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February 19, 2015

Volume 142 + Number 8

Medford, Wisconsin

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Love on Ice skate show

Pages 10-11 Second Section

Disorder at
the board

Win gives Raiders

needed lift

Sparks fly as Norgaards question Rib

Lake Village Board ethics, practices

Sports

by Reporter Sue Hady

Fireworks erupted at the Rib Lake Village Board
meeting on Feb. 11 in the form of a heated exchange between residents Ken and Renee Norgaard and the board
of trustees. During this exchange, which lasted for about
ten minutes, board president Wayne Tlusty pounded his
gavel on the desk approximately 20 times to maintain order.
Norgaards have had an on-going battle with the village board over what they believe to be an overpayment
of their personal property taxes amounting to several
thousand dollars, and recently filed a summons and complaint order against the village in an attempt to recoup
this money.
Both Renee and Ken Norgaard spoke under the citizen comments agenda item. Renee Norgaard referenced
a conversation between her husband and Tlusty that had
taken place at the village hall on Jan. 22. She asked for
clarification concerning a statement allegedly made by
Tlusty during this encounter. I know that on Jan. 22 at
approximately 3:30 p.m. you made thisand its pretty
much a quote Im ready to write you a check. What

Hinder Binder brings

out skiers despite cold

Page 10

Donkey basketball
held in Gilman

Cold fire call

photos by Brian Wilson

Firefighters from the Medford Area Fire

Department and Stetsonville Volunteer
Fire Company responded to the report of a
structure fire at Blackwater Equipment at
N2096 Hwy 13 at 9:32 a.m. on Feb. 13.
Both departments are routinely called out
for structure fires that occur between Medford and Stetsonville. Damages were contained to an attic area of a building on the
property.

See RIB LAKE on page 4

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Commentary
Support Taylor
Electrics solar project

Opinion

Area deaths
Obituaries start on
page 18 for:
Deanne Bauer
Jerry Brandner
Sandra Carmichael
Ervin Clarkson
Fola Fietz
Roberta Nagel
Pearl Olson
David Segerstrom

Weather Shield passes leadership torch

Second generation of Schield
family officially takes over at
60-year-old family company
The Weather Shield Mfg., Inc., board of
directors announced today the immediate appointments of Mark Schield as president and
Kevin Schield as executive vice president of
the company, succeeding their father, Edward
Lee Schield, who founded the company 60
years ago. Lee had been serving as president
and chairman of the company until Mondays
announcement. He will continue to serve on
the board of directors and be active with marketing and purchasing matters.
Our priority will be the continued focus of exceeding our customers expectations for quality, innovation and service,

Mark Schield said. Weather

Shield looks forward to a
bright future, ensuring ways
to maintain our truly unique,
long-standing position in the
marketplace.
As president, Mark will be
responsible for leading the companys strategic direction and financial objectives, and meeting
the needs of customers, employees and the communities where
the company does business.
Kevin Schield, as executive
vice president, will direct the
companys daily operations to
maximize performance, ensure
healthy working environments
and surpass customers expectations.

By leveraging Weather Shields strengths

quality products, a dedicated customer network,
and a dependable and resolute workforce we have
emerged from the worst
economic downturn in the
housing industry since the
Great Depression, Lee said
in announcing the leadership change to employees.
Many companies did not
come through the eight-year
decline intact or financially
sound. I take this opportunity to sincerely thank all who
have worked hard to make
this remarkable accomplishment possible.

One month could change your life.

During American Heart Month visit
aspirus.org/healthyheart for easy recipes,
quick health checks and other wellness tips.

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USDA funds available for well system grants

U.S. Department of Agriculture
(USDA) Rural Development announced
the availability of funding for applications from nonprofit organizations to
help rural homeowners construct or upgrade household water well systems.
The funding is provided through
USDA Rural Developments Household
Water Well System grant program.

Grants may be made available to qualified nonprofit organizations to establish

lending programs for homeowners to
borrow up to $11,000 to construct or repair household water wells for an existing home.
Because many rural residents do not
live in areas where a centralized water
system is feasible, it is essential that

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Gilman blood drive

A joint effort by many donors, coordinator Karen Chaplinski, Gilman Lioness and
Gilman Ambulance resulted in the successful collection of 61 units of blood for the
American Red Cross on Jan. 27. After 17 years, the Gilman blood drive continues to
grow, possibly due in part to the lunch of homemade barbecue sandwiches and bars
served by volunteers to all participants.

Community Calendar
The deadline for having items published in the Community Calendar is 5
p.m. on Tuesdays.
Gamblers Anonymous Meetings
Call 715-297-5317 for dates, times and
locations.

Sunday, Feb. 22
Alcoholics Anonymous Open 12
Step Study Meeting 7 p.m. Community United Church of Christ, 510 E.
Broadway, Medford.

Monday, Feb. 23
Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS)
1013 of Rib Lake Meeting Weigh-in
5:30 p.m. Meeting 6:30 p.m. Rib Lake Senior Citizens Center, Hwy 102 and Front
Street. Information: Mary 715-427-3593 or
Sandra 715-427-3408.
High and Low Impact Step Aerobics Mondays and Wednesdays 6-7
p.m. Stetsonville Elementary School,
W5338 CTH A. Information: Connie 715678-2656 or Laura 715-678-2517 evenings.
Taylor County Right to Life Meeting 6:30 p.m. Frances L. Simek Memo-

rial Library, 400 N. Main St., Medford.

Everyone welcome.
Alzheimers Support Group Meeting 1:30 p.m. Multi-purpose Building,
corner Hwy 13 and 64, Medford. Information: Taylor County Commission on Aging 715-748-1491.
Disabled
American
Veterans
(DAV) Jump River 31 Meeting 7:30
p.m. Legion Clubhouse, 224 N. Powell,
Stetsonville.

Tuesday, Feb. 24
Medford Rotary Club Meeting
Breakfast 6:45 a.m. Filling Station Cafe
& Bar, 884 W. Broadway Ave., Medford.
Information: 715-748-0370.
Al-Anon Meeting 7 p.m. Community United Church of Christ, 510 E.
Broadway, Medford. Information: 715427-3613.
Alcoholics Anonymous Open Topic
Meeting 7 p.m. Community United
Church of Christ, 510 E. Broadway, Medford.
Overeaters Anonymous Meeting
7 p.m. Hwy 64 and Main Street, Medford.
Information: 715-512-0048.

their wells are safe and working properly, said Brian Deaner from USDA Rural Development Wisconsin Community
Programs. This program helps meet a
basic human need; access to clean, safe
drinking water.
USDA Rural Development plans to
award up to $993,000 in grants. Nonprofit
groups must contribute at least 10 percent of the grant request. Individuals
are not eligible for grants, but may be
eligible for loans through the nonprofits
lending program if their annual household income does not exceed 100 percent
of their state or territorys median nonmetropolitan income. Loans may not be
provided for home sewer or septic system projects, and USDA does not provide
funds directly to property owners under
this program.
The application deadline is April 13.
The published notice and application
guide may be obtained electronically
through
www.rd.usda.gov/programsservices/household-water-well-systemgrants. For additional information, see
the Feb. 10, 2015 Federal Register, http://
www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-02-10/
pdf/2015-02680.pdf.
USDA Rural Developments mission
is to deliver programs in a way that will
support increasing economic opportunity and improve the quality of life of
rural residents. Each year more than 100
rural communities in Wisconsin receive
assistance from USDA Rural Development for community-improvement and
public-safety projects. Program funds
are used to finance and foster growth in
homeownership, business development,
and critical community and technological infrastructures. Further information
on USDA Rural Development programs
is available at a local USDA Rural Development office or by visiting the website
at http://www.rd.usda.gov/wi.

Wednesday, Feb. 25
Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting
7 p.m. Senior Citizens Center, Hwy 102
and Front Street, Rib Lake. Information:
Arlene 715-427-3613.
Medford Lions Club Meeting Dinner 6:30 p.m. B.S. Bar & Grill, W4782 Hwy
64, Medford. Information: 715-785-7573.

Thursday, Feb. 26
Medford Kiwanis Club Meeting
Noon lunch. Frances L. Simek Memorial
Library, 400 N. Main St., Medford. Information: 715-748-3237.
Medford Association of Rocket Science (MARS) Club Meeting 6-9 p.m.
First Floor Conference Room, Taylor
County Courthouse, 224 S. Second St.,
Medford. Everyone welcome. Information: 715-748-9669.
Alcoholics
Anonymous
Closed
Meeting 7 p.m. Community United
Church of Christ, 510 E. Broadway, Medford.

Friday, Feb. 27
Narcotics Anonymous Open Meeting 7 p.m. Community United Church
of Christ, 510 E. Broadway, Medford. Information: 715-965-1568.

7-Day Forecast for Medford, Wisconsin

Last weeks weather recorded at the Medford Wastewater Treatment Plant.

Weather forecast information from the National Weather Service in La Crosse

The weather is taken from 8 a.m. to 8 a.m. the following day. For example 8 a.m. Tuesday to 8 a.m. Wednesday.

Friday
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flurries
likely
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Saturday
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cold
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Sunday
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cold
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Monday
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cloudy and
cold
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Tuesday
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flurries
likely
Hi 12F
Lo -8F

Wednesday
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cloudy and
cold
Hi 9F
Lo -6F

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2/13/2015
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2/14/2015
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Precip. .02
Clear

2/15/2015
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2/16/2015
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Federal grant opens childcare options in area

Indianhead will partner with Sand
Box to offer Early Head Start
by News Editor Brian Wilson
Low income families in Medford will benefit from a
$1.4 million grant received by the Ladysmith-based Indianhead Community Action Agency and Sand Box Child
Care in Medford.
The money is from an Early Head Start (EHS) grant
and will help income-eligible families with access to
high-quality childcare and preschool education services
in a six-county region.
As part of the grant, Indianhead was called on to partner with existing day-care providers in order to expand
care for the region.
What is interesting and precedent setting for Wisconsin is that the grant awarded to Indianhead Consortium
is based on specific components about its ruralness,
said Kelly Jensen, director of Sand Box,
She explained that typically, federal money for poverty relief efforts and programs are concentrated in
Milwaukee and other high population areas of the state.
This grant opened the door to recognition that low-income families struggle even in rural areas. Distance,
communication, trainings, travel, etc were big factors
that were highlighted in a rural setting that you dont
see a lot of time in urban areas, Jensen said. We feel
it was quite significant to be recognized by the grant for
our ability to offer high quality services in a rural setting
when matched against Milwaukees needs.
As part of the grant, EHS will serve 100 children
throughout the six county region. Jensen said in Taylor
County the plan is to open up positions for 15-25 infants/
toddlers within the next three months.
Jensen said this is presenting challenges for the staff
and center, but they are good ones for the center to have
to deal with. Historically, the center, like most others,
has had to operate frugally in order to keep their doors

open. This often means relying on donations of equipment or other items. This grant provides funding for the
purchase of new equipment, but has short deadlines on
when it can be spent. This puts Jensen and her staff at
the 5-star Youngstar rated center in the position of needing to spend money on a deadline.
We will have to do a little reconfiguring to meet the
standards of Head Start, but we are confident that the
transitions will be smooth, Jensen said.
Sand Box is planning to offer Early Head Start Monday-Friday from 8:30 a.m - 3 p.m.. There is an application/registration form parents will need to complete before eligibility is determined.
According to Jensen, when she was first approached
about participating in the grant program she was hesitant because she was concerned it would seek to compete
with or duplicate existing services. Once they assured
her the grant would enhance resources rather than duplicate them, she jumped on board.
The 2014 Omnibus Appropriations Act included $500M
for EHS-Child Care partnerships to grow the supply of effective and high-quality early learning opportunities for
children from birth through three years old. These competitive grants will allow Early Head Start grantees to
partner with center-based and family childcare providers who agree to meet EHS Program Performance Standards (HSPPS) and provide comprehensive, full-day, fullyear high-quality services to infants and toddlers from
low-income families.
EHS programs have always had relationships with
childcare programs. Many EHS parents work, so their
children need care beyond the hours of an EHS program.
In 20112012, of two-parent EHS households, 78 percent
had one or both parents employed; of single parent households, 44 percent had an employed parent. If a family is
in a home-based EHS program, the child may also be in
a childcare arrangement. Given the need for continuous
support for the childrens development, EHS grantees often reach out to childcare programs caring for EHS children to work on quality improvement strategies. Some
EHS grantees provide full-day services to meet the needs
of working parents so the entire day occurs in an EHS

Grant winners

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Sand Box, in partnership with Indianhead Community Action Agency, has received an Early Head Start
grant. Grant partners are: Michelle Stout (l. to r.), Nicole
Sidenbender and Keith Brownlow of Indianhead Action
Agency, Kelly Jensen of Sand Box; Chris Phernetton of
Kid City Child Care & Kid Country Child Care in Burnett County; and Bobbi Jo Vojtasek and Katie Channell
of Tender Learning Center in Rusk County. The grant will
cover Burnett, Clark, Rusk, Taylor, Sawyer, and Washburn counties. The four group childcare centers named
above assisted with information gathering, input and formation of the grant. Other childcare providers may apply
to become part of the consortium by completing an application and going through a review process.
environment.
Jensen said the idea is to help existing centers to improve. While Sand Box is already a top-rated center, she
said there are always areas where improvement can take
place, specifically in staff development or equipment.
Sand Box will be holding enrollment for those interested in the Early Head Start program from 8 a.m. to 6
p.m. on March 4.

County raises highway fees

by News Editor Brian Wilson

BOARDERS INN & SUITES

MEDFORD
Friday, February 27th

10:00AM - 3:00PM
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Taylor Countys budget got a $27,000

boost Tuesday by bringing a county fee
into line with the state average.
County highway departments are allowed to add an administrative fee to
work they do for other groups. For example, the county runs a line painting crew
which does road painting for counties
throughout northern Wisconsin. The revenue from the painting covers the truck
purchase budget, keeping it off Taylor
Countys tax levy.
Historically, the county has charged
a 1 percent administrative fee. Highway
commissioner Jess Sackmann noted this
does not come close to covering the cost of
the administrative work that goes along
with any highway department project.
The state administrative fee for highway projects is 4.32 percent. We can do
whatever we want with it, Sackmann
said about how the number is picked.
According to Ginny Wilkins, the departments accountant, the state-level
administrative fee would be under the
actual administrative cost of the county.
Supervisor Dennis Fuchs favored increasing the fee, but was concerned about
its impact on other municipalities. The
county does routine road work for a handful of towns and communities in Taylor
County on a contract basis. Increasing the
administrative fee would raise the cost
for these towns, requiring them to pass it
along to their local taxpayers.
Supervisor Chuck Zenner phrased it
differently, saying currently the towns
that are not contracting with the county
are subsidizing the ones that do. However, Fuchs noted they are giving the county
crew work which does provide revenue
for the county highway department.
Fuchs said he could see raising the

fee, but suggested going to a split rate of

2 percent for in-county and the state rate
for out of county work. I think 1 percent
is too low, he said. While it is possible to
have two fees, there was concern about
how much additional work and confusion
having two fee schedules would create.
Sackmann said he did not think increasing the fee would drive away work
from other counties because those counties are already charging fees at the state
level, or in some cases higher.
It was noted the amount of unbilled
work the county does for towns in administering grant programs and bridge aid requests. Even in the towns where the county contracts for road maintenance work,
the increase will be about a few hundred
dollars more each year.
In the end, the committee voted to set
the countys fee at the state level. This
amount fluctuates yearly based on an average fee charged. That was not an easy
vote, said supervisor Ray Soper of the decision to raise the fee.
In other business, committee members
adopted the Wisconsin County Highway
Association standard policy for utilities
working in road right-of-ways. Sackmann
said the county has always used the states
permit form, but never had an established
policy for when outside utilities do work
on highway land and what they are responsible for in regard to restoration.
He said the policy would give the county
more teeth in enforcing their rules. Sackmann said the state association is trying
to make the policy uniform so any utilities or their subcontractors can operate
under the same rules regardless of where
they are in the state. Committee members
chose not to implement a fee for the permits, noting that with only 20-25 of them
issued a year, the cost and headache of
collecting the fee could be more than what
is gained from it.

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City sets bill for summer work
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by News Editor Brian Wilson

Paying the bill

photo by Brian Wilson

Members of the Medford City Council set the special assessments for the road reconstruction project on
S. Second St. Last summer crews worked to rebuild the
street and utilities.

Sometimes what is under the pavement can make a

big difference to the final cost of a road project.
Members of the Medford city council approved
levying final special assessments for last summers
road projects on S. Second St. and Werner Ct. The city
charges back to adjoining property owners for curb and
gutter, water and sewer laterals, driveway aprons, engineering and one-third the cost of the blacktop. Last
year, the city gave each property owner a cost estimate.
In keeping with past history, the preliminary estimates
were higher than the actual project costs. However,
while both projects came in below estimates, the S. Second St. project cost was about 16 percent below the estimate, while the Werner Ct. project was about 65 percent
below the estimated cost.
The city had estimated the S. Second St. project at
$69,651.75 and its final cost was $59,547.19. The Werner
Ct. project was estimated at $54,277.38 but came in at
$19,162.96. The major difference in the projects, explained city coordinator John Fales, was in the quality
of subsurface materials. Werner Ct. had better subsurface materials, meaning less had to be dug out and new
material brought in. In addition, there were three less

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driveway aprons put in on Werner Ct. due to vacant

lots.
Alderman Peggy Kraschnewski abstained from the
vote on S. Second St. assessments because she lives on
that road. It passed 5-0 with aldermen Dave Brander
and Mike Bub absent. The Werner Ct. assessments
passed 6-0.
In other business, aldermen:
Approved paying Barb Gelhaus $2,000 to serve as the
pool supervisor. She will help supervise the lifeguard
staff.
Approved a $1,000 hotel/motel room grant to the
Twisted Threads Quilting Group for their upcoming
show in March.
Approved paying city clerk Virginia Brost for four
hours of holiday pay for working the afternoon of Friday, April 3. State law requires the clerk to be available
until 5 p.m. on the Friday before an election for voter
registration and absentee voting. The spring election is
April 7. It is an issue because April 3 is Good Friday and
the city hall traditionally closes at noon on that day,
Approved a parade permit for the May 15 American
Cancer Society walk/run. The annual event will follow
the same route as in the past, starting and finishing at
the city park and looping around the millpond.

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would it take to get you out of my hair? Was that a personal offer or as a representative of the village? Tlusty
acknowledged a conversation had taken place between
himself and Ken Norgaard, and briefly explained the context in which that discussion had occurred.
At this point, trustee Bob Carpenter interjected, directing his comment to the Norgaards. The attorney
said youre supposed to go to them.
Renee Norgaard said she was not talking about the
personal property tax issue and then switched to another
line of inquiry. She questioned how the Schmiege Law
Office was selected to represent the village board. Tlusty
explained the attorney they had worked with through
the Ruder Ware law firm had passed away.
How did it happen that you dropped Ruder Ware,
even though they have many other attorneys, and went

ENERGY ASSISTANCE
Taylor County Human Services Department
Applications are currently being accepted at the Taylor County
Human Services Department for the Low Income Energy Assistance
Program. This program assists low income households with paying
their heating bills.
Applicants will need the following when they apply:
1. Written verication of all household income for the three
months prior to the month of application. This includes:
paycheck stubs or retirement checks, unemployment or
workmans compensation benets, child support or other
income. Your most recent income tax papers are required to
verify self-employment income. Social security/SSI recipients will
need to provide benet letter for both 2014 and 2015. Bank
statements are no longer allowed.
2. Social security numbers for all members of the household.
3. Written verication of heating and electrical vendors and
account numbers.
4. Photo ID or drivers license for case head.
Applications will be accepted at the outreach sites:

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with a relative of yours? Norgaard asked.

A relative of mine? asked Tlusty.
Well, Schmiege, Tlusty, responded Renee Norgaard.
Taylor County District Attorney Kristi Tlusty is married to a cousin of Wayne Tlustys, and prior to becoming district attorney, worked as an associate with Ken
Schmiege in his law office. She has been Taylor Countys
district attorney for more than two years.
I have relatives that are a judge, attorney, district attorney. None of them have ever represented this board,
replied Tlusty.
At this point trustee Doug Polacek said, This goes on
every time you guys come in here. To me its just sickening. Write it the way you want, but Im tired of hearing this. Its just over and over, same old stuff with you
folks.
Shame on you for feeling that way about a taxpayer,
a good taxpayer, shot back Ken Norgaard. Shame on
you.
Trustee Bill Schreiner commented, while referring to
a printed document he was holding, I have a comment.
Right here. Does the public have a right to speak at the
meeting of a governmental body? No!
You advertise itcitizen comments, replied Renee
Norgaard, referring to the agenda item.
You cannot come in here and demand that you speak
to this board, said Tlusty. Thats not how it works, Ken.
To come before this board is a privilege, not a right.
Were under citizen comments, repeated Renee Norgaard.
Ken Norgaard claimed the board was not willing
to hear comments from all the citizens of Rib Lake. He
named several prominent Rib Lake families, and said the
board would have been sympathetic to those families if
they had made a mistake on their personal property taxes. Youre picking and choosing, said Norgaard. Look
at the faces of these board members. Why are you guys so
angry and hateful towards Renee and I. Why? Norgaard
then directed his comments towards Tlusty. Shame on
you, said Norgaard. Youre supposed to be a hall-offamer. Shame on you, Wayne. Norgaard added, Ive got
information here that I think the citizens of the village of
Rib Lake are interested in.
Ken, Mr. Schmiege has warned you about the type of
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Norgaard responded, Kristi Tlusty, when she was

an attorney, warned me they were going to imprison me
for 10 years and fine me $20,000 for speaking up. Why?
Because you guys all have this hateful vendetta against
Renee and I. That is not right. We didnt come here for
this nonsense.
Renee Norgaard interjected, The comment is that
Bill Schreiner said in the board meeting to the public
that he is not involved in the Rib Lake Roller Mill that
is not paying its personal property taxes, and in fact he
is the vice president. At the January board meeting, the
Norgaards made allegations of unethical conduct against
Schreiner in reference to payment of personal property
taxes by Rib Lake Roller Mill. Schreiner said he had sold
the business to his son several years ago.
Its not on the agenda. We are not going into that,
said Tlusty, pounding the gavel and attempting to move
on to the next agenda item.
In response to a comment made by trustee Corky
Tesch, Ken Norgaard stated, You dont even know me
and why do you always look at me with scorn and disdain when I was the one counting on you to make a difference.
My scorn and disdain? asked Tesch.
Yes, youve given us the dirty looks, roll the eyes, and
all that goofy stuff. Renee and I have said when weve
gone home, grow up!
Turn it around, fired back Tesch.
You guys are shutting me down. You wont let me
speak about the real reason why I came here. It could
have been over and done with by now, said Norgaard.
We dont want to hear it, replied trustee Carpenter.
I suggest right now we call the authorities and get a
policeman here to remove him, said trustee Polacek. At
this point, the Norgaards decided to pack up and leave
the meeting room. Tlusty said the board would arrange
to have an officer present at future meetings.
Ken Norgaards parting comment as they were leaving was, Government at its finest, Wayne.
Under other business, president Tlusty reported the
village is now eligible to apply for a community development block grant in order to upgrade its wastewater
treatment plant. Eligibility is based on having enough
low and moderate income residents, so the community
qualifies for grant application purposes, based on financial guidelines.
The board reviewed the need to update the sewer ordinance and emergency management plan. It was decided
to refer the existing ordinance and plan to the utilities
committee and public works department for review and
update, in order to bring these documents into compliance with all applicable mandates.
A discussion took place regarding a proposal from
MSA Professional Services, Inc. to do G.I.S. mapping of
all buried utilities such as water turnoffs and storm sewer manholes. The board tabled action on this item and
will reconsider the proposal at a future meeting. There
was also a discussion about absenteeism at quarterly fire
commission meetings. It has been difficult to have a quorum of members show up for these meetings on a consistent basis, in order for business to be conducted.

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is looking for investors in the
Bright Horizons solar project
by News Editor Brian Wilson
Taylor Electric Cooperative is giving its members an
option to go green with the Bright Horizons solar garden project.
According to Mike Schaefer, cooperative president,
the Bright Horizons project includes the installation
of a 100.8 kilowatt solar array that would be located in
a field south of the cooperatives office in the town of
Little Black.
The proposed solar array will produce enough energy to power approximately 15 homes, he said. In addition to generating electricity locally, the system will
help reduce the amount of carbon dioxide that goes into
the atmosphere as a result of burning of fossil fuels.
Each 350-watt participation unit will displace about
345 pounds of carbon dioxide from coal emissions annually, or about 45 tons of CO2 displacement annually
from the entire 100 kW array, he said.
In order for the Bright Horizons project to happen,
the cooperative is offering members the option of buying into the project with the purchase of 25-year contracts. The upfront cost of the project covers the maintenance and upkeep for the length of the contract, the
owner receives a benefit by having the amount of energy produced by their units subtracted from their home
or business electric bills.
The idea is to have the members who want to own
part of the green solar energy would share in its cost,
he said. The whole cost of the project is borne by those
who participate in it.
According to Schaefer, a segment of the cooperatives
membership has expressed interest for a cooperativeowned source for renewable energy. He noted there is
already a growing number of people who are looking at
small-scale units for their own properties, but felt they
could provide a cost effective option to serve their members needs while keeping the entire system strong.
We think it is comparable or at a lower cost than
what an individual can get for a smaller system in their
yard, he said.

Solar project

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Taylor Electric Cooperative is looking for community investors to support the installation of a 100 kW solar array
at their offices in the town of Little Black. Investors in the project will get a deduction on their monthly electric bills
based on the energy output of the array.
Taylor Electric is working with Ten K Solar of Minneapolis to install the system. They bid the project with
Clark Electric in Greenwood to get a better overall cost.
A photovoltaic system, such as the one proposed by
Taylor Electric Cooperative, uses specially coated panels to convert sunlight into electricity. Earlier forms of
the technology were wired in series, meaning a break
or interruption anywhere in the panel would shut down
energy production. Schaefer noted the system used by
Ten K Solar is wired both in series and parallel, which
means energy is being produced if any portion of the array is exposed to sunlight.
The system will consist of a large rack of stationary
solar panels placed in angled brackets to maximize exposure to the sun. A feature of the array planned for
Taylor Electric is the space opposite the panels will
have mirrors mounted to reflect sunlight back onto the
panels. regardless of the location of the sun in the sky.
Schaefer explained that in researching the equipment, they found it was more cost effective to go with a
stationary system rather than one that moved to track
the suns position as it moved across the sky. He said it
is better to just install more panels than pay for movable parts which could break down or need regular

maintenance.
One of the things that is exciting for Schaefer is the
solar garden will provide a source of training in working with solar energy for the cooperatives crew. Taylor
Electric is working with an outside company for the installation, but their crew will be working with them to
learn how these systems work. The hope is that as solar
technology matures and becomes more readily available, the cooperative crew will be able to install them
on member properties in the future.
According to Schaefer, the program is open to all
single-phase cooperative members. They have limits
saying people cannot buy more than 125 percent of their
average monthly electric usage for the past two years
or a maximum of 57 units. Schaefer explained the upper
limit on individual units is based on licensing restrictions for individuals and at this time he did not anticipate any single person buying that many units.
Taylor Electric is making a push to sell all the available units before the March 1 deadline. Schaefer said
they would continue to work until all the units are sold
with the hope the solar array can be installed and producing electricity this spring.

Proposed state budget undermines Gilman resources

by Reporter Mark Berglund
The Gilman School Board voted Monday night to add a second English teacher
to the middle and high school, but possible cuts in state aid could derail the plan
to fill the position.
Grades 5-12 principal Dan Peggs
brought the English position to the board
for approval. Budget cuts and declining
enrollment have left the district with just
one position in recent years. We still
have a high need for another English position, Peggs said.
Peggs said having a second English
teacher in the upper grades would help
develop initiatives like common prep
time in the academic area, Response to
Intervention programs, and multiple
tracks of study as the students advance.
He said the fourth grade class has more
than 30 students and it will be moving up
to the middle school next year.
While the position is a high priority in
Gilman, there are worries about the proposed state budget. If the budget passes
as proposed, Gilman could see close to a
$130,000 loss in state aids due to freezes
and declining enrollment. Board members wanted to move forward with posting the job. I dont want to wait too long
to post this and then get nothing, board
member Sheri Johnson said. Id rather
give something else up. Board member
Alexis Goebel agreed with Johnson and
told the administrators to make the position a priority in the next school budget.
Johnson made the motion and it passed.
The district will have another key

position to fill next year as the board accepted the resignation of longtime high
school science teacher Steven Parker.
District administrator Georgia Kraus
provided board members with a legislative update from Wisconsin Association
of School Boards. The memo covered
many of the biggest concerns the association has with the proposed state budget.
The first is financial, as it proposes no
increase in revenue cap limits and on increases in general aid for the 2015-16 and
2016-17 school years. The revenue caps
would be locked in at $9,815 per student,
or $40 more per student than school districts received in 2009-10.
There will be no increase in general
aid from the state this year and the revenue cap freeze would provide no additional overall resources the second year.
There is no increase in special education categorical aid in either year of
the budget. Funding levels for this aid
are frozen at the 2014-15 level. Similarly,
funding for high-cost special education
aid is frozen as well.
The Gilman district would receive a
$25 a year increase for transporting pupils who live more than 12 miles from
school. This year there are 93 students in
this category. A pool of money for sparsity aid might also be available to districts
like Gilman.
A major expansion of the private
school voucher program would hurt public schools on the whole and could hit individual schools particularly hard. The
budget proposes removing the cap on the
number of vouchers paid and expands
which schools could accept them.

The new rules would take the voucher

money directly from the districts state
aid total. The district where the student
resides would pay the price, no matter if
the pupil was ever enrolled in the public
school. Kraus said Eau Claire Regis is the
closest voucher school in the program.
She said only 19 percent of the private
school vouchers go to students who are

new enrollees in the program.

The budget bill prohibits the Smarter
Balanced Assessment test from being implemented next year and puts major limits on the development of Common Core
standards in Wisconsin.
District and school accountability reports would change from the current numerical categories to A-F letter grades

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Support Taylor Electrics solar garden project

Taylor Electric Cooperatives Bright Horizons solar
garden project is a good first step toward energy independence for the region.
Under the Bright Horizons project, the cooperatives
customers have the option to purchase a solar subscription for $945 for a 350 watt unit. Over the next 25 years
the subscribers would see a payback on their monthly
electric bills based on the energy generated by the unit.
As a pilot program, the solar garden is a largely symbolic gesture with the potential for a long-term cash
benefit for investors. It gives the option to act locally to
those who want to go green and directly reduce their
carbon footprint. At the same time, the investment in
the technology opens the door for electric cooperative
staff to learn more about how the systems function and
how modern solar power can be part of the local utility
grid.
When solar power first came on the scene decades
ago, it was in its infancy. The technology was glitchy. A
leaf falling in the wrong place could shut down a panel.
Times and technology have changed and the modern solar systems are much more efficient and reliable. These
technological improvements have turned solar into a
practical energy generation technology for temperate
regions. For example, Germanys climate is very similar to Wisconsins one of the reasons so many German immigrants settled here over the years. Germany
is a worldwide leader in electricity production through
solar with 38,236 megawatts of installed capacity. Solar

could have the same impact on Wisconsin.

What this means is less dependance on foreign oil reserves and less reliance on the burning of fossil fuels
for energy. Local projects such as Taylor Electrics solar
garden also aid in creating a more resilient electric grid.
High voltage transmission lines can be compared to
giant extension cords stretching from generation plants
to local networks. These transmission lines are expen-

sive to maintain and are points of vulnerability in the

system. Taking a section of transmission lines down as
a result of weather conditions or hostile action could be
devastating for large areas. The goal of distributed generation is to reduce the reliance on these massive transmission lines and eventually cut the extension cords.
Transmission is also the hidden cost of energy.
Whether it is the cost of moving train loads of coal to
power plants or building and maintaining high voltage
lines, transmission costs add up quickly. City of Medford electric bills jumped this month due in large part
to increasing transmission rates. With profit to be made
in controlling the flow of energy, companies that own
transmission capacity will continue to tighten their
stranglehold on consumers.
Rural cooperatives are built on the idea of working
together on a local level to make something happen,
rather than waiting for outside businesses to decide it
was profitable to do it. Taylor Electrics promotion of
this solar garden project is a continuation of that cooperative tradition. Taylor Electrics goal is to have commitments for the 274 units in the project by March 1 to
allow it to move forward with construction this spring.
They are working to meet that goal with community
meetings and information given to their members.
Once completed, the project will serve as an example
for the city and other independent utilities as a way to
give more power to the people to make energy choices.

