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VILAS COUNTY NEWS-REVIEW/THE THREE LAKES NEWS WEDNESDAY, DEC. 7, 2011 11A

HIGH SCHOOL

SPORTS CALENDAR

Boys Varsity BasketballTues., Nov. 29 at Crandon 7:30 PMFri., Dec. 2 Antigo 7:30 PMSat ., Dec.3 Three Lakes (Doubl eheader) 5 :30 PMTues., Dec. 6 at Rhinelander 7:30 PMFri., Dec. 16 Lakeland 7:30 PMTues., Dec.20 at Wittenberg-Birnamwood 7:30 PMThurs., Dec. 29 at Watersmeet 6:30 PMFr i., D ec . 30 Hu rl ey ( Dou bl ehe ade r) 7: 00 P MTues., Jan. 3 at Medford Area 7:30 PMThurs., Jan. 5 Houghton 6:45 PMFri., Jan. 13 at Tomahawk 7:30 PM

Mon., Jan. 16 at Niagara 7:15 PMFri., Jan. 20 Mosinee 7:30 PMTues., Jan. 24 Kingsford 7:30 PMFri., Jan. 27 at Antigo 7:30 PMTues., Jan. 31 Rhinelander 7:30 PMFri., Feb.3 at Lakeland 7:30 PMFri., Feb. 10 Medford Area 7:30 PMMon., Feb.13 at Chequamegon (Park Fal ls) 7:30 PM

(Doubleheader)Fri., Feb. 17 Tomahawk 7:30 PMMon., Feb. 20 at Ashland 7:00 PMFri., Feb. 24 at Mosinee 7:30 PM

Girls Varsity Basketball

Mo n. , N ov. 2 8 at O nto na go n, M ic h. 5 :0 0 PM

Thurs., Dec. 1 at L’Anse 7:20 PM

Sat ., Dec.3 Three Lakes (Doub leheader) 5 :30 PM

Tues., Dec.6 Wabeno 7:30 PM

Fri., Dec. 9 Rhinelander 7:30 PM

Fri., Dec. 16 at Lakeland 7:30 PM

Fr i. , D ec . 30 H ur ley (Do ubl eh ea de r) 5 :3 0 PM

Tues., Jan. 3 Medford Area 7:30 PM

Tues., Jan. 10 Prentice 7:30 PM

Fri., Jan. 13 Tomahawk 7:30 PM

Fri., Jan. 20 at Mosinee 7:30 PMTues., Jan. 24 Watersmeet 7:30 PM

Fri., Jan. 27 Antigo 7:30 PM

Tues., Jan. 31 at Rhinelander 7:30 PM

Fri., Feb. 3 Lakeland 7:30 PM

Tues., Feb. 7 at Niagara 7:15 PM

Fri., Feb. 10 at Medford Area 7:30 PM

Mon., Feb.13 at Chequamegon (Park Fal ls) 7:30 PM

Fri., Feb. 17 at Tomahawk 7:30 PM

Fri., Feb. 24 Mosinee 7:30 PM

Thurs., March 1 at Antigo 7:30 PM

Boys Varsity BasketballFri., Dec. 2 at Laona 7:00 PMFri., Dec. 8 at Florence 5:30 PMSat., Dec. 9 at Watersmeet 6:00 PMThurs., Dec. 15 at Wabeno 7:30 PMThurs., Dec.29& Fri., Dec. 30 at Holiday Tour TBDTues., Jan. 3 Crandon 5:30 PMThurs., Jan. 5 Elcho 7:30 PMTues., Jan. 10 Butternut 7:00 PMThurs., Jan. 12 White Lake 5:30 PMFr i., Ja n. 1 3 at G ood ma n/ Pe mb in e 7: 00 P MTues., Jan. 17 at Three Lakes 7:30 PMFri., Jan. 20 Watersmeet 6:00 PMTues., Jan. 24 Laona 5:30 PMThurs., Jan. 26 Florence 7:00 PMTues., Jan. 31 at Gresham 7:00 PMThurs., Feb. 2 Wabeno 7:00 PMMon., Feb. 6 at Crandon 7:30 PM

Fri., Feb. 10 at Elcho 7:00 PMThurs., Feb. 16 at White Lake 7:00 PMTue s. , Fe b. 2 1 G oo dma n/ Pem bi ne 5: 30 P MThurs., Feb. 23 Three Lakes 7:00 PMTues., Feb. 28 WIAA Regional 7:00 PM

