The Star News November 26, 2015

STAR NEWS
THE
November 26, 2015

Volume 142 + Number 48
Medford, Wisconsin
SERVING T AYLOR COUNTY SINCE 1875
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Celebrating 90 years
page 9
Deer hunt
numbers up
DNR reports 17 percent increase
in buck registrations for Taylor
County during opening weekend
Pirates overcome
turnovers for win
Sports
by Sports Editor Matt Frey
Christmas Trees For

Charity event
Ask Ed
Training for the worst
photo by Bryan Wgter
Don Everhard (left) acts the role of an armed gunman entering a classroom with
Lisa Kauffman acting the role of teacher during a training session held for area law
enforcement personnel Monday at Gilman High School. See more coverage of the
training on page 16.
The expectations in Taylor County were for increased

numbers of harvested deer over last year during the
nine-day gun deer hunting season.
So far, those expectations are being met.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources released preliminary county-by-county registration totals
for opening weekend on Monday night and those figures
show a nearly 17 percent increase in buck registrations
in Taylor County over 2014 in the first two days of the
season and more than a 250 percent increase in antlerless deer.
The big increase in antlerless deer, of course, was
expected since antlerless tags were not available to the
general hunting public last year. This year, 1,550 tags
were available for those hunting private lands. There
still were zero public-land doe tags issued in the county
this fall.
See DEER on page 5
Medford school board tosses Taher

Project: Comfort and
Joy helps kids in need
Page 5
Votes to give food service

contract to Aviands after
Taher waffles on contract
by News Editor Brian Wilson
Area deaths
Obituaries start on
page 14 for:
Lucille Dallmann
Gene D. Ehlert
Richard Lee Peche
Marjorie Carol Rebrovich
Marlene J. Witkowski
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warning.
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while questioning why they broke things offf
without any cause after so many years.
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said they wanted things just like they were be-fore the break up. That wasnt going to happen,,
because the place had already been taken by
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somebody else.
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o
see in a high school cafeteria, however ratherr
than students acting out this melodrama, itt
was being played out in the district office between Taher Food Service and Medford Area
Public Schools administrator Pat Sullivan.
Hours before the districts annual meet-
was his belief Taher

Sullivan said, who said it w
improperly terminated the contract without
their part, Aviands
cause to justify it. For th
said they would honor the
th bid they submitted last spring and wer
were ready to start on
Jan. 1 if the district wa
wanted them to. They
even offered the current
curren food service manager an employee of Taher the same
position with their company to ease the transition.
On Nov. 16,
three days before
the school board
meeting,
Taher
owner, Bruce Taher, came to Medford to meet with
Sullivan.
Sullivan
played hard ball
and said to avoid
potential
litigation over the contract, the district
Administrator Pat Sullivan makes a point during a break in the meeting.
ing in October, representatives from Taher
told the district they were officially
breaking the contract and gave
their 60-day notice. Sullivan contacted the districts attorney to
see if a mid-year pullout was even
op-allowed and if there were any op
o
tions for the district.
Meanwhile he also contacted Aviands, the
company that was
the
unsuccessful
bidder for the school
contract last spring.
I issued a letter
asking to specify
provision and support Tahers reasoning for termination,
See SCHOOL on page 3
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Thursday, November 26, 2015
MMA donates to Rib Lake pathway project

Memorial
Member
Association
(MMA) provided $6,502 to support the Rib
Lake Village Lakeshore Pathway project.
The funds purchased four steel benches
placed along the pathway.
MMA is committed to supporting
community programs and projects that
have the potential to improve the health
and wellness of those living and working
in Taylor County, said Bob Carpenter,
MMA secretary. The Rib Lake Village
Lakeshore Pathway encourages outdoor
exercise and enables people of all ages,
including the elderly, to travel safely by
foot between popular Rib Lake destinations.
Along its route, the Rib Lake Village
Lakeshore Pathway touches low-income,
residential, and elderly housing as well
as the village hall, Aspirus Rib Lake Clinic, playground, fishing pier, and more.
Memorial Member Association was
formed in 2001 at the time of the unification of the Medford hospital and clinics
with Aspirus. MMA represents the communitys 50 percent share in the healthcare organization. It is a separate and
distinct entity from Aspirus Medford
Hospital & Clinics and uses the proceeds
received from Aspirus in the 2001 merger
to fund healthy initiatives in the community.
Holiday services
to be published
The Star News will be publishing a

special listing of Christmas and New
Years services and special programs for
area churches in the Dec. 17 issue of the
paper.
If you would like your churchs services and programs included in this listing,
mail them to The Star News, P.O. Box
180, Medford, WI 54451; fax them to 715748-2699; email them to comcal@centralwinews.com or drop them off at the office
at 116 S. Wisconsin Ave.
Community Calendar
Bench donation
submitted photo
Memorial Member Association (MMA) provided funding to purchase four steel

benches along the Rib Lake Village Lakeshore Pathway. Pictured are Vernell Van
Hecker, village of Rib Lake trustee (seated); Bob Carpenter, MMA secretary; Dawn
Swenson, village of Rib Lake clerk-treasurer; and Gregg Olson, Aspirus Medford Hospital & Clinics president/CEO.
7 p.m. Hwy 64 and Main Street, Medford.
Information: 715-512-0048.
Sunday, Nov. 29
Wednesday, Dec. 2
Alcoholics Anonymous Open 12

Step Study Meeting 7 p.m. Community United Church of Christ, 510 E.
Broadway, Medford.
Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting

7 p.m. Senior Citizens Center, Hwy 102
and Front Street, Rib Lake. Information:
Arlene 715-427-3613.
Womens Empowerment Group
Meeting 6-7 p.m. Information: Stepping Stones 715-748-3795.
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 anyone who has a child with special
needs.
Blood Bank 1:30-5:30 p.m. Medford fire hall, 844 W. Broadway. Appointments preferred but walk-ins welcome.
Blood donation takes approximately one
hour. To schedule an appointment: 715748-8762.
American Legion Post 359 Meeting
7 p.m. Senior Citizens Center, 385 E.
Main St., Gilman.
Monday, Nov. 30
Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS)
1013 of Rib Lake Meeting Weighin 5:15 p.m. Meeting 6 p.m. Rib Lake Senior Citizens Center, Hwy 102 and Front
Street. Information: Mary 715-427-3593 or
Sandra 715-427-3408.
Tuesday, Dec. 1
Al-Anon Meeting 7 p.m. Community United Church of Christ, 510 E.
Broadway, Medford. Information: 715427-3613.
Alcoholics Anonymous Open Topic
Meeting 7 p.m. Community United
Church of Christ, 510 E. Broadway, Medford.
Overeaters Anonymous Meeting
Thursday, Dec. 3
Alcoholics
Anonymous
Closed
Meeting 7 p.m. Community United
Church of Christ, 510 E. Broadway, Medford.
American Legion Post 274 Meeting
7 p.m. Legion Clubhouse, 727 McComb
Ave., Rib Lake.
Friday, Dec. 4
Narcotics Anonymous Open Meeting 7 p.m. Community United Church
of Christ, 510 E. Broadway, Medford. Information: 715-965-1568.
Storytime Fridays 10:30 a.m.
Frances L. Simek Memorial Library, 400
N. Main St., Medford. Activities include
stories, songs and snacks. Children age
2-3 and their parents or caregivers meet
for 20 minutes in the big conference
room. Children age 4-5 meet for 30 minutes in the small conference room while
their parents or caregivers remain in the
library. Storytime does not meet when
Medford Public Schools are closed.
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THE STAR NEWS
Thursday, November
April 23, 2015
26, 2015
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Kiwanis makes final push in area coat drive

As the Kiwanis Coats for Kids drive enters its last
weekend, organizers are making a final call to help people of all ages stay warm this winter.
Kiwanis members have coat collection locations
throughout the community, including at area churches,
banks, County Market supermarket, and the Frances L.
Simek Memorial Library in Medford.
More than 300 coats have been collected and taken to
the Indianhead Community Action Agency food pantry
located in the Taylor County Education Center building on Donald St. in Medford. The coats are displayed
as they are brought in and are available at no cost to
anyone who needs one.
According to Kiwanian Bob Whetstone, who served
as chairman of this years drive, the coats and items are
available for free pickup any time that the education
center building is open.
In addition to the coats, the Kiwanis Club has also
collected a number of hats, scarves and mittens which
are available for those who need them.
Each year the Kiwanis Club sponsors the drive to
fulfill a need and help ensure the children of the community have warm coats to wear as they go to and from
school. Last year more than 400 coats and items were
collected. Whetstone reports that the coats are being
picked up as they are coming in and people looking for a
specific size are encouraged to check back often.
The collection drive runs through Monday, Nov.
30 when the collection boxes will be pulled from businesses. Coats and other items collected will be available
at the Taylor County Education Center throughout the
winter.
Anyone wishing to donate a new or gently used clean
coat can drop it in one of the boxes. Collection points
include: County Market, Trinity Lutheran Church,
United Church of Christ, Fidelity National Bank, Nicolet National Bank, St. Pauls Lutheran Church, Sand
Box Child Care, United Methodist Church, Holy Rosary Catholic Church, The Star News, Aspirus Medford
Hospital. Immanual Lutheran Church, Zion Lutheran
Church, Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Northcentral
Technical College and the library.
Coats for Kids
photo by Brian Wilson
More than 300 coats have been collected by members of the Medford Kiwanis Club for the annual Coats
for Kids Drive. The collection efforts run through Monday, Nov. 30. Anyone in need of a coat may pick them
up at the Taylor County Education Center located on
Donald St.
School board votes to give food service contract to new vendor

Continued from page 1
New provider
Steve West of Aviands told members of the Medford school board on Nov. 19 that
his company was ready to take over the contract in January.
term.
Sullivan said it was a tough situation
to be in. They were premature to end
the contract, he said, emphasizing the
districts standpoint that the contractor
had no cause to break the contract. In October, Taher had claimed financial issues
were at the heart of it. However, at Thursdays meeting, school finance director
Jeff Albers noted the district had a profit
of $7,000 in the food service program in
September. He said he couldnt speak for
the companys accounting, but said from
the schools perspective things were going
well.
It was already done, I dont know how
you take that back, Sullivan said of Tahers attempt to rescind their termination
letter. He noted Aviands is ready to take
over the contract and has offered the current food service director a position. It is
expected they would also retain any of the
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Sullivan suggested the district could
potentially support the food service director if it came to a lawsuit over the noncompete clause in her contract. He said
the districts attorney would not commit
until she reviewed that contract.
Board member Brandon Brunner, who
is himself a corporate attorney, opposed
the idea of having the district get involved
in the contract between the director and
Taher. Really that is her battle to fight
at this point, not the districts, he said.
However, he noted noncompete agreements can be challenging to enforce in
Wisconsin courts. Given the mess they
made, they are not going to try and enforce that against her, Brunner said.
While board member Jeff Peterson
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would take a $15,000 payment and the release of the noncompete clause in the food
service directors employment contract.
Sullivan explained that while the noncompete clause had been removed from
the districts contract with Taher last
spring, it was in the individual contract
with the employee. Taher countered that
he felt the school district should pay his
company $35,000 to release the food service directors contract.
On Wednesday, Nov. 18, one day before the school board meeting where the
board was expected to vote to contract
with Aviands Sullivan said the district
received a follow up letter from Taher rescinding the original termination letter,
stating the companys intent to fulfill the
terms of this years contract and negotiate
in the spring for the 2016-2017 school year.
At last weeks school board meeting,
Sullivan outlined how the district got to
where it was, and said as he saw it board
members had the following five options
open to them:
Give Taher a 60-day written notice to terminate the contract. We believe

we have cause, he said.
Finish out the year and tell Taher they are not interested in negotiating
with them for 2016-2017.
Finish out the current year and

only if they ask to negotiate an extension,
tell them the district is not interested.
Allow Taher to finish the contract

and negotiate with them for 2016-2017.
Reach a mutual agreement to end

the contract before the end of the current
made the motion to cut things off from

the districts side, this opened the door
to question about when the 60 days began. Under Tahers original termination,
they would be done January 1. If the clock
starts from the districts intent to terminate with cause, then Taher will be in the
school until the end of January.
Brunner said he did not feel Taher
should be allowed to rescind their termination. Tell Taher You terminated we
are not allowing you to rescind and make
them squirm over it, he said.
Sullivan said the school districts attorney advised him they could not accept the
original termination until a school board
meeting. Since it was not received with
enough time to have it on the Oct. 26 board
meeting agenda as an action item, the first
meeting where it could be discussed was
last weeks meeting.
Our attorney said you have to give
them 60 days notice, Sullivan said.
Steve West of Aviands was at the
school board meeting and spoke to board
members saying his company was ready
to step in to the school under the bid they
submitted last year. The difference between the two companies bids amounted
to about $3,500.
In the end, board members voted 5-3 on
a voice vote with Mark Reuter absent to
terminate the agreement with cause and
send a 60 day notice to Taher. Included in
the vote was to hire Aviands to take over
the districts food service operations.
NEWS
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Thursday,
Thursday,
November
April 23,
26, 2015
No change for Medford co-curricular code

In the presence of will stay a level
two penalty in the districts co-curricular
code at least for now.
School board members last week
halted efforts to move the controversial
clause punishing students for being in the
presence of drugs or alcohol use to a less
out of character offense in the code. The
change, which was proposed by members
of the districts policy committee earlier
this month, would have reduced the penalty for the first offense. While the code
is technically not a policy, the policy committee had been given the task to refine
the code in order to make it easier to understand and enforce. The code had been
generated by a committee including students and members of the Taylor County
Drug Opposition Partners organization.
Board member Cheryl Wibben called
for the change in the code because, as she
notes, it is not illegal to be in the presence
of people drinking. She said if an underage person is at a party where drinking
occurs and they are not using, the youth
would be sent home without receiving
a ticket if the party was raided. She also
noted the WIAA does not have a penalty
for being in the presence of.
I would like to put the brakes on any
changes unless there is a massive need,
said school board president Dave Fleegel. I understand where you are coming
from, he said to Wibben.
Board member Dede Strama said she
thought the goal was to clarify it so it
The slide is
very quick
from opiates
to heroin.
Jean Flood
Taylor County Drug

Opposition Partners
would be implemented the same way
throughout the district.
Have we brought in the student
body? asked board member Brandon
Brunner. He said he saw the document as
something they put together and should
have input in any changes made.
I am speaking on behalf of the parents
in the community, Wibben said. The
change was on the agenda as a first reading. Policy changes typically go through
multiple readings with the policy committee before being approved in their final
form.
Activities director Andy Guden advised caution before making the change
this year. I would be hesitant on making the change right now not that I am
against the idea of it, he said. He noted
that when parents have come to speak
with him about the code, that clause has
not been an issue this year.
He also urged the board to not forget
why the clause was in the code to begin
with. We want you to know the more
time you are at these parties the more
likely you will give into drinking, Guden

said.
So far this year, Guden said there are
11 students serving code violations including five first offenders, three second
offenders and two who are completely
done with high school activities. He said
there havent been 11 offenses this fall,
some were carried over from the spring
season. He said none of the offenses he has
dealt with have been for in the presence
of violations. The code allows students to
self-report for in the presence of and be
exonerated from any wrongdoing.
Board member Barb Knight questioned why the code wasnt a policy. The
athletic code has never been a policy, it
just made sense for the policy committee
to look at it, said administrator Pat Sullivan. He said it was a way to have board
oversight on it.
Guden reminded board members why
the co-curricular code of conduct was enacted. We are trying to change a culture,
Guden said. There is still a significant
amount of underage drinking and illegal
use of alcohol. We want to change that.
He said many people, himself included,
have grown up with alcohol use as a way
of life. We want to decrease that number
and underage drinking altogether, he
said. The co-curricular code will be going
back to the policy committee for further
review at their Dec. 2 meeting.
The discussion on the co-curricular
code came following an update from Jean
Flood of the Taylor County Drug Opposition Partners Coalition. Flood reported on
the newly awarded five-year $600,000 federal Drug Free Communities grant and its
accompanying action plan.
The group is partnering with numerous community sectors, including law
enforcement, health care, parents, youth,
alcohol and drug specialists, the faith
community, business, government agencies, and the three Taylor County school
districts, to implement a specific action
plan.
The goals for the first grant year are
to decrease current alcohol use and delay
the age of onset of alcohol consumption
by youth, grades 6 - 12. Other parts of the
action plan call for reducing access to opiates.
The slide is very quick from opiates to
heroin, Flood said of the dangers young
people face.
In other business, board members:
Took no action on a proposed longevity reward plan which would bump staff
salaries after reaching 5-year milestones.
Under the plan proposed by Sullivan, staff
would receive bigger bumps at five and 10
years. The cost of the increases for each
year would come out of the total of pool
of funds available for all raises. Strama
raised concerns about going down the
road of offering longevity increases, she
favored a performance-based model. However, there were questions about how that
could be implemented and quantified. Sullivan will bring a revised plan with more
data about budget impacts to the next
meeting.
County finance department

plan heads to full board
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While county accountant Larry

Brandl has long been the go-to guy for
understanding county finances, he could
soon have a new title and a department
of his own.
Currently Brandl works in the county
clerks office doing the countys finances
including budgeting, bookkeeping and
payroll functions. Over the years, the position was expanded to include preparing
the necessary reports for state and federal grants and keeping abreast of changes
in state and federal law.
Last week members of the countys
finance and personnel committees voted in favor of taking Brandl out of the
clerks chain of command and creating
a new finance department with Brandl
as director. This wont change any of the
jobs Brandl already does, but will make
him answerable directly to the finance
committee and the county board. Under
the plan proposed at the Nov. 18 meeting,
Brandl will continue to directly oversee
an assistant and have indirect authority
over the financial personnel in the highway, human services, health, and commission on aging departments. These
individuals would still be answerable
to their separate department heads for
most day-to-day issues but when it comes
to financial reporting or processes would
be under the finance directors authority.
This concept of indirect authority
raised questions among committee members, specifically in relation to the human services department. The county
approved creating a human services financial manager position last year but
did not fund the position nor fill it. The
position is currently vacant with the duties being done by the director of human
services and the accounting specialists.
Committee member Scott Mildbrand,
who has gone on record saying he did not
feel there was a

need for a human
services financial
manager, questioned why they
didnt have the
human services
director on the
chain of command instead.
Larry Brandl
Committee
chairman Chuck
Zenner said the
eventual goal is to fill the vacant position
when funding becomes available. It is
no secret I am opposed to that position,
Mildbrand said of the human services financial manager post.
Committee member Lester Lewis supported the finance department plan saying this was the standard arrangement in
most other counties in the state.
With approval at the finance and personnel committee level, the proposal will
go to the full county board for action in
December.
In other business, members of the personnel committee:
Approved designating the UW

Extension Program Assistant position
as 40-hours-per week. When the county
decided not to fill the opening for a second assistant last year, the position
was moved up to 40 hours per week on
a temporary basis. It requires a county
code change to permanently increase the
hours. According to human resources
director Marie Koerner, under the temporary increase in hours the employee
in the position is not accruing the full
amount of vacations she would be entitled to as a 40-hour a week employee. The
cost of the position at 40 hours a week
was included in the 2016 budget.
Approved filling a vacant land

conservation technician position due to
a staff member leaving for a different job.
NEWS
THE STAR NEWS
Thursday, November
April 23, 2015
26, 2015
Page 5
Bringing comfort to those in need

It all started with a conversation between Lindsay Petersen and Kerry Ellenbecker.
The two friends were discussing how something as
simple as a blanket could help children in a time of need.
Whether it be an accident, a situation involving the police, or just anything. Some children do not even have
the comfort of a blanket, Ellenbecker said.
They decided to start a blanket drive and called the
effort Project: Comfort and Joy.
According to Ellenbecker, the blankets will be presented to the Taylor County Sheriffs Department during
the first week of December. Law enforcement will distribute the blankets to children in times of need to provide comfort to them.
For Ellenbecker the idea came after hearing of people
making blankets to send to children in other countries.

While not discounting the need there or the desire to
serve others, the friends felt there was a definite need to
help children in this area.
The project is collecting new store-bought blankets as
well as handcrafted blankets with the drop-off point at
Peoples Choice Credit Union where Ellenbecker is the
executive vice president. In addition, they are accepting
monetary donations at the credit union for Project: Comfort and Joy. Money collected will be used to purchase
additional blankets.
Those wishing to make blankets to contribute are
asked to keep them small approximately 1.5 yards
by 1.5 yards is the desired size. The blanket drive runs
through Nov. 30 when blankets will be turned over to law
enforcement.
Deer hunt numbers up for opening weekend

The opening weekend registration total for the county

sits at 1,483 total deer, up from 973 at this time a year ago
(a 52.4 percent increase). The buck total is 954 deer, up
from 816 a year ago, a 16.9 percent increase. There were
529 antlerless deer registered, way up from 150 last year
(252.7 percent). Last year, antlerless deer could only be
taken with the proper permits by youth hunters, disabled hunters and military members.
The DNR cautions that the new electronic registration
process also might be helping boost the early numbers.
You have to be a little careful looking at the numbers
one-on-one compared to last year, said Mark Schmidt,
the DNRs wildlife biologist for Taylor and Rusk counties. This year hunters have to register their deer by the
day after the kill at 5 p.m. as opposed to the day after the
season. So we might not be seeing as many deer being
registered later in the season. It will be interesting to see
what happens as the week goes on. I would expect the
percentages will drop off a little bit.
But the numbers are up in Taylor County as they
should be with the antlerless tags we have out there this
year.
The tally of 1,483 registered deer on opening weekend
is identical to Taylor Countys 2013 opening weekend total when 723 bucks and 760 antlerless deer were brought
in to registration stations in the county in the first two
days. That was a cold and windy opening weekend and
was the start of the most severe winter on record, significantly impacting deer herds in the deep woods of northern Wisconsin. The severe winter of 2013-14 is driving
the conservative antlerless quotas still in place this year
throughout northern Wisconsin.
In Taylor County, 1,652 deer were registered on opening weekend in 2012 and 1,451 were registered in 2011.
Schmidt spent much of Monday and Tuesday at Hickory Nutz Sausage in Medford, acquiring aging data from
deer that were brought in for processing. So hunters he
talked to there were generally on the happy side since
they bagged their deer.
Overall, he said there should have been few complaints about the conditions on opening weekend.
There was a little bit of snow which gave hunters a
little bit of a background for seeing deer, he said. It was
a little cold, but if you dressed appropriately, it wasnt
unbearable. On opening day there was a bit of a breeze
that might have made it a little colder. So far, all the days
have been quite huntable.
There is a lot of water in the woods, so there may be
some places guys couldnt get to, Schmidt added. You

certainly couldnt sneak up on anything because it was
so crunchy. Other than that, weather conditions have
been good. Weve lost most of the snow that we had, but
it sounds like on Thanksgiving we may get some back.
In Rusk County, buck registrations nearly equaled
last year with 836 deer taken this year, just five fewer
than last year. Doe registrations are up from 126 to 319
due to increased permit availability on private land. The
1,155 total deer registered represents a 19.2 percent increase from opening weekend of 2014.
In other surrounding counties, Price County noted an
opening weekend increase from 525 bucks last year to 591
this year and from 78 antlerless deer last year to 87 this
year. Marathon Countys numbers are ahead of last year
too. Hunters there registered 2,294 bucks (up 15.3 percent) and 2,592 antlerless deer (up 23.3 percent). Numbers
are down slightly in Chippewa County. Antlerless registration numbers are exactly the same at 1,203 but bucks
were down 10 from 901 last year to 891 this year.
Clark Countys numbers are up for the most part. The
countys farmland zone saw
an increase of 9.9 percent in
total deer. The countys forest zone saw a large increase
in bucks from 663 last year
to 1,001 this year (up 51 percent), while antlerless numbers held steady at 443, down
two from last year.
Statewide, hunters registered 119,495 deer on opening weekend, a 15.5 percent
increase over last year. The
buck total is up to 62,802 over
last years count of 55,650 (up
12.9 percent). The antlerless
count is up 19.9 percent from
47,305 last year to 56,693 this
year.
The DNR reported the
new electronic registration
system worked well, though
there were glitches preventing the harvest numbers
from being updated and posted online as quickly as was
hoped.
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talking one day about the need to provide comfort to
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Monday.
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November22,
26, 2011
2015
Thursday,
September
Star News
Editorials
Take time to give thanks

The story is a familiar one.
Refugees fleeing persecution left their
homes and traveled to a new land. The
journey was a hard one, and along the
way many died. The land they came to
was foreign and unfamiliar.
With the help of the people living
there, these refugees endured and learned
the skills needed to survive and thrive in
their new home. After a year of learning
new skills and hard work, they paused to
give thanks.
Every school child knows the story of
the first Thanksgiving. Construction paper pilgrim hats and cut-out Native American headdresses evoke the memories of
Gov. William Bradford, Squanto and chief
Massasoit of the Wampanoag.
The pageants are repeated annually
as a reminder of the sacrifices endured
by these refugees and how through hard
work and brotherhood they laid the foundation of the nation that would become
the United States of America. The climax
of the story is the Thanksgiving feast
I am thankful I was able to contribute my talents to the Abbotsford

Christmas Parade again this year.
After suffering from wrist problems
last year, I was unsure if this old
lady still had the ability to sew all
the creations I wanted to get done.
Being on the slide into the final
preparations, I can see the light at
the end of the tunnel, and luckily it
is not carpal tunnel.
Carol OLeary
I am thankful for family, near
and far away. I am thankful for my
faith and the doors that God opens
for me. I am thankful to work for
such a wonderful company and to
be a part of two offices within the
company.
I am thankful for success of
sports teams I follow: Kansas City
Royals, Wisconsin Badgers, Green
Bay Packers and Milwaukee Brewers. Through the highs and lows,
they bring joy to me.
Todd Lundy
I am thankful for the opportunities to cover sports for a living. To
me, theres no better job. Going to
the schools and reporting on their
triumphs, big or small, makes the
long nights in the office trying to
track down scores worth it. Only a
year out of college, Im still thankful
for frozen pizzas too.
Bryan Wegter
Star News
Holy Rosary third grade students shared what they were thankful for during the
Thanksgiving pageant held Friday.
where the bounty of the new land and the
fruits of the pilgrims labor are shared for
all the members of the community.
We all know history is far messier than
what is presented in elementary school
pageants. Massasoits friendship with
the Pilgrims likely had more to do with
I am thankful for our six children,

five by birth and one from Spain who
came into our lives this fall through
an exchange program, as well as my
husband Kevin who helps keep it all
together. They are all so unique and
special in their views on life, their
place in the world, and their rank in
family hierarchy.
Heres to another year of love,
chaos, sibling rivalry, and fierce
family loyalty. Sort of like a day at
the office with the other group of
people I am so thankful to work
with.
Kris OLeary
I am thankful for my family, love,
freedom, health, music, friendship,
job and God.
Tresa Blackburn
I am thankful for my family. This

includes both the ones I am related
to by birth and the others who have
come into my life over the years. I
would be lost without you.
You are there when I am down to
show me there is always hope and
remind me of what is important.
I am also thankful for having
the opportunity to share peoples
stories and lives through The Star
News and I am thankful for the
readers who bring this paper into
their homes each week.
Brian Wilson
I am thankful for Faith, Freedom,

Family and Friends.
Kelly Schmidt
Im thankful for all the people in

my life, family, friends, co-workers.
I am also thankful to live in a country were I have the freedom to enjoy my life the way that I choose,
so Im extremely thankful to all the
veterans who have made that possible and continue to fight for that
freedom. Thank you!
Sarah Biermann
My family, friends and my health.

