The Star News February 26 2015

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February 26, 2015

Volume 142 + Number 9
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Putting it
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Medford wrestlers
headed to state
Medford school board starts budget

process for 2015-16 school year
Sports
by Reporter Mark Berglund
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Medford library
Ask Ed
Teddy Bear toss

Tavern League holds
ice golf tourney
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Commentary
Who is Gov. Scott
Walker working for?
Opinion
Area deaths
Obituaries start on
page 18 for:
Raymond Brietzke
Arthur Crass Jr.
Russell Engel
Arthur Jari
Dale Steinke
Theresa Trawicki
Patricia West
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photos by Matt Frey
Aliyah Pilgrim throws the first of her several stuffed animals onto the basketball
court during Medford FFAs annual Teddy Bear Toss, held during halftime of Thursdays boys basketball win over Nekoosa. The FFA collected 179 stuffed animals/teddy
bears to be donated to Aspirus Medford Hospital.
In the world of school finance, the Medford Area

School District isnt broke, its just in pieces.
The Medford Area School Board began the 2015-16
budget process in earnest at its monthly meeting on
Thursday as it looked at facility plans and the structural
deficit created in large part by the proposed state budget.
Finance director Jeff Albers used the analogy of putting a puzzle together as he took the board through the
basic elements of the budget plan. Albers spreadsheet
update is a familiar fixture at board meetings, and changes in rows and columns can change the bottom line. The
first adjustment in the columns on Thursday was plugging in the proposed increase in state aid. The working
spreadsheet has columns for different projections. On
this night, the focus shifted to the column at the left and
the goose egg in place where other columns showed an
increase in per pupil state spending. As the spreadsheet
changed, the projected local deficit registered at $948,237.
The budget discussion began with a presentation on
the districts energy audit. The district contracted with
CESA to serve as its performance contractor, and Thurs-
See SCHOOL on page 5
County budget situation could get worse

Despite carving out nearly
$400,000 in savings, county
may get pinched by the state
proposed budget changes for 2016

which would help the countys
bottom line. Those proposed
changes included $100,000 in
new revenue from the sheriffs department through housing inmates from Marathon
by News Editor Brian Wilson
County, $25,000 in savings on
debt service from refinancing
Things could get far worse before they
to a lower interest rate, $62,000
get better when it comes to the countys
in cuts from the UW Exten2016 budget.
sion through not filling a
That was the warning to members
support position, $150,000
of the Taylor County Board of Superviin cuts from the highway
sors on Wednesday. Finance committee
department, $1,000 from
chairman Chuck Zenner gave a report
the historical society,
on the proposed revenue additions and
$1,000 from the fair,
spending cuts that were the result of re$20,000 from the aircent finance and personnel committee
port, $20,000 from
Jeff
Hein
is
the
countys
hearings.
information technolnew veteran service officer.
Zenner identified about $396,000 in
ogy and $17,000 in savings from the reorganization of the land conservation department.
Zenner emphasized these were just preliminary proposals. We could either change for
the good or the bad, he said.
Supervisor Lester Lewis took a more pessimistic outlook and called on supervisors to be
aware of proposals in the state budget which
would negatively impact the countys bottom
line.
[The governor] has proposed county wide
assessment which wipes out all these savings, he said, referring to a state budget proposal which would move assessing authority
to the county from local municipalities.
Other state budget changes include the
elimination of the states local government
property insurance fund, which the county
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Pingel family donates to Aspirus Medford Foundation

Sherry Pingel of Phillips and her children wanted to make a difference, just
like the many nurses who cared for Sherrys husband Gary had. For years, Gary
battled cancer, but he didnt do it alone.
According to Sherry, he received some
of the most compassionate care from the
nurses and staff at Aspirus Medfords
Cancer & Infusion Services Center. The
nurses and Gary got to know each other
on a personal level. Gary often shared
stories of family, favorite restaurants,
and favorite recipes.
Gary passed away in January 2014.
Both in gratitude for the staffs sincerity
and friendship, and in memory of Gary,
Sherry and her family gave generously
to Aspirus Medford Foundation. These
funds will benefit future cancer and infusion patients and those who provide
their care.
After Gary passed away, Sherry
gave each of us a copy of Garys meat
loaf recipe, said Judy Gabriel, Aspirus
Medfords Cancer & Infusion Services
manager. We think of Gary often. Even
in his final days, he would inquire about
our families and would offer a heartfelt
word of advice. The gift that Sherry has
provided the foundation is a wonderful
and caring memorial.
The foundations mission is to support Aspirus Medford Hospital & Clinics. For more information, visit www.
aspirus.org/MedfordFoundation or call
715-748-8835.
Aspirus Medford Foundation donation
submitted photo
Pictured with Sherry Pingel (center) are Catherine Leifeld, executive director of the
Aspirus Medford Foundation (left), and Judy Gabriel, manager of Day Surgery/Cancer
& Infusion Services at Aspirus Medford Hospital.
Order trees, shrubs now for spring planting
Dont keep jingling in the course of

your conversation any intellectual money you may have.
Joseph Farrell
The Taylor County Land Concservation Department, in cooperation with

Price County Land Conservation, is
sponsoring a tree sale. Whether people
desire trees for wildlife habitat, wind
breaks, firewood production, shade or
landscaping, they have trees for a variety
of needs.
Trees included in the sale are:
American witchazel Perhaps more
important than the beauty of its floral
display is its timing. Blooming so brightly as it does in March when the landscape
is generally still dull, this bush is a musthave for the four season landscape.
Highbush cranberry Its actually
not a cranberry at all, though its fruit re-
semble cranberries in both appearance

and taste. They make a great hedge or
privacy screen.
Paper birch Considered by many to
be one of the most attractive native trees
in North America. Grows as much as two
feet per year. Grow it in groups, as a border, or as a transition from the woods to
open ground. Their thin canopy lets you
grow other plants beneath them.
Other species available include tamarack, bitternut hickory, white cedar and
more.
Stop by the Price or Taylor county
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locations.
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Monday, March 2
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Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting
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and Front Street, Rib Lake. Information:
Arlene 715-427-3613.
Parents of Children With Special Needs Support Group Luncheon
Meeting Noon to 1 p.m. Happy Joes
Pizza and Ice Cream Parlor, 909 Casement Court, Medford. Program open to
Thursday, March 5
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.
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American Legion Post 274 Meeting
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Friday, March 6
Narcotics Anonymous Open Meeting 7 p.m. Community United Church
of Christ, 510 E. Broadway, Medford. Information: 715-965-1568.
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NEWS
Teacher resigns following school investigation
Thursday, February
January 2,26,
2014
2015
Police say investigation of Ron

Lien is still in progress
Following a closed session, the Medford Area School
Board accepted the immediate resignation of longtime
teacher and coach Ron Lien at the conclusion of the
boards meeting on Thursday evening.
Lien was not present at the meeting. The letter was
dated Feb. 16 and addressed to the board of education
and district administrator Pat Sullivan. The letter was
submitted via fax from attorney Randall G. Garczynski.
The letter was signed by Lein and said I hereby resign my positions at Medford Area Senior High. Sincerely, Ronald R. Lien.
Lien was placed on paid leave Jan. 15 from both his
teaching and boys basketball coaching positions. He was
placed on leave while law enforcement and the district
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completed an investigation. No charges or other action

from the investigation was revealed.
Sullivan said the resignation is final and Lien will no
longer be paid following the action. He was paid for his
basketball coaching duties this year and his teaching
contract until the board action. Sullivan said the district
will now post for the junior varsity golf coach position
he held. Substitutes and other teaching staff will continue to absorb his teaching load until the end of the year.
Ryan Pilgrim has covered Liens class load at the high
school while substitutes and other staff have covered the
open classes in the middle school. Assistant coach Ryan
Brown is now serving as head coach for the boys basketball team.
Lien taught business and technology at the high
school for more than 30 years. He has coached the boys
basketball team since 2006. The regular season ends next
week and tournament play begins March 3.
Sullivan said Monday he was informed of the law enforcement investigation by the Medford Police Department. Sullivan began an investigation at the district level. He interviewed two women who alleged inappropriate
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relationships with Lien. Before Sullivan could interview

Lien, he offered his resignation. Sullivan said he has not
been made aware of any other issues related to Lien.
Sullivan said Lien is not eligible for any future benefits from the Medford school district because he resigned. This does not impact his eligibility for his state
retirement.
Sullivan said the nature of the district investigating
allegations of wrongdoing by an employee are different
from law enforcements role. It is clear they have a statute of limitations and the school district does not, Sullivan said.
No charges have been filed in Taylor County in the
case. Police chief Ken Coyer said there is still an ongoing
investigation into the matter and his department cannot
comment on the case or release any of the reports until
that investigation is completed. Once the investigation
is complete, the records are subject to the open records
laws and will be available for the public to see upon request. There is no timeline as to how long the investigation will continue.
Brian Wilson contributed to this story.
County raises 2016 budget concerns

and most municipalities use for their property insurance. This would force them to go to private insurers,
which he said could increased costs.
Call your legislators and tell them how you feel, he
said.
Supervisor Sue Breneman raised concerns about
the impact the elimination of the 9-1-1 fee on landlines
would have on Taylor County. Lewis said there is currently legislation in the works to reinstate that fee and
expand it to cellphone lines also.
It is a scary issue, particularly for Taylor County,
said sheriff Bruce Daniels of the potential 9-1-1 funding
cuts. He called on supervisors to give their support to
having the fees reinstated. It is a fatal blow for us, he
said.
Supervisor Roger Ewan questioned the cuts to the
highway department and if they would be able to absorb
those. Yes they can, but it wont be good, Zenner said.
Lewis noted that $100,000 came out of the fund balance to boost the highway budget this year and so the
cut was really $50,000 less than what their original budget had been for this year.
We need every dime we can get for highways, but
it is there. It is a challenge, but it is there, Lewis said.
In addition to the proposed cuts, individual departments are looking at their fees as a way to increase additional revenue for the county. One such fee increases
the cost of getting married in Taylor County.
Supervisors voted to increase the marriage license
fee by $20 to $80. County clerk Bruce Strama explained
the increase was to generate additional revenue. In
choosing the amount, Strama looked at the amounts
charged by surrounding counties. Clark, Rusk and
Price counties are all charging $75, Lincoln County
charges $90 and Marathon County charges $100. Strama
said the idea of raising it to $80 was so they would not
have to come back to it for a number of years.
In other business, supervisors:
Approved electing Jeffrey Hein of Medford as

the new Taylor County veterans service officer. He had
a 20-year career in the U.S. Army where he retired as
First Sgt. His term runs to Jan. 2, 2017. Under county
code, the board elects the veterans service officer for a
term of office and must take action to either reelect the
position or appoint someone else at the end of the term.
Approved resolutions recognizing recent retirees. Those recognized include former clerk of courts
Maggie Gebauer, forestry and zoning secretary Mary
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Approved resolutions recognizing deputies

Anthony Schuett and Corey Dassow for their outstanding performance in the annual advanced law enforcement risk training (ALERT) law enforcement challenge
sponsored by the Wisconsin County Mutual Insurance
Company. Schuett won the challenge in 2013 and Dassow won it in 2014.
Approved designating April 12-18 as national

volunteer week in Taylor County.
Approved declaring the second Saturday in

May as International Migratory Bird Day. The declaration is part of the requirement to maintain the countys
Tree City USA status and was supported by the countys
tourism and conservation departments.
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Congratulations
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Deputies Corey Dassow and Anthony Schuett were

congratulated by county board chairman Jim Metz during Wednesdays county board meeting.
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Thursday,
Thursday,
February
January26,
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2015
photo by Matt Frey
During halftime of Thursdays win over Nekoosa, Medfords varsity girls basketball team concluded its season-long fund-raising project by presenting $2,500 to Taylor
County Project Lifesaver, accepted by Taylor County Sheriffs Department Deputy Eric Peterson and Jack Mayrer, the son of Cathy Mayrer, one of the co-founders of the Taylor
County chapter. This amount of money could be enough to buy a half-dozen bracelets for at-risk individuals.
County approves fee increases for zoning, waste

The Taylor County zoning committee
voted to raise fees for 12 services at its
meeting last week.
Increased fees - from firewood permits to wedding licenses - have been offered by several departments as ways
to balance the county budget ahead of

a projected deficit in 2016. In addition
to plugging the budget hole, the zoning
committee decided to act now to have
the new fee structure in place before the
spring and summer construction season.
The committee does not meet as often as
others do, adding to the urgency to make
the changes now.
Based on 2014 activity, the new fees

would generate approximately $6,000 in
additional income for the zoning department. The new fees are effective March
1, 2015. The countys last zoning fee increase came in 2010.
The committee looked at comparisons
with neighboring Price and Clark counties and a 16-county comparison to settle
on its final numbers. In several cases,
the committee picked an average number from the 16-county survey and then
rounded the amount to the nearest $5
whole number.
Nobody likes raising fees, but we
dont want to be out of the ballpark,
committee member Lester Lewis said.
Following the zoning meeting, members of the solid waste and recycling committee joined the group for an update on
those efforts in the county.
The Taylor County recycling authority collected 1.5 million pounds of materials in 2014, a record year for the group
and the third consecutive year of more
than one million pounds.
The 2015 clean sweep program was

discussed. The first will be May 2. The
first part of the day (8 a.m. until 11:30
a.m.) will be at the fairgrounds in Medford. The afternoon session (2 p.m. until
3:30 p.m.) will be at Gilman High School.
The second day will be Aug. 13 in Westboro (9 a.m. until 11 a.m.) and town of
Maplehurst (2 p.m. until 3:30 p.m.).
The committee looked at new vendors
for the electronic recycling, which includes old TVs and computers. The committee was told the previous electronics
recycler lost its state license.
The committee considered three possible replacements for recycling electronics. It settled on a Chicago-area firm
which will do the recycling for $7,500.
The program will charge a fee this
year to recover some of the cost of the
electronic recycling. The central question came down to what would somebody pay to get rid of a TV? The committee decided to keep the fee low and
uncomplicated and settled on $5.
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School board takes look at budget numbers, plans for projects

day was the first full board meeting it
looked at the plan for a possible Act 32 energy efficiency project. Act 32 gives school
districts the flexibility to move spending
for some capital improvements out from
under the state-imposed revenue caps.
The projects must be identified by a statecertified performance contractor for their
actual energy savings. The performance
contractor is paid a percentage of the total
project costs.
Because they exceed the revenue cap,
Medfords Act 32 projects would raise the
proposed mill rate. The tax impact on a
$100,000 home would be approximately
$36 if the school district saw no growth in
equalized property value.
Medfords approach toward Act 32 is
aimed at spreading projects out to keep
year-to-year spending stable. Facilities
maintenance director Dave Makovsky
brought a four-year plan with each year
costing just under $300,000.
The plan for 2016 includes roof projects
and other elements for a cost of $297,908.
As proposed, the second year of the plan
would cost $276,528, the third year would
cost $266,560 and the fourth year would
be $324,800. The first year roof projects
would free $179,000 in the Fund 10 budget.
The plan did not include the purchase
of 700 Chromebooks for Medford Area Senior High. The district finance committee
asked CESA to consider the Chromebooks
as energy savings if the district removed
a current computer lab. The hope was
enough energy savings would be found
with the new devices to qualify for the
plan, but Makovsky said the contractors
were concerned a state auditor might not
make the connection. They felt it would
raise red flags with [Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction] for the amount
of energy return, Makovsky said.
District administrator Pat Sullivan
said the roof project would be planned
for 2016 either way. He said if the district
adopted the Act 32 plan, it would free up
those funds to help balance the district
budget. Its not money for free, its still
coming from the taxpayers, but it is money we could free from the revenue cap,
board president Dave Fleegel said.
Finance committee member Jeff Peterson and board vice president Paul Dixon
were ready to approve the plan, but board
member Brandon Brunner had reservations. In some respects, it seems like an
end-around mechanism, Brunner said.
I look at it as another tool in the tool kit
to balance the budget, Peterson said. I
think we can do that by balancing the budget and working with the funds we get,
Brunner said. Fleegel agreed with Peterson on the flexibility of Act 32 projects.
I respectfully disagree with Mr. Brunner as to whether we can find the cuts in
our budget. I dont see a better way at this
time to balance the budget, he said.
Board member Mark Temme asked
how soon the projects would return energy cost savings for the investment.
The roof projects are estimated to pay
for themselves in 30 to 40 years while the
lighting upgrades would be paid off in seven to 10 years.
Act 32 was written because the legislature saw problems coming with tight budgets. What was the intent? Are we in the
spirit of the way it was written? Temme
asked.
The Act 32 discussion was eventually
set aside for a look at the larger budget
as Brunner held to his position. Dont
we owe it to district voters to see what it
will take to balance the budget? Brunner
asked. Fleegel referenced the state freeze
and its effect and the pending local deficit.
Thats news to me. Im not on the finance
committee, Brunner said.
The deadlines for the projects and possible delays in approval of the state budget
were two arguments for moving forward
Medford School District Facilities Planning

Year 1
1. Middle School Large Gym Roof D/MASH Library C and B .

............................................................................ $180,000
2. SES VFDs on circulating pumps............................$3,500
3. MASH perimeter lighting (cost estimates from RS Means
Facilities Construction Cost Data) $510/wall pack includes
installation ......................................................... $22,950
a. Main Building - 16 wall packs $8,160
b. Lawn/Canopy - 18 wall packs $9,180
c. Tach Ed - 7 wall packs $3,570
d. Bus Garage - 4 wall packs $2,040
4. MAES boiler burner upgrade ...............................$10,000
5. MAES perimeter lighting (cost estimates from RS Means
installation ..........................................................$18,400
a. 19 wall packs $9,690
b. Sidewalk/ag lighting (6 units) $5,020
c. Parking lot pole lights $615/pole xture (6 units) . $3,690
6. SES perimeter lighting (cost estimates RS Means
installation (14 wall packs) .................................... $7,140
7. MASH and MAES VFDs on AHU motors ............ $24,000
CESA 10 fee (12% of project cost) ...................... $31,919
TOTAL cost year 1 = $297,908
A possible change in Fund 80 would

help the districts bottom line. Ironically,
in a year when Medford hoped to shift
more costs from the general education
fund, known as fund 10, to the community education fund, known as fund 80,
the state capped any new spending in the
area. The legislature is looking at loosening those caps this year and it would allow
the district to possibly add the $75,000 cost
of middle school co-curricular programs
and its $40,000 share of the police liaison
program cost to the fund, which is levied
outside of the state revenue caps. Our
problem is we dont know when they will
lift the cap on Fund 80, Sullivan said.
Albers said another piece of the puzzle
might come from staff retirements as
new staff members are usually cheaper
than those who have gained years in the
salary matrix. He went back to the start-
ing line of the budget worksheet and said

any money the state legislature could
add back to Walkers proposal would be
another piece of the puzzle. Hopefully,
more pieces will show up, Albers said.
More students per class section is another
possibility. Those discussions you have
at every meeting go into the budget, Sullivan said.
The state budget proposal would return the categorical aid payment to $165
per student in 2016-17. Brunner said the
states shell game confuses the process.
Thats why it doesnt make sense. They
give you categorical aids and then they
take it away and then they give you Act
32, he said.
The board returned to the Act 32 discussion. A voice vote with no dissensions
moved the project plans forward.
Year 2
8. MASH gym roof M and HS roof A .......................$79,500

9. MASH Virtual Server Upgrade (replace 8 physical servers
with 2 virtual servers) .........................................$12,000
10. Unit ventilators to complete HS cafeteria (3 units)...........
.............................................................................. $55,400
11. MASH kitchen hood .........................................$30,000
12. MAMS unit ventilators (4 units) .......................$60,000
13. MASH tech shop new water heater ...................$10,000
CESA 10 fee (12% of project cost) .................... $29,628
Year 3
14. MASH unit ventilators (8 units)...................... $120,000

15. MASH pool heat recovery units .......................$80,000
16. MAMS school doors (2 sections of doors) ...... $38,000
Year 4
17. MAES DDC Conversion ..................................$200,000

18. MASH unit ventilators (6 units)........................$90,000
with the Act 32 plan. It would be nice to

wait to justify these projects, but the legislature will wait until the 11th hour,
board member Barb Knight said. Peterson said Act 32 projects could be approved
now, then if the districts financial health
warranted the move later, the board could
reduce the levy accordingly.
Albers gave the board the first three
scenarios he was working with in anticipation of Gov. Scott Walkers budget
proposal. He said Walkers plan freezes
general state aid levels for two years and
also cuts the $150 per pupil increase in categorical state aids given in recent years.
With those cuts and freezes, the Medford
deficit is projected at $948,237.
Albers said the picture of the district financial health, and ultimately the 2015-16
budget, will become clearer as more puzzle pieces fall into place. He then showed
the board how other factors will change
the budget.
One piece is the financial benefit of Rural Virtual Academy. The district hosts
the public charter school and it is the
main reason Medford has such a positive balance in open enrollment figures.
Albers said a conservative estimate of a
$50,000 gain is possible when the enrollment period ends.
The next element the board looked at
was how salary increases would effect
the overall budget. The district has given
raises in the neighborhood of 1.8 percent
per year since Act 10 removed the qualified economic offer and ability of public
sector unions to seek mediation and arbitration during contract negotiations.
Albers showed the board how putting a
zero increase on staff salaries next year
would cut the deficit by $240,000. Albers
and board members said that option was
purely one for debate, and not the plan at
this point.
If salaries were frozen, if the district realizes $101,000 in technology savings, and
the purchase of the high school chromebooks could be absorbed in the current
budget or within the next senior high budget, the structural deficit drops to $406,725.
Act 32 is another piece of the puzzle.
Fund 80 is another piece of the puzzle,
Albers said.
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Who is Scott Walker working for?

Voters in Wisconsin need to ask who
Gov. Scott Walker is working for.
Last week Gov. Scott Walker grabbed
national headlines while attending a dinner with a group of 60 influential donors
in New York City.
In absolute fairness, the gathering of
a tight group of conservative multi-millionaires around a political dinner table
wasnt technically a fundraiser.
As stated by Washington Post reporter
Robert Costa: For Walker, who had a
breakout speech at a conservative summit
in Iowa last month, the dinner is not a fundraiser but a reintroduction and opportunity for him to impress influential conservatives and potential mega-donors.
The event gave the potential donors a
chance to try before they buy when it
comes to investing in Walkers political
future.
Walker was there because he is running for president. It could be argued that
Walker began his campaign for presidency shortly after his first election as
governor, choosing to grandstand rather
than lead during the whole Act 10 debacle.
Regardless, winning his recall, and subsequent reelection, helped make him a conservative political golden boy.
While Walker has not actually come
out as a presidential candidate, he has
been spending a great deal of time in places like Iowa and New York where candidates frequently gather. He even went on
a trade mission to England to try and
show that he has foreign affairs credentials.
While Walker is tomcatting his way
through American big-money political
would-be kingmakers, the people who he
was hired to serve here in Wisconsin are
taking second fiddle.

In 2014, Scott Walker won a tight reelection campaign to gain another term leading Wisconsin. Being elected to serve in a
public office is like getting married. Yes,
there are perks that come with the job, but
there are also important responsibilities.
Those responsibilities matter and should
not be outsourced to staffers.
Like an unfaithful husband who is
stepping out on his wife and searching
for new conquests while she toils at home,
Walkers presidential aspirations demonstrate an attitude that treats Wisconsin
residents and issues as stepping stones
along the path to the White House.
Walkers proposed state budget is fundamentally flawed. Walker cavalierly sidesteps these issues such as his attempt
to undermine the basic tenants of the
University of Wisconsin System refer-
ring to them as drafting errors. These socalled drafting errors have been cropping
up throughout the proposed budget with
alarming frequency. They demonstrate either a governor who just copied and pasted what his political handlers sent him,
or someone who is just going through the
motions of being a leader.
The answer to who is Scott Walker
working for is clear. Walker is working
for his own best interests and is putting
his presidential hopes before his commitment to the people of Wisconsin.
Walker needs to decide if he is running for president or being a governor. If
he wants to be governor, he should stay in
Wisconsin and govern. If he wants to be a
full-time candidate, he should not draw a
paycheck from Wisconsin taxpayers when
he is not doing the job he was elected to do.
Reject county tax assessment

What does the average taxpayer want?
Its simple. This person wants to pay
his or her taxes and get basic services.
What services? Plowed roads in winter.
Filled potholes. Sending police when
there is trouble.
Thats why our state legislature should
reject a proposal tucked within Gov. Scott
Walkers 2015-17 state budget to make
counties, not municipalities, responsible for
property tax assessment.
The plan will save the
state money, true, but it
will toss yet another unfunded mandate on the
shoulders of county government and, in the end,
compromise the basic services that regular people need.
The proposal calls for counties to establish their own assessors office and certify
assessment values for properties up to 100
percent of fair market value every year.
Cities over 35,000 population can continue
to do their own assessment.
With every parcel in the state assessed
at full value, the state Department of Revenue claims it can pink slip 39.5 full time
state employees whose job it has been to
equalize property values from one community to the next.
This program promises to be expensive. Right now, Jim Kurtzweil, a town of
Emmet assessor contracted with 15 municipalities, charges $10 per parcel. For
that fee, Kurtzweil meets state law that
requires assessments to be within 10 percent of fair market values determined
by the Department of Revenue. There are
four Wisconsin citiesMilwaukee, Madison, La Crosse and Racine---that offer annual 100 percent property assessment for
their citizens. Their average price for this
service is $28.12 per parcel.

Lets do some simple math. Marathon
County has 65,500 parcels outside the City
of Wausau (population 39,000). Assuming that all municipalities now pay $10 a
parcel for property tax assessment, the
total, not including Wausau, is $655,000.
Now lets calculate what annual full assessment would cost. Using the average
$28.12 cost per parcel,
that comes to $1,844,836.
Thats nearly triple the
cost. The governors
proposal lets counties
charge-back
municipalities for 95 percent
of what they have been
budgeting for property
tax assessment. Lets assume this would
be $9.50 per parcel. This means Marathon
County could bill all of its towns, villages
and cities (but not Wausau) $9.50 per parcel and take in $617,500. This is real cash,
to be sure, but it leaves Marathon County
with a potential net cost for full-value, annual assessment of $1,227,336.
And here lies the problem. Marathon
County has a huge, $150 million budget,
but very little of it can be moved around
to cover funding gaps. By law, the county
must do a long list of things. Finding a
million dollars in new money to pay for
county property tax assessment will surely prove a major struggle.
Asked how the county could possibly
find the money needed to perform fullvalue, annual assessment, county administrator Brad Karger said he didnt know
how he would do it.
We cannot find that amount of money, he said. Nothing of that scale is just
sitting around. If it came to that, I dont
know what we might do.
Of course, we all know what the coun-
Guest editorial by
Peter Weinschenk of
The Record-Review
Star News
Quote of the Week:
We could either change for the good or for the bad,
County finance committee chairman Chuck Zenner

about the impact the state budget will have on the county.
ty board will do if faced with a seven-figure unfunded mandate from the state. It
will cut basic services. It wont plow roads
as much. It wont fill as many potholes. It
will back off on police response time.
There is great irony here. The regular
taxpayer just wants to pay his bill and
get services. And yet the governor would
spend so much of other peoples money
on just figuring out a tax bill that it will
cause budget crises across the state. Counties will forced to further trim services.
How does this help people?
We would hope that our local legislators would reject not just Walkers assessment plan, but the whole mindset where
someone would think for even one minute

that something like this was a good idea.
Its pointless to cut DOR positions if it
means, statewide, the cost of property tax
assessment will likely triple. Thats crazy
business and, in the end, fails to understand what people want. People, in general, are satisfied with how property tax
bills are calculated. Yet they hate it when
their car dives into a mammoth pothole.
The governors plan improves property
tax assessment where it isnt needed at
the cost of more potholes.
Listen up, legislators. Thats the wrong
call.
Members of The Star News editorial board include Publisher Carol OLeary, General Manager Kris
OLeary and News Editor Brian Wilson.
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Vox Pop
Roupps supports the Rib Lake village board over assessment
My husband and I fully support the Rib Lake Village

