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Nancy and Rich Hess of Burnett County raised serious concerns about returning combat veterans, on top of the exceedingly higher age of combat casualties. "These are grandpas that are dying. That is unacceptable," Rich Hess said.

Veterans listening session brings the future to light

by Greg Marsten Leader staff writer

BALSAM LAKE - A veterans listening session drew about two dozen people to he United VFW Post 6856 outside Mill-town on Tuesday, March 20, as Wiscon-sin Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary John Scocos spoke about changes, challenges, innovations and the candid reality of the challenges for re-turning combat veterans, how years of war have left us with new challenges.

The session was the first of three such forums in the 10th Senate District, and Sen. Sheila Harsdorf addressed the crowd and introduced Scocos, while also noting that Gov. Scott Walker declared 2012 the Year of the Veteran last Decem-ber.

"You really are the ones who made the sacrifices for where we are today," Hars-dorf said. "And not only you, but your families."

Scocos noted Harsdorf's help in bring-, ing the Wisconsin GI Bill to life, which al-lows any veteran to pursue the option for up to a doctorate degree, with reim-bursements being among the best in the nation.

Scocos also credited Polk County Vet-erans Service Officer Richard Gates for his work as a liaison to local vets to Washington, D.C., and also noted that Gates makes sure that "they spend 100 percent of grant money dedicated to vet-erans," Scocos said. "He's dedicated to those vets and fights for them."

But Scocos was also candid about the serious issues facing returning combat veterans, from employment to mental health issues, post-traumatic stress dis-order, and even housing and unique IED injuries.

He noted recent changes to allow com-bat veterans to get license credits for their relevant experience overseas, from EMTs on the front lines as medics, to plumbers and electricians on Navy

Polk County Veterans Service Officer Richard Gates has been a strong liaison and advocate for local veterans benefits, concerns and assistance. He spoke at the listening ses-sion about the need to notice the effects of more reliance on Guardsmen and Reservists for overseas combat duty, as well as the grow-ing number of multiple combat tours.

by Chuck Quirmbach Wisconsin Public Radio

MILWAUKEE - An expected flood of teacher and principal retirements has schools going on the hunt for new employ-ees.

Recruitment is under way in Wisconsin's largest school district. About one-eighth of the 9,100 in the Milwaukee Public Schools will be eligible to retire in June, and the percentage will go up over the next three years. MPS human resources director Karen Jackson says as other districts also see more retirements triggered by cuts in collective bargaining and school budgets, Milwaukee will be in a statewide fight for

ships. He mentioned that many return-ing vets are incredibly capable technol-ogy experts, but still face job and hiring issues as a top concern.

"A lot of employers tell us they want to get vets to work for them, but they don't have the training tools, "Scocos said, citing 16 upcoming job fairs exclu-sively for veterans, with the closest being on Tuesday, March 27, in Eau Claire at the National Guard Armory.

The Guard and Reserve changes were also front and center, as both Scocos and Gates, as well as several audience mem-bers, mentioned the increasing reliance on those branches of service for repeated tours of combat duty.

"We'll always have vets," Gates said.

new staff. "We're worried about being able to attract high-quality candidates to Mil-waukee Public Schools, after all we're com-peting against everybody else statewide," she says. Jackson says there are contract flexibilities in Milwaukee that still make teaching financially attractive.

Among the dozens of prospective teach-ers who came to a recruitment kickoff Thursday, March 15, was MPS student teacher Ashley Manthey. "I do want to be comfortable and be able to make a living and support my family, but I knew I wasn't going to become rich being a teacher," she says. MPS says it hopes to hire most of its new teachers by June.

"But in the past, you could be in the Guard or Reserve for 20 years and never get called up. Now? Well, you're getting called. Sometimes they're used five or six times for deployment. Why? They're fill-ing the holes [of active-duty personnel] and when they're called up that many times, you're going to have problems."

That sentiment was echoed by Scocos, who has served two tours overseas in war zones and noted the growing con-cern for returning combat vets, who may have mental health issues that haven't been seen in the past, due in part to of the multiple tours.

"Honestly, mental health issues are going to be one of our biggest challenges in the next 15 years," Scocos said.

FREDERIC - Remember '57 Chevrolets, poodle skirts, bobby socks, ponytails, the hand jive and of course Elvis Presley? Well, on Tuesday, March 27, at 7 p.m. at the Birch Street Elementary, all of that will come alive! Our first-, second- and third-graders will be taking a stroll back in time. You'll hear and see some of the '50s great-est singers, songs and dances. So get out your poodle skirts so we can all "bop" back in time. It's a night you won't want to miss! This show is directed by Troy Wink and Pat Anderson. - submitted

Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary John Scocos knows firsthand the need for more attention to returning combat veterans, as he has done two tours in Iraq.

Others reiterated that concern, some of them quite passionately.

"Look at the ages of the casualties ... 50, 55, even 60 years old ... that is scary. These are grandpas that are dying in combat! That just is unacceptable," stated Rich Hess of Burnett County.

Scocos and Gates agreed, and Gates even mentioned that he has one Polk County serviceman who is on his sev-enth tour of duty overseas. He noted that the "hawks of war" are not who you would always suspect.

"I always say that the nice thing about veterans benefits and issues is that they are a purple issue," Gates said. "It's not red or blue. People pretty much come to-gether on (veterans) support and issues."

But Scocos also cited the increasing need for the VA to address new chal-lenges, from thousands of women re-turning from the theater of war for the first time ever, to a real lack of jobs, af-fordable housing, homelessness and more.

He said that the VA home loans are ad-mittedly not as competitive as private banks and cited serious concerns about things like traumatic brain injuries and concussions.

"They all have different needs, specific needs and special needs," Scocos said. "We're looking at all of those issues too."

Scocos outlined several VA facility changes, expansions and even plans for specialized facilities that are in response to those needs, while also mentioning new ways to communicate the changes to vets in a "language they understand," which might mean call centers for older vets, and chat rooms, Web sites and e-mails for younger vets.

"I think we've done a great job," he said, "but I know we can always do bet-ter. But we need to hear from you."

Scocos admitted that the VA and the government "needs to learn from past mistakes" and correct the foibles and dedicate their efforts even more to wel-coming, helping and offering the best services, health care, treatment and em-ployment opportunities to returning and active veterans.

"Honestly, we dropped the ball (on Vietnam veterans) and we learned a lot of lessons for today," Scocos said frankly. "We need to honestly be prepared for the issues facing a postwar generation ... again, we can always do better."

Gates and Scocos both encouraged local veterans to contact them for issues, advice and guidance of all kinds, while also encouraging them to seek help and counseling, if needed.

"That's why we're here," Gates said. "I hope we put ourselves out of busi-

ness!" Scocos said with a smile. "But we can't do our jobs without hearing from you."

"Look at the ages of the casualties ... 50, 55 even 60 years old ... that is scary. These are grandpas that are

dying in combat! That just is unacceptable," - Rich Hess

Secretary Scocos and Sen. Sheila Harsdorf presented an Award of Commendation to the United VFW Post No. 6856 on March 20, for their strong local presence and involvement with the community. Pictured (L to R) are: Sen. Sheila Harsdorf, R-River Falls, Carl Holmgren - com-mander, United VFW Post No. 6856, Secretary John Scocos, Wisconsin Department of Veter-ans Affairs. - Photos by Greg Marsten

Teacher recruitment starts amid flood of retirees n pack to the '50s

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Inter-County Leader, Frederic: March 21, 2012 -9a Frederic, WI

By Jeremiah Tucker Sauk Prairie Eagle

Spruce Street Elementary School Principal Cliff Thompson is one of the three finalists for the position of super-intendent for the school

district. Thompson is the only

employee being considered to replace Craig Bender who will retire at the end of the school year.

The other two candi-dates are Jeff Wright, the principal of a public high

school in Chicago, and Steve Smolek, the super-intendent of the Mauston School District.

The board will interview the finalists March 20 and is expected to vote on its decision during the April 9 school board meeting.

BRIAN D. BRIDGEFORD / CAPITAL NEWSPAPERS

Wisconsin Secretary of Veterans Affairs John A. Scocos shares his hopes for what will be accomplished, includ-ing legislation and honoring World War II vets, during Wisconsin's Year of the Veteran as he gives a talk at Baraboo American Legion Post 26 on Monday evening. Those listening include, from his left, Iraq War veteran Michael Trepanier, Scocos' executive assistant, and Merrimac resident John M. Gaedke, who sits on Wisconsin's Board of Veterans affairs.

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By Brian D. Bridgeford Capital Newspapers

BARABOO — Veterans organizations, working together with Wisconsin government officials can do more for those who have fought America's battles during 2012, Year of the Veteran, a state official said Monday.

Wisconsin Secretary of Veterans Affairs John A. Scocos spoke before a packed crowd at Baraboo's American Legion Post 26. On Tuesday, state officials kicked off a year-long cel-ebration to honor all veterans who fought for the country.

He told the audience WDVA will host a celebra-tion honoring World War II veterans 10 a.m. — 4:30 p.m., Friday, May 4 at the National Railroad Museum in Green Bay. All World War II veterans and their guests are invited to the event, Scocos said.

Veterans of that war are the "Greatest generation," he said.

"We've had many trib-utes, but we believe this Year of the Veterans, we should honor veterans who set a course for our coun-try," Scocos said.

One of the big problems across the state is veterans returning from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and having trouble finding jobs, he said. In the corn-

If you go What: Celebration honoring

World War II veterans. When:10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Friday, May 4. Where: National Railroad

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Department of Veterans Affairs website, www.wisvets.com .

ing months, WDVA will work with employers, par-ticularly in manufacturing, to set up job fairs to help vets connect up with job opportunities.

"Our employers are talking to us saying, 'we need folks, good folks to come to work every day'," Scocos said. "We're going

to give them veterans on 15 different employment events linking them up with employers of that sort."

The newest genera-tion of veterans continues to suffer post-traumatic stress disorder, something which was only recognized decades after it struck Vietnam-era vets, Scocos said. Many of today's sol-diers also have experienced brain trauma from impro-vised explosive devices in Iraq and Afghanistan.

"These issues I believe we'll be facing as a state and nation for many years," he said. "We believe there's a need for more mental health-care providers in our stater

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Wenzel said the prob-lem is that automotive and pedestrian traffic converge in front of the middle school right next to where the bus drop off is at the high school, and there is no clear line for where pedestrians are supposed to walk so they invariably end up in the street.

Part of the plan involved an in-depth traffic study around the middle school.

"(The research) really validated how unsafe the site is;' Wenzel said. "We've been fortunate as a community that nothing bad has happened, but for us the random traffic pat-terns for pedestrians is a problem. If you watched the site every day for a week you'd see very ran-dom, in - the - middle - of-block crossing."

The plan makes a vari-ety of middle school-specific and community-wide recommendations, but the first one that the task force is going to focus on securing funding for, Wenzel said, is a multiuse trail behind the middle school.

"For me, I think the pri-ority is at the school site and shoring up those traf-fic patterns, so if you're a pedestrian this is your path," Wenzel said.

The plan originally called for a sidewalk along Sycamore Street behind the middle school, but Wenzel said a multi-use path might make more sense because it would be cheaper and allow for more multiple directions.

With a path in the back of the school, the drop-off point for parents would move to the back of the school, alleviating the congestion at the front where multiple modes of traffic converge.

"I think it would be fea-sible to have parents drop and pick up on the back side of the school," Harter said. "Then students would not have to cross any street or any drive-way to get into the school building, and it would allow more kids to walk and bike into the front area of the school."

Prairie du Sac and the Sauk Prairie School Board have adopted the plan, and Sauk City was expected to adopt it Tuesday night. The next step, Wenzel said, will be applying for an imple-mentation grant from the Safe Routes to School program that would fund some of the plan's recom-mendations.

"It's a good opportu-nity to fix that key safety issue," Harter said.

Once that's completed, he said, the task force could focus on getting more kids to walk to school.