Donald Watson
Aside from my family, I am

thankful for my fantastic co-workers. They have made my transition
to living up in the north woods
much easier!
Kristi Lange
Family
Friends
Health
Job
The five senses
VACATIONS
Ann Kuehling
Quote of the Week:
We want you to know the more time you are at these parties the more likely you
will give into drinking.
politics and conflict with a neighboring

band than the belief in brotherhood. The
Pilgrims have likewise been whitewashed
by history. Regardless of the historical details, as origin stories go it is a good one,
espousing the fundamental American ideals of embracing differences, celebrating
hard work, promoting brotherhood and

most of all giving thanks.
Although nearly 400 years separate
the Pilgrims of Plymouth Colony and the
modern American Thanksgiving feasts,
the tradition is a reminder to refocus on
what is important in life. Family, friends,
health and faith are among the common
themes of those giving thanks as they
gather around their tables for a shared
meal.
Thanksgiving is a time for families and
communities to come together.
It is easy to get distracted from what
is important in life. People focus on the
stuff they own or would like to own, and
get caught up in thinking that happiness
comes from material goods. Thanksgiving is a time to refocus, at least for a few
hours, on what is truly important and to
say thank you.
The Star News invited its staff to share
what they are thankful for this year. The
following are some of the responses:
Andy Guden, Medford schools activities director in defense of keeping a penalty for being
caught in the presence of people using alcohol or drugs.
See story on page 4
Members of The Star News editorial board include Publisher Carol OLeary, General Manager Kris
OLeary and News Editor Brian Wilson.
Write a Vox Pop: Vox Pops, from the Latin Vox Populi or Voice of the People, are
the opinions of our readers and reflect subjects of current interest. All letters must be signed
and contain the address and telephone number of the writer for verification of authorship
and should be the work of the writer. Letters will be edited. No election-related letters will be
run the week before the election. E-mail: starnews@centralwinews.com.
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OPINION
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Brian Wilson
Birthday dinner
Cow comes home
With the help of a skidsteer and operator from Medford Motors, the Maids a Milking along the Medford Riverwalk got their cow last week. The cow and maids are part of the 12 Days of Christmas display with the Kiwanis
Clubs Holiday Magic on the Medford Riverwalk event. The display was originally created by Ron Roth and used for
many years as part of his elaborate display. After poor health forced Roth to give up his decorating, the Kiwanis Club
and more than a dozen other businesses, organizations and individuals came together to decorate the park drawing
inspiration from his collection. The decorations will be lit during a ceremony the evening of Dec. 3.
Vox Pop
Urges We the people to share opinions about candidates
The Presidents approval rating is 43 percent, the congresss approval rating is 11 percent. This is absurd; you
and your neighbors need to decide enough is enough. It
is time to understand what our political hopefuls stand
for and then, are they credible do you believe them? Do
you believe the candidate who when questioned about an
apparent flip flop replies that was primary mode? The
Constitution of the United States gives the right to elect
the people who represent us to We The People that
means you, me and our neighbors. It does not matter

Democrat or Republican too many of the career politicians are representing big money and special interest. It
is time for We The People to take control back. Get off
the sidelines and get in the game. Submit a vox pop with
your choice of Presidential candidate and why you support your choice. No candidate bashing just your facts
why you support a candidate. Join the conversation.
Jim Poirier, Rib Lake
Vox Pop
Marking 40 years of serving all students
Wisconsin and the nation celebrate an important anniversary this month. It has been 40 years since President Gerald Ford signed Public Law 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, on Nov. 29, 1975.
The law is better known today by its 1990 reauthorization name, the Individuals with Disabilities Education
Act (IDEA), and it has changed the future for millions
of students with disabilities.
Prior to 1975, children with disabilities were excluded from many public schools and were thus separated
from their nondisabled peers. States could, but were
not required to, provide educational services to children with disabilities and many did for children who
were blind or hearing impaired. Wisconsin opened its
school in Janesville for educating the blind in 1849, just
one year after statehood. The school for children who
are deaf or hearing impaired followed in 1852. While
these schools provided important services, parents of
students with other disabling conditions wanted an
education for their children as well.
Wisconsin was ahead of the nation by a couple of
years in policy and practice. The state adopted laws regarding services to children with disabilities in 1973.
Todays state and national laws require that educational programs be made available to all children with
exceptional needs.
Rather than isolated at home or in institutions as
they were in the past, most students with disabilities
are educated alongside nondisabled students in regular
classrooms.
Parents and guardians are partners in developing
the Individual Education Programs (IEPs) that specify
the services and accommodations schools must provide

to help children progress toward their IEP goals.
The requirement of free appropriate public education doesnt just mean access to schools for children
and youth with disabilities. New guidance issued from
the U.S. Department of Education to mark the anniversary of IDEA makes it clear that IEPs must be aligned
with each states general education standards. In Wisconsin, we are working to ensure that students with disabilities receive high-quality instruction at each grade
level that helps them progress at a similar rate as
their nondisabled peers.
We want and need every
child, and we mean every
child including those with
disabilities, to graduate
from Wisconsins public
schools ready for the next
steps in life: employment,
further education, and independent living.
Lets celebrate our
progress in educating
children and youth with
disabilities and commit
ourselves to ensuring that
every student graduates
ready for college and careers.
State Superinten39-153410
dent Tony Evers
What do you want to eat on your birthday? my wife

asked me.
It was an innocent enough question, I guess.
What do you mean? Food, I suppose, I replied. It is
not like I am a zombie craving brraiiiinss or anything
like that. I mean really, what kind of question is that to
ask someone?
She was persistent. Really, it is your birthday, what do
you want for dinner? she asked, again.
As anyone who was born in the last week of November knows, getting asked what you want for your birthday dinner is something of a pathetic joke. If it is one
of those years where your birthday falls on Thanksgiving or after, you know that regardless of the answer you
will be having turkey in some way, shape or form. It is
all the same, whether it is fresh carved turkey roasting
while a parade or football game is on TV, or cold turkey
sandwiches as you listen to the shopping exploits while
you were at work.
Those years where Thanksgiving falls after your birthday, your meal is some hodgepodge arrangement thrown
together in order to clear out room in the fridge for the
big feast you know the one where they serve the turkey
and pumpkin pie you are so fond of. Why yes, I wanted
limp and chewy carrots and whatever that quivering blob
is, how did you know it was was my favorite?
Those of us with birthdays near major holidays have
learned to lie at an early age to cover our disappointment
and bitterness. Admit it, all you late December and Halloween babies, you secretly seethe every time you went to
some birthday pool party for the summer-born or envied
the 10-speed bike the kids born in May got at their 5th
grade birthday.
Yeah, but having a birthday near a holiday makes you
special, you remember your mom saying when you were
13 and upset, because basically you were 13 and didnt really need any other reason beside that.
So what do you want for your birthday dinner?
asked my loving, May-birthday bride, after I was silent
for too long a time.
Um, I dunno, I stammered, stalling for time, while
desperately thinking of some dish that A.) I didnt have
to cook, and B.) that others in my home would tolerate.
Being a dad is all about compromise. My father claims
to have a fondness for black jelly beans. I have long had
the suspicion that he like most right thinking people
would sooner eat shoe leather soup then black jelly
beans, but as the father of eight children he recognized
the only jelly beans he would ever get are the black ones.
I admire this level of sacrifice, even if I know I can never
achieve it myself because I cant overcome the black jelly
bean gag reflex.
The seconds of silence are dragging on, and I feel my
wife and children staring at me. What do I want for my
birthday dinner? This really shouldnt be that hard of a
question for a (lets see, 2015-1972 is oh, yeah. . .) 43- yearold guy.
How about turkey, that sounds good, I find myself
saying. And dont worry about having any sort of candles or anything like that.
I see by the nods and smiles that I picked the right option. Whew, that was a close one.
Brian Wilson is News Editor at The Star News.
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Milestones, Memories, Births, Engagements, Weddings
Births
Clark Kenyon-Lee Judnic
Bryer Watson Hubbard

Kim Smith and Noah Hubbard of Medford announce
the birth of a son, Bryer Watson, born on Nov. 11, 2015 at
Aspirus Medford Hospital - Birthing Center. He weighed
seven pounds, eight ounces and was 21 inches long. He
joins a brother, Tanner, age 6 and a sister, Myah, age
10. His grandparents are Linda and Charlie Smith of Abbotsford and Theresa and Mark Hubbard of Medford. His
great-grandparent is Elaine Scrvais of Medford.
Logan Dawson Lee

Leeta and David Peterson of Rib Lake announce the
birth of a son, Logan Dawson Lee, born on Nov. 4, 2015 at
Aspirus Medford Hospital - Birthing Center. He weighed
seven pounds, 11 ounces and was 20.5 inches long. He
joins brothers Nicholas, 15, and Damien, 11. His grandparents are Jack and Vicki Schieding of Lublin, and
Charles and Ruth Peterson of Dorchester.
Jennifer Newberry and Benjamin Judnic of Rib Lake

announce the birth of a son, Clark Kenyon-Lee, born
on Nov. 3, 2015 at Aspirus Medford Hospital - Birthing
Center. He weighed eight pounds, one ounce and was 20
inches long. He joins a brother, Andrew Kenyon-Lee,
age 1-1/2. His grandparents are Charlie and Gayle Newberry of Medford, and Ronni and Laura Judnic of Rib
Lake. The great-grandparents are Charles and Kathy
Newberry of Medford, Marcella and the late Charles
Riehm of Muskego, Darlene and the late Ronald Judnic
of Rib Lake, and Lavern and Judy Probst of Rib Lake.
Channing Michael Volkman

Brittany Volkman of Minocqua announces the birth
of a son, Channing Michael, born on Nov. 15, 2015 at Howard Young Medical Center. He weighed seven pounds, 4.5
ounces and was 21 inches long. He joins siblings, Cayden
Cashen and Christian Volkman. His grandmother is
Tina DuPlayee of Neenah.
Madelyn Rue Hanson

Melissa Gilles and Jeffrey Hanson, Jr., of Athens announce the birth of a daughter, Madelyn Rue, born on
Nov. 16 , 2015 at Aspirus Womens Health Birthing Center
at Aspirus Wausau Hospital. She weighed ten pounds, 5.3
ounces and was 21 inches long. Her grandparents are Pat
and Darla Gilles of Medford, Jeffrey Sr. and Sue Hanson
of Mauston, and Therese Ard of Necedah.
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So its the time of year when everyone is harking

back to ancestral recipes, hoping to tweak the tastebuds
with memories of those good old days of cheery gatherings around the harvest table and evenings by the crackling Yule log. No matter if your family events happened
to be more like a rerun of the Addams Family the purpose of nostalgia is mostly as therapeutic fiction. The
fond memories of what never actually happened helps
us to imagine that we, too, have a place in the happy mythology of Homey Perfection.
In that spirit, I thought I would reference the honest
fiction of the story I am completely making up, set in
19th century Wisconsin. If you recall our hero is Estelle,
a woman who is working hard to keep it all together in
the year 1865. She arrived somewhere in the middle of
Wisconsin as a three year-old, the child of young parents who had dreams of making their own way on the
frontier. Her father, Philippe Laurent, was the son of a
successful French fur trader in the town of La Baye. Her
mother, Laura, had arrived there with her parents a few
years previously from New England, when the opening
of the Erie Canal brought a new wave of immigrants to
what would become Green Bay.
The Laurents pack up their young family in 1837,
traveling the new military road to Le Portage, then taking advantage of riverboat traffic up the Wisconsin,
then heading inland about thirty miles until they come
upon what will be their new home. Fast forward to 1865,
and their oldest daughter, Estelle, is the only one left on
the homestead. I discovered that early and unexpected
death was common in that time, so I very conscientiously killed off a lot of people when developing the backstory. In sad and tragic circumstances.
In working out the story of her life, I am reminded of
how much daily labor went into food production in that
time. It is mid-August when we come into Estelles story,
and she is beginning to evaluate the likely timetable for
harvesting and storing the food from her garden and
the forest. She earns some cash from selling her weaving and the cheese and butter she makes from her cows
production, but to feed herself and her livestock, she depends mostly on her own labor.
In middle to late August, one of the foraging possibilities that she will be considering is hazlenuts. If any of
you have ever gathered wild hazelnuts, you have probably been left wondering why a person would bother.
First of all, you have to get there ahead of the squirrels, who tend to strip the brush as soon as the nuts have
turned the light brown that indicates ripeness. Then,
you arent picking the nuts, but nuts encased in sticky,
prickly green enclosures that have to be peeled off. Your
end result? A nut maybe half the size of the commercially grown variety, encased in a shell certified by Fort
Knox. A brisk round of hammer blows, and you are left
to pick out the nut fragments from the shell fragments.
But that was the nature of food production on the
frontier in the 19th century. The sacks of nuts the
Laurents gathered would be stored up in the loft where
the girls slept. Through the winter, they would crack
and sort the nuts as they were used, probably smacking
them with a hammer on one of the hearthstones as they
sat by the fire in the evening, munching on the nutmeats
while they visited, worked at the spinning wheel, or listened to Philippe playing tunes on the fiddle.
Years later Estelle would remember these things,
maybe through a little bit of a rosy haze, but its enough
to have her out in the woods, filling gunny sacks full of
nuts that will have to be peeled and shelled in the long
winter nights to come. And surely one of those nights
she would remember the candy her mother used to
make for the winter celebrations.
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Heat in a heavy saucepan:

2 cups maple syrup
1 cup heavy cream
Stir constantly until it reaches 235. Remove from the
heat and let it rest for five minutes. Stir in:
1 cup toasted hazelnuts, chopped
Stir until it begins to solidify, then scrape it into a buttered pan and pat down. Let it cool, then cut it into pieces
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Celebrating 90 years with a little help from her friends

Marge Retzer was honored for her 90th birthday (Nov.
27) by students at Medford Elementary School during a
special Thanksgiving program on November 24. Retzer
taught for 33 years in the Medford school district. For 27
years following her retirement, she volunteered approximately 300 hours a year working in the school library.
Certification of recognition
Medford mayor Michael Wellner presented a certificate
of recognition from the city for her years of volunteerism to
the school, which greatly enriched the community.
Food donation
Kindergarten students donated 90
food items to the
local food pantry
in honor of Marge
Retzers 90th birthday.
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Elementary students, led by Laura Lundy, sang Happy Birthday to Marge Retzer.
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Retzer with birthday
cards during the program celebrating her
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sulphide discovery occurring within the LadysmithRhinelander greenstone belt. Its definitely our top priority target, Robert Cathro, director of the company
was quoted as saying in The Northern Miner.
Recently, NDU purchased Wisconsin Mineral Resources (WMRI), a private company with an interest in
23,700 acres of leased mineral rights, perhaps the largest
base metal holding in the state, the paper reported. The
acquisition includes three base metal deposits, several
geophysical targets, a database of geophysical surveys
and drill core, field offices and experienced personnel.
November 24, 2005

The day after the Medford Planning Commission
tabled a request for annexation because no information had been filed, the city received the formal request by certified mail for a new commercial parcel
on the citys north side.
The property requested for annexation consists of
34.8 acres located just north of the city limits on the
east side of Hwy 13. The request for annexation came
from Burt, Borntreger and Rauch, LLC with Terrance
Patrick of Medford listed as the managing member of
the company. Along with the request for annexation
is a request that the parcel be zoned C-1 Commercial
use zoning.
According to Mayor Mike Wellner, the owners representative spoke with City Planner Bob Christenson
on Monday morning and told him information would
be available for the meeting. However, information
never arrived and with no request formally filed, the
planning commission could not take action. According to Wellner, even if the material had arrived, the
commission would have only reviewed it that night
and would have held off making a recommendation
until a future meeting.
25 YEARS AGO
November 28, 1990
In its September 24 issue, The Northern Miner, a

mining trade paper published in Toronto, Canada,
reported that an increasing number of companies
are prospecting in the Rhinelander-Ladysmith greenstone belt, which hosts Norandas recent zinc discovery and Kennecotts proposed copper mine south of
Ladysmith.
NDU Resources announced it will focus its efforts
on exploration of the Bend deposit, a copper-gold
50 YEARS AGO
100 YEARS AGO

November 24, 1915
The Ladies aid will hold their annual Bazaar, December 1st at Temprance Hall. Beside the many fancy
work articles, quilts, etc. A delicious six oclock dinner, with every thing good imaginable will be served
on the Cafetaria style. You can go from booth to booth
and pick out just what you wish, or like best in salad,
beans, cake, pies etc at a small fee, each.
Remember When Nov. 2005
November 25, 1965

A desperate search begun Monday afternoon for a
12-year-old boy hunter ended in a snowstorm Wednesday morning at 9:45 oclock when the lad was found by
a searching party in the Steve Creek flowage area just
north of the Taylor county line in Price county. Randy
Hague, River Falls, was said to be in good condition in
the first sketchy report from the Taylor county sheriffs
department just prior to the press deadline Wednesday.
Hopes were fading Wednesday morning of finding
the lad. The son of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Hague, River
Falls, was hunting with Walter Monson and his son,
also of River Falls. The lost boys father, who couldnt
join the hunting party due to illness of his wife, came
Tuesday when efforts failed to find his son Monday afternoon and night. It was reported that the father was
with the group that found the boy.
75 YEARS AGO
November 28, 1940

Comparatively few accidents were reported this deer
season, according to Neal Smith, county traffic officer.
Most serious was one taking place about 5:15 Friday
afternoon, Nov. 22 on highway 64, a little over a mile
west of Medford. A car driven by Clinton Rabuck of La
Valle collided with a wagon belonging to Louis Kovecsi
of the town of Medford. Both were going west.
Smith said that the car was overtaking the wagon
as another car approached from the opposite direction. The Rabuck machine struck the rear of the wagon.
Kovecsis team, frightened by the force of the impact
and noise, ran away. Kovecsi was thrown from the wagon and suffered a broken leg.
Medford Elementary School kindergartners wearing Native American headbands and pilgrim hats and
bonnets sat down Nov. 22 to a meal of turkey, vegetables and pumpkin pie during the schools annual
Kindergarten Feast to celebrate Thanksgiving.
SPORTS
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Thursday, November
September 26,
22, 2015
2011
Stiglich has big year; Petkau

an all-conference punter
by Sports Reporter Bryan Wegter
Brent Stiglich, a 2011 Medford graduate, was a key cog in the University of
Minnesota-Duluths fine 2015 football
season. The Bulldogs havent been quite
as good as expected, but they still hold
an 8-3 record heading into the Mineral
Water Bowl in Excelsior Springs, Mo. on
Dec. 5 against Fort Hays State University.
The Bulldogs received an invite to the
bowl game as the top-ranked team in the
Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference
not to make the NCAA Division II football playoffs.
UMD went 6-1 in the NSIC, putting
them in a three-way tie with Bemidji
State and Northern State atop the North
Division. Stiglich started all 11 games for
the Bulldogs at linebacker and was second on the team with 65 total tackles, including 31 unassisted.
Stiglich was a force in the teams 3427 homecoming win against St. Cloud
State on Oct. 10. He collected a seasonhigh 11 total tackles, recorded his only
sack of the season and forced a fumble.
Stiglich also picked off Huskies quarterback Nate Meyer only 11 seconds into the
second half and returned it 22 yards for a
touchdown to put the Bulldogs up 27-12.
It was his first collegiate pick and defensive score. Stiglich had nine total tackles
in UMDs 28-24 win over Upper Iowa on
Sept. 26.
Daniel Petkau, a 2011 Rib Lake graduate, completed a successful senior season for the University of Northwestern
(St. Paul) football team. Petkau was the
Eagles starting punter, but also played
on offense as a wide receiver. He was
named to the All-Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) first team as
a punter after averaging 37.9 yards per
punt, tops in the conference. Thirteen
Northwestern players were named to the
all-conference roster. He put 15 kicks inside the opponents 20, third in the conference, and had a long of 55 yards. He totaled 1,479 punting yards on 39 attempts
in conference play.
After Northwesterns 13-7 loss to St.
Top punter
Scholastica on Oct. 17, Petkau was named

the conferences Special Teams Player of
the Week. He averaged 45.2 yards on his
five punts in the game and put four inside
St. Scholasticas 20. On the Eagles last
drive of the game, he also made a 44-yard
catch. The performance also earned Petkau a spot on the D3football.com Team of
the Week.
As a receiver in UMAC games, Petkau used his 6-6 frame to catch 10 passes
for 266 yards, an outstanding 26.6 yards
per catch that ranked behind only three
other players in the conference. Westminster (Mo.) receiver Peair Howard led
at 32.5 yards per catch. Petkau caught
one touchdown, a 3-yard reception from
quarterback Grant Schoen in the third
quarter of the Eagles 57-7 dismantling
of Iowa Wesleyan on Oct. 3. He had a
season-high 103 yards receiving, on only
three catches, in the teams 35-13 win
over Crown College on Sept. 12.
The Eagles were 8-3 overall this fall.
They finished 8-1 in the UMAC, behind
only undefeated St. Scholastica. Northwestern received an invitation to the NCCAA Victory Bowl in Waxahachie, Texas
on Nov. 21, where they fell 10-7 to Southwest Assemblies of God University.
Katelynn Homeyer, a 2013 Medford
graduate, is a junior at UW-Stevens Point
and a member of the girls swim team. She
has competed in all four meets for the
Pointers so far this year. She picked up
her first individual win in the 100-yard
breaststroke at Points 120-117 dual loss
to UW-Whitewater on Nov. 21. Homeyer
swam the breaststroke in 1:09.57, finishing a tenth of a second faster than Whitewaters Erin Hawker. Homeyer was also
a member of the Pointers third place
200-yard medley relay, which finished in
a time of 1:57.45, and took seventh in the
200-yard individual medley (2:28.26).
At a tri-dual in Stevens Point against
Northern Michigan and Minnesota StateMankato on Nov. 14, Homeyer and the
200-yard medley relay finished third in
1:53.42. Individually, Homeyer was fourth
in the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:10.61,
fifth in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:36.28)
and 15th in the 50-yard freestyle (27.49).
Photo by Russ and Kathy Nelson, provided by Northwestern sports information
Northwestern Colleges (St. Paul) Daniel Petkau, a 2011 Rib Lake graduate, was
named to the All-Upper Midwest Athletic Conferences first-team this season.
Another one goes down
Photo courtesy of UMD Athletic Communications
Brent Stiglich, a 2011 Medford graduate, recorded 65 tackles this season for the
Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs. The senior will play his final collegiate game at the Mineral Water Bowl on Dec. 5 against Fort Hays State.
The Pointers lost to Northern Michigan
162.5-136.5 and 207-86 to Mankato.
Homeyer was part of the fourth place
200-yard medley relay (1:54.60) at a tri-dual hosted by Gustavus Adolphus College
in St. Peter, Minn. on Nov. 7. Point finished last with 643 points. Mankato won
with 1,020.5 and Adolphus as second with
827.5.
She finished third in the 200-yard
breaststroke in 2:36.93 on Oct. 24 at a meet
at St. Cloud State. Homeyer was also fifth
in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:10.86) and
swam as part of the fourth-place 200 medley relay (1:53.28).
Abbie Bergman, a 2015 Medford
alumni, is a freshman on the St. Cloud
State girls swim team. She has swam in
two meets for the Huskies this fall. In the
teams meet on Oct. 2 at the University
of North Dakota, Bergman swam in the
four events. She served as the anchor
leg on the teams eighth place finish in
the 400-yard freestyle relay in a time of
3:53.63. Joining her on the relay were
Annie Hart, Rebecca Miller and fellow
freshman Tia Erickson. UNDs relay won
the event in 3:37.66.
Bergman swam the 100-yard butterfly
in 1:06.78 and finished 20th. In the 50-yard
freestyle, she finished 27th in 26.79. Bergman was 24th in the 100-yard freestyle in
59.04. The Huskies finished second at the
three-team meet behind hosts UND.
Bergman shaved 0.5 seconds off her
butterfly time at the Moorhead Quad
Duals, held Oct. 16-17. She finished 15th
in the event. Bergman also competed
in the 100-yard free and finished in 16th
in a time of 59.51. The Huskies defeated
Northern State 236-42 and beat Minnesota State-Moorhead
213-87 in duals competition.
A trio of 2014
Medford graduates
were on the roster
for UW-River Falls
this season. Halfback Joey Leonard got his first
collegiate carries
this year, which he
Ian Porten
turned into eight
yards. Both came in the teams 56-19 loss

to UW-Plateville on Oct. 17.
Justin Yaron, a linebacker, saw a bit
of time on the field as well. He had four
total tackles this year. Three were solo.
He recorded one tackle in games against
UW-Eau Claire, UW-Oshkosh, UW-Whitewater and UW-Stevens Point.
Ian Porten made an appearance as an
offensive lineman in the teams second
game of the year, a 49-22 loss at South
Dakota School of Mines and Technology.
The Falcons went 4-6 this year, including
3-4 in the Wisconsin Intercollegeiate Athletic Conference.
Ben Hemer, a 2012 alumni of Medford
High School, has not seen the football
field yet this year for UW-Madison. Hemer is listed as one of 20 offensive linemen
on the Badgers roster. He is the brother
of former Badger Ethan Hemer, currently a free agent after being cut from the
Pittsburgh Steelers practice squad earlier this fall.
Lindsey Bucki, a 2012 Medford graduate, was again a member of the Winona
State womens rugby squad. The Black
Katts crushed University of Illinois-Chicago 114-5 in the first round of the Division II American Collegiate Rugby Association playoffs on Nov. 15. Winona State
faces the University of Colorado-Mesa
this weekend in a second round match.
With a win, theyll take on whoever
emerges from the match between UWStevens Point and Montana State.
Carlie Rau was a member of the Lakeland College girls volleyball team this
season. The 2015 Medford graduate did
not appear in a match with the varsity.
Justin Yaron
Joey Leonard
City of Medford Council