Girls Varsity BasketballTues., Nov. 29 Lakeland 7:00 PMFri., Dec. 2 at Laona 5:30 PMTues., Dec. 6 at Watersmeet 6:00 PMThurs., Dec. 8 at Florence 7:00 PMFri., Dec. 16 Wabeno 7:00 PMThurs., Dec.29& Fri., Dec. 30 at Holiday Tour TBDTues., Jan. 3 Crandon 5:30 PMThurs., Jan. 5 Elcho 5:30 PMTues., Jan. 10 Butternut 5:30 PMThurs., Jan. 12 White Lake 7:00 PMFri., Jan. 13 at Goodman/Pembi ne 5:30 PMThurs., Jan. 19 Three Lakes 7:00 PMTues., Jan. 24 Laona 7:00 PMThurs., Jan. 26 Florence 5:30 PMTues., Jan. 31 at Gresham 5:30 PMTues., Feb. 7 at Wabeno 7:30 PMThurs., Feb. 9 at Crandon 7:30 PM

Mon., Feb. 13 Elcho 7:00 PMThurs., Feb. 16 at White Lake 5:30 PMTues., Feb. 21 Goodman/Pembine 7:00 PMFri., Feb. 24 at Three Lakes 7:30 PMTues., March 6 WIAA Regional 7:00 PM

Boys Varsity BasketballThurs., Dec. 1 Wabeno 7:30 PMSat., Dec. 3 at Northland Pines 7:00 PMFri., Dec. 9 at Elcho 7:30 PMTues., Dec. 13 Prentice 7:30 PMThurs., Dec. 15 Florence 7:30 PMWed., Dec.28 a t Lakel and Tournament 6 :00 PMThurs., Dec.29 a t Lake land Tournament 6 :00 PMTues., Jan. 3 at Laona 7:30 PMThurs., Jan. 5 at White Lake 7:30 PMMon., Jan. 9 Goodman/Pembine 7:30 PMFri., Jan. 13 at Crandon 7:30 PMTues., Jan. 17 Phelps 7:30 PMFri., Jan. 20 at Wabeno 7:30 PMTues., Jan. 24 at Antigo 7:30 PMThurs., Jan. 26 at Prentice 7:30 PMTues., Jan. 31 Elcho 7:30 PMThurs., Feb. 2 at Florence 7:30 PMMon., Feb. 6 Laona 7:30 PMFri., Feb. 10 White Lake 7:30 PMTu es ., F eb. 1 4 a t G oo dm an /Pe mb in e 7 :3 0 P MFri., Feb. 17 Crandon 7:30 PMThurs., Feb. 23 at Phelps 7:30 PMTues., Feb. 28 WIAA Regional TBA

Girls Varsity BasketballTues., Nov.22 at Northland Pines (4 team scrim.) 6:00 PMTues., Nov. 29 Tomahawk 7:30 PMFri., Dec. 2 at Wabeno 7:30 PMSat., Dec. 3 at Northland Pines 5:30 PMThurs., Dec. 8 at Prentice 7:30 PMTues., Dec. 13 Elcho 6:00 PMFri., Dec. 16 at Florence 7:30 PMSat., Dec. 17 Crivitz 5:30 PMWed., Dec.28 a t Crandon Tournament 10:00 AMFri., Jan. 6 Laona 7:30 PMTues., Jan. 10 White Lake 7:30 PMT hu rs ., J an . 12 a t G oo dm an /Pe mb in e 7 :3 0 P MMon., Jan. 16 Crandon 7:30 PMThurs., Jan. 19 at Phelps 7:30 PMTues., Jan. 24 Wabeno 7:30 PMFri., Feb. 3 at Elcho 7:30 PMTues., Feb. 7 Florence 7:30 PMThurs., Feb. 9 at Laona 7:30 PMMon., Feb. 13 at White Lake 7:30 PMT hu rs ., Fe b. 1 6 Go od ma n/ Pemb in e 7 :30 PMTues., Feb. 21 at Crandon 7:30 PMFri., Feb. 24 Phelps 7:30 PMTues., March 6 WIAA Regionals TBA