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Gary and Sharon Gauthier are shown with their new barn quilt Castor and Pollux, on display on their barn at W16592 Wilson Creek Lane, Wittenberg. Photo by Jim Leuenberger

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Wisconsin Working Plan includes virtual career fair platform that allows employers and veterans to meet online

Governor Walker and Milicruit Team up to Little Church, Big Tradition Help Veterans and Their Spouses Find Jobs

Gary and Sharon Gauthier have sponsored Shawano County's 112th barn quilt on their farm at W16592 Wilson Creek Lane just northeast of Wittenberg. The uniquely-shaped multi-colored pattern is called "Castor and Pollux." In Greek mythology, Castor and Pollux were the twin sons of Zeus. "There was no particular reason why we picked this pattern," Gary said, "except we liked how unique it was and wanted something bright that would stand out on our barn." The barn on which the quilt is displayed was built in 1912. A Hartleben family originally Owned the farm, and later it was owned by Matt Bernardi. The Gauthiers purchased the farm from Bernardi in 2006 and spent a lot of time and money restoring the beautiful 100-year-old barn. The farm totals about 90 acres, 30 of which are rented out as

-Cropland. The original house on the property was torn down and was replaced by a new "hunting" shack, as „Gary calls it. "Basically, it's a place where our three married

daughters and their families can come to get away from work for a while and unwind," Gary said. The new building can sleep 12 and is especially appreciated during the deer hunting season. The Gauthier barn quilt was painted by the Shawano Country barn quilt committee and was put on display by LeRoy Raddant and Bruce Teetzen of Raddant Electric in Shawano. Anyone who would like to participate in the Shawano County barn quilt project can contact project coordinator Jim Leuenberger at 715-524-5685 or via email at jamesmleuenberger@yahoo. corn. They can also contact Patti Peterson, tourism manager at the Shawano Chamber of Commerce at 715-524-2139 or tourism@ shawano.com . A link is now on the Shawano Chamber Web site as well that includes photos and information on every quilt on display in Shawano County along with a detailed map. Just go to www.shawanocountry.com and click on the barn quilt icon.

Governor Scott Walker and the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs have joined forces with Milicruit to host a virtual career fair for service members, guard/reservist, veterans, and military spouses of Wisconsin to be held on March 22nd online at www. veteranscareerfair.com <http:// www.veteranscareerfair.com> .

"We owe it to our nation's heroes to help them find work when they return home," said Governor Walker. "This is a great program to help place our veterans in jobs."

The virtual career fair will allow the veteran to build a profile, research employers ahead of time, visit employer booths, view/apply for jobs, chat live with recruiters, and meet with fellow Wisconsin veterans and military spouses in the networking lounge.

A partial list of the employers already signed up to participate includes;

American Corporate Partners, CBRE, Citi, Convergys , Graybar, H2H.Jobs, Lowes, NCO Financial, Northwestern Mutual Life, Philips, Progressive, Sears, State Street Corporation, Waste Management, Marinette Marine Corporation, Aurora Health Care, WPS Health Insurance, Oneida Nation, and Logistics Health Incorporated.

These employers represent over 14,000 available jobs, and in areas ranging from

(Antigo, WI) — The Northcentral Technical College (NTC) Antigo campus will hold an eight-week Introduction to Furniture Making course that is designed to provide the fundamental knowledge and skills to manufacture furniture for a profit.

The class will meet on Thursdays from March 29-May 24 (no class on April 5) from 6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. Cost for the class is $125. The instructor for this course will be Tom Gallenberg, an American Master Craftsman and award-winning artist in the industry.

Participants will learn the proper techniques to design and construct a small end table or a decorative photo frame. There

administrative, sales, marketing, human resources, manufacturing, retail, healthcare, legal, and more.

There are other employers tentatively confirmed to participate and still time for more to register.

"We are proud and honored to work with Governor Walker and the State of Wisconsin to deliver the virtual career fair, and we look forward to helping Wisconsin veterans and military spouses find rewarding employment with the employers signed on to participate in the event" Said Kevin O'Brien, v.p business development Milicruit.

"We recognize that in the 21st Century, more and more veterans who are looking for jobs do so online. This is just one more way we are working to help connect those who have served our country to the jobs they have earned." Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary John Scocos.

Service members, guard/ reservists, veterans, and military spouses who reside in or have an interest in relocating to Wisconsin should register today to reserve their place at www. veteranscareerfair.com <http:// www.veteranscareerfair.com > and interact in a convenient online setting.

This event is being promoted in conjunction with the Year of the Veteran initiative that can be explored at, www. yearoftheveteran.com <http:// www.yearoftheveteran.com> .

will be an additional cost for supplies which will depend upon the type and grade of material the student selects for their project.

The course will also cover topics that include furniture design styles, sourcing raw material, tool selection, machine operation and joinery.

For more information on the Introduction to Furniture Making class, contact Brandy Breuckman at 715.803.1861 or email [email protected] .

The Annual Spring Breakfast at Zion Lutheran in Eland is a tradition that was started in the mid 1990's as a way to raise money for the extra children programs that were not able to be covered in the budget of their small church. Zion Lutheran is located on Pine Street in Eland and has a membership of just over 100 and "not very big, but we're mighty" is the slogan that defines their congregation.

Always held two weeks before Easter, the Annual Spring Breakfast raises money for the Sunday School and Vacation Bibles School programs. The money goes to purchase materials for the projects and programs. One of the added benefits has

GREEN BAY, WI — March 5, 2012 — In Wisconsin colon cancer is the second most diagnosed cancer in both men and women combined. From 2003 to 2007 only about 40 percent of invasive colon cancers in Wisconsin were diagnosed at an early stage.

More Wisconsin residents die of colon or rectum cancer than either breast or prostate cancer. This year more than 2,700 people in Wisconsin are estimated to be diagnosed with colon cancer and more than 900 will die from the disease. Only lung cancer kills more people.

About half of all colon cancer deaths in the U.S. each year could be prevented if everyone age 50 and older were screened for colon cancer.

Colon cancer is one of only two cancers that can be prevented through screening. Colon cancer almost always starts with a polyp, which many times can be removed before becoming cancerous. The key to preventing colon cancer is to find it early; to understand your

By Miriam Nelson been that the members of the church and the Sunday School kids all get the opportunity to work together toward a common goal.

Food served includes scrambled and boiled eggs, french toast, ham and kielbasa, fresh fruit and sweet rolls. Long time member Bert Marble is famous for her special potato recipe. She's recovering from knee surgery and might not be there this year, but you should still make plans to attend in case she can be there to "supervise" the kitchen staff.

A free will offering gets you `all you can eat' on Sunday, March 25th 10:15am to noon. All are welcome to come to the breakfast. Church service starts at 9:00 am.

family's health history; and to talk to your doctor about when and how to get screened.

Most people should start getting tested for colon cancer at age 50, but people with a family history are at higher risk. You are at increased risk if you have a parent, sibling, or child who has had colon cancer or colon polyps. The risk is even higher if they were diagnosed before age 60. About 20 percent of all colon cancer patients have a close relative who was also diagnosed with the disease.

Visit FamilyPLZ.org for tools from the National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable to help you search and share your family history.

Encourage your friends and family to get screened for colon cancer. Follow the American Cancer Society Tag2Nag campaign on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ AmericanCancerSociety. Share a message with a loved one and tell them that getting tested for colon cancer can save your life.

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Basking in the glorious sunshine on Saturday afternoon are front — Jenni Berndt and Traci Block. Seated on the bench are Sophie Carter, Missy Matsche, Keela Frederick and Cailin McCabe. Sitting on the wall is Melanie Fischer and interspersed in the shrubbery is Josh Ziegelbauer, Abe Ploeger and Char Cocchiola.

WBHS Forensics Team Does Well at Waupaca

WB Pep Band playing before the game last Thursday. They sounded Great!

On Saturday, March 17, 2012, the WBHS Forensics team traveled to its last regular tournament of the year at Waupaca High School . Individual entries on the team placed quite well this week and advanced to the power rounds. Jenni Berndt received a trophy for

radio speaking; Keela Frederick, Cailin McCabe, and Abe Ploeger received trophies for their play acting piece; in poetry, Charlene Cocchiola earned a medal for her performance. The entire team did a very excellent job!

The team would like to thank Sue Pingel for driving the bus

By Joanna Fradrich Saturday and additional thanks are extended to Bryan Stoffel who attended the meet as an additional judge. We appreciate you both! The next event that team will attend will be the Wisconsin High School Forensics Association State Festival at UW-Madison on April 20th.

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FOCUS: .VETEF

Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch, left, visits with Nellie DeBaker of Luxemburg, State of Wisconsin Commander, Navy Club, U.S.A., on Monday at a news conference to announce a state effort to help veterans with jobs, health care and edu-cational assistance at the National Railroad Museum in Ashwaubenon. H. Marc Larson/Press-Gazette

State hopes to meet veterans' needs

Jobs, training, health care biggest concerns By Charles Davis Green Bay Press-Gazette

ASHWAUBENON — A new state effort will connect military veterans to jobs, health care benefits and education assis-tance, officials announced Mon-day.

Gov. Scott Walker has declared 2012 as the Year of the Veteran to focus on honoring service members and helping them find jobs when they get out of the armed forces.

"Our veterans have so much to offer, so let this be the year that we offer them so much in re-turn," Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch said Monday during the an-nouncement at the National Rail-road Museum, 2285 S. Broadway.

Kleefisch and other state offi-cials were scheduled Monday to make similar stops in Wausau and La Crosse.

The initiative will focus on em-ployment and connecting eligible veterans to benefits, he said. Sol-diers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan face a lack of feder-al aid for mental health services, he said.

More than 12,000 unemployed veterans live in Wisconsin, said John Scocos, secretary for the sate Department of Veterans Af-

JOB FAIR A career and benefits fair for veterans

is set for 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 6 at St. Norbert College, 100 Grant St., De Pere.

A virtual job fair is set for 1 to 4 p.m. March 22 at www.veteranscareerfair.com .

For information on jobs and benefits, visit www.YearoftheVeteran.com .

fairs. In January, Wisconsin had a 6.9

percent unemployment rate, however, the state unemploy-ment rate for veterans is esti-mated at 10 to 15 percent, said Reggie Newson, secretary for the state Department of Work-force Development.

"We strongly encourage em-ployers statewide to hire veter-ans," Newson said, adding that plans include 15 job fairs target-ing veterans and four meetings to connect employers with for-mer soldiers.

The state operates 22 job cen-ters with workers trained to help veterans search for jobs and write resumes and cover letters, Newson said.

"We're focusing on veterans coming back from Iraq and Afghanistan because we know these individuals are job-ready," Newson said.

"I think (Wisconsin) is getting smarter and smarter all of the time about the needs of the veterans coming out of the service."

David Evans, veteran

Walker recently signed a bill into law that will make it easer for veterans with military train-ing to meet requirements for oc-cupational and professional li-censes in Wisconsin. Officials said that move is expected to help veterans find quality jobs.

David Evans, 73, of Appleton was among nearly 30 veterans who attended Monday's an-nouncement.

"I think (Wisconsin) is getting smarter and smarter all of the time about the needs of the vet-erans coming out of the service," he said.

Evans served in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War. His father, Henry Evans, died in Italy during World War II in 1944, he said. — [email protected]

and follow him on Twitter @pgcharlesdavis.

WORLD WAR II VETERANS EVENT

Operation Greatest Generation, a trib-ute to World War ll veterans, is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. May 4 at the Na-tional Railroad Museum, 2285 5. Broad-way, Ashwaubenon.

The free event is open to everyone and will include musical performances, guest speakers and World War II vehicles and demonstrations. It will also feature a tour of Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower's com-mand train, which took the future U.S.

president around England during the war.

There are an estimated 1,711,000 living U.S. World War II veterans, according to November figures from the U.S. Depart-ment of Veteran Affairs. Almost 2 per-cent — or 32,000 veterans — live in Wis-consin, said John Scocos, secretary for the sate Department of Veterans Affairs.

"World War II vets represent the most selfless, no-excuse, no-whining genera-

tion of Americans. I think we have a unique opportunity to get to know them," said Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch.

The event will be presented by the state Department of Veterans Affairs in partnership with the National Railroad Museum and Wisconsin Funeral Directors Association.

Visitors are advised to RSVP by visiting www.wisvetsmuseum.com . For informa-tion, call (608) 266-1009.

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IN BRIEF BROWN COUNTY Marcelle to retire when term ends

Darlene Marcelle, Brown County Clerk since 1996

and a long-time public servant, plans to re-tire when her term ends in December.

Sandra Juno of Al-

louez has been Marcelle's deputy for more than a decade, and said Monday that she plans to seek the of-fice in the November elec-tion. Both are Republicans.

Marcelle's career in-cludes 16 years on the Green Bay City Council and 12 on the Brown County Board. She also worked as a paraprofessional in the Green Bay School District. — Doug Schneider/Press-Gazette

DE PERE Main Ave. ramp to close until Oct. 31

The southbound U.S. 41 onramp from Main Avenue will close for more than seven months beginning Wednesday.

The ramp will be closed through Oct. 31 for recon-struction as part of the on-going U.S. 41 project, ac-cording to the Department of 'transportation.

The work is subject to change, according to the DOT. — Press-Gazette

DE PERE Education group to hold candidate forum

The De Pere Education Association will host a pub-lic forum for the candi-dates who are vying for two open seats on the De Pere School Board in the April 3 election.

The question-and-answer forum will start at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Commu-nity Room at De Pere High School, 1700 Chicago St. Attendees should enter the main doors on the east side of the school. — Press-Gazette

GREEN BAY Participants sought for Green Parade

The Greater Green Bay Earth Week Coalition is looking for participants in its third annual Green Pa-rade set for May 5.