Public Hearing Minutes
Tuesday, November 3, 2015
6:05 PM
Council Chambers, City Hall
639 South Second Street
{Subject to Council Approval}
Call to Order/Roll Call
Mayor Mike Wellner called
the Public Hearing to order with
the following members present:
Dave J. Brandner, Arlene Parent, Greg Knight, Peggy Kraschnewski, Jim Peterson, Mike
Bub, Dave Roiger, and Clem
Johnson.
Pledge of Allegiance
Alderperson Knight began
the public hearing by leading
the group in the reciting of the
Pledge of Allegiance.
Open Meeting Law Compliance
Mayor Wellner announced
that this was an open public
hearing of the Council. Notice
of this meeting was given to
the public at least 24 hours in
advance of the meeting by forwarding the complete agenda
to the official City newspaper,
The Star News, and to all news
media that have requested the
same as well as posting. Copies of the complete agenda
were available for inspection at
the City Clerks Office. Anyone
desiring information as to forthcoming meetings should contact
the City Clerks Office.
City Personnel Present
The following City personnel
were present: City Clerk Ginny
Brost, Treasurer Kevin Doberstein, Police Chief Ken Coyer,
Police Sergeant Bryan Carey,
Street & Water Superintendent
Pat Chariton, Library Director
Anne LaRoche, and Coordinator/Public Works Director John
Fales. City Attorney Courtney
Graff was an excused absence.
Visitors Present
Visitor present was Brian Wilson-Star News.
Citizens and Delegations
Comments
There were no citizens or delegations present.
Purpose
Mayor Wellner explained the
purpose of the public hearing
was to consider the 2016 proposed City of Medford General
Fund Budget.
Activity
Proposed
Amounts - Changes*
Property Tax Revenue
$684,656.00 - $661,906.00
General Fund Revenue $3,475,291.00 - $3,452,541.00
Mayor - $10,410.00
Legislative - $21,240.00
Legislative
Support
$201,005.00
Elections - $20,600.00
Administration & Finance $568,684.00
Assessment/Planning/Zoning
- $184,629.00
Police - $956,969.00
Public Works - $980,289.00
Culture & Recreation $243,043.00
Conservation & Development
- $24,368.00
Capital Outlay - $101,850.00
- $79,100.00
Capital Construction Fund $732,392.00 - $755,142.00
Debt
Service
Fund
$689,713.00
Library Special Revenue
Fund - $374,161.00
Police Special Revenue Fund
- $15,800.00
*In addition and in order to be
in compliance for the 2106 Budget Restraint Program, $22,750
of Capital Outlay expense will
need to be transferred from the
General Fund to the Capital
Construction Fund. This does
not affect the tax levy.
There were no public comments regarding the proposed
2016 budget.
Adjournment
Johnson
moved,
Kraschnewski seconded a motion
to adjourn from the Public Hear-
Notice to the Electors of

Medford Area Public School District
Taylor and Marathon Counties, Wisconsin
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the School Board of
the above-named School District, at a meeting duly called,
noticed, held and conducted on November 19, 2015, adopted initial resolutions entitled:
Initial Resolution Number I
Authorizing General Obligation Bonds
in an amount not to exceed $3,205,000
Said Initial Resolution was adopted pursuant to
the provisions of Chapter 67 of the Wisconsin Statutes
to authorize a borrowing in an amount not to exceed
$3,205,000 through the issuance of general obligation
bonds of the District for the public purpose of paying the
cost of a school improvement program at District buildings
and grounds consisting of heating and cooling upgrades,
facility remodeling and improvements, the addition of a
new drop off and pick up loop with additional parking at
the Middle School and other parking lot improvements;
and acquiring furnishings, fixtures and equipment.
Initial Resolution Number II
Authorizing General Obligation Bonds
in an amount not to exceed $975,000
Said Initial Resolution was adopted pursuant to the
provisions of Chapter 67 of the Wisconsin Statutes to authorize a borrowing in an amount not to exceed $975,000
through the issuance of general obligation bonds of the
District for the public purpose of paying the cost of upgrading and improving the pool at the High School, including
heating and cooling upgrades, tile and pipe replacement,
and constructing an addition for the water treatment room.
Copies of said Initial Resolutions and a detailed breakdown of the school improvement program to be financed
with the proceeds of the proposed Bond issue are on file
in the District Office located at 124 W. State Street, Medford, Wisconsin 54451-1771 and may be inspected weekdays except holidays, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and
4:00 p.m.
The School Board has called for a referendum election
on the Initial Resolutions to be held on April 5, 2016.
Dated November 19, 2015.
By Order of the School Board
Cheryl Wibben, District Clerk
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6:05 PM. All in favor: All Aye.
Motion Carried. Public Hearing
Adjourned.
Respectfully Submitted,
Virginia Brost
City Clerk, WCPC/MMC
(One ins. November 26)
47-156099
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
STATE OF WISCONSIN
CIRCUIT COURT
TAYLOR COUNTY
Case No. 15-IN-13
In the Matter of the Estate of
Deloris Matyka, Deceased.
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE:
1. An application for informal
administration was filed.
2. The decedent, with date of
birth of April 26, 1933 and date
of death of March 18, 2015,
was domiciled in Taylor County,
State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of N7155 Evergreen
Drive, Rib Lake, WI 54470.
3. All interested persons
waived notice.
4. The deadline for filing a
claim against the decedents estate is February 17, 2015.
5. A claim may be filed at the
Taylor County Courthouse, 224
South Second Street, Medford,
Wisconsin 54451.
5. A claim may be filed at the
office of the Probate Registrar,
Taylor County Courthouse, 224
South Second Street, Medford,
Wisconsin.
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Lindsay N. Rothmeier, Probate Registrar
Date: November 2, 2015
(1st ins. November 12,
3rd ins. November 26)
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Clerk Discretion in Election
Official Work Hours
Town of Greenwood
Ordinance
Ordinance No. 2015-2
WHEREAS, election officials
may not be available or willing to
work an entire Election Day,
NOW, THEREFORE, the
Town of Greenwood, Taylor
County, Wisconsin, does ordain
as follows:
SECTION I - ELECTION
OFFICIAL HOURS. The Town
Clerk shall have the discretion
to hire election officials to work
less than a full day on the day of
the election.
SECTION II - EFFECTIVE
DATE. This Ordinance shall be
effective from and after its adoption by the Town Board and its
posting or publication as provided by the Statutes of the State of
Wisconsin.
The Town Clerk shall properly publish this ordinance as required under Wis. Stat. 60.80.
Adopted this 11th day of November, 2015.
47-156187
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City of Medford
2016 Adopted Budget Summary
General Fund
Description
Expenditures
General Government
Public Safety
Public Works
Health and Human Services
Culture, Rec. & Education
Capital Outlay
Transfers Out
Total Expenses
Revenues
Tax Revenue
Special Assessment
State Funding & Grants
Licenses & Permits
Enforcement
Public Services
Inter Govt Charges
Other Revenue
Interfund Transfers
Total Revenues
Fund Balance (12/31)
2014
Budgeted
2014
Actual
2015
Budgeted
2015
Estimated
2016
Proposed
$797,946
952,715
864,773
$627002
966,809
881,772
420,484
149,750
164,204
$3,349,872
266,637
123,281
164,204
$3,029,705
$794,583
985,929
1,167,265
195,076
105,260
164,204
$3,412,317
$784,000
982,500
1,137,000
189,000
104,000
164,204
$3,360,704
$816,038
1,003,769
1,197,022
192,408
79,100
164,204
$3,452,541
$1,249,652
164,611
1,578,488
46,338
36,909
29,000
79,324
165,550
$3,349,872
$1,162,599
168,752
1,558,480
53,327
39,160
40,395
89,370
131,952
$1,271,041
164,611
1,610,785
52,348
48,909
33,000
79,324
134,299
18,000
$3,412,317
$1,250,000
123,000
1,580,000
48,250
36,500
27,500
74,000
110,000
$3,249,250
$1,311,743
164,611
1,594,857
51,247
48,909
39,000
79,324
140,350
22,500
$3,452,541
$5,487,209
$5,365,629
$3,244,035
$5,598,663
Special Revenue Funds and Enterprise Funds (Utilities)
Fund Bal/
Retained
2016
2016
Earnings
Fund Name and Number
Revenues
Expenses
12/31/14
CDBG(#25)
$48,600
$48,600
$31,692
Room Tax(#21)
41,000
41,000
49,642
Landfill Fund(#22)
16,425
16,250
175,591
Medford Public Library(#23)
374,161
374,161
103,348
Tax Incremental District 5 (#42)
67,447
68,628
(144,570)
62,298
23,401
(742,563)
27,658
26,683
(261,868)
144,204
144,073
(532,320)
54,441
54,154
(248,116)
1,576,892
1,571,118
(640,623)
43,822
1,500
(11,958)
1,090,967
1,087,237
351,849
Medford Area Fire Dept.(#46)
187,287
187,287
226,433
Water Utility(#62)
1,035,300
792,281
7,953,972
Refuse/Recycling(#64)
370,510
370,156
469,349
Wastewater Utility(#66)
1,251,500
1,434,450
8,521,126
Electric Utility(#68)
9,364,906
9,263,900
10,288,667
Notes: (1) Funds 21, 22, 25, 62, 64, 66 and 68 are financed through users fees and other sources of funds not including
the tax levy.
(2) The Medford Public Library and the Medford Area Fire Department are financed through users fees and other
sources as well as through tax levy which is included in the General Fund.
A copy of the entire City of Medford 2016 adopted budget is available for public inspection at the City Clerks Office,
located at City Hall, 639 S. Second Street, during normal business hours (8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.).
Virginia Brost, City Clerk
47-156101
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Court proceedings
Taylor County Circuit Court
Pleas entered
The following made initial appearance and entered

pleas of not guilty: Tyler J. Berndt, 25, Stetsonville,
operating while under the influence-second offense
and operating with a prohibited alcohol concentration
(PAC)-second offense; Thomas D. Way, 23, Medford,
miscellaneous bail jumping, operating while under the
influence-third offense, operating while revoked and
operating with a PAC-third offense; Gorge L. Aguilera,
22, Curtiss, intentionally pointing a firearm at a person
and criminal damage to property; Scott R. Webb, 30,
Medford, battery and disorderly conduct; Kenneth M.
Kirkwood, 26, Medford, disorderly conduct and miscellaneous bail jumping; Anthony J. Olsen, 43, Medford,
possession of drug paraphernalia; Dalton J. Hostetler,
22, Medford, disorderly conduct and criminal damage to
property; Matthew R. Hendricks, 34, Withee, operating
while under the influence-second offense.
Forfeitures
Shannon G. Potocnik, 25, Medford, pled no contest to

possession of marijuana and forfeited a fine and costs
of $330.50. A charge of possession of drug paraphernalia
was dismissed on a prosecutors motion. Potocnik also
pled no contest to operating with a controlled substancefirst offense. He forfeited $795 and was ordered to pay a
$41 blood draw fee; his drivers license was revoked for
seven months; and he is to undergo an alcohol and drug
assessment. A charge of operating while under the influence was dismissed.
Artemio Lopez Lopez, 23, Medford, pled guilty to operating without a valid license-second offense within
Public notices
NOTICE OF
FORECLOSURE SALE
STATE OF WISCONSIN
CIRCUIT COURT
TAYLOR COUNTY
Case No. 15-CV-58
CitiFinancial Servicing LLC
Plaintiff,
vs.
Patricia K. Stumpner a/k/a
Patricia Stumpner, Wells Fargo
Financial Pennsylvania, Inc.
f/k/a Wells Fargo Financial Acceptance Pennsylvania, Inc.
and Taylor County Clerk of Circuit Court
Defendants.
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that
by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on September 21, 2015 in the amount of
$63,542.01 the Sheriff will sell
the described premises at public
auction as follows:
TIME: January 5, 2016 at
9:30 a.m.
TERMS: Pursuant to said
judgment, 10% of the successful
bid must be paid to the sheriff at
the sale in cash, cashiers check
or certified funds, payable to the
clerk of courts (personal checks
cannot and will not be accepted). The balance of the successful bid must be paid to the
clerk of courts in cash, cashiers
check or certified funds no later
than ten days after the courts
confirmation of the sale or else
the 10% down payment is forfeited to the plaintiff. The property is sold as is and subject to
all liens and encumbrances.
PLACE: In the lobby of the
Taylor County Courthouse, Medford, Wisconsin
DESCRIPTION: PARCEL OF
LAND IN THE SOUTHEAST
QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST
QUARTER
(SE1/4SE1/4), SECTION SIXTEEN
(16),
TOWNSHIP
THIRTY
(30) NORTH, RANGE TWO
(2) EAST, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT
THE SOUTHEAST CORNER
OF SAID FORTY (BEING THE
POINT OF INTERSECTION
OF THE CENTERLINE OF
three years, and forfeited a fine and costs of $579.

Jon B. Jacque, 30, Thorp, pled no contest to operating while under the influence-third offense. He was sentence to serve 160 days in jail, sentence to run consecutive to any other jail sentence; forfeited a fine and costs
of $2,546; his 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 comply with an alcohol
and drug assessment and a driver safety plan. A charge
of operating while revoked was dismissed but read in.
A charge of operating with a PAC-third offense was dismissed on prosecutors motion.
Jacque, a.k.a. Jon R. Jacque, also pled no contest to
resisting or obstructing an officer-repeater and forfeited
a fine and costs of $579. A charge of disorderly conduct
was dismissed but read in.
Pamela L. Jensen, 51, Medford, pled no contest to
operating while under the influence. She forfeited $795
and was ordered to pay a $41 blood draw fee; her drivers license was revoked for seven months; and she is
to undergo an alcohol and drug assessment. A charge of
operating with a PAC-equal to or greater than 0.15 percent (first offense) was dismissed.
Jensen also pled no contest to disorderly conduct and
forfeited a fine and costs of $330.50.
Amanda M. Sherfield, 19, Prentice, pled guilty to operating while revoked and forfeited costs of $443.
Jesus Montes-Rivera, 18, Medford, pled guilty to operating while under the influence. He forfeited $795 and
was ordered to pay a $41 blood draw fee; his drivers license was revoked for seven months; and he is to undergo an alcohol and drug assessment. He also pled guilty to
operating without a valid license and forfeited $200.50.
A charge of operating with a controlled substance-first
offense was dismissed.
Probation ordered
COUNTY TRUNK HIGHWAY
A AND THE CENTERLINE
OF A TOWN ROAD RUNNING
BETWEEN SECTION 15 AND
SECTION 16 OF THE TOWNSHIP DESCRIBED ABOVE);
THENCE WEST ON THE
SOUTH BOUNDARY LINE
OF SAID FORTY (BEING THE
CENTERLINE OF COUNTY
TRUNK HIGHWAY A), A DISTANCE OF 595 FEET TO THE
POINT OF TRUE BEGINNING;
THENCE NORTH PARALLEL
WITH THE EAST BOUNDARY
LINE OF SAID FORTY A DISTANCE OF 520 FEET; THENCE
WEST PARALLEL WITH THE
SOUTH BOUNDARY LINE OF
SAID FORTY A DISTANCE OF
200 FEET; THENCE SOUTH
PARALLEL WITH THE EAST
BOUNDARY LINE OF SAID
FORTY A DISTANCE OF 520
FEET; THENCE EAST ON THE
SOUTH BOUNDARY LINE OF
SAID FORTY A DISTANCE OF
200 FEET TO THE POINT OF
TRUE BEGINNING. STATE
OF WISCONSIN, COUNTY OF
TAYLOR, CITY OF STETSONVILLE
PROPERTY
ADDRESS:
W4238 County Road A, Stetsonville, WI 54480-9560
DATED: October 25, 2015
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Lacey L. Lato, 27, Mosinee, pled no contest to operating while under the influence-fourth offense within five
years. Sentence was withheld and Lato was placed on
probation for three years on the condition she serve six
months in jail; pay a fine and costs of $2,493 and supervision fees as ordered by the Department of Corrections
(DOC); and attends the next OWI victim impact panel
scheduled for Jan. 7 or an equivalent program in Marathon County as the probationary agents discretion.
Latos drivers license was revoked for 24 months, an ignition interlock device is to be installed on her vehicle
for one year and she is to undergo an alcohol and drug
assessment and follow through with any recommendation. A charge of operating with a PAC-fourth offense
within five years was dismissed on a prosecutors motion.
Jesus Montes-Rivera, 18, Medford, pled guilty to possession of THC. Judgment of convictions deferred and
Montes-Rivera was placed on probation for one year
on the condition he pay costs of $293 and supervision
fees as ordered by the DOC; and undergo an alcohol and
drug assessment and follow through with any treatment recommendations. A charge of possession of drug
Traffic court
Pleas entered
The following made initial appearances and entered

pleas of not guilty: Carlye C. Baker, 18, Medford, speeding 20-24 mph over the limit; Lynette C. Barton, 58, Medford, speeding 16-19 mph over the limit; Charles W. Fee
Jr., 21, Adams, operating without a valid license-third
or greater offense within three years;Bryan F. Solis-Arenivaz, 18, Medford, operating without a valid licensesecond offense within three years.
Deferred prosecution
Kyler J. Nelson, 16, Medford, made an initial apperance and entered into a deferred prosecution or sentence agreement for a charge of a license restriction
violation.
Forfeitures
$476.63: Jessica N. Horst, 24, Medford, theft of library

materials.
$213.10: John H. Holthaus, 42, St. Paul, Minn., passing
in a no-passing zone.
paraphernalia was dismissed but read in.

Elroy F. Raasch, 58, Merrill, pled guilty to operating
while under the offense-fifth or sixth offense. Sentence
was withheld and Raasch was placed on probation for
three years on the condition he serve six months in jail,
sentence to run consecutive to any other jail sentence;
pay a fine and costs of $3,255 and supervision fees as ordered by the DOC; submit to a DNA sample; attend the
next OWI victim impact panel scheduled for Jan. 7, 2016
or any other equivalent program at the discretion of the
probationary agent; and obtains his GED/HSED or high
school diploma at the discretion of the probationary
agent. A charge of operating with a PAC-fifth or sixth
offense was dismissed on a prosecutors motion.
Joshua M. Matson, 23, Stetsonville, pled guilty to
four amended counts of exposing genitals/pubic area/
intimate parts to a child. The original charges had been
possession of child pornography. Sentence was withheld and Matson was placed on probation for three
years on the condition he serve five months in jail; pay
costs of $1,322 and supervision fees as ordered by the
DOC; complete a psychosexual evaluation and comply
with any treatment recommendations; provide a DNA
sample; no use of internet without prior approval from
the probationary agent; and attending counseling as
deemed appropriate by the probationary agent.
Iris M. Kenner a.k.a. Iris M. Feuerbach, 30, Stanley,
pled no contest to possession of THC. Sentence was
withheld and Kenner was placed on probation for one
year on the condition she pays costs of $443 and supervision fees as ordered by the DOC; complete an alcohol
and drug assessment and any follow-through treatment;
and undergo counseling as deemed appropriate by the
probationary agent. A charge of possession of drug paraphernalia was dismissed but read in.
Prison sentence
Benjamin R. Ashbacher, 30, Eau Claire, pled no contest to taking and driving a vehicle without consentrepeater. He was sentenced to one year initial confinement, followed by three years of extended supervision.
As condition of his extended supervision, Ashbacher
must pay costs and restitution of $639, and supervision
fees as ordered by the DOC; provide a DNA sample;
write letters of apology to the victims; and complete all
programs as deemed appropriate by the probationary
agent, including alcohol and drug assessments and follow through with any treatment and counseling as recommended by the agent. A Price County charge of the
vehicle operator fleeing or eluding an officer was dismissed but read in.
Ashbacher also pled no contest to a second charge of
taking and driving a vehicle without consent-repeater.
He was sentenced to one year initial confinement, followed by three years of extended supervision. Sentence
is to run consecutive to any other sentence but concurrent to his other Taylor County take and drive case. As
condition of his extended supervision, Ashbacher must
pay costs of $518 and restitution in an amount to be determined, and supervision fees as ordered by the DOC;
provide a DNA sample; write letters of apology to the
victims; and complete all programs as deemed appropriate by the probationary agent, including alcohol and
drug assessments and follow through with any treatment and counseling as recommended by the agent.
$225.70: April M. Sadler, 17, Cornell, speeding 2024 mph over the limit; David E. Wright, 25, Madison,
speeding 20-24 mph over the limit.
$200.50: Timoteo A. Santiago, 25, Medford, operating
without a valid license-first offense; Jesse V. Bloom, 25,
Lublin, operating while revoked; Larry J. Dassow, 33,
Medford, operating a motor vehicle without insurance;
Matthew D. Henaman, 24, Medford, operating a motor
vehicle without insurance; Maribel Hernandez, 29, Abbotsford, operating a motor vehicle without insurance;
Rebecca A. Rackowski, 30, Medford, speeding 16-19 mph
over the limit; Mary T. Stack, 30, Eau Claire, speeding
16-19 mph over the limit; Alan M. Swenson, 62, Brantwood, operating without a valid license-first offense.
$187.90: Mark A. Kind, 49, Rib Lake, inattentive driving.
$175.30: Tracy L. Beckstrand, 44, Rib Lake, speeding
11-15 mph over the limit; Daniel A. Goemer, 54, Geneva,
Ill., non-registration of vehicle; Timothy L. Lenz, 52,
Phillips, non-registration of vehicle; Sara L. Mertens,
26, Medford, deviation from designated lane; Chandler
M. Probst, 19, Rib Lake, speeding 11-15 mph over the
limit; Shaun E. Smith, 33, Rhinelander, speeding 11-15
mph over the limit; Ernest F. Tompkins, 71, Abbotsford,
failure to yield the right-of-way from a stop sign.
$150.10: Matthew D. Henaman, 24, Medford, failure to
display vehicle license plates.
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Accident reports
Taylor County Law Enforcement
Two-vehicle accidents
Mark R. Allen and Thomas G. Poncek were involved

in an accident on Nov. 12 at 4:31 p.m. at the intersection
of Hwy 13 and Allman St. in the city of Medford. According to the accident report, both vehicles were southbound on Hwy 13. The Allen vehicle was in the outside
lane and the Poncek vehicle was in the inside lane. The
Allen vehicle was a semi tractor-trailer hauling an oversized load with a clear, large yellow sign on the back of
the trailer indicating it was an oversized load. As the
Allen vehicle entered the roundabout, it used both lanes
of traffic in order to make the turn. The driver of the
Poncek vehicle saw the Allen vehicle enter his lane and
slammed on his brakes, but was unable to stop in time
to prevent the accident. The Poncek vehicle sustained
minor damage to front and front passenger side. There
was no damage to the Allen vehicle.
The Taylor County Sheriffs Department responded
to an accident on Nov. 16 at noon at the intersection
of Hwy 13 and Cemetery Ave. in the town of Chelsea.
According to the accident report, both vehicles were
northbound on Hwy 13. The first vehicle signaled and
was making a left turn onto Cemetery Ave. when it was
stuck by the second vehicle which was passing on the
left side. The first vehicle sustained minor damage to
the rear driver side. The second vehicle sustained minor damage to the front and front passenger side. Improper overtaking by the driver of the second vehicle
was listed in the report as being a factor in the accident.
One-vehicle accidents

to an accident on Nov. 13 at 5:30 a.m. at the intersection of Knuth Rd. and Keyes Ave. in the town of Grover.
According to the accident report, a vehicle was westbound when it failed to negotiate a curve and went off
the roadway, striking a tree. The vehicle was traveling
too fast for conditions and the driver made no attempt
to contact law enforcement following the accident. The
vehicle sustained severe damage to the front and was
towed from the scene. Speeding too fast for conditions
by the driver was listed in the report as being a factor
in the accident.
to an accident on Nov. 13 at 7:19 a.m. on CTH A in the
Disposition reports
Charge dismissed
A charge of worthless checks against Randall R.