Board in this ongoing, escalating intense real estate
property tax issue by village residents Ken and Renee
Norgaard against the board for long ago property taxes.
I just discovered that Mr. Norgaard allegedly said to the
village clerk he was coming after her. Really?
I couldnt help think how years ago, when we lived
in Cook County, Ill. I protested our real estate property
taxes within the timeframe specified by the Cook County Assessors Office. We were turned down. I appealed
the ruling again within the time framework of the
appeals department. Again we were turned down. That
was the end of that.
We were disappointed we lived near lawyer-owned
homes much larger than ours and they paid less than
we did. Probably they had protested their property taxes within the proper time frames specified by the assessors office from the get go. We had not. Rules are rules,
end of story.
This is a small town with very hardworking village
trustees and village staff. The village clerk has worked
tirelessly to help people with all kinds of issues. She is
kind, patient, knowledgeable and for 33 years has been
the bulwark of the village office. She cares about each
resident, and for someone to allegedly say something
unkind to her is simply unimaginable.
My grandpa had a farm here, my mom grew up in
Rib Lake and my folks retired here. People in the area
are friendly and often go the extra mile or more to help
each other out. It seems to me there ought to be a sense
of civility and respect for the Rib Lake Village Board

and our diligent village president Wayne Tlusty.
I think it is time I buy a wooden sign I see now and
then in gift shops that reads be nice or leave - maybe
it would be useful at the village hall. Perhaps residents
who support the village board should be at the next
meeting March 11 at 6:30 p.m.
Sue and Al Roupp, Rib Lake
Vox Pop
What were you thinking Northcentral Technical College?
First let me say, I do not have a college degree. I do,

however, possess some common sense, which I learned
through lifes experience, and a wee bit of artistic talent.
Each time I drive by your new electronic sign displayed on County Road O, I almost get sick to my stomach. Have you ever tried to write something, as a kid,
with blue ink on black paper? Now light it up with
scrolling letters and numbers, it doesnt work. It is difficult to read it, both during the day and at night.
At first I though maybe its just me and my eyes, but
when I talked to several others about this sign, I found I
was not alone with my opinion.
I dont know who makes the decision for such a
thing, is it a board of directors sitting in a room, and
the decision made without viewing other signs, or just,
lets go with blue writing, because that matches our
colors? Perhaps the person that made the decision was
color blind. Whatever the reason, I do not think this

was well researched. I am a taxpayer and this college
is funded by the taxpayers. Well, you might as well have
dug a hole and poured the money in it, covered it up and
walked away. What a waste of money.
As you drive through Medford there are several
signs or electronic billboards, with different displays
and they are all easy to read. But with your display I
almost wished I had horse blinders to wear, as I go
by. Maybe the thinking was, if we make it annoying
the people will remember it, well let me say, if I ever
thought of taking a class at your college, this annoyance alone would keep me from doing it.
This is what I call a case of highly educated Ignorance. This is still a free country and I felt this needed
to be said, and with a little humor.
God Bless America
Cathy Bristol, Medford
Vox Pop
Change will make property assessment better for taxpayers
Should property assessment be done by 1,851 different units of government in Wisconsin as it is now? Or
is there a more efficient way to perform this important
function?
Wisconsin now has a municipal-only assessment
system with 1,851 cities, villages and towns separately
assessing property in their jurisdictions. This is the
highest number of property assessment jurisdictions
in the country.
The 2015-17 state budget includes a property assessment reform proposal to make the assessing process
more efficient. Wisconsin would move to a county-based
system with an option for larger municipalities to continue to assess property. This would reduce Wisconsins
1,851 assessment units to about 90, which will save money at the local level through economies of scale. Forty
states already have a county-based assessment system
like the one we are proposing.
This proposal also creates a consistent standard by
requiring that all property be assessed at full market
value each year. While some Wisconsin municipalities already do this, others vary widely. In 2014, assessments for residential property ranged from 75 percent
to 135 percent of full market value.
A consistent full market value standard would save
money at the state level by eliminating the need for
the current costly and complex equalization process
which is needed to translate the different levels of local
assessments into a consistent statewide measure before tax bills and state aid can be sent out. The proposal
would result in position savings in the States Bureau
of Equalization.
Property owners would see their assessments reflect
the market each year which avoids the large swings that
can currently occur if assessed values have not been reviewed for a number of years. This proposal would not
cause property taxes to go up because it maintains the
total amount of property taxes local governments can
collect.
Property owners would still have local open book
assessment review meetings where they could discuss
changes to their values with an assessor, and they
would be able to appeal their assessments to a board of
review which would meet at several locations in each
county.
If we were designing an assessment system starting
with a clean sheet of paper, we wouldnt come up with
the current complicated system which has a multitude
of small assessment units, many different approaches
to valuations, and the need for complex revisions to
make valuations consistent across the state. We have
a chance to move to a better system which will save
money, keep assessing local, and make assessments
uniform throughout the state.
Richard Chandler, secretary Wisconsin Department of Revenue
Brian Wilson
Hoop dreams
The year we got a basketball hoop for Christmas was a
memorable one. I can still picture coming downstairs and
seeing it sitting there just waiting to be installed.
We didnt have one of those new-fangled fancy pole
contraptions you see in peoples yards nowadays. It was
a basic wood backboard and hoop that had to either be
bolted to a house, or, in our case, strapped to a handy pine
tree that was just outside our back door.
From the moment the hoop was installed we played
games constantly. Often it was just games of 21 with
us honing our free-throw shooting skills. The large round
concrete septic tank lid was by coincidence the exact distance from the pine tree as the free throw line.
Other times we would play two-on-two or three-onthree basketball games. As we got older the games probably closer resembled cage fighting matches more than
basketball games. Our motto was no blood, no foul. Our
yard was hardpacked sand that during dry spells resembled concrete, except for the grit that would get in your
wounds after a particularly hard foul.
By the time I left for college, the games had lost some
of their edge. Especially after the night when a cop
showed up in our yard at 11 p.m. on a hot summer Saturday night because a grumpy neighbor didnt like us playing outside.
My daughter tried basketball when she was in elementary school. Despite Paul Woletzs best efforts she never
developed a great love for running up and down the court.
She now is content cheering on her friends who play and
prefers curling in the winter anyway.
Alex is in third grade and turned nine on Tuesday.
He has been taking part in a basketball program at Holy
Rosary School for the past few months. Last year when
we helped a friend move we ended up with a regulation
height basketball hoop in our yard and Alex has put it to
good use.
Monday was Alexs first game. It is only an intramural
squad so his mighty orange team was playing against the
lime green squad. With six and a half minute quarters
the game should have been a quick one of course more
advanced players dont usually have to be reminded of
which position they are playing quite so much as third
graders do.
Regardless of the anticipation of the quality of play,
the parents and in some cases grandparents, filled a section of bleachers after school to watch the action.
Sitting in the stands watching a game is still a weird
thing for me. Cheering from the sidelines while covering
games is frowned on and while it has been several years
since I shot a game for the paper, old habits die hard.
As a result, I am not likely to be the parents voice you
hear yelling for their son or daughter to shoot the ball or
grab the rebound. That doesnt mean my wife wont be
the one you hear.
Alexs team lost. He got a chance to shoot a couple baskets but didnt get any points on the board. We have to
work on him being more aggressive when blocking people -- little things, like actually putting his hands in the
air or leaving the ground when he jumps.
I am looking forward to the snow melting to be able to
put on some sneakers and shoot some hoops with Alex.
Playing basketball with my dad is one of my favorite
things from childhood and it is time to pass that memory
along.
Brian Wilson is News Editor at The Star News.
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Community voices
To vaccinate or not?
This is a question being thrown around in the media and political shows in one of the greatest, most advanced countries in the face of the world, U.S.A....as if
this was still pre 1960. A colleague of mine asked: Wasnt
this question rationally decided more than 60 years ago,
and everyone agreed that public health and preventing
disease was important? Well, it seems with politicians,
nothing is ever definitely and rationally decided. It explains why some politicians still hate social security
and want to eliminate EPA. The incessant drumbeat by
these politicians undermines the respect for scientific
studies on many subjects and is the most cause of this
vaccination crisis. Once again, ideology trumps reason.
I hope this will wake up enough rational people.
The recent measles outbreak goes to show that some
penalties or incentives to vaccinate are necessary to
have a sufficient portion of the population be vaccinated in order for herd immunity to be effective. That allows for the best protection for those too young or who
cannot be vaccinated for medical or religious reasons.
Just remember that if you choose to not vaccinate your
children, whether or not they are affected as a child, you
increase the risks of serious health conditions in their
teen and adult years....or maybe you can just pray on it.
Unvaccinated children are a serious risk to public
health, exposing the immunosuppressed babies and
senior citizens to a potentially life-threatening disease.
Vaccinating your children isnt a freedom of choice issue, it is a public health issue. When your kids arent
vaccinated against communicable disease like measles,
they are endangering everyone around them. When I
was a child vaccinations were a normal part of life and
expected before entering school or while in school. It
was not optional and should not be today for the good of
us all. Here is something else to contemplate anti-vaxxers, most of you have been vaccinated, so why wouldnt
you want to protect your children the way your parents
protected you? Really, you are a danger to your own children and a danger to society.
It is incomprehensible to me that we can mandate

auto insurance before you register a car or drive it, but
allow some parents to optionalize vaccinations for their
children. The coercive power of government should be
spent on making people safe.
Honestly, I cant figure out how it is we came to the
idea that everyones opinion on every subject is somehow valid. It is not and if you dont know what you are
talking about, you dont hold a valid opinion on the subject. But somehow people who cannot tell you the difference between an antigen and an antibody feel they
are fully qualified to render an opinion on the subject of
vaccines. It just baffles me to no end, when people who
have zero education and experience in immunology
equate their opinion with that of an immunologist who
has spent years of their lives studying the subject at a
very high level. Pick a subject: value of vaccines, science of global warming, value of fluoride and chlorine
in our water supply, astrophysics, biology......you will
find a whole crowd of indescribable people who will tell
you their opinion on the subject all day long.
The whole thing is insane. Determining such important policies of public health should not be decided by
politicians and an uninformed public. Until fairly recently vaccines were mandatory for all children enrolled
in school unless for genuine medical reasons. Short of
allergy, age and a compromised immune system, there
is no valid reason not to vaccinate. This anti-vaxxers
nonsense arose out of the proven fake study done by one
Dr. Andrew Wakefield in Great Britain, for a law firm
suing vaccine companies linking autism to vaccination.
That study was proven to be falsified and Dr. Wakefield
had his license taken away to practice medicine. The
reason that autism isnt diagnosed until after vaccines
is because autism isnt usually noticed until around 5
years of age. Yes, indeed, believing that vaccines come
before an autism diagnosis, therefore vaccines cause
autism is as utterly absurd as believing diapers come
before an autism diagnosis, therefore diapers cause autism. They dont understand science and they rely on
discredited studies. Anecdotal stories and beliefs are
not empirical scientific studies.
When you are getting your medical advice from politicians and TV celebrities, you need something better
than random confirmation bias with a heavy dose of
cognitive dissonance. There is no debate. If people do
not want to believe in science in the first place, then
they should not be able to rely on science when they
are sick. It is telling that even when it comes to flirting
with a measles epidemic, some people are weak on the
social responsibilty angle and strong on the individual
choice angle. Getting vaccinated isnt just about you, it
is a public health issue.
Dr. Osmond Ekwueme, Medford
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February 26, 2015
Page 9
Sisters nd success in tax preperation business
Chips off the ol block: Sisters add to tax legacy

Many babies play with a toy abacus in their crib,
sliding the little beads from one rod to another. Jamie
and Lori Koeppel got an early exposure to the reason
the counting devices were first invented, and they have
built on those early lessons to establish a successful tax
preparation and financial planning business in central
Wisconsin.
The women are the daughters of enterprising Antigoarea dairy farmers. Their mother would take care of
the complicated tax preparation for a dairy business
and it led her into the business of tax preparation and
eventually the ownership of an H&R Block franchise.
I took my first tax class as a 30-day old baby when
mom took me along, Jamie Koeppel said.
Jamie and Lori Koeppel followed their mothers long
career with H&R Block by buying the Antigo location
from her 11 years ago and adding Medford a year later.
Since then, Merrill, Plover, Stevens Point, Wausau, Rib
Mountain and Weston offices have been added to the
business. Lori Koeppel leads the Medford office.
The sisters were much younger, 25 and 23 years old,
than the industry normal when they bought the businesses. They are now the largest ownership duo in Wisconsin. They employ more than 100 people during the
busiest season of the year.
The women did not start out with the goal of operating so many local offices, but opportunities opened up
during the past decade.

We weighed the pros and cons of each option, Lori
Koeppel said.
Their mother was a pioneer in the industry, but it is
now close to a 50-50 split among men and women. In
our mothers day, it was less common, but its a womanfriendly field. Its a company which lets you grow with
it, Jamie Koeppel said.
The biggest challenge in the business is finding the
right staff to fit the need for seasonal tax professionals.
Its extremely difficult to staff season professionals,
Jamie Koeppel said. In the past we had a lot of stay-athome moms and retirees, but now most people are looking for year-round staffing.
The women live in different communities and usually work at separate locations. They balance the responsibilities of the business between them. Jamie Koeppel
usually deals with operations, marketing and staffing
concerns while Lori Koeppels concentration is in areas
like payroll and document storage.
We tend to work well together because we balance
each other out, Jamie Koeppel said. We are two opposite sides of a coin and it works for us. Both of our
significant others work with us in the business. We talk
a lot and plan together.
Medford area businesses provide about 15 percent of
the local business, but the heart of the company is still
working with families and individuals on their returns.
Student business plan contest begins

Wisconsin YES! student business plan contest open
for middle, high school entries through April 6
Wisconsin Youth Entrepreneurs in Science, a statewide youth business plan contest modeled after the successful Governors Business Plan Contest, is open for
online entries from Wisconsin middle- and high-school
students through 5 p.m. on April 6.
Public, private and home-schooled students across
Wisconsin are eligible to turn their science- and techrelated ideas into business plans and compete for cash
and prizes. The contest begins with a 250-word summary submitted through the website. Entries that advance
to Phase 2 of the competition will expand their idea into
a 1,000-word executive summary. Throughout the process, students get feedback from professionals across
Wisconsin who will serve as judges.
As a tool for educators, Wisconsin YES! fosters interest in science and tech education, and encourages students to be independent, creative thinkers capable of
problem solving.
Leveraging technology, thinking creatively and
working as a team are all important characteristics for
todays entrepreneurs, said Tom Still, president of the
Wisconsin Technology Council. Entrepreneurial skills
are vital to the long-term success of Wisconsins youth
as well as the states innovation economy.
The Tech Council produces the contest, with major
sponsorship from IBM and WEA Trust. Additional support is provided by the Wisconsin Technical College
System. Contest partners thus far include Department
of Financial Institutions, Department of Public Instruction, Make a Difference Wisconsin, Project Lead the
Way Wisconsin, STEM Forward, Wisconsin Association of School Boards and Wisconsin Society of Science
Teachers.
To get started, students need to create a simple account at www.WisconsinYES.com. All entries are sub-
mitted through the website. Students use their account

to gain access to the judges comments and feedback.
Templates and sample entries for both phases are available on the website, along with other entrepreneurial
resources.
Students are able to work in teams or as individuals
and will be judged based upon their grade level, with
the oldest team member determining the team category.
Students or teams may enter multiple ideas.
Place finishers in each category 9th grade and under, 10th grade, 11th grade and 12th grade are eligible
for cash and prizes. The grand prize winner has the opportunity to present their winning idea at the Wisconsin Entrepreneurs Conference in Madison on June 2-3.
The Wisconsin Technology Council is the independent, nonprofit and non-partisan science and technology
adviser to the Governor and the Legislature. It serves as
a catalyst for tech-based economic development in Wisconsin through programs such as the Wisconsin Angel
Network, the Governors Business Plan Contest and the
Wisconsin Innovation Network.
To enter the contest or for more information on
sponsorship and partnership opportunities, visit www.
WisconsinYES.com or contact Joy Sawatzki at the Wisconsin Technology Council, [email protected] or 608-442-7557.
Identity theft issues are a local concern and the tax

preparer can be an important link in straightening out
problems with the Internal Revenue Service.
We help by working as a liaison with the IRS. We
are like a translator at times, Lori Koeppel said.
She said hiring a tax preparer when dealing with
those types of issues can also be helpful as wait times to
speak to an IRS official by phone can often be an hour.
An appointment with your tax preparer is more than
just filing paperwork with the IRS and planning for a
refund. It is planning for the next year in terms of upcoming financial decisions.
We usually spend 45 minutes to an hour together
doing taxes and planning ahead, Jamie Koeppel said.
We are open year-round so you can stop in and make
sure everything is on track and your money is doing
what you want it to do.
Meeting the requirements of the Affordable Care Act
is the biggest challenge for many clients. Tax preparers
are putting big time resources into understanding the
issue. Lori Koeppel said many struggle to accurately estimate their income and a lot of corrections are needed
as the tax season unfolds.
There are areas of potential tax liability savings
which get missed by many. The college tuition payments for yourself or children can provide some benefits. Adoption expenses are another area where a family
might not be picking up all the credits it has coming. In
the future, in-home caregivers may also be able to get
credits for their efforts with family and respite care.
The tax season peaks around Feb. 14 with individuals usually coming in to complete their obligations before investors and business clients finalize their work.
H&R Block also offers tax classes in August of every
year. Its an opportunity for anyone who wants to learn
more about the tax system and a starting point for those
who want to become seasonal tax professionals.
Its a chance for people to learn for themselves. Its
intensive, but its good stuff, Jamie Koeppel said.
The requirements for seasonal tax professionals include being 18 years old and being eligible to pay taxes
and being fully paid up.
H&R Block maintains open appointment slots on its
schedule to take care of walk-in traffic at its Hwy 13 location next to Fidelity Bank.
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Program links choices with performance

by Sports Editor Matt Frey
The young people of Taylor County along with
those who guide them are about to be informed about
the links between lifestyle choices and performance.
On Monday and Tuesday, March 9-10, John Underwood will lead several of his Life Of An Athlete (LOA)
presentations in the Medford area aimed at differing
groups of people. While each presentation differs, all
attendees will be provided science-based information
on the effects of sleep, nutrition and alcohol and drug
use on adolescent brain development and the dramatic
effects they can have on classroom and athletic performance.
The gist really is giving information to help people
make the best choices, Underwood said in a Feb. 12
phone interview. What it really comes down to is making the best choices equates to having the best chances
of success in any endeavor.
Underwood, who is based in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.,
is the director of the Human Performance Project. He
was an All-American distance runner and international
athlete running for the Oregon Track Club and the New
York Athletic Club. Underwood has coached or advised
more than two dozen Olympians including World and
Olympic champions.
Underwood studied human performance at the Sport
Institute of Finland/Vierumaki and has worked with
Olympic and professional sports organizations including the NBA, NFL and NHL. He is a human performance
consultant to the U.S. Navy SEALS. He has worked for
three decades with the U.S. Olympic Committee, NCAA
and Sport Canada. His area of expertise is training periodization, training effect and recovery methods.
The Taylor County Drug Opposition Partners (TCDOP) led the effort to bring Underwood to the area. Aspirus, Taylor County Lions and Lioness clubs, Medford
Kiwanis and Rotary clubs and the Medford Area Senior
High student council are also sponsoring the visit.
Underwoods whirlwind tour starts on Monday,
National speaker John Underwood will be speaking

about the link between lifestyle choices and performance.
March 9 with two student presentations at Medford
Area Senior High. The first will be with Rib Lake and
Gilman students at 9 a.m. Medford students will attend
the 1 p.m. session.
Next on that day is a professional dinner presentation for community policy makers at 4:30 p.m. at Marilyns Go Go Catering in Medford. This is an invitationalonly event aimed at community policy makers school
board members and school administrators and city,
county and township boards.
The main event for the general public follows on
the evening of Monday, March 9. A parent/community
presentation will take place from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the
Red-White Theatre at Medford Area Senior High. Anyone who is interested is welcome to attend. The theatre
seats 345 people.
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TCDOP facilitator Jean Flood said. His presentation
on brain development the effects of sleep, nutrition
and avoidance of alcohol and drugs on developing adolescent brains everyone needs to hear that.
To me thats the message. If I were a parent, I would
want to know how can I help my kid through nutrition
and helping them sleep and what do I need to say to him
or her about avoiding drugs and alcohol.
Underwood will headline a Student Leadership
Workshop at Forest Springs in Westboro on Tuesday,
March 10 from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. The workshop is primarily aimed at emerging student leaders in grades
8-11 as well as club advisors, coaches, athletic directors,
trainers and teachers. Students and representatives
from Medford, Rib Lake and Gilman will fill about 160
seats. Flood said remaining seats will be filled by representatives from schools like D.C. Everest, Osseo-Fairchild, Abbotsford, Phillips, Prentice and Neillsville,
bringing the attendance to at least 200.
Flood said the push to get Underwood here gained
momentum about a year ago as a group of Medford students were playing a large role in revising the schools
Co-Curricular Code of Conduct. Flood and Medfords
new athletic director Justin Hraby were familiar with
the Life Of An Athlete program. Flood, then-student
council advisor Sue Sawdey and five students went to
an Underwood leadership conference in Brookfield.
Those kids came back fired up, Flood said. Sue
and I had gathered a bunch of codes (for the students
to review). That just really lent fire to the whole thing.
Sophomores Jared Wiese and Madelyn Brost are two
of the students who attended. He would show scans of
the brain before drinking alcohol and then after, Brost
said. Just after a couple of uses or binge drinking, just
to see the decreased brain activity it was really mind
blowing to see how just one time of getting drunk like
that can decrease. You can lose so much of your training and everything you had.
Brost and Wiese said attending the conference was
helpful in the creation of Medfords new code. I think
it will help a lot with our new code because there was
some negativity attached to it, Brost said. I think this
will help especially with the students being able to see
why we did this. We didnt do it just to punish. There
are reasons behind what we did.
There was some backlash because change is a hard
thing to deal with, Wiese said. We didnt do it just to
make everyone that could be ineligible ineligible. We
want to actually help people.
When fully implemented, Underwoods Life Of An
Athlete program claims to be a systemic community
approach to reducing risk and increasing protective
factors in student athletes while setting clear consistent boundaries for behavior, increasing consequence
beliefs, teaching appropriate athlete lifestyle and establishing a process to identify and help those involved in
drug use or behaviors of concern.
During the Feb. 12 phone interview, Underwood
touched on some of the subjects that will be up for discussion while he is here.
A lack of sleep, Underwood said, is one of the leasttalked about factors that can hurt a young persons performance.
One thing a lot of people dont realize, you can have
the greatest workout, but the work, the training is only
good if taking the time at night to sleep, he said. In
the first hour and a half to two hours, thats when you
grow. Thats when you build muscle mass, repair tissue. If you arent getting sleep, its like earning all of
this workout money but never putting it into the bank.
He said its no secret the United States is one of
worlds unhealthiest nations. Eating right is one area
where parents can have a major influence on their kids.
We can talk to the kids about not eating healthy, but
I dont think, in most cases, kids are the ones buying the
food, Underwood said. Theyre not the ones filling the
cupboards.
Preventing social drug and alcohol use is an obstacle
an entire community needs to tackle. Underwood said
Wisconsin is one of the top examples of states where the
culture needs to change, especially regarding alcohol.
Underwood said his program will give coaches and
school and community leaders ideas for keeping kids
on the right track. Yet, at the same time, the kids themselves need to be accountable for the decisions they
make.
Young people are impulsive, he said. The greatest
mistake we can make is just to say they do what they do.
Later on, they may realize theyve made a colossal mistake. A lot of times they are things they cant change.
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Thursday, February 26, 2015 Page 11
Milestones, Memories, Births, Engagements, Weddings
Westboro woman retires from Air Force

by News Editor Brian Wilson
Westboro native Maj. Terry (Ochodnicky) Whited
recently retired from the Air Force after 27 years of service.
She is the daughter of the late Charles Ochodnicky
and the late MaryAnn Ochodnicky. She is a 1987 Rib
Lake High School graduate. She enlisted in the Air
Force in 1987 as a vehicle operations specialist. In 1992
she cross-trained into the contracting career field. She
attained the rank of technical sergeant. In 2001, she
graduated Magna Cum Laude with a bachelor degree
in business, and in 2003 received a masters degree in
human resources as well as receiving her commission
from officer training school.
She deployed and supported numerous military operations including: Operation Desert Shield/Storm
(1990), Operation Allied Force - Kosovo (1999), Operation Enduring Freedom Afghanistan and Kyrgyzstan
(2002, 2008, 2010), Operation Iraqi Freedom - Iraq (2009)
and Operation Noble Eagle - Afghanistan (2011). Major
Whited has over 27 years of distinguished service to her
nation. She has been deployed to 11 of USCENTCOMs

20 countries (Iraq, Afghanistan, Yemen, Saudi Arabia,
Kuwait, Oman, Jordan, Bahrain, Djibouti, Qatar and
Kyrgystan), as well as Kosovo and Turkey, supporting
numerous operations.
She retired on Sept. 1, 2014 with the rank of major
and currently works as the director of contracts for
Madison Springfield.
Military honors she earned include: Defense Meritorious Service Medal (one oak leaf cluster), Joint
Service Commendation Medal, Air Force Commendation Medal (five oak leaf custers), Air Force Achievement Medal (one oak leaf cluster), Army Achievement
Medal, Navy Achievement Medal, Joint Meritorious
Unit Award (one oak leaf cluster), Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (five oak leaf clusters), Air Force Organizational Excellence Award (one oak leaf cluster),
Air Force Good Conduct Medal (five oak leaf clusters),
National Defense Service Medal (one oak leaf cluster),
Kosovo Campaign Medal (one oak leaf cluster), Afghan-
Maj. Terry (Ochodnicky) Whited

istan Campaign Medal (two oak leaf clusters), Iraq Campaign Medal (one oak leaf cluster), Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, and NATO Medal (one oak leaf
cluster).
She met her husband, David, who was also an active duty Airman, during their first duty assignment at
MacDill Air Force Base in Florida. They were married
in 1988 and have one son, Devon, who was born in 1991
in Alconbury, England. Her husband is a civil servant
for the Veterans Affairs Administration and Devon is
a student at the Art Institute of Tampa, Fla. Her last
assignment was at US Central Command, MacDill Air
Force Base. They continue to live and work in the Tampa area.
Highground adds counseling

The Wausau Vet Center will be offering weekly counseling to veterans at the Highground veterans memorial park in Neillsville. Vet Center counselor Todd Stage
will be at The Highground on Tuesdays for private sessions with veterans and family members.
Stage will provide readjustment counseling services
to combat veterans and their families. Readjustment
counseling covers a wide range of issues that can help
ease the transition from military to civilian life. Some
of the areas that Vet Center counseling can help with
are: PTSD, bereavement counseling, military sexual
trauma, substance abuse, employment assessments and
referrals and other military related issues.
The introductory Vet Center presentations at The
Highground will be on Saturday, March 7 at 2 p.m. and
Tuesday, March 10 at 7 p.m. in the learning center.
These introductory presentations will be open to all.
The title of the introductory presentation is PTSD: A
Combat Veterans Perspective and will include a PTSD
clinical presentation, veterans insight into PTSD and
time for questions and answers.
The Highground is located at W7031 Ridge Rd., Neillsville. For more information call the Wausau Vet Center
715-842-1724, La Crosse Vet Center 608-782-4403 or Todd
Stage 715-842-1724.
Births
Lots and lots of generations
This family gathering was a big one with separate families of ve generations among 15 people. They are (front
l. to r.) great-great-grandfather Jack Krueger, great-great-grandmother Dorothy Roesler, great-great-grandmother
Myrtle Blomberg, great-great-grandmother Geneva Krueger, great-great-grandmother Vernell Rodman, mother Sam
LeMaster and baby Abbriella LeMaster, great-grandmother Lorna Roesler, grandmother Sheila Krueger, grandfather Shane Krueger, (back) grandfather James LeMaster, great-grandmother Judy LeMaster, great-grandfather John
Roesler, great-grandfather John Krueger, and great-grandmother Rita Krueger.
LITTLE BLACK
MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
ANNUAL MEETING NOTICE
Joseph Richard
William Bill and Cherish Byrd Jr. of Medford
announce the birth of a son, Joseph Richard, born on
Feb. 11 at Aspirus Wausau Hospital. He weighed seven
pounds, 13.3 ounces and was 19-1/2 inches long. His
grandparents are Ralph and Lynn Marthaler of Medford, and William and Cheryl Byrd Sr. of Athens.
Clayden Jeffrey
Joel and Jodi Nuernberger of Weston announce the
birth of a son, Clayden Jeffrey, born on Feb. 12 at Aspirus Wausau Hospital. He weighed eight pounds, 13.2
ounces and was 21 inches long. His grandparents are
Bruce and Sue Nuernberger and Kathy and Tracy Heier, all of Medford, and Jeff Ogle of Perkinstown.
Jordan Jr. Jaye

Jordan and Jennifer Gutowski of Birnamwood announce the birth of a son, Jordan Jr. Jaye, on Feb. 13
at Aspirus Wausau Hospital. He weighed seven pounds,
one ounce and was 20 inches long. His grandparents are
Laura and Joe Gutowski of Wausau and William and
Ruth Baker of Perrysville, Ind.
Prayer to St. Jude
May the sacred heart of

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throughout the world,
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St. Jude, helper of the
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to fail. Publication
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Thank you St. Jude.
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Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at 11:30am.

The meeting will be held at the Centennial
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Sally, Sally, how does your garden grow?

When two people get together as partners, all sorts
of possibilities open up for them. Suddenly, there are
things they can accomplish that they never could have
dreamed of as separate individuals. So it was for me
and Tom six years ago. We were newlyweds, our heads
swimming with the thoughts of all we would undertake
together, while those around us rolled their eyes over
our misty-eyed middle-aged romance.
Gardening was one exploit we were sure of we both
had the inclination, Tom had some space for building
raised beds, and I brought with me some (small) knowledge of gardening and canning we were set to go. Add
in the fact the world had just gotten hit upside the head
with a massive recession, and we thought it wise to consider filling our freezer with deer and fish, and the pantry with canned beans and cabbages.
The deer and fish turned out to be safe from our earnest efforts (it turned out society didnt entirely collapse), but we did throw ourselves into the gardening
effort. As practical people, we concentrated our efforts
on vegetables we knew would grow in the northern Wisconsin climate no lemon trees, for example. But, it has
turned out there was still a lot for us to learn in terms
of what we could expect to thrive in the eight hours of
sunlight that is the max we can eke out in the middle of
the forest. We like living in the woods cutting down all
the trees isnt really in our plans.
Another fact weve learned is that, absent a real necessity of growing all our own vegetables, were not
much inclined to put in the hours that project would
require of us like all busy people, we have to pick and
choose from all the many possibilities for filling our
time. Expanding the garden too much meant having
too many different varieties requiring individualized
attention and we wound up foraging in a weed patch
because it was just too much to keep up with.
With that practical necessity re-framing our thinking, we have been peering at the snowy mounds near
our home and envisioning a simpler scene, comprised
of plants that we know we can have success with.
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From past les of The Star News
10 YEARS AGO
February 24, 2005

Park Avenue residents may take a
greater hit to the pocketbook and the
city may need to do some short-term
borrowing as the result of higher than
expected bids for this summers city
road project.
The City of Medford plans to rebuild
a 2,250-foot section of Park Avenue
from Conrad Drive to Cedar Street this
summer including replacement of sewer, stormwater and water main, curb
and gutter, and sidewalk. Last week,
bids were opened for the project. Six
companies submitted bids. The project was broken into two parts for the
bid process to give the city options if
the price came in too high. Hass Sons
of Thorp was the low bidder with a bid
of $473,146 for the section from Conrad
Drive to Spruce Street and $170,257 for
the section from Spruce Street to Cedar
Street. The total bid price was $643,404.
every day digging through the leaves, we wind up with a

large collection of very large beans that wind up getting
tossed into the forest with the notion that the little woodland creatures will enjoy them.
The Table
Sally Rassmussen
Tomatoes These have a place mostly because of the
great joy of eating a fresh tomato right from the garden
as most people know, store-bought can never compare. The variety weve settled on is Brandywine a
flavorful, heritage variety. It doesnt produce as well
as the hybrids that have been developed to cough out
bushels of fruit, but we kind of figured the fact that the
fruit has some actual flavor weighs in its favor.
So there it is, our plan for the garden of 2015. Weve

come a long way in the last six years sorting out the
new possibilities in a way that builds the life we want
together. And people have given up yelling comments
from their cars as we walk down the sidewalk hand-inhand. They have learned that only encourages our public misbehavior.
Peppers We like peppers, and use quite a lot of them

in the annual salsa-making ordeal, so it makes sense to
grow our own especially since we have a little greenhouse that can keep them hot and happy. For sweet peppers, we plant Carmens almost exclusively they are
sweet, flavorful, and bright red both pretty and tasty.
For heat, weve settled on plain old jalapenos. There
are plenty that are a lot hotter, but we cant really see
the point of burning out the inside of your mouth.
Peas We especially like the snow peas very good in
salads and stir-fries, as well as steamed in a big, buttery
heap on your plate. I may put in some regular shelling
peas this year I was hungry for some a little bit ago
and discovered every can of peas in the store had sugar
added. This is ridiculous. Repeat after me, PEAS DO
NOT NEED SUGAR! Not that I have an opinion.
Beans We eat a lot of beans over the winter, so its
nice to stuff the freezer with our own. Its especially
satisfying to grow the climbing variety and go out to
pull off handfuls of beans dripping off the vine. The
bush variety get away from me more easily their fruit
is hidden, so unless I condition myself to crawl around
Tim Peterson cast the two dissenting

votes.
A La Crosse firm wants to build a
38-unit FmHA housing complex on the
Russell Hempel property just west of the
high school on the north side of Hwy 64,
and had requested it be rezoned from R1
(residential) to R3 (multi-family).
There was no discussion among
Council members prior to the vote, and
although several visitors were present,
they were not allowed to speak on the issue until after the vote was taken.
50 YEARS AGO
February 25, 1965
Medford firemen practically worked
around the clock Sunday in bitter cold
weather answering four fire alarms
within 18 hours. There were three chimney fires, resulting from high winds
causing chimney updrafts, according to
fire chief Les Ketelhut, and a fourth blaze
destroyed a mobile home.
The rural department was called the
first time at 1:55 a.m. to the Larry Mueller residence, town of Browning, where
fire broke out around the chimney in the
attic. The Muellers held the fire under
control with a garden hose until the fire
truck arrived on the scene 7 miles northeast of Medford. Firemen remained at
the Mueller residence for two yours, fire
chief estimating smoke and water damage to the attic and house at about $500.
No gardens here
A lone person keeps up with the snow on Friday afternoon in downtown Medford.
capital is subscribed for, according to