Performances showcased community talents

The Medford school complex was a
busy place last weekend.
Hundreds of people came out to see
Medford Area Community Theatres
shows of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee at the high schools Red/
White Theatre. Hundreds more attended
the Love on Ice figure
skating show on Saturday and Sunday
across the parking
lot at the Simek Recreation Center.
The
athletes,
performers and organizers of each of
the events deserve a
hearty round of applause for a job well
done. The work done
by these individuals
and groups was outstanding. Their efforts did the Medford
area proud as a showcase sharing their
talents and dedication.
It is easy to look at the finished product
and not truly appreciate the many hours
of rehearsals and practices that went on
over the past few months to make it all
happen. From ice skaters hitting the rink
before dawn for early morning practices,
to actors working late into the night to
memorize their lines and work on their
vocals, taking part in a community performance represents a significant investment of time and energy.

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This investment goes beyond just those

in the spotlight, it is also an investment
from their families.
For the skaters, the practices involved
many extra trips by their parents to the
skating rink. The commitment to participate in the show
committed the whole
family to hours of
extra practices and
time at the rink.
For those on stage,
it would be impossible to measure the
amount of support
they receive from
their families in order to make any production possible.
It is a bonus for
the entire community to have these sorts
of entertainment options available here.
Area businesses benefitted from those who made an event of
going to the shows, bringing a positive
economic impact as well.
The challenge for all those attending
the plays performance or watching the
skaters is for those watching to stand up
and take their turn in the spotlight.
Community theater is only as strong
as the pool of community members willing to take the chance and try out for
roles in productions. Singing or acting in
front of an audience of your neighbors
and friends is a terrifying proposition for

Quote of the Week:

Weve made our voice heard down there, whether it will do any good or not.

City coordinator John Fales reporting to the Medford city council

about contacting area legislators about concerns in the state budget.

many people, but those who have taken

the leap are quick to share how rewarding
an experience it is.
The same thing goes for the skaters. No
matter how graceful the skaters were as
they glided and spun across the ice, they
all started as newcomers unsteady on
their feet. The young women and men in
the crowd who watched their peers take
part in the pageantry of the show should
remember that as they consider taking on

a new sport or activity.

Last weekend was one of those times
when the community stepped back and
said, Wow. The work and performances
were exceptional. As a community we
need to continue to be supportive of these
and other programs which provide opportunities for creative expression.
To all those who performed or helped
in the productions, congratulations on a
job well done.

Members of The Star News editorial board include Publisher Carol OLeary, General Manager Kris
OLeary and News Editor Brian Wilson.

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Put a cap on it

Vox Pop

Subscriber shares other conspiracies to shortchange consumers

Attention Brian Wilson

We also have noted the conspiracy to shortchange
the consumers. It would be nice if the chamber of commerce would regulate the marketing and manufacturing, also importing of these products. They have all
been reduced in size and weight. Consumers are being
short-wiped and suffer the consequences every day.
Toilet paper The roll is one inch narrower, a much
larger diameter hole, much lighter paper. (Lift the various packages at the store.) You will soon have a ribbon
of toilet paper.

Facial paper tissues Lighter weight and undersized (shake the box). It is one inch narrower. You need
two or more to wipe your nose.
Cake mixes Smaller box, less product, you need to
adjust any recipe that calls for a cake mix.
Candy bars Same size wrapper, but less candy. You
wonder were the rest of it is.
I guess well have to go back to using corn cobs and
binder twine in the outhouse.
Larry Hartman, Mukwonago

Vox Pop

Writer says Medford school district is top heavy

The Medford Area School District is top heavy with

administration.
We have 10 administrators, plus at least two supervisors with administrative duties, and a human services
supervisor. In my almost 20 years on the Medford Area
School Board, I worked to reduce the number of administrators. It seems that it did not take the district
administrator long to reverse my goal of eight administrators, which should be more than enough for this
district. Even a couple of years ago, when an administrator retired and we could have just reassigned duties,
our district administrator could not bring himself to
find a way to do without one administrative position.
At that point, no one would have had to lose their

job; the duties would have been reassigned with the existing administrators. I know at least one person who
would argue that for our school districts size, we do not
have too many administrators, but just ask any working person in this area if they have not had to do more
work with less people in the last 10 years.
When the budget is set for next year, lets see if there
are no cuts to education or if we need to take money
from the fund balance again. In order to prevent this, it
would be easy to save $100,000--just cut administration.
Hopefully, there will be no repercussions or personal attacks for voicing my opinion in this Vox Pop.
Jeffrey R. Lange, Medford, former member of
the Medford Area School Board.

Vox Pop

Hein urges Rib Lake voters to support school referendum

Voters in the Rib Lake School District will have the

opportunity this coming April 7 to vote on a referendum regarding our districts buildings. The referendum asks, yes or no, if we the people shall borrow money to fix, repair, improve in energy efficiency, or replace
as necessary structural and component issues related
to our school district buildings.
As Aimee gives me the latitude to occasionally wander from the friendly confines of 901 Kennedy, I am
afforded the opportunity to, in passing, gain an overview of the opinions of my fellow citizens on a variety of subjects. One concept which will generate an
immediate reaction is money and often two seemingly
contradictory perceptions will be offered in the same
sentence. Upon hearing the cost of a good or service a
reaction will possibly go that sure costs a lot of money
but money isnt worth anything anymore.
Those who know me and are aware of the financial
philosophy of country singer Willie Nelson can agree
that Nelson and I would never make it on Wall Street.
Any value to be placed in dollars can only be determined
in what we get for them. The referendum question affords us, we the people of the district, the opportunity
to reinvest into the commitment of providing what it
takes to maintain and improve our buildings and sites
in our highly successful and award-winning school system. I can think of no better investment. I think Willie

and I would be in lock step on this investment plan.

I have a fair grasp of the needs and areas where attention and necessary action are warranted. For all to
obtain a clear and fact-based overview of these needs
and areas, public meetings are scheduled for Feb. 25
and March 24 at the high school, each to start at 7:00
p.m. I am sure information given at these meetings will
be accurate and positive in influencing the educated decision to be made by each of us
In my life I have witnessed the raising of school
buildings as well as the razing of school buildings
in our district. These were not contradictory events,
rather they were necessary as the passage of time has
shown. During these times different generations decided as they felt was best for our school district.
Different school boards were elected to administer
our school district. Different issues called for financial
commitment from those generations before ours. So
though the names change, the needs are always similar.
And so must be the similar commitment. And that commitment is providing a safe, healthy, and efficient environment for the generation now using the facilities and
for those generations to come. Let us honor the generations of yesterday, today, and tomorrow as we go about
the business before us.
John Hein, Rib Lake

Savings are key to any good household financial plan,

but can they go too far?
Regardless of which financial advisor you talk with or
what articles you read, they pound home the need for individuals to save even if it is a little bit at a time.
After all, isnt a penny saved a penny earned. Of
course, given the purchasing power of a penny, earning
one on your savings account balance is sort of like getting a toothbrush for Christmas.
The idea of savings is a sound one though. It goes with
the fable of the industrious ants scrimping and working
hard through the summer and then having resources
to draw from in the lean times. Darn those freeloading
grasshoppers.
Periodically there are attempts to apply this fundamentally sound philosophy of savings to government.
This is more often than not done through the creation
of reserve funds they may be called nonlapsing funds,
rainy day funds, sinking funds, undesignated designated reserve funds or less flatteringly slush funds.
Government reserve accounts are good budgeting
tools, but, depending on your political viewpoint, may
not always be good for taxpayers. Reserve funds can help
even out the peaks and valleys of the budgeting cycle. For
example, if a town board knows it will need a new roof
on the town hall in 10 years, board members can set aside
money each year from the budget so when the roof work
is done it can be paid for with no tax impact.
As budgeting theories go, it is a popular one that has
a lot of good conservative appeal. But at the same time,
is taxing and hoarding any better than taxing and spending? Lets take that roof. It should last 20-30 years and
the town could easily borrow money from a local bank
at a good interest rate to pay for it and have it paid off by
the people who would directly benefit from not having a
leaky roof.
At least with taxing and spending the taxpayer knows
their money is going to provide a service or government
function they could take advantage of in their lifetime.
Taxing to add to the government savings account for a
future rainy day means more money is being taken from
current taxpayers so future taxpayers get a break.
The debate becomes thornier when you consider nontax revenues such as profit the county gets from harvesting timber in the county forest. The county forest
is essentially a timber management business owned by
the countys taxpayers. A portion of the revenue generated from this quasi-business pays for its operations each
year, while another portion goes into a fund to buy more
parcels of forest land when they become available. At the
Feb. 6 meeting it was noted that land acquisition fund has
gotten rather large with no plans in the next few years
to make any purchases. The question was raised if the
county should put a cap on the fund and have taxpayers
see more immediate benefit from it.
Committee member Mike Roiger was absolutely correct in calling for the cap. If government saves it should
be for a specific purpose and be capped at a reasonable
amount with the remainder going into the budget to defray county expenses. A cap on nonlapsing funds can be
an effective balance between saving ahead and keeping
more money in the pockets of all taxpayers.
Brian Wilson is News Editor at The Star News.

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Neither big nor bold, Scott Walkers

budget is sneaky, self serving
State budget headlines have focused on
massive cuts to the University of Wisconsin System and an attack-then-retreat on
the Wisconsin Idea, which, we must infer,
is that rare concept still popular across
both blue and red Wisconsin.
Republican Gov. Scott Walker, the instigator, believes hes brimming with bold
and fresh ideas, but his preeminent idea
seems to be turning from his prime firstterm villain public K-12 education to
a second-term one our public university system.
As much as Walker jauntily yearns to
go big, his proposed budget is filled with
provisions that are small and conniving.
Walkers central organizing principle
is to permanently cripple Wisconsin government at every level and to undermine
public education by manufacturing a budget crisis despite an improving economy.
Simultaneously, he is burdening future
leaders with unknowable financial crises
once Walker is done exploiting the state to
bolster his tea party credibility.
In marketing terms, that is what you
might call his brand promise, one that
resonates with his far-right confidants,
funders and, presumably, GOP presidential caucus-goers in Iowa.
So lets examine several parts of Walkers budget, ones that have not received
much attention, and suggest his rationales.
Lets start with agriculture, the environment and natural resources. Walkers
budget makes key boards in those areas
advisory diluting the role citizens play
in rule-making and policy-making ostensibly to streamline decisions. Its more
likely he wants to consolidate his control
and reduce public input, probably on behalf of special interests.
He also wants to eliminate scientist positions from the Department of Natural
Resources, arguing they are not part of
its core mission. Without scientific input,
we could get a more random, anti-science
style of decision-making by politicians.
That certainly sounds good.
Walker wants to raise state park vehicle fees by $2 per night for campsites and
$3 for annual passes, but none of the extra money would go to parks because he is
also cutting the general budget allocation.
But remember, you outdoor enthusiasts,
thats not technically a tax increase.
Under the arcane heading of budget
management, Walker is continuing to permit a thin budget balance through the remainder of his term (should he complete

it). In four years, that required minimum

budget balance would quadruple, just in
time for the next governor to grapple with
finding new money or extending the toonarrow buffer. In the past, the technique
was reserved for especially difficult budget periods, but Walker has apparently
institutionalized it.
Another cynical accounting trick he
employs is balancing the budget by requiring that money appropriated but unspent be returned or lapsed into
the general fund. For example, a program
meant to be self-supporting and paid by license fees would be forced to return money to balance the overall budget rather
than stay with the program. These are de
facto budget cuts, easing short-term pressure on Walker, even if it takes an accountant to understand the process. Again,
this is not unprecedented, but in the past
was done only after the budget had been
passed and in crisis situations.
Elsewhere, the governor wants to
eliminate state prison guards who occupy
towers on the late shift. Wont that make
prison neighbors feel warm and fuzzy?
On education, there would be new and
more money for private schools, but public schools would have less in real terms
than six years ago. There also are devious
manipulations, such as a plan to give urban school boards less influence over students wanting to move to charter schools
than boards have in less-populated areas.
Meanwhile, Walker would help rural
districts by increasing spending for programs related to sparsity of students
and the distance they are transported.
Perhaps that money is justified, but for
Walker, it apparently never gets old helping his rural base and not urban critics.
The governor also wants to ease regulation of 244 for-profit, post-secondary
schools such as Globe University, the University of Phoenix, ITT Technical Institute and other schools that train everyone
from welders to truck drivers, by eliminating the Educational Approval Board. The
board handles complaints about graduation rates, job placement rates and costs
from students who are often part time
and low income. The board is self-funded
through fees from licensed schools, so
there is not even tax savings.
Walker also wants to permit a pathway
to teaching for those with no teaching
credentials, only real-life experience. It
does not include money for the three positions requested by the Department of
Public Instruction to reduce an existing

backlog in teacher certification licensing,

one that would certainly be exacerbated
if teaching credentials became more of a
free-for-all.
On taxes, even though there is no track
record that Walkers previous tax cuts led
to job creation, the budget continues the
phase-in of $185 million in business-tax
reductions that were approved previously.
Predictably, Walker wants no increase
in shared revenue for local governments
just state-imposed levy limits. Now
Walker also wants to further intrude
on local government by requiring more
detail on property-tax bills, with the apparent intent of making it more difficult
to pass referendums. When it comes to
strangling local governments and schools,
Walker is a master.
Meanwhile, Walker wants to merge
the Department of Financial Institutions, which regulates banks and credit
unions, with the Department of Safety
and Professional Services, which licenses
people such as funeral home directors and
plumbers. A merger will not save tax dollars and appears illogical unless your first
interest is creating a facade that you have
constrained and consolidated big government.
Walker also wants to dilute the power
of the state Building Commission by increasing the threshold for projects requiring commission review and permitting
approval of some plans without meetings.
Contractors are no doubt delighted.
For Walker, it apparently felt so good
to stick it to public workers last time, he
aspires to do so again by including a tobe-determined cut of $25 million for their

health-insurance costs. Last term such

a cut forced employees to pay a higher
share of premiums. Walker also proposes
a $2,000 stipend for employees forgoing
state insurance coverage. So, you rightleaning Madison business leaders, how
do you like having Walker driving health
insurance costs toward spouses in your
employ?
Down in the weeds, Walker wants to
eliminate a local government property
insurance program, which has helped cities, villages, towns and school districts
get low-cost insurance as part of a pool.
That efficient, consolidated approach is
unpopular with insurers who prefer to
write more separate policies, and Walker
is there to help.
On transportation, instead of a small
gas tax increase for roads, Walker proposes borrowing $1.3 billion. Its the quintessential two-faced Walker, paying back
the road-building lobby that helped elect
him while appearing to hold the line on
taxes. His budget even has arcane provisions that appear to help freight-rail interests, perhaps Walker backers who want to
cheaply transport frac sand.
As he started preparing his budget,
one can imagine Walker with two lists:
one with ideas to bolster his national tea
party cred, the other to reward campaign
donors expecting a return on investment.
Walker, it appears, has neglected neither.
Paul Fanlund is editor of The
Capital Times in Madison. This opinion piece was originally printed in
The Cap Times on Feb. 16.

School corner

Medford Area Public School District - Policy Committee

Policies are the board of educations direction for
district operation. They are the means by which the
board sets educational goals and provides guidance for
administrators and staff. Written policies provide for
efficient school operation and consistency in decision
making. They clarify board positions on issues and
make for public accountability of board and administrative action.
Policies are begat by legislative directives, emerging
issues, local concerns and needs. They must be consistent with local, state and federal law, as well as other
district policies. Policies have to be specific enough to
provide clear guidance, yet broad enough to allow for
discretionary action. Very broad or vague policies lack
clear guidance, whereas overly specific policies are dif-

ficult to enforce.
The Medford Area Public School District has 308 policies organized into 13 categories. With every decision
the board makes, some policy is being created, reinforced, revised or negated.
It is the job of the policy committee to see to it that
district policies have a legitimate educational value,
meet community needs, serve an intended purpose, and
are valid, clear and understandable. With continuous
review, effective implementation, and accomplishment
of purpose, complicity with changing laws and reflectivity of the current boards position on the issues are
assured. All policies are on a six year review cycle. Any
policy can be brought up at any time for immediate review. Safety related policies are reviewed annually and

technology related policies are reviewed every three

years. The policy committee review is a first reading,
then second reading process which involves the public
and the board. In addition to spelling, punctuation and
grammar corrections, the policy committee scrutinizes
for readability and understandability. When deemed
necessary, policy intent is changed to reflect current
thinking or action. New policies are created as new issues emerge and policies are deleted as other issues become extinct.
The policy committee meetings generally occur on
the first Wednesday of each month at 11 a.m. and are
open to the public.
Paul Dixon, school board member

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Medford fields another strong science team

by Reporter Mark Berglund
Medford Area Senior High has another strong group of National Science
Olympiad competitors this year as it
prepares for the upcoming state competition in Milwaukee next month. Medford
has developed into one of the states top
programs in the past decade and this
year looks like another strong chance.
The state champion advances to national
competition.
The program sent five teams of competitors to Wausau on Saturday and its
varsity team came away with the most
medals for the unofficial win. Medford
won the small school division at the 61team University of Wisconsin-River
Falls Invitational on Jan. 24.
The big trophies and medals the
Medford program is bringing home this
school year come with hard work preparing and strong meet-day performances.
The individuals and groups which make
up each of the teams, tests on subject matter across the science and engineering
disciplines and in some events prepares
experiments or models for judging. Like
athletes and musicians, it takes good students putting in plenty of practice time to
be ready for early Saturday morning bus
rides to tough competition.
High school science teachers Brad Paff
and Kristine Gingras coach the team this
year. The growth and development presents challenges as their time resources
for helping so many students gets thin.
Paff said the teams which usually give
Medford the biggest challenge come from
places like River Falls, Madison and the
Menomonie area, where university connections and parents working in sciencerelated fields provide extra mentors for
the competitors. He invites people with
science or engineering backgrounds in
this community to check into the program to lend their expertise to preparation.
The increasing participation and
strong showing for the high school team

is aided by strong development in the

middle school, which has also grown in
numbers and accomplishment during
the past decade.

Strong so far
Jay Czerniak won four medals as
Mackenzie Gingras, Douglas Schumacher, Richard Colwell and Madelyn Brost
each won three medals to lead the strong
effort in Wausau. Jared Wiese and Jacob
Mahner added to a strong showing by the
program.
More than 900 students representing
33 high schools from Wisconsin, Minnesota, and North Dakota competed in the
fourth annual Science Olympiad competition at the UW-River Falls on Jan.
24. The event featured 61 teams competing in all 23 National Science Olympiad
events as well as five trial events specific
to Wisconsin.
Medals were awarded to the top four
finishers in both divisions (based on
school size) in all 28 events in the tournament. In addition, team trophies were
awarded to the top four teams in each division. Top team results are listed below,
as well as individual winners.
Members on the Medford High School
Red Team were Roman Alvarado, Rubin
Alvarado, Dillon Brost, Madelyn Brost,
Macy Bunkelman, Richard Colwell, Jay
Czerniak, Giovanni Faber, Jacob Geiger,
Makenzie Gingras, Rebecca Held, Allison Potocnik, Alicia Rowland, and Douglas Schumacher.
First place medal winners from Medford were Richard Colwell and Giovanni
Faber in astronomy; Macy Bunkelman,
Richard Colwell and Makenzie Gingras
in codebusters; Macy Bunkelman and
Douglas Schumacher in geocaching;
Richard Colwell and Douglas Schumacher in geologic mapping; Jay Czerniak and
Makenzie Gingras in invasives.
Second place medal winners from
Medford were Jakob Laub and Zachary
Stange in entomology; Ruben Alvarado
and Allison Potocnik in anatomy and
physiology; Dillon Brost and Jay Czerniak in bridge building; Roman Alvarado

Science team

submitted photo

Medfords Red, the varsity team at the UW-River Falls Invitational, took first place
in the small school division and seventh overall. They were (front, l. to r.) Douglas
Schumacher, Ruben Alvarado, Makenzie Gingras, Roman Alvarado, Allison Potocnik,
(middle) coach Kris Gingras, Jacob Geiger, Dillon Brost, Macy Bunkelman, Jay Czerniak, Rebecca Held, Madelyn Brost, Richard Colwell, (back) Alicia Rowland, Giovanni
Faber and coach Brad Paff.
and Jacob Geiger in bungee drop; Roman
Alvarado and Dillon Brost in compound
machines; Ruben Alvarado and Makenzie Gingras in disease detectives.
Third place medal winners from Medford were Colin Porten and Zachary
Stange in air trajectory; Zachary Stange
and Ty Wrage in invasives; Shawna
Konieczny and Tage Wrage in mystery
design; Ruben Alvarado and Makenzie
Gingras in cell biology; Jay Czerniak and
Douglas Schumacher in dynamic planet;
Jay Czerniak and Douglas Schumacher
in its about time.
Fourth place medal winners from
Medford were Shawna Konieczny and Ty
Wrage in geocaching; Shawna Konieczny and Amanda OToole in write it, do

it; Jay Czerniak and Alicia Rowland in

entomology; Madelyn Brost and Richard
Colwell in food science; Madelyn Brost
and Rebecca Held in mission possible;
Nikola Babic and Wyatt Dohrwardt in
forensics.
UW-River Falls hosts the tournament
to provide an opportunity for students to
hone their skills before they compete in
Science Olympiad regional tournaments.
We want to encourage and support enthusiasm for studying science, as well as
showcase UWRF as a destination location for studying STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics),
said Earl Blodgett, tournament director
and physics professor at UW-River Falls.

Rib Lake working to get out the facts before vote

School district to hold question
and answer sessions about the
project on Feb. 25 and March 24
by Reporter Sue Hady
The Rib Lake Board of Education continued to review project information in preparation for the referendum to be held in April. At the board meeting on
Feb. 12, revised figures were reviewed concerning the
Act 32 proposal to upgrade and enhance the energy efficiency of all three facilities, including the elementary,
middle school, and high school buildings. Project costs
are estimated to be somewhat lower due to the fact that
since a referendum will be held, it is no longer a state
requirement to track, report, and demonstrate reduced
energy costs, as would be required under a typical Act
32 project.
A petition was filed last month, signed by enough voters in the district to require a referendum in order for
the project to move forward. Had the petition not been
filed, the school board would have advanced the project
which was originally projected to cost $4 million. At the
Jan. 8 meeting of the board, project costs were reduced
to $3,440,000. A special meeting of the board was held
on Jan. 26 in response to the petition by voters, and the
board decided to adopt a resolution calling for a referendum in April. Thus, the voters in the school district
will have the final say as to whether or not the project
is approved.

District administrator Lori Manion reviewed the

progress being made by the district referendum committee to provide information to the public. Manion
said, The focus of this committee is to run an informational campaign. It is trying to gather the information.
Theres been a lot of confusion out in the community,
and that was definitely brought forward during this
committee meeting, and the intent right now is to get
questions answered.
Manion said she has been getting a lot of emails with
questions from the community. Our hope is to get
those questions answered and then get them up onto
our website, get it out, published in the community, so
that we can answer the questions with the correct information. She also reported there are two informational
events scheduled for the public to provide information
concerning the referendum. The first meeting will be
held on Feb. 25 at 7 pm. in the Rib Lake High School
commons. A second meeting will be held on March 24.
Manion also reviewed a response from the project manager at H&H Energy Services, Inc. regarding
whether or not the prices that were quoted by HVAC
contractors and the boiler company would still be effective in April. The answer was affirmative. She also
asked for clarification from the board regarding the
plan to purchase a new biomass boiler, if grant funding can be obtained to help pay for a significant portion
of this purchase. The board affirmed that a significant
amount of grant funding would need to be obtained in
order to replace the current boiler with a more energy
efficient upgrade. It was reported that H&H is in the process of completing a grant application to the Focus on
Energy Incentive Program.

Board president Jerry Blomberg stated, Just be

careful. Dont be on board time or on employee time
dont be pushing yes or no. But just push the facts out
and our people will decide.
Various reports were presented to the board, including reports by board members Joan Magnuson, Jerry
Blomberg, and district administrator Manion, concerning their attendance at the Wisconsin Association of
School Boards (WASB) conference. Manion also reported current enrollment in the district has reached 490
students. She said they are anticipating a larger kindergarten class next school year, based on census figures.
She also reported staff is monitoring the air quality in
the fine arts room and other than low humidity, there
are no problems at this time.
Manion requested the board approve a change in
legal counsel for the district. Currently, legal services
have been provided by an attorney from WASB, and she
requested a switch to attorney Lori Lubinsky at the firm
of Axley Brynelson, LLP. Manion said she is familiar
with this individual through M3 Insurance, the health
insurance broker for the district. She said Lubinsky
charges the same hourly fee as WASB, but also provides
90 minutes of free consultation services every quarter.
The board approved this change.
The board also approved a contract for the provision
of bond services related to the April referendum with
Quarles & Brady. In a letter to the district, the firm defined its role as a recognized independent expert whose
primary responsibility is to render an objective legal
opinion with respect to the authorization and issuance
of municipal obligations.

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Overall results from 33rd annual Hinder Binder ski race

23 K Classic

1 Dave Edic 1:29:41.0

2 Bob Baker 1:34.29.7
3 Andrew Jennings 1:35:30.0
4 Jay Sween 1:36:23.0
5 David Lombardo 1:36:50.9
6 Jim Alullen 1:37:23.3
7 Audun Mikkelson 1:42:24.0
8 Stanley Borzecki 1:42:34.8
9 Eric Bolwerk 1:44:39.8
10 Greg Kresse 1:44:44.2
11 Gary Zuelke 1:49:59.3
12 Will Gage 1:50:19.3
13 William Schnoor 1:52:49.2
14 Jim Smith 1:53:46.4
15 Paul Gage 1:58:52.4
16 Jeff Bollwer 2:00:50.6
17 Doug Henley 2:03:51.7
18 Doug Riske 2:04:12.7
19 Scott Stalheim 2:04:50.8
20 John Geissinger 2:05:05.0
21 Greg Urban 2:08:51.3
22 Vic LaPort 2:14:16.1
23 Steve Mott 2:18:46.9
24 Bob Schwart 2:20:27.5
25 Pete Wurl 2:21:36.8
26 Andrew Mott 2:24:54.9
27 Jim Luadtke 2:35:01.1

23 K Freestyle
1 Matt Zak 1:16:58.2
2 Thomas Krenz 1:20:32.6
3 Mark Wenzel 1:21:42.4
4 Nathan Koch 1:22:34.6
5 Owen Gage 1:23:58.2
6 Andrew Jahns 1:23:59.0
7 Justin Schwarting 1:25:45.2
8 Kevin Rogers 1:31:05.6
9 Kyle Schmidt 1:31:34.2
10 Stephen Koch 1:37:49.6
11 Rob Stieber 1:39:29.7
12 Eric Koch 1:39:33.6
13 Tom Carroll 1:39:36.8
14 Jim Washatka 1:40:11.3
15 Mark Ellenberger 1:46:55.2
16 Paula Liske 1:49:42.4
17 Joe Danowski 1:54:27.8
18 Anders Carlson 2:04:44.3
19 Dan Novitch 2:07:39.4
20 Sherry Koch 2:08:52.0
21 Dawn Collins 2:14:22.4
22 Grant Stousland 2:16:07.6
23 Emily VanTeyens 2:29:39.8

Out of the gates

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Photos by Bryan Wegter

Andrew Jahns (center) leads the charge from the start line during the 23 K Freestyle race. The cold and blustery day turned away
many skiers, but 58 racers braved negative 10 degree weather to participate in the 33rd annual Hinder Binder ski race at Forest
Springs Camp and Conference Center in Westboro.

Frosty finish
Jay Sween had the beginnings of an icicle beard when he
came to the finish line.

8.2 K Freestyle

1 Jacob Novitch 32:17.7

2 Ryan Rogers 33:30.3
3 Anna Buchburger 35:00.3
4 Dan Dominski 38:38.2

4.4 K Freestyle

1 Makayla Niggeman 18:14.3

2 Caleb Novitch 18:38.6
3 Josalin Kymm 23:43.7

6.6 K

1 Jean Marchio 59:25.4

First place

Almost there

Dave Edic comes across the finish line with a smile. Its possible he was celebrating his win in the 23 K Classic race, but
more likely he was glad to get out of the cold.

Makayla Niggeman nears the finish line. She finished first in

the 4.4 K Freestyle race.

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LIVING
Pancake dinner sparks writers brain and stomach
Thursday, February 19, 2015

Page 11

by Reporter Mark Berglund

Good ideas dont develop easily.
I point this out because it took a second round of sampling sausage links at St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran
Church in Rib Lake to make my breakthrough on Saturday evening.
My photo assignment was to get a couple pictures of
the shrove pancake supper. While most images of preLenten celebrations focus on beads and parades, many
mark the shift from winter to spring by eating pancakes.
Taylor County is still blessed with plenty of worship
sites and congregations which meet the definitions for
faithful rural church. On Saturday, the fellowship took
place in the old basement as folks packed into the kitchen
and dining room area to serve and be served a traditional
pancake meal.
There were plenty of fluffy, buckwheat pancakes and
potato pancakes. The sausage link is a good one and this
region produces great maple syrup. For some, applesauce
is the topping of choice on those potato pancakes. The
baked goods selection was varied and offered a choice to
top off the meal. My general strategy with the plate of
bars is to get the pumpkin bar on the first pass. As the
coffee cup nears empty and the conversations linger, a
second pick from the chocolate group is acceptable.
I was watching the potato pancakes fry to a golden
brown and thinking how the best ones are thin and
crispy. I was picturing the spatula flattening them to this
perfect consistency. I thought thin, crispy - like a potato
chip. Shazam! It hit me. The world needs another potato
chip flavor, and what better taste than Lutheran pancake
supper.
I would start with that crispy potato and onion flavor
in a chip. Infuse it with some maple flavoring for the total
pancake flavor. I would take the sausage link to the next
Potato potential
level and add some bacon crisp to the snack mix. The topThe thin, crispy edges of potato pancakes frying on the per is replacing the applesauce. Dehydrated apple slices
griddle at St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church in Rib Lake should do the trick. As a snack at your favorite coffee bar
sparked the taste buds and brain waves during the annual din- it cant be beat. Take along packages and a Thermos of coffee for the sugar shack, late season ice fishing or other acner on Saturday.
tivities as winter makes its slow progression into spring.

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TIME
MACHINE

From past les of The Star News

10 YEARS AGO

February 17, 2005

Local leaders are reacting cautiously to a state Department of Transportation (DOT) study that shows potential
routes for a new Hwy 13 bypass of Medford and Stetsonville.
The 170-page document called an
environmental scan contains numerous descriptions and maps detailing
where a new four-lane roadway could
be located. It details options for leaving
the road in its current form, converting
it to a 4-lane road following the present
corridor or building a new Hwy 13 corridor running either to the east or west
of Medford and Stetsonville.
The environmental scan focuses on
the corridor extending about 26 miles
between Abbostford and Hwy 102. It
was prepared to assist the state DOT
and local units of government in future
corridor preservation and planning
and capacity improvements. Possible
bypass routes around Abbotsford and
Colby also were described in detail.

25 YEARS AGO
February 21, 1990
The Medford Area School Board
took time out last Thursday evening
in the preliminary stages of the 199091 budget process to consider new program and staff proposals from the public, teachers and administrators. The

proposals made up a kind of wish list

for improvements in the schools curriculum.
However, the reality of the situation
was apparent to school board members
as they must now decide how to cut over
half of those requests out in order to
achieve the budget limitations they have
set for themselves.
The board had previously set a goal
of holding next years budget to a nine
percent increase, which translates into a
$785,000 increase (not including the middle school addition. If the $550,000 needed in the budget for the middle school
addition is included, the goal is an 11.7
percent increase or about $1 million).
The district is locked into most of that increase through contracts or fixed costs.

photos by Mark Berglund

Grace

Taylor County is blessed with many rural congregations and churches where the annual dinner
is a centerpoint of faithful fellowship. St. Johns
has the fellowship and the xtures, including a
print of the Eric Enstrom photograph Grace, to
make the list.
Ask for all the details? Those will work out.
Pass the sausage platter down and the answer

was driving toward the area for the carnival program being held there Sunday
afternoon. He met Gereaus car on the
brow of a steep knoll. Neither driver was
able to turn his car out quick enough to
avoid hitting the other.

