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Volume 4 • Issue 9 • September 2013 909 North Railroad Street Eagle River, WI 54521 (715) 479-4451 aazzeettttee “One of AmerHHica’s Finest SmCaCll Market RGG adio Broadcasting Companies” Fall Fun Comes to the Northwoods In This Issue Heartland Autumn Activities Abound he days and far the largest racing event Page 2 . nights are get - of the year! Heartland’s Pres. Release Tting a bit cooler Z93 is a seasonal event and the trees are starting sponsor. to show signs of their Eagle River’s WRJO Page 4 . colorful autumn gets excited about “Beef-A- Ashland News wardrobe. Heartland sta - Rama on September 28th. tions are on the air with This outlandishly FUN, and Page 5 . high school and Packer football world-renowned Northwoods and a full schedule of FUN event is in its 49th year! The tra - Eagle River News events. It’s fall in the North - dition of area merchants and woods! businesses preparing roasts was a Page 6 . Autumn brings the Ruffed huge hit right from the start; it Iron River News Grouse Festival to Park Falls on was an opportunity to say “thank September 21st. Sportsmen and you” to visitors and customers in Page 7 . outdoor enthusiasts of all ages Feed, a “Home Grown” market the Minocqua area. The famous come to celebrate the vast natural and Craft Fair and more. Heart - University of Wisconsin March - Park Falls News resources the area has to offer. land’s Park Falls 98Q Country ing Band will attend again this The FUN includes bow shooting year. At 11:45 a.m., 15 eager par - will be there broadcasting and Jim Coursolle, CRMC demonstrations and lessons, fam - celebrating the FUN! ticipants will begin to consume ily activities, an ATV poker run, On September 27th and 28th, HUGE Beef-A-Rama sand - President and CEO Knights of Columbus Dumpling wiches placed in front of them. Ashland’s Skip Hunter broad - Deb Josephs, CPA casts live from ABC Raceway The judges will determine the for the FUN “Red Clay Classic,” King and Queen who will win a Corporate CFO which is the season finale and by myriad of FUN goofy cow prizes and the coveted beef crown Wendi Ell, newsletter and scepter! designer and A FUN local Iron River publisher talent event called “Open Mic Night’ and its presen - ter, George Peterson, have been working with Heart - www.heartlandcomm.com land’s WIKB to grow the monthly event at the Wind - sor Center, Iron River. See Events , Page 3 Heartland Salespeople Meet he Heartland All-Company Sales Sem - Heather Bruemmer, Executive Director-State street. Recovering from the loss of an 18-year- inar takes place in Eagle River on Oc - Ombudsman for the State of Wisconsin Board old daughter is impossible, but learning to live Ttober 26th at the Eagle River Inn on Aging and Long Term Care will be speaking life again even though hard, is not impossible, Resort. on “Living One Day at a Time and Making It a according to Sarafiny. Amber will encourage Headlining this fall’s event is Rob and Diane Masterpiece.” Heather has overcome one adver - her peers with her presentation, “Don’t Sweat Krieghoff with over 50 years of sity after another in her own life provid - the Small Stuff.” broadcast sales and training experi - ing real-life proof that a person’s desire Heartland’s CEO, Jim Coursolle, will attempt ence. “There is No Magic When it and positive action will conquer most of to create – with personality characteristics – the Comes to Successful Selling,” ac - life’s challenges. “Perfect Radio Salesperson.” Coursolle has cording to the Krieghoff husband One of Heartland’s most talented done this presentation for over 40 years for or - and wife team. According to Rob, salespeople, Amber Sarafiny, Iron River, ganizations such as WMC’s Business World, his “favorite part of the business is will share how she works to overcome many junior and senior high schools, colleges, teaching people how to be success - the death of her 18 year old daughter, organizations and businesses of all sorts includ - ful in sales.” killed by a motorist as she crossed a ing radio broadcasting companies. Page 2 Volume 4 • Issue 9 • September 2013 PPrreess.. RReelleeaassee If you don’t take the risk, you In “Take the Risk,” Carson dis - solutely fail if you don’ try. But, may lose your chance. Really? cussed several instances in his you could succeed, as well, and if Yes. life when he took a chance where you do, how would that improve I just finished reading, “Take the outcome could have led to your life? the Risk” by failure if the situation had gone Throughout history, great Dr. Ben awry. He took the chance; he took things happen when people have Carson the the risk. That’s not easy to do be - shed their fears and taken the famous pe - cause if things “go south,” one risk. Find