George Meyer, who was instrumental in
bringing the two parties together.
As explained by Meyer, the two men
will invest $10,000 of their own capital,
providing an additional $5,000 can be
obtained through the sale of 5 per cent
preferred stock, to be purchased by local
citizens. In addition, the Pauley corporation, which assumed the mortgage at the
time the brewery was first organized,
has taken a new loan of $8,000, which will
represent a first lien on the property.
Meyer explained that the old lien would
be paid off from the proceeds of the sale.
The property was appraised last July at
about $48,000.
100 YEARS AGO

February 24, 1915
The following letter received from

the Carnegie people recently cinches
the $6000 for the new public library
which is to be built on the Perkins site
at the foot of Front Street. It reads: The
fund of $6000 provided by this Corporation for the erection of Library Building at Medford is now available, and
payments on this account will be made
in instalments of $1,000 or $2,000, upon
architects certificate, as needed from
time to time during the construction of
the building.
Remember When Feb. 2005
75 YEARS AGO
25 YEARS AGO
February 28, 1990

By a 6-2 vote, the Common Council
approved a zoning change last week
that clears the way for a new $1.3 million housing complex on Medfords
west side.
Aldermen Dave Zimmerman and
February 22, 1940

The revival of a Medford business,
dead for more than four years, was seen
this week as arrangements were completed for the sale of the Medford brewery. E. J. Young, Rice Lake, and George
H. Lanser of Portland, Oregon, have
purchased the concern and will consider
operations as soon as the total required
Members of Klossner-Dietzler VFW Auxiliary 5729 in Medford recently sewed

14 heart pillows to donate to VA hospitals for patients to use after heart surgery. It
was part of a Department of Wisconsin VFW Ladies Auxiliary hospital project. Lorraine Schmitt (left) and Verna White, charter members and also members of the Past
Presidents Club, show off some of the pillows.
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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(1st ins. Feb. 19, 2nd ins. Feb. 26)
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Maintenance Gravel Bids Wanted

Town of Hill and Town of Spirit
Gravel will be crushed no larger than 3/4 inch minus in
size to be stockpiled from crusher and delivered from pile.
To be delivered anywhere within the town between
June 1, 2015 and August 31, 2015 with individual load
tickets provided.
Contact Ron Wiitala regarding pit locations.
Certificate of insurance to accompany bid.
Bid will be for the total number of yards which will be
provided including the royalty which is paid to the pit owners, for a total not to exceed $45,000 ($30,000 for the
Town of Hill and $15,000 for the Town of Spirit).
The town board reserves the right to accept or reject
any or all bids. Bids to be sent to: Town of Hill Chairman
Ronald Wiitala, W4724 Linden Rd., Ogema, WI 54459,
telephone 715-499-4928.
Bids will be opened on March 16, 2015 at the Regular
Town Board Meeting of the Town of Hill at the Town of Hill
Town Hall.
Sandra Behling, Clerk
(1st ins. Feb. 26, 2nd ins. March 5)
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Advertisement For Bids

Project: 2015 Street and Utility Improvements, Medford, Wisconsin
Bid Deadline: March 12, 2015, 10:00 a.m., Local Time
Sealed bids for the above project will be received by
Virginia Brost, City Clerk, City of Medford, 639 South Second Street, Medford, WI 54451 until the Bid Deadline.
Immediately thereafter, the bids will be publicly opened
and read aloud.
In general the project consists of reconstruction of two
blocks of underground utilities and pavement on Taylor
Street and replacement of one block of curb and gutter
and asphalt pavement on 3rd Street. The work includes
approximately 1,500 L.F. of PVC water main, 1,500 L.F. of
PVC sanitary sewer, 600 L.F. of RCP storm sewer, 1,500
L.F. of urban asphaltic street reconstruction, 700 L.F. of
asphaltic street repaving, and related work.
Two prime bids will be received for the work. One contract will potentially include all work with the Owner optionally awarding up to two schedules (areas) of work. A
second contract will optionally allow the Owner to award
approximately one block of curb and gutter and asphalt
replacement as a separate contract.
Bids must be accompanied by bid security in the
amount of 10% of the maximum bid amount. Bid and bid
security may not be withdrawn for a period of 45 days after
the Bid Deadline. Bid security will be retained if the Bidder
is awarded the Work and fails to execute the Agreement
and furnish 100% Performance and Payment Bonds.
State prevailing wage rates are applicable to this project.
Bidders shall submit a Statement of Bidders Qualifications to the Owner with their bid.
Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to
waive informalities in any bid.
Bidding documents may be examined at Builders Exchanges in Appleton, Eau Claire, La Crosse, Wausau,
and Duluth; and through the electronic plan rooms of
McGrawHill Construction Dodge and Reed Construction
Data.
Bidding documents may be obtained in PDF electronic
format by download from the Quest Construction Data
Network website, accessible via www.AyresAssociates.
com by clicking on the Bidding link, for a non-refundable
fee of $20.00.
Published by authority of: City of Medford
(1st ins. February 26, 2nd ins. March 5)
8-146831
PUBLIC NOTICES
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Public Meeting Notice

Northwoods Housing Rehabilitation
Citizen Participation Meeting
The Northwoods housing Rehabilitation program will
hold a Public Meeting on March 17, 2015 at 9:00 a.m.
The meeting will be held in the County Board Room, in
the lower level of the Langlade County Safety Building,
located at 840 Clermont Street in the City of Antigo. The
meeting room is handicapped accessible.
The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the progress
of the current Northwoods Regional Housing Block Grant
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) in the 10
Northern counties.
Information relating to the Northwoods Region CDBG
program and the proposed and actual use of funds may
be obtained from contacting the Finance Director, Gary
Olsen, at (715) 627-6203.
8-146882
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Notice to Accept Sealed Bids

March 13, 2015
Request for Bidders on Hay & Cropland Rental
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
(DNR) will accept sealed bids on sharecropping/cropland rental rights for four separate bid packages. Packages contain several fields each and are designated for
three or four years of contract. Three packages are on
the Pershing Wildlife Area and one package is on the Diamond Lake Natural Area. The conditions for what crops
may be planted or hay harvested are different for each
package. Contact Mark E. Schmidt at 715-532-4369 for
more information. Sealed bids will be opened at the
Pershing Wildlife Area Buildings at W15664 Chucks
Road, Gilman, WI at 10:00 a.m. on March 13, 2015.
(First ins. February 26, last ins. March 10)
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8-146876
Advertisement for Bids

This is a DOT TRIP Project
Project Number 13339 TRIPD
Project Number: M & P 13-198
Owner: Town of Molitor
Taylor County, Wisconsin
Sealed bids for Construction of Keyes Ave Reconditioning and Resurfacing will be received by Lester
Lewis, Chairman, Town of Molitor, Taylor County WI until
10:00 a.m., Friday, March 6, 2015. Bid opening will be
at the Pioneer Bank of Wisconsin, meeting room, 200
Miner Ave. West, Ladysmith, Wisconsin and then at
said office publicly opened and read aloud. Sealed bids
may be submitted to Morgan & Parmley Ltd., 115 W. 2nd
Street South, Ladysmith, WI prior to the opening of the
bids.
Major Items of Bid
Erosion Control
Base Aggregate Dense
Beam Guard
Pulverizing
HMA Pavement Type E-1
Shouldering
The Information for Bidders, Form of Bid, Form of
Contract, Plans, Specifications, and Forms of Bid Bond,
Performance and Payment Bond, and other contract documents may be examined at the following: Northwest Regional Builders Exchange, Wausau Builders Exchange,
Duluth Builders Exchange, and Morgan & Parmley, Ltd.,
Ladysmith, Wisconsin.
Copies may be obtained at the office of Morgan & Parmley, Ltd., 115 W. 2nd Street, S., Ladysmith, WI 54848,
(715) 532-3721, [email protected] upon receipt of a
$40.00 non-refundable plan fee.
The Owner reserves the right to waive any informalities or to reject any or all bids. Letting is subject to Section
62.15 and Section 66.0901, Wisconsin Statutes.
Each bidder must deposit with his/her bid, an amount
to secure the bid and subject to the conditions provided in
the Information for Bidders.
The Contract shall be subject to Section 66.0903 of the
Wisconsin Statutes pertaining to municipal wage and hour
scales; State Wage Rates apply.
We encourage DBEs, including MBEs and WBEs, to
submit bid proposals.
No bidder may withdraw his/her bid within 60 days after the actual day of the opening thereof.
The Contractor shall include a telephone number, FAX
number, and e-mail address when requesting plans.
Date: February 10, 2015
Authorized by: Lester Lewis, Chairman
(1st ins. Feb. 19, 2nd ins. Feb. 26)
7-146506
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Notice
Town of Little Black
Taylor County, Wisconsin
On February 8, 2015, the Town Board of the Town of
Little Black, Wisconsin, enacted Ordinance 90.03, titled
Interim Zoning Ordinance to Preserve Existing Land Use
Within the Jurisdiction of the Town of Little Black Pending
the Completion of the Town Zoning Ordinance.
Ordinance 90.03 maintains all existing uses of real
property in the Town until a comprehensive zoning ordinance can be enacted or for a period of two years, whichever is earlier. While in effect, no person owning real
property shall erect or construct any improvement that is
inconsistent with the existing use, unless it constitutes a
site disturbance of less than two acres. All requests for
construction of improvements or determinations as to
whether an anticipated use is consistent existing uses
must be made with the Town Clerk in writing. Any construction or improvement that is inconsistent with existing uses is prohibited and subject to enforcement by the
Town, with penalties of up to $500/violation along with
costs of prosecution and any necessary injunctive relief. A
copy of the full text of Ordinance 90.0 may be obtained by
contacting the Town Clerk at 715-748- 2506 or by visiting
W7461 CTH O, Medford, WI 54451.
Dated: February 26, 2015
JoAnn Smith, Clerk
8-146705
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Medford Area Public School District

Board of Education Meeting Minutes
February 19, 2015
Members Present: Brandon Brunner, Paul Dixon, Dave
Fleegel, Kelley Isola, Barb Knight, Jeff Peterson, Mark
Temme and Cheryl Wibben
Consent Agenda:
Approved:
Agenda
Secretarys Report (Meeting Minutes of January 29, 2015)
Treasurers Report
Information/Discussion:
Life of an Athlete presentation scheduled for
March 9, 2015
Budget proposal scenarios
Fund 80 expenses
Projected 2015-16 enrollments and class sizes
Curriculum Connection regarding Cum Laude
System
Policies for 1st Reading, including: JFCH Student
Possession, Use, Sale, Being Under the Influence of and/or Distribution of alcohol, Controlled
Substances or Prescription Drugs; JFE Married
Students and School-Age Parents; JFG Interviews and Searches; JFGA Control of Lockers
and Facilities - Students; JFI School Disruptions;
JFIA Student reporting of Disruptive Behavior;
and JHI Student assistance Program
Action:
Approved / Failed:
Approval of the presented Year 1 projects totaling $297,908 (Act 32 - CESA #10 Energy
Audit)
Approval of a District-Wide Broadband Access
Resolution (support of)
Approval of Policies for Second Reading: AFC
Evaluation of Professional Staff; IKE District
Promotion / Retention Criteria K - 12; ILBA
State Mandated Test Participation for Students
with Disabilities; JFBA Student Government;
JFCHA Student Possession, Use, Sale, Being Under the Influence of and/or Distribution
of Controlled Substances; JFCJ Weapons
in School Prohibited; JFCJA Weapons in the
School - Students with Disabilities; JFCM
Student Use of Two-Way Communication Devices; JFCN Antisocial or Criminal Activities By
Students; and JIB Technical Excellence Scholarship
Approval of editorial changes to the staff handbooks as presented
Approval to adjourn to closed session
Approval to reconvene in open session
Approval of Personnel Report, including resignation of Ron Lien
Adjournment:
The meeting was adjourned at 9:02 p.m.
A complete copy of the board meeting minutes are
available in the District Office or online at www.medford.
k12.wi.us.
8-146919
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Gravel Bids
Town of Ogema
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want you to be aware of the following public notices
published the week of FEB. 17, 2015:
MEETINGS: WHEDA, Feb. 17; WEDC, Feb. 18; UW System Board of Regents, Feb. 23;
Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory Board Meeting, Feb. 23.
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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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City of Medford
Notice of Newly Enacted
Ordinance(s) and/or Resolution(s)
Please take notice that the City of Medford, Taylor
County, Wisconsin, enacted the following legislation on
February 16, 2015:
Resolution #1774 that establishes the following Designated Unreserved Accounts for the General Fund & Other
Funds and their associated balances as of December 31,
2014: Accounting Software @ $27,895.50; Capital Construction @ $155,429.67; Chamber Building Maintenance
@ $29,484.34; City Office Equipment @ $19,815.06;
Citywide Assessment Revaluation @ $50,000.00; Council
Set Aside from Old Library now included with Chamber
Building Maintenance; Dare Expenses @ now included
in the Police Vehicles; Election Equipment @ $17,000.00;
Fire Department-Vehicle @ $27,373,58; Fire DepartmentRescue Vehicle @ now included in Fire DepartmentVehicle; Geographical Information System @ $3,467.51;
Land Acquisition @ $31,459.00; Park Development
@ $36,993.62; Police Vehicles @ $26,118.62; Public
Works Equipment @ $246,273.79; Public Works Sand,
Salt & Rental @ $63,827.84; Recreation @ $8,017.00;
Swimming Pool Set Aside @ $32,103.19; Web Site
Development @ $1,350.06; Recycling-Tub Grinder @
$128,221,32; Wastewater Utility-Vehicle Replacement
@ $134,314.00; and Wastewater Utility-Jetter Truck @
$155,040.00.
Final Resolution #1775 that levies special assessments upon all property abutting both sides of South Second Street from its intersection with Conrad Drive south
to its intersection with College Street. The public improvements consisted of water mains and laterals, sanitary sewer mains and laterals, storm sewer, bituminous surfacing,
curb and gutter, driveway aprons, sidewalks, landscaping,
temporary landscaping easements, and engineering
Final Resolution #1776 that levies special assessments upon all property abutting the Werner Court cul de
sac beginning and ending at its intersection with Lemke
Avenue. The public improvements consisted of curb and
gutter, driveway aprons, storm sewer, bituminous surfacing, landscaping, temporary landscaping easements, and
engineering.
The full text of Resolution #1774, #1775, and #1776
may be obtained from the Medford City Clerks Office, 639
South Second Street, Medford, WI 54451. The Clerks
phone number is (715) 748-1181.
Virginia Brost
City Clerk, WCPC/MMC
8-146669
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Public notices
The Town of Ogema is seeking sealed bids for 5,000

cubic yards of gravel. The 5/8 inch crushed gravel is to
be delivered anywhere in the town, after June 1, 2015,
and must be before September 1, 2015. Contractor must
stock pile gravel for mixing. Contractor is responsible for
royalties. A certificate of insurance must accompany the
bid. The Town Board of Ogema reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids. Sealed bids are to be marked
Gravel Bids and submitted to:
Jolene Berger, Town Clerk
N2493 State Hwy 13
Ogema, WI 54459
Bids must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on Monday,
March 16, 2015.
Bids will be opened at the regular monthly meeting on
Monday, March 16, 2015 @ 7:00 p.m. at the Ogema Library - Community Room.
Direct any questions to Chairman/Road Boss, Lars
Holm, at 715-657-0986.
Jolene Berger, Town Clerk
(First ins. Feb. 26, Last ins. March 10)
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8-146824
Installment Special
Assessment Notice
Notice is hereby given that a contract has been let for
the 2014 South Second Street improvement project and
that the final amount of the special assessment therefor
has been determined as to each parcel of real estate affected thereby and a statement of the same is on file with
the City Clerk.
The City proposes to collect the special assessment
on each parcel of real estate affected in ten (10) annual
installments, as provided for by Section 66.0715(3) of the
Wisconsin Statutes, with interest thereon at 3.25% per
year. All assessments will be collected in installments as
above provided except such assessments on property
where the owner of the same shall file with the City Clerk
within 30 days from date of this notice a written notice that
the owner elects to pay the special assessment on the
owners property, describing the same, to the City Treasurer on or before the next succeeding November 1st, unless the election is revoked. Should, after making such
election, said property owner fail to make the payment to
the City Treasurer, the City Clerk shall place the entire assessment on the next succeeding tax roll.
Virginia Brost
City
Clerk,
WCPC/MMC
8-146665
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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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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 appli-
cation 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
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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More Public Notices

on Page 15
Installment Special
Assessment Notice
Notice is hereby given that a contract has been let for
the 2014 Werner Court street improvement project and
that the final amount of the special assessment therefor
has been determined as to each parcel of real estate affected thereby and a statement of the same is on file with
the City Clerk.
The City proposes to collect the special assessment
on each parcel of real estate affected in ten (10) annual
installments, as provided for by Section 66.0715(3) of the
Wisconsin Statutes, with interest thereon at 3.25% per
year. All assessments will be collected in installments as
above provided except such assessments on property
where the owner of the same shall file with the City Clerk
within 30 days from date of this notice a written notice that
the owner elects to pay the special assessment on the
owners property, describing the same, to the City Treasurer on or before the next succeeding November 1st, unless the election is revoked. Should, after making such
election, said property owner fail to make the payment to
the City Treasurer, the City Clerk shall place the entire assessment on the next succeeding tax roll.
Virginia Brost
8-146668
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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
7-146608
(1st ins. Feb. 19, 2nd ins. Feb.26)
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THE STAR NEWS
Page 15
Clark County ordered to pay for

fire protection for healthcare center
by Dean Lesar, Tribune Record Gleaner
Clark County Circuit Court Judge Jon
Counsell has ordered Clark County to
pay the township of Hoard for fire protection services it makes available to the
countys healthcare center near Owen. In
a ruling issued Feb. 18, Counsell said the
township is following state statutes in
charging the county a fee for fire protection services, even if no fire calls are ever
made to the property, and the countys
contention that Hoards charge is actually a tax is invalid.
Counsells ruling settles a civil court
case brought by the township against
Clark County, which refused to pay a
2014 fire protection bill of $3,328. The
county argued in briefs to the court that
Hoards fee is in reality a tax, and counties are exempt from such taxation under
state law. The township contends it followed state law in setting a written fee
schedule for assessing charges against
property to raise the necessary funds to
equip and man a fire department.
The town of Hoard filed suit against
the county in circuit court in July in an
attempt to force the county to pay its 2014
fire protection bill. The countys healthcare center, located along Hwy 29 east of
Owen, is in the town of Hoard, and relies
on the town for fire protection services.
In his ruling, Counsell said the county
is relying on outdated statutory language

to back its assertion that it should only
have to pay for fire services rendered,
not just services made available. While
the county cited a case from Rock County
that said charges should apply only when
services are rendered, Counsell said statuary language has since been changed.
Counsell said the new language allows a
town to charge for services made available, as long as the fee is based on a written schedule.
If this language were still in place,
the town loses and the county wins,
Counsell wrote. However, the current
version of the statute is quite different.
There is absolutely no reference to a
town charging only for calls made to a
particular property. That language in
the older version of the statute has been
removed and replaced. Under the new
language, the town can charge the cost of
having fire protection made available to
all properties within the town.
Counsell also ruled that the towns
charge is a fee, not a tax, as the county
contends. A tax, Counsell said, is used
to obtain general revenue for a government, while a fee is used to cover the expense of a particular service.
Counsell ordered the county to pay the
2014 charge of $3,328, plus any applicable
interest. Counsell also said the county is
to pay the townships costs incurred in
the litigation.
Milestone employees at Time Federal

Time Federal Savings Bank in Medford recently honored employees who attained
years of service milestones. Pictured are Monelle Johnson (front l. to r.), human resource manager, 10 years; Barbara Thompson, vice president of deposit services, 35
years; and Jeff Mueller, senior vice president lending. In back: Time Federal president
Tom Lindow; Bryan Stark, vice president of lending, 25 years; and Brian Wendt, loan
compliance and All Time Insurance agent, 15 years.
Public notices
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
Gregory G. Krug, Attorney
State Bar No. 1000148
205 S. Second St.
Medford, WI 54451
(715) 748-2273
(1st ins. February 12,
3rd ins. February 26)
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City of Medford
Common Council
Meeting Minutes
Monday, February 16, 2015
6:00 PM
Council Chambers, City Hall
639 South Second Street
Medford, WI
Subject to Council Approval}
Call to Order/Roll Call
In the absence of Mayor Mike
Wellner, Council President Greg
Knight called the meeting to order with the following members
present: Arlene Parent, Peggy
Kraschnewski, Jim Peterson,
Pat DeChatelets, and Clem
Johnson. Alderpersons Dave
Brandner and Mike Bub were
excused absences. All vote tallies will be with the exception of
Alderpersons Brandners and

Bubs votes.
In accordance
with The Rules of the Common Council, Council President
Knight will retain his right to vote
as an alderperson.
City Personnel Present
The following City personnel
were present: City Clerk Ginny
Brost, and City Coordinator/
Public Works Director John
Fales. City Attorney Courtney
Graff was an excused absence.
Visitors Present
Visitor present was Brian Wilson-Star News.
Pledge of Allegiance
Alderperson
DeChatelets
began the meeting by leading
the group in the reciting of the
Pledge of Allegiance.
Open Meeting Law Compliance
Council President Knight announced that this was an open
meeting of the Common 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) February 9, 2015
Special Council; (B) February
9, 2015 Special Council Closed
Session; and (C) February 9,
2015 Committee of the Whole.
All in favor: All Aye. Motion Carried.
Resolution
Establishing
Designated Unreserved Accounts for the General Fund &
Other Funds
Peterson
moved,
Kraschnewski seconded a motion
to suspend Council Rules #13A
& #13B, and adopt Resolution
#1774 that establishes the following Designated Unreserved
Accounts for the General Fund
& Other Funds and their associated balances as of December 31, 2014: Accounting Software @ $27,895.50; Capital
Construction @ $155,429.67;
Chamber
Building
Maintenance @ $29,484.34; City Office Equipment @ $19,815.06;
Citywide Assessment Revaluation @ $50,000.00; Council
Set Aside from Old Library now
included with Chamber Building
Maintenance; Dare Expenses
@ now included in the Police
Vehicles; Election Equipment
@ $17,000.00; Fire Department-Vehicle @ $27,373,58;
Fire Department-Rescue Vehicle @ now included in Fire
Department-Vehicle;
Geographical Information System @
$3,467.51; Land Acquisition @
$31,459.00; Park Development
@ $36,993.62; Police Vehicles
@ $26,118.62; Public Works
Equipment @ $246,273.79;
Public Works Sand, Salt &
Rental @ $63,827.84; Recreation @ $8,017.00; Swimming
Pool Set Aside @ $32,103.19;
Web Site Development @
$1,350.06;
Recycling-Tub
Grinder @ $128,221,32; Wastewater Utility-Vehicle Replacement @ $134,314.00; and
Wastewater Utility-Jetter Truck
@ $155,040.00. Roll Call Vote:
Brandner-Absent; Parent-Yes;
Knight-Yes; Kraschnewski-Yes;
Peterson-Yes;
DeChateletsYes; Bub-Absent; Johnson-Yes
(6 Yes; 0 No; 2 Absent) Motion
Carried.
Final Resolution Levying
Special Assessments South
Second Street
DeChatelets moved, Johnson
seconded a motion to suspend
Council Rules #13A & #13B, and
adopt Final Resolution #1775
that levies special assessments
upon all property abutting both

sides of South Second Street
from its intersection with Conrad
Drive south to its intersection
with College Street. The public improvements consisted of
water mains and laterals, sanitary sewer mains and laterals,
storm sewer, bituminous surfacing, curb and gutter, driveway
aprons, sidewalks, landscaping,
temporary landscaping easements, and engineering. The
Citys interest rate on this project
is 3.25%. Roll Call Vote: Brandner-Absent; Parent-Yes; KnightYes; Kraschnewski-Abstained;
Peterson-Yes; DeChatelets-Yes;
Bub-Absent; Johnson-Yes (5
Yes; 0 No; 1 Abstention; 2 Absent) Motion Carried.
Final Resolution Levying
Special Assessments Werner Court
Parent moved, Peterson
seconded a motion to suspend
Council Rules #13A & #13B, and
adopt Final Resolution #1776
that levies special assessments
upon all property abutting the
Werner Court cul de sac beginning and ending at its intersection with Lemke Avenue. The
public improvements consisted
of curb and gutter, driveway
aprons, storm sewer, bituminous
surfacing, landscaping, temporary landscaping easements,
and engineering. The Citys
interest rate on this project is
3.25%. Roll Call Vote: BrandnerAbsent; Parent-Yes; Knight-Yes;
Kraschnewski-Yes;
PetersonYes; DeChatelets-Yes; Bub-Absent; Johnson-Yes (6 Yes; 0 No;
2 Absent) Motion Carried.
Hotel/Motel
Room
Tax
Allocations(s)
Twisted
Threads Quilting Group
DeChatelets moved, Johnson seconded a motion to approve allocating $1,000 of 2015
Hotel/Motel Room Tax funds to
the Twisted Threads Quilting
Group to offset the cost of their
2015 Quilt Show. Roll Call Vote:
Peterson-Yes;
DeChatelets-
Yes; Bub-Absent; Johnson-Yes

Carried.
Holiday Pay for Clerk
Peterson
moved,
to approve paying the Clerk
four hours of holiday pay for the
Good Friday afternoon she is required to work due to the Spring
General Election. Roll Call Vote:
Peterson-Yes;
DeChateletsYes; Bub-Absent; Johnson-Yes
Carried.
American Cancer Society
Parade/Special Event Application
DeChatelets moved, Johnson
seconded a motion to approve
the permit for the American
Cancer Societys annual walk/
run scheduled for May 15, 2015
beginning at 5:45 PM and ending at 9 PM. All in favor: All
Aye. Motion Carried.
Wastewater Utility Truck
Purchase & Funding for the
Same
The Wastewater Utility has
solicited quotes to purchase a
new sludge truck. The following three quotes were received:
Scaffidi Motors for a 2016 Mack
GU433 @ $146,139.36; V&H
Motors for a 2016 Western Star
4700 PRL-09T @ $147,161.60;
and Mid-State Truck for a
2016 International 7400 SBA
@ $150,067.60. All prices include a full sludge truck package (truck hydraulics for Meyer
spreader, tires, warranty, and
Meyer spreader).
Johnson
moved,
to authorize the Wastewater
Utility Superintendent to accept
the quote from Scaffidi Motors
for a 2016 Mack GU433 sludge
truck at a cost not-to-exceed
$150,000 with the cost allocated
from the Wastewater Utility 2015
Uses of Cash account. Roll
Call Vote: Brandner-Absent;
Parent-Yes; Knight-Yes; Kraschnewski-Yes; Peterson-Yes;
DeChatelets-Yes; Bub-Absent;
Johnson-Yes (6 Yes; 0 No; 2 Absent) Motion Carried.
Swimming Pool Supervisor
& Salary for the Same
Kraschnewski moved, Parent
seconded a motion to approve
hiring Barbara Gelhaus as the
2015 Pool Supervisor at a salary
of $2,000 for the season. Roll
Call Vote: Brandner-Absent;
Parent-Yes; Knight-Yes; Kraschnewski-Yes; Peterson-Yes;
DeChatelets-Yes; Bub-Absent;
Johnson-Yes (6 Yes; 0 No; 2 Absent) Motion Carried.
Coordinators Report
Coordinator/Public
Works
Director Fales informed Council that he attended the Public
Finance seminar where the
proposed tax increment finance
legislation was discussed. He
will continue to monitor the proposed legislation as well as other proposed legislation that may
impact the City. In addition, the
2015 capital projects plans are
being finalized.
Communications from the
Mayor/Upcoming Events
February/March
Meeting
Schedule The January/February meeting schedule was
distributed. The February 23,
2015 Committee of the Whole
meeting has been canceled, and
rescheduled to March 3, 2015
(following the Council meeting).
The March 9th Committee of the
Whole has also been canceled,
but there will be a Council meeting on March 17th.
Adjournment
Johnson
moved,Peterson
seconded a motion to adjourn
the meeting at 6:10 PM. All in
favor: All Aye. Motion Carried.
Meeting Adjourned.
Respectfully Submitted,
Virginia Brost
(One ins. February 26)
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Accident reports
Taylor County Law Enforcement
Two-vehicle accidents
The Taylor County Sheriffs Department responded to an accident on Feb.

