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WEDNESDAY, NOV. 30, 2011

VILAS COUNTY

NEWS-REVIEWEAGLE RIVER, WI 54521 • (715) 479-4421 • www.vcnewsreview.com

Vilas County should reducethe number of county boardcommittees and mergedepartments, according topreliminary recommendationsfrom consultants hired tostudy county finances.

The preliminary results of the county board-approved$60,000 study by Schenck SCwere presented to the county’s

Finance Committee last weekwith the goal of reducingcosts.

Mike Koneeny and DavidMaccoux, representatives forSchenck SC, also identifiedwhat county functions couldbe outsourced to the privatesector.

“There are 22 standingcommittees,” said Koneeny.“These should be consolidatedand combined to five or sixcommittees. Create an execu-tive committee made up of chairs from these, plus thecounty board chairman.”

In response to a questionfrom the audience, Koneenysaid there was no analysis of reducing the size of the 21-person county board.

“Committee jobs shouldfocus on policy and not man-

aging departments,” contin-ued Koneeny. “You shouldhave a management teamthat works with departmentheads.”

Koneeny and Maccoux toldthe Finance Committee theymet with department headsthree or four times and gener-

ated “a lot of ideas, some spe-cific and some for furtherstudy.” They stressed it wouldtake “real strong leadership”to implement the changes.

They also suggested thecounty review shared servicesand collaborate with privatebusinesses and nonprofits toprovide services, according toKoneeny.

“There will be shrinkingrevenues,so you have to find away to deliver services peoplewant with less money,” he

said.One new department thestudy recommended is afinance department thatwould be responsible for theentire county financial andaccounting functions. Konee-ny said the county shouldadopt an informal long-range

five-year financial plan.They also recommended

implementing hiring and oth-er policies to reduce overallpersonnel costs by:

— evaluating workloadsand replacing full-timeemployees with excess capaci-ty with part-time employees,including seasonal employees.

— reducing hours of full-time employees;

— providing cross trainingand assigning personnel tomore than one department;

— reviewing overtime andcompensatory time policies toreduce costs; and

— reviewing employee ben-efit costs.

Finance Committee Chair-man Chris Mayer said super-

Consultants tell Vilas Countyto reduce panels, merge offices

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B Y K EN ANDERSON

NEWS CORRESPONDENT___________

CHRISTMAS WISH LIST — Mackenzie Tank, 7, of Phelps, pausedfor a moment as she gave her Christmas wish list to Santa Claus,

as Eagle River kicked off the holiday season at the Depot Muse-um last Saturday. --Staff Photo By GARY RIDDERBUSCH

Area residents with a pen-chant for local politics canbegin circulation of nomina-tion papers for county, townand school board positionsFriday, Dec. 2.

The deadline for filing thepapers for the April 3, 2012,

election will be 5 p.m. Tues-

day, Jan. 3, 2012.

Area town governmentswith five-member boards willhave elections for two of foursupervisor positions, while

Vilas County will hold elec-tions for 21 county supervi-

Residents can filenomination papers

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B Y ANTHONY DREW

NEWS-REVIEW ASST. EDITOR___________

HUNKERED DOWN — A storm that hit prior toThanksgiving had this bluejay seeking refuge in

pines. Only a trace of snow remains on theground after a week of thaws. --STAFF PHOTO

North Woods residentsinterested in state govern-ment issues and the economycan attend the fifth annualGovernor’s Northern Wiscon-sin Economic DevelopmentSummit set for Tuesday andWednesday, Dec.13-14, at TheWaters of Minocqua.

“Northern Wisconsin hasits own unique set of econom-

ic challenges and opportuni-ties,” said Wisconsin Gov.Scott Walker. “The summitpresents a forum for myadministration to meet withthe business community andarea leaders to discuss howwe can collaborate at localand state levels to boost theeconomy and job creation inthis region.”

Registration for the two-day summit is $75. For moreinformation about attendingthe summit, visit north-

Gov. Walker,state leadersto visit North

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A hunter dragged a buck down a forest road during thenine-day gun deer season. --STAFF PHOTO

The 2011 buck harvesttook another big jumpduring the nine-day sea-son that ended Sunday, up31% in Vilas County andup 11% in neighboringOneida.

Preliminary registra-

tion figures show hunterstook 1,215 bucks in Vilas,up from 928 in 2010, and1,736 bucks in Oneida, upfrom 1,560 last year.

The two-county buckharvest increased 30%last year after the buckharvest numbers haddropped to 30-year lows in2008 and 2009.

Officials with theDepartment of NaturalResources (DNR) saidTuesday morning that aconservative antlerlessharvest in the NorthWoods the past two yearshas increased the buckpopulation.

Chuck McCullough, theDNR’s wildlife supervisorfor the six-county Head-waters Area, attributedthe increased buck har-

vest to two things.“We had good, conser-

vative management for

the past two years withlimited antlerless harvestand we had severalstraight mild winters,”said McCullough.

He said DNR gamemanagers expected anincrease after a buck-onlyhunt in most units thepast two years,and a mildwinter that put doe-fawnratios close to long-termaverages.

“The increase in thebuck kill should indicatethat the herd is moving inthe right direction, thoughall the details won’t beknown until a closer unit-

Buck kill risesmore than 18%in Vilas, Oneida

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B Y G ARY RIDDERBUSCH

NEWS-REVIEW EDITOR___________

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2A WEDNESDAY, NOV. 30, 2011 VILAS COUNTY NEWS-REVIEW/THE THREE LAKES NEWS

NEWS

Vilas: county finance director recommendedFROM PAGE 1A

visors did reduce staff andhours of zoning deputies at theNovember county board meet-ing. The board also replacedfour full-time positions in thehighway department with lim-

ited-term employees not toexceed $39,000 in costs.

“To my knowledge, no onehas been privy to this reportprior to this meeting,” saidMayer, referring to the hiringpolicies recommended by thestudy and the county boardreducing staff.

It was recommended that if a position of county financedirector is established, theneed for separate financial sys-tems within departmentswould diminish. Koneeny saidan online access could beimplemented to eliminate theneed for separate receipts anddisbursements in each depart-ment.

By departmentKoneeny and Maccoux

admitted there were manyideas on how county depart-ments could become more effi-cient, with most recommenda-tions in the study involvingaccounting systems and consol-idations.

There are 25 departments in Vilas County government with270 employees.Nineteen of thedepartments have less than 10employees.

Finance Committee mem-bers admitted the study givesthem a lot of options to thinkabout when the final documentis presented.

The following is a review of

the various departments andrecommendations included inthe preliminary report.

Child support: It is recom-mended a full-time position canbe reduced in 2012 by consoli-dating into the Human Ser-

vices Department. By consoli-dating, there could beincreased crosstraining to moreeasily utilize employee capaci-ty.

Commission on aging: Thecommission would be betterserved by creating separateexpenditure accounts for eachprogram of the commission.

Coroner: The current posi-tion is elective with a budget of $129,192 which, when viewedwith comparative county costs

for coroner services, are higherthan many other similar-sizedcounties. Some counties havegone to a medical examiner.The study recommended areview of the situation andthen consideration if anychanges are appropriate.

Supervisor Jim Behling saida reason for the high costs was

“potentially unnecessaryautopsies as the number of autopsies seem excessive.”

County clerk: Consider pay-roll changes by outsourcing forpayroll processing services andrequire direct deposit of pay-roll.

Forestry and parks: Thereare opportunities for potentialcost reductions and service effi-ciencies by consolidating into alarger department such asLand Information along withother land-related depart-ments. In addition, outsourcescould be looked at for parks,

land sales, wildlife habitat,snowmobile and all-terrain vehicle trails, according toKoneeny.

Highway: A change inaccounting procedures was rec-ommended, creating two sepa-rate funds one for maintenanceand construction of the countyhighway and bridge systems,and an enterprise fund thatwould include the amount of tax levy required to financeexpenses of the departmentincluding administrative costs.

“A separate special revenuefund would separate the prop-erty tax levy from state aids,”said Maccoux.“There should bedeveloped an operating plan toaddress what is needed for

highway maintenance, miles of roads, current conditions, andwhat level of service is needed.”

Maccoux said it was the win-ter months that drives thestaffing plan for the highwaydepartment, with the recom-mendation to use part-timeemployees for winter months,entering into contracts with

private vendors and creating apublic works department Thestudy also recommended look-ing at collaboration with otherhighway departments, whichthe county board has started.

Human services: Currentlythere are four case workers inchild protective services whichthe caseload study indicates islower than expected andadjustments have been madeas part of the 2012 budget.

Maccoux said there areunique financial reportingrequirements in social servicesand the county is heavily

reliant on one employee tomanage the current systemwith limited backup. The studynoted a county finance directorcould increase controls andoversight, while also providinga primary backup.

Information technology:This is work that could be con-tracted out and the recommen-dation is to consider replacingpermanent employees withcontracted employees.

Juvenile intake: Many coun-ties provide this service withemployees of a social servicesdepartment. It was recom-mended to review the organiza-tional structure to see if thereare any advantages to change.

Land and water conserva-

tion: It was recommended tocombine and consolidate into alarger department that hasother land-related functions. Itcould include within a largerdepartment the function of LandInformation/mapping/geographic information system/ surveyor. The draft also indi-cates these functions could be

contracted out to the privatesector.

Maintenance: The dutiescould be contracted to the pri-

vate sector. The county shouldconsider combining mainte-nance and buildings andgrounds with the county High-way Department and provideemployee cross-training.

Public health: The consul-tants said there is duplicatedrecord keeping that hasincreased department costswithout increasing services totaxpayers. The study recom-mended consolidation of billing

functions in a finance depart-ment and merging into ahuman services department.

Sheriff: The major areas of recommendations were to elim-inate separate departmentrecording, integrate telecom-municators and correction offi-cers, and perform a staffingstudy due to the departmentbeing at the high end of staff costs.

Tax listing: Combine withother land-related depart-ments.

Tourism and publicity:Com-plete a study of the feasibilityof establishing a county-widetourism zone commission fund-ed by a lodging tax enacted byall municipalities.

Zoning and planning: Con-solidate into other land-relateddepartment, consider replacingpermanent employees withcontracted employees, andreview fee prices for possibleincreases at specific intervals.

It was pointed out register of deeds and corporation counselwere absent from the report.

A study of the financial systems used by Vilas

County departments was presented to theFinance Committee by consultants fromSchenck, SC. According to Mike Koneeny, left,

and Dave Maccoux, the county should reduce

the present 22 standing county board commit-tees to five or six, along with an Executive Com-mittee. --Photo By Ken Anderson

woodssummit.com.The summit is the com-

bined work of several stateagencies and aims to stimu-late discussion of key issues

specific to northern Wiscon-sin, including growing theeconomy, jobs and workforcedevelopment, technology,transportation, clean andrenewable energy, small-busi-ness development and naturalresources.

The summit will kick off Tuesday and include a “Con-

versation with Leadership” —three- to five-minute briefingson key issues within severalstate agencies as they pertainto northern Wisconsin.

Scheduled to participate inthe two cabinet panel discus-sions are Department of Nat-ural Resources SecretaryCathy Stepp; Department of Tourism Secretary Stephanie

Klett; Department of Trans-portation Deputy SecretaryMike Berg; Wisconsin Eco-nomic Development Corp.

(WEDC) CEO Paul Jadin;Department of Revenue Sec-retary Rick Chandler; Depart-ment of Workforce Develop-ment (DWD) Secretary Reggie

Newson, Department of Agri-culture, Trade and ConsumerProtection Secretary BenBrancel; and Wisconsin Hous-ing and Economic Develop-ment Authority ExecutiveDirector Wyman Winston.

Breakout sessions andworkshops will be offered fol-lowing the opening session.Workshops Tuesday willinclude a round-table discus-sion with Stepp and labormarket outlook from theDWD.

Wednesday will feature akeynote address from Lt. Gov.Rebecca Kleefisch, sessionsaddressing jobs, the progressof renewable energy in Wis-consin, programs offered by

the new WEDC and a discus-sion about the expansion of broadband throughout Wis-consin.

Summit: FROM PAGE 1A

Six Eagle River businesseshave joined together to offer aday for shopping andfundraising this Saturday,Dec. 3, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The businesses includeEagle River Roasters, Grand-ma’s Toy Box, Pink CoyoteIndian Art & Jewelry, River-stone Restaurant & Tavern,Salon & Spa on RailroadStreet, and WalkAbout Paddle& Apparel.

Each business will acceptdonations for a local charity.There will be opportunities todonate to Warm The Children,the Vilas County Commissionon Aging (home-deliveredmeals), Humane Society of

Vilas County, Northwoods

Children’s Museum, VilasFood Pantry and the North-woods Alliance for TemporaryHousing Inc.

All stores will offer dis-counts or promotions to thosewho provide a donation to thecharity represented at thatbusiness.

In addition, participantscan pick up a card at theirfirst shopping location andhave it stamped at five of thelocations (excluding River-stone).

After shoppers havereceived a stamp from all fivelocations, it should be put inthe box at their last store tobe entered into the drawingtotaling $1,000 in gift cardsfrom the participating loca-tions.

After shopping, partici-pants may stop by Riverstone,starting at 4:30 p.m. Therestaurant will offer discountsand a $5 dining card for allshopping participants.

The grand prizewinner for

the gift card basket will bedrawn and announced atRiverstone at approximately 5p.m.

For more information onwhat charity each businesswill represent, or what theirspecials will be for the day,contact the stores directly.

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by-unit look is taken in theweeks ahead,” said McCul-

lough.In nearby Forest County,

hunters registered 1,200bucks this year compared to943 in 2010, an increase of 27%.

After the buck-only hunt inmost units last year, theantlerless harvest increaseddramatically, according to

McCullough. Last year, theonly hunters who could pos-sess an antlerless tag in Vilas,Oneida and Forest counties

were first-year hunter’s safetygraduates, disabled hunterswith a permit and active-dutyservicemen and -women.

In Vilas County, huntersharvested 686 antlerless deercompared to 40 last year. InOneida County, the antlerlessharvest jumped from 296 lastyear to 1,912 this year. And in

Forest County, the antlerlesstake went from 97 last year to554 this year.

“We’ll study the totals and

see how this all shakes out inthe months ahead,” he said,noting game managers woulduse the registration figuresand other information collect-ed during the year to deter-mine prewinter populationestimates for each manage-ment unit.

McCullough said there

were a lot of young bucks harvested, something he expectedwith a growing herd.

“We found that hunters

were happy this year,” he said.“It was a pleasant season.”

Buck kill: hunters register 1,200 bucks in Forest

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 there will be increasing clouds in the afternoon,with a high of 34 and a low of 14. Thursday up to one inch oflight snow is expected, with a high of 30 and a low of 22. Fri-day should be partly cloudy and breezy, with a high of 28 anda low of 11. Saturday light snow in the afternoon is possible,with a high of 29 and a low of 18. Sunday will be colder withaccumulating snow in the forecast, with a high of 25 and a lowof 15.

There is a thin layer of ice on many lakes in the NorthWoods. Anglers are reminded to use extreme caution when

venturing on early ice.

Days precipitation recorded since Oct. 1, 2011, 27 days;2010, 27 days.

Average high of past 30 days, 2011, 42; 2010, 41. Averagelow of past 30 days, 2011, 25; 2010, 24.

Hi Lo Prec.Tues., Nov.23 ....... ..24 17 .08"SWed. , Nov.24. .. ... ... 33 12 Tr.SThurs., Nov.25 . .. .. ..27 29 1.7"SFr i. , Nov.26.. .. .. .. .. .. .27 7 NoneSat. , Nov.27. ... .. .. ... 27 4 Tr.SSun. , Nov.28. .. ... .. .. 38 5 NoneMon., Nov. 29...... .. ..41 26 None

Warm temperaturesThanksgiving Day andrain Saturday took atoll on the snow coverthat helped deerhunters earlier in the week.

2010-’11 ’11-’12Snowy days 8 6Inches to date 4.58 7.54Ground cover Trace 0"

WEATHERCORNER

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

Hi Lo Prec.Wed., Nov.23 . .. .. .. ..37 21 NoneThurs., Nov.24 . .. .. ..49 30 NoneFri., Nov. 25...... .. .. .. .49 32 None-Sat ., Nov.26. . .. .. .. .. .45 33 .25RSun., Nov.27. . .. .. .. ..28 23 Tr.SMon., Nov.28.. .. .. .. ..35 22 Tr.STues., Nov. 29...... .. .33 22 None

The average daily high at this time last year for the next sev-en days was 25, while the average overnight low was 16.There was snow on five days measuring 3.40 inches an d .19of an inch of rain on another day.

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City officials approved fund-ing engineering and environ-mental reports for Silver LakeRoad reconstruction andextending sewer and wateralong Highway 70 West in a

joint meeting of the Eagle Riv-er City Council and the Lightand Water Commission lastweek.

The approval of funding thetwo repoprts will put the twoprojects in a position forgrants, according to city offi-cials.

