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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 2012

VILAS COUNTY

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MAPLE TOUR Luke Kokat-Sizemore of Caledonia learnedhow to drill for maple sap from sugar bush owner John Jackl atthe Phelps Maple Tour Saturday. Photo By Sharon Gifford

EARLY START While the game fishing season doesnt openuntil May 5, anglers have been on the water trying their luck for

panfish due to the early spring. Dan Pudlo of Eagle River reeled ina nice perch on the Eagle Chain Saturday. STAFF PHOTO

The Department of NaturalResources (DNR) has renego-tiated the tribal and statethree-walleye bag limit agree-ment to allow the Lac du

Flambeau Band of Lake Supe-rior Chippewa Indians toname 14 lakes at a two-wall-eye bag limit for 2012.

The agreement was final-ized between DNR SecretaryCathy Stepp and Lac duFlambeau President TomMaulson last week.

Stepp said the agreement

will provide a three-walleye-per-day bag limit for sportanglers on most lakes thetribe harvests.

Last year, the state and thetribe had an agreement allow-ing Lac du Flambeauspearfishers to name 10 lakesfor a two-walleye bag limit.

The three-fish bag limitagreement has been in placesince 1997, but did not provideany mechanism to prevent theLac du Flambeau membersfrom spearing on Mole Lake-

declared lakes, nor did itrestrict the Mole Lake bandfrom declaring and sharingpermits with other Chippewabands on many lakes withinthe ceded territory, accordingto Stepp.

Under this years agree-ment, the tribe will assure athree-fish daily walleye bag

limit for sport anglers on themore than 200 lakes itdeclares.

Lakes speared by Lac duFlambeau band at a two-wall-eye-per-day bag limit last yearwill return to three-walleye-per-day bag limit this year.Those lakes included the Tur-tle Flambeau Flowage,Bearskin, Minocqua, Squirrel,Willow, Big St. Germain,Plum, Squaw, Trout and Tom-ahawk lakes.

Bill Cosh, DNR spokesman,

said this years two-fish lakesdeclared by the Lac du Flam-beau band are not known atthis time.

We do not have the list ofthe 14 lakes the Lac du Flam-beau will spear with a two-walleye bag limit yet, saidCosh. Until we get the officialrevised declarations from the

Great Lakes Indian Fish andWildlife Commission, we cantbe sure which 14 lakes it is.

The renegotiated agree-ment was first developed lastyear, because the Mole Lakeband in 2010 declared 16 wall-eye lakes that had traditional-ly been speared by Lac duFlambeau, reducing anglerbag limits to two walleyes onthose lakes, instead of thethree-fish guarantee that Lacdu Flambeau has providedsince 1997. Stepp said the

agreement is good for NorthWoods tourism.

We believe that the agree-ment is good for both thenorthern tourism interestsand the tribe, she said. I am

very pleased to say we alsoagreed to meet in May to work

State, Lac du Flambeau reachagreement for 3-fish bag limitPact does meantwo-fish harveston 14 area lakes

State election officials arepredicting up to 35% of the

voting age population orapproximately 1.5 million peo-ple statewide will turn outto vote in the Tuesday, April 3,election due to the Republicanpresidential race.

We expect turnout in thiselection to be similar to theFebruary 2008 presidentialpreference primary, saidKevin Kennedy, director andgeneral counsel of the Wiscon-sin Government Accountabili-ty Board (GAB).

The Republican presiden-tial nomination is still verycontested, just as the Demo-cratic nomination was verycontested when Wisconsin vot-ed in 2008, said Kennedy.

The front-runners on theRepublican ballot include for-mer Massachusetts Gov. MittRomney, former U.S. Sen. RickSantorum of Pennsylvania,

former House Speaker NewtGingrich and Texas Rep. RonPaul.

President Barack Obama isthe only name on the Demo-cratic primary ballot.

The presidential preferenceprimary coincides this yearwith Wisconsins nonpartisanspring election. Unlike lastyear, there are no statewideraces for state officials. Theonly state office elections arein the four Wisconsin Court of

Appeals districts and severalcircuit court districts.

There also will be localraces for county, municipaland school board offices. (Sam-ple election ballots can befound in Section 1B in thisnewspaper.)

With Santorum, is still try-ing to catch Romney for theRepublican presidential nomi-nation, Wisconsin sits as an

Presidential primaryslated next Tuesday

PHELPS Voters in thePhelps School District will goto the polls next Tuesday,

April 3, for a referendum ask-ing district residents to allowthe school board to exceed therevenue limit by $895,000each of the next three years.

District Administrator Del-nice Hill said the district is inthe third year of the currentreferendum dollars.

Phelps residents have ap-proved two previous referen-dums to exceed the state-imposed revenue limit. The2006 referendum was for

$850,000. The 2009 referen-dum had two questions, onefor operations and a secondfor a community fitness cen-ter, for a total of $835,000.

By passing the 2012 refer-endum, the Phelps School Dis-trict will remain open, contin-ue to provide an excellent edu-cation for our community chil-dren and our citizens willmaintain local control, saidHill. All of the Phelps Schoolreferendums have spanned athree-year period and the ref-

Phelps School votershead to polls April 3

The Vilas County SheriffsDepartment is investigatingthe death of a 31-year-oldSayner man who apparentlywas hit by a car on Highway155 early Saturday morning,according to authorities.

Casey L. Anderson died inthe incident, according to the

Vilas County Coroners Office.The Vilas County Sheriffs

Department dispatch centerreceived a call at 12:16 a.m.with the caller stating a manwas laying on Highway 155near the intersection of WhitePine Lane.

According to sherif

department Capt. RussellKennedy, a 19-year-old Saynerwoman and her passengerwere driving northbound onthe highway and saw a bodylaying in the middle of theirlane of traffic.

Upon arrival of law enforce-ment personnel at the scene,an officer reported that itappeared that Anderson hadbeen hit by a car. Authoritiessaid the female driver thenadmitted to hitting Anderson.

Kennedy said the sheriffsdepartment was still investi-

Sayner manhit by vehicle

on Hwy. 155

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Of the 21 Vilas CountyBoard supervisors withexpiring terms, contests willbe held for six positions,including races in District19 (Eagle River Wards 1, 2and 3); District 16 (PhelpsWard 2 and WashingtonWard 2); and District 11 (St.Germain Ward 1).

In District 19, the incum-bent Linda L. Thorpe will bechallenged by Sheb Schebel-

la, while incumbent BobEgan and Lorin W. Johnsonwill contend for the supervi-sor seat in District 16.

Marvin Anderson andMark M. Rogacki will vie forthe position in District 11, asFred Radtke will not seekre-election for the seat.

Following is a brief bio-graphical sketch of eachsupervisor candidate, alongwith a statement from eachabout why they are runningfor office.Thorpe has lived in

Eagle River for the past 23years. She has two children.

Her occupational experi-ence includes currently serv-ing as Vilas County Boardsupervisor, a position shes

held since 2004. Thorpe isretired from the Vilas Coun-ty clerks office, where shewas employed for nearly 30years.

Thorpe worked in thefield of county governmentfor a combined 37 years. Shehas two-and-one-half yearsof college education.

She served on the Princeof Peace church council acombined total of 10 yearsand as president of the con-gregation for one year. Thor-

pe also served on the boardfor DayBreak Adult CenterInc. since 2004 and hasrecently been elected to thechairwoman position.Statement: The state of

Wisconsin, as well as VilasCounty, has had quite anhistoric year with the pas-sage of the Act 10 bill whichresulted in the reduction ofsome funds and require-ments in many areas ofcounty government.

I have personally beeninvolved with several com-mittees working on solu-tions to meet these changes,at the same time consider-ing the best interests of the

Supervisor contests set

for Vilas County Board

Six Republicans on ballot

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BYANTHONY DREWNEWS-REVIEWASST. EDITOR

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THORPE SCHEBELLA EGAN JOHNSON

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NEWS

HITTING THE LINKS Tom Gaffney, left, and Colyn Carter, right,took advantage of the nice weather Monday afternoon and played

a round of golf. They said it was the earliest date they had evergolfed at the Eagle River Golf Course. STAFF PHOTO

State Sen. Jim Holperin (D-Conover) announced Friday hewould not run for re-election inWisconsins 12th State SenateDistrict this fall.

Ive given this decision con-siderable thought, not justrecently, but over time, saidHolperin, 60. Politics and leg-islating are fascinating andfulfilling work and Ive enjoyed20 years of it in the StateAssembly, State Senate and asa cabinet secretary.

Holperin, an Eagle Rivernative who know lives inConover, was the state repre-sentative for the 34th Assem-bly District from 1982 to 1992

and was elected to the Senatein 2008. He also was WisconsinDepartment of Tourism secre-tary from 2003 to 2007 and is aformer executive director ofTrees For Tomorrow in EagleRiver.

I wouldnt trade the experi-ence for anything in the world,but now there are other thingsI want to do, said Holperin.

Holperin has the distinctionof being the only Wisconsinlawmaker to face a recall elec-tion twice. He survived a recallelection when he was in the Assembly, stemming from thecontroversy over Chippewaspearfishing rights in 1990.

He survived another recallelection last summer. He was

one of 14 Democratic senatorswho avoided a vote on Gov.Scott Walkers budget repairbill which took collectivebargaining away from mostpublic workers by leavingthe Senate floor and travelingto Illinois in February of 2011.

