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MERCER EDUCATION Foundation members in green shirts, from left, Ed Alvey Jr., Jama Johnson-Boes, and Julie Hoffmeister, on right, pose with Jennifer Geiszler, second from right, The Whistle Stop Restaurant owner and winner of the 2014 Taste of the Northwoods. The June 21 event at the Mercer Community Center drew approximately 100 people who tasted from 12 restaurants and businesses. Proceeds from the event help fund the foundation's scholarship, as well as field trips and other special events for the Mercer School.