18 at 4:50 p.m. at the intersection of Ruby
Dr. and Pine Ave. in the town of Deer
Creek. According to the accident report,
a vehicle was stopped for the stop sign at
the intersection of Pine Ave. and Ruby
Dr. A second vehicle was northbound on
Ruby and approaching the intersection
when the first vehicle failed to yield the
right-of-way before proceeding through
the intersection. The second vehicle
skidded approximately 207 feet before
striking the first vehicle. Both vehicles
entered the ditch at the northeast corner
of the intersection. The first vehicle sustained severe damage to the passenger
side. The second vehicle sustained very
severe damage to the front. Both vehicles
were towed from the scene. The driver of
the second vehicle was medically transported for treatment.
The Taylor County Sheriffs Department responded to an accident on Feb. 21
at 2:05 p.m. at the intersection of County
Line Rd. and Meridian Dr. in the town of
Taft. According to the accident report, a

vehicle was eastbound on County Line
Rd. and stopped for the stop sign at the
intersection with Meridian Dr. when it
was struck from behind by another vehicle which was unable to stop. The first
vehicle sustained moderate damage to
the rear and rear passenger side. The
second vehicle sustained severe damage
to the front and front passenger and front
driver sides. Both vehicles were towed
from the scene.
Nancy P. Servais-Ford and a legallyparked vehicle owned by Ryan HilleBrand were involved in an accident on
Feb. 22 at 7:37 p.m. in an alleyway at 207
S. Wisconsin Ave. in the city of Medford.
According to the accident report, the
Servais-Ford vehicle was backing up and
struck the right rear corner of the HilleBrand vehicle. The Servais-Ford vehicle
sustained damage to the rear bumper.
Penny R. Hastings and a vehicle
owned by Ronald A. Kovalaske were involved in an accident on Feb. 23 at 11:35
a.m. in the Kwik Trip parking lot on Hwy
13 in the city of Medford. According to
Court proceedings
Tracy L. Beckstrand, 43, Rib Lake,

pled no contest to an amended charge of
non-criminal ordinance violation of disorderly conduct and forfeited a fine and
costs of $330.50. The original charge had
been a criminal charge of disorderly conduct.
David J. Johnson, 37, Medford, pled no
contest to fraud against a financial institution (value exceeds $500 but does not
exceed $10,000) and forfeited costs and
restitution of $3,423. He also pled no contest to misappropriating ID information
Disposition reports
Charge dismissed
A charge of operating while under the
influence-first offense against Marlene
K. Niznik, 60, Stetsonville, was dismissed
on a prosecutors motion.
Skyler R. Hartman, 22, Medford, pled

no contest to cracked/damaged vehicle
windshield and forfeited $175.30.
Probation ordered
Dakota D. Strebig, 19, Medford, pled

guilty to possession of THC. Sentence
was withheld and Strebig was placed
on probation for one year on the condition he pay costs of $443 and supervision fees as ordered by the Department
of Corrections (DOC); obtain and maintain full-time employment; and undergo
an alcohol assessment and comply with
any recommendations. A charge of possession of drug paraphernalia was dismissed but read in.
Lawrence A. Wilmoth Jr., 45, Rib
Lake, pled no contest to operating while
under the influence-fourth offense within five years. Sentence was withheld and
Wilmoth was placed on probation for
three years on the condition he serve
10 months in jail; pay a fine and costs of
$2,743 and supervision fees as ordered by
the DOC; provide a DNA sample; and attend the next OWI victim impact panel.
Wilmoths drivers license was revoked
for 28 months; an ignition interlock device is to be installed on his vehicle for
one year; and he is to undergo an alcohol
and drug assessment and follow through
with any treatment and comply with the
driver safety plan. Charges of operating
with a prohibited alcohol concentration
(PAC)-fourth offense within five years
and operating while revoked were dismissed on prosecutors motions.
The Taylor County Sheriffs Department responded to an accident on Feb. 20 at

4:52 p.m. at the intersection of CTH A and E in the town of Little Black. According to
the accident report, a vehicle was westbound on CTH A and approaching the intersection with CTH E. A second vehicle was northbound on CTH E and attempting to
the stop for the stop sign at the intersection when the driver lost control on the snowcovered roadway. The vehicle skidded into the intersection and struck the first vehicle. The first vehicle continued through the intersection and entered the north ditch,
striking a telephone utility box before coming to a stop. The second vehicle came to
a stop in the intersection. The first vehicle sustained severe damage to the middle and
rear passenger sides. The second vehicle sustained very severe damage to the rear and
rear passenger side. Both vehicles were towed from the scene. The driver of the first
vehicle was medically transported for treatment.
Dispatch log
Taylor County Law Enforcement
Gilman Police Department

Feb. 17 Citizen assist at 235 E. Main
St. at 12:54 p.m.; animal complaint at 415
S. 5th Ave. at 12:55 p.m.; hazmat at 485 E.
Heagle St. at 12:57 p.m.
Feb. 19 Lockout at 105 S. Well St.
at 8:39 a.m.
Medford Police Department
St. at 8:33 a.m.; non-sufficient funds at

1015 W. Broadway Ave. at 11:06 and 11:18
a.m.; theft at 110 S. Eighth St. at 12:33
p.m.; theft at 509 E. Clark St. at 3 p.m.; vehicle inspection at N1988 Hwy 13 in town
of Little Black at 3 p.m.; information at
125 S. Eighth St. at 3:13 p.m.; warrant arrest at courthouse at 3:23 p.m.; lockout at
111 N. Eighth St. at 4:17 p.m.; traffic control at S. Eighth and E. Perkins St. at 6:24
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The Taylor County Sheriffs Department responded to an accident on Feb 17

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vehicle was westbound on CTH M when
it was pulled into the ditch by the snow
on the shoulder of the road and struck
to obtain money-repeater, and forfeited

costs of $518. Two additional counts of
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One-vehicle accidents
several small trees or bushes before

coming to a stop. The vehicle sustained
severe damage to the front, front driver
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The Taylor County Sheriffs Department responded to an accident on Feb.
18 at 6:15 p.m. on CTH C in the town of
Deer Creek. According to the accident report, a vehicle was northbound on CTH C
when the driver lost control after hitting
a snowdrift in the roadway. The vehicle
spun and entered the west ditch, overturning onto the passenger side. The vehicle sustained moderate damage to the
front, front passenger side and middle
passenger side, and was towed from the
scene.
Taylor County Circuit Court
Plea entered
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the accident report, the Hastings vehicle

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Library Legislative Day
Ann LaRoche, director at the Frances L. Simek Memorial Library in Medford, took part in the Library Legislative
Day on Feb. 17. LaRoche and the group from the Wisconsin Valley Library System (WVLS) were briefed by State
Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Evers, Senator Kathleen Vinehout, D-Alma-District 31, and a few Wisconsin library lobbyists. She was part of a group who met with Sen. Jerry Petrowski and Rep. James Edming. During
these meetings, they discussed library funding in the governors proposed budget. LaRoche also had the opportunity
to share stories from library users. Our voices and stories put faces to library users in Taylor County and residents
across Wisconsin, she said. Participating in the Library Legislative Day were Chris Heitman (back l. to r.), WVLS
support technician; Kaile Sepnafski; Mike Otten, WVLS trustee; Ralph Illick, Marathon County Public Library director; Josh Klingbeil, WVLS information technology director; and Tyson Cain, WVLS trustee. In front: Marla Sepnafski,
WVLS director; Lori Belongia, Marshfield Public Library director; Kris Adams Wendt, WVLS consultant and co-chair
Wisconsin Library Association Legislative Committee; Sen. Jerry Petrowski; LaRoche; and Doug Lay, WVLS trustee.
Rib Lake Middle School second quarter honor roll
Thank You
The Tired Iron Vintage Riders Snowmobile Club
would like to thank the following for their generous donations
toward our Snowmobile Show and Ride:
All Sports Sales
Halls
Rib Lake True Value
Klingbeil Hardware
Medford Napa
Camp 28
Kwik Trip
Liske Marine
Car Quest
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Wheelers Chevrolet
OReilly
Patti Jos Crossroads
The Frosted Mug
Werner Sales
Wadal Plastics
J Bauer Trucking
8th Street Restaurant
Great Northern Cabinetry Inc.
Craigs Automotive
Seventh Grade McKenna Dassow, Levi Ewan, Nicholas Gertsberger, Devyn Vlach and Maesyn Vlach.
Eighth Grade Olivia Blomberg, Jaylen Leonhard
and Tarek Scott.
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Sixth Grade Nellie Hopkins and Avalon Lange.
Seventh Grade Luke Blomberg, Mark Brugger, Jaida
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Eighth Grade Makenna Annala, Migual Holguin
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Seventh Grade Zoei Goodrich, Anna Hoffland, Riley
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Sixth Grade Lawrence Schreiner and Dakota Thums.
Seventh Grade Lesslie Maldonado Arenivas, Autimn Ochodnicky, Savana Radtke and Maegan Wudi.
Eighth Grade Brandon Beckstrand, Daniel Lennartz, Maia Reissner, Andrea Schreiner, Joseph Slattery,
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p.m.; lockout at 160 Medford Plaza at 7:31 p.m.; juvenile

problem.
Feb. 17 Lockout at N. Eighth St. and E. Allman St.
at 4:35 a.m.; escort at E. Broadway Ave. and N. Eighth
St. at 7:42 a.m.; animal complaint at 153 W. State St. at
9:49 a.m.; yard problem at 318 W. Cedar St. at 3:30 p.m.
Feb. 18 Commercial alarm at 135 S. Gibson St. at
12:45 a.m.; citizen assist at 125 S. Eighth St. at 7:03 a.m.;
truancy at 1015 W. Broadway Ave. at 8:48 a.m.; garbage
dumping at 311 S. Park Ave. at 10:03 a.m.; harassment
at 337 National Ave. at 4:41 p.m.; traffic complaint at
N. Eighth St. and Anns Way at 4:44 p.m.; lockout at 160
Medford Plaza at 6:26 p.m.; agency assist at 110 S. Eighth
St. at 7:26 p.m.
Feb. 19 Fire alarm at 940 S. Whelen Ave. at 4:53
a.m.; non-sufficient funds at 1174 W. Broadway Ave. at
9:48 a.m.; lockout at courthouse at 12:11 p.m.; non-sufficient funds at 898 S. Gibson St. at 1:05 p.m.; truancy (2) at
1015 W. Broadway Ave. at 1:24 p.m.; welfare check at 544
E. Broadway Ave. at 1:25 p.m.; truancy; non-sufficient
funds at 898 S. Gibson St. at 3:15 p.m.; 9-1-1 hang up at
1010 N. Eighth St. at 8:07 p.m.
Feb. 20 Recovered vehicle at 153 W. State St. at 9:41
a.m.; ambulance request at 1333 S. Eighth St. in town of
Little Black at 10:37 a.m.; extra patrol at 550 W. Conrad
Dr. at 11:03 a.m.; property damage at Mink Capital Terrace at 12:17 p.m.; welfare check on E. Ogden St. at 10:21
p.m.; harassment at 520 S. Whelen Ave. at 11:47 p.m
Feb. 21 Ambulance request at 227 N. Park Ave.
at 12:24 a.m.; transport at courthouse at 1:53 a.m.; fraud
at 321 E. Lincoln St. at 8:44 a.m.; escort at E. Broadway
Ave. and N. Eighth St. at 10:11 a.m.; drugs at 10:26 a.m.;
identity theft at 601 E. Conrad Dr. at 11:21 a.m.; extra
patrol at 420 E. Lincoln St. at 10:27 a.m.; accident at 240
S. Eighth St. at 10:36 a.m.; ambulance request at 506 E.
Allman St. at 12:40 p.m.; juvenile problem; accident at
207 S. Wisconsin Ave. at 7:37 p.m.; ambulance request at
507 S. Gibson St. at 10:51p.m.
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Medford school board approves

broadband access resolution
The Medford Area School Board passed a resolution
on Thursday calling for universal broadband access at
home for every district student. The resolution is the
first achievement for a local group advocating for the
standard.
The resolution reads, Be it resolved that the Medford Area Public School District believes it important
that every student in our district has broadband access
at home.
This would provide support for the districts one-toone initiative, as well as provide equal access to internet resources to all students living within the district
(approximately 350 square miles), regardless of socioeconomic status.
The Medford Area Public School District strongly
supports a network that initially provides a 50 Mbps
connection to every home and increasing that to 100
Mbps by July 2018. This network also needs to support
multiple VLANs [Virtual Local Area Networks] to allow for secure sharing of the bandwidth, allowing for
a small part of the bandwidth to be dedicated for school
related purposes.
District technology director Dennis Hinderliter said
the group is working with the University of WisconsinExtension to increase rural broadband access. The resolution is a tool for the group to encourage other policy
and business leaders in the community to support the
upgraded standards.
It would be ideal saying every student could go
home and have internet access, he said.
One of the challenges of the effort is building a network capable of uploading large streams of data, whether from the homes of students or a rural business. Most
residential customers, even if they have access, are gen-
erally using the network one way for data downloads.

No one has defined what enough access is for Taylor
County homes, Hinderliter said.
School board president Dave Fleegel said a network
of this capability would put the county in the forefront
of rural technology development.
Hinderliter said the network could be designed in
a way to give students access to the schools network
without a large subscription fee. He said it would also
give parents peace of mind as the schools internet filter system would be in place as the students work from
home.
The district is in the first year of a three-year plan
to upgrade technology access for students with Chromebook devices. The Medford Area Middle School is piloting the project with classroom device sets and next
year Medford Area Senior High students will each be
assigned a Chromebook. In the debate on making the
move to a device for each student, home access was an
issue.
Board member Mark Temme said the rural issue
may come down to a choice. Life is about choices and
some people choose to live 20 miles off the grid, he said.
District administrator Pat Sullivan said the district still
has an obligation to help try and level the playing field.
The adults are the ones who choose to live out there,
not the kids. The kids are at a disadvantage and we have
to ask how long it can go on.
Hinderliter said the process of connecting all rural
homes is not going to happen overnight. We want to
support the discussion of putting this in, Fleegel said.
Board member Barb Knight said Wisconsin missed
an opportunity to move ahead on rural internet access.
Talk to your legislators about this issue. Four years
ago we turned back federal money for the project, she
said.
Obituaries
Theresa Trawicki
1916-2015
Theresa Marguerite Trawicki, 99, of Gilman,

died on Monday, February 23, 2015 at Cornell Care
Center, under the care of St. Josephs Hospice. She
was born on January 20, 1916 in Gilman to the late
Martin and Josephine (Ratajczyk) Gonia. Theresa grew up in Gilman and married Edwin Trawicki on July 1, 1939 at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic
Church. The couple farmed in the town of Aurora
and raised their family there.
Theresa was a member of the church choir and
rosary society and was an avid gardener. She also
enjoyed cooking, canning, picking berries, but
loved spending time with her grandchildren the
most.
She is survived by her children, Jim (Peggy)
Trawicki of Jump River, Alvin (Jackie) Trawicki
of Evansville, Sylvia (Leland) Webster of Gilman,
Gloria (Myron) Brooks of Jump River and Danny
(Kim) Trawicki of Gilman; 21 grandchildren; 38
great-grandchildren; and many great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband in 1987; three brothers; and two
sisters.
A funeral mass will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, February 28 at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic
Church in Gilman, with Father Madanu Sleeva
ofciating. Burial will follow in the Parish Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. until the
time of service Saturday at the church. Plombon
Funeral Service of Gilman assisted the family
with arrangements.
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Rib Lake High School second quarter honor roll

Highest Honor Brooke Buehler, Erin Probst, Julie
Schubert and Kylie Weise.
High Honor Shawna Annala, Megan Beard, Michaela
Blomberg, Kaitlyn Cardey, Keesha Clark, Emily Colson, Rachel
Filipiak, John Hoffland, Moriah Hopkins, Jared Hovde, Kelli
Lueck, Patrick Matyka, Jonathan Monty, Tiffany Peterson,
Josh Probst, Zoe Reissner, Ciara Scheithauer, Chelsea Shook,
Katherine Strobach, Samantha Staab, Hunter Swan, Mariah
Thums, Gracie Weinke, Noah Weinke, Tristian Weinzatl, Megan Wiitala, Rachel Wilhelm and Hailey Wudi.
Honor Jerod Arkola, Ricky Boomer, Bryanne Brugger,
Jordan Cardey, Regan Dobbs, Kelly Ertl, Emily Espinoza, Aus-
tin Ewan, Caitlyn Fitzl, Victoria Goodnoe, Lindsay Grubbs,

McKay Hamann, Trinity Keiser, Cole Klemann, Eliza Matyka,
Jesus Ontiveros, Carson Patrick, Kassie Quante, Jerry Reinhardt, Casey Schiethauer, Joe Scheithauer, Sean Schreiner,
Olivia Schuppel, TrayVon Sutherland, Rebecca VanLuven,
Conner Walters, Austin Winter and Weston Writz.
First semester perfect attendance

Ricky Boomer, Breanna Czysz, Adam Dums, Lindsay
Grubbs, Elijah Gustafson, John Hoffland, Cody Matyka, Eliza
Matyka, Kyle Matyka, Josh Probst, Casey Scheithauer, Marshall Thums, Austin Winter and Austin Zondlo.
Obituaries
Reports of Area Deaths
Russell Engel
1928-2015
Russell Russ L. Engel,
87, Medford, died on Monday, Feb. 23, surrounded by
his family, at Clark County
Health Care Center in Owen,
where he had resided the
past 2-1/2 years. Funeral
services will be held on Saturday, March 7 at 11 a.m. at
Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Medford,
with Rev. James Krueger officiating, and military rites
performed by Medford Area
Military Honors Team. Interment of his cremated remains will take place at Medford Evergreen Cemetery
II.
Visitation will be held at the church on Saturday
from 10 a.m. until the time of service.
Hemer Funeral Homes of Medford and Rib Lake assisted the family with arrangements.
Russell Engel was born on Feb. 10, 1928 in Cochrane
to the late Wallace Waldo and Luella (Heuer) Engel. She
attended Medford area elementary schools and was a
1946 graduate of Medford High School.
On Sept. 11, 1948 in Medford, he married Rose C.

Noonan, who survives. He served in the United States
Navy from 1946 to 1947 during World War II. After the
service he returned to Medford and worked as a bookkeeper for Neuendorf Transportation, then worked in
sales for Wearever Cookware. He also worked other
sales positions and business ventures, and owned/operated Builders Cove in Medford, Barron Lumber Company and Engels Lighting Company.
He was a member of Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran
Church. He enjoyed collecting model classic cars, producing cookbooks and how-to guides, making clocks
and looking for something new to create.
In addition to his wife, survivors include six children, Randy (Lori) Engel and Ruth Engel, both of Colorado City, Colo., Rita (Rick) Kuehn of Champlin, Minn.,
Roxanne (Mark) Dunst of Gleason, Roger (Chasity Kerr)
Engel of Greenwood and Robin (Mark Homer) Ashe
of Medford; two brothers; eight grandchildren; three
stepgrandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and one
great-great-grandchild.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death
by a brother, Monion Engel.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions be given to the family for future designation.
Arthur Crass Jr.

1938-2015
Arthur Art Allen

Crass Jr., 76, Medford,
died on Saturday, Feb.
21 at his home. A memorial service was held on
Wednesday, Feb. 25 at
Hemer Funeral Home
in Medford, with Pastor
Kris Bjerke-Ulliman ofciating.
Arthur Crass Jr. was
born on July 11, 1938 in
Tomahawk to the late
Arthur and Veronica
(Young) Crass Sr. He
was a graduate of Tomahawk High School and
served in the Wisconsin National Guard.
On Nov. 10, 1956 in Tomahawk, he married Marjorie Marge J. DuPlayee, who survives. He owned
dairy farms in Tomahawk and rural Medford and
was a rural mail carrier for almost 15 years. After
retirement, he worked at Crass Sawmill.
He enjoyed woodworking, shing, attending
games with his family at Camp Randall and Miller
Park, and was a Badgers and Brewers fan.
In addition to his wife, survivors include his
dog, Scoobie; ve children, Linda (Mike) Brandner, Allen (Cindy) Crass, Karen (Mike) Bennett,
Daniel (Stacey) Crass and David Crass; three siblings, Sherry Thompson, Ron (Jean) Crass and
Carol Jarvi; 12 grandchildren, Damon (Sherry)
Brandner, Doug (Kristi) Brandner, Kyle (Alysa)
Brandner, Jeff (Tonya) Crass, Jackie Crass, Madelyn and Katelyn Bennett, Jake (Callie) Crass, Jordan (Jenn) Crass, Josh (Brenda) Crass, and Sam
and Theo Crass; 17 great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in
death by three siblings Barry Young, Sandra (Clifford) Steiber and Ken (Georgeanne) Crass.
Online condolences may be made at www.hemerfuneralservice.com.
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Reports of Area Deaths
Dale Steinke
1932-2015
Dale R. Steinke, 82, Medford, died on Tuesday, Feb.

24 at his home, while surrounded by his family and
under hospice care. Funeral services will be held
on Saturday, March 7 at 11 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran
Church in Whittlesey, with Rev. Randal Jeppesen ofciating, and full military honors performed by Medford Area Military Honors Team. Interment will be
at Trinity Lutheran Cemetery in Whittlesey. Active
urn bearer is Denis Heise. Honorary urn bearers are
Tom OBrien, Pat OBrien and Harold Stange.
Visitation will be held at the church on Saturday
from 9 a.m. until the time of service.
Hemer Funeral Homes of Medford and Rib Lake
assisted the family with arrangements.
Dale Steinke was born on Sept. 8, 1932 in Colby to
the late Arthur R. and Marion (Dunow) Steinke. He
was a graduate of Colby High School. He served in
the United States Army from 1950 to 1953 in the 187th
Rakasan Airborne where his rank was sergeant,
and saw active duty in Korea. He also served in the
United States Air Force Reserves at General Mitchell Field in Milwaukee where he was a loadmaster on
C-119 cargo planes.
On Nov. 12, 1955 at St. Johns Church in Cudahy, he
married Carol M. Hayes, who survives. He worked at

Ladish Corporation in Cudahy in the inventory control department, then transferred to Houston where
he was a purchasing agent. In 1972, they moved to the
Medford area where he worked at Weather Shield as
the purchasing director until his retirement in 1995.
He also served on the Medford City Planning Commission Board.
He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church,
Colby VFW and NRA. He enjoyed hunting, shing,
bowling and golng and had two holes-in-one at Merrill Golf Club, and was a Winchester rie historian
and had a collection of them.
In addition to his wife, survivors include four
sons, Steven (Debra) Steinke of Medford, Darrell
(Connie) Steinke of North Fond du Lac, John Steinke
of Eagle River and David (Peggy) Steinke of Rothschild; and six grandchildren, Jared, Rebecca, Megan,
Mitchell, Michael and Angela Steinke.
In lieu of owers, memorials can be made to his
family to be designated at a later date.
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Patricia West
1935-2015
Patricia Pat M. West,

79, Medford, died on Monday, Feb. 23, surrounded by
her family and under hospice care at Aspirus Care
and Rehab in Medford,
where she had resided the
past day, Funeral services
will be held on Sunday,
March 1 at 1 p.m. at St.
Johns Catholic Church in
Sheldon, with Father Sleeva Raju Madanu ofciating. Inurnment of her cremated remains will take
place at Woodlawn Cemetery in Sheldon at a later
date.
Visitation will be held at Hemer Funeral Home
in Medford on Friday, Feb. 27 from 5 to 7 p.m., and at
the church on Sunday from 12 p.m. until the time of
service.
The former Patricia Andrus was born on Oct. 30,
1935 in the town of Cleveland to the late Pearl Andrus. She attended Ladysmith area schools.
In October 1955, she married James Ace Wiemer,
who preceded her in death in January 1978. In July
1999, she married Russell West, who preceded her in
death in April 2013. She was a housewife and mother.

She was a member of Holy Rosary Catholic
Church in Medford. She enjoyed family campres,
taking walks through the fall leaves, Halloween, and
spending time with her family and special friends,
Karen Staples and Barb Orheim.
Survivors include a daughter, Debbie Miller of
Medford; step-children, Viola (Allen) Helland and
Virginia (Bob) Luedtke, both of the Green Bay area,
Jan (Jerry) Magliano and Brenda West , both of
Tennessee, Larry (Marilyn) West of Illinois and Pat
(Robin) West of the Wausau area; two sisters, Shirley
Dietrich of Madison and Deedee; a brother-in-law,
George Wiemer of Sheldon; a sister-in-law, Marlene
Ludescher of Sheldon; eight grandchildren; 17 stepgrandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and 20 greatstepgrandchildren.
In addition to her mother and husbands, she
was preceded in death by two sons, David and Jim
Wiemer; two brothers, Orville and Elmer; a sister,
Beverly Shackleton; her grandmother, Emma Alger;
a son-in-law, Bob Miller; and a daughter-in-law, April
Wiemer.
In lieu of owers, memorials can be made to her
family to be designated at a later date.
Join with us and the families of these loved ones as we remember who died 1 year ago:
Since 1891, four generations of continuous family service to the Medford and Stetsonville communities and the surrounding area.
Russel Russ C. Bergman

Gerda Zurek
Eva R. Berg
Nina L. Neumueller
Jacqueline Jackie Gorski
Edward E. Sackman Sr.
Marie A. Hayden
Catherine J. Seidel
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1925-2015
Raymond Ray R. Brietzke, 90, Omaha, Neb. died on
Sunday, Feb. 8. Funeral services were held on Friday,
Feb. 13 at Mount Calvary Lutheran Church in Omaha.
Interment was at Hillcrest Cemetery with full military
honors by the United States Air Force.
Raymond Brietzke was born on June 19, 1925 in the
Rib Lake area. He served in the United States Army during World War II and later joined the United States Air
Force, retiring after 22 years of service.
He was a lifetime Lutheran and served at many
churches in Omaha. He enjoyed working with Meals on
Wheels.
Survivors include his children, Jerry (Adrienne),
Bob (Julie) and Sheryl Brietzke; two sisters, Gloria
Brietzke and Elaine Andreae; eight grandchildren; and
four great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Lois.
Arthur Jari
1933-2015
Arthur Artie Jari,

81, town of Browning,
died on Thursday, Feb.
19 at Aspirus Wausau
Hospital, where he
had been a patient the
past 10 days. The family will hold a memorial service at a later
date. Inurnment of his
cremated remains will
take place at Medford
Evergreen Cemetery II.
Hemer
Funeral
Homes of Medford and
Rib Lake assisted the family with arrangements.
Arthur Jari was born on July 23, 1933 in Medford to the late Louis and Anne (Paur) Jari. He
attended Medford area schools. He helped on the
family dairy farm, then owned and operated it until his retirement. He also drove truck and did logging work for his brother, Victor.
He was a member of NRA and ASPCA. He enjoyed hunting. making maple syrup, his animals,
gardening and bird watching.
Survivors include a sister, Marion Ihlenfeld of
West Bend; a sister-in-law, Lucille Jari of Medford;
a brother-in-law, John Piater of Medford; and nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in
death by four siblings, Victor, Ralph and Grace
Jari and Ruby Piater.
Online condolences may be made to www.hemerfuneralservice.com.
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Thank You
To those who wore plaid to the visitation,

you did him proud.
Thanks to Pastor Kris for a personal
service. Thanks also for the visits, home
communion, and answering his many
questions.
A sincere thank you to Hope Hospice, what comfort and
peace you brought to our home, Chaplain Clements, Jennifer,
Joe, Deb and Kathy. Thank you for the single red rose.
Music was a big part of Floyds life. Thank you Steve
Ulliman, Beverly Adams, Donna Schmidt and the other special
pieces of music. Thanks to Hemer Funeral Service: Jolene,
Dan and the Flower Shoppe. To everyone who sent owers,
thank you. Thanks to the lady who provided lunch for the
visitation, you are loved.Thanks to the grandchildren who
were pallbearers and the honorary pallbearers as well. We
appreciated the service provided by the Boxrucker-Berry Post
519; thank you. Pete Keifer, thanks for your patience and
understanding, always nding answers for his questions.
A big thank you to all who brought food to our home. BS
catering (job well done), ladies who furnished desserts to the
church and all of you who helped set up, serve, and clean up.
Thanks for the hugs and stories,
How blest the heart that has a friend. (Thomas Hood, English poet)
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Snow golf tournament provides unique challenge

by Sports Reporter Bryan Wegter
A frigid Saturday in February seems like the wrong
time to be working on your golf game, but the Taylor
County Tavern League (TCTL) brought out their clubs
and put their skills to the test during the Golf on Ice at
Spirit Lake tournament. Twelve teams braved blustery
conditions on Spirit Lake to take part in the first snow
golf tournament sponsored by the league. All you needed to participate was $20 and two friends.
Irons and tennis balls were supplied by the league,
but there was understandably a learning curve as players adjusted to hitting every shot off powdery snow or
icy ground. The Happy Tees team of Jim Metz, Al Williams, and Steve Budzinski, who I had the pleasure of
playing several holes with, emerged as the winners
when the snow settled.
Prizes were awarded throughout the day to those attending. A chili cook-off provided a welcome warm-up
for those who finished a round on the lake. Leinenkugels sponsored several prizes, including chairs and
signs.
All proceeds from the event will go towards TCTL
special projects, including the Rib Lake scholarship
fund, and the Light a Light Dinner.
TCTL president Justin Fuchs talked about the idea
behind the tournament.
We always have a golf tournament during the summer, but dont really have any events in the winter.
Someone brought up the idea and we thought wed give
it a shot. Its a way for us to raise money during the
winter months when normally we wouldnt. Well see
how this one goes, the hope is that we can do this every
year, he said.
Snow or ice golf follows the same rules as standard
golf, but poses different challenges. Tennis balls were
used instead of golf balls. Also, putting was quite an adventure for participants. The whites were shoveled off,
but the ice underneath was rarely smooth. This yielded some interesting results even on the shortest of attempts. Hitting shots out of powdery snow also requires
similar skills to what a normal golfer would experience
hitting out of a sand-trap.
Ice golf winners
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Members of the Happy Tees team, Steve Budzinski (l. to r.), Jim Metz, and Al Williams pose after finishing their
round of ice golf during the Golf on Ice at Spirit Lake tournament, sponsored by the Taylor County Tavern League
and Leinenkugels. Happy Tees took first place among 12 teams.
Snow blasting
Difficult shot
Jim Metz attempts to get his ball off the top of a snowbank after his tee shot found
the hazard. Even on the fairways, the snow was over a foot deep on Spirit Lake.
Even with his ball on the white, Al Williams will have to navigate some tricky terrain to sink this putt. Putting amidst snowbanks and on icy ground proved to be a test
of skills and wits for the players.
STAR NEWS
THE
Gymnasts hit
new highs at
GNC meet
FebruaryW
26,
2015
Medford,
isconsin
Inside this section:
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Classifieds 16-19
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SECOND SECTION
Hanson, Peterson take

Medford back to state
Theyve made it look easy at times
this winter while compiling identical
40-4 records, but Medfords state-bound
wrestlers Tucker Peterson and Kolten
Hanson insist it wasnt as simple as it
seemed.
Its starts here, Peterson said
Monday, referring to Medfords wrestling room. You arent going to go to
state if youre not practicing hard. Kolten
and me have been going hard.
Its all about hard work, Hanson
said. I do a lot of work on my own, at
home. Ive probably run over 100 miles
on my own at home just during the season.
That work certainly paid off for
Hanson, a freshman, in his sectional
championship match in Amery on
Saturday. He outlasted St. Croix Central

senior Ryan Gulich in double overtime to
win the 145-pound championship.
Peterson, a junior, won his first
two matches on Saturday to reach the
152-pound finals and punch his first ticket to state.
The WIAA state individual tournament starts today, Thursday, and runs
through Saturday at the Kohl Center in
Madison. Medford returns to the big meet
after not sending anyone last year.
Peterson will be on the mat tonight in
a preliminary match against Wisconsin
Lutheran senior Malik Smith (41-7),
while Hanson, as a sectional champion,
gets a first-round bye. Hell meet either
Sheboygan Falls junior Josh Becker (3812) or Two Rivers senior Chandler Donati
See STATE WRESTLING on page 14
Photo by Dean Lesar, Tribune Record Gleaner
Clinches state
Medford junior Tucker Peterson gains some leverage against Ellsworths Anders
Lantz during their WIAA Division 2 sectional semifinal match at 152 pounds. Peterson
won 6-5 to clinch his first state tournament appearance.
Breaks dont go Medfords way

at state curling championships
State win
Photo by Matt Frey
Medfords Trevor Geiger releases the rock with sweepers Noah Jalowitz (l.) and
Dillon Brost at his side during the fourth end of the boys teams 8-5 win over D.C.
Everest II on Friday afternoon. The Raiders went 1-3 in their pool at the Wisconsin
State High School Championships in Wausau.
Its not often where a team can say

first place was separated from last place
by a matter of inches.
But that was the case for Medfords
varsity boys team during last weekends Wisconsin State High School
Championships at the Wausau Curling
Club.
Entering the tournament as the third
seed out of 20 teams, the Raiders never
really got on track Friday and Saturday
and lost three of four matches in their
pool.
Two of those losses, however, came

down to the very end. The Raiders had a
shot on their last throw of a tournamentopening 4-3 loss to Portage II on Friday
morning. Then, in the final round of pool
play on Saturday afternoon, the Raiders
lost 9-8 in an extra end to Wausau East,
who eventually went to the championship game.
The loss to East was painful because
Medfords team of John Shear, Dillon
Brost, Trevor Geiger and Noah Jalowitz
got the opening they needed to have a
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Gymnasts hit 115 goal at GNC;