Sat ., Dec.10 a t Wabeno Logro ll er Inv ite 9 :30 AMSat., Dec. 17 at Tomahawk Inv ite 9:30 AMThurs., Dec.29 at Oshkosh Wrestling Classic 8:00 AMFri., Dec.30 at Oshkosh Wrestling Classic 8:00 AMTues., Jan. 3 at Wabeno 7:00 PMSat., Jan.7 at Wittenberg-Birnamwood

Invite 10:00 AMThurs., Jan. 12 at Florence 7:00 PM

Sat., Jan.14 at Merri l l Northern ExposureInd iv i dual Tournament 9 :30 AM

Thurs., Jan. 19 Elcho 7:00 PMSat., Jan. 21 at Wausau Eas t Invi te TBAThurs., Jan. 26 Crandon 7:00 PMTues., Jan. 31 Lakeland Union 7:00 PMSat ., Feb.4 a t NLC Conference

Tournament TBASat., Feb. 11 WIAA Regionals TBASat., Feb. 18 WIAA Sectionals TBA

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The Lady Jays have startedthe season 0-3 after losing 43-29 to Tomahawk Tuesday, 68-27 to Wabeno Friday and 58-28 to Northland Pines Satur-day.

“The schedule gods havenot been kind to the ThreeLakes girls basketball teamearly on this season,” saidThree Lakes coach SteveRadaj.

Tomahawk and Pines areDivision 3 teams, whileNorthern Lakes Conference(NLC) rivals Wabeno wereSectional finalists last season.

In the season openeragainst Tomahawk, a two-point second quarter allowedthe Hatchets to take a 24-14lead.

Natalie Miller andCathrine Meeder combined toscore 10 of the Jays’ first 14points.

The Hatchets used their

size advantage inside, whichresulted in many second- andthird-chance opportunities. According to first-year coach,Radaj, cold shooting didn’thelp the Lady Jays’ cause.

“We were nine for 66 fromthe field,” he said. “We like the66 attempts, but we need forour shooting to improve. Weneed to turn some of oursteals off of the press intoeasy layups.”

The coach added that thegirls suffered from first-game jitters.For eight of the 11 girlson the team, it was their var-sity debut.

“We’re certainly notpleased with the loss, but I’m very pleased with the effort,”

said Radaj. “Lindsay Schoff had a nice game on the boardswith 12 rebounds, andCathrine gave us a spark off

the bench.”In the NLC opener in

Wabeno, Three Lakes trailed21-8 at the end of the firstquarter, and 29-15 by half-time.

“Wabeno came within onegame last year of qualifyingfor the State tournament inMadison, and they have allfive starters returning,” saidRadaj. “We start two juniorsand three sophomores.”

Kiana Liebscher, BrookeWelch and Leah Mohr playedwell in the first half, totaling14 of the team’s 15 points.

The second half sawWabeno outscore Three Lakes29-12 to come away with thewin.

Indi Yeager, Maddie Lor-betske and Erica Running allcame off the bench to scoretheir first varsity points,while Peyton Radaj, who hadseen the free-throw line 13

times in the first two games,continues to give the teamopportunities to score points.

“Wabeno’s coach GeorgeMaule gathered our teamtogether after the game andtold them that he loved theireffort, intensity and the waythey played the game,” saidRadaj. “He told the girls thatif they continue to bring thattype of hustle and all-out playto every game, the wins willstart to pile up.”

Cold shooting againplagued the Lady Jays, asthey went 11 for 62 from thefield.

Three Lakes will travel toPrentice Thursday, Dec. 8, totake on the Buccaneers.

Junior varsity will kick thingsoff at 5:45 p.m. and varsityplayers will take the court at7:15 p.m.

Tough early scheduleleaves Lady Jays 0-3

The Northland Pines girls

basketball team won two of three nonconference games toopen the season last week,including a 58-28 victory overThree Lakes Saturday night.

Aginst rival Three Lakes, itwas the third time in six daysthe Northland Pines girls tookto the hardwood.

“It was a challenging weekfor us, traveling twice to theUpper Peninsula and thenhaving another game at hometo end the week,” said Pinescoach Larry Bergum.“The girlsresponded well and exhibitedgreat effort in the win.

Pines got off to a quick start,outscoring the Lady Jays 23-4in the first quarter. Abby Alftlead the way, scoring 10 points

in the first period.The Eagles held the Blue-

jays to seven points in the sec-ond quarter and KelseyBergum hit two 3-pointers togive the Eagles a 33-11 leadgoing into the break.

