach Neddo 120. High series, boys: Seth Daniel 446, Joseph Pobjoy 418, Dylan Haagen 333. STANDINGS W 300 ....................................................43.5 TEAM NO. 2........................................40 TEAM NO. 1.....................................32.5
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T&M Lanes Results of 2/29/12 Team results: Lannys Fireside 5, Ramesh Motorsports 2; Northern Exposure 5, Rusty Nail 2; Great Lakes Stone 7, bye. High team game: Northern Exposure 823. High team series: Northern Exposure 2326. High games: Mike Froemming 230, Dick Owen 225, Russ Doscotch 211, Jason Wehrmeyer 202, Mike Bukoweicki 193. High series: Mike Froemming 636, Dick Owen 616, Jason Wehrmeyer 541, Mike Bukoweicki 518, Bob Kemppainen 516. STANDINGS W L LANNYS FIRESIDE ...............48 29 NORTHERN EXPOSURE .......45 32 RAMESH MOTORSPORTS ....44 33 RUSTY NAIL ..........................42 35 GREAT LAKES STONE ..........36 41
THURSDAY NITE MENS LEAGUE

T&M Lanes Results of 3/1/12 Team results: Northern Carpets 0, FMN Floral 7; Black Bear Industries 0, Northern Exposure 7. High team game: FMN Floral 848. High team series: FMN Floral 2401. High games: Mike Froemming 223, Dick Owen 212, Rick Schacht 202. High series: Mike Froemming 605, Rick Schacht 584, Kelly Peissig 545, Dale Grosso 530, John Schuh 527. STANDINGS W L FMN FLORAL.............................45 25
The Eagles Ellie Zyhowski (No. 14) attracted two Antigo defenders and looked to pass to teammate Carly Bohnen cut-
ting to the basket. Pines won the game 49-37 and finished in second place in the Great Northern Conference.
WIAA tourney starts this week
Eagles finish second in GNC following win over Antigo

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With the Great Northern Conference (GNC) championship still a possibility last Thursday night, the Northland Pines girls basketball team traveled to Antigo to take on the Red Robins. An Eagles win coupled with a Medford loss would have given Pines a share of the GNC crown. The Eagles did what they had to do and came away with a 49-37 win, but Medford topped Rhinelander 4340, giving the title to the Raiders with an 11-1 mark. Pines finished along in second at 10-2. Pines defeated the Red Robins in overtime back in January, and last weeks game on Senior Night in Antigo had the makings of another tight game. The score was tied 9-9 after one quarter as Abby Alft paced Pines with four points in the period. The Eagles built a fourpoint advantage at 18-14 by the intermission. Ashley Mai had four points in the second frame to pace Pines. The third quarter proved to be a strong point for
Pines as the Eagles increased their lead to an eight-point advantage at 3426 going to the fourth quarter. Mai and Kelsey Bergum led Pines in the third period with six and four points, respectively. Pines outscored Antigo 15-11 in the fourth quarter to seal the victory. We outrebounded Antigo 38 to 27 and had balanced scoring, which helped propel us to our 10th conference victory of the season, said Pines coach Larry Bergum. Unfortunately, in Rhinelander, the Medford Raiders were able to hold off the Hodags with a narrow three-point win. Mai led the Eagles in scoring with 12 points, nine rebounds and four blocks. Kelsey Bergum chipped in 10 points, four assists, three steals and a blocked shot. Carly Bohnen had a solid all-around game with seven points, eight rebounds, four blocks and two assists. Holly Darton, Alft and Ellie Zyhowski each added six points for the Eagles. Alft also had six rebounds,
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four steals and two assists. Darton had nine rebounds, four three steals. Zyhowski added three rebounds and a block. Every girl on this team has a lot to be proud of. They were confident from the start of the year that they could be at the top of the GNC. This confidence led them to a 16-5 regular season record and a very strong second place, 10-2 mark in a tough GNC conference, said coach Bergum. Im so very proud of this bunch of young ladies. They accomplished a lot and deserve a lot of credit for their very successful regular season. The coach said the Eagles focus now turns to the WIAA Division 3 playoffs. The sixth-seeded Eagles were scheduled to host 11th-seeded Tomahawk on Tuesday of this week at 7 p.m. Pines beat Tomahawk twice this season. The winner will play at third-seeded
Fox Valley Lutheran in Appleton this Friday, March 9, at 7 p.m. The Regional final will be this Saturday, March 10. In the other bracket, seventhseeded Weyauwega-Fremont and 10th-seeded Winneconne also were playing on Tuesday night, and the winner will meet secondseeded Xavier this Friday. The girls are playing well and are looking forward to making a nice run in the tourney, said coach Bergum. High school basketball is all about creating good memories that will last a lifetime. The girls are looking to add more good memories of this season during tourney play.
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Area residents compete in 39th Birkebeiner race