Kim Simac of Eagle Riverran against Holperin as theRepublican State Senate can-didate last August, but he survived, garnering 55% of thevote.

State Rep. Dan Meyer (R-Eagle River) of the 34th Assembly District, who an-nounced earlier this year thathe was not seeking re-election,said Monday he would not run

for the 12th State Senate Dis-trict.

I never planned on doing itforever, said Meyer, who wasin the Assembly for 12 years.Its a definite no.

State Rep. Tom Tiffany, (R-Hazelhurst), who ran for the12th State Senate District,first against Sen. Roger Breskein 2004, and then againstHolperin in 2008, said Mondayhe was seriously consideringanother run at the seat.

I am reviewing it with myfamily and will make a deci-sion by later in the week, saidTiffany.

In 2010, Tiffany ran for the Assembly after the positionwas vacated by retiring incum-

bent Rep. Donald Friske.Tiffany won the primary andgeneral election.

Holperin said he hasreceived great support fromNorth Woods residents.

Whatever success Ive hadpolitically, I owe to the votersand to the thousands of sup-porters who worked so hard onmy behalf over the years, andespecially in last years recall,said Holperin. Im so gratefulfor that support and I willalways appreciate those whogave me the privilege of serv-ing.

The 12th Senate Districtconsists of all or parts of 11counties in northeastern Wis-

consin, including all of Vilas,Oneida and Forest counties.

State Sen. Holperinwont seek re-election;Tiffany eyes position

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PrimaryFROM PAGE 1A

important state with its 42delegates. According to theAssociated Press count, Rom-ney has 568 delegates, com-pared to Santorums 273,Gingrichs 135 and Pauls 50.It takes 1,144 delegates to

secure the nomination.Wisconsin shares an April 3

primary with Maryland andWashington, D.C.

Historically, the GAB saidthe highest voter turnout inWisconsin in a spring presi-dential primary since 1960was 50.2% that year. Wiscon-sins 2011 voting age popula-tion is 4,352,762 people.

Voters should note therewill be six Republicans on theballot: Gingrich, Jon Hunts-man, Romney, Michele Bach-mann, Paul and Santorum.

Kennedy said Huntsmanand Bachmann did notrespond to the GABs requeststo remove their names fromthe ballot after they droppedout of the race.

We encourage voters tomake their opinions count atevery level of government,Kennedy added. This elec-tion provides them an oppor-tunity to influence who will beon the presidential ballot inNovember, and to choose theirlocal officials.

Wisconsins open primarysystem does not require votersto declare a party. However,presidential preference prima-ry voters may only vote for apresidential candidate of oneparty.

Pact: Stepp says agreement will help tourismFROM PAGE 1A

out the details of a 2013

agreement, well in advance ofnext springs spearing season.Our reaffirmed cooperationand respectful government-to-government consultation willserve tribal members and thepublic alike.

An ongoing agreementbetween the Lac du Flambeautribe and the state gives thetribe authority to sell statefishing licenses in return formaking declarations at a levelthat allows a three-walleye-per-day recreational anglerbag limit. The state also provides funding for the tribalfish hatchery.

As part of a 1983 federal Appellate Court decision

affirming Chippewa off-reser- vation hunting, fishing andgathering rights, commonlyknown as the Voigt case, thesix bands of WisconsinChippewa set annual harvest

quotas for off-reservationlakes in the Wisconsin cededterritory.

As part of court agree-ments, the DNR reduces baglimits for recreational hook-and-line anglers in lakesdeclared for harvest by theChippewa bands, to assure thecombined tribal and recre-ational angler harvest doesnot jeopardize the ability ofwalleye to sustain its popula-tion in any lake.

As the ice was going out onNorth Woods lakes in mid-March, Stepp announcedthere was an impasse on nego-tiations between the DNR andLac du Flambeau band con-cerning the number of two-walleye lakes.

Just two days before theannual harvest declarationswere due, Stepp said the bandbrought new issues to thenegotiations table. Therequests included reopening

the court order to allow someleeway in taking larger fish,taking more fish by harvest-

ing additional lakes at a two-walleye-per-day bag limit forsport anglers and proposedharvesting of some lakes as a

pilot at higher rates than cur-rent population safeguardsallow.

She said the state contin-ued its effort to negotiate withtribal leadership to helpNorth Woods tourism.

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SEN. JIM HOLPERIN

Gina Egan, Vilas CountyPublic Health director, hasannounced an open houseThursday, April 5, for thedepartments new facilities.

Come visit and help us cel-ebrate our new facilities andNational Public Health Week,said Egan. On April 5 from10 a.m. to noon, our staff willbe available to answer any

questions you may have aboutthe facilities and the manyprograms available throughthe Public Health Depart-ment.

The new Vilas County Pub-lic Health Department offficeis located at 302 W. PineStreet (at the stoplights at theintersection of Pine Street andHighway 45) in Eagle River.

Health department sets open house

WEATHERCORNER

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

ONE YEAR AGO

LAST YEAR

COMPARISON

SNOWCONDITIONS

LAST SEVEN DAYS

STREAMSAND LAKES

OUTLOOK

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

Wednesday will be windy with a morning mix possible, with ahigh of 45 and a low of 39. Thursday expect a chilly start andpartly cloudy, with a high of 51 and a low of 23. Friday scattered

morning showers are in the forecast, with a high of 46 and alow of 33. Saturday should be partly cloudy and milder, with ahigh of 56 and a low of 31. The forecast for Sunday is warm witha chance of showers, with a high of 65 and a low of 38.

Anglers are taking advantage of the early open water byfishing perch in shallow bays on the Chain of Lakes. Water-fowl are returning to the North Woods.

Days precipitation recorded since Jan. 1, 2012, 45 days;2011, 45 days.

Average high of past 30 days, 2012, 52; 2011, 33. Averagelow of past 30 days, 2012, 26; 2011, 13.

The average daily high at this time last year for the next sev-

en days was 42, while the average overnight low was 14.There was snow on two days totaling .5 of an inch.

Hi Lo Prec.Wed. , March 21. .. ... 76 45 Tr.RT hurs. , March 22. ... 61 53 .01RFr i. , March 23. . .. .. .. .62 49 .09RSat ., March 24.. .. .. ..64 47 .12RSun., March 25.. .. .. .50 38 NoneMon., March 26. .. .. .48 20 NoneTues., March 27.. .. ..64 20 Tr.R

Hi Lo Prec.Mon., March 21. . .. ..37 31 1.5"STues., March 22.. .. ..33 25 Tr.SWed., March 23. .. .. .26 18 3.5"SThurs. , March 24. .. .28 6 2.5"SFr i. , March 25. . .. .. .. .30 3 NoneSat ., March 26.. .. .. ..34 3 NoneSun., March 27.. .. .. .29 2 None

The snow cover isgone across the NorthWoods, meaning burn-ing permits are nowrequired. Local maplesyrup producers are collecting sap.

2010-11 11-12Snowy days 69 59Inches to date 65.78 71.14Ground cover 5" Bare

gating whether Anderson waswalking on the roadway orwas on the pavement. He saidan autopsy was completedMonday but results were notavailable.

The woman was cited forbreaking Wisconsins absolutesobriety law for drivers underthe age of 21. She was not cit-ed for operating a vehicle

while intoxicated.

Authorities noted it wasfoggy and the road surfacewas wet at the time of the

accident.The Vilas County Sheriffs

Department closed Highway155 following the accident forits investigation. The highwayreopened at approximately7:45 a.m.

Kennedy said the VilasCounty district attorney willmake any other charging deci-sions.

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NEWS

An attempt to have the VilasCounty Board meet monthlywas defeated 15-4 at the Marchcounty board meeting lastTuesday.

Each year, the county boardreviews its standing rules andcommittee duties. This includesthe number of times the countyboard will convene to do busi-ness. Presently, there are sevenmeetings a year, with no meet-ings held in February, May,July, October and December.

Supervisor Ralph Sitzbergermoved to amend the standingrules to have the county boardmeet the fourth Tuesday ofevery month. Presently, meet-ings are usually held the sec-

ond or third Tuesdays.Two issues immediately

arose, one being the fourthTuesday in December thatcould fall on Christmas Dayand the second was by law theNovember budget meeting isthe second Tuesday of themonth.

The cost of holding a countyboard meeting, according toChairman Steve Favorite, is$1,425, which includes per-diem pay and mileage forsupervisors. Should there befive additional meetings, hesaid it would cost taxpayers$7,125. That means anincrease of 58% in reimburse-ment to supervisors for theadditional meetings. If theDecember meeting wasdropped due to Christmas, theincrease would be 50%.

Supervisor Erv Teichmillerspoke both for and against theadditional meetings.

We are starting to moveaway from micromanaging onthe committee level and weshould do the same for thecounty board, said Teichmiller.

Adding additional meetings isnot practical, but I do agreethey could be later in themonth. Weve had more meet-ings when necessary, but man-dating it does not make senseto me.

Supervisor Emil Bakka alsosaid there was no need formore meetings, but meetingsmight be better later in themonth.

Supervisor Ron De Bruynereminded his colleagues thecounty board chairman cancall a special county boardmeeting at any time.

The amendment to addmeetings was defeated on a 15-4 vote. Voting in favor were

supervisors Sitzberger, Blu-thardt Jr., Dennis Nielsen and

Alden Bauman.