In the third period, theEagles played good defense,limiting Three Lakes to fivepoints and at the end of thethird quater Pines had built a46-16 lead.

“In the end, every girl forthe Eagles got on the score-board and that was nice to see,”said coach Bergum.

Ashley Mai lead the Eagleswith 14 points and 13rebounds. Kelsey Bergumadded 13 points and three

steals, while Alft chipped in12 points, six steals and fourrebounds.

“Holly Darton had a nicefloor game with five points,four assists and five boards,”said Bergum. “Once again,Carly Bohnen did a nice job onthe boards with 10rebounds. Carly Ridderbuschadded four points and fiverebounds.”

For Three Lakes, freshmanLauren Sowinski led the Jayswith eight, scoring her first varsity points and going 6-for-8 from the free-throw line. Pey-ton Radaj chipped in sevenpoints and Leah Mohr andNatalie Miller tallied fivepoints each.

“Defensive pressure,turnovers and possibly sometired Jay legs led to the Eaglestaking the early lead and cruis-ing to the win,” said ThreeLakes coach Steve Radaj, whoremains optimistic despite the

teams’ three early losses.“We are a work in progress;

the girls are working their tailsoff, trying so hard to please thefans and myself.” Radaj said.“Attitudes remain positive andthat first win is right aroundthe corner.”

Split in U.P.

The Northland Pines girlstraveled to the Upper Peninsu-la twice last week,getting a 40-34 victory at Ontonagon,Mich., in their first contest of the season last Tuesday.

“We had a little informationon the Michigan teams on ourschedule and knew that theyliked to play pressure defensesall over the court,” saidBergum. “That proved to betrue for most of the game withOntonagon pressing full court.”

The Eagles were up 8-4after the first quarter, withDarton scoring six of her game-high 17 points to lead the way.

Ontonagon outscored Pinesin the second quarter 15-10and the Eagles were down byone point at the break, 19-18.

“Brilynn Pollard of the Glad-iators hurt us in the first half with nine of her 11 points com-ing by way of the 3-pointers,”said Bergum. “At half time, theemphasis was on making it dif-

ficult for her to get open looksin the second half. KelseyBergum did a nice job on theleft side of our 1-2-2 zone shad-owing her and not allowing herto score the rest of the game.”

The Gladiators were still upby one at the end of the thirdquarter, 28-27, but the fourthquarter belonged to the Eagles,

outscoring their opponent 13-6. Ashley Mai led the way in thefinal quarter with some clutchfree-throw shooting, making 6-of-8 down the stretch.

In the end, the Eagles prevailed in a hard-fought six-point victory.

Darton had 17 points and 10rebounds and Mai had 12points and seven rebounds tolead Pines. Bergum chipped infive points and three reboundsand Abby Alft contributed fourpoints, six rebounds and fourblocks. Bohnen had a game-high 14 rebounds.

The Eagles then traveled toL’Anse, Mich., Thursday, butcame up short, 53-49.

“L’Anse is small and veryquick. Their press was realgood and, offensively, they pen-etrated and kicked the ball outto shoot threes,” said coachBergum. “We did a nice job of breaking the press,but had dif-ficulty scoring quick points to

make them come out of it.”Pines trailed by 12 at the

half, but the Eagles outscoredL’Anse 15-10 in the third quar-ter to cut their deficit in half entering the final period.

“We switched to a mandefense to help deal with their3-point opportunites and ithelped us get back into the

game,” said Bergum.But L’anse prevailed in the

end getting the four-point win.Mai and Alft led the Eagles

with 12 points each. Alft wasstrong on the boards with 11and Mai chipped in with sixboards. Bohnen had eightpoints and 11 rebounds andBergum added seven pointsand four rebounds.

“Lauren Lenz, Carly Ridder-busch and Jordan Welnetzgave us some very solid min-utes off the bench,” said coachBergum, “It was a very goodeffort by the girls. They left itall on the floor and came up just short on the scoreboard.”

Pines, 2-1 overall , wasscheduled to host Wabeno onTuesday of this week inanother nonconference gameand will host Rhinelander thisFriday, Dec. 9, in the firstGreat Northern Conferencegame of the season starting at7:30 p.m.