Brandner ties for beam title
The fifth edition of the Great Northern
Conference gymnastics meet was a history-making event on Saturday for the
Medford Raiders.
The Raiders posted, by far, their best
team score at a conference meet with
a 115.4 and junior Hannah Brandner
earned the programs first All-GNC individual award in five seasons by tying
for first place on the balance beam with a
personal-best score of 8.2.
The 115.4 team score was easily a season-best for the Raiders, who had set a
goal of 115 in the second half of the season. The Raiders smashed their previous
season-best team score on the uneven
bars by more than two points and on the
beam by nearly one full point.
Obviously, it was a satisfying day.
The girls were super happy and very
proud, head coach Lisa Brooks said.
They have been so dedicated this year,
so its great they were able to do this. It
wasnt just the people out there competing. Everybody had a hand in it. The support of those not competing was important. The girls pushed each other in the
gym in practice to get better.
Medford finished third in the meet
to wind up in a third-place tie with
Rhinelander in the overall season standings for the GNCs Small Division. Both
teams had six total team points.
Chequamegon made a late-season
surge, beating Mosinee-Marathon in
the teams final dual meet of the season
on Feb. 10 and then winning Saturdays
meet with 119.825 points to win this years
Small Division title. Mosinee-Marathon
scored 115.85 points. Both teams went 3-1
in the duals, making Saturdays meet a
winner-take-all scenario for the overall
championship.
Rhinelander (113.95) and Lakeland
(112.075) rounded out the team scores.
Brandners 8.2 on the balance beam
tied Small Division Gymnast of the Year
Megan Carlson of Mosinee-Marathon
for first place. Chequamegons Cassie
Riddiford got honorable mention with
her third-place score of 8.175. Brandners
previous best was a 7.6.
The best thing about her beam routine was you could sense her level of confidence was higher than its ever been,
Brooks said. She just took control of the
routine. It was amazing.
Medfords team score in the event was
29.1, easily beating the teams previous
best of 28.275 set at its last meet at GaleEttrick-Trempealeau. Kierra Krause
had a personal-best score of 7.225, good
for sixth place out of 24 beam competitors. Alexa Phillips was 10th with a 6.9,
Margaret Hamann was 12th at 6.775 and
Megan Clark was 18th at 6.5.
They all looked amazing on beam,
Brooks said.
Medfords major breakthrough on
bars was the key to the entire day. The
Raiders scored 24.925 points, beating
their previous best of 22.8 set way back
on Dec. 16. Phillips led the way with a personal-best 7.05 that was good for ninth.
Hamanns new best score of 6.55 tied for
12th. Bella Sigmunds 5.925 was a new
personal-best and put her in 18th place.
Megan Rudolphs 5.4 was a new personalbest and was good for 20th place. Marisa
DuBois set a new varsity-best score with
a 5.3 and took 21st.
The girls have worked so hard,
Brooks said. Its mind-blowing to see
how far theyve come. And I would say
they didnt do what theyve been doing
in practice. We can still improve on the
stops and reswings. If we can eliminate
those, we can score even more.
GNC SMALL DIVISION

GYMNASTICS FINAL STANDINGS
Duals Dual Meet
Total
W-L
Pts.
Pts.
Pts.
Chequamegon 3-1
6
8
14
Mosinee-Mar. 3-1
6
6
12
Rhinelander 2-2
4
2
6
Medford
1-3
2
4
6
Lakeland
1-3
2
0
2
Feb. 10: Chequamegon 110.6, Mosinee-Marathon
106.275.
Feb. 21 GNC Meet: 1. Chequamegon, 119.825; 2.
Mosinee-Marathon, 115.85; 3. Medford, 115.4; 4.
Rhinelander, 113.95; 5. Lakeland, 112.075.
Feb. 26: All schools at WIAA Div. 2 Antigo
sectional.
Chequamegons Brooke Lustig won

the bars championship with a 7.75, followed by Carlson (7.6) and Rhinelanders
Alyssa Ellis (7.6).
The Raiders were solid on vault, scoring 31.75 points. Brandner led the team
with a ninth-place score of 8.1. Phillips
was 12th with a 7.95, Clark and Krause
tied for 13th with 7.85s and Hamann was
22nd at 7.55. Brooks said improving the
angles on take-off will be the focus heading into tonights sectional meet.
Mallorie
Barabas
of
MosineeMarathon won it with an 8.8, followed by
Riddiford (8.7) and Carlson (8.55).
Phillips earned a 7.7 to take fifth in
the floor exercise. Brandner was seventh
with a personal-best 7.625. Clark tied for
10th with a 7.2. Krause was 14th with a
7.1 and Kayla Brooks was 21st with a 6.6.
Floor was decent, coach Brooks
said. Hannah set a personal-best. Lexi
almost did. Our tumbling can still get better. There are some deductions there we
can fix. But weve fixed our jumps. Our
jumps have improved a lot. Our combinations have improved a huge amount.
Riddiford and her teammate Hannah
Mader shared top honors on the floor
with 7.9s. Lakelands Haley Farrell was
third with a 7.85.
Phillips was ninth out of 14 all-around
gymnasts with 29.6 total points. Carlsons
32.075 points beat Riddiford by just 0.125
points. Mader was third with 31.025.
Stevens Point won the Large
Division title in Saturdays meet with
139.35 points, beating Ashland (131.95),
Marshfield (128.25), Antigo (126.825) and
Wisconsin Rapids (115.85).
Sectional time
Medfords first GNC titleist
Photo by Bob Mainhardt, Northwoods River News
Medford junior Hannah Brandner shows confidence while earning an 8.2 on the
balance beam on Saturday at the Great Northern Conference meet at Lakeland Union
High School. Brandner, who tied for first in the event, is Medfords first individual
award winner in the five-year history of GNC gymnastics meets.
The WIAA Division 2 Antigo sectional

arrives tonight, Thursday, with seven
teams aiming to send individuals and,
possibly, their full squads to state competition.
Ashland and Antigo rank as the favorites to earn the two berths in team state
competition. The top five individuals in
each event and top five all-around gymnasts also will qualify for state competition next weekend in Wisconsin Rapids.
Chequamegon,
Mosinee-Marathon,
Rhinelander and Lakeland round out tonights field of teams. Competition starts
at 5 p.m. at Antigo High School.
We didnt focus on how wed place as
a team, Brooks said. And thats our approach to sectionals. Our goal is to focus
on our scores, fix what we need to fix to
improve our score. We need to take care
of us and improve us.
Sports Shorts
The Taylor County Snowmobile
Clubs Association will meet on
Thursday, March 5 at 7 p.m. at Camp 28
Restaurant. It will be hosted by SWAT
Snowmobile Club.
Help from Forward Financial
Photo by Bryan Wegter
Sandi Yanko (l.) and Heidi Neitzel (r.) of Forward Financial Bank present Medford
School District Athletic Director Justin Hraby with a check for $5,250. Forward
Financial sponsored a half-court basketball shot and 40-yard field goal attempt at
Medford athletic games over the past school year.
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Medfords rally from 21-point

deficit falls short at Merrill
Tied up
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Medfords Jen Stolp isnt about to give up the basketball lightly as she gets into a
scrum with Merrills Starr Krenzke during the first quarter of Tuesdays WIAA Division
2 regional opener. Stolp and the Raiders rallied but ran out of time in a 63-55 loss.
The girls basketball season started

with Medford falling just short in a lategame rally at Merrill, and it ended the
same way on Tuesday with the host Blue
Jays hanging on for a 63-55 win in the
WIAA Division 2 regional opener.
Merrill took advantage of strong
shooting and offensive rebounds and the
turnover-prone Raiders to build a lead
that got as high as 21 in the third quarter.
Medford finally found its outside shooting touch late and pulled within 56-52 on
an Abbie Bergman three-pointer with
1:18 left.
The Blue Jays, though, delivered the
clinching blow with just under a minute
left when Starr Krenzke made one free
throw and missed the second, but Merrill
freshman Maddix Bonnell grabbed the
rebound, scored and was fouled. The
four-point sequence made it 60-52 and
sealed Medfords fate.
The fifth-seeded Raiders finished the
year at 7-15. Fourth-seeded Merrill improved to 6-17 and will face top-seeded
Mosinee (15-7) in a regional semifinal on
Friday.
Medford head coach Scott Wildberg
felt the biggest difference in the game
was simply Merrills ability to make big
shots.
There were just certain points in
the game where they executed, he said.
They made some shots at times where
we had a little bit of something going and
theyd can a three-pointer.
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Thursday, February 26
WIAA Div. 2 individual state meet at the Kohl Center, Madison. Preliminary round starts at approx. 7:15 p.m.
Friday, February 27
WIAA Div. 2 individual state meet at the Kohl Center, Madison. Quarterfinals at approx. 11:15 a.m., consolation semifinals at approx. 2:45 p.m. and semifinals at 7 p.m.
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State championship matches start at 6 p.m.
at Wisconsin Rapids Assumption, V-7:30 p.m., JV5:45 p.m.
Tuesday, March 3
WIAA Div. 5 regional, #7 Cornell at #2 Rib Lake, 7
p.m.
Friday, March 6
WIAA Div. 5 regional semifinal, #6 Gilman/#3 Prentice winner vs. Cornell/Rib Lake winner. Higher seed
hosts. 7 p.m.
Saturday, March 7
WIAA Div. 5 regional final.
The Raiders got off to a better start

than they did in their 46-43 season-opening loss here on Nov. 21 when they were
behind 12-3 and 17-7 in a hurry before
slowly but surely clawing back into it.
This time, Lakyn Kummer answered a
game-opening three-pointer by Merrill
guard Morgan Marnholz with a rebound
bucket and a short jumper off a Merrill
turnover. Jen Stolps drive to the hoop
gave the Raiders a 6-3 lead.
Merrills Mariah Turenne hit a floater
from the baseline and then stole the ball
and scored to put the Jays up by one.
They wouldnt trail again.
Bonnells three-pointer with 1:05
left in the quarter gave Merrill a 17-11
lead. The lead grew to 12 at 27-15 when
Marnholz scored off dribble penetration,
but a Kendal Laher putback, a Hailee
Clausnitzer stickback and a Clausnitzer
three-pointer cut the lead to 29-22. But
Turenne hit three of four free throws in
the last 35 seconds to give Merrill a 32-22
halftime lead.
Merrills pressure on the ball was one
of the keys to its first-half success.
It was a little bit different than what
wed seen them playing, Wildberg said.
They changed it up on their press. They
figured they could get up on us and rattle
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Medford tried a switch to a zone defense to throw the Blue Jays off to start
the third quarter, but Merrill instead
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2011
Lady Pirates fall flat in their playoff opener at Prentice

Entering the playoffs having won
four of their last six games, the Gilman
Pirates girls basketball team was riding
a wave of momentum into Prentice for
the first round of the WIAA Division 5
basketball tournament. Unfortunately,
whatever energy they had dissipated
Sneak attack
within the opening minutes as four-seed

Prentice piled up points early on and
coasted the rest of the way to a 42-29 win
on Tuesday. The battle of sea marauders
featured poor shooting nights from both
sides, but the Buccaneers got it done by
limiting turnovers.
The girls have had so much energy
the past couple days. Weve been playing
After swiping a Prentice pass, Gilmans Kendall Skabroud reacts with surprise as
Buccaneer guard Sierra Lake catches her from behind and knocks away a wide-open
layup opportunity.
so well lately and came into the game expecting to get a win. This is a let down,
Gilman head coach Chris Skabroud said.
Shawnie Sarkkinen scored six for the
Buccaneers and Alyson Nehls added seven more as Prentice blasted the Pirates
for 18 in the opening quarter. Morgan
Birkenholz hit a three for Gilman and
Makaylen Skabroud scored four, but the
damage was already done. No one could
have known at the time, but the Pirates
wouldnt make another two-point field
goal in the game.
Flat. We came out flat, and got ourselves down right away. Neither team
shot well but they did a good job limiting their turnovers, while we didnt,
Skabroud said.
The Pirates offense downshifted again
in the second quarter. Kendall Skabroud
and Kayla Chause both hit threes, but
thats all Gilman would get. Sarkkinen
scored four more and the Bucs took a 2615 lead into halftime.
Birkenholz drained another three
in the third quarter and Makaylen
Skabroud sank a pair of free throws, but
the rest of the Pirates offense stagnated.
Prentice scored 12 as they added seven
more to their lead.
Kyla Schoene is still battling an illness and you could tell it limited her effectiveness. We missed her size inside,
they were getting us on rebounding all
night, Skabroud said. The Buccaneers
out-rebounded Gilman 32-24 in the game,
but their 13 offensive rebounds were a
backbreaker. The Pirates played both
man-to-man and a 1-3-1 zone defense in
the game. Each had success for stretches but struggles rebounding plagued
Gilman throughout the contest.
Kendall Skabroud swished a three in
the opening minute of the fourth quarter,
but the game had long been decided. She
also made three free throws in the final
minutes. Birkenholz made a pair of free
throws and Desiree Budzinski notched
a pair as well. The Pirates outscored
Prentice 11-4 in the final quarter.
The Buccaneers only shot 29 percent
(16 of 55) from the field, but they only
turned the ball over seven times in the
game and were the more physical team
in the game. Sarkkinen scored 13 to
lead Prentice. Nehls scored nine in the
Pirates fall by 20 at Greenwood in conference finale

The Gilman Pirates boys basketball
team wrapped up its Eastern Cloverbelt
Conference season with a 61-41 loss on
the road to the Greenwood Indians last
Friday.
The Indians improved to 6-9 in the
Eastern Cloverbelt while the Pirates fell
to 2-14 in conference with the loss.
Greenwood ran out to a 16-12 lead in
the first quarter. The Pirates defense
was unable to stop Logan Johnson, who
drained three three-pointers en route to
scoring 10 in the opening eight minutes.
James Copenhaver and Colton Schmitt
scored three apiece for Gilman.
Johnson added four more and the
Indians put 15 more on the board in
the second quarter. Gilman scored 12
again to head into halftime down seven.
Schmitt scored six in the second to keep
the Pirates within striking distance.
Greenwood came out of halftime looking to put the game out of reach and did
just that. Dane Toburen scored seven and
Greenwood put up 17 points in the third
quarter while Gilman could only muster
12.
Down 12 going into the final quarter,
the Pirates were unable to mount a comeback as they scored only five points in the
fourth. Johnson added seven more points
as the Indians scored 13 to bring their
lead to 20 as the final buzzer sounded.
Johnson scored a game-high 21 for
Greenwood and made four threes in the
game. Booker Bredlau scored 12 while
Toburen netted nine.
Schmitt scored 13 to lead the Pirates.
Copenhaver and Emmit Sherfield both
scored nine in the loss. Zach Sonnentag
added six points.
Gilman (5-16) will take on Thorp in
the eighth-place Cloverbelt Conference
Crossover game tonight, Thursday. That
game is slated for a 7:30 p.m. tip.
On Tuesday, the Pirates will begin
their postseason run. Gilman was seeded
sixth in their quarter of the Spooner sectional and will travel to Prentice (11-10)
to take on the three-seed Buccaneers in
their opening round game. That game
tips at 7 p.m.
The winner will take on the winner
of the Rib Lake/Cornell game, also on
Tuesday. The potential second-round
game is scheduled for Friday, March 6 at
7 p.m.
EASTERN CLOVERBELT CONFERENCE

BOYS BASKETBALL FINAL STANDINGS
Conf.
Overall
W
L
W
L
Spencer
14
2
17
4
Neillsville
13
3
15
6
Columbus Cath.
13
3
14
7
Owen-Withee
9
7
11
10
Loyal
8
8
10
11
Greenwood
7
9
9
11
Colby
5
11
5
16
Gilman
2
14
5
16
Granton
1
15
1
18
Feb. 20: Greenwood 61, Gilman 41; Spencer
58, Colby 40; Columbus Catholic 63, Owen-Withee
54; Neillsville 56, Granton 31; Pittsville 55, Loyal
33.
Feb. 23: Columbus Catholic 64, Spencer 55;
Neillsville 53, Owen-Withee 51; Loyal 67, Colby
43; Greenwood 66, Granton 51.
Feb. 26 Cloverbelt Crossovers: 3rd Columbus Catholic at Altoona. 4th Owen-Withee at
McDonell Central. 5th Loyal at Stanley-Boyd.
6th Greenwood at Osseo-Fairchild. 7th
Colby at Cadott. 8th Gilman at Thorp.
Feb. 28 Cloverbelt Championships at Osseo:
1st Spencer vs. E.C. Regis. 2nd Neillsville
vs. Fall Creek.
March 3 WIAA Div. 5 regionals: Gilman at
Prentice, Flambeau at Owen-Withee, Greenwood at Loyal, Abbotsford at Columbus Catholic,
Granton at Eleva-Strum.
March 3 WIAA Div. 4 regionals: Colby at
Athens, S.P. Pacelli at Spencer.
March 3 WIAA Div. 3 regional: Elk Mound at
Neillsville.
win. Caelyn Ulrich scored seven, Hailey

Enders got six, and Brianna Schellin
scored five.
Gilman was undone by an ice-cold
shooting night. The Pirates were two of
22 (9.1 percent) from two-point range and
five of 24 (20.8 percent) from beyond the
arc. They made the most of their free
throw attempts, finishing a solid 10 of
15 (66.7 percent). Gilman committed 14
turnovers, nine of which came in the first
half. Kendall Skabroud scored nine and
grabbed five rebounds to lead the team.
Birkenholz netted eight to go with two rebounds and two assists, while Makaylen
Skabroud scored six along with six rebounds and four steals.
The girls hustled, but our ball movement just wasnt there tonight. We didnt
execute our inside action against their
zone. Nothing we did seemed to work. We
switched up our defense a couple times
but it always backfired, Skabroud said.
The Pirates finish their season with a
7-16 record, a four-win improvement over
2013-14.
Comeback win
As theyve done many times this season, the Pirates dug themselves a hole in
the first quarter on Thursday. After falling behind 11-0 this time, however, they
found a way to climb out and beat visiting Cadott 50-43 in their Cloverbelt crossover game.
We got down early, but the girls never stopped battling and proved they could
win from behind, coach Skabroud said.
Elizabeth Kyes scored four for the
Hornets as Cadott built an 11-8 lead in
the first quarter. Taylor Hendricks led
the Pirates with four in the opening eight
minutes.
Gilmans offense couldnt get much
going in the second quarter either. The
Pirates were one of 15 from two-point
range in the quarter, but did some damage at the foul line. Makaylen Skabroud
See GILMAN GIRLS on page 5

EASTERN CLOVERBELT CONFERENCE
GIRLS BASKETBALL FINAL STANDINGS
Conf.
Overall
W
L
W
L
Loyal
16
0
20
3
Owen-Withee
13
3
18
5
Neillsville
13
3
17
5
Colby
10
6
11
12
Columbus Cath.
8
8
12
11
Spencer
5
11
6
16
Gilman
3
13
7
16
Greenwood
3
13
4
17
Granton
1
15
1
17
Feb. 19 Cloverbelt Crossovers: 3rd OwenWithee 66, Stanley-Boyd 65. 4th Altoona 38,
Colby 32. 5th Thorp 37, Columbus Catholic
16. 6th McDonell Central 44, Spencer 34. 7th
Osseo-Fairchild 64, Greenwood 41. 8th Gilman 50, Cadott 43.
Feb. 21 Cloverbelt Championships at Neillsville: 1st Fall Creek 53, Loyal 47. 2nd E.C.
Regis 35, Neillsville 26.
Feb. 24 WIAA Div. 5 regionals: Prentice 42,
Gilman 29; Owen-Withee 72, Cornell 33; Loyal
90, W.V. Lutheran 20; Columbus Catholic 59,
Greenwood 40; Independence 51, Granton 29.
Feb. 24 WIAA Div. 4 regionals: Colby 42,
Chequamegon 39; Edgar 42, Spencer 38.
Feb. 27 WIAA Div. 5 regional semifinals:
Thorp at Owen-Withee, Columbus Catholic at
Loyal.
Feb. 27 WIAA Div. 4 regional semifinal: Colby
at Athens.
Feb. 27 WIAA Div. 3 regional semifinal:
Neillsville at Arcadia.
Feb. 28 WIAA Div. 5 regional finals: Thorp/
Owen-Withee winner vs. Prentice/Flambeau
winner, Abbotsford/Newman Catholic winner
vs. Columbus Catholic/Loyal winner.
Feb. 28 WIAA Div. 4 regional final: Phillips/
Hurley winner vs. Colby/Athens winner.
Feb. 28 WIAA Div. 3 regional final: Neillsville/Arcadia winner vs. Altoona/Durand
winner.
March 5: WIAA Div. 5 sectional semifinals at
Chetek-Weyerhaeuser and Waupaca, WIAA Div.
4 sectional semifinal at Rice Lake, WIAA Div. 3
sectional semifinal at Osseo-Fairchild.
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Thorp ousts Rib Lake; Lady

Redmen beat NL at the buzzer
The Rib Lake Lady Redmen girls basketball team had a short stay in the WIAA
Division 5 tournament as they were ousted by the Thorp Cardinals on Tuesday.
The six-seed Redmen played well enough
to win on defense, but couldnt get it done
on the other end and fell to the three-seed
Cardinals, 45-25.
Taylor Stroinski scored a game-high
15 for Thorp and Julie Benzschawel added 10 to propel the Cardinals into the second round of the tournament.
Ciara Scheithauer led Rib Lake with
14 points.
Full stats from this game will be available in next weeks The Star News.
Scheithauer beats buzzer

Playing in the final home game of
her high school basketball career,
Scheithauer scored 35 as the Lady
Redmen defeated the visiting Northland
Lutheran Wildcats in the Marawood seven-seed crossover game. Rib Lake needed
every point Scheithauer could muster as
they came from behind to grab a 46-45
win last Friday.
Ciara willed us to the win. She wasnt
going to be denied in her final home
game. It was a tremendous individual
effort, Rib Lake head coach Mike Wudi
said.
As she had done all night, it was
Scheithauer who rose to the occasion
with the game on the line. The Redmen
entered the fourth quarter down 39-32.
After Jasmine Fitzl scored a two-pointer
to open the quarter, it was all Scheithauer
from there on out. She scored the final 12
points for Rib Lake, including the gamewinning basket as time expired.
Down one with 12 seconds to go,
the Redmen regained possession of
the ball after a Wildcats three-pointer
pushed the visiting side back into the
lead. Scheithauer inbounded the ball
to Gracie Weinke, who fended off a
Northland Lutheran defender to fire a
pass back to Scheithauer at the top of the
key. Driving to her left, Scheithauer got
to the basket with an opening and put up
a shot with precious few seconds remaining. The shot was too strong and found
only backboard. After shrugging off her
marker, Scheithauer got underneath the
hoop on the right side and out-leapt a
Wildcat defender to secure the ball and
released another shot just before the
clock struck double zeros. This time, her
layup bounced off the glass and found
the bottom of the net and the gymnasium
roared as the Redmen players rushed
out to celebrate.
We hadnt talked about it before the
game, but we all knew this was her last
chance to play here at home. This is just
an amazing way to close the season. She
(Scheithauer) carried us to this one,
Wudi said.
Both offenses were clicking early. The
Wildcats scored 19 while the Redmen
scored 15 in the opening quarter. Ashley
Colby scored 13 in the opening quarter
for Northland Lutheran, which included
two three-pointers. Scheithauer scored
eight for Rib Lake in the first eight minutes.
The Redmen were able to open up a
gap as they outscored the Wildcats 14-5 in
the second quarter. Scheithauer scored
12 and Fitzl chipped in a basket as Rib
Lake took a 29-24 lead into halftime.
The Wildcats came clawing back in the
third quarter. Rebekah Edelburg scored
six and Colby added five as Northland
Lutheran scored 15 to Rib Lakes three to
take command of the game. Scheithauer
MARAWOOD NORTH DIVISION

Conf.
Overall
W
L
W
L
Athens
10
2
14
7
Edgar
9
3
14
9
Abbotsford
9
3
14
9
Prentice
7
5
12
11
Phillips
5
7
9
12
Rib Lake
1
11
6
17
Chequamegon
1
11
5
17
Feb. 20 Marawood Crossovers: 3rd Auburndale 63, Abbotsford 30. 4th Stratford 44,
Prentice 42. 5th Newman Catholic 65, Phillips
41. 6th Rib Lake 46, North. Lutheran 45.
7th Chequamegon 60, Pittsville 53.
Feb. 21 Marawood Championships at Abbotsford: 1st Marathon 57, Athens 42. 2nd W.R.
Assumption 64, Edgar 44.
Feb. 24 WIAA Div. 5 regionals: Thorp 45, Rib
Lake 25; Prentice 42, Gilman 29; Abbotsford 46,
North. Lutheran 39.
Feb. 24 WIAA Div. 4 regionals: Colby 42,
Chequamegon 39; Edgar 42, Spencer 38.
Prentice at Flambeau, Abbotsford at Newman
Catholic.
Colby at Athens, Phillips at Hurley, Edgar at
Marathon.
Feb. 28 WIAA Div. 5 regional finals: Thorp/
Owen-Withee winner vs. Prentice/Flambeau
winner, Abbotsford/Newman Catholic winner
vs. Columbus Catholic/Loyal winner.
Feb. 28 WIAA Div. 4 regional finals: Phillips/
Hurley winner vs. Colby/Athens winner, Stratford/Auburndale winner vs. Edgar/Marathon
winner.
March 5: WIAA Div. 5 sectional semifinals
at Chetek-Weyerhaeuser and Waupaca, WIAA
Div. 4 sectional semifinals at Rice Lake and
Wausau West.
scored all three of the Redmens points in

the third.
Colby was the Wildcats leading
scorer at 19 points. Edelburg scored 11.
Northland Lutheran was five of nine at
the free throw line and made four threepointers in the game.
Scheithauer scored a season and career-high 35 in the win. She finished 15
of 25 (60 percent) from the field and five
of nine at the free throw line. She also
tallied nine rebounds and four steals.
Fitzl scored four and Hailey Wudi scored
three. Katie Cardey grabbed six rebounds
while Regan Dobbs had three rebounds
and five assists to go with two points. The
Redmen shot 38.8 percent (19 of 49) from
the field and 46.7 percent (seven of 15) at
the free throw line.
We dug ourselves a hole again on defense the third quarter. We did good to
Saving dive
Rib Lakes Mariah Thums goes all out and dives past Northland Lutherans Ashley
Colby for a loose ball during the third quarter of the Redmens 46-45 win over the
Wildcats last Thursday.
pull the win out and hopefully this will
give us some momentum heading into
the playoffs, Wudi said.
Gilman girls beat Cadott

and Camryn Skabroud made a pair as
Gilman scored eight in the quarter.
Cadott also got eight to take a 19-16 lead
into halftime.
It was a two-woman show in the
third quarter for the Pirates. Makaylen
Skabroud scored eight and Kendall
Skabroud scored five to push Gilman
into the lead. The Pirates grabbed five offensive rebounds in the quarter as they
pushed through the Hornets on their way
to 18 points in the third. Cadott could
only muster six in response.
Alexis Kramer made three threes in
the fourth quarter as the Hornets staged
a furious assault on Gilmans lead. Kyes
also scored six for Cadott. But the Pirates
stayed with them. Makaylen Skabroud
scored seven. Morgan Birkenholz and
Kendall Skabroud both made a pair of
free throws, while Hendricks scored
four points. Schoene scored three as the
Pirates closed the door on a Hornets
comeback.
Kyes led Cadott with 15 points. Kramer

scored 12 in the loss. Cadott took 27 threepoint attempts in the game, and made six
(22.2 percent). The Hornets were 10 of 34
(29.4 percent) from two-point range and
five of 13 at the free throw line.
Gilman got to the line 38 times in the
game. Though the Pirates only made 16
(42.1 percent), the quantity trumped quality in this case. The Pirates were 16 of 61
(26.2 percent) from the floor. Makaylen
Skabroud led the way with 19 points to
go with 11 rebounds. Hendricks scored 13
and grabbed two rebounds while dishing
out two assists. Kendall Skabroud scored
seven and was four of six at the foul line
in the win. Schoene brought down seven
rebounds and scored five points.
We felt we had more speed and
worked to spread out the offense.
Everyone that got in contributed. Once
our offense got flowing we kept attacking, Skabroud said.
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Builders, 0.5-5.5. High shooters: Ryan Preisinger
141, Shari Preisinger 117.
.38/.357-Cal.: 8th Street Saloon, 5-1; Abegglen
Landscape, 4-2; Shell Shack, 4-2; Hit & Miss, 4-2;
Schnevers Sugarbush, 1-5; Lights - Out, 0-6. High
shooters: Scott Stamos 170, Tom Neumann 162,
Jon Rulien 152.
.22-Cal.:
Division 1: Power Kleen, 6-0; BT Sureshots, 6-0;
Short Lane Ag Supply, 4-2; Sheldon Shooters, 4-2;
After Dark Taxidermy, 3-3; P-Town Saloon, 3-3;
Mark III, 2-4; Sparkys Sport Shop, 1-5; Clip Busters, 1-5; Mews Trucking, 0-5. High shooters: Scott
Anderson 177, Doug Thomas 171, Jeff Lemmenes
165.
Division 2: Lloyds Carpentry, 6-0; Frane Auto
Body, 5-1; Wild Things Taxidermy, 4-2; Rays Big
Weiners, 3.5-2.5; Hunters Choice, 3-3; Dummy
Team, 3-3; Designer Advertising, 2-4; Halls Angels, 1.5-4.5; RZ Builders, 1-5; Henrys Heros, 1-5.
High shooters: Mike Henline 171, Lloyd Kuehling
157; Jim Farell 154.
.22-Cal. Couples: Short Lane Ag Supply, 5-1; Dead
Eye Duo, 4-2; Hunters Choice, 4-2; Farm Boys,
3-3; Daart, 3-3; Dummy Team, 3-3; LaGranders
Hilltop Dairy, 2-4; Points of Health, 2-4; Abegglen
Landscape, 2-4; Kaat, 2-4. High shooters: Craig
Oehmichen 158, Wayne Hoeg 148, Al Tyznik 146.
THE STAR NEWS
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Seniors sent off in style as

Raiders sweep Nekoosa
One of two
Photo by Matt Frey
Medford senior Trent Klemm knocks down a free throw late in the second quarter
of Thursdays 50-36 win over Nekoosa. Klemm made one of two free throws on this
trip to the line and finished with three points in the Senior Night win.
Raiders finish season with loss

43-22. Bergman finally broke Medfords
scoring drought with a rare four-point
play with 3:15 left in the quarter. Not
only did the play break the drought, it
gave the Raiders a big spark on the offensive end.
Back in man-to-man, the Raiders
started making things happen on defense
as well, and suddenly it was a 49-36 game
at quarters end.
The girls wanted to try a zone,
Wildberg said. We said OK, this is their
opportunity to try a zone going into the
third. But Merrill hit those long shots
on us. It couldve gone either way. It was
just like when we went to our three-out
offense to try something different. We
got some looks out here. Sometimes you
dont know whats going to click for you.
Mandi Baker scored to start the fourth
quarter, but Krenzke answered for
Merrill. Bakers steal in the backcourt
and subsequent assist to Bergman cut the
lead to 51-41 with 4:30 still left. Turenne,
though, swished a three-pointer. Jenice
Clausnitzer answered by swishing a triple of her own from the left side. Bakers
hard drive to the hoop finally got the deficit to single digits at 55-46 with 2:35 left.
Hailee Clausnitzers three-pointer
from the top of the key made it 56-49 with
1:48 to go. After Blue Jay Morgan Pettit
missed two free throws with 1:37 left
Merrill was just 13 of 27 for the game and
nine of 19 in the second half and an exchange of turnovers, Bergman nailed the
three-pointer that pulled Medford within
four.
Bergman added another long ball with
28 seconds left that brought Medford
within 61-55, but the Raiders, at that

point, were out of time and out of offensive luck.
Bergmans 12 points led the Raiders offensively. Every Raider who played contributed in the scoring column. Hailee
Clausnitzer scored eight points, Baker
finished with seven and Stolp and Jenice
Clausnitzer each finished with five.
Kummer, Molly Carstensen and Laher
scored four apiece. Heidi Wildberg,
Marissia Friedel and Victoria Lammar
each had a bucket. The game marked the
final basketball appearance as Raiders
for seniors Bergman, Stolp, Wildberg
and Friedel.
They never quit, Wildberg said.
Everybody that was on that floor just
worked their tail off.
Turennes 19 points led all scorers.
Bonnell scored 16 and Marnholtz had 10.
Both teams made six three-point shots.
The Raiders were three of nine from the
foul line. Foul trouble for Kummer, who
eventually fouled out, and Stolp in the
middle of the game was bothersome for
Medford.
(Merrill) played well, Wildberg
said. Im proud of the girls and what
they did. Would I go on the floor with
the same team again and think we could
beat them? Ya, I think we could. I love
the heart that they played with. I thought
they bound together and played as a nice
cohesive group this year.
They were a pleasure to coach
throughout the year, Wildberg added.
Its a great group of graduating seniors
and we have a strong nucleus of underclassmen to look forward to next year.
No conference titles or awards were

on the line, and nothing was at stake for
post-season seeding. Thursday was just a
fun night of basketball at Raider Hall.
Of course, winning helps make it fun
and thats what boys and girls did in a
non-conference sweep of Nekoosa in the
final home games of the season.
The boys celebrated Senior Night with
a 50-36 win over the Papermakers (1-19)
in the closing game of the doubleheader
while the girls sent off their seniors as
41-27 winners over the Papermakers (319) in the opener.
In the boys game, the five seniors
Zach Smola, Elliot Marshall, Trent
Klemm, Hunter Anderson and Lloyd
Bernatz got the starting assignment
and held their own, giving Medford a
5-1 first-quarter lead. The Raiders then
blitzed the Papermakers with a 22-11
second-quarter run to take a 27-12 halftime lead. Marshall, Medfords 6-7 center,
capped the half with a three-pointer off a
busted inbound play at the buzzer.
For Smola and Anderson, it was the
first-ever varsity starts. It was the second
for Klemm.
It was really cool, Klemm said. Just
because of, throughout the four years
here, how weve jelled and how much adversity weve been through together. All
the way down from fifth grade booster
basketball, weve stuck together and had
a lot of fun games at tournaments and
stuff. So our last game at Raider Hall,
to end it like that with the five of us out
there together, was pretty cool.
Besides honoring the seniors, the
Raiders also acknowledged the departures of exchange student Nikola Babic
and junior guard Ty Wrage, whose family is moving to Mankato, Minn.
It was great to get everybody in
there, head coach Ryan Brown said.
Those seniors, and even the other two
leaving with Nikola and Ty, theyve all
worked their butt off. Theyre a great
group of kids. Theyre very coachable so
to have an opportunity to see them do really well and get a lead in the first quarter and play the whole first quarter was
just an awesome feeling.
They were really moving well,
Brown said of the seniors. They mustve
GREAT NORTHERN CONFERENCE
Conf.
Overall
W
L
W
L
Lakeland
11
1
20
2
Mosinee
9
3
15
7
Antigo
8
4
17
5
Rhinelander
6
6
12
11
Medford
4
8
7
15
Northland Pines
4
8
10
13
Tomahawk
0
12
1
21
Feb. 19: Medford 41, Nekoosa 27.
Feb. 20: Antigo 48, Mosinee 35; Lakeland 55,
Rhinelander 34; Northland Pines 57, Tomahawk
42.
Feb. 24 WIAA Div. 2 regionals: Merrill 63,
Medford 55; Rhinelander 66, Wausau East 36.
Feb. 24 WIAA Div. 3 regional: Northland
Pines 62, Tomahawk 40.
Merrill at Mosinee, Rhinelander at Lakeland,
Antigo at New London.
Feb. 27 WIAA Div. 3 regional semifinal:
Northland Pines at Peshtigo.
Feb. 28 WIAA Div. 2 regional finals: Rhinelander/Lakeland winner vs. Merrill/Mosinee
winner, Antigo/New London winner vs. Shawano/Hortonville winner.
Feb. 28 WIAA Div. 3 regional final: Northland
Pines/Peshtigo winner vs. Clintonville/Wittenberg-Birnamwood winner.
March 5: WIAA Div. 2 sectional semifinal at
Wausau East, WIAA Div. 3 sectional semifinal
at Freedom.