100 YEARS AGO

February 17, 1915

The County Representative has frequently been asked and urged to take up
the possibilities of truck crops in our vir-

gin soils. It is urged that potatoes, our

customary crop are not suited for our
conditions and when we do have a good
crop prices are so low that good returns
for labor are impossible. In answer to
this we can quote Prof. Milward, Wisconsins authority or potatoes, any
good agricultural soil is good for potatoes, and the average price paid for
potatoes at the average yield per acre
in the past decade demonstrates that
one year with another, potatoes are a
profitable crop.

Remember When Feb. 2005

50 YEARS AGO

February 18, 1965

Area street and road crews did double-duty last week in sanding roads and
clearing snow after a severe glazing from
rain and sleet, followed by a blizzard.
While the snowfall measured only 6 inches, according to the U. S. weather record
here, blustery winds up to 35 miles per
hour whipped snow across icy expansesparticularly aggravating drifting
conditions in the city.
Schools were closed two days last
week, icy highways prompting a recess
Wednesday and a snow vacation was
called Friday.

75 YEARS AGO

February 15, 1940

A car driven by Carl Braatz, Wasuau,
collided with a vehicle driven by David
Gereau, town of Maplehurst, last Sunday
morning two miles south of the Perkinstown sports area. The accident occurred
about 11 oclock.
With Vernon Prahl, Wausau, Braatz

Josh Koolman of Delavan was the winner in the Adult Sled 6 Dog Speed Class at
the Perkinstown Mush Sled Dog Race held at the Perkinstown Winter Sports Area.
The race was sponsored by the Medford Lions Club and attracted more than 80 racing teams from around the country.

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Board wants to keep Gilman looking its best

by Reporter Kayla Peche
A few village upkeep items were on the
agenda during the Feb. 10 regular Gilman
Village Board meeting, including street
signs, a railroad building and a ball field
condition.
Bernie Van Den Heuvel, village trustee, said the old Standard Station by the
railroad is an eye sore for the village.
I was asked by a village resident why
we cant get that sorry mess out of there
because it is a hazard, said Van Den Heuvel.
That is a good point, Bill Brenemen,
village president, said of the building being a hazard. Something needs to be done
with it.
This was a concern a few years ago,
and Brenemen said there is still question
about who owns the building. He said he
sent a letter to the railroad, but never received a response.
Brenemen advised Candice Grunseth,
village clerk, to look into the new contact
for the railroad to see who owns the building, and find out what can be done with it.
The industrial park sign in Gilman
and the County Highway M sign near the
Chippewa County Campgrounds were
other improvements the board recommended in the village. Grunseth said the
industrial sign needs to be updated, and
the County M sign needs to be redone.
Van Den Heuvel and Rick Johnson,
public works director, were appointed to
look at the signs and see what could be
done.
It might just be easier to make new
signs, said Van Den Heuvel. Even have
the kids at school make it.
In the parks report, Debbie Sager, village trustee, said the village received
enough donations from the Gilman Community Betterment Association, and the
Gilman Lions and Lioness, to add three
new tables to the cement slab in the park.
We have enough money from the donations, said Sager. We are just looking
for the OK to go ahead and order them.
The board approved using the donations to put picnic tables in the park.
Also during the report, the board discussed redoing the ball field in the park.

Derek Romig, from Romigs Hardware,

and Brian Phelps, athletic director and
Gilman softball coach, recommended adding limestone to the field, and said they
would voluntarily spread the material on
the field.
Van Den Heuvel said the lime may
wash away after a rainfall, so it might be
best to put on gravel like the schools ball
diamonds.
At the meeting, Brenemen recommended Sager ask Romig and Phelps which material would be most cost effective for the
baseball field.
After the meeting, Grunseth notified
Romig, who determined the gravel material was not an option because of price.
In other businesss, to save money on
energy bills, Sue Brenemen, Taylor County board representative, discussed how
the village could obtain natural gas rather
than propane.
About two years ago, Xcel Energy told
the village if they wanted natural gas,
they would need to put a gas line through
Gilman.
Sue Brenemen says if the village wants
to move forward with the natural gas line,
she will continue to search for funding.
She says the option of natural gas would
save residents money.
I figured out what my savings would
have been with natural gas vs. my propane, Sue Brenemen said, I cried. It
wouldve been half of what I paid so far
this year.
Because of equalized value at $17 million, the village is unable to take out a $4
million loan for the natural gas line.
Sue Brenemen said with the boards
consent, she will continue to look for
funding from other sources, but says owning a line in the village, without receiving
the profit, is absurd.
We are being told too bad, so sad,
from the electric companies, Brenemen
said. If you want it, you have to pay for
it.
The board approved Brenemen to
move forward with her research on the
natural gas issue, and to speak with Xcel
Energy to see if their stance has changed.
She will also speak to the public service
commission of Wisconsin for their input.

No One Fights Alone

The Berry family would like to thank family,
friends, helpers, local & surrounding
communities for your generous support,
words of encouragement & appreciation
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generosity shown is truly AMAZING!
Thank you from the bottom of our hearts!

Rick & Deb, Chad & Lisa, Trisha,

Willy, Olivia, Tatum & Gaige
and Jenalee & Ryan
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New sign needed

photo by Donald Watson

The sign for the Gilman industrial park is showing its age and village board members say it is time to repair or replace it.

Gilman chief Tallier

trained to save lives
by Reporter Kayla Peche
If an active shooter were to enter the
Gilman School District, Tom Tallier, Gilman police chief, has the proper training
to handle the situation.
It was unbelievable training, said
Tallier during his police report at the
Feb. 10 regular Gilman Village Board
meeting. It saves lives.
Tallier attended training in late December for Alert, Lockdown, Inform,
Counter, Evacuate (ALICE) training.
Its a new procedure thats going into
school lockdown procedures, Tallier
said. We are ahead of the game more
than a lot of schools are.
According to the ALICE training institute, ALICE provides steps to survive
an attack, and the training program provides examples for real, effective ways to
stop an intruder. The breakdown covers
how to respond to the intruder in the best
way and gives options for individuals to
utilize in attempts to survive an emergency situation.
Most surrounding schools are staying
put during a lockdown situation, which
Tallier said gives power to the intruder.
If some intruder, or something were
to happen in your school, Tallier said,
it gives so many other measures for people, not just to sit in a room and let your
fate be decided by someone who comes
in.
The program was started by a police
officer, Greg Crane, from Texas, who
took to heart the Columbine High School
shootings in 1999.
Tallier said the officer wanted to start
a program with lockdown, inform, counter and evacuate, and said Crane went to
his first school in Texas and said, I want
to bring LICE to your school. The Texas
superintendent was not in favor of lice
in the school, therefore, Crane added
alert to the program to make it ALICE.
He knew he had to put something,
Tallier said with a smile. He knew he
couldnt bring LICE into schools.
Tallier says the training is catching
fire around schools, and he is pleased

to bring it to the Gilman area. He said

he is also certified to train others in the
program, and is willing to teach school
staff, personnel and corporate employees
within his jurisdiction in the county.
Obviously, with board approval,
when this starts going through, Tallier said, if others, Rib Lake or Medford,
would buy into it, I certainly would like
the opportunity to train their officers or
staff because its something I believe is
necessary.
Also during his report to the board,
Tallier announced Taylor County will
hold the event, Life of an Athlete, directed by John Underwood, which Tallier recommended board members attend.
Underwood is a nationally known
speaker who has trained Navy Seals and
Olympic athletes, and advocates implementing the athlete lifestyle in schools
and communities. Tallier said it is not
just for athletes, and is geared toward
proper sleep, exercise and nutrition to
help academic life.
We have been fortunate enough to
get him to come to Taylor County, Tallier said, thanks to well over $10,000 in
donations for public service groups and
Aspirus Hospital.
Underwood will speak the morning of
March 9 at Medford High School, where
Tallier said he will take Gilman School
District students. Underwood will also
speak that evening from 4:30 p.m. to 6
p.m., at the school, at a free professional
dinner for about 150 municipality leaders.
What we would like to see is all municipalities, board members, to have people there, Tallier said. The real policy
makers within the county is what this is
intended for. I would like to see Gilman
represented at that professional dinner.
Tallier said the following day, March
10, there will be a leadership training,
conducted by Underwood, at Forest
Springs Camp and Conference Center
in Westboro, for a select group of people
in the county. Because Aspirus Hospital
serves others outside of Taylor County,
they opened the training up to other
school districts as well.

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County says no
to tablets for
supervisors
by Reporter Mark Berglund
The Taylor County Finance Committee has no plans to
purchase tablet-style devices for county board members.
The county board discussed the tabled motion to make
the technology devices accessible to county supervisors
at Tuesdays meeting, but little interest was shown by
the committee. I think its coming, but were not ready
yet, committee member Dave Krug said.
The issue has come before board members on several occasions in recent years, but board members have
shown some reluctance toward making the commitment.
Committee member Dennis Fuchs once again asked
what the advantage of the devices would be.
The main advantages at this point would be the ability
for county board members to receive paperless reports
before meetings and to vote electronically at county
board meetings.
In other action, the committee approved a bid to purchase a 2016 Ford Fusion from Medford Motors for courthouse department use. The Ford was $174 more than a
2015 Chevrolet Malibu but the committee cited the age of
the vehicles and working with a local contractor when it
made its decision. The vehicle will cost $18,683.

A warm welcome

photo by Mark Berglund

Medford Area Elementary School second graders welcomed grandparents to the school with musical performances and artwork. The day together included punch and cookies after the performances.

Committee studies land conservation fees

Finance called for new fees, but
concerns were raised about impact
they would have on federal support
by Reporter Mark Berglund
The Taylor County Land Conservation Committee
studied a revised fee schedule at its meeting Feb. 10, but
made no move to implement it. The new fees could include technical services for manure storage planning,
cost share grants and nutrient management plan late
fees.
The committee already eliminated the idea of making
the fees an hourly change. It will look at set fees for a certain size manure storage pit and percentage charges with
a cap on the cost share grants.
When it takes up the issue again, it hopes to close up

two loose ends from this meeting. The first is setting a

fee schedule which does not void existing agreements
with the federal Natural Resource Conservation Service
(NRCS). The county department and federal office are
located in the same Medford office building and have enjoyed a good working relationship in the past.
The other loose end is knowing if the new fees will be
used for conservation efforts or strictly to balance the
county budget. I would need assurances this money is
going back to conservation, committee member Ray
Soper said.
The county already charges fees for animal waste and
manure management ordinance construction permits
and rental of the no-till drill and tree planter.
The committee reviewed fee structures from Clark
and Marathon counties and then looked at possible additions to the Taylor County list. The discussion came from
the countys efforts to raise revenues to cover a projected
deficit in 2016.

The committee and department have already paid a

price toward filling the budget deficit gap. When land
conservationist Ashly Steinke resigned in January, the
countys finance and personnel committees moved to cut
positions in the department. The committees ended up
promoting the remaining two staff members and committing to fill a half-time clerical position for the department.
Committee chair Dave Krug had vowed to take the
issue to the full county board if the land conservationist position was not filled. Krug and Soper both attended
those meetings and felt like the department could have
fared worse at the joint committees hands if the issue
was pursued. This is the reality of the situation, Soper
said.
Ben Stanfley now holds the title of county conservation engineer in the departments first position. Emily
Bachinski holds the title of conservation engineer.

Wausau Homes Medford wins awards for builder excellence

Hard work and dedication to his homebuyers have
been recognized for local builder Jason Wanke. Wanke
was recently presented with three prestigious awards
Platinum Builder, Voice of the Customer and the Centurion Award at the Wausau Homes annual Marketing
Conference.
The Platinum Builder of the Year Award goes to the
builder who achieved the strongest ratings in three categories: customer satisfaction, creative marketing and
share of the homebuilding market in their area.

Jasons customer-first approach to homebuilding

provides a stress-free building experience that is unique
in the area, said Joy Schuette, president of Wausau
Homes. As a result, he inspires trust and confidence
among his customers which enabled him to win this
prestigious award.
Wanke also earned the coveted Voice of the Customer
Award based on his customers positive feedback about
their building experience. He scored an 84 percent approval rating among his customers in 2014.

Nominations sought for chamber recognition

It is time to send in nominations for the 2015 Medford Area Chamber of Commerce (MACC) recognition
banquet.
Nomination forms will be available at the chamber
office located in downtown Medford. The annual recognition banquet will be held in early May.
Person of the Year This award is for someone
who over the last year has impacted the community in
a positive way by giving their time and talents to the
Medford community. Their list of giving should include
the last five years.
Lifetime Achievement Award This individual
would have given over their lifetime to the Medford
area. Their contributions to the community could in-

clude volunteering, monetary or business. They should

span the lifetime of the recipient.
Employee Excellence Award As a person goes
about their business in the community and runs into
an employee that continually goes out of their way to
help, think about nominating them for the Employee
Excellence Award.
Community Project Recognition Award This
award is given to a person who has taken on a project
or a cause in the community and poured their heart and
soul into it. This differs from the Person of the Year in
that it focuses on that one project or cause.
Nomination forms are due back to the chamber of
commerce by March 6.

Its an honor to be recognized, Wanke said. It was

a team effort. This award was earned by everybody, including our office staff as well as our sub-contractors and
many outside partners. Together, were committed to
building high-quality homes on time with a firm price up
front, and customizing each home to fit the homebuyers
specific lifestyle needs.
Wanke was also recognized with the Centurion award
for building over 300 houses for homeowners in the Medford and surrounding area throughout his familys career with Wausau Homes.

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Taylor County
Board of Supervisors
Thursday, January 15, 2015
9:00 A.M.
The following minutes are
only a draft and have not yet
been approved by the Taylor County Board. Therefore,
they remain subject to revision pending final approval at
the next meeting of the Taylor
County Board of Supervisors.
The Taylor County Board of
Supervisors was called to order
at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, January 15, 2015, by Chairman Jim
Metz in the Third Floor County
Board Room, Taylor County
Courthouse, 224 South Second
Street, Medford, WI 54451.
The Prayer of Divine Guidance was given by Pastor David
Elleman, Goodrich Community Church, Rib Lake, WI. The
Pledge of Allegiance was led by
Supervisor Myron Brooks. Roll
call was taken with seventeen
(17) members present. A quorum being present, the board
was declared in session.
It was moved by Soper, seconded by Breneman, to approve
the agenda with thirteen (13)
agenda items. A unanimous vote
cast, the motion carried.
It was moved by Makovsky,
seconded by Ewan, to approve
the minutes of the October 29,
2014, Session as published. A
unanimous vote cast, the motion
carried.
County Clerk Strama read
correspondence from the Medford Area Youth Hockey in appreciation for the donation that
was given by Taylor County to
their organization.

Docket No. 2015-1-1:

A RESOLUTION EXPRESSING
APPRECIATION
TO
CHARLES JOHNSON FOR
MANY YEARS OF DEDICATED
SERVICE TO THE CITIZENS
OF TAYLOR COUNTY.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED: BUILDINGS, GROUNDS,
AND PARKS COMMITTEE
It was moved by Albrecht,
seconded by Lemke, to adopt
the resolution as submitted. A
unanimous vote cast, the motion
carried. The item was declared
adopted and became Resolution
No. 21.
Jeffery
Belongia
from
Hutchinson, Shockey, Erley
and Co. discussed the General
Obligation Promissory Notes,
Series 2015, which is in regards
to Docket No. 2015-1-2 and
answered questions from the
board regarding the resolution.
The Board held a discussion
regarding Docket No. 20145-39/Resolution 17 that was
passed on October 29, 2014.
Larry Brandl, Financial and Accounting Manager, answered
questions from the board regarding rescinding the resolution and
the impact to the county and to
the taxpayers. The suggested
wording by Corporation Counsel
Ken Schmiege if a referendum
were to be placed on the April
ballot was as follows: Should
Taylor County be allowed to exceed newly imposed state levy
limits by up to or not to exceed
$1,000,000.00 (one million dollars) for each calendar year,
beginning with year 2016 and
ending with year 2020, for the
purpose of continuing the cur-

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rent level of services provided to

county resident? It was moved
by Zenner, seconded by Hansen, to rescind Docket 2014-539/Resolution 17 and take the
question off of the ballot. A roll
call vote cast, sixteen (16) voting
aye, one (1) voting no (Lewis),
the motion carried.
Docket No. 2015-1-2:
RESOLUTION AWARDING
THE SALE OF $4,385,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION PROMISSORY NOTES, SERIES 2015.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED: JIM METZ, COUNTY
BOARD CHAIR
It was moved by Hansen,
seconded by Krug, to adopt the
resolution as submitted. A roll
call vote cast, seventeen (17)
voting aye, the motion carried.
The item was declared adopted
and became Resolution No. 22.
Docket No. 2015-1-3:
A RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING JANUARY 15, 2015, AS
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS
THANK YOUR MENTOR DAY.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED: JIM METZ, CHAIR
It was moved by Thums, seconded by Makovsky, to adopt
the resolution as submitted.
unanimous vote cast, the motion
carried. The item was declared
adopted and became Resolution
No. 23.
Docket No. 2015-1-4:
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND
SECTION 4.03(2) AND REPEAL SECTION 4.03(2)(D),
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT,
TAYLOR COUNTY CODE.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED: LAW ENFORCEMENT
AND EMERGENCY SERVICES
COMMITTEE AND JIM METZ,
CHAIR
It was moved by Lewis, seconded by Breneman, to adopt
the ordinance as submitted. A
unanimous vote cast, the motion

carried. The item was declared

adopted and became Ordinance
No. 615.
Docket No. 2015-1-5:
AN
ORDINANCE
TO
AMEND SECTION 9.14, HUBER BOARD CHARGE, AND
AMEND SECTION 9.18, SHERIFFS FEES, SHERIFF, TAYLOR
COUNTY CODE.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED: LAW ENFORCEMENT
AND EMERGENCY SERVICES
COMMITTEE AND JIM METZ,
CHAIR
It was moved by Soper, seconded by Lewis, to adopt the
ordinance as submitted.
A
unanimous vote cast, the motion
carried. The item was declared
adopted and became Ordinance
No. 616.
Docket No. 2015-1-6:
A RESOLUTION TO ELIMINATE THE POSITION OF HUMAN SERVICES FINANCIAL
MANAGER.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED: TIM HANSEN, DISTRICT
2
It was moved by Makovsky,
seconded by Mildbrand, to
adopt the resolution as submitted.
Supervisor Hansen explained reasons why he submitted the resolution. Larry Brandl,
Financial and Accounting Manager, and Amber Fallos, Human
Services Director, explained the
need for the position. Bruce
Strama, County Clerk, expressed his concerns regarding
the position. After much discussion by the Board, a roll call vote
was cast, ten (10) voting aye,
seven (7) voting no (Lemke, Zenner, Bizer, Thums, Lewis, Breneman, Metz), the motion carried.
The item was declared adopted
and became Resolution No. 24.
Docket No. 2015-1-7:
A RESOLUTION TO APPROVE INCREASING THE

Meeting Notice and Agenda

Taylor County Board of Supervisors
The Taylor County Board of Supervisors will be meeting on Wednesday, February 25, 2015, at 9:00 a.m. in
the Third Floor County Board Room of the Taylor County
Courthouse. All County Board meetings are open to the
public. The agenda for this meeting includes the following:
Resolutions & Ordinances to be acted on:
Docket 2015-2-9: Resolution to elect a Veterans Service Officer for Taylor County.
Docket 2015-2-10: Resolution expressing appreciation
to Margaret (Maggie) Gebauer for many years of dedicated service to the citizens of Taylor County.
Docket 2015-2-11: Resolution expressing appreciation
to Mary Wagenknecht for many years of dedicated service
to the citizens of Taylor County.
Docket 2015-2-12: Resolution expressing appreciation
to Leon Peetz for many years of dedicated service to the
citizens of Taylor County.
Docket 2015-2-13: Resolution expressing appreciation
to Kendrick Carstensen for many years of dedicated service to the citizens of Taylor County.
Docket 2015-2-14: Resolution expressing appreciation
to Deputy Sheriff Anthony T. Schuett for his outstanding
performance on October 01, 2013.
Docket 2015-2-15: Resolution expressing appreciation
to Deputy Sheriff Corey J. Dassow for his outstanding performance on October 07, 2014.
Docket 2015-2-16: Resolution proclaiming April 12-18,
2015 as National Volunteer Week in Taylor County.
Docket 2015-2-17: Resolution requesting declaration
of the second Saturday in May as International Migratory
Bird Day.
Docket 2015-2-18: Ordinance to amend Section 7.13,
Marriage License Applications, County Clerk, Taylor
County Code.
Reports & Presentations:
2013 Annual Report Taylor County Human Services
Department
Life of An Athlete program by Taylor County Drug Opposition Partners
2016 Budget Report by Charles Zenner, Finance &
Personnel Committee Chair
For further information on any of these items, please
feel free to contact Bruce Strama at the Taylor County
Clerks Office, 715-748-1460.
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CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION PLAN STEPS

FOR 2015.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED: PERSONNEL COMMITTEE AND FINANCE COMMITTEE
It was moved by Mildbrand,
seconded by Zenner, to adopt
the resolution as submitted. A
unanimous vote cast, the motion
carried. The item was declared
adopted and became Resolution
No. 25.
Docket No. 2015-1-8:
A RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING THE WEEK OF APRIL 19
APRIL 25, 2015, AS SWEETEN
YOUR WEEK WITH MAPLE
SYRUP IN TAYLOR COUNTY.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED: JIM METZ, CHAIR
It was moved by Lemke, seconded by Breneman, to adopt
the resolution as submitted. A
unanimous vote cast, the motion
carried. The item was declared
adopted and became Resolution
No. 26.
It was moved by Bizer, seconded by Zenner, to accept the
Taylor County Forest Annual
Work Plan 2015. A unanimous
vote cast, the motion carried.
It was moved by Albrecht,
seconded by Lee, to adjourn
subject to the call of the Chair. A
unanimous vote cast, the motion
carried. The meeting adjourned
at 10:09 a.m.
Bruce P. Strama
Taylor County Clerk
(One ins. February 19)
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
STATE OF WISCONSIN
CIRCUIT COURT
TAYLOR COUNTY
Case No. 15IN02
In the Matter of the Estate of
Donald F. Halopka, decedent.
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE:
1. An application for informal
administration was filed.
2. The decedent, with date of
birth of February 28, 1945 and
date of death of December 27,
2014, was domiciled in Taylor
County, State of Wisconsin, with
a mailing address of W6839

County Rd. M, Medford, WI

54451.
3. All interested persons
waived notice.
4. The deadline for filing a
claim against the decedents estate is April 27, 2015.
5. A claim may be filed at the
Taylor County Courthouse, Medford, Wisconsin.
/s/ Shannon Kraucyk
Shannon Kraucyk, Deputy
Probate Registrar
Date: January 26, 2015
Gene G. Krug
State Bar No. 1008399
Krug Law Offices, S.C.
205 S. Second St.
Medford, WI 54451
(715) 748-2273
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
STATE OF WISCONSIN
CIRCUIT COURT
TAYLOR COUNTY
Case No. 15-IN-03
In the Matter of the Estate of
Dale I. Jasmer, Decedent.
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE:
1. An application for informal
administration was filed.
2. The decedent, with date of
birth of March 22, 1925 and date
of death of December 27, 2014,
was domiciled in Taylor County,
State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of W16243 Sunset
Rd., Thorp, WI 54451.
3. All interested persons
waived notice.
4. The deadline for filing a
claim against the decedents estate is May 11, 2015.
5. A claim may be filed at
the Taylor County Courthouse,
Room 224, Medford, Wisconsin.
/s/ Shannon Kraucyk
Shannon Kraucyk, Deputy
Probate Registrar
Date: February 4, 2015
Gregory G. Krug, Attorney
State Bar No. 1000148
205 S. Second St.
Medford, WI 54451
(715) 748-2273
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Gravel Bids Wanted

Town of Rib Lake
The Town of Rib Lake is looking for bids for approximately 10,000 yards of 3/4 inch minus gravel to be delivered anywhere in the township as needed. We would
require that the gravel first be stockpiled so that the finished product could be sampled and tested to meet our
specs. The town will need a copy of the bidders insurance
and workmens comp, along with an estimate of the time
it will take to complete both projects. Submit all bids to
Gary Becker at N9218 Hwy 102 Rib Lake, WI 54470 or
drop off at the Rib Lake Town Hall before the next meeting on March 10, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. For more information
contact Gary Becker at 715- 427-3706, Joe Knorn at 715427-3346, Ben Kauer at 715-427-3622 or Matt Robish at
715-427-3350. The board reserves the right to accept or
reject any bids.
Rib Lake Town Board
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GOV. SCOTT WALKER AND THE STATE OF WISCONSIN

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want you to be aware of the following public notices
published the week of FEB. 10, 2015:
MEETINGS: Wisconsin Investment Board, Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees,
Feb. 9 and 10.

REQUEST FOR BIDS: Department of Revenue, sale of intoxicating liquor, Feb. 14.

DNR AIR POLLUTION PERMITS: Mastercraft Industries, Inc., Feb. 10; Bimbo Bakeries,
Feb. 11; Waupaca Foundry Inc. Plant 1, Feb. 13.

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Thursday, February 19, 2015

City of Medford
Council Meeting Minutes
Monday, February 9, 2015
6:00 PM
Council Chambers, City Hall
639 South Second Street
Medford, WI
{Subject to Council
Approval}
Call to Order/Roll Call
Mayor Mike Wellner called the
meeting to order with the following members present: Dave J.
Brandner, Arlene Parent, Greg
Knight, Peggy Kraschnewski,
Jim Peterson, Pat DeChatelets,
Mike Bub, and Clem Johnson
City Personnel Present
The following City personnel
were present: City Clerk Ginny
Brost, Wastewater Utility Superintendent Ben Brooks, and City
Coordinator/Public Works Director. City Attorney Courtney Graff
was an excused absence.
Visitors Present
Visitors present were Brian
Wilson-Star News, and Sue
Emmerich-Medford Chamber of
Commerce.
Pledge of Allegiance
Alderperson Peterson began
the meeting by leading the group
in the reciting of the Pledge of
Allegiance.
Open Meeting Law Compliance
Mayor Wellner announced
that this was an open meeting
of the Council. Notice of this
meeting was given to the public at least 24 hours in advance
of the meeting by forwarding
the complete agenda to the official City newspaper, The Star
News, and to all news media
that have requested the same
as well as posting. Copies of the
complete agenda were available
for inspection at the City Clerks
Office. Anyone desiring information as to forthcoming meetings
should contact the City Clerks
Office.
Citizens and Delegations
There were no citizens or delegations present.
Minutes
Kraschnewski moved, Johnson seconded a motion to approve the following meeting minutes as presented and to place
the same on file in the Clerks
Office: (A) January 20, 2015
Council; and (B) January 22,
2015 Swimming Pool Committee. All in favor: All Aye. Motion
Carried.
Engineering Agreement for
the Construction of Well #12

Bid Solicitation for the Same

The Community Development
Authority Board, at its December
9, 2014 meeting, recommended
that Council approve the engineering contract submitted by
AECOM Technical Services,
Inc. in an amount not-to-exceed
$211,000 for the development
Well #12, the associated Water Treatment Facility improvements, and the solicitation of
bids for construction. The development of a master water
system study is also included as
part of this project. Funding for
this project was included in the
Tax Increment #12 Budget.
DeChatelets moved, Knight
seconded a motion to accept
the Community Development
Authority Boards recommendations and approved the engineering agreement with AECOM
Technical Services, Inc. in an
amount not-to-exceed $211,000
for the development Well #12,
the associated Water Treatment Facility improvements, the
solicitation of bids for construction, and the development of a
master water system study with
costs allocated from the Tax Increment #12 Budget. Roll Call
Vote: Brandner-Yes; Parent-Yes;
Knight-Yes; Kraschnewski-Yes;
Peterson-Yes; DeChatelets-Yes;
Bub-Yes; Johnson-Yes (8 Yes; 0
No) Motion Carried.
Pool
Facility
Enhancements & Funding for the Same
The Swimming Pool Committee, at its January 22, 2015
meeting, recommended that
Council approve the improvements to the pools mens and
womens locker rooms at a cost
not-to-exceed $15,988.54 (including Public Works Department labor) with the monies allocated from the Swimming Pool
Future Needs Non-Lapsing account (#43-56320-39400). The
estimates are attached.
It is the Mayors recommendation that the cost of the
locker
room
improvements
(excluding labor) be allocated
from the Swimming Pool Future
Needs Non-Lapsing account
(#43-56320-39400). The Public
Works Departments labor estimated at $6,688.00 would, with
Council approval, be allocated
from the budgeted monies in
the General Fund Pool Labor
account
(#10-55420-11150).
Should additional monies be
needed to cover the cost of the
labor for the locker room im-

Notice of Bid
The City of Medford Department of Public Works will
be accepting bids on the following estimated quantities of
street painting:
1. Yellow Curb Painting: Approximately 14,278 L.F.
(Main St. east). Includes removing all loose existing paint,
debris, dirt and grass before paint application.
2. White Stop Blocks: Approximately 3,300 L.F. Stop
Blocks are 15 feet long by 1 foot wide.
3. Turning Lane Arrows: Approximately 12
4. Lane Marking: Approximately 1,000 L.F.
5. White Cross Walks: Approximately 7,000 L.F. (For
new added crosswalks-the width between the two 4 inch
lines will be five feet or width of the sidewalk)
6. White Parking Stalls: Approximately 10,000 L.F.
White & Yellow Latex Paint Shall Conform to the
Present State of Wisconsin Standard Specification
Section 646.
Starting date shall be May 1, 2015 with completion
date being June 1, 2015. Work completed after June 1,
2015 shall carry a $100.00 per day penalty. Credit will be
allowed on a day to day basis for rain delays.
Sealed bids are to be turned in to the Department of
Public Works, 639 S. Second Street, Medford, WI 54451
by 9:45 a.m. on Thursday, March 5, 2015. Please mark
as Street Striping Bid. A Certificate of Insurance must be
submitted with your bid. Bids will be opened immediately
following the material bid opening at 10:00 a.m. on March
5, 2015 in the conference room at City Hall, 639 S. Second Street, Medford, WI. The City reserves the right to
accept or reject any and all bids.
Pat Chariton
Street and Water Superintendent
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provements, monies could be

allocated from the General Fund
Contingency account. Any allocation from the Contingency
account would require Council
approval.
Parent moved, Kraschnewski
seconded a motion to accept the
Swimming Pool Committees
recommendation and approve
the improvements to the pools
mens and womens locker
rooms at a cost not-to-exceed
$16,100 with $9,400.00 allocated from the Swimming Pool
Future Needs Non-Lapsing account (#43-56320-39400), and
the Public Works Department labor cost allocated from the General Fund Pool Labor account
(#10-55420-11150). Roll Call
Vote: Brandner-Yes; Parent-Yes;
Knight-Yes; Kraschnewski-Yes;
Peterson-Yes; DeChatelets-Yes;
Bub-Yes; Johnson-Yes (8 Yes; 0
No) Motion Carried.
40 Days of Life Parade/Special Event Application
The 40 Days for Life has
submitted a request for a daily
peaceful prayer vigil beginning
February 18 March 29, 2015
from 8 AM to 8 PM in the City
Municipal Parking lot in front
of the Family Planning Center
building located at 153 South
Second Street. The Police Department has reviewed the request, and had no comments.
Kraschnewski moved, DeChatelets seconded a motion to approve the 40 Days of
Lifes permit for a daily peaceful
prayer vigil beginning February
18-March 29, 2015 from 8 AM to
8 PM in the City Municipal Parking lot in front of the Family Planning Center building located at
153 South Second Street. All in
favor: All Aye. Motion Carried.
Adjourn to Closed Session
Parent moved, Kraschnewski
seconded a motion to adjourn
to Closed Session at 6:10 PM
in accordance with Wisconsin
State Statute 19.85(1)(c) to consider the employment, promotion, compensation evaluation
data of any public employee
over which the government body
has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility. The purpose of this
Closed Session is to consider a
leave of absence request submitted by an employee. Roll Call
Vote: Brandner-Yes; Parent-Yes;