Other actionIn other action, the county

board: approved seeking

$1,236,000 in bonding toupgrade fire and emergencyservices communications;

authorized the HighwayDepartment to purchase acrack seal patcher for $50,000and a John Deere tractor withmower attachments for$60,000, with both paid forfrom the segregated highwayfund;

approved moving theCommission on Aging officeand subleasing the building at541 Wall St. in Eagle River tothe Aging and DisabilityResource Center;

adopted an Animal Con-trol and Welfare ordinance,creating Chapter 10 of thecounty general code; and

recognized countyemployees with years of ser-

vice certificates.

Supervisors rejectadditional meetingsfor county board

FISHING THE BULL PEN The recent nice weather brought out

many anglers to the Eagle River and Three Lakes Chain of Lakes

last weekend in search of perch. These anglers worked the area

known as the bull pen on Yellow Birch Lake. STAFF PHOTO

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Phelps vote: FROM PAGE 1Aerendum amounts are eachyear for three years.

Revenue limits were createdby the state Legislature to con-trol property taxes, but thechallenge for many rural schooldistricts is that revenue limitsuses a calculation based on1994 school expenditures andincreases are tied to enroll-ment. In addition, someexpenses, such as heating,transportation, salaries andhealth insurance are not fixedexpenses.

The only way school districtscan exceed the revenue limit isthrough referendum.

Hill said that in 2010, thePhelps School District took sev-eral proactive measures andmade some difficult budgetdecisions to reduce school oper-ation costs. She said the reduc-

tions have saved the districtapproximately $199,244 eachyear for a total of $398,488 todate.

Additional savings wererealized for the 2011-'12 schoolyear due to state-level changesregarding contracts, accordingto Hill. Those changes include:district staff paying 5.8% oftheir state retirement contribu-

tion; same health insurancecarrier, but switched to a high-deductible health reimburse-ment account insurance, result-ing in savings on premiums;and utilizing a different salaryincrease system using the con-sumer price index and no stepsfor staff. Hill said savings fromthese areas are expected to beapproximately $125,000 peryear.

All of these reductions werenecessary in order to keep thereferendum at a lower dollaramount, said Hill.

For a property owner with ahome assessed at $100,000,Hill said the person will see anincrease in school taxes of $15per year (or $1.25 per month).She estimated the mill rate forthe 2012-13 school year at$6.65 cents per $1,000 of prop-

erty value.Hill noted that the buildingdebt for the Phelps School Dis-trict will be paid off in Septem-ber 2015, meaning a portion ofthe school property tax levywill be eliminated. For the2014-15 school year, she esti-mated the mill rate at $6.52 per$1,000 nearly the same asthe current mill rate of $6.50.

Vilas: Anderson, Rogacki meet in St. GermainFROM PAGE 1A

citizenry of Vilas County. Asthis has been a very lengthyprocess, I am dedicated to fol-lowing through with the totalimplementation of thesechanges, which results in sav-ing taxpayer money.

Schebella, and his wife,Cherie, have lived in VilasCounty for four years and haveresided within the Eagle River

city limits for two years. Theyhave three children.His occupational experience

includes co-owning and operat-ing Artemis Security Forcesand formerly co-owning andoperating Ultima Sports S.S.He is a former U.S. Marine.

Schebella was on the boardof directors for the HumaneSociety of Vilas County forthree years. He assisted andlobbied for the Clean Water Actadministered by the U.S. Envi-ronmental Protection Agency.

He earned a bachelor of sci-ence degree in mechanicalengineering from San DiegoState University, and graduat-ed with a masters degree inapplied mathematics with an

emphasis in stochastic calculusfor finance from the CentralSchool of Paris in France.

Schebella has lived on fourcontinents and speaks English,French and German. He builttwo orphanages in northern

Vietnam with Artemis Securi-ty Forces and assisted in thefight against human traffick-ing in southeast Asia since2001. He coaches for the Head-waters Youth Soccer Associa-tion in fall.

Statement: I am choosingto run because I have watchedas some of the current crop ofcounty politicians treat VilasCounty as a personal fiefdomor are dispassionate about the

people who elected them. Thepeople of Vilas County deservebetter. The county employeesdeserve better.

Its time to get the countygovernment back to being rea-sonable stewards of the coun-tys resources. The incumbentsdont appear to be protectinganyone; they are either pas-sively watching the process oractively playing at cronyism.There needs to be someone onthe board who is going to holdthese people accountable. VilasCounty needs a passionateparticipant for the people.

Egan, 68, and his wife,Shirley, have lived in the townof Washington for 38 years andhave two children. They lived

previously in Chicago, Ill.His occupational experience

includes serving in Chicago asa police officer. After moving tothe area, Egan worked forMcKeevers Grocery Store fortwo years as a manager. Henow operates Eagle River Tirewith his wife and his son,Mike.

Egan currently serves onthe Vilas County Board ofSupervisors, along with eightadditional local boards.

After spending 12 years inthe Chicago Catholic schoolsystem, Egan attended Lewis

College in Lockport, Ill., andthe Chicago Police Academy.

Statement: In my fiveyears on the Vilas Countyboard, Ive been instrumentalin forming the VCEDC, whosemission is to support theexpansion of existing localbusinesses and the develop-ment of new businesses thatwill provide good-paying jobsfor local residents and willincrease new dollars flowinginto the local economy.

My goals for the next twoyears are to continue to pushfor affordable high-speedInternet to all Vilas Countyresidents, enhance fire andemergency medical servicesemergency communicationsand to continue to lobby forsupport of our local education

system. I am dedicated toimproving our countywidecommunity and want to contin-ue.

Johnson, 58, has lived inPhelps with his wife, Polly, for15 years. The couple have fivechildren and previously livedin St. Germain.

Johnsons occupationalexperience includes working inthe building profession for 39years, including working forLampert Lumber in Eagle Riv-er for the past 19 years.

He was a certified generalcontractor and a deacon of theSarasota Evangelical FreeChurch in Florida, and is for-mer chairman of the St. Ger-

main Evangelical Free Church.Johnson is currently a mem-ber of more than 10 organiza-tions and committees.

He is a 1971 graduate ofZion-Benton Township HighSchool, and a 1974 graduate of

Allstate Construction College.He completed additionalcoursework at Manatee JuniorCollege, Nicolet College andLumber Tech University.

Statement: I am runningfor county supervisor to make

Vilas County the best place tolive, work, visit and retire.

I plan to bring new ideasand a fresh perspective and Iam committed to open,accountable and accessiblegovernment. I will use my

strong background in businessto help achieve the most effi-cient county government with-out sacrificing quality of ser-

vices.Some of the top priorities

include pursuing high-speedInternet for our entire area,controlling aquatic invasivespecies, maintaining our roadsand promoting economic devel-opment and tourism. I ask foryour support and vote on April3.

Anderson is married withtwo children. He has ownedproperty on Lost Lake since

1996 and has lived there year-round since 2004. He previous-ly resided in Wausau.

His occupational experienceincludes teaching and coachingat a high school for six years.

Anderson is currently anadministrative services con-tract manager for LibertyMutual.

He has 33 years of experi-ence with three corporations.His responsibilities included

managing staff, contracts, pro- jects and budgets. Andersonalso has 25 years of experiencein the Army Reserve.

Anderson graduated withan associate degree fromNorthcentral Technical Collegeand a bachelor of sciencedegree in education from UW-Stevens Point.

Statement: Serving twoterms on the Marathon CountyBoard provided me with valu-able experience and first-handworking knowledge about theboards roles, responsibilitiesand authority. I was involvedin a number of significantcounty issues, including jailovercrowding and treatmentissues, extensive electric power

line proposals, telecommunica-tions upgrades, union bargain-ing negotiations, courthousesecurity, among others.

I believe local governmentis truly citizen-based, andworking closely with fellow cit-izens, you really know you canmake a difference.

Rogacki, and his wife, Lois,have lived year-round in St.Germain for 10 years. The cou-ple have two children.

His occupational experienceincludes operating a smallbusiness for 10 years, servingas a chamber of commercemember for two years, andworking as chairman of the BigSt. Germain Area Lakes Dis-trict for one year, and treasur-er for two years.

Rogacki has 40 years ofexperience working for andwith county governments,including 20 years as executivedirector for the WisconsinCounties Association; fiveyears as assistant director forMilwaukee County Intergov-ernmental Relations; five yearsas executive director, for theMetropolitan MilwaukeeCriminal Justice Council; sixyears as executive director forNortheast/Northwest Wiscon-sin Criminal Justice Councils;

four years as probation officerfor Oneida County JuvenileCourt.

He has bachelor of sciencedegree in sociology andEnglish from UW-StevensPoint from 1969.

Statement: After you havereviewed the details of my andmy opponents experience andqualifications, only one issuewill remain undisclosed andundiscussed in the race res-

idency. Ive live here yearround for 10 years, throughgood times and bad. Im here tostay. My opponent, however,lives and works in Wausau. Hecollects his lottery tax credit inWausau. I personally dont carewhere he lives, but I do carethat he hasnt told voters aboutthis fact. His omission is disap-pointing. It speaks to charac-ter. He should have told you.He didnt I just did.

Other supervisor racesThere will be an election

contest for the vacant District2 (Presque Isle Ward 1 andWinchester Ward 1) seatbetween Chuck Hayes andPaul J. Specht. Meanwhile,

Sulo H. Wainio has announcedhe will run as a write-in candi-date.