Pines girls defeat Lady Jays 58-28,split on Upper Peninsula road trip

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B Y G ARY RIDDERBUSCH

NEWS-REVIEW EDITOR___________

NORTHLAND PINESBASKETBALL

ASSOCIATION — GIRLSResults of 11/29/11

Seventh-grade girlsSCORE BY QUARTERS

Northland Pines — 4-6-10-20 — 66 Arbor Vitae-Woodruff — 4-6-4-5 — 19

INDIVIDUAL SCORINGHadley Kruse 10, Cassie Gauthier

6, Sydney Geiger 2, Hannah Tilley 2.

Eighth-grade girlsSCORE BY QUARTERS

Northland Pines — 19-10-13-13 — 55 Arbor Vitae-Woodruff—4-2-2-4 — 12

INDIVIDUAL SCORINGSmith 17, Yudds 16, Killen 8, Svet-

nicka 4, VandenBoom 4.

Results of 12/1/11

Seventh-grade girlsSCORE BY QUARTERS

Northland Pines -0-10-16-20-24(OT)North Lakeland — 4-8-14-20 -- 21 (OT)

INDIVIDUAL SCORINGSydney Geiger 10, Hadley Kruse

6, Cassie Gauthier 4, Payton Calix 4.

Eighth-grade girlsSCORE BY QUARTERS

Northland Pines — 16-15-10-8—49North Lakeland — 3-4-7-8—22

INDIVIDUAL SCORINGSmith 18, Yudds 15, Parker 6,

Hayes 4, Gutierrez 2, Svetnicka 2, VandenBoom 2.

NORTHLAND PINESBASKETBALL

ASSOCIATION — BOYS

Results of 11/29/11Seventh-grade boys

SCORE BY QUARTERSNorthland Pines —18-18-16-14 — 66

Arbor Vitae-Woodruff — 0-2-2-6 — 10INDIVIDUAL SCORING

Mike Rosinski 14, Cameron Wait12, Scott Young 10, Jake Martinez 8,Noah Christensen 6, Noah Weber 6,Davey Mendham 4, John Thorton-Weyrauch 4, Josh Sealander 2.

Eighth-grade boysSCORE BY QUARTERS

Northland Pines — 11-18-20-19— 68 Arbor Vitae-Woodruff — 5-12-6-11 — 28

INDIVIDUAL SCORINGMcGill 18, Gensler 16, Schwenn

16, Gauthier 10, Sawalski 4,Godleske 2,John 2.

The Northland Pines Bas-ketball Association will bestarting practices this week forthe fourth-, fifth- and sixth-grade levels and will beginplaying games the secondweek in January.

All youths that want to playcan still sign up by goingonline at npbaonline.com.

For any questions, contactDonald Tess at (715) 891-2059.

Youth basketball taking registrations

Northland Pines junior Abby Alft puts defensivepressure on Three Lakes sophomore guard Lind-

say Schoff. Pines forced numerous turnovers in thegame. --Staff Photos By GARY RIDDERBUSCH

Three Lakes Leah Mohr attempts to back down in the paintagainst the Eagles Carly Bohnen.

Northland Pines senior guard Kelsey Bergum drove past twoThree Lakes defenders in the Eagles victory.









VILAS COUNTY NEWS-REVIEW/THE THREE LAKES NEWS WEDNESDAY, DEC. 7, 2011 15A

OP-ED/READER OPINION

Christmas tree,and foundmyself gazing from the top of ahill at some of the prettiestcountry God ever invented.

Beautiful dark-green bal-sam fir mingled with jack,scotch and white pine, andblended beautifully with asprinkling of white birch in ascene Norman Rockwell wouldhave given his right arm tosee.

I could write many chaptersbragging about all we haveright here in Vilas County, butdoggone it, everyone hereknows as well as I do we havethe best of the best at ourdoorsteps.

From lakes like Trout andBig Twin and Fence and Starand dozens like them, muskieaddicts can fish trophies fromthe comfort of big boats loadedwith every electronic andmechanical gadget known to

man.Seekers of peace and quiet

like yours truly can launchtheir canoes into waters rang-ing from 10 to 200 acres wheremost often their only compan-ions are loons, beaver, baldeagles and a surrounding lush,green forest.