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THIRD PLACE The Eagle River girls U-12/14 hockey team recently placed third in its home tournament. The team included, front, Jenna Paez; middle row from left, Sallie Spencer, Marybeth Tienhaara, Mariah Satran, McKenzie Ebert, EAGLE RIVER SQUIRT As
Results of 3/3/12 STATE TOURNAMENT SCORE BY PERIODS Eagle River 2-2-0 4 Washington County 3-1-3 7 INDIVIDUAL SCORING First period: Brady Snedden (Lochlan Siegmeier), Brady Snedden (Lochlan Siegmeier, Kevin John) Second period: Gunnar Schiffmann (David Sauvola, Alex Sternhagen), Gunnar Schiffmann (Riley McGee) Saves: 12 (Brett Wilkins) Shots on goal: 18 SCORE BY PERIODS Eagle River 0-0-2 2 Tomah 0-0-0 0 INDIVIDUAL SCORING Third period: Riley McGee (David Sauvola, Gunnar Schiffmann), Brady Snedden (Gunnar Schiffmann) Saves: 8 (Brett Wilkins) Shots on goal: 36 Shutout: Brett Wilkins Results of 3/4/12 SCORE BY PERIODS Eagle River 0-0-1 1 McFarland 1-1-1 3 INDIVIDUAL SCORING Third period: Noah Miller Saves: 15 (Brett Wilkins) Shots on goal: 12
Anna Hartwig and Hannah Eibner; back row, Caroline Riley, Allison Sauvola, Amanda Sergent, Mikala Rubo, Katy Gwyn, Natalie Decker, Mariah Miller, Joi Crass and Gabby Herfindahl. Contributed Photo
Iron River 3-0-0 3 INDIVIDUAL SCORING First period: Noah Weber (Nick Dean) Second period: Nick Dean (Noah Weber, Colton Raymond), Noah Weber Third period: Connor Cox (Colton Raymond), Nick Dean (Noah Weber, Jake Jantzen), Noah Weber (Nick Dean, Colton Raymond) Saves: 18 (Dillon Gagliano) Shots on goal: 32
Results of 3/4/12 SCORE BY PERIODS Eagle River 1-1-1 3 De Pere 0-1-0 1 INDIVIDUAL SCORING First period: Zach Maillette (Jake Martin) Second period: Jake Martin (Cooper Cox, Zach Maillette) Third period: Jake Martin (Cameron Ramesh, Adam Sima) Saves: 9 (Jesse Ebert) Shots on goal: 12 Comments: Eagle River won the Consolation Title going 2-1 at the 2012 State Tournament. Jake Martin earned a Hat Trick patch in the second-round game.
EAGLE RIVER MITES

MITE WINTER CLASSIC TOURNAMENT Results of 3/3/12 SCORE BY PERIODS Eagle River 2-2-0 4 Waupaca 1-0-1 2 INDIVIDUAL SCORING First period: Hunter Bill (Julia Nesbitt), Cooper Fink Second period: Cooper Fink (Allie Kieffer), Cooper Fink (Zachary Szafranski) Saves: 14 (Mitchell McCanles) Shots on goal: 16 SCORE BY PERIODS Eagle River 0-2-2 4 Antigo 2-0-1 3 INDIVIDUAL SCORING Second period: J.J. Albee (Hunter Bill), Hunter Bill Third period: Hunter Bill, Cooper Fink (Hunter Bill) Saves: 9 (Mitchell McCanles) Shots on goal: 12 Results of 3/4/12 SCORE BY PERIODS Eagle River 5-1-1 7 Merrill 0-0-0 0 INDIVIDUAL SCORING First period: Roen McGee, Allie Kieffer, J.J. Albee (Zachary Szafranski), Cooper Fink (Grace Wittkopf), Michael Maillette Second period: Zachary Szafranski Third period: Hunter Bill (Allie Kieffer) Saves: 2 (Mitchell McCanles) Shots on goal: 2 SCORE BY PERIODS Eagle River 1-1-0 2 Antigo 0-0-3 3 INDIVIDUAL SCORING First period: Hunter Bill Second period: Hunter Bill (Cooper Fink) Saves: 13 (Mitchell McCanles) Shots on goal: 16
EAGLE RIVER PEEWEE Bs