District 3 (Arbor Vitae Ward1, Boulder Junction Ward 1,Lac du Flambeau Ward 1 andManitowish Waters Ward 1)will see the incumbent CharlesRayala Jr., challenged by Gin-ger Schwanebeck.

Incumbent Dennis L.Nielsen of District 4 (BoulderJunction Ward 2 and PlumLake Ward 1) will be chal-lenged by Diane Briggs.

Incumbents running unop-posed in Vilas County will beRalph Sitzberger, District 1;Emil Bakka, District 5; ErvTeichmiller, District 6; Ron De

Bruyne, District 7; ChristopherMayer, District 8; Alden B.Bauman, District 10; SteveFavorite, District 13; MaynardBedish, District 14; SigHjemvick, District 15; JamesBehling, District 17; LeonK u k a n i ch , D i s t r i c t 1 8 ;Edward E. Bluthardt Jr., Dis-t r i c t 2 0 ; a n d K a th l e e nRushlow, District 21.

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NEWSOBITUARIES

William Bill Albert ofEagle River died Friday, March23, 2012, at St. Marys Hospitalin Rhinelander. He was 95.

Mr. Albert was born April25, 1924, in Eagle River, theson of Michael and HildaFrisk.

He served in the Army AirCorp in the Philippines duringWorld War II.

A former resident of DesPlaines, Ill., he returned to

Eagle River in 1987.He was preceded in death by

his wife, Jean, in 1999.Survivors include two

daughters, Karen Winslow ofDes Plaines, Ill., and LianeHurston of Rockford, Ill.; a sis-ter, Lillian Nicolai of EagleRiver; a special friend, JackieThompson of Eagle River; andthree grandchildren.

A memorial service will beheld at a later date.

William Bill Albert

Ellen L.Katisch ofEagle Riverdied Wednes-day, March21, 2012. Shewas 66.

Mrs. Kat-isch was bornNov. 13, 1945,in Pontiac,Ill., the daughter of Richardand Anne Lannon.

Raised in Saunemin, Ill.,she graduated from Saune-

min High School, attendedIllinois State University inNormal, Ill., and graduatedfrom American University inWashington, D.C., in 1967.

For 15 years she worked asa contract specialist for feder-al agencies including the U.S.Department of Energy in

Argonne, Ill., U.S. Civil Ser-vice Commission in Washing-ton, D.C., and the U.S. Muni-tions Command in Joliet, Ill.,and Rock Island, Ill.

She married Tom Katisch April 11, 1980, in DownersGrove, Ill. They vacationed attheir North Woods home andmoved here permanently in1982.

She worked at the VilasCounty News-Review from1986 to 1995 as a copy editorand reporter. In 1995, shestarted a computerized em-broidery business which sheoperated until her death.

Mrs. Katisch participatedin the Big Brother/Big Sisterprogram in DuPage, Ill. Shewas a member of the GreaterEagle River Tennis Associa-tion, St. Peter the FishermanCatholic Church and theEagle River Bridge Club. A

member of WIAA, she wasactive as an area volleyballofficial.

She was preceded in deathby her parents; a sister, Tish;and two brothers, John ofNaperville, Ill., and William ofPontiac, Ill.

Survivors include her hus-band; one stepdaughter, Sara;a foster daughter, JenniferWagner of Eagle River; onesister, Cathy of Tallahasssee,Fla.; one brother, Jim ofLaSalle, Ill.; and two grand-children.

A private family servicewas held in Saunemin withburial in Sunnyslope Ceme-tery.

Ellen L. Katisch

Susan Ha-zelton Perreauof Eagle Riverdied Wednes-day, March 21,2012, at St.Claire Hospi-tal in Weston.She was 87.

Mrs. Per-reau was bornOct. 7, 1924, inBelfast, Ireland, the daughterof Thomas and Susan (neeHazelton) Palmer.

When she was a young girl,her family moved to Ontario,Canada, and later she served

in the Canadian Army duringWorld War II. During thattime, she met her husband,Clair Perreau.

She performed as a vocalistfor the Clair Perreau Orches-tra, traveling throughout theUnited States playing atStatler-Hilton Hotels.

Later in life, she worked as areal estate broker on the NorthShore of Chicago, Ill., and she

volunteered at animal welfareshelters.

She was a member of St.Mary of the Snows AnglicanChurch in Eagle River andEagle River Memorial Hospital

Auxillary.Mrs. Perreau was preceded

in death by a grandson, JedSimac.

Survivors include twodaughters, Susan Mason ofWoodstock, Ill., and Kim(Butch) Simac of Eagle River;two sons, Richard Perreau of

Phelps and Wayne (Nancy)Perreault of Grass Valley,Calif.; 15 grandchildren; and 13great-grandchildren.

A memorial service was heldMonday, March 26, at St. Maryof the Snows Anglican Churchwith the Rev. James Fosdickofficiating.

Susan Hazelton Perreau

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AT&T announced a $1,000contribution to the Grow NorthManufacturers Consortium tosupport the groups efforts tohelp change the image of man-ufacturing in the region andpromote manufacturingcareers.

The consortium will use thegrant to support its efforts toeducate young people aboutmanufacturing careers and toattract future graduates to pur-sue skilled manufacturing pro-fessions in fields like elec-tromechanical technology, CNCmachining and welding.

We know that many of ourmanufacturers are looking forworkers to fill highly skilled,technologically advanced jobs,said Ben Bonnell, chairman ofthe Grow North Manufactur-ers Consortium and managerof process improvement atWausau Paper.

Part of our mission is edu-cating our young people thatmanufacturing isnt the same

job their parents might havedone, said Bonnell. Todaysmanufacturing is much moreadvanced and focused on tech-nology, and this contributionwill help us educate andencourage area students to con-sider exciting careers in manu-facturing.

Many manufacturers in theNorth Woods are looking toexpand their businesses, butlack certain skilled employeesto be able to move ahead,according to the consortium.

Over the next five years, theconsortium also estimates theregion will have nearly 500manufacturing job openingsdue to retirements, and willneed skilled workers to fillthose positions and help contin-ue to move manufacturing for-ward.

The contribution from AT&Twill help the consortiumsefforts to change the image ofmanufacturing in the region,promote manufacturingcareers, and attract the skilledyoung people whom manufac-turers need to continue to grow

and expand in northern Wis-consin.

The Grow North Manufac-turers Consortium is doingimportant work to connect ourmanufacturers with the skilledworkers they need to continueto compete in todays high-techglobal economy, said Rep. TomTiffany (R-Hazelhurst), a for-mer member of the OneidaCounty Economic DevelopmentCorp. This contribution willhelp further their efforts to getyoung people excited about andengaged in the manufacturingprofession.

The Grow North Manufac-turers Consortium is a forumfor northern Wisconsin manu-facturing professionals to gettogether to network, determinetraining and professionaldevelopment needs, and worktogether to find solutions tocommon issues faced in day-to-day operations.

Key goals of the organiza-tion include promoting careersin manufacturing, developingeducational opportunities withNicolet College, and workingclosely with its partner GrowNorth.

Established in 2004, GrowNorth is an economic develop-ment corporation dedicated tohelping communities in itsregion recruit and retain busi-nesses, stimulate new job cre-ation, and foster an environ-ment conducive toentrepreneurial growth.

The AT&T contribution wasannounced at last nights man-ufacturers conference in Anti-go that was co-hosted by GrowNorth and the Northwest Wis-consin Manufacturing Out-reach Center.

AT&T is proud to supportthe consortiums efforts toimprove the economic growthand health of manufacturing inWisconsins North Woods, saidRobyn Gruner, director ofexternal affairs for AT&T Wis-consin. Our young people needto know about the exciting,promising careers available inadvanced manufacturing.

Forest health experts sayunseasonably warm weatheracross Wisconsin is raising con-cerns that oak wilt, a seriousand almost always fatal fungaldisease of red oaks, will likelyappear sooner than normal andthey encourage landowners tostop pruning oaks from nowthrough the end of July.

Typically, the high-riskperiod for oak wilt transmis-sion is April through July, said

Kyoko Scanlon, Department ofNatural Resources (DNR) for-est pathologist.

However, due to unusuallywarm spring that we have hadthis year, the risk of oak wilt islikely to already exist in someareas if daytime temperaturesof 60 degrees Fahrenheit andabove have lasted more thanseven consecutive days, saidScanlon.

Homeowners should takecare to avoid wounding oaksfrom now through July. In fact,any action that might providean opening into the tree, suchas carving initials into the treeor attaching a birdfeeder orclothes line, could provide anopportunity for the oak wiltfungus to invade and establishitself in the tree. If an oak treeneeds to be pruned from nowthrough July, a homeownershould consider using wounddressing or paint on the cutsurface as soon as the wound iscreated.

Very small sap beetlestransport fungal spores by

landing on fungal mats foundbeneath the cracked bark oftrees that died the previousyear, explained DNR ForestHealth Specialist BrianSchwingle. The spores arethen transmitted from a bee-tles body onto the fresh woundof a healthy oak tree while thebeetle is feeding at the prunedor damaged site.

Even half an hour can beenough time for beetles that

transmit the disease to land ona fresh wound and infect yourtree, Scanlon said. While therisk of spreading oak wilt is lowafter July, homeowners shouldavoid pruning or woundingoaks until November, to be onthe safe side. You should checkwith municipalities as well.They may have their own oakwilt ordinances that you shouldfollow.

The common beetles thattransmit oak wilt disease arenot capable of boring into atree.

