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In the bowels of the Bargain Boutique, past the cash register, the bookshelves and the collections of records, clothing and novelties, Jann Sturmer, Clothing Center and Food Program Coordinator for the Couleecap, had shelves of food, baby formula and, yes, diapers. 

As the leaves fall and the wind starts biting, the season of ghouls and goblins inches closer, their fingers slipping through the cracks in the floorboards and their eyes glowing from the shadowed corners of the room. It’s the witching season; a time for costumed mischief and, more importantly, a time for treats. When the calendar turns to October, the haunted houses, corn mazes and hiking trails open to scare the public  out of their wits.

When the Crawford County Finance Committee convened on Sept. 20, Gary Koch, 3rd Ward County Supervisor and Finance Committee Chair, addressed the small group of business representatives sat in chairs along the wall of the conference room.

“I want to say that with all the requests that we’re looking at today. We’re probably not going to make a determination today until we get our arms around the larger budget.”

By Steve Van Kooten