Results of 3/3/12 SCORE BY PERIODS Eagle River 2-1-0 3 Stevens Point 5-1-1 7 INDIVIDUAL SCORING First period: Carter Staege (Bobby Schilling), Tucker Wittkopf (Bobby Schilling) Second period: Tucker Wittkopf Saves: 31 (Wesley Pearce) Shots on goal: 30 SCORE BY PERIODS Eagle River 3-2-1 6 Stevens Point 1-2-1 4 INDIVIDUAL SCORING First period: Bobby Schilling (Eric Saltenberger), Syrus McCormick, Tucker Wittkopf Second period: Carter Staege (Eric Saltenberger), Tucker Wittkopf (Carter Staege) Third period: Bobby Schilling (Syrus McCormick) Saves: 25 (Wesley Pearce) Shots on goal: 29
HAYWARD Vilas County and Three Lakes area skiers once again did themselves proud in the recent 39th annual American Birkebeiner cross-country ski race from Cable to Hayward, which saw more than 9,000 participants. Jonathon Rulseh of Three Lakes recorded the best overall finish among the local contingent, coming in 18th overall out of 1,641 skiers at 2 hours, 53 minutes, 51 seconds in the 54-kilometer Birkie Classic event. Rulseh finished on the podium in the 25-29 mens age class with his second-place finish. Ernie St. Germaine, one of only two founding skiers remaining who have completed every Birkebeiner since the races inception in 1973, completed the classic race in 5:02.37, good for 928th overall and 84th in the 60-64 age class. Eagle River Birkie Classic finishers included Jon Stenschke at 7:00.54, 108th in mens 40-44; and Troy Walters, 3:06.48, sixth in mens 35-39. From Conover, it was Dan Benson at 4:56.45, 77th in mens 60-64. Land O Lakes finishers included Carolyn Delong, 7:10.09, 49th in womens 45-49; Andrew Milbauer, 5:59.58, 76th in mens 35-39; Michael Salat, 5:40.14, 136th in mens 45-49; and Alan Turnquist, 3:13.03, 10th in mens 30-34. Sayners representative was Will Maines, 6:19.24, 138th in mens 60-64. From
Boulder Junction, it was Sharon Iltis, 5:29.40, 25th in womens 55-59; and Doug Malicki, 3:47.51, 48th in mens 1824. Manitowish Waters skiers included Peter Bartling, 4:13.31, 59th in mens 55-59; and Bob Kovar, 3:53.26, 44th in mens 55-59. Arbor Vitae skiers included Steve Avelallemant, 4:27.53, 70th in mens 55-59; Ron Capacio, 4:30.09, 52nd in mens 60-64; and Jeremy Glynn, 3:51.12, 51st in mens 18-24. From Lac du Flambeau, it was Roger Grahl, 5:01.56, 81st in mens 60-64. Area skiers were also well represented in the 50-kilometer Birkebeiner Skate division. Eagle River skiers included Sandy Lotto, 3:13.09, 19th in womens 45-49; Hannah Panci, 3:20.42, 24th in womens 25-29; Joe Panci, 3:20.46, 115th in mens 55-59; and Gwendolyn Reese, 3:30.58, 19th in womens 3539. From Three Lakes, it was Robin Peterson, 3:24.30, 130th in mens 55-59. Pavel Hrdlicka represented St. Germain, finishing in 3:41.14, 156th in mens 35-39. From Land O Lakes, it was Erin Syth, 3:54.03, 27th in womens 30-34. Boulder Junction finishers included Chase Christopherson, 4:14.24, 211th in mens 35-39; Susan Knight, 3:32.57, 11th in womens 55-59; Timothy Sanderson, 3:15.37, 180th in mens 45-49; and Ryan Wagner, 3:13.22, 120th in mens 25-29. Arbor Vitae skiers included Peter Frost, 3:03.08, 114th in mens 18-24; Lloyd Glynn, 4:01.30, 237th in mens 55-59; Steve Oxley, 4:13.32, 219th in mens 18-24; and Tony Oxley,
3:44.35, 188th in mens 18-24. From Lac du Flambeau, it was Dan Clausen, 3:09.56, 72nd in mens 55-59; and Karl Long, 6:51.26, 261st in mens 35-39. Area skiers also dotted the 24-kilometer Kortelopet Classic results sheets including Eagle River skiers Dan McKissack, 1:56.05, 13th in mens 45-49; and Marina McKissack, 2:06.15, sixth in womens 35-39. From St. Germain, it was Dick Kloepfer, 2:48.47, fifth in mens 75-79; and Jason Nystrom, 2:13.57, 10th in mens 19-24. Land O Lakes skier Steve Bates finished in 1:38.42, third in mens 35-39. Manitowish Waters skiers included Kristina Lamarche, 2:49.10, 37th in womens 5559; Cassie Lee, 2:51.00, 41st in womens 55-59; and Fred Thiesen, 2:00.29, 22nd in mens 55-59. From Arbor Vitae, it was Bart Hebert, 2:52.56, 74th in mens 50-54; and Mary Hebert, 2:52.57, 46th in womens 50-54. Skiers from Eagle River in the Kortelopet Skate division included Joseph Fox, 2:13.04, 16th in mens 65-69; and Joshua Reese, 2:12.47, 28th in mens 35-39. From Three Lakes, it was Gretchen Peterson, 1:35.42, fifth in womens 19-24. Rounding out the area finishers was Boulder Junctions Brian Iltis, 1:09.47, 18th in mens 17-18. Among the 9,000-plus registered racers in all Birkie and Kortelopet divisions, 3,742 finished the Birkie Skate, 1,641 completed the Birkie Classic, 1,301 finished the Kortelopet Skate and 1,081 crossed the finish line of the Kortelopet Classic.
EAGLE RIVER SQUIRT Bs

Results of 3/3/12 STATE TOURNAMENT SCORE BY PERIODS Eagle River 0-0-1 1 Washington County 3-0-1 4 INDIVIDUAL SCORING Third period: Max Brown (Adam Sima) Saves: 25 (Jesse Ebert) Shots on goal: 5 SCORE BY PERIODS Eagle River 1-4-1 6 Tomah 1-0-3 4 INDIVIDUAL SCORING First period: Jake Martin Second period: Zach Maillette (Matthew Szafranski, Cooper Cox), Jake Martin (Zach Maillette), Cameron Ramesh (Jake Martin), Jake Martin (Trevor Romatoski, Brett Nesbitt) Third period: Jake Martin (Matthew Szafranski, Abby Ahlborn) Saves: 6 (Jesse Ebert) Shots on goal: 28
Eagles: seniors were dedicated to program

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ward. Potter participated all four years in the Eagles basketball program. He was the consummate team player, said Clark. He never took a play off in practice, was always prepared and delivered when called upon, and cared more about the team than individual success. Lorenz was one of the Eagles top defensive players, finishing the season with seven charges taken (second alltime in the program since 2005). Lorenz finished the season with 34 points, seven made 3-point field goals and 19 rebounds. Eicher was the only player on the Eagles to start in every game this season. Mike was usually assigned to guard our opponents best player, said Clark. He finished the season with 38 points, 67 rebounds (second on the team) and 21 offensive rebounds (second on the team). Clark said Drake will best be remembered for his work ethic. In all four years of high school basketball, Cody never missed a practice, game or an optional workout, said Clark. He also won our coveted Gym Rat Award (honor earned through off-season dedication and commitment) all four years. Drake finished the season with 68 points (fourth on the team), 56 floor burns (second on team), 52 defensive deflections (second on team), 23 steals (second on team), 31 assists (third on team), and 15 made 3-point field goals. He finishes his career with one team record: most 3-pointers made in a game with seven.
EAGLE RIVER BANTAMS