Knight-Yes; Kraschnewski-Yes;
Peterson-Yes; DeChatelets-Yes;
Bub-Yes; Johnson-Yes (8 Yes; 0
No) Motion Carried. Meeting
Adjourned to Closed Session.
Closed Session
At 6:20 PM, the Council reconvened into Open Session.
Employees Request for a
Leave of Absence
Parent moved, Johnson seconded a motion to approve an
employees request for a paid
leave of absence with the employee using sick leave due to
the birth of a child retroactive
to January 23, 2015 and ending January 29, 2015. Roll Call
Vote: Brandner-Yes; Parent-Yes;
Knight-Yes; Kraschnewski-Yes;
Peterson-Yes; DeChatelets-Yes;
Bub-Yes; Johnson-Yes (8 Yes; 0
No) Motion Carried.
Adjourn to Committee of
the Whole
Kraschnewski moved, Knight
seconded a motion to adjourn
the meeting to Committee of the
Whole at 6:21 PM. All in favor:
All Aye. Motion Carried. Meeting Adjourned.
Respectfully Submitted,
Virginia Brost
City Clerk, WCPC/MMC
(One ins. February 19)
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City of Medford
Special Council
Meeting Minutes
Closed Session
Monday, February 9, 2015
6:10 PM
Council Chambers, City Hall
639 South Second Street
Medford, WI
{Subject to Council
Approval}
Call to Order/Roll Call
Mayor Mike Wellner called the
Closed Session to order in accordance with Wisconsin State
Statute 19.85(1)(c) to consider
the employment, promotion,
compensation evaluation data of
any public employee over which
the government body has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility. The purpose of this Closed
Session is to consider a leave of
absence request submitted by
an employee. Members present
were: Dave J. Brandner, Arlene
Parent, Greg Knight, Peggy
Kraschnewski, Jim Peterson,

Notice of Bid
The City of Medford will accept bids until 9:45 a.m. on
Thursday, March 5, 2015 for the following Public Works
material bid items:
1. Ready-Mix Concrete - (7 bag mix) No Fly Ash
2. Backhoe Rental with operator
3. Blacktop (A & B)
4. Curb & Gutter Patchwork - (7 bag mix) No Fly Ash
5. Sidewalk Patchwork (4 & 6) - (7 bag mix) No Fly
Ash
6. Truck Rental with Operator
7. Screened Top Dirt
8. Crushing of Recovered Road Materials (blacktop &
concrete)
9. Crack & Seal Coating Cost of $17,500, more or
less (Specifications should be ASTM D-3405)
10. Curb Removal per lineal foot including 2 feet behind curb
11. 3/4 washed rock - approximately 200 yards
12. 3/4 crushed gravel - approximately 200 yards
Specifications and bid sheet on the above are available
upon request at City Hall, 639 S. Second Street, Medford,
WI 54451 during regular business hours.
All bids offered in regard to the above items shall be
submitted to the Department of Public Works at 639 S.
Second Street, Medford, WI 54451, in a sealed envelope
marked as Material Bids.
Bid opening will occur in the conference room of City
Hall immediately following the 10:00 a.m. Capital Project
bid opening on Thursday, March 5, 2015.
The City of Medford will accept bids by items only and
reserves the right to reject any or all bids.
For additional information, please contact the Department of Public Works at (715) 748-1187.
Pat Chariton
Street & Water Superintendent
(1st ins. February 19, 2nd ins. February 26)
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Pat DeChatelets, Mike Bub, and

Clem Johnson.
City Personnel Present
The following City personnel
present were Clerk Ginny Brost,
and City Coordinator/Public
Works Director John Fales. City
Attorney Courtney Graff was an
excused absence.
Visitors Present
There were no visitors present.
Citizen(s) & Delegation(s)
There were no citizens and/or
delegations present.
Employees Request for a
Leave of Absence
On January 28, 2015, an employee submitted a request for a
paid leave absence due to the
birth of a child beginning January 23, 2015 and ending January 29, 2015. The employee
plans to use accrued sick leave
for the leave of absence.
According to the Police Association union contract, any
leave of absence that is granted
will be subject to the conditions
imposed by Council, and shall
not exceed 30 days.
Parent moved, Knight seconded a motion to recommend
that Council approve an employ-

ees request for a paid leave of

absence with the employee using sick leave due to the birth of
a child retroactive to January 23,
2015 and ending January 29,
2015. Roll Call Vote: BrandnerYes; Parent-Yes; Knight-Yes;
Kraschnewski-Yes;
PetersonYes; DeChatelets-Yes; Bub-Yes;
Johnson-Yes (8 Yes; 0 No) Motion Carried.
Adjourn to Special CouncilOpen Session
Brandner moved, Johnson
seconded a motion to adjourn
the meeting from Closed Session to Open Session at 6:20
PM. Roll Call Vote: BrandnerYes; Parent-Yes; Knight-Yes;
Kraschnewski-Yes;
PetersonYes; DeChatelets-Yes; Bub-Yes;
Johnson-Yes (8 Yes; 0 No) Motion Carried. Meeting Adjourned
to Open Session.
Respectfully Submitted,
Virginia Brost
City Clerk, WCPC/MMC
(One ins. February 19)
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Notice of Public Hearing

The City of Medford Plan Commission will hold a Public
Hearing to gather public input on Monday, March 2, 2015
beginning at 5:00 p.m. The hearing will be in the Council
Conference Room at City Hall, 639 S. Second Street and
will be as follows:
PUBLIC HEARING: Consider a request from John &
Angela Mueller for a change in Zoning classification for
the property located at 741 E. Broadway Avenue and described as The Easterly 55 feet of Lot 3 Block 1 Urquharts 1st Addition to the City of Medford Taylor County
Wisconsin and Part of Lot 4 Block 1 Urquharts 1st Addition described as follows: Beginning at the Southwest corner of Lot 4, thence North 100; thence East 18; thence
South 100; thence West To Place of Beginning from R-3,
Multi-Family Residential to C-1 Commercial.
Virginia Brost, City Clerk
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Northwest Wisconsin Workforce

Investment Board
Request for Proposals
AGENCY: Northwest Wisconsin Workforce Investment
Board (NWWIB)
ACTION: Notice of Request for Proposals.
SUMMARY: The Northwest Wisconsin Workforce Investment Board WDA #7 announces the availability of
grant funds and requests proposals to provide workforce
development services to youth under the provisions of the
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.
This Request for Proposals (RFP) sets out the objectives for these projects, the eligibility criteria for projects
and applicants, the application procedures, and the set of
instructions needed to apply.
DATES: Proposals must be received on or before April
3, 2015 at 4:30 pm. Proposals received after that date will
not be considered for funding.
TO OBTAIN RFP: A copy of this RFP can be downloaded at www.nwwib.com or to obtain a copy of this RFP
and application materials, please contact:
Mari Kay-Nabozny
Northwest Wisconsin Workforce Investment Board, Inc.
422 3rd St. W, Suite 200
P.O. Box 616
Ashland, WI 54806
715-682-9141 x101
When contacting NWWIB, Inc. please indicate that you
are requesting application materials for the Youth Request
for Proposals. Application materials may also be requested via Internet by sending a message with your name,
mailing address and telephone number to mari@nwwib.
com that states that you wish to receive a copy of the application materials for the Youth Request for Proposals.
The RFP will then be mailed to you as quickly as possible.
Please note a letter of intent is due by March 6, 2015.
Completed application materials should be submitted by mail or electronically by April 3, 2015.
Mari Kay-Nabozny
NWWIB, Inc.
422 3rd St. W, Suite 200
P.O. Box 616
Ashland, WI 54806
Mari@nwwib.com
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Thursday, February 19, 2015

Court proceedings

Taylor County Circuit Court

Pleas entered

The following made initial appearances in court

and entered pleas of not guilty: Randall R. Baughman,
22, Greenwood, illegal shining of deer, elk or bear, and
failure to attach ear tag to deer carcass; Joseph E. Eisner, 26, Medford, three counts of sex with a child 16 year
old or older; Thomas H. Hoffman Jr., 18, Curtiss, illegal
shining of deer, elk or bear, and failure to attach ear tag
to deer carcass; Duane R. Leu, 49, Stetsonville, domestic
abuse-battery and domestic abuse-disorderly conduct;
Jody L. Moore a.k.a. Jody L. Lontocski, 29, Wausau, being a party to a crime of credit card theft by acquisitionrepeater; Leonard M. More, 45, Wausau, being a party
to a crime of credit card theft by acquisition; Cody L.
Oelke-Hamm, 17, Curtiss, illegal shining of deer, elk or
bear, and failure to attach ear tag to deer carcass; Renea
L. Henke, 45, Medford, obstructing an officer, failure of
day-care provider to obtain a license, and six counts of
neglecting a child.

Forfeitures

Tyler S. Ingersoll, 26, Athens, pled no contest to operating while revoked and was ordered to pay a fine and
costs of $831. Charges of operating a motor vehicle without insurance and violation of Class D license restriction (amended from failure to install ignition interlock
device) were dismissed.
John L. Whetstone, 62, Stetsonville, pled guilty to
possession of drug paraphernalia and was ordered to
pay costs of $443.
Steven E. Deates, 49, Rib Lake, pled no contest to disorderly conduct and was ordered to pay costs of $443.
Glen A. Bartow, 63, Rib Lake, pled no contest to an
amended charge of a non-criminal ordinance violation
of disorderly conduct and was ordered to pay a fine and
costs of $330.50. The original charge had been a criminal
charge of disorderly conduct.
Jesus E. Parra Ortiz, 19, Abbotsford, pled guilty to
operating without a valid license-third or greater offense within three years and was ordered to pay a fine

Traffic court

Taylor County Circuit Court

Charge dismissed
A charge of failure to pay parking fine against Andrew J. Weisenberger, 47, Marathon, was dismissed on
a prosecutors motion.

Pleas entered

The following made initial appearances and entered

pleas of not guilty: Jonathan R. Gates, 27, Ogema, operating while revoked and operating a motor vehicle without insurance; Dustin P. S. Hartzell, 16, Lublin, minor
transporting intoxicants in motor vehicle; Tammy R.
Heier, 52, Medford, operating while under the influencefirst offense [prohibited alcohol concentration (PAC)
equal to or greater than 0.15 percent] and operating
with a PAC equal to or greater than 0.15 percent-first offense; Christopher P. Johnson, 49, Eau Claire, disorderly conduct; Jared P. Peterson, 34, Westboro, disorderly
conduct; Benjamin A. Rehbein, 23, Medford, operating
while suspended-fourth or greater offense; Kevin C.
Walters, 48, Cadott, operating while revoked.

Forfeitures

$326.50: Victor D. Pagel, 40, Medford, illegal pass of

school bus.
$263.50: Alan J. Harder, 35, Medford, disorderly conduct; Theodore A. Lowe, 33, Platteville, interstate record of duty status violation; Angel M. Radlinger, 25,
Medford, disorderly conduct; Phillip M. Schupp, 21, Rib

Lake, disorderly conduct; Bryce S. Sromek, 18, Gilman,

hit-and-run of an unattended vehicle.
$238.30: Phillip M. Schupp, 21, Rib Lake, displaying
an unauthorized vehicle registration plate.
$200.50: David D. Alexander, 17, Medford, operating
a motor vehicle without insurance; Tonya D. Allen, 34,
Rib Lake, operating a motor vehicle without insurance
and operating while suspended-third offense ($200.50
each); Johnathon K. Caponetto, 40, Medford, operating
without a valid license-first offense; Alexaundria R.
Graves, 25, Medford, operating without a valid licensefirst offense; Dustin P. S. Hartzell, 16, Lublin, operating
while suspended; Melanie A. Holtz, 58, Gilman, speeding
16-19 mph over the limit; Ryan R. Lawcewicz, 27, Lublin,
speeding 16-19 mph over the limit; Matthew S. Nelson,
22, operating while suspended; Ann M. Poster, 32, Medford, operating while suspended; Janeth R. Bonilla, 26,
Curtiss, operating a motor vehicle without insurance.
$175.30: Bauer Excavating, Inc., Owen, vehicle equipment violation; Eugene G. Gebert, 85, Medford, failure to
yield right-of-way from a stop sign; Michael P. Harder,
34, Grand Chute, non-registration of vehicle; Matthew
E. Parks, 24, Athens, non-registration of vehicle; Amber
J. Sperl, 35, Medford, non-registration of vehicle; Adam
S. Zoellick, 27, Spencer, vehicle tire protruding greater
than two inches beyond.
$169: Jeffery D. Hamrick, 51, Minocqua, failure to pay
parking fine; Shawna L. Viellieux, 21, Medford, failure
to pay parking fine.

Public notices
NOTICE SETTING TIME TO
HEAR APPLICATION AND
DEADLINE FOR FILING
CLAIMS
STATE OF WISCONSIN
CIRCUIT COURT
TAYLOR COUNTY
Case No. 15-IN-04
In the Matter of the Estate of
Edward John Soraparu.
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE:
1. An application for informal
administration was filed.
2. The decedent, with date of
birth of July 20, 1963 and date
of death of May 2, 2014, was domiciled in Taylor County, State
of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of 410 E. Murphy Street,
Gilman, WI 54433.
3. The application will be
heard at the Taylor County
Courthouse, Medford, Wisconsin before Lindsay Rothmeier,
Probate Registrar, on March 6,
2015 at 9:00 a.m.
You do not need to appear

unless you object. The application may be granted if there

is no objection.
4. The deadline for filing a
claim against the decedents estate is May 15, 2015.
5. A claim may be filed at the
Taylor County Courthouse, Medford, Wisconsin
6. This publication is notice
to any persons whose names or
address are unknown.
/s/ Shannon Kraucyk
Shannon Kraucyk, Deputy
Probate Registrar
Date: February 4, 2015
Attorney
William
A.
Grunewald
State Bar No. 1008196
128 W. Division Street, P.O.
Box 426
Medford, WI 54451
715-748-2211
(1st ins. February 12,
3rd ins. February 26)
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NOTICE IN REPLEVIN
STATE OF WISCONSIN
CIRCUIT COURT
CLARK COUNTY
Case No. 15-SC-79
To: Dakota R. De La Cruz
Martinez
You are hereby notified that
a Replevin action has been issued to recover possession of
the following described goods
and chattels, to wit: 2012
Ford Fusion; ID No. 3FAHP0JG3CR295440 of which I, the
plaintiff, am entitled to possess,
but which you have unjustly
taken and unlawfully detain from
me.
NOW THEREFORE, unless
you shall appear in the Circuit
Court of Clark County, located in Room 401 of the Clark
County Courthouse in the City
of Neilsville, State of Wisconsin, on March 3, 2015 at 2:00
p.m. before the calendar judge
or any other judge of said court

to whom the said action may be

assigned for trial, judgment will
be rendered against you for the
delivery of said property to the
plaintiff and for damages for the
detention thereof and for costs.
Dated at Milwaukee, WI this
5th day of February , 2015.
Santander Consumer USA,
Inc.
Plaintiff
By: Jerome C. Johnson, Attorney
State Bar No. 1016307
839 N. Jefferson St., #200
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Tele: 414-271-5400
PO No.: 1857.29
(One ins. February 19)
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and costs of $579. A charge of operating a motor vehicle

without insurance was dismissed.
David A. Westrich Jr., 40, Medford, pled no contest
to operating while revoked and was ordered to pay a
fine and costs of $579. He also pled no contest to failure
of operator to notify police of an accident and forfeited
$389.50.

Probation ordered

Lester A. Safemaster, 31, Rib Lake, pled no contest to

possession of THC and was sentenced to serve 60 days in
jail. The sentence was imposed and stayed and Safemaster was placed on probation for one year on the condition he pay a fine and costs of $563.25 and supervision
fees as ordered by the Department of Corrections (DOC);
and undergo an alcohol and drug assessment and follow
through with any recommendations. A charge of possession of drug paraphernalia was dismissed but read
in.
Stephen M. Girard, 24, Medford, pled no contest to
possession of THC. His sentence was withheld and Girrard was placed on probation for one year on the condition he pay a fine and costs of $673.50 and supervision
fees as ordered by the DOC; obtain/maintain full-time
employment; and undergo an alcohol and drug assessment and follow through with any recommendations.
A charge of possession of drug paraphernalia was dismissed but read in.

Accident reports
Two-vehicle accidents

Nathlie J. Venzke and Subreana L. Carlson were involved in an accident on Feb. 9 at 8:48 a.m. on Hwy 64 in
the city of Medford. According to the accident report, the
Venzke vehicle was westbound on Hwy 64 when it was
struck in the rear by the Carlson vehicle. The Carlson
vehicle then crossed the yellow line into the eastbound
lane, the driver overcorrected, and the vehicle came
back across the highway and struck a snowbank on the
north side of the street. Carlson appeared okay and was
taken to the doctor as a precaution by her grandparents.
The Venzke vehicle sustained minor damage to the rear
quarter panel, as well as possible mechanical damage.
Both vehicles were towed from the scene.
Kyle S. Herr and Ashley A. Neumueller were involved in an accident on Feb. 13 at 5:18 p.m. on Hwy
64 in the city of Medford. According to the accident report, the Neumueller vehicle was eastbound on Hwy 64
and stopped in traffic when it was struck in the rear by
the Herr vehicle. Herr admitted he was not watching
the road while driving and was attempting to pick up
a credit card he dropped onto the floor of the vehicle.
When he looked up and saw the stopped Neumueller
vehicle, Herr tried to swerve out of the way but was unable to avoid the collision. The Herr vehicle sustained
moderate damage to the front and front driver side. The
Neumueller vehicle sustained moderate damage to the
rear and rear passenger side.
The Taylor County Sheriffs Department responded
to an accident on Feb. 14 at 1:50 p.m. on CTH A in the
town of Little Black. According to the accident report,
a vehicle slid into the ditch due to drifted snow on the
roadway and was stuck in a snowbank outside the north
shoulder of CTH A. A short time later, the driver of a
second vehicle also lost control due to slippery road conditions and slid into the ditch, striking the first vehicle.

See ACCIDENT REPORTS on page 17

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NEWS/DISPATCH LOGS
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Dispatch log
Gilman Police Department
Feb. 11 Accident at Hwy 64 and
Eddy Ln. in town of Aurora at 7:31 a.m.;
lockout at 515 W. Pine St. at 12:54 p.m.;
lockout at W13219 CTH M in town of
Cleveland at 1:12 p.m.
Feb. 12 Traffic hazard at N. 1st.
Ave. and Babit Ave. at 11:22 a.m.

Medford Police Department

Feb. 9 Traffic complaint at 404 E.
Allman St. at 8:37 a.m.; accident at W.
Broadway and N. Washington at 8:48
a.m.; extra patrol at 135 S. Gibson St. at
9:40 a.m.; traffic stop at N. Fourth St. and
E. Lincoln St. at 1:14 p.m.; lockout on S.
Main St. at 10:13 p.m.
Feb. 10 Welfare check at 509 E.
Clark St. at 11:32 a.m.; 9-1-1 hang up at
850 E. Broadway Ave. at 1:01 p.m.; traffic
hazard at 642 S. Whelen Ave. at 2:59 p.m.;
traffic hazard at 1010 N. Eighth St. at 6:12
p.m.; fraud at 705 N. Jackson St. at 6:34
p.m.; citizen dispute at 1014 W. Broadway
Ave. at 8:02 p.m.
Feb. 11 Citizen assist at 886 N. Shattuck St. at 10:17 a.m.; truancy at 2:22 p.m.;
suspicious activity at Riverside Terrace
at 7:43 p.m.
Feb. 12 Agency assist at courthouse at 7:54 a.m.; welfare check at 1015
W. Broadway at 8:30 a.m.; parking problem on N. Main St. at 3:38 p.m.; agency
assist on S. Whelen Ave. at 6:30 p.m.; animal complaint at CTH O and Skyline Dr.
in town of Little Black at 7:09 p.m.; commercial alarm at 721 N. Eighth St. at 7:45
p.m.; deer tag request at CTH O and Skyline Dr. in town of Little Black at 11:58
p.m.
Feb. 13 Animal noise at 767 S. Gibson St. at 11:18 a.m.; disorderly conduct
at 1015 W. Broadway at 1:37 p.m.; threats
at 135 S. Gibson St. at 2:48 p.m.; vehicle
inspection at 316 S. Main St. at 3:05 p.m.;
accident at 111 N. Eighth St. at 5:18 p.m.;
9-1-1 hang up at 508 N. Shattuck St. at 6:22
p.m.
Feb. 14 Lockout at 177 S. Eighth St.
at 12:17 a.m.; traffic complaint at N. Sec-

Accident reports
Continued from page 16
The first vehicle sustained moderate
damage to the front and was towed from
the scene. The second vehicle sustained
moderate damage to the rear driver side.
The driver of the first vehicle was cited
for operating without insurance.

One-vehicle accidents

The Taylor County Sheriffs Department responded to an accident on Feb.

7 at 7:58 p.m. on Hwy 13 in the town of
Little Black. According to the accident
report, a vehicle was northbound on Hwy
13 when it traveled too far onto the shoulder and went into the east ditch where it
struck two mailboxes before coming to a
stop.
The Taylor County Sheriffs Department responded to an accident on Feb.
14 at 2:29 p.m. on Hwy 64 in the town of
Hammel. According to the accident report, a vehicle was eastbound on Hwy
64 negotiating a curve when the driver
lost control on a patch of snow and ice
on the roadway. The vehicle overturned,
landing on its top in the north ditch. The
vehicle sustained minor damage to the
front passenger side and was towed from
the scene.

Taylor County Law Enforcement

ond St. and Roberta St. at 1:49 a.m.; lockout at 160 Medford Plaza at 4 p.m.; animal
bite at 547 E. Urquhart St. at 6:03 p.m.
Feb. 15 Ambulance request at 506
E. Allman St. at 5:11 a.m.; domestic at
Mink Capital Terrace at 11:27 a.m.; request for officer at Mink Capital Terrace
at 10:54 a.m.

Taylor County
Sheriff Department
Feb. 9 Ambulance request at N2260
Hwy 13 in town of Little Black at 9:48
a.m.; identity theft at N5144 Hetland Ave.
in town of Greenwood at 11:44 a.m.; K9
deployment at courthouse at 7:55 p.m.;
welfare check at N7155 Evergreen Dr. in
town of Greenwood at 10:18 p.m.
Feb. 10 Identity theft at 971 N.
Front St. in village of Rib Lake at 7:55
a.m.; threats at W2424 Hwy 102 in town
of Rib Lake at 9:12 a.m.; disorderly conduct at N3918 Evergreen St. in town of
Medford at 12:32 p.m.; suspicious activity
at N3220 Charleys Rd. in town of Hammel
at 2:28 p.m.; probation violation at courthouse at 4:12 p.m.; accident at CTH E and
CTH M in town of Molitor at 5:52 p.m.;
suspicious activity at W3460 Hwy 102 in
town of Rib Lake at 8:28 p.m.; 9-1-1 hang
up at W4174 CTH A in town of Deer Creek
at 9:18 p.m.
Feb. 11 Interlock device installation at 525 N. Second St. in Colby at 8:44
a.m.; identity theft at W6219 Horseshoe
Lake Ave. in town of Chelsea at 9:34 a.m.;
K9 deployment at 1236 Kennedy St. in village of Rib Lake at noon; information at
12:48 p.m.; suspicious activity at W4761
CTH M in town of Greenwood at 2:45
p.m.; identity theft at 204 S. Lincoln St. in
village of Stetsonville at 3:07 p.m.; suspicious activity at N238 Hamm Dr. in town
of Holway at 4:50 p.m.; accident at N658
CTH DD in town of Holway at 9:56 p.m.;
request for officer at N336 Larson Dr. in
town of Holway at 10:56 p.m.; suspicious
activity at W8424 Hwy 64 in town of Hammel at 11:29 p.m.
Feb. 12 Extra patrol at Hwy 73 and

Taylor County Law Enforcement

The Taylor County Sheriffs Department responded to an accident on Feb. 14
at 2:47 p.m. on CTH O in the town of Hammel. According to the accident report, a
vehicle was westbound on CTH O when it
struck a large snowdrift in the roadway.
The driver lost control and the vehicle
rolled onto its side before coming to a
stop in the north ditch. The vehicle sustained minor damage to the front driver
side.
The Taylor County Sheriffs Department responded to an accident on Feb.
15 at 7:26 p.m. on Water Dr. in the town
of Holway. According to the accident report, a vehicle was northbound on Water
Dr. when it was pulled into the ditch by
snow on the shoulder of the roadway.
The vehicle struck a road sign. The driver was able to drive the vehicle out of
the ditch onto the roadway. The vehicle
sustained moderate damage to the entire
passenger side.

Deer-related accident

The following deer-related accident

was reported: Feb. 10 at 5:45 p.m. on CTH
E in the town of Molitor.

CTH S in town of Roosevelt at 10:30 a.m.;

identity theft at W6267 Apple Ave. at
11:18 a.m.; 9-1-1 hang up at 1200 North St.
in village of Rib Lake at 3:43 p.m.; welfare
check at N336 Larson Dr. in town of Holway at 5:56 p.m.; suspicious activity at
Hwy 73 and Hwy 64 in town of Ford at 6:39
p.m.; accident at Hwy 64 and Polley Ln.
in town of Ford at 7:13 p.m.; accident at
Hwy 64 and Hall Dr. in town of Browning
at 7:25 p.m.; commercial alarm at 721 N.
Eighth St. at 7:45 p.m.; accident on Hwy
13 in town of Little Black at 9:36 p.m.
Feb. 13 Transport from Marathon
County secure facility at 6:31 a.m.; citizen
assist at W5218 Correction Ln. in town
of Medford at 8:10 a.m.; structure fire at
N2096 Hwy 13 in town of Little Black at
9:32 a.m.; transport to Eau Claire Academy at 11:05 a.m.; identity theft at W14450
Scott Ave. in town of Cleveland at 11:48
a.m.; ambulance request at N8899 Arvid
Ave. in town of Westboro at 2:19 p.m.;
lockout at 1200 North St. in village of Rib
Lake at 8:53 p.m.
Feb. 14 Accident at Gibson Dr. and

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Elm Ave. in town of Little Black at 6:26
a.m.; animal complaint at N1135 Swallow
Dr. in town of Little Black at 9:10 a.m.;
9-1-1 hang up at 525 Lake Shore Dr. in village of Rib Lake at 1:12 p.m.; accident at
Gibson Dr. and CTH A in town of Little
Black at 2:01 p.m.; accident at Hwy 64 and
Sawyer Ave. in town of Hammel at 2:29
p.m.; harassment at W7461 Cara Ln. in
town of Medford at 2:37 p.m.; accident at
CTH O and Hwy 64 in town of Hammel at
2:47 p.m.; warrant arrest at 318 Franklin
St. in village of Stetsonville at 3:02 p.m.;
disorderly conduct at 720 Hwy 102 in village of Rib Lake at 9:59 p.m.; child abuse
in town of Maplehurst at 10:51 p.m.
Feb. 15 Welfare check at 731 S.
Front St. in village of Rib Lake at 8:30
a.m.; domestic at Mink Capital Terrace
at 11:27 a.m.; traffic complaint at Hwy 13
and Stetson Ave. in town of Little Black
at 3:02 p.m.; information at W4137 Hwy 64
in town of Browning at 4:28 p.m.; garbage
dumping in cemetery in village of Lublin
at 4:36 p.m.; citizen assist at W4137 Hwy
64 in town of Browning at 5:18 p.m.; accident at CTH O and Water Dr. in town
of Holway at 7:26 p.m.; request for officer
at W7438 Mall Ln. in town of Medford at
7:41 p.m.
Feb. 16 Accident at N1154 Water
Dr. in town of Holway at 3:56 a.m.

March 31 is deadline for reporting

hazardous chemical inventories
Taylor County Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) reminds business owners and facilities that handle,
manufacture, or use hazardous chemicals its time to file inventory forms and
send in the related documents.
The filing deadline for 2015 hazardous chemical inventory reporting is
March 31, said Taylor County Emergency Management Director Bill Breneman.
Any facility that has threshold quantities of hazardous chemicals or extremely
hazardous substances, identified under
the Superfund Title III, Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act
(EPCRA) will need to report. Facilities
with reportable quantities that have fewer than 10 full-time equivalent employees, or are a petroleum marketing facility with products for resale, are exempt
from paying fees, but in some cases must
still complete required reports.
Under EPCRA a business, agency, facility or manufacturer must report if it
meets the following:
Their inventory exceeds a threshold
of 10,000 or more pounds of a hazardous
chemical.
There is an extremely hazardous
substance at or above the threshold planning quantity or 500 pounds (whichever
is lower).
For gas stations not in compliance
with all applicable Underground Storage Tank (UST) requirements during the
previous calendar year, the reporting
threshold for gasoline and diesel fuel is
10,000 pounds,
The reporting threshold for gasoline
and diesel fuel at retail gas stations not
stored entirely underground is 10,000
pounds for gasoline and 10,000 pounds
for diesel fuel.
Retail gas stations that are no longer
required to report gasoline and diesel
fuel must still report all other hazardous
substances that meet reporting thresholds under EPCRA.
If applicable reporting thresholds for
gasoline and diesel fuel are exceeded,
then gasoline and diesel fuel must be reported under EPCRA. However, these retail gas stations remain eligible to claim
the fee exemption for gasoline and diesel
fuel.
A retail gas station is defined by the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

as a retail facility engaged in selling

gasoline and/or diesel fuel principally to
the public, for motor vehicle use on land.
EPA added the phrase for motor vehicle
use on land to the definition to clarify
that gas stations in marinas and airports
that sell fuel for boats or airplanes are
not intended to be included in the definition of retail gas station for purposes of
this rule at this time.
Facilities that have petroleum products on hand for off road use such as
farmers, loggers, and construction companies must report if they have had at
any time over 10,000 pounds on hand.
Petroleum dealers that have heating
fuel oil on hand for delivery to their customers must also report if they have had
at any time over 10,000 pounds on hand.
If a facility has received reporting
forms from Wisconsin Emergency Management and no longer has reportable
amounts of hazardous materials on hand
they should in item 8 of the Inventory Fee
Statement check the NO box and check
the appropriate box in Item 9. This will
remove them from the state database and
they will not receive forms in the future.
Original copies of the Inventory Fee
statements, Tier Two Forms and fee payment (if fee due) are to be mailed to the
Wisconsin Emergency Management,
Facility Reporting Section, P.O. Box
7978, Madison, WI 53707-7978. Copies of
the forms are also required to be sent to
Bill Breneman, Director, Taylor County
Emergency Management, 224 S. 2nd St.,
Medford, WI 54451.
Instructions on the forms will also list
where the fee payment and remittance
forms are to be sent. In the last several
years it has become much simpler to
complete the forms. The forms that the
facilities receive are preprinted with the
past years information. If there is no
change in the location or quantities the
only action required is to sign and return
the forms. If there are changes they can
be simply entered in the space provided.
Any facilities that have not reported
in the past and believe they now come
under the reporting requirements of this
law or any facility that has a question on
the requirements should contact the Wisconsin Emergency Management Facility
Reporting Section at 608-242-3221.

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Thursday, February 19, 2015

World Day of Prayer Medical assistant conference March 14 at NTC

March 6 in Medford
St. Pauls Lutheran Church on N. Park Ave. in Medford will host this years World Day of Prayer service at
6:30 p.m. on Friday, March 6.
World Day of Prayer is a worldwide ecumenical
movement of Christian women of many traditions who
come together to observe a common day of prayer each
year on the first Friday in March. Each year a different
country serves as the writer of the World Day of Prayer
worship service. For 2015, the World Day of Prayer
Committee of the Bahamas developed the theme, Jesus
Said, Do You Understand What I Have Done For You?
A free-will offering will go toward areas of concern expressed by the women of the Bahamas.
Women from Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Our Saviours Lutheran Church, Community United Church of
Christ, United Methodist Church and St. Pauls Lutheran Church will be taking part in the service. Refreshments will be served following the service.
Both men and women are invited to this ecumenical
service. Those with mobility issues are encouraged to
use the handicapped accessible entrance to the church
on the south end of the building.

Hughes completes basic training

U.S. Air National Guard Airman 1st Class Alan
Hughes, son of Richard Hughes of Gilman, graduated
from basic military training at Joint Base San AntonioLackland, San Antonio, Texas.
Hughes completed an intensive, eight-week program
that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. He also earned four
credits toward an associate in applied science degree
through the Community College of the Air Force.
He is a 1995 graduate of Thorp High School.

Northcentral Technical College (NTC) will host its

spring Medical Assistant Conference at the Wausau
campus on March 14 from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
This event delivers a wide variety of speakers from
many different areas of the medical assistant world,
providing students with a valuable day of education and
the opportunity to hear updates and best practices from
those in the healthcare field. The speakers use real life
cases, research findings and personal experiences to in-

form participants of current trends and topics affecting

the medical assistant profession.
The conference has been submitted for six continuing education units (CEUs) through the American Association of Medical Assistants.
Breakfast and lunch are included in the cost of registration. To register, email ce@ntc.edu, call 715-675-3331
and press 1 or visit www.ntc.edu/ce/conferences.