The Silver Lake Road proj-ect was estimated at $924,850and would include 850 feet of new storm sewer, sanitarysewer and 900 feet of new side-walk. The reconstructed roadwould be 41 feet wide andexisting storm, sanitary sewerand water mains would bereplaced with laterals to theright of way.

In addition, there would bea new asphalt path from MapleStreet to Sheridan Street onthe west side across the parkarea. Purchase of new right of way will not be required.

Sewer and water on High-way 70 West would extend tothe former Nemo’s SupperClub just beyond Oak Drive. Italso would extend south to theformer Finish Line Trailerproperty and north of the high-way to what was the formerWhite Eagle Motel parcel.

Jim Bollmann of MSA Pro-fessional Services indicatedthe U.S. Department of Agri-culture (USDA) “is willing tofund” both projects with a 40-year loan of 2.6%. City admin-istrator Joe Laux said a grantfor the Highway 70 West sewer

project could be “up to 25%,butwe have not been told we’ll getthat.” He said the Departmentof Natural Resources CleanWater Fund also will be lookedat for funding.

The City Council had previ-ously acted on a preliminaryengineering report for SilverLake Road, but the Light andWater Commission had to acton the plan. Both groups hadto act on an environmentalreport from MSA costing$7,500.

Utility Commissioner BetsyReach Spencer said there weretoo many “mights” when itcame to funding the projects,but Bollmann said the USDAhas “approved our pre-applica-tion loan” with the next stepdeveloping the preliminaryengineering report and theenvironmental report.

Laux said the CommunityDevelopment Block Grant hasto be let by next May or the citycould lose it and, if Silver LakeRoad is not done, Highway 70West also may not be done.

“We met the criteria for a50% grant for Silver LakeRoad and the 40-year loan,”hesaid. “The project would be costshared one-third each betweenthe city, sewer and water.Afterall grants were taken intoaccount, it would be $167,000each. The $924,850 includeseverything.”

The utility commissionapproved the engineering por-tion by a 3-1 vote, withacknowledgement that thedesign would be viable into thefuture even if the project is notdone now. Reach Spencer wasthe dissenting vote.

City positioningfor road grants

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B Y K EN ANDERSON

NEWS CORRESPONDENT___________

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) RuralDevelopment recentlyannounced that loans withaffordable monthly paymentsare still available to rural Wis-consin communities.

The Guaranteed RuralHousing (GRH) Programrequires no down payment andis financed through participat-ing lenders. GRH loans areavailable to low- and moderate-income individuals and fami-lies.

These loans are made at afixed interest rate for 30 years,and the amount of the mort-gage is limited by repaymentability. There are no restric-tions on the home size.

Applications for these pro-grams are currently beingaccepted. For free prequalifica-tion, contact Rural Develop-

ment at (715) 524-8522, ext. 4,Mondays through Fridays, 8a.m. to 4:30 p.m. or by email [email protected].

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Candidates:Vilas, Oneida supervisors have expiring terms

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sors with expiring terms.Several members of the

Northland Pines, Three Lakesand Phelps school boards alsohave expiring terms.

There also will be an elec-tion for a Wisconsin Court of

Appeals judge in District 3 tofill a vacant seat.

If a primary election is nec-essary due to three or more

candidates filing for a posi-tion, the primary election willbe held Tuesday, Feb.21, 2012.

The following is a rundownof the current county, townand school district elected offi-cials with expiring terms:

Vilas supervisorsDistrict 1, Land O’ Lakes,

Conover Ward 3, RalphSitzberger;

District 2, Winchester,Presque Isle, vacant;

District 3, Boulder JunctionWard 2, Arbor Vitae Ward 4,Manitowish Waters, Charles

Rayala Jr.;District 4, Boulder Junction

Ward 1, Plum Lake Ward 1,Dennis Nielsen;

District 5, Arbor VitaeWard 1, Emil Bakka;

District 6, Arbor VitaeWard 2, Erv Teichmiller;

District 7, Arbor VitaeWard 3, Ronald A. De Bruyne;

District 8, Lac du Flam-beau Ward 3, ChristopherMayer;

District 9, Lac du Flam-beau Ward 1, Gene Ciszek;District 10, Lac du Flam-

beau Ward 2, Alden B. Bau-man;

District 11, St. GermainWard 1, Fred Radtke;

District 12, St. GermainWard 2, Mary Platner;

District 13, Cloverland,Plum Lake Ward 2, StephenFavorite;

District 14, Conover Ward1, Maynard Bedish;

District 15, Conover Ward2, Phelps Ward 2, SigHjemvick;

District 16, Phelps Ward 1,Washington Ward 2, RobertEgan;

District 17, WashingtonWard 1, Lincoln Ward 3,James Behling;

District 18, Eagle RiverWards 4 and 5, Lincoln Ward2, Leon Kukanich;

District 19, Eagle RiverWards 1, 2 and 3, Linda L.Thorpe;

District 20, Lincoln Ward 4,

Washington Ward 3, EdwardBluthardt Jr.;District 21, Lincoln Ward 1,

Kathleen Rushlow.

Oneida CountyOneida County Branch 2

circuit court judge, Mark A.Mangerson;

District 7 supervisor, ThreeLakes Ward 2, Jim Sharon;

District 13 supervisor,Three Lakes Wards 1, 3 and 4,Dave Hintz; and

District 14 supervisor, Sug-ar Camp Wards 1 and 2, ScottHolewinski.

Vilas town boardsCloverland: supervisor 3,

Martin Ketterer; and supervi-sor 4, Stephen Favorite.

Lincoln: supervisor 2, LeonKukanich; and supervisor 4,Bruce Richter.

Phelps: supervisor, EugeneMcCaslin; and supervisorDorothy Kimmerling.

St. Germain: supervisor 1,Lee Christensen; and supervi-sor 2, William Bates.

Three Lakes boardThree Lakes: supervisor,

Steven Garbowicz; and supervisor, Ed Starke.

School boardsNorthland Pines: Area C

(Land O’ Lakes), Holly McCor-mack; Area E (St. Germain,Newbold), Eric Neff; andmember-at-large 1, John Sara-ma.

Three Lakes: Mike Kwater-ski and Tom Rulseh.

Phelps: Tabitha Buckmas-ter and Sherry Bierman.

A package of changes toWisconsin’s bicycle statuteswas signed into law last weekfollowing approval by thestate Senate and state Assem-bly during the October floorsession.

The legislation, authoredby state Sen. Jim Holperin (D-Eagle River) and state Rep.Keith Ripp (R-Lodi), is knownas Act 73 and makes a half-dozen changes to Wisconsinbicycle law in order to reflectrecent developments in bicy-cle technology, safety and rid-

ing trends.

“Every few years, statestatutes need an update inrecognition of what’s going onin the real world,” Holperinsaid. “That’s what this pack-age of bicycle law changes isdesigned to do.”

The North Woods legislatorsaid one provision of the newlaw allows bicyclists to useeither hand to signal theintent to turn or stop.

“The old law, left over fromthe days when car driversused hand signals, allowedonly the cyclist’s left arm to be

used to signal a turn or stop,”

he said.

Another safety-related provision allows motor vehicledrivers to pass bicyclists (orany other slow-moving vehi-cle) in a no-passing zone if thebicycle is traveling at lessthan half the posted speedlimit.

In recognition of new bicy-cle technology, Act 73 allows

vehicles propelled by hand,like recumbent bikes used bythe handicapped, to be definedas bicycles. The law also

allows bicycles to use studded

tires and allows red lights tosubstitute for red reflectors.

Other changes contained inthe legislation relate to bicy-cle and moped parking.

“This package of bicycle lawupdates was obviously not themost important bill of the fallfloor session, but it does cleanup the statutes and will bothimprove bike riding safetywhile preventing bicyclistsand motorists alike frombeing ticketed for things thatare already accepted practiceor just plain common sense,”

said Holperin.

Sen. Holperin, Rep. Ripp author bicycle law changes

SHANTY PARADE — TheEagle River BusinessAssociation held its thirdannual ice shanty paradeSaturday as part of the fes-tivities welcoming SantaClaus to town last Satur-day. The shanties wereshown on Wall Street(above) and youths servedhot chocolate from theback of one shanty(below). At right, the shan-ty prizes went to (from left)Jack and John Hayes, sec-ond place; and Kyle andRon Smith, first place.

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Vilas County Sheriff A total of 268 complaints

were entered by Vilas CountySheriff’s Department dis-patchers last week.

In addition to those withsufficient detail to report be-low, a review shows at least 11

vehicle accidents, one aban-doned vehicle report, fiverequests for agency assistance,two ambulance requests, oneanimal problem, one attempt

to locate, seven burglaralarms, seven requests for citi-zen assistance, five distur-bances, one report of foundproperty, one report of harass-ment, three reports of haz-ardous conditions, three hit-and-runs, four juvenile prob-lems/ runaways, one report of lost/missing persons, tworeports of lost property, sixreports of suspicious circum-stances, five thefts, one reportof a threat, 14 traffic viola-tions, one vacation check, oneweapons offense, two welfarechecks, 15 911 hang ups andone snowmobile violation.

At least 10 calls were re-ferred to the Eagle RiverPolice Department and there

were at least 26 informationalor procedural entries.In the past week,at least 12

people were booked at the VilasCounty Jail, including three forprobation revocations, one foroperating while intoxicated,two for battery, one for operat-ing without a license, two forbail jumping and two for disor-derly conduct.

During the week, the in-mate population ranged from80 to 72. As of Nov. 28, therewere 80 inmates.

Monday, Nov. 21- 12:42 a.m. - A one-vehicle

accident was reported at theintersection of Country Laneand Arnett Road in Arbor

Vitae, involving Raymond R.Zortman of Lac du Flambeau.Zortman was cited for operat-ing while intoxicated, drivingtoo fast for conditions anddrinking in a moving vehicle.

- 11 a.m. - A one-vehiclerollover was reported on Indi-an Road in Phelps, involvingMelissa M. Norton of Phelps.Norton was cited for drivingafter revocation.Sunday, Nov. 20

- 12:57 p.m. - A two-vehicleaccident was reported near5416 Boot Lake Road in thetown of Cloverland, involvingRobyn G. Hanauer andKirsten J. Klessig, both of Eagle River. Hanauer wastraveling northbound and

Klessig was traveling south-bound on Boot Lake Road.Saturday, Nov. 19

- 2:20 p.m. - A one-vehicle

rollover was reported onHighway 70 near Highway Cin St. Germain, involving Wal-ter L. Geist of St. Germain.

- 3:11 p.m. - A one-vehicleaccident was reported at 660Highway 45 in the town of Lincoln, involving Sandy L.Bergman of Rhinelander.

- 5:52 p.m. - A vehicle/deeraccident was reported onHighway G near Boot LakeRoad in the town of Lincoln,

involving Mark J. VanderBloomen of Eagle River.- 6 p.m. - A one-vehicle acci-

dent was reported on High-way W near Winegar Road inPresque Isle, involvingNicholas B. Riegleman of Racine. Riegleman was citedfor drinking in a moving vehi-cle and failure to maintainreasonable speed.

- 6:30 p.m. - A one-vehicleaccident was reported in a pri-

vate parking lot in Phelps,involving Robert D. Uttenbockof Appleton. Uttenbock wascited for hit and run and fail-ure to report accident.

- 7:15 p.m. - A one-vehicleaccident was reported at theintersection of Highway M

and Country Lane in Arbor Vitae, involving Stephanie M.Kellner of Arbor Vitae.

- 11:36 p.m. - A one-vehiclerollover was reported onHighway 51 near Manitowishaccess road in ManitowishWaters, involving Jacob L.Tutt of Mercer.

Eagle River Police Among the calls received

by Vilas County dispatcherswere at least 10 calls for theEagle River Police. These in-cluded one vehicle accident,two fire alarms, one ambu-lance request, one request forcitizens assistance, one reportof harassment, one report of dumping, one information

report, one Lifeline alarm, onereport of lost property, oneprobation violation, tworeports of suspicious circum-stances, one theft, two traffic

violations, and one report of unsecured premises.

Three Lakes PoliceThis police department re-

ported one 911 hang up, twoambulance requests, two ani-mal problems, one report of domestic violence, two reportsof fraud,one report of gunshots,one welfare check, two reportsof information, one juvenileproblem, one report of a miss-ing person, one operating whileintoxicated, one reckless driv-ing, one request for agency

assistance, one report of suspi-cious circumstances, three traf-fic stops and one violation of court order.

Vilas County TreasurerJerri Radtke was recentlynamed one of the first countytreasurers in Wisconsin toearn the designation of Mas-ter County Treasurer, alongwith Ozaukee County Trea-surer Karen Makoutz.

Radtke and Makoutz were

granted their awards at theWisconsin County Treasurers Association Conference Oct.13. The designation of MasterCounty Treasurer is obtainedonly through UW-Green Bay.

The Master County Trea-surer certification is a profes-sional education program con-sisting of intensive workshopsand leadership development.

The participant must be a

county treasurer for a mini-mum of 10 years, attend 80hours of professional leader-ship courses and have madesignificant societal contribu-tions.

The certificate is designedto advance the professionaldevelopment of local and

county government officials inthe state of Wisconsin.

Radtke awarded certificationas Master County Treasurer

BERGENTHAL CHALLENGE — As a part of the Bergenthal Chal-lenge to raise money for holiday turkeys, the Eagle River RotaryClub recently donated $855 to the Vilas Food Pantry. Taking part in

the check presentation were, from left, Rotary member Rick Dono-hoe, Vilas Food Pantry President Donna Martens and Rotary mem-ber Kathy Knobel. --Staff Photo By ANTHONY DREW

A 21-year-old Lac du Flam-beau man, who is alleged tohave started two Dumpsterson fire, was granted last weeka competency examinationbefore the case will proceed in

Vilas County Circuit Court.Joseph W. Negani III is

charged with arson of propertyother than a building for hisalleged involvement in start-ing fires in two Dumpsters inLac du Flambeau Oct. 21.

During a motion hearinglast Monday,Negani’s attorney,Galen Byane Allison of Rhinelander, requested a com-petency exam for Negani.

Judge Neal A. Nielsen IIIgranted the motion andordered a competency reportand exam, with a competencyhearing set for Dec.28 at 9 a.m.

Negani is alleged to havestarted Dumpsters on fire atNorthern Waste Inc. and at anapartment building at 931Elks Point Lane, both in Lacdu Flambeau. He also ischarged with criminal dam-age to property, first-degreereckless endangerment andattempted arson of a building,all repeaters.

Negani was previouslycharged with second-degreereckless endangerment,attempted arson of a building,disorderly conduct and misde-meanor bail jumping, allstemming from an incidentMarch 18, 2010.

In other felony cases, Nik-kolas T. Langelle, 21, of Iron-wood, Mich., charged withburglary of a building ordwelling, party to a crime,hada preliminary hearing set forDec. 18, at 1 p.m.

Langelle, and Dustin B.Shamp, 21, also of Ironwood,are alleged to have beeninvolved in the burglary of Pukall Lumber in ManitowishWaters Sept. 14.

According to the criminalcomplaint, the two men used apry bar and kicked in a west-facing service door to enter

the lumber company. Theyallegedly took about $1,000 incash from a safe, about $287from a drawer, checks andmiscellaneous cash.

Ironwood law enforcementofficials said the two menhave possibly been involved inup to 15 other burglaries inIron County, Wisconsin,and inGogebic County, Michigan.

Matthew J. Arndt, 31, of Eagle River, entered a not-guilty plea to charges of pos-session of narcotic drugs andpossession of an illegallyobtained prescription between

May 4 and May 13. A pretrialconference was set for Dec. 27at 2:30 p.m.The state request-ed to dismiss a charge of receiving stolen property,which Judge Nielsen granted.

Patrick D. Hennessy, 27, of Arbor Vitae, charged with twocounts of manufacturing,delivery of cocaine, had an ini-tial appearance adjourned toDec. 12 at 10 a.m.According tothe criminal complaint, Hen-nessy sold two packages of cocaine weighing .3 and 1.2grams to investigators in acontrolled purchase March 2in Arbor Vitae. He was

released on a $2,500 signaturebond.

Joseph R. Hiland, 24, of Green Bay, charged with bur-glary of a building or dwelling,party to a crime, had a prelim-inary hearing set for Dec. 8 at8:30 a.m.

According to the criminalcomplaint, Hiland and DamonC. Burke, 20, of Green Bay,entered an unlocked residenceat 1488 S. Farming Road in

Arbor Vitae and allegedly took$5,000 to $7,000 in cash andcoins, a large flat-screen tele-

vision and a chop saw. Theyalso are charged with theft of moveable property, criminaldamage to property, attempt-ed burglary of a building ordwelling and criminal damageto property.

Andrew C. Oettinger, 21, of Eagle River, charged with twocounts of burglary of a build-ing or dwelling and misde-meanor theft, entered a pleaof not guilty, and a pretrialconference was set for Dec. 13at 10:30 a.m. Oettinger isalleged to have burglarizedhomes in the towns of Wash-ington and Lincoln Decemberof 2010.