Baughman, 22, Dallas, Wis., was dismissed on a prosecutors motion.
Pleas entered
The following made initial appearances and entered

pleas of not guilty: Travis P. Krizan, 38, Stanley, raw forest product overweight violation; Maxwell T. Wisemiller, 17, New Richmond, speeding 35-39 mph over the
limit.
Deferred prosecution
Darla A. Williamson, 26, Chelsea, pled no contest

to computer message harassment using obscenity and
entered into a deferred prosecution or sentence agreement.
Forfeitures
Christina M. Hansen, 32, Eau Claire, pled no contest to speeding 16-19 mph over the limit and forfeited
$200.50.
Alan G. Holguin Uribe, 19, Rib Lake, pled no contest to an amended charge of operating a motor vehicle
without proof of insurance and forfeited $10. The original charge had been operating a motor vehicle without
insurance.
Antolin F. Ojeda, 48, Sheldon, pled no contest to
worthless checks and forfeited a fine and restitution of
$518.50.
Taylor A. Reetz, 27, Wausau, pled guilty to illegally
passing a school bus and forfeited $326.50.
One-vehicle accident
The Taylor County Sheriffs Department responded to
an accident on Nov. 11 at 1:50 a.m. at the intersection
of CTH A and CTH DD in the town of Holway. According to the accident report, a vehicle was northbound on
CTH DD and making a right turn onto CTH A when it
sideswiped a stop sign. The vehicle came to a stop in
the ditch at the northeast corner of the intersection. The
vehicle sustained moderate damage to the entire drivers
side. Driving too fast for conditions, improper turn and
drivers ability impaired by the presence of alcohol were
listed in the report as being factors in the accident.
town of Holway. According to the accident report, a vehicle was westbound on CTH A when it drove onto the
north shoulder. The driver overcorrected several times
as the vehicle swerved back onto the roadway, swerved
over and back across the centerline and spun into the
north ditch where it rolled over before coming to a stop
Taylor County Circuit Court
Jade R. Stumpner, 18, pled guilty to speeding 16-19

mph over the limit and forfeited $200.50.
Cordell L. Walworth, 19, Eau Claire, pled no contest
to underage drinking-possession (first offense) and forfeited $263.50.
Noah M. Weinke, 18, Rib Lake, pled no contest to inattentive driving and forfeited $187.90.
Heather A. Wemmer-Lockburner, 25, Bruce, pled no
contest to trespassing and forfeited $200.50.
Jenny L. Wicke, 32, Medford, pled no contest to an
amended charge of having no protective headgear
while on a motorcycle and forfeited $150.10. The original charge had been operating a motorcycle without a
valid license.
Kyle R. Zickert, 29, Rib Lake, pled guilty to operating while under the influence-first offense. He forfeited
$803, his drivers license was revoked for six months,
and he is to undergo an alcohol assessment. Charges
of operating with a prohibited alcohol concentration
(PAC) equal to or greater than 0.08 percent and less than
0.15 percent-first offense and possession of open intoxicants in a motor vehicle by the driver were dismissed
on prosecutors motions.
Jason M. Meszaros, 23, Medford, pled no contest to a
license restriction violation and forfeited $200.50.
Kendra R. Miller, 17, Medford, pled no contest speeding 20-24 mph over the limit and forfeited $225.70.
Jane M. Stahnke, 45, Medford, pled guilty to operating while under the influence-first offense (PAC equal
to or greater than 0.15 percent). She forfeited $976; her
drivers license was revoked for seven months; an ignition interlock device is to be installed on her vehicle;
and she is to undergo an alcohol assessment. A charge
of operating with a PAC equal to or greater than 0.15
percent-first offense was dismissed on a prosecutors
motion.
on the passenger side. The driver said she looked down

to light a cigarette and the vehicle drove onto the shoulder due to the fact it needs an alignment. The driver sustained non-incapacitating injuries and was transported
for medical treatment. There was minor damage to the
entire vehicle and it was towed from the scene. Inattentive driving by the driver and a problem with the vehicles steering system were listed in the report as being
factors in the accident.
to an accident on Nov. 14 at 5:29 p.m. on CTH C in the
town of Greenwood. According to the accident report,
a vehicle was northbound on CTH C when the driver
swerved to avoid a deer in the roadway and the vehicle
drove onto the left (west) shoulder. The driver overcorrected to the right and the vehicle slid sideways into
the west ditch and overturned, coming to a stop on the
passenger side. There was severe damage to the front,
entire passenger side, entire driver side and top of the
vehicle and it was towed from the scene. A passenger in
the vehicle sustained possible injuries and was transported for medical treatment. The impaired ability of
the driver due to the presence of alcohol was listed in
the report as being a factor in the accident.
to an accident on Nov. 16 at 6 p.m. on Hwy 102 in the
town of Westboro. According to the accident report, a
vehicle was eastbound on Hwy 102 when it struck a deer
in the roadway. The impact sent the deer through the
air into a mailbox on the side of the road. The vehicle
sustained severe damage to the front and was towed
from the scene.
to an accident on Nov. 19 at 3:45 p.m. on Hwy 13 in the
town of Westboro. According to the accident report, a
vehicle was northbound on Hwy 13 when the driver lost
control due to the snowy/icy road conditions. The vehicle veered onto the right shoulder and struck a guard
rail. The vehicle sustained moderate damage to the
front passenger side and front driver side.
Animal-related accidents
The following deer-related accidents were reported:

Nov. 6 at 1:57 p.m. on Hwy 73 in the town of Ford. Nov. 9
at 6:24 a.m. on CTH M in the town of Greenwood and at
5:41 p.m. on Hwy 64 in the town of Hammel. Nov. 10 at
3:28 a.m. on Hwy 13 in the town of Medford and at 5:19
a.m. on Hwy 13 in the town of Chelsea. Nov. 11 at 6:30
a.m. on Hwy 13 in the town of Deer Creek and at 10:31
a.m. on CTH M in the town of Grover. Nov. 12 at 6:44
a.m. on CTH M in the town of Chelsea, at 10:16 a.m. on
Hwy 13 in the town of Medford and at 10:48 p.m. on Hwy
13 in the town of Chelsea. Nov. 13 at 5:15 p.m. on Hwy 13
in the city of Medford. Nov. 14 at 7:26 p.m. on CTH C in
the town of Deer Creek and at 7:40 p.m. on CTH A in the
town of Deer Creek. Nov. 15 at 5:02 p.m. on Hwy 13 in the
town of Westboro and at 5:32 p.m. on Hwy 13 in the town
of Medford. Nov. 17 at 4:16 p.m. on Hwy 64 in the town of
Aurora. Nov. 19 at 4:40 p.m. on Shattuck St. in the town
of Medford.
The following turkey-related accident was reported:
Nov. 15 at 11:40 a.m.on CTH Q in the town of Medford.
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Dispatch log
Taylor County Law Enforcement
Gilman Police Department

Nov. 9 Noise complaint at 335 W. Pine St. at 12:38
p.m.; loitering at 320 E. Main St. at 12:42 p.m.
Nov. 13 Information request at 325 N. Fifth Ave. at
9:53 a.m.; non-sufficient funds at 485 E. Main St. at 2:03
p.m.
Nov. 15 Agency assist at 600 W. Hickory St. at
noon.
Medford Police Department

Nov. 9 Ignition interlock device (IID) installation
at 217 S. Park Ave. at 8 a.m.; suspicious activity at 825
N. Second St. at 8:08 a.m.; truancy at 1015 W. Broadway
Ave. at 11:21 a.m.; theft at 624 E. College St. at 3 p.m.;
lockout at 1015 W. Broadway at 3:43 p.m.
Nov. 10 Prowler at 404 E. Clark St. at 8:50 a.m.;
escort request at W. Broadway Ave. and W. Maple St. at
9:27 a.m.; traffic hazard at W. Perkins St. and S. Whelen
Ave. at 12:01 p.m.; sexual assault at 12:41 p.m. and 12:45
p.m.; lockout at 114 S. Main St. at 2:47 p.m.; domestic dispute at Riverside Terrace at 2:50 p.m.; citizen assist at
509 E. Clark St. at 4:02 p.m.; agency assist at 225 S. Wisconsin Ave. at 4:29 p.m.; warrant arrest at 160 S. Main
St. at 8 p.m.
Nov. 11 Warrant arrest at 854 N. Eighth St. at 9:10
a.m.; truancy at 624 E. College St. at 12:18 p.m.; traffic
complaint at Hwy 13 and Pleasant Ave. in the town of
Medford at 12:32 p.m.; traffic hazard on Hwy 13 in the
town of Chelsea at 1:20 p.m.; ambulance request at 306 E.
Conrad Dr. at 2:49 p.m.; IID installation at 517 Main St.
in the city of Marathon at 3:15 p.m.; commercial alarm
at 134 S. Eighth St. at 6:03 p.m.; suspicious activity at
1010 N. Eighth St. at 8:46 p.m.; request for an officer at
521 Lemke Ave. at 11:22 p.m.
Nov. 12 Truancy at 1015 W. Broadway Ave. at
10:34 a.m.; suspicious activity at 224 S. Second St. at 2:30
p.m.; accident at 1015 W. Broadway Ave. at 4:06 p.m.; accident at E. Allman St. and N. Eighth St. at 4:31 p.m.
Nov. 13 Lockout at 1010 N. Eighth St. at 6:55 a.m.;
non-sufficent funds at 1260 S. Eighth St. in town of Medford at 10:15 a.m.; ambulance request at 886 N. Shattuck
St. at 1:35 p.m.; property damage at 1065 W. Broadway
Ave. at 2:45 p.m.; accident at 1255 N. Eighth St. at 5:15
p.m.; information request at 6 p.m.
Oct. 14 Parking problem at 4:25 a.m.; lockout at

1010 N. Eighth St. at 1:18 p.m.; juvenile runaway; traffic
complaint at 240 S. Eighth St. at 7:02 p.m.
Nov. 15 Traffic complaint in alley between Third
St. and Fourth St. at 5:06 p.m.; welfare check at 519 W.
Broadway Ave. at 8:14 p.m.
Taylor County Sheriffs Department

Nov. 9 Animal at large at W6217 Buehler Ln. in
town of Medford at 9:11 a.m.; escort request at N. Hwy
13 and W. CTH A in village of Stetsonville at 10:17 a.m.;
accident at W2074 Faber Ln. in the town of Goodrich
at 12:12 p.m.; animal complaint at W2832 Hwy 64 in the
town of Browning at 1:41 p.m.; accident on Faber Ln. in
the town of Goodrich at 2:04 p.m.; suspicious activity on
Fayette Ave. in village of Rib Lake at 3:04 p.m.; animal
complaint at N4824 CTH C in the town of Greenwood at
4:10 p.m.; traffic complaint at Hwy 13 and County Line
Rd. in town of Deer Creek at 4:41 p.m.; animal at large at
W5488 Apple Ave. in the town of Little Black at 4:45 p.m.;
accident at Hwy 64 and CTH E in the town of Hammel
at 5:39 p.m.; accident at Hwy 64 and CTH D in the town
of Hammel at 5:41 p.m.; harassment complaint at N6623
Ellis Rd. in the town of Pershing at 6:31 p.m.; traffic arrest at 140 S. Eighth St. in the city of Medford at 7:22 p.m.
Nov. 10 Ambulance request at Hwy 13 and CTH M
in the town of Chelsea at 3:22 a.m.; accident at Hwy 13
and Correction Ln. in the town of Medford at 3:29 a.m.;
accident on Hwy 13 in the town of Chelsea at 5:19 a.m.;
property damage at W4815 N. Chelsea Ave. in the town
of Chelsea at 7:09 a.m.; trespass at N5109 Castle Rd. in
the town of Chelsea at 10:10 a.m.; citizen assist at W5505
Chelsea Ave. in the town of Chelsea at 10:12 a.m.; traffic
hazard at Hwy 64 and CTH C in the town of Goodrich at
11:04 a.m.; fraud at Rib Lake High School in the village
of Rib Lake at 11:53 a.m.; transport to Rusk County line
at 4:16 p.m.; citizen assist at W10528 Richter Lake Rd. in
the town of Grover at 4:25 p.m.; accident at Hwy 64 and
CTH E in the town of Medford at 3:04 p.m.; accident at
Hwy 54 and CTH E at 3:39 p.m.; trespass at Hwy 13 and
Johnson Ave. in the town of Westboro at 4:40 p.m.; traffic hazard at CTH A and Oriole Dr. in the town of Deer
Creek at 6:10 p.m.
Nov. 11 Failure to report at 224 S. Second St. in
the city of Medford at 12:07 a.m.; accident at CTH A and
Obituaries
Reports of Area Deaths
CTH DD in the town of Maplehurst at 1:49 a.m.; accident

on Hwy 13 in the town of Deer Creek at 6:38 a.m.; extra
patrol at 302 Sunrise Ct. in the village of Stetsonville at
10:18 a.m.; accident on CTH M in the town of Grover at
10:32 a.m.; citizen assist at N942 Hwy 13 in the town of
Deer Creek at 10:43 a.m.; traffic hazard at N3528 Hwy 13
in the town of Chelsea at 1:20 p.m.; traffic complaint at
Swallow Dr. and Pine Ave. in the town of Little Black at
3:35 p.m.; warrant arrest at 812 Pearl St. in the village of
Rib Lake at 4 p.m.; accident at Hwy 73 and CTH G in the
town of Aurora at 5:44 p.m.; animal bite at 1010 Upjohn
Rd. in the village of Rib Lake at 8:58 p.m.; OWI at Sunset
Rd. and Perkinstown Ave. in the town of Medford at 9:39
p.m.
Nov. 12 Animal at large at N8869 Hwy 73 in the
town of Jump River at 1:40 a.m.; accident at CTH M
and Castle Rd. in the town of Medford at 6:44 a.m.; child
abuse in the town of McKinley at 9:57 a.m.; accident at
Hwy 13 and Jolly Ave. in the town of Medford at 10:16
a.m.; animal complaint at W10807 Sawyer Ave. in the
town of Grover at 11:21 a.m.; information request at
W10113 Sawyer Ave. in the town of Grover at 5:29 p.m.;
fraud at N1172 CTH A in the village of Lublin at 7:01
p.m.; accident at Hwy 13 and Alfalfa Ave. in the town of
Chelsea at 10:49 p.m.; suicidal subject in Taylor County;
agency assist on CTH H in the town of Pershing at 11:21
p.m.
Nov. 13 Traffic hazard at N8677 Bridge Dr. in the
town of McKinley at 2:03 a.m.; accident at Keyes Ave.
and Knuth Rd. in the town of Molitor at 6:31 a.m.; accident at CTH A and Oak Dr. in the town of Holway at 7:18
a.m.; identify theft at N3156 CTH C in the town of Goodrich at 8:31 a.m.; traffic complaint at N6079 Clark St.
in the town of Cleveland at 11:26 a.m.; traffic complaint
at Clark St. and Scott Ave. in the town of Cleveland at
11:29 a.m.; accident at W8287 Center Ave. in the town of
Hammel at 1:02 p.m.; accident at CTH O and CTH E in the
town of Medford at 2:43 p.m.; IID installation at N8907 N.
Park Rd. in the town of Westboro; juvenile problem in
Taylor County; transport from Aspirus Medford Hospital to Norwood Health Center in city of Marshfield at
8:49 p.m.; suspicious activity at W16781 Polley Ln. in the
town of Aurora at 9:54 p.m.; OWI at Oriole Dr. and Kummer Ln. in the town of Medford at 11 p.m.
Nov. 14 ATV incident at W8122 Hwy 64 in the town
of Hammel at 8:46 a.m.; commercial alarm at 7958 Hwy
64 in the town of Hammel at 9:07 a.m.; citizen dispute at
N8809 Business Hwy 13 in the town of Westboro at 1:34
p.m.; court violation at 600 W. Hickory St. in the village
of Gilman at 2:13 p.m.; traffic arrest at Hwy 64 and Oriole Dr. in the town of Browning at 2:34 p.m.; traffic complaint on Hwy 73 in the town of Roosevelt at 3:52 p.m.;
garbage dumping at W5090 Hwy 64 in the town of Medford at 4:15 p.m.; shooting after hours at N2275 Pirus Rd.
in the town of Maplehurst at 4:45 p.m.; injury accident
at CTH C and Trout Ave. in the town of Greenwood at
5:30 p.m.; accident at CTH C and Apple Ave. in the town
of Deer Creek at 7:31 p.m.; accident at CTH A and Ruby
Dr. in the town of Deer Creek at 7:46 p.m.; abandoned
vehicle at W9501 CTH M in the town of Hammel at 10:30
p.m.
gree in diesel mechanics from Northeast Technical

College in Sturgeon Bay. In 1994 he earned a Bachelors Degree in mathematics from UW-Stevens Point
and later completed his Masters of Education in
secondary education from Viterbo University in La
Crosse.
He was a US Army veteran of the Vietnam War.
After the service, he drove truck and worked as a
diesel mechanic for Tombstone Pizza Corp. for periods of time. After he nished his education, he
taught school at the Medford Area Middle School and
Medford Area High School until June of 2010 when
ill health forced his retirement. He enjoyed traveling out West, hunting, camping, spending time with
his grandchildren and anything outdoors. He was a
member of the Christian Bible Fellowship of Stetsonville.
In addition to his wife and mother, he is survived
by his children, Trisha (Micheal) Houle, Christopher
(Tiffany) Ehlert, Timothy (Christy) Ehlert, Elizabeth
(Paul) Landmann and Jacob (Cathy) Ehlert; 14 grandchildren; three sisters; and mother and father-in-law
Marge and Windy Boxrucker of Stetsonville.
He was preceded in death by his father.
In lieu of owers, the family requests memorial
contributions be given to the Military Working Dog
Tribute, C/O The High Ground Veterans Memorial,
7031 Ridge Road, Neillsville, WI 54456.
For online condolences, please visit hemerfuneralservice.com.
Paid Obituary 47-156183
In Memory of
Glen Ogle
who passed away one year ago
November 21
Although its been a while now
It seems like yesterday
That you were telling dirty jokes
And showing us the Ogle Way
From building stands to running
bear
And hunting geese and ducks,
It didnt matter how you felt,
You always got the biggest bucks.
And whether it was climbing towers,
Grafting trees, or traveling west,
Even shing in Alaska,
Your way was always best.
We learned a lot from you,
Mostly good, but sometimes bad,
So to the man that we called
Grumpa
You were an extraordinary
granddad.
Our memories will linger
Throughout the coming years,
Most will bring us laughter
And some will bring us tears.
measuring up to your expectations

one ad at a time
Town of Little Black

resident Gene D. Ehlert,
67, died Wednesday, Nov. 18
at Aspirus Hospice House,
Wausau where he had resided for the past ve days
following a courageous
six-year battle with cancer
that was a result of exposure to Agent Orange during his military service in
Vietnam.
Funeral services were
held on Tuesday, Nov. 24
at Hemer Funeral Home,
Medford where military rites were performed by the
Medford Area Military Honors Team. Rev. James LeMaster ofciated. Interment of his cremated remains
took place at Central Wisconsin Veterans Memorial
Cemetery, King, on Wednesday, Nov. 25. Visitation
was held from 5-7 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 23 at Hemer
Funeral Home, Medford and also from 10 a.m. until
the time of services on Nov. 24.
Gene was born on Dec. 18, 1947 in the town of Taft
to George Ehlert and Edna Krohn. On June 20, 1970
at Zion Ev. Lutheran Church, Stetsonville he married
Jayne E. Boxrucker, who survives.
He attended Medford elementary schools and was
a 1966 graduate of Medford High School. Following
his service in Vietnam, he earned an Associates De-
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Majorie Carol
Rebrovich
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Marjorie Carol Rebrovich, 69 of Spokane, Wash.

passed away on Nov.18.
A celebration of life with be held at a future date.
Plombon Funeral Home of Gilman assisted the family
with arrangements.
Lucille Elizabeth
Dallmann
1923-2015
Lucille
Elizabeth
Dallmann, 92 of Gilman,
formerly of the Duluth
and Ely area passed
away Saturday, Nov. 21
with her family at her
side at the Oakbrook
Health & Rehabilitation
Center in Thorp. Lucille
was born July 24, 1923 in
Saginaw, Minn. She married Ewald Robert Dallmann on June 22, 1944.
Lucille enjoyed playing
cribbage, bingo, puzzles, and most games. She was
always there for her family.
She is survived by her sons Ewald A. (Linda)
Dallmann of The Villages, Fla., Lloyd (Vicki)
Dallmann of Chippewa Falls; four daughters Geraldine (Jon) of Gilman, Lorraine (Tom) of Minneapolis, Minn., Donna (Marty) Ruhl of Conrath,
and Karen (Terry) Fettes of Medford; son-in-law
Steve Rebrobich, Jr. of Newman Lake, Wash.; 21
grandchildren; 35 great grandchildren, and 14
great-great-grandchildren; her sister Rosella Amborn of Maplewood, Minn., and many nephews
and nieces.
Lucille was preceded in death by her husband
Ewald, her brothers Gerhart, Melvin, Arthur and
Walter, sisters, Evelyn and Hedwig, and (on Nov.
18, 2015) her daughter Marjorie Carol (Dallmann)
Rebrovich of Newman Lake, Wash.
Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. on Friday, Nov.
27 at Zion Lutheran Church in Gilman with Pastor Aric Fenske ofciating. Burial will take place
later in Fort Snelling National Cemetery next to
her husband, Ewald. Visitation will be from 11
a.m. until time of service at the church on Friday.
Plombon Funeral service assisted the family.
Richard L. Peche, 73,

died Saturday, Nov. 21 at
Wellbrooke of Westeld,
Westeld Ind., after a courageous yearlong battle
with cancer. He was born
May 29, 1942, to Edwin
and Margaret (Johnson)
Peche
in
Marsheld.
While his father was off
at war in the South Pacific, he and his mother lived
with his grandparents
on their farms, which
sparked his lifelong interest in farming.
Upon his fathers return from WWII, his family moved to Medford where he attended Immanuel
Lutheran School and Medford High School. During
high school, he worked on a mink ranch and also for
his uncles construction business. After graduation,
Richard joined the Air Force and was stationed in
Texas and Germany. He travelled throughout Europe
during the three years he was there and always talked of those days fondly. It was in Germany that he
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for decades.
After being discharged from the Air Force in 1965,
Richard worked at the Chrysler Motors plant in Belvidere, Ill.. He married Karen Ulczycki of Rib Lake
in 1967, and in 1970 they moved back to the Medford
area and bought a farm in Goodrich. He attended
agri-business classes through NCTI, and continued
farming most of his life. After he quit farming, he
moved to the Withee area and drove for the Amish
community.
Richard is survived by his daughter Julaine (Rick)
Santiago of Westeld, Ind., and one brother, William,
of Hartland. He is also survived by two grandsons,
Justin and Joshua Santiago. He was preceded in
death by his parents.
Visitation will be held from 1:30 p.m. until the time
of services on Friday, Nov. 27 at the Hemer Funeral
Home, Medford. The funeral will begin at 3 p.m. with
Pastor Dan Esterline, Sr. ofciating. The Medford
Area Military Honors Team will perform military
rites and interment will follow at Medford Evergreen
Cemetery II. Nephew, Scott Hill, of Minong will serve
as urn bearer.
In lieu of owers, memorials can be made to his
family to be designated at a later date.
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After high school Marlene worked as a clerk for

RR Donely and Sons in Chicago for a period of time.
She then moved to Glenwood, Ill. where she worked
at the Brookwood School District 167 from 1978-1981.
In 1981 Marlene moved her family to Hannibal where
they bought the Hunters Lodge Tavern and she managed it from 1981 until 1987 when she retired to care
for her husband. She enjoyed playing cards with her
best friends at the Gilman Senior Center. Marlene
loved crafting, nature, landscaping and nding joy
and beauty in small things, especially nature.
She is survived by a daughter, Suzanne (Timothy
TJ) Weibel of Gilman; two grandchildren, Mariah
Weibel of Green Bay and Erik Weibel of Gilman;
brothers and sisters, Barbara Davis of Richmond,
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resident for the past week
under the care of Hope
Hospice. Services will be
held at 2 p.m. Saturday,
Nov. 28 at the Gilman Senior Center in Gilman
with Chaplain Jim Allard
of Hope Hospice ofciating. Interment of her cremated remains will take
place at a later date. Visitation will be held from 1
to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 28 at the Gilman Senior
Center in Gilman. Hemer Funeral Homes of Medford
and Rib Lake assisted the family with arrangements.
Marlene was born on January 29, 1938 in Chicago,
Ill. to Peter and Mary (Kups) Stake. Marlene attended
Bowen High School in Chicago. On Aug. 11, 1962 in Chicago, Marlene married the love of her life, Robert Witkowski and he preceded her in death on Nov. 28, 2012.
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School staff trains for active shooter scenario
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Thursday, September 17, 2015
What is ALICE?
ALERT
Use plain and specific language.

Avoid code words.
LOCKDOWN
Barricade the room. Silence mobile

devices. Prepare to evacuate or counter if needed.
INFORM
Communicate the shooters whereabouts. Use clear and direct language.
COUNTER
Counter is an absolute last resort.

Move, make noise. Throw objects to
distract the shooter. Use body weight
and gravity to gain control.
EVACUATE
Break windows from the top corner.