Oak wilt also can spreadfrom a diseased tree to ahealthy tree through a connect-ed root system.

This ability to spreadthrough root grafts means thateven if only a single oak iswounded and subsequentlyinfected with oak wilt, a newoak wilt pocket may develop ina location where oak wilt didnot previously exist and willradiate to other oaks throughthe connected root systems. Ifno management steps are tak-

en, the pocket could continue toexpand year after year. Onceoak wilt establishes itself in anarea, control of the disease isboth difficult and costly. Theprevention of oak wilt is thebest approach, according to for-est health experts.

They say builders and devel-opers should also be very care-ful as many oak wilt infectionsand deaths have occurredthrough inadvertent damage to

roots, trunks or branches dur-ing the construction process.Oak wilt is found in all Wis-

consin counties except Vilas, Ashland, Bayfield, Calumet,Door, Douglas, Forest, Iron,Kewaunee, Lincoln, Mani-towoc, Price, Rusk, Sawyer,Sheboygan, Taylor and Wash-burn counties. But the mostrecent oak wilt infestation wasconfirmed in a small area ofOneida County in 2010.

Every year, the disease killsmany oaks in the state byinterfering with the treeswater- and nutrient-conductingsystems, essentially starvingthe tree. Leaves begin to wiltand the tree may eventuallydie. Trees in the red oak group,such as northern red andnorthern pin oak, are especially

vulnerable and, once wiltingsymptoms become visible, thetree loses most of its leaves anddies very quickly, often withinweeks.

Trees in the white oak group those with rounded or lobedleaves are more resistant to

oak wilt, and the disease pro-gresses much more slowly,often one branch at a time.White oaks could live with oakwilt for many years, and sometrees may recover from the dis-ease.

Besides oaks, pruningdeciduous trees in generalshould be avoided in the spring,as this is the time when treebuds and leaves are growingand food reserves are low, said

Don Kissinger, a DNR urbanforester. The best time toprune any deciduous tree iswinter, followed by midsummer after leaves have completedtheir growth.

Anyone interested in learn-ing more about oak wilt can

visit the DNR forest healthWeb pages at dnr.wi.gov.

Oak wilt season will arrive earlierdue to unusually warm spring

Robyn Gruner (center) of AT&T presented a $1,000 check to JoeHegge (left) of Grow North and Ben Bonnell of Wausau Paper.

Contributed Photo

KATISCH

PERREAU

Sue Petersen of North LandO Lakes died Sunday, March25, 2012, at Seasons of LifeHospice House in Woodruff.She was 88.

A funeral service will beheld Wednesday, March 28, at

11 a.m. at Hope LutheranChurh in North Land OLakes. Visitation will precedethe service bginning at 10a.m.

A complete obituary willappear in next weeks paper.

Sue Petersen

Gary W. Shelton, age 59,passed away unexpectedlyMarch 16, 2012.

Gary was born Feb. 2, 1953,in Phelps, Wis.

He served in the U.S. Army(ASA), Sinop, Turkey, duringthe Vietnam era and was cur-rently employed as a cross-country trucker.

Gary loved the outdoors(especially the North Woods)!

He is survived by two sons,Mathew and Andrew Shelton of

Central Wisconsin; and foursisters, Betty (Phil) Mertes ofFond du Lac, Carol (Richard)Olson of Conover, Marge(Grady) Higgins of Lawrence-

ville, Ga., and a twin sister, Gail(Larry) Butzin of Waupaca.

He is also survived byaunts and uncles, along withsome good friends from theEagle River High School Classof 1971.

No service is planned.PAID OBITUARY

Gary W. Shelton

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Crocks, jugs, earthenware bowls & pitchers;art pottery, Roseville, Hull, etc.; cookie jars;hand-decorated china; glassware beforeWWII; patchwork quilts & fancywork; Orien-tal rugs; picture frames; clocks, watches &fobs; jewelry; oil lamps; elec. lamps w/glassshades; old advertising items, signs,posters, containers, boxes, mixing bowls,etc., especially from Eagle River; coin-oper-

ated machines, slots, peanut, etc.; shot-guns, rifles & handguns; hunting knives;wooden duck & fish decoys; old tackle box-es & lures; rods, reels & creels; glass min-now traps; old tools; toys of all kinds, trains,trucks, tractors, tin wind-ups, games, dolls,etc.; enamelware, especially bright colors;old photos of interiors & outdoor activities;all magazines before WWII; postcards (pre-1920); coin & stamp collections; old woodcarvings of animals, etc. Check with mebefore you sell.

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NEWS POLICE REPORT

Two Lac du Flambeau resi-dents received probation,while another had a deferredentry of judgment approved inprescription drug distributioncases in Vilas County CircuitCourt last week.

Richard A. Haugen, 59, ofLac du Flambeau, entered aplea of no contest and wasfound guilty of delivery ofschedule II narcotics. VilasCounty Circuit Judge Neal A.

Nielsen III withheld sentenc-ing and placed Haugen onprobation for 24 months.

Conditions of Haugens pro-bation include: alcohol andother drug abuse (AODA)assessment and any treat-ment recommended by theagent; he can get prescrip-tions from only one pharmacyand take medications only asprescribed; agent to monitormedications; random testingauthorized; 10 days in thecounty jail to commence May15; and give a DNA sample.He will receive credit for threedays served in jail.

Haugen was found guilty ofselling three 10-mg Oxy-

codone tablets for $30 in acontrolled purchase Oct. 22,2011, in Lac du Flambeau.

Renee D. Stewart, 49, ofLac du Flambeau, entered aplea of no contest and wasfound guilty to a charge ofdelivery of schedule II nar-cotics. Her sentence was with-held and she was placed onprobation for 24 months.

Conditions of Stewarts pro-bation include: AODA coun-seling and treatment; receivemedications only from one

pharmacy; agent to reviewprescription history or possi-ble abuse; take medications asprescribed; and 10 days in thecounty jail to commence May1. She will receive credit forthree days served in jail.

According to court records,Stewart sold 35 10-mg Oxy-codone tablets for $300 in acontrolled purchase Oct. 7,2011, in Lac du Flambeau.

Shylena N. Poupart, 20, of

Lac du Flambeau, entered aplea of not guilty and adeferred entry of judgment(DEJ) was approved on acharge of manufacture ordeliver of a prescription drug,party to a crime.

If Poupart completes therequirements of the DEJ, thecharge will be dropped. Thoseconditions include: commit nocrimes, AODA assessmentwithin 30 days and completeall recommendations of theagent; 100 hours of communityservice; no alcohol and no tav-erns; obtain a mental healthassessment within 30 days andcomplete all recommendationsof the agent; no contact with

Jacob Jackson; full-timeemployment or school or acombination of both; and takeno prescription medicationsunless prescribed.

According to the complaint,Poupart sold two 40-mg Oxy-Contin tablets for $100 in acontrolled purchase Aug. 9,2010. The original charge is aClass H felony and carries amaximum $25,000 fine or sixyears in prison or both.

In other felony cases, Timo-thy O. Birchbauer, 33, of St.

Germain, charged with oper-ating a motor vehicle whileintoxicated, fourth offense infive years, waived his prelimi-nary hearing. Judge Nielsenfound probable cause that acrime had been committed.Birchbauer was bound overfor arraignment and pleadednot guilty. A pretrial confer-ence was set for April 24 at9:15 a.m.

According to the complaint,

Birchbauer was driving a vehicle along Highway 70 inEagle River about 10:20 p.m.March 8 when he struck asign at South Fifth Street andhe continued on. His vehiclewas found at a residence at409 E. Tamarack St.

Officers entered the build-ing and Birchbauer is allegedto have jumped from a second-story window and ran fromthe premises. An officercaught up to Birchbauer inthe alley to the east of FirstNational Bank after a one andhalf block chase on foot.

Birchbauer also wascharged with obstructing anofficer and misdemeanor bail

jumping. His blood alcoholconcentration was .16, accord-ing to the complaint.

Benjamin J. Rizzo, 25, of St.Germain, charged with theftof movable property and mis-demeanor theft, both party toa crime, and two counts ofoperating a motor vehiclewithout the owners consent,had a plea and sentencinghearing set for April 23 at1:30 p.m.

Rizzo is alleged to havebeen involved in the theft oftwo snowmobiles from a park-ing lot at Sayner Pub Feb. 23,2011. Mark Zdanowski, 37, ofSayner also is charged in thecase.

James D. Mustache, 46, of

Lac du Flambeau, chargedwith possession of marijuanaand five other misdemeanorsafter he was arrested Feb. 29in Lac du Flambeau, had apreliminary hearing set for

March 26.According to the complaint,

Mustache is alleged to havebeen intoxicated and pushed a33-year-old woman to theground, struck her threetimes and kicked her aboutfive times in the back andstomach. According to thecomplaint, his preliminarybreath test showed an alcoholconcentration of .228.

Mustache also is charged

with misdemeanor batterydomestic abuse, misdemeanorbattery, obstructing an officer,disorderly conduct and pos-session of drug paraphernalia.

Marcella Wayman, 48, ofLac du Flambeau, chargedwith second-degree recklessendangerment Jan. 4 aftershe allegedly stabbed a 49-year-old Lac du Flambeauman in the back, waived herpreliminary hearing and wasbound over for arraignment.She pleaded not guilty and apretrial conference was set for

April 17 at 9:45 a.m.Wayman also is charged

with misdemeanor batterydomestic abuse and disorderly

conduct domestic abuse.Lynn E. Chapman, 30, ofLac du Flambeau, chargedwith delivery of schedule IIInon-narcotics, waived her pre-liminary hearing and wasbound over for arraignment.She pleaded not guilty and apretrial conference was set for

April 17 at 10:45 a.m.Chapman is alleged to have

sold four 5-mg Vicodin tabletsfor $20 in a controlled pur-chase.