Results of 2/25/12 SCORE BY PERIODS Eagle River 4-2-1 7 Iron River 0-1-0 1 INDIVIDUAL SCORING First period: Noah Weber (Nick Satterfield), Connor Cox (Noah Weber), Noah Weber, Nick Dean (Noah Weber) Second period: Ryon Ritzer (Joe Maillette), Colton Raymond (Noah Weber, Nick Dean) Third period: T.J. Ebert (Jake Jantzen, Nick Dean) Saves: 12 (Dillon Gagliano) Shots on goal: 24 SCORE BY PERIODS Eagle River 1-2-3 6
Gold Medal deadline nears

The deadline to register for the 74th annual Gold Medal Basketball Tournament in Hermansville, Mich., is March 7. The tournament will run March 15-25 and will feature competition in classes A, B, C, D, EE, E and Rec Division. There will be two womens divisions, classes A and B, if enough teams are entered. For more information, contact Ray Bray, tournament manager, at 1333 Curry Road, Norway, MI 49870, or contact him at (906) 282-0451 or raybray6@hotmail.com.
NORTHWOODS NINE-BALL LEAGUE Three Lakes junior Brent LaDuke pulled up against a Pacelli defender in the first half of the Bluejays Regional tournament game. LaDuke had 11 points in the game. STAFF PHOTO
Results of 2/27/12 Team results: Mud Creek 9, Jakes II 0; Pine Isle 9, Jakes I 0; Oneida Village 6, Uncle Kents II 3; Eagle Lanes 5, Gordos 4; Uncle Kents I 5, Club DeNoyer 4; Tiny Tap, bye. Nine-ball breaks: Scott McCain and Tom Muench. Nine-ball runs: Jay Varro. STANDINGS W L PINE ISLE ...............................120 42 UNCLE KENTS I ...................102 57 MUD CREEK SALOON............90 72 GORDOS ...................................88 74 CLUB DENOYER......................86 85 UNCLE KENTS II....................79 83 TINY TAP ..................................78 84 ONEIDA VILLAGE ...................72 90 EAGLE LANES .........................70 101 JAKES II ...................................60 99 JAKES I.....................................52 110
Knights fall to Tigerton

The Phelps Knights boys basketball team lost to Tigerton 64-18 in the first round of the WIAA Division 5 Regional playoffs last Tuesday in Tigerton. Ryan Cirese led the way for Phelps, scoring 11 points and four steals, followed by Robert Rosner with four points and Robby Doppke with three. The Knights finished the season with a 3-20 record overall and a 2-14 record in the Northern Lakes Conference. Tigerton went on to lose 6649 in the second round of Regional playoffs to Newman Catholic High School. _____________ Its hard to beat a person who never gives up. Babe Ruth
FALCONS HOCKEY SCHEDULE 2011-12

Date Fri., Nov. 11 Sat., Nov. 12 Sat., Nov. 26 Sat., Dec. 3 Sat., Dec. 10 Sat., Dec. 17 Fri., Dec. 23 Fri., Dec. 30 Sat., Jan. 7 Sat., Jan. 14 Sat., Jan. 21 Fri., Feb. 3 Sat., Feb. 4 Opponent Brookfield Vernon Hills Capitals Oregon Outlaws Vernon Hills Capitals Fond du Lac Bears Madison Blues at Mosinee Papermakers Brookfield Battalion at Fox Cities Ice Dogs Green Bay Deacons Mosinee Papermakers (Derby) at Madison Blues at Fond du Lac Bears Time W 5-2 L 8-4 W 8-2 L 9-5 T 6-6 W 18-6 L 6-3 W 11-4 L 8-2 L 8-3 L 6-1 W 8-4 L 12-4 Date Fri., Feb. 10 Opponent Calumet Wolverines (Pond Hockey) Sat., Feb. 11 Portage Lakes Pioneers (Pond Hockey) Fri., Feb. 17 at Mosinee Papermakers (River Cup) Sat., Feb. 18 Mosinee Papermakers (River Cup) Fri., Feb. 24 at West Bend Bombers Sat., Feb. 25 at Oregon Outlaws Fri., March 9 at Green Bay Deacons Sat., March 10 Fox Cities Ice Dogs Sat., March 17 West Bend Bombers Fri., March 23 at Calumet Wolverines Sat., March 24 at Portage Lakes Pioneers Time W 10-6 W 8-5 W 7-6 L 5-1 W 6-5 L 11-1 7:30 PM 8:00 PM 8:00 PM 6:00 PM CT 5:30 PM CT
Bluejays: team won conference title

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alone. Thorn had a good second half, scoring all of his 16 points in the third and fourth quarters. However, the Bluejays were outscored 12-8 in the third quarter and 18-14 in the fourth by the dominant Pacelli team, who would move on to lose to Stratford the following night. Also contributing points for the Jays were Brent LaDuke with 11, Ben Wales with nine and Trenten Stefonek with four. Pacellis high scorer was Elliott with 28 points, who finished with seven 3-pointers. Even though it didnt end the way it was supposed to, it was still a good year, said Volkmann. We finished first place in a conference that we werent picked to win. The boys gave us great effort all year long and I couldnt be any more proud of my team.
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WHY ARE SOME communities considered successful, progressive and growing places, while others are stagnating or losing ground? Is it just luck? Is it the result of economic forces? What factors, other than economics, make a difference? About 14 years ago, I came across an article in another newspaper about the research of Dr. Cornelia Flora, a former Kansas State University professor, on this subject. As we try to decide if the United States is coming out of the current economic crisis or is about to have a relapse, I thought it was important to take a look at Dr. Floras conclusions. Her research revealed that, in growing communities, controversy was considered normal. It was not treated bad, wrong or abnormal, nor were the people who presented it. Instead, it was regarded as a necessity. Just the opposite was revealed in dying towns. People avoided controversy, refused to address issues and the public was antagonistic toward rules and regulations and the people who make them. People in growing towns held an objective view of politics. They did not side with someone out of friendship alone, nor oppose someone simply because that person ation is reversed, trouble will lie ahead.
People Make the Difference