Move to rally point. Keep hands visible and follow law enforcement commands.
photos by Bryan Wegter
Preparing a response
Shawn Slezak, a national trainer with the ALICE Training Institute, goes over instructions for staff from the Medford, Gilman, Rib
Lake and Abbotsford school districts should they ever be faced with an active shooter inside their school. The ALICE program began after the Columbine High School shooting in 1999 and has worked with over 1,600 K-12 schools nationwide. Gilman hosted
the training sessions, which went Monday and Tuesday. In the pictures below, Slezak ran participants through several different
scenarios to put their learning to the test.
According to the organizations website, ALICEs purpose is to prepare individuals to handle the threat of an active shooter.
ALICE teaches individuals to participate in their own survival, while leading others to safety. Though no one can guarantee success in this type of situation, this new set of skills will greatly increase the odds of survival should anyone face this form of disaster.
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Pirates overcome turnovers

and fouls for opening win
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Gilmans Cooper Sherfield (52) gets just enough separation from Greenwoods Natalie Hackel to shoot during the second half of the Pirates 43-40 win over the Indians
on Friday. Sherfield had six points and 10 rebounds.
Gilmans girls basketball team committed 29 turnovers in Fridays home

and season-opener against Greenwood,
but made 14 free throws and the shots
when it mattered most down the stretch
in a tightly contested Eastern Cloverbelt
game, won by the Pirates 43-40.
The Pirates shot only .295 from the
field, but were .609 (14-23) at the line.
Greenwood was 12-59 (.203) from the field.
It wasnt pretty by any means. Sometimes you gotta win the ugly ones. Im
proud of the way the girls battled and
stayed with it, Gilman head coach Robin Rosemeyer said. It seemed like we always made the big shot.
Camryn Skabroud and Kayla Chause
led the way with 11 points apiece for Gilman. Skabroud hit two three-pointers,
one in each half, and was four-for-six
from the field. Cooper Sherfield, making
her varsity debut, grabbed 10 rebounds,
dished three assists and scored six points
on three-of-five shooting.
Gilman (1-0) played at Loyal on Tuesday. Results from that game will be in the
Dec. 3 issue of The Star News. The Pirates
return to the court on Friday at Colby in
another Eastern Cloverbelt game, scheduled for a 5:45 p.m. tip.
Greenwood had experienced the
halves format during their seasonopening loss to Abbotsford three days
earlier, but for Gilman, it was their first
exposure. Seniors Kyla Schoene and
Morgan Birkenholz fouled out late in the
second half, while junior Taylor Hendricks played the final 10 minutes with
four fouls. The Indians werent immune
to foul trouble either. Starting forward
Natalie Hackel fouled out with six minutes left in the game, while both Ashley
Walker and Lexi Hinker were playing
with four late in the contest.
Youve got to play tough defense all
the time and just remember you have
fouls, Hendricks said. The Pirates
forced 23 turnovers out of the Indians.
Birkenholz led Gilman with four steals.
Before fouling out with just over a
minute left in a 35-35 ball game, Schoene
came up big for Gilman. She made three
of four free throws in a span of a few seconds and brought down several rebounds
in scrums under the basket, allowing the
Pirates to control the critical late-game
possessions.
I looked up, saw I had four, and said
okay. I went all out and ended up fouling out, Schoene said with a laugh. The
senior forward totaled six points, six
rebounds and three blocks in the win.
Birkenholz fouled out only seconds before Schoene and finished with six points.
In the first half, Gilman found itself
down 10-6 after 10 minutes. Skabrouds
first three-pointer made it a 10-9 game
and the Pirates took the lead on the next
possession after Hendricks took a backdoor pass for a layup. Chause led Gilman
with six first-half points, but the score
stood 18-18 at intermission.
Five points from Skabroud in the
opening six minutes of the second half allowed the Pirates to open up a 25-20 lead.
A free throw from Birkenholz made it 2620. The Indians rallied for seven straight
points to retake the lead. Kristyn Nigon,
Walker and Kaylee Meyer all scored baskets during the run. Nigons was a three.
See GILMAN on page 4
Flexibility could be key for defending regional champs

For the Rib Lake boys basketball team
this season, flexibility is key. The flexibility to run multiple offenses. The flexibility to score from any position on the
floor. The flexibility to take shots and to
go for steals. The flexibility to rebound
from tough losses.
Head coach Jason Wild has no problem with flexibility.
This year we can run anything.
Were more flexible. The guys have a lot
more freedom and well be much more
balanced, he said.
Success for last years Redmen squad,
which went 14-12 on its way to a surpris-
ing regional championship, was largely

dependent on the play of two seniors
6-6 post Jordan Blomberg (9.3 ppg, 7.3 rpg
in 2014-15) and 6-1 guard Joe Frombach
(12.7 ppg). The 6-1 Jared Hovde and floorleader Jordan Cardey are also gone. With
those four graduated, Wild expects speed
and balance to be two strengths for Rib
Lake.
Other than Joe Scheithauer, were
pretty much 6-0 across the board. Just
like every coach does when everyones
the same size, were going to run and
press. It changes our dynamic, Wild
said.
The 6-2 Scheithauer is the lone big
man returning for the Redmen. The se-
nior emerged as a force during his junior

year and averaged 10.6 ppg and 12.4 rpg
in Marawood North play on his way to an
All-Conference second team award. Hell
be a key player on both ends of the floor
this season.
Joes worked hard in the offseason.
Hes a lot stronger than what he was and
has worked hard on his post moves. Hell
need to create his own shot, Wild said.
This years lineup will essentially
be Scheithauer along with some combination of four guard-like players. Senior guards Dalton Strebig (6.6 ppg, .387
3-point percentage), Noah Weinke (3.3
ppg) and Austin Ewan (4.0 ppg) all played
meaningful roles last winter, but will
now be counted to do the heavy lifting on

offense. Austin Zondlo and Nick Eisner,
both seniors who can fill in at guard or
forward, round out Rib Lakes top six.
Zondlo is the tallest at 6-0.
Heres where the Redmens flexibility
comes in again.
Zondlo is going to be our other attack
inside, but weve also looked at Ewan
playing the 4. Hes got a good ability to
get to the rim. Were balanced so people
have to guard five on the floor. Last year,
teams could take away two guys and wed
struggle. That wont happen this year,
Wild said. The ability to rotate players
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Raiders ready
for challenges
that lie ahead
Thursday, November
September 26,
22, 2015
2011

There are plenty of factors to suggest Medfords boys
hockey team will again face a difficult uphill skate during the 2015-16 season.
But through the first two weeks, the attitude on the
ice and in the locker room has been nothing but positive, according to the teams new head coach Eric Vach.
Vach, a 2003 graduate of Medford and a four-year varsity player as a Raider, takes over a team that struggled
mightily again last season to hang with the powers of
the Great Northern Conference. The Raiders arent deep
and have a huge hole to fill between the pipes with the
loss of the states save leader Carter Jamieson.
However, a solid showing in Thursdays home scrimmage against Chequamegon-Phillips has Vach and the
Raiders believing steps are being taken in the right direction.
Their legs were not fresh, Vach said Friday, noting
the players had gone through resistance band workouts
the previous night, a 90-minute practice earlier that
morning and 10 days of focus in practice on conditioning. They performed amazing considering the situation and circumstances. Were only in our second week.
Weve been working on different systems out on the ice
and the guys were utilizing them. Everything that weve
been working on, theyre catching on to so thats exciting. Were talking about breakouts and regroups and
neutral ice to our penalty kill and power play.
With the scrimmage serving as a nice starting point,
the Raiders now look forward to the official opener
which arrives this Tuesday when they host Merrill in
non-conference play at the Simek Recreation Center at
7 p.m. On Dec. 3, Medford opens GNC play at Lakeland,
a team the Raiders split with last season while finishing
1-13 in the conference and 2-22 overall.
Were ready, Vach said. After (Thursday) night,
these guys are ready for the season. They are excited.
There was some serious excitement in the locker room
(Thursday) night.
Pass the puck
Photo by Matt Frey
Medford junior Dylan Hraby shoots a pass toward a teammate skating toward the net during Thursdays scrimmage with Chequamegon-Phillips at the Simek Recreation Center. Hraby is one of nine 2014-15 letter winners who
return for the Raiders, who open their 2015-16 season on Tuesday at home against Merrill.
The Raiders 14-man roster includes just two seniors,
both of whom will be counted on heavily for leadership
and production. Klayton Kree had six goals and 10 assists last season. Kyle Dettmering had three assists and
brings the most size and strength among the teams defensemen.
Jack Schafer leads the five-man junior class. He was
the teams leading scorer last winter with 18 goals and
six assists. Skilled puck handler Dylan Hraby is set for
a breakout season, according to Vach. Spenser Scholl is
one of two candidates to take the now-open goalie position, while defensemen Conrad Bolz and Mike Pernsteiner also return.
Defenseman Ryan Perrin, forward Payton Nelson
and goalie Tyler Kadlecek are the returning sophomores. A talented freshman quartet of Alex Carstensen,
Andrew Rothmeier, Charlie Branstetter and Dawson
Westrich rounds out the roster.
See HOCKEY TEAM on page 5
Pieces in place for girls hockey team to make a move in the GNC
With the biggest senior class in the
short history of Medfords girls hockey
program, not to mention a sizable junior
class, the time appears to be now for the
Raiders to skate past more of their opponents.
Hoping to help make that happen for
the girls is new head coach Chad Demulling, who moves to the girls program after
leading Medfords boys program the past
three winters.
Demulling inherits a team that includes seven seniors, five juniors and an
impressive sophomore, Joelle Zenner,
all of whom were letter winners during
Medfords 3-19 season a year ago. Four
freshmen fill out a squad hoping for bigger and better things in the 2015-16 season.
The season gets started Monday when
the Raiders host the always-tough Northland Pines Eagles at 7 p.m. at the Simek
Recreation Center. The Raiders go to
Lakeland on Dec. 4.
Demulling said Monday the first two
weeks of practices have been good, filled
with hard work and focus from the players. Familiarity has helped. Demulling
has coached some of these players when
they were in the youth ranks.
I think hockeys hockey, Demulling said. Theres obviously different
approaches between the genders I suppose. Overall were teaching the same
game, trying to run similar systems. It
seems to be going well. Girls learn fast.
Ive always noticed that through the
GREAT NORTHERN CONFERENCE

GIRLS HOCKEY STANDINGS
Conf.
Overall
W-L-T
W-L-T
Northland Pines
0-0-0
2-1-0
Northern Edge
0-0-0
0-0-1
Waupaca Co-op
0-0-0
0-0-0
Tomahawk
0-0-0
0-0-0
Lakeland
0-0-0
0-0-0
Medford
0-0-0
0-0-0
Nov. 20: Fond du Lac Co-op 1, Northland Pines 0.
Nov. 21: Northland Pines 3, Appleton United 0;
Northland Pines 7, Stoughton Co-op 1.
Nov. 23: Point-Rapids-Marshfield 4, Northern
Edge 4 (OT).
Nov. 27: Northland Pines at Marquette, Mich.,
Waupaca Co-op at Black River Falls Co-op.
Nov. 28: Northern Edge at Chippewa FallsMenomonie (CF), Waupaca Co-op at Black River
Falls tournament.
Nov. 30: Northland Pines at Medford, Northern Edge at Waupaca, Tomahawk at Lakeland.
Dec. 3: Point-Rapids-Marshfield at Waupaca.
years coaching between boys and girls in

youth. The girls learn fast.
Then it comes down to execution and
repetition, doing things over and over,
doing them right.
It may not have always shone through
a year ago as the Raiders faced their
share of solid defenses and goalies, but
the team feels it has some capable offensive players. Medford is counting on that
talent to come through and improve on
its 1.7 goals per game average they compiled while going 0-12 in Great Northern
Conference play. The Raiders had two
outbursts in conference play in a 7-6 loss
to Lakeland and an 11-4 loss to Rhinelander-Antigo-Three Lakes. In their nonconference wins, they outscored Beaver
Dam 5-3, edged Viroqua 4-3 and blew out

the Rhinelander-Antigo-Three Lakes JV
team 11-0 in the Rhinelander holiday
tournament.
Seniors Marissa McPeak and Amanda Bauer and sophomore Joelle Zenner
were the teams top scorers a year ago.
McPeak had a team-high 11 goals, while
Zenner and Bauer scored 10 each.
Seniors Carlye Baker and Elise Southworth also topped the five-goal mark.
Demulling sees Southworth and Zenner as two-way players who will help
Medford in both offensive and defensive positions. McPeak, Bauer, senior
Sarah Strobach, Baker and juniors Emily Quante and Mikayla Kelz are among
the forwards listed on the roster. Baker
is injured to start the season. Freshmen
Korissa Hraby, Emily Quante and Ryley
Koski are working in forward roles as
well.
Getting a lot of pucks on net, thats
what weve been talking about in practice, Demulling said. Flood the net,
overwhelm the front of the net and then
play good solid defense. If we can keep
them from scoring and then get pucks
on the net as often as we can and clean
up the garbage, I think well have a lot of
success. We definitely need to pick up the
defensive end of the game this year.
Without question, the defensive numbers will need to improve for Medford to
put notches in the win column. The Raiders gave up 7.8 goals per game in conference play and seven goals per game overall.
Senior Sienna Demulling, Southworth
and juniors Katy Branstetter and Kaitlin
Gradberg are back as the teams main enforcers. Freshman Autumn Mitchell is in
the defensive mix as well.
Were going to run a pretty simple
See GIRLS HOCKEY on page 5
2015-16 Medford girls hockey schedule

Nov. 30 NORTHLAND PINES, 7 p.m.
Dec. 4
at Lakeland, 7 p.m.
Dec. 8
at Northern Edge (Antigo), 5 p.m.
Dec. 10 WAUPACA, 7 p.m.
Dec. 14 BLACK RIVER FALLS, 7 p.m.
Dec. 18 TOMAHAWK, 7 p.m.
Dec. 22 LAKELAND, 7 p.m.
Dec. 28-30 at Rhinelander tournament, TBA
Jan. 4
POINT-RAPIDS-MARSHFIELD, 7 p.m.
Jan. 9
VIROQUA, 3 p.m.
Jan. 12
at Black River Falls, 7 p.m.
Jan. 15
at Northland Pines, 7 p.m.
Jan. 16
BEAVER DAM CO-OP, 4 p.m.
Jan. 18
LAKELAND, 7 p.m.
Jan. 21
NORTHERN EDGE, 7 p.m.
Jan. 25
at Waupaca, 7 p.m.
Jan. 28
at Tomahawk, 7 p.m.
Feb. 1
at Point-Rapids-Marshfield (Marsh.), 7 p.m.
Feb. 8
at Lakeland, 7 p.m.
Feb. 18-19 WIAA regional final, 7 p.m.
Feb. 23 WIAA sectional semifinal, 7 p.m.
Feb. 26-27 WIAA sectional final at Northland Pines, TBA
March 4 WIAA state semifinal at Madison, 1:15 p.m.
March 5 WIAA state championship at Madison, noon
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Medford hopes to beat opponents with pressure, fast pace

Medfords boys basketball team expects to give up more points per game
this season than it has in recent years,
but head coach Ryan Brown also expects
the Raiders to be a strong defensive club
by seasons end.
How does that work? Its all about the
pace.
With all of Medfords varsity players
but one standing at about 6 feet or under, the Raiders know slugging it out in
a half-court style isnt in its best interest.
This year, the Raiders are looking to play
fast, spear-headed by their defense.
This year our goal is to play fast and
aggressive and pressure, Brown said
Friday. Brown is starting his first full
year as Medfords head coach after leading the Raiders to a 6-7 mark in the second
half of last season. Its more my style.
It will be fun to see that style. Theyre
starting to get it in practice. Weve really emphasized not using our hands and
moving our feet. Theyre starting to get
the reactions in our run and jump press.
Theyre still a little late, but I want them
to see other teams to see how it goes in a
game, how its refereed, especially with
the emphasis on the (contact) rules. Anytime in practice we see two hands or an
arm bar, we blow the whistle and its five
push ups. Theyve really adjusted quickly.
Medford got to try the fast approach
for the first time at a scrimmage night in
Altoona on Tuesday. The games start for
real next week with two non-conference
games. The Raiders open at Phillips on
Tuesday with a 7:30 p.m. tip time and

BOYS BASKETBALL STANDINGS
Conf.
Overall
W
L
W
L
Rhinelander
0
0
0
0
Mosinee
0
0
0
0
Lakeland
0
0
0
0
Antigo
0
0
0
0
Medford
0
0
0
0
Tomahawk
0
0
0
0
Northland Pines
0
0
0
0
Nov. 24: Mosinee at Wausau East, Northland
Pines at Three Lakes.
Dec. 1: Medford at Phillips, Wausau East at
Lakeland, Marathon at Mosinee, WittenbergBirnamwood at Tomahawk, Rhinelander at
Crandon, Three Lakes at Antigo, Prentice at
Northland Pines.
Dec. 3: Weyauwega-Fremont at Mosinee, Tomahawk at Chequamegon.
host Merrill on Dec. 4 in a game set to tip

at 7:15 p.m.
This years Raiders are young, featuring just two seniors in Ben Meier and Joe
Phillips. Four letter winners from last
years 10-12 squad return. They are juniors Osy Ekwueme, Garrett Strebig and
Jake Sullivan and sophomore Cameron
Wenzel. Ekwueme, a guard, is a two-year
letter winner.
We have a good group of captains in
Osy, Ben Meier, Jake Sullivan and Garrett Strebig who really take the bull by
the horns and get kids excited, Brown
said. Theyre good kids. Obviously were
going to rely on Osy a lot. He brings an
ability to get to the rim and really I think
he can be a great full-court defender as
long as he doesnt reach. He handles pressure really well.
Yet were going to rely on so many
other guys. Hopefully were going to have
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Monday, November 30
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Thursday, December 3
at Pittsville, V-7:30 p.m., JV-5:45 p.m.
good balance. Garrett can get hot. Cam

can shoot it. Ben can shoot it. Jakes improving at his shot. Hes another one that
can really get to the rim. Cam is crafty.
He uses his body well to make space.
Meier got some brief varsity experience as a sophomore. Phillips is a varsity
newcomer along with juniors Josh Thiede and Garrett Sommer and sophomores
Sam Hallgren, Ben Lindgren and Brady
Loertscher. Exchange student Daniel Rodriguez Losada, a junior, rounds out the
opening-week roster. Sommer is the tall
one at 6-2.
Brown said the first week of practice
was mainly dedicated to defense and conditioning.
They love it, Brown said of the fast
pace. A lot of our conditioning is done
through drills. We have winners and losers a lot, and the loser runs. We dont get
to the end of practice and sit there and
run ladders. Many of our drills are like
two-on-two full court stuff where were

running and jumping and trapping and
transition that their conditioning is built
right in to what we do. So they like that.
Its real competitive.
Keeping constant pressure will be
important as games increase to 36 minutes this year with the introduction of
18-minute halves. Brown said hes taken
a lot of his coaching philosophy from
Forrest Larson, one of the states most
well-known coaches who has used pressure and pace in successful stints at Ladysmith and Lake Geneva Badger.
We talked about being relentless,
Brown said. Thats our theme for the
year. Were going to try to pressure the
heck out of teams, make it fun. I think
theres structure within the chaos. Kids
gotta know what a good shot is. When we
push and if its not there we need to get
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Jan. 22
Jan. 26
Jan. 28
at Phillips, 7:30 p.m.

MERRILL, 7:15 p.m.
at Nekoosa, 7:30 p.m.
MOSINEE, 7:15 p.m.
at Rib Lake, 7:30 p.m.
at Tomahawk, 7:15 p.m.
ASHLAND, 7:15 p.m.
RHINELANDER, 7:15 p.m.
at Antigo, 7:15 p.m.
RICE LAKE, 3 p.m.
LAKELAND, 7:15 p.m.
at Northland Pines, 7:15 p.m.
at Stanley-Boyd, 7:30 p.m.
at Mosinee, 7:15 p.m.
Feb. 2
Feb. 5
Feb. 11
Feb. 16
Feb. 19
Feb. 22
Feb. 25
March 1
March 4
March 5
March 10
March 12
March 18
March 19
TOMAHAWK, 7:15 p.m.

at Wausau East, 7:30 p.m.
at Rhinelander, 7:15 p.m.
ANTIGO, 7:15 p.m.
at Lakeland, 7:15 p.m.
at Chippewa Falls, 7:15 p.m.
NORTHLAND PINES, 7:15 p.m.
WIAA regional, 7 p.m.
WIAA regional semifinal, 7 p.m.
WIAA regional final, 7 p.m.
WIAA sectional semifinal at Wausau East, 7 p.m.
WIAA sectional final at Stevens Point, TBA
WIAA state semifinal at Madison, 3:15 p.m.
State championship at Madison, 6:35 p.m.
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Thursday, November
September 26,
22, 2015
2011
Pirates see positive possibilities

as new basketball season tips off
Pirates practice
Photo by Bryan Wegter
Gilman senior Ethan Aldinger (middle) drives for a layup during Fridays practice.
Aldinger will be an x-factor for the Pirates this season as they seek to improve on last
years 5-18 record.
Gilman wins its opener 43-40

A full court pass from Birkenholz to
Skabroud led to a layup and the lead for
the Pirates with 8:25 remaining. Greenwood fought back and tied the game at
33 before Kassidy Lamovecs two-point
jumper gave the Indians their final lead
of the night with under six minutes to
play. Sherfield tied the game off an assist
from Skabroud and the Pirates scored
eight of the next 11 points to seal the win.
The positives were the free throw
shooting. Shooting-wise we missed some
short ones, but maybe for the first game
GIRLS BASKETBALL STANDINGS
Conf.
Overall
W
L
W
L
Northland Pines
0
0
2
0
Lakeland
0
0
1
0
Mosinee
0
0
1
0
Antigo
0
0
1
0
Rhinelander
0
0
0
0
Medford
0
0
0
1
Tomahawk
0
0
0
2
Nov. 19: Antigo 43, Oconto Falls 37; Mosinee
69, Wausau East 53; Lakeland 59, Phillips 52;
Prentice 73, Tomahawk 29; Northland Pines 63,
Three Lakes 43.
Nov. 24: Merrill at Lakeland, Shawano at Antigo,
Mosinee at Wittenberg-Birnamwood, Tomahawk
at Athens, Crandon at Northland Pines.
Nov. 27: D.C. Everest at Antigo, Tomahawk vs.
Wausau West at Antigo, Rhinelander vs. Wausau
East at Antigo.
Nov. 28: Wausau West at Antigo, Tomahawk vs.
Wausau East at Antigo, Rhinelander vs. Marshfield at Antigo.
Dec. 1: Wausau East at Lakeland, Northland
Pines at Chequamegon.
its not bad, Rosemeyer said. We did

some good things in man and zone on
defense and having assists on 10 of our
13 baskets was good. The negatives were
turnovers.
Hendricks had eight rebounds, but
was only one-for-11 from the field. She
added three steals, two assists and a
block. Lamovec led Greenwood with 10
points.
EASTERN CLOVERBELT CONFERENCE
Conf.
Overall
W
L
W
L
Loyal
1
0
1
0
Colby
1
0
1
0
Gilman
1
0
1
0
Columbus Cath.
0
0
1
0
Owen-Withee
0
0
0
0
Spencer
0
0
0
0
Neillsville
0
1
0
1
Granton
0
1
0
1
Greenwood
0
1
0
2
Nov. 20: Gilman 43, Greenwood 40; Loyal 50,
Neillsville 43; Colby 61, Granton 10.
Nov. 24: Gilman at Loyal, Colby at Spencer,
Granton at Owen-Withee, Neillsville at W.R. Assumption.
Nov. 27: Columbus Catholic at W.R. Assumption,
Loyal vs. Nekoosa at W.R. Assumption.
Nov. 28: Columbus Catholic vs. Loyal or
Nekoosa at W.R. Assumption, Loyal vs. Columbus Catholic or W.R. Assumption at W.R.
Assumption.
Nov. 30: Auburndale at Neillsville, Greenwood
at North. Lutheran.
Dec. 1: Spencer at Edgar, Colby at Stratford,
Thorp at Owen-Withee.
Dec. 3: Owen-Withee at Neillsville, Columbus
Catholic at Spencer, Granton at Greenwood.
The range of outcomes for this years

Gilman boys basketball team is wide. A
core of dependable upperclassmen return, but beyond that, the Pirates are
young. With so much inexperience, they
could be amongst the bottom teams in the
Eastern Cloverbelt. On the other hand, if
that youth comes together quickly, Gilman could find itself fighting alongside
the top-tier teams in the East. Count head
coach Brian Pernsteiner among those eager to find out what this years Pirates
team is capable of.
Were young but weve got five or
six guys that have played a lot of varsity
time. Weve also got some young guys
coming in that are really gonna help us.
The freshmen coming in this year have
been running our system for the past two
years. Were pretty much up to speed,
he said. Im ready to get it going and see
what happens.
During last years 5-18 struggle, the Pirates depended heavily on guard James
Copenhaver and forward Colton Schmitt.
Both are gone now. This year, the burden
will be spread around evenly. Going into
his junior year, guard Chanse Rosemeyer
has taken command of the team on both
ends of the floor. He averaged 4.9 ppg in
2014-15, but is poised to expand on that
number this winter. Joining Rosemeyer
in the mix for starting minutes will be
senior wing Zach Sonnentag (6.0 ppg in
2014-15), senior forward Emmitt Sherfield (4.8 ppg), senior guard Travis Lato,
senior guard Ethan Aldinger (5.1 ppg)
and junior swingman Roman Konsella.
Pernsteiner believes those six will form
the core of this years squad.
Im pleased with how things have
gone so far. Emmitts gonna bring our
height. Zach is gonna be a wingman and
part-time point guard. Hes got a nice outside shot, but needs to play more physical. Ethan just needs to slow himself
down. Hell probably play swing guard
and up top, he said. Chanse will be the
leader. His shot is better and hes more of
a leader on the floor, setting up offenses
and defenses. He feels more comfortable
and is just a junior.
Konsella could be the Pirates biggest
addition. This will be the juniors first
year playing for Gilman, but Pernsteiner
said hes a polished offensive player.
Hes really going to help us. Hes got
nice ball sense and is a good three-point
shooter. He can penetrate and isnt afraid
to bang around a bit, Pernsteiner said.
Offensively, hes going to help us big
time. The emergence of a scorer capable
of threatening from the inside or outside would go a long way in helping the
Pirates improve on their 32 points per
game from last year.
Pernsteiner is confident about his
teams depth thanks to the early looks
at several young players. Two freshmen,
EASTERN CLOVERBELT CONFERENCE

Conf.
Overall
W
L
W
L
Spencer
0
0
0
0
Neillsville
0
0
0
0
Columbus Cath.
0
0
0
0
Owen-Withee
0
0
0
0
Loyal
0
0
0
0
Greenwood
0
0
0
0
Colby
0
0
0
0
Gilman
0
0
0
0
Granton
0
0
0
0
Nov. 24: Black River Falls at Neillsville, Colby at
Stratford, Abbotsford at Greenwood.
Nov. 27: University School of Milwaukee vs.
Columbus Catholic at W.R. Assumption.
Nov. 28: Columbus Catholic vs. Nekoosa or W.R.
Assumption at Assumption.
Dec. 1: Neillsville at Gilman, Loyal at Columbus Catholic, Colby at Greenwood, Owen-Withee
at Granton.
Maverick Birkenholz and Torgor Crick,

could see playing time out of the gate.
Rounding out the initial bench will be
freshman Dallas Skabroud, junior Lane
Webster and sophomore Elliot Wininger.
Were definitely deeper than last
year. I can sub and am confident in whats
going in, Pernsteiner said.
Itll help by giving us more breaks,
Sonnentag said.
Lato and Rosemeyer pointed to the
underclassmens participation on the
summer league team as reasons for their
teammates quick improvement.
With a much deeper lineup than a
season ago, the Pirates will be better
equipped to battle deep into games in the
highly-competitive Eastern Cloverbelt.
Expectations from the players themselves are much higher as well.
I expect to at least win a few playoff
games, Sherfield said.
Were young and more inexperienced. But well be better than we were
last year, Rosemeyer said.
Gilman went 2-14 in the East last year
to finish eighth. The Pirates havent won
a playoff game since a run to a Division 5
regional final in 2011.
In addition to being younger, this
years Pirates team is smaller than in
years past. Pernsteiner said theyll pick
up the pace and will use that speed to employ more traps and presses on defense.
Early on, hes seen big improvements in
several key areas for Gilman.
Were better in terms of speed. Ballhandling is going to be much improved
over last year too. Im pleased with the
way things have gone. We put in a couple
new offenses too that keep everything
moving. We stood around too much last
season, Pernsteiner said.
The Pirates open their season Dec. 1 at
Neillsville and Pernsteiner said theres
still things they need to work on.
We need to work on our defensive
pressure yet. Were not coming off our
screens quite right either. Neillsville will
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Dec. 1
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Dec. 10
Dec. 15
Dec. 17
Dec. 18
Dec. 22
Jan. 5
Jan. 8
Jan. 18
Jan. 19
Jan. 22
Jan. 25
Jan. 29
Feb. 2
at Neillsville, 7:30 p.m.