Jason C. Jensen, 34, of Sug-ar Camp, entered a plea of notguilty to a charge of stalking,and a pretrial conference wasset for Jan. 17 at 11 a.m. Amotion to dismiss the charge

by attorney Mike Reilley wasdenied; however, a motion tosequester was granted.Jensen allegedly stalked awoman in Arbor Vitaebetween March 17 and June22, 2011.

Nathan A. White, 26, of Abbotsford, was bound overfor arraignment and entered anot-guilty plea on charges of attempting to flee or elude atraffic officer and operating amotor vehicle after revocationJuly 17 in Manitowish Waters.

A pretrial conference was setfor Dec. 20 at 9:45 a.m. Judge

Nielsen said the defendantmay appear by phone.

Todd A. Koster, 49, of Pleas-ant Prairie, charged withoperating a vehicle whileintoxicated, fifth offense, Nov.10, 2010, in Conover, had astatus hearing adjourned toJan. 9 at 10 a.m. He also ischarged with operating whileintoxicated causing injury,fifth offense.

Karen A. Friday, 40, of Lacdu Flambeau, had a sentencewithheld and was placed onprobation for 24 months aftershe was found guilty to thecharge of manufacturing or

delivery of prescription drugs.Conditions of her probation

include continued alcohol andother drug abuse counselingand treatment, mental healthcounseling, take only prescrip-tions as prescribed and onlyfrom one pharmacy, DNAsample and court costs of $163. She received credit for33 days served in the county

jail. According to the criminal

complaint, Friday sold four Vicodin tablets for $20 to anofficer during a controlledpurchase Dec. 21, 2010, in Lacdu Flambeau. Steven R.Gukich, 18, of Lac du Flam-beau, charged with burglaryof a building or dwelling, theftof moveable property and mis-demeanor theft May 25 in Lacdu Flambeau, waived his pre-liminary hearing and entereda not-guilty plea. A motionhearing was set for Jan. 23 at3 p.m.

Shylena N. Poupart, 20, of Lac du Flambeau, chargedwith manufacturing or deliv-ery of a prescription drug, par-ty to a crime,Aug. 9, 2010, hada preliminary hearing set forDec. 8 at 10 a.m.

Shawana L. Saglin, 26, of Lac du Flambeau, chargedwith possession of narcoticdrugs, had a preliminaryhearing set for Dec. 8 at 9 a.m.She was released on a $1,000

signature bond. Saglin isalleged to have possessedmorphine sulfate in the VilasCounty jail area in Eagle Riv-er Oct. 9. She had a warrantout for her arrest in OneidaCounty.

Andrew J. Maulson, 29, of Lac du Flambeau, was sen-tenced to one year in the VilasCounty Jail during a sentenc-ing hearing on revocation.

According to court records, hehad a no-drink stipulation ona charge of substantial bat-tery and obstructing officersand was arrested with a blood

alcohol level of .134 in Lac duFlambeau Oct. 14, 2010, whenhe was charged with felonybail jumping.

Thomas Y.Walsh, 21, of Lacdu Flambeau, charged withfelony bail jumping, entered aplea of not guilty, and had apretrial conference set forDec. 20 at 10:30 a.m.

Melissa R. Ackley, 26,of Lacdu Flambeau, charged withsecond-degree reckless endan-germent, criminal damage toproperty, disorderly conductand hit and run of an attend-ed vehicle May 31, entered aplea of not guilty, and a pretri-

al conference was set for Jan.17 at 9:30 a.m. She also wascharged with felony bail jump-ing Aug. 31.

Evan F. Rosin, 19, of Odanah, charged with manu-facturing/delivery of marijua-na, possessing an illegallyobtained prescription, posses-sion of marijuana and posses-sion of drug paraphernalia,entered a not-guilty plea, anda pretrial conference was setfor Dec. 20 at 11:30 a.m. Arequest to modify Rosin’s$1,500 cash bond was denied.

According to the criminalcomplaint, Rosin was arrestedon a felony warrant out of

Ashland County Nov. 4 in Lacdu Flambeau, and officersallegedly found marijuana onhim while he was in a cell atthe Lac du Flambeau TribalPolice Department.

Vilas County Court report

Man granted competency exam

in Lac du Flambeau arson case

The Nicolet Area TechnicalCollege business ethics classhas chosen to help CampTesomas as part of its class-room service project and is inneed of volunteers to helpbuild the camp’s year-roundshower building Saturday,Dec. 3, between 8 a.m. and 5p.m.

Camp Tesomas is a BoyScout camp located on CrystalLake in Rhinelander.

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Participants may volunteerfor all or part of the day.Transportation will be provid-ed, if needed, from Menardsparking lot at 7:30 a.m.returning at approximately5:30 p.m. Lunch will be pro-

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Showing the newly remodeled Snappy’s in Three Lakes werebusiness owners Jeffrey Hoffman, left, and Steve McCoy. Thepair have a combined 35 years of restaurant experience.

--Staff Photo By JULIE SCHIDDEL

After opening for businessin June, Snappy’s in ThreeLakes got a new look in aneffort to provide a better expe-rience for its growing cus-tomer base.

The completely remodeledrestaurant, owned by JeffreyHoffman and Steve McCoy, islocated at 1792 Superior St. inThree Lakes.

Serving specialty hot dogsand sandwiches, in additionto chili and a medley of home-made soups, Snappy’s aims toappease the appetite. For the

lighter craving, the establish-ment dishes up fresh salads.

Customers also can takeadvantage of Snappy’s free

wireless Internet connectionand in-store ATM while theydrink various shakes, maltsand floats.

The restaurant was in dan-ger of being shut down by itsprevious owner, according toMcCoy, who added the commu-nity liked the convenience of having a venue for sandwiches.

Veterans in the industry,Hoffman and McCoy have acombined 35 years of restau-rant experience.

Store hours are 11 a.m. to 6p.m. Mondays through Satur-

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River Valley Bank recentlypromoted Paul Rudersdorf toexecutive vice president of sales in a move to strengthenits executive team.

Rudersdorf has been withRiver Valley since June of 1993. During this time, he’sbuilt relationships with the

bank’s business customersand has grown a strong com-mercial loan portfolio.

Currently overseeing thebank’s business banking andwealth management divisions,Rudersdorf’s new role will alsoencompass responsibility forthe bank’s retail division.

Rudersdorf joins ToddNagel, president; JayWittman, COO; Mark Wiebe,CFO; and Sue Matis, execu-tive vice president humanresources and development onthe executive team.

River Valley is a financialcenter firmly integrated intothe 13 communities it serves.

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Alicia Evensen, labsupervisor for the MinistryEagle River Memorial Hos-pital, heads the primarygifts division for the Memo-rial Library FoundationCampaign.

During her time awayfrom the hospital, Evensenis working closely with thegeneral co-chairs for thecampaign, Christine Cazand Phil Jensen.

Evensen, who speaksenthusiastically about the“Right Before Your Eyes”campaign, reports that sheis excited about theprospect of a new library inEagle River because shehas two school-age children

who use the library formany of their classes.They have become

enthused themselves bydiscovering “the greatnessof the world around them.”Currently, one of Evensen’schildren is exploring all thelibrary has to offer aboutKing Tut, a subject she isstudying in school.

“My children are learn-ing to respect the library as

an important center intheir lives,” she said.

Evensen has beenassigned the largest groupof individuals and families

to meet with during thesolicitation process pledges.She also has added a vicechairperson to the division,Lindsey Smith. Togetherthey will be creating a teamof 10 leaders with whomshe will work closely.

“We want to create a lotof excitement around theproject,” said Evensen, “andhope to meet many young,married couples or singles

who recognize the impor-tance of the library as afocal point in the communi-ty.”

She notes that the newlibrary’s architecture, itsplanned green design forenergy costs and the com-munity room will be attrac-tive to those whom hercommittee will be meeting.

“Our children will growup here with a library thathas space for them. Theywill become a part of thiscenter of the community,”said Evensen. “Those towhom my committee will beshowing the DVD will wantto participate, because theywant the best for their chil-dren.

“One of the chief appealsthe new library offers ismore space,” Evensen con-

tinued. “Before I becameinvolved, I would go to thelibrary with my childrenand while they poured overbooks and films, I noted thesmall amount of space theyhad to work in, as well asthe crowded conditions foreveryone.”

The “Right Before YourEyes” campaign affirms val-ues that Evensen feels com-fortable in bringing before

the public. Library leaderssay the new facility willpermit the growth of thecollections to create more

relevant offerings. It alsowill allow development of innovative library-basedprogramming.

Evensen cites the meet-ing room as an importantpart of the proposed newlibrary’s expanding culturalfocus.

“The library staff will beable to offer more programsrelating to the arts andself-improvement,” she said.“The new Memorial Librarywill be a kind of education-al superhighway — a facili-ty where people can con-

verge and collaboratethrough use of books, tech-nology and all the libraryhas to offer.”

Evensen said the pledgeprogram to ensure the cre-ation of the new library is athree- to five-year pledgeprocess, so people can giveat a comfortable level.

“I want to be a cheer-leader for the library for allpeople, and I feel confidentthat we can raise the $3.26million because of the manyways people are able to con-tribute,” she said.

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Although the official startof winter this year isn’t untilDec. 22, Wisconsin drivers willbe hit soon with the usualonslaught of ice, snow andlimited visibility.

When there’s ice or snow,many motorists skid off theroad because they were driv-ing too fast for conditions,according to Wisconsin StatePatrol Capt. Timothy Carna-han, commander of the NorthCentral Region/Wausau Post.

“The posted speed limitsare for dry pavement, andthose speeds may be haz-ardous when roads are slick,”

he said.Carnahan added that a

citation for driving too fast forconditions costs $213.10 withfour demerit points.

Winter weather can limit visibility, so drivers mustremove all frost, ice and snowfrom their vehicle’s windows,said Carnahan.

“You must be able to see inall directions at all times toavoid crashes,” he said.“Clearing only a small patchon a windshield or rear win-dow is not sufficient. Clearingsnow and ice from the lights,hood and roof also helpsimprove visibility and safety.”

According to state law, a vehicle’s windshield, side wingsand side and rear windowsmust be kept clear at all times.

Violating this law costs $175.30with two demerit pointsassessed on the driver’s record.

During severe winterstorms, Carnahan said the

wisest decision often is to stayput and not drive.

“Our officers frequentlyrespond to vehicles in theditch and chain-reactioncrashes when there was noreal need for the drivers to beon the road at all,” he said.

To minimize the dangers of winter driving, the StatePatrol offered the followingsafety tips:

Don’t use cruise control inwintry conditions because, evenon roads that appear clear,there may be slippery spotsthat can cause a loss of tractionand a spinout if the vehicle is in

the cruise-control mode. Watch for slippery bridge

decks that can ice up morequickly than adjacent pave-ment.

Look farther ahead thannormal, as loss of traction andother actions by vehiclesahead will alert the driversooner to upcoming slipperyspots and other hazards.

Brake early and correctly;it takes much longer to stop inadverse conditions.

Don’t pump anti-lockbrakes.

Don’t be overconfidentabout the traction and stoppingdistance of four-wheel drive

vehicles, which generally won’tgrip an icy road any betterthan two-wheel drive vehicles.

Avoid cutting in front of

trucks, which take longerthan automobiles to slowdown or stop.

Stay back at least 200 feetfrom the rear of a snowplow.

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REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONSThe real estate transactions

listed below are being publishedat the request of many of ourreaders.The information is publicrecord and reflects an index of each week’s transactions.

Property transactions exceed-ing $10,000 recorded at the VilasCounty Courthouse the pastweek and the transfer fee:

Nov. 21, 2011

Ann Luckert to Brian C. Goss,block 5 of lot 6 of plat 419 in vil-lage of Sayner, $90

Terrence R. Hart and wife to Angela L. Burke, prt SE SW in36-41-10, $447

Thomas B. Wallace Trustee to

Sarah A. Besadny, prt SW NE in17-39-10, $744

Ron Pospychalla to Orlan J.Jeffries, et al, prt SW SW in 28-40-7, gov lot 3, $652.50

Dorothy Adamovich to DavidJoseph Johnson and wife, prt SWNE in 12-41-09, gov lot 2, $423

Janis K. Skafte to Brian G.Hanson, prt SE NE in 15-42-9,$120

Robert E. Rogers and wife toPaul A. Schmidt and wife, prt SWSW in 30-40-09,gov lot 3, $600

Terence Michael Tracy to Dou-glas B Potts and wife, prt NWNW in 32-42-07; prt NE NE in31-42-07,gov lot 1; prt SW NW in32-42-07, gov lot 1; $160.50

Nov. 22, 2011Jodi M. Engel and Jodi M.

Nowak to Amy Nowak, prt SE SEin 33-40-10, $525

Matthew J. O’Brien to JosephJ. Guenther, lot 71 and 72 of block9 of plat 351 in Turtle LakeResort, plat C, $63

James W. Frandy and wife toThomas L. Frandy and wife, prtSW SE, NW SE in 19-42-06,$45

Robert D. Clem and wife toFirst National Bank of Eagle Riv-er, prt SW SW in 7-41-11,$51.90

Nov. 23, 2011Dorothy Mae Willems to Mary

L. VanGrinsven, prt NW SE in 1-42-7, gov lot 4, $1500

Michael D. Lengyel to Judith A.Bushek, prt NW NE in 18-41-5,gov lot 1, $187.50

Estate of Michael J. Baisch toDaniel Ullsperger and wife, prtSW NW in 1-39-10, gov lot 5, $900

Estate of Margaret L. Hunterand personal representativeSheila H. Botti to Steven R. Lak-ing and wife, prt SW NW in 31-40-11, gov lot 3, $1155

Bank of America to Kim Kelleret al, prt NW NE in 10-40-06, govlot 1; SE NE in 10-40-6, gov lot 2,$439.50

Judith M. Zormeir and JudithM. Zormier to Ron Pospychalla,lot 8 of plat 117 in Goldenview,$630.

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There will be a Public Hearing to review the plans andobjectives of the 2012 Vilas County plan for the Elderly (Title III, Older Americans Act) and the application forthe Specialized Transportation Program for Vilas Coun-ty (s.85.21 Wisconsin Statutes).

9 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2011 Vilas County Courthouse

Conference Room #2

The draft application for s.85.21 aid may be obtainedfrom the Vilas County Commission on Aging, 330 CourtSt., Eagle River, WI 54521, or by calling (715) 479-3625.

Written comments should be sent to the same addressand will be accepted until Dec. 12, 2011. For more infor-mation, call Sue Richmond, Transportation Coordina-tor, (715) 479-3625.

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--Staff Photo By ANTHONY DREW

The new Wisconsin lawthat allows a person to carry aconcealed handgun, if thatperson obtains a concealedcarry weapons license, is forc-ing many businesses to makesome important decisions.

Business and propertyowners may post signs thatfirearms (concealed or open)are not allowed on the premis-es. The signs must be at least5 inches high by 7 inches wideand posted in conspicuouslocations near all entrances tothe building. The prohibitionapplies to customers, vendors,guests and employees. Viola-tions are subject to a $1,000forfeiture.

But the new law raises sev-eral questions about liabilitiesand insurance coverage if some-

one is injured by a concealedweapon taken onto the proper-ty, according to Ron Von Haden,executive vice president of theProfessional Insurance Agentsof Wisconsin (PIAW).

“Property owners or occu-

pants who do not prohibit anindividual from carrying aconcealed weapon on theirpremises are immune fromany liability arising from theirdecision,” said Von Haden.“Conversely, if a business pro-hibits concealed carry, it maybe accepting some liability forthe actions of customers andemployees arising from theuse of a concealed weapon.”

If a business doesn’t pro-hibit concealed carry and anemployee takes a weapon towork and that weapon falls onthe floor, discharging andwounding a customer, thebusiness owner is “immunefrom any liability arising outof its decision” under the law.

However, if the businessprohibits weapons, then it hasno such immunity. So the cus-

tomer could presumably suethe business for negligence infailing to enforce its no-weapons policy.

“No one knows how thecourts will ultimately inter-pret the liability standards,”

said Von Haden. “While itappears that the new lawallows greater opportunity forbusinesses and owners to benegligent if they prohibit con-cealed carry handguns, Iwould have to believe thatrisk is very low.

“At the same time, employ-ee handbooks, office policiesand procedure documentsmay have to be revised toaccommodate the new law,”

Von Haden added. “And busi-nesses should definitely checkwith their insurance agents tosee if their policies have anylimitations or restrictions oncoverage relating to negli-gence claims arising out of theuse or possession of weapons.”

For more information or tolocate a local PIAW member,

visit piaw.org.

Concealed carry law presentsinsurance concerns for businesses

Wisconsin Public Service(WPS) recently offered the fol-lowing energy-based gift ideasthat will help customers saveenergy and money while

improving the environmentand overall safety:

Gift of energyOne gift idea for the holi-

days is a WPS energy gift cer-tificate. Available in anyamount, the gift certificatescan be purchased online atthe WPS website at wiscon-sinpublicservice.com. Theyalso can printed, filled out andmailed to WPS.

About 5,500 WPS energygift certificates were pur-chased during last year’s holi-day season, with the averageamount being $25 each. Thegift certificates are used tohelp recipients pay for theirelectric and natural gas bills.