BOYS BASKETBALL STANDINGS
Conf.
Overall
W
L
W
L
Rhinelander
10
1
11
10
Mosinee
9
2
15
6
Lakeland
8
3
13
8
Antigo
6
5
14
6
Medford
4
7
10
10
Tomahawk
2
10
6
15
Northland Pines
0
11
3
18
Feb. 19: Medford 50, Nekoosa 36.
Feb. 20: Rhinelander 56, Lakeland 40; Mosinee
47, Antigo 36; Tomahawk 45, Northland Pines 37.
Feb. 23: Prentice 71, Northland Pines 61.
Feb. 26: Medford at Antigo, Lakeland at
Mosinee, Northland Pines at Rhinelander, Crandon at Tomahawk.
March 3 WIAA Div. 2 regionals: Medford at
Mosinee, Wausau East at Lakeland.
March 3 WIAA Div. 3 regional: Northland
Pines at Tomahawk.
caused about seven or eight turnovers

and they were rebounding really hard.
Tonight it seemed like they had a lot of
energy to go to the rim hard. Thats something weve really tried to emphasize.
Marshall scored all 12 of his points
in the first half and led Medford. Babic
had 10 points, including a pair of threes.
Sophomore Osy Ekwueme had 11. Babics
first three-pointer and a Marshall putback off a missed free throw by Taylor
Dunlap were the big plays in a key 9-0
second-quarter run that stretched a 12-8
lead to 21-8.
Nekoosa scored the first two buckets
of the third quarter, but Bernatz drew a
charge on Nekoosas 6-5 center Andrew
Melvin, his fourth personal foul. The
Raiders took off from there, building the
lead as high as 17 in the quarter to the delight of the student section, which really
got energized when Klemm and Anderson
both gave all-out efforts to keep the ball
inbounds on the same possession.
It was 38-23 after three quarters. The
lead was never seriously jeopardized in
the fourth. It got as high as 18 at 52-34 on
a late Babic triple.
Wrage hit two long-range shots to score
six points. Cameron Wenzel scored five,
Klemm scored three points, Dunlap had a
fourth-quarter bucket and Jake Sullivan
had a point. Medford outrebounded
Nekoosa 40-27. marshall had 13 rebounds
to complete a double-double. Dunlap had
six rebounds, Bernatz had five and Babic
had four. The Raiders had 20 offensive rebounds. Dunlap had five assists and three
steals. Anderson had three steals.
Our young guys did a good job of understanding tonight wasnt their night,
Brown said. They were going to play
less. The rotations are going to be different. It was cool. There was a great energy
in the gym.
Justin Mortel led Nekoosa with nine
points. Jared Olson had eight and Melvin
added seven. The Papermakers made just
six of 23 two-point attempts and four of 12
threes. The Raiders were 12 of 32 on twos
and six of 22 from long range.
Medford, now 10-10 overall, finishes
Great Northern Conference play and
the regular season at Antigo tonight,
Thursday, at 7:15 p.m. The game will be
played at Antigo Middle School.
WIAA Division 2 post-season play
starts on Tuesday. The sixth-seeded
Raiders will visit third-seeded Mosinee
in the regional opener at 7 p.m. The
winner earns a trip to second-seeded
Rhinelander on March 6.
Girls pull away

It took the girls a little while to find
their groove, but a couple of second-quar-
See GIRLS WIN on page 13
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Rice Lake in drivers seat in Division 2 sectional

For the second straight year, Rice Lake
(16-5) will be the team to beat in the WIAA
Division 2 Marshfield boys basketball sectional. Led by McDonalds All-American Henry
Ellenson (27.8 ppg, 11.6 rpg), the Warriors are
poised to make another run to Madison this
March. The Marquette commit is ranked as
the number-five player in the nation on the
ESPN 100. Despite Ellensons dominance, Rice
Lake lost the state title game last season to
Wisconsin Lutheran. The Warriors only loss
in the Big Rivers Conference came on Jan. 23
when they were beaten 55-54 by Eau Claire
Memorial. Two of their losses came against
teams in Minnesota. Two others were against
Div. 1 powers at the Concordia WBY Shootout.
Holmen (12-9) rises to a one-seed after being a two-seed last year. The Vikings currently have a one-game lead over Onalaska at the
top of the Mississippi Valley Conference. The
two foes square off tonight, Thursday, for the
conference title. Only loss in conference came
on Jan. 27 against Onalaska. Pair of 56-54 wins
over La Crosse Central. Lost to Menomonie 5247 on Dec. 4. Had a good season in the MVC but
went only 2-8 in non-conference games. Lost to
Central in the regional final last season.
Merrill (13-9) finished in second place in
the Wisconsin Valley Conference and earned
a one-seed this year after entering as a twoseed in 2014. The Bluejays were a distant five
games back of Division 1 juggernaut Stevens
Point. Merrill has losses against Mosinee
(71-64), Rice Lake (51-41), Shawano (54-34),
and Waupaca (58-50). Got season-sweeps over
Marshfield and Wisconsin Rapids. Top scorer
is Chaz Mootz at 18.5 ppg. Mootz scored a 36 in
a 61-52 win over Medford on Dec. 2.
Shawano (16-5), sits in fourth place in the

competitive Bay Conference. The Hawks have
wins over Merrill and Mosinee and swept the
season series against New London. Split season series with Luxembourg-Casco. Suffered
two blowout losses to Bay leader Seymour.
Were regional champions as a one-seed last
year before losing to Rhinelander in the sectional semis.
Best of the rest: Menomonie (15-6) began the season with nine straight wins before
they lost to Hudson on Jan. 6. The Mustangs
have solid wins over Rhinelander, Chippewa
Falls and La Crosse Central. Defeated New
Richmond 60-48 on Jan. 9. Onalaska (14-7)
is currently second in the MVC. Split season series with La Crosse Central and swept
La Crosse Logan, Tomah, and Sparta. Beat
Chippewa Falls by 24 on Tuesday. Tyler
Hughes (11.9), Jalen Zubich (11.2), and Hoza
Wright III (10.2) all average over 10 ppg for
the Hilltoppers. GNC leader Rhinelander
(11-10) has struggled though its non-conference schedule but its stingy defense (43.7 ppg
allowed) will keep them in games. Lost to
Merrill 56-54 on Jan. 17. Only non-conference
win came on Jan. 23 against Ashland (60-52).
Only GNC loss came on Feb. 17 by two against
Mosinee. Three-seed Antigo (14-6) lost twice
to Rhinelander and Mosinee and split with
Lakeland. Defeated D.C. Everest 54-53 on Feb.
10. Mosinee (15-6) meets GNC foe Medford
(10-10) in the opening round. On Jan. 20 the
Indians earned a 61-32 win over the Raiders,
but on Feb. 6 only eked out a 62-59 win. Aaron
Maas scores 15.7 ppg to lead Mosinee. Medford
has wins over Ashland and Phillips, but has
struggled against the powers atop the GNC.
Owen-Withee, Washburn contenders in D5 sectional

For the second straight year, Washburn
(20-2) enters the WIAA Division 5 Spooner
sectional as a one-seed. The Castle Guards
went an undefeated 16-0 as champions of the
Indianhead West conference this season. Both
losses came in December. Washburn enters
the tournament on a 17-game winning streak
that includes a pair of blowout wins over
South Shore as well as Solon Springs. Defeated
Drummond by 30 on Jan. 8 and by 47 on Feb. 13.
The Castle Guards put up points in bunches.
Led by Cody Tomlinson (25.7 ppg), Washburn
averaged 74.6 ppg this year. Brant Schick averages 15.2 ppg while Trevor Cook also puts
in 10.7 ppg. Scored 113 against Lakeview
Christian on Dec. 13 and have scored over 80
on six occasions. Beat Division 2 Ashland 6561 on Dec. 30. Swept season series with Mellen
and Bayfield. The Castle Guards are ranked
eighth in Division 5 by the Associated Press.
Frederic (18-3) is the other one-seed in the
top half of the Spooner sectional. The Vikings
lost to Unity last Thursday to fall into a split of
the Lakeland West conference title. Defeated
Luck 55-45 on Dec. 5 and 51-37 on Jan. 27.
Secured a season sweep of Siren and defeated Solon Springs 64-55 back on Dec. 18. Beat
Northwood 65-49 on Feb. 17 and got a win over
Clayton on Dec. 29. Austin Kurkowski averages 17.9 ppg to lead Frederic. The AP ranks the
Vikings highest out of teams in the sectional,
placing them sixth.
New Auburn (18-3) can clinch a Lakeland
East title by beating Lake Holcombe tonight,
Thursday. The Trojans are led by senior
guard Ryan Dachel (17.7 ppg, 6.2 apg). Two of
three losses came to Northwood (Jan. 6) and
Gilmanton (Jan. 19). Defeated Bruce 71-42 on
Jan. 9 before falling in the rematch 63-59 (Feb.

10) for their third loss. Got a two-point win
over Clayton on Jan. 23.
Owen-Withee (11-10) only finished fourth
in the Cloverbelt East, but the Blackhawks
will be a formidable opponent as they enter
the tournament as a one-seed for the second
straight year. However, Owen-Withees armor has showed cracks this year. Lost to
Edgar on Dec. 12 and had to go to overtime to
knock off Gilman on Feb. 12. Suffered a pair
of losses to Spencer and split season series
with Neillsville. Got a 50-29 win over Thorp on
Dec. 30 and a pair of wins over Loyal. Austin
Milliren leads the Blackhawks at 12.9 ppg.
Best of the rest: Despite struggles in the
Lakeland West, Luck (11-8) built success in
their non-conference match-ups. Got a 52-50
win over Siren on Jan. 23. Those two sides face
off again tonight. Beat Clayton 46-29 on Dec.
22. McDonell Central (14-7) finished fourth
in the Cloverbelt West but has gotten some
solid wins. Lost to Stanley-Boyd on Dec. 5 but
got revenge in the Jan. 23 rematch. Knocked
off Luck 77-46 on Feb. 10. Owns a pair of wins
over Thorp. A favorable regional draw leaves
Rib Lake (11-10) with a chance to cause some
damage in the tournament. The Redmen surround two solid big men with a stable of capable guards. Junior Joe Scheithauer averages
10.6 ppg and brings down 11.6 rpg while senior
Jordan Blomberg averages 8.5 ppg and 7.2 rpg.
Defeated Prentice 73-41 on Dec. 11 and 43-40 on
Jan. 22. Split season series with Athens and
got a 33-point win over Lake Holcombe on Feb.
9.
Compiled by Sports Reporter Bryan Wegter
SPORTS
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Thursday,September
February 26,
22, 2015
2011
NHLPA equipment donation is big step for MAYHA

A process a year in the making finally reached its long-awaited conclusion
on Monday night. After applying for
an equipment grant from the National
Hockey League Players Association
(NHLPA) Goals & Dreams program
12 months ago and receiving word in
October that they had been approved for
a grant, the Medford Area Youth Hockey
Association (MAYHA) was proud to debut its 25 new sets of hockey equipment
at a mite/squirt practice at the Simek
Recreation Center.
This is so big for our program. Its an
opportunity for more kids to play hockey. Weve got a lot of equipment that was
worn out and needed replacement so this
is a huge help, MAYHA vice-president
Greg Knight said.
MAYHA offers free hockey equipment on loan to children that join the
program. The free-on-loan equipment
initiative ensures children wont have
to worry about upfront equipment costs
when starting out in the sport. A full
set of hockey equipment, including helmet, chest/shoulder pads, elbow pads,
breezers, knee pads, and skates can cost
hundreds of dollars even at the lowest
levels. Knight explained the associations need for new equipment to replace
worn out sets prompted exploration of an
NHLPA grant.
MAYHA found out about the program
through USA Hockey, and after more
research, decided to officially apply for
an equipment grant. Around a year ago,
MAYHA submitted its application, along
with parent testimonials and letters of
recommendation to NHLPA.
A bunch of us worked on the appli-
cation. Parents divided up work on the

letters of recommendation and one parent wrote a fantastic testimonial about
what free equipment meant to their child
when they first started in the program,
Knight said.
It wasnt until Oct. 30 of last year that
MAYHA received an email from Matthew
Langen, manager of the Goals & Dreams
program, that their application had been
approved. NHLPA then sent the association an inventory sheet, allowing them
to request the sizes of equipment needed.
This past week the equipment arrived,
and with it, a wave of energy for a program seeking to increase its numbers.
The equipment is valued at approximately $15,000.
Its an exciting time. All of the equipment will be available for the fall season
and should really help build the program, mite parent Shannon Reis said.
The equipment will be a major boost
to the program as it works to attract new
families and skaters.
Hockey is an expensive sport. This is
a great way for families to get involved
in hockey without making a big up-front
investment in equipment. Its impossible
to know from the start how long their
child will stay involved in hockey so
this makes it much easier on families,
Knight said.
The 25 sets include everything a child
would need to play the sport, minus a
stick. Knight pointed out some of the
equipment in the associations loan program was over 10 years old. Some pieces
required tape to retain their usability.
It makes a good impression on parents. You can outfit their kids with good
equipment thats not worn out. It reflects
well on the association that were mak-
ing steps to get better, he said.

Obviously, the kids were excited for
the new gear as well.
I like being on the ice and meeting
new people. New gear will help bring
more people to the program, MAYHA
squirt Cameron Bull said.
As anyone whos been in a hockey
locker room can attest to, hockey equipment doesnt always smell the greatest.
Having sets of new, clean and reliable
gear will be a source of pride for the parents and kids that participate in the program. Having equipment that is effective
and keeps the skaters safe is even more
valuable to the association.
The MAYHA has always strived to
provide the equipment for any girl or boy
who wanted to try hockey. This generous
gift of 25 sets of equipment, including
skates and helmets, will be a great help
in replacing our worn out youth hockey
equipment, MAYHA president Mark
Perrin said.
The Goals & Dreams program was
launched in 1999 as a way for NHL players to give back to their sport. Over the
past 15 years, the program has donated
over $22 million to grassroots hockey
programs. Goals & Dreams donations
have helped children across the globe,
including many countries in Europe, the
United States, Canada, Costa Rica, South
Africa, and India.
The hope is that the new equipment
can be used as a major recruiting tool to
attract new families and kids to the sport.
The lack of success for both high school
varsity hockey squads has intensified the
need to draw more numbers into the program as Medford seeks to build its hockey identity. Knight was confident this
will be a big step forward for the youth
hockey program.
Hockey is the greatest sport on Earth.
This finally gives us the opportunity to offer the sport to more families in Medford.
Come fall, this will be a big draw for us in
getting new participants, he said.
New gear
MAYHA squirt Ray Baldus shows off

some of the equipment donated to the association by the NHLPA Goals & Dreams
Program. The association received 25
complete sets of hockey gear this week
after learning it had won a grant back in
October.
Storm blasts Raiders out of tourney

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last Thursday night as the Medford
Raiders girls hockey team fell to Central
Wisconsin Storm, 8-0 at the Greenheck
Field House in Wausau. The top-seeded
Storm got six goals in the opening period
as they sent the eight-seed Raiders out of
the postseason.
Weve made significant improvement this year. Central Wisconsin has
some of the fastest skaters weve seen
this year, but the girls did a nice job keeping pace with them on the ice. One of our
captains was out with an illness, so that
hurt us a bit, Medford head coach Sarah
Markham said.
Elizabeth Bauer got the scoring started for the Storm within the first minute of
the game. She scored at 54 seconds after
getting an assist from Jamie Henrickson.
Katelynn Schilling doubled the lead at
4:03 with assists coming from Bauer and
Katelyn Ramthun. Bauer struck 22 seconds later with an assist coming from
Schilling.
The Storm added their fourth at 7:28
when Samantha Brown scored off assists
from Teagan Tretter and Angie Stroik.
Kelly Knetter scored unassisted at 8:08
and got a second goal at 12:20 with assists
coming from Bauer and Taylor Treu.
The Storm got their only goal of the
second period when Erin Gruber scored
at 12:46 off an assist from Knetter. Bauer
scored Central Wisconsins final goal of

GIRLS HOCKEY FINAL STANDINGS
Conf.
Overall
W-L-T
W-L-T
Waupaca
11-1-0
23-3-0
Rhine.-Antigo-3L
9-2-1
19-5-2
Northland Pines
8-3-1
17-8-1
Marshfield
6-6-0
7-14-0
Tomahawk
5-7-0
13-11-1
Lakeland
2-10-0
3-16-0
Medford
0-12-0
3-19-0
Feb. 19 WIAA reg. finals: Central Wisconsin
8, Medford 0; Point-Rapids 4, Tomahawk 3 (OT);
Rhinelander-Antigo-Three Lakes 8, Lakeland 0;
Waupaca 5, Fond du Lac Co-op 4 (OT).
Feb. 20 WIAA reg. final: Northland Pines 4,
Marshfield 0.
Feb. 24 WIAA sectional semifinals: Northland Pines 5, Rhinelander-Antigo-Three Lakes 2;
Green Bay Area 10, Waupaca 0.
Feb. 28 WIAA sectional final: Northland Pines
at Central Wisconsin.
March 6-7: WIAA state tournament at Madison.
the game at 9:01 of the third period on

the power play after Medfords Taylor
Adleman was sent to the box for checking.
The Storm outshot the Raiders 40-3
in the game. Renee Hosler recorded
one save to earn the win, while Athena
Kayler made two saves while playing
in the third period. Medfords Makayla
Hanson saved 32 of the 40 shots she faced.
Facing injuries most of the season
didnt help the Raiders already small
numbers on the team. While the stats
dont indicate a lot of success, the team
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This Weekend
Friday, February 27
Gun Show from 3 to 8 p.m. at Oak Avenue
Community Center in Marshfield.
Saturday, February 28
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.
Lublin Volunteer Fire Department Bowling
Tournament Fundraiser from 11 a.m. to ? at Zs
Cardinal Bowl in Thorp.
6th Annual Strike-A-Bond Bowling Tournament
at noon and 3 p.m. at The Sports Page.
Four Person Underhand Dartball Tourney starting at 1 p.m. at Foxys.
Cribbage Tournament starting at 1 p.m. and
live music by Smoke Wagon from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. at
Hacienda.
Doubles Pool Tourney starting at 2 p.m. at
Bogeys.
Music and Fun at Marilyns Fire Station.
Texas Hold Em starting at 7 p.m. at JuJus.
Chicago Style Luck of the Draw Dart
Tournament and Triple Shoot starting at 7:30 p.m. at
Zondlos.
DJ Howie from 9 p.m. to ? at A&E Tavern.
Sunday, March 1
Taylor County SWAT Team Pancake Breakfast
from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Medford Fire
Department.
Open House from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Old School
Gym in Owen.
Saturday, March 7
2nd Annual Co-ed Snowshoe Softball
Tournament starting at 8 a.m., Pancake Breakfast
from 8 a.m. to noon, and Partners Bean Bag
Tournament starting at 7 p.m. at Centennial
Community Center.
Sunday, March 8
Polka Dance Party with music by Richie
Yurkovich and Polkarioty from 1 to 5 p.m. at
Centennial Community Center.
Saturday, March 14
8th Annual Lee Drolshagen Memorial Pool
Tournament starting at 10 a.m. at DCs Breaktime,
Fuzzys, Tappers and Point-0-Eight Bar.
Saturday, March 21
Aspirus Medford Hospitals 3rd Annual
Womens Health Retreat from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at
Northcentral Technical College.
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The Garms Family plays southern gospel music. The group is comprised of David and Kris Garms and their
children Ben, Taylor, Leesha, Sam, Jayme, and Caleb.
Group brings southern gospel music to Medford

The Garms Family will be the Medford Area
Performing Arts Associations third offering of the
2014-2015 season, performing on Saturday, March 14,
at Medford Area Senior High Schools Red/White
Theatre, beginning at 7 p.m.
Being part of a family is always an adventure. Being
part of a family that tours the upper Midwest hauling
instruments, sound equipment, and six kids from eight
to 21 now thats a great adventure.
David and Kris Garms and six of their eight children
(Ben, Taylor, Leesha, Sam, Jayme, and Caleb) have
performed throughout the Midwest since 2008. Those
attending will enjoy their variety of gospel music,
including southern gospel, gospel bluegrass, original
songs, and traditional hymns. The family band plays a
variety of instruments, including guitar, banjo, mandolin, fiddle, dobro, upright bass, harmonica, and more.
Combining their exciting musical arrangements and
harmonies, the energetic family is eager to share their
homegrown talents. They love to work as a team, and
their joy as family overflows as they play together.
Season ticket holders are encouraged not to miss
this performance.
Those unable to attend the Saturday performance
are invited to attend a second performance at 1:30
p.m. on Sunday, March 15 at Trinity Lutheran Church
in Medford. The church is located 4.5 miles north of
Medford on Hwy 13 and then right on Dassow Ave.
MASH Band Mid-Winter

Concert set for March 2
The Medford High School Music Department will
present its annual Band Mid-Winter Concert on
Monday, March 2 at 7 p.m. in Raider Hall. Featured
on the program will be the Concert Band, Symphonic
Band, and Jazz Ensemble.
Admission is free for this concert.
Refreshments will be available at the Sunday concert.

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photos by Brian Wilson
The annual Medford FFA pancake breakfast served up a smorgasbord of tasty food Sunday morning at Medford
Area Senior High. Menu items served up by members of the Medford FFA and FFA Alumni groups included pancakes, potato pancakes, eggs, sausage, applesauce, cheese, juice and, of course, milk.
Frying duty
FFA member Noah Jalowitz had frying duty for
these potato pancakes.
Serving
Medford FFA members Alison Lynch (left) and Lucia Marshall served
up fresh, hot pancakes and all the fixings during last weekends pancake
breakfast. Hundreds of area residents took part in the annual breakfast
that has been going on for nearly three decades.
(Right) FFA Alumni member Tim Hobl helped out in the kitchen
cooking and cutting up sausage that was served as part of the meal.
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FFA member Cody Hobl pulls out a piece of
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Brod knows where

the bodies are buried
Deb Brod kills people for a living.
Sometimes the people she kills she has
gotten to know over the course of time and
considered as almost friends.
Other times the people she has murdered have been despicable and she is
happy to see them gone. Those are the
most fun to write off, she said in a recent
phone interview.
Brod has been practicing her craft
professionally since 1989 and, as you can
imagine, she has amassed an impressive
body count over that time.
Brod is a novelist who has published
eight mystery novels so far. She lives in
St. Charles, Ill. with her husband Don. She
will be speaking at the Frances L. Simek
Memorial Library in Medford at 7 p.m. on
Thursday, April 16. The event is sponsored by the Medford Library Foundation
and the Friends of the Library.
A complete collection of Brods books
was recently donated to the library by
Carol OLeary and will soon be available
for checkout.
In a recent phone interview, Brod
shared her inspiration and the surprises
she sometimes finds when writing novels.
Brod said she draws inspiration from
many different sources. She explained a
novel may spring from a single character.
Often it is a character that intrigues
me and I want to see where it will take
me, she said. Other times she will read
a story in a newspaper. In her book
Heartstone, the inspiration started with
a gemstone that she thought was interesting and ended up building an entire book
around.
Usually it is the character that takes
me through a book, she said. A good
character is one who can carry her
through a couple hundred pages of a book
without losing interest, she said.
Writing a novel is hard work and takes
discipline to get it completed. For Brod,
the special challenge of writing a mystery
is to be able to keep it a surprise for the
readers about who the antagonist is until
the end, while still dropping clues along
the way. You have to give enough clues
about who the antagonist is so they dont
feel cheated, she said.
You have to play fair with the readers, Brod said, noting she does not like
books where authors spring a surprise
ending without giving readers a chance
to figure it out. Building the crises and
escalating the tension through the book so
readers what to keep turning the pages is
also a challenge for any mystery writer.
Often Brod is surprised by what her
characters do in her books. While some
writers outline their novels and have
detailed biographies of their characters,
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Mystery writer DC Brod brings a cast of quirky characters to life, and sometimes
death, in her books. She will be speaking in Medford on April 6.
Brod takes a more organic approach,
letting the story unfold as she writes it.
Sometimes this has unusual results, such
as when she was writing her first novel
Murder in Store.
I was two-thirds of the way through
the book and didnt know who done it,
she said. So I lined up all my characters
and asked the who had done it and none of
them admitted to it. Brod ended up creating another character to be the antagonist, then weaving that character back in
through the novel.
I usually have a better idea of who did
it, she said.
Brod said most of her characters are
an amalgam of people she knows. No one
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they see themselves in a book, she said.
Because she spends so much time with
her characters, she gets to know their
quirky habits. I like characters who are
kind of quirky, she said.
She said sometimes characters will
come to her as voices in her head and
she figures she should write them into a
book or someone may think she is crazy.
Of course, just getting an inspiration for
a character doesnt mean they will work
out.
I just sort of put them on the page and
audition them, she said.
While some characters are more
intriguing than others, Brod said picking
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a favorite would be like asking a parent