Patricia L. Roche, 42, of Lacdu Flambeau, charged withdelivery of a schedule III sub-stance Aug. 1, 2011, had a pre-liminary hearing adjourned to

April 16 at 11 a.m.Rae Ann T. Allen, 30, of Lac

du Flambeau, who was origi-nally charged Aug. 8, 2008,with physical abuse of a child,had her case dismissed follow-ing a motion by District Attor-ney Albert Moustakis.

Vilas County Court report

Judge gives probation, OKs DEJin three prescription drug cases

NEW SIGN Dairy Queen owner Dan Anderson said he tookadvantage of the nice spring weather and had a new sign installed

at the business at the intersection of highways 45 and 70 andSouth Railroad Street in Eagle River Monday. STAFF PHOTO

Vilas County Sheriff A total of 247 complaints

were entered by Vilas CountySheriffs Department dispatch-ers last week.

In addition to those withsufficient detail to report below,a review shows at least seven

vehicle accidents, one car/deercollision, one report of an aban-doned vehicle, four requests foragency assistance, two ambu-lance requests, six reports of ananimal problem, one attemptto locate, 10 burglar alarms,seven requests for citizen assis-tance, two reports of criminaldamage to property, six distur-bances, five reports of foundproperty, one report of fraud,one report of harassment,three reports of hazardous con-ditions, two juvenile problems,one report of lost property,eight reports of suspicious cir-cumstances, four thefts, ninetraffic violations, one vacationcheck, two weapons offenses,five welfare checks, two reportsof drive-offs and 11 911 hang-ups.

At least 25 calls were re-ferred to the Eagle River PoliceDepartment, and there were at

least 12 informational or proce-

dural entries.In the past two weeks, at

least six people were booked atthe Vilas County Jail, includingtwo for bail jumping, one oper-ating while intoxicated, onereport of battery, two probation

violations, one operation afterrevocation and one resist/-obstruct. The inmate popula-tion ranged from 68 to 79. As ofMarch 26, there were 74inmates.

Eagle River PoliceAmong the calls received by

Vilas County dispatchers wereat least 25 calls for the EagleRiver Police. These includedone hit-and-run, one trafficaccident, one accident withproperty damage, two burglaralarms, one request for citizenassistance, one report of crimi-nal damage to property, twodisturbances, one escortrequest, one report of foundproperty, one lifeline alarm,three probation violations, onereport of suspicious circum-stances, one report of theft, onereport of theft from vehicle, onereport of shoplifting, two traffic

violations and two welfare

checks.

Carolyn Scholl, conserva-tionist for the Vilas CountyLand and Water ConservationDepartment, recentlyannounced the availability ofcost-share funds availablefrom the Wisconsin Depart-ment of Agriculture, Trade andConsumer Protection (DATCP)to help local farmers plan andimplement a variety of conser-

vation practices on the land.

These funds are providedto the county in an effort tomeet nonpoint-source pollu-tion abatement goals outlinedin the current Land and WaterResource Management Plan,said Scholl. The cost-sharefunding covers from 50% to70% of the cost of materialsand installation of conserva-tion practices. The remainingpercentage is the responsibili-ty of the landowner.

Conservation practices eli-gible for cost share must com-ply with requirements identi-fied in Wisconsin Administra-tive Code ATCP 50, accordingto Scholl.

Eligible practices for cost

share include the following:manure storage systems;manure storage system clo-sure; barnyard runoff controlsystems; access roads and cat-tle crossings; animal trailsand walkways; contour farm-

ing; cover crop; critical areastabilization; diversions; fieldwindbreaks;

filter strips; grade stabiliza-tion structures; heavy-usearea protection; livestock fenc-ing; livestock watering facili-ties; milking center waste con-trol systems; nutrient man-agement; pesticide manage-ment; prescribed grazing; relo-cating or abandoning animal

feeding operations; residuemanagement;

riparian buffers; roofs; roofrunoff systems; sedimentbasins; sinkhole treatment;streambank and shorelineprotection; stripcropping, sub-surface drains; terrace sys-tems; underground outlets;waste transfer systems;wastewater treatment strips;water and sediment controlbasins; waterway systems;well decommissioning; andwetland development orrestoration.

Vilas County landownersinterested in cost sharing for aconservation project on farm-land property can contact

Scholl at 330 Court St., EagleRiver, WI 54521 or (715) 479-3747.

Funding, technical assistanceavailable to local farmers

SPRING ELECTIONAPRIL 3, 2012

NOTICE OF POLLING HOURS & LOCATIONSVILAS COUNTY

Town of Arbor Vitae Town Hall 10675 Big Arbor Vitae Dr.

Mary Reuland, Clerk 715-356-3120

Town of Boulder Junction Community Center 5386 Park St. (Hwy. M)

Town Clerk 715-385-2220

Town of Cloverland Town Hall 5860 Perch Lake Rd.

Mildred Ritzer, Clerk 715-479-2392

Town of Conover Town Hall 4665 Co. Hwy. K

James Hedberg, Clerk 715-479-8688

Town of Lac du Flambeau Town Hall 109 Old Abe Rd.

Nancy Edwards, Clerk 715-588-3358

Town of Land O Lakes Town Hall 4331 Hwy. B

Flossie Knoth, Clerk 715-547-3255

Town of Lincoln Town Hall 1205 Sundstein Rd.

Shelly Sauvola, Clerk 715-479-7000

Town of Manitowish Waters Town H all 4 Airport Rd.Susan Patterson, Clerk 715-543-8400

Town of Phelps Fire Hall 4499 Town Hall Rd.

Marjorie Hiller, Clerk 715-545-2270

Town of Plum Lake Town Hall 8755 Lake St.

Sharon Brooker, Clerk 715-542-4531

Town of Presque Isle Town Hall 8306 School Loop Rd. (Hwy. B)

Lorine Walters, Clerk 715-686-2725

Town of St. Germain Community Center 545 Hwy. 155

Thomas Martens, Clerk 715-542-3813

Town of Washington Town Hall 2301 Town Hall Rd. (near Hwy. 17)

Michele Sanborn, Clerk 715-479-1669

Town of Winchester Town Hall 10363 Co. Hwy. W

Louise Eifert 715-686-2123

City of Eagle River City Hall 525 E. Maple St.

Debbie Brown, Clerk 715-479-8682

POLLING HOURS AT ALL LOCATIONS ARE:

7:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M.

ALL POLLING PLACES ARE ACCESSIBLE TO ELDERLY AND DISABLED VOTERS.

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NOTICETOWN OF WASHINGTON

The public test of the automatic tabulating equipment to beused in the April 3, 2012, Spring Election and Presidential PreferencePrimary in the town of Washington, will be conducted at 3:00 p.m., onWednesday, March 28, 2012, at the Washington Town Hall, 2301 TownHall Road, Eagle River, WI 54521.

Michele Sanborn, ClerkTown of Washington1043

NOTICENotice is hereby given that the public test of the optical

scan tabulating equipment to be used at the April 3, 2012,Spring Election in the town of Cloverland will be conductedat 2819 E. Hunter Lake Road, Eagle River, Wis., at 11:00a.m., Thursday, March 29, 2012.

Millie Ritzer, Clerk1053

A North Woods exclusive

screening of the 2011 docu-mentary film Iranium willbe held Friday, March 30, at 7p.m. at Lake Tomahawk BibleChurch.

The film, produced byChristians United for Israel,explores the global ramifica-tions of Irans nuclear pro-

gram.

N a r r a t e d b y I r a n i a nactress Shohreh Aghdashloo,the film covers Iranian foreignpolicy, Middle East policy, ter-rorism and nuclear prolifera-tion.

For more information, callPastor Marcus Guthrie at(715) 277-2520.

Screening planned for film on Iran

American

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Treasure hunters read the North Woods Trader classifieds.Call (715) 479-4421 with a classified ad for your hidden treasures.


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NEWS

A Special Salute

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VILAS COUNTY BOARD SUPERVISOR

I am married to Shirley Egan. We have two adult children, Mike and Kathleen. We moved to Eagle River fromChicago 38 years ago.

Prior to moving to Eagle River, I was from Chicago and a police officer. After moving to Eagle River, I worked forMcKeevers Grocery store for two years as a manager. Then Shirley and I started Eagle River Tire. Along withour son, Mike, we still own and operate the tire store.

I have enthusiastically worked for my constituents as a dedicated public official and local leader for many years

for the town of Washington, the Vilas County Board of Supervisors and numerous county committees and localcommunity boards.

Vilas County Board of Supervisors 5 years (currently serving) Vilas County Economic Development Corp. (currently serving) North Central WI Regional Planning Commission (currently serving) WI Federal Property Committee (currently serving) Northwoods Rail Coalition (currently serving) Living History Encounter (currently serving) Vilas County Law Enforcement Committee Chairman (currently serving) Nicolet Technical College Advisory Board (currently serving) Great Lakes Log Crafters Association Trustee (currently serving) Grow North Regional Economic Development Corp. (currently serving) Town of Washington Supervisor 10 years (past service) Eagle River Airport Commission 19 years (past service)

Education: K-12 Chicago Catholic School System; Lewis College, Lockport, IL; Chicago Police Academy

In my five years on the Vilas County Board, I have been instrumental in forming the Vilas County EconomicDevelopment Corp. (VCEDC). The VCEDC mission is to support the expansion of existing local businesses andthe development of new businesses that will provide good paying jobs for local residents, and will increase newdollars flowing into the local economy.