Recipients can include individual customers or schools,congregations or communityservice organizations andagencies. WPS suggested pur-chases be made by Friday,Dec. 9, to make sure the cer-tificate is received by Christ-mas day.

Gift of safetyCarbon monoxide (CO) and

smoke detectors also canmake good holiday gifts,according to WPS. The releaseof CO can result from improp-er combustion of fuels likewood, propane, oil , natural

gas, kerosene or gasoline.Lethal levels of CO can

result if heating equipment isnot vented or working proper-ly. A working CO detector can

warn residents of CO buildupand cost between $20 and$70, depending on the type,style and model.

There are combination COand smoke detectors, anddetectors can be both battery-operated and hard-wired.Operation manuals areincluded to assist in properinstallation and operation.

Efficient holiday lightsLight-emitting-diode (LED)

lights use up to 90% less ener-gy and last up to 10 timeslonger than standard bulbs,according to WPS. They pro-duce almost no heat and aredurable.

The lights have an encased

semiconductor chip that pro- vides a bright light using sig-nificantly less electricity thana conventional filament bulb.

The monthly operationalcost of a string of 100 LEDlights is about 10 cents, com-pared to conventional fila-ment lights that cost about$1. LED light strings aremore expensive to purchasethan traditional filamentlights, but operational costsfor LEDs are much lower.

The LED lights come instrings, icicle sets, net-stylelighting and are now used inanimated holiday displays.

If older lights are used,WPS suggested a pro-grammable timer switch solight displays will turn on andoff at a specific time to avoid

having lights on all night orduring the day. A side benefitof the automatic timer is secu-rity as lights going on make itlook like someone is homewhen residents may be away.

To figure out how much adisplay will cost to operate,the WPS website includes aholiday lighting cost calcula-tor. Input the number andstyle of lights and the hoursper day used and the calcula-tor will provide a daily andmonthly operational cost esti-mate.

Energy gift basketsWPS also suggested

putting together an energygift basket, which could

include a a number of energy-saving gifts that can easily fitinto a decorative basket.

Energy gift certificates,new compact fluorescent ener-gy-efficient lightbulbs toreplace old incandescentbulbs, weather stripping foraround doors and windows,window insulator kits and aCO/smoke detector are ener-gy-smart gift basket stuffersthat can make for a festiveand useful gift.

For more information, WPSincludes a number of lighting,heating, safety and entertain-ing tips on its website.

Wisconsin Public Service offersenergy-efficient holiday gift ideas

The Pamida Foundationrecently announced it willhold in-store round-up eventsuntil Dec. 9 to help local foodbanks stock their shelves forthose in need.

Monetary donations forlocal food banks may be madeduring the events when cus-tomers will have the opportu-nity to round up their pur-chase to the nearest dollar.

All funds raised will supportthe local food bank.

The Pamida Foundationalso will match a portion of all funds raised in each com-munity.

“During these tough eco-nomic times, the Pamida Foun-dation is proud to give back toindividuals and families whoneed it the most,” said JessicaStrohman, executive directorof the Pamida Foundation.“We’re extremely proud to sup-plement local food banks withdonations from the PamidaFoundation and our loyal andgenerous customers.”

Many stores will also hostcanned food drives. Cus-tomers and employees arewelcome to donate nonperish-able food items to the foodpantry by dropping them off at a local Pamida. All dona-tions will go to the local foodpantry chosen by the store.

“We ask that all of our cus-tomers donate whatever theycan to support our efforts,”said Strohman. “Even thesmallest donations can makea big difference in the lives of many. Together, we can putfood on the table for all thosein need and make it a memo-rable holiday for everyone inour communities.”

Overall, the Pamida Foun-dation supports more than900 charitable organizationsthat focus on education, help-ing families in need andenhancing the quality of lifefor senior citizens.

Pamida kicks off

donation event

The Wisconsin School Pub-lic Relations Association(WSPRA) awarded the North-land Pines School District(NPSD) two Spectrum awardsat its recent annual confer-ence.

The school district’s web-site was awarded the highest

Award of Excellence andWSPRA also awarded the

Voice of the Pines districtnewsletter with an Award of Excellence.

“These awards are a tributeto all of our staff and studentswho contribute the informa-

tion to produce the publica-tions and website,” stated Dr.Mike Richie, district adminis-trator for NPSD.

The awards were presentedto Karen Margelofsky, NPSDpublic relations coordinatorand webmaster, at the confer-ence.

Entries were judged by apanel of public relations andgraphic design professionalsthat used a 40-point scale for

judging.Entries with a combined

score of 30 to 35 points weregiven an Award of Merit. An

Award of Excellence was giv-en to the entries with com-bined scores of 36 to 40 points.

This year there were 11awards of Excellence and

eight awards of Merit grantedto school districts across thestate for their public relationsefforts.

“It was a rewarding experi-

ence to receive feedback fromother professionals in the pub-lic relations, web developmentand graphic design field,” stat-ed Margelofsky.

“It is extremely importantthat we keep the publicinformed of what is happen-ing with our public schoolsand I am excited to learnabout and develop new waysto increase that communica-tion,” she added.

The Voice of the Pines is aquarterly publication pro-duced by the NPSD and pro-

vides articles on what is hap-

pening in the district alongwith photos and calendars.The district website

npsd.k12.wi.us also providesinformation including allschool-related calendars andschedules; curriculumrequirements; open enroll-ment information; newslet-ters; school board informationincluding schedules, agendasand minutes; Richie’s video-casts and much more.

For more information, con-tact Richie at (715) 479-6487option 1 , ext . 1, or emai [email protected].

Pines receives public relations awards

Northland Pines School District (NPSD) Administrator MikeRichie and public relations coordinator Karen Margelofsky dis-played two Spectrum awards. The awards were given to NPSDby the Wisconsin School Public Relations Association in recog-nition of the school district’s website and newsletter.

--Contributed Photo



Fishing withthe Guides

ByGeorge Langley

SERVICE

OF:

EAGLE

SPORTS

EAGLE RIVER

GUIDES ASSOCIATION /

OUTDOORS8A VILAS COUNTY NEWS-REVIEW/THE THREE LAKES NEWS WEDNESDAY, NOV. 30, 2011

THERE IS ample proof thatWisconsin’s hunting families havetaken advantage of the state’s new

mentored hunting program thepast two years, and some of themost glaring success stories can befound right here in the NorthWoods.

The Badger State was the 29thto allow anyone age 10 or older togo into the woods with a parent orother adult, without a hunter’ssafety certificate, to find out whathunting is all about. In the past,only hunters 12 years or olderwith a hunter’s safety certificatecould buy a license and go afield,and then only with direct supervi-sion from a parent or guardian thefirst two seasons.

Nearly 10,000 licenses weresold in each of the past two yearsfor the special opportunity, which

gives first-time hunters a chanceto “test drive” the sport prior tosafety instruction.

In a nutshell, the programmeans one gun between the adultand child, arm’s length safety con-trol and a single purpose — aquality outing for a new hunter.It’s a brilliant law because thetotal focus is on the first-timehunter.

While the scribbler has beentold of many success stories andwe’ve run several photos of young-

sters with their first deer orturkey, not many parents havegone to the lengths of the Volkfamily in Three Lakes.

Charlie and Kari Volk havethree daughters, and the mentoredhunting program has helped themexpose their children to a sportdad has enjoyed since childhood —in hopes one or more of the girlswould decide to join him.

That 11-year-old Carlie Volkhas become a successful hunter inher first two seasons afield is a

total understatement. She’s harvested six white-tailed deer — allbucks — hunting private land inboth Wisconsin and Michigan.

Carlie’s largest buck was aneight-pointer she harvested duringthe Michigan youth hunt inSeptember, but the size and num-ber of deer aren’t what’s mostimportant to her.

“It gives me a chance tospend time with my dad — andmy grandpa, too — doingsomething I enjoy,” she saidSunday after her dad returnedhome from closing up deercamp south of town.

“I like being in the woods and Ilearn a lot, watching deer and oth-er animals move around,” she said.“This year we saw a lot of squir-

rels and birds while in the blind.There were hays, many grouse andsome turkeys.”

Carlie said she never reallyplanned on hunting when herfather started taking her along onlimited hunts at age 5, though shethought watching was “cool.”

“I got my first gun at the age of 10 and started practice shooting,and that’s when I started takingthe sport seriously,” she said.

Her dad bought her a youthmodel rifle in .243 caliber, a gunwith a shorter stock and less recoilthan many of the most populardeer calibers.

Charlie said his daughterenjoys spending time with him,

just as he spent a lot of time hunt-ing with his father,Warren, a

retired Forest Service employee

who still lives in Three Lakes. Hisdaughter was in the blind withhim when he shot his first bear in

September.“The plan is to introduce all

three girls to the sport, just to seeif they like it or not,” said Charlie.“Carlie was very enthused. Whenshe shot her first spike-horn buckat age 10, during Wisconsin’syouth hunt, the emotions wereoverwhelming. There was laughterand there were tears.”

His strategy for creating a com-fortable, successful hunt for kidsrevolves mostly around the use of tent blinds on private land andshort hunts of no more than twohours. He said blinds are good forconcealing extra movement andfor lowering the impact of scentand noise.

“I built her a solid rest that

goes as high as the window, some-thing she can get a good lean onfor a steady shot with a rifle,” hesaid.

He’s also teaching her thebasics of the sport, such as work-ing on scent control by storingclothing in special bags and layer-ing clothing for maximum comforton cold days.

“She has probably fired 100rounds through that rifle. Mybiggest thrill in hunting now is towatch her shoot deer,” said Char-lie. “And she’s looking forward toher first archery deer hunt nextyear, as there will be a new bowunder the Christmas tree.”

Any hunter can shoot morethan one buck each year in Wis-consin under the group hunting

law, and Michigan offers a combi-nation license with two buck tagsas long as one of the bucks sportsmore than four points. Both statesoffer special youth hunts as well.

It’s great news that, in this dayand age, legislators on both sidesof the political spectrum saw thegood in hunting and were willingto try new strategies for attractingyouths to the sport.

Parents definitely deserve thatchoice for their children, as earlyas age 10, because they knowwhether their son or daughter isready to handle and shoot a gun.

The Charlie Volk family andhundreds of others are doing itright, creating a safe and success-ful hunting environment that willexpose their children to a lifetime

sport.

The parents who sacrificetime and energy today, givingtheir children an opportunity

for fun and success in the

great outdoors, are the oneswho will enjoy great familyadventures in the years to

come.

Mentored hunting is about family bondingIn the

Outdoors By

Kurt Krueger

With encouragement from Grandpa Warren Volk and her dad, Charlie Volk,Carlie shot her first buck at age 10 in 2010. Since then, she has harvestedfive more bucks in Wisconsin and Michigan. --Contributed Photos

Carlie’s biggest whitetail to date wasan 8-pointer she shot in Septemberduring the Michigan youth hunt, at the

age of 11.

Well, the open water fishing season is finally com-ing to an end, with ice fishing on the immediate hori-zon. As much as we’d all like some snow now, we real-ly would like a cold week to get some hard, thickerice on our lakes.

Some colder weather also will firm the marshesand swamps up, making for better snowmobile trailsfor the rest of the winter. That’s not too much to askfor, is it? Cold weather for a week, followed by snowand lots of it.

The fall muskie action seemed a little weak at theend of the open-water season (closes Nov. 30), especial-ly when it came to any real big fish. Let’s all hope fora more consistent muskie spawning season next year.

There have been some anglers out on the icealready, but extreme caution is advised when going onso early. Take a set of ice picks along with you andspud your way out there.

Walleye fishing is always something many anglerslook forward to at first ice. The bite is good right after

the lakes freeze up. Evenings are best and the accept-ed method is to set tip-ups in the mouths of bays orright off weed beds to intercept the walleyes in theevenings as they move in to feed in the coming dark.This is a productive early-season pattern which willlast for a month or so. Use medium golden shiners,and remember to stand on the inside of the tip-ups soas not to alarm the fish on their way in. Rememberthat the ice is quite thin right now, and the fish are onalert as they move shallower.

Here’s looking forward to good, solid ice develop-ment and a great ice fishing season!

Good luck and good fishin’.

Cold temps needed to develop safe ice

FOUR FOR FOUR — The Brown family of EagleRiver went four for four on bucks during the gundeer season. They include, from left, Kim,

5- pointer; Ryan, age 11, spike; Kaylee, age 14,3-pointer; and Mike, 7-pointer. It was their firstfamily hunt. --Contributed Photo

Wild turkey and black bear

hunters have until close of busi-ness Dec. 10 to apply for avail-able permits for the 2012 Wis-consin spring turkey and fallblack bear hunting seasons.

Preliminary permit levelsfor the spring turkey seasonare set at 225,420 total per-mits. This is the same numberof permits available to huntersduring the 2011 spring season.

Final spring turkey permitlevels are not set until after theclose of the fall turkey season,but will likely not differ signifi-cantly from preliminary permitlevels, according to Depart-

ment of Natural Resources

(DNR) wildlife experts.Total permits available forthe 2012 black bear hunt hasnot yet been determined. TheNatural Resources Board willtake up the proposed blackbear quotas and harvest per-mit levels at its January 2012meeting.

Applications for each of these two permit drawingscost $3 and may be purchasedthrough the online licensingcenter on the Department of (DNR) website, at all autho-rized license agents, at DNRService Centers (hours for ser-

vice centers vary, check the

DNR website for service cen-ter days and hours of opera-tion; DNR Service Centers arenot open Saturdays), or bycalling toll-free 1-(877)LICENSE (945-4236). Appli-cations postmarked after theDec. 10 deadline, or thosewhich have been filled outincorrectly, will not be consid-ered for the drawings.

Spring turkey seasonThe 2012 spring turkey

season officially begins withthe April 7-8 youth hunt. The

Application deadline is Dec. 10for spring turkey and black bear

The Frosty SnowmobileClub Inc. of Land O’ Lakeswill conduct its 12th annualsnowmobile safety classWednesday and Thursday,Dec. 28 and 29, from 9 a.m. to4 p.m. at the Land O’ LakesTown Hall, located at 4331Highway B in Land O’ Lakes.

Classes will be taught byMike Keintz and MalcolmWayne, Department of Natu-ral Resources (DNR) certifiedsnowmobile safety instruc-tors, and assisted by severalclub members.

All students are requiredto have a DNR customeridentification number, whichcan be obtained by calling theDNR customer service officeat 1-(888) 936-7463 between7 a.m. and 10 p.m.

Participants must be atleast 12 years old, and willreceive their safety certificatefrom the DNR by mail aftersuccessfully completing thecourse. There is no maximumage. Parents and adults arewelcome to enroll and partici-

pate as well.Class space is limited andadvance reservations arerequired. The $10 course feecovers all necessary materi-als. Lunch will be providedeach day.

A parent or guardian mustattend the class registrationWednesday, Dec. 28, from 8 to9 a.m. to sign enrollmentforms for all minors. Eachminor student must be pickedup no later than 4 p.m.

For reservations, call (715)547-8307 or email [email protected].

Snomo safetyset Dec. 28-29in Land O’ Lakes

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OPENING WEEKEND — Tony Pudlo of Eagle River shot this8-point buck opening weekend of the gun deer season.

--Courtesy Wild Eagle Corner Store

GUN BUCK — Dan Reynolds of Escanaba, Mich., shot this8-point buck opening weekend of the Wisconsin gun deer season.


ARCHERY BUCK — Jon Gosda of Eagle River shot this 14-point buck during the last week of the archery deer season.


The Outdoor Women’sGroup will host a winter hikeand campfire Sunday, Dec. 4,at 1 p.m. at Raven Trail, locat-ed east of Woodruff off High-way 70 on Woodruff Road.

At the shelter, hikers willbuild a campfire to toastmarshmallows for s’mores.Participants should take atreat to share, their own water

and optional walking poles.Both former and new par-

ticipants are welcome toattend the three-mile hike. Tocarpool from the Eagle River

visitors center, participantsshould meet to leave the facil-ity by 12:15 p.m.

For more information, con-tact Connie Lefebvre at (715)358-2470.

Outdoor women’s groupschedules winter hike

The close of the nine-daygun deer hunt last Sundayalso signaled the opening of the 10-day muzzleloader deerhunt that runs from Nov. 28through Dec. 7.

The muzzleloader hunt, forgun deer hunters with unusedbuck or antlerless permits, isstatewide with the exception

of most state parks.Hunters are remindedscopes are now legal on muz-zleloaders in Wisconsin.

Following the muzzleloaderhunt is a four-day antlerlessdeer hunt running Dec. 8-11statewide except in state

parks and in MenomineeCounty.

All hunters are remindedthat blaze-orange clothingrequirements are in placewhenever any gun deer sea-son is open.

License sales officials saythere are unit-specific antler-less deer tags still available

for some regular units. Per-mits are $5 for 10- and 11-year-olds, $12 for residentsand $20 for nonresidents.

Antlerless deer tags for herd-control units and earn-a-buckunits are available for $2each.