My wife and I have beenfortunate enough to see, enjoyand appreciate just about ev-erything Wisconsin has to offer

and, believe me, it’s all beengood. You can start with the

greatest of the Great Lakes,Superior, and then move on tothe second-greatest, Michigan,and you would have enoughbeauty to last a lifetime.Whether you see those waterswith 8-foot breakers crashingagainst the face of a rock cliff or when they are motionlessand reflect every puffy whitecloud floating overhead like aperfect mirror, you cannot helpbut stand in awe of such awondrous natural spectacle.

To the northwest of us we

have rushing, roiling rivers,like the Bois Brule, Namek-agon, Marengo and otherswhich provide not only world-class trout fishing but world-class scenery to boot.

If you really like riversyou’d be hard put to find a bet-ter one than our namesake,the Wisconsin, anywhere fromits tiny beginning at thesouthwest corner of Lac VieuxDesert all the way down to the

mighty Mississippi.Speaking of the Mississippi,there are plenty of places toget a look at this awesomeborder river of ours, but myfavorite is from the top of a550-foot bluff at Perrot StatePark just outside of Trem-pealeau.

Looking for a good lookoutin Wisconsin? Around here youcan’t beat the top of MuskyMountain near Sayner, butothers I’ve enjoyed greatlyinclude St. Peter’s Dome out-side of Mellen,Timms Hill —the highest point in Wisconsin— near Ogema and Grand-

dad’s Bluff down in La Crosse.For all their commercialism,

the Dells at Wisconsin Dellsand the state parks of DoorCounty still offer unique land-forms and abundant beautythat make visiting them atleast once in your lifetime aworthwhile adventure.

No matter where you travelin the state, from the extremewest to Interstate State Parkat St. Croix Falls where there

are some really neat potholesin the rock formations alongthe St. Croix River, to the farnorth where you can see, at165 feet, the highest waterfallsin the state at Pattison StatePark south of Superior, to theextreme east where ruggedWashington Island beckonswilderness campers just off the tip of Door County, to thefar south where deep valleysand high, steep-sided ridgeschallenge hikers anywherefrom Dickeyville to Ferryville,Wis., has it all.

I’ve seen a lot of it, but I’llnever quit looking for more.

Maines FROM PAGE 14A

Dear Editor:I am writing to clarify a few

things regarding Gov. Walker.When he took office in Jan-uary, he gave away $4 millionin tax cuts to corporate inter-ests in exchange for 470 jobs.

That means taxpayers gavecorporations $851,063 for eachof those jobs.

He then proceeded to bal-ance that same budget by tak-ing money from workers andprograms for the poor. Hiswhole theory of giving taxbreaks to corporations is sothey would create jobs. If thisis supposed to create jobs, hehas failed miserably.

The state of Wisconsin haslost 9,300 private-sector jobs(second worst in the nation)since he took office in January,and that does not include thelost jobs in the public sector.The jobs that he takes creditfor creating did not comebecause of him.

The expansions and new jobs come due to economicchanges. A company doesn’tdecide overnight to expand —they study for months, evenyears, before they expand/ hire.

The wind turbine compa-nies pulled out of planned pro-

jects in Wisconsin and movedto other states because of

Walker’s actions. That meant jobs! He rejected the federaldollars for the high-speed railproject, but then spends mil-lions on a highway expansionaround the Milwaukee Zoo.Who will profit from this pro-

ject?Gov. Walker has braggedabout a projected 1% propertytax reduction, but forgot tomention that our home valuesdecreased by 20%.I, for one, donot anticipate a tax reductionand, regardless of what wehave been told, I doubt thatany of you are foolish enoughto expect, it either.

Do you think those corpora-tions worry about us workingstiffs? Think about this: U.S.corporations are sitting on$1.3 trillion that they couldand should be investing to helpgrow our troubled economy.

Every one of us who have jobs are grateful to be working

and will be glad to take up theslack as people get laid off.Corporations tell us things areimproving. Then why aren’tthey hiring the laid off workersback?

Where are the profits going?Certainly not in the workers’pockets. It’s called corporategreed!

Lonah ReissmannRhinelander

Walker, corporate greed not helping state’s economy

Dear Editor:

As I read Alan Tulppo’s let-ter in last week’s News-Review, I couldn’t help thinkthat here is a guy whose heartis in the right place.

There is no question thathe, along with many of us, isconcerned about the quality of education for our children andgrandchildren, about qualityhealth care for Wisconsin’sseniors and children from low-income families, and themany other issues Alan wroteabout.

