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Wisconsin Newspaper Association 2011, ’13 and ’15 NEWS-REVIEW Large Weekly Division EAGLE RIVER, WI 54521 • (715) 479-4421 • vcnewsreview.com $1.50 VOL. 131, NO. 38 All print subscriptions include free online edition WEDNESDAY, NOV. 30, 2016 On state report cards Try the award-winning Three areas school districts exceed or meet expectations ___________ trict performance, the 2015- School at 63.6. BY GARY RIDDERBUSCH ’16 report cards are not com- School scores In the Phelps School Dis- NEWS-REVIEW EDITOR ___________ parable to report cards issued Individual schools in each trict, the Phelps Elementary in prior years. district also received a report School (K-8) was at 71.4 and Two area school districts School officials point out card score. the Phelps High School re- exceeded expectations and the report cards do not repre- In the Northland Pines ceived an alternate rating due one district met expectations sent a full picture of the im- School District, the Eagle to the small size of the school on the state’s 2015-’16 report portant work taking place in River Elementary School (K- with 43 students and received cards, according to data re- schools throughout the state. 5) was at 68.6, St. Germain satisfactory progress. News-Review for one year leased by the Wisconsin De- Districts that had a score Elementary at 83.0, Land O’ partment of Public of between 83-100 signifi- Lakes Elementary at 77.5, Statewide results Instruction last week. cantly exceed expectations; Northland Pines Middle More than 82% of public The Northland Pines and between 73-82.9 exceed ex- School (grades 6-8) at 77.4, schools and 91% of districts Three Lakes school districts pectations; between 63-72.9 SOAR Middle School at 70.0, earned three or more stars on received four stars on the re- meet expectations; between and Northland Pines High the state’s 2015-’16 report port card, meaning they ex- 53-62.9 meet few expecta- School at 73.4. Scores were cards, meaning they met or ceeded expectations. tions; and 0-52.9 fail to meet not available for the North- exceeded expectations for ed- Meanwhile, the Phelps School expectations. land Pines Montessori Learn- ucating students. District received three stars The Northland Pines ing Center and SOAR High Overall, 329 schools out of five and met expecta- School District had an overall School. earned five-star ratings, 624 tions. score of 75.1, Three Lakes was In the Three Lakes School earned four stars, 635 schools The 2015-’16 report cards at 76 and Phelps was at 69.7. District, the Sugar Camp El- earned three stars, 243 are based on major changes Priority areas ranked in- ementary School was at 76.3, schools earned two stars and or have it sent to a friend. that were included in Wiscon- cluded: student achievement; Three Lakes Elementary (K- HOUSE DESTROYED — A seasonal home on Sundstein Road 99 schools earned one star. sin Act 55, the 2015-’17 state student growth; closing gaps; 5) at 81.7 and Three Lakes Another 162 public schools in the town of Lincoln was destroyed by fire last Tuesday after- budget. Though they provide and on-track and post-sec- Junior High (grades 6-8) at noon. No one was home at the time of the fire, according to au- a snapshot of school and dis- ondary readiness. 61.8 and Three Lakes High To REPORT, Pg. 2 thorities. —Staff Photo By DOUG ETTEN The book can be picked up at the News-Review office, 425 W. Mill St., Eagle River, Vilas panel sets public hearing or can be mailed for an additional fee of $5 for postage. on zoning changes Shoreland rules need update to match NR115 ___________ BY GARY RIDDERBUSCH NEWS-REVIEW EDITOR ___________ The Vilas County Zoning Shoreland Zoning Ordi- and Planning Committee will nances. be holding a public hearing on Some environmental the proposed updates to the groups and lake conservation- county’s shoreland zoning or- ists opposed the state dinance next Monday, Dec. 5. changes, saying they weak- The hearing will get un- ened provisions in state law derway at 9 a.m. in the Vilas that allowed counties to