Primarily a fossil fuel-free event, residents can create floats or banners and travel the parade with hy-brid cars, skateboards, scooters, inline skates and more. Three awards will be presented to the best floats.

The parade covers half a mile on Green Bay's west side. An Eco-Block Party is set to follow the 30-minute parade at Veterans Park, 210 Museum Place.

The event is part of a se-ries of activities honoring Earth Day, held on April 22, which works to inspire resi-dents to appreciate the envi-ronment.

To register for the parade, email co-organizer Jodi Arndt at [email protected] . For information, call co-or-ganizer Maureen Davitt at (920) 217-1799 or visit www.earthweekgb.com . — Charles Davis/Press-Gazette

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CORRECTION POLICY The Press-Gazette corrects fac-tual errors promptly and cour-teously. If you have a correc-tion or clarification, please call Local News Editor Amber Paluch at (920) 431-8361 or email apaluch@green baypressgazette.com .

out knowing that the worksheets contained live test questions," Brooker said.

The state Department of Public Instruction has thrown out the results of a math test taken last fall by third-, fourth- and fifth-graders at Eisenhower El-ementary School because sample tests the district allowed students to see contained questions too similar to those on the Wisconsin Knowledge and Concepts Examination.

The state Department of Public Instruction was not available for comment.

Brooker said principals across the district have routinely made practice test materials available to other schools in the dis-trict, a move that is com-mon and allowable under state regulations.

"While there is no evi-dence at this time that stu-dents across the district have been using the Eisen-

hower practice tests, we contacted the Department of Public Instruction on Friday. We are diligently working with DPI to iden-tify the scope of the issue and will provide additional notification when more in-formation is learned," Brooker said in a state-ment.

Claudia Orr was princi-pal at Eisenhower when the testing missteps oc-curred and believed she had approval from a dis-trict administrator to share such questions, Green Bay Superintendent Michelle Langenfeld has said. Orr now holds an ad-ministrative job in the dis-trict.

The live test questions gave about 200 Eisenhow-er students an improper advantage when they took the state exam, officials said. — cedavis@greenbaypressgazette

.com and follow him on Twitter

@pgcharlesdavis.

SCOTT—Two New Franken teenagers died Monday after a car they were riding in flipped over in a creek near Wisconsin 57.

Deputies responded about 3:40 p,m. to the crash near the intersection of Church Road, the Brown County Sheriffs Depart-ment said in a statement.

It appears the car was north-bound on 57 when one of the teenagers tried to make a right

Board moves KI closer to expansion Plna would commit hotel tax revenue to convention center

By Doug Schneider Green Bay Press-Gazette

Efforts to fund the ex-pansion of the KI Conven-tion Center took a step for-ward Monday, after months of talks at the committee level.

Supporters say the meas-ure would add the space the downtown Green Bay facility needs to compete with Appleton and other Wisconsin cities for con-vention and meeting busi-ness, while not tying Brown County's hands fi-nancially.

"This will expand the KI, and it will create jobs," said Supervisor Patrick Evans of Green Bay.

The Executive Commit-tee of the County Board voted 6-0 to recommend ap-proval of the proposal, which commits surplus rev-enue from the tax on hotel and motel rooms for use on the KI project. The propos-al still needs the approval of the full County Board —possible March 21 — and the Green Bay City Council.

Under the proposal: » Municipalities would

increase their room tax from 8 to 10 percent.

» KI construction would begin by Dec. 1, 2013.

» The county reaches a new agreement this year for lease and operation of the Veterans Memorial Complex in Ashwaubenon.

Evans and Green Bay Mayor Jim Schmitt pro-posed a KI project that would cost about $19.5 mil-lion and require borrowing about $12 million of that. They say the project would create construction jobs and later contribute up to $4 million to the local econ-omy per year. Schmitt hopes to issue bonds by mid-year; they would be re-paid in about 17 years.

While many lawmakers have supported the idea, a number expressed con ; cerns that they could cre-ate roadblocks for other county projects; Executive troy Streckenbach had in-sisted that the project not tie up funding that would be used to maintain the Resch Center complex and to bolster county market-ing efforts through its Green Bay Area Conven-tion and Visitors Bureau. — dschneid@greenbaypressgazette

.com and follow him on Twitter

@PGDougSchneider.

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pressgazette.com and click the link with this story to read the resolution about funding the proposed expansion of the KI Convention Center.

turn on eastbound Church Road while it was raining. Then the car flipped in a ditch, and both teenagers were trapped inside. Both were later taken to hospi-tal, where they were pro-nounced dead.

Alcohol does not appear to be a factor. A lane of 57 was closed for several hours Monday night while accident reconstruction specialists investigated the crash. — Charles Davis/Press-Gazette

Other schools may have used sample tests Eisenhower gave sample questions to Green Bay district By Charles Davis Green Bay Press-Gazette

Improper sample tests that caused the results of a Green Bay elementary school state math exam to be voided may have been used by staff at other dis-trict schools, according to a Green Bay School Dis-trict spokeswoman.

The practice tests were given to staff at other schools, but it is unknown if they were viewed by students, Amanda Brooker said Monday.

"After the investigation results were announced, additional information came to light that it is pos-sible these practice tests, provided by the former Eisenhower principal, may have been used by staff at other schools with-

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There is more to life and success than accomplish-ment. How you get there matters. Principles, tradi-tional values and character matter. Rules, procedures, regulations and laws exist because not everyone holds the same values to the same degree. Their goal is to preserve order.

Accounting is a profes-sion that operates within a framework called Gener-ally Accepted Accounting Principles. It has many rules to ensure investor and owner confidence, consistency, regulatory compliance, and to main-tain an order to things. Accountants have a fidu-ciary duty to act in the best interest of another person whose assets they are in charge of. They are stewards, expected to do the right thing every time, without exception.

As an accountant for more than 20 years, I've advised CEOs on how to best respond to issues as business and market conditions change. CEOs don't look for just one answer. They seek diverse alternatives, reasons for and against each and the possible outcomes. In every circumstance, my obligation is to provide unbiased, realistic and ethical GAAP - compli - ant solutions that can be documented and soundly supported.

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LEGALS STATE OF WISCONSIN

CIRCUIT COURT SAUK COUNTY

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Case No. 11-CV-721

SunTrust Mortgage, Inc. Plaintiff, vs. Mark A. Jagarnauth Defendant. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by vir-tue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on August 30, 2011 in the amount of $168,196.91 the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: April 17, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. TERMS: Pursuant to said judgment, 10% of the successful bid must be paid to the sheriff at the sale in cash, cashier's check or certified funds, payable to the clerk of courts (per-sonal checks cannot and will not be accepted). The balance of the suc-cessful bid must be paid to the clerk of courts in cash, cashier's check or certified funds no later than ten days after the court's confirmation of the sale or else the 10% down payment is forfeited to the plaintiff. The prop-erty is sold as is' and subject to all liens and encumbrances. PLACE: On the steps of the Sauk County Courthouse, Baraboo, Wis-consin DESCRIPTION: A parcel of land located in the Southeast 1/4 of the Northeast 1/4 of Section 15, Town-ship 13 North of Range 3 East, Town of LaValle, Sauk County, Wisconsin, bounded and described as follows: Commencing at the Northeast cor-ner of said Southeast 1/4 Northeast 1/4, thence West 749.43 feet along the North line of said Southeast 1/4 Northeast 1/4; thence South 0?34'30" West, 49.05 feet to the point of be-ginning; thence continuing South 0?34'30" West, 210.00 feet; thence North 89?25'30" West, 210.00 feet; thence North 0?34'30" East, 210.00 feet; thence South 89?25'30" East, 210.00 feet to the point of begin-ning. PROPERTY ADDRESS: S1049A Smith Rd La Valle, WI 53941-9472 DATED: February 10, 2012 Gray & Associates, L.L.P. Attorneys for Plaintiff 16345 West Glendale Drive New Berlin, WI 53151-2841 (414) 224-8404 Please go to www.gray-law.com to obtain the bid for this sale. Gray & Associates, L.L.P. is at-tempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. If you have previously received a discharge in a chapter 7 bankruptcy case, this communica-tion should not be construed as an attempt to hold you personally liable for the debt. PUB. BNR: February 29, March 7,

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STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT SAUK COUNTY

Case Number: 11 CV 887 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS SUC-CESSOR BY MERGER TO BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, L.P. Plaintiff Vs KEVIN K. JOHNSON, et al. Defendant(s) PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by vir-tue of a judgment of foreclosure en-tered on November 16, 2011, in the amount of $102,476.80 the Sheriff

how noble the cause or successful the accomplish-ment, undermining or dis-regarding the framework is unacceptable. Ignorance of the framework is inex-cusable. Disrupting meet-ings and public insolence toward legislative peers is indefensible. Each accom-plishes little, other than wasting time and revealing a lack of self-control.

While individuals may hold values to varying degrees, standards for legislative decorum exist. Disapproval of flagrant misconduct by legislators at all levels is demon-strated through censure by legislative peers. Censure is an infrequently used procedure because there is a high tolerance for spirited debate. However, when conditions warrant, cen-sure is discussed and voted on. Majority rules.

I am firmly grounded in traditional Baraboo prin-ciples and values. I have not been censured by my peers because I believe and demonstrate that character really does matter. I know and respect legislative framework and am open to new ideas from initial dis-cussion through successful implementation.

While unable to visit everyone in the district yet, it's important that I hear from you. Sauk County

LEGALS will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: April 24, 2012 at 10:00 AM TERMS: 1. 10% down in cash or money order at the time of sale; bal-ance due within 10 days of confir-mation of sale; failure to pay balance due will result in forfeit of deposit to plaintiff. 2. Sold "as is" and subject to all legal liens and encumbrances. PLACE: on the front steps of the Sauk County Courthouse located at 515 Oak Street, Baraboo, Wis-consin DESCRIPTION: Lot 5, Block 4, Wallace's Addition to the City of Baraboo, except the East 4 feet thereof, Sauk County, Wisconsin. PROPERTY ADDRESS: 110 9th Av-enue, Baraboo, WI 53913 TAX KEY NO.: 206-3421-00000 Dated this 22nd day of February, 2012 /s/ Richard T. Meister Sheriff of Sauk County Dustin A McMahon State Bar # 1086857 Blommer Peterman, S.C. 165 Bishops Way, Suite 100 Brookfield, WI 53005 262-790-5719 Please go to www.blommerpeter-man.com to obtain the bid for this sale. Blommer Peterman, S.C. is the creditor's attorney and is attempting to collect a debt on its behalf. Any information obtained will be used for the purpose.

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#1887384 WNAXLP NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

BEFORE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT

STATE OF WISCONSIN) ) SS.

SAUK COUNTY TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given to all persons in the County of Sauk, Wisconsin, that a public hearing will be held on March 29, 2012 at 9 a.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, in the County Board Room in the Sauk County West Square Building, Baraboo, Wiscon-sin, relative to a proposal to vary or apply the terms of the Sauk County Zoning Ordinance, as follows: Granting of a special exception permit pursuant to s. 7.05(2)(1)19 to authorize the operation of a hot mix asphalt plant in an existing quarry. This property is located in the Ag-ricultural District, on real estate de-scribed as: S950 County Road Q, part of the SW 1/4, SW 'A, section 17, T13N, R2E, Town of Woodland, tax parcels 044-0352-1 and 0353, owned by The Kraemer Co. All persons are invited to attend said hearing and be heard. If you have a disability and need help, reasonable accommodations can be made for those so requesting, provided that a 48 hour notice be given. Please call 608-355-3285 or TTD 608-355-3490. Dated at Baraboo, Wisconsin, this 23rd day of January 2012. SAUK COUNTY BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT Linda White Chair

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE BOARD OF

ADJUSTMENT STATE OF WISCONSIN)

District 2 residents are invited to a "meet and greet" at S4436 Johnson Road on Saturday, March 17 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., rain or shine. Feel free to stop by for a few min- utes on the way home from errands. If that time doesn't work, email me at meeganforsaukcounty@ gmail.com and include your name, address, phone number and the best time to follow up.

I look forward to visiting with you, the opportu-nity to serve and represent Baraboo's traditional val-ues, and the restoration of decorum to the position of Sauk County Supervisor, District 2.

John Meegan, candidate for Sauk County Supervi- sor, District 2 representing

Greenfield, most of Fair- field and part of the town of

Baraboo

Who you vote for is less important than showing up April Fool's Day is just

around the corner, who cares? Maybe I do, it might be a good time to tell a joke, pull a small friendly prank on a friend, or fill your car up with cheap gas. Ha Ha! That was a really bad joke, I'm sorry the jokes are over for now.

LEGALS ) SS.