I’ll go a step further andguess that when Gov. JimDoyle passed the biggestspending bill in the history of the state, his heart was in theright place, too. I would bet

that he genuinely wanted to

improve education in our

schools and do the rightthings for senior health careand low-income families. Thesad reality is, we didn’t havethe money to cover all of thoseexpenses, so it was left to thenext governor and his admin-istration to handle.

Now Alan, and a host of others who most likely havetheir hearts in the right place,want to see Gov. Walkerrecalled. They hope to havehim replaced by one of theirown who will lead the chargeto increase spending in all of the areas Alan wrote about.The sad reality will continue— we won’t have the money!Then, where will we be?

Rob Krieghoff

Sugar Camp

Tulppo’s heart in right place,but we don’t have the money

Letter to the Editor:I would like to recognize

the great physical educationteachers of the NorthlandPines School District for host-ing a Family Fun Day at thehigh school.

The afternoon provided theopportunity for my family touse the equipment availableto the students — the rockwall, batting cages, volleyball

and basketball.

We really enjoyed the after-noon made possible by thetime volunteered by Mr.Dodge, Mrs. LaMond, Mrs.Peterson and Mrs. Schroeder.Thank you all! We look for-ward to the next one.

Jodi MeisenburgJamie WillEagle River

Family Fun Day was great event

Letter to the Editor:The controversy about St.

Germain’s old school buildingseems to be solved somewhat.On Nov. 14, the town board vot-ed to maintain the 1941 bricksection. At last year’s electorsmeeting, the vote about thestructure was a tie.

All referendums, electorsmeetings, the old town feasibil-ity committee and public workscommittee are only advisory.The board makes the final deci-sion. This town board is to becommended for taking a stand.

The people of St. Germain value education. A one-roomschool was located on the cor-ner of highways 155 and 70. In1941, the townsmen built thetwo-room red brick school withindoor plumbing and full base-

ment. In 1965, an addition wasconstructed with full base-ment. In 1997, the new kinder-garten-through-fifthgradeschool was dedicated and thesixth-through-12th-grade stu-dents went to Eagle River.

In past years, the red brickbuilding was used for boardmeetings and the paying of tax-es. Fish and Wildlife, Bo-Boens,Lions Club and Lioness, RedBrick Inc., zoning and somecounty sessions had spaces.

About five years ago, the powerand heat was shut off and thetown board moved into thecommunity center.

In 2003,Red Brick Inc.hiredBill Kelly, a structural engi-neer, for $10,000. He inspectedthe outside roof and the interi-or roof. He came twice more,then submitted plans to thestate. He determined the build-

ing to be structurally sound.In2003, Waldmann Constructionsaid Kelly did a wonderful job.The plans have since expired.

Recent town boards hired aninspector to determine the

mold content. He stated a goodscrubbing with disinfectantwould solve any problems.They hired another inspector tolook for asbestos. The schooldistrict had corrected thatproblem. The state inspector,Shanahan, said it would befoolish to remove any part of the building.

Next it will be necessary toestablish the usage of thebuilding,such as: meetings, lec-tures, rental spaces, light stor-age, emergency shelter,fundraisers, wedding showers,birthday parties, space for ser-

vice groups, lending library andsome county activities.

The “yes” people believe thewhole building is repairable. Ithas no debt. Foth & VanDykesaid: We need the room.

There is money around. Thesix service clubs have always

been supportive of St. Ger-main’s endeavors.People wouldcontribute when decisions aremade. The building’s doorscould be open 14/7 all year. Thecommunity center becomes

crowded at times.The “no”people are adamant

that taxpayers’ monies are notto be spent for the red brickschool, and it should be torndown. There is a crack in theinterior wall. The east base-ment foundation leaks and bor-ings need to be taken. The out-side wall has to be sealed. Thelandscaping changed.The addi-tion’s roof is deteriorating.Dampness has accumulated.The engineer the board hiredrecently suggests the additionbe removed. Sometimes excite-ment makes situations worsethan they really are.

If the 1965 section isremoved, it could compoundthe situation, leaving zerospace so needed.

The supporters feel that ourentire landmark can becomeuseful again through contribu-

tions, fundraising and the like.Who knows? Perhaps the “no”people might turn around andgo through its doors again, too.