As of Nov. 22, there werestill antlerless permits avail-able in three deer manage-ment units here, including:Unit 36, 3,975; Unit 37, 658;and Unit 38, 843. Units 35and 39 were buck-only for gunthis year.

Hunters can visit the deerhunting pages of the DNR

website at dnr.wi.gov for moreinformation.For additional questions,

call the toll free 1-(888)WDNR-INFo (936-7463) linefor answers.The line is staffedfrom 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. sevendays per week.

Muzzleloader hunt runs thru Dec. 7

Deadline: turkey hunts now seven days

FROM PAGE 8A

regular turkey season beginsthe following Wednesday,

April 11.New in 2012, the spring

season will consist of six sev-

en-day time periods, endingMay 22. Previously, the sea-son was six five-day periods.

The drawing for permitswill take place in late Januaryor early February. Successfulpermit applicants can expectto receive a postcard by mid-February. All applicants mayalso check their drawing sta-tus online through the onlinelicensing center on the DNR’swebsite starting in mid-February.

With the start of the 2012license year March 7, permitwinners may then purchasetheir required 2012 springturkey license, which is $15 forWisconsin residents and $60for nonresidents; and 2012

wild turkey stamp, $5.25. Thepermit, also known as a car-cass tag, will be printed at thetime of purchase. Conservationpatrons and senior citizenrecreation card holders do notneed to purchase a turkeylicense or stamp when they goto pick up their permit.

Permits remaining afterthe initial drawing for the2012 spring turkey seasonwill be available for purchasein late March, at a date to bespecified later.

All turkey hunters arereminded that in-person

turkey registration stationsare no longer available in Wis-consin. Turkeys can be regis-tered either via telephone at 1-(888) HUNT-WIS or onlinethrough the Wild Turkey Hunt-ing in Wisconsin page of the

DNR website.

Black bear season

The 2012 black bear seasonwill begin Sept. 5, the firstWednesday after Labor Day,and will run through Oct. 9.The opening week of Wiscon-sin’s bear hunting seasonalternates, allowing thosewho hunt over bait to go firstone year and those who huntwith the aid of dogs to go firstthe next year.

In 2012, hunters who huntover bait will go first in allmanagement zones. The sea-son for those hunting with theaid of dogs or using othermethods will open Sept. 12 inzones that allow hunting with

the aid of dogs (A,B and D).In Zone C, where hunting

with dogs is prohibited,hunters may hunt bear overbait or by other means notusing dogs from Sept. 5through Oct. 9.

There were 27,793 hunterswho submitted applicationsfor the 9,005 Class A bear har-

vest permits available for the2011 bear season. A total of 103,853 hunters applied foreither a harvest permit or apreference point in 2011.

Applicants currently need tohave collected between four

and nine preference points inorder to successfully draw abear harvest permit. Hunterscan check their preferencepoint status in one of threeways: by visiting the onlinelicensing center, by calling cus-

tomer service and licensingtoll-free at 1-(888) WDNRINFo(936-7463), or by contacting alocal DNR Service Center.

The bear drawing is heldeach year in early February.Drawing winners will be noti-fied via U.S. mail shortly afterthe drawing. Drawing win-ners may purchase their 2012Class A bear license begin-ning March 7, the start of the2012 license year.

The Oneida CountyForestry Department hasannounced that segments of the Oneida County all-terrain

vehicle (ATV) trail systemwill close for the seasonThursday, Dec. 1.

The entire Lynne/LittleRice ATV trail system will beclosed for the winter.The westloop of the town of Enterprise

ATV trail south of ShingleMill Road will also be closed.

Fore more information, con-tact Bill Welsh of the OneidaCounty ATV Association at(715) 277-5101, Jim Kocher of Little Rice ATV Riders Club at(715) 355-8303, theRhinelander Area Chamber of Commerce at (715) 365-7464 orthe Oneida County ForestryDepartment at (715) 369-6140.

The Oneida County ATVtrail system is scheduled toreopen May 22, 2012.

Oneida ATV trails to close

The U.S. House of Repre-sentatives Natural ResourcesCommittee passed a bill lastweek that could protect fish-ing, hunting and recreationalshooting on federal lands.

The bill, known as HR

2834, passed the committeewith strong bipartisan sup-port by a vote of 29-14.

This piece of legislationwould require fishing, hunt-ing and recreational shootingto be included in all federalland-planning documents,addressing some inconsisten-cies in federal law.

“Sportsmen are increasing-ly facing attacks aimed atstopping them from usingpublic land,” said Bud Pid-geon, president and CEO of the U.S.Sportsmen’s Alliance.“This bill closes the loopholesthat anti-hunters have usedtime and time again to try todeny access for hunting, fish-ing and shooting.”

Director of governmentaffairs for Safari Club Inter-national Melissa Simpsonechoed Pidgeon’s comments.

“This legislation is vital,given the administration’srecent actions towardhunters and recreationalsport shooters,” she said.

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Winners never quit andquitters never win.

Vince Lombardi

House passes sportsmen’s access on federal lands

BOW WINNER — Preston Jensen, 10, of Phelps, won aBowtech Soldier bow at the recent Whitetails Unlimited banquetin Land O’ Lakes. Mike Trollan, left, banquet coordinator, andRick Brown, right, awarded the prize. --Photo By Jeanne Brown



Sports SidelinesBy Gary Ridderbusch

SPORTS10A VILAS COUNTY NEWS-REVIEW/THE THREE LAKES NEWS WEDNESDAY, NOV. 30, 2011

While the Northland Pines and Three Lakes boysand girls basketball teams will be battling in a non-conference doubleheader this Saturday, Dec. 3, in thefieldhouse at Northland Pines High School, the gameswill have special meeting in another way.

The evening is being billed as “Military Night,”with the teams and fans honoring area veterans atthe basketball game with a military presentation,according to Northland Pines boys basketball coachRyan Clark.

The presentation will take place between the girls varsity and boys varsity basketball games (approxi-mately at 6:45 p.m.). The ceremony will consist of the

VFW Color Guard, Northland Pines High School stu-dent “Voice of Democracy” winner, a veteran speaker,

military hymns performed by the Northland PinesHigh School band and “Taps” performed by Steven

Vogel (boys basketball player) and Sean Lorenz. Theceremony will last approximately 15 minutes.

Each veteran and one guest will be admitted free tothe games. In addition, the teams will be providing

veterans with a free dinner (soup and sandwiches) at5 p.m. Social time in the high school commons will befrom 4:30 to 5 p.m., with coffee available.

“We have the VFW and American Legion workingon contacting the veterans, but according to one of the

veterans, there are many vets in our county that donot belong to either organization,” said Clark. “Wewant to stress that all area veterans are invited tothis night of recognition and basketball.”

On the basketball court, the Northland Pines andThree Lakes girls varsity teams and Northland Pinesand Three Lakes boys junior varsity teams will play at5:30 p.m., followed by the veterans ceremony at approx-imately 6:45 p.m.

The Northland Pines and Three Lakes boys varsity

teams and Northland Pines and Three Lakes girls junior varsity teams will begin their games approxi-mately 20 minutes after the ceremony ends. NorthlandPines sophomore Maddie Consoer will sing the nation-al anthem just prior to the boys varsity game.

“We want to honor our military with food, basketballand a special presentation,” said Clark. “It’s the veryleast we can do for them.”

In support of the Military Night, the first 500 fansto attend the games will receive a hand-held minia-ture American flag. Please help the Northland Pinesand Three Lakes boys and girls basketball teams hon-or our area veterans.

Area vets to be honored during ‘Military Night’

The Northland PinesEagles boys hockey teamopened the 2011-’12 seasonwith a 4-2 nonconference winon the road against Kingsford,Mich., last Tuesday.

“The plan for the game wasto step in and play our ownphysical style,” said Pinescoach Charlie DePuydt. “Thisstyle of play was the reasonfor our success last season.With a number of key playersreturning, our hopes foranother conference champi-onship are very achievable.”

Pines traveled to Kingsfordknowing very little abouttheir program.

“Last year, Kingsford had agreat season but lost nineseniors so we did not reallyknow what to expect in thisgame, which is often nice forthe first game,” said DePuydt.“It made us only concern our-selves with our play instead of

concerning ourselves withwhat the other team would do.”Pines jumped on Kingsford

quickly in the first periodwith some heavy pressure inthe offensive zone. BrandonHunt got the puck deep in thezone for the Eagles and ZachKennedy beat the man to thepuck. He made a great passfrom behind the goal line toLeif Offerdahl, breaking downthe slot. Offerdahl found thenet just 1 minute, 9 secondsinto the opening period.

The Eagles went up 2-0 ona goal by Adam Kresl at the

11:09 mark, with assists goingto Trevor Laszczkowski andMatt Meyer.

“But the bright spot in thefirst period was our penaltykill,” said DePuydt.“We killedtwo penalties at the end of thefirst period, only giving uptwo shots during the twopenalty kills. Our penalty killwas almost flawless in thegame. As a coaching staff, wesaw some things that wecould improve on, however,they played well enough tonot allow a power play goal allnight.”

Meanwhile, Pines was ableto tally a power play goal of itsown in the second period tohead into the locker room up3-0. Kresl got the goal at the7:51 mark, unassisted.

The Eagles killed off threemore penalties in the secondperiod, one being a five-on-three situation.

“Jacob Stephan was solidbetween the pipes for us, get-ting tested on the five-on-three situation,” said DePuy-dt. “Like always, Jacob madeeverything look so routine.”

The coach admitted thatplay got sloppy in the thirdperiod, when Kingsford con-

verted two goals after Pinesmade it 4-0 on a power playgoal from Austin Ramesh.

“Our team goal after thesecond period was to tightenup our defensive-zone cover-

Eagles open season

with 4-2 victoryat Kingsford, Mich. Host rival Stevens Point this Thursday in Dome

B.J. Gottsacker of the Eagle River Falcons maneuvered the puckaround a fallen defender in an attempt to score during Saturday’s

8-2 win over the Oregon Outlaws at the Dome. Gottsacker foundthe net in the second. --Staff Photos By GARY RIDDERBUSCH

The Eagle River Falconsmen’s hockey team celebratedits 2011-’12 home opener witha convincing 8-2 win over theOregon Outlaws Saturday

night.It’s the Outlaws’ first sea-

son, which will classify theirgames as exhibition through-out the season. The talentedOregon team defeated thealways-competitive MosineePapermakers last weekend.

The hometowners wastedlittle time taking command of the game, skating to a 4-0first-period lead.

Lucas Otto got the partygoing for the Falcons, scoringon a pass from his brother,Zach Otto, at 8:41. Then at13:25 Brad Adamovich madeit a 2-0 game off an assistfrom Lucas Otto.

Eagle River continued topressure the net, scoring

back-to-back goals at 14:03and 14:06. Charlie Piskulateamed up with defensemenCody Litvinoff and D.J. Dray-na on the first, while Draynatallied on a pass from Piskulafor the second.

Oregon broke into the scor-ing column at 3:26 of the sec-ond stanza, capitalizing on apower play. But B.J. Gottsack-er had an answer for that,finding the net minutes later.Josh Colleja and Derek Tijanset up the score.

Colleja then split the pipeson a Falcons power play at10:35 to close out second peri-

od scoring. Drayna and Tijanwere credited with the assist.

Going into the second inter-mission, Eagle River main-tained a comfortable 6-1 cush-ion.

Tijan extended that lead sixminutes into the final period,scoring on a feed from Draynaand Mike Hicks. The Outlawswere able to score their second

goal of the night at 15:41 onFalcons’ goalie Tony Pudlo,who turned in a solid effort inthe net, turning back 34 shotsthroughout the game.

Hicks finalized the scoringfor Eagle River on an assistfrom Colleja to wrap up the 8-2 win.

Falcons coach Mike Adam-ovich was pleased with his

team’s effort.“The guys played well all

game and it’s always specialwinning the home opener.”

The win gave the Falcons a2-1 overall record, and theteam is 1-1 in the Great LakesHockey League standings.

The Falcons will host the Vernon Hills Capitals Satur-day, Dec. 3, at 8 p.m.

Falcons skate to 8-2 win over Outlaws___________

B Y GENE ADAMOVICH

SPECIALTO THE NEWS-REVIEW___________

Falcons forward Charlie Piskula (No. 5) tried tosneak one past the Outlaws goalkeeper and one

defender Saturday night. Piskula was creditedwith one goal and an assist in the game.

Falcons goalkeeper Tony Pudlo looked behind the net afterdeflecting a shot. He had 34 saves in the game.

The Eagle River Falcons skate to the bench after scoring a goalin the first period.

___________

B Y G ARY RIDDERBUSCH

NEWS-REVIEW EDITOR___________

To EAGLES, Pg. 12A




HOCKEY SCHEDULES 2011-’12NORTHLAND PINES HIGH SCHOOL– BOYS

Date Opponent Time

Tues., Nov. 22 at Kingsford W 4-2

Thurs., Dec. 1 Stevens Point 7:00 PM

Tues., Dec. 6 at Rhinelander 7:00 PM

Thurs., Dec. 8 at Mosinee 7:00 PM

Sat., Dec. 10 Waupaca 5:00 PM

Tues., Dec. 13 Antigo 7:00 PM

Thurs., Dec.15 Tomahawk 7:00 PM

Tues., Dec. 20 at Houghton 6:00 PM

Thurs., Dec. 22 at Medford Area 7:00 PM

Tues., Dec. 27 at Spooner TBD

Tues., Jan. 3 Lakeland 7:00 PM

Tues., Jan. 10 at Tomahawk 7:00 PM

Thurs., Jan. 12 Rhinelander 7:00 PM

Tues., Jan. 17 D.C. Everest 7:00 PMFri., Jan.20 2012 Pines Classic

Mosinee 7:30 PM

Sat., Jan.21 Hayward ,

Un ive rs it y S cho ol of Mi lw. T BD

Tues., Jan. 24 at Antigo 7:00 PM

Sat., Jan. 28 at Wausau East 7:00 PM

Tues., Jan. 31 Medford Area 7:00 PM

Thurs., Feb. 2 at Lakeland 7:00 PM

Fri., Feb. 10 at Waupaca 7:00 PM

Tues., Feb. 14 WIAA Regionals TBD

NORTHLAND PINES HIGH SCHOOL – GIRLS

Date Opponent Time

Sat., Nov. 19 Badger Thunder W 3-2

MSO W 7-1

Fond du Lac L 5-3

Mon., Nov. 28 Marshfield 5:30 PM

Fri., Dec. 2 Eau Claire North 5:00 PM

Sat., Dec. 3 Sun Prairie 3:00 PM

Fri., Dec. 9 at Lakeland 7:00 PM

Fri., Dec. 16 Medford Area 7:00 PM

Tues., Dec. 20 at Hayward 6:00 PM

Tues., Jan. 3 at Ashland 6:00 PM

Fri., Jan. 6 at Tomahawk 7:00 PM

Mon., Jan. 9 at Wisconsin Rapids 5: 00 PM

Fri., Jan. 13 Ant igo/Rhinelander 7: 00 PM

Sat., Jan.14 at Appleton West 6:30 PM

Mon., Jan. 16 at Marshfield 5:30 PM

Fri ., Jan .20 Hayward ,

& Sat., Jan.21 University School of Milwaukee,

Webster TBD

Mon., Jan. 23 Lakeland 7:00 PM

Thurs., Jan. 26 at Medford Area 7:00 PM

Fri., Feb. 3 Tomahawk 7:00 PM

Mon., Feb. 6 Wisconsin Rapids 7:00 PM

Fr i. , Feb. 1 0 a t A nt igo /R hin el an de r 7: 00 PM

EAGLE RIVER FALCONS

Date Opponent TimeFri., Nov. 11 Brookfield W 5-2Sa t., Nov. 1 2 Ver no n Hi ll s C ap it al s L 8- 4Sat., Nov. 26 Oregon Outlaws W 8-2S at ., De c. 3 Ve rn on Hi ll s Ca pi ta ls 8 :0 0 P MS at ., D ec . 10 F on d d u L ac B ea rs 8 :0 0 P MSat., Dec. 17 Madison Blues 8:00 PMFri., Dec.23 at Mosinee Papermakers 8:00 PMF ri ., De c. 3 0 B ro ok fi el d B at ta li on 8 :0 0 P MSat., Dec.31 2nd annual Falcons

Alumni Game 5:00 PMS at ., Ja n. 7 a t F ox Ci ti es Ic e D og s 7 :3 0 P MS at ., Ja n. 1 4 G re en Bay De ac on s 8 :0 0 P MSat., Jan.21 Mosinee Papermakers

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The Northland Pines boys soccer team won the 2011 GNCchampionship. Members of the Northland Pines High Schoolboys soccer team include, front row, from left, Mitch Moline,Devin Sauvola, Scott Moline, Evan Hartwig, Cody Drake,Greg Chamberlain, Jacob Bozic; second row, manager Katri-na Tameling, Duncan Hosking, Dylan Weber, Matt Meyer, Nick

Staege, Alex Camp, Chris Paez, manager Sammi Pusateri;and back row, head coach Larry Favorite, Jacob Tosch, Coop-er Anderson, Leif Offerdahl, Dominic Caroselli, TrevorLaszczkowski, Steven Vogel, assistant coach Walt Camp andassistant coach Wendy McCormack.