By Byron McNutt
was an educator, a business person or a landowner. Dying communities, however, had a my side of the street vs. your side mentality. They couldnt separate the person from the job and gave loyalty to people rather than issues, and the good old boy clique prevailed right up to the end. In prosperous towns, the emphasis in schools was on academics rather than sports. In dying towns, schools tried to hold peoples interest by promoting loyalty to sports. However, when academic programs deteriorated, people moved their children to better schools. In growing towns, there was a willingness to risk for the good of the town. The attitude in growing towns was If we dont risk, we will stagnate. They also had enough success to want to risk and they had success because they did risk. Dying towns had neither. Similar to the risk factor, growing towns had a willingness to tax themselves. They moved beyond want and desire to action. Dying towns accurately identified needs, but thats where everything stopped. They thought someone else should pay the bill for their gain and werent willing to tax themselves. Growing towns also had the ability to expand. They made a place for more people, including those who were new to the community. This was not true in dying towns. The townspeople would not share their power and authority with newcomers. A small group held all the leadership. Growing towns also are flexible. They disbursed community leadership. Many people were involved in the work and mission of the community in leadership roles and, as a result, when someone dropped out, another took his or her place. In dying towns, leadership was often in the hands of one person. Everything went to and through that person. When that person died, the community stopped and died with him or her. As the saying goes, it is critical to have more people pulling the wagon than riding in the wagon. When that situ-
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An effective wolf season should be the top priority
As legislators begin debate on a bill that would establish a wolf harvest season for hunters and trappers, its important that they authorize a plan that will be immediately effective in curbing the number of gray wolves in Wisconsin. The urgency of such a season is that a wolf population estimated conservatively at more than 850 animals is more than double the management goal of 350 wolves and is eight times higher than the federal recovery goal of 100 wolves. The current plan proposes a licensing system where hunters and trappers would have to pay $90 for a tag, and only a limited number of tags would be available through a lottery and preference point system. Our fear is that the price is too high and that the number of tags will be far too low, resulting in a severe underharvest that allows the wolf population to continue growing. This large, cunning predator is not going to be easy to hunt or trap. Montana, for example, sells wolf licenses over the counter for $10. The state set a harvest quota of 250 wolves for the 2011-12 hunting season, and only half that number have been taken. Wisconsin should do away with both the $90 price and the lottery system. The more effective plan would be a low-fee tag available to every hunter and trapper. The state can institute a 24hour registration requirement and track the harvest daily. When the harvest quota is reached, they can close the season just like they do now with the sturgeon spearing season. The benefits of a more liberal tag system is that more hunters and trappers will have an opportunity to harvest a wolf, the Department of Natural Resources will raise just as much revenue, and the system will ensure that the harvest quota is reached.
* * * LAST WEEK, a friend emailed me a reminder that there are perks and benefits to being over 60 years of age. So, if you have joined the over-the-hill gang, here are just a few of the advantages. Kidnappers are not very interested in you. In a hostage situation, you are likely to be released first. If you are being held against your will, no one will expect you to run anywhere! People call at 9 p.m. or 9 a.m. and ask, Did I wake you? People no longer view you as a hypochondriac. There is nothing left (and no time) to learn anything the hard way. Things you buy now will not wear out. No one will question you if you eat supper at 4 p.m. You can live without sex, but not your glasses. You get into heated arguments about pension plans. You no longer think of speed limits as a challenge. You quit trying to hold your stomach in, no matter who walks into the room. You sing along with elevaTo McNUTT, Pg. 15A
Robert Reich
Extra dollars spent at the fuel pump
NOTHING DRIVES voter sentiment like the price of gas already up nearly 30 cents from the start of the year and hitting $4 in many places. The last time gas topped $4 was 2008. And nothing energizes Republicans like rising energy prices. House Speaker John Boehner is telling Republicans to take advantage of voters looming anger over rising prices at the pump. House Republicans have passed a bill to expand offshore drilling and pressure the White House into issuing a permit for the Keystone XL pipeline. The tumult has already prompted the Interior Department to announce expanded oil exploration in the Arctic. If prices at the pump continue to rise, expect the gas wars to intensify. But the current surge in gas prices has almost nothing to do with energy policy. It doesnt even have much to do with global supply and demand. It has most to do with Americas continuing failure to adequately regulate Wall Street. Oil supplies arent being squeezed. Over 80% of Americas energy needs are now being satisfied by domestic supplies. In fact, were starting to become an energy exporter. Iran is threatening to cut production in retaliation for sanctions imposed by the European Union and the United States. But Saudi Arabias increased production is more than enough to make up the difference. Demand for oil isnt rising in any event. Oil demand in the U.S. is down compared to last year at this time. The American economy is showing only the faintest signs of recovery. Meanwhile, global demand is still moderate. Europes debt crisis hasnt gone away. Chinas growth continues to slow. But Wall Street is betting To REICH Pg. 15A
Sponsors, volunteers keep Klondike Days going strong

Congratulations are in order to the sponsors of Klondike Days, its organizers, volunteers and the thousands who attended this historical, diverse winter family festival last weekend. Trigs is the major sponsor of the event, which certainly shows the companys support of the local community and its commitment to keeping the tourism industry healthy during these tough economic times. There is a long list of service organizations and groups that provide the manpower to take on such a massive undertaking, including Eagle River Rotary, the Jaycees, the Humane Society of Vilas County, Sugar Camp Lions, National Honor Society students from Northland Pines High School, Conserve School, scholarship applicants from three area high schools, and the Three Lakes High School wrestling team. Our hats are off to Klondike Days executive director Christine Schilling, the host Northland Pines School District and all the volunteers who made the event possible. The outpouring of community-mindedness is, once again, truly unique and quite impressive.
Another history lesson at Trigs Klondike Days
A new addition to Klondike Days starting in 2010, the Antique Sleigh Rally is a friendly competition between antique sleigh and cutter owners. This years event featured eight entries, with the competitors dressed in time-periodcorrect clothing to match the age of their cutter. --Staff Photo By GARY RIDDERBUSCH
March brings visions of spring