My goals for the next two years are to: continue to push for affordable high-speed Internet to all Vilas Countyresidents; enhance fire and EMS emergency communications; and continue to lobby for support of our localeducation system.

I am dedicated t o improving our countywide community, and want to continue to serve you.

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man, Three Lakes Town Boardsupervisors voted 4-1 to main-

tain the current boating regu-lations and not consider theresults of a Three LakesWa t er f ron t Assoc i a t i on(TLWA) stakeholders surveyat a meeting last week.

Supervisor Jeff Bruss ledthe argument against usingthe survey for town board pur-poses, saying its results wereopen to interpretation. Headded that there is already acommittee in place to makeboating safety recommenda-tions to the board.

Why do we need to bring inmore data when we appointedthe Act 31 Committee? Brussasked Three Lakes TownChairman Don Sidlowski. If

this data contradicts the com-mittee, are you suggesting wefollow this data instead?

Sidlowski contended thathe didnt see any harm inreviewing the questions.

We could just save it forthe next meeting with thepolice recommendations andthe Act 31 recommendationsand take them all at one

time, said Sidlowski. Arguing that the board

should take the Act 31 Com-mittees recommendationsalone, Bruss said the surveyresults should have no impacton his decisions regarding

boating regulations in ThreeLakes. Supervisor Ed Starke voiced his agreement withBruss.

Getting to the crux of theissue, Sidlowski advocated theidea of placing regulations onthe potentially dangerousLaurel Lake S curve.

We can take exception toany lake, or any part of anylake, said Sidlowski. Theresone particular place on ourChain, the Laurel Lake Scurve. I never said anythingabout the entire Chain ofLakes. Its the one place wevebeen looking at thats a safetyissue, and thats where Imgoing with this.

Bruss pointed out that the Act 31 Committee addressedthe Laurel Lake S curvedirectly, while the survey did-nt. Meanwhile, Starke assert-ed that there havent been anyaccidents on the S curve.

Rather than take timebetween meetings to considerthe TLWA survey results,Bruss asked whether the

board could take action on thematter of boating regulationsthat night.

We are having a review ofthe town of Three Lakes codeand topics related to anyaspect of boating regulationsmay be discussed during thisreview, said Sidlowski. Allagenda items are assumed tobe discussion and decision,which means there would benothing preventing a supervi-sor from making a motion.

Bruss immediately put for-ward a motion that the boardmake no changes to the townsboating regulations for the2012-13 boating season. Themotion was seconded byStarke and carried by all foursupervisors. Sidlowski castthe sole dissenting vote.

Although the board didnttake the survey results intoaccount, the survey showedthat 58% of respondents

thought the number of slow-no-wake zones on the ThreeLakes Chain was just right.Only 25% thought there weretoo few slow-no-wake zones.

And that will take care ofany further discussion for the2012 boating season, saidSidlowski before adjourningthe meeting.

Three Lakes Town Board votesno changes for boating regs

Election contests are slatednext Tuesday, April 3, for twosupervisor seats on the Onei-da County Board.

In District 7 (Three LakesWard 2), incumbent supervi-sor Jim Sharon will be chal-lenged by Bob Mott.

Meanwhile, incumbentScott Holewinski will contendwith Jack Sparks Jr. for theseat in District 14 (SugarCamp Wards 1 and 2).

Supervisor Dave Hintz willrun unopposed in District 13(Three Lakes Wards 1, 3 and4).

Following is a brief bio-graphical sketch of eachsupervisor candidate, alongwith a statement from eachabout why they are runningfor office.Sharon, 79, has lived in

Pelican Lake with his wife,Jean, for 40 years. They havethree children.

His experience includesserving for seven years on theOneida County Board ofSupervisors in District 7. Hewas a town chairman for 15years, served four years in theU.S. Air Force and was a Wis-consin notary public.

He owned an automobiledealership for 25 years andworked as a sales representa-

tive for the health-care indus-try.

Sharon attended college inOklahoma for one year. Hedeclined to provide a state-ment.Mott, 64, has lived in Peli-

can Lake full time since 2007,but has a history with theNorth Woods dating back to1973. He lived in Neenah from1970-2007. He is married andhas three children.

His occupational experi-ence includes teaching atNeenah middle and highschools from 1970-2003. Hecoached basketball for 28years as well as track andfootball.

Mott has 33 years of experi-ence dealing with the publicas a teacher and coach;worked in negotiations for 17years; was a board member ofthe Pelican Lake PropertyOwners Association; wrotegrant applications for theassociation dealing withaquatic invasive species;served as vice president of theOneida County Lakes andRivers Association; was on thetown of Schoepke All-terrainVehicle Committee; was on theUnited Church of Christ-Elcho Building Committeeand trustee.

He holds a bachelor of artsdegree from Wittenberg Uni- versity in Springfield, Ohio,and a masters degree fromUW-Oshkosh.

Statement: In my workwith the Oneida CountyLakes and Rivers Associationand the lake association, zon-ing issues and the rewriting of

the Oneida County shorelandordinances have introducedme to the workings of countygovernment.

Mining, combining of coun-ty committees and the transi-tion affecting county workersfrom the previous bargainingunit to todays new arrange-ment are leading county con-cerns.

Finally, the efficient use oftaxes contributed by OneidaCounty citizens is a continu-ing challenge to balancebetween needs and wants. Asa District 7 representative onthe county board, I would pre-sent an independent andinformed viewpoint.

Holewinski, 57, and hiswife, Deborah, have lived inSugar Camp for 46 years.They have three children andpreviously lived in Milwau-kee.

Holewinskis occupationalexperience includes owning acabinet shop in Sugar Camp.He is currently a contractor.

He served 10 years as Sug-ar Camp representative onthe county board; 10 years onthe Highway and Buildingsand Grounds Committee;eight and one-half years onthe Planning and ZoningCommittee with four years ascommittee chairman; and fouryears on the Labor Relations

Committee.Holewinski has served 29

years on Sugar Camp Volun-teer Fire Department, 19years on town board with 15years as town chairman and isa member of both the SugarCamp Lions Club and snow-mobile club.

Statement: I am runningfor this position so that I canrepresent the people of SugarCamp on the county board. Iwill make sure that theirideas are heard and the ser-vices that they need are at alevel they desire and can

afford.Some of the main issues

that face the county areincreasing delinquent taxes,foreclosures on property andthe economy. My 10 years onthe county board, along with19 years on the town board (15as town chairman) give me alot of experience to be effective

representing the people ofSugar Camp on the countyboard.Sparks, 64, and his wife,

Jan, have lived in Sugar Campfor 31 years. They have fivechildren.

His occupational experi-ence includes teaching sixth-grade math at NorthlandPines Middle School for 36years. During those years,Sparks held numerous part-time summer jobs, includingdriving cement trucks, factorywork, house painting andretail work. He currentlyworks at The Bait Shoppe inRhinelander.

Sparks has been a member

of or chaired various commit-tees. He was co-principal ofthe middle school for severalmonths.

He is a graduate ofRhinelander High School andLincoln County Teacher Col-lege. He holds a bachelor ofscience degree in educationfrom UW-Stevens Point, alongwith a master of sciencedegree in educational admin-istration from UW-Superior.Statement: My main

goals as an Oneida Countysupervisor are to support openand transparent governmentand to foster a positive work-ing environment in all countydepartments.

I will bring a fresh, inde-

pendent perspective to theOneida County Board and willwork to protect vital publicservices. I am concerned aboutour North Woods environmentand will listen to current con-cerns with an open mind.

I consider myself to be afair candidate with no hiddenagendas and feel I will be anasset to the government ofOneida County.

Oneida County plans electionsfor two local supervisor seats

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Gov. Scott Walker an-nounced last week that 24Wisconsin counties, including

Vilas and Oneida, will share$284,700 in state funds tohelp maintain and improvepublic roads in county forests.

The 2012 fiscal year fundsare distributed through theWisconsin Department ofTransportations County For-est Road Aids program. Theywill help improve more than900 miles of public roads with-in county forests.

Vilas County, with morethan 48 miles of eligible coun-ty forest roads will receive$15,203. Meanwhile, OneidaCounty, with more than 37 eli-gible miles, will receive

$11,759.Marinette County has more

than 220 miles of eligibleroads and will receive thelargest payment of nearly

$70,400.These funds will help cov-er county costs associatedwith improving and maintain-ing public roads within countyforests, said Walker. This isanother example of how thestate partners with local gov-ernments to enhance ourtransportation system andquality of life.

To qualify for the statefunding, roads must meetminimum design standards ofa 16-foot surface width and a20-foot roadway width; mustbe located within county

forests; must be open and usedfor travel; and cannot be townroads, county or state high-ways.

County Forest Road Aidsare separate from the largerGeneral Transportation Aids(GTA) program. GTA returnsto local governments nearly19% of all state-collectedtransportation revenues (fueltaxes and vehicle registrationfees), helping offset the cost ofcounty and municipal roadconstruction, maintenance,traffic and other transporta-tion-related costs.