SAUK COUNTY TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given to all persons in the County of Sauk, Wisconsin, that a public hearing will be held on March 29, 2012 at 9 a.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, in the County Board Room in the Sauk County West Square Building, Baraboo, Wiscon-sin, relative to a proposal to vary or apply the terms of the Sauk County Zoning Ordinance, as follows: Granting of a special exception per-mit pursuant to s. 7.09(2)(b)10, 13, 15 & 16 to authorize the location and operation of a contractors stor-age yard with warehousing, outside storage and the sale and rental of mobile homes, recreational vehi-cles, boats and autos. This prop-erty is located in the Commercial District, on real estate described as: S1051 State Road 58, lots 1 & 2 of CSM 5510, part of the SE 1/4, NW 1/4, section 15, T13N, R3E, Town of La Valle, tax parcels 024-0403 and 0403-1, owned by Troy Rose and Robert Sand. All persons are invited to attend said hearing and be heard. If you have a disability and need help, reasonable accommodations can be made for those so requesting, provided that a 48 hour notice be given. Please call 608-355-3285 or TTD 608-355-3490. Dated at Baraboo, Wisconsin, this 13th day of February 2012. SAUK COUNTY BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT Linda White Chair


NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE BOARD OF

ADJUSTMENT STATE OF WISCONSIN)

) SS. SAUK COUNTY TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given to all persons in the County of Sauk, Wisconsin, that a public hearing will be held on March 29, 2012 at 9 a.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, in the County Board Room in the Sauk County West Square Building, Baraboo, Wiscon-sin, relative to a proposal to vary or apply the terms of the Sauk County Zoning Ordinance, as follows: Granting of a special exception permit pursuant to s. 7.08(2)(b)16 & 17 to authorize the location and operation of a recreation camp and campground. This property is locat-ed in the Recreational-Commercial District, on real estate described as: E8948 Museum Rd., part of the SW 1/4, NW 1/4 and NW Yo, SW 1A, section 2, T11 N, R5E, Town of Freedom, tax parcels 016- 0027, 0033 and 0036, owned by The Mid-Continent Rail-way Historical Society, Inc. All persons are invited to attend said hearing and be heard. If you have a disability and need help, reasonable accommodations can be made for those so requesting, provided that a 48 hour notice be given. Please call 608-355-3285 or TTD 608-355-3490. Dated at Baraboo, Wisconsin, this 17th day of February 2012. SAUK COUNTY BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT Linda White Chair


Two days after April Fool's Day is Election Day. No joke. Take your car out with all that cheap gas and vote. After being ahead at the end of the primary election, let's call it half-time, it is time to get ready for the second half. Does a farmer candidate go into prevent mode, or turn up the heat?

Let's start out the second half by thanking everybody that voted in the Sauk Couny Board of Supervisors District 25 race. Several people told me that it was too bad that there wasn't a big ticket election to draw more people to the polls. I was pleased to see a very good turnout. Tom Broughton and I were the top two vote getters. My best wishes to Tom in April, and beyond. Tom and I usually share a couple of jokes and laughs when we see each other. No joke, we are friends and neighbors and it will stay that way after the votes are counted. Too often people say it doesn't matter if they vote or not but then later on com-plain about the elected officials and the jobs they are doing. That's manure. People fight and die for the rights we sometimes take for granted. It is our duty to vote, so take some time out of your day and vote please. In District 25 if you don't want to vote

for me, vote for Tom, just vote. It's not hard, and it doesn't hurt much either, other than all that gas you used getting to the polls. Thanks for all the sup-port, and remember that after April Fool's Day has passed, and if you didn't vote, you are the biggest fool at last. Now let's see that final score.

Thank you.

Brian Peper, Loganville

State VA welcomes vets to events

In 2012, the nation celebrates the 150th anniversary of the Civil War and welcomes home servicemembers who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, as the U.S. combat operations in these conflicts are draw-ing to a close. In 2012, in Wisconsin, in recognition of all our veterans, we are celebrating the Year of the Veteran.

Over the course of his-tory, we have sought to honor the deeds of our nation's veterans, provid-ing them with the tools they need to reintegrate into civilian society with housing, education, health care, other treatment and meaningful jobs.

Following the Civil War, in 1865, President Lincoln called upon Congress "to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow, and his orphan:' Civil War veter-ans were provided disabil-ity pensions, given priority for land purchase, and buried in the first National Cemeteries.

When World War II drew to a close, Presi-dent Franklin D. Roos - evelt signed the GI Bill of Rights, providing funding for education, training, and providing low-inter-est, no down payment home loans to veterans. This landmark legislation is considered to not only have changed the lives of veterans, but also our country's higher educa-tion system, and in turn, the nation's economy.

In 2012, Wisconsin will celebrate the past, emulate the example set by our forefathers, and honor

our 9/11 veterans by reaf-firming the state of Wis-consin's commitment to providing the highest level of support to our nation's heroes. Year of the Veteran will include a series of events and initiatives to honor our nation's heroes, but more importantly, it is a refocused effort to connect veterans to the programs, benefits and services available to them.

A major cornerstone of this year long recognition of veterans is a celebra-tion honoring World War II veterans. On May 4, the WDVA will host Operation Greatest Generation. This event will take place from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the National Railroad Museum in Green Bay and is open to all World War II veter-ans and their guests. I am asking you to join with us to make this a memorable event for everyone.

The National Railroad Museum in Green Bay is home to the locomotive "General Eisenhower" and a portion of his World War II command train car. Day-long activities will include a vintage World War II vehicle exhibit, living history demonstrations, as well as other fam-ily-friendly exhibits and demonstrations.

The recognition cer-emony honoring the World War II veterans will include keynote speaker Hugh Ambrose, author of "The Pacific," a book that he wrote with his father Stephen Ambrose, the renowned historian author of "Band of Broth-ers." Additional speakers are expected to include Gov. Scott Walker and Lt. Colonel James Megellas, the most-decorated offi-cer in the history of the 82nd Airborne Division and author of "All the Way to Berlin."

We would like to have participation from as many World War II veter-ans and their families as possible. Please mark your calendar and R.S.V.P. soon for Operation Greatest Generation at http://www. WisVets.com.

John A. Scocos, secre-tary, Wisconsin Depart-ment of Veterans Affairs

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Crawford County Public Health is announcing new hours and new services in the area.

Crawford County Public Health will be discussing 'Poi-son Control and Strokes" at the March blood pressure clin-ics.

Eastman Blood Pressure Clinic will be held on Monday, March 19. Call Public Health at 326-0229 or the ADRC of-fice at 326-0235 for clinic time and location. As always this is an opportunity to talk about your health concerns with a public health nurse.

Immunizations are free to children age 18 and under. No appointments are necessary for these clinic times. If you are unable to fit one of the fol-lowing clinics into your sched-ule, call 326-0229 or (800) 207-4774 to schedule an ap-pointment.

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Transporting the chicken pox vaccine takes an extra step to ensure its quality. To ensure the appropriate im-munizations will be available at the clinic, please call 326-0229 by noon Monday prior to the clinic date if you will be attending the Gays Mills clinic and your children need a Vari-cella (chicken pox) immuniza-tion.

Thursday, March 15—Crawford County Public Health Department, Beau-mont Road, Suite 306, Prairie du Chien, walk-in from 10-11:30 a.m.

Monday, March 26—Craw-ford County Public Health Department, Beaumont Road, Suite 306, Prairie du Chien, walk-in from 3:30-5:30 p.m.

New law allows military experience to apply toward work credentials

Wisconsin National Guard members and other state veterans will find it easier to translate military education, training and other experi-ences into professional cre-dentials thanks to a bill Gov. Scott Walker signed into law March 5.

"The legislation being signed today will help vet-erans transition to civilian life and assist them in find-ing good jobs," Walker said at a signing ceremony in Eau Claire. "Helping veterans find work is an important part of our Wisconsin Working pack-age, and of the Year of the Veteran."

Senate Bill 357 detailed all the professional certifi-cations provided by state agencies, and directs those agencies to consider military training and experience for approval, certification, per-mit, credentials and licenses. The service member or veter-an must demonstrate to the state agency that his or her

The number of new busi-ness entities formed in Wis-consin through February was 6,390, an increase of 16.9 percent compared to the first two months of 2011. Fueling the increase was a rise in the number of domestic limited li-ability companies. Year-to-date domestic LLC formation was up 21 percent.

military experience is equiva-lent to state requirements.

According to the gov-ernor's office, more than 400,000 veterans live in Wisconsin, including nearly 300,000 wartime veterans and more than 56,000 dis-abled veterans. Unemploy-ment among veterans is esti-mated to be higher than the general population, and high-er yet for veterans recently returning from overseas de-ployments.

"Veterans bring leader-ship skills, commitment and integrity into the work envi-ronment and a return on in-vestment for employers look-ing for dedicated employees," Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch said.

Katie Koschnick of the state Department of Safety and Professional Services, said the details of how to im-plement the new law are still being worked out, and will be announced as soon as they are available.

The business formation data is compiled by the Department of Financial Institutions, which is the filing office for the cre-ation of business entities in the state. DFI tracks new business creation on a monthly basis and posts the data on its website. The full report may be found at www.wdfi.org/corporations/ HistoricalStatistics.htm.

New business formation up 16.9 percent over 2011

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Operation Greatest Generation to honor WWII vets to be held in Green Bay

GREEN BAY — Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch and Wis-consin Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary John Scocos recently announced Operation Greatest Gen-eration, a daylong celebration honoring Wisconsin's World War II veterans as part of the Year of the Vet-eran. The event, open to all World War H veterans and their guests, will take place on Friday, May 4, from 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at the National Railroad Museum in Green Bay.

"Wisconsin has always been proud of its hometown heroes," Scocos said." Year of the Veteran is an oppor-tunity to reaffirm our commitment to providing the highest level of support while also honoring and rec-ognizing the contributions of our nation's heroes. Let's join together to honor our World War II veterans at Operation Greatest Generation and make this a mem-orable event for everyone."

Activities will indude a performance by the 132nd

Band, living history demonstrations, exhibits from the Wisconsin Veterans Museum, displays of World War II vehicles as well as WWII-themed programming throughout the day provided by the National Railroad Museum. There will be guided tours of Gen. Eisen-hower's European Command train, which calls the National Railroad Museum in Green Bay home.

A recognition ceremony honoring the World War H veterans will include keynote speaker Hugh Ambrose, author of "The Pacific." Additional speakers are Gov. Scott Walker, Scocos and Lt. Col. James Megellas, the most-decorated officer in the history of the 82nd Air-borne Division and author of "All the Way to Berlin."

Operation Greatest Generation is free and open to all veterans, their guests and the public. RSVP is strongly encouraged. For more information and to RSVP go to: www.wisvetsmuseum.com . — from WCVSO

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Northwest Wisconsin Regional Food Network's St. Patrick's Day second-annual food summit set celebrated at the library

HAYWARD — On Friday, March 23, the 2012 North-west Wisconsin Regional Food Summit will create a space for celebrating and connecting local food initia-tives led by farmers and other community members, in-stitutions, businesses and organizations. Anyone with an interest in sharing about their local projects and de-veloping a more just and sustainable food system in the region is encouraged to attend the summit, which will be held at the Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College near Hayward.

The theme of the event is Expanding Community Food Connections. Internationally recognized keynote speaker John Peck, of Family Farm Defenders, will ad-dress the topic of food sovereignty, a solution to most of the food and farm problems facing the world today. His presentation will set the stage for discussions and ac-tion planning by farmers and other local community leaders from throughout the region.

The summit begins at 9 a.m. and will include both

STATEWIDE — On Saturday, April 14, from 5:30-7:30 a.m., the International Crane Foundation will sponsor the 37th-annual Midwest Crane Count, and you are in-vited to participate. The count has grown to over 3,000 volunteers in Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, Michigan, Iowa and Indiana.

The count is used to monitor the general population trend of sandhill cranes in the Upper Midwest, as well as to promote awareness of cranes and wetland conser-vation throughout the count area.

New volunteers interested in taking part should first contact their local county coordinator. Visit www.cranecount.org for the list of 2012 county coordi-nators. Washburn County coordinator is Judy Haseleu, 715-468-4300.

The nonprofit ICF sponsors the Annual Midwest Crane Count as a part of its efforts to preserve and study the world's 15 species of cranes and the natural communities on which they depend. Sandhill cranes once experienced severe population declines in the late 1800s to early 1900s in the Upper Midwest, but have re-covered successfully.

The Annual Midwest Crane Count has documented the growth of the sandhill crane population and allows ICF to monitor crane abundance and distribution. Ob-servations of the abundant sandhill cranes can lend in-sight into the endangered crane species of the world. One local example is the flock of whooping cranes being released in central Wisconsin and led on migra-tion to the Gulf coast of Florida by ultralight aircraft. Whooping cranes from this project have been known to

formal and information presentations on farmer-owned-and-operated co-ops, community gardens and other local food access projects, and student-led out-reach projects. Community members will learn more about the Northwest Wisconsin Regional Food Net-work and have opportunities to engage in an action planning session for developing a food policy-working group, and other outreach projects being planned for late summer and fall. A lunch featuring local foods will be served in the student center; a lunch donation will help to support a local food access project supported by student interns and other community volunteers.