something in your life diatric might perceive that their life may you would like to improve upon Johns Hop - also “go south.” However, we’ve and prod yourself to take the risk. kins neuro - all heard the phrase, “The greater certainly reconfirmed to myself If you do, you might find out that surgeon. If the risk, the greater the reward.” that I am a risk-taker. it wasn’t really a risk at all. If you you get a We’ve also heard the saying, I don’t recommend that kind of do not, you take the REAL RISK chance, I “Nothing ventured, nothing risk-taking to anyone, but I do en - of not finding out what your full encourage Jim Coursolle gained.” Worn-out adages… courage some introspection from potential is. you to read President, CEO maybe? everyone. If you took a safe, cal - What can you really be if you one of his As I write this, Diane and I are culated risk, where might you go? care enough about yourself to many on vacation in the Grand Teton What might you accomplish? take the risk? For your sake, books; I’d start with “Gifted National Park. On the way into Who could you become? You de - please do yourself a favor and Hands.” the park, we came across a real cide… are you worth it? Is your don’t leave this as an unanswered Presidential Medal of Freedom life “Three Bears” story. Three life worth taking the risk of self- question. recipient Dr. Carson pioneered at- grizzly bears were sauntering improvement; of accom - the-head separation of conjoined along a highway. The grizzlies plishing worthwhile twins. Carson, who failed in ele - had drawn quite a bit of attention. “dreams” that you never mentary school, became the I parked our car off the road, thought possible? youngest major division director grabbed my camera and walked Let’s take a look at what at age 33 in Johns Hopkins his - across the highway to get closer. I you could lose. If you decide tory. Dr. Carson is black and grew hid behind a parked van, then to move forward with taking up in a poor Detroit neighbor - popped out from behind the van the risk of self-improvement, hood; he had no breaks. Amidst and with my heart pounding, took what is the downside? Well, poverty, his mother, who cleaned the most amazing pictures I have for one, you could fail, but homes for a living, lead an in - ever taken. I don’t recommend failure is often times the “tu - spired Carson and his brother to this kind of risk to anyone; as I ition” in the school of life. reach great heights. look back, it was a bit crazy. I Of course, you will ab - August Top Sellers birthday “broadcasts” September 3rd – Joshua Hawn – Park Falls Market Managers 14th – Jim Hedican – Ashland Jim Hodges ................................$18,042 th Scott Jaeger ................................$16,209 14 – Wendi Ell – Corporate Darla Isham ................................$15,558 24th – LuAnne Wroblewski – Eagle River Sales Reps OctOber John Warren................................$32,054 4th – Zack Barnes – Ashland Sandy Berg ..................................$20,818 th Trish Keeley ................................$18,362 15 – Jordan Koski – Park Falls Amber Sarafiny ............................$14,889 25th – Mike “Wolf” Ell – Eagle River Sue Baker ....................................$11,071 28th – “Skip” Hedican – Ashland Volume 4 • Issue 9 • September 2013 Page 3 Events, from Page 1 The two remaining “Open Mic Night” events of the season are September 28th and October 26th. “Harvest Festival” brings FUN to Phillips on September 28th. The streets are lined with vendors selling fall harvest parents who dress up in costumes marching to veggies and lots the music of the Park Falls High School Band of items made with the 98Q Country remote vehicle leading with cranberries. the way. At the completion of the parade, the There’s an Art and Park Falls’ Chamber of Commerce serves hot Crafts Fair and chili and hot cider. free pumpkin decorating as well. 98Q Country, November 9th is the Annual Elks Radio Auc - Park Falls, will be there reporting all of the tion for Special Olympics held at the Elks FUN! Lodge #137 in Ashland. Skip Hunter broadcasts 40,000 people get live on Z93 with the items up for auction. All of involved with one the proceeds from this FUN event go to the area of the area’s most Special Olympics. FUN and largest Then Saturday, November 9th is the Heart - events, the 34th An - land station’s Women’s Expo in Ashland. There nual “Cranberry is a lot of interactive activities, seminars and Fest” held at the FUN for women of all ages. There will be awe - Vilas County Fair - some shopping, coffee, chocolates, food, mas - grounds on October sages, manicures…you name it we have it! The 3rd and 4th and Ashland Chamber jumped on board last year by Heartland’s Eagle starting an all-women run/walk.