SO THERE IT is. The blizzard of 2012 is in the history books, and for the first time in a long time, the blizzard of the year really was a blizzard. Trust me, any time you have to shovel, plow and dig out from underneath 18 inches of snow in one day, it is a blizzard. But now thats done and over with and, at the risk of jinxing all of us, I will boldly proclaim that the end of winter will soon follow. That leads us, of course, into spring and a whole new world of outdoor opportunities. When I was a kid, the month of March existed primarily as a bridge from the woes of a long winter to the awakening world of spring when all manner of outdoor recreation would once again be there for a young boys taking. Igloos sculpted from piles of
Trails & Tales

By Will Maines
snow in the backyard would give way to forts constructed of popple saplings and pine boughs wherever one wanted to build one in the deepest depths of the woods. Spring runoff from snowmelt opened up river engineering options limited only by the depths of a boys imagination, with devices including, but not limited to, dams, single-wing and doublewing deflectors, waterfalls and diversion canals. My favorite place to practice engineering skills was at the edge of a swamp about a
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Members of the Vilas County News-Review editorial board include Publisher Kurt Krueger, Editor Gary Ridderbusch and Assistant Editor Anthony Drew.
quarter-mile from home where snowmelt poured out of the swamp and down a slope into a kettle hole which would, in a heavy snow year, fill to a depth of 6 feet. With shovel, pickax, broken logs, rocks and mud, I would build dams and waterfalls to my hearts content, channeling water around a pine stump, over a shelf of rock and through a crude system of dikes and channels until it all gushed over the crest of the hill and into the hollow below. As the snow completely melted away and sunshine warmed the earth, the water level would recede in the swamp until there was no more runoff, at which time I would move on to other shallow woodland ponds where spring peepers had emerged To MAINES, Pg. 15A
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OP-ED/READER OPINION Kudos to those involved Maines 14A FROM PAGE in pond hockey recycling
Dear Editor: Weve had the privilege of handling aluminum recycling for the pond hockey tournament on Dollar Lake for the last four years. The tournament is three days of a lot of people over 3,000 from near and far coming to have a good time playing hockey or watching it. Its an amazing event to be part of! Since Labatts provides 12packs of free beer to each player, and since there were more teams than ever this year at the tournament a few weeks ago, we collected 43 large bags of aluminum cans. The 38 we collected last year had been our all-time high. As in past years, the aluminum we collect in those bags goes to the Eagle River Recreation Association to be sold for added revenue for their programs. We appreciate them hauling the bags off to their holding area near the Dome. We also appreciate the help provided by the Oneida County Solid Waste Department from whom we borrowed frames 26 this year for the recycling bins. The Vilas County Solid Waste Committee also deserves credit for providing the bags we used with those frames. It was also good to be in touch with Connie Heeg and Jake Alward to coordinate thinking in the time leading up to the tournament. Finally, we appreciate the good work of Chad Metzger from Eagle Waste who, with his crew, handled the task of collecting and hauling off the waste items during and after each of the tournaments three days. We think he has an idea for handling waste pickup and recycling for next years tournament that we hope organizers will tune in to. All in all, the annual pond hockey tournament is a fantastic event for the participants, their families and fans, and for people in the Eagle River area. It is certainly a high point of our winter and weve been very happy to have been a part of it. Jeff and Ann Currie Town of Cloverland from their winter resting places. For a brief few weeks, they would sing their mating songs throughout the day and night and, when that mating had been accomplished, it would be time to wade in the pond, sifting through gelatinous masses of eggs and later scooping up bucketfuls of newly hatched pollywogs for academic research. The research at least, in my case usually involved finding out how many of the squiggly little critters I could slip down the back of a girls blouse before she had a chance to either A) run screaming for her house or B) turn around and slug me in the solar plexus. Fortunately for me, I was a very fast runner at the time, and if option B was about to be exercised, I could usually escape before suffering any significant physical damage. If March was a month that was still 95% winter, it at least was a month when young boys could dream of trout streams and fly rods and wicker creels dripping with fresh-caught brook trout. Sure, come the first of March, trout season was still two months away, but as daylight increased minute by minute throughout the month, it became easier each day to fall victim to a case of trout fever.
In my case, March was a time to get out the outdoorsmans bible, the latest edition of the Herters catalogue, which not only offered 100 pages or more of outdoor equipment for sale, but many paragraphs of George L. Herter wisdom as it pertained to becoming an all-around woods-
man. Whether it was to look at the latest in muskrat traps, the finest in hunting boots or the shiniest of fishing reels, I pored over the Herters catalogue day after day, making up a new list each day of all the equipment I would buy on the next order my dad mailed in. Trouble was, at the ripe old age of 10, my purchasing power was essentially limited to what a two-dollar bill would buy. After dutifully writing down the item numbers for things like the latest and greatest fishing vest available, the top-of-the-line Herters fly rod and anything else that caught my fancy, I would eventually have to give in to reality and reduce the list to a halfdozen dry flies at 10 cents apiece, a tin of hooks at a quarter, a couple of new wire leaders, and if a really big if my folks would kick in an extra 50 cents or so, a genuine Herters spoon guaranteed to
catch the biggest muskie, largemouth bass, pike or walleye known to swim in any of the worlds waters. Fast-forward to today, and the month of March pretty well brings out the dreamer in me as it did so many years ago. My dreaming has expanded these days, and even as the Herters catalogue disappeared into the mists of long ago, new visions have appeared to me, visions of tom turkeys with long beards, visions of 1-pound bluegills at the end of 2-pound test line and visions of trips to exotic places like Drummond, Wis.; Nisula, Mich.; and Wawa, Ontario, fill my dreams every night. For now, let every snowflake melt quickly, let the ice go out by April 1 and let me once again see the sunshine coax my thermometer up to 70 degrees.
States private-sector unions are Gov. Walkers next target