adopt OFFER GOOD WHILE SUPPLIES LAST. VILAS COUNTY County Courthouse, confer- stricter regulations to protect ence rooms 1-3, in Eagle lakes, rivers and streams. River. Among the regulations are provisions allowing re - Because the Legislature’s building or remodeling of all Joint Finance Committee or any part of a nonconform- adopted an omnibus motion ing structure as long as it in the 2015-’17 state budget does not expand the footprint that included a number of of the structure and allow the changes to Wisconsin’s shore- vertical expansion of a non- land zoning regulations, conforming structure up to 35 known as NR115, Vilas feet. County must begin enforcing Nonconforming structures certain aspects of the code are generally those within the despite the updated rules not current 75-foot setback re- VISIT WITH SANTA — Dozens of children visited with Santa Claus Kenosha shared her wish list with Santa at The Warehouse follow- yet incorporated into the Vi- NEWS-REVIEW Saturday afternoon in downtown Eagle River. Hailey Boehm, 9, of ing the Walk with Santa. —Staff Photo By GARY RIDDERBUSCH las County General and To ZONING, Pg. 2 SERVING THE NORTH FOR MORE THAN 131 YEARS Buck kill up 33% here; antlerless harvest drops The Dome is ready! ___________ Failing lamella roof system repaired in 2016 BY GARY RIDDERBUSCH NEWS-REVIEW EDITOR ___________ ___________ BY DOUG ETTEN The preliminary buck har- sold, compared to 591,783 gun NEWS-REVIEW ASST. EDITOR vest for the nine-day gun deer deer licenses as of opening ___________ P.O. Box 1929, Eagle River, WI 54521 season show the tri-county re- day in 2015. P.O. Box 1929, Eagle River, WI 54521 History has been pre- gion is up about 33%, accord- In Vilas County hunters served at the Eagle River ing to numbers provided by had harvested 855 bucks dur- Sports Arena where a failing the Department of Natural ing the season, up 26% over roof system that had to be Resources (DNR). the 677 bucks in 2015. In temporarily mended is now Hunters were to register Oneida County, hunters took nearly 90% complete and, their deer by 5 p.m. Monday 1,332 bucks compared to 977 according to members of the Fax: (715) 479-6242 • Email: [email protected] on the new GameReg system. last year, or a 36% increase. Fax: (715) 479-6242 • Email: [email protected] Eagle River Recreation As- Nearly 600,000 hunters And in Forest County, deer sociation (ERRA), is as donned blaze-orange attire hunters killed 840 bucks com- strong, if not stronger, than and headed into the outdoors pared to 614 in 2015, a 36% ever before. for the annual nine-day gun increase. “We have a very generous deer hunt in Wisconsin that In the 18-county Northern and committed community started Nov. 19 and ended Region, the buck kill was up who’s allowed this project to Nov. 27. 32%, from 18,048 last year to take place,” ERRA board As of opening day, 575,363 member Glenn Schiffmann gun deer licenses had been To DEER, Pg. 2 said. “This building and this organization is as strong as ever, and we’re proud of it.” The Eagle River Recreation Association had to roof in 2016 after a temporary fix prior to the INSIDE THIS ISSUE There were only three repair the historic Eagle River Sports Arena 2015 season. —STAFF PHOTO hockey arenas with the roof style built in the United arches made up of relatively also known to many as sim- year old dome substructure. States and only the one in short wooden segments ply “The Dome,” was begin- Winter sports “It got to the point where Eagle River survives today. called lamellas. These ning to show its age. major repairs beneath the The historic St. Louis Arena, lamellas are bolted together Schiffmann said board get underway roof on the actual wooden constructed with the same at an angle so that each is members began to notice beams and cross members n Area high school lamella-designed roof, was intersected by two adjacent shifting of the roof along needed to be addressed to Call teams have started demolished in a controlled lamellas at its midpoint to with areas of depression and avoid possible collapse,” Call implosion Feb.