at Colby, 7:30 p.m.
COLUMBUS CATHOLIC, 7:30 p.m.
LOYAL, 7:30 p.m.
at Bruce, 7:30 p.m.
at Granton, 5:45 p.m.
OWEN-WITHEE, 7:30 p.m.
SPENCER, 7:30 p.m.
at Greenwood, 7:30 p.m.
CORNELL, 7:15 p.m.
NEILLSVILLE, 7:30 p.m.
at Columbus Catholic, 7:30 p.m.
THORP, 7:30 p.m.
COLBY, 5:45 p.m.
GRANTON, 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 4
Feb. 5
Feb. 8
Feb. 11
Feb. 16
Feb. 19
Feb. 25
Feb. 27
March 1
March 4
March 5
March 10
March 12
March 18
March 19
FLAMBEAU, 7:30 p.m.

at Loyal, 7:30 p.m.
LAKE HOLCOMBE, 7:30 p.m.
at Owen-Withee, 7:30 p.m.
at Spencer, 7:30 p.m.
GREENWOOD, 7:30 p.m.
CLOV. CROSSOVER (3rd-8th, EAST), 7:30 p.m.
Clov. Champs. (1st-2nd) at Neillsville, 1 p.m.
WIAA sectional semifinal at Chetek, 7 p.m.
WIAA sectional final at Spooner, TBD
WIAA state semifinal at Madison, 10:45 a.m.
State championship at Madison, 11:05 a.m.
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Raiders will push the pace
Girls hockey has seven seniors
into our half court. Were not going to

try to go seven seconds and just put it up.
But we are going to really push and try to
make conditioning a factor with teams.
Thats why I love the longer games personally. Foul trouble would be the one
issue, he continued. Thats why weve
focused even more with not fouling in
our defense. Because if you do that in a
long game, teams are going to be in the
bonus, getting rest during free throws
and our better players are going to be on
the bench with foul trouble.
Brown doesnt expect the Raiders to
perfect the run-and-jump pressure or
their half-court defenses immediately.
The more they run them, review game
video and learn, the better they should
get.
Were working really hard on rotations when you push baseline, but also
rotations when it goes into the post,
Brown said. Were starting to work a
lot on our post defense. How do we deny
the ball? Once it gets in how do we jump
behind? Whos doubling? The ball comes
out, whats our rotation? Thats taking
some time and thats the stuff thats going to be slower early in the year. Early
in the year, we might not get to the post
and they might score. We get there, we
might be late rotating and they get an
open three. But hopefully by the end
of the year, when youve hit that over
and over and over again, then were
just scrambling and its easy. Thats fun
when you see a team that can scramble
and recover.
Offensively, Brown sees shooting and
ability to get to the rim as the teams
strengths. Part of this fast style of play
is letting the players play on offense. The
Raiders will again lean heavily on a fiveout motion offense. Players need to be
able to read defenses and make screens,
cuts and passes appropriately. A concern

going into the year is rebounding. That
was a major problem for the Raiders a
year ago.
If Medford can beat teams in transition, it should lessen the likelihood of
giving up so many offensive rebounds.
Also, Brown said Loertscher and Thiede
have shown a knack for getting good rebounding position despite being about
5-10.
Teams were throwing four or five
guys at the boards because they knew
were not running, Brown said. This
year, when we get out and go, I think
youll see two or three guys go to the
boards. So, plus we have some athletes
who can go get it.
The Raiders will get tested plenty this
season. Not only does the conference
appear strong with annual contenders
like Rhinelander, Mosinee, Antigo and
Lakeland, but Medfords non-conference
schedule has some notable additions too
with defending WIAA Division 2 runnerup Rice Lake coming to Raider Hall on
Jan. 16 and a visit to Chippewa Falls on
Feb. 22. Medford again faces Wisconsin Valley Conference foes Merrill and
Wausau East, both of whom could be
WIAA tournament foes.
Were young, Brown said. Were
going to bring most of our team back next
year. But yet we have experience. Osys
had some time since hes been a freshman. Garrett, Jake and Cam all had significant time last year. Ben did as a sophomore. These other guys played with us
all summer. Theyve been stepping up.
I think were going to surprise teams.
Maybe not right away. I think our kids
play hard enough and work hard enough
that by the end of the year well be able to
stay with anybody.
system, Demulling said. If you execute it well, things are going to happen
nicely. Thats the thing. You have to be
disciplined to the plan and outwork the
other crew and youll be fine. Even if its
a tough opponent, work your tail off and
youre still going to be in that game.
At the back end, goal tenders Emily
Lybert, a junior, and Makayla Hanson, a
senior, both are back for their third seasons. Both have come a long way in two
years and have had some shining moments between the pipes. Demulling said
both have strengths and things to work
on. Lybert will get the nod to start the
year as Hanson has been slowed early by
dental issues, of all things.
Probably the biggest thing with our
goal tenders is to make sure theyre out
of the net, Demulling said. Thats what
weve been talking about a lot. You have
the blue in front of the net. Weve been
calling that the ocean. Get out of the
ocean. Get in front a little bit more.
Emily is very good at squaring up to
the play, he added. Shes pretty good on
the initial shot. The rebounds is where
were going to have to help. Her motion
when shes in the butterfly is challenged
a little, so we need to work on providing
the defensive help in clearing that puck.
Makayla on the other hand, she can move
in the butterfly, but she has to work on
just the squaring up with the puck. If
shes disciplined to that and stays on the
top a little bit more, shell cut down on
those angles a little bit.
While Medford did not lose a single
player to graduation, there could be
some shifts around the GNC with other
teams. Defending champion Waupaca
lost the states top scorer, Mandy Tomlinson, but Markie Ash was another of
the states top scorers and is just a sophomore. Tomahawk loses two terrific players in Erika Vallier and Nicole Nerva
but still has first-team All-GNC goalie

Erin Sparks. Rhinelander-Antigo-Three
Lakes brings back GNC Player of the
Year Katie Detert, a 70-point scorer, and
second-team All-GNC forward Lindsey
Steger. The Northern Edge should be be
a contender with those weapons. Northland Pines is always a threat. The Eagles
went 2-1 at the Fond du Lac tournament
this past weekend and will get a fourth
non-conference game in this Friday at
Marquette, Mich. before they come to
Medford on Monday.
Pines will be a challenge, Demulling
said. Rhinelander-Antigo-Three Lakes
that will be a challenge. But we should
definitely be able to compete well with
teams like Lakeland, Tomahawk. We
have some non-conference games as well
where we match up well.
Medford will play four games against
Lakeland with two counting as conference games and two counting as non-conference games. Marshfield is out of the
conference, having joined Point-Rapids
to make that co-op even more massive.
The GNC now stands at six teams.
As always, the Raiders will play two
games against the Black River Falls coop. They will face Viroqua and Beaver
Dam at the Simek Center and will return
to the Rhinelander holiday tournament
Dec. 28-30.
We just have to get after it, said Demulling, who made the switch from boys
to girls when Sarah Markham resigned
in August due to increased professional
obligations. We talked early on about
having a winning effort in everything
we do. If we do that, wins and losses take
care of themselves.
It will be a good season, he added.
Most of these girls Ive worked with before. Theyre familiar with some of the
things I do. Im three years smarter than
I was three years ago, having worked
with the boys for three years.
Hockey team looks to build off solid scrimmage performance

Obviously I have strong upperclassmen but with our freshmen, weve got
some real good talent down there, Vach
said. Not a lot of size, but weve got
speed and good puck control. Thats exciting. One of the freshmen (Carstensen)
put one in the net (Thursday) night.
Offensively, the Raiders figure to rely
on Schafer, Kree and Hraby to lead them.
We had a few breakaways (in the
scrimmage), Vach said. Wed get past
the blue line and those legs were just
gone. That was my fault. I put them in
that situation. But they kept on going. So
that was awesome. We have Klayton Kree
and Jack Schafer, he was the top scorer
last year. Dylan Hraby, what I see with
him so far is the puck control. If theres
a hole he can put it there. Its beautiful.
You got freshmen like Carstensen and
Andrew Rothmeier. Well see what they
can do. They have some talent.

Defensively, Vach said its imperative
for the Raiders to protect the goalie, whoever it may be, from facing the ridiculous
numbers of shots Jamieson saw last season while making nearly 1,500 saves.
Kyle Dettmering is our senior, Vach
said. Hes a big boy. We need a little
body contact from him. We have Ryan
Perrin coming back. We only have four
defensemen right now, so theyre going
to be playing. We have Charlie Branstetter, who is a very aggressive freshman. He has a lot to learn but these upper classmen will help him out. Conrad
played forward last year, but right now
were pushing him back on defense.
In goal, Scholl and Kadlecek both figure to see time.
Both had good showings in my eyes,
Vach said of their scrimmage performances. I have two goalies. I have one
2015-16 Medford boys hockey schedule

Dec. 1
Dec. 3
Dec. 8
Dec. 15
Dec. 17
Dec. 22
Jan. 5
Jan. 7
Jan. 9
Jan. 12
Jan. 14
Jan. 15
Jan. 16
Jan. 19
Jan. 21
MERRILL, 7 p.m.
at Lakeland, 7 p.m.
at Antigo, 7 p.m.
TOMAHAWK, 7 p.m.
at Rhinelander, 7 p.m.
at Wausau East, 7:15 p.m.
at Northland Pines, 7 p.m.
at Waupaca, 7 p.m.
VIROQUA, 1 p.m.
LAKELAND, 7 p.m.
CHEQUAMEGON-PHILLIPS, 7 p.m.
at Merrill tournament, TBD
at Merrill tournament, TBD
at Mosinee, 7 p.m.
ANTIGO, 5 p.m.
Jan. 26
at Tomahawk, 7 p.m.
Jan. 28
at Chequamegon-Phillips, 7 p.m.
Jan. 29
MOSINEE, 7 p.m.
Feb. 2
RHINELANDER, 7 p.m.
Feb. 4
NORTHLAND PINES, 7 p.m.
Feb. 9
ASHLAND, 7 p.m.
Feb. 11 WAUPACA, 7 p.m.
Feb. 16 WIAA regional semifinal, 7 p.m.
Feb. 18-19 WIAA regional final, 7 p.m.
Feb. 23 WIAA sectional semifinal, 7 p.m.
Feb. 26-27 WIAA sectional final at Hayward, TBA
March 3 WIAA state quarterfinal at Madison, 11 a.m.
March 4 WIAA state semifinal at Madison, 5 p.m.
March 5 State championship at Madison, 2:15 p.m.
thats maybe seen five games (Scholl).

Hes been doing a good job. Hes been
going to some camps and working hard.
Thats exciting to see. Hes got a positive
attitude about it all. Tyler Kadlecek did a
great job. He hasnt seen any ice time in
high school yet. Its exciting. Were going
to utilize them both. Were going to see
whos got it that night. Not every night
do you come out and you have it. But
right now, we have two strong goalies
that I see in the future. They need some
ice time.
Vachs ascent to the varsity head
coaching position was quick. After
coaching the 13-14 Bantam age level, he
was hired during the summer as an asGREAT NORTHERN CONFERENCE
BOYS HOCKEY STANDINGS
Conf.
Overall
W-L-T
W-L-T
Tomahawk
0-0-0
0-0-1
Antigo
0-0-0
0-0-0
Mosinee
0-0-0
0-0-0
Northland Pines
0-0-0
0-0-0
Waupaca
0-0-0
0-0-0
Rhinelander
0-0-0
0-0-0
Lakeland
0-0-0
0-0-0
Medford
0-0-0
0-0-0
Nov. 20: Tomahawk 2, Merrill 2 (OT).
Nov. 24: Tomahawk at Antigo, D.C. Everest at
Northland Pines, West Salem at Mosinee.
Nov. 27: Mosinee vs. Cedarburg at Kettle Moraine, Whitefish Bay vs. Waupaca at Waukesha.
Nov. 28: Mosinee vs. Appleton United or Kettle
Moraine, Waupaca at Waukesha Co-op.
Dec. 1: Merrill at Medford, Tomahawk at
Northland Pines, Stevens Point at Antigo,
Wisconsin Rapids at Waupaca, Rhinelander at
Wausau East, Lakeland at Ashland.
Dec. 3: Medford at Lakeland, Antigo at Rhinelander, Mosinee at Tomahawk.
sistant coach to Chad Demulling, but Demulling wound up taking the girls head
job early in the fall.
I gave it some time, Vach said. I
didnt jump into it right away. We looked
for a head coach first and we also looked
for an assistant. I basically told (activities director) Andy Guden that I wasnt
leaving him hang. I was there if he needed it. Obviously I got two young kids and
family. You gotta be careful with all that.
But so far, its been flawless, amazing.
Its been a great experience.
In the GNC, the Raiders will again
face stiff competition night in and night
out. Antigo is the defending champion.
The Red Robins went 13-0-1 in the GNC,
22-3-2 overall and made it to a sectional
final. They return to All-GNC performers in defenseman Zack Levis and 2014-15
Player of the Year Alex Nagel. Mosinee,
Northland Pines and Waupaca continue
to be solid programs and Rhinelander
took a step forward last year, tying Tomahawk for fifth. Both were 5-9 in league
play.
Lakeland (1-12-1, 1-23-1) avoided sharing last place with Medford by getting a
late-season tie with Waupaca.
We have good leadership from our
upperclassmen and all the way down,
Vach said. We have some strong juniors and strong sophomores. We have
a team. The players are telling me were
building a team. Were really clicking together right now. Theyve struggled (in
the past), and I know that going in. Were
not some big school. But the performance
(Thursday) night, that opens it up. That
was good.
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Rib Lake expects to be a contender this winter

freely and between multiple positions
could serve to keep Rib Lakes opponents
off-balance and help them against teams
where they will have a size disadvantage.
Rounding out the initial bench for the
Redmen will be junior Carson Patrick,
junior TrayVon Sutherland and freshman Zane Mencheski.
Wild talked about what each of his
nine players brings to the team.
Dalton will have a good year. He has
a way of getting to the rim and finding
ways to score. Noahs done a really good
job over the summer of working his game
from the inside-out. That has opened up
his three-point shot, he said. Austin
Ewan could be a surpriser. Defensively
he does a great job flying in. This is a
group that can shoot.
Austin Zondlo has done a good job
of being a leader. Hes a quiet guy but he
says things when they need to be said.
Nick could be a good guy to come off the
bench for us. Hes got length and has
worked hard on getting to the rim.
Therell be a learning curve for Carson in his first year on varsity. TrayVon
doesnt really have size, but he has a lack
of fear. He plays like hes a 6-5 guy when
hes only 5-6. Zane will be the next man
up, but after that, its hard to figure out.
Wild expects the teams flexibility to
carry over defensively as well. He said
his players would have the go-ahead to
play aggressively and that theyd stay
primarily in man-to-man defense. This
would give players the opportunities to
crash the boards.
Last years Redmen team was a dark
horse pick to win the North. They ended
up tied for third with Chequamegon at
6-6, but did have the conferences secondbest offense at 51.8 ppg. Rib Lake got hot
going into the postseason, knocking off
Cornell, Prentice and Owen-Withee on
their way to sectionals, where they were
beaten by McDonell 60-56. Some have
tabbed 2015-16 as a relative down year
for the Redmen, but dont tell the players
that.
We know were ranked low because
we lost four seniors. People dont realize
that the guys here now are exception-
al, if not better, than the guys we lost,

Scheithauer said. The only difference is
we dont have a guy thats 8 feet tall.
The height is a big factor but I think
we can fill that with quick guards. Well
be higher tempo and wear teams out,
Strebig said.
Letdowns games were all-too-common
for Rib Lake last year and the players
know that. Theyre determined to change
things this time around.
As soon as we lost our first conference game, followed by the loss to Athens, it went downhill, Scheithauer said,
referring to a 1-2 stretch of games in January of last season after the Redmen had
started 5-2.
Theres less outside distractions this
year, Weinke said. Weve got to fight
through and keep going.
We need to keep our eye on the big
goal, Strebig said.
And not get down after a loss, Zondlo added.
Eisner probably summed up this
years team best.
If we stay motivated all season well
do pretty good.
Its that last quote that could hold the
key for the Redmen this year. Wild talked
about the teams mindset after Mondays
practice.
Practice hasnt been as competitive
as Id like it to be. I havent been impressed at all. We just had a discussion
about how we can ramp up the intensity. The guys need a measuring stick
right now and they just dont have it, he
said. Once the games start, things will
change.
Rib Lake will have just over a week
to prepare itself for whats shaping up to
be a very interesting season in the Marawood North. They open against Lake
Holcombe on Monday before traveling
to Pittsville on Thursday. Theyll get a
tough non-conference test from Strat-
MARAWOOD NORTH DIVISION

Conf.
Overall
W
L
W
L
Phillips
0
0
0
0
Edgar
0
0
0
0
Rib Lake
0
0
0
0
Chequamegon
0
0
0
0
Prentice
0
0
0
0
Abbotsford
0
0
0
0
Athens
0
0
0
0
Nov. 24: Abbotsford at Greenwood, Winter at
Chequamegon, Edgar at Almond-Bancroft.
Nov. 30: Rib Lake at Lake Holcombe.
Dec. 1: Medford at Phillips, Newman Catholic at
Abbotsford, Edgar at North. Lutheran, Prentice
at Northland Pines, Chequamegon at Hayward.
Dec. 3: Rib Lake at Pittsville, Phillips at
Hurley, Auburndale at Athens, Prentice at Lake
Holcombe, Tomahawk at Chequamegon.
Nov. 20 Div. 2 championship

Mequon Homestead (12-2) 28, Waukesha West
(11-3) 12.
WIAA FOOTBALL
STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Camp Randall Stadium, Madison
Kimberly (14-0) 49, Hartland Arrowhead (12-2) 42.

Green Bay Notre Dame (12-2) 19, Waukesha
Catholic Memorial (11-3) 17.
Osceola (13-1) 28, Lodi (13-1) 0.
Amherst (14-0) 42, Spencer-Columbus (13-1) 0.
Fond du Lac St. Marys Springs (12-2) 39, Darlington (13-1) 20.
Bangor (14-0) 20, Pepin-Alma (13-1) 14.
2015-16 Rib Lake boys basketball varsity schedule

Nov. 30
Dec. 3
Dec. 7
Dec. 10
Dec. 15
Dec. 22
Jan. 8
Jan. 12
Jan. 15
Jan. 19
Jan. 21
Jan. 26
Jan. 28
Jan. 29
Feb. 2
at Lake Holcombe, 5:45 p.m.

at Pittsville, 7:30 p.m.
at Stratford, 7:30 p.m.
PRENTICE, 7:15 p.m.
MEDFORD, 7:30 p.m.
CHEQUAMEGON, 7:15 p.m.
at Phillips, 7:15 p.m.
ABBOTSFORD, 7:15 p.m.
ATHENS, 7:15 p.m.
NORTH. LUTHERAN, 7:30 p.m.
at Prentice, 7:15 p.m.
EDGAR, 7:15 p.m.
at Tomahawk, 7:15 p.m.
WINTER, 5:45 p.m.
WIS. VALLEY LUTHERAN, 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 4
Feb. 9
Feb. 12
Feb. 16
Feb. 18
Feb. 22
Feb. 25
Feb. 27
March 1
March 4
March 5
March 10
March 12
March 18
March 19
at Chequamegon, 7:15 p.m.

PHILLIPS, 7:15 p.m.
at Abbotsford, 7:15 p.m.
at Flambeau, 7:15 p.m.
at Athens, 7:15 p.m.
at Edgar, 7:15 p.m.
MARA. CROSS. (3rd-7th, NORTH), 7:15 p.m.
Mara. Champs. (1st-2nd) at Abbotsford, 1 p.m.
WIAA sectional semifinal at Chetek, 7 p.m.
WIAA sectional final at Spooner, TBD
WIAA state semifinal at Madison, 10:45 a.m.
State championship at Madison, 11:05 a.m.
ford on Dec. 7 before opening their North

schedule at home against rival Prentice
on Dec. 10.
Wild said the teams run to sectionals last year was great, but wasnt even
thinking about playoffs this year. Rib
Lakes priority will be a conference
championship.
North outlook
The Phillips Loggers lost co-Player
of the Year Danny Baratka to graduation, but return plenty of weapons as
they look to defend the schools first-ever
North championship. First-teamer Cade
Rose (12.9 ppg, .444 3-point percentage)
and second-teamer Ryan Giannoni (9.5
ppg, 5.8 rpg) lead a balanced attack for
the Loggers, who had the conferences
best offense (54.2 ppg) last year. Seniors
Kyle Karnosh (7.0 ppg) and Jeff Mabie
(2.2 apg) will have impacts too.
Edgar finished second in the North
last season, and theyve got almost everything back in 2015-16. A pair of 6-4
seniors, Austin Borchardt (11.9 ppg) and
Matt Urmanski (8.6 ppg, 6.1 rpg), create a
formidable frontcourt duo for the Wildcats. Junior guards Taylor Engel (7.0
ppg) and Alec Hafferman (6.8 ppg) will
look to increase their scoring and create
opportunities for the bigs.
Edgar concerns me, but they have
weaknesses on the perimeter. There isnt
a team where its like oh man what are
we gonna do here, Wild said.
Chequamegon tied with Rib Lake for
third in the conference a season ago,

but will have to adjust to life without coPlayer of the Year Shane Wakefield (18.3
ppg) after his graduation. Christian Armstrong (6.8 ppg), a junior, is the top returning scorer for the Screaming Eagles.
Senior Garrett Rau (13.9 ppg, 2.3 threes
per game is back to lead Abbotsford in
their bid to rebound from a disappointing 4-8 North mark. Treven Gorst (12.5
ppg, 5.8 rpg), a 6-4 senior, provides stability in the frontcourt for the Falcons.
Prentice will be improved this season.
The Buccaneers return first-team guard
Drew Rohde (14.1 ppg, 5.6 rpg, .421 3-point
percentage) and have experience coming
back in the form of junior Taylor Brayton (7.3 ppg), senior Troy Kamarek (5.0
ppg) and senior Beau Merriman (4.6 ppg,
4.1 rpg).
After a last place finish in 2014-15 and
a 2-10 North record, it doesnt get any
easier for Athens this season. All three of
the teams All-Conference selections are
gone, but the Blue Jays will be hoping junior Ben Weller (7.2 ppg) can emerge as a
star. Justin Kelly (4.3 ppg) is the next best
returning scorer.
Teams like the Edgars and Prentices,
those are the threats where well have
trouble inside. With the Marawood, you
compete every night. You could dominate one team and the next night itll be
a battle, Wild said. Abbotsford will be
in the mix somehow. They dont have
the bigs but they played well in the summer league. Prentice has momentum and
some guys coming back. I think we can
beat Phillips. We match up well against
them.
Gilman boys basketball

be a good test to see where were at, he
said.
Gilman will get a heavy dose of conference competition to start the season.
Counting the opener against the Warriors, the Pirates play three straight ECC
teams in the opening two weeks. They get
a non-conference break against Bruce on
Dec. 17 but return to East play a day later
against Granton.
East outlook
On the heels of its first-ever ECC
championship, Spencer will again be one
of the leagues elite teams featuring a
lineup of seven seniors. The Rockets return the 2014-15 conference Player of the
Year, Bobby Pilz (17.0 ppg), a 5-11 senior,
and also have Calvin Lenz (7.7 ppg) back.
Noah Zastrow, a 5-8 guard, will step into
a larger role.
Neillsville returns a solid trio that
will keep the Warriors in the hunt after
a second place tie last year. Senior point
guard Michael Dux was a second-team
honoree last year and is the teams top
returning scorer at 9.0 ppg. Jake Kunze
brings back 7.8 ppg and Jason Kurth
scored 4.7 last season.
First-teamer Hunter Schultz (13.3 ppg)
is back to lead Columbus Catholic. Senior wing Evan Nikolai (12.5 ppg) is back
as well, and combined with 6-0 Tyler
Furlinger (10.0 ppg), the Dons will be one
of the most dangerous offensive squads
in the East.
Owen-Withee lost first-teamer Austin
Milliren and will field a young lineup this
year. Junior point guard Preston Shelton
is the top returning scorer at 5.8 ppg. Junior forward Josiah Goerlitz should return from injury to give the Blackhawks
a big lift.
The Loyal Greyhounds could be a
team on the rise. After a fifth place conference finish last year, the Hounds will
be led by returning first-teamer Cameron
Brussow (17.1 ppg), a 6-3 junior. Terrific

long range shooter Riley Geiger (11.2 ppg,
.449 3-point percentage) is back as well, as
is 6-2 senior Derrick Howard (7.1 ppg).
Senior forward Sam Revier (4.9 ppg)
is the top returning scorer for the Greenwood Indians. Decker Lindner averaged
3.5 ppg last year. The Indians are hoping
the pair can replace the teams two allconference players from last season, Logan Johnson and Booker Bredlau.
Colby is loaded with seniors and poised
to at least improve on their seventh place
ECC finish last season. Ty Raatz (11.6
ppg) leads the way for the Hornets, while
Nolan Derrico (9.2 ppg) and Trey Rau (4.5
ppg) will both play key roles.
The Granton Bulldogs finished in the
cellar of the East last winter. They return
Mike Meddaugh (10.3 ppg), but need other players to step up if they want to move
out of last place.
Pool
Wednesday Night League
PBRs Lounge Around I, 23 wins; Cindys Bar I,
22; Cindys Bar II, 22; PBRs Lounge Around II, 21;
Gad Bar, 19; Thirsty Choppers, 18; VFW II, 18;
A&E, 17; Kountry Korner, 17; VFW I 16; Bogeys,
14; Thirsty Moose, 6, Deer Trail, 3.
Nov. 18: Lounge Around II 9, Thirsty Moose 0;
Lounge Around I 9, Deer Trail 0; Gad 6, VFW I 3;
VFW II 7, A&E 2; Cindys II 7, Kountry Korner 2;
Cindys I 8, Bogeys 1; Thirsty Choppers, bye.
Medford Womens League
Hacienda, 24 games won, 36 games played;
Cindys, 23, 36; PBRs Lounge Around, 16, 36;
Gad, 17, 36; Thirsty Moose, 17, 36; Bogeys I, 21,
45; Bogeys II, 17, 45.
Results; Cindys 6, Hacienda 3; Gad 5, Bogeys I 4,
Lounge Around 5, Bogeys II 4.
Ask
Ed
For Entertainment & Dining Advice