This is a free community event. To preregister for the Northwest Wisconsin Regional Food Network's 2012 Summit, e-mail Amber Marlow at [email protected] or call 715-634-4790 Ext 156. The summit is made possible with funding from Heifer USA and support from Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College. — from Northwest Wisconsin Regional Food Network

land in both Lake and McHenry counties during their migrations.

Participants may have a chance of sighting a whoop-ing crane during the count.

For more information on the Midwest Crane Count visit www.cranecount.org or call Kate Fitzwilliams, 608-356-9462 Ext. 147 or [email protected] . — from ICF

BIRCHWOOD — The Birchwood School District will hold kindergarten registration on Thursday, April 12, at 6 p.m., for parents of children who will be 5 years old on or before Sept. 1. Registration for 4-year-old kindergarten will be on Tuesday, April 17, at 6 p.m., for parents of children who will be 4 years old on or before Sept. 1.

Registration is for both families who reside within the school district or outside the Birchwood School District. Parents planning on open enrolling their child into the Birchwood School District must do so before the Mon-day, April 30, open enrollment deadline. Please contact the school office for more information on open enroll-

Bob Anderson, Shell Lake Public Library em-ployee, dressed for St. Patrick's Day. He added a smile to library patrons faces as he assisted them. — Photo submitted

ment. If your child is not currently enrolled as a prekinder-

garten student at Birchwood Elementary School or the Birchwood Discovery Charter School, please contact the school office at 715-354-3471 to provide information for future mailings.

Registration will provide parents information regard-ing the educational choices available to their 4-year-old or kindergarten students within the Birchwood Ele-mentary School or the Birchwood Public Montessori School. Registration and enrollment materials will also be collected at either registration time. — from Birchwood Schools

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Birchwood School District kindergarten registrations announced

Easter Bunny making a stop in Afghanistan Hospice volunteer training to be held

RICE LAKE — The Lakeview Medical Center Hos-pice care program in Rice Lake will offer hospice volun-teer training. Training is free of charge. Training will begin Monday, April 2, and continue each Monday and Thursday evening through April 26..

Hospice volunteers are men and women of all ages and backgrounds who give a few hours a week to assist the terminally ill and their loved ones within the pro-gram. Individuals interested in becoming a hospice vol-unteer must complete the 20-hour training program provided by the Lakeview Medical Center Hospice Team.

Preregistration is required. Please call 715-236-6255 to register or for more information. — from LMCHC

Voter ID information available

HAYWARD — The Sawyer County Voter ID Project will provide information regarding the changes in vot-ing requirements for elections starting in 2012.

While there is currently an injunction against imple-mentation of this law, it is understood that this ruling may be reversed. A display table with handouts is cur-rently being offered at the Weiss Community Library in Hayward. A project volunteer will also be available at the library on Thursday, March 29, 5-7 p.m.; and Monday, April 2, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. For more infor-mation, please contact Lee at 715-945-2928. — submit-ted

SPOONER — The Northwoods Support Team has sent Easter cards and treats to two different units of sol-diers in Afghanistan. The units that received Christmas stockings and valentines will be returning to the U.S. soon, so the team has received the names of two new units to support. Children in the Washburn County Head Start program made the Easter cards. Along with the cards, candy, gum and drink mixes were included.

The Northwoods Support Team is an ongoing proj-ect. Members keep in contact with the national Adopt-A-Soldier organization to see what the needs are for soldiers and work toward filling those needs.

The weather will soon be reaching three-digit read-ings in Afghanistan. Some ladies are working on neck coolers to send in the summer shipment. If you like to sew and would like to help with the summer project, patterns are available and help sewing the neck coolers is welcomed.

Anyone with an idea for a fundraiser to help raise money for the projects during the year is asked to con-tact the committee by calling Darlene Heller at 715-635-2930 or Lynda Marquardt at 715-635-6237. They are also available to do a presentation for anyone who is interested in helping. — from Northwoods Support Team

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Land Use Specialist Lynn Markham (pictured) of the Center for Land Use Education, University of Wisconsin, discusses economic implications for Green Lake County adopting its shoreland ordinance in compliance with Chap-ter NR 115 state statutes.

Johnson Statement in Support of SECURE IT Legislation

Senator Ron Johnson (WI) made the following statement regarding the Strengthening and Enhancing Cybersecurity by Using Research, Education, Information and Technology (SECURE IT) Act:

"This bill recognizes that industry is at the center of any solution. It's a sensible step forward that allows in-dustry to invest in innova-tion and job creation rather than compliance. Imposing a costly and bureaucratic regu-latory regime is the wrong

approach to national security. New regulations will slow down innovation and invest-ment while companies wait years for the government to introduce outdated standards. The regulatory process simply cannot keep up with the rapid pace of technology."

Johnson is an original co-sponsor of the SECURE IT Act, which will be introduced by Senators McCain (AZ), Hutchison (TX), Grassley (IA), Chambliss (GA), Murkowski (AK), and Coats (IN).

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Land Use Planning & Zoning Committee (LUPZC) to submit shoreland ordinance to County Board in March

By Tony Daley

The March 1 session of the Land Use Planning & Zoning Committee (LUPZC) unani-mously approved sending its revised shoreland ordinance for County Board supervisory review later this month.

LUPZC officials signed the ordinance amending/revising Chapter 338 of the Green Lake County Code governing Shore-land Zoning Ordinance.

Committee members expressed agreement on facilitating ordi-nance approval as part of policy-making with significant econom-ic and ecological implications for Green Lake.

Both Lynn Markham, Re-gional Shoreland Specialist of the University of Wisconsin's Center for Land Use Education, and Michael Wenholz, Regional Shoreland Specialist, Depart-ment of Natural Resources, presented findings at a special LUPZC meeting in February, touching on shoreland impact, standards, and compliance under the state's Chapter 115 shoreland protection.

Markham and Wenholz indi-cated that Green Lake Coun-ty 's ordinance met NR-115 requirements.

Markham, speaking to water-front development, shoreland zoning, and counties' responsive-ness to administrative code, said, "Overall, healthy lakes and clear water results in high property values."

In terms of lake quality, fiscal health, and economic growth, Markham outlined the connec-tion between relative values of water quality and land prices.

Studies also showed low prop-erty values standing in relation against higher degrees and types of pollution.

"One study looked at 1,200 waterfront properties," Markham said. "When clarity changed by three feet [becoming clearer], prices [of properties] changed on the order of tens of thousands to millions of dollars."

Markham further defined the terms of relation, "If the water got less clear [because of] more nutrients, more pollutants," then property values fell.

In another study looking at 34 different lakes, findings showed

that when clarity/clearness changed by three feet, property values changed by eleven dollars to "$200 per foot of frontage."

Markham said, "If we use... around $75 per foot, then for a 100-foot lot, [we get a change of] $7,500."

Green Lake, around 7,300 acres in size, stands to lose mil-lions of dollars, reports indicate, due to environment impact such as diminished water quality.

"For Green Lake," Markham said, "[the price differential would be] around $15 million."

Shorelands remain defined as lands lying within 1,000 feet of the ordinary high water mark (OHWM) of a lake, pond, or flowage.

Moreover, shorelands remain those lands lying within 300 feet of the ordinary high water mark of a river or stream or to the landward side of a floodplain,

whichever distance is greater. LUPZC Vice-Chair Thomas

Traxler, Jr. referenced both Markham and Wenholz thusly, "We heard that we actually had a good ordinance put together, of the [other ordinance plans] that had been submitted to the DNR."

According to LUPZC mem-bers, the Green Lake County ordinance, revised as a new codification of Chapter 338 of the County Code, contained flex-ibility to accommodate diverse segments of the public, from land developers to conservationists.

In Traxler's comments about LUPZC's special meeting, "I heard [our ordinance plan] was one of the better plans."

Traxler said LUPZC's public hearings, committee talks, and special meetings had fulfilled its objectives to answer questions and address concerns raised by

the people as well as by County Board Supervisors.

LUPZC members agreed on earlier enactment of the shore-land ordinance, to ensure that Green Lake County used its own plan instead of any template that the Department of Natural Resources might impose.

LUPZC Committee member John Gende spoke out against waiting until the 2014 deadline to pass the ordinance.

LUPZC also agreed on the wisdom of bringing shoreland ordinance before the current local governmental body, of all supervisors, before the April 3 elections, which might substan-tially alter the makeup of the board.

New supervisors would need more time studying Green Lake County's shoreland/zoning amendments.

Supervisor Eugene Henke told fellow LUPZC constituents, "I was one that voted against it at the County Board meet-ing, and I got a lot of criticism. But I thought there were things that should be answered, and I thought it should be done before we adopted it."

Henke voiced emphatic favor for the revised ordinance, and resoundingly voted "yes" March 1 on the roll call vote to bring the ordinance forward as an agenda item at the next meeting of the Green Lake County Board.

Gende, who had cast his vote against adopting the ordinance in 2011 at the November County Board meeting, said, "I'm happy with what we have, and I have no objections; hopefully there won't be any other new questions that need to be answered."

At the November board meet-ing, LUPZC Chair Sue Mc-Connell had pointed to specific phrases and clauses within the shoreland language showing com-pliance including for maintaining ecologically sufficient biomass/ vegetative cover protecting the habitat security and ecosystem of Green Lake.

The ordinance language amounts to provisions for pro-tecting the lake's resource from habitat destruction, such as sand deposition by property owners creating personal beaches.

According to McConnell, all relevant municipalities received

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After numerous drafts, De-partment of Natural Resourc-es submittal, public hearing, and committee talks, Land Development Office Direc-tor Al Shute's (pictured) final draft amending Chapter 338 of the Green Lake County Code goes to the Green Lake County Board in March.

notification of the proposed shore-land ordinance amendments.

Over a year and a half, LUPZC held several workshops for both elected officials and public attendees.

Moreover, the ordinance went three times for review by the De-partment of Natural Resources, after committee debate and public hearings taking months of admin-istrative processing.

Both the Land Use Planning & Zoning Committee and Land De-velopment Office Director Shute worked in "complete cooperation with the DNR," McConnell said, "meeting state criteria and also staying 'user friendly' while pro-tecting lake water quality," said McConnell.

According to Markham, most of the 72 counties in Wiscon-sin are enacting more "green" policymaking and decisions for shoreland maintenance and de-velopment, and adopting more stringent standards than those recommended by the DNR, cus-tomized according to needs for each county.

These protectionist standards apply to new development as well as to some replacement construc-tion as described by part of state statutes, depending on property footprint and circumstances, in-dicated Markham.

As we commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, it is important to recognize the tremendous dedication, as well as sacrifice, given by so many members of the Armed Forces from Wisconsin.

Since the Civil War, more than 26,000 Wisconsin servicemen and women have given the ultimate sacrifice for our nation. Today, there are more than 400,000 veterans living in Wisconsin – of that, about 56,000 live with disabilities. And more than 150 servicemen and women with some connection to Wisconsin gave the ultimate sacrifice to our country since September 11, 2001.

In an effort to highlight the important role veterans play in all aspects of life in Wisconsin, I dedicated 2012 as the Year of the Veteran. As part of the Year of the Veteran:

• State agencies will hold at least 15 veteran

specific job fairs and four employer education symposiums;

• We launched www.yearoftheveteran.com to create a centralized resource of support for veterans and their families;

• I signed pro-veterans legislation into law this week, and have plans to sign many more over the next few weeks;

• We will hold numerous events this year honoring veterans and their families; and

• The Department of Tourism will create a travel list of veteran related sites such as museums and memorials.

By dedicating 2012 as the Year of the Veteran, we will focus attention on connecting veterans to jobs—as well as to programs, benefits, and services available to them.

AN UPDATE FROM GOVERNOR SCOTT WALKER

Recognize the Year of the Veteran

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sel, age 52, of 423 Laurel Dr., Francis Creek, lost his battle with cancer on lbesday, March 6, 2012, at his residence.

Mike was born to John and Doris Schetter Hes-sel January 30, 1960 in livo Rivers. He leaves behind his mother Doris; his partner, Sheri Waack; four step-children: Laura, Sarah, Josh, and Jenna Fabian; his twin brother, Mark Hessel; his niece Sam Hessel; and by many uncles, aunts, cousins, and friends. He was pre-ceded in death by his fa-ther, John "Jack" Hessel, May 19, 1998.