to pick a favorite child. Often her favorite
at any given time is the one she is writing
about then. Currently, she is writing a
series with the main protagonist Robyn
Guthrie. I like writing her and her
mother a lot, she said.
Writing a series presents some additional challenges for Brod and also some
opportunities. In a series, the background
and support characters that go from
book to book gain more importance and
are able to be fleshed out more. It is a
gigantic tapestry, she said. Because the
readers know the main character is not
going to die before the end of the book,
and supporting characters are fair game
as a way to heighten the tension of a
novel. You cant kill off a main character
in a series, but you can kill off supporting
characters, she said.
Brod also likes getting in the minds of
her villains.I like writing the villains a
lot, she said. On some level I think even
the worst people in society see themselves
as the heroes and heroines of their own
stories, she said, noting she uses that
perspective when writing her villains. It
is kind of fun to get into that mindset, she
said.
Brods most recent book Getting
Taken is with the publisher and she is
awaiting a publication date. One of the
characters in that book, incidentally, will
be named Carol in honor of Carol OLeary.
Her most recent book that is available at
bookstores in Getting Lucky.
Brod said she always has been a reader
and always created stories in her head.
It is something I have always done, she
said.
However, it wasnt until she went back
to college to get a degree in journalism
that she was able to learn the discipline
needed to write a novel. I got my masters
in journalism and I knew I couldnt just
wait for the muse to strike, she said.
Her first five books were in the Quint
McCauley series and focused on the
exploits of a private detective. Her sixth
book was a stand-alone novel that weaves
Arthurian legend into a modern quest
tale and incorporates some supernatural
elements.
Her most recent series, the Getting
Even series, features freelance writer
Robyn Guthrie and Brod describes them
as being more capers. They are doing
things that are slightly illegal, but for the
greater good, she said.
Brod will be at the Frances L. Simek
Memorial Library on Thursday, April 16
at 7 p.m.
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SPORTS
Thursday,
Thursday,September
February 26,
22, 2015
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Rib Lake stands its ground, but late chances get away in loss
The Rib Lake Redmen had chance after chance to tie or win their Marawood
North boys basketball finale on Monday.
Though they didnt come through in
a 41-38 loss, the fact they were in game
until the final seconds against the Edgar
Wildcats was a good sign, according to
Rib Lake head coach Jason Wild.
Im happy with the boys, he said. I
wouldve loved to win because we should
have won it. But we needed a game like
that where they are more physical and
stronger than we are to prove to ourselves that we can compete against that.
Back on Jan. 27, Wild said the Redmen
struggled and were maybe intimidated
against an Edgar squad that doesnt
mind physical contact in a 52-36 loss.
This time, Rib Lake stood toe to toe
with the Wildcats from start to finish. In
fact, neither team ever led by more than
five points. That team was Rib Lake on
five different occasions.
Rib Lake finished 6-6 in the Marawood
North, good for a third-place tie with
Chequamegon. The Redmen are 1110 overall heading into their fourthplace Marawood Conference Crossover
game at Wisconsin Rapids Assumption
(6-6 in the South, 13-8 overall) tonight,
Thursday.
Edgar wrapped up its first season in
the North at 9-3, two games behind 11-1
Phillips. The Wildcats will play Newman
Catholic in the second-place crossover
game in Marathon on Saturday afternoon.
Joe Frombach and Jordan Blomberg
were the key figures in a solid offensive first half for Rib Lake. Frombach
had five points and a handful of assists,
most of which went to Blomberg inside.
Blomberg had nine points in the half,
which ended with Rib Lake leading 20-17.
Joe was dishing the ball great, Wild
said. Thats how JB got what he got. We
got away from that as far as just passing
the ball. All of a sudden, we were trying
to get the whole game in one shot. Thats
how we sort of stumbled in the third.
Rib Lakes lead hit five for the final
time at 26-21 on Frombachs drive right
through the middle of Edgars zone.
Edgar pulled within one before Blomberg
hit a wide-open elbow jumper with 55
seconds left in the third quarter, giving
Rib Lake a 28-25 lead.
Joe Scheithauer hit a 15-foot jumper
to put the Redmen up 32-29, then Edgar
turned the game around with an 8-1
spurt. Due to foul trouble, the Wildcats
rarely had all of their strongest players
on the floor at the same time, but they
did in this run. Matt Urmanski, a 6-4 forward, drove and dished to forward Kaleb
Wolf for a layup. Austin Borchardt, another 6-4 forward, got a layup to put the
Wildcats ahead 33-32 with just under five
minutes to go. Borchardt scored again
moments later to push the lead to three.
The Redmen trailed 37-33 when they
missed a wide-open layup at the 3:04
mark. The Wildcats missed four free
throws before Blomberg scored off a
Frombach assist to make it 37-35 with
1:26 left. Overaggressive defense left
Borchardt wide open under the basket
and he scored off an Urmanski assist
with 1:03 to go to make it 39-35. Rib Lakes
Jordan Cardey answered with a coldblooded 23-foot, straight-on three-pointer
to make it a one-point game with 52 seconds left.
The Wildcats split free throws on
their next two possessions to go up by
three. Frombach had a great chance
to tie it, getting fouled on a three-point
shot with 13.1 seconds left, but all three
free throws rimmed out. Edgar blew a
layup, giving Frombach another shot.
This time, his game-tying three-point attempt from the right wing came up just
short. The ball went out of bounds on the
baseline to Edgar with three seconds left.
The Wildcats then threw the inbound
pass out of bounds, giving Rib Lake yet
another shot. But the inbound pass took
Cardey to the sideline, where he stepped
out of bounds before he could shoot.
Blombergs 17 points led Rib
Lake, while Frombach had eight and
Scheithauer scored six. Cardey finished
with five points and Jared Hovde had a
third-quarter hoop.
Borchardt led Edgar with 11 points.
Urmanski had 10.
The biggest thing I noticed is the
boys werent intimidated in any way,
Wild said. They fought hard. We had
plenty of opportunities. We had four opportunities to tie it or win it. What more
MARAWOOD NORTH DIVISION
BOYS BASKETBALL FINAL STANDINGS
Conf.
Overall
W
L
W
L
Phillips
11
1
18
3
Edgar
9
3
14
7
Rib Lake
6
6
11
10
Chequamegon
6
6
10
11
Prentice
4
8
11
10
Abbotsford
4
8
4
17
Athens
2
10
4
17
Feb. 19: Rib Lake 57, Athens 44; Abbotsford
42, Chequamegon 36; Prentice 49, Edgar 47.
Feb. 23: Edgar 41, Rib Lake 38; Auburndale
59, Abbotsford 39; Prentice 71, Northland Pines
61; Stanley-Boyd 51, Athens 35; Washburn 67,
Chequamegon 44.
Feb. 26 Marawood Crossovers: 3rd Chequamegon at Auburndale. 4th Rib Lake at W.R.
Assumption. 5th Prentice at Stratford. 6th
Abbotsford at Pittsville. 7th Athens at
North. Lutheran.
Feb. 28 Marawood Championships at
Marathon: 1st Phillips vs. Marathon. 2nd
Edgar vs. Newman Catholic.
March 3 WIAA Div. 5 regionals: Cornell at
Rib Lake, Gilman at Prentice, Abbotsford at
Columbus Catholic.
March 3 WIAA Div. 4 regionals: Colby at
Athens, Stratford at Edgar.
could we do?
After tonights game in Rapids, the
Redmen will focus on WIAA Division
5 tournament play. Rib Lake drew the
second-seed in its eight-team regional
Rebounding machine
and will host seventh-seeded Cornell (417) in the first-round game on Tuesday at
7 p.m. Either sixth-seeded Gilman (5-16)
or third-seeded Prentice (11-10) awaits on
March 6.
Rib Lakes Joe Scheithauer brings down a hard-fought rebound during the second
quarter of last Thursdays win over Athens. Scheithauer recorded a double-double by
scoring 10 points and pulling down 16 rebounds.
Up-tempo Redmen handily take down the Blue Jays

Rebounding and interior defense are
pillars of good basketball. Last Thursday,
the Rib Lake boys basketball team had
both of its forwards playing at the top of
their games as the home side got a 57-44
win over the Athens Blue Jays.
The combination of Joe Scheithauer
and Jordan Blomberg proved too much
for the Bluejays to overcome as the duo
dominated the boards and shut down
Athens attempts to get near the basket.
The two picked up big blocks and several
steals that led to fast-break points for the
offense as Rib Lake built up an insurmountable lead.
JB and Scheithauer were both playing like the big men they should be.
Theyre starting to see if they stand their
ground and be a little more physical,
they can make a difference, Redmen
head coach Jason Wild said.
The last time these two squads faced
off was back on Jan. 16 when the Blue
Jays won by four in an overtime slugfest. Athens guard Tony Thurs scored
33 and grabbed 12 rebounds in that win.
He couldnt repeat his performance
Thursday. After picking up two quick
fouls, Thurs was forced to the bench
midway through the first quarter. The
Redmen seized on the opportunity to get
an early lead. Blomberg scored seven in
the first and Rib Lake got a 13-12 lead after the first eight minutes. Lane Tessmer
picked up the slack in Thurs absence as
he scored eight in the opening quarter.
Athens got the first points of the sec-
ond quarter on a Thurs three, but they

wouldnt get much more. Rib Lakes zone
defense caused fits for the Jays all night,
but had its biggest impact in the second
as Rib Lake scored on several fast-break
opportunities. Blomberg started the
games first big run with a layup and Rib
Lake added six more to take a 21-15 lead
with 4:52 to go.
Athens finally got a basket to end
the run, but the Redmen started another streak when Blomberg scored. Joe
Frombach added a jumper and Jordan
Cardey hit a basket for a 27-17 lead with
a minute left in the half. Thurs scored
a layup to break the home teams run.
Frombach then scored on a reverse layup. Athens next possession ended with
a traveling call when Thurs fell to the
ground while grabbing a rebound. He
would not return. With 1.7 seconds left,
Frombach lofted an inbounds pass to
Blomberg, who jumped over two Athens
defenders to grab the ball and bank it
home as the buzzer sounded for halftime.
Entering the third with a 31-19 lead,
the Redmen didnt slow down. Frombach
picked up a steal and went coast-tocoast to get Rib Lakes first points of the
quarter. On Athens next possession,
Blomberg secured a ball on the floor
and fired a pass to Cardey, who hit the
Redmens only three of the night from
the left baseline.
JB was passing really well. He was
getting guys easy looks, Wild said.
Frombach picked up another steal and
scored an easy layup before Athens got
on the board in the quarter. Scheithauer
loosed a shot from just inside the arc

that found the back of the rim. Battling
through several defenders, he gathered
his own rebound and put the ball back
in. Ben Weller made a three for Athens
and the Blue Jays got four of the last six
points in the quarter but were still outscored 11-10 by Rib Lake.
The games frenetic pace slowed in the
fourth quarter. Frombach made a basket
to start the fourth and would add four
more points in the final minutes to ensure a victory for the Redmen. Athens got
as close as 11 with two minutes left before
Austin Zondlo scored on what amounted
to an alley-oop after Nick Eisners shot
came up short with under a minute to
play. Dalton Strebig added a layup on
a drive to the hoop to close the scoring
as both sides got 15 points in the fourth
quarter.
Tessmer led Athens with 12 points.
Weller scored 10 and Aaron Wickman
added six in the loss. The Blue Jays were
five of eight from the free throw line and
made three three-pointers in the game.
Frombach scored 18 to lead the
Redmen. Blomberg netted 12 while
Scheithauer scored 10 to go with 16 rebounds. Cardey added nine in the win.
Rib Lake didnt need free shots to get the
win. The Redmen finished two of six at
the free throw line.
The game went well for us. We started out strong and finished continuously
all the way through. We let off a bit in the
fourth quarter and they got themselves
scrapping back in, but we were up quite a
bit by then, Wild said.
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State curling meet complete

chance at stealing first place in the pool.
On the sheet next to East and Medford,
D.C. Everest II upset Eau Claire to put
both teams at 2-2. Portage II had already
finished pool play at 2-2. Had Medford
beaten East, those two teams wouldve
finished 2-2. All five teams then wouldve
had to compete in a shootout to break the
tie and determine who went to the semifinals.
Instead, East emerged as the pool
champion at 3-1.
It seemed like it just never clicked,
Medford head coach Stu Amundson said
of the weekend for the boys, who nonetheless had a fine season that included a
10-0 mark in the Northern Conference.
Against East, the Raiders were down
8-6 going into the eighth and final, but
they had the hammer. Amundson said
they had two scoring rocks and needed
to bump an East rock off the outer edge
of the 12-foot circle to potentially put a
third scoring rock in the house. But the
throw came up a little light.
So it was tied and we got it to an extra end, but now we dont have the last
shot, Amundson said. We had one in
there, but they ended up getting it out of
there. With not a lot of rocks to get theirs
out, we just couldnt accomplish it. They
scored one to win it.
The teams lone win was an 8-5 victory
over D.C. Everest II on Friday afternoon
in a back-and-forth match. The Raiders
took a 3-1 lead in the third end, only to
see the Evergreens come back with three
in the fourth. A four-spot in the fifth
made it 7-4 and gave Medford the lead for
good, eliminating enough Everest rocks
in the eighth end to hold on. Eau Claire
dropped Medford to 1-2 on Friday night
with a 7-3 win.
The Medford II team of Douglas
Schumacher, Trenton Geiger, Alec Shear
and Sam Dake went 1-3 in its pool, capturing a 9-6 win over Mequon Homestead
on Friday night. The team lost 11-4 to
eventual champion and second-seeded
Pardeeville in its first game and nearly
knocked off seventh-seeded Poynette in
the second round, falling 7-6.
The Raiders lost 8-4 to Wausau Wests
top team on Saturday.
The boys played a good game against
West, Amundson said. They stayed
Girls hockey
believes its headed in the right direction.
We focused on setting up more solid
lines with the girls. We put girls in positions where they felt they were strong
and also put them in lines where they
worked well together. The girls improved
so much this season. The stats might not
reflect it, but weve come a long way this
season, Markham said.
The Raiders finish their season with
a 3-18 record. Medford was knocked out
of the postseason by Central Wisconsin
last season as well, though that score
was 12-0. With no seniors on the roster,
the entire lineup will return next year.
That continuity provides hope that better times are on the horizon for the girls
club.
Its going to be wonderful having the
same group again next year along with
some newcomers. Were going to start
our off-ice training soon to keep up the
strides weve made this season and to
head into next year strong, Markham
said.
real close up until the last two ends.

Wausau East knocked off top-seeded
Portage in one semifinal while Pardeeville
beat Stevens Point. Pardeeville beat East
6-4 in the championship.
Medfords varsity team of Josie Brost,
Bailey Feddick, Alyssa Loertscher,
Courtney Sterzinger and Vanessa Laher
entered the 16-team girls tournament as
the sixth seed and finished 2-1 in its pool.
The Raiders tied Poynette for the top spot
in their four-team pool, but Poynettes 6-3
first-round in head-to-head action gave
it the tiebreaking advantage. Medford
had an early 2-0 lead. It was 3-3 after four
ends. Single scores by Poynette in the
next three ends sealed it.
Medford rebounded with solid 11-0
and 5-3 victories over Wausau East II and
Stevens Point.
The Medford II team of Tonja Firnstahl,
Jori Brandner, Rebecca Smolka, Shaniah
Krueger and Heidi Fliehs went 0-3 in its
pool. The Raiders lost their opener 11-1
to top-seeded Pardeeville, but that game
was closer than the score indicates.
Medford drew first blood in the first end.
Pardeeville scored two in the second and
just one in each of the next four ends, before a five-ender put it out of reach.
Medford lost 11-8 to Portage II and 7-6
to Wausau East I.
Poynette beat Pardeeville 8-7 in one
semifinal and Portage topped Kettle
Moraine-Hartland Arrowhead 7-3 in the
other girls semifinal. Portage, who was
the second seed, won its third straight
girls title with an 8-4 win in the championship.
Girls win
ter three-pointers gave them a lead they
wouldnt relinquish in their 41-27 win.
The teams slugged it out to a 4-4 tie
in the first quarter. It was still just 7-6
midway through the second when Tori
Lammar got a steal and score at the 3:20
mark and Mandi Baker followed with
a three-pointer to make it 12-6. Abbie
Bergman buried a straight-on threepointer as the trailer in a transition opportunity with four seconds left to make
it 16-8 at halftime.
Bergman was one of four seniors to
get starts in their final home game, joining Jen Stolp, Marissia Friedel and Heidi
Wildberg. Bergman and Stolp scored 11
points each to lead the Raiders in their
regular-season finale.
Head coach Scott Wildberg said the
team appeared to have some Senior Night
jitters in the first half, but when the team
cranked its defensive pressure in the second half, the girls seemed to settle in.
Leading 22-15 late in the third quarter, the Raiders forced five straight backcourt turnovers. Lakyn Kummer got
a steal and score on one. Bakers steal
gave Bergman a bucket to make it 26-15.
Jenna Baker hit a baseline jumper off
an inbound play at the buzzer to pull the
Papermakers within 26-17.
A Stolp free throw and a Kummer
three-pointer pushed the lead to 30-17.
The Raiders put it away by making eight
of 16 free throws in a foul-infested fourth
quarter. Nekoosa made two of six free
throws as the game grinded to a close.
Kummer added six points for the
Raiders, who improved to 7-14. Kendal
Laher scored four in a solid outing. Baker
finished with three. Hailee Clausnitzer
and Lammar had two points each. Molly
Carstensen and Wildberg both made a
free throw.
Shannon Sorbo led Nekoosa with seven points. Emma Crider added six.
Makes the call
Photo by Matt Frey
Medford varsity girls skip Josie Brost tells Courtney Sterzinger (l.) and Bailey Feddick
to keep sweeping during the curling teams loss to Poynette on Friday afternoon.
Shuster rink brings home the gold at 2015

USA Curling National Championships
A familiar face will make a return to
the world stage as three-time Olympian
John Shuster (Duluth, Minn.) led his
team to the 2015 USA Curling Mens
National Championship title Saturday at
Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Mich.
Having already secured the berth
for the upcoming world championships
on Friday with enough Order of Merit
points, Shuster and his team of Tyler
George (Duluth, Minn.), Matt Hamilton
(McFarland, Wis.), John Landsteiner
(Duluth, Minn.), and Trevor Host (Duluth,
Minn.) wanted to leave Kalamazoo as national champions as well. With a routine
takeout with the final stone of the game,
the Shuster rink did just that in defeating
Craig Browns team, 8-5.
Browns team includes Medford native and vice-skip Kroy Nernberger.
It was a tight match between the two
skips, who are very used to playing with
and against one another.
Shusters team was forced to open the
game with a hit for a single point. Brown,
a two-time national champion and last
years runner-up as well, had the early
game advantage, twice scoring deuces
to take a 4-1 lead after four ends of play.
Shuster capitalized on a heavy draw by
Team Brown to score a deuce in the fifth
end to tie the game, 4-4.
The next two ends were blanked
with Brown and his team of Nernberger
(now of Madison), Jared Zezel (Hibbing,
Volleyball
Medford Womens League
A League: Thums Construction, 21-6; ABG Masonry, 18-6; Riemers, 13-11; Reflections, 12-18;
Thums Trucking, 10-17; Frese Frame, 10-14;
Timberline, 6-18.
B League: Quality Realty, 29-1; Pro Express, 26-4;
K&B, 22-8; Thirsty Moose, 20-10; WD 40, 15-15;
Klinner, 14-16; Nicolet, 13-17; Neubaurs, 12-18;
Vet Clinic,12-18; Phillips, 8-22; Allied MH, 7-23;
Stetsonville Lumber, 2-28.
Minn.), and Sean Beighton (Seattle) taking a point in the eighth end for the slim
lead. The Shuster rink was able to hold
the hammer until the 10th end to set up
the win.
The 10th was looking like it was going
to lean in the direction of a force of one
for Team Shuster until vice skip stones
produced a missed takeout for Team
Brown. That allowed Shusters team the
opening to set up the deuce with Georges
next stone. The weight of Browns final
two freeze attempts were not judged precisely enough and Shuster had a routine
takeout for the win.
Following a loss to Shusters team
last Wednesday, Browns team finished
round-robin play with wins over the
Ethan Meyers (11-4) and Korey Dropkin
(6-4) rinks to clinch the two-seed in the
page playoffs with a 7-2 record.
Weve just been playing well, Brown
said after the Meyers match. Weve been
making a lot of shots up and down the
lineup so its been pretty straightforward
for me because the guys in front of me
have been playing well. We havent been
put in very much trouble.
Team Shuster beat Team Brown 7-6
in Friday afternoons 1-2 page playoff
game to advance to the final. A draw into
the four-foot with the final stone won it.
Browns team, however, advanced to
Saturdays championship by rebounding Friday night with a 4-3 semifinal win
over the Heath McCormick rink.
Brown,
Nernberger,
Zezel
and
Beighton were the first to put a deuce on
the scoreboard as the team drew into the
rings for two points in the fifth end to take
a 2-1 lead. After giving up single steals in
the sixth and seventh ends, McCormick
and his team were successful with a draw
into the four-foot in the eighth end to
finally get back on the scoreboard and
make it a one-point game. The ninth end
was blanked and the 10th was relatively
wide open. 2014 Olympian Brown just
needed to convert a runback to remove
the McCormick shot rock with the final
stone to win the game.
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SPORTS
THE STAR NEWS
State wrestling meet starts today

(20-3) during the quarterfinal round, which starts at
about 11:15 a.m. on Friday.
Two more Raiders, 113-pounder Josh Brooks and
138-pounder Preston Carlson were eliminated after the
first round during Saturdays sectional meet.
Hanson opened sectional competition with a 10-2 major decision over Stanley-Boyd/Owen-Withee/Thorp
sophomore Eric Hoffstatter (20-14) in the quarterfinals.
He clinched a state berth with a 6-1 decision over Rice
Lake sophomore Chase Schmidt (37-8) in a match that
went right down to the wire.
That was a good match, Hanson said. There were
nine seconds left and I got an escape, takedown and
near fall all in nine seconds. It was a lot closer than it
looked, being 6-1.
Hanson said in those final seconds, he knew he had
to find a way to win it and assure himself of the topthree finish needed to get a state berth.
That was nice knowing I could rest a little easier,
Hanson said. Youre still going to wrestle hard and try
to win, but you dont have to worry about it either.
Hansons stamina played a big role in the finals
against Gulich (38-5). He came back to tie the match at
3-3. After a scoreless 60-second first overtime, Gulich
chose the down position, and Hanson rode him out for
30 seconds. Hanson took his turn from the down position and escaped to win the title.
He muscled me around, Hanson said. Then I had
to tie him up before I finally started controlling the
match. Once I wrestled my own match then it got a lot
better. I knew going into the third period and overtime
that I could win because he was tired and I was still in
2014-2015 MAMS
wrestling team summary
The Medford Area Middle School wrestling team
completed another successful season on Jan. 30. The
team compiled a record of 255 wins and 180 loses with
152 pins. The team as a whole won 58.6 percent of its
matches while having a 59.6 percent pin ratio. The team
competed in seven dual meets and four tournaments.
Medford was coached by Brandon Marcis, Larry
Brandl and Matthew Johnson. The team received tremendous support and a lot of help from family and
friends.
The teams eighth graders were Taylor Bryant, Cody
Church, Alex Davis, Josh Doberstein and Andy Poetzl.
The seventh graders included Clay Bowe, Jake Brunner,
Walker Ewan, Dane Higgins, Mary Noland, Jake Rau,
Eric Rehbein, Sterling Reilly and Zeke Sigmund. The
sixth graders were Carson Church, Emett Grunwald,
Hayden Johnson and Dalton Krug.
The team was led in wins by Carson Church with 22
followed by Poetzl and Grunwald with 20, Higgins with
19, Johnson with 18, Brunner, Ewan and Noland with 17,
Rehbein with 16, Cody Church with 15, Sigmund with
14, Rau and Reilly with 13, Bowe with 11 and Bryant and
Davis with nine. Several of the boys battled injury and
illness during the season.
Medford competed in the Tomahawk tournament
on Jan. 10. Team scores were not kept for this tournament. Poetzl, Brunner, Higgins, Rehbein, Sigmund
and Carson Church placed first. Bryant, Cody Church,
Ewan, Rau and Johnson placed second. Noland was
third. Bowe and Krug placed fourth.
Medford competed in the Wausau West tournament
on Jan. 17. Higgins and Rau placed first. Bowe, Brunner,
Rehbein, Carson Church, Grunwald and Johnson
placed second. Cody Church, Poetzl, Reilly, Sigmund
and Krug were third. Davis, Ewan and Noland placed
fourth.
Medford competed in the Athens tournament on
Jan. 23. Cody Church, Davis, Ewan, Noland, Sigmund,
Carson Church and Grunwald all placed first. Bryant,
Brunner and Johnson were second. Poetzl, Bowe,
Higgins and Rau placed third. Rehbein and Krug placed
fourth.
Medford competed in the Merrill tournament on Jan.
30. This is the middle schools conference tournament.
Medford placed fourth out of 18 teams with 132 points.
Poetzl and Ewan placed first. Rau and Sigmund placed
second. Carson Church was third, Higgins placed
fourth and Noland was fifth. Cody Church did not place
in the main tournament. Eight other wrestlers placed
in a separate mini-tournament. Reilly was first. Bryant,
Davis, Brunner, Rehbein, Grunwald, Johnson and Krug
all placed second.
good shape.
Kolten won the close matches, head coach Tran
Brooks said. Hes not flashy, but hes just solid. Its
hard to score on him. Thats his style. With him in the
finals, once it was in overtime, we said well win. Hes
such a hard worker. He runs. He does extra. In the finals
match, he wasnt breathing hard. The other guy was.
Thats what really won it, especially at the end. He was
able to ride him and then get out.
Peterson finally found success in his third sectional
appearance. He started with a 4-0 win over St. Croix
Central junior Kyle Larson (25-13) in the quarterfinals,
a win he said served as a big confidence boost.
(Larson) was a decent wrestler, Peterson said.
The first matches are always hard. The second one,
then youre ready. Youve broken the ice. Its always
good when I have Kolten in front of me. You see him
win, that makes me think, I gotta win this.
Peterson knew going in the semifinal match against
Ellsworth sophomore Anders Lantz (37-10) wasnt going
to be easy. One big move turned the match around and
gave Peterson just enough breathing room to earn a 6-5
win and assure him of his trip to Madison.
He took me down in kind of a scramble in the beginning, Peterson said. I hit the grandby and I got four
or five points off of that. That really put me in the lead.
After that, I just stayed cool and stayed solid.
At the end, he was down and he was holding on to
my leg and I was squeezing and holding on for dear life.
Then I saw the towel tapper walk out and I just thought,
its over.
In the finals, the states second-ranked 152-pounder in Division 2, Jonny Chamberlain of ChetekWeyerhaeuser/Prairie Farm rolled to a 15-5 major decision. Peterson finished in second place when Lantz
fought his way back with two wins on the consolation
side to take third, meaning there would be no wrestleback.
That was nice for Tucker, Brooks said. It was
pretty exciting. Id like to see Tucker get the first win (at
state), so he can stay in it.
If Peterson wins his opening match in Madison,
hell get undefeated Dewey Krueger of Oconto Falls
(39-0), who won the 132-pound title in 2013 and was the
145-pound runner-up last year. Getting to that match
would be big because it would, at the very least, give
Peterson a chance to remain in contention for a top-six
medal.
If you win one match after that preliminary, youre
on the podium, Brooks said.
The 145-pound bracket doesnt have the clear-cut
favorite like the 152-pound bracket does, but nothing
figures to come easy for Hanson either. If Hanson wins
his quarterfinal, Sparta senior Brock Polhamus (44-3) or
Oconto Falls sophomore Nate Trepanier (36-5) would be
formidable foes, Brooks said.
Im just going to wrestle my best in every match and
hopefully I can get on the podium, Hanson said. You
have to beat the best to be the best.
In his first-ever sectional match, Carlson (20-10), a
sophomore, couldnt keep up with RIce Lake junior
Cole Paulson (19-5), who rolled to a 16-2 major decision.
That was the last match Paulson would win. Prescotts
Paul Hansen (24-7) battered Paulson 15-3 in the semifinals and won the 138-pound title with a 4-3 decision over
Neillsville-Greenwood-Loyals Derek Nielsen (22-13).
Sophomore Josh Brooks (33-9) was pinned in 1:37 by
Luck-Frederic-Grantsburgs Cole Britton (36-7), who lost
2-0 to eventual champion Sawyer Strom of Ellsworth
(29-10) in the semifinals but eventually wrestled his way
back to second place.
Pool
Wednesday Night League
PBRs Lounge Around, 79 wins; Thirsty Choppers, 79; Cindys Bar I,
73; Gad Bar, 69; Cindys Bar II, 63; Kountry Korners II, 60; Steppin
Up to Bottoms Up 1, 55; Kountry Korners I, 53; Mainstreet I, 52;
Mainstreet II, 51; Steppin Up to Bottoms Up II, 46; Thirsty Moose,
45; Deer Trail, 41.
Feb. 18: Thirsty Choppers 6, PBRs Lounge Around 3; Gad 6, Thirsty
Moose 3; Cindys II 8, Steppin Up II 1; Cindys I 5, Steppin Up I 4;
Mainstreet II 5, Kountry Korners I 4; Mainstreet I 5, Kountry Korner II
4; Deer Trail, bye.
Medford Womens League
Results: Hacienda 7, VFW 2; Cindys 8, Thirsty Moose 1; Steppin Up
5, Gad 4; Main Street II 8, Main Street I 1.
Preston got beat but he wrestled well, Brooks said.