Ellen M.AllenSt. Germain

1965 addition should be kept with red brick school

It happened early on aSunday morning in Decem-ber, 70 years ago. The Unit-ed States of America had anoutpost — a naval base inthe Pacific — nestled in anidyllic setting called PearlHarbor, within its islandterritory of Hawaii.

Suddenly, at about 7:20a.m. on Dec. 7, 1941, thenaval base came underunprovoked attack by air-planes and bombs sent bythe Empire of Japan. Casu-alties suffered included over2,400 Americans killed andmore than 1,000 wounded.

Never before had theUnited States witnessedsuch a surprise assault onher territory. PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt de-clared the date would “livein infamy.” Dec. 7 of eachyear is now observed asPearl Harbor Day. The

attack on Pearl Harborprompted our nation’sinvolvement in World War IInearly three-quarters of acentury ago. While to someit may seem like an era fromthe past, we must alwaysremember and learn fromour history and from themen and women of our“Greatest Generation.”

The youngest of the liv-ing Pearl Harbor survivorsare among the eldest WWII

veterans and average 90years old now. Of the some32,000 veterans of WorldWar II still living in Wiscon-sin, a remaining few PearlHarbor survivors are stillwith us.

At the end of this monthduring which we observePearl Harbor Day, all U.S.troops who have beeninvolved in the Global Waron Terrorism since this fate-ful day are being broughtout of Iraq. When theyreturn home, it is our mis-

sion to ensure they will bereintegrated into our civil-ian society, with meaningful

jobs, housing, education,health care and other treat-ment.

Our traditions of serviceand sacrifice as Americanshas spanned nearly 250years, since our nation’sbeginning. During this cur-rent time period in ourcountry’s history, there are

veterans of the “GreatestGeneration” era who havewitnessed firsthand theattack on Pearl Harbor andwho also remember “9/11”within their lifetime.

These historical eventshold significant meaning forall of us as Americans. Maywe never forget them, byalways caring for our heroeswho serve our countrythrough each generation.

John Scocos is secretaryof the Wisconsin Depart-ment of Veterans Affairs.

WHAT OTHERS SAY

Remembering Pearl Harbor 70 years later ___________

B Y JOHN A. SCOCOS___________

and also to diversifying thetype of energy we rely on fortransportation.

Here’s just a sampler of what vehicle type you couldpurchase when next you’re onthe market for a new car:

Traditional hybrid cars, like

the standard Prius, are pow-ered by gasoline. You don’tplug them in for a charge,you

just fill them up with gasoline(like your father’s Oldsmobile).The hybrids get much bettermileage than many cars, butthey are still 100 % gasolinedependent.

Newer hybrids like theChevy Volt – this car runs forshort distances on electricityalone.You plug it in while yousleep and it’s charged for youin the morning. Driving acrosstown in the Volt is like owningan all-electric car. For many

commuters, this has theappeal of economy becauseelectricity is cheap comparedto gasoline. If you want to golong distances, the vehiclestarts automatically usinggasoline for energy – so youcan drive across a state or twoby filling up.

All-electric cars, like theNissan Leaf, are all electric, allthe time. You pour energy intoit by plugging it in for a

charge, likely while you sleep.It has no tailpipe, which ispretty cool – although thepower-plant that made theelectricity the car runs on cre-ates emissions if it’s poweredby fossil fuels.

Natural gas vehicles, likeone type of the Honda Civic,can be purchased with a motorthat runs on natural gas. Nat-ural gas burns quite cleanly.

You can recharge the vehiclewith compressed natural gasat your home. If that soundsexotic, you may have alreadybeen in a natural gas vehicle –

some airport shuttle buses andurban taxis are powered inthis fashion.

In short, diverse types of vehicles are now coming intotheir own. For those of us wholove motors and engines, it’s agreat time to be alive. Andalthough I hope to drive myplain-vanilla 4-cylinder SUVfor another ten years, I alsoallow myself to daydream of some new vehicle, much more

efficient than what I grew upwith and perhaps powered bynatural gas or electricity.

I’m thinking of bright yel-low, maybe with red flamespainted on the sides.

Dr. E. Kirsten Peters, anative of the rural Northwest,was trained as a geologist at

Princeton and Harvard. Thiscolumn is a service of the Col-lege of Agricultural, Humanand Natural Resource Sciencesat Washington State Universi-ty. Peters can be reached at

[email protected].

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