Obituaries

Reports of Area Deaths

Ervin Clarkson
1926-2015
Ervin F. Clarkson, 88, Gilman, died on Saturday, Feb.
14 at Aspirus Nursing and
Rehab in Medford. Interment took place on Tuesday,
Feb. 17 at Medford Evergreen
Cemetery II.
Hemer Funeral Homes of
Medford and Rib Lake assisted the family with arrangements.
Ervin Clarkson was born
on Oct. 1, 1926 in Medford
to the late Clarence Dick
B. and Minnie (Paugel) Clarkson. He attended Grover
School in the Medford area. He worked throughout the
western states doing various jobs.

On Nov. 13, 1948 at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran

Church in Medford, he married Dorothy Dot D. Doberstein, who preceded him in death on June 20, 2009.
He worked as a local logger.
He enjoyed deer hunting, sports, softball, horseshoes,
shooting pool, woodworking and craft making.
Survivors include four children, Peggy (Peter) Dietsche of Eland, Bill Clarkson of Stevens Point, Doreen
(Mike) Garten of Albuquerque, N.M. and Robin (Michael Jeske) Duellman of Gilman; two siblings, Roy (Elsie) Clarkson of Withee and Donald (Evelyn) Clarkson of
Medford; 14 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.
In addition to his parents and wife, he was preceded
in death by two sons, Jeffrey and Randy; a grandson,
Nathan Clarkson; and a brother, Lester Clarkson.
In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to his family to be designated at a later date.

David Segerstrom
1937-2015

Obituaries

Fola Fietz
1928-2015

Fola M. Fietz, age 86,

Columbus, died on Thursday, February 12, 2015 at
the At Home Again Assisted Living in Columbus.
Fola was born on November 8, 1928 in Perkinstown
to John and Hulda (Kauss)
Foss. She was married to
Clarence Fietz on May 28,
1949 in Beaver Dam. Fola
was employed for 14 years
at Jack Winter Garment
Company and for 20 years
at Mosinee Converted
Products, both in Columbus. She was an active member of Columbus United Methodist Church. Fola enjoyed sewing and quilting. She and Clarence loved
traveling and have visited all 50 states.
Survivors include her husband, Clarence of Columbus; two daughters, Linda (Ray Travis) Mondt
of Primo Tapia, Mexico and Kay (Don) Stein of Lake
Mills; ve grandchildren, Matthew (Janene) Tietz,
Christopher (C.J.) MacFarland, Danielle Dunn, Adrian (Angela) Bump and Kyle (Rebecca) Stein; eight
great-grandchildren, three great-great-grandsons;
three sisters, Doris (Harvey) Duessler of Waterloo,
Merle (William) Nehmer of Columbus and Patricia
(Bob) Goebel of Portage; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents; two
sisters, Marie Doleshal and Lois Caldwell; and one
brother, Robert Foss.
Funeral services were held on Monday, February
16 at Columbus United Methodist Church, with Pastor David Byers-Dent ofciating. Interment was at
Highland Memory Gardens, town of Trenton. Memorials may be directed to Columbus United Methodist
Church, Columbus Community Hospital or a charity
of ones choice.
Jensen Funeral and Cremation of Columbus assisted the family with arrangements.
Paid Obituary 7-146616

David Anton Segerstrom,

77, town of Molitor, died on
Sunday, Feb. 15 at Aspirus
Medford Hospital. Funeral services will be held on
Thursday, Feb. 19 at 2 p.m. at
Hemer Funeral Home Chapel
in Medford, with Rev. Kyochul Shin officiating.
Visitation will be held at
the funeral home on Thursday from 12 p.m. until the
time of service.
David Segerstrom was
born on March 11, 1937 in Michigan to the late Roy O.
and Helen Marie (Dawson) Segerstrom. He earned two

bachelors degrees in 1959 from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire in music and biology.
On Dec. 26, 1964 in Hustler, he married Dolores Clara
Regelin, who survives. He worked for the New Lisbon
School District in the music education department,
then worked as a truck driver and retired in 2003. He
also served in the United States Army National Guard.
He attended Medford United Methodist Church. He
enjoyed fishing, hunting, traveling to Florida and reading.
In addition to his wife, survivors include two children, LaDene Edwards of Moscow, Idaho, and Georgene
Revels of Baraboo; a brother, Robert (Bonnie) Segerstrom of Sterling, Colo.; and nieces and nephews.
Memorial donations in his honor may made to Colonial Center or Aspirus Nursing and Rehab of Medford.

Jerry Brandner
1933-2015

Jerry Ray Brandner, 82,

Medford, died on Wednesday, Feb. 18 at his home,
surrounded by his children and under hospice
care. Funeral services and
military rites will be held
on Saturday, Feb. 21 at 10
a.m. at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Medford.
Burial will be at Holy Rosary Catholic Cemetery in
Medford. Pallbearers will
be Brandon and Jaeden
Brandner, Logan Wright,
Alec and Austin Waldhart, Parker Alsteens and Lucas and Matthew Lekie.
Visitation will be held on Friday, Feb. 20 from 5 to
7 p.m. at Hemer Funeral Home Chapel in Medford.
Jerry Brandner was born on Feb. 16, 1933 in the
town of Chelsea to the late Carl and Lena (Born)
Brandner. He attended Whittlesey elementary
schools and was a 1951 graduate of Medford High
School. He enlisted in the United States Air Force
where he attended radio operator school and served
as an international morse code operator on both the

B29 and B36 bomber aircraft during the Korean War

from 1952 to 1956. He remained on inactive duty for
four years.
On Sept. 14, 1957 in Rib Lake, he married Shelby
Jean Vlach, who preceded him in death in 2008. In
1961 he built and owned/operated Deep Rock Gas Station and Brandner Oil Company until 1998.
He was a member of Whittlesey Lions Club and
Holy Rosary Catholic Church, and charter member
of Medford Jaycees. He also was a life member of
Medford VFW Post No. 5729 and Stetsonville American Legion Post No. 519. He enjoyed NASCAR races,
Green Bay Packers games, deer hunting activities
and stopping by many social establishments in the
Whittlesey and Medford areas.
Survivors include six children, Cheryl Wright,
Cindy (Roger) Dray, Dave (Kris) Brandner, Colleen
(Todd) Waldhart and Todd (Marlene) Brandner, all
of Medford, and Susette (Bill) Alsteens of Belleville;
four siblings, Bonnie Fuchs, Ardath (Richard) Dums,
Phyllis Fuchs and Gary (Eileen Mundt) Graham, all
of Medford; 11 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents and wife, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Sharron Brandner, and
two brothers-in-law, Francis Fuchs and John Fuchs.
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Obituaries

Reports of Area Deaths

Roberta Nagel

Sandra Carmichael
1948-2015

1936-2014
Medford native Roberta
Anne Nagel, 79, McNaughton, died on Saturday, April
26, 2014 at her home. Funeral
services were held on Saturday, May 3 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Minocqua.
Burial was at Newbold Cemetery in Newbold.
Nimsgern Funeral and
Cremation Services assisted
the family with arrangements.
The
former
Roberta
(Grahl) was born on Jan. 22, 1936 in Medford to Robert
and Clara (Ramm) Grahl. She worked at Leiders Greenhouse.

She was active at Trinity Lutheran Church and in

the community with choir and Bible study, and Ladies
Auxiliary of VFW Unit 318 where she was the historian
and received the Auxiliary Member of Year in 2003. She
also supported Camp American Legion and donated
handmade items for the Veterans Hospital. She enjoyed
gardening.
Survivors include seven children, Kathrine (Alan)
Nagel, Linda Riccio, Marybeth (Mark) Parish, Alan
(Kathrine) Nagel, Theresa (Paul) Kamikawa, John Nagel and Daniel Nagel; 10 grandchildren; and eight greatgrandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, Galen Decker in 1978, and her second husband, ElRoy Nagel in 2008.

Pearl Olson
1918-2015
Pearl Edith Olson, 96,
Medford, died on Friday, Feb.
13 at Aspirus Nursing and
Rehab in Medford. A memorial service will be held at a
later date.
The Heindl Funeral Home
of Prentice assisted the family with arrangements.
The former Pearl Lukes
was born on July 27, 1918 in
the town of Ogema to the late
Joseph and Josephine Lukes.
On Feb. 26, 1937 in Catawba, she married Elmer Olson, who preceded her in

death on April 6, 2009. They owned and operated a dairy

farm in the Ogema area until retirement.
She enjoyed sewing, quilting, cooking, reading and
gambling.
Survivors include three daughters, Colleen (Bill)
Hartwell of Mission, Texas, Jeanette (Manny) Bolz of
Baraboo and Florence (Dan) Makovsky of Medford;
three sons, Leland Olson of Catawba, Bryan (Pat) Olson
of Phillips and Alan Olson of Spokane, Wash.; 12 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren and six great-greatgrandchildren.
In addition to her parents and husband, she was
preceded in death by two brothers, Donald and Dennis
Lukes; two sisters, Ruby Brantner and Katherine Nussberger; and two grandsons, Clyde and Ron Olson.

Sandra J. Carmichael of Oconomowoc, passed

away on February 12, 2015 at the age of 66 years.
She was born on October 24, 1948 in Marsheld
to Vernon and Betty Brecke. She married Steven
Carmichael on August 15, 1970 at Zion Lutheran
Church in Stetsonville. Sandra is survived by her
loving husband, Steven. She is the loving mother
of Dan Carmichael and Andrew (Jessie Turner)
Carmichael. Sandra is further survived by her sister, Dianne (Jim) Sackmann; her brother, Duane
(Linda) Brecke; ve grandchildren, Ethan, Kayla,
Jolene, Aaron and Alex; nieces, nephews, other
relatives and many friends. She was preceded in
death by her parents and her sister, Cheryl Lewis.
Sandra was formerly employed at Information
Systems Engineering in Oconomowoc. Friends
may visit on Thursday, February 19 from 4 until 7
p.m., and again on Friday from 10 a.m. until time
of funeral services at 11 a.m., all at Our Saviors
Lutheran Church, 145 Lisbon Rd., Oconomowoc,
WI 53066. Final rest St. Lukes Cemetery. Memorials to Our Saviors Lutheran Church or the American Cancer Society. Schmidt and Bartelt Funeral
and Cremation Services of Oconomowoc assisted
the family with arrangements.

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Thank You
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The Family of James Blair would like to express our
sincere thanks to Pastor Shin, of the United Methodist
Church, for the wonderful ceremony of his life. Thanks
also to the relatives and friends who sent flowers,
cards, and memorials in his honor, thanks to the ladies
of the United Methodist Church for preparing and
serving the meal, the Steve Mayer and Sunjoo Shin
for the beautiful music, to the Medford Area Military
Honors Team - great job guys. Special thanks to Hope
Hospice of Medford.
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Deanne Bauer

An Eternal Memory

1945-2015

Deanne E. Bauer, age

69, of Hudson, born on
July 30, 1945, passed away
on February 9, 2015, surrounded by her family, after battling cancer.
Deanne devoted her life
to caring for her daughter,
Margaret Bauer.
She loved the outdoors
and enjoyed bicycle riding, mountain biking,
cross country skiing, kayaking and hiking. In 2006,
she biked more than 3,000
miles, and despite her illness, she had skied as recently as January 2 of this year.
Deanne was a co-founder of SOURCE and a
member of the Operation HELP board. She also
volunteered with Friends of the Library, Christian
Community Home, Bethel Quilters and Bethels

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& Deacon Joe for the beautiful service given to honor
Fuzzs life & to the Ladies of Holy Rosary for serving a
wonderful meal. Our thanks go out to the Honor Guard,
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Scandinavian Food Fest, and served as a bell ringer

for the Salvation Army.
She worked for many years as an editor and substitute teacher, had a PhD in education, audited classes at UW-River Falls, belonged to two book groups,
attended Bible study classes, and read incessantly.
Deanne had an infectious sense of humor and
loved to play pranks.
Preceded in death by her parents, Richard and
Eleanor Olsen. Survived by husband, Gerald; daughters, Margaret and Judy (Jessica); brother, Charles
(Patricia); and numerous cousins, nephews, nieces
and friends.
Visitation is at 10 a.m. on Monday, February 23 at
Bethel Highlands Campus, 504 Frontage Road, Hudson, followed by the funeral at 11 a.m. and reception
at noon. In lieu of owers, memorials are preferred
to St. Croix Hospice or Friends of the Library.
Services entrusted to the OConnell Family Funeral Home of Hudson, 715-386-3725, www.oconnellfuneralhomes.com.
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Donkey Basketball
The Gilman FFA hosted a donkey basketball tournament on Feb. 14 in the high
school gym. Gilman FFA defeated Owen-Withee FFA 4-0 in the first game of the afternoon. The Gilman school staff and Stanley-Boyd FFA battled to a 2-2 tie in the second
game. Owen-Withee won 4-2 in sudden-death overtime to advance to the championship game where they defeated Gilman FFA 2-0.

Looking to pass

Photos by Donald Watson

Gilman FFA player Rebecca Heier chose a rather unorthodox method of riding her
donkey as she looks for a teammate to pass the ball to during the game against OwenWithee FFA.

Preparing to shoot

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Gilman middle and high school principal Dan Peggs prepares to put up a shot that
missed against a Stanley-Boyd FFA defender during the second game.

And we were worried about the donkeys kicking

Gilman FFA player Deanne Anderson shoves a Stanley-Boyd FFA defender away
with her foot so she can get on her donkey during the championship game.

Wheres that ball?

Gilman staff member Jeanie Drier circles around under the basket while she struggles to get the basketball out of her sweater. Drier was having trouble getting on her
donkey while holding the ball so she stuffed it down the front of her sweater.

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Inside this section:

Ask Ed 9

Love on Ice 10-11

Living 15

Classifieds 16-19

Four Raiders
advance,
Wolfpack shut
out
Pages 2, 4

SECOND SECTION

Raiders get much-needed

lift by beating the Eagles
by Sports Editor Matt Frey

Bench points

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Medford junior Molly Carstensen flips up a short shot over Northland Pines defender Lexi Smith during Tuesdays third quarter. This shot rolled off the rim, but
Carstensen provided a spark off the bench with six points in Medfords 57-39 win.

Having lost seven straight games,

with the last one coming in rather ugly
fashion, the Medford Raiders started the
last week of the girls basketball regular season with a much-needed win on
Tuesday.
The Raiders had their highest offensive production in more than three
weeks and solidly executed a defensive
game plan to frustrate one of the Great
Northern Conferences top scorers in
a 57-39 victory over Northland Pines at
Raider Hall.
Medford finished the GNC portion
of their schedule at 4-8 and now carry a
modest 6-14 overall record. But this was
a big one.
Morale was really down after that
Lakeland game, said junior guard
Lakyn Kummer, referencing the teams
39-23 loss on Friday. But over the weekend we were like, this is our game, our
house. We gotta win this one. Do it for
us. The Lakeland game was kind of embarrassing.
Pines has played some solid basketball in recent weeks, capping a season
sweep of Antigo and losing to league
leaders Lakeland and Mosinee by four
points each. But the Raiders most complete game in some time overwhelmed
the Eagles (3-8, 8-13).
It started with a strong first quarter
on the offensive end. Medford took a 1710 lead in the first eight minutes, picking
apart a couple of zones the Eagles threw
at them. They worked the short corners

to beat their initial 1-3-1 and then worked

the high post to beat a 3-2 look.
I thought we executed and had a pretty good game plan against them, head
coach Scott Wildberg said. When they
switched into their three-guard defense,
we answered. We switched into a doublehigh and they didnt know whether to
guard the guard or to guard the post. We
got a couple of layups. They blocked a
couple, but we actually missed a couple
of opportunities too.
That was a huge morale booster
and the intensity just shot from there,
Kummer said of the early offense. It was
just awesome.
Defensively, Medford stayed with
its usual man-to-man, but the Raiders
put a special emphasis on containing
the Eagles dynamic 5-10 sophomore
guard Lexi Smith. Kummer and Haille
Clausnitzer took turns faceguarding her
wherever she went. She ended up hitting
her average of 18 points, but she had to
work for them.
Dont worry about anyone else.
Theres four people playing that game.
Kummer said of the defensive approach.
We just talked, especially with Lexi because we had to switch all the time. It just
helped with everyone having your back
because you know theyre there. Thats
the best part.
I thought everyone played really good
defense, Wildberg said. We rebounded
pretty well. The only one who probably
really rebounded well on us was Lexi. We

See MEDFORD GIRLS on page 20

Fast start to second period helps

Warriors eliminate Raiders
by Sports Editor Matt Frey
Two goals in 58 seconds swung the
momentum early in the second period of
Tuesdays WIAA hockey regional semifinal and sparked sixth-seeded Rice Lake
to a 7-0 win over Medford, ending the
Raiders season.
The 11th-seeded Raiders played a really solid first period, according to head
coach Chad Demulling, and hung in the
game well until the Warriors put it away
with three goals in the latter stages of the
third period.
We sealed them out in the first period, then they got the two early ones
in the second period, he said. That
certainly quelled our momentum, but
we hung in there. They got a fourth goal
later in the second and I think we got a
little outworked in the third.
The overall effort was good,
Demulling added. Our legs were there.
It just comes down to depth and youth,
which are issues weve had all year.
Those are nothing new. We had some
scoring opportunities, but not many.
Give credit to their goalie (Nick Feldt).

Hes outstanding. He does pretty good for

them for what they see in the Big Rivers.
Rice Lake (6-16-1) had a 51-16 advantage in shots on goal. Medford (2-22) was
outshot just 9-6 in the first period but 21-5
in each of the last two periods.
The only thing that prevented the first
period from ending in a 0-0 tie was a wicked shot by Rice Lakes Ryan Schmidt,
who picked up a misplayed puck and beat
Raider goalie Carter Jamieson 7:28 into
the game.
He made a really good shot,
Demulling said. Tip your cap to him.
The Raiders had a golden opportunity
later on, getting a power play at 11:58 that
turned into a two-man advantage 53 seconds later.
We had no real opportunities on
that, Demulling said. We had some
shots. A couple came from the point instead of trying to work it low.
The first of the back-to-back goals
came from Zach Shadick just 16 seconds
into the second period with Caleb Weber
and Kole Sommerfeld getting the assists.

See HOCKEY on page 20

Just doing what he does

Submitted photo

Medford goalie Carter Jamieson ends up on his back while making a save in front
of a pair of Rice Lake Warriors during the first period of Tuesdays WIAA regional
semifinal loss. Jamieson had 44 saves to finish his remarkable season with 1,343 saves,
easily the most of any goalie in the state.

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Thursday,September
February 19,
22, 2015
2011

Raiders send four to Amery;

three win regional titles

Theyre probably head and shoulders

above the rest, but you never know, he
The four wrestlers the Medford said.
Josh Brooks, a sophomore, won a
Raiders felt had the best shot of advancing from Saturdays WIAA Division 2 three-man bracket at 113 pounds. As
Melrose-Mindoro/G-E-T regional did the top seed, he went straight to the finals, where he pinned Ken Her (11-9) of
just that.
Now all four look to make it through Melrose-Mindoro/G-E-T in 5:49. Her beat
the sectional step that separates them Kyle Gurney of Neillsville-GreenwoodLoyal (28-14) 12-8 to get to the finals.
from their first state appearances.
We actually figured we see Gurney
Tucker Peterson, Josh Brooks and
Kolten Hanson all won regional champi- in the finals, Tran Brooks said. Josh
onships in Saturdays six-team tourna- wrestled well. If he wouldnt have pinned
ment, while Preston Carlson advanced Her at the end, he wouldve won by techwith a second-place finish. They will nical fall.
Brooks will meet Cole Britton, a juall compete this Saturday at the WIAA
Division 2 Amery sectional with top- nior from Luck-Frederic-Grantsburg
three finishes needed in their eight-man who is 32-6 and a state qualifier a year
brackets to qualify for trips to Madison ago, in the quarterfinals. Andrew Smith
of Amery (13-4) was the 106-pound secnext weekend.
As a team, the Raiders scored 129 tional champion last year and headlines
points and took third in Saturdays the other half of the bracket. Ellsworth
tournament, finishing behind Melrose- sophomore Sawyer Strom (25-9) could be
Mindoro/G-E-T (231.5) and Neillsville- a tough second-round challenge.
Josh got a tough draw, Tran Brooks
Greenwood-Loyal (218.5) in a regional
that featured several brackets thin in said. We have Britton and Strom on our
numbers. Black River Falls edged Osseo- side and Smith and (Sam) Hoopengardner
Fairchild/Augusta/Fall Creek for fourth (of Prescott) on the other side. Were goplace 115-111. Abbotsford-Colby was ing to have to at least beat one on one side
of the bracket and one on the back side.
sixth with 63 points.
Hansons stellar freshman season conPeterson, a junior, improved to 38-3
while qualifying for the sectional meet tinued on Saturday. He improved to 37-4
for the third straight year. In a four- by pinning freshman Jesse Buchanan of
man 152-pound bracket, Peterson pinned Neillsville-Greenwood-Loyal in 1:02 in
Abbotsford-Colbys Cody Rodman (3-7) in the 145-pound semifinals and earning a
1:30 in the semifinals and earned a 12-3 win by injury default over Jeff Maynard
major decision over Black River Falls of Melrose-Mindoro/G-E-T (26-15) in the
junior Kyle Peterson (27-11) in the cham- finals. Maynard earned the second-place
sectional berth thanks to his semifinal
pionship.
Peterson, who is 0-3 in previous sec- win over Matt McLinn of Black River
tional matches, starts Saturdays tour- Falls.
Hansons sectional debut starts with
nament against St. Croix Central junior
Kyle Larson (25-11). A tough sophomore, a quarterfinal match against sophomore
2014 state qualifier Anders Lantz of Eric Hoffstatter of Stanley-Boyd/OwenEllsworth (32-9), could be there in the sec- Withee/Thorp, who is 20-12. Hoffstatter
ond round. Defending sectional champi- was not in the lineup when the two teams
on Jonny Chamberlain (31-2) of Chetek- faced each other at UW-Eau Claire over
Weyerhaeuser/Prairie Farm has the the holidays. The winner will face either
best record in the top half of the bracket. Rice Lake sophomore Chase Schmidt (33Medford head coach Tran Brooks said 7) or Amery senior Trent Dado (23-13) in
Chamberlain, Lantz and Peterson prob- the semifinals. Ryan Gulich of St. Croix
Central (36-3), who beat Peterson last
ably are the three favorites to advance.
year, is on the other side
of the bracket. Brooks said
Ellsworth junior Riley
Melstrom
(15-10)
also
could be a factor.
We would like to acknowledge the
Carlson,
a
sophobusinesses that have supported
more, wrestled in a
full six-man 138-pound
the Medford Wrestling Club in
bracket
on
Saturday.
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After a first-round bye,
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Wins regional title

Photo by Dean Lesar, Tribune Record Gleaner

Kolten Hanson piles up near fall points in the championship match against MelroseMindoro/G-E-Ts Jeff Maynard at 145 pounds. Hanson built an 11-3 lead after two periods before Maynard pulled out of the match with a shoulder injury.

Medford native on contending team at

USA Curling National Championships
Medford native Kroy Nernberger
and his teammates on the curling team
skipped by Craig Brown lost a showdown
game on Wednesday morning, but were
still in solid title contention at the 2015
USA Curling National Championships at
Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Mich.
Brown and Nernberger of Madison,
along with Sean Beighton of Seattle,
Jared Zezel of Hibbing, Minn., and Alex
Leichter of Wayland, Mass., were tied
with the Duluth-based John Shuster rink
5-1 records in the round-robin portion of
the championships heading into their
head-to-head matchup. Shusters team
scored in the 10th end to break a 7-7 tie
and win 8-7 to pull into first place with
two draws remaining.
At 5-2, the Brown rink was in second
place, one game ahead of teams skipped
by Brandon Corbett of Rochester, N.Y.;
Heath McCormick of Bemidji, Minn.,
and Dean Gemmell of New York City.
Browns team beat Gemmells squad 8-3
on Tuesday night, pulling out to a 5-1 lead
through the fourth end and finishing it
with two in the eighth.
Wednesday mornings game went
back and forth, as one would expect from
the tournament leaders. The Shuster
rink took a 4-2 lead by scoring twice in
the fourth, but Browns crew answered
with two in the fifth. The teams traded
single-scoring ends. Shuster scored two
in the eighth, Brown answered in the
ninth. With the hammer, Shusters team
scored the winner in the 10th.
The Brown rinks last round-robin
games were against the Ethan Meyers
rink (1-6) on Wednesday afternoon
and the Korey Dropkin rink (3-4) on
Thursday. The team was in good shape
to land a spot in the page playoffs, which
take place Friday at 11 a.m. CDT. The
mens semifinal is set for 7 p.m. on Friday
and the championship will be played at 2

p.m. CDT on Saturday.

The tournament can be viewed live at
www.usacurl.org.
In earlier action, the Brown rink suffered its first loss of the tournament on
Monday night, falling 6-5 in an extra end
to the team skipped by Mark Haluptzok
of Bemidji, Minn. Browns team had a
3-1 lead after three ends. The Haluptzok
team tied it in the fourth and the game
went back and forth from there. Browns
team tied it in the 10th and Haluptzoks
team won it in the 11th.
Earlier Monday, Browns team was
a 7-4 winner in nine ends over Corbetts
team. Browns group grabbed a 6-0 lead
through three ends and held on.
It took an extra end to beat the team
skipped by Seattles Brady Clark 7-5 in the
evening draw on Sunday. Down 4-2 after
seven ends, the Brown rink scored two
in the eighth and one in the ninth to go
ahead 5-4. Clarks team tied it in the 10th
before Browns team put up a two-spot in
the 11th. The Brown rink scored four in
the seventh end and beat Paul Pustovars
team 9-4 in nine ends in the Sunday morning draw and beat McCormicks team 10-3
in the Saturday opener. Browns crew
built a 5-1 lead through three ends and
finished it with a three-spot in the eighth.
Along with declaring the new national champions for USA Curling, this
event will also determine who will represent the United States at the 2015 World
Curling Championships. In contrast to
years past, the World teams will not automatically be the winners of the Nationals.
Last season a points-based Order of Merit
system was implemented based on team
results at major competitions throughout
the season, including the 2015 Nationals.
The 2015 World representatives will be
the mens and womens teams with the
most points that finish in the top three at
the 2015 Nationals.

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Boys finish unbeaten conference run; teams are set for state
by Sports Editor Matt Frey
Medfords varsity boys curling team
completed a perfect conference season
Monday at the Wausau Curling Center.
Now the Raiders hope to maintain that

Ready to sweep

standard this weekend in Wausau.

An 8-3 win over Wausau West gave the
team of John Shear, Dillon Brost, Trevor
Geiger and Noah Jalowitz a perfect 10-0
record in the Northern Conference for
the 2014-15 season. The Raiders swept

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Medfords Rebecca Smolka (l.) and Shaniah Krueger are ready to sweep in front
of a rock thrown by Jori Brandner during Medfords JV match with Stevens Point on
Thursday. These three, plus skip Tonja Firnstahl and Heidi Fliehs, were 12-2 winners.

Rib Lake Sports

BOYS BASKETBALL

Thursday, February 19
Athens (H), V-7:30 p.m., JV-5:45 p.m.
Monday, February 23
Edgar (H), V-7:30 p.m., JV-5:45 p.m.
Thursday, February 26
Marawood Crossover at South site, V-7:30 p.m., JV-5:45 p.m.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Friday, February 20
Northland Lutheran (H), V only, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, February 24
WIAA Div. 5 regional, #6 Rib Lake at #3 Thorp, 7 p.m.
Friday, February 27
WIAA Div. 5 regional semifinal, Rib Lake/Thorp winner vs. #7
Cornell/#2 Owen-Withee winner, higher seed hosts, 7 p.m.

Gilman Sports
GIRLS BASKETBALL

Thursday, February 19
Cadott (H), V-7:30 p.m., JV-5:45 p.m.
Tuesday, February 24
WIAA Div. 5 regional, #5 Gilman at #4 Prentice, 7 p.m.
Friday, February 27
WIAA Div. 5 regional semifinal, Gilman/Prentice winner
vs. #8 Lake Holcombe/#1 Flambeau winner, higher seed
hosts, 7 p.m.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Friday, February 20
at Greenwood, V-7:30 p.m., JV-5:45 p.m.
Thursday, February 26
Cloverbelt Crossover at West site, V-7:30 p.m., JV-5:45
p.m.

home-and-away matches with Wausau

West, Wausau East, D.C. Everest, Stevens
Point and Marshfield.
Overall, the team completed the regular season with a 14-2 record in varsity
matches, adding two wins in the Dec. 19
Battle of the Brooms against the Portage
teams and a 2-2 record at the Tietge
Bonspiel in January.
The Shear rink enters this weekends
state championships in Wausau as a legitimate contender for the state title.
The varsity girls lost a close 7-6 decision against West Monday as the teams
split their season series. Medford finished 7-3 in conference matches splitting with West, Point and Everest and
10-6 overall in varsity contests.
The JV girls defeated the Warriors
7-1, while the boys were buried 17-1. The
Warriors had a seven-point end in that
match.
The final meet of the season at the
Medford Curling Club took place on
Thursday with the Raiders earning a
clean sweep of visiting Stevens Point.
The boys team continued its march
toward
an
undefeated
Northern
Conference record with a 10-5 win. The
game was close most of the way with the
teams trading one-spots in the early going before Medford pulled away.
The girls team of Josie Brost, Bailey
Feddick, Alyssa Loertscher, Courtney
Sterzinger and Vanessa Laher had to
battle as well. A three-spot in the first
end proved big in a 6-5 win. Medford and
Stevens Point will be competing in the
same pool at the state tournament.
The JV boys team of Douglas
Schumacher, Trenton Geiger, Alec Shear
and Sam Dake looked like it was in big

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BASKETBALL

Thursday, February 19
Nekoosa (H), V-5:45, JV-7:30 p.m.
at MAES.
Tuesday, February 24
WIAA Div. 2 regional, #5 Medford at #4 Merrill, 7 p.m.
Friday, February 27
WIAA Div. 2 regional semifinal,
Medford/Merrill winner at #1
Mosinee, 7 p.m.

GIRLS HOCKEY

Thursday, February 19
WIAA regional final, #8 Medford
at #1 Central Wisconsin (DCEGreenheck), 7 p.m.
Tuesday, February 24
WIAA sectional semifinal, #5
Point-Rapids/#4 Tomahawk
winner vs. Medford/Central
Wisconsin winner, higher seed
hosts, time TBA.

BOYS
BASKETBALL

Thursday, February 19
Nekoosa (H), V-7:30 p.m., JV-5:45
p.m. at MAES. JV2-5:45 p.m. at
MAMS.
Monday, February 23
at Cadott, JV2, 5:45 p.m.
Thursday, February 26
at Antigo (at middle school),
V-7:15 p.m., JV & JV2-5:45 p.m.

CURLING

pionships at Wausau Curling

Center. See schedule above.

See STATE MEET on page 5

Medfords state curling

schedules
Friday, Feb. 20
8 a.m.: Medford boys I vs. Portage
II (sheet 1); Pardeeville I vs. Medford
boys II (sheet 7).
10:30 a.m.: Pardeeville vs. Medford
girls II (sheet 1); Medford girls I vs.
Poynette (sheet 6).
1 p.m.: Medford boys II vs. Poynette
(sheet 1); D.C. Everest II vs. Medford
boys I (sheet 4).
3:30 p.m.: Medford girls I vs.
Wausau East II (sheet 4); Portage II vs.
Medford girls II (sheet 8).
6 p.m.: Homestead vs. Medford
boys II (sheet 5); Medford boys I vs. Eau
Claire (sheet 8).
Saturday, Feb. 21
8 a.m.: Wausau West I vs. Medford
boys II (sheet 4).
10:30 a.m.: Stevens Point vs.
Medford girls I (sheet 1); Wausau East I
vs. Medford girls II (sheet 6).
1 p.m.: Wausau East I vs. Medford
boys I (sheet 1).
4 p.m.: Semifinals.
7 p.m.: Finals.