Letter to the Editor: Youve seen the ads stating Gov. Walkers reforms are working, protecting us from abusive public-sector unions. So how are public-sector unions abusive? First, union members enjoy middle-class incomes with benefits like health insurance and pensions. This advantageous lifestyle is funded through Wisconsin taxation. At the same time, private-sector workers have been steadily losing income and benefits. So its only logical that public-sector workers should also take a hit. Thus unions need to go, so all workers, public and private, can collectively lose income and benefits. Wisconsin workers need to suffer equally. To achieve this, we need to eliminate unions since its abusive to have such an extravagant lifestyle funded by taxpayers. The ads tell us the reforms are working and you as a citizen clearly can agree. These ads are made to convince us that our problems are because of unions. Yet there is a more compelling reason why unions must be eliminated. How else are public-sector unions abusive? Well, they make their members pay dues and get involved in politics. These dues are used to support political candidates and union members often vote for the union-endorsed candidate. Thus, this is a political wild card that cannot be controlled by the private sector, also known as, corporate interests. We all know private-sector unions pose problems for corporations. Corporate interests need unions to be eliminated. In order to start the process, one begins by dismantling the To UNIONS, Pg. 16A rate in predicting the weather than the forecasts by national weather service meteorologists. Your secrets are safe with your friends because they cant remember them. Your supply of brain cells is finally down to a manageable number. By tomorrow you wont remember where you read this list. And, youll wish this newspaper was printed in big print for your convenience.
Old schoolhouse isnt worth the bickering, threats