--Photo By T.J. Gaffney Photography

As a result of Mosineeusing an academically ineli-gible player for six boys soc-cer games, the WisconsinInterscholastic Athletic Assoication (WIAA) ruledthat Mosinee must forfeitthose six soccer contests.

Therefore, the NorthlandPines boys soccer team wasawarded the fall 2011 GreatNorthern Conference (GNC)

championship. A Mosinee appeal was

denied by the WIAA, so theIndians had to forfeit itsfirst six games, includingthree conference games.Those games were Aug. 18,Pacelli; Aug. 20, McDonellCentral and Clintonville; Aug. 25,Rhinelander (GNCgame); Aug. 30, Lakeland(GNC game); and Sept. 1, Antigo (GNC game).

As a result of the Mosi-nee forfeits, the final GNC

standings were as follows:Northland Pines, 7-3; Mosi-

nee, 6-4; Rhinelander, 6-4;Lakeland 5-5; Medford, 5-5;and Antigo, 1-9.

Northland Pines boyssoccer coach Larry Favoriteaccepted the championship.

“First up, I feel bad in asense for Mosinee, as thecoach was not aware that hehad an ineligible playeruntil after the season,” saidFavorite. “So, there certain-ly was no intent to break

the rules on anyone’sbehalf.”

As far as NorthlandPines is concerned, Favoritesaid the Eagles put togethera solid season and stoodalone in second place untilthe WIAA ruling wasrevealed.

“So, I give our guys a lotof credit for their solid sea-son, including the late sea-son 2-0 win over Mosinee,”he said. “With Mosinee hav-ing to forfeit three confer-

ence games, we were simplynext in line for the title.”

Pines wins GNC boys soccer titleWIAA rules Mosinee had to forfeit six games

BOWLINGSATURDAY COUPLES

T&M LanesResults of 11/19/11

Team results: Noo Problem 2,FUBAR 5; Drinking Devils 2, Lane 7 5;Wrongsiders 725,Ally-Oops 2

High team game:Wrongsiders 749.High team series:Wrongsiders 2150.High games, women: Ronee Horst

187, Kyha Buell 181, Bodil Gajewski175, Dianne Grosso 168,Roni Kopanski163.

High series, women: Ronee Horst495, Roni Kopanski 460, Diane Grosso445, Amy Froemming 441, Kyah Buell426.

High games, men: Mike Froemming213, Dale Grosso 184, Rob Kopanski178, Bob Kempainnen 178, Mark Fass-bender 168.

High series, men: Dale Grosso 533,Bob Kempainnen 487, Rob Kopanski477, Carl Reidy 475, Mark Fassbender442.

Split conversions: Mark Fassbender2-7-10, Kyha Buell 5-7.

STANDINGS W LFUBAR......................................23 12DRINKING DEVILS................21 14NOO PROBLEM.......................18 17

ALLY-OOPS..............................17 18WRONGSIDERS.......................15 20LANE 7......................................11 24

SATURDAY YOUTHLEAGUEEagle Lanes

Results of 11/26/11Team results: TEAM III 4, Bye 0;

Team II 3,Team I 1.High team game:Team III 386.High team series:Team II 1047.High games, girls: Morgan Gurka

122.High series, girls: Morgan Gurka

296.High games, boys: Dylan Haagen186, Seth Daniel 176, Joseph Pobjoy147.

High series, boys: Seth Daniel 454,Judd Klotz 388, Dylan Haagen 385.

STANDINGS WTEAM II .................... ..................... .....12TEAM I ............................................9 1 / 2TEAM III..........................................9 1 / 2

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T&M LanesResults of 11/23/11

Team results: Great Lakes StoneWorks 7,Ramesh Motorsport 0;Lanny’sFireside 5, Rusty Nail 0; NorthernExposure bye.

High team game: Great Lakes StoneWorks 812.

High team series:Great Lakes StoneWorks 2323.

High games: Josh Horst 277, RonBuell Jr. 245, Jason Wehrmeyer 205,Mike Froemming 204, Rich Lambert200.

High series: Ron Buell Jr. 605, JoshHorst 596, MIke Froemming 552, RichLambert 527,Chad Hosey 523.

STANDINGS W LNORTHERN EXPOSURE.......66 18GREATLAKES STONE..........53 31LANNY’S FIRESIDE...............46 38RAMESH MOTORSPORTS....37 47RUSTY NAIL ..........................32 52

TUESDAY NIGHT LADIEST&M Lanes

Results of 11/22/11Team results: Sparo Coin 0, All in the

Family 7; T&MLanes 5, Tackle Box 2;LOL Pharmacy 7, Bent’s Camp 0.

High team game: T&M Lanes 784.High team series: T&M Lanes 2234.High games: Roni Kopanski 191,

Ronee Horst 179, Karen Koskelin 177, Amy Froemming 175, Kyha Buell 173.

High series: Roni Kopanski 533,Karen Koskelin 505, Kyha Buell 487,Ronee Horst 484, Mary Vales 455.

Split conversions: Karen Koskelin 5-7.

STANDINGS W LT&M LANES..........................60 24

ALL IN THE FAMILY...........57.5 26.5LOL PHARMACY..................37 47BENT’S CAMP.......................35.5 48.5TACKLE BOX........................32 52SPARO COIN.........................30 54

LADIES’ NIGHT OUTEagle Lanes

Results of 11/16/11Team results: Twelve Pines 5, Dar-

rell’s Dummies 2; Wild Eagle CornerStore 2, Boone’s Building Supply 0;Harry’s Market 5,Rockettes 2.

High team game: Boone’s BuildingSupply 967.

High team series: Boone’s BuildingSupply 2647.

High games: Lynne Behrendt 207,Susie Erickson 192,Erin Hartman 184,Carol Long 182.

High series: Lynne Behrendt 530,Erin Hartman 522,Susie Erickson 496,Carol Long 469.

STANDINGS W LDARRELL’S DUMMIES.............. ...46 24WILD EAGLE CORNER STORE..41 29HARRY’S MARKET.....................36 34BOONE’S BUILDING SUPPLY....33 37TWELVE PINES..........................31 39ROCKETTES................................23 47

SUNDAY COUPLESEagle Lanes

Results of 11/20/11Team results: Tom’s Tavern Tippers

5, Rolling Thunder 2; To Be Determined

3, Why Nots 4; Bear Pack 7, This Weekin the Northwoods 0;Bowling Oldies 7,Bucktales 0; Head Pins 2, Underdawgs5; Wheeler Dealers 0, Twinkle Toes 7.

High games, women: Nancy Korten-hoff 198, Jackie Walker 187, SusieErickson 169.

High series, women: Nancy Korten-hoff 494, Susie Erickson 453, BeckyBrainard 450.

High games,men: Mike Vimovich 228,Bruce Rhode 218,Eric DeLaGarza 206.

High series, men: Eric DeLaGarza562, Bruce Rhode 560, Cliff Erickson 518.

STANDINGS W LBOWLING OLDIES... .. .. .. .. .. .. .17 4TOM’STAVERNTIPPERS.. .. .14 7WHYNOTS.............................14 7BEAR PACK............................12 9TOBEDETERMINED. . .. .. .. .. .12 9TWINKLE TOES.....................11 10HEAD PINS.............................10 11WHEELER DEALERS..............9 12BUCKTALES.............................7 14ROLLING THUNDER ..............7 14UNDERDAWG...........................7 14THIS WEEK..............................6 15

DARTSEAGLE RIVER

301 DART LEAGUEResults of 11/21/11

Team results: Kathan Inn 2, Sweet-water II 11; Club 45 7,House of Boo’s II6; Club DeNoyer 9, Uncle Kent’s 4;House of Boo’s I 8, Smuggler’s Lounge 5;Sweetwater I 9, O’Brien’s Pub 4.

Seven-dart out: Jon Gosda.

Eight-dart out: Chris Blicharz (2),Bob Burnett,Jon Gosda.

Nine-dart out: Jay Rabenberg (2),Chris Blicharz, Bob Burnett, GregManey.

EAGLES WIN — After ascoreless first period, theNorthland Pines Eaglesgirls hockey team got onthe scoreboard and pre-vented any retaliation in a1-0 win over MarshfieldMonday night. Seniorteammate WhitneyRichards watched asEagles junior forwardSydney Moustakisslapped a shot on goal(above). Eagles sopho-

more defender JessicaRoach battled with aMarshfield forward forpuck control (right). TheLady Eagles are sched-uled to host Eau ClaireNorth Friday, Dec. 2, at 5p.m before hosting agame against Sun PrairieSaturday, Dec. 3, at 3p.m.

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Carney-Nadeau to host basketball tourney Eagles: Stephan makes 27 savesFROM PAGE 10A

age and not allowing them toshoot in our house and wewere unsuccessful at reachingthat goal,” said DePuydt. “Wealso wanted to win the thirdperiod and we did not achievethat goal as we lost the third

period 2-1. It was good forthem to set their goals high,even though we did notachieve them, because it

makes them learn how hardeach individual needs to workwithin a team to reach a com-mon goal.”

The Eagles finished thegame with 29 shots on goal,compared to 24 shots forKingsford. Stephan made 27saves for the Eagles.

“We were glad to have got-ten a win to start the season.Itwasn’t pretty, but first wins arenot often pretty,” said DePuydt.

“We have a long way to go andeverything we as a coachingstaff didn’t like to see we per-ceive as being correctable.”

Pines, 1-0, will hostStevens Point in a big noncon-ference game in the Dome thisThursday, Dec. 1, starting at 7p.m. Next Tuesday, Dec. 6, the

Eagles will play atRhinelander at 7 p.m. in thefirst Great Northern Confer-ence game of the season.

The Eagle River JayCeeswill host co-ed volleyballMonday nights at 7:15 p.m. inthe Northland Pines MiddleSchool gymnasium.

The public is welcome toparticipate. For more infor-mation, call (715) 479-9886.

Volleyball slated

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SPORTS

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 eh ea de 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. , No v. 2 8 a t O nt ona go n, Mi ch. 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 a t 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., J an. 1 3 at G ood man /Pe mbi ne 7: 00 PMTues., 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 PMTu es ., Feb. 2 1 G oo dma n/ Pemb in e 5: 30 PMThurs., 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 PMFr i., 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 . 14 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 G ood man /Pe mb ine 7 :3 0 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 ., De c. 1 7 a t Tom ah awk 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 idua l Tournament 9 :30 AM

Thurs., Jan. 19 Elcho 7:00 PMSat., Jan. 21 at Wausau East 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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“EAGLE LINE”

Overall Record 130-57 127-60 129-58 129-58 127-60 128-59

Winningest Percentage .695 .679 .689 .689 .679 .684

Last Week’s Tally 13-4 13-4 14-3 13-4 12-5 13-4

Green Bay atN.Y. Giants Green Bay Green Bay Green Bay Green Bay Green Bay Green Bay

Philadelphiaat Seattle Philadelphia Philadelphia Philadelphia Philadelphia Phi ladelphia Philadelphia

Tennesseeat Buffalo Buffalo Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee Buffalo Buffalo

N.Y. Jets atWashington N.Y. Jets N.Y. Jets N.Y. Jets N.Y. Jets N.Y. Jets N.Y. Jets

Carolina atTampa Bay Tampa Bay Carolina Tampa Bay Tampa Bay Tampa Bay Tampa Bay

Cincinnatiat P ittsburgh Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Pittsburgh

Detroit atNew Orleans New Or leans New Orleans New Or leans New Or leans New Or leans New Orleans

Oaklandat Miami Oakland Oakland Oakland Oakland Oakland Miami

Kansas Cityat Chicago Chicago Chicago Chicago Chicago Chicago Chicago

Baltimoreat Cleveland Baltimore Baltimore Baltimore Baltimore Baltimore Baltimore

Atlantaat Houston Houston Atlanta Atlanta Houston Houston Houston

Denver atMinnesota Denver Denver Denver Denver Denver Denver

Dallas atArizona Dallas Dallas Dallas Dallas Dallas Dallas

St. Louis atSan Francisco San Francisco San Francisco San Francisco San Francisco San Francisco San Francisco

Indianapolisat New England New England New England New England New England New England New England

San Diego atJacksonville Jacksonville San Diego San Diego San Diego San Diego Jacksonville

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GIRLS HOCKEY — Teammates looked on asEagles senior Whitney Richards and junior

Paige Healy fought with a Marshfield opponentfor puck control Monday night. --STAFF PHOTO

EAGLE RIVER SQUIRT A’sResults of 11/5/11

SCORE BY PERIODSEagle River — 0-1-2 — 3DePere — 0-0-0 — 0

INDIVIDUAL SCORINGFirst period: Lochlan Siegmeier

(Riley McGee)Third period: Brady Snedden,

Riley McGee (Brady Snedden)Saves: 7 (Brett Wilkins)Shots on goal: 19

SCORE BY PERIODSEagle River — 0-3-1 — 4DePere — 1-0-0 — 1

INDIVIDUAL SCORINGSecond period: Lochlan Sieg-

meier (David Sauvola), LochlanSiegmeier, Michael Paul (GunnarSchiffmann)

Third period: Lochlan Siegmeier(Alex Sternhagen)

Saves: 9 (Brett Wilkins)Shots on goal: 32Hat trick: Lochlan Siegmeier

Results of 11/6/11SCORE BY PERIODS

Eagle River — 0-0-0 — 0Fox Valley —2-2-2 — 6

Saves: 31 (Brett Wilkins)Shots on goal: 4

SCORE BY PERIODSEagle River — 0-0-0 — 0Fox Valley— 1-2-1 — 4



Eagle River — 0-0-1 — 1Keweenaw Storm — 1-0-1 — 2

INDIVIDUAL SCORINGThird period:Brady SneddenSaves: 25 (Brett Wilkins)Shots on goal: 9

SCORE BY PERIODSEagle River — 0-2-2 — 4Keweenaw Storm — 2-1-3 —7

INDIVIDUAL SCORINGSecond period: Riley McGee

(Brady Snedden), Riley McGee(Brady Snedden, Locklan Sieg-meier)

Third period: Brady Snedden(Locklan Siegmeier), David Savola(Locklan Siegmeier)

Saves: 23Shots on goal: 10Playmaker:Locklan Siegmeier


Eagle River — 0-0-0 — 0Tomahawk — 5-1-1 — 7


SCORE BY PERIODSEagle River — 0-0-1 — 1Tomahawk — 4-2-4 — 10

Saves: 18 Brett WilkinsShots on goal: 10

EAGLE RIVER SQUIRT B’sResults of 11/26/11

SCORE BY PERIODSEagle River — 1-1-0 — 2Medford — 4-0-2 — 6

INDIVIDUAL SCORINGFirst period: Zach Maillette

(Jesse Ebert)Second period: Zach Maillette

(Cameron Ramesh, Cooper Cox)Saves: 9 (Matthew Szafranski)Shots on goal: 11

SCORE BY PERIODSEagle River — 1-0-1 — 2Medford — 3-3-2 — 8

INDIVIDUAL SCORINGFirst period: Jake Martin (Max

Brown)

Third period: Matthew Szafrans-ki (Cameron Ramesh)

Saves: 13 (Cooper Cox)Shots on goal: 15

Results of 11/27/11SCORE BY PERIODSEagle River — 4-6-0 — 10Mosinee — 0-0-1 — 1

INDIVIDUAL SCORINGFirst period: Adam Sima, Max

Brown, Jacob Martin (TrevorRomatoski),Adam Sima

Second period:Jake Martin, Adam Sima, Cameron Ramesh, Abby Ahlborn, Trevor Romatoski,Sam Garske

Saves: 9 (Cooper Cox)Shots on goal: 16

SCORE BY PERIODSEagle River — 0-2-3 — 5Mosinee — 0-1-0 — 1

INDIVIDUAL SCORINGSecond period: Matthew Szafran-

ski (Cameron Ramesh, Brett Nes-bitt), Adam Sima (Jake Martin)

Third period:Max Brown (AdamSima), Matthew Szafranski, JakeMartin

Saves: 2 (Zach Maillette)Shots on goal: 17

EAGLE RIVER PEE WEE A’sResults of 11/26/11

SCORE BY PERIODSEagle River — 2-3-2 — 7Wisc. Rapids — 1-2-1 — 4

INDIVIDUAL SCORINGFirst Period: Max Zingler (Tyler

Hunt, Mikey Alfonso)Second period: Max Zingler, Jack

Rhode, Tyler Hunt (Max Zingler)Third Period: Max Zingler (Sam-

my Spencer, Dawson Penn), MaxZingler

Saves: 17 (Ethan Polich)Shots on goal: 24

SCORE BY PERIODSEagle River — 6-1-4 — 11Wisc. Rapids — 0-0-0— 0

INDIVIDUAL SCORINGFirst period: Tyler Hunt (Jacob

Czarapata), Jack Rhode, JackRhode (Tyler Hunt), Tyler Hunt(Max Zingler), Max Zingler, TylerHunt (Jacob Czarapata)