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Wednesday, November 25
Open House from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Hope Hospice.
Graffic Sound DJ from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. at Hacienda.
Thursday, November 26
Thanksgiving Dinner at 11 a.m. at Rib River Bar &
Grill.
Thanksgiving Buffet at noon at Hannahs Hen
House Bar & Grill.
Friday, November 27
Christmas Open House from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at
Munson Bridge Winery.
Clean the Cupboard Buffet from 4:30 to 7 p.m. at
Mondeaux Dam.
Chili Feed & Raffles at 5 p.m. at VFW Hall, Westboro.
50 Shades of Men at 8 p.m. at Gad Bar.
.28 Special at 9 p.m. at Camp 28.
Come Rock Around the Christmas

Tree at LuCille Tack Center
To help everyone get into the Christmas spirit,
LuCille Tack Center for the Arts will be hosting
Christmas with the Nelsons, an evening with
Matthew and Gunnar Nelson, on Sunday, Dec.13 at 3
p.m. This heart-warming concert stars the third generation of Ozzie and Harriets famous family. Ricky
Nelsons twin sons will take you on a sleigh ride
through the years as they deliver holiday classics the
Nelson Family way. For tickets or more information,
call 715-659-4499 or visit www.lucilletackcenter.com
Saturday, November 28
Christmas Open House from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at
Munson Bridge Winery.
Ads Tunes at Crossroads.
Sunday, November 29
Polka Dancing with Music Magic from 1 to 5 p.m.
at Unity Memorial Hall.
Bad Influence at 3 p.m. at Boozers Bar & Grill.
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Sunday, December 6
Tuesday, December 8
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at
Aspirus
Medford
Hospitals
Community
Education Room.
Wednesday,
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Chippewa
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Turtle Lake Wednesday
Day Bus.
Lighting of the Lights
Thursday, Dec. 3 Starts at 5:30pm

in the Medford city park, near the skate park
Come sing along with carolers from the Medford Girl Scouts.
Enjoy cookies courtesy of County Market. This is an outdoor
event so dress for the weather.
Santa
Claus arrives at 6pm for the lighting
ceremony to ring in the Christmas Season. Santa will be in the
park to visit with area young people. The Star News will be
taking pictures of youth with Santa.
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6th Annual Red Higgins Classic Country
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Soundstorm at
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THE STAR NEWS
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City of Medford
Common Council
Meeting Minutes
Tuesday, November 17, 2015
6:05 PM
Council Chambers, City Hall
639 South Second Street
Medford, WI
{Subject to Council Approval}
Call to Order/Roll Call
Mayor Mike Wellner called the
meeting to order with the following members present: Dave J.
Brandner, Arlene Parent, Greg
Knight, Peggy Kraschnewski,
Jim Peterson, Mike Bub, Dave
Roiger, and Clem Johnson.
City Personnel Present
The following City personnel
were present: City Clerk Ginny
Brost, Treasurer Kevin Doberstein, Police Chief Ken Coyer,
Police Sergeant Bryan Carey,
Street & Water Superintendent
Pat Chariton, Library Director
Anne LaRoche, and 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 Knight began the
meeting by leading the group in
the reciting of the Pledge of Allegiance.
Open Meeting Law Compliance
Mayor Wellner announced
that this was an open meeting
of the 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
Notice to Westboro Residents

Notice of Public Hearing
on the Proposed 2016 Budget
Notice is hereby given that on Friday, December 4,

2015 at 6:00 p.m. at the Community Center, N8855 Second Street, a Public Hearing on the Proposed Budget will
be held.
Notice of Special Town Meeting

for the Electors
Notice is hereby given that immediately following

completion of the Public Hearing on the proposed 2016
budget, a special town meeting of the electors called pursuant to 60.12(1)(c) of WI Statutes by the town board to
adopt the 2015 town tax levy to be paid in 2016 pursuant
to 60.10(1)(a) of the WI Statutes and to approve total
highway expenditures for 2016 pursuant to 82.03 of the
WI Statutes.
The Town Board will adopt the 2016 Annual Budget immediately following the Public Hearing and Special Town
Meeting.
Copy of the proposed 2016 budget is available in the
Town Clerks Office, call 715-427-3566 to set up an appointment.
Joyce Peterson, Town Clerk
WNAXLP
47-156180
Kraschnewski moved, Peterson seconded a motion to

approve the following meeting
minutes: (A) November 3, 2015
Council Public Hearing; (B) November 3, 2015 Council; and (C)
November 3, 2015 Committee of
the Whole. All in favor: All Aye.
Motion Carried.
2016 City of Medford General Fund Budget
Kraschnewski moved, Johnson seconded a motion to adopt
the 2016 City of Medford General Fund Budget as shown below:
Activity
Proposed
Amounts - Changes*
Property Tax Revenue
$684,656.00 - $661,906.00
General Fund Revenue $3,475,291.00 - $3,452,541.00
Mayor - $10,410.00
Legislative - $21,240.00
Legislative
Support
$201,005.00
Elections - $20,600.00
Administration & Finance $568,684.00
Assessment/Planning/Zoning
- $184,629.00
Police - $956,969.00
Public Works - $980,289.00
Culture & Recreation $243,043.00
Conservation & Development
- $24,368.00
Capital Outlay - $101,850.00
- $79,100.00
Capital Construction Fund $732,392.00 - $755,142.00
Debt
Service
Fund
$689,713.00
Library Special Revenue
Fund - $374,161.00
Police Special Revenue Fund
- $15,800.00
*In addition and in order to be
in compliance for the 2106 Budget Restraint Program, $22,750
of Capital Outlay expense will
need to be transferred from the
General Fund to the Capital
Construction Fund. This does
not affect the tax levy.
Roll Call Vote: Brandner-Yes;
Parent-Yes; Knight-Yes; Kraschnewski-Yes; Peterson-Yes;
Roiger-Yes; Bub-Yes; JohnsonYes (8 Yes; 0 No) Motion Carried.
Paperless Meeting Packets
& Funding for the Same
Parent moved, Peterson
seconded a motion to autho-
rize the following: (1) Purchase

iPads and iPad covers for the
Mayor, Council, and Coordinator/Public Works Director at an
estimated cost of $6,490.00
with the cost allocated from the
Office Replacement Fund (account #10-516000-97000). (2)
Purchase iCompass software
for three years at an annual
cost of $3,500.00 each year
with $2,000 allocated from the
Meeting Software account (#1051600-11005) and $1,500 allocated from the Auditing Software
account
(#10-57200-81120).
The 2017 and 2018 costs will be
allocated in the respective budgets. Roll Call Vote: BrandnerYes; Parent-Yes; Knight-Yes;
Kraschnewski-Yes;
PetersonYes;
Roiger-Yes;
Bub-Yes;
Johnson-Yes (8 Yes; 0 No) Motion Carried.
2016 Health Insurance Contract with Security Health
Johnson moved, Knight seconded a motion to approve the
2016 health insurance contract with Security Health Plan
with the premiums as follows:
Single ($3,000 deductible) @
$677.02 per month; Employee
Plus One ($6,000 deductible)
@ $1,354.05 per month; and
Family ($6,000 deductible) @
$2,031.07 per month. Roll Call
Vote: Brandner-Yes; ParentYes; Knight-Yes; KraschnewskiYes; Peterson-Yes; Roiger-Yes;
Bub-Yes; Johnson-Yes (8 Yes; 0
No) Motion Carried.
2016 Dental Insurance Contract with Delta Dental
Knight moved, Brandner seconded a motion to approve the
2016 dental insurance contract
with Delta Dental with the premiums as follows: Single ($50 deductible) @ $34.04 per month;
Employee Plus One ($100 deductible) @ $92.98 per month;
and Family ($150 deductible)
@ $92.98 per month. Roll Call
No) Motion Carried.
Election
Equipment
&
Funding for the Same
Johnson moved, Peterson
seconded a motion to authorize the Clerk to purchase the

Express Vote universal voting
system at a cost not-to-exceed
$3,500 with the monies allocated from the General Fund Designated
Unreserved-Election
Equipment account. Roll Call
No) Motion Carried.
Employee Benefits Plan
Document
Peterson moved, Roiger seconded a motion to approve the
Employee Benefits Plan Document as presented. All in favor:
All Aye. Motion Carried.
Issuance of Private Well
Permit
Johnson
moved,
Kraschnewski seconded a motion
to approve the issuance of a
two-year private well permit retroactive to August 1, 2015 and
ending July 31, 2017 to Shay
Creek Sports located at 1281
North Eighth Street. All in favor:
All Aye. Motion Carried.
Public Ice Skating Agreement with the Medford Area
Youth Hockey Association
Roiger moved, Johnson seconded a motion to approve the
2015-2016 public ice skating
agreement with the Medford
Area Youth Hockey Association
at a cost not-to-exceed $4,500
for 100 hours of ice time. Roll
Call Vote: Brandner-Yes; ParentYes; Knight-Yes; KraschnewskiYes; Peterson-Yes; Roiger-Yes;
No) Motion Carried.
Coordinators Report
The Coordinators report is
as follows: (1) An update on
the capital projects was given.
(2) An update on the electric
utility projects was given. (3)
The Department of Revenue
has notified the City that it is
in noncompliance of its commercial property. A revaluation
is planned for calendar year
2016. This will delay the Board
of Review until early September.
(4) On November 10, 2015,
the Department of Natural Resources notified the City that it
had issued the Citys Wisconsin
Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System (WPDES) permit for
the period beginning January 1,
2016 to December 31, 2020. (5)
Electric Utility Lineman Jared

Hartl has received a positive
performance report. Beginning
December 9, 2015, his wage will
increase from $27.95 per hour to
$28.95 per hour.
Communications from the
Mayor/Upcoming Events
November/December Meeting Schedule The November/
December meeting schedule
was distributed.
November 23, 2015 Committee of the Whole Meeting The
November 23, 2015 Committee
of the Whole meeting has been
canceled.
Notice of Spring Election At
an election to be held in the City
of Medford on Tuesday, April 5,
2016, the following offices are to
be elected to succeed the present incumbents as follows:
Office .................... Incumbent
Mayor......... Michael R. Wellner
Alderperson, Wards 1 & 2
(District 1) .. Dave J. Brandner
(District 2) .................... Peggy
Kraschnewski
(District 3) .... James Peterson
(District 4) ....... Clem Johnson
The term for Mayor and Alderperson begins on Tuesday, April
19, 2016. All terms are for two
years. The first day to circulate
nomination papers is December 1, 2015, and the final day
for filing nomination papers is
5:00 PM on Tuesday, January
5, 2016 in the Office of the City
Clerk, 639 South Second Street,
Medford, WI 54451. If a primary
is necessary, the primary will be
held on Tuesday, February 16,
2016. The last day for incumbents not seeking re-election
to file Notification of Noncandidacy is 5:00 PM on Monday,
December 28, 2015. Failure to
notify the Clerks Office will extend the nomination deadline 72
hours for that office only.
Adjournment
Brandner moved, Johnson
seconded a motion to adjourn
the meeting at 6:15 PM. All in
favor: All Aye. Motion Carried.
Meeting Adjourned.
Respectfully Submitted,
Virginia Brost
City Clerk, WCPC/MMC
WNAXLP
47-156100
Village of Stetsonville
2016 Proposed Budget Summary and Public Notice for Budget Hearing
Notice is hereby given that on Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at 6:30 p.m. at the Jean M. Thomsen Memorial Library, located at 105 N. Gershwin Street, a Public Hearing will
be held to approve the budget and tax levy.
Description
Expenditures
General Government
Public Safety
Public Works
Culture, Rec, Educ
Conservation
Debt Service
Capital Outlay
Total Expenses
2012
Actual
2013
Actual
2014
Actual
2015
Budgeted
2016
Proposed
$91,002
$9,300
$87,535
$64,906
$76,755
$9,300
$113,339
$85,416
$12,832
$71,529
$8,500
$106,693
$82,684
$3,600
$6,600
$64,080
$9,300
$101,600
$75,500
$3,600
$0
$252,743
$75,043
$8,800
$91,070
$97,502
$90,417
$6,600
$12,115
$381,547
$297,642
$279,606
$254,080
2012
Actual
2013
Actual
2014
Actual
2015
Budgeted
2016
Proposed
$53,365
$157,088
$15,769
$20,000
$46,594
$168,790
$841
$20,000
$11,555
$22,354
$60,000
$330,134
$46,600
$184,338
$1,100
$20,000
$16,479
$6,000
$5,150
$279,667
$47,352
$166,115
$1,300
$20,000
$14,700
$3,901
$1,550
$254,918
9%
Other Finance
Sources/2016
$446,000
2016
Revenues
$43,000
$147,130
$210,900
2016
Expenses
$413,650
$166,549
$210,900
Revenues
Tax Revenue
Intergovermental Revenue
Licenses/Dues
Tax Equivalent
Public Charge
Misc. Revenue
Other Finance Sources
Total Revenues
$246,222
$45,881
$164,925
$601
$20,000
$13,981
$16,425
$10,775
$272,588
Fund Balance (12/31)
$644,510
$535,551
$548,043
2015
Revenues
2015
Expenses
$1,342
$155,763
$201,900
Fund Bal
12/31/14
-$11,702
$3,094,053
$905,894
Fund Name
Tax Incremental District #1
Municipal Water Utility
Wastewater Utility
$147,130
$201,900
A complete copy of the proposed line item budget for 2016 is available from the Village Clerk Treasurers office by request, (715) 678-2191.
Shawn Sullivan, Village Clerk Treasurer
46-156082
WNAXLP
(1st ins. November 19, 2nd ins. November 26)
Percent
Change
9%
Bowling
The Sports Page
Classy Ladies League
Ann McNamar
226
Margie Guziak
548
Margie Guziak
210
Ann McNamar
527
Michelle Dyer
202
Michelle Dyer
525
Results: Tease Tanning Plus 5, Klingbeil Lumber 2; Peoples Choice
Credit Union 5, A&M Apartments 2; Fidelity Bank 5, VFW 2; Als
Auto Dock 5, Paulines Hair Fashion 2; Moosies Ice Cream 5, Klinner Insurance 2; Rockys Cozy Kitchen 7, Studio 13 0; J&B Custom
Carpentry 7.
Wednesday Mid-Weekers League
Shirley Lemke
190
Sharon Nuernberger
504
Sharon Nuernberger 190
Shirley Lemke
502
Anna Goessl
189
Anna Goessl
495
Nov. 18: Werner Sales & Service 6, Lounge Around 1; Medford Motors 5, Taylor Credit Union 2; Sports Page 5, Happy Joes 2.
Blue Mondays League
Pat Mertens
188
Anna Goessl
502
Carol Willman
180
Carol Willman
491
Anna Goessl
175
Judy Lang
489
Nov. 16: Misfits 7, Holy Rollers 0; Bakers 7, Strikes R Us 0; Bid Birds
Lodge 5, Heiers Wreaths 2.
Three-Man Major League
Chad Lingen
278
Casey Nernberger
752
Casey Nernberger 259
Bill Wagner
686
Kurt Werner
258
Chad Lingen
681
Nov. 17: Klinner Insurance I 22, Maple Island 8; Cindys Bar & Grill
20, The Sports Page 10; Team Stihl 23, 8th Street Saloon 7; Rockys
Cozy Kitchen 24, Nite Electric 6; KZ Electric 27, Piney Lane Farms 3;
Klinner Insurance II 20, Krug Bus 10.
Tuesday Night Mixed League
Rick Acker
278
Rick Acker
738
Bruce Weiler
274
Bruce Weiler
664
Roger Smith
252
Scott Kohn
634
Roger Smith
634
Nov. 17: Fuzzys Bar 26, Riemer Builders 14; Liske Marine 23, High
View II 17; High View I 30, Medford Co-op 10.
Ball and Chain Nine-Pin Tap League

Men
Dale Prochnow
300
Dale Prochnow
759
Austin Kreklau
300
Aaron Hartwig
684
Aaron Hartwig
290
Ed Brandt
684
Women
Bobbie Smith
244
Bobbie Smith
607
Karen Brandt
204
Karen Brandt
536
Lori Brandt
195
Carmen Merrell
526
Oct. 31: Out Laws 16, Jacas 16; New Life 16, Alley Cats 16; Piney
Lane Farms 26, Bluemooners 0; Night Riders 25, Not Sure Yet 0; Mc
Windows 22, Jr. Snowpushers 10.
Men
Thomas Olson
300
Aaron Hartwig
801
Aaron Hartwig
300
Thomas Olson
790
Ray Mallo
286
Steve Eisch
753
Women
Lori Brandt
288
Lori Brandt
643
Marry Schwarz
232
Mary Schwarz
547
Linda Waldhart
205
Julie Smith
538
Nov. 14: Night Riders 22, Jr. Snowpushers 10; Piney Lane Farms 27,
McWindows 5; Alley Cats 29, Not Sure Yet 3; Out Laws 28, Bluemooners 4; Jacas 20, New Life 12.
Tappers Bar (Dorchester)
Tuesday Seniors League
Men
Paul Metz
193
Paul Metz
537
Corlas Meier
168
Don Scheibe
433
Don Scheibe
158
Don Clarkson
413
Women
Ardis Meier
180
Ardis Meier
510
Chris Hinde
168
Chris Hinde
423
Dorothy Scheibe
159
Linda Metz
416
Nov. 17: Alley Cats 3, Slo Pokes 3, Slow Starters 1.5, Amigos 1,
Maybees 1.
DNR opens public comment period on scope

of strategic analysis for fish passage at dams
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is
inviting the public to provide input as the agency works
to develop a systematic approach for evaluating fish
passage at dams statewide.
Fish passage describes the ability of fish to move
upstream and downstream to find suitable habitat and
breeding grounds. Where barriers such as dams exist,
a systematic approach is needed to determine whether populations of fish and other beneficial organisms
are best aided through practices such as stocking and
habitat improvement or whether passage should be improved through use of techniques such as fish ladders,
lifts or manual trap and other transport systems.
The DNR intends to use a strategic analysis process
to engage the public and will assess the latest scientific,
natural resource and socio-economic information relating to fish passage at dams. The department will gather
relevant facts, data and research and refine definitions.
The strategic analysis will be used by the department to
develop a consistent approach for fish passage proposals throughout Wisconsin.
Cheryl Laatsch, the DNRs hydropower coordinator,
said each fish passage project is unique and must take
into account local issues related to fish health, aquatic
invasive species, habitat considerations, engineering
and design issues, costs and dam licensing agreements
among other factors. The involvement of stakeholders,
such as other state and federal agencies, tribes, local
interest groups, non-governmental organizations and
dam owners and operators, also factors into considerations relating to fish passage.
The people of Wisconsin care deeply about our riv-
ers and streams as well as the fish and other aquatic life
they support, Laatsch said. We are inviting public input to help develop a process that draws on the collective wisdom and experience of citizens and stakeholders.
The public comment period for the scoping portion
of the strategic analysis runs through Jan. 29, 2016. Information about the analysis and the proposed topics to
be covered can be found at dnr.wi.gov by searching for
fish passage. The public is encouraged to provide comments on topics that may be included in the analysis.
Comments may be submitted through the website,
emailed to dnrfishpassage@wisconsin.gov or mailed to:
Jim Doperalski, WDNR Green Bay Service Center, 2984
Shawano Ave., Green Bay, WI 54313-6727.
Following the public comment period on the scope,
the DNR will review and incorporate the public input
into a draft strategic analysis. The draft strategic analysis also will be put out for public review and comments.
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Women
Anna Goessl
202
Lisa Bub
515
Lisa Bub
199
Anna Goessl
461
Judy Lang
175
Judy Lang
450
Men
Andy Anderson
212
Steve Homeyer
491
Mike Poncek
186
Andy Anderson
490
Steve Homeyer
179
Mike Poncek
489
Nov. 15: Empty Nesters 5, Pinbusters 2; Baby Boomers 5, Odd Balls
2; Shillangs 4, Flamingos 3.
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Women
Kim Virnig
260
Kim Virnig
639
Lori Zenner
204
Lori Zenner
529
Men
Kurt Werner
289
Kurt Werner
712
Casey Nernberger 266
Casey Nernberger
695
Nov. 19: PBRs Lounge Around 32, Jensen & Son Asphalt 8; Medford
Motors 36.5, Sports Page 3.5; VFW 25, Turtle Club 15; Rural Insurance 28, Rockys Cozy Kitchen 12; Shell Shack 34; Melvin Companies 34, Als Auto Dock 6; Haenels 35, Werner Sales & Service 5.
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Fax: 715.767.5436
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Hello friends,
Every fall, for the month of November, the majority
of my outdoor experiences take place from my hunting
camp, which is located in northern Juneau County. Other hunters named us back in the late 70s because we are
always wearing hip boots and hunting as far away from
the road as we can get.
The Red Brush Gang is 25 family members and friends
with the vast majority having grown up in Poynette.
We hunt public land, of which most is state or federal. More than 200 square miles are connected and made
up of oak and jack pine forests and marshes that, as you
are about to find out, a man can get lost or temporarily
disoriented in.
hunt.
I have been playing this game for half a century and
have realized that when you get disoriented, and I truly
did today (which destroyed my morning hunt), relax
and cool off if you are over heated. There is no reason
to panic.
I still-hunted, did not see a deer and hiked back to my
truck having shaved a half-mile off my journey for all
future hunts.
Thursday, Nov. 12
High 54, Low 30
Saturday, Nov. 14
High 56, Low 28
A large part of my history is that I always have to

see new country while trying to stay away from the
crowd. Last fall I was talking to some trappers who told
me where they had been seeing some big bucks. That
same day I strapped on my hip boots and went exploring. Long story short, there were a lot of deer close to the
remote road where I would park and that kind of kept
me from going in deep and exploring.
On Sunday and Monday of this week, I bow hunted
here and saw five bucks on one hunt but had to walk
a mile through swamp with no trail to get to the area I
chose to hunt.
Last night, I came up with an idea of going to a different spot that would shave close to a half-mile off my
hike. It would still be through a swamp.
So this morning I begin my journey in the dark. I am
carrying a load tree climbing sticks, a stand on my
back and a bow as well as a light pack. I am overdressed
and, most importantly, I realize I forgot to bring a compass along.
Long story short, about three-fourths of the way to
where I wanted to hunt, I unknowingly made a right
turn and for one hour had no clue where I was. In the
end, I relaxed, worked with the little bit of sun that there
was and found the tree and deer trails that I wanted to
My daughter Selina and I are staying at camp and

bow hunting the area I just wrote about. I hunted here
yesterday and saw a heck of a nice 10-pointer that was
about 50 yards out of range but still a thrill to watch.
Today, I had Selina use a compass and taught her
how to get to where we would hunt. Selina was flawless
and actually hunted a good quarter-mile past me and
made her way back to me in the dark. It was pretty cool
to watch her find her dad in the dark in an area where
she had never walked before today.
On our hunt, we both saw a beautiful 8-pointer. I am
sure it was the same deer. Like every buck I have seen
the last 10 days, it had its head down and was obviously
looking for companionship.
The following morning, Selina led the way in the
dark and found her tree without me. I saw a spike buck
on a perfectly comfortable hunt. After a very relaxing
evening at camp the night before, it was another excellent week in The Meadow Valley Wildlife Area.
My dad taught us by experience to find our way
through swamps, forests and river systems. Those lessons were always while we were having fun and that is
what I am doing with Selina.
Get out and play!
Sunset
715.767.5469
Your Money
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November 26, 2015 Page 12
Hosting a holiday party without going broke
How to host a holiday party without busting the budget

wine and the steam of your delicious food
will keep your guests naturally warm, so
you wont need to blast the heat as high
as you think.
17. Find ideas in forums. There are
dozens of online forums where people are
excited to share their frugal entertaining
ideas. If youre looking for something
more unique, why not flip through some
forums?
Still looking for inexpensive party
ideas? Kevin from Faith and Finance, a
Christian financial help blog, offers these
inexpensive Christmas party ideas:
Compiled by Reporter Donald Watson

Is this a year when you have more
time than money? Then its a great time
to be a host. Put your extra hours to work
on food and dcor, and you can throw a
terrific party or dinner and have do-ityourself fun at the same time. Consumer
Reports has some tips from party-planning pros around the country.
Get cooking
Homemade food is cheaper and healthier than store-bought. Premade croutons, pies, and hors doeuvres are expensive because youre paying for the time
spent to make the product, said Nicole
Straight, marketing manager at Marcia
Selden Catering & Event Planning in
Stamford, Conn. Buy day-old bread to
make delicious stuffing, and bake your
own pies for under $5. Homemade spiced
nuts, flat breads and dips are easier than
you think!
For cost-conscious, crowd-pleasing
appetizers, Andrea Greco, a stylist and
crafter in New York City, recommends
hot spinach-artichoke dip and brie
wrapped in puff pastry. For a lower-budget event, Phil De Maiolo, executive chef
at Pier 60 and the Lighthouse at Chelsea
Piers in New York City, suggests croustades (slices of baguette, ficelle or walnut
and raisin bread, brushed with olive oil
and baked) topped with tapenade, hummus and babaganoushall of which you
can easily whip up in a food processor or
blender. Or, do a pasta bargive guests
a choice of pesto, or a cream- or tomatobased sauce. Want a meaty but moneywise entre? David Mashburn, proprietor of the restaurant Classic on Noble
in Anniston, Ala., goes for marinated,
grilled flank steak when hes looking to
save moneystarting at $7 a pound versus $14 for beef tenderloin (prices vary
by region). Another favorite: boneless
chicken thighs, chopped, grilled, and
served with barbecue sauce on miniature biscuits.
Spread the joy

Not a cook? Host a cookie exchange
and ask guests to bring a couple dozen
cookies each. The host provides drinks
maybe a great mulled wine and
cute containers for guests to take home
a couple of cookies from each tray, explained Andrea Greco. Or, In lieu of random hostess gifts, ask people to bring a
traditional holiday dish from their own
family. It not only cuts your food budget
but creates an instant way to get party
conversation started, said Brent Ridge,
the founder of lifestyle brand Beekman
1802 along with Josh Kilmer-Purcell. Better yet, said Ridge, go in with a group of
friends and pool your funds for one big
party.
Forage for greenery

Seriously. Step outside with some
pruning shears and harvest evergreen
boughs, pine cones, and any plant with
red berries. Arrange the bounty on your
table or mantle, use it to create garlands
for the door or banister, or place branches in vases you already own. If you live
in a city, Serena Thompson, founder of
The Farm Chicks in Mead, Wash., recommends searching out inexpensive eu-
Potluck dinner
calyptus bunches in the floral section of

the supermarket. As long as youre there,
pick up seasonal fruit (apples, pears,
pomegranates) and display in soup tureens, wooden bowls or other vessels.
Inexpensive party ideas

The Billy.com blog offers these inexpensive (Christmas) party ideas:
1. Stick to a budget. If this is the first
time youre planning a party on a budget,
it may be a bit of a challenge. But with a
bit of creativity, commitment and sticking to the ideas below, you should have
no trouble hosting a great party without
overspending.
2. Make use of the dollar store. Chances are good you can find cheap paper
goods, ingredients and even cleaning
supplies to reduce the cost of your overhead expenses.
3. Skip holiday-themed paper goods.
Not only will it disturb you that you can
get the same paper goods for half the
price after your party, but you may be
stuck with assorted items that wont be
easily reused.
4. Plan your menu around store sales.
Okay, this idea is important every day of
the year, not just when youre looking for
Christmas party ideas. But if you didnt
operate this way until now, its time to
get started.
5. Simplify the centerpieces. Who says
you need to shell out the big bucks for ornamental candles or gilded tapers? Use a
table runner to add some pizzazz to your
table, or add warmth with tea lights.
6. Use a stain-resistant tablecloth.
Once youve spent money on your party,
you wont want to spend more replacing the stained tablecloth. Make sure
you cover the table with something that
wont get ruined by your crowd, especially if there are children attending.
7. Make your own bread. Gourmet
breads can be extremely expensive, but
you can replicate these delicacies on
your own rather easily (especially if you
have a bread machine). Breads freeze
beautifully, so you can make bread in
advance without compromising on the
quality of your final product. (A note
if its your first time making bread, make
sure you choose a relatively straightforward recipe so you dont have to throw
your first batch away.)
8. Choose inexpensive appetizers.