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The top three finishers in each
weight class advance to the
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Thursday, February 26
WIAA Div. 2 individual state
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approx. 7:15 p.m.
Friday, February 27
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Thursday, February 26
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Gilman rallies from 14 down,

but falls to O-W in overtime
by Sports Editor Matt Frey
Two nights after Gilmans girls basketball team had an upset over OwenWithee in its grasp, it was the boys turn
on Thursday.
The Pirates rallied from a 14-point
fourth-quarter deficit to send Thursdays
game to overtime and had a three-point
lead in the extra period. But two missed
free throws, a key turnover and a key
foul all in a 45-second span turned
things back in Owen-Withees favor and
the Blackhawks took advantage, scoring
the last six points to escape with a 61-58
win.
Kolton Kaduce hit nine three-pointers
and scored 29 points for the Blackhawks.
His last triple tied the game with 1:15 left
in overtime. Three Owen-Withee free
throws in the final minute won it.
Weve always played good games
with them here, Gilman head coach
Brian Pernsteiner said. It just seems
like we always come out on the wrong
end.
The fast-paced game was entertaining
to watch throughout. The Blackhawks
wanted an up-tempo pace, but Gilman
took good care of the basketball, shared
the basketball and shot the basketball
well in the first half to keep pace with the
visitors. The Pirates emerged with a 3230 halftime lead when Zach Sonnentag
sank a three-pointer at the buzzer from
nearly 30 feet out.
Sonnentag had a big first half, scoring
13 of his 16 points in the first 16 minutes.
Gilman hit five three-point shots in the
half, getting two from Sonnentag and one
each from Chanse Rosemeyer, James
Copenhaver and Ethan Aldinger.
Zach Sonnentag has really been
playing well in the last few games,
Pernsteiner said.
Gilman didnt buckle against OwenWithees half-court pressure in the first
half, but when the Blackhawks went to
full-court pressure in the third, they got

the Pirates off their game. Owen-Withee

got some cheap points off turnovers, a
couple of long balls from Kaduce and beat
Gilman down the court for some transition buckets to take command at 51-37.
AJ Ovyn extended the lead to 14 with a
late three-pointer.
The game got fast and we struggled
with that again in the third quarter,
Pernsteiner said.
Gilman, though, tightened up defensively and with rebounding out its
2-3 zone in the fourth quarter and, to
its credit, stayed aggressive on offense
and went on an 18-4 run to tie it. Colton
Schmitt started the run innocently by
hitting one of two free throws. Emmit
Sherfield hit a baseline jumper. After
Ovyn scored off an inbound play, James
Copenhaver made two free throws and
added a pull-up jumper. Ethan Aldingers
three-pointer with 5:12 to go made the
comeback look truly possible, pulling the
Pirates within 53-47.
Aldinger sank two bonus free throws
with 2:34 to go, then Schmitt got a steal
near mid-court and rumbled in for an
easy layup to make it 53-51 with 2:13
left. Austin Milliren used his quickness to get to hoop for Owen-Withee, but
Copenhavers free throws again made
it a two-point game with 1:32 to go. The
Pirates hit seven of 10 fourth-quarter free
throws in the quarter. Fouls were a huge
factor late. With 92 seconds to go, OwenWithee had eight team fouls. Gilman had
just one.
Owen-Withee ran off almost 40 seconds before Gilman started fouling to
try to get the Blackhawks into the bonus
and to the free throw. The Blackhawks
then gave Copenhaver a gift steal, and
he turned it into the tying bucket with 40
seconds left. But Copenhaver would commit two fouls in the last minute to get to
four personal fouls. Rosemeyer defended
Milliren perfectly to force a missed shot

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large part to the defense of Owen-Withees Bryce Niemi, during the Pirates 61-58
overtime loss on Thursday.

Wolfpacks wrestling season ends with sixth-place regional finish

by Sports Editor Matt Frey
An improved season ended for the
Cornell-Gilman-Lake Holcombe wrestling co-op on Saturday when none of
the teams nine competitors could battle
their way into top-two finishes at the
WIAA Division 2 Ellsworth regional.
Already a tough regional with the
host Panthers, a perennial power, always leading the way, the addition of the
Stanley-Boyd/Owen-Withee/Thorp coop added to the tournaments difficulty.
Those two teams topped the seven-team
field with 313 and 197 points.
Baldwin-Woodville edged Prescott
139-136 for third place. Bloomer-Colfax
outscored the Wolfpack 93-80 to claim
fifth. The Regis-McDonell Central co-op
was seventh with 75 points.
It was a rough day for us, head
coach Greg Sonnentag said. Some of
the boys definitely didnt meet their
expectations. We couldnt catch a
break. Hopefully, this doesnt sit well
in their stomachs and gives them a little
more motivation for the off season and
next season.
Three Wolfpack wrestlers came up
one spot short of advancing to the sectional meet in Amery by taking third in
their weight classes. Gilmans Takoda
Lee was one of them.
Wrestling at 285 pounds, Lees chanc-

es took a big hit in the semifinals. After

a quarterfinal bye, Lee was upset by
Ellsworth junior Ben Achenbach (49), who pinned Lee at the 4:54 mark.
Sonnentag said Lee tried to force a throw
and got caught on his back. Lee bounced
back with a 54-second pin of BaldwinWoodvilles Muatxju Lee (8-22) in the
third-place match, but when Achenbach
was pinned in 3:42 in the finals by Jesse
Cwikla of Stanley-Boyd/Owen-Withee/
Thorp, Lee lost his chance at a wrestleback for second place.
Lee finished a fine sophomore campaign at 27-11.
2013 sectional qualifier Eric Nedland
fell short in his last quest to get back.
He drew a quarterfinal bye and then was
knocked off by Ellsworth sophomore
Thaddeus Kosnopful (8-11) by a score of
14-8 in the semifinals. Nedland was ahead
7-0 at one point. Nedland pinned Prescott
freshman Cody Atherton (19-18) in 3:52
in the third-place match, but Kosnopful
lost 12-7 in the finals to Bloomer-Colfaxs
Brady Simonson to prevent Nedland (298) from getting a wrestleback.
Matt Kostka did get a wrestleback at
182 pounds. Kostka (16-7) drew a quarterfinal bye, lost 11-2 in the semifinals
to eventual champion Jacob Sigler
of Ellsworth (29-11) and pinned Jered
Olson (3-6) of Regis-McDonell in 1:28
in the third-place bout. Siglers 9-3 win

over Austin Burzynski of Stanley-Boyd/

Owen-Withee/Thorp (30-6) gave Kostka
a shot at second, but Burzynski was too
tough, pinning Kostka in 2:55 to advance
to Amery. Sonnentag said Kostka led 4-0
and then got caught in a scramble and
was pinned.
Four more Wolfpack wrestlers made
it to the semifinals. Junior Spencer
Gibson (22-13) pinned Nick Brock (4-20)
of Baldwin-Woodville in 1:57 in the quarterfinals, but he was pinned by eventual
champion Paul Hansen of Prescott in 1:40
in the semifinals. Gibsons season ended
with a loss by pin in 5:16 to Ellsworths
Devin Drier (14-13) in the third-place
match. Senior Dusty Boehm drew a quarterfinal bye and then lost a 12-3 major
decision in the 152-pound semifinals to
eventual runner-up Brandon Nitz (20-14)
of
Stanley-Boyd/Owen-Withee/Thorp.
Boehm (17-14) was pinned by BaldwinWoodvilles Michigan Trunkel in 2:59 in
the third-place match. Trunkel beat Nitz
11-1 in the second-place wrestleback to
advance.
Sophomore Peyton Bowe (15-13)
opened with a pin in 1:13 over Paul
Alexander of Regis-McDonell (10-7) in
113-pound competition. He gave BaldwinWoodvilles Carter Newton (22-18) a
battle in semifinals but fell just short,
8-7. Bowe was pinned by Prescott senior
Sam Hoopengardner (13-12) in the third-

place bout. Hoopengardner beat Newton

5-4 in the wrestleback to advance. At
160 pounds, Micah Raatz (16-21) beat
Baldwin-Woodvilles Brice Almquist
(6-15) 6-1 in the quarterfinals. That put
him up against top-seeded Ronny Ponick
of
Stanley-Boyd/Owen-Withee/Thorp
(34-1), who pinned Raatz in 56 seconds.
Prescotts Mathew Mcnurlin (20-18)
pinned Raatz in 3:57 in the third-place
match.
Sophomore Jake Hillebrand (13-20) finished sixth at 132 pounds. He was pinned
by Regis-McDonells Joe Larsen (5-19) in
the quarterfinals in 3:52 and by Prescotts
Jonah Luksich (4-16) in 1:07 in the fifthplace match. Freshman Paul Nedland
(18-21) was sixth at 106 pounds. He was
pinned in the quarterfinals in 1:15 by
Regis-McDonells Zach Yengo (11-10) and
by Prescotts Ethan Tulip (11-23) in 1:45 in
the fifth-place match.
Overall, the boys did wrestle a tough
season, Sonnentag said. We were pretty banged up the last part of the season,
which didnt help us out down the stretch.
The boys battled back hard from those
injuries but came up short on Saturday.
We will be getting nine of our 11 wrestlers back for next season and should be
bringing in a few competitive freshman.
All we can do now is start building for the
future and be as prepared as we can be
when next season rolls around.

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Thursday, February 19, 2015

Page 5

Medford pushes past Pines in second half; shot down by Lakeland

The Northland Pines Eagles had
Medfords boys basketball team out of
sync through Tuesdays first half, but the
Raiders changed things up defensively in
the second half and that sparked them to
a 53-42 road win.
Medford coach Ryan Brown said this
was the second straight game where the
team struggled to make shots. Pines executed a solid game to take a 22-17 halftime lead.
The Raiders, though, turned it around
after halftime, outscoring the Eagles
36-20. An 18-8 third-quarter run was the
turning point.
Eventually just to try to find a kick
start, we went to our man defense,
Brown said. We got some quick turnovers and started making some shots.
Sophomore guard Osy Ekwueme
played a big part in the strong second

half, scoring 11 of his 13 points in that

time. Garrett Strebig hit a couple of big
threes in the half as well. He hit three
threes overall for nine points.
Brown credited Taylor Dunlap with
some solid play as well.
Taylor only scored four points, but
he really controlled the game, Brown
said. He got a lot of rebounds. He did a
great job in our man-to-man. He blocked
some shots coming from the help side.
Elliot Marshall hit double figures
with 10 points. Sophomore guard Jake
Sullivan had his best game, scoring nine
points, including a big three-pointer in
the second half. Cameron Wenzel scored
six points and Trent Klemm added two.
The Raiders helped themselves by
making 17 of 19 free throws.
The Raiders led 11-10 after one quarter
but got outscored 12-6 in the second quarter.
They were very patient on offense,

Girls hockey bitten by Tigers;

WIAA opener is tonight
Baleigh Johnson lit the lamp four
times, leading the Black River Falls Coop to an 8-1 win over Medfords girls
hockey team in Thursdays regular-season finale.
Johnson scored the first two goals of
the game, giving the host Tigers all the
scoring they would need to improve to
10-13. She added two in the final period,
when Black River Falls pushed its lead
from 5-1 to 8-1.
Marissa McPeak scored Medfords
goal with 29 seconds left in the first period. Sienna Demulling had the assist.
That cut the Tigers lead at the time to
3-1.
The Tigers set the tone, outshooting
Medford 15-4 in the opening 17 minutes.
Johnson connected for even-strength
goals at 2:03 and 10:03. Khloe Spears
made it 3-0 at the 15:56 mark. McPeak answered 35 seconds later.
Destiny Muir made it 4-1 at the 8:48
mark of the second period. Miranda
Hizer punched in a power-play goal with
24 seconds left to extend the lead to 5-1.
Johnsons goal 25 seconds into the
third period and Hana Ledebuhrs goal
50 seconds later all but ended the suspense. Johnson got the last goal at the
7:02 mark.
Taylor Gular, Abbie Johnson and
Kacie Suchanek had two assists apiece

Pool
Wednesday Night Pool League
PBRs Lounge Around, 76 wins; Thirsty Choppers, 73; Cindys Bar I, 68; Gad Bar, 63; Kountry
Korners II, 56; Cindys Bar II, 55; Steppin Up to
Bottoms Up I, 51; Kountry Korners I, 49; Mainstreet Bar I, 47; Mainstreet Bar II, 46; Steppin Up
to Bottoms Up II, 45; Thirsty Moose, 42; Deer
Trail, 41.
Feb. 11: Thirsty Choppers 8, Deer Trail 1; Gad 5,
Steppin Up II 4; PBRs Lounge Around 5, Steppin Up I 4; Cindys II 7, Mainstreet II 2; Cindys
I 5, Mainstreet I 4; Kountry Korners II 5, Kountry
Korners I 4; Thirsty Moose, bye.
Medford Womens League
Cindys, 62 games won, 90 games played; Hacienda, 56, 90; Steppin Up, 54, 99; Thirsty Moose,
47, 90; Main Street II, 45, 81; VFW, 40, 81; Main
Street I, 34, 81; Bogeys, 30, 90; Gad, 28, 90.
Results: Thirsty Moose 5, Bogeys 4; Hacienda 8,
Gad 1; Main Street II 5, Cindys 4; Steppin Up 5,
Main Street I 4.

for Black River Falls.

Emily Lybert had 23 saves for
Medford, 20 of which came in the first
two periods. Mollie Lelonek had 13 saves
for the Tigers.
Black River Falls was two for four on
power plays. Medford did not score in
three power-play chances.
Medford (3-18) is the eighth seed in
the WIAA D.C. Everest sectional and
will play at top-D.C. Everest (the Central
Wisconsin Storm) tonight, Thursday, in
a WIAA regional final. The Storm are the
seven-time defending sectional champions. They carry a six-game winning
streak and a 16-6-1 record into tonights
game at the Greenheck Fieldhouse.
Game time is 7 p.m.
If Medford pulls off the monumental
upset, it would play at either fifth-seeded
Point-Rapids (6-13-3) or fourth-seeded
Tomahawk (13-10-1) on Tuesday.
GREAT NORTHERN CONFERENCE
GIRLS HOCKEY FINAL STANDINGS
Conf.
Overall
W-L-T
W-L-T
Waupaca
11-1-0
22-2-0
Rhine.-Antigo-3L
9-2-1
18-4-2
Northland Pines
8-3-1
15-8-1
Marshfield
6-6-0
7-13-0
Tomahawk
5-7-0
13-10-1
Lakeland
2-10-0
3-15-0
Medford
0-12-0
3-18-0
Feb. 12: Black River Falls Co-op 8, Medford
1.
Feb. 13: Waupaca 4, Tomahawk 1; Marshfield 5,
Lakeland 0; Rhinelander-Antigo-Three Lakes 4,
Fox Cities 1.
Feb. 19 WIAA reg. finals: Medford at Central
Wisconsin, Point-Rapids at Tomahawk, Lakeland at Rhinelander-Antigo-Three Lakes, Fond
du Lac Co-op at Waupaca.
Feb. 20 WIAA reg. final: Marshfield at Northland Pines.
Feb. 24: WIAA sectional semifinals.

Volleyball
Medford Womens League
A League: Thums Construction, 18-6; ABG
Masonry, 15-6; Riemers, 13-11; Reflections, 1215; Thums Trucking, 10-14; Frese Frame, 9-12;
Timberline, 4-17.
B League: Quality Reality, 26-1; Pro Express, 23-4;
K&B, 16-8; WD 40, 15-12; Thirsty Moose, 14-7;
Klinner, 11-13; Nicolet, 11-16; Neubauers, 10-14;
Vet Clinic, 9-18; Phillips, 7-17; Allied MH, 7-20;
Stetsonville Lumber, 2-22.

and we werent as patient, Brown said.

We didnt shoot well. In the last two
games now, we havent shot the ball
great. We probably depended on the outside shot too much and stopped attacking
the rim. Defensively it was a frustrating
half, because it seemed like we werent
playing with the same energy we normally have.
Michael Rosinski led the Eagles with
11 points, while Kevin Gauthier scored
nine and Kody Godleske added eight.
Northland Pines fell to 0-10 in the GNC
and 3-16 overall.
Medford, now 4-7 in the GNC and 9-10
overall, will play in front of its home
crowd for the last time this season tonight, Thursday, when it hosts the
Nekoosa Papermakers in the back end of
a girls-boys non-conference varsity doubleheader. Tip time is slated for about
7:30 p.m.
The Raiders will finish the regular
season on Feb. 26 when they visit the
Antigo Red Robins for a 7:15 p.m. tip
time. That game will be played at Antigo
Middle School because the high school is
the site for that nights WIAA Division 2
gymnastics sectional.
The WIAA regional seeding process will take place this weekend with
Medford virtually guaranteed of being
the sixth seed in the six-team bracket.
Merrill is the favorite to land the top seed,
but its anyones guess how Rhinelander,
Lakeland, Mosinee and Wausau East will
be seeded in between.

Thunderbirds roll
On Friday, the Lakeland Thunderbirds
got on an early roll and the Raiders
couldnt keep up in a 62-45 loss in
Minocqua.
The Raiders stayed within shouting
distance through halftime, but a 17-5
third-quarter run was the knockout
punch for Lakeland, turning a 31-21 halftime lead into a 48-26 rout.

GREAT NORTHERN CONFERENCE

BOYS BASKETBALL STANDINGS
Conf.
Overall
W
L
W
L
Rhinelander
9
1
10
10
Mosinee
8
2
14
6
Lakeland
8
2
13
7
Antigo
6
4
14
5
Medford
4
7
9
10
Tomahawk
1
10
5
15
Northland Pines
0
10
3
16
Feb. 13: Lakeland 62, Medford 45; Rhinelander 52, Antigo 42; Mosinee 65, Tomahawk 36.
Feb. 16: D.C. Everest 55, Lakeland 39.
Feb. 17: Medford 53, Northland Pines 42;
Mosinee 49, Rhinelander 47; Lakeland 67, Tomahawk 30; Antigo 61, Wausau East 56.
Feb. 19: Nekoosa at Medford.
Feb. 20: Lakeland at Rhinelander, Antigo at
Mosinee, Northland Pines at Tomahawk.
Feb. 23: Northland Pines at Prentice, Crandon
at Tomahawk.
Feb. 26: Medford at Antigo, Lakeland at
Mosinee, Northland Pines at Rhinelander.

We made five three-pointers, but we

probably shot 25, Brown said. We had
some great looks too. The other problem
we had was they controlled the glass. We
were doing everything we could to get
some rebounds. Theyre a much bigger
team than we are. We couldnt find a way
to get some boards.
Lakeland shot well too, he added.
They were contested shots too. They
knocked them down. It was just one of
those games.
Lakelands 6-4 junior forward Andrew
McGill scored nine first-quarter points
to spark the T-Birds game-opening 21-9
run. Lakeland hit three three-pointers in
the quarter.
Wenzel knocked down two long
balls and Dunlap scored six points in
the second quarter to keep the Raiders
in the game. But Dunlap had the only
five points Medford scored in the third.
McGill scored six more and Levi Herrick
hit three field goals and scored seven of

See MEDFORD on page 13

State meet is this weekend

Continued from page 3
Krueger and Heidi Fliehs had no such
problems. They filled the house with
rocks early and often in a 12-2 win.

State tourney time

15th and is in a pool with Pardeeville

I, seventh-seeded Poynette, 10th-seeded Wausau West I and 18th-seeded
Homestead.
The varsity girls are seeded sixth out
of 16 teams in their tournament. The
Raiders get third-seeded Stevens Point,
11th-seeded Poynette and 14th-seeded
Wausau East II in their pool. Medford
II is the 13th seed and is in a pool with
top-seeded Pardeeville, eighth-seeded
Portage II and ninth-seeded Wausau East
I.
Portage I is the two-seed and Kettle
Moraine is the four-seed.
Boys and girls semifinals will take
place at 4 p.m. on Saturday, followed by
the championship matches at 7 p.m.

The 2014-15 season comes to a close

this weekend with Medford putting two
teams in both the boys and girls state
tournament brackets. The tournament
returns to the Wausau Curling Center,
where eight sheets of competition will
take place all day Friday and Saturday.
Medford has earned championship
and runner-up finishes the past two seasons in boys competition. The Raiders
top team is lined up for another potential
run toward an appearance in the finals of
the 20-team boys tournament.
The team skipped by
Shear is the third seed behind number-one Portage
Courage
I, who Medford beat in the
To
Battle of the Brooms on
Dec. 19, and Tietge Bonspiel
Change
champion Pardeeville I.
Recovery
Stevens Point is seeded
fourth.
Medford is in a five-team
Medford, Abbotsford & Phillips
pool with Wausau East I,
Eau Claire, Portage II and
D.C. Everest II. Medford
State Certied Outpatient Treatment - Counseling
swept sixth-seeded East in
Northern Conference play
Alcohol, Drug & Mental Health Services
but lost to the Lumberjacks
at the Tietge Bonspiel.
Rae Ann Wichlacz MS, LPC, CSAC - Director/Therapist
Medford II, skipped by
Gayle Pierce MS, LPC, CSAC, LCSW - Therapist/Counselor
Schumacher, is seeded

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Thursday, February 19, 2015

Late-season signature win just

eludes the Lady Redmen twice
by Sports Reporter Bryan Wegter
The Rib Lake Lady Redmen basketball
team dug themselves a big hole in the
first three quarters of Tuesday nights
game against the Phillips Loggers, and
they nearly climbed all the way out.
Down 14 midway through the third
quarter, the Redmen rallied back to
tie the game at 38 with two minutes to
play, but the comeback ran out of gas
and Phillips emerged with the 42-38
Marawood North win.
We need to learn how to win the close
ones and to not dig ourselves such deep
holes that we have to battle so hard to
climb back out of, Rib Lake head coach
Mike Wudi said.
The score stayed close in the first
quarter as the Loggers got a 10-8 lead
after the first period. Phillips broke the
game open in the second quarter as they
outscored the Redmen 14-6 to take a 24-14
lead into halftime.
The Loggers added four more to the
lead by taking the third quarter 12-8, but
Rib Lake was beginning its comeback.
The Redmen continued to fight and
were able to tie the game with two minutes to go, but four free throws out of
Phillips were enough to seal the game as
Rib Lake had no answer on offense.
Ellie Lochner scored 15 to lead the
Loggers. Makala Williams and Morgan
Edwards each netted eight in the win.
The Loggers made up for a poor night
from the floor (15 of 49) with a strong
night at the foul line (10 of 14). They made
two three-pointers in the game.
Rib Lake got another big game out of
Ciara Scheithauer. She scored 17 points
and pulled down eight rebounds. Katie
Cardey returned to the lineup and scored
eight points with 10 rebounds. Regan
Dobbs scored seven points and grabbed
three rebounds and three steals. Jasmine
Fitzl scored two points but swiped four
steals from the Loggers. The Redmen
were 15 of 36 (41.6 percent) from the field
and five of 10 at the free throw line.
Another great effort, but we keep
coming up just a bit short, Wudi said.
Rib Lake (5-16) concludes its regular season on Friday when it hosts a
Marawood Crossover against Northland
Lutheran. Game time is slated for 7 p.m.
On Tuesday, Rib Lake will travel to
Thorp in the first round of the WIAA
Division 5 girls basketball tournament.
The Cardinals (12-9) finished fifth in the
Cloverbelt West. That game tips at 7 p.m.

Overtime loss
Down 10 going into the fourth quarter
on Thursday, the Redmen rallied to force
overtime against the visiting Abbotsford
Falcons, one of the top teams in the
Marawood North. Unfortunately, they
came up short in the extra session and
fell 51-48.
The Redmen fit a whole seasons
worth of tension and excitement into the
final 12 minutes. The Falcons led 38-28
going into the fourth quarter, but three
straight Rib Lake baskets got the crowd
roaring. Abbotsford had to call a timeout
to stop the momentum with 5:40 left.
The stoppage didnt slow down the
Redmen. Scheithauer made twos on
consecutive trips as Rib Lake tied it at
38 with 4:19 left. Abbotsfords Brooklyn
Gunderson stopped the Rib Lake run
by making two free throws to put the
Falcons up two. Fitzl swished a jumper
with 1:46 to play that tied the game again.
Following an Abbotsford turnover,
Fitzl found a wide-open Hailey Wudi for
the go-ahead jumper off left wing with
1:10 to play. Falcons guard Shelly Kneifl
was able to draw contact and went to the

MARAWOOD NORTH DIVISION

GIRLS BASKETBALL FINAL STANDINGS
Conf.
Overall
W
L
W
L
Athens
10
2
14
6
Edgar
9
3
13
8
Abbotsford
9
3
13
8
Prentice
7
5
11
10
Phillips
5
7
9
11
Rib Lake
1
11
5
16
Chequamegon
1
11
4
16
Feb. 12: Abbotsford 51, Rib Lake 48 (OT);
Athens 45, Edgar 43; Phillips 39, Chequamegon
34; Prentice 43, Bruce 22.
Feb. 16: Marathon 55, Abbotsford 26; South
Shore 81, Chequamegon 45.
Feb. 17: Phillips 42, Rib Lake 38; Abbotsford
45, Edgar 44; Auburndale 62, Athens 38.
Feb. 20 Marawood Crossovers: 3rd Auburndale at Abbotsford or Edgar. 4th Stratford at
Prentice. 5th Newman Catholic at Phillips.
6th North. Lutheran at Rib Lake. 7th
Pittsville at Chequamegon.
Feb. 21 Marawood Championships at Abbotsford: 1st Marathon vs. Athens. 2nd W.R.
Assumption vs. Edgar or Abbotsford.
Feb. 24 WIAA Div. 5 regionals: Rib Lake at
Thorp, Gilman at Prentice, North. Lutheran at
Abbotsford.
Feb. 24 WIAA Div. 4 regionals: Chequamegon
at Colby, Spencer at Edgar.

line with 38.2 to go. She made both attempts and once again tied the game.
Rib Lake got into its half-court offense
looking for a game-winning shot, but a
pass was picked off by the Falcons and
they went on the offensive. Just outside
the three-point arc, Wudi intercepted a
pass and raced up court with 11 seconds
to go. The Falcons stole the ball back but
were called for a double-dribble in the
process. The Redmen set up their offense
with 8.5 seconds left. Gracie Weinke
took the inbound and, with no one open,
fired a shot as time expired. The Falcons
blocked the shot, sending the game to
overtime tied at 42.
Abbotsford won the tip, but tough defense from Rib Lake forced them into a
backcourt violation. Wudi hit her second
big shot of the night to put the Redmen up
two with 3:25 to go. The Falcons answered
with a basket of their own. On Rib Lakes
next possession, Mariah Thums found
herself open on the left sideline and took
the three-point attempt. The ball found
the rim several times before rolling into
the hoop and put the crowd on its feet as
the Redmen took a three-point lead.
Abbotsford wasnt rattled. The Falcons
got the next two baskets and retook the
lead with two minutes to play. With 1:29
to play, Scheithauer found herself at the
line and made one of two free throws to
tie the game at 48. The Falcons took possession and lost the ball in a scrum on
their attempt, but it was ruled to be off a
Rib Lake defender.
On the inbound, Kneifl charged to
the hoop and put up a shot while being
fouled. The shot fell and the small contingent of Abbotsford fans cheered while
the rest of the gym fell silent. She missed
the free throw to keep the Redmen
down two. With 15.2 seconds remaining,
Scheithauer took the inbound and dribbled up court. Just after crossing halfcourt, an Abbotsford defender attacked
and was able to force a jump ball with
possession going back to the Falcons.
Kneifl was fouled and made one of the
two following free throws.
As the second shot clanged off the rim,
Regan Dobbs gathered the rebound for
the Redmen. As she crossed mid-court
she let loose a shot that found only the
front of the rim as the clock expired.
Rib Lake battled through several injuries and the absence of starting forward
Cardey (illness) to stay with the Falcons
until their fourth quarter explosion. Fitzl

See LADY REDMEN on page 12

Fouled

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Rib Lakes Ciara Scheithauer (30) gets fouled by Abbotsfords Elli Carpenter (24) as
she takes the ball to the hoop during the second quarter of the Redmens 51-48 loss to
the Falcons last Thursday.

Gilman falls to Dons; Skabrouds

double-double beats Granton
by Sports Editor Matt Frey
The turnover bug hit early, then
Columbus Catholic seemingly hit a
big shot every time they needed one on
Monday in a 48-35 win over Gilmans
girls basketball team.
The Pirates hoped to finish Eastern
Cloverbelt Conference play with a twogame winning streak. Instead, they settled for a 3-13 mark in league play and a
spot in tonights eighth-place game of the
Cloverbelt Crossovers against the Cadott
Hornets to wrap up the regular season.
Columbus Catholic led wire-to-wire
Monday, getting a huge night from junior guard Jessica Trad. She scorched
the nets for half of her teams points with
24. She nailed five three-point shots.
They hit some timely shots, Gilman
head coach Chris Skabroud said. About
the time you figured you could work your
way back in it, they hit one. They have
some good shooters. Theres no doubt
about that.
The Pirates tried to take two of those
shooters, Trad and Abby Baierl, out with
a triangle-and-two look early. But the
Dons quick senior point guard Meena
Thill beat that with two early 15-foot
jumpers. Trad beat Gilmans zone in the
second quarter with two big threes and
Baierl added her lone long ball of the
night as the Dons opened up a 22-9 lead
before settling for a 26-14 halftime bulge.
Skabroud felt the Pirates lacked energy in the opening 16 minutes and were
hurt by turnovers, most of which were

unforced against Columbus Catholics

full-court pressure.
Their press should have never given
us that many problems, he said. We
broke it right one and got a layup. But
then we didnt do it again.
A strong offensive third quarter kept
the Pirates in the game, yet the Dons kept
them at arms length. Taylor Hendricks
opened the quarter with a three-pointer,
but Trad answered with one. Kendall
Skabroud canned a long ball to make it
29-20 with 5:35 left. Trad hit a jumper off
a long rebound and buried a three-ball to
make it 35-20.
Makaylen Skabroud then found her
shooting stroke for Gilman, scoring inside, hitting a baseline jumper off a turnover and then getting a three-point play
while hitting another baseline jumper
to pull the Pirates within 35-27 with 1:01
to go. An Alishia Reigel free throw gave
the Dons a nine-point lead going into the
fourth quarter.
Kyla Schoene scored off a Kendall
Skabroud assist to start the fourth and
Hendricks hit a shot in the lane to cut the
deficit to 39-31 with more than five minutes left, but that was as close as Gilman
would get.
Makaylen Skabrouds 13 points paced
Gilman. She also grabbed a team-high
seven rebounds. Schoene wasnt at 100
percent and finished with seven points,
three rebounds and two steals. Kendall
Skabroud hit two three-pointers for six

See GILMAN GIRLS on page 12

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Hortonville team to beat in Division 2 girls sectional

After earning a two-seed in 2014,
Hortonville (18-3) has risen to number-one
in this seasons Division 2 Marshfield girls
basketball sectional. The Polar Bears hold a
one-game lead over Kimberly in the Fox Valley
Association and can clinch the league title
with a win over Fon du Lac Thursday. Maddie
Dunathan is the top scorer on the squad at 15.7
ppg. Shay Frederick chips in 11.2 ppg for the
Polar Bears. Lost two games to Kimberly this
year, other loss is to De Pere. Pair of wins over
Appleton North and defeated two-seed New
London 60-43 on Jan. 3. Hortonville averages
55.8 ppg while giving up 43.9 ppg.
Hortonville lost to New London (13-8)
in their third-round game last season. The
Bulldogs went all the way to the sectional finals before losing last year, but theyll have
a more difficult route this time. New London
sits in third place in the Bay Conference but
has a chance to clinch at least a share of the title if they can beat West De Pere tonight. Lost
to Rhinelander 34-33 on Jan. 31. Pair of wins
over Shawano and defeated Appleton East in
the season opener back on Nov. 20.
One-seed Mosinee (15-6) out of the Great
Northern Conference has a season sweep of
Rhinelander but also lost to Antigo on Jan.
9. Split the season series with GNC leader
Lakeland. Bailey Schultz leads the Indians at
13.2 ppg.
Onalaska (15-6) grabs a one-seed for
the second straight year. It didnt help the
Hilltoppers last year as they were bounced in
the third round by La Crosse Central (7-15). If
Central knocks off Sparta in the first round,
Onalaska will have its chance for revenge
in round two. Onalaska has season sweeps

against Central and La Crosse Logan and are

two games back of Aquinas in the Mississippi
Valley Conference.
River Falls (11-10) may have the worst
record of one-seeds in the Marshfield sectional, but their body of work suggests the
Wildcats will have success in the postseason.
River Falls is currently fifth in the Big Rivers
Conference. Defeated New Richmond 59-32 on
Dec. 23 and beat Rice Lake 45-38 on Feb. 3. Also
has a pair of wins over three-seed Menomonie.
Despite occupying the top spot in the GNC,
Lakeland (18-2) was seeded below Mosinee.
The Thunderbirds only two losses came
against Mosinee on Dec. 2 and Merrill on Jan.
20. Owns a 54-37 win over Rhinelander, a 57-37
win over Wausau East this year, and a season
sweep of Antigo. Lilith Schuman scores 15.2
ppg and Abby Schrom scores 11.4 for Lakeland.
Best of the rest: Three-seed Antigo (165) will be seeking a reversal of last years second round game when they play New London
on Feb. 27. Last years game was won by New
London, 46-28. The Red Robins got a season
sweep of Rhinelander and beat Shawano 2621 on Nov. 21. Lost twice to Lakeland but
beat Mosinee 43-42 on Jan. 9. Rice Lake (1111) struggled in the Big Rivers, but swept
both games against first-round opponent
Menomonie. Sophomore Ella Ellenson is the
top scorer for the Warriors at 13.6 ppg.
It figures to be an intense atmosphere
when Medford (6-14) travels to Merrill (515) in the first round. The two squads met in
the opening game of the year, won by Merrill
46-43. The Blue Jays have wins over Lakeland
(Jan. 20) and La Crosse Logan (Jan. 24), but are
sixth in the seven-team Valley Conference.