Second period:Sammy SpencerThird Period: Max Zingler, Jack

Rhode, Jacob Czarapata, MikeyAl-fonso

Saves: 21 (Ethan Polich)Shots on goal: 20


Eagle River — 1-0-2 — 3Green Bay — 0-0-0— 0

INDIVIDUAL SCORINGFirst period: Dawson Penn (Jack

Rhode)Third Period: Mikey Alfonso, Max

ZinglerSaves: 28 (Ethan Polich)Shots on goal: 45

SCORE BY PERIODSEagle River — 1-1-1 — 3Green Bay — 0-0-2— 2

INDIVIDUAL SCORINGFirst period: Jack Rhode (Max

Zingler)Second period: Max Zingler

(Jacob Czarapata)Third Period:Jacob CzarapataSaves: 24 (Ethan Polich)

Shots on goal: 27

EAGLE RIVER PEE WEE B ’sResults of 11/26/11

SCORE BY PERIODSEagle River — 1-0-1 — 2WI Rapids — 1-0-1 — 2

INDIVIDUAL SCORINGFirst period: Eric Saltenberger

Third period: Carter Staege (JackBrown)

Saves: 31 (Wesley Pearce)Shots on goal: 22

SCORE BY PERIODS

Eagle River — 1-1-1 — 3De Pere — 3-4-1 — 8

INDIVIDUAL SCORINGFirst period: Burke Anderson

(Bobby Schilling)Second period: Syrus McCormickThird period: Burke Anderson

(Bobby Schilling)Saves: 17 (Wesley Pearce)Shots on goal: 21


Eagle River — 0-0-1 — 1Iron River — 3-3-2 — 8

INDIVIDUAL SCORINGThird period: Tucker Wittkopf

(Eric Saltenberger)Saves: 24 (Michael John)Shots on goal: 6

SCORE BY PERIODSEagle River — 1-0-0 — 1Iron River — 2-2-5— 9

INDIVIDUAL SCORINGFirst Period:Tucker Wittkopf

Saves: 24 (Michael John)

Shots on goal: 11

EAGLE RIVER U-14 GIRLSResults of 11/26/11

SCORE BY PERIODSEagle River — 1-0-0 — 1

Appleton — 0-2-2 — 4

INDIVIDUAL SCORINGFirst period: Anna Hartwig

(Amanda Sergent)Saves: 19 (Jenna Paez)Shots on goal: 8

SCORE BY PERIODSEagle River — 1-2-2 — 5

Appleton — 1-2-0 — 3

INDIVIDUAL SCORINGFirst period: Amber HeidenreichSecond period:Anna Hartwig

(Amanda Sergent), Anna Hartwig(Amanda Sergent)

Third period: Allison Sauvola,Natalie Decker (Joi Crass)

Saves: 16 (Jenna Paez)Shots on goal: 19

Results of 11/27/11

SCORE BY PERIODSEagle River — 2-4-0 — 6Lakeland — 1-0-0 — 1

INDIVIDUAL SCORINGFirst period: Amanda Sergent

(Mikala Rubo), Anna Hartwig (Mari-ah Satran,Amanda Sergent)

Second period: Caroline Riley(Amber Heidenreich), Sally Spencer(Amber Heidenreich, CarolineRiley), Caroline Riley (Joi Crass),

Amanda SergentSaves: 12 (Jenna Paez)Shots on goal: 34

T hank You The Northland Pines Boys Hockey Team,along with their coaches and the parents’ Booster Club,

would like to thank the following businesses andindividuals for their gracious donations that havemade our Fundraiser Dinner a huge success!

A&J Stone, LLC/The SkibinskisAdamovich FamilyAdvanced Therapeutics/

Chris Hare & Allison DickmanAl GeigerBeattie Family DentistryBee Hive/Karla JorgensenBent’s CampBest Western Derby Inn/Allen DeckerBoat Sport MarinaBoone’s Building SupplyDerby Track/Chuck & Amy DeckerEagle Custom EmbroideryEagle Floor CoveringEagle LanesEagle River CabinetsEagle River MarinaEagle River NAPAEagle River Recreation AssociationEagle SportsEagle Waters ResortEarth Sense/Sayner HardwareThe Flour Sack Goal LineGolden PinesHauswerks Inc./ Bruce & Sandy Kaitchuck Horant’sJD Archery & PaintballJanelle Zaugg-Siergiej/Crazy 8’s Hockey CampJen AdamovichJensen-Akins Hardware & Appliance/

Deb JensenJohn GaffneyKim SimacKresl FamilyLakeside Photography/Kitty SookochoffLehner-Stephan JewelersLeif’s Cafe/Leif OfferdahlLumpy’s Bar & GrillMDM Imaging/Dave Consoer

Mark GeisMark Osieki,Head Coach

OSU Men’s HockeyMichael’s Italian RestaurantMike’s Septic ServiceMitch Moore ConstructionNelson’s Ace HardwareNext Level Hockey

(E.R. Summer Hockey School)Northern Waters Angling & ArcheryThe Open ArmoireOgren ElectronicsPamidaParsons of Eagle RiverPrime Choice Meat Market/Todd MongeReed’s Sporting GoodsRental Depot/Randy WalkerRon Orzech Heating & CoolingRyan HoltSalon & Spa on Railroad StreetShoeder’s of RhinelanderSpang’s Italian RestaurantSpencer FamilySweetwater Spirits & ResortState Farm InsuranceSubwaySutten Stephan/Coldwell Banker

Mulleady Inc.,RealtorsTadpolesTony Granato, Assistant Coach

Pittsburgh PenguinsTrack SideTrig’sTwelve PinesVilas County News-ReviewWild Eagle Corner StoreWireless Advantage/

Garth & Lisa Darton. . . and any others that we may have

accidentally missed. 8221

WEEK 12 WINNER — Molly Ahlborn of The Penalty Box inEagle River recently presented a $100 award to Dawn Kraczek,week 12 winner of the Vilas County News-Review Football Con-test. Kraczek was declared the winner of the contest after cor-rectly picking 14 winning teams during last week’s NFL andNCAA football games. The contest went into a tiebreaker andKraczek guessed within four points of the total points scored inthe game of the week. Contest participants can drop off entryforms at the News-Review or participating area businesses withdrop box locations. --Staff Photo By ANTHONY DREW

EAGLE RIVERWOMEN’S POOL LEAGUE

Results of 11/22/11Results: Uncle Kent’s 7, Tiny Tap 2;

Smuggler’s 1, Uncle Kent’s II 8; Buck-tales 3, Buckshots 6.

Five-ball runs:Kristina Parker

STANDINGS W LTINY TAP.................................45 27UNCLE KENT’S I....................42 30UNCLEKENT’S II..................36 36BUCKSHOTS...........................35 37BUCKTALES ...........................31 41SMUGGLER’S LOUNGE........27 45

MILLER HIGH LIFETHURSDAY NIGHT

POOLResults of 11/17/11

Team results: Sweetwater 11, UncleKent’s I 5; House of Boos 9, Tiny Tap 7;Holiday Lodge 8, Finish Line 8; UncleKent’s II Bye.

Eight-ball runs: Spencer Bolte, JasonZdroik.

Seven-ball runs: Joe Garcia, JasonZdroik.

STANDINGS W LSWEETWATER...........................48 32UNCLE KENT’S I.......................43 37HOLIDAY LODGE......................35 29UNCLE KENT’S II.....................34 30HOUSE OF BOO’S.....................32 22FINISH LINE..............................28 36TINY TAP.....................................20 44



To McNUTT, Pg. 16A

To ROONEY, Pg. 15A

EDITORIAL OPINION/COMMENTARY

14A VILAS COUNTY NEWS-REVIEW/THE THREE LAKES NEWS WEDNESDAY, NOV. 30, 2011

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CONTROVERSY HAS longraged about the relative quali-ty of venison and beef asgourmet foods.

Some people say that veni-

son is tough, with a strong“wild” taste.Others insist that venison is tender and that itsflavor is delicate. About 13years ago, the University of Wisconsin Foods ResearchDepartment conducted a tastetest to determine the truth of these conflicting assertions.

The report of this researchproject cannot be confirmed. Ithas been widely circulated onthe Internet, and the organiza-tion conducting the researchhas been credited to severalentities. The author of thereport is also unknown.

With the 2011 gun deer sea-son pretty much concluded,here’s the report.

First, a high-choice Holsteinsteer was led into a swampone and one-half miles fromthe nearest road, then shotseveral times.

After some of the entrailswere removed, the carcass wasdragged over rocks and logs,through mud and dust, throwninto a pickup box and trans-ported through rain and snow100 miles before being hungout in the sun for 10 days.

After that, it was lugged tothe garage,where it wasskinned and rolled around onthe floor for a while. Strictsanitary precautions wereobserved throughout this test,

within the limitations of thebutchering environment.

For instance, dogs and catswere allowed to sniff at thesteer carcass, but were chasedout of the garage if theyattempted to lick the carcass,bite hunks out of it or sit onthe workbench.

Next, the steer was draggedinto the house and down thebasement steps. Half a dozeninexperienced but enthusiasticpeople worked on it with meatsaws, cleavers and dull knives.

The result was 375 poundsof soup bones, four bushels of meat scraps and a couple of steaks that were an eighth of an inch thick on one edge andan inch and one-half on theother.

The steaks were fried in askillet full of rancid bacongrease, along with 3 pounds of onions.After two hours of fry-ing, the contents of the skilletwere served to three blindfold-ed taste panel volunteers.

Every one of the membersof the panel thought it was

venison. One of the volunteerseven said it tasted exactly likethe venison he had eaten athunting camps for the past 35

years.

The results of this trialshowed conclusively that thereis no difference between thetaste of beef and venison, theuniversity concluded.

Many people believe veni-son tastes best when well sea-soned. It is suggested that thisreport also be taken with a bitof salt.

* * *IF YOU ARE a hunter,you

might want to choose yourhunting buddies very carefully.In fact, before going into thefield with your hunting com-panions, you should have adiscussion with them andmake sure you have a goodunderstanding of protocol,should something tragic hap-pen.

In October 2002 there was acontest to find the best hunt-ing story. There were thou-sands of entries and, aftersome 2 million votes, here isthe winner.

A couple of New Jerseyhunters are out in the woodswhen one of them falls to theground. He doesn’t seem to bebreathing; his eyes are rolled

back in his head.The other guy whips out his

cell phone and calls the emer-gency services in the area. Hegasps to the operator, “My

friend is dead! What can I do?”The operator, in a calm,soothing voice, says, “Just takeit easy. Don’t panic. I can help.First, let’s make sure yourfriend is dead.”

There is a silence, then ashot is heard.The guy’s voicecomes back on the line. Hesays, “OK, now what?”

* * * AS I PREDICTED (it was-

n’t hard) several months ago,the congressional Super Com-mittee has failed to reach acompromise on a deficit reduc-tion plan. Our government —the Congress and White House— is simply mired in partisangridlock and dysfunction.

They’d rather let things floun-der another year, through the2012 general election.

In essence, Republicanswon’t agree to any form of taxincreases and Democrats won’tagree to any form of spendingcuts. Both sides say they haveoffered to compromise, but thefact is they haven’t. Proposedspending cuts will only reducethe planned spending increas-es.

Government is paralyzed.It’s a pox on both parties. It isgoing to take an economicPearl Harbor for this govern-

Taste test proves venison comparable to beef

People Make the DifferenceBy Byron McNutt

To MAINES, Pg. 15A

BUILD A FENCE and theywill come.

It worked when Kevin Cost-ner built a ball park in a cornfield, and now, apparently, ithas worked— extremely well— for the American Birkebein-er.

I began skiing the Birkie in

1984, entering it the year it hitan all-time participant recordof, as I recall, more than 7,500skiers.

Later the Birkie numbersdipped to the low 5,000s dur-ing the years when Birkiefounder Tony Wise wentbankrupt, losing not only therace’s home base of TelemarkLodge, but also the rights tothe Birkebeiner itself.

It climbed back to the 6,000range in the 90s, usually hold-ing steady in that mid-rangebefore edging up to near the7,000 mark in recent years.

Last year the Birkie finallyhit on the marketing tack theywould have been wise to dis-cover years earlier. They builta fence around the Birkie.

Not a real fence, but anentry limit on the number of skiers who could get in. Fromthe first Birkie on, skiers couldregister until the day beforethe race. Not so last year.

With a first-time registra-tion cap in place, Birkie direc-tors expected registrations toclose about January 31,almostfour weeks before the race.When I went online Dec. 19th

to check on the pace of regis-trations, I found I was to beleft out in the cold.

Registration goals had filledthe day before, and conse-quently I could not enter.

This year Birkie officialsupped registration cap to9,000 skiers, a figure many of

us once thought to be unthink-able, and guess what? Regis-trations closed a week ago asthe Birkie quota for both skateskiers and classic skiers filled.

This year I started trackingentries in October, and when itgot to less than 1,000 slots stillavailable the second week of November, I finally coughedup my $105 entry fee.

Build a fence, and they willcome,even old, out-of-shapeguys like me who have neitherthe body type nor workout eth-

No fence could keep me out

Trails& Tales

ByWill Maines

DOGS ARE LOYAL, play-ful, loving and sometimes cuteas a button. It’s no wonder welove them (some of us morethan others, to be sure).

Dogs were likely one of the very first animals we humans

domesticated. They’ve beensitting around our campfiresfor a very long time, indeed.We train our dogs to sit, shakeand lie down.It also could besaid the dogs train us to dis-pense kibbles, rawhide treatsand scratches behind the ears.What matters isn’t which sidecomes out ahead in theexchange, I like to think, butthat both sides benefit fromour association.

Recently, I had occasion toread aloud a news report tomy “Labrador mix” as he laystretched out near my feet oneevening. Buster Brown camefrom the dog pound where hewas listed as a Lab mix,although in truth the vet and

I agree he has so many differ-ent influences in him it’srather misleading to name

just one. Still, because he willretrieve sticks I throw into thewater, I dignify his existenceby thinking of him as predom-inately a Labrador Retriever.

And he’s content with thatdescription.

The story I read aloud orig-inated in Germany where astudy was done with dogs whohave been trained to indicatewhen they smell chemicalsemitted by cancer cells in thehuman body. This isn’t thefirst such study to be done,but it confirmed what earlierones had shown: dogs can begood early-warning detectors

of malignancies within us peo-ple.

The German study usedtwo German shepherds (natu-rally), an Australian shepherdand one Labrador retriever.(Buster, of course, was pleasedto hear about that fourth dog’sparticipation in the study.)The dogs were trained to liedown when they smelled lungcancer. The dogs were justhouse dogs, and the trainingdidn’t go much beyond thatused in typical puppy school.

Cancer detection and man’s best friend

Times are tough and the need is great thisyear for the Warm The Children program, whichhas already provided new, warm winter clothingto more than 510 children — and applicationsare still arriving daily.

Generous civic groups, businesses and individuals have donated $34,900 to date — anincredible display of neighborly caring despitethe lagging economy. But the total is more than$15,000 short of the fundraising goal of $50,000,which is based on the goal of serving 550 chil-dren.

The program is sponsored by the Vilas Coun-ty News-Review and The Three Lakes News. Alladministrative costs are borne by the newspaper,so every penny of the money raised goes to pur-chase items the children need.

Each child between the ages of 2 and 17receives about $170 of new winter clothing (retail

value), from coats and snow pants to boots andmittens. Children younger than age 2 receive $85worth of clothing (retail). Purchases are limitedto basic, nonextravagant winter clothing.

Donations of any size are encouraged and allare welcome and needed. Individuals this yearhave given from $5 to $3,000. Many communityorganizations also have supported Warm TheChildren this year, as in past years.

A huge side benefit for the volunteer shop-pers has been witnessing the looks on the faces of parents and children after a shopping trip pro-

vides clothing they wouldn’t have otherwise had— speaking volumes of the spirit of Christmas.

There’s no doubt that with continued helpfrom a generous community, we will set a newrecord for the children served this year.

As Wisconsin residents prepare to makeapplication for a permit to carry a concealedweapon, it is important that prospective carriersunderstand fully the legal ramifications thatcome with that new privilege.

While the state’s new law requires littlemore than a hunter’s safety certificate to qualifyfor a permit, we believe applicants would be bestserved if they know more about what they canand cannot do within the confines of a law that isintended only for self defense.

Classes such as the seven-hour coursetaught by certified instructor Dan Tomasoski of Eagle River will give gun owners the perspectivethey need to act within the law, so they don’t facecriminal charges or expose themselves to civil lia-bility through their actions.

The concealed carry law is clearly about self defense, which might include a loved one but cer-

tainly doesn’t entail involvement in stopping ran-dom criminal activity — which must be left toprofessional law enforcement officers.

Besides knowing the law and the potentialliabilities, those who wish to carry should be pro-ficient in handling and shooting handguns.

Our View

Behind the editorial ‘we’ Members of the Vilas County News-Review

editorial board include Publisher Kurt Krueger, Editor Gary Ridderbusch and Assistant Editor Anthony Drew.