Theres no rule that you need to serve
crab legs as an appetizer. Why not set the
tone with chicken wings, vegetables and
dip or cups of soup?
9. Cut the cleaning help. You may feel
like you need cleaning help both before
and after the party, but lets face it you
can probably clean up the mess by yourself, as long as your house looks presentable when the guests come. You can save
a pretty penny if you hire help only before the party, and make an effort to mop
your own floors once the guests are gone.
10. Skip the personalized desserts.
Creating dozens of personal chocolate
cakes may make you look like Martha
Stewart, but chances are good itll also
end up costing you extra money as compared with the cost of a larger, shared
dessert. Some of my favorite Christmas
party ideas (for dessert, of course), include trifle and individual cookies. Less
food will be wasted, which means less
money will be wasted.
11. Host a holiday grab bag. Why buy
gifts for all your guests (that they probably wont like anyway), when you can
get one larger gift for a special someone?
As an added benefit, think of all the wrapping paper that will be spared, which will
protect the environment.
12. Dont over-decorate. Thinking
back to last years Christmas party, did
you really need the reindeer piata? Paring down your decorations will not only
help you save money, but it may create a
classier ambiance.
13. Borrow. Dont have enough chairs
or tables? Instead of rushing out to buy
these items, why not borrow from neighbors who have been fortunate enough to
get invited out for the holiday meal?
14. Pass on the party favors. As Christmas party ideas go, party favors are
soooo pass. And because theyre unnecessarily expensive, theres just no reason
to have them on your radar.
15. Reduce your guest list. Theres no
law that says you need to invite every relative youve ever met, or every neighbor
who has no other place to go. If youre on
a tight budget, make sure to set a guest
list and stick to it.
16. Dont overheat your home. You
probably want to make sure your guests
arent cold, but remember that body heat,
Just because youre having everyone

over to your house doesnt mean you
have to cook for them. Cooking a meal for
a large group is expensive, time consuming and a lot of work. You dont have to
do that alone.
Have an old-fashioned potluck dinner. Have each of the guests bring a hot
dish, that way you dont have all of the
cost and work to prepare the entire meal
yourself. And if everyone brings a favorite recipe, no one will be able to say they
didnt like the meal!
You can provide the main course
the turkey, ham or other meat and
your guests can supply the salad, soup,
side dishes and dessert. Thatll probably
cut your party food bill in half at least.
Or forego dinner and go

with drinks and desserts
A holiday party doesnt automatically
have to mean dinner. You can invite your
guests to come for an after dinner party.
Limit the menu to drinks and desserts.
You can even do a potluck variation
here, asking your guests to each bring a
favorite dessert.
If you do, you probably wont even be
putting anyone out. A lot of people have a
favorite holiday dessert theyre just itching to prepare for a group of family and
friends.
Go easy on the alcohol

or use BYOB
Whats a holiday party without holiday cheer? But alcohol is expensive,
especially if you have to supply it to a
dozen or more people. What complicates
it more is that some of the guests might
have personal preferences when it comes
to their choice of drinks. Trying to keep
everyone happy can get really expensive.
The way around that is to implement
a BYOB (bring your own bottle) policy. It
will save you money and get you safely
around the drink preference problem.
Add inexpensive
entertainment
If youre worried about asking guests
to bring food and or drinks, spice up the
party by adding some inexpensive entertainment.
You can add group Christmas caroling, karaoke or dancing to your itinerary. All you need is a decent sound
system which you probably already
have willing participants, and a shot
of adult beverages, and your guests will
probably have the best time ever at your
party.
The Taylor County Nutrition Program

for the elderly has announced the December menus for the various sites. Persons
60 years and older and spouse, regardless of age, are invited to participate in
the noon meal. All meals are served with
bread, butter or margarine, coffee, tea or
milk.
Goodrich and Medford

Goodrich Meals are served every
Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. at Royal Gaits Arena and Stables, N3649 Spring Drive, Athens.
Prior reservations are appreciated by phoning Marge Kropp at (715) 748-3209.
Medford Meals are served Monday,
Wednesday and Thursday at the Senior
Citizens Center. For reservations, call (715)
748-2157 between 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. or
make your reservations at the site one day
in advance. Persons living within a twomile radius of the City of Medford may arrange for transportation by calling (715)
748-2157.
Week of Dec. 2 Wednesday, baked
fish, hash brown bake, Oriental vegetables,
mixed fruit, cake; Thursday, beef chow
mein, rice, broccoli, pears, bars.
Week of Dec. 7 Monday, cheeseburger on a bun, baked beans, coleslaw, mandarin orange, cookie; Wednesday, pork chops
and gravy, baked potatoes, peas and carrots,
applesauce, bars; Thursday, shepherds pie,
rolls, green beans, pineapple, cookie.
Week of Dec. 14 Monday, turkey
tetrazzini, peas and carrots, peaches, bar;
Wednesday, chicken, mashed potatoes and
gravy, green beans, pears, cheesecake;
Thursday, barbecue ribs, au gratin potatoes, carrots, peaches, bar.
Week of Dec. 21 Monday, beef stroganoff, noodles, broccoli, mandarin oranges,
cookie; Wednesday, ham, mashed potatoes,
California blend vegetables, cranberries,
cake; Thursday, MOWS only delivered
Wednesday, breaded pork chop, dilled noodles, cauliflower, peaches, cookie.
Week of Dec. 28 Monday, chicken cacciatore, carrots, mixed fruit, bar; Wednesday, Polish sausage with sauerkraut, baked
potatoes, carrots, peaches, pudding; Thurs-
day, MOWS only delivered Wednesday,

chicken vegetable soup, egg salad sandwich,
fresh fruit, cookies.
Jump River
Meals are served Tuesdays and Thursdays at noon at the Jump River Community
Center. Reservations are necessary and
must be made one day in advance by 4 p.m.
For reservations or cancellations, call Rose
Madlon at (715) 668-5280 or Diane Meyer at
(715) 452-7899.
Week of Dec. 1 Tuesday, hamburger stroganoff, noodles, mixed vegetables,
peaches, cake; Thursday, baked chicken,
baked potatoes, beets, pears, bars.
Week of Dec. 8 Tuesday, beef vegetable soup, ham stromboli, relish tray, fruit
cocktail, cookies; Thursday, baked fish,
macaroni and cheese, coleslaw, Jell-O, fruit
juice, ice cream.
Week of Dec. 15 Tuesday, lasagna,
lettuce salad, fruit salad, cake; Thursday,
beef roast, mashed potatoes, green beans,
fresh fruit, cookies.
Week of Dec. 22 Tuesday, ham, scalloped potatoes, peas and carrots, cranberry
salad, pie; Thursday, site closed.
Week of Dec. 29 Tuesday, Spanish
rice, broccoli, pineapple, bars. Thursday,
site closed.
Rib Lake and Westboro

Rib Lake Meals are served Mondays,
Tuesdays and Thursdays at 11:30 a.m. [Friday, Meals on Wheels (MOWS) delivered
Thursday]. For reservations and/or transportation to the site, call Arlene Judnic at
(715) 427-5747 or the Senior Citizens Center
at (715) 427-5756. Reservations must be made
at least one day in advance.
Westboro Meals are served Tuesdays
and Thursdays, beginning at 11:30 a.m., at
the Westboro VFW. For reservations and/
or transportation to the site, call the Westboro VFW at (715) 905-1235 or Pat Wright at
(715) 905-1389.
Week of Dec. 1 Tuesday, ham, baby
red potatoes, coleslaw, pineapple, brownies;
Thursday, spaghetti with meat sauce, lettuce salad, bread sticks, pears, pudding; Friday, MOWS, turkey sandwich, tomato soup,
tropical fruit, cookie.
Week of Dec. 7 Monday, pork and
gravy over rice, mixed vegetables, apple,
cookie; Tuesday, baked chicken, garlic and
butter noodles, green beans, peaches, cake;
Thursday, tuna and mixed vegetables casserole, tropical fruit, bars; Friday, MOWS,
chicken dumpling and vegetable soup, ham
sandwiches, applesauce, cookie.
Week of Dec. 14 Monday, chicken
stuffing and vegetable casserole, pineapple,
bars; Tuesday, liver and onions or pork
chop, mashed potatoes and gravy, carrots,
applesauce, cookie; Thursday, meatloaf, au
gratin potatoes, broccoli, mandarin oranges, cake; Friday, MOWS, fish cakes, potato
salad, coleslaw, banana, cookie.
Week of Dec. 21 Monday, chili
with noodles, cheese slices, cornbread,
pears, brownies; Tuesday, Salisbury steak,
mashed potatoes and gravy, cauliflower,
tropical fruit, pudding; Thursday, MOWS
only delivered Tuesday, chicken breast,
pasta salad, tomato slices, peaches, cookie.
Friday, no MOWS.
Week of Dec. 28 Monday, cream of
broccoli soup, ham sandwiches, applesauce,
cookie; Tuesday, brat with sauerkraut
on bun, baked beans, Jell-O with fruit, ice
cream; Thursday, MOWS only delivered
Tuesday, baked fish, pasta salad, coleslaw,
pineapple, Jell-O dessert; Friday, no MOWS.
Stetsonville
Meals are served Tuesdays and Thursdays at noon [Wednesday and Friday, Meals
on Wheels] at the Centennial Community
Center. Prior reservations are appreciated
by phoning Jean Czerniak at (715) 748-6988
or the site at (715) 678-2000.
Week of Dec. 1 Tuesday, baked chicken, mashed potatoes, green beans, peaches,
ice cream sundae; Wednesday, MOWS only,
cabbage rolls, boiled potatoes, squash, applesauce, bars; Thursday, turkey tetrazzini
with noodles, peas and carrots, apricots,
cake; Friday, MOWS, liver and onions, scalloped potatoes, pickled beets, pears, cookies.
Week of Dec. 8 Tuesday, Polish sausage, German potato salad, carrots, plums,
cookies; Wednesday, MOWS, chicken chow
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mein, egg noodles, Oriental vegetables,

pineapple, cake; Thursday, Spanish rice
with hamburger, broccoli, fruit cup, bars;
Friday, MOWS, egg bake and sausages, tomato juice, mandarin oranges, muffins.
Week of Dec. 15 Tuesday, barbecue ribs, au gratin potatoes, green beans,
pears, pudding; Wednesday, site serving,
ham, scalloped potatoes, mixed vegetables,
applesauce, cake; Thursday, MOWS only
delivered Tuesday, chicken parmesan with
noodles, spinach, peaches, sherbet; Friday,
MOWS, barbecue on a bun, baked beans,
carrots, plums, cookies.
Week of Dec. 22 Tuesday, Swiss steak,

mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, fruit
salad, cheesecake; Wednesday, MOWS, pork
and gravy, egg noodles, peas and carrots,
fruit cocktail, pudding; Thursday, MOWS
only delivered Tuesday, chicken vegetable
soup, egg salad sandwich, fresh fruit, cookie;
Friday, MOWS.
Week of Dec. 29 Tuesday, Reuben
chicken, boiled potatoes, coleslaw, peaches, bars; Wednesday, MOWS, tater tot and
mixed vegetables casserole, pears, cookie;
Thursday, MOWS only delivered Tuesday,
ham and cheese pasta salad, three-bean salad, fresh fruit, cake; Friday, no MOWS.
CLASSIFIEDS
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WISCO
MATERIALS
has
opened a new quarry at 3997
Hultman Lake Drive serving
Ogema, Rib Lake, Spirit Lake,
Prentice, Greenwood, Westboro,
Brantwood,
Chelsea,
Tripoli and Medford. 3/4 gravel,
4 minus pit run, 3/4-1.5 round
Carlyle stone, pulverized top
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1-2 boulders, 2-3 boulders,
4 breaker rock, 3-4 boulders,
1.5-6 reject rock, and screened
sand. Excavation and custom
screening or sizing available.
Call Steve Mann at 715-9050547 for prices and delivery
rates. Open in winter when possible, loader on site. Project bid
invitations. See product pictures
on Facebook at Wisco Materials.
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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
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855-316-8967 or 715-357-0011.
www.impactseven.org.
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Maintenance man lives on site!
Call Kurt at 715-497-6161.
MEDFORD
TWO
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lower, $475, includes storage unit, water, sewer, garbage, onsite laundry, garage
available.
715-965-4440.
WESTBORO TWO bedroom
mobile home on private double
lot, immediate occupancy, $400
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water & sewer. 715-965-1070.
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FOR SALE - Prentice clam trailer, factory built tandom, will carry
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Gilman
Meals are served Monday through Thursday [Friday, Meals on Wheels (MOWS) delivered Thursday] at the Senior Citizens
Center. Reservations can be made one day
in advance at the center or by phoning the
site at (715) 447-8234.
Week of Dec. 1 Tuesday, beef stew
with vegetables, noodles, dinner roll,
peaches, cake; Wednesday, baked chicken,
mashed potatoes, carrots, applesauce, bars;
Thursday, sausage bean soup, cheese slices,
dinner roll, fruit cocktail, cookie; Friday,
MOWS, ham broccoli pasta bake, dinner
roll, banana, cake.
Week of Dec. 7 Monday, Sloppy Jo
supper, three-bean salad, pears, cookie;
Tuesday, porcupine meatballs, mashed
potatoes, stewed tomatoes, banana, bar;
Wednesday, chicken patty and cheese sandwich, lettuce salad, peaches, cake; Thursday, ham corn chowder, cheese slice, dinner
roll, apple, cookie; Friday, MOWS, sausage
macaroni and vegetable bake, corn bread,
cranberries, bar.
Week of Dec. 14 Monday, onion steak
with gravy, mashed potatoes, peas and carrots, fruit cocktail, cookie; Tuesday, stuffed
cabbage, dinner roll, banana, cake; Wednesday, chicken alfredo with noodles, garlic
bread, carrots, pears, bar; Thursday, chili,
cheese slices, cornbread, pineapple, cake;
Friday, MOWS, ham and vegetable noodle
dinner, dinner roll, peaches, cookie.
Week of Dec. 21 Monday, spaghetti
with meat sauce, garlic bread, peas and carrots, apple, cookie; Tuesday, pork tips with
apples and stuffing, carrots, banana, cake;
Wednesday, chicken dumpling soup, dinner roll, pears, bar; Thursday, MOWS only
delivered Wednesday, ham, sweet potatoes,
green bean casserole, cranberries, cake; Friday, no MOWS.
Week of Dec. 28 Monday, meatloaf
with gravy, mashed potatoes, green beans,
applesauce, cookie; Tuesday, pulled pork
sandwich, coleslaw, banana, cake; Wednesday, brat with sauerkraut on a bun, baked
beans, fruit cocktail, bar; Thursday, MOWS
only delivered Wednesday, lasagna soup,
garlic bread, pears, cake. Friday, no MOWS.
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Or e-mail rsum to: cwcasey@landolakes.com
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Mandatory that applicant be available for work assignment to any
of three (3) shifts within a 24-hour production operation. Final
shift assignment will be determined upon hire. Must be available
for voluntary and scheduled overtime as well as extended hours
and weekend work as assigned.
Land OLakes offers medical, dental and vision insurance,
short-term disability benefits, and shift differential. Successful
candidates will need to complete a mandated drug screen, preemployment physical assessment and background check.
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306 Park St., Spencer, WI 54479
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Marathon Cheese offers stable, predictable
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(former Abbotsford Community Resource Building)
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TF-500242
www.DixonGreinerRealty.com
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Medford
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United Methodist Church
287 E. Allman St.
Medford, WI 54451
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+/-61.45 Acres,
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located northwest of Medford.
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2 private master suites.
$199,900
+/-80 Acres,
Hwy. 64 & Hwy. 107,
Merrill
+/-80 heavily wooded acres located

in Western Lincoln County.
Good trail system, small creek,
abundant wildlife and excellent
hunting. Mixed hard and soft woods.
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+/-78 wooded acres with a gravel

trail system, good contour, small
pond and abundant wildlife.
Gated driveway leads to multiple
building sites. Water access to private
Cronin Lake. Excellent hunting.
$129,900
+/-80 Acres,
Cty. Rd. O, Ogema
Premier hunting land. +/-80 acres
with a trail system and excellent
wildlife habitat. Current owners
have had great success deer, bear,
grouse and turkey hunting.
$65,900
THE STAR NEWS
SPORTS
Page 16
Late first-half run pushes

Rib Lake to its first win
In command
Buy these photos online at www.centralwinews.com
Photos by Bryan Wegter
Rib Lakes Casey Scheithauer keeps the ball away from Pittsvilles Jenna Hughes
(behind) late in Mondays 55-33 win for the Redmen. Scheithauer tied for the team
lead with seven rebounds.
Rib Lake and Pittsville both started

slow, but an offensive spark late in the
first half and consistently strong defense were the chief reasons the Redmen
pulled away for a convincing 55-33 girls
basketball win on Monday.
The Redmens lead was only 6-4
through 10 minutes, but their up-tempo
offense and aggressive 1-3-1 defense began to take hold, leading to a 19-6 run late
in the first that provided all the separation the home side would need to take the
non-conference win.
We played with a bit of tempo and
thats what Im looking for. It took a little
while, but towards the end of the first
half we broke it open. Shots were falling that werent falling at the start, Rib
Lake head coach Mike Wudi said.
Rib Lake (1-1) will head into the
Thanksgiving break on a winning note.
Theyll be at Lake Holcombe in a nonconference game on Monday, scheduled
to begin at 7:15 p.m., in their final tune-up
before Marawood North play begins the
following Friday against Athens.
Even against the superior height of
the Panthers, the Redmens 1-3-1 was
ruthlessly effective. Rib Lake totaled 19
steals as a team. Katie Cardey, playing on
the front end of the defense, led with five.
Hailey Wudi and Grace Weinke had four
each. Pittsville was rarely able to get off
an uncontested shot and was 10 of 39 (25.6
percent) from the field.
We were working more as a team tonight. The 1-3-1 worked a lot better than
our point defense. We get more steals
because Katie can tip the ball, Hailey
Wudi said.
Katie had a nice game. She did a great
job anchoring the top of our 1-3-1. We
had some active hands and tipped balls
for steals. We forced a lot of turnovers,
Mike Wudi said.
Cardey was no less effective on the
offensive end. The sophomore finished
with a game-high 16 points on six-of-12
shooting. She tied for the team lead with
seven rebounds and made all four free
throw attempts. Casey Scheithauer tied
her with seven boards.
Up 25-10 at the break, the Redmen
Junior Marksmanship
Program welcomes
new shooters
The MRC Sportsmans Clubs Junior Marksmanship Program starts Saturday, Dec. 5 and runs
through the end of March.
The program is open to boys and girls 12 years old
through high school. There are a limited number of
openings for this program. Shooters may sign up at
any time during the year.
Practice begins each Saturday at 8 a.m. and goes
to noon. Juniors are expected to practice at least two
hours a session. Practices are held at the MRC Sportsmans Club indoor range behind the Chelsea Conservation Club.
The program involves indoor shooting from the
three and four positions with a small bore rifle. Shooting equipment is supplied.
The MRC Junior Rifle Club membership fee is $35.
There is a $3 ammunition fee per week.
To sign up or for more information, contact Randy
Gregory at Accuracy Unlimited, 715-748-4427 or at
home 715-748-5373. His email address is accuracyunlimited@gmail.com.
MARAWOOD NORTH DIVISION

Conf.
Overall
W
L
W
L
Abbotsford
0
0
1
0
Edgar
0
0
1
0
Prentice
0
0
1
0
Rib Lake
0
0
1
1
Athens
0
0
0
0
Phillips
0
0
0
1
Chequamegon
0
0
0
2
Nov. 19: Lakeland 59, Phillips 52; Prentice 73,
Tomahawk 29; Edgar 71, North. Lutheran 49.
Nov. 20: Phelps 52, Chequamegon 40.
Nov. 23: Rib Lake 55, Pittsville 33; Washburn
at Chequamegon.
Nov. 24: Auburndale at Abbotsford, Stratford at
Edgar, Tomahawk at Athens, Prentice at Thorp,
Winter at Chequamegon.
Nov. 30: Rib Lake at Lake Holcombe, Newman
Catholic at Abbotsford.
Dec. 1: Newman Catholic at Athens, Spencer at
Edgar, Northland Pines at Chequamegon, Abbotsford at Pittsville, W.V. Lutheran at Phillips.
Dec. 3: Prentice at Lake Holcombe.
scored the first 10 points of the second

half. Cardey scored on a left-handed drive
and hit a jumper, Hailey Wudi grabbed a
steal and went the distance for a layup
and Jasmine Fitzl and Regan Dobbs had a
basket each in the run. Pittsvilles Jenna
Hughes made a three to make it a 37-16
game with 12 minutes to play, but Hailey
Wudi and Fitzl drained threes on the consecutive possessions. The Redmens lead
was as large as 48-19 with five minutes to
go in the second half, but Pittsville scored
14 points, including 10 of 18 free throws,
to make the final score a bit less lopsided.
Miranda Ortner led the Panthers with
nine points. Marie Simonet scored six
and grabbed seven rebounds.
Rib Lakes offense was all-around better than in their season-opening loss to
Columbus Catholic. The Redmen shot
.383 from the field, a 14.5 percent improvement. Free throw shooting was
good (7-9) as well. After attempting 23
threes against Columbus, Rib Lake put
up only 14 against the Panthers. They
made three.
During a timeout we talked about
how the outside shot wasnt there. You
could see them pass up that shot and
make the extra pass. Theyre starting to
sense a bit how I want the game played,
Mike Wudi said.
Hailey Wudi continues to impress.
The sophomore guard scored 10 on four
of seven shooting, grabbed six boards
and had an assist. For the second-straight
game she made two threes. Dobbs was
second on the team with 13 points and
had six rebounds. She had a game-high
five assists and added two steals. Freshman Samantha Rodman played her first
extensive varsity minutes and scored six.
Megan Wiitala and Scheithauer both had
a basket.
Hailey is a nice little quarterback for
our team. As a sophomore, shes only got
upside. Casey only had two points, but
shes a defensive spark plug and was all
over the place. It was nice to let the whole
second five get some minutes to finish
that one out, Mike Wudi said. Thats a
feeling we havent had in a while.
Sports Shorts
Passing the hard way
Rib Lakes Hailey Wudi (front) makes a tough pass around Pittsvilles
Marie Simonet to a wide-open Katie Cardey (right) in the second half of
Mondays 55-33 win over Pittsville.
The Taylor County Snowmobile

Clubs Association will meet on Thursday, Dec. 3 at 7 p.m. at Dianes Back 40
on CTH F, Lublin. The meeting will be
hosted by the Jump River Runners Snowmobile club.

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November 26, 2015

SERVING T AYLOR COUNTY SINCE 1875

by Sports Editor Matt Frey

Christmas Trees For

Training for the worst

photo by Bryan Wgter

The expectations in Taylor County were for increased

See DEER on page 5

Medford school board tosses Taher

Votes to give food service

The end of the relationship came withoutt

was his belief Taher

See SCHOOL on page 3

Share the joy. Not the germs.

THE STAR NEWS

The only newspaper published in

Thursday, November 26, 2015

MMA donates to Rib Lake pathway project

The Star News will be publishing a

Memorial Member Association (MMA) provided funding to purchase four steel

Alcoholics Anonymous Open 12

Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting

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

Weather not available

THE STAR NEWS

Kiwanis makes final push in area coat drive

Coats for Kids

photo by Brian Wilson

School board votes to give food service contract to new vendor

photo by Brian Wilson

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Give Taher a 60-day written notice to terminate the contract. We believe

Finish out the current year and

Allow Taher to finish the contract

Reach a mutual agreement to end

made the motion to cut things off from

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No change for Medford co-curricular code

Taylor County Drug

likely you will give into drinking, Guden

County finance department

While county accountant Larry

feel there was a

Approved designating the UW

Approved filling a vacant land

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Bringing comfort to those in need

making blankets to send to children in other countries.

Deer hunt numbers up for opening weekend

The opening weekend registration total for the county

some places guys couldnt get to, Schmidt added. You

FIGURE SKATING LESSONS

Register at the Simek Center (Hwy. 64, Medford)

Wed., December 2nd & 9,th 2015

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