The Wisconsin Departmentof Transportation Division ofM o t o r V e h i c l e s ( D M V )announced it began issuingnewly designed drivers licens-es and identification (ID)cards last week.

The new licenses and IDsinclude visible changes,

including new color, newgraphic images and laserengraving. The DMV beganissuing the new cards at selectlocations and expect all DMVcustomer service locations toissue them within the nextfew months.

All drivers license and IDcard holders should know thattheir current drivers licenseor ID card is valid until itsexpiration date, includingthose issued previously in adifferent style, said DMVBureau of Field ServicesDirector Kristina Boardman.

The new cards meet driv-ers license and ID standardsapproved by the American

Association of Motor VehicleAdministrators (AAMVA), andhave federally recommendedsecurity features designed toavert counterfeiting, reducethe risk of identity theft anddecrease fraud.

These upgrades in designmake drivers licenses and ID

cards more secure, saidBoardman. They look great,too.

Colors distinguish typesEach license type is further

distinguished with the use ofcolored font.

Regular licenses are blue,commercial licenses are green,occupational licenses are black,probationary licenses are red,ID cards are black and instruc-tion permits are purple.

Under 21 vertical formatPersons younger than 21

will receive drivers licensesand ID cards in a vertical for-mat, making them easily dis-

tinguishable.

New drivers licenses and IDcards issued from a centralfacility further enhances secu-rity, according to Boardman.

People will leave the DMVwith a temporary drivingreceipt good for 45 days, as wellas their existing/expired prod-

uct, if available. The receiptserves as a valid driverslicense or ID card until the newcard arrives in the mail.

New drivers licenses and IDcards will be made in a con-trolled, secure environmentand mailed to the driverslicense or ID card holdershome in an unmarked envelope(similar to a passport or a cred-it card) and should arrive with-in two weeks, according toBoardman.

Customers will typicallyreceive their product withinthree to five business days.

Anyone who has notreceived their drivers licenseor ID card within 15 days

should contact the DMV [email protected] or (608)264-7049 to inquire about sta-tus. For more information, visitdot.wisconsin.gov.


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TRAIL DONATION The Friendship House in

Eagle River recently donated $500 to the Sno-Eagles Snowmobile Club. Dash Shabani (left) of

the restaurant presented the check to Sno-

Eagles president Ken Storms.Staff Photo By GARY RIDDERBUSCH

Merlin Van Buren ofRhinelander has joined the listof candidates for the 34th

Assembly District to replaceState Rep. Dan Meyer (R-Eagle River), who announcedhe is not seeking re-election.

Van Buren, who is runningas a Democrat, will join Demo-crat Roberta Retrum of EagleRiver and Republican candi-date Alex Young in the contest.

Van Buren ran against Meyerin 2010 and lost the electioncontest.

The 51-year-old Van Burensaid he is running for office toprovide the North Woods withthe representation it deservesin Madison.

The economy is obviouslythe No. 1 issue in this election.I dont agree with tax breaksto try to create jobs. Tax

breaks do not create jobs.Demand for goods and servicescreate jobs, he said. Compa-nies hire when they are nolonger able to meet thedemand for their goods or ser-

vices. That demand is over-whelmingly created by themiddle class.

Van Buren also sees educa-tion as a key issue.

We need to think more longterm than short term. Educa-tion provides the basis for thefuture generation to supporttheir families and provide thequality employees that ouremployers need. The next gen-erations future is dependenton a strong, quality education

and this is dependent on fund-ing, he said. For the shortterm, we need to make surethat retraining is available forthe unemployed, venture capi-tal is available for new start-ups, and government agenciesare there to help new busi-nesses, not hinder them.

Another of Van Burens pri-orities is the environment,

stressing that the beauty ofthe North Woods lies in itslakes and streams.

We have been entrustedwith this natural beauty, hesaid. We must ensure that

this beauty is preserved forfuture generations to enjoy.

Originally from Waukesha,Van Buren and his wife, Anne,moved to Rhinelander 16years ago. They have two sons.He is employed in the purchas-ing department at Foster andSmith.

Van Buren has been activein Scouts, serving as a CubScout leader; in soccer as ayouth soccer coach and boys

junior varsity coach foRhinelander High School. Heis involved at First Congrega-tional church teaching Sundayschool, Vacation Bible School,youth group, chairman of theChristian Education Board

and as church moderator. Healso is currently serving on theRhinelander School Board.

Van Buren was born andraised on a small dairy farmnear Waupun, graduated fromWaupun High School in 1978and UW-Madison in 1982.

After college, he moved to theChicago suburbs before mov-ing to Rhinelander.

Van Buren of Rhinelanderenters 34th Assembly race

Wisconsin DMV announcesnew drivers license design

Vilas and Oneida to receive$284,700 in forest road aids

MASTER TREASURER Vilas County Treasurer Jerri Radtkehas been declared a master county treasurer by UW-Green Bayfor completing 114 hours of workshops and leadership develop-ment made up of 84 hours of course work in critical thinkingskills, innovative processes, and 30 hours in professional lead-

ership. This is the highest level of recognition for a county trea-surer. Radtke is one of only two county treasurers to achieve thisranking. Photo by Ken Anderson

REQUEST FOR BIDS

Vilas County Fair Board is accepting bidsfrom organizations to run

LUNCH STANDMinimum bid required is $1,000.00

POP STANDMinimum bid required is $500.00

PARKING CONCESSIONBid is on a percentage basis.

(Parking fee is set by Fair Board)

Fair dates are Aug. 9, 10, 11, 12, 2012Please submit all sealed bids in writing before May 1, 2012. Bidding organizationsguarantee they will have sufficient workers to man their area for the duration of the fairhours over the 4-day period. Certificates of insurance must be submitted with bid andupdated if necessary prior to the opening of the fair. The Fair Board reserves the rightto accept or reject any or all bids. Send bids to Fair Secretary, P.O. Box 1013, EagleRiver, WI 54521. Bid winners will be notified in writing. Questions can be directed to715-479-2057. 7410

MERLIN VAN BUREN

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BY NEWS-REVIEW STAFF___________

Recently, U.S. Departmentof Agriculture (USDA) offi-cials issued a warning thatfraudulent letters are beingsent by fax to individuals andbusinesses in at least fourstates.

The letters purportedly

come from a USDA procure-ment officer and seek personalinformation. These letters arefalse and in no case should arecipient respond with person-al and financial information,according to the USDA.

The fraudulent letters bearthe USDAs logo and seal andare signed by an individualidentified as Frank Ruten-

berg, using a title of seniorprocurement officer.

Letters have been receivedby fax in Alabama, Nebraska,Pennsylvania and Wisconsin,but may have also been sent toother states. Recipientsshould not respond and should

not supply the requestedinformation.The USDA is investigating

this matter through the Officeof the Inspector General.

Those suspecting they havereceived such a letter or havequestions can contact theUSDA at [email protected] or (202) 720-9448.

Fraudulent letters bearingUSDA logo surface in state


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NEWS PUBLIC NOTICES_____________

(Six Weeks, 3/21-4/25/12)STATE OF WISCONSIN

CIRCUIT COURT VILAS COUNTYCase No. 11-CV-223______________________________________________

Cenlar FSB,Plaintiff,

vs. Andrea Ciskowski, Leonard J. Ciskowski,Associated Bank NA, BMO Harris Bank, NAas successor in interest to M&I Bank of EagleRiver and Citifinancial, Inc.,

Defendants.______________________________________________

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE______________________________________________

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of ajudgment of foreclosure entered on Decem-ber 22, 2011 in the amount of $119,535.27 theSheriff will sell the described premises atpublic auction as follows:

TIME: May 17, 2012 at 2:00 p.m.TERMS: Pursuant to said judgment, 10% of

the successful bid must be paid to the sheriffat the sale in cash, cashier's check or certi-fied funds, payable to the clerk of courts(personal checks cannot and will not beaccepted). The balance of the successfu l bidmust be paid to the clerk of courts in cash,cashier's check or certified funds no laterthan ten days after the court's confirmationof the sale or else the 10% down payment isforfeited to the plaintiff. The property is soldas is and subject to all liens and encum-brances.

PLACE: On the front steps of the VilasCounty Courthouse, Eagle River

DESCRIPTION: Lot 11 in SherwoodEstates, as the same appears of record in Vol-ume 9 of Plats, page 17, being part of theNorthwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarterand part of the Northeast Quarter of theSouthwest Quarter of Section Thirty-four,Township Forty North, Range Six East of theFourth Principal Meridian, Arbor VitaeTownship, Vilas County, Wisconsin.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 11662 Sherwood LnArbor Vitae, WI 54568-9242

DATED: March 9, 2012Gray & Associates, L.L.P.

Attorneys for Plaintiff16345 West Glendale DriveNew Berlin, WI 53151-2841(414) 224-8404

Please go to www.gray-law.com to obtainthe bid for this sale.

Gray & Associates, L.L.P. is attempting tocollect a debt and any information obtained

will be used for that purpose. If you havepreviously received a discharge in a chapter7 bankruptcy case, this communicationshould not be construed as an attempt tohold you personally liable for the debt.1022

_____________(One Week, 3/28/12)

STATE OF WISCONSINCIRCUIT COURT VILAS COUNTY

PROBATE Order Setting Time to Hear Petition forAdministration and Deadline for Filing

Claims(Formal Administration)

Case No. 12PR15IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE

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