Dear Loved Ones, Family, and Friends I will miss you all very

much, but please don't be sad. Each and everyone of you have given more to me in my life, than I to you. You all have helped me to be me, and for that I am so thankful. I have had a life with no regrets, starting with a few years working construction, which led to being an over the road truck driver for almost 30 years. In that time work-mg for Krause's Truckin R&J 1Yansport, and G& Specializing Transport Co., I was so lucky to see this great country of ours, transport some of the most interesting pieces of equipment to places and people I would never had a change to do otherwise. Along the way, the people and co-workers made it not a job, but fun. I also had so much fun with all

of you, from hunting and fishing, snowmobiling, snow skiing, boating, wa-ter skiing, camping, trav-eling, watching the Pack, riding our Harley's, to just sitting around laughing, and smiling. So you see, I lived the dream. I am tru-ly a blessed man, so when you are thinking of me, smile, raise your glass, and enjoy! Thank you all for everything! I will miss you, till we meet again, Love, Mike

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1 p.m., on Saturday, March 17, 2012, at St. Anne Catholic Church in Fran-cis Creek, with the Rev-erend John Becker offi-ciating, with burial of his cremated remains to be held at a later date in the St. Anne Parish Cemetery. Relatives and friends may call after 9 a.m., on Sat-urday at the church, un-til the time of service at 1 p.m. There will be no Fri-day evening visitation.

The Lambert-Eckert Fu-neral Home of Mishicot, is assisting Mike's family with funeral arrangments.

OBITUARIES The obituaries and funeral announcements published on these pages have been prepared by friends and family as a tribute to the deceased and as a notice to those who would like to pay their respects. To submit announcements, to discuss fees or to request corrections, please contact your funeral director or call the Herald Times Reporter Classified Department at (920) 684-4433 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. In addition to publication in the Herald Times Reporter, obituaries can be found on our website, www.htrnews.com .

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Rev. William E. Fischer Easter fun day planned at St. John's Lutheran School

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MANITOWOC - "Easter Fun Day for Kids" will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. March 31 at St. John's Lutheran School, 3607 45th St., Two Rivers.

The morning includes an Easter story, crafts, music, snacks and egg hunt. Par-ents must attend if chil-dren are younger than age 3. Registration begins at 9 a.m. If interested in regis-tering, or for more infor-mation, call the church at (920) 793-5001.

Career fairs for veterans planned

MANITOWOC - A se-ries of career and benefit fairs for unemployed and underemployed veterans have been scheduled as part of the state's "Year of the Veteran" initiative. Employers interested in registering for the event should contact the listed individuals.

Area career fairs in-clude:

» 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 10 at Lakeshore Technical College, 1290 North Ave., Cleveland. Contacts are

Kelly Aschebrook at (920) 968-6081; Michael Mack at (920) 448-6776; or William Trombley at (920) 968-6306.

» 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 6 at St. Norbert College, 100 Grant St., De Pere. Contacts are Mack and Brian Marquardt at (920) 448-6778.

» 9 a.m to 2 p.m. June 12 at Fox Valley Technical College, 1825 N. Blue-mound Drive, Appleton. Contacts are Aschebrook and Trombley.

Democratic Party dinner salutes Wisconsin worker

MANITOWOC - The Manitowoc County Demo-cratic Party will host its 6th annual Bill Proxmire dinner saluting the Wis-consin worker.

Social hour begins at 5 p.m. with dinner to follow at 6 p.m. March 25 at Club Bil-Mar, 3627 Coun-ty CR. The public is invit-ed to attend.

Candidates for Wiscon-sin governor will address the group, including Kathleen Falk, former Dane County executive, and Sen. Kathleen Vine-hout, D-Alma.

The evening also will feature ,live music, a

silent auction and bake sale as well as the tribute to the working men and women of Wisconsin.

Cost of the dinner is $20. Reservations are re-quired and may be made by calling (920) 682-4074 or by emailing rjome@ sbcglobal.net .

Caregiving series starts April 13

TWO RIVERS - The "Powerful Tools for Care-giving" series will be of-fered from 9:30 a.m. to noon on six consecutive Fridays, April 13 through May 18, at Aurora Medical Center, 5000 Memorial Drive.

The class, offered in co-operation with the Mani-towoc County Aging & Dis-ability Resource Center, will teach caregivers tech-niques to help reduce stress; communicate effec-tively with family, friends, and medical professionals; and reduce guilt, anger, de-pression and tension.

Respite care is available and must be arranged in advance. An admission as-sessment is required prior to attendance for all new registrations.

For more information, call Lynn Scheinoha at (920) 683-5110 or (920)

Catherine "Katie" E. Schuh, 82, of 618 Christel Drive of Valders, died on Saturday, Mar. 10, 2012, at Holy Family Memorial Medical Center, Manito-woc.

Katie was born on Sept. 29, 1929, in Manitowoc, daughter of the late John and Hazel (Piper) Thschel.

She was a graduate of Valders High School. Katie was famous for her hang-ers that she would crochet and she loved giving them to everybody. She also loved spending time with her family especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Survivors include her four children and their spouses, Carol and Loren Ulness, Valders; James and Pam Schuh, Valders; Dennis and Debbie Schuh, Clarks Mills; Thomas and Gail Schuh, Hilbert; nine grandchildren; Erin (Mi-chael) Lenzner, Stephanie (Jake) Kaderabek, Ethan (and special friend Jessica) Ulness, Dana (and special friend Brian) Dombrowski, Tyler (Amanda) Schuh, Marissa (and special friend Ryan) Schuh, Luke Schuh, Brittany Schuh, and Ashley Schuh; 10 great-grandchildren; one sister, Rosemary Strauss, Mani-towoc; one special friend, Judy Evenson. Nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends also survive. She was preceded in death by the father of her chil-dren, James Schuh; one brother and sister-in-law, John and Betty Thschel; one brother-in-law, Harold

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Cancer support group to meet March 22

MANITOWOC - Holy Family Memorial's Cancer Center will be holding a can-cer support group for can-cer patients and their fami-lies and friends quarterly throughout the year.

The first meeting will be from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. March 22 at HFM Harbor Town, Kiel Room, 1650 S. 41st St. The topic will be cancer and exercise, featuring guest speaker Melissa Sperbeck, HFM Wellness Center fit-ness coordinator. There also will be tours of the Wellness Center.

Registration is not re-quired. For more informa-tion, call (920) 320-2749 or visit hfinhealth.orgicancer.

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at All-Care Cremation Cen-ter, Manitowoc, and Fu-neral Services will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Mar. 14, 2012, at St. Mary Catholic Church, Clarks Mills. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial will be the Rev. David Zim-mermann and Katie will be laid to rest at St Mary Catholic Cemetery.

The family will greet relatives and friends on Wednesday, Mar. 14, 2012, at St. Mary Catholic Church, Clarks Mills from 9 a.m. until 10:45 a.m.

Expressions of sym-pathy may be sent to the family by visiting www. pfefferfuneralhome. com

The Pfeffer Funeral Home and All-Care Cre-mation Center, Manitowoc, is assisting the family with funeral arrangements.

The family wishes to thank the Valders ambu-lance service as well as the staff at Holy Family Memo-rial Medical Center's 5th floor for their caring and compassion shown to our mom

Rev. William E. Fischer, age 86, of 960 South Rap-ids Road, went to be with his Heavenly Father on Thursday morning, March 8, 2012 at River's Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center.

William was born on August 6, 1925, in Savanna, IL, son of the late Gervasius and Lucille (Frazier) Fischer. He was a 1943

Prgraduate of Northwestern eparatory School in Wa-

tertown, 1947 graduate of Northwestern College in Watertown and 1951 grad-uate of Wisconsin Luther-an Seminary in Mequon. He married the former Leona G. "Gladdie" Her-rmann on July 1, 1951, at Christ Ev. Lutheran Church in Milwaukee. Pastor Fischer's parish ministry began in 1952 at Redemption Ev. Lutheran Church in Milwaukee. In 1967 he was called to serve on the WELS Board for Parish Education un-til 1991. From 1995 to 1998 he served as part-time pastor at St. Paul's Ev. Lutheran Church in Muskego. In 1999, he moved to Manitowoc and served as visitation pastor at Bethany Ev. Lutheran Church until 2002. He was a member of Bethany Ev. Lutheran Church.

Survivors include his wife: Gladdie Fischer, Manitowoc. The Lord blessed their marriage with four children: Mark (Jean) Fischer Manitowoc; Laurie (Daniel) Sawatske, Minneapolis, MN; Chris-tie. Fischer, Cedarburg; Beth (Tod) Hauf, Mani-towoc; nine grandchil-dren: Emily Fischer; Anne

Fischer; Joseph (Johanna) Sawatske; Katie Sawatske; Tom Sawatske; David Sawatske; Amy Hauf; Katelyn Hauf; Kelly Hauf; two great-grandchldren: Lily and Griffin Sawatske; one sister: Doris Theimer, Oklahoma City, OK; two half-sisters: Mary Harp-er, Wilmette, IL; Barbara Hi s, Greer, SC. Nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends survive. He was preceded in death by his parents: Gervasius and Lucille Fischer; and a half sister: Margaret Ever-hart.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Iliesday, March 13, 2012 at Bethany Evangelical Lutheran Church, 3209 Meadow Lane, Manitowoc. Rev. Robert Kujawski and Rev. Stephen Melso will officiate. Burial will take place on Wednesday at Arlington Park Cemetery in Greenfield. Relatives and friends may call at the Reinbold & Pfeffer Family Funeral Home, 818 State Street, Manitowoc on Mon-day from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. and on Iliesday at the church from 9:00 a.m. until the time of ser-vices. Online condolences may be sent to www.jen-sremboldandpfeffer. com

Memorials may be made to Bethany Ev. Lutheran Church.

"I am convinced that neither life nor death... will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord" (Romans 8:39)

A special thank you to Dr. Mark Herring, the staffs of Rivers Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center and Heartland Hospice for the wonderful care and love shown to my husband and our father.

Shaelyn and Collin Gam-ble, Chase, Brooke, Lau-ren and Carson Eigner, Allison Mohr, Lillith Kaat, Karter Klieber, Kelsie and Kendall Bessert. He is also survived by the mother of his children, Barbara (Skarvan) Luckow; two brothers and three sisters-in-law, Wayne (Laverne) Luckow, Roger (Ann) Luck-ow and Edith Luckow; one cousin, Marion (George) Morgan. Nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends also survive. He was pre-ceded in death by his par-ents; one brother, Robert Luckow; one grandson: Kenny Bessert; one son-in-law, Charles Gamble; and one cousin, Delores Wernecke.

Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. on Ries-day, Mar. 13, 2012, at 1st Presbyterian Church, Manitowoc. Officiating at the service will be CLP Phil Kinzel with committal prayers to follow at Knoll-wood Memorial Chapel, town of Kossuth. Military honors will be accorded by the American Legion-Drews Blesser Post 88.

The family will greet relatives and friends on lliesday, Mar. 13, 2012, at 1st Presbyterian Church, Manitowoc, from 9 a.m. until 10:45 a.m.

The Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is as-sisting the family with fu-neral arrangements.

Chester's family would like to thank Dr. Andrew Yetter, Stephanie and the entire loving and caring staff at the Vince Lombardi Cancer Clinic as well as the loving care given to him during his many stays at the Aurora Medical Center.

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Luckow, Chester H. Chester H. Luckow,

79, rural Newton, passed away on Saturday morn-ing, Mar. 10, 2012, at Au-rora Medical Center, Mani-towoc County, surrounded by his loving family.

Chester was born on Aug. 15, 1932, son of the late 0"..,`"•••....•=. Irving and Florence (Lehm- an) Luckow. He attended schools in Manitowoc County and graduated from Lincoln High School with the class of 1950. Chester proudly served his country with the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. He was the recip-ient of numerous awards for his time served in-cluding three Bronze Star medals. He was honorably discharged in 1954. After he married, he bought the family farm in the town of Newton where he milked Brown Swiss dairy cattle for many years. Ches-ter was a cabinet maker for 42 years at Hamilton Manufacturing, retiring in 1997. He was a long time member of 1st Presbyteri-an Church in Manitowoc, serving as head usher for many years. Chester was also a member of Ameri-can Legion Post 88. He was a devoted and loving father, grandfather and great-grandfather. Grand-pa Chester greatly enjoyed spending time with his family. Through the years he was extremely proud to watch his family grow. He had a heart of gold and will be sadly missed by all.