Letter to the Editor: A disabled woman and I recently tried to attend a meeting held by a committee for the restoration of the Red Brick Schoolhouse. The meeting time and date was published in a story in the Vilas County News-Review Feb. 15, 2012. My disabled friend and I decided wed like to attend this meeting. (At this time, I feel its important for you to know we are not in favor of restoring the schoolhouse.) When we arrived, there were no other visitors. Five members were in attendance, one arriving a little later, totaling six. We were told by the coordinator that this was an executive meeting and we must leave. Upon explaining that since the meeting was published in a story in the newspaper, we assumed the meeting was open to the public. I asked why we couldnt stay, that we were looking forward to this meeting and furthermore, what could be wrong with listening to their plans for their coming events? Repeatedly, we were told we must leave. I asked the coordinator if they were still a nonprofit organization. She said they were not. The member sitting next to me told us that if we would buy a ticket for their next event, we could stay. A woman sitting in the corner said, No pay, no stay, several times, making it into a jingle. At this point, I said we werent leaving, and if they wanted us to leave, they should call the police. One woman said to me, Cant you get her out of here? meaning my friend. She further stated that my reputation would be ruined. My reply was that I cant make my friend do something she doesnt want to do. Another member said she wouldnt give her report as long as my friend was in the room. Words were exchanged and the committee called the police. While waiting for the police, the lady who made the jingle started pacing from her chair to the entrance hall and back again. While in the entrance hall, she called to the others not to let my friend go into the that too few financial players control too much of the oil market. This allows them to push oil prices higher and higher not only on the basis of their expectations about the future, but also expectations about how high other speculators will drive the price. In other words, a relatively few players with very deep pockets are placing huge bets on oil and youre paying. Chilton estimates that drivers of small cars like Honda Civics are paying an extra $7.30 every time they fill up and that money is going into the pockets of Wall Street speculators. Drivers of larger vehicles like the Ford Explorer are paying speculators $10.41 when they fill up. Funny, but I dont hear Republicans rail against Wall Street speculators. Could this have anything to do with the fact that hedge funds and money managers are bankrolling the GOP as never before? Wall Street isnt bankrolling Democrats nearly as much this time around because the Street is still smarting from the DoddFrank Wall Street reform law pushed by the Democrats, and entrance hall where she was because she (my friend) was safer in the meeting room. Other threats were made during the meeting. Our St. Germain acting officer arrived and escorted us out of the room, but as we were leaving, a member said shed like to see my friend in handcuffs. A few minutes later, a sheriffs deputy arrived. As far as we know, none of the Red Brick groups have had an open meeting. Its interesting to note that this was an executive meeting and we were asked to leave, but if we bought tickets to their event, we could stay. For those of you who might To SCHOOL, Pg. 16A from the presidents offhand remark in 2010 calling the denizens of the Street fat cats. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is trying to limit how much speculators can bet in oil futures a power it was given by DoddFrank. It issued a rule in October, but it wont take effect for another year. Meanwhile, Wall Street has gone to court to stop the rule. The gas wars may come to a screeching halt before too long, anyway. The Street is placing so many bets on rising oil prices that the slightest hint the speculators are wrong almost any sign of expanding supply or declining demand is likely to set off a sharp drop in oil prices similar to the record one-day fall on May 5 of last year. But thats small comfort to 10s of millions of motorists who are paying through the nose at the gas pump right now. Meanwhile, rising gas prices are wagging the election-year dog. Just remember whats really causing them. Robert Reich is professor of public policy at the University of California at Berkeley.
McNutt
FROM PAGE 14A
tor music, even if there isnt any! At this age, your eyes wont get much worse and you are unlikely to change your frame style. Your investment in health insurance is finally beginning to pay off. Your grandchildren believe your joint pain is more accu-
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FROM ACROSS THE Compiled by Jean Fitzpatrick HEADWATERS REGION
Robert Reich
FROM PAGE 14A
on higher oil prices. Hedge-fund managers and traders assume that mounting tensions in the Middle East will hobble supplies later this year. They figure unrest in Syria may spill over into other countries. Or Iran will try to carry through on its threats to block the Persian Gulf. Or Israel will try to take out Irans incipient nuclear facilities, setting off rounds of retaliation. Where theres money to be made, Wall Street will find a way of making it. And when it comes to oil, so much money is at stake that gigantic sums can be made if the bets pay off. Speculators figure they can hedge against bad bets. Financial speculators historically accounted for about 30% of oil contracts, producers and end users for about 70%. But today speculators account for 64% of all contracts. Bart Chilton, a commissioner at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission the federal agency that regulates trading in oil futures, among other commodities warns
Question: What did you learn at Klondike Days?
Amy Deditz, 10 Student Eagle River I learned about trading furs, blacksmithing skills and making tripods and stakes. We also learned about rifles in the olden days.
Dani Jo Anderson,10 Student Eagle River I was really interested in the blacksmith and how cool it is when they curve the end of the iron on the anvil and shape it on the triangle. We saw how they handled axes, too, and how to throw them.
Aiden Lifschutz, 10 Student Eagle River Women and children were cooking around fires all the time. A lady told us their most common cause of death was from having their clothes catch on fire, because they didnt know to stop, drop and roll.
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READER OPINION
Citizens question proposed Phelps ordinance
Letter to the Editor: This letter is written in response to what transpired at the Feb. 13 town board meeting in the town of Phelps. The town chairman was out of town and one of the town supervisors was on vacation. The three remaining members held the meeting. After the reports from committees, they moved to discussion/action items. Everything went along well until they came to the discussion item, Town Governing Body Ordinance No. 2012-1. This ordinance appears to be designed to diminish the authority of the town chairman by taking away the chairmans responsibility to set the agendas for meetings and allowing other supervisors the ability to call meetings with 48-hour notice to the town clerk and only 24-hour notice to the town chairman. The ordinance has other issues. Several citizens rose to question the reasoning behind the need for this ordinance and much of the language of the ordinance. Their concerns fell on deaf ears. We might as well have spoken to the wall. At the end of this discussion, Supervisor Dorothy Kimmerling requested that this ordinance be put on the next meetings agenda as a discussion/ action item. That would give the board the ability to vote on the issue at the next meeting and put into force a system of governance that has never been used in Phelps. At that point, several citizens rose to ask why this had to move through without more discussion. Then Supervisor Kimmerling made a motion to add this ordinance to the next meeting as a discussion/action item and Supervisor Eugene McCaslin seconded the motion and Supervisor Steve Waier called the question and made the vote unanimous. All of this happened despite the vocal objection of many citizens. Although Supervisor Waier repeatedly assured everyone that the ordinance was not designed to diminish the authority of the chairman, it is obvious to many of us that is precisely the reason. So what can the citizens of Phelps do to stop this treatment of the citizens? In April of 2012, there is an election for the town board. Supervisors McCaslin and Kimmerling will be running for re-election. They will be opposed by Mr. Lorin Johnson, and now also by a write-in candidate, Mr. Wally Beversdorf. These gentlemen are committed to moving Phelps forward and to making sure that the citizens are treated with the dignity and respect they deserve. If you are a voter in the town of Phelps, we urge you to get informed and take a stand to move Phelps forward. Let your voice be heard. Vote in the April election. Duane and Judi Heikkinen Phelps everyone is watching that next ball. At this point, one must be wondering what does this have to do with corporate interests? Now were ready to watch a bomb drop. Yep, Wisconsin will be prime to become a right to work state. Keep this in mind when you watch the ads during the recall election campaign. Do yourself and your family a favor. Read up and research about right to work states. Learn how it lowers everyones overall income and only benefits corporations. And you thought it was about politics. Lauri Gerlach Sayner
TRADERS CABIN Chuck Vasek of Phillips, a member of the Hidden Prairie Rendezvous Club,
enjoyed his view of Klondike Days through the traders cabin window. STAFF PHOTO
Unions
FROM PAGE 15A
public-sector unions. Why else would so many ads be funded by corporate-backed groups? Yet there is still a more compelling reason. Its been a very clever year in Wisconsin politics. First, blame the budget woes on the exorbitant benefits for public workers. Make sure everyone is watching that ball. Then weaken unions so their political clout is eroded. Make sure
School
FROM PAGE 15A
be thinking, why go through all this, its only a building, we feel it isnt about saving the schoolhouse, its about honesty. There have been several groups collecting public money to restore the building. The chairman of one group announced in a board meeting that they would restore the building at no cost to the tax-
payers. They held activities and collected money, public money. Where is that money? One group said that at every meeting, they gave a financial report. In contacting the board chairman, we were told that during that four-year term, a written financial report was never received. We have repeatedly asked for reports from all groups and, for the most part, our requests have been denied or, to put it more accurately, have been ignored.
How much longer are we going to put up with organizations collecting money to restore this building without giving written financial statements? I would think that since people are giving them funds, they would be more than willing to be accountable. Will this type of treatment continue, and for what a building whose foundation is deteriorating? Perhaps theres a better place for our money. Pat Falkenstern St. Germain
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EAGLE RIVER, WI 54521 (715) 479-4421 www.vcnewsreview.com VOL. 126, NO. 51

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 2012

Snomo trails best of season following storm

Thousands attend Klondike Days

Phelps panel OKs ATV route system

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