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Snowshoe fundraiser triples in size

By TOM LAVENTURE

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SPRINGSTEAD, Wis. - Emergency medical responders with the Sherman Volunteer Fire Department were pleased with the turnout and the show of support for their second Snowshoe Shuffle on Saturday.

"We have some very generous people in the community," said Beth Melvold, an emergency medical responder who helped to organize the event. "Once people heard what we were doing they were giving."

The idea was to create an outdoor activity and the neighbor to the Sherman Town Hall made land available for a temporary 5K snowshoe trail, she said. David McNutt...