Survivors include his children, Thomas (Cathy) Luckow, Cheryl Gamble (and special friend Jim Wester, Denise (Ron) Mohr, Doreen (Ken) Bessert; nine grandchildren, Alan Luck-ow, Jason Gamble, Jona-than Gamble (and fiancee Reba Larsen), Jeremiah Gamble (and special friend Allison Popple), Amanda (Justin) Eigner, Christo-pher (and fiancee Sarah Laessig), Melissa (Aaron) Kaat, Jessica (Jason) Voss, Joseph (Rachelle) Bessert; 11 great-grandchildren,

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Diego Berdakin, founder of BeachMint Inc., says he doesn't see the point of business cards. He is not alone. According to data company IBISWorld Inc, U.S. sales of business cards have been falling since the late 1990s. Gary Friedman/MCT — Los Angeles Times

Business cards get digital update Many forgo paper for smartphone apps, Internet

By Matt Stevens Los Angeles Times

LOS ANGELES — Chalk up an-other looming casualty of the In-ternet age: business cards.

Ubiquitous as pinstripes, the 2-by-3.5-inch pieces of card stock have long been a staple in execu-tive briefcases. Exchanging cards helps to break the ice and pro-vides a quick reference for for-gotten names.

But to many young and Web-savvy people who are accustomed to connecting digitally, the cards are irrelevant, wasteful — and just plain lame.

Diego Berdakin, the founder of BeachMint Inc., a fast-growing Santa Monica, Calif., e-commerce site, has raised $75 million from investors without ever bothering to print a set. He doesn't see the point.

"If someone comes in to meet me, we've already been connected through email, so it really doesn't feel like a necessity in my life," he said. "When I go into a meeting and there are five bankers across the table, they all hand me busi-ness cards and they all end up in a pile, in a shoe box somewhere."

U.S. sales of business cards have been falling since the late 1990s, according to IBISWorld Inc., an Australian business data company whose data go back to 1997. The slide appears to be ac-celerating. Last year printers posted revenue of $211.1 million from the segment. That's down 13 percent from 2006.

The weak economy has been a factor in recent years. But ana-lysts said printed business cards, like newspapers, books and maga-zines, are fast giving way to digi-tal alternatives. Smartphones, tablets and social media are help-ing people connect more quickly

and seamlessly than ever before. "It's a steady decline," said

Caitlin Moldvay, a printing indus-try analyst with IBISWorld. "The printing industry in general has entered into a decline, so this is part of that trend."

Many under-30 tech entrepre-neurs see the paper rectangles as an anachronism, so they are turn-ing to digital options.

About 85 million people have a professional network on Linkedln. Some 77 million smartphone users have downloaded the Bump app, which allows them to bump their phones together and instant-ly exchange contact information.

Others carry a personalized quick-response code that smart-phones can scan like a hyperlink. And, of course, there's always Facebook, email and digital busi-ness cards.

If they do take a paper card, some said they use a smartphone app to snap a picture of it and in-stantly digitize the card's infor-mation. Then they toss it into the nearest trashcan.

"Paper is not so appealing to this generation," said Kit Yarrow, chairwoman of the psychology de-partment at Golden Gate Univer-sity in San Francisco who has studied Generation Y: the 20- to 30-year-olds who grew up with the Internet. "They absolutely gravi-tate toward products that help them do things really efficiently. It's time-consuming to organize business cards — and not portable."

Sam Friedman, co-founder and chief executive of Parking in Mo-tion, which sells a mobile app for finding open parking spaces, said his Santa Monica firm's digital presence is its most effective communication tool. "The busi-ness card is your website," he said.

Still, old habits die hard. Fried-man said he makes sure his em-ployees are issued business cards, which sometimes come in handy at conferences.

Other firms that do business abroad, particularly in Asia, have found printed business cards to be crucial to corporate culture and ritual there.

And although the number of U.S. print shops is declining, some are thriving with the help of e-commerce and innovative new de-signs. Online printer MOO Inc. specializes in "minicards" that are half the standard size to ap-peal to eco-conscious entrepre-neurs. Others are peddling plastic business cards equipped with flash drives that companies can hand out as promotional freebies.

But one of the most successful firms, Vistaprint, keeps it rela-tively simple. The Netherlands company allows customers to cre-ate personalized business cards using online templates or their own digital designs. Businesses on a budget can get as many as 250 cards free of charge.

The company posted sales of $452.8 million in North America last year, up 17.9 percent from 2010. Spokeswoman Wendy Cebu-la said that business cards ac-count for about 30 percent of Vistaprint's product revenue and that most of its customers are small businesses.

"We're just not seeing that elec-tronic medium replace" printed business cards, she said. "We see them as complements as opposed to substitutes."

Jean Twenge, author of the book "Generation Me," said that busi-ness cards won't disappear com-pletely until a near-perfect re-placement is developed. But the

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 2012 *

LOCAL NEWS EDITOR AMBER PALUCH [email protected] » (920) 431-8361

A new electric transmis-sion line between Stur-geon Bay and Sevastopol is in service ahead of schedule, according to American Transmission Co.

The 7.7-mile line be-tween the Canal substa-tion in Sturgeon Bay and the Dunn Road substation in Sevastopol is expected to improve service in an area plagued with fre-quent line overloads.

The project, approved by the state Public Service Commission in August 2010, was about $1 million under budget and three months ahead of schedule, according to American Transmission Co. The final cost was $15.8 million.

American Transmission Co., based in De Pere, op-erates high-voltage trans-mission systems in parts of Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota and Illinois. It is owned by several of the state's utilities, including Integrys Energy Group, which is its majority in-vestor.

It is a $3.1 billion com-pany with 9,440 miles of transmission lines and 519 substations. — Richard Ryman/Press-Gazette

MADISON Registration open for online career fair

Veterans, Guard and Re-serve members and mili-tary spouses can register now for Thursday's Mili-cruit virtual career fair online at www.veterans careerfair. com.

By registering in ad-vance, participants can build a profile and re-search employers. When the career fair opens, they can visit employer booths, view and apply for jobs, chat live with recruiters and with fellow Wisconsin veterans and spouses.

Tips on how to get a job also are available online, said John Scocos, state De-partment of Veterans Af-fairs secretary.

The event is one of 16 careers fairs planned this year as part of Gov. Scott Walker's "Wisconsin Work-ing" program and his Year of the Veteran initiative.

Information on the ini-tiative is at www.yearofthe veteran.com . — Richard Ryman/Press-Gazette

TOKYO Nissan to revive its Datsun brand

Nissan is bringing back the Datsun three decades after shelving the brand that helped build its U.S. business. This time, Nissan hopes the name synony-mous with affordable and reliable small cars will power its growth in emerg-ing markets.

Nissan Motor Co. Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn made the announcement Tuesday while in Indone-sia, one of three markets besides India and Russia where the Datsun will go on sale in 2014.

Datsun debuted in Japan in 1932 and hit American showrooms more than 50 years ago. — The Associated Press

GENEVA Airlines group says oil prices drive losses

The global aviation in-dustry could run up losses of more than $5 billion this year if oil prices spike by more than anticipated in light of the tensions build-ing over Iran's nuclear pro-gram, the industry's trade group said Thesday.

The International Air Transport Association says it now expects its earnings to decline to $3 billion in 2012. That's down from De-cember's forecast of $3.5 billion, based on an ex-pectation that oil prices will average $115 a barrel.

At present, the bench-mark New York rate is trading at nine-month highs around $107 a barrel. — The Associated Press

Shipbuilder to construct more Navy vessels The Associated Press

MARINETTE — Mari nette Marine Corp. says it plans to hire several hun-dred workers this year to help build U.S. Navy ships.

The Northeastern Wis-

The Associated Press

LOUISVIT E, Ky. — Hu-mana Inc. said Thesday that it is forming a partnership with nonprofit CareSource to provide services to peo-ple who are eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid.

Humana has more than 5 million Medicare mem-

consin company has $715 million in new Navy contracts. Marinette Ma-rine already has 1,350 shipyard workers building the Navy's littoral combat ships in Marinette.

The combat ship pro-gram has trickled down to hundreds of suppliers, in-cluding 120 Wisconsin companies. A key supplier is Fairbanks Morse En-gine, which designs and

bers around the U.S., and CareSource has 900,000 Medicaid members. Most of CareSource's members are in Ohio. The rest are in Michigan. The companies did not disclose financial terms of their alliance, but said they will have an exclu-sive relationship in states where they work together.

builds the twin diesel en-gines that power the high-speed ships. That work is done in Beloit, where Fair-banks employs about 360 people.

"It's very important work for us. There's no doubt about that," said John Bottorff, vice presi-dent of human resources for Fairbanks Morse En-gine. The littoral combat ship program accounts for

Brown County is the sec-ond-largest administrative center in the Humana oper-ation.

The companies are reach-ing out to a group of pa-tients called "dual eligi-bles." Those patients gener-ate a lot of medical claims and are responsible for an outsize portion of Medicare

about 20 percent of the company's business.

The Navy wants a fleet of ships that can operate in waters as shallow as 20 feet and exceed 46 mph. The 377-foot ships could be used to track down sub-marines and pirates and to support ground troops and launch unmanned aerial drones. Versatility and the ability to change missions quickly are key.

and Medicaid costs. Federal and state governments have been looking to place them into managed care to improve coverage, reduce spending and eliminate du-plicate tests.

Medicare is the federal program that provides health coverage for the eld-erly and disabled. Medicaid

Authority approves use of screens Work continues on WaterMark and museum project By Richard Ryman Green Bay Press-Gazette

Redevelopment Au-thority members on Tuesday solved one of three facade issues for the Green Bay Children's Museum and WaterMark project.

Developer John Vetter last week recommended vinyl-mesh screens on the museum parking garage and lights on the top of the tower on the rehabilitated Younkers department store build-ing, now the WaterMark. Also, though it wasn't discussed until this week, Vetter recommended painted-aluminum and treated-wood canopies for the Fox River side of the building.

Authority members said they needed to re-search the mesh and lights issues and sched-uled a special meeting for Tuesday, during which they agreed to allow the screens but sent the lights and the canopies back for more work.

Members said the mesh, which can be print-ed, would add vibrancy to the project, but they were concerned with how well it would hold up to the elements compared with translucent plastic screens that were initial-ly proposed.

"I think (mesh) adds an element that's different," said member Tom Weber. "It has the ability to make it vibrant."

Some members trav-eled to Jones Sign Co. in De Pere after last week's meeting to learn more.

"I was impressed with the material. It's worked well with the (Green Bay) Packers," who have a large sign made of it, said member Gary Delveaux.

Community Develop-ment Director Rob Strong said a Jones Sign representative told him the mesh could be re-placed four times for the cost of replacing plastic screens once.

The board approved the use of the mesh on an aluminum frame, but with contingents. The de-veloper will be asked to set aside $70,000, which would cover two com-plete replacements of the mesh. RDA also reserves the right to require the mesh be replaced in five years if necessary.

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"The Navy reminded us of that, often, in the de-sign phase," Oldenburg President Tim Nerenz said. Oldenburg equip-ment is used on the Marinette-built ships and on littoral combat ships built by Austal USA in Mo-bile, Ala.

For the initial 20 ships, the work has been divided between Marinette and Austal.

is a state and federal pro-gram that covers the aged, blind, needy and disabled. States hire private health insurers to run their Medic-aid programs.

Shares of Humana fell $1.83, or 2.1 percent, to close at $85.34. They rose 12 cents in after-hours trad-ing.

BRIEFCASE STURGEON BAY New power line up ahead of schedule

Marinette Marine plans to hire hundreds

Humana announces partnership with CareSource

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Letters. I

Governor Walker declares 2012 the Year of the Veteran and signs pro-veteran bill into law

Governor Walker has declared 2012 the Year of the Veteran and signed Sen-ate Bill (SB) 413 into law, otherwise known as the HEART Act. This legisla-tion brings equity to fami-lies of veterans who were participants in the Wiscon-sin Retirement System and died or became disabled on or after January 1, 2007. The Year of the Veteran will honor the deeds of Wiscon-sin's veterans and provide them with the tools they need to reintegrate into ci-vilian society such as edu-cation, health care and em-ployment assistance.

In 2012, the nation is marking the 150th anniver-sary of the Civil War and welcomes home service members who served in Op-eration Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Free-dom, as these U.S. combat operations are drawing to a close. The Year of the Vet-eran will celebrate the past, emulate the example set by. Wisconsin's forefathers, and honor all the state's veterans by reaffirming the State of Wisconsin's com-mitment to providing the highest level of support to the nation's heroes.

A full listing of events and resources can be viewed at www.YearoftheVeteran. corn.

There are more than 400,000 veterans living in Wisconsin and nearly 300,000 are wartime veter-ans. More than 56,000 of these veterans are disabled.

The veteran's unem-ployment rate in Wisconsin is estimated to be higher than the general population and for veterans recently re-turning from wars overseas even higher. To that end, a particular emphasis of Year of the Veteran will be put on employing Wisconsin's veterans. Efforts to connect veterans with jobs include:

• 15 Year of the Veteran specific Career and Benefit fairs throughout the state.

-Four Symposiums to educate employers and con-nect them with the veterans community.