He was just outmatched. We came across guys that
were just that much better. Same thing with Josh. In
Joshs case, the top two kids were on his side of the
bracket. So he had to beat one of them and we didnt
even get a chance at the second one.
WIAA Div. 2 state wrestling brackets

145 pounds
Josh Becker, Jr., Sheboygan Falls (38-12) vs. Chandler
Donati, Sr., Two Rivers (20-3); winner faces Kolten
Hanson, Fr., Medford (40-4).
Nate Trepanier, So., Oconto Falls (36-5) vs. Garret Davies,
So., Cedar Grove-Belgium (26-16); winner faces Brock
Polhamus, Sr., Sparta (44-3).
Chase Schmidt, So., Rice Lake (37-8) vs. Taylor Gilardi,
Jr., Viroqua (34-14); winner faces Austin Keuler, Sr., ChiltonHilbert (41-6).
Elijah Alt, So., River Valley (38-11) vs. Ryan Gulich, Sr.,
St. Croix Central (38-5); winner faces Josh Verbeten, Jr.,
Wrightstown (28-12).
152 pounds
Ben Klister, So., Wrightstown (32-14) vs. Casey Persike, So.,
Lodi (36-12); winner faces Jonny Chamberlain, Sr., ChetekWeyerhaeuser/Prairie Farm (34-2).
Hayden Krein, Fr., Sparta (35-6) vs. Seth Peters, Jr.,
Luxemburg-Casco (35-12); winner faces Sean Mattek, Jr.,
Sheboygan Falls (40-6).
Tucker Peterson, Jr., Medford (40-4) vs. Malik Smith,
Sr., Wisconsin Lutheran (41-7); winner faces Dewey
Krueger, Sr., Oconto Falls (39-0).
Mitch Garriety, Sr., Lomira (44-4) vs. Anders Lantz, So.,
Ellsworth (37-10); winner faces Willie Vandenlangenberg, Jr.,
Wisconsin Dells (23-6).
Bowling
The Sports Page
Monday Mens City League
Travis Kellenbach 279
Mike Platt
768
Ron Ziemba
279
Travis Kallenbach
760
Gene Noland
278
Gene Noland
729
Feb. 17: Edgar Lanes 30, Crossroads 10; JR Construction 23, Taylor
Credit Union 17; Mayer Accounting 28, T&C Water 12; Sports Page
28, Fidelity Bank 12; Northwest Mutual 27, WTC 13; Klingbeil Lumber 34, blind 6.
Tuesday Night Mixed League
Rick Acker
258
Rick Acker
751
Roger Smith
256
Roger Smith
717
Virgil Wysocki
249
Bob Schilling
691
Feb. 17: High View II 37, Liske Marine 3; High View I 27, Medford
Co-op 13; Riemer Builders 24, Fuzzys Bar 16.
Three-Man Major League
Ron Ziemba
279
Ron Ziemba
782
Shawn Trimner
267
Shawn Trimner
682
Bill Wagner
257
Kurt Werner
678
Feb. 17: BBs Aquatic I 18, Sports Page II 12; Nite Electric 27.5, KZ
Electric 2.5; BBs Aquatic II 22, Rockys Cozy Kitchen 8; Team Stihl
24, Krug Bus 6; 8th Street Saloon 27, Klinner Insurance II 3; Klinner
Insurance I vs. Country Garden, no score; Sports Page I 19, Cindys
Bar & Grill 11.
Classy Ladies League
Sara Matyka
235
Sherri Woller
575
Sherri Woller
214
Mary Lou Anderson
561
Carmen Merrell
211
Nancy Acker
535
Results: Tease Tanning Plus 7, A&M Apartments 0; Klinner Insurance
5, Moosies Ice Cream 2; VFW 7, Paulines Hair Fashion 0; Fidelity Bank 7; Rockys Cozy Kitchen 7, J&B Custom Carpentry 0; The
Flower Shoppe 5, Als Auto Dock 2.
Wednesday Mid-Weekers League
Bettie Hartwig
214
Bettie Harywig
534
Donna Werner
189
Marge Loertscher
515
Sharon Nuernberger 186
Sharon Nuernberger
511
Feb. 18: Happy Joes 7, Mach Lock Locksmith 0; Sports Page 7, Werner Sales & Service 0; Lounge Around 5, Medford Motors 2.
Blue Monday League
Lisa Bub
192
Shirley Lemke
521
Carol Willman
185
Carol Willman
521
Shirley Lemke
182
Lisa Bub
508
Feb. 16; Big Birds Lodge 7, Holy Rollers 0; Happy Joes 7, Strikes R
Us 0; Heiers Wreaths 5, Bakers 2.
Tappers Bar (Dorchester)
Tuesday Seniors League
Men
Bill Krug
156
Don Scheibe
443
Don Clarkson
155
Don Clarkson
388
Don Scheibe
148
Bill Krug
369
Women
Dorothy Scheibe
166
Sharon Ellenbecker
394
Mona Pope
149
Mona Pope
393
Linda Metz
144
Dorothy Scheibe
379
Feb. 24: Slow Starters 4, Alley Cats 3, Maybees 2, Slo Poks 2, Amigos
0.
THE STAR NEWS
OUTDOORS
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134,257 permits issued for 2015 spring turkey hunt; leftovers on sale March 23
mit at Fort McCoy. Applications can be obtained from
Fort McCoy by calling 608-388-3337 or online at www.mccoy.army.mil.
Leftovers on sale March 23

The 103,516 remaining permits for the 2015 spring
turkey hunting season will be sold on a first-come,
first-served basis starting Monday, March 23 at 10 a.m.
Leftover permits will be first issued for sale by zone,
one zone per day. Each zone will have a designated sales
date.
Hunters are encouraged to use the turkey zone map
and turkey permit availability web pages to see if permits are available for the period and zone in which they
wish to hunt.
The following zones have leftover permits and their
scheduled sales dates are Zone 1 on Monday, March 23;
Zone 2 on Tuesday, March 24; Zone 3 on Wednesday,
March 25; Zone 4 on Thursday, March 26; and Zones 5,
6 and 7 on Friday, March 27. Due to the low number of
permits left in these units, sales have been combined
into one day.
After zone-only sales, all remaining turkey tags will
be available for purchase Saturday, March 28. Extra
tags may be purchased at a rate of one per day until the
zone and time period sells out or the season ends.
The fee for leftover turkey permits is $10 for residents
and $15 for non-residents, and each will have equal opportunity to purchase over-the-counter permits. All
hunters will be required to purchase a spring turkey
KWD
An Outdoormans
Journal
KOMAREK
It is dark, early in the evening and Fire is laying with

her 11-day-old pups. I have decided I would split some
firewood with my log splitter. I have yard lights and
was in a big-time, working mood.
I had only been running the splitter about 10 minutes
when I made a pretty good-sized mistake and let my left
hand get in between the piece of firewood I was splitting
and the back plate of the splitter. I was wearing gloves,
the pain was powerful and I knew I had messed up big
time. The pressure caused the skin on my left pointer
finger to literally explode and I was so scared and mad
at myself that I waited a half-hour to take my glove off
and look at it.
Long story made short: my left hand and I am lefthanded is messed up.
Friday, Jan. 30
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My 23-year-old stepson, Travis Dushek, is becoming notorious with our entire gang for having very
good skills at making brats, jerky, sausage and burger.
Last summer I proposed an idea to Travis. The two of
us could split all the expenses of raising two hogs and
when they were ready to butcher, we would dedicate a
weekend to process them at my house.
I do not care who you are. The killing part of slaughtering farm-raised animals is not fun. Tonight, in the
dark, Trav let pig number one out and it bolted which
made a shot to where the head meets the neck a bit challenging. I got lucky. Pig number-two came out slow,
which made the job easy and neither animal ever knew
what happened to it.
Travis and I each skinned a pig in my yard in the
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This weeks column has to do with what I have done
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Youth hunt April 11-12

Youth hunters ages 12-15 who have completed hunter
education and are accompanied by an adult age 18 or
older are encouraged to participate in this years youth
turkey hunt April 11- 12.
In addition, thanks to the Mentored Hunting Program
that took effect in the fall of 2009, youth hunters aged 10
and 11 may now also participate in the 2015 youth turkey
hunt without first having completed hunter education,
as long as they do so with a qualified adult mentor and
follow the rules laid out under the laws of the program.
Each youth hunter must have a valid spring 2015 turkey
harvest permit, license and wild turkey stamp. Youth
may hunt in the turkey management zone for which
their permit is valid, regardless of the time period for
which their permit is issued, and may harvest only one
male or bearded turkey during the two-day youth hunt.
Youth hunters who do not successfully harvest a turkey during the April 11-12 hunt may use their unfilled
permit during the time period and in the zone for which
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dark and then hung the two hogs, which had an estimated live weight of 320 and 260 pounds.
So that I could do this work with a bum hand that had
an open wound, I wore dishwashing gloves the entire
weekend and took lots of aspirin.
Saturday, Jan. 31
High 28, Low 14
Today I was the chief de-boner and Travis made brats
and pork sausage. Travis had brought a quality meat
grinder to my house and a brat stuffer. He has a keen
awareness of the different spices that are required to
make quality brats and sausage.
My kitchen truly resembled a slaughter house by
midday. I was cutting and wrapping roasts, chops and
steaks and Travis went through the process of mixing
up 65 pounds of brats and 50 pounds of breakfast sausage.
We worked until 10:30 p.m. and finished the next day
with everything wrapped. That included the brats, sausage, 26 roasts that were boneless and could be cut into
steaks, 20 packs of boneless chops and 40 pounds of ribs.
Wednesday, Feb. 18
High 7, Low -14
The pups are five weeks old today. They still live in
a nest box in my living room and are entertainment for
many people in the Necedah area who come to play with
the pups. Some actually take them home for short visits.
The money from this litter goes one share to the
breeder, one share to Selina, who puts it directly into
her savings account, and eight shares toward the purchase of a decent boat. I am in no rush but am looking
for a 16.5-foot or larger Deep V and wide hulled boat that
has at least a 90-horsepower motor. My new rig has to be
clean/quality and no older than a 2000.
Today I walked out to my mailbox and the endless
crazy life I live added a new twist. Both Selina and I received bear tags for this falls hunt. No money, no time
and a bum left hand. I am fine with all of the above.
If you want a pup or have a lead on a boat, give me a
call.
Sunset
Deadlines approach for ice

fishing shelter removal
The deadlines for ice anglers to remove ice fishing shelters from inland and boundary waters are approaching.
The upcoming deadlines are March 1 for WisconsinMinnesota boundary waters and March 15 for
Wisconsin-Michigan boundary waters.
For inland Wisconsin waters, ice fishing shelters
must be removed daily and when not occupied after the
following dates:
Sunday, March 8 for waters south of Hwy 64 (first
Sunday following March 1).
Sunday, March 15 for waters north of Hwy 64, along
with Lake Michigan, Superior and the Bay of Green Bay
(First Sunday following March 12).
One exception to this rule is that on the Fox River
downstream from the DePere dam in Brown County, ice
fishing shelters must always be removed from the ice
daily and when not in use.
After these dates for removing ice fishing shelters
from a frozen lake or river, an angler may continue
to use a portable shelter but must remove it daily and
when it is not occupied or actively being used.
Apply now for the Spring Mentored

Turkey Hunt on the evening of
Friday, April 3 &

Saturday, April 4
Youth who want to learn to turkey hunt, please apply!
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A total of 237,768 permits have been made available
for the spring 2015 turkey season. Remaining permits
will be available through over-the-counter sales beginning March 23.
Postcard notifications have been sent to successful applicants. Hunters can check permit application status online through the Department of Natural
Resources Online Licensing Center or by calling the
DNR Customer Call Center from 7 a.m. through 10 p.m.,
seven days a week, at 888-WDNRINFo (888-936-7463).
The spring 2015 turkey hunt will run from April 15 to
May 26, with six seven-day periods running Wednesday
through the following Tuesday. A total of seven zones
and Fort McCoy will be open for hunting.
New in 2015, Wisconsins state park turkey hunting
zones have been eliminated. Hunters are no longer able
to apply for spring turkey permits in any of the previous state park hunting zones. State parks will remain
open to spring turkey hunting during the first three
time periods only, and have been absorbed into the surrounding turkey management zones.
Hunters are reminded the Fort McCoy spring turkey
hunting season is managed separately from the state
of Wisconsin spring turkey hunt. Hunters who do not
receive an approval to hunt turkeys through the state
drawing in a Wisconsin turkey hunting zone for the
2015 spring season are eligible to apply for a spring per-
NEWS/CLASSIFIEDS
Gilman School second quarter honor roll
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Highest Honor:
Seventh Grade Montana Birkenholz,
Evelyn Fryza, Hunter Oberle and Lydia
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Eighth Grade Maverick Birkenholz,
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Freshman Citory Oberle and Elliot
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Junior Morgan Birkenholz, Laura
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Senior Shannon Draeger and Brooke
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Anthony Guentner, Rachael Krug, Travis
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B Honor:
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Lexi Chaplinski, Sara Chause, Bradlee Copenhaver, Mason Dixon, Kaitlyn Glebke,
Ethan Grunseth, Gabriel Gunderson,

Brooke Immormino, Brady Johnson, Joe
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cia Hoehn, Kristin Krizan, Amelia Olson,

Angy Rafferty, Chanse Rosemeyer, Andrew
Rucks, Audrey Swensen, Brodey Swoboda,
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Person, Leanne Rafferty, Jonathan Rucks,
Tucker Schmuckal, Kyla Schoene, Emmit
Sherfield, Donovan Tischer, Jordan Vieras
and Mackenzie Webster.
Senior Desiree Budzinski, James Copenhaver, Joshua Dalsky, Bo Dircks, Michael Drexler, Rebecca Heier, Jesse Ogle,
Colton Schmitt, Shaelan Schmitt, Makaylen Skabroud, Derek Thorgerson, Ryan
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CRIMINAL RECORDS, DRUG TESTING AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION POLICIES.
An Equal Opportunity Employer
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Caregivers & CNAs
Activity
Assistant
is looking for a
Licensed Insurance Agent

GREAT benets including:
vacation, 401k, group life.
No phone calls please
Please apply at:
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
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Please apply at:
7-165503
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by mailing resume to:
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Attn: Management
P.O. Box 66
Medford, WI 54451
COUNTRY TERRACE OF WISCONSIN

in Abbotsford has a part-time position
available for an Activity Assistant. This
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SWAP MEET: March 21-22 at

the Medford Elementary School
during the Home and Business
Expo. Reserve a spot for $25
and bring your boat, ATV, snowmobile, camper or any outdoor
items to sell. For more information or to reserve your spot,
contact the Medford Chamber
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Self Help Evening Group for
Victims of Sexual Abuse. Tuesday & Wednesday evening
from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Also Saturday Mens Group. For information write: Evening Group, P.O.
Box 366, Stratford, WI 54484.
(Meeting place not disclosed).
Coaching Position Available:

MAMS Intramural Gymnastics, Grades 5-8
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MISC FOR SALE
MISC FOR SALE
(2)
28x102
trailers
with
swing doors, roadable. (1)
40 with overhead door, converter dollies, $750. 715229-2009 or 262-853-3853.
YOUNG LIVING essential oils:

pure, natural, organic, therapeutic. To learn more or to
place an order, call Janis at
715-965-2434 or 715-785-7172.
CENTRAL BOILER E-Classic

outdoor furnaces. Heat your
entire home and hot water.
EPA qualified. Call today about
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KENNEBEC
POTATOES
from our garden, $5 for 50
lbs. Rabbits, all sizes. Ezra
Burkholder,
715-267-7885.
KLOTH SATELLITE LLC. Dish

Network starting at $19.99/
month. Free install, HD DVR,
3 months HBO, Cinemax,
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more information. Also available, local network antenna
sales & service. Phone 715654-5600, cell 715-613-5036.
LIKE NEW lift chair, asking
$500; one queen size bed
and one twin bed; and three
night stands. 715-748-3253.
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your upcoming
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TRUCK DRIVER wanted for

grain hopper division. Home
weekends.
715-571-9601.
WANTED TO BUY
WANTED TO buy: 10 to 14
ton bulk feed bin, with or without auger, must be in good
condition. Call 715-391-0017.
WANTED: GUNS, ammo and
related items, old or new, any
quantity.
Private
collector.
715-229-2009, 262-853-3853.
FARM EQUIPMENT
FOR SALE: A Jamesway ring
drive silo unloader, 20 foot,
very good condition. Asking
$1,800. Call 715-613-0319.
HELP WANTED
LOCAL SUPPER Club looking to hire a chef/head cook
with
culinary
experience,
also an experienced waitress and bartender. Send resume to: Blind Ad #294, P.O.
Box 180, Medford, WI 54451.
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.
MarquipWardUnited, is currently looking for motivated people

to become part of our people-centric company located in Phillips,
Wisconsin.
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equipment. Use knowledge and training to assist other testing staff
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to facilitate installation. Perform duties inherent throughout final
assembly process to complete machine as necessary.
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and production electronic components, parts, equipment, and
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and physics.
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MarquipWardUnited Attn: Culture and People Development 1300
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Equal Opportunity EmployerM/F/D/V
Fidelity National Bank

Human Resource Department
P.O. Box 359
Medford, WI 54451
[email protected]
(no phone calls please)
Equal Opportunity Employer
7-146536
The Village of Gilman is seeking an Assistant to the Clerks ofce.

Responsibilities include: accounts payable and receivable, payroll,
licensing, public relations, operating ofce equipment and general daily
Village operations. This is a part time position. Please stop in at the Clerks
Ofce for an application or check it out on the website www.gilmanwi.com
under the Government area.
Send application, letter of interest, resume and references to:
Village of Gilman
PO Box 157
Gilman, WI 54433 EOE
Ace Ethanol LLC in Stanley, WI offers a safe and fast-paced work environment, competent and
committed co-workers, competitive base pay, excellent employee benets, quarterly bonuses and
annual prot-sharing all in an industry-leading and state-of-the-art facility. We are currently
seeking highly motivated individuals for the following openings:
Administrative Assistant
- Responsibilities include: providing timely and accurate administrative support for general ofce
functions; reception (by phone and visitors); meeting scheduling; secretarial support; and various
bookkeeping and administrative responsibilities.
SPORTS/NEWS REPORTER
- Position requires: at least 2 years of bookkeeping/administrative experience along with being

procient with Microsoft Ofce. Additional accounting and/or administrative training typically
gained in a certicate or technical college is preferred. Must be able to read and clearly speak
English, interact professionally with others, follow written and verbal instructions, write legibly
for documentation, perform basic math operations, use a computer prociently, and use postage
machine. Must be able to work independently and as a team member.
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:
- Hours: generally weekdays from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. May occasionally be required to work overtime,
evenings, weekends, or holidays.
- Pre-employment drug screen and background check required.
Electrical & Instrumentation Technician

- Responsibilities include: installing conduit and related wiring according to NEC; safely installing,
calibrating, and maintaining all instrumentation and control valves for production equipment and
systems; maintaining Motor Control Centers; maintaining and repairing other equipment such as
telecommunications, video, business and control networks, and data recording devices; installing and
maintaining Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs); as well as maintaining HVAC systems for the plant and
ofces.
Kris OLeary
TP Printing, P.O. Box 677, Abbotsford, WI 54405
7-165582
Fidelity National Bank is seeking a customer

service-oriented individual with an outgoing, friendly
personality to ll the position of part-time customer
service representative.
Major duties include cash receipt and payment services.
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:
PART TIME ASSISTANT
7-146604
748-2626
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Customer Service Representative
GOLD BUCKLE ELECTRIC has an immediate opening for a

JOURNEYMAN ELECTRICIAN
- Position requires: at least a high school education or equivalent. Allen-Bradley PLC systems
experience and/or education is required. Electrical/Mechanical technical degree is strongly preferred,
as is Apprentice or Journeyman Electrician status. Must have ability to read and clearly speak English,
follow written and verbal instructions, perform basic math operations, and work independently and
as a member of a team. Experience installing and maintaining a variety of electrical systems, motors,
drives, instruments, and other electronic equipment is required. Must be able to use calibration
instruments and basic hand tools.
to join their growing team. This is a full-time position

Monday through Friday, 7am-3pm.
Applicants must:

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8-146915
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Delivery available to Medford,
Marshfield and other areas. 715257-7132 or farmerfries.com.
OVER 45,000 homes will read

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or stop in at 116 S. Wisconsin
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HELP WANTED
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Please apply by sending resume by March 11, 2015 to:

Ace Ethanol LLC
Attn: Joanna Hart
815 W. Maple Street
Stanley, WI 54768
Phone: (715)644-2909
Fax: (715)709-0290
Email: [email protected]
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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:
Medford, Wisconsin
$15.67 - $16.65
Production
2nd and 3rd Shift
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
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Marathon Cheese Corporation, located in

Medford, Wisconsin, has several openings
for lineworkers and material handlers. These
positions provide packaging, inspection, raw
materials, and sanitation to MCCs high speed
cheese packaging machines. Pre-employment
and drug screening is required.
Marathon Cheese offers stable, predictable
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Medford, Wisconsin. Applications are available
at our website: www.mcheese.com. If you have
submitted an application in the last 6 months it
is not necessary to apply again.
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Are you the type of person that enjoys caring for and
giving support to the elderly? Are you a dependable
team player? Are you looking for a meaningful career?
If so, we are interested in talking with you!
Duties include: residents personal care, medication
administration, laundry, housekeeping and food
preparation. Applicants should have good speaking,
reading and writing skills. Experience working
in health care is preferred. CNA or Medication
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Medford, Wisconsin
CNC LEAD MACHINIST

($22-$30/hr.)
Superior Machine & Design is looking to add a

CNC Lead Machinist for our day shift (MondayThursday).
Responsibilities include: troubleshooting, performing changeovers/setups, editing programs,
analyze inspection data to ensure quality, provide
direction/supervision, and assist to meet production goals.
Must have 2 year technical degree, 5 years VMC
experience, knowledge of GD&T/inspection
methods, ability to program/edit G code, dedicated to producing QUALITY parts. We offer excellent benefits, clean/modern facility, air
conditioning.
Please see our website for more detailed information www.superiormachining.net.
E-mail or fax resume to:
Superior Machine & Design, Inc.
27694 250th St.
Holcombe, WI 54745
Phone: 715-595-4661
Fax: 715-595-4663
E-mail: [email protected]
Sue Anderson
CRS/CHMS
Jodi Drost
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.
The Gilman School District is

looking for an
ASSISTANT
BASEBALL COACH
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.
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.
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Billing Clerk
Jump River Electric Cooperative has an immediate
opening for a Billing Clerk at our headquarters
location in Ladysmith. Successful candidate will
be responsible for processing member billing
and collections, maintaining member and meter
information, assists members with payment
and billing questions, and prepares necessary
monthly and year-end reports.
This position requires a high school diploma or
equivalent. A degree in accounting is preferred,
but a candidate with a minimum of three-years
work experience in an accounting position will
be considered. Must possess excellent customer
service skills.
Submit resume, transcripts, and Cooperative
application to:
Jump River Electric Cooperative, Inc.
PO Box 99
Ladysmith WI 54848
Applications can be found online at www.jrec.net
and will be accepted until March 6, 2015.
Jump River Electric is an equal opportunity
provider and employer. EOE/M/F
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Our House Senior Living offers an excellent training

program, and train our Resident Care Assistants
according to state regulations and company policies.
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including health care reimbursement and generous
PTO! Starting
wage will depend on
experience. Stop by today or
call for more information.
Our House Senior Living
1014 W. Broadway Ave.
Medford, WI 54451

Attn: Petti Mannel
Residence Director
Jessica Nowak
Home Manager
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Kelly Rau
CRS/SRES/GRI
CLASSIFIEDS
THE STAR NEWS
FOR RENT
WANTED TO RENT
NEEDED SOON: Country home
for older couple and pets. Both on
disability and prefer Taylor County. Please call 715-678-6008.
FOR RENT
MEDFORD
ONE
bedroom
upper, $360, includes storage unit, water, sewer, garbage, onsite laundry, garage
available.
715-965-4440.
MISCELLANEOUS
THREE BEDROOM, 2 bath mobile home, rent includes sewer,

garbage and water. CP Rentals, Rib Lake, 715-965-3190.
BUY AREA newspapers at The

Star News office, 116 S. Wisconsin Ave., Medford. We have
The Star News, Tribune-Phonograph (Abbotsford, Colby, Curtiss, Dorchester, Milan, Unity),
The Record Review (Athens,
Edgar, Marathon, Stratford), Tribune Record Gleaner (Granton,
Greenwood, Loyal, Spencer),
and Courier Sentinel (Cornell,
Cadott, Lake Holcombe). Stop in
today to buy a copy or subscribe.
TWO
BEDROOM
mobile
home on double lot in Westboro, $390 plus utilities and
security
deposit,
available
11/15/14. Call 715-965-4688.
VILLAGE OF Rib Lake: Large
2 bedroom apartment, washer
and dryer hookups, outside deck
and storage shed, basement,
nice view of lake, lawn care and
snow removal included. Call
715-427-3136 or 715-905-0327.
PETS
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.
REGISTERED GOLDEN Retriever puppies, shots, wormed,

dews removed and vet checked.
Males $450, females $500. 715573-2430. No Sunday calls.
BEAUTIFUL NEW two bedroom Spirit Lake home, wood

interior,
attached
garage,
no pets, $700 plus utilities
and deposit. 715-748-5475.
LOWER, SPACIOUS 2 bedroom apartment, A/C, nonsmoking, village of Rib Lake,
$450/month
plus
security
deposit.
715-427-5809.
THREE BEDROOM mobile

homes available for rent at $625/
month or for sale at $22,900 in
Medford. Contact Pleasant Valley Properties at 715-879-5179.
Ask us about our rent special.
FOR RENT
ALLMAN PARK two bedroom
condo,
Rent
$820,
A/C, dishwasher, two car attached
garage,
garbage
included.
715-497-6161.
ALLMAN PARK two bedroom,
rent $699, includes heat, water/
sewer, garbage, in-unit washer/
dryer, dishwasher, A/C, one car
detached garage. 715-497-6161.
LOT READY for mobile home,
nice yard with trees. CP Rentals, Rib Lake, 715-965-3190.
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Also Available in 2.5 or 5 Gallons
This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

An Agency of Catholic Charities Bureau, Inc.
Diocese of Superior, WI
715-748-2258
Medford Ofce Hwy. 13 South
www.DixonGreinerRealty.com
Luke Dixon, Jon Knoll,
Jesse Lukewich, George Zondlo
430 E. Cty. Rd. A,

Stetsonville
Open concept 4 bed, 1.75 bath

bi-level home on a large lot. Lower
level family room. Attached two car
garage. Patio doors to a large deck
overlooking backyard.
$114,900
PRICE REDUCTION
N5449 Andys Rd.,
Ingram
NOW TAKING APPLICATIONS
Excellent hunting retreat. Log sided

cabin and garage on +/-80 wooded acres
with developed trail system, food plots
and ponds. Cabin with an open concept
kitchen - dining - living room and 3/4 bath.
Affordable Housing - for persons with disabilities
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LAND FOR sale: 12 acre wooded country lot, 3 miles northwest

of Medford on blacktop road.
Contact Jason, 715-829-4180.
NEW LISTING
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160 ACRES hunting land within

Chequamegon National Forest. 4 enclosed heated stands,
trails throughout, area cleared
for cabin, 2 food plots, MFL
closed. Forest Rd. 1529, Jump
River, WI. $384,000. 715820-1546
[email protected].
One and two bedroom apartments at
EASTWOOD APARTMENTS
Contact Bonnie at CCB Housing Management

715-748-6962 or 715-965-5371
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100 ACRES Amish dairy farm.

Located 2-1/2 miles south of
Hwy. K on N10925 Badger Avenue, Unity, WI 54488. Ben
Stoltzfoos, by the schoolhouse.
Will split 40 acres and buildings,
and 60 acres with 8 acres woods.
FOR SALE: Four bedroom,

1-1/2 bath, 2 story home, 2,200
sq. ft., 4-5 car detached, heated
garage, 2.73 acres, propane
and wood heat, updated kitchen, bath and water softener
in August, Medford. Contact
Duane Rudolph, 715-560-8191.
Affordable Housing
A Great Place to Call Home
ANNUAL
REAL ESTATE
6.2 ACRE lot tested for holding tanks or mound to be sold

with home package, $19,000.
See Wausau Homes Medford
for home plans. Contact Jason at 715-829-4180 to view.
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MOBILE HOMES
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AVAILABLE
IMMEDIATELY:
One bedroom apartments for
those 62+. Rod Becker Villa, 645
Maple Court, Rib Lake. Owner
paid heat, water, sewer and
trash removal, community room,
laundry facilities, additional storage, indoor mail delivery and
off-street parking. Tenant pays
30% of adjusted income. Pet
friendly property For an application, contact Impact Seven Inc.,
855-316-8967 or 715-357-0011.
www.impactseven.org.
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Contact Bonnie at CCB Housing Management

715-748-6962 or 715-965-5371
$209,900
N4163 Rocky Rd.,
Medford
+/-240 Wooded acres located at the

end of a dead end road. Gated access
to small hunting cabin with electric.
Walking distance to Lake Esadore
and supper clubs. Snowmobile
trail system runs through property.
$199,500
This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

An Agency of Catholic Charities Bureau, Inc.
Diocese of Superior, WI
Ask about other OIL SPECIALSS
N550 Gibson Dr.,

Stetsonville
Move in ready 3 bed, 1.5 bath

country home on +/-5 acres.
Large kitchen with informal
and formal dining areas, main
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additional outbuilding.
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$94,800
627 E. 7th Street,
Owen
Immaculate 2 bed, 1 full bath
stick built ranch home. Numerous
updates, double sided stone
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$89,900
320 Pine Street,
Medford
Spacious 2 bed, 1 full bath

ranch home. Attached garage,
full basement, large yard
with storage shed.
$77,500
501 Second St.,
Rib Lake
Nice 4 bed, 1 bath home with excellent
lake views. Updated kitchen with oak
cabinets. Enclosed three season porch, full
basement, detached garage.
$69,900
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VARSITY TEAM GIRLS: Josie Brost, Bailey Feddick,

Alyssa Loertscher, Courtney Sterzinger and
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second in its four-team pool. The team beat
Wausau East II (11-0) and Stevens Point 5-3 and
lost to eventual tournament runner-up Poynette
6-3.
The girls went 7-3 in the Northern
Conference this season, went 2-2 at the Tietge
Bonspiel and was 1-1 in the Battle of the Brooms.
VARSITY TEAM BOYS: John Shear, Dillon Brost,

Trevor Geiger and Noah Jalowitz went 1-3 in its
pool, with an 8-5 win over DC Everest II, loss to
Portage II (4-3), Wausau East (9-8), and Eau Claire
(7-3).
The boys were undefeated in the Northern
Conference this year with a 10-0 record. They
swept their two matches in the Battle of the
Brooms with Portage on Dec. 19 and went 2-2 at
the Tietge Bonspiel Jan. 10-11.
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JUNIOR VARSITY GIRLS: Tonja Firnstahl, Jori

Brandner, Rebecca Smolka, Shaniah Krueger
and Heidi Fliehs went 0-3.
JUNIOR VARSITY BOYS: Douglas Schumacher, Trenton

Geiger, Alec Shear and Sam Dake went 1-3 at state,
beating Mequon Homestead 9-6 for its win.
CLE OF FAITH
CIR
545 W. Broadway, Medford, WI

Quality embroidery & screen printing
715-748-6556
Medford Dental Clinic

309 E. Broadway, Medford
715-748-4111
Dr. Daniel Miskulin
Dr. Gary Krueger
Theses area businesses proudly

support their local schools
ROMIGS Hardware, Septic,

Plumbing & Heating
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Medford Mens Thursday

Night Curling League
275 Joan St.

Medford
715-748-5020
Treasure Chest Gifts
410 S. 8th St.,

Medford
715-748-2606
345 N. 8th St. (Hwy. 13), Medford

715-748-6860
715-748-6400
715-223-3878
N7918 Hwy. 73, Gilman

715-668-5211
www.olynicks.com
Handel Automotive
Medford, Abbotsford,
Thorp & Stanley
N3657 State Hwy 13, Medford

316 S. Main Street, Medford
715-748-4323
Krugs Bus Service & Tours
Gilman Corner Store
549 Billings Ave., Medford

715-748-3194
120 E. Main Street, Gilman

715-447-8376
Niemuth Implement
306 S. State Hwy. 13, Stetsonville
715-678-2271
[email protected]
www.niemuthimp.com
729 Kennedy Street

Rib Lake
715-427-5210
&
Stetsonville
Lumber
201 Hwy. 13, Stetsonville
715-678-2171
Burzynski Insurance
Agency
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715-748-3724
Located on the corner of CTH E and

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Jacks Auto Repair, LLC

Hwy. 13, Stetsonville
715-678-2002
C&D Lumber
Fuzzys General Store

& Bait Shop
Jensen, Scott,
Grunewald & Shiffler S.C.
715-748-2211
302 S. 8th St.

Medford
715-748-4380
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Locally Owned & Operated
W4229 State Hwy. 102

715-427-3471
1210 N. Division St., Colby
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Proud To Be Community Owned
Jerrys Computer
Hwy. 13, Next to Cenex,

Medford
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THRIFT STORE
140 S. Main St.

Medford
715-748-4944
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715-447-5746
143 W. State,
Medford
715-748-4173

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STAR NEWS

February 26, 2015

SERVING T AYLOR COUNTY SINCE 1875

FFA pancake breakfast

Medford school board starts budget

by Reporter Mark Berglund

Teddy Bear toss

Buy this photo online at www.centralwinews.com

photos by Matt Frey

In the world of school finance, the Medford Area

See SCHOOL on page 5

County budget situation could get worse

proposed budget changes for 2016

See COUNTY on page 3

It shouldnt hurt to live well.

THE STAR NEWS

The only newspaper published in

Thursday, February 26, 2015

Pingel family donates to Aspirus Medford Foundation

Aspirus Medford Foundation donation

Order trees, shrubs now for spring planting

Dont keep jingling in the course of

The Taylor County Land Concservation Department, in cooperation with

semble cranberries in both appearance

Meeting 6:30 p.m. VFW Clubhouse,

The deadline for having items published in the Community Calendar is 5

Alcoholics Anonymous Open 12

anyone who has child with special needs.

ATTENTION MAIL SUBSCRIBERS

*POSTMASTER This information is provided to our mail

Andrew Poetzls name was misspelled

Gamblers Anonymous Meetings

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

Police say investigation of Ron

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completed an investigation. No charges or other action

relationships with Lien. Before Sullivan could interview

County raises 2016 budget concerns

Approved electing Jeffrey Hein of Medford as

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN

Call Sand Box / Early Head Start

Wagenknecht, programmer Leon Peetz and highway

Approved resolutions recognizing deputies

Approved designating April 12-18 as national

Approved declaring the second Saturday in

Russ Jablonsky, AAMS

photo by Brian Wilson

Deputies Corey Dassow and Anthony Schuett were

When Investing, Use The

IRA. The difference between $3,000 per year and $5,000

Making Sense of Investing

Continued from page 1

Help for Project Lifesaver

THE STAR NEWS

photo by Matt Frey

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County approves fee increases for zoning, waste

to balance the county budget ahead of

Mon. - Fri. 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. t. 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

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