Familiar names highlight Division 5 bracket

The usual suspects, along with one newcomer, make up the top contenders in the
Spooner Div. 5 girls basketball sectional.
After losing to Owen-Withee in the sectional final last season, 51-48, South Shore (19-2)
is hoping for revenge as both sides are poised
to make deep runs. Led by 6-3 senior Megan
Gustafson (38.8 ppg, 19.1 rpg), the Cardinals
shouldnt have much trouble with their half
of the sectional. The Iowa-commit scored a
season-high 49 in a 76-46 win over WakefieldMarenisco on Jan. 17 and has scored 40 or
more points on 11 occasions this season. She
scored 46 on Monday night to become the
states all-time leading scorer with 2,917 career points. The Cardinals went undefeated in
conference to clinch the Indianhead West title.
Only losses were to Northwestern (49-58) on
Dec. 19 and Siren (42-44) on Jan. 30. Beat fellow
number-one seed Northwood 49-31 on Dec. 12.
Owen-Withee (16-5), will have a slightly
tougher task to make it to the sectional final
for the third straight year. The Blackhawks
would have to get by three-seed Thorp in the
second round before a likely date with oneseed Flambeau. Thorp got a 37-29 win over
Owen-Withee back on Dec. 2. Whitney Baehr
and Stephany Heggemeier both score about 15
ppg. Owen-Withee tied Neillsville for second
in the Cloverbelt East behind Loyal.
One-seed Flambeau (20-1) took the
Lakeland East title with an undefeated conference season. The Falcons only loss came
in their opening game of the year on Nov. 20
against Northwood, 43-30. Beat Siren 60-45 on
Jan. 20 and Prentice 62-32 on Jan. 26.
Clayton (18-3) is the other one-seed in
the Chetek-Weyerhauser half of the sectional.

The Bears are in third place in the Lakeland

Central. They split their series with two-seed
Turtle Lake this year. On Dec. 19, they got a
44-32 win while on Feb. 6 the Lakers won 49-40.
Defeated Northwood 36-22 on Jan. 20. As a oneseed last year, the Bears were upset by Eau
Claire Immanuel in the second round.
Northwood (15-6) awaits the winner of
Shell Lake and Luck. The Evergreens lost to
Siren on Jan. 6, 42-31. Got a pair of wins over
Turtle Lake and defeated Flambeau on Nov.
20. Senior forward McKayla Waggoner is the
top scorer and rebounder on the team at 12.8
and 6.4 respectively.
Best of the rest: With wins over one-seeds
South Shore (Jan. 30) and Northwood (Jan. 6),
Siren (16-4) has the potential to make some
noise. The Dragons beat Frederic on Jan. 13,
but lost the rematch last Thursday. Turtle
Lake (14-7) got a win over Frederic on Nov.
20 and has also beaten Clayton this year. Eau
Claire Immanuel Lutheran (16-3) suffered
their only losses of the year in both games
against Independence (Dec. 2 and Feb. 3)
and on Feb. 12 against McDonell Central as
they finished second in the Dairyland Small.
Frederic (16-5) currently sits in first place in
the Lakeland West. Lara Harlander leads the
Vikings with 19.6 ppg.
Itll be a seafarers dream when Gilman
(6-15) and Prentice (11-10) meet in the first
round. The Pirates took Owen-Withee to the
final minute before falling 62-58 on Feb. 10.
The Buccaneers beat Athens 52-49 on Feb. 6
and enters the postseason having won three
straight in the Marawood North.
Compiled by Sports Reporter Bryan Wegter

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Thursday,
Thursday,September
February 19,
22, 2015
2011

Scheithauer scores 23;

Redmen hold off Abbotsford
by Sports Reporter Bryan Wegter
Joe Scheithauer continued his excellent season and the Rib Lake Redmen
boys basketball team knocked off the
visiting Abbotsford Falcons 54-50 in a
Marawood North contest on Friday.
Both teams went on scoring runs
throughout the game and Abbotsford got
within one point late in the fourth, but it
was the Redmen who emerged with the
win.
Scheithauer was a one-man act in
the first quarter. He poured in 12 of Rib
Lakes 16 points in the opening period.
He was all over the boards on both ends
as well. The Falcons got four points
from Dillon Novak as they scored 12 in
the first. Aggressive defense from the
Redmen forced several turnovers from
the Falcons that set the early tone in what
would become a very physical struggle.
We had a very strong start to the
game. As he usually is, Joe was a big part
of that, Rib Lake head coach Jason Wild
said.
Both squads opened up on offense in
the second quarter. Jacob Lavin made
a pair of free throws to get Abbotsford
rolling, but the Redmen countered with
the next six points as they ran their lead
to eight. Treven Gorst made a three and
the Falcons answered with the next eight
points to tie the game at 22. Scheithauer
started another roll for Rib Lake with
a layup. The Redmen got the next four
points as well to recapture the lead.
Jordan Cardey made a three in the final
seconds before halftime as Rib Lake took
a 33-27 lead into the break.
Jared Hovde got the first bucket after
halftime and Scheithauer followed that
with another basket to give the Redmen
a 10-point lead. But after a good start,
the third quarter doldrums that have
plagued Rib Lake struck again.
Abbotsfords Ethan Kramas was
red-hot as he made three-pointers on
three straight possessions and added
a two-point jumper on a fourth to pull
the Falcons in front, 38-37. As hes done
so many times in the past few months,
Scheithauer was the one who came up
with the basket the Redmen desperately needed. His two-pointer ended the
Falcons scoring run and allowed Rib
Lake to regain their footing heading into
the games decisive minutes.
Austin Ewan scored a layup to extend

MARAWOOD NORTH DIVISION

BOYS BASKETBALL STANDINGS
Conf.
Overall
W
L
W
L
Phillips
11
1
18
3
Edgar
8
2
12
6
Chequamegon
6
5
10
9
Rib Lake
5
5
10
9
Prentice
3
8
8
10
Abbotsford
3
8
3
16
Athens
2
9
4
14
Feb. 13: Rib Lake 54, Abbotsford 50; Phillips
56, Chequamegon 43; Edgar 56, Athens 40; Prentice 75, Flambeau 44.
Feb. 16: Hayward 52, Phillips 49; Athens 48,
Spencer 47; W.R. Assumption 62, Abbotsford 57;
Iola-Scandinavia 48, Edgar 40.
Feb. 17: Chequamegon 55, Ladysmith 45; Prentice 62, Bruce 50.
Feb. 19: Athens at Rib Lake, Abbotsford at
Chequamegon, Prentice at Edgar.
Feb. 23: Edgar at Rib Lake, Abbotsford at Auburndale, Northland Pines at Prentice, Athens at
Stanley-Boyd, Washburn at Chequamegon.
Feb. 26: Marawood Crossovers (3rd-7th) at
South sites.

the Redmens lead to three heading into

the fourth.
For whatever reason, the third quarter has been a mixed bag for us all year.
The guys did a good job to fight through
that tonight, Wild said.
Ewan made the first basket of the
fourth after Cardey found him open under the basket following a steal. Rib Lake
scored six of the next eight points as they
built their lead to nine with 4:48 to play.
The Falcons werent down yet. Lavin
made a pair of free throws and drained
a three to pull his side within four with
1:25 to go. Garrett Rau made a three on
Abbotsfords next possession to trim the
lead to one, but that was as close as the
visiting team would get. Scheithauer
made a free throw and Jordan Blomberg
made a pair with 12 seconds left as the
Redmen shut the door on any comeback
hopes for the Falcons.
Gorst scored 16 to lead Abbotsford.
Kramas scored 13 and Lavin netted 12 in
the loss. The Falcons were eight of 13 at
the free throw line and made six threes
in the game.
Coming off a season-high 26 points
last week against Lake Holcombe,
Scheithauer scored 23 to continue his recent string of excellent games. A big game
off the bench for Ewan proved important
as well. He scored 10 points and played
effective minutes in relief of the starting
five. Blomberg added eight points while

Cardey scored seven. The Redmen made

one three-pointer and were three of five
at the free throw line.
Joe continued to play great. He was
all over the place. Weve talked recently
about getting more production out of our
bench players, and Austin (Ewan) picked
up the slack tonight. He played a smart
game, Wild said.
The Redmen (10-9) are back at home
tonight, Thursday, against Athens as
they continue through the final stretch
of Marawood games. Theyll finish the
conference season at home on Monday
when they welcome Edgar. Both games
have 7:30 p.m. starts. Athens beat Rib
Lake in overtime in their Jan. 16 meeting and Edgar got a 16-point win over the
Redmen on Jan. 27.
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the Redmen beat Abbotsford 54-50 last
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Crossover game on Feb. 26 at a Marawood

South site to finish the regular season.
You can tell some of the guys are
starting to wear down. Its a long season
and we dont have much to play for in the
conference anymore, so its about pride
now, especially for the seniors. Were just
trying to put it all together for the postseason run, Wild said.

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This Weekend

Terry Lekies, former Medford resident, is shown with

Jane Seymour at the Milan Art Gallery in Fort Worth,
Texas. Seymour, who is known for her award winning films and television roles, including Dr. Quinn,
Medicine Woman, is also an artist, painting in floral
watercolor brushstrokes. She recently established the
Open Hearts Foundation, designing jewelry for Kay
Jewelers, with profits benefitting childrens health and
education. Lekies, a professional musician in the Fort
Worth area, played piano and harmonica for the reception of the benefit art exhibition.

Friday, February 20
9 Pin Tap Scotch Doubles at 6:30 and 9:30 p.m. at
Pirates Cove Sports Bar & Bowl in Gilman.
Music by Lonie G from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. at Hacienda.

Saturday, February 21
Taylor County Tavern League Snow Golf
Tournament and Chili Cook-off starting at 10:30 a.m.
at Hannahs Hen House.
Couples Dart Tourney starting at noon at Mohrs
Bar.
Doubles Cribbage starting at 1 p.m. at JuJus
Place.
Underhand Dartball Tournament starting at 1
p.m. at Crossroads.
Gail Lindahl and Lloyd Lindahl Doubles
Cribbage Memorial Tournament starting at 1 p.m.
at Bogeys.
Dumpling Daze from 3 to 7 p.m. at St. Peter
Lutheran Church.
Special Olympics Soup Supper and Bake Sale
from 4 to 7 p.m. at Holy Rosary Catholic Church and
School.
9 Pin Tap Scotch Doubles at 6:30 and 9:30 p.m. at
Pirates Cove Sports Bar & Bowl in Gilman.
Live music by Red Coal Carpet starting at 9 p.m. at
Roost Bar.
Live music by The Blue Moon Band from 9 p.m. to
1 a.m. at Hacienda.

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Saturday, February 28

Aspirus Medford Hospitals 3rd Annual

Womens Health Retreat from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at
Northcentral Technical College.

3:00 -7:00 p.m.

Hosted by

Gun Show from 3 to 8 p.m. at Oak Avenue

Community Center in Marshfield.

8th Annual Lee Drolshagen Memorial Pool

Tournament starting at 10 a.m. at DCs Breaktime,
Fuzzys, Tappers and Point-0-Eight Bar.

Saturday, February 21

Winners of the fishing contest will be

announced at the lake when the contest ends!!

Serving chicken noodle, cheesy

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Meal includes: Soup, cheese &
crackers, bread & dessert
Bake sale will be held
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Gun Show from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Oak Avenue

Community Center in Marshfield.
Special Occasion Dress Resale from 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. at the Taylor County Education Center.
6th Annual Strike-A-Bond Bowling Tournament
at noon and 3 p.m. at The Sports Page.
Four Person Underhand Dartball Tourney at
Foxys.
Chicago Style Luck of the Draw Dart
Tournament and Triple Shoot starting at 7:30 p.m. at
Zondlos.
Texas Hold Em at JuJus.

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Sunday, February 22
59th Annual Chelsea Conservation Club Ice
Fishing Contest on Chelsea Lake with music by Mr.
Concertina.
Medford FFA and FFA Alumni Pancake
Breakfast from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Medford Senior
High cafeteria.

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22, 2015
2011

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Gilman girls beat Bulldogs

Continued from page 6
points and had eight assists. Hendricks
scored five and Morgan Birkenholz and
Desire Budzinski scored two each.
Birkenholz had three assists.
Gilman (6-15) drew the fifth seed in its
WIAA Division 5 regional bracket and
will travel to fourth-seeded Prentice (1110) Tuesday to open post-season play.
Prentice has played well in the second
half of the season in the Marawood
North, including getting a win at league
co-champion Athens on Feb. 6.
Tuesdays winner advances to a Feb.
27 regional semifinal, in all likelihood, at
top-seeded Flambeau (20-1).

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Gilman was challenged on Friday by
last-place Granton, but the Pirates survived, leaning on Makaylen Skabrouds
20 points and 11 rebounds in a 41-31 home
win.
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by Columbus Catholic guard Meena Thill during the third quarter of Mondays 48-35
loss. This was Gilmans final Eastern Cloverbelt Conference game of the season.

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was injured in the second quarter after
a hard fall while rebounding and Dobbs
had to come out during the fourth quarter after taking an elbow to the nose.
Kneifl led Abbotsford with 16 points,
six rebounds, five steals, and four assists. Elli Carpenter scored 12 points and
grabbed five rebounds and four steals.
Celebrating Senior Night, Scheithauer
had a monster game for the Redmen.
She scored 17 points and grabbed 15 rebounds for Rib Lake. Dobbs also had a
huge game, scoring 16 points on eight of

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GIRLS BASKETBALL STANDINGS
Conf.
Overall
W
L
W
L
Lakeland
10
1
19
2
Mosinee
9
2
15
6
Antigo
7
4
15
5
Rhinelander
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5
11
10
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14
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13
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11
1
19
Feb. 13: Lakeland 39, Medford 23; Antigo 35,
Rhinelander 32; Mosinee 69, Tomahawk 37.
Feb. 14: Marathon 63, Northland Pines 40.
Feb. 17: Medford 57, Northland Pines 39;
Mosinee 50, Rhinelander 47; Lakeland 63, Tomahawk 24; Antigo 64, Wausau East 42.
Feb. 19: Nekoosa at Medford.
Feb. 20: Mosinee at Antigo, Lakeland at Rhinelander, Tomahawk at Northland Pines.
Feb. 24 WIAA Div. 2 regionals: Medford at
Merrill, Wausau East at Rhinelander.
Feb. 24 WIAA Div. 3 regional: Tomahawk at
Northland Pines.

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The Redmen finished 20 of 59 (33.9 percent) from the field, which included two
of 17 (11.7 percent) from beyond the arc.
They were six of 15 at the free throw line.
Ciara played her heart out. They all
did out there. Haileys been struggling
recently, but she made some huge shots
tonight. We cleaned up our man to man
defense and it really showed. Down one
starter, I think this was a pretty positive
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Greenwood
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Feb. 12: Flambeau 73, Spencer 39.
Feb. 13: Gilman 41, Granton 31; Loyal 70,
Greenwood 38; Neillsville 46, Spencer 29; Colby
40, Columbus Catholic 35.
Feb. 16: Columbus Catholic 48, Gilman 35;
Loyal 59, Owen-Withee 37; Spencer 49, Greenwood 44; Neillsville 49, Granton 18.
Feb. 19 Cloverbelt Crossovers: 3rd StanleyBoyd at Owen-Withee. 4th Altoona at Colby.
5th Thorp at Columbus Catholic. 6th
McDonell Central at Spencer. 7th Osseo-Fairchild at Greenwood. 8th Cadott at Gilman.
Feb. 21 Cloverbelt Championships at Neillsville: 1st Fall Creek vs. Loyal. 2nd E.C.
Regis vs. Neillsville.
Feb. 24 WIAA Div. 5 regionals: Gilman at
Prentice, Cornell at Owen-Withee, W.V. Lutheran at Loyal, Greenwood at Columbus Catholic,
Granton at Independence.
Feb. 24 WIAA Div. 4 regionals: Chequamegon
at Colby, Spencer at Edgar.

illness, hurting the Pirates inside. But

Skabroud picked up the slack in inside
scoring and rebounding. She had 12 of
her points and six of her field goals in
the second half. Hendricks came through
with eight rebounds in the win, while
Birkenholz grabbed nine.
Gilman nudged out to leads of 10-8 and
20-17 after the first two quarters. Kendall
Skabroud hit two three-pointers and
Camryn Skabroud hit one in the second
quarter to aid Makaylen Skabrouds eight
first-half points. Makaylen Skabroud
scored eight points, Kayla Chause got
a key bucket off the bench and Camryn
Skabroud hit another trey as Gilman
pushed its lead to 33-27 in the third.
Birkenholz and Hendricks each sank
two fourth-quarter free throws and
Makaylen Skabroud scored twice down
the stretch.
Three-pointers gave Kendall and
Camryn Skabroud six points apiece.
Kendall had five rebounds. Birkenholz
had four points and four assists.
Hendricks finished with three points and
Chause had two.
Jill Richmond led the Bulldogs, who
finished 1-15 in the Eastern Cloverbelt,
with eight points. Alanna Dix scored
seven.

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Four days after taking Owen-Withee to overtime,

the Gilman Pirates boys basketball team came out flat
and ended up being flattened by the visiting Spencer
Rockets, 62-32. The Rockets entered the game at the top
of the Cloverbelt East and left nothing to chance after
jumping out to a 22-7 lead after the first quarter.
We got beat right from the start. Our heads were just
not in the game, Pirates coach Brian Pernsteiner said.
Whether it was a hangover from a mentally draining
game against Owen-Withee last Thursday or the lateseason blues, Gilman was ill prepared to handle the best
team in the East.
Spencer got big performances right from the opening
tip. Bobby Pilz scored six while Nate Mercier scored five
in the opening quarter as the Rockets scored 22. Mitchell
Susa made a pair of three-pointers in support. James
Copenhaver made a free throw and a two-point basket
to help the Pirates score seven in the first quarter.
Copenhaver scored three again in the second on a
shot from behind the arc. Emmitt Sherfield and Colton
Schmitt both chipped in baskets as the Pirates scored
seven again in the second. Mercier scored seven for the
Rockets while Miles Weber added four as the Rockets
ran their halftime lead to 35-14.
The halftime break helped Gilman find their rhythm
from three-point range, but they couldnt get much else
working in the second half. James Copenhaver made a
pair of threes in the third and Sherfield added a basket
as the Pirates scored eight. Spencer came back with
15 points as Ryan Busse scored six and Mercier added
three more.

Zach Sonnentag scored his only points of the night

on a three in the fourth quarter and Chanse Rosemeyer
got his only tally on a three a few possessions later.
Sherfield put home two layups to make the final period
competitive, but Spencer got 12 to add two more to its
final lead. Mercier hit a three and Aaron Pankratz made
two baskets to round out the Rockets scoring.
Mercier scored a game-high 18 in the win. Pilz added
12 and Weber and Susa both scored seven for Spencer.
The Rockets were seven of nine at the free throw line
and made five three-pointers in the game.
Copenhaver led Gilman with 12 points. Sherfield
scored 10 and Schmitt netted four in the loss. The Pirates
were one of three at the free throw line and made five
three-pointers in the game.
Having been eliminated from the conference title
race long ago, Gilman doesnt have a lot left to play for
this year. That is not a reason for the team to fold up
though.
I just want to see us not make the same mistakes
weve made all year. I want us to play a complete game
from start to finish. Owen-Withee was close, but we
didnt finish the deal, Pernsteiner said.
The Pirates (5-15) close their regular season on the
road against Greenwood on Friday. Back on Jan. 9,
Gilman got a 46-44 win over the Indians. The Pirates have
yet to learn their Cloverbelt Crossover opponent. As the
standings are now, Gilman would take on Cadott next
Thursday. The Pirates will also learn their postseason
fate this weekend. Selections will be held for the WIAA
Division 5 Spooner sectional. Other teams in Gilmans
regional include Cornell, Flambeau, Lake Holcombe,
Owen-Withee, Prentice, Rib Lake, and Thorp.

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Local Free Throw Championship winners

announced; seven move on to regionals
Twelve boys and girls were named
local champions of the 2015 Medford
Knights of Columbus Free Throw
Championship, according to contest coordinator Robert Plawski.
Medford Council 1744 sponsored the
local competition. All local youngsters
ages 9-14 were eligible to participate and
610 boys and girls did.
Autumn Higgins was the 9-year-old
girls champion and Logan Baumgartner
was the winner in the 9-year-old boys
division. In the 10-year-old bracket of
competition, Gabriella Brunner was the
girls champion and Skyler Curtis was
the boys champion. The 11-year-old winners were Anna Vervaecke for the girls
and Samuel Blair for the boys.
Jordaan Clark was the girls winner
in the 12-year-old division, while Peyton
Kuhn was the boys champion. The
13-year-old champions included Desirae
Weissmiller and Zach Kawa. The 14-year-

Medford
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his 10 points in the period.
Dunlaps 18 points led Medford.
Wenzel finished with 11 and Marshall
scored four. Ty Wrage, Sullivan and
Zach Smola scored three points apiece.
Strebig had a bucket and Lloyd Bernatz
added a fourth-quarter free throw.
McGills 17 points paced Lakeland,
who is 8-2 in the GNC and 14-6 with two
games left. The T-Birds are in a secondplace tie with Mosinee in the GNC. Both
are a game behind 9-1 Rhinelander.
Mosinee beat Rhinelander 49-47 on
Tuesday. Lakeland visits Rhinelander
on Friday with a chance to pull into a
first-place tie, while Mosinee has a tough
home game with Antigo.

old champions were Hannah Tabbert and

Cade Alexander.
Each contestant was allowed 15 free
throw attempts in the contest. Ties were
settled by successive rounds of five free
throws per contestant until a winner
emerged.
The local winners competed in district
level competition in which each contestant was allowed 25 free throw attempts
and ties were settled by successive
rounds of five free throws per contestant
until a winner emerged.
Seven local winners won the district
level competition between Gilman and
Medford with these individuals advancing to regional level competition
at Ladysmith on Feb. 28. Baumgartner,
Kuhn and Alexander are the boys who
advanced. Higgins, Brunner, Vervaecke
and Weissmiller are the girls who advanced.
The Knights of Columbus Free Throw
Championship is sponsored annually
with winners progressing through local, district, regional and state levels.
International champions are determined
based on scores at the state competitions.
Last year, nearly 120,000 boys and girls
participated in 3,600 local competitions.
The Knights of Columbus is an international, Catholic, family, fraternal service organization with nearly 1.8 million
members in more than 14,500 local councils. Last year, Knights donated 70 million volunteer hours and $162 million to
charitable causes, sponsoring projects to
benefit their church, councils, communities, families and youth.

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at the buzzer and extend the game.
Owen-Withee won the tip to start the four-minute
overtime and held the ball for 1:30 before missing a
three-pointer. Rosemeyer then stuck a three-ball to put
the Pirates on top 58-55 with 2:10 to go. The Blackhawks
missed another three-pointer, but Gilman missed two
free throws with 1:51 left, starting Gilmans downfall.
Schmitt got a steal to give Gilman the ball with 1:30
to go. After a timeout, a cross court pass was intercepted
by Owen-Withees Bryce Niemi, leading to Kaduces big
three-pointer. Then, Copenhaver drew a charge on a call
that couldve gone either way, fouling out and leaving
Gilman without its floor leader.
Niemis miss was rebounded by Ovyn, who was
fouled with 39.2 seconds left. He made one of two free
throws. Aldingers baseline shot was short, leading to
two Milliren free throws with 20.8 seconds left. Gilman
turned the ball over again, but Milliren missed a bonus throw with 4.8 seconds to. But all Gilman got was
a three-quarter court prayer by Aldinger that wasnt
answered.
Gilman got some of its best offensive balance of the
year. Copenhaver had 13 points, Schmitt had 12 and
Aldinger had nine to add to Sonnentags 16. Rosemeyer
finished with six points. Sherfield had two.
Milliren had 11 points and Ovyn added eight for
Owen-Withee, who improved to 8-5 in the Eastern
Cloverbelt Conference and 10-8 overall. Gilman made 13
of 24 free throws. Owen-Withee was just four of seven.
I cant take anything away from our guys,
Pernsteiner said. They left it all on the court tonight.

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Boys FT winners

Photos by Mark Berglund

Local boys winners in the Medford Council 1744 Knights of Columbus Free Throw
Championship include (l. to r.) Cade Alexander, Zach Kawa, Peyton Kuhn, Samuel
Blair, Skyler Curtis and Logan Baumgartner.

Girls FT winners
Local girls winners in the Medford Council 1744 Knights of Columbus Free Throw
Championship include (l. to r.) Hannah Tabbert, Desirae Weissmiller, Gabriella
Brunner, Jordaan Clark, Anna Vervaecke and Autumn Higgins.

Bowling
The Sports Page
Classy Ladies League
Ann McNamar
213
Jessica Haenel
567
Jessica Haenel
210
Ann McNamar
566
Cindy Meyer
201
Sherri Woller
530
Results: Als Auto Dock 5, Moosies Ice Cream 2; VFW 7; J&B Custom Carpentry 5, Paulines Hair Fashion 2; Rockys Cozy Kitchen 7,
Fidelity Bank 0; Klinner Insurance 5, A&M Apartments 2; The Flower
Shoppe 5, Tease Tanning Plus 2.
Three-Man Major League
Rocky Mantik
300
Rocky Mantik
767
Kurt Werner
266
Mike Platt
705
Pat Gunn
265
Kurt Werner
685
Feb. 10; Klinner Insurance I 21, Nite Electric 9; Krug Bus 21, Klinner
Insurance II 9; KZ Electric 17, Sports Page I 13; BBs Aquatic I 15,
Cindys Bar & Grill 15; Team Stihl 21, Country Garden 9; Rockys
Cozy Kitchen 19, Sports Page II 11; 8th Street Saloon 21, BBs
Aquatic II 9.

Justin Smith
253
Bob Schilling
686
Feb. 10: High View II 31, High View I 9; Fuzzys Bar 27, Medford
Co-op 13; Riemer Builders 25.5, Liske Marine 14.5.
Blue Monday League
Lisa Bub
200
Carol Willman
541
Carol Willman
191
Mary Lou Anderson
510
Aggie Mertens
184
Lisa Bub
506
Shirley Lemke
184
Mary Lou Anderson 184
Feb. 9: Heiers Wreaths 5, Big Birds Lodge 2; Happy Joes 7, Holy
Rollers 0; Bakers 7, Strikes R Us 0.
Wednesday Mid-Weekers League
Anna Goessl
213
Mary Lou Anderson
586
Kathy Hana
212
Anna Goessl
528
Mary Lou Anderson 207
Jane Clausnitzer
518
Feb. 11: Happy Joes 5, Lounge Around 2; Mach Lock Locksmith 4,
Sports Page 3; Werner Sales & Service 5, Medford Motors 2.

Businessmens League
Women
Lori Zenner
248
Lori Zenner
616
Tracy Platt
224
Kim Virnig
553
Men
Rocky Mantik
299
Rocky Mantik
794
Casey Nernberger 268
Casey Nernberger
725
Results: Turtle Club 23, Rural Insurance 17; Als Auto Dock 29, Shell
Shack 11; Medford Motors 30.5, PBRs Lounge Around 9.5; Werner
Sales & Service 27, Rockys Cozy Kitchen 13; VFW 33.5, Haenels
6.5; Sports Page 31, Jensen & Son Asphalt 9; Melvin Companies 33,
blind 7.

Ball and Chain Nine-Pin Tap League

Men
Tom Olson
265
Ed Brandt
726
Roger Smith
257
Steve Eisch
705
Justin Smith
256
Justin Smith
704
Women
Brenda Nernberger 222
Brenda Nernberger
593
Bobbie Smith
220
Lori Brandt
576
Lori Eisch
217
Bobbie Smith
574
Feb. 7: Ray & The Girls 26, Outlaws 6; Mamas & Papas 30; Alley
Cats 21, Thunder Buddies 11; Whatchamacallit 22, Jr. Snowpushers
10; B-Sers 20, Pinbusters 12.

Monday Mens City League

Paul Jacobsen
268
Ron Ziemba
687
Justin Smith
259
Gene Noland
680
Gene Noland
254
Jerry Roberts
674
Feb. 9: JR Construction 25, Klingbeil Lumber 15; Northwest Mutual
26, Fidelity Bank 14; Edgar Lanes 39, blind 1; Taylor Credit Union
37, Crossroads 3; Sports Page 20, Mayer Accounting 20; T&C Water
22, WTC 18.

Tappers Bar (Dorchester)

Tuesday Seniors League
Men
Don Scheibe
148
Don Scheibe
424
Don Clarkson
139
Don Clarkson
403
Jerry Huber
137
Jerry Huber
388
Women
Dorothy Scheibe
155
Mona Pope
419
Sharon Ellenbecker 155
Dorothy Scheibe
418
Mona Pope
149
Linda Metz
415
Feb. 17: Maybees 4, Slo Poks 3, Slow Starters 3, Alley Cats 1, Amigos
0.

Tuesday Night Mixed League

Bob Schilling
269
Justin Smith
Jay Jochimsen
257
Jay Jochimsen

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Thursday, February 19, 2015

Anglers brave frigid

conditions at Spirit Lakes
ice fishing jamboree
Despite blustery conditions and sub-zero temperatures, a group of die-hard fishermen hit the ice Saturday
on Spirit and North Spirit lakes. Northern pike were active again for this years contest and panfish were active
too. The 2015 winners are as follows:
Northern pike
Dave Zondlo, Weston, 30 inches; 2. Cade Fliehs, Rib
Lake, 29.5 inches.
Crappie
Ray Ramm, Medford, 10 inches; 2. Ray Ramm,
Medford, 9 7/8 inches.
Perch
Treyton Roesler, Athens, 10.25 inches; 2. Jordan
Yanko, Rib Lake, 9.75 inches.
Bluegill
Joe Westfall, Athens, 8.75 inches; 2. Taiten Martin,
Elkhorn, 7 3/8 inches.

Second-place pike

Winning crappie

Cade Fliehs of Rib Lake shows off the 29.5-inch northern

Ray Ramm of Medford won the crappie compe- pike that placed second in Saturdays Spirit Lakes Improvement
tition with this 10-inch fish.
Association ice fishing jamboree.

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High 39, Low 13
As is sometimes the case, this weeks column is all
over the map so here goes.
Gary Howe, Selina and I are headed to Guttenberg,
Iowa. When we arrive we will launch Garys 16-foot flat
bottom boat across a patch of ice and then hit the open
water at Lock and Dam number 10 to fish for walleyes
and saugers by vertical jigging.
Gary Howe has been a good buddy of mine since the
mid 90s, owns a few papers in the area and every year
we try to do a warm weather and cold weather outing
together.
Twice in the past I have fished this method with Gary
Howe. This winter, Gary and his comrades Bob Titlbach,
Jerry Finney, Jeff Wolf, John Howe and Dave Coorough
have been having excellent success at catching walleyes
and saugers in this somewhat crazy method of fishing.
Here is what you do. If your motor starts (Mr. Howes
froze up this morning and had to be thawed), you ease
your way over to the dam, which is where the only open
water is and you vertical jig amongst the always-changing ice flow that is flowing through the dam.
Just launching your boat can be very interesting.
First, you drop it on the ice, then you push it to open water, then you push it in the river, making sure to jump
in the boat on time. Trailering your boat can be very
physical and somewhat dangerous.
So Selina and I are listening to the nonstop stories
of our good buddy, the air temp to start our outing is
a crisp 13 degrees and the local school of walleyes and
saugers are not hungry.
For the most part we are jigging half-ounce jigs tipped
with a minnow or Sonars. There are a total of five boats
below the dam. Quite often you may be bumping your
neighbor as the current and ice flow are the real bosses
out here.
As always, we snack on pickled eggs (Selina declines)
and hope the fish will get hungry.
Of all the activities in the outdoors I take part in, this
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fish than Selina and I.
In one burst of energy, Gary did catch 20-inch and 18inch walleyes, but that lasted about as long as you can
see a falling star.
We topped off our day ice fishing and did not catch a
fish, but, as usual, laughed a lot.

