By Kathleen Marsh
Members of the Up North Authors Circle (UNAC) have been very busy writing these past few months. At their last meeting on July
14, three members of the group shared pieces they have been working on.
Jim Adamczyk read a narative he wrote as an entry for a short story contest. His piece is a ghost story he entitled “Epiphany.” The plot
revolves around the reappearance of Julia Miller, a long dead young lady who shares with the narrator the basic question all human
beings must answer: what are you doing with your life while here on earth? Group members were very enthusiastic about the highly
creative story and wished Jim well in his quest to win a prize with it.
Zach Mason followed with the first chapter of his book The Fuhrer’s Secret Corps, the fourth book in his Queen of Hearts series.
Members complimented Zach on his imaginative work, and he promised to incorporate into his writing the many helpful suggestions
that came forth from his peers.
Evelyn Gaede again shared the often-revised first chapter of Jenny’s Destiny, the opening chapter of her sequel to Chelsea’s Doom.
Evelyn has been struggling for over a year to find just the right beginning to capture her readers’ interest. This is an essential aspect of
novel writing, and she has shared three different initial chapters with the group. Members all agreed that this time she had finally done
it!
The rest of the meeting was spent discussing the plusses and minuses of using self-publishing as a means to get one’s work in print.
Members reluctantly concurred with Townsend author Kathleen Marie Marsh that the dwindling ranks of editors and agents available
to review submissions is making it very difficult for a novice to get published.
“In today’s market, unless the author is willing to take an active role in producing his or her own work, there is just a tiny chance of
success. Unless you are famous, or infamous, landing a book contract and advance is a very rare accomplishment,” Marsh said. But
then she added quickly: “You must never give up writing! It’s just too important. Never stop putting your ideas onto paper. Every year
there are new writers being discovered and introduced to the world. Who knows, you could be next!”
The August meeting of UNAC will be held at the Lakewood Library on August 11 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. New members are always
welcome to attend.
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The Citizens Lake Monitoring Program promoted by the WDNR and the UW Extension has
helped Wisconsin Lakes Districts and Associations for many years to monitor and report
water quality testing, secchi disk testing, invasive reporting, loon watch, and many other
programs. The AIS monitoring is an important part of that program. The WDNR website
has an extensive databank for most lakes in Wisconsin and is a valuable resource to find
maps and more information about specific lakes.
Check with your local OCLAWA representative for future meetings, workshops, and pro-
jects to protect and rehabilitate our lakes, waterways, and environment in Oconto County.
We work one on one with victims who are seeking options to get out
of an unhealthy relationship or marriage. We can assist with safety
planning, restraining orders, financial assistance, legal assistance and
referrals, housing referrals, food boxes, personal care supplies and
household supplies. Our Youth Advocate works with children and
young adults who are witnessing domestic violence in the home as Ladies from Forest Larger Parish (the Presbyterian
well she works with teens that are in unhealthy dating relationships. Churches of Lakewood, Laona and Wabeno) spent part of
The Youth Advocate also provides prevention programming to ele- the annual Pentecost offering to help children in the area
mentary, middle and high schools in all three counties Rainbow by buying school supplies to be distributed through Linda
House serves. Duff of the Newcap office in Crandon. (top photo left)
Pictured (below) left to right are: Gail Dersnah, Karen
All services we offer are free and confidential. Our main office and Prueter, Linda Mentz, Mary Ellen Keller, and JoAnne
shelter are located in Marinette with an outreach office located in Gipp. Not pictured is Suzanne Bell.
Oconto County. To learn more about our services or how we can help,
please feel free to give our Oconto County office a call at (920) 834-
5299 or our 24 hours/7 days week hotline (800) 956-6656.
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There is no better way to rejuvenate your health than by eating more nutritiously. In fact, even a few simple
changes in your diet and lifestyle can have a positive impact on your health-and can also prevent a variety of
health problems in the future.
Lifestyle Changes
• Exercise at least 20 to 30 minutes three or four days a week.
• Eat out more sparingly. Food preparation methods in restaurants often involve high amounts-and the wrong
types-of fat and sugar.
Brown-bag your lunch to control your fat and sugar content while adding nutritious fruits, vegetables, and
grains.
Dietary Changes
• Eat more raw foods. Cooking and canning destroys much of the nutrition in foods. With the exception of
canned tomatoes, which can help prevent prostate cancer, fresh or frozen fruits and vegetables always have
more natural vitamins and minerals.
• Select organically grown foods when possible, because they have lower amounts of toxic elements, such as
pesticides and heavy metals.
• Consume 25 to 30 grams of fiber a day. Whole-grain
breads and cereals, beans, nuts, and some fruits and vege-
tables are good sources of fiber. High-fiber diets can help
prevent digestive disorders, heart disease, and colon can-
cer.
• Drink eight to ten 8-ounce glasses of water a day.
Coffee, tea, soft drinks, and alcohol are dehydrators.
Don't substitute them for water.