-A virtual career fair for Wisconsin service mem-bers, guard/reservist, vet-

Any really good story becomes a great story when you have a personal connec-tion to experience it with. Such is the Barron Spot-lighters' opportunity with this production of Caddie Woodlawn.

Based on the book by Carol Ryrie Brink, and adapted by Susan C. Hunter and Tom Shelton, the mu-sical drama Caddie Wood-lawn comes to life on the Barron Spotlighter Stage at the Barron Area Corn-munmity Center beginning Thursday, March 8, and runs two weekends.

Most of us are familiar with the Caddie Woodlawn name, but beyond that we may have a cloudy recol-lection of the tale. What Caddie is NOT: a prim and proper little girl with an in-viting New England accent who smiles and charms her way through something of a flower garden story. Caddie is also not portrayed in this adaptation as a quaint waif who endures the struggles and hardships of pioneer life only to prevail bent but unbroken. Such is not the Caddie Woodlawn story. Now back to the local con-

erans, and military spouses hosted by Milicruit.

In conjunction with the Year of the Veteran an-nouncement Governor Walker:

-asked the Department of Tourism to create a travel list and itinerary of Vet-eran's related sites such as museums and memorials;

will hold numerous events this year honoring veterans their families;

-will encourage the tour-ism industry to develop their own promotions or share in-formation about promotions they may already have in place;

-will have agencies use social media vehicles to promote itineraries, muse-ums, web content, events and military discounts or deals; and

-launched www. yearoftheveteran .com to create a centralized resource of support for veterans their families.

Governor Walker is also supporting a number of bills that would benefit veterans this legislative session, in-cluding:

-AB 438. SB 357 - Mili-tary training, education, or other experience may satis-fy requirements for certain professional credentials.

-AB 437. SB 369 - Un-employed disabled veter-ans: income and franchise tax credits for hiring cre-ated.

-SB-338. AB-429 -Waives fess for certain pro-fessional and occupational licenses issued to veterans.

-5B-339. AB-428 -Non-competitive appoint-ment of certain disabled veterans to classified posi-tions in the state civil serv-ice system.

Year of the Veteran also includes several special events to honor and edu-cate the men and women and their families who put service before self. A ma-jor cornerstone of this year long recognition of veterans is Operation Greatest Gen-eration, a day of celebra-tion and recognition for the Wisconsin men and women who shaped the course of history during World War II.

nection. The sizeable Woodlawn

family hails from Boston and lands in Dunnville, a tiny metropolis near what is now Menomonie.in Dunn County. Barron County is not only adjacent to Dunn County, but the city of Bar-ron was originated by a Dunn County man in 1860.

The Caddie Woodlawn story indicates that the fam-ily arrived in Dunnville about, what else--1860, the very same time that just 50 miles north of there, Barron came into being.

Caddie Woodlawn dis-plays a very young north-west Wisconsin; not what it would become but rather what it was originally, and how even folks from back east fell in love with our land and state.

Shows will be held Thursday, Friday, and Sat-urday; March 8-10 at 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday-March 16-17 at 7:30 p.m., and a matinee will be pre-sented on Sunday, March 18 at 2:00 p.m.

Call 715-537-9212 or email [email protected]

Rivard, Gov. Walker doing what's best

To the Editor Roger Rivard...what a

refreshing change from the rubber stamp actions of the Mary Hubler years... years of non performance.

Recent comments on the privatization of Social Security from Sue Hansen, the democratic chair of Washburn County, regard-ing Governor Walker and Roger Rivard, seem a bit amazing in view of the fact she and her husband are both drawing taxpayer pro-vided pensions. At some point in this country we are going to wake up and real-ize we are broke as a nation, and government benefits, be they federal or state, will be means tested. My wife and I are both retired with fed-eral pensions and are open to means testing, are you?

And for Ms. Hansen to quote Steven Smith's "We must challenge the power of organized money," is another amazing statement with all the destruction that occurred in Madison from the likes of SEIU comrades. Mr. Smith goes on to say "Wisconsin's best resource is its people and we are not for sale."

Well, Mr. Smith, looks like some Wisconsinites were for sale to the SEIU mobs.

Yes, Ms. Hansen, you are right, the sensible folks of Wisconsin will decide. May God bless Gov. Walk-er and Roger Rivard. They are simply trying to do the right thing for us all.

Dan and Lynn Hubin Shell Lake

Student artwork on display at WITC

March is Youth Art Month. In honor of this, WITC in Rice Lake is host-ing an art exhibition show-casing works of art created by K-12 students in the sur-rounding area.

Participating schools include Cumberland, Rice Lake, Barron, Cameron and Prairie Farm.

Several pieces created by Cumberland students in grades seven through 12 have been selected for the exhibit.

The art will be on dis-play until March 16 in the main entrance hallway at WITC. The pieces can be viewed during regular building hours, which are Monday through Thursday 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Friday 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Caregivers encouraged to attend "Friday Facts"

You're an adult, son, or daughter, a husband, wife, or partner, a friend or a relative. Are you a car-egiver too? Then "Friday Facts.....Caregiver Chats" are just for you.

On the third Friday of each month from 10:00 a.m. until noon, there will be a speaker on various topics pertaining to being a car-egiver with discussion to follow.

The meetings are held in room 110 of the Barron County Government Cent-er, 330 E. La Salle, Barron.

The next meeting will be Friday, March 16, 2012. A dvd, "Coping Skills for Caregiving" will be shown with discussion to follow.

No pre-registration is necessary. Come as often as you wish.

Enter the Government Center on the lower level on Monroe Street. Ques-tions can be directed to Glo-ria Vaughn, Barron County Office on Aging, 715-537-6225.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

STATE OF WISCONSIN SS COUNTY OF

BARRON TO WHOM IT MAY CON-

CERN: PUBLIC NOTICE is here-

by given to all persons in the County of Barron, Wiscon-sin, that a public hearing will be held on Monday, March 26, 2012 at 9:00 a.m. in the Zoning Office Conference Room 2106 of the Barron County Government Center, Barron, Wisconsin, relative to a proposal for a special exception to the terms of the Barron County Land Use Ordinance as follows:

Requests a special ex-ception to establish a tourist rooming house in a Recre-ational-Residential district, property described as part of SE-SE, also known as GL6-4 & GL 6-5, consisting of 1.25 acres, located in Section 15, T35N, R13W, Town of Cumberland, Bar-ron County, Wisconsin.

The Board of Adjustment reserves the right to view the property and may convene in executive session prior to rendering a decision.

Property Owner: Dornco LLP; Agent: Paul Dorn PropertyAddress: 213293/4 Street, Cumberland, Wis-consin

All persons interested are invited to attend said hearing and be heard.

Dated Barron, Wiscon-sin, this 7th day of March, 2012.

Barron County Board of Adjustment

Jon Sleik, Chairman Published in the Cumberland Advocate March 7 & 14, 2012





bygiven to all persons in the County of Barron, Wiscon-sin, that a public hearing will be held on Monday, March 26, 2012 at 9:45 a.m. in the Zoning Office Confer-ence Room 2106 of the Barron County Government Center, Barron, Wisconsin, relative to a proposal for a variance to the terms of the Barron County Land Use Ordinance as follows:

Requests a variance to construct an addition to a structure with a reduced setback to the road and the road right-of-way of a State highway and a special exception for the addition to a pre-existing, non-con-forming business in a Resi-dential-1 district, property described as part of NE-SE, also known as Plat 13-5, Lot 1, consisting of 3.27 acres, located in Section 30, T36N, R13W, Town of Lakeland, Barron County, Wisconsin.


Property Owner: Lake-land Company of Barron County

Property Address: 2537 USH 63, Cumberland, Wis-consin





NOTICE TOWN OF

CUMBERLAND The Regular Monthly Board

Meeting for the Town of Cumberland will be held on Monday, March 12, 2012 at 12:00 p.m. Noon in the Town Hall (902 20th Avenue).

Holly Nyhus, Clerk Town of Cumberland

Published In the Cumberland Advocate March 7, 2012

NOTICE The Monthly Board Meeting

for the Town of Lakeland will be held on Tuesday, March 13, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. in the Town Hall, 791 29 11/16th Ave. The hall is accessible to all persons. The agenda will be posted 24 hours before the meeting.

Marilynn Shaurette, Clerk

Town of Lakeland Published in the Cumberland

Advocate March 7, 2012

REQUEST FOR BIDS

DeSantis Excavating & Underground Utilities is ac-cepting bids for the Grove Street Water Main Project, Cumberland, WI. In general work consists of trench contruction, directional drilling and restoring pavement, curb, gutter, sidewalk & turf areas. DBE's, MBE's & SBRA's are strongly encouraged to submit bids.

If interested, please call 715-822-8034 or fax 715-822-2718. BID DEADLINE: March 22, 2012 at 12:00 pm

Published in the Cumberland Advocate March 7 & 14, 2012

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS PROJECT: Grove Street Water Main

Cumberland, Wisconsin BID DEADLINE: March 22, 2012

1:00 p.m., Local Time NOTICE Sealed bids for the above project will be received by

Chuck Christensen at Cumberland Municipal Utilities, 1265 2nd Avenue, Cumberland, WI 54829 until the Bid Deadline. Immediately thereafter, the bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.

In general the project consists of constructing approxi-mately 3,100 L.F. of 6 to 10 in. DI water main using open trench construction and approximately 850 L.F. of 10 and 12 in. HDPE water main using horizontal directional drill-ing, and restoring disturbed pavement, curb and gutter, sidewalk, and turf areas.

A single prime bid will be received for the work. BID SECURITY Bids must be accompanied by bid security in the

amount of 5% of the maximum bid amount. Bid and bid security may not be withdrawn for a period of 45 days after the Bid Deadline.

Bid security will be retaiped if the Bidder is awarded the Work and fails to execute the Agreement and furnish 100% Performance and Payment Bonds.

FUNDING REQUIREMENTS The contract awarded under this bid advertisement will

be funded in part by financial assistance from the Wiscon-sin Safe Drinking Water Loan Program and will be subject to regulations contained in Wis. Adm. Code, s. NR 166.12, and appropriate state statutes. The contract also will be funded in part by financial assistance from the U.S. Envi-ronmental Protection Agency and will be subject to regula-tions contained in appropriate federal regulations. Bidders agree to abide by Executive Order 11246, as amended, and the provisions for civil rights, equal employment op-portunity, and affirmative action set forth in the Bidding Documents. This procurement is subject to regulations contained in NR 166.12(4) for solicitation of disadvantaged business enterprises (DBEs). We encourage DBEs; in-cluding MBEs, WBEs, and SBRAs; to submit bids.

WAGE RATES Minimum salaries and fringes to be paid on the project

shall be in accordance with the prevailing wage rate scales established by the Federal Department of Labor and the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development. Atten-tion is called to the fact that not less than the minimum salaries and fringes set forth in the Contract Documents must be paid on this project, and that the Contractor must ensure that employees and applications for employment are not discriminated against because of their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or other protected class. Fed-eral Labor standards program laws, including, but not lim-ited to the Davis Bacon Act, the Copeland Anti Kickback Act, and the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act apply to all work.

QUALIFICATIONS Bidders shall submit a Statement of Bidder's Qualifica-

tions to the Owner with their bid. RIGHTS RESERVED Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to

waive informalities in any bid. BIDDING DOCUMENTS Bidding documents may be examined at Builders Ex-

changes in Appleton, Eau Claire, Green Bay, La Crosse, Wausau, Duluth, Minneapolis, and St. Paul; at the MEDA Construction Connection in Brooklyn Center, MN; at the Dodge Plan Room in Minneapolis; and through the elec-tronic plan rooms of McGraw Hill Construction/Dodge and Reed Construction Data.

Bidding documents may be obtained: •In Adobe Acrobat® electronic format by download

from the Quest Construction Data Network website, ac-cessible via www.AyresAssociates.com by clicking on the "Bidding" link, for $20.00.

•In paper format from Ayres Associates, 3433 Oakwood Hills Parkway, Eau Claire, WI 54701 7698, 715.834.3161, upon payment of $60.00 per set. Payment will not be re-funded.

Published by authority of: City of Cumberland Published in the Cumberland Advocate February 29

& March 7, 2012





by given to all persons in the County of Barron, Wiscon-sin, that a public hearing will be held on Monday, March 26, 2012 at 9:30 a.m. in the Zoning Office Conference Room 2106 of the Barron County Government Center, Barron, Wisconsin, relative to a proposal for a special exception to the terms of the Barron County Land Use Ordinance as follows:

Requests a special exception to establish a tourist rooming house in an Agricultural-1 district, property described as part

Caddy Woodlawn comes to Barron (with energy)

of SE-SE, consisting of 41 acres, located in Section 11, T35N, R13W, Town of Cum-berland, Barron County, Wisconsin.


Property Owner: Richard & Diane Rust

Property Address: 2224 11th Street, Cumberland, Wisconsin





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