Sunday, Feb. 8
High 33, Low 17
Now here is the real joke. I have fished in Prairie du
Chiens annual fisheree (65th) off and on for about 16
years. I have never caught a fish in it. Our plan today
was to tip-up fish in this fisheree, run by the Chamber of
Commerce, the PDC Jaycees and the American Legion
baseball team. It is run out of Lakeview Resort, which is
a very cool bar and restaurant on the north end of town.
This fisheree is a big deal in the area and attracts a
lot of people. By God, I needed to get on the board with a
fish. So we have our tip-ups out and Selina, who has not
got a bite all weekend, gets a flag. My little girl does an
excellent job of landing a gator that would later weigh
just shy of 10 pounds. Moments later, Selina tells us
where she wants to put in her third tip-up. It was not 10
minutes and the flag goes up and Selina ices a gator that
tipped the scale at 6.5 pounds.
Ten minutes later I have a flag and I catch a gator
that was only about 15 inches, but I got the monkey off
my back.
We head over to Lakeview and, after weighing
Selinas two gators, find out she is now in first and second place in the kids division with her two northern
pike. We ate lunch, visited with a whole bunch of people
and when the weigh-ins closed at 2 p.m., my little girl
who was in her first fisheree had taken first and second
in the gator division for the kids end of this fisheree.
Soon after that we were headed home to Necedah and
Selina told me that she wants to make this an annual
trip.
We laughed a lot on this trip and were very tired
when we got home!
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Raffle Winners
First prize: Richard Thums, Rib Lake, $300. Second
prize: Grant Burger, Athens, $200. Third prize: Ray
Rodman, Ogema, $100. Fourth prize: Lois Lindholm,
Elkhorn, $50. Fifth prize: Michael Zondlo, Rib Lake, $50.

Natural Resources Board to

consider deer rules, population
objectives at Feb. 25 meeting
Proposed rules related to deer management, hunting and implementation of the 2012 White-tailed Deer
Trustees Report and white-tailed deer population
objectives for Wisconsin deer management units are
among the issues the state Natural Resources Board
will take up at its Feb. 25 meeting in Madison.
The meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. in Room G09, State
Natural Resources Building (GEF 2), 101 S. Webster St.,
Madison.
The board will also consider:
 Proposed revisions to administrative rules intended
to provide consistency and standardization of eligibility and reimbursement standards for the state, counties,
and municipalities for their assistance with Department of Natural Resources law enforcement programs,
such as all-terrain vehicle, snowmobile and boating.
 A request for the state parks program to undertake
a master plan amendment process at Rib Mountain
State Park for the purpose of expanding the Granite
Peak Ski Area.
 A request for public hearings for emergency and
permanent rules related to the DNRs environmental
analysis and review program.
 Making adjustments to laboratory certification and
registration program fees.
The board will also hear updates on the history of
the Natural Resources Board and the proposed 2015-17
DNR budget.
The complete February board agenda is available
by searching the DNR website, dnr.wi.gov for keyword
NRB and clicking on the button for view agendas.
The public may testify at board meetings on topics
open for public comment (listed on the agenda) and
during the citizen participation period. The deadline
to register to speak at the board meeting or to submit
comments is 11 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 20. The public may
also submit written comments about issues that come
before the board. For more information, see the board
public participation page of the DNR website.
Board meetings are webcast live. People can watch
the meeting over the internet by going to the NRB page
of the DNR website and clicking on NRB webcasts
link under the meeting materials tab. Then click on
this months meeting. After each meeting, the webcast
will be permanently available on demand.

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Milestones, Memories, Births, Engagements, Weddings

Births
Johnny Hopper and Chelsea Ritzel of Westboro announce the birth of a daughter, Kendall Ann, born
on Jan. 21 at Aspirus Birthing Center - Medford. She
weighed six pounds, 13 ounces and was 19 inches long.
Her sister is Ellie Lee, age 2. Her grandparents are Roger

and Lynn Ritzel of Westboro, Johnny and Jennifer Hopper of Greenville, Ky., and Genena Gwinn of Rochelle,
Ill. Her great-grandparents are Reginald and Marlene
Rymer of Westboro and June Ritzel of Elkmont, Ala.

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model. But thats just what he got, thanks to the generosity of Medline Industries, the largest privately held
manufacturer and distributor of healthcare supplies in
the United States. Wanting the school to have a wheelchair that would serve well into the future and meet the
unique needs of a school environment, Aspirus Medford
reached out to Medline with the request. Among the
wheelchairs features are desk length removable arms
and detachable, height adjustable legrests. Pictured with
the wheelchair are Leonard and Mike Maretich, Medline
Industries account manager.

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Gilman readers reach goals

More than 90 percent of Gilman students in grades

two through four reached their Accelerated Reading
goals during the second quarter. Accelerated readers
reach goals by reading books and passing tests to measure their understanding of the content.

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Market. We will be offering samples of some of
our healthy soda alternative beverages!
-Kate

NOW AVAILABLE
Order your Invitations
Online:

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Thursday, February 19, 2015

Area students graduate,

receive academic honors
Ross Ewert of Medford has been
named to the deans list for the fall semester at Wisconsin Lutheran College in
Milwaukee by earning a grade point average of at least 3.6.
Collyn Heier of Medford has been
named to the deans list for the fall semester at Duke University in Durham,
N.C.

Melvin employees honored

JREC scholarships available

Jump River Electric Cooperative
(JREC) will be offering a variety of scholarships to high school seniors and adults
who will be attending a post-secondary
college during the upcoming 2015-2016
school year.
Twenty-two $250 Jump River Electric Cooperative Scholarships are available to local graduating seniors whose
parents or legal guardians are active
members of JREC and are currently attending one of following high schools:
Bruce, Flambeau, Gilman, Hayward,
Ladysmith, Lake Holcombe, Lac Courte
Oreilles (LCO), Rib Lake, Stanley-Boyd,
Chetek-Weyerhaeuser and Winter. Two
scholarships will be awarded per school.
Contact your schools guidance counselor for a scholarship application.
One $500 Jump River Electric Cooperative-John Hirschfeld Jr. Memorial
Lineman Scholarship to local graduating
senior whose parents or legal guardians
are an active member, and is attending
one of the 11 schools outlined above and/
or is an adult member wishing to enter
a one-year electric power distribution/
lineworker post-secondary school pro-

Tyler Amborn of Gilman and Laney

Handel of Medford were named to the
deans list for the fall semester at Carroll
University in Waukesha with a grade
point average of at least 3.5.

Travis Kraemer of Medford, and Zackary Iverson and Derek Thieme of Rib
Lake were named to the deans list for
the fall semester at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville.
Kraemer was also named to the chancellors list with a grade point average of
4.0.

Emily Jeppesen of Medford was

named to the honors list for the fall semester at Concordia University Wisconsin in Mequon by earning a grade point
average of at least 3.5.

Kenny Kowalczyk of Gilman received

a VINE (RL) Scholarship for residential
construction and cabinetmaking from
the Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College (WITC) Foundation.

submitted photo

Melvin Companies held its annual Christmas and employee recognition dinner on
Dec. 13 in Stetsonville. Employees honored for their years of service were (l. to r.) Ken
Vesely, 45 years; Bruce Hanneman, five years; Jim Melvin; Allyn Reimann, 10 years;
and Mark Brost, 35 years.

gram can apply for this scholarship.

Applications can be picked up at the
schools guidance counselor office, online at www.jrec.net, or by stopping by
the cooperatives office.
Two $500 Jump River Electric Cooperative-Allen Beadles Memorial Scholarships will be awarded to at-large (nontraditional) active members continuing
their post-secondary education. Non-traditional is defined as a student who has
been out of high school for more than one
year. Applications can be obtained online at www.jrec.net or picked up at the
cooperatives office.
One $500 Jump River Electric Cooperative-Charles Kagigebi Memorial Scholarship will be available to one at-large
(non-traditional) active member attending the LCO Community College. Contact the LCO Community College for an
application.
Deadlines vary by school and application type. You can find out more information regarding eligibility requirements
by going online at www.jrec.net or by
contacting Denise Zimmer at 715-5325524.

Temme were named to the deans list

for the fall semester at the University
of Minnesota-Twin Cities with a grade
point average of at least 3.66.
Grunewald was recently inducted into
Sigma Alpha Lambda national honor society at the university.

Vicki Jeppesen of Rib Lake received a

Doctor of Education degree in educational leadership on Dec. 14 from Edgewood
College in Madison.
Medford area students, Catherina Gebert received a bachelors degree in social work, and Bryan Helberg received
a bachelors degree in accounting, from
Winona State University (WSU) in Winona, Minn.
Nicholas Miskulin of Stetsonville received a Bachelor of Science degree in
biomedical sciences from Marquette University in Milwuakee.
Jacob Schreiner of Stetsonville graduated with honors with a Bachelor of Science degree in social studies education
during midyear commencement ceremonies on Dec. 14 at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.
Medford area students Hannah
Grunewald, Savannah Huml and Alexa

Easter services
to be published
in special listing
The Star News will be publishing a
special listing of Maundy Thursday,
Good Friday and Easter Sunday services
and special programs for area churches
in the March 26 issue of the paper.
If you would like your churchs services and programs included in this listing, mail them to The Star News, P.O.
Box 180, Medford, WI 54451; fax them to
715-748-2699; email them to comcal@centralwinews.com or drop them off at our
office at 116 S. Wisconsin Ave.
Please include a contact name and
telephone number in case we have any
questions.

MISC FOR SALE

***IRS AUCTION*** March 11th
@ New Richmond City Hall 156 E 1st St New Richmond, WI
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ATTN: COMPUTER WORK.

Work from anywhere 24/7.
Up to $1,500 Part Time to
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DISH NETWORK - SAVE!

Starting $19.99/month (for 12
months.) Premium Channel Offers Available. FREE Equipment,
Installation & Activation. CALL,
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GUN SHOW February 27-March
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bobandrocco.com
(CNOW)

MISC FOR SALE

BOSE ACOUSTIC wave sound
system, new in box yet, sells
for $1,099 plus tax, $1,000
tax included. 715-748-5237.
CENTRAL BOILER outdoor
wood furnace. Safe, clean, efficient wood heat. 25 year warranty
available. Northern Renewable
Energy Systems, 715-532-1624.
FEBRUARY FREEZER filler
sale: pastured organic chickens.
Delivery available to Medford,
Marshfield and other areas. 715257-7132 or farmerfries.com.

GET YOUR online subscription to The Star News and

you wont have to wait for it
to come in the mail. Its available Thursday morning by
10 a.m. Go to www.centralwinews.com today to subscribe.
KLOTH SATELLITE LLC. Dish
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3 months HBO, Cinemax,
Showtime and Starz. Call for
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sales & service. Phone 715654-5600, cell 715-613-5036.
OVER 45,000 homes will read
your classified ad when its
placed in 7 area publications for
only $22 (20 words or less). It
will also go online at no additional charge. Call 715-748-2626,
or stop in at 116 S. Wisconsin
Ave., Medford, to place your ad.

GARAGE SALES
BAG SALE at Colby Public Library: $4 per bag of movies
and magazines. February 2328 during regular library hours.

7-165438

CLASSIFIEDS
Harmony
Country Cooperative

is looking for a qualied candidate

to work in their Feed Division in Colby.
Candidate must have CDL and be able
to work well with others. Interested
candidates please call Colby Feed Mill at
1-888-231-1889 or 715-223-2329.

ATTENTION!!!
Is your retired machinist or fabricator driving you nuts?
Well take them off your hands for 10-25 hours a week and give
them something constructive to do.
We are Industrial Machining and Repair in Prentice Wisconsin,
a high-tech family-owned shop that is searching for several people
to join our team in producing world-class products for our customer
base. We are interested in hiring a seasoned fabricator/burn table
operator, 2 manual machinists, and a CNC machinist (MAZAK
would be a plus) Stop in at: 507 Air Park Drive in the Industrial Park,
check out our website at www.industrialmachining.biz, or call
715-428-2066. Were waiting to hear from you!

6-146294

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Thursday, February 19, 2015

HELP WANTED

Page 17

Tired of jumping
through hoops for
quality advertising?

HELP WANTED

LOOKING
FOR
bartender
every other weekend, other
days available, Medford. Send
qualifications
and
experience to: Blind Ad #289, P.O.
Box 180, Medford, WI 54451.
MEYER
MANUFACTURING
Corporation is accepting applications for CNC machinists,
painters, press brake operator,
production welders and general
labor. Competitive wage, excellent fringe benefits. Normal work
week is four 10-hour days - Monday through Thursday. Apply
in person at Meyer Mfg. Corp.,
Hwy. A West, Dorchester, WI.
TRUCK DRIVER wanted for
grain hopper division. Home
weekends.
715-571-9601.

TRUCK DRIVER. Full-time position available, delivering to dairy

and food processing plants in
the upper midwest on regularly
scheduled routes. You would be
driving our semi with a 53-foot
trailer and a valid CDL license
with H endorsement is needed.
Applicant should be organized,
self-motivated and customer
service focused. Home weekends & holidays, Home frequently - scheduled routes.
Major medical insurance, Dental insurance, Sign-up bonus,
Company paid life insurance,
Paid holidays & vacations,
401K program, Cafeteria plan.
If you are interested in joining
our team, send employment
information to: Kelley Supply,
Inc., Attn: Human Resources,
P.O. Box 100, Abbotsford, WI
54405-0100.
800-782-8573.

The Gilman School District is

looking for an

ASSISTANT
BASEBALL COACH

THE

for our varsity baseball program. The ideal

candidate will have ample knowledge of the
game, rules, and regulations along with a love
for working with kids. The assistant coach will report
directly to the head coach and provide support as needed.
Experience as a coach is preferred, but not required.
Rather, you can submit a letter to the school or call
Dan Peggs, Administrative Athletic Director at
715-447-8211 Ext. 305.

STAR N

Notice of Nondiscrimination
The School District of Gilman does not discriminate against persons on the basis of
sex, race, national origin, ancestry, creed, pregnancy, marital or parental status, sexual
orientation or physical, mental, emotional or learning disability or handicap in its
education programs or activities or in employment.
7-146611

Caregivers & CNAs

Activity
Assistant

Please apply at:

PART-TIME
CASUAL POSITION

Please apply at:

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C
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100 So
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Ave., Abbotsford
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6-165211

COUNTRY TERRACE OF WISCONSIN

in Abbotsford has full and parttime positions available for all
shifts. We are looking for positive, hardworking individuals
who are committed to provide
quality care for our residents.
In-house training provided.
Background check required per
DHS83. EOE
7-165503

COUNTRY TERRACE OF WISCONSIN

in Abbotsford has a part-time position
available for an Activity Assistant. This
individual will be responsible for providing quality activities for our residents.
We are looking for positive, hardworking
individuals who are committed to provide
quality care for our residents. In-house
training provided. Background check
required per DHS83. EOE

See our website for further information: www.carepartners-countryterrace.com

Country Terrace
of W
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100 South 4th Ave., Abbotsford, WI 54405

See our website for further information:

www.carepartners-countryterrace.com

6-165182

Great Northern Cabinetry,

Inc. has immediate full-time and
part-time 1st shift openings in our
production department. These
positions require basic math skills,
the ability to read and process
orders, and the ability to perform
the job with a high level of attention
to detail. Anyone interested in
applying should stop by our ofce
and ll out an application.

Stepping
Stones
6-146214

MANAGEMENT
POSITION

7-146493

749 Kennedy Street

Rib Lake, WI 54470
7-146444

SPORTS/NEWS REPORTER

The Record-Review, an award winning family owned weekly newspaper in

central Wisconsin, is looking for a reporter to cover local high school sports,
community events, village board and school board meetings.
Duties also include page design, photography, feature and
editorial writing. Web and social media skills a plus.
A bachelors degree in journalism or related humanities eld
is required. Investigative or enterprise reporting is encouraged.
Must have a valid drivers license, good driving record and
vehicle with proof of insurance. Benet package included.
Send cover letter, resume, and writing samples to:

Kris OLeary
TP Printing, P.O. Box 677, Abbotsford, WI 54405

A position with Taylor County non-prot. Must

have the ability to work nights and every other
weekend. The position requires a team player
but also the ability to selfmotivate, and a passion for helping others.
Send resume to:

Stepping Stones
PO Box 224
Medford, WI 54451

Great Northern
Cabinetry, Inc.

7-165582

Relax... and leave the

work to us!
EWS 715.748.2626

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A position with Taylor County non-prot.

Candidates must be detail oriented, have
good communication and administrative skills,
be a team player but also have the ability to
self-motivate, and passion for helping others.
Management background a must. Human
services background preferred or a combination
of education and experience will be considered.
Both men & women are welcome to apply.
Send resume to:
Stepping Stones
P.O. Box 224
Medford, WI 54451

www.
centralwinews. Stepping
Stones
com
6-146213

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Thursday, February 19, 2015

www.c21dairyland.com

118 S. 2nd Street,

Medford

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Medford

W7421 Perkinstown Ave.

Medford

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home with 3 bedrooms, 1.5
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with wood oors throughout. It
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Three bedroom, 1 bath home

situated on 3.8 acres with apple
trees, a garden area and a large
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3 bedroom, 2 bath ranch style

home with a fully nished, walkout lower level. It features a
covered front porch, a heated
sunroom, a detached 2 car garage
& a 24x38 machine shed.

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on 6.39 acres w/covered front
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CDL DRIVERS WANTED

Medford, WI 54451

715-748-4556 or 800-522-3140

Kelly Rau
CRS/SRES/GRI

Susan J. Thums
ABR/CRS/CHMS/GRI

Construction Laborer

&
Lead Carpenter

Please respond to:

Blind Ad# 293
P.O. Box 180
Medford, WI 54451

This position will offer health insurance, short-term and long-term disability, life insurance, optional accident, critical illness, dental, vision, life, cancer
and disability insurance, paid holidays, 401(k) plan and HSA.
Resumes should be mailed to:

Equal Opportunity Employer

7-165608

JELD-WEN

WINDOWS & DOORS

The Hawkins Window Division is a wood window and patio
door manufacturer in Hawkins, WI. We are accepting
resumes for the following position:

MAINTENANCE II

Applicant must have the following qualifications:

General knowledge of 3-phase wiring, be able to read and
understand wiring diagrams, efficient troubleshooting skills,
be able to follow both written and verbal instructions, write
legibly for logs and documentation, moderate compute skills
are highly desirable, applicant will be responsible for installing
and maintaining, electrical systems and related machines.

NOW HIRING

Melvin Companies, a well established ready mixed concrete,

sand, gravel, excavation, sewer and water company, has
the following employment opportunities at their Medford,
Abbotsford and Neillsville locations.
Good driving record and CDL preferred.

Truck Drivers
Equipment Operators
Mechanics
MELVIN COMPANIES
PO Box 646
Abbotsford, WI 54405
7-146600

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personality to ll the position of part-time customer
service representative.
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Ideal candidates must provide exceptional customer
service, be dependable and able to handle multiple tasks
while working in a fast-paced environment. Experience
with cash handling and computer knowledge is required.
Must be able to accommodate exible scheduling
including weekends. For immediate consideration,
please mail or email your resume to:

Fidelity National Bank

Human Resource Department
P.O. Box 359
Medford, WI 54451
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(no phone calls please)
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circuitry, engineering mathematics, electronic and electrical testing,
and physics.
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No. Airport Rd., Phillips, WI 54555
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7-146604

Dwayne Maroszek
Heartland Cooperative Services
P.O. Box 260
Dorchester, WI 54425-0260

Terra Brost

Full-time position. Must have experience.

Contact Ken at:

FULL-TIME ACCOUNTING CLERK

Heartland Cooperative Services is seeking a qualified
candidate to fill an accounting clerk position.
Responsibilities will include:
Accounts Payable and Receivable data entry
Ability to work with spreadsheets
Excellent customer service skills
Clerical duties such as filing, collating, stuffing envelopes
Other accounting type functions as assigned

Jamie Kleutsch
GRI

We are looking for a

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6-146259

Full time/7 days on, 7 days off/part time drivers.

New competitive plus pay package. Brand new
benet package for health insurance for you and
your family. Fair and exible home time options.
Paid weekly, year end bonus, paid vacation.
Dedicated 2013 or newer equipment.

Sue Anderson
CRS/CHMS

WANTED

Dan Olson
CRS/GRI

7-146527

DAIRYLAND REALTY

NEW LISTING

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Thursday, February 19, 2015

FOR RENT

SERVICES
K&C FIREWOOD Processing will come to you. I take
the sweat out of making firewood. Will cut loggers cords
into firewood. 715-748-4430.

MEDFORD
ONE
bedroom
upper, $360, includes storage unit, water, sewer, garbage, onsite laundry, garage
available.
715-965-4440.

PRINTING SERVICES for all

your needs are available at
The Star News: raffle tickets,
business cards, envelopes, letterhead, invoices, statements,
promotional items, etc. Call or
stop by The Star News office to
place your order. 715-748-2626,
116 S. Wisconsin Ave., Medford.

THREE BEDROOM, 2 bath mobile home, rent includes sewer,

garbage and water. CP Rentals, Rib Lake, 715-965-3190.
TWO
BEDROOM
mobile
home on double lot in Westboro, $390 plus utilities and
security
deposit,
available
11/15/14. Call 715-965-4688.

PETS

NOTICES

BEAGLE
PUPPIES,
10
months
old,
males,
$50,
first
shots.
715-748-6046.
BOXER PUPPIES, two left,
price reduced; also some Shih
Tzu and some Yorkie crosses.
W4775 Elm Ave., Stetsonville, 1-1/2 miles east of 13.
271226-DS. Closed Sundays.

WANTED: QUILTERS. Medford Area Quilt Show, March

21 & 22. All quilters and quilts
welcomed. Feature category:
Optical illusion. Contact 715316-1318,
medfordquilts@
tds.net,
www.facebook.com/
twistedthreadsquiltgroup.

REGISTERED GOLDEN Retriever puppies, shots, wormed,

dews removed and vet checked.
Males $450, females $500. 715573-2430. No Sunday calls.

AUTO - TRUCKS

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Thursday, February 19, 2015

Medford girls end recent skid

Continued from page 1
were after that ball. We had our hands on
that ball all the time.
The closest Pines got was 20-17 following a Kate Mendham three-pointer with
three minutes left in the second quarter.
Medford, though, responded with a 9-2
run to end the half. Jen Stolp had the first
five of those points with one hoop coming on a Jenice Clausnitzer assist and the
second off an offensive rebound. Abbie
Bergman found Jenice Clausnitzer with
a diagonal pass to end the run in the final
seconds as Medford led 27-19 at the break.
Kummer, who scored nine points,
all in the second half, set the tone in
the third quarter by scoring the teams
first five points as the lead grew to 3219. Pines got within 32-24, then Medford
put it away with a 13-5 surge to end the
third, using smart cutting and passing
and some strong offensive rebounding as
well, to beat the Eagles man-to-man.
Pines had a size advantage and blocked
a fair share of shots. But Medford never
quit attacking the heart of the Northland
Pines defense in the second half.
The girls were saying, no letdowns
in the third, Wildberg said. We didnt
really have any. When they came back
with some points, we answered.
Wildberg also liked the offensive balance. Stolp led the way with 11 points,
nine of which came in the first half. Jenice
Clausnitzer joined Kummer with nine.
Hailee Clausnitzer hit a pair of threes
and scored eight. Molly Carstensen gave
the Raiders a nice lift, working the high
post area for six points.
Mandi Baker scored six, Victoria
Lammar scored four, Heidi Wildberg had
three points and Kendal Laher had one.
Medford hopes to keep building some
momentum before post-season play begins. The Raiders host Nekoosa today,
Thursday, at 5:45 to start a girls-boys var-

sity doubleheader.
The fifth-seeded Raiders then begin regional play at fourth-seeded Merrill (5-14)
on Tuesday in a rematch of the seasons
first game, won by Merrill 46-43 on Nov.
20. The winner gets a trip to top-seeded
Mosinee on Feb. 27.

Lakeland keeps GNC lead

For the second straight home game,
the rims at Raider Hall were anything
but friendly for the Raiders, who fell 3923 to Lakeland on Friday in a lackluster
performance by both sides.
The GNC leaders never trailed, outscoring Medford 13-0 in the first 9:37 of
the game. The Raiders didnt make a field
goal until Marissia Friedels three-pointer 11:40 into the game and only made
eight shots from the field in the game.
Lakeland never really put the Raiders
away, despite their shooting woes, until
the last half of the fourth quarter. Had
Medford just been able to find some kind
of offensive spark in the middle quarters,
it had opportunities to make a game of it.
We had them on their heels for just
that little bit, Wildberg said of a small
run that got the Raiders within 33-23
with six minutes to go. Unfortunately,
Medford went on another drought, not
scoring another point.
Stolp finished with seven points and
Carstensen scored four. Friedel and
Wildberg scored three each. Bergman
and Hailee Clausnitzer each made one
free throw. The loss came one week after
Medford made just five field goals in the
first three quarters of a 42-30 home loss
to Mosinee.
Lilith Schuman led the Thunderbirds
with 12 points. Abby Schrom and
Schroeder scored eight apiece.
Lakeland (10-1, 19-2) clinched at least
a share of the GNC title on Tuesday by
beating Tomahawk.

Hockey season ends with loss

Continued from page 1
At 1:14, Steve Scheurer started his trek to
a hat trick with his first goal of the night,
assisted by Dalton Fenske. Scheurer
made it 4-0 at the 10:43 mark, with an assist from Jacob Tomesh.
Scheurer capped his hat trick 8:14 into
the third period, assisted by Tomesh and
Schmidt. Just 34 seconds later, Shadick
scored his second goal of the night, a
power-play tally assisted by Weber and
Lucas Robarge. Tomesh got assists from
Scheurer and Taylor Forsberg to close
the scoring at 13:24.
They didnt surprise us in any way,
shape or form, Demulling said of the
Warriors, who advanced to a regional
final tonight, Thursday, at third-seeded
Hayward (12-11-1). They didnt run anything fancy. They ran a simple forecheck
that we defended well, especially in the
first period.
The game was the final one for seniors
Jacob Kadlecek and Jamieson, who both
started playing major minutes early in
their careers.
Jamieson completed his standout senior season between the pipes with 44
more saves to finish with 1,343 for the
season in 1,496 shots faced. Both numbers were easily state bests. He finished
with an .898 save percentage.
Obviously hes been a very good
goalie for us, a three-year starter and
he started the last half of his freshman
year, Demulling said. Hes done very
well for the program. He worked hard.
He had a goal to have a .900 save percentage for the season and he was right
there.
Looking at the season, Demulling said

the main positive was the teams offensive production improved over last year.
Penalty kill and power play efficiency are
areas that need improvement next year.
The Raiders know the loss of Jamieson
next year will hurt, but they hope the experience their young defensemen gained
this winter will help ease that loss.
For having 13 guys for 85-90 percent
of the year, we didnt run out of gas,
Demulling said. The guys had their legs
at the end. Were a youthful team and
were not going to get much older.

Comets get the shutout

For the second time in three weeks,
the Raiders gave the Waupaca Comets a
fight on Thursday. But unlike the Jan.
22 meeting at the Simek Center (5-4), this
one did not go down to the wire.
The Raiders were down just 2-0 heading into the third period at the Waupaca
Expo Center, but the Comets got two
power-play goals and a short-hander in
the final 17 minutes to cap a 6-0 win.
The loss put Medford at 1-13 in the
final Great Northern Conference standings. Waupaca finished 8-3-3 after beating
Rhinelander 4-2 on Saturday.
Austin Erickson recorded a hat trick
for Waupaca and added an assist. The
Comets outshot Medford 72-19.
Jamieson stopped 45 of 47 shots in the
first 34 minutes, keeping Medford in it.
The Raiders put 14 shots on net in those
periods, but they couldnt get anything
past Waupaca goalie Walker Smith, who
has a .930 save percentage in GNC play.

First-round win

Photo by Dean Lesar, Tribune Record Gleaner

Medfords Jake Merrill twists Black River Falls Tyler Leadhom to his back in a firstround match at 182 pounds. Merrill won the match by pin in 3:10.

Moving on to sectional meet

Continued from page 2
138-pound sectional bracket isnt easy.
Carlson will face Rice Lake junior Cole
Paulson (18-3) in the quarterfinals. Paul
Hansen of Prescott (21-7) is a solid potential semifinalist and the other side of the
bracket features returning state qualifier
Bucky Nelson of Chetek-Weyerhaeuser/
Prairie Farm (25-7) and solid sophomore
Tony Borowski of Stanley-Boyd/OwenWithee/Thorp (25-9).
Saturdays sectional meet starts at 10
a.m.

Season ends for four

Four more Raiders saw their seasons
end on Saturday.
At 182 pounds, sophomore Jake
Merrill (16-15) was fourth out of six
wrestlers. He pinned Tyler Leadhom of
Black River Falls (10-22) in 3:10 in the
first round and then lost 11-4 to eventual
champion Brad Ritger (29-7) of OsseoFairchild/Augusta/Fall Creek. Cole

Williams of Melrose-Mindoro/G-E-T (2613) won the third-place match 3-0.

Sophomore Tanner Peterson finished
an improved season with a fourth-place
finish out of five wrestlers at 160 pounds.
He was bumped up to make room for
Tucker Peterson at 152 pounds. Tanner
(16-15) was pinned in 1:15 in his semifinal match with eventual second-place
finisher Dakota Steinke (33-12) of OsseoFairchild/Augusta/Fall Creek. Colin
Stuttgen of Abbotsford-Colby (16-26)
pinned Peterson in 2:41 in the third-place
bout.
Kenny Krug was in a three-man
bracket at 220 pounds. Krug (8-25) was
pinned in 1:04 by Melrose-Mindoro/G-ETs Sam Higley (27-14) in his only bout.
At 126 pounds, Brayden Fultz (7-31) took
fourth. He was pinned in 1:25 by MelroseMindoros MIke Horton (11-10) and in
2:30 by Osseo-Fairchild/Augusta/Fall
Creeks Kyle Gjerseth (8-16).

WIAA Div. 2 Amery wrestling sectional brackets

113 pounds
Blake Larson, Jr., Spooner, 21-6 vs.
Sam Hoopengardner, Sr., Prescott, 13-12;
Andrew Smith, Jr., Amery, 13-4 vs. Ken
Her, So., M-M/G-E-T, 11-9; Sawyer Strom,
So., Ellsworth, 25-9 vs. Hunter Rhea,
Fr., Hayward, 17-12; Josh Brooks, So.,
Medford, 33-8 vs. Cole Britton, Jr.,
Luck-Frederic-Grantsburg, 32-6.
138 pounds
Cole Paulson, Jr., Rice Lake 18-3 vs.
Preston Carlson, So., Medford, 20-9;
Paul Hansen, Sr., Prescott, 21-7 vs. Freddie
Mangine, Sr., Somerset, 25-10; Derek
Nielsen, Jr., Neillsville-Greenwood-Loyal,
19-12 vs. Lane Deyo, Jr., Hayward, 25-10;
Bucky Nelson, Sr., Chetek-Weyerhaeuser/
Prairie Farm, 25-7 vs. Tony Borowski, So.,
Stanley-Boyd/Owen-Withee/Thorp, 25-9.

145 pounds
Chase Schmidt, So., Rice Lake, 33-7
vs. Trent Dado, Sr., Amery, 23-13; Kolten
Hanson, Fr., Medford, 37-4 vs. Eric
Hoffstatter, So., Stanley-Boyd/OwenWithee/Thorp, 20-12; Ryan Gulich, Sr.,
St. Croix Central, 36-3 vs. Donald Pooler,
Fr., Northwestern, 24-15; Riley Melstrom,
Jr., Ellsworth, 15-10 vs. Jeff Maynard, So.,
M-M/G-E-T, 26-15.
152 pounds
Brandon Jepson, Jr., Spooner, 27-7 vs.
Michigan Trunkel, Sr., Baldwin-Woodville,
21-18; Jonny Chamberlain, Sr., ChetekWeyerhaeuser/Prairie Farm, 31-2 vs.
Kyle Peterson, Jr., Black River Falls, 2711; Anders Lantz, So., Ellsworth, 32-9 vs.
Andrew Hanson, Fr., Northwestern, 19-10;
Tucker Peterson, Jr., Medford, 38-3 vs.
Kyle Larson, Jr., St. Croix Central, 2511.