NEW BOOKS
Burn - Nevada Barr A Fierce Radiance - Lauren Elfer Infamous - Suzanne Brockmann
Tough Customer - Sandra Brown The Power - Rhonda Byrne Cure - Robin Cook
Murder in the Air - Bill Crider The Viognier Vendetta - Ellen Crosby Lost Empire - Clive Cussler
Scarlet Night - Jude Deveraux The Cobra - Frederick Forsyth Crossfire - Francis Dick
Ghost Night - Heather Graham The Red Queen - Philippa Gregory Wanting Sheila Dead - Jane Haddam
The Capitol Game - Brian Haig Death's Excellent Vacation - Charlaine Harris
Veil of Night - Linda Howard Dracula, My Love - Syrie James Beautiful Malice - Rebecca James
Queen of the Night - J.A. Jance Hangman - Faye Kellerman No Mercy - Sherrilyn Kenyon
Witchcraft - Jayne Ann Krenttz Father of the Rain - Lily King
I'd Know You Anywhere - Laura Lippman Alone: Orphaned on the Ocean - Richard Logan
Orchard Valley Brides -Debbie Macomber The Thousand Autumns of Jacob DeZoet-David Mitchell
Wolf Runner - Constance O'Banyon The Postcard Killers - James Patterson
In Harm's Way - Ridley Pearson Kiss Me if You Can - Carly Phillips
Spider Bones - Kathy Reichs The Language of Trees - Ilie Ruby
Bad Blood - John Sandford Rick Steves' 2011 Best of Europe - Rick Steeves
The Omega Point - Whitley Strieber Bitter in the Mouth - Monique Truong
Fragile - Lisa Unger The Last Lie - Stephen White
Summer Brides - Susan Wiggs
BOOK CLUB
The group meets on the first Thursday of the month at 11:00 at the library.
September 2, 2010- Reader's Choice
October 7- "Remarkable Creatures" by Tracy Chevalier
Hours:
Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. P O Box 220
Wednesday and Friday 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. Lakewood, WI 54138
Saturday 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Ph: 715-276-9020
Sunday Closed Fax: 715-276-7151
Email: lak@mail.nfls.lib.wi.us
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The Pine Needle Quilters met August 16, for our regular meeting. There were 43 members present. The raffle of fat quarters, ex-
change of Secret Sister gifts, Strippers Club exchange, Block of the Month, UFO Club and Show and Tell was had.
Our featured speakers were the wonderful, wacky ladies from Pulaski. They demonstrated their latest project, "some real neat
purses". One of them showed us her paintings and read us some poems she had written. They were a pleasure to listen to. They told
us about the quilts they make every year to give to school kids, and how they help
others with quilting. Sounds like they’re a very busy group.
The September Sewing Session will meet on the second Monday of Sept. because of the Labor Day holiday. That will be September
13, at 1:30p.m.
Sign up sheets were out to make BBQ and bars for the quilt show. We have only one more regular meeting before our "Winter Won-
derland Quilt Show" at Suring High School Gym from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. On Oct 2.
A Kaleidoscope Quilts Special Sewing Event is planned for Sunday, August 29 at 9. a.m. A video was shown to those interested in
making the quilt. Material and Sewing Supplies are listed in the August Newsletter. This quilt is strip pieced and suitable for be-
ginners who are confident in their quarter inch seam allowance and in following instructions carefully. It is not difficult, you just
have to do it in steps. There will be a potluck lunch.
Our September Meeting will be held on September 20th, at 7.00 p.m. and the Sewing Session on September 13, at 1:30 p.m. at Breed
Town Hall and Community Center. Guests are welcome to visit and see if you would like to join us.
The Cookshack Comedy Club show will be open to the public and Picture: Lions Spreeman 2010
all proceeds will go to the Holt and Balcom Logging Camp Mu-
seum.
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If you have an event that you would like listed in the local and state events to attend, please send it to The Timber News at P O Box
207, Lakewood, WI 54138; Phone: 715-276-6087; by email to knkids@aol.com or knkids@centurytel.net, or take it to Timber-
line Restaurant, or Lakewood Super Valu.
Movie Review
K.F. Bailey, Publisher
Melanie Bailey, Assistant Editor With their country weakened from decades of war, em-
P O Box 207 Sept 21st
battled from the ineffective rule of the new king and
Lakewood, WI 54138 vulnerable to insurgencies from within and threats from
afar, Robin and his men heed a call to ever greater ad-
Phone; 715-276-6087 venture. This unlikeliest of heroes and his allies set off
Email: knkids@aol.com to protect their country from slipping into bloody civil
war and return glory to England once more. Rated PG-
13 for violence including intense sequences of war-
fare, and some sexual content
THE N EWS YOU
C AN USE In “Iron Man 2,” the world is aware that billionaire in-
Sept. 28th ventor Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) is the armored
Super Hero Iron Man. Under pressure from the govern-
ment, the press and the public to share his technology
with the military, Tony is unwilling to divulge the se-
crets behind the Iron Man armor because he fears the
information will slip into the wrong hands. With Pepper
Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow), and James “Rhodey” Rhodes
(Don Cheadle) at his side, Tony forges new alliances
and confronts powerful new forces. Rated PG-13 for
sequences of intense sci-fi action and violence, and
some language. 117 Minutes