Warm The Children program relies on generous community

Concealed carry applicants need to know law, liabilities

River ice collecting as autumn wanes

Ice forming on logs and rocks in a rushing creek is evidenceof the cold nights of November and a sign of the winter coldthat lies just ahead. There was just a dusting of snow onthe ground Sunday when this photo was taken in theChequamegon-Nicolet National Forest.

--Staff Photo By KURT KRUEGER




OP-ED/READER OPINION

ic to ski the Birkie, but who doit anyway just because theBirkie sits there like a moun-tain, daring to be climbed.

This will be my 18th Birkie,two short of gaining entranceinto the Birchleggings Clubwhich is reserved for thosewho have completed 20 of what has, over the years,ranged from a 48k to 58k race.For those of you metricallychallenged, that translates toraces anywhere from roughly30 to 36 miles.

Reserving my Birkie train-ing to actual time on snow — Ido little aerobically theremainder of the year — Ihave been in mediocre, poor orterrible shape for practicallyevery Birkie I’ve skied, whichmight explain typical finishtimes in the 5-plus hour range.

I might add that, for almostall of my Birkies, the last 10 to15 kilometers have amounted

to death marches, crawling tothe finish line, watching scoresof skiers I passed earlier in therace surge back past me.

So why have I torturedmyself all these years, youmight logically ask?

It has nothing to do withskiing fast, with being an eliteskier or showing the worldwhat an amazingly talentedathlete I am.

It has everything to do with

being part of a grand specta-cle, a happening if you will,that brings together manythousands of like-minded peo-ple to test and push their bod-ies to limits and beyond just toprove they can climb a moun-tain.

Even more for many skiers,including me, the Birkie isabout seeing old friends, someof whom you meet up with foryour one and only get togetherof the entire year.

My personal Birkie includeswonderful friendships withpeople like the Eichman fami-lies, skiing buddies like ScottJoswiak and Scott Crawford —

the latter back for Birkie aftera dozen years of skiing retire-ment — Dr.Pogo and severalothers with whom I haveshared accomodations andrace stories for all these years.

Along with these closest of Birkie friends are others, somelike former Citizen’s championMitch Mode, of Rhinelander,and locals like Joe Panci,Sandy Lotto,Robin Petersonand others, all of whom can

tell tales about races past andshare anticipation of the raceto come when we bump intoeach other at registration orone of the many pre-Birkieactivities that go on for severaldays prior to the race.

Being a part of the Birkie isalso a matter of pride on acouple of levels. I am fiercelyWisconsin, and I do takeimmense pride in the fact thatthe Birkie, one of the mostimportant cross-country skiraces in the world, is heldright here in Wisconsin.

For the entire Birkie weekour neighbors two hours to thewest, Cable and Hayward,

have the Nordic spotlight of the world shining brightly onthem. Just as I feel the prideof having some world-classoutdoor activities involvingpond hockey, snowmobiles andmuskie fishing right here in

Vilas County, I feel this amaz-ing pride that something sobig and grand as the AmericanBirkebeiner is a part of ournorthrn Wisconsin landscape.

I also very much feel inner

pride, pride in myself at beingable to challenge and, after afashion, conquer the Birkiecourse year after year afteryear.

It is one of the toughest skiraces in the world, and to beable to cross the finish lineeach year, no matter the time,is something that gives megreat pride in myself.

One more thing. Perhapsthe best thing about the Birkieis that no matter how hard, nomatter how bad it beats upyour body, no matter how poor-ly or how well you ski it, theBirkie is just plain fun. Nofence could keep me out.

Maines FROM PAGE 14A

So it’s likely that what thefour dogs could do, so could myBuster and your Fido, too.

The canines in the studywere given test tubes contain-ing people’s breath samples,both healthy subjects andthose who had lung cancer.The dogs had been trained to

lie down when they smelledtraces of lung cancer andtouch the vials with theirnoses. About 70 percent of thetime, the dogs successfullyidentified patient known tohave lung cancer.

The study is not the first of this type to have been done.Other studies with dogs havetested their ability to detectbreast cancer, colon cancer,skin cancer and more. Somestudies have had much higherdetection rates than 70 per-cent, too.

Clearly dogs can tumble to

just a tiny trace of chemicalsassociated with cancer cells.I’ve read that dogs have moreneurons running from thenose to the brain than we peo-ple do, and a larger proportionof the dog brain is devoted toprocessing information fromthe nose than is the case inour noggins.

The fact that dogs cansmell malignancies wouldseem to indicate the cancerscreate particular chemicals

that are otherwise not in ourbodies. Exactly what thosecompounds are remains amystery. In other words, wecan say the dogs in Germanydid pretty well at detectinglung cancer, but we don’tknow what chemicals in thetest tube vials were the onesthe dogs responded to.And, of course, the dogs can’t tell usthat part of the story.

It’s interesting to speculatewhy it took us so long to askFido’s help in cancer detec-tion. I think it’s partlybecause of the way we view

science and all things medical.We think that the best scien-tific or medical devices will belarge and expensive machines.Likely they’ll be scary, too, atleast if you have to spend timewith one as a patient.

It’s just outside our frame-work of thinking to imaginethat the mutt under thekitchen table at home coulddo as well as a chemical detec-tor designed by an engineerand costing tens or hundreds

of thousands of dollars. As a friend of mine in grad-uate school used to say, “Sci-entific instruments should bebig, noisy, scary and cold.”

Or not!

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 Sci-

ences at Washington StateUniversity. Peters can bereached at [email protected].

Rock Doc FROM PAGE 14A

Dear Editor:I have been reading the let-

ters to the editor concerningthe effort to recall Scott Walk-

er in a number of our areanewspapers. Most of the let-ters are saddening, as itappears that their authorshave lost sight of the unprece-dented changes that have tak-en place throughout our statesince last January when Mr.Walker took office.

These changes amount to abetrayal of the social contractthat people make with theirgovernment, to work for thecommon good and to care forthose who are the most vul-nerable in our society — the

very young, the elderly and

those who lack sufficient eco-nomic means.

To date, the efforts to recallMr. Walker have focused on

his attempt to provide thestate and local governmentswith the “tools and efficien-cies” needed to balance theirbudgets, namely the removalof much of the collective bar-gaining rights of publicemployees and increased con-tributions to their pensionsand health insurance.

For the purposes of trans-parency, I am a public employ-ee, I belong to my union, and Iam proud to serve the citizensin my community. I under-stand the need for everyone tomake sacrifices during thistime of economic trial for ourstate and our nation. That is apart of working for the com-

mon good.But this recall effortagainst Mr.Walker should notonly focus on the role of publicemployees, nor should it con-

sist of the nasty personalaccusations and attacks of public servants that havebeen taking place in the press.

Politics of this nature arebeneath the traditions of ourstate. Let’s not forget thatthere is more at stake here.

In Wisconsin, and through-out the nation,recalls are rarefor a reason but are effectivetools when elected officialsmake clear by their words andactions, as Scott Walker hasdone, that they will not workto uphold the social contractfor the people they’re sup-posed to represent. In fact,Scott Walker himself was firstelected Milwaukee Countyexecutive during a recall elec-tion.

Mr. Walker is not support-ive of working families, the

elderly, the unemployed or thepoor. His massive cuts to edu-cation and health care havebeen and will continue to bedetrimental. His tax cuts to

big corporations reward themwhile they ship Wisconsin jobsoverseas and drive wages andbenefits down for everyone.

For example, during theeight months of Scott Walker’sadministration, unemploy-ment has risen from 7.4% to7.9%. Wisconsin has lost not

just public-sector jobs, butalso private-sector jobs underhis radical policies. Wisconsinhas lost private-sector jobsevery single month since hisbudget was passed, and thereare 7,000 more job seekersthan there were at this timelast year.

Wisconsin leads the nationin cuts to education, averag-ing $635 less per pupil, evenwhile corporations get big taxbreaks. Walker’s budget cut$2.6 billion from education

and affected 97% of school dis-tricts this year. You might notsee this in your community,

There’s more at stake than attacking public workers

Compiled by

Jean Fitzpatrick

VOICES

VOICES

Molly Gallagher, 43

Homemaker

Milwaukee/Eagle River

“It’s very important to me. I

don’t like big malls and I like

to support the retailers in the

community. I like to con-

tribute to their success so

they stay.”

Dale Moyer, 84

Retired machinist

Kenosha

“I like to support local busi-

nessmen — who are very

important to the community.

It is very important to support

the businesses in the down-

town area or the area will

die.”

Alina Balko, 49

Consultant

Three Lakes and Illinois

“We like to shop here

because you see stuff you

don’t see in chain stores.

It’s like our family’s holiday

tradition all year around to

see what the stores here

have, and buy fudge.”

FROM ACROSS THE

HEADWATERS REGION

Question: How important is it to you to shop locally? To RECALL, Pg. 16A

Dear Editor: Americans are facing seri-

ous consequences for wrongbehaviors and ill-advised deci-sions by leaders and powerful

groups. Our nation is in thisstate because we deserve it. Itis the natural progression of being lost, with no compass.There are powerful people (notnecessarily intelligent) who arereluctant to enforce existinglaws and moral standards, sothey promote and/or createmore laws to suit their half-baked ideals or satisfy a con-stituency.

Ultimately the ship, meantto save those truly in need, getsflooded with brackish wateruntil it sinks.We are there! Thefederal government has hiddenthe fact right in front of ourlying eyes.The culprits are theFederal Reserve, judges,

Congress, and us.Instead of taking responsi-bility, some politicians blame

the opposition and keep themon defense with accusationafter accusation, truth bedamned. They use allies in themedia, Hollywood, elitists and

academia to spread hate anddistrust, morals be damned. If this reminds you of anyonewho represents you and youare sick of it, you have a duty totell them. If they don’t listen,

vote for someone you trust.Please do not accept second-hand information from anysource before voting.

I am wary of any “ism” thatis an endlessly changing ideol-ogy, never reaching its goal. Ido feel secure in my “ism,”which is not just an ideology,but a lifestyle founded in his-torically proven principles, andthat which the law of our landis based on and acknowledges apower greater than any of us.

Sincerely,Jeff KirschmannEagle River

Our nation is lost with no compass

Letter to the Editor:

In a recent Letter to theEditor, the writer commented

on the “arrests of more than3,500 revolutionaries nation-wide” in the Occupy WallStreet movement, an obtusereference to citizens exercisingtheir First Amendment rightsof free speech and peaceableassembly.

The writer took issue withthe peaceful nature of theprotests, but I would submitthat more often than not, thedepicted violence has beenperpetrated or provoked bylaw enforcement.

Perhaps the best examplewas at the University of Cali-

fornia-Berkeley where seatedprotesters were casually beingpepper sprayed. The scene was

reminiscent of Bull Connor,the Birmingham commission-er of “public safety” infamous-ly turning fire hoses on peace-ful demonstrators during thecivil rights movement in

Alabama.

To be sure, law enforcementactivities across the countryhave been largely restrainedbut there are rogue elementson both sides, and to suggestthat all of those arrests wereevidence of violence is simplyblaming the victims.

Terrance MoeThree Lakes

Demonstrator violence at times provoked by law enforcement

Letter to the Editor:To the people who think it

is OK to shout obscenities atsenior citizen women who areexercising their freedom of speech, you are giving yourparty a bad name. The lasttime I checked, I lived in ademocracy.

We have been collecting

signatures for the Scott Walk-er recall because we believe itis the right thing. We don’thave an office here and wehave been standing on a coldcorner for a week. It has beengratifying to see the excite-ment, the waves, the honksand thumbs-up and, of course,the many people who have

stopped and signed. Thankyou!

To those of you who give usthe finger, yell out insultsfrom your car, call the policeto complain (we are withinour rights), you are entitled toyour opinion but you could atleast be respectful of ours.This is America, not NorthKorea.

We will continue to collectsignatures on Highway 45North in Eagle River acrossfrom Ripco Credit Union untilJan. 14. Thank you for yoursupport.

Marge HanselmanEagle River

Be respectful of those collecting recall signatures




but schools throughout thestate have been affected andwe should all be concerned.

Mr. Walker and his admin-istration have attacked the

BadgerCare program, causingthousands of Wisconsinites of all ages to lose their health-care coverage. The level of poverty in Wisconsin hasincreased under Scott Walker,while median householdincome has gone down.

The Legislative FiscalBureau projects that Scott

Walker’s tax giveaways willcost Wisconsin more than $2.3billion in lost revenue over thenext 10 years. Where will thatloss be made up? What will wehave to cut next? Most of these losses are a result of changes in capital gains andcombined reporting, whichbenefit the highest wage earn-ers and largest corporations

in Wisconsin at the expense of working families, the elderlyand the poor.

In addition, the LegislativeFiscal Bureau has reportedthat Walker’s budget willleave future state budgetswith a higher-than-averagepercentage of debt service as aresult of delaying debt pay-

ments.

Mr. Walker’s approach hasbeen to divide the statethrough the use of radicalpolicies, by pitting groups of citizens against each other, ata time when our state needsto be united to improve thequality of life for everyone, not

just a select few. Let’s rededi-

cate ourselves to upholdingthe “Wisconsin idea” of honestand open government thatupholds its social contractwith citizens and works withthe people to support the com-mon good.

Sincerely, Alan TulppoEagle River

ment and this country tochange. No one wants to dealwith this reality.

Ten years ago, super lobby-ist Jack Abramoff had a stran-glehold on Congress as hisfirm “owned over 100 mem-

bers of the House and Senate.”His reign ended in 2006 whenhe was convicted of mail fraudand conspiracy. He went toprison. He is out now and haswritten a book telling us

what’s wrong in Washington. Are we listening to him?

Currently, with a similarstranglehold, Grover Norquist,president of the taxpayeradvocacy group called Ameri-cans for Tax Reform, skillfullygot 238 members of the Houseand 41 members of the Senate(112th Congress) to sign apledge to oppose all taxincreases. His group has

threatened to punish anymember who breaks thepledge. Norquist hasn’t com-mitted any crimes that I knowof, but this pledge has signeesscared.

McNutt FROM PAGE 14A

READER OPINION

Recall FROM PAGE 15A

Letter to the Editor:I think those of us who

want to use all-terrain vehi-cles (ATV) need to transportour ATVs up to Michigan if wewant to enjoy its many trails,rather than trying so hard tochange the law about these

vehicles being on paved roads. Vilas County is noted for

fishing, hunting, snowmobil-ing, snowshoeing, skiing,kayaking, canoeing, swim-ming and various other watersports. It should not have toappeal to everyone’s hobbiesand tastes. Why competewith Michigan when Vilas

County has so much to offer vacationers, retired peopleand permanent residents whoalready bring lots of revenueinto the area?

I love driving an ATV, butonly when I know I’m not dis-turbing someone’s peace andquiet, and when I’m free to gothe legal speed and not be a

danger to others on the roador trail. I don’t understandwhy my fellow ATV driverswant to spoil others’ fun whenwe have a wealth of trails andspace just a few miles north of us.

We knew the rules when we

moved here, and should bewilling to abide by them andnot fight the majority of prop-erty owners. There’s a reasonwhy the manufacturers statethat ATVs are not built to runon paved roads. How else canthey say it?

Let’s be reasonable and notselfish, and keep the peaceand quiet where it belongs.We can have all our fun in

better places than on unsaferoads and highways.

Thank you for listening.Mery KrauseLand O’ Lakes

ATV enthusiasts can enjoy Michigan trails

Letter to the Editor:The U.S. Justice Depart-

ment has filed a lawsuitagainst Utah’s immigrationlaw. What is wrong with thispicture? When are our govern-ment officials going to getwhat’s going on in the UnitedStates of America? Illegalmeans illegal. Are our states,who want this brought undercontrol, wrong? Or, is our gov-ernment running scared?

We don’t owe Mexico any-

thing.We owe the people of ourcountry everything. But ourgovernment keeps giving awayour freedom to everyone elseand the taxpayers are payingthe bills. This has become aserious problem and our gov-ernment keeps avoiding theproblem.

Americans, remember theseofficials in government on elec-tion day. Enough is enough.

Gene KlumppConover

Enforcing immigration law problem for U.S. government

Marshfield Clinic’s MobileScreening Unit will offer digi-tal mammography and bone-density screenings Tuesday,Dec. 13, from 9 a.m. to 3:30p.m. at the clinic, located at500 Commerce Loop in EagleRiver.

“Screening mammography

is important because it’s thefirst line of defense in the fightagainst breast cancer. Earlydetection is the key to success-ful treatment,” said MyronGadke, services manager.

During the one-on-onemammography screenings,licensed and certified femaletechnicians from MarshfieldThe newest unit providesbone-density screening forosteoporosis.

The screening costs will bebilled to health insuranceproviders for patients withhealth insurance or Medicare.

Free screenings may beavailable to women who areuninsured or underinsured.

Screening is open to anyone. Advance appointments arerequired. To schedule anappointment or for more infor-mation, call Marshfield Clinicat (715) 479-0400.

Clinic’s mobile